1: Research and Records
2: Archives and Libraries
3: Vital and Census Records
4: Church and Cemetery Records
5: Emigration and Immigration
6: Military Records
7: Probate, Land and Court
8: Maps and Gazetteers
9: Newspapers
10: Websites
11: Search Records
12: Get Help
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Goal 7: Learn about Vermont probate, land, and court records.
Choices
ALearn about Vermont probate and land records.
Summary
- Find probate records at the county level.
- Learn about the history of land and property claims in Vermont.
- Learn about Vermont probate records in these articles.
FS—Wiki: Vermont Probate Records
AC—Wiki: Virginia Probate Records - Learn about probate records in this video.
AAC—Probate Court Records—3:27 - Explore additional links for Vermont probate records on the
LDSGenealogy site. - Explore probate records and wills on the Ancestor Hunt site.
- Land: Learn about Vermont land and property records.
FS—Vermont Land and Property Records
AC—Vermont Land Records - Get tips for using Vermont land records in this video.
AAC—Land Records: Walk Where They Walked—5:59 - Explore Vermont land records on the Bureau of Land Management site.
- Explore additional links for Vermont land records on the LDSGenealogy site.
Exercises
- * Good: Using the articles or videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for probate and court records. Then use the learnings for searches for a U.S. ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
QUIKLinks
BLearn about Vermont court and other records.
Summary
- Learn about the history of court records in Vermont and where to find them.
- Learn about Vermont court records in these articles.
FS—Wiki: Vermont Court Records
AC—Wiki: Vermont Court Records - Get tips for using Vermont court records in this video.
AAC—Criminal and Civil Court Records—2:53 - Learn about court and other legal records on the Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness site.
Vermont Courthouse Records Research - Explore records for district and circuit courts on the National Archives site.
- Learn about Vermont tax records in this video.
AAC—They Paid the Tax Man—3:28 - Explore school record resources on the Ancestor Hunt site.
Vermont Counties
Name = FamilySearch; A = Ancestry; L = Linkpendium; G = Genealogy Inc; U = USGenWeb; T = GenealogyTrails; F = Facebook
Click here for a printable map of counties.