Let's get started

My father-in-law had always been interested in genealogy, even buying one of those vanity press books on the Van Dusens.  A cousin's wife started doing some serious digging and traveling to find out more on the family (before the easy access of the internet) and gave him a copy of her findings.  Some were a little off, but most of them gave me the inspiration to find out more. 

Anyone who has done any digging in their families' past will discover that one solid hit can open many doors.  My plan for this blog is to connect with others searching through the family tree and I will be happy to share information and hope you will be willing to do the same.  It is so exciting that so many of the older census are available online that can confirm what had only been stories at older family members knees. 

Many of these names are people who were original settlers of the United States and they have been researched and documented by many prominent historians and genealogists which makes putting my little family tree together so much easier!

Here is a starter listing of some of the family names in the tree ~

Van Dusen


Van Deursen

Van Duersen

Bennett                McClure

Bennitt                McNiel

Bentley               Melchoirs

Bickell               Powers

Carpenter           Prior

Carr                   Robbins

Cock                  Roberts

Crosby              Rutgers

Day                   Schoohoven

Decker              Van Etten

Doran               Van Heusden

Feake               Vrendenburgh

Fones               Weeks

Fowler            Wetherell

Fuller              Winthrop

Harness           Witbeck