Volkert Derrickson (1692 - 1755)

Born 1692 in Bushwyck, New York Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Dinah Aeltje (Van Lieuw) Derrickson — married 16 Nov 1716 in Brooklyn, New York

Descendants

Died 1755 at about age 63 in Virginia Colony

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Biography

Volkert Derrickson is the descendant of a New Netherland settler.

Volkert Derrickson is the descendant of a Huguenot emigrant.

Volkert was born in 1692 in Bushwyck (now Manhatten). He passed away in 1755. or 1740 Per Laila Thompson.

Flatbush marriage record Nov. 16 1716 for Folkert Dirk and Dina V Leuen (HSYB p. 98). This is where the Volkertszens took the name of Fulkerson.

Folkert Dirikson purchased 300 acres in Middlesex County, New Jersey on 21 April 1719.^[1] Volkert Dirikson sold this land to Dirrick Folkerson of Somerset County, New Jersey on 17 May 1736.^[2]

Lord Granville, one of the original proprietors of North Carolina, in order to keep from being euchered out of his share of the profits, started selling land. This may have been the magnet that drew the Fulkerson family to the south. Also taxes were getting out of hand.

Children:

• Dirck (Richard) b. 22 Mar 1718 Killed by Indians in NC 1780 - w. Eleanor/4 kids
• Frederick b. 14 Oct 1719 - will in Patrick Co, VA
• Mary 1720 - 1724
• Volkert b. 10 Jan 1725 d. after 1790 Died 1805 or 1807 Shenandoah, VA (or Pittsylvania Co, VA )
• Dinah b. 2 Apr 1727
• Pettrus (Peter) 4 Jul 1731-1779 burned at stake by Indians. Wife & kids to OH
• Johannis (John) b. 13 May 1733 son John Fulkerson 1755-1834 Married 1789, Jonesboro, Carter Co., TN, to Elizabeth King
• Deborah b. 20 Apr 1735
• Capt. Jacobus (James) b. 22 Jun 1737
• Abraham b. 18 May 1739 m. Sarah Gibson 1766

Volkert and some of his children left for North Carolina, (Tennessee) and Virginia. Volkert was killed by the Indians on the trip to the south. The family kept going. Peter was burned at the stake by the Indians in Chillicother, Ohio, as the story is told by Benjamin Shar. Richard was also killed by the Indians after they arrived in North Caroline (Tennessee) in Rowan County.

Name

Name: Volkert/Volkertson(Dirksen)/

Given Name: Volkert

Surname: Volkertson(Dirksen)

Sources

Holland Society Year Book (1898)

1. ↑ Middlesex County, New Jersey Deeds, Volume 6, page 83: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSGD-ND7C?i=47&cat=219248:

   Beginning on the east side of Millstone River at the upper corner of David Lee's land, then east southeast 130.5 chains, then south by west 23 chains, then west northwest to Millstone River, then down the river to the beginning. Bounded on the north by land of David Lee, on the south and east by land of John Harrison, and on the west by Millstone River, containing 300 acres.

2. ↑ Middlesex County, New Jersey Deeds, Volume 6, page 84: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSGD-NDQZ?cat=219248

• http://www.fulkerson.org/volkertnc.html

• Thompson, Laila Fulkerson. A history of the Fulkerson family from 1630 to the present; v. 01 & 02 http://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/376218

Acknowledgements

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