The Goelet family is an influential family from

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origins, that owned significant real estate in

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History

The Goelets are descended from a family of Protestant

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from

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, who escaped persecution to

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.Lyman Horace Weeks, ''Prominent Families of New York: Being an Account in Biographical Form of Individuals and Families Distinguished as Representatives of the Social, Professional and Civic Life of New York City'', New York: The Historical Company, 189

/ref> Francois Goelet, a widower with a ten-year-old son, Jacobus, arrived in New York in 1676. Returning to Amsterdam on business, he left the boy in the care of

Frederick Philipse Frederick Philipse (born Frederick Flypsen;Appleton, W.S. ''The Heraldic Journal, Recording the Amorial Bearings and Genealogies of American Families'', Wiggen & Lunt, Boston, 1867 1626 in Bolsward, Netherlands – December 23, 1702), first Lord ...

, but was apparently lost at sea. His son, John G. Goelet, married Jannetie Cannon, daughter of merchant Jan Cannon."An Eccentric Man Gone", ''The New York Times', November 22, 1879
/ref> Peter Goelet acquired many of his holdings through underwater land grants from corrupt city officials. He also ran a hardware store.

Family tree

* Francois Goelet ** Jacobus Goelet (1665–1731) m. Jannetje Coesaar (1665–1736) *** John G. Goelet (1694–1753) m. Jannetje Cannon (1698–1778) **** Catharine Goelet (d. 1806) m. 1755 Peter Theobaldus Curtenius (1734–1798) ****

Peter Goelet Peter Goelet (January 5, 1727 – October 11, 1811) was a merchant and real estate entrepreneur of New York City. Early life Peter Goelet was born on January 5, 1727, in New York City. He was the fifth of thirteen children born to Jan "John" Goe ...

(1727–1811) m. Elizabeth Ratsey (1734–1769) *****

Peter P. Goelet Peter P. Goelet (August 18, 1764 – October 23, 1828), was an American merchant and real estate investor. Early life Goelet was born on August 18, 1764, in New York City. He was the second son of Peter Goelet (1727–1811) and, his first wife, E ...

(1764–1828) m. Almy Buchanan (1768–1848) ****** Peter Goelet (1800–1879) ****** Jean Buchanan Goelet (1802–1882) ****** Hannah Green Goelet (1804–1895) m.

Thomas Russell Gerry Thomas Russell Gerry (December 8, 1794 – October 8, 1848) was an American sailor who was active in the Sons of the American Revolution and was a son of the fifth U.S. Vice President Elbridge Gerry. Early life Gerry was born on December 8, 1794, ...

(1794–1848) *******

Elbridge Thomas Gerry Elbridge Thomas Gerry (December 25, 1837 – February 18, 1927), usually called "Commodore" Gerry due to the office he held with the New York Yacht Club from 1886 to 1892, was an American lawyer and reformer who was the grandson of U.S. Vice P ...

(1837–1927) m. Louisa Matilda Livingston (1836–1920) ******** Angelica Livingston Gerry (1871–1960) ******** Mabel Gerry (1872–1930) m. 1925: Francis Saxham Elwes Drury (1859–1937) ********

Robert Livingston Gerry Sr. Robert Livingston Gerry Sr. (May 31, 1877 – October 31, 1957) was an American businessman and owner of thoroughbred racehorses. Early life Gerry was born on May 31, 1877 and was the son of Louisa Matilda Livingston (1836–1920) and Elbridge ...

(1877–1957) m. Cornelia Averell Harriman (1884–1966) ********* Elbridge T. Gerry II (1908–1999) ********* Robert Livingston Gerry Jr. (1911–1979) m. Martha Leighton Kramer ********** Robert Livingston Gerry III (b. 1937) *********

Edward Harriman Gerry Edward is an English language, English given name. It is derived from the Old English, Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements ''wikt:ead#Old English, ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and ''wikt:weard#Old English, weard'' "gua ...

(1914–2003) m. Martha Farish (1918–2007) *********

Henry Averell Gerry Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) *Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal, ...

(1914–2000) ********

Peter Goelet Gerry Peter Goelet Gerry (September 18, 1879 – October 31, 1957) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives and later, as a U.S. Senator from Rhode Island. He is the only U.S. Senator in American hi ...

(1879–1957) m. (1) 1910 (div. 1925): Mathilde Townsend m. (2) Edith Stuyvesant Dresser Vanderbilt (1873–1958) ****** Robert Goelet Sr. (1809–1879) m. Sarah Ogden (1813–1888) ******* Robert Goelet (1841–1899) m. Harriette Louise Warren (1854 - 1912) ********

Robert Walton Goelet Robert Walton Goelet (March 19, 1880 – May 2, 1941) was a financier and real estate developer in New York City. He was one of the largest property owners in the city by the time of his death. Early life Robert Walton Goelet, nicknamed Bertie ...

(1880–1941) m. Anne Marie Guestier (1899-1988) ********* Beatrice Goelet (1922–2015) m. 1948: Hayward Ferry Manice *********

Robert Guestier Goelet Robert Guestier Goelet (guh-LET; September 28, 1923 – October 9, 2019) was a prominent American philanthropist and former executive at Chemical Bank, founded by the Goelet family in 1824. Early life Goelet was born on September 28, 1923, at a ...

(1924–2019) m. 1976 Alexandra Creel (b. 1940) ********* Francis Goelet (1926–1998) ********* John Goelet ******** Beatrice Goelet (1885–1902) *******

Ogden Goelet Ogden Goelet (June 11, 1851 New York City – August 27, 1897 Cowes, Isle of Wight) was an American heir, businessman and yachtsman from New York City during the Gilded Age. With his wife, he built Ochre Court in Newport, Rhode Island, his so ...

(1846–1897) m. Mary Rita Wilson (1855–1929) ********

Mary Goelet Mary Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe ( Goelet; October 6, 1878 – April 26, 1937) was an American-born heiress and socialite who married into Scottish nobility. Early life Mary Goelet was born in 1878. Her parents were Mary Wilson Goelet (185 ...

(1878–1937) m. 1903:

Henry Innes-Ker, 8th Duke of Roxburghe Henry John Innes-Ker, 8th Duke of Roxburghe (24 July 1876 – 29 September 1932) was a Scottish peer and courtier. Early life Henry John Innes-Ker was born on 24 July 1876. He was the son of James Henry Robert Innes-Ker, 7th Duke of Roxburghe ...

(1876–1932) ********* George Victor Robert John Innes-Ker, 9th Duke of Roxburghe (1913–1974) m. (1) 1935 (div. 1953): Mary Evelyn Hungerford Crewe-Milnes (1915–2014) m. (2) 1954:

Margaret Elizabeth McConnel Margaret Elisabeth Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe (; 23 December 1918 – 2 June 1983), later Hambro, was a Scottish activist and noblewoman. Early life and background She was born in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Ireland, the daughter of F ...

********** Guy David Innes-Ker, 10th Duke of Roxburghe (1954–2019) ***********

Charles Innes-Ker, 11th Duke of Roxburghe Captain Charles Robert George Innes-Ker, 11th Duke of Roxburghe (born 18 February 1981), also known as Charles Innes or Charlie Roxburghe, is a British aristocrat and soldier. Biography Captain Charles Robert George Innes-Ker is the 11th Duke o ...

(b. 1981) ********** Lord Robert Anthony Innes-Ker (b. 1959) m. 1996: Katherine Pelly ********

Robert Wilson Goelet Robert Wilson Goelet (January 9, 1880 – February 6, 1966) was an American social leader, banker, and real estate developer who built Glenmere mansion. Early life Goelet was born in 1880. He was the son of Mary Wilson Goelet (1855–1929), a lea ...

(1880–1966) m. (1) 1904 (div. 1914): Marie Elise Whelen Clews (1880–1959) m. (2) 1919 (div. 1924): Donna Fernanda di Villa Rosa (1885–1982) m. (3) 1925: Roberta Willard (1891–1949) *********Ogden Goelet (1907–1969) m. Maria Virginia Zimbalist (1915–1981) m. Florence Enid Matthew (1912–1992) m. (5) Sara Sherburne Haigh (1908–1989) ********** Ogden Goelet ********** Enid Goelet (1934–2005) m. Ranald T. McNeil (1933–2013) ********* Peter Goelet (1911–1986) ********* Robert Walton Goelet Jr. (1921–1989) m. (1) Jane Potter Monroe (1920–1999) m. (2) 1949 (div. 1956): Lynn Merrick (1919–2007) ********* Mary Eleanor Goelet (b. 1927) m. (1) 1949 (div.): James Eliot Cross (1921–1997) ********* Rosemary Goelet (b.1931) Micheal Browdy m. (1952) **********Francine Browdy (b.1959) m.(1979) Charles Pannell ********** Jennifer Del Ponte (b.1981-2020) m.(2005) Paul DelPonte (b.1961) *********** Andrew DelPonte (b.2005) Avery DelPonte (b.2008) ***** Robert Ratsey Goelet (1769–1824) m. Margaret Buchanan (1769–1848) ****** Elizabeth Goelet (1808–1882) m. Elbert Samuel Kip (1799–1876) ******* George Goelet Kip (1845–1926) m. Anna Margaret Geissenhainer (1847-1893) ******** Charles Augustus Kip (1870–1940) m. Marie Gilmour Bryce (1878–1940) ******** Elbert Samuel Kip (1874–1950) m. Alice Alden Bushnell (1872–1952) ********* Elbert Bushnell Kip (1901–1975) m. Doris Frederica Pantaenius (1904–1983) ********* Hendrik Kip (1906–1970) m. (1) Virginia Hastings (1909–1991) m. (2) Juliana Soule (1912–1969) ********* Josephine Alden Kip (1909–1978) m. Sherburn Edward Edgerly (1910–1962) ******** Anna Elizabeth Kip (1880–1918) m. A. Paul Olmsted (1882–1948) ******* Margaret Goelet Kip (1847–1854) ***** Jannetje Goelet (1758–1840) m.

Robert Troup Robert Troup (1757 – January 14, 1832) was a soldier in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New York. He participated in the Batt ...

(1757–1832) ****** Charlotte Troup (1792–1872) m. James Lefferts Brinckerhoff (1791–1846) ******* Maria Louisa Brinckerhoff (1816–1866) m. 1836:

Robert Livingston Pell Robert Livingston Pell (May 8, 1818 – February 11, 1880) was an American landowner and descendant of several prominent colonial families of New York. Early life Pell was born at the old Pell mansion in Pelham on May 8, 1818. He was a son of Al ...

(1811–1880) ******* Charlotte Brinckerhoff (1818–1861) m. Frederic Bronson (1802–1868) ********

Frederic Bronson Frederic D. Bronson, Jr. (July 20, 1851 – March 29, 1900) was a prominent American lawyer during the Gilded Age in New York City. Early life Bronson was born on July 20, 1851 in New York City. He was the son of Frederic Bronson (1802–1868), ...

(1851–1900) m. Sarah Gracie King (1850–1931) ********* Elizabeth Duer Bronson (1877–1914) m.

Lloyd Carpenter Griscom Lloyd Carpenter Griscom (November 4, 1872 – February 8, 1959) was an American lawyer, diplomat, and newspaper publisher. Early life Lloyd Griscom was born on November 4, 1872, at Riverton, New Jersey. He was the son of shipping magnate Clemen ...

(1872–1959) ***** John Goelet (1759–1853) m. Eliza Taylor Buncombe (1766–1840) (daughter of

Edward Buncombe Edward Buncombe (1742–1778) was a plantation owner from the Province of North Carolina who served as a colonel in the North Carolina militia and Continental Army (the army of the Patriot side) in the American Revolutionary War. He is the namesak ...

) ***** Elizabeth Goelet (1766–1856) m. William Cornelius Bucknor. ****** William Goelet Bucknor (1798–1852) m. Emily Beelow ******* Cornelia Bucknor (1838–1914) m.

John Howard Van Amringe John Howard Van Amringe (April 3, 1836 – September 10, 1915) was an American educator and mathematician. Life and career Van Amringe was born in Philadelphia on April 3, 1835. He was a son of William Frederick Van Amringe (1791–1873) and S ...

(1835–1915) ******** Guy Van Amringe (1869–1936)

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