Putney, Windham County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Josiah Willard (1716-1796) led a proprietors' petition for a Putney charter and on December 26, 1753, the town received its first charter, issued by Governor Benning Wentworth of the New Hampshire Grants. Putney officially became part of Windham County, Vermont in 1871.

Cemeteries

 * Putney Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Windham County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

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


 * Allyn Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Alpin Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Davis Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Dipping Hole-West Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * East Putney Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Houghton Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Joy Cemetery- inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Kathan Cemetery - inscriptins at Find A Grave site.
 * Lowell Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Maple Grove Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * McWain cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Mount Pleasant Cemtery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Old North Burying Ground - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Townsend Cemetery (aka Dusty Ridge Cemetery) inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * West Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

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 Putney, 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 Putney:

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

Libraries and Historical Societies
Putney Historical Society 15 Kimball Hill P.O. Box 260 Putney, Vermont 05346 Phone: 802-387-4411 Email: info@putneyhistory.us Website: http://putneyhistory.us/

Putney Public Library 55 Main St. Putney, VT 05346 Phone: (802) 387-4407 Email: putpub@svcable.net Website: http://home.svcable.net/putpub/

Maps
The following are online maps of the town of Putney: 1869 map of Putney

Newspapers
Brattleboro Reformer

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

The probate district for Putney is Westminster. Westminster

Probate Court PO Box 47 Bellows Falls, VT 05101 Phone: (802) 463-3019

Town Histories
Go to Archive.org to find published materials for this town.


 * The history of Putney, Vermont, 1753-1953 ; edited by Edith De Wolfe (1953) - view a digital version of this book online free of charge.
 * People of Putney, 1753-1953, by the Fortnightly Club (Putney, VT) - find this 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 Putney town records available online: The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Putney Town Clerk's Office. These include Land records, 1764-1949; indexes, 1770-1937, Marriages, births and deaths (1857-1994) and indexes (1857-1905), Putney, Vermont town records : births, deaths, and marriages, 1740-1832, Records of births, marriages, deaths, and publishments, 1789-1914, and Town records, 1745-1846.

Putney Town Office 127 Main St. PO Box 233 Putney, VT 05346 Phone: (802) 387-5862 Email: putneytc@putneyvt.org Website: http://www.putneyvt.org/

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

Vital Records

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

Town Reports
The town of Putney kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. Below is a list of years when Putney kept town reports. (NOTE: Occasionally, these town reports missed vital statistic information from the end of the year. If you don't find your ancestor's vital information, check the following year's town report to see if your ancestor's information was recorded later.)