The majority of the persons described on this page are in the Albany and RensselaerCounties of New York State.
Brizzell (Brizzle) - My family name can be found in County Antrim (now a portion of Northern Ireland) in the 19th century. The name appears to have been very obscure at that time, as it is today. The family emigrated in 1900 and 1902 (Dad first, followed by Mom & the kids) to Troy and later Watervliet. Wm. Brizzle Sr. (b. 1869) was born near Ballymena, and was married to Agnes Burns in Glasgow, Scotland in 1893. William’s father’s name was Robert Brizzle, and his father was Alexander Brizzell. That is as far back as I have gotten.
Anderson - I am descended from an Absolam Anderson, his daughter Sarah, to be more precise. They lived in Albany at least from the 1840s onward. Absolam may have been born in New York City, and his father (Abraham) is thought to have immigrated from Scotland.
Bol (Boll) - My great-grandfather, John Boll (born as Jouke Bol) immigrated to the US from the Netherlands as a child in 1907. I have traced the family in the Netherlands back to 1803. Everything I have found is from the province of South Holland. Related family names in the Netherlands include: Van Muiswinkel, Noordam, Hooftman, Klapwijk, Huber.
Emerich (Emerick, Emmerich) - I have found a George Emerich immigrating to Albany in 1854. He soon married Katharina Bescher and a number of large families followed. The family farmed in what in now the Town of Colonie. They were Lutheran and from the Wetterfeld, Hessen-Darmstadt area of what is now Germany. I have found numerous descendants in the Albany, NY area and in Saginaw, MI.
Sleasman (Schlesmann) - When Christian Schlesmann came to America is still mystery. It was most likely in the 1850 - 1853 time period. This family was German Catholic, reportedly from Baden. I have found numerous descendants of Christian. Like the
Emerichs, this family also farmed in what is now the Town of Colonie. I live on property once owned by Sleasmans.
Taylor - When John C. Taylor’s family came to America is a mystery, and even which side of the Atlantic on which he was born is open for debate. John was born c.1834, and his mother’s name was Helen. They lived in Cohoes in the 1850s and 1860s. John reportedly worked at the Watervliet Arsenal during the Civil War, and settled in West Troy after the war. His family and their descendants lived in the area until quite recently.
Sullivan - Michael Sullivan and Bridget Ryan were most likely married in Ireland and must have immigrated to Troy around 1840. They lived there for a few years before moving to West Troy around 1845. Their daughter, Maria, may have met her future
husband, John C. Taylor, while he was working at the Watervliet Arsenal during the Civil War. I have found the cemetery plot where many of Maria’s family are buried.
Gorman - More Irish Catholics, this time immigrating around 1870 or 1871. James Gorman and Ellen Hopkins were married in Ireland and had two children when the immigrated. They were farmers, and eventually settled in the Cambridge, Washington County, New York area.
Myers - This was my Grandmother’s family name, and is where I get my Revolutionary War ancestor as well as my Early Dutch ancestry.
Beck - Theodore Beck came to the US in 1872, with his occupation listed as “musician” on the ship list. He married Matilda Maroureki, and I believe they lived at different times in the Cohoes, Green Island and Troy. Theodore was born in Birnbaum, Posen, Germany, now part of Poland. I have is parents names.
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