FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject New York/Tasks-Land and Property Records Intro

WikiProject New York Progress Chart  Wiki Project New York Tasks - Land and Property: Intro

Description
The purpose of this task is to find fix and add the opening paragraph about land records in the county and fixing and adding the land templates.

Instructions
If you have questions, PLEASE TALK TO DAVID DILTS. THANK YOU!

1. Open the Wiki page for the county you are doing. Go to the Land and Property section. Make sure the heading level for the section is the same as the previous and succeeding headings on the page. Make it the same heading level if it is not.

2. Make sure the heading for this section has the full and complete title Land and Property.

3. As the first item in this section, immediatedly under the section heading type   and then Save the page.

4. Reopen the county land and property section for edit in wikitext. In the first typed out paragraph


 * a. The template PAGENAME will automatically capture your county page name.
 * b. Add the correct beginning date of land records the county in the [?dateyear?] spot. This may be found in the Redbook or Handybook. Replace the word "[?dateyear?]" with the correct year.
 * c. Add the repository where the original records are held by replacing the "[?repository?]" text. This may be found in the Redbook or Handybook.
 * d. If necessary, adjust the sentence to show the correct custody of records. For example, if two repositories have the land records, list both.
 * e. Link the repository to a webpage (if available) and to the County Courthouse page if applicable.
 * f. Add the town name where the repository is located by replacing the "[?town?]" text.
 * g. Give the source of the starting date and the original record repository by copying and pasting in wikitext the appropriate reference at the end of these two sentences immediately after the last period. In the citation replace the "ppp" with the correct page number(s).

HANDYBOOK

REDBOOK

5. In wikitext find the template


 * a. In the area marked "1" add your county name, e.g. Erie . Remove the number 1.
 * b. In the area marked "2" add the FamilySearch Catalog (FS Catalog) subject number. Find the subject number as follows:
 * 1. Do a place search of the FS Catalog for your county.
 * 2. Select Land and Property from the record groups displayed.
 * 3. Select any record displayed.
 * 4. Select the highlighted phrase under the word "Subjects".
 * 5. Copy the number displayed in the upper right-hand corner in the display box "For". This is the subject number.
 * 6. Paste this number into the NYLandB template where you see the number 2. Remove the number 2.
 * Example:

6. Use search engines like Google to find Internet sites about genealogical land records from your county. Describe each briefly and make a link to each under the heading "Online." Begin each entry with a bullet, and the start and stop dates in bold. Put entries in chronological order. Tell enough about the content of each so readers will know what to expect if they click the link.

7. Also, use the FamilySearch Catalog and WorldCat to find microfilms (or microfiche) and books about your county's land records. Describe each briefly using the words used in the catalog, and make a link to the catalog entry of each. Begin each entry with a bullet, and the start and stop dates in bold. Put entries in chronological order. Use the   template to display and link to film and/or book numbers. For book editions, use the  ;  template before the FS Library template. If a work is in a combination of two or more formats, list it only once in a single entry under the highest format on the list (but show both, or all three, formats in the single entry). Only the books without an online or film edition can appear under the heading "Books."

8. If after searching there are no entries in one or two of the categories "Online," "Microfilms," or "Books," delete each empty category.

Land and Property
Original land records in began in 1630. They are housed at the Albany County Hall of Records in Albany.

Online


 * 1630-1894 New York: Albany County Deeds at New York Ancestors ($).
 * 1730 Freeholders List for the city and county. Shows only the name and place.
 * 1980-now Albany County Clerk, Deeds and Mortgages Online database showing grantors, grantees, mortgagors, mortgagees, and filing date.

Microfilms


 * 1630–1966 Index to State of New York deeds.
 * 1630–1904 Index to maps in Lis Pendens.
 * 1630–1894 Index to Mortgages.
 * 1652–1660, 1765–1894 Mortgages.
 * 1654–1901 State of New York deeds.
 * 1768–1771 Laura Penny Hulslander, Abstracts of Deeds and Wills of Albany County, New York (Mililani, Hawaii: Sleeper, 1992)..
 * 1775-1783 H. C. Burleigh, Confiscations, Albany, Charlotte, and Tryon Counties, New York (Toronto, Ontario: United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada, [1970]). ;.
 * 1827–1901 Lis Pendens.
 * 1854 Land ownership maps.
 * early to 1912 Van Rensselaer Manor papers East Manor, West Manor, Berne, and Knox community leases, mortgates, and account books.

Books


 * 1656–1704 Arnold J.F. Van Laer and Jonathan Pearson, Early Records of the City and County of Albany and Colony of Resselaerswyck (Albany, New York: University of the State of New York, 1869-1919). ;.