Abstracts of Wills, Administrations and Guardianships in NY State, 1787-1835

This database contains transcriptions for the following counties: Albany; Allegheny; Broome; Cattaraugus; Cayuga; Chautauqua; Chenango; Clinton; Columbia; Cortland; Delaware; Erie-Niagara; Essex; Franklin; Genesee; Greene; Herkimer; Kings; Lewis; Livingston; Madison; Monroe; Montgomery; New York; Niagara; Oneida; Onondaga; Ontario; Orange, Orleans; Oswego; Otsego; Putnam; Rensselear; Richmond; Saratoga; Schoharie; Schenectady; Seneca; Steuben; St. Lawrence; Suffolk; Sullivan; Tioga; Tompkins; Ulster; Warren; Washington; Wayne; Westchester; and Yates.

The Kings County records presented here are not from the Eardeley collection, as Mr. Eardeley did not transcribe those records. Instead, we have included the records abstracted by DeWitt Van Buren in Abstracts of Wills of Kings County Recorded at Brooklyn, N. Y. This volume is available in our Boston Research Library, call number F127/K5/V36.

The New England Historic Genealogical Society wishes to thank both the Brooklyn Historical Society and Mr. Frank J. Doherty, whose support made this information available.

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