New York Genealogy

History of the City of New York, New York - Free
"Its Origin, Rise, and Progress. In two volumes."

History of the Court of common pleas of the city and county of New York - Free
"With full reports of all important proceedings."

History of Chenango county, New York - Free
"Containing the divisions of the county and sketches of the towns; Indian tribes and titles; Gov. Clinton's purchase of the twenty townships, early inhabitants and settlements."

Military history of Wayne County, New York - Free
"Military register. Wayne County in the Civil War, 1861-1865"

The Orange County stud book, New York - Free
"Giving a history of all noted stallions, bred and raised in Orange County."

Westchester County in History, New York - Free
"Containing specially prepared articles relative to the County, written by distinguished residents; matters concerning the County's history; organization of Towns, Villages and Cities; population as shown by the various census enumerations, with other statistics and general facts of interest and value."

Pleasant Valley: a history of Elizabethtown, Essex County, New York - Free
General county history of Essex county, New York and Elizabethtown.

Pioneer history of Camden, Oneida County, New York - Free
With general information of Camden, New York and Oneida County.

History of the settlement of Steuben County, New York - Free
"Including notices of the old pioneer settlers and their adventures."

History of Schoharie County, and border wars of New York - Free
"Containing also a sketch of the causes which led to the american revolution; interesting memoranda of the mohawk valley; together with much other historical and miscellaneous matter, never before published. Illustrated with more than thirty engravings."

History of Round Lake, Saratoga County, New York - Free
General county history of Saratoga County and Round Lake, New York.

The history of Putnam County, New York - Free
"With an enumeration of its towns, villages, rivers, creeks, lakes, ponds, mountains, hills, and geological features; local traditions; and short biographical sketches of early settlers, etc."

History of Chautauqua County, New York - Free
Multiple volumes of general county history of Chautauqua County.

History of Buffalo and Erie County, New York - Free
General county history of Erie County and of Buffalo, New York.

Memorial and family history of Erie County, New York - Free
Biographical history of families in Erie County, New York.

A history of Steuben County, New York - Free
General county history of Steuben County with biographical sketches.

A History of Ontario County, New York - Free
Two volumes of information and biographies on Ontario County, New York.

A brief history of Chemung county, New York - Free
General county history of Chemung county, New York.

Bi-centennial History of Albany. History of the County of Albany, New York - Free
"History of the County of Albany, N.Y., from 1609 to 1886 with portraits, biographies and illustrations."

A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County, New York - Free
In two volumes with general history of Brooklyn and Kings County.

A history of Deerpark in Orange County, New York - Free
With history of Deerpark, New York.

History of Cayuga County, New York - Free
"Compiled from papers in the archives of the Cayuga county historical society, with special chapters by local authors from 1775 to 1908."

Warren county: a history and guide, New York - Free
With information on the count, resort towns and city streets, sports and recreation, etc.

Sketches of the history of Chautauque County, New York - Free
General county history of Chautauque County, New York.

History of Ontario county, New York - Free
With the Seneca Indians, towns, biographies, etc.

The history of Orange County, New York - Free
With towns, the county of orange, etc.

History of Oswego County, New York - Free
General county history of Oswego County, New York.

History of Monroe county, New York - Free
"With illustration, descriptive of its scenery, palatial residences, public buildings, fine blocks, and important manufactories, from original sketches by artist of the highest ability."

History of Kenmore, Erie County, New York - Free
History of Erie County and Kenmore with general information.

History of Jefferson County, New York - Free
"With illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers."

History of Livingston County, New York - Free
General county history with towns, societies, press, geology, etc.

History of Onondaga County, New York - Free
Containing information city of Syracuse. 12th Regt., The Iroquois, etc.

History of Orange County, New York - Free
"With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men."

History of Suffolk County, New York - Free
Outline history of New York, general history of Long Island, history of Sufflock County, town and village histories.

The History of Dutchess County, New York - Free
The Revolutionary War, towns, civil list, etc.

History of Orange County, New York - Free
"With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men."

History of Suffolk County, New York - Free
Outline history of New York, general history of Long Island, history of Sufflock County, town and village histories.

The History of Dutchess County, New York - Free
The Revolutionary War, towns, civil list, etc.

A history of the county of Schenectady, New York - Free
Containing township, geography, education, and early history information.

History of Yates County, New York - Free
General county information of Yates County, New York.

Delaware County, New York - Free
"Delaware County, New York. History of the century, 1797-1897. Centennial celebration, June 9 and 10, 1897."

The History of Rockland County, New York - Free
The War of the Revolution, early industries, civil war, townships, etc.

General history of Duchess County, New York - Free
"General history of Duchess County, from 1609 to 1876, inclusive. Brief sketches of the towns of Putnam Co. (formerly in Dutchess Co.). Extracts from the records, including rolls of revolutionary soldiers from the county; also list of newspapers, genealogies of a few families, etc."

The early history of the town of Ellicott, Chautauqua County, N.Y. - Free
"Includes the early history of Jamestown and Chautauqua County."

History of the Town of Kings Bridge, New York - Free
Edsall, Thomas Henry. History of the town of Kings Bridge: now part of the 24th ward, New York City. Privately printed at New York City in 1887.

A History Of Lake Champlain, Vermont - Free
Judged by the standard of historic interest, Lake Champlain has no rival in all the continent of North America; and in natural scenic beauty, it ranks with the best the world affords. Crockett, Walter Hill, A History Of Lake Champlain; the record of three centuries, 1609-1909. Published 1909 at Burlington, Vt., H. J. Shanley & Co.

History of Herkimer County, New York - Free
Benton, Nathaniel Soley. A History of Herkimer County. Published 1856, J. Munsell. Provides a history of the County along with biographical sketches of leading citizens up until 1856.

Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy - $
William Wade Hinshaw's Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy consists of six volumes, each dealing with a different region. These encyclopedia's are considered one of the premier sources of information for early American Quaker genealogy.

Revolutionary War Service Records - $
FootNote has provided scanned images of the National Archives collection: War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records online. The documents that were scanned were "abstract cards" and the transcriptions of documents pertaining only to one soldier, that were done in lieu of a card for that item. This is a nice collection of original source material!

Memories of Early Days in Buffalo - Free
Written by Sylvester J. Matthews in 1913, this manuscript details early life in Buffalo, New York. Buffalo in 1838 was a city of "magnificent distances." The speculative bubbles that had been blown during the previous decade had been burst as in a single night by the panic of '37. Building enterprises of every kind were at a standstill, real estate in great quantities had been thrown into chancery and much more tied up in various ways of litigation, rendering it unavailable for new enterprises that subsequently started up in the '40's, and in some instances even into the '50's.

History of Palmyra, Wayne County, New York - Free
Compiled and written by the Palmyra, N. Y. Western Presbyterian Church, Woman's Society, this manuscript provides names, dates, and narrative concerning the early settlers of Palmyra.