tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post6917473658865729957..comments2024-03-13T21:06:16.936-04:00Comments on Olive Tree Genealogy Blog: Our Immigrant Ancestor: Christian Barentsen Van HornOlive Tree Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-88995107866013979152016-10-01T05:08:14.089-04:002016-10-01T05:08:14.089-04:00An even older city plan of Hoorn: http://www.frank...An even older city plan of Hoorn: http://www.frankossen.com/hoorn.jpgJoan Boshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055926341623988772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-78324432220081070772016-10-01T05:06:59.216-04:002016-10-01T05:06:59.216-04:00Hoorn still is a pittoresk city: http://www.kwaad....Hoorn still is a pittoresk city: http://www.kwaad.net/Hoorn1892schilderijjpg.JPG<br />Joan Boshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055926341623988772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-10783773882663004622016-09-26T10:22:46.593-04:002016-09-26T10:22:46.593-04:00Christian appears to not have used a surname. He u...Christian appears to not have used a surname. He used his patronymic. Surnames came in later and it appears his children adopted "Van Horn" as their surname. You can read about patronymics (and you will need to in order to understand where to look for your Dutch ancestors' records) at <a href="http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/nn/pat.shtml" rel="nofollow">Understanding Patronymics</Olive Tree Genealogyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-77843862720802887102016-09-26T05:36:56.549-04:002016-09-26T05:36:56.549-04:00I also have ancestors who arrived in New Amsterdam...I also have ancestors who arrived in New Amsterdam about the same time. It is fascinating reading up on the settlements and why and how the people arrived there. What a great job you've done on researching your Christian Barentsen. The name sounds familiar so I must have read about him doing my research. I found the dutch naming patterns rather confusing to pick up on and noticed he Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00842142509859143660noreply@blogger.com