Panton, Addison County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
The charter for Panton was granted on November 3, 1761, the same day as Weybridge, and apparently suffered from a mixup in Benning Wentworth's land grant office. According to the two grants, Weybridge was to take its boundaries from Panton, and Panton would take its boundaries from Weybridge. The first settlers in Panton discovered that, if the boundary measurements from their grant were followed, a big part of their town would lie under the waters of Lake Champlain. Not only did the town never recover any land, but it lost more when Vergennes city and Waltham town were created.

In the fall of 1778, Benedict Arnold's little navy battled a superior British fleet on Lake Champlain and was defeated. Hopelessly battered, the flagship Congress and four smaller craft were run aground in Panton at what has since been known as Arnold Bay.

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


 * Adams Cemetery - inscriptions found at Find A Grave site.


 * Adams Ferry Cemetery - inscriptions found at Find A Grave site.


 * Hawley Cemetery (also known as: East Panton Cemetery) - inscriptions found at Find A Grave site.


 * Kent Cemetery - inscriptions found at Find A Grave site.


 * Spaulding Family Cemetery - inscriptions found at Find A Grave site.


 * Panton Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Addison 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 Panton, 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 Panton:

Historical Data
Panton – Past and Present, Condensed History of the Town of Panton, Vermont, 1761-1991, by Lois Thurber and Ann Russett - this book available at the Panton Town Hall.

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

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

1871 map of Panton Township

Newspapers
Addison County Independent ($)

Burlington Free Press

Rutland Herald

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

The probate district for Panton is Addison. Addison Probate Court 7 Mahady Court Middlebury, VT 05753 Phone: (802) 388-2612

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 Panton town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1816-1999, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Panton Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1857-1999; indexes to births, marriages, deaths, 1857-1999, and Deeds, town and vital records, 1784-1879.

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

Town of Panton 3176 Jersey Street Panton, VT 05491 Phone: (802) 475-2333 Website: http://www.pantonvt.us/

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