Hi, Can someone help with New York? I have been looking for a Levi Rice b. 1796/97 New York married a Prudence Powers b. 1803 in Vermont. They were married in 1821 New York. Their children were born in Stueben County but that is not where they were from in New York. Is there a list of early marriages on line in New York? Or someplace to write other than sending money and not getting an answer. I have tried Historians but unless I have the right county they can't help. This has been a brick wall for over 8 years. Beth

> > >looking for a Levi Rice b. 1796/97 New York married a Prudence Powers b. 1803 in Vermont. They were >married in 1821 New York. Their children were born in Stueben County > Well, Beth, this is a hard one because all live events take place before the law mandated civil registration of birth, deaths and/or marriages in NYS. Other than NYC, not much registration took place before 1880 or so. About the only way you will find what you need is to go county by county, I would start with Stueben County and work my way eastward toward Vermont...you can check each county's available records (state censuses, wills and probates, land grants/mortgages, church records, etc.) on the LDS Family History Library website It will take much work and patience and even after you have searched each county, what you are looking for may just not be available. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton