Vermont Land and Property: Difference between revisions

Holbrook, Jay Mack. ''Vermont’s First Settlers''. Oxford, Massachusetts: Holbrook Research Institute, 1976. (FHL book 974.3 R2h.) This source is an alphabetized list of persons who received land grants in Vermont from 1763 to 1803. Each listing identifies the time and location of the property and the page number of the source in volume 2 of the State Papers of Vermont. See the [[Vermont Public Records|“Public Records”]] section of this outline.  

Holbrook, Jay Mack. ''Vermont Land Grantees 1749–1803''. Oxford, Massachusetts: Holbrook Research Institute, 1986. (FHL fiche 6044861.) This does not circulate to Family History Centers. This source contains a listing of the first 15,000 land grants by New Hampshire, 58 percent of which are in present-day Vermont. The remainder of the land became Vermont land charters. New York did not recognize the legality of the New Hampshire land grants, and New York issued its own land patents for much of the Vermont territory. This book lists the land grant townships with maps of the localities. It includes an alphabetical list of those persons who received the grants and shows the name, year, and source of the information.  

''Sequestration, Confiscation, and Sale of Estates. State Papers of Vermont, v.6.'' Montpelier, Vermont: Secretary of State, 1941. (FHL book 973.6 B4s v.6; film 1321236, item 4.) This source includes an index. During the Revolutionary War, many residents would not sign an Oath of Allegiance to the rebel government. Their lands and property were confiscated, and by 1778 many fled to Canada. In 1783, after the war, many returned to Vermont, decided to sign the Oath of Allegiance, and petitioned to have their property returned. This 465-page source lists their names, claims, and value.  

Vermont. Secretary of State. ''New York Land Patents 1688–1786: Covering Land Included in the State of Vermont, (Not Including Military Patents)''. State Papers of Vermont, v.7. Montpelier, Vermont: Secretary of State, 1947. (FHL book 974.3 B4s v.7.) New York and New Hampshire both claimed disputed land now in Vermont. This volume shows names and dates and includes an index.  

Vermont. Secretary of State. ''Petitions for Grants of Land 1778–1881''. State Papers of Vermont, v.5. Montpelier, Vermont: Secretary of State, 1939. (FHL book 974.3 B4s v.5.) This source includes an index. Each petition describes the property, location, and the reason for the petition.