Putnam County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Putnam County

Parent County
12 June 1812: Set off from Dutchess County

Neighboring Counties
Dutchess· Orange· Rockland· Westchester· Connecticut county: Fairfield

Boundary Changes
No subsequent set offs or border changes since 12 June 1812.

Census
For information and tips on using and accessing online census records, see New York Census.

Migration
Early migration routes to and from Putnam County for European settlers included:


 * Albany Post Road (or Queen's Road, or King's Road) 1669

Military
Civil War

Available towns. Registers are available for: Carmel· Kent· Patterson· Philipstown· Putnam Valley· Southeast.

Regiments. Service men in Putname County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county.


 * - 135th Regiment, New York Infantry

Newspapers

 * Putnam Courier Newspaper 1849-1939 www.localarchives.org/mahopac/Courier_Years_1840s.aspx


 * A listing of Putnam County Newspapers with publication history www.nysl.nysed.gov/nysnp/all/440.htm


 * A web with with hundreds of searchable digital images of newspapers. Enter the name of the newspaper you are searching as the first part of your search criteria. The site is www.fultonhistory.com/Fulton_New_form.html

Probate Records

 * 1812-1865 - SAMPUBCO Browsable index of testators of wills.

Archives, Libraries and Museums
PUBLIC LIBRARIES

There are some eight public libraries in Putnam County New York. They belong to the Mid-Hudson Library System that serves the communities of Columbia, Duchess, Greene, Putnam, and Ulster Counties. They share a catalog that includes a sizeable collection of genealogical materials. The shared catalog is found on the library systems main page. For information on the individual libraries in Putnam County, click here.

Courthouses
The Putnam County Clerk's office has divorce, probate, court and land records. For further information about where the records for Putnam County are held, see the Putnam County Courthouse page.

Birth
Birth Substitutes


 * 1640–1962 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index.
 * See Town Clerks' Registers of Men who Served in the Civil War in Putnam County in the Civil War section of Military for birth information.

Marriage

 * 1664–1784 New York. Secretary of State, Names of Persons for Whom Marriage Licenses Were Issued By the Secretary of the Province of New York, Previous to 1784 (Albany, New York: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1860). At Cornell University digital library-free; Internet Archive - free; Ancestry edition($); ; . Marriage bonds issued in the State of New York prior to 1784, and the earliest record dating 1664.


 * Marriage Substitutes


 * 1686-1980 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.
 * 1800–1855 New York Marriage Notices at Ancestry– ($); Index. This database is a collection of marriage notices published in newspapers around the state. Contains name of bride and groon, marriage date, marriage location, residence, and newspaper found in.
 * 1801–1880 Barber Collection- Newspaper Marriages at Ancestry– ($); Index. Information extracted from the "Brooklyn Eagle" and the "New York Evening Post."
 * 1856–1863 Index to Marriages and Deaths in the New York Herald at Ancestry– ($); Index. These newspaper notices refer to people up and down the East Coast as well as midwesterners and persons from as far west as the State of California. Also browseable. 

Death
Death Substitutes


 * 1795–1952 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index. The entries are primarily from the IGI along with some entries derived from compiled and original records such as Family Records, Church Records, and Civil Registration. There may be entries that cite a specific source.


 * 1801–1890 Barber Collection- Newspaper Deaths at Ancestry– ($); Index. Information extracted from the "Brooklyn Eagle" and the "New York Evening Post."


 * 1856–1863 Index to Marriages and Deaths in the New York Herald at Ancestry– ($); Index. These newspaper notices refer to people up and down the East Coast as well as midwesterners and persons from as far west as the State of California. Also browseable.


 * See Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War in  in the Civil War section of Military for death information.


 * 1849-50, 1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80 See Mortality Schedule information in the Federal Census section of Census for death information.

Additional Resources

Websites

 * The Putnam County NYGenWeb Project, an member of The NYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.