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Garret^6 Van Wicklen (Jacob^5, Jacob^4, Garret^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes), b. 1812, L.I., NY

Married: Phebe Bond (b. May 1817, L.I., NY) 12 October 1833, Wolver Hollow, NY

Children:
1. William^7 Henry Van Wicklen, b. abt 1835, LI, NY
2. James^7 Van Wicklen, b. abt 1836, LI, NY
3. Jacob^7 Van Wicklen, b. abt 1837, LI, NY
4. Mary^7 Eliza Van Wicklen, b. Sep 1842, LI, NY
5. Garret^7 Van Wicklen, b. 1846, LI, NY
6. Phebe^7 Ann Van Wicklen, b. abt 1847, LI, NY
7. Elbert^7 Van Wicklen, b. abt 1849, LI, NY
8. Ann^7 Augusta Van Wicklen, b. 1853, LI, NY
9. George^7 W. Van Wicklen, b. abt 1858, LI, NY (1860 US Census data lists George as age 2, so 1858 is a probable birth year; previous listed as 1862 and 1900 US Census lists birth date as Nov 1862)

Parents:
Garret's parents are Jacob and Annatie/Hannah (Snedeker) Van Wicklen
Phebe's parents are Jacob and Ruth (Mosher) Bond

Background information:

Garret^6 Van Wicklen (Jacob^5, Jacob^4, Garret^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes) was b. 23 February 1812, L.I., NY and was bap. 14 June 1812. He married Phebe Bond (b. 2 March 1817, d. 2 July 1903) 12 October 1833, Wolver Hollow. She is d/o Jacob and Ruth (Mosher) Bond. Garret^6 died 30 October 1893 and was bur. Brookville Cemetery, adj. to father's plot.

Children: William^7 Henry Van Wicklen b. abt 1835, LI, NY. He married Sarah Jane Sheridan 25 February 1855, Brookville, NY; James^7 Van Wicklen, b. abt 1836, LI, NY. He died young; Jacob^7 Van Wicklen, b. abt 1837, LI, NY. He married Ann Eliza Van Nostrand; Mary^7 Eliza Van Wicklen, b. abt 1841, LI, NY. She married George W. West, Roslyn, NY and had a daughter, Ella (b. Aug 1867, NY) who married Charles Pearsall (b. Oct 1863, NY) abt 1890; Garret^7 Van Wicklen, b. 4 August 1846, LI, NY. He died 24 March 1865 and is bur. Brookville Cem; Phebe^7 Ann Van Wicklen, b. abt 1847, LI, NY. She married Henry C. Hutchings (1844-1916) and they had a son, Samuel, b. abt. 1867. Phebe was living with her son, Samuel, in the household of her mother and father at the time of the 1870 US Census for N. Hempstead, Queens, NY. She d. 1912. She is buried in Brookville Cem. in her father's plot; Elbert^7 Van Wicklen, b. abt 1849, LI, NY. He married Jane ____ who died 11 March 1883 at age 32. (See several stories about Elbert in source section below.); Ann^7 Augusta Van Wicklen, b. Feb 1853, LI, NY. She married James Martin Tintle; George^7 W. Van Wicklen, b. abt 1858, LI, NY. He married Carry Secoir.

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. 244-5.

IGI, www.familysearch.com

1860 US Census for North Hempstead, Queens, NY lists Garret Van Wicklen, 47, laborer, with wife, Phebe, 40, and Jacob, 20, boatman, Phebe A., 16, Garret, Jr., 14, Elbert, 11, Ann A., 6, and George, 2. All b. NY

American Civil War Soldiers (located on Ancestry.com) Elbert Van Wycklen enlisted 25 Feb 1865 at "age 19" in Co. D 133rd Inf. reg. NY (Distinguished Service) and transferred to Co. C, 90th Reg., NY on 31 May 1865 and mustered out Co. C., 90th Inf. Reg. (NY) on 9 Feb 1866 in Savannah, GA. On 4 April 1891, Elbert Van Wycklen filed for pension benefits, Co. D 133rd Inf. Reg. NY, application # 1008821 and cert. # 1152.779 NY

1870 US Census for N. Hempstead, NY lists Garrett Van Wicklen, 60, farm laborer, NY with wife, Phoebe, 58, keeping house, George, 8, Phoebe A. Hutchins, 23, dressmaker and her son, Samuel Hutchins, 3 [Phoebe is married dau. of Garret and Phoebe] and Ann Van Wicklen, 16, domestic. 

1880 US Census for Queens, NY lists Garret Van Wicklen, 68, with wife, Phebe, 62, and son, George, 18.

Harry Macy research notes on Garret^6 Van Wicklen and family
1880 census, Port Washington - William H. Van Wicklen 45, Sarah J. 40, Adelbert 10, Florence H. 8.

1880 US Census for Roslyn, Queens, NY. ED#291 lists E. Van Wicklen, 31, deck hand, b. NY (both parents b. NY) with wife, Jane, 28, keeping house, b. Eng. (both parents b. Eng.), daughter, Mary E., 4, and son, Frank, 1. Both children b. NY.

Brooklyn Eagle (6 May 1883, page 1) Brief News Notes - Charles Melius of Roslyn, was fined $10 for assaulting Elbert Van Wicklen. The same day, Mrs. Melius was looking for Van Wicklen with a pistol to shoot him.

Brooklyn Eagle (17 June 1888) - Daughter of Elbert Van Wicklen of Roslyn had a piece of flesh bitten from her leg by a vicious dog.

1900 US Census for N. Hempstead, Nassau, NY lists George Van Wicklen, head, b. Nov 1862, NY (NY, NY), 37 (M-8), day laborer, with wife, Caroline, b. Aug 1866, NY (Germ, NY), 33 (M-8) and many boarders.