John
Wilhelm
Myer
Born in West Camp, Ulster, New York
Ancestors 
Son of Christian Meyer
and Anna Geertruy (Theunyes) Meyer
Brother of
Maria Elisabetha (Meyer) Falckenberg, Johan Peter Myer, Anna Christina (Meyer) Myer, Catharina Myer, Johannes Meyer, Catrina Myer, Stephanus Myer, Christian Myer, Stefanus Meyer, Geertjen (Myer) Fuhrer, Benjamin Meyer, Petrus Meyer, Tobias Myer and Aaltjen (Meyer) Wynkoop
Husband of
Zara (Newkirk) Nieuwkerk
— married
30 Sep 1737 in Kingston, Ulster, New York
Descendants 
Father of
Christian Myer, Christian Myer, Altjen Myer, Henry Myer, Maria Mejer, Johannes Mejer, Petrus Myer, Tobias Myer, Leah Myer, Benjamin Myer and Samuel Myer
Died
at age 80
in Saugerties, Ulster, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Sep 2012
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Biography
- John Wilhelm is the son of Christian Myer and Ann Geertruy (Theunyes) who immigrated from Germany to New York in 1710.
- The first American born of his family, John was a member of Captain John Persen's company of foot in the militia of the corportation of Kingston in 1738.
- John married Sarah Newkirk. The children of John and Sarah are: Christian, Christian (2), Altien, Henricus, Maria, Johannes, Petrus, Tobias, Leah, Benjamin and Samuel. [1]
Sources
- ↑ Biography from Genealogies of the State of New York, compiled by Tunis Garret Bergen, New York, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913, Volume I page 368
Acknowledgments
- WikiTree profile Myer-145 created through the import of davisfamilytree-1.ged on Sep 1, 2012 by Rich Davis.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~0.78%
Arthur Marney
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member ArthurMarney
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~0.78%
June (Wardell) Mason :
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~0.78%
Amos Newcombe :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member anewc2
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~0.39%
Laura (Davis) West :
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Rejected matches › John Myers (abt.1710-)
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