Cornelius Pieterse Wyckoff

Cornelius Pietersen Wyckoff was born circa 1656 at Flatlands, New Netherland Colony, the son of Pieter Claesen and Grietje Cornelise Van Ness. He died before 10 May 1746, which is when his will was proved. He took the Oath of Allegiance in Kings County, Province of New York between September 26 and 30, 1687, when he was living at Flackland (Flatlands).

He married Geertje Van Arsdalen, daughter of Simon Jansz van Arsdalen and Pieterje Claese, at New Utrecht, Kings Co., Long Island, New York, on 12 October 1678 (Bethrothed 29 Sep 1678).

From David William Voorhees, editor, Records of The Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Flatbush,

Cornelis Pietersz, young man from Amersfort here and residing there, with Geertje Simons van Arsdalen, young lady from Amersfort, and also residing there; witnesses, the fathers of both of them, Simon Jansz Van Arsdalen and Pieter Claasz; and they were married the 13th October at N. Utrecht.

In 1678 he purchased about 195 acres in the Patent of New Lots of Flatbush, Long Island, generally known as Oustwood. He lived there for his entire life. In 1701 Cornelius, along with others, purchased 1000 acres of land in the Raritan Valley, Somerset Co., New Jersey, whichhe then sold for a considerable profit. He later purchased a tract between Millstone and Middlebush, New Jersey, and when each of his sons, John, Peter, Simon,and Jacob were married, he gave 300 acres to each.

Will dated 4 April 1726

• Cornelius Wyckoff of Flatlands in Kings County, being in good health.
• I leave to my wife Gertie, all my real and personal estate for life, but if she marry then she shall give all
• to my two sons, Nicholas and Hendrick, to enjoy the same, as it is set forth in certain deeds of sales made by me to them, and my two sons have given bonds to me in the sum of £650, by which each of them is to pay to
• their brothers and sisters viz: Simon, Jacob, John, Petrus, Mary, Margaret, Petrella, and Hannah, each £3, within a year after my wife's decease. If my wife marries thay are to pay her £30, for her maintainance.
• I leave to my son Simon a silver tankard, for his birthright.
• I leave to my son Hendrick a silver mug.
• All the rest of my estate is left to my 10 children after the death of my wife.
• I make my son-in-law, Hendrick Eldertson, executor.
• Witnesses: Jacobus Stryker, Jan van Arsdalen, S. Geritsen. Proved 10 May 1746.
• New York (County) Surrogate's Court Abstracts of Wills on File in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York (Vol. IV, 1744-1753), Collections of the New York Historical Society (New York: Printed for the Society, 1895), page 72. Abstracting Lib. 15, page 539.

He was probably buried in the Old Church yard nearly opposite the present New Lots Dutch Church and immediately adjoining the new school house. This is not the present graveyard adjoining the church. If so, his grave is unmarked.

Built the Wyckoff-Garretson house in 1730, Near Somerset, New Jersey

References

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/185948618/cornelius-pietersen-w...
• http://wyckoffmuseum.org/about/history
• www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyckoff-Garretson_House
• Bio includes data from The Brouwer Genealogy Database. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brouwergenealogydata/surna...