Sunderland, Bennington County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Sunderland, Vermont at Wikipedia

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.

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

Sunderland 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.

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

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:

City Directories

 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Land Records

 * 1782-1832 (*) Bennington County (Vermont). County Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Vermont Land and Property

Local Histories
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.

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Boundary Map of Sunderland at HomeTownLocator
 * McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
 * Old Maps of Vermont at Old-Maps.com
 * Sunderland at FamilySearch Places
 * Sunderland at Google Maps
 * Sunderland at Mapcarta
 * Town of Sunderland at Vermont.org
 * Vermont Maps State Page


 * 1856 map of Sunderland

Military
Searchable by Town Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
 * United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865
For more Civil War Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
 * United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918
For more World War I Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
 * United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945
For more World War II Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
 * United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Newspapers
Manchester Journal

Other 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.

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

Family History Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Albany New York Family History Center
 * Bennington Vermont Family History Center
 * Concord New Hampshire Family History Center
 * Rutland Vermont Family History Center
 * Brooks Memorial Library - an affiliate library
 * Crandall Public Library - an affiliate library