BIOGRAPHY: Peter A. Hegeman; New Utrecht, Kings co., NY
surname: Hegeman, Emmans, Nostrand, Van Brunt, Bergen

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A HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND FROM ITS EARLIEST SETTLEMENT TO THE PRESENT TIME 
BY PETER ROSS, LL. D. 
THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY NEW YORK AND CHICAGO
COPYRIGHT. 1902

PETER A. HEGEMAN

     Another of the old Long Island families which could not be omitted from
a record like this is the family of Hegeman, whose original American ancestor,
Adrian Hegeman, came from Holland in 1650, since which date Hegemans have been
prominent in business and politics on Long Island, and their names appear
frequently in all public records. Adrian Hegeman, the pioneer, was the father
of Denyse Hegeman, who had a son Denyse. This second Denyse had a son named
Adrian, whose son, Thomas, was the father of Michael Hegeman, who was the
father of Peter A. Hegeman, subject of this sketch: Michael Hegeman served his
country in the war of 1812-14, and was a farmer who labored diligently and
prospered abundantly. He married Joanna Emmans, daughter of Andrew Emmans and
a member of an old and honorable family.

     Michael and Joanna (Emmans) Hegeman, both of whom died in 1863, had six
children, two of whom are living: Peter A. and Belinda H., who married Timothy
Nostrand, of New Utrecht, Long Island. Peter A. Hegeman was born in New
Utrecht January 22, 1837, and received his education in local schools. For
some years he was a successful grocery merchant. From early manhood he has
been a communicant at Bay Ridge Dutch Reined church and he was for some time
one of the elders of that body. He is a charter member of the New Utrecht Rod
and Gun Cub and has from time to time been associated with other local
organization He married Miss Anna C. Van Brunt November 19, 1867, and they
have had four children, two of whom are living: Daniel V. B. and Mary F. Mrs.
Hegeman is the daughter of Daniel and Mary C. (Bergen) Van Brunt and is able
to trace her lineage to Rutyert Joosten Van Brunt, who came with others from
Holland in 1657 and took up a large tract of land at Bay Ridge under royal
patent. Sons in succeeding generations from Rutyert Joosten Van Brunt were
Nicholas, Ruloff, Jaques, Ruloff and Jaques.