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Geertie (Wyckoff) Forman (1693 - 1765)

Geertie (Margaret) Forman formerly Wyckoff aka Wykof, Wiikof
Born in Flatbush, Kings County, New Yorkmap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of and
Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , and
Died at age 72 in Freehold, New Jerseymap
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Biography

Geertje aka Margaret Wyckoff, was born in 1693 in Flatlands (now part of Brooklyn), New York, the daughter of Jan Pieterse Wyckoff and Neeltje Willemse Kouwenhoven. She died on 21 Dec 1765, at the age of 72. She is buried in the Old Scots Cemetery in Wickatunk, Monmouth County, New Jersey, next to her husband's grave. [1]

Her family moved to Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey about 1707, and she apparently lived there the rest of her life. She married Jonathan Forman about 1712. They had eight children together. Baptism records have been found for six of them, six were named in Jonathan's will [2] (five were living when the will was written and one had died the year before), plus a granddaughter whose mother had died was named in the will (although the mother wasn't named), and two had gravestones that named their parents.

  1. Nelke/Elinor, wife of Abraham van Dorn, (b. abt. Jan 1713, bp. 8 Feb 1712/3 d. 22 May 1733 at the age of 20 years, 5 months - Not named in will but her daughter was named as "Granddaughter Eleanor Van Dorn")[3][4]
  2. Samuel Forman (bp. 8 Feb 1714/5, d. 1792)[2][5]
  3. Jan/John Forman (bp. 28 Apr 1717)[2][6]
  4. Peter Forman (bp. 8 May 1720, d. 8 Sep 1785)[2][7]
  5. Jonathan Forman (b. c1721, d 1758, m. Sarah Throckmorton, 4 children)[2]
  6. Mary, wife of Robert Rhe (bp. 19 Dec 1725?)[2][8]
  7. Willem/William (b. Feb 1729, bp. 24 May 1730, d. 1736 - Not named in will)[9][10]
  8. David[2] (1733-1812)

Church Records

Children's Baptisms:

  • 1712/13 Feb 8, Nelke, Parents: Marga Foreman, Wit: Jan Wiikof, Neke, his wife, Reformed Dutch Church Freehold and Middletown (Monmouth, New Jersey).[3] [Note: Witnesses were Marga's parents. Possibly her husband (the child's father) was not listed because he was not baptized until 1715?]
  • 1714/5 Feb 13, Samuel, Parents: Jonathan Foreman, Margaret Wiikof, Wit: None listed, his wife, Reformed Dutch Church Freehold and Middletown (Monmouth, New Jersey).[5]
  • 1717 Apr 28, Jan, Parents: Jonathan Foreman, Margaret Wiikof, Wit: Jan Couenhoven, Jacoba, his wife, Reformed Dutch Church Freehold and Middletown (Monmouth, New Jersey).[6]
  • 1720 May 8, Peter, Parents: Jonathan Foreman, Margaret Wiikof, Wit: None, Reformed Dutch Church Freehold and Middletown (Monmouth, New Jersey).[7][11]
  • 1725 Dec 19, A child, Parents: Jonthan Forman, Margretie Wykof, Wit: None listed, Reformed Dutch Church Freehold and Middletown (Monmouth, New Jersey).[8]
  • 1730 May 24, Willem, Parents: Jonathan Furman, Grietje Wykof, Wit: None listed, Reformed Dutch Church Freehold and Middletown (Monmouth, New Jersey).[9]


Research Notes

Research needs to be done to determine Margaret's correct LNAB. If she was in fact Dutch, the Dutch Reformed Church may have recorded her name more accurately than whatever record produced the Anglicized "Wyckoff." There was more than one family in the Dutch Reformed Church of New Utrecht, Kings County, New York in the early 1700s which spelled their name "Wykof;" Hendk Wykof and Antie Wykof had a daughter named "Geertje," christened 18 Oct 1730 at the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church in New Utrecht.[12]


Sources

  1. ↑ Find A Grave: Old Scots Cemetery memorial 9187270. accessed 2016 Nov 30.
    Has a photo posted 2012 by Jackie Saulmon Ramirez. Inscription: (angel), here lies the body of Margaret Forman Wido of Jonathan Forman, Esqr deceast. Born in the year 1693. Dyed Decer 21st 1765 aged 72 years.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Jonathan Forman, Esq., of Freehold, Monmouth Co. Calendar of Wills, Administrations, Etc. 1751-1760. Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. (Trenton, NJ: Archives of the State of New Jersey), volume 32, pages 147-148. https://archive.org/details/calendarofnewjer03newj/page/146/mode/2up
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 GMNJ, Vol 22, Page 32. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSHM-PQ6B-7?i=810
  4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 February 2021), memorial page for Elinor Forman Van Dorn (unknown–22 May 1733), Find A Grave: Memorial #9253776, citing Old Scots Cemetery, Wickatunk, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA ; Maintained by Kat (contributor 19409629) .
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 GMNJ, Vol 22, Page 35. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSHM-PQX9-3?i=811
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 GMNJ, Vol 22, Page 60. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSHM-PQ6P-F?i=826
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 GMNJ, Vol 22, Page 85. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSHM-PQ6R-3?i=838
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 GMNJ, Vol 23, Page 14. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C34L-7SVR-T?i=23
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 GMNJ, Vol 23, Page 45. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C34L-7SKX-V?i=38
  10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 February 2021), memorial page for William Forman (20 Feb 1729–1736), Find A Grave: Memorial #9187274, citing Old Scots Cemetery, Wickatunk, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA ; Maintained by Kat (contributor 19409629) .
  11. ↑ "New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ6W-GDC : 12 December 2014), Jonathan Foreman in entry for Peter Foreman, ; citing DUTCH REFORMED CHURCH,FREEHOLD AND MIDDLETOWN,MONMOUTH,NEW JERSEY, reference ; FHL microfilm 0982040 IT 13, 0982045 IT 1-4, 9-13, 0982046 IT 2-3. (accessed 26 Feb 2017)
  12. ↑ "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2HX-36T : 12 December 2014), Hendk. Wykof in entry for Geertje Wykof, 18 Oct 1730; citing REFORMED PROTESTANT DUTCH CHURCH,NEW UTRECHT,KINGS,NEW YORK, reference ; FHL microfilm 974.7 B2N V. 73. https://familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bsurname%3AWijkof~%20%2Bbirth_place%3A%22Flatbush%2C%20New%20York%22~%20%2Bbirth_year%3A1650-1700~%20%2Brecord_country%3A%22United%20States%22

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Meehan-411 Beryl Meehan
Another children 8 Feb 1712/3 Helke or Velke baptised daughter of Margartha Forman. Sponsor Jan Wiikof and Heke. Freehold and Middletown Book 62 A
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Meehan-411 Beryl Meehan
Wykoff-91 and Wyckoff-504 appear to represent the same person because: please merge to remove duplicates. Thank You
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Meehan-411 Beryl Meehan
Linking her to her parents -

Page 445 of The Wyckoff family in America, a genealogy : prepared from the manuscript genealogical collections of the late William F. Wyckoff of Jamaica, New York / edited and published by Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Streeter.

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