and thoughtfulness for her children. She assumed the obligations of religion, and confessed those she owed to the world around her; discharging the one class with diligence and fervency of spirit, and the other with charity for the infirmities of the weak and erring, sympathy for the afflicted, help for the needy, encouragement for the struggling, and applause for such as did well. She was singularly discreet in speech and always mindful of the interests of peace, so that she lived encompassed by friends, and died without an enemy... .Ann McKinley died, aged 82. Carrie C. McChesney died, aged 26. 31. The total loss by fire in the city during the past year was $105177.40. On real estate $33,451.67; on personal property $71,725.74. There were 87 fires......... Hibbard Todd died, aged 61. From the report of the Chamberlain you have the following statement of receipts and disbursements from the 1st of November, 1868, to November 1st, 1869. A KEY TO THE NAMES OF PERSONS OCCURRING In the Early Dutch Records of Albany and Vicinity, En PREFACE. The student who searches the early Dutch records meets with many difficulties, none of which are more vexatious than their personal names. The majority of the First Settlers ordinarily used no surnames, some evidently had none. In these cases individuals were often distinguished by personal peculiarities, trades, &c., which, though sufficient for the time, give little or no aid to one tracing the pedigree of a family. It is only after great familiarity with the early writings and a careful noting of the use of surnames as they are sometimes subscribed to wills, conveyances, and other important papers that any connection can be established between a first settler and his later descendants. But while many individuals had no surnames whatever apparently, a few families had two or more. Marcelis Janse Van Bommel was farmer of the burger and tapster's excise of liquors in Beverwyck many years. Some of his children took Marcelis as their surname, others Van Iveren; without a knowledge of this fact it would be quite impossible for his descendants to trace back their pedigree to him. A similar case occurred in the Albany branch of the Bratts. 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. It was not uncommon for the same individual to have two or more surnames and to use them indifferently. Jan Barentse Wemp [Wemple] was sometimes called Poest; he had a mill on the Poesten-kil which perhaps derived its name from him rather than from the Dutch word poesten. After his death in 163 his widow Marite Myndertse married Sweer Teunise, He had two surnames, Van Velsen and Van Westbroeck. Jan Fort of Niskayuna had the following aliases: Jan La Fort, Jan Vandervort and Jan Libbertee. The change in the spelling and pronunciation of names is likewise a source of considerable embarrassment. Who would recognize the ancient Du Trieux (pronounced Du Troo) in the modern Truax, or Beaufils in Bovie, or Barrois in Barroway, or finally the familiar name of Jones in such laughable disguises as TSans, TJans, and Shawns. The system of nomenclature in common use among the early Dutch settlers consisted in prefixing the child's to the father's Christian name, terminating in se or sen; in baptism but one name was usually given; the patronymic was used by custom in all cases, and in the absence of a surname was sometimes adopted as such. Thus the children of Rutger Jacobsen (Van Schoenderwoert or Van Woert) were respectively Margaret Rutgers, Engel Rutgers, and Harmen Rutgers, and Rutgers was subsequently assumed as the family name. The two sons of the First Settler Wynant Gerritse (Vander Poel) were Melgert Wynantse and Gerrit Wynantse. The First Settler, Harmen Tomase Hin (Van Amersfort) had a son named Tomas Harmense and a daughter Wyntie Harmense. The First Settlers Philip and David Schuyler, were more commonly called Philip and David Pieterse, being sons of Pieter Schuyler. Occasionally two patronymics were used, as Samuel Arentse Samuelse Bratt; i. e., Samuel Bratt the son of Arent, who was the son of Samuel. The use of surnames gradually increased among the Dutch from the time the Province was occupied by the English in 1664, and after the first quarter of the following century few names were written without the addition of a family name. The following list is intended to serve as a key to such surnames as are occasionally or almost constantly omitted in the ancient Dutch Records of Albany and Schenectady. It is as nearly full as the compiler, after a somewhat careful reading of these documents, can make it. The names of persons without surnames, or if having them were not entered in those records, will not of course be found here; unfortunately these are somewhat numerous. Another embarrassment in the identification of persons arises from the fact, that some bear the same Christian name. When such cases occur in the following list, the dates annexed will sometimes aid in solving the difficulty. Thus the surname of Jacob Abrahamse, found in documents dating 1685-84, was Vosburg alias Kuyper; in those of date 1705, it was Van Deusen. But where there is little or no difference in the dates this help fails, and all is left to conjecture. J. P. ANDRIESSE. Albert Andriesse Bratt or De Noorman, 1630-82. Andries Andriesse Gardenier. Andries Andriesse Huygh, 1705. Annatie Andriesse Casparus, 1700. Arent Andriesse Bratt, 1664. Arent Andriesse Van Frederickstadt, 1636. Arien Andriesse Gardenier. Burger Andriesse Huygh, 1705. Engeltie Andriesse Witbeck, 1683. Geertruy Andriesse Van Doesburgh, 1661. Gysbert Andriesse Scherp, 1700-2. Hendrick Andriesse Van Doesburgh, 1654-64. Jacob Andriesse Gardenier. Jan Andriesse DeGraaf, 1650-9. [lingh, 1664. Jan Andriesse Iersman (Irishman) Van DubJan Andriesse Donw, alias Kuyper, 1646-86. Johannes Andriesse Schaap, 1695. Johannes Andriesse Witbeck, 1706. Johannes Andriesse Huygh, 1705. Jochem Andriesse Huygh, 1705. Lambert Andriesse Huygh, 1705. Margarita Andriesse Huygh, 1705. Willem Andriesse Rees, 1672. Lourens Claese Van Schaick, 1695-1700. Lourens Claese Van der Volgen, 1720. Lourens Claese Tolk, 1702. Pieter Claese Kaye Van Oostzanen, 1661-3. Rebecca Claese Groesbecck, 1707. Ryck Clacse Van Vranken, 1684. Stephanus Claese Groesbeeck, 1707. Symon Claese Turck, 1664, Tjerck Claese Dewit, 1663. Willem Claese Groesbeeck, 1681-1707. COENRAETSE. Hans Coenraetse Backer, 1674, [1660. Hans or Jans Coenraetse Van Neurenburgh, Hendrick Coenractse Van Bon, 1660. Jacob Coenraetse Ten Eyck, 1732. CORNELISE. Ackes or Jacques Cornelise Van Slyck, 1663–7. Adriaen Cornelise Van Vespen, 1671. Arnout Cornelise Viele, 1661-91. Adriaen Cornelise Van Bersingeren, 1642. Claes Cornelise Van den Bergh, 1660-2. [Vosje. Cornelis Cornelise Van Schoenderwoert, alias Cornelis Cornelise Bogart, 1660. Cornelis Cornelise Van Voorhout, 1642-64. Cornelis Cornelise Van der Hoeven, 1676-82. Cornelis Cornelise De Vos, 1653-7, Cornelis Cornelise De Boer, 1659-61. Cornelis Cornelise Slyck, 1659. Cornelis Cornelise Van Sterrevelt, 1657-62. Cornelia Cornelise Van den Bergh, 1714. Cornelis Cornelise Viele, 1661-83. Teunis Barentse Cool, 1687. Tys Barentse Schoenmaker Van Edam, 1636. Dirck Cornelise Van Vechten, 1709. Aende Berg, 1645-1667. Gysbert Cornelise Van den Bergh, 1714. Isaac Cornelise Swits, 1664-90. Jacques Cornelise Van Slyck, 1663-7. Jacob Cornelise Vos or Bogart, 1683-97. Jacob Cornelise Van der Bogart, 1685-95. Jacob Cornelise Schermerhoorn, 1742. Jan Cornelise Van Nes, 1697. [men, 1634. Jan Cornelise Van der Hoeven, 1681-5. Jan Cornelise Kleyn, 1660. Jan Cornelise Timmerman, 1660. Jan Cornelise Vyselaer, alias Gow, 1660-1702. Jan Cornelise Van der Heyden, 1660-4. Jannetie Cornelise Van Schaick, 1703. Hendrick Cornelise Van Nes, 1697. Hendrick Cornelise Van Buren, 1662. Marten Cornelise Van Ysselstein, 1661-8. Pieter Cornelise De Jongh, 1659. Tobyas Cornelise Van Buren, 1662-1703. Willem Cornelise Coster or Koster, 1643. DIRKSE. Annatie Dirkse Bratt, 1727. Fytie Dirkse Van Vechten, 1687-1704. Harmen Dirkse Van Vechten, 1793. Jan Dirkse Van Eps, 1664-84. Jan Dirkse Van Bremen, 1648–62. Jan Dirkse Engelsman Van Amersfort, 1638. Jannetie Dirkse Van Vechten, 1687. Johannes Dirkse Bratt, 1727. Johannes Dirkse Goes, 1732. Johannes Dirkse Ten Broeck. Johannes Dirkse Van Vechten, 1687. Johannes Dirkse Van der Heyden, 1729. Lena Dirkse By, 1704. Luykas Dirkse Goes, 1732. Lydia Dirkse Ten Broeck. Lysbet Dirkse Van Eps, 1668-81. Maria Dirkse Bratt, 1727. Michael Dirkse Van Vechten, 1689. Philip Dirkse Van Vechten, 1739. Aaltie Franse Pruyn, 1683-1700. Henrick Franse Clauw or Klauw, 1686-1705. Jan Franse Van Hoesen, 1659-1703. Sara Franse Hardick, 1737. Tierck Franse Van der Bogart, 1720. Carsten Frederickse Van Iveren, 1663. GERBERTSE or HERBERTSE. Eldert or Elbert Gerbertse Cruiff, 1654-86. GERRITSE. Abraham Gerritse Spoor, 1719. Adriaan Gerritse Papendorp, 1682-7. Ann Gerritse Spoor, 1719. Barent Gerritse Van den Bergh, 1700-5. Claas Gerritse Van Vranken, 1705. Cornelis Gerritse Van Schoenderwoert, 1642. Geertruy Gerritse Van den Bergh, 1699. Hendrick Gerritse Van Meulen, 1671-80. Hendrick Gerritse Verwy or Van Wie, 1689. Johannes Gerritse Van Vechten, 1692-1700. Lucas Gerritse Wyngaart or Backer, 1673-93. Maria Gerritse Van den Bergh, 1702. Maria Gerritse Spoor, 1719. Maritie Gerritse Lansing, 1694. Marten Gerritse Van Bergen, 1630-96. Pieter Gerritse Kleyn, 1671. Reyer Gerritse Lansing, 1747. Roeloff Gerritse Van der Werken, 1700. Volkert Gerritse Van Vechten, 1681. Willem Gerritse Van den Bergh, 1752. GEURT. Geertruy Geurt Van Schoonhoven, 1700. Hendrik Geurt Van Schoonhoven, 1700. Hendrikje Geurt Van Schoonhoven, 1700. Jacobus Geurt Van Schoonhoven. Jacomyntie Geurt Van Schoonhoven, 1700. Margaret Geurt Van Schoonhoven, 1700. GILLISE. Jan Gillise Kock, 1657. GOOSENSE. Aert Goosense Van Twiller, 1661-84. Sybrant Goosense Van Schaick, 1681-42. Nicolaas Gregory Hillebrant, 1658. Cornelis Gysbertse Van den Bergh, 1683-1714. Willem Gysbertse Van den Bergh, 1683-1795.. Andries Hanse Scherp, 1674-84. HANSE OF HANSEN. Hendrikie Hanse Dreeper, 1694. Rachel Hanse Toll or Van Toll, 1697. Ariaentie Harmense Visscher, 1701. Jannetie Harmense Knickerbakker, 1708. Johannes Harmense Visscher, 1693-1709. Maria Harmense Visscher, 1700. Myndert Harmense Van der Bogart, 1683-1706. Sara Harmense Visscher, 1691-5. [1706. Tierck Harmense Visscher, 1696-1722. Lourens Harmense Knickerbakker, 1708. Catharina Helmerse Otten, 1703. Jan or Johan Helmerse Van Baasle, 1642. Adam Hendrickse Vrooman, 1683. [1654-60. Dirk Hendrickse Bye, alias De Sweedt, 1675-80. Eva Hendrickse Vrooman, 1691. Geesie Hendrickse Van Wye, 1700. Gerrit Hendrickse Van Rys or Reis, 1663. Isaac Hendrickse Burger, 1706. Jacob Hendrickse Ten Eyck, 1733. Jacob Hendricke Sibinck, 1655-65. Jacob Hendrickse Lery, 1663. Jacob Hendrickse Varrevanger, 1661. [1654. Jacob Hendrickse Maet, alias Van Loosereght, Jan Hendrickse Van Bael, 1659-79. Jan Hendrickse Bruyns, 1662-1701. Jan Hendrickse Van Salsbergen, 1673-1700. Jan Hendrickse Vrooman, 1683-93. Jan Hendrickse Bout, 1706. Jan Hendrickse Van den Bergh, 1683-8. Jannetie Hendrickse Van Doesburgh, 1698. Jannetie Hendrickse Van Wie, 1704. Mayke Hendrickse Van den Bergh, Graef, 1684. HERBERTSE, or HARPERTSE. Pieter Hertgers Van Vee, 1645-62. ISAACKSE. Abraham Isaacse Ver Planck, 1667. |