Dutch genealogy

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Comment by Cathy Roylance on October 9, 2012 at 3:44pm

My Dutch Line came to the USA very early in 1600, Settled in Kingston New York and surrounding Areas, Most have been researched except for my Direct Line, which I have a few problems with at the moment, My Ancestors are from a town Named after them in the Netherlands though the spelling is much different, they are the Van Wagenens (VanWagenen).

Comment by L Hendrickson on August 14, 2012 at 6:41pm

I'm happy to have found this site through a comment left on my blog, Branch and Leaf. I look forward to learning from the rest of you.

Comment by Henk van Kampen on July 25, 2012 at 12:04pm

I don't think this was common. Holland was neutral before, during and after WW I, and most people did not expect (or prepare for) a German occupation.

Comment by Kathleen Marie Cullen Todora on May 28, 2012 at 1:12pm

Hello, my maternal grandmother's family has been traced to William Kaese, married to Elizabeth Wycoff. Their son Adam Kase/Case married Elizabeth Gietsworth/Deats, and his son Adam Jr married Elizabeth Opdycke, whose parents were George Opdycke Sr and Sarah Sophia Baker.   One of our findings shows a John Case from Holland, married to a Mariah Cox (my fourth great grandmother. Seems our ancestors may have immigrated to NY, then to NJ and then to PA. Would really like to find out more about who they were and where they came from. Thanks for help from anyone...Kathleen

 

Comment by James P. LaLone on May 9, 2012 at 10:02am

Jane, besides the links Henk lists above, you might look at the links on Cyndi's List if you haven's already - http://www.cyndislist.com/netherlands/

Comment by Taco Goulooze on May 9, 2012 at 1:34am

Jane, it's well worth it, since there are a lot of 17th century Dutch documents available online, it's just that they are scattered all over the World Wide Web. If you have a general area you need to look at, let me know, and I'll see if I can point you in the right direction.

Comment by Jane Jones on May 9, 2012 at 12:56am

I'm new to this website as far as actively participating in it and I had written a comment and it went into cyberspace so I'm trying again. I apologize if I came off sounding that my Dutch ancestors are not important to me to research them in earlier records. I have done lots of research in the 1600's over the last 40 years when I started researching. My question was that I am used to researching other countries like the British Isles for these early ancestors of mine and was getting nowhere with my Dutch lines. I have been to Holland twice (I really love that country) and so my question was really, where to begin. Dutch research is something I couldn't figure out. I was hoping that maybe someone in this group could get me started in the right direction. The comment by Fred is very informative so that's what I will work on next. The only reward I expect from all this is the knowledge that I know and am grateful for those ancestors who risked so much to bring me to this point in my life. I appreciate them, love them. and will enjoy the search to know more about them. Thank you for your comment and especially you, Fred. It really helped to put my Dutch ancestors in perspective. A possibility to find them and add more to their families and ancestry has given me hope..

Comment by James P. LaLone on May 8, 2012 at 11:43am

Jane, I don't understand your question. Why wouldn't it be worthwhile?  From your statement it sounds like you expect some sort of reward. Did you not enjoy  researching your other lines? As one person wrote on their webpage, "If your not enjoying doing your genealogy, you're doing it wrong"

Comment by Fred Bergman on May 8, 2012 at 11:35am

Yes it is worth that, see here: http://www.geni.com/projects/New-Amsterdam/5346

Comment by Jane Jones on May 8, 2012 at 10:27am

My paternal grandmother was a Hollenbeck who married into theVanWie lines in Indiana.The Van Wies spread like wildfire and brought in more Dutch lines. In order for me to even get them out of the US and back to Holland, I have to go back to the1600's when the Dutch controlled New York. Question: Is it worth trying to get these lines back to Holland?

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