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| Connecticut - Oath to Make Land Transaction | |||||||||||
| Copyright © 2022 - 2024 Debbie Duay, Fort Lauderdale, FL. All Rights Reserved. | |||||||||||
| If your MALE Connecticut ancestor bought or sold land between November 1777 and November 26, 1783, he took the oath of fidelity. | |||||||||||
| NSDAR is accepting land transactions in Connecticut during this time period as a source of service. | |||||||||||
| The legislation for this is at | this link on pages 412-413. | ||||||||||
| Some established DAR patriots credited with this service are: | |||||||||||
| A215192 Daniel Adams, A208254 Thomas Andrews, A206818 Samuel Barber, A008105 Ephraim Beardsley, A010544 Levi Bissell | |||||||||||
| A215211 Joseph Coe, A043671 Daniel Gardner Sr, A205832 Elisha Hawley, A205248 Stephen Hinds Sr, A214003 Ezra Horton Sr | |||||||||||
| A215683 Caleb Jones, A216456 Azariah Mather, A083383 Daniel Nichols, A101829 Stephen Scott, A122540 Joseph Wells | |||||||||||
| Land records in Connecticut are at the town level in FamilySearch. | |||||||||||
| Below are links to the FamilySearch Catalog pages listing the microfilms containing deeds for each town. | |||||||||||
| In most cases, you will need to visit a local Family History Center or an affiliate library to view the microfilms as you cannot view them from home. | |||||||||||
| Before looking for specific deeds, review the General Index to Deeds for each town (on a separate microfilm). | |||||||||||
| NOTE: The indexes located either at the beginning or the end of a specific deed book may not list both the grantor (person selling or giving the property) | |||||||||||
| and the grantee (person buying or receiving the property). | |||||||||||
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| Microfilm # Containing | |||||||||||
| Some Deeds in the | |||||||||||
| Town | Correct Time Frame | Description of FamilySearch Microfilm | |||||||||
| Ashford | 3681 | Land records, v. 11-12 1770-1795 | |||||||||
| Barkhamsted | 3762 | Grantor General Index to Deeds 1729-1905 (VIEWABLE FROM HOME) | |||||||||
| Barkhamsted | 3762 | Grantee General Index to Deeds 1729-1905 (VIEWABLE FROM HOME) | |||||||||
| Barkhamsted | 3753 | Land records, v. 1 1781-1789 (VIEWABLE FROM HOME) | |||||||||
| Bolton | 3715 | Land records, v. 4-5 1759-1786 | |||||||||
| Branford | 3697 | Grantor General Index to Deeds 1645-1787 (VIEWABLE FROM HOME) | |||||||||
| Branford | 3697 | Grantee General Index to Deeds 1645-1787 (VIEWABLE FROM HOME) | |||||||||
| Branford | 3703 | Land records, v. 9-10 1766-1787 (VIEWABLE FROM HOME) | |||||||||
| Canaan 1 | 3938 | Land records, v. 4 1775-1788 (VIEWABLE FROM HOME) | |||||||||
| Canaan 2 | 3939 | Land records, v. 5 1773-1797 | |||||||||
| Canaan 3 | 3937 | Land records, v. 2-3 1749-1780 | |||||||||
| Canterbury 1 | 3974 | Land records, v. 9-11 1773-1796 | |||||||||
| Canterbury 2 | 3973 | Land records, v. 7-8 1759-1779 | |||||||||
| Chatham/East Hampton 1 | 3873 | Land records, v. 1-2 1767-1784 | |||||||||
| Chatham/East Hampton 2 | 3874 | Land records, v. 3-4 1774-1786 | |||||||||
| Cheshire | 3984 | Grantor General Index to Deeds 1780-1931 (VIEWABLE FROM HOME) | |||||||||
| Cheshire | 3985 | Grantee General Index to Deeds 1780-1931 (VIEWABLE FROM HOME) | |||||||||
| Cheshire | 3986 | Land records, v. 1-2 1780-1794 (VIEWABLE FROM HOME) | |||||||||
| Colchester | 3903 | Grantor General Index to Deeds 1703-1932 (VIEWABLE FROM HOME) | |||||||||
| Colchester | 3902 | Grantee General Index to Deeds 1703-1932 (VIEWABLE FROM HOME) | |||||||||
| Colchester | 3893 | Deeds, v. 9-10 1771-1785 (VIEWABLE FROM HOME) | |||||||||
| Colebrook | 3925 | Land records, v. 1-2 1771-1799 | |||||||||
| Cornwall | 3959 | Land records, v. 3-5 1768-1789 | |||||||||
| Coventry 1 | 3849 | Land records, v. 5-6 1760-1782 | |||||||||
| Coventry 2 | 3850 | Land records, v. 7-8 1782-1794 | |||||||||
| Danbury 1 | 4007 | Land records, v. 1-3 1777-1797 | |||||||||
| Danbury 2 | 4009 | Land records, v. 6-8 1779-1808 | |||||||||
| Derby | 4056 | Grantor General Index to Deeds 1667-1782 (VIEWABLE FROM HOME) | |||||||||
| Derby | 4056 | Grantee General Index to Deeds 1667-1782 (VIEWABLE FROM HOME) | |||||||||
| Derby | 4062 | Land records, v. 10-11 1774-1788 (VIEWABLE FROM HOME) | |||||||||
| Durham 1 | 4046 | Land records, v. 7-8 1757-1781 | |||||||||
| Durham 2 | 4047 | Land records, v. 9-10 1781-1798 | |||||||||
| East Haddam 1 | 4099 | Land records v. 6-8 1758-1784 | |||||||||
| East Haddam 2 | 4100 | Land records v. 9-10 1772-1784 | |||||||||
| East Hampton/Chatham | See Chatham | ||||||||||
| East Hartford | 4117 | Land records v. 1-3 1783-1794 | |||||||||
| East Windsor | 4167 | Land records v. 2-4 1772-1786 | |||||||||
| Enfield | 4134 | Land records, v. 4-4 1/2 1769-1788 | |||||||||
| Fairfield 1 | 4254 | Land records, v. 19-20 1772-1780 | |||||||||
| Fairfield 2 | 4255 | Land records, v. 21-22 1780-1786 | |||||||||
| Farmington 1 | 4226 | Land records v. 23-24 1779-1785 | |||||||||
| Farmington 2 | 4225 | Land records v. 21-22 1775-1779 | |||||||||
| Farmington 3 | 4227 | Land records v. 25-26 1783-1786 | |||||||||
| Glastonbury | 4380 | Land records v. 8-9 1771-1787 | |||||||||
| Goshen 1 | 4419 | Land records, v. 5-6 1765-1788 | |||||||||
| Goshen 2 | 4418 | Land records, v. 3-4 1749-1779 | |||||||||
| Goshen 3 | 4420 | Land records, v. 7-8 1783-1798 | |||||||||
| Greenwich 1 | 4317 | Land records, v. 10-11 1769-1785 | |||||||||
| Greenwich 2 | 4318 | Land records, v. 12-13 1775-1796 | |||||||||
| Groton 1 | 4298 | Land records, v. 9-11 1774-1791 | |||||||||
| Groton 2 | 4297 | Land records, v. 7-8 1765-1781 | |||||||||
| Guilford | 4329 | Grantor General Index to Deeds 1774-1811 (VIEWABLE FROM HOME) | |||||||||
| Guilford | 4329 | Grantee General Index to Deeds 1774-1811 (VIEWABLE FROM HOME) | |||||||||
| Guilford | 4336 | Land records, v. 11-12 1774-1786 (VIEWABLE FROM HOME) | |||||||||
| Haddam 1 | 4468 | Land records, v. 10-11 1774-1801 | |||||||||
| Haddam 2 | 4467 | Land records, v. 7-9 1762-1790 | |||||||||
| Hartford | 4508 | Grantor General Index to Deeds 1639-1839 (VIEWABLE FROM HOME) | |||||||||
| Hartford | 4508 | Grantee General Index to Deeds 1639-1839 (VIEWABLE FROM HOME) | |||||||||
| Hartford 1 | 4519 | Deeds v. 18-19 1774-1795 (VIEWABLE FROM HOME) | |||||||||
| Hartford 2 | 4517 | Deeds v. 14-15 1773-1782 (VIEWABLE FROM HOME) | |||||||||
| Hartford 3 | 4516 | Deeds v. 12-13 1767-1781 (VIEWABLE FROM HOME) | |||||||||
| Hartford 4 | 4518 | Deeds v. 16-17 1783-1790 (VIEWABLE FROM HOME) | |||||||||
| Hartland | 4484 | Land records, v. 1-2 1760-1785 | |||||||||
| Harwinton 1 | 4499 | Land records, v. 3-4 1775-1802 | |||||||||
| Harwinton 2 | 4498 | Land records, v. 1-2 1738-1777 | |||||||||
| Hebron | 4442 | Deeds v. 5-7 1759-1787 | |||||||||
| Kent | 4645 | Land records, v. 6-7 1774-1789 | |||||||||
| Killingly | 4662 | Land records, v. 10-11 1773-1784 | |||||||||
| Killingworth 1 | 4626 | Land records, v. 12-13 1776-1791 | |||||||||
| Killingworth 2 | 4625 | Land records, v. 10-11 1764-1782 | |||||||||
| Lebanon 1 | 4713 | Land records, v. 13-14 1777-1788 | |||||||||
| Lebanon 2 | 4714 | Land records, v. 15-16 1775-1796 | |||||||||
| Lebanon 3 | 4712 | Land records, v. 11-12 1765-1800 | |||||||||
| Litchfield 1 | 4746 | Land records, v. 8-10 1772-1787 | |||||||||
| Litchfield 2 | 4747 | Land records, v. 11-13 1779-1794 | |||||||||
| Lyme 1 | 4684 | Land records, v. 13-14 1765-1782 | |||||||||
| Lyme 2 | 4685 | Land records, v. 15-16 1762-1790 | |||||||||
| Mansfield 1 | 4870 | Deeds v. 8-9 1770-1783 | |||||||||
| Mansfield 2 | 4871 | Deeds v. 10-11 1783-1792 | |||||||||
| Middletown 1 | 4804 | Land records, v. 25-26 1773-1785 | |||||||||
| Middletown 2 | 4803 | Land records, v. 23-24 1767-1794 | |||||||||
| Middletown 3 | 4802 | Land records, v. 21-22 1766-1789 | |||||||||
| Milford | 4917 | Grantor General Index to Deeds 1746-1797 (VIEWABLE FROM HOME) | |||||||||
| Milford | 4917 | Grantee General Index to Deeds 1746-1797 (VIEWABLE FROM HOME) | |||||||||
| Milford 1 | 4924 | Land records, v. 16-17 1776-1787 (VIEWABLE FROM HOME) | |||||||||
| Milford 2 | 4923 | Land records, v. 14-15 1767-1801 (VIEWABLE FROM HOME) | |||||||||
| New Hartford 1 | 5156 | Land records, v. 4-5 1761-1790 | |||||||||
| New Hartford 2 | 5155 | Land records, v. 1-3 1738-1779 | |||||||||
| New Haven 1 | 5245 | Land records, v. 37-38 1778-1783 | |||||||||
| New Haven 2 | 5246 | Land records, v. 39-40 1781-1786 | |||||||||
| New Haven 3 | 5244 | Land records, v. 35-36 1774-1778 | |||||||||
| New Haven 4 | 5247 | Land records, v. 41-42 1783-1788 | |||||||||
| New London 1 | 5092 | Land records, v. 21-22 1771-1784 | |||||||||
| New London 2 | 5093 | Land records, v. 23-24 1781-1789 | |||||||||
| New London 3 | 5094 | Land records, v. 25-26 1781-1793 | |||||||||
| New London 4 | 5091 | Land records, v. 19-20 1761-1778 | |||||||||
| New Milford 1 | 5195 | Land records, v. 13-14 1773-1803 | |||||||||
| New Milford 2 | 5194 | Land records, v. 11-12 1768-1792 | |||||||||
| New Milford 3 | 5196 | Land records, v. 15-16 1782-1789 | |||||||||
| New Milford 4 | 5193 | Land records, v. 9-10 1750-1816 | |||||||||
| New Milford 5 | 5192 | Land records, v. 7-8 1750-1792 | |||||||||
| Newtown 1 | 4971 | Land records, v. 11-12 1772-1786 | |||||||||
| Newtown 2 | 4972 | Land records, v. 13-14 1782-1788 | |||||||||
| Norfolk | 5170 | Land records, v. 3-4 1776-1793 | |||||||||
| Norwalk | 5007 | Land records, v. 14-15 1772-1785 | |||||||||
| Norwich 1 | 5033 | Land records, v. 18-20 1768-1784 | |||||||||
| Norwich 2 | 5034 | Land records, v. 21-22 1771-1784 | |||||||||
| Norwich 3 | 5035 | Land records, v. 23-24 1777-1781 | |||||||||
| Norwich 4 | 5036 | Land records, v. 25-26 1783-1787 | |||||||||
| Plainfield | 5436 | Land records, v. 6-7 1771-1793 | |||||||||
| Pomfret | 5426 | Land records, v. 6-7 1771-1791 | |||||||||
| Preston | 5385 | Land records, v. 9-10 1770-1785 | |||||||||
| Redding | 5471 | Land records, v. 1-2 1767-1801 | |||||||||
| Ridgefield | 5498 | Land records, v. 5-6 1765-1786 | |||||||||
| Salisbury 1 | 5513 | Land records, v. 4-6 1763-1783 | |||||||||
| Salisbury 2 | 5514 | Land records, v. 7-8 1782-1793 | |||||||||
| Saybrook | 5540 | Land records, v. 9-11 1775-1802 | |||||||||
| Sharon 1 | 5670 | Land records, v. 8-9 1778-1789 | |||||||||
| Sharon 2 | 5669 | Land records, v. 6-7 1764-1778 | |||||||||
| Simsbury 1 | 5627 | Land records, v. 13-14 1774-1788 | |||||||||
| Simsbury 2 | 5626 | Land records, v. 11-12 1760-1781 | |||||||||
| Simsbury 3 | 5629 | Land records, v. 17-18 1783-1796 | |||||||||
| Somers | 5712 | Deeds v. C-D 1763-1792 | |||||||||
| Southington | 5650 | General index to v. 1-20 1779-1863 Land records v. 1 1779-1789 | |||||||||
| Stafford 1 | 5731 | Land records, v. 5-6 1775-1791 | |||||||||
| Stafford 2 | 5730 | Land records, v. 3-4 1755-1782 | |||||||||
| Stamford | 5575 | Land records, v. I-K 1773-1785 | |||||||||
| Stonington 1 | 5597 | Land records, v. 9-10 1769-1785 | |||||||||
| Stonington 2 | 5598 | Land records, v. 11-12 1783-1797 | |||||||||
| Stratford 1 | 5777 | Land records, v. 16-17 1767-1787 | |||||||||
| Stratford 2 | 5778 | Land records, v. 18-19 1773-1781 | |||||||||
| Stratford 3 | 5779 | Land records, v. 20-21 1779-1797 | |||||||||
| Stratford 4 | 5780 | Land records, v. 22-23 1774-1789 | |||||||||
| Suffield 1 | 5696 | Land records v. 5-6 1777-1791 | |||||||||
| Suffield 2 | 5695 | Land records v. 3-4 1768-1781 | |||||||||
| Suffield 3 | 5694 | Land records v. 1-2 1747-1793 | |||||||||
| Tolland | 5854 | Deeds v. 7-9 1775-1796 | |||||||||
| Torrington 1 | 5839 | Land records, v. 1A-3 1733-1803 | |||||||||
| Torrington 2 | 5840 | Land records, v. 4-5 1781-1793 | |||||||||
| Union | 5874 | Land records, v. 3 1769-1788 (VIEWABLE FROM HOME) | |||||||||
| Voluntown | 5883 | Land records, v. 5-6 1764-1785 | |||||||||
| Wallingford 1 | 6028 | Deeds v. 20-21 1774-1780 | |||||||||
| Wallingford 2 | 6029 | Deeds v. 22-23 1780-1786 | |||||||||
| Washington | 6096 Item 2 | General index to v. 1-17 1779-1849, Land records, v. 1 1779-1786 | |||||||||
| Waterbury 1 | 6119 | Land records, v. 17-18 1774-1784 | |||||||||
| Waterbury 2 | 6120 | Land records, v. 19-20 1776-1787 | |||||||||
| Waterbury 3 | 6118 | Land records, v. 15-16 1772-1781 | |||||||||
| Watertown | 6079 | Land records, v. 1-2 1780-1809 | |||||||||
| Wethersfield 1 | 5998 | Land records v. 16-17 1761-1789 | |||||||||
| Wethersfield 2 | 5997 | Land records v. 14-15 1770-1778 | |||||||||
| Willington | 5975 | Land records, v. D-F 1750-1795 | |||||||||
| Winchester | 6062 | Proprietors records, Land records, v. 2 1744-1794 | |||||||||
| Windham 1 | 5912 | Land records, v. P-Q 1770-1783 | |||||||||
| Windham 2 | 5913 | Land records, v. R-S 1783-1796 | |||||||||
| Windsor 1 | 6195 | Land records v. 15-16 1765-1786 | |||||||||
| Windsor 2 | 6196 | Land records v. 17-18 1783-1792 | |||||||||
| Woodbury | 6147 | Grantor General Index to Deeds 1757-1787 (VIEWABLE FROM HOME) | |||||||||
| Woodbury | 6147 | Grantee General Index to Deeds 1757-1787 (VIEWABLE FROM HOME) | |||||||||
| Woodbury 1 | 6159 | Land records, v. 22-23 1779-1788 (VIEWABLE FROM HOME) | |||||||||
| Woodbury 2 | 6158 | Land records, v. 20-21 1772-1779 (VIEWABLE FROM HOME) | |||||||||
| Woodbury 3 | 6160 | Land records, v. 24-25 1783-1799 (VIEWABLE FROM HOME) | |||||||||
| Woodstock | 5954 | Grantor General Index to Deeds 1749-1867 (VIEWABLE FROM HOME) | |||||||||
| Woodstock | 5954 | Grantee General Index to Deeds 1749-1867 (VIEWABLE FROM HOME) | |||||||||
| Woodstock | 5956 | Land records, v. 4-6 1769-1787 (VIEWABLE FROM HOME) | |||||||||
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