Genealogical and Family History of New York, Vol II by William S Pelletreau, 1907 Page 308 BEGIN ... John Androvette, the first representative of the family to come to this country, who, upon his arrival here, took up his abode in Richmond county and there purchased a large tract of land, comprising about five hundred acres, bordering on Raritan Bay, and there erected the house which became the family homestead, wherein he spent the remaining years of his life. John Androvette married (first), ------ Zippora, who bore him one child, John Androvette, who married and had two children, John and Ann, and their descendants now reside on part of the old homestead which is now occupied by the Excelsior Fishing Club, on the shores of the Raritan Bay. John Androvette married (second), ------ ------, who bore him two children: Louis, of whom later, and Susan, married Cornelius Lake and had two children: Cornelius and Sarah Lake. END The following information is from the records of St. Andrew's Protestant Episcopal Church, Richmond Co., Staten Island, NY. BEGIN MARRIAGES 1794, Apr. 6 Cornelius Lake & Susan Androvet END Collections of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, Vol IV, Staten Island Church Records, 1909 BEGIN [1794] Apr. 6 Cornelius Lake, Susan Androvet END