Ripton, Addison County, Vermont Genealogy

Town Information

Description

Ripton was chartered on April 13, 1781 by the Vermont State Legislature but was not settled for almost 20 years. The poet Robert Frost lived for many years in Ripton, and was instrumental in establishing the Breadloaf Writer's Conference. In 1953, the Vermont Legislature named a Green Mountain peak in the northwestern part of town, "Robert Frost Mountain," in his honor. ^[1] ^[2]

Parent Towns

Populated Places

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Boundary Changes

Adjacent Towns

Town Records

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

Ripton Town Clerk

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

Ripton Town Clerk
1311 Vermont Route 125
Ripton, VT 05766
Phone: (802) 388-2266
Email: townclerk@riptonvt.org
Website

Vital Records

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

Births

1909-Onward Vermont, Births at MyHeritage — index ($)

Marriages

Deaths

Divorce

Town Reports

Resources

For more County and State resources see:

Biographies

Biographical Encyclopædia of Vermont of the Nineteenth Century. By H Clay Williams. Boston, Massachusetts: Metropolitan Publishing & Engraving Company, 1885. Salt Lake City, Utah : Family Search International, 2018. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
Biographical Sketches of Vermonters. By Vermont Historical Society. Montpelier, Vermont : Vermont Historical Society, c1947. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation. By Hiram Carleton. New York, New York: Lewis Pub. Co., 1903. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Vols. 1-2.
Some Vermont Ancestors: The Bicentennial Project of the Genealogical Society of Vermont. Compiled and ed. by Joann H. Nichols. [S.l.]: Genealogical Society of Vermont, 1976. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
The Vermont Historical Gazetteer: a Magazine Embracing a History of Each Town, Civil, Ecclesiastical, Biographical and Military. By ed. by Abby Maria Hemenway. Burlington, Vermont: A.M. Hemenway, 1868-1923. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Vol. 1-6.
The Vermont of Today: With its Historic Background, Attractions and People. By Arthur F. Stone. New York, New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co., c1929. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Vols. 1-4.
Vermonters. By Dorman B.E. Kent. Tucson, Arizona: W.C. Cox & Co., 1974. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
Vermont Biography at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Cemeteries

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

Cooks Cemetery - inscriptions found at Find a Grave site.

Cushman Cemetery - inscriptions found at Find a Grave site.

Galvin Cemetery - inscritions found at Find a Grave site.

Gee Cemetery - inscriptions found at Find a Grave site.

Kirby Cemetery- inscriptions found at Find a Grave site.

Ripton Cemeteries List at Find a Grave
Ripton Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
Addison County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
Addison County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Census

Vermont Census at FamilySearch Research Wiki

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 Ripton, 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 Ripton:

1700s-1800s Vermont Miscellaneous Records (Includes Vermont Church Records)(*) Daughters of the American Revolution at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
Vermont Church Records

City Directories

Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index & images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Compiled Genealogies

Court Records

Judiciary of Vermont at Wikipedia
Vermont Judiciary, Resources for Media at vermont.gov($) - click on Records Request
United States District Court for the District of Vermont at Wikipedia
Vermont Court Records at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Immigration

Land Records

1600s-1900s Vermont Land Records, Early to 1900 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images; Also at: Ancestry ($),
Vermont Land and Property
1774-1926 County Records Including Deeds of Middlebury, Vermont, 1784-1870; Index to Deeds, 1774-1926 (Addison County, Vermont)(*) Addison County (Vermont). County Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
Vermont Land and Property

Local Histories

Maps

This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps

Boundary Map of Ripton at HomeTownLocator
McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
Old Maps of Vermont at Old-Maps.com
Ripton at FamilySearch Places
Ripton at Google Maps
Ripton at Mapcarta
Town of Ripton at Vermont.org
Vermont Maps State Page

1871 map of Ripton Township

Migration

Military

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Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

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Civil War, 1861-1865

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World War I, 1917-1918

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World War II, 1941-1945

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Newspapers

Addison County Independent ($)
Burlington Free Press
Rutland Herald

Free Online Newspapers for Research at libraries.vermont.gov
List of Newspapers in Vermont at Wikipedia
Newspapers of Record at Vermont State Archives & Records Administration
Vermont Newspapers at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Obituaries

1800s-current U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current at Ancestry - index & images ($)
1980-2014 United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
2003-2014 Vermont Obituaries, 2003-2014(*) NewsBank (Naples, Florida) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
Vermont Obituaries at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Other 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:

Births
Marriages
Deaths
Burials
Cemetery records
Appointments
Earmarks
Estrays (stray animals)
Freemens' oaths (men eligible to vote)
Land records
Mortgages
Name changes
Care of the poor
School records
Surveys
Tax lists
Town meeting minutes
Voter registrations
Warning outs (of town)

The following are Ripton town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1934-1998, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The FamilySearch Library has microfilm of original records from the Ripton Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1857-1998; index to births, marriages, deaths, 1838-1998, Town records, 1780-1878, and Deeds, 1836-1850; index to deeds, 1792-1950.

Probate Records

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

The probate district for Ripton is Addison.
Addison Probate Court
7 Mahady Court
Middlebury, VT 05753
Phone: (802) 388-2612

1749-1999 Vermont, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1749-1999 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
1800-1921 Vermont Probate Files, 1800-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
Vermont Probate Records

School Records

Tax Records

1861-1866 Internal revenue assessment lists for Vermont, 1861-1866(*) United States. Department of the Treasury. Internal Revenue Service at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
Vermont Taxation at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Websites

Research Facilities

Libraries

Museums

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

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FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.

Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

Essex Vermont FamilySearch Center
Montpelier Vermont FamilySearch Center
Rutland Vermont FamilySearch Center
South Royalton Vermont FamilySearch Center
Bath Public Library - an affiliate library
Thornton Public Library - New Hampshire - an affiliate library
Vermont French-Canadian Genealogical Society - an affiliate library

Societies

References

↑ Ripton VT Town History, http://www.virtualvermont.com/towns/ripton.html#about
↑ History of the Town of Ripton, VT http://sites.rootsweb.com/~vermont/AddisonRipton.html

[1] Ripton VT Town History, http://www.virtualvermont.com/towns/ripton.html#about

[2] History of the Town of Ripton, VT http://sites.rootsweb.com/~vermont/AddisonRipton.html

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