Census records and name lists for New York are found mostly at the county level, which is why this work shows precisely which census records or census substitutes exist for each of New York's sixty-two counties and where they can be found. In addition to the numerous statewide official censuses taken by New York, this work contains references to census substitutes and name lists for time periods in which the state did not take an official census. It also shows the location of copies of federal census records and provides county boundary maps and numerous state census facsimiles and extraction forms.

Richard Austin, son of Richard Austin and Annis, was born in 1598 in Titchfield, Hampshire, England. He married Elizabeth Betsy (surname not listed) before 1632. He immigrated to Massachusetts before 1638. He died in Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1638. His descendants have lived in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and other areas in the United States.