This collection contains digitized genealogy records from churches in Fulton County, New York.
The images in this collection are digitized volumes of transcriptions created by NYG&B Archivist Royden Woodward Vosburgh in the early 1900s.
In his volumes of compiled transcriptions, Vosburgh included valuable information beyond names and dates – researchers may find church or religious denomination histories, as well as newspaper articles, maps, and other historical documents related to the congregation.
Researchers can browse digital images from this collection, but the records cannot currently be searched.
Read below for a complete list of all churches included in this collection. Click the waypoint links to view images from that church.
Broadalbin, First Presbyterian Church, 1799-1895
This volume contains transcribed records of The First Presbyterian Church of Broadalbin in the village and town of Broadalbin, Fulton County, New York.
This church has had different names throughout history:
- The Low Dutch Reformed Congregation of Mayfield and Broadalbin
- The Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of New Harlem
- The First Presbyterian Church in the Town of Mayfield, in the west village of Fonda’s Bush, Mayfield, Montgomery County
The digitized images from this volume can be browsed, but cannot currently be searched.
This volume includes:
- Baptisms, 1799 – 1860
- Marriages, 1838 – 1869, 1891 – 1895
- Members received, 1799 – 1819, 1822 – 1872
- Members dismissed, 1824 – 1872
- Deaths and funerals, 1829 – 1872
These transcriptions were completed in 1919 by Royden Woodward Vosburgh.
Johnstown, Presbyterian Church, 1785-1867
This volume contains transcribed records of The Presbyterian Church of Johnstown in Fulton County, New York.
The digitized images from this volume can be browsed, but cannot currently be searched. Researchers browsing this collection should first look to the table of contents to find the location of records of interest.
Included in this volume are:
- Introduction
- Births and baptisms, 1785 – 1859
- Marriages, 1790 – 1860
- Communicants, 1792 – 1803
- Occasional Communicants, 1792 – 1793
- Members received, 1834 – 1859
- Deaths, 1798, 1800, 1801 and 1823
- Deaths and dismissions, 1807 – 1859
- Register of elders, 1791 – 1867
- Register of deacons, 1791 – 1867
These transcriptions were completed by Royden Woodward Vosburgh in 1916.
Johnstown, St. John's Episcopal, 1815-1862
This volume contains transcribed records of St. John’s Episcopal Church in the village of Johnstown, Fulton County, New York.
The digitized images from this volume can be browsed, but cannot currently be searched.
Included are:
- Historical sketch of St. John’s Church
- Description of the Church Register
- Baptisms and births, 1815 – 1862
- Marriages, 1815 – 1862
- Burials, 1819 – 1862
- List of congregation, 1815 – 1857
- Confirmations, 1815 – 1859
- Communicants, 1815 – 1859
These transcriptions were completed by Royden Woodward Vosburgh in 1919.
Mayfield, Reformed Dutch, 1792-1821
This volume contains transcribed records of The Reformed Dutch Church of Mayfield, in the town of Mayfield, Fulton County (formerly Montgomery County), New York.
The digitized images from this volume can be browsed, but cannot currently be searched.
Researchers browsing this collection should first look to the table of contents to find the location of records of interest (note this table of contents contains entries related to other volumes in this collection in addition to the Reformed Dutch Church of Mayfield.
Included are:
These transcriptions were completed in 1918 by Royden Woodward Vosburgh.
Perth, United Presbyterian Church of Broadalbin (formerly First Presbyterian Congregation in Broadalbin), 1793-1912
This volume contains transcribed records of The United Presbyterian Church of Broadalbin, in the town of Perth, Fulton County, New York.
This congregation was first known as The First Presbyterian Congregation in Broadalbin, under the inspection of the Associate Reformed Church.
The digitized images from this volume can be browsed, but cannot currently be searched.
Included are:
- Adult members, 1821 – 1918 (including early birth records)
- Baptisms and births, 1821 – 1918
- Marriages, 1821 – 1916
- Deaths, 1825 – 1845, 1915 – 1917
- List of families, circa 1865
These transcriptions were completed in 1918 by Royden Woodward Vosburgh.
Suggested citation for this collection:
New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, “Fulton County Religious Records” digital images, New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, (www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org), 2019.