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Thomas Jans Van Dyke (1634-????) to Rachel Adaline Van Dyke (1837-1894)
For Other Relatives Not In Direct Line See: Thomas Jans Van Dyke (1634-????) Birth: ABT 1634 in Amsterdam, Holland Note: Thomas Jans Van Dyke was the oldest child, born in Amsterdam, and was about 18 when his father and step mother came to America. He lived in New Utrecht, Long Island, and was elected Magistrate of New Utrecht from time to time. He married twice, his first wife being Sytje Dirks with whom he had 4 children. He united with the Reformed Dutch Church of Brooklyn on April 10, 1661. Father: Jan Thomassen Van Dyke b: in Amsterdam, Holland Notes Regarding Jan Thomassen Van Dyke Birth: in Amsterdam, Holland Death: BEF 1678 in Long Island Jan Thomassen Van Dyke came to America in 1652 with his wife (probably his second wife) Tryntje Agais Haegan and six children. They settled in New Amsterdam. In 1657 the Director General, Peter Stuyvesant, gave permission to commence a settlement at Yellow Hook, New Utrecht, Long Island on New York Bay. One of these lots was apportioned to Jan Thomason Van Dyke. On October 2, 1659, the Director General and the Council of Fort Amsterdam ordained as follows: "The Director General and Council of Fort Amsterdam notify the inhabitants of the town of New Utrecht to keep good order and for the purpose of keeping better watch, they have appointed and set as in other places, the person, Jan Thomassen, to the office of Sargeant; they therefore order the inhabitants of the town of New Utrecht to obey and acknowledge as Sargeant the above named Jan Thomassen." Jan Thomassen Van Dyke was generally known in New Utrecht simply as Jan Thomassen, according to the prevalent custom at that time. Jan Thomassen Van Dyke died sometime prior to 1678 according to the record of the Dutch Church of Flatbush. Father of Jan Thomassen Van Dyke: Thomas Jans Van Dyke Mother of Jan Thomassen Van Dyke: Tytsie Deirks Marriage 1 unknown 1st wife Children of Jan Thomassen Van Dyke *Thomas Jans Van Dyke b: ABT 1634 in Amsterdam, Holland Other Children from 1st or 2nd Marriage Marriage 2 Tryntje Agais Haegan Mother: unknown 1st wife of Jan Thomassen Van Dyke Marriage 1 Sytje Dirks Children * Hendrick Van DYKE (1658-????) b: ABT 1658 in New Utrecht, Long Island & 3 Other Children -------------------------------------------------------------- Hendrick Van Dyke (1658-????) Birth: ABT 1658 in New Utrecht, Long Island Note: Sometimes known as Hendrick Dirkese Van Dyke. He lived at Yellow Hook, Long Island and was assessed there in 1706 for 16 acres of land. He also bought 200 acres of land in Somerset county, New Jersey, which he willed to his son Hendrick. Hendrick Dirkese Van Dyke was born about 1658 in New Utrecht, Long Island. He became known as Hendrick of Yellow Hook. Father: Thomas Jans VAN DYKE (1634-????) b: ABT 1634 in Amsterdam, Holland Mother: Sytje Dirks Marriage 1 Neltje Adriens Children * Hendrick Van DYKE (1709-1763) -------------------------------------------------------------- Hendrick Van Dyke (1709-1763) Birth: ABT 1709 in Yellow Hook, Long Island Death: 1763 Note: Hendrick and his wife Margaret settled on the land in Somerset County, New Jersey, which was between Neshanic and Woods Tavern. Hendrick and Margaret had their first two children baptized at the Church of North Branch, than situated at the forks of the Raritan River. In 1738 this church was moved to Redington. With this church his wife united in 1735 At the organization of the Reformed Church of Neshanic, Hendrick and his wife became members of the new church, Hendrick became known as Hendrick of Neshanic. Father: Hendrick Van DYKE (1658-????) b: ABT 1658 in New Utrecht, Long Island Mother: Neltje Adriens Marriage 1 Margaret Vanderveer b: 1710 in Long Island Children * Jeremiah Van DYKE, Sr. (1749-1826) -------------------------------------------------------------- Jeremiah Van Dyke, Sr. (1749-1826) Birth: 1 JAN 1749/50 in Neshanic, NJ Death: 26 APR 1826 The Jeremiah Van Dyke House on Featherbed Lane in Hopewell, New Jersey is on the National Register of Historic Places. Photo Detail Father: Hendrick Van DYKE (1709-1763) b: ABT 1709 in Yellow Hook, Long Island Mother: Margaret Vanderveer b: 1710 in Long Island Margaret Vanderveer's Line was, at least in America, separate from the line of Lannattje Vanderveer (See Below) Margaret was Descended from a Dominicus Vanderveer and wife Janatje Marriage 1 Lannattje Vanderveer b: 23 JUN 1762 in Millstone, NJ d: 18 AUG 1832 Lannattje Vanderveer was the Daughter of Peter Vanderveer (1734-1777) and Jannetje Schenck (1740-1807) Peter Vanderveer Descended from Cornelius Vanderveer (1696-1782) Line Also included the Wyckoff Family going back to Pieter Claesen Wyckoff b: 6 JAN 1624/25 in Boda, Oland Island, Netherlands and his wife Grietje Cornelis Van Ness b: 1627 The Wyckoff name appears frequently in the Voorhees/Van Dyke Lines Jannetje Schenck Descended from Roelof Martense Schenck Born 1620 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands and his wife, Neeltje Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven Born 1641 The Schenck Line Included: Lucas Schenck (1721-1784) whose mother was Jannetie Lucase Voorhees (1681-1784) the daughter of Lucas Stevense Van Voorhees b: ABT 1650 in Hees, Drenthe, Netherlands and Catherine Hansen Van Noortstrand b: ABT 1650 Married: 1776 Children * Jeremiah VAN DYKE, Jr. (1789-1860) Peter Van Dyke Jannattje Van Dyke John Van Dyke Margaret Van Dyke Schenck Van Dyke Cornelius Van Dyke Maria Van Dyke -------------------------------------------------------------- Jeremiah Van Dyke, Jr. (1789-1860) Birth: 14 AUG 1789 Death: 23 MAR 1860 Burial: Old School Baptist Cemetery, Hopewell, NJ Note: All the children for Jeremiah comes from a deed filed after his death in 1860 except Maria and Franklin. These two were listed by family members and may have died young. No other information is known about Maria or Franklin. Father: Jeremiah Van DYKE, Sr. (1749-1826) b: 1 JAN 1749/50 in Neshanic, NJ Mother: Lannattje Vanderveer b: 23 JUN 1762 in Millstone, NJ Marriage Anna Susan Drake (27 JUN 1797-1885) b. June 27, 1797 Daughter of Enoch Drake (1763-1822) and Catherine Stout (1761-1841) Enoch Drake Descended from Francis Drake born 1605 in England Catherine Stout's family line may be traced back to Richard STOUT b: ABT. 1615 in Burton Joyce, Notttinghamshire, England and his wife Penelope VAN PRINCES b: ABT. 1622 in Amsterdam, Holland. This is the same line as that to which a number of family members are linked. See STOUT. Married: 1 JAN 1814 Note: per Marriage Records of Hunterdon County by Hiram Deats, Jeremiah Vandike and Ann Drake were married by Rev. Boggs on January 1, 1814. Children Franklin Van Dyke Maria Van Dyke John Simpson VAN DYKE (1814-1894) Grandfather of Sarah Josephine Van Dyke (1837-1939), the wife of Charles Emmett VOORHEES (1870-1911) Henry Van Dyke b: 24 MAR 1817 Peter Vanderveer Van Dyke b: ABT 1819 Enoch D Van Dyke b: 10 JUL 1822 Catherine M Van Dyke b: ABT 1824 Anna Elizabeth Van Dyke b: ABT 1827 Sarah H Van Dyke b: 7 JAN 1829 Margarette Jane Van Dyke b: ABT 1831 Jacob Van Dyke b: 1834 * Rachel Adaline VAN DYKE (1837-1894) For further details about the children of Jeremiah VAN DYKE, Jr. and Anna Susan DRAKE,see Memorial of Rachel Adaline VAN DYKE -------------------------------------------------------------- Rachel Adaline Van Dyke (1837-1894) Birth: February 1, 1837 Death: December 8, 1894 Interment: Hopewell Baptist Meeting House Cemetery, Hopewell, New Jersey Rachel was also known by her middle name, "Adaline." Father: Jeremiah VAN DYKE, Jr. (1789-1860) b: 14 AUG 1789 Mother: Anna Susan DRAKE (1797-1885) Marriage Charles Berrien VOORHEES (1833-1893) b: ABT 1833 Children: Julia Ann VOORHEES (1858-1941) Charles Emmett VOORHEES (1870-1911) |
