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A research into the House of Volentine and their descendants in America

The Origin: All indications are that our Valentine ancestry is Dutch but another source indicates Valentyn Claessen was from Romania. "Revised History of Harlem", by James Riker, 1904, p.277 "...He was from Saxenlant, in Transylvania..." The earliest recorded Ancestor: Valentyn "Claes" Claessen  (c.1637-1690). Immigrated to America abt. 1660. Note that the Surname "Valentyn" was adopted by the American descendants and was not the family Surname in Saxenlant. Name variations associated with this House: Valentine, Valentijn, Valentyn, Volintine, Voluntine Bible Records: I have obtained the 1820 Bible for Aaron Devenport (1779-1842). Family name spellings in 1820 were VOLENTINE and DEVENPORT. Coat of Arms & Motto: Shown above, "JE MAINTIENDRAI", "We will maintain".

this ancestry is dedicated to my great-grandmother Irene "Irena" Valentine 23 Jan 1842 to 22 Jan 1913

Irene "Irena" Valentine (photo c.1890 Gardner & Irene) Irene Valentine was the daughter of Frederick VALENTINE and Abigail BIVINS. She was born January 23, 1842 in Manchester, MI and died January 22, 1913. She is a descendent of Claeszen "Claes" VALENTYN who immigrated about 1660 from Saxenlant (Saxonland), Transylvania, ROMANIA and his wife Marritje JACOBS of Beest, Culemborg, Gelderland, NETHERLANDS. She was married twice and had 7 children. Married first to Aaron DAVENPORT on December 13, 1860, son of Minors & Catharine (Traver) DAVENPORT. Together they had 3 children, Frederick V. (m. Althea BUNTING), Minors (m. Hannah BRADFORD) & Carrie C. (m. William BRADFORD). Aaron died November 29, 1865. Irene married Gardner D. GREEN January 29, 1868, son of John & Martha (Douglass) GREEN of Oneida NY. Together they had 4 children, John H (never married), Blanche S. (m. Ralph GRIFFITH), Maude A. (m. William BALDWIN) & Charles F. (m. Jane BALDWIN). Gardner & Irene moved to Jackson MI and later to property owned by their son Charles in Onondaga MI. Both died there and are buried in the Onondaga Cemetery.

Our Related Cousin Ancestry

Valentine arrivals to America Valentyn "Claes" Claessen (c.1637-1690) Immigrated to America abt. 1660. A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one's father. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother is a matronymic, or matronym. Both are means to convey lineage. Valentine in America is a Patronym. DUTCH PATRONYMICS OF THE 1600s by Lorine McGinnis Schulze see http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/nn/pat.shtml for more details. "The most common Dutch naming custom was that of patronymics, or identification of an individual based on the father's name. For example, Jan Albertszen is named after his father, Albert. Albertszen means son of a man named Albert. The patronymic was formed by adding -se, -sen, or -szen. Daughters would very often have the ending -x or -dr. added. For example, Geesjie Barentsdr. (Barentsdochter) is named after her father Barent."   The Valentine-Varian House blt.1758 Home of the The Bronx County Historical Society (website)   Although my GREEN ancestry has been traced back to England, my DNA Haplogroup was found to be  R1B1C9  which has its origins in Freisland, Netherlands.

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