New York City, New York Genealogy

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The Five Boroughs of New York City: 1: Manhattan 2: Brooklyn 3: Queens 4: Bronx 5: Staten Island

Introduction[edit | edit source]

This page introduces the big-city strategies and records that can help you learn more about your ancestors from the five boroughs (counties) of New York City. After studying this page, you will be prepared to use the pages for the five counties:

New York City Courthouses[edit | edit source]

At 31 Chamber Street on the 7th floor is the New York County Clerk's Office Old Records Division.

New York City History[edit | edit source]

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Parent County[edit | edit source]

New York City as it now exists is created from the five boroughs, namely, Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Richmond (Staten Island) and Queens.  Nieuw Amsterdam was the Dutch name of the city. The name was changed to New York when the British acquired the city.  The Bronx was originally part of Westchester county to the north. 

Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]

In 1913 the larger part of the Bronx split off from New York County (Manhattan) to form the Bronx.

The definitive work on the many New York City boundary changes is:

Harry Macy, Jr. “Before the Five-Borough City: The Old Cities, Towns and Villages That Came Together to Form ‘Greater New York,’" The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Newsletter, Winter 1998. It can be viewed online in the member area of the New York Family History.

It can also be ordered at any U.S. county library through Inter-Library Loan.

New York City Genealogy Resources[edit | edit source]

  • The resources listed herein pertain to two periods
Before 1898, the year of consolidation
From 1898, onwards

Index of New York City, New York Online Historical Directories. Links to a variety of mixed free and pay sites and includes links to city directories, maps, and more.

Archives[edit | edit source]

New York City Department of Records and Information Services Municipal Archives 31 Chambers Street, Room 103 New York, NY 10007 Tel: +1-212-788-8580

The Municipal Archives has: city birth, death, and marriage records; the 1890 police census; city directories; voter registrations; almshouse records; and municipal government records. When requesting copies of records include a self-addressed stamped envelope. A growing collection of records is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

Census and Inhabitants Lists[edit | edit source]

A jury census was taken in 1816, 1819, and 1821 for the purpose of determining jury eligibility. This census covers Manhattan. Each ward has a census book and the census is arranged by address within the book. It includes the following information: name, age, occupation (head of household), number in household, race, and citizenship of the people in the household. This census is available at the New York City Municipal Archives. Their website includes an image of the 1819 Jury Census, Manhattan, Second Ward.

Gotoarrow.png Many state censuses are available for New York City and its boroughs. For further information, see New York Census.

  • 1768 - "New York City Poll List, 1768," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record,
Surnames A-F: Vol. 141, No. 1 (Jan. 2010):55-68;
Surnames G-P: Vol. 141, No. 2 (Apr. 2010):147-159;
Surnames P-S: Vol. 141, No. 3 (Jul. 2010):235-239;
Surnames S-Z: Vol. 141, No. 4 (Oct. 2010):314-320.
Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 141.
  • 1773-1775 - O'Neill, Terri Bradshaw. "New York City Hospital Subscription List: 1773-1775," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 138, No. 4 (Oct. 2007):294-299. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 138.
Surnames A-F: Vol. 109, No. 2 (Apr. 1978):82-84;
Surnames G-Z: Vol. 109, No. 3 (Jul. 1978):168-172.
Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 109. Voters lists serve as census substitutes.
  • 1870 - Meyerink, Kory L. "The Second Enumeration: The 1870 New York City Census (Ward 17 Street Index)," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 115, No. 4 (Oct. 1984):199-202. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 115. In the second enumeration, census takers uncharacteristically recorded street addresses.

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Long Island National Cemetery.
a. NYC cemeteries are almost all on Long Island (Brooklyn or Queens). There are almost no burials in Manhattan.
b. In 1822 Manhattan outlawed burials below Canal Street, and in 1851 practically outlawed burials within Manhattan.
c. NYC cemeteries kept wonderful records and survive back to about 1850 (depending on the cemetery).
d. NYC cemeteries records, for the most part, have not been microfilmed.
e. When you write to a cemetery ask for a list of everyone buried in the plot, who bought the plot and when, and the address at which the people died.
f. NYC cemetery records often include vital clues to trace the origin of a family.

Books in the Family History Library collection about the cemeteries of New York City (Copies of these books can be ordered at U.S. county libraries through Inter-Library Loan.)

Ardolina, Rosemary Muscarella. Old Calvary Cemetery: New Yorkers Carved in Stone. Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, c1996. FHL book: US/Can 974.7243 V3a. This is a good source for Catholic and Irish burials.

Ardolina, Rosemary Muscarella. Second Calvary Cemetery: New Yorkers Carved in Stone. Floral Park, N.Y. : Delia Publications, c2000. FHL book: US/Can 974.7243 V3a. This is a good source for Catholic and Irish burials.

Inskeep, Carolee. The Graveyard Shift: A Family Historian’s Guide to New York City Cemeteries. Orem, UT: Ancestry, 2000. FHL book: US/Can 974.71 V34i. This is the definitive work on New York City Cemeteries and how to find their records.

Pool, David de Sola. Portraits Etched in Stone: Early Jewish Settlers, 1682-1831. New York: Columbia University Press, 1952. FHL 974.71 F2p.

Sawyer, Ray C. Graveyard inscriptions of Trinity Cemetery, New York City, N.Y. Salt Lake City: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1941, Microfilm of typescripts (2 vols.) made in 1931 in possession of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, New York City. FHL Film 17777 item 4.

Silinonte, Joseph Michael. Tombstones of the Irish born: Cemetery of the Holy Cross, Flatbush, Brooklyn, [1850-1980]. Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, c1994. FHL 974.723/B1 V3.

Stokes, Isaac Newton Phelps. The Iconography of Manhattan Island, 1498-1909, 6 Vols. New York: Arno Press, 1967, Reprint of books published in 1915-1928 by R. H. Dodd in New York. FHL 974.71 H2st. Includes a list of early New York City cemeteries in vol. 3, p. 927.

Online Resources[edit | edit source]

Church Records[edit | edit source]

Church or Synagogue Records
a. Use the Inventory of Church Archives in New York (see below) to locate churches near where your ancestor lived.
b. Use the city directories to find what churches of each denomination were in the city in any year.
c. Plot the address of the church on a map to find the churches nearest where your ancestor lived.
d. Church records many times give important details such as foreign places of birth, and family relationships.
e. Church records often list the address where the family was living.
f. Churches were specific for ethnic groups, even within the same denomination.

Books about New York City churches in the Family History Library (Copies of these books can be requested at U.S. county libraries through Inter-Library Loan.)

  • Dolan, Jay P. The Immigrant Church: New York's Irish and German Catholics, 1815-1865. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1975 FHL 974.71 K2d. Includes maps showing locations of church and when they were built [Manhattan only].
  • Haberstroh, Richard. The German Churches of Metropolitan New York: A Research Guide. New York: New York Genealogical & Biographical Society, c2000. FHL 974.71 K2h. Includes history of the German churches in New York City and lists location, names of current pastors, location of records, and maps of church locations.
  • Mohrer, Fruma, and Marek Web. Guide to the Yivo Archives. New York: Yivo Institute for Jewish Research, c1998.
  • Wolfert, Marion. Index to Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saint Matthew, New York City Records [database online]. Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 1999. http://www.ancestry.com/ Index includes over 8000 names taken from the marriage records dating from 1835 to 1854. In each case both bride and groom are listed, as well as their date of marriage and places of origin.
  • WPA, Guide to Vital Statistics in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan: Churches. Historical Records Survey, 1942. FHL 974.71 K23ma. Includes index of churches and an address index.
Note: the WPA Inventories of Church Archives of New York City (listed below) are essential to finding most church records in the city. The books generally include a list of all churches of the denomination, a chronological list of churches by borough, an alphabetical list of clergymen [incomplete], an address list by borough, and an index. Although the books were compiled in the 1940s, they are still very helpful.
  • WPA. Inventory of the Church Archives of New York City: Eastern Orthodox Churches and the Armenian Church in America. New York: Historical Records Survey, 1940. FHL 974.71 K23eo.
  • WPA. Inventory of the Church Archives of New York City: Lutheran. New York: Historical Records Survey, 1940. FHL 974.71 K23l. Online at findmypast.com
  • WPA.Inventory of the Church Archives of New York City: The Methodist Church. New York: Historical Records Survey, 1939. FHL 974.71 K23m. Online at findmypast.com.
  • WPA. Inventory of the Church Archives of New York City: Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, Diocese of New York, 2 Vols. New York: Historical Records Survey, 1940. FHL 974.71 K23en. Online at findmypast.com
  • WPA. Inventory of the Church Archives of New York City: Presbyterian Church in the United States of America. New York: Historical Records Survey, 1940. FHL 974.71 K23p. Online at findmypast.com.
  • WPA. Inventory of the Church Archives of New York City: Reformed Church in America. New York: Historical Records Survey, 1939. FHL 974.71 K23r. Online at findmypast.com.
  • WPA. Inventory of the Church Archives of New York City: Roman Catholic Church, Archdiocese of New York, 2 Vols. New York: Historical Records Survey, 1941. FHL 974.71 K23rc. The library only has vol. 2, which excludes Brooklyn. Volume 2 online at rootsweb

Catholic[edit | edit source]

  • 1787-1800 - Sherman, Constance Denise. "Baptismal Records of St. Peter's Church, New York City, 1787-1800," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 68, No. 1 (Mar. 1980):21-30; Vol. 68, No. 2 (June 1980):129-136; Vol. 68, No. 3 (Sep. 1980):203-212. Digital version at National Genealogical Society website ($); FHL Book 973 B2ng v. 68 (1980).

Dutch Reformed[edit | edit source]

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The Marble Collegiate Church, founded in 1628, is one of the oldest continuous Protestant congregations in North America. The congregation is part of the Reformed Church.[1]

Baptisms

  • 1639-1730 New York, NY: Parents and Witnesses at Baptisms in the Reformed Dutch Church, 1639-1730 at American Ancestors - index & images ($)
  • 1639-1798 - "Records of the Reformed Dutch Church in the City of New York - Baptisms," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 1639-1660: Vol. 6, No. 1 (Jan. 1875):32-47; 1660-1662: Vol. 6, No. 2 (Apr. 1875):89-96; 1662-1664: Vol. 6, No. 3 (Jul. 1875):149-156; 1664-1665: Vol. 7, No. 1 (Jan. 1876):19-26; 1665-1667: Vol. 7, No. 2 (Apr. 1876):69-76; 1667-1669: Vol. 7, No. 3 (Jul. 1876):125-132; 1669-1672: Vol. 7, No. 4 (Oct. 1876):161-168; 1672-1673: Vol. 8, No. 1 (Jan. 1877):25-32; 1674-1675: Vol. 8, No. 2 (Apr. 1877):80-87; 1675-1677: Vol. 8, No. 3 (Jul. 1877):116-123; 1677-1679: Vol. 8, No. 4 (Oct. 1877):168-175; 1679-1680: Vol. 9, No. 1 (Jan. 1878):20-27; 1680-1682: Vol. 9, No. 3 (Jul. 1878):132-139; 1682-1684: Vol. 10, No. 1 (Jan. 1879):24-31; 1684-1685: Vol. 10, No. 2 (Apr. 1879):77-84; 1685-1686: Vol. 10, No. 3 (Jul. 1879):111-118; 1686-1688: Vol. 10, No. 4 (Oct. 1879):162-169; 1688-1689: Vol. 11, No. 1 (Jan. 1880):34-41; 1689-1691: Vol. 11, No. 3 (Jul. 1880):137-144; 1691-1692: Vol. 13, No. 1 (Jan. 1882):29-36; 1692-1693: Vol. 13, No. 2 (Apr. 1882):63-70; 1695-1696: Vol. 13, No. 4 (Oct. 1882):165-172; 1696: Vol. 14, No. 1 (Jan. 1883):39; 1696-1699: Vol. 14, No. 2 (Apr. 1883):74-89; 1699-1701: Vol. 14, No. 3 (Jul. 1883):124-139; 1701-1702: Vol. 14, No. 4 (Oct. 1883):173-180; 1702-1703: Vol. 15, No. 1 (Jan. 1884):23-30; 1703-1704: Vol. 15, No. 2 (Apr. 1884):81-88; 1704-1705: Vol. 15, No. 3 (Jul. 1884):114-129; 1705-1707: Vol. 15, No. 4 (Oct. 1884):162-169; 1707-1708: Vol. 16, No. 1 (Jan. 1885):32-39; 1708-1709: Vol. 16, No. 2 (Apr. 1885):87-94; 1712-1713: Vol. 17, No. 2 (Apr. 1886):101-108; 1713-1714: Vol. 17, No. 3 (Jul. 1886):224-231; 1714-1715: Vol. 17, No. 4 (Oct. 1886):268-275; 1715-1716: Vol. 18, No. 1 (Jan. 1887):26-33; 1716-1717: Vol. 18, No. 2 (Apr. 1887):75-83; 1717-1718: Vol. 18, No. 3 (Jul. 1887):114-121; 1718-1720: Vol. 18, No. 4 (Oct. 1887):162-169; 1720-1721: Vol. 19, No. 1 (Jan. 1888):13-20; 1721-1722: Vol. 19, No. 2 (Apr. 1888):77-84; 1722-1723: Vol. 19, No. 3 (Jul. 1888):110-117; 1723-1724: Vol. 19, No. 4 (Oct. 1888):165-172; 1724-1725: Vol. 20, No. 1 (Jan. 1889):15-22; 1725-1726: Vol. 20, No. 2 (Apr. 1889):69-76; 1726-1727: Vol. 20, No. 3 (Jul. 1889):114-121; 1727-1728: Vol. 20, No. 4 (Oct. 1889):161-168; 1728-1729: Vol. 21, No. 1 (Jan. 1890):28-35; 1729-1730: Vol. 21, No. 2 (Apr. 1890):65-72; 1730: Vol. 21, No. 3 (Jul. 1890):113-118; 1731: Vol. 21, No. 4 (Oct. 1890):151-158; 1731-1733: Vol. 22, No. 1 (Jan. 1891):7-14; 1733-1734: Vol. 22, No. 2 (Apr. 1891):81-88; 1734-1735: Vol. 22, No. 3 (Jul. 1891):141-148; 1735-1736: Vol. 22, No. 4 (Oct. 1891):183-190; 1737-1738: Vol. 23, No. 2 (Apr. 1892):73-80; 1738-1739: Vol. 23, No. 3 (Jul. 1892):131-138; 1739-1740: Vol. 23, No. 4 (Oct. 1892):193-200; 1740-1741: Vol. 24, No. 1 (Jan. 1893):18-25; 1741-1742: Vol. 24, No. 2 (Apr. 1893):71-78; 1742-1743: Vol. 24, No. 3 (Jul. 1893):117-124; 1744-1745: Vol. 25, No. 1 (Jan. 1894):9-16; 1745-1746: Vol. 25, No. 2 (Apr. 1894):67-74; 1746-1747: Vol. 25, No. 3 (Jul. 1894):115-122; 1747-1748: Vol. 25, No. 4 (Oct. 1894):166-173; 1748-1749: Vol. 26, No. 1 (Jan. 1895):11-18; 1749-1750: Vol. 26, No. 2 (Apr. 1895):59-66; 1750-1751: Vol. 26, No. 3 (Jul. 1895):126-133; 1751-1752: Vol. 26, No. 4 (Oct. 1895):162-169; 1752-1753: Vol. 27, No. 1 (Jan. 1896):27-34; 1753-1754: Vol. 27, No. 2 (Apr. 1896):73-80; 1754-1755: Vol. 27, No. 3 (Jul. 1896):133-140; 1755-1756: Vol. 27, No. 4 (Oct. 1896):198-205; 1756-1758: Vol. 28, No. 1 (Jan. 1897):27-42; 1758-1760: Vol. 28, No. 2 (Apr. 1897):93-108; 1760-1762: Vol. 28, No. 3 (Jul. 1897):137-152; 1762-1764: Vol. 28, No. 4 (Oct. 1897):217-232; 1764-1766: Vol. 29, No. 1 (Jan. 1898):22-37; 1766-1768: Vol. 29, No. 2 (Apr. 1898):75-90; 1768-1771: Vol. 29, No. 3 (Jul. 1898):145-160; 1771-1773: Vol. 29, No. 4 (Oct. 1898):194-209; 1773-1781: Vol. 30, No. 1 (Jan. 1899):15-30; 1781-1785: Vol. 30, No. 2 (Apr. 1899):85-100; 1785-1787: Vol. 30, No. 3 (Jul. 1899):159-174; 1787-1789: Vol. 30, No. 4 (Oct. 1899):213-228; 1789-1792: Vol. 31, No. 1 (Jan. 1900):19-34; 1792-1793: Vol. 31, No. 2 (Apr. 1900):91-106; 1793-1796: Vol. 31, No. 3 (Jul. 1900):145-160; 1796-1797: Vol. 31, No. 4 (Oct. 1900):209-224; 1797-1798: Vol. 32, No. 1 (Jan. 1901):17-24. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 6-32. Internet Archive and Google Books have digitized Vol. 6, No. 2, Vols. 7-9, Vol. 10, Vols. 11-13, Vol. 15, Vol. 17, Vol. 18, Vol. 19, Vol. 20, Vol. 21, Vol. 22, Vol. 23, Vol. 24, Vol. 25, Vol. 26, Vol. 27, Vol. 28, Vol. 29, Vol. 30, Vol. 31, and Vol. 32, but not Vol. 6, Vol. 14, or Vol. 16  - free.[2]

Marriages

  • 1639-1726 - "Records of the Reformed Dutch Church in the City of New York - Marriages," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 1639-1652: Vol. 6, No. 1 (Jan. 1875):32-39; 1652-1659: Vol. 6, No. 2 (Apr. 1875):81-88; 1659-1667: Vol. 6, No. 3 (Jul. 1875):141-148; 1668-1675: Vol. 6, No. 4 (Oct. 1875):184-191; 1675-1681: Vol. 7, No. 1 (Jan. 1876):27-34; 1681-1685: Vol. 7, No. 2 (Apr. 1876):77-84; 1685-1688: Vol. 8, No. 1 (Jan. 1877):33-40; 1688-1692: Vol. 10, No. 3 (Jul. 1879):119-126; 1692-1695: Vol. 11, No. 2 (Apr. 1880):75-82; 1695-1698: Vol. 11, No. 3 (Jul. 1880):125-132; 1698-1702: Vol. 11, No. 4 (Oct. 1880):172-179; 1702-1705: Vol. 12, No. 1 (Jan. 1881):37-44; 1706-1710: Vol. 12, No. 2 (Apr. 1881):84-91; 1709-1713: Vol. 12, No. 3 (Jul. 1881):124-131; 1713-1718: Vol. 12, No. 4 (Oct. 1881):187-194; 1717-1722: Vol. 13, No. 1 (Jan. 1882):16-23; 1722-1726: Vol. 13, No. 2 (Apr. 1882):77-84. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Books 974.7 B2n v. 6-13. Internet Archive has digitized Vol. 6, No. 2, Vols. 7-9, Vol. 10, and Vols. 11-13, but not the remainder of Vol. 6 - free.[2]
  • 1686-1687 - "Marriage Entries of the Dutch Reformed Church at New York, From June 14, 1686, to April 23, 1687," Year Book of the Holland Society of New York (1916):39-43. Digital version at Internet Archive - free.
  • 1801-1866 - "Marriages in the Dutch Reformed Church of New York City," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 1801-1804: Vol. 70, No. 1 (Jan. 1939):35-40; 1804-1806: Vol. 70, No. 2 (Apr. 1939):171-174; 1806-1808: Vol. 70, No. 3 (Jul. 1939):277-280; 1808-1811: Vol. 70, No. 4 (Oct. 1939):385-388; 1811-1814: Vol. 71, No. 1 (Jan. 1940):81-84; 1814-1816: Vol. 71, No. 2 (Apr. 1940):186-189; 1816-1818: Vol. 71, No. 3 (Jul. 1940):298-301; 1819-1824: Vol. 71, No. 4 (Oct. 1940):394-400; 1825-1829: Vol. 72, No. 1 (Jan. 1941):87-90; 1829-1833: Vol. 72, No. 2 (Apr. 1941):168-171; 1834-1839: Vol. 72, No. 3 (Jul. 1941):242-246; 1839-1850: Vol. 72, No. 4 (Oct. 1941):340-348;
  • 1830-1871 Christian Intelligencer: Marriages (Reformed Dutch Church), 1830-1871 at American Ancestors - index ($)
  • 1830-1871 Christian Intelligencer: Marriages (Reformed Dutch Ch.), 1830-1871 (Archived) at American Ancestors - index ($)
  • 1851-1860 Vol. 89, No. 3 (Jul. 1958):171-177; 1860-1866: Vol. 89, No. 4 (Oct. 1958):205-208. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Books 974.7 B2n v. 70-72, 89.

Burials

Membership Lists

  • 1649-1829 - "Records of the Reformed Dutch Church in the City of New York - Church Members List," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 1649-1658: Vol. 9, No. 1 (Jan. 1878):38-45; 1659-1666: Vol. 9, No. 2 (Apr. 1878):72-79; 1667-1676: Vol. 9, No. 3 (Jul. 1878):140-147; 1677-1683: Vol. 9, No. 4 (Oct. 1878):161-168; 1683-1693: Vol. 59, No. 1 (Jan. 1928):69-76; 1693-1700: Vol. 59, No. 2 (Apr. 1928):158-165; 1701-1710: Vol. 59, No. 3 (Jul. 1928):259-266; 1710-1716: Vol. 59, No. 4 (Oct. 1928):372-379; 1716-1723: Vol. 60, No. 1 (Jan. 1929):71-78; 1724-1730: Vol. 60, No. 2 (Apr. 1929):156-163; 1731-1736: Vol. 60, No. 3 (Jul. 1929):285-291; 1737-1748: Vol. 60, No. 4 (Oct. 1929):343-357; 1748-1753: Vol. 61, No. 1 (Jan. 1930):72-79; 1753-1760: Vol. 61, No. 2 (Apr. 1930):165-173; 1760-1785: Vol. 61, No. 3 (Jul. 1930):264-279; 1785-1793: Vol. 61, No. 4 (Oct. 1930):373-380; 1793-1810: Vol. 62, No. 1 (Jan. 1931):40-56; 1810-1816: Vol. 62, No. 2 (Apr. 1931):191-198; 1816-1821: Vol. 62, No. 3 (Jul. 1931):288-295; 1821-1829: Vol. 62, No. 4 (Oct. 1931):391-400. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 9, 59-62. Internet Archive has digitized Vol. 9 - free.
  • 1686 - "List of Members of the Dutch Reformed Church in New York in 1686," Year Book of the Holland Society of New York (1916):21-35. Digital version at Internet Archive.
  • 1688 - Scott, Kenneth. "Contributors to Building a New Dutch Church in New York City, 1688," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 49 (1961):131-136. FHL Book 973 B2ng v. 49 (1961).

Episcopal[edit | edit source]

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Trinity Episcopal Church Parish has a long and cherished history. The Church of England built its first parish church here in 1698. Chapels of ease were (with years constructed): St. George's Chapel (1750; became separate parish in 1811), St. Paul's Chapel (1764), St. John's Chapel (1803/1807; demolished 1918), Trinity Chapel (1851/1856), St. Chrysostom's Chapel (1868; demolished 1924), St. Cornelius the Centurion Chapel (1868), St. Augustine's Chapel (1876), St. Luke's Chapel (1822; became part of Trinity Parish in 1892), St. Agnes' Chapel (1892), and Church of the Intercession Chapel (1846; became part of Trinity Parish in 1907). Vestry minutes survive from 1697.[3]


The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record published Trinity Parish's old parish registers. The old register books dated 1697 to 1748 are lost. A 1750 fire likely caused their destruction.[4]


Baptisms

  • 1749-1809 - "Records of Trinity Church Parish, New York City," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 1770s: Vol. 19, No. 4 (Oct. 1888):149; 1749-1756: Vol. 67, No. 3 (Jul. 1936):200-216; 1756-1764: Vol. 67, No. 4 (Oct. 1936):369-386; 1759, 1778: Vol. 68, No. 1 (Jan. 1937):66-81; 1778-1779: Vol. 68, No. 2 (Apr. 1937):157-172 1779-1780: Vol. 68, No. 3 (Jul. 1937):271-286; 1780-1781: Vol. 68, No. 4 (Oct. 1937):371-387; 1781-1782: Vol. 69, No. 1 (Jan. 1938):56-71; 1782-1784: Vol. 69, No. 2 (Apr. 1938):146-157; 1782-1784: Vol. 90, No. 1 (Jan. 1959):18-30; 1783-1785: Vol. 90, No. 2 (Apr. 1959):111-116; 1785-1786: Vol. 90, No. 4 (Oct. 1959):210-216; 1786-1787: Vol. 91, No. 1 (Jan. 1960):39-54; 1787-1788: Vol. 91, No. 2 (Apr. 1960):100-109; 1788-1789: Vol. 91, No. 3 (Jul. 1960):167-173; 1789-1790: Vol. 91, No. 4 (Oct. 1960):221-232; 1790: Vol. 92, No. 1 (Jan. 1961):15-22; 1792: Vol. 92, No. 2 (Apr. 1961):72-79; 1792-1793: Vol. 92, No. 3 (Jul. 1961):153-160; 1793-1794: Vol. 92, No. 4 (Oct. 1961):202-207; 1794-1795: Vol. 93, No. 1 (Jan. 1962):22-28; 1795-1797: Vol. 93, No. 2 (Apr. 1962):75-84; 1797-1799: Vol. 93, No. 3 (Jul. 1962):149-157; 1799-1809: Vol. 93, No. 4 (Oct. 1962):206-220. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 67-69, 90-93. Internet Archive has digitized Vol. 19 - free.

Marriages

  • 1746-1861 - "Records of Trinity Church Parish, New York City," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 1746-1748 etc.: Vol. 19, No. 4 (Oct. 1888):147-149; 1746-1748: Vol. 69, No. 2 (Apr. 1938):158-162; 1749-1757: Vol. 69, No. 3 (Jul. 1938):268-283; 1757-1761: Vol. 69, No. 4 (Oct. 1938):369-378; 1748-1757, 1761-1764: Vol. 70, No. 1 (Jan. 1939):41-54; 1757-1764: Vol. 70, No. 2 (Apr. 1939):163-170; 1764-1771: Vol. 70, No. 3 (Jul. 1939):271-276; 1771-1777: Vol. 70, No. 4 (Oct. 1939):379-384; 1777-1778: Vol. 71, No. 1 (Jan. 1940):75-80; 1778-1779: Vol. 71, No. 2 (Apr. 1940):180-185; 1779-1780: Vol. 71, No. 3 (Jul. 1940):292-297; 1780-1781: Vol. 71, No. 4 (Oct. 1940):388-393; 1781-1782: Vol. 72, No. 1 (Jan. 1941):75-80; 1783: Vol. 72, No. 2 (Apr. 1941):160-163; 1783: Vol. 72, No. 3 (Jul. 1941):230-233; 1783: Vol. 72, No. 4 (Oct. 1941):338-339; 1784-1797: Vol. 74, No. 3 (Jul. 1943):116-121; 1798-1800: Vol. 74, No. 4 (Oct. 1943):175-177; 1785-1789: Vol. 75, No. 1 (Jan. 1944):31-36; 1789-1791: Vol. 75, No. 2 (Apr. 1944):83-87; 1791-1794: Vol. 76, No. 2 (Apr. 1945):78-84; 1795-1796: Vol. 76, No. 3 (Jul. 1945):129-132; 1796-1799: Vol. 77, No. 2 (Apr. 1946):68-74; 1799-1800: Vol. 77, No. 3 (Jul. 1946):107-109; 1784-1793, 1800: Vol. 77, No. 4 (Oct. 1946):170-174; 1793-1797: Vol. 78, No. 1 (Jan. 1947):28-30; 1797-1802: Vol. 78, No. 3 (Jul. 1947):112-116; 1802-1804: Vol. 79, No. 3 (Jul. 1948):148-152; 1804-1808: Vol. 81, No. 1 (Jan. 1950):18-23; 1805-1813: Vol. 81, No. 2 (Apr. 1950):96-100; 1809-1816: Vol. 81, No. 4 (Oct. 1950):218-224; 1813-1818: Vol. 82, No. 2 (Apr. 1951):98-102; 1819-1824: Vol. 82, No. 3 (Jul. 1951):156-160; 1824-1834: Vol. 83, No. 1 (Jan. 1952):42-51; 1834-1838: Vol. 84, No. 1 (Jan. 1953):32-37; 1838-1841: Vol. 84, No. 2 (Apr. 1953):108-111; 1842-1847: Vol. 85, No. 1 (Jan. 1954):35-40; 1847-1849: Vol. 86, No. 1 (Jan. 1955):28-34; 1850-1852: Vol. 86, No. 4 (Oct. 1955):232-238; 1852-1855: Vol. 87, No. 4 (Oct. 1956):231-237; 1855-1858: Vol. 88, No. 4 (Oct. 1957):235-242; 1858-1860: Vol. 89, No. 2 (Apr. 1958):109-115; 1860-1861: Vol. 89, No. 3 (Jul. 1958):146-149. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 69-89. Internet Archive has digitized Vol. 19 - free.

St. Mark's Church in the Bowery was constructed in 1795.

Baptisms

  • 1799-1842 - "Records of St. Mark's Church in the Bowery, New York City," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 1799-1819: Vol. 71, No. 4 (Oct. 1940):334-343; 1804-1819, 1819-1823: Vol. 72, No. 1 (Jan. 1941):81-86; 1819-1823: Vol. 72, No. 2 (Apr. 1941):164-167; 1820-1828: Vol. 72, No. 3 (Jul. 1941):234-241; 1828-1832: Vol. 74, No. 2 (Apr. 1943):84-88; 1832-1837: Vol. 74, No. 4 (Oct. 1943):140-146; 1837-1842: Vol. 75, No. 2 (Apr. 1944):60-75. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 71-75.

St. Stephen's Episcopal Church was organized in 1805.

Marriages

  • 1814-1850 - Goodwin, Aaron. "Marriages Recorded at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, New York City, 1814-1850," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 1814-1843: Vol. 140, No. 3 (Jul. 2009):215-229; 1844-1850: Vol. 140, No. 4 (Oct. 2009):308-314. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 140.

Coloured Communicants

  • 1809-1815 - Goodwin, Aaron. "Coloured Communicants at St. Stephen's Episcopal, New York City, circa 1809-1815," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 141, No. 1 (Jan. 2010):39-40. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 141.

St. George's Episcopal Church was organized in 1749 as a chapel.

Anstice's History of St. George's Church in the City of New York 1751-1811-1911 (1911) is available online at FamilySearch Digital Library.

German Reformed[edit | edit source]

  • 1759-1803 - Farrell, Charles. "Records of the German Reformed Church of New York City," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Marriages 1759-1767: Vol. 126, No. 2 (Apr. 1995):97-103; Marriages 1767-1772: Vol. 126, No. 3 (Jul. 1995):179-184; Marriages 1772-1776: Vol. 126, No. 4 (Oct. 1995):261-265; Marriages 1783-1786: Vol. 127, No. 1 (Jan. 1996):32-37; Marriages 1786-1792: Vol. 127, No. 2 (Apr. 1996):101-105; Marriages 1793-1800: Vol. 127, No. 3 (Jul. 1996):155-160; Marriages 1800-1805: Vol. 127, No. 4 (Oct. 1996):220-221; Membership Lists 1750s-1770s: Vol. 128, No. 1 (Jan. 1997):55-60; Membership Lists 1750s-1770s: Vol. 128, No. 2 (Apr. 1997):113-121; Deaths 1764-1769: Vol. 128, No. 3 (Jul. 1997):164-166; Deaths 1769-1786, 1801-1803: Vol. 128, No. 4 (Oct. 1997):238-240. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 126-128. There is a gap in the marriage register during the Revolutionary War period (1776-1783).

Lutheran[edit | edit source]

The Lutheran Church of New York City has a long and cherished history. The editor of The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record translated and published their old parish registers:

First Communions

  • 1704-1769 - "First Communions in the Lutheran Church of New York City, 1704-1769," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 1704-1717: Vol. 104, No. 1 (Jan. 1973):28-32; 1718-1737: Vol. 104, No. 2 (Apr. 1973):109-115; 1737-1759: Vol. 104, No. 3 (Jul. 1973):181-186; 1760-1769: Vol. 104, No. 4 (Oct. 1973):212-214. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 104 (1973).

Baptisms

  • 1704-1723 - "Some Early Records of the Lutheran Church, New York," The Holland Society of New York Yearbook (1903):1-93. Digital version at Internet Archive. Baptisms 1704-1723.
  • 1725-1783 - "Baptisms in the Lutheran Church, New York City, From 1725," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 1725-1727: Vol. 97, No. 2 (Apr. 1966):92-105; 1728-1729: Vol. 97, No. 3 (Jul. 1966):163-170; 1730-1732: Vol. 97, No. 4 (Oct. 1966):223-230; 1733-1734: Vol. 98, No. 1 (Jan. 1967):34-36; 1733-1736 (Hackensack): Vol. 98, No. 3 (Jul. 1967):150-153; 1734-1736: Vol. 98, No. 2 (Apr. 1967):109-112; 1737: Vol. 98, No. 4 (Oct. 1967):222-224; 1738-1739: Vol. 99, No. 1 (Jan. 1968):28-32; 1740-1742: Vol. 99, No. 2 (Apr. 1968):105-112; 1743-1744: Vol. 99, No. 3 (Jul. 1968):139-140; 1745-1746: Vol. 99, No. 4 (Oct. 1968):227-231; 1746-1748: Vol. 100, No. 1 (Jan. 1969):47-50; 1748: Vol. 100, No. 2 (Apr. 1969):66-68; 1749-1750: Vol. 100, No. 3 (Jul. 1969):166-170; 1751-1755: Vol. 100, No. 4 (Oct. 1969):202-204; 1756-1759: Vol. 101, No. 1 (Jan. 1970):17-24; 1760-1761: Vol. 101, No. 2 (Apr. 1970):97-103; 1762-1763: Vol. 101, No. 3 (Jul. 1970):144-151; 1764-1766: Vol. 101, No. 4 (Oct. 1970):205-211; 1766-1767: Vol. 102, No. 1 (Jan. 1971):24-27; 1767-1769: Vol. 102, No. 2 (Apr. 1971):85-89; 1770-1772: Vol. 102, No. 3 (Jul. 1971):136-140; 1773-1776: Vol. 102, No. 4 (Oct. 1971):203-208; 1777-1778: Vol. 103, No. 1 (Jan. 1972):42-45; 1779: Vol. 103, No. 2 (Apr. 1972):97-99; 1780-1782: Vol. 103, No. 3 (Jul. 1972):155-160; 1782-1783: Vol. 103, No. 4 (Oct. 1972):217-224. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 97-103.

Marriages

  • 1704-1771 - "Some Early Records of the Lutheran Church, New York," The Holland Society of New York Yearbook (1903):1-93. Digital version at Internet Archive. Marriages 1704-1771.

For later marriages, see Christ Church.

Burials

  • 1704-1775 - "Lutheran Church of New York City Burials," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 1704-1729: Vol. 105, No. 1 (Jan. 1974):37-40; 1730-1762: Vol. 105, No. 2 (Apr. 1974):81-89; 1763-1775: Vol. 105, No. 3 (Jul. 1974):163-166. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 105.

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

New York, New York City, Saint Peter's Lutheran Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Christ Church Lutheran was built in 1751. In January 1784, Trinity Church and Christ Church combined as "The United German Lutheran Churches in the City of New York."[5]

Marriages

  • 1752-1785 - "Lutheran Church Marriages, New York City," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 1752-1773: Vol. 73, No. 4 (Oct. 1942):255-273; 1773-1776: Vol. 74, No. 2 (Apr. 1943):74-80; 1776-1784: Vol. 119, No. 4 (Oct. 1988):214-217; 1784-1785: Vol. 120, No. 1 (Jan. 1989):25-26; 1785: Vol. 120, No. 2 (Apr. 1989):72; 1785-1786: Vol. 120, No. 3 (Jul. 1989):156-158; 1786-1787: Vol. 120, No. 4 (Oct. 1989):219-221; 1787-1788: Vol. 121, No. 1 (Jan. 1990):29-31; 1788-1789: Vol. 121, No. 2 (Apr. 1990):93-95; 1790: Vol. 121, No. 3 (Jul. 1990):161-163; 1791: Vol. 121, No. 4 (Oct. 1990):228-229; 1792: Vol. 122, No. 1 (Jan. 1991):44-46; 1792: Vol. 122, No. 1 (Jan. 1991):44-46; 1793-1794: Vol. 122, No. 2 (Apr. 1991):101-106; 1794-1795: Vol. 122, No. 3 (Jul. 1991):159-161; 1795: Vol. 122, No. 4 (Oct. 1991):229-231; 1796-1797: Vol. 123, No. 1 (Jan. 1992):24-29; 1797: Vol. 123, No. 2 (Apr. 1992):82-84; 1797-1798: Vol. 123, No. 3 (Jul. 1992):160-162; 1798: Vol. 123, No. 4 (Oct. 1992):228-230; 1799: Vol. 124, No. 1 (Jan. 1993):33-35; 1799: Vol. 124, No. 2 (Apr. 1993):101-103; 1799: Vol. 124, No. 3 (Jul. 1993):168-169; 1799: Vol. 124, No. 4 (Oct. 1993):220-221; 1799-1800: Vol. 125, No. 1 (Jan. 1994):40-41; 1800: Vol. 125, No. 2 (Apr. 1994):77-80; 1800: Vol. 125, No. 3 (Jul. 1994):159-160; 1800: Vol. 125, No. 4 (Oct. 1994):229, 233-236. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 73, 74, 119-125.

English Lutheran Church

  • 1794-1810 - Farrell, Charles. "Marriages Recorded in the Register of the English Lutheran Church, New York City, 1794-1810," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 1794-1803: Vol. 140, No. 1 (Jan. 2009):35-50; 1803-1810: Vol. 140, No. 2 (Apr. 2009):143-155. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 140.
  • 1797-1798 - Farrell, Charles. "The English Lutheran Church, New York City Confirmations and Communions, 1797, 1798," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 140, No. 3 (Jul. 2009):213-214. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 140.

1862-1955 - Family Search Historical Records has digital images of baptism, marriage, and burial records for New York, New York City, Saint Peter's Lutheran Church Records, 1862-1955.

Methodist[edit | edit source]

  • 1785-1787 - "Burials at the Methodist Church, John Street, New York City, 1785-1787," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 133, No. 2 (Apr. 2002):114-115. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 133.

Moravian[edit | edit source]

  • 1751-1832 - Maehrlein, Lauren. "Marriages in the First Moravian Church, New York, 1751-1801," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 134, No. 1 (Jan. 2003):22-26; Vol. 141, No. 2 (Apr. 2010):121-128. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 134, 141.

Presbyterian[edit | edit source]

The First Presbyterian Church was organized in 1717.[6]

Baptisms

  • 1728-1770s - "Records of the First Presbyterian Church of the City of New York - Births and Baptisms," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 4, No. 2 (Apr. 1873):98-103; Vol. 4, No. 3 (Jul. 1873):140-143; Vol. 4, No. 4 (Oct. 1873):195-199; Vol. 5, No. 1 (Jan. 1874):35-37; Vol. 5, No. 2 (Apr. 1874):100-102; Vol. 5, No. 4 (Oct. 1874):183-186; Vol. 6, No. 1 (Jan. 1875):48-52; Vol. 7, No. 1 (Jan. 1876):35-38; Vol. 7, No. 2 (Apr. 1876):65-68; Vol. 7, No. 3 (Jul. 1876):135-140; Vol. 7, No. 4 (Oct. 1876):169-172; Vol. 8, No. 1 (Jan. 1877):20-24; Vol. 8, No. 2 (Apr. 1877):74-79; Vol. 9, No. 1 (Jan. 1878):16-19; Vol. 9, No. 2 (Apr. 1878):80-85; Vol. 9, No. 4 (Oct. 1876):169-173; Vol. 10, No. 1 (Jan. 1879):44-46; Vol. 10, No. 2 (Apr. 1879):93-96; Vol. 10, No. 3 (Jul. 1879):127-133; Vol. 10, No. 4 (Oct. 1879):177-181; Vol. 11, No. 1 (Jan. 1880):29-33. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 4-11. Internet Archive has digitized Vol. 5, Vols. 7-9, Vol. 10, and Vol. 11, but not Vol. 4 or Vol. 6 - free.[2]

Marriages

  • 1756-1812 - "Records of the First and Second Presbyterian Churches in the City of New York - Marriages, Births and Baptisms," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Marriages 1756-1761: Vol. 11, No. 2 (Apr. 1880):83-88; Marriages 1772-1784: Vol. 12, No. 1 (Jan. 1881):32-36; Marriages 1785-1791: Vol. 12, No. 3 (Jul. 1881):134-141; Marriages 1791-1795: Vol. 13, No. 1 (Jan. 1882):43-47; Marriages 1800-1802: Vol. 14, No. 1 (Jan. 1883):42; Marriages 1760-1761, 1785-1788, 1802-1807: Vol. 14, No. 2 (Apr. 1883):90-95; Marriages 1763-1772: Vol. 14, No. 3 (Jul. 1883):118-123; Marriages 1772-1786, 1807-1809: Vol. 14, No. 4 (Oct. 1883):169-172; Marriages 1793-1800: Vol. 15, No. 1 (Jan. 1884):31-33; Marriages 1800-1804: Vol. 15, No. 2 (Apr. 1884):89-92; Marriages 1804-1809: Vol. 15, No. 3 (Jul. 1884):132-136; Marriages 1809-1811: Vol. 16, No. 1 (Jan. 1885):40-41; Marriages 1811-1812: Vol. 16, No. 2 (Apr. 1885):86; Marriages 1813: Vol. 16, No. 3 (Jul. 1885):114; Baptisms 1783-1784: Vol. 16, No. 3 (Jul. 1885):138-141; Baptisms 1785: Vol. 17, No. 3 (Jul. 1886):232-233; Baptisms 1785: Vol. 17, No. 4 (Oct. 1886):277-278; Baptisms 1785-1786: Vol. 18, No. 4 (Oct. 1887):170-173; Baptisms 1786: Vol. 19, No. 2 (Apr. 1888):59-64; Baptisms 1786-1787: Vol. 20, No. 1 (Jan. 1889):35-39. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 11-20. Internet Archive has digitized Vols. 11-13, Vol. 15, Vol. 17, Vol. 18, Vol. 19, and Vol. 20, but not Vol. 14 or Vol. 16 - free.[2]

Deaths

  • 1786-1798 - "Deaths Recorded by the First Presbyterian Church, New York City, 1786," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 1786: Vol. 132, No. 4 (Oct. 2001):268-270; 1787-1789: Vol. 137, No. 1 (Jan. 2006):62-69; 1789-1790: Vol. 137, No. 2 (Apr. 2006):114-117; 1790-1792: Vol. 137, No. 3 (Jul. 2006):218-224; 1793-1794: Vol. 138, No. 1 (Jan. 2007):70-71; 1794: Vol. 138, No. 2 (Apr. 2007):151-152; . Digital version at New York Family History ($); 1792-1793: Vol. 137, No. 4 (Oct. 2006):304-306; 1794: Vol. 138, No. 3 (Jul. 2007):232-234; 1796: Vol. 138, No. 4 (Oct. 2007):305-309; 1797: Vol. 139, No. 2 (Apr. 2008):151-154; 1798: Vol. 139, No. 4 (Oct. 2008):291-297. FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 132, 137-139.

Membership Lists

Brick Presbyterian Church's marriage register dated 1727 to 1754 is lost.[7]

The Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church

Pre-1868 marriages are lost.[8]

  • 1808-1859 - Kraege, Elfrieda A. "Records of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York, 1808-1859," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Surnames A-B: Vol. 105, No. 3 (Jul. 1974):129-137; Surnames B-C: Vol. 105, No. 4 (Oct. 1974):224-233; Surnames C-D: Vol. 106, No. 1 (Jan. 1975):37-42; Surnames D-F: Vol. 106, No. 2 (Apr. 1975):95-99; Surnames F-G: Vol. 106, No. 3 (Jul. 1975):152-156; Surname H: Vol. 106, No. 4 (Oct. 1975):222-230; Surnames I-K: Vol. 107, No. 1 (Jan. 1976):7-11; Surname L: Vol. 107, No. 2 (Apr. 1976):96-101; Surname M: Vol. 107, No. 3 (Jul. 1976):135-140; Surnames M-O: Vol. 107, No. 4 (Oct. 1976):223-228; Surnames O-R: Vol. 108, No. 1 (Jan. 1977):44-48; Surname S: Vol. 108, No. 2 (Apr. 1977):98-102; Surname S: Vol. 108, No. 3 (Jul. 1977):150-156; Surnames T-U: Vol. 108, No. 4 (Oct. 1977):205-208; Surname V: Vol. 109, No. 1 (Jan. 1978):42-43; Surnames W-Z: Vol. 109, No. 2 (Apr. 1978):89-97. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 105-109. Entries are arranged alphabetically.
  • 1868-1892 - Kraege, Elfrieda A. "Marriages of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York City Performed by the Rev. Dr. John Hall," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 1868-1873: Vol. 112, No. 3 (Jul. 1981):166-170; 1873-1881: Vol. 112, No. 4 (Oct. 1981):218-223; 1881-1886: Vol. 113, No. 1 (Jan. 1982):23-28; 1886-1892: Vol. 113, No. 2 (Apr. 1982):105-110. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 112-113.

Thirteenth Street Presbyterian Church

  • 1839-1844 - Stryker-Rodda, Kenn. "Members of the Thirteenth Street Presbyterian Church, New York City, 1839-1844," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 103, No. 1 (Jan. 1972):53-59; Vol. 103, No. 2 (Apr. 1972):117-122; Vol. 103, No. 3 (Jul. 1972):161-168. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 103.

Scotch Presbyterian Church

  • 1785-1798 - Farrell, Charles. "Pew Rentals in the Scotch Presbyterian Church, New York City, 1785-1798," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 129, No. 4 (Oct. 1998):249-259. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 129.

Carmine Street Presbyterian Church

  • 1835-1838 - "Burials, Carmine Street Presbyterian Church, New York City, 1835-1838," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 139, No. 2 (Apr. 2008):139-145. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 139.

Quaker[edit | edit source]

  • 1640-1800 - Underhill, Abraham S. "Records of the Society of Friends of the City of New York and Vicinity, From 1640 to 1800," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Births 1640-early 1700s: Vol. 3, No. 4 (Oct. 1872):184-190; Births 1660s-1750s (Includes Gravesend, Long Island): Vol. 4, No. 1 32; Births 1680s-1760s: Vol. 4, No. 2 (Apr. 1873):94-98; Births 1670s-1760s: Vol. 4, No. 4 (Oct. 1873):190-195; Births 1720s-1790s: Vol. 5, No. 1 (Jan. 1874):38-41; Births 1720s-1790s: Vol. 5, No. 2 (Apr. 1874):102-107; Births 1770s-1790s: Vol. 5, No. 4 (Oct. 1874):186-190; Marriages 1663-1746: Vol. 6, No. 2 (Apr. 1875):97-107; Marriages 1746-1766: Vol. 6, No. 4 (Oct. 1875):192-193; Deaths 1669-1724: Vol. 7, No. 1 (Jan. 1876):39-43; Deaths 1710s-1790s: Vol. 7, No. 2 (Apr. 1876):85-90. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 3-7. Internet Archive has digitized Vol. 3, Vol. 5, Vol. 6, No. 2, and Vol. 7, but not Vol. 4 or the remainder of Vol. 6 - free.[2]
  • Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. Vol. III: (New York Monthly Meetings) at Ancestry ($).
See also Taxation
Quaker Records at Family History Library
  • 1640-1721 Society of Friends. Flushing Monthly Meeting. Flushing FHL film 17273-17377 item 2Partial contents: Marriages 1658 [1663]-1761; Births 1640-1796 (includes deaths of children); Marriages, 1762, 1766; Deaths 1669-1796; Births 1725-1731. This record was copied from original by Isaac Horner to 1685. Men's monthly meetings 1685-1806, men's quarterly, and yearly meetings 1671-1703
  • 1805-1906 Society of Friends. Flushing Monthly Meeting FHL first film 17354 item 2 Births and deaths 1805-1880, Marriages 1805-1878, Register of members 1805-1906, Removal certificates 1805-1877, Men's monthly meetings 1828-1830, Women's monthly meetings 1828-1830
  • 1640-1904 Society of Friends. New York Monthly Meeting (New York, N.Y. : Hicksite) FHL first film 17380 item 1 Partial contents: Births and deaths 1827-1904, Marriages 1828-1874, Register of members 1828-1859, Removal certificates 1828-1902, Index to interments at Prospect Park 1848-1878, Men's monthly meetings 1827-1849, Women's monthly meetings 1728-1868
  • 1762-1887 Society of Friends. New York Monthly Meeting (New York) FHL first film 137378 item 3 Births 1801-1848 Deaths 1801-1848 Family records 1770-1800 Funerals 1796-1801, Register of members 1804-1849, Register of members 1887, Men's monthly meetings 1804-1855, Women's monthly meetings 1828-1850

Church of the Transfiguration

  • 1876 - Goodwin, Aaron. "Requests for Aid, Church of the Transfiguration, Mission Chapel, New York City, circa 1876," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 141, No. 2 (Apr. 2010):118-120. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 141.

Court Records[edit | edit source]

Directories[edit | edit source]

Ethnic Groups[edit | edit source]

African American

  • Scheiner, Seth M. Negro Mecca: a History of the Negro in New York City, 1865-1920 - [New York] : New York University Press. 1965 - ix, 246 p. F128.9 N3 S3

Genealogy[edit | edit source]

Gazetteers[edit | edit source]

Guides[edit | edit source]

  • Bailey, Rosalie Fellows. "Guide to Genealogical and Biographical Sources for New York City: 1783-1855 with Supplement 1855-1898," The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 106 (1952):244-258; Vol. 107 (1953):5-26, 82-92, 162-178, 242-251; Vol. 108 (1954):5-18. Digital version at American Ancestors ($).[9]
  • Scott, Kenneth. "Some Materials for Genealogical Research in New York City," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 50 (1962):150-152. FHL Book 973 B2ng v. 50 (1962).

History[edit | edit source]

New York City Jewish Records[edit | edit source]

Find hints, links and tips for Jewish research in New York City by clicking here.

Land and Property[edit | edit source]

Maps[edit | edit source]

Military[edit | edit source]

Civil War service men in New York City served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Over 90 companies were specifically formed in New York City. [10]

Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]

The Family History Library has also acquired this comprehensive index for the years 1792 through 1906 on microfilm: FHL Film 1419807 (1st of 294 films). The courts this index covers are:

  • City Court of Brooklyn, 1836-1894
  • Kings County Court, 1806-1906
  • New York City Marine Court, 1806-1849
  • New York County Common Pleas Court, 1792-1895
  • New York County Superior Court, 1828-1895
  • New York City and County Supreme Court, 1868-1906
  • Queens County Court, 1799-1906
  • Queens County Surrogate Court, 1888-1898
  • Richmond County Court, 1869-1906
  • U.S. Circuit Court Southern District, 1846-1876
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District, (Kings, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties), 1865-1906
  • U.S. District Court Southern Court Southern District, (New York, Bronx and also Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Richmond, Rockland, Sullivan and Westchester counties), 1824-1906[11]


Online Digital Newspapers[edit | edit source]

Occupations[edit | edit source]

  • McParland, Eugene P. "Colonial Taverns and Tavern keepers of British New York City," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 103, No. 4 (Oct. 1972):193-202; Vol. 104, No. 1 (Jan. 1973):17-27; Vol. 104, No. 2 (Apr. 1973):99-104; Vol. 104, No. 3 (Jul. 1973):170-172; Vol. 104, No. 4 (Oct. 1973):205-212; Vol. 105, No. 1 (Jan. 1974):27-32; Vol. 105, No. 2 (Apr. 1974):89-92; Vol. 105, No. 3 (Jul. 1974):155-162; Vol. 105, No. 4 (Oct. 1974):218-223; Vol. 106, No. 1 (Jan. 1975):34-37; Vol. 106, No. 3 (Jul. 1975):157-161; Vol. 106, No. 4 (Oct. 1975):214-216; Vol. 107, No. 1 (Jan. 1976):26-28; Vol. 107, No. 3 (Jul. 1976):150-153. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 103-107. Identifies tavern keepers by name and year licensed.
  • 1815-1828 - Scott, Kenneth. "Nineteenth Century Apprenticeship Registers, New York City," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Boys 1815-1828: Vol. 115, No. 1 (Jan. 1984):1-12; Girls 1816-1822: Vol. 115, No. 2 (Apr. 1984):98-102. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 115.

Poor, Poorhouses[edit | edit source]

  • 1693-1747 - Scott, Kenneth. "The Church Wardens and the Poor in New York City, 1693-1747," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 1693-1719: Vol. 99, No. 3 (Jul. 1968):157-164; 1720-1724: Vol. 100, No. 1 (Jan. 1969):18-26; 1725-1727: Vol. 100, No. 3 (Jul. 1969):141-147; 1728-1731: Vol. 101, No. 1 (Jan. 1970):33-40; 1732-1735: Vol. 101, No. 3 (Jul. 1970):164-173; 1736-1742: Vol. 102, No. 1 (Jan. 1971):50-56; 1742-1747: Vol. 102, No. 3 (Jul. 1971):150-156. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 99-102.
  • 1807-1810 - Farrell, Charles. "Children of the New York City Almshouse, 1807-1810," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 130, No. 1 (Jan. 1999):36-42; Vol. 130, No. 2 (Apr. 1999):120-123; Vol. 130, No. 3 (Jul. 1999):180-182; Vol. 130, No. 4 (Oct. 1999):296-300; Vol. 131, No. 1 (Jan. 2000):59-62; . Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 130-131.

Probate Records[edit | edit source]

Abstracts of Wills on File in the Surrogate’s Office, City of New York Family History Library or Ancestry.com$

A volunteer at USGenWeb offers to do free lookups in these records. Some of these indexes have also been digitized by New York State Historical Literature.

Also available online:

  • SAMPUBCO indexes (1665-1825). Courtesy: USGenWeb Archives.
  • Sawyer, Ray C. Index of Wills for New York County (New York City) from 1662-1850. New York: unknown, 1990. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
  • Sawyer, Ray C. Index of Wills for New York County, New York from 1851 to 1875, Inclusive. unknown, 1950-1951. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
  • Sawyer, Ray C. Abstract of Wills Probated in the Common Pleas Court: Also Known as Mayor's Court, 1819-1892: Supreme Court of Judicature, 1821-1829: Supreme Court of Judicature, 1847-1856: Supreme Court of Judicature, 1856-1870, All of New York County, New York City, N.Y. unknown, 1989. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
  • Scott, Kenneth. "Appointment of Guardians, Mayor's Court, New York City," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 56 (1968):51-54. FHL Book 973 B2ng v. 56 (1968).

Repositories[edit | edit source]

  • New York Public Library – Of note to genealogists are the following divisions within the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building:
New York City Public Library's digital collection
  • Map Division
  • Microforms and Periodicals
  • Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy

Microfilms from the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah are available at this Historical Society.

Family History Centers[edit | edit source]

Taxation[edit | edit source]

  • 1699–1734 - Tax assesment rolls New York Public Library; Family History Library's Film 484033. These rolls are a great finding aid to locate someone that was a city resident and finding the ward they belonged to; includes renters and owners. There is a break in the years from 1710 to 1720. The rolls from 1721 to 1734 include Queens, Richmond, and Westchester as well as New York City. [12]
  • 1810-1819 - Morehouse, Ann. "Returns of Quakers in New York City Tax Assesment Books, 1810-1819," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 110, No. 3 (Jul. 1979):164-172; Vol. 110, No. 4 (Oct. 1979):216-221. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 110.

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

See also:

   How to Find Information about New York Ancestors
 

New York CITY:
1. New York City Birth Information
2. New York City Marriage Information
3. New York City Death Information
New York State:
4. NY State Birth Information
5. NY State Marriage Information
6. NY State Death Information

New York City Municipal Achives

The Italian Genealogical Society, with the assistance of the NYC Municipal Archives, has been placing indexes to NYC records online, free of charge to the public. See the following:

The Family History Library has microfilms of some New York City births to 1909, deaths to 1919, and indexes to both to 1965. The New York Public Library has the indexes to the present, but it does not search them in response to mail or telephone inquiries. Birth records to 1909 and death records to 1948 for the five boroughs of New York City are at the New York City Municipal Archives.

New York City Birth Records[edit | edit source]

Online Records - Births[edit | edit source]

Published - Births[edit | edit source]

Birth records from as early as 1847 (depending on the borough) to as late to 1909 are held at the New York City Municipal Archives. They are also available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Birth records from 1909 to the present can be obtained from the New York City Department of Health ($).

Microfilms at the Family History Library include:

Birth Records
All Boroughs (All of New York City)
Birth index books

1881–1965 (a D means Delayed, and a S means Special. An entry with one of these codes means that the certificates must be ordered from the NYC Municipal Archives.)

Family History Library films 1322457–86 (only for Manhattan and Brooklyn from
1881–1897)

Bronx (Bronx County)

Birth records 1898–1909 30 Family History Library films beginning with film 2022836
Wakefield births 1890–1895 Family History Library film 1398783
Westchester births
1881–1895 		Family History Library film 1398783

Brooklyn (Kings County)

Birth card index 1866–1897 34 Family History Library films beginning with film 1324701
Birth returns 1866–1868,
1870–1906 		104 Family History Library films beginning with film 1380499
Birth register 1869 Family History Library film 1315322 item 2


Births 1847–1851, 1880–1895 (years vary) for the towns of Flatbush, Flatlands, Gravesend, New Lots, and New Utrecht are found in the FamilySearch Catalog Place Search under NEW YORK, KINGS, [TOWN] - VITAL RECORDS.

Manhattan (New York County)

Birth records card index
1830–1865 		19 Family History Library films beginning with film 1378956
Birth returns card index
1866–1897 		153 Family History Library films beginning with 1323501
Birth registers 1846–1848,
1851–1873 		(missing Liber 3, 1854–1856, E–Z,
and Liber 4, 1856–1857 A–J)
Birth returns 1866–1897 393 Family History Library films beginning with film 1322001
Birth records 1898–1909 8 Family History Library films beginning with film 1953076

One study concludes there was a significant amount of under-registration of births in Manhattan. In 1855, 13% were recorded; in 1875, 33%; in 1896, 35%; in 1935, 80%; and by 1955, 91%.[13]

Queens (Queens County)

Birth records 1898–1909
21 Family History Library films beginning with film 1992977

Births 1847–1898 (years vary) for the towns of College Point, Far Rockaway, Flushing, Jamaica, Long Island City, Newtown, Richmond Hill, Rockaway, and Whitestone are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog Place Search under NEW YORK, QUEENS, [TOWN] - VITAL RECORDS

Staten Island (Richmond County)

Birth index 1600–1900s
Family History Library films 539053–71
Birth index 1847–1897 Family History Library films 1324935–37
Birth records 1898–1909 10 Family History Library films beginning with film 1984042

Births 1847–1853, 1881–1897 (years vary) for the towns of Castleton, Edgewater, Middletown, Northfield, Port Richmond, Southfield, Tottenville, and Westfield are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog Place Search under NEW YORK, RICHMOND, [TOWN] - VITAL RECORDS

New York City Death Records[edit | edit source]

Online Records - Deaths[edit | edit source]

Published - Deaths[edit | edit source]

Death records from as early as 1795 (depending on the borough) to 1948 are held at the New York City Municipal Archives. They are also available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Death records from 1948 to the present can be obtained from the New York City Department of Health ($).

  • 1795 - "New York City Deaths," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 1795: Vol. 81, No. 3 (Jul. 1950):146-155; 1795: Vol. 81, No. 4 (Oct. 1950):203-206. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 81.
  • 1795-1820 - Scott, Kenneth. "Early New York City Coroner's Reports," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 1795-1798: Vol. 119, No. 2 (Apr. 1988):76-79; 1802-1805: Vol. 119, No. 3 (Jul. 1988):145-150; 1806-1807, 1819: Vol. 119, No. 4 (Oct. 1988):217-219; 1819: Vol. 120, No. 1 (Jan. 1989):18-20; 1819-1820: Vol. 120, No. 2 (Apr. 1989):88-92. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 119. Records from 1808 to 1818 have not been located.

A vaulable tool to search for death records in the five boroughs is One-Step Webpages by Steve Morse.It includes indexes for: Brooklyn, 1862-1890; Brooklyn and Manhatten, 1891-1897; All boroughs, 1898-1948.

All Boroughs
(All of New York City)
Death index books 1888–1965 Family History Library films 1324914–31 (only for Manhattan and Brooklyn from 1888–1897)

Bronx (Bronx County)

Death records 1898–1919
91 Family History Library films beginning with film
1322702
Wakefield deaths 1878–1881,
1890–1895 		Family History Library film 1398783
Westchester births 1887–1895 Family History Library film 1398783

Brooklyn (Kings County)

Death ledger card index 1848–1866
Family History Library films 1378813–19
Death certificate index 1862–1898 78 Family History Library films beginning with film
1378830
Death records 1847–1853,
1857–1861 		Family History Library films 1315321–22
Death register 1847–1853,
1857–1858 		Family History Library films 447542
Death certificates 1862–1897 339 Family History Library films beginning with film
1323651
Coroner's reports 1897–1914 16 Family History Library films beginning with film
1435709
Death certificates 1898–1920 Family History Library films 1324001–342
Coroner's reports, death records
1898–1916 		Family History Library films 1435700-08
  • Deaths 1847–1851, 1880–1895 (years vary) for the towns of Flatbush, Flatlands, Gravesend, New Lots, and New Utrecht are found in the FamilySearch Catalog Place Search under NEW YORK, KINGS, [TOWN] - VITAL RECORDS

Manhattan (New York County)

Death certificates card
index 1868–1890
4 Family History Library films beginning with film 1324809
Death registers 1795,
1801–1804, 1808,
1811–1865 		Family History Library films 447544–68 (by first letter of
surname)
Death certificates
1866–1919 		1,069 Family History Library films beginning with film 1323352
Cholera cases 1866 Family History Library films 1324501–502
Coroner inquests
1797–1820, 1862–1864,
1868–1918 		9 Family History Library films beginning with film 514332
Coroner inquests
1823–1898 		101 Family History Library films beginning with film 1318155
Coroner reports 1839 Family History Library film 1255743
Bodies-in-transit
1859–1894 		3 Family History Library films beginning with film 1671686

Queens (Queens County)

Death certificates 1898–1919
Family History Library films 1323384–472

Deaths 1847–1898 (years vary) for the towns of College Point, Far Rockaway, Flushing, Jamaica, Long Island City, Newtown, Richmond Hill, Rockaway, and Whitestone are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog Place Search under NEW YORK, QUEENS, [TOWN] - VITAL RECORDS

Staten Island (Richmond County)

Death index 1600–1900s Family History Library films 539053–71
Death register card index 1847–1897 Family History Library films 1324932–34
Death certificates 1898–1920 Family History Library films 1322793–81

Deaths 1847–1853, 1881–1897 (years vary) for the towns of Castleton, Edgewater, Middletown, Northfield, Port Richmond, Southfield, Tottenville, and Westfield are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog Place Search under NEW YORK, RICHMOND, [TOWN] - VITAL RECORDS.

You can obtain New York City birth (1910 to the present) and death (1949
to the present) certificates for a fee from:

New York City Department of Health
Bureau of Vital Records
125 Worth Street, Room 133
New York, NY 10013-0046
Telephone: 212-788-4500
Internet: http://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/about/about-doh.page

Mailing Address:
Division of Vital Records
City of New York, Department of Health
P.O. Box 3776
Church Street Station
New York, NY 10007

For birth records through 1909 and death records through 1948, write to:

New York City Department of Records
and Information Services
Municipal Archives
31 Chambers Street, Room 103
New York, NY 10007
Telephone: 212-788-8580 or 212-566-5292
Fax: 212-385-4253
Internet: http://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/index.page

New York City Birth and Death Records are available using a credit card. Write to the New York City Department of Health, 125 Worth Street, New York, NY 10013. A "Hotline" telephone number, 212-788-4505, is available for information and for ordering birth and death certificates using a credit card. You can order birth records from 1910 to the present or death records from 1949 to the present. Using a credit card the cost is $15.00. Five to seven business days are required for delivery. You can also order by sending a fax of the application to 212-962-6105. They can fax a copy of the application to your fax machine. The fee is also $15.00. Five to seven business days are required for delivery.

The records are not available for genealogical purposes and are subject to certain other restrictions.

All other local registrars sent copies of their records to the State Department of Health. Most New York deaths after 1962 are in the Social Security Death Index.

  • Barbara Kronman, Guide to New York City Public Records, 4th ed. (New York: Public Interest Clearinghouse, 1992). FHL Book 974.71 A3k. Includes chapters on city government, courts, libraries, and personal information. Shows how to obtain vital records, name change records, and naturalizations.

New York City Marriage Records[edit | edit source]

Online Records - Marriages[edit | edit source]

Published - Marriages[edit | edit source]

Marriage records from as early as 1848 (depending on the borough) to 1937 are held at the New York City Municipal Archives. They are also available on microfilm at the Family History Library. A digital version of the Family History Library's guide to New York City marriages is available at FamilySearch Digital Library. Marriage records from 1929 to the present can be obtained from the City Clerk of New York City ($). NYC Marriage & Death Notices 1857-1868 can be found at The New York Society Library.

A bride and groom index is available through One-Step Webpages by Stephen P. Morse. The groom index includes: Manhatten, 1866-1907; Brooklyn, 1864-1907; All Boroughs, 1908-1937. The bride index includes: Manhatten, 1866-1937; Brooklyn, 1871-1918, 1928-1937; Queens, 1905-1937; Bronx, 1899-1937 and Richmond, 1898-1937.

Marriage Licenses and Certificates[edit | edit source]

For marriage records for Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Richmond through 1937, write:

New York City Department of Records
and Information Services
Municipal Archives
31 Chambers Street, Room 103
New York, NY 10007
Telephone: 212-788-8580 or 212-566-5292
Fax: 212-385-4253
Website

Pre-1938 New York City marriages, some as early as 1830, are found at the Municipal Archives. The Family History Library has microfilmed marriages of:

All Boroughs All of New York City
Groom marriage index books 1888–1937 (to Health
Department marriages but
not City Clerk marriages) 		12 Family History Library films beginning with film 1543903 (only for Manhattan from 1888–1893,
and only for Manhattan and Brooklyn from 1894–1897)

Some eighteenth-century New York City marriage licenses survive and have been published:

  • 1770s-1780s - Kelby, Robert H. "New York Marriage Licenses," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Surnames A-D: Vol. 46, No. 3 (Jul. 1915):279-289; Surnames D-H: Vol. 46, No. 4 (Oct. 1915):337-342; Surnames H-L: Vol. 47, No. 1 (Jan. 1916):68-72; Surnames L-R: Vol. 47, No. 2 (Apr. 1916):176-185; Surnames R-W: Vol. 47, No. 3 (Jul. 1916):286-296. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 46-47. Internet Archive has digitized Vol. 46, but not Vol. 47.[2]

Bronx (Bronx County)

Bride marriage indexes 1898–1937 4 Family History Library films beginning with film
1983782
Health Dept. Groom index 1898–1937 Family History Library film 1976292–93
Health Dept. marriage certificates
1897–1938 		Family History Library film 1939720

Brooklyn (Kings County)

Health Dept. marriage certificates
1866–1937
203 Family History Library films beginning with film 1543711
Manhattan
New York County
Marriage register 1823–1853
(Mariners' Church) 		Family History Library film 017785 item 5
Mayor's marriage records and index
1830–1854 		Family History Library film 017776
Marriage register and index
1829–1887 		Family History Library films 1671673–85
Health Dept. marriage records and indexes 1866–1937 1447 Family History Library films beginning with
film 1522995
Marriage indexes 1898–1937 4 Family History Library films beginning with film
1983782

Queens (Queens County)

Health Dept. groom index 1881–1937, bride index 1905–1937, marriage certificates 1898–1937
56 Family History Library films beginning with film 1908328
Marriages 1847–1897 (years vary) for the towns of Far Rockaway, Flushing, Jamaica, and Newtown Listed in the FamilySearch Catalog Locality Search under NEW YORK, QUEENS, [TOWN] - VITAL RECORDS

Staten Island (Richmond County)

Marriage index and records
1600s–1900s 		Family History Library films 539053–71
Marriages after 1937 In the borough offices of the city clerk

City Clerk Licenses[edit | edit source]

For marriages between 1908 and 1929, there is a source of more detailed genealogical information than the certificates issued by the Department of Health: the "Application, Affidavit, and License" records issued by the Clerk's office in each borough.

Unique information[edit | edit source]

Not in regular certificates, this additional information can be found in clerk's licenses:

  • Bride’s occupation (sometimes includes employer name and address for both spouses, too)
  • Specific town of birth for bride and groom
  • Country of birth for each spouse's parents
  • Addresses of Witnesses (possible family members)
  • Names of former spouses, living or dead
  • If divorced, lists when and where divorce or divorces were granted
  • 3 different sets of handwriting (helps with legibility or creative spelling issues)
Document parts[edit | edit source]

A typical Marriage License includes three parts:

  • Affidavit for License to Marry. If they could write, the bride and groom usually filled out this form — an exciting primary source document in their handwriting. The form contains the unique information described above. On the reverse side of the affidavit is the Certificate of Consent, signed by parents or guardians of minors who wished to marry.
  • Marriage License. The information is similar to that of the affidavit. The City Clerk signed this form, empowering authorized persons to marry the applicants. Attachments, such as the divorce decree for the first marriage, birth certificate, and baptismal certificate, can sometimes be found with licenses. (Attachments will be photocopied with licenses found at the NYC Municipal Archives. However, it is not the policy of the City Clerk to photocopy attachments or otherwise provide them to researchers.)
  • Marriage Certificate. This is the City Clerk's marriage certificate, not the Health Department's marriage certificate. The person who performed the marriage was instructed to return the signed license and certificate to the City Clerk for filing.
Search instructions[edit | edit source]

The index to these licenses is free online at the Internet Archive thanks to Reclaim the Records. In the NYG&B Newsletter, Leslie Corn recommends this search process:

  • If possible, determine the exact marriage date and location/borough. Searching the Health department certificate indexes is a good first step, although you may not always find a certificate to match to a clerk's license.
  • Determine the borough(s) to search: licenses were supposed to be filed in bride's county of residence, but may be in a different county (such as where the marriage certificate was registered). Also, Bronx licenses were issued in Manhattan until 1914 (when Bronx county was created).
  • Determine the year and month(s) to search: licenses were usually filed immediately before the marriage certificate date, but could sometimes be weeks or months ahead.
  • Determine a volume: each volume in the free online index is for both a specific year and specific borough.
  • Search within a volume: each volume is organized in increments of 2-4 months and then, within that increment, by the first two letters of the surname (groom on the left side of a page, bride on the right side).
Request a copy[edit | edit source]

Currently microfilm copies of New York City marriage licenses are not available at any library. All requests must be made to NYC Records & Information Services (for licenses prior to 1949) or the Office of the City Clerk (after 1949). Instructions and links for each option are on the website. If you require a marriage certificate for legal purposes, please follow the special instructions on the website.

Other New York City Records of Marriages and Deaths[edit | edit source]

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

For New York City's five boroughs and some other counties, many newspaper notices of births, marriages, and deaths have been published. See New York Newspapers for a partial list. In the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog, these notices are listed under:

NEW YORK, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - NEWSPAPERS
NEW YORK, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - OBITUARIES

Different jurisdictions[edit | edit source]

Check also under the state and county levels.

Religious institutions[edit | edit source]

Some church marriage records have been published or have been microfilmed for the five boroughs. An example from the Family History Library collection is:

New York City Divorce records[edit | edit source]

Divorce records may be obtained from the County Clerk in the County where the divorce decree was granted. For information on how to obtain a copy of a divorce record in New York City boroughs:

  • New York County, Manhattan call (646) 386-5955.
  • Kings County Brooklyn call (718) 643-5894.
  • Queens County call (718) 298-0601
  • Bronx call (718) 590-3638
  •  Staten Island call (718) 390-5389

(The Office of the County Clerk does not have a web site.)

New York City Genealogy Websites[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Wikipedia Contributors, "Marble Collegiate Church," in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marble_Collegiate_Church, accessed 31 January 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 WeRelate contributors, "Source:New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (New York Genealogical and Biographical Society)," in WeRelate, http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Source:New_York_Genealogical_and_Biographical_Record_%28New_York_Genealogical_and_Biographical_Society%29, accessed 8 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Records of Trinity Church Parish New York City," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 67, No. 3 (Jul. 1936):201-202. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 67.
  4. ↑ "Records of Trinity Church Parish, New York City," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 69, No. 2 (Apr. 1938):158. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 69.
  5. ↑ "Lutheran Church Marriages in New York City," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 120, No. 1 (Jan. 1989):25. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 120.
  6. ↑ "Records of the First Presbyterian Church of the City of New York - Births and Baptisms," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 4, No. 2 (Apr. 1873):98. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 4.
  7. ↑ Kenneth Scott, "A Marriage in the Presbyterian Church in New York, 1744," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 103, No. 1 (Jan. 1972):11-12. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 103.
  8. ↑ Elfrieda A. Kraege, "Marriages of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York City Performed by the Rev. Dr. John Hall," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 112, No. 3 (Jul. 1981):166. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 112.
  9. ↑ Dale H. Cook, "Consolidated Contents of The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volumes 1-165; January, 1847 - October, 2011," The Plymouth Colony Pages, http://plymouthcolony.net/resources/periodicals.html#nehgr, accessed 3 March 2012.
  10. ↑ Frederick Phisterer, New York in the War of the Rebellion, 3rd ed. (Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company, 1912). Internet Archive digital copy; At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Film 1486494-96; Fiche 6083559-64; Book 974.7 M2p.
  11. ↑ FamilySearch Catalog, FamilySearch, accessed 6 December 2011, https://www.familysearch.org.
  12. ↑ Harry Macy Jr., “New York City Assessment Rolls 1699-1734”,The NYGB Newsletter 3(Fall 1996): 26. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 974.71 D25n v.7 Updated version at the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society on the Society’s Website for members only .
  13. ↑ Peter M. Rinaldo, "Nineteenth Century New York City Birth Records," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 118, No. 1 (Jan. 1987):27-29. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 118. Rinaldo determined these stats by searching for birth records of infants for whom death records exist.

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