Family of Elsje^4 Van Wicklen
Elsje^4 Van Wickle(n) (Simon^3,Evert^2, Jentie^1
Jeppes), b. 29 May 1723, New Utrecht, L.I., NY
Married: Joseph Mount (b. 1719 in New Utrecht, L.I., NY), 28 September 1741 in Somerset, NJ
Children: (b. bet. 1741 and 1756)
1. Joseph Henry Mount (b. 1742; died 1744)
2. Simon Mount (bap. 22 April 1746; Harlingen RDC, Somerset, NJ)
3. Ann Mount (bap. 27 December 1746; Harlingen RDC, Somerset, NJ)
4. Mathias Mount (bap. 20 May 1749; Harlingen RDC, Somerset, NJ)
5. Joseph Mount (b. 1752, died 1826; Princeton, NJ)
6. Evert Mount b. 1753
7. Diena Mount b. 1756
Parents:
Elsje's parents are Simon and Geradina
(Kouwenhoven) Van Wickle(n)
Joseph is the son of Matthias and Anne (Debough) Mount.
Background information:
Elsje^4 Van Wickle(n) (Simon^3, Evert^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes) was b. 29 May 1723 and bap. 9 June 1723 in New Utrecht RDC,
L.I., NY, and she died about 1756. She married Joseph Mount, 28 September 1741 in Somerset, NJ. Joseph was b. 1719 (New
Utrecht, L.I.) and is the son of Matthias and Anne (Debough) Mount. After Elsje died abt. 1756, Joseph married Frances
Bronson. Joseph died by drowning and on July 4, 1764, his sons Simon and Mathias chose their uncles Nicasius Van Wickle
and Jacob Suidam as guardians.
Children: Joseph^5 Henry Mount was b. 1742 and died 1744.
Simon^5 Mount was b. 1746 in Raritan, NJ and bap. 22 April
1746 at Harlingen RDC in Somerset, NJ. He married Anna _____, and he died in South Amboy in 1809/10.
Ann^5 Mount was b. 1746 and bap. 27 December 1746 at Harlingen RDC. and died 8 October 1816. She married Nicholas DuBois on 4 July 1773.
Mathias^5 Mount was b. 1749 and bap. 20 May 1749 at Harlingen RDC. He resided near
Matcheponix, NJ. His second wife was named Mary ____. He died 1822 at age 74 y 24 days and was buried in Tennent Churchyard.
Joseph^5 Mount was b. 1752
and died 1826 in Princeton, NJ. He married Mary Baylis (b. 9 July 1755), the dau. of John and Susannah
Baylis. Evert^5 Mount was b. 1753 and bap. 13 May 1753 in New Brunswick RDC, NJ Evert v. Wickelen, witness. Diena^5 Mount was b. 1756
and bap. 7 March 1756 New Brunswick RDC with "Dina Van Wiklem", witness.
Source:
Harry Macy, Jr. The Van Wicklen/Van Wickle Family: Including its Frisian Origin and Connections to Minnerly and
Kranchheyt; The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 128, No. 4 (October 1997); p. 250.
Harry Macy research notes of Elsie^4 Van Wicklen
NJHS Prs 54-122 Liber H of Wills p. 508 notes "Nicase Van Wickle of the Co of Middlesex and Jacob Suidam of the Co of
Somerset were chosen their guardians by Simon and Matthias Mount, children of Joseph Mount, above the age of 14 years and
under 21 years, July 4, 1764."
GMNJ 16-15 Harlingen RDC recs - bp 22 Apr 1746 (long list) by D. Arondeus "under the __ of the Raritan's seymon of Joseph
Mount and Elsye van Wickelen, we Seyman Van Wickelen and Gerdina Couwenhoven ibid 16-38 at Milstone (Harlingen) 20
May 1749 Matthyas of Joseph Mount and Elsie Couwenhoven, ws Simon and Sitie Van Wickelen.
Her bp wit by Nicasius Kouwenhoven and Elsje s.v. (grand parents) PNJHS 54:201 They owned until 1772 (incl widow) a house at Raritan Landing near her father's, on road sep the south bank of
the river. 1772-6 owned by her bro. Nicasius.