Lefferts family papers circa 1650s-1970s

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Lefferts family papers circa 1650s-1970s

http://dlib.nyu.edu/findingaids/html/bhs/arc_145_lefferts_family/arc_145_lefferts_family.html

The Lefferts family papers contain documents created and collected by members of the Lefferts family, a Brooklyn family of Dutch origin that played a prominent role in the city's politics, society, and development. The collection also contains records created and collected by the stewards of the Lefferts Historic House Museum in relation to the Lefferts family and the house's history. The documents span from the 1650s to the 1970s and include those created by members of the Lefferts family in Brooklyn (particularly in the town of Flatbush) as well as members of the family that branched out into other parts of America including Ohio and Illinois. The collection covers a variety of subjects including the development of Flatbush, the Lefferts family role in the political, economic, religious, and social life of Flatbush and Brooklyn, colonial life, slavery, and more. The documents include personal papers and correspondence of the family members, papers related to maintenance of their farm and businesses, genealogical records of the family, and photographs and other graphic materials of family members and the Lefferts house. The collection also contains related clippings, some maps, and an assortment of books either owned by or related to the Lefferts family and Flatbush. There are some documents related to the maintenance of the Lefferts Historic House and some documents and graphic materials collected over time by the stewards of the house.

14.25 Linear feet; in 2 record cartons, 7 document boxes, and 14 oversize or odd-size boxes

Center for Brooklyn History (2020-)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6329074

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Lefferts family

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The first member of what would become the Lefferts family to arrive at what would become Brooklyn was Pieter Janse Hagewout, a cobbler who sailed in 1660 from Holland to New Amsterdam on the ship de Bonte Koe (The Spotted Cow). In 1661 Hagewout bought a house and lot in Vlacke Bos (Flatbush), but it is unknown what became of this land. It was his eldest son, Leffert Pieterse, who would go on in 1687 to purchase the fifty-eight acres in the village of Flatbush upon which the original...

Lefferts, Jacobus L.

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Flatbush Plank Road Company.

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Lefferts, Eliza, 1831-1865

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Lefferts, James, 1800-1862

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Lefferts, John, 1719-1776

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Schenck, Sarah Lefferts

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Lefferts, John, 1785-1829

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Lefferts, Femmetie Hegemann, 1760-1847

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Gravesend and Coney Island Bridge and Road Company.

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Lefferts, Leffert, 1774-1847

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Hegeman family

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Lefferts, Peter

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Gravesend was one of the six original towns of Kings County. Founded by religious dissenter Lady Deborah Moody and her followers in 1643, it was the only one of the original towns to be founded by English settlers. Gravesend was annexed by the City of Brooklyn in 1894. From the guide to the Gravesend assessors and collectors order, 1746, (Brooklyn Historical Society) ...

Flatbush Dutch Reformed Church (Flatbush, New York, N.Y.)

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The Dutch Reformed Church was a Protestant denomination that originated in the Netherlands. Its doctrines were brought across the Atlantic Ocean to the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam (later New York City) in the early 17th century. The first Dutch Reformed congregation in New Amsterdam was established in 1628 in what would become lower Manhattan. Shortly after, congregations were organized across the East River in the villages occupying the future borough of Brooklyn: the Flatlan...

Cortelyou, John, 1772-1855

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Vanderbilt, Gertrude Lefferts, 1824-

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The Vanderbilt family originated from the Netherlands and settled in Flatbush, Kings County, New York in the late seventeenth century; Jan Aersen van der Bilt is the first Vanderbilt documented in 1640. The Vanderbilts whose material appears in this collection include Jeremias Vanderbilt (b. 1695), Jacob Vanderbilt (b. 1692), John Vanderbilt (b. 1752), and John Vanderbilt (b. 1794), among others. Jeremias Vanderbilt (b. 1695) was the child of Aris Janse van der Bilt and ...

Lefferts, John, 1814-1877

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Brooklyn, Jamaica, and Flatbush Turnpike Company.

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Lefferts, Maria Lott, 1786-1865

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Lott family

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Brooklyn, Flatbush, and Coney Island Railway Company.

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Lefferts, John, 1826-1893

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