Genealogy of the Schermerhorn Family of Schenectady County, New York

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This page includes information we have collected about the Schermerhorn family as well as links to other sites. Some of this material may relate to areas outside of Schenectady County.

We are unable to answer specific questions about the Schermerhorn family beyond what we have made available here. Try the online forums listed below for more assistance, or use the Schenectady County Public Library's Ancestry subscription in the Karen B. Johnson Central Library.

Additional information about Schermerhorn family members may be found in the People section.

Family Sites and other information
- Schermerhorn Family Ancestral History (Mary Ellen Van Camp)
- Schermerhorn Genealogy (WikiTree)
- Schermerhorn Genealogy and Schermerhorn Family History (Geni)
Family and Individual Profiles, Articles, Books etc.
- Schermerhorn Genealogy and Family Chronicles (Richard Schermerhorn Jr., 1914)
- Biographical Review: Greene, Schoharie and Schenectady Counties, New York (1899)
  - Hon. Simon J. Schermerhorn
- First Settlers of Schenectady (Jonathan Pearson, 1873)
- History of the Schenectady Patent (Jonathan Pearson, 1883)
  - Schermerhorn, Jacob Janse
  - Schermerhorn, Reyer
  - Schermerhorn, Symon
- Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs (Cuyler Reynolds, 1911)
- Schenectady County, New York (Austin A. Yates, 1902)
- Schenectady County, New York (Austin A. Yates, 1902)
- Schermerhorn (Colonial Albany Social History Project)
- History of the Schermerhorn Family in The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 1905 (Internet Archive)
- Schenectady Branch of the Schermerhorn Family (John Hayes Schermerhorn, 1950 via FamilySearch)
- Genealogy of a Part of the Third Branch of the Schermerhorn Family in the United States (Louis Younglove Schermerhorn, 1903 via Google Books)
- Some Notes on the History of the Hoffman and Schermerhorn Family in Canada: with Genealogical Record of My Parents Isaiah Hoffman and Susannah Schermerhorn Hoffman (Emma Hoffman Bogart, 1922 via FamilySearch)
- Ancestry of Devon L. Schermerhorn (Marlo Keith Schermerhorn via FamilySearch)
- Descendants of Gerritje Schermerhorn and Garret Heermans (Barbara Svetlick) [free PDF viewer required]
- Jacob Schermerhorn Family Bible (Allen County Public Library
Mailing Lists / Message Boards / Queries
- Schermerhorn Family Message Board (Ancestry)
- Schermerhorn Family Genealogy Forum (GenForum)
Find more information on the Schermerhorn family:
- FamilySearch records for Schermerhorn (free account required)
- Census and Directories
  - Indexes to our transcripts of the 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820 and 1940 censuses for Schenectady County
  - Search Schermerhorn entries in the 1855, 1865, 1875, 1892, 1905, 1915 and 1925 New York State Censuses (FamilySearch, free account required)
- Births
  - New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962 (FamilySearch, free account required)
  - New York Church and Civil Births and Baptisms, 1704-1962 (FamilySearch, free account required)
- Marriages
  - New York Church Records, 1660-1954 (FamilySearch, free account required)
  - New York Marriages, 1686-1980 (FamilySearch, free account required)
- Deaths
  - Our Obituary index (includes Capital District records from the 1957-1972 NYS Department of Health Genealogical Research Death Index)
  - New York Church and Civil Deaths, 1824-1962 (FamilySearch, free account required)
  - New York Deaths and Burials, 1795-1952 (FamilySearch, free account required)
  - New York Deaths, 1880-1956 (FamilySearch, free account required)
  - New York Cemetery Abstracts, 1800-1965 (FamilySearch, free account required)
  - New York residents in the Social Security Death Index (FamilySearch, free account required)
  - Gravestone photos (New York Gravestones)
  - New York graves in Find a Grave
  - New York graves in BillionGraves
  - New York graves in Interment.net
  - Nationwide Grave Locator (Veterans Administration)
- Immigration
  - American Family Immigration History Center (Statue of Liberty—Ellis Island Foundation, free account required)
  - New York Book Indexes to Passenger Lists, 1906-1942 (FamilySearch, free account required)
  - New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891 (FamilySearch, free account required)
  - New York, New York, Index to Passenger Lists, 1820-1846 (FamilySearch, free account required)
  - New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924 (FamilySearch, free account required)
  - New York, New York, Index to Passengers Lists of Vessels, 1897-1902 (FamilySearch, free account required)
  - New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957 (FamilySearch, free account required)
  - New York Naturalization Index (Soundex), 1792-1906 (FamilySearch, free account required)
  - New York, U.S. District and Circuit Court Naturalization Records, 1824-1991 (FamilySearch, free account required)
- Military
  - Revolutionary War service records in History of Schenectady During the Revolution (Willis T. Hanson Jr., 1916) [974.744 H25 at the Schenectady County Public Library]
  - Civil War service records in Schenectady County, New York (Austin A. Yates, 1902) [974.744 Y31 at the Schenectady County Public Library]
  - Index to the New York State Civil War Muster Rolls
  - Soldiers in the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database (National Park Service)
  - New York veterans in the World War II Memorial Registry (American Battle Monuments Commission)
- Property
  - New York Land Records 1630-1975 (FamilySearch, free account required)
  - Schermerhorn Family Wills and Related Records (Sampubco)
Print Resources
- Schermerhorn family file at the Schenectady County Historical Society - e-mail librarian@schenectadyhistorical.org for more information
- Schermerhorn entries in Worden's Index (New York Genealogical & Biographical Society)