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Biography

Name and Birth

William Clinkenbird, (aka Willem Klinkenberg,[1][2][3][4][5] Willem Klinchenberg[6]), was born in 1649.[2][4], He is reported to have been a "native of New Uijtrecht"[3] His father, Willem Klinckenberg was probably born about 1619 near modern-day Limburg/Aachen and must have travelled to the New Netherland colonies before 1649. Nothing is known about his mother, the date or place of his parents' marriage or of any siblings.

Birthplace

The claim that William, born in 1649, was a native of Nieuw Utrecht/New Utrecht deserves closer investigation, since Nieuw Utrecht was not established until 1652. The town of New Utrecht included all or part of the present-day Bath Beach, Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst, Borough Park, Dyker Heights and Fort Hamilton neighborhoods of Brooklyn, New York City, on the very western end of Long Island, along Eastern shore of the Verrazano Narrows, opposite Staten Island and well South of Manhattan. The town center was located in what is now Bensonhurst.

Dutch settlements in this area of western Long Island date approximately from the 1640s. Dutch settlers bought land from the Lenape ("Canarsee"), in the neighborhood now known as Dyker Heights, as early as 1639.[7]. During William Kieft's tenure as Director of New Netherland, Land ownership policy was gradually liberalized and trading was somewhat deregulated, and many New Netherlanders considered themselves entrepreneurs in a free market.[8] In 1643, Kieft granted 200 acres on western Long Island to Anthony Janszoon van Salee. Kieft's policies resulted in a series of massacres, raids and reprisals, known as "Kieft's War" (1643-45), which drove settlers from the countryside to New Amsterdam.[8] This led to protests and the eventual replacement of Kieft by Peter Stuyvesant, who arrived in 1647 and imposed a more authortative regime. It has been suggested that William's father Willem came to New Netherland in 1645 - just after "Kieft's War".[9]

If that was the case, then it is not unlikely that he would have settled in western Long Island and began to raise a family there. Three of the original six parishes in would later be known as Brooklyn were given charters by the Dutch West India Company in the years after Kieft's War: Gravesend (1645); Breuckelen (1646) and Nieuw Amersfoort (1647). The popluation of New Netherland increased rapidly. By the time Peter Stuyvesant took over as governor in 1647, the population had reached about 15,000.[10]

But even if his family had already settled in a place which was later part of New Utrecht - William's birthplace was not called Nieuw Utrecht when he was born. The parish of Nieuw Utrecht wasn't chartered until 1652, and Nieuw Utrecht did not emerge as a town until a few years later. "Most of the land [granted to van Salee] was undeveloped until 1652, when (after William Kieft had been replaced by Peter Stuyvesant as governor) Cornelius van Werckhoven took it over" from Salee.[8] The first permission to sell lots and create a town was granted in 1655 to Jacques Cortelyou, guardian for Werckhoven's children. Cortelyou named the settlement Nieuw Utrecht after Werckhoven's hometown. A defensive palisade wall was erected, and more residents settled there. In 1657, Nieuw Utrecht was elevated to the status of village, incorporating previously settled areas such as Dyker Beach. Governor Peter Stuyvesant finally granted Nieuw Utrecht its town charter in 1661.[11] So, at the very latest by the time he was twelve years old, the place William was born was, indeed, probably known as "Nieuw Utrecht". Until records can be found which can determine exactly where his parents were living and what name Dutch authorities used to describe it - it would seem reasonable to accept that mildly anachronistic location name as his birthplace.

Marriage and Family

Willem (aka William) refers in his will to his wife "Johanna", but multiple baptismal records list Willem and Jannetje Juriaens together as parents and/or witnesses. John Stockman concludes that it is "very possible that Johanna, the wife of Willem (b. 1649) was in fact Jannetje Juriaens."[12] Nevertheless, open questions remain - especially concerning his wife's age at childbirth - which make it impossible to be absolutely certain that Jannetje Juriaens Andries was in fact his wife and the mother of all of his children. Was there a second wife named Johanna? If so, record of her existance has not been found in any sources other than her husband's will.

The names and birth dates of their children, many of whom were enumerated in their father's will, is also somewhat uncertain. According to John Stockman, the known children of Willem and his wife Johanna/Jannetje were:[12]

i. WILLEM KLINCKENBERGH, b. about 1684, New York; d. Unknown.
ii. BARBARA VAN CLINKENBURGH, b. about 1687, New York; d. Unknown.
iii. ALSE/ELSYE VAN CLINKENBURGH, b. about 1690, New York or Pennsylvania; d. Unknown.
iv. JOHN CLINKENBEARD, b. about 1693, New York or Pennsylvania; d. Bef. 15 May 1741, (Pennsylvania?).
v. MARY CLINKENBOROUGH [11], b. about 1696, New York or Pennsylvania [12],[13]; d. Unknown; m. THOMAS WEST, 17 December 1718, the First Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania [14],[15],[16]; b. about 1691; d. Unknown.
vi. JORIAH CLINKENBEARD, b. about 1699, New York or Pennsylvania; d. Bef. 1741.
vii. JOHANNA CLINKENBEARD [17], b. about 1702, New York or Pennsylvania[18],[19]; d. Unknown; m. [----?----] SOUTH; b. about 1695; d. Unknown.
viii. ELIZABETH VAN CLINKENBURGH, b. about 1705, New York or Pennsylvania; d. Unknown.

From New York to Pennsylvania

William was only a teenager when the British took control of the Dutch colonies of Nieuw Nederland (1664). His marriage and the birth of his first children (until 1687) are recorded in New York. It is not entirely clear precisely where he was living at that time, as he was a native of Nieuw Utrecht, on Long Island. [13]in 1687, William (aka Wellem klinckenberg) was among those listed there as having taken the Oath of Allegiance to the British King James II, whose proprietary colony as Duke of York became a Royal Province when he ascended the throne in 1685.[14] The creation of the Dominion of New England in 1686, which attempted to restructure the British colonies into a centralized, unified structure and promote the Church of England as opposed to Puritan or Reformed religions, may have contributed to William's decision to migrate South at about that time. Initially imposed on the northern colonies, the Dominion was expanded to include the provinces of New York, East Jersey and West Jersey in 1688. This may have made travel between those colonial administrations easier, at least from an administrative standpoint. It may also be significant that the Delaware River became the border between the repressive Dominion and the colonies of Pennsylvania and Delaware, which retained their original charters. The timing of this internal migration may also have been affected by the political upheaval resulting in the "Glorious Revolution" of 1688, with William and Mary replacing James as monarchs of England, which sparked various rebellions in the colonies and put an end to the short-lived Dominion of New England by 1689.

It is not clear precisely when William, his wife and oldest children left the New York area (see above), or whether William's father traveled with them, but William eventually settled in Northampton township, in Bucks County (near modern Churchville, which was later named for the Dutch Reformed Church where records for Willem and family have been found). At the time, Bucks County, one of the three original counties in Pennsylvania, included the territory which became Northampton County in 1752. Willem and his wife appear in baptism records in Philadelphia in 1710. In 1722, he was one of the petitioners for the organisation of Northampton township, in Bucks (later Cumberland) county.[12] William Klinkenberg was admitted as a member of the Low Dutch Reformed Church in Bucks County "on confession of faith", on 29 March 1739, as witnessed by P.H. Dorsius, Minister, and Gerret Kroesen, elder.[15] When he wrote his will in 1741, he had clearly been living in Northampton for some time.[16] At some time after 1687, Willem and his family moved away from New York, presumably first to Burlington, then across the Delaware, following a prehistoric Indian path about 15 miles to the Northwest inland from the Delaware River. That path ended at the best place in the vicinity to cross the river - which would become the site of Bristol and the end of the "Bristol road". Jeffery Marshall writes that "The first settlers of New Jersey and Pennsylvania gravitated to the spot for the same reason", and that the first ferry across the river was at that site.[17]Terry McNealy points out that the English Quaker settlements which grew up along the Delaware in the 17th century, like Salem (1675) and Burlington (1677) on the eastern bank of the Delaware in Western New Jersey, generally had a town on the river which served as an administrative and commercial hub for the associated "county" which extended from the river as far inland as "European settlers had pushed".[18] The fair in Burlington was already well-established in May 1682, about six months before William Penn arrived in his colony for the first time. Penn created the original three counties, and regular markets were established in Philadelphia, Chester and New Castle - but the early settlers in Bucks county had no market of their own - they had to go either to Philadelphia or across the Delaware to Burlington until the market town of Buckingham(later New Bristol, then Bristol) was established in 1697.

It may be significant to note that one of the earliest land grants in the Bristol area (15 Feb 1667/68) was to Peter Alrichs, who had been governor of the New Netherland colony at New Amstel, lost his lands because he resisted British conquest (1664), regained the favor of British governor Nicolls in New York and soon returned to the Delaware, where Nicolls granted him the land mentioned above. Alrichs became a magistrate in New Castle in 1672, and sold the islands he had been granted in 1682.[19] Other early settlers worthy of note as we trace the Clinkenbeard family include Samuel Clift, a Quaker who was among the passengers on the Kent, which brought the first settlers to Burlington in August 1677. Clift obtained a grant for land on the western bank of the Delaware, which would become Bristol, and operated a ferry across the river. Other early settlers included some from the former Dutch colony of New Amstel: William Sanford and Barent Gerritzen each obtained a grant for 250 acres on March 8 1680/81. Sanford built a house and, on 31 May 1684, married Frances Homer, a widow with a son and daughter. Gerritzen, who had lived in New Amstel in 1677, sold his land on 19 October 1682 to John Otter - it would later be the site of Saw- and Gristmills in Bristol. During the last decades of the 17th century, the ferry at Bristol and the "Bristol road" were important factors promoting the "inland" settlement of Bucks county.

Death, Burial and Will

William died in May, 1754 (age 104) and was buried in Hardings Burying Ground, Northampton Twp., Bucks Co., Pennsylvania [4] He left the following will, dated May 15, 1741 as filed in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.[1][4]

Will of William Clinkenbird -- filed Bucks County, Pa. [1,4] (age at death 104 years old) In the name of God Amen: I William Clinkenbird of the Township of Northampton in the County of Bucks and Province of Pennsylvania, Yeoman, being of a sound and perfect mind and memory thanks be to God therefore and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to dye, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following Viz: I give and bequeath my soul unto Almighty God that gave it, and my body to the ground there to be decently interred in such manner as my Executors hereinafter mentioned shall think proper in Hardings Burying Ground amongst my Relations - And also such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to Blefs me withall I give and dispofe thereof in manner following - IMPRIMIS: I give and bequeath unto my Dearly beloved wife Johanna Clinkenbird all my Estate and effects both real and personal for and during her natural life, and after her death, I give and bequeath the said Estate both real and personal equally to be distributed to my children and grandchildren herein after named in manner following Viz: Between William Clinkenbeard, Barbara Cony, Elsie Bradhurst, Mary West, Elizabeth van Hoorn, Johanna South, William Clinkenbird, son of John Clinkenbird deced, and Johanna Clinkenbird and Josiah Clinkenbird daughters of Josiah Clinkenbird deced thefse two last but to have one share between them, such share as their father might have had if living AND my will is that my Executors hereafter named shall and may lawfully dispose and sell my land goods and chattels and out of the whole amount of the sails of the said estate and effects discharge and pay my lawfull debts and funeral charges and the residue thereof to be divided as above said and the said Executors that full share of William Clinkenbird son of John Clinkenbird deced shall put out to intrest with sufficient security of the same untill the said William Clinkenbird arrives to the age of twenty one years, and in case this said William Clinkenbird should dye before he comes to age his said share to be divided as abovesaid and likewise Johanna Clinkenbird and Josiah Clinkenbird daughters of Josiah Clinkenbird deced their one share between them to be put out to intrest with good security until they arrive to the age of eighteen years each or day of marriage and if either of thefe last named should dye before they arrive at age or day of marriage, then that share to go to the other sister, but if both dyes then their shares with the interest thereon to be devided as abovesaid -- likewise of the withinsaid William Clinkenbird son of John Clinkenbird should dye without ifsue then his said share to be divided as withinsaid AND lastly I do consitute and appoint Barnard Van Horne of the Township and County aforesaid Yeoman and Solomon Fufell of the City of Philadelphia in the Province aforesaid Chairmaker -- my sole Executors of this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and making void all former Will or Wills by me heretofore made or caused to be made ratifying and confirming this and none other to be my last Will. IN WITNEFS whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this fifteenth day of May One Thousand Seven Hundred and Forty One ---

Research Notes

  • The following original source citations (from initial profile creation in 2016) have been re-formatted as inline references. They are listed here for documentation purposes (not all sources could be traced/consulted in Nov 2023).
!--- SOURCES ---
NAME:1,4;2-4,6(Willem Klinkenberg);5(Willem Klinchenberg)
B:2;4(1649) BP:2,4 D:2,4 DP:2;1(assumed) BUR:4 F:4
Are the two wives one and the same as Charles Harvey had?
WIFE1(Jannetje=Jane):1-2,4,6 MD:2,4 MP:2
WIFE2(Johanna):1,4
1. Charles H. Harvey [15]
2. The Pennsylvania Genealogical Mag. V.1-39 WFT Vol.24 #464 [1139]
3. New World Immigrants V.1 pg.430 by Tepper [1312]
4. Dave Robison website [5143]
5. Myrna Vogel [1139]
6. Hinds Site: Genealogy of Ken Hinds [5144]
  • John E. Stockman has written a well-researched, extensive account which includes facts and reasoned conclusions based on primary and secondary sources, as well as notes and explanations of unresolved issues. He covers 350 direct descendents of Willem Klinckenberg, as well as some associated spouses and children. The 66 page work is (Nov 2023) available for download as a pdf file.[12] In case the website becomes inaccessable, selected quotations are included in footnotes.[20][14][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]

profiles / connections to family named in Will

  1. beloved wife Johanna Clinkenbird WikiTree:Jannetje Juriaens Andries (connected)
  2. William Clinkenbeard - no matching WikiTree profile found, new one created Dec 2023.
  3. Barbara Cony - - no matching WikiTree profile found, new one created Dec 2023. Baptism recorded in Churchville, Bucks County, "At Sammeny and Bensalem" May 2 1710 for son Willem, parents "Jacob Cony, Barber Klinkenbergh", witnesses [grandparents} "Willem Klinkenburgh, Jannetye Juriaens".PA and NJ Church and Town records, North and Southampton Dutch Reformed Club image 1986 of 2629
  4. Elsie Bradhurst WikiTree: Alse Van Clinkenburgh (connected). Baptism recorded in Churchville, Bucks County, 2 may 1710 for son Hendrick, parents "Jan Bradecks and Elsye Klinkenbergh" witnesses [grandparents} "Willem Klinkenburgh, Jannetye Juriaens". PA and NJ Church and Town records, North and Southampton Dutch Reformed Club image 1986 of 2629]. Elsie Klinkenbergh is admitted to the Church "on profession of Faith" on May 26 1750 (image 2082).
  5. Mary West - no matching WikiTree profile found, new one created Dec 2023.
  6. Elizabeth van Hoorn - not to be confused with Elizabet, child of Wellem Klenkenbergh & Jannetye Klenkenbergh, was baptised on 21 April 1736 in Churchville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.[29] a Christiaen van Hoorn, son of Christiaen van Hoorn (elsewhere "van Hooren"), was baptised on 30 May 1730 - perhaps worth investigating as possible husband of Elizabeth. note: a baptism recorded in the "Church register of the Low dutch Reformed Congregation at Southhampton, Bucks County 1737-1880" on 11 Oct 1741 for Johannes, son of "Barent von Hoorn and Elizabeth Klinkenberg" would seem to match "the person who married Barent Barentsen van Horn" - somewhat better. The question remains whether this was the daughter of the "Wellem Klenkenbergh" assumed to be the author of the will signed by "William Clinkenbird". Another baptism, in April 1746 for an unnamed child of "Barndt van Horn" and "Elisabet Klinkenbergh" (image 2007) would also seem to match - given uncertainties in spelling.
  7. Johanna South - no matching WikiTree profile found, new one created Dec 2023.
  8. John Clinkenbird deced (father of William Clinkenbird)
  9. Josiah Clinkenbird deced (father of Johanna Clinkenbird and Josiah Clinkenbird) - no matching WikiTree profile found, new one created Dec 2023.

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