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Vermont’s first landholders were called proprietors. There are many proprietors’ records in the [[Vermont Town Records|town records]] of each town. Most of these records are available at the [http://www.bgs.state.vt.us/gsc/pubrec/referen/ Vermont Public Records Division, General Services Center.] Vermont is a state-land state. After the Revolutionary War, the land was controlled and dispersed by the state government. | Vermont’s first landholders were called proprietors. There are many proprietors’ records in the [[Vermont Town Records|town records]] of each town. Most of these records are available at the [http://www.bgs.state.vt.us/gsc/pubrec/referen/ Vermont Public Records Division, General Services Center.] Vermont is a state-land state. After the Revolutionary War, the land was controlled and dispersed by the state government. | ||
Some records of land transactions are: | Some records of early land transactions are: | ||
*1763 to 1803 Holbrook, Jay Mack. ''Vermont’s First Settlers''. Oxford, Massachusetts: Holbrook Research Institute, 1976. Family Hisstory Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=252648&disp=Vermont%27s+first+settlers%20%20&columns=*,0,0 974.3 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 [[Vermont Public Records|Vermont Public Records]]. | *1763 to 1803 Holbrook, Jay Mack. ''Vermont’s First Settlers''. Oxford, Massachusetts: Holbrook Research Institute, 1976. Family Hisstory Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=252648&disp=Vermont%27s+first+settlers%20%20&columns=*,0,0 974.3 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 [[Vermont Public Records|Vermont Public Records]]. | ||
*1749 to 1803 Holbrook, Jay Mack. ''Vermont Land Grantees 1749–1803''. Oxford, Massachusetts: Holbrook Research Institute, 1986. (Family History Library fiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=522281&disp=Vermont+land+grantees%2C+1749%2D1803%20%20&columns=*,0,0 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. | *1749 to 1803 Holbrook, Jay Mack. ''Vermont Land Grantees 1749–1803''. Oxford, Massachusetts: Holbrook Research Institute, 1986. (Family History Library fiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=522281&disp=Vermont+land+grantees%2C+1749%2D1803%20%20&columns=*,0,0 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. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=61998&disp=Sequestration%2C+confiscation+and+sale+o%20%20&columns=*,0,0 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. | *''Sequestration, Confiscation, and Sale of Estates. State Papers of Vermont, v.6.'' Montpelier, Vermont: Secretary of State, 1941. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=61998&disp=Sequestration%2C+confiscation+and+sale+o%20%20&columns=*,0,0 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. | ||