Jan Lucken (1650 - 1744)

Born 1650 in Dahlen, Herzogtum Jülich, Heiliges Römisches Reich

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 2 Jan 1744 at about age 94 in Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, [uncertain]

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Biography

Birth

Jan Lukens was born sometime between 1650-1661. His birthplace is located in the Duchy of Jülich, then a independent territory within the Holy Roman Empire. Nowadays it is called Rheindahlen and a part of the city of Mönchengladbach in Northrhine-Westphalia. He was the son of Wilhelm Lucken and Alletjin op den Graeff ^[1] They were Mennonites. ^[2]

Marriage & Identity of Jan's wife

Jan and Mary Lukens were married in 1683, either just before they embarked for Pennsylvania, or shortly after their arrival in Germantown. There is a story of a marriage record in the diary of Jan Lukens' sister that speaks of the wedding dinner at their parents home. Given that they were non-conformists, it's certainly possible that they married in Krefeld, but not in a Lutheran or Catholic church. That his wife was named Mary is attested in a 1697 deed whereby Jan Lukens sold 50 acres, attested by his wife Mary. ^[3] Jan Lukens' will also left his house in Germantown to his wife Mary. ^[4]

Some researchers have concluded that Jan's wife was Maria Tyson, daughter of Theiss Doors [Theis son] (1660 - 1742) Pennypacker states that Jan Lucken was married to Reiner Tyson's sister^[5], and other writers have carried this story on. Jan Lucken married, about the time of his embarking for America, Mary, sister to Rynier Tyson, who accompanied him to Pennsylvania. ^[6]

Mary Tyson as the wife of Jan Lukens is now in dispute. Earlier researchers, including Niepoth before 1955, had thought she was a Tyson. However, this would have made the later marriage of Jan's son William to Elizabeth Tyson grounds for dismissal from the Quaker church for marrying too close a relative. No such disowning occurred, and the couple were married in the Abingdon MM. More recently, researchers have reexamined a power of attorney issued by the Lukens adult children to the one child who was remaining in Krefeld before they sailed for Pennsylvania. The power of attorney was transcribed by William Niepoth in his 1953 article and used as a source for Jan Lukens parents and his relationship to other people on the Concord. The reexamination leads some to conclude that Jan's wife was Maria (Mercken) Gastes, who signed next to Jan Lukens, The spouses of the other Lukens children signed next to their already identified spouse.

Immigration to Germantown

Jan and Mary embarked from Rotterdam in the Concord on 17 Jul 1683, and arrived in Philadelphia Oct 6 1683. The thirteen families on board had come together having bought land through their attorney Daniel Francis Pastorius. The company consisted of Lenart Arets, Abraham Op den Graeff, Dirck Op den Graeff, Herman Op den Graeff, Willem Streypers, Thones Kunders, Reyner Tyseon, Jan Seimens, Jan Lensen, Peter Keurlis, Johannes Bleikers, Jan Lucken, and Abraham Tunes. They were nearly all related to each other in some way. The three Op den Graffs were brothers, and Willem Streypers was their cousin. Thones Kunders and Lenart Arets were married to Willem Streypers' sisters. These 13 men cast lots for specific properties for themselves and their families in Germantown, ^[7]

July - October 1683 - ^[8], ^[9] Concord

Life in Pennsylvania

Jan bought 200 acres directly from Benjamin Furly, of Rotterdam, merchant, attorney of Jacobus van de Walle of Frankford am Main, Merchant through his attorney, Johannes Bleyckers of Crevelt, Meurs. The land was subject to a yearly ground rent of 8 rix dollars and the deed contained the clause that required John Lucken to transport himself and his family to America. The land consisted of 50 acres, Lot 6 toward Bristol; 50 acres, Lot 16 toward Schuylkill; and 100 acres, Lot 3 in Krisheim. He sold Lot Six, Frankfurt Company, to Eve Bellonge of Germantown, tailor in 1697. This is the same lot that Arnold Kusters bought in 1699 from Paul Engel.

In the summer of 1683, Jan left Rotterdam, immigrating to the Pennsylvania Province aboard the ship Concord. ^[10], ^[11], ^[12] On July 24, 1863, they embarked from Gravesend, England for America aboard the ship Concord (there were two Concord ships). The ship arrived in Philadelphia on 06 October, 1683. The voyage took 73 days.

In Germantown Jan served as Constable of the town 1691, and as Sheriff in 1694-95. ^[13]

Death: Jan 2 1744 Germantown, Phil Co, PA

Name

Name: Jan /Lucken/

Name: Jan Lucken Birth Date: 1640 Birth Place: Pennsylvania,

Note: Niepoth uses the spelling for LNAB of Lucken in his German language discussion of Jan's ancestry. ^[14]

Spelling was rather more fluid in the 17th C than it is now. Lucken appeared as Lucken, Lücken, Lukens, and probably other configurations.

Children

Jan and Maria married Maria "Mercken" Gastes 1683, probably in Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. They were the parents of:

Elizabeth, Elase (Elsje or Alitzel), William, Sarah, John, Mary or Maria, Peter, Hannah, Mathias, Abraham Joseph

1. Elizabeth Luckens, born 28, 7th month 1684; married Edward White 25, 1st month 1717 Abington Monthly Meeting; died before 1744.

2. Elase/Elias Luckens, born 10, 5th month 1686; married John Cunnard/Cunrad 29, 5th month 1706; died before 1744. ..."^{[15] [16]}

3. William Lukens, born 22, 12th month 1688; died 27 Sep 1740. Member of Horsham MM, Quaker. Married Elizabeth Tyson, daughter of Concord ship 1683 immigrants Reynier Tyson & Margaret Op Den Graff.

4. Sarah Lukens, born 19, 7th month 1689, died 1694.

5. John Lukens, b 27, 9th month 1691 in Germantown. Died in Bristol about 1744.

^[17]

Death

Date: 1744-01-02 Germantown,Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, USA

Imported only 1744 from Death Date. ^[18] The will mentions his wife Mary, who gets the house in Germantown. Son Abraham immediately gets 300 acres where he was then living. The rest of the property to be used by his wife, and then divided at her death into 8 parts, one part for each of his 8 children who had had children, to be divided between the grandchildren.

Timeline

Genealogical Proof Standard

Research Notes

Jan Lucken's Family Tree

Jan Lucken (1650 - 1744) was a member of the Krefeld 13, a group of 13 families that immigrated to Pennsylvania from Krefeld, Germany in 1683.

Jan's father was Wilhelm Lucken (1620-1694).

"Wilhelm Lucken was born in Dahlen about 1620, he was a servant of Gotzen Kamerichs in Beckrath (of the administration of Wickrath) from 1632 to 1649, he came back to Dahlen in 1649 and was married. in 1652 he was expelled from there and moved to Wickrath. In 1678 his stay there was ended as the lord of Wickrath, upon the urging of the Archbiship of Cologne, made the Mennonites leave his domain, and he betook himself into the protection of the lord of Rheydt. From there he had to go froth again in 1694 when the Elector Johann Wilhelm of the Palatinate, who was Duke of Julich, expelled the Mennonites, Presumably he concluded his life soon thereafter in Krefeld." ("Thirteen Krefleld Emigrants of 1683." By Wilhelm Niepoth. Pennsylvania German Roots Across the Ocean. Editeded by Marion F. Egge. Published by the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania. Special Publication No. 8. Philadelphia, PA. 2000. Pages 91-92.)

Wilhelm's father was Johann Lucken (1595 - 1636).

"Johann Lucken is assumed to be Jan (Johann) Lucken's grandfather and father of Wilhelm. A Johann Lucken bought land in Galdbach on Feb. 2, 1631. His wife's name was Boetzgen ter Meer (Boetzgen = Beatrix) of Dahlen. Algthough it is not possible to establish specific birthdates, Johann Lucken was born around 1595 and died between 1636-38. The father of Johann Lucken )b. ca. 1595) may have been Wilhelm Lucken. On Feb. 18th, 1600, there is a record of Wilhelm Lucken conveying property. There are no other Luckens listed in any surrounding town registeres. A definite pattern emerges here, namely, the custom of naming the children after one's own parents. It apears to be a religious custom which was well established in the Lower Rhineland area.

It is not certain where our Jan (Johann) Lucken was born nor his year of birth. It is on record that his parents married in 1651. If he was the eldest child, he would have been born in Dahlen. If he was born around 1655, his parents had moved to Wickrath. It is certain that Jan was not born in Krefeld as the family did no arrive here until many years later."(Hurd, Jill J. The Ancestors & Descendants of Jan Lucken. Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1989. Page 13.)

Lukens Family Histories

Family of Samuel Oscar Lukens (1872 - 1968)

Samuel Oscar Lukens (1872 - 1968)

There is a family history that was published in 1949 that has many stories and photos of this family. It is attached as a pdf/image to this profile.

"Who Am I?" By Lucille Lukens, published 1949, reprinted 2000. https://occgs.com/projects/rescue/family_files/files/LUKENS%20Family.pdf. Accessed April 29th, 2021.

Links

• "Jan Lucken." Family Search. Accessed April 30th, 2021. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L2M3-DF3.

• "Jan Johann Luken." Geni. Accessed April 30th, 2021. https://www.geni.com/people/Jan-Luken-Original-13-Families-of-Germantown-PA/6000000003171582503.

• "Jan Johann Luken." Geneanet. Accessed April 30th, 2021. https://gw.geneanet.org/tdowling?lang=en&n=lukens&oc=0&p=jan.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Alice Lynch for creating this page. I have removed the references to ancestry.com trees and myheritage in favor of primary source documents and papers researching same, including the research paper of William Niepoth, written in German, translated, and shared to the Original13 rootsweb mailing list. See sources above. Had to quit, will come back with info on the children from the Jan Lukens Bible

Many thanks to the researchers who made up the Original-13 list back in the day - moderator Vince Summers, the sadly departed Eric Conard, Gene Stackhouse, Maurine Ward, Howard Swain, and Michael Jones, whom I actually met in person, and who shared his well thought out article on Jan Lukens's wife. I'm sure I've left someone out, but it has been several years since the height of the list's activity.

Sources

1. ↑ Niepoth, William “ Die Abstammung der 13 Auswanderer von Krefekd nach Pennsylvanien im Lichte niederrheinischer Quellen,” originally published in die Heimat Volume 24, 1953. Translation publication details - John Brockie Lukens in The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine, Volume 31, 1979, number 1, pp. 190-207.
2. ↑ Vince Summers post to Original-13 Rootsweb list 7 Jan 2000, he had received it from From Dorcas999 at aol.com, who wrote 'These records were sent to me in 1969 by Lloyd F. Oliver of San Antonio,TX' Mennonites were required to register themselves and their property in the "Mennonite Register." The register of "2 July 1652 for Dahlen (now M.Gladbach Rheindahlen) said - 'William Lucken was born here, has engaged himself in business outside till he returned three years ago and married a citizen's daughter of the same religion' ".
3. ↑ [Grund und Lager Buch, Germantown; p. 105; translation.] [from p. 157 in Roberts (1940)],
4. ↑ transcribed in "Krefeld Immigrants and Their Descendants", Volume 1 No. 1, page 11, 1984; citing Phila. Will Book G, #130, Page 157, 1744
5. ↑ Pennypacker, Samuel Whitaker The Settlement of Germantown William J Campbell , Philadelphia 1899 p 4. Available at internet archive here [1]
6. ↑ Jordan: Vol. 2, p.1470.
7. ↑ Pennypacker, Samuel Whitaker The Settlement of Germantown p 4. This story is in multiple secondary sources written in the 19th C. I believe I first read the story in Pennypacker.
8. ↑ Source: #B01 Conrad, p. 6.
9. ↑ Source: #B02 Pennypacker, p. 56.
10. ↑ Source: #B03 Anonymous.
11. ↑ "Ship Passengers Mentioned in Merion MM Minutes; Chester County, PA," (http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/chester/immig/merionpassengers.txt: Accessed 29 January 2015), Yvonne Prough. U.S. Genealogical Web Archives.
12. ↑ Source: #B01 Conrad, p. 6.
13. ↑ Source: #B02 Pennypacker, p. 287.
14. ↑ Vol. 1, pp. 162-169.
15. ↑ "The Descendants of Paulus and Gertrude Kusters of Kaldenkirchen, Germany and Germantown, Pennsylvania, the first four generations", Jean M. White, Editor; Publisher The Castor Association of America, 1991; page 65
16. ↑ Bible of Jan Lucken in the collection of the Montgomery Historical Society
17. ↑ Bible of Jan Lucken, in archives of the Montgomery Co, or Philadelphia Historical Society, checking which. [ http://sites.rootsmagic.com/Worland/individual.php?p=4017 Genealogies of Pennsylvania Families, Luken Genealogy]
    
    From Bible of Jan Lucken.
    1684 the 28th of ye 7th mo. Elizebeth Lucken Born.
    1686 the 10th of ye 5th mo. Elase Lucken was Born.
    1688 the 22d of ye 12th mo. William Lucken was Born.
    1689 the 19th of ye 7th mo. Sarah Luken was Born.
    1691 the 27th of ye 9th mo. John Lucken was Born.
    1693 the 18th of ye 11th mo. Mary Lucken was Born.
    1696 the 30th of ye 1st mo. Peter Lucken was Born.
    1698 the 25th of ye 5th mo. Hannah Lucken was Born.
    1700 the 13th of ye 8th mo. Mathias Lucken was Born.
    1703 the 16th of ye 7th mo. Abraham Lucken was Born.
    1705 the 3d of ye 9th mo. Joseph Lucken was Born.
    
    1742 Mary Lucken Dyed in ye Lord.
    1744 John Lucken Dyed in ye Lord.
    1771 27th Day of March Susanna Lucken ye Wife of Joseph Lucken Departed this Life a half an Hour past ten in the fournoon
18. ↑ Will of Jan Lucken, Philadelphia Wills Index Philadelphia Will Bk G- p 157 Folder 130 . The will is discussed on pps 105-106 of the book "Hallowell-Paul Family History."(see below)

See also:

Books

1. Niepoth, Wilhelm. The Ancestry of the Thirteen Krefeld Emigrants of 1683
   
2. Jordan, John W., ed. Colonial Families of Philadelphia (Lewis Publishing Company, 1911.)
3. Roberts, Clarence V. Ancestry of Clarence V. Roberts & Frances A. (Walton)Roberts (Wiliam F. Fell Company, 1940.)
   
4. [B01] Conrad, H. C. (1958). Thones Kunders and his children: Also a list of the descendants for six generations of his youngest son Henry Cunreds, of Whitpain, 1683-1891. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah. [2], [3]
5. [B02] Pennypacker, S. W. (1899). The settlement of Germantown, Pennsylvania, and the beginning of German immigration to North America. Lancaster, Pa: The Society. [4] [5]
6. [B03] Anonymous. (1875) The Friend, Volume 48. Harvard University. p. 67 [6]

Hallowell--Hough, Mary Paul "The Hallowell-Paul Family History" Henry Ferris: Philadelphia, PA 1924. [7]

Title: The Ancestors & Descendants of Jan Lucken Abbreviation: A LUKENS GENEALOGY Author: Jill J. Hurd Published: 1989 URL: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~lukens/jan/hurd.htm Type of Source: Book

Source S-1574634830

Repository: #R-2068617806

Title: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

Author: Godfrey Memorial Library, comp.

Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999.Original data - Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.Original data: Godfrey Memorial Library. American Gen

APID: 3599::0

Other Sources

• Jan Lukens Bible, cited above in line.

• "Lukens in the records of Gwynedd Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), Montgomery County, Pennsylvania." From the records at the Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College. With additional notes by James A. Quinn, Historian, Gwynedd Friends Meeting. Revision of May 23, 2012. Accessed April 30th, 2021. http://www.gwyneddmeeting.org/history/lukens.html.

• "Lukens Family Tree." K. Lukens. 1987-2009. http://lukens1.homestead.com/Family.html. Accessed via the Internet Archive Feb. 8th, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20111231013515/http://lukens1.homestead.com/Family.html.

• "Thirteen Krefleld Emigrants of 1683." By Wilhelm Niepoth. Pennsylvania German Roots Across the Ocean. Editeded by Marion F. Egge. Published by the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania. Special Publication No. 8. Philadelphia, PA. 2000. Pages 91-92.

• "Hurd, Jill J. The Ancestors & Descendants of Jan Lucken. Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1989. Page 13.

• "Ancestors of Marion Pearl Wixson." Accessed Feb. 8th, 2022. http://www.sneydobone.com/webtree/data/wixson/research6.htm#subj29056. (This site uses K. Lukens site as its source.)