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Rensselaer County Colonial Records This page was last updated 3 September 2005. |
This new page is your gateway to colonial records for locations which later, in 1791, became part of Rensselaer County, NY.
If you would like to contribute colonial records to this site, they would be very welcome! You may e-mail them in plain text right in the body of an e-mail message to Lin Van Buren.
| TIMELINE of selected events during the colonial era |
| Document | Date |
|---|---|
| Settlers: Rensselaerswyck Settlers | 1630-1658 |
| Manorial records: Rensselaerwyck Manor Papers | 1630-1899 |
Selected court records:
Minutes of the Court of Albany,
Rensselaerswyck and Schenectady  | 1680-1685 |
| Militia: Albany County Militia | 1715 |
| Census: Colloney RenselaersWyck (Rensselaerwyck)* | 1720 |
| Census: Schaatkooke (Schaghticoke)* | 1720 |
| Military: Rensselaerwyck militia list | 1767 |
| Map: Manor of Rensselaerwyck | 1767 |
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Newspaper extract:
MCKINZIE and MACOMB of Hoosick | 1768 |
| Map: Albany County Districts (includes Schaghticoke, Hoosick and Stephentown) | 1772 |
| Useful Links |
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| New Netherland and Beyond website - maps, settlers, ships' passenger lists, land grants, historical documents, tax lists and more |
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Lin Van Buren