Gerrit Van Slyke

1767 - 1824  (56 years)

• Name	Gerrit Van Slyke
  Birth	30 Aug 1767  [1, 2]
  Baptism	14 Sep 1767	Reformed Dutch Church, Stone Arabia, Albany County, New York   [2]
  	Sponsors: Georg Henrich Bell, mar Catharina
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Between 1776 and 1782  [3, 4]
  	private soldiers in Captain Joseph Dygart's First Company of the First (Canajoharie) Regiment of the Tryon County Militia under Colonel Samuel Campbell
  Census	1790	Canajoharie, Montgomery County, New York   [5]
  	One male over 16, two males under 16, two females, no others
  Land	24 Apr 1794	Oneida Reservation, Herkimer County, New York   [6, 7]
  	claim land in Madison Co. apparently recently sold by the Oneida Nation (presumably to the State of New York) by right of pre-emption. Claim 92, in the Oneida Claims of Pre-Emption of 1794/5, is for both Jacob Schuyler and Joseph Mabee and includes affidavits by Peter Marsh and Gerrit Van Slyck that Jacob and Joseph did in fact lease the land from the Oneidas. That the land is between Chittenango and the Military Tract lands. Says that Joseph Mabee and Jacob Schuyler, David Schuyler Jr. and said Peter & Gerrit all occupy land in this area and have done so with the consent of the Oneidas. The land records are on LDS film 946422. [Duett] ... Jacob Schuyler and Joseph Mabee leased of the Onidas all the lands mentioned within the lease for themeselves and the following mentioned persons (viz.) Peter Marsh, Gerrit Van Slyck, David Schuyler Jr, Hezekiah Olcott, and Jacob Price... they are all of full age and have children except the said David Schuyler, Jr. [Schuyler]
  Land	7 Dec 1795	Oneida Reservation, Herkimer County, New York   [6, 8]
  	Jacob Schuyler & Joseph Mabee Several Occupants on Onida Reservation Under the following memorandum, writing or agreement, Onida, April twenty fourth day one thousand seven hundred ninety four. Know all men that we the native Indians of Onida nominated Sachems, Chiefs & Warriors, do elect, empower Jacob Reed to act & transact a business of importance with Joseph Mabee & Jacob Schuyler of the State of New York & County of Herkimer. I, therefore Jacob Reed do grant the farm let unto Joseph Mabee & Jacob Schuyler, a certain tract or parcel of land which we the said Natives are unable to improve, lying on our reserve commonly call The Chedenango (alias Chittelingo) above the main bridge, both sides of the creek. Therefore they the said Native Indians do Covenant & agree with Joseph Mabee & Jacob Schuyler, their heirs & assigns, that the said Joseph & Jacob shall have hold, occupy & enjoy the said tract or parcel of land one year free from the time the said Joseph & Jacob their heirs & assigns shall improve on the same: and the second year they the said Joseph & Jacob their heirs or assigns shall pay forty pounds or one hundred dollars until the full end & term of three years: to have & to hold the said parcel of land before mentioned, free, clear, peaceable & unmolested during the term of years. In witness where of to these presents, on behalf of the chiefs, Sachems & warriors I do set my hand & name in Onida on the day & date first mentioned. (signed) Jacob Reed Also a memorandum in the following words, annex'd to the above. By order of the Sachems, Chiefs & Warriors of the Onida Nation of Indians I hereby certify that Joseph Mabee & Jacob Schuyler leased of the Onidas all the lands mentioned in the within lease for themselves & the following mentioned persons /viz./ Peter Marsh, Gerrit Van Slyck, David Schuyler Jun., Hezekiah Olcott & Jacob Rice & not inserting the five last mentioned persons in this lease is by reason. That the said Joseph Mabee & Jacob Schuyler became sureties for said rent within mentioned lease. And said lease is to comprehend the Chedenanka & Tuscarora lands. I do further certify that myself & the Chiefs of our tribe & our surveyor attended at Canasaroga to measure the said lands as in said lease mentioned That the said mentioned persons were actually improving the said lands & the said parties desired us to put off the measurement of said lands, being one hundred acres to each, until a final settlement with our tribe & the State of New York should take place; and no other person has any rights from us to claim by lease or improvement any lands lying between Chedenanka & the Military line. December 7, 1795 By order of the Sachems & Warriors of our tribe. (signed) Jacob Reed Herkimer County Peter Marsh & Gerrit Van Slyke (now resident on Onida Reservation) being duly sworn, depose & say that they were present & saw Jacob Reed subscribe the last mentioned Certificate on the 7th day of December instant, & at the same time heard the said Jacob Reed acknowledge that he had on behalf of the Onida Nation given & entered into the foregoing agreement or lease to & with the above named Joseph Mabee & Jacob Schuyler and the deponents further say that the said agreement as aforesaid was made by the consent & approbation of the Onida Nation of Indians, as they have often heard sundry of the same Nation confess & acknowledge; particularly the said Peter Marsh says that early in the month of April last past, Schenando, Ludwick, Anthony, Jacob Dackstedder, John Denny & some others of the Chiefs of the said Nation, together with a surveyor called upon the persons in the said lease or agreement mentioned at their houses & offered & proposed to survey off the said tract to the said persons, but the survey was postponed for the reasons in the foregoing certificate of John Reed mentioned. These Deponents further say that the above named Joseph Mabee was actually resident on the said tract of land (between the Chittelingo & the Military Tract of lands) on the first of July 1794 & has occupied & improved thereon to this time by the consent of the said Onida Nation. And these Deponents further say that the said Jacob Schuyler, David Schuyler Jun. & the said Peter & Gerrit occupied & improved the said described piece of land before & on the first day of January last past, & by the consent & approbation of the Onida Nation and also that they are all of full age & have families except the said David Schuyler Jun. But whether the dwelling houses of the said persons (except the said Joseph Mabee) are situated on the tract lately purchased of the Onida Nation, these Deponents are ignorant, the line between the said tract & Hardenburgh's location not being ascertained, & the houses standing near the same. Conrad Klock, (resident on the Onida Reservation) being duly sworn, says that the above named persons have occupied & improved the tract of land above described for more than one year last past by the consent & approbation of the Onida Nation, as he verily believes. Sworn this 9th day of December 1795 Before me Hugh White, Justice & Judge (signed) Peter Marsh, Conrad Klock (his mark) and Gerrit Van Slyck (his mark)
  Census	1800	Cazenovia, Chenango County, New York   [9]
  Quit Claim	26 Jan 1814	Otsego County, New York   [10]
  	signed a quitclaim on the property being sold to George Herkimer from the estate || Listed as signers by signature or mark of the quitclaim deed are John Jos Schuyler, Caty Pickard, Peter P. Schuyler, P. Marsh, Dorothy Marsh, Garret Van Slyck, Anna Van Slyck, Catherine Ehle, Nicholas Maher, Jacob Schuyler, Alida Herkimer, John A. Schuyler, David A. Schuyler, Peter A. Schuyler, Nicholas Schuyler, and Joseph Loux
  Census	1820	Niagara, Niagara County, New York
  Info	James Schuyler, #19
  Note	Gerrit Van Slyke was a member of the Vrooman Party who came to the area which became the town of Cazenovia and later the town of Sullivan. He settled near Jacob Schuyler and probably traded in the Forman Store in Cazenovia in 1796. Gerrit was living in Cazenovia in 1800. He and Anna Van Slyke signed one of the 1814 quit claim deeds. In 1822 Gerrit settled in Niagaara County and died there in 1824.
  Reference Number	4783
  Death	1824  [11]
  Person ID	I4756	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Gerrit Van Sleuck,   b. Abt 1740   d. Yes, date unknown
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Echje,   b. Abt 1740   d. Yes, date unknown
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1760  [12]
  Family ID	F1338	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Mabee,   b. Abt 1768, Albany County, New York d. Aft 1850 (Age > 83 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1787  [13]
  Children	1. Elizabeth Van Slyke,   b. 1788, Canajoharie Castle, Montgomery County, New York d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Johann Jost Van Slyke,   c. 6 Jun 1790, Reformed Dutch Church, Saint Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Eva Van Slyke,   c. 28 May 1792, Reformed Dutch Church, Saint Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Anna Van Slyke,   c. 28 Sep 1794, Reformed Dutch Church, German Flatts Township, Herkimer County, New York d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. John B Van Slyke,   b. Oct 1805, Sullivan, Chenango (now Madison) County, New York d. 1897 (Age 91 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1261	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

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