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England Norfolk 1664-1817

Acle Parish Registers

England, Norfolk 1664-1817
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Essex England 1652

Manor Court

Essex, England 1652
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Kent England 1635-1679

Wills and Probates

Kent, England 1635-1679
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 St. Dionis Parish 1775

Bastardy Bond

St. Dionis Parish 1775
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 England 1652

Church Pew Agreement

England 1652
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Middlesex England 1786

Coroner's Inquest

Middlesex, England 1786
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 England 1780

Westminster Working Prisoner Role

England 1780
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 Barbados 1834

Slave Register

Barbados 1834
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Cornwall England 1577-1580

Christenings

Egloskerry Parish Registers

Cornwall, England 1577-1580
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Cornwall England 1598-1601

Christenings

Kilkhampton Parish Registers

Cornwall, England 1598-1601
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Norfolk England 1767

Marriages, Christenings, Burials

Acle Parish Registers

Norfolk, England 1767
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Norfolk England 1691-1692

Baptisms

Nowich Unitarian Church

Norfolk, England 1691-1692
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Cornwall England 1700

Deed

Lanlivery Parish Registers

Cornwall, England 1700
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Norfolk England 1701

Meeting Minutes

Guestwick Congregation

Norfolk, England 1701
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Norfolk England 1602

Marriages, Christenings, Burials

Acle Parish Registers

Norfolk, England 1602
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 Delaware 1729

Orphan Court Record

Delaware 1729
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 Massachusetts 1654

Marriage Records

Massachusetts 1654
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 New Hampshire 1636

Town Records

New Hampshire 1636
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 North Carolina 1779

Estate Files

North Carolina 1779
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 United States 1778

Revolutionary War Payroll

United States 1778
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Cross Creek North Carolina 1771

North Carolina Inventory

Cross Creek, North Carolina 1771
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Durham England 1562

Durham Will

Durham, England 1562
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Images reproduced with the kind permission of London Metropolitan Archives, the National Archives, Glasgow City Council, National Archives of Scotland, Christ's College, Gonville and Caius College, St. John's College Library, Trinity College, and L. Tom Perry Special Collections at Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University.

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