Nassau County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Nassau

Parent County
1899: Created from eastern 70 percent of Queens County.

Neighboring Counties
Bronx | Queens | Suffolk | Westchester | Connecticut: Fairfield

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

Church Records
The following church records are available online:


 * 1704-1784 - "Early Vital Records of Hempstead, Long Island, N.Y., From the Minutes of the Meetings of the Town Justices and Vestry," Long Island Source Records (begins on page 22), courtesy: Ancestry ($).
 * 1735 - St. George's Episcopal Church, Hempstead, NY List of Members, courtesy: Ancestors at Rest.
 * 1760-1763 - Baptisms St. George's Church Hempstead, Long Island, New York 1760-1763, courtesy: Olive Tree Genealogy.
 * 1785-1878 - Frost, Josephine C. Marriages Recorded at Reformed Dutch Church, Manhasset, Long Island: 1785-1878, Also a Few Deaths 1841-1878. Brooklyn, N.Y., 1913. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * 1790-1900 - Quaker Marriages, Jericho Monthly Meeting, Long Island, New York. 1991. Digital version at Ancestry ($). Births 1812-1887, marriages 1790-1900, deaths 1813-1888.
 * 1793-1855 - Gritman, Charles T. Marriage Records, Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York: Register of Marriages Performed by the Rev. Marmaduke Earle, 1793-1855: at Stamford, Connecticut, 1793-1801, at Oyster Bay Long Island, 1802-1855, at New York City, in 1811. New York,: unknown, 1926. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * 1800s - Register of Members, Jericho Monthly Meeting, Long Island, New York, courtesy: Dunham - Wilcox - Trott - Kirk.
 * 1826-1859 - Frost, Josephine C. Marriages by Rev. Henry Hermance at Reformed Dutch Church of North Hempstead, Long Island (Formerly Success): 1826-1859. Brooklyn, N.Y., 1913. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * Westbury Monthly Meeting and Nassau Monthly Meeting, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. III, courtesy: Ancestry ($).

Military
Civil War service men in Nausau County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county.


 * - 119th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 139th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 142nd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 155th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 176th Regiment, New York Infantry

Archives, Libraries and Museums
Libraries The Nassau Library System consists of 54 public libraries in Nassau County. Each library has access to genealogical databases - especially newspaper sites. Many are accessible with your library card from home. A list of the libraries in this system and their website and contact information is found here.

Courthouses
The Nassau County Clerk's office has marriage, land, court, military discharge and naturalization records as well as the state census. The Surrogate Court has probate records. For further information about where the records for Nassau County are held, see the Nassau County Courthouse page.

Societies
Nassau County Historical Society Box 207 Garden City, NY 11530 Phone: 516-538-7679 Email: Natalie.A.Naylor"at"hofstra.edu

The Nassau County Historical Society Journal is the offical publication and released annually. The society has no research staff but their collection of books and manuscripts are located at:


 * Long Island Studies Institute
 * Joan And Donald E. Axinn Library, Room 032
 * 123 Hofstra University
 * Hempstead, NY 11549-1230
 * Phone: 516-463-6411
 * Email: LISI@hofstra.edu

Birth
Birth Substitutes


 * 1640–1962 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index.
 * See Town Clerks' Registers of Men who Served in the Civil War in Nassau County in the Civil War section of Military for birth information.

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.

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.


 * 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– ($); Index. This database is a collection of marriage notices published in newspapers around the state. Contains name of bride and groon, marriage date, marriage location, residence, and newspaper found in.
 * 1801–1880 Barber Collection- Newspaper Marriages at Ancestry– ($); Index. Information extracted from the "Brooklyn Eagle" and the "New York Evening Post."
 * 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, 1874-5 See Marriage Schedule information in the State Census section of Census for marriage information for 1864-5, and 1874-5.

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."


 * 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  in the Civil War section of Military for death information.


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


 * 1864-5, 1874-5 See Mortality Schedule information in the State Census section of Census for death information for 1864-5, and 1874-5.

Additional Resources

Websites

 * The Nassau County NYGenWeb Project, a member of The NYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Nassau County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Nassau County. (Backup site)
 * Long Island Genealogy