Royalton, Windsor County, Vermont Genealogy

Town Information

Description

Royalton was originally chartered on November 23, 1769, by King George III through the Royal Lieutenant Governor of New York. The town was re-chartered by the Independent Republic of Vermont on December 20, 1781.

The earliest public record in Royalton is in the Proprietors’ Records and is dated February 1781. Records dating prior to 1780 were destroyed in the Royalton Raid.^[1]^[2]

Parent Towns

Populated Places

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

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

Royalton Town Clerk

Royalton Town Clerk
23 Alexander Pl
PO Box 680
South Royalton, VT 05068
Phone: (802) 763-7207
Email: royalclerk@bluemoo.net
Website: http://royaltonvt.com/

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

Royalton Cemeteries List at Find a Grave
Windsor County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
Windsor County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places
The following is a list of cemeteries in present-day Royalton. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Windsor County, website at this link
Dewey Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
Howe-Hickey Cemetery (aka Hickey Cemetery, Howe Cemetery) - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
Metcalf Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
North Royalton Cemetery- inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
Perrin Family Cemetery #1 - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
Pleasant Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
Branch View Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
Broad Brook Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
Havens Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
Riverview Cemetery- inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
South Royalton Village Cemetery- inscriptions at Find a Grave site.

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.

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

To see the churches in Royalton, 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 Royalton:

	The usage of "Mormon" and "LDS" on this page is approved according to current policy.

First Congregational Church of Royalton
4226 Vermont Route 14
PO Box 804
Royalton, VT 05068
Phone: (802) 728-6626
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
175 LDS Ln.
South Royalton, VT 05068
Phone: (802) 763-7784
United Church of South Royalton
P. O. Box 116
South Royalton, VT 05068
Phone: (802) 763-7690

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

Local Histories

History of Royalton, Vermont, with family genealogies, 1769-1911, by Mary Evelyn Wood Lovejoy - Book is available online.
Royalton, Vermont, by Hope Nash - Find this book in a library.

Maps

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

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

Map of modern Royalton.
The FamilySearch Library has microfilm of Plat maps and surveys of Royalton, Vermont, 1969-1974.

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

Rutland Herald Newspaper
Valley News
The Herald of Randolph
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 Royalton town records available online:

Probate Records

The probate district for Royalton is Hartford.
Hartford Probate Court
62 Pleasant Street
PO Box 275
Woodstock, VT 05091
Phone: (802) 457-1503
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

Royalton Memorial Library
23 Alexander Pl.
South Royalton, VT
Phone: (802) 763-7094
Website: http://www.royaltonlibrary.org/

Museums

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

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Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

Lebanon New Hampshire FamilySearch Center
Montpelier Vermont FamilySearch Center
Rutland Vermont FamilySearch Center
South Royalton Vermont FamilySearch Center
Bath Public Library - an affiliate library
Meredith Public Library - an affiliate library
Thornton Public Library - New Hampshire - an affiliate library

Societies

Royalton Historical Society
4184 VT Route 14
Royalton, VT 05068
Email: John.Dumville@state.vt.us
Phone: (802) 763-8567

References

↑ History of the Town of Royalton, VT, http://sites.rootsweb.com/~vermont/WindsorRoyalton.html
↑ Royalton, VT Town History, http://royaltonvt.com/visitors-information/town-history/

[1] History of the Town of Royalton, VT, http://sites.rootsweb.com/~vermont/WindsorRoyalton.html

[2] Royalton, VT Town History, http://royaltonvt.com/visitors-information/town-history/

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