The last two biographies discussed the Updike family. This biography continues with the biography of Richard Smith, husband of Catherine...

Lodowick OpDenDyck's son was yet another Gysbert (later called Gilbert). He was born in Wesel, baptized there on September 25, 1605, and...

My wife's eighth great-grandfather was Gijsbert Op Ten Dijck (Gilbert Updyke), who arrived in New Amsterdam in 1635. So before we uncover...

William Decker has eluded many researchers for a long time. I am not sure I will be able to solve their puzzle, but I thought I would...

My wife says Norwegian-Americans find each other, even if they are not trying. A good example was when my wife provided childcare for a...

When talking about the early Norwegians in America, it is either the Vikings or their mass migration in the 1800s and the early 1900s....

The Miller ancestors were among the first in New England and instrumental in the early days of New York City. Jan Corneliszen De Zeeuw...

The Cook family has a proud and lengthy history in this nation. So I was surprised that this first Cook ancestor to arrive took his turn...