Later, when the land was sold or mortgaged by private owners, the document was called a deed. The first sale of a piece of land from the government was called a land patent and the first owner of the land was called a patentee. Michigan was a public-domain state where unclaimed land was surveyed, then granted or sold by the government through federal and state land offices. Sale of the land may show when he left and where he was moving. You may learn where a person lived previously, his occupation, if he had served in the military, if he was a naturalized citizen, and other clues. They often reveal other family information, such as the name of a spouse, heir, other relatives, or neighbors. Land records are primarily used to learn where an individual lived and when he lived there. Land ownership was generally recorded in an area as soon as settlers began to arrive. The availability of land encouraged westward expansion. Land Owner Search at ($), index to maps of original land owners.Survey Plats and Field Notes at Bureau of Land Management - index.1861-1932 United States, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected Land Entry Case Files, 1861-1932 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection, images.1820-1908 U.S., Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1820-1908 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection images only.Land Patent Search at Bureau of Land Management, index and some records Pre-1908 Michigan, Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, Pre-1908 at Ancestry ($).See United States Land and Property for more databases and resources.
4 Individual Land Transfers - County Records.2.2.1 Placenames - Michigan & Great Lakes Area.
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