New York Revolutionary War records from 1775–1840 can help you find an ancestor’s military service, wartime activities, or later pension record. This collection brings together published records of soldiers, officers, Loyalists, and civilians.
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What this collection covers
These New York Revolutionary War records include service lists, pensioner lists, military bounty land records, committee minutes, and local tax lists. Some entries describe people who supported the Revolution; others concern those who remained loyal to Britain. Coverage varies by source and county.
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Sources included
- New York in the Revolution as Colony and State Volumes I and II
- Biographical Sketches of Loyalists of the American Revolution Volumes I and II
- Collections of the New York Historical Society for the Year 1914 Volumes I and II
- New York Revolutionary War Pensioners in the 1840 Census
- Hessian Troops in the American Revolution, Extracts from the Hetrina Volumes 1-6
- 1775 Articles of Association. Documented in Calendar of Historical Manuscripts, Relating to the War of the Revolution, in the Office of the Secretary of State, Albany, New York, Volume I
- Minutes of the Albany Committee of Correspondence 1775-1778, Volumes I and II
- Attendance record of German Camp Committee of Correspondence, 1775-1778. Documented in Settlers and Residents, Volume 3, Part 1, Town of Livingston, 1710-1899
- Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York, Albany County Sessions, 1778-1781, Volumes I, II, and Analytical Index
- The Balloting Book and Other Documents Relating to Military Bounty Lands in the State of New York
- 1783 Land Confiscations of Loyalists – Columbia County, Saratoga County, Tryon County
- 1784 Forfeiture Sales of Mohawk Valley Land
- Columbia County Loyalists, 1777-1778
- Census of Suffolk County, 1776
- Claverack District, West 1779
- Claverack District, East 1779
- Tax Lists
- German Camp, 1779
- Kinderhook District, 1779
- Livingston Manor, 1779
- Saratoga District, 1779
- Schenectady District, 1779
- Palatine District, 1787
- Canajoharie District, 1788
- Caughnawauga District, 1788
- German Flats District, 1788
- Harpers Field District, 1788
- Mohawk District, 1788
- Old England District, 1788
- Palatine District, 1789
- Kings Land District, 1789
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