I was over at the Bethpage Lib. today and I checked out their Reference section. They have some great bks. Originals. History of L.I. 3 Vol. By B.F Thompson Oyster Bay Town Rec. (these r the bks that Farm'dale has that I had offered some look-ups in. They even have one Vol. more to bring the date up to 1878 ! These books have wills/ deeds/ minutes. A WEALTH of info on early settlers.Names like CONKLIN/CARPENTER/SMITH/BEDELL/POWELL for just a few. In some cases where an abstract from a will or a land deed passing hands names r given in reference to who they r in family. EX. Sarah wife of William, daughter of ....boundaries of land.. Oyster Bay TOWN Records 1653---1878 in 8 Vol. The Borough of BROOKLYN & QUEENS Counties of Nassau & Suffolk 3 Vol of his/dates/minutes/including American Indians land deeds... 2 Biographical Vol Copyright is 1925 covering 1609--1924 Doctrine Relating to L.I. History Copyright 1883 covering 1630--1683 including letter/ council minutes/Petitions/Deeds/N.Y.Historical Records L.I. History of @ Great Counties Nassau & Suffolk Vol 1 & 11 Edited by the Founder of The Long Island Forum Copyright is 1949 Towns including : S Hampton,E. Hampton,Brookhaven,Smithtown,Glen Cove,Hunnington, Babylon, Hempstead, N.Hempstead Oyster Bay, Early Queens Co. including Quakers, Cathic Church and more.