Staten Island NY Genealogy

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Overview of Staten Island Records

• Richmond County was created in 1683 and was an original county for the state of New York. It is also named the Borough of Staten Island and is one of the five boroughs of New York City.
• The New York City Health Department has copies of birth records starting in 1910 and death records starting in 1949. The New York City Municipal Archives has copies of birth records previous to 1910 and death records previous to 1949.
• The Richmond County Clerk has land records starting in 1683.
• The Richmond County Surrogate Court has probate records starting in 1787.
• For additional records, see the pages for New York City and the other county borough pages.
• Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.