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Ancestors of Rachel Celista McKinley

      928. Lourens Knickerbocker He was the son of 1856. Harmen Jansen Knickerbocker and 1857. Lysbet Janse Bogaert. He married 929. Maryke Dyckman 1707.

      929. Maryke Dyckman, born 1688 ⁷⁶. She was the daughter of 1858. Johannes Dyckman and 1859. Jannetie Viele.

Notes for Lourens Knickerbocker:
In 1715 Lawrence Knickerbocker was a member of a military company organized and under review at Oak Hill (Claverack, NY Centennial, p. 45). An oath of abjuration and fealty was required to be taken by office holder in Dutchess County in 1729. Lowerens Knickerbacker, captian, was one of the signers (Edmund Platt's History of Poughkeepsie, NY, p. 24). In 1723 he was taxed eighteen pounds and eighteen shillings (Smith's History of Rhinebeck, NY, p. 45). He was a justice in 1735 (Platt's History of Poughkeepsie, NY, p. 25). In 1750, he lived on Magdalen island, an island in the Hudson River between the upper and lower Red Hook landings. The will of Elbert Harmensen Lieverse of New York City, lime burner, dated 15 June 1750, proved 11 Oct., 1752 and recorded in Abstracts of Wills at New Yrok City, vol. 18, p. 196, mentions his "wife's niece Cahtarine, the daughter of Lourens Knickebacker of Magdalen island." The relationship is explained by the fact the Elbert Harmensen Liverse's wife Catharina Bogaert, and Lourens Knickerbocker's motehr, Lysbeth Bogaert, we daus. of Jan laurensen Bogaert and Cornelia Evertse. Catharina Liverse stood as one of the Sponsors when her nice Catheirne was bap. 19 Oct., 1731, at Germantown.

(above from "The Knickerbocker Family" by William B. Van Alstyne)


Children of Lourens Knickerbocker and Maryke Dyckman are:

	464	i.		John Knickerbocker, born 1710 in New York; died 10 Nov 1786 in Salisbury, Litchfield Co., CT; married (1) Jemima Owen; married (2) Jacomyntje Freer 22 Feb 1731/32.
		ii.		Benjamin Knickerbocker, married Aletteka Halenbeck Abt. 1732.

Notes for Benjamin Knickerbocker:
5 Oct 1766 Domine Freymont received into membership of the Red Hook Reformed Church from the church on the Platts Benjamin Knickerbocker and wife Aletta Halenbeck. In 1766 Domine Kuypers maed a register of the seats in the same church. Benjamin Knickerbocker paid 7 shillings for five places in seat number twelve. The five places may have been for himself and wife, his son and daughter-in-law and his grandson.

(the above from "The Knickerbocker Family" by William Van Alstyne)

iii.

Harmen Knickerbocker, born 1712; died 19 Aug 1805; married (1) Elizabeth; married (2) Catrina Dutcher Abt. 1737; born Bet. 1712 - 1721; died 30 Apr 1771.

Notes for Harmen Knickerbocker:
Herman Knickerbocker and his wives are buried in the family cemetery on the Belden farm between Wassaic and Dover, NY. He lived opposite Mrs. Joseph Belden's and where George N. Perry lived for many years, the property now owned by William Rundall. The West Side Cemetery is near the homestead.

A census of the slaves above the age of fourteen, taken in 1755 in the precinct of Rhinebeck, shows the Harmen owned two slaves, one of whom was named Tom. It is interesting to note that Thomas, a negro man belonging to Hermanus Knickerbocker, was baptized 21 July 1781, in the Presbyterian Church at South Amenia, NY.

Harmanis Knickerbocker, of Amenia Township, made his will 27 April 1802, proved 11 Oct 1805 and recorded at Poughkeepsie, NY (Book of Wills, vol. B, p. 550) In it he mentions wife Elizabeth, sons Lawruence, Ruliff, John and Harmanis, daus. Mary and Lydia, grandson Moses Butt and son Ruliff's son Cornelius.

(the above from "The Knickerbocker Family" by William Van Alstyne)

		iv.		Elizabeth Knickerbocker, died 23 Apr 1793 in Dover Plains, NY; married Gabriel Dutcher Abt. 1739; born 02 Feb 1719/20 in Tackkanick, NY.
		v.		Pieter Knickerbocker, married Marjerie Bain 17 Sep 1742 in Kingston, NY; born in Dutchess Co., NY.
		vi.		Cornelis Knickerbocker, married Eleanora Bain Abt. 1746; born 07 Jan 1721/22 in Kingston, Ulster Co., NY.

Notes for Cornelis Knickerbocker:
On 1 May 1768 they became church members at Mount Ross, NY. Cornelia Knickerbocker of North east Precinct made his will 7 Jan 1744, proved 22 Jan 1789, and recorded at Poughkeepsie in Book of Wills, vol. A, p. 124. In it he mentions wife, son John and daus. Caty, Catarina, Genne, Lana, Margree, Elizabeth, wife of Benjamin Van Leuveren, and Mary, wife of Tobias Miller. He appoints his wife and brothers Banjamin and Pter Knickerbocker executors.

		vii.		Jannetje Knickerbocker, born 05 Nov 1721; died 18 Mar 1799; married Silas Beldin 27 Dec 1743; born 13 Nov 1717 in Wethersfield, CT; died 09 Apr 1787.
		viii.		Maritjen Knickerbocker, married Ruliff White 24 May 1748 in Salisbury, CT; born Abt. 1724.
		ix.		Catherine Knickerbocker, born 19 Oct 1731 in Germantown, NY; married William Van Alstyne 17 Sep 1762 in Claverack, NY; born 10 Dec 1721 in Albany, NY; died 22 May 1802 in North East, NY.

      930. Abraham Freer He married 931. Aagien Tietsorte.

      931. Aagien Tietsorte

Child of Abraham Freer and Aagien Tietsorte is:

465

Jacomyntje Freer, born 04 Nov 1711 in Kingston, Ulster Co., NY; died 10 Nov 1786 in Sharon, CT; married John Knickerbocker 22 Feb 1731/32.

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