Hegeman family papers: Hegeman family papers: NYU Special Collections Finding Aids

Call Number

1988.004

Date

1809-1886, inclusive

Creator

Hegeman, John L.

Hegeman, James

Hegeman family

Hegeman, Rem

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet

in 8 folders.

Language of Materials

English .

Abstract

The Hegeman family papers document the daily lives, careers, property, financial concerns, and family matters of the Hegeman family of Brooklyn, 1809 to 1886.

Biographical note

Rem, James, and John L. Hegeman were brothers who descended from early Dutch settlers who immigrated to New Amsterdam (now New York City). Rem Hegeman lived in the town of Flatbush, one of the original six towns of Brooklyn. His brother, John L. Hegeman lived in Melville, Long Island, N.Y. during the 1880s.

Arrangement

The collection is organized into five series by type.

Scope and Contents

The Hegeman family papers document the daily lives, careers, property, financial concerns, and family matters of the Hegeman family of Brooklyn, 1809 to 1886. Included in the collection are certificates, correspondence, wills, receipts, bills of sale, property documents, printed material, and one newspaper clipping.

Subjects

Families

Hegeman family

Genres

Correspondence; Bills of sale; Wills; Tax records; Receipts (financial records); Certificates

People

Hegeman, James; Hegeman, Rem; Hegeman, John L.

Topics

Families -- New York (State) -- Kings County; Accounts -- New York (State) -- Long Island; Families -- New York (State) -- Long Island; Families -- New York (State); Families -- New York (State) -- Albany

Places

Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.); Flatbush (New York, N.Y.); Long Island (N.Y.) -- Genealogy; Long Island (N.Y.) -- Commerce; Long Island (N.Y.); Huntington (N.Y.)

Conditions Governing Access

Open to researchers without restriction.

Conditions Governing Use

The materials in this collection are in the public domain.

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date (if known); Hegeman family papers, 1988.004, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Peter Vojta, date unknown.

Related Materials

Henry Onderdonk papers (ARC.045)

Thomas Hegeman New Utrecht, New York Justice of the Peace papers (1973.127).

Adrian Hegeman wills (ARC.039)

Hegeman family photographs (V1980.005)

Old Brooklyn Families: Genealogies of the Hegeman, Holgersen, Joosten, Nagel, Polhemius, Rapalje, Remsen, Stryker, Vanderbilt, and Van Wyck families. Santa Barbara, Calif.: s.n., 1986. CS69.O45 1986

Collection processed by

Patricia Glowinski

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-09-20 14:30:39 +0000.

Using Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Language: Description is written in: English, Latin script.

Processing Information

This collection was rehoused and the finding aid revised by Dee Bowers in 2024.

Sponsor Note

This collection was processed and described as part of the project, "Uncovering the Secrets of Brooklyn's 19th Century Past: Creation to Consolidation," funded by the Council on Library and Information Resources, with additional support from The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation. The series were previously established in 1996-1997; it is not known by whom.

Repository

Brooklyn Historical Society