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THE VANDAL FAMILYHISTORYTracing the Ancestors andDescendants of Abraham Vandalof West Virginia
Every two years the descendents of Abraham and MaryVandal gather to celebrate their Vandal heritage and tostrengthen the bond that holds us all together as onebig loving family. This group picture was taken at ourreunion in Lucas, Iowa in 2003.
THE VANDAL REUNION AT HAWK'SNEST IN 2013
InHolland Wandel ispronounced the same aswe would pronounceVandal in America. Whenserving in theRevolutionary War theArmy spelled it severaldifferent ways but settledon the spelling “Vandal”for his pension check.ABRAHAM VANDAL WASBORNABRAHAM WANDEL
RevolutionaryWar VeteranAnsted, W.V. Gravesite OurAbraham was born in Dutchess, New York near Albany andserved as a Private in the Revolutionary War, serving with theState Troops of New York Militia from 1776 until 1781 and at onetime was under the command of General George Washingtonaccording to Department of the Interior documents.
These are pictures of how the men in the New YorkMilitia dressed and are perhaps how Abraham wasuniformed.
InReformed ProtestantDutch Church - AlbanyAlbany, Abraham can betraced back to his Great, Great,Great Grandfather, Evert JanseWendel, who was with the DutchWest Indies Company in Emden,Holland (now Germany) andimmigrated to New Amsterdam(New York City) in 1642. In 1646he moved to Fort Orange (nowAlbany) and is recorded as beinga Controlling Elder of theReformed Protestant DutchChurch and a City Aldermanthere.
Evert JanseWendel’s father, JanWendell, was a shipCaptain out of thePort of Emden,Netherlands. Hewas born in 1621 inLeiden, SouthHolland Province andis the furthest backwe have been ableto trace the familyup to this point.Leiden, Zuid (South)Holland, home of JanWendell.
Emden, Holland was a very busy port cityin the 1600s and still is today.
This is a statue ofCaptain PhilSchuyler in Albanyand is perhapshow Captain JanWendell appearedin those days.
AbrahamVandal was born in 1758 inDutchess, New York near Albany andwas the Great, Great, Great Grandsonof Captain Jan WendelHe and Mary Dillon were married inRockbridge County, Virginia in1780 and settled in Fayetteville,WV.
Abraham and Mary donated aportion of their land for thebuilding of the Fayetteville,West Virginia Courthouse
Abraham and Mary Vandal hadeight children.James AbrahamØ.CharityØJoJohnDillonØJoel WorthØJamimaØØØØEdward DillonMary HannahElizabeth
Over the years the descendantsof Abraham and Mary havechanged the spelling of theirname in several different ways.For instance, the children of JohnDillon Vandal chose severaldifferent spellings Some changed it to VandelSome changed it to VandallWhile others left it as Vandal
Andrew Vandal, son of JamesAnAbraham, was the only one of theten children to change the spellingto VandaleOf the six children of ThomasJames Vandal, four changed thespelling to Vandel and twochanged it to VandellThe children of Curtis Vandelseparated the Van from the Delto make the name Van Del.
Regardless of how we spell our name, we areall Abraham and Mary’s off spring.
2001 Reunion in Pipestem, WestVirginiaTombstone Dedication forThomas Stewart VandelThe Vandal Clan remains a strong familygroup, getting together often on differentoccasions.
Our reunions are always a timeof fun and fellowship.
At our Web site you will findlinks to the upcoming familyreunions, notices of births,marriages and deaths, familynews and also a link to ourupdated family tree where youare able to trace your familyback to 1567.
THE VANDAL FAMILYHOME PAGEhttp://vandalfamily.orgVANDAL - VANDALL - VANDALE VANDEL -
Vandalcousins havekept in touchTheTheThe over theyearsthrough theirquarterlyVandalNewsletter.
Thank you for your interestin the Vandal Family History.And please join us at ournext reunion. We would loveto have you there.Chuck Hield –Vandal FamilyHistorian
THE VANDAL FAMILY HISTORY Tracing the Ancestors and Descendants of Abraham Vandal of West Virginia. Every two years the descendents of Abraham and Mary Vandal gather to celebrate their Vandal heritage and to strengthen the bond that holds us all together as one big loving family. This group picture was taken at our reunion in Lucas, Iowa in 2003. THE VANDAL REUNION AT HAWK'S NEST IN
