|
| SCHURMAN,SMEEMAN |
| Author: GRS123 Date: 09 Jun 1998 |
| Board: Boards > Localities > Western Europe > Netherlands > General |
| Harman Schurman (Smeeman) was known to be in New Amsterdam in 1649 when he
gave a quit claim to lands in Lower Manhattan--Does anyone out ther have
information on his emigration to the New World-passa... |
|
| VERMEULEN, VANDERMEULEN, ALMEKINDERS |
| Author: nnevelizer1 Date: 31 Jul 1998 |
| Board: Boards > Localities > Western Europe > Netherlands > General |
| Greatgrandparents were Peter Vermeulen, born 18 Oct 1860 in the Netherlands and Cornelia DeSmith, born in the Netherlands, birthdate unknown. My grandmother, Cornelia Vermeulen could have been born be... |
|
| Dutch Stark''s; Texel, NLD > NJ |
| Author: MiriamKlaassen Date: 20 Jul 1999 |
| Board: Boards > Surnames > Stark |
| There is already a lot of information collected about the Dutch Stark-family from the island of Texel in the Netherlands. Several members emigrated, see my homepage http://www.casema.net/~mwk [choose ... |
|
| KETTEL is a Dutch surname |
| Author: Rebecca Eden Walker Date: 14 Mar 2000 |
| Board: Boards > Localities > Western Europe > Belgium > Emigration |
| When you lose your KETTEL line in Belgium, jump over the border to the Netherlands. The KETTEL surname, with its various spellings, goes back into the 1300/1400's. Both church and probate records exis... |
|
| HERMANS and KUSTERS families |
| Author: jackott2 Date: 26 Mar 2000 |
| Board: Boards > Localities > Western Europe > Netherlands > General |
| I am looking for the names of the parents of Anna Maria KUSTERS, b. abt 1821/22, probably in Noord Brabant, and died 31 May 1918 in Brown County, Wisconsin. Anna married Albert (Lambert) HERMANS prior... |
|
| ten Pas |
| Author: Paul Stuit Date: 24 Jun 2000 |
| Board: Boards > Localities > Western Europe > Netherlands > General |
| On the messages board I came across your question about the ten Pas family. I have been working on a Dutch emigration list for the past years. I know that the family came from Winterswijk in the Nethe... |
|
| Fischel |
| Author: CATHERINEFARESE Date: 11 Aug 2000 |
| Board: Boards > Surnames > Fishel |
| Dear Pam--the name Fischel has many derivations. I believe it originally came from an area between France and Germany known as the Paltinate. In the early 1700s there was a large emigration of these p... |
|
| history of rupp families |
| Author: JanRupp Date: 04 Sep 2000 |
| Board: Boards > Surnames > Rupp |
| I would greatly appreciate rupp families living in the USA who would be willing to inform me about the country of origin of their ancestors and the date of emigration to the US.
Jan Rupp
The Netherl... |
|
| Emigration William Oonk to Michigan |
| Author: Gerard_Oonk Date: 07 Oct 2000 |
| Board: Boards > Surnames > Oonk |
| William Oonk left the Netherlands in 1855 or 1856.He lived in Michigan and died in 1900.He came from Winterswijk.He married Hendrika Deur.That is what I know.But I would like to know more about him.Es... |
|
| Thuyls |
| Author: hans_stem Date: 23 Oct 2000 |
| Board: Boards > Localities > Western Europe > Belgium > Emigration |
| In a list of emigrants I found a Peter Thuijls, born Venray ( Netherlands) July 31 1849. He left for "Amerika" on April 27 1880. Emigrants of this Dutch region were almost always catholics and left for... |
|
| VAN COMENS,COMEANS,CARMEAN,etc. -Benelux to U.S. |
| Author: Comeans_Tree Date: 27 Oct 2000 |
| Board: Boards > Localities > Western Europe > Belgium > Emigration |
| My father and I are researching our family surname and have run across the surname Van Comens from Zeeland, Netherlands in the 1600's to the Americas.
Any info appreciated. Have much to share as well... |
|
| Aardema /Downs connection |
| Author: H. Bruce Downs Date: 21 Nov 2000 |
| Board: Boards > Localities > Western Europe > Netherlands > General |
| Hello,
There is a family story that we (Downs)family emigrated to Holland , then to America. The only connection I can find of a Downs in Netherlands is a Gerben Franzes Downs , related to a John Aard... |
|
| January 2001 Genealogy Forum NEWS |
| Author: DearMYRTLE Date: 05 Jan 2001 |
| Board: Boards > Topics > Methods > Dear MYRTLE |
| DearMYRTLE's DAILY GENEALOGY COLUMN
January Genealogy Forum NEWS
DearREADERS,
You don't need to subscribe to AOL in order to read the Genealogy Forum NEWS. The latest edition is hot off the press, an... |
|
| 'vanErt' used to be spelled 'van Eert' |
| Author: jeerd Date: 07 Feb 2001 |
| Board: Boards > Surnames > Vanert |
| The original spelling of 'vanErt' is 'van Eert' . The 1870 census still used the name 'van Eert', so I suppose that the evolution from 'van Eert' into 'vanErt' occurred somewhere between 1870 and 1900... |
|
| Klaas Gerbens Feyma |
| Author: Koen Fijma Date: 25 Feb 2001 |
| Board: Boards > Surnames > Feyma |
| I have some data on Klaas Gerbens Feyma who emigrated with his family to the USA on March 18 1887 and who, as I understand, may be your great-great grandfather. He was a carpenter, born in Ternaard or... |
|
| Epke to Banta |
| Author: mimilove1 Date: 28 Feb 2001 |
| Board: Boards > Surnames > Banta |
| The Banta surname adoped by the descendants of Jacob Epkese is derived from the farm the family came from in Friesland, Netherland - the farm being named 'Bonte'. At the time of emigration to the New ... |
|
| Piederiet, Johanna Maria |
| Author: Dolf Piederiet Date: 17 Mar 2001 |
| Board: Boards > Localities > North America > United States > States > New Jersey > Unknown |
| Hello,
In 1866 Johanna Maria PIEDERIET emigrated from the Netherlands to USA. She was accompanied by her two year old daughter, named Aletta Johanna Maria PIEDERIET. That's all I know about her. Are t... |
|
| Port of Departure for SLUIS (Zeeland, Netherlands) |
| Author: lucmatt4 Date: 13 May 2001 |
| Board: Boards > Localities > Western Europe > Belgium > Emigration |
| The town SLUYS is in fact SLUIS, situated in District ZEEUWS-VLAANDEREN of the Dutch (and not Belgian) province ZEELAND.
The Ports of Departure for the USA could be ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, LE HAVRE, LIVE... |
|
| Re: Jacobus Scheele |
| Author: CarlavandenBerg Date: 02 Jul 2001 |
| Board: Boards > Localities > Western Europe > Netherlands > General |
| Hi Will,
Now we're talking! I'm almost certain I found the Jacobus you are looking for.
The name of the spouse made it easier to find him..
Her name is NEELTJE (and not Nealije) de Bel. I think you ... |
|
| Re: Dob/Dobb from Netherlands |
| Author: Penny Dobb Date: 01 Aug 2001 |
| Board: Boards > Surnames > Dob |
| Yes... I have a letter from my grandfather stating that Gerzina and Hildebrand migrated in 1848; however, the 1900 Census records completed by Hildebrand denote 1854 as the actual emigration year. Lo... |
|
| Re: Maternal Ancestry |
| Author: lucmatt Date: 05 Aug 2001 |
| Board: Boards > Localities > Western Europe > Belgium > Emigration |
| Then surname GROOTAL isn't probably been used in Belgium, but it could be:
GOETHALS, GROOTJANS, GROOTAERS, (VAN) GROOTEL, etc ... .
VAN GROTEL is named after a town in North-Brabant ( Netherlands).
... |
|
| Re: Kues Ansestors |
| Author: Roller Date: 05 Aug 2001 |
| Board: Boards > Surnames > Kues |
| Dear Julie,
I would be interested to know, where you do come from! I live in Germany in Hessen near Frankfurt. It takes me some time to write a letter in english, because my english is very rusty and ... |
|
| Re: Zuid-Holland Ancestors-SPIT, SPEE, HENKES, D'ARNAUD-GERKINS |
| Author: Marcel Verolme Date: 31 Oct 2001 |
| Board: Boards > Localities > Western Europe > Netherlands > Zuid-Holland |
| Kathy,
In the late 1930's, the Dutch government started something you can consider 'population bookkeeping'. A 'persoonskaart' (personal card) was made (by the municipal government) for all citizens.... |
|
| van EMAUS |
| Author: tijmenkroes Date: 09 Nov 2001 |
| Board: Boards > Localities > Western Europe > Netherlands > Gelderland |
| In 1882 two family's "van Emaus" are emigrated to the USA. I looked on every site but I did not find the ship they used. There are contacts with people in the States. EVen they don't know the emigrati... |
|
| Re: Duenk family |
| Author: Ethel Watmough Date: 13 Nov 2001 |
| Board: Boards > Localities > Western Europe > Netherlands > Gelderland |
| Wim
I tried to send a thank you to you yesterday, but for some reason is was returned as a "mail administrators error". Therefore this is just to say thank you for your help, both for a geography le... |
|
