Montgomery County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Montgomery County

Parent County
12 March 1772: Created from Albany County.

Neighboring Counties
Fulton | Herkimer | Otsego | Saratoga | Schenectady | Schoharie

Boundary Changes
Five counties set off over the years.


 * 27 January 1789: Ontario
 * 16 February 1791: Herkimer, Otsego, Tioga
 * 21 February 1816: Hamilton

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

Maps
Atlas of Montgomery and Fulton counties, New York: from actual surveys (1868)] - Internet Archive.

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


 * Mohawk River pre-historic
 * Erie Canal 1825
 * Mohawk or Iroquois Trail

Military
Civil War

Available towns. Registers are available for: Amsterdam· Canajoharie· Florida· Glen· Mohawk· Palatine· Root· St. Johnsville.

Regiments. Service men from Oswego 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 Montgomery County.


 * - 115th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies A, B, D, G, H, I, K
 * - 134th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company I
 * - 153rd Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies B, C, E, F, H

Probate Records

 * 1787-1918 - SAMPUBCO Browsable Index of testators of wills.

Archives, Libraries and Museums
Museums


 * Walter Elwood Museum of the Mohawk Valley 366 West Main Street, Route 5 Amsterdam, New York 12010 Phone: 518-843-5151 Email: info@walterelwoodmuseum.org


 * Noteworthy Indian Museum 2 Prospect Street Amsterdam, New York 12010 Phone: 518-843-4761


 * Old Fort Johnson Phone: 518-843-0300 Email: museum@oldfortjohnson.org Located at the corner of Routes 5 and 67, two miles west of Amsterdam, New York. Small admission.

Courthouses
The Jefferson County Clerk's office has marriage, divorce, cour, land, naturalization and state census records. The Currogate Court has probate records. For further information about where the records for Montgomery County are held, see the Montgomery County Courthouse 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.

Divorce
Additional Resources

Websites

 * The Montgomery County NYGenWeb Project, an member of The NYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.