Hartford County, Connecticut Genealogy

United States Connecticut  Hartford County

County Courthouse

 * There is no county government.
 * The government is at the town level.

Quick Facts

 * Named after Hertfordshire, England.

Parent County

 * Created 10 May 1666, one of four original counties from the Colonial lands.

Boundary Changes

 * 14 Oct 1751: The west part was taken to create Litchfield County.
 * 12 May 1726: The east part of the county was taken to form Windham County.
 * 2 May 1785: The southeast portion was taken to create Middlesex County

Record Loss

 * Lost census: 1890

Archives and Libraries

 * USGenWeb Connecticut Archives, Hartford County, (accessed 28 Feb 2011).
 * Hartford County Public Libraries, (accessed 28 Feb 2011).
 * Historical Records Survey, Division of Professional and Service Projects, Works Progress Administration, Inventory of the town and city archives of Connecticut, no. 2, Hartford County, vol. I, Avon, Berlin, Bloomfield, (New Haven [Connecticut] : The Survey, 1939). Includes indexes.  or FHL US/CAN Film 908524 Item 1.

Biography

 * Biographies USGenWeb CTArchives
 * J.H. Sutherland, The city of Hartford and vicinity and their resources, (Hartford [Connecticut] : Evening Post Association, 1900). Includes index.  Available at the Family History Library,
 * Charles W. Burpee, History of Hartford County, Connecticut. De Luxe Supplement, (Illinois : S. J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1928). Includes index.  A selection of biographical sketches from volume 3 of History of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1928, by Charles W. Burpee.  Available at the Family History Library,
 * J.H. Beers &amp; Co., Commemorative biographical record of Hartford County, Connecticut containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and of many of the early settled families, (Chicago, Illinois : J.H. Beers &amp; Company, 1901). Includes index.   Online book available at Internet Libraries, (accessed 28 Feb 2011).   Part 1 and 2 are available at the Family History Library,  or FHL US/CAN Fiche 1000149.
 * Charles W. Burpee, History of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1928 being a study of the makers of the first constitution and the story of their lives, of their descendants and of all who have come, (Chicago, Illinois : S. J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1928). Includes indexes.  Volumes 1-3 are available at the Family History Library,  or FHL US/CAN Fiche 6048113 6048113-6048115.

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries USGenWeb CTArchives
 * Charles R. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemeteries and Inscriptions, Hartford County Cemetery Records, (accessed 25 Feb 2011). This website has a collection of cemetery links, organized by town.
 * Hartford County Cemetery Records Connecticut, (accessed 28 Feb 2011). Online transcriptions.
 * William Applebie Daniel Eardeley, Connecticut Cemeteries, 1673-1911, (Stamford, Connecticut : Stamford Genealogical Society (Connecticut), [19--]). Microfilm of typescripts.  Includes indexes.  Contains inscriptions from cemeteries in Fairfield, Windham, and Hartford counties, with emphasis on cemeteries of Stamford.  Available at the Family History Library,
 * Edward Sweetser Tillotson, Wethersfield inscriptions a complete record of the inscriptions in the five burial places in the ancient town of Wethersfield, including the towns of Rocky Hill, Newington and Beckley Quarter (in Berlin), also a portion of the inscriptions in the oldest cemetery in Glastonbury, (Hartford, Conn. : William F.J. Boardman, 1899). Includes index.  Online book available at Google Books, (accessed 28 Feb 2011).  Also available at the Family History Library,   or FHL US/CAN Film 908332 Item 1.   A database called Wethersfield Inscriptions can be found for this book  at ancestry.com$, (accessed 28 Feb 2011).

Church History and Records

 * Hartford County Association of Universalists (Hartford County, Connecticut), Records, 1834-1867, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1976).  Microfilm of original records.  Contains the constitution and minutes of meetings. From 1834-1836, the association was called the Connecticut Association of Universalists. Available at the Family History Library,
 * Early records of Hartford, Connecticut land records, 1639-1688; vital records, 1644-1730; probate records, 1635-1750; plus genealogical notes and a manual of the first church in Hartford, (Bowie, Maryland : Heritage Books, c1995).  Online database can be downloaded on any computer at the Family History Library,

Court Records

 * Connecticut. Probate Court (Hartford District), Probate Records, 1649-1932, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949-1954, 1982). Microfilm of original records in Hartford, Connecticut.  Hartford Probate District includes the towns of Hartford, Bloomfield, Glastonbury, Newington, Rocky Hill, West Hartford, Wethersfield, and Windsor Locks. Indexes are found within each volume. Volumes 2-6 contain also records of the county courts in Hartford County, sometimes called Quarter courts, Court of Magistrates, particular courts, special courts, etc.  Available at the Family History Library starting with,  52 microfilm reels, 35 mm.
 * Connecticut. Superior Court (Hartford County), Court expenses, 1814-1847, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1989). Microfilm of original records in the Connecticut State Archives, Hartford.  Avaiable at the Family History Library,
 * Ullmann, Helen Schatvet, Hartford County (Connecticut). County Court, Manwaring, Charles William 1829-1905, Hartford County, Connecticut, county court minutes volumes 3 and 4, 1663-1687, 1697, (Boston, Massachusetts : New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2005). Includes fullname index. "This present volume is a transcription of the 'court side' of volumes 3 and 4 of the Hartford County, Connecticut, county court records. In the seventeenth century, Hartford County included the whole northern part of the state, most of the territory from which Litchfield, Middlesex, Windham and Tolland counties were formed. In the reverse of the books are probate records, wills and inventories abstracted many years ago by Charles William Manwaring"...Pref., p. [v].  Available at the Family History Library,   Database for the index can be found at American Ancestors$, (accessed 28 Feb 2011).
 * Barbara B. Ferris and Grace Louise Knox, Connecticut divorces Superior Court records for the counties of Litchfield, 1752-1922 and Hartford 1740-1849, (Bowie, Maryland : Heritage Books, c2000). Includes index.  Available on the desktop at the Family History Library,
 * Connecticut. Superior Court (Hartford County), Divorce Papers, 1725-1849, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1989). Microfilm of original records in the Connecticut State Archives, Hartford.  Records are arranged in rough alphabetical order.  Available at the Family History Library, 5 films starting with,

History

 * J. Hammond Trumbull, The memorial history of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1884; (1886), (Bowie, Maryland:Heritage Books, c2000). Includes index for both vols. at the end of v. 1.  Contents: v. 1. Hartford: county, town, and city.--v. 2. Town histories.  Available online at Internet Archives, Volume 1 and Volume 2, (accessed 1 Mar 2011).  Also available on the desktop at the Family History Library,  or
 * Henry R. Stiles, The history of ancient Windsor, Connecticut including East Windsor, South Windsor, and Ellington prior to 1788, the date of their separation from the old town; and Windsor, Bloomfield, and Windsor Locks to the present time; also the genealogies and genealogical notes of those families which settled within the limits of ancient Windsor, Connecticut prior to 1800, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974, 1990). Microfilm of original published: Albany, N.Y. : J. Munsell, 1863. 2 v. : ill., maps, ports.  Volume 2 includes a supplement to the history and genealogies of ancient Windsor. 134 p.   Available online at Google Books, (accessed 1 Mar 2011).  Also available at the Family History Library, Volume 1: Volume 2: FHL US/CAN Film 924647 Item 2.
 * Charles M. Andrews, The river towns of Connecticut a study of Wethersfield, Hartford and Windsor, (Salem, Massachusetts:Higginson, [1994]). Includes index.  Available online at Google Books, (accessed 1 Mar 2011).  Also available at the Family History Library,  or on the computer desktop
 * Henry R. Stiles, The history and genealogies of ancient Windsor, Connecticut including East Windsor, South Windsor, Bloomfield, Windsor Locks and Ellington, 1635-1891, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1965, 1969). Microfilm of: Rev. ed. Hartford, Conn. : Case, Lockwood &amp; Brainard, 1891-1892. 2 v., ill., facsims., maps, ports.  Includes indexes. Contents: v. 1. History -- v. 2. Genealogies and biographies.  Available online at Google Books, (accessed 1 Mar 2011).  Also available at the Family History Library, Volume 1:  Volume 2: FHL US/CAN Film 417935.

Land and Property

 * Deeds USGenWeb CTArchives
 * Library of Congress. Geography and Map Division, Land ownership maps - Hartford County, Connecticut land ownership maps, 1855 and 1884, (Washington, District of Columbia : Library of Congress, 1983).  Available at the Family History Library,
 * Tinmouth (Vermont). Proprietors' Clerk, Proprietors records, 1761-1809, (Montpelier, Vermont : Vermont Public Records Division, 1973). Microfilm of original records filmed at Tinmouth, Vermont.  Contains deeds and land surveys. Also includes land records from various counties in Connecticut. Includes charter book which contains a copy of the 1761 Tinmouth charter and minutes of proprietors meetings.  Available at the Family History Library,

American Revolutionary War
Hartford Co - USGenWeb CTArchives

Stephens, Timothy August 1, 1820 Tozer, Jared -- Enlistment, from pension Tozer, Jared - Pension, Aug 1835

Tozer, Jared - Pension, Sep 1835 Tozer, Jared - Pension, Mar 1849

Census


 * 1840 Census USGenWeb CTArchives

Pensions

 * Military Pensions USGenWeb Archives

Census

 * 1840 Census USGenWeb CTArchives

Pensions

 * Jairus Winchell, USGenWeb CTArchives

Civil War
Pensions, USGenWeb CTArchives

John and Jane Burton George A. Hamilton Hancy Hamilton ==

Service men from Hartford County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Most of the men in the following companies were from Hartford County.


 * 1) 1st Regiment, Connecticut Heavy Artillery - Company A, C, K and L.
 * 2) 1st Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Infantry Company A, B, C, G and Rifle Company A and B.
 * 3) 3rd Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Rifle Company A and E.
 * 4) 8th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company B
 * 5) 14th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company F
 * 6) 16th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company D, F and K.
 * 7) 20th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company E
 * 8) 21st Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company B
 * 9) 22nd Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I.
 * 10) 24th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company E
 * 11) 25th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company C, E and I.

Pensions

 * Military Pensions USGenWeb Archives

Burials

 * Ray's Place, Men from Bristol who died in the Civil War, (accessed 25 Feb 2011). Inscriptions on the Civil War Monument in West Cemetery Bristol, CT. From the Hale Collection

Newspapers

 * Hartford County Newspaper List, (accessed 28 Feb 2011).
 * Hartford County, Connecticut Obituaries, (accessed 28 Feb 2011).

Probate District Courts
The records are kept at district courts. The County government does not exist. Not every town has a court. Some are included in a district making up from 1 to 5 towns. The Districts are: Avon, Berlin, Bristol, Burlington, Canton, East Granby, East Hartford, East Windsor, Enfield, Farmington, Granby, Hartford, Hartland, Manchester, Marlborough, Plainville, Simsbury, Southington, Suffield, and Windsor.

Connecticut State Library, Research Guide to Connecticut Probate Districts, (accessed 28 Feb 2011).

Vital Records

 * Many vital birth, marriage, and death records for Suffield, Connecticut can be found on Migrationtrails.com. Original scanned images of the documents are available as well.
 * Census Finder, Connecticut Vital Records, (accessed 28 Feb 2011).  Online transcriptions are listed by county.
 * Hartford County (Connecticut). Coroner, Coroner's records, 1883-1932, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988). Microfilm of original records in the Connecticut State Archives, Hartford.  Indexes are found within each volume.  Available at the Family History Library,  (17 films)
 * Hartford County, Connecticut Marriage Records, (accessed 28 Feb 2011). Online transcriptions listed by town.
 * Early records of Hartford, Connecticut land records, 1639-1688; vital records, 1644-1730; probate records, 1635-1750; plus genealogical notes and a manual of the first church in Hartford, (Bowie, Maryland : Heritage Books, c1995).  Available on the desktop at the Family History LIbrary,

Societies, Libraries and Museums
Connecticut Society of Genealogists, (accessed 28 Feb 2011).

Web Sites

 * Cyndi's List, (accessed 28 Feb 2011). Hartford County General Resource Sites
 * epodunk, (accessed 28 Feb 2011). Hartford County, Connecticut Ancestry and Family History
 * FamilyHistory101, (accessed 28 Feb 2011). Hartford County Connecticut History, Records, Facts, Genealogy and Ancestry
 * The Hartford County CTGenWeb Project, an member of The CTGenWeb Project.
 * Linkpendium, (accessed 28 Feb 2011). Hartford County Genealogy and Family History
 * MyGenealogist, (accessed 28 Feb 2011). Hartford County Connecticut Genealogy Resources
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project (backup site)
 * Family History Library catalog for Hartford County