Jacob Jacobszen (Van) Kuykendall

1683 - 1744  (57 years)

• Name	Jacob Jacobszen (Van) Kuykendall  [1]
  Birth	12 Aug 1683	Marbletown Twp, Ulster County, New York   [1, 2]
  Christening	12 Aug 1683	Kingston Dutch Reform Church, Ulster County, New York
  Gender	Male
  Death	Between 1741 and 1744	Hunterdon County, New Jersey   [1]
  Notes	Christening Notes: (Child/Date of Christening/Parents/Sponsors) Jacob, ............................................................Luyr Jacobs,............................... Annetie Arys, August 12, 1683............................................. Grietje Tack............................... Jacob Jans Van Etten. From: Kuykendall, George Benson "History of The Kuykendall Family Since Its Settlement in Dutch New York in 1646 With Genealogy,etc" (Portland, OR, 1919) He was reared to manhood in the region about Kingston, and married Adrientjen Tietsoort, who was the daughter of Abram Tietsoort of Kingston, and niece of William Tietsoort, the pioneer blacksmith. The Tietsoorts, (now spelled Tittsworth); and the Kuykendalls intermarried in several instances later, as when William, a son of Stephen Tittsworth, married Cath-crine Kuykendal, daughter of Hendrick Kuykendall and Elizabeth Cole. Jacob Kuykendall had Only one child, Margrita, by his first wife. She was baptized at Kingston, N. Y., September 11, 1709. This first wife, Adrientje Tietsoort, must have died soon after the birth of her daughter Margrita, for his second marriage is recorded as having taken place at Minisink, February 3, 1712. The record in the Church register reads: "Married, Jacob Van Kuykendaal, wid'r of Adrientjen Tietsoort, and Sara Westvaal, maiden, both residing in Mennissing, (Minisink). Family record of Jacob Van Kuykendaal now follows: Margrita, baptized Sept. 11, 1709, by 1st wife Adrientje Tietsoort. Johannes, (John), baptized Jan. 19, 1713, by 2nd wife Sara Westphael. Jacobus, (James), baptized August 19, 1716, he and the others, by 2nd wife. Dina, baptized Jan.28, 1719. Marretjen, baptized Oct.22, 1721. Benjamin, baptized Sept. 1, 1723. Christina, baptized Feb.12, 1727. Nathaniel, baptized Oct. 6, 1728. Abraham, was probably born in Virginia, no record found. The family of Jacob, with some of his brothers and their families, went to Virginia, as elsewhere related, and some of their descendants are found still farther west and south. Going out into the frontier so early, many of the descendants lost trace of their forefathers. From: Kuykendall, George Benson "History of The Kuykendall Family Since Its Settlement in Dutch New York in 1646 With Genealogy,etc" (Portland, OR, 1919) Jacob van Kuykendall was among the residents who granted land in Old Minisink Village (Sussex co, NJ) for a schoolhouse and a burying ground. That old cemetery can still be found, with some perseverance, back in the woods. There are fieldstone markers hand carved in old Dutch with some 1700's dates still decipherable. Where did Jacob, Cornelius and Arie live out their lives? The evidence seems strongest for Warren and Hunterdon counties in NJ. Property granted to a Cornelius K at Northampton, PA in 1753 was believed to refer to Cornelius van Kuykendall, son of Luur. A later record of a Cornelius K improving that land makes it much more likely that this land was granted to his grandson, Cornelius Kuykendall. The descendants of Jacob and Mattheus, most of whom migrated to VA/WV/NC tend to be found today with the original version of the last name, Kuykendall. Some of the earliest Kuykendall's in Texas were NC descendants who were Col. Austin's original 300 and played key roles in forming Austin's Colony. These have been documented by a Mr. Marshall Kuykendall of Austin, Texas for a History of Texas to be published in 1995/1996. from: Family History Our Dutch Heritage A Research Synopsis of the Kuykendall Family: Kuykendall, Kirkendall, Cuykendall, Coykendall, etc Compiled by Gene Kuykendall, 1997 http://w3.gorge.net/forest/FAMILY%20HISTORY%20BY%20GENE.htm
  Person ID	I18652	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Luur Jacobsen, (Van) Kuykendall,   b. Bef 29 May 1650, New Amsterdam, New Netherland Territory d. Aft 1720, Machackemeck, Orange County, New York (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Grietje Artse Tack,   b. 16 Aug 1663, Wiltwyck, New Amsterdam, New Netherland Territory d. Aft 1720, Machackemeck, Orange County, New York (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1680	Kingston, Ulster County, New York   [3]
  	It was in Kingston that Luur Jacobsen married Grietje Tack. Old unpublished records show they rented a farm at Marbletown in 1681. The baptisms of the eleven children of Luur and Grietje are recorded in the records of the Kingston Dutch Reform Church. Kingston became the first capital of the colony of New York. In 1664, the British, irritated by the growing population of Dutch between the British colonies of Boston and Virginia, surrounded New Amsterdam with a large naval force and forced New Netherland to become a British Colony, renamed New York. Inheriting a strong pioneering spirit and probably sick of British soldiers and taxes, Luur and Grietje moved their family around 1698 from the vicinity of Kingston to the Delaware valley wilderness known by the Indians inhabitants as Minisink or Machackemeck (now Port Jervis, Orange county, NY). The Kingston Dutch Reform Church records tell us only that Luur and his family were in "Minisink" by 1700. The term Minisink referred to a vast territory along the Delaware valley in the tri-state region of NY/NJ/PA. However, Only two areas were settled before 1700, Peenpack and Machackemeck. Peenpack, or the Upper Neighborhood, was well documented by Peter Gumaer and Luur was not one of the early settlers here. We know that William Tietsoort had been granted land in Machackemeck, or the Lower Neighborhood, in 1698 and we also know that Luur Jacobsen's oldest son, Jacob, married a daughter of William Tietsoort. I think we can fairly safely assume that Luur came to Machackemeck with William Tietsoort around 1698. If for no other reason than the fact that there don't seem to be any other possibilities. Old Minisink Village (Sussex Co, NJ) where Luur's sons, Jacob and Matthew later owned property wasn't settled until in the 1720's. The section of Minisink on the PA side of the Delaware wasn't settled until even later. Initially the local Leni-Lenape Indians, (called the Delaware by European settlers), were friendly toward these new neighbors. However, the Europeans penchant for exclusive land ownership soon led to hostilities. The history books reflect Kuykendall Family members among those scalped and kidnapped by Indian raiding parties. The van Kuykendall children and grandchildren married with the neighboring Dutch families of Westfall, Tietsoort, Westbrook, Decker, Quick, Cole, Cortright, Van Auken, Van Etten, Depue, Van Vliet etc. Also with the Huguenot French families of Gumaer, Swartwout, Cuddeback, DuBois and Freer all of whom spoke Dutch and attended the Dutch Reform Church. Some have been led to believe that church records for the Minisink/Machackemeck (Deerpark) DRC were lost for the years 1720- 1736. Histories of the Dutch Reform Churches in America reveal the following: The Deerpark DRC was not established until 1737. Until that time, Dominies from the established Kingston DRC travelled to the remote areas to perform baptisms which were later entered into the Kingston DRC records. The first Dominie at the Deerpark DRC found notes on baptisms performed in 1716-1719 in Minisink that had never been recorded in Kingston. He appended them to the Deerpark records which actually began in 1737. Hence, the appearance of missing records for 1720-1736. We have no record of when Luur or Grietje died. We know only that both are last recorded in Deerpark church records in 1720. from: Family History Our Dutch Heritage A Research Synopsis of the Kuykendall Family: Kuykendall, Kirkendall, Cuykendall, Coykendall, etc Compiled by Gene Kuykendall, 1997 http://w3.gorge.net/forest/FAMILY%20HISTORY%20BY%20GENE.htm
  Family ID	F6838	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ariantje Tietsoort,   b. Bef 1690   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1708	Machackemeck, Orange County, New York   [1]
  Children	1. Margrita Kuykendall,   b. 11 Sep 1709   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F6843	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

  Family 2	Sara Westfall,   b. 16 May 1691, Minisink, Orange County, New York d. Abt 1777 (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	3 Feb 1711	Machackemeck, Orange County, New York   [1, 4]
  	Kingston Marriage Register Page 526 Marriage Number 274 1712 (Date of marriage not given) 274 JACOB VAN KUYKENDAAL, widower of ARIAANTJEN TIETSOORT, and ZARA WESTVAAL, j. d., both resid. in Menissing (Minisink). Banns registered, 3 Feb.
  Children	1. Johannes Kuykendall,   b. Abt 1713   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Jacobus Kuykendall,   b. Abt 1716   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Dina Kuykendall,   b. Abt 1719   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Marretjen Kuykendall,   b. Abt 1721   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Benjamin Kuykendall,   b. Abt 1723   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Christina Kuykendall,   b. Abt 1727   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Nathaniel Kuykendall,   b. Abt 1728   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Abraham Kuykendall,   b. Aft 1729   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F6844	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2009

  
  

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  Birth - 12 Aug 1683 - Marbletown Twp, Ulster County, New York Christening - 12 Aug 1683 - Kingston Dutch Reform Church, Ulster County, New York Marriage - Abt 1708 - Machackemeck, Orange County, New York Marriage - 3 Feb 1711 - Machackemeck, Orange County, New York Death - Between 1741 and 1744 - Hunterdon County, New Jersey  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S168] Kuykendall, Gene (1997)"Family History Our Dutch Heritage" http://w3.gorge.net/forest/FAMILY%20HISTORY%20BY%20GENE.htm. [S396] Stowell, Emily AMERICAN NOMADS(1988: Iris Press, Del Mar, California), p 482 (Reliability: 3). [S396] Stowell, Emily AMERICAN NOMADS(1988: Iris Press, Del Mar, California). [S396] Stowell, Emily AMERICAN NOMADS(1988: Iris Press, Del Mar, California), p 485 (Reliability: 3).