Rye, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Genealogy

Brief History
The town of Rye now includes the islands six miles offshore in the on the New Hampshire side of the New Hampshire-Maine border there.

Church Records
Historically, the largest religious groups in New Hampshire were the Congregational, Baptist, Roman Catholic, and Methodist churches. For general information about New Hampshire denominations, view the New Hampshire Church Records wiki page. To see the churches in Rye, visit FamilySearch Places. 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 Rye:

Early Records
Information about early residents of Rye before 1680 may be found in Norfolk (old) County records. Norfolk (old) County was discontinued in 1680, but her records are still available. For more details about these early records see Norfolk (old) County, Massachusetts.

Land Records
The following are online land records for the town of Rye:
 * 1721-1829 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

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

Probate Records
New Hampshire Probate Records contains detailed information on New Hampshire probate records.

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

Town Records
In New Hampshire, 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 Rye town records available online:
 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1656-1884 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1721-1829 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Town Clerk
The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office. Rye Town Office 10 Central Road Rye, NH 03870

Website

Births

 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1656 thru 1866 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1656-1884 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1721-1829 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1825-1896 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1850-1925 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1901-1915 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index and images

Marriages

 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1656 thru 1866 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1656-1884 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1659-1890 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1721-1829 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1726-1899 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1825-1896 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1850-1925 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1656 thru 1866 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1656-1884 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1721-1829 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1725-1890 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1825-1896 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1850-1925 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Town Reports
The town of Rye kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. Below is a list of years when Rye 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.)