BENSON, Hevlyn Dirck

Date of Birth: August 1, 1879. His Parents were, Silas Davis Benson and Anne Eliza Close.
Lineage: The Bensons are related to practically all the other Knickerbocker families, such as the Bussings, Brevoorts, de Peysters, Vanderbilts, Roosevelts, Remsens, etc. Mr. Benson was educated and graduated at Trinity School and studied one semester at New York University. At age 23, attended American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and acted for eight years. His profession or Occupation: Secretary-Treasurer of the Sales-council of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce in 1920. Transferred to the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce and then he became Executive Secretary of the Broadway Merchants Association of Brooklyn. Also his last official position was as Executive Secretary of the Lower Manhattan Industrial Association. Some of the Clubs and Organizations Mr. Benson belonged to was the N.Y. Historical Society. He married Katherine Louise Coutts of Toronto, Canada, September 17, 1913. She died in 1919. They lived at 659 St. Marks Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y. Children of Marriage: Isobel Coutts Benson -1914, Hevlyn Dirck Benson, Jr.-1915, Marjory Close Benson-1917.

BERGEN, Harold Boynton

Date of Birth: December 28, 1893. Lineage: The Bergen's were among the earliest settlers of America, but originally the family was Norwegian. Hans Hansen Bergen went to New Amsterdam in 1633. He married Sarah Rapalie, in 1639 and resided on Long Island, as a large landowner. His third son Joris or George Hansen Bergen married Sara Stryker, daughter of Jan Stryker of Flatbush-1678. The line continues with his son, Hans Jorise Bergen, married to Sytje Van Wicklen. His grandson, Evert Bergen married to Jane Hegeman, resided in Somerset County, N.J. Evert's son, James married Ann Van Voorhees. Their son James, married Phoebe Peterson. Seventh generation was James' son, Garret Peterson Bergen, married to Henrietta Thompson. His son, Samuel White Bergen married Anne L. Boynton in 1893 and lived in Brooklyn, New York, of which was born a son Harold Boynton Bergen. Mr. H. B. Bergen had a  certificate in Industrial Electrical Engineering at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn-1917. B.C.S. degree and a Sc.B. degree at New York University-1923, 1925. Master's degree Columbia-1927. His profession or occupation: Cities Service Company, 1920-1929, Personnel Manager. Proctor and Gamble Co. of Cincinnati, Director of Industrial Relations-1929-1937. American Management Association, Vice-President, 1932-1936. President of the Institute of Management, 1934-1936. Mr. Bergen belonged to the Holland Society of N.Y. St. Nicholas Society of Nassau Island. He is unmarried.

KOUWENHOVEN, William Bennett

Date of Birth: January 13, 1886.Parents: Tunis Garret Bergen Kouwenhoven and Phoebe Florence Bennett. Lineage: Earliest Dutch settlers in the New World. Wolfert Gerritse Van Kouwenhoven, first settled at Rensselaerswyck, near Albany, N.Y. 1630. In 1636 moved to Long Island, N.Y. His son, was Gerrit Wolfertse. Education: Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute-degrees of E.E. and M.E., 1906 and 1907. Dipl. Ing. and Dr. Ing., were received from the Karlsruhe Technische Hochschule in Baden Germany-1912 and 1913. Profession/Occupation: Assistant in Physics at the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute in 1906. Instructor in Physics and electrical engineering-1907. Instructor in electrical engineering at Johns Hopkins University-1914. Associate-1917. Associate Professor-1919.Dean of the School of Engineering of The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. Clubs and Organizations: Johns Hopkins, Gibson Island. Marital Status: He married Abigail Baxter Remsen of Brooklyn, N.Y. on June 22, 1910. Children: One son, William Gerrit Kouwenhoven, born in 1925.

LOTT, James S.

Date of Birth: September 26, 1894. Parents: Moses Suydam Lott and Elizabeth Mackay. Education: Manual Training High School of Brooklyn and graduated from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y.-1917. Profession/Occupation: E.W.Bliss, company-draughtsman and designer. Chief Tool and Die Designer, 1920-1922. Superintendent of the Die Shop, 1923-25. Appointed Eastern Sales Manager in 1932 until 1940. Clubs and Organizations: St. Nicholas Society of Brooklyn, N.Y.; New York State Professional Engineers Society; Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity. Marital Status: On October 12, 1920 he married Ruby Louise Thomas of Brooklyn, N.Y. Address: 80-88th Street, Brooklyn, New York. Children of marriage: Ruby L. Lott-1921, James S. Lott, Jr., 1923, Mary S. Lott, 1927 and Elizabeth T. Lott, 1931.

NEWKIRK, James Warren

Date of Birth: April 27, 1883. Lineage: Earliest Dutch settlers in the New World. Garret Cornelissen Newkirk or Newkerke (1635-1686) arrived from the Netherlands in 1659 and settled at Flatbush, later moving to Kingston, N.Y. He married Charlotte Cornelis. Their son, Cornelis Garret Newkirk born-1658 married Jennetje Kunst. Cornelis' son, Barent Newkirk, born-1689 at Kingston, Ulster County, New York. He married Rebekka Van Bunschoten. From their son Hendricus Newkirk born in 1721 and married to Angnetje Weith, the line comes to their grandson, Captain John Newkirk (1752-1840) of Montgomery, N.Y. He married Sarah Van Kuhten. John's son, Henry born in 1777 married Francis Reeves, and Henry's son, A. Westbrook Newkirk (1814-1901) married Adeline Stickney (1813-1905), in 1839. Their son, Clement Botsford Newkirk (1844-1920) married Lavenia Mary Seybolt (1842-1913), their sons, Clement R. Newkirk and the abovementioned James Warren Newkirk. Education: Brooklyn High School in New York. Graduated at Williams College-1905. Profession/Occupation: President of the Southern Worsted Corporation of Boston and New York. Clubs and Organizations: Williams Club of New York; Holland Society of New York; Sons of the American Revolution; Sigma Phi; Greenwich Country Club, Greenwich, Conn. Marital Status: He married Edith Marion White, also of Brooklyn, New York on December 1, 1910. Children of Marriage: Shirley Newkirk-1913, Dorothy Newkirk-1916.


RAPELJE, Walter Suydam

Date of Birth: January 9, 1883. Parents: Nicholas L. Rapelje and Ida S. Vanderveer. Education: Public Schools-Brooklyn, New York. Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn (graduated 1903). Master of Science degree. Occupation: Chemical Engineer of Colgate Palmolive Peet Co. Clubs and organizations: Holland Society of New York; Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity; St. Nicholas Society of Nassau Island, American Institute of Chemical Engineers; American Chemical Society. Marital Status: He married Gertrude S. Van Siclen of Brooklyn, New York December 15, 1908. There are no children.

RUSHMORE, Jaques Cortelyou

Date of Birth: November 23, 1875. Parents: Merwin Rushmore and Caroline A. Cortelyou. Lineage: Jacques Corteljau or Cortelyou (1625-1693) His wife: Neeltje Van Duyn. Hendrick Cortelyou (1761-1841). Education: Brooklyn (New York) Latin School. Williams College graduated 1899. Long Island College Hospital- M.D. degree, 1903. Profession/Occupation: Professor of Clinical Orthopedic Surgery; at the Long Island College of Medicine, a position held by him since 1930. Marital Status: He married Alice Jones of Malone, New York on April 6, 1927. Address: 477 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y. There are no children.

SCHENCK, Charles DeBevoise

Date of Birth: March 6, 1862. Lineage: Johannes Schenky (1656-1748) settled in Bushwick, L.I. 1683. His wife Magdalena de Haas bore him three sons. Charles DeBevoise grandfather , was Cornelius Schenck. Charles father was Frank S. Schenck , one of Cornelius Schenck's nine children. Frank S. Schenck married Agnes Rappelye DeBevoise, daughter of Charles I. DeBevoise and Jane Rappleye. Education: Public and High Schools in Brooklyn, New York. Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn-graduated. Profession/Occupation: Accountant in New York City for Twenty-five years. Clubs and Organizations: Holland Society of New York. Marital Status: He married Lillian A. Pitkin of Brooklyn, New York, on December 10, 1902. No children born to this marriage.

SLINGERLAND, William Frank

Date of Birth: March 10, 1875. Parnts: George W. Slingerland and Margaret Egan. George W. Slingerland  (Albany: 1835-1923). Profession/Occupation: Music Teacher. Clubs and Organizations: Masonic Order; Old Brooklynites. Marital Status: unmarried.

VAN BRUNT, Jessie

Date of Birth: omitted. Parents: Cornelius Henshaw Van Brunt and Carrie Currier. Lineage: Rutger Joesten Van Brunt settled at New Utrecht, L.I.-1657. His son, Cornelius Rutgers Van Brunt was married to Tryntje Bennet. Rutgert Van Brunt married Elisabeth Van Voorhees, whose grandson was Albert Van Brunt who married Jannetje Van Brunt. His son Cornelius Van Brunt married Jannetie Ryder, his grandson Nicholas Van Brunt married Maria Henshaw. Profession/Occupation: Artist of stained glass windows. Clubs and Organizations: Netherlands-America Foundation; S.P.C.A. (Life member). Marital Status: unmarried.

VAN BRUNT, Mervin Schenck

Date of Birth: October 13, 1890. Parents: Rulef J. Van Brunt and Ella M. Schenck. Education: Graduated from Mohegan Lake Academy. Profession/Occupation: Cotton Broker in New York City. Clubs and Organizations: Holland Society; St. Nicholas Society; Downtown Athletic Club; National Rifle Association. Marital Status: He married Glaudice E. Campbell of Brooklyn, N.Y on October 12, 1926. Address: 183-80th Street, Brooklyn, New York. They had two children: Jacquelyn Van Brunt-1931 and Jeraldyn Van Brunt-1934.

VANDERHOOF, Douglas

Date of Birth: December 31, 1879. Parents: Hervey Brundage VanderHoof and his wife Emma Douglas. Education: From Dartmouth College he received the degree of B.L. in 1901 and A.M. (hon.) in 1907. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University with the degree of M.D. in 1905. Profession/Occupation: Johns Hopkins Hospital 1905-06 Resident physician. Adjunct faculty of the Medical College of Virginia 1906-1914, head of the department of medicine. Retired in 1936 from his practice as a specialist in internal medicine. Clubs/Organizations: He is a member of the Association of American Physicians, American Medical Assoc., Tri-State Medical Assoc., Medical Society of Va., Holland Society of New York, Sons of the Revolution, Theta Delta Chi, Phi Beta Kappa. Marriage: He married Julie Marriott Osterloh of Richmond, Va., August 7, 1910 at London, England. She died February 1924. Second marriage to Mrs. Nancy
Selden Habliston of Richmond, June 22, 1926.

VAN NESS, Ralph Herbert

Date of Birth: December 17, 1889. Education: He was educated in elementary and high schools in Brooklyn, New York, and graduated from Lincoln-Jefferson University in Hammond, Indiana, in the class of 1916. Profession/Occupation: Lawyer and County Detective with the District Attorney of Kings County, New York. Clubs and Organizations: Elks #22 of Brooklyn, N.Y.; 23rd Regiment Veterans Association, National Guard of New York; Society of Old Brooklynites. Marriage: He married Martha P. Wald on November 28, 1911. There is one son, Roy Van Ness, born September 5, 1913, at Brooklyn, N.Y. Residence: 1674 Ryder Street, Flatbush Gardens, Brooklyn, N.Y.

VAN NORDEN, Howard L.

Date of Birth: October 29, 1873. Parents: Dr. Thomas L. Van Norden, a physician and Mary Paterson. Education: He received his education in the High School of his native city and entered the field of Ship Repairs. Profession/Occupation: He retired on December 31, 1926. Clubs and Organizations: The Holland Society of New York; Life member, Kismet Temple (Brooklyn). Marriage: He married Mary Augusta Horton of Katonah, N.Y. on October 3, 1903 who died June 20, 1932. Children: There is a daughter, Margery L. Van Norden, born on July 8, 1904.

VAN WINKLE, Arthur Sharot

Date of Birth: November 6, 1878. Education: He was educated in New York City Public Schools. Profession/Occupation Banking career started with the Fifth Avenue Bank of New York in 1895. He left this bank in 1898 to accept a position with the Empire City Savings
Bank of New York. He was elected President of the Bank in 1919. Clubs and Organizations: Union League Club; Holland Society of New York; Lake Placid Club. Marriage: He married Jeanne Quartley of New York City, on September 8, 1903. Children: Paul Van Winkle, born December 8, 1905 and Audrey Van Winkle, born October 28, 1910.

VOORHIES, Edmund W.

Date of Birth: March 6, 1865 (Town of Gravesend, now Brooklyn, New York). Education: He attended various city schools. Profession/Occupation: Justice of the Peace for the town of Gravesend. 1894. Secretary to the Naval Officer of the Port of New York, 1908-1910. Postmaster of Brooklyn 1910. Commissioner of Public Works of Brooklyn (1914-1918). U.S. Shipping Commissioner of Public Works of Brooklyn, (1921-1935). Chairman of Local Draft Board 57, and now a Real Estate Broker. Clubs and Organizations: St. Nicholas Society; Holland Society; Union League Club of Brooklyn; Van Voorhees Association; Bergen Beach Gun Club; etc. Marriage: He married Sara Wyckoff, also of Town of Gravesend, On November 15, 1888. Their residence: 2188 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn, New York. Children: Howard W. Voorhies, born in 1892 and Edna S. Voorhies, born in 1897