Madison County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Madison County

Historical Facts
Madison County is named for, the fourth President of the United States (1809-1817)

Parent County
21 March 1806: Created from Chenango County.

Boundary Changes
1836: A part taken to add to Oneida County.

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

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

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


 * - 114th New York Regiment Infantry
 * - 157th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 161st Regiment, New York Infantry


 * United States, Adjutant General's Office, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War in Albany County, ca. 1865-1867 (Microfilm of original records at New York State Archives and Records Administration, Albany, New York). . Bound registers containing printed forms handwritten by town clerks in Albany County of all soldiers furnished during the Civil War. Registers are alphabetical by name of county, then alphabetical by name of town. Includes an index at the beginning of a volume. Many records include full name, residence, date and place of birth , parents names , marital status, date of enlistment and muster and rank, discharges, death , or promotion. These Civil War town registers are also found at Ancestry.com($) and are indexed. The Town clerks registers include: Casenovia, DeRuyter, Fenner, Georgtown, Hamilton, Lebanon, Smithfield, and Stockbridge.

Naturaliztion and Citizenship

 * 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.

Probate Records

 * SAMPUBCO Browsable index of testators of wills.


 * SAMPUBCO Browsable index of Estates.

Courthouse
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.

Vital Records
Vital Records of birth, marriage or death were first recorded at the local level in the village clerk, town clerk, or city clerk’s ledger book. If you know where a birth, marriage or death took place, a copy of the certificate or record may be obtained by writing to the town, village or city clerk. See Municipalities and Communities of Madison County, New York for links to local community wiki pages and their available records. See New York Vital Records for a discussion about beginning dates and availability of vital records in New York.

Birth
Substitute birth records


 * 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 Madison County in the Civil War section of Military.

Marriage

 * 1908–1920 Marriage records.

Substitute marriage records


 * 1813–1850 Fred Q. Bowman,10,000 Vital Records of Central New York, Genealogical Pub. Co., Baltimore, Maryland,1986. Abstracted from newspaper marriage columns.
 * 1865 New York State Census County Marriages within the year.
 * 1875 New York State Census County Marriages within the year
 * 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.

Death

 * New York Deaths and Burials, 1795-1952

Substitute death records


 * 1813–1850 Fred Q. Bowman,10,000 Vital Records of Central New York, Genealogical Pub. Co., Baltimore, Maryland,1986. Abstracted from newspaper death columns.
 * 1865 New York State Census County Deaths within the year. Includes Civil War dead.
 * 1875 New York State Census County Deaths within the year.
 * See Town clerks' Registers of Men who Served in the Civil War in Madison County in the Civil War section of Military.
 * 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.

Additional Resources
Additional resources for Madison County births, marriages and deaths may be found in the topic page of the Family History Library catalog (FHLC). Copies of records on FHL microfilm and microfiche can be ordered for viewing at Family History Centers. Copies of books found in the FHLC may be found in WorldCat catalog and ordered from your local library through interlibrary loan. Explore how to search the Family History Library Catalog and the Worldcat Online Catalog.

Websites

 * 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)