The Van Derwerken-Van Derwerker Family


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Roelof Gerritse Van Der Werken and his family immigrated from Meppelen, Drenthe, The Netherlands to New Amsterdam in 1663.










The Quackenbush Family in America


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Pieter Quackenbosh was born in Holland, ca. 1614. He, his wife Maritje, and their first four children, immigrated to New Netherlands, ca. 1653; and settled in Albany, then known as Beverwyck. Three more children were born in Albany. Descendants live in New York, New Jersey, Ontario, Washington, California, and elsewhere. Descendants spell their name "Quackenbush."







The Schempp Family History


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Descendants of Jerg or Georg Schempp (fl. 1544-1578) of Bissingen, Württemberg, Germany. They later settled in Erkenbrechsweiler and Dettingen in the same province. Christian Schempp (1838-1905) emigrated to Ohio about 1850, eventually settling in Lodi. Other family settled in Georgia and the state of Washington.