'The Lansing family. A genealogy of the descendants of Gerritt Frederickse Lansing who came to America from Hasselt, province of Overijssell, Holland, 1640. Eight generations
2. Gerrit2 Lansing (Gerrit1) came to New Amsterdam (New York) with his father about 1640 from Holland. He married Elsie, daughter of Wouter Van Wythorst.
Gerrit2 Lansing was one of the early settlers of Rensselaerwyck.
LANSING, Gerrit (son of Gerrit), baker and trader, resided at different times in Albany, Schenectady and New York ; m. secondly, about 1692, Catryntje Sanderse Glen, widow of Cornelis Barentse Van Ditmars, who was killed at the burning of Schenectady, in 1690 ; and thirdly, about 1696 (?), Elsie .... The name of his first wife is not known. Perhaps he d. July 20, 1708. Ch : Elizabeth, bp. Jan. 20, 1689 ; Gerrit, bp. Aug. 20, 1693, perhaps buried Jan. 26, 1736 ; Johannes, bp. March 10, 1695 ; Anna, bp. in N. Y., March 28, 1697 ; 'Elsie, bp. in N. Y., March 12, 1699' ; Sander, bp. in N. Y. April 20, 1701 ; Susanna, bp. in N. Y., Jan. 5, 1703 ; Evert, bp. Dec. 31, 1704 ; Jacob, [Jacobus ?] bp. Dec. 22, 1706 ; Abraham, bp. Feb. 27, 1709 ; Isaac (?) ; Jacob (?).
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'Genealogical notes of New York and New England families
ACCORDING TO THE OTHER 2 SOURCES CATHARINE GLEN WAS THE 2ND WIFE OF GERRIT AND THE MOTHER OF ONLY GERRIT AND JOHANNES, HIS 1ST WIFE (UNKNOWN) WAS MOTHER TO ELIZABETH, HIS 3RD WIFE ELSIE UNKNOWN WAS MOTHER TO ANNA, ELSJE, SANDERS, SUSANNA, EVERT, JACOB, ABRAHAM.
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Gerrit, son of (2) Gerrit Gerritse Lansing and Elsje Van Wythorst, was born ___; married Catharine, daughter of John Sanders Glen and widow of Cornelis Barents Van Ditmars, of Schenectady (b. March 23, 1672), August 21, 1692, and had
38 Gerrit, b. August 30, 1693 ; m. (42) Engletje Van Deusen, October 23, 1718. He died in 1783, ae. 90 years.
39 Johannes, b. March 10, 1695; m., 1st, (7) Catalyntie Hun, November, 1726 ; d. October, 1727; 2d, Jannetje Van Vechten, May 12, 1729.
40 Anna, bp. March 28, 1697 in New York; m. Jacob Egmont, October 19, 1716.
' 41 Elsje, bp. March 12, 1699, in New York; m. ___.
42 Sanders, bp. April 20, 1701, in New York.
43 Susanna, bp. January 5, 1703, in New York; m. Evert P. Wendell, June 29, 1736.
44 Evert, bp. December 31, 1704; m. Annatie Cooper about 1735.
45 Jacob, bp. December 22, 1706; m. Ida Van Wie, August 7, 1734. She died August 4, 1743 ; he died July, 1746.
46 Abraham, bp. February 27, 1709; m., 1st, (31) Helena Van Deusen, April 21, 1733 ; 2d, Catharine De Forest, April 20, 1741.
Gerrit Lansing is supposed to have died July 20, 1708. He was a trader, and resided sometimes in New York, Albany and Schenectady.
Catharine, widow of Gerrit Lansing, died February 15, 1731