Oneida County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Oneida County

Parent County
15 March 1798: Created from Herkimer County.

Neighboring Counties
Herkimer | Lewis | Madison | Onondaga | Oswego | Otsego

Boundary Changes

 * 1801: Part taken to add to Clinton County.
 * 1804: Part taken to add to Chenango County
 * 28 March 1805: Jefferson and Lewis counties set off.
 * 1 March 1816: Oswego County set off
 * 1836: A part taken from Madison County to add to the county.

Cemeteries (Rural)
For cemeteries within or nearest to these populated places, please refer to them.

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

State

 * P-Index is only partial index

Church Records
The NYGenWeb references mentioned below are found on their website categorized as either Birth, Marriage, Death, Miscellaneous, or Town records.


 * 1791 - New Hartford Presbyterian Church Membership List, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * 1791-1869 - New Hartford Presbyterian Church Baptisms, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * 1792-1863 - New Hartford Presbyterian Church Marriages, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * 1792-1818 - New Hartford Presbyterian Church Deaths, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * 1806-1818 - Old Trinity Episcopal Church Baptisms, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * 1807-1899 - Christ Church Marriage Index Surnames A-L, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * 1807-1899 - Christ Church Marriage Index Surnames M-Z, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * 1812-1828 - Baptisms in the Vernon Presbyterian Church 1812-1828, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * 1820s-1910s - Westernville, Presbyterian Church Deaths, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * 1821-1829 - Old Trinity Episcopal Church Baptisms, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * 1829-1836 - Old Trinity Episcopal Church Baptisms, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * 1832-1839 - Old West Baptist Church, Utica, NY, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * 1834-1857 - Andover Methodist Church Records, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * 1835 - Congregational Church of Deansboro Original Members, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * 1838-1849 - Old Trinity Episcopal Church Baptisms, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * 1840s-1860s - The Bleecker Street Baptist Church, Utica, N.Y., courtesy: NYGenWeb. Lists of members, deceased members, church officers.
 * 1843-1880 - West Leyden Evangelical Lutheran and German Reformed Parish Marriages, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * 1843-1883 - West Leyden Evangelical Lutheran and German Reformed Parish Baptisms, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * 1844-1868 - West Leyden Evangelical Lutheran and German Reformed Parish Confirmations, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * Mid 1800s - Membership Roll, M.E. Church, Vernon Village Station, mid-1800s, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * 1850s-1930s - Zion Lutheran Church Baptisms, Town of New Hartford, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * 1850s-1910s - Marriages from the Zion Lutheran Church, Town of New Hartford, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * 1850s-1960s - Zion Lutheran Church Deaths, Town of New Hartford, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * 1854-1896 - Rev. Edward Davies Record Book With a List of Marriages 1854-1896, courtesy: Upstate New York Welsh Heritage.
 * 1859-1865 - Baptisms in Calvary Episcopal Church, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * 1859-1875 - Marriages in Calvary Episcopal Church 1859-1875, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * 1859-1875 - Calvary Episcopal Church Deaths, Town of New Hartford, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * 1860s-1920s - German Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hawkinsville, Town of Boonville, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * 1891-1903 - Marriages Listed in Westmoreland Methodist Church Records, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * 1893-1901 - Clayville Methodist Church Deaths, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * 1868-1907 - Clayville M E Church Record of Marriages, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * 1905 - Annual Report of St. Mary's Church, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * 1928-1929 - The First Methodist Episcopal Church, Boonville, N.Y. 1928-1929, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * West Leyden Evangelical Lutheran and German Reformed Parish Families, courtesy: NYGenWeb.

Land and Property
Original deeds in county began in [dates]. These records are housed at [place].


 * George Washington: His Land Purchases Made the Empire State. Utica, N.Y.: n.p., 1931?. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Migration
Early migration routes to and from Oneida County for European settlers included:


 * pre-historic
 * Mohawk or Iroquois Trail about 1722
 * Great Genesee Road 1794
 * Erie Canal 1825

Military
Civil War

Available towns. Registers are available for: Annsville· Augusta· Bridgewater· Florence· Floyd· Marcy· Marshall· Remsen· Rome· Sangerfield· Steuben· Trenton· Vernon· Verona· Vienna· Westmoreland· Whitestown.

Regiments Service men in Oneida County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Oneida County:


 * - 117th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 141st Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 146th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 161st Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 164th Regiment, New York Infantry


 * -Oneida Independent Company, New York Cavalry

Newspapers
Grimes, Marilla R. Some Newspaper References to Irish Immigrants in Oneida Co. New York. Death notices of Irish Immigrants in various newspapers within Oneida Co. New York State. covering years 1825-1865 The Irish Ancestor, vol.VI. no.2. 1974, page97-98. Family History Library Ref. 941.5 B2i v5-6

Probate Records
Abstracts


 * 1798-1848 - Barber, Gertrude A. Abstracts of Wills of Oneida County, N.Y.: Copied from the Original Records at the Surrogate's Office, Utica, N.Y. 6 vols. 1939. Digital version at Ancestry ($); NYGenWeb (free).

Indexes


 * 1798-1900 - SAMPUBCO Browsable index of testators of wills.

Courthouses
The Oneida County Clerk's office has divorce, court, and land records. The Surrogate Court has probate records. For further information about where the records for Oneida County are held, see the Oneida County Courthouse 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.

Oneida County Historical Society 1608 Genesee Street Utica, NY 13502 Phone: 315-735-3642 Summer Hours of Operation: Monday - 1pm - 8pm, and Tuesday –Friday 10am – 4pm. Closed Saturday and Sunday

Rome Historical Society 200 Church St Rome, NY 13440 Phone: 315-336-5870 Hours: Tuesday–Thursday 10 a.m.–4 p.m., Firday 10 a.m.–3 p.m., Closed Saturday–Monday.


 * William E. Scripture Memorial Library of the Rome Historical Society


 * The library offers a wealth of historical and genealogical information with extensive information about local people and businesses. Hard-to-find and out-of-print books line the shelves and focus on the early history of the region as well as more recent accounts of life in and around Rome.

Birth
Birth Substitutes


 * 1640–1962 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index.
 * See Town Clerks' Registers of Men who Served in the Civil War in Oneida County in the Civil War section of Military for birth information.

Bible Records


 * 1581–1917 New York, Family Bible Records at Ancestry– ($); Index. Database is a collection of genealogically important records taken from the Bibles of colony and state residents. Reveals the Bible's original owner, brief record of descendants,and a particular event such as birth or marriage as recorded in Bible.

Marriage

 * 1664–1784 New York. Secretary of State, Names of Persons for Whom Marriage Licenses Were Issued By the Secretary of the Province of New York, Previous to 1784 (Albany, New York: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1860). At Cornell University digital library-free; Internet Archive - free; Ancestry edition($); ; . Marriage bonds issued in the State of New York prior to 1784, and the earliest record dating 1664.


 * Marriage Substitutes


 * 1686-1980 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.
 * 1800–1855 New York Marriage Notices at Ancestry– ($); Index. This database is a collection of marriage notices published in newspapers around the state. Contains name of bride and groon, marriage date, marriage location, residence, and newspaper found in.
 * 1801–1880 Barber Collection- Newspaper Marriages at Ancestry– ($); Index. Information extracted from the "Brooklyn Eagle" and the "New York Evening Post."
 * 1856–1863 Index to Marriages and Deaths in the New York Herald at Ancestry– ($); Index. These newspaper notices refer to people up and down the East Coast as well as midwesterners and persons from as far west as the State of California. Also browseable.
 * 1864-5, 1874-5 See Marriage Schedule information in the State Census section of Census for marriage information for 1864-5, and 1874-5.

Death
Death Substitutes


 * 1795–1952 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index. The entries are primarily from the IGI along with some entries derived from compiled and original records such as Family Records, Church Records, and Civil Registration. There may be entries that cite a specific source.


 * 1801–1890 Barber Collection- Newspaper Deaths at Ancestry– ($); Index. Information extracted from the "Brooklyn Eagle" and the "New York Evening Post."


 * 1856–1863 Index to Marriages and Deaths in the New York Herald at Ancestry– ($); Index. These newspaper notices refer to people up and down the East Coast as well as midwesterners and persons from as far west as the State of California. Also browseable.


 * See Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War in  in the Civil War section of Military for death information.


 * 1849-50, 1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80 See Mortality Schedule information in the Federal Census section of Census for death information.


 * 1864-5, 1874-5 See Mortality Schedule information in the State Census section of Census for death information for 1864-5, and 1874-5.

Divorce
Additional Resources

Web Sites

 * The Oneida County NYGenWeb Project, a member of The NYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Oneida County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Oneida County. (Backup site)
 * Oneida County Genealogy - New York Genealogy