Rye, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Genealogy
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Brief History[edit | edit source]
The town of Rye now includes the islands six miles offshore in the Isles of Shoals on the New Hampshire side of the New Hampshire-Maine border there.
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Historically, the largest religious groups in New Hampshire were the Congregational, Baptist, Roman Catholic, and Methodist churches. For general information about New Hampshire denominations, view the New Hampshire Church Records wiki page.
To see the churches in Rye, visit FamilySearch Places.
Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. The following are church records available online for the town of Rye:
City Directories[edit | edit source]
Early Records[edit | edit source]
Information about early residents of Rye before 1680 may be found in Norfolk (old) County records. Norfolk (old) County was discontinued in 1680, but her records are still available.[1] For more details about these early records see Norfolk (old) County, Massachusetts Genealogy.
Land Records[edit | edit source]
The following are online land records for the town of Rye:
- 1721-1829 Town records, 1721-1829 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
Libraries and Historical Societies[edit | edit source]
Maps[edit | edit source]
The following are online maps of the town of Rye:
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
In Connecticut, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Rye:
Town Histories[edit | edit source]
Go to Archive.org to find published materials for this town.
Town Records[edit | edit source]
In New Hampshire, most records are kept at the town level and generally began being kept at the founding of the town. These records may include the following:
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The following are Rye town records available online:
- 1636-1947 New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
- 1656-1884 Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1656-1884 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1721-1829 Town records, 1721-1829 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
Town Clerk[edit | edit source]
The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office.
Rye Town Office
10 Central Road
Rye, NH 03870
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Births[edit | edit source]
- 1636-1947 New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
- 1656 thru 1866 Genealogy, 1656 thru 1866 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1656-1884 Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1656-1884 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1721-1829 Town records, 1721-1829 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1825-1896 Transcript of genealogical records, Rye, New Hampshire, 1825-1896 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1850-1925 Records of marriages, births, and deaths, 1850-1925 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1901-1915 New Hampshire Birth Certificates, 1901-1915 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index and images
Marriages[edit | edit source]
- 1636-1947 New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
- 1656 thru 1866 Genealogy, 1656 thru 1866 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1656-1884 Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1656-1884 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1659-1890 Rye genealogical records : marriages, 1659-1890 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1721-1829 Town records, 1721-1829 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1726-1899 Marriage records of Rye, N.H., 1726-1899 : from Rye church records and Rye town records at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1825-1896 Transcript of genealogical records, Rye, New Hampshire, 1825-1896 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1850-1925 Records of marriages, births, and deaths, 1850-1925 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
Deaths[edit | edit source]
- 1636-1947 New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
- 1656 thru 1866 Genealogy, 1656 thru 1866 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1656-1884 Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1656-1884 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1721-1829 Town records, 1721-1829 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1725-1890 Rye genealogical records : deaths, 1725-1890 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1825-1896 Transcript of genealogical records, Rye, New Hampshire, 1825-1896 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1850-1925 Records of marriages, births, and deaths, 1850-1925 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
Town Reports[edit | edit source]
The town of Rye kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. Below is a list of years when Rye kept town reports. (NOTE: Occasionally, these town reports missed vital statistic information from the end of the year. If you don't find your ancestor's vital information, check the following year's town report to see if your ancestor's information was recorded later.)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Old Norfolk County Records," Essex Antiquarian 1, no. 2 (February 1897), 19-20. Part of NEHGS American Ancestors Search. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Film 599729 Item 2; Book 974.45 B2a.
Adjacent towns: Rockingham Co.: Greenland | New Castle | North Hampton | Portsmouth | Maine: York Co.: Kittery
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