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=== Colonial Records === | === Colonial Records === | ||
Land ownership in the colonial period can be traced to royal charters, proprietary grants, and Indian deeds. During this period, all of [[Maine]] was included in York County. You will find many of the early records for 1642 to 1737 in: | Land ownership in the colonial period can be traced to royal charters, proprietary grants, and Indian deeds. During this period, all of [[Maine]] was included in York County. You will find many of the early records for 1642 to 1737 in: | ||
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=== Post-Revolutionary War Records === | === Post-Revolutionary War Records === | ||
In 1783 the Massachusetts Committee for the Sale of Eastern Lands was formed to sell unclaimed land and distribute grants to soldiers. In 1794 more than 2,000,000 acres were sold. The Family History Library has copies of these deed and grant documents for 1794 to 1860: | In 1783 the Massachusetts Committee for the Sale of Eastern Lands was formed to sell unclaimed land and distribute grants to soldiers. In 1794 more than 2,000,000 acres were sold. The Family History Library has copies of these deed and grant documents for 1794 to 1860: | ||
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=== County Records === | === County Records === | ||
After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were recorded by the register of deeds in each county. The addresses and a description of each county's records are in: | After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were recorded by the register of deeds in each county. The addresses and a description of each county's records are in: | ||
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=== Web Sites === | === Web Sites === | ||
*http://www.mymainegenealogy.com/me_records/land.htm | |||
[[Category:Maine]] | |||
[[Category:Maine]] | |||