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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. | ||
1600s Vermont was part of Massachusetts. <br>1749 | 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. | ||
=== First Landholders === | === First Landholders === | ||