Caecilia (Roos) Kuykendall (1720 - abt. 1760)

Born 1 Feb 1720 in Somerset, New Jersey

Ancestors

Wife of Andreas Nye — married about 1748 in Pennsylvania [uncertain]

Wife of Leur Kuykendaal — married 2 Feb 1752 in Smithfield Township, Pennsylvania

Descendants

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Biography

Selli|Sealley|Caecilia Roos Some time referred to as Sara Roosa, however she does not appear to have been related to the other Roosa families in the greater Minisink area.

Surname: Ross^[1]

Selli Roos appears to be the Caecilia Roos who was born Feb. 1, 1720 in Somerset County, N.J. Selli was an abbreviation used by other Cecilias. Selli's name is spelled Sealley in her second husband's will. Caecilia was baptized at the Lutheran church at the Raretons and her family attend services there for many years. Her father was Andreas Roos, who emigrated from Germany around 1710. Selli's son is listed as Andrew Rose Nye in some records. As noted before, children were usually given names of grandparents, so "Andrew Rose" may be named in honor of "Andreas Roos." No further record of "Caecilia Roos has been found. Source: "The Palatine Families of New York, 1710," pages 798 and 799.

Birth

Selli Roos was born ca, Feb. 1, 1720 in Somerset County, N.J.

Birth: Abt 1706^[2] under invest.

Marriage

Selli Roos married:

1. Andreas Neu|Nye|Ny was born in the Palatinate Region (became Germany in 1841), and died Bef. Nov 26, 1752 in Delaware River area of PA or N.J^[3]. He married First: Maria Elisabeth ca. 1725, in "Germany" ( Andreas and his family (wife and 2 children) immigrated to America in 1733, arriving in Philadelphia aboard the Pink Mary, which sailed from Rotterdam, Holland. ) He married second: Selli Roos on Bef. 1748 in PA or New Jersey. It should be noted that he had owned land on both sides of the Delaware River at different times.

Children of Andreas and Sara Rose (Selli Roos) were:

• Sara, born June 14, 1748,

• Andrew, Nue|Nye|NY, b. June 6, 1750, bp. Nov 26, 1752 at the Dutch Reformed Church at Smithfield, Pa. Andreas died before his son's baptism. [Andrew was administrator of step-father Leur Kuykendaal's estate in 1789] Note: Leur Kuykendall's parents, Cornelis Kuykendall and Marytie Westphalen, sponsored the baptism of Andrew Nye.

2. Leur Kuykendaal, bp. Oct 27, 1706 at Deerpark [formerly Machackemeck], Orange County, NY, in the Minisink area. Baptism was recorded at the Kingston Reformed Dutch Church [KB: # 1598]^[4][5][6]

Marriage occurred on Feb. 2, 1752 at Smithfield, Monroe, PA.^[7] Married by the Rev. J. C. Fryenmuth.^[8]. This church was located about two miles above the site of the present village of Shawnee, in Smithfield, now Monroe Co., PA. Widow, Sarah Nye, had a small son Andrew Nye, who continued to live with them^[9]

Children of Leurs Kukendaal and Sara Roos were:

• James Kuykendall, born 1752 in Smithfield, Northampton, PA; died 1818 in Mifflin, Allegheny, PA. He was the son of Leur Kuykendall and Zara Roosa. He married 23. Christina Huffman 1773 in Smithfield, Northampton, Pennsylvania. Christina Huffman, born 1746 in Smithfield, Northampton, PA; died 1800 in Smithfield, Northampton, PA. Children of James Kuykendall and Christina Huffman are:

• i. Henry Kuykendall
• ii. Charity Kuykendall
• iii. Eleanor Kuykendall
• iv. Samuel Kuykendall
• v. Jeremiah Kuykendall
• vi. Moses Kuykendall
• vii. James Kuykendall
• viii. Christopher Kuykendall, born 1775; died in , Wayne Co, OH.
• ix. Mary "Polly" Kuykendall, born 1777; married Daniel McCollum, Jr. March 05, 1798 in , Garrard Co, KY.
• x. Marcy Kuykendall, born October 22, 1784 in Smithfield, Northampton, PA; died April 22, 1828 in Frankfort, Ross, Ohio.

• Henry KUYKENDALL

• John KUYKENDALL

• Abram|Abraham KUYCKENDAL, b. Bef 20 May 1754, at Smithfield, Monroe, PA. Baptism was recorded at the Reformed Dutch Church, Smithfield, Monroe County, PA^[10][11][12]

Death

Selli Roo's died sometime after 13 Jun 1789. Her second husband Leur Kuykendaal died Bef 13 Jun 1789 (will Proved) at Washington County, PA.^[13][14]. (Age < 82 years)

Will of Leur Kuykendall

Leur Kuykendaal's will was drafted 1782 at Washington County, PA and probated 13 Jun 1789 at Washington, County, PA.

Leur or "Lewis" Kuykendall died before June 13, 1789, when his will was proved. The will bequeaths to "Sealley dearly beloved wife the chest and her clothes and the bed and bed clothes and three sheep and the cow and the little pot. "His sons are listed as Cornelius (the oldest), Benjamin, Samuel, Jeam, Abraham, John and Henry. No daughters are listed. The administrator of his estate was his stepson, Andrew Nye. (17) If Luar's will lists his children according to age, as was frequently the case in early-American wills, it would indicate that John and Henry, as well as Abraham, were half-brothers of Andrew Nye. Also, it seems likely that "Jeam" refers to the James Kuykendall who appears in records of that time and place. My Genealogy Home Page: Information about Andreas Neu

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S62
2. ↑ Source: #S62
3. ↑ "Collections of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society"
4. ↑ KRDC Baptismal Record: 1706 Oct 27; Cornelis Kuykendaal, Marytie Westphalen; Leur; Willem van Vredenburg, Seytie van Ette.
5. ↑ Hoes, Roswell Randall, Baptismal and Marriage Records of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York, 1660-1809, Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1980, p. 78:1598
6. ↑ RootsWeb--Descendants of Cornelius Van Kuykendall
7. ↑ 1752 Feb. 2; Luer Kuykendal, widower of Lena Consales, to Sara|Selli Roos, widow of Andries Neu|Ny, both dwelling here. Reformed Dutch Church at Smithfield, PA
8. ↑ Canfield, Amos, "Records of the Reformed Dutch Church at Smithfield, Pennsylvania," New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, vol. 57 (1926), pp. 63, 69, 71
9. ↑ Smith, Herbert P., History of the Kuykendall Family (Additions to George Kuykendall's "History of the Kuykendall Family"), Lawrenceburg, IN: 1975
10. ↑ Baptism No.: 130; Date: 1754. May 20; Luer Kuyckendal; Selli Roos; Abram; Abram Kortrecht; Margriet Kuykendal, his wife
11. ↑ New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, vol. 57 (1926), pp. 142, 145
12. ↑ Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families--Abraham KUYKENDALL
13. ↑ FamilyTreeMaker--Cornelius Van Kuykendall (b. May 30, 1686, d. date unknown)]
14. ↑ Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families--Abraham KUYKENDALL

• Reformed Dutch Church at Smithfield, PA]. Contributed by Amos Canfield, M.D., Member of the Publication Committee of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. This church, one of the four Reformed Dutch Churches of the Minisink, was located about two miles above the site of the present village of Shawnee, Monroe Co., PA. It was probably organized at the same time as the other three, in 1737, by the Rev. George Wilhelmus Mancius.

• Source: Stelli Roos

• Records of the Kingston Reformed Dutch Church, Wall Street, Kingston, Ulster, NY - Baptismal Record

• Book: A genealogy of the Nye family, by Nye, George Hyatt, b. 1854; Nye Family of America Association; Best, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), b. 1860; Nye, Robert Glen, 1910-; Nye, L. Bert (Luther Bert), 1913-; Published 1907.

• Source: S62 Media: Family Tree Abbreviation: Susan Guest Title: Guest Family Tree Author: Susan Guest Publication: susang@centurytel.net Date: 29 Oct 2001

Acknowledgements

• Roos-699 was created by Tom Quick, Quick-803 21:01, 24 March 2015 (EDT).
• Ross-1988 created through the import of RamageRice102011.ged on Oct 12, 2011 by Molly Rice.
• Ross-1988 merged into Roos-699, Quick-803 22:28, 24 March 2015 (EDT).