Down on Cape Cod, Barnstable, woodlots seem to have been granted in the early 1700's or perhaps before which is not widely available because of the fire in the 1820's But what I want to mention is that down there at least woodlots were tax free up until fairly recently. In my wife's family case woodlots seem to been granted aboout 1700 and became taxable only in the post WWII period. I cant recall how many acres they had but some were taken for the Cape Cod Highway and others sold in the 50's and 80's if memory serves