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Van Tassel Family History Homepage"A Pedigree Partly Indian, Partly Batavian" |
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Welcome to the Van Tassel Family History Homepage! My name
is Rick Van Tassel and I hope to create a gathering place for all VT's and cousins.
I've managed to collect quite a bit of VT family history material and hope to
post it here in the future.
Pictured above is my GGGrandfather George Washington Van Tassel and his ten ballplaying sons. Included in the above photo are: (top row left to right) Grover, Jefferson (my GGrandfather), George W., Charles, William. Second row: Levi, George, Paul, Seymour, John. In front of the group is young Avery. A copy of this photo is now in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.
- The above picture of the Van Tassel ballteam appears on page 34 of the March 1999 issue of Life Magazine and is featured on page 43 of the April issue of Reminisce Extra Magazine.
- I'd like to thank cousin Glenn Van Tassel for providing me with this copy.
This web site is dedicated to the many Van Tassel mothers who, because
of European societal attitudes and laws introduced into America, could not aspire
to a career--let alone leadership of their people as was possible in Catoneras'
time and before. Under those constraints, our mothers' feats should be
considered nothing less than heroic. They were the ones responsible for
caring for the family and preserving family traditions. They deserve a
lasting tribute and Avery Tracy Van Tassel (pictured above) expresses
that tribute quite profoundly on the VT Memory page.
Search the Van Tassel Family History Homepage!
Inside:
Genealogy and Family History:
- Daniel Van Tassel - The Original Van Tassel Family Historian.
NOW AVAILABLE!!! "Genealogy of the Van Texel/Van Tassel Family" by Daniel Van Tassel (Circa. 1900) - A HUGE thanks to cousin Andrew VT for his work in making this monumental work available to all! [Caution - very large PDF file - must have Adobe Acrobat/Reader installed to view.]
Van Tassels in Europe:
- Catoneras - A Sachem's
(Chief's) Legacy to Her Descendants: Native American Heritage and Ancestral
Homelands
- The Immigrant Ancestor - Cornelis Jansen Van Texel weds Catoneras, a Sachem of Long Island; forever ensuring that all American Van Tassel descendants share in a pedigree partly Indian, partly Batavian.
- The First (American born) Generation - Jan Cornelissen Van Texel and wife, Annetje Alberts, remove to Philipsburg Manor and become founding members of the Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow. They and their children file suit to claim rights to Native American ancestral homelands.
My Van Tassel Line of Descent:
- Second Generation - Jacob and Aeltje Storm Van Tassel of Philipsburg Manor, life-long members of the Old Dutch Church.
- Third Generation - Theodorus and Maritje Boen Van Tassel - Three sons fight for the cause of the Revolution.
- UPDATED: Fourth Generation - Theodore
Van Tassel marries Mary Ransom Bush - Two sons volunteer for duty in
the War of 1812, and another devotes his life to missionary work with Native
Americans.
- UPDATED: Fifth Generation - Abram Van
Tassel - Veteran of the War of 1812, weds Zenitia Tinkcom, 6th generation
Mayflower descendant.
- UPDATED: Sixth Generation - George Washington
Van Tassel marries Manerva Miller. Proud parents of the Van Tassel Family
Baseball Team.
- UPDATED: Seventh Generation - Jefferson
Miller Van Tassel (Baseball brother, Tinner, Inventor, Traveller) marries
Mabel Magill, Stenographer, (daughter of Charles Magill and Mirabelle
Brown.)
Van Tassel Family Records:
- Cornelius Van Texel Family Record -"Lost" for over two hundred years, discovered in an old barn in New Jersey.
- VT Family Bible Page - Know
of any old VT Family Bibles anywhere? Please copy them and we can post
them here for future generations.
Van Tassels in Service to their Country:
- Van Tassels in the French-Indian War - Five Van Tassels pay the ultimate price for taking the first step against European Occupation.
- Van Tassels in the Revolution - A recount of the VT Family's contributions to the struggle for independence in Westchester County, New York . Included are excerpts from Washington Irving's "Wolfert's Roost" recalling the bravery of Jacob Van Tassel in defending "The Roost" - later to become Washington Irving's own home, Sunnyside. Also Revolutionary War Pension Applications.
- Van Tassels in the War of 1812 - Records of VT's at the National Archives. Also, Zenitia Tinkcom Van Tassel's (mother of George pictured above) application for widow's pension.
- Van Tassels in the Civil War
- Please help by submitting any VT Civil War related material (i.e. journals,
stories, pension files, obits, pictures, etc).
Van Tassel Family's First Americans Page
- Read Adriaen Van Der Donck's observations of America's original people, tradition, and culture (1648).
- John Van Tassel testifies in support of perhaps America's Greatest
and Least Known Hero: Daniel Nimham--A quest for ancestral homelands and American
Independence.
Sleepy Hollow - A special place in our heritage.
- Wolfert's Roost/The Van Tassel House/Sunnyside Manor - Historic home built by Wolfert Ecker, gallantly defended by Jacob Van Tassel, and rebuilt by Washington Irving.
- Wolfert's Roost - The history
of Sunnyside and environs as told by Washington Irving.
- Washington Irving meets Jacob Van Tassel - "I had a long conversation with him...in which I gathered some of the particulars I have since recorded."
- The Old Dutch Church Homepage
- The Van Tassel family can trace their ancestry to one of the oldest churches
in America. View all of the records of the church (1697-1791).
- The Old Dutch Church Burying Ground
- Index of Names (Lookups available thanks to Bill Forshay)
- Philipsburg Manor - Rent Rolls (1732 & 1760), Revolutionary War Petitions ('79, '82, '84), & letter to Mr. Philipse ('83).
- Old Families of Westchester:
- Series appearing in local Westchester County, NY newspapers. (VT - #14)
- The
Van Tassel Family, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and Washington Irving -
Fact or Fiction?
VT People:
- George Van Tassel (son of Paul above)
- Subject of new book - "Overlords" - A story of alien close encounters
and human-life rejuvenation.
- "Professor" Park Van
Tassel - Hot Air Balloon Pioneer--tragedy strikes in Dacca, Bangladesh.
- UPDATED: Van Tassel Biographical Sketches - Historical
Sketches of Van Tassel family in local histories.
- Abel R. Van Tassel - Hero of New York's Worst Maritime Disaster
- Abel R. Van Tassel - Hero of New York's Worst Maritime Disaster
VT Places:
- Van Tassell, Wyoming - Ignored by the man
it honored: Van Rensellaer Schuyler Van Tassell.
VT Things:
- VT Memory Page - Send copies of your old Van Tassel journals, diaries, stories, poems, letters, etc.
- Calendar of eVenTs
- Send me your special VT event to add to the calendar!
VT Comics:
NEW: Van Tassel Parables:
- From a Dog's Point of View - VTs - surely not European pure-breds, just good old American mutts from Tarrytown (and darned proud of it!)
Links:
Van Tassel descendants genealogy/family history pages:
- The Wolfsbane Genealogy Page - A great genealogical site by cousin Mike Wolfe, descendant of Margarietje Van Tassel and Pieter Storm.
- Jed Handspicker's Genealogy Page - Check out another VT cousin's site - Great job Jed
- VanTassell's
in Pennsylvania - Say hello to cousin Bill Van Tassell who has a nice
start on his VT website.
- Universalist
Church Ministers - Rev. Anna Belle Aldridge and Rev. Robert Van
Tassel, site by Pieter VT.
Van Tassel family and personal webpages:
- The Van Tassel Family - Pastor Mason Van Tassel's family pages.
- The Van Tassel Family
Page - Stop by and get a view of Martin's Deer AND Lake CAM!
- Norm's Medal
Mounting - Norm VT obviously takes pride in military service--very nice
site.
- Van Tassel Racing - Dwayne VT's interest is racing cars--Good luck Dwayne!
Van Tassel Firsts:
- James H. Van Tassel - One of three engineers credited with inventing the electronic hand-held calculator.
- Van Tassel Family Circus - Daring Pioneers in Balloon Aviation
around the globe.
- "Professor"
Park A. Van Tassel- July 4, 1882--New Mexico's First Manned
Balloon Lift-off.
- Entire City of Albuquerque agrees to go without gas service to allow for historic flight.
- "Professor P.A. Van Tassel- Summer, 1883--"One of the first itinerant balloonists in Utah"
- "Professor" Van Tassel - January, 1888: parachutes a donkey to safety, Oakland, California.
- Joseph Van Tassel - November 2, 1889--Performs the first fully successful manned balloon ascent in Hawaiian Island history, but tragedy strikes two weeks later.
- Val Van Tassel - 1890--made Australian air history when she ascended in a balloon, suspended from a trapeze bar, two kilometres above Newcastle.
- Jeanette Van Tassel- March 16, 1892--"...a daredevil balloonist who enthralled thousands of amazed Dhakiites" (Bangladesh), but tragedy strikes once again.
- "Professor"
Park A. Van Tassel- July 4, 1882--New Mexico's First Manned
Balloon Lift-off.
- Ernest Sheldon Van Tassel - Began the first macadamia plantation in Hawaii.
- David
D. Van Tassel (1928-2000)
- Founding Father of National History Day .
- Senior editor/founder of the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History.
- Trueman Van Tassel - Designer of the Wind-Mill Ship.
- Isaac Van Tassel - attended the first Women's Rights Convention and a signatory to the Declaration of Sentiments.
Van Tassels in Literature:
- Washington Irving's Katrina Van Tassel - "...Universally famed not only for her beauty, but her vast expectations."
- Louisa May Alcott's Kitty Van Tassel - " ...an air of worldly wisdom which contrasted oddly with her youthful face and giddy manners."
- James Fenimore Cooper's Squire Van Tassel - "...one of the odious class of country userers."
- Clara Louise Burnham's Jack Van Tassel - "...handsome and wealthy."
George Van Tassel - (son of Paul pictured above) "Author, inventor and controversial UFO advocate. Some agreed, some disagreed with his philosophy. None found him boring."
- GeorgeVanTassel.com - "Like the Phoenix rising from ashes, The Ministry of Universal Wisdom is being reborn anew."
- The Integratron
- George's rejuvenation machine lives on.
- George Van
Tassel's Wonderful Machine - A short history of the Integratron.
- "I Rode A Flying Saucer" - The Mystery of the Flying Saucers Revealed through George W. Van Tassel.
- "Calling Occupants" - Gregory Bishop with Kenn Thomas remembers George Van Tassel's annual Giant Rock interplanetary spacecraft conventions.
Misc. Van Tassel Links:
- Frank L. Van Tassel - (nephew of George W. above) biography appearing in "History of South Dakota."
- General George Washington regrettably informs N.Y. Governor Clinton of a Van Tassel family member's death during the Revolutionary War. (images 351 and 352)
- Newel Van Tassel: (son of Alonzo and Ellen Jane Van Tassel) Cowboy and deputy sheriff - recalls nabbing horse thieves and chasing the Owl Saloon robbers.
- Sir Guimond de Tessel - (French spelling of Van Tassel) Knight who sailed with William the Conqueror to invade England in 1066.
- Vantasselite... made
(only) in Belgium - A rare mineral named in honor of renowned Belgium
mineralogist Dr. Rene Van Tassel.
- Horace Van Tassel - Musical Composer (1849-1880)
- The Atlantic Polka - Dedicated to the Atlantic Baseball Club of New York.
- Red
Cloud Schottisch - Music for the piano.
- Judge
James M. Van Tassel (1844-1927) - Biography of the Civil War veteran appearing
in 1892 Portrait & Biographical Album of Genesee, Lapeer & Tuscola
Counties, Chapman Bros.
- Van Tassel Apartments (1928) - Construction in Sleepy Hollow financed by John D. Rockefeller Jr. (page 12).
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Thanks goes out to Guido Van Tassel of Belgium for providing this photograph.
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