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Genesee County New York Genealogy and History

County seat: Batavia

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Genesee County New York History

It was not until the Holland Purchase of 1793 that Western New York was officially enforced as the territory of New York State. Land in the region was sold through the Holland Land Company's office in Batavia, starting in 1801. All of the land in Western New York was in the newly created Genesee County, and all of that was in the single town of Batavia.

Genesee County was created by a partition of 7,100 square miles (18,000 km2) of land from Ontario County. The County was not fully organized so it remained under the supervision of Ontario County until it achieved full organization and separation during March 1803.

April 7, 1806, Genesee’s area was reduced to 5,550 square miles (14,400 km2) due to a partition that created Allegany County. On March 8, 1808, Genesee’s area was again reduced, this time to 1,650 square miles (4,300 km2) due to a partition that created Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, and Niagara Counties. On February 23, 1821, Genesee’s area was again reduced, this time to 1,450 square miles (3,800 km2) due a complex partition that produced Livingston and Monroe Counties. On April 15, 1825, another partition reduced Genesee’s area to 1,030 square miles (2,700 km2) in the creation of Orleans County. On May 1, 1826, the Orleans partition was again surveyed, with 10 square miles (26 km2) of land along the western half of the Orleans/Genesee border returned to Genesee. On March 19, 1841, Genesee’s area was again reduced, this time to the 500 square miles (1,300 km2) it remains to this day due to the partitioning to create Wyoming County.


Genesee County Genealogy Records

Biographies Cemetery Records Census Records
Church Records Cities & Towns County Records
Family Bibles History Topics Military Records
Newspaper Data Obituaries School Records
Tax Lists:
1851 Military Tax List - Pembroke, N.Y.
1854 Tax Assessment Roll - Pembroke, N.Y.
Vital Records Wills/Probate Records

Genealogy Research In Genesee County, New York

Genesee County Clerk
County Building I
15 Main Street
Batavia, New York 14020
(585) 815-7802
Email: coclerk@co.genesee.ny.us
Website

Genesee County Surrogate Court
Genesee County Courts Facility
1 West Main Street
Batavia, NY 14020
Phone: 585-201-5733

Genesee County Historian
History Department
Research Library & Records Management
County Building 2
3837 West Main Street Road
Batavia, NY 14020
Phone: (585)815-7904
Email: history@co.genesee.ny.us
Website
The Gesesee County historians records collection includes: Atlases and Maps 1854-1900's, Cemetery Records for Several County Cemeteries, Genesee County Federal Census 1810-1880 (indexed), Genesee County State Census Records, Church Records, City and County Directories 1869-1980 (some years missing), Claim for Payment, County and Municipalities Histories, County Home, File Folder Listings, Genealogy Files and Collections, Indentured Servants 1827-1899 (indexed), Marriages, Anniversaries, Divorces, Engagements etc., Military Records, Naturalization Records 1849-1929 (indexed), Newspaper Indexes, Obituary Records, Photographs (over 7,000 images, indexed by subject), School Documents, Slavery.

Richmond Memorial Library
19 Ross Street
Batavia, NY 14020
Phone: (585) 343-9550
Website


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