Welcome to the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds! 

In over two hundred years of continuous operation, we have gone from days of scriveners with quill pens to an era of computers and advanced document imaging. 

Our objectives in all that time have remained the same: security, accuracy and accessibility for our communities' land records, and reliable service to the residents of Norfolk County.

As Register, I am committed to carrying forward those traditions and to continue modernizing our facilities and services to meet the changing needs of the public in this new century.

We have upgraded our website, implemented an internet-based document research system, and created an on-site Customer Service Center to better serve the needs of the residents and businesses of Norfolk County.  Other modernization initiatives include instituting electronic recording for all land records and transcribing over 450,000 hand written documents recorded between Norfolk County’s founding in 1793 to 1900.

Scanned images back to the founding of Norfolk County in 1793 are accessible to the public through the Registry of Deeds on-line internet land records research system. Please watch the Registry News for more information.

The Registry staff and I hope that our services are helpful to you. As always, I welcome any comments or suggestions you may have. 

Sincerely,

William P. O'Donnell
Register of Deeds

                                                   Norfolk County Registers of Deeds

Eliphalet Pond of Dedham                                                                                  1793-1813                                   

James Foord of Milton                                                                                        1813-1821                                            

Enos Foord of Dedham                                                                                       1821-1861                                         

James Foord of Dedham                                                                                    1861-1874                                               

John H. Burdakin of Dedham                                                                              1874-1916                                         

Edward L. Burdakin of Dedham                                                                          1916-1917                                                 

Walter W. Chambers of Dedham                                                                        1917-1947                                      

L. Thomas Shine of Dedham                                                                              1947-1970                                         

Barry T. Hannon of Braintree                                                                              1970-2001                                         

Paul D. Harold of Quincy                                                                                    2001-2002                                       

William P. O’Donnell of Norwood                                                                       2002 to Present