Rye, Westchester County, New York Genealogy

Church Records

 * 1790-1879 - Sherman, Thomas T. "Vital Records of Christ's Church at Rye, Westchester County, New York," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Baptisms 1790-1793, 1802-1806, Marriages 1791-1793, Burials 1790-1793: Vol. 37, No. 1 (Jan. 1906):4-10; Baptisms 1806-1809, Marriages 1802-1805: Vol. 37, No. 2 (Apr. 1906):146-149; Marriages 1805-1808, Burials 1802-1806: Vol. 37, No. 4 (Oct. 1906):257-260; Burials 1807-1809, Baptisms 1809-1824, Marriages 1809-1812: Vol. 38, No. 1 (Jan. 1907):17-23; Marriages 1813-1815: Vol. 38, No. 2 (Apr. 1907):145-146; Marriages 1816-1823, Burials 1809-1815: Vol. 38, No. 3 (Jul. 1907):208-213; Burials 1816-1829, Marriages 1824-1828: Vol. 38, No. 4 (Oct. 1907):278-284; Baptisms 1831-1847: Vol. 46, No. 3 (Jul. 1915):234-244; Baptisms 1847-1854: Vol. 46, No. 4 (Oct. 1915):403-408; Baptisms 1854-1862: Vol. 47, No. 1 (Jan. 1916):14-19; Baptisms 1862-1872: Vol. 47, No. 2 (Apr. 1916):128-136; Baptisms 1872-1879: Vol. 47, No. 3 (Jul. 1916):297-307; Marriages 1831-1853: Vol. 47, No. 4 (Oct. 1916):395-402; Marriages 1854-1869: Vol. 48, No. 1 (Jan. 1917):63-66; Marriages 1869-1879, Funerals 1830-1841: Vol. 48, No. 2 (Apr. 1917):124-131; Funerals 1841-1860: Vol. 48, No. 3 (Jul. 1917):228-235; Funerals 1860-1879: Vol. 48, No. 4 (Oct. 1917):330-340. Digital version at New York Family History ($); . Internet Archive has digitized Vol. 37, Vol. 38, Vol. 46, and Vol. 48 (but not Vol. 47).


 * 1880-1898 - Webb, Morrison DeSoto. "Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Christ's Church, Rye, Westchester County, 1880-1898," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 141, No. 1 (Jan. 2010):43-52; Vol. 141, No. 2 (Apr. 2010):142-146; Vol. 141, No. 3 (Jul. 2010):230-234. Digital version at New York Family History ($); . Includes baptisms, marriages, and burials.


 * 1790–1875 Christs Church Extracted births or christenings.


 * 1791–1879 Christs Church Extracted marriages.

Land

 * 1600s-1700s - Bristol, Theresa Hall. "Genealogical Gleanings from Land and Probate Records at White Plains and Rye, New York," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 49, No. 2 (Apr. 1918):170-176; Vol. 49, No. 3 (Jul. 1918):292-303; Vol. 49, No. 4 (Oct. 1918):381-389. Digital versions at Internet Archive - free; New York Family History ($); . Includes map of early landowners.

Probate

 * 1600s-1700s - Bristol, Theresa Hall. "Genealogical Gleanings from Land and Probate Records at White Plains and Rye, New York," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 49, No. 2 (Apr. 1918):170-176; Vol. 49, No. 3 (Jul. 1918):292-303; Vol. 49, No. 4 (Oct. 1918):381-389. Digital versions at Internet Archive - free; New York Family History ($); . Includes map of early landowners.

Archives, Libraries and Museums
Knapp House Library and Archives 265 Rye Beach Ave. Rye, NY 10580 Phone: 914-967-8657

Societies
Rye Historical Society 1 Purchase St. Rye, NY 10580 Phone: 914-967-7588

Town/City Clerk
City Clerk Carolyn D'Andrea, Esq. Rye City Hall 1051 Boston Post Road Rye, New York Phone: 914-967-7371 Email: [mailto:cityclerk@ryeny.gov cityclerk@ryeny.gov]

Town Clerk Hope Vespia 222 Grace Church Street, 3rd Floor Port Chester, NY 10573 Phone: 914.939.3570 Email: [mailto:hvespia@townofryeny.com hvespia@townofryeny.com]

City Historian
City Historian David Byrnes c/o Rye Historical Society 1 Purchase Street Rye, NY 10580 Phone: 914-967-7588