The Kitchell Family owned a large farm in Lebanon, Ohio and heard that the original land deed for the farm had Thomas Jefferson’s signature on it but had never seen it. They contacted HamGeni to track down the document and get a certified copy of it. It took some digging to locate the owner who originally purchased the property, and also the actual township and section it was in, because back then there were no addresses. After some investigative work on microfilms located in Warren County, Ohio I was able to located the original land deed. And it was indeed signed by the 4th President of the United States, Mr. Thomas Jefferson.
Case Study: Thomas Jefferson’s “John Hancock”
