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=== Registration of Deeds === | === Registration of Deeds === | ||
When proprietors sold their land to others, the deeds and all subsequent transactions were recorded in provincial, county, and some town records. From 1623 to 1772, the Registry of Deeds was at Portsmouth, New Hampshire. All existing pre-1772 deeds are | When proprietors sold their land to others, the deeds and all subsequent transactions were recorded in provincial, county, and some town records. From 1623 to 1772, the Registry of Deeds was at Portsmouth, New Hampshire. All existing pre-1772 deeds are at the [http://www.sos.nh.gov/archives/archival.html New Hampshire Division of Records Management and Archives] and on film: | ||
*''New Hampshire Province Deeds and Probate Records from 1623–177''2. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975). On 118 Family History Library films beginning with 1001345, {{FHL|310825|item}}. These films are of the indexes to the volumes and are alphabetically arranged. | |||
New Hampshire | [http://www.nhdeeds.com/ New Hampshire County Registries of Deeds] began to keep deed records in 1769, when the first five New Hampshire counties were created (Cheshire, Grafton, Hillsborough, Rockingham, and Strafford). The county Registries of Deeds now have indexes and records online (see link at beginning of paragraph). The registries have records dating back to the early 1600s. | ||
Film or book numbers for land and property records can be found in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | Film or book numbers for land and property records can be found in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||