Wilhelmus Markle UE (1754 - bef. 1837)

Born Jan 1754 in Marbletown, Ulster, New York

Ancestors

Descendants

Died before Jun 1837 before age 83 in Ancaster, Wentworth, Upper Canada

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Biography

This profile is part of the Markle Name Study.

William Markle was a United Empire Loyalist.
UEL Status:Proven
Date: Undated

William Markle UE served with United Empire Loyalists during the American Revolution.

Wilhelmus Markle was born in Marbletown, Ulster County, New York. ^[1]

He married Agnes Thorn.

William died about 1837 in Ancaster, Upper Canada.

Parents

• Father: Wilhelmus Merkel
• Mother: Sara Kok^[2]

Siblings

• James Markle UEL
• John Markle UEL
• Frederick Markle UEL
• Henry Markle UEL

Residences

Marbletown, Ulster County, New York

Ancaster, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada

Military

United Empire Loyalyst. Proof of Loyalty : 1817 SUE land grant to son Gilbert Markle.

William's Markle's land petition was filed in 1794 and he was granted 1,000 acres in Ancaster. Extensive searches have failed to turn up the petition itself; the closest we can come is a copy of the Executive Council meeting minute confirming the grant which makes no mention of Loyalist status and his name does not appear on the old UE list. After still more searching, however, we have been successful in locating the SUE petition for William's son Gilbert, which does clearly identify his father as a Loyalist.

Marriage

Wilhelmus Merkel may have married Agnes Thorn.

Children

• William b. 1782, m. Sarah or Nancy Green
• Gilbert b. 1783, m. Elizabeth Sager
• James William b. 1784, m. Catharine Swartz
• George b. bef 1794, m. Hester
• Henry b. bef 1794, m. Jane Vanderlip
• John William b. 1791, m. Catharine Bowen
• Isaac b. 1792, m. Gertrude Kerr
• Sarah b. abt 1793, m. Asa Owens
• Abraham William b. 1797, m. Phoebe VanEvery

Death

Wilhelmus Merkel died bef June 1837 at Ancaster, Wentworth County, Canada.

Research Notes

[1] In generation 8 of:

Records of the Van Every Family, United Empire Loyalists, 1947

New York State 1653-1784, Canada 1784-1947

by Mary Blackadar Piersol ...He had considerable property (1000 acres in Concession1), in Ancaster

William was one of five U.E.L. brothers [Many of their descendants are buried in Millgrove Cemetery].

[2] Historical documents we found for William Markle — FamilySearch.org https://www.familysearch.org/home/nli-discovery?givenName=william&surname=markle&birthPlace=new+york&birthDate=1740&deathPlace=ontario&deathDate=1850

Birth: 1754 Marbletown, Ulster, New York, United States

Death: June 1837 Ancaster, Hamilton-Wentworth, Ontario, Canada

Spouse: Agnes THORN

Parents: Saartje "Sarah" Koch & Wilhelmus Merckel

[3 from geni.com William Markle, German: Wilhelm Markle

Birthdate: January 22, 1754, Ulster County, New York, United States

Death: before 1837 Hamilton, Hamilton Division, Ontario, Canada

Immediate Family:

Son of Wilhelm Markle and Sarah Markle

Husband of Agnes Thorne

Father of Isaac Markle; James William Markle and William

Brother of Abraham Markle; Frederik Markle and John Miracle information to connect the two profiles.

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism was on 22 Jan 1754 at Marbletown, Ulster County, New York. This baptism was not recorded at the central Reformed Dutch Church at Kingston, Ulster County, New York.
2. ↑ KRDC Marriage Record: 1752 04 Apr; Wilhelmus Merkel, jm, liv Marbletown; Sara Kok, jd.

See also:

• Source: United Empire Loyalist|status=Proven

Acknowledgements

• Markle-52 was adopted by Tom Quick, Quick-803 04:44, 23 June 2018 (UTC).