Schoharie County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Schoharie County

Parent County
Schoharie County was created 6 April 1795 from parts of Albany and Otsego counties.

Neighboring Counties
Albany·Delaware·Greene·Montgmery·Otsego·Schenectady

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.

Biographies

 * The Blue-Eyed Indians: The Story of Adam Crysler and His Brothers in the Revolutionary War by Don Chrysler - 1999
 * Life and Dying Confession of John Van Alstine - 1819

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
A variety of local church records and histories from the Baptist, Lutheran, Methodist, and Reformed faiths are available online at NYGenWeb.


 * 1728-1748 - Baptisms, Dutch Reformed Church, Schoharie, NY 1728-1748, courtesy: Betty Fink.
 * 1731-1742 - Baptisms, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Schoharie, NY 1731-1742, courtesy: Betty Fink.
 * 1732-1771 - Marriages, Dutch Reformed Church, Schoharie, NY 1732-1771, courtesy: Betty Fink.
 * 1743-1757 - Baptisms, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Schoharie, NY 1743-1757, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
 * 1747-1781 - Marriages, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Schoharie, NY 1747-1781, courtesy: Betty Fink
 * 1790s-1830s - Records of the Congregation of Blenheim, New York, courtesy: USGenWeb Archives.
 * 1820s-1870s - Baptisms, Marriages, Burials, Membership Lists, Summit Lutheran Church, Schoharie, New York, courtesy: USGenWeb Archives.
 * 1860s-1900 - Baptisms 1867-1892, Class Records 1867-1892, Probationers Records 1867-1892, Members in Full Connection, Methodist Episcopal Church, Richmondville, Schoharie Co., NY, courtesy: RootsWeb.

Military
Civil War 

Available towns. Registers are available for: Blenheim· Broome· Carlisle· Conesville· Esperance· Fulton· Gilboa· Middleburgh· Richmondville· Schoharie· Seward· Sharon· Summit· Wright.

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


 * - 102nd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 129th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 134th Regiment, New York Infantry

Obituaries

 * Obituaries - from Selected issues of the Gilboa Monitor (1878-1880)]
 * Obituaries and Death Notices Nov 4
 * ObitCentral

Probate Records

 * 1795-1903 - SAMPUBCO Browsable index of testators of wills (1795-1903).


 * Wills. Miscellaneous years.

Archives, Libraries and Museums
Old Stone Fort Library

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

Societies
Schoharie County Historical Society

Gilboa Historical Society

Richmondville Historical Society

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.

Birth

 * Birth Certificates

Birth Substitutes


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


 * 1847–1850 Vital Records - Summit (1847-1850)


 * 1848 Vital Records - Middleburgh (1848)


 * 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.

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."


 * 1819–1836 1819-1836 Deaths and Marriages in the Delaware Gazette


 * 1837–1849 1837-1849 Deaths and Marriages in the Delaware Gazette


 * 1847–1850 Vital Records - Summit (1847-1850)


 * 1848 Vital Records - Middleburgh (1848)


 * 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.


 * 1865 1865 Marriage Records from the Schoharie County State Census


 * 1878–1880Marriages from selected issues of the Gilboa Monitor (1878-1880)


 * Marriages Beard's Hollow Residents


 * Marriages from selected issues of the Cobleskill Index


 * Marriages from Lutheran newspapers: The Lutheran Observer and The Southern Lutheran


 * Marriages from various sources


 * Marriage Certificates

Death

 * Death Certificates


 * Sharon Register of Deaths (partial list)

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."


 * 1819–1836 1819-1836 Deaths and Marriages in the Delaware Gazette


 * 1837–1849 1837-1849 Deaths and Marriages in the Delaware Gazette


 * 1847–1850 Vital Records - Summit (1847-1850)


 * 1848 Vital Records - Middleburgh (1848)


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


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


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


 * 1865 1865 Deaths from the Schoharie County Census Mortality Schedules


 * Deaths - from Lutheran newspapers: The Lutheran Observer and The Southern Lutheran


 * Deaths and Burials in Schoharie County from the records of Henry Cady


 * 1926-1928 Funerals conducted by Alva J Stewart, 1926-1928 undertaker in Charlotteville

Additional Resources

Websites

 * Schoharie County New York Genealogy
 * Shoharie County before 1860 from French's Gazetteer State of NY - includes early settlers' names
 * Towns of Schoharie County from French's Gazetteer State of NY - also includes early settlers' names
 * History of Schoharie County by Jeptha R. Simms Complete text and graphics
 * History of Schoharie County by William E. Roscoe Complete text and graphics
 * Brief Sketch of the First Settlement of the County of Schoharie by the Germans by John M. Brown 1823
 * Genealogical Notes (Young Family) by J. A. Young 1886
 * Index to "A History of the Town of Jefferson" by Mildred L. Bailey 1771 - 1976
 * History of Blenheim Hill by Albert C. Mayham 1905-1907
 * Schoharie and Mohawk Valley Raids 1780
 * Historical Markers - Information about historical markers in Schoharie County