Any tips on records from New York in early 1820's? - Brick Wall

Question

I've been gradually transferring my family tree here from Ancestry and checking/rechecking sources, etc.  I'm at a brick wall with [[Kill-200|John Kill (abt.1823-)]].  Several documents refer to his birth in New York and census documents even say his parents were born in New York.  Kill is a surname that could have been derived from Irish or Scottish "Killen".  So it's possible that the immigrated, but I found no birth, census, or immigration records that might verify his birth and parentage.  Any tips on where else I could look?

Answer 1

Consider reaching out to New Netherland Settlers Project. If I am not mistaken, kill is a Dutch word for river or riverbed.

Comments

Thank you - that's something I had not heard before - but sure enough! I will look into it but I should have mentioned that thus far my family's DNA results have been predominately in the great britain area.  I'm waiting for mine to get back though so that's something I'm going to look for.  There are also Kills from Germany and Luxembourg