Greene County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Greene County

Historical Facts

 * Named for, major general in the American Revolutionary War.

HISTORIANS Raymond Beecher 138 Beecher Road Coxsackie, NY 12051 Telephone: (518) 731-6822 or 731-1033

Charles B. Swain - Minorities Historian 8608 US Rt 9W Athens, NY 12015 Telephone: (518)943-5241 Fax: (518)943-7447

Parent County

 * Created 30 March 1802 from Ontario County.

Neighboring Counties
Albany | Columbia | Delaware | Rensselaer | Schohaire || Ulster

Boundary Changes

 * 1801: 90 square miles (Prattsville, Vly Mountain, Halcott Center, Bushneville, Highmount, Shandaken, Lanesville and Pine Hill) transferred from Delaware and Ulster counties.
 * 26 May 1812: a portion (Pine Hill, Highmount and Shandaken) was transferred back to Ulster County.
 * 15 April 1814: the county borders were re-surveyed with no change in area but Prattsville was found to be inside Greene County.
 * 23 April 1822: the border was again re-surveyed, and the Hudson River border with Columbia County realigned.
 * 3 March 1836: 30 square miles (Manorkill) lost to Schoharie County.

Biography

 * Reynolds, Cuyler. Hudson–Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1911. Free online index. Master index

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

Military

 * Civil War

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


 * - 120th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies D, F, and K
 * - 156th Regiment, New York Infantry

Probate Records
SAMPUBCO Browsable index of testators of wills.

Courthouse
The Greene 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 Greene County are held, see the Greene County Courthouse page.

Websites

 * The Greene County NYGenWeb Project, an member of The NYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Greene County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Greene County. (Mirror site)