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== Online Resources ==


*[https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/434/haring-herring-clark-denton-white-griggs-judd-and-related-families Haring-Herring, Clark, Denton, White, Griggs, Judd, and Related Families] at American Ancestors — index & images ($)
*[http://www.learnwebskills.com/family/countyhistories3.htm#ny County and Town Histories], includes biographies
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2016 American Biographical Library for New York] ($)
*[https://newyorkfamilyhistory.org/online-records/collection/colonial-immigration-records?utm_source=enews&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=enews+6.03 Colonial Immigration Records] at NYG&B ($) - has vital information and biographical sketches
*''Early Settlers of New York State: their ancestors and descendants''. 9 volumes in 2. '''Online at:''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48355 Vol. I] at Ancestry ($), [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48356 Vol. II] at Ancestry ($). ''Also at: Internet Archive - [https://archive.org/details/earlysettlersofn13fole Vol. 1-3], [https://archive.org/details/earlysettlersofn46fole Vol. 4-6], [https://archive.org/details/earlysettlersofn79fole Vol. 7-9].''
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27220 Who's who in New York City and State : a biographical dictionary of contemporaries]($) index & images
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/new-york-genealogical-and-biographical-society-member-biographies New York Genealogical & Biographical Society Member Biographies], index or [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/new-york-genealogical-and-biographical-society-member-biographies-image-browse Browse Images]($)
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hubbard/NNY_index/surnames.html NORTHERN NEW YORK:Genealogical and family history of northern New York: a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation], index
*[http://www.newyorkgenealogy.org/ New York Genealogy county histories with biographies]
*[http://www.newyorkgenealogy.org/bios.htm New York Genealogy]
*[http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/reference/bioref.htm New York State Library Biography Resources]
*[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89061728580;view=1up;seq=21 Famous families of New York; historical and biographical sketches of families which in successive generations have been identified with the development of the nation, by Margherita Arlina Hamm... Vol. 1 1902], [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc2.ark:/13960/t32236715;view=1up;seq=15 Vol. 2]
==Biographies in Local Histories==
*Biographical information is often found in '''state, county, and town histories'''.
*Towards the end of the 19th century, began publishers soliciting short biographical/family histories from local founding families, offering to publish them in an upcoming local history. This then became an incentive for family members to buy a copy of the book.
*Families represented were '''not necessarily prominent'''. Practically everyone living there, especially in the Midwest, counted as an early settler.
*These biographies often start with '''the first member of the family to settle in the area''', and detail their descendants at the time of publishing. They may tell '''where the family moved in from'''. Children's marriages often are given, with '''maiden names''' included.
===Finding Biographies===
*The [[New York, United States Genealogy#Counties|'''county Wiki page''']] lists several county histories. It also lists '''local libraries, and societies''' which probably have copies of local histories.
*Many histories are no longer under copyright and can be found in the following '''online, digitized book collections'''. Search with keywords "History" and "the name of your locality" (state, county, or town).
**[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/ '''FamilySearch Books''']
**[https://books.google.com/ '''Google Books''']
**[https://www.worldcat.org/ '''World Cat''']
**[https://www.hathitrust.org/ '''HathiTrust''']
**[https://archive.org/ '''Internet Archive''']
*The FamilySearch library has extensive collections of these local histories. Many are digitized. Search the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog'''] under your locality for the topics "Biography" and "History".
== The New York State Library  ==
The [[New York State Library]] and [[New York Public Library]] have extensive collections of published biographies. There are numerous state, regional, and county histories with biographical information, but there is no comprehensive index to these.  
The [[New York State Library]] and [[New York Public Library]] have extensive collections of published biographies. There are numerous state, regional, and county histories with biographical information, but there is no comprehensive index to these.  


'''''New York State Biographical, Genealogical, and Portrait Index'' '''
The ''New York State Biographical, Genealogical, and Portrait Index'' compiled by Gunther Pohl is an excellent resource. This is a card index to over 500,000 names from more than 6,000  
 
This index, compiled by Gunther Pohl, is an excellent resource. It is a card index to over 500,000 names from more than 6,000 sources:


:*Histories  
:*Histories  
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:*Other sources.
:*Other sources.


== Biographical Encyclopedias  ==
You may write to have a search made. In the initial letter please enclose particulars about the ancestor, and send a self-addressed stamped envelope. Gunther Pohl will check the index for a fee. His address is:
 
:Gunther Pohl <br>24 Walden Place<br>Great Neck, NY 11020<br>Telephone: 516-482-6037


Many state, regional, and county biographical encyclopedias are included in the Genealogy and Local History collection described in [[New York History|New York History]].  
Many state, regional, and county biographical encyclopedias are included in the Genealogy and Local History collection described in [[New York History|New York History]].  
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The following are examples of excellent biographical encyclopedias for New York:  
The following are examples of excellent biographical encyclopedias for New York:  


*Fitch, Charles Elliott. ''Encyclopedia of Biography of New York''. Four Volumes. New York, New York: American Historical Society, 1916. {{FSC|175994|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6048146-49; book 974.7 D3f}} One to two page sketches.
*Fitch, Charles Elliott. ''Encyclopedia of Biography of New York''. Four Volumes. New York, New York: American Historical Society, 1916. (Family History Library book {{FHL|175994|title-id|disp=974.7 D3f; fiche 6048146–49}}.) One to two page sketches.  
*Janet Foley, ''Early Settlers of New York State: Their Ancestors and Descendants,'' 2 vols. (Baltimore: Genealogical Pub., 1993). {{WorldCat|28659558|disp=At Various Libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FSC|629853|item|disp=FS Library Book 974.7 D25e 1993}}.  
*Greene Nelson ed. ''History of the Mohawk Valley . . . 1614–1925''. Four Volumes. Chicago, Illinois: S. J. Clark Publishing, 1925. (Family History Library {{FHL|195477|title-id|disp=book 974.7 H2mo}}; {{FHL|195477|title-id|disp=films 1036045–46}}.) Volumes three and four are biographical. Half- to one-page sketches.  
*Greene Nelson ed. ''History of the Mohawk Valley . . . 1614–1925''. Four Volumes. (Chicago, Illinois: S. J. Clark Publishing, 1925.) {{FSC|195477|item|disp=FS Library films 1036045–46; book 974.7 H2mo}} Volumes three and four are biographical. Half- to one-page sketches.  
*Greene, Nelson. ''History of the Valley of the Hudson . . . 1609–1930''. Five Volumes. Chicago, Illinois: S. J. Clarke Publishing, 1931. (Family History Library {{FHL|179507|title-id|disp=book 974.7 H2g}}; {{FHL|179507|title-id|disp=film 1000230}}.) Volumes three to five are biographical with one- to two-page sketches.  
*Greene, Nelson. ''History of the Valley of the Hudson . . . 1609–1930''. Five Volumes. (Chicago, Illinois: S. J. Clarke Publishing, 1931.) {{FSC|179507|item|disp=FS Library film 1000230; book 974.7 H2g}} Volumes three to five are biographical with one- to two-page sketches.  
*Hamm, Margherita Arlina. ''Famous Families of New York.'' Two Volumes. New York, New York and London, England: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1902. (Family History Library {{FHL|175958|title-id|disp=book 974.7 D2h}}; {{FHL|330139|title-id|disp=film 930243}}.) About a dozen pages per family and usually including several generations.
*Hamm, Margherita Arlina. ''Famous Families of New York.'' Two Volumes. (New York, New York and London, England: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1902.) {{FSC|175958|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.7 D2h}} Digitized version available through FamilySearch Catalog entry. Also on {{FSC|330139|item|disp=FS Library film 930243}}. About a dozen pages per family and usually including several generations.
 
=== Web Sites  ===


*http://www.newyorkgenealogy.org/bios.htm
*http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/reference/bioref.htm


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The New York State Library and New York Public Library have extensive collections of published biographies. There are numerous state, regional, and county histories with biographical information, but there is no comprehensive index to these.

The New York State Biographical, Genealogical, and Portrait Index compiled by Gunther Pohl is an excellent resource. This is a card index to over 500,000 names from more than 6,000

  • Histories
  • Biographical compendia
  • Periodicals
  • Atlases
  • Other sources.

You may write to have a search made. In the initial letter please enclose particulars about the ancestor, and send a self-addressed stamped envelope. Gunther Pohl will check the index for a fee. His address is:

Gunther Pohl
24 Walden Place
Great Neck, NY 11020
Telephone: 516-482-6037

Many state, regional, and county biographical encyclopedias are included in the Genealogy and Local History collection described in New York History.

The following are examples of excellent biographical encyclopedias for New York:

  • Fitch, Charles Elliott. Encyclopedia of Biography of New York. Four Volumes. New York, New York: American Historical Society, 1916. (Family History Library book 974.7 D3f; fiche 6048146–49.) One to two page sketches.
  • Greene Nelson ed. History of the Mohawk Valley . . . 1614–1925. Four Volumes. Chicago, Illinois: S. J. Clark Publishing, 1925. (Family History Library book 974.7 H2mo; films 1036045–46.) Volumes three and four are biographical. Half- to one-page sketches.
  • Greene, Nelson. History of the Valley of the Hudson . . . 1609–1930. Five Volumes. Chicago, Illinois: S. J. Clarke Publishing, 1931. (Family History Library book 974.7 H2g; film 1000230.) Volumes three to five are biographical with one- to two-page sketches.
  • Hamm, Margherita Arlina. Famous Families of New York. Two Volumes. New York, New York and London, England: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1902. (Family History Library book 974.7 D2h; film 930243.) About a dozen pages per family and usually including several generations.

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