Rye, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Genealogy

Description
Rye, New Hampshire at Wikipedia

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.

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Adjacent Towns
Greenland | New Castle | North Hampton | Portsmouth Maine: York Co.:  Kittery

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

Rye Town Clerk
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.)

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * Rockingham County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Rye Cemeteries List at FindAGrave

Census

 * 1840 US Census records are currently (2023) mis-filed under the Rockingham County town of "Not Stated" on both FamilySearch.org and Ancestry.com. "Rye" is clearly visible on the left margins and a cursory sample of residents is consistent with residents in the 1830 and 1850 censuses. Additionally, Rye (incorporated 1785) is conspicuously absent from the lists of enumerated towns in Rockingham County in 1840.

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:


 * 1600s-1900s (*) by Daughters of the American Revolution at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1771-1905 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection;  index and images
 * New Hampshire Church Records

City Directories

 * 1915-1936 New Hampshire, U.S., City Directories, Rye at Ancestry - index and images ($), some years may be missing
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Land Records
The following are online land records for the town of Rye:
 * 1600s-1800s (*) by George E. Jenks at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1629-Present Rockingham County, New Hampshire Registry of Deeds at nhdeeds.org - Index & images, ($)*1643-1882 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1647-1714 (*) by David Pulsifer, 1852 at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1670-1747 (*) Massachusetts. County Court (Norfolk County) & Massachusetts. County Court (Essex County) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1721-1829 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1748-1846 (*) New Hampshire Proprietors at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * New Hampshire Land and Property

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

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.

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Boundary Map of Rye at HomeTownLocator
 * McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
 * Old Maps of New Hampshire at Old-Maps.com
 * Rockingham County Map at Nhcounties.org
 * Rye at FamilySearch Places
 * Rye at Google Maps
 * Rye at Mapcarta
 * New Hampshire Maps State Page

Military
Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:
 * New Hampshire Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
 * United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865
For more Civil War Military Records see:
 * New Hampshire Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
 * United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918
For more World War I Military Records see:
 * New Hampshire Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
 * United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945
For more World War II Military Records see:
 * New Hampshire Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
 * United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Probate Records

 * 1623-1772 (*) New Hampshire (Colony) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1643-1982 New Hampshire, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1643-1982 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1660-1973 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * New Hampshire Probate Records

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Concord New Hampshire FamilySearch Center
 * Exeter New Hampshire FamilySearch Center
 * Nashua New Hampshire FamilySearch Center
 * American Canadian Genealogical Society - an affiliate library
 * Derry Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Griffin Free Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Halton Hills Public Library Acton Branch - an affiliate library
 * North Hampton Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Portsmouth Public Library - an affiliate library