Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York Genealogy

Church Records

 * 1741-1791 - "Reformed Dutch Church of Wolver Hollow (Oyster Bay), Long Island," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 1741-1765: Vol. 73, No. 1 (Jan. 1942):26-35; 1766-1791: Vol. 73, No. 2 (Apr. 1942):121-135; 1791-1808: Vol. 73, No. 3 (Jul. 1942):200-208; 1809-1833: Vol. 73, No. 4 (Oct. 1942):273-280. Digital version at New York Family History ($); . Baptisms.


 * 1793-1855 - Gritman, Charles T. Marriage Records, Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York: Register of Marriages Performed by the Rev. Marmaduke Earle, 1793-1855: at Stamford, Connecticut, 1793-1801, at Oyster Bay Long Island, 1802-1855, at New York City, in 1811. New York,: unknown, 1926. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

History
Oyster Bay was first settled in 1653.

Archives, Libraries and Museums
Glen Cove Public Library 4 Glen Cove Avenue Glen Cove, NY 11542-2885 Phone: 516-676-2130 Email: [mailto:glencove@glencovelibrary.org glencove@glencovelibrary.org] Genealogical Resources: The Robert R. Coles Long Island History Room contains books; periodical series; artifacts; pamphlets; maps; microfilmed documents; records and manuscripts, and microfilm of local newspapers for the local area. The room has limited hours. Digital collection. Email for history room: [mailto:Longislandhistory@glencovelibrary.org Longislandhistory@glencovelibrary.org].

Societies
Historical Society of the Massapequas Old Grace Church Complex 4755 Merrick Road P.O. Box 211 Massapequa, New York, 11758 Phone: 516-799-2023

Newsletter: bimonthly

Oyster Bay Historical Society 20 Summit Street, PO Box 297 Oyster Bay, NY 11771 516-922-5032 Email

The official publication of the society is The Free-Holder and issues are available on their website. There is a $1.50 cost to enter the Museum and Research Library. Their Research Library includes subjects of military, maritime and religious history of Oyster Bay. Collections include manuscripts, books, photographs and maps.

Townsend Society of America 21 West Main Street Oyster Bay, NY 11771 Phone: 516-558-7092 Email: [mailto:Director@TownsendSociety.org Director@TownsendSociety.org] "Building Townsend family groups through research and DNA testing, surmounting brick walls, and expanding knowledge of ones ancestors is our speciality." Quarterly publication, The Freeholder. Genealogy Assistance Research Center

Town Clerk
Town Clerk's Office Town Hall North 54 Audrey Avenue Oyster Bay, New York 11771 Phone: 516-624-6332

Records Available:


 * Birth
 * Marriage
 * Death

Unincorporated Communities within the Town of Oyster Bay: Bethpage; East Norwich; Glen Head; Hicksville; Jericho; Locust Grove; Locust Valley; Massapequa; Old Bethpage; Oyster Bay; Plainedge; Plainview; South Farmingdale; Syosset and Woodbury.

Incorporated Villages using Town of Oyster Bay Registrar: Brookville; Centre Island; Cove Neck; Lattingtown; Laurel Hollow; Matinecock; Mill Neck; Muttontown; Old Brookville; Oyster Bay Cove and Upper Brookville.

Town Historian
Town of Oyster Bay Town Hall East 54 Audrey Avenue Oyster Bay, New York, 11771

Town Records
Early Oyster Bay town records have been published.

1653 - 1690. Oyster Bay Town Records, Volume 1

v. 2. 1691-1704 v. 3. 1704-1720 v. 4. 1721-1732 v. 5. 1733-1749 v. 6. 1750-1763 v. 7. 1764-1795 v. 8. 1795-1876

Vital Records

 * 1802-1855 Earl Marmaduke, copied by George W. Cocks, Marriage Records, Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York: Register of Marriages Performed by the Rev. Marmaduke Earle, 1793-1855. Manuscript on film. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1941). Ancestry edition($); HeritageQuest edition ($); ; . Earlier 1893-1801 marriages listed in the title were only performed at Stamford, Connecticut. Oyster Bay is located in Nassau County.