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United States Vermont  Bennington   Readsboro

Brief History
Readsboro does not appear to have been settled under any township charter rights. The first grant of any part of the town was by the governor of New Hampshire in 1764, of 3,000 acres in the southeast part to Major Robert ROGERS, an army officer. Not complying with the conditions of the charter, and after the breaking out of the Revolutionary War joining the British and moving to Canada, his charter was treated as void. The first town meeting is supposed to have been held in 1786.

It was originally called Readesborough after the patent holder, John Reade, but from the very beginning it was spelled every conceivable way, from Reedsborough to the present configuration. There are records dating to 1786 in the State Archives, in which residents state that they live in Reedsberry.

Other New York patents overlapped parts of the present town; a conflicting New Hampshire Grant was made to Major Robert Rogers of Rogers' Rangers fame. Contrary to what usually happened to resolve such cases, the existing town derives from the New York Patent.

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.

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

Probate Records
The probate district for Readsboro is Bennington. Bennington Probate Division 207 South St. Bennington, VT 05201 Phone: (802) 447-2705

Maps
1856 Map of Readsboro

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


 * Fairington Cemetery
 * Hartwellville Cemetery
 * North Hill Cemetery
 * Readsboro Village Cemetery
 * South Readsboro Cemetery
 * South Hill Cemetery

Town Records
Digital images of Pownal Town records 1732-2005 are availble online at FamilySearch.

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Peru Town Clerks Office. These include Land records, 1750-1894; indexes to land records, 1760-1931, Town records, 1775-1903, and Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1857-1994.

Readsboro Twon Clerk 301 Phelps Lane / P. O. Box 187 Readsboro, VT 05350 Phone: (802) 423-5405 Email: clerk@readsborovt.org Website: https://readsborovt.org/Town_Clerk.html

Bennington Banner Newspaper

Libraries and Historical Societies
Readsboro Community Library 301 Phelps Lane Readsboro, VT 05350 Phone: (802) 423-5460 Email: lovestoread2001@yahoo.com Website: http://readsborocommunitylibrary.wordpress.com/about/

Readsboro Historical Society Betty Bolognani, President Phone: (802) 423-5432 Email: bolognan@sover.net Website: https://readsborovt.org/Historical_Society.html