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''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Land and Property|U.S. Land and Property]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Rhode Island|Rhode Island ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Land and Property|U.S. Land and Property]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Rhode Island|Rhode Island ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Rhode Island Land and Property|Land and Property]]'' | ||
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The earliest land grants were made by the colony. The records of these grants are known as "land evidences." The original documents are at the Rhode Island State Archives. | The earliest land grants were made by the colony. The records of these grants are known as "land evidences." The original documents are at the Rhode Island State Archives. | ||
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Land evidences can also be found in:<br> | Land evidences can also be found in:<br> | ||
*''Records of Rhode Island, 1638-1644'', (Microfilm of manuscripts in the Rhode Island State Archives in Providence, Rhode Island. Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974.) {{FHL|838527|item|disp=FHL film 954960 Item 3}} | *''Records of Rhode Island, 1638-1644'', (Microfilm of manuscripts in the Rhode Island State Archives in Providence, Rhode Island. Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974.) {{FHL|838527|item|disp=FHL film 954960 Item 3}} | ||
*Dorothy Worthington, ''Rhode Island Land Evidences'', 1921, Reprint (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1970; Family History Library 1921 ed. on {{FHL|106372|item}} FHL film 564389; index on {{FHL|343743|item}} film 022254). Volume 1, 1648-1696 is also on [http://books.google.com/books?id=gAoQAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=inauthor:Worthington+inauthor:Dorothy&hl=en&ei=FMvaTI6BCIeqsAP2utnRBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books] and {{FHL|106372|item|disp=FHL film 564389}} | *Dorothy Worthington, ''Rhode Island Land Evidences'', 1921, Reprint (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1970; {{WorldCat|70071|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; Family History Library 1921 ed. on {{FHL|106372|item}} FHL film 564389; index on {{FHL|343743|item}} film 022254). Volume 1, 1648-1696 is also on [http://books.google.com/books?id=gAoQAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=inauthor:Worthington+inauthor:Dorothy&hl=en&ei=FMvaTI6BCIeqsAP2utnRBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books] and {{FHL|106372|item|disp=FHL film 564389}} | ||
*Louise Prosser Bates, ''Peirce Manuscripts of Rhode Island Land Evidences 1686-1826'', (Microfilm of manuscripts in the Rhode Island Historical Society. Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1950.) {{FHL|105034|item|disp=FHL films 22291 and 22292}} <br> | *Louise Prosser Bates, ''Peirce Manuscripts of Rhode Island Land Evidences 1686-1826'', (Microfilm of manuscripts in the Rhode Island Historical Society. Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1950.) {{FHL|105034|item|disp=FHL films 22291 and 22292}} <br> | ||
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=== Proprietors' Records === | === Proprietors' Records === | ||
In the colonial period, the general assembly granted land to groups of colonists who became the proprietors of towns. These proprietors divided the land into portions owned by individuals and portions owned in common. The proprietors, in turn, sold land to other individuals. The proprietors' records begin as early as 1659 for the Narragansett area (southern Rhode Island). Transcripts of some of the records, 1659 to 1686, are in James N. Arnold, ''The Records of the Proprietors of the Narragansett (Providence, Rhode Island):'' Narragansett Historical Publishing, 1894 ({{FHL|14035|item}} film 1033805 item 2). | In the colonial period, the general assembly granted land to groups of colonists who became the proprietors of towns. These proprietors divided the land into portions owned by individuals and portions owned in common. The proprietors, in turn, sold land to other individuals. The proprietors' records begin as early as 1659 for the Narragansett area (southern Rhode Island). Transcripts of some of the records, 1659 to 1686, are in James N. Arnold, ''The Records of the Proprietors of the Narragansett (Providence, Rhode Island):'' Narragansett Historical Publishing, 1894. {{WorldCat|22123555|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; ({{FHL|14035|item}} film 1033805 item 2). | ||
=== Colony and State Records === | === Colony and State Records === | ||
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The [[Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog|Family History Library Catalog]] has more than 250 matching titles for a keyword search of "Rhode Island land records".'''[https://familysearch.org/#form=catalog Go to the Family History Library Catalog Online]''' | The [[Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog|Family History Library Catalog]] has more than 250 matching titles for a keyword search of "Rhode Island land records".'''[https://familysearch.org/#form=catalog Go to the Family History Library Catalog Online]''' | ||
Deeds and other land records for most Rhode Island towns are on film and can be found in the Family History Library Catalog by | Deeds and other land records for most Rhode Island towns are on film and can be found in the Family History Library Catalog by doing a [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog Place Search] under: | ||
Rhode Island - LAND AND PROPERTY | Rhode Island - LAND AND PROPERTY | ||
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Rhode Island, [COUNTY]- LAND AND PROPERTY | Rhode Island, [COUNTY]- LAND AND PROPERTY | ||
Rhode Island, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- LAND AND PROPERTY <br> | Rhode Island, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- LAND AND PROPERTY <br> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{Rhode Island|Rhode Island}} {{U.S. Land and Property}} | |||
{{Rhode Island|Rhode Island}} {{U.S. Land and Property}} | |||
[[Category:Rhode_Island|Land]] | [[Category:Rhode_Island|Land]] | ||