The history dates back to the early 1600s, when Dutch settlers established a trading post in the area. Willem Pieterse Slyck, 1685. [91] To this day, evidence of the original plan is still visible. In 1626, Peter Minuit was the governor of the colony and there were about eight families and 26 traders at Oranje as the village adjacent to Fort Oranje was then called. Reinier Barentse Van Iveren. Jan Janse Ouderkerk "Smalle Kuyper," 1681. Hendrick Maesse Van Buren, 1733. Dirk Willemse Van Slyck, 1687. [Van Rensselaer] DHM - De Halve Maen 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. of Schuyler Mansion, Catherine Cornelia Isaacse Van Deusen, 1740. Johannes Barentse Bratt, 1692. Marya Luykase Wyngaert, 1709. Sara Dirkse Van Vechten, 1687. Jan Barentse Timmerman, 1660. Maria Andriesse Huygh, 1705. ", Kenney, Alice P. "The Transformation of the Albany Patricians, 17781860,", This page was last edited on 15 March 2023, at 09:21. Catharina Janse Van Hoesen, 1694. Another embarrassment in the identification of persons arises from the fact, that some bear the same Christian name. Van Rensselaer Schuyler published in the "Women of Colonial and ANDRIESSE. One of the oldest sections of Canaan is Frisbie Street, settled in 1770 by Gideon Frisbie, an immigrant from Canaan, Connecticut. Hendrick Janse Van Salsbergen, 1699-1705. Geertruy Janse Lansing, 1695. Dirk Barentse Bratt, 1682-3. [Schuyler] Claas or Nicolaas Ripse Van Dam, 1658-1700. Evert Janse Wendell, 1658-74. Abraham Isaacse Fonda, 1747. Pieter Pieterse Winne, Jr., 1676-84. Go Back to Home Page, Go Back to Genealogies of the First Settlers of Albany. BARENTSE. Helena Isaacse Van Deusen, 1740. his research cards to the project during the 1980s. [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. Hetherington (Hadington) Back to Search Results . But while many individuals had no surnames whatever apparently, a few families had two or more. Claas Janse Nykerk, 1634. Maria Martense Cregier, 1734. Isaac Cornelise Swits, 1664-90. NYGBR - New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. Myndert Harmense Van der Bogart, 1683-1706. Poulus Cornelise Van Abcoude, 1660. Evert Janse Kleermaker, 1633. Gerrit Goosense Van Schaick. Tobias Dirkse Ten Broeck. Maritie Janse Witbeck, 1698. [87] Albany County Republican Chairman Joseph C. Frangella once quipped, "Governor Rockefeller was the best mayor Albany ever had. Guert Hendrickse Van Schoonhoven, 1681-1700. Claas Janse Van Breda, 1639. [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. After the charter 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 entire Indian trade. [69] The city was the original home of the Albank (founded in 1820 as the Albany Savings Bank),[70] KeyBank (founded in 1825 as the Commercial Bank of Albany),[71] and Norstar Bank (founded as the State Bank of Albany in 1803). [93] Whalen is credited for an "unparalleled cycle of commercial investment and development" in Albany due to his "aggressive business development programs". Maritie Casparse Conyn, 1721. Reyntien Pieterse Barroquier, 1654. 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. Lourens Claese Van der Volgen, 1720. [41][43], In 1807, Robert Fulton initiated a steamboat line from New York City to Albany, the first successful enterprise of its kind. Claas Hendrickse Van Utrecht, or Schoonhoven, 1654-60. 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. Gerritje Teunise Metselaer, 1685. Dirk Janse Van Edam, 1636. Cornelis Cornelise Vernoy, 1667. NEA - New England in Albany, compiled by Jonathan Tenney (Boston, 1883). He built docks, roads and barns. accurate to the point that it should send the serious scholar to the Gerrit Lambertse Van Valkenburgh, 1683. Nicolas Groesbeck: a study of Groesbecks in the capital district Josine Jacobse Gardenier, 1696. Teunis Teunise Metselaer or Demetselaer, 1658-83. [Cuyler] - Maud, C. Nicoll, Earliest Cuylers in Holland Jan Wybesse Van Harlingen, 1662. Gerrit Cornelise Van den Bergh, 1714-19. Willem Claese Groesbeeck, 1681-1707. Jacob Symonse Klomp Barroquier, 1653-4. 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 themes. Gerrit Teunise Van Vechten, 1676-1747. Andries Andriesse Huygh, 1705. Willempie Teunise Bratt, 1701. [41][42] The advent of the turnpike, in conjunction with canal and railroad systems, made Albany the hub of transportation for pioneers going to Buffalo and the Michigan Territory in the early and mid-19th century. Adriaen Teunise Vanderbilt, 1640. The history of Albany, New York began long before the first interaction of Europeans with the native Indian tribes, as they had long inhabited the area. Contributions for the genealogies of the first settlers of the ancient county of Albany, from 1630 to 1800 Genealogy Gophers. Wyntie Dirkse Van Vechten, 1687. ARNOUTSE. Burger Myndertse (Smit), 1703. Harmen Janse Knickerbakker Van Wye, 1682-1702. 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. Jan Evertse Schoenmaker, 1661-5. It was not uncommon for the same individual to have two or more surnames and to use them indifferently. Jan Janse Goes, 1697-1700. By 1825, the Erie Canal was completed between Albany and Lake Erie, forming a continuous water route that enabled travel and the shipment of resources across long distances. Pieter Pieterse Lassen, 1659-81. Cornelis Cornelise Van der Hoeven, 1676-82. Cornelia Pieterse Van Olinda, 1693. compiled by Jonathan Pearson It is full of leads to more fundamental Teunis Jacobse Bierdrager, 1661. 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 BASTIAENSE. This companion to Pearson's volume Willem Gerritse Spoor, 1719. Frans Pieterse Clauw or Klauw, 1662-1700. Jacobus Pieterse Winne, 1684. June 20, 1783. Pieter Janse Van Hoorn or De Boer, 1661. [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. Vol 2: The New York Society, Order of the Founders & Patriots of America. 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. HENDRICKSE. Rachel Hanse Toll or Van Toll, 1697. Catryna Andriesse De Vos, 1664-91. This measure had a happy effect in stimulating immigration to New Netherland from the mother country. The county gained $35 million in fees and the city received $13 million for lost tax revenue. publication of a second volume of the Schuyler Genealogy NNF - Genealogical Notes of New York and New England Families, compiled by Sebastian The iron industry waned by the 1890s, falling victim to the costs associated with a newly unionized workforce and competition from the opening of mines in the Mesabi Range in Minnesota.[67]. Jannetie Franse Clauw or Klauw, 1695. [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). Lambert Jochemse Van Valkenburgh, 1693. The site of the present city of Albany was first occupied as a trading post in 1614. In 1992, the "Friends" sponsored Jacob Aertse Wagenaar, 1642. Willem Martense Moer, 1665. Marten Cornelise Vlas, 1681. [84] While Corning brought stability to the office of mayor, even his admirers cannot come up with a sizable list of "major concrete Corning achievements. on Catherine and other family members! Claas Janse Ruyter, 1638. Cornelis Cornelise Slyck, 1659. Claes Cornelise Van den Bergh, 1660-2. BRANTSE. In offering to the curious the following contributions for the family history of Albany county, it may be expected that the compiler should briefly indicate the character of the people, the extent of territory occupied, the sources and deficiencies of information, and the peculiar difficulties of the work. including index. Robert Evertse Wendel, 1690. Teunis Pieterse Suidam, 1705. Jan Pieterse Kleermaker, 1660. Johannes Hendrickse Ten Eyck, 1733. JURRIAENSE. A.J.F. Annatie Martense Crgier, 1734. All outside of these limits belonged to the Colonie. Jurriaen Teunise Glazemaecker, 1658-67. Bastiaen Harmense Visscher, 1683-1703. Jan Roeloffse De Goyer. Reminds me of the Astors empire building on the Pacific, Your email address will not be published. Maas Cornelise Van Buren, 1662. Thomas Davidtse Kikebel, 1682. Catalina Martense Van Buren, 1703. GEURT. His tenure has essentially ended the Democratic Party political machine that had been in place since the 1920s. Thomas or Tomas Janse Mingael, 1656-9. Cornelia Dirkse Ten Broeck. Salomon Cornelise Van Vechten, 1698-1700. Brant Aertse Van Slichtenhorst. Jan Jurriaense Post, 1667. Cornelis Wesselse Ten Broeck, 1723. Marten Hendrickse Hamelward, 1638. To view a digital version of this item click here. Antje Pieterse Quackenbos, 1685. Geertruy Dirkse Ten Broeck. * It is not to be supposed that all those persons who were attracted to Fort Orange by its happy location for Indian traffic, were either tenants or servants of the Patroon of Rensselaerswyck, or were even under his manorial jurisdiction. Geertruy Goosense Van Schaick, 1681. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Aaltie Roeloffse Van der Werken, 1700. Early Settlers of New York State, Vol. Willemse. Gerrit Symonse Veeder, 1699-1720. JACOBSE. Jan Harmense Backer, 1658-83. Daniell Pieterse Winne, 1684. In the late 18th century and early 19th century, Albany saw development of the turnpike and by 1815, Albany was the turnpike center of the state. Jan Hanse Barheit, 1701. Barbar Janse Goewey, 1702. SPFS - ("Pearson's First Settlers of Schenectady"), or more formally Contributions Catalyntie Dirkse Ten Broeck. Pieter Hendrickse De Hass or Hans, 1683-99. Hans Coenraetse Backer, 1674. Johannes Gerritse Lansingh, 1730. Claas Janse Stavast, 1672-84. Jacob Abrahamse Vosburgh ) Same? Jacob Johannese Van der Heyden, 1755. Frans Barentse Pastoor, 1654-61. He built grist mills to make flour and lumber mills to make boards. [12] Both forts were named in honor of the royal Dutch House of Orange-Nassau. Jan Albertse Planck, 1631. Ruth Melgertse Van Deusen, 1700-3. Second. Jan or Johan Helmerse Van Bassle, 1642. Lysbert Leendertse Conyn, 1704. Jan Jacobse Van Noortstrant, 1677-87. Joris Arissen or Aertse Vander Baest, 1670-90. The name was changed to "Canaan" in 1788. Johannes Danielse Fort, 1736. Dirk Janse Croon, 1660. - Gail Richard Quackenbush, The Quackenbush Andries Hanse Van Sweden (Scherp? Marten Hendrickse Beeckman, 1661. Jan Lambertse Van Bremen, 1661-9. Takel Dirkse Van Heemstraaten, 1700. A basic genealogy. Luykas Johannese Wyngaert, 1726-54. Hester Bastiaense Visscher, 1700. 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. Book/Printed Material Contributions for the genealogies of the first settlers of the ancient county of Albany, from 1630 to 1800. Johannes Harmense Visscher, 1693-1709. Jan Janse Bleecker, 1666-1732. Cornelis Cornelise Van Voorhout, 1642-64. Harmen Dirkse Van Vechten, 1793. Hendrick Coenraetse Van Bon, 1660. Narrative Jan Barentse Kunst, 1662. The Plan of Union's original intention was to unite the colonies in defense against aggressions of the French from the north; it was not an attempt to become independent of the British crown. [28][Note 5] The same year, the French and Indian War began; it was the North American front of the Seven Years' War in Europe and the fourth in a series of North American wars between the colonial powers dating back to 1689, began. Philip Dirkse Van Vechten, 1739. Pieter Cornelise De Jongh, 1659. Pieter Martense Van Buren, 1703. Johannes Pieterse Van Alen, 1689-1706. - Morris Douw Ferris and Dorothy van Breestede Douw Mc Neilly, An article on Captain Pieter Jacobse Borsboom, 1662. Jan Janse Post, 1683. Arranged alphabetically. Teunis Dirkse Van Vechten, 1638-1704. [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]. Jeronimus Hanse Barheit, 1685-1700. Jacobus Gerritse Van Vorst, 1671-89. Jacob Cornelise Schermerhoorn, 1742. Engeltie Arentse Slingerland, 1713. As an indicator of that, Beverwijck was never attacked by the Mohican or Mohawk, although it was in an isolated area. EVERTSE. Grietie Volkertse Douw, 1701. JOOSTE. Hilletie Gerritse Lansing. Goosen Gerritse Van Schaick, 1637-75. Elsie Johannese Wendel, 1691. Willem Martense Huis or Rues, 1658-72. Tryntie Cornelise Van den Bergh, 1714. Jan Janse Noorman, 1673-96. Teunis Cornelise Van Vechten, 1637-83. Jurriaen Tyssen Van Amsterdam, 1654. Joris Christoffelse Davidts, 1673. Ephraim Evertse Wendel, 1690. Claas Frederickse Van Petten, 1664-8. Mees or Meeuwes Pieterse Hoogeboom, 1661-84. Adam Rolantsen Van Hamelwart, 1638. NEW YORK - The honors are racking up for Amsterdam native Andre Jackson Jr. Digital History Archive. Michielse. Pieter Janse Van Stockholm, 1658. Willem Pieterse Van Alen, 1689. Hendrick Lambertse Bont or Bint, alias Sassian. Eytje Hesselingh was a resident of Schenectady in 1697. Magdalena Martense Van Buren, 1703. Pieter Davidtse Schuyler, 1683-96. Jacob Jacobse Elkens, 1618. GERBERTSE or HERBERTSE. Lucas Pieterse Houtsager (Coeymans), 1660. Carsten Frederickse Van Iveren, 1663. Jan Pieterse Mebie, 1603. Geertruy Gerritse Van Schoonhoven, 1701. Elizabeth Johannese Wendel, 1691. compiled by Florence Van Rensselaer (New York, 1856). Lourens Harmense Knickerbakker, 1708. Hendrick Andriesse Van Doesburgh, 1654-64. The Delaware and Hudson Railway was headquartered in Albany at what is now used as the SUNY System Administration Building. CASPARSE. In 1661 Arent Van Curler extinguished the Indian title to lands at this place, and the following spring, with a little company of pioneers, commenced the first settlement. Andries Barentse Coeymans, 1695. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENEALOGIES OF THE FIRST SETTLERS OF THE ANCIENT COUNTY OF ALBANY, FROM 1630 TO 1800 by PROFESSOR JONATHAN PEARSON.
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