AdapterView arrayAdapter = new AdapterView (this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, family );

package com.example.mylist;

import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.widget.AdapterView;
import android.widget.ListAdapter;
import android.widget.ListView;

import java.util.ArrayList;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        ListView MyList = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.MyList);

        ArrayList family = new ArrayList();

        family.add("Abc");
        family.add("Def");
        family.add("Ghi");

        AdapterView arrayAdapter = new AdapterView (this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, family );

        MyList.setAdapter((ListAdapter) arrayAdapter);
    }
}