Rockport, Knox County, Maine Genealogy

United States Genealogy

Maine

Knox County

Rockport

Church Records

Historically, the largest religious groups in Maine were the Congregational, Baptist, Roman Catholic, and Methodist churches. For general information about Maine denominations, view the Maine Church Records wiki page.

To see the churches in Rockport, visit FamilySearch Places.

Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. The following are church records available online for the town of Rockport:

Land Records

The following are online land records for the town of Rockport:

• 1835-1838 Maine Revolutionary War Bounty Land Applications, 1835-1838 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection - index and images

Maps

The following are online maps of the town of Rockport:

Probate Records

InMaine, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Rockport:

• 1584-1999 Maine, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1584-1999 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
• 1760-1979 Maine, County Probate Records, 1760-1979 at FamilySearch.org - How to use this collection - images
• 1861-1915 Maine, Knox County, Probate Estate Files, 1861-1915 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection, images

Town Records

In Maine, most records are kept at the town level and generally began being kept at the founding of the town. These records may include the following:

Births Marriages Deaths Burials Cemetery records Appointments Earmarks Estrays (stray animals) Freemens' oaths (men eligible to vote) Land records Mortgages Name changes Care of the poor School records Surveys Tax lists Town meeting minutes Voter registrations Warning outs (of town)

The following are Rockport town records available online:

• 1790-1891 Town and vital records, 1790-1891 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Town Clerk

The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office.

Vital Records

Births

• 1670-1921 Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index and images
• 1739-1900 Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index
• 1756-1875 Rockport, Knox, Maine computer printout ; births or christenings, 1756-1875 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1790-1891 Town and vital records, 1790-1891 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Marriages

• 1670-1921 Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index and images
• 1790-1891 Town and vital records, 1790-1891 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

• 1670-1921 Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index and images
• 1790-1891 Town and vital records, 1790-1891 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1960-1996 Maine Death Index, 1960-1996 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index

Town Clerk

Rockport Town Clerk
101 Main St.
Rockport, ME 04856
Telephone: (207) 236-9648 Fax: (207) 230-0112
E-mail: townclerk@town.rockport.me.us
Website

Brief History

Megunticook Plantation was organized from part of the Waldo Patent, also known as the Muscongus Patent. And Camden Plantation, also spelled Cambden, existed prior to 1791 when it was used to form the new town of Cambden (later Camden). Camden set off land a month later, and more again two years later to the town of Rockport, Knox County, Maine Genealogy.

What is now Rockport was apparently formed in what was then Hancock County, Maine. Later in 1791 it was returned to Lincoln County. In 1827 it was set off to Waldo County, and in 1860 to Knox County, where it is today.

Additional data on Rockport, Maine can be found in WikiPedia: the Free Encyclopedia.

Town Histories

Reuel Robinson, History of Camden and Rockport, Maine (Camden, Maine : Camden Publishing Company, c1907). At various libraries (WorldCat). FHL Film 1320824 Item 4; Book974.153 H2r.

Vital Records

• Marlene A. Groves, Vital records of Camden/Rockport, Maine (Rockland, Maine : Picton Press, c2006). At various libraries (WorldCat). FHL Book 974.153 V2g.
• Jacqueline Young Watts, and Isabel Morse Maresh, Camden-Rockport, Maine : births, deaths and marriages (Lincolnville, Maine : J & I History Press, c1985). At various libraries (WorldCat). FHL Film 1598213 Item 3; Book 974.153 V2w.

Births

• 1670-1921 Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index and images

Marriages

• 1670-1921 Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index and images
• 1771-1907 Maine Marriages, 1771-1907 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index

Deaths

• 1670-1921 Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index and images
• 1841-1910 Maine Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index
• 1960-1996 Maine Death Index, 1960-1996 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index

References

Adjacent towns: Knox Co.: Hope | Union | Washington | Waldo Co.: Liberty | Montville | Searsmont