Individual Details
Benjamin F. KNICKERBOCKER {K-182}
(Abt 1785 - )
Events
| Birth | Abt 1785 | New York |  | ||
| Knick References | 1785 | Benjamin is complex situation. Basic info can be found in "Knickerbockers of Amenia" on knic.com. It appears that Ben might have divorced his wife Jane WIlcox & moved to Michigan. More research needed. | |||
| Knick Lineage | 1785 | 1. HJ / 2. Lourens / 3. Harmanus / 4. Lawrence / 5. Benjamin (this person) | |||
| Knick Generation Number | 1785 | 5 | |||
| Extra information | 6 Mar 1807 | Belden Road Cemetery record shows unnamed 3 month old "son of Benjamin" | |||
| Residence | 1808 | Lawrence sells property to Benjamin, "my son", for 1 cent. This helps confirm that Ben was born before about 1787. (Minors typically could not have title to a property.) - Gorham, Ontario, New York, United States | |||
| Extra information | 1820 | Land records in Ontario Co: Benjamin and wife Jane sell property. (Book 35, p 436) | |||
| Residence | 1820 | 3 sons and 2 daughters. Oldest male is "26-44" but probably at least age 32 because 2 sons are 10-14. - Gorham, Ontario, New York, United States | | ||
| Divorce | 1822 | Many Ancestry users claim that Benjamin died in 1821. Wrong. See the multiple, strange, Erie Co land records. Looks more like a divorce. - | |||
| Extra information | 1823 | Yates County splits off from Ontario Co | |||
| Extra information | 1823 | 2 deeds of interest in Erie County. Benjamin Knick "of Gorham, Ontario Co" in one deed, and "of Hopewell, Ontario Co" in another deed, bought and sold property. No wife is listed. (Erie Co, L 7, pp 106 and 107) - Erie County, New York, USA | |||
| Extra information | 1823 | Silas Wilcox was almost certainly Jane's brother. Sometime around 1824 he moved to Eden, Erie County, NY. He lived there for the rest of his life. - Eden, Erie County, New York, USA | |||
| Extra information | 1823 | 2 deeds for Jane Knickerbocker in Erie Co. . No husband listed; very strange for those times. 1: Jane of Gorham, Ontario Co. 2: Jane of Perinton, Monroe Co. Both are with people named Wilcox (Larry, Laura, Silas). Erie Co, L 9 P 195&19 - Erie County, New York, USA | |||
| Extra information | Jan 1823 | Strange land records: In 1823, Benj Knick of Hopewell sold property to James Moor (Erie, L7 p107). Within a few days, James Moor flipped the property to Silas Wilcox of Perinton. (Erie, L7, p108). - Erie County, New York, USA | |||
| Extra information | 1830 | Multiple Benjamins: Ben#1 was in Ontario Co. Then Ben#2 showed up in Yates Co in '30. Then, Ben#3 moved to Mich (see bio of son Francis.) I believe Ben#1 and Ben#3 were same man. (Ben2 was 10 yrs younger; brother of Andrus?) | |||
| Extra information | 1835 | Findagrave # 149857245 has no tombstone and no documentation, yet claims that this Benjamin (from Ont Co) died in 1835 and is buried in Pittsford NY (30 miles from Gorham NY). I have never seen Ben in any listing from that cemetery. | |||
| Extra information | 1840 | There is no sign of Benjamin in the 1840 census. | |||
| Residence | 1841 | Death certificates for children Thomas (Mich) and Charlotte (Illinois) say that they were born in Yates County, New York. - Yates County NY | |||
| Knick Census Project: 1850 | 1850 | MI, Washtenaw, Sylvan. HOH = Benjamin Knickerbocker. | |||
| Extra information | 1850 | Old email on knic.com claimed Benjamin In Mich was son of Philip. Wrong. Philip's son lived in Parma NY. See "Benjamin (parma) Knickerbocker". Others claim Hugh's son Ben went to Mich. This is also wrong; see "Benjamin (riga)". | |||
| Residence | 1850 | Benjamin "Knicker". Wife Sarah is 11 years younger. (2nd wife??)5 kids, all 19 or younger. - Sylvan, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA | |
Families
| Spouse | Jane WILCOX (1785 - 1846) |
| Spouse | Sarah Emeline (benjMich) MEACHAM (1799 - ) |
| Child | Emeline KNICKERBOCKER {K-766} (1833 - ) |
| Child | Francis Benjamin KNICKERBOCKER {K-818} (1835 - 1914) |
| Child | Clarrisa KNICKERBOCKER {K-871} (1837 - ) |
| Child | Charlotte KNICKERBOCKER {K-937} (1840 - 1929) |
| Child | Thomas KNICKERBOCKER {K-1017} (1842 - 1926) |
| Father | Lawrence KNICKERBOCKER {K-49} (1740 - 1814) |
| Mother | Mary mnu (2ndwoLawrence) KNICKERBOCKER ( - ) |
| Sibling | David KNICKERBOCKER {K-150} (1780 - 1838) |
| Sibling | Lawrence Jr KNICKERBOCKER {K-154} (1780 - 1814) |
| Sibling | Mary KNICKERBOCKER {K-184} (1785 - ) |
| Sibling | Samson KNICKERBOCKER {K-202} (1788 - 1793) |
| Sibling | Silas dy KNICKERBOCKER {K-259} (1796 - 1806) |
Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1850; Census Place: Sylvan, Washtenaw, Michigan; Roll: M432_364; Page: 294B; Image: 238.
2. Ancestry.com, 1820 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Gorham, Ontario, New York; Page: 234; NARA Roll: M33_62; Image: 128.
3. Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1850; Census Place: Sylvan, Washtenaw, Michigan; Roll: M432_364; Page: 294B; Image: 238.