Rachel Lambertse (van Valkenbork) van Valkenburg (1654 - 1748)

Born 1654 in Albany, New Netherland [uncertain]

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Descendants

Died 7 Apr 1748 at about age 94 in Albany, Albany County, New York [uncertain]

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Biography

Name

Rachel Lambertse /Van Valkenburg/ ^[1][2]

Birth

1654 Place: , Beverwyck, Albany, New York

08 Jan 1659 New Amsterdam, New Netherland

BEF 1670 Albany?, Albany Co, NY

Note: Tentative. This is sixteen years before the baptism of daughter Anna ^[3]

Christening

ABT 1654 Beverwyck, Albany, Ny

Marriage

Husband: Jan Radcliff

Wife: Rachel Lambertse Van Valkenburg ^[4]

Death

1702 Kinderhook

1747/8 Albany?, Albany Co, NY

Note: Buried in April of this year ^[5]

1748^[6]

1749 Albany, Albany, Ny

Burial

07 APR 1749 Dutch Church Cemetery, Southside, Albany, Albany County, New York, USA

Church records

1. 1686. Jan. 10. Anna - Jan Redly. Wit.: Jochum Lambertsz. By Marretje Zachariasz. ^[7]
2. 1688. July 15. Ryker - Jan Redly. Wit.: Abraham Isaaksz. By Judik Verway. ^[8]
3. 1691 Sep 06 Lambert and Margerite twins - Jean Ratli and Rachel Van Valkenbork. Wit.: Jean Gilbert, Abr. Isaaksz, Anna Abramsz, Judik Verwey. ^[9]
4. 1694 Aug 19 Johannes - Jan Redly and Rachel Lambertsz. Wit.: Johannes Rosenboom, Gerritje Rosenboom. ^[9]
5. 1697 Nov 24 Jochum - Jan Ratelief and Rachel Jochumsz. Wit.: William Hilton, Maria Rosenboom. ^[9]
6. 1700 Nov 03 William - Jan Redly, alias Rattelife, and Rachel. Wit: Henrik and Catharina Rensselaar. ^[10]
7. 1703 Sep 12 Jacobus - John Rattelief and Rachel Valkenburg. Wit.: Lambert Huyk, Geertruy Scherluyn. ^[10]
8. 1706 Jun 09 Margarita - John Ratteliff and Rachel Van Valkenburg. Wit.: Jochem Van Valkenburg, Catharina Barheit. ^[10]

Research Notes

LNAB

Van Valkenbork is the surname that first appears in records for Rachel, at the baptism of her twins Lambert and Margerite. Capitalization of the preposition "van" is incorrect and has been corrected per project naming conventions. Quackenbush-118 05:32, 16 February 2017 (EST)

Needs paraphrasing

Rachel Van Valkenburgh Radcliff

by

Stefan Bielinski

Rachel Van Valkenburgh was born during the 1650s. She was the daughter of New Amsterdam and Beverwyck pioneers Lambert and Anna Van Valkenburgh.

The daughter of the night watchman, Rachel did well to marry a garrison soldier named John Radcliff. Initially, they moved in with Rachel's parents on the South Side of Albany. Later, that property at the intersection of Green and Beaver Streets was deeded to them by the Van Valkenburghs. By the 1680s, these Radcliffs were raising a family that ultimately included eleven children who were baptized in the Albany Dutch church where both parents were members. Rachel Radcliff remained a visible part of the Albany congregation for the remainder of her life.

By the 1690s, John Radcliff was settled in Albany and had been appointed city porter and watchman. These allotments were welcome supplements to his soldier's salary. He frequently was absent from home leaving Rachel in charge of their growing family which in 1697 included seven children. By 1710, he had disappeared from the community record - although Rachel was not called "widow" until many years had passed.

Rachel Radcliff lived until mid-century. As six of her sons and daughters married and settled locally, she became the matriarch of a large Albany family. She was able to retain her husband's posts as watchman and cryer (bell ringer) and also derived income from washing and repairing clothes and linen. By the 1730s, she would have passed her seventieth birthday. Perhaps her family did the actual walking and watching!

Nearing ninety, Rachel Van Valkenburgh Radcliff died in April 1749. She was buried in the Dutch church cemetery near her Southside home. By that time, her children and grandchildren were mainline members of Albany's production and service economies. As time passed, the Radcliffs became Radleys and spread into the Albany hinterland and beyond.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S185
2. ↑ Source: #S965 Page: p. 15-20
3. ↑ Source: #S185
4. ↑ Source: #S965 Page: p. 15-20
5. ↑ Source: #S185
6. ↑ Source: #S965 Page: p. 15-20
7. ↑ Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Albany, New York, 1683–1809, Excerpted from Year Books of the Holland Society of New York. Part 1, page 38.
8. ↑ Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Albany, New York, 1683–1809, Excerpted from Year Books of the Holland Society of New York. Part 1, page 45.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2} Secretary Henry L. Bogert. "Albany Records, Baptisms" in Year Book of the Holland Society of New York. New York: Knickerbocker Press, New York, 1904.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2} Secretary Henry L. Bogert. "Albany Records, Baptisms 1700 to 1725" in Year Book of the Holland Society of New York. New York: Knickerbocker Press, New York, 1905.

• Friends of Albany History, Telling the stories of Albany NY, Rachel Van Valkenburgh Radcliffe, The Rattle Watch in Beverwyck and Nepotism – an Albany Civil Service Tradition, https://friendsofalbanyhistory.wordpress.com/tag/rachel-van-valkenburgh-radcliffe/ .

• Wardell, Patricia A. Early Bergen County Families, "R: Rachel Lambertse Van Valkenburg." njgsbc.org. Accessed 06 Jul 2016. File: BCFamilies/BCFam-R.pdf

• Reference: 2351 Source: #S185 Reference: HOWK Source: #S185

• S965 Valkenburg, Paul I. Van Valkenburg Family in America, The National Association of the Van Valkenburg Family; Location: Baltimore; Date: 1976; Repository: Allen County Library

• S25 GEDCOM file imported on 2 Oct 2001.

• S26 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998)

• Ancestry Family Trees. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.

Acknowledgements

• This person was created through the import of family.ged on 21 September 2010.
• WikiTree profile Van Valkenburg-210 created through the import of WORCESTER_2012-07-31.ged on Jul 31, 2012 by Bob Worcester.
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• Valkenburgh-4 was created by Catherine Deiley through the import of Deiley Family Tree.ged on Sep 30, 2014.
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