Guilderland, Albany County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Albany County  Town of Guilderland

Quick Facts

 * Named for the Gelderland province of in the Netherlands.


 * Guilderland was originally a part of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck begun by Patroon Kiliaen van Rensselaer in 1629 as part of the New Netherland colony. By the end of the 17th century Dutch settlers from Albany and Schenectady began to establish farms in the area, beginning first along the banks of the Normans Kill. In 1712 a group of emigrants from the Rhine Valley in present-day Germany passed through the town on their way to Schoharie. They were the first to record and name the Helderberg Escarpment, originally Hellebergh meaning "bright or clear mountain". This name would also be used for all the land between the Normans Kill and the escarpment. In 1734 the first known religious service was held by a Lutheran dominie from Athens, New York to the "Normanskill Folk", and the first religious structure was a Dutch Reformed Church in 1750.


 * Formerly named Hamilton. Vasiliev, Ren. From Abbotts to Zurich: New York State Placenames. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 2004.

Biography
Church History and Records

Beth Abraham Jacob

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Fairview
1 mile east of the village of Altamont on Route 146


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Guilderland (Reformed Church)

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Prospect Hill

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Temple Israel, Sons of Abraham, Ohav Sholom

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Church History and Records
Vital Records

Lutheran

 * Records of St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church at Guilderland, N. Y., 1787-1875 Baptisms, 1788-1873 Marriages, 1828-1873 Deaths and funerals, 1848-1854, 1864-1869 Communions, confirmations, 1788-1871 Members; dismissals, 1864-1871 Pastors, 1787-1875 Biographical sketches of pastors; officers, 1816-1818.
 * Record of baptisms and marriages, St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church, Guilderland, New York, 1784-1873 Baptisms with birth dates, 1784-1873 Marriages by the Rev. Adam Cminse of the Evangelical Lutheran Churches of Guilderland, Berne, and Knox, including places of residence, 1828-1873.

Methodist

 * History of Methodism in Guilderland and of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Hamilton Hamilton was a former name of Guilderland. Includes names of the pastors and officials of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Hamilton, biographies of some of the pastors, and history of Methodism in areas surrounding Guilderland as well as in New York State in general.
 * Rev. George H. Pettingell continues history of Methodism in the Guilderland section The articles were first presented as sermons during the winter of 1934-35 and later appeared in the Altamont enterprise (N.Y.).

Presbyterian

 * Early history of the Hamilton Union Church
 * Vital records of the Hamilton Union Church, Guilderland, Albany County, New York, 1824-1899 Baptisms 1824-1859, 1865-1891 Marriages 1880-1888 Deaths 1824-1859, 1880.

Reformed Church

 * The History of Schenectady Classis Reformed Church in America, 1681-1931 Includes these churches of the Classis: Schenectady, Niskayuna, Rotterdam, Glenville, Scotia, Princetown, Mount Pleasant, Bellevue, Woodlawn (Schenectady County); Altamont, Guilderland (Albany County); and Amity (Allegany County), New York.
 * Marriages of Rev. Harmanus Van Huysen, 1794-1825: minister of the United Dutch Reformed Congregations of Helderberg (Guilderland), Jerusalem (Feura Bush) and Salem (New Salem), Albany County, New York, from 1794 to 1825
 * Record of baptisms and marriages in the Reformed Dutch Church of Guilderland, Albany County, N.Y., 1786-1855
 * Records of the Reformed Church of New Salem, Albany CountY, N.Y., 1790-1839 List of members, 1793 Baptisms, 1790-1839 Marriages of the United Congregation of Helderberg, Jerusalem, and Salem, 1794-1829.

Genealogy

 * Records of some early settlers of the town of Guilderland, the Helderburgh and Normanskill regions

History

 * Historical data of the town of Guilderland, New York
 * Outline history of the town of Guilderland, Albany County, New York {FHL|150736|item}} ▲

Military History and Records

 * A memorial: places of burial and sketches of some Guilderland soldiers of the war of the Revolution and records of farm burial places in the Town of Guilderland, N. Y.

Societies
Guilderland Historical Society 451 Route 146 PO Box 282 Guilderland Center, NY 12085 Phone: 518–861–8071 Email: guildhs@aol.com

Town Clerk
Guilderland Town Clerk Rosemary Centi Guilderland Town Hall – 2nd Floor P.O. Box 339 Guilderland, NY 12084 Phone: 518-356-1980 Email: centir@townofguilderland.org

Town Historian
Guilderland Town Historian Alice Begley Guilderland Town Hall - 2nd Floor P.O. Box 339 Guilderland, NY 12084 Phone: 518-356-1980 Ext. 1050

Vital Records

 * Marriage book of Wm. Putnam Rallson William Rallson kept records of marriages for the following towns and years: Keeseville, 1873-1874; Essex, 1874-1875; Waterford, 1879-1880; Jonesville, 1880-1883, 1900-1902; Gloversville, 1883-1886; Mechanicville, 1886-1892; Salem, 1892-1896; Rupert, Vt., 1897; Brandon, Vt., 1898-1899; Vergennes, Vt. 1888-1892; Ferrisburg, Vt. 1888-1892; Schoharie, 1903-1904; Guilderland, 1905-1908; Richmondville, 1908-1912.