New York Colonial Records

Online Records
''Many records from the colonial era in New England were kept at the town or county level. Search the catalog at the town or county level to locate those records.''
 * 1701- 1774 - Records of the Vice-Admiralty court of the Province of New York - images only.
 * 1701-1847 - Chancery minutes and orders - images only.
 * 1730-1786 wills 1664-1683 - Probate records - images only.
 * 1749-ca.1830 - Escheated land records - images only.
 * 1649-1912 - Patents of the state of New York - images only.
 * New York church records : Vosburgh collection - images, some searchable.

History
A Dutch trading post at Fort Nassau built in 1614, was the first permanent European settlement in New York. A charter was granted the Dutch West India Company in 1621, and settlers arrived in the area called New Netherlands in 1624. In the 1640s, English Puritans from the New Haven Colony in Connecticut established several communities. Great Britain conquered New Netherlands in 1664 and divided it into New York and New Jersey. The Dutch reconquered the land for a short time in 1673. New York was one of the original 13 colonies of the United States.

Resources

 * Records of the chancery court, province and state of New York : guardianships, 1691-1815 abstracted by Kenneth Scott. (Middletown, New York : Holland Society of New York, 1971).
 * Duely & constantly kept : a history of the New York Supreme Court, 1691-1847 and an inventory of its records (Albany, Utica, and Geneva Offices), 1797-1847 by James D. Folts. (Albany, New York : New York State Court of Appeals and New York State Archives and Records, 1991).
 * [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/691191?availability=Family%20History%20Library Dongan papers, 1683-1688 : Admiralty Court and other records of the administration of New York Governor Thomas Dongan edited by Peter R. Christoph. (New York, New York : Holland Society of New York, 1993).
 * The Colonial Laws of New York from the Year 1664 to the Revolution: Including the Charters to the Duke of York, the Commissions and instructions to Colonial Governors, the Duke's Laws, the Laws of the Dongan and Leisler Assemblies, the Charters of Albany and New York and the Acts of the Colonial Legislatures from 1691 to 1775 Inclusive. 4 vols. (Albany: James B. Lyon, State Printer, 1894).
 * Genealogical data from inventories of New York estates, 1666-1825 by Kenneth Scott and James A. Owre. (New York, New York : New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1970).
 * Calendar of New York colonial commissions, 1680-1770 abstracted by Edmund B. O'Callaghan. (New York, New York : New York Historical Society, 1929).
 * [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/618238?availability=Family%20History%20Library Calendar of council minutes, 1668 - 1783 compiled by Berthold Fernow ; preface by A.J.F. Van Laer ; introduction by Peter R. Christoph. (Harrison, New York : Harbor Hill Books, 1987).
 * Calendar of historical manuscripts, relating to the war of the revolution, in the office of the Secretary of State, Albany, N.Y. 2 Vols. (Albany : Weed Parsons & Co., Printers, 1868).
 * Documents Relating to New Netherland, 1624-1626: in the Henry E. Huntington Library by Arnold J. F. Van Laer. (San Marino, CA: Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery, 1924).
 * A Guide to Dutch Manuscripts Relating to New Netherland in United States Repositories by Charles T. Gehring. (Albany: New York State Library, 1978).
 * Annual Report by New York State Historian. (Albany: Synkoop, Hallenbeck, Crawford, State Printers, n.d.).
 * Lists of Inhabitants of Colonial New York: Excerpted from the Documentary History of the State of New York, by Edmund Baily O'Callaghan. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1979).
 * The Documentary History of the State of New York by E.B. O'Callaghan. (Albany: Weed, Parson, Public Printers, 1849).
 * "Passengers to New Netherland: List of Passengers, 1654-1664" by J. F. Van Laer in Year Book of the Holland Society of New York (1902).
 * Translation of books of Dutch patents by New York Secretary of State. (Albany : Weed, Parsons and Co., 1864).
 * New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch. Land Papers, Volumes GG, HH, and II by Charles Gehring. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1980).
 * History of New Netherland, Or, New York under the Dutch by E. B. O'Callaghan. 2 Vols. (New York: D. Appleton, 1846-1848).
 * New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch. Register of the Provincial Secretary, 1638-1660 by Arnold J. Van Laer. 4 Vols. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing CO., 1974).
 * Select Patents of New York Towns by Frederick Van Wyck. (Boston: A. A. Beauchamp, 1938).
 * Landholders of Northeastern New York, 1739-1802 by Fred Bowman. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1983).
 * New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch. Council Minutes, 1652-1654 by Charles T. Gehring. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1983).
 * New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch. Delaware Papers (Dutch Period) by Charles T. Gehring. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1981).
 * New York Historical Manuscripts (English period) by Charles T. Gehring. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1977).
 * Guide to Vital Statistics in the Records of Churches in New York State. (Albany: Historical Records Survey, 1942).
 * Inventory of the Church Archives in the City of New York. 9 Vols. (New York: Historical Records Survey, 1942).
 * Guide to Local Church Records in Archives of the Reformed Church of America and to Genealogical Resources in the Gardiner Sage Library, New Brunswick Theological Seminary by Russell L. Gasero. (New Brunswick: Historical Society of the Reformed Church in America, 1979).
 * Inventory and Digest of Early Church Records in the Library of the Holland Society of New York. (New York: Holland Society of New York, 1912).
 * New York Marriages Previous to 1784: A Reprint of the Original Edition of 1860 with Additions and Corrections Including: Supplementary List of Marriage Licenses; New York Marriage Licenses by New York Secretary of State. (1860. Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1968).