Matthys or Thys Janse Lanen Van Pelt immigrated from Liege, Belgium in 1663 to New Jersey. He married twice, and his sons used the surname of Thyssen. Descendan
The earliest progenitor mentioned is Hans Matthias Theiss, 1671-1732, of Grunbach, Germany. Hans Matthias Theiss, Jr. immigrated to America and settled in Lanca