Take a look at Tom Gregory's transcriptions of Olde New York City Directories, 1786 - 1833. *It's indispensable, especially when you're unsure of their ancestors' religious persuasion.* He extracted names of ministers and/or churches from LDS microfilms, whichever appeared. Often the ward number is included. http://longislandgenealogy.com/NYC_Churches.html Remember, in those days, New York City was essentially Manhattan Island. This Dave Rumsey map from 1835 notes existing churches on the left. This is an interactive map. http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~214674~5501698:City-Of-New-York?sort=Pub_Date%2CPub_List_No_InitialSort?&qvq=q:City%3D%27New%2BYork%27%22%2B;sort:Pub_Date%2CPub_List_No_InitialSort;lc:RUMSEY~8~1&mi=33&trs=603 Peruse the list head to tail. You'll see which religions predominated. For example, in the early days, there are many Dutch Reformed Churches, and more African Churches than Catholic. These are the total listings for 1787, as fledgling America launched. 1787- FHL fiche 6052945 No listing of churches. No ministers listed thru "D" ingeneralalphabetical listing page 120 - has list of ministers - does notindicate what churchstructure preached at. "Ministers of the Gospel" Episcopal Church- Rev Dr Samuel Provoost, Bishop, Rev Mr. Beache, RevMr Moore United Lutheran Church- Dr John Christopher Kunzie Methodist Church- Rev Morrell & Rev Mr Cloud St Peter's Church- Rev John O' Brien Presbyterian Church- Rev Dr John Rodgers Reformed Dutch Church- Dr J H Livingston, Rev Dr William Linn German Church- Rev Mr Gross Scotch Presbyterian Church- Rev Dr John Mason Baptist Church- Rev Mr Foster Jewish Synagogue- Rev [sic] Gershom Seixas Catholic churches were first identified in 1833, when only 3 parishes existed. This, before the surge of Famine era immigrants. St Patrick's Cathedral, Dubois - Mott c Prince Christ Church, Varela - Ann n William St Peters, Levins - Barclay c Church PLEASE NOTE: You might find early19th century births and marriages through Google books and by searching by name of minister. Often traveling ministers kept logs of marriages that they performed. The Brooklyn homepage has marriage listing, even for NYC, as early as 1820.>>>http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Marriage/index.html Barb [email protected]