Ensign Gerardus John Ryker, I

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Ensign Gerardus John Ryker, I

Also Known As: "Riker", "Gerardus Rycken"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Closter, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States
Death: September 14, 1781 (40)
Long Runn Massacre, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States (Died in Indian Battle at Boone and Floyds defeat near Bull Skin Creek, Kentucky (Shelbyville))
Place of Burial: Eastwood Cemetery, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA Plot: 38.233341, -85.447745
Immediate Family:

Son of John Rycken and Gerrtie "Gartrung" Rykern (Wiltsie)
Husband of Rachel Ryker Van Cleave
Father of Col. John Berian Ryker; Leah Crockett; Jacob Ryker; Gerardus Ryker, II; Samuel Ryker, I and 17 others
Brother of Abraham Rycken, III; Deborah Martine; Teunis Rycken; Margaret Margrietye Blauvelt; Mary Maria Bell and 3 others

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About Ensign Gerardus John Ryker, I

A Patriot of the American Revolution for New Jersey with the rank of Ensign. DAR Ancestor #: A098860

  • Gerardus Ryker, Sr Find A Grave Memorial# 29639065
  • Eastwood Cemetery, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
  • Plot: 38.233341, -85.447745 "On 14 Sep 1781 a party of abt 30 men, of Col John Floyd, came to bury the dead from the Long Run Massacre of 13 Sep 1781. Over half were killed or captured by attacking Indians, including Gerardus Ryker, who, along with 5-8 settlers was buried in the nearby sinkhole."

DAR #A098860

Son of John Ryker (1689-1783) and Geertje Wiltsee (1698-1781)* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Sep 11 2021, 15:00:46 UTC

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Ensign Gerardus John Ryker, I's Timeline

1740
November 16, 1740
Closter, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States
1763
1763
Tappan, Rockland, New York, United States
1764
January 18, 1764
Closter, Bergen County, Province of New Jersey
1765
November 28, 1765
Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
November 28, 1765
Tappan, Rockland, New York, United States
1766
1766
1767
November 4, 1767
Closter, Bergen, New Jersey, USA
November 4, 1767
Closter,Bergen,New Jersey,USA
1769
November 3, 1769