New Netherland Settlers: Willem Pieterse Van Slyke Aka Willem Neef: A Genealogy to 5 Generations of the Descendants of Willem Pieterse Van Slyke in Bloomington, MN

Settlement in New Netherland (New York) did not begin until Fort Orange (Albany) was built in 1621. Willem Pieterse Van Slyke sailed from Holland to the New World in 1660 on De Trouw. His uncle Cornelis Antonissen Van Slyke had settled in New Netherland in 1634. This book follows Willem Pieterse and his descendants down 5 generations. It is fully sourced with footnotes. It also reveals for the first time, the origins of Willem and his uncle Cornelis in Breuckelen in the Netherlands.