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<br>The first churches established in [[New York Genealogy|New York]] during the seventeenth century were the [[Dutch Reformed Church in the United States|Dutch Reformed]], [[Huguenot Church in the United States|French Protestant (Huguenot)]], and [[Lutheran Church in the United States|Lutheran]] churches. As New Englanders continued to migrate to New York, the [[Congregational Church in the United States|Congregational Church (Puritans)]] and [[Society of Friends (Quakers) in the United States|Society of Friends (Quakers)]] grew. Many New Yorkers joined both the [[Baptist Church in the United States|Baptists]] and [[Presbyterian Church in the United States|Presbyterians]]. By 1775 the [[Presbyterian Church in the United States|Presbyterian]] Church was the largest denomination in New York. | <br>The first churches established in [[New York Genealogy|New York]] during the seventeenth century were the [[Dutch Reformed Church in the United States|Dutch Reformed]], [[Huguenot Church in the United States|French Protestant (Huguenot)]], and [[Lutheran Church in the United States|Lutheran]] churches. As New Englanders continued to migrate to New York, the [[Congregational Church in the United States|Congregational Church (Puritans)]] and [[Society of Friends (Quakers) in the United States|Society of Friends (Quakers)]] grew. Many New Yorkers joined both the [[Baptist Church in the United States|Baptists]] and [[Presbyterian Church in the United States|Presbyterians]]. By 1775 the [[Presbyterian Church in the United States|Presbyterian]] Church was the largest denomination in New York. | ||
[http://dunhamwilcox.net/ Dunham-Wilcox-Trott-Kirk] indexes church, cemetery, probate and other early New England, New York and New Jersey records with links to abstracts of the records. | |||
In the mid-1800s, the [[Methodist Church in the United States|Methodist]] Church was the largest, followed by the [[Baptist Church in the United States|Baptist]], [[Presbyterian Church in the United States|Presbyterian]], [[Episcopal Church in the United States|Episcopal]], [[Dutch Reformed Church in the United States|Dutch Reformed]], [[Congregational Church in the United States|Congregational]], [[Roman Catholic Church in the United States|Roman Catholic]], [[Society of Friends (Quakers) in the United States|Society of Friends (Quakers)]], Universalist, [[Lutheran Church in the United States|Lutheran]], Union, Christian, Unitarian, and [[Jewish Records|Jewish]].<ref>Sydney E. Ahlstrom, ''A Religious History of the American People'' (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1972). {{FHL|282712|item|disp=FHL Book 973 K2ah}}.</ref> | In the mid-1800s, the [[Methodist Church in the United States|Methodist]] Church was the largest, followed by the [[Baptist Church in the United States|Baptist]], [[Presbyterian Church in the United States|Presbyterian]], [[Episcopal Church in the United States|Episcopal]], [[Dutch Reformed Church in the United States|Dutch Reformed]], [[Congregational Church in the United States|Congregational]], [[Roman Catholic Church in the United States|Roman Catholic]], [[Society of Friends (Quakers) in the United States|Society of Friends (Quakers)]], Universalist, [[Lutheran Church in the United States|Lutheran]], Union, Christian, Unitarian, and [[Jewish Records|Jewish]].<ref>Sydney E. Ahlstrom, ''A Religious History of the American People'' (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1972). {{FHL|282712|item|disp=FHL Book 973 K2ah}}.</ref> | ||