Weybridge, Addison County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Weybridge was chartered by New Hampshire in 1761 and organized in 1789. Colonel Joseph Battell began breeding Morgans on his farm in Weybridge, VT in the late 1870s. His intense interest in preserving and promoting America's first breed of horse saved the Morgan from extinction. Battell spent years studying and tracing Morgan pedigrees, resulting in the publication of the first volume of the Morgan Horse Register in 1894. In 1907 he gave his farm to the U.S. Government.

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


 * First Weybridge Hill (John Nixon Farm) Cemetery - inscriptions found at Find A Grave site.
 * Stow Cemetery - inscriptons found at Find A Grave site and online.
 * Weybridge Hill Cemetery - inscriptions found at Find A Grave site.


 * Weybridge 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 Weybridge, 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 Weybridge:

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

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

1871 map of Weybridge 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 Weybridge:

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

Town Histories
History of Weybridge, Vermont, by Ida H. Washington (1991) - find this book in a library.

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 Weybridge town records available online:

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Weybridge Town Clerk's Office. These include [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1185141 Vital records of Weybridge, Vermont, 1800-Jan. 1999], Land records, 1789-1850, and Vital records, 1795-1859.

Weybridge Town Clerk 1727 Quaker Village Road Weybridge, Vermont 05753 Phone: (802) 545-2450 Email: curavoo@gmavt.net Website: https://weybridgeschool.wikispaces.com/Weybridge+Town

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

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