Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York Genealogy

History
Brookhaven was first settled in 1655.

Probate Records

 * 1705-1786 - Petty, Joseph H. "Abstracts of Brookhaven (L.I.) Wills, on Record in the Surrogate's Office at New York," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 1705-1753: Vol. 11, No. 1 (Jan. 1880):24-29; 1757-1765: Vol. 12, No. 1 (Jan. 1881):46-49; 1766-1769: Vol. 12, No. 4 (Oct. 1881):198-199; 1770-1778: Vol. 14, No. 3 (Jul. 1883):140-142; 1778-1782: Vol. 24, No. 2 (Apr. 1893):88-90; 1782-1786: Vol. 24, No. 3 (Jul. 1893):142-144. Digital version at New York Family History ($); . Internet Archive has digitized Vols. 11-12, and Vol. 24, but not Vol. 14.

Societies
Bellport-Brookhaven Historical Society 31 Bellport Lane Bellport, NY 11713 Phone: 631.776.7640

Town Clerk
Brookhaven Town Clerk Patricia Eddington One Independence Hill Farmingville, NY 11738 Phone: 631-451-9101 Hours: M 9am-7pm, T-F 9am-4:30pm The Town Clerk has the records of birth, death, or marriage for the town.

Town Historian
Brookhaven Town Historian Barbara M. Russell

Phone: 631-451-8038

brussell@brookhaven.org

One Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738

Town Records
Brookhaven town records were published in three volumes.