Garret Gerrits Wyckoff (1704 - 1770)

Born 4 Mar 1704 in Flatlands, Long Island, New York

Ancestors

Husband of Aeltie (Gerritse) Gerritsen — married 1726 in Monmouth, New Jersey

Husband of Altia (Leffertsen) Wyckoff — married 4 Dec 1745 in Monmouth, New Jersey

Descendants

Died 2 Nov 1770 at age 66 in Marlboro, Monmouth County, New Jersey

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Biography

Garret was a son of Garret Pieterse Wyckoff, born 4 March 1704.^[1]

He was marred in 1725 to Altia Garretson. His second marriage (license 4 Dec 1745) was to Altia Lefferts. ^[1]

Garret moved to Monmouth Co., New Jersey, not far from Freehold, where he owned a large farm.^[1]

He died on 2 Nov 1770. ^[1]

Burial: Wikoff Hill Burial Ground, Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey. ^[2]

Research Notes

The following notes apparently are about this man's father. Smith-62120 20:14, 10 April 2021 (UTC)

Will of father: GARRETT WYCKOFF. In the name of God, Amen, this 9 October, 1704. Be it known that I, Garett Wyckoff, of Flatlands in Kings County, on the Island of Nassau, being at present very sick and weak. I leave to my loving wife Katharine, all estate of houses and lands, during her life, and 12 acres of land within the limitts of Gravesend . But if she remarry, then an inventory is to be made, and my eldest son Peter shall have half of the houses and lands when he is of age, and the other half after my wife's decease, and he is to pay to the other children, namely, Greetie, Adriane, Amke, Marytie and Janica, 450 , I give to my son Peter, a silver tankard, and my plows and harrows and all the tackling belonging to a farm. The testator makes provision for an expected child. I make my loving friends and brothers, Claas Wyckoff, Hendrick Wyckoff, Peter Wyckoff, Garett Stoothoff, and Peter Nevins, my executors. And they are to sell a 12 acre lot of land, lying at Ambrose Island, so called in the town of Gravesend. Witnesses, Jan Terhunen, James Amerman, Henry Filkin. Proved at Flatlands, July 12, 1707, and confirmed by Lord Cornbury.

The farm of Garret Pieterse Wyckoff included a part of the original purchase of Pieter Claesen from Wolphert Gerritsen Couwenhoven, recorded in bills of sale 27 May 1652, 31 Mar 1655, and 28 Sept 1658, and was part of the purchase by Andreas Hudde and W. G. Couwenhoven from the Indians, 16 June 1636, in Flatlands, where he lived. His will, dated 9 Oct. 1704, is in the New York Surrogate's Office (Wills, Vol. VII, Page 407) probated 12 June 1707.

GARRET WYCKOFF, had no birth or baptismal record and was prob. b. about 1662. About 1691 he mar. CATHARINE JOHANNA NEVIUS, who was bap. 16 Feb. 1665 at the Reformed Dutch Church of New York (wit.: Matthias Nevius "predt tot Montfoort," and Elizabeth de Potter), a dau. of Johannes Nevius and Ariaentje Blyck. He appeared on the assessment roll of Flatbush in 1675 and 1693, and on the census rolls there in 1698. He took the Oath of Allegiance in 1687. Garret's will, dated 9 Oct. 1704, was probated 12 June 1707.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Wardell, Patricia A. Early Bergen County Families. File: BCFam-Wyckoff.pdf, page 4.
2. ↑ Find a Grave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127320963/garret-wikoff

• The New York Historical Society Collections, this 1892 volume features abstracts of wills on file in the Surrogates Office, City of New York, from 1665 to 1707. (Through the World family tree Network.) Wayne Page 407.--
• "New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FZ6W-YZG : 11 February 2018), Gerrit Wykhoff in entry for Samuel Wykhoff, ; citing DUTCH REFORMED CHURCH,FREEHOLD AND MIDDLETOWN,MONMOUTH,NEW JERSEY, reference ; FHL microfilm 0982040 IT 13, 0982045 IT 1-4, 9-13, 0982046 IT 2-3.
• "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKMZ-LZ1 : 4 April 2020), Gerret Wyckof and Alte Leffers, ; citing Monmouth, New Jersey, United States, New Jersey State Archives, Trenton; FHL microfilm 802,942.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVGL-D9LS : 13 December 2015), Garret Wikoff, 1770; Burial, Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States of America, Wikoffs Hill Burial Ground; citing record ID 127320963, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
• Source number: 353.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: TLH
• Birth year: 1703; Birth city: Flatlands; Birth state: NY
• Holland Society of New York; New York, New York; Freehold and Middletown, Part 1, Book 61A
• https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-1/myheritage-family-trees?itemId=119410781-19-11519&action=showRecord
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LVW3-3JM

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Wyckoff-56 created through the import of Godfrey non-living.ged on Jun 14, 2011 by Jim Godfrey. See the Changes tab for details of edits by Jim and others.