Long Distance Genealogy: May 2019

Sunday, May 26, 2019

Ancestor # 96

Judocus Van De Veire (1737-1796)

And

Ancestor # 97

Livinia Pyckevet (1736-1810)

Judocus Van De Veire was born in Sleidinge, Oost Vlaanderen, Belgium on 7 February 1737[i] and died in Oosteeklo, Oost Vlaanderen, Belgium on 12 March 1796[ii]. He was the son of Joannes and Joanna (Hofferis) Van De Veire. He married Livinia Pyckevet on 29 Apr 1760 in Oosteeklo[iii]. She was the daughter of Judocus and Marie (Dieriux) Pyckevet and was born 11 September 1736[iv] in Oosteeklo and died there on 25 October 1810.[v]

Judocus and his brother Joannes married sisters. Joannes married Joanna Pyckevet and Judocus married her sister Livinia. Judocus lived and died in the era before public records were kept so the only records widely available are church records. Judocus could sign his name. His signature appears more than once in the parish register.

Children of Judocus and Livinia (Pyckevet) Van De Veire, all born in Oosteeklo:

i. Joannes Van De Veire, b. 3 August 1761, m. Joanna Catherine Cornelis on 4 July 1786 in Oosteeklo.

ii. Emmanuel Van De Veire, b. 27 December1762, d. 26 January 1763.

iii. Joris Francis Van De Veire, b.23 February 1764, d. 7 Decenber 1839 in Kaprijke, Oost Vlaanderen, Belgium, m. Marie Petronella Bultinck on 12 May 1792 in Lembeke, Oost Vlaanderen, Belgium. Marie was born on 3 October 1768 in Lembeke and d. 30 September 1825 in Kaprijke.

iv. Joanne Caroline Van De Veire, b. 27 March 1766, m. Livin Meulewaeter on 7 June 1791 in Oosteeklo.

v. Jacobus Van De Veire, b.16 July 1768, d. 5 June 1809 in Oosteeklo and m. Joanna Theresa Muelebrooks

vi. Petrus Jacobus Van De Veire, b. 17 April 1770, m. Christina De Bachter on 13 May 1794 in Sleidinge. Christina was born 27 July 1774 in Lovendegem, Oost Vlaanderen, Belgium and d. 26 July 1837 in Oosteeklo.

vii. Christina Josepha Van De Veire, b. 3 December 1773 and d. 5 December 1790.

viii. Bernard Van De Veire, b. 2 September 1776, m. Anne Marie De Neve.

ix. Maria Theresia Van De Veire, b. 26 January 1779 and d. 9 September 1806 in Oosteeklo.

x. Sylvester Livinus Van De Veire, b. 14 April 1781 ad d. 20 October 1794.

[i] Sleidinge Parochial Registers, "Dopen 1714-1738", Baptism of Judocus Van De Veire, 1737, p. 326; digital images, FamilySearch.org (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 24 May 2019), film 4,459,361.

[ii] Oosteeklo Parochial registers, "Overlijdens 1777-1796", Death of Judocus Van De Veire, March 1796, p. 111; digital images, FamilySearch.org (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 24 May 2019), film 4,456,896.

[iii] Oosteeklo Parochial registers, "Dopen , huwelijken, overlijdens 1741-1776", Van De Veire-Pyckevet marriage, Apr 1760, item 191; digital images, FamilySearch.org (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 24 May 2019), film 4,456,775.

[iv] Oosteeklo Parochial registers, "Dopen 1680-1776, 1780-1795, trouwen 1680-1776, 1780-1795, begraven 1680-1795", Baptism of Livina Pyckevet, 1736, item 839; digital images, FamilySearch.org (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 24 May 2019), film 290,056.

[v] Registers van de Burgerlijke Stand, 1796-1870, Oosteeklo, "Overlijden 1796-1836", Year 1810; Page 63, death of Livinia Pyckevet., film 783,951.

Saturday, May 18, 2019

Ancestor #95

Margaret Cook (Kock, Koch) (1783-Aft 1871)

Margaret Cook was born in New York about 1783 and died in Williamsburg, Dundas, Ontario after 1871. Her parentage is unknown. She married Mathias Barkley on 7 January 1804 in Albany County, New York. He was born about 1783 in Albany County, New York and died on 12 May 1848 in Matilda, Dundas, Ontario.

Not much is known about Margaret but there is a lot of speculation evident on the Internet. Birth dates for Margaret range from 1772 to 1782 and death dates from 1851 to 1876. Here is the information I have been able to collect for her.

Margaret was living with her daughter Amy and her husband Isaac Mill when the 1851 census[1] was taken as of 12 January 1852. She is enumerated as Margaret Barkley, born in the US, Presbyterian, widowed, age 69. I am unable to locate her in the 1861 census, but she is no longer living with Amy and Isaac. In 1871, Margaret Barkley is enumerated with her daughter Eliza and her husband John Beckstead[2] in Williamsburg. She is listed as Margaret Barkley, age 88, born in the US, Methodist, widowed. She may have been living with Eliza’s family in 1861 also but I have not been able to find the John Beckstead family in the 1861 census. Because she was alive in 1871, we can eliminate any death date before this date. Therefore, the Find a Grave Memorial[3] for her is incorrect. This has an 1851 death date.

I have chosen a 1783 birth year for Margaret. In 1852 it is stated that she is 69 which equates to a 1783 birth year and in 1871 it is stated that she is 88 which also equates to a 1783 birth year. This also equates well with the birth years of her children. Her first child was born in 1804 and the youngest in 1828. If she was born in 1783, she would have had her youngest at 21 and her oldest at 45. If we consider the 1772 birth year which is found on several trees, she would have been 32 when her first child was born and 56 when the youngest was born. Fifty-six is a possible but unlikely age to have children. A birth year of 1778 falls in the middle and is more likely giving her a reproductive span of 26 to 50. But since her age is consistent for both census returns, I have chosen 1783.

Margaret’s parents are unknown. Several Internet trees claim she is the daughter of Johann Koch, born in Palatine, Montgomery, New York in 1740 and died in 1804 in Mohawk, Herkimer, New York and Elizabeth Delaney. There is a German Koch family who baptized children in the Stone Arabia Reformed Church from 1752 to 1772. One of them is named John, born 2 November 1740 but he is married to Helena or Lena but not Elizabeth. He was born in 2 Nov 1740 and died 23 March 1804. He is the son of Caspar and Verena (Muller) Koch and the husband of Magdalena Dillenback. There is no evidence that he had a daughter named Margaret. I do not think this John Koch is the father of Margaret Cook.

I searched the 1790 US Census for Cook or Koch families living in Montgomery County. In 1790 Montgomery County was very large and the area would be broken into several daughter counties starting in 1791. I found 2 Cook or Koch families living in the area. One was Joseph Koch living in Herkimer and the second is John Cook living in Otsego. I should look also at candidates in the Albany or Schoharie areas since that is where husband Nicholas’ family was living.

Children of Mathias and Margaret (Cook) Barkley:

i. Jacob Barkley, b. 24 Oct 1804 in Guilderland, Albany, New York, d. 3 Mar 1863 in Matilda, Dundas, Ontario, Canada, m. 13 Jul 1826 Catherine Strader, b. 1808 in Matilda, d. after 1891 in Matilda.

ii. John M. Barkley, b. 3 Jan 1807 in Albany County, d. 2 Jan 1869 in Matilda, m. 1835 Elizabeth Ann Knapp, b. 1809 in Ontario, d. 5 Nov 1894 in Matilda.

iii. Anna Maria Barkley, b. 18 Dec 1808 in Albany County, bap. 12 Mar 1809 in Berne, Albany, New York, d. 6 May 1865 in Oxford County, Ontario, m. 1) 16 Aug 1824 in New York John Winegard, b. 10 Oct 1801 in Albany County, d. 3 Sep 1858 in Mountain, Dundas, Ontario and 2) William Taylor on 4 Jun 1860 in Mountain, b. 1808 in Ireland.

iv. Henry M. Barkley, b. 15 Jan 1811 in Williamsburg, Dundas, Ontario, d. 20 Feb 1898 in Mountain, m. 19 Jul 1831 in Williamsburg, Margaret McIntosh, born 31 Aug 1809 in Morewood, Dundas, Ontario and d. 3 Sep 1882 in Canada.

v. Francis Everett Barkley, b. 12 Oct 1812 in Matilda and d. 9 Apr 1887 in Matilda, m. 28 Sep 1836 in Mountain, Mary Ann McIntosh, b. 4 Jan 1813 in Ontario and d. 28 Sep 1908 in Ontario.

vi. Thomas Barkley, b. 30 Mar 1814 in Matilda, d. 26 May 1903 in Dundas County, m. in 1836 in Dundas County, Margaret Dillabough, b. 1812 in Matilda and d. 1901 in Ontario.

vii. Eliza Barkley, b. 29 Mar 1815 in Matilda, d. 1 Sep 1885 in Williamsburg, m. on 7 Aug 1836 in Dundas County, John J. Beckstead, b. 13 Apr 1811 in Williamsburg and d. 1 Jul 1891 in Williamsburg.

viii. Gideon Barkley, b. 3 Dec 1818 in Matilda, d. 1893 in Osgoode, Carleton, Ontario, m. 1) 1839 in Williamsburg, Jane Ault, b.1821 and d. before 1874. And 2) Elizabeth A. Meyers on 10 Oct 1874 in Chesterville, Dundas, Ontario, b. 1827

ix. Michael Henry Barkley, b. 1822 in Matilda, d. Apr 1881, m. 1843 in Dundas County, Janet McKay, b. 1823 in Scotland, d. 8 Jul 1891 in Dundas County.

x. Amy Margaret Barkley, b. 17 Aug 1823 in Matilda, d. 6 Oct 1896 in Schaller, Sac, Iowa, m, 30 Mar 1843 in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence, New York, Isaac Mill, b. 10 Mar 1817 in Iroquois, Dundas, Ontario and d. 7 Jan 1903 in Schaller.

xi. Matthew Barkley, b. 17 Aug 1823 in Matilda, d. Feb 1905 in Wall Lake, Sac, Iowa, m. 24 Dec 1843 Rachel Foster, b. 26 Nov 1822 in Canada and d. 4 Mar 1901 in Wall Lake.

xii. Simon Peter Barkley, b. 16 Sep 1825 in Matilda, d. 27 Oct 1873 in Matilda, m. 1847 in Dundas County Lucinda Strader, b. 6 Dec 1826 in Dundas County and d, 28 Apr 1913 in Dundas County.

xiii. Daniel Barkley, b. 8 Sep 1828 in Matilda, d. 7 Dec 1906 in Morris, Huron North, Ontario, m. 1849 Lucy Parker, b. 3 Apr 1832 in Cornwall, Stormont, Ontario, d. 1914 in Morris,

[1] 1851 census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, Canada West, Dundas, Mountain, district 5, sub-district 36, p. 31, Isaac Mill; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 Jan 2017), citing Library and Archives Canada, roll C_11717.

[2] 1871 census of Canada, Ontario, Williamsburg, district 71, sub-district C-4, p. 51, dwelling 160, family 174, John Bedsted; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 Feb 2019), citing Library and Archives Canada, roll C-10006.

[3] Find A Grave, database and images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 May 2019), Memorial # 187843588, Margaret Cook Barkley.

Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Ancestor # 94

Mathias Barkley (1783-1848)

Mathias Barkley was born in Albany County, New York about 1783 and died in Matilda, Dundas, Ontario on 12 May 1848. He is the son of Henry Adam and Hannah Catherine (Cooglar) Barkley. He married Margaret Koch (Kock, Cook) on 7 January 1804 in Albany County, New York. She was born about 1783 in New York and died after 1871 in Dundas County, Ontario.

The Barkleys are a German Palatine family. Eberhard Buercklin and his family came to North America from Baden-Wuerttemberg to farm on Rensselaer’s estate in Albany County. As the English-speaking officials began adding this family to historical records, the name became Barkley, Berkley, Barclay and even Perkly. Perkly is the only one not found in Eberhard’s descendants.

Mathias and Margaret lived in New York until about 1810. They had 13 known children. The first 3 were born in New York and the remainder in Ontario. Why did Mathias and Margaret move to Dundas County? He had 4 uncles and their families living there. The Barkley family supported King George in the Revolution and fought with the New York Loyal Rangers. Six of Eberhard’s sons were Loyalists. Son Henry Adam, Mathias’ father, did not join a military unit and son Michael served in the New York Militia and qualified for a pension. Of the 6 brothers who fought for the crown, 4 accepted the land offered to former military personnel and settled in Williamsburg, Dundas, Ontario. When Mathias and Margaret moved to Ontario, they settled in Williamsburg too.

Mathias purchased 200 acres of land from William Loucks, both men from Williamsburg, on 15 June 1816 for £200[1]. The property was known as all of lot 16 in the third concession in Matilda. When the crown decided to settle the area of Canada bordering the St. Lawrence River and New York State, they sent surveyors into the area to divide the property into lots of 200 acres. The land was first divided into long strips that were known as concessions and each concession was then divided into lots. There could be up to 25 to 30 lots in each concession; it depended upon the geography of the land. When you purchased all of a lot, you would be acquiring approximately 200 acres. After this purchase, Mathias is known as “from Matilda”.

Mathias purchased another 200 acres in Matilda for £75 on 11 October 1821 from David and Samuel Robertson[2]. This property was known as lot 12 in the fourth concession. On 12 June 1829 he purchased the front part of the West half of lot 12 in the third concession in Matilda or approximately 20 acres for £35[3].

Mathias was appointed administrator for the estate of John Duncan, a neighbor. John had contracted to purchase all of lot 12 in the third concession of Matilda from John Casselman of Williamsburg on 4 September 1828. John died before the transaction was finalized and Mathias completed the transaction for him on 18 Jun 1831[4].

I think Mathias transferred all of his property to his children before he died and therefore would not have left a will. I have found no evidence of a will in the land books of Dundas County. He sold part of his land to his son Simon Barkley for £100 on 29 Jan 1845. This sale consisted of half of lot 16, part of lot 12 in the 4^th concession and the 20 acres in lot 12 in the 3^rd concession[5]. Although I did not find a transfer of the East half of lot 16 in the 3^rd concession to anyone, it must have occurred because son Michael Barkley sold it at the same time that Simon sold the West half of the same lot[6].

I have identified 15 DNA matches where the most recent common ancestor couple is Matthew Barkley and Margaret Kock. The Barkleys are a great family to have in your family tree. Not only are they very fertile (Mathias and Margaret had 13 known children, all of whom married and reproduced. I counted 124 grandchildren for this couple.) but they are also very interested in genealogy. My direct ancestor is daughter Anna Maria, my third great grandmother. I have matches through sons Michael, Jacob, John, Henry, Gideon, Matthew, Simon, Daniel and daughters, Amy Margaret Mill and Eliza Beckstead.

Children of Mathias and Margaret (Kock) Barkley: