Thanks, Michele. I was not thinking about deeds being for other than land but knew that. Presumably, the event for land is used in Legacy where there is not another land-related event that replicates it (a separate event for warrant, a separate one for patent, etc.). I guess I need to check all the event categories and consider creating an event category if I am able and so desire.
Barton On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 10:57 AM, Michele/Support wrote: > Barton, > If I were to use an abstract book I have to admit I would be tempted > to make a single event and then list all of the abstracts in the notes > in chronological order. In the source for that event I would cite the > book and then for the page numbers I would put something like this, > > 14, 55, 67, 88, 110-111, 154 > > A deed only records real/personal property transactions, it doesn't > necessarily have to be land. Deeds of slaves are very common. > > There are many different types of land documents. You can have land > grants, land patents, and land warrants at the Colonial, federal and > state levels (only talking about US land records). > > > Michele > Technical Support > [email protected] > www.legacyfamilytree.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: BARTON LEWIS [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 10:26 AM > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] one source entry - many entries > > Thanks, Michele. I try to get copies of original deeds for all direct > ancestors; if I am documenting their siblings, and we're tlaking about > dozens or hundreds of deeds, I may not. It's just not practical. > > So ... I realize the book is the source when you're dealing with > asbtracts, and what I meant to say was, would you always use a > different cite for each event? If you have 20 events, all for land on > the same creek in the same county, for the same ancestor, would you > consider creating a single event called "James Langston had land on > the south side of Tar River in Granville County, North Carolina," with > one source (the same book of abstracts) and the text of the abstracts > listed in the Text/Comments section? > > Otherwise, you're going to get 20 identical events (except for the > date) which say "he had land on the south side of Tar River in > Granville County, North Carolina." > > What are the circumstances where you would use land as an event -- > when it's not a deed, or grant, or other known record? > > Barton > > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Online technical support: http://support.legacyfamilytree.com > > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) > and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://support.legacyfamilytree.com Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
