Direct Ancestry of the Late Jacob Wendell, of Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Excerpt from The Direct Ancestry of the Late Jacob Wendell, of Portsmouth, New Hampshire: With a Prefatory Sketch of the Early Dutch Settlement of the Province of New Netherland, 1614-1664 The descendant of any of those early families who settled along the banks of the Hudson under the gentle rule of Holland, recurring with honest pride to more than two centuries of honorable lineage, realizes his indebtedness to past generations. And as he searches their annals, inscribed in quaint netherland-dutch, in the very curious and interesting Notarial Papers, be adequately appreciates the services rendered to his kinsmen by Professor Jonathan Pearson, of Union College. The laborious and studious researches of this gentleman among the Dutch manuscripts at Albany, and the result of years of patient investigation, are exhibited in his valuable contributions for the genealogies of the First Settlers of that ancient borough. Of the material aid furnished by these the author has gladly availed him self, and additionally of the courtesy of Professor Pearson, who has kindly allowed the proof sheets of this pamphlet to receive his examination and approval. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.