From which immigrant ancestor is Darren De Groff descended?
Answer: Jean Le Comte
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| The Harlem waterfront as it appeared in 1765. |
Jean le Comte, a French Hugenot, arrvived in New Amsterdam, New York, in November of 1674, with his wife (Mary Laurens) and one child, Moses. Le Comte is French for The Count - the Dutch for The Count is 'de Graaf:. The name was anglicized and has morphed through the years.
The Le Comte traveled to New Amsterdam with Isaac See, Isaac See Junior; they settled in the area of NYC we know today as Harlem. According to History of Harlem, by James Ricker, Le Comte died on May 24, 1675. His son Moses, settled in Ulster County, New York and his descendants are found in Kingston, New York throughout the Colonial era. (The New York Times did a piece on the "finding" of Harlem's original Dutch settlement.)
... and so we begin -- starting with Darren and Tom
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ReplyDeleteHi my name is Clare DeGroff son of Walter DeGroff. My sister has done much research on our family and may be able to fill in some missing pieces or maybe you can fill in some of ours.
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