The Washington herald., 1906-11-25
President RoOseveIt's Knickerboeker
Ancestry.

Nicholas Roosevelt, son OF CIaes q. e.
Nicholas) Martenzen CRoosevelt). the first
Of the family in this country, was bap-
tized in the Dutch Church Of New York
City. October ?. I65S. He removed TO
Kingston. y. I, previous 10 1880. and on
the 26th OF December, 1882. he married in
New York Heyltje Jams Kunst. daughter
OF Ian Barentzen Kunst His first four
children were baptized IN Kingston. name
ly. Iannetje November 4 1853: Mar
garetta, October II. 1855: Nicholas, August
2s, 1851 and Johannes. ancestor Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. March 3. 1883 He subse-
quently removed 70 New York City, where
he had six children baptized between 1851
and 170l He was an alderman ia New
York from 1898 until 170l, and again lu
l7l5 He died in New York July 30. l742
His son
Johannes Roosevelt married In New
York September %. I70S, Heyltje Sjoerts,
daughter Of Capt Olfert SjOerts. He was
assistant alderman from 117 until 1727.
and alderman from 1870 20 1873 His wife
had eleven chilren tsix sons and FIVE
daughters) between I7o9 and 1871 all OF
whom were baptized IN the Dutch Church
IN New York. One Of these
Jacobus q. O.. James, Roosevelt was
baptized August 9, 1924. and married. De
cember . 1886. Anratje Bogert, and July
"a. liza Helena Gibson. He was a private
in the State Colonial Troops. under Capts.
Hadlock and Blauvelt, in Hays Regiment.
and also in Gates Regiment He had
eleven children by his first wife Cfour sons
and seven daughters. all baptized in New
York between I74S and 1861, and By his
second wife q daughter, baptized In 100.
J2cobus q. e.. James, Roosevelt, son of
last was baptized in New York october
=. 1859 and marred. IN 1898. Maria Van
Schaack. He died August l3, 1870. in New
York. and his wife died in the same place
February 3, 1915. He was 'c0mmissary
during the entire Revolutionary war,
giving his services without reward" (Em-
pire State :. A r. Register 1899, page
52S. Subsequent 10 the Revolution he be-
came prominent in the hardware business
All his six children. FIVE sons and one
daughter were baptized I'm the Dutch
Church in New York One Of these
Cornelius Van Setback Roosevelt. was
born in New York January 30, 1884 mar
ried Margaret Barnhill, OF Philadelphia.
and died al oyster Bay. y. Y, July It.
1S1. His wife died January -. 1851 Re
was "a successful business man in New
York for nearly half century. lie was
one Of the founders and a director Of tho
celebrated Chemical National Bank in
New York He had six children. all sons
and ali born In New York. one of whom
Theodore Roosevelt, was born in New
York. September % 1881. and was a prom
inent and successful business man in that
city. He aided In raising and eQuipping
regiments during the civil war and as
sisted IN organizing the New York Union
League Club, the Sanitary Commission
the Protective War Claims Association
the Soldiers Employment Bureau, the
Orthopaedic Hospital in New York. the
Metropolitan Museum OF Art. and the
Museum Of Natural History. He was tht
vice president Of the state Charities Aid
Association. member Of the board OF
United Charities, president Of the State
Board Of Charities, trustee Of the Chill
dreu's Aid Society, and collector OF the
port Of New York. He married, December
% 1858. Martha BUloCh. of Roswell, Ca,
and died in New York February 9. 1873
His wife died in the same place February
p 1884 They had four children 1.-TWO sons
and two daughters). one Of whom
Theodore Roosevelt. President Of the
| United States. was born in New YorR
! October y, 1858.