Town of Rye

10 Pearl Street

Port Chester, New York  10573

 Town of Rye

  Town Clerk’s Office

The Office of the Town Clerk is the keeper of all records for the Town of Rye.  Our records go back to the original settlers arriving in the territory of Rye in 1660.  Early records contain documentation of land purchased from the Indian Tribes by the first settlers.  Due to the Towns proximity to waters of the Long Island Sound, many settlers were attracted to this area.  There are many volumes of recorded activities and transactions recorded on the minute books of the Town.  In 1720, George, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland granted the Royal Patent for the Township of Rye.  Being under English control it was named after its counter parts, Rye, England.

 

In 1788 the State of New York created the Towns and by an act, the Town of Rye was incorporated on March 7th, 1788 and is still in existence to the day.  The Town has a record center, in which all records are stored in special archival wrap and boxes.  The Clerk’s office is currently working on a project which will create an up to date on line repository of all archival records.  The position of the Town Clerk is the oldest recorded title in the Town’s documents.

 

The Clerk’s Office is the “doorway to local government,” issues marriage licenses, hunting and fishing licenses and dog licenses (Village of Rye Brook only).  The Clerk is also the registrar of Vital Statistics for the Town of Rye and the Village of Rye Brook.  The Town’s inventory of vital records (Birth, Marriage and Death) start in 1847 and run to the current date.

 

 

 

 

Phone: 914-939-3075

Fax: 914-939-1465

 

 

 

 

 

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Forms:

    Handicap Parking Permits (829 KB)

    Election Registration (780KB)

    Freedom Of Information Form (32KB)

Note: Marriage Licenses, Dog Licenses and

Hunting Licenses can be acquired at Town Hall at 10 Pearl Street.

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Left to Right: Hope Vespia (Town Clerk) Linda A. Lyons