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Subject: Peter 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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