Washington County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Washington County

Parent County
Warren County was created 12 March 1772 from part of Albany County.

Neighboring Counties
Essex· Rensselaer· Saratoga· Warren· Vermont counties: Addison· Bennington· Rutland

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

Land and Property

 * Landholders of Northeastern New York 1739-1802, courtesy: Ancestry ($); World Vital Records ($)

Migration
Early migration routes to and from Washington County for European settlers included:


 * pre-historic
 * pre-historic
 * Champlain Canal 1823
 * Erie Canal 1825
 * Chambly Canal 1843
 * pre-historic
 * prehistoric
 * Lake Champlain Trail pre-historic
 * Hudson River Path
 * Mohawk or Iroquois Trail
 * Forbidden Path or Catskill Turnpike
 * Greenwood Road
 * Old Connecticut Path

Military
Civil War

Available towns. Registers are available for: Argyle· Dresden· Easton· Granville· Greenwich· Hampton· Hebron· Jackson· Putnam· White Creek.

Regiments. Service men in Washington County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were formed in Washington County:


 * - 2nd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 3rd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 22nd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 43rd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 53rd Regiment, New York Infantry (1st)
 * - 87th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 93rd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 96th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 123rd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 161st Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 169th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 176th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 177th Regiment, New York Infantry

Newspapers
Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has North Adams, MA newspapers (1895-1977) covering local news that included Washington County residents. ($)

Probate Records
SAMPUBCO Browsable index of testators of wills (1788-1916).

Barber, Gertrude A. Abstracts of Wills of Washington County, New York. unknown, 1937. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Barber, Gertrude A.. Index of Wills of Washington County, N.Y.: From 1825-1850: Wills Filed at Salem, Washington Co., N.Y. unknown, 1989. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Archives, Libraries and Museums
Archives


 * Washington County Archives Washington County Municipal center building A 383 Broadway Fort Edward, New York 12828 Telephone: (518) 746-2136


 * New York State Archives Reference Services Telephone (518) 474-8955 Email: Archref@mail.nysed.gov

Courthouses
The Washington County Clerk archives has birth, death, marriage, probate, court and naturalization records as well as military pensions and the state census. The County Clerk has land and divorce records. For further information about where the records for Washington County are held, see the Washington County Courthouses page.

Societies
Washington County Historical Society Wing-Northup House 167 Broadway Fort Edward New York 12828-1709 Telephone: (518) 747-9108 FAX: 747-1665

Capital District Genealogical Society Empire State Plaza Station PO Box 2175 Albany, NY 12220-0175


 * Counties served: Albany, Columbia, Fulton, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, and Washington.


 * $3 for non-member queries in their newsletter. Monthly meetings. They staff a genealogy support desk at the Town of Colonie Library.

Central New York Genealogical Society Box 104, Calvin Station Syracuse, New York 13205 E-mail: [mailto:CNYGS@yahoo.com CNYSG@yahoo.com]


 * 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.