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Pennsylvania Research: County and Township Records by John T. Humphrey This invaluable research tool will provide you with an indispensable reference to find record information for 66 counties. County date of formation is given along with the name of the parent county. Documents recorded at the county level and available on microfilm are included with an indication of the years covered. Also mentioned are other county-wide sources like income tax records available at the National Archives and nineteenth-century land ownership maps. Townships in 66 Pennsylvania counties are named with their years of formation. Parent townships are identified for most townships. Records listed with townships include, when available, tax records, the Septennial Census, the 1798 US Direct Tax and warrantee maps. hardbound, 340 pages...$ 29.00 |
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Pennsylvania Grave Stones, Northampton Countyby John T. HumphreyPennsylvania Grave Stones, Northampton County is a compilation of burial or gravestone information for people who were born before 1800 and who died in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Entries list the name of the decedent, and, when available, dates of birth and death, ages, names of spouses and the location where they were buried.hardbound, 447 pages...$35.00 |
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Understanding and Using Baptismal Records by John T. Humphrey Family historians wanting to take advantage of all of the information available in a baptismal record must know and understand what lies behind those records. Understanding and Using Baptismal Records provides the means toward obtaining that knowledge. In addition, the author details many reasons why genealogists experience difficulty finding early baptismal records. softcover, 165 pages...$18.00 |
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Guide to the Mortgages of the General Loan Office of the Province of Pennsylvania 1724-1756 by James M. Duffin Guide to Mortgages of the General Loan Office is a comprehensive index to records that are maintained in the City Archives of Philadelphia. Each entry lists the date of the mortgage, party type, name of the mortgagor, residence, occupation, amount of the mortgage, location of the property, the acreage, and the improvements. The entry for John McCarty is typical: On 13 April 1751 he took out a mortgage of 49 pounds on 120 acres of land in East Bradford Township in Chester County. McCarty was a yeoman living in East Bradford Township, Chester County. softcover, 142 pages...$18.00 |
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Guide to Records of the Sale of Commonwealth Property in the County of Philadelphia 1780-1798 by James M. Duffin Guide to Records of the Sale of Commonwealth Property lists 2,800 purchasers of real property in the city and county of Philadelphia. Each entry lists the lot number, the date of purchase, the name of the purchaser, the date the patent was issued and where it was recorded, along with the patentees name and occupation and the location of the property in Philadelphia. softcover, 78 pages...$15.00 |
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