Background
Ness, William Peter Van was born in 1778 in Claverack (now Ghent) New York, circa. Son of Peter and Elbertie (Hogeboom) Van Ness.
Ness, William Peter Van was born in 1778 in Claverack (now Ghent) New York, circa. Son of Peter and Elbertie (Hogeboom) Van Ness.
Graduate Columbia, 1797. Studied law in office of Edward Livingston.