Early Wayne County NY Land Papers

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New York State Archives

The list below is an index of early surveying records and land certificates which are in the archives of the State of New York in Albany. At the time these lands were granted, so few people lived in Wayne County that one can rightly say that some of the men listed below were early developers. When these papers were filed, parts of Wayne County were sections of greater early Onondaga and Cayuga Counties.The term "lot" is very important in Wayne County land and deed research as it refers to a portion, or lot, of the old Military Tract, or lands set aside for veterans of the Medical Division in the Revolutionary War. If reference is made to a lot on a Wayne County deed, you can pinpoint approximately where your ancestor resided. Maps showing the lots can be viewed at the Wayne County Dept. of History and Tourism. Source: New York (State) Secretary of State. Calendar of N. Y. Colonial Manuscripts. Indorsed Land Papers in the Office of the Secretary of State of New York. Compiled by E. B. O'Callaghan in 1864.

1790:

Nov. 17. Return of survey for Thomas Palmer of a tract of 6,600 acres of land to the north of Seneca lake (Lyons, Wayne Co.)

Nov. 17. Return of survey for Henry Oothoudt of a tract of 1,800 acres of land to the north of Seneca lake (Lyons, Wayne Co.)

Nov. 17. Return of survey for Stephen Lush of a tract of 2,353 acres of land to the north of Seneca lake (Lyons, Wayne Co.)

Nov. 30. Return of survey for Henry Oothoudt of a tract of 630 acres of land on the south side of Lake Ontario, between the lands ceded to Massachusetts and the lands set apart for the troops of the State of New York (Sodus, Wayne Co.)

Nov. 30. Return of survey for Henry Oothoudt of a tract of 629 acres of land on the south side of Lake Ontario, between the lands ceded to Massachusetts, and the lands set apart for the troops of the State of New York (Sodus, Wayne Co.)

1794:

Sept. 6. Certificate to William Gilleland, junr., for 100 acres of land in lot 2, township of Junius, Onondaga county (Galen, Wayne Co.)

Sept. 6. Certificate to William Gilleland, junr., for 100 acres of land in lot 67, township of Junius, Onondaga county (Galen, Wayne Co.)

Sept. 6. Certificate to Gerrit W. Van Schaick, for 100 acres of land in lot 94, township of Galen, Onondaga County (Galen, Wayne Co.)

Sept. 6, Certificate to John W. Watson, for 100 acres of land, in lot 23, township of Galen, Onondaga county (Savannah, Wayne Co.)

Sept. 6. Certificate to Benjamin Pelton, for 100 acres of land, in lot 34, township of Galen, Onondaga county (Galen, Wayne Co.)

Sept. 6. Certificate to John M. Watson, for 100 acres of land, in lot 10, township of Galen, Onondaga county (Galen, Wayne Co.)

Sept. 6. Certificate to John M. Watson, for 100 acres of land, in lot 44, township of Galen, Onondaga county (Galen, Wayne Co.)

Sept. 6. Certificate to Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, for 100 acres of land, in lot 56, township of Galen, Onondaga county (Galen, Wayne Co.)

1799:

July 5. Return of survey of a certain tract of land near Sodus bay, Cayuga county, set apart by the commissioners of the land office, to compensate Charles Williamson for lands between the old and new pre-emption lines (Huron, Rose, Wolcott and Butler, Wayne Co.)

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