Saratoga County, New York Genealogy

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



Description
The County was named for the Native American word "sah-rah-ka", or "Sarach-togue", meaning "the hill beside the river", referring to the Hudson River. The County is located in the east-central area of the state.

Parent County
7 February 1791: Formed from Albany County.

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating New York County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation New York County Boundary Maps" (1683-1915) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

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.

Biography

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

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

Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery

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


 * 1800-1965 at FamilySearch — index
 * Find a Grave
 * Interment.net

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

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

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.

Catholic
Ann Mensch's Local Catholic Church and Family History &amp; Genealogical Research Guide is a free online resource that identifies the parishes of Saratoga County, years parishes were created, contact information, as well as links to online records and research tips. Saratoga County parishes fall under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Albany.

Methodist Episcopal

 * 1810 Methodist Episcopal Church, Saratoga County Circuit, Class Book of Rev. Mitchel B. Bull, 1810 at Ancestry ($);.

Society of Friends (Quaker)

 * 1794-1862 Society of Friends. Saratoga Monthly Meeting (Saratoga County, New York : Hicksite) Contains Marriage and removal certificates.
 * 1828-1846 Society of Friends. Saratoga Monthly Meeting (Saratoga County, New York : Orthodox) Women's monthly meeting minutes, 1828-1846 and men's monthly meeting minutes, 1828-1840

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Emigration and Immigration

 * 1906-1942 at FamilySearch — index and images

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Genealogy

 * Rootsweb message board for has many information threads about families that resided in that county. There is a search engine that allows you to search by surname and topic.

History
Additional Resources:

Saratoga County, New York History Gives histories of several of the cities and towns in Saratoga County.

Schenectady Digital History Archive includes "Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs: Index to Families" includes people from Saratoga County.

Land and Property
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Microforms



Books



Maps

 * Maps of New York (1683-1915)

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

American Revolutionary War

 * Revolutionary War Soldiers Buried in Saratoga County, New York

Civil War

 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index

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.


 * - 7th Regiment, New York Cavalry, Companies F and H.
 * - 12th Regiment, New York Cavalry, Company B.
 * - 13th Regiment, New York Cavalry, Company G.
 * - 22nd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 25th Regiment, New York Cavalry, Companies A, B, C, D, E and F.
 * - 30th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies D, F and G.
 * - 77th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies B, C, D, E, F, G and H, and Second Company K.
 * - 115th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies C, F, G, H and I.
 * - 153rd Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies F and H.

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1791-1980 at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes


 * 1629 - 1971 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1659 - 1999 New York Wills and Probate Records 1659-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images ($)
 * 1866 - 1923 at FamilySearch.org — index and images

Online Resources


 * 1787-1835 Abstracts of Wills, Administrations and Guardianships in NY State, 1787 - 1835 at American Ancestors ($)
 * 1796-1805 - Ellsberry, Elizabeth Prather, comp. Will Records of Saratoga County, New York 1796-1805. Chillicothe, Mo.: Elizabeth Prather Ellsberry, c1965. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * 1799-1921 SAMPUBCO Browsable index of testators of wills (1799-1921).


 * - Saratoga County: Administration bonds 1890-1894; Administration records 1857-1882; Decrees 1883-1902; Dower records 1833-1866; General index 1878-1904; Guardianship bonds 1890-1902; Guardianship records 1857-1909; Index 1799-1893; Letters of administration 1815-1929; Letters of guardianship 1815-1915; Letters of testamentary 1829-1918; Minutes 1832-1856, 1878-1901; Probate records 1857-1885; Real estate records 1858-1902; Wills 1791-1921

Probate Records on Microfilm &lt;


 * 1791–1921 Record of Wills; Index, 1799–1893.

Probate records found at Historical Records and described in Online Probate Records above are also found on microfilm as follows:


 * 1815–1923 Administration records 1857-1894; Decrees 1883-1902; General index 1878-1904;Index 1799-1893; Letters of administration 1815-1929; Letters of guardianship 1815-1915; Letters of testamentary 1829-1918; Minutes 1832-1856, 1878-1901; Probate records 1857-1885; Wills 1791-1921.

Repositories
Cornell University, Guide to Historical Resources in Saratoga County, New York Repositories. ([Ithaca, New York]: New York Historical Resources Center, Olin Library, Cornell University, 1983). ; . Includes index. Includes references to some family histories and genealogies.

Archives, Libraries and Museums
Southern Adirondack Library System E-mail: sals58@gmail.com

Saratoga County is a part of the Southern Adirondack Library System which includes Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren, and Washington Counties. Check local towns and villiages for public libraries available in the community.

Museums

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.

Family History Centers

 * Albany New York Family History Center
 * Bennington Vermont Family History Center
 * Gloversville New York Family History Center
 * Herkimer New York Family History Center
 * Schoharie Valley New York Family History Center


 * Crandall Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Guilderland Public Library - an affiliate library
 * New York State Library and New York State Archives - an affiliate library

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.

Social Groups Online

 * New York Genealogy Research Community (FamilySearch on Facebook)

Vital Records

 * 1999-present The Saratogian Index at Saratoga Springs Public Library - free; includes births, deaths, marriages, engagements.

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 – 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

 * 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 and 1908–1936 at FamilySearch — index and images


 * 1881-1964 Reclaim the Records: New York State Marriage Index at Archive.org - images of index


 * 1908–1921 at FamilySearch – free; . Index on film goes to 1935, marriage records or papers go to 1914.

Marriage Substitutes


 * 1686-1980 at FamilySearch – free; Index. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.


 * 1777–1834  Fred Q. Bowman,10,000 Vital Records of Eastern New York, 1777-1834 (Baltimore,MD: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1987). Ancestry ($); MyHeritage ($); ; . Abstracted from newspaper marriage and death columns.


 * 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."


 * 1819-1837 Durkee, Cornelius E. Index to Marriage and Death Notices in the Saratoga Sentinel: 1819-1837. 1988. Digital version at Ancestry ($).


 * 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.

Death
Death Indexes
 * 1824-1962 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1880-1956 at FamilySearch — index and 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 — Index only

Death Substitutes


 * 1777–1834  Fred Q. Bowman,10,000 Vital Records of Eastern New York, 1777-1834 (Baltimore,MD: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1987). Ancestry ($); MyHeritage ($); ; . Abstracted from newspaper marriage and death columns.


 * 1795–1952 at FamilySearch – 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."


 * 1819-1837 Durkee, Cornelius E. Index to Marriage and Death Notices in the Saratoga Sentinel: 1819-1837. 1988. 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.


 * 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 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.


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

Additional Resources

Saratoga County New York Genealogy Websites

 * Saratoga County, NY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * New York Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * 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)
 * Saratoga County NY Genealogy