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The information on this page is from "Contributions for the Genealogies of the First Settlers of the Ancient County of Albany, from 1630 to 1800", by Prof. Jonathan Pearson.

Surnames Beginning with "E"

Abbreviations used in the following pages: Ch: children; b., born; bp., baptized; m., married; ae., aged; d., died.

Easterly, Thomas, m. Baata Van Woert, Dec. 8, 1779. Ch: Elisabeth, b. Aug. 27, 1780; Maria, b. July 16, 1782; Thomas, b. March 7, 1783; Theunis, b. April 26, 1786; Catharina, b. Jan. 14, 1788; Martinus, b. Feb. 4, 1790; Charlotte, b. April 28, 1792.

Easton, John, and Janet Rutherford. Ch: James, b. Jan. 16, 1779.

Eaton, John, and Christiana McArthur. Ch: Barbara, b. July 27, 1796.

Ebbet, see Abbot.

Eeker, Thomas, and Elizabeth. Ch: Marytje, bp. Oct. 2, 1720.

Edigh, Jacob, and Margaret York. Ch: Susanna, b. Sept. 23, 1790.

Edigh (Ebigh, Eadick), Christopher, and Sophia Radley. Ch: Margaret, b. Nov. 18, 1792; John Radley, b. March 11, 1799.

Edich (Ettich), Frederick, and Geertruy Smith. Ch: Catharine, b. April 19, 1793.

Edurson (?), Thomas, and Christina. Ch: Willem, bp. July 3, 1763.

Egbertse, Barent, probably son of Egbert Teunise Metselaer or de Metselaer, m. Maria DeGarmeau, Aug. 26, 1704; she was buried Jan. 9, 1725. Ch: Egbert Teunise, bp. Jan. 13, 1705; Pieter, bp Sept. 19, 1708; Maritie, bp. Feb. 10, 1712; Catrina, bp. Jan. 23, 1715; Susanna, bp. April 6, 1718; Jacob, bp. Sept. 13, 1724. June 1, 1727, Barent Egbertse being about to marry Elsie La Grange, widow of Omy La Grange, dec'd and dau. of Jan Van Loon, covenants to respect her rights in all property now owned or which may hereafter become hers.

Egbertse, Benjamin, probably a son of Egbert Thunise Metselaer or de Metselaer, and Annetje Visscher. She was buried Oct. 22, 1753. Ch: Egbert Teunise, bp. March 4, 1771; Marretje, bp. Feb. 21, 1714; Femmetie, bp. Jan. 16, 1717; Lena, bp. May 22, 1720.

Egbertse, Teunis, m. Engeltie Beekman, Feb. 28, 1716. Ch: Maretie, bp. July 15, 1716; Neeltie, bp. June 30, 1718; Susanna, bp. March 13, 1720; Lena, bp. Oct. 22, 1721; Egbert, bp. June 16, 1723; Lena, bp. Aug. 30, 1725; Anna, bp. Oct. 1, 1727; Maria, bp. Jan. 4, 1730; Lena, bp. March 11, 1733; Marten and Jacob, bp. June 3, 1736.

Egbertsen, Egbert B., m. first, Rachel; and secondly, Maria (Malli, Molly ?) Lents (Linch). Ch: Barent, bp. Aug. 10, 1728; John, bp. Feb. 25, 1731; Petrus, bp. March 18, 1733; Rebecca, bp. April 18, 1735; Maria, bp. Dec. 12, 1739. The following are the second wife's Ch: Abraham, bp. July 6, 1743; Annatie, bp. April 25, 1746; Anthony, bp. July 10, 1752, d. Jan. (24) 23, 1833, ae. 80; Jacob Visscher, bp. Jan. 29, 1758.

Egberts, Jacob, and Mary Kuis. Ch: Mary, bp. Sept. 26, 1749.

Egbertsen, Marten, m. Josina Schermerhorn, Jan. 28, 1772. Ch: Johannes, b. Jan. 26, 1778.

Eger, Johannes, and Catharina Young. Ch: Johan Nicolaas, b. March 22, 1763.

Eger, Nicolaas, Jr., and Geertruy Young. Ch: Elisabeth, b. July 1, 1763.

Eggelheymel, Hans Nicolaas, and Margarita. Ch: Hans Pieter, bp. Oct. 21, 1753.

Egmont, Jacob Claese, and wife. Ch: Nicholaas, bp. April 18, 1684; Jacob, "geboren nae des Vaders doodt," bp. Dec. 27, 1685.

Egmont, Jacob, in 1726, bought a lot of the city on the east corner of Pearl and Hudson streets; m. Anna Lansing, Oct. 19, 1716, was buried May 25, 1734. Ch: Elsie, bp. Jan. 28, 1718; Maria, bp. Nov. 8, 1719; Jacob, bp. Feb. 28, 1722; Gerrit, bp. May 5, 1723; Nicolaas, bp. Oct. 11, 1725; Catharina, bp. Nov. 19, 1727; Evert, bp. June 21, 1729; Johannes, bp. March 14, 1731; Catharina, bp. Sept. 17, 1732

Egmont, Jacob, m. Maria Lewis, Jan. 29, 1744. Ch: Annatie, bp. Feb. 17, 1745; Mary, bp. Aug. 14, 1748; Rachel, bp. June 7, 1752; Catarina, bp. May 7, 1758.

Eiby, Hannes, and Margarita Heenes (Heener). Ch: Anna, "geboren voor 7 weken" bp. Aug. 18, 1765; Juriaan, b. Oct. 21, 1766.

Eights, Abraham, and Catharina Brooks (Broecks). He d. Jan. 10, 1820, ae. 74 y. She d. June 9, 1829, ae. 80 y. Ch: Abraham, b. Oct. 21, 1771; [Dr. Jonathan E. b. 1773, d. Aug. 10, 1848, ae. 75; Alida Wyncoop, his widow, d. May 15, 1849, ae. 77 y.]; Rebecca, b. Dec. 12, 1777; Maria, b. Jan. 18, 1780; Elizabeth, b. Feb. 19, 1782; Rachel, b. May 7, 1784; Rachel, b. Jan. 21, 1786.

Eivry (Avery ?), Thomas, and Elizabeth. Ch: Thomas, bp. Nov. 23, 1760.

Elleth (Rylleth, Telleth, Ellis ?), Nathaniel, and Margarita. Ch: Neth: Aeleweth, bp. Feb. 23, 1724; Anna, bp. Nov. 14, 1725; Jan, bp. Sept. 24, 1727; John, bp. Feb. 23, 1729.

Ellis, Frederick. Ch: Nathaniel, bp. Sept. 25, 1687.

Elmendorf, Coenraad, "jong man Van Kingston en Ariaantie Gerritse weduwe Van Cornelis Martense Van Bueren," m. June 28, 1693. He m. secondly, Blandina Kierstede, mother of Jenneke, bp. Jan. 6, 1706.

Elmendorp, Jacob, Jr., and Lea Bloemendal. Ch: Coenraad, b. Sept. 15, 1781.

Elvendorff (Elmendorff ?), Jonathan, and Margaret Fetter. Ch: John Fetter, b. March 9, 1792.

Elmendorff, Peter Edmund, and Eliza Van Rensselaer. He was an eminent lawyer and lived on the west side of Pearl street, third house north of the Female Academy, which his w. inherited from her mother, Maria Sanders, dau. of Robert Sanders and w. of Philip Van Rensselaer. This lot descended to her dau. Maria, w. of Peter Sanders. Peter E. Elmendorf d. May 15, 1835, ae. 70 y.; she d. April 26, 1835, ae. 58. Ch: Sarah, b. Dec. 31, 1793 (?); Maria, b. March 26, 1796; Edmund Peter, b. July 21, 1803; John Van Rensselaer, b. April 18, 1807; Catharine, b. Jan. 26, 1809; Edmund Peter, b. Nov. 24, 1813.

Emry, John, and Neeltie Staats. Ch: Maria, b. July 26, 1770.

Engels (English), Nathaniel, and Ida. Ch: Margariet, bp. Dec. 28, 1735; Margaret, bp. March 8, 1738.

Ensign, Ezekiel, and Abigail Gibbs. Ch: Allen, bp. Jan. 21, 1778.

Erhart, Johannes, and Christina Wies. Ch: Willem, bp. May 9, 1756.

Erl (Earl ?), William, and Ann. Ch: William, bp. Oct.27, 1761.

Ering, Samuel, and Saartje Oostrander. Ch: Catharina, b. July 5, 1773.

Ering, Hannes, and Elisabeth Wolff. Ch: Catharine, b. Juy 11, 1773.

Ertienberger (Ertberger), Daniel, and Regina Cath: Leonard (Leonling, Leenerien). Ch: Chrisroffel, b. March 17, 1765; Regina, b. Dec. 31, 1769; Daniel, b. Dec. 18, 1771.

Ertyberger, Jacob, and Lois Hungerford. Ch: Elizabeth, b. Sept. 6, 1798.

Erwin, John, m. Mary Thomson (McMillen), July 6, 1778. Ch: Margaret, bp. June 6, 1779.

Esmy (Ismy), Thomas, and Elizabeth Palmatier. Ch: Petrus, b. May 24, 1775; Isaac Geneman, b. July 4, 1779.

Esselsteyn, Van Esselsteyn, Ysselsteyn.

Esselsteyn, Marten Cornelise, one of the first settlers of Schenectady. On Oct. 23, 1668, he sold his bouwery to Claas Frederickse Van Petten and Cornelis Viele, and removed to Claverack. On Jan. 12, 1676-7, Marten Cornelise, b. in the city of Ysselsteyn and Mayke Cornelise "b. in Barrevelt," both living in Claverack, made their joint will. He was not living in 1705. They had one son, Cornelise Martense.

Esselsteyn, Cornelis Martense of Claverack, and wife Cornelia Vandenbergh (Vredenbergh). He made his will June 21, 1740, proved Jan. 16, 1748-9, then spoke of wife Cornelia and Ch: Willem, eldest son, David; Jacob; Johannes; Isaac; Baata, w. of ---- Van Deusen. The following were bp. in Albany: Tobias, Aug. 3, 1690; Abraham, Jan. 8, 1704; David, Oct. 28, 1705, who made his will Jan. 15, 1747-8, proved Jan. 17, 1748-9, in which he speaks of his mother; left his property to his brothers Johannes, Willem, Jacob and sister Baata.

Esselsteyn (Iselsteyn), Willem, and Feytie. Ch: Jannetie, bp. Jan. 18, 1721.

Evans, Thomas, and Elizabeth. Ch: Mary, bp. Jan. 20,1737.

Evertse, Jan, master shoemaker in Beverwyck, 1661-7. [This family were probably Lutherans.]

Evertse, Dirk and wife. Ch: Aaltie, bp. in New York, June 29, 1663; Jannetie, bp. in New York, Aug. 3`, 1664; Hendrick, bp. in New York, May 8, 1667; Grietie, bp. in New York, May 5, 1672; Fytie, bp. in New York, Nov. 22, 1676; Hendrikie, bp. in New York, May 1, 1680; Richardt, bp. in Albany, Feb. 24, 1684; Evert, bp. Feb. 3, 1686; Arent, bp. Jan. 25, 1688; Arent, bp. March 17, 1689.

Everson, Benjamin, and Antje. Ch: Tjerk Harmense, bp. April 20, 1712.

Evert, Janse, kuyper (the cooper), perhaps son of Jan Evertse above; had a lot on east corner of Maiden Lane and Broadway in 1706; afterwards occupied by his son Johannes Evertse, the eldest; Jacob; and Hans [who was buried in Lutheran church yard, Dec. 12, 1741.] He also had a son Abraham, bp. July 14, 1686. His wife was Maria ----. He was buried in the Lutheran church yard, Nov. 8, 1726.

Evertse, Johannes, m. Barentje Bruyn, July 28, 1712. She was buried Feb. 5, 1752. [Jan Evertse, a cooper, lived in 1717, on east corner of Broadway and Maiden Lane.] Ch: Maria, bp. Oct. 8, 1713; Alitha, b. Dec. 26, 1714, was bp. in the Lutheran church, Jan. 1, 1715; Evert, bp. May 10, 1716.

Evertse, Johannes, m. Elizabeth Bouman, July 24, 1722. [Maria, wife of Johannes Everts, was buried Feb. 11, 1728.]

Evertse, Jacob, was buried Jan. 11, 1755. His wife was Elizabeth. Ch: Evert, b. at Coxsackie "de week voor Pinxter van dit jaer" and bp. in the Lutheran church at Lkinkenberg, May 26, 1706; Anna Maria, b. in the beginning of May, and bp. in the Lutheran church at Albany, May 28, 1708; Rachel, b. Nov. 8, 1710, and bp. in the Lutheran church, Feb. 4, 1711; Johannes, b. March 30, and bp. in the Lutheran church, April 15, 1716; Rebecca, bp. in the Dutch church, Sept. 21, 1718; Anna Maria, b. March 3, and bp. in Lutheran church April 8, 1721; Jacob, bp. Sept. 20, 1724 in the Dutch church.

Everts, Evert, and Marytje. Ch: Johannes, bp. april 6, 1740.

Evertsen, Johannes, and Susanna La Grange. Ch: Bernardus, bp. Nov. 1, 1747; Evert, bp. Jan. 22, 1749; Elizabeth, bp. Feb. 17, 1751; Engeltie, bp. March 3, 1756; Hendrick, bp. March 8, 1761; Christina, b. March 13, 1763.

Evertsen, Nicolaas, and Elizabeth Vander Kar. Ch: Fytje, bp. July 29, 1750.

Evertse, Marten, and Catarina Steur. Ch: Johannes, bp. Aug. 19, 1753.

Evertsen, Barnardus, m. Martina (Maritie) Hoghen, July 8, 1771. He d. Jan. 24, 1802, ae. 54 y. 2 m. 22 d.; she d. May 8, 1807, aec. 57 y. 7 m. 4 d. Ch: William, b. Feb. 12, 1778, c. Jan. 18, 1798, ae. 19 y. 11 m. 6 d.; Johannes, b. July 8, 1780, d. Nov. 17, 1832, ae. 52 y.; Maria, b. Sept. 6, 1782; Jacob, b. July 21, 1784, d. June 18, 1800, ae. 15 y. 10 m. 28 d.; Engeltie, b. Nov. 8, 1789, d. March 22, 1799, ae. 9 y. 7 m. 22 d.; Jane, bp. April 26, 1792.

Evert (Evertsen), John, m. Nancy Howard, Jan. 16, 1777. Ch: Margarita, bp. Nov. 21, 1779; Engeltie, b. Oct. 18, 1783.

Evertsen, Evert, m. Elizabeth Goewey, July 10, 1779. Ch: Susanna, b. June 13, 1780; Catharina, b. Feb. 28, 1782; Catharina, b. Jan. 18, 1784; Jacob, b. Jan. 19, 1790; Gerrit, b. June 6, 1792; Ann, b. July 20, 1797; Bernardus, b. May 10, 1799; Gerrit, b. Oct. 27, 1801.

Evertsen, Johannes, and Jennet White. Ch: Jacob Truex, b. Sept. 2, 1780.

Evertsen, Hendrik, m. first Hendrikie Winne, Sept. 2, 1783; secondly, Cornelia Slingerland, Aug. 9, 1795. [Henry Evertsen, d. July 9, 1814, ae. 53 y. 3 m. 6 d.] Ch: Susanna, b. June 2, 1784; John, b. March 20, 1789, c. July 5, 1834, in 45th y.; Fikie, b. March 5, 1792; Henrikie, b. April 3, 1796; Hendrikie, b. Oct. 19, 1797; Isaac, b. June 6, 1800; Henry, b. March 26, 1803.

Evertsen, Jacob, and Hannah Slingerland. He d. July 12, 1829, ae. 62 y. 11 m. 23 d. Ch: Johannes, b. Nov. 5, 1789; Christina, b. Oct. 22, 1793; Jacob, b. March 31, 1796; Maria, b. Jan. 3, 1802; Abraham Truax, b. June 14, 1807.

Exeen, Alexander, and Catharyntje Waldron. Ch: Johannes, b. Aug. 11, 1776.

Eyter, Anthony, and Wyburgha. Ch: Pieter, bp. Jan. 26, 1755.



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