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Guide to Madison County, New York ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named for James Madison, fourth President of the United States of America. The County is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Madison County Office Building #4138 North Court StreetPO Box 668Wampsville, NY 13163 Madison County Website The Madison County Clerk's office has marriage, divorce, court and land records. The Surrogate Court has probate records. For further information about where the records for Madison County are held, see the Madison page.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

History Timeline
1836 A part of Madison County taken to add to Oneida County.

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.
 * 1800-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images

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

 Federal


 * The 1890 Census is lost. For a substitute, see Madison.

 State


 * See also Using the Census to find other records about ancestors

Church Records
 List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * 1809-1833 Fort Plain Reformed Church Records MyHeritage ($). Births, Marriages, Deaths.
 * Baptist Church of New Woodstock, First Presbyterian Church of Cazenovia, and Methodist Church of Cazenovia records are part of the collection Early Settlers of New York State, Vol. II, courtesy: Ancestry ($).
 * 1809-1862 Society of Friends. De Ruyter Monthly Meeting Madison County: Hicksite Contains Marriages, removal certificates 1809-1862 and Men's meeting minutes 1820-1852
 * 1935-1941 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Oneida District Record of members from Oneida and Madison Counties.
 * Early Religious and Other Incorporations In Madison County, NY 1806-1932
 * FamilySearch Places

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1906-1942 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records

 Microforms

 Books

Local Histories

 * New York Indexes (many counties) at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of New York (1683-1915)
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Migration
Early migration routes to and from Madison County for European settlers included:
 * Mohawk or Iroquois Trail (west fork) about 1722
 * Great Genesee Road 1794
 * Erie Canal 1825

Military Records
 Civil War Online Civil War Indexes and Records
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images at partner site

Available towns. Registers are available for: Cazenovia, DeRuyter, Fenner, Georgetown, Hamilton, Lebanon, Smithfield, and Stockbridge. Regiments. Service men in Madison County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county.
 * - 1st Battalion, New York Light Artillery, Batteries A and K
 * - 12th Independent Company, New York Infantry, Company G
 * - 15th Regiment, New York Cavalry, Company A
 * - 18th Regiment, New York Cavalry, Company H
 * - 22nd Regiment, New York Cavalry, Companies E, K and M
 * - 35th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company H
 * - 114th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies D, G and K
 * - 157th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies A, B, F, G and I
 * - 161st Regiment, New York Infantry, Company K
 * - 176th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies A and F
 * - 189th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company D

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1791-1980 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images
 * 1852-1953 Madison County Declarations of Intent and Petitions for Naturalization, 1852-1953 - data from 27 volumes of naturalization records and numerous unbound records. Reports include last name, first name, alias last name, alias first name, date of birth, city of birth, country of birth, arrival date, arrival port, declaration of intent date, declaration of intent number, naturalization date, and certificate number. Available via the Madison County Clerk website.

Newspapers

 * 1876-1977 Brookfield NY Courier 1876-1977
 * 1890     Brookfield NY Forest Stream and Farm 1890
 * 1875-1876 Brookfield NY Young America 1875-1876
 * 1976-1988 Chittenango NY Bridgeport Times 1976-1988
 * 1831-1836 Chittenango NY Herald 1831-1836
 * 1870-1975 Chittenango NY Madison County Times 1870-1975
 * 1848-1854 Chittenango NY Phoenix 1848-1854
 * 1876-1963 Deruyter NY Gleaner 1876-1963
 * 1876-1887 Deruyter NY New Era 1876-1887
 * 1847-1877 Morrisville NY Madison Observer 1847-1877

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1806-1876 Listed as "Estate records" Records are in case number order.
 * 1626-1836 Calendar of Wills On File and Recorded in the Offices of the Clerk of the Court of Appeals, of the County Clerk at Albany, and of the Secretary of State, 1626-1836 at FamilySearch Digital Library; Also at: Ancestry ($) American Ancestors ($)
 * 1629-1971 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only
 * 1659-1999 New York Wills and Probate Records 1659-1999 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1787-1835 Abstracts of Wills, Administrations and Guardianships in NY State, 1787-1835 at American Ancestors ($)
 * 1806-1900 SAMPUBCO Free browsable index of testators of wills.
 * 1806-1876 SAMPUBCO Free browsable index of Estates.
 * 1866-1923 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images
 * 1629-1971 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection Images only
 * 1806-1920 General Index to Registers of Estates
 * 1890-1919 General Index to Surrogate's Office
 * 1806-1876 Estate Records (Petitions) Indexed in General Index to Registers of Estates
 * 1806-1900 Will Records
 * 1806-1890 Letters of Administration and index
 * 1830-1902 Minutes, orders and decrees
 * 1847-1899 Letters Testamentary, Index 1806–1890

Tax Records
Online Tax Indexes and Records

Birth

 * 1881-1942 New York, Birth Index, 1881-1942 at Ancestry — index($)
 * 1881-1942 Reclaim the Records: New York State Birth Index at Archive.org - images of index

Birth Substitutes
 * 1640-1962 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * Mary K. Meyer, Tuttle file: Index to Madison County, New York, Records (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1980). (Manuscript on film) Vital records collection from varied records of Madison County.
 * See Town Clerks' Registers of Men who Served in the Civil War in the Civil War section of Madison.

Marriage

 * 1639-1962 New York, United States Marriages at Findmypast ($) — index ($)
 * 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.
 * 1847-1848;1908-1936 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images
 * 1881-1964 Reclaim the Records: New York State Marriage Index at Archive.org - images of index
 * 1847-1848;1908-1936 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images

Marriage Substitutes
 * 1686-1980 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection Index
 * 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."
 * 1813-1850Fred Q. Bowman,10,000 Vital Records of Central New York, 1813-1850 (Baltimore, MD:Genealogical Pub. Co., 1986). Ancestry ($) ; . Abstracted from newspaper marriage and death columns.
 * 1856-1863 Index to Marriages and Deaths in the New York Herald at Ancestry– ($); 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 browsable.
 * 1864-5, 1874-5 See Marriage Schedule information in the State Census section of Madison for marriage information for 1864-5, and 1874-5.
 * Mary K. Meyer, Tuttle File: Index to Madison County, New York, Records (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1980). (Manuscript on film) Vital records collection from varied records of Madison County.
 * Wiles, Harriett M. Marriages and Deaths from the Lyons Republican and Inscriptions from the Lyons Rural Cemetery: Nelson, N.Y. and Aurora, N.Y. 1900. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Death
Death Indexes
 * 1824-1962 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1880-1956 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images
 * 1880-1956 New York, Death Index, 1880-1956 at Ancestry — ($), index only
 * 1880-1956 Reclaim the Records: New York State Death Index at Archive.org - images of index
 * 1957-1963 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index

Death Substitutes
 * 1640-1962 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1813-1850 Fred Q. Bowman,10,000 Vital Records of Central New York, 1813-1850 (Baltimore, MD:Genealogical Pub. Co., 1986). Ancestry ($); ; . Abstracted from newspaper marriage and death columns.
 * 1849-50, 1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80 See Mortality Schedule information in the Federal Census section of Madison for death information.
 * 1864-5, 1874-5 See Mortality Schedule information in the State Census section of Madison for death information for 1864-5, and 1874-5.
 * See Town Clerks' Registers of Men who Served in the Civil War in the Civil War section of Madison.
 * 1880s-1920s Selected Obituaries Chenango and Madison County at NYGenWeb - free.
 * Mary K. Meyer, Tuttle File: Index to Madison County, New York, Records (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1980). (Manuscript on film) Vital records collection from varied records of Madison County.
 * Wiles, Harriett M. Marriages and Deaths from the Lyons Republican and Inscriptions from the Lyons Rural Cemetery: Nelson, N.Y. and Aurora, N.Y. 1900. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Archives
Cornell University, Guide to Historical Resources in Madison County, New York Repositories. ([Ithaca, New York]: New York Historical Resources Center, Olin Library, Cornell University, 1982). ; . Includes index. Includes references to some family histories and genealogies.

 County Historian Matthew Urtz Historian Box 668 Wampsville, NY 13163 Phone: 315–366-2453 E–mail: [mailto:matthew.urtz@co.madison.ny.us matthew.urtz@co.madison.ny.us]

Genealogical Resources: The County Historian may provide access to obituaries, vital records, church records, maps, and family files or journals. Some historians provide search services for their office records and others may refer you to local genealogists who research in the area.
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FamilySearch Centers

 * Auburn New York FamilySearch Center
 * Fayetteville New York FamilySearch Center
 * Fulton New York FamilySearch Center
 * Syracuse New York FamilySearch Center
 * Syracuse New York Ward FamilySearch Center
 * Utica New York FamilySearch Center
 * Onondaga County Public Library - an affiliate library

Libraries
Oneida Public Library 220 Broad Street Oneida, New York 13421 Phone: 315-363-3050 Website Genealogical resources: Local History Room The Oneida Public Library’s Local History Room contains a noncirculating collection of over 1,560 books, pamphlets, maps and genealogical materials relating to the City of Oneida, Madison County, Oneida County and New York State. It also contains on microfilm Oneida City and Madison County newspapers dating back to 1846, a complete set of published directories of Oneida City and surrounding communities and U.S. Census data for Madison County from 1850 to 1930.

Societies
Madison County Historical Society 435 Main Street Oneida, NY 13421 Phone: 315-363-4136/315-361-9735 Facebook E–mail: [mailto:history@mchs1900.org history@mchs1900.org Website

Central New York Genealogical Society Box 104, Calvin Station Syracuse, New York 13205 E-mail: [mailto:CNYGS@yahoo.com CNYSG@yahoo.com] Website
 * Member queries; surname research list; online resources; six meetings/year; publishes Tree Talks  quarterly with annual index.
 * Counties served: Albany, Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Erie, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange, Oreleans, Oswego, Otsego, Rensselaer, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Washington, Wayne, Warren, Wyoming, and Yates.

Madison County Historical Society, Oneida, New York - Facebook. Website

Websites

 * Ancestry
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Madison County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Madison County. (Backup site)
 * Madison County NY Genealogy
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.