Sullivan County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Sullivan

Parent County
Created 27 March 1809 from part of Ulster County.

Neighboring Counties
Delaware· Orange· Ulster· Pennsylvania counties: Pike· Wayne

Record Loss
Due to the extensive Sullivan County Courthouse fire 10 August 1909, alternative records must be consulted.

Bible Records

 * 1581–1917 New York, Family Bible Records at Ancestry– ($); Index. Database is a collection of genealogically important records taken from the Bibles of colony and state residents. Reveals the Bible's original owner, brief record of descendants,and a particular event such as birth or marriage as recorded in Bible.

Cemeteries
Cemetery records often reveal birth, death, relationship, military, and religious information.

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

Church
The records of dozens of Sullivan County church are available at Ancestry ($). Associated Reformed, Baptist, Congregational, Dutch Reformed, Free Methodist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Reformed Protestant.


 * Methodist Episcopal Church, Half Way Brook Village, courtesy: DUNHAM-WILCOX-TROTT-KIRK.
 * Records of the Baptist Church, Parksville &amp; Liberty, New York, courtesy: DUNHAM-WILCOX-TROTT-KIRK.
 * Records of the Barryville Congregational Church, courtesy: DUNHAM-WILCOX-TROTT-KIRK.
 * Records of the First Presbyterian Church, Lake Huntington, New York, courtesy: DUNHAM-WILCOX-TROTT-KIRK.
 * Records of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Rock Hill, New York, courtesy: DUNHAM-WILCOX-TROTT-KIRK.
 * Reformed Dutch Church of Woodbourne, courtesy: DUNHAM-WILCOX-TROTT-KIRK.

Military
Civil War

Available towns. Registers are available for: Bethel· Callicoon· Cochecton· Fallsburg· Forestburgh· Fremont· Highland· Liberty· Lumberland· Mamakating· Neversink· Rockland· Thompson.

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


 * - 143rd Regiment, New York Infantry

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1824–1941 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index.


 * 1917-1950 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index.

Probate Records

 * 1811-1909 - Barber, Gertrude A. Index to Proceedings in Administration of Interstates [sic] Estates: 1811-1909, A-K: Sullivan County, New York Courts, Surrogate Court, Monticello, New York. 1990. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * 1876-1909 - Barber, Gertrude A., Index of Wills of Sullivan County, New York. 1990. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Repositories
Cornell University, Guide to Historical Resources in Sullivan County, New York Repositories. ([Ithaca, New York]: New York Historical Resources Center, Olin Library, Cornell University, 1988). ExLibris digital copy - free; ;  Includes index. Includes references to some family histories and genealogies.

Courthouses
The Sullivan County Clerk has marriage, divorce and land records. The Surrogate Court has probate and court records. For further information about where the records for Sullivan County are held, see the Sullivan County Courthouses page.

Social Groups Online

 * Sullivan County Historical Society &amp; Museum - Facebook.


 * New York Genealogy Research Community (FamilySearch on Facebook)

Birth
Birth Substitutes


 * 1640–1962 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index.


 * See Town Clerks' Registers of Men who Served in the Civil War 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.


 * 1908–1935 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index.

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 groom, 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."


 * 1845-1850 The Sullivan Whig, Published at Bloomingburgh, N.Y. 1990. Digital version at Ancestry ($).


 * 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.


 * 1864-5 See Marriage Schedule information in the State Census section of Census for marriage information for 1864-5.

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."


 * 1845-1850 The Sullivan Whig, Published at Bloomingburgh, N.Y. 1990. Digital version at Ancestry ($).


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


 * 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 the Civil War section of Military for death information.


 * 1864-5 See Mortality Schedule information in the State Census section of Census for death information for 1864-5.

Additional Resources