Willemka (Jurgensson) Kyn (abt. 1621 - abt. 1701)

Born about 1621 in Sweden

Wife of Jöran Kyn — married about 1643 (to about 1690) in New Sweden (now Chester, Pennsylvania) [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 1701 at about age 80 in Upland,Chester,Pennsylvania Colony [uncertain]

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Biography

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.")

Conflicting marriage information

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?

After the death of his first wife, "Fisk married Willemke, the widow of Hans Keen. She survived him."^[1]

Answer: The Swedish Colonial Society research:

https://colonialswedes.net/kyn/

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.

Sources

• https://colonialswedes.net/kyn/

1. ↑ Dr. Peter Stebbins Craig. "Johan Fisk of New Sweden and his Fish Descendants" orig. pub Swedish Colonial News, Volume 3, Number 7 (Fall 2007). Retrieved from http://colonialswedes.net/images/Publications/SCNewsFall07.pdf

• http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=7179083&pid=74580231
• http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=7318691&pid=1088
• The Descendants of Jöran Kyn of New Swede, by Gregory Bernard Keen, p. 15

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Mike Abramo for creating Unknown-211571 on 21 Sep 13.
• WikiTree profile Jurgensson-1 created through the import of Watson Family Tree Large.ged on Oct 21, 2011 by Jonathan Watson.
• This person was created through the import of Smith-Hunter.ged on 10 March 2011.
• This person was created on 06 August 2010 through the import of Lynch-Tree.ged.
• This person was created through the import of Martin_O_Daniels_Lorentz_Toale.ged on 21 March 2011.