The story of Mathys Conrad Hooghteeling, My original ancestor.

[shockey80]

He arrived in America on Aug 13th 1655 aboard De Waegh. A man of war ship from Amsterdam Holland. He was 16 years old and was sent here with 15 other orphans. I have a copy of the letter from the burgomasters of Holland. They were sent to the W.I. company to increase the population of New Netherland land. (Mahatten Island, later New York City). The population was around 2000 people. Wow!

The letter said, receive these children and to take care, that they be employed to their best abilities, best advantage of the company and proper advancement of themselves.

Later in life, in 1691, Mathys bought land from 3 Mohawk Indians in upstate New York. He paid a cloth of duffel for 3,500 acres of land. I have researched cloth of duffel, as far as I can tell it may have been wool clothing. Also the fur trade was very big in those times.

Many of his ancestors, including myself still live in the same general area where he lived. Upstate New York around the Albany area. My ancestors have fought in every war in our history. I could spend years researching my American family tree. It's amazing.


I am about as American as you can get without being an American indian.

[ornotna]

1. I went to high school with a Houghtaling

Up in the Tri-City area. My, that was so long ago.

[WhiteTara]

2. you're his descendent, not ancestor.

Great family story.

[csziggy]

3. Is a variation of that surname Hooglandt or Hoagland?

If so, we could be distant relatives.

My Dutch ancestor is Dirck Jansen Hoagland. He was born in Maerseveen, Utrecht, Netherlands about 1835 and arrived in New Netherland between 1650-57. He married Annatje Hansen Bergen whose mother Sarah Joris Rapelge was the first child born on 09 June 1625 in Fort Orange (at the site where Albany is) when it was a Dutch possession. Annatje's father was Hans Hansen Bergen but was probably from Bergen, Norway.

Mom used the Hoagland Genealogy (Dirck Jansen Hoogland Family History 1657-1976: A Hoogland - Hogeland - Hoagland - Hoaglin Genealogy by George William Hoagland) as a reference for some of this information but my father's mother had family records including Josiah Yerkes Hoagland Bible which is now in my possession.

My great great grandfather, Josiah Yerkes Hoagland owned a general store and auction house in Albany, New York from Civil War times until his death before 1900.

[tblue37]

4. Maybe you are not "distant relatives" but rather the same person. I mean, has anyone ever seen both

of you in the same time, hmmm?

[RandomAccess]

5. Fascinating story

And I'll bet researching your family tree IS amazing.

Most of my ancestors came here in the mid- to late 1800s.

[bobbieinok]

7. Learned my ex is is a Mayflower descendant. 1 of my ancestors was with DBoone at Boonesborough

at Boonesborough KY during the Revolutionary War. Another of my mom's ancestors fought in the War of 1812 from KY. One of my dad's ancestors was among the very earliest white settlers of the Shenandoah Valley in VA. (He was with a group of PA settlers who moved to the VA colony.)

My ex's aunt wanted badly to find out about her family genealogy. She got blocked by a courthouse fire that destroyed records. She died before the internet, which has given many of us a start on our genealoges.

[RandomAccess]

8. I know - the internet has been fabulous for geneology

I was able, thru Ancestry.com a few years ago, to see the actual manifest listing some of my French relatives coming over from Normandy. So thrilling. It was especially fun because it listed their surnames exactly like the surname I grew up with, which I knew was French (tho possibly an Americanized version), but my French 101 professor assured me it was NOT French at all. "Maybe Spanish," he said. I was devastated. So it was great fun to find out the arrogant ass was wrong.

[shockey80]

6. csziggy, the most common names today are,

Hotaling, Houghtaling and Hoteling. My ancestor took the name Hooghteeling twenty years after he arrived here. I hope that helps.

The dutch church kept very good records. Thats where I am getting a lot of my information. I have copies of some really amazing records.

[AwakeAtLast]

9. One of my ancestors came in 1640

from England. They were not happy with the Church of England and were allowed to leave (rather than get sent to the Tower, whew!) They landed in Massachusetts.

My family lives in the area my Revolutionary War Veteran great-great-great-great grandfather finally settled: the backwoods of Southern Illinois. He is actually buried here.

I agree, truly fascinating!