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   As you know when seaching, it is hard to find our ancesters that came from forgein lands. What I found in an old book is below and might help some of you.Many of my lines came from New Amsterdam and traveled westward as the lands opened up. ________________________________________________________
 
  GENEALOGICAL DATA GATHERED FROM ALBANY COUNTY AND NEW YORK CITY RECORDS. By B. FERNOW.
 
  ALBANY.Thomas Powell, signature, is called in the instrument Poulus, Septbr. 1664.
 
  Jan Vinbagen calls himself a native of the Diocese of Muenster, Germany, July, 1668.
 
  Cornelis Ieunisse Van Sleck, native of Breuckelen, Diocese of Utrecht.
  Gerrit Lansing, native of Hasselt, Holland.
  Pieter Pictersen Lassingh, in the deed, signs Lassen.
  Wm.van Dyck, resident of Utrecht, Holland.
  Daniel Rinckhout native of Pommevinia
  Thos. Powell of Hartford has been a sergeant in Capt. Claudio Messce's Company in Brazil.
  Cornelis Hendrick van Nes,living at Havendvck,near Vianen,Holland, in 1625.
  Marten Cornelissen, born at Ysseistein near Utrecht, ancestor of the van Yesselstein family.
  Peter Winne, native of Ghent, Flanders.
  Bastian de Winter, native of Middelborgh.
  Gerrit Hardenbergh,native of Maerssen near Utrecht.
  Reynier Cuyler,brother of Hendr.Cuyler of Albany,lives at Amsterdam, 1675.
  Adam Dingemans, native of Haerlem, Holland.
  Jacob Gerritsen van Laer. born in the Manor of Ruynen,near Ghent.
  Hans Vosch,native of Luinenburgh, Hanover.
  Nicolas Gregary Hillebrant,born at Prague.
  Mary Ryverdingh,from Dantzig.
  Jan Cloet(Clute) his brothers and sisters living it Nieuen Roy,int Land van der Marken.
  Honnoire, de Honneur,an old Albany name, has it become Honoré[?]
  Jan de Vries, from Hamburg.
  David Maries (Marius?) in Albany, 1664.
  Martin Mouris, Mouwerensen,one of the witnesses to the purchase of Schenectady,July 27,1661.
  Jan Pieterse van Woggelom, born at Amsterdam.
  Pieter Jacobse Marius at New York, 1685.
  Frederick Claese, born at Wester (?) in Drent, has mother and sister living at Staphorst.
  Rutger Arentsen, born in the Twert te Denekamp, Overyssel.
  Aert Jacobse van Achtienhoven, village in Holland.
  Wm. Jansen Schut has relatives at Amsterdam, Holland, in 1668 (Eytie Meyndersen).
  Mother of Claes van Elslant 2d,whose father was Claes van Elslant in New York, was Willemtie Harpers van der Linde, niece of Domine Harmanns Antonides van der Linde at Naerden.
  Paulus Jansen, born at Gurkum.
  Jan Eeraerts van Wesel.
  Pieter Janse of Stockholm.
  Loureus Janse, born at Hoesem.
  Herman Koster, born at Burckelve.
  Jean de Ia Rose,Frenchman, lives at Albany, 1671.
  Nicolas Maison (Mason ?) do., 1672.
  Robert Story at Albany,1680.
  Capt. Anthony Brockholst marries Susanna Schrick,1680.
  Anthd. Barwa, a Frenchman, with wife Anna Lielte and six children, come from Canada, 1683.
  Wm Rees in Albany since 1672.
  Arent van Corlear of Schankhyck, Albany Co.,in 1765.
 
 NEW YORK. Cornelius Comegys lives on land of Pieter van der Linde, Septbr. 1658.
  Resolved and Joseph Waldron are brothers.
 
 English names among the residents of New York before 1675.
  Joan Woudberry, Atkan Atkins, John Kulpeper, Maria Jongbloet,Jan Bally,Raymond Staplefort, Robert Watson,Jan Dendly,Wm Carver, Deliverance Lamberton,Benedict Aarnel (Arnold ?).
 
  Thos. Macky; Jan Jampingh, Priscilla,children of George homes;
  Nathl. Zeeman, Nichs.Prett,James Caps;
  Phil. Asban,Asborne (Osborne?);
  David Anderson, Joost Goderis (Godridge?),Phil.Galpyn: Jacob Haey,Hay,Hays;
  Jan Mahu, Maihew,Samuel Mehu;
 
 George Woolsey,Charles Morgan;
  Thomas, Nathi,Hassarot and their father: Thos Appelgate, Anthy. Tooker, Renael Huwit, Wm. Hallet, Saml Scarlet, Jan Hutsen (Hudson), Joshua
 Atwater,Henry Jackson, Jan Hackins, Jacob Huges, surgeon;
  T. P Tempel,Thos Marshal, Wm.Pamer, Herry Hoskes, Wm. Heycks;
  Wm. Pamer, Henry Hoskey, Wm. Heycks Roger, Andru, Kilfoit, Kilvert;______________
 Witlock, Thos Verdon; John Crabtree, born in Yorkshire; Jonas Ranson (either Ransom or Rantzen); Wm. Doeckles (Douglas?) and wife Anneke Ryzen, wife of Sol La Chair,Sept 1664; Walter Salter;
 Eving Soelsberry,Englishman,35 yrs old, December. 1664; Jan Craffoort, Anthony Warton, Dic Charleton; Wm. Newman of County Foy, Cornwall, 38 yrs. old, Mar. r66 ; Moses Dorham James Webb Andr. Rees John Hinsman, Knollum Winslow, Caleb Burton, James Bullaine,
  John Guiland, Garlant, and Gerrit Trevor.
  Wm. Theme, born in Dorsetshire, England, 42 yrs. old, April 7. 1674, has wife and child in Boston.
  Elizabeth Kay, his sister-in-law, 37 yrs. old, has husband, a barber, in Boston.
 
 Pieter Jansen van Langestraat is Pieterjanscn Romeyn in June, 1657, widower of Dirckje Jansen, da. of Jan Rutgersen Moreau, by whom he had son Jan Pietersen, 6 yrs. old, who died in 1658 (dead Dec.11). Marries again Maritie Jurvaens van Copehague (?).
  Thos. Verdorni has son Jacobus, 3 yrs. old, June 19, 1659, wife Barbara Imbroeck dead.
 
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