William Martin, thanks for the suggestion. I do subscribe to DUTCHCOLONIES and have sent the same request for info there. Tried without success to connect up with archives and each list I wanted to check I was told it wasn't currently available. Such is life. >>The Kipps' were very early dutch settlers in New Amsterdam. I suggest you >check out the DUTCH-COLONIES list (also on rootsweb). it has a huge ammount >of info on this family. Also do a search of past references for that list at >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl This site has several >very good genealogists who specialize in dutch family history that monitor >it all the time. >Good Luck >Will in AL >> ---------- >> From: akayb[SMTP:akayb@a-znet.com] >> Sent: Monday, February 22, 1999 8:44 PM >> To: NYULSTER-L@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Kipp family >> >> Am interested in determining the parents of John H. Kipp, >> b. Rhinebeck 24 Feb 1873, moved to Rondout, NY, in 1848, >> was a boatman and lived on Hasbrouck St., d. 5 June 1872. >> On 5 Feb 1848 m. at Klyne Esopus Church, Celia Henrietta Post, >> b. Esopus 26 May 1827, d. 19 July 1892 at Brooklyn. They had a >> son Augustus N. Kipp, b. Rondout 4 Aug 1852, m. Augusta ?? >> Augustus and Augusta had a son John M. Kipp, b. 29 May 1881, >> at Hoboken, NJ. Any info or leads would be very much appreciated. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>