Kent County DE Genealogy
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If you're not sure which records would be helpful, you can try our Ancestor Source Finder tool. Kent Records by TypeBirth Records (7)Cemetery Records (186) Census Records (55) Church Records (37) City Directories (57) Court Records (4) Death Records (9) Histories and Genealogies (10) Immigration Records (7) Land Records (14) Map Records (38) Marriage Records (15) Military Records (7) Minority Records (1) Miscellaneous Records (1) Newspapers and Obituaries (59) Probate Records (15) School Records (36) Tax Records (5) 
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Overview of Kent County Records
- Kent County was created in 1642 from St. Jones County.
- Birth records from 1913 to 1948, marriage records from 1913 to 1980, and death records from 1913 to 1970 can be obtained from the Delaware Public Archives. Birth records from 1942 to the present, marriage records from 1974 to the present, and death records from 1974 to the present can be obtained from the Delaware Office of Vital Statistics.
- The Kent County Clerk of Peace has marriage records starting in 1676.
- The Kent County Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records starting in 1680.
- The Kent County Recorder of Deeds has land records starting in 1680.
- The Kent County Register of Wills has probate records starting in 1680.
- Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.