This was the Dutch name for what is not Albany. Gene Eiklor ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Hotaling" <[email protected]> To: "Greene Co NY" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 7:38 AM Subject: [NYGREENE] Where is Beverwyk? Orphan bondage? > According to the History of Green County by J. B. Beers, Mathys > Houghtaling received a Patent in or near the village of Coxsackie in about > 1697. From other information I have found that Mathys Houghtaling lived in > Beverwyk or (sp. Beaverwyk) before coming to Coxsackie. He was supposedly > living on or near his father-in-law, Hendrick Marsellis. > > Mathys was brought to New Amsterdam in 1655 as an orphan to work for the > DWI Co. I am guessing he first worked as a servant as he was a teenager > when he arrived. > > > My question is two fold; Where is Beverwyk? and How long would Mathys of > had to work for the DWI Co. before he would be free from bondage? > > If anyone can help me on either of these, it will help me build a > plausible history for my ancestor, "Mathys Houghtaling" > > Thank you in advance for your assistance. I appreciate it very much. > > Frank Hotaling [email protected] > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >