Saratoga County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Saratoga County

Parent County
7 February 1791: Formed from Albany County.

Neighboring Counties
Albany· Fulton· Hamilton· Montgomery· Rensselaer· Schenectady· Warren· Washington

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.

Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery

To search for a name in this cemetery go to the Nationwide Gravesite Locator Advanced Search.


 * Find a Grave
 * Interment.net

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

Church
A variety of local church records are available online for the Baptist, Episcopal, Methodist, Reformed Protestant Dutch, and Society of Friends faiths (1700s-1800s) at NYGenWeb.


 * 1700s-1800s - "Ballston Center Presbyterian Church in Ballston Center, Saratoga County, N.Y.," Early Settlers of New York State, Vol. II (begins on page 802), courtesy: Ancestry ($). Includes marriages.
 * 1793-1853 - Records of Christ Church (Episcopal): At Ballston Spa, New York. 1920s. Digital version at Ancestry ($). Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, Communicants, Families.
 * 1810 - Methodist Episcopal Church, Saratoga County Circuit, Class Book of Rev. Mitchel B. Bull, 1810, courtesy: Ancestry ($); World Vital Records ($).
 * 1851-1884 - Records of Methodist Episcopal Church at Schuylerville, Saratoga County: 1851-1884. 1953. Digital version at Ancestry ($). Baptisms, marriages, membership lists.
 * "Baptist Church of Christ, Providence, Saratoga Co., N.Y.," Early Settlers of New York State, Vol. II, (begins on page 735), courtesy: Ancestry ($).

Migration
Early migration routes to and from Saratoga County for European settlers included:


 * pre-historic
 * pre-historic
 * pre-historic
 * Champlain Canal 1823
 * Erie Canal 1825
 * Chambly Canal 1843
 * pre-historic
 * prehistoric
 * Lake Champlain Trail pre-historic
 * Hudson River Path
 * Mohawk or Iroquois Trail
 * Forbidden Path or Catskill Turnpike
 * Greenwood Road
 * Old Connecticut Path

Military
American Revolutionary War


 * Revolutionary War Soldiers Buried in Saratoga County, New York

Civil War

Available towns. Registers are available for: Ballston· Charlton· Clifton Park· Corinth· Edinburg· Galway· Greenfield· Halfmoon· Providence· Saratoga Springs · Stillwater· Waterford· Wilton.

Regiments. Service men from Saratoga County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Saratoga County.


 * - 115th Regiment, New York Infantry; Companies C, F, G, H, I
 * - 153rd Regiment, New York Infantry; Companies F, H

Probate Records

 * 1796-1805 - Ellsberry, Elizabeth Prather, comp. Will Records of Saratoga County, New York 1796-1805. Chillicothe, Mo.: Elizabeth Prather Ellsberry, c1965. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * 1799-1921 - SAMPUBCO Browsable index of testators of wills (1799-1921).

Repositories
Cornell University, Guide to Historical Resources in Saratoga 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.

Courthouses
The Saratoga 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 Saratoga County are held, see the Saratoga County Courthouses 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; 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, Washington, Wayne, Warren, Wyoming, and Yates.

Social Groups Online

 * New York Genealogy Research Community (FamilySearch on Facebook)

Vital Records

 * 1999-present The Saratogian Index at Saratoga Springs Public Library - free; includes births, deaths, marriages, engagements.

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.


 * 1908–1921 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; . Index on film goes to 1935, marriage records or papers go to 1914.

Marriage Substitutes


 * 1686-1980 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.


 * 1777–1834  Fred Q. Bowman,10,000 Vital Records of Eastern New York, 1777-1834 (Baltimore,MD: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1987). Ancestry($); World Vital Records($); ; . Abstracted from newspaper marriage and death columns.


 * 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."


 * 1819-1837 Durkee, Cornelius E. Index to Marriage and Death Notices in the Saratoga Sentinel: 1819-1837. 1988. 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 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


 * 1777–1834  Fred Q. Bowman,10,000 Vital Records of Eastern New York, 1777-1834 (Baltimore,MD: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1987). Ancestry($); World Vital Records($); ; . Abstracted from newspaper marriage and death columns.


 * 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."


 * 1819-1837 Durkee, Cornelius E. Index to Marriage and Death Notices in the Saratoga Sentinel: 1819-1837. 1988. 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 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.


 * 1962-present Social Security Death Index Security Death Index, begins about 1962 to at least 2 months ago.

Additional Resources

Websites

 * The Saratoga County NYGenWeb Project, a member of The NYGenWeb Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Saratoga County
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Saratoga County (backup site)