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Guide to Wayne County, New York ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named for General Anthony Wayne, an American Revolutionary War hero and American statesman. The County is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Wayne County Courthouse 54 Broad St Lyons, NY 14489 Phone: 315-665-8117 Wayne County Courthouse

The Wayne County Courthouse is the home for the County Clerk and County Historian.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

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

 * 1800-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images

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

 Federal


 * The 1890 Census is lost. For a substitute, see Wayne.

 State
 * See also Using the Census to find other records about ancestors

Church Records
 List of Churches and Church Parishes

Online Databases  Baptists
 * 1800s Wayne County NY Marriages from Universalist Sources, courtesy: NYGenWeb - free.
 * 1823-1847 Rev. Noah Barrell's Record of Marriages, 1823-1847, courtesy: NYGenWeb - free.
 * Wayne County Marriages
 * Cornell University's Study Center for Early Religious Life in Western New York has an online guide to Wayne County church records in their library.
 * 1854-1855 Wayne County members of the New York Baptist Union for Ministerial Education, 1854-1855, courtesy: NYGenWeb - free.

 Methodist
 * 1863-1870 Marriages at the Methodist Episcopal Church, Port Gibson, Ontario County, N.Y., October 1863 - April 1870, courtesy: NYGenWeb - free.
 * 1870-1894 Records of Marriages of Port Gibson, Methodist Episcopal Church, Port Gibson, Ontario County, N.Y. November 1870 - April 1894, courtesy: NYGenWeb - free.
 * 1907-1936 Records of Marriages of Port Gibson, Methodist Episcopal Church, Port Gibson, Ontario County, N.Y. June 1907 - March 1936, courtesy: NYGenWeb - free.

 Quakers
 * Bradley, A. Day. "Records of Junius Friends Monthly Meeting, Seneca and Wayne Counties, New York," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 69, No. 1 (Mar. 1981):15-26. Digital version at National Genealogical Society website ($);.
 * FamilySearch Places

Directories

 * The Wayne County NY Gen Web site has provided the 1867 Directory of Wayne County.

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1906-1942 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images

Local Histories

 * History of Wayne County, New York : with illustrations descriptive of its scenery, palatial residences, public buildings, fine blocks, and important manufactories. Everts, Ensign & Everts. Philadelphia, PA, 1877. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
 * New York Indexes (many counties) at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of New York (1683-1915)
 * Wayne County Town Map - Wayne County Government
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Migration
Early migration routes to and from Wayne County for European settlers included:
 * Mohawk or Iroquois Trail (west fork) about 1722
 * Great Genesee Road 1794
 * Erie Canal 1825
 * Erie Canal 1825

Military Records
 Civil War

Available towns. Registers are available for: Butler· Galen· Huron· Lyons· Macedon· Marion· Ontario· Rose· Savannah· Sodus· Walworth· Williamson· Wolcott. Regiments. Service men in Wayne County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county.
 * - 1st Battalion, New York Light Artillery, Battery L
 * - 2nd Regiment, New York Mounted Rifles, Company F
 * - 8th Regiment, New York Cavalry, Companies C, D and I
 * - 10th Regiment, New York Cavalry, Companies A and L
 * - 15th Regiment, New York Cavalry, Company C
 * - 17th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company I
 * - 22nd Regiment, New York Cavalry, Companies D and H
 * - 27th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company B
 * - 33rd Regiment, New York Infantry, Company B
 * - 67th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company D
 * - 90th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company D
 * - 98th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies F, I and K
 * - 98th Regiment, New York Infantry National Guard (100 days, 1864), Companies F, I, and K
 * - 111th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D and E
 * - 138th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies A, B, D, G, H and K
 * - 160th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies A, B, D and I
 * - 161st Regiment, New York Infantry, Company A
 * - 193rd Regiment, New York Infantry, Company G
 * - 194th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company H

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1791-1980 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images
 * 1907-1966 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images at partner site

Newspapers

 * Old Fulton Postcards - Free search-able website which holds newspapers from upstate New York.
 * Surname Search - Office of the Wayne County Historian - Enter surname, given name matches listed in alphabetical order from historiancs records. Includes clipped newspaper articles. This site does not give online access to the actual articles, but sometimes the actual articles can then be found at Old Fulton Postcards, using the citation to give a clue as to what search string to use at Old Fulton Postcards.
 * Wayne County (NY) newspapers on microfilm and paper at all NYS locations - NY State Library

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1626-1836 Calendar of Wills On File and Recorded in the Offices of the Clerk of the Court of Appeals, of the County Clerk at Albany, and of the Secretary of State, 1626-1836 at FamilySearch Digital Library; Also at: Ancestry ($), American Ancestors ($)
 * 1629-1971 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only
 * 1659-1999 New York Wills and Probate Records 1659-1999 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1787-1835 Abstracts of Wills, Administrations and Guardianships in NY State, 1787 - 1835 at American Ancestors ($)
 * 1823-1901 SAMPUBCO Browsable index of testators of wills.
 * 1823-1849 Wiles, Harriet M. Abstracts of Wills of Wayne County, N.Y.: Surrogate's Office, Lyons, N.Y. New York, 193--1940. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * 1823-1850 Wiles, Harriet M. Letters of Administration: Intestate Records in the Surrogate's Office, Lyons, Wayne County, N.Y. New York, N.Y., 1940. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * 1866-1923 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images
 * 1629-1971 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only
 * 1823-1903 Probate records (index to 1964)

Birth

 * 1881-1942 New York, Birth Index, 1881-1942 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1881-1942 Reclaim the Records: New York State Birth Index at Archive.org - images of index

Birth Substitutes
 * 1640-1962 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * See Town Clerks' Registers of Men who Served in the Civil War in the Civil War section of Military for birth information.

Marriage

 * 1639-1962 New York, United States Marriages at Findmypast ($) index ($)
 * 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.
 * 1847-1848;1908-1936 at FamilySearch  How to Use this Collection; Index/Images
 * 1881-1964 Reclaim the Records: New York State Marriage Index at Archive.org - images of index
 * 1847-1848;1908-1936 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images

Marriage Substitutes
 * 1686-1980 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 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."
 * 1809-1850  Fred Q. Bowman,10,000 Vital Records of Western New York, 1809-1850 (Baltimore,MD: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1985). Ancestry ($); MyHeritage ($); ; . Abstracted from newspaper marriage and death columns.
 * 1813-1850  Fred Q. Bowman,10,000 Vital Records of Central New York, 1813-1850 (Baltimore, MD:Genealogical Pub. Co., 1986). Ancestry ($); MyHeritage ($); ;. Abstracted from newspaper marriage and death columns.
 * 1856-1863 Index to Marriages and Deaths in the New York Herald at Ancestry ($) Index. These newspaper notices refer to people up and down the East Coast as well as midwesterners and persons from as far west as the State of California. Also browsable.
 * 1864-5, 1874-5 See Marriage Schedule information in the State Census section of Census for marriage information for 1864-5, and 1874-5.
 * Marriages and Deaths from the Wayne Sentinel. www.ancestry.com($)
 * Wiles, Harriett Mae Evretts. Marriages and Deaths from the Lyons Republican and Inscriptions from the Lyons Rural Cemetery: Nelson, N.Y. and Aurora, N.Y. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University Microfilms International - Books on Demand, 1990. ; Also found at www.ancestry.com ($)

Death
Death Indexes
 * 1824-1962 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1880-1956 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images
 * 1880-1956 New York, Death Index, 1880-1956 at Ancestry — ($) index only
 * 1880-1956 Reclaim the Records: New York State Death Index at Archive.org - images of index
 * 1957-1963 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection Index

 Substitute Death Records
 * 1640-1962 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection Index
 * 1801-1890 Barber Collection- Newspaper Deaths at Ancestry ($) Index. Information extracted from the "Brooklyn Eagle" and the "New York Evening Post."
 * 1809-1850  Fred Q. Bowman,10,000 Vital Records of Western New York, 1809-1850 (Baltimore,MD: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1985) Ancestry ($); MyHeritage ($) ; . Abstracted from newspaper marriage and death columns.
 * 1813-1850  Fred Q. Bowman,10,000 Vital Records of Central New York, 1813-1850 (Baltimore, MD:Genealogical Pub. Co., 1986). Ancestry ($); MyHeritage ($); ;. Abstracted from newspaper marriage and death columns.
 * 1849-50, 1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80 See Mortality Schedule information in the Federal Census section of Census for death information.
 * 1856-1863 Index to Marriages and Deaths in the New York Herald at Ancestry ($) 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 browsable.
 * See Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War  in the Civil War section ofMilitary for death information.
 * Marriages and Deaths from the Wayne Sentinel. www.ancestry.com ($)
 * Wiles, Harriett Mae Evretts. Marriages and Deaths from the Lyons Republican and Inscriptions from the Lyons Rural Cemetery: Nelson, N.Y. and Aurora, N.Y. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University Microfilms International - Books on Demand, 1990. ; Also found at www.ancestry.com ($).

Archives
Cornell University, Guide to Historical Resources in Wayne County, New York Repositories. ([Ithaca, New York]: New York Historical Resources Center, Olin Library, Cornell University, 1982). ; . Includes index. Includes references to some family histories and genealogies.

 County Historian 9 Pearl Street, Suite 3 Lyons, New York 14489 Phone: 315-946-5470 Email: historian@co.wayne.ny.us Website
 * Genealogical Resources.

All County Public Records may be searched at their repository without charge. However, the County clerk and historian's offices have initiated a fee schedule for a genealogical search. The fee is $20 per hour with a minimum charge of $10 for up to 1/2 hour for those with Wayne County addresses. As of 2013, for others the fee is $40 per hour. A Genealogy Search Request form has been created for the request.
 * Land Records from 1823 through current year. Source is County Clerk.
 * Wills and Estate from 1823 through current year. Source is County Historian.
 * 1790-1880; 1900 - 1925 Census and all are indexed except 1920. Federal 1790-1880; 1900 - 1920. New York State 1855 (except Rose, Savannah, Sodus, Walworth, Williamson and Wolcott), 1865, 1875, 1892, 1905, 1915, 1925. Source is the County Historian.
 * Vital Statistics after 1881. Source is the Clerk of Town where the event occurred.
 * Cemetery including index. Inscriptions from tombstones in all known Wayne County cemeteries. Source is the County Historian. (or see more complete chart above)
 * Newspapers including index. Scattered years from 1817- 1970's. Source is the County Historian.

FamilySearch Centers

 * Auburn New York FamilySearch Center
 * Brockport New York FamilySearch Center
 * Fayette New York FamilySearch Center
 * Palmyra New York FamilySearch Center
 * Pittsford New York FamilySearch Center
 * Rochester New York FamilySearch Center
 * Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County - an affiliate library
 * Davie County Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Fairfield Library Association - an affiliate library
 * Niagara County Genealogical Society - an affiliate library
 * Richmond Memorial Library - an affiliate library

Libraries
Lyons Public Library 122 Broad Street Lyons, NY 14489 Phone: 315-946-9262 Email: lyonslibrary@owwl.org Website

The Palmyra Kings Daughters Free Library 127 Cuyler Street Palmyra, New York 14522 Phone: 315-597-5276 Website
 * The Palmyra library had local histories, old newspaper listings on marriages, cemetery listings, old maps, deaths, poorhouse records and more.

Clyde Savannah Public Library 204 Glasgow Street Clyde, New York 14433 Phone: 315-923-7767 Website
 * The Clyde library has historical photos.

Museums
Museum of Wayne County History 21 Butternut Street Lyons, New York 14489 Phone: 315-946-4943 Email: info@waynehistory.org Website

Heritage Square Museum 7147 Ontario Center Road Ontario, New York 14519 Website

The Museums of Historic Palmyra 132 Market Street Palmyra, New York 14522 Phone: 315-597-6981 Email:bjfhpinc@rochester.rr.com Website

Societies
Wayne County Historical Society 21 Butternut Street Lyons, New York 14489 Phone: 315-946-4943 Email: [mailto:info@waynehistory.org info@waynehistory.org] Website

Central New York Genealogical Society Box 104, Calvin Station Syracuse, New York 13205 Email: [mailto:CNYGS@yahoo.com CNYSG@yahoo.com] Website
 * 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.

Lyons Heritage Society P.O. Box 150 Lyons, New York 14489 Phone: 315-946-6316 or 315-946-4596 Website See also Historic Palmyra

Websites

 * Ancestry
 * The Wayne County NYGenWeb
 * USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Wayne County ALHN AHGP
 * Wayne County Links GenealogyLinks.net
 * Wayne County NY Genealogy New York Genealogy
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.