Frelinghuysen family
| Place of origin |
The Netherlands Germany |
|---|---|
| Connected families |
Cabot family Lodge family |
| Estate |
Frelinghuysen Homestead Frelinghuysen Arboretum |
| Name origin and meaning | Habitational name from a place called Frelinghuizen[1] |
The Frelinghuysen family (pronounced FREE-ling-high-zen)[2] is an American political dynasty primarily based in New Jersey that first emigrated from Germany to New Amsterdam in 1720.
History
In 1720, The first Frelinghuysen, Theodorus Jacobus Frelinghuysen, emigrated from Germany to the Raritan Valley in the Province of New Jersey, then a Royal Colony of Great Britain. He was an evangelizing Dutch-Reformed minister during the period of religious fervor known as the Great Awakening.[3]
Politics
Four Frelinghuysens served as United States senators, one of whom, Frederick T., became a Secretary of State under President Chester A. Arthur.
Family tree
- Johannes Henrich Frelinghaus ∞ Anna Margaretha Brüggeman
- Theodorus Jacobus Frelinghuysen (ca. 1691 – ca. 1747/49) ∞ Eva Terhune (ca. 1696 – ca. 1750)
- Theodorus Jacobus Frelinghuysen (ca. 1723/24 – ca. 1759/60/1761) ∞ Elizabeth Symes (1736–1801)
- John Frelinghuysen (1727–1754) ∞ Dina Van Bergh (1825–1807)
- Frederick Frelinghuysen (1753–1804) 1st ∞ Gertrude Schenck (1752/53–1794); 2nd ∞ Ann Yard (1764–1839)
- John Frederick Frelinghuysen (1776–1833) 1st ∞ Louisa Mercer; 2nd ∞ Elizabeth Mercereau Van Vechten
- Frederick Frelinghuysen (1818–1891) ∞ Victoria Bowen (1830–1914)
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen Sr. (1869–1948) ∞ Emily Macy Brewster
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen Jr. (1912–2005) ∞ Emily Lawrance (1911–2004) (daughter of Charles Lawrance)
- Barbara Frelinghuysen ∞ Thomas C. Israel
- Joseph S. Frelinghuysen III
- Margaret Lawrance Frelinghuysen ∞ Paul Alfred Kurzman
- Susan Emily Frelinghuysen ∞ Robert Dudley van Roijen
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen Jr. (1912–2005) ∞ Emily Lawrance (1911–2004) (daughter of Charles Lawrance)
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen Sr. (1869–1948) ∞ Emily Macy Brewster
- Frederick Frelinghuysen (1818–1891) ∞ Victoria Bowen (1830–1914)
- Theodore Frelinghuysen (1787–1862) 1st ∞ Charlotte Mercer (ca. 1790–1854); 2nd ∞ Harriet Pumpelly
- Frederick Frelinghuysen (1788–1820) ∞ Mary Dumont
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen (1817–1885) ∞ Matilda Elizabeth Griswold
- Frederick Frelinghuysen (1848–1924) ∞ Estelle B. Kinney
- Suzy Frelinghuysen (1911–1988) ∞ George L.K. Morris (1905–1975)
- George Griswold Frelinghuysen (1851–1936) ∞ Sara Linen Ballantine
- Peter Hood Ballantine Frelinghuysen (1882–1959) ∞ Adaline Havemeyer (1884–1963)
- Peter Frelinghuysen (1916–2011) ∞ Beatrice Sterling Procter (d. 1996)[4]
- Peter Frelinghuysen III
- Rodney Frelinghuysen (b. 1946) ∞ Virginia Robinson
- Frederick Frelinghuysen
- Beatrice Sterling Frelinghuysen ∞ 1970: Peter Portner van Roijen[5]
- Adaline Havemeyer Frelinghuysen ∞ 1988: Gerald Ogilvie Laing (1936–2011)[6]
- Peter Frelinghuysen (1916–2011) ∞ Beatrice Sterling Procter (d. 1996)[4]
- Peter Hood Ballantine Frelinghuysen (1882–1959) ∞ Adaline Havemeyer (1884–1963)
- Sarah Frelinghuysen ∞ John J. Davis
- Frederick Frelinghuysen (1848–1924) ∞ Estelle B. Kinney
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen (1817–1885) ∞ Matilda Elizabeth Griswold
- John Frederick Frelinghuysen (1776–1833) 1st ∞ Louisa Mercer; 2nd ∞ Elizabeth Mercereau Van Vechten
- Frederick Frelinghuysen (1753–1804) 1st ∞ Gertrude Schenck (1752/53–1794); 2nd ∞ Ann Yard (1764–1839)
- Theodorus Jacobus Frelinghuysen (ca. 1691 – ca. 1747/49) ∞ Eva Terhune (ca. 1696 – ca. 1750)
See also
References
- ↑ "Meaning and Origin of Frelinghuysen - FamilyEducation". www.familyeducation.com. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ↑ Fried, Joseph P. (23 May 2011). "Peter Frelinghuysen Jr., 95, Longtime N.J. Congressman, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ↑ Kitchin, Jessica (10 November 2009). "A Profile of the Frelinghuysen Family in New Jersey-www.njmonthly.com". New Jersey Monthly. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ↑ Pace, Eric (5 June 1996). "Beatrice P. Frelinghuysen, 77, Political Matriarch". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ↑ Times, Special To The New York (28 June 1970). "Peter van Roijen Weds Beatrice Frelinghuysen". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ↑ "Adaline Frelinghuysen Is Married to Sculptor". The New York Times. 9 January 1988. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
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