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In the period before the grant to William Penn, Sweden, The Netherlands, and England established settlements along the Delaware River in what is now Chester County, Pennsylvania, and the state of Delaware (called the three lower counties). | In the period before the grant to William Penn, Sweden, The Netherlands, and England established settlements along the Delaware River in what is now Chester County, Pennsylvania, and the state of Delaware (called the three lower counties). | ||
Land and other records for this area may be in the archives of these countries (Sweden, The Netherlands, and England) and in New York (see | Land and other records for this area may be in the archives of these countries (Sweden, The Netherlands, and England) and in New York (see [[New_York_Land_and_Property|New York Land and Property]]). Delaware had its own colonial government after 1701 and became a state in 1776. | ||
Some records for this time period are in Pennsylvania Archives, series 2. vol. 5 and vol. 7 pp. 485-873. {{FHL|485590|item}} book 974.8 A39p ser. 2 v. 5; also film 823995 item 1. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/pennsylvania-archives-second-series/oclc/2905093&referer=brief_results Other libraries with this book]. | Some records for this time period are in Pennsylvania Archives, series 2. vol. 5 and vol. 7 pp. 485-873. {{FHL|485590|item}} book 974.8 A39p ser. 2 v. 5; also film 823995 item 1. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/pennsylvania-archives-second-series/oclc/2905093&referer=brief_results Other libraries with this book]. |
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