Hancock, Addison County, Vermont Genealogy
Contents
- 1 Brief History
- 2 Cemeteries
- 3 Church Records
- 4 City Directories
- 5 Land Records
- 6 Libraries and Historical Societies
- 7 Maps
- 8 Newspapers
- 9 Probate Records
- 10 Town Histories
- 11 Town Records
- 12 Vital Records
- 13 References
- 14 Brief History
- 15 Historical Data
- 16 Town Histories
- 17 Vital Records
- 18 Probate Records
- 19 City Directories
- 20 Maps
- 21 Cemeteries
- 22 Churches
- 23 Town Records
- 24 Newspapers
- 25 Libraries and Historical Societies
- 26 References
Brief History[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Historically, the largest religious groups in Vermont were the Congregational, Baptist, Roman Catholic, and Methodist churches. For general information about Vermont denominations, view the New Hampshire Church Records wiki page.
To see the churches in TOWN, visit.
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 TOWN:
City Directories[edit | edit source]
Land Records[edit | edit source]
The following are online land records for the town of TOWN:
Libraries and Historical Societies[edit | edit source]
Maps[edit | edit source]
The following are online maps of the town of TOWN:
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
In Vermont, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of TOWN:
Town Histories[edit | edit source]
Town Records[edit | edit source]
In Vermont, 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 TOWN town records available online:
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.
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Births[edit | edit source]
Marriages[edit | edit source]
Deaths[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
Brief History[edit | edit source]
Hancock was chartered on July 31, 1781 by the Vermont State Legislature. Over 80 percent of its area is taken up by the Green Mountain National Forest. The population was 323 at the 2010 census. [1] [2]
Historical Data[edit | edit source]
Addison County, Vermont GenWeb
Town Histories[edit | edit source]
Hancock heritage, 1781-1981: a collection of photographs, old and new, Hancock Historical Society (1980) - find this book in a library.
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
FamilySearch Historical Records Collection has Vermont birth, death, and marriage records online.
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
The probate district for Hancock is Addison.
Addison Probate Court
7 Mahady Court
Middlebury, VT 05753
Phone: (802) 388-2612
City Directories[edit | edit source]
Maps[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
The following is a list of cemeteries in present-day Hancock. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Addison County, website at this link.
- Branch Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
- Hancock Village Cemetery - inscriptions found at Find A Grave site.
- Hancock Village Cemetery (Old) - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
Cemetery deeds, 1897-1975 and 1798-1869 are on microfilm at the Family History Library.
Churches[edit | edit source]
Church records, Hancock & Granville, VT, 1878-1922 - available on microfilm from the Family History Library.
Town Records[edit | edit source]
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1783-1998, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).
The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Hancock Town Clerk's Office. These include Deeds, 1792-1853; index, 1792-1878, Marriage certificates, 1862-1935, and Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1841-1998; indexes to births, marriages, deaths, 1785-1998.
HancockTown Clerk's Office:
48 Vermont 125
Hancock, VT 05748
Phone:(802) 767-3660
Email: hancocktwnclerk@yahoo.com
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Addison County Independent ($)
Libraries and Historical Societies[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Hancock, VT History http://www.virtualvermont.com/towns/hancock.html#about
- ↑ History of the Town of Hancock, VT http://usgenwebsites.org/VTAddison/towns.html#hancock
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