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Otsego 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 … County Guide Otsego County
Otsego County, New York Guide Otsego County is bordered by the Oneida, Herkimer, Montgomery, Schoharie, Madison, Chenango, and Delaware counties. County Formed: 1791 Parent County: Montgomery Daughter Counties: Schoharie 1795;… County Guide Otsego County
Pre-1750 New York Lists Important sources for colonial New York research are the various censuses, assessment rolls (including tax and rate lists), oaths of allegiance, and other lists created under the Dutch and English… Census All NY Counties
Presbyterian Records of New York City (Manhattan) The Evolution of the Presbyterian Movement in New York The First Presbyterian Church of New York City was founded in December 1716. Prior attempts to form a congregation had been frustrated by… Presbyterian, Religious Records New York City, New York County
Principal Families in The New Harlem Register A useful work for finding families in New York and in New Jersey before 1900 is Henry Pennington Toler, The New Harlem Register: A genealogy of the descendants of the twenty-three original… Colonial, Directories Bronx County, Kings County, New York City, New York County, Queens County, Richmond County
Provost's Early Settlers of Bushwick Andrew Jackson Provost, Jr. (1867-1963) was a civil engineer with a lifelong interest in genealogy. His Biographi­cal and Genealogical Notes of the Provost Family was published in book form… Colonial Kings County, New York City
Putnam 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 … County Guide Putnam County
Putnam County, New York Guide Putnam County is located approximately 50 miles north of Manhattan and lies directly above Westchester CountyThe west side of the county lies on the shores of the Hudson River and the east… County Guide Putnam County
Queens 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 … County Guide Queens County
Queens County, New York Guide County Formed: 1683 Borough Formed: 1898 Parent County: Original county Daughter County: Nassau 1899 Major Land Transactions: Queens Village Manor 1685 Map of Queens County Table of… County Guide Queens County