Many Van Norman (and variant) researchers are working together on several projects with the goal to connect as many VN families as possible. Below are the results of some of this research. Help is always appreciated!

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Families of “First Known” VN Ancestors
A “first known” ancestor is a VN for whom we have not yet found parents. If you recognize any of these VNs and know who their parents are please get in touch!

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DNA
Calling all male VNs! If you’re male with the surname of Van Norman or one of the variants, or if you know a male VN, please join in our DNA project. By using DNA we can possibly show that two seemingly unrelated VN families were in fact connected. This is especially helpful for VN lines that are ‘stuck’.

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VNFA Database
Our family tree file, aka the VNFA database is where all the information collected is put. An outdated VN-only version is available but to ‘search’ the up-to-date version you must send in an e-mail request.

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Early Census Returns 1790-1840
The following pages contain the census returns ranging from 1790 – 1840 for the Van Norman (etc.) families located to date in all available census returns across the United States of America. They have NOT been double-checked, either against my original notes, against the original records, or for typographical errors and should be used with caution. Birthdates should be treated as approximate as well. The ? Same Person column lists entries believed to represent the same person through various years of census, or his widow. A "J" before the number indicates New Jersey as a place of early origin or birth, while a "P" stands for Pennsylvania and a "Y" is for New York. The Family Line column will eventually denote the ancestral family line - i.e. VA represents the Van Arnhem (etc.) line.

[At this time, the majority of the surnames Vanname, Vaneman, Vanormer, etc. were not listed unless I knew of the connection. They will be added later when time permits.]

I am hoping that by producing this information, we will be able to determine who many of these families are, where many of them moved to throughout the years, and hopefully, by process of elimination, get an idea of who some of the “stray” families might connect up with.

The families that these entries are believed to represent are indicated in the notes section following the family information. I have used “VN” to signify the surname, as there are multiple spellings throughout the years. Unfortunately, many entries appear to contain more than one family i.e. a married child and his young family listed among the children of the parents, and are therefore more difficult to determine exactly who is represented.

If you can identify and / or match up entries, correct typo’s or wrongly matched entries, or locate missed records, please contact me so the master list can be kept up to date. It is hoped that the resulting information will help us all with our Van Norman research.

In addition, census information on more female lines would also be appreciated.
Stephen Wood, sewood@osha.igs.net, 13 August 2009
- Census Returns
- Birth Year Calculations
- Census Maps