Dutch genealogy

If you have Dutch ancestors, then this group is for you.
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  • maggie

    yes please i would like a link
  • maggie

    my Hagaman go way back to 1600s
  • maggie

    thank yo
  • Keren

    My name is Keren, currently living in the Netherlands. I started researching my family lines some 30 years ago. Got hooked and never managed to free myself from this genealogical bug!!!
  • Saskia Hallam

    Hzn and Wzn. What do these abbreviations, which follow names, signify please?
  • Henk van Kampen

    Saskia: zn is short for zoon (son), so Hzn means son of H., Wzn means son of W (so their fathers' initials are H. and W., respectively). Sometimes people added these abbreviations to their names to distinguish between cousins with the same names.
  • Doug Tallman

    Did anyone see this fascinating story?

    You can't blame my ancestors. We weren't even on this side of the Atlantic for another 49 years.
  • Sylvia Binch-Talma

    New on the GenLias website:

    Ancestors New Amsterdam – New York in Genlias

    In 1609, exactly 400 years ago, the explorer Henry Hudson left Amsterdam engaged by the Dutch East India Company to try to find a sea route along the north-east coast of North America. He did not find that route, but he discovered the island Manna Hatta. In his wake came Dutch traders and colonists who founded New Amsterdam. These ancestors of the present-day New York can now be found in Genlias.

    De baptismal and marriage records have survived, beginning in 1639 and these data are now uploaded in our unique ancestor database Genlias. At the same time the site is enlarged with the background information about these records. The grand totals are 20.219 baptismal records over the years 1639-1800 and 6636 marriage records over the years 1639-1801.

    Now you can search for the ancestors of Roosevelt, Van der Bildt, Bogardt, Van Bueren and Springsteen in Genlias and maybe, leafing through the database, you will come across members of your family!

    This is only the beginning, according to Rob Huijbrecht the project manager of Genlias Overseas. In the future we hope to add even more faraway countries. So the researchers can track their ancestors who emigrated with the help of Genlias.

    September 7, 2009

    http://www.genlias.nl/en/page10.jsp
  • Linda Praamsma

    Hi everyone. I just found this page today. I have been doing my family genealogy for some 30 years now. Can't stop! My family is mostly from Friesland, North Holland, and South Holland, and a few scattered ones from Germany (before 1750) I was born in Utrecht, so I have no American ancestors. My family names are PRAAMSMA, BOMMER, BORGER, BANGMA, GEERTSMA, RODENRIJS, UITTENBROEK, van HAASTEREN (and all it's permutations) LABEE,and many more. I still have many blank spots on my tree.
    Just can't seem to kick the habit!
  • Tamura Jones

    Maybe this helps: A Guide to Genlias.

    Be advised that Internet Explorer still does not support web standards and is therefore still not capable of rendering that page. The four leading web browsers (Opera,Firefox, Safari and Chrome) render it just fine.
  • Tamura Jones

    Detail resultaat: (Kind)

    Bron Burgerlijke stand - Geboorte
    Archieflocatie Groninger Archieven
    Algemeen Gemeente: Aduard
    Soort akte: geboorte
    Aktenummer: 34
    Aangiftedatum: 19-06-1880
    Kind Lolko Hommema
    Geslacht: M
    Vondeling: N
    Geboortedatum: 18-06-1880
    Geboorteplaats: Aduard
    Vader Hessel Hommema
    Moeder Gezina Alberts
    Nadere informatie beroep vader: landgebruiker;


    Roelfina Hommema: not found
    But if you search for Roelfiena Hommema:

    Detail resultaat: (Kind)

    Bron Burgerlijke stand - Geboorte
    Archieflocatie Groninger Archieven
    Algemeen Gemeente: Aduard
    Soort akte: geboorte
    Aktenummer: 18
    Aangiftedatum: 22-04-1882
    Kind Roelfiena Hommema
    Geslacht: V
    Vondeling: N
    Geboortedatum: 21-04-1882
    Geboorteplaats: Den Ham gem. Aduard
    Vader Hessel Hommema
    Moeder Gezina Alberts
    Nadere informatie beroep vader: landbouwer;
  • Tamura Jones

    As I said, IE cannot handle it. You have to use a web browser.
  • Jennifer Swart

    Marilyn,
    Here is a link to the birth certificate for Lolko.
    http://www.allegroningers.nl/index2.php?task=bladeren&id=789&am...

    For research in Groningen, http://www.allegroningers.nl/ is very good.
  • Tamura Jones

    Place Niehove, municipality ("gemeente") Oldehove.
  • Jennifer Swart

    Marilyn, just a note on http://www.allegroningers.nl...
    If you found the marriage certificate index (http://www.allegroningers.nl/index.php?task=persoon_detail&opti...), you can click on Akte inzien to view the actual certificate.
  • Jean Baier

    Hello! Hoping some one with info on Ny/Mi migration would have some info for me.I have a ggrandfather George A. Hodge living with Ryer and Angeline Van Patton/en in Genesee co. MI. they are his grandparents according to the 1870 and 80 census...Cannot figure out who the mother is or where "Hodge" comes into play.Been a mystery for many years,Anyone's help appreciated. Jean
  • Heather Wilkinson Rojo

    I don't speak Dutch, but I have a copy of a letter from an ancestor written in Dutch. It is fairly short, and I would like to have it translated. Is there anyone on this forum who reads Dutch and could help me out?
  • Sylvia Binch-Talma

    Hi Heather,
    I am a native Dutch speaker, married to an Englishman, and I wouldn't mind translating your letter for you.
    Kind regards,
    Sylvia
  • Heather Wilkinson Rojo

    Thanks, I found someone to translate for me. Thank you, I may find more letters and need some more help!
  • Janeen Davis Proctor

    Myra, I have VerPlank, Vinje, and Cueviller on my father's side. I have Conkright on my mother's side, it was Kranckheyt when they were in New York, became Conkright later when they were in Kentucky. Vinje was also Vigne from France in my lineage who moved to Holland then moved to New Amsterdam with the Dutch, names were Guillaume Vigne and Adrienne Cuvellier.
  • Bernard Doddema, Jr.

    A very helpful translater I've found is Google although it has a hard time with slang. Go figure! LOL

    http://translate.google.com/#nl|en|
  • Bernard Doddema, Jr.



    Sorry I didn't use the link feature of the comment; everything didn't come through the first time.

    Enjoy and let me know how it works out for you!
  • Heather Wilkinson Rojo

    I posted the translation of the letter at my blog. It was written in 1766 by a whaling sea captain to his daughter in law. He was my 6x great grandfather Michiel Ockers Hogerzeijl . I'm sorry, but I didn't put in a scan of the orginal letter written in Dutch!

    http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2010/03/amanuensis-monday-let...
  • Dave Zimmerman

    Hi,I am new to this site and just wanted to let every one know I have found a new site that you are able to view and download a pdf file of the actual birth,marriage, death records from Friesland. Here is the web site http://www.allefriezen.nl/.
    Now All I need is someone to interpret the pages for me when i get all of them I need for my great grandparents.
  • Henk van Kampen

    Hi Dave,
    AlleFriezen is indeed a great site if you have ancestors from Friesland. There is a small Dutch genealogy dictionary on my website to help you interpret the records. If you get stuck with the interpretation, just post your query here, probably someone will help you.
  • Renee K.

    Hi everyone, I'm new to this site and researching the Rozeboom, Sorgdrager (Zorgdrager), Visser, De Graaf families (just to name a few). My ancestor come from Friesland, Gelderland, Noord- Holland, and Zuid-Holland, I use Google Tanslate to help with interpreting documents for me.
  • Mary Beth

    Hello! I am new to the group. My Dutch surnames that I'm directly related to are Van Sintern, Classen, and De Voss.
  • Heather Wilkinson Rojo

    Thank you to Silvia, Janeen and everyone who offered to help me translate my letter from Dutch to English. You can see the final translation and story at http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2010/03/amanuensis-monday-let...
  • Brenda Hop

    Greetings from Holland MI, USA. I'm new to the site and researching my Hop family from the Harderwjk area. I appreciate all the links provided and I'd appreciate contact from any possible relatives
  • Barb Dundas

    G'day from Australia. Moved here from USA 11 years ago, and moving to England soon. My Dutch ancestors settled in NY. Always looking for more info on the following surnames: Barent, Bergen, Bradt/Bratt, Cool, Crom/Krom, Denyce, Hendricks, Louw, de Manderville, Middagh, Van Ness, Nevius, Van Nostrand, Potter, Rapalje, Ridder, Roberts, Roosa, Seals, Schenck, Seubering, Spruyt, Stryker, Swart, Ten Broeck, Ten Eyke/Ten Eyck, Trico, Van Beeck, Van Beck, Van Couwenhoven, Van Kouwenhoven, Van der Mark, Van der Meer, Van der Veer, Van der Volgen, Van Dyke, Van Etten, Van Schule, Van Vechten, Van Vliet, Van Vredenburg, Veeder, Ver Planck, Viele, Von Rotmers, Voorhees, Vrooman, Wyckoff . Cheers, Barb
  • Stachia Chadwick

    I'm new to the group, and live in Southern California. I'm tracing Brewer/Brouwer for my husband, and Rosa/Roza for me.
  • Laressa Northrup

    Barb, I am also researching Van Couwenhoven, Van Kouwenhoven family. My email address is lnorthrup@tds.net
  • rottenralf

    HI, new to this group. I have transcribed Poucher's grave stone inscriptions of Ulster County, NY to my website. www.thecemeterysite.com , and there are a lot of Dutch names in Ulster County so hopefully you will find this useful. There also a number of small cemeteries from Coeymans, Albany Co., NY transcribed on my site. Coeymans, as you can imagine was settled by the Dutch.
  • Barb Dundas

    Hi rottenralf & thanks for all of your transcribing! I'm on my way to your website now to see if I can find any of my Dutch ancestors. Cheers, Barb
  • Barb Dundas

    Laressa, am sending you what I have on my Van Kouwenhoven line. Cheers, Barb
  • Anna Guy-Burroughs

    Hi All,

    Just jumping in to say hi.I'm striving to to learn more of my Dutch Veenstra and Ellens grandparents.

    I'm researching the following families:

    BURROUGHS/BURROWS - GA / NJ / VA
    WILLIAMS - GA / LIBERIA
    GREGORY - GA / NJ
    FLAMER - DE / NJ
    GUY - DE/ PA/ NJ
    RUSECKAS - PA / LITHUANIA
    STUDIVAN - VA/PA
    WILLIAMS - SC
    GOLDSMITH - SC
    GRANT/SHAPIRO/COHEN - JEWISH / RUSSIA / LATVIA
    VEENSTRA/ELLENS - DUTCH /MI / HOLLAND
    KAHARA/WAMIRU - KENYA

    And if anyone is going to be in Atlanta for the Family History Expos, stop by and say hi. I'm doing a presentation on the Bark Azor and the Liberian Exodus out of Charleston in 1878. Would love to see you!
  • Madehlinne

    Hello!

    I'm new to this group and am just learning more about the Dutch families to whom I am related.

    Just some of the family names are: BANTA; DuPre'; de Manderville; Westervelt; Hellings; Martense; Terhune; Stryker; Demarest [Des Marets]; Slodt/Slot; de Ruine; de Groot; Van Hoorn/Van Horn; Van Buskirk; Brinckerhoff; Lozier; and Dey/Day.

    While I'm just getting started, I'd be glad to share information with those related to these families.

    Madehlinne
  • Madehlinne

    I have been posting more Reformed Dutch Church records on my new blog.

     

    I'm inviting those who are interested to visit!

     

    http://maddiesancestorsearch.blogspot.com/

  • Brenda Wheeler, PLCGS

    Hello

    My name is Brenda and my ancestors are Dutch. Names of interest include; van der Zant, Bouman, Meijer, van Gulik, Bosch, van Lemmers, Walter and Poolen.

  • James P. LaLone

    Very interested in the HAGAMAN / HEGEMAN / HAGERMAN, etc. family. I have posted some material in the discussion section of the Long Island Genealogy group here on this site.  Additions, corrections, etc. are welcome.
  • Libby McCann

    I am looking for information on John Houck born in 1779 possibly in Holland
  • Cathy Dolinar

    Any Van Deusen, Van Alstyne, Vam Amersfoort/Steenbergh, Vosburghs here?  I also have Vigne, Van Der Linde, Metselaer, Slyck, Swart, Roosa, Van Buren, Hornbeck, Bogaert.  I would just like to meet some distant cousins.

     

  • Meech Novak

    I am always on the lookout for Dutch and Huguenot information which makes up the majority of my maternal line. Specific families are: Berdan, Demarest, Braen/Breen, Van Sicklen, Jansen Van Salee / Van Haarlem (yes, the pirates), Ackerman, Banta, Hendricks, Kip, Mead/Meet, Reyerson/Reyersen, Van Horn, Van Riper, to name a few. Luckily, many of my family on this side were New Amsterdam immigrants and, as I still live in NYC, I have access to lots of local resources — more than I have the time for. I'd love to know if there are any people searching specifically for NYC-NJ Dutch as I can most likely summarize some great resources for you. Thanks.

  • Bernard Doddema, Jr.

    Looking for the help with the English translation of the following Dutch occupations: panbakker and visscher.  Any ideas?
  • Donna Gates-Smeall

    panbakker is i believe, a baker.  visscher is a military term, but i don't know its actual translation.  There is a link where you can insert the word and ask for translation from English to Dutch.  Go to dictionary.com and click on translation link and it should take you to a pull-down menu where you can select Dutch as language you need translated.
  • Keren

    Visscher = visser  and means Fisherman

    Panbakker = pannebakker and means a rooftile maker. Those used to be baked and bakker means baker.

  • Keren

    Donna, we both reacted...;-))

    Visscher = old Dutch for fisherman and indeed bakker means baker, but the word panbakker comes from pannebakker and is specifically foor someone who is baking roof-tiles.

    Google translate or other such websites would not know the words, I believe, because the spelling is not used any longer.

  • Donna Gates-Smeall

    LOL..my bad.

     

    Donna

     

  • Donna Gates-Smeall

    Well, I learned something new today then!  I won't forget those names now!

    ROFL.

  • Madehlinne

    Hello, Meech!!

     

    I believe we may be cousins! :D

     

    I am related to the Banta family from Frisia and their various allied families, including Sip, Van Vliet, Ackerman, Hendricks, Reyerson/Reyersen, etc.!!

     

    We need to talk!

     

    Madehlinne, AKA Maddie