Albert Jacobse Gardenier, 1677-85. Hendrick Martense Beeckman, 1673-95. Abraham Dirkse Van Vechten, 1699. Albany County, New York] 1 negative : nitrate ; 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches or smaller. Hendrick Jacobse Beeckman, 1746. Symon Dirkse Pos, 1630-44. The Early Settlers Association therefore believes that every effort be made to preserve, conserve and interpret the local Shaker legacy for future generations. Pieter Hendrickse De Hass or Hans, 1683-99. Johannes Samuelse Pruyn, 1752. Anthony Sybrantse Van Schaick, 1686-1704. Coenraad Mattyse Hoogteling, 1688. Dirck Cornelise Van Vechten, 1709. Jannetie Hendrickse Van Doesburgh, 1698. Johannes Gerritse Lansingh, 1730. Gerrit Isaacse Lansing, 1747. for the people of colonial Albany. Jochem Lambertse Van Valkenburgh, 1683-1708. This traditional resource can be engaged online. From the haste with which the Directors in Holland proceeded to avail themselves of the privileges thus granted, one might almost suspect this charter was granted for their special profit and gratification. The city's skyline changed in the 1960s with the construction of the Empire State Plaza and the uptown campus of SUNY Albany,[Note 1] mainly under the direction of Governor Nelson Rockefeller. The Dongan charter of 1686, however, quieted further questions of jurisdiction: Albany became a city one mile wide on the river and 13-1/2 miles long. [7][Note 3] Albany's first European structure may have been a primitive fort on Castle Island built by French traders ca. Wyntie Harmense Van Hun, 1681. Janneke Casparse Conyn, 1701. Mateuwese. by Jonathan Pearson and Vol. (Albany: Synkoop, Hallenbeck, Crawford, State Printers, n.d.). Philip Dirkse Van Vechten, 1739. Jan Barentse Timmerman, 1660. Frederick Gysbertse Van den Bergh, 1662. Jan Cornelise Van Houten, 1640. Marten Gerritse Van Bergen, 1630-96. A solid and indispensable work on one of Albany's Dirk Janse Croon, 1660. His lot extended back to the river. Neighborhoods [Schuyler] GYSBERTSE. The vast majority of Americans celebrate Thanksgiving, recalling the early Puritan settlers in New England (Thanksgiving is traditionally said to be modelled on a feast of 1621). Francois Pieterse Winne, 1674-84. Johannes Dirkse Van der Heyden, 1729. Jan Cornelise Van der Hoeven, 1681-5. Preface. November 23, 2021 by Peter Hess 1 Comment. Hendrick Lambertse Bont or Bint, alias Sassian. He was appointed as the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, which supported a variety of scientific, ethnographic and historic research. Three years later, he discovered electromagnetic self-induction (the SI unit for which is now the henry). In offering to the curious the following contributions for the family history of Albany county, it may be expected that the compiler should briefly indicate the character of the people, the extent of territory occupied, the sources and deficiencies of information, and the peculiar difficulties of the work. Reynier Tymense Van Edam, 1686. Ephraim Volkertse Van Veghten, 1747. [28][Note 5] The same year, the French and Indian War began; it was the North American front of the Seven Years' War in Europe and the fourth in a series of North American wars between the colonial powers dating back to 1689, began. Teunis Pieterse Suidam, 1705. Cornelis Isaacse Van Deusen, 1740. Barent Janse Bal, 1660. [78] By 1916 Albany's northern and southern borders reached their modern courses;[77] Westerlo Island, to the south, became the second-to-last annexation, which occurred in 1926. Original work encompassed more than 800 pages. Jan Claese Bakker Van Oosanen or Oostrand, 1658-64. Gillis Douwese Fonda, 1654. Vol 2: The New York Society, Order of the Founders & Patriots of America. This side was planned as a mostly agricultural settlement, and homes, farms and livestock were planned. Great article. Claas Lourense Van der Volgen, alias Van Purmerent. Baatha Isaacse Van Deusen. Hendrikie Hanse Dreeper, 1694. With increasing potential for settlement, the English formed the first counties to better administer their new domain. Under the plan, the Dutch West India Company granted one of their members, Kiliaen Van Rensselaer (15801643), a Dutch diamond and pearl merchant in Amsterdam, the exclusive right to purchase, govern and conduct trade in a tract of land approximately 10 miles long along both sides of the Hudson River at Fort Oranje, with the provision that he would settle it with at least 50 adults within four years. Second. Hendrick Cornelise Van Buren, 1662. Susanna Johannese Wendel, 1691. Teunis Willemse Boots, 1684. AHASUERUSE. [Van Vechten] is particularly interesting! Overall, no praise is too strong for this magnificent effort! - The Ten Broeck Genealogy: Being the Records Jan Hendrickse Vrooman, 1683-93. [72] American Express was founded in Albany in 1850 as an express mail business. Jan Gerritse Van Marcken, 1661-75. Elizabeth Casparse Conyn, 1721. Benjamin Dirkse Van Vechten, 1739. Albany. Cornelis Lourense Van Wurmdrink, 1709. Jacob Claese Groesbeeck, 1707. The New York state capital was established here in the 1880s. Johannes Isaacse Van Deusen, 1740. This would have included Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York (including all of Long Island), and Connecticut. Annatie Andriesse Casparus, 1700. In 1960, the mayor sold the city's stake in the airport to the county, citing budget issues. II), p. 775, A Map of the Provinces of New-York and New-Jersey, with a Part of Pennsylvania and the Province of Quebec, How a City Worked: Occupations in Colonial Albany, "Re-examining the Albany Fire of 1793 and Three Slaves Hanged for It", The Magazine of American History with Notes and Queries, Colonie History: Frequently Asked Questions, The People's Welfare: Law and Regulation in Nineteenth-Century America, Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, The Railroad Builders, A Chronicle of the Welding of the States, The Albany Lumber Trade: Its History and Extent, Laws of the State of New York, Passed at the Ninety-Third Session of the Legislature, Begun January Fourth, and Ended April Twenty-Sixth, 1870, in the City of Albany. Albany Notarial Papers, 1646-1697 - New York State Library [36] Albany is the second oldest state capital in the United States. Add to Print List Remove from Print List Notes. Ann Gerritse Spoor, 1719. Jan Hendrickse Bruyns, 1662-1701. Willem Janse Halenbeck, 1707. Mattyse. Engeltie Andriesse Witbeck, 1683. Sara Janse Witbeck, 1698. [61][62], While the key to Albany's economic prosperity in the 19th century was transportation, industry and business also played a role. Dirk Wesselse Ten Broeck, 1663-1705. Magfelt Jacobse Schermerhoorn, 1700. Anna Claese Vander Bogart, 1724. Jacob Aertse Wagenaar, 1642. [19], The Dutch briefly regained Albany in August 1673 and renamed the city Willemstadt; the English took permanent possession with the Treaty of Westminster (1674). Jacob Janse Loockermans, 1659. Stoffel Janse Abeel, 1659-84. Claas Janse Van Breda, 1639. Early Settlers of New York State, Vol. I - Ancestry Led by English explorer Henry Hudson, the Dutch first arrived in the land now known as New York City in 1609.The Dutch colony of New Netherland was established in 1614, and New Amsterdam became its capital city several years later.. By the time the English took control over New Amsterdam in 1664, the colony had fewer than 10,000 inhabitants.Because the descendants of those early colonists now . Jan Dirkse Engelsman Van Amersfort, 1638. Hendrick Coenraetse Van Bon, 1660. Tjerck Claese Dewit, 1663. Jan Janse Damen, 1634. Maas Cornelise Van Buren, 1662. Gerritie Franse Hardick, 1737. On the 7th day of June, 1629, under the title of "Freedoms and Exemptions" concession was made to Patroons to plant colonies in New Netherland. Engeltie Albertse Bratt. Deliveries . Arent Teunise Van Luyten, 1642. Subscribe! Maria Andriesse Huygh, 1705. [18] The name is ultimately derived from Alba, the Gaelic name for Scotland. Wouter Jeronimus Barheit, 1713. Pieter Gerritse Kleyn, 1671. Ripse. Publishing Company. Cornelis Cornelise De Boer, 1659-61. Part of Van Rensselaers family was involved in tailoring fur coats, felt hats and other items of apparel which is probably what attracted him to the beaver trade at Fort Oranje. Jacob Teunise Quick, 1661-89. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENEALOGIES OF THE FIRST SETTLERS OF THE ANCIENT COUNTY OF ALBANY, FROM 1630 TO 1800 by PROFESSOR JONATHAN PEARSON. Martense. Gerrit Luykase Wyngaert, 1701-6. Gerrit Symonse Veeder, 1699-1720. Arent Pieterse Coeymans, 1636. Maurits Janse Ban Broeckhuysen, 1636. Albany County NY Histories and Genealogies By 1825, the Erie Canal was completed between Albany and Lake Erie, forming a continuous water route that enabled travel and the shipment of resources across long distances. Johannes Janse Lansing, 1749. Gerrit Janse Van Kulenbergh, 1681. Tyssen. At length the evil became so apparent and so forcibly presented to the notice of the Directors in Amsterdam, that they were obliged to seek a remedy. Pieter Tomase Mingael, 1688-1700. 26 Addeddate . [90], Much of the original highway plan was never constructed, however: Rockefeller had wanted the South Mall Arterial to pass through the Empire State Plaza. [87] Albany County Republican Chairman Joseph C. Frangella once quipped, "Governor Rockefeller was the best mayor Albany ever had. Publishing Company, Friends Goosen Gerritse Van Schaick, 1637-75. Abraham Johannese Wendel, 1691. ANDRIESSE. Arent Reinderse Smit, 1645. First Settlers of Schenectady History of the Schenectady Patent History of Schenectady During the Revolution Schenectady County, New York: Its History to the Close of the Nineteenth Century Electric City Immigrants: Italians and Poles of Schenectady, N.Y., 1880-1930 History of Education in Schenectady, 1661-62 - 1961-62 Jan Danielse Van Antwerpen, 1720. Mattheus Isaacse Van Deusen, 1740. Catryntje Sanderse Glen, 1695. Albany County implicitly gained present-day Vermont. Willem Jurriaense Backer, 1637-50. Andries Davidtse Christoffelse Davidts, 1700. Cornelis Jacobse Schermerhoorn, 1700. Johannes Volkertse Van Veghten, 1747. Hans Coenraetse Backer, 1674. R. Bleeker, surveyor, 1767 (courtesy NYPL);Fort Orange, 1635, by Len F. Tantillo (courtesy NYS Museum); and West Indisch Huis, the West India House in Amsterdam, headquarters of the Dutch West India Company from 1623 to 1647. Willem Gysbertse Van den Bergh, 1683-1795. Oldest cities in America The area was originally inhabited by an Algonquian Indian tribe, the Mohican, as well as the Iroquois, five nations of whom the easternmost, the Mohawk, had the closest relations with traders and settlers in Albany. Jan Janse Van Otten, 1657. Scots and Irish in early Albany - New York State Museum Barent Gerritse Van den Bergh, 1700-5. Sander Sanderse Glen, 1693. Willemse. Pieter Lourense Van Alen, 1709. A. 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. Maritie Cornelise Van den Bergh, 1714. Lourens Claese Tolk, 1702. Willem Janse Stoll, 1654-61. LEENDERTSE.
