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