Gidion (Van Aaken) Van Aken (1718 - 1774)

Born 19 Oct 1718 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York

Ancestors

Husband of Maria (Ploeg) Van Aken — married 13 Dec 1740 in Kingston, New York

Descendants

Died 6 Jun 1774 at age 55 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York

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Biography

Gideon was a son of Pieter Van Aaken and Rutsjen Dame, baptized 19 October 1718. The baptism of Gidion Van Aaken was recorded in the Reformed Dutch Church of Kingston, New York.^[1]

The names of Gideon, his father, and three brothers appear on the list of the members of the Foot Company of Militia of the Corporation of Kinston, under the command of Capt. Tjrck Van Keuren, in 1738. Listed are Corp'l Marynis Van Aken (Gideon's older brother), Peter Van Aken (Gideon's father), and Jan Van Aken, Petrus Van Aken, and Giedeon Van Aken.^[2]

Gideon van Aaken, j.m., was married to Maria Ploeg, j.d., on 13 December 1740. Their marriage was recorded in the Reformed Dutch Church of Kingston, New York. Both Gideon and Maria were "born and resid. under the jurisdiction of Kinstown." Domine Vas, who married them, had registered their banns on 23 November 1740.^[3]

Will, Abstract of

6 June 1774 Gedion Van Aken of Kingston, Ulster. Children Peter, Johannis, Abraham, Benjamin, Gideon, Catherina wife of Abraham Van Vliet, Maria wife of Conrad Wist. Exe sons Johannis, Abraham, Benjamin. Wit Frances Heyler, Jan Van Aken farmer of Kingston, Petrus Van Aken farmer of Dutchess Co. Probate 14 July 1774. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Hoes, page 124, #2615: 1718 Oct 19; Pieter Van Aaken, Rutsjen Dame; Gidion; Abraham Van Aaken, Neelyen Van Aaken.
2. ↑ Second Annual Report of the State Historian. New York Colonial Muster Rolls, 1664-1775, Vol. I . Originally published in Albany, New York, 1897. Reprinted 1999, Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore Maryland. pages 601-602. Accessed at Ancestry.com.
3. ↑ Hoes, page 580, #935.
4. ↑ Calendar of NY Wills.

• 1988 Constable Family reunion - Rob Hoyt
• Hoes, Roswell Randall. Baptismal and marriage registers of the old Dutch church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York. New York: DeVinne Press, 1891.
• The photo of the Van Aken House can be found in the book, "Dutch Houses in the Hudson Valley before 1776, by Helen Wilkinson Reynolds.

Acknowledgments

• This person was created through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged on 13 September 2010.