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>Where are the records kept today for folks who in and >before 1720 - >1752 >acquired and settled land in what was then Bucks >County? That land is >today >physically located in Monroe, Pike and Northampton >Counties. But I >suspect the land >and court records might have been in Philadelphia with >the Penn >owners. Or is >it part of Bucks archives. Some of these folks were >living there even >before >the Walking Purchase events. Many seem to have been >Dutch and German >settlers >from New York and/or New Jersey who were perhaps >residing in the >Minisink >area as early as 1700 while staying connected to folks >and church in >Ulster >County, NY/Kingston and across the river in what is >today Sussex & >Warren counties, >New Jersey [also part of the Minisink region]. When >did the Penns >and/or >Bucks County really lay claim to and start "governing" >that part of >the Bucks >County? In 1740s Moravian records some folks in >Dansbury[Stroudsburg] >and >Bethlehem seem to be going to Newtown for court and >with petitions. >Where are those >records from the Newtown county seat days kept if >existent, in 2004? >Thanks for the info and insight from local perspective. >Gail > > >==== PABUCKS Mailing List ==== >Contact Listowner ar judjack@rocketmail.com >Bucks Co Surnames >http://www.rootsweb.com/~pabucks/surnamepageA.html >List Rules >http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~myplace/mailing.html >Bucks Co. PAGenWeb page at >http://www.rootsweb.com/~pabucks >Bucks Co at >http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~buckscounty >Genealogy of Pa >http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/6508/ > >The above links may help locate records for land >acquired or settled 1700-1752 for monroe,Pike, and >Northampton Counties that were then part of Bucks >County. >ALSO RECORDS KEPT IN DOYLESTOWN, PA. COURT HOUSE >AND SPRAUNCE LIBRARY IN DOYLESTOWN,PA.
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