I always knew I was Dutch. My maternal grandparents, the Van Wycks, emigrated from Holland in 1864. I knew nothing of my paternal grandparents. When my daughter was expecting her first child, I knew I had to give my first grandchild roots and I became hooked on genealogy. What a nice surprise to find I have 'New Dutch' and 'Old Dutch'. On my paternal old Dutch side, I have about 30 ancestors in New Amsterdam. The next surprise was finding I had very tangled roots and was descended from the same ancestor more than once. My tangled roots. *I am descended from three sons of Epke Jacobsen Banta, the immigrant. *I am descended from two sons of David J Demarest, the immigrant. *I am descended from two daughters of Lubbert Gysbertsen Van Blarcom, the immigrant. *I am descended from two sons of David Ackerman, the immigrant. *I am descended from a son and a daughter of Jan Louwe Bogert, the immigrant. *I am descended from a son and a daughter of Joost DeBaun, the immigrant. *I am descended from a son and a daughter of Jan Tiebout, the immigrant. *I am descended from two daughters of Simon DeRuine, the immigrant. *Jannetje Jans married 1) Christiaen Barentsen Van Horn, the immigrant and 2) Laurens Andriessen Van Buskirk, the immigrant, and I am descended from a son from both of Jannetje's marriages. Ethel Kay Konight ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.