Rockingham County, New Hampshire Records
Rockingham County, New Hampshire (Map It) was created on March 19, 1771 as one of the five original counties identified for New Hampshire in 1769. The county was named in honor of Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham (1730-1782), a two-time Prime Minister of Great Britain (1765-1766, 1782). It was first settled by Europeans moving north from the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts as early as 1623. The government was linked tightly with Massachusetts until New Hampshire became a separate colony in 1679, but counties weren't introduced until 1769.
Rockingham County is bordered by Strafford County (north), York County, Maine (northeast), Essex County, Massachusetts (south), Hillsborough County (west), Merrimack County (northwest).
Rockingham County Cities and Towns include Atkinson, Auburn, Brentwood, Candia, Chester, Danville, Deerfield, Derry, East Kingston, Epping, Exeter, Fremont, Greenland, Hampstead, Hampton, Hampton Falls, Kensington, Kingston, Londonderry, New Castle, Newfields, Newington, Newmarket, Newton, North Hampton, Northwood, Nottingham, Plaistow, Portsmouth, Raymond, Rye, Salem, Sandown, Seabrook, South Hampton, Stratham, Windham.
MapGeeks.org has is a collection of old New Hampshire maps.
Rockingham County, New Hampshire Courthouse Records
Rockingham County, NH Courthouse
The Rockingham County Courthouse is located in Brentwood, New Hampshire. Learn More About State of New Hampshire Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.
The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.
The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Rockingham county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.
- Rockingham County Clerk of Superior Court has Court Records from 1639
- Rockingham County Clerk of Probate Court has Probate Records from 1639
- Rockingham County Register of Deeds has Land Records from 1639. The County Register of Deeds responsibilities include Recording documents pertaining to real estate transactions, Recording land surveys, Copying and certifying as to these recorded real estate documents, Serving as custodian for other miscellaneous legal records such as Power of Attorneys, tax liens from towns/cities, boundary line agreements, IRS notices, etc.
- Rockingham County Town Clerks has copies of vital records (birth, marriage, divorce and death records) from 1630.
Rockingham County, New Hampshire Census Records
- Learn More: State of New Hampshire Census Records
- U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
- U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: 1660-1820
- State Population Schedules: None
- U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Union Veterans Schedules: 1890
Rockingham County, New Hampshire Vital Records
- Learn More: State of New Hampshire Vital Records
- Birth, Marriage and Death Records: from 1640 to present
- Divorce Records: from 1808 to present
- Locations: New Hampshire Office of Vital Statistics
- Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
- Vital Records by Mail: Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Applications.
- In Person: Bureau of Vital Records, 71 South Fruit St, Concord, NH 03301; (800) 852-3345 Ext 4651, or in NH – (603) 271-4650
Rockingham County, New Hampshire Resources
- Hampton Historical Society
- Portsmouth Public Library - Special Collections
- Rockingham County Chapter, New Hampshire Society of Genealogists, PO Box 81, Exeter, NH 03833-0081
- African American Cultural Center, PO Box 4444, Portsmouth , NH 03801-4444; Phone: 603-430-6027 or 436-7629
- American Independence Museum
- Atkinson Historical Society
- Auburn Historical Association, Phone: 603-483-8323 102 Hooksett Rd, Auburn , NH 03032-3225
- Brentwood Historical Society, Brentwood Town Hall, 1 Dalton Rd, Brentwood , NH 03833-6011
- Candia Historical Society, PO Box 300, 29 High St, Candia , NH 03034-0300
- Chester Historical Society
- Deerfield Historical Society, PO Box 41, Deerfield , NH 03037-0041
- Derry Heritage Commission
- Epping Historical Society, Phone: 603-679-2944 PO Box 348, Epping , NH 03042-0348
- Exeter Historical Society
- Fitts Museum
- Fremont Historical Society, Phone: 603-895-4032 225 South Rd, Fremont , NH 03044-3408
- Hampstead Historical Society
- Hampton Falls Historical Society PO Box 104, 45 Exeter Rd, Hampton Falls , NH 03844-0104
- Hampton Historical Society
- Hawke Historical Society, Phone: 603-642-8366 PO Box 402, Danville , NH 03819-0402
- Historic New England (HNE)
- Historical Society of Kensington
- Historical Society of Seabrook, Phone: 603-474-5066 PO Box 414, Seabrook , NH 03874-0414
- Jackson House/HNE
- James E. Walley Museum & Library
- James House Association
- Kingston Improvement & Historical Society/Friends of the Church on the Plains PO Box 663, Kingston , NH 03848-0663
- Kingston Museum PO Box 24, Kingston , NH 03848-0024
- Londonderry Historical Society
- Moffat-Ladd House & Garden
- New Castle Archives & Records Committee, Phone: 603-431-6854 , New Castle , NH 03854
- New Castle Historical Society PO Box 89, New Castle , NH 03854-0089
- New Market Historical Society
- Newfields Historical Society PO Box 126, Newfields , NH 03856-0126
- Newington Historical Society 205 Nimble Hill Rd, Newington , NH 03801-2726
- Newton Historical Society
- North Hampton Historical Society PO Box 17, North Hampton , NH 03862-0017
- Northwood Historical Society PO Box 114, Northwood , NH 03261-0114
- Nottingham Historical Society
- Plaistow Historical Society
- Portsmouth Athenaeum
- Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.
- Portsmouth Historical Society
- Raymond Historical Society, Phone: 603-895-2866 PO Box 94, 1 Depot Rd, Raymond , NH 03077-0094
- Rundlet-May House/HNE
- Rye Historical Society
- Salem Historical Society
- Sandown Historical Society, Phone: 603-887-6100 PO Box 300, Sandown , NH 03873-0300
- Sandown Old Meeting House Association, Phone: 603-887-3946 PO Box 377, Sandown , NH 03873-0377
- Stratham Historical Society
- Strawbery Banke Museum
- Warner House Association
- Windham Historical Society, PO Box 741, Windham , NH 03087-0741
- Rockingham County, New Hampshire Message Boards
- Rockingham County, New Hampshire Genealogy Boards
Rockingham County, New Hampshire External Links
- New Hampshire Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Historical Newspapers from New Hampshire (1756–1891)
- Rockingham County, New Hampshire Books - Amazon
- Rockingham Co., New Hampshire - FindaGrave
- Rockingham County, New Hampshire Links - Cyndi's List
- Rockingham Co. NHGenweb
- Rockingham County, New Hampshire Ancestry Database Collections
- Rockingham County, New Hampshire Military Records
- New Hampshire City Directories
