Is compiling the “whole genealogy” too overwhelming for you? Instead start with just one ancestor and compile everything you know about him or her. Work chronologically, documenting every fact. Expand to the children of the ancestor. Once that’s compiled, consider submitting it for publication in a local genealogical society publication or journal. That way it gets preserved. Then go from there. ———————————— Check out GenealogyBank’s Offer for Tip of the Day Fans!
A warrantee is someone to whom a warrant for land has been issued. The warrant could have been issued for military service, some other service, or outright purchase. Just because someone got a warrant does not mean they actually were the person who settled the land. That person was the patentee. ———————————— Check out GenealogyBank’s Offer for Tip of the Day Fans!
On a land record, a grantor is the person who sells the property. ———————————— Check out GenealogyBank’s Offer for Tip of the Day Fans!
On a land record, a grantee is the person who purchases, acquires, or is otherwise receiving the property. ———————————— Check out GenealogyBank’s Offer for Tip of the Day Fans!
On an old mortgage, the mortgagee is the person who is loaning the money. It might not always be a bank, it might be a family member, neighbor, etc. And could always be a clue as to a potential associate of your ancestor. ———————————— Check out GenealogyBank’s Offer for Tip of the Day Fans!
When using a term in an old record–ask yourself if you are using the term and understanding the term in the legal context in which it was used and at the time in which it was used. Not everything is written from a 21st century perspective. ———————————— Check out GenealogyBank’s Offer for Tip of the Day Fans!
Are you using Civil War pension papers that cousin Ken got fifteen or twenty years ago? Did he get the complete set or just the “genealogically relevant” ones? The complete set may contain information not shown in the “relevant” pages. And if you’ve never heard of the “complete” set and didn’t know it existed, it’s time to do a little searching. ———————————— Check out GenealogyBank’s Offer for Tip of the Day Fans!
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