Derry, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Genealogy

Description
Derry, New Hampshire at Wikipedia The history of the town of Derry is best described by Richard Holmes. See Town Website.

Nutfield:
Nutfield was established in 1719 and then incorporated as the town of Londonderry in 1722. Nutfield originally comprised the towns of Derry, Londonderry, Windham and parts of Manchester. To find out how to begin your Nutfield History, a good resource is available from the Derry Public Library local history page: https://dplnhroom.wordpress.com/nutfield-research/

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

Adjacent Towns

 * Rockingham County: Derry | Hampstead | Plaistow | Salem
 * Massachusetts: Essex County: Haverhill

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office Derry Town Office 14 Manning Street Derry, NH 03038 Derry Town Office

Vital Records
Requesting vital records can be done at the Derry Town Clerk's office. Find more information on their website.

Births

 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1827-1902 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1858-1916 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1901-1915 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Marriage

 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1637-1947 New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage Records Index at Ancestry
 * 1827-1902 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1851-96 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1858-1916 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1654-1949 New Hampshire, U.S., Death and Burial Records Index, 1654-1949 at Ancestry
 * 1827-1902 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1858-1916 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Town Reports
The town of Derry kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. Below is a list of years when Derry 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
Derry's major Cemetery is the Forest Hill Cemetery. If arriving via GPS, input Taylor Library. When arriving, turn onto the road between the Taylor Library and the First Parish Church. Drive to the end and enter at the gate.

For information about cemetery plots, view the Forest Hill Cemetery Project at the Derry Public Library.

The public library also holds a map of the Forest Hill Cemetery in the map case.


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

Church Records

 * 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

Most surviving church records are located at the churches, themselves.

St. Thomas Aquinas:(603) 432-5000

First Parish Church: (603) 434-0628

First Baptist Church: (603) 432-3482

St. Luke's Church: (603) 434-4767

City Directories

 * 1904-1933 New Hampshire, U.S., City Directories, Derry at Ancestry - index & images, ($), some years may be missing
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index & images, ($) some towns and years may be missing

The Derry Public Library holds a limited number of historical city directories. Digital copies can be found here.

Land Records
Online Records The following are online land records for the town of Derry:
 * 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
 * 1748-1846 (*) New Hampshire Proprietors at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1827-1902 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * New Hampshire Land and Property

Navigate to https://www.nhdeeds.org/ and click on Rockingham County > Search County Records > Accept Disclaimer Agreement > *AVA*. This will bring you to the search page.

Local Histories
See Derry Public Library for the best local resources on hunting down your house history. '''Early records.  Information about early residents of Atkinson''' 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.

Major town histories include

Willey's Book of Nutfield can be found on Archive.org.

The Derry Public Library holds many books on the history of Derry including:

Brief History of Derry by the Derry Historic District Commission

Nutfield Rambles by Richard Holmes

The Road to Derry: A Brief History by Richard Holmes

Derry Revisited by Richard Holmes and William Dugan

The History of Londonderry, comprising the towns of Derry and Londonderry, N.H. by Edward Parker

Trolley's to Beaver Lake: A History of the Chester & Derry Railroad Association 1891-1928 by O.R. Cummings

From Turnpike to Interstate, 1827-1977 : the 150 years of Derry, New Hampshire by Derry Historic Research Committee

Houses of Derry Village, N.H., Houses of West Derry, NH, Houses of the Double Range and East Derry, NH, Outlying Districts of Derry, New Hampshire, Houses of the English Range and Beaver Lake, and Houses of Derry Village, N.H. by Harriett Chase Newell

Online Records


 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1827-1902 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Boundary Map of Derry at HomeTownLocator
 * Derry at FamilySearch Places
 * Derry at Google Maps
 * Derry at Mapcarta
 * 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
 * New Hampshire Maps State Page

The Derry Public Library has a map case. Search their catalog here: https://findit.gmilcs.org/polaris/?ctx=9

Sanborn Fire Maps

David Rumsey Collection

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

Newspapers:
The Derry Public Library has an ongoing Derry News Project 1880-present. Accessible at http://derry.advantage-preservation.com/

The Derry Public Library also holds microfilm of past Derry News from 1880-Present

Obituaries
The Derry Public Library holds a digital obituary index that can be searched and then cross-referenced to the digital Derry News Archive.

Abstracted information can also be found in the Forest Hill Cemetery Project by the Derry Public Library.

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

Libraries
The Derry Public Library houses a local history room as well as online archives. You can access information about the New Hampshire Room Collections on the Derry Public Library's New Hampshire Room page. The Derry Public Library also subscribes to Ancestry Library and is a Family Search Affiliate Library. The Derry Public Library is at 64 E. Broadway, Derry, NH and can be reached by phone by calling 603-432-6140.

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

Societies
The Derry Museum of History 29 W Broadway #6 Derry, NH 03038 Phone: 603-434-1247