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*Also, wills were often copied into deed books and other land records instead of in [[Ontario Probate Records|probate records]]. Land records sometimes exist when other records are not available. | *Also, wills were often copied into deed books and other land records instead of in [[Ontario Probate Records|probate records]]. Land records sometimes exist when other records are not available. | ||
===Ontario Land Records | ===History of Ontario Land Records === | ||
*The British crown (government) frequently offered prospective settlers '''free land grants.''' | *The British crown (government) frequently offered prospective settlers '''free land grants.''' | ||
*The continuing settlement of Ontario was enhanced by large numbers of land grants to '''[[American Loyalists]] and their children''' who began moving into Ontario during the American War for Independence, 1775--. | *The continuing settlement of Ontario was enhanced by large numbers of land grants to '''[[American Loyalists]] and their children''' who began moving into Ontario during the American War for Independence, 1775--. | ||