Thomas Albertse Slingerland, 1725. Johannes Gerritse Van Vechten, 1692-1700. In the ensuing battle, the Dutch and Mahicans were ambushed and many were killed, including the Dutch commander Daniel Van Krieckenbeeck and three of his men. Pieter Tomase Mingael, 1688-1700. Jan Hendrickse Vrooman, 1683-93. Cornelis Gerritse Van Schoenderwoert, 1642. Barent Albertse Bratt, 1670-1700. Contributions for the genealogies of the first settlers of the ancient county of Albany, from 1630 to 1800 by Pearson, Jonathan, 1813-1887. . Geertruy Barentse Van Dwingeloo, 1682. Hester Harmense Visscher, 1683. Eytje Hendrickse, who, with her three sisters, had been taken prisoners by the Indians at Yonkers in 1655. Stephanus Claese Groesbeeck, 1707. Pieter Symonse Michiels Van Oostsanen, 1661-4. This side was planned as a mostly agricultural settlement, and homes, farms and livestock were planned. A.D. 1776, by Thomas P. J. Hughes (volume I, The City of Albany Jan Michielse Van Edam, 1637. Teuwisse. The following list is intended to serve as a key to such surnames as are occasionally or almost constantly omitted in the ancient Dutch Records of Albany and Schenectady. First Settlers of Schenectady History of the Schenectady Patent History of Schenectady During the Revolution Schenectady County, New York: Its History to the Close of the Nineteenth Century Electric City Immigrants: Italians and Poles of Schenectady, N.Y., 1880-1930 History of Education in Schenectady, 1661-62 - 1961-62 (Albany: Synkoop, Hallenbeck, Crawford, State Printers, n.d.). Johannes Evertse Kuyper, 1725. Jan Janse Van Haarlem, 1697. - "Christoph's Schuyler Genealogy" published as the Cornelis Teuwisse Mulder, 1709. Maria Wynantse Van den Bergh, 1749. Geertruy Geurt Van Schoonhoven, 1700. Jillis Pieterse Meyer or Timmerman, 1660-76. Hendrick Jillise Meyer, 1676. ADRIAANSE. Caspar Jacobse Halenbeck. Samuel Dirkse Ten Broeck. Catalyntie Dirkse Ten Broeck. Elsie Franse Clauw or Klauw, 1683-1700. Gysbert Adriaanse Van Bunick, 1638. Elisabeth Dirkse Ten Broeck. Jan Janse Van Rotterdam, 1662-90. Gabriel Tomase Stridles. You are here: Home Families First Settlers of Schenectady McIntosh to Ogden Genealogies of the Descendants of the First Settlers of Schenectady: McIntosh to Ogden [This information is from Contributions for the Genealogies of the Descendants of the First Settlers of the Patent and City of Schenectady, from 1662 to 1800 by Jonathan Pearson (Albany, NY: J. Munsell, 1873). Marten Teunise Metselaer or Demetselaer, 1685. [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." Jan Janse Bleecker, 1666-1732. Johannes Tomase Wyngaerd, 1702. Johannes Dirkse Van der Heyden, 1729. Occasionally two patronymics were used, as Samuel Arentse Samuelse Bratt; i.e., Samual Bratt son of Arent, who was the son of Samuel. Jannetie Teunise Van Vechten, 1683. Annatie Dirkse Van Vechten, 1687. [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. Modern Albany was founded as the Dutch trading posts of Fort Nassau in 1614 and Fort Orange in 1624; the fur trade brought in a population that settled around Fort Orange and founded a village called Beverwijck. Helmer Symonse Veeder, 1715. Cornelis Claese Van den Bergh, 1651-1701. Includes original articles and items on the New Netherland about New Netherland families and the Colonial Albany Project appeared Jacob Adriaanse Soogemakelyck, or Van Wogelum, 1638-55. Significant Events The Albany Congress occurred at Albany, New York in 1754 to help unite the colonies for defense against the Iroquois Confederacy. Maas Cornelise Van Buren, 1662. Carsten Frederickse Van Iveren, 1663. . passages accompany many genealogical entries and illustrate historical After the character of the Privileged West India Company, in 1621, Fort Orange was built, around which clustered the little hamlet occupied by the servants and factors of the Company, who claimed and exercised the entier Indian trade. Lucas Jans Van Salsbergen, 1693. Elsie Johannese Wendel, 1691. Volkert Wynantse Van den Bergh, 1749. History. When New Netherland was captured by the English in 1664, they changed the name Beverwijck to Albany, in honor of the Duke of Albany (later James II of England and James VII of Scotland). Sara Harmense Visscher, 1691-5. Frans Barentse Pastoor, 1654-61. Elizabeth Johannese Wendel, 1691. Marya Luykase Wyngaert, 1709. Catryntie Volkertse Douw, 1700. [98] Late in the first decade of the 21st century support grew for construction of a long-discussed and controversial Albany Convention Center; as of August 2010, the Albany Convention Center Authority had already purchased 75% of the land needed to build the downtown project.[99]. I believe its inconsistent to believe that the Company intended for merchants and soldiers at Fort Oranje to be separate trade competitors to the Van Rensselaers. Claas or Nicolaas Ripse Van Dam, 1658-1700. Catalyntie Johannese Wendel, 1691. Hendrick Meese Vrooman, 1670-5. An article Maritie Harmense Lieversen, 1683. 3: The New York Society, Order of the Founders & Patriots of America. Tomas Janse Schipper, 1660. 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. Harmen Janse Van Bommel, 1685. online.Three Cuyler sons became mayors Jacob Jacobse Elkens, 1618. Van Rensselaer could have located his patroonship anywhere in New Netherland, from Delaware in the south to eastern Connecticut. Jan Mateuwese Van Deursen, 1696. of Albany. Albert Janse Van Amsterdam, 1642. Willem Pieterse Slyck, 1685. Guert Hendrickse Van Schoonhoven, 1681-1700. There was more pressure on officeholders and voters regularly changed allegiances in the 1980s. on Catherine and other family members! Jan Janse Kromenborch, 1657. Van Rensselaer Schuyler. Johannes Jacobuse Lansing, 1742. Includes sometimes puzzling information on early Albany families. Pieter Janse Bronck, 1738. Hendrick Janse Looman, 1661. Nicolaas Gregory Hillebrant, 1658. Johannes Volkertse Van Veghten, 1747. Abraham Isaacse Fonda, 1747. Jan Janse Van Salsbergen, 1683. R. Bleeker, surveyor, 1767 (courtesy NYPL);Fort Orange, 1635, by Len F. Tantillo (courtesy NYS Museum); and West Indisch Huis, the West India House in Amsterdam, headquarters of the Dutch West India Company from 1623 to 1647. Jan Janse Goes, 1697-1700. Jannetie Harmense Knickerbakker, 1708. Anna Claese Vander Bogart, 1724. [94], Prior to the recession of the 1990s, Albany was home to two Fortune 500 companies: KeyBank and Fleet Bank; both have since moved or merged with other banks. Johannes Maesse Van Bloemendael, 1728. Rebecca Claese Groesbeeck, 1707. Mayke Janse Goes, 1697. Anna Janse Goes, 1697. Cornelia Harmense Knickerbakker, 1708. Albany County implicitly gained present-day Vermont. Arien Andriesse Gardenier. [63] Later in the century, much lumber was harvested and processed in the Midwest, particularly Detroit and Chicago. Gysbert Philipse Velthuysen, 1654. The land around Oranje was occupied by the Mohican, who, at this time, were the closest and principal traders with Oranje. 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. 137138, Howell and Tenney (1886, Vol. These settlers built homes and cultivated farms; they also constructed Fort Oranje (Fort Orange) on the west bank of the Hudson River. Cornelia Janse Gardenier, 1702. ANTONISSEN. In 1618, a flood ruined the fort on Castle Island, but it was rebuilt in 1624 as Fort Orange. Johannes Maesse Van Buren, 1733. Sweer Teunise Van Velsen or Van Westbroeck, 1664-90. But while many individuals had no surnames whatever apparently, a few families had two or more. Marten Hendrickse Beeckman, 1661. [41][43], In 1807, Robert Fulton initiated a steamboat line from New York City to Albany, the first successful enterprise of its kind. 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. Nicolas Groesbeck: a study of Groesbecks in the capital district and Arent Andriessen Bradt (Wolfe City, TX, 1990), 776 total Leendert Philipse Conyn, 1687-1706. Publishing Company, Friends [52] In the 1830 and 1840 censuses, Albany moved up to 9th largest urban place in the nation,[53][54] then back to 10th in 1850. Ragel Casparse Conyn, 1721. Jacob Janse Loockermans, 1659. Symon Claese Turck, 1664. [13] Fort Orange and the surrounding area were incorporated as the village of Beverwijck (English: Beaver District) in 1652.[14][15]. Frederick Harmense Visscher, 1699. Jan Salomonse Goewey, 1683-1702. The extensive and personalized treatment of the military career Francois Pieterse Winne, 1674-84. Cornelis Barentse Ditmarse, 1692. Jacob Abrahamse Van Deusen, 1705.Jacobus Abrahamse Schuyler, 1709. Cryn Pieterse Van Seventer, 1659. Maesse. Jan Cornelise Kleyn, 1660. November 23, 2021 by Peter Hess 1 Comment. We were unable Arent Reinderse Smit, 1645. Maritie Casparse Conyn, 1721. Luykase. Leendert Casparse Conyn, 1721. Myndertse. [26], On November 17, 1793, a large fire broke out, destroying 26 homes on Broadway, Maiden Lane, James Street, and State Street. The first designation of counties took place on Nov. 1, 1683. Cornelis Maesse Van Buren, 1631. Hendrick Myndertse Roseboom, 1728-36. Gerrit Janse Lansing, 1657. Ackes or Jacques Cornelise Van Slyck, 1663-7. Maria Gerritse Spoor, 1719. Jannetie Willemse Van Slyck, 1688. Jacob Coenraetse Ten Eyck, 1732. Andries Jacobse Gardenier, 1680-97. Gerrit Sybrantse Van Schaick, 1686. Willem Albertse Van Munichendam, 1654. Dirk Teunise Van Vechten, 1676-1705. Johannes Janse Witbeck, 1683. The site of the present city of Albany was first occupied as a trading post in 1614. Add to Print List Remove from Print List Notes. Third. Wouter Albertse Van den Uythoff or Wytenhoff, 1663-74. Jan Hendrickse Van Salsbergen, 1673-1700. Claas Lourense Van der Volgen, alias Van Purmerent. Jan Pieterse Van Woggelum, 1682. One of the oldest sections of Canaan is Frisbie Street, settled in 1770 by Gideon Frisbie, an immigrant from Canaan, Connecticut. Jan Barentse Kunst, 1662. Myndert Frederickse Van Iveren, 1675-1704. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Harmen Tomase Hun Van Amersfort, or Van Hun, 1661-1700. All outside of these limits belonged to the Colonie. Cornelis Cornelise Van Schoenderwoert, alias Vosje. Teunis Pieterse Temper, 1657-60. Jan Janse Van Bremen, 1646. This companion to Pearson's volume [33][34] Three slaves were arrested and charged with arson: a male slave named Pompey, owned by Matthew Visscher; a 14-year old slave girl named Dinah, owned by Volkert P. Douw; and a 12-year old slave girl named Bet, owned by Philip S. Van Rensselaer. Go Back to Genealogies of the First Settlers of Albany Johannes Martense Beeckman, 1682. Jan Harmense Van Turick, 1664. Dirck Ahasueruse Roseboom, 1749. Jan Pieterse Mebie, 1603. Jochem Lambertse Van Valkenburgh, 1683-1708. of some family-related documents. Harmen Jacobse Bambus, 1657. Rachel Hanse Toll or Van Toll, 1697. Pieter Cornelise De Jongh, 1659. It is located on the north end of the navigable Hudson River, was the original eastern terminus of the Erie Canal, and was home to some of the earliest railroad systems in the world. Lambert Albertse Van Neck, 1659-62. Egbert Teunise Metselaer, 1685. Adam Pieterse Winne, 1684. Rutger Hendrickse Van Soest, 1630. Pieter Adriaanse Soogemakelyck, alias, Gemakelyck or Van Woggelum, 1681. Marten Cornelise Vlas, 1681. Luykas Dirkse Goes, 1732. Also during much of this time (to quote Peter Stuyvesant) Fort Oranje was bared of soldiers. So it would appear that the Dutch West India Company had largely abandoned the fort. [2], Albany is one of the oldest surviving European settlements from the original Thirteen Colonies[3] and the longest continuously chartered city in the United States. on most of the major families of early Jan Wybesse Van Harlingen, 1662. Elsie Dirkse Ten Broeck. Jacobus Gerritse Van Vorst, 1671-89. Johannes Jacobse Lansingh, 1751. Jan Janse Noorman, 1673-96. Maritie Johannese Wendel, 1691. Gerrit Janse Ruyting, 1690. The fire originated at a stable belonging to Leonard Gansevoort and was suspected to be arson set by disgruntled slaves. Teunis Teunise Metselaer or Demetselaer, 1658-83. Nanning Harmense Visscher, 1683-1711. Engeltie Arentse Slingerland, 1713. ABRAHAMSE. Casparus Janse Bronck, 1738. Pieter Janse Loockermans, 1656-79. LEENDERTSE. Johannes Janse Van Hoesen, 1694. His tenure has essentially ended the Democratic Party political machine that had been in place since the 1920s. Jacob Teunise De Looper, 1656. Jacob Cornelise Vos or Bogart, 1683-97. This traditional resource can be engaged online. Rem Janse Smit. [10] In 1614, Hendrick Christiaensen rebuilt the French fort as Fort Nassau, the first Dutch fur trading post in present-day Albany. Includes Tymense. Gerrit Willemse Oosterum, 1631. Gerrit Teunise Van Vechten, 1676-1747. Ariaentie Barentse Coeymans. Cornelis Teunise Bos or Bosch, 1631-67. Robert Evertse Wendel, 1690. Tomas Janse De Boer, 1661. Jan Aertse Van Bergen op Zoom, 1677. Adam Antonissen Swart, 1690. The city's skyline changed in the 1960s with the construction of the Empire State Plaza and the uptown campus of SUNY Albany,[Note 1] mainly under the direction of Governor Nelson Rockefeller. CRISTYSSEN OR CHRISTIAANSE. Jan Martense Wever or De Weever, 1689-94. The patroon controlled most of the trade, especially the fur trade with Europe. Johannes Tomase Mingael, 1681-1701. Eldert or Elbert Gerbertse Cruiff, 1654-86. Symon Jacobse Schermerhoorn, 1683-1705. Johannes Johannese Wendel, 1655-91. [18] The name is ultimately derived from Alba, the Gaelic name for Scotland. Hendrick Lambertse Bont or Bint, alias Sassian. Dirk Barentse Bratt, 1682-3. Adriaen Teunise Vanderbilt, 1640. Jan Andriesse Iersman (Irishman) Van Dublingh, 1664. compiled by Emma Ten Broeck Runk (New York, 1897), 277 pages, illustrations, Harmen Janse Knickerbakker Van Wye, 1682-1702. The First Settlers Philip and David Schuyler, were more commonly called Philip and David Pieterse, being sons of Pieter Schuyler. Thus the children of Rutger Jacobsen (Van Schoenderwoert or Van Woert) were respectively Margaret Rutgers, Engel Rutgers, and Harmen Rutgers, and Rutgers was subsequently assumed as the family name. Susanna Johannese Wendel, 1691.
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