Articles by Ila Malloy
Stoutenburghs Early Founders of Hyde Park
In 1741, Jacobus Stoutenburgh became the first Colonial settler to set down roots in today’s Town of Hyde Park. Born in New York City in June 1696, Stoutenburgh married Margaret Teller in 1717 and the couple raised eight children.
Spyglass on the Past: New York City 1836 and Today
This amazing, interactive map from the Smithsonian and the David Rumsey Collection gives you an overlaid, “spyglass” view of New York City as it was mapped out in 1836 and as it is today. It really shows how much of the original Castello Plan still remains. The expansion of...
Family History Project Deadline Approaches!
Beginning in 2011, Angeles Oakes has been compiling a genealogical manuscript of the Stoutenburgh family beginning with immigrant Pieter Stoutenburg who died in New York in 1698. Currently within her project she has been able to document facts for 3,362 people in the Stoutenburgh tree, including some Teller descendants.
Jacobus Stoutenburgh – Settler in FDR AND THE POST OFFICE by Tony Musso
In New York, the Hyde Park Post Office features seventeen painted panels of a historical mural project, one of which is of Jacobus Stoutenburgh clearing the land. These works are discussed in the book FDR and the Post Office by Tony Musso.
Margaret Teller-Stoutenburgh Obituary
Several years ago, I came across Margaret Teller's obituary. It was an unexpected and delightful find. It was printed when the long S was in use. It was written when even the educated spelled words phonetically. It was written when widows were called "relics." I don’t know why, but...
Stoutenburgh Cemetery Guided Tour: Jacobus & Margaret Stoutenburgh
Many stones have suffered damage over the centuries as shown in our photograph of Plot 1, the site of our forefather, Jacobus Stoutenburgh, and his wife, Margaret Teller-Stoutenburgh.
Stoutenburgh Cemetery Guided Tour: John & Catherine Stoutenburgh
On the left as you come through the gate on the West Wall, you will find two more stones, those of John Stoutenburgh and jis wife Catherine.
Stoutenburgh Cemetery Guided Tour: Joseph Teel
There is a gravestone in the Stoutenburgh family cemetery in Hyde Park, New York that doesn’t seem to be a relative of that family. The deceased is Joseph Teel. So I began the quest to figure out who this person is and why he is buried in this cemetery....
Online Family History Research Tips
The first step in putting together your family history is to record what you know about your immediate family. Then begin to work backward.
Lucky to Be A Stoutenburgh
When I began to research my family history, I started with my dad’s family. His family came to America in the mid-1800s from Scandinavia. I encountered a dead-end prior to the point that my dad’s ancestors left Sweden and Denmark.
A Spring Morning in Concord, Massachusetts
Listen now, good Stoutenburgh. Listen now, as we call the muster rolls of two hundred years ago. Listen now, as we read your family names. These are the liberty loving ones that put down the plough and picked up the musket in defense of freedom for all.
Presidential Memorial to Stoutenburghs — 1935
Next Sunday morning President Roosevelt will unveil a marble tablet in St. James’ Episcopal Church in memory of Jacobus Stoutenburgh, the first white settler of what is now Hyde Park, and his wife, Margaret Teller Stoutenburgh.
Warner Siblings, Children of Julia Marie Stoutenburg
LaMont Adelbert Warner (1876-1970) and his sister, Mary (1880-1967), were grandchildren of Julia Marie Stoutenburg and great grandchildren of Peter T. Stoutenburg and his wife, Lydia Borden.
Fireworks Factory Explosion on Stoutenborough Lane
I came across an article printed in 1940 about an explosion at The Golden State Fireworks & Display Company on Stoutenborough Lane in Redondo Beach, California.
Sailors’ Snug Harbor
Mary Elizabeth Stoutenburgh was the daughter of William Luke Stoutenburgh and his wife, Mary Dutton. She married Robert Arnet Quin who became the chaplain at Sailors’ Snug Harbor on Staten Island.
The Blackwell House Door
Just as interesting followup to our article about the old knocker from the door to the Blackwell House that Maud Stoutenburgh Eliot gifted to President Roosevelt, we present this bit of correspondence showing a “colorful” bit of the history of the door it came from. As quoted by Thomas...
Maud Stoutenburgh’s Descendant Has An Inquiring Mind
Two of the physicians in Walter Eliot’s book did not have an MD degree. Over the years as I researched my family history, I came across relatives who became doctors because they studied under another practicing physician. The more I researched the licensing of physicians prior to the 20th...
Pieter Stoutenburg and the General’s Bouwerij
According to the record of baptisms at the New Amsterdam Reformed Dutch Church, Wyntie, daughter of Pieter Stoutenburg and Aefje Van Tienhonven, was baptized at the General’s Bouwerij (farm) in 1662. The General was Peter Stuyvesant who was Director-General on behalf of the Dutch West India Company.
Oldenbarneveldt and The End of The World
The Mayan calendar’s last date of December 21, 2012 gave rise to revelry scheduled for the “End of the World Party,” which I was unable to attend. Perhaps the Mayan attendant to that calendar project suffered their demise before chiseling out December 22, 2012.
Stoutenburgh Cemetery as Geocache Site!
This cache starts in Doty Park in honor of the Stoutenburgh family, "Founders" of Hyde Park. The goal of this placement is to make visitors aware of the early history of Hyde Park.
FDR, The Pines, and Maud Stoutenburgh Eliot
The following letter from FDR to MAUD STOUTENBURGH ELIOT, New York City dated June 12, 1937 shows a little piece of Roosevelt’s conservation efforts and his expansion of the National Park Service:
John B. Stoutenburgh Home
There’s a Stoutenburgh house in Pasadena! It’s true. The house, built in 1893, was designed by Thomas Fellows and owned by John B. Stoutenburgh. It is built in the Queen Anne-Eastlake style. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
Quilt Exhibit Among the Museum Collection
This patch from Maria Stoutenburgh’s Friendship Quilt is just one of many exhibits you’ll find in the William Stoutenburgh Historic Homesite.
Jacobus the Fireman
The Stoutenburgh family played a significant role in firefighting in the early history of New York City, especially Jacobus Stoutenburgh who was appointed as the first Fire Chief.
HYDE PARK ON THE HUDSON
An Internet search about a movie with Bill Murray as Franklin Roosevelt reveals a large number of hits. It seems that the movie is planned to be shot this fall in Hyde Park. The story covers one weekend in Hyde Park during a visit from the Queen and King...
COLONIAL PORTRAIT: Isaac Stoutenburgh
I came across a picture of an oil portrait of Isaac Stoutenburgh (1738-1799) painted in the latter part of the 18th century. He was Jacobus Stoutenburg’s first cousin once removed and the grandson of Pieter Stoutenburgh’s son, Isaac.
The Mysterious Luke Stoutenburgh of South Carolina
Jacobus Stoutenburgh, son of Tobias Stoutenburgh and Anneke Van Rollegom, had an older brother named Lucas.
Jacobus Stoutenburgh Mural
We just wanted to share one of the murals from the Hyde Park, New York Post Office. This and other illustrations like it are available for viewing on our Illustrations page.
Pieter Stoutenburg
Pieter (Peter) Stoutenburg was born around 1613 in Amersfoort, Utrecht Province, Netherlands. No details of his early years are available and he was said to have arrived in New Amsterdam the same time as Governor Kieft, March 28, 1638 however, this is uncertain.
A Romance of Dutchess County, New York
Here’s a surprising bit of family history I happened to stumble across while researching Margaret Teller. It concerns another relative named Rebecca Watson who married Dr. Abraham Stoutenburg in 1784 and then later took their son and left the man.
Hereditary Order of the Families of the Presidents and First Ladies of America
By reason of our descending from Pieter Van Stoutenburg and Aefje Van Tienhoven, we can get qualified as ancestors of the Presidents Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt. Anyone of Engeltje Stoutenburg’s brothers or sister will be a collateral line.
A Documentary History of the Dutch Congregation of Oyster Bay by Henry Augustus Stoutenburgh
Written between 1902 and 1907 this work consists of ten leaflets by Henry Augustus Stoutenburgh (1842-1919.) Volumes 1 and 2 published by the Press of E. Storer, Volumes 3 through 10 by Knickerbocker Press.
The Illustrious Anneke Jans
Details the formation of a group which laid claim to millions of dollars in interest to the Trinity Church property.
Researching the Family Tree
Minor details lend interest to a family history. Showing how various family members might be connected to other people and events makes family histories fun. It doesn't take long to discover that there are more things tying us all together than there are keeping us apart.
Reformed Church in Hyde Park
The Reformed Church in Hyde Park was formerly known as the Stoutenburgh Religious Society.
Stoutenburgh Musical Instruments Chosen For Benefit Concert
When the Woodstock String Quartet played its concert at the Woodstock Town Hall for the benefit of the village Methodist Church recently, the entire concert was played on instruments made by Harry Stoutenburgh, descendent of one of the oldest Hudson valley families, famous as a violin maker.
New Key Map to Cemetery Plot
A Family United by History
As we continue to upgrade this site, we'd like to take a moment to remind everyone of our mission here..to collect and preserve information regarding the early history of the Stoutenburgh and Teller families in America.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Upon the anniversary of his death, please take a moment to pay your respects to our beloved neighbor at Hyde Park.
Canadian Stoutenburgs in Thornbury Cemetery
Canadian Cousins
The line of Peter Stoutenburg, husband of Caroline Ashton, was established in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada post Revolutionary War.
Gloria Waldron Hukle, Distinguished Author
Gloria Waldron Hukle, a native and resident of New York State is an llth generation Waldron in the line of the New York Dutch Waldron who emigrated to New Amsterdam (NYC) from Holland mid-l7th century settling on the corner of present day Wall Street and B’Way and later Harlem....
Antique Document – Early History of Stoutenburgh Family
Young Lady With A Rose
Could Peter Van Der Lyn be the same painter who created the portraits of William and Marguerite Stoutenburgh?
The Old Knocker
Maud Stoutenburgh Eliot, one of the original founding members of the Stoutenburgh-Teller Family Association, gave President Roosevelt a gift of the old brass knocker from the door of the Blackwell house.
Judge John Howland Wood, Jr.
A Stoutenburgh descendant, Judge John Howland Wood, Jr., was the first federal judge assassinated in the United States.
Silver Cream Jug by Tobias Stoutenburgh
Here's an interesting "find" for the family collection. It seems that M.S. Rau Antiques is selling a Silver Cream Jug by Tobias Stoutenburgh for a mere $14,500.
The Stoutenburgh-Teller Family Association
For any of you that may have wondered about the Stoutenburgh-Teller Family Association (STFA), here’s quick history by Betsy Neal (STFA President) telling how it came to be and a little of what it’s about:
Eleanor Roosevelt and the Stoutenburg Connection
Eleanor’s early life was quite sad. Eleanor’s parents had both died by the time she was ten. She was a shy, private girl who wasn’t attractive like her parents. When Franklin was struck with polio, she forced herself to change to help support his political ambitions.
Jacobus Stoutenburgh
The name of Jacobus Stoutenburgh appears on the tax list in 1741 when his Dutch manor-house of stone was completed.
NEW YORK: A Documentary Film
Ric Burns documentary, "NEW YORK: A DOCUMENTARY FILM," is a special presentation of AMERICAN EXPERIENCE with over 400 years of New York history.
BOOK REVIEW: To Wire The World: Perry M. Collins and the North Pacific Telegraph Expedition
Back in December of 2007, we published an article here entitled Fascinating Descendants. That article, written by Lanaii Kline, alluded to the work of Perry McDonough Collins, grandson of Maria Stoutenburgh and Richard DeCantillon, in creating the Collins Overland Telegraph and opening up the Pacific Northwest for industrial and...
Wilderstein and the Stoutenburgh Connection
Thomas Suckley and his wife, Catherine Bowne, were wealthy residents of New York City who wanted a retreat from the city. In 1852, they purchased a 35-acre sheep pasture that was part of Mary Rutherford Garrettson’s Wildercliff estate on the Hudson River. They built an Italianate style home, which...
Teller Family History
William Teller, born 1620, was the son of a minister of distinction — which may account for the pulpit design in the Coat of Arms of the Teller Family published in Helmes Wappenbuch in Nuremburg in 1700. He was the first of the family in this country. He went...
Cannon Balls & The Revolution
In the New York Times of November 12, 1913, there is an article entitled “Old Cannon Ball tells Story of ’75.” According to this report, a workman uncovered an old 4-inch cast iron cannonball forty feet underground while excavating for the Equitable Building, under construction by Thompson-Starrett & Co....
Fascinating Descendants
Not all Stoutenburgh descendants carry the Stoutenburgh surname. Yet many of these people have some fascinating backgrounds.
Stoutenburghs in Fiction
Many are acquainted with The Scarlet Pimpernel stories by Baroness Emmuska Orczy. She also authored two stories entitled The Laughing Cavalier (1913) and The First Sir Percy (1921) featuring William Stoutenburg, one of Johann Van Oldenbarneveldt’s two sons. Her tale paints his angst while in the face of his...
The Dutch In America
I came across an interesting bit of information recently that I thought was worth sharing here. It’s from the Library of Congress and it’s a history of the Dutch in America from 1609 to 1664.
Home of Jacobus Stoutenburgh of Hyde Park, NY
It was a large house and extended across the present market street for fifty feet. Market Street was the avenue cut by Judge Stoutenburgh from the Albany Post Road, for the entrance driveway to his residence and he planted cherry trees on both sides of it for the whole...
Romance of the Skyscrapers
Behind the great pile of stone and steel and concrete, which covers the block bounded by Broadway, Nassau, Pine, and Cedar Streets, lies a romantic story of old New York. There are chapters dealing with the Indians with the Colonial factions; with the Revolutionary War, with farm life and...