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Family of Jane^6 Eliza Van Wicklen

 

Jane^6 Eliza Van Wicklen (Garret^5, Garret^4, Garret^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes), b. 1815, Newtown, L.I., NY

Married: John Smith (b. abt. 1810) 27 February 1833, Jamaica RDC, NY

Children:
1. Adeline^7 Smith, b. 18 October 1833, NY
2. Sarah^7 Elizabeth Smith, b. 25 June 1836, NY
3. Garrett^7 Van Wicklen Smith, b. 1 February 1839, NY
4. Henrietta^7 Smith, b. 30 December 1840, NY
5. Wells^7 Lott Smith, b. abt 1841, NY
6. Phebe^7 Matilda Smith, b. 27 March 1843, NY
7. Ann^7 Amelia Smith, b. abt 1844, NY
8. Emma^7 Smith, b. abt 1844, NY
9. William^7 Smith, b. abt. 1844, NY
10. Henry^7 Smith, b. 9 March 1845, Newtown, NY
11. John^7 Smith, b. abt.. 1847, NY
12. Walter^7 Smith, b. abt. 1849, NY

Parents:
Jane's parents are Garret and Sarah (Underhill) Van Wicklen
John's parents are ________________.

Background information:

Jane^6 Eliza Van Wicklen
(Garret^5, Garret^4, Garret^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes) was b. 1815, Newtown, L.I., NY. She is the d/o Garret and Sarah (Underhill) Van Wicklen. She m. John Smith on 27 February 1833 in Jamaica RDC, NY. She was bur. in Mr. Olivet Cem, Brooklyn, NY.

Children: Adeline^7 Smith, b. 18 October 1833, NY. She married Edward Schenck; Sarah^7 Elizabeth Smith, b. 25 June 1836, NY. She married John Kennedy; Garrett^7 Van Wicklen Smith, b. after 1833, NY. Garrett died in the war between the states in 1863; Henrietta^7 Smith, b. 30 December 1840, NY. She married a Townsend D. Pettit (b. 1838, NY; son of Baldwin and Susan Pettit); Wells^7 Lott Smith, b. after 1833, NY. Wells d. in 1912 and is bur. in Rockland County, NY; Phebe^7 Matilda Smith, b. 27 March 1843, NY. She m. Washington Cherry; Ann^7 Amelia Smith, b. abt 1844, NY. She m. a Mr. Keyes (first marriage) and a Mr. Jost (third marriage)and was living as late as 1910; Emma^7 Smith, b. abt 1844, NY. She died at age 8 or 9; William^7 Smith, b. abt. 1844, NY. He married a Ms. Cherry and was living as late as 1910; Henry^7 Smith, b. 9 March 1845, Newtown, NY; John^7 Smith, b. abt.. 1847, NY; Walter^7 Smith, b. abt. 1849, NY. He was disowned as a catholic.

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. 242.

Harry Macy, Jr. research notes on Jane Eliza Van Wicklen of Newtown, NY
> 1850 Census - Garret Van Wicklen 76 farmer; John Smith 40, Jane, 35, Adeline 17, Sarah, 14, Elizabeth, 15, Garret, 12, 
Henrietta, 10, Phoebe, 8, William, 6, John, 3, Walter, 1

IGI, familysearch.com

Information on family of Jane^6 Eliza Van Wicklen supplied by KellyJane Moon O'Hara (email dated 22 June 2000), the great great granddaughter of Jane Eliza VW and the great granddaughter of Wells^7 Lott Smith.

Personal email correspondence (14 June 2000) with Michael^10 Wolfe.

Personal email correspondence (17 March 2003) with Paul Eugene Pettit, great grandson of Henrietta (Smith) Pettit. For more details on the descendents of Townsend D. and Henrietta (Smith) Pettit please contact Mr. Pettit at pepettit@hopper.net.