Wenlock, Essex County, Vermont Genealogy

Wenlock is an extinct former town of Essex County, Vermont. A patent for the town of Wenlock was granted by the British Crown in 1761 by implication in Albany County, New York.

County jurisdictions. The Wenlock land alternated from Albany into Cumberland County, New York in 1766; back to Albany 1767; back to Cumberland in 1768. In 1770 Wenlock became part of Gloucester County, New York when Gloucester was formed. In 1777 Gloucester County was ceded from New York to Vermont. At that time Gloucester was combined with another county to become Cumberland County, Vermont until 1781. In 1781 Vermont created Orange County from part of her Cumberland County. Orange County was divided to form Essex County, Vermont in 1792.

Expansion and extinction. In 1801 Wenlock annexed the east part of Caldersburg. Wenlock was annexed to Brighton and Ferdinand in 1853.

Records. In 1971 the original Wenlock proprietors' records for 1761-1802 were in possession of the Supervisor of Unorganized Towns &amp; Gores, Maidstone, Essex County, Vermont. Also, a microfilm copy of these Wenlock proprietors' records is available from the FamilySearch Library on

In addition, try the records of Brighton, Vermont for records of former Wenlock residents. Brighton town records are presrved at Brighton Town Hall in Island Pond, Vermont. Also, microfilm copies of Brighton town records are available from the FamilySearch Library on, and for later years on.

Adjacent towns:  Avery's Gore | Bloomfield | Brighton | Brunswick | East Haven | Ferdinand | Granby | Lewis | Maidstone | Warren Gore | Caledonia County:  Newark | Orleans County:  Charleston | Morgan | Westmore