It was not mandatory in VT to record births, deaths, marriages until 1857. Anything recorded before that was at the discretion of the family, town clerk, justice of the peace or minister. The Vermont Vital Records Index (VVRI), a master card index of vital events that were recorded in original town records in Vermont between 1760 and 1982 is located at: Mailing Address: Vital Public Records Division General Services Administration Research Center, Drawer 33 Montpelier, VT 05633-7601 Location Address: General Services Administration Building Research Center Rt 2, Middlesex, VT Open Mon-Fri 8-4 except state holidays The staff at the Public Records Division Research Center, wil search the microfilmed card index for a fee of $5.00 per event, which includes a copy of the record card. Please include a self-addressed stamped envelope. Try this. Larry Sheila328@aol.com wrote: > > Thank you all (again) for the detailed information on Bartons in > Massachusetts. In looking at a map, it strikes me that many appear along a > narrow band bwtween Worcester and Northampton--even if the families are not > obviously related. ("My" Bartons end up in North Brookfield and Ware, even > though I can't prove a link with any of the other lines--yet.) > > I'm writing now with an added question. I've outlined for the group my line > going back to Silas Kellogg Barton and his possible father Daniel. I have > just received a photocopy of Silas Abbott Barton's death certificate, from > Waltham. It identifies his father's place of birth as Pittsford, VT > (previously I had an "official" state record, which was transcribed, so I was > willing to consider that there was confusion in the transcription--but the > original is clear); the same town appears on Silas K's death certificate, and > Silas A's birth certificate. I wrote to the State of Vermont to search for > Silas K. Barton's birth record, but they did not find anything (I have not > written directly to Pittsford). > > Does anyone have a Barton line that passes through Pittsford, Vermont? For > those who can't find it (I couldn't), it is north of Rutland. All > suggestions welcome. > > Sheila Connolly > > ==== BARTON Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please send email to: > barton-l-request@rootsweb.com (for list mail) or barton-d-request@rootsweb (for digest mail) > with the body message of > UNSUBSCRIBE