John van Cleve

Ancestor #: A117460

. In December of 1789, John and Catherine Van Cleve headed west with their family, including 16-year-old Benjamin, and arrived at present-day Cincinnati on January 3, 1790. Less than two years later, on June 1, 1791, John Van Cleve was murdered by Native Americans while tending his fields.

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• http://lisarickey.wordpress.com/2012/05/29/bio-sketch-benjamin-van-...

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http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=97889656&ref=wvr

Birth: 1739 New Brunswick Middlesex County New Jersey, USA Death: May 12, 1812 Jefferson County Indiana, USA

John was the son of Aaron Van Cleave and Rachel Schenck. With his siblings and Boone in-laws John pioneered Kentucky in the 1770's. His first wife, Mary (Shepherd) Van Cleave was killed during the Long Run Massacre on September 13, 1781, in (then) Jefferson County, Kentucky.

John served in the Jefferson County, Kentucky Territorial Militia, District of Virginia, during the Revolutionary War.

John married, circa summer 1782, at the Low Dutch Station, in old Lincoln Co., Kentucky Territory, Rachel (Demaree)(Ryker), the widow of Gerardus Ryker. Gerardus was killed by the Indians two days after the Long Run Massacre during a failed rescue attempt, referred to as Floyd's Defeat. Rachel was born November 19, 1743, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Samuel Demaree (Demarest) and Lea Demarest (cousins). Rachel died circa 1818 in Madison Township, Jefferson County, Indiana. Both John and Rachel had 7 children each from their previous marriages. Between them they produced two children, Peter and David (named for her Demarest grandfathers).

John's headstone has the date of the probate of his will instead of his actual death date. And, his surname is misspelled. All errors committed by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration, after I requested a military headstone to be placed for John. His headstone was placed by Van Cleave and Ryker family members on July 2, 2008.

Allan Wenzel: Van Cleave/Cleve/Cleef/Clief/etc Family Historian.

Family links:

Children:

 David Van Cleave (1787 - 1852)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Rykers Ridge Cemetery Old Central Jefferson County Indiana, USA

Created by: Allan Wenzel Record added: Sep 27, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 97889656

For my 4th Great-Grandfather. You've been an inspiration for me. - Allan Wenzel

Added: Sep. 27, 2012

There are also photos of the toombstone and Allan Wenzel.

http://www.myheritage.com/matchingresult-f072d78edee50e277aaee4a3c8...

Benjamin Van Cleve MyHeritage Family Trees 6321646-11 in Harris Web Site, managed by Dan Harris (Contact) Parents: Benjamin van Cleve, Rachel van Cleve (born Covenhoven) Siblings: Jannetze van Cleve, Cornelius van Cleve, Marregreta van Cleve, Margreta van Cleve, Eleanor van Cleve, Benjamin van Cleve, John van Cleve, William van Cleve, William van Cleve, Anna van Cleve, Rachel Bonta (born van Cleve), Anna ( Antje ) van Cleve, William van Cleve, Margaret van Cleve, Jane van Cleve, Eleanor van Cleve Wife: Rachel van Cleve (born Sutphen) Children: Margaret van Cleve, Hannah van Cleve, Rachel van Cleve, Isaac van Cleve, Elizabeth van Cleve, John van Cleve, Sarah van Cleve, Benjamin van Cleve, William van Cleve, Lewis van Cleve

John Benjamse Van Cleve WikiTree

 FREE   Birth:	May 16 1749 - New Brunswick, NJ, USA Death:	June 1 1791 - Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH, USA Parents:	Benjamin Vancleve, Rachel Cornel Couwenhoven Wife:	Catharine Benham Children:	George W Vancleave, Benjamin Van Cleve, Anna Van Cleve, Son VanCleve, Polly VanCleve, Daughter Vancleave, Mary Van Cleve, Rachel Vancleave, William Van Cleve, Son Vancleave, Amy Vancleve, Margaret Van Cleve