Delaware Church Records: Difference between revisions

An old list of church addresses and ministers is: ''Directory of Churches and Religious Organizations in Delaware''. Dover, Delaware: Historical Records Survey, 1942. A copy of the directory can be found on microfilm at the {{FHL|150578|item}}. To find the nearest library that has this book use [http://www.worldcat.org/title/directory-of-churches-and-religious-organizations-in-delaware/oclc/3102631&referer=brief_results WorldCat].   

There is an index to many baptisms, 1759-1890, on microfilm under: Delaware. Bureau of Vital Statistics. ''Index Cards of Delaware Marriages, Baptisms, Births, and Death, 1689-1913, ''located at the {{FHL|294868|item}}.  

Raymond B. Clark's, ''Delaware Church Records,'' contains baptisms, marriages, deaths, and tombstone inscriptions from several churches including Baptist, Episcopal, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Quaker churches for the period 1686-1880. A copy of the book can be found at the {{FHL|526969|item}}. For a copy nearest you check [http://www.worldcat.org/title/delaware-church-records-a-collection-of-baptisms-marriages-deaths-and-other-records-and-tombstone-inscriptions-from-1686-1880-five-important-religious-groups-baptist-episcopal-methodist-presbyterian-and-quaker-with-historical-sketches-of-the-churches-or-groups-and-with-illustrations-of-the-churches/oclc/16405432&referer=brief_results WorldCat].  

Frederick Lewis Weis's ''The Colonial Clergy of Maryland, Delaware, and Georgia,'' is an alphabetical listing of the clergy in Delaware from 1638-1776, and includes names, dates, and places. A copy of the book is located at the {{FHL|589337|item}}. For a copy nearest you check [http://www.worldcat.org/title/colonial-clergy-of-maryland-delaware-and-georgia/oclc/4040295&referer=brief_results WorldCat].  

Allen B. Clark's, ''This Is Good Country: A History of the Amish of Delaware, 1915-1988'', has information about the European beginnings of the Mennonite and Amish groups, their migration, and settlement in Delaware. It also includes traditions, names and dates. A copy of the book can be found it the {{FHL|510114|item}}. To locate the copy nearest you try [http://www.worldcat.org/title/this-is-good-country-a-history-of-the-amish-of-delaware-1915-1988/oclc/18814739&referer=brief_results WorldCat].   

Horace Burr's, The Records of Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) Church, Wilmington, Delaware, from 1697-1773, contains English translations and abstracts from the original church records. It also includes traditions, names, and dates. A copy can be found in the {{FHL|172464|item}}. To find the nearest library that has this book use [http://www.worldcat.org/title/records-of-holy-trinity-old-swedes-church-wilmington-del-from-1697-to-1773-and-catalog-and-errata-of-the-records-of-holy-trinity-old-swedes-church/oclc/558504278&referer=brief_results WorldCat].