The content is a series of letters (196 pages, there is a search engine) written by Mark Alan Thomas about his Van Arsdalen research. The letters contain his research data and detail the
lives of several Van Arsdale (many spellings exist) families.

The data contained may be copied and shared by individuals who are involved in
their own genealogical research. It should be credited to Mark Alan Thomas, and
his original sources should be cited. 
 

The Family of Abraham Van Aersdalen - in 6 parts.
The Family of Cornelius O. Vanarsdall - introduction in part 1, and 2 parts.
The Family of Cornelius C. Vanarsdall - in one part.

In addition, I had also intended to do one final edit on the complete
Revolutionary War Pension File of Cornelius Van Arsdalen, a.k.a.: Cornelius Van
Arsdall. His middle initial "A" does not appear in these records, but is found in
his affidavit to the pension file for his son-in-law Cornelius O. Vanarsdall. The
identities of these two men are often times confused, as are members of these two
soldiers families.

In addition, the two sons of Lt. Cornelius A. Van Arsdalen, who also signed his
name Van Arsdall, Cornelius C. Vanarsdall and Alexander Vanarsdall are also
erroneously reported to have been revolutionary war soldiers. They were named as
executors of the soldiers will and his estate. However, they were both born during
the war, and were far too young to have ever served The government, past
researchers, and even careless present researchers continue to make the same old
mistakes, and perpetuate the myth and the confusion. I do sympathize somewhat with
other researchers of Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky. There were a large
number of the family who settled in this region, and most by necessity, rather
than by choice. Even so, great care must be used when approaching the Vanarsdall
crowd in Mercer Co., KY. 

Several erroneous reports have made their way onto different venues on Roots Web
concerning the family of Abraham Van Aersdalen, and his son Cornelius A. Van
Arsdalen, a.k.a.: Cornelius A. Vanarsdall, and his relatives who moved to Mercer
Co., KY from Somerset County, New Jersey. Try as I may, I have not been able to
get anyone to remove these erroneous reports from their venues. According to
today' standards of research, this should not still be happening, but it does. To
our current or future researchers out there, let the buyer beware. There is no
substitute for original research and complete reporting of all sources in our
work. Unfortunately, most computer genealogy programs make this difficult, and the
busy work of recording sources is never ending. The proof of our case comes from
thorough reporting and documenting every piece of information we find, and of
course, I have made, and continue to make my own share of these common mistakes.

I prefer to let these reports and records speak for themselves. Do
not accept my work on face value, check out the sources for yourself.
                                                           Mark

•    THE FAMILY OF JAN SIJMONSEN VAN AERSDALEN
•    THE FAMILY OF ABRAHAM VAN AERSDALEN    PART II:
•    THE FAMILY OF ABRAHAM VAN AERSDALEN    PART III:
•    The "BIRTHDAY BOOK"
•    THE FAMILY OF ABRAHAM VAN AERSDALEN    PART IV:
•    THE FAMILY OF ABRAHAM VAN AERSDALEN- PART V
•    THE FAMILY OF ABRAHAM VAN AERSDALEN- PART VI
•    THE FAMILY OF CORNELIUS O. VANARSDALL OF SALT RIVER, MERCER COUNTY,    KENTUCKY
•    THE FAMILY OF CORNELIUS O. VANARSDALL OF SALT RIVER, MERCER COUNTY,    KENTUCKY
•    THE FAMILY OF CORNELIUS C. VANARSDALL OF SALT RIVER, MERCER COUNTY,    KENTUCKY
•    REVOLUTIONARY WAR SERVICE RECORD OF CORNELIUS VAN ARSDALEN, AKA: CORNELIUS
•    Where do all these names come from?