These books are comprised
of articles that originally appeared in The New York Genealogical and Biographical
Record, one of the foremost publishers of New York genealogies. Together,
the articles contained in these books reference approximately 60,000 individuals,
creating one of the largest existing collections of Long Island, New York genealogies
and records.
The materials date from 1606 to 1893 and come from present-day Suffolk, Kings,
and Queens counties. What you can learn about each listed individual varies,
depending on the original article. However, in this collection you will find
genealogies, censuses, newspaper notices, town records (including deaths and
marriages in some cases), Bible and family records, wills, and deeds. These
types of records may provide you with information such as the dates and locations
of important family events, as well as the names of the participants, witnesses,
or other family members. These records can help you locate a family at a specific
place and point in time, and in fact, some genealogies go so far as to establish
the English or Dutch origins of a family. Now with the added convenience of
a name index that spans all three books, this compilation is essential to any
Long Island researcher's library.