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Free genealogy resources for Locke, Cayuga County, New York Locke, Cayuga County, New York No resources found specifically for Locke, but you may be able to find information about Locke in materials for Cayuga County and/or the State of New York using the links below. If you know of any genealogy resources specific to Locke, please share the details in the comments below! RESOURCES SPECIFIC TO THIS TOWN: RESOURCES SPECIFIC TO THIS COUNTY: A FEW RESOURCES SPECIFIC TO THIS STATE: More resources for New York RESOURCES COVERING ALL STATES: Load More My blogs containing 'Locke' View More Art & Illustrations Genealogy resources for Locke, Cayuga County, New York Locke was formed from part of Genoa while it was still called Milton, in 1802. Summerhill was formed from Locke in 1831. New York > Cayuga County > Locke Towns in this County MORE RESOURCES: More resources for Cayuga County More resources for New York Genealogy Dashboard Locke on Wikipedia Cemeteries in Locke, NY Locke books on FamilySearch Google Search Vital Records Find Locke Town Clerk (Google) Choose another State Save Close An error occurred. Try again later Your content has been submitted Loading... Ancestors born here Title Branch Date Birth Place Ancestors married here Title Branch Date Marriage Place Ancestors who died here Title Branch Date Death Place Ancestors buried here Title Branch Cemetery Burial Place Ancestors counted on the census here Title Census Aunt Bette's Homemade Pecan Pie Rockin’ Rocky Road Ice Cream Tom’s Heavenly Apple Strudel Joe’s Divine Butter Tarts

A young Irish immigrant at the harbor in NY c. 1850 William McGinnis arrived in New York from Ireland between 1847 and 1849. He was counted on the census in Lisle, Broome County, New York, in 1850 and in 1855. He was a servant, living in the home of two different families. On the 1855 New York State Census, he indicated he had been in Lisle, New York, for five years. In a previous blog I shared my research on his arrival. You can read it here. An immigrant arriving during this period would not have gone through Castle Garden or Ellis Island. (Castle Garden didn't open until 1855 and Ellis Island until 1892). Still, there were policies in place. The ship he traveled on would have first stopped at Staten Island, where a health officer would board the vessel and check the passengers for contagious illnesses. If any were found ill, they could be held and treated at quarantine hospitals. The ship's master was required to provide a written report listing each passenger's name, place of birth, age, occupation, and last legal settlement within 24 hours of arrival. In 1847, many Irish famine migrants arrived malnourished and ill, after escaping the Irish Famine. The hospitals and quarantine facilities were overwhelmed. Healthy immigrants were commonly put ashore at ordinary piers and were vulnerable to boardinghouse keepers, passenger agents, and “runners” who tried to intercept and exploit them. Some met family, found lodging, or moved inland. William McGinnis was one who moved inland. He applied for citizenship six years later, in 1856. His signature is shown here as "William McGinis". Signature of William McGinnis Sources: "Broome, New York, United States records," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9M3-Y6W?view=explore : Apr 4, 2026), image 165 of 1386; New York. County Court (Broome County). Image Group Number: 005370553 "Cortland, New York, United States records," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSMP-W9QB-N?view=explore : Apr 4, 2026), image 442 of 1372; . Image Group Number: 007780903

I don't know about you, but I honor and cherish my patriot ancestors who laid down their lives for America's Independence during the American Revolutionary War. I'm thankful every day, but especially this year, as we cross the 250th year milestone. Having never known that even one of my "grandfathers" participated in the battles, I was thrilled to find that several of them did. I've created a Wall of Honor on my website to keep track of them all because I believe it's important to remember our roots, our heritage, and our inheritance - freedom! I also printed Patriot Certificates for each. You can order printed, personalized "Proud Descendant of a Patriot" certificates on Amazon. Get your personalized Patriot certificate on Amazo If you have a printer, you can create and download your certificates instantly from Etsy and print as many as you'd like to hand out to family. To find out if you have any patriot ancestors, take a looks at your family tree. I like to use Wikitree because it's so vast and collaborative. From any profile, click the Ancestors tab to view a tree. I'd recommend viewing the ancestor tree of each of your 16 great-great grandparents' profiles, or possible from each of your 32 3rd-great grandparents, depending on your age. In the example below, I'm viewing the paternal ancestors of Betsy Stowell, my 3rd great-grandmother. As you can see, her 2nd great-grandparents, grandparents, and even one of her grandfathers could have participated, and if they were of age, they probably did. Notice her 2nd great-grandfather, Samuel Wood. From his profile we learn that although he was about 60 years old in 1776, he enlisted and was taken prisoner at The Battle of Fort Washington. He was one of the few who lived to tell the story. Do a little research on each of your grandfathers born in the early to mid-1700s and you might be surprised how many patriot grandfathers you'll realize you have! If you can't find information from your ancestor's wikitree profile, try these: Search the DAR Patriot Index for the names of your grandfathers living during the Revolution. Try Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors if they lived in Massachusetts. Try the Rolls and lists of Connecticut men in the revolution. 1775-1783 if they lived in Connecticut. Pension files are another great place to find loads of information about your soldiers. You can try FamilySearch for those. Do you know of any other great places to find records from the American Revolution? Please tell us in the comments below!

Mary Polly Brown was my 3rd great-grandmother. She married first to Charles R. Leonard, before 1854, when she was only about 16 years old. She and Charles had 11 known children, but split in the 1880s. She married second to Joseph Wilson, April 5, 1899. He was born in 1843 in Groton and died Dec. 30, 1904. Afterwards, Mary married for a third time to Peter Walsh/Welch, son of Anna Burns and Patrick Welch. In the settling of Mary's estate, property she owned in Locke was mentioned as follows: "Cayuga, New York, United States records," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9HB-LHNF?view=explore : Apr 26, 2026), image 504 of 1033; New York. County Court (Cayuga County). Image Group Number: 007345455 From the document we learn the land Mary owned was "Beginning at the point where the center or middle of the turnpike road, so called, crosses the north line of the land formerly owned by Harvey Shaw...running east on the boundary line between Duncan McIntosh's and said Shaw's farm". On this 1904 map of Locke, we can see approximately where the property was located, between McIntosh and Shaw's farms. We can see her name "Mrs. Jos. Wilson", as she was called in 1904: On the County Tax Map, the creek is marked, leading me to believe the home was at the location I marked with a green arrow: View the area on Google Maps here: If anyone can confirm the exact location or whether or not the house still stands, or can confirm exactly where it was, please share!