Happy New Year to all! I have recently found out the name of a direct ancestor: Julia VANDERVOORT. She married Henry SCOFIELD on 13 Dec 1817 at the Reformed Dutch Church, Warwick, Orange, NY per FamilySearch transcription of the Church's records. They spent their married life in the Town of Goshen, Orange, NY. There's a possibility that another direct ancestor may turn out to be: Keturah CONKLING (previously married to Jacob DUNNING). She married Jonathan Bayley/ Bailey on 11 sep 1783 per online transcribed records of the First Presbyterian Church, Goshen, Orange, NY. The couple appears to have spent their married life in the area of the Hamlets of Ridgebury/ Slate Hill, Town of Wawayanda, Orange, NY. I'm confident that "Vandervoort" and "Conkling" are Dutch names, but I don't know if these women descend from people of the colonial era or of more recent arrivals as I haven't done anything with them as yet. Do you work with non-colonial Hudson Valley Dutch families, too? Do members of this list have suggestions on ways to trace them backwards with confidence? Thank you, Julia

I went to Google and typed in "Conkling family." There were a number of hits. The first one I tried -- longislandgenealogy.com -- says the family came from Staffordshire in England and originally settled in Salem, Massachusetts. That seems to me a more reliable source than some of the others such as the one that is in the business of selling "crests". Peter -----Original Message----- From: dutch-colonies-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:dutch-colonies-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of juliasgenes Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2013 2:38 AM To: dutch-colonies@rootsweb.com Subject: [DUTCH-COLONIES] Greetings from a neophyte Happy New Year to all! I have recently found out the name of a direct ancestor: Julia VANDERVOORT. She married Henry SCOFIELD on 13 Dec 1817 at the Reformed Dutch Church, Warwick, Orange, NY per FamilySearch transcription of the Church's records. They spent their married life in the Town of Goshen, Orange, NY. There's a possibility that another direct ancestor may turn out to be: Keturah CONKLING (previously married to Jacob DUNNING). She married Jonathan Bayley/ Bailey on 11 sep 1783 per online transcribed records of the First Presbyterian Church, Goshen, Orange, NY. The couple appears to have spent their married life in the area of the Hamlets of Ridgebury/ Slate Hill, Town of Wawayanda, Orange, NY. I'm confident that "Vandervoort" and "Conkling" are Dutch names, but I don't know if these women descend from people of the colonial era or of more recent arrivals as I haven't done anything with them as yet. Do you work with non-colonial Hudson Valley Dutch families, too? Do members of this list have suggestions on ways to trace them backwards with confidence? Thank you, Julia ------------------------------- 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

> I went to Google and typed in "Conkling family." There were a number of > hits. The first one I tried -- longislandgenealogy.com -- says the family > came from Staffordshire in England and originally settled in Salem, > Massachusetts. That seems to me a more reliable source than some of the > others such as the one that is in the business of selling "crests". > > Peter That is also noted in the two Conkling entries in the Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs: <http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/families/hmgfm/huyck.html#conkling> <http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/families/hmgfm/vanvorst-1.html#conkling> which refer back to Savage's Genealogical Dictionary: <http://www.usgennet.org/usa/topic/newengland/savage/bk1/430-440.htm> -- Bob Sullivan Schenectady Digital History Archive <http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/> Schenectady County (NY) Public Library

Ah, "Conkling" is not a Dutch name, but an English one. (I have other Massachusetts Bay Colony "Salemites" in the old family tree.) There are many Conkling/ Conklins in the Hudson Valley; I have a vague memory of being told by one of them of Dutch origins. Sorry about that, but thanks for setting me straight. ________________________________ > From: Robert Sullivan <robert.g.sullivan@gmail.com> > > . . .from Staffordshire in England and originally settled in Salem. . . > ===================================================================================