Blog List by Family

 Table of Contents

The posts in this blog are organized by the surname of the families that are the main focus. This should help in finding information about related families. If you have suggestions for improving this page, please send a comment.  

Bennet Family. These posts are additions and corrections of the series of articles by Wilson Ledley in the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society publication RECORD "Willem Adraiense Bennet of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Some of His Descendants" beginning in the October 1964 issue 93:193.

- Introduction and his grandson, Jan, husband of Femmetje Rapalje

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2017/03/additions-and-corrections-to-willem.html

- Grandson Adriaen, husband of Barbara Vonk   

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2017/03/additions-and-corrections-to-willem_30.html

- Granddaughter Agnes (Angenietje), wife of Hans Volkerts Van Nostrand

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2017/03/additions-and-corrections-to-willem_34.html

- Grandson Jacob, husband of Neeltje Beekman

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2017/03/additions-and-corrections-to-willem_37.html

- Grandson Abraham, husband of Jannetje Folkerts

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2017/03/additions-and-corrections-to-willem_46.html

- Grandson Isaac, husband of Magdalena Joosten

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2017/03/additions-and-corrections-to-willem_47.html

- Grandson  Willem, husband of Arriantje Vandewater

        https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2017/03/additions-and-corrections-to-willem_51.html

- Grandson, Jacob, husband of Barbara Verdon

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2017/03/additions-and-corrections-to-willem_9.html

- Grandson, Jan, husband of Aeltje Wynans

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2017/03/dditions-and-corrections-to-willem.html

- Other grandchildren

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2025/07/additions-and-corrections-to-willem.html

Couwenhoven Family

- Ralph Couwenhoven and his wife, Annetje Stryker

            https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2018/02/the-family-of-roelof-couwenhoven-and.html

Dorland Family

- Mary Vandeveer, wife of Jan Jansen Dorland

            https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2016/12/maryvanderveer-dorland-rumors-of-her.html 

Gulick Family

- Notes on the Gulick Family

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2021/10/notes-on-gulick-family.html

Harmens / Gisbertsen Family

- Jan Harmens van Amerfoort

            https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2016/12/jan-harmense-van-amersfoort.html

Hessel Family

- Peter Hessel, his parents, and family

            https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-family-of-peter-hessels-of-bergen-nj.html

Johnson / Jansen Families

- Jansen family of NYC, New Utrecht, and New Jersey

            https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2016/12/jansen-family-of-nyc-new-utrecht-and-nj.html

- Jansen family of Brooklyn

            https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2017/01/more-on-jansen-family-of-brooklyn-ny.html

- Jansen family of Flatbush

            https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2017/01/the-jansen-family-of-flatbush.html

- Lambert Jansen family of Flatbush and Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey

            https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2024/04/lambert-jansen-of-flatbush-ny-and.html

- Jan Wouters van den bosh, later Johnson, Bosh, and Bush

            https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-family-of-jan-wouters-van-den-bosh_25.html

Lane Family.  These posts discuss the family and descendants of Matthias Laenen Van Pelt, who came from Overpelt, Belgium, and settled in New Amsterdam in 1663.  They examine earlier research into the family, adding information and corrections.

- Introduction and overview    

         https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2020/05/the-family-of-matthias-laenen-van-pelt.html
- Gysbert Lane, his son

         https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2021/05/notes-on-descendants-of-gysbert-son-of.html

- Teuntje Lane, his daughter, wife of Jan Van Dyck

         https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2021/04/notes-on-descendants-of-teuntje.html

- Jannetje Lane, his daughter, wife of Teunis Idens

        https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2021/06/notes-on-descendants-of-jannetje.html

- Hendrick Lane, his son

        https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2022/03/notes-on-descendants-of-hendrick-son-of.html

- Jan Lane, his son

        https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2022/03/notes-on-descendants-of-jan-son-of.html

- Jacob Lane, his son

        https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2022/03/notes-on-descendants-of-jacob-son-of.html

- Matthew Lane, Merchant of Pluckemin

        https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2017/01/matthew-lane-merchant-of-pluckemin-new.html

Nicholson Family

- Samuel Nicholson of Warren, OH

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2017/04/the-family-of-samuel-nicholson.html 

Quick Family

- Cornelius Quicks of Amwell, Hunterdon

        https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2017/04/the-cornelius-quicks-of-amwell-twsp.html

Remsen Family

- Martha, daughter of Jan Remsen and Metje Damen

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2017/01/martha-remsen-rumors-of-her-demise.html      

  

Staats Family

- Staats family of Princeton, New Jersey Area

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2017/08/the-staats-families-of-princeton-nj-area.html

- Peter Staats and Lummetje Veghte

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2026/01/descendants-of-peter-staats-and.html

Stryker Family

- Gerrit Stryker and Wyntje Boomgaert

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2017/01/the-family-of-gerrit-stryker-and-wyntje.html

Sutphen Family - intermarried with the Bennet family

- Dirck Jansen Van Sutphen, his grandsons named John

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2017/05/grandsons-named-john-of-dirck-jansen.html 

- Notes of the descendants of Dirck Jansen Van Sutphen

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2017/05/notes-on-descendants-of-dirck-janszen.html 

- Genealogical summary of the family of Dirck Jansen Van Sutphen

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2017/05/genealogical-summary-descendants-of.html 

- Probable family of Hendrick Jansen Van Sutphen 

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2018/07/descendants-of-hendrick-jans-van-sutphen.html

- Two couples named James Sutphen and Elizabeth Voorhees

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2016/12/two-couples-named-james-sutphen-and.html

Updike Family

- Agnes, wife of Lawrence Updike, daughter of William Post and Aeltje Covert

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2018/01/agnes-daughter-of-william-post-and.html

- Children of Tunis, son of Lawrence Updike and Agnes Post

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2021/09/the-children-tunis-3-son-of-lawrence-2.html

- John Updike, son of John Updike and Mary Bragaw

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2023/05/john-updike-jr-son-of-john-updike-and.html

- Agnietje Boonen, wife of Lodewyck Cornelis Post

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2023/01/the-family-of-agnietje-boonen-wife-of.htm

Van Den Berg Family

- Van Den Berg family of Albany

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2023/08/the-van-den-berg-family-of-albany.html

Van der vliet / Vliet Family

- Vliet / Fleet family

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2024/09/genealogical-notes-on-van-der-vliet_22.html

Vandervoort Family

- Jan Vandervoort and Magdalena Huysman

        https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-family-of-john-vandervoort-and.html

- Michael Vandervoort, son of Jan and Magdalena, husband of Mary Fonteyn

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2019/10/the-family-of-michael-son-of-john_11.html

- Abraham Vandervoort, son of Jan and Magdalena, husband of Margaret Caljer

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-family-of-abraham-son-of-john.html

- Elizabeth Vandervoort, daughter of Jan Vandervoort and Magdalena Huysman, wife of Francis Titus

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-family-of-francis-titus-and-annetje.html

- Grandchildren of Teunis Gysbert Bogart, children of Leah Vandervoort and Teunis Bogart, Jr.

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2017/04/the-grandchildren-of-teunis-gysbert.html

- Magdalena Vandervoort, husband of Peter Wyckoff

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2016/12/peter-wyckoff-of-greenwich-township.html

- John Vandervoort, schoolmaster of Brooklyn

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2020/04/john-vandervoort-schoolmaster-of.html

- Ann Stillwell, wife of Jan Vandervoort

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2016/12/thomas-stillwell-of-new-utrecht.html

- John Vandervoort, husband of Elizabeth Andriessen

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2017/04/the-family-of-john-vandervoort-and.html

Vandewater Families

- Early Vandewaters in Hempstead, Queens, New York

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2022/05/the-earlyvandewaters-of-hempstead-ny.html

- descendants of Hendrick Vandewater

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2022/06/descendants-of-immigrant-hendrick-van.html

- descendants of Benjamin Vandewater

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2022/07/descendants-of-immigrant-benjamin-3-van.html

- Unidentified Vandewater families

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2022/07/unidentified-vandewaters.html

- Vandewater families in The Netherlands

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2022/06/the-vandewater-family-in-netherlands.html

Van Dyck Family

- Children of Jan Thomassen Van Dyck

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2017/02/the-children-of-jan-thomasse-van-dyck.html

- Jannetje Lambertse, wife of Achias Van Dyck

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2019/07/jannetje-lamberts-wife-of-achias-van.html

- Early Thomas Van Dycks of Kings Co., NY

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-early-thomas-van-dycks-of-kings-co.html

Van Gelder Family

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2016/12/the-van-gelder-family-of-flatlands_21.html

Van Hise / Van Nuys Families

- Van Hise / Van Huyse Family, a branch of the Van Nuys family

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2021/12/genealogical-notes-on-van-hise-family.html

- Cornelius Van Nuys and his wife, Neeltje Amerman

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-family-of-cornelius-van-nuys-and.html 

Van Houten Family

- Johannes Helmigsen Van Houten and Helena Vreeland

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2019/03/the-family-of-johannes-helmigsen-van.html 

Van Nest Family

- Notes on the family of Pieter Pietersen Van Nest

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2023/09/genealogical-notes-on-van-nest-family.html

- Genealogical Summary of the Van Nest Family

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2023/09/this-post-is-follow-up-of-previous-post_22.html

Van Nostrand Families

- Notes on the family of Hans Jansen Van Nostrand of Kings Co., New York

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2025/04/genealogical-notes-on-family-hans.html

- Genealogical Summary of the descendants of Hans Jansen Van Nostrand

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2025/04/descendants-of-hans-jansen-van-nostrand.html

- Notes on the family of Jacob Jansen Van Nostrand of Albany, New York

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-family-of-jacob-jansen-van-nostrand.html

- Genealogical Summary of the descendants of Jacob Jansen Van Nostrand

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2025/06/this-is-follow-up-post-of-genealogical.html

Van Pelt Family

- Introduction to the family and his son, Jan

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2020/05/notes-on-descendants-of-teunis-laenen.html

- son, Wouter

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2020/05/notes-on-descendants-of-wouter-son-of.html

- son, Anthony

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2020/06/notes-on-descendants-of-anthony-son-of.html

- son, Hendrick, and daughter, Jacomyntje, wife of Jochem Gulick

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2020/08/notes-on-descendants-of-hendrick-and.html

- son, Aert

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2020/09/notes-on-descendants-of-aert-son-of.html

- Teunis Van Pelt of Rockingham, VA

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2020/06/tunis-van-pelt-of-rockingham-va.html

Van Ripen / Vanderype Family

-  Jurian Hermans Juriaens / Van Ripen & Helena Van Houten, and Jurian Jans Juriaens & Elizabeth Steynmets

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2019/03/the-family-of-jurian-hermans.html

Van Sicklen Family

- Johannes, son of Ferdinand Jansen Van Sicklen and Eva Van Salee 

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2016/12/abraham-son-of-johannes-van-sicklen-or.html

Van Voorhees Family

- Ouke Voorhees, husband of Mary Kershow and Lammetje Kershow

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2016/12/ouke-voorhees-husband-of-mary-kershow.html

- the wives of Auke Jans Van Voorhees and Auke Jans Van Nuys

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2016/12/the-wives-of-auke-jans-van-nuys-and.html

- Mary Voorhees and Peter Blue

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2017/02/family-of-mary-voorhees-and-peter-blue.html

- Jacobus Voorhees and Sarah Colver of Middlesex Co., NJ

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2017/02/jacobus-voorhees-of-middlesex-co-nj.html

- Lucas Voorhees, husband of Mary Ditmars

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2017/02/lucas-voorhees-husband-of-mary-ditmars.html

- Cornelius Van Voorhees, husband of Annetje Rapalje

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2018/01/cornelius-van-voorhees-husband-of.html

- Catalyntje, daughter of Jan Lucas Voorhees and Mayke Roelofse Schenck

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2018/04/catalyntje-daughter-of-jan-lucas.html

- Isaac, son of Isaac Voorhees Alida Williamson

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2018/07/isaac-son-of-isaac-voorhees-and-alida.html

- 2 Stephen Van Voorheeses, the husband of Neeltje Hegeman and the husband of Maria Lake

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2018/07/stephen-van-voorhees-husband-of-neeltje.html

- Isaac Van Voorhees, husband of Sarah Wyckoff

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2020/03/isaac-van-voorhees-husband-of-sarah.html 

- Peter Nevius, father-in-law of Albert Jans Terhune

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-father-in-law-of-albert-jans.html

- Peter Voorhees of Wakarusa, Douglas Co., KS 

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2022/09/strange-case-of-peter-voorhees-of.html

- Jacob Voorhees and Tryphena Norton

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2022/12/the-family-of-jacob-voorhees-and.html

- Van Voorhees families of Fishkill, NY

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2024/12/some-van-voorhis-families-of-fishkill-ny.html

Wessel, Hermans, and Hartmans Families

- Jan Wessels and Annetje Hartmans, and Wessel Hermans and Metje Boonen

        https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2017/01/the-family-of-jan-wessels-and-annetje.html

Williamson Families

- Jacobus Williamson and his wife, Mary, of Somerset Co., New Jersey

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2016/12/the-probable-family-of-jacobus3.html

- Elbert Williamson and his wife, Jacomyntje Couwenhoven

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2017/09/the-family-of-elbert-williamson-and.html

Woertman Family

- Notes on the family of Dirck Jansen Woertman

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2025/08/genealogical-notes-on-family-of-dirck.html 

- Descendants of Dirck Jansen Woertman

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2025/09/descendants-of-dirck-janse-woertman.html 

Records

- Baptismal Records of the First Reformed Church of New Brunswick, New Jersey

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2023/10/new-brunswick-first-reformed-church.html

- 1698 Census of Kings Co., NY, a reconstruction

https://newnetherlandancestry.blogspot.com/2024/02/1698-kings-co-ny-census-reconstruction.html