LIVINGSTON COUNTY NEW YORK L ivingston County was formed February 23, 1821 from Genesee and Ontario Counties. A portion of Allegany County was annexed in 1846, and another portion in 1856. Livingston's parent county, Ontario County, was formed from Montgomery County in 1789. Montgomery was formed from Albany County (one of the original NYS counties) in 1772 and was known as Tryon County until 1784. Livingston is surrounded by Monroe, Ontario, Steuben, Allegany, Wyoming and Genesee Counties. The 1860 census showed 39,256 residents in the county. The Genesee River cuts through the northwestern portion of the county. Conesus Lake near the center, and Hemlock Lake along the eastern border, are the only considerable bodies of water. Visit Hope Farm Press bookseller, for books about this region.

Spring is Almost Here! " W E L C O M E " Biographies Wanted. Please contact us if you have, or would like to write, a biography of your Livingston County ancestor(s). A Special THANKS to Everyone who has Contributed. Be sure to visit our NEW pages. If you would like to contribute information, please e-mail Liz Cornish.

 
The Livingston County GenWeb site is part of the New York State GenWeb project. Click on the NYS GenWeb license plate image to the right, for a link to the NY State GenWeb site. If you would like more information about the New York GenWeb project, or if you are interested in adopting a New York county, please contact the New York State GenWeb coordinator Robert G. Sullivan.

Avon, Caledonia,
Conesus, Geneseo,
Groveland,
Leicester,
Lima, Livonia,
Mount Morris,
North Dansville,
Nunda, Ossian,
Portage, Sparta
Springwater,
West Sparta, York.

YAWGER BIBLE Special Reguest for a Special Project. Searching for the Yawger Bible, orginally owned by John and Adeline Yawger; passed to their daughter Elise Yawger Coapman and her descendants. Last known whereabouts was Lockport, NY area. Please e-Mail us at Yawger Bible if you have any information about the bible or its genealogical contents. Thank you. John Yawger (1817-1895) and Adeline Starkweather (1818-1849). Daughter Elsie Yawger (ca1844-1863) m. 28 Oct 1863 David Coapman. Grandaughter Marian E. Coapman (b. ca 1866) m. 6 May 1890 Eugene H. Ferree. The Yawger family is from the town of Springport, Cayuga county, NY. Many of the family branches and allied lines have connections to Livingston county and many area counties as they migrated over the last 150-plus years.

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This page is part of The USGenWeb Project. Modeled after the Kentucky GenWeb project, organized by a group of genealogists in 1996. Originally developed for counties in Kentucky, where collected databases would be stored, it was expanded to include all states.

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LIVINGSTON COUNTY GENWEB PROJECT COORDINATOR:
Liz Cornish