Frelinghuysen family
The Frelinghuysen family (; ; ) is an American political dynasty, primarily based in New Jersey, that first emigrated from The Netherlands in 1720. History In 1720, Theodorus Jacobus Frelinghuysen came from The Netherlands to the Raritan Valley in the Province of New Jersey, then a Royal Colony of Great Britain. He was an evangelizing Dutch-Reformed minister during the period of religious fervor known as the Great Awakening. Politics Four Frelinghuysens served as United States senators, one of whom, Frederick T., became a Secretary of State under President Chester A. Arthur. Family tree Johannes Henrich Frelinghaus m. Anna Margaretha Brüggeman Theodorus Jacobus Frelinghuysen (ca. 1691 – ca. 1747/49) m. Eva Terhune (ca. 1696 – ca. 1750) Theodorus Jacobus Frelinghuysen (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 (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. (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