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Author

Guides and General Resources

Roger D. Joslyn, "New York," in Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County & Town Sources, rev.ed. (1992) pp. 521-40
Research Outline: New York (Family History Library, 1992, rev.ed. 1997)
George K. Schweitzer, New York Genealogical Research (1988, rev.ed. 1995)
John D. Austin, Jr. Genealogical Research in New York State: An Informal Finding List of Published Materials With Supplementary Notes (1983)
Syllabus for 1994 Joint Conference: Harry Macy, Jr. "Statewide Records for 17th and 18th Century New York Research" and Henry B. Hoff, "New York Vital Records Substitutes"
Syllabus for 1995 Joint Conference: Roger D. Joslyn, "New York State Censuses and Tax Lists," Florence A. Christoph, "Pre-1800 Research in Upstate New York," and Henry Z Jones, Jr. "The Palatine Families of New York"
Syllabus for 1997 Joint Conference: Harry Macy, Jr. "Researching New York and New Jersey Dutch Families"
Constance M. Whitacre and Elsie Trotter, Master Index, New York State DAR Genealogical Records (1972) and Supplement (1978)
*General Peter Gansvoort Chapter, Revised Master Index To New York State Daughters of the American Revolution Genealogical Records Volumes, 2 Vols. (1998)
E. Kay Kirkham, An Index to Some of the Bibles and Family Records of the United States (1984)
Fred Q. Bowman and Thomas J. Lynch, Directory to Collections of New York Vital Records 1726-1989.... (1995)
Guide to Historical Resources in _____ County, New York Repositories [the "red books"]
American Genealogical-Biographical Index, 205 vols. to date, 1952- ; online at Ancestry.com
Janet Wethy Foley, Early Settlers of New York State, 9 vols. (1934-42, repr. as 2 vols. With index, 1993) [also on CD-ROM from Brøderbund]
John H. French, Gazetteer of the State of New York (1860, repr. with indexes, 1995)

Hudson Valley

Kenn Stryker-Rodda, "The Hudson Valley Counties," in Genealogical Research: Methods and Sources, vol. 1, rev.ed. (American Society of Genealogists, 1980) pp. 189-95
Henry B. Hoff, "Research in New York: Downstate," Tree Talks 22 (1982):3-16
[Joel Munsell], Index to American Genealogies.... , 5th ed. (1900, repr. with supplement, 1979)
David Kendall Martin, "The Districts of Albany County, New York, 1772-1784," The NYG&B Newsletter 1 (1990):9, 12-13
Church records transcribed by Arthur C.M. Kelly, Roydon W. Vosburgh, and Jean D. Worden
Marriage Index: Selected Areas of New York, 1639-1916, from Kinship, CD-ROM (Family Tree Maker's Archives, 1996)
Wilson V. Ledley, comp. Index to Baptismal Surnames in the Reformed Churches of Claverack, Cortlandt.... (Holland Society of New York, 1990)

Periodicals, Articles, and Finding Aids

The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record [NYGBR], 1870- (subject indexes 1870-1982 and 1983-1995; see 64 [1933]:133-38 for abbreviations used into 1996)
The NYG&B Newsletter [Newsletter], 1990- (composite every-name and subject index through 1995)
Harry Macy, Jr. "New York Probate Records Before 1787," Newsletter 2 (1991):11-15, and "Library Resources for Research in New York Probate Records Since 1787," Newsletter 3 (1992):3-7
Henry B. Hoff, "Pre-1750 New York Lists: Censuses, Assessment Rolls, Oaths of Allegiance, and Other Lists," Newsletter 3 (1992):20-22
Eight articles on New York families and sources in various journals and books in Newsletter 2 (1991):28-29; 4 (1993):11-13; 5 (1994):11-13; 6 (1995):6-7, 12-13, 28-29; 7 (1996):24-25, 27
Four articles on Federal and State censuses for New York in Newsletter 5 (1994):7; 8 (1997):5-6, 11-13, 19-21; 9 (1998):17-19
Tree Talks, 1961- (subject index through 1988) [includes Albany, Columbia, Greene, Orange, Rensselaer, Saratoga and Washington]
Valley Quarterlies: Upstate New York, CD-ROM (Kinship, 1994) [composite every-name index to The Capital, The Columbia, The Mohawk, and The Saratoga, through 1993]
New Netherland Connections, 1996-
The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 1847- (also on CD-ROM for 1847-1994; composite every-name indexes for 1847-1896 and 1897-1994; various subject indexes for 1847-1988)
Periodical Source Index [PERSI], 16 vols. for 1847-1985, plus subsequent annual volumes; on CD-ROM from Ancestry and online at Ancestry.com

Manors and Patents: Some Published Sources

*Henry B. Hoff, "Manors in New York," Newsletter 10 (1999):55-58; 11 (2000):13-17
Sung Bok Kim, Landlord and Tenant in Colonial New York: Manorial Society, 1664-1775 (1978) especially "A Note on Sources" pp. 425-31
Harry B. Yoshpe, The Disposition of Loyalist Estates in the Southern District of the State of New York (1939)
Philipsborough: Grenville C. Mackenzie, "The Families of the Colonial Town of Philipsburgh, Westchester County, N.Y.," 4 vols., n.d., TS. at NYG&BS (see Newsletter 5 [1994]:20); "The Town Book of the Manor of Philipsburgh," NYGBR 59 (1928):203-13; F.J. Sypher, "Rent Roll of Col. Frederick Philips's Estate (Philipse Manor) 1776-1784," NYGBR 108 (1977):74-78; Field Horne, "The Philipsburg Manor Rent Roll of 1760," NYGBR 110 (1979):102-04; Robert A. East and Jacob Judd, The Loyalist Americans: A Focus on Greater New York (1975) Appendix; Frederick C. Haacker, Records of the Manor of Philipsburgh, Westchester County, New York (1951)
Cortlandt: Sung Bok Kim, "The Manor of Cortlandt and Its Tenants," dissertation 1966 (microfiche); Patricia L. Haslam, "Rent Rolls of Delancey's Manor, Westchester County, N.Y.," Connecticut Ancestry 23 (1980):179-84
Fordham: Harry C.W. Mellick, The Manor of Fordham (1950)
Highland: Frederick C. Haacker, "Early Settlers of Putnam County, New York" (1946) and "Records of Early Settlers of Putnam County ...." (1954), TSS. at New York Public Library
Livingston: Arthur C.M. Kelly, Settlers and Residents [of Germantown/Clermont/Livingston], 3 vols. (1973-89); Kate S. Curry, "Minutes of the Committee of Safety of the Manor of Livingston, Columbia County, New York, in 1776," NYGBR 60 (1929):239-43, 325-41
Rensselaerswyck: The Capital, vols. 1-10 [extensive published 17th century sources also exist]
Nine Partners: Clifford Buck and William McDermott, Eighteenth Century Records of the Nine PartnersPatent (1980)
Little Nine Partners: Isaac Huntting, History of Little Nine Partners.... (1897, repr. with new index, 1974); The Dutchess 1:3 (1973):25-30
Beekman: Frank J. Doherty, Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Dutchess County, New York, 5 vols. to date, 1990- ; Frank J. Doherty, "Early Leases in the Beekman Patent," NYGBR 117 (1986):146-52
Argyle: Jennie M. Patten, The Argyle Patent ...with Notes on Washington County Families (1979)

Westchester County

Note. Original county 1683; included all of Bronx Co. until 1873

Guides

Marjorie C.H. Renino, The Guide to Genealogical Research for Westchester County (1985 with later updates)
David W. Carmicheal & Diana Maull, Guide to the Collections of the Westchester County Archives, 3rd ed. (1993)
Estelle M. Guzik, ed. Genealogical Resources in the New York Metropolitan Area (Jewish Genealogical Society, 1989) pp. 253-61
Laura Tosi and Janet Butler, Genealogy in the Bronx: An Annotated Guide to Sources of Information, 2nd ed. (1986)

Some Useful Sources

(and see Manors & Patents: Philipsborough, Cortlandt and Fordham)
abstracts of county and town records in NYGBR vols. 49-60 (see Newsletter 9 [1998]:21)
Norman Davis, Westchester Patriarchs: A Genealogical Dictionary of Westchester County, New York, Families, Prior to 1755 (1988) [undocumented; useful for leads]
Elizabeth Green Fuller, Indexes to Westchester County Names in the Federal Censuses, 1790- 1840 (1994)

Periodicals

The Westchester Historian, 1925- (every-name indexes for 1925-1989, 1990-1995)
Westchester County Genealogical Society Newsletter, 1982-
Westchester Connections, 1990-

Some Sample Articles

Adele M. Altomare, "The Naudain/Nodine Family," The Genealogis t 4 (1983):205-29
Anita A. Lustenberger, "Pine Family of King Street, Rye, New York, and Greenwich, Connecticut," NYGBR 125 (1994):205-13; 126 (1995):60-66, 117-21, 247
Glenna See Hill, "The Allaire Family of La Rochelle, France, and Westchester County," NYGBR 125 (1994):137-44, 219-24; 126 (1995):55-59, 127-32, 199-201, 248-49, 253-60; 127 (1996):217-18
*Gordon L. Remington, "Robert² Huestis of Westchester County: His Ancestry and Descendants," NYGBR 129 (1998):1-12, 97-108, 191-206, 260-61, 276-84; 130 (1999):54-60

Putnam County

Note. Created from Dutchess County in 1812

Guides

Donna Boyer, An Introduction to [the Availability of the Historical and Genealogical] Primary Sources in Eastern Putnam County, N.Y. (1986)

Some Useful Sources

See Dutchess County; Manors & Patents: Highland
Barbara Smith Buys, Old Gravestones of Putnam County, New York (1975)

Periodicals

The Dutchess, 1973-

Some Sample Articles

Robert E. Gee, "The Gee Family of Westchester and Dutchess Counties, N.Y.," NYGBR 113 (1982):65-72, 133-39, 213-19, 114 (1983):19-22
*Ruth Gormley Pickard, "Too Many Possibilities and Not Enough Records: Finding Parents for Naomi (Sears) Rider of Dutchess County, New York," National Genealogical Society Quarterly 87 (1999):117-45, 303

Dutchess County

Note. Original county 1683.

Guides

"Catalog of Records of the Dutchess County Clerk's Office," The Dutchess 1:1 (1973):17-18
Linda Koehler, Dutchess County, NY Churches and Their Records .... (1994)

Some Useful Sources

See Manors & Patents: Nine Partners, Little Nine Partners and Beekman
Arthur C.M. Kelly, Dutchess County, NY Probate Records 1787-1865 (1997)
Clifford M. Buck, Dutchess County, New York, Tax Lists, 1718-1787 (1991)
J. Wilson Poucher and Helen Wilkinson Reynolds, Old Gravestones of Dutchess County, New York (1924)

Periodicals

The Dutchess, 1973-

Some Sample Articles

Gale Ion Harris and Margaret Harris Stover, "The First Daniel Harris of Goshen, Connecticut, and His Descendants in Dutchess and Washington Counties, New York," NYGBR 119 (1988):9-15, 99-105, 151-57, 220-26; 121 (1990):235-36; 122 (1991):232
Francis G. Jenkins, "Samuel Howland of Dutchess County, New York and His Children, "The New England Historical and Genealogical Register," 140 (1986):114-37
*Donna G. Ewins, "Pieter Pieterse Lassen of Dutchess County, and His Descendants," NYGBR 129(1998):147-60, 262-75; 130 (1999):43-53, 135-44, 207-16, 283-95; 131 (2000):45-58,143-45

Columbia County

Note. Created in 1786 from Albany

Guides

Mary S. Maynard, A Guide to Local History and Genealogical Resources in Columbia County.... (1979); [untitled description of county records] Tree Talks 23 (1983):95-96

Some Useful Sources

(and see Rensselaer County; Manors & Patents: Livingston)
Gerta Divine, Old Tombstones and Unusual Cemeteries in Columbia County, New York.... (1973);
A.L. Divine, Columbia County, New York Gravestone Inscriptions....(1992);
Arthur C.M. Kelly, Old Gravestones of Columbia County, New York (1996)
Joel Munsell, American Ancestry, vol. 2 (1887) [indexed in Index to American Genealogies]

Periodicals

The Columbia, 1985-

Some Sample Articles

Judith M.H. Luedemann, "William White of the Province of New York and Colony of Connecticut," NYGBR 123 (1992):1-9, 103-09, 163-67, 214-19; 124 (1993):36-40, 95-101, 161-68, 214-16, 229
Irene B. Wrigley, "David Allen of Weston, Stockbridge, Claverack and Nobletown," Genealogical Journal 17 (1988/89):9-17
Mary Ellen Gleason, "Benjamin Allen of Hillsdale: The Search for His Father," Genealogical Journal 25 (1997):19-23

Rensselaer County

Note. Created 1791 from Albany

Guides

Donna K. Clark, Rensselaer County, New York, Directory of Genealogical Sources.... (1986)

Some Useful Sources (as part of Albany County):

See Manors & Patents: Rensselaerswyck
Jonathan Pearson, Contributions for the Genealogies of the First Settlers of the Ancient County of Albany, from 1630 to 1800 (1872, repr. 1976)
Wheeler B. Melius and Frank H. Burnap, Index to the Public Records of the County of Albany, State of New York, 1630-1894, 37 vols. (1902-17)
Joel Munsell, Annals of Albany, 10 vols. (1849-59)
Florence A. Christoph, Upstate New York in the 1760s: Tax Lists and Selected Militia Rolls of Old Albany County, 1760-1768 (1992)
Innes Getty Collection (see Newsletter 3 [1992]:12-13)

Periodicals

Capital District Genealogical Society Newsletter, 1981-
The Capital, 1986-

Some Sample Articles

Barbara A. Barth, "Ysbrant Eldersz of Rensselaerswyck," NYGBR 128 (1997):153-60, 229-37
Albert P. Carmichael, "Kellys: Roscommon, Ireland - Rensselaer County, New York," NYGBR 110 (1979):7-10

Washington County

Note. Created in 1772 from Albany as Charlotte County

Some Useful Sources

(and see Manors & Patents: Argyle)
Mary S. and Edward F. Jackson, Marriage Notices from Washington County, New York Newspapers 1799-1880 (1995)
Mary S. and Edward F. Jackson, Death Notices from Washington County, New York Newspapers 1799-1880 (1995)
Fred Q. Bowman, Landholders of Northeastern New York, 1739-1802 (1983)
*Laura Penney Hulslander, ed. The Asa Fitch Papers, 2 vols. to date (1997-
*Kenneth A. Perry, The Fitch Gazetteer: An Annotated Index to the Manuscript History of Washington County, New York, 4 vols. (1999)

Periodicals

The Patents: The Northeastern New York Genealogical Society Newsletter, 1982-
Sleeper News, 1993-

Some Sample Articles

Gale Ion Harris and Margaret Harris Stover, "The First Daniel Harris of Goshen, Connecticut, and His Descendants in Dutchess and Washington Counties, New York," NYGBR 119 (1988):9-15, 99-105, 151-57, 220-26; 121 (1990):235-36; 122 (1991):232
Bette Innes Bradway, "Some Crockers of Washington County, New York," The Mayflower Quarterly 62 (1996):48-56

by Henry B. Hoff, CG, FASG, FGBS

Originally prepared for the NEHGS-NYG&B Joint Conference, Tarrytown, NY, 25-26 July 1997

Items marked with an asterisk have been added since the conference.