VA Newsletter Index

Ann Croston, Editor					
PO Box 296
Dennis, MA 02638
ACroston125@comcast.net
508-385-3173
								

VOLUME 1
1984
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Booklist (About VA's) 3
In Search of Van Aken Origins in Europe 15
Family Origins 23
Generations (of Subscribers) 17
The Old Mine Road (NY, NJ) 31
Rochester (Accord NY) Dutch Reformed Church 37
Family Bible Records
Jacob H. Van Auken (Marinus, Abraham, Daniel, Absolom, Jacob H)       12
Family Group Sheets
Pieter Van Aken 4
Jan Chambers/Cornelis Van Aken 11
Delaware County NY Records
Part 1  Miscellanea13
Part 2  Probate Records 25
Part 3  Probate Records 35

VOLUME 2
1985
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Notes on Our European Cousins 3
Stories of the Van Aken/Van Auken Pioneers
(Marinus, Pieter, Petrus, Henry & Levi) 13
Generations (of Subscribers) 17
Your Hair at the Midwinter Party (Ida Cleve Van Auken) 23
Abraham Van Aken: Deeds, Disputes & Indian Troubles
(Marinus, Abraham) 26
Sultan of Sausage (T.R. Van Auken) 34
Skeletons in the Closet
Part 1  "A Horrible Murder" 35
Family Group Sheets
Marinus Van Aken 15
Pieter  (Marinus, Pieter) 15
Abraham (Marinus, Abraham) 25
Cornelis (Marinus, Abraham) 29
Isaac (Marinus, Isaac) 29
Zara (Marinus, Zara) 39
Catrina (Marinus, Catrina) 39
Rachel (Marinus, Rachel) 40
Neeltjen (Marinus, Neeltjen/Eleanor) 40
Delaware County NY Records
Part 4  Probate Records 7
Part 5  Probate Records 16
Part 6  Data From The Walton Recorder and The Walton Reporter 30
Part 7  Cemetery Records 36
New York Records
Part 1  Cemetery Records: Albany Co, Colonie8
Part 2  Cemetery Records:  Port Jervis,Machackemack; Westtown, Minisink;
Minisink, Unionville; Onondaga Co, Baldwinsville; Chemung Co,
Breesport 16
Part 3  Cemetery Records: Chemung Co; Wayne Co, Newark 30
Part 4  Cemetery Records: Cayuga Co, Owasco37
Part 5   Index Records:1890 NY Veterans Census Index 40
Pennsylvania Records
Part 1  Cemetery Records: Monroe Co, Mt Zion Church; Pike Co, Dingman's Ferry 8
Part 2  Cemetery Records: Susquehanna Co, Brooklyn 37
Part 3   PA Marriage Records 37

VOLUME 3
1986
TABLE OF CONTENTS

On the Road to Cadzand									 3
De Hervormde Kerk van Cadzand								13
Dutch Naming System									14
VA/VA Authorship										21
Stories of the Van Aken/Van Auken Pioneers: Jacob H. Van Auken
(Marinus, Abraham, Daniel, Absolom, Jacob H.)					25
Generations (of Subscribers)									30
Following in the Footsteps: First Footsteps (Ulster Co NY)					37
Skeletons in the Closet
Part 2  "Van Auken's Body Found Secreted in a Stump"				7
Part 3  "An Out-Of-Wedlock Birth - 1714"						15
  	Part 4 "A "Walking Divorce" and a Murder"						29
Part 5 "Doubts About a Divorce Decree"						39
Family Group Sheets
Marinus Van Aken (Marinus, Pieter, Marinus)					6
Jan (Marinus, Pieter, Jan)								6
Cornelis (Marinus, Pieter, Cornelis)							16
Petrus (Marinus, Pieter, Petrus)							16
Pieternelletjen (Marinus, Cornelis, Pieternelltjen)					40
Lena (Marinus, Cornelis, Lena)							40
Delaware County NY Records
Part 8  Graves Relocated During Reservoir Construction				18
New York Records
Part 6 Miscellanea: Madison Co							8
Part 7  Cemetery Records: Westchester Co, Old Dutch, Sleepy Hollow;
             Delaware Co, Roxbury							8
Part 8  Cemetery Records: Sullivan Co, Grahamsville; Ulster Co, Stone Ridge	17
Part 9  Cemetery Records: Tomkins Co, Dutchess Co				43
New Jersey Records
Part 1  Marriage Records: Sussex Co							17
Pennsylvania Records
Part 4  Cemetery Records: Frankford							17
Michigan Records
Part 1  Cemetery Records: Hillsdale Co; Calhoun Co, Austin			8
Part 2  Cemetery Records: Van Buren Co						43

VOLUME 4
1987
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Father of Four Sets of Twins (Claude Van Nocker)						15
A Brave Soldier's Last Letter									27
Letter to Alma Vogt from Esther Van Aken							29
A Van Aken Inventor										39
Other Van Aken/ Van Auken Inventions							40
Sorting Out Three John Van Aukens								44
Stories of the Van Aken/Van Auken Pioneers: Margaret Westfall Van Aken		
(Marinus, Cornelis, Jacobus, John, William Henry Harrison)			3
Generations (of Subscribers)									32
Skeletons in the Closet
Part 6 "Desperate Attempt at Suicide by Millionaire"				7
Part 7 "Ghosts and Demons"								16
Part 8 "A Mysterious Murder"							31
Part 9 "Some Space-y or Air-Minded Members of the Family"			41
Family Group Sheets					
Abram C. Van Aken (Marinus, Cornelis, Abram C.)					17
Annatjen (Marinus, Cornelis, Annatjen)						42
Elizabeth (Marinus, Cornelis, Elizabeth)						42
Delaware Co NY Records
Part 9  Gleanings from the Roxbury Times						21
New York Records:
Part 10   Miscellanea: Chenango Co							19
Part 11  Miscellanea: Sullivan Co							19
Part 12  Marriage Records: Madison Co						8
Part 13  Cemetery records: Ulster Co							43
Part 14  Church Records: Albany Co, Princetown Reformed Church		20
Pennsylvania Records
Part 5  Cemetery Records: Pike Co; Bushkill						20

VOLUME 5
1988
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Little Crow's War (Marinus, Abraham, Joshua, Cornelius, Henry)
     (Marinus, Cornelis, Mary (Polly))						3
Tracking a '49er (--------, Dennis, Matthew)							15
The Sons of Abraham and Jannetje (Dewitt) Van Aken (Marinus, Abraham)		19
Silas Van Auken Postcard									20
Potterville Van Auken Reminiscences (--------, Henry, Sarah)				27
William Van Aken Book of Psalms								28
Abraham Van Aken Clock									29
Generations (of Subscribers)									31
Norman Van Aken's Mira, Key West FL							36
Van Aken/Van Auken Reunion 1988								42
Van Auken's Inne										40
Van Aken is Head Chef									46
Skeletons in the Closet
Part 10 "Lady Lawyers"								17
Part 11 "Who Stole the Horse?"							44
Family Group Sheets
Johannes VA (Marinus, Cornelis, Johannes)						18
Jacobus/James (Marinus, Cornelis, Jacobus)						18
New York Records
Part 15  Cemetery Records: Port Jervis						43
              Church Records: Dutchess Co, Rhinebeck Flats				43
Michigan Records
Part 3  Cemetery Records: Mecosta Co; Kalamazoo Co				43
             Death Records: Ingham Co							43

VOLUME 6
1989
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Van Auken Incident Incorrectly Attributed to Another (Port Jervis, NY area)		3
Van Aken/Aukin/Auken Roster for the War of 1812 (New York)				8
No More Linesman & Innovative Cookbook							9
Holland Relations (Van Aken Records from Cadzand and Surrounding Area)		15
Troublesome Bridge (Van Auken Bridge, Delaware Co NY)				24
Dowser Does It  (Marinus, Isaac, Joseph, Isaac, Amos, Isaac, Hayden C.)			27
Van Auken's Inne										30
Generations (of Subscribers)									31
Brewster is Stage for Actress Turned Pastor (Marinus, Pieter, Jan, Benjamin, Isaac, 	
Solomon H, David J, Henry Elia, John Clark, John R, Gretchen R)			39
Readings:
Part 1  In My Grandfather's House - Rien Poortvliet					29
Skeletons in the Closet:
Part 12 "Muscle Mania"								20
Part 13 "The Truth - No Libel"							43
Family Group Sheets:
Daniel VA (Marinus, Abraham, Daniel)						7
Peter (Marinus, Cornelis, Johannes, Peter)						21
Abraham (Marinus, Isaac, Abraham)							41
Jacob (Marinus, Isaac, Jacob)								41
New York Records:
Part 16  Cemetery Records: Port Jervis, Laurel Grove				42

VOLUME 7
1990
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Sailing to America										3
Military Records (New York)									9
A Thrilling Experience (Marinus, Abraham, Daniel, Absolom, Hiram, Myers Peter)	15
Dutch Family Heritage Society								18
Baptisms (Marinus, Abraham, Blandina)							27
Generations (of Subscribers)									29
Personalities:
Part 1  Inner Vision - John Van Auken (Virginia)					19
Part 2 This Movie Lover has the Perfect Job - John Van Auken (Pennsylvania)	39
Readings:
Part 2 World's End - T. Coraghessan Boyle						7
Part 3 The First Salute - Barbara W. Tuchman					22
Part 4 The Sensible Cook - Peter G. Rose						41
Skeletons in the Closet
Part 14 "Photographers"								5
Part 15 "A Tribute to Grand-Dad"							43
Family Group Sheets
Isaac VA (Marinus, Isaac, Isaac)							8
Joseph (Marinus, Isaac, Joseph)							8
Eliphas (Marinus, Pieter, Marinus, Marinus, Eliphas)				20
Pieter (Marinus, Pieter, Jan, Pieter)							20
Abraham (Marinus, Pieter, Jan, Abraham)						44
Isaac (Marinus, Pieter, Jan, Isaac)							44
Delaware County NY Records:
Part 10 Gleanings from The Walton Reporter					45

VOLUME 8
1991
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Mideast Deployment Affects Local Family (Robert L. Van Auken)				3
Indians Attack Kingston (Kingston NY)							7
Van Auken's Inne										19
Stories of the Pioneers: James Hassan Van Aken
(Marinus, Cornelis, Jacobus, Anthony, Cornelius, James Hassan)			27
Generations (of Subscribers)									29
Personalities:
Part 3 Killed in Chilean Plane Crash - Lynwood Van Auken (Ohio)			9
Part 4 Wilson Tinney's Recollections of Port Ewen - Raphael Van Aken (New York)39
Skeletons in the Closet:
Part 16 "Phyllis Van Auken, Slave"							5
Part 17 "Jan Koster Van Aeken"							15
Part 18 "Tory!"									34
Family Group Sheets:
Benjamin VA (Marinus, Pieter, Jan, Benjamin)					6
David (Marinus, Pieter, Cornelis, David)						21
Catherine (Marinus, Pieter, Gideon, Catherine)					21
Maria (Marinus, Pieter, Gideon, Maria)						21
New Jersey Records:
Part 2 Probate/Land Records: Sussex & Warren Co					8
Part 3 Cemetery Records: Sussex Co							41
            Marriage Records: Sussex Co							41
New York Records:
Part 17 Cemetery Records: Sullivan Co						42
Michigan Records:
Part 4 Newspaper Gleanings: Eaton Co						22

VOLUME 9
1992
TABLE OF CONTENTS

A Family of Preachers (Marinus, Pieter, Petrus, Jeremiah, Peter, Henry P.)			3
The Walking Purchase (Orange Co, NY; Pike Co, PA; Sussex Co NJ)			15
Historical Find - Leather Bound Dutch Ledger (Kingston NY)				24
Origin of the Name -Van Aken/Van Auken							27
Some Coats of Arms - Van Aken								29
The Little Drummer Boy (Marinus, Cornelis, Jacobus, Jan)					39
Generations (of Subscribers)
Marinus, Abraham...									35
Marinus, Pieter...									41
Marinus, Isaac...									42
Skeletons in the Closet:
Part 19 "He Killed a Man"								7
Part 20 "Grandma Mary Jane and Grandpa Lewis Morgan VA"			19
Part 21 "The Hobbs-Van Auken Mystery"						31
Part 22 "Wrong Closet"								43
Family Group Sheets:
Pieter VA (Marinus, Pieter, Gideon, Pieter)						5
Johannes (Marinus, Pieter, Gideon, Johannes)					6
Abraham G (Marinus, Pieter, Gideon, Abraham G)					30
New York Records:
Part 18 Marriage/Church Records: Schoharie Co					9
Part 19 Cemetery Records: Ulster Co							18
Part 20 Cemetery Records: Steuben Co						33
Probate/Land Records:							33
Part 21 Cemetery Records: Oswego Co						45

VOLUME 10
1993
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Fort Van Auken (Part 1)									3
Fort Van Auken (Part 2)									15
The Vanderbilt Room at the Greenville Arms (Scott Van Aken)				19
New Dutch American Van Aken/Van Auken Families					27
Decoding A Civil War Record (Marinus, Pieter, Petrus, Jeremiah, Levi, Jeremiah)		29
Henry Jennings VanAkin (Memoir in Tribute to Elizabeth VanAkin Burd)
(Marinus, Cornelis, Jacobus, John, James, Henry Jennings, Elizabeth)		39
Generations:
Marinus, Sara...									8
Marinus, Cornelis...									8
Marinus, Neeltjen...									20
Marinus, Catrina...									20
Skeletons in the Closet:
Part 23 "The Mystery Van Auken Kids"						9
Part 24 "A Mysterious Murder"							21
Part 25 "The Concrete Connection"							31
Part 26 "Surrey With Fringe - For Hire"						45
Family Group Sheets:
Benjamin VA (Marinus, Pieter, Gideon, Benjamin)					33
Lydia (Marinus, Pieter, Marinus, Lydia)						33
Gideon (Marinus, Pieter, Gideon, Gideon)						34
Sofia (Marinus, Pieter, Sofia)								43
Jenneke (Marinus, Pieter, Jenneke)							43
Delaware County NY Records:
Part 11  Newspaper Gleanings							20
New York Records:
Part 22 County Historian Files: Seneca Co						7

VOLUME 11
1994
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Go West Young Man, Go West (C. Wayne Campbell)
 (Marinus, Pieter, Petrus, Jeremiah, Henricus, David, Spencer, James, Henry, Ada) 3
Dutch Reformed Churches (New Jersey)							20
Dutch Reformed Churches (New York)							21
A Comic for a Genealogist									23
Boo...Santa											39
Skeletons in the Closet:
Part 27 "Tombstones and Cow Pies"							7
Part 28 "The Collector"								15
Part 29 "The Exuberance of Youth"							33
Personalities:
Part 5 Geriatrics - A Tradition of Excellence Continues - Alice VA Luddington (Ohio) 9
Part 6 Chef Extraordinaire - Norman Van Aken (Florida)				19
Part 7 School Girl & School Marm - Gail & Lyle Van Auken			27
Part 8 A Sad Tale - Harry Bristol VA and Nedra VA Bartel				45
New York Records:
Part 23 Cemetery Records: Cayuga, Ulster, Monroe, Sullivan Counties		32
Part 24 From the Office of the Cayuga Co Historian					43
New Jersey Records:
Part 4 Court Records: Sussex Co							5
Michigan Records:
Part 5 Cemetery Records: Lenawee Co						17
Part 6 Death Records: Barry Co							18

VOLUME 12
1995
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Doomsday and Reincarnation (John Jay Van Aken)						3
Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files						8
Lake Van Auken (Van Buren County MI)							15
The Awakening Land (William Henry Harrison Van Aken)					29
Cornelius Kettle's Burial Expenses								30
Holiday in Holland's a Real Dutch Treat							39
More on our Dutch Heritage									40
Allied Societies & Organizations
Part 1 The Holland Society								11
Part 2 The New Netherland Project							23
Personalities:
Part 9 Gertrude Van Auken, 90th Birthday						7
Part 10 Give Five - Robert W. Van Auken						43
Skeletons in the Closet:
Part 30 "Friend of President Garfield Dies When Train Hits Buggy"		9
Part 31 "Gold Rush Fever"								21
Part 32 "The Terrible Tempered William E."						33
Family Group Sheets:
John E. VA (Marinus, Pieter, Marinus, Eliphas, John E.)				18
William VA (Marinus, Pieter, Marinus, Eliphas, John E., William)			19
John VA (Marinus, Pieter, Marinus, Eliphas, John E., William, John)		20
Alfred VA (Marinus, Pieter, Marinus, Eliphas, John E., William, Alfred)		20
Edgar VA (Marinus, Pieter, Marinus, Eliphas, John E., William, Edgar)		20
Eliphas VA (Marinus, Pieter, Marinus, Eliphas, John E., Eliphas)			31
Barent Gardiner VA (Marinus, Pieter, Marinus, Eliphas, John E., Barent Gardiner) 32
Eliphas VA (Marinus, Pieter, Eliphas)						41
Delaware County NY Records:
Part 12 Newspaper Gleanings from Walton NY					6
New York Records:
Part 25 Cemetery Records: Albany County						34
Pennsylvania Records:
Part 6 Cemetery Records: Pike County						45
Kansas Records:
Part 1 Homesteaders in Kansas							42

VOLUME 13
1996
TABLE OF CONTENTS

A Brief Trip to Cadzand, Holland								3
Letter From the Editor of the VA Home Page						11,18,35
A Family of Teachers (Port Ewen, NY Reminiscences)					15
Letters From a Belgian Cousin								27
The Mathias Van Aken Home Page								29
Happy New Year 1852 From Sacramento City, CA (George W. Van Aken)		39
Allied Societies & Organizations
Part 3 New Netherland Connections							23
Bible & Family Records:
Part 2 Collected by William Brinkman, Town of Guilderland, NY			7
Part 3 Collected by William Brinkman, Town of Guilderland, NY			17
Skeletons in the Closet:
Part 33 "A Horrible Murder"								9
Part 34 "A Horrible Murder - The Sequel"						19
Part 35 "Oh My Son Absalom, My Son, My Son Absalom!"				31
Part 36 "The Story of Absalom, Daniel, Isaac, Leola (Lee)...continued"		44
Family Group Sheets:
Jacobus VA (Marinus, Pieter, Marinus, Eliphas, Jacobus)				21
New Jersey Records:
Part 5 Marriage Records: Sussex County						43

VOLUME 14
1997
TABLE OF CONTENTS

They Who Stayed on the Ancestral Land: Ephraim and Liverius Van Aken				 3
Excerpts From George Van Aken's Notebook: Some Esopus (NY) Patents				 4	
They Travelled North: The Van Aukens of Albany (NY)						15
They Travelled South: The Van Auken-Westfall Connection					27
Our Immigrant Ancestors: Marinus & Pieternelle (de Pre) Van Aken				39
Generations of Subscribers
Marinus, Isaac...										20
Marinus, Pieter, Cornelius...									32
Marinus, Pieter, Gideon...									32
Marinus, Pieter, Jan...										32
Allied Societies & Organizations
Part 4 Klyne Esopus (NY) Historical Society Museum & Library				23
Part 5 Montague (NJ) Association for the Restoration of Community History		35
Readings:
Part 5 Bureaucracy Imperils a Dutch Symbol: Clog						11
Part 6 A Severe Mercy (Sheldon Vanauken)							42
Part 7 Daily Life in Holland in the Year 1566 (Rien Poortvliet)				48
Skeletons in the Closet:	
Part 37 "Her Mona Lisa Smile" (Hanna Jane VA)						45 	
Personalities:
Part 11 Audobon Field Trip Reveals How Birds Do It (Steven Van Auken)			 9
Part 12 In a Class By Himself (Chris Van Auken)						19
Part 13 Van Auken Twins (Fannie & Estella Van Auken)					31
Family Group Sheets:
Sophia VA (Marinus, Pieter, Marinus, Sophia)						 7
Johanna VA (Marinus, Pieter, Marinus, Johanna)						 7
Margriet VA  (Marinus, Pieter, Marinus, Margriet)						21
Levina VA (Marinus, Pieter, Marinus, Eliphas, Jacobus, Levina)				33
Eliza VA (Marinus, Pieter, Marinus, Eliphas, Jacobus, Eliza)				33
Social Security Death Record Index					
Part 1	A-Annie										18
Part 2	Antoinette-Bryan									30
Part 3   C. Edwin - Clarence									44
Pennsylvania Records:
Part 7 Tax Lists in PA Archives: Northampton Co. (1772-1788)				 8
New York Records:
Part 26 Court Records: Ulster County (1693-1775)						17

VOLUME 15
1998
TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Minisink Area...In the Beginning								 3
Minisink Search for Pieter Van Aken (Marinus, Pieter)						 9
Minisink Search for Abraham Van Aken (Marinus, Abraham)					15
Minisink Search for Isaac Van Aken (Marinus, Isaac)						19
Minisink Search for Cornelius Van Aken (Marinus, Cornelius)					21
The Old Mine Road (Charles Gilbert Hine)								24
Papa Owned a Drug Store (De Baun Van Aken)							27
Van Aken/Van Auken Reunion Recap Part 1								33
Van Aken/Van Auken Reunion Recap Part 2								45
Allied Societies & Organizations:
Part 6 Minisink Valley Historical Society							11
Skeletons in the Closet:	
Part 38 Tom Quick, Indian Slayer								 7 
Part 39 Jacobus & Jannetje (Van Aken) Quick  (Marinus, Pieter, Jannetje)			 8
Part 40 ---With Charity for All 
(Marinus, Cornelius, Jacobus, Charity m Lodowick Van Der Mark)		39
Personalities:
Part 14 Mission of Mercy to Santo Domingo (Doug Van Auken)		 		43
Pennsylvania Records:
Part 8 Newspaper Gleanings - Pike County							42
Social Security Death Records
	Part 4 Clarice – Dwight									6

VOLUME 16
1999
TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Subscription Rolls (Marinus, Pieter, Petrus)								 3
Court-Martialed I (Marinus, Cornelius, Jacobus, John)							15
Court-Martialed II (Marinus, Cornelius, Jacobus, John)							27
Calling All Descendants of Owasco (NY) Pioneers							20
Letter From a Van Auken Cousin in Beijing (Wemara Lichty)						23
Wedding Bells												33
Letters from the Netherlands									       36, 38
New Jersey Cemetery Preservation Alert (Sussex Co, Montague)			           		2,11,14,35
Skeletons in the Closet:	
Part 41 Both Her Father and Husband Were Named Cornelius
Marinus, Cornelius, Abraham C., Cornelius, Polly
Marinus, Abraham, Daniel, Joshua, Cornelius						21	
Part 42 Shot Down in Lone Attack
	(Marinus, Pieter, Petrus, Jeremiah, Peter, Henry P, Helmus H., 
Howard R., Robert Danforth)								31
Part 43 Two VA Brothers Marry Two DeWitt Sisters
	(Marinus, Abraham m Jannetje DeWitt and Marinus, Isaac m Rachel DeWitt)		39
Part 44 Seeking Shelter From a Storm, He Found a Wife (Marinus, Cornelius, Jacobus, Anthony)	48
	
Personalities:
Part 15 Lady Architect (Jill Van Auken Akins)				 			 9
Part 16 It's a Dog's Life (Thomas Van Auken							18
Part 17 For This Family, Togetherness Is What Counts on Bird Walk
	(The Robert A. Van Auken Family)							42
Part 18 Woman of Distinction (Stephanie Van Auken)						45
Pennsylvania Records:
Part 9 Newspaper Gleanings - Pike County							 7
New York Records:
	Part 27 Cemetery Records (Dutchess, Cayuga, Oswego Co)					 8
	Part 28 Surrogate Court Records (Ontario Co)							 8
	Part 29 Cemetery Records (Oswego Co)								30
	Part 30 Death Records (Albany Co)
New Jersey Records:
	Part 6 Town Records (Minisink/Montague, Sussex Co)						40
Family Group Sheets:
	Petrus (Marinus, Pieter, Petrus)									 4
	Jan (Marinus, Pieter, Jan)									17
Social Security Death Record Index
	Part 5 E. – Elsie											29

VAN AKEN/VAN AUKEN NEWSLETTER

Ann Croston, Editor
38 Padanararn Avenue B-18
Danbury CT 06811

VOLUME 17
2000
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Another Van Aken/ Van Auken Slave Owner (Marinus, Pieter, Petrus, Jeremiah)

3

They Served in the Civil War (Marinus, Cornelius, Jacobus, Gerrett, James, James Jr)

4

The Van AkenNan Auken Families Go West (Marinus, Abraham, Daniel, Absolom, Jacob Hornbeck)

15

Another Western Traveler (Marinus, Cornelius, Jacobus, John, Lawson A)

18

More Van Auken Travelers to the West (Marinus, Pieter...)

23

This Was Pioneering (Marinus, Cornelius, Jacobus, Anthony, Ludowick)

24

Michigan Bound in 1836 (Marinus, Cornelius, Jacobus, John, James W.)

29

Hieronymous Bosch (Jerome Van Aaken)

39

The Van Auken Electric Car (---Howard Van Auken)

43

The Historic Van Auken Resting Place in Montague NJ                          VA/VA Association Newsletter

1-4

 

 

Readings:

 

Part 8 The Lost Diaries of Frans Hals - Michael Kernan

48

 

 

Putting Flesh on the Skeleton:

 

Postcards

 

 

 

Generations:

 

Marinus, Pieter...

6

 

 

Bible & Family Records:

 

Part 4 The Moses and Eliza (Dennis) Van Auken Bible

9

 

 

Skeletons in the Closet:

 

Part 45 Circus Performer (Marinus, Cornelius, Jacobus, John, David, Charles Hurlbert, Spencer

12

             Part 46 Developer and Long Time Mayor of Cleveland (John, William J.)

27

 

 

Personalities:

 

Part 19 Morris Daniel and Dora Burke Van Ocker

7

Part 20 Same Alliance, Different Fight (Lois (Mrs. Robert A.) Van Auken)

33

Part 21 Listed in Who’s Who (Marinus, Abraham, Daniel, Elijah, Elijah, Daniel L, Charles L, Claude)

36

 

 

Pennsylvania Records:

 

Part 10 Cemetery Records (Pike, Monroe, Bradford Counties)

42

Part 11 Census Mortality Schedule for 1850

42

 

 

New York Records:

 

Part 31 Cemetery Records (Cayuga County)

32

 

 

Social Security Death Record Index

 

Part 6 Emily Floyd

8

Part 7 Frances Gertrude

21

Part 8 Ghislain Harry

31

 

 

City Directory Listings:  Part I Albany, Amsterdam, Auburn, NY

45

 

 

 VOLUME 18
2001
TABLE OF CONTENTS



They Served in the Revolutionary War (Descendants of Pieter, Isaak, Abraham,Cornelis) 3
The Ford Tri-Motor Plane (-----, Charles R. Van Auken) 9
Navy Pioneer (Marinus, Abraham, Daniel, Jeremiah, Moses, Myron W, Wilbur R. Van Auken) 12
Recollections of Life with Leland Robinson Van Auken (----John P or V, James, Silas, Leland R.) 15
One Van Auken’s Revolutionary War Record Mistaken for Another? (Marinus, Abraham, Daniel, Elijah or ----Elias) 22
Happy Birthday (Marinus, Abraham, Daniel, Joshua, Cornelius, Harvey, Harry G, J. Albert, Robert A) 27
LWV Woman of the Year (Marinus, Abraham, Daniel, Joshua, Cornelius, Harvey, Harry G, J. Albert,
Robert A & Lois) 28
Witches & Witchery (Mrs. Lum Van Auken) 31
DNA for Family Historians 36
Home Wedding (----Henry M, Ralph, Earl Ernest) 40
A Christmas Potpourri: Painters, Poets, Writers, Stars of Stage & Screen, and Musicians in the Family 43
A Vacation Trip to Cadzand (Franklin “Roger” & Marjorie Van Aken 47
In Memoriam: Kenneth W. Van Auken

Personalities:
Part 22 Van Auken Spends Four Weeks at Science Camp (Marinus, Pieter, Petrus, Jeremiah, Henricus, David Spencer, James H., James Harold, Milton H, Richard Lee, Mary Jean) 35
Readings:
Part 9 Girl With a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier 52

New Jersey Records:
Part 7 Cemetery Records (Essex County) 8

New York Records:
Part 32 Cemetery Records Allbany Co, Cattaraugus Co) 34
Family Group Sheets:
Elias (Could he be Marinus, Abraham Elias, Elias?) 25
Absolom & Magdelena Van Auken (Marinus Abraham, Daniel, Absolom
& Marinus, Isaac, Isaac, Magdelena) 33

Social Security Death Record Index
Part 9 Harvey - Horace 6
Part 10 Howard – Jessie 37

City Directory Listings:
Part 2 Pennsylvania; New Jersey 21



VOLUME 19
2002
TABLE OF CONTENTS


They Served in the Civil War: Marinus, Cornelius, Jacobus, John, Simeon, Simeon Jr 5
Marinus, Isaac, Joseph, Isaac, Amos, Daniel G 6
...Peter L, Henry, Alphonso 7
A Van Auken Backpacking Trip in the Artic National Wildlife Refuge (D Kaye HaIl) 9
Weds Olympic Winner (Harrison VanAken) 12
This Old House: The House That Gideon Built (Ulster Co NY) 15
The ca 1760 John Wesley Van Auken House (Sussex Co NJ) 17
The ca 1.770 Van Auken House (Sussex Co NJ) 18
The ca 1916 William B Van Auken House (Kent Co, MI) 19
Realtor of the Month: Lisa Gibbs and Holly Van Auken 24
The Fantastical: Hieronymus Bosch aka Jerome Van Aken 39

Skeletons in the Closet
Part 47 Grandpa Elmer Van Auken (Marinus, Abraham, Daniel, Jeremiah, Moses,
Lewis Morgan, Elmer Ellsworth) 31

Personalities:
Heath Van Aken, Assistant Freestyle Snowboard Coach 2002 Olympic Team 3
Zane Van Auken Leonard Music Co Music Editor ~ Arranger ~ Executive 8
Lance and Robin Van Auken, Authors of Play Ball, The Story of the Little League 27
Abraham Cole Van Auken, Butter Merchant 36
Rev. Gretchen Van Aken (Old Post Office Becomes Sanctuary) 41

VA Bits & Pieces From Now and Then (Robert A. Van Auken)
Part 1 Linn, Benjamin W., Charles J., Daniel, David, David, Edward Everett 21
Part 2 VA's in NJ, Essex Co, Gary L., George L., George "Sunny',, George "Butch"
Fred H, Glen Leroy 34
Part 3 Harold L, Harry Joseph Jr., Horace, Gerardo Johannes 44

Social Security Death Record Index
Part 11 Jim - Kathryn 20
Part 12 Kenneth - Louis 45

City Directory Listings:
Part 3 New York (Binghamton, Brooklyn, Buffalo, Cayuga Co, Chenango, Elmira,
Herkimer, NYC, Poughkeepsie) 4
Part 4 New York (Poughkeepsie, Rochester, Schoharie, Troy, Cohoes, and Utica;
California (Los Angeles, San Francisco) 30


VOLUME 20
2003
TABLE OF CONTENTS



He Painted the Town (Johannes, David, Melville J, Clarence Van Auker) 3
Murder!! (Marinus, Isaak, Isaak, Joseph, Wilhemus Van Auken) 7
A Fine Family Reunion (Marinus, Pieter, Marinus, Eliphas, John E...) 15
World War II Veteran (Marinus, Cornelius, Jacobus, Anthony, Cornelius, James H, Myers J,
Arthur E, Donald Van Aken) 19
Van Aken International Company (Marinus, Cornelius, Jacobus, Anthony, John McMath,
Harrison, Ella VanAken 27
Excerpts Horn Sylvanus Seeley’s Diary 1802-1814 29
Was She all Indian? (Marinus, Isaac, Jacob, Harmanus, Abraham mar Rachel Quick) 36
Hired Man Van Aken & the Scrooge of Slabsides, John Burroughs 39
Letters from Holland - Correspondence from Evert Van Aken to Franklin Van Aken 40
Famous Sculptress (Marinus, Abraham, Daniel, Elijah, Jesse, Barret H,
Cornelia Garrison mar Lindley Chapin, Cornelia VanAken Chapin) 43

Personalities
Douglas Van Auken, A Budding Poet - Distinguished Doctor - Friend of Mankind 31
Robert Gordon Van Auken - Many Friendships Led to Political Stint 45
Florence Tiesmeyer Van Aken - Good Bye Florence 46

VA Soldiers of the Civil War
Part 1 5
Part 2 17

City Directories
Part 5 (Mixed States) 9
Part 6 (Mixed States) 33

Social Security Records
Part 13 Louise - Marion 21
Part 14 Marjorie - Mildred 42



VOLUME 21
2004
TABLE OF CONTENTS


Another Marinus Van Aken (of Zevenbergen, Holland) 3
Running for Office: Bill Van Auken, Cynthia Van Aken, and Daniel M Van Auken 15
Books for Baghdad: Lance Van Auken Jr 19
The Hip Pocket (William Van Aken) 27
To California via Wagon Train & Steamship, May 1850 (D J, J, & Theodore Van Auken) 29


Personalities:
Chef Watch: Norman’s in the Orlando Ritz Carleton 11
Chef Watch: Norman Van Aken May have Roots in Belgium 42
Chef Watch: Norman’s in West Hollywood, CA & Carysfort Grille in Coral Gables 42
Chef Watch: Scott Van Aken, Executive Chef at Ave Maria University, Naples FL 24
Keeping up with Dr. Doug Van Auken: Off to Thailand 35
She Loves to Help People Achieve Their Dreams: Realtor, Holly Van Auken 45

VA Bits & Pieces from Now and Then (Robert A. Van Auken):
Part 4 Descended from Cornelius – Carl G, Charles Wesley, John Mark, Samuel Lewis 31

Lineages Unknown (Robert A. Van Auken):
Part 1 Aaron – Abram 9
Part 2 Abram thru Albert J 17 Part 3 Albert O thru Alvin 44
Readings:
Part 10 The Island at the Center of the World (Russell Shorto) 23
VA Soldiers of the Civil War
Part 3 6
Census Listings
Part 1 State of New York 1860 (Alleghany, Broome & Cayuga Co) 8
New York State Records:
Part 33 New York City Records 21
Letters from Zeeland
Part 1 Funeral Record of Rosiana Van Haken/van Aken 36 Part 2 The Breskens Connection 39
Social Security Death Record Index
Part 15 Milford – Peter 33



VOLUME 22
2005
TABLE OF CONTENTS


Music in the Bones! (Marinus, Pieter, Jan, Peter, Jonas, Jonas, John VS & family) 3
DeAlva Van Aken, Soldier, Painter, Circus performer? (Marinus, Pieter, Jan, Peter, Jonas,
Jonas, John VS, DeAlva) 15
A Van Aken Family Founder in America: Pieter Van Aken & the Walpack Church 27
In the Footsteps of Marinus…A Trip to Cadzand in September 2005 39
Personalities:
A Family of Birders: Robert A Van Auken & Family 9
VA Bits & Pieces from Now and Then (Robert A. Van Auken):
Descended from Abraham 30
Lineages Unknown (Robert A. Van Auken):
Part 4 Amos thru Benjamin Ivan 8
Part 5 Benjamin thru Bertrand 21
Part 6A Bruce thru Calvin 45
Miscellaneous Records:
Erie Railroad Magazine Employee Master Index 18
New York State Records:
Part 34 Van Aken Individuals in the Van Rensselaer Manor Records 42
Letters from Zeeland
Part 3 A Silver Medal struck in 1604 & Searches in Fichees Wallonne 11
Part 4 Pieter van Ecke, Josyntie Vas, dePre Research 19
Part 5 Van Alen/Van Halen/Van Aken in Utrecht 32
Part 6 Van Aken research in NGV 48
Social Security Death Record Index
Part 16 Philip – Robert 44



VOLUME 23
2006
TABLE OF CONTENTS




Early Days in Old Minisink (James Bennett 1909) 3
They Had No Children – Raised Seven (Marinus, Pieter, Petrus, Jeremiah, Patrus, Henry, Abram) 15
Their 56th Anniversary (Marinus, Pieter, Petrus, Levie, Hendrich, Ira H, Sara E) 17
The Probate Records of the Estate of Jacobus/James VA (Marinus, Abraham, Jacobus/James) 19
They Who Also Served (Tales of Van Auken Women) (Marinus, Pieter, Petrus,
Levi (Elizabeth Terpenning) & Henry (Maria Terpenning) 39
Two Carrie Van Aken’s
(Marinus, Cornelius, Jacobus, Anthony, Cornelius, Anthony,
Edward Montel (Carrie Douglas) &
Marinus, Pieter, Petrus, Hendrikus, David, David (Carrie Kisselring) 43


Personalities:
Shirt Tales (---Peter, Levi, Francis, Alfred O, George E/W, Robert L, Robert, Sarah 21
Daughter’s a Hero (Marinus, Pieter, Petrus Levie, Jacob, Jeremiah, Thomas,
Charles H, Howard Charles, Charles Howard, Kathryn) 27
He Ran Away and Joined the Circus (---Aaron, Harry S.) 30
A Sterling Effort (---Art Van Aken) 30
Voyage of the Half Moon – Kipp Van Aken 45


Lineages Unknown (Robert A. Van Auken):
Part 6 #2 Cecil thru Charles 9
Part 7 Charles H thru Charles E 18
Part 8 #1 Charles R thru Clarence 31
Part 8 #2 Clarence thru Clarence “Cinch” 42

Miscellaneous Records:
Newspaper Gleanings: Port Jervis, NY Gazette 36
Newspaper Gleanings: Fort Wayne Gazette, Davenport IA Democratic Banner,
Port Jervis Evening Gazette 48

New York State Records:
1860 Federal Census – Cayuga Co 8

Letters from Zeeland
Segment 3: Van Aken Research in NGV 11
Segment 4: Military Research 22
Segment 5: Research in West Flanders Province, Belgium-1 35
Segment 5: Research in West Flanders Province, Belgium-2 45


VOLUME 24
2007
TABLE OF CONTENTS




Letters to the Editor -“The Half Moon” & Other Observations on
The Origins of Marinus Van Aken – Kipp Cronk Van Aken 3
More Letters to the Editor -“The Half Moon” & Other Observations on
The Origins of Marinus Van Aken – Kipp Cronk Van Aken 21
More Letters to the Editor -“The Half Moon” & Other Observations on
The Origins of Marinus Van Aken – Larry Van der Laan 35
The Unknown Vannocker Family – Roni Sionakides 7
Case Dismissed (Marinus, Abraham, Daniel, Absolom, Jacob Hornbeck) 17
In Memoriam – Robert A. Van Auken (1917-2007) 27
Gideon Van Auken – Mrs. Joan S. Goodrich 29
Kent County’s Pioneer Jail (MI) - James Van Auken 39
Tales of Our Early Settlers – Notes from the Rose (Wayne Co, NY) Neighborhood Sketches 43
Personalities:
A Lawyer’s Lawyer – Marinus, Cornelius, Jacobus, Anthony, Ludowick,
Lemuel, Jared A, Howell Van Auken 15
Bits & Pieces From Then & Now
Part #5 Cornelius Van Aken Descendants 19
Lineages Unknown:
Part 9 Claude Horace Van Nocker 31
Part 10 Clinton C Van Nocker thru C Gilbert Ackin 38 Miscellaneous Records:
Newspaper Gleanings: Port Jervis, NY Gazette 12
Newspaper Gleanings: Port Jervis, NY Gazette 24
Newspaper Gleanings: The Arcadia Journal, Los Angeles, CA 36
Newspaper Gleanings: Archives of the State of New Jersey 48
Newspaper Gleanings: Port Jervis, NY Gazette 48
New York State Records:
1860 Federal Census – Cayuga Co 45
New York School Records (Joan Goodrich):
Town of Delhi, Delaware Co 32
New Jersey Cemetery Records
Bloomfield Cemetery, Essex Co NJ 18
Bloomfield Cemetery, Essex Co, NJ Part 2 33
New Jersey Court records
Supreme Court Case Files 1686-1849 42
Michigan Cemetery Records:
Oakhill Cemetery Kent County 40
Letters from Zeeland
Segment 5: Research in West Flanders Province, Belgium-3 10
Segment 5: Research in West Flanders Province, Belgium-4 34
Segment 5: Research in West Flanders Province, Belgium-5 41


VOLUME 25
2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS




Ella Conrad Van Aken McConville 3
Trapping the Wily Wildcat in the Hunting Grounds of Pennsylvania 7
Letters from Chile: Catherina Van Aken 9
Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial 1609-2009 11
Never Give Up Your Search – Louis/Lewis Van Auken 20
Swimmer Broke Records, Albina Osipowich Van Aken 27
Master Weaver – Alice Mae Van Aken 39
In Memoriam – Mark H Van Auken, Elizabeth”Betty” Roll,
Robert L Van Auken, Agnes Van Auken 41
Looking for Jerushe Decker – Is there a Van Aken/Van Auken Connection? 44


To The Beat of the Long Roll – The Diary of A J VanAuken
Part 1 May 29, 1861 – August 9, 1861, Biography of A.J. Van Auken 15
Part 2 August 10, 1861 – October 12, 1861 31

Personalities:
Brothers Brawl: Andrew, Gary, David Van Auken 35
Master Showman: Christopher Van Aken 36
Harold Van Aken Wins Macbeth Award 48

Skeletons in The Closet:
From the FBI Files: EC Van Auken, Earl Van Aken, FL/JL Vananken 30
Peter H. Van Auken, Seneca County Judge 19


Lineages Unknown:
Part 11 CR thru Daniel 6
Part 12 Daniel thru David Danforth 18
Part 13 David 1815 thru David 1858 29

Pennsylvania Cemetery Records
Carbon Co, Palmerton 43

Miscellaneous Records:
Newspaper Index Records – Rochester, NY 46

Letters from Zeeland
Segment 5: Research in West Flanders Province, Belgium-4 5
Segment 5: Research in West Flanders Province, Belgium-5 23
Segment 5: Research in West Flanders Province, Belgium-5 33


VOLUME 26
2009
TABLE OF CONTENTS



A Pennsylvania Litigant (Peter A L Quick, Daniel M Van Auken) 3
Trouble in a Flat House (Willard J Van Auken) 15
Spiritualists Exposed (Mrs. M A Van Auken, Harry G Van Auken, Frederick H Van Auken) 27
Singing During A Fire (Mrs. Georgianna /Henry Van Aken) 39

To The Beat of the Long Roll – The Diary of A J VanAuken
Part 3 October 13, 1861 – November 19, 1861 7
Part 4 November 20, 1861 - February 19, 1862 19
Part 5 February 20, 1862 – April 6, 1862 31

Personalities:
Sea Tales (Kipp Cronk Van Aken) 23
Hometown Heroes (Kate and Joe Van Auken) 43

Skeletons in the Closet
She loved birds but her money went to the dogs (Jean VA O’Blenis) 11
An Excellent Man (Peter Van Aken) 33
Teaching Excellence (James Van Auken, Sheldon Van Auken) 44
Master Teacher, Sometime Actress, Gardener, Genealogist & Traveler (Gretta Van Aken) 45

Lineages Unknown:
Part 14 Dennis H thru Edward 1858 6
Part 15 Edward B 1864 – Elihu 1874 21
Part 16 Elijah 1804 – Ernest E 1876 30

VA Pieces from Then and Now
Hieronymous Bosch & Richard D Van Aken 9

Brick Walls:
Can you Help Me Find Jane’s Parents? 17

Pennsylvania Cemetery Records
Bucks, Columbia, Dauphin, Delaware, Jefferson, Lebanon, Lehigh, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia, Pike, Susquehanna, Tioga, Wyoming Counties 35

Pennsylvania Marriage Records
Philadelphia County 35

Miscellaneous Records:
Newspaper Advertisements: Van Auken Sliding Seat, Cecil Van Auken, Mrs. Edwin Van Auken 36
Newspaper Clippings: Sidney Van Auken, Frederick H Van Auken, Marie Spencer Van Auken, Burt Van Auken 48

Letters from Laren, Noord-Holland Province (Frank Van Aken) 24


VOLUME 27
2010
TABLE OF CONTENTS



Service to Country and Community – John Wesley Van Auker 3
Service to Country and Community – Claude Linn Van Auken 4
Sarasota Man Turns in Driver’s License at age 80 (Marinus, Pieter, Jan, Peter,
Abraham, Pieter, William Pieter, William, George) 9
Excerpts from FOOTPRINTS OF THE REDMEN (Geographical Names
in the Valley of Hudson’s River) 15
Foot in the Past – Where was Marynus Van Aken…And When 19
Pieter Van Aken – First Van Aken Born in America 39

Personalities:
Chef Watch: Norman’s 180 Opens in Coral Gables 35
Global Volunteering – Sarah Van Auken 36
Thiel College President – Troy D. Van Aken 45

To The Beat of the Long Roll – The Diary of A J VanAuken
Part 6 Apr 7, 1862 – May 23, 1862 7
Part 7 May 24, 1862 – September 3, 1862 32

Lineages Unknown:
Part 16-2 Ernest thru Frank b 1853 20

Skeletons in the Closet
The Curious Disappearance of Everett Van Auken (Marinus, Abraham, Daniel,
Nathaniel, G Abraham, Henry B, Everett H) 21

Times Past:
A Family of Barbers (Marinus, Pieter, Petrus, Jeremiah, Petrus, Abraham 5
Addison Van Auken and the Girls off to the Sunshine Fair 23
Workin’ on the Railroad ( Erie Railroad, Bradford, Joseph H, Horace B,
Samuel L Van Auken, Eli Van Aiken, William B, Frank) 41
Gone West:
Garden City, Wayne County, MI (Lawson Alexander and Sally Van Akin) 27
Some Other Pioneers: Jacob Van Auken, John Van Aken 30

New York State Records:
1855 State Census – Orleans, Oswego, Otsego, Sullivan Co 31

Miscellaneous Records:
Newspaper Gleanings: Kingston Daily Freeman 48


VOLUME 28
2011
TABLE OF CONTENTS



Sara Van Aken, Second Van Aken Born in America 3
More on Pieter/Pierre LeGrand (Sponsor/Witness at baptism of Pieter Van Aken) 4
Plaid Piper Farm/Van Auken-Dalrymple Farm 12
Was Marinus VA a Landowner or Settler in Mombaccus (Rochester, Ulster Co) NY? 15
The Horace Newall Van Auken/Callendar Lake Farm (Hamilton Lake IN) 17
Probably Not Our Cornelius Van Aken – Nothing further known 19

Personalities:
Myrtle H Van Aken Finison (Reminiscences & In Memoriam) 9
HCS Grad Claims Lumberjack Title – Schuyler Van Auken 24
Chef Watch: Miami Dade College Culinary School Names Van Aken Top Chef:
Norman Van Aken 36
Sculpter Sam Van Aken, an associate professor at Syracuse University,
is developing trees which will bear 40 different varieties of fruit 39

Lost Cousins:
Peter L Van Aken (Levi on the Cornelius line and Levi on the Pieter Line) 42
Brief History of the Names for the Town of Berne NY 43

Lineages Unknown:
Part 17 Frank thru Frank, father of Emanuel (mar Eunice Gardner) 8
Part 18 Frank(lin) thru George E 20

Skeletons in the Closet
Letter to My Children, Grandchildren, Great-Grandchildren: William Henry Harrison
Van Aken (Marinus, Cornelius, Jacobus, Johannes, WHH) 27
A Guide to Chic - Ladies Home Journal Patterns (December 1927)
Ida Cleve Van Auken, Fashion Editor 45

Family Tales:
Van Aken: The Blacksmith Sherriff (…Lewis J, Clarence E. Van Aken) 5

New York State Records:
Cadwell Corners Cemetery, Centerville, Alleghany Co 44

Pennsylvania State Records:
Fairview Cemetery, Lake Winola, Wyoming Co 21

Miscellaneous Records:
Newspaper Clippings: Various publications 14
Newspaper Clippings: Various publications 26
Newspaper Clippings: Various publications 48



VOLUME 29
2012
TABLE OF CONTENTS



The Vannocker/Vannocker/VanAuken/VanAuger Family – History & Mystery 3
Van Auken Fort? (Deerpark, Orange Co, NY) 12
Rachel Van Aken (Baptismal Witnesses) 15
Neeltje (Eleanor) Van Aken (Baptismal Witnesses) 17
Harry Van Auken…A Nice Guy Gone Awry - Part 1 27
Harry Van Auken…A Nice Guy Gone Awry – Part 2 41
Expanding Your Horizons – Dale Van Aken 39
Where Did This Name Come From: Hassan & Uz 43

Personalities:
Van Auken’s photography focuses on people, beauty of nature – Brent Van Auken 8
Focus on Photography – Terrell Van Aken MD 19
Lady Antebellum Perform Surprise Duet with Fan, Make her Dreams Come True
– Tricia Van Auken 48

Lineages Unknown:
Part 18b George L thru George b ca 1888 7
Part 19 George thru Gilbert H 18
Part 20 Gilbert thru Harry M 32
Part 21 Harry John thru Henry b 1810 44

Family Group Sheets
Jacob C Van Auken 29
Moses B and Moses D Van Auken 31

Pennsylvania State Records:
Pennsylvania Vital Records 31
Pennsylvania Death Records Part 1 30
Pennsylvania Death Records Part 2 45

Miscellaneous Records:
Newspaper Clippings: Various publications 9
Newspaper Clippings: Various publications 21
Newspaper Clippings: Various publications 33
Newspaper Clippings: Various publications 34
Newspaper Clippings: Advertisements 35


VOLUME 30
2013
TABLE OF CONTENTS



Isaac Van Aken (Baptismal Witnesses – Beekman, Lawrence/Popinga) 3
Van Aken Baptismal Witnesses – Conclusions and Questions 5
Harry Van Auken…A Nice Guy Gone Awry - Part 3 6
Harry Van Auken…A Nice Guy Gone Awry – Part 4 18
Harry Van Auken…A Nice Guy Gone Awry – Part 5 32
Harry Van Auken…A Nice Guy Gone Awry – Part 6 42
Where to Donate Genealogical Research 9
Where to Donate Unused Books 20
Early Ulster County, NY Tax Lists Part 1
The Rochester Township Neighborhood 17
Early Ulster County, NY Tax Lists Part 2 27
The Kingston Neighborhood – DeWitt, Winne Families 29
Out of Ulster – Who was the first Van Aken to Settle in the Minisink Area? 39
Notes on the Early History of the Minisink Region 40
Correcting a Marriage and Finding a Family Anthony Van Aken, Elizabeth VA Rogers 21
DNA Testing the Van Aken/Van Auken Ancestral Line 30


Lineages Unknown:

Part 22 Henry Harvey thru Henry Oliver 33


Miscellaneous Records:

Newspaper Clippings: Various publications 12
Newspaper Clippings: Various publications 14
Newspaper Clippings: Various publications 24
Newspaper Clippings: Various publications 26
Newspaper Clippings: Various publications 35
Newspaper Clippings: Various publications 38
Newspaper Clippings: Various publications 48
Newspaper Clippings: Advertisements 36





 

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