Genealogy of a Part of the Third Branch of the Schermerhorn Family in the United States e-bog

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The first emigrant bearing this name from Holland - and, so far as known, the only one - was Jacob J anse1 Schermerhooren, who left the Fatherland on the ship Rensselaerwyck, on October 1, 1636, and came to Beverwyeke (albany). On the ship's list of colonists he is designated as Jacob J anse van Amsterdam, age 14 years 2 he was therefore born in the year 1622. In the early records of the Colony he is sometimes referred to as Jacob J anse van Schermer hooren. In a State document of Holland published at The Hague in relating to Governor Stuyvesant's conduct in the at? Airs of the Colony, Schermerhooren is referred to as Jacob J anse van Scher merhooren, formerly a citizen of Waterland, Holland. This locality included the village of Schermerhorn, and the areas formerly covered by De Scher Mer, De Wur Mer, De Pur Mer, and De Beemster.