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The earliest land grants in [[Portal:Delaware|Delaware]] were given by the Swedes and Dutch. When the English acquired the area in 1664, land grants were issued by the proprietary of James, Duke of York, in New York. When jurisdiction fell to William Penn in 1682, land was granted by this proprietary until the Revolutionary War. Records of the Penn proprietary have been microfilmed: | The earliest land grants in [[Portal:Delaware|Delaware]] were given by the Swedes and Dutch. When the English acquired the area in 1664, land grants were issued by the proprietary of James, Duke of York, in New York. When jurisdiction fell to William Penn in 1682, land was granted by this proprietary until the Revolutionary War. Records of the Penn proprietary have been microfilmed: | ||
Pennsylvania. Surveyor General's Office. ''Proprietary Papers, 1682-1850''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1976. (Family History Library film 1006521 has table of contents; on 25 films.) Microfilm copies of many of the Penn proprietary documents are also at the Delaware Public Archives. | Pennsylvania. Surveyor General's Office. ''Proprietary Papers, 1682-1850''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1976. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=12338&disp=Proprietary+papers%2C+1682%2D1850%20%20&columns=*,0,0 film 1006521] has table of contents; on 25 films.) Microfilm copies of many of the Penn proprietary documents are also at the Delaware Public Archives. | ||
The following publications may be helpful in studying the early records: | The following publications may be helpful in studying the early records: | ||
Myers, Albert Cook, ed. ''Walter Wharton's Land Survey Register, 1675-1679''. Wilmington, Delaware: The Historical Society of Delaware, 1955. (Family History Library book 973 R2wa; film 1000156 item 3.) This is a transcript of the original register with an index. | Myers, Albert Cook, ed. ''Walter Wharton's Land Survey Register, 1675-1679''. Wilmington, Delaware: The Historical Society of Delaware, 1955. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=286221&disp=Walter+Wharton%27s+land+survey+register%%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 973 R2wa; film 1000156 item 3].) This is a transcript of the original register with an index. | ||
''Original Land Titles in Delaware, Commonly Known as the Duke of York Records . . . 1646 to 1679''. 1899. Reprint, Westminster, Maryland: Family Line Publications, 1988. (Family History Library book 975.1 R2o.) Transcript with index. The 1903 edition is on Family History Library film 006616 item 2. | ''Original Land Titles in Delaware, Commonly Known as the Duke of York Records . . . 1646 to 1679''. 1899. Reprint, Westminster, Maryland: Family Line Publications, 1988. (Family History Library book 975.1 R2o.) Transcript with index. The 1903 edition is on Family History Library film 006616 item 2. | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Search/Rg/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=Delaware.ASP Delaware Research Outline].'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.Family History Department, 1998, 2001. | |||
''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Search/Rg/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=Delaware.ASP Delaware Research Outline].'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.Family History Department, 1998, 2001. | |||
[[Category:Delaware]] | [[Category:Delaware]] | ||