2007-03-16 16:21:49 · 4 answers · asked by zaroo21 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
Quackenbush is a Dutch name. The first recorded use of the Quackenbush coat of arms was in 1529 by Dirk Aelbertszoon van Quackenbosch, registered in the Leiden Armorial (1785). The motto "Vrede in Rykdom" (Peace in Wealth) was first used by his grandson Gerrit Aelbertszoon van Quackenbosch in 1578.
Under the rules of heraldry, the right to bear a coat of arms passes only to the direct descendants of the bearer. Because some crucial links in the family history have been lost over the centuries, the North American Quackenbush family cannot technically use the coat of arms.
All available records indicate that every Quackenbush in North America can ultimately be traced back to an immigrant name Pieter Quackenbosch who came to New Netherland (later called New York) in 1653 aboard the ship Graft. Pieter was born in Oegstgeesst Holland circa 1614. The modern village of Oesgstgeest is a suburb of Leiden in South Holland.
2007-03-16 17:36:21 · answer #1 · answered by TiredOfUrWhining 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's Dutch. There are about many spelling variations of this name however -- Quackenbusc, Quackenbosch and even Van Quackenbush to name a few.
2007-03-16 16:29:05 · answer #2 · answered by Emily Dew 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quakenbush is the Americanized spelling of the Dutch Quakenbosch. The name derivative is 'quaak' meaning swamp (in English it would translate to quagmire) and 'bosch' which can mean either woodlands or wilderness.
2007-03-18 03:33:05 · answer #3 · answered by genaddt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means "bush full of ducks making much noise".
2007-03-19 08:31:17 · answer #4 · answered by jackson 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋