Additions 2010 - People of Colonial Albany Live Here website

New Website Features - 2010

Listed below are the most recent additions and changes to the People of Colonial Albany Live Here website. Included is the date each web page was activated or substantially revised. Click on the highlighted text to take you to the new feature.
Some/many of the new pages listed below items may appear to relate to lives of ordinary/average people and to things and issues of seemingly small significance. However, we consider each of them to be extremely important to the overall early Albany story and really do intend to illuminate/present every significant element in this format. Please remember that we consider every page to be "in-progress" and are revised on an ongoing basis!
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More than 170 new items were added during 2010!

Biographical sketch of John Given (12/30/10)
Biographical sketch of Willem Verplanck (12/30/10)
Biographical sketch of Dr. Richard Shuckburgh (12/30/10)
Linked transcription of the will of Abraham Verplanck - 1784 (3/12/10)
Biographical sketch of Lydia Lievers Verplanck (12/20/10)
Biographical sketch of Philip Verplanck (12/20/10)
Biographical sketch of Abraham Verplanck (12/20/10)
Biographical sketch of Janet Martin (12/10/10)
Partially linked transcription of a Brief History of the City of Albany (1831) (12/10/10)

Biographical sketch of William Mc Kown (11/30/10)
Transcription of a printed action on the estate of Melgert Vanderpoel - 1710 (11/20/10)
Biographical sketch of Ariaantie Vanderpoel Verplanck (11/20/10)
Biographical sketch of John Graham (the younger) (11/20/10)
Biographical sketch of Alexander Campbell (11/10/10)
Biographical sketch of Mary Mc Millan Campbell (11/10/10)
New access page on the Graham family (11/10/10)
Biographical sketch of John Ten Broeck Graham (11/10/10)
Biographical sketch of John Graham (the elder) (11/10/10)
Biographical sketch of Guleyn Verplanck (11/10/10)

Biographical sketch of Ariaantie Verplanck Pruyn (8/10/10)
Biographical sketch of John J. Pruyn (8/10/10)
Biographical sketch of Susanna Roseboom Truax (8/10/10)
Biographical sketch of Amelia Kip Wynants (8/10/10)
Outline will of Barent I. Staats - 1782 (8/10/10)
Linked transcription of Albany-related passages from Men and Times of the Revolution (8/10/10)

Biographical sketch of Stephen Wynants (7/20/10)
New linked access page on the Verplanck family (7/20/10)
Biographical sketch of Buckridge Webb (7/20/10)
Biographical sketch of Anna Yates Truax (7/20/10)
Biographical sketch of Henry Truax (7/20/10)
Biographical sketch of Robert Troup (7/20/10)
Biographical sketch of Elisha Crane (7/20/10)
Biographical sketch of York Kilburn (7/20/10)
Biographical sketch of Bata Van Woert Easterly (7/15/10)
Biographical sketch of Thomas Easterly (7/10/10)
Biographical sketch of Nathaniel Stevens (7/10/10)
Biographical sketch of Cornelius Cadmus (7/10/10)
Biographical sketch of Joseph Hall (7/10/10)
Biographical sketch of Gerrit G. Lansing (1760-1831) (7/10/10)
Biographical sketch of Richard Tillman (7/10/10)

Biographical sketch of George Pearson (6/30/10)
Biographical sketch of Stephen Tuttle (6/30/10)
Outline biographical sketch of Melancton Smith (6/25/10)
Biographical sketch of Thomas [J.] Van Zandt (6/20/10)
Biographical sketch of John Corbin (6/20/10)
Biographical sketch of Francis Carbine (6/20/10)
Biographical sketch of Hugh Mc Adams (6/20/10)
Biographical sketch of Henry Finn (6/20/10)
Linked inventory of the estate of William Charles - 1793 (6/20/10)
Biographical sketch of Jeremiah Pemberton (6/15/10)
Biographical sketch of William Adams (6/15/10)
Biographical sketch of Hendrick Oothout, Jr. (6/15/10)
Biographical sketch of John Waters (6/15/10)
New access page on the Hooghkerk family (6/15/10)
Biographical sketch of John Fontfreyde (6/15/10)
Notes on the life of Robert Wright (6/10/10)
Biographical sketch of Colin Gibson (6/10/10)
Biographical sketch of John Folsom (6/10/10)
Biographical sketch of Robert Gray (6/10/10)
Biographical sketch of Susanna La Grange Gray (6/10/10)
New information page on less-than-comprehensive biographies (6/10/10)

Biographical sketch of James Campbell (5/30/10)
Biographical sketch of Henry Cook (5/30/10)
Biographical sketch of Elizabeth Wendell Staats (5/30/10)
Biographical sketch of Arent Vandenbergh (5/30/10)
Biographical sketch of Nancy Boyd Mc Hench (5/20/10)
Biographical sketch of Geertruy Van Schoonhoven Hunt (5/20/10)
Biographical sketch of William Hunt (5/20/10)
Biographical sketch of Maria Vanderheyden (5/20/10)
Biographical sketch of Mary Price Charles (5/20/10)
Biographical notes on the life of Lydia Douw Oothout (5/15/10)
Biographical sketch of Pieter W. Quackenbush (5/15/10)
Biographical sketch of William Regal (5/15/10)
Biographical sketch of Charlotte Roff Regal (5/15/10)
Biographical sketch of William Van Zandt (5/15/10)
Biographical sketch of historical resource contributor Arnold Van Laer (5/15/10)
Biographical sketch of Alida Smith Van Zandt (5/15/10)
Biographical sketch of Edmond Butler (5/10/10)
Biographical sketch of Hendrick Coster (5/10/10)
Biographical sketch of historical resource contributor Jonathan Pearson (5/10/10)
Biographical sketch of Robert Hoaksley (5/10/10)

Biographical sketch of Thomas Butler; his will (4/20/10)
Biographical sketch of John Munro (4/20/10)
Biographical sketch of Mary Brouwer Munro (4/20/10)
Biographical sketch on artist Thomas McIlworth (4/20/10)
Biographical sketch of John Willis (4/20/10)
Biographical sketch of Mary Hogan Charles (4/20/10)
Biographical sketch of George Charles (4/20/10)
Biographical sketch of William Charles (4/15/10)
Biographical sketch of Wheeler Douglass (4/15/10)
Baseline biographical sketch of Edward Reims; his will (4/15/10)
Enhanced and illustrated biographical sketch of Jane Gregg Edgar (4/15/10)
Outline biographical sketch of John Waters (1732-86) (4/15/10)
Biographical sketch of William Boyd (4/10/10)
Biographical sketch of William Gray (4/10/10)
Biographical sketch of Ivy Chambers (4/10/10)
Biographical sketch of Peter Mc Hench (4/5/10)
Biographical sketch of Thomas Lennington (4/5/10)
Biographical sketch of Philip L. Conyn (4/5/10)
Biographical sketch of Barent I. Staats (4/5/10)

Biographical sketch of Jan Hendrickse Van Bael (3/30/10)
Biographical sketch of Cornelia Vandenbergh Gilbert (3/30/10)
Baseline biographical sketch of Catherine Beasley Lockwood (3/30/10)
Biographical sketch of Solomon Lockwood (3/30/10)
Biographical sketch of James Furnival (3/25/10)
Biographical sketch of Catharina De Foreest Douw (3/25/10)
Biographical sketch of Andries V. Douw (3/25/10)
Biographical sketch of Rachel Bogert Douw (3/25/10)
Biographical sketch of Volkert A. Douw (1713-68) (3/25/10)
Linked transcription of the will of Kiliaen Van Rensselaer - 1718   (3/15/10)
Linked transcription of the will of Volkert A. Douw - 1768   (3/10/10)
Biographical sketch of Pieter Quackenbush (the patriarch) (3/10/10)
Baseline biographical sketch of Jeremiah Jewel (3/10/10)
Linked transcription of the will of Jacob Gerritsen Van Laer - 1684   (3/10/10)
Biographical sketch of Pieter Quackenbush (3/10/10)
Biographical sketch of Catharina Van Schaick Quackenbush (3/10/10)
Biographical sketch of Joseph Jewel (3/5/10)
Biographical sketch of George W. Mancius (3/5/10)
Biographical sketch of Richard Van Rensselaer (3/5/10)
Linked information page entitled "Internet-based Resources" (3/5/10)

Biographical sketch of Adrian Quackenbush (2/25/10)
Biographical sketch of Cornelis Van Schaick (2/25/10)
Biographical sketch of Barent Van Schaick (2/25/10)
Albany-focused biographical sketch of Aaron Burr (2/25/10)
Biographical sketch of Theodosia Burr Alston (2/25/10)
Biographical sketch of Rachel Gardenier Morrell (2/25/10)
Biographical sketch of James Weems (2/20/10)
Biographical sketch of Joseph Wells (2/20/10)
Biographical sketch of John W. Van Zandt (2/20/10)
Biographical sketch of Gerrit Witbeck (2/20/10)
Biographical sketch of George Klinck (2/20/10)
Biographical sketch of Benjamin Hansen (2/15/10)
Biographical sketch of Margaret Kirkland (2/15/10)
Biographical sketch of William Kirkland (2/15/10)
Biographical sketch of Margarita Ryckman Kip (2/15/10)
Biographical sketch of Catharina Van Schaick Clarkson (2/15/10)
Biographical sketch of Margarita Van Schaick Freeman (2/10/10)
Linked transcription of the will of Goosen Gerritse Van Schaick and his wife - 1668   (2/10/10)
Biographical sketch of John Lovett (2/10/10)
Biographical sketch of Richard Sill (2/10/10)
Biographical sketch of Claes Janse Stavast (2/5/10)

Biographical sketch of Jesse Fairchild (1/30/10)
Biographical sketch of Peter Dox (1/30/10)
Biographical sketch of Samuel Dox (1/20/10)
Biographical sketch of Samuel Morrell (1/20/10)
Biographical sketch of Peter Boyd (1/20/10)
Biographical sketch of James Boyd (1/20/10)
Biographical sketch of Catharina Staats Boyd (1/20/10)
Biographical sketch of Hugh Boyd (1/20/10)
Biographical sketch of John Boyd, Jr. (1/20/10)
Biographical sketch of Ann Logan Boyd (1/20/10)
Biographical sketch of Margarita Van Vranken Waldron (1/20/10)
Biographical sketch of Edward Willett (1731-74?) (1/20/10)
Biographical sketch of Margaret Cooper Willett (1/20/10)
Biographical sketch of John Boyd, Sr. (1/10/10)
Biographical sketch of Rachel Radcliff Willis (1/10/10)
Biographical sketch of Thomas Willis (1/10/10)
Biographical sketch of Daniel Marshall (1/10/10)
Baseline biographical sketch of Daniel Wilkinson (1/10/10)
Partially linked transcriptions of lists of invitees to the funeral of Jeremias Van Rensselaer in 1674 (1/10/10)
Biographical sketch of Anna Bradt Wilkinson (1/10/10)




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Did you know that the items formally announced in the "New Features" sections include links to many more persons, places, and things that are not yet ready to be publicized? Those incomplete features have been posted online either "silently" or "privately." Please remember that every item you find on The People of Colonial Albany Live Here website is in-progress and likely to be augmented, refined, corrected, and otherwise changed whenever necessary. In fact, many files are updated every day. The "last revised" date given at the bottom of most pages references some of this editing.