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

Description
The County was named for Major General John Sullivan, who was a hero in the American Revolutionary War. The County is located in the southwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
100 North Street Monticello, New York 12701 Sullivan County Website The Sullivan County Clerk has marriage, divorce and land records. The Surrogate Court has probate and court records. For further information about where the records for Sullivan County are held, see the Sullivan page.

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 — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images

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

 Federal

 State


 * See also Using the Census to find other records about ancestors

Church Records
Methodist Episcopal  List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Barber, Gertrude A. Records of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Sandburgh, Sullivan County, N.Y. 1990. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * FamilySearch Places

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1906-1942 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images

Local Histories
There is an every name index to the History of Sullivan County, New York by James Eldridge Quinian published by G. M. Beebe and W. T. Morgans in 1873, and republished by Fallsburg Printing Company in 1965-6, and 1975 online. Indexed was compiled by Cathy L. O'Connor in 2011.
 * New York Indexes (many counties) at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of New York (1683-1915)
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Migration
Early migration routes to Sullivan County for European settlers included:
 * Minsi Path from Kingston, New York to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; from the Ulster and Delaware Turnpike  to the Great Valley Road.

Military Records
 Civil War Online Civil War Indexes and Records
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch —  at FamilySearch — index  ; Index/Images at partner site

Available towns. Registers are available for: Bethel· Callicoon· Cochecton· Fallsburg· Forestburgh· Fremont· Highland· Liberty· Lumberland· Mamakating· Neversink· Rockland· Thompson. Regiments. Service men in Sullivan County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county.
 * - 1st Regiment, New York Jackson Heavy Artillery, Company F.
 * - 2nd Regiment, New York Mounted Rifles, Company G.
 * - 5th Regiment, New York Heavy Artillery, Company F.
 * - 15th Regiment, New York Cavalry, Company L.
 * - 18th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company D.
 * - 25th Regiment, New York Cavalry, Companies A, B and C.
 * - 28th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company H.
 * - 56th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies F, H, I, K and L.
 * - 143rd Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies A, B, C, E, F, G, H, I K.

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1791-1980 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images


 * 1792-1989 Index to Petitions for Naturalization filed in New York City, 1792-1989 at Ancestry ($). This database is based on NARA's Soundex Index to Petitions for Naturalization filed in Federal, State, and Local Courts located in New York City, 1792-1989. All 5 boroughs are included.
 * 1824-1941 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images at partner site
 * 1824-1946 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images
 * 1917-1950 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images at partner site

The FamilySearch Library has also acquired this comprehensive index for the years 1792 through 1906 on microfilm:. The courts this index covers are:


 * City Court of Brooklyn, 1836-1894
 * Kings County Court, 1806-1906
 * New York City Marine Court, 1806-1849
 * New York County Common Pleas Court, 1792-1895
 * New York County Superior Court, 1828-1895
 * New York City and County Supreme Court, 1868-1906
 * Queens County Court, 1799-1906
 * Queens County Surrogate Court, 1888-1898
 * Richmond County Court, 1869-1906
 * U.S. Circuit Court Southern District, 1846-1876
 * U.S. District Court Eastern District, (Kings, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties), 1865-1906

Newspapers
Sullivan County Democrat -- 1891 thru present. The River Reporter -- 1975 thru present.

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records

 Online Abstracts and Indexes
 * 1626-1836 Calendar of Wills On File and Recorded in the Offices of the Clerk of the Court of Appeals, of the County Clerk at Albany, and of the Secretary of State, 1626-1836 at FamilySearch Digital Library; Also at: Ancestry ($), American Ancestors ($)
 * 1629-1971 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only
 * 1659-1999 New York Wills and Probate Records 1659-1999 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1787-1835 Abstracts of Wills, Administrations and Guardianships in NY State, 1787 - 1835 at American Ancestors ($).
 * 1811-1909 Gertrude A. Barber, Index to Proceedings in Administration of Interstates [sic] Estates: 1811-1909, A-K: Sullivan County, New York Courts, Surrogate Court, Monticello, New York Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * 1866-1923 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images
 * 1876-1909 Gertrude A. Barber, Index of Wills of Sullivan County, New York Digital version at Ancestry ($).

 Probate Records on Microfilm
 * 1876-1909 Gertrude A. Barber, Index of wills of Sullivan County, New York: this index includes the records of all wills admitted to probate from April, 1876, to the date of the fire, August 10, 1909: being Liber of Wills 8 to 16, inclusive: also the wills recorded pursuant to Chapter 219 of the Laws of 1910 in Book of Wills number one: will records one to seven, inclusive, were burned on August 10, 1909 (Ann Arbor, Michigan: University Microfilms International - Books on Demand, 1990).

Tax Records
Online Tax Indexes and Records

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 — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * See Town Clerks' Registers of Men who Served in the Civil War in the Civil War section of Military for birth information.

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;1908-1936 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images
 * 1881-1964 Reclaim the Records: New York State Marriage Index at Archive.org - images of index
 * 1847-1848;1908-1936 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images

Marriage Substitutes
 * 1686-1980 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 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."
 * 1845-1850 The Sullivan Whig, Published at Bloomingburgh, N.Y. 1990. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * 1856-1863 Index to Marriages and Deaths in the New York Herald at Ancestry– ($); 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 See Marriage Schedule information in the State Census section of Census for marriage information for 1864-5.

Death
Death Indexes
 * 1824-1962 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1880-1956 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/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 — How to Use this Collection; Index

Death Substitutes
 * 1795-1952 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1801-1890 Barber Collection- Newspaper Deaths at Ancestry– ($); Index. Information extracted from the "Brooklyn Eagle" and the "New York Evening Post."
 * 1845-1850 The Sullivan Whig, Published at Bloomingburgh, N.Y. 1990. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * 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 browsable.
 * See Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War in the Civil War section of Military for death information.
 * 1864-5 See Mortality Schedule information in the State Census section of Census for death information for 1864-5.

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

 County Historian

FamilySearch Centers

 * Kingston New York FamilySearch Center
 * Middletown New York FamilySearch Center
 * New City New York FamilySearch Center
 * Newburgh New York FamilySearch Center
 * Poughkeepsie New York FamilySearch Center
 * Yorktown New York FamilySearch Center
 * Barrett Paradise Friendly Library - an affiliate library
 * Elting Memorial Library/Haviland-Heidgerd Historial Collection - an affiliate library
 * Northeast Pennsylvania Genealogical Society - an affiliate library

Libraries
The libraries in Sullivan County, New York are part of the Ramapo Catskill Library System (RCLS) which through your library card you have access to some online history and genealogical databases from your home including: HRVH Historical Newspapers, and Hudson River Valley Heritage digital collections.

Museums
Fort Delaware - Museum of Colonial History 6615 Route 97 North of Port Jervis Narrowsburg, NY 12764 Mailing address: P.O. Box 5012 Monticello, NY 12701-5192 Phone: 845–794–3459 Email: SCParks@co.sullivan.ny.us Offers Genealogical services Website

Societies
Sullivan County Historical Society 265 Main Street P.O. Box 247 Hurleyville, NY 12747–0247 Contact Suzanne Cecil Phone: 845–434 - 8044 Email: info@scnyhistory.org Website
 * Website lists county cemeteries that they have listings for, and county histories - on a town by town basis.

Genealogy Department offers searches for a fee.

Websites

 * Ancestry
 * Sullivan County NY Genealogy
 * Between the Lakes Group offers some free material as well as CDs or downloads for a fee.
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.