Family of Jan^5 (John) Van Wicklen
Jan^5 (John) Van Wicklen (Paul^4, Garret^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1
Jeppes), bap. 4 June 1761, Wolver Hollow, NY
Married: Christina Traver (b. 1762/3, Rhinebeck, Dutchess, NY), 5 May 1785 (There are competing claims to Christina's birth and
parentage. There are two IGI references: (1) File #538597 which lists Christina as d/o Joseph and
Rebecca (VanEtten) Treber and bap. 2 October 1763 and (2) File # 538559 which lists Christina as d/o Frederick and Maria Barbara (Eckert) Treber and bap. on 27 September 1762.)
> Ancestors of Christina Traver -- following parents of Frederick and Maria Treber can be viewed at the web site listed in the resource section
below.
Children:
1. Maria^6 Van Wicklen (bap. 1785, Rhinebeck RDC, Dutchess, NY) (listed in familysearch.com as Maria Van Wyckele)
2. Rebecca^6 Van Wicklen (b. 19 March 1786)(from a family Bible inscription in the possession of Malcolm Montgomery,
a descendent of Hugh Montgomery, Rebecca's husband)
3. John^6 Van Wicklen (bap. 1788, Gilead Evangelical Lutheran Church at Brunswick, Rensselaer, NY)(listed in
familysearch.com as John Van Wicklaer)
4. Elisabeth^6 Van Wicklen (bap. 1789, St. Paul's Lutheran, Wurtemburg, Dutchess, NY) (listed in familysearch.com as
Elisabeth Van Wickele)
5. Adam^6 Van Wicklin (bap. 1791, St. Paul's Lutheran, Wurtemburg, Dutchess, NY)
6. Christina^6 Van Wicklen (bap. 1793, St. Paul's Lutheran, Wurtemburg, Dutchess, NY)
7. Sarah^6 Van Wicklen (bap. 1795, St. Peter's Lutheran, Rhinebeck, Dutchess, NY)
8. Catherina^6 Van Wicklen (bap. 1797, St. Peter's Lutheran, Rhinebeck, Dutchess, NY)
9. Cornelis^6 Van Wicklin (bap. 1799, St. Paul's Lutheran, Wurtemburg, Dutchess, NY)
10. Dirck^6 Van Wicklin (bap. 1801, St. Paul's Lutheran, Wurtemburg, Dutchess, NY)
11. Clara^6 Van Wicklin (bap. 1803, St. Paul's Lutheran, Wurtemburg, Dutchess, NY)
12. Jacob^6 Van Wicklin (bap. 1804, St. Peter's Lutheran, Rhinebeck, Dutchess, NY)
Parents:
Jan's parents are Paul and Hendrickye (Remsen) Van Wicklen
Christina's parents are: (There are competing claims to Christina's birth and parentage. There are two IGI references: (1) File #538597
which lists Christina as d/o Joseph and Rebecca (VanEtten) Treber and bap. 2 October 1763 and (2) File # 538559 which lists Christina as d/o
Frederick and Maria Barbara (Eckert) Treber and bap. on 27 September 1762.)
Background information:
John^5 Van Wicklen (Paul^4, Garret^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes) was bap. 4 June 1761 and m. Christina Traver 5 May 1785.
(There are competing claims to Christina's birth and parentage. There are two IGI references: (1) File #538597 which lists Christina as d/o Joseph
and Rebecca (VanEtten) Treber and bap. 2 October 1763 and (2) File # 538559 which lists Christina as d/o Frederick and Maria Barbara (Eckert)
Treber and bap. on 27 September 1762.) John^5 moved to Cramahe Township, Ontario in 1810 and is
mentioned in 1790 United States Census. He is named along with brother Jacob^5 in 1815 will of Uncle John^4 (Garret3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes). All
of their children were baptized in Dutchess Co. Several of the children appear to change spelling of name to Van Wicklin.
Harry Macy, Jr. wrote the following in an attachment to a letter to me dated28 August 1999:
Christina Traver came from a well-known German Palatine family of that area (Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, NY). In the 1790
census, Town of Clinton, Dutchess Co., he had one male 16+, one male under 16, four females. At the 1800 census same town,
two males under 10, one male 10 to 16, one male 26 to 45; two females under 10, two 10-16, one 16-26, one 26-45. Listed both
times as John Van Weekly. The last record of him in New York is the baptism of his son Jacob in 1804, and since some of his
sons subsequently appear in Canada it is possible the whole family migrated there. He is named with brother Jacob in the 1815
will of their uncle John of Long island, but that record does not say where they were living at the time. John and Christina had
the following children baptized in Dutchess Co. (all the baptismal witnesses were from the Traver family.
Children: Maria^6 Van Wicklen was b. 23 January 1785 and bap. 13 March 1785 in Rhinebeck Reformed Church, Dutchess
Co., NY (The church record is: Maria Van Wyckele with parents John and Christina (Traver) Van
Wyckele.) A census indicates that a son and two daughters were born before 1790 and these children are unnamed in that census.
However, research listed on familysearch.com and a family Bible reference may have named these
children as follows: Rebecca^6 Van Wicklen (b. 19 March 1786)(from a family Bible inscription in the possession of Malcolm Montgomery, a
descendent of Hugh and Rebecca (Van Wicklin) Montgomery. Rebecca died in 6 November 1860 and Hugh in 1867.
John^6 Van Wicklen (bap. 15 June 1788, Gilead Evangelical Lutheran Church at Brunswick, Rensselaer, NY)(listed in church
record as John Van Wicklaer, parents John and Christina Van Wicklaer) (Harry Macy writes: The 1828 Northumberland
Militia also lists a John Van Wicklin age 37, i.e. born 1790/1 who must fit in here somewhere. If actually slightly
older, he could be the son born by the 1790 census. A John "Van Wickle" born in the 1790s shows up in Albany, NY in the 1830 census and
has not been identified.) Elisabeth^6 Van Wicklen (bap. 18 October 1789, St. Paul's
Lutheran, Wurtemburg, Dutchess, NY) (listed in church record as Elisabeth Van Wickele with parents John and Christina Van
Wickele) The remaining children are as follows: Adam^6 Van Wicklin was b. 13 Sepember 1791 and bap. 20 November 1791 in
St Paul's Lutheran of Wurtemburg, Rhinebeck, Dutchess, NY (Listed in church record as Adam Van Wickela with parents
John and Christina Van Wickela). He married Mary BOICE (29 August 1811 (dau. of Andrew and Elizabeth (Hartman)
Boice), and was living in Ernestown, near Kingston, Ontario at the time. (Cousin Benjamen^6 Van Wicklin m Eunice
Hartman a day later on 30 August 1811 also in Ernestown perhaps by a circuit rider preacher.)
Christina^6 Van Wicklen was b. 19 October 1793 and bap. 1
December 1793 in St. Paul’s Lutheran of Wurtemberg, Rhinebeck (Church record lists her as Christina Van
Wiekly with parents Johannes and Christina Van Wiekly). Sarah^6 Van Wicklin was b. 18 February 1795 and bap. 7 June
1795 at St. Peter's Lutheran, Rhinebeck, Dutchess, NY (Church record lists her as Sara Van Wickly with parents Johannes and
Christina Van Wickly). Catharina^6 Van Wicklin was b. 17 February 1797 and bap. 17 April 1797 St. Peter's Lutheran,
Rhinebeck, Dutchess, NY (Church record lists her as Catharina Van Wickly with parents Johannes and Christina Van Wickly).
(One of the three daughters--Maria, Christina, or Catharina--appears to have died before the 1800 census which reports only 2
females under 10 living in the household.) Cornelis^6 Van Wicklin was b. 17 May 1799 and bap. 16 June
1799, St. Paul's, Wurtemburg, Rhinebeck. (Church record lists him as Cornelis Van Winkelan with parents Jan and Christina Van
Winkelan.) Cornelius served in the Northumberland Militia (1828 --see Ont. Register, Vol 1, 1968, p. 238).
Cornelius apparently drowned in 1866 in Seymour Township where he
resided at the time. [See source section below] Dirck^6 (Richard) Van Wicklin was b. 24 April 1801 and bap. 28 June 1801 in St. Paul’s, Wurtemburg, Dutchess, NY. Church record lists him as Cornelis Van
Wickla with parents John and Christina Van Wickla. (He may have been the Richard Van Wicklin who served in
Northumberland Militia in 1828 (Ont. Register, Vol. 1, 1968, p. 238). Clara^6 Van
Wicklin, b. 12 January 1803 and bap. 1803 St. Paul’s, Wurtemburg, Rhinebeck. Church record lists her as Clara Van Wickly with parents John and Christina Van
Wickly. Jacob^6 Van Wicklin b. 1804 and bap. 16 September 1804 St. Peter's, Rhinebeck, Dutchess, NY. Church record lists him as
Jacob Van Wickel with parents Jan and Christina Van Wickel. Sponsors of baptism
are John A. and Margareth Traber. (Source:
Baptismal record of St Peter's Lutheran Church, Rhinebeck: 1733-1899.) Jacob m. Mary ______ (b. 1802) before 1838. They had a
daughter, Sarah^7 Van Wicklen b. 1838 Jacob also served in the Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada Militia in 1828. In
1871 Ontario Census he resided in Elgin, Malahide Township.
Source:
Cramahe Township Census, 1810
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. 243-244.
IGI; www.familysearch.com
Email correspondence with Malcolm Montgomery (great great grandson of Rebecca (Van Wicklen) Montgomery) during
October/November 1999 along with Family Bible inscription that Malcolm has for Rebecca Van Wicklin. (Malcolm draws
primarily upon census data from Dutchess County and Ontario, Canada)
Email correspondence with sonnyw@mw.sisna.com who alerted me (via Cheryl Viger in an 11 October 2000 email) that there
are competing claims to Christina's birth year and parentage. Sonny claims that the following resources list the 1762 year of
birth and Joseph and Rebecca (VanEtten) Traver/Treber as parents:
(1) The Traver Treber Family: Descendents of Johan Nicholas Traver by Jerome Travel (1983) with co-authors Mildred
Librecht, Shirley Ann, Oliver C. Traver, Birdeen Patton Traver, and Richard L. Green.
(2) Arthur Stones Traver Web page on the Descendents of Johas Nicholas Traver. See link for confirmation of parents of
Christina at http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/s/t/o/Arthur-J-Stone/GENE1-0007.html (A hard copy of this file is in my
possession.)
Ontario Register, Vol., 1, 1968
U.S. Census data, 1790 and 1800
3 August 2000 email from Malcolm Montgomery: Rebecca (Van Wicklin) Montgomery traveled north from Duchess County with her
brother John; which begs the question why did they remain behind in the first place and what caused them to move north together, trouble or free
land? What happened in some circumstances when a family moved to Canada because of
trouble--rather than firesale the farm--someone was left behind to move when things cooled down. John, as the eldest male, could have assumed that role. There was a significant amount of cross border
movement from right after the Revolution to the start of the War of 1812. The fact that Isaac's sons were soldiers in that conflict suggests that Isaac
was a loyalist, as the Loyalists felt they had the most to lose should America be successful. That cross-border movement was centered in
Northumberland County, Canada to and from Dutchess County in the States. According to Almand Spencer, Hugh Montgomery was educated and
when they came they had money...so in that sense they weren't the destitute refugees. We need to find out if any of the Van Wicklin brothers were
Loyalists...and we need to go to Duchess County...
1851 Census, Canada West (Seymour) lists
Cornelius Van Wicklin, 53, laborer, b. CAN, Presbyterian.
http://www.trentu.ca/library/archives/84-020.htm lists the death of Van Wicklow, Carneillius in Seymour Twp. on 30 Nov 1866 with cause of death:
drowned in River Trent RNO543