By John Milnes Baker

Jacobus Backer and Margaret Stuyvesant were married in New Amsterdam in 1655. They were the progenitors of the families traced in this book. 

The term Knickerbocker derives from Washington Irving’s 1809 A History of New York from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty and of course signifies a connection to “Old New York.”

Fifty years ago there was no such thing as the Internet. There certainly was no ancestry.com and the nation’s fascination with family history and genealogy was unimagined.

There have long been numerous historical and genealogical organizations which usually require a “qualifying ancestor” to join. But the current popular interest in family history was generally considered rather esoteric. All that has changed in recent years, however, and I believe the timing of this updated publication is propitious.

One’s surname doesn’t have to be Baker or Edgar to find this book relevant. There are well over three hundred names other than Baker and Edgar in the index alone, and many of these families are also represented in the book, many with individual genealogical charts. 

(470p., Illus., Index, 2024)

Hardcover only, includes dust jacket.