The baptismal register of the Reformed Dutch Church of New Amsterdam and New York is one of the city’s richest genealogical resources, especially for the early colonial period. In 1901–1902, the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society published a transcript of this register, from 1639–1800, in two volumes which form Volumes 2 and 3 of its published Collections series. The indexes included in these volumes cover fathers, mothers, and witnesses, but not the names of the children (or adults) who were being baptized. To remedy that omission Harry Macy Jr. compiled this index in 1996 for the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. The index covers the initial period from 1639 throughout the second Dutch administration in 1675.
This record set includes PDF images of the index created by Harry Macy Jr. You may be able to discover the following information:
Child’s name
Sex
Father’s first name(s)
Patronymic name (derived from a male ancestor’s name, often a father’s name)
Surname
Mother’s first name(s)
Mother’s patronymic/surname
Year
Additionally, there is a browse-only version of these records located in the Useful Links & Resources section.