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DUTCHESS COUNTY, NY
CHURCH RECORDS prepared by Arthur C.M. Kelly unless otherwise noted :

[14] Baptism Records of St. Paul's (Zion's) Lutheran Church, Red Hook, NY 1730-1899,
        4,620 baptisms, index, hardbound         $ 52.00

[12] Baptism Records of Rhinebeck Reformed Church, Rhinebeck, NY1731-1899,
        3,339 baptisms, index, soft cover,           $ 42.00

[1] Baptism Records of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Rhinebeck, NY, (StoneCh)1733-1899,
        4,156 baptisms, index, soft cover  $45.00

[2] Baptism Records of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Rhinebeck, NY (Wurtemburg)1760-1899,
        1877 baptisms, index, soft cover $ 24.00

[18] Baptism Records of 8 Episcopal Congregations of the Rhinebeck Area
        1816-1899, 2718 baptisms, index, hardbound      $ 34.00

[15] Marriage Records of Four Reformed Congregtions. of Old Rhinebeck, NY
        1731-1899, 2291 mar, index, softcover         $ 33.00

[6] Marriage Records of Three Lutheran Congregations of Rhinebeck, NY
        1746-1899, 1744 mar, index, softcover          $ 29.00

[122]Vital Records of New Hackensack, Dutchess Co., NY Reformed Church,
        1757-1906 by M. Tower (1932) 1993, softcover       $ 26.00

[21] Vital Records of Upper Red Hook, Tivoli, Mellenville, & Linlithgo NY Reformed Church
        1766-1899 1528 bap, 476mar, softcover           $ 29.00

[92] Vital Records of Remarkable Records of Rev. Gideon Bostwick, 1770-92, St. James Episcopal Church, 
        Great Barrington, MA. Over 2000 baptisms, marriages & death record. The ministry included the states 
        of CT, MA, NY, and VT, indexed, 6" x 9", hardbound                     $ 25.00

[43] Vital Records of Hyde Park Reformed Church, Hyde Park, NY
        1810-1899,473 bap, 374 mar, + mem & deaths, index, softcover    $ 24.00

[84C] Baptism Records Poughkeepsie Reformed Church, 1716-1824,
        2530 baptisms, 127 pp, softcover (typescript)                   $ 21.50

[84E] Marriage Records Poughkeepsie Reformed Church, 1746-1824,
864 marriages, softcover (typescript)      $7.50

 [212] Index Only to Poughkeepsie Reformed Church, Baptism Records [Item # 84C above], 
            1716-1824, 21pp., softcover                 $  5.00

[213] Index Only to Poughkeepsie Reformed Church, Marriage Records [Item #84E above],
            1746-1824, 14pp., softcover                  $ 3.00

[154] Baptism Records of the First Hopewell Reformed Church, Hopewell Junction, Dutchess County, NY 1758-1899,    1258 baptisms, 84 pp,  indexed, soft cover       $18.00

[155] Baptism and Communicant Records of the Round Top Lutheran Church, Bethel, Pine Plains, Dutchess Co, NY, 1760-1787, 287 baptisms, communicants 1763-1788, 32 pp,   indexed, soft cover                          $ 8.00

[194] Records of Lutheran Churches of Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, NY Area
transcribed & indexed by Arthur C.M. Kelly        Members, Confirmands, & Family Lists 1734-1889, St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 1734-1815 St. Paul’s (Zion) Lutheran Church, 1738-1889; St. Paul’s Lutheran Church (Wurtemburg), 1763-1874;  Third Lutheran Church, 1843-1882 197 pp., soft cover, index   $ 38.00  

[206] Vital Records of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Ancram, Columbia County, NY 1846-1945 The baptism, marriage and membership records of this church in southeastern Columbia County includes many early families who remained in this area of the original Livingston Manor 153 pp., hardbound, index    $36.00

[223] Vital Records of the First Presbyterian Church, Pine Plains, Dutchess Co. ,NY 1839-1978,
            Arthur C.M. Kelly, baptisms, marriages, deaths and members, 108 pp., index, soft cover      $ 24.00

[224] Vital Records of the 1st Presbyterian Church, Amenia, Dutchess Co., NY 1749-1956,
            Arthur C.M. Kelly            baptisms, marriages and members, 174 pp., index, soft cover  $ 32.00

[225] Vital Records of the 1st Presbyterian Church, Millerton, Dutchess Co., NY
        [Congregational Church of North East]  1829-1950, Arthur C.M. Kelly,
        141 pp., index, soft cover        $27.00

[227] Vital Records of the Smithfield Presbyterian. Church, Amenia, Dutchess Co., NY 1787-1942, Arthur C.M. Kelly             index, soft cover     $ 24.00

[228] Vital Records of the South Amenia Presbyterian Church, Wassaic, NY; Pt. 1, 1756-1989,
Arthur C.M. Kelly             index, soft cover      $ 28.00

[229] Vital Records of the South Amenia Presbyterian Church, Wassaic, NY; Pt. 2, 1777-1989,
            Arthur C.M. Kelly            index, soft cover      $ 22.00

 [232] VR First Presbyterian Church Wassaic, NY 1896-1988;
            baptisms, marriages, deaths, members, index, 35 pp.,   
            by Arthur C.M. Kelly          soft cover    $10.00

[247] VR First Reformed Church of Fishkill, Dutchess County, NY; 1731-1915,
                222 pp, baptisms & marriages, softcover     $42.00


 [248] Early Records of First Reformed Church of Fishkill; 1717-1922
            111 pp, members, deaths, etc., soft cover     $29.00


[250] Vital Records of St. Paul’s (Zion) Lutheran Church, Red Hook, NY; 1803-1968
                 baptisms; 1900-1950, marriages; 1900-1950, deaths 1803-1968,
                transcribed & indexed by Arthur C.M. Kelly, 108 pp, soft cover     $24.00


[251] Early Records of St. Paul’s (Zion) Lutheran Church, Red Hook, NY; 1738-1954,
            members; 1738-1954, confirmands 1846-1960, officers 1846-1881,
            communicants 1872-1941, transcribed & indexed by Arthur C.M. Kelly,
            134 pp, soft cover     $28.00

[252] VR Matteawan Methodist Church, Beacon, NY 1860-1962
                baptisms 1861-1962; marriages 1860-1962; deaths 1881-84, 1931
                129 pp, softcover, indexed     $29.00


 [253] Early Records Matteawan Methodist Ch, Beacon, NY 1862-1920
                members 1862-1920, 111 pp, softcover, indexed     $25.00

[254] VR Fishkill Landing Methodist Church, Beacon, NY 1860-1962; baptisms, marriages,
        cemetery lot owners; transcribed & indexed by Arthur C.M. Kelly, softcover    $24.00

[255] Early Records of Fishkill Landing Methodist Church, Beacon, NY 1862-1933; members;            
                transcribed & indexed by Arthur C.M. Kelly, soft cover    $25.00

[259] VR Presbyterian Church, Pleasant Valley, NY 1793-1947; baptisms 1793-1830; 1869-1947,    
                marriages 1793-1947, transcribed & indexed by Arthur C.M. Kelly, soft cover    $34.00

[260] Early Records Presbyterian Church, Pleasant Valley, NY 1792-1905; transcribed & indexed by
                Arthur C.M. Kelly, soft cover    $30.00

[261] Vital Records Freedom Plains Presbyterian Church, Lagrangeville, NY; 1827-1900
             
  baptisms, marriages, deaths, members; transcribed & indexed by Arthur C.M. Kelly,
                91 pp, soft cover                $20.00

CEMETERY & FUNERAL RECORDS

KiNSHiP is pleased to announce :

aquabook.gif (944 bytes)[273] Dutchess County, NY Cemetery Inscriptions for the Towns of: East Fishkill, Fishkill, Wappinger
                 
  transcribed & indexed by Arthur C.M. Kelly will full name index, 98 pp, softcover    $22.00

[119] Rhinebeck, NY, 18th and 19th Century Death Records by Arthur C.M. Kelly, Cemetery inscriptions, records & Church Death Records of the Town of Rhinebeck, Dutchess Co., NY, map, indexed, softcover, 1992, 190 pp      $ 35.00

[168] Stephen V. R. Burnett Account Book, 1865-1882, Red Hook Dutchess County, NY Cabinet maker and Undertaker's Accounts, by  Arthur C.M. Kelly, 1999, 74 pp., indexed, softcover, $17.00

[170] Red Hook, NY Undertaker's Records 1874-1936, 3000+ deaths, 102 pp., index, softcover              $ 24.00

CENSUS RECORDS
[103] Dutchess County, NY Tax Lists, 1718-1787 by Clifford M. Buck with Rombout Precinct by William Reese, alphabetical names of those assessed by political division giving years listed & comments, 305pp. , softcover                                                    $ 55.00

[100] 1810 Census with Index, Dutchess County, NY prepared by the Dutchess County Genealogical Society, gives heads of households with all census information, softcover (1978) 1990 with new index                  $ 20.00

1850 & 1865 DUTCHESS COUNTY CENSUS RECORDS

Census Typescripts (softcover) showing all persons with pertinent info Prepared by Clifford Buck (except Town of Rhinebeck 1850 by Nancy Kelly and Red Hook 1865 by Clara Losee)
Town of  1850 1865 Order No. Both
Amenia 15.00 15.00 AM 50/65 $25.00
Beekman 15.00 15.00 BE 50/65 $25.00
Clinton 15.00 15.00 CL 50/65 $25.00
Dover 15.00 15.00 DO 50/65 $25.00
East Fishkill 15.00 15.00 EF 50/65 $25.00
Fishkill 30.00 FI 1850
HydePark 15.00 15.00 HP 50/65 $25.00
LaGrange 15.00 15.00 LA 50/65 $25.00
Milan 15.00 15.00 MI 50/65 $25.00
Northeast 15.00 15.00 NE 1850 $25.00
Pawling 15.00 15.00 PA 50/65 $25.00
Pine Plains 15.00 PP 1850
Pleasant Valley 15.00 15.00 PV 50/65 $25.00
Poughkeepsie 40.00 PK 1850
Red Hook 15.00 15.00 RH 50/65 $25.00
Rhinebeck 15.00 15.00 RI 1850/65 $25.00
Stanford 15.00 15.00 ST 50/65 $25.00
Union Vale 15.00 UV 1850
Washington 15.00  15.00 WA 50/65 $25.00
 
HISTORIES
[XHR2] CLARE O. CARR- A Brief History of Red Hook, NY The living past of a Hudson Valley community by Its development dates from the first influx of Europeans at the end of the 17th century, and its colorful history of settlement, trade and agriculture is vividly brought to life in this fully illustrated historical account. 96 pp., bibliography, 6" x 9", softbound                                         $ 7.95

[24] ISAAC HUNTTING-Little Nine Partners, A history of Pine Plains, NY with genealogies of the early settlers, 1744 map, indexed (1897)1974 ,396pp, 6" x 9", hardbound      $ 41.00

 
[XHR1] NANCY V. KELLY-A Brief History of Rhinebeck, NY The living past of a Hudson Valley community by Nancy V. Kelly  In this brief but thoroughly researched account, the town’s colorful history is clearly traced and vividly brought to life with the help of maps, documents, photographs and some fascinating personal reminiscences. 95 pp., bibliography, 6" x 9",  softbound     $ 7.95

[34] MORSE, HOWARD- Historic Old Rhinebeck; Fully Illustrated- history of Rhinebeck, NY with genealogies of the early settlers. Reduced print, 443 pp., indexed, softcover (1908) 2001              $26.00

 [23] SMITH, E.M. - Documentary History of Rhinebeck (reprint) + index, large print, 267 pp.,
            index by A.C.M. Kelly, softcover    $43.00

[113] E. SMITH- History of Kipsbergen, Rhinebeck, NY with Supplemental Material by Margaret Herrick, reprint of rare 1894 volume about settlement in area of Rhinecliff, Rhinebeck, NY. Indexed, illus., softcover, 1992, 58 pages                $11.75

[L5]    SMITH, James H.- History of Duchess County NY with illustrations & biographical information.. 
inc. full name index (1882) 1995,   668pp , hardbound   (currently out of stock)  $ 80.00

[191] SMITH, Phillip A.- General History of Duchess County from 1609 to 1876, Inclusive, illustrated  with  numerous wood cuts, maps & engravings (1877)  with FULL NAME INDEX (2000) reduced print reprint,  532 pp,  softcover, indexed $ 28.00

NEWSPAPER COMPILATIONS

[187] Dutchess County Newspaper Deaths Index to notices1826-1871,   abstracted in The Dutchess, quarterly publication of the Dutchess County Genealogical Society, compiled by Arthur C.M. Kelly, 24 pp, softcover                                         $ 9.00

[59] Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, N Y Newspapers Marriages,
1826-1851, compiled by Arthur C.M. Kelly, 406 pp, softcover $ 49.50

[108] Red Hook, Dutchess County, NY Newspapers Deaths,
1859-1918, compiled by Margaret Herrick, 321 pp, hardbound    $ 56.00

[116] Red Hook, Dutchess County, NY Newspapers Deaths, 1919-1936, Compiled by Margaret Herrick, softcover 126pp,   $ 23.00

[111] Red Hook, Dutchess County, NY Newspapers Marriages 1859-1936, compiled by Margaret Herrick, 206pp, softcover   $ 38.00

[40] Rhinebeck, New York Newspapers, Vol. 1, Deaths, 1846-1899, compiled by Arthur C.M. Kelly, 214 pp, hardbound         $ 29.00

[41] Rhinebeck, New York NewspapersVol. 2, Marriages, 1846-1899, compiled by Arthur C.M. Kelly, 160pp, hardbound              $ 24.00

MISCELLANEOUS

[204] Rhinebeck Road Records, Dutchess County, NY 1722-1857 transcribed & indexed by Arthur C.M. Kelly
    The information in this book has been transcribed from four separate records. The data from those four volumes has been  merged to present a chronological sequence of events and persons. Each section is identified as to its source by using a key.     122 pp., softcover, index                                  $ 31.00

[205] Dutchess County, NY Obituaries, 100 Years of Deaths Beginning 1849 by Arthur C.M. Kelly A scrapbook of newspaper obituaries with over 17,000 entries, 368 pp., comb binding, index                                   $ 68.00

[197] Scrapbook of Dutchess County, NY People and Places 1930-1960 with Index by Arthur C.M. Kelly Part of the Van Vliet Collection, assembled by George Stockwell Van Vliet consisting primarily of newspaper clippings and articles concerning local persons (death notices, obituaries, anniversaries, marriage & birth announcements) as well as articles @ local houses, churches, Granges & other groups. 362 pp., comb binding, indexed             $ 67.00

[131] DUTCHESS COUNTY, NY, CHURCHES AND THEIR RECORDS:
    HISTORICAL DIRECTORY by Linda Koehler The major portion of the book gives name and location of all known churches with a brief history of each. Appendices provide churches listed by denomination, in chronological order 1715-1901, history of patents and civil divisions, hardcover, 1994, 200 pp    $39.00 

[85] JOHN HERRICK LEDGER, Pine Plains, Dutchess Co, NY, 1852-1889 by M. Bathrick payroll & accounts, 
softcover, indexed, 86 pages,   $ 15.50

[110] A CIVIL WAR SOLDIER'S DIARY, PETER W. FUNK, 150TH NY VOLUNTEERS,by Margaret Herrick Diary of foot soldier in the Union Army 1862-1865, gen. info + comment by Burton Coon, index, softcover, 1991, 54pp,   $13.50

[132] Early Settlements in Dutchess County, New York, A Compilation of the "Why...?" Stories by Margaret E. Herrick Articles originally written by Helen Myers for the Poughkeepsie Journal beginning 1962, contain origin of the place name with folklore and traditions of Dutchess County communities with supplementary material . illus. & maps, indexed, 213pp, hardbound   $ 49.95

The Settlers of the Beekman Patent Dutchess County N.Y. (A Genealogical and Historical Study) by Frank J. Doherty
Almost every resident of the Beekman Patent and adjacent Oblong through 1800 will be included in Marriage Records. Doherty's comprehensive study. Settlers were found through tax lists, the 1790 census, Articles of Association Pledge lists, and local military unit lists.

See CD heading for these books in CD-Rom format

[XD1] Volume 1 - Original records of Pawling, Dover, Beekman, Union
Vale, and LaGrange indexed, 1990 885 pp.,   6" x 9", hardbound           $ 85.00

[XD2] Volume 2 -names Abbott through Burtch, compiled from sources such as leases, legal actions, local newspapers, wills, deeds and mortgages, church records, etc. 1206 pages, indexed, 114 families, hardbound 6"x9"  $ 85.00  
                                                              
[XD3] Volume 3 -names Burtis through Dakin, compiled from such sources similar to Volume 2 above 1140 pages, indexed, 80 families, hardbound 6"x9"      $ 85.00

[XD4] Volume 4  -names Darbyshire to Everitt, compiled from sources similar to Volumes 2 & 3 above, 1100 plus pages, indexed, 76 families, hardbound 6"x9"      $ 85.00
[XD5] Volume 5, names Fackert to Haas, compiled from sources similar to Volumes 2 3& 4 above, 1214 page volume of records of 64 family surnames includes hundreds of others found in the 33,000 plus name index , hardbound 6"x9"    $ 85.00
[XD6] Volume 6, names Hadden-Hunt, compiled from sources similar to volumes 2-5 above,  1,250+ page volume, indexed, harbound 6"x9"   $85.00

[XD7] Volume 7, names Hunter to Leavens, compiled from sources similar to volumes 2-6 above, 1218 page volumes of records of 56 family surnames of people who were in the patent in the 18th century. hardbound 6"x9"   $ 85.00

[XD8] Volume 8, names LEE to MILLINGTON, compiled from sources similar to volumes 2-7 above, 1000+ page volumes of records of numerous family surnames of people who were in the patent in the 18th century. hardbound 6"x9"     $85.00

[162] PETER J. SCHULTZ ACCOUNT BOOK, RHINEBECK, NY (DUTCHESS COUNTY), 1824-1846 is a transcript of a record kept by Peter Schultz involving everyday accounts of business transactions and includes accounts of legal matters. The index indicates many entries for the family names of Ackert, Armstrong, Hermans, Kip, Martin, Schultz, Sharp, and Traver as well as some mention of hundreds of others. 51 pages, full name index, softcover    $12.00
[165] Rhinebeck Precinct Accounts Book, 1783-1788 accounts probably kept for business located in Rhinecliff, NY, indexed, softcover, 64 pages       $14.00
 
WILLS

[147] DUTCHESS COUNTY PROBATE RECORDS, 1787-1865, by Arthur C.M. Kelly, a register of Dutchess County Wills and of Letters Testamentary & of Administration in the Surrogate's Office, (1997) 326pp, everyname index, comb binding  $ 58.00

 
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