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From: Cliff Lamere <>
Subject: Re: [NYALBANY] Albany Tax list 1779 link
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2001 13:24:42 -0400
References: <20010406.110711.-318033.5.wlwoodward@juno.com>


Troy is in Rensselaer Co., which separated from Albany Co. in 1791. If any pre-1779 tax lists still exist for Troy, they would have been part of the Albany Co. records. Therefore, they would most likely be in the NYS Archives (in Albany) or at the Albany Co. Hall or Records (in Albany). They might also have been transcribed and published, probably using Albany County in its title, but I have no knowledge of that.

My website has no links to online tax records for Troy for any period. All that means is that cities would have so many records that almost no genealogist would want to tackle such a large project. As an example, Oakwood Cemetery in the city of Troy, which has about 50,000 people buried there, was not included in the 93,000 online Rensselaer Co. cemetery records (which was a mammoth undertaking by itself). You can understand why.

Cliff

wrote:

> Cliff,
> Do you know where I can find tax records prior to 1779 in the area which
> is now Troy?
> Lisa
>
> On Thu, 05 Apr 2001 17:04:16 -0400 Cliff Lamere
> <> writes:
> > I don't know to what this message was a response, but the tax list on
> > that webpage is for present-day northeastern Columbia Co. which was
> > part of Albany Co. in 1779. The area was called the King's District
> > (New Lebanon / Canaan area). New Lebanon is about 28 miles driving
> > distance east-southeast from the city of Albany.
> >
> > Cliff
> >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Try here for the 1779 Albany Tax list.
> > >
> > > <A
> >
> HREF="http://searches1.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/ny/albany/misc/alba
> nytax.txt">http://searches1.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/ny/albany/misc
> /albanytax.txt</A>
> > >
> > > Hope this helps!
> > >
> > > Annette
> >
> >

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