Delaware County, New York Genealogy

''This article is about a southern county of New York. For other uses, see Delaware (disambiguation)''.

United States New York  Delaware County

Parent County
Created 10 March 1797 from Orange and Ulster counties.

Neighboring Counties
Broome· Chenango· Greene· Otsego· Schoharie· Sullivan· Ulster Pennsylvania county: Tioga

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.

Cemeteries
Cemetery records often reveal birth, death, relationship, military, and religious information.

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

Church

 * 1700s-1800s - "Congregational Church, Franklin, Delaware Co., N.Y." (Families), Early Settlers of New York State, Vol. II (begins on page 23), courtesy: Ancestry ($).
 * 1793-1800s - "Baptist Church of Christ, Franklin, Delaware Co., N.Y." (Membership Lists), Early Settlers of New York State, Vol. I (begins on page 651), courtesy: Ancestry ($). Continues in Vol. II.

Land and Property

 * 1797-1804 - Abstracts of Deed Book A (1797-1804), courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * 1804-1808 - Abstracts of Deed Book B (1804-1808), courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * 1798-1866 - Various Tax, Assessment, Lease and Mortgage Records, courtesy: NYGenWeb.

Military
Civil War

Available towns. Registers are available for: Andes· Delhi· Franklin· Hamden· Hancock· Masonville· Meredith· Middletown· Roxbury· Sidney· Stamford· Tompkins· Walton.

Regiments. Service men in Delaware County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county.


 * - 118th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 129th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 130th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 136th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 144th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 156th Regiment, New York Infantry

Probate Records
Abstracts


 * 1834-1875 - Barber, Gertrude A. Abstracts of Wills of Delaware County, New York. 6 vols. New York, 1989. Digital versions at Ancestry ($); NYGenWeb (free); World Vital Records ($).
 * 1797-1875 - Barber, Gertrude A. Letters of Administration of Delaware County, New York: Copied from the Original Records at the Court House, Delhi, N.Y. 4 vols. 1988. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Indexes


 * 1797-1916 - SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills.

Repositories
Cornell University, Guide to Historical Resources in Delaware County, New York Repositories. ([Ithaca, New York]: New York Historical Resources Center, Olin Library, Cornell University, 1984). ; . Includes index. Includes references to some family histories and genealogies.

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

Delaware County Historical Association 46549 State Hwy 10 Delhi, NY 13753 Phone: (607) 746-3849 Email: dcha@delhi.net


 * Many of the County's genealogical resources are available online, through the Delaware County NY - Genealogy and History Site.

Social Groups Online

 * New York Genealogy Research Community (FamilySearch on Facebook)

Vital Records
Varied Vital Records of Delaware County combines vital record information culled from various sources into a single online resource. Most records date from the nineteenth century.

Birth
Birth Substitutes


 * 1640–1962 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index.


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

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.


 * 1872-1880 Early Marriage Records at Delaware County, NY Genealogy and History Site - free.


 * 1874 Marriage Notices Filed with Delaware County Clerk 1874 at Delaware County, NY Genealogy and History Site - free.


 * 1875-1881 Statements of Marriage Filed with Delaware County Clerk 1875-1881 at Delaware County, NY Genealogy and History Site - free.


 * 1908-1933 Names from Marriage Records Index (Including Parents' Names) at Delaware County, NY Genealogy and History Site - free.


 * 1908–1935 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index.


 * 1908-1927 Marriage Record Index Delaware County, NY at Delaware County, NY Genealogy and History Site - free.

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 groom, 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."


 * 1804–1850 Fred Q. Bowman, 8000 More Vital Records of Eastern New York State, 1804-1850 (Rhinebeck, New York: Kinship Books, 1991). ; . Abstracts of newspaper marriage and death columns.


 * 1819-1853 Index to Marriages Delaware Gazette at Delaware County, NY Genealogy and History Site - free.


 * 1844-1879 Barber, Gertrude A. Marriages Taken from the Delaware Gazette: Delhi, Delaware County, New York: from Aug. 7, 1844 to Dec. 31, 1879. New York: 1934. Digital version at Ancestry ($).


 * 1851-1855 Marriages from Bloomville Mirror 1851-1855 at Delaware County, NY Genealogy and History Site - free.


 * 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.


 * 1856-1858 Marriages from Bloomville Mirror - 1856-1858 at Delaware County, NY Genealogy and History Site - free.


 * 1860-1869 Marriages from Delhi Republican Newspapers 1860-1869 at Delaware County, NY Genealogy and History Site - free.


 * 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."


 * 1804–1850 Fred Q. Bowman, 8000 More Vital Records of Eastern New York State, 1804-1850 (Rhinebeck, New York: Kinship Books, 1991). ; . Abstracts of newspaper marriage and death columns.


 * 1819-1844 Barber, Gertrude A. Delaware Gazette, Published at Delhi, Delaware County, N.Y., from Nov. 1819 to Aug. 28, 1844, Death Notices. 1933. Digital version at Ancestry ($). Index at NYGenWeb.


 * 1819-1879 Index to Deaths Delaware Gazette at Delaware County, NY Genealogy and History Site - free.


 * 1844-1895 Barber, Gertrude A. Deaths Taken from the Delaware Gazette: Delhi, Delaware County, N.Y. 1991. Digital version at Ancestry ($).


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


 * 1849-50, 1859-60, 1864-65, 1869-70, 1874-75 Death Records at NYGenWeb - free.


 * 1851-1858 Bloomville Mirror Obits 1851-1858 at NYGenWeb - free.


 * 1851-1858 Bloomville Mirror Deaths in the News Section, 1851 to 1858 at NYGenWeb - free.


 * 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 the Civil War section of Military 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.


 * 1870 The Harvest of Death at NYGenWeb - free.


 * 1885 Deaths for 1885 taken from the Diary of Sarah Antoinette Holiday Williams wife of Henry A. Williams Colchester (Downsville N.Y.) at NYGenWeb - free.


 * 1897-1900s Coroner's Reports at NYGenWeb - free.


 * 1898 Coroner's Reports at NYGenWeb - free.


 * Deaths from Early New Delhi Republican Newspapers at NYGenWeb - free.

Additional Resources

Websites

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