Schoharie County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Schoharie County

Parent County
Schoharie County was created 6 April 1795 from parts of Albany and Otsego counties.

Neighboring Counties
Albany·Delaware·Greene·Montgmery·Otsego·Schenectady

Biographies

 * The Blue-Eyed Indians: The Story of Adam Crysler and His Brothers in the Revolutionary War by Don Chrysler - 1999
 * Life and Dying Confession of John Van Alstine - 1819

Cemeteries
Index to Schoharie Cemeteries

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

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


 * - 102nd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 129th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 134th Regiment, New York Infantry

Obituaries

 * Obituaries - from Selected issues of the Gilboa Monitor (1878-1880)]
 * Obituaries and Death Notices Nov 4
 * ObitCentral

Probate Records

 * Wills
 * SAMPUBCO Browsable index of testators of wills.

Archives, Libraries and Museums
Old Stone Fort Library

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Schoharie Valley New York Family History Center

Societies
Schoharie County Historical Society

Gilboa Historical Society

Richmondville Historical Society

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.

Vital Records

 * Vital Records - Middleburgh (1848)
 * Vital Records - Summit (1847-1850)

Births
Birth Certificates

Marriages

 * 1865 Marriage Records from the Schoharie County State Census
 * Marriages Beard's Hollow Residents
 * Marriages from selected issues of the Gilboa Monitor (1878-1880)
 * Marriages from selected issues of the Cobleskill Index
 * Marriages from Lutheran newspapers: The Lutheran Observer and The Southern Lutheran
 * Marriages from various sources
 * Marriage Certificates

Deaths

 * 1865 Deaths from the Schoharie County Census Mortality Schedules
 * Deaths - from Lutheran newspapers: The Lutheran Observer and The Southern Lutheran
 * Deaths and Burials in Schoharie County from the records of Henry Cady
 * Death Certificates
 * Funerals conducted by Alva J Stewart, 1926-1928 undertaker in Charlotteville
 * Sharon Register of Deaths (partial list)

Deaths and Marriages in the Delaware Gazette


 * 1819-1836
 * 1837-1849

Divorce
Other Resources

Websites

 * Schoharie County New York Genealogy
 * Shoharie County before 1860 from French's Gazetteer State of NY - includes early settlers' names
 * Towns of Schoharie County from French's Gazetteer State of NY - also includes early settlers' names
 * History of Schoharie County by Jeptha R. Simms Complete text and graphics
 * History of Schoharie County by William E. Roscoe Complete text and graphics
 * Brief Sketch of the First Settlement of the County of Schoharie by the Germans by John M. Brown 1823
 * Genealogical Notes (Young Family) by J. A. Young 1886
 * Index to "A History of the Town of Jefferson" by Mildred L. Bailey 1771 - 1976
 * History of Blenheim Hill by Albert C. Mayham 1905-1907
 * Schoharie and Mohawk Valley Raids 1780
 * Historical Markers - Information about historical markers in Schoharie County