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Between January 1749 and October 1764, New Hampshire's Govenor Benning Wentworth issued 135 grants for land in what is now known as Vermont. Over 100 of these grant towns still exist.
Township (Other Names & Description) | Present County | Charter Date |
Addison | Addison | October 14, 1761 |
Andover | Windsor | Oct 13, 1761 |
Arlington | Bennington | July 28, 1761 |
Averill | Essex | June 29, 1762 |
Barnard (Bernard) | Windsor | July 17, 1761 |
Barnet | Caledonia | September 16, 1763 |
Bennington (Hoosick) | Bennington | January 3, 1749 |
Bernard (Barnard) | Windsor | July 17, 1761 |
Berlin | Washington | June 8, 1763 |
Bloomfield (Minehead) | Essex | June 29, 1762 |
Bolton | Chittenden | June 7, 1763 |
Brandon (Neshobe) | Rutland | October 20, 1761 |
Brattlesboro | Windham | December 26, 1753 |
Bridgewater | Windsor | July 10, 1761 |
Bridport | Addison | October 9, 1761 |
Bristol (Pocock) | Addison | June 26, 1762 |
(Peter) Brown tract (Dover) | Windham | July 4, 1764 |
Brumley (Peru) | Bennington | October 13, 1761 |
Brunswick | Essex | October 31, 1761 |
Burlington | Chittenden | June 7, 1763 |
Castleton | Rutland | September 22, 1761 |
Cavendish (same as above) | Windsor | October 12, 1781 |
Charlotta (Charlotte) | Chittenden | June 24, 1762 |
Charlotte (Chelsea) | Chittenden | June 24, 1762 |
Chester (Flamstead) | Windsor | February 22, 1754 |
Clarendon | Rutland | September 5, 1761 |
Colchester | Chittenden | June 7, 1763 |
Corinth | Orange | February 4, 1764 |
Cornwall | Addison | November 3, 1761 |
Danby | Rutland | August 27, 1761 |
Dorset (Dorsett)
Dorsett (Dorset) |
Bennington
Bennington |
August 20, 1761
August 20, 1761 |
Dover
Draper (Wilmington) |
Windham
Windham |
July 4, 1764
June 17, 1763 |
Dummerston | Windham | December 26, 1753 |
Duxbury | Washington | June 7, 1763 |
Essex
Faine (Newfane) |
Chittenden
Windham |
June 7, 1763
June 19, 1753 |
Fairfax | Franklin | August 18, 1763 |
Fairfield | Franklin | August 18, 1763 |
Fairlee | Orange | September 9, 1761 |
Ferdinand (Wenlock) | Essex | September 9, 1761 |
Ferrisburg
Flamstead (Chester) |
Addison
Windsor |
June 24, 1762
February 22, 1754 |
Georgia | Franklin | August 17, 1763 |
Glastenbury (Glossenbury)
Glossenbury (Glastenbury) |
Bennington
Bennington |
August 20, 1761
August 20, 1761 |
Grafton (Thomlinson) | Windham | April 8, 1754 |
Granby | Essex | October 10, 1761 |
Guildhall | Essex | October 10, 1761 |
Guilford | Windham | April 2, 1754 |
Halifax | Windham | May 11, 1750 |
Hartford
Hartland (Hereford) |
Windsor
Windsor |
July 4, 1761
July 10, 1761 |
Harwich (Mount Tabor)
Hertford (Hartland) |
Rutland
Windsor |
June 28, 1761
July 10, 1761 |
Highgate | Franklin | August 17, 1763 |
Hinesburg | Chittenden | June 24, 1763 |
(Stephen) Holland (Dover)
Hoosick (Bennington) |
Windham
Bennington |
July 5, 1764
January 3, 1749 |
Hubbardton
Hungerford (Sheldon) |
Rutland
Franklin |
June 15, 1764
August 18, 1763 |
Huntington (New Huntington) | Chittenden | June 7, 1763 |
Jericho | Chittenden | June 7, 1763 |
Killington (Sherburne) | Rutland | July 7, 1761 |
Leicester | Addison | October 20, 1761 |
Lemington | Essex | June 29, 1762 |
Lewis | Essex | June 29, 1762 |
Ludlow | Windsor | September 16, 1761 |
Lunenburg | Essex | July 5, 1763 |
Maidstone | Essex | October 12, 1761 |
Manchester
Mansfield (Stowe) |
Bennington
Lamoille |
August 11, 1761
June 8, 1763 |
Marlebrough (Marlboro)
Marlboro (Marlebrough) |
Windham
Windham |
April 29, 1751
April 29, 1751 |
Middlebury (Midlebury) | Addison | November 2, 1761 |
Middlesex | Washington | June 8, 1763 |
Middletown Springs
Midlebury (Middlebury) |
Rutland
Addison |
October 28, 1784
November 2, 1761 |
Milton | Chittenden | June 8, 1763 |
Minehead (Bloomfield)
Monkton |
Essex
Addison |
June 29, 1762
June 24, 1762 |
Moretown | Washington | June 7, 1763 |
Mount Tabor (Harwich) | Rutland | June 28, 1761 |
Neshobe (Brandon) | Rutland | October 20, 1761 |
New Haven
New Huntington (Huntington) |
Addison
Chittenden |
November 2, 1761
June 7, 1763 |
Newbury | Orange | May 18, 1763 |
Newfane (Faine) | Windham | June 19, 1753 |
Norwich | Windsor | July 4, 1761 |
Orwell | Addison | August 18, 1763 |
Panton | Addison | November 3, 1761 |
Pawlet | Rutland | August 26, 1761 |
Peacham | Caledonia | December 31, 1763 |
Peru (Brumley) | Bennington | October 13, 1761 |
(Andrew) Phillips (Readsboro) | Bennington | August 11, 1764 |
Pittsford | Rutland | October 12, 1761 |
Plymouth (Saltash)
Pocock (Bristol) |
Windsor
Addison |
July 6, 1761
June 26, 1762 |
Pomfret | Windsor | July 8, 1761 |
Poultney | Rutland | September 21, 1761 |
Pownal | Bennington | January 8, 1760 |
Putney | Windham | December 26, 1753 |
Reading | Windsor | June 6, 1761 |
Readsboro | Bennington | July 8, 1764 |
Rockingham
(Robert) Rogers (Readsboro) |
Windham
Bennington |
December 28, 1752
July 4, 1764 |
Rupert | Bennington | August 20, 1761 |
Rutland Town | Rutland | September 7, 1761 |
Ryegate | Caledonia | September 8, 1763 |
Saint Albans Town | Franklin | August 17, 1763 |
Saint George | Chittenden | August 18,1763 |
Salisbury
Saltash (Plymouth) |
Addison
Windsor |
November 3, 1761
July 6, 1761 |
Sandgate | Bennington | August 11, 1761 |
Shaftsbury | Bennington | August 20, 1761 |
Sharon | Windsor | August 17, 1761 |
Shelburne | Chittenden | August 18, 1763 |
Sheldon (Hungerford) | Franklin | August 18, 1763 |
Sherburne (Killington) | Rutland | July 7, 1761 |
Shoreham | Addison | October 8, 1761 |
Shrewsbury
Smithfield (Bakersfield & Fletcher) |
Rutland
Franklin |
September 4, 1761
August 18, 1763 |
Somerset (Somersett)
Somersett (Somerset) |
Windham
Windham |
September 9, 1761
September 9, 1761 |
Springfield | Windsor | August 20, 1761 |
Stamford | Bennington | March 6, 1753 |
Stockbridge | Windsor | July 21, 1761 |
Stowe (Mansfield) | Lamoille | June 8, 1763 |
Strafford | Orange | August 12, 1761 |
Stratton | Windham | July 30, 1761 |
Sudbury | Rutland | August 6, 1763 |
Sunderland | Bennington | July 29, 1761 |
Swanton | Franklin | August 17, 1763 |
Thetford
Thomlinson (Grafton) |
Orange
Windham |
August 12, 1761
April 8, 1754 |
Tinmouth | Rutland | September 15, 1761 |
Topsham | Orange | August 17, 1763 |
Townshend | Windham | June 20, 1753 |
Tunbridge | Orange | September 3, 1761 |
(James) Tute (Dover)
Underhill |
Windham
Chittenden |
July 4, 1764
June 8, 1763 |
(John) Walker (Wardsboro)
Wallingford |
Windham
Rutland |
October 17, 1764
November 27, 1761 |
Waltham | Addison | October 17, 1764 |
Waterbury | Washington | June 7, 1763 |
Weathersfield | Windsor | August 20, 1761 |
Wells
Wenlock (Brighton & Ferdinand) |
Rutland
Essex |
September 15, 1761
October 13, 1761 |
Westford | Chittenden | June 8, 1763 |
Westminister | Windham | November 9, 1752 |
Weybridge | Addison | November 3, 1761 |
Whiteing (Whiting) | Addison | August 6, 1763 |
Whiting (Whiteing) | Addison | August 6, 1763 |
Williston | Chittenden | June 7, 1763 |
Wilmington | Windham | April 19, 1751 |
Windsor | Windsor | July 6, 1761 |
Winhall | Bennington | September 15, 1761 |
Winooski (Colchester) | Chittenden | April 1, 1921 |
Woodford | Bennington | March 6, 1753 |
Woodstock | Windsor | July 10, 1761 |
Worcester (Worster)
Worster (Worcester) |
Washington
Washington |
June 8, 1763
June 8, 1763 |
New Hampshire State Papers, Volume XXVI
by Albert Stillman Batchellor
Concord, New Hampshire
Colonial Land Records
New Hampshire Secretary of State Office
Concord, New Hampshire
Vermont Place-Names: Footprints of History
(Second Printing)
by Esther Munroe Swift, published 1996
Vermont Historical Society
Montpelier Vermont
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