Lincoln, Addison County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Lincoln was chartered on November 9, 1780 by the Vermont Legislature. Like several other Addison County towns, Lincoln was settled by members of the Society of Friends, or Quakers. The first Quakers settled in an area known as Mud Flat about 1795. As time went by and other Quakers joined the original group, the area became known as Quaker Stand. The meeting house is gone and the Society has dispersed, but one part of Lincoln village is still called Quaker Street. History of the Town of Lincoln, VT http://sites.rootsweb.

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


 * Eubar-Odette Cemetery- inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Friends Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Lee Cemetery - inscriptions found at Find A Grave site.


 * Maple Cemetery - inscriptions found at Find A Grave site.


 * Merrill Cemetery - inscriptions found at Find A Grave site.


 * Pope Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Lincoln Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Addison 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 Lincoln, 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 Lincoln:

Record of births, marriages, and deaths, in the Society of Friends at Lincoln, Vermont, 1739-1905 are on microfilm at the Family History Library.

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

Libraries and Historical Societies
Lincoln Library 222 West River Road Lincoln, VT 05443 Phone: (802) 453-2665 Email: lincolnlibraryvt@gmail.com Website: http://www.lincolnlibraryvt.com/

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

1871 map of Lincoln township

Newspapers
Addison County Independent ($)

Burlington Free Press

Rutland Herald

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

The probate district for Lincoln is Addison. Addison Probate Court 7 Mahady Court Middlebury, VT 05753 Phone: (802) 388-2612

Town Histories

 * Lincoln, history of a mountain town from first settlements to the present, by Richard V. Reed, Linda Norton, and Travis Harris (1980) - view digital copy of book online.
 * Memories of a mountain town : a bi-centennial commemorative collection of old photographs contributed by her people, by David Brown; Lincoln (Vt.). Bi-Centennial Committee (1976) - find 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 Lincoln town records available online:

Vermont, Addison County, Lincoln, land records, 1600-1900; general index, 1850-1900 can be found on - FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection.

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Lincoln Town Clerk's Office. These include - FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

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

Town of Lincoln 62 Quaker St. Lincoln, VT 05443 Phone: 802-453-2980 Email: [mailto:clerk@lincolnvermont.org clerk@lincolnvermont.org] Website

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