My most fascinating family find for July 2015 was: Finding the land records and probate records for William Sever (1729-1809) of Kingston, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
I have posted these articles to date in my attempt to find when William Sever obtained the land he built his mansion house on in about 1760.
* Searching for William Sever's (1729-1809) Land Records in Kingston, Mass.- The Deed Indexes (posted 14 July 2015)
* Land Records of William Sever (1729-1809) of Kingston, Massachusetts (posted 15 July 2015)
* Was the William Sever Mansion House Land Obtained by Inheritance? (posted 16 July 2015)
* More Online Information About the Squire William Sever House in Kingston, Mass. (posted 17 July 2015)
* Amanuensis Monday - Post 277: 1802 Will of William Sever (1729-1809) of Kingston, Mass. (posted 20 July 2015)
* Amanuensis Monday - Post 278: 1811 Division of Lands of William Sever (1729-1809) of Kingston, Mass. (posted 27 July 2015)
Unfortunately, I don't have the answer yet! The land and probate records are voluminous for not only William Sever, but for his first wife, Sarah (Warren) Sever (1730-1797), his father, Nicholas Sever (1680-1764) and his mother, Sarah (Warren) (Little) Sever (1692-1756). Since the mansion was built in the 1760-1770 time frame, it may be that the land was conveyed by deed or inheritance with a description of the plot, or perhaps the site of the mansion house was included in a larger plot.
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