I have found an entry in a county surveyor’s book that isn’t listed in Jillson’s “Kentucky Land Grants” or on your database. Why?
Under the County Court Order Series, patents begin in the county; they are finalized in Frankfort. Researchers studying county court records, such as entry books and county surveyors’ books, frequently find references to warrants being purchased and surveys being made for patent applications, but there is no record of that warrant or survey in Frankfort. There are a variety of explanations for this occurrence. Perhaps the patent process ended when fees weren’t paid or it was determined the land was not eligible for patenting. Patent files in the Office of the Kentucky Secretary of State—not local filings—were used by Willard R. Jillson to compile his publications; the same patent files are used to compile the databases for this website.
