On 18 October 1648 "the village at the newe meadowes at Ipswich is named Toppesfield." Two years later, in 1650, Topsfield was established as a town. Boundary lines were determined later with Salem in 1658 and 1664, Ipswich in 1694 and Boxford in 1701 and 1707.

This collection includes 29 volumes of town and vital records. For the town's earliest years, there are three volumes of births, marriages and deaths (fiches 1-6, 11-17), together with four index volumes (fiches 7-10). Also for the early period is a volume that contains out-of-town marriages (fiche 18). Marriage intentions and indexes beginning 1743 are scattered throughout three volumes (fiches 11-22). Additional early records include a volume identifying proprietors from 1714-1791 (fiches 23-24) and five volumes of town records dating 1675-1810 (fiches 25-46).

Fortunately, the town preserved other types of books containing vital records and residence data. For example, there are four volumes of military records (fiches 47-54) for the Revolutionary War, the Civil War and World War I. Also, three volumes of rateables exist that show who resided in the town from 1805-1811, in 1852 and in 1863 (fiches 55-60). School censuses from 1888-1898 (fiches 61-62) include birth dates and, for the first years, names of parents and addresses. Finally, a volume listing paupers from 1888-1938 may include age, birth place, marriage or death dates (fiches 63, 60).

The last group of vital records are birth, marriage and death registers (fiches 67-68, 71-75), with some indexes (64-65). They are a continuation of earlier records (fiches 5, 6, 18). A volume of marriage intentions (fiches 69-70) completes this collection.

Topsfield Marriages, Births, Deaths 1645-1751. Book A. 147 pp.

This is an 1881 transcript by E. D. Hines of a "Book marked A of the Town Records of Topsfield containing Births, Marriages and Deaths." Much of the book is arranged alphabetically by family, but isolated records are found out of order.

Index; Vital Records 1645-1751, pp 1-17

FICHE 1

Vital Records 1645-1751, pp 18-85

FICHE 2

Vital Records 1645-1751, pp 86-147

FICHE 3

Topsfield Vital Records 1645-1688, Births & Deaths 1800-1857.

Deaths, Marriages & Births 1645-1695, pp 1-30

FICHE 4

Descendants of Geo. Perkins, 1571-1682, pp 31-33

FICHE 4

Births & Deaths 1800-1857, pp 62-117, Index p 102

FICHE 5

Deaths 1833-1844, pp 217-230, Index p 226-227

FICHE 6

Topsfield Index to Births, Marriages and Deaths 1743-1833.

Birth Index 1743-1833 Bk B:13-362, pp 1-17

FICHE 7

Marriage Index 1743-1833 Bk B:13-372, pp 1-18

FICHE 7

Death Index 1743-1833 Bk B:18-359, pp 1-8

FICHE 7

Blaisdall family deaths 1847-1857, p 9

FICHE 7

Topsfield Index to Births 1743-1833 in Book B.

Index to Births in Book B, pp 13-362, 1743-1833

FICHE 8

Topsfield Index to Marriages 1743-1833 in Book B.

Index to Marriages in Book B, pp 22-372, 1743-1833

FICHE 9

Topsfield Index to Deaths 1743-1833 in Book B.

Index to Deaths in Book B, pp 26-360, 1743-1833

FICHE 10

Topsfield Publishments, Marriages, Births, Deaths 1743-1833. Book B. 372 pp. For index to Publishments/Intentions, see Book D.

Publishments 1743-1756, pp 1-12

FICHE 11

Births, Marriages, Deaths 1743-1833, pp 13-58

FICHE 11

Marriages, Births, Deaths 1743-1833, pp 59-117

FICHE 12

Intentions 1757-1776, pp 61-66, 74, 80, 85-99

FICHE 12

Births, Deaths, Marriages 1743-1833, pp 118-175

FICHE 13

Intentions 1776-1799, intermittent from pp 122-177

FICHE 13

Marriages, Births, Deaths 1743-1833, pp 178-233

FICHE 14

Intentions 1799-1812, intermittent from pp 180-236

FICHE 14

Intentions 1813-1822, pp 237-245, 273-279

FICHE 15

Births, Marriages, Deaths 1743-1833, pp 246-272

FICHE 15

Deaths 1814-1824, pp 280-295

FICHE 15

Deaths 1824-1833, pp 296-315

FICHE 16

Vital Records 1743-1833, pp 307-355

FICHE 16

Intentions 1822-1833, pp 327-346

FICHE 16

Births, Marriages, Deaths 1743-1833, pp 356-372

FICHE 17

Topsfield Intentions 1833-1886, Marriages and Index 1833-1849, Out-of-Town Marriages 1674-1799, Intentions Indexes 1743-1849. Book D.

Index & Out-of-Town Marriages 1674-1799, pp 183-197

FICHE 18

Index & Marriages 1833-1849, pp 1-5, 163-181

FICHE 18

Intentions Index to Book B, 1743-1833, pp 200-253

FICHE 19

Publishments 1833-1869, pp 1-49

FICHE 20

Intentions 1869-1886, pp 50-84; Index of Intentions, 1833-1849

FICHE 21

Topsfield Index to Intentions 1850-1886 in Book D

Index to Intentions 1850-1886

FICHE 22

Topsfield Proprietors Book of Records 1714-1791. 88 pp.

Proprietor Records 1714-1722, pp 1-67

FICHE 23

Proprietor Records 1722-1791, pp 68-88

FICHE 24

Topsfield Town Records 1675-1734. 317 pp.

Town Records 1675-1685, pp 1-60

FICHE 25

Town Records 1685-1704, pp 61-120

FICHE 26

Town Records 1704-1725, pp 121-240

FICHE 27

Town Records 1725-1731, pp 241-302

FICHE 28

Town Records 1731-1734, pp 303-317

FICHE 29

Selectmen's Book For Topsfield 1704-1757. 199 pp.

Selectmen's Book 1704-1735, pp 1-66

FICHE 30

Selectmen's Book 1735-1753, pp 67-134

FICHE 31

Selectmen's Book 1753-1757, pp 135-199

FICHE 32

Topsfield Town Records 1711-1779.

Town Records 1711-1772

FICHE 33

Town Records 1772-1779

FICHE 34

Topsfield Town Records 1731-1768. Vol 2. 323 pp.

Town Records 1731-1742, p 1-53

FICHE 35

Town Records 1742-1749, pp 54-108

FICHE 36

Town Records 1749-1755, pp 109-161

FICHE 37

Town Records 1755-1759, pp 162-223

FICHE 38

Town Records 1759-1765, pp 224-278

FICHE 39

Town Records 1765-1768, pp 279-323

FICHE 40

Topsfield Town Records 1763-1810. unpaged.

Town Accounts 1763-1773, 1779-1780

FICHE 41

Town Accounts 1773-1782

FICHE 42

Town Accounts 1782-1788

FICHE 43

Town Accounts 1787-1796

FICHE 44

Town Accounts 1796-1806

FICHE 45

Town Accounts 1806-1810

FICHE 46

Topsfield Revolutionary and Militia Papers 1775-1841.

Military Records 1775-1779

FICHE 47

Military Records 1779-abt 1785

FICHE 48

Military Records abt 1784-1791

FICHE 49

Military Records 1791-1794, 1819-1841

FICHE 50

Topsfield Rebellion Records 1861-1866.

FICHE 51

Topsfield World War I Veterans.

FICHE 52

Topsfield Pensioners List 1863-1872.

Civil War Pensioners 1863-1872

FICHE 53

Civil War Pensioners, State Aid Recipients 1863-1872

FICHE 54

Topsfield Rateables and Residents 1805-1811.

Polls, Rateables, Non-Residents 1805-1810

FICHE 55

Polls, Rateables, Non-Residents 1810-1811

FICHE 56

Topsfield Poll Tax 1852. 41 pp.

Estate, real estate and highway taxes for residents and real estate and highway taxes for non-residents, by decree of 1848. Highway taxes for 1852; other taxes for 1853.

Resident Taxpayers 1852-53, pp 1-33

FICHE 57

Non-resident Taxpayers 1852-1853, pp 34-41

FICHE 58

Topsfield Rateables and Residents in 1863. 86 pp.

Rateables 1863: Residents & Non-residents pp 1-67

FICHE 59

Tax Payments and Sales 1863-1870, pp 69-86

FICHE 60

Pauper Register 1938, p 13 (continued from fiche 63)

FICHE 60

Topsfield School Census 1888-1898.

All listings include birth date; those from 1888-1891 also list names of parents and street of residence.

School Census 1888-1896, pp 2-81

FICHE 61

School Census 1896-1898, pp 82-94

FICHE 62

Topsfield Pauper Registers 1888-1938. 9 pp.

Listings include age & birthplace, sometimes marriage or death date.

Pauper Register 1888-1901, pp 1-10

FICHE 63

Pauper Register 1901-1912, pp 1-5

FICHE 63

Pauper Register 1913-1937, pp 1-12

FICHE 63

Pauper Register 1938, p 13

FICHE 60

Topsfield Index to Births 1848-1864.

FICHE 64

Topsfield Index to Marriages 1849-1864.

FICHE 65

Topsfield Register of Births 1843-1864, Marriages 1849-1864, Deaths 1844-1859. Book E.

Index to Births 1 May 1843-1 May 1848, A-H

FICHE 66

Births 1843-1860, pp 6-55

FICHE 66

Births 1858-1864, pp 54-73

FICHE 67

Marriages 1849-1864, pp 74-89

FICHE 67

Deaths 1844-1859, pp 90-123

FICHE 68

Topsfield Intentions of Marriages 1887-1905. 22 pp.

Index 1887-1905, Intentions of Marriage 1887

FICHE 69

Intentions of Marriage 1887-1900, pp 1-14

FICHE 69

Intentions of Marriage 1900-1905, pp 15-21

FICHE 70

Topsfield Register of Births 1865-1905, Marriages 1865-1905, Deaths 1860-1905.

Deaths 1860-1887, pp 1-55

FICHE 71

Deaths 1887-1903, pp 56-111

FICHE 72

Deaths 1903-1905, pp 112-117

FICHE 73

Marriages 1865-1897, pp 2-51

FICHE 73

Births 1865-1891, pp 2-50

FICHE 74

Births 1891-1905; Marriages 1898-1905, p 52-78,52-63

FICHE 75

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Topsfield Vital Records 1645-1751. Book A.
Family records include births, along with some marriages and deaths.

Births 1645-1651, 1670; pp 1-2

FICHE 1T

Family Records 1668-1753; pp 3-49, A-P

FICHE 1T

Marriages 1705-1708, 1713-1721; pp 17-20

FICHE 1T

Family Records 1693-1751, pp 50-83; P-W, P

FICHE 2T

Marriages 1696-1740; pp 76-93

FICHE 2T

Topsfield [Marriages & Deaths 1743-1833, Family Records 1727-1841]. Book B. Separate listings are frequently found for marriages and deaths, in addition to those found among family records,.

Vital Records 1729-1752, pp 97-109

FICHE 2T

Marriages 1742-1748, pp 97-106

FICHE 2T

Deaths 1748-1749; pp 107-108

FICHE 2T

Vital Records 1727-1807, 1814; pp 110-169

FICHE 3T

Marriages 1749-1788; pp 112-169

FICHE 3T

Deaths 1748-1802, pp 113-165

FICHE 3T

Vital Records 1760-1841; pp 170-212

FICHE 4T

Marriages 1789-1822; pp 172-221

FICHE 4T

Deaths 1802-1821; pp 184-203, 221-229

FICHE 4T

Deaths 1821-1833; pp 230-248

FICHE 5T

Family Records 1749-1838, 1890; pp 242-259, 266

FICHE 5T

Marriages 1823-1833, pp 260-265

FICHE 5T

Topsfield Vital Records [1792-1856, Deaths 1833-1844]. Book C.

Death data sometimes includes birth dates, maiden name, cause of death.

Family Records 1792-1856, 1888; pp 269-289

FICHE 5T

Deaths 1833-1844, pp 290-305

FICHE 6T

Topsfield [Marriages 1833-1849, Out-of-Town Marriages 1674-1799]. Book D.

Marriages 1833-1849, pp 309-331

FICHE 6T

Out-of-Town Marriages 1674-1799, pp 332-347

FICHE 6T

Topsfield [Births & Deaths 1843-1849]. Book E.

Births 1843-1849, pp 350-389

FICHE 7T

Deaths 1844-1849, pp 396-415

FICHE 7T

Deaths 1849, pp 416-417

FICHE 8T

Topsfield [Marriage] Publishments 1743-1849. Books B. & D.

Marriage intentions through 1832 (p 524) are extracted from Book B; those beginning 1833 come from Book D.

Marriage Intentions 1743-1801, pp 421-477

FICHE 8T

Marriage Intentions 1801-1849, pp 478-537

FICHE 9T

1. [Brackets] signal best estimate of title, transcribed contents, dates &/or page numbers.

TOPSFIELD VITAL RECORDS TO 1850
Topsfield: Historical Society, 1903; 250 printed pages on 1 fiche, $6.