Six Nations Indian Agency (New York)

Guide to  ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency
The tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy -- Seneca, Onondaga, Cayuga, Tuscarora, Oneida, and Mohawk.

History
The Six Nations Agency (also called the Seneca Agency in New York) was established in 1792 and was located on western New York. The majority of the Indians under this agency were Seneca, although the St. Regis Band of the Iroquois was assigned to the Six Nations Agency, even though they were not considered a part of the Six Nations. Also, the Stockbridge, Munsee, and Brotherton Indians (all of which were Algonquin) and the Oneida Indians were under the Six Nations Agency until they moved to Wisconsin. Some of the Seneca Indians living in Ohio were also assigned to the Piqua Agency.

The Six Nations Agency was located at Canandaigua, New York until 1829; at Medina from 1829 to 1832; and at Buffalo after 1832.

The Six Nations Agency was reduced to a subagency in 1818. At the beginning of 1835, the name of the Six Nations Agency was changed to the New York Agency.

Agents and Appointment Dates
Israel Chapin 1792, Callender Irvine 1802, Erastus Granger 1804, Jasper Parrish (subagent) 1803, Justus Ingersoll (superintendent)1829, James Stryker (subagent) 1832

Records
The majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:


 * Allotment records
 * Annuity rolls
 * Census records
 * Correspondence
 * Health records
 * Reports
 * School census and records
 * Vital records

Letters received by the Office of Indian Affairs from the Six Nations Agency, 1824-1834, have been microfilmed by the National Archives as part of their Microcopy Number M234, Roll 832. Copies are available at the National Archives and at the Family History Library and its family history centers on their.