Mortgage record books M-N-O and P have been indexed and added to our Master Mortgage Record Books index. They can be accessed by clicking on our Records tab at the top of any screen or directly here. Mortgage Record Books Index
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A recent quest to index 74 large Mortgage record books is moving along. So far we haven’t really discovered a rhyme or reason for the books as far as content goes. One would think they would only contain mortgage records but so far they include the following. Real estate and chattel (property) mortgages, marriage and business agreements, lease agreements, mineral rights, retail contracts, powers of attorney, last will and testaments and more. So far they appear to range in date from the 1850’s to about 1891. The last block indexed were record books I,J,K & L.
The Mortgage record books can be found under the Records tab and then Library resource indexes or here at this link. Mortgage Record Books Index.
As previously announced, we are in the process of indexing 74 Williamson County mortgage record books. These books contain a hodge podge of legal documents including mortgage records, promissory notes, retail contracts, marital & business agreements and apparently even a few last will and testaments. So far the books appear to range from about 1860 through 1890. The books, as they are indexed, will be made available in blocks of four. The last to be added were record books E, F, G, and H. The indexing can be found in our Master Mortgage Record Books index.
We have just recently set about indexing a set of Mortgage Record books that are here at the museum. There are 74 of these very large county mortgage record books and each book contains approximately 1,000 to 1,200 references. These records document a number of transactions, the purchase of property, promissory notes using property as collateral, the transfer of ownership of property and even some unusual agreements like an early form of marriage agreements and partnerships. These records might possibly give a person some insight into their early family by finding out when property was purchased or transferred and perhaps what kind of property they owned and a lot more. It takes about 20 hours to index each book and the indexes will be released after the completion of every four books. The first set of four book indexes can be viewed in the Master Mortgage Books index and will be stored under the Records tab, then Library Resource Indexes.