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From: "Kerry Barnett" <>
Subject: Re: [Huguenot] Andries De Vos
Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1999 18:25:27 -0500


Andries De Vos
> born about 1600, Beverwijk, North Holland, Netherlands,
> died about1675 Albany, NY
>
> Supposedly a Huguenot (French Protestant) and Vice-Governor of Patroon of
> Renselearwyck (not sure what that means), married Margrietje Coeymans

A quote from the book: "History of Gilead Evangelical Lutheran Church,
Centre Brunswick, Rensselaer Co., N.Y. and the Vicinity", by Rev. J. N.
Barnett, p. 9.

"Rensselaer county was formed from Albany county on Feb. 7, 1791, and for
the most part, was included in the territory granted in 1629, by the Dutch
West India Company to Killian Van Rensselaer, a pearl merchant of Amsterdam,
Holland, and was named Rensselaerwyck. The last Patroon under this grant was
Stephen Van Rensselaer, the sixth in line of descent from Killian, the
original grantee."

Rensselaer County has an excellent webpage which has been very informative
in my own research on my husband's family:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/

Good luck.
Marilee Barnett

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