Tag Archives: New Amsterdam

Hendrick Thomasse Van Dyke

Posted on August 8, 2010 by markeminer

Hendrick Thomasse Van DYKE (1610 – 1688) commanded an attack in Kieft’s War in 1643,  occupied several high official positions in the colony of the New Netherlands,  While his unenviable reputation for starting the Peach Tree War (1655-1660) by shooting a Native … Continue reading →

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Michiel Messecar

Posted on June 28, 2010 by markeminer

Machiel MESSECAR (1620 -)  was Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather; one of 4,096 in this generation of the Miller line. Macheil Messecar was born about 1620 in Frankenthal, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He married Miscaer [__?__] On May 11, 1647, Michiel Miscaer and his family arrived in … Continue reading →

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