Frederik, a child of Nicolaes Claessen Van Petten and Rebecca Groot, was one of a large number of children baptized in the Reformed Dutch Church of Albany, New York, on Easter Sunday, 20 April 1712. [1]
Church Records
Children's Baptisms:
1756, June 20, Geertruy, Frederick van petten, Elizabeth Groot, Wit. Adam Swart, Catarina Swart, Schenectady RDC.[2]
Research Notes
LNAB is Van Petten, based on the baptism record.
Sources
↑ Holland Society of New York (1905), Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Albany, New York, 1683–1809. Part 2, page 62: 1712. April 20 (Easter). Frederik, of Nicoiaes Claessen Van Petten and Rebecca Groot. Wit.: Willem and Maria Van Alen
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Frederick by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Frederick:
Van Patten-167 and Van Petten-32 appear to represent the same person because: Same birth and death data, same wife, same marriage data. The father "Nicholas" implied by the patronym for Van Patten-167 is the same as "Claes." These need to be merged, but we need sources to determine the LNAB.