From Van Nuys Genealogy by Carrie E. Allen: "Aucke Janse Van Nuys was the common ancestor of the Van Nuys family in America. In 1651 he with his wife, Magdalena Pieterse, and some of his children emigrated from Holland to New Amsterdam (now New York.) He was a carpenter, and his name appears in numerous early records in New Amsterdam, Brooklyn, and Flatbush... "

His great, great, great grandson Peter C. Van Nice (1801-1888) was born in Mercer County, Kentucky and married Sarah Ann Watts Smith (1809-1888) in 1828. They moved to Hendricks County, Indiana in 1831 where they lived out their lives, dying within three days of each other.

Peter C. Van Nice and Sarah Ann Watts Smith Van Nice Photo taken about 1880 (Click to view Family Card)	The farmhouse of Peter and Sarah Van Nice in Indiana Photo taken about 1873
Five Generations of Van Nice Women: Agatha Dicken Smith, Sarah Ann Watts Smith Van Nice, Louisiana Van Nice Hadley, Louisa Jane Hadley House, Ida May House Photo taken about 1871-72 (Click to view Agathas's Family Card)	Some of the children of Peter and Sarah, with their spouses Samual Noel Van Nice and Mary Allen, Tandy Allen and Joanna Van Nice, Milton Van Nice and Sophronia Johnson. Photo taken about 1890. (Click to view Family Card)