New York Genealogy is being developed as a genealogical and historical resource for your personal use. It contains information and records for New York ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Specifically, it provides sources for birth records, death records, marriage records, census records, tax records, court records, and military records. It also provides some historical details about different times and people in New York history.
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Featured New York Genealogy
- Black Genealogy in New York
- New York Databases at Ancestry
- New York Archives and Libraries
- New York Bible Records
- New York Biographies
- New York Cemeteries
- New York Census Records
- New York Church Records
- New York Court Records
- New York Directories
- New York Emigration, Immigration and Naturalization
- New York Genealogy and Historical Societies
- New York Genealogy Queries
- New York Land and Maps
- New York Libraries
- New York Newspapers
- New York Obituaries
- New York Surnames
- New York Wills
New York County Genealogy
- Jefferson County New York Genealogy
- Orange County New York Genealogy
- Suffolk County New York Genealogy
- Washington County New York Genealogy
Neighboring States
New York, by its geographic location, finds itself in two different groupings of states below, New England States, and Great Lakes States. The only neighboring state not found in either of those two lists is:
New England Genealogy
- Connecticut Genealogy
- Maine Genealogy
- Massachusetts Genealogy
- New Hampshire Genealogy
- Rhode Island Genealogy
- Vermont Genealogy
Great Lakes Genealogy
1875 Town of Horicon New York Census
1875 Town of Hague New York Census
1875 Town of Caldwell New York Census
1875 Town of Chester New York Census
1875 Town of Bolton New York Census
History of Westchester County NY
Westchester County has the proud distinction of being one of the twelve original counties of the State of New York, under the English rule. It was erected by the act of 1683. The twelve counties were, Albany, Cornwall, Dukes, Dutchess, Kings, New York, Orange, Queens, Richmond, Suffolk, Ulster and Westchester. Two of these, Cornwall and Dukes counties, were subsequently attached to other States. Prior to the formation of counties, and under the Dutch rule, the only divisions were the cities and towns. In 1665, a district, or Sheriffalty, called Yorkshire, was erected. It comprised Long Island, Staten Island and a…