Welcome to the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds. Barnstable County was founded in 1685 and encompasses the land and the 15 towns that make up what is popularly known as Cape Cod. The Barnstable County Registry of Deeds contains the over three centuries of real property ownership history for Cape Cod. In Massachusetts, Registries of Deeds deal only with title to real property.
The Mayflower Compact was signed aboard ship on November 11, 1620 by most adult men (but not by most crew and adult male servants). The Pilgrims used the Julian Calendar, also known as Old Style dates, which, at that time, was ten days behind the Gregorian Calendar.
2016-10-01T12:15:00-04:00. The signers all agreed to follow the same laws for an organized government. All men on the Mayflower, both pilgrims and non-pilgrims were expected to sign it.