The exact date of Hans Coenradt's arrival in New Netherland is not known but it is most likely he was among the refugees fleeing Recife Brazil in April 1654. The first record found indicating he was in New Netherland is dated in Albany (Fort Orange) in early December 1655. Sometime between April 1654 and December 1655, Hans arrived in New New Netherland. As New Amsterdam came into view with its gallows and weather beaten wooden houses dominating a raw, windswept landscape, the Barheit family must have had mixed feelings. New Amsterdam in 1654 was a frontier outpost filled with brawling sailors and rough-looking fur traders. Over fifty grog houses catered to a never-ending stream of men dropping in for a little fun on their way to or from Massachusetts or Virginia. The Barheit Family Revealed ends speculation as to the origins of Hans and his wife Barentje, as well as providing sources proving the names of their descendants to 3 generations .

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Lorine McGinnis Schulze is a Canadian genealogist who has been involved in the fields of genealogy and history for more than thirty years. Lorine is the creator and owner of Olive Tree Genealogy website at http: //www.olivetreegenealogy.com/ and several other websites, all bringing free genealogical content online for genealogists and historians. Lorine is active in the genealogy community with several blogs including Olive Tree Genealogy blog at http: //www.olivetreegenealogy.com/ and Ask Olive Tree at http: //askolivetree.blogspot.com/. In February 2011 she was an official blogger for RootsTech Technology and Genealogy Convention in Salt Lake City Utah. Lorine is the author of many published genealogical and historical articles and books. Her list of published works is available at http: //www.olivetreegenealogy.com/published.sht