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The Susquehanna Company was charted by Connecticut to distribute the Wyoming Valley claims. Before the Revolution, the company issued land to over 5,000 settlers. Many claims were not settled until the early 1800s. The records are found in: | The Susquehanna Company was charted by Connecticut to distribute the Wyoming Valley claims. Before the Revolution, the company issued land to over 5,000 settlers. Many claims were not settled until the early 1800s. The records are found in: | ||
Boyd, Julian P., and Robert J. Taylor, ''The Susquehannah Company Papers'', 11 vols. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1962-1971. (Family History Library book 974. | Boyd, Julian P., and Robert J. Taylor, ''The Susquehannah Company Papers'', 11 vols. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1962-1971. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=272157&disp=The+Susquehannah+Company+papers%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 974.8 H2su].) | ||
Pennsylvania, Surveyor General's Office, ''Connecticut Patents (Applications, Deeds, etc.), for Land in the Seventeen Townships of Luzerne County, PA'', 1785-1810. (On 25 Family History Library films beginning with 987920.) | Pennsylvania, Surveyor General's Office, ''Connecticut Patents (Applications, Deeds, etc.), for Land in the Seventeen Townships of Luzerne County, PA'', 1785-1810. (On 25 Family History Library films beginning with 987920.) | ||