Justin Verlander
07/21/2018 – Verlander with wife Kate Upton – 2018 Maxim Hot 100 Experience – Arrivals – Hollywood Palladium, 6215 Sunset Boulevard – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Photo Credit: / Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Justin Brooks Verlander
Place of Birth: Henrico, Virginia, U.S.
Date of Birth: February 20, 1983
Ethnicity: English, one quarter Italian, one eighth Norwegian, Scottish, Welsh, German, distant Dutch and French Huguenot
Justin Verlander is an American professional baseball player. A pitcher, he played for the Detroit Tigers, the Houston Astros, the New York Mets, and the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Justin is the son of Kathy and Richard Verlander. His brother, Ben Verlander, has also played professional baseball, and is a sportswriter and analyst. Justin is married to model and actress Kate Upton, with whom he has two children.
Justin’s paternal grandfather was Richard Corey Verlander (the son of Robert Harris Verlander, Sr. and Lula Olga Corey). Robert was the son of Frederick Samuel Verlander and Laura Bell/Belle Taylor. Lula was the daughter of James R. Corey and Priscilla Elizabeth Allen.
Justin’s paternal grandmother was Margaret/Margrette Nolting Peters (the daughter of Samuel Lafayette Peters and Laura Delana Smith). Margaret was born in Virginia. Samuel was born in Buckingham County, Virginia, the son of Jefferson Averett/Averette Fulcher, later Peters; and of Parkey/Parky/Parkie Ellis Brown. Justin’s great-grandmother Laura was born in Wingina, Nelson County, Virginia, the daughter of Denny Smith and Sarah Delana.
Justin’s maternal grandfather was Minton/Milton Brooks Ryder (the son of Milton Brooks Ryder, Sr. and Ellen Harris). Justin’s grandfather Minton was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York. Justin’s great-grandfather Minton was born in Highland Falls, Highlands, Orange, New York, the son of Frank Jesse Ryder and Ethel Hester Lewis, whose paternal grandfather was Welsh. Justin’s great-grandmother Ellen was born in New York, the daughter of Norwegian parents, Christian Arnoldus Harris and Elisabeth Stribolt, who were from Tønsberg, Vestfold.
Justin’s maternal grandmother was Olympia Dorothy Capone/Caponi (the daughter of Louis Caponi/Capone and Mildred Scigliano). Olympia was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, to Italian parents. Louis was born in Maiori, Salerno, Campania, the son of Aniello “Daniel” Capone and Carmela Di Landro.
Sources: Genealogy of Justin Verlander (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Justin’s paternal grandmother, Margaret/Margrette Nolting Peters (through her brother) – https://www.findagrave.com
Justin’s great paternal grandmother Laura Delana Smith parents were Denny Smith and Sarah Delana Smith , no idea of Sarah’s maiden name and Laura’s findagrave page https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29192143/laura-delana-peters.
Also Justin’s maternal grandfather Milton Brooks Ryder was born in New York to Milton B. Ryder Sr. and Ellen Harris both born in New York, I think Edna Larson was Milton Brooks Ryder Jr. step mom so I think he doesn’t have any Swedish ancestry.
Milton B. Ryder Sr. Parents were Frank Jesse Ryder and Ethel Hester Lewis both born in New York.
Ellen Harris Parents were Christian Arnoldus Harris and Elisabeth Stribolt both born in Norway.
Milton B. Ryder Sr. and Ellen Harris familysearch page.
Also Justin’s maternal grandmother Olympia Caponi mother’s full name was Mildred Scigliano born in Italy just like her husband Louis Capone who was born in Maiori, Salerno, Italy. Also Olympia Caponi with husband and parents page
The name of Justin Verlander’s paternal grandfather was Richard Corey Verlander, who as stated in the text was the son of Robert Harris Verlander, Sr. and Lula Olga Corey. Justin Verlander is 1/4 Italian. Justin’s mother is Kathy Anne Ryder. She was the daughter of Milton Brooks Ryder (1922-1975) and Olympia Caponi (abt. 1926). Milton was the son of Milton B. Ryder Sr. and Edna Larson who were likely of English descent. Olympia was the daughter of Italian immigrants Louis Caponi and Mildred Caponi. My source begins with Richard Corey Verlander, Virginia Marriage Records 1936-2014 ancestry.com.
he has distant German ancestry on his Peters line: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/LY55-46M
Verlander is very clearly a Dutch surname. I’d be curious how far you’d have to go back to find the Dutch ancestors. It could be Dutch by way of England or something like that.
Interestingly, I can find many people named Verlander living in England for centuries, some as far back as 1705.
@Oaken05
It’s not traced in depth to say if it’s Dutch or English: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/GMK1-T2T
Ultimate origins in Flanders, it looks like:
https://www.igenea.com/en/surname-projects/v/verlander-5439