Hello: I'm Patricia Rowell, hubby is Eugene.
My interests are: Genealogy; writing; quilting; and music, and Gene's are reading, sports and genealogy.

This page is to provide information on our Dutch families, who arrived in New Amsterdam in the early 1600s. If you find a name that is familiar to your family research, please email us! Thank you.

Surnames that will be appearing here as time allows: (Ones appearing here in bold print have been started.)  Cool/Kool/Cole; Van Nest/Van Neste; WINANS; Baldwin; Jans; Rapalje; Ten Eyck; Westfall/Van Vestvall; among others.

NOTE: Pat's direct-line ancestors are marked with an asterisk (*).

(1)*Jan WINANS, born about 1630-1640, thought to be from the Netherlands where the surname originated; possibly moved next to Danzig area. Possible Netherlands relatives were Wynant Pieters and Barnabus Wines; Jan Wijnants (landscaper of Haarlem) and the Winans family of Brabant. The first record of *Jan in the new world is his marriage in New Haven CT to *Susannah MELYN on 25 Aug 1664. She was baptized in the New Amsterdam Dutch Church 14 Jun 1643, a daughter of of *Cornelis MELYN and *Jannetje ADRAIENS. About 1693 *Jan married Ann ROBERTSON, a daughter of physician William ROBERTSON. *Jan died Dec 1694, Elizabethtown, NJ.

Children of *Jan WINANS and *Susannah MELYN:
(2-1) John WINANS, b 1 Jul 1665, probably died before 1673 when another son was named John.
(2-2) Susannah WINANS, b 9 Feb 1667, New Haven CT, baptized in the New York Dutch Church 3 Oct 1674. She married (before 1687/1688) Henry BAKER / BACKER (b abt 1658, a son of Jacobus BACKER and Margaret STUYVASENT, he was baptized New York Dutch Church 26 Sep 1660; he died 4 Feb 1734/1735 at Elizabethtown NJ).
(2-3) Elizabeth WINANS, b abt 1669, baptized 28 Mar 1671 New York Dutch Church; she died 1 Jul 1739. She married abt 1670 Capt. Ebenezer LYON (b abt 1670, Newark NJ, a son of Henry LYON and Elizabeth BATEMAN; he died 31 Mar 1739, bur Elizabethtown NJ).
(2-4) Samuel WINANS, b abt 1671, baptized 2 Apr 1672 at New York Dutch Church; married Zerviah -?-, he died 27 Sep 1741, bur Elizabethtown NJ.
(2-5)*John WINANS, b 3 Oct 1673; baptized 3 Oct 1674 at New York Dutch Church with his sister, Susannah. He married 1st *Remember BALDWIN and 2nd Mrs. Frances (MOORE) DODDRIDGE. (See *John WINANS line.)
(2-6) Joanna WINANS, b abt 1675/1678, appears in father's will.
(2-7) Conrad WINANS, b abt 1680, married Sarah PALMER; he died 2 Feb 1727/1728.
(2-8) Jacob WINANS, b abt 1682, married Mary MORSE; he died 4 Jan 1722/1723.
(2-9) Isaac WINANS, b abt 1684, married Hannah -?-; he died 1723.
- - Child of John and Ann ROBERTSON: - -
(2-10) William WINANS, b bt 1694, married Hannah CODDINGTON) abt 1717/1718; he died 1762/1763.

(2-5)*John WINANS, b 3 Oct 1673, bap 3 Oct 1674 New York Dutch Church (with his sister, Susannah); he married #1, *Remember (possibly BALDWIN). *Remember was born abt 1680; she died 10 Feb 1722/1723 at 42 years of age, and is buried at Elizabethtown NJ. [If BALDWIN is her correct surname, she was probably a daughter of Josiah BALDWIN(2), son of John BALDWIN(1) of Milford, as Josiah had a daughter born 1680.]

Children of *John WINANS and *Remember BALDWIN:
(3-1) John WINANS, b abt 1698, d 1740; married Ann CREIGHTON, a daughter of James CREIGHTON.
(3-2) William WINANS, b abt 1700, d 31 Aug 1760; married his step sister, Elizabeth DODDRIDGE, (b abt 1701, d 22 Mar 1761).
(3-3) Susannah WINANS, b abt 1702, d 28 Nov 1758; married Samuel BRENT (b abt 1700, d 18 Oct 1744). [This Susannah is believed to be a daughter of *John and *Remember, but proof of her birth not found.]
(3-4) Isaac WINANS, b abt 1705, d 6 Mar 1730/1731; married Hannah WILLIAMS.
(3-5)*Lewis WINANS, b abt 1718; married *Lydia KELSEY, a daughter of *Joseph KELSEY. (See *Lewis WINANS line.)
(3-6) Josiah WINANS, b abat 1720, d 25 Nov 1779; married #1, his half-cousin, Experience WINANS (dau of William WINANS); he married #2, Mrs. Abigail (BARNETT) SELNAVE.

(3-5)*Lewis WINANS, b abt 1718; married *Lydia KELSEY, a daughter of *Joseph KELSEY and his 2nd wife. Lewis was supposedly named after the New Jersey Colonial governor, Lewis Morris.

Children of *Lewis WINANS and *Lydia KELSEY:
(4-1)*John WINANS, birth record not found; married *Sarah PRYOR 12 Jul 1770 (per letter Madison Co OH Historical Society); (Sarah daughter of *Andrew and *Polly PRIOR per Providence Presbyterian Church record). (See *John WINANS line.) (4-2)*Benjamin WINANS, b 29 Feb 1746; married *Mary SUTTON. (See Benjamin WINANS line.) (4-3) Lewis WINANS, b 1750, d 1825; married Sarah HALSEY. (4-4) Kelsey WINANS, birth record not found; served in Revolutionary War from Essex County NJ.

To be Continued...!

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