Web pages combining research and genealogy on the van Hovenberg clan (also van Hoevenberg) from 16th Century Holland until the middle of the 20th Century |
A gathering of the Passaic branch of the van Hovenberg clan, November 5, 1895; the 77th birthday of Sarah Jane Thompson, neé van Hoevenberg (second seated, center). For a discussion of this photograph, and an introduction to the van Hovenberg Family, click here. |
A group photograph of the main Kingston branch of the van Hoevenberg clan, taken about 1900, and featuring the family of Dr. Henry van Hoevenberg, first cousin to most of those in the first photograph. For an introduction to this branch of the family, click here.Finally, one can go directly to the Table of Contents or simply follow the buttons at the bottom of the page. |
The standard reference on the van Hoevenberg Family is The van Hoevenberg Family, by Vivian van Hoevenberg Allen and James Dumond van Hoevenberg III, published in The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Record in five installments (Jan 2001 through Jan 2002, Vols. 132 Nos. 1-4, Vol. 133, No. 1). Other researchers include Alma Rogers van Hoevenberg and Herman Leonhard. Free and at times extensive use is made of this article on this website, as well as the materials on which it was based, in addition to other materials we have obtained. It is strongly recommended that those wishing for more detailed references should consult the abovementioned monograph. |
A Note on Spelling: The progenitors of the family in America were from Holland, where the named was spelled "van Hoevenberg", and where the diphthong "oe" had a definite effect on pronunciation. That spelling persisted among many parts of the family, although the diphthong has no effect on pronunciation in English. Many later descendants dropped the "van", others dropped the first "e", to become "van Hovenberg". (There are also many other variants, including Hovenburg, Hovenburgh, etc.) On this site we generally use the form "van Hoevenberg", since that was the preferred spelling for most family members in New York State. However, starting with the second family of Martin Henry van Hovenberg (i.e., the Passaic Branch), we have adopted the spelling without the first "e". |