Sunderland, Bennington County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Sunderland was chartered on June 29, 1761. During part of the Revolutionary War, the Allen brothers, Ethan and Ira, lived in Sunderland. The town was chartered, in 1761, but its organization did not take place until July 7, 1763, and that meeting was held in Pownal.

Cemeteries
The following is a list of cemeteries in present-day Sunderland. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Bennington County, website at this link.


 * Ira Allen Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Lawrence Cemetery (aka Sunderland Hill Cemetery) - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Mount Pleasant Cemetery (aka South End Cemetery) - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Cemetery records of Arlington and Sunderland, Bennington County, Vermont, to 1875


 * Sunderland Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Bennington County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Church Records
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 Sunderland, 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 Sunderland:

Historical Data
The Vermont Historical Gazetteer is a 5 volume set of historical information by Abby Maria Hemenway with Volume I published in 1867 and Volume V completed in 1891 after her death. Also available online in PDF format at this link.

Land Records
The following are online land records for the town of Sunderland:

Maps
The following are online maps of the town of Sunderland:

1856 map of Sunderland

Newspapers
Manchester Journal

Probate Records
In Vermont, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Sunderland:

The probate district for Sunderland is Manchester. Manchester Probate Court P.O. Box 446 Manchester, VT 05846 Phone: (802) 362-1410

Town Records
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: The following are Sunderland town records available online:

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Sunderland Town Clerks Office. These include Vital records index, 1750-1895, Land records, 1755-1915; index to land records, 1760-1952, and Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1883-1994; card index to births, marriages, deaths, 1868-1994.

Town Clerk
The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office.

Sunderland Town Clerk 181 S Rd. Sunderland, VT 05252 Phone: (802) 375-6106 Website: http://www.sunderlandvt.org/

Vital Records
FamilySearch Historical Records Collection has Vermont birth, death, and marriage records online.