Family of Helena^5 Van Wicklen

Helena^5 Van Wicklen (Jacob^4, Garret^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes), b. 1784, Wolver Hollow, NY

Married: George Monfoort (b. 19 August 1786) 2 July 1805 at Wolver Hollow, NY

Children:
1. Sarah^6 Monfoort, b. 1805, Cedar Swamp, L.I., NY
2. John^6 Monfoort, b. 1809, Cedar Swamp, L.I., NY
3. Garret^6 Monfoort, b. 1811, Cedar Swamp, L.I., NY
4. Mary^6 Ann Monfoort, b. 1813, Cedar Swamp, L.I., NY
5. Elizabeth^6 Monfoort, b. 1817, Cedar Swamp, L.I., NY

Parents:
Helena's parents are Jacob and Maria (Nostrand) Van Wicklen
George's parents are Peter and Sarah (Luyster) Monfoort

Background information:

Helena^5 Van Wicklen (Jacob^4, Garret^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes) was b. 24 September 1784 and bap. (Wolver Hollow) on 3 October 1784, sponsored by Annatye Hardenburgh. She married at Wolver Hollow to George Monfoort 2 July 1805. George is the son of Peter and Sarah (Luyster) Monfoort. George was b. 19 August 1786 (Cedar Swamp, L.I.) and bap. 10 September 1786 as "Jores." George d. 21 April 1849. Helena died 11 September 1868 in East Norwich, L.I. They had five children. George, Helena, and son, John are buried next to each other in Brookville Cemetery. Sarah Monfoort, daughter of George and Helena, m. David Norstrand Layton and this David, as well as David Layton (m. to Helena Van Wicklen who was b. 5 October 1737) are ancestors of Harry Macy Jr., Editor of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, and author of several articles on the Van Wicklen/Van Wickle/Van Wicklin family.

Children: Sarah^6 Monfort, b. 20 September 1805, Cedar Swamp, L.I., NY and bap. 2 November 1805, WHRDC--witnessed by Sarah Luyster. She d. 3 November 1895 East Norwich, L.I., NY. Sarah m. 18 March 1831 Oyster Bay, L.I., NY to David Nostrand Layton (b. 16 May 1805, East Norwich, L.I., NY; d. 11 December 1867, Mannetto Hill, NY). David is the son of John and Mary (Nostrand) Layton and grandson of David Layton and Helena Van Wicklen. John^6 Monfoort was b. 12 April 1809, Cedar Swamp, L.I., NY and bap. 4 June 1809, WHRDC. He did not marry and he died 18 June 1831; Garret^6 Monfoort was b. 14 September 1811, Cedar Swamp, L.I., NY and bap. 20 October 1811, WHRDC. He married Susan A. Voorhies on 24 December 1851 and he died on 6 January 1878; Mary^6 Ann Monfoort was b. 19 January 1813, Cedar Swamp, L.I., NY and bap. 19 January 1813, WHRDC. She married John M. Layton on 13 October 1851 (his second wife). She died 11 December 1882; Elizabeth^6 Monfoort was b. 10 February 1817, Cedar Swamp, L.I., NY and was bap. 27 April 1817, WHRDC. She married Thomas Nostrand on 12 October 1837 and she died 25 August 1849.

(The following selective listing of descendents of Sarah^6 Monfort is for the purpose of detailing the direct line of descent of Harry Macy, Jr. who is the foremost researcher on the Van Wicklen/Van Wickle genealogy through the early generations.)

They (Sarah^6 Monfort and David Nostrand Layton) had 10 children of which:

Ellen^7 Monfort Layton, b. 30 May 1837 East Norwich, L.I., NY, d. 8 May 1892 East Norwich, L.I., NY, m. 20 October 1858 in Syosset, NY. to William Ellwood Cox, b. 13 April 1829 Buckram, L.I., NY, d. 13 November 1909, Glenwood Landing, NY. They had two children: Amelia & Albert, b. 6 August 1870, d. 29 July 1881.

Amelia^8 Cox, b. 22 December 1861, East Norwich, L.I., NY, d. 12 June 1931, Glenwood Landing, NY, m. 31 December 1884 Syosset, LI, NY, Alfred Martling Tappen, b. 30 June 1862 Jericho, NY, d. 24 January 1916, Mineola, LI, NY, bur. Brookville Cemetery, Brookville, NY, son of Alfred Sherman Tappen and Elizabeth Coger Martling. They lived in several North Shore communities before settling at Glenwood Landing in 1904. He was at different times a famer, surveyor and builder; an organizer of the Glenwood Fire Department in 1907, and in politics a Republican. Eight children of which [all Underhill Genealogy, vol. V, 1980, p. 427]:

Elizabeth^9 Coger Tappen, (b. 30 April 1903, Manhasset, NY, d. 23 February1989, Gulf Breeze, FL), m. 17 June 1930. Harry Macy, (b. 10 September 1902, d. 18 November 1986, Pensacola, FL).  

Harry Macy, Jr., b. 7 February 1935, Glen Cove, L.I., NY (Underhill Genealogy, Vol. V, 1980, p. 586)

Source:
Email (25 June 2000) from Michael^10 Wolfe citing information from Underhill Genealogy, Vol. V.