Found 131 collections related to Gift of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society

The collection consists of genealogical notes, copies of family records, clippings, photographs, and correspondence of Ezra Ayers Carman and, to a lesser extent, his son Louis Dale Carman, in the course of their research on the history and genealogy of the Ayers and Carman families. less

Lora Cornelia Little, public health activist and a descendant of the Ferris family through her maternal grandmother Ruth Ferris, was born Lora Williams, in Waterville, Minnesota Territory in 1856. The genealogical research compiled by Lora Little and Henry Boynton Ferris lineage related to their investigation of the Ferris Family includes family data sheets, research notes, and photographs, as well as correspondence from distant relations, fellow genealogists, town clerks and other recordskeepers. 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

Royal Arch Masonry denotes the first part of the York Rite system of Masonic degrees as conferred in the United States. Every state has its own Grand Chapter, which performs administrative functions for its subordinate chapters. The account books of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, which were maintained by Grand Secretary Christopher G. Fox, list members of New York State chapters, dues paid each year, and the names and addresses of chapter secretaries less

Guilderland, in Albany County, New York, was settled in the 17th century by Dutch farmers expanding from Schenectady and Albany. Originally part of the town of Watervliet, it was annexed and renamed Guilderland, after the Dutch city of the same name, in 1903 The collection consists of a military roll; voters' lists from 1839, 1859-1861, 1864-1865, and 1867; and a tax assessment roll from 1904 less

The Elsie Powell Ingraham family papers chronicle multiple generations of the Ingraham, Powell, Brown, Hopper, and allied families -- prominent Quakers residing primarily in New York City, Old Chatham, N.Y. and Cambridge, Mass. Although these papers document dozens of individuals, it is Elsie Powell Ingraham, her husband Edward Ingraham, and her sister Rachel Hopper Powell who are significantly represented in the collection. The collection consists of correspondence, family documents and photographs collected by Elsie Powell Ingraham dating from the 19th and 20th centuries. less

The Littell family traces its ancestry to settlers in the Delaware River Valley of Pennsylvania and New Jersey during the early eighteenth century. Elton Gardiner Littell, third son of Rev. T. Harrington Littell, an Episcopalian priest, was a New York City pediatrician, chief of school medical services for the Westchester Medical Society, and superintendent of health in the public schools of Yonkers. He great-uncle, Eliakim Littel, was a notable American publisher. A graduate of Trinity College and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Elton Gardiner Littell died in Yonkers in 1962 Littell's scrapbook focuses mainly on his years at Trinity College, 1895-1899, and includes clippings, photographs, calling cards and ephemera. Littell collected autographs from friends and faculty members, and maintained material documenting his participation in football and tennis, his attendance at social dances and theatrical events, and his membership in the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. Additional items include obituaries of family members, friends, and notable individuals; a small quantity of correspondence; and a draft of his 1899 Trinity College commencement address, The Proper Treatment of Criminals. Also present are clippings from this same time period related to his father, Rev. T. Harrington Littell, his brother Rev. John Stockton Littell, and his brother Rev. Samuel Harrington Littell, a missionary who later served the Episcopalian Church as the Bishop of Honolulu less

Howard A. Thomas (ca. 1899-1998) was a genealogist who received a B.F.A. degree from Cornell University in 1934; he and his wife, Ida Mae Sincerbeaux Thomas, lived in Long Island City, New York. Genealogical research papers of Howard A. Thomas, mostly relating to his and his wife's family histories, in the form of typed and handwritten research notes, correspondence (much of it with family members), charts, copies of legal documents, certificates, wills, deeds, and vital records. The principal famlies researched are Ambler, Berry, Doyle, Draper, Dungan, Odell, Peet, Sincerbeaux (Sinsabaugh), Thomas, Timpson (Timson), and Vanderburgh, who settled in Connecticut, Maryland, New York, Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and elsewhere. There is also some 19th century correspondence between Berry family members; also included are notes from the actresses Glenn Close and Julie Harris, and cartoonist Dick Moores, as well as material on the ancestry of model and actress Brooke Shields. less

The Hamilton Bullock Tompkins genealogical research papers consist chiefly of letters from Marion L. Tompkins of Vineland, N.J. to Hamilton B. Tompkins, 1891-1895, of New York Ctiy, regarding their genealogical research on the Tompkins family. Also present are a few letters from others regarding the Tompkins family, 1875-1912; Tompkins' application for membership in the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1894; a marriage certificate, 1842, for Joseph B. Tompkins and Mrs. Mary E. Perry, New York City; a drawing of the Tompkins coat of arms; a calling card of Frederick Tompkins; a letter, 1858, from E. Cropman of Allenton, Ala. informing the recipient of the death of his brother, Edwin Tompkins; and some genealogical notes. less

Genealogist and advertising writer, Harold Hazelton (1904-1991), was library director of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society from 1965 to 1976, as well as associate editor of The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Record, from 1963 to 1965; he was a genealogist for many patriotic societies. Handwritten genealogical research notes in notebooks and on index cards, principally on the Hazelton family, but also on the Frothingham and Roe families, compiled by Harold Hazelton; there are also notes relating to the English ancestry of the Hazelton family, as well as census data by location, mostly United States, especially New York State. less

The Hasbrouck family papers include original documents and copies of documents relating to the Hasbrouck family of New Paltz, New York, 1730-1858. The bulk of the papers are comprised of legal documents such as indentures, wills, and financial documents including property lists, account books, and receipts. The papers belong predominantly to John Hasbrouck; Elias Hasbrouck (1741-1791), a merchant from Woodstock, Ulster County, NY; and Richard M. Hasbrouck. Other family members represented in the collection include Susannah Hasbrouck, Abraham Hasbrouck, Elizabeth Hasbrouck, Phoebe Nordstrom, and William Conklin. Items of note include John Hasbrouck's undated school exercise book; a list dating from 1777 of the losses sustained by Elias Hasbrouck "in the burning of Esopus," and a 1764 letter from Henry Remsen to Elias Hasbrouck, discussing the new act passed in Parliament preventing trade with non- English islands. less

The Haven family traced their roots to Richard Haven, a carpenter born in England or Wales in 1645, who settled in Lynn, Massachusetts; and to John and Nathaniel Haven, who settled in Framingham, Massachusetts in the 1690s Dwight Craig Haven was born in 1863 in New Lenox, Illinois, the son of Hon. Dwight Haven and Lizzie Craig. He served as a County Judge in Joliet, Illinois. He began researching the Haven family in 1903. papers are comprised mainly of correspondence relating to genealogical research on the Haven family, genealogical surveys, and a typescript history of the Haven family. Four bound volumes record the lineage of the Haven family from the mid-17th century to the early 20th less

Reverend Henry Miller Cox (1854-1916) was a minister of the Reformed Church of America and a genealogist. He held pastorates in New York and New Jersey, and was the author of The Cox Family in America, published in 1912. The Henry Miller Cox papers includes his personal and professional correspondence as a clergyman, 1904-1915, and papers pertaining to his genealogical research on the Cox family in America. Research materials include correspondence with Cox family members and others, and notes and family trees he compiled. Nineteenth-century Cox family documents consist of business papers, 1818-1871, of his father James B. Cox of New Brunswick, N.J. and New York City, and his associates, including the New Brunswick firm of Bray & Cox in partnership with John W. Bray. These include correspondence, legal and financial documents, and receipts and orders for sugar, cloth, brandy, wood, and other dry goods. less

Dr. Henry Reed (H.R.) Stiles was a founding member of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, and its president from 1869-1893. The scrapbook is comprised predominantly of articles from the Register & Times (Rahway, New Jersey) written by Stiles under the pen-name "Tip Top". Most of the articles relate to the Civil War, but many relate to local concerns. Also present are letters from W. R. Coddington discussing the activities of the Union Army stationed in Woodbridge, New Jersey in 1861-1862, and recruiting posters dating from the same period. Other items of note are pamphlets for the Alpine Cemetery Association at Perth Amboy, New Jersey; Wm. H. Berry & Co. Fire Brick trade catalog; a typed facsimile of the 1775 Plain-Dealer from 1894; by-laws of the Pike Guard and, 3rd Regiment, New Jersey State Militia; and an invitation to Dr. Stiles to attend the opening ceremonies for the Brooklyn Bridge less

James W. Gerard (1794-1874) was a prominent lawyer born in New York City. After graduating from Columbia, Gerard joined the New York Bar Association and became a prominent member of the city's legal community. He is notable for his work in creating the House of Refuge for the Reformation of Juvenile Delinquents in 1823, which was the first institution of its kind in the United States. Later, he became the Inspector of Common Schools The collection consists of one scrapbook containing personal correspondence; a journal from an 1863 trip to Europe; writings and speeches by James W. Gerard (senior) on crime and juvenile delinquency; obituaries and tributes on the death of Gerard in 1874. The scrapbook was created by Gerard's son, James Watson Gerard junior, himself a lawyer, Commissioner of Education, and a New York State senator; and father to James Watson Gerard III, the American ambassador to Germany, 1913-1917 less

George E. Bryers and M. M. (Mark M.) Slater were undertakers of Grahamsville, Sullivan County, New York. Mark M. Slater acquired the business from the estate of George E. Bryers on April 1, 1916. Funeral registers of undertakers George E. Bryers and M. M. (Mark M.) Slater, with entries dating 1893-1941, include some loose inserted burial permits, transit permits, undertaker certificates, correspondence, invoices, and other documents. less

The Lee Avenue Sabbath School of the Lee Avenue Reformed Dutch Church, in Williamsburgh, Brooklyn, New York, was organized in 1853. Roll book and absentee registers for the Male Department and Primary Department record the names, residences and attendance of students, grouped by class number, with teachers' names. The first volume contains a Sabbath School reward certificate, including images of the School and the Lee Avenue Reformed Dutch Church. less

Joseph A. Joel (ca. 1844-1906) resided in New York City and was a flag merchant and editor and publisher of the Grand Army Gazette. This collection consists of correspondence, including three letters from Rutherford B. Hayes addressed to Joel; financial, legal, and military documents; and personal miscellany less

Henry Chase (1790-1853) was a Methodist Episcopal clergyman. The Mariner's Church, formally dedicated in 1820, was a non-denominational church located on Roosevelt Street in New York City. It was founded by the Society for Promoting the Gospel among Seamen in the Port of New York, later known as the New York Port Society. The collection consists of transcripts from original records of marriage and baptismal services performed 1821-1853 by Rev. Henry Chase of the Mariner's Church in New York City. Marriage entries, 1821-1853, in alphabetical order by surname, note the parties' names, date of marriage, ages, and places of birth and residence (city, state or country). Entries under A begin at 1823; an entry for 1821 is found at surnames beginning with H. Baptism entries, 1822-1853, in chronological order, note parents' names, child's name, and dates of baptism and birth. less

Linda Faile Browning Herrick (1889-1981) was the eldest daughter of John Aaron Browning, founder of the Browning School. She was married to Dayton Edwards Herrick of Westchester County, N.Y. The Linda Faile Browning Herrick collection contains genealogical research, notes, pedigree charts, clippings, photographs, and correspondence on the Browning, Faile, Dayton, Dieckmann, Doyer, Greer, Lynch, and Herrick families. Included are 19th and 20th century family records, correspondence, and Bible records, some present in photocopy; and photographs of people, houses, and cemeteries. Also present is a notebook, possibly used in school, 1863, that might have belonged to William H. Dieckman; and report cards, 1870-1871, from the Columbia Grammar School, New York, of "Master Browning.". less

Lucas Brodhead (1844-1914) of Versailles, Kentucky was the general manager and superintendent of Woodburn Stock Farm, a noted thoroughbred horse-breeding establishment in Woodford County, Kentucky. The Lucas Brodhead genealogical research papers, compiled by Lucas Brodhead between 1873-ca.1930s, consist of his correspondence concerning his genealogical research on the Brodhead, Breck, Upshaw, Price and other allied families, as well as original family legal documents, transcripts of wills, genealogical research, notes, membership applications for lineage societies, photographs of original family documents, and ancestral charts less

Lucetta Gilbert Ottley was the wife of James H. Ottley (1851-1922), publisher of McCall's magazine. The papers consist of letters, 1865, 1888-1933, genealogical notes, and copies of reference sources on the genealogy of the Gilbert family. Most of the letters were sent to Mrs. Ottley by genealogist Julia E. Clarke Brush, reporting the results of her research on the family. less

Mary Crawford Murray Hyde was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society and a contributor to The New Jersey Coast in Three Centuries (The Lewis Publishing Company, 1902). Her papers contain personal correspondence, 1884-1906, family letters, 1864; documents concerning land in Monmouth and Mercer County, New Jersey, 1849-1876; documents concerning the Eclectic Medical College of the City of New York, 1878-1904; and genealogical research correspondence and notes which trace her lineage to Joseph Murray, a Revolutionary War soldier who served in the Monmouth County militia. less

The Macy family came to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1639, ultimately settling on Nantucket Island in 1659. The collection consists of a cash book, financial and legal documents, a marriage certificate and genealogical notes relating to the Macy and allied families of Nantucket Island in the 18th and 19th century less

John Dean Fish (1846-1935) was a genealogist and contributor to the New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. The John Dean Fish papers consist of his genealogical correspondence and research materials, including family records, charts, notes and writings, and research files, pertaining to the Fish family of England in America. Although his published work, The Fish Family of Great Bowden in Leicestershire, England, traces the family's roots back for centuries in England, the bulk of the material in this collection pertains to a projected later work on the members of the family after their emigration to America in the eighteenth century. His research for The Fish Family in America included many branches of the Fish family throughout the United States, the majority of which settled in New York and New England. Among the prominent members of the family were Hamilton Fish (1808-1893), a politician who served as Governor of New York and Secretary of State under President Grant, and his son, Stuyvesant Fish (1851-1923), president of the Illinois Central Railroad. The collection, the bulk of which reflects his research activities from the 1890s through the 1920s, contains his correspondence with, and documents collected from, various individuals, government agencies, and historical societies, as well as files he compiled on individual family members and the towns in which they lived. Also present is a manuscript of his work The Fish Family of Great Bowden in Leicestershire, England; an original 1732 record (and typed transcript) of a legal dispute which involved Martha and Moses Fish of Stonington, CT; and a copy made by Fish in 1864 of an 1811 extract from the diary of Asa Fish. less