Major Abraham Staats

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Major Abraham Staats or Abraham Staats (Holland 1618 – New York ca. 1694) was one of the first settlers of the New Netherlands colonies. He emigrated to Beverwijck (Albany) in 1642 and is the founder of the Staats family in New Amsterdam and the early American colonies. Abraham was employed as a surgeon in the New Netherlands by the Van Rensselaer family.^[1]

His name is given to some early place names in the Hudson Valley, such as Staats Island, Staats Point (on the Hudson), and Abram Staats Kill (Creek). The Abraham Staats house, which he built, is currently the oldest home in Columbia County.^[2]

References

1. ^ Abraham Staats Biography
2. ^ Staats House Information