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Guide to Dutchess 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 Mary of Modena, Duchess of York - the term Dutchess is an archaic form of the word duchess. The County is located in the southeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Dutchess County Courthouse 10 Market St Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Phone: 845-431-1710 Dutchess County Courthouse

The Dutchess County Clerk's office has marriage, divorce, court and land records as well as the state census. The Surrogate Court has probate records.

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:

History Timeline

 * For a time, was annexed to Ulster County, separated in 1713. Records for the time period of 1683-1713 are in Ulster county.
 * 1717 a portion of Albany County transferred to Dutchess County.
 * 4 April 1786 the towns of Clermont and Germantown were transferred to Columbia County when the county was created.
 * 12 June 1812 Putnam County was set off.

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

 * Dutchess County, NY: The Settlers of the Beekman Patent at American Ancestors - index & images ($)

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.
 * 1735-1772 Scott, Kenneth. "Some Dutchess County, New York, Early Residents, 1735-1772," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 73 (1985):44-52. Digital version at National Genealogical Society website ($);.
 * 1761-1763 Scott, Kenneth. "Some Dutchess County, New York, Residents, 1761-1763," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 74 (1986):128-149. Digital version at National Genealogical Society website ($);.

 Federal
 * 1810 Dutchess County Census Records, 1810 at NYG&B - transcription ($)
 * 1850 Dutchess County Census Records, 1850 at NYG&B - transcription ($)
 * 1870 Dutchess County Census Records, 1870 at NYG&B - transcription; Town of Amenia only ($)


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

 State


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

Church Records
 Dutch Reformed
 * 1757-1906 Tower, Maria Bockee Carpenter. The Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of New Hackensack, Dutchess County, New York. 1932. Online at Hathitrust; also at MyHeritage ($).
 * 1758-1891 Martins, Bob. Hopewell Reformed Church Baptisms 1758-1891
 * 1766-1882 Martins, Bob. Marriages in Hopewell Reformed Church 1766 through 1882, Index
 * 1766-1827 "Marriages in the Dutch Reformed Church in Hopewell, Dutchess County, New York," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 1766-1817: Vol. 78, No. 4 (Oct. 1947):161-166; 1818-1827: Vol. 79, No. 1 (Jan. 1948):17-19. Digital version at New York Family History ($);.
 * 1778-1825 — index and images.

 Presbyterian
 * First Presbyterian Church at New Hamburg, Dutchess, New York These are part of the DAR collection and are a transcription.

 Quaker
 * Cox, John, Jr., comp. Quaker Records: Nine-Partners Monthly Meeting, Dutchess Co., N.Y. Digital version at Ancestry ($). Births, marriages, deaths on more than 4,200 individuals.
 * Frost, Josephine S.C. Quaker meeting records, state of New York: Ulster County, Columbia County, Albany County, Clinton County ;
 * Quaker Marriages from the Oblong Monthly Meeting at The American Local History Network - free.
 * Quaker Deaths from the Oblong Monthly Meeting at The American Local History Network - free.

 List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Emigration and Immigration

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

Genealogies

 * Dutchess County, NY: The Settlers of the Beekman Patent at American Ancestors - index & images ($)

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * 1718-1950 Deed Records 1718-1901 - Index included: 1718-1950
 * 1754-1950 Mortgage Records 1754-1857 - Index included: 1754 - 1950
 * 1771-1882 Records of the Loan Office 1771-1882 - Index included. Records include Accounts, mortgages, loan ledgers, and deeds.

 Books
 * The Patents, in the twelve years 1685-1697 lawful patents had been granted securing for their purchasers every foot of Hudson River shoreline in the original county. Three additional patents, to 1706, laid claim to the remaining interior lands. They were:
 * Rombout, 1685
 * Minisink, 1686
 * Kip, 1686
 * Schuyler, 1688 (Poughkeepsie)
 * Schuyler, 1688 (Red Hook)
 * Aertsen-Roosa-Elton, 1688
 * Pawlings-Staats, 1696
 * Rhinebeek, 1697
 * (Great) Nine Partners, 1697
 * Philipse, 1697
 * Cuyler, 1697
 * Fanconnier, 1703
 * Beekman (Back Lots), 1703
 * (Little) Nine Partners, 1706
 * The Settlers of Beekman Patents, 13 volumes. Online at American Ancestors by NEHGS ($).
 * The Settlers of Beekman Patents, 13 volumes. Online at American Ancestors by NEHGS ($).

Local Histories
Prior to the Anglo-Dutch incursion, what is today Dutchess County was a leading center for the Wappani. They had their council-fire at Fishkill Hook and also held gatherings along the Danskammer. (source:Wikipedia)
 * New York Indexes (many counties) at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.

Maps and Gazetteers

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

Migration
Early migration routes to and from Dutchess County for European settlers included:
 * Hudson River a navigable river stretching from north of Albany then flowing south to empty into the Atlantic Ocean at New York City
 * Albany Post Road from New York City to Albany, New York 1669
 * Alford and Egremont (MA) Turnpike 1812
 * Ancram (NY) Turnpike 1805, also sometimes called the Catskill Road, from Salisbury, Connecticut to Catskill, New York
 * Catskill Road 1750s from Springfield, Massachusetts to Catskill, New York
 * Catskill Turnpike  (aka Susquehannah Turnpike ) from Catskill, NY to Unadilla, NY; route travelled by Europeans by 1792; toll booths opened by 1804.
 * Columbia (NY) Turnpike 1799
 * Great Barrington and Aford (MA) Turnpike 1812
 * Greenwood Road 1799 from Hartford, Connecticut to Albany, New York
 * Hampden and Berkshire (MA) Turnpike 1826
 * Hillsdale and Chatham Turnpike 1805 from Alford, Massachusetts to Albany, New York
 * Housatonic River (MA) Turnpike 1809
 * Massachusetts 10th Turnpike 1800
 * Massachusetts 12th Turnpike 1812
 * Minsi Path 1766 from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Kingston, New York
 * Old Connecticut Path  1630 from Boston, Massachusetts to Hartford, Connecticut
 * Rensselaer and Columbia (NY) Turnpike 1799
 * Salisbury and Canaan (CT) Turnpike 1801-1829
 * Ulster and Delaware Turnpike 1802 from Salisbury, Connecticut to Bainbridge, New York

Military Records
 Revolutionary War Dutchess County men served in the 2nd New York Regiment and the 4th New York Regiment.

 Civil War Online Civil War Indexes and Records
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images at partner site

Available towns. Registers are available for: Beekman· East Fishkill· Fishkill· Hyde Park· LaGrange· Milan· North East· Pawling· Pine Plains· Pleasant Valley· Poughkeepsie· Red Hook· Stanford· Union Vale· Washington. Regiments. Service men in Dutchess County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were formed in Dutchess County:
 * - 1st Regiment, New York Jackson Heavy Artillery, Company F.
 * - 3rd Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 5th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 5th Regiment, New York Infantry (Duryee Zouaves), Company C.
 * - 6th Independent Battery, New York Light Artillery, Companies F and H.
 * - 6th Regiment, New York Cavalry, Companies F and H.
 * - 7th Veteran Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 9th Regiment, New York Cavalry, Companies A and H.
 * - 9th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 9th Regiment, New York Infantry (New)
 * - 17th Veteran Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 18th Regiment, New York Cavalry, Company G.
 * - 18th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company C.
 * - 20th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies D and G.
 * - 25th Regiment, New York Cavalry, Company I.
 * - 30th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company E.
 * - 38th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company G.
 * - 47th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 47th Regiment, New York State Militia (3 months, 1862)
 * - 57th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies H, I and K.
 * - 65th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company B.
 * - 87th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies F and G.
 * - 128th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies B, C, D, F, H, I and K.
 * - 143rd Regiment, New York Infantry, Company B.
 * - 150th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and K.
 * - 157th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies F and I.
 * - 159th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies D, E, G and I.
 * - 168th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies B, F, H and K.
 * - 176th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company C.
 * - 187th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 188th Regiment, New York Infantry
 * - 192nd Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies D, E, F, H and I.
 * - 194th Regiment, New York Infantry

Naturalization and Citizenship
Ancestry is in the process of digitizing naturalization records stored at the Dutchess County Clerk's Office (1932-1989), see Mid Hudson News article.

Online Naturalization Indexes and Records The FamilySearch Library has also acquired this comprehensive index for the years 1792 through 1906 on microfilm: at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images . The courts this index covers are:
 * 1791-1980 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images
 * 1792-1989 Index to Petitions for Naturalization filed in New York City, 1792-1989 at Ancestry ($). This database is based on NARA's Soundex Index to Petitions for Naturalization filed in Federal, State, and Local Courts located in New York City, 1792-1989. All 5 boroughs are included.
 * 1824-1941 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images at partner site
 * 1824-1946 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images
 * 1917-1950 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images at partner site
 * City Court of Brooklyn, 1836-1894
 * Kings County Court, 1806-1906
 * New York City Marine Court, 1806-1849
 * New York County Common Pleas Court, 1792-1895
 * New York County Superior Court, 1828-1895
 * New York City and County Supreme Court, 1868-1906
 * Queens County Court, 1799-1906
 * Queens County Surrogate Court, 1888-1898
 * Richmond County Court, 1869-1906
 * U.S. Circuit Court Southern District, 1846-1876
 * U.S. District Court Eastern District, (Kings, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties), 1865-1906

Newspapers

 * Amenia NY Harlem Valley Times 1913-2007
 * Amenia NY Times 1852-1914
 * Millbrook NY Roundtable 1897-2000
 * Pine Planes NY Register 1859-2005
 * Poughkeepsie NY Daily Eagle 1861-1937
 * Poughkeepsie Evening Star and Enterprise 1936-1941
 * Poughkeepsie NY New Yorker 1941

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1793-1868 Listed as "Probate Packets" Indexed in General index to surrogate records . How to use FamilySearch Catalog
 * 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 ($)
 * 1742-1839 Cowen, Minnie. Abstracts of Wills of Dutchess County, New York. 13 vols. New York, 1939-1944. Digital version at Ancestry ($). ;.
 * 1751-1903 SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills.
 * 1751-1832 Extracts of Selected Wills, scroll down on page at NYGenWeb.
 * 1786-1815 SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of estates.
 * 1787-1835 Abstracts of Wills, Administrations and Guardianships in NY State, 1787-1835 at American Ancestors ($).
 * 1787-1805 Canfield, Amos. "Abstracts of Wills Recorded at Poughkeepsie, Dutchess Co., New York," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 1787-1790: Vol. 61, No. 1 (Jan. 1930):6-13; 1790-1792: Vol. 61, No. 2 (Apr. 1930):119-126; 1793-1795: Vol. 61, No. 3 (Jul. 1930):256-263; 1788-1797: Vol. 61, No. 4 (Oct. 1930):381-386; 1788-1805: Vol. 62, No. 1 (Jan. 1931):58-59. Digital version at New York Family History ($);.
 * 1812-1832 Barber, Gertrude A. Index to Wills of Dutchess County, N.Y.: From 1812-1832. 1989. Digital version at Ancestry ($)..
 * 1866-1923 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images
 * 1721-1862 Ancient documents including probate records.
 * 1751-1934 General index to surrogate records.
 * 1751-1905 New York, Dutchess County wills and index.
 * 1787-1865 Letters testamentary and of administration.
 * 1793-1868 Probate packets.

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Birth

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

Birth Substitutes
 * 1640-1962 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1778-1871 Dutchess County Historical Society. Card Index of Deaths, Marriages, and Some Births Collected from Local Newspapers.
 * 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($); ; . Marriage bonds issued in the State of New York prior to 1784, and the earliest record dating 1664.
 * 1763-1797 "Record of Marriages by Roswell Hopkins, One of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Dutchess, State of New York," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 39, No. 2 (Apr. 1908):126-129. Digital versions at Internet Archive - free; New York Family History ($);.
 * 1776-1805 Dutchess County, NY: Marriages, 1776-1805 at American Ancestors - index & images ($)


 * 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

Marriage Substitutes
 * 1686-1980 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1776-1805 Dutchess County, NY: Marriages, 1776-1805 at American Ancestors ($).
 * 1777-1834 10,000 Vital Records of Eastern New York at MyHeritage ($).
 * 1778-1871 Dutchess County Historical Society. Card Index of Deaths, Marriages, and Some Births Collected from Local Newspapers.
 * 1778-1825 — index and images.
 * 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."
 * 1826-1851 Marriage Notices from Dutchess County, New York Newspapers 1826-1851.
 * 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 — 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

Death Substitutes
 * 1778-1825 — index and images.
 * 1778-1871 Dutchess County Historical Society. Card Index of Deaths, Marriages, and Some Births Collected from Local Newspapers.
 * 1640-1962 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1801-1890 Barber Collection- Newspaper Deaths at Ancestry ($); Index. Information extracted from the "Brooklyn Eagle" and the "New York Evening Post."
 * 1849-50, 1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80 See Mortality Schedule information in the Federal Census section of Census for death information.
 * 1856-1863 Index to Marriages and Deaths in the New York Herald at Ancestry ($); 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.
 * 1872-present Indexes to Select Deaths from the Buffalo, NY Area - free.
 * Old New York State Historical Newspaper Pages - free.

Archives
Cornell University, Guide to Historical Resources in Dutchess County, New York Repositories. ([Ithaca, New York]: New York Historical Resources Center, Olin Library, Cornell University, 1990). ; . Includes index. Includes references to some family histories and genealogies.


 * Dutchess County Historian c/o Dutchess County Historical Society 549 Main Street PO Box 88 Poughkeepsie, NY 12602 845-486-3669 Email: [mailto:dchistory@co.dutchess.ny.us dchistory@co.dutchess.ny.us]
 * Genealogical Resources: The County Historian may provide access to obituaries, vital records, church records, maps, and family files or journals. Some historians provide search services for their office records and others may refer you to local genealogists who research in the area.


 * Municipal Historians of Dutchess County

FamilySearch Centers

 * Kingston New York FamilySearch Center
 * Newburgh New York FamilySearch Center
 * Poughkeepsie New York FamilySearch Center
 * Yorktown New York FamilySearch Center
 * Elting Memorial Library/Haviland-Heidgerd Historial Collection - an affiliate library
 * Fairview Public Library - an affiliate library

Libraries
There are some 30 public libraries in Dutchess County New York a number of which are branch library. They belong to the Mid-Hudson Library System that serves the communities of Columbia, Duchess, Greene, Putnam, and Ulster Counties. They share a catalog that includes a sizeable collection of Genealogical materials. The shared catalog is found on the library systems main page. For information on the individual libraries in Dutchess County, click here.


 * Adriance Memorial Library 93 Market St. Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Phone: 845-485-3445 Email form Website
 * Genealogical Resources: Census records, obituary index, Poughkeepsie Journal newspaper (starts 1785), published family histories, local histories, military records, immigration records, church records, New England Historical and Genealogical Register, New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, The Dutchess, information about Palatines and Huguenots.


 * Starr Library 68 West Market Street Rhinebeck, NY 12572 Phone: 845-876-4030 Website
 * Genealogical Resources: The Starr Library joined with the Consortium of Rhinebeck History to create a space for researchers of genealogy and general local history in the Starr Library. The room is open Tuesday and Thursday from 10 o’clock to 3 o’clock or Saturdays by appointment. It houses a large collection of church and cemetery records, abstracts of Ulster and Dutchess County wills, newspaper marriage and death information and notebooks compiled by respected historians and genealogists, family genealogies on CDs, the Rhinebck Gazette (1842 -1990), state and federal censuses, and rare documents of local and National interest on microfilm. Over a thousand maps drawn by Frank Teal, Rhinebeck surveyor during the early part of the 20th century, are being inventoried and scanned by members of the Rhinebeck Historical Society.

Societies

 * Dutchess County Genealogical Society 204 Spackenkill Road P.O. Box 708 Poughkeepsie, NY 12602 (845) 462-4168 Website
 * Genealogical Resources: FamilySearch Center, vital records, local records, maps, compiled genealogies, censuses, military records, Palatine immigration records. Online library guide.


 * Dutchess County Historical Society The Clinton House 549 Main Street Poughkeepsie, NY (845) 471-1630 dchistorical@verizon.net Website
 * Genealogical Resources: Family Bibles, cemetery records, local and church histories, city directories, more than 125 family histories, genealogy surname files, maps, newspapers, New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Year Books of the Holland Society of New York, Olde Ulster'', probate records, school yearbooks. Historical Societies of Dutchess County.


 * Little Nine Partners Historical Society P.O. Box 243 Pine Plains, NY 12567 LNPHS@hotmail.com Website
 * Genealogical Resources: Roderic A. Davis's and Web Guide'' is available online as a guide for genealogical researchers. Davis instructs readers how to find genealogical information about the Little Nine Partners, Great Nine Partners, and Dutchess County areas.


 * Hudson River Heritage P.O. Box 287 Rhinebeck NY 12572 (845) 876-2474 E-mail: office@hudsonriverheritage.org Website
 * Genealogical Resources: Preservation of architecture, rural landscapes and scenic views of the mid-Hudson Valley area.


 * Historical Societies of Dutchess County Website

Websites

 * The Dutchess County NYGenWeb Project
 * Dutchess County USGenWeb Archives
 * Dutchess County 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.