can someone help? Was it customary for the bride to get married in her family's church or the groom's family church in 1864? Thanks Vickie J -------------- Original message -------------- From: Cliff Lamere <clifflamere@nycap.rr.com> > Joe, > > Consult my website, "Albany & Eastern New York Genealogy." It has many > aids that will help you. > > I wrote a webpage called "Finding Records in New York State." That will > help you understand what is available for the Albany area and in the > state. Also, my webpage "Guide to Albany Area Genealogical Resources" > tells a great deal about finding records in the state. It lists where > to write or phone over 40 places in surrounding counties. > > You can find all of these things using Google. > > The following URL will take you to a webpage where you can figure out > which counties split off from Albany county and when. > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygenweb/county.htm > > Cliff Lamere > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > joslake@sbcglobal.net wrote: > > >Albany Listers: On May 14th, 2008 I ordered the following (3) fiche record > from the > >LDS Salt Lake City Library: "An Index of Albany County (N.Y.) Records Covering > >Materials Within The Dates 1630-1930". > > > >Several weeks later I was notified by the local (Sacramento CA) Family History > Center > >that the above (3) Fiche were "Permanently Restricted" (& thus could not be > sent from > >Salt Lake to a Family History Center). > > > >On most Rootsweb lists there are a number of research oriented & talented > people who > >are very familiar and experienced with the records available to the list > members for > >researching in the county or geographical area covered by that list. > > > >I've just joined your list (explained below, if you care to read that also) and > would > >appreciate one (or many) of those experienced individuals giving me the basic > >outline of available Albany County Records, and the best ways/places to get in > to the > >early (1750 and before) history of Albany Co and the multitude of counties > which > >split off from original Albany County. > > > >I've already used "N.Y. State Deeds 1654-1901 Grantees Index (G-K) & Grantors > Index > >(H-L) 1630-1894" and struck out immediately. It's a beautifully printed record > (as > >most of you know) but didn't have the info I was hoping to find. > > > >This is what I'm looking for (skip this part if you're busy, etc. but it's > kinda' > >intriguing, to me): On 20 Dec. 1745 William Hopkins, Archbald Hopkins, Robert > >Lawtridge (Lottridge) and his wife Elizabeth (Hopkins) Lawtridge, all of Albany > >County NY, sold land in Sussex Co, Delaware which had been owned by John > Hopkins, > >deceased, Father of the above 3 Hopkins. > > > >I have already found Robert Lottridge & wife Elizabeth on an on-line site > created and > >maintained by Mr. Stefan Bielinski which confirms their presence in Albany > County, > >but I need a lot more of course. > > > >It is my present *assumption* that John Hopkins (the deceased Father) was once > a > >resident of Albany County, who moved to Delaware, leaving behind his above > three > >children. But I still have to *prove* that assumption (sigh !!!). > > > >Before I can prove (or not) it, however, I need to get a better handle on the > >available records. Thanks very much. Joe Lake, Sacramento, CA > > > > > > > > > ====NY-Albany Mailing List==== > Check out the mailing list's website at:http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/Albany/ > Add/check your Albany surnames on the Surname Registry. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYALBANY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message