Major Abraham Staats or Abraham Staats (Holland 1618 – New York ca. 1694) was one of the first settlers of the New Netherlands colonies. He emigrated to Beverwijck (Albany) in 1642 and is the founder of the Staats family in New Amsterdam

New Amsterdam

New Amsterdam was a 17th-century Dutch colonial settlement that served as the capital of New Netherland. It later became New York City....

 and the early American colonies.
Abraham was employed as a surgeon in the New Netherlands by the Van Rensselaer family.

His name is given to some early place names in the Hudson Valley, such as Staats Island, Staats Point (on the Hudson), and Abram Staats Kill (Creek)

Stockport Creek

Stockport Creek is a tributary to the Hudson River in the town of Stockport, New York, in the United States. Its source is the confluence of Kinderhook Creek and Claverack Creek near the village of Stockport. Its mouth is at the Hudson River at the western boundary of Stockport...

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The Abraham Staats house, which he built, is currently the oldest home in Columbia County

Columbia County, New York

Columbia County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 63,096. The county seat is Hudson. The name comes from the Latin feminine form of the name of Christopher Columbus, which was at the time of the formation of the county a popular proposal...

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