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Using the Records of the Emigrant Savings Bank   Ann (Dillon) (Jennings) Prendergast was born in County Galway, Ireland, and resided with her family in Mount Mary in Galway. Sometime before 1852, Ann's parents, Robert Dillon and Ann Kelly, passed… Irish New York City, New York County
Voices of the Irish Immigrant: Information Wanted Advertisements from the Truth Teller In 1829, editors of the Truth Teller, New York City’s first Catholic newspaper, declared, ". . . the most interesting reading imaginable is in a file of old newspaper. It brings up the very age, with… Irish, Newspapers All NY Counties
Warren County, New York Cities, Towns, and Villages This material is a compilation of resources available. The inclusion of a link does not constitute an endorsement of its content or accuracy.  Please send any additions or corrections to webmaster@… County Guide Warren County
Warren County, New York Guide Warren County is bordered by Essex, Washington, Hamilton, and Saratoga counties. County Formed: 1813 Parent County: Washington Daughter Counties: None Major Land Transactions: Totten and Crossfield… County Guide Warren County
Washington County, New York Guide Washington County, New York is bordered by Vermont and the New York counties of Essex, Warren, Rensselaer, and Saratoga. County Formed: 1772 Parent County: Albany Daughter Counties: Clinton 1788;… County Guide Washington County
Washington County, New York Cities, Towns, and Villages This material is a compilation of resources available. The inclusion of a link does not constitute an endorsement of its content or accuracy.  Please send any additions or corrections to webmaster@… County Guide Washington County
Wayne County, New York Cities, Towns, and Villages This material is a compilation of resources available. The inclusion of a link does not constitute an endorsement of its content or accuracy.  Please send any additions or corrections to webmaster@… County Guide Wayne County
Wayne County, New York Guide Wayne County is bordered by Lake Ontario and the New York counties of Cayuga, Monroe, Ontario, and Seneca County Formed: 1832 Parent County: Ontario; Seneca; Cayuga Daughter Counties: None Major Land… County Guide Wayne County
Westchester County Archives On March 27, 1684, Phillip Galpin brought his will to be recorded by John Ryder, the first County Clerk for Westchester County. This will is the first full entry in “The Booke of Records for… Repositories Westchester County
Westchester County Resources in the NYG&B Record The 131 volumes of the Record contain source material from many New York counties, but perhaps no county has been more extensively covered than Westchester. As the resources for this county are… Census, Land, Probate Westchester County