Thank you Jennifer. Lewis is my grandfathers dad,Jesse is his mom, Lewis is lewis Van Kampen,Jesse his wife was Jesse Bolsma.My mom cant remember her moms moms last name her first name in the U.S. was Jennie(I know names changed alot!) Little is known about her moms side other then they came from Friesland to New Jersey. Adrian and Jennie Cook. I dont know if it helps my moms dad George VanKampen came to the US in th e1920 he was single,he was a gymnast in Holland.
O..H Im sorry! It was Rena Cook born in New Jersey.The story I was told was George was engaged and his fiance died on the trip to the U.S so sad.He met Rena in New Jersey. I did find records that Adrian and Jennie arrived in 1889. Lewis Van Kampen appox 1925 I'm going to check the website you suggested for more.I got most of that info on ancestry.com or from my family
I just checked the Ellis Island site.I did'nt find anything on the VanKampen or Cook side.Im feeling like my moms side is a dead end however I know she still has cousins in Frieland its frustrating!
yes I have a subscription to ancestry thats how I got started now I'm obsessed!Where did you find this record I think its them! Ive been looking everywhere thank you!
Search Ancestry for Lieuwe Van Kampen with an approx. birth year of 1880. There will be a passenger record in New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 Arrival: 11 May 1930. I'm finding more on the Dutch sites, including their marriage record. Since they may tie (albeit indirectly) into a project I'm working on, I'm starting pages for them at
great thank you. Do you have an email I could send you an invite to see my tree on ancestry.I will put my email on a private message to you if you are interested
Lieuwe van Kampen, 20, born in Workum, resident of Sneek, son of IJske van Kampen and Trijntje Adema, married Jiskje Bijlsma, 19, born in and resident of Bolsward, daughter of Tjeerd Bijlsma and Lolkje Boschoorn, on 14 December 1901 in Bolsward.
What do you know about the Cooks? Did they marry in Holland or in the US? Did they have children in Holland? Did they arrive in the US at Ellis Island or another port? When and where did they die, and can you find an obituary?
The names Cook, Adrian and Jenny are not Dutch, they probably changed their names after immigration.
Here is all I know about them.Adrian was born 1869 in Holland according to us cenus report,Jennie in 1881 they immigrated to us through ellis island in 1889 so they were married in Holland.They had 3 children in New Jersey Rena(my grandma) William and Peter.Adrian died in Hawthorn NJ in 1948.I have been told they may have changed their name from Kok or K*** to Cook.I will ask my mom if she knows any more info
Looking again at this if Jennie was born in 1881 she was alot younger and must have met him in the states.He must have come over by himself.I wish I could find her Maiden name mom doesnt remember
Ellis Island opened in 1892. What is your source for the immigration?
Try to do some research in the US first (at ancestry.com or familysearch.org, for example). Try to discover a marriage record, an obituary, or an immigration record. It would be easier to find them in Holland if you know Jenny's maiden name, or the town where Adrian was born, or the Dutch names.
ok the only thing I have found so far is 1920 and 1930 US census they dont give her Maiden name.Ellis Island is just what I was told by my family but they could very well be wrong .I was able to find all my other ancestors immigration records but not Adrians.I will keep working on it.The censes is where I found their birthdates and when he immigrated .I will start looking for marriage and birth records
I am doing what is called a One Name Study - of the name Blaker. Found everywhere the old German was used, as in UK, Scandanavia, Germany and eastern Europe and so on. And of course, The Netherlands.
If you run across one of more of these odd beasts, I would be pleased to know about it, and thank you .
I have not run across the Blaker name in my journeys yet and I am working on 3 trees all in Eastern Europe I will let you know if I find any!
Henk, the Cook side may be a deadend my mom,bless her,is not doing so good at remembering anything.The only other living person in the line is my uncle who is 12 years younger than mom.I am hoping he can help.he never married and lived with my Grandma Rena until her passing at 94 in 2002.I wish I had been doing this while she was alive,but Uncle George still lives in her home and may be able to dig up some things for me,thanks for the help I will let you know how I do.
Hi everyone I have a request of my Dutch friends,I found the headstone of my Greatgrandparents I have attached it to my page,can someone tell me what it says! Its in DutchThankyou so much
hello my friends..I have gotten alot farther on my tree thanks to Henk! I am having trouble in the Genlias I think due to th e"Fathers Name" in dutch records.The names I m trying to get more info on are Tjeerd Bijilsma and Lolkje Boschoom; Trijitje Douwes Bangma and Johannes bijisma ; Sypkje metskes van deer Leest and Jan Harts Meyer...any suggestions on how I may be searching wrong?thank you
jennifer, Thankyou so much I have found alot of info thanks to your advice!!! I think I found the ellusive Adrian Cook Ive been searching for...Its Adrianus Kok in Dutch!!! Thanks again
I am new to this group and new to Genealogywise. I have found two dutch lines in my heritage, Sarah Opdyke (b.1743) of Hunterdon Co., NJ, my 5th great grandmother on my mother's side and Edith Updegraff (b.1760) of York Co., PA, 3rd great grandmother on my father's side. I will do some further research using the recommended resources. Thanks!
Jessica, the Regionaal Archief Alkmaar is a great site for that region, but they don't appear to have the birth indexes (they do have the Bevolkingsregister & Huwelijksregister). http://www.archiefalkmaar.nl Click on Genealogie>Zoeken op naam>Toon uitgebreide zoekopties (show advanced search).
i have found my entire family using Genlais but it only goes back to 1811.Does anyone know where i should look for before that?It would all be in Friesand
Keep in mind, though, that research before 1811 is far more complex than research after 1811. More variation in spellings, many people in Friesland did not have a surname, marriage records do not list the names of parents, etc.
once again Thankyou henk you have no idea how much I appreciate your help. I did find Adrian Cook it was Adriaus Kok and he was actualy not born in Friesland(the first one I have found)still trying to figure out his wife she was born in Friesland and came to the U.S.A as a small girl but until I find out her Maiden name shes a mystery! I will try the Treasor using your advice...should be a challenge!
I am Jan Zoll and I just started as a new member of the Dutch genealogy group. I'm Dutch and living in The Netherlands. I am searching for ancestors and descendants in Europe and the USA. Hopefully, I can learn a lot from the other members of this group.
I am looking for info on my G Grand and GG Grand father Hans Hollander. They came to US and setteled for a bit in Iowa, then Nebraska. I know the year they came was 1870. Any Hollanders out there? Thanks
Judi, have you tried Google Books or Mocavo? My ancestors include the duTrieux family from Schenectedy, New York. I found quite a bit of information by using these sites to locate history books relating to the families and area surrounding Schenectedy.
I posted this to a wall but thought the larger group would benefit so I'm re-posting it here as well.
A great resource on Dutch and Huguenot families in the NJ-NY area is housed at the Passaic County Historical Society library.
They have a one-of-a-kind resource, The Quackenbush collection, which consists of tens of thousands of individual ancestor sheets — all hand written (some on the back of old letters and receipts), loosely indexed, and bound into alphabetized volumes.
The librarian and volunteer researchers can send you copies of any family members you may be missing (the record entries end about 1940). I'm not sure if there is a cost but they're well worth the money (and the library will appreciate the donations). If you're in the area, you have to check them out.
Quackenbush Genealogical Sheet Collection: Files of individual sheets, arranged by family name, documenting Passaic County’s early Dutch, English, and other families from the 1600’s-1800’s. A unique and invaluable research tool.
My paternal grandmother was a Hollenbeck who married into theVanWie lines in Indiana.The Van Wies spread like wildfire and brought in more Dutch lines. In order for me to even get them out of the US and back to Holland, I have to go back to the1600's when the Dutch controlled New York. Question: Is it worth trying to get these lines back to Holland?
Jane, I don't understand your question. Why wouldn't it be worthwhile? From your statement it sounds like you expect some sort of reward. Did you not enjoy researching your other lines? As one person wrote on their webpage, "If your not enjoying doing your genealogy, you're doing it wrong"
I'm new to this website as far as actively participating in it and I had written a comment and it went into cyberspace so I'm trying again. I apologize if I came off sounding that my Dutch ancestors are not important to me to research them in earlier records. I have done lots of research in the 1600's over the last 40 years when I started researching. My question was that I am used to researching other countries like the British Isles for these early ancestors of mine and was getting nowhere with my Dutch lines. I have been to Holland twice (I really love that country) and so my question was really, where to begin. Dutch research is something I couldn't figure out. I was hoping that maybe someone in this group could get me started in the right direction. The comment by Fred is very informative so that's what I will work on next. The only reward I expect from all this is the knowledge that I know and am grateful for those ancestors who risked so much to bring me to this point in my life. I appreciate them, love them. and will enjoy the search to know more about them. Thank you for your comment and especially you, Fred. It really helped to put my Dutch ancestors in perspective. A possibility to find them and add more to their families and ancestry has given me hope..
Jane, it's well worth it, since there are a lot of 17th century Dutch documents available online, it's just that they are scattered all over the World Wide Web. If you have a general area you need to look at, let me know, and I'll see if I can point you in the right direction.
Hello, my maternal grandmother's family has been traced to William Kaese, married to Elizabeth Wycoff. Their son Adam Kase/Case married Elizabeth Gietsworth/Deats, and his son Adam Jr married Elizabeth Opdycke, whose parents were George Opdycke Sr and Sarah Sophia Baker. One of our findings shows a John Case from Holland, married to a Mariah Cox (my fourth great grandmother. Seems our ancestors may have immigrated to NY, then to NJ and then to PA. Would really like to find out more about who they were and where they came from. Thanks for help from anyone...Kathleen
Sande Meyer Smith
Jun 22, 2011
Jennifer Swart
Jun 22, 2011
Sande Meyer Smith
Jun 22, 2011
Sande Meyer Smith
Jun 22, 2011
Jennifer Swart
Ah, it's too early to get frustrated :-)
Do you have a subscription to Ancestry? There is a passenger record for:
Lieuwe Van Kampen 49
Jiskje 48
Anna 24
Lolke 14
Jiskje 13
Ate Hendrik 11
Jacob 7
Jeltje 6
Arrived in NY 11 May 1930, S.S. Nieuw Amsterdam from Rotterdam
Jun 22, 2011
Sande Meyer Smith
Jun 22, 2011
Jennifer Swart
Search Ancestry for Lieuwe Van Kampen with an approx. birth year of 1880. There will be a passenger record in New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 Arrival: 11 May 1930. I'm finding more on the Dutch sites, including their marriage record. Since they may tie (albeit indirectly) into a project I'm working on, I'm starting pages for them at
http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Family:Lieuwe_van_Kampen_and_Jiskje_Bi...(1). I'll add details for a few generations there.
Jun 22, 2011
Sande Meyer Smith
Jun 22, 2011
Jennifer Swart
Jun 22, 2011
Sande Meyer Smith
Jun 22, 2011
Henk van Kampen
Are these your ancestors?
Lieuwe van Kampen, 20, born in Workum, resident of Sneek, son of IJske van Kampen and Trijntje Adema, married Jiskje Bijlsma, 19, born in and resident of Bolsward, daughter of Tjeerd Bijlsma and Lolkje Boschoorn, on 14 December 1901 in Bolsward.
Found the marriage certificate on Alle Friezen.
Jun 22, 2011
Sande Meyer Smith
Jun 22, 2011
Henk van Kampen
What do you know about the Cooks? Did they marry in Holland or in the US? Did they have children in Holland? Did they arrive in the US at Ellis Island or another port? When and where did they die, and can you find an obituary?
The names Cook, Adrian and Jenny are not Dutch, they probably changed their names after immigration.
Jun 22, 2011
Sande Meyer Smith
Jun 23, 2011
Sande Meyer Smith
Jun 23, 2011
Henk van Kampen
Ellis Island opened in 1892. What is your source for the immigration?
Try to do some research in the US first (at ancestry.com or familysearch.org, for example). Try to discover a marriage record, an obituary, or an immigration record. It would be easier to find them in Holland if you know Jenny's maiden name, or the town where Adrian was born, or the Dutch names.
Jun 23, 2011
Sande Meyer Smith
ok the only thing I have found so far is 1920 and 1930 US census they dont give her Maiden name.Ellis Island is just what I was told by my family but they could very well be wrong .I was able to find all my other ancestors immigration records but not Adrians.I will keep working on it.The censes is where I found their birthdates and when he immigrated .I will start looking for marriage and birth records
Jun 23, 2011
Henk van Kampen
Jun 23, 2011
Rod Blaker
I am doing what is called a One Name Study - of the name Blaker. Found everywhere the old German was used, as in UK, Scandanavia, Germany and eastern Europe and so on. And of course, The Netherlands.
If you run across one of more of these odd beasts, I would be pleased to know about it, and thank you .
rod.blaker@gmail.com
Jun 23, 2011
Sande Meyer Smith
I have not run across the Blaker name in my journeys yet and I am working on 3 trees all in Eastern Europe I will let you know if I find any!
Henk, the Cook side may be a deadend my mom,bless her,is not doing so good at remembering anything.The only other living person in the line is my uncle who is 12 years younger than mom.I am hoping he can help.he never married and lived with my Grandma Rena until her passing at 94 in 2002.I wish I had been doing this while she was alive,but Uncle George still lives in her home and may be able to dig up some things for me,thanks for the help I will let you know how I do.
Jun 23, 2011
Sande Meyer Smith
Jun 25, 2011
Sylvia Binch-Talma
It says: here rests, in his Lord and Savior, John Meyer, born 3 Nov 1845, died 9 Aug 1922, Pietje Meyer, born 11 Apr 1855, died 13 Nov 1941.
Jun 25, 2011
Sande Meyer Smith
Jun 25, 2011
Sande Meyer Smith
Jun 26, 2011
Jennifer Swart
You can try searching for less info (like last names only), then if that returns too many, refine it further. Spelling can vary so try changing your search parameter to "Begins" - then you only need to provide the first 3 letters of a name.
Here are the three you are looking for.
http://www.genlias.nl/nl/searchDetail.jsp?val=0&xtr=22595562
http://www.genlias.nl/nl/searchDetail.jsp?val=0&xtr=8241770
http://www.genlias.nl/nl/searchDetail.jsp?val=0&xtr=4754679 (the image of the certificate at AlleFriezen provides info on ages & their parents)
Jun 27, 2011
Sande Meyer Smith
Jun 27, 2011
Sande Meyer Smith
Jun 27, 2011
Ken Holloway
Jun 27, 2011
Sande Meyer Smith
Jun 28, 2011
Jennifer Swart
Jessica, the Regionaal Archief Alkmaar is a great site for that region, but they don't appear to have the birth indexes (they do have the Bevolkingsregister & Huwelijksregister). http://www.archiefalkmaar.nl Click on Genealogie>Zoeken op naam>Toon uitgebreide zoekopties (show advanced search).
Tienjarige tafels (ten-year tables) can be found at FamilySearch: Netherlands, Civil Registration, 1792-1952 >Browse through images>Noord-Holland>Graft>Tienjarige tafels (ten-year tables).
Jun 29, 2011
Sande Meyer Smith
Jun 29, 2011
Henk van Kampen
Tresoar
Click the English flag (top right) to get an English interface, then click Genealogy (left column), then seach before 1811.
Jun 29, 2011
Henk van Kampen
Jun 29, 2011
Sande Meyer Smith
Jun 29, 2011
James P. LaLone
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/24/nyregion/the-story-of-the-van-dus...
Jul 26, 2011
Jan Zoll
I am Jan Zoll and I just started as a new member of the Dutch genealogy group. I'm Dutch and living in The Netherlands. I am searching for ancestors and descendants in Europe and the USA. Hopefully, I can learn a lot from the other members of this group.
Jan Zoll
Aug 6, 2011
Andrew Kolstee
Sep 25, 2011
Connie Underwood
Hello
I am looking for info on my G Grand and GG Grand father Hans Hollander. They came to US and setteled for a bit in Iowa, then Nebraska. I know the year they came was 1870. Any Hollanders out there? Thanks
Oct 2, 2011
Taco Goulooze
Judi, try http://www.geneaknowhow.net/digi/resources.html
Jan 17, 2012
Jeanette Seaborn
Judi, have you tried Google Books or Mocavo? My ancestors include the duTrieux family from Schenectedy, New York. I found quite a bit of information by using these sites to locate history books relating to the families and area surrounding Schenectedy.
Feb 20, 2012
James P. LaLone
Judi, I have DAMENs too, I have posted my line in the "Discussion Forum" here. Are you connected? Jim.
Feb 20, 2012
Shelley E Stoye
My ancestors are the Quackenboss (bush) line.
Mar 12, 2012
Meech Novak
Hi all,
I posted this to a wall but thought the larger group would benefit so I'm re-posting it here as well.
A great resource on Dutch and Huguenot families in the NJ-NY area is housed at the Passaic County Historical Society library.
They have a one-of-a-kind resource, The Quackenbush collection, which consists of tens of thousands of individual ancestor sheets — all hand written (some on the back of old letters and receipts), loosely indexed, and bound into alphabetized volumes.
The librarian and volunteer researchers can send you copies of any family members you may be missing (the record entries end about 1940). I'm not sure if there is a cost but they're well worth the money (and the library will appreciate the donations). If you're in the area, you have to check them out.
Quackenbush Genealogical Sheet Collection:
Files of individual sheets, arranged by family name, documenting Passaic County’s early Dutch, English, and other families from the 1600’s-1800’s. A unique and invaluable research tool.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njpchsgc/pchs/pchs_collections.htm
General Library Index:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Enjpchsgc/resources.htm
Best of luck.
Mar 12, 2012
Jane Jones
May 8, 2012
Fred Bergman
Yes it is worth that, see here: http://www.geni.com/projects/New-Amsterdam/5346
May 8, 2012
James P. LaLone
Jane, I don't understand your question. Why wouldn't it be worthwhile? From your statement it sounds like you expect some sort of reward. Did you not enjoy researching your other lines? As one person wrote on their webpage, "If your not enjoying doing your genealogy, you're doing it wrong"
May 8, 2012
Jane Jones
I'm new to this website as far as actively participating in it and I had written a comment and it went into cyberspace so I'm trying again. I apologize if I came off sounding that my Dutch ancestors are not important to me to research them in earlier records. I have done lots of research in the 1600's over the last 40 years when I started researching. My question was that I am used to researching other countries like the British Isles for these early ancestors of mine and was getting nowhere with my Dutch lines. I have been to Holland twice (I really love that country) and so my question was really, where to begin. Dutch research is something I couldn't figure out. I was hoping that maybe someone in this group could get me started in the right direction. The comment by Fred is very informative so that's what I will work on next. The only reward I expect from all this is the knowledge that I know and am grateful for those ancestors who risked so much to bring me to this point in my life. I appreciate them, love them. and will enjoy the search to know more about them. Thank you for your comment and especially you, Fred. It really helped to put my Dutch ancestors in perspective. A possibility to find them and add more to their families and ancestry has given me hope..
May 9, 2012
Taco Goulooze
Jane, it's well worth it, since there are a lot of 17th century Dutch documents available online, it's just that they are scattered all over the World Wide Web. If you have a general area you need to look at, let me know, and I'll see if I can point you in the right direction.
May 9, 2012
James P. LaLone
Jane, besides the links Henk lists above, you might look at the links on Cyndi's List if you haven's already - http://www.cyndislist.com/netherlands/
May 9, 2012
Kathleen Marie Cullen Todora
Hello, my maternal grandmother's family has been traced to William Kaese, married to Elizabeth Wycoff. Their son Adam Kase/Case married Elizabeth Gietsworth/Deats, and his son Adam Jr married Elizabeth Opdycke, whose parents were George Opdycke Sr and Sarah Sophia Baker. One of our findings shows a John Case from Holland, married to a Mariah Cox (my fourth great grandmother. Seems our ancestors may have immigrated to NY, then to NJ and then to PA. Would really like to find out more about who they were and where they came from. Thanks for help from anyone...Kathleen
May 28, 2012