Earliest Rennselaer in NY
I posted the query regarding the surnames of Risner/Rensselaer and if Risner is actually a variant of Rensselaer.I have Risners in my family but one of the Risner researchers who has queried me has a great grandparent Risner who married a Seneca Indian.
While reading about the Seneca Indian Tribe, I found that their earliest European contact was with a Dutchman from Holland named Rensselaer.This was in New York in early 1600.This is just for your information in hopes it might help the Rensselaer researchers.Clydene
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Re: Earliest Rennselaer in NY
Gloria Waldron Hukle 8/16/10