Greene County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Greene County

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.

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.

Biography

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

Cemeteries
Cemetery records often reveal birth, death, relationship, military, and religious information.

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

Church Records

 * 1802-1875 - Barber, Gertrude A. Records of the Presbyterian Church: Catskill, Greene County, New York. 1989. Digital versions at Ancestry ($); Dunham - Wilcox - Trott - Kirk (membership lists). Includes membership list 1802-1875, baptisms 1840-1874, and marriages 1851-1875.
 * 1854-1855 - New York Baptist Union for Ministerial Education, Greene, New York, courtesy: USGenWeb Archives.
 * History of the Organization of the First Presbyterian Church, Durham, Greene County, New York. Free online index.

Military
Civil War

Available towns. Registers are available for: Ashland· Athens· Cairo· Catskill· Coxsackie· Durham· Greenville· Halcott· Hunter· Jewett· Lexington· New Baltimore· Prattsville· Windham.

Regiments. 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

 * 1800-1924 - SAMPUBCO Browsable index of testators of wills.
 * 1800-1900 - Sawyer, Ray C. Abstract of Wills of Greene County, New York. 3 vols. 1988. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Repositories
Cornell University, Guide to Historical Resources in Greene County, New York Repositories. ([Ithaca, New York]: New York Historical Resources Center, Olin Library, Cornell University, 1988). ; . Includes index. Includes references to some family histories and genealogies.

Archives, Libraries and Museums
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

PUBLIC LIBRARIES

There are eight public libraries in Greene County New York and one branch library. They belong to the Mid-Hudson Library System that serves the communities of Columbia, Duchess, Greene, Putnam, and Ulster Counties. They share a catalog that includes a sizeable collection of Genealogical materials. The shared catalog is found on the library systems main page. For information on the individual libraries in Greene County, click here.

Courthouses
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.

Societies
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.

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; publication: 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

 * Greene County Historical Society - Facebook.


 * New York Genealogy Research Community (FamilySearch on Facebook)

Birth
Birth Substitutes


 * 1640–1962 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index.


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

Marriage

 * 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.


 * 1908–1935 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index.

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."


 * 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 browseable.


 * 1864-5, 1874-5 See Marriage Schedule information in the State Census section of Census for marriage information for 1864-5, and 1874-5.

Death
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.


 * 1801–1890 Barber Collection- Newspaper Deaths at Ancestry– ($); Index. Information extracted from the "Brooklyn Eagle" and the "New York Evening Post."


 * 1849-50, 1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80 See Mortality Schedule information in the Federal Census section of Census for death information.


 * 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 browseable.


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

Additional Resources

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)