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Research Notes: Pieter Classen Wyckoff

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Name Variations

The Wyhoff: Settlement on the Bay (M. W. Wikoff)

  • All variations are Friesian in origin (M. W. Wikoff)
  • Wyckoff (most common use for Peter)
  • Pieter Claessen (M. W. Wikoff)
  • Wykhoff: German (M.W. Wikoff)
  • Wykhof
  • Wykoff
  • Wijckoff: Dutch
  • Wycoff
  • Wicoff
  • Wikoff
  • Wieckoff
  • Wickhoff
  • Wechof
  • Weckauf
  • Classen
  • Niclaesen

-hof genereally indicative of German and Friesian -ij Dutuch -y English

Clues to Parentage

The European Tradation gives:

  • First born male named after Paternal Grandfather
  • Second Born male named after Maternal Grandfather
  • Pieter's father was likely named Niclaesen (Niclaus, or Nicolaus) (M.W. Wykoff, p. 6)
  • We do not know birth order of Pieter to guess his grandfather's names.
  • Pieter appears to following naming tradtions. (M.W. Wykoff, p.6-7)
  • Review speculation (M.W. Wykoff, p.9-10


Biography

  • Likely an Orphan or Illigitimate
  • Pieter was illiterate (M.W. Wykoff, p. 4)
  • Hausmarke signature (M.W. Wykoff, p.4-5)

Timeline

  • 1635 Severe Plague in Kirchspiel Marienhafe (locatin of The Wykhof, Pieter's likely home) (M.W.Wykoff, p. 8)
  • 1637 Arrival in America
  • 1637 Indentured for six years
  • 1687 Adopts Wyckoff Surname (with Dutch spelling) (M.W.Wyckoff, p. 4; O

Callaghan, p.?)

Mythologies

  • Made up origin of the surname Wyckoff (Wyckoff Association)
  • Wyckoff incorrectly identified as Dutch origin
  • Born in Boda, Sweden


Gustave Anjou Creations

  • Associates Dutch Seaman Claes Cornelisze as father based on a baptismal record that closely matches Pieters profile. (M.W.Wykoff, p. 7)[see also p. 11-12]

Sources


  • M. William Wykoff, "What's in a Name? History and Meaning of Wyckoff", CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Rochester, N.Y., 2014.
  • E. B. O'Callaghan, Documents Relating to the Colonial History of New York....

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