We share severalcof those lines. see my website - iof anything looks familiar let me know. JOHN C VAN BUSKIRK http://www.geocities.com/vanbus1/ jvanbus1@twcny.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cal and Sally" <calandsally@cableone.net> To: <dutch-colonies@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 2:23 PM Subject: Re: [DUTCH-COLONIES] How I discovered I have Dutch ancestry > > Dear List, > I started doing geneology 50 years ago when my husband was an Army officer > in Germany. I was able to find my Danish ancestors in Denmark, visit the > nearby archives, and have a researcher do what I couldn't. When we > returned to the states, I started on my Brittain/Britton/Stillwell etc. (my > dad's side) and later worked into Aten and other Dutch families. Direct > liines include Aten, Middagh, Skillman, Van Neste, and Van Dyke. > In the past few years I have also discovered many of my husband's > ancestors with Dutch ancestry primarily in NY & NJ. In a few cases we have > had siblings of offshoots of our direct ancestors marry; but not the direct > line. His lines include Holidays, Goes, Ostrander, Gardenier, Van den > Bergh, Van Deursen, Bries, Van Bremen, Lansing, Traphagen, Van Hoesen, Van > Schouw, and Myndertse. > Sally Shreeve > > > Dear Listers, I am guessing that all regular discussants on this > > List fall into one of two categories -- 1) Those who have always > > known that they are descended from Dutch colonial ancestors and 2) > > Those who stumbled upon Dutch colonial ancestors in the course of > > their genealogical research. My "gateway" ancestor to a Dutch > > heritage is my great grandmother, Sarah Elizabeth Hagerman > > (1847-1922) who was born and died in Kentucky. My mother and her > > siblings always spoke of her as their "German grandmother". It > > wasn't until the early 1990s that I discovered that Sarah's father > > had the mighty strange name "Teunis" (spelling "Toonis" on the > > handwritten marriage permission given by his future mother-in-law). > > I had the good fortune to meet a "net cousin" named Anita Silvey who > > is descended from Teunis Hagerman's uncle who had moved from Loudon > > County, VA, to Ohio. The paper trail led us from KY and OH back to > > VA, then to NJ, and finally to the immigrants Adriaen Hegeman and his > > wife, Katherine Margits, who arrived in 1652 in New Amsterdam from > > Amsterdam. To date I have identified 60 direct Dutch ancestors, and > > my self-identity has been changed in the process! > > > > Does anyone else care to share their story about "How I found out I > > have Dutch ancestry"? > > > > Dorothy > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > DUTCH-COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUTCH-COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.15/728 - Release Date: 3/20/2007 8:07 AM > >