Saratoga County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Saratoga County

Parent County
7 February 1791: Formed from Albany County.

Neighboring Counties
Albany· Fulton· Hamilton· Montgomery· Rensselaer· Schenectady· Warren· Washington

Biography

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

Cemeteries
Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery

To search for a name in this cemetery go to the Nationwide Gravesite Locator Advanced Search.


 * Find a Grave
 * Interment.net

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

Church
A variety of local church records are available online for the Baptist, Episcopal, Methodist, Reformed Protestant Dutch, and Society of Friends faiths (1700s-1800s) at NYGenWeb.


 * 1700s-1800s - "Ballston Center Presbyterian Church in Ballston Center, Saratoga County, N.Y.," Early Settlers of New York State, Vol. II (begins on page 802), courtesy: Ancestry ($). Includes marriages.
 * 1793-1853 - Records of Christ Church (Episcopal): At Ballston Spa, New York. 1920s. Digital version at Ancestry ($). Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, Communicants, Families.
 * 1810 - Methodist Episcopal Church, Saratoga County Circuit, Class Book of Rev. Mitchel B. Bull, 1810, courtesy: Ancestry ($); World Vital Records ($).
 * 1851-1884 - Records of Methodist Episcopal Church at Schuylerville, Saratoga County: 1851-1884. 1953. Digital version at Ancestry ($). Baptisms, marriages, membership lists.
 * "Baptist Church of Christ, Providence, Saratoga Co., N.Y.," Early Settlers of New York State, Vol. II, (begins on page 735), courtesy: Ancestry ($).

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


 * pre-historic
 * pre-historic
 * pre-historic
 * Champlain Canal 1823
 * Erie Canal 1825
 * Chambly Canal 1843
 * pre-historic
 * prehistoric
 * Lake Champlain Trail pre-historic
 * Hudson River Path
 * Mohawk or Iroquois Trail
 * Forbidden Path or Catskill Turnpike
 * Greenwood Road
 * Old Connecticut Path

Military
American Revolutionary War


 * Revolutionary War Soldiers Buried in Saratoga County, New York

Civil War

Available towns. Registers are available for: Ballston· Charlton· Clifton Park· Corinth· Edinburg· Galway· Greenfield· Halfmoon· Providence· Saratoga Springs · Stillwater· Waterford· Wilton.

Regiments. Service men from Saratoga 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 Saratoga County.


 * - 115th Regiment, New York Infantry; Companies C, F, G, H, I
 * - 153rd Regiment, New York Infantry; Companies F, H

Probate Records

 * 1796-1805 - Ellsberry, Elizabeth Prather, comp. Will Records of Saratoga County, New York 1796-1805. Chillicothe, Mo.: Elizabeth Prather Ellsberry, c1965. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * 1799-1921 - SAMPUBCO Browsable index of testators of wills (1799-1921).

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

Death
Social Security Death Index Security Death Index, begins about 1962 to at least 2 months ago.

Divorce
Additional Resources

Websites

 * The Saratoga County NYGenWeb Project, a member of The NYGenWeb Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Saratoga County
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Saratoga County (backup site)