While registering births in New York was not required until the 1880s, marriages have required a marriage license or bond since the 1660s. Check this resource for finding marriage licenses issues in New York prior to 1784:
Names of persons for whom marriage licenses were issued by the secretary of the province of New York, previous to 1784 [Alternate Link]
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