At 05:52 PM 12/5/96 +0000, you wrote: >Hi fellow researchers, > >Over the Thanksgiving weekend I was visiting the old hometown of >Norwich, NY, and took the opportunity to check on some of the >genealogical resources available in Chenango County. > >I visited the County Clerk's Office on Friday and found they had >several avenues of genealogical resources to explore. The property >deeds held in the CCO are indexed and are well laid out and easy to >use. I was able to track down most of the deeds in the family name >(some 10 or 11 deeds and transactions) in less than an hour. > >The CCO also has the 1850 and 1860 federal census and the 1875, >1905 and 1915 NYS census in the original books & bindings. I found >one of the nicest aspects of the 1875 census was that it contained >the birthplace or county of each person listed. > >I also visited the Local History Room in the Guernsey Memorial >Library and found out that many of the cemeteries in Chenango Co. >have been indexed. They will do searches at very reasonable rates. > >Now my question. While tracking down some of the family's deeds, I >came across several references to measurements taken in chains and >links, especially in deeds druing the period 1880-1900. I vaguely >seem to recall these being related to rods & acres, etc. as units of >land measurement. Could someone please refresh my memory, >especially with the modern (foot/yard) equivalents, if possible. > >Thanks in advance, > >Bob > >Here is the info on land measurements.
25 links equal 16.5 ft which is also 1 rod
100 links equal 66 ft or 4 rods or 1 chain
80 chains equal 5,280 ft or 1 mile
1 link is a little under 8 inches.
Many original land surveys used these measurements. My father always
referred to his field sizes as being 80 rods by 20 rods, etc. Hope this
helps. Judy Moulton. >