{"product_id":"patriline-the-history-of-the-adriance-family-in-america-from-reyer-elbertse-to-joseph-adriance-9798349248030","title":"Patriline: The History of the Adriance Family in America from Reyer Elbertse to Joseph Adriance","description":"\u003cp\u003ePatriline is the story of the growth and development of the Adriance family in \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerica. It began with the arrival of a twelve-year-old boy named Adriaen Reyerse \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efrom Utrecht in the Netherlands in 1646. He first set foot in New Amsterdam. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's continued today, three hundred and seventy-eight years later through the lives \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof the Adriances who are directly descended from him. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile Adriaen grew up in the area of present-day New York City, he spent the \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eremaining fifty-nine years of his life in an area known as Flatbush (Brooklyn). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom there, his descendants migrated to such places as Flushing, Fishkill, Berne, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNanticoke, and Tioga, Pa. They were all farmers who made their living by tilling \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe soil. They moved west in search of land and opportunity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach generation built upon the other. Fathers and sons continued the tradition that \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estarted with Adriaen and developed as it was passed on to Elbert, Rem, Joris, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge, Jacob, and finally Joseph who is pictured on the cover of the book. Farming \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econsumed their lives and brought them from the New York City area \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eall the way to Tioga, Pa. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir lives were strongly rooted in agriculture, religion, and public service. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the years, they served in various capacities in the Dutch Reformed Church, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand in the towns in which they lived. They also participated in the military. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the arrival of Adriaen Reyerse with his parents Reyer Elbertse and Marritje \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarents, and his brother Gerrit, there have been a total of thirteen generations \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewho have lived in New York. They were inspired to come to America by Goosen \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGerritse Van Schaick who was Marritje's son by a previous marriage. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGoosen had come over in 1637. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatriline tells the story of the first eight generations and attempts to paint a picture \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof their lives. It illustrates what an unbroken line of descent looks like. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile Joseph Adriance and his son Burton (Bert) were the last Adriances to have \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efarms, the opportunity for higher education and the advent of the Industrial \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRevolution led the succeeding five generations to opt for careers in industry, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eeducation, medicine, the military, and business as well as agriculture. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatriline summarizes the evolution of one family of Dutch immigrants who came to \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerica in search of land and opportunity. It illustrates the American dream and \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehow it manifested itself in the lives of one family from the Province of \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUtrecht in the Netherlands. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Starry Night Publishing Co.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798349248030\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 60\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.12d","brand":"John Adriance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52107818008757,"sku":"9798349248030","price":8.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_1cd7eb06-55ed-491e-a669-8ded0e9d2c50.jpg?v=1765862516","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/patriline-the-history-of-the-adriance-family-in-america-from-reyer-elbertse-to-joseph-adriance-9798349248030","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}