Wyoming County, New York Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for the modified word from a Lenape (Delaware) Indian word meaning "broad bottom lands". The County is located in the west area of the state.

Parent County
19 May 1841: Wyoming County was created from southern part of Genesee County.

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating New York County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation New York County Boundary Maps" (1683-1915) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

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 — index

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

Federal

 * The 1890 Census is lost. For a substitute, see directories.

Church Records

 * 1852-1867 Assumption Parish, Portageville (also includes St. Mary in Birdsall, Allegany County) Microfilm of original records. Baptisms 1852-1917, confirmations 1880-1917, confirmations from Saint Mary Parish, Birdsall, New York 1885-1905, marriages 1852-1882, confirmations 1859-1874, deaths 1859-1863, marriages 1875-1916, deaths 1875-1917
 * "Baptist and Presbyterian Churches, Wyoming County," Early Settlers of New York State, Vol. II, courtesy: Ancestry ($).


 * Baptists Church at Italy Hill, N.Y. These are part of the DAR collection and are a transcription.


 * Baptists Church at Italy Hollow, N.Y. These are part of the DAR collection and are a transcription.

St. Cecilia's Church and Cemetery website includes a great deal of historical and genealogical information including maps, cemetery maps, church histories, cemetery transcriptions, and family histories.

Cornell University's Study Center for Early Religious Life in Western New York has an online guide to Wyoming County church records in their library.

Directories
Wyoming County, New York Online Historical Didrectories (Source: Online Historical Directories)

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1906 - 1942 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Genealogy

 * Rootsweb message board for has many information threads about families that resided in that county. There is a search engine that allows you to search by surname and topic.

History

 * A complete name index to the History of Wyoming County, New York, with illustrations, 1841-1880. Digital version at - free.

Land and Property
Original land records in began in [?dateyear?]. These records are housed at the [?repository?] in [?town?].

Online



Microforms


 * 1841-1916 Deed Records 1841-1965 - Index included: 1841-1964
 * 1844-1899 Mortgage Records - Index included: 1841 - 1899

Books






 * Wyoming County Real Property Official Records Search (requires free registration)

Maps

 * Maps of New York (1683-1915)

Migration
Migration routes for early European settlers to and from included:


 * Catskill Road 1750s from Springfield, Massachusetts to Catskill, New York
 * Catskill Turnpike  (aka Susquehannah Turnpike ) from Catskill, NY to Unadilla, NY; route travelled by Europeans by the 1750s; toll booths opened by 1804.
 * Erie Canal, 1825 from Albany, New York to Buffalo, New York
 * Great Genesee Road, 1794 from Utica, New York to Buffalo, New York
 * Lake Shore Path 1792 from Buffalo, New York to Sandusky County, Ohio
 * Lehigh and Lackawanna Paths 1766 from Unadilla, New York to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that is, from the Catskill Turnpike  to the Great Valley Road.
 * Ulster and Delaware Turnpike 1802 from Salisbury, Connecticut to Bainbridge, New York

Civil War

 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index

Available towns. Registers are available for: Attica· Covington· Eagle· Genesee Falls· Java· Middlebury· Pike· Warsaw· Wethersfield.

Regiments. Service men in Wyoming County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county.


 * - 2nd Regiment, New York Mounted Rifles, Companies B C K L and M.
 * - 9th Regiment, New York Cavalry, Companies A G and H.
 * - 17th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company K.
 * - 21st Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 100th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company B.
 * - 104th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies C and G.
 * - 105th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company A.
 * - 129th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies L and M.
 * - 130th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies A B C D F G H and K.
 * - 136th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies A D E H and I.
 * - 160th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company G.
 * - 179th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company F.

List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883  (Source: Internet Archive)

World War II
World War II Enlistments (Source: USGenWeb New York Archives)

World War II Casualties Army and Air Force ( Source: Access Genealogy)

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1791-1980 at FamilySearch — index and images


 * Wyoming County, New York Declarations of Intent (after 1906) - (sampubco)


 * 1907-1966 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index.

Newspapers
Chronicling America Wyoming County (Source: The Library of Congress)

Wyoming County (Source: Newpaper Abstracts)

Probate Records
The petitions for are also available on microfilm at the Family History Library and its centers:


 * 1841–1900 Listed as "Petition and proofs of wills, 1841–1900", and "Petitions, bonds of administrators, 1841–1900" , and "Petitions, bonds of administration, 1841–1858"

Online Probate Indexes


 * 1629 - 1971 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1659 - 1999 New York Wills and Probate Records 1659-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1841-1901 - SAMPUBCO Browsable index of testators of wills.
 * 1866 - 1923 at FamilySearch.org — index and images


 * - Wyoming County: Administration bonds, Petitions, 1841-1858; Administration orders, 1871-1904; Administrations, 1882-1959; Bonds, Petitions, 1841-1900; Dower records, 1841-1871; Dower records, Hierships, 1841-1900; Guardianship bonds &amp; petitions, 1841-1912; Guardianship letters &amp; orders, 1841-1884; Guardianship records, 1857-1903; Inventories, 1841-1900; Letters of administration, 1841-1908; Letters of guardianship, 1869-1884; Letters of testamentary, 1841-1901; Miscellaneous records, 1841-1902; Petitions, Probate records, 1841-1900; Real estate records, 1842–1899; Settlement decrees, 1800–1900; Settlements, 1841–1900; Surrogate record index, 1886-1906; Tax records, 1887–1899; Testamentary orders, 1869-1905; Wills, 1841-1901.

Probate Records on Microfilm

The probate records described above also may be among those on microfilm including:


 * 1886-1906 Surrogate record index
 * 1841–1900 "Petition and proofs of wills, 1841–1900"  "Petitions, bonds of administrators, 1841–1900"    "Petitions, bonds of administration, 1841–1858"
 * 1841-1912 Guardianship bonds petitions
 * 1841-1900  Inventories
 * 1841-1901  Wills
 * 1841-1918 Record of Wills

Repositories
Cornell University, Guide to Historical Resources in Wyoming County, New York Repositories. ([Ithaca, New York]: New York Historical Resources Center, Olin Library, Cornell University, 1983). ; . Includes index. Includes references to some family histories and genealogies.

Archives, Libraries and Museums
Cordelia A. Greene Library P.O.Box 208 11 South Main Street Castile, NY 14427 Phone: 1-585-493-5466 Website:http://www.CASTILE.PLS-NET.ORG Call for hours.

Town of Gainesville Public Library 10 Church Street Silver Springs, NY 14550 Phone: 1-585-427-4300 Call for hours.

Pike Library 65 West Main Street Pike, NY 14130 Phone: 1-585-493-5900 Call for hours.

Warsaw Public Library 130 N Main St. Warsaw, NY 28398 Phone: 1-585-786-5606 Website: http://warsawpubliclibraryhome.blogspot.com Call for hours

Museums

School House Museum 3859 Main Street Strykersville, NY 14145 Phone: (585) 457-7033

Courthouses
The Wyoming County Clerk's office has divorce, court, land and state census records. The Surrogate Court has probate records. For further information about where the records for Wyoming County are held, see the Wyoming County Courthouses page.

Societies
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; publishes 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, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates.

Western New York Genealogical Society P.O. Box 338 Hamburg, New York 14075-0338 Email: info@wnygs.org Directory


 * Focus is on eight Western New York counties - Erie, Niagara, Genesee, Wyoming, Orleans, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Allegany - which comprise the area of the original Holland Land Company purchase.

Social Groups Online

 * New York Genealogy Research Community (FamilySearch on Facebook)

Vital Records

 * Index to Wyoming Births, Deaths, and Marriages - free.

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

 * 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 and 1908–1936 at FamilySearch — index and images


 * 1847–1850, 1872–1888, 1908, 1926–1935 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free;.

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 browsable.


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


 * 1874-5 1875 Marriages from the Wyoming County New York State Census at New Horizons Genealogical Services - free.

Death
Death Indexes
 * 1824-1962 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1880-1956 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1880-1956 - New York, Death Index, 1880-1956 at Ancestry — ($), index only
 * 1957-1963 - at FamilySearch — Index only

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 browsable.


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


 * 1874-5 See Mortality Schedule information in the State Census section of Census for death information for 1874-5.


 * 1874-5 1875 Deaths from the Wyoming County New York State Census at New Horizons Genealogical Services - free.

Additional Resources

Wyoming County New York Genealogy Websites

 * Wyoming County NYGenWeb
 * Wyoming County, NY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * New York Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * New York Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Wyoming County NY Genealogy