Family of Jacob^6 Van Wicklen
Jacob^6 Van Wicklen (Jacob^5, Jacob^4, Garret^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1
Jeppes), b. 1817, L.I., NY
Married: Alletta Rodman (b. 1815/6, NY) 26 October 1833, Wolver Hollow, NY
Children:
1. John^7 H. Van Wicklen, b. 1836, L.I., NY
2. Sarah^7 Ann (Sally) Van Wicklen, b. 1839, L.I., NY
3. Edward^7 Van Wicklen, b. 1840, L.I., NY
4. Charles^7 Van Wicklen, b. 1841, L.I., NY
5. William^7 Rodman Van Wicklen, b. 1844, L.I., NY
6. Emma^7 Van Wicklen, b. 1855, L.I., NY
Parents:
Jacob's parents are Jacob and
Annatie/Hannah (Snedeker) Van Wicklen
Alletta's parents are William and Nancy (Tilley) Rodman
Background information:
Jacob^6 Van Wicklen (Jacob^5, Jacob^4, Garret^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes) was b. 1817, L.I., NY and bap. 24 December 1817. He married
Alletta Rodman (b. 1815/6 of Westchester Co., NY, died 13 October 1890 and d/o William and Nancy (Tilley)
Rodman) on 26 October 1833, Wolver Hollow, NY. Jacob^6 died 21 June 1900 Glenwood, NY and was bur. in Brookville
Cem. in parents' lot.
Children: John^7 H. Van
Wicklen, b. 14 May 1836, L.I., NY. He first married Harriet Tooker 13 March 1859.
He later m. to Sarah E. Van Wickler. He died 14 April 1931; Sarah^7 Ann
(Sally) Van Wicklen, b. 14 March 1839, Brookville, NY and d. 20 October
1920; buried Youngs Cemetery. She married Edward Baker of Oyster Bay, NY, son of
Wright and Eleanor "Ellen" (Lockwood) Baker;
Edward^7 Van Wicklen, b. abt 1840, L.I., NY. He married Emma Booth (b. abt. 1854);
Charles^7 Van Wicklen, b. 1841, L.I., NY. He married Ann Eliza Mott, and he
died 19 August 1909, Brooklyn; William^7 Rodman Van
Wicklen, b. 1844, L.I., NY. and died 1905--buried in East Newark Cemetery, Newark, NY. He was from Macedon Center, NY at the time of his death. He married Esther Purdy
(1844-1920) and she buried next to William in East Newark Cem; Emma^7 Van Wicklen, b. 13 September 1855, L.I., NY. She died 19 December 1860 at age 5
and is buried in grandparents lot, Brookville Cem; (note: Previously, the information on this page listed birth
and death years for William Van Wicklen as 1860 and 1911 respectively, with burial next to father, Jacob, in Brookville
Cemetery. However, we now have a photo of the grave marker for William Rodman and Esther (Purdy) Van Wicklen from the
East Newark Cemetery.)
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
1850 Federal Census for Oyster Bay, Queens, NY lists Jacob Van Wicklen, 30, with wife, Allett, 30, and
children, John, 14, Sarah, 12, Edward, 10, Charles, 8 and William, 6. (Indexed
as Jacob Van Wickler)
1860
US Census for N. Hempstead, Queens, NY lists Jacob Van
Wicklen, 41, master shoe maker, with Arletta, 43, housekeeper, John H. 24,
shoemaker, Sarah A, 22, no occ., Edward, 18, shoemaker, Charles, 18, shoemaker,
Harriett, 17, William R., 16, boatman, and Emma, 5. All b. NY (Harriett
is most likely Harriett (Tooker) Van Wicklen, first wife of John H. Van Wicklen.)
1870
US Census for N. Hempstead, NY lists
Jacob Van Wicklen, 57, Shoemaker, NY with
wife Alletta, 52, keeping house and son, John H. Van Wicklen, 36, shoemaker.
Harry Macy research notes on Jacob^6 Van Wicklen...
1880 census, for Roslyn, Queens, NY -- Jacob Van Wicklen, 61 (b. NY as were his
father and mother), shoemaker; wife Alletta Van Wicklen, 62 (b. NY as were her
father and mother), and grandson William Van Wicklen, 21 (b. NY as were his
mother and father), oysterman. This "grandson" is William Henry Van
Wicklen, son of John H. and Harriet (Tooker) Van Wicklen.
(OBTR 8-353) Charles Van Wicklen, harness maker, Private in Civil War, b. Oyster Bay 1841. In 5th Arty, Co. E. enlisted 30
Sept 1862, 3 years. NY w. 75,25. Discharged August 1865. Resided Roslyn, NY. Died in Brooklyn 18 Aug 1909 at age 64, yet
dc15663 shows LIs Jacob and "Arletta Robins" Van Wicklen, shoemaker, d. at 16 Bedford St., buried Greenfield, Hempstead.
Edward in 1880 census, No. Hempstead, age 40, Emma 26 NY, children Charles 11, Aletta 9
1900 US Census for N. Hempstead, Nassau, NY lists
Jacob Van Wicklen, head, b. Dec 1816, NY (NY, NY), 83,
widower, with Belle Seaman, granddaughter, b. Oct 1874, NY (NY, NY), 25 (M-3),
grandson-in-law, William Seaman, b. July 1876, NY (NY, NY), 23, (M-3), florist,
and granddaughter, Harriet Van Wicklen, b. Nov 1881, NY (NY, NY), 18, single.