Kent County, Delaware
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| − | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Delaware]] | + | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Delaware]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Kent County''' |
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*Renamed from St. Johns County, 17 December 1682. | *Renamed from St. Johns County, 17 December 1682. | ||
*Interesting note - Kent County is one of few counties bordering another county with same same across state line, [[Kent County, Maryland|Kent ]]County, Maryland | *Interesting note - Kent County is one of few counties bordering another county with same same across state line, [[Kent County, Maryland|Kent ]]County, Maryland | ||
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| − | Kent County was created 8 August 1673 from [[St. Jones County, Delaware|St. Jones]] County. <ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092 | + | Kent County was created 8 August 1673 from [[St. Jones County, Delaware|St. Jones]] County. <ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092 ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref> |
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Revision as of 19:17, 30 January 2013
- This article is about a county in state of Delaware. For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation)
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United States 
Delaware Kent County
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County Courthouse
Kent County Courthouse
414 Federal Street
Dover, De 19901
Phone: 302-744-2347
Clerk of Peace has marriage records.
Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records.
Recorder of Deeds has land records from 1680.
Register of Wills has probate records. [1]
http://www.co.kent.de.us/]
Kent County Levy Court
Administrative Complex
555 Bay Road
Dover, DE 19901
History
- Renamed from St. Johns County, 17 December 1682.
- Interesting note - Kent County is one of few counties bordering another county with same same across state line, Kent County, Maryland
Parent County
Kent County was created 8 August 1673 from St. Jones County. [1]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
New Castle | Sussex | Maryland counties: Caroline | Kent | Queen Anne's
Native American Reservations
Populated Places
Cities:
Towns:
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Communities:
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Hundreds: More information can be found at Delaware Hundreds.
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Military:
- Dover Air Force Base
Resources
Biography
Cemeteries
Census
For tips on accessing Kent County, Delaware census records online, see: Delaware Census.
Church History & Records
Court
Gazetteers
- USGS GNIS
History
Land & Deeds
Local Histories
Maps
Military
Revolutionary War
- A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census]. 1841. Digital version at Google Books. 1967 reprint: FHL Collection 973 X2pc 1840. [See Delaware, Kent County on page 126.]
Naturalization and Citizenship
Newspapers
Probate
Index and Images
Kent County, Delaware Probate records, 1680-1800 on line at http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4020 original data: Valinger, Leon de, com/ Calendar of Kent County, Delaware Probate Records, 1680-1800.
- DeValinger, Leon. A Calendar of Kent County, Delaware Probate Records, 1680-1800. Dover, Delaware: Public Archives Commission, 1944. (Family History Library film 1035860 item 4; fiche 6051248.) Facsimile reproduction of the original (Family History Library book 975.14 P28d.)
- Indexes to probate records 1801-1833, in three volumes by Mary Marshall Brewer (Lewes,Del.: Delmarva Roots, 2002.)
Taxation
Vital Records
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- The Kent County DEGenWeb Project, an member of The DEGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
- The USGenWeb Archives Project for Kent County
- The USGenWeb Archives Project for Kent County. (Backup site)
- FamilySearch.org Family History Library catalog for Kent County
- Kent County, Delaware Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), New Castle, Delaware Page 121 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
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