Frederick Van Wickel 1724–1776 – Whos Your Daddy? Wikigenealogy

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Frederick Van Wickel, 1724–1776 (aged 52 years)

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Frederick Van Wickel

Name: Frederick /Van Wickel/
Surname: Van Wickel
Given names: Frederick

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Family with Margrietie Springsteen
himself	Links Birth: about 1724 — Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA Marriage: 31 October 1747 — Newtown, Long Island, New York, USA Death: before 1776 Unique identifier: 2C5C807E922127489D3B88F256447DE8F950 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Margrietie Springsteen David Van Wickel Frederick Van Wickel 1724–1776 Birth: about 1724 — Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA Death: before 1776
wife	Links Birth: before 4 April 1725 — Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA Christening: 4 April 1725 — Reformed Dutch Church, Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA Marriage: 31 October 1747 — Newtown, Long Island, New York, USA Death: after 1800 Unique identifier: 2C5C807E922127489D3B88F256447DE8F950 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Frederick Van Wickel David Van Wickel Margrietie Springsteen 1725–1800 Birth: before 4 April 1725 — Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA Death: after 1800
Marriage	Marriage — 31 October 1747 — Newtown, Long Island, New York, USA
8 years son	Links Birth: 16 October 1755 31 30 — Newtown, Long Island, New York, USA Marriage: about 1786 — Newtown, Long Island, New York, USA Death: 28 April 1832 — Newtown, Long Island, New York, USA Burial: St.James Ep. Yard, Newtown, Long Island, New York Unique identifier: 79DEAC4572141744AD362C3D07EFF3EC4ACF Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Eunice Livesay David Van Wickel Mary Van Wickel Elizabeth Van Wickel Margaret Van Wickel Ann Van Wickel William Van Wickel Jane Boice Van Wickel David Van Wickel 1755–1832 Birth: 16 October 1755 31 30 — Newtown, Long Island, New York, USA Death: 28 April 1832 — Newtown, Long Island, New York, USA

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Birth	about 1724 Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA
Marriage	Margrietie Springsteen — View this family 31 October 1747 (aged 23 years) Newtown, Long Island, New York, USA
Birth of a son	David Van Wickel 16 October 1755 Newtown, Long Island, New York, USA
Death	before 1776 (aged 52 years)
Unique identifier	23CAE06301E71047AB7A05CCD8B2774FB5E0
Last change	1 April 2004 – 01:00:00

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Note	On 28 July 1767, Frederick Van Wicklen of Jamaica, yeoman, sol d to David Carman for 290 pounds his dwelling house, barn, orcha rd, and land where he "now liveth" in Jamaica containing 40 acre s, and no further record of him has beenfound. In the article cited below, Macy writes... "A branch of the family using the spellings Van Wickler/Van Wick lar descends from an Evert Van Wicken (1775-1852) of Jamaica, an d Hempstead who appears to be connected to the lineof Evert^3 ( Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes) though the link has never been proved . On 12 October 1775 a child, Evert, was baptized at Success, L. I. under the"parents" the record reads "Wouter Kouvert as fathe r," with no mother as inother entries for the period. In his 18 04 will Walter Couvert Senr. of Hempstead refers to sons Tunis a nd Isaac, daughter Lena Golder, and grandson EvertVan Wyckle. T his Evert can be traced in the censuses of 1800-1840 in Jamaic a and Hempstead and died at Rockaway 12 July 1852, age 79 whic h points to himbeing the child baptized in 1775. The fact tha t there does not appear to beany way for a daughter of Covert t o have married a Van Wicklen and had this son, or for Evert to h ave been a step-grandson--coupled with the peculiar wording of t he baptismal record--strongly suggests that this Evert was bor n outof wedlock to a daughter of Walter Covert (probably Lena) , fathered by a VanWicklen who probably was already married t o someone else. The question hereis, who was the father? Walter Covert was a br other of Femmetje/Phebe, the wife of Gerrit^4 (Evert^3, Gerrit^2 , Jentie^1 Jeppes) Van Wicklen, but that couple's oldest son wa s only 12 in 1775. Gerrit^4 himself might be the father,but h e already had a son Evert and it seems improbable that he woul d allowthis name to be given to another child. It is unlikely t hat his brother Johannes was the father as he was unmarried an d thus free to marry the child's mother. Their father Evert^3 wa s alive but now 76 years old. their other brother, Frederick wa s probably dead by this time. His son Evert^5, however, was livi ng in 1775. He was baptized 1748 and thus was the same age as Le na Covert(bap. 1749), and by 1775 he was also already married t o someone else. Also, it was not unusual for an illegitimate so n to be given the name of his reputedfather. By 1782, Evert^5 w as in Berkeley County, Va. (now W. Va.). Perhaps he left Long Is land (and his mother and siblings also left Jamaica) to escapet he situation. In any case, Evert^5 seems the most likely candida te for thefather of the 1775 child." (Macy, p. 248) (Michael Wo lfe in a 6 July 2000 email adds..."Evert had a liaison with Len a Covert, bap. 1749. She was then married (Lena Golder). She ha d issue Evert^6 Van Wickle, b. 1773, bap. 12 October 1775 Succes s, d. 12 July 1852 Rockaway, NY. This family stayed on Long Isla nd.")

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On 28 July 1767, Frederick Van Wicklen of Jamaica, yeoman, sol
d to David Carman for 290 pounds his dwelling house, barn, orcha
rd, and land where he "now liveth" in Jamaica containing 40 acre
s, and no further record of him has beenfound.
In the article cited below, Macy writes...
"A branch of the family using the spellings Van Wickler/Van Wick
lar descends from an Evert Van Wicken (1775-1852) of Jamaica, an
d Hempstead who appears to be connected to the lineof Evert^3 (
Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes) though the link has never been proved
. On 12 October 1775 a child, Evert, was baptized at Success, L.
I. under the"parents" the record reads "Wouter Kouvert as fathe
r," with no mother as inother entries for the period. In his 18
04 will Walter Couvert Senr. of Hempstead refers to sons Tunis a
nd Isaac, daughter Lena Golder, and grandson EvertVan Wyckle. T
his Evert can be traced in the censuses of 1800-1840 in Jamaic
a and Hempstead and died at Rockaway 12 July 1852, age 79 whic
h points to himbeing the child baptized in 1775. The fact tha
t there does not appear to beany way for a daughter of Covert t
o have married a Van Wicklen and had this son, or for Evert to h
ave been a step-grandson--coupled with the peculiar wording of t
he baptismal record--strongly suggests that this Evert was bor
n outof wedlock to a daughter of Walter Covert (probably Lena)
, fathered by a VanWicklen who probably was already married t
o someone else.
The question hereis, who was the father? Walter Covert was a br
other of Femmetje/Phebe, the wife of Gerrit^4 (Evert^3, Gerrit^2
, Jentie^1 Jeppes) Van Wicklen, but that couple's oldest son wa
s only 12 in 1775. Gerrit^4 himself might be the father,but h
e already had a son Evert and it seems improbable that he woul
d allowthis name to be given to another child. It is unlikely t
hat his brother Johannes was the father as he was unmarried an
d thus free to marry the child's mother. Their father Evert^3 wa
s alive but now 76 years old. their other brother, Frederick wa
s probably dead by this time. His son Evert^5, however, was livi
ng in 1775. He was baptized 1748 and thus was the same age as Le
na Covert(bap. 1749), and by 1775 he was also already married t
o someone else. Also, it was not unusual for an illegitimate so
n to be given the name of his reputedfather. By 1782, Evert^5 w
as in Berkeley County, Va. (now W. Va.). Perhaps he left Long Is
land (and his mother and siblings also left Jamaica) to escapet
he situation. In any case, Evert^5 seems the most likely candida
te for thefather of the 1775 child." (Macy, p. 248) (Michael Wo
lfe in a 6 July 2000 email adds..."Evert had a liaison with Len
a Covert, bap. 1749. She was then married (Lena Golder). She ha
d issue Evert^6 Van Wickle, b. 1773, bap. 12 October 1775 Succes
s, d. 12 July 1852 Rockaway, NY. This family stayed on Long Isla
nd.")