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== Online Resources == | |||
*'''1600-1850''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3223 Mayflower Deeds and Probates, 1600-1850] at Ancestry - index ($) | |||
*'''1677-1947''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2470 Delaware, Land Records, 1677-1947] at Ancestry - images, no index, ($) | |||
*[http://www.ncc-deeds.com/recclkshr/default.asp New Castle County Recorder of Deeds] New Castle County Clerk - online index to the land records. | |||
==Delaware Land Records == | |||
=== Colonial and Early State Land Records === | |||
== Colonial and Early State Land Records == | |||
The earliest land grants in [[Delaware Genealogy|Delaware]] were given by the Swedes and Dutch. When the English acquired the area in 1664, land grants were issued by the proprietary of James, Duke of York, in New York. When jurisdiction fell to William Penn in 1682, land was granted by this proprietary until the Revolutionary War. Records of the Penn proprietary have been microfilmed: {{Adoption DEGenWeb}} | The earliest land grants in [[Delaware Genealogy|Delaware]] were given by the Swedes and Dutch. When the English acquired the area in 1664, land grants were issued by the proprietary of James, Duke of York, in New York. When jurisdiction fell to William Penn in 1682, land was granted by this proprietary until the Revolutionary War. Records of the Penn proprietary have been microfilmed: {{Adoption DEGenWeb}} | ||
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*Weinberg, Allen, and Thomas E. Slattery. ''Warrants and Surveys of the Province of Pennsylvania Including the Three Lower Counties, 1759''. (1965. Reprint. Knightstown, Indiana: Bookmark, 1975.) ({{FSC|249920|item}} book 974.8 R2w; film 1036747 item 2) This includes records for 1682-1759 of Pennsylvania and the three lower counties, which are now Delaware.<br> | *Weinberg, Allen, and Thomas E. Slattery. ''Warrants and Surveys of the Province of Pennsylvania Including the Three Lower Counties, 1759''. (1965. Reprint. Knightstown, Indiana: Bookmark, 1975.) ({{FSC|249920|item}} book 974.8 R2w; film 1036747 item 2) This includes records for 1682-1759 of Pennsylvania and the three lower counties, which are now Delaware.<br> | ||
== Inventories == | === Inventories === | ||
The following include land record inventories: | The following include land record inventories: | ||
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*''Delaware's Fugitive Records: An Inventory of the Official Land Grant Records Relating to the Present State of Delaware.'' Dover, Delaware: Department of State, Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs, 1980. ({{FSC|125084|item}} book 975.1 A1, no. 7; film 1033995 item 4].) This guide refers to Delaware land records, 1682 to 1759, found in New York and Pennsylvania, and mentions microfilm copies of the records at the Delaware Public Archives. | *''Delaware's Fugitive Records: An Inventory of the Official Land Grant Records Relating to the Present State of Delaware.'' Dover, Delaware: Department of State, Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs, 1980. ({{FSC|125084|item}} book 975.1 A1, no. 7; film 1033995 item 4].) This guide refers to Delaware land records, 1682 to 1759, found in New York and Pennsylvania, and mentions microfilm copies of the records at the Delaware Public Archives. | ||
== County Records == | === County Records === | ||
County land records were filed in the county courts. The county recorders have deeds, mortgages, and leases from the late 1600s to the present. The FamilySearch Library has microfilms of deeds and deed indexes, warrants, surveys, patents, and bonds for all three counties. These deeds are available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library: | County land records were filed in the county courts. The county recorders have deeds, mortgages, and leases from the late 1600s to the present. The FamilySearch Library has microfilms of deeds and deed indexes, warrants, surveys, patents, and bonds for all three counties. These deeds are available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library: | ||
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The [http://archives.delaware.gov/default.shtml Delaware Public Archives] has microfilms of [http://archives.delaware.gov/collections/guide/3200S/3200-19.shtml road records, 1786-1940] for the three counties. These may mention persons who resided by the roads, and may list the names of persons helping to maintain the roads. | The [http://archives.delaware.gov/default.shtml Delaware Public Archives] has microfilms of [http://archives.delaware.gov/collections/guide/3200S/3200-19.shtml road records, 1786-1940] for the three counties. These may mention persons who resided by the roads, and may list the names of persons helping to maintain the roads. | ||
[http://www.ncc-deeds.com/recclkshr/default.asp New Castle County Recorder of Deeds] has an online index to the land records. Simple Search allows a search by name and date range. Summary Data shows volume, page, and type. Archive Search gives choice of volume and page for a book type, such as dee (deed). After the selection, the digital page will be shown. | [http://www.ncc-deeds.com/recclkshr/default.asp New Castle County Recorder of Deeds] has an online index to the land records. Simple Search allows a search by name and date range. Summary Data shows volume, page, and type. Archive Search gives choice of volume and page for a book type, such as dee (deed). After the selection, the digital page will be shown. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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{{U.S. Land and Property}} | {{U.S. Land and Property}} | ||
[[Category:Delaware, United States | [[Category:Delaware, United States]][[Category:Land and Property]] | ||
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