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Between 1765 and 1776, the colony of New York issued 107 patents of town-sized parcels of land in what is now called the state of Vermont. Most were issued after New Hampshire stopped selling its own grants of Vermont land. Twenty-four were never given town names. Of the remaining 83 patents, only five towns would remain with their names unchanged. Twenty more were reissues of New Hampshire grants. The remainder -- fifty eight patents -- were little more than tiny short-termed settlements, if that. Since they really only existied on paper, they were called "Paper Towns".
| Township
(Other names and Description) |
Present
County |
Charter
Date |
Paper
Town? |
| (James) Abeel tract (Jamaica-Wardsboro)
(John) Adair tract (Athens) |
Windham
Windham |
September 4, 1770
March 16, 1767 |
|
| (Humphrey) Avery tract (Lincoln-Warren) | Addison | September 6, 1774 | |
| (Samuel) Avery tract (Ripton-Hancock) | Addison | August 16, 1774 | |
| Bamf (Sutton-Sheffield-Wheelock) | Caledonia | December 24,1774 | Yes |
| Beekman (North Hero) | North Hero | March 27, 1769 | Yes |
| (Adolphus) Benzel tracts (Addison-New Haven) | Addison | March 13, 1771 | |
| Besborough (Lyndon-St. Johnsbury) | Caledonia | March 29, 1770 | Yes |
| Bradford (Mooretown) | Orange | May 3, 1770 | |
| Camden (Jamaica-Dover-Wardsboro) | Windham | November 13, 1769 | Yes |
| Cavendish | Windsor | June 6, 1772 | |
| Charlotte (Chelsea, not same as Charlotte) | Orange | March 13, 1770 | Yes |
| Chester (same as Chester) | Windsor | July 14, 1766 | |
| Chimney Point (Addison) | Addison | March 26, 1771 | Yes |
| (Ebenezer) Cole tract (Shaftsbury) | Bennington | March 13, 1771 | |
| Corinth (same as Corinth) | Orange | March 2, 1772 | |
| Deerfield (Burlington-Richmond-Williston) | Chittenden | June 20, 1771 | Yes |
| Dunmore (Concord-St. Johnsbury)
Durham (Clarendon-Wallingford) |
Essex-Caledonia
Rutland |
August 8, 1770
January 7, 1772 |
Yes
Yes |
| (Philip) Embury tract (Arlington) | Bennington | October 31, 1765 | |
| Eugene (Pawlet-Rupert) | Bennington-Rutland | June 14, 1771 | Yes |
| (William) Farquhar tract (Benson) | Rutland | September 8, 1770 | |
| Fincastle (Sherburne-Stockbridge) | Rutland-Windsor | June 11, 1771 | Yes |
| Gageborough (Vershire) | Orange | May 10, 1770 | Yes |
| (Harry) Gordon tract (Fletcher-Fairfield)
(Peter) Gordon tract (Fletcher-Fairfield) |
Franklin
Franklin |
September 1, 1774
December 1, 1774 |
|
| Grand Isle (South Hero-Grand-Isle) | Grand Isle | July 11, 1769 | Yes |
| Halesborough (Danville-Walden) | Caledonia | June 12, 1771 | Yes |
| Hertford (same as Hertford) | Windsor | July 23, 1766 | |
| Hillsborough (Danville-Walden) | Caledonia | August 10, 1770 | Yes |
| Hoosick (Hoosack, Bennington-Pownal)
(Thomas) Howard tract (Vernon) |
Bennington
Windham |
June 2, 1688
November 23, 1771 |
Yes |
| Hulton (Shrewsbury-Mt. Holly) | Rutland | August 1, 1770 | Yes |
| Isle La Motte (same as sle La Motte) | Grand Isle | June 27, 1786 | Yes |
| Kellybrook (Fletcher) | Franklin | July 20, 1774 | Yes |
| Kelso (Ira-Clarendon-W. Rutland)
Kempeton (Orange) Kent (same as above) |
Rutland
Orange Windham |
May 21, 1770
November 24, 1769 February 13, 1770 |
Yes
Yes |
| Kersborough (Concord) | Essex | October 13, 1770 | Yes |
| Kilby (Berlin-Middlesex-Moretown)
King's College tract (Cambridge-Johnson) Kingsborough (Calais-Plainfield-E. Montpelier) |
Washington
Lamoille Washington |
July 3, 1771
August 16, 1774 June 25, 1770 |
Yes
Yes Yes |
| Kingsland (Washington)
(John) Lawrence tract (Whiting) |
Orange
Addison |
March 14, 1770
November 17, 1772 |
Yes |
| Leinster (Glastenbury-Somerset-Woodford)
Leyden (Northfield) |
Bennington-Windham
Washington |
July 4, 1771
August 7, 1770 |
Yes
Yes |
| Mapleton (Bennington) | Bennington | March 24, 1762 | Yes |
| (Alexander) McClure tract (Leicester-Salisbury)
Meath (Fairfield) Mecklenbergh (Ferrisburg-Monkton) |
Addison
Franklin Addison |
July 8, 1771
February 11, 1775 June 26, 1771 |
Yes Yes |
| (Simon) Metcalf tract (Highgate) | Franklin | July 1, 1771 | |
| Middlesex (Randolph, not same as Middlesex) | Orange | January 22, 1770 | Yes |
| Minto (Bolton-Richmond) | Chittenden | October 9, 1772 | Yes |
| Moncton (Whiting, not same as below) | Addison | April 30, 1771 | Yes |
| (James) Montressor (Panton)
Mooretown (Bradford,, not same as below) |
Addison
Orange |
June 14, 1771
May 3, 1770 |
|
| Morrisfield (Cornwall-Middlebury) | Addison | June 21, 1771 | Yes |
| (John) Munro tract (Arlington) | Bennington | March 19, 1771 | |
| (James) Napier tract (Arlington-Shaftsbury) | Bennington | October 13, 1765 | |
| New Fane (Newfane)
Newbrook (Barre-Berlin-Williamstown) |
Windham
Orange-Washington |
May 11, 1772
June 13, 1770 |
Yes |
| Newbury (same as Newbury) | Orange | March 19, 1772 | |
| Newry (Chittenden-Mendon-Shrewsbury) | Rutland | June 24, 1771 | Yes |
| (Charles) Nicholl tract (Hubbardton)
(William) Nicholl tract (Shoreham) Norby (Calais-Worcester) |
Rutland
Addison Washington |
May 26, 1772
March 3, 1772 April 14, 1772 |
Yes |
| Penryn (Groton-Orange-Plainfield) | Caledonia-Orange-Wash. | March 10, 1772 | Yes |
| Prattsburgh (Highgate-Swanton) | Franklin | JJuly 6, 1771 | Yes |
| Princetown (Arlington-Dorset-Manchester) | Addison-Bennington | May 21, 1765 | Yes |
| Putney (same as Putney) | Windham | November 14, 1766 | |
| Readesborough (Readsboro) | Bennington | April 24, 1770 | |
| Reading (same as Reading) | Windsor | May 20, 1772 | |
| (John) Reid tract (New Haven-Weybridge)
Renssalaerwick (Pownal) |
Addison
Bennington |
June 7, 1771
November 4, 1685 |
Yes |
| Richmond (Poultney-Wells, not same as Richmond) | Rutland | June 28, 1771 | Yes |
| Royalton | Windsor | November 13, 1769 | |
| Rutland (Swanton-Sheldon, not same as Rutland) | Franklin | September 8, 1774 | Yes |
| Ryegate (same as Ryegate) | Caledonia | June 20, 1775 | |
| Saint Catherines (Poultney-Wells)
(John) St. Clair tract (Addison-Bridport) |
Rutland
Addison |
February 28, 1771
May 30, 1771 |
Yes |
| Saint George (Coventry, not same as St. George) | Orleans | November 10, 1774 | Yes |
| Saltash (Plymouth, same as Plymouth) | Windsor | June 8, 1772 | |
| Sidney (Cabot-Marshfield)
Skenesborough (Fair Haven) Smithfield (Bakersfield & Fairfield) |
Washington
Rutland Franklin |
September 27, 1774
July 6, 1771 June 21, 1775 |
Yes
Yes |
| Socialborough (Pittsford-Rutland) | Rutland | April 3, 1771 | Yes |
| Springfield (same as Springfield) | Windsor | May 25, 1772 | |
| Stannard (Goshen Gore) | Caledonia | November 1, 1798 | |
| Sterling (Wheelock) | Caledonia | December 24,1774 | |
| Stratton (same as Stratton) | Windham | JAugust 22, 1775 | |
| Thirming (Canaan) | Essex | February 16, 1775 | Yes |
| (John) Thompson tract Pawlet-Rupert) | Bennington-Rutland | June 19, 1775 | |
| Topsham | Orange | January 12, 1776 | |
| Townshend (Fairfield, not same as Townshend) | Franklin | June 5, 1772 | Yes |
| Truro (Calais) | Washington | March 9, 1772 | Yes |
| Underhill (same as above)
(Henry) Van Vleck tract (Castleton-Ira) |
Chittenden
Rutland |
November 13, 1775
November 16, 1772 |
|
| Virgin Hall (Andover-Landgrove-Weston) | Bennington-Windsor | August 9, 1770 | Yes |
| (Hugh) Wallace tract (Orwell) | Addison | July 31, 1770 | |
| Wallumschack (Bennington) | Bennington | June 15, 1739 | Yes |
| Warrens Town (Athens, Warrenton, not Warren) | Windham | November 8, 1769 | Yes |
| Weathersfield | Windsor | April 30, 1772 | |
| Westminister | Windham | March 26, 1772 | |
| Whippleborough (Lincoln-Starksboro) | Addison | October 28, 1775 | Yes |
| Whitingham
Wickham (Brookfield-Randolph-Roxbury) |
Windham
Orange-Washington |
March 12, 1770
October 27, 1774 |
Yes |
| Windham (Berlin-Duxbury, not same as Windham) | Washington | March 25, 1772 | Yes |
| Windsor | Windsor | March 28, 1772 | |
| Woodstock | Windsor | June 3, 1772 |
Vermont State Papers, Volume VII
by Mary Greene Nye, 1947
Vermont Secretary of State Office
26 Terrace Street
Montpelier, VT 05602Colonial and Land Records
New York Secretary of State Office
Albany, New YorkVermont Place-Names: Footprints of History
(Second Printing)
by Esther Munroe Swift, published 1996
Vermont Historical Society
Montpelier Vermont
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