Tioga County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Tioga County

Parent County
16 February 1791: Created from part of Montgomery County.

Neighboring Counties
Broome· Chemung· Cortland· Tompkins· Pennsylvania counties: Bradford· Susquehanna

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

Church

 * 1841-1848 - Miscellaneous Records of Methodist Episcopal Marriages 1841-1848, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * 1850-1896 - Marriage, Baptism and Funeral Records of Rev. Wm. H. King, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * 1850-1867 - Marriage Records of First Baptist Church of Owego, N.Y., Rev. Wm. H. King, D.D., Feb. 20, 1850-Feb. 19, 1867, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * 1852 - Membership List, Methodist Episcopal Church, Jenksville, Town of Newark Valley, Tioga Co., N.Y., courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * 1854-1858 - Methodist Episcopal Marriages and Baptisms 1854-1858, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * 1857 - Independent Congregational Church Membership, Owego, 1857, courtesy: DUNHAM-WILCOX-TROTT-KIRK.
 * Membership List, Independent Congregational Church of Owego, courtesy: Family History Archives.
 * Membership List, Spencer, N.Y. Presbyterian Church, courtesy: DUNHAM-WILCOX-TROTT-KIRK.

Military
Civil War

Available towns. Registers are available for:  Berkshire· Candor· Nichols· Richford· Spencer· Tioga.

Regiments. Service men in Tioga County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county.


 * - 109th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 137th Regiment, New York Infantry

Probate Records

 * 1795-1838 - Wills filed in Tioga County, New York by persons who resided in that portion of Tioga County that became present Chemung County, New York. Courtesy: Tri-Counties Genealogy &amp; History by Joyce M. Tice.
 * 1798-1904 - SAMPUBCO Browsable index of testators of wills (1798-1904).

Archives, Libraries and and Museums
County Historian Emma Sedore 17 Parker Lane P.O. Box 307 Owego, NY 13827 Phone: (607) 687-8646 Email: sedoree@co.tioga.ny.us

Courthouses
The Tioga County Clerk has marriage, divorce, court and land records. The Surrogate court has probate records. For further information about where the records for Tioga County are held, see the Tioga County Courthouses page.

Societies
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.