Gravesend, Kings Co., NY

City Gravesend
County Kings
State/ Province New York

Narrative

Unlike other Kings County settlements of the time, Gravesend was founded by English settlers: dissenters from the Anglican church. No records of their church survive. The town's early civil records contain some early births and marriages (1664-1702). Refer to the web site of The New York Genealogical & Biographical Society at http://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org for more information.

References

  1. APPLEGATE, Bartholomew
  2. PATRICKE, Hannah
  3. TILTON, Rebeckah