Floyd Family Yates Family Bradford Family Marselis Family
Livingston Family Van Benthuyson Family Hutchinson Family Bleecker Family
Lewis Family Moody Family Fryer Family Rushmore Family
Gansevoort Family Rapaljes Family Gerritse Family Pruyn Family
Schuyler Family Stuyvesant Family Swart Family Lion Gardiner Family
Frederickse Family Morris Family Underhill Family Waters Family
Sanders Family Staats Family Ten Eyck Family Woodruff Family
Campbell Family Johnson Family Bell Family Knickerbacker Family
Vedder Family Wilson Family Dole Family Jackson Family
Chestney Family Collins Family Bogert Family Bloodgoode Family

Our Colonial Families*:

*All family names are actual names of New York colonists from Albany, Long Island, and Manhattan. Wherever possible, links have been provided to information on that family. In most cases, family information was scarce; for the purposes of this project, some family information is fictional.

Floyd Family: William Floyd, Founding Father; Wife: Hannah; Children: Nicoll and Mary
Yates Family: Joseph Yates (blacksmith): Wife: Huybertje; Son: Christoffel
Fryer Family: Isaac Frye (weaver); Wife: Elizabeth; Daughter: Catherine
Marselis Family: Marcellus Jans (tavern owner); Wife: Anna
Sanders Family: Robert Sanders (silversmith); Wife: Elsie
Staats Family: Abraham Staats (surgeon); Wife: Catharina; Daughter: Elsie
Van Benthuysen Family: Paulus Martense Van Benthuysen (wheelwright); Wife: Catherina Van Kleeck
Ten Eyck Family: Jacob Coenradtse Ten Eyck (shoemaker); Wife: Geertje; Son: Coenradt (silversmith)
Santvoort Family: Statts Van Santvoort (gunsmith); Wife: Willempe
Livingston Family: Philip Livingston, Founding Father; Wife: Christina, Sons: Robert & Gilbert
Morris Family: Lewis Morris, Founding Father; Wife: Mary, Children: Jacob & Catharine
Hutchinson Family: Anne Hutchinson, Husband: Will; Daughter: Susanna
Bleecker Family: Jan Janse, (school teacher); Margarita, wife; Sons: Johannes & Rutger
Lewis Family: Francis Lewis, Founding Father; Wife: Elizabeth; Children: Morgan & Ann
Moody Family: Lady Deborah Moody and her husband Henry - Founder of Gravesend, Landholder
Gansevoort Family: Harmen Gansevoort (brewer); Wife: Maria, Son: Leendert, Daughter: Maria
Rushmore Family Thomas Rushmore - Apprentice to Lawyer, landowner (including Herricks!)
Rapaljes Family Sarah Rapeljes, Farmer; Husband: Peter, Daughter: Anna
Gerritse Family: Jan Gerritse (tanner); Wife: Christina
Schuyler Family: Philip Pieterse Schuyler (carpenter); Wife: Margarita; Son: Pieter; Daugher: Alida
Stuyvesant Family: Peter Stuyvesant (Governor of NY); Wife: Judith; Son: Nicholas
Swart Family Jacob Swart, Carpenter
Pruyn Family: Frans Pruyn (tailor); Wife: Alida
Bradford Family: William Bradford (Publisher of NY Gazette); Wife: Anna, Son: William
Frederickse Family: Gerrit Frederickse;(baker) Wife: Elizabeth, Son: Gerrit G. Lansing
Underhill Family: John Underhill (military man); Wife: Elizabeth Feake,
Lion Gardiner Family: Lion Gardiner (landholder, military); Wife: Mary, Daughter: Elizabeth
Waters Family: John Waters (school teacher); Wife: Sara, Son: Peter, Daughter: Charlotte
Jackson Family: Dinnah Jackson (widow, free black), Son: Jack Jackson
Knickerbacker Family: Jacob (brickmaker); Wife: Mary (milliner); Children: Elizabeth & Will
Campbell Family: Jupiter (slave); Wife: Anne (slave); Children: Owen & Tom
Johnson Family: Philip (cooper); Wife: Elsa (basketmaker); Children: Cornelia & James
Bell Family: Henry (apothecary); Wife: Isabela; Children: Johan & Rachel
Vedder Family: John (saddler); Wife: Catherine; Children: Charlotte & James
Woodruff Family: Hunloke (doctor); Wife: Maria; Children: Jenny & Edward
Wilson Family: James (wigmaker); Wife: Sara; Children: Francis & Maria
Dole Family: Anthony (blacksmith); Wife: Deborah; Children: Morgan & Alida
Chestney Family: James (chairmaker); Wife: Cornelia; Son: Charles
Collins Family: John (attorney); Wife: Margarita; Son: Edward
Bogert Family: Jacob (firemaster); Wife: Janetje; Children: Elsie & Jan
Bloodgoode Family: James (carpenter); Wife: Lydia; Children: Maria & Robert

 

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