Abrams Collection Genealogy Highlights
Spring 2005
Volume 7, Number 2
Between 1825 and 1845, many New Yorkers migrated and settled in Michigan. The opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 greatly aided the westward migration of New Yorkers to the Great Lakes region by allowing people to travel inexpensively by water to the sparsely settled Northwest Territory, for which Michigan was then an important entry point.
These former New Yorkers would go on to shape early Michigan politics, culture and history. In
addition, Michigan place names such as Albion, Genesee, Oneida, Otsego, Rochester, Troy and Utica are an enduring testimony to our state's New York heritage. In fact, 12 of our state's governors were born in New York, more than any other state outside of Michigan.
This publication is a list of notable New York genealogy resources available at the Library of Michigan. Titles may be located by searching ANSWER, the Library's online catalog. Clicking on the links in this publication will take you to the ANSWER catalog search results or the catalog record for a particular item. The easiest way to locate New York resources in ANSWER is with a keyword search using the phrases new york or new york city or new york state, followed by the type of information you are looking for. Here are some additional suggestions to help maximize your search results:
Adding a geographic location will allow you to narrow your search. For example, new york genealogy and albany county will retrieve genealogical resources that focus on Albany County, New York. When searching by keyword, it is not necessary to capitalize proper nouns.
Thorne, Kathryn Ford, comp. Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. New York. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1993.
Genealogy G 1201 .F7 A8 1993 N.Y.
Bowman, Fred Q. 10,000 Vital Records of Central New York, 1813-1850. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1986.
Genealogy F 118 .B69 1986
Additional books on eastern and western New York are also available.
Documents Relative to the Colonial History of the State of New York. 15 vols. Albany, NY: Weed, Parsons and Company, Printers, 1853-87.
Genealogy F 122 .D66
Various Dutch, English, French and Swedish colonial documents.
Eichholz, Alice. Free Black Heads of Household in the New York State Federal Census, 1790-1830. Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1981.
Genealogy E 185.93 .N56 E37
Epperson, Gwenn F. New Netherland Roots. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994.
Genealogy F 118 .E6 1994
Fernow, Berthold, comp. 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 the Secretary of States, 1626-1836. New York: Knickerbocker Press, 1896.
Genealogy F 118 .F36
Foley, Janet Wethy. Early Settlers of New York State: Their Ancestors and Descendants. 2 vols. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1993.
Genealogy F 118 .F65 1993
French, J.H. Gazetteer of the State of New York. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1995.
Genealogy F 117 .F74 1995
Gagne, Peter J. Links to Your New York Past. Pawtucket, RI: Quintin Publications, 2002.
Genealogy F 118 .G33 2002
Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of New York. 157 reels. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1964.
Genealogy Microfilm E 523 .I5 1964
New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. Collections of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. 15 vols. New York: The Society, 1890-.
Genealogy F 116 .N487
New York Historical Society. Collections of the New York Historical Society. The John Watts De Peyster Publication Fund Series. 85 vols. New York: The Society, 1868-.
Genealogy F 116 .N63
Remington, Gordon Lewis. New York State Towns, Villages and Cities: A Guide to Genealogical Sources. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002.
Genealogy F 118 .R442 2002
---. New York State Probate Records: A Genealogist's Guide to Testate and Intestate Records. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002.
Genealogy F 118 .R44 2002
Saldana, Richard H. Veterans Index, New York 1898, Spanish-American War. 2 vols. West Jordan, UT: Genealogical Services, 1987.
Genealogy E 726 .N5 V48 1987
Scott, Kenneth. Records of the Chancery Court, Province and State of New York: Guardianships, 1691-1815. New York: Holland Society of New York, 1971.
Genealogy F 118 .S358 1971
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Bailey, Rosalie Fellows. Guide to Genealogical and Biographical Sources for New York City (Manhattan), 1783-1898. Baltimore: Clearfield, 1998.
Genealogy F 128.25 .B35 1998
Emigrant Savings Bank Records, 1841-1945. 23 reels. Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources 1999.
Genealogy Microfilm HG 1881 .E45 1999
Fernow, Berthold, ed. The Records of New Amsterdam from 1653 to 1674 Anno Domini. 7 vols. New York: Knickerbocker Press, 1897.
Genealogy F 128.4 .N53
Fisher, William Scott, comp. New York City Methodist Marriages, 1785-1893. 2 vols. Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1994.
Genealogy F 128.25 .F57 1994
Guzik, Estelle M., ed. Genealogical Resources in New York. New York: Jewish Genealogical Society, 2003.
Genealogy F 128.28 .G46 2003
Index to Naturalization Petitions, 1792-1906. 293 reels. North Salt Lake, UT: HeritageQuest, 2000.
Genealogy Microfilm F 118 .I642 2000z
Naturalization petitions filed with the federal, state and local courts of New York City.
New York Wills, 1665-1707. 4 vols. New York: Surrogate's Office, 1986.
Genealogy F 122 .N48 1986
Two additional sets cover 1707 to 1744.
Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1820-1897. 675 reels. Ann Arbor: Proquest Information and Learning/UMI, 2003.
Genealogy Microfilm F 128.25 .P377 2003
The Library has microfilm indexes covering passenger arrivals for 1820 to 1848 and 1897 to 1943 for the Port of New York.
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Beers, S.N. New Topographical Atlas of Genesee and Wyoming Counties, New York. Martin Wehle, 1971.
Genealogy G 1250 .G46 B4 1971z
One of several reproductions of land ownership maps at the Library.
Broome County Census. 12 reels. North Salt Lake, UT: HeritageQuest, 2000.
Genealogy Microfilm F 127 .B8 B766 2000z
New York state census records for 1825 to 1925 are available for 21 other counties.
Christoph, Florence A. Upstate New York in the 1760s: Tax Lists and Selected Militia Rolls of Old Albany County, 1760-1768. Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1992.
Genealogy F 118 .C49 1992
Cohen, Minnie. Gravestone Inscriptions of Columbia County, New York. 3 vols. New York, 1936.
Genealogy Microfiche LH 7022
One of many New York genealogical and local history titles in the Library's microfiche collection.
Doherty, Frank J. Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Dutchess County, New York: An Historical and Genealogical Study of All the 18th Century Settlers in the Patent. 7 vols. Pleasant Valley, NY: F.J. Doherty, 1990-.
Genealogy F 127 .D8 D53 1990
Guide to Historical Resources in Livingston County, New York, Repositories. Ithaca, NY: New York Historical Resources Center, Cornell University, 1981.
Genealogy Z 1318 .L7 G84 1981
The Library has similar guides for each of New York's 62 counties.
Index to Naturalization Petitions of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1865-1957. 142 reels. North Salt Lake, UT: HeritageQuest, 2000.
Genealogy Microfilm F 118 .I64 2000z
The Eastern District covers the counties of Kings, Nassau, Queens, Richmond and Suffolk.
Livsey, Karen E. Western New York Land Transactions, 1804-1824: Extracted from the Archives of the Holland Land Company. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991.
Genealogy F 118 .L58 1991
MacWethy, Lou D., comp. The Book of Names, Especially Relating to the Early Palatines and the First Settlers in the Mohawk Valley. St. Johnsville, NY: The Enterprise and News, 1933.
Genealogy F 118 .M19 1981
New York County and Regional Histories and Atlases. 116 reels. New Haven, CT: Research Publication, 1975.
Genealogy Microfilm F 119 .N49z
Publications of the Buffalo Historical Society. 35 vols. Buffalo, NY: Peter Paul Book Co., 1896-1960.
Genealogy F 129 .B8 B88
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The American Family Immigration History Center
ellisislandrecords.org/
Index to passenger arrivals at Ellis Island from 1892 to 1924.
CastleGarden.org
castlegarden.org
Index to 1830-1892 New York passenger arrivals.
The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society
newyorkfamilyhistory.org/
New York Public Library
www.nypl.org/
New York State Archives
www.archives.nysed.gov/
New York State Library
www.nysl.nysed.gov/gengen.htm
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Updated 05/07/2009
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