Archival Records Indexes

Census Indexes

Chattel Mortgages 1830 - 1860

Chattel mortgages were made using personal property, rather than real property, as collateral. They are particularly good sources of family and social history. Of course, chattel mortgages reveal only those valuable pieces of personal property subject to the mortgage.

Civil Commissions

Court Records

Maps & Plans

Marriage Records 1908 - 1935

Military Records

Naturalization Records - 19th Century

Naturalization Records - 20th Century

Property Deeds Index 1789 - 1845

Vital Town Records

​Please note, that the vital record indexes below are held by the Towns - NOT by Ontario County. Please do not direct vital records requests to our department with the exception of Marriage Records from the years 1908-1935. For further information or copies of records found in the following indexes, contact the appropriate Town, City, or Village Clerks.

Court of Common Pleas - Partitions

This series contains partition cases heard in the Court of Common Pleas from 1796-1886. Most of these cases involve real estate both within the county, and in other states, but sometimes involve personal property.