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Willemka Kyn was born about 1621 in Sweden.
Her last name at birth is unknown. (incorrect see below "After many years of widowhood, she became the second wife of Caspar Fisck of Glouster County in western New Jersey. It is likely she survived this second husband as well.")
Question: Peter Craig's article on the Fisks says Caspar Fisck married widow of Hans Keen? Was that an error or are we looking for a different Willemke?
Answer: The Swedish Colonial Society research:
Note: clarification on the "Conflicting marriage information" the full text of Dr. Peter Stebbins Craig states: Hans Keen, apparently the eldest son of Jöran Kyn, sold his Upland property to his brother Jonas in 1678 and moved to Pennypack Creek in what later became Oxford Township or Tacony. He (Hans Keen) died before 10 August 1684, when his widow Williamke Kühn was listed as a contributor to the Wicaco church. She later became the second wife of Caspar Fisk (Fish). Hans and Williamke had five surviving children: Matthias (born 1667), Eric, Jonas, Gertrude and George, all of whom married and had children.
So to answer the question: "Was that an error or are we looking for a different Willemke?...answer... yes a different person. There is a slight variation in the anglicized translation spelling of Willianke by Dr. Craig and Willemka (abt. 1621 - abt. 1701) by the contributor on her Wikitree profile page.
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After the death of his first wife, Fisk married Willemke, the widow of Hans Keen. She survived him.[1]
Note: clarification on the "Conflicting marriage information" the full text of Dr. Peter Stebbins Craig states: Hans Keen, apparently the eldest son of Jöran Kyn, sold his Upland property to his brother Jonas in 1678 and moved to Pennypack Creek in what later became Oxford Township or Tacony. He (Hans Keen) died before 10 August 1684, when his widow Williamke Kühn was listed as a contributor to the Wicaco church. She later became the second wife of Caspar Fisk (Fish). Hans and Williamke had five surviving children: Matthias (born 1667), Eric, Jonas, Gertrude and George, all of whom married and had children.
edited by Albert Taylor
sorry not able to research more!
1. change her LNAB to Unknown, 2. detach children and Joran, 3. add PPP to protect Unknown as surname, 4. Merge her with Keen-63.
Cousin Mike, would you mind changing the LNAB to Unknown?
I find no name for a wife in any of Peter Craig's works nor in those of Gregory Keen.
Willemke as the wife of Hans Keen (and later of Caspar Fisk) is documented in both places.