New York in 1698 1st Edition – PDF/EPUB Version Downloadable

This compilation is a reconstruction of the 1698 census of New York from more or less contemporary substitute sources (e.g., militia lists, tax lists, church records, town minutes, etc.), thereby locating the residents of the missing counties, towns, and manors. In all, Mr. Meyerink has identified by name 96% of the men, 50% of the women, and at least 40% of the children alive in the colony of New York in 1698.
The work is arranged alphabetically by county and thereunder by town, ward, or manor. Mr. Meyerink begins each county chapter with a discussion of the reconstruction variables: original source(s), spelling, layout of the original information, statistical recap, a brief history of the area at the time of the census, and a bibliography on that county. The chapter-by-chapter lists of persons are arranged to conform to the earliest known transcription of the 1698 census, or substitutes. The volume concludes with a complete name index of 13,700. Mr. Meyerink’s Introduction provides insight into the missing census and is must reading for any genealogist or historian planning to conduct research into this fascinating period.