This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: bari_burke Surnames: BIRDSALL/BIRDSELL Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.westchester/7226.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Old and popular surname in Town of Cortlandt, which Peekskill was once part of. Businesses in Peekskill owned by Birdsall. Newish restaurant in Peekskill today called BIRDSALL, hearsay is descendants opened it in original family building. BIRDSAElls listed in present Westchester County phone book = 14. Yonkers, White Plains, Irvington, Rye, Somers, Port Chester, Purdys, Cortlandt Manor, White Plains, Mt. Vernon and Mamaroneck. Use whitepaes.com and find them, use both A & E spellings. BUSINESS INCORPORATION RECORDS INDEX---1875, 1881-1926 http://archives.westchestergov.com/browse-all-online-indexes/incorporations-index COURT RECORDS INDEX 1768-1912 http://archives.westchestergov.com/court-records-main ESTATE INVENTORY RECORDS INDEX/SURROGATE RECORDS 1782-1941 http://archives.westchestergov.com/browse-all-online-indexes/surrogates-index GENEALOGICAL RESOURCES http://archives.westchestergov.com/research-by-mail/genealogical-resources HISTORIC BUILDING INVENTORY INDEX 1982-2001 http://archives.westchestergov.com/historic-building-inventory-forms-main MAPS---HISTORICAL INDEX http://collections.westchestergov.com:2009/cdm4/index_ccmaps.php?CISOROOT=/ccmaps MARRIAGE INDEX SEARCH 1908-1935 http://archives.westchestergov.com/browse-all-online-indexes/marriages-index MISCELLANEOUS COURT RECORD INDEX 1840 -1916 http://archives.westchestergov.com/misc-personal-name-index---main- NATURALIZATION INDEX 1808-1955 http://archives.westchestergov.com/browse-all-online-indexes/naturalizations-index NEWSPAPERS/COUNTY GENEAOGICAL SOCIETY http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nywcgs/wcgsrs10.htm I research at the Westchester County Archives for out of area clients all the time. Barb [email protected] Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.