Josina Gordonier - born in Indian Terr. 1621 - 1623 in what now is Columbia Co. NY is the origan of the name - Documentation can be found in the Waterman Papers/and or The Westchester Arcavies in Meville-Mackenzie / another is Mackenzie's "The Families of the Colonial Town of Philipsburgh". Josina marries in 1643 Jacob Jans Floderse's
his father is Jan Janse Floderse a capenter who come with the New Netherland Co. in 1615 - the children and there 10 adopt the mothers surname which is the native custom - the gordineer can also trace their roots to Sachem Wyandance Grand Sachem of Long Island - Turtle aka Haviland R. Gordineer - e-mail Turtlewhotravels@yahoo.com