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New York Statewide Historical Records

A List of Emigrants from England to America, 1682-1692 Ancestry
A Maritime history of New York Ancestry
Abstracts of Wills, Administrations and Guardianships in NY State, 1787-1835 NEHGS
Aliens Naturalized in NY 1802-1814 Long Island Genealogy
American Colonists in English Records Ancestry
American Data from the Records of the High Court of the Admiralty of Scotland, 1675-1800 Ancestry
American Emigrant Ministers, 1690-1811 Ancestry
American Genealogical Biographical Index Databases World Vital Records
American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) (index of individuals appearing in many family histories and other genealogical works) Ancestry
American Wills Proved in London, 1611 � 1775 World Vital Records
American Wills Proved in London, 1611-1775 Ancestry
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005 (brief biographies of members) Ancestry
Biographical Index of Notable People for the State of New York 1927 Brooklyn Genealogy Information Page
Biographical Sketches of Loyalists of the American Revolution, Vol. I Ancestry
Biographical Sketches of Loyalists of the American Revolution, Vol. II Ancestry
Biographical sketches of the state officers and Members of the Legislature of the State of New York in 1859 Cornell University Library
Biographical sketches of the state officers and Members of the Legislature of the State of New York in 1862 and 1863 Cornell University Library
Biographical sketches of the state officers and members of the Legislature of the state of New York, in 1858 Cornell University Library
Biographical sketches of the state officers and members of the Legislature of the state of New York, in 1861 Cornell University Library
Biographies of Notable Americans, 1904 Ancestry
Bonded Passengers to America (9 vols. In 3) Ancestry
Border Crossings From Canada to United States, 1895-1956 Family Search
Brief history of the Empire state Cornell University Library
British Aliens in the United States During the War of 1812 (passenger lists) Ancestry
Calendar of New York colonial commissions, 1680-1770 Ancestry
Civil List of New York, 1693 (names of government officers) Jane Devlin
Colonial days in old New York Cornell University Library
Daughters Of The American Revolution Databases World Vital Records
Declarations of Intent in New York 1827-1895 (incomplete) Olive Tree Genealogy
Denizations and Naturalizations in the British Colonies in America, 1607-1775 Ancestry
Denizations, Naturalizations, and Oaths of Allegiance in Colonial New York Ancestry
Directory of Scots Banished to the American Plantations, 1650 � 1775 World Vital Records
Directory of the Ancestral Heads of New England Families, 1620-1700 Ancestry
Dutch Immigrants to America, 1820-1880 Ancestry
Early American Immigrations Ancestry
Early New York Naturalizations Ancestry
Early New York Naturalizations: Abstracts of Naturalizations Records from Federal, State, and Local Courts, 1792-1840 World Vital Records
Early New York naturalizations : abstracts of naturalization records from federal, state, and local courts, 1792-1840 Family History Library
Early Settlers of New York State, Vol. I (includes church, marriage, obituary, historical, and cemetery records) Ancestry
Early Settlers of New York State, Vol. II (includes church, marriage, obituary, historical, and cemetery records) Ancestry
Ellis Island Passenger Arrival Records (1892 � 1924) World Vital Records
Emigrants from England to the American Colonies, 1773-1776 Ancestry
Emigrants from France (Haut-Rhin Department) to America. Part 1 (1837-1844) and Part 2 (1845-1847) Ancestry
Emigrants from Ireland to America, 1735-1743 Ancestry
Emigrants from Saxony (Grandduchy of Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach) to America, 1854, 1859 Ancestry
Emigrants from Scotland to America, 1774-1775 Ancestry
Emigrants from West-German Fuerstenberg Territories (Baden and the Palatinate) to America and Central Europe 1712, 1737, 1787 Ancestry
Emigrants from the Former Amt Damme, Oldenburg (Now Niedersachsen), Germany, Mainly to the United States, 1830-1849 Ancestry
English Estates of American Colonists, 1610-1699 Ancestry
English Estates of American Colonists, 1700-1799 Ancestry
English Estates of American Settlers Ancestry
English Origins of American Colonists (before Revolutionary War) Ancestry
Famous families of New York : historical and biographical sketches of families Ancestry
Founders and Patriots of America Index Ancestry
Free Negro owners of slaves in the United States in 1830 : together with Absentee ownership of slaves in the United States Ancestry
Gateway to America : genealogical research in the New York State Library Family History Library
Gazetteer of the state of New York : embracing a comprehensive view of the geography, geology, and general history of the state Ancestry
Genealogy And Family History Digitized Book Collection Databases World Vital Records
Germans to America Passenger Data File 1850 to 1897 Archives
Guide to records in the New York State Archives Family History Library
Historical and Genealogical Miscellany: New York and New Jersey, Vols. I-V Ancestry
History of the state of New York, from the first discovery of the country to the present time (1828) Cornell University Library
Honors of the Empire State In the War of the Rebellion World Vital Records
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild (various passenger lists) World Vital Records
Immigrants to New England, 1700-1775 Ancestry
Immigrants to the Middle Colonies Ancestry
Important Men of 1913 Ancestry
In olde New York : sketches of old times and places in both the state and the city Ancestry
Indentures of apprentices, 1718-1727 Cornell University Library
Index of Declaration of Intent of Southern District N.Y. 1845-1876 Brooklyn Genealogy Information Page
Inhabitants of New York, 1774-1776 Family History Library
Irish Emigrants in North America [1670-1830], Part Six Ancestry
Irish Emigrants in North America [1775-1825] Ancestry
Irish Emigrants in North America, Part Four and Part Five Ancestry
Irish Emigrants in North America, Part I Ancestry
Irish Emigrants in North America, Part II Ancestry
Irish Emigrants in North America, Part III Ancestry
Irish Passenger Lists, 1847-1871 Ancestry
Irish Relatives and Friends Ancestry
Irish to America Passenger Data File 1846 - 1851 Archives
Italians to America Passenger Data File 1855 to 1900 Archives
Journal of the Legislative Council of the colony of New-York : began the 9th day of April, 1691, and ended the 27th of September 1743 Ancestry
Life sketches of executive officers and members of the Legislature of the state of New York for 1873 Cornell University Library
Life sketches of executive officers, and members of the Legislature of the State of New York for 1870 Cornell University Library
Life sketches of government officers and members of the Legislature of the state of New York for 1874 Cornell University Library
Life sketches of government officers and members of the Legislature of the state of New York for 1875 Cornell University Library
Life sketches of the state officers, senators, and members of the Assembly of the State of New York, in 1867 Cornell University Library
Life sketches of the state officers, senators, and members of the Assembly of the State of New York, in 1868 Cornell University Library
List of pardons, commutation and reprieves granted by the New York State Governor during the year 1869 Cornell University Library
Loyalists in the American Revolution Ancestry
Military Naturalization Records for New York (World War I, World War II, and Korean War) Italian Genealogical Group
Militia Officers of New York, 1700 Jane Devlin
Naturalization Index - NY Eastern (Jul 1865-Sep 1906) Fold3
Naturalization Index - NY Eastern (Nov 1925-Dec 1957) Fold3
Naturalization Index - NY Eastern (Oct 1906-Nov 1925) Fold3
Naturalization Index - NY Southern Intentions (1917-50) Fold3
Naturalization Index - NY Southern Petitions (1824-41) Fold3
Naturalization Index - NY Western (1907-66) Fold3
Naturalization Index - WWI Soldiers (1918) Fold3
Naturalization records of New York State : a New York State Council of Genealogical Organizations publication Family History Library
Naturalizations - NY Eastern (1865-1937) Fold3
Naturalizations - NY Southern (1897-1944) Fold3
Naturalizations in America and the West Indies, 1740-1782 Ancestry
New World Immigrants, Vol. I Ancestry
New World Immigrants, Vol. II Ancestry
New York Alien Residents, 1825-1848 Ancestry
New York By Sunlight and Gaslight World Vital Records
New York Chinese Exclusion Index (Index of New York INS Chinese Exclusion Act Case Files 1882-1960) Ancestry
New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924 Family Search
New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891 Family Search
New York Petitions for Naturalization Ancestry
New York Politicians and Postmasters, 1898 Ancestry
New York Southern District Court, Korean War Military Naturalization Index, 1950-1955 Ancestry
New York Southern District, World War II Military Naturalization Index, 1941-1946 Ancestry
New York State History Ancestry
New York State towns, villages, and cities : a guide to genealogical sources Family History Library
New York Supreme Court Plaintiffs, 1824-1911 Ancestry
New York Teachers Association Members, 1888 Ancestry
New York genealogical and biographical record surname index Family History Library
New York's Part in History World Vital Records
New York, County Naturalization Records, 1791-1980 Family History Library
New York, Eastern District Naturalization Petitions, 1865-1957 Family Search
New York, Family Bible Records, 1581-1917 Ancestry
New York, Northern Arrival Manifests, 1902-1956 Family Search
New York, Southern District Index to Petitions for Naturalization, 1824-1941 Family Search
New York, Southern District Naturalization Index, 1917-1950 Family Search
New York, Western District, Naturalization Index, 1907-1966 Family Search
Northern District Court of NY Naturalizations 1821-1855 Italian Genealogical Group
Passenger Arrivals in the U.S., 1819-20 Ancestry
Passenger Ships and Images Ancestry
Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Ancestry
Passengers Who Arrived in the U.S., September 1821-December 1823 Ancestry
Passengers and Ships Prior to 1684 Ancestry
Passengers from Ireland, List of Passengers Arriving at American Ports Between 1811 and 1817 World Vital Records
Passport Applications, 1795-1905 Fold3
Peirce's Colonial Lists: Civil Military & Professional Lists of Plymouth & R.I. Colonies, 1621-1700 World Vital Records
Rare Genealogical And Historical Digitized Book Collection Databases World Vital Records
Register of the Empire State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (1899) (includes genealogies) Ancestry
Result of Some Researches Among the British Archives for Information Relative to the Founders of New England Ancestry
Russians to America Passenger Data File 1834 to 1897 Archives
Scandinavian Immigrants in New York, 1630-1674 World Vital Records
Scotch-Irish in New England Ancestry
Scots in the USA and Canada, 1825-1875 Ancestry
Scottish-American Court Records, 1733-1783 Ancestry
Scottish-American Heirs, 1683-1883 Ancestry
Seventeenth Century Colonial Ancestors, Vol. I Ancestry
Ships from Ireland to Early America, 1623-1850. Vol. II Ancestry
Ships from Scotland to America, 1628-1828 Ancestry
Ships from Scotland to America, 1628-1828. Vol. III Ancestry
Sons of the American Revolution (lists of members of the society up to 1901) Ancestry
The American Jewish year book, 5663 : October 2, 1902 to September 21, 1903 Ancestry
The Book of Names Especially Relating to the Early Palatines and First Settlers in the Mohawk Valley World Vital Records
The Documentary history of the state of New-York Ancestry
The Empire State: A Compendious History of the Commonwealth of New York World Vital Records
The German Emigration from New York Province into Pennsylvania World Vital Records
The German element in the United States : with special reference to its political, moral, social, and educational influence Ancestry
The History of New England, Vol. I Ancestry
The History of New England, Vol. II Ancestry
The Jew in America (printed 1909) Ancestry
The Natchez Court Records, 1767-1805 Ancestry
The New-York annual register for 1834 (containing an almanac, civil and judicial list, with political, statistical and other information) Ancestry
The Original Scots Colonists of Early America, 1612 - 1783 World Vital Records
The Original Scots Colonists of Early America, 1612-1783 Ancestry
The Original Scots Colonists of Early America. Supplement 1607-1707 Ancestry
The Progress of the Empire State : a work devoted to the historical, financial, industrial, and literary development of New York Ancestry
The Real Founders of New England Ancestry
The Scotch-Irish in America World Vital Records
The Scotch-Irish, or, The Scot in North Britain, North Ireland, and North America Ancestry
The Thousand Islands of the River St. Lawrence with Descriptions of the Scenery World Vital Records
The Trail of the Huguenots in Europe, the United States, South Africa and Canada World Vital Records
The early history of the Jews in New York, 1654-1664 Cornell University Library
The settlement of the Jews in North America Ancestry
Topographical Dictionary of 2885 English Emigrants to New England, 1620-1650 Ancestry
U.S. Freedmen Bank Records, 1865-1874 Ancestry
U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 Ancestry
U.S. House of Representative Private Claims, Vol. 1 (people who made claims 1799-1850) Ancestry
U.S. House of Representative Private Claims, Vol. 2 (people who made claims 1799-1850) Ancestry
U.S. House of Representative Private Claims, Vol. 3 (people who made claims 1799-1850) Ancestry
U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 Ancestry
U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995 Ancestry
U.S. Naturalization Records and Petitions 1700 to 1940 Archives
U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 Ancestry
U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002 Ancestry
U.S. Public Records Index Ancestry
United States Book Collection Databases World Vital Records
United States Circuit Court for the Southern District Court 1846-1876 and 1906-1911 Italian Genealogical Group
United States, Index to Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic and Gulf Ports, 1820-1874 Family Search
United States, New England Naturalization Index, 1791-1906 Family Search
Woman's Work in the Civil War Ancestry
Women of the Century (1880s) Ancestry
Women of the war : their heroism and self-sacrifice (Civil War) Ancestry
World War II Army Enlistment World Vital Records

County Historical Records

Albany County Historical Records
Allegany County Historical Records
Bronx County Historical Records
Broome County Historical Records
Cattaraugus County Historical Records
Cayuga County Historical Records
Chautauqua County Historical Records
Chemung County Historical Records
Chenango County Historical Records
Clinton County Historical Records
Columbia County Historical Records
Cortland County Historical Records
Delaware County Historical Records
Dutchess County Historical Records
Erie County Historical Records
Essex County Historical Records
Franklin County Historical Records
Fulton County Historical Records
Genesee County Historical Records
Greene County Historical Records
Hamilton County Historical Records
Herkimer County Historical Records
Jefferson County Historical Records
Kings County Historical Records
Lewis County Historical Records
Livingston County Historical Records
Long Island Historical Records
Madison County Historical Records
Monroe County Historical Records
Montgomery County Historical Records
Nassau County Historical Records
New York City Historical Records
New York County Historical Records
Niagara County Historical Records
Oneida County Historical Records
Onondaga County Historical Records
Ontario County Historical Records
Orange County Historical Records
Orleans County Historical Records
Oswego County Historical Records
Otsego County Historical Records
Putnam County Historical Records
Queens County Historical Records
Rensselaer County Historical Records
Rockland County Historical Records
Saratoga County Historical Records
Schenectady County Historical Records
Schoharie County Historical Records
Schuyler County Historical Records
Seneca County Historical Records
St Lawrence County Historical Records
Staten Island Historical Records
Steuben County Historical Records
Suffolk County Historical Records
Sullivan County Historical Records
Tioga County Historical Records
Tompkins County Historical Records
Ulster County Historical Records
Warren County Historical Records
Washington County Historical Records
Wayne County Historical Records
Westchester County Historical Records
Wyoming County Historical Records
Yates County Historical Records