The Frelinghuysen family (; ; ) is an American political dynasty, primarily based in

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, that first emigrated from The Netherlands in 1720.

History

In 1720,

Theodorus Jacobus Frelinghuysen Theodorus Jacobus Frelinghuysen ( – ) was a Dutch-American Dutch Reformed minister, theologian and the progenitor of the Frelinghuysen family in the United States of America. Frelinghuysen is most remembered for his religious contribution ...

came from The Netherlands to the Raritan Valley in the

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, then a Royal Colony of

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. He was an evangelizing Dutch-Reformed minister during the period of religious fervor known as the

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Politics

Four Frelinghuysens served as

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, one of whom, Frederick T., became a Secretary of State under President

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Family tree

*Johannes Henrich Frelinghaus m. Anna Margaretha Brüggeman **

(ca. 1691 – ca. 1747/49) m. Eva Terhune (ca. 1696 – ca. 1750) ***

(ca. 1723/24 – ca. 1759/60/1761) m. Elizabeth Symes (1736–1801) *** John Frelinghuysen (1727–1754) m. Dina Van Bergh (1825–1807) **** Frederick Frelinghuysen (1753–1804) 1st m. Gertrude Schenck (1752/53–1794); 2nd m. Ann Yard (1764–1839) *****

John Frederick Frelinghuysen John Frederick Frelinghuysen (March 21, 1776 – April 10, 1833) was an American general and lawyer. Biography John Frelinghuysen was born in Millstone, then in the Province of New Jersey, on March 21, 1776 to Frederick Frelinghuysen and Ger ...

(1776–1833) 1st m. Louisa Mercer; 2nd m. Elizabeth Mercereau Van Vechten ******Frederick Frelinghuysen (1818–1891) m. Victoria Bowen Sherman (1830–1914) *******

Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen Sr. Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen Sr. (March 12, 1869 – February 8, 1948) represented New Jersey as a Republican in the United States Senate from 1917 to 1923. Early life and family He was born in Raritan, New Jersey, on March 12, 1869, to Fre ...

(1869–1948) m. Emily Macy Brewster ******** Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen Jr. (1912–2005) m. Emily Lawrance (1911–2004) (daughter of Charles Lawrance) *********Barbara Frelinghuysen m. Thomas C. Israel *********Joseph S. Frelinghuysen III *********Margaret Lawrance Frelinghuysen m. Paul Alfred Kurzman *********Susan Emily Frelinghuysen m. 1981 Robert Dudley van Roijen. *****

Theodore Frelinghuysen Theodore Frelinghuysen (March 28, 1787April 12, 1862) was an American politician who represented New Jersey in the United States Senate. He was the Whig vice presidential nominee in the election of 1844, running on a ticket with Henry Clay. Bo ...

(1787–1862) 1st m. Charlotte Mercer (ca. 1790–1854); 2nd m. Harriet Pumpelly (1815–1876) ***** Frederick Frelinghuysen (1788–1820) m. Mary Dumont ******

Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen (August 4, 1817May 20, 1885) was an American lawyer and politician from New Jersey who served as a U.S. Senator and later as United States Secretary of State under President Chester A. Arthur. Early life and e ...

(1817–1885) m. Matilda Elizabeth Griswold (1817–1889) ******* Frederick Frelinghuysen (1848–1924) m. Estelle Burnet Kinney (1868–1931) ********

Suzy Frelinghuysen Suzy Frelinghuysen (May 7, 1911 – March 19, 1988), also known as Suzy Morris, was an American abstract painter and opera singer. Early personal life Born to a prominent family in Newark, New Jersey, Suzy was a daughter of Frederick Frel ...

(1911–1988) m.

George Lovett Kingsland Morris George Lovett Kingsland Morris (November 14, 1905 – June 26, 1975) was an American artist, writer, and editor who advocated for an "American abstract art" during the 1930s and 1940s, and is best known for his Cubist sculptures and paintings. ...

(1905–1975) *******

George Griswold Frelinghuysen George Griswold Frelinghuysen (May 9, 1851 – April 21, 1936) was an American patent lawyer, and president of P. Ballantine & Sons Company, a New Jersey brewery. Early life Frelinghuysen was born in Newark, New Jersey on May 9, 1851. He was ...

(1851–1936) m. Sarah Linen Ballantine (1885–1940) ******** Peter H. B. Frelinghuysen (1882–1959) m. Adaline Havemeyer (1884–1963) ********* Peter Frelinghuysen Jr. (1916–2011) m. Beatrice Sterling Procter (d. 1996) **********Peter Frelinghuysen III **********

Rodney Frelinghuysen Rodney Procter Frelinghuysen (born April 29, 1946) is an American former politician and lobbyist who served as the U.S. representative for from 1995 to 2019. The district includes most of Morris County, an affluent suburban county west of New ...

(b. 1946) m. Virginia Robinson **********Frederick Frelinghuysen **********Beatrice Sterling Frelinghuysen m. 1970: Peter Portner van Roijen **********Adaline Havemeyer Frelinghuysen m. 1988:

Gerald Ogilvie Laing Gerald Ogilvie-Laing (11 February 1936 – 23 November 2011) was a British pop artist and sculptor. He lived in the Scottish Highlands. Early life Laing was born in Newcastle upon Tyne on 11 February 1936, a son of Maj. and Mrs. Gerald Ogilvie ...

(1936–2011) *******

(1860–1928) m. 1885: Alice Dudley Coats (1861–1889) m. 1898: Elizabeth Mary Thompson (1871–1967) *******Matilda Griswold Frelinghuysen (1864–1926) m. Henry Winthrop Gray (b. 1840) *******Sarah Frelinghuysen (b. 1851) m. John J. Davis (b. 1851) ********Mathilda Frelinghuysen Davis (1876–1960) m.

George Cabot Lodge George Cabot "Bay" Lodge (October 10, 1873 – August 21, 1909) was an American poet of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Early life Lodge was born in Boston on October 10, 1873, and grew up at his parents' home in Nahant, Massachusett ...

(1873–1909) ********* Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (1902–1985) m. Emily Esther Sears (d. 1992) *********

John Davis Lodge John Davis Lodge (October 20, 1903 – October 29, 1985) was an American film actor, lawyer, politician, and diplomat. He was the 79th governor of Connecticut from 1951 to 1955, and later served as U.S. ambassador to Spain, Argentina, and Swit ...

(1903–1985) m.

Francesca Braggiotti Francesca Braggiotti (October 17, 1902 – February 25, 1998) was an Italian dancer, actress, dubber, and first lady of Connecticut. Biography Francesca Braggiotti was born in Florence, her father was an Italian tenor, born in Smyrna; her mo ...

(1902–1998) *********Helena Lodge (1905 - 1998) m. Edouard de Streel

References

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