The Albany Groesbecks were descended from Claes Jacobse and Elizabeth Stevens, his wife, who came to Beverwyck and were long-time residents of Albany. Their daughter, Barbara, became the wife of Gysbert Marselis about 1682. Their son, Stephanus, became a prominent Albany personage. In 1722, daughter, Catharina, married Pieter Schuyler, Jr.

In 1756, four Groesbeck-named households were listed on the city census.

By the era of the American Revolution, a number of family members had become shoemakers who also worked tanning pits located along Foxes Creek.

In 1790, four Groesbeck households appeared on the Albany census in the second and third wards and four more in the town of Watervliet.

In 1815, eleven Groesbeck addresses were included in the city directory. They were located in proximity to the house and store of Cornelius W. Groesbeck located at 4 North Pearl and 319 North Market Streets respectively.

In 1874, the "Groesbeckville" portion of Bethlehem was annexed by the city of Albany. Today, the "South End/Groesbeckville Historic District" encompasses a good part of the old South End and is one of thirteen historic districts within the city of Albany.

A number of places across the United States bear the name of this early Albany family.

Sources: Our understanding of the Groesbeck family is derived chiefly from family and community-based resources.

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