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Land ownership in the colonial period can be traced to royal charters, proprietary grants, and Indian deeds. During this period, all of [[Maine|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|Maine]] was included in York County. You will find many of the early records for 1642 to 1737 in: | ||
*''York Deeds''. 18 Volumes. (Portland, Maine: John T. Hull, 1887-1910). Each volume is well indexed. [http://www.archive.org/stream/yorkdeeds00bowlgoog#page/n11/mode/1up Volume (book) 2] is free on the Archive.com site. | *''York Deeds''. 18 Volumes. (Portland, Maine: John T. Hull, 1887-1910). Each volume is well indexed. [http://www.archive.org/stream/yorkdeeds00bowlgoog#page/n11/mode/1up Volume (book) 2] is free on the Archive.com site. All 18 volumes are on the New England Historic Genealogical Society site ($). The Family History Library has all 18 volumes [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=280116&disp=York+deeds++ book 974.195 R2m; film 599904 item 3 through film 599914; on 186 fiche 6046839]. Volume 10 is on film and fiche only. | ||
=== Post-Revolutionary War Records === | === Post-Revolutionary War Records === | ||