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The availability of land attracted many immigrants and encouraged settlement in the colonies. Land ownership was recorded in New England towns from the first settlement of the town. Land records are primarily used to learn where people lived and when they lived there. The records often reveal other information, such as the name of a spouse, heir, other relatives, or neighbors. You may learn where a person lived previously, his occupation, if he had served in the military and other clues. Sale of the land may show when he left, and may mention his new destination. | The availability of land attracted many immigrants and encouraged settlement in the colonies. Land ownership was recorded in New England towns from the first settlement of the town. Land records are primarily used to learn where people lived and when they lived there. The records often reveal other information, such as the name of a spouse, heir, other relatives, or neighbors. You may learn where a person lived previously, his occupation, if he had served in the military and other clues. Sale of the land may show when he left, and may mention his new destination. | ||
=== Land Jurisdictional Periods === | ===Land Jurisdictional Periods=== | ||
In 1629 the province of [[New Hampshire]] was granted to the proprietorship of Captain John Mason. Mason, his heirs, and those who purchased the patent assigned many town grants and many individual grants. These years are commonly known as the ''Masonian Proprietary Period''. | In 1629 the province of [[New Hampshire]] was granted to the proprietorship of Captain John Mason. Mason, his heirs, and those who purchased the patent assigned many town grants and many individual grants. These years are commonly known as the ''Masonian Proprietary Period''. | ||
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New Hampshire. Proprietors. Proprietors’ Records, 1748–1846. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. (FHL film 983688). Microfilm of original records located in Concord, New Hampshire. Partial indexes are found at the beginning of vols. 1–3. | New Hampshire. Proprietors. Proprietors’ Records, 1748–1846. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. (FHL film 983688). Microfilm of original records located in Concord, New Hampshire. Partial indexes are found at the beginning of vols. 1–3. | ||
=== 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. | 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. | ||