Sources Used in the Compilation of Archival Finding Aids

Below are citations of sources used in compiling the biographical sketches in the archival finding aids available on the Society's website. The sources used fall into four main categories: published and unpublished genealogies, sources relating to local history, military source books, and miscellaneous reference sources. 

PUBLISHED AND UNPUBLISHED GENEALOGIES

Bevier, Katherine. The Bevier Family. Tobias A. Wright, printer and publisher, New York (1916).

Gilchrist, Ann LeFevre. Jansen Family: Descendants of Matthys Mattysen Van Keuren/Jansen and Margaret Hendricks (1999).

Hasbrouck, Kenneth E. The Bevier Family: The Descendants of Louis Bevier, Patentee of New Paltz, New York. The Huguenot Historical Society, New Paltz, New York (1970).

Hasbrouck, Kenneth E. The Crispell Family in America: Descendants of Antoine Crispell, Patentee of New Paltz, New York. Crispell Family Association, Huguenot Historical Society, New Paltz, NY (1976).

Hasbrouck, Kenneth E. Earliest Records of the Hasbrouck Family in America with European background. Hasbrouck Family Association, Huguenot Historical Society, New Paltz, NY (1992).

Hasbrouck, Kenneth E. The Giraud-Gerow Family in America, 3 vols. Gerow Family Association, Huguenot Historical Society, New Paltz, NY (1982).

Hasbrouck, Kenneth E. Heidgerd, Ruth P. The Deyo (Deyoe) Family, revised & enlarged. Deyo Family Association, Huguenot Historical Society, Inc., New Paltz, NY (1992).

Hasbrouck, Kenneth E., and VerNooy, Winifred. Three Hundred Years of the VerNooy Family in America 1664 to 1964. (1971).

Heidgerd, Ruth. The Freer Family: Descendants of Hugo Freer, Patentee of New Paltz. The Huguenot Historical Society, New Paltz, NY, Inc. (1968).

Heidgerd , William. The American Descendants of Chretien DuBois of Wicres, France, 20 vols. DuBois Family Association and the Huguenot Historical Society, Inc. New Paltz, New York (1968-1988).

Heidgerd, William and Ruth P. The Elting Family. Huguenot Historical Society, Inc. New Paltz, New York (1989).

Heidgerd, William, and William Mercer Schoemaker II. The Schoonmaker Family: Descendants of Hendrick Jochemsz Schoonmaker 1624-1683. Published by the Schoonmaker Family Association, Huguenot Historical Society , New Paltz, NY (1981).

Schoonmaker Family Association Genealogical Research Files. Huguenot Historical Society, New Paltz, New York.

Wright, Donald L. The New Paltz LeFevres: Simon LeFevre and Elizabeth Deyo, married 1660, and their descendants. LeFevre Family Association, New Paltz, NY.

SOURCES RELATING TO LOCAL HISTORY

Anjou, Gustave. Ulster County, N.Y. Probate Records in the office of the Surrogate, and in the County Clerk's office at Kingston, N.YÖ 2 volumes. New York, NY: Gustave Anjou (1906).

Commemorative Biographical Records of Ulster County, New York, containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, and of many of the Early Settled Families. J.H. Beers & Co. (1896).

Headley, Russel. History of Orange County, New York. Van Deusen and Elms, Middletown, NY. (1908).

Hutchins, Stephen C. Civil List and Constitutional History of the State and Colony of New York. Albany, Weed, Parsons & Company (1880).

LeFevre, Ralph. History of New Paltz and Its Old Families. Albany, New York. Fort Orange Press (1909).

Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of New Paltz, New York. Collections of the Holland Society of New York, vol. 3. The Knickerboxer Press, New York (1896).

Ruttenber, E.M., and L. H. Clark. History of Orange County, New York, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, 2 vols. Philadelphia, Everts & Peck (1881), Republished in 1980 at Interlaken, NY, by Heart of the Lakes Publishing.

Smith, James H. History of Dutchess County, New York with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Syracuse, NY. D. Mason & Co. (1882).

Sylvester, Nathaniel Bartlett. History of Ulster County, New York, with Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia, Everts & Peck (1880).

Werner, Edgar A. Civil List and Constitutional History of the Colony and State of New York. Weed, Parsons & Co., Albany, NY. (1889): pp. 414-416. According to Katherine Bevier, Captain Bevier also served on the "Assembly" in 1777, but no further information supporting this claim is available.

MILITARY SOURCE MATERIALS

Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. Revolutionary War Bounty Land Grants: Awarded by state governments. Baltimore, MD. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. (1996).

Heidgerd, Ruth P. Ulster County in the Revolution: a guide to those who served. New Paltz, NY. Huguenot Historical Society, New Paltz ,NY (1977).

Roberts, James. New York in the Revolution as Colony and State: a compilation of documents and records from the office of the state comptroller. Albany, NY. J.B. Lyon Company, Printers (1904).

Public Papers of George Clinton, First Governor of New York, 1777-1795, 1801-1804. New York and Albany, Published by the State of New York, Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford, Co., state printers (1899).

MISCELLANEOUS REFERENCE SOURCES

Other sources used in compiling finding aids include obituaries from local newspapers, Who's Who source books, unpublished internal reports and genealogical research files kept by the Huguenot Historical Society, and other books on subjects relating to specific individuals.