New Brunswick Deeds 1780-1930 Online
The New Brunswick Deed Books are available online at Family Search with a free account and at Ancestry with subscription. The deed books are not searchable electronically in either location, but here's how to use them.
Instructions for Family Search
Go to the main landing page for the deeds (click here.)
Select a county. I was looking for a deed in Kings County between Samuel McCully and Thomas Coates that was probably dated around 1804.
Deed Book Method
If you know the approximate date of your ancestor's deed, click the Deed Book link. If not, look down this page for instructions on how to use the Index Book Method.
Instructions for Family Search
Go to the main landing page for the deeds (click here.)
Select a county. I was looking for a deed in Kings County between Samuel McCully and Thomas Coates that was probably dated around 1804.
Deed Book Method
If you know the approximate date of your ancestor's deed, click the Deed Book link. If not, look down this page for instructions on how to use the Index Book Method.
Select the correct Deed Book volume and year range from the list. I chose vol. H1 which contained the years 1802-1805.
Locate the handwritten index at the end of each volume. The film of Volume H1 contains 379 images. So I typed 379 in the image field and pressed return to jump to the index at the end of the volume. Then I used the back arrow key to page back through the index until I located the letter C. The C index was on Image 373.
Make note of the print page number for the deed. The Thomas Coates from Samuel McCully deed was on print page 297 in Volume H1.
Type the print page number in the image field and press return or enter to jump to that image. Then look for the print page number at the top corner of the document. Use the arrow keys to navigate to the correct print page number. The image numbers correspond roughly to the print page numbers, so you won't have to hunt much. In my example, print page 297 was found on image 301.
Type the print page number in the image field and press return or enter to jump to that image. Then look for the print page number at the top corner of the document. Use the arrow keys to navigate to the correct print page number. The image numbers correspond roughly to the print page numbers, so you won't have to hunt much. In my example, print page 297 was found on image 301.
Index Book Method
If you don't know the approximate year of the deed, you can use the Grantor-Grantee index. This is also useful for finding deeds you may not know exist.
Choose your county.
Then click the Index Book link.
If you don't know the approximate year of the deed, you can use the Grantor-Grantee index. This is also useful for finding deeds you may not know exist.
Choose your county.
Then click the Index Book link.
Choose the alphabetical index that matches your year range. I chose A-L for the years 1785-1880 because I was looking for Coates Deeds around 1804.
Navigate through the index to find your ancestor's name. You don't have to arrow through the whole index. You can type in an image number and press return to jump to that image. Once you get closer to your ancestor's name, use the arrow keys to page through the Index. For example, I was looking for "Coates" which I estimated would be about 1/4 of the way through the A-L listings. There were 781 Images in A-L index, so I jumped first to Image 200 which got me to the Ch's. So I tried 250 which got me to names beginning Con. So I next tried 225 and landed on the name Coates. Then I used the arrow keys to find Thomas as Grantee.
Pay attention to whether you're on a Grantee/Grantor or Grantor/Grantee page of the index as they alternate. I found Thomas Coates as Grantor on image 223 and Thomas Coates as Grantee on image 226. And I found the Thomas Coates from Samuel McCully deed listing for Volume H1, p. 297 in Sussex Parish. It's fortunate that I looked at the index because I discovered that Thomas Coates acquired an additional property from the Stockton family which I can view in Volume I-1, page 105. I also noticed many deeds for his sons.
Pay attention to whether you're on a Grantee/Grantor or Grantor/Grantee page of the index as they alternate. I found Thomas Coates as Grantor on image 223 and Thomas Coates as Grantee on image 226. And I found the Thomas Coates from Samuel McCully deed listing for Volume H1, p. 297 in Sussex Parish. It's fortunate that I looked at the index because I discovered that Thomas Coates acquired an additional property from the Stockton family which I can view in Volume I-1, page 105. I also noticed many deeds for his sons.
Make note of the Deed Book volume (Libro) and page number. Then follow the instructions above for the Deed Book Method. Since you already know the page number, you don't have to go through the index part of the procedure. Just type the print page number in the image field and then use the arrow keys to find the actual print page number. The image and print page numbers correspond roughly.
Instructions for Ancestry
To access the same deed books on Ancestry click here.
The advantage of using Ancestry is that you can link the deed to your Ancestor's record.
To get started on Ancestry, choose the County and either the Deed Book or Index method.
At this point, you'll have to sign in to your account.
Then follow the instructions as above. In the Ancestry version, the image navigation bar is at the bottom of the screen otherwise the pages look similar.
To access the same deed books on Ancestry click here.
The advantage of using Ancestry is that you can link the deed to your Ancestor's record.
To get started on Ancestry, choose the County and either the Deed Book or Index method.
At this point, you'll have to sign in to your account.
Then follow the instructions as above. In the Ancestry version, the image navigation bar is at the bottom of the screen otherwise the pages look similar.