Posted on: Columbia County NY. Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Columbia/11724 Surname: Minklaer ------------------------- Minkler's on both sides of the Hudson River. Ulster Co also.Listed in Livingston Manor in Florence Christoph's book "Upstate NY in the 1760's". various spellings.