Genealogy Resources - Chautauqua County, New York

Please follow the links below to learn more about your New York ancestors. Many great records relating to your family history can be found online and at local archives, libraries, courthouses, and genealogical and historical societies located throughout the state. New York Genealogy is your resource to help you find these and other important records which are critical to your research.

African American Genealogy

Chautauqua County Government - Anniversary Meetings and the Anti-Slavery Movement

Chautauqua County Government - Anti-Slavery Statements by Chautauqua County Baptists

Chautauqua County Government - Joseph, Mary, and James Norton: An Escape from Slavery in the 1840s

Chautauqua County Government - Foote Canvass of Anti-Slavery Votes

Chautauqua County Government - G. L. Heaton: The Underground Railroad and Lake Erie

Chautauqua County Government - The George Lawson Letters to Judge Foote

Chautauqua County Government - The Judge Brewster Letter to Judge Foote

Chautauqua County Government - Judge E. T. Foote’s 1859 Letter to the Chautauqua Tract Society

Chautauqua County Government - Letter of Timothy Stillman to E. T. Foote

Chautauqua County Government - The Pettit Letters to Foote

Chautauqua County Government - The Recapture and Trial of Harrison: A Compilation of Accounts

Chautauqua County Government - The Recapture and Trial of Harrison Williams According to the Press of Fredonia, New York

Chautauqua County Government - The Recapture of Harrison as Related to Clarke Hunter Douglass and Greeley

Chautauqua County Government - Rev. Samuel Ringgold Ward and Judge E. T. Foote

Chautauqua County Government - S. C. Hawley of the Harrison Williams Defense Team

Chautauqua County Government - Samuel Ringgold Ward References in the Foote Papers

Chautauqua County Government - Selected Anti-Slavery Petitions

Chautauqua County Government - The Telegraph and the Underground Railroad

Chautauqua County Government - The Underground Railroad in Chautauqua County

Chautauqua County Government – White, Cravath, and Gilbert

Fenton History Center - Intersections: The Underground Railroad in Chautauqua County

Furman Mount | 1800s Antislavery Activists

LDS Genealogy - Chautauqua County Minority Records

NYGenWeb Project - The Underground Railroad in Chautauqua County: Selected Excerpts from Published Histories, 1873-1940

Wikipedia.org - Lewis Clarke

Archives and Libraries

Ahira Hall Memorial Library - Brocton, NY

Alexander Findley Community Library - Findley Lake, NY

Anderson-Lee Library - Silver Creek, NY

Ashville Free Library - Ashville, NY

Bemus Point Public Library - Bemus Point, NY

Bemus Point Historical Museum - Bemus, NY

Cassadaga Branch Library - Cassadaga, NY

Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System

Clymer-French Creek Free Library - Clymer, NY

Darwin R. Barker Library - Fredonia, NY

Dunkirk Historical Museum - Dunkirk, NY

Dunkirk Free Library - Dunkirk, NY

Dunkirk Lighthouse - Dunkirk, NY

Ellington Farman Library - Ellington, NY

Falconer Public Library - Falconer, NY

Fenton History Center - Chautauqua County, NY

Fluvanna Free Library - Fluvanna, NY

Hazeltine Public Library - Jamestown, NY

James Prendergast Library - Databases

James Prendergast Library - Genealogy

James Prendergast Library - Jamestown, NY

James Prendergast Library - Local History

Jamestown Community College - Hultquist Library

Jamestown Community College - Libraries

Lakewood Memorial Library - Lakewood, NY

Lucile M. Wright Air Museum - Jamestown, NY

Mary E. Seymour Memorial Free Library - Stockton, NY

Mayville Library - Maryville, NY

McClurg Museum - Westfield, NY

Minerva Free Library - Sherman, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Chautauqua County, NY

Patterson Library - Westfield, NY

Ripley Free Library - Ripley, NY

Sinclairville Free Library - Sinclairville, NY

Smith Memorial Library - Chautauqua, NY

SUNY College at Fredonia - Archives and Special Collections

SUNY College at Fredonia - Holland Land Company

SUNY College at Fredonia - Reed Library

SUNY College at Fredonia - Stefan Zweig Collection

USGenWeb Archives - Chautauqua County, NY

Bible Records

Ancestry.com - New York Family Bible Records, 1581-1917

USGenWeb Archives - Chautauqua County Bible Records

Biographies

Archive.org - Biographical and Portrait Encyclopedia of Chautauqua County, New York 1891

Chautauqua County Historical Society and McClurg Museum - Bicentennial Biographies

Google Books- Biographical and Portrait Encyclopedia of Chautauqua County, New York 1891

My Genealogy Hound - Chautauqua County, New York Biographies

Painted Hills Genealogical Society - Chautauqua County Biographies

USGenWeb Archives - Chautauqua County Biographies

Wikipedia.org - People of Chautauqua County, NY

Cemeteries

Chautauqua County Historical Society - Prendergast Cemetery

Cyndi's List - Chautauqua County, New York Cemeteries and Funeral Homes

Epodunk.com - Chautauqua County Cemeteries

Find a Grave - Chautauqua County, NY Cemeteries

Genealogy Trails - Chautauqua County Cemeteries

Interment.com - Chautauqua County Cemeteries

LDS Genealogy - Chautauqua County Cemetery Records

New York Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project - Chautauqua County, NY

New York Gravestones - Chautauqua County, NY

New York Heritage Digital Collections - Lake View Cemetery, Jamestown, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Chautauqua County Cemeteries

Painted Hills Genealogical Society - Chautauqua County Cemetery Index

The Political Graveyard - Chautauqua County, NY

The Tombstone Transcription Project - Chautauqua County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Chautauqua County, NY Cemeteries

Census Records

Census Online - Chautauqua County Census Records

FamilySearch.org - New York State Census, 1855

FamilySearch.org - New York State Census, 1865

FamilySearch.org - New York State Census, 1875

FamilySearch.org - New York State Census, 1892

FamilySearch.org - New York State Census, 1905

FamilySearch.org - New York State Census, 1915

FamilySearch.org - New York State Census, 1925

Genealogy Trails - Chautauqua County Census Records

LDS Genealogy - Chautauqua County Census Records

New Horizons Genealogy - 1840 Census of Pensioners of Chautauqua County, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Chautauqua County Census Records

Painted Hills Genealogical Society - Chautauqua County Census Records

USGenWeb Census Project - Chautauqua County, NY Census Records

USGenWeb Archives - Chautauqua County Census Records

Wikipedia.org - Chautauqua County Census-Designated Places

Church Records

LDS Genealogy - Chautauqua County Church Records

NYGenWeb Project - Chautauqua County Church Histories and Records

Court Records

Chautauqua County Surrogate Court Clerk - Mayville, NY

Livingston's Law Register, 1851 - Chautauqua County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Chautauqua County Court Records

USGenWeb Archives Projects - 1889 Court Case Reports, NY

Directories

Ancestry.com - Gazetteer and Business Directory of Chautauqua County, NY for 1873-1874

Archive.org - Gazetteer and Business Directory of Chautauqua County, NY for 1873-1874

Chautauqua County, New York Online Historical Directories

LDS Genealogy - Chautauqua County City Directories

New York Heritage Digital Collections - Jamestown, NY City Directories

New York Heritage Digital Collections - Jamestown and Olean, NY City Directories

Estate Records

Chautauqua County, New York Will Testators

LDS Genealogy - Chautauqua County Probate Records

NYGenWeb Project - Wills and Proceedings of Administration of Chautauqua County

USGenWeb Archives - Will & Intestate Records

General Resources

FamilySearch Wiki - Chautauqua County, New York

My Genealogy Hound - Historic Photos and Vintage Postcards of New York

USGenWeb Archives - Special Collections Project

WebArchive.org - Chautauqua, New York History & Genealogy

History

Chautauqua County Historian - Mayville, NY

Gazetteer of the State of New York, 1860 - Chautauqua County

Geography of the State of New York, 1847 - Chautauqua County

History of Chautauqua County, New York

History of Chautauqua County, New York 1875

History of Chautauqua County, New York, and its People 1921

History of Chautauqua County, New York, and its People (Vo1 1)

History of Chautauqua County, New York, and its People (Vol 2) 

History of Chautauqua County, New York, from its First Settlement to the Present Time

History of Chautauqua County, New York, from its First Settlement to the Present Time 1875

History of Western New York - Chautauqua County

The Holland Purchase - Chautauqua County, NY

James Prendergast Library - Chautauqua County, NY

LDS Genealogy - Chautauqua County Histories and Genealogies

National Register of Historic Places - Chautauqua County, NY

The Natural, Statistical and Civil History of the State of New York, 1829

NYGenWeb Project - Chautauqua County Town Histories

NYGenWeb Projet - Chautauqua County Family Histories and Historical Sketches

NYGenWeb Project - Early History and County Photos

Painted Hills Genealogical Society - Baker Perkins Wilcox Families of Chautauqua County, New York

Painted Hills Genealogical Society - Chautauqua Co, Cassadaga Lake, Boating Tragedy 1852

Painted Hills Genealogical Society - Chautauqua County History

Painted Hills Genealogical Society - Chautauqua County Picture Post Cards

Painted Hills Genealogical Society - Dunkirk, New York Photographs

Painted Hills Genealogical Society - Historical Photographs of Sherman, NY

Painted Hills Genealogical Society - A Historical Vignette of Chautauqua County Politics

Painted Hills Genealogical Society - Pictures of Sherman, New York

Painted Hills Genealogical Society - Postcards from Jamestown, NY

Pioneer History of the Holland Purchase of Western New York 1850

Pioneer History of the Holland Purchase of Western New York 1849

Pioneer History of the Holland Purchase of Western New York 1850

The Pioneer Period - Chautauqua County, NY

Poorhouse History - Chautauqua County, NY

Sketches of the History of Chautauqua County 1846

USGenWeb Archives - Chautauqua County, NY History

Wikipedia.org - Chautauqua County, NY

Wikipedia.org - National Register of Historic Places listings in Chautauqua County, New York

Wikipedia.org - People from Chautauqua County, New York

Immigration and Naturalization Records

Chautauqua County, New York Naturalization Petitions

LDS Genealogy - Chautauqua County Immigration Records

Land Records

Chautauqua County Register of Deeds - Mayville, NY

LDS Genealogy - Chautauqua County Land Records

USGenWeb Archives - Chautauqua County, NY Deeds & Land Records

Maps

Hearthstone Legacy Publications - Historic New York Map Reprints

LDS Genealogy - Chautauqua County Map Records

My Genealogy Hound - Chautauqua County, New York 

USGenWeb Archives - New York Digital Map Library

​WebArchive.org - 1895 Atlas of NY

Wikipedia.org - Chautauqua County, New York Geography 

Military Records

Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1841 

LDS Genealogy - Chautauqua County Military Records

"Lest We Forget" - Chautauqua County, NY

List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 - Internet Archive

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Chautauqua County, New York

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Chautauqua County, New York (con't)

1840 New York State Census of Pensioners - Chautauqua County

112th New York Volunteer Infantry - Chautauqua County

NYGenWeb Project - Chautauqua County Military Records

Painted Hills Genealogical Society - Chautauqua County Military Records

Painted Hills Genealogical Society - Chautauqua Civil War Roster

Painted Hills Genealogical Society - Chautauqua County Medal of Honor Recipients

USGenWeb Archives - Chautauqua County Military Service and Pension Records

USGenWeb Archives Pensions Project - Pensions Project Wars

World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps

Minority Records

LDS Genealogy - Chautauqua County Minority Records

Wikipedia.org - Chautauqua County Indian Reservation

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Newspaper Records

Chautauqua County, NY - Chronicling America

Chautauqua County, NY - Newspaper Abstracts

Chautauqua County, NY - Newspapers on Microfilm at NYSL

Chautauqua County, NY - Newspapers on Microfilm and Paper at all NYS Locations

Chautauqua Farmer

The Grape Belt - Chautauqua County, NY

The Grape Belt and Chautauqua Farmer

Jamestown Journal - Chautauqua, NY

LDS Genealogy - Chautauqua County Newspapers and Obituaries

NYS Historic Newspapers - Chautauqua County, New York

Painted Hills Genealogical Society - Jamestown NY Evening Journal-January 18, 1886

USGenWeb Archives - Chautauqua County, NY Newspapers

Obituaries

Chautauqua County, New York Obituary Collection

LDS Genealogy - Chautauqua County Newspapers and Obituaries

Obituary Index - Chautauqua County, NY Obituaries

Painted Hills Genealogical Society - Deaths from the Jamestown Post-Journal

USGenNet Inc - Chautauqua County Obituary Records

USGenWeb Archives - Chautauqua County, NY Obituaries

USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project - Chautauqua County, NY Obituaries

Wayback Machine - Crissey & Hendee Funeral Home Records

Photographs

My Genealogy Hound - Historic Photos and Vintage Postcards of New York

National Archives - Chautauqua County, New York

NYGenWeb Project - Early History and County Photos

School Records

LDS Genealogy - Chautauqua County School Records

NYGenWeb Project - Chautauqua County School Records

Painted Hills Genealogical Society - Photos of Unknown Chautauqua School & Pupils

Painted Hills Genealogical Society - Sherman School 1929-1930

Wikipedia.org - Chautauqua County Education

Societies

Bemus Point Historical Society - Chautauqua County, NY

Central New York Genealogical Society

Ellicott Chapter - Chautauqua County, NY

Fenton Historical Society - Chautauqua County, NY

Jamestown Chapter - Chautauqua County, NY

Painted Hills Genealogy Society  - Chautauqua County, NY

Wayback Machine - Carroll Historical Society

Wayback Machine - Jamestown Chapter 

Western New York Genealogical Society - Chautauqua County

Tax Records

Chautauqua County Real Property Tax - Mayville, NY

Towns, Cities & Villages

City of Dunkirk - Dunkirk, NY

Chautauqua County New York History - Town Histories

City of Jamestown - Jamestown, NY

LDS Genealogy - Arkwright Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Blockville Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Brocton Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Busti Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Carroll Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Cassadaga Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Charlotte Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Chautauqua Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Cherry Creek Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Clymer Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Dunkirk Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Ellery Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Ellicott Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Ellington Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Falconer Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Forestville Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Fredonia Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - French Creek Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Frewsburg Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Gerry Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Hanover Genealogy

LDS Genealogy - Harmony Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Irving Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Jamestown Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Kiantone Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Lakewood Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Lily Dale Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Mayville Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Mina Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - North Harmony Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Panama Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Poland Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Pomfret Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Portland Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Ripley Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Sheridan Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Sherman Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Silver Creek Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Sinclairville Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Stockton Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Villenova Genealogy 

LDS Genealogy - Westfield Genealogy

Town of Busti - Lakewood, NY

Town of Carroll - Carroll, NY

Town of Charlotte - Sinclairville, NY

Town of Cherry Creek - Cherry Creek, NY

Town of Clymer - Clymer, NY

Town of Dunkirk - Dunkirk, NY

Town of Ellery - Bemus Point, NY

Town of Ellicott - Falconer, NY

Town of Ellington - Ellington, NY

Town of French Creek - Clymer, NY

Town of Gerry - Gerry, NY

Town of Hanover - Silver Creek, NY

Town of North Harmony - Stow, NY

Town of Kiantone - Jamestown, NY

Town of Mina - Findley, NY

​Town of Poland - Kennedy NY

Town of Pomfret - Fredonia, NY

Town of Portland - Portland, NY

Town of Ripley Ripley, NY

Town of Sheridan - Sheridan, NY

Town of Sherman - Sherman, NY

Town of Westfield - Westfield, NY

Wikipedia.org - Chautauqua County Cities

Wikipedia.org - Chautauqua County Hamlets

Wikipedia.org - Chautauqua County Towns

Wikipedia.org - Chautauqua County Villages

Vital Records

Chautauqua County Clerk - Mayville, NY

GEDCOM Index - Chautauqua County, NY

GenWed.com - Chautauqua County, NY

LDS Genealogy - Chautauqua County Birth Records

LDS Genealogy - Chautauqua County Death Records

LDS Genealogy - Chautauqua County Marriage Records

NYGenWeb Project - Chautauqua County Vital Records

USGenNet Inc - Chautauqua County Marriages

USGenWeb Archives - Chautauqua County Marriage Records

VitalRec.com - Chautauqua County, NY Vital Records