Margaritie (Volkenburg) Van Aalstein (1713 - abt. 1792)

Born 27 Sep 1713 in Schenectady, Albany County, New York

Ancestors

Descendants

Died about 18 Jan 1792 at about age 78 in Upper Canada [uncertain]

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Biography

Margaritie was a daughter of Isaac Van Valkenburg and Lydia Van Slyck, baptized 27 September 1713 in the Reformed Dutch Church of Albany, Albany County, New York.^{[1] [2][3]}

She married Lambert VanAlstine on October 29, 1733 (Reformed Dutch Church of Albany). "He is supposed to be the 'Old VanAlstine' who appears on the 1776 assessment list of the Upper River District [Pennsylvania] with isaac VanAlstine and in 1777 with Isaac and James VanAlstine." The family moved from New York and settled near Margarietje's brother Isaac and extended families at Wysox on the Susquehanna River of Pennsylvania about 1773 or 1774, or a perhaps a few years later. "The numerous VanAlstine family chose sometime in 1778 to join the British forces as they later made claims for their losses on the Susquehanna."^[4]

WikiTree members have contributed death dates of 18 January 1758 and 18 January 1792. Death location is given as "Upper Canada" and also "Richmond TWP, Lennox, Upper Canada (Ontario)." No source has been provided for either set of data.

Children

• Isaac VanAlstyne.
• Lambert VanAlstyne.
• Jacobus VanAlstyne.
• Jochem Lammerts VanAlstyne.
• Lyda VanAlstyne.
• Eva VanAlstyne.
• Harmen VanAlstyne.
• Jannetje VanAlstyne.
• Margaretha VanAlstyne.

Church Records

Baptism

• 1713. Sept. 27. Margaritie, of Isak and Lidia Volkenburg. Wit.: Robbert Liveston, Margaritie Livingston. ^[5]

Research Notes

LNAB

LNAB is Volkenburg, the name recorded for her father at her baptism.

Death Data

It would be helpful to know the source of the January 18, 1758 date of death previously entered on this profile, as it seems questionable in light of the scenario presented by Kelsey Jones. For this date to be accurate, it seems that Margrietje would have to had to have left her husband and gone to Canada prior to 1758, as her death location indicates. This is possible, but seems highly unlikely. She possibly did die in Canada, but most likely after 1778, when the rest of her family relocated there. Alternatively, she may have died in New York or Pennsylvania some time earlier.

NAVVF website

The NAVVF website has been rearranged and has changed its IDs for some people since the source links were recorded on this page. The person formerly linked in this profile as Margaritie Van Valkenburg (Page 9, #7604) is now Margaritie Rebecca Van Valkenburg No. 128 (Page 11, #6688). It also appears from this entry that the keepers of the website have decided that there must be some truth to the family trees that call her "Margaret Rebecca," regardless of the absence of contemporary records showing that name. We need to be cautious about citing the NAVVF website. Smith-62120 23:57, 19 January 2023 (UTC)

For the record here is the list of her children that currently (19 Jan 2023) appears on that site:

513 M i Isaac-Valk Van Alstyne was born in , New York, USA. He was christened on 1 Sep 1734 in First DRC, Albany, Albany, New York, USA.

514 M ii Jacobus or James Van Alstyne

515 F iii Jannetje Van Alstyne was christened on 16 May 1739 in Schoharie, Schoharie, New York, USA.

516 M iv Jochem Lammerts Van Alstyne was christened on 20 Mar 1742 in Schoharie, Schoharie, New York, USA.

517 F v Eva Van Alstyne was christened on 22 Mar 1746 in Schoharie, Schoharie, New York, USA.

518 M vi Harman Van Alstyne was christened on 4 Jun 1749 in Schoharie, Schoharie, New York, USA.

519 F vii Jannetje Van Alstyne was christened on 30 Aug 1751 in Schoharie, Schoharie, New York, USA.

520 F viii Margritta Van Alstyne was born in , New York, USA. She was christened on 18 Jan 1758 in RC, Schoharie, Schoharie, New York, USA.

Sources

1. ↑ The National Association of the Van Valkenburg(h) Family, "Descendants of Andries Van Valkenburg, Sixth Generation." Web page: Margaritie Van Valkenburg
2. ↑ Entered by Tayler Mccormick, May 10, 2013
3. ↑ Entered by Richard Draper, Sep 15, 2011
4. ↑ "Exploring the Wysocton Capture" by J. Kelsey Jones, 2010, pp. 18-20
5. ↑ Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Albany, New York, 1683–1809, Excerpted from Year Books of the Holland Society of New York. Part 2, page 66

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998). Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA
• The National Association of the Van Valkenburg(h) Family, "Descendants of Andries Van Valkenburg, Sixth Generation." Web page: Margaritie Van Valkenburg
• Ancestry Family Trees. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. URL: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/7594887/family
• Ancestry ca

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Van Valkenburgh-17 created through the import of EED1.ged on Sep 15, 2011 by Richard Draper. See the Valkenburgh-17 Changes page for the details of edits by Richard and others
• Thanks to Tayler Mccormick for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Tayler and others.