Brooklyn Borough, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Borough of Brooklyn (formerly Kings County)

Parent County
Created 1 November 1683 from the Colonial lands.

Neighboring Counties
New York (Manhattan)· Queens· Richmond (Staten Island)· New Jersey county: Hudson

Boundary Changes
1898, the 4 counties (New York, Kings, Queens and Richmond) at the time, excluding Bronx which was formed 1914, were consolidated into the greater New York City. Some record keeping was retained at the county (now borough) level and other record-keeping transferred to the new city.

Cemeteries
Brooklyn, New York Cemeteries are available online.

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

Directories

 * Fold3.com ($) has Brooklyn City Directories 1862-1913 (4 yrs. missing) available online.

Land and Property

 * Long Island Source Records, courtesy: Ancestry ($)

Military
Civil War

Available towns. Registers are available for: Flatbush· Flatlands· Gravesend· New Lots· New Utrecht·.

Regiments. Service men in Brooklyn, New York served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their city or county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Kings County:


 * - 3rd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 5th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 7th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 7th Regiment, New York Veteran Infantry
 * - 9th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 10th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 17th Regiment, New York Veteran Infantry
 * - 20th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 31st Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 36th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 47th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 48th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 54th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 57th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 59th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 62nd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 67th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 69th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 74th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 84th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 87th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 88th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 90th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 95th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 102nd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 127th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 132nd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 133rd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 139th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 155th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 158th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 159th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 163rd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 164th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 165th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 170th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 173rd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 176th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 186th Regiment, New York Infantry

Newspapers
Brooklyn, New York Newspapers are available online.

Brooklyn Daily Eagle Online

Probate Records

 * 1683-1744 - Long Island Source Records, courtesy: Ancestry ($)
 * 1787-1805 - SAMPUBCO Browsable index of testators of wills.
 * 1850-1890 - Barber, Gertrude A. Index of Wills Probated in Kings County, New York: from January 1, 1850 to December 31, 1890. unknown, 1990. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * 1866-1923 - Kings County, New York Estate Files, 1866-1923. Available online. Courtesy: FamilySearch.

Courthouses
King's County government offices have birth, death, burial, marriage, divorce, probate, court, and land records. Kings (Brooklyn) County Courthouse page.

Birth
1902 New York City Births are available online.

Marriage
Marriages 1875 State Census King County, Brooklyn New York are available online.

Divorce
Additional Resources

Websites

 * The Brooklyn NYGenWeb Project, an member of The NYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Kings County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Kings County. (Backup site)