Harmen Knickerbocker

The New Netherland Ancestors of

HARMEN KNICKERBOCKER



House of Representatives, State Assembly




		      __Harman Janszen Knickerbocker1,9
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		 __Johannes Knickerbocker1,4,7,9
		|    |
		|    |     __Jan Laurenszen Bogert1,9
		|    |    |
		|    |__Lysbeth Janse Bogert1,9
		|         |
		|         |__Cornelia Everts1,9
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	    __Johannes Harmenszen Knickerbocker1,4
	   |    |
	   |    |          __Pieter Quackenbosch5,8
	   |    |         |
	   |    |     __Wouter Pieterszen Quackenbosch1,5,7
	   |    |    |    |
	   |    |    |    |__Maritje (__)8
	   |    |    |
	   |    |__Annetje Quackenbosch1,4,7,9
	   |         |
	   |         |          __Cornelis [Van den Bergh]6
	   |         |         |
	   |         |     __Gysbert Corneliszen Van den Bergh6
	   |         |    |    |
	   |         |    |    |__(__)6
	   |         |    |
	   |         |__Neeltje Gysbertse Van den Bergh1,5,7
	   |              |
	   |              |__(__)6
	   |
       __Johannes Knickerbocker1
      |    |
      |    |               __Gilles Douwese Fonda3
      |    |              |
      |    |          __Douw Jelliszen Fonda3
      |    |         |    |
      |    |         |    |__Hester Douwes3
      |    |         |
      |    |     __Claes Fonda3
      |    |    |    |
      |    |    |    |__Rebecca Jans3
      |    |    |
      |    |__Rebecca Fonda1,3
      |         |
      |         |          __Marselis Janszen11
      |         |         |
      |         |     __Gysbert Marselis1,3,10,11
      |         |    |    |
      |         |    |    |__Annatje Gerritse11
      |         |    |
      |         |__Anna Marselis1,3
      |              |
      |              |     __Claes Jacobszen Groesbeck10,11
      |              |    |
      |              |__Barbar Claesen Groesbeck1,3,10,11
      |                   |
      |                   |__Elizabeth Stevens10
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HARMEN KNICKERBOCKER1
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      |               __Pieter Winne1
      |              |
      |          __Daniel Winne1,2
      |         |    |
      |         |    |__Tannetje Adams1
      |         |
      |     __Willem Winne1
      |    |    |
      |    |    |          __Cornelis Hendrickse Van Ness2
      |    |    |         |
      |    |    |     __Jan Van Ness1,2
      |    |    |    |    |
      |    |    |    |    |__Maryken Van de Burghgraeff2
      |    |    |    |
      |    |    |__Dirkje Van Ness1,2
      |    |         |
      |    |         |__Aeltje (__)1,2
      |    |
      |__Elizabeth Winne1
	   |
	   |          __Johannes de Wandelaer12,15
	   |         |
	   |     __Johannes de Wandelaer1,12,13
	   |    |    |
	   |    |    |     __Jan Janszen Schepmoes15
	   |    |    |    |
	   |    |    |__Sara Schepmoes12,15
	   |    |         |
	   |    |         |__Sarah Pieters15
	   |    |
	   |__Maria de Wandelaer1,12
		|
		|     __Harmen Harmenszen Gansevoort13,14
		|    |
		|__Lysbeth Gansevoort1,12,13
		     |
		     |     __Leendert Phillipszen Conyn14
		     |    |
		     |__Maritje Conyn13,14
			  |
			  |__Agnietie Caspers14



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Biography of HARMEN KNICKERBOCKER

 
He was born 20 July 1779 and baptised (no date) as recorded at the Reformed Dutch Church of Schaghticoke. Wit.: Abraham Viele and Annatie Kneker. On 10 October 1801 he married as his first wife Arietta Lansing, who was born 17 July 1785 and baptised (as Arriaantje) 24 July 1785 as recorded at the Reformed Dutch Church of Albany (wit.: Leendert Gansevoort jr. and Maria Gansevoort), a daughter of Abraham A. Lansing and Elsje Van Rensselaer. She died 27 March 1814, aged 29 years. On 6 May 1814 he married as his second wife Rachel Wendel, who was born 10 April 1786 and baptised 23 April 1786 as recorded at the Reformed Dutch Church of Albany (wit.: None), a daughter of General Johannes H. Wendel and Cathalyntje Van Benthuysen. She died 29 July 1823. On 20 July 1826 he married as his third wife Mary Buel. Harmen was a lawyer and lived at Schaghticoke where he dispensed such generous hospitality that he became known as "Prince of Schaghticoke." There is a tradition to the effect that a clause in the Knickerbocker grants provides that the holder of the title to a certain tract of and must entertain the Mayor and Commonalty of Albany once a year, and this agreement was carried out strenuously. He was elected to the 11th Congress as a Federalist and served from 22 May 1809, till 3 March 1811. In 1816 he was chosen to State Assembly and also filled the office of County Judge. He is alluded to by Washington Irving in the Knickerbocker's History of New York as "My cousin, the congressman," and when Mr. Irving visited Washington he introduced him to President Madison as "My cousin Diedrich Knickerbocker, the great historian of New York." It was this intimate friendship which was the origin of Irving's humorous history of New York under the non de plume of Diedrich Knickerbocker. Harmen died on 30 January 1855 in Williamsburg, NY.
 

 


Notes and Sources


   1.  Van Alstyne, William B., M.D., "The Knickerbocker Family," The New York
       Genealogical and Biographical Record, 39 (1908):  33-42, 116-125,
       179-186, 277-285.
   2.  Hoffman, William J., "An Armory of American Families of Dutch Descent -
       Van Ness - Van den Burchgraeff," The New York Genealogical and
       Biographical Record, 72 (1941):  148-155.
   3.  "The Fonda Family, Part I," Dutch Settlers Society of Albany Yearbook,
       48 (1981-1984):  17-20.  This article states that the Rebecca Fonda who
       married Johannes Knickerbocker was baptised 9 Novemeber 1729, a daughter
       of Pieter Fonda and Marytje Loockermans.  However, inspection of the
       baptismal sponsors for the children of Johannes and Rebecca point towards
       Rebecca being the daughter of Claes Fonda and Anna Marselis, baptised
       14 April 1718, whom the Fonda article speaks of as "dying young."
   4.  Stockman, D. Wade, Robert L. Grunwell, Betsy S. Grunwell.  The van den
       Berghs in America.  Lynchburg:  Robert L. Grunwell, 1994.  28.
   5.  Ibid., p. 12.
   6.  Ibid., p. 1-10.
   7.  Quackenbush, Gail Richard, The Quackenbush Family in America.  Wolfe
       City:  Henington Publishing Company, 1987.  10-11.
   8.  Ibid., p. 3-6.
   9.  Ackerman, Herbert S., Five Bogert Families.  Ridgewood: privately
       published, 1950.  171-172.
  10.  Havens, Barrington S., Some Descendants of Nicolas Groesbeck: a study of
       Groesbecks in the capital district of New York State.  Scotia:  privately
       published, 1979.  7-8.
  11.  Pearson, Jonathan, Contributions for the Genealogies of the First
       Settlers of the Ancient County of Albany, from 1630 to 1800.  Albany:
       Joel Munsell, 1872.  78.
  12.  Ibid., p. 42.
  13.  Riker, David M., Genealogical and Biographical Directory to Persons
       in New Netherland from 1613 to 1674.  CD-ROM. Cambridge: The
       Learning Company, 1999.  606.
  14.  Ibid., p. 306.
  15.  Ibid., p. 1251.

 

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