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[Photocopy of original tintype photo of George^7 Henry Van Wicklen, courtesy of Betty Kappstatter via 26 Nov 2007 mail]

George^7 Henry Van Wicklen (Peter^6, John^5, Jacob^4, Garret^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes), b. 10 Dec 1838, Wolver Hollow, NY

Married: Sarah Ann Layton (b. 1840) on 4 March 1861 at Roslyn, NY (1900 census list birth date of Jan 1839)

Children:
1. Georgiana^8 Van Wicklen, b. 15 September 1863, L.I., NY (1900 census lists birth date of Sept 1862)
2. Burtis^8 (Bertie) Van Wicklen, b. 19 March 1866, L.I., NY
3. Henry^8 Van Wicklen, b. 27 March 1871, Port Washington, NY

Parents:
Peter's parents are Peter and Rosanna (Titus) Van Wicklen
Sarah's parents are David and Mary (Mott) Layton.

Background information:

George^7 Henry Van Wicklen (Peter^6, John^5, Jacob^4, Garret^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes), was b. 10 December 1838, Wolver Hollow and d. 19 May  1872. (Note that in the 1880 census, Sarah and two of her children, Georgianna and Henry, are living in the household of her parents, David and Mary Layton.) He m. Sarah Ann Layton (b. 5 January 1840, d. 14 March 1905) of Brookville on 4 March 1861 at Roslyn. Peter and Sarah are buried in Brookville Cemetery, Brookville, NY. Sarah is the d/o David and Mary (Mott) Layton. David is the grandson of Helena (Van Wicklen) Layton. They had three children.


Children: Georgiana^8 Van Wicklen, b. 15 September 1863, L.I., NY and d. 25 February 1946. She m. Theodore May on 29 November 1906 (for more information on Georgiana Van Wicklen, see below); Burtis^8 (Bertie) Van Wicklen, b. 19 March 1866, L.I., NY and died (in infancy) on 28 February 1867 (bur. Brookville Cem.); Henry^8 Van Wicklen, b. 27 March 1871, L.I., NY and d. 25 November 1962. He m. Anna Firth on 27 March 1889. Henry's second marriage was to Elizabeth McLaughlin (b. 1 July 1880 and d. 27 June 1927) on 16 July 1899. His third m. was to Eleanor Scott Seaman (d. 19 March 1957) on 2 June 1928. No issue from the second or third marriage.

Information on Georgiana^8 Van Wicklen written down in 11 April 1995 letter from Betty Kappstatter to Harry Macy, Jr. (copy in my possession recd from Harry Macy on 5 July 2000): Sarah Layton Van Wicklen was widowed in 1872 very young, with two living children: Georgianna b. 1863 then age 9 and Henry b. 1871 then age 1. Henry lived with her but at some point Georgianna lived with the Bentley's who were childless. She may have been adopted by them. I have no evidence of this nor have I searched for any to date. mr. Bentley was planning on leaving his estate to her provided she never married. She did marry in 1906 (and Betty has copy of m. certificate where she is listed as Georgi V. Bentley) This leads me to believe that no documentation of who one was was required. Theodore M. May, who she married, was the brother of Flora (May) Van Sise, wife of Frank Van Sise, who owned the farm and stand on the corner of Jericho Turnpike and South Woods Road in Woodbury. Georgianna and Theodore had a store on the corner of Convent Road and Jackson Avenue in Syosset. Uncle Ted was the first person I had ever seen laid out.

Georgianna did not inherit from Mr. Bentley. She spent her last years with her brother Henry and his third wife, Eleanor Scott (Seaman) Van Wicklen in their home in Port Washington, NY. I own Georgianna's gold watch which still runs. I wear it on a neck chain. She had given it to Bentley Van Wicklen (he was Mr. Bentley's namesake) and he to me. I also had in my possession a small box given to Georgianna by Mr. Bentley that he claimed to have found on a battlefield.

Source:

Brooklyn Daily Standard Union Deaths/Obituaries 16 March 1905 Van Wicklen, Sarah Ann (March 14) at 179 Adams St.; funeral services at East Norwich L.I. on Friday afternoon at 2PM

IGI; www.familysearch.com

Genealogical notes of Betty Kappstatter, granddaughter of Henry^8 Van Wicklen. (copies mailed to me from Harry Macy, Jr. on 5 July 2000)

1860 US Census for N. Hempstead, Queens, NY lists George Van Wicklen, 21, b. NY, stage driver, in household of John Carlick.

1870 US Census for N. Hempstead, Queens, NY lists George Van Wicklen, 31, house carpenter, NY with wife, Sarah A., 30 and daughter, Georgiania, 7

1880 US Census for Queens, NY lists David Layton, 67, Farmer, and Mary Layton, 67, wife, keeping house with dau, Sarah A. (Layton) Van Wicklen, 40, at home, and Sarah's dau., Georgianna, 17, and son, Henry, 9.