Heyman Roosa
- Born: 29 Aug 1645, Herwijnen, Gelderland, Netherlands
- Marriage: Anna Margriet Roosevelt in 1674 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York
- Died: 9 Sep 1708, New York at age 63
Heyman married Anna Margriet Roosevelt in 1674 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York. (Anna Margriet Roosevelt was born on 19 Aug 1654 in Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, christened on 29 Aug 1654 in Dutch Reformed Church, Breda, Netherlands and died before 23 Aug 1708.)
 Marriage Notes:
Her father was Claes Martensen Van Roosevelt and her mother was Jannetje Samuels Thomas. She was baptized August 29, 1654 in the Dutch Reformed church.
They had
Children JANNETJE ROOSA b: 6 Oct 1675 in HURLEY,ULSTER COUNTY,NEW YORK. ALDERT HEYMAN ROOSA b: 2 Mar 1678/1679 in KINGSTON,ULSTER COUNTY,NEW YORK. d. February 27, 1679. WYNTJE ROOSA b: 15 Oct 1680 in KINGSTON,ULSTER COUNTY,NEW YORK. NICHOLAS ROOSA b: 27 Apr 1684 in KINGSTON,ULSTER COUNTY,NEW YORK. GYSBERT ROOSA b: 17 Oct 1686 in KINGSTON,ULSTER COUNTY,NEW YORK. NEELTJE ROOSA b: 13 Oct 1689 in KINGSTON,ULSTER COUNTY,NEW YORK. RACHEL ROOSA b: 19 Apr 1696 in KINGSTON,ULSTER COUNTY,NEW YORK. LEAH ROOSA b: 1 Sep 1698 in KINGSTON,ULSTER COUNTY,NEW YORK.
Claes Martenszen Van Rosenvelt arrived in New Netherland, now New York in 1649 or 1650 with his wife Jannetje Samuels Thomas. They were members of the Dutch Reformed church. In Dutch, the name Van means from and the next word is the name of the place the family originated. Rosenvel indicated a certain village in Zeeland. Roosevel means "field of roses.
the family obtained an extensive tract of land in New York city, extending from Chatham Street to the East River, lying between Pearl, Roosevelt and Catharine Streets. It originally was called Ruger's old farm. Hence in this way
Ross, Peter. A history of Long Island : from its earliest settlement to the present time New York: Lewis Pub. Co., 1902,
The family was known for their keen business qualities
Franklin D. Roosevelt is related to the family through Nicholas Roosevelt Anna's brother. Nicholas had two sons Johannes and Jacobus. Franklin D. Roosevelt's wife Anna Eleanor's line came through Johannes and Franklin's line came through Jacobus. Theodore Roosevelt was Anna Eleanor's father which would make us also related to Theodore.
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