Individual Details

John KNICKERBOCKER {K-13}

(Abt 1710 - 10 Nov 1786)

Events

Birth	Abt 1710	Probably born near Tivoli, NY. (See records for father and grandfather.) - Dutchess County, New York, United States
Knick References	1710	See "John Knickerbocker and Lydia Jackson" on knic.com. It discusses the Connecticut lines in some detail.
Knick Lineage	1710	1. HJ / 2. Lourens / 3. John (this person)
Knick Generation Number	1710	3
Extra information	1711	Many Ancestry trees claim that the John buried in Salisbury CT is the one who was a Colonel in the Rev War. Wrong. Unfortunately Ancestry "hints" are based on popularity, not facts, so this mistake is spreading to new users.
Marriage	22 Feb 1751	Sharon, Connecticut, USA - Jemima OWEN
Residence	1775 - 1890	Connecticut, USA
Extra information	1776	John Knickerbocker had a license for gunpowder manufacture. See "A historical collection, from official records, files, &c., of the part sustained by Connecticut, during the war of the revolution"
Probate	5 Jun 1785	Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Will	5 Jun 1785	John revoked his old wills, and issued a new one, giving "Harmon's John" the house his father built. The new will was signed 4 days before John and Lydia were married. I have attached the entire will. - Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Burial	1786	Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Death	10 Nov 1786	Inscription on tombstone is "John Kernickerbacker." However, no doubt that this is the same person that Van Alstyne called "John Knickerbocker". (Van Alstyne's preamble discusses his policy of ignoring spelling variations from the early family.) - Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Probate	1787	Detailed will. PDF file and transcription are attached to this tree. - Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Knick Family, NYGBR	1908	Person [15] in Van Alstyne's numbering system. NYGBR, 1908/1909.

Families

Spouse	Jacomyntje FREER (1711 - 1751)
Child	Abraham KNICKERBOCKER {K-33} (1733 - 1809)
Child	Lawrence KNICKERBOCKER {K-45} (1739 - )
Child	Mary KNICKERBOCKER {K-52} (1742 - )
Child	Harmen KNICKERBOCKER {K-50} (1742 - 1777)
Child	Jane KNICKERBOCKER {K-60} (1747 - 1800)
Child	Isaac KNICKERBOCKER {K-69} (1750 - )

Spouse	Jemima OWEN (1730 - 1785)
Child	Sarah KNICKERBOCKER {K-76} (1752 - )
Child	Solomon KNICKERBOCKER {K-83} (1754 - )

Father	Lourens Lawrence KNICKERBOCKER {K-5} (1685 - 1766)
Mother	Maryke DYCKMAN (1688 - )
Sibling	Harmanus Senior KNICKERBOCKER {K-14} (1712 - 1805)
Sibling	Cornelius KNICKERBOCKER {K-16} (1713 - 1774)
Sibling	Peter KNICKERBOCKER {K-19} (1720 - 1783)
Sibling	Elizabeth KNICKERBOCKER {K-18} (1720 - 1793)
Sibling	Janetie KNICKERBOCKER {K-21} (1721 - 1799)
Sibling	?tje KNICKERBOCKER {K-24} (1724 - )
Sibling	Maritjen KNICKERBOCKER {K-27} (1727 - )
Sibling	Benjamin KNICKERBOCKER {K-28} (1728 - 1805)
Sibling	Catherine KNICKERBOCKER {K-31} (1731 - 1806)

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