Individual Details
Marinus VAN AKEN
(Abt 1655 - Bef 1724)
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http://pages.prodigy.net/vanauken1/vanauken/ Marinus VanAken was the first of my line to settle in America. He was born about 1660 in Holland. His first wife Prijntje Rents widowed him. He married Pieternelle de Pre van Wingen April 11, 1683 in Cadzand, Holland. They later emigrated to America. Marinus Van Aken emigrated from Cadzand, Holland about 1683 with his wife Pieternelle. Marinus's ancestors are thought to have emigrated from the ancient city of Aken, now more generally called Aix La-Chappelle or Aachen, from whence the name of the family of Van Akens and Van Auken s in America is taken. The name Achen is evidently derived from the spri ngs for which the place has always been famous, and was the burial place of Charlemagne, the great German Emperor. Van Aachen or Aken simply describes a person 'as of or from' Aachen, of whom there were many of no relationship whatever, the place of primary residence becoming their proper name. Aken represents Dutch long sound of a, as does also Auken. In Holland the family name is traced back fifteen hundred years to the forth century when John Van Aken founded the ancient city of "Aken", located in Germany between the Rhine and Meuse rivers on the border of Holland. Marinus and Pieternelle emigrated to America and resided in Ulster County, around 1683, in the town of Esopus. They later resided in Rochester (Accord, NY). Their farm near Kingston is said to be still in the possession of their descendants. They had eight children named: Pieter (1685), Sara (1688), Cornelis (1690), Catrina (1692), Rachel (1695), Neeltje (1697), Abraham (1689) and Isaak (1702). Marinus died sometime prior to 1724.
(Research):4.0 EARLY AMERICAN VAN AUKEN SETTLERS "Among the early families of Ulster County (or Esopus as it was more generally called in early days) that of Van Aaken is conspicuous, especially from the long line of descendants, now widely scattered and many of whom attained distinction." (5) "In Holland the family name is traced back 1500 years, to the 4th century to John van Aken, the founder of the ancient city of Aken, now generally known as Aix La Chappele, located in Germany between the Rhine and Meuse Rivers, on the border of Holland .... There is a section called Aken or Acken, one mile south-east of Opmeer, a village eight miles north-west of Hoorn in the Province of North Holland, whence came some of the most prominent and enterprising of our early immigrants. In the same province are north and south Akendam, two villages, about six miles distant from Haarlem." (6) "In French the name is Aix: in German, Aachen. 'It is evidently derived from the springs, for which Aix-la-Chapelle has always been famous.' The springs were early marked by a chapel (French chapelle) in which Pepin celebrated Christmas in 765." "Aiken represents Dutch long sound of a, as does also Auken." (7) "In this country the name is first on record at Fort Orange (now Albany) in 1652, in which year Jan Koster Van Aaken, as he wrote his name, appears as a trader and purchaser of real estate on Broadway, State and James streets. He was made a magistrate in 1668. Although he could and did write his name, he like many others at the time, often made his mark-two triangles crossing each other. If he had descendants, they are not known. Van Aacken of Aken simply describes a person as of or from Aachen." (5) "...Marinus Van Aaken, who, in 1689, was on the roll of persons who took the oath of allegiance to the English government in Kingston that year." (5) was my ancestor. " "At what date Marinus settled in the Esopus country is not known. The first child born to him and his wife Pieternel de Pre, as per Kingston records, was Peter, in 1685." (5) Marinus had four sons and four daughters. Three boys eventually moved down the Old Mine Trail to the Delaware Valley and settled near Port Jervis then known as Mahockamack. Before we move on to the Delaware Valley I'd like to talk about the spelling of our name. Although the name has been spelled primarily Van Aken or Van Auken in my direct line, Abraham Van Auken (1791) offers an interesting observation in that "It is an unpleasant fact that we of our family are not at all agreed upon the manner of spelling our name. It is spelled Van Auken, Van Aaaken, Van Aken and even sometimes Van Aker by men from the same ancestor. I do not expect we can now agree on a correct way of spelling it, and it may be we will never know what is the proper way to spell it. The children of the first families were not educated, in consequence of which, when it became necessary to write their names in business transactions &c, the same was done in the Dutch tongue, without any other guide than that of the oral sound, and due to the lack of attention in always speaking names properly great changes have occurred in many surnames in this valley (Delaware Valley)." (8) Figure 5 - NEW
http://pages.prodigy.net/vanauken1/vanauken/ Marinus VanAken was the first of my line to settle in America. He was born about 1660 in Holland. His first wife Prijntje Rents widowed him. He married Pieternelle de Pre van Wingen April 11, 1683 in Cadzand, Holland. They later emigrated to America. Marinus Van Aken emigrated from Cadzand, Holland about 1683 with his wife Pieternelle. Marinus's ancestors are thought to have emigrated from the ancient city of Aken, now more generally called Aix La-Chappelle or Aachen, from whence the name of the family of Van Akens and Van Auken s in America is taken. The name Achen is evidently derived from the spri ngs for which the place has always been famous, and was the burial place of Charlemagne, the great German Emperor. Van Aachen or Aken simply describes a person 'as of or from' Aachen, of whom there were many of no relationship whatever, the place of primary residence becoming their proper name. Aken represents Dutch long sound of a, as does also Auken. In Holland the family name is traced back fifteen hundred years to the forth century when John Van Aken founded the ancient city of "Aken", located in Germany between the Rhine and Meuse rivers on the border of Holland. Marinus and Pieternelle emigrated to America and resided in Ulster County, around 1683, in the town of Esopus. They later resided in Rochester (Accord, NY). Their farm near Kingston is said to be still in the possession of their descendants. They had eight children named: Pieter (1685), Sara (1688), Cornelis (1690), Catrina (1692), Rachel (1695), Neeltje (1697), Abraham (1689) and Isaak (1702). Marinus died sometime prior to 1724.
(Research):4.0 EARLY AMERICAN VAN AUKEN SETTLERS "Among the early families of Ulster County (or Esopus as it was more generally called in early days) that of Van Aaken is conspicuous, especially from the long line of descendants, now widely scattered and many of whom attained distinction." (5) "In Holland the family name is traced back 1500 years, to the 4th century to John van Aken, the founder of the ancient city of Aken, now generally known as Aix La Chappele, located in Germany between the Rhine and Meuse Rivers, on the border of Holland .... There is a section called Aken or Acken, one mile south-east of Opmeer, a village eight miles north-west of Hoorn in the Province of North Holland, whence came some of the most prominent and enterprising of our early immigrants. In the same province are north and south Akendam, two villages, about six miles distant from Haarlem." (6) "In French the name is Aix: in German, Aachen. 'It is evidently derived from the springs, for which Aix-la-Chapelle has always been famous.' The springs were early marked by a chapel (French chapelle) in which Pepin celebrated Christmas in 765." "Aiken represents Dutch long sound of a, as does also Auken." (7) "In this country the name is first on record at Fort Orange (now Albany) in 1652, in which year Jan Koster Van Aaken, as he wrote his name, appears as a trader and purchaser of real estate on Broadway, State and James streets. He was made a magistrate in 1668. Although he could and did write his name, he like many others at the time, often made his mark-two triangles crossing each other. If he had descendants, they are not known. Van Aacken of Aken simply describes a person as of or from Aachen." (5) "...Marinus Van Aaken, who, in 1689, was on the roll of persons who took the oath of allegiance to the English government in Kingston that year." (5) was my ancestor. " "At what date Marinus settled in the Esopus country is not known. The first child born to him and his wife Pieternel de Pre, as per Kingston records, was Peter, in 1685." (5) Marinus had four sons and four daughters. Three boys eventually moved down the Old Mine Trail to the Delaware Valley and settled near Port Jervis then known as Mahockamack. Before we move on to the Delaware Valley I'd like to talk about the spelling of our name. Although the name has been spelled primarily Van Aken or Van Auken in my direct line, Abraham Van Auken (1791) offers an interesting observation in that "It is an unpleasant fact that we of our family are not at all agreed upon the manner of spelling our name. It is spelled Van Auken, Van Aaaken, Van Aken and even sometimes Van Aker by men from the same ancestor. I do not expect we can now agree on a correct way of spelling it, and it may be we will never know what is the proper way to spell it. The children of the first families were not educated, in consequence of which, when it became necessary to write their names in business transactions &c, the same was done in the Dutch tongue, without any other guide than that of the oral sound, and due to the lack of attention in always speaking names properly great changes have occurred in many surnames in this valley (Delaware Valley)." (8) Figure 5 - NEW
Events
| Birth | Abt 1655 | Of New York, Rheinland, New York, Germany | |||
| Marriage | 11 Apr 1683 | Caszand, Kadzand, Zeeland, Netherlands - Peternel DEPREE |  | ||
| Death | Bef 1724 | Rochester, Ulster, New York | |||
| Ancestral File Number | 4V6Q-MT | ||||
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Families
| Spouse | Peternel DEPREE (1660 - 1724) |
| Child | Pieter (Peter) VAN AKEN ( - ) |
| Child | Sara VAN AKEN (1687 - ) |
| Child | Catrina Or Catryntjin VAN AKEN (1690 - ) |
| Child | Rachel VAN AKEN (1695 - ) |
| Child | Neltjie VAN AKEN (1697 - ) |
| Child | Cornelis VAN AKEN (1698 - ) |
| Child | Abraham VAN AUKEN (1699 - ) |
| Child | Isaac VAN AKEN (1702 - ) |
| Father | Jan Coster VAN AKEN (AUKEN, (1629 - ) |
| Mother | Elsie JANSE (1631 - ) |
Endnotes
1. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index.