Hello Marriage Vital Records in NYS were not kept until 1881 (D Records 1880) and many Counties did not keep them until a much later date. Church Records are your best bet to find any marriage records prior to these dates. Various records can be found from time to time and some early records were filed with NYS. See: http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/vr/forms/genealogy.htm Marriage bonds. Information on early marriage records may be found in New York Marriage Bonds, 1753-1783 (R,974.7,S427n) and New York Marriages Previous to 1784 (R,974.7,N548,1968). The marriage bonds which were salvaged from the remains of a 1911 fire are housed in the New York State Archives (518) 474-8955. Other records. Vital records for the period before 1881 may be obtained from the New York State Library's extensive collection of New York State church (Protestant denominations only) and cemetery records. Access to these records is through the Library's Vital Records Card Index (available onsite only) or its online catalog (available at <A HREF="http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/">http://www.nysl.nysed.gov</A>). Regards Pat R

For additional pre- 1860 primary & secondary source finding aids like bible records, church records, ministers ' journals, cemetery records, etc.We preserve records, we share information about abstracted pre-1860 records of 48 NY State counties straddling various migration trails. I will look up the address of a current public subscriber to "TREE TALKS" near where you live. Just reply to me with your city & state. Http://www.rootsweb.com/~nycnygs Jim Hartigan Proud Member Central New York Genealogical Society We appreciate the offer. At present we have all the volunteers that we can effectively manage. Thank you for your comments. Stay tuned to our webpage for indices and new finding aids as they are added. We recommend that you try a county packet. If you have questions about them, please ask and I will try to answer. Jim Hartigan CNYGS Member ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 11:52 PM Subject: Re: [NYONEIDA-L] Re: NYONEIDA-D Digest V03 #173 > Hello > > Marriage Vital Records in NYS were not kept until 1881 (D Records 1880) and > many Counties did not keep them until a much later date. Church Records are > your best bet to find any marriage records prior to these dates. Various records > can be found from time to time and some early records were filed with NYS. > > See: http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/vr/forms/genealogy.htm > > Marriage bonds. Information on early marriage records may be found in New > York Marriage Bonds, 1753-1783 (R,974.7,S427n) and New York Marriages Previous to > 1784 (R,974.7,N548,1968). The marriage bonds which were salvaged from the > remains of a 1911 fire are housed in the New York State Archives (518) 474-8955. > > Other records. Vital records for the period before 1881 may be obtained from > the New York State Library's extensive collection of New York State church > (Protestant denominations only) and cemetery records. Access to these records is > through the Library's Vital Records Card Index (available onsite only) or its > online catalog (available at <A HREF="http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/">http://www.nysl.nysed.gov</A>). > > Regards > Pat R > > > > > ==== NYONEIDA Mailing List ==== > Contact the List Manager at [email protected] > Oneida Co Surname page http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~myplace/oneida.html > List Rules http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~myplace/mailing.html > Oneida Co Genealogical & Historical Site http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyoneida/ >