Nicholas Van Dyke1

M, b. 11 August 1670, d. 27 October 1729
Family Explorer
FatherThomas Janse Van Dyke1 b. c 1632, d. b Sep 1695
MotherMaritje Andriessen1
Relationships
1st cousin 8 times removed of Evelyn Marie Van Dyke
1st cousin 8 times removed of Robert Edward Van Dyke
1st cousin 8 times removed of John William Van Dyke
1st cousin 8 times removed of Walter Carl Van Dyke
     Nicholas Van Dyke, son of Thomas Janse Van Dyke and Maritje Andriessen, was born on 11 August 1670.2,1

     Nicholas married Tryntje Rinerse Arnds, daughter of Rinier Arnds, on 1 April 1689.1,3,4

     Nicholas married Fransyntie Hendricks on 4 June 1692.5,6

     Circa 1700, Nicholas and Fransyntie lived on a farm which he owned at Gowanus, Brooklyn, until about the year 1703, when he moved to Somerset County, New Jersey, where he attended the Dutch Church at Six Mile Run. He is supposed to have returned to his farm in Brooklyn for in 1715. He was a private in Captain Aersins' company of King's County militia. In a petition for lands for the Dutch churches at Flatlands and Flatbush bearing date August 8, 1711, appear the names Nicholas Van Dyke, deacon, and Lucas Stevense, elder, and the request for two lots in Flatbush describes them as on the north side of lands of Colonel Gerardus Beekman, Jacob Hendrickse, and Roelof Van Kerk on the south side of the lane leading to Gowanus. In 1724 he sold his Brooklyn farm of 200 acres to Joseph Hagemon and removed to Newcastle County, Delaware.5,7

     Nicholas died on 27 October 1729, at age 59.8

Child of Nicholas Van Dyke and Tryntje Rinerse Arnds

Children of Nicholas Van Dyke and Fransyntie Hendricks

Last Edited=24 Jun 2018

Citations

  1. [S58] A. M., Ph.D. Compiler: William B. Aitken, Distinguished Families In America ..... Jan Thomasse Van Dyke, Found on Page 178.
  2. [S68] Compiler: Zella Armstrong, Notable Southern Families, Volume I, Located on Page 243.
  3. [S67] Compiler: Teunis G. Bergen, Early Settlers of Kings County, Found on Page 334.
  4. [S68] Compiler: Zella Armstrong, Notable Southern Families, Volume I, Located on Page 243; This reference indicates marriage date of 20 April 1689.
  5. [S58] A. M., Ph.D. Compiler: William B. Aitken, Distinguished Families In America ..... Jan Thomasse Van Dyke, Found on Page 179.
  6. [S67] Compiler: Teunis G. Bergen, Early Settlers of Kings County, Found on Page 334; The actual date is from this reference.
  7. [S68] Compiler: Zella Armstrong, Notable Southern Families, Volume I, Found on Page 243.
  8. [S68] Compiler: Zella Armstrong, Notable Southern Families, Volume I, Found on Page 244.
  9. [S58] A. M., Ph.D. Compiler: William B. Aitken, Distinguished Families In America ..... Jan Thomasse Van Dyke, Found on Page 181.

Nicholas Van Dyke1

M, b. 6 January 1706, d. 1789
Family Explorer
FatherNicholas Van Dyke1 b. 11 Aug 1670, d. 27 Oct 1729
MotherFransyntie Hendricks1 d. 25 Jan 1749
Relationships
2nd cousin 7 times removed of Evelyn Marie Van Dyke
2nd cousin 7 times removed of Robert Edward Van Dyke
2nd cousin 7 times removed of John William Van Dyke
2nd cousin 7 times removed of Walter Carl Van Dyke
     Nicholas Van Dyke, son of Nicholas Van Dyke and Fransyntie Hendricks, was born on 6 January 1706 at Brooklyn, New York.2,3
     Nicholas was baptized on 5 April 1708.1

     Nicholas married Lytie Dirks circa 1736.4

     Circa 1775, Nicholas
was Major of militia in Newcastle County, Delaware, during the Revolutionary War. In 1774 he was a member of the Committee of Correspondence and in 1776 Deputy to the Convention; he was a member of the Continental Congress from 1777 to Feb. I, 1783, when he became Governor of the Colony of Delaware, and administered the office until his death in 1789, the year that the Colony became a State of the Confederation.1


     Nicholas died in 1789.1

Child of Nicholas Van Dyke and Lytie Dirks

Last Edited=10 Nov 2019

Citations

  1. [S58] A. M., Ph.D. Compiler: William B. Aitken, Distinguished Families In America ..... Jan Thomasse Van Dyke, Found on Page 179.
  2. [S68] Compiler: Zella Armstrong, Notable Southern Families, Volume I, Found on Page 243.
  3. [S68] Compiler: Zella Armstrong, Notable Southern Families, Volume I, Found on Page 244.
  4. [S58] A. M., Ph.D. Compiler: William B. Aitken, Distinguished Families In America ..... Jan Thomasse Van Dyke, Found on Page 179; This is an estimated date.

Hon. Nicholas Van Dyke1

M, b. 20 December 1769, d. 21 March 1826
Family Explorer
FatherNicholas Van Dyke1 b. 6 Jan 1706, d. 1789
MotherLytie Dirks1
Relationships
3rd cousin 6 times removed of Evelyn Marie Van Dyke
3rd cousin 6 times removed of Robert Edward Van Dyke
3rd cousin 6 times removed of John William Van Dyke
3rd cousin 6 times removed of Walter Carl Van Dyke
     Hon. Nicholas Van Dyke, son of Nicholas Van Dyke and Lytie Dirks, was born on 20 December 1769.2 Hon. Nicholas Van Dyke was educated in 1788, and was admitted to the Bar of Delaware in 1792, elected to the Legislature in 1799, member of the United States Congress from 1807 to 1811; member of the Delaware Senate in 1815. He was a United States Senator from Delaware from 1817 to 1826 Unknown GEDCOM info: 1788.2

     Nicholas married Mary Johns, daughter of Kensy Johns and Susannah Galloway, circa 1799.3

     Nicholas died on 21 March 1826, at age 56.2

Family: Hon. Nicholas Van Dyke and Mary Johns

Last Edited=9 Jun 2018

Citations

  1. [S58] A. M., Ph.D. Compiler: William B. Aitken, Distinguished Families In America ..... Jan Thomasse Van Dyke, Found on Page 179.
  2. [S58] A. M., Ph.D. Compiler: William B. Aitken, Distinguished Families In America ..... Jan Thomasse Van Dyke, Found on Page 180.
  3. [S58] A. M., Ph.D. Compiler: William B. Aitken, Distinguished Families In America ..... Jan Thomasse Van Dyke, Found on Page 180; This is an estimated date of marriage.

Nicholas Albert Van Dyke1

M, b. 29 July 1805, d. 16 June 1881
Family Explorer
FatherAlbert Nicholas Van Dyke1 b. 25 Aug 1774, d. 26 Dec 1814
MotherJane Wyckoff1 b. 3 May 1781, d. 11 Nov 1851
Relationships
2nd great-granduncle of Evelyn Marie Van Dyke
2nd great-granduncle of Robert Edward Van Dyke
2nd great-granduncle of John William Van Dyke
2nd great-granduncle of Walter Carl Van Dyke
Nicholas A Van Dyke, husband of, first, Margaret Emmans, second Sarah Hendrick Eldert
     Nicholas Albert Van Dyke, son of Albert Nicholas Van Dyke and Jane Wyckoff, was born on 29 July 1805 at New York.2,1,3

     Nicholas married Margaret Emmans on 7 February 1829.1

     Nicholas married Sarah Hendrick Eldert, daughter of Hendrick Eldert and Sarah Hendrick Emmans, on 4 November 1833.1,4,5

     Nicholas died on 16 June 1881, at Flatlands, Kings, New York, at age 75; He died of Cystitis and Prostate enlargement. He worked as a farmer2,6,7 and was buried at Flatlands Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York.8

     The following were listed as widow, heirs and or next of kin; his widow, Albert, Sarah, Henry, Jane, Sarah, Peter and Cornelia; sons, Albert, Sarah, Henry, Jane, Sarah, Peter and Cornelia and daughters; Albert, Sarah, Henry, Jane, Sarah, Peter and Corneliahis estate was proved on 7 September 1881, at Kings, New York.9

Census

     Nicholas and Sarah appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Flatlands, Kings, New York, enumerated 5 October 1850. Nicholas was listed as a farmer. His real estate valued at $5500.00. Their children, Albert N., Henry Eldert, Jane Wyckoff, Sarah Maria, Peter Wyckoff and Cornelia Eldert were listed as living with them.10

     Nicholas and Sarah appeared on the 1855 New York Census of Flatlands, Kings, New York, enumerated 29 June 1855, Their children, Albert N. and Henry Eldert were listed as living with them.11

     Nicholas and Sarah appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Flatlands, Kings, New York, enumerated 26 June 1860. Nicholas was listed as a farmer. His real estate valued at $8000.00 and personal property at $1000.00. Their children, Albert N., Henry Eldert, Jane Wyckoff, Sarah Maria, Peter Wyckoff and Cornelia Eldert were listed as living with them.12

     Nicholas and Sarah appeared on the 1865 New York Census of Flatlands, Kings, New York, enumerated 1 June 1865, Their children, Albert N., Henry Eldert, Peter Wyckoff and Cornelia Eldert were listed as living with them.13

     Nicholas and Sarah appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Flatlands, Kings, New York, enumerated 26 July 1870. He was working as a farmer. His real estate was valued at $12,000.00 and personal property at $10,000.00. Their children, Albert N., Henry Eldert, Peter Wyckoff and Cornelia Eldert were listed as living with them.14

     Nicholas and Sarah appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Flatlands, Kings, New York, enumerated 19 June 1880. Nicholas was listed as a farmer. Additionaly, they had a 25 year old farm laborer in their household. Their son, Albert N. was listed as living with them.15

Family: Nicholas Albert Van Dyke and Margaret Emmans

Children of Nicholas Albert Van Dyke and Sarah Hendrick Eldert

Last Edited=11 Oct 2023

Citations

  1. [S58] A. M., Ph.D. Compiler: William B. Aitken, Distinguished Families In America ..... Jan Thomasse Van Dyke, Found on Page 195.
  2. [S50] Unknown author, Brooklyn Genealogy Info Page, Url: http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/, This is from an online source http://www.bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Death/…
  3. [S48] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1850 U S Federal Census, Flatlands, Kings, New York. Page 22, line 37.
  4. [S70] Compiler: Teunis G. Bergen, Bergen Family Descendents of Hans Hansen Bergen, Found on Page 158, this reference indicates they were married 04 October 1832; Compiler chose to use the first reference date.
  5. [S66] Compiler: Elias W. Van Voorhis, A Genealogy of the Van Voorhees Family in America, Information on Page 312: states date 04 Oct 1832.
  6. [S162] Marriage database, online http://germangenealogygroup.com, Found in Deaths, (Early NYC) certificate number 52.
  7. [S11] Unknown author, Italian Genealogical Group, Url: http://www.italiangen.org, Death Certificate #52.
  8. [S24] Unknown author, Find A Grave web site, Url: http://www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave Memorial # 35537622.
  9. [S23] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, Information from probate documents.
  10. [S48] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1850 U S Federal Census, Flatlands, Kings, New York, Marked 22, line 37 thru 42 and Marked 23, line 1 & 2.
  11. [S55] 1855 State Census, New York State, unknown record info, Flatlands, New York, UnMarked, line 42 thru 45.
  12. [S59] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1860 U S Federal Census, Flatlands, New York, Page 29, line 23 thru 30.
  13. [S142] State Census, unknown location, unknown record info, Flatlands, New York, Page 5, line 41 thru 45, Page 6 line 1.
  14. [S51] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1870 U S Federal Census, Flatlands, New York, Page 28, line 36 thru 40; Page 29, line 1.
  15. [S33] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1880 U S Federal Census, Flatlands, New York, Page 51, line 2 thru 5.
  16. [S48] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1850 U S Federal Census, Flatlands, Kings, New York, Page 22, line 42.
  17. [S58] A. M., Ph.D. Compiler: William B. Aitken, Distinguished Families In America ..... Jan Thomasse Van Dyke, Found on Page 196.
  18. [S48] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1850 U S Federal Census, Flatlands, Kings, New York. Sheet 23, line 2.

Nicholas Thomasse Van Dyke1

M
Family Explorer
FatherThomas Janse Van Dyke1
Relationships
8th great-granduncle of Evelyn Marie Van Dyke
8th great-granduncle of Robert Edward Van Dyke
8th great-granduncle of John William Van Dyke
8th great-granduncle of Walter Carl Van Dyke
Last Edited=20 Mar 2018

Citations

  1. [S68] Compiler: Zella Armstrong, Notable Southern Families, Volume I, Found on Page 243.
 
Compiler: John W. Van Dyke: John W. Van Dyke