Ancestor Links - Photos & Images
Early Emigrants from Amsterdam to New Netherland (1600's)
Early Emigrant Families from Amsterdam - to New Netherland/New
Amsterdam (New York) - and the old Dutch West India Company
Headquarters.
Bird’s-eye view map of Amsterdam (c.1557) by Koninklijk Oudheidkundig Genootschap (copy from Wikimedia Commons)
The Oude Kerk (Old Church), Amsterdam
The Nieuwe Kerk (New Church) and old city gate entrance, Amsterdam
Former Dutch West India Company Headquarters (built c.1617), Amsterdam
New Amsterdam (now New York) - part of New Netherland - 17th Century
Redraft of the Castello Plan of New Amsterdam in 1660,
redrawn in 1916 by John Wolcott Adams and Isaac Newton Phelps Stokes
and
Painting of New Amsterdam by Johannes Vingboons (1664)
(copies from Wikimedia Commons)
New York City
The Dutch purchased Manhattan Island from the Lenape Native Americans in
1626 - and in 1664 surrendered the New Netherland colony to the British
- and the name was changed to New York - in honour of the Duke of York.
The Duke of York later succeeded his brother as King - James II Stuart, King of England, Scotland and Ireland (1633-1701).
Other Links and Images grouped by theme
• Early Voyages to New England (1600's)
Images of the type of sailing vessels used to cross the Atlantic Ocean in the 1600's.
• Mayflower and Other Emigrants from Leiden, the Netherlands (1600's)
Mayflower and Other Early Emigrant Families from Leiden - to New England and New Netherland/New Amsterdam (New York).
• Origin of Annual U.S. Thanksgiving Celebration ?
Annual U.S. Thanksgiving Inherited from the Annual Thanksgiving Celebration in Leiden, the Netherlands ?
• Founders Monuments & Bridges in New England
Memorial Monuments and Bridges have been erected in memory of the Founders of various early Towns in New England.
• Early Towns & Communities in North America
The early pioneer settlers built the first homesteads, schools, churches, businesses, towns, roads, bridges ...
• Notable & Famous Descendants of Early New England Settlers
Notable and Famous Descendants include: Founder of Eastman Kodak;
Founder of the B.F. Goodrich Company; Founder of American Red Cross;
First Woman to Fly Across the Atlantic Ocean; Inventors; Architect;
Authors; Poet; Playwright; Actors & Actresses; Colonial and State
Governors of Connecticut, Massachusetts & Vermont; Signers of U.S.
Declaration of Independence; and Presidents of the United States;
Princess of Wales; Duke of Cambridge ...
A popular current term for this is “Notable Kin”.
• DNA Testing for Genealogical Research
DNA test results can provide valuable Genealogical information
- as a complement to traditional Genealogical Research.
• UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Links for Photos & Images of UNESCO World Heritage Sites on this website.