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Between 1786 and 1791, the New York Land Commission sold 5.5 million acres of western New York to speculators. Many settlers first obtained land from companies such as the Holland Land Company. The Hartford Treaty of 1786 gave Massachusetts the title to land in western New York but reserved political governance to New York. | Between 1786 and 1791, the New York Land Commission sold 5.5 million acres of western New York to speculators. Many settlers first obtained land from companies such as the Holland Land Company. The Hartford Treaty of 1786 gave Massachusetts the title to land in western New York but reserved political governance to New York. | ||
Massachusetts sold this land, which ultimately resulted in three large tracts: | Massachusetts sold this land, which ultimately resulted in three large tracts: the Holland Land Purchase, the Morris Reserve, and the Phelps and Gorham Purchase. | ||
In 1791, New York sold a large area of northern New York to Alexander Macomb. | In 1791, New York sold a large area of northern New York to Alexander Macomb. | ||
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This purchase included present Niagara, Erie, Chautauqua, and Cattaraugus counties and the western parts of Allegany, Wyoming, Genesee, and Orleans counties. | This purchase included present Niagara, Erie, Chautauqua, and Cattaraugus counties and the western parts of Allegany, Wyoming, Genesee, and Orleans counties. | ||
The Holland Land Company surveyed the land and then sold it to individuals. The records are described in Wilhelmina C. Pieterse's ''Inventory of the Archives of the Holland Land Company. 1789–1869'' (Amsterdam, Netherlands: Municipal Printing Office of Amsterdam, 1976; Family History Library book 974 R2p; film 1421412 item 2, {{FHL|266830|item}}. | The Holland Land Company surveyed the land and then sold it to individuals from 1801 to 1840. The records are described in Wilhelmina C. Pieterse's ''Inventory of the Archives of the Holland Land Company. 1789–1869'' (Amsterdam, Netherlands: Municipal Printing Office of Amsterdam, 1976; Family History Library book 974 R2p; film 1421412 item 2, {{FHL|266830|item}}. | ||
A partial index to the collection is Karen E. Livsey, ''Western New York Land Transactions, 1804–1835: Extracted from the Archives of the Holland Land Company'', Two Volumes. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1991, 1996; Family History Library book 974.7 R28L, {{FHL|382438|item}}. This record indexes land tables (company accounts) and is useful for finding someone in a particular place at a particular time. | A partial index to the collection is Karen E. Livsey, ''Western New York Land Transactions, 1804–1835: Extracted from the Archives of the Holland Land Company'', Two Volumes. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1991, 1996; Family History Library book 974.7 R28L, {{FHL|382438|item}}. This record indexes land tables (company accounts) and is useful for finding someone in a particular place at a particular time. | ||