Killiaen Pieterse Winne, 1684. Dutch and their descendants. Eva Hendrickse Vrooman, 1691. Elizabeth Isaacse Van Deusen, 1740. Jan Jurriaense Post, 1667. Willem Martense Moer, 1665. Lysbet Dirkse Van Eps, 1668-81. Casparus Janse Bronck, 1738. Roeloff Janse Van Frederikfort, 1662. Adriaen Janse Van Duynkerken, 1660. Samuel Schuyler was published in 2001. A.D. 1776, by Thomas P. J. Hughes (volume I, The City of Albany [91] To this day, evidence of the original plan is still visible. Jan Cornelise Vyselaer, alias Gow, 1660-1702. Catalyntie Johannese Wendel, 1691. Jan Salomonse Goewey, 1683-1702. Cornelia Cornelise Van den Bergh, 1714. BARENTSE. Johannes Gerritse Lansingh, 1730. In 1790 the federal government conducted its first comprehensive census, and Albany County was still the most populous county in New York State, with 75,921 inhabitants. What Corning had saved from destruction, Whalen refurbished. The Dutch West India Company was in the habit of granting exclusive rights and monopolies to limit competition, to encourage development of markets, and more readily assure the success of their ventures. Numbering only a few thousand, they settled primarily in the lowlands that became the states of Delaware, New Jersey, and New York. Van Rensselaer Schuyler published in the "Women of Colonial and AERTSE. Weyntie Cornelise Bosch, 1690. Herbert or Harpert Jacobse Van Deusen, 1683-1742. I can either snail mail photocopies of pages to you, or I can send the pages to you via email as .jpg files. Teunis Barentse Cool, 1687. Willem Frederickse Van Leyden, 1642. The river helped keep the settled farmers at a distance from the more lucrative fur trade on the other side of the river, although some there did at times trade in fur against official policy. Dutch and German immigrants had established a thriving beer industry, and much was exported to other markets. on Albany is available Oldest cities in America Jannetie Martense Van Bergen, 1683. Pietertie Teunise Van Vechten, 1700. The Mohican were driven to the east side of the Hudson River and the Mohawk occupied the land surrounding Oranje. The first settlers arrived around 1759. Volkert Janse Douw, 1681-1700. Joseph Janse Van Zandt, 1753. Jan Tyssen Goes, 1677-1732. Johannes Tomase Mingael, 1681-1701. Jochim Wesselse Backer, 1633-1683. It is a textbook example of what we call Traditional The county gained $35 million in fees and the city received $13 million for lost tax revenue. Gas stoves will soon become toast in New York, under a controversial new handshake deal between Gov. The initial settler population of the community that became the city of Albany in 1686 came to America before 1664. Lourens Claese Van der Volgen, 1720. Johannes Barentse Bratt, 1692. DIRKSE. Eve Albertse Bratt. Browse this collection . Pieter Cornelise Viele, 1670. Annatie Barentse Van Rotmers, 1682. Nicolaas Willemse Groesbeeck, 1746. Caspar Casparse Conyn, 1721. and leads early on in our research. Gerrit Claese Van Nieukerck, 1662. Jan Barentse Timmerman, 1660. Jan Albertse Bratt, 1677-85. Abraham Abrahamse Schuyler, 1709. Sara Arentse Slingerland, 1715. PFS - ("Pearson's First Settlers"), [72] American Express was founded in Albany in 1850 as an express mail business. Pieter Jacobse Borsboom, 1662. New York's first delivery-only cannabis opens in Albany Jan Cornelise Roodt, 1670-91. After Horatio Gates' win over John Burgoyne at Saratoga in 1777, the upper Hudson Valley was generally at peace as the war raged on elsewhere. An article Janneke Casparse Conyn, 1701. The use of surnames gradually increased among the Dutch from the time the Province was occupied by the English in 1664, and after the first quarter of the following century few names were written without the addition of a family name. - The Van Rensselaers in Holland and America, Albany has won the All-America City Award in both 1991 and 2009. [98] Late in the first decade of the 21st century support grew for construction of a long-discussed and controversial Albany Convention Center; as of August 2010, the Albany Convention Center Authority had already purchased 75% of the land needed to build the downtown project.[99]. Cornelis Martense Van Isselsteyn, 1705. of Schuyler Mansion, Catherine online. CHRISTOFFELSE. Early History and Manuscript Collections [ edit | edit source] Annual Report by New York State Historian. Contributions for the genealogies of the first settlers of the ancient Jan Janse Goes, 1697-1700. Johannes Evertse Wendel, 1720-36. During the late 18th century and throughout of the 19th century, Albany was a center of transportation. his research cards to the project during the 1980s. [84] While Corning brought stability to the office of mayor, even his admirers cannot come up with a sizable list of "major concrete Corning achievements. Tryntie Franse Van der Bogart, 1724. Abraham Johannese Wendel, 1691. Jan Hanse Barheit, 1701. Jan Roeloffse De Goyer. Wynantse. The Albany Municipal Airportjointly owned by the city and countywas moved to its current location in Colonie in 1928. Gerrit Abrahamse Lansing, 1728. Its natural advantages both for trade and agriculture were unequaled by any like portion of the continent. You are here: Home Families First Settlers of Schenectady Clark to Davis Genealogies of the Descendants of the First Settlers of Schenectady: Clark to Davis [This information is from Contributions for the Genealogies of the Descendants of the First Settlers of the Patent and City of Schenectady, from 1662 to 1800 by Jonathan Pearson (Albany, NY: J. Munsell, 1873). Mayke Hendrickse Van den Bergh, Graef, 1684. . Preface. Jannetie Dirkse Van Vechten, 1687. * It is not to be supposed that all those persons who were attracted to Fort Orange by its happy location for Indian traffic, were either tenants or servants of the Patroon of Rensselaerswyck, or were even under his manorial jurisdiction. on important family members. Barent Janse Van Ditmars, 1685. Hendrikje Geurt Van Schoonhoven, 1700. Johannes Janse Lansing, 1749. compiled by Jonathan Pearson Ephraim Evertse Wendel, 1690. Jannetie Lambertse Van Valkenburgh, 1683. DANIELSE. Harmen Janse Ryckman, 1667. Albany Notarial Papers, 1646-1697 - New York State Library PFS - ("Pearson's First Settlers"), or more formally Contributions for the Genealogies of the First Settlers of the Ancient County of Albany, From 1630 to 1800, compiled by Jonathan Pearson and originally published in volume four of Joel Munsell's Collections. Pieter Barentse Cool, 1687. The church built in 1643 was 34 ft. by 19 ft. and contained but nine banken (benches) for the worshipers: yet this house served the little community until 1658. Margaret Volkertse Van Veghten, 1747. Zacharias Sickelse Van Weenen, 1659. The author donated a copy of this work and some of If you can help with transcription, please contact Debby Masterson. Neighborhoods In 1978, it was republished as cited above by Genealogical Publishing Company. While Albany experienced a decline in its population due to urban sprawl, many of its historic neighborhoods were saved from destruction through the policies of Mayor Erastus Corning 2nd, the longest-serving mayor of any city in the United States. Claas Janse Van Breda, 1639. Hence colonization was not encouraged, contrary to the provisions of the charter, by which they were bound to "advance the peopling of those fruitful and unsettled parts:" the greed of gain swallowed up all other interests.