Has the will of Auke Janse Van Nuys been posted on the DC list? If not will you e-mail me a copy of it please? Thanks, Glee -----Original Message----- From: BStevens <BStevens@netstarcomm.net> To: VanArsdale-L@rootsweb.com <VanArsdale-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, June 30, 2001 8:06 PM Subject: Re: [VanArsdale-L] Re: Peter Q. Van Arsdale >Hi Ken, > >Just did do that, and you are absolutely right! Between the similarity of >the pronunciation, especially to an English speaking ear, and the similarity >in the script, no wonder Gulick/Hulick is so easily confused. > I had similar problem, the will of my Auke Janse van Nuys is found in the >NY Historical Society's Abstract of Wills, Vol. I, under Anke Jans Vany >Huys ---- transcribing errors abound throught that will. Lucky for us that >the wife and children all match up! > >Bryce Stevens > >: If you look at one of the many texts that have examples of old style >: handwriting ca. 1750, you will find that the letter "H" looks amazingly >: like the modern "G", especially if the writer learned script in Europe. >: >: At 05:41 PM 6/29/01 -0400, you wrote: >: >Gulick and Hulick are the same, almost beyond doubt, and almost certainly >: >depending on who happened to write the name down. The "g" in Dutch is >: >pronounced gutturally, deep in the throat, almost what we might call a >quick >: >throat-clearing. Gulick seems to be the older spelling, and Hulick the >: >English "best equivalent." If you are dealing with either of the >surnames, >: >you should also explore the other spelling. >: > >: >Cordially, >: >Bryce Stevens >: > >: >: Ken Keller >: krk@ma.ultranet.com > > > >==== VanArsdale Mailing List ==== >Please remember to cite your sources and give credit where credit is due. >JoAnn's Van Arsdale Research <http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/r/a/m/Jo-A-Ramseyer/index.html> >Charles Vanorsdale's Descendants of Joosten van Haesdale: <http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/v/a/n/Charles-R-Vanorsdale/index.html> >Bryce Stevens Van Arsdale page is at <http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/s/t/e/Bryce-H-Stevens/> >Belle's "Van Page" is at <http://www.goodnet.com/~dmyers/belle-v.html> >Read about the Van Arsdale MYTH <http://www.macatawa.org/~brianter/vanarsdalemyth.html> >Sharon Kelley's Van Arsdale page is at <http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/2679> >The Darland genealogical database has Van Arsdale data: <http://w3.one.net/~durp/database/Darland/Darland-surname.htm> >FLOOR: (n) The place for storing your priceless genealogy records. > >