II), p. 460, Notes on the Iroquois; Or, Contributions to American History, Antiquities, and General Ethnology, Howell and Tenney (1886, Vol. Mattheus Isaacse Van Deusen, 1740. Hendrick Coenraetse Van Bon, 1660. Harmen Janse Ryckman, 1667. Luykas Tomase Witbeck, 1746. Cornelis Andriesse Huygh, 1705. Samuel Arentse Bratt, 1685. Van Rensselaer was granted a monopoly on trade within his colony to limit competition and try to encourage his success. Lysbet Dirkse Van Eps, 1668-81. Jan Hendrickse Bruyns, 1662-1701. Johannes Gerritse Spoor, 1719. Hendrik Janse Damen, 1634. Cornelis Willemse Van den Bergh, 1670-1706. Jacob Jacobse Schermerhoorn, 1700. Aeltie Janse Wemp, 1663. Volkert Gerritse Van Vechten, 1681. Anna Catharina Wesselse Ten Broeck, 1723. Roeloff Willemse Van Heerden, 1662. Neeltie Dirkse Van Vechten, 1687. Under the Albany Plan a number of renovation and new building projects were undertaken in the downtown area; many state workers were moved from the Harriman State Office Campus to downtown to add to its density of workers and support city life. Wynant Willemse Van den Bergh, 1701-6. Ackes or Jacques Cornelise Van Slyck, 1663-7. material on the first 286 members of the family in America. Dirk Wesselse Ten Broeck, 1663-1705. I can either snail mail photocopies of pages to you, or I can send the pages to you via email as .jpg files. Jan Harmense Backer, 1658-83. [44] By 1810, with 10,763 people, Albany was the 10th largest urban place in the nation. Annatie Andriesse Casparus, 1700. Lourens Claese Tolk, 1702. Today, visitors can still see many examples of the city's rich history, including the Albany Institute of History and Art, the New York State Museum, and the Empire State Plaza. Jan Janse Bleecker, 1666-1732. [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]. Johannes Barentse Bratt, 1692. As the state capital, Albany drew many visitors in the 1780s. DSSA - Occasional Yearbook of the Dutch Settlers Society of Albany. DHM - De Halve Maen Johannes Albertse Slingerland, 1725. Johannes Evertse Kuyper, 1725. Cornelia Martense Van Buren, 1703. compiled by Florence Van Rensselaer (New York, 1856). FRANSE. on Albany is available Albert Andriesse Bratt or De Noorman, 1630-82. Catalyntie Maesse Van Buren, 1783. Gysbert Cornelise Van Wesp op de Berg or Aende Berg, 1645-1667. Cornelia Teunise Van Deusen, 1700. Preface. Jeronimus Hanse Barheit, 1685-1700. ALBANY, N.Y. (April 27, 2023) Hannah Shorrock, a postdoctoral fellow at The RNA Institute at the University at Albany, recently received a "Pathway to Independence Award" to support her project entitled "Mechanistic Basis for Non-Canonical Translation in Neurological Disease.". Jan Teunise De Paep, 1660. Benony Arentse Van Hoeck, 1700. Jan Cornelise Vyselaer, alias Gow, 1660-1702. become available core source of any of Professor Pearson's statements and judgments. Annatie Isaacse Van Deusen. Magtelt Janse Post, 1695. GERRITSE. SPFS - ("Pearson's First Settlers of Schenectady"), or more formally Contributions Cornelis Martense Van Aelsteyn, 1703. Isaac Hendrickse Burger, 1706. Dirk Philipse Conyn, 1708. Jan Hendrickse Van Salsbergen, 1673-1700. Significant Events The Albany Congress occurred at Albany, New York in 1754 to help unite the colonies for defense against the Iroquois Confederacy. Marten Pieterse Winne, 1684. Marten Cornelise Van Ysselstein, 1661-8. The 1920s saw the rise of a powerful political machine controlled by the Democratic Party. Gerrit Abrahamse Lansing, 1728. Cornelia Dirkse Ten Broeck. Arent Reinderse Smit, 1645. Jannetie Franse Clauw or Klauw, 1695. Jacob Hendrickse Ten Eyck, 1733. Poulus Cornelise Van Abcoude, 1660. Jannetie Willemse Van Slyck, 1688. Joseph Janse Van Zandt, 1753. In the 20th century, the city opened one of the first commercial airports in the world, the precursor of today's Albany International Airport. Jacob Johannese Van der Heyden, 1755. It was "processed" and "exhausted" of information Christina Abrahamse Schuyler, 1709. Geertruy Martense Cregier, 1734. Teunis Arentse Slingerland, 1715. Rebecca Arentse Vedder, 1715. Dirk Janse Croon, 1660. 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. 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. Jan Janse Myndertse, 1629. of Albany. From the haste with which the Directors in Holland proceeded to avail themselves of the privileges thus granted, one might almost suspect this charter was granted for their special profit and gratification. [9], Permanent European claims began when Englishman Henry Hudson, exploring for the Dutch East India Company on Halve Maen, reached the area in 1609, claiming it for the United Netherlands. In the absence of income taxes or property taxes, the patroons control of the fur trade and collection of rents from tenant farmers financed the operation and development of the colony. COENRAETSE. Jan Cornelise Timmerman, 1660. Evert Janse Wendell, 1658-74. Lambert Albertse Van Neck, 1659-62. Cornelis Gysbertse Van den Bergh, 1683-1714. Maritie Teunise Metselaer, 1685. Abraham Abrahamse Schuyler, 1709. Jacobus Gerritse Brouwer, 1676. Jan Evertse Schoenmaker, 1661-5. A source of much qualitative information Jonas Janse Bronck, 1738. Egbert Teunise Metselaer, 1685. Pieter Janse Vrooman, 1706. This admirably researched, documented, and well-indexed set is strictly genealogical but is basic to any understanding of early Albany's most prominent family. van Laer, writing in the Dutch Settlers Society of Albany Yearbook (DSSY) (6:13, 10:1, and 13:1), says these documents were found in a collection of Livingston papers in the possession of Johnston L. Redmond of New York City. 4: The New York Society, Order of the Founders & Patriots of America. It was built in 1624 as a replacement for Fort Nassau, which had been built on nearby Castle Island and served as a trading post until 1617 or 1618, when it was abandoned due to frequent flooding. Albany has won the All-America City Award in both 1991 and 2009. Arent Isaacse Van Hoeck, 1658-63. The city has experienced a rebound from the urban decline of the 1970s and 1980s, with noticeable development happening in the city's downtown and midtown neighborhoods. Tys Evertse De Goyer, 1664-8. 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. Teunis Albertse Slingerland, 1725. Tryntie Willemse Van Slyck, 1688-94. By 1648, this patroonship stretched from Beeren Eyland, south of Albany to Unawats Castle near the Cohoes Falls at the junction of the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers. Mayke Janse Goes, 1697. Jan Franse Van Hoesen, 1659-1703. 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. Aeltie Gerritse Lansing. Claas Janse Van Baren, 1663-78. Go Back to Genealogies of the First Settlers of Albany Sara Harmense Visscher, 1691-5. Eve Albertse Bratt. Subscribe! Matthys Janse Goes, 1690. Tryntie Janse Van Bristede, 1636. Andries Albertse Bratt, alias De Sweedt, 1674-82. his research cards to the project during the 1980s. A solid and indispensable work on one of Albany's Nanning Harmense Visscher, 1683-1711. During the late 18th century and throughout of the 19th century, Albany was a center of transportation. Van Rensselaer financed the development of the patroonship. Jan Tyssen Goes, 1677-1732. Hendrick Willemse Backer, 1657-85. This side was planned as a mostly agricultural settlement, and homes, farms and livestock were planned. Adam Hendrickse Vrooman, 1683. Symon Jacobse Schermerhoorn, 1683-1705. Annatie Dirkse Bratt, 1727. Cornelis Brantse Van Nieuwkerck, 1664. [20] On November 1, 1683, the Province of New York was split into counties, with Albany County being the largest. Grieta Gerritse Van Vranken, 1700. Engeltie Albertse Bratt. Johannes Volkertse Douw, 1747. Cornelis Isaacse Van Deusen, 1740. The city's location at the east end of the Erie Canal gave it unparalleled access to both raw products and a captive customer base in the west. Cornelis Cornelise De Boer, 1659-61. Includes original articles and items on the New Netherland Rachel Jochemse Ketelhuyn, 1690. Jacob Janse Van Noortstraut, 1638-86. Schuyler Genealogy: A Compendium of Sources Pertaining to The early population of Fort Orange and Beverwyck, though almost pure Dutch at first, was changeable: after a few years spent in traffic with the Indians some returned to Patria: some retired to New Amsterdam (New York), whilst others passed beyond the limits of the Colonie and purchased lands at Kinderhook, Claverac, Catskill, Coxsackie, Niskayuna, Half Moon, and Schenectady. Occasionally two patronymics were used, as Samuel Arentse Samuelse Bratt; i.e., Samual Bratt son of Arent, who was the son of Samuel. Lourens Claese Van Schaick, 1695-1700. Jan Hendrickse Vrooman, 1683-93. 1664-7. Jannetie Pieterse Vosburgh, 1683. for the descendants of Hendrick and Anna Schepmoes Cuyler. Lucas Gerritse Wyngaart or Backer, 1670-93. The development of Simeon De Witt's gridded block system in 1794, which gave Albany its original bird and mammal street names,[Note 6] was intersected by these important arterials coming out of Albany, cutting through the city at unexpected angles. Lena Janse Gardenier, 1702. In 1703 he occupied a house and lot on the east side of Broadway at the "Great bridge," across he Rutten Kil just south of State street. Aert Pieterse Teck, 1661. Reynolds (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1911). Harmen Janse Bos, 1666. Luykas Luykase Van Hoogkerke, 1686-1705. Hence originated that memorable and almost bloody contest for power between those obstinate, hard-headed officials, Gov. More recently, the city has experienced growth in the high-tech industry, with great strides in the nanotechnology sector. 69, pages, reprinted 1997 by Higginson Neeltie Myndertse (Smit), 1703. HERBERTSE, or HARPERTSE. 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. comprehensive work on the family! Evert Brantse Van Amersfort. This companion to Pearson's volume Anna Janse Mebie, 1716. Jacob Cornelise Vos or Bogart, 1683-97. Jan Cornelise Buys changed to Jan Jansen Damen, 1634. Abraham Stevense Croat, 1637-58. Wouter Albertse Van den Uythoff or Wytenhoff, 1663-74. Jacob Jacobse Elkens, 1618. Pieter Pieterse Root or Roode, 1661-71. The initial settler population of the community that became the city of Albany in 1686 came to America before 1664. He built grist mills to make flour and lumber mills to make boards. Jannetie Gerritse Papendorp. More than half of them were natives of Holland. David Christoffelse Davidts. It ended in 1763 with French defeat by the British, resolving a situation that had been a constant threat to Albany and held back its growth. Geertie Cornelise Van den Bergh, 1714. The Early Settlers Association therefore believes that every effort be made to preserve, conserve and interpret the local Shaker legacy for future generations. Joris Christoffelse Davidts, 1673. Gerrit Lambertse Van Valkenburgh, 1683. Jan Coster or Costerse Van Aecken, 1659-77. Patent and City of Schenectady, from 1662 to 1800, compiled The Douws of Albany (privately printed, 1972). Johannes Volkertse Van Veghten, 1747. 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. Willem Wynantse Van den Bergh, 1749. Casparus Janse Bronck, 1738. Van Rensselaer basically operated Rensselaerswyck as fiefdom had been operated in Europe. Myndertse. Jan Hendrickse Bout, 1706. The west side of the colony was on the trade route where native people came from the west (from at least as far as the Great Lakes) along the Mohawk River, then across land near Albany (avoiding the Cohoes Falls) before entering the Hudson River. Your help would be most welcome! Catryna Andriesse De Vos, 1664-91. Storm. Elisabeth Dirkse Bratt, 1727. Andries Hanse Van Sweden (Scherp? Harmen Dirkse Van Vechten, 1793. Dorothea Volkertse Douw, 1700. Abraham Melgertse Van Der Poel, 1710. Fytie Dirkse Van Vechten, 1687-1704. - Barrington S. Havens, Some Descendants of Eva Teunise Van Schoenderwoert, 1709. 1540. Luykas Johannese Wyngaert, 1726-54. Wybrecht Jacobse Dochter, 1661. of New York State (Scotia, NY, 1979), privately printed. Elisabeth Dirkse Ten Broeck. JILLISE, or GILLISE. April 5, 1668; Margareta, b. Jan. 2, 1672. Jan Pieterse Van Woggelum, 1682. NEW YORK - The honors are racking up for Amsterdam native Andre Jackson Jr. Van Rensselaers land purchases continued for several years, eventually encompassing over a million acres. However, it is not perfectly Pieter Pieterse Lansing, 1736. [92] In addition, the Mayor's Office of Special Events was created in an effort to increase the number of festivals and artistic events in the city, including a year-long Dongan Charter tricentennial celebration in 1986. compiled by Jonathan Pearson Jan Douwese Fonda, 1681. Willem Albertse Van Munichendam, 1654. Gerrit Jacobse Schout or Shout, 1697-1701. Geertruy Gerritse Van den Bergh, 1699. Adriaen Janse Van Duynkerken, 1660. Sybrantse. [Note 2] The area was originally inhabited by Algonquian Indian tribes and was given different names by the various peoples. In 1978, it was republished as cited above by Genealogical Hans Coenraetse Backer, 1674. Barent Janse Van Ditmars, 1685. He was appointed as the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, which supported a variety of scientific, ethnographic and historic research. Reynier Tymense Van Edam, 1686. Geertruy Janse Witbeck, 1683-1702. Abraham Franse Van Aalsteyn, 1700. This would have included Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York (including all of Long Island), and Connecticut. Isaack Johannese Wendel, 1691. Cornelia Andriesse Scherp, 1703. Tyssen. Johannes Jacobuse Lansing, 1742. Engeltie Andriesse Witbeck, 1683. Your email address will not be published. The English colony of New York was founded on Sept. 8, 1664, when the Dutch surrendered the colony of New Netherlands. Ragel Casparse Conyn, 1721. Killiaen Pieterse Winne, 1684. Gerrit Gysbertse Van Brakel, 1699. Bastiaen Harmense Visscher, 1683-1703. Johannes Harmense Knickerbakker, 1708.l Pieter Jacobse Marius, 1663-90. and originally published in volume four of Joel Munsell's Collections. Johanna Hanse Barheit, 1705. Jan Barentse Timmerman, 1660. Gerrit Willemse Van den Bergh, 1728-42. Philipse. The Bank of Albany (17921861) was the second chartered bank in the state of New York. on Catherine and other family members! Adriaen Claese Vryman, 1654. Maritie Tomase Mingael, 1664. by James Brown Van Vechten, Sr. (Detroit: MI, privately printed, 1954). [72] American Express was founded in Albany in 1850 as an express mail business. Dirk Dirkse Keyser, 1658. Jannetie Cornelise Van Schaick, 1703. June 20, 1783. Dirck Cornelise Van Vechten, 1709. They found crowded living conditions and limited employment opportunities, but also higher wages and better schools and social services. Dirk Janse Goes, 1697-1700. Cornelis Teunise Van Merkerk, 1637. Evert Janse Kleermaker, 1633. JACOBUSE. Sara Janse Van Bremen, 1703. Beginning in 1810, Albany was one of the ten most populous cities in the nation, a distinction that it held until the 1860 census. Jan Harmense Van Turick, 1664. Steven Janse Conninck, or Timmerman, 1654-84. Cornelis Cornelise De Vos, 1653-7. Evert Johannese Wendel, 1691. LEENDERTSE. ROBERT, was killed in Schenectady by the French and Indians in 1690. It was Rockefeller's only viable option, and he agreed. Cornelis Antonissen Van Slyck, alias Broer Cornelis, 1641-57. Volkert Wynantse Van den Bergh, 1749. Catharina Sybrantse Van Schaick, 1686. Maria Melgertse Van der Poel, 1710. Cornelia Harmense Knickerbakker, 1708. Jacob Salomonse Goeway, 1683. Geertruy Barentse Van Dwingeloo, 1682. Eva Casparse Conyn, 1721. Dirk Hendrickse Van Gottenburgh, 1663. Cornelia Tyssen Goes (? EVERTSE. Marcelis Janse Van Bommel, 1659-1700. Martense. One of the oldest sections of Canaan is Frisbie Street, settled in 1770 by Gideon Frisbie, an immigrant from Canaan, Connecticut. Maria Andriesse Huygh, 1705. Overall, no praise is too strong for this magnificent effort! Sara Johannese Wendel, 1691. Illustrations: New Netherland map published by Nicolaes Visscher II (16491702); A map of the Manor Renselaerwick surveyed and laid down by a scale of 100 chains to an inch by Jno. Digital History Archive. At length the evil became so apparent and so forcibly presented to the notice of the Directors in Amsterdam, that they were obliged to seek a remedy. Johannes Maesse Van Bloemendael, 1728. Revolutionary Times" series. Abraham Gerritse Spoor, 1719. Hendrick Janse Van Salsbergen, 1699-1705. [19], The Dutch briefly regained Albany in August 1673 and renamed the city Willemstadt; the English took permanent possession with the Treaty of Westminster (1674). Maritie Cornelise Van den Bergh, 1714. ", James II of England and James VII of Scotland, History of Albany, New York (prehistory1664), History of Albany, New York (1983present), W. Averell Harriman State Office Building Campus, 312-Year-Old Document Shapes City's Government, All America City Awards: AAC Winners by State and City, The New Larned History for Ready Reference and Research, National Municipal League (1896), pp. Marten Hendrickse Hamelward, 1638. [65] Albany was known for its publishing houses, and to some extent, still is. In these cases individuals were often distinguished by personal peculiarities, trades, &c., which, though sufficient for the time, gave little or no aid to one tracing the pedigree of a family. Jan Cornelise Van der Hoeven, 1681-5. Antje Pieterse Borsboom 1693. [63] Later in the century, much lumber was harvested and processed in the Midwest, particularly Detroit and Chicago. Andries Janse Witbeck, 1683-1700. Eva Hendrickse Vrooman, 1691. Samuel Dirkse Ten Broeck. Catalyntie Dirkse Bratt, 1727. and Arent Andriessen Bradt (Wolfe City, TX, 1990), 776 total One early account gave a typical annual rent as two fowl or two beaver pelts per year and several days of donated labor to rebuild roads or other civic facilities. to the Genealogies of the Descendants of the First Settlers of the Jacob Claese Egmont, 1683. There was more pressure on officeholders and voters regularly changed allegiances in the 1980s. Volkie Wynantse Van den Bergh, 1749. PFS - ("Pearson's First Settlers"), PFS - ("Pearson's First Settlers"), or more formally Contributions for the Genealogies of the First Settlers of the Ancient County of Albany, From 1630 to 1800, compiled by Jonathan Pearson and originally published in volume four of Joel Munsell's Collections. 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). Maritie Casparse Conyn, 1721. Gysbert Cornelise Bogart, 1661-86. Josine Jacobse Gardenier, 1696. Hendrick Andriesse Van Doesburgh, 1654-64. Isaac Janse Van Arnham, 1699. Hendrik Geurt Van Schoonhoven, 1700. Meese. Lambert Andriesse Huygh, 1705. GOOSENSE. Gerrit Janse Ruyting, 1690. As historian John Bach McMaster has explained, they did not enjoy their visit: Albany has been a center of transportation for much of its history. [61][62], While the key to Albany's economic prosperity in the 19th century was transportation, industry and business also played a role. Cornelia Tyssen Van der Heyden, 1700. Another embarrassment in the identification of persons arises from the fact, that some bear the same Christian name. Melchert Abrahamse Van Deusen, 1683-1705.Willem Abrahamse Tietsoort, 1686. On September 13th 1609, a vessel called the Crescent came to anchor within Sandy Hook [New Jersey], about seventeen miles from the . It is only after great familiarity with the early writings and a careful noting of the use of surnames as they are sometimes subscribed to wills, conveyances, and other important papers that any connection can be established between a first settler and his later descendants. Albany's other major exports during the 18th and 19th centuries were furs, wheat, meat and lumber;[68] by 1865, there were almost 4,000 saw mills in the Albany area[68] and the Albany Lumber District was the largest lumber market in the nation. The early population of Fort Orange and Beverwyck, though almost pure Dutch at first, was changeable: after a few years spent in traffic with the Indians some returned to Patria: some retired to New Amsterdam (New York), whilst others passed beyond the limits of the Colonie and purchased lands at Kinderhook, Claverac, Catskill, Coxsackie . Jacques Cornelise Van Slyck, 1663-7. Gerrit Goosense Van Schaick. Cornelis Martense Van Isselsteyn, 1705. Reyer Gerritse Lansing, 1747. Coenraet Hendrickse Burger, 1700. Willem Janse Stoll, 1654-61. narratives on the most important family members and also printings The failure of the West India Company and the Patroons in fulfilling the requisitions of their harters relating to call for interference of the States-General, and after the agitation and rejection of many projects the Directors were induced to proclaim free trade and free lands to private persons under what they conceived necessary restrictions. Jacob Pieterse Coeymans, 1636. Wesselse. He gained federal dollars earmarked for restoring historic structures. Jan Jacobse Gardenier or Flodder, 1685-95. [78] By 1916 Albany's northern and southern borders reached their modern courses;[77] Westerlo Island, to the south, became the second-to-last annexation, which occurred in 1926. November 23, 2021 by Peter Hess 1 Comment. Willem Franse Hardick, 1737. Rutger Hendrickse Van Soest, 1630. [31], During and after the Revolutionary War, there was a great increase in real estate transactions in Albany County. A.J.F. It was headquartered in Albany until Cornelius Vanderbilt moved it to New York City in 1867. Jillis Pieterse Meyer or Timmerman, 1660-76. Leendert Philipse Conyn, 1687-1706. Soon after in 1831, a 16-mile railroad opened between Albany and Schenectady. Teunis Dirkse Van Vechten, 1638-1704. Engeltie Albertse Slingerland, 1725. Thomas Davidtse Kikebel, 1682. [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." Jacob Evertse Kuyper, 1725. His tenure has essentially ended the Democratic Party political machine that had been in place since the 1920s. [37] (The oldest is Annapolis, Maryland.). Hendrick Janse Van der Vin, 1654. Jacob Aertse Wagenaar, 1642. of contents, family information, and bible records. Johannes Dirkse Bratt, 1727. 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.
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