G'day Marg, Welcome to the list. I am descended from Tryntje Buys, daughter of Adrian Pierterse Buys and Tryntje Hendricks Oosterum, who married Dirck Jansz Straut. Including copies of some of the church records. You wrote: <Johannis SYFFER born Mehren/ Flammersfeld, Rhineland, Germany, born c. 1700, married 16 October 1731, Old Dutch Church, Philipse Manor, NY, USA, to: Lea BUYS born Philipsburg, Westchester County, NY, USA 25 May 1714> "Joannis Zyfer, j.m., b. in Duyslandt, and Lea Buys, j.d., b. in Phillips Burge. Both l. here." Married: 16 October 1731. The First Reformed Church of Tarrytown, NY. [#95] ------------------------------------ <Lea's parents, according to internet sources were: Pieter BUYS and Geertje HOPPE,> "Pieter Beus, y.m. b. Bergen and Geerte Hoppe, y.d. b. New York." Marriage banns: 5 April 1702. Hackensack DRCh. [Hack:28] They had a daughter Lea baptized The First Reformed Church of Tarrytown, NY. [#280] Child: Lea. Parents: Pieter Buys, Geertje his wife. Witnesses: Niclaes d'Vouw, Maritje Buys." --------------------------------------- <and Pieter's parents (again: internet sources) were: Adrian Pierterse BUYS born c. 1650 in Thiel North Brabant, Gelderland, Netherlands and Trentje Hendricks Van OOSTEROM born c. 1654 in New Amsterdam, NY, USA> "Arien Pieterse Buys, Y.M., from Tiel, and Treyntje Hendrickx Oosteroom, Y.D., from New Jersey." Banns: 15 Sept 1672 Marriage: 30 Sept 1672 "by the minister, at Bergen." Bergen Dutch Reformed Church [#19] They had a son Pieter. His birth record is recorded at one church and his baptism at another. *Child: Pieter. Parents: Arien Pieterse Buys, Treyntje Hendrickse. Born: 12 Dec 1679. Bergen DRCh. [#71] BAPTISM: *Child: Pieter. Parents: Adriaen Pieterszen, Tryntie Hendricx. Bp: 27 Nov 1679. Witnesses: Jan Hendrickszen, Maria Jans. New York DRCh. [NYDC 2:139] Regards, Ethel Kay Konight ============================================== In a message dated 3/10/2007 msmith47@tpg.com.au writes: Hullo from Australia. This is my first posting to the list. My 6 x Great Grandparents were: Johannis SYFFER born Mehren/ Flammersfeld, Rhineland, Germany, born c. 1700, married 16 October 1731, Old Dutch Church, Philipse Manor, NY, USA, to: Lea BUYS born Philipsburg, Westchester County, NY, USA 25 May 1714 Lea's parents, according to internet sources were: Pieter BUYS and Geertje HOPPE, and Pieter's parents (again: internet sources) were: Adrian Pierterse BUYS born c. 1650 in Thiel North Brabant, Gelderland, Netherlands and Trentje Hendricks Van OOSTEROM born c. 1654 in New Amsterdam, NY, USA Would love any assistance with finding primary source information on my 7x and 8x Great Grandparents above please. I have just joined the NYG&BS, so if anyone has any Record references to these families, I am able to access them, if you can provide the volume reference please. I have also joined the New England HGS and have access to the CYPHER and BUYS families in "The Settlers of Beekman Patent" series. Has anyone any comment about the NYGenWeb Westchester County, NY, collection called the "MacKenzie Surname Index" ?? Are these genealogies similar to the Beekman Patent series? Any recommendations very welcome. Unfortunately no credit card facilities seem to be available for purchases, making it more expensive for international buyers. You may ask, how did this connection end up in Australia?? Well, that's another story. I also have a few more Dutch ancestry lines which I shall list later, mean while I would love to hear from any BUYS, HOPPE, Van OOSTEROM connections. Cheers Marg Smith Mardi NSW Australia <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.