Re: Christian Dietz (1540-1597) in Germany!
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Re: Christian Dietz (1540-1597) in Germany!
Donna Carter 3/02/04
As you know, I have just sent that information directly to you. I have recently excanged many e-mails with Katherine Dearstyne Waterman. I am now of the opinion that John Dearstyne Sr. b. 1745in Holland first settled in Berne about 1804, and moved to Greenbush, Rensselaer before 1810. This remains to be proven, as it is possible that it was his son John Jr. who leased land in Berne in 1804. My reasons for thinking it was John Sr. is because at least five of his children settled in Berne, so all of the Dearstynes in Berne are descended from John Sr. It looks to me like he raised two families, and I assume his first wife died and he married second Trenamie say 1782, but more likely before 1781. All this remains to be proven.
I specialize in Berne area families, and do not have much interest or knowledge about the Dearstyne siblings and their descendants who settled in Rensselaer.