Gravesend, Brooklyn Borough, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Brooklyn  Bushwick

Gravesend was first settled in 1640. Surviving records date from 1656. It is named after Gravesend, England - the final stop along the Thames River for ships leaving London.

Church Records

 * 1715-1761 - Baptisms in Gravesend, New York Church Records 1715-1763, courtesy: Olive Tree Genealogy - free.

Vital Records

 * 1664-1702 - Bergen, Tunis G. "Marriage Records, Gravesend, L.I.," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 4, No. 4 (Oct. 1873):199-200. Digital version at New York Family History ($);.