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Family HistoryFamily History - John Peter Van Wyck


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features John Peter Van Wyck and his immediate family.



First Generation
1. John Peter Van Wyck,1 born 12 June 1827, the son of Stephen Duryea Van Wyck and Esther Mehitable ‘Hetty’ Purdy;1, 2 died 4 July 1859 in Rockaway Beach, Long Island, Queens County, New York.1, 3 John is buried in Van Wyck Cemetery and Vault, Hopewell Junction, Dutchess County, New York.1
  1. Find a Grave (website). Van Wyck Cemetery, Hopewell Junction, Dutchess County, New York, John P. Van Wyck, born: unknown; died: 4 July 1859 (from record, which includes the inscription: age 32 y).
  2. Descendants of Cornelius Barentse Van Wyck and Anna Polhemus, by Anne Van Wyck. New York, Tobias A. Wright, Printer and Publisher, 1912. Pages 209,228-9, 303-4, and 361, Stephen Duryea Van Wyck and several descendants, showing detailed vital and biographical information.
  3. Deaths, New York Daily Tribune, New York, New York, 14 July 1859: VAN WYCK -- At Rockaway, Long Island, on Monday, July 4, John P. Van Wyck, aged 32 years, son of Stephen D. Van Wyck of East Fishkill, Dutchess Co., N. Y.