Van Zandt family papers 1757-1838

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Van Zandt family papers 1757-1838

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The common ancestor of the American Van Zandt family was Jacobus Van Zandt. His son, Wynant, served as a commissioned agent of Charles I of England to Amsterdam. He immigrated to New York in the late seventeenth century. One of his descendants was Wynant Van Zandt, Jr., born circa 1765, a New York City merchant and Alderman. Prior to his death in 1831, Wynant Van Zandt, Jr. founded the Zion Episcopal Church in Little Neck (now Douglaston, Queens) The papers consist of 4 folders of correspondence and business documents, such as receipts and promissory notes, predominantly addressed to Wynant Van Zandt, Jr. Correspondence relates both to business and family matters

.21 linear foot (1 box)

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Collection

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Van Zandt, Wynant, 1767-1831.

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Wynant Van Zandt (1767-1831) was a New York City merchant and alderman. He founded the Zion Episcopal Church in Little Neck (now Douglaston), New York. From the guide to the Wynant Van Zandt, Jr. papers, 1784-1828, 1804-1807, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Wynant Van Zandt (1767-1831) was a New York City merchant and alderman. He founded the Zion Episcopal Church in Little Neck (now Douglaston), New York. ...