Loyalist Flowchart

General Long Island and New York City Resources for the Rev War[1]:

• Calendar of Historical Manuscripts Relating to the War of the Revolution in the Office of the Secretary of the State. Albany, NY: Weed, Parsons & Co., 1868. 2 volumes: https://archive.org/details/calendarofhistor01newy/page/n6/mode/2up ; https://archive.org/details/calendarofhistor02newy/page/n6/mode/2up.
• Berthold Fernow, comp. & E. B. O’ Callaghan, editor. Documents Relative to the Colonial History of the State of New York, “New York in the Revolution.” Albany, NY: NY State Archives, 1887. https://archive.org/details/documentsrelativ15brod/page/244/mode/2up
• Karin N. Mango. The Long Island Historical Society: Calendar of Manuscripts 1763-1783. New York City: Publishing Center for Cultural Resources, 1980. (N.Y. REGIONS LONG ISLAND MAN[2])
• Frederic G. Mather, comp., and James A. Roberts, comptroller. New York in the Revolution as Colony and State. Reprinted: Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1996, vol. 2. https://archive.org/details/newyorkrevolution02statrich/page/n7/mode/2up
• Frederic Gregory Mather. The Refugees of 1776 from Long Island to Connecticut. Albany, NY: J. B. Lyon Co., Printers, 1913. https://archive.org/details/refugeesof1776fr00mathuoft/page/n6/mode/2up
• Henry Onderdonk Jr. Documents and Letters Intended to Illustrate the Revolutionary Incidents of Queens County. New York: Leavitt & Co., 1846. https://archive.org/details/documentsletters00onderd/page/n6/mode/2up
• Henry Onderdonk. Revolutionary Incidents of Suffolk and Kings Counties: With an Account of The Battle of Long Island. New York: Leavitt & Co., 1849. https://archive.org/details/revolutionaryinc00onde/page/n6/mode/2up
• William S. Pelletreau, A.M. A History of Long Island From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, vol. 2. New York and Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Co., 1903. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/coo1.ark:/13960/t8z89th3z
  • Militia Lists and Enlistment Records for Queens, Suffolk Co’s, 1775-1776, on pp. 562-573. Enlistment records include ages, height, and some lists include places of birth and residences.
• Public Papers of George Clinton. New York & Albany, NY: State of New York, Wynkoop Hannebeck Crawford Co., Printers, 1899-1914. 10 volumes.  https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/007667599
• Kenneth Scott (editor). (1973). Rivington's New York newspaper: excerpts from a Loyalist press, 1773-1783. [New York, NY] :New York Historical Society. (N.Y. LOYALISTS SCO)
• Thomas B. Wilson. Inhabitants of New York, 1774-1776. New York: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1993. ( N.Y. RECORDS WIL; also on Ancestry.com (subscription required))

Specific Resources for Towns and Cities on Long Island and New York City:

• T. G. Bergen. “Accounts of Monies due some of the Inhabitants of Long Island, from American Prisoners of War, while on parole…” (undated, prob. 1781). New York Genealogical & Biographical Record, vol. 7, No. 4, October 1876, p. 175. Note: contains names of American prisoners held on Long Island (which is patriotic service), but the inhabitants names are Long Island residents who housed the prisoners (which would be Loyalist service). https://hdl.handle.net/2027/coo.31924061993287?urlappend=%3Bseq=186
• New York State Archives. Journals, Ledgers & Registers of Receipts & Payments By the State. Treasurer’s Journal 1784-1789, Series A0005-78, pp. 67-70: persons on Long Island who furnished money to the New York government, 1781, and repaid by the state in 1785[3].
• Kenneth Scott. “Suffolk County Inhabitants in 1778.” New York Genealogical & Biographical Record, vol. 104, pp. 225-230[4]. (N.Y. PERIODICAL NEW) List of residents of various towns with occupations; those with asterisks were indicated as “not returned,” indicating they had fled from Long Island. Not service, but can be helpful for proving if an ancestor remained on Long Island, or if an ancestor was marked as having left the island, which can help prove refugee status.
• Smithtown Historical Society. “The Blydenburgh Manuscript.” For further information, please contact the Smithtown Historical Society; contains residents of Smithtown (and others) who filed claims for depredation and property loss in 1783.

Brookhaven, Suffolk Co, NY:

• Records of the Town of Brookhaven, NY: Book C, 1687-1789. Patchogue, NY: The Paxson Press, Inc., 1976, pp. 376-396 (Also on Ancestry.com (subscription required)). Contains patriotic and Loyalist service, depending on the year.

Flatbush, Kings Co, NY:

• Henry B. Hoff. “The 1781 Tax List of Flatbush, Kings County.” New York Genealogical & Biographical Record, vol. 137, No. 4, October 2006, pp. 291-293.(N.Y. PERIODICAL NEW) Not for service but can prove residence in Flatbush during the war.

Huntington, Suffolk Co, NY:

• Charles R. Street, Huntington Town Records including Babylon, 1776-1873, vol. 3. Huntington, NY: The “Long Islander” Print, 1889. https://archive.org/details/huntingtontownre03hunt/page/n7/mode/2up Contains patriotic and Loyalist service, depending on the year.
  • “Return of Capt. John Wickes’ company of Huntington under Col. Josiah Smith, 29 July - 31 August 1776” -- Charles R. Street, Huntington Town Records including Babylon, 1776-1873, vol. 3. Huntington, NY: The “Long Islander” Print, 1889, p. 11. https://archive.org/details/huntingtontownre03hunt/page/n27/mode/2up Patriotic service.
  • “Return of Capt. Nathaniel Platt’s company of Huntington under Col. Josiah Smith, 29 July - 31 August 1776” -- Charles R. Street, Huntington Town Records including Babylon, 1776-1873, vol. 3. Huntington, NY: The “Long Islander” Print, 1889, p. 12. https://archive.org/details/huntingtontownre03hunt/page/n29/mode/2up Patriotic service.
  • Lists of militia of Capt. Cornelius Conklin, ordered on duty under Gen. DeLancey, July & October 1777 -- Charles R. Street, Huntington Town Records including Babylon, 1776-1873, vol. 3. Huntington, NY: The “Long Islander” Print, 1889, pp. 26-27. https://archive.org/details/huntingtontownre03hunt/page/n43/mode/2up Loyalist service.
  • “The Fort at Lloyd’s Neck, May 1778” (persons ordered under Capt. Conklin to work on building a fort) -- Charles R. Street, Huntington Town Records including Babylon, 1776-1873, vol. 3. Huntington, NY: The “Long Islander” Print, 1889, pp. 31-33. https://archive.org/details/huntingtontownre03hunt/page/n47/mode/2up Loyalist service.
  • “First List of Persons Who Took the Oath of Loyalty, 1778” -- Charles R. Street, Huntington Town Records including Babylon, 1776-1873, vol. 3. Huntington, NY: The “Long Islander” Print, 1889, pp. 35-41. https://archive.org/details/huntingtontownre03hunt/page/n51/mode/2up Loyalist service.
  • “Second List of Persons Who Took the Oath of Loyalty, 1778” -- Charles R. Street, Huntington Town Records including Babylon, 1776-1873, vol. 3. Huntington, NY: The “Long Islander” Print, 1889, pp. 41-45. https://archive.org/details/huntingtontownre03hunt/page/n57/mode/2up Loyalist service.
  • “Return of the Militia Belonging to Capt. Conklings Destrict,” approx. 1779 -- Charles R. Street, Huntington Town Records including Babylon, 1776-1873, vol. 3. Huntington, NY: The “Long Islander” Print, 1889, pp. 46-49. https://archive.org/details/huntingtontownre03hunt/page/n63/mode/2up  Loyalist service.
  • “Assessment of Property in Huntington About the Close of the War, 1782” -- Charles R. Street, Huntington Town Records including Babylon, 1776-1873, vol. 3. Huntington, NY: The “Long Islander” Print, 1889, pp. 85-96. https://archive.org/details/huntingtontownre03hunt/page/84/mode/2up  Not for service but for proving the owner of a property in 1782 in Huntington, and establishing residence.

Islip, Suffolk Co, NY:

• Carl A. Starace. Book One of the Minutes of Town Meetings and Register of Animal Ear Marks of the Town of Islip 1720-1851. Smithtown, NY: Exposition Press, Inc., pp. 34-43. (N.Y. COUNTIES SUFFOLK ISLIP STA) Contains patriotic and Loyalist service, depending on the year.

Mattituck, Suffolk Co, NY:

• Rev. Charles E. Craven. A History of Mattituck, Long Island, NY. Privately published, 1906, pp. 119-149. https://archive.org/details/historyofmattitu00incrav/page/118/mode/2up Contains patriotic and Loyalist service, depending on the year.

Southampton, Suffolk Co, NY:

• Hedges, Pelletreau & Foster. The Third Book of Records of the Town of Southampton, Long Island, NY With Other Ancient Documents of Historic Value. Sag Harbor, NY: John H. Hunt, Printer, 1878 (pp. 279-309). https://www.southamptontownny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/319/BK-03?bidId= Contains patriotic and Loyalist service, depending on the year.
• Post & Pelletreau. The Fifth Volume of Records of the Town of Southampton Comprising Ancient Loose Documents In the Town Clerk’s Office. Privately published, 1910 (pp. 107-114). https://www.southamptontownny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/321/BK-05?bidId= Contains patriotic and Loyalist service, depending on the year.

Southold, Suffolk Co, NY:

• J. Wickham Case. Southold Town Records 1683-1856. Southold, NY: Academy Printing Services, 1983, pp. 223-234. Contains patriotic and Loyalist service, depending on the year.

Online Links to Loyalist Oaths:

• Letter from William Tryon to George Germain, 28 March 1777, containing names of residents of New York City who took the oath of allegiance, February 1777. http://www.colonialamerica.amdigital.co.uk/Documents/Images/CO_5_1108_014/0[5]
• A list of persons in Suffolk Co, Long Island, who took the oath of allegiance before Governor Tryon, 24 November 1778 (this is the so-called “Tryon’s List” in Suffolk County). http://www.colonialamerica.amdigital.co.uk/Documents/SearchDetails/CO_5_1109_001 (A transcription is also online at http://longislandgenealogy.com/1778_Census_&_Oath_Southold%20NY.pdf)

 

Suffolk County, Long Island, and the American Revolution