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==== Dutch and Walloons<br> ==== | ==== Dutch and Walloons<br> ==== | ||
In the 1620s and 1630s, the Dutch and Walloons (French-speaking Belgians) settled in the Hudson Valley and on western Long Island. The Dutch West India Company made settlements at New Amsterdam (New York City) and Ft. Orange (Albany) in 1624 and 1625. Later settlements were at Beverwyck (outside Fort Orange), Esopus (Kingston), and western Long Island. In 1664 the English captured New Netherland and renamed it New York. Many Dutch families of New York can be found in: | In the 1620s and 1630s, the Dutch and Walloons (French-speaking Belgians) settled in the Hudson Valley and on western Long Island. The Dutch West India Company made settlements at New Amsterdam (New York City) and Ft. Orange (Albany) in 1624 and 1625. Later settlements were at Beverwyck (outside Fort Orange), Esopus (Kingston), and western Long Island. In 1664 the English captured New Netherland and renamed it New York. | ||
The Holland Society of New York (est. 1885) can assist you in tracing your New York Dutch ancestry. To learn more, visit their [http://www.hollandsociety.org/index1.html website]. | |||
Many Dutch families of New York can be found in: | |||
*Zabriskie, George Olin. ''Dutch Family Records''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1987. (Family History Library films {{FHL|508194|title-id|disp=1421759–66.)}} Contains family groups and correspondence from the 1550s to the 1900s. | *Zabriskie, George Olin. ''Dutch Family Records''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1987. (Family History Library films {{FHL|508194|title-id|disp=1421759–66.)}} Contains family groups and correspondence from the 1550s to the 1900s. | ||