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William Henry EgleUnited States - Pennsylvania - Genealogy Books |
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William Henry Egle has the following 4 genealogy books:
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EARLY PENNSYLVANIA LAND RECORDS MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF PROPERTY OF THE PROVINCE OF PENNSYLVANIA
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| Shortly after William Penn was granted the tract of land known as Pennsylvania by King Charles II in 1680, he began offering ‘rights to a set number of acres for investors. These ‘rights were generally offered in lots of 5,000 acres, but ‘rights for smaller tracts were allowed, the minimum purchase size being 250 acres. The purchaser would receive a warrant in exchange for his money. This warrant provided proof of his right to select a tract of land of specific size, not already claimed, once he arrived in America. Once suitable land was located, the purchaser then applied to the Surveyor General for a survey, which once completed enabled the purchaser to apply for a patent, when he could afford the fee. Originally published as Volume XIX of the Second Series of the Pennsylvania Archives in 1893, this work contains the Minutes of the Board of Property beginning with Book C, which is believed to be the earliest legible collection of property records, and continuing on through Book I. Covering the time frame from March 13, 1687 through March 30, 1732, this 2 volume set is essential for anyone wishing to research early Pennsylvania genealogy. For each property the board assesses in these records, a history of the tract is given, providing a considerable amount of genealogical information about the family who owned the land. The original surname index has been included. - United States - Pennsylvania - |
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NAMES FOREIGNERS WHO TOOK THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE PROVINCE AND STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, 1727-1775, With the Foreign Arrivals, 1786-1808
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| This work is an exhaustive list of foreigners, mostly Germans, who immigrated into the Province and, later, the State of Pennsylvania between the years 1727 and 1775, and again during the years 1786-1808. Along with the full name of the immigrant, such information is given as name of ship, date of arrival, port of origin, and, in some instances, ages, names of wives, and names of children. With an index of about 35,000 references. - United States - Pennsylvania - |
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PENNSYLVANIA GENEALOGIES CHIEFLY SCOTCH-IRISH AND GERMAN
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| This collection of Pennsylvania genealogies is concerned primarily with families which, for the most part, settled in the extreme regions of colonial Chester County, an area for which source material is notoriously scarce. Fully two-thirds of the families included are of Scotch-Irish ancestry, and most, though not all, are brought down to the late nineteenth century. More than 3,000 names are found in the index. The following is a list of the families treated: Ainsworth, Allen, Alricks, Anderson, Andrews, Awl, Ayres, Barnett, Beatty, Boas, Bomberger, Boyd, Bucher, Cowden, Craig, Crain, Curtin, Denny, Dixon, Egle, Elder, Espy, Ferguson, Fleming, Forster, Fulton, Galbraith, Gregg, Greenawalt, Hamilton, Hays, Hoge, Keller, Kendig, Kunkel, Linn, Lobingier, Lyon, Maclay, McCormick, McNair, Muller, Murray, Neville, Orth, Parker, Roan, Robinson, Rutherford, Simonton, Stewart, Swan, Thomas, Wallace, Weir, Wiestling, Wiggins, Wilson, and Wyeth. - United States - Pennsylvania - |
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VIRGINIA CLAIMS TO LAND IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA PUBLISHED WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE DONATION LANDS OF PENNSYLVANIA: Excerpted from Pennsylvania Archives. 3rd Series. Volume III
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| In 1754, the colonies of Virginia and Pennsylvania entered into a dispute over the ownership of what is today the southwest corner of Pennsylvania. At the time, Virginias claim, which was encompassed within the boundaries of Augusta County, embraced all of Pennsylvania west of Laurel Hill and included the present-day counties of Westmoreland, Fayette, Greene, Washington, and parts of Allegheny and Beaver. The dispute raged over the course of the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War--during which time frontier forts were constructed, rights for land were ceded by Virginia, and settlement waxed and waned--until commissioners for the two states of Virginia and Pennsylvania were appointed in 1780 to draw proper boundaries. Eventually, in 1784, new meridian lines were run confirming the present-day boundaries of the two states. The first of the two excerpts from the Pennsylvania Archives reprinted here, Virginia Claims to Land in Western Pennsylvania, is a complete list of Virginia land entries in the aforementioned Pennsylvania counties between 1779 and 1780. For each of the 1,300 entries we are given the date of the entry, the name(s) of the parties to the transaction, and occasional references to subsequent transfers of grants, the amount of acreage, and a landmark indicating where the land was situated. Preceding the land records is a fascinating history of the thirty-year dispute between the two colonies/states. The second excerpt, An Account of the Donation Lands of Pennsylvania, concerns the March 1780 statute enacted by the state legislature granting land in western Pennsylvania to the soldiers of the Pennsylvania Line who served in the Continental Army. The list of eligible soldiers is preceded by an introductory sketch informing us that the donation area comprised parts of the contemporary counties of Lawrence, Butler, Armstrong, Venango, Forest, Warren, Erie, and all of Mercer and Crawford. Here we learn the story of how the lands were surveyed, the terms under which the land could be claimed, contact with Indians in that region, and so forth. The 3,000 members of the Pennsylvania Line entitled to a donation are identified by name, rank, regiment, acreage awarded, and, sometimes, whether the individual claimed the land, was killed in action, relinquished his right to the land, etc. - United States - Pennsylvania - |
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