Colonial Land: Difference between revisions

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Colonial governments (including England, Spain, Mexico, Russia, and France) issued land grants to settlers in areas that later became part of the United States. In the early colonies, a governor or proprietor could sell land or give it away to soldiers and settlers. Those who immigrated or brought a certain number of immigrants to a colony sometimes received “headright” or similar grants of land as compensation for settling the colony.

Many of these records are now available at the appropriate state archives. The FamilySearch Library has copies of many colonial land records and published indexes. These are generally listed in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under [STATE] - LAND AND PROPERTY.

Archives and Libraries in each State[edit | edit source]

More information:

Colonial Land in the FamilySearch Learning Center.

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 Colonial governments (including England, Spain, Mexico, Russia, and France) issued land grants to settlers in areas that later became part of the United States. In the early colonies, a governor or proprietor could sell land or give it away to soldiers and settlers. Those who immigrated or brought a certain number of immigrants to a colony sometimes received “headright” or similar grants of land as compensation for settling the colony.
-Many of these records are now available at the appropriate state archives. The Family History Library has copies of many colonial land records and published indexes. These are&nbsp;generally listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under [STATE] - LAND AND PROPERTY.<br>
+Many of these records are now available at the appropriate state archives. The FamilySearch Library has copies of many colonial land records and published indexes. These are generally listed in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under [STATE] - LAND AND PROPERTY.<br>
-See&nbsp;''[https://www.familysearch.org/learningcenter/results.html?fq=place%3A%22United+States%22&resultListItem=3 Colonial Land]''&nbsp;in the FamilySearch Learning Center.
+====Archives and Libraries in each State====
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+<ul class="column-spacing-fullscreen" style="padding-right:5px;">
+  <li>[[Connecticut Archives and Libraries|Connecticut]]</li>
+  <li>[[Delaware Archives and Libraries|Delaware]]</li>
+  <li>[[Georgia Archives and Libraries|Georgia]]</li>
+  <li>[[Maryland Archives and Libraries|Maryland]]</li>
+  <li>[[Massachusetts Archives and Libraries|Massachusetts]]</li>
+  <li>[[New Hampshire Archives and Libraries|New Hampshire]]</li>
+  <li>[[New Jersey Archives and Libraries|New Jersey]]</li>
+  <li>[[North Carolina Archives and Libraries|North Carolina]]</li>
+  <li>[[Pennsylvania Archives and Libraries|Pennsylvania]]</li>
+  <li>[[Rhode Island Archives and Libraries|Rhode Island]]</li>
+  <li>[[South Carolina Archives and Libraries|South Carolina]]</li>
+  <li>[[Vermont Archives and Libraries|Vermont]]</li>
+  <li>[[Virginia Archives and Libraries|Virginia]]</li>
+</ul>
+|}
+<br><br>
+'''More information:'''<br>
+*''[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/colonial-land Colonial Land]'' in the FamilySearch Learning Center.
 [[Category:United_States_Land_and_Property]]