Margerie (Bain) Knickerbocker (abt. 1719 - 1791)

Born about Oct 1719 in Kingston, Ulster, New York

Ancestors

Wife of Pieter Knickerbocker — married 17 Sep 1742 in Kingston, Ulster Co., NY

Descendants

Died 24 Feb 1791 at about age 71 in Gallatinville, Columbia, New York, United States

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Biography

Margerie Bain was christened October 18, 1719, in Kingston, Ulster county, New York, a daughter of Hugh Bain and Elizabeth Schot.

Marriage

Marjory married Petrus (aka Pieter) Knickerbocker, son of Lourens Knickerbocker and Maryke Dyckman.

Children:^[1]

1. Marika, bp. Rhinebeck-Red Hook, NY, 4 Sep 1743; m. Mount Ross, NY, 13 Oct 1766, Johan Adam Dings
2. Philip, bp. Rhinebeck, NY, 24 Feb 1745; m. Mount Ross, NY, 1 Jul 1766, Anna Maria Dings
3. Laurentz, bp. Germantown, NY, 25 Oct 1747; m. (1) Maria Gertrude Snyder, (2) Nancy Race
4. Lisabeth, bp. Germantown, NY, 12 Nov 1749, m. Mount Ross, NY, 30 Oct 1769, Jacob Dings
5. Petrus, b. Rhinebeck Flatts, NY, 7 Nov 1751; m. Claverack, NY, 18 Feb 1790, Rebecca Vosburgh
6. Benjamin, b. ca. 1753
7. James, bp. Mount Ross, NY, 20 Jul 1755; m. Mount Ross, NY, 24 Jul 1780, Maria Deunis
8. Marjory, bp. Linlithgo, NY, 8 May 1757; m. 24 May 1775, Hugh Ray
9. John P., bp. Mount Ross, NY, 12 May 1759; m. Mount Ross, NY, 22 May 1785, Anna Maria Kaus
10. Hugh, bp. Linlithgo, NY, 30 Aug 1761; m. Mount Ross, NY, 11 Jun 1786, Rachel Schram

Buried

Gallatin Reformed Church Cemetery, Gallatinville, Columbia County, New York, USA.^[2]

Petrus Knickerbocker, who was born in 1717, died in 1783, in Gallatinville, Columbia County, New York and was buried in the cemetery of the Gallatin Reformed Church. Margerie "Marjory" (Bain) Knickerbocker died February 24, 1791, at 71 years of age, and was buried with her husband. There are photographs of their headstones on their Find A Grave memorials.^[2]

Researcher's Notes

DAR records for "Petrus Knickerbocker" give his wife's name as "Margerie Bain"

Margerie's husband was a signer of a petition repudiating English government and signed the Dutchess county Association Test, in 1775. ^[3] For his Patriotic Service, he is honored by the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution as Ancestor #: A066392. (See notes)

Application for membership in the Society of the DAR have been made by the descendants of the sons of Margerie and Petrus: John P. Knickerbocker, who married Anna Maria Kaus; and Hugh Knickerbocker, who married Rachel Scrham. According to her husband's Find A Grave record, other children are: Lawrenz, Marike, Phillip, Lawrence, Elizabeth, Petrus, Benjamin, James, and Margaret "Margery" Rea

Sources

1. ↑ Bain Family of the Hudson Valley, page 2
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66331376/margery-knickerbacker
3. ↑ HUNTTING, HISTORY OF LITTLE NINE PARTNERS OF NORTH EAST PRECINCT AND PINE PLAINS, NEW YORK, P 43