Most of our ancestors were farmers. Those owning small plots of land were called yeomen, while those owning large estates were known as landowners or planters. Farmers sometimes had other primary or secondary employment. Some men had two or more vocations - simultaneously or serially.

Here is a list of our ancestors' recorded non-farming occupations:

ATTORNEYS:

Patrick Spence (Acree branch) Attorney for Westmoreland Co.

Joos VanHoornbeck (Ogden branch) Solicitor

Johannes VanderHeyden, Jr. (Ogden branch) Lawyer

BLACKSMITHS:

Christian Heinrich Ahrenholz (Sachse branch) Blacksmith

Heinrich Friedrich Ahrenholz (Sachse branch) Blacksmith

Johann Andreas Gabriel Ahrenholz (Sachse branch) Blacksmith

Dirck DeMott - born 1684 (TenEyck branch) Blacksmith

Jacomiah Denton (Williamson branch) Blacksmith

Hendrick Rycken (Williamson branch) Blacksmith

Claes Claessen Smit (Williamson branch) Blacksmith

Jacob Hendrickse Suydam (Williamson branch) Blacksmith

George Williamson (Williamson branch) Blacksmith

BREWERS:

Gottlieb Barthel (Sachse branch) Brewer

Jacob Cook, Sr. (Hoover branch) Owned first distillery in Wellersburg PA

Cornelis Hendrick VanNess (Williamson branch) Brewer opposite Ft. Orange

Roger James, Jr. (Acree branch) Brewer in London

Steven Coerte VanVoorhees (Williamson branch) Brewer in Flatlands

BUSINESSMEN:

James Walter Acree (Acree branch) Insurance salesman

Joab Cotton Acree (Acree branch) Hatter

Isaac Allerton, Sr. (Acree branch) Founded Plymouth trading and fishing industry

Albert Andriessen Bradt (Ogden branch) Sawmill operator

Ancell Carter, Sr. (Acree branch) Merchant

William Gorsuch (Acree branch) Merchant

John Hall (Acree branch) Merchant

Charles Guy Hoover, Sr. (Hoover branch) Founder of Educational Music Bureau

William Oppie, Sr. (Williamson branch) Co-Owner of Rocky Hill Copper Mine

Cornelis Petersson (Williamson branch) Merchant trader

Samuel Winfield Skipworth (Skipworth branch) Dealer in tin, iron and hardware

Vonce DeLeon Skipworth (Skipworth branch) Owner of meat-packing company

Garret Snedeker (TenEyck branch) Owned general store in Hempstead, Long Island

Nicholas Stillwell, I (TenEyck branch) Lumberman

Elbert Elbertse Stoothoff (Williamson branch) Owned general store

Richard Thompson, Jr. (Acree branch) Fur trader with Indians

Thomas Willoughby, Sr. (Acree branch) Merchant

William H. Wolfe (Skipworth branch) Dry goods merchant

CRAFTSMEN:

Johan Christian Albrecht, Sr. (Hoover branch) Wagon maker

Rudolph Barthel (Sachse branch) Shoemaker

Casper Berger (TenEyck branch) Stone mason

Cornelis Adriaens Bleyck (Williamson branch) Mason

John Conkling (Williamson branch) Glassmaker

George Cook - born 1811 (Hoover branch) Scale builder

Samuel Denton (Williamson branch) Carpenter

Johann Conrad Dieffenbach, Jr. (Ogden branch) Cooper

Heinrich Hartung (Sachse branch) Carpenter

Johann Christian Wilhelm Helwig (Sachse branch) Factory worker

Richard Higgins (Williamson branch) Tailor

Warnaar Hornbeck (Ogden branch) Wagon maker

Johann Heinrich Huber (Hoover branch) Linen weaver

Frederick Jansen (Williamson branch) Ship carpenter

Herck S. Kronkheyt (TenEyck branch) Ship carpenter

Jean LeFevre (Williamson branch) Weaver

Thomas Marshall - born 1660 (Acree branch) Carpenter

Albert Ogden (Ogden branch) Cooper

Joris Janszen Rapalje (TenEyck & Williamson branches) Thread maker

Jean Rapallier (TenEyck & Williamson branches) Weaver

Frederick Wilhelm Sachse (Sachse branch) Carpenter

Wilhelm Sachse (Sachse branch) Carpenter

Gerdt Schnittker (TenEyck branch) Shoemaker

Nathan Skipper (Skipworth branch) Cooper

Jan Snedeker - born c1610 (TenEyck branch) Shoemaker

John Burton Staples (Skipworth branch) Wagon maker

Coenraet TenEyck (TenEyck branch) Shoemaker and Tanner

Jan Teunisen (Ogden branch) Boat builder

Evert Anthonius VanderGrift (Williamson branch) Tailor

Jacob Tyssen VanderHeyden (Ogden branch) Tailor

Pieter Pieterse VanNest (Williamson branch) Carpenter

Aucke Janse VanNuyse (Williamson branch) Carpenter

EDUCATORS:

Adam Alkire, Sr. (Ogden branch) School teacher

Charles Guy Hoover (Hoover branch) Music director at Arizona & Kansas universities

Alexander Noah Hoover (Hoover branch) School teacher during the winters of 1871-79

Per Nilsson (Nelson branch) School teacher

Johan Theodor Polhemius (Williamson branch) School master

Jeremiah S. TenEyck (TenEyck branch) School teacher

Nancy Peyton Waugh (Acree branch) School teacher

Emma Adele Williamson (Williamson branch) School teacher

FERRY OPERATORS:

Cornelis Diercksen Hoochlandt (TenEyck branch) Ran ferry to Brooklyn

Johannes Nevius (Williamson branch) Inaugurated service to Brooklyn in 1670

FISHERMEN:

Teunis Jansen Lanen VanPelt (Williamson branch) Fisherman

LEGISLATORS:

Isaac Allerton, Jr. (Acree branch) Burgess

William Barne (Acree branch) Burgess

Jean Dailly (TenEyck branch) Member of New York Assembly

Edward Dale (Acree branch) Burgess

Thomas Higgins (Williamson branch) NJ Assemblyman & Overseer of roads

David E. Hoover (Hoover branch) Ohio Legislator from Montgomery Co.

Christopher Neale, Sr. (Acree branch) Burgess

Richard Neale (Acree branch) Burgess

Valentine Peyton (Acree branch) Burgess

Peter Presly, Sr. (Acree branch) Burgess

William Presly, Sr. (Acree branch) Burgess

Henry Skipwith (Acree branch) Member of Parliament

Alexander Spence (Acree branch) Burgess

Thomas Todd, Sr. (Acree branch) Burgess

Daniel Whitehead, Jr. (Williamson branch) Representative in colonial assembly

MILLERS:

Casper Berger (TenEyck branch) Gristmill owner

Benjamin Berryman, Sr. (Acree branch) Gristmill owner

John Berryman (Acree branch) Gristmill owner

John Budd (Ogden branch) Gristmill proprietor

George Cook, Sr. (Hoover branch) Gristmill and sawmill owner

Andrew Hoover, Sr. (Hoover branch) Gristmill owner

Georg Huber (Hoover branch) Owner of Neuenstein mill, now converted to 'Gasthaus zum Baeren'

Richard Hull (Williamson branch) Miller

John Ogden - born 1635-38 (Ogden branch) Worked at father-in-law's mill in Rye NY

Matthew Peatross, II (Acree branch) Mill owner

Roelof Martinse Schenck (Williamson branch) Mill owner

John Burton Staples (Skipworth branch) Owned cotton gin and first grist mill in Muhlenberg

Elbert Elbertse Stoothoff (Williamson branch) Mill owner

Cornelius VanderVeer (TenEyck branch) Miller

Dirck Westbrook (Ogden branch) Flour mill owner

MUSICIAN:

Hendrick Hendricksen Obee (TenEyck branch) New Amsterdam City Drummer

OFFICIALS:

Isaac Allerton, Sr. (Acree branch) Assistant Governor for Plymouth Colony

Isaac Allerton, Jr. (Acree branch) Justice of the Peace

Benjamin Berryman, Sr. (Acree branch) Justice of the Peace & Sheriff

Thomas Bronaugh, Sr. (Acree branch) Justice & Sheriff

Thomas Browne (Acree branch) Commissioner & High Sheriff

Peter Buckelew, Jr. (Williamson branch) Constable of Perth Amboy

Peter Buckelew, III (Williamson branch) Constable of Perth Amboy

William Gelyamse Cornel (Williamson branch) Magistrate in Flatbush

Cornelis Corssen (Williamson branch) Brooklyn Constable & Richmond Justice of the Peace

Edward Dale (Acree branch) Sheriff & Justice

Anthony DeHooges (Ogden branch) Business-manager and Secretary of Rensselaerwyck colony

Michael Dieffenbach (Ogden branch) Court recorder

Wallerand Dumont (TenEyck branch) Magistrate in Esopus

William Goulder - born 1613 (Williamson branch) Gravesend town clerk

Joachim Gulick (Williamson branch) Overseer

Burr Harrison (Acree branch) Justice

Peter Hayes, II (Acree branch) Envoy to West Indies in 1640

David E. Hoover (Hoover branch) Justice of the Peace of Randolph Twp. for 15 years

Georg Huber (Hoover branch) Deputy sheriff in Lensburg

Hans Huber (Hoover branch) Deputy sheriff in Oberkulm

John Lake, Sr. (Williamson branch) Constable in Gravesend

Christopher Neale (Acree branch) Justice

Daniel Neale - born 1620 (Acree branch) Constable

Richard Neale (Acree branch) Justice

Johannes Nevius (Williamson branch) Third Secretary of New Amsterdam

Valentine Peyton (Acree branch) Justice

William Presly, Sr. (Acree branch) Justice

Joris Janszen Rapalje (TenEyck & Williamson branches) Magistrate of Brooklyn

Matthew Rodham (Acree branch) Justice

Roelof Martinse Schenck (Williamson branch) Magistrate, Sheriff, Justice of the Peace

Garret Janse Snedeker (TenEyck branch) Overseer of Flatbush

Jan Snedeker - born c1610 (TenEyck branch) Magistrate in Midwout

Alexander Spence (Acree branch) Sheriff

Thomas Spicer (Williamson branch) Magistrate

Jacob Hendrickse Suydam (Williamson branch) Supervisor in Flatbush

Jeremiah S. TenEyck (TenEyck branch) Readington town clerk

Jan Teunisen (Ogden branch) First sheriff of Brooklyn

Steven Coerte VanVoorhees (Williamson branch) Magistrate of Flatlands

Johannes VanderHeyden, Jr. (Ogden branch) Constable

Anthony Waters, Sr. (Williamson branch) Jamaica town clerk

Richard Waugh (Acree branch) First postmaster of Dickson Co., Tennessee

Daniel Whitehead, Jr. (Williamson branch) Magistrate

Daniel Whitehead, Sr. (Williamson branch) Magistrate

Nelson Stryker Williamson (Williamson branch) Tax Collector for N. Brunswick Twp.

Peter Claesen Wyckoff (Williamson branch) Magistrate of Flatlands

PASTORS:

William Brewster (Acree branch) Pilgrims' Elder

Richard Denton, III (Williamson branch) Founder of American Presbyterian Church

John Gorsuch (Acree branch) Rector at Walkhorne

John Higgins (Williamson branch) Church of England minister

Joseph Hull (Williamson branch) Church of England minister

Johannes Neeff, Jr. (Williamson branch) Dutch Reformed minister

Henry Patton, Jr. (Ogden branch) Minister in Donegal

William Patton (Ogden branch) Minister in Donegal

Johannes Theodorus Polhemius (Williamson branch) Dutch Reformed minister

Theodor Polhemius (Williamson branch) Minister in the Palatinate

John Waugh (Acree branch) First rector of Overwharton Church

PHYSICIANS:

Samuel Berry (Ogden branch) Family doctor

Richard Cording (Acree branch) Surgeon

Samuel Demourval (Acree branch) Physician

Thomas Foster, Sr. (Acree branch) Physician

John DeMott TenEyck - born 1866 (TenEyck branch) Family doctor

Pieter Vreught (TenEyck branch) Surgeon

Paulus VanderBeek, Sr. (TenEyck branch) Surgeon

John Wynne - born 1635 (Ogden branch) Family doctor

SAILORS:

Claes Claeszen Bording (TenEyck branch) Sea captain

Albert Andriessen Bradt (Ogden branch) Mariner

Gelyam Cornelise (Williamson branch) Sea captain

Jean Dailly (TenEyck branch) West India Co. mariner

Peter Hayes, I (Acree branch) Sea captain

Frederick Lubbertsen (Williamson branch) Mariner

John Newton, Sr. (Acree branch) Mariner

Jacob Leendertsen VanderGrift (Williamson branch) West India Co. mariner

Cors Pietersen Vroom (Williamson branch) Boatman & Pilot on Hudson River

SURVEYORS & ROAD BUILDERS:

Joris Hoagland (TenEyck branch) Surveyor of highways

David E. Hoover (Hoover branch) Prospector for land in Ohio

Matthew Peatross, II (Acree branch) Surveyor in Caroline Co.

John Skipper - born c1785 (Skipworth branch) Supervised TN road project in 1820's

Alexander Spence (Acree branch) Westmoreland County surveyor

TAVERN & INN KEEPERS:

Casper Berger (TenEyck branch) Tavern keeper

Jacob Cook, Sr. (Hoover branch) Owned first tavern in Wellersburg PA

Marten Cregier (TenEyck branch) Tavern keeper

Orseltje Dircks (Ogden & TenEyck branches) Operated taverns/inns with husband in NY

Benjamin Hull (Williamson branch) Owned Tavern/Inn in Piscataway

Lewis Markham (Acree branch) Tavern keeper

Swan Peter Nelson (Nelson branch) Saloon keeper

Jonathan Ogden - born c1700 (Ogden branch) Owned Black Horse Inn in NYC

Jonathan Ogden - born c1724 (Ogden branch) Inn keeper

William Oppie, Jr. (Williamson branch) Inn keeper

Joris Janszen Rapalje (TenEyck & Williamson branches) Tavern keeper

Nancy Redinger (Nelson branch) Boarding house manager

Jan Snedeker - born c1610 (TenEyck branch) Tavern keeper

Anthony Jansen Westbrook (Ogden branch) Tavern/inn keeper at Beverwyck and Flatbush

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