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Land records are primarily used to learn where a person lived and when he or she lived there. They often reveal other family information as well, such as the name of a spouse, an heir, other relatives, or neighbors. You may learn a person’s previous residences, his occupation, if he had served in the military, if he was a naturalized citizen, and other clues for further research. | Land records are primarily used to learn where a person lived and when he or she lived there. They often reveal other family information as well, such as the name of a spouse, an heir, other relatives, or neighbors. You may learn a person’s previous residences, his occupation, if he had served in the military, if he was a naturalized citizen, and other clues for further research. | ||
=== Early History === | |||
1600s - Vermont was part of Massachusetts. <br>1749 - New Hampshire claimed a large portion of the area and granted land for 129 towns in Vermont.<br>1764 - New York claimed jurisdiction over a large portion of the land held by New Hampshire. <br>1777 - Vermont became independent, and claimed the land was under its jurisdiction. The towns remained the same, and the town records contain the land deeds without regard to the political jurisdiction of the time. | 1600s - Vermont was part of Massachusetts. <br>1749 - New Hampshire claimed a large portion of the area and granted land for 129 towns in Vermont.<br>1764 - New York claimed jurisdiction over a large portion of the land held by New Hampshire. <br>1777 - Vermont became independent, and claimed the land was under its jurisdiction. The towns remained the same, and the town records contain the land deeds without regard to the political jurisdiction of the time. | ||
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Land disputes before 1777 mean that land transactions for those early years could be located in New Hampshire, New York or Vermont: | Land disputes before 1777 mean that land transactions for those early years could be located in New Hampshire, New York or Vermont: | ||
:*New Hampshire <br> | :*New Hampshire <br>Most New Hampshire grants within the present boundaries of Vermont, 1749 to 1764, are recorded in the ''New Hampshire Provincial and State Papers'', Volume 26. On the Internet at [http://www.archive.org/stream/provincialstatep26newh#page/n7/mode/2up iArchives]. Also in the {{FHL|346353|item}}, book 974.2 N2nhp v. 26, film 1033741. | ||
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:* | :*Vermont <br>''The State Papers of Vermont ''start in 1778.{{FHL|259963|item|disp=FHL Book 974.3 B4s}} The [http://vermont-archives.org/research/database/nye.asp Nye index] indexes signatories to petitions and is on the Vermont State Archives web site. Volume 1 has information on land confiscated from Tories during the Revolutionary War. <br> | ||
After 1777, land records are in the town clerk's office. Most records have been microfilmed and are available in central repositories such as the [http://www.vermonthistory.org Vermont Historical Society] and the Family History Library. | |||
=== First Landholders === | === First Landholders === | ||