Source Information

Ancestry.com. Rensselaerswyck, New York Settlers, 1630-58 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
Original data: Settlers of Rennsselaerswyck, 1630-1658. n.p.: n.p., 1908.

About Rensselaerswyck, New York Settlers, 1630-58

Now a part of New York State, along the Hudson River, Rensselaerswyck was the destination of many settlers to the Dutch colonies. This database, originally published in 1908, is a collection of area settlement records taken from the Van Rensselaer Bowier Manuscripts. It provides the names of over 1,000 men and women who came to the area between 1630 and 1658. In addition to revealing the resident's name, the date of arrival, occupation, and where they traveled from is provided. For those persons seeking ancestor who settled along the Hudson River in what is now New York, this can be a useful source of information.