My DUTCHER Family

My DUTCHER line emigrated from Holland to New York before 18 DEC 1654. The immigant ancestor, Wilhelm "van Heerden", is thought to be Wilhelm Janszen "van Heerden". "Van Heerden" is a reference to a small village in Gelderland, Holland.

Wilhelm did not have a surname. His grandchildren were dubbed "ye DUYTSER" and its variants, meaning that each was a "dutchman". "Ye DUYTSER" evolved to "DUTCHER" in the fifth generation.

My line continues from eastern New York to Connecticut to western New York to Michigan and on to California. The descendents of the original immigrant now live across the country, although there are still concentrations of DUTCHERs in New York.

Walter Kenneth Griffin published "The Dutcher Family" in the New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. This article was later reprinted as a monograph. It has served as the primary genealogy of the first four generations. Some births of the fifth generation are also included. You can view selected excerpts from "THE DUTCHER FAMILY".

								Johannes DUTCHER b: 2 JUN 1745
						John DUTCHER, Jr. b: 8 APR 1773
						Select a report Fam Group Sht		Lois WASHBURN bpt: 6 OCT 1751
				Daniel DUTCHER b: 1 SEP 1805
				Select a report Fam Group Sht			John THOMAS b: 19 JUN 1744
							Martha THOMAS b: 19 JUL 1779
								Martha ST JOHN b: 2 JUL 1750
		Joseph Atwood DUTCHER b: 3 JUN 1834
		Select a report Fam Group Sht					Benjamin BULLOCK b: 25 SEP 1753
							Hezekiah BULLOCK b: 13 MAY 1781
							Select a report Fam Group Sht	Mehitable FULLER b: 10 MAR 1755
			Mariah BULLOCK b: 11 JAN 1810
								Jeremiah IRONS b: ~1749
						Patience IRONS b: 6 MAY 1779
								23 b:
Sanford Norman DUTCHER b: 25 OCT 1859
Select a report Fam Group Sht							Christopher TOWNSEND, Sr. b: 1739
					Chistopher TOWNSEND, Jr. b: 29 JUL 1776
							Select a report Fam Group Sht	Lydia DOUGHTY ? b: 1740
				Samuel TOWNSEND b: 10 NOV 1802
				Select a report Fam Group Sht			David RIDER b: 1748
							Bethiah RIDER b: 20 SEP 1777
							27 b:
		Nancy Matilda TOWNSEND b: 5 JUL 1834
								BAGLEY b:
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								29 b:
			Asenath BAGLEY b: 15 DEC 1798
								30 b:
					15 b:
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