POPULATION OF ALBANY COUNTY & INDIANS 1689-1698. [ Lond. Doc. XI. ] In pursuance of the Order from his Excell. Col. Benj Fletcher, Capt. Gen11 & Govern" in Chief dated the 3rd day of May 1697, to make a perfect reckoning of the Inhabitants of the City & County of Albany and how many families and particular persons in the said Citty and County are departed from the beginning of ye Warr, how many persons killed & carried away, & of what number ye Five Nations and River Indians there were, & how much they since are lessened, so that wee find that the Inhabitants of the Citty & County of Albany did consist : The Christians departed from the Citty & County of Albany since the beginning of ye Warr COMPARATIVE TABLE OF POPULATION IN THE PROVINCE OF NEW YORK. 1703-1712. Of these Countys I have as yet no lists, nor from the Jerseys but hope to be able to send it to your Lordps by the next from Connecticut. I have so imperfect an account, that I am ashamed to send it but will endeavor to get a more perfect one. In the five Countys whereof I have procured lists, the numbers were composed as followeth, In the Year. Christians 1703 7767 1301 [NOTE. In 1700 Population of Ulster Co. was 2005 of which 324 were Slaves. 1712 10511 Increased. 2744 GOV. HUNTER TO THE BOARD OF TRADE, APRIL, 1716. [ Lond. Doc. XX. ] The number of the Militia of this Province by my last account is 5060. I cannot say that the inhabitants increase in that proportion (at least) as they do in the neighbouring provinces where the purchases of land are easier had, than with us, great numbers of the younger sort leave Long Island yearly to plant in the Jerseys & Pensylvania. SAME TO THE SAME. AUGUST, 1720. [ Lond. Doc. XXI. ] Query, what is the number of the Militia? AN ACCOUNT OF THE FAMILIES OF GERMANS SETLLED ON HUDSON'S RIVER IN THE PROVINCE OF NEW YORK. [Lond. Doc. XXI. ] 1718. This to the best of our knowledge is the Accot of those people settled, amounting to 394 families, containing about 1601 persons. [Endorsed.] "New York, List of the Palatines settled in New York Province Recd wth Brig. Hunters Lr of 7 Aug 1718" JOSHUA KOCHERTHAL JOHN FRED. HAGER. AN ACCOUNT OF THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE PROVINCE OF NEW YORK A. D. 1723. [ Lond. Doc. XXII. ] Children OF THE NUMBER OF INHABITANTS OF THE SEVERAL CITIES AND COUNTIES IN THE PROVINCE OF NEW YORK, 2 NOV. 1731. [ MS in Sec's off. ] bove 10 years old It is Remarkable that in New York there are above ten years 147 males & 995 females more than in Albany [and in Albany] 1029 males & 188 females [under ten] more than in New York Which is Accounted for by this parts being a trading place & many of the males go abroad of course many females Lye fallor & perhaps in the County they are better breeders & I believe many younger. Male Children Female Children Negroes and other Slaves A LIST OF THE NUMBER OF INHABITANTS BOTH WHITES AND BLACKS OF EACH SPECIES WITHIN THE PROVINCE OF NEW YORK ABOVE AND UNDER THE AGE OF TEN YEARS TAKEN IN THE YEAR 1737. ... OF THE PROVINCE OF NEW YORK TAKEN 4 JUNE 1746, BY ORDER OF HIS EXCELLENCY GOVERNOUR clinton. [ Lond. Doc. XXVIII. ] Females City & Co of N. Y.......... 2117 2097 149 2013 Kingston county. 350 435 71 32 * Albany county. ... Richmond county Orange county. Westchester county. |