Re: Ulster County New York
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In reply to:
Ulster County New York
2/03/01
HELLO MISSY,
CAME ACROSS YOUR E-MAIL WANTING
TO KNOW MORE ABOUT YOUR FAMILY HISTORY.
AS YOU CAN SEE MY NAME IS BOB VAN LEUVEN
SPELLED A LITTLE DIFFERENT.HOW EVER OVER THE YEARS OUR NAME HAS BEEN PRONONCED
AND SPELLED MANY DIFFERENT WAYS.
ABOUT 15YRS AGO A LADY BY THE NAME OF AUDREY VAN LEUVEN CALLED MY
BROTHER THOMAS,HERE IN ST LOUIS,MO.SHE
WAS CALLING FROM ANAHEIM CA.SHE IS A
RETIRED SCHOOL TEACHER AND WAS RESEARCHING OR FAMILY TREE.AND I THINK SHE IS STILL DOING THIS TODAY AND SHE IS IN HER 90S. I DO KNOW FROM HER REASEARCH
THAT OUR PART OF THE VAN LEUVEN FAMILY
CAME TO THIS COUNTRY AROUND 1661 FROM HOLLAND.I PURCHASED A BOOK FROM HER ON OUR FAMILY IN LOOSE FEAF FROM ABOUT 1" INCH THICK. SHE HAS PUT ALL OF THIS TOGETHER OVER THE LAST 50YRS.
ANYWAY THERE IS SO MUCH TO WRITE ABOUT OR TALK ABOUT ITS TO MUCH FOR E-MAIL. BUT ITS SOME NEAT HISTORY,SPANNING SOME 350YRS PLUS.
IF I CAN BE OF MORE HELP YOU CAN E-MAIL ME AT [email protected] OR CALL
ME AT 314-831-4914.ASK FOR BOB OR LEAVE
MESSAGE AND PHONE NO TO REACH YOU. MY WIFE BETTY OR MYSELF WILL RETURN YOUR CALL. PLEASE EXCUSE ALL CAPS I LOSS THE SITE IN MY RIGHT EYE RECENTLY AND THIS IS EASIER.
THANK YOU
HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU
BOB VAN LEUVEN