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Family of Jacob^5 Van Wicklen 

 

Jacob^5 Van Wicklen (Paul^4, Garret^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes), b. 1763, Wolver Hollow, NY

Married: Helleje Snedecker, 1790, Wolver Hollow

Children:
1. Lucretia^6 Van Wicklen, bap. 1806, Wolver Hollow

Parents:
Jacob's parents are Paul and Hendrickye (Remsen) Van Wicklen
Helleje's parents are ___________.

Background information:

Jacob^5 Van Wicklen
(Paul^4, Garret^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes) was bap. 10 April 1763 Wolver Hollow, and m. Helleje Snedeker 26 December 1790 in the Presbyterian Church of Greenville, Albany Co., NY (now Greene Co.). The marriage record calls him Jacob Van Weakly of Coeymans patent and she Helety Snedeker of Freehold. Jacob^5 and his brother, Isaac^5 appear to have married sisters, Helleje and Aga Snedeker. Jacob is named in the will of his uncle John of Long Island.

Children: Lucretia^6 Van Wicklen, bap. 12 September 1806, Presbyterian Church of Greenville, Albany Co., NY. (According to Harry Macy (personal correspondence, see source below) an identified Lucretia Van Wickle is found in the census of Albany, 4th ward, but she is recorded as age 24...and this Lucretia would be 46 at that time.)

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. 243.

Personal letter and attachment from Harry Macy, Jr. to me dated 28 August 1999 gives information on the descendents of 
Paul^4 Van Wicklen.

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