Gravesend, Brooklyn Borough, New York Genealogy

Gravesend was first settled in 1640. Surviving records date from 1656. It is named after Gravesend, England - the final stop along the Thames River for ships leaving London.

Census and Inhabitants Lists

 * 1843 - Ditta, Joseph. "Gravesend Road District No. 1, 1843," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 141, No. 3 (Jul. 2010):212. Digital version at New York Family History ($);.

Church Records

 * 1715-1763 Baptisms in Gravesend, New York Church Records 1715-1763, courtesy: Olive Tree Genealogy - free.


 * 1762-1763 - Stryker-Rodda, Harriet Mott. "Gravesend 1762-1763 Baptisms," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 119, No. 1 (Jan. 1988):5. Digital version at New York Family History ($);.

Vital Records

 * 1664-1702 - Bergen, Tunis G. "Marriage Records, Gravesend, L.I.," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 4, No. 4 (Oct. 1873):199-200. Digital version at New York Family History ($);.