Kent County, Delaware
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Revision as of 16:22, 13 March 2013
- This article is about a county in state of Delaware. For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation)
United States 
Delaware Kent County
Guide to Kent County Delaware genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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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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