Genealogy Research
The first settlers of European descent in what is now Hampton Falls were the Bachilers (now spelled Batchelder), Daltons, Sanborns, Husseys, Crosses and Browns circa 1640. Since then, thousands of families have called this town home - some for a year, some for hundreds of years! Our collections include a variety of resources helpful for genealogy research.
Resources available at our Museum, 45 Exeter Road
Print family genealogies, primary sources, family artifacts and maps
John Chace, Jr. 1857 map
D.H. Hurd 1892 map
Brown, Warren. 1900. History of the Town of Hampton Falls 1640-1900
Brown, Warren. 1918. History of the Town of Hampton Falls 1900-1917
Garcia, Collin. 2022. History of Hampton Falls, Vol. 3. (1918-2022)
Dow, Joseph. 1894. History of the Town of Hampton, NH: From its Settlement in 1638 to 1892, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2
Knowlton, Rev. Deborah. 2016. Color Me Included, The African Americans of Hampton’s First Church… 1670-1826.
Laughlin, Marilla & Richard B. Sanborn. 1972. Hampton Falls New Hampshire 1722-1972
Mutrie, Beverly (editor). Hampton Falls’ Historical Resources Guidebook. *
Nichipor, Ruth L. (editor).1976. Vital Statistics from the town of Hampton Falls Through 1899. *
Winn, Elaine B. 1997. Historic Homes of Hampton Falls. *
Genealogy Help: Contact our point people by email or online form:
Hunter Stetz, hstetz@bu.edu
Beverly Mutrie, bmutrie@hotmail.com
Wendy Harrington, wendyh156@gmail.com
or complete the form below to indicate the topic you would like information on, and someone will get back to you!
Genealogical literature available for Hampton Falls families:
Batchelder, Brown, Chase, Clifford, Cram, Dow, Pevear, Robie, Shaw and Sanborn
Hampton Falls Cemeteries
A list of Hampton Falls Cemeteries and their locations can be found here.
A booklet describing the history of our six historic cemeteries, and notable residents buried there, is free and available at the Town Hall and the Public Library.
At each of our six historic cemeteries, there is a QR-code that will take you to an audio tour of the cemetery. You can also listen to the Cemetery Audio Tour from the comfort of your home HERE
The Cemetery Trustees offer an online searchable database of historic burials. Directions to the database and how to login can be found HERE.
Helpful Links
First Families in the First US Census of 1790
First Congregational Society of Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, records 1712-1754.
This collection includes one volume of records from the period of Rev. Theophilus Cotton and Rev. Joseph Whipple of church admissions, dismissions, baptisms, marriages, meeting notes, and disciplinary records.
Rockingham County Registry of Deeds
Hampton Historical Society, Seabrook Historical Society
History of Indigenous Peoples of the Seacoast,
co-authored by our Trustee, Hunter Stetz
Dartmouth Libraries Digital Collections
New Hampshire Genealogy & History
Excerpt from Warren Brown’s History of Hampton Falls:
