Stephen^7
Duncan Van Wickle (Abram^6, John^5, Nicasius^4, Simon^3, Evert^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes),
b. 1824, Lyons, NY
Married:
1. Aurelia (Roberts?) (b. abt. 1827) before 1854 (She may be the A. Van Wickle who died Oct. 1891 [Wiles, 42])
Children:
1. Aurelia^8 Roberts "Lillie" Van Wickle,
b. 1854, Lyons, NY
2. Charles^8 Duncan Van Wickle, b. 1856, Lyons,
NY
3. Margaret^8 Perrine "Maggie" Van Wickle,
b. 1859, Lyons, NY
4. Harriet^8 King "Hattie" Van Wickle, b.
1862, Lyons, NY
Parents:
Stephen's parents are Abram and Margaretta Ann
(Perrine) Van Wickle
Aurelia's parents are ______________.
Background
information:
Stephen^7 Duncan Van Wickle (Abram^6, John^5, Nicasius^4, Simon^3, Evert^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes)
was b. 1824 (1850 Census), Lyons, NY, christened the same day (17 September
1826, Lyons Presb. Church) as John. He died 17 Jan 1896, Lyons, Wayne County,
NY. Married Aurelia (Roberts?), b. abt. 1827 (1850 Census). She may be the A.
Van Wickle who died Oct. 1891 (Wiles, 42). Stephen
and Aurelia resided with Abraham 1850, in Lyons, NY and were still there in
1877. Stephen D. Van Wickle (Wickson
& Van Wickle) listed in Town of Lyons Census of
1867-8 along with J. Gardner Van Wickle, Farmer (400)
Children: Aurelia^8 Roberts "Lillie" Van Wickle, bap. 8 April 1854, Lyons
Presbyterian, NY (Wiles, 37). She died 24 June 1895. She m. Edmund F. Bradish [b. 1852 and d. 1903] on 17 November 1875. Also,
Closing exercises of the Union School, Lyons on 16 Dec 1864 included compositions
by Hattie Young and Lillie Van Wickle 1880 US
Census for Grand Rapids, Kent, MI lists Edmund Bradish,
head, 28, commission, b. NY (NY, NY) with Lillie R., wife, 26, keeps house, b.
NY (NJ, NY), and Mari, dau., one month, b. MI (NY,
NY); Charles^8 Duncan Van Wickle,
born 3 Sep 1855, NY and bap. 28 February 1856, Lyons Presbyterian, NY. He died
on 29 Feb 1892, Lyons, Wayne, NY. He married Julie Maria Cockshaw,
b. abt 1855. They had a child, Clyde^9 Roberts Van Wickle, b. 1877 and d. 1949. Directory,
Town of Clyde 1886-7 lists Charles D. Van Wickle,
cutter on W. Genesee & Diamond;
Margaret^8
Perrine "Maggie" Van Wickle, b. about 1858 Lyons, Wayne, NY and bap
. 1 July 1859, Lyons Presbyterian, NY. She died 13 Apr 1899, Buffalo, Erie, NY.
She married John A. Kennedy [b. 1858, Ontario, CAN and d. after 1904 likely
Buffalo, NY. They had two children, Jessica Aurelia Kennedy and Howard T. Kennedy
[b. 13 Apr 1893 Buffalo, NY and d. 10 Mar 1933, Long Beach, CA. Jessica later
married a Mr. Pullis and they had a son, Lawrence Asten Pullis [1884-1919]. Mr. Pullis died before 1920 and Jessica then married Frederick
Herbert Thyre, and they had no known children.; Harriet^8 King "Hattie" Van Wickle, bap. 4 April 1862, Lyons
Presbyterian, NY. There is also a reading of "Kind Neighbors, by first grader,
Hattie Van Wickle and a solo by Maggie Van Wickle in the 16 December 1870 Union School program, Lyons,
NY (Lyons, NY School Ephemera, 1847-1921)
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. 250-1.
Harry
Macy, Jr. research notes on Stephen^7 Duncan Van Wickle
IGI, www.familysearch.com
Margaretta's father's will filed in Wayne Co. (D:70, 24 Feb 1845) identifies
her as the wife of Abram Van Wickle (courtesy, Harry
Macy, Jr.)
New York State DAR, Cemetery, Town and Church Records of NY State,
179:1--information enclosed with 9 July 2000 letter from Harry Macy, Jr.
Harriet M. Wiles, "Records of the First Presbyterian Church of
Lyons", typescript, 1936 (courtesy, Harry Macy)
Directory, Town of Lyons
1867-8 lists J. Gardner Van Wickle, farmer (400) and
Stephen D. Van Wickle, (Wickson
& Van Wickle)
Lyons, NY School Ephemera, 1847-1921
1860
US Census for Lyons, Wayne, NY lists Stephen D. Van Wickle,
35, farmer, with wife, Aurelia, 33, Aurelia, dau., 6,
Charles, son, 4, and Margaret, dau. 2--all b. NY
1870
US Census for Lyons, Wayne, NY lists Stephen Van Wickle,
46, Foundry and Mech. Shopman, with wife, Aurelia,
43, keeping house, and son, Charles, 14, daughter, Margaret, 12, daughter,
Hattie, 8, and ___Hattie, 15, servant girl.
1870
US Census for Lyons, Wayne, NY lists Lilly Van Wickle, 16,
attends school, in household of William Whitman, 40 and wife, Elizabeth, 40. [This
is Aurelia "Lillie" Van Wickle]
Dec 1848 letter to Miss Elizabeth King Care of
Colonel King, Sharon, Connecticut, from her cousin, Aurelia W. Roberts, Seneca
Falls, NY
Many days have passed my dear
cousin, since the receipt of your excellent good letter, under date Nov 6th.
I cannot express myself in terms of sufficient gratitude for your kind
remembrance of me.
Oh I was so happy to hear from
your own dear self again, and that you still retained a slight memory of your
sojourn with your friend at Seneca I confess my dear Elizebeth
I have sometimes imagined you had forgotten me entirely as I could hear
nothing direct from you. If I mistake not Ive written to you several times
and in vain have I wished for a reply whenever an opportunity presented I
have made many and repeated inquiries concerning you.
Now dear coz I sincerely hope
you will favour me occasionally withone
of your worthy epistles. I was from home when your letter arrived otherwise it
should have had an earlier reply. I have been spending a few days at Lyons [a
village nearly 20 miles from here] with our friends the Misses Lyman We first
met them at Mrs McClarys
some three years since they are a wealthy family and very fine young ladies
when I bade adieu to friends at home I expected to be absent but one week
at the longest the days passed so swiftly and I was enjoying myself so well
that nearly three weeks rolled away before I returned. I was delighted with
Lyons its society &c and would willingly exchange villages thus much
for Seneca Falls.
You speak of your schoolmates
it was but a short time before I left home, that Kate McClary
was here and we were talking of you She expressed a great desire to see you
again. Ive not had an opportunity of delivering your message to her I can
anticipate her reply She would be delighted to hear from you.
Circumstances at present do not
indicate a change with regard to either of the girls Kate or Sophia although
Miss Rumor has thought Kate about to link her destiny with another but I do
not credit the report in the least.
Now Lizzie I must ask for an
explanation of that portion of your letter in which you speak of Harriett Id
like to know what you have heard and how you have heard it but here let me
assure you that such a story had arisen wholly without foundation the week
before I left for Lyons report came to us that Harriett and I were to be
married very soon that being the first we had heard about it we considered
it rather doubtful if report proved true.
You also inquire after Columbus
He is very well as far as I know calls once in a while and would be more
attentive perhaps, if desired, but enough!
Accept my thanks for the
address you sent me I think it really very fine indeed I would like to have
been present when it was delivered am very glad you are enjoying such
superior advantages vis relative to your school I trust you appreciate them.
Our Academy at the village, is
at present under the care of Mr Root a gentleman
from Clinton Oneida County Laura Hosskins is an
assistant teacher Mr Root is thought to be nearly
if not quite equal to Mr Crittenden Do you remember
the latter?
Mr Vaills
family are living at Corwall Conn[ecticut] Mr Vail is teaching
school Abby assists him have you ever seen any of them Elizebeth is spending the winter at Washington, Ct I
received a letter from her a few days since she seems very happy in her new
home. When I make that long anticipated visit at Sharon you and I will go to
Cornwall will we not? Kate and I thought of going east last fall but it was
put off for a better time.
Mother desires best love to you
she is very anxious to hear from your mother from whom she has not heard in a
long time. Elizebeth dear should you visit
Westmoreland you must not fail to visit Seneca for be assured you would be
welcome by us all Now dear cousin need I ask for a speedly
reply to this unworthy scrawl. May Heavens choicest blessings be yours is
the desire of your coz Aurelia W. Roberts.
[written
in the left margin of first page] My best love to Uncle George and all friends
who may inquire after me I hsall endeavor to wait
patiently for your next communication in which please answer those queries. Father & Harriett send love to you recent letters from
Brother Roswell left them well. Ive not seen Augusta since my return she is
very happy with her little son. Amanda Partridge is in bad health I am very
anxious about her. Ive this day recd a letter from coz Tryphenia
they were well with much love from your aff. Cousin
Aurelia W. Roberts
19August2017 emails from Wayne
Anderson provide
additional vital stats on children and grandchildren of Stephen Duncan Van Wickle. Wayne also provided this side note on Howard T.
Kennedy, son of John and Margaret P. [Van Wickle]
Kennedy. Howard was the 39 year old
son of John A. Kennedy [b. Ontario, CAN] and Margaret P. Van Wickle [b. Lyons, NY]. He was working as a postal clerk at
the Long Beach Post Office, where the 1933 Long Beach earthquake occurred
causing masonry to come falling down, killing several people in the building.