West Windsor, Windsor County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
West Windsor originally was the West Parish of Windsor. In 1793, the Vermont Legislature created two "parishes" within Windsor, and in 1814 made the parishes separate entities each with representation in the Legislature. The following year the two were reunited. The two were again separated in 1848, with West Windsor getting more than half the acreage and about a third of the population. Since that time they have remained two distinct townships.

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


 * Brownsville Cemetery- inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Sheddsville Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * West Windsor Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Windsor 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 West Windsor, 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 West Windsor:

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 West Windsor:

Libraries and Historical Societies
West Windsor Historical Society P.O. Box 12 Brownsville, VT 05037 Phone: (802) 484-3336 for Historic Records Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WestWindsorHistoricalSociety

Maps
The following are online maps of the town of West Windsor:

Modern day map of West Windsor

Newspapers
The Vermont Standard

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

The probate district for West Windsor is Windsor. Windsor Probate Court PO Box 402 (Cota Fuel Bdg) N. Springfield, VT 05150 Phone: (802) 886-2284

Town Histories
The heritage of West Windsor, by Erla Bear Scull - Find this book in a library.

Parish and town : the history of Wast Windsor, Vermont, by Mary Beardsley Fenn - 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 West Windsor town records available online:

Digital images of West Windsor Town records 1732-2005 are available online at FamilySearch.

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the West Windsor Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1857-1997, Land records, 1815-1816, 1849-1907; general index to land records, 1849-1943, and Parish meetings of West Parish, Windsor, Vermont, 1790-1849.

Town of West Windsor Mailing Address: PO Box 6 Physical Address: 22 Brownsville-Hartland Road Brownsville, VT 05037 Phone: 802-484-7212 Email: town.of.west.windsor@valley.net Website: http://www.westwindsorvt.govoffice2.com/

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.