FATHER

Willem Harmense Van Barckeloo

MOTHER

Maria Cordeljou (Cortelyou)

WIFE

Jannetje (Jane) Bernjtsen

CHILDREN

1. William Barkelow b. Abt. 1726 Holland's Brook, Hunterdon Co., NJ

2. Barent (Barnett) Barkelow b. 24 May 1730

3. Jacques (James) Barkelow   Bap. 01 Jan 1731/2 Readington Twp., Hunterdon Co., NJ

4. Jan Barkelow Bap. 14 Apr 1734 Readington Twp., Hunterdon Co., NJ

5. Cornelius Barkelow Bap. 08 Aug 1736 Readington Twp., Hunterdon Co., NJ

6. Helena (Lenah) Barkelow Bap. 12 Jul 1741 Readington Twp., Hunterdon Co., NJ

7. Hermanus Barkelow Bap. 25 Feb 1746 Readington Twp., Hunterdon Co., NJ

8. Margaretta Barkelow b. Abt 1748 Lower Bethlehem, Kingwood Twp., Hunterdon Co., NJ

Source:  David Barlow: http://www.burklowfamily.com/bartlow/IndexVanB.html

Jacques, known as James Barkelow most of his life, was the son of William Harmense Barkeloo(c1666-p1738), of New Utrecht, Kings Co.,NY., and grandson of the immigrant, Harmen Janse Lubberdinck van Borculo. Jacques was named after his maternal grandfather, Jacques Cortelyou(c1625-1693), a surveyor of French Huguenot ancestry, who was commissioned in 1656 to lay out the tip of Manhattan Island, arguably the most expensive piece of real estate on earth. As long as Jacques Barkeloo resided in Readington Township, Hunterdon Co., NJ., a predominantly Dutch and German community, he was called Jacques or Jacob Barkeloo. But, after he moved to the predominantly English community of Kingwood in 1747/48, also in Hunterdon County, his given name "Jacques" translated from its French origin to the English equivalent, "James", and remained with him until he died in 1780.

James Barkelow,Sr.(1698-1780), to use the preferred identity, had six sons: William(1726), Barent(Barnet)(1730), James,Jr.(1732), John(1734), Cornelius(1736) and Harmanus(1746), though only four are known to have produced descending lines. Jan and Harmanus did not have families, although Harmanus did, in fact, marry.

"NOTE- The William Barkalow named herein is the same William Barkeloo(c1666-p1738) of New Utrecht, Kings Co.,NY., who claimed 300-acres of the aforementioned 1400-acre tract as of Dec.1,1719, but apparently never occupied it. William's son, Jacques (James) Barkelow(c1698-1780), took possession of those 300-acres circa 1728 and occupied it for about 20 years. It's actual location is just west of the small airport at Readington, NJ. In about 1748, James Barkelow dropped his membership in the Readington DR Church and moved his family to Lower Bethlehem Township (became Kingwood Township in 1750), about fifteen miles to the west. He was one of three original trustees of the Kingwood Presbyterian Church."
 

Kingwood Presbyterina Church