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Connecticut County Court, Land, Probate, Tax
and Other Miscellaneous Records
Even nowadays, few people escape mention in a court room records at some time throughout their lives as witnesses, litigants, jurors, appointees to office, or as petition signatories. Nevertheless, Americans of a couple of generations ago also expected to attend local court proceedings when they were in session. It was a civic duty-and they could be fined if they did not attend.
American court files mirror U.S. history. Buried away in courthouses and archives everywhere are the dreams and frustrations of lots of citizens. The chances are great that your ancestors have left a concise record of at least some areas of life in a court room records.
On-Site County Court Records Search - Find nearly any Connecticut court record online! Many court records are not digitized yet, which signifies the only way to obtain these records is by visiting the actual courthouses. Someone from our network of court-runners will go retrieve the records and then send you the outcomes. Average response time is 38 hours. Civil Records include Lawsuits, Bankruptcies, Liens and judgments, Marriage/divorce judicial proceeding, Child custody, Civil rights violations ands Other. Criminal Records include Violent offenses, Theft and robbery, DUI/DWI's, Drugs and alcohol, Sexual crimes, Some traffic violations, Behavioral.
Even if your ancestor is not mentioned in a probate case, consider all of the other procedures which could have lead to him or her appearing in court records. FOR DEFINITIONS OF ALL COURT TERMS SEE THE GENEALOGY ENCYCLOPEDIA
Connecticut Court Records
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- Court, Land, Wills & Financial - Court records are an often overlooked, yet very valuable tool for finding information to assist you in your research. Land records, such as deeds, allow you to tie an ancestor to a specific place at a point in time. Other court records like those dealing with finances and estates often list related family members or give interesting details like the total value of property owned by your ancestors to add interest to your family history.
Connecticut Probate Records
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- Research In Probate Records - from The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy.
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Connecticut Land Records
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As with other New England states, the Crown of England had what it considered legal right to the land, yet it was not until 1662 that royal grants and patents were established in Connecticut to cover the settlers who had been there for thirty years. As with Rhode Island, land was first purchased by individuals (not the Crown of England) from the Native Americans.
The Connecticut General Assembly had first jurisdiction over the colony and established town proprietors to meet and make decisions regarding community life in the town. Land was divided and sold in lots; registration of deed transactions was the responsibility of the town clerk.
Deed books are generally indexed individually. Town clerks usually have comprehensive indexes to grantors and grantees. Formerly microfilmed only to 1850, the books have now been microfilmed to 1900 and can be consulted either in the central location at the Connecticut State Library or through the FHL and its branches. There is no state-wide index to all deeds, however.
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- Search County Property Records
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Connecticut Immigration & Naturalization Records
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Naturalizations, as with other states, might have been granted in any Connecticut court up to the twentieth century. Some are still in the county courthouses, but all which were held at the Connecticut State Library were transferred to the National Archives/New England Region in 1984 and are being microfilmed with a copy of the film to be returned for research at the state library. Those filed and granted after 1906 are in the federal district court in Bridgeport, Hartford, or New Haven.
- Immigration & Emigration - As our ancestors moved from one country to another, details about their lives were recorded on passenger lists and government documents. Immigration and emigration records can help you learn where your ancestors originally came from, where they went, when they left, who they traveled with, and more.
Connecticut Tax Records
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