Elizabeth Lansing

Elizabeth married Daniel Bradt on 18 Apr 1697. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: Sep 1855, New York

Hendrick married Elizabeth Caspers Hollenbeck in 1670. Elizabeth was born about 1655. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Lansing Family, Preface

"The descendants of Gerrit Frederickse Lansing, son of Frederick Lansing, a citizen of Hasselt, Province of Overijssel, Holland, comprise one of America's oldest and most distinguished families.

"The family is closely associated with the founding of the first European settlements in the valley of the Upper Hudson, at what is now Albany, Gerrit Frederickse Lansing having arrived in America during the period when the manorial grants were in their early stages of development. The first manorial grant in this region was issued under authority from the Lords States-General of the Netherlands to Killian van Rensselaer, a wealthy merchant of Amsterdam, who in 1630 purchased from the Indians the lands in the vicinity of Fort Orange (Albany) and founded the Manor of Rensselaerwyck. This tract contained some seven hundred thousand acres, measured twenty-four miles along the Hudson river with a breadth on either bank of twenty-four miles, and included the lands now comprising the counties of Albany, Columbia and Rensselaer. The first settlers for the new colony sailed from Trexel, Holland, in the ship Unity in command of Jan Brower, and arrived off the mouth of the River Mauretius (Hudson River) on May 24, 1630. Others settlers soon followed and the Manor of Rensselaerwyck rapidly increased in population and importance, the largest settlement being on the lands lying near Fort Orange and comprising the village of Beverwyck (Albany).

"Gerrit Frederickse Lansing, son of Frederick Lansing, the ancestor of the Lansing Family in America, arrived at New Amsterdam (New York) with his family about 1640, and a few years later was established at Rensselaerwyck. His descendants took a most active part in the affairs of the new colony, the name appearing with great frequency throughout the civil and military records.

"Killian van Rensselaer, Patroon and Lord of the Manor of Rensselaerwyck, died in 1647, and the estate descended to his son, Johannes, then a minor. Brandt Arentse van Slectenhorst was appointed Director to represent the young Patroon. His son, Sieur Gerrit van Slectenhorst married Altje Lansing, daughter of Gerrit Frederickse Lansing.

"In 1664 the Province of New Amsterdam passed into the hands of the English. The village of Beverwyck was renamed Albany in honor of the Duke of York and Albany, but in 1673 the Province reverted to the Dutch and the name Albany was changed to Williamstadt. In 1674 the English again securing control the name Williamstadt was changed to Albany. In 1683 the Province was divided up into regular English shires or counties. The English Government, however, recognized the rights of the van Rensselaers to the Manor of Rensselaerwyck and Governor Donegan issued to the heirs of Killian van Rensselaer a Patent confirming the original grant, with the exception of those lands comprising the City of Albany. Stephen van Rensselaer, Patroon of Rensselaerwyck, married Elizabeth, daughter of Elizabeth Lansing and Stephanus Groesbeck.

"In 1686 the City of Albany was granted its charter, Peter Schuyler being the first Mayor. His daughter Geertruy Schuyler was the wife of Johannes Lansing."

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"Gerrit Frederickse Lansing was a citizen of Hasselt, Province of Overijssel, Holland. He came to New Amsterdam (New York) about 1640 and was on of the early settlers of Rensselaerwyck. He died and his widow married Wouter van Den Uythof of Albany. The heirs of Gerrit Frederickse Lansing executed a Power of Attorney in favor of Jan Barentse ten Kate of Zwolle and Gysbert Janse Vermeer of Hasselt, Holland, on October 3, 1697.(Albany County deed book No. 3, page 51.)"

It is now known that Gerrit never set foot in America. His widow remarried and came to Albany with her husband and children. Garrit's father was also named Gerrit, not Frederick.

Gerrit married Elizabeth Hendricks ten Cate about 1637 in Netherlands. Elizabeth (daughter of Hendrick ten Cate) was born about 1615 in Borne, Overijssel, Netherlands; died before 14 Oct 1691 in Albany, Albany County, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: Sep 1655, New York