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Vital
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. The actual document was then forwarded to the Department of Health in Albany city. 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. These clerks are generally faster than the Department of Health in providing the copies of certificates. For instance, if you knew your ancestor died in the Rensselaerville, Albany, New York, in 1862, contacting the town clerk there would be helpful to see if they have records in their ledger book for that time period. Albany births and deaths 1848, births 1866 to present, and deaths 1870 to the present can be obtained for a fee from: Registrar of Vital Statistics. There is a fifty year restriction on death and marriage records, and a seventy-five year restriction on birth records. There is the additional restriction that you prove all parties are dead to obtain a birth or marriage record. The year restrictions are waived for a direct line descendant.


 * Brinkman, William A. Bible and family records. [Guilderland, N.Y.: s.n.], 1943.


 * 1654–1883 Hannay, William Vanderpoel. Early Albany County NY death records, 1654-1883. Rhinebeck, New York: Kinship Books, 2000.

Probate
Abstracts


 * 1600s–1700s, 1700–1825 Original records of administrations of estates, inventories and accounts.
 * 1626–1836 Fernow, Berthold. 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. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1965, 1967.
 * 1681–1765 Pearson, Jonathan and Van Laer, Arnold J. F. Early records of the city and county of Albany and colony of Resselaerswyck. Albany, New York: University of the State of New York, 1869-1919. (Wills - translated from Dutch)
 * 1780 to Dec. 1, 1895 Conway, Martin. Index to wills and to letters of administration. [Albany?: s.n.], 1895.

Copies of Original Records


 * 1600s–1700s, 1700–1825 Original records of administrations of estates, inventories and accounts.
 * 1629–1828 Index to Record of wills recorded at Albany, New York
 * 1629–1802 Record of wills recorded at Albany, New York
 * 1691–1835 Wills
 * 1787–1796 Albany probate records
 * 1787–1902 Wills, letters testamentary, letters of administration, orders and index
 * 1799–1848 Wills proved and recorded

Land and Property
Abstracts


 * 1768–1771 Hulslander, Laura Penny. Abstracts of deeds and wills of Albany County, New York, 1768–1771. Mililani, Hawaii: Sleeper, 1992.
 * 1656–1704 Van Laer, Arnold J.F. and Jonathan Pearson. Early records of the city and county of Albany and colony of Resselaerswyck. Albany, New York: University of the State of New York, 1869-1919.
 * Burleigh, H. C. Confiscations, Albany, Charlotte, and Tryon Counties, New York. Toronto, Ontario: United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada, [1970].
 * 1854 Land ownership maps


 * 1630–1894 Index to Mortgages
 * 1652–1660, 1765–1894 Mortgages
 * 1630–1966 Index to State of New York deeds
 * 1654–1901 State of New York deeds


 * 1827–1901 Lis Pendens


 * 1630–1904 Index to maps in Lis Pendens


 * Van Rensselaer Manor papers

Additional resources for Albany County land and property may be found in the. 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.

The Albany County Clerk's Office Hall of Recordshas deeds and leases from 1723 to 1898 for Albany city on microfilm in their Historical Records.

Church Records
The Albany County Clerk's Office Hall of Recordshas church records on microfilm in their Historical Records for towns in Albany County 1683–1932 for the following churches:

Albany First Lutheran 1794-1932 &lt;br&gt;

Albany First Presbyterian 1785-1841&lt;br&gt;

Albany Methodist 1806-1884&lt;br&gt;

Albany Saint Peter's Episcopal 1756-1883&lt;br&gt;

Albany Second Presbyterian 1815-1870&lt;br&gt;

Albany State Street Presbyterian 1859-1883&lt;br&gt;

Berne Lutheran 1790-1875&lt;br&gt;

Berne Reformed Dutch 1763-1877&lt;br&gt;

Bethlehem First Reformed 1794-1924&lt;br&gt;

Coeymans Reformed Protestant Dutch 1846-1877&lt;br&gt;

Delmar Reformed 1848-1899&lt;br&gt;

Guilderland Center Dutch Reformed 1794-1925&lt;br&gt;

Jerusalem Reformed 1842-1890&lt;br&gt;

Knowerville Lutheran 1785-1868&lt;br&gt;

New Salem Dutch Reformed 1786-1899&lt;br&gt;

Reformed Dutch of Albany 1683-1809&lt;br&gt;

Unionville Dutch Reformed 1825-1932&lt;br&gt;

West Sand Lake Lutheran 1785-1868&lt;br&gt;

Wynantskill Reformed 1794-1889&lt;br&gt;

For details see the town or city wiki page.

Histories
Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration. Albany, past and present. [Albany] : Works Progress Administration, State of New York, [1938?]. Also available online at HeritageQuest Online in their Search Books section. - ($) HeritageQuest

Collections on the history of Albany, from its discovery to the present time : with notices of its public institutions, and biographical sketches of citizens deceased digital version at Family History Archives


 * De Forest, Louis Effingham. The settlement of Manhattan in 1624. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University Microfilms International-Books on Demand, 1989.


 * Fort Orange Recording Bureau. Prominent people of the capital district. Albany, N.Y. : The Bureau, ©1923.  Also available online at HeritageQuest.


 * Hotchkiss, Jacob I. The diverse backgrounds of old Albany: a concise history of nationality groups from Albany's beginnings to the time of the Erie Canal. Albany, N.Y.: The Institute, 1964.  Also available online at HeritageQuest.


 * Munsell, Joel. The origin, progress and vicissitudes of the Mohawk and Hudson Rail Road : and the first excursion on it. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University Microfilms, 1987.  Also available at HeritageQuest.


 * Parker, Amasa Junius. Landmarks of Albany County, New York. Syracuse, New York: D. Mason, 1897.  Also available at Internet Archive.

Church
Ptak, Diane Snyder. Lost and found, Albany (NY) area church and synagogue vital records, 1654-1925. Albany, New York: D.S. Ptak, 1993.

Gazetteers

 * 1870-71 Child, Hamilton. Gazetteer and business directory of Albany and Schenectady Co., N. Y. for 1870-71. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University Microfilms International - Books on Demand, 1989.