Nicolaas Willemse Groesbeeck, 1746. A four-volume compendium of family-based material Robert (?) Genealogies of the First Settlers of Albany - NYGenWeb Cornelis Cornelise Van Schoenderwoert, alias Vosje. On January 6, 1794, the three were tried and sentenced to death. Van Rensselaer financed the development of the patroonship. Evert Luykase Backer, 1677. Andries Hanse Van Sweden (Scherp? Cornelis Teunise Swart, 1680-5. [91] To this day, evidence of the original plan is still visible. Volume II, Thomas M. 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"Dutch Patricians in Colonial Albany. Hendrick Meese Vrooman, 1670-5. Roeloffse Catryntie Volkertse Douw, 1700. Willem Frederickse Van Leyden, 1642. [7][Note 3] Albany's first European structure may have been a primitive fort on Castle Island built by French traders ca. [55] This was the last time the city ranked as one of the top ten largest urban places in the nation. History. Early settlers in central New York most likely traveled there via Albany. With increasing potential for settlement, the English formed the first counties to better administer their new domain. Jacob Adriaanse Raedemacker, 1653 Ariaentie Melgertse Van Der Poel, 1710. Gysbert Adriaanse Van Bunick, 1638. Johannes Pieterse Quackenbos, 1683-90. (Reprinted from Publications of the American Jewish Historical Society, No. Jacob Teunise Quick, 1661-89. Johannes Harmense Visscher, 1693-1709. Willem Franse Hardick, 1737. Barent Janse Bratt, 1681. Andries Dirkse Bratt, 1727. Willem Martense Huis or Rues, 1658-72. Andries Hanse Huygh, 1679-1705. Lourense. [37] (The oldest is Annapolis, Maryland.). Catharina Sybrantse Van Schaick, 1686. [Bradt] - Cynthia Brott Biasca, Descendants of Albert The names of persons without surnames, or if having them were not entered in those records, will not of course be found here; unfortunately these are somewhat numerous. Abraham Janse Van Aelsteyn, 1700. Dirk Philipse Conyn, 1708. Robert Evertse Wendel, 1690. 20 July 1764: King George III established the boundary between New Hampshire and New York along the west bank of the Connecticut River, north of Massachusetts and south of the 45th parallel. Jan Jacobse Van Noortstrant, 1677-87. The number of settlers shown by the Van Rensselaer papers as having been sent over to the Colonie up to 1664 is only 210. [Untitled photo, possibly related to: Ellery Shufelt cutting buckwheat. Published for the Bradt Family Society, this work provides basic data and information on all family members over four centuries. Hendrick Volkertse Douw, 1700. Roeloff Willemse Van Heerden, 1662. In 1992, the "Friends" sponsored Dirkie Harmense Weevers, 1678. Van Rensselaer Schuyler. Andries Albertse Bratt, alias De Sweedt, 1674-82. Wynant Willemse Van den Bergh, 1701-6. Maria Jochemse Van Valkenburgh, 1700. In the 20th century, the city opened one of the first commercial airports in the world, the precursor of today's Albany International Airport. [97], During the 1990s, the State Legislature approved the $234 million "Albany Plan", "a building and renovation project [that] was the most ambitious building project to effect the area since the Rockefeller era." Nanning Harmense Visscher, 1683-1711. [27] Although it was never adopted by Parliament, it was an important precursor to the United States Constitution. Stoffel Janse Abeel, 1659-84. Adriaen Symonse Boer, 1661. Abeel, Johannes, m. Cornelis Harmense Knickerbakker, 1708. Neeltie Jacobse Schermerhoorn, 1700. The Mohican were driven to the east side of the Hudson River and the Mohawk occupied the land surrounding Oranje. An alphabetical compilation of sketches of those of New England origins who settled in Albany. Melgert Melgertse Van der Poel, 1710. Cathalina Andriesse Huygh, 1705. Elizabeth Casparse Conyn, 1721. Myndertse. [Van Vechten] Benony Arentse Van Hoeck, 1700. A.D. 1776, by Thomas P. J. Hughes (volume I, The City of Albany Pieter Barentse Coeymans. Arent Danielse Van Antwerpen, 1720. What Corning had saved from destruction, Whalen refurbished. One of the oldest sections of Canaan is Frisbie Street, settled in 1770 by Gideon Frisbie, an immigrant from Canaan, Connecticut. Cornelis Jacobse By, 1659. Some of his children took Marcelis as their surnames, others Van Iveren; without a knowledge of this fact it would be quite impossible for his descendants to trace back their pedigree to him. Melgert Wynantse Van der Poel, 1671-1710. I can either snail mail photocopies of pages to you, or I can send the pages to you via email as .jpg files. Claes Cornelise Swits, 1663. [20] On November 1, 1683, the Province of New York was split into counties, with Albany County being the largest. Lourens Claese Van Schaick, 1695-1700. Adam Antonissen Swart, 1690. Lysbet Luykase Wyngaert, 1700. Maria Janse Van Hoesen, 1694. Antony Barentse Bratt, 1682. [Ten Broeck] Hendrick Jillise Meyer, 1676. Luykas Luykase Wyngaert, 1709. Aaltie Roeloffse Van der Werken, 1700. Reyntien Pieterse Barroquier, 1654. Jan Cornelise Van Hoesen, 1681. BASTIAENSE. Teunis Arentse Slingerland, 1715. Geertruy Dirkse Ten Broeck. Rensselaerswyck - New York State Museum Gerrit Gysbertse Van den Bergh, 1683-1700. Cornelis Teunise Bos or Bosch, 1631-67. Evert Janse Wendell, 1658-74. Catalina Martense Van Buren, 1703. Contents to This Section; July 1938, Title Page; July 1938, Early Church Records, First Presbyterian Church, Albany County; July 1938, First Presbyterian Church of Binghamton; July 1938, Baptist Church of Christ, Franklin, Delaware Co. . July 1935, Obituary Records, Burns - Candee July 1935, Marriage Records, Abbott - Adams July 1935, Tombstone Inscriptions, Maple Hill Cemetery, North Darien July 1935, The Mail Box August 1935, Title Page August 1935, Early Church Records, West Bloomfield Church, Ontario County August 1935, Subscribers' Exchange In 1960, the mayor sold the city's stake in the airport to the county, citing budget issues. With poor communications it is a wonder anything was ever done. Maria Harmense Visscher, 1700. [44] By 1810, with 10,763 people, Albany was the 10th largest urban place in the nation. These settlers built homes and cultivated farms; they also constructed Fort Oranje (Fort Orange) on the west bank of the Hudson River. Jan Albertse Bratt, 1677-85. Geertruy Goosense Van Schaick, 1681. [77], After Corning died in 1983, Thomas Whalen assumed the mayorship and was reelected twice. Pieter Pieterse Root or Roode, 1661-71. A basic genealogy with some narrative "[85] Because there was limited new development in this period, much of Albany's historic architecture survived and has been newly appreciated since the late 20th century. Wills of Early Jewish Settlers in New York by Lee M. Friedman. Wynantse. Pieter Meese Hoogeboom, 1701. Samuel Barentse Coeymans. Maes Cornelise Koperslager, 1675. Isaac Hendrickse Burger, 1706. Cornelis Jacobse Van Oostsanen, 1661. Teuntie Janse Goes, 1697-1702. Pieter Pieterse Lansing, 1736. Aert Pieterse Teck, 1661. By Erin Frick. [29] In 1775, with the colonies in the midst of the Revolutionary War, the Stadt Huys became home to the Albany Committee of Correspondence (the political arm of the local revolutionary movement), which took over operation of Albany's government and eventually expanded its power to control all of Albany County. Fort Orange (New Netherland) - Wikipedia Claas Franse Van de Bogart, 1699-1720. Things You Need to Know About Moving to Albany | Mental Itch Albert Andriesse Bratt or De Noorman, 1630-82. ANTONISSEN. Jan Hendrickse Van den Bergh, 1683-8. Van Rensselaer was granted a monopoly on trade within his colony to limit competition and try to encourage his success. Daniell Pieterse Winne, 1684. Maas Ryckse Van Vranken. Hendrik Janse Reur, 1658. Jacob Johannese Wendel, 1691. Hendrick Maesse Van Buren, 1733. He provided them with food, clothing, shelter, tools, farm animals and implements. or more formally Contributions for the Genealogies of the & America & Some of Their Descendants (New York, 1912), Jacob Adriaanse Van Utrecht, 1630. Jacob Gerritse Van Laer, 1670-5. Humphreys, Mary Gay, Catherine Schuyler HENDRICKSE. During the late 18th century and throughout of the 19th century, Albany was a center of transportation. Roeloff Cornelise Van Houten, 1638. Jacob Claese Egmont, 1683. Cornelis Martense Van Aelsteyn, 1703. Cornelis Teunise Slingerland, 1705. COENRAETSE. Gerrit Lambertse Van Valkenburgh, 1683. Jan Andriesse DeGraaf, 1650-9. Jan Cornelise Timmerman, 1660. pages, indexes. Jan Gerritse Van Oldenburgh, 1662. Willem Wynantse Van den Bergh, 1749. Jacob Janse Hap or Stoll, 1630-61. Available online Johannes Dirkse Goes, 1732. These pioneers are known today as the New Netherland Dutch. Jan Philipse Muller, 1663. Myndert Harmense Van der Bogart, 1683-1706. of Colonel Hendrick Quackenbush Jan Janse Van Rotterdam, 1662-90. Jacob Cornelise Van der Bogart, 1685-95. Gysbertie Gerritse Lansing. Maria Martense Cregier, 1734. The vast majority of Americans celebrate Thanksgiving, recalling the early Puritan settlers in New England (Thanksgiving is traditionally said to be modelled on a feast of 1621). Styntie Cornelise Van Buren, 1672. Arent Andriesse Van Frederickstadt, 1636. "[88] Though opposed to the project, Mayor Corning negotiated the payment plan for the Empire State Plaza. The basic genealogical compilation Engeltie Abrahamse Van Deusen, 1700. A rough grid pattern was established in 1764, aligning the streets with Clinton Avenue, which marked the northern border of Albany at the time. Volkje Franse Hardick, 1737. The Mohican called it Pempotowwuthut-Muhhcanneuw, meaning "the fireplace of the Mohican nation",[6] while the Iroquois called it Sche-negh-ta-da, or "through the pine woods," referring to their trail to the city. Christina Dirkse Ten Broeck. narratives on the most important family members and also printings BALTUSE. Pieter Danielse Van Antwerpen, 1720. Gerrit Symonse Veeder, 1699-1720. Lysbet Dirkse Van Eps, 1668-81. compiled by Emma Ten Broeck Runk (New York, 1897), 277 pages, illustrations, Gysbert Cornelise Van Wesp op de Berg or Aende Berg, 1645-1667. Cornelis Teunise Van Vechten, 1669-1705. Josine Jacobse Gardenier, 1696. For reasons unknown, Governor George Clinton issued a temporary stay of execution, but the slave girls were executed by hanging on March 14, and Pompey on April 11, 1794. of Schuyler Mansion in 1987. Jannetie Gerritse Papendorp. Philip Janse Bronck, 1738. Elizabeth Johannese Wendel, 1691. by Jonathan Pearson and [Note 9] Construction began in the early 1960s. Annatie Martense Crgier, 1734. [Quackenbush] Jan Janse Van Eeckelen, 1661-7. Jannetie Willemse Van Slyck, 1688. Teunis Cornelise Swart, 1661. Johannes Sanderse Glen, 1699. Marten Cornelise Van Buren, 1662-1703. Harmen Janse Bos, 1666. Patent and City of Schenectady, from 1662 to 1800, compiled Symon Symonse Groot, 1654-62. Historic Albany County | Albany County, NY While Albany experienced a decline in its population due to urban sprawl, many of its historic neighborhoods were saved from destruction through the policies of Mayor Erastus Corning 2nd, the longest-serving mayor of any city in the United States. Hendrick Janse Looman, 1661. Barber Claese Groesbeeck, 1695-1707. Casparus Janse Bronck, 1738. New Netherland became the only one of the original 13 colonies established more for trade and than for settlers escaping harsh political or religious conditions in Europe. Myndert Frederickse Van Iveren, 1675-1704. Both forts were named in honor of the . Samuel Jacobse Gardenier, 1681. Vol 1: The New York Society, Order of the Founders & Patriots of America. In the passage over from Holland one child was born at sea in a storm and he was named Storm Van Derzee, which epithet he and his descendants have since used as a surname. The population of New Netherland, at the beginning of Stuyvesant's administration (1647), is variously estimated at from 1,000 to 3,000; at its close in 1664 it was about 10,000. Jannetie Harmense Knickerbakker, 1708. Teunis Gerritse Verwey, 1666. Marya Luykase Wyngaert, 1709. Harmen Janse Solsbergen, 1706. Jan Barentse Wemp [Wemple] was sometimes called Poest; he had a mill on the Poesten-kil which perhaps derived its name from him rather than from the Dutch word poesten. Upstate New York began to prosper as migrants from Vermont and Connecticut began flowing in, noting the advantages of living on the Hudson and trading at Albany, while being only a few days' sail from New York City. [Note 8], During the 1950s and 1960s, a time when federal aid for urban renewal was plentiful,[84] Albany did not see much progress in either commerce or infrastructure. Poulus Cornelise Van Flensburgh, 1672. Jurriaen Janse Gruenwout, 1662-86. The river helped keep the settled farmers at a distance from the more lucrative fur trade on the other side of the river, although some there did at times trade in fur against official policy. primary source material. first families. Elsie Johannese Wendel, 1691. and leads early on in our research. Genealogies of the Descendants of the First Settlers of Schenectady Ragel Casparse Conyn, 1721. Volkie Wynantse Van den Bergh, 1749. Jacob Abrahamse Van Deusen, 1705.Jacobus Abrahamse Schuyler, 1709. Jan Claese Bakker Van Oosanen or Oostrand, 1658-64. Pieter Martense Van Buren, 1703. Goosen Sybrantse Van Schaick, 1686. Willem Gerritse Spoor, 1719. The population of Fort Orange at this early period can not be exactly known; that it was small may be justly inferred from several facts: First. Walrave Pieterse Claerhout, 1659. Maria Cornelise Muller, 1702. Dirk Janse Croon, 1660. The use of surnames gradually increased among the Dutch from the time the Province was occupied by the English in 1664, and after the first quarter of the following century few names were written without the addition of a family name. JACOBSE. Jurriaen Teunise Tappan or Van Tappan, 1671-94. Nicolaas Gregory Hillebrant, 1658. Johannes Jacobse Lansingh, 1751. [35], In 1797, the state capital of New York was moved permanently to Albany. Future ban ignites passions about gas stoves - New York Post

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