Saturday, September 30, 2017

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Good Genealogy Luck

Hey genea-folks, 
it's Saturday Night again, 


 time for more Genealogy Fun!



Your mission this week, should you decide to accept it, is to:


1)  
When have you had a dose of good genealogy luck? What document or resource did you find just by happenstance or chance? By being in the right place at the right time? By finding a family history treasure in your family's attic or basement? By finding a helpful document or reference without even looking for it? 


2) Tell us about it in Comments to this post, in Comments on Facebook or Google Plus, or in a blog post of your own.


Here's mine:

1)  Read Treasures in the Closet for my extreme good luck after I thought that all family treasures had been found. This was certainly a case of being in the right place at the right time. 

I'm still, after 11 years, working my way through all of these items! I wonder where I put some of them? Hmmm, probably the file cabinet! I need to scan them and get them archived somewhere.

2)  Somehow I fell into this blogging gig 11 years ago, and because of good fortune I've managed to be involved in Geneabloggers where there are hundreds of interesting, smart and fun genealogy writers sharing their family history and their experiences with readers.  Then there are the society programs, seminars, cruises and conferences I've attended because of this "hobby" of mine.  Blogging has sort of taken over my genealogy life for some reason - and I feel very lucky!


John Milton originally said "luck is the residue of design" (and Branch Rickey is often credited with the saying). However, the definition of "luck" is "the chance happening of fortunate or adverse events."

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Surname Saturday - BRADT (Norway to colonial New York)

It's Surname Saturday, and I'm "counting down" my Ancestral Name List each week.  

I am in the 8th great-grandmothers and I'm up to Ancestor #2017, who is Cornelia Arentse BRADT (1655-1690) 
[Note: the earlier great-grandmothers and 8th great-grandfathers have been covered in earlier posts].

My ancestral line back through three generations of this BRADT family line is:


1. Randall J. Seaver (1943-????)

2. Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983)
3. Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002)


6.  Lyle Lawrence Carringer (1891-1976)
7.  Emily Kemp Auble (1899-1977)

14.  Charles Auble (1849-1916)
15.  Georgianna Kemp (1862-1952)

30.  James Abraham Kemp (1831-1902)
31.  Mary Jane Sovereen (1840-1874)

62.  Alexander Sovereen (1814-1907)
63.  Elizabeth Putman (1818-1895)

126.  John Putman (1785-1863)
127.  Sarah Martin (1792-1860)

252.  Peter Victorse Putman (1760-1835)
253.  Sarah Mary Kinnan (1761-1841)

504.  Victor Davidse Putman (1721-1765)
505.  Margaret Wies (1726-????)

1008.  David Janse Putman (1684-1761)
1009.  Helena ???? (1684-????)

2016.  Johannes Victorse Pootman, born before 28 February 1645 in Aalburg, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands; died 08 February 1690 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, United States.  He was the son of 4032. Victor Pootman and 4033. Marie Davidse.  He married about 1674 in Albany, Albany, New York, United States.
2017.  Cornelia Arentse Bradt, born 1655 in Rensselaerwyck, Rensselaer, New York, United States; died 09 February 1690 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, United States.

Children of Johannes Pootman and Cornelia Bradt are:
*  Arent Janse Putman (1675-1755), married 1708 Lysbet Akkerman (1684-1724).
*  Maritje Janse Putman (1678-1714), married 1700 Stephen Bedent (1675-1712).
*  Victor Janse Putman (1680-1756), married 1706 Margarita Janse Mabie (1685-1770).
David Janse Putman (1684-1761), married 1710 Helena ???? (1684-????).
*  Catalyntje Janse Putman (1685-????), married 1704 Cornelis Eliase Post (1683-1710).
*  Cornelis Janse Putman (1687-????), married 1711 Jacomyntje Viele (1694-????).

4034.  Arent Andries Bradt, born about 1615 in Fredrikstad, Ostfold, Norway; died 1663 in Rensselaerwyck, Rensselaer, New York, United States.  He married 1648 in Rensselaerwyck, Rensselaer, New York, United States.
4035.  Catalyntje Andriese De Vos, born about 1627 in Netherlands; died before 18 December 1712 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, United States.  She was the daughter of 8070. Andries De Vos and 8071. Aefje Pieterse Coeymans.

Children of Arent Bradt and Catalyntje De Vos are:
*  Aefje Bradt (1649-1728), married 1672 Claes Frederickse Van Petten (1641-1728).
*  Ariaantje Bradt (1651-1717), married (1) 1670 Helmar Otten (1650-1676); (2) 1676 Reyer Jacobse Schermerhorn (1652-1719).
*  Andries Arentse Bradt (1653-1690), married 1678 Margarita Van Slyck (1655-1733).
Cornelia Arentse Bradt (1655-1690), married 1674 Johannes Victorse Pootman (1645-1690)
*  Samuel Arentse Bradt (1659-1713), married 1683 Susanna Van Slyck (1660-1713).
*  Dirck Arentse Bradt (1661-1735), married 1684 Maritje Van Eps (1667-????).

8068.  Andries Arentse Bradt, born 1578 in Fredrikstad, Ostfold, Norway; died in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, United States.  He married about 1606
8069.  Kinetis ????, born 1584 in Fredrikstad, Ostfold, Norway.

Children of Andries Bradt and Kinetis are:
*  Albert Andries Bradt (1607-1686), married (1) 1632 Annatje Barentse Van Rottmer (1608-1662); (2) 1663 Pieterje Janse (1607-1669); (3) 1669 Geertruy Pieterse Coeymans (1620-1687).
Arent Andries Bradt (1615-1663), married 1648 Catalyntje Andriese De Vox (1627-1712).

Information about this Bradt family was obtained from:

Cynthia Brott Biasca, Descendants of Albert and Arent Andriessen Bradt Wolfe City, Texas : Henington Publishing Company, 1990).

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