Sudbury, Rutland County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
First chartered by Benning Wentworth on Aug. 6, 1763 and contained 13,426 acres. The governor attempted to grant the exact same parcel the following year as the town of Dunbar. Recognizing the error, Wentworth permitted the second grant to expire and Sudbury remained on the maps and Dunbar became a footnote in history. The colony of New York attempted to grant the same land as Halesborough in 1767, but that effort failed.

The earliest record of a regular meeting for conducting town business is dated January 15, 1789. However, earlier dated pages of this book of records are missing, and thus the date of the organization of the town is unknown.

According to the First United States Census, there were 47 families with a total population of 258. The population was 560 at the 2010 census.

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


 * Sudbury Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Wallace Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Willow Brook Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Sudbury Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Rutland 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 Sudbury, 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 Sudbury:

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

Libraries and Historical Societies
Sudbury Historical Society Town Clerk's Office, Sudbury, VT Mailing Address: 36 Blacksmith Lane, Sudbury, VT 05733 Phone: (802) 623-7296 Contact: Steve Sgorbati, Town Clerk

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

1854 Rutland County, Sudbury map

Newspapers
Rutland Herald online at this link.

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

The probate district for Sudbury is Fair Haven. Fair Haven Probate Court 3 North Park Place Fair Haven, VT 05743 Phone: (802) 265-3380

Town Histories
History of Hyde Manor

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 Sudbury town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005, can be found on FamilySerach (browse only images) at this link.

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Sudbury Town Clerks Office. These include Day book, 1808-1882, Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1758-1995; indexes to births, deaths, marriages, 1788-1949, and Town records, 1790-1840.

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

Sudbury Town Clerk 36 Blacksmith Lane Sudbury, VT 05733 Phone: 802-623-7296

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