Born before in New York, New York
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Finney
and Sara Hardenbergh
Sister of
Johannes Finey, Gerrit Finie, Gerardus Finey, Barondina (Finey) Finney, Maria (Fineij) Finney and Jacob (Fineij) Finney
Wife of
Samuel Schoonmaker
— married
28 Nov 1718 in Kingston, Ulster, New York Colony
Descendants 
Mother of
Zara Schoonmaker, Egbert Schoonmaker, Johannes Schoonmaker, Maria Schoonmaker, Anneken Schoonmaker, Maria Schoonmaker, Catarina (Schoonmaker) Beekman and Deborah (Schoonmaker) Post
Died [date unknown]
in New York Colony [uncertain]
[uncertain]
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Biography
Neeltje was baptized on 27 March 1696 in the Reformed Dutch Church of New York, recorded as the child of Jan Fini and Sara Hardenberg. Witnesses were Leendert Leurszen and Anna Cuijlers.[1]
Her parents were John Finney and Sara Hardenbergh.
She married Samuel Schoonmaker on 28 November 1718 at Kingston, NY. [2]
Her name was variously recorded in forms including Eleanor Tfeny and Nelly Finey or Finny.[3]
Children of this marriage were [3]:
- Sara Schoonmaker+ b. 23 Aug 1719 [3]
- Egbert Schoonmaker b. 15 Sep 1723, d. 3 Sep 1791 [3]
- Johannes Schoonmaker+ b. 1726 [3]
- Anneke Schoonmaker b. 1 Jul 1733 [3]
- Maria Schoonmaker b. c 1735 [3]
- Catharine Schoonmaker b. 26 Dec 1737 [3]
- Debora Schoonmaker b. 31 May 1741, d. 14 Oct 1833 [3]
Church Records
- Baptism
- 1696. den 27 Mart. Jan Fini, Sara Hardenberg. Neeltje. Witnesses: Leendert Leurszen and Anna Cuijlers.[4]
- Marriage
- 1718. 28 Nov. Samuel Schoonmaker, j. m., and Eleanor Tfeny, j. d., both resid. in Kingstown. Married on the presentation of a license.[2]
Research Notes
LNAB is Fini, the name recorded for her father at her baptism. Smith-62120 21:36, 7 August 2023 (UTC)
Sources
- ↑ Evans, page 234.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hoes, page 535, marriage #400.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Source: Genealogical Society of Bergen County Family Files Nov 2015 Page - 645 Nelly Finny and Samuel Schoonmaker
- ↑ Evans, page 234.
- Evans, Thomas Grier. "Records of the Reformed Dutch Church in New Amsterdam and New York. Baptisms from 25 December, 1639 to 27 December, 1730." Collections of the New-York Genealogical and Biographical Society. Vol 2. New York: Printed for the Society, 1901.
- Hoes, Roswell Randall. Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York (De Vinne Press, New York, 1891)
- Hoffman, William J. "An Armory of American Families of Dutch Descent." New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 70 (1939), page 341.
- See also:
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998). Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150
- Ancestral File Number: 8GZD-73
- Ancestral File Number: 9NF7-BP
- Ancestral File Number: 1VL7-QQ0
Acknowledgments
- WikiTree profile Finney-223 created through the import of EED1.ged on Sep 15, 2011 by Richard Draper.
- WikiTree profile Finey-3 created through the import of EED1.ged on Sep 15, 2011 by Richard Draper. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Richard and others.
- WikiTree profile Fini-1 created through the import of EED1.ged on Sep 15, 2011 by Richard Draper. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Richard and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nelly by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Nelly:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nelly by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Nelly:
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There are now three profiles for Eleanor/Neeltje/Nelly/etc. I propose to merge them all into Fini-14, which now has names and birth data based on the primary records.
There are now three profiles for Eleanor/Neeltje/Nelly/etc. I propose to merge them all into Fini-14, which now has names and birth data based on the primary records.