Patriline

<p>Patriline is the story of the growth and development of the Adriance family in </p><p>America. It began with the arrival of a twelve-year-old boy named Adriaen Reyerse </p><p>from Utrecht in the Netherlands in 1646. He first set foot in New Amsterdam. </p><p>It's continued today three hundred and seventy-eight years later through the lives </p><p>of the Adriances who are directly descended from him. </p><p></p><p>While Adriaen grew up in the area of present-day New York City he spent the </p><p>remaining fifty-nine years of his life in an area known as Flatbush (Brooklyn). </p><p>From there his descendants migrated to such places as Flushing Fishkill Berne </p><p>Nanticoke and Tioga Pa. They were all farmers who made their living by tilling </p><p>the soil. They moved west in search of land and opportunity. </p><p></p><p>Each generation built upon the other. Fathers and sons continued the tradition that </p><p>started with Adriaen and developed as it was passed on to Elbert Rem Joris </p><p>George Jacob and finally Joseph who is pictured on the cover of the book. Farming </p><p>consumed their lives and brought them from the New York City area </p><p>all the way to Tioga Pa. </p><p></p><p>Their lives were strongly rooted in agriculture religion and public service. </p><p>Over the years they served in various capacities in the Dutch Reformed Church </p><p>and in the towns in which they lived. They also participated in the military. </p><p></p><p>Since the arrival of Adriaen Reyerse with his parents Reyer Elbertse and Marritje </p><p>Barents and his brother Gerrit there have been a total of thirteen generations </p><p>who have lived in New York. They were inspired to come to America by Goosen </p><p>Gerritse Van Schaick who was Marritje's son by a previous marriage. </p><p>Goosen had come over in 1637. </p><p></p><p>Patriline tells the story of the first eight generations and attempts to paint a picture </p><p>of their lives. It illustrates what an unbroken line of descent looks like. </p><p>While Joseph Adriance and his son Burton (Bert) were the last Adriances to have </p><p>farms the opportunity for higher education and the advent of the Industrial </p><p>Revolution led the succeeding five generations to opt for careers in industry </p><p>education medicine the military and business as well as agriculture. </p><p></p><p>Patriline summarizes the evolution of one family of Dutch immigrants who came to </p><p>America in search of land and opportunity. It illustrates the American dream and </p><p>how it manifested itself in the lives of one family from the Province of </p><p>Utrecht in the Netherlands. </p><p></p><p></p>