No comments about History of Cornelis Maessen Van Buren Who Came From Holland to the New Netherlands in 1631, and His Descendants, Including the Genealogy of the Family of Bloomingdale Who Are Descended From Maas, a Son of Cornelis Maessen.

1 comments about Dutch genealogical research.

1. This book rates up there with all the best how-to genealogy books. It helped me a great deal in the beginning and now that I am much more proficient I still refer to it. Especially helpful is a list of towns/villages and their proper province.

No comments about The DeForests of Avesnes (and of New Netherland): A Huguenot thread in American colonial history, 1494 to the present time.

1 comments about Scots-Dutch Links in Europe and America, 1575-1825.

1. As early as 1575 a number of Scottish scholars and merchants gravitated to the cities of Holland, Zealand, and Flanders because of the educational and commercial opportunities they offered. For their part, Scottish Covenanters went to the Netherlands to flee persecution under the Stuarts and to live among their Calvinist brethren. Probably the largest number of Scots found in the Netherlands were soldiers fighting in the service of the United Provinces in its 80-year struggle for independence against the Spanish Habsburgs and later France. The Scottish presence in the Netherlands was such that by 1700 about a thousand Scots lived in the city of Rotterdam alone. Over the course of the 17th and 18th centuries, some of these Scots or their descendants participated in the Dutch emigration to America.
   
   For his latest book, Scottish emigration expert David Dobson has combed primary and secondary sources on both sides of the Atlantic in order to document these links between Scotland, the Netherlands, and America. Mr. Dobson provides over 2,000 separate references to this traffic. In each case, he states the individual's name, occupation (soldier, merchant, student, etc.), date of the reference, and the source. Marriage entries typically give the Scot's name and place of origin, those of his spouse, and sometimes the name(s) of parents, or more. In a few cases, the references are to Dutch persons who migrated in the opposite direction, attracted by Scotland's offer of full naturalization. The author cautions researchers to note that the names brought to America by these immigrants were generally modified by the Dutch and, on occasion, provide no clue to their actual Scots origin.

1 comments about New Netherland Roots.

1. In this book, Gwen F. Epperson has provided researchers of 17th Century New Netherland (present day New York) with an invaluable learning tool. Mrs. Epperson shares her familiarty with available records, her experience in using European records, and her knowledge of how and where one might determine the place of origin of a New Netherland family. Mrs. Epperson explains what New Netherland records exist in the Family History Library and how any researcher can use these resources effectively . She also clearly lists records , such as the microfilmed Amsterdam church records (in Dutch), which she believes can be tackled by researchers whose only language is English. With her guidance those who have been afraid to venture into the realm of non-English records can feel more confident about beginning. Every genealogist with a family line in New Netherland will want to consult Mrs. Epperson's small, but valuable guide.

No comments about Ancestral Lines: 206 Families in England, Wales, the Netherlands, Germany, New England, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania: With Ad.

No comments about A Frisian family: The Banta genealogy. Descendants of Epke Jacobse, who came from Friesland, Netherlands, to New Amsterdam, February, 1659.

1 comments about Fort Orange Records, 1656-1678 (New Netherland Documents.).

1. This volume catalogs a wide range of documents from twenty-two years of Fort Orange's records. The documents are clearly translated with useful notes (including notes on the translation) and excellent indices. The records show deeds transferring property, documents relating to debts of people associated with the settlement, and official (often quasi-official) correspondence. The indices are very useful, and the editor makes a number of useful comments on possible name variations.
   
   I would very highly recommend this as educational source material for students learning how to use primary material. Also good for people doing genealogical work.

No comments about Philippe de Lannoy or Philip Delano of the "Fortune" 1621: And his descendants for four generations.

No comments about Council Minutes 1655-1656 (New Netherland Project).