New York City, New York Genealogy

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New York City

New York City, New York, Online Genealogy Records

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

Description

New York City today is composed of five boroughs, which are coextensive with the five (counties) contained within the City: Bronx, Brooklyn (Kings), Manhattan (New York), Queens, and Staten Island (Richmond). Generally, boroughs refer to City government matters, while counties refer to matters of state government. When researching your ancestors, it will be very important to also follow the links to the individual borough/county pages, listed below, in addition to information on this page:

Bronx (same name for county and borough) Kings (Borough of Brooklyn) New York (Borough of Manhattan) Queens (same name for county and borough) Richmond (Borough of Staten Island) and the pages for the State of New York

New York City Courthouses

The New York court system is a matter a state law. Consequently, New York City courts are organized by county. A legal matter in the Borough of Manhattan, for example, is held at a New York County court. Specific court information can be found on the respective county/borough pages.

New York City History

Parent County

The first permanent European settlement was by the Dutch, who named the area Nieuw Amsterdam. The area was renamed New York when the British later acquired the city.

Boundary Changes

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

The resources listed herein pertain to two periods Before 1898, the year of consolidation From 1898, onwards Note: Not all records are held in a single place. The counties (now Boroughs) retain many functions including probate. For records at the counties, please visit the county boroughs, Bronx (now The Bronx) , Kings (Brooklyn), Queens, Richmond (now Staten Island) and New York (Manhattan). See the List of Holdings web page of the NYC Municipal Archives for a listing of what records are available for some of the old towns. Additionally, most of the Bronx belonged to Westchester County prior to 1898 so you may need to search there as well. Read the following article for further information: Before the Five-Borough City: The Old Cities, Towns and Villages That Came Together to Form "Greater New York" 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

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 FamilySearch Library.

Census and Inhabitants Lists

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.

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 ($); FS Library 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 ($); FS Library Book 974.7 B2n v. 138.

• 1784-1799 - Scott, Kenneth. "Defaulting Jurors in New York City, 1784-1799," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 70 (1982):221-224. Digital version at National Genealogical Society website ($); FS Library Book 973 B2ng v. 70 (1982).
• 1816, 1819, 1821 New York, New York, U.S., Ward Jury Census, 1816, 1819, 1821 at Ancestry - index ($)
• 1840 - Ogilvy, C. Stanley. "Voters' List, Ward 10, New York City, 1840," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record,
  

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 ($); FS Library 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 ($); FS Library Book 974.7 B2n v. 115. In the second enumeration, census takers uncharacteristically recorded street addresses.

• 1890 1890 New York City, New York Police Census at New York, New York City, Police Census, 1890
  Finding Aid for the 1890 New York City, New York Police Census at 1890 police census for NYC, NY.

Cemeteries

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 FamilySearch 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. FS Library 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. FS Library 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. FS Library 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. FS Library 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. FS Library 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. FS Library 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. FS Library 974.71 H2st. Includes a list of early New York City cemeteries in vol. 3, p. 927.

===Online Resources

• 1855-1949 Historical Vital Records of NYC by New York City Municipal Archives — Digital copies of original birth, marriage, and death records (ongoing project); index & images
• 1859-1894 New York, New York, U.S., Bodies in Transit, 1859-1894 at Ancestry - index ($)
• 1862–1948 New York City Death Index, 1862–1948 - index ($)
• 1862-1948 New York, New York, Death Index, 1862-1948($), index.
• 1872-Onward New York City, Hart Island Burials at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
• 1910-1965 New York, New York, Births, 1910-1965 ($) index & images
• 1949-1965 New York, New York, Death Index, 1949-1965 ($) index & images
• Green-Wood Cemetery: burial database
• Cypress Hills Cemetery: Includes map, history, and burial locations of many notable figures.

Church Records

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 FamilySearch 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 FS Library 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. FS Library 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. FS Library 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. FS Library 974.71 K23eo.

• WPA. Inventory of the Church Archives of New York City: Lutheran. New York: Historical Records Survey, 1940. FS Library 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. FS Library 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. FS Library 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. FS Library 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. FS Library 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. FS Library 974.71 K23rc. The library only has vol. 2, which excludes Brooklyn. Volume 2 online at rootsweb
  

Catholic

• 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 ($); FS Library Book 973 B2ng v. 68 (1980).

Dutch Reformed

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.

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 ($); FS Library Book 974.7 B2n v. 6-32 (most digitized). 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.

Marriages

• 1639-1801 New York, NY: Marriages in the Reformed Dutch Church, 1639-1801 at American Ancestors - index & images ($)
• 1639-1726 - "Records of the Reformed Dutch Church in the City of New York - Marriages," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 1639-1652: Vol. 6, No. 1 (Jan. 1875):32-39; 1652-1659: Vol. 6, No. 2 (Apr. 1875):81-88; 1659-1667: Vol. 6, No. 3 (Jul. 1875):141-148; 1668-1675: Vol. 6, No. 4 (Oct. 1875):184-191; 1675-1681: Vol. 7, No. 1 (Jan. 1876):27-34; 1681-1685: Vol. 7, No. 2 (Apr. 1876):77-84; 1685-1688: Vol. 8, No. 1 (Jan. 1877):33-40; 1688-1692: Vol. 10, No. 3 (Jul. 1879):119-126; 1692-1695: Vol. 11, No. 2 (Apr. 1880):75-82; 1695-1698: Vol. 11, No. 3 (Jul. 1880):125-132; 1698-1702: Vol. 11, No. 4 (Oct. 1880):172-179; 1702-1705: Vol. 12, No. 1 (Jan. 1881):37-44; 1706-1710: Vol. 12, No. 2 (Apr. 1881):84-91; 1709-1713: Vol. 12, No. 3 (Jul. 1881):124-131; 1713-1718: Vol. 12, No. 4 (Oct. 1881):187-194; 1717-1722: Vol. 13, No. 1 (Jan. 1882):16-23; 1722-1726: Vol. 13, No. 2 (Apr. 1882):77-84. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FS Library 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.
  

• 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 ($); FS Library Books 974.7 B2n v. 70-72, 89.

Burials

• 1726-1803 - "Record of Burials in the Dutch Church, New York," Year Book of the Holland Society of New York (1899):139-211. Digital version at Internet Archive.
  
• 1804-1813 - "Burials in the Dutch Church, New York City," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 1804-1807: Vol. 75, No. 3 (Jul. 1944):127-136; 1807-1809: Vol. 76, No. 1 (Jan. 1945):26-33; 1810-1812: Vol. 76, No. 2 (Apr. 1945):69-73; 1812-1813: Vol. 76, No. 3 (Jul. 1945):97-102. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FS Library Books 974.7 B2n v. 75-76.
• 1830-1871 Christian Intelligencer: Death reports of Reformed Dutch Church, 1830-1871 at American Ancestors - index ($)

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 ($); FS Library 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. FS Library Book 973 B2ng v. 49 (1961).

Episcopal

• 1824-1862 New York, NY: Parish Register of All Saints' Church, 1824-1862 at American Ancestors - index & images ($)

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.

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.

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 ($); FS Library 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 ($); FS Library Book 974.7 B2n v. 69-89. Internet Archive has digitized Vol. 19 - free.
  

• 1770s-1780s - Kelby, Robert H. "Banns of Matrimony Published in the Parish of Trinity Church," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 46, No. 2 (Apr. 1915):167-168. Digital versions at Internet Archive - free; New York Family History ($); FS Library Book 974.7 B2n v. 46.

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 ($); FS Library 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 ($); FS Library 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 ($); FS Library 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

• 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 ($); FS Library Book 974.7 B2n v. 126-128. There is a gap in the marriage register during the Revolutionary War period (1776-1783).

Lutheran

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 ($); FS Library 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 ($); FS Library 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 ($); FS Library 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."

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 ($); FS Library 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 ($); FS Library 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 ($); FS Library 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

• 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 ($); FS Library Book 974.7 B2n v. 133.

Moravian

• 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 ($); FS Library Book 974.7 B2n v. 134, 141.

Presbyterian

The First Presbyterian Church was organized in 1717.

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 ($); FS Library 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.

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 ($); FS Library 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.

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. FS Library Book 974.7 B2n v. 132, 137-139.

Membership Lists

• 1769 "Communicants of the First Presbyterian Church, New York City, 1769," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 131, No. 4 (Oct. 2000):287-290. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FS Library Book 974.7 B2n v. 131.

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

The Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church

Pre-1868 marriages are lost.

• 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 ($); FS Library 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 ($); FS Library 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 ($); FS Library 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 ($); FS Library 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 ($); FS Library Book 974.7 B2n v. 139.

Quaker

• 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 ($); FS Library 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.
  

• Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. Vol. III: (New York Monthly Meetings) at Ancestry ($).
  

See also Taxation

Quaker Records at FamilySearch Library

• 1640-1721 Society of Friends. Flushing Monthly Meeting. Flushing FS Library 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 FS Library 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) FS Library 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) FS Library 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 ($); FS Library Book 974.7 B2n v. 141.

Court Records

• 1722-1742 - Scott, Kenneth. "New York City Quarter Sessions Court Minutes, 1722-1742," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 70, No. 1 (Mar. 1982):27-36; Vol. 70 (1982):103-111. Digital version at National Genealogical Society website ($); FS Library Book 973 B2ng v. 70 (1982).
• 1787-1861: AJHS Selected Insolvent Debtor’s Cases, 1787-1861 at Ancestry ($), images only
• 1816, 1819, 1821 New York, New York, U.S., Ward Jury Census, 1816, 1819, 1821 at Ancestry - index ($)
• 1859-1894 New York, New York, U.S., Bodies in Transit, 1859-1894 at Ancestry - index ($)

See Alaso:

• 1684-1760 Kenneth Scott, comp. New York City court records, 1684-1760 : genealogical data from the Court of Quarter Sessions Washington, D.C. : National Genealogical Society Bookstore, 1982 FS Library 974.71 P2s
• 1760-1797 Kenneth Scott, comp. New York City court records, 1760-1797 : genealogical data from the Court of Quarter Sessions Washington, D.C. : National Genealogical Society Bookstore, 1983 FS Library 974.71 P2sk
• 1797-1801 Kenneth Scott, comp. New York City court records 1797 - 1801 : genealogical data from the Court of General Sessions Arlington, Virginia : National Genealogical Society Bookstore, c1988 FS Library 974.71 P2sb
• 1801-1804 Kenneth Scott, comp. New York City court records 1801 - 1804 : genealogical data from the Court of General Sessions Arlington, Virginia : National Genealogical Society Bookstore, c1988 FS Library 974.71 P2sc

Directories

• 1786-1934 New York City directories at New York Public Library - some years missing
• 1786-1922 New York City Directories 1786-1922 at Fold3.com ($) - (6 yrs. missing)
• 1839 Longworth's New-York Register And City Directory, 1839 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
• 1889 Business Directory of New York City, And Newark City, New Jersey (1889) at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
• 1915-1917 New York, U.S., City Directories at Ancestry ($)
• For further information, see New York City Directories.

Emigration and Immigration

• See New York Emigration and Immigration for more resources.
• 1957-1962 New York, New York City Air Arrivals, 1957- 1962 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
• 1820-1846 New York, New York, Index to Passenger Lists, 1820-1846 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
• 1820-1846 New York, New York, Index to Passenger Lists, 1820-1846 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1820-1957 Ellis Island and Other New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
• 1846-1890 United States, Passenger and Crew Lists - New York Passenger Lists 1846-1890 at Findmypast - index only ($)
• 1855-1890 New York Castle Garden Immigrants at MyHeritage - index ($)
• 1887-1921 New York, New York, Soundex to Passenger and Crew Lists, 1887-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1890 New York City, New York, U.S., Immigrants (Austria, Galicia, Poland), 1890 at Ancestry - index ($)
• 1891 New York City Immigrants (Austria, Galicia, Poland), 1891 at Ancestry - index ($)
• 1892-1924 New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1897-1902 New York, New York, Index to Passengers Lists of Vessels, 1897-1902 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1909, 1925-1957 New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1917-1957 New York, New York, Index to Alien Crewmen Who Were Discharged or Who Deserted, 1917-1957 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1917-1957 Port of New York, Index to Discharged or Deserted Crew, 1917-1957 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
• 1917-1966 New York State, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1917-1966 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
• 1944-1948 United States, New York, Index to Passengers Arriving at New York City, compiled 1944-1948 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images

Ethnic Groups

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

• Thompson, Mary W ed. Broken Gloom: Sketches of the History, Character and Dying Testimony of Beneficiaries of the Colored Home in the City of New York John F Trow Printer. 1851
• Black Gotham Archive
• Digital Harlem

Genealogy

• 1753-2003 LeRoy Family in America, The, 1753-2003 at American Ancestors — index & images ($)

• Fernow, B. "Genealogical Data Gathered from Albany County and New York City Records," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 21, No. 4 (Oct. 1890):170-172. Digital versions at Internet Archive - free; New York Family History ($); FS Library Book 974.7 B2n v. 21.

Guides

• 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 ($).

• Guzik, Estelle M. Genealogical Resources in the New York Metropolitan Area. New York: Jewish Genealogical Society, 1989. At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 974.71 A3ge; Fiche 6100654 (5 fiche).

• Scott, Kenneth. "Some Materials for Genealogical Research in New York City," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 50 (1962):150-152. FS Library Book 973 B2ng v. 50 (1962).

New York City Jewish Records

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

Land and Property

• Index to Mortgages and Real Estate in the City of New York 1665-1675, courtesy: Olive Tree Genealogy
• Original Book of New York Deeds 1673-1675, courtesy: New York State Historical Literature

Military

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.

• 1940-1947 New York, New York City, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Naturalization and Citizenship

• 1792-1989 Index to Petitions for Naturalization filed in New York City, 1792-1989 at Ancestry ($). This database is based on NARA's Soundex Index to Petitions for Naturalization filed in Federal, State, and Local Courts located in New York City, 1792-1989.

The FamilySearch Library has also acquired this comprehensive index for the years 1792 through 1906 on microfilm: FS Library 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

• 1795-1799 - Scott, Kenneth. "New York City Naturalization s, 1795-1799," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 71 (1983):280-283. Digital version at National Genealogical Society website ($); FS Library Book 973 B2ng v. 71 (1983).

Online Digital Newspapers

• Brooklyn Eagle Online
• New York Daily-Tribune 1842-1866, New York City at Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers - Free.
• New York Tribune 1866-1924, New York City at Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers - Free.
• The New York Times Article Archives
• 1795-1799 - Scott, Kenneth. "New York's French Newspaper, 1795-1799, Genealogical Data," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 120, No. 4 (Oct. 1989):207-210; Vol. 121, No. 1 (Jan. 1990):25-28; Vol. 121, No. 2 (Apr. 1990):101-103; Vol. 121, No. 3 (Jul. 1990):150-153. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FS Library Book 974.7 B2n v. 120.
• 1814-1815 - New-York Spectator at Google News - free.

Occupations

• 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 ($); FS Library Book 974.7 B2n v. 103-107. Identifies tavern keepers by name and year licensed.
  

• 1686-1804 - Scott, Kenneth. "New York City Apprentices, 1686-1804," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 71 (1983):14-24; Vol. 72 (1984):193-198; Vol. 72 (1984):261-264; Vol. 73 (1985):320. Digital version at National Genealogical Society website ($); FS Library Book 973 B2ng v. 71 (1983)-v. 73 (1985).

• 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 ($); FS Library Book 974.7 B2n v. 115.

• Nash, Carolyn. "Small Burghers of New Amsterdam. New Document, New Names," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 141, No. 1 (Jan. 2010):25-38. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FS Library Book 974.7 B2n v. 141.

Poor, Poorhouses

• 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 ($); FS Library Book 974.7 B2n v. 99-102.
  

• 1758-1952 New York, New York, U.S., Almshouse Ledgers, 1758-1952 at Ancestry - index ($)

• 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 ($); FS Library Book 974.7 B2n v. 130-131.

Probate Records

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

• 1666-1801 Southeastern Genealogy NYC Abstracts of Wills & Estates ($)

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. FS Library Book 973 B2ng v. 56 (1968).

Repositories

• New York Historical Society

• 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

• Center for Jewish History Ackman and Ziff Family Genealogy Institute
  15 West 16th St
  New York City, New York
  Phone: 917-606-8217
  Hours: Monday-Thursday: 9:30am - 6:00pm; Friday: 9:30am - 2:00pm; Sunday by appointment only
  

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

FamilySearch Centers

• 87th Street New York FamilySearch Center]

Taxation

• 1676 - "Tax List of New York City in the Year 1676," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Jan. 1871):36-38. Digital versions at Internet Archive - free; New York Family History ($); FS Library Book 974.7 B2n v. 2.
  

• 1699–1734 - Tax assessment rolls New York Public Library; FamilySearch 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.
  

• 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 ($); FS Library Book 974.7 B2n v. 110.

Voter Records

• 1924 New York City Voter Lists, 1924 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)

New York City Vital Records

See:

• New York City Vital Records

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

See also:

• New York Divorce Records

New York City Genealogy Websites

• New York City Genealogy
• New York City Research (articles on little known resources for New York City)

New York City Places

In 1898 the five boroughs consolidated into New York City. Each borough's border matches its county's border. This Wiki lists the most data about these at the county level except for Brooklyn.

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