One of the unique aspects of New York history was the existence of manors as political and judicial units in the colonial era.
Mackenzie's Families of Philipsburgh
Compiled accounts of many Westchester County families are contained in “The Families of the Colonial Town of Philipsburgh, Westchester County, N.Y.,” a four-volume typescript by Grenville C. Mackenzie [NYG&B Library MS. T 1.1].
The Original Families of New Netherland
This year [1999] marks the 375th anniversary of the arrival in New Netherland of the first two ships carrying permanent European settlers to the colony.
Kings County Colonial Church Records
Kings County (now also called the Bo