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Pieter Pieterzen married Tryntje van de Lande in 1652 at Amsterdam. They had three children, 1653-ca. 1658. The family immigrated to America and landed off New Amsterdam in 1660. It is thought that the family settled at Espopus [Kingston, New York]. Family tradition states that the parents were killed by Indians ca. 1663 but this cannot be proven. Their son, Pieter Ostrander (b. 1653), married Rebecca Traphagen in 1679 at Kingston, New York. They had thirteen children, ca. 1670-1706. Descendants lived in New York, Ontario, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Minnesota, Connecticut, New Jersey, Ohio and elsewhere. Some descendants spell their surname Hostrander.
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An extraction of the Ostrander/Oostrander names from the christening and marriage records from 529 churches in New York State and nearby. No attempt has been made to link family groups.
Presents eight sets of lecture notes taken in 1933-4 by F Taylor Ostrander at the University of Chicago. These notes are from courses given by Frank H Knight, Henry C Simons, and Melchior Palyi. They provide insight into the first generation of the Chicago School.
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Jans Janszen Van Breestede was born in about 1596 in Bredstedt, Prussia. He married Engeltje Jans in about 1625 in New York. They had five children. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in New York, New Jersey, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Also includes unrelated families with variations of the Braisted surname.
The history of infamous witch trials and witchcraft accusations is deeper than just those most often discussed at Salem. The Empire State has had numerous moments of pandemonium over the potential existence of witches. From Native Americans viewing European colonists as witches in the Mohawk Valley to witchcraft hysteria among early Long Island colonial settlements, the history of New York state's witchcraft accusations encompases all regions and communities in the state. Join author Scott R. Ferrara as he presents harrowing narratives of those who were accused of witchcraft, the feverish community dramas that resulted and the lives of those who faced their community as an outsider.
James Evans Stowers, Jr. was born 10 January 1924 in Kansas City, Missouri. His parents were James Evans Stowers, Sr. and Laura Smith. He married Virginia Ann Glascock, daughter of Clayton Francis Glascock and Gertrude Francis Wright, 4 February 1954. They had four children. Ancestors and relatives lived mainly in Missouri, Kentucky, Virginia, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and England.