Individual Details
Benjamin KNICKERBOCKER {K-111}
(Abt 1768 - Abt 1826)
Events
| Birth | Abt 1768 | Benjamin had a complex life. He left his first wife, Lucy Beardslee. He then lived with another woman before the divorce was final. | |||
| Knick References | 1768 | See the report "Ruliff Knickerbocker of Amenia" on knic.com | |||
| Knick Lineage | 1768 | 1. HJ / 2. Lourens / 3. Harmanus / 4. Ruliff / 5. Benjamin (this person) | |||
| Knick Generation Number | 1768 | 5 | |||
| Marriage | 6 Oct 1790 | According to Lucy's divorce papers, she married Benjamin Knickerbocker of Amenia in 1790. He abandonded her in 1800. In 1810, Ben was in North East, living with another woman. - Amenia, Dutchess County, NY - Lucy (divorced Benjamin) BEARDSLEE | |||
| Residence | 1800 | Living next door to Simon Milius (the father of Lette Milius). However, the man and woman in this family are under 25. The ages are a little off from Benjamin and Lette (both near 30?) - Livingston, Columbia, New York |  | ||
| Residence | 1801 | New York, USA | | ||
| Number of Children | 1805 | Brief biography of daughter Caroline (in 1886 book "History of Lasalle Co Illinois" volume 1) said that Benjamin and Lette had 8 children. | |||
| Divorce | 1810 | Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA - Lucy (divorced Benjamin) BEARDSLEE | |||
| Residence | 1810 | Court record for divorce said Ben was in North East in 1810. - North East, Dutchess, New York, United States | | ||
| Death | Abt 1826 | Birth year based on being age <25 for 1800 census. Death year is based on Lette becoming a head of family in 1830, and son James' bio. | |||
| Probate information | Benjamin and some of his children were mentioned in the will & probate of brother Cornelius. Benjamin was listed as being deceased. It is possible that Cornelius helped raise some of Benjamin's boys. |
Families
| Spouse | Letta Letje (woBenj) MILLIUS (1777 - 1864) |
| Child | Milton KNICKERBOCKER {K-303} (1803 - 1866) |
| Child | Jonas (heir of Cornelius) KNICKERBOCKER {K-374} (1810 - 1866) |
| Child | Nelson KNICKERBOCKER {K-377} (1810 - 1848) |
| Child | James B. (Heir of Cornelius) KNICKERBOCKER {K-398} (1812 - 1884) |
| Child | Caroline KNICKERBOCKER {K-442} (1816 - ) |
| Child | Helen KNICKERBOCKER {K-477} (1819 - 1908) |
| Spouse | Lucy (divorced Benjamin) BEARDSLEE (1769 - 1829) |
| Child | Nancy KNICKERBOCKER {K-224} (1791 - 1864) |
| Child | Julia KNICKERBOCKER {K-262} (1797 - 1862) |
| Child | William KNICKERBOCKER {K-270} (1798 - 1872) |
| Father | Ruliff (Rulef) KNICKERBOCKER {K-56} (1745 - 1807) |
| Mother | Catharine DUTCHER (1741 - 1792) |
| Sibling | Lanor KNICKERBOCKER {K-118} (1771 - ) |
| Sibling | Tobias KNICKERBOCKER {K-123} (1773 - 1850) |
| Sibling | Dorcas KNICKERBOCKER {K-128} (1774 - 1830) |
| Sibling | Cornelius KNICKERBOCKER {K-130} (1775 - 1850) |
| Sibling | Hannah G. KNICKERBOCKER {K-136} (1776 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary KNICKERBOCKER {K-145} (1778 - 1863) |
| Sibling | Sarah Sally KNICKERBOCKER {K-158} (1780 - 1856) |
Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com, 1800 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1800; Census Place: Livingston, Columbia, New York; Series: M32; Roll: 22; Page: 1118; Image: 303; Family History Library Film: 193710.
2. Ancestry.com, New York, Tax Assessment Rolls of Real and Personal Estates, 1799-1804 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014).
3. Ancestry.com, 1810 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Year: 1810; Census Place: Washington, Dutchess, New York; Roll: 30; Page: 237; Image: 00182; Family History Library Film: 0181384.