The Frelinghuysen family (/ˈfreɪlɪŋˌhaɪsən/;[2] /ˈfriːlɪŋˌhaɪzən/;[3] /ˌfriːlɪŋˈhaɪsən/[4]) is an American political dynasty, primarily based in New Jersey, that first emigrated from The Netherlands in 1720.
| Frelinghuysen | |
|---|---|
| Etymology | Habitational name from a place called Frelinghuizen[1] |
| Place of origin | Netherlands |
| Connected families | Cabot family Lodge family Havemeyer family |
| Estate(s) | Frelinghuysen Homestead Frelinghuysen Arboretum |
History edit
In 1720, Theodorus Jacobus Frelinghuysen came from The Netherlands to the Raritan Valley in the Province of New Jersey, then a Royal Colony of Great Britain. He was an evangelizing Dutch-Reformed minister during the period of religious fervor known as the Great Awakening.[5]
Politics edit
Four Frelinghuysens served as United States senators, one of whom, Frederick T., became a Secretary of State under President Chester A. Arthur.
Family tree edit
- Johannes Henrich Frelinghaus m. Anna Margaretha Brüggeman
- Theodorus Jacobus Frelinghuysen (ca. 1691 – ca. 1747/49) m. Eva Terhune (ca. 1696 – ca. 1750)
- Theodorus Jacobus Frelinghuysen (ca. 1723/24 – ca. 1759/60/1761) m. Elizabeth Symes (1736–1801)
- John Frelinghuysen (1727–1754) m. Dina Van Bergh (1825–1807)
- Frederick Frelinghuysen (1753–1804) 1st m. Gertrude Schenck (1752/53–1794); 2nd m. Ann Yard (1764–1839)
- John Frederick Frelinghuysen (1776–1833) 1st m. Louisa Mercer; 2nd m. Elizabeth Mercereau Van Vechten
- Frederick Frelinghuysen (1818–1891) m. Victoria Bowen Sherman (1830–1914)
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen Sr. (1869–1948) m. Emily Macy Brewster
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen Jr. (1912–2005) m. Emily Lawrance (1911–2004) (daughter of Charles Lawrance)
- Barbara Frelinghuysen m. Thomas C. Israel
- Joseph S. Frelinghuysen III
- Margaret Lawrance Frelinghuysen m. Paul Alfred Kurzman
- Susan Emily Frelinghuysen m. 1981 Robert Dudley van Roijen. (nephew of John P. Humes and grandson of Herman van Roijen)[6]
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen Jr. (1912–2005) m. Emily Lawrance (1911–2004) (daughter of Charles Lawrance)
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen Sr. (1869–1948) m. Emily Macy Brewster
- Frederick Frelinghuysen (1818–1891) m. Victoria Bowen Sherman (1830–1914)
- Theodore Frelinghuysen (1787–1862) 1st m. Charlotte Mercer (ca. 1790–1854); 2nd m. Harriet Pumpelly (1815–1876)
- Frederick Frelinghuysen (1788–1820) m. Mary Dumont
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen (1817–1885) m. Matilda Elizabeth Griswold (1817–1889)
- Frederick Frelinghuysen (1848–1924) m. Estelle Burnet Kinney (1868–1931)
- Suzy Frelinghuysen (1911–1988) m. George Lovett Kingsland Morris (1905–1975)
- George Griswold Frelinghuysen (1851–1936) m. Sarah Linen Ballantine (1885–1940)
- Peter H. B. Frelinghuysen (1882–1959) m. Adaline Havemeyer (1884–1963)
- Peter Frelinghuysen Jr. (1916–2011) m. Beatrice Sterling Procter (d. 1996)[7]
- Peter Frelinghuysen III
- Rodney Frelinghuysen (b. 1946) m. Virginia Robinson
- Frederick Frelinghuysen
- Beatrice Sterling Frelinghuysen m. 1970: Peter Portner van Roijen[8]
- Adaline Havemeyer Frelinghuysen m. 1988: Gerald Ogilvie Laing (1936–2011)[9]
- Peter Frelinghuysen Jr. (1916–2011) m. Beatrice Sterling Procter (d. 1996)[7]
- Peter H. B. Frelinghuysen (1882–1959) m. Adaline Havemeyer (1884–1963)
- Theodore Frelinghuysen (1860–1928)[10] m. 1885: Alice Dudley Coats (1861–1889) m. 1898: Elizabeth Mary Thompson (1871–1967)[11]
- Matilda Griswold Frelinghuysen (1864–1926) m. Henry Winthrop Gray (b. 1840)
- Sarah Frelinghuysen (b. 1851) m. John J. Davis (b. 1851)
- Mathilda Frelinghuysen Davis (1876–1960) m. George Cabot Lodge (1873–1909)
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (1902–1985) m. Emily Esther Sears (d. 1992)
- John Davis Lodge (1903–1985) m. Francesca Braggiotti (1902–1998)
- Helena Lodge (1905 - 1998) m. Edouard de Streel
- Mathilda Frelinghuysen Davis (1876–1960) m. George Cabot Lodge (1873–1909)
- Frederick Frelinghuysen (1848–1924) m. Estelle Burnet Kinney (1868–1931)
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen (1817–1885) m. Matilda Elizabeth Griswold (1817–1889)
- John Frederick Frelinghuysen (1776–1833) 1st m. Louisa Mercer; 2nd m. Elizabeth Mercereau Van Vechten
- Frederick Frelinghuysen (1753–1804) 1st m. Gertrude Schenck (1752/53–1794); 2nd m. Ann Yard (1764–1839)
- Theodorus Jacobus Frelinghuysen (ca. 1691 – ca. 1747/49) m. Eva Terhune (ca. 1696 – ca. 1750)
References edit
- ^ "Meaning and Origin of Frelinghuysen - FamilyEducation". www.familyeducation.com. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ As pronounced in "Repeal and Replace ACA".
- ^ Fried, Joseph P. (23 May 2011). "Peter Frelinghuysen Jr., 95, Longtime N.J. Congressman, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ "How do you say that? Some North Jersey town names you may be pronouncing wrong".
- ^ Kitchin, Jessica (10 November 2009). "A Profile of the Frelinghuysen Family in New Jersey-www.njmonthly.com". New Jersey Monthly. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ "Susan E. Frelinghuysen Married in Capital". The New York Times. 1 February 1981. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ Pace, Eric (5 June 1996). "Beatrice P. Frelinghuysen, 77, Political Matriarch". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ Times, Special To The New York (28 June 1970). "Peter van Roijen Weds Beatrice Frelinghuysen". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ "Adaline Frelinghuysen Is Married to Sculptor". The New York Times. 9 January 1988. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ "THEO. FRELINGHUYSEN DIES IN HIS 68TH YEAR; Member of Old New Jersey Family Was Son of Secretary of State in Arthur Cabinet". The New York Times. January 31, 1928. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ Mayhew, Augustus (1 October 2009). "Ecole de Beaux Palm Beach". New York Social Diary. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
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