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Subject: [KYALLEN] Land Grant Survey - Chain Carriers
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 11:03:11 EDT

This came across via another email list, and thought you might be interested
in reading this information about Chain Carriers, and Assistant Chain
Carriers, recorded in early deeds and surveys.

Sharon Tabor

> List,
>
> At tonight's Olde Mecklenburg Genealogical Society meeting, our speaker was
> from the State Archives in Raleigh.  His topic was "Land Grants".
>
> His explanation of "chain carrier" and "assistant chain carrier" is:
>
> 1) Chain carriers were in effect "witnesses" to the survey.
> 2) They were not paid, or "official", or required.
> 3) The age of majority during the land grant period often changed so that
> some chain carriers were as young as 16
> 4)Often, chain carriers were "interested parties" to the survey.  i.e.
> relatives or neighbors of the grantee.
> 5) Not all land grant surveys had chain carriers.
>
> It was pointed out that the "chain carrier", if listed on a land grant, is
> important to genealogists because they were often relatives, neighbors, or
> in-laws of the grantee.  Often a grantee served as chain carrier for his
> neighbor or relative for their survey...a reciprocal arrangement.
>
> Hope this helps y'all.  It answered some of my questions.
>
> Regards,
>
> Paul Buckley
>

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