Findlay Land Grant Map
20 inches × 20 inches
Settlers of present-day Allegheny County received land grants from the Commonwealth after William Penn and his descendants vested the land to the legislature.
Maps show the individual who received the grant, the date the land was warranted and surveyed, dimensions and name the property was given by the title owner.
Information from the Warrantee Atlas of Allegheny County PA.
Steps taken to own land:
Application-A request for a warrant to have a survey made
Warrant-The authority to survey a tract of land; initiates title
Survey- A sketch of the tract of land surveyed pursuant to the issuance of a warrant.
Patent- The official document passing clear title to land from the Commonwealth to private ownership.
Resources:
20 inches × 20 inches
Settlers of present-day Allegheny County received land grants from the Commonwealth after William Penn and his descendants vested the land to the legislature.
Maps show the individual who received the grant, the date the land was warranted and surveyed, dimensions and name the property was given by the title owner.
Information from the Warrantee Atlas of Allegheny County PA.
Steps taken to own land:
Application-A request for a warrant to have a survey made
Warrant-The authority to survey a tract of land; initiates title
Survey- A sketch of the tract of land surveyed pursuant to the issuance of a warrant.
Patent- The official document passing clear title to land from the Commonwealth to private ownership.
Resources:
20 inches × 20 inches
Settlers of present-day Allegheny County received land grants from the Commonwealth after William Penn and his descendants vested the land to the legislature.
Maps show the individual who received the grant, the date the land was warranted and surveyed, dimensions and name the property was given by the title owner.
Information from the Warrantee Atlas of Allegheny County PA.
Steps taken to own land:
Application-A request for a warrant to have a survey made
Warrant-The authority to survey a tract of land; initiates title
Survey- A sketch of the tract of land surveyed pursuant to the issuance of a warrant.
Patent- The official document passing clear title to land from the Commonwealth to private ownership.
Resources: