Fulton County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Fulton County

Parent County
18 April 1838: from Montgomery County.

Neighboring Counties
Hamilton· Herkimer· Montgomery· Saratoga

Boundary Changes

 * Hamilton County was not fully organized until after 1860, so in 1838 it was attached to Fulton County.

Biography

 * Reynolds, Cuyler. Hudson–Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1911. Free online index. Master index

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

Maps

 * Atlas of Montgomery and Fulton counties, New York : from actual surveys (1868) - freely available at the Internet Archive.

Military
Civil War

Available towns. Registers are available for: Bleecker· Broadalbin· Ephratah· Johnstown· Mayfield· Oppenheim· Perth.

Regiments. Service men from Fulton 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 Fulton County.


 * - 115th Regiment, New York Infantry Companies E and K
 * - 153rd Regiment, New York Infantry Companies A, D, and F

Probate Records

 * 1789-1937 - SAMPUBCO Browsable index of testators of wills.

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

Societies
Capital District Genealogical Society Empire State Plaza Station PO Box 2175 Albany, NY 12220-0175


 * Counties served: Albany, Columbia, Fulton, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, and Washington.


 * $3 for non-member queries in their newsletter. Monthly meetings. They staff a genealogy support desk at the Town of Colonie Library.

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; publication: 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.

Divorce
Additional Resources

Websites

 * The Fulton County NYGenWeb Project, an member of The NYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Fulton County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Fulton County. (Mirror site)