Series Information
KENT COUNTY
COURT
(Land Commission Papers)
1804-1811
C1065
Series Description
Original papers filed during proceedings of commissioners
appointed by the court to perpetuate or restore land boundaries
and to divide or sell inherited land. Land boundary documents
usually consist of petitions, court orders, oaths of
commissioners, depositions, commission reports, and surveys and
plats. Estate proceedings contain petitions, court orders, oaths
of commissioners, commission reports, and surveys and plats. The
papers are arranged chronologically by the beginning date for
each file, and most are recorded in (Land Records) in series
C1068 and CM662. Earlier and later records appear in (Land
Commissions) in series C1066. Access available in electronic form
derived from the records themselves.
The series is housed in 16 folders, each containing an average of
20 pages of text and plats.