gctodd: Meet Court Conkwright - Court, meet gctodd . . . . . we're all somehow cousins perhaps. My husband's maternal grandmother was a Conkwright in Ohio. Plenty of the early settlers found their way to Ohio and many points south and west of there. SKIP2MLOU > Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 06:11:36 -0700 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [DUTCH-COLONIES] Kronkhyte-Cronk families of Orange Co., NY query > > > > > > We are seeking information on the Cornwall, Orange County, > NY, Cronk/Kronkhytes; specifically the ancestry of John Cronk/Kronkhyte, who > lived in the Clove between Storm King Mountain and Cro’Nest in the early-to-mid > 1800’s. Although we are sure that he is descended from Herck Syboutsen and > Wyntie Theuis/Quick, we have not yet been able to trace the exact line. (There > was a different John Kronkhyte, b. 1750, who lived at West Grove in Orange Co., during much of this same period; > he was married to Abigail Parr.) > > > > Recently discovered Cronk family Bible pages list the > following: (Phrases in italics are not found in the Bible pages, but are > explanatory or study notes. The spelling of the surname also changes.) > > > > John Kronkhyte born May 7 1783 > > Harriet, his wife June 18 1785 (Harriet Rogers) > > William born July 18 1804 > > Betsy born March 1 1806 > > Joshua born January 20 1808 (married Mary Ireland, a sister of Lydia Ireland) > > Martha born July 14 1810 (married Abram Ireland, > a brother of Lydia > Ireland) > > Sally born May 1 1812 > > John R. born Sept 14 1814 > > Henry born March 6 1817 > > Catherine born July 29 1820 > > Saunders born March 25 1822 > > Milton born Dec 28 1925 > > Harriet born January 27 1829 > > > > Lydia Ireland the second wife of > John Kronk was born October > 28 1808 > > Lydia Jane Kronk born April the 12th 1831 (died July 10, 1834) > > Hannah was born November 17 1834 (d. May 30, 1855) > > Nickless (sic) was born 1841 (not clear; year looks like “41” is a later correction from “183__,” > perhaps 1837.) > > John and Lydia > had two younger daughters not shown, as the bottom of page is torn: > > Emily was born about 1841 > > Mary was born about 1846 > > > > PAGE 2 > > John Kronkhyte and Harriet Rogers > were joined in Matrimony August > 17 1803 > > John Kronk and Lydia Ireland were > joined in Matrimony December > the first 1829 > > > > Several members of this family are buried in the old cemetery > near the river in what is now Storm King State Park. Son Joshua recalled many > years later that family members crossed the river from Putnam County, > presumably Cold Spring, for his mother Harriet’s funeral in 1829. > > > > We would especially like to find information on John’s > parents/ancestors, and when they came to Orange > and the Clove. There was a William Cronk living nearby, who we believe may have > been his father. Also a Joshua Kronkite, who died about 1815 and is buried in > the local cemetery. We presume a close relationship because of the names of John and Harriet's two eldest sons. We are also searching for the family of John’s first wife, > Harriet Rogers, who may have come from Putnam County. And, of course, we would > be more than happy to share our research. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message