The Lansing Family Journey Volume 1

About the Book

Gerrit Lansing was the progenitor of the Lansing family in America; but he never actually made it to the New Netherlands having died shortly after the birth of his sixth child in 1650. Gerrit married Elizabeth Hendrickse Ten Cate and was known by his profession as a baker. He died at an early age leaving Elizabeth with six small children and little financial security. Shortly thereafter Elizabeth married Wouter Albertsen Van Den Uythoff in hopes of providing better stability for her family. Unfortunately, Elizabeth and Wouter had significant debts of their own but through loans and pledging her home for sale, they secured sufficient funds to seek a new life in America. The Lansing family traveled from Holland to New York aboard the “De Gelderse Bloem” in the spring of 1655. The two volumes of The Lansing Family Journey trace the descendants of the six children of Gerrit and Elizabeth Lansing as well as the ancestors of the early families who married into that line.

About the Author

William A. “Bill” Lansing is the retired President and CEO of Menasha Forest Products Corporation headquartered in North Bend, Oregon. He and his wife Ann have made their home in North Bend since 1969, raising two sons in the area. Bill grew up in the country near the small town of Colfax, California. He received his formal education from Sierra College, Humboldt State College and Yale University. His interest in genealogy started accidentally while clearing out some old papers from his mother’s closet. For the next ten years, he devoted much of his spare time in researching the Lansing family line and as all amateur genealogists clearly understand, the family project is really never finished.