Collection (1740-1778) of original Simsbury, Conn., colonial deeds, wax seals

Description

Collection of Original Colonial-Era Simsbury, Connecticut, Land Transfer Documents
Signed by Early Residents
:
Most concern land sold to
Jonathan Humphry and Jonathan Humphry Jr.
20 manuscript documents
, signed (many with the original wax seals) by early Simsbury residents, ranging in date from 1740 to 1778--when Connecticut was still a British colony.
Who Owns These Tracts of Land Now?
Names include: John Mills, Michael Humphry, Timothy Moses, Solomon Terry, Jonathan Noble, Deborah Roberts, Samuel Tullar, Benjamin Hall
Unique Americana
, from a New England town that was pillaged and burned to the ground in 1676 during King Philip's War, the most extensive destruction of any New England town in any Indian war.
In 2015,
Time
magazine ranked it as the 9th best town in the U.S. to live in. Quite a recovery!
This is a rare opportunity to own a collection of
original colonial-period historical/research
material relating to that town: identify current tracts of land from these early landmarks. Probably the largest cache of 1700s Simsbury documents in private hands.
Documents are in great condition, deacidified and
protected in mylar.
See the photos.