Huguenots: Protestant Exiles from France
Two sets of our ancestors represent the Huguenot migrations from France in the 17th century.
Bergen, New Jersey
Map of Bergen circa 1727 Bergen, New Jersey was an important settlement within New Netherland and the home of several of the family lines...
When We Owned Manhattan
The early Dutch settlers were centered in Manhattan and several of our direct ancestors owned property there in the 17th century....
Two Interesting Walloon Settlers
Guillaume Vigne (1586-1632) and Adrienne Cuvelier (1586-1655) Guillaume and Adrienne are our 10th great grandparents by the following...
The "Peach Tree" War
Matthias Hatfield (1635-1687) and Maria Mariken Melyn (1637-1694) Matthias Hatfield and Maria Melyn are our 9th great grandparents by the...
Captain Bloodgood
Captain Frans Janse Bloodgood (ca 1623-1676) and Lysbet Jans (1637-1730) Frans Janse Bloodgood and Lysbet Jans are our 8th great...
Let's go the the New World for our honeymoon!
Catherine Jeronimus Trico (1605-1689) and Joris Jansen Rapelje (1604-1663) Catherine Trico and Joris Rapelje are our eighth great...
An Early Settler in New Amsterdam
Philippe Anton Du Trieux (1586-1650) and Susanna du Chesne (1601-1670) Philippe and Susannah are our 9th great grandparents by this path:...
Cornelis Melyn (1600-c1663)
Cornelis Melyn is our 10th great grandfather through this path: You (the Abbott sibling) → RWA→ Vera Esler Abbott → Martha Tappan Esler...
Jessé De Forest (1576-1624) Walloon Settlers
Jessé De Forest is our 9th great grandfather by this path: RWA → Vera Esler Abbott → William Esler → Anna Elizabeth Van Winkle Esler →...
