Madison County, New York Genealogy

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

New York Online Genealogy 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.

Parent County
21 March 1806: Created from Chenango County.

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating New York County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation New York County Boundary Maps" (1683-1915) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

1836: A part taken to add to Oneida County.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

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:

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 — index

Census
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 directories.

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places


 * 1809-1833 - Fort Plain Reformed Church Records, courtesy: World Vital Records ($). Births, Marriages, Deaths.
 * Baptist Church of New Woodstock, First Presbyterian Church of Cazenovia, and Methodist Church of Cazenovia records are part of the collection Early Settlers of New York State, Vol. II, courtesy: Ancestry ($).
 * 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

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1906-1942 at FamilySearch — index and images

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Genealogy

 * Rootsweb message board for has many information threads about families that resided in that county. There is a search engine that allows you to search by surname and topic.

History
Additional Resources:

Land and Property
Original land records in began in [?dateyear?]. These records are housed at the [?repository?] in [?town?].

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Microforms



Books



Maps

 * Maps of New York (1683-1915)

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

Civil War

 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index

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

 * 1791-1980 at FamilySearch — index and 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

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

Probate Records
The petitions for are also available on microfilm at the Family History Library and its centers:


 * 1806–1876 Listed as "Estate records" Records are in case number order.

Online Probate Indexes and Abstracts


 * 1629-1971 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1659-1999 - New York Wills and Probate Records 1659-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1787-1835 - Abstracts of Wills, Administrations and Guardianships in NY State, 1787-1835 at American Ancestors by NEHGS ($)
 * 1806-1900 - SAMPUBCO Free browsable index of testators of wills.
 * 1806-1876 - SAMPUBCO Free browsable index of Estates.
 * 1866-1923 at FamilySearch.org — index and images


 * - Madison County: Administration bonds, 1890-1903; Bonds, Bond index, 1889-1901; Decrees, Minutes, Orders, 1830-1902; General index, 1890-1919; Hierships, 1893-1925; Judicial settlements index, 1806-1890; Judicial settlements, 1836-1900; Letters of administration index, 1806-1927; Letters of administration, 1830-1903; Sales index, 1806-1890; Sales, 1807-1899; Wills, 1806-1900

Probate Records on Microfilm Probate records found at Historical Records and described in Online Probate Records above are also found on microfilm as follows:


 * 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

Repositories
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.

Courthouses
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 County Courthouse page.

Family History Centers

 * Auburn New York Family History Center
 * Fayetteville New York Family History Center
 * Fulton New York Family History Center
 * Syracuse New York Family History Center
 * Syracuse New York Ward Family History Center
 * Utica New York Family History Center


 * Onondaga County Public Library - an affiliate library

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

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.

Social Groups Online

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


 * New York Genealogy Research Community (FamilySearch on Facebook)

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 Historical Records – free; 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 Military.

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 and 1908–1936 at FamilySearch — index and images


 * 1881-1964 Reclaim the Records: New York State Marriage Index at Archive.org - images of index


 * 1908–1920 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index;  Indexes on film go to 1935

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."


 * 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.


 * 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 Census 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 — index
 * 1880-1956 at FamilySearch — index and 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 — Index only

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.


 * 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 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.


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


 * 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 ($).

Additional Resources

Madison County New York Genealogy Websites

 * Madison County, NY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * New York Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * New York Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * The Madison County NYGenWeb Project, an member of The NYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Madison County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Madison County. (Backup site)
 * Madison County NY Genealogy