Mary Moulthrop collection of genealogical data for Monroe County and adjacent areas
Biographical / Historical note
Mary Adaline Moulthrop (1886-1971) was a lifelong genealogist and the daughter of progressive Rochester principal and educator "Colonel" Samuel Parker Moulthrop, who long headed School No. 26. She graduated from the University of Rochester Class of 1909 as an undergraduate, then pursued a Masters' at UR as Class of 1911. Little direct information about her life survives.
Mryte Rice Haynes (1867-1957) was head of the committee for genealogical records for the Irondequoit Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, which compiled transcripts of grave markers in many early cemeteries in Western New York and created an index of the 1850 Monroe County Census for the Rochester Public Library. Haynes was also an active member of the Genealogy Round-Table of Rochester and the Rochester Historical Society, and was interested in the lives of early immigrant settlers to Rochester. Haynes held a doctorate from Allegheny University. More of her papers and personal genealogy notes are held by the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections at Cornell.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of copies of genealogical data for Monroe County and adjacent areas, compiled by Mary Moulthrop and Myrte Rice Hanes. Included are copies of the 1850 Census of Monroe County and records copied from local cemeteries and churches. Also in the collection are records of births, deaths and marriages, deeds wills and in testate estates, as well as membership records of local organizations and histories of early settlements and settlers.
Creator
- Moulthrop, Mary (Person)
Dates
- Creation: 1753-1939
Language of Materials
English
Extent
5 box(es)
Access
The Mary Moulthrop collection of genealogical data for Monroe County and adjascent areas is open for research use. Researchers are advised to contact Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation prior to visiting. Upon arrival, researchers will also be asked to fill out a registration form and provide photo identification.
Use
Reproductions are made upon request but can be subject to restrictions. Permission to publish materials from the collection must currently be requested. Please note that some materials may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the researcher's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections. For more information contact rarebks@library.rochester.edu
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented to the University of Rochester Library by Miss Mary Moulthrop and Mrs. Myrte Rice Haynes, June 22, 1960.
Preferred Citation
[Item title, item date], Mary Moulthrop collection of genealogical data for Monroe County and adjacent areas, CX.151, Dept. of Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation. River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
Genre / Form
Geographic
- New York (State)--Canandaigua
- New York (State)--Gates
- New York (State)--Monroe County
- New York (State)--Ontario County
- New York (State)--Penfield (Town)
- New York (State)--Perinton (Town)
- New York (State)--Pittsford
- New York (State)--Rochester
- New York (State)--Webster
- New York (State)--Wheatland (Town)
Topical
- Title
- Mary Moulthrop collection of genealogical data for Monroe County and adjacent areas
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by RBSCP staff
- Date
- 27 January 2001
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- September 2023: The description of these materials was previously listed on a RBSCP webpage for CX 151. The finding aid was copied over to ArchivesSpace in Sept. 2023.
Library Details
Part of the Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation Library
