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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.
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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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