FamilySearch has placed online the Washington County, New York mortgage records in the form of images, without an index, in their New York Land Records, 1630-1975 collection. These records can become confusing when attempting to discern the difference between the volumes, as when I was collating them for this post I noticed that there were duplicate filming of the same rolls. I have indented those films below to make it easier to select, while still showing both film rolls.
Land records usually contain the following information:
- Names of interested parties
- Date of transaction
- Legal description of the property
- Monies exchanged
- Details of the transaction
- Names of witnesses
[box type=”info”] NOTE: The records which occurred before and during part of 1784 happened at the time Washington County was named Charlotte County.[/box]
It is important, since the mortgages are not alphabetical on their microfilm, that you first find your ancestor in the index. It’s important that you reference and look in both, just in case your ancestor held the mortgage when they eventually sold the property.
- Mortgagor-Mortgagee index 1773-1881 (starts alphabetically with the mortgagee in the front)
- Granter-Grantee index 1773-1881 (starts alphabetically with the granter in the front)
Washington County NY Mortgage Books on Microfilm
- Mortgages 1773-1798 vol A
- Mortgages 1795-1798 vol B
- Mortgages 1797-1798 vol C
- Mortgages 1801-1802 vol D
- Mortgages 1802-1804 vol E
- Mortgages 1804-1809 vol F-G
- Mortgages 1809-1813 vol H-I
- Mortgages 1813-1822 vol K-L
- Mortgages 1812-1838 vol M-N
- Mortgages 1820-1823 vol O-P
- Mortgages 1823-1829 vol Q-R
- Mortgages 1826-1828 vol S-T
- Mortgages 1827-1836 vol U-V
- Mortgages 1830-1831 vol W-X
- Mortgages 1832-1833 vol Y-Z
- Mortgages 1833-1836 vol AA-BB
- Mortgages 1835-1836 vol CC-DD
- Mortgages 1836-1843 vol EE
- Mortgages 1837-1843 vol FF-GG
- Mortgages 1839-1840 vol HH
- Mortgages 1840-1842 vol II-KK
- Mortgages 1840-1843 vol LL-MM
- Mortgages 1843-1844 vol NN-OO
- Mortgages 1844-1845 vol PP-QQ
- Mortgages 1845-1847 vol RR-SS
- Mortgages 1840-1848 vol TT-UU
- Mortgages 1848-1849 vol VV
- Mortgages 1849-1850 vol WW
- Mortgages 1850-1857 vol XX-YY
- Mortgages 1851-1852 vol ZZ
- Mortgages 1851-1853 vol 1-2
- Mortgages 1855-1861 vol 3-4
- Mortgages 1854-1855 vol 5
- Mortgages 1854-1856 vol 6-7
- Mortgages 1856-1857 vol 8
- Mortgages 1852-1858 vol 9-10
- Mortgages 1858-1859 vol 11-12
“New York Land Records, 1630-1975,” images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-32562-11423-15?cc=2078654 : accessed 27 April 2016), Washington > Mortgages 1773-1798 vol A > image 3 of 290; county courthouses, New York.
“New York Land Records, 1630-1975,” images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-32562-11204-9?cc=2078654 : accessed 27 April 2016), Washington > Mortgages 1773-1798 vol A > image 4 of 290; county courthouses, New York.