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=== Brief Land History === | |||
1620-1691: The Plymouth Colony was established. It eventually spread over today's Plymouth, Barnstable, and Bristol Counties. | |||
1630: Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded. It expanded to today's area of Essex, Middlesex, Old Norfolk (now part of New Hampshire), and Suffolk Counties. | |||
1691: A new charter was granted to Massachusetts Bay Colony, uniting it with Plymouth Colony. Parts of Maine and Nova Scotia were also added to Massachusetts. | |||
1786: The Ohio Land Company was formed, resulting in the emigration of many Massachusetts residents toOhio. | |||
1819:Maine was separated from Massachusetts. | |||
=== Proprietor Records === | === Proprietor Records === | ||
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After proprietors sold their land or a town was incorporated, town clerks recorded deeds and mortgages. These records are at the town halls; and the Family History Library has copies of most of them. After a county was created, the land records were and still are kept by the county registry of deeds office (see the County Records section below). | After proprietors sold their land or a town was incorporated, town clerks recorded deeds and mortgages. These records are at the town halls; and the Family History Library has copies of most of them. After a county was created, the land records were and still are kept by the county registry of deeds office (see the County Records section below). | ||
=== Colony Records === | === Colony Records === | ||
==== Plymouth Colony records (1632–1701) ==== | ==== Plymouth Colony records (1632–1701) ==== | ||