Guilford, Windham County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
The Town of Guilford was chartered on April 2, 1754 by Benning Wentworth, the Governor of New Hampshire. After a second charter in 1764, the landowners of Guilford made many attractive proposals to potential settlers of Guilford, making the town have a rapid growth in the earlier days.

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


 * Baker Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
 * Blanchard Cemetery (aka Old North Cemetery) - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Carpenter Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Christ Church Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Franklin Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Groll Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Guilford Center Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Lee Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Maplehurst Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Stark Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Weatherhead Hollow Cemtery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * West Guilford Cemetery (aka Hinesburg Cemetery, West Guilford Baptist Church Cemetery) - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Wilkens Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Guilford Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Windham 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 Guilford, 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 Guilford:

Safe thus far : a history of the Guilford Congregational Church in Guilford, Vermont, 1767-1997, by Larrimore C. Crockett (1999) - find this book in a library.

Guilford, Vermont church records, 1793-1802 are available on microfilm at the Family History Library. This film contains Contains baptisms (1793-1802), marriages and deaths (1793-1796).

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

Libraries and Historical Societies
Guilford Historical Society 236 School Road Guilford VT 05301 Phone: (802) 257-0147 Email: pulpitfm@verizon.net Website: http://guilfordhistorical.org/

Guilford Free Library 4024 Guilford Center Road Guilford, VT 05301 Phone: 802-257-4603 Email: guilford_pl@vals.state.vt.us Website: http://www.sover.net/~wilken/guilfordlibrary/

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

1869 map of Guilford

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 Guilford:

The probate district for Guilford is Marlboro. Marlboro Probate Court 80 Flat St, Suite 104 Brattleboro, VT 05301 Phone: (802) 257-2898

Town Histories
Official history of Guilford, Vermont, 1678-1961 : with genealogies and biographical sketches - 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 Guilford town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1770-1952, can be found on FamilySerach (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Guilford Town Clerk's Office. These include Deeds, 1754-1851; index to deeds, 1770-1950.

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

Guilford Town Office 236 School Rd Guilford, VT 05301 Phone: (802) 254-6857 Website: http://www.guilfordvt.net/

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