Found 4 collections related to Westchester County (N.Y.) -- Genealogy

The Ferris family lived in Westchester and Otsego Counties, N.Y. The papers consist of deeds, 1756-1795, naming Gilbert Ferris, Joshua Ferris, Jonathan Ferris, David Ferris, Caleb D. Ferris, and Bette Ferris; a document, 1784, granting powers of attorney of Peter Amerman and Abraham Stoothoff to Jonathan Ferris; and a Sheriff's commission, 1808, granted to Benjamin Ferris of New York City. Also, a deed of release, 1772, granted to Gideon Hoornbeck from Elizabeth, Warner, Joel, Lawrence, Mary, and Elisa Hoornbeck. less

The Bedford Baptist Church was established in 1787 in Westchester County, New York. The records are comprised of three ledgers: minutes of church meetings and membership rolls dating from 1797-1862; minutes of church meetings dating from 1862-1919; and a statistical record book dating from 1867 to 1920 less

The collection consists of an account book maintained by Joshua Cornell (1765-1825), possibly of Chappaqua, New York, between 1796-1880. The accounts record Cornell's receipts and expenditures, and also contains notes on indentured servants contracted to Cornell, and a small quantity of genealogical notes less

Charles P. Staubach (1870-1966) worked as a sales executive for the Burroughs Corporation, served as an officer in the 8th Infantry Regiment, New York National Guard, and was the first president of the Century Road Club Association. The Charles P. Staubach family history notebooks, compiled by Staubach from 1933-1955 and continued by his sons, 1966-1977, concern the history of his and his wife's families across multiple generations. The collection contains genealogical and biographical information on his parents, Baldwin Staubach and Elise Schwab, his wife Edith Arnold's parents, George Arnold and Frances Dubois, and numerous allied families. The notebooks also contain Staubach's memoir of his life and career, and serve as a scrapbook of family records including birth and death certificates, correspondence, pedigrees, photographs, clippings, maps, ephemera, and research notes. less