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Ancestors of Rachel Celista McKinley

1794. Edward Searle

Child of Edward Searle is:

Rebecca Searle, born 1643 in Massachusetts; married Jarrett Ingraham 28 May 1662 in Boston, MA.

      1856. Harmen Jansen Knickerbocker, died Bef. 1722 in Dutchess Co., NY ⁷⁹. He married 1857. Lysbet Janse Bogaert Abt. 1681.

      1857. Lysbet Janse Bogaert, born 1659 in Schoomderwoerd, Holland⁷⁹; died Aft. 1723⁷⁹. She was the daughter of 3714. Jan Laurensen Bogaert and 3715. Cornelia Evertse.

Notes for Harmen Jansen Knickerbocker:
Harmen Jansen Knickerbocker came to this country from Holland prior to 1683 and settled at Albany, New York. Occasionally he added the termination Van Wie to his name indicating that he came from Wie, the present Wie, a few miles south of Zwolle, in the Province of Overyssel, Holland.

In 1683, Harman Jansz Knickerbacker and Lysbet Harmensz were members of the Dutch Reformed Church at Albany. (Year book, 1904, of the Holland Society of New York, p.5).

on 6 May 1684 Harmen Jansen Knickerbocker deeded land in Albany to Mews Hogeboom (Book 531, Public Records of Albany Co.). On 2 June1688, Peter Schuyler received a grant of land in Dutchess County near the Red Hook. In 1689 he sold one-half of one-fourth of the patent to Harme Gansevoort of Albany, the fourth laying north of a line due east from a point on the river opposite the south end of Slipstein Island, the small island north of Cruger's. On 1 May 1704, Gansevoort sold his moiety to Harme Jans Knickerbocker. In 1722 Schuyler divided the upper fourth of his patent into thirteen lots, seven of which he deeded to Lawrence, Cornelius, Evert and Pieter Knickerbocker of Dutchess County, Anthony Bogardus of Albany, and Jannetje, his wife, Jan Vosburgh of Dutchess County, and Cornelia, his wife, sons and daughters of Harmen Janse Knickerbocker, late of Dutchess County, deceased (Smith's History of Rhinebeck, New York, pp 23, 30)

In 1711 Harmen Knickerbocker deeded lands in the south part of Amenia, NY to Cornelius Knickerbocker (Isaac Huntting's Little Nine Partners, p. 366)

The will of Harmen Jansen Knickerbocker "of Dutchess County, in Province of New York," was made 17 Jan, 1707-8 and recorded in Albany County Wills, Lib. 1, p. 175. In it he mentions wife Elizabeth and 'my seven children," namely, Johannes, Lorens, Cornelia, Evert, Peter, Jannetje, Lansing, widow of Hendrick Lansing, junior, and Cornelia Knickerbocker, "eldest son Johannes." The will is written in Dutch and mentions real and personal estate. Executors: wife and sons Johannes and Lourens. witnesses: Jan Ploeg and Pieter Pile.

In 1723 the widow of Harmon Knickerbacker residing in Dutchess County was taxed five pounds and five Pense (Smith's History of Rhinebeck, NY, p. 45).

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

Children of Harmen Knickerbocker and Lysbet Bogaert are:

	928	i.		Lourens Knickerbocker, married Maryke Dyckman 1707.
		ii.		Johannes Harmensen Knickerbocker, born in Colony of Rensselaerwyck; married Anna Quackenbos 19 Oct 1701 in Albany, NY.

Notes for Johannes Harmensen Knickerbocker:
On 2 Nov., 1712, Johannes Barentsen Bratt exchanged twelve morgens of land with that of Johannes Harmense Knickerbocker, that particular part of his farm, on the west side of Tamhenick Creek, for an equal quantity of land on the east side of that Stream.

12 Nov., 1709, Johannis Knickerbocker granted to martin Dellemont five morgens of land at Schaghticoke (deed recorded 1 Feb., 1717-18, Public Records of Albany County, book 5, p. 386). 22 Nov, 1712, he granted to Daniel Ketelhuyn twelve norgens of land at Schaghticoke (deed recorded 1 FEb., 1717/18, above authority, book 5, p. 387); 2 July, 1735, he granted to Johannes Christianse eighteen morgens of land on Anthony Kill, Albany Co., (deed recorded 22 Feb., 1782, above authority, book 10, p. 311), and 9 July 1737, he deeded to Neeltje Bradt and John Schuyler land on the east side of Hudson River, in the Manor of Rensselaerwyck (deed unrecorded).

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

		iii.		Jannetie Knickerbocker, born in Colony of Rensselaerwyck; married (1) Hendrick Lansing 22 Mar 1703/04 in Albany, NY; born in Albany, NY; married (2) Anthony Bogardus 06 Mar 1708/09 in Albany, NY; died 14 Apr 1744 in Albany, NY.
		iv.		Cornelius Knickerbocker, born 02 Sep 1688 in Albany, NY.

Notes for Cornelius Knickerbocker:
In 1711 Harmen Knickerbocker deeded land in the south part of Amenia, NY to Cornelius Knickerbocker, who in 1743 was living in Salisbury, CT, on a farm which in 1748 he exchanged with Capt. John Sprague for land on Gay street north of Sharon near a pond called Knickerbocker's Pond, now Beardslee Pond (Isaac Huntting's Little Nine Partners, p. 366).

A tax assessment in Dutchess County in 1723 shows that Cornelius Knickerbacker was taxed eleven pounds and eleven pence (Smith's History of Rhinebeck, NY, p. 46).

On 14 May 1743, Cornelius Knickerbocker was one of the interpreters between the Indians Cabrickset and Tasawight, who were called to locate landmarks in the outline survey of Little Nine Partners made by Charles Clinton. In November Clinton and his men prepared to correct his Livingston "random line". They left the south bend of the Roelof Jansen for Nackawawick, the east end of the Livingston line, and spent the night at Cornelius Knickerbocker who lived in that neighborhood. Again Knickerbocker was of service by helping show the Indian bounds of Nackawawick (Hunttings Little Nine Partners, p. 28)

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

Cornelius Knickerbocker, born 06 Jan 1691/92 in Albany, NY; died 30 Mar 1776 in Sharon, CT; married Johanna Schut Abt. 1721; born 07 Mar 1696/97 in Kingston, Ulster Co., NY.

vi.

Cornelia Knickerbocker, born 21 Jul 1695 in Albany, NY; married Jan Vosburgh Abt. 1715.

Notes for Jan Vosburgh:
In 1723 he lived in Dutchess county and was taxed eleven pounds and eleven pence (Smith's History of Rhinebeck, NY, p. 45). On 17 OCT 1724, Jan and Cornelia Vosburgh became members of the church at Linlthgo, Ny; on 7 SEP 1753, they joined the Dutch Reformed Church o fthe Flatts, near Nether Rhinebeck, NY, and on 5 Oct 1766, were received into the membership of the Dutch Reformed Church at Red Hook, NY. In 1732 Jan Vosburgh was a supervisor in Kipsbergen, Dutchess County (Smith's History of Rhinebeck, NY> p. 47). In 1755 John Vosburgh of the Precinct of Rhinebeck owned three slaves.

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

vii.

Evert Knickerbocker, born 03 Sep 1699 in Albany, NY; married Geertruy Vosburgh 23 May 1725 in Albany, NY.

Notes for Evert Knickerbocker:
In 1723 he resided in Dutchess County and was taxed seven pounds and seven pence (Smith's History of Rhinebeck, NY, p 46). In 1755 Capt. Evert Knickerbacker of the Precinct of Rhinebeck owned a slave named Maria.

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

viii.

Pieter Knickerbocker, born 19 Apr 1702 in Albany, NY⁷⁹; married Neeltjen Freer 16 May 1725 in Kingston, NY⁷⁹; born 15 May 1696 in Poughkeepsie, NY⁷⁹.

Notes for Pieter Knickerbocker:
Peter Knickabaker, labourer, was made a freeman in New York City 15 May 1741-1 (Burgher and Freeman of New York, New York Historical Society Collections, 1885, p. 142). On 12 April, 1774, the common Council of the City of New York ordered that "Peter Knickerbacker late a Cartman in this City who is old and infirm and unable to follow the business of carting be Appointed to the Office of an Inspector of Cord Wood for the Coenties Slip, in the room and Stead of Cornelius Van Horne, andh e the said Peter Knickerbacker is hereby Appointed to the said Office Accordingly, and that before he enter upon the Duties of said Office, he first take an Oath for the Due Execution of the same." (Minutes of the Common Council of the City of New York, vol. 3, p. 24)

Pieter Knickerbacker and wife, Neeltie Freer, joined th church at Red Hook, NY 30 Sept 1775, with letters.

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

      1858. Johannes Dyckman He was the son of 3716. Johannes Dyckman and 3717. Maria Bosyns. He married 1859. Jannetie Viele.

      1859. Jannetie Viele She was the daughter of 3718. Cornelis Cornelisen Viele and 3719. Suster.

Notes for Johannes Dyckman:
On 10 April 1676, his mother bound him out to Major Abram Staats (Notary Papers, Vol. 1, p. 556).

On the 24 Feb., 1723, Johannes Dyckman and Jannetje Dyckman, married people, became church members at Linlithgo. Johannes Dyckman m. Jannetje. dau. of Cornelis Cornelisen Viele of Schenectady, NY, and from her received land at the All Platts on which they lived but two years when the French and Indian massacre of 1690 happened. Cornelis Cornelisen Viele suffered great loss, for among the killed were his dau. Mary, the wife of Dowe Aukes, with her two children, and Mary Aloff, the wife of his son Cornelis; Arnout Viele, his grandson, was carried off alive to be held a captive for three years, but his dau. Jannetje, with her husband and child escaped to Albany, later going to Dutchess County, but in 1715 removing to the Manor of Livingston. Johannes and Jannetje Dyckman ad a son Johannes,, bap. 11 May, 1690, at Albany, who m. Engel, and left descendants who settled at or near Linlithgo. NY, and a dau. named after her father's mother, undoubtedly born on the All Platts prior to the massacre and destined to become the wife of Laurens Knickerbocker.

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

Child of Johannes Dyckman and Jannetie Viele is:

929

Maryke Dyckman, born 1688; married Lourens Knickerbocker 1707.

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