Individual Details

John KNICKERBOCKER {K-32}

(Abt 1731 - 2 Aug 1828)

Events

Knick Generation Number	1721	3
Knick References	1721	John Knickerbocker "Esquire" is discussed briefly in the report John Knickerbocker and Lydia Jackson. More recently (2019) a deed has surfaced that proves that this John did, in fact, get married late in life. He might have had stepchildren.
Knick Lineage	1721	1. HJ / 2. Cornelius / 3. John (this person)
Birth	Abt 1731	Obit says he died in Essex VT, age 97. Thus John was born about 1731. This fits with the son of Cornelius. (See Van Alstyne genealogy.)
Extra information	1731	Lots of info via Google. John mentioned in many VT histories (town clerk, justice, etc). No mention of children in VT histories, yet 1800/10/20 census suggest he married late life & had stepkids
Baptism	22 May 1731	According to Van Alstyne - Saugerties, Ulster, New York, USA
Residence	1777	John was involved with the state constitution, but this doesn't prove that he was already a full time resident of VT. (He was still paying taxes in CT.) - Vermont, USA
Residence	1779	First town clerk - Grand Isle, Grand Isle, Vermont, USA
Residence	1783	Grand Isle County, Vermont, USA
Residence	1787	Highgate, Franklin, Vermont, USA
Residence	1789	Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, USA
Residence	1789	John Knickerbocker was a selectman in Burlington VT, in 1789, 90, and 91. - Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, USA
Residence	1790	1 Male over 16. No females. Title of "Esq" implies that he practiced law. (Law was a skilled trade at that time. Law school was not required.) - Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, United States
Residence	1791	Proceedings and papers, Vermont Antiquarian Society states that John Knickerbocker, Esq, of Burlington was single. Also says that John Knickerbocker moved to Essex, which ties this man to the later Essex census. - Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, USA
Residence	1791	John Knickerbocker is mentioned twice in the Proceedings of the Antiquarian Society. This is the first. - Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, USA
Residence	1792	Sheldon, Franklin, Vermont, USA
Residence	1792	Highgate, Franklin, Vermont, USA
Extra information	1800	John was single in 1790, and also called single in a VT history. Why does he appear to have a family in the next 3 census records (1800 / 1810 / 1820)? Did he marry a widow & help raise her kids?
Residence	1800	Look at census sheet. He was in Essex. (Ancestry claims Colchester due to transcription error.) White Males 16-25 1; White male over 45 1; White Females 16-25 1; White female over 45: 1. - Essex, Chittenden, Vermont, USA
Residence	1810	White male over 45 1; White Females 16-25 1; white female over 45 1 - Essex, Chittenden, Vermont, United States
Residence	1820	Males >45 1; Females >45 1 - Essex, Chittenden, Vermont, United States
Death	2 Aug 1828	NH Gazette, 19 Aug 1828: "In Essex VT, Mr John Knickerbocker, aged 97, one of the earliest settlers of that part of Vermont." A Massachusetts paper gave date of death as Aug 2. - Essex, Chittenden, Vermont, United States

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Abigail (VT woJohn) mnu KNICKERBOCKER (1740 - )

Father	Cornelius KNICKERBOCKER {K-6} (1692 - 1776)
Mother	Johanna SCHUT ( - )
Sibling	William KNICKERBOCKER {K-20} (1720 - )
Sibling	Elizabeth KNICKERBOCKER {K-22} (1722 - )
Sibling	Deborah KNICKERBOCKER {K-40} (1738 - )
Sibling	Cornelia KNICKERBOCKER {K-47} (1740 - )

Individual Details

John KNICKERBOCKER {K-32}

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