create: 3 Dec. 2004 mod: 26 Sep. 2006  
Parents: Parents:
Gerrit4 Van WICKLEN  1733 - 1806 Lewis4 GUEST  ~1749 - ~1823
Phebe (Femmetie) COVERT  1735 - 1810 Jane Van SICKLEN  ~1749
m. say abt. 1806

Derick5 (Richard) Van WICKLEN
Magdalene5 GUEST
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Birth bap. Aug.1774, Jamaica, NY Birth 10 Aug.1782
Death 44 July 1856, Jamaica, NY Death 22 Mar.1867, Jamaica, NY
Occ.   Occ.  
Educ.   Educ.  
       
       
       
       

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Garret6 Van WICKLEN b.24 Oct.1807, Jamaica, NY, d.13 Feb.1886, Jamaica, NY,
John6 Van WICKLEN b.25 July 1809, Jamaica, NY, d.9 Aug.1886, New Lots, Brooklyn, NY,
Jane Van WICKLEN b.3 Mar.1811, Jamaica, NY, d.23 Apr.1897,
Phebe Van WICKLEN b.13 Dec.1812, Jamaica, NY, d.14 July 1887,
Richard6 Van WICKLEN, b. 13 Nov.1814, d.Nov.1837 Jamaica South,
Evert6 Van WICKLEN, b.21 Apr.1817, Jamaica, NY, d.living 1887,
Jacob Lott6 Van WICKLEN, b.15 May 1819, Jamaica, NY, d.1894
Libya Van WICKLEN, b.20 June 1821, Jamaica, NY, d.living 1887,
Maria van WICKLEN, b.10 Feb.1823, d.3 Feb.1916
Gertrude (Charity) Van WICKLEN, b.18 Dec.1825, Jamaica, NY, d.15 Jan.1852


Notes for Derick5 (Richard) Van WICKLEN

His sons Evert (lot 50), Garret (lot 54), Jacob Lott (lot 48), John (lot 56) & daughters J. P. & M (lot 52) owned lots 48-56 of CypressHillsCemetery. Brooklyn, NY deeds of 1867.Jonathan U. V. W. has lot 504 deed 1866.

1850 US Census for Jamaica, Queens, NY listsDerrick Van Wicklen, 78 with wife, Magdalene, 68 and daughters Jane, 35, Phebe, 36, and Maria, 25.

His will of 1 Jan 1855, proved 15 Sep 1856 [Queens Co. 7:294:] names wife Magdalen and all children except Richard & Charity who were then deceased.

see Queens Wills Liber E, p.173, 15 Sep.1856,

Will QCo 7:294 1-1-55/9-15-56 wife Magdalen and all children, exec. Richard and Charity. [Gritman 2717]

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or as GESS,PARENTAGE: The parents of Magdalene GUEST are Lewis GUEST, butcher of Kings Co., NY and m. 18 July 1772 Jane Van SICKLEN “spinster of Suffolk Co., NY”,It is an important clue that Magdalene’s sister Jane named one of her children Charity “Van Seckel” SNEDIKER,

Is found as GESS, in Jamaica RDC baptisms of her children, see note below.

Children:

As shown, baptised Jamaica RDC.

Van Wicklen cemetery on old South Road, Jamaica South [JCF LI cem. Inscriptions 1-25] Lewis GUEST d. 13 Apr 1848 age 76 (so b.1772) col. 5 p.73 says “bro. of Magdalene Van Wicklen” (revised list).

In several Jamaica, NY RDC records Magdalene and others are referred to as GESS,some of these are

Magdalane GESS:[NYGBR 109:220: Maria, bap. 4 May 1823, dau. of Derick Van Wicklen and       Magdalane GESS.]

Jane GESS:[NYGBR 109:2180?: Eliza, bap.5 Nov.1811, dau. of Abraham SNEDIKER and Jane GESS.]

also children of Jane GESS:

Catherine SNEDIKER,bap.22 Jan.1797

Abraham,bap.11 July 1802,

Charity Van Siclen SNEDEKER,bap.22 Dec.1805,

1860 US Census for Jamaica, Queens, NY lists Magdalene Van Wicklen, 70, with Jane, 37, Phebe, 36, and Jacob L., 34, farmer (all b. NY). Also, Egbert Berry, 50, farm laborer, b. NY and Edward Lyon, 30, b. Ireland.

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