William Wyckoff (1761 - abt. 1847)

Born 27 Dec 1761 in Readington, Hunterdon, New Jersey

Ancestors

Husband of Isabella (Cowenhoven) Wyckoff — married 17 Jan 1786 in Hopewell Twp, Ontario Co, New York

Descendants

Died about 2 Apr 1847 at about age 85 in Canandaigua, Hopewell Twp, Ontario Co, New York, United States

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Biography

William Wyckoff was born 27 Dec 1761, a son of Peter Wyckoff and Jane Cornell. ^{[1] [2]} William Wyckoff passed away in 1847. ^[3]

Revolutionary War Service

Private William Wyckoff served with Northumberland County Militia, Pennsylvania Militia during the American Revolution.

William Wyckoff is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A126171.

Wikoff, William DAR Ancestor #: A126171 Service: Pennsylvania and New Jersey Rank(s): Private

Birth: 12-27-1761 Readings Twp, Hunterdon, New Jersey

Death: 4-2-1847 Hopewell Twp, Ontario Co, New York

Pension Number: S11858 Service Source: S11858

Service Description: 1) Captain Hebron (refers to William Hepburn DAR A053994 Hepburn-233, Colonel Antes Regiment 2) Captain Johnson and Colonel Beavers.

Residence: Muncy, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania 2) City: Alexandria Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Spouse: Isabella Covenhoven. ^[4]

Pension application S11858 William Wickoff a 71 year old resident of Hopewell Co, NY, filed in Ontario Co, NY on 20th Nov 1832. He rec'd $61.54 per annum commencing 4 March 1831. Enlisted 8 June 1778 from his home in Muncy, Northumberland Co PA as a private under Captain William Hepburn, Colonel Henry Antes Regiment. While tending their horses they were all attacked by Cayuga Indians and he was taken prisoner while at the same time as John Thompson and John Shuefelt were killed. William was taken first up Lycoming, then toward the Susquehanna River and up to Tioga River where New Town now stands, then to Cayuga Lake and remained until April 1779 and was taken place to place until Col Sullivan's Co came...taken to Fort Stanwix where Col Van Dyke commanded. William was sent under the order of a chief of the Oneida Indians for exchange, then to Albany where he was delivered to Col Van Schenck (sp?) who gave him a pass and sent him to New Burgh in a sloop onwards to Hunterdon Co, NJ where he arrived 26 Oct 1779, thus he served a term of 1 years 5 months.

Burial

Hopewell Burying Ground Hopewell Center, Ontario County, New York. Headstone, William Wyckoff (1761-1847)^[5]: Note: Headstone, William & Isabella (Cowenhoven) Wyckoff ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14804466
2. ↑ http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=ac208700-82c7-47f4-876b-0e0419d67c61&tid=3238665&pid=3840
3. ↑ http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=ac208700-82c7-47f4-876b-0e0419d67c61&tid=3238665&pid=3840
4. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 1 July 2018), "Record of Wikoff, William", Ancestor # A202347.
5. ↑ http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=ac208700-82c7-47f4-876b-0e0419d67c61&tid=3238665&pid=3840
6. ↑ http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=5597a9b5-02bf-4d8c-bffd-d39904d381df&tid=3238665&pid=3840

Acknowledgements

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