_Johann Peter BACHOFFEN ______+
| (.... - 1765) m 1732
_George BOCKOVEN ____|
| (1734 - 1814) m 1759|
| |_Maria Elisabetha GSELL ______+
| (.... - 1765) m 1732
_Abraham BOCKOVEN ___|
| (1763 - 1851) m 1785|
| | _Blakert (Eliakim) WHITENACK _+
| | | (1698 - ....)
| |_Mary WHITENACK _____|
| (1740 - 1806) m 1759|
| |_Anna _____ __________________
|
|
|--Hannah BOCKOVEN
| (1806 - ....)
| ______________________________
| |
| _____________________|
| | |
| | |______________________________
| |
|_Elizabeth THOMAS ___|
(1765 - 1845) m 1785|
| ______________________________
| |
|_____________________|
|
|______________________________
_George BOCKOVEN ____+
| (1734 - 1814) m 1759
_John BOCKOVEN ______|
| (1774 - 1824) m 1800|
| |_Mary WHITENACK _____+
| (1740 - 1806) m 1759
_Cornelius Vanderbilt BOCKOVEN _|
| (1818 - 1897) m 1840 |
| | _____________________
| | |
| |_Helenah VANDERBILT _|
| (1779 - 1848) m 1800|
| |_____________________
|
|
|--Hannah Etta BOCKOVEN
| (1852 - 1857)
| _____________________
| |
| _____________________|
| | |
| | |_____________________
| |
|_Elizabeth LAMBRIGHT ___________|
m 1840 |
| _____________________
| |
|_____________________|
|
|_____________________
_George BOCKOVEN ____+
| (1734 - 1814) m 1759
_George BOCKOVEN ____|
| (1786 - 1874) m 1808|
| |_Mary WHITENACK _____+
| (1740 - 1806) m 1759
_John BOCKOVEN ______|
| (1812 - 1891) m 1834|
| | _____________________
| | |
| |_Mary SMITH _________|
| (1788 - 1813) m 1808|
| |_____________________
|
|
|--Harriet Adaline BOCKOVEN
| (1844 - 1881)
| _____________________
| |
| _____________________|
| | |
| | |_____________________
| |
|_Cynthia BREESE _____|
(1808 - 1867) m 1834|
| _____________________
| |
|_____________________|
|
|_____________________
_John BOCKOVEN ______+
| (1774 - 1824) m 1800
_Cornelius Vanderbilt BOCKOVEN _|
| (1818 - 1897) m 1840 |
| |_Helenah VANDERBILT _
| (1779 - 1848) m 1800
_George Edward BOCKOVEN _|
| (1856 - 1933) m 1883 |
| | _____________________
| | |
| |_Elizabeth LAMBRIGHT ___________|
| m 1840 |
| |_____________________
|
|
|--Harriet Elizabeth BOCKOVEN
| (1888 - 1899)
| _____________________
| |
| ________________________________|
| | |
| | |_____________________
| |
|_Fanny Editha LAWRENCE __|
m 1883 |
| _____________________
| |
|________________________________|
|
|_____________________
_George BOCKOVEN ____+
| (1734 - 1814) m 1759
_John BOCKOVEN ______|
| (1774 - 1824) m 1800|
| |_Mary WHITENACK _____+
| (1740 - 1806) m 1759
_Samuel Vanderbilt BOCKOVEN _|
| (1800 - 1876) |
| | _____________________
| | |
| |_Helenah VANDERBILT _|
| (1779 - 1848) m 1800|
| |_____________________
|
|
|--Harvey S. BOCKOVEN
| (1834 - 1896)
| _____________________
| |
| _____________________|
| | |
| | |_____________________
| |
|_Polly CARR _________________|
(1805 - 1866) |
| _____________________
| |
|_____________________|
|
|_____________________
_George BOCKOVEN ____+
| (1734 - 1814) m 1759
_John BOCKOVEN ______|
| (1774 - 1824) m 1800|
| |_Mary WHITENACK _____+
| (1740 - 1806) m 1759
_George BOCKOVEN ________|
| (1808 - 1885) m 1839 |
| | _____________________
| | |
| |_Helenah VANDERBILT _|
| (1779 - 1848) m 1800|
| |_____________________
|
|
|--Helen M. BOCKOVEN
|
| _____________________
| |
| _____________________|
| | |
| | |_____________________
| |
|_Laura Eliza SOUTHWORTH _|
(1816 - 1877) m 1839 |
| _____________________
| |
|_____________________|
|
|_____________________
_Johann Peter BACHOFFEN ______+
| (.... - 1765) m 1732
_George BOCKOVEN ____|
| (1734 - 1814) m 1759|
| |_Maria Elisabetha GSELL ______+
| (.... - 1765) m 1732
_John BOCKOVEN ______|
| (1774 - 1824) m 1800|
| | _Blakert (Eliakim) WHITENACK _+
| | | (1698 - ....)
| |_Mary WHITENACK _____|
| (1740 - 1806) m 1759|
| |_Anna _____ __________________
|
|
|--Henry BOCKOVEN
| (1817 - 1823)
| ______________________________
| |
| _____________________|
| | |
| | |______________________________
| |
|_Helenah VANDERBILT _|
(1779 - 1848) m 1800|
| ______________________________
| |
|_____________________|
|
|______________________________
_George BOCKOVEN ____+
| (1734 - 1814) m 1759
_John BOCKOVEN ______|
| (1774 - 1824) m 1800|
| |_Mary WHITENACK _____+
| (1740 - 1806) m 1759
_Cornelius Vanderbilt BOCKOVEN _|
| (1818 - 1897) m 1840 |
| | _____________________
| | |
| |_Helenah VANDERBILT _|
| (1779 - 1848) m 1800|
| |_____________________
|
|
|--Henry Cronise BOCKOVEN
| (1847 - 1916)
| _____________________
| |
| _____________________|
| | |
| | |_____________________
| |
|_Elizabeth LAMBRIGHT ___________|
m 1840 |
| _____________________
| |
|_____________________|
|
|_____________________
_John BOCKOVEN ______+
| (1774 - 1824) m 1800
_Cornelius Vanderbilt BOCKOVEN _|
| (1818 - 1897) m 1840 |
| |_Helenah VANDERBILT _
| (1779 - 1848) m 1800
_George Edward BOCKOVEN _|
| (1856 - 1933) m 1883 |
| | _____________________
| | |
| |_Elizabeth LAMBRIGHT ___________|
| m 1840 |
| |_____________________
|
|
|--Henry George BOCKOVEN
| (1887 - 1921)
| _____________________
| |
| ________________________________|
| | |
| | |_____________________
| |
|_Fanny Editha LAWRENCE __|
m 1883 |
| _____________________
| |
|________________________________|
|
|_____________________
_George BOCKOVEN ____+
| (1786 - 1874) m 1815
_Peter Smith BOCKOVEN _|
| (1828 - 1890) m 1852 |
| |_Margaret SMITH _____
| (1795 - 1853) m 1815
_Morris Doty BOCKOVEN __|
| (1854 - 1932) m 1875 |
| | _____________________
| | |
| |_Marvina Merrett DOTY _|
| (1834 - 1908) m 1852 |
| |_____________________
|
|
|--Hollis Corrina BOCKOVEN
| (1897 - 1981)
| _____________________
| |
| _______________________|
| | |
| | |_____________________
| |
|_Amanda Orvilla FRANCE _|
m 1875 |
| _____________________
| |
|_______________________|
|
|_____________________
There appears to be no definitive record of his age or birthdate in American records. The situation is summarized in Genealogies of New Jersey Families, vol. II, 813-814 (1996), compiled from the Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey:
"In the course of applying for a pension as the widow of a Revolutionary War soldier, Elizabeth Bockoven made a sworn statement 22 December 1837 in Delaware County, Ohio, in which she was described as being of Berlin Township in that County, aged 92 years. She stated that she was the widow of Captain Jacob Bockoven who served in the New Jersey militia during the Revolution. He was appointed captain of a company raised in his neighborhood at Wantage, Sussex County, in 1776. She was married to him in September or October 1765. He died 19 March 1819.
"Elizabeth's two sons were called on for statements in her behalf in the course of which they made some valuable genealogical comments.
"Jacob Bockoven of Knox County, Ohio made a deposition 12 December 1837 in Delaware County in which he was described as being a son of Captain Jacob Bockoven formerly of the New Jersey militia and Elizabeth his wife. He made the following statements. 'I was born in Morris County, New Jersey, 6 February 1768. My father in March 1774 moved to Wantage Township, Sussex County, where he resided during the Revolutionary War and until his death 19 March 1819 and was then said to be 84 years of age and was born according to the best information I have in 1735. My father was maried to my mother Elizabeth in September or October 1765 in Morris County. My mother's maiden name was Elizabeth Whitenac [and she] was born at her father's residence, Blickard Whitenac, in Morris County in the year 1746 and is now 91 or 92 years of age. I often heard when I was a boy that they were married by Doct. Kennedy a Presbyterian clergyman. My mother was the youngest of her family and now the only survivor.... I removed from New Jersey to Knox County where I now reside about six years since.'
"On the same date, 12 December 1837, George Bockoven made the following statement under oath. 'I am a son of Elizabeth Bockoven and of Captain Jacob Bockoven. I was born June 26, 1774. I have no record, and now of none, of the age or marriage of my father and mother. They had but five children a record of their several ages hereto attached taken from a leaf of my family Bible which was copied from an old book which entry was made by my father, and copied on the attached leaf about twenty-five or thirty years since. Since my father's death my mother has always resided with me. In 1823 my mother removed from New Jersey with me to where I now reside in Delaware County.' [Revolutionary War pension application, W4131] Number 3808 of the GSNJ Family Records Collection.
"Family Record
Anna Bockoven born the 11th July 1766
Jacob Bockoven born the 6[th] of February 1768
Easter Bockoven born the 6th of October 1771
George Bockoven born the 26[th] of June 1774
Elizabeth Bockoven born the 26th September 1779
[Entered on the reverse of the same leaf was a single entry]
Peter Bockoven born June 18th 1812"
From the above, it seems clear that the family did not possess a definite record of Jacob's birth, unlike the family of his brother George, which noted his exact date (though that is apparently his date of baptism) and that he was born in Alsace. They also expressed uncertainty about his age. Hence, we give somewhat less weight to another tradition that says Jacob was born in Leiden. Rather, the supposed Dutch origin seems more likely the result of the "Hollandization" of the surname Bachoffen to Bockoven. The similarity of Bockoven to other surnames occuring in Morris County, such as Covenhoven, would have led to the supposition of Dutch origins.
_Johann Georg BACHOFFEN _____+
| (1648 - 1709) m 1668
_Johann Georg BACHOFFEN _|
| (.... - 1709) m 1702 |
| |_Margaretha THURING _________+
| (.... - 1725) m 1668
_Johann Peter BACHOFFEN _|
| (.... - 1765) m 1732 |
| | _Jean Pierre (Peter) HEUSCH _+
| | | (1633 - 1702) m 1666
| |_Anna Maria HEUSCH ______|
| (1681 - ....) m 1702 |
| |_Elizabeth MICHEL ___________+
| m 1666
|
|--Jacob BOCKOVEN
| (.... - 1819)
| _Jacob GSELL ________________
| | m 1667
| _Johann Conrad GSELL ____|
| | (1677 - 1752) m 1707 |
| | |_Anna KREISS ________________
| | m 1667
|_Maria Elisabetha GSELL _|
(.... - 1765) m 1732 |
| _Jean PR�V�T ________________+
| | (1625 - 1692) m 1653
|_Maria Esther PR�V�T ____|
(1677 - 1714) m 1707 |
|_Anne HOUSSEL _______________+
(1632 - 1705) m 1653
Moved to Knox Co., OH about 1831, according to his testimony in support of his mother's Revolutionary War widow's pension application.
_Johann Georg BACHOFFEN _____+
| (.... - 1709) m 1702
_Johann Peter BACHOFFEN ______|
| (.... - 1765) m 1732 |
| |_Anna Maria HEUSCH __________+
| (1681 - ....) m 1702
_Jacob BOCKOVEN ______|
| (.... - 1819) |
| | _Johann Conrad GSELL ________+
| | | (1677 - 1752) m 1707
| |_Maria Elisabetha GSELL ______|
| (.... - 1765) m 1732 |
| |_Maria Esther PR�V�T ________+
| (1677 - 1714) m 1707
|
|--Jacob BOCKOVEN
| (1768 - ....)
| _Michael Andreas WEIDKNECHT _+
| | (1672 - ....) m 1697
| _Blakert (Eliakim) WHITENACK _|
| | (1698 - ....) |
| | |_Margaretha Barbara ERICH ___+
| | (.... - 1726) m 1697
|_Elizabeth WHITENACK _|
(1746 - 1838) |
| _____________________________
| |
|_Anna _____ __________________|
|
|_____________________________
_Johann Peter BACHOFFEN ______+
| (.... - 1765) m 1732
_George BOCKOVEN ____|
| (1734 - 1814) m 1759|
| |_Maria Elisabetha GSELL ______+
| (.... - 1765) m 1732
_George BOCKOVEN ____|
| (1786 - 1874) m 1815|
| | _Blakert (Eliakim) WHITENACK _+
| | | (1698 - ....)
| |_Mary WHITENACK _____|
| (1740 - 1806) m 1759|
| |_Anna _____ __________________
|
|
|--James BOCKOVEN
| (1820 - ....)
| ______________________________
| |
| _____________________|
| | |
| | |______________________________
| |
|_Margaret SMITH _____|
(1795 - 1853) m 1815|
| ______________________________
| |
|_____________________|
|
|______________________________
_John BOCKOVEN ______+
| (1774 - 1824) m 1800
_Cornelius Vanderbilt BOCKOVEN _|
| (1818 - 1897) m 1840 |
| |_Helenah VANDERBILT _
| (1779 - 1848) m 1800
_George Edward BOCKOVEN _|
| (1856 - 1933) m 1883 |
| | _____________________
| | |
| |_Elizabeth LAMBRIGHT ___________|
| m 1840 |
| |_____________________
|
|
|--James Monroe BOCKOVEN
| (1891 - 1964)
| _____________________
| |
| ________________________________|
| | |
| | |_____________________
| |
|_Fanny Editha LAWRENCE __|
m 1883 |
| _____________________
| |
|________________________________|
|
|_____________________
_Johann Peter BACHOFFEN ______+
| (.... - 1765) m 1732
_George BOCKOVEN ____|
| (1734 - 1814) m 1759|
| |_Maria Elisabetha GSELL ______+
| (.... - 1765) m 1732
_George BOCKOVEN ____|
| (1786 - 1874) m 1808|
| | _Blakert (Eliakim) WHITENACK _+
| | | (1698 - ....)
| |_Mary WHITENACK _____|
| (1740 - 1806) m 1759|
| |_Anna _____ __________________
|
|
|--James Smith BOCKOVEN
| (1813 - ....)
| ______________________________
| |
| _____________________|
| | |
| | |______________________________
| |
|_Mary SMITH _________|
(1788 - 1813) m 1808|
| ______________________________
| |
|_____________________|
|
|______________________________
Family record says she married _____ Day and they went to Panama. However, her father's will dated 1813 clearly identifies her as the wife of Nathaniel Doty. The notation that says Day was added later, apparently in pencil, and most likely by a child of one of George's sons. Once we realized we were looking for Nathaniel Doty, the source of the confusion became clear: very likely a notation about "Doty, moved to Penna." was misread as "Day, moved to Panama"!
[4488] Date from the internet, not verified. Another internet date, in 1808, can be ruled out immediately, because Jane was still alived in 1813 when her father wrote his will.
_Johann Georg BACHOFFEN _____+
| (.... - 1709) m 1702
_Johann Peter BACHOFFEN ______|
| (.... - 1765) m 1732 |
| |_Anna Maria HEUSCH __________+
| (1681 - ....) m 1702
_George BOCKOVEN ____|
| (1734 - 1814) m 1759|
| | _Johann Conrad GSELL ________+
| | | (1677 - 1752) m 1707
| |_Maria Elisabetha GSELL ______|
| (.... - 1765) m 1732 |
| |_Maria Esther PR�V�T ________+
| (1677 - 1714) m 1707
|
|--Jane BOCKOVEN
| (1767 - 1850)
| _Michael Andreas WEIDKNECHT _+
| | (1672 - ....) m 1697
| _Blakert (Eliakim) WHITENACK _|
| | (1698 - ....) |
| | |_Margaretha Barbara ERICH ___+
| | (.... - 1726) m 1697
|_Mary WHITENACK _____|
(1740 - 1806) m 1759|
| _____________________________
| |
|_Anna _____ __________________|
|
|_____________________________
_Johann Peter BACHOFFEN ______+
| (.... - 1765) m 1732
_George BOCKOVEN ____|
| (1734 - 1814) m 1759|
| |_Maria Elisabetha GSELL ______+
| (.... - 1765) m 1732
_Abraham BOCKOVEN ___|
| (1763 - 1851) m 1785|
| | _Blakert (Eliakim) WHITENACK _+
| | | (1698 - ....)
| |_Mary WHITENACK _____|
| (1740 - 1806) m 1759|
| |_Anna _____ __________________
|
|
|--Jane BOCKOVEN
| (1810 - ....)
| ______________________________
| |
| _____________________|
| | |
| | |______________________________
| |
|_Elizabeth THOMAS ___|
(1765 - 1845) m 1785|
| ______________________________
| |
|_____________________|
|
|______________________________
_Johann Peter BACHOFFEN ______+
| (.... - 1765) m 1732
_George BOCKOVEN ____|
| (1734 - 1814) m 1759|
| |_Maria Elisabetha GSELL ______+
| (.... - 1765) m 1732
_George BOCKOVEN ____|
| (1786 - 1874) m 1815|
| | _Blakert (Eliakim) WHITENACK _+
| | | (1698 - ....)
| |_Mary WHITENACK _____|
| (1740 - 1806) m 1759|
| |_Anna _____ __________________
|
|
|--Jane Doty BOCKOVEN
| (1833 - ....)
| ______________________________
| |
| _____________________|
| | |
| | |______________________________
| |
|_Margaret SMITH _____|
(1795 - 1853) m 1815|
| ______________________________
| |
|_____________________|
|
|______________________________
Information on descendants was forwarded by Nancy Sato, based on material from Gertrude Vanderhoff, "in the 1950's and 60's".
_Johann Georg BACHOFFEN _____+
| (.... - 1709) m 1702
_Johann Peter BACHOFFEN ______|
| (.... - 1765) m 1732 |
| |_Anna Maria HEUSCH __________+
| (1681 - ....) m 1702
_George BOCKOVEN ____|
| (1734 - 1814) m 1759|
| | _Johann Conrad GSELL ________+
| | | (1677 - 1752) m 1707
| |_Maria Elisabetha GSELL ______|
| (.... - 1765) m 1732 |
| |_Maria Esther PR�V�T ________+
| (1677 - 1714) m 1707
|
|--John BOCKOVEN
| (1774 - 1824)
| _Michael Andreas WEIDKNECHT _+
| | (1672 - ....) m 1697
| _Blakert (Eliakim) WHITENACK _|
| | (1698 - ....) |
| | |_Margaretha Barbara ERICH ___+
| | (.... - 1726) m 1697
|_Mary WHITENACK _____|
(1740 - 1806) m 1759|
| _____________________________
| |
|_Anna _____ __________________|
|
|_____________________________
_Johann Peter BACHOFFEN ______+
| (.... - 1765) m 1732
_George BOCKOVEN ____|
| (1734 - 1814) m 1759|
| |_Maria Elisabetha GSELL ______+
| (.... - 1765) m 1732
_George BOCKOVEN ____|
| (1786 - 1874) m 1808|
| | _Blakert (Eliakim) WHITENACK _+
| | | (1698 - ....)
| |_Mary WHITENACK _____|
| (1740 - 1806) m 1759|
| |_Anna _____ __________________
|
|
|--John BOCKOVEN
| (1812 - 1891)
| ______________________________
| |
| _____________________|
| | |
| | |______________________________
| |
|_Mary SMITH _________|
(1788 - 1813) m 1808|
| ______________________________
| |
|_____________________|
|
|______________________________
_George BOCKOVEN ____+
| (1734 - 1814) m 1759
_John BOCKOVEN ______|
| (1774 - 1824) m 1800|
| |_Mary WHITENACK _____+
| (1740 - 1806) m 1759
_Samuel Vanderbilt BOCKOVEN _|
| (1800 - 1876) |
| | _____________________
| | |
| |_Helenah VANDERBILT _|
| (1779 - 1848) m 1800|
| |_____________________
|
|
|--John BOCKOVEN
| (1827 - 1831)
| _____________________
| |
| _____________________|
| | |
| | |_____________________
| |
|_Polly CARR _________________|
(1805 - 1866) |
| _____________________
| |
|_____________________|
|
|_____________________
_Johann Peter BACHOFFEN ______+
| (.... - 1765) m 1732
_George BOCKOVEN ____|
| (1734 - 1814) m 1759|
| |_Maria Elisabetha GSELL ______+
| (.... - 1765) m 1732
_John BOCKOVEN ______|
| (1774 - 1824) m 1800|
| | _Blakert (Eliakim) WHITENACK _+
| | | (1698 - ....)
| |_Mary WHITENACK _____|
| (1740 - 1806) m 1759|
| |_Anna _____ __________________
|
|
|--John Vanderbilt BOCKOVEN
| (1806 - 1883)
| ______________________________
| |
| _____________________|
| | |
| | |______________________________
| |
|_Helenah VANDERBILT _|
(1779 - 1848) m 1800|
| ______________________________
| |
|_____________________|
|
|______________________________
_George BOCKOVEN ____+
| (1734 - 1814) m 1759
_George BOCKOVEN ____|
| (1786 - 1874) m 1815|
| |_Mary WHITENACK _____+
| (1740 - 1806) m 1759
_Abraham B. BOCKOVEN _|
| (1822 - 1899) m 1842 |
| | _____________________
| | |
| |_Margaret SMITH _____|
| (1795 - 1853) m 1815|
| |_____________________
|
|
|--Joseph DeCoster BOCKOVEN
| (1843 - ....)
| _____________________
| |
| _____________________|
| | |
| | |_____________________
| |
|_Nancy DECOSTER ______|
(1823 - 1898) m 1842 |
| _____________________
| |
|_____________________|
|
|_____________________
still living - details excluded
_________________________
|
_________________________|
| |
| |_________________________
|
_Steven WHITE ___________|
| |
| | _________________________
| | |
| |_________________________|
| |
| |_________________________
|
|
|--Julian David BOCKOVEN
|
| _William Henry BOCKOVEN _+
| | (1885 - 1954) m 1915
| _William Henry BOCKOVEN _|
| | (1920 - 1983) m 1946 |
| | |_Clara Maria EXLINE _____
| | m 1915
|_Rebecca Clare BOCKOVEN _|
|
| _________________________
| |
|_Mary Ann KENNEALLEY ____|
m 1946 |
|_________________________
_Johann Peter BACHOFFEN ______+
| (.... - 1765) m 1732
_George BOCKOVEN ____|
| (1734 - 1814) m 1759|
| |_Maria Elisabetha GSELL ______+
| (.... - 1765) m 1732
_John BOCKOVEN ______|
| (1774 - 1824) m 1800|
| | _Blakert (Eliakim) WHITENACK _+
| | | (1698 - ....)
| |_Mary WHITENACK _____|
| (1740 - 1806) m 1759|
| |_Anna _____ __________________
|
|
|--Julinetta BOCKOVEN
| (1815 - 1917)
| ______________________________
| |
| _____________________|
| | |
| | |______________________________
| |
|_Helenah VANDERBILT _|
(1779 - 1848) m 1800|
| ______________________________
| |
|_____________________|
|
|______________________________