VANDERBILT, GEORGE W. 4064.
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VANDERBILT, GEORGE W. 4064. New York City. Born in New York, November 14, 1862. Son of William H. Vanderbilt and Mary Louise Kissam, grandson of Samuel Kissam and Margaret H. Adams, great-grandson of Peter Rutgers Kissam and Deborah Townsend, great'-grandson of Benjamin Kissam and Katherine Rutgers, great'-grandson of Joseph Kissam and Deborah Whitehead, great'-grandson of Daniel Kissam and Elizabeth Coombs, great'-grandson of John Kissam and Susannah Thorne. John Kissam, who lived on Long Island, was of English parentage and was the progenitor of the family in America. Benjamin was the son of a farmer and leading citizen of Cow Neck (now Manhasset), L. I., where he was born ; settled in New York, and became a distinguished lawyer. He was a member of the Safety Committee of One Hundred and of the First and Second Provincial Congresses. His wife was a daughter of Peter Rutgers of New York City. In the paternal line, the Vanderbilts are descended from Jan Aertsen Van der Bilt, a Dutch farmer who settled near Brooklyn, N. Y.. about 1650. |
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