My NY Van Wyk line is very obscure, but here it is. The real emphasis of my research has been into the White line, originating with Isaac White m. Mary Hunter, and their son WILLIAM KELLY WHITE was first to come to America when one yr. old in 1784. His father had died and he was raised by his mother in NYC and became a Sea Captain & died in Schenectady NY 1854. His wife lived an additional 20 yrs. And during that time moved to Saratoga NY where she lived with her son George F. White. Another of their children, daughter Susan White marr. to a ---- Albright. Susan White Albright's dau. Helen married to Maurice Van Wyk. My mother knew this family, and visited Florence Van Wyk and her two brothers in Ft. Lauderdale, FL in the 1950s. The Van Wyk sons were in the home contracting, supplies & hardware store business there. All this is based upon a letter which I have that my mother wrote in 1953 from Fla. to my father, while she was in Florida visiting her Van Wyk cousins. I have been trying to learn more. I am certain the parents of Maurice Van Wyk were from the Albany - Schenectady - Saratoga area (these places are in close prox. to each other). His grand parents might have been the people who arrive. In 1848, and one of their young sons the father of Maurice . . . Here is the line connecting these various names, and most of the dates are ballpark est. ____________________________________________________________________ Descendants of William Kelly White 1 William Kelly White b: Mar 31, 1783 in Belfast, Ireland d: Jan 6, 1854 in Schenectady, NY +Susan Shaw b: Jun 14, 1790 in Narrow Water, Armagh, Ireland m: Jun 14, 1809 in Mott St Epis Ch, New York, NY d: Apr 23, 1874 in Saratoga Springs, NY. She was living with son George F. White 2 John White b: Aft. 1814 2 Susan White b: Aft. 1814 +Unknown Albright 3 George White Albright +Unknown 4 Helen Albright b: Abt. 1890 +Maurice Van Wyk b: Abt. 1885 5 Kay Van Wyk 5 Florence Van Wyk 5 Richard Van Wyk 5 Maurice Van Wyk 2 Isaac White b: Aft. 1814 d: Aft. 1847 2 George Ferguson White b: Aug 17, 1814 in New York City, NY d: Nov 11, 1900 in Saratoga Springs, NY Burial: Nov 1900 Green Ridge Cemetery, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, NY +Esther Ann Bailey b: Abt. 1815 in Corinth, NY m: Sep 27, 1835 in Corinth, Saratoga, NY d: Jan 10, 1854 in nr Saratoga Spgs, NY Burial: 1854 Bailey Cemetery, Greenfield, Saratoga, NY 3 George Henry White, b: Abt. 1836 in Saratoga Springs, NY. He located to Grand Rapids Mich. Area 1860s & was lawyer there. 3 Frederick W. White, b: May 29, 1838 in Saratoga Springs, NY, d: Jun 17, 1838 in Saratoga Springs, NY Burial: 1838 Gideon Putnam Cm, Saratoga Springs, NY 3 Mary Frances White, b: Abt. 1840 in Saratoga Springs, NY d: 1922 in Davenport, IA Burial: 1922 Davenport, IA, +William Stewart *2nd Husband of Mary Frances White: James S. Altman 3 Reuben C. White, b: Apr 1841 d: May 21, 1841 in Gideon Putnam Cm, Saratoga Springs, NY 3 William Kelly White b: May 7, 1844 in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY d: Nov 10, 1892 in Davenport, Scott Co., IA Burial: Nov 1892 Ottawa Ave Cem, Ottawa, IL +Nellie Barger b: Jul 6, 1852 in Ottawa, LaSalle Co., IL m: Oct 24, 1872 in Ottawa, LaSalle Co., IL d: Feb 24, 1924 in San Jose, CABurial: 1924 Ottawa Ave Cem, Ottawa, IL 4 Mary Frances White b: Aug 14, 1875 in Davenport, Scott Co., IA d: Mar 6, 1943 in Ottawa, LaSalle Co., IL Burial: 1943 Ottawa Ave Cem, Ottawa, IL +Walter Butler Palmer b: Jun 22, 1868 in Prairie Center, Freedom Twp, LaSalle Co., IL m: Dec 11, 1894 in Chicago, Cook Co., IL d: Jun 6, 1932 in Ottawa, LaSalle Co., IL Mary Frances White (1875-1943) was my mother's mother. ________________________________________________________________________ ___ -----Original Message----- From: Sandra Van Wyk [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 9:01 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: Saratoga Springs NY area (Saratoga, Montgomery, Fulton Co's). Our Van Wyks crossed the Atlantic Ocean on a sailng vessel named the Amicitia coming from Rotterdam. They arrived in New York May 18, 1848. They then traveled up the Hudson River to Albany by steamboat, then by rail to Buffalo, Cincinnati, through St Louis and eventually to Pella Iowa where they settled. When did your Van Wyks make the trip across the Atlantic. Possibly some of the same line settled in Saratoga Springs and others went on to Iowa. Peter, this sounds like a fantastic trip. I'll keep all your good information in case we get to travel to Saratoga Springs. Sandra Van Wyk ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2003 6:47 AM Subject: Saratoga Springs NY area (Saratoga, Montgomery, Fulton Co's). > I had the good fortune to visit the Saratoga Springs, NY area the past > few days. It is about as special a little town (26,000) as you could > ever imagine. Marvelous restoration and care of just hundreds and > hundreds of 19th century homes and buildings, Skidmore College, and of > course the Race Track & museum which is remarkable. A summer climate > which is second to none, at the foot of the Adirondacks (busy during the > 6 wk. long racing season late July thru Labor day). But if you can find > any excuse to go there for some research and holiday I could not > recommend any place more. It is a truly remarkable and charming town. > Countless lovely restaurants and B&Bs. Along with research allow time > for a thorough tour of Saratoga Springs. Very worthwhile. > > > > Of course so many New Eng. families passed thru central NY on their > westward migrations 1750-1850 . . . Some fine historical & Genie info at > many different repositories, and some top notch associations which might > be beneficial to join. Excellent libraries. Good source for Butler & > Bradford info, White & VanWyk, and many desc. of the early NE families > (not my branch) seem to have located in this area. > > > > I visited a lot of historic spots: Broadalbin, Johnstown, Fonda, Galway, > Ballston Spa, and of course Saratoga Springs. These all being located in > Fulton, Montgomery, & Saratoga Counties, a bit N. of Albany & > Schenectady. And don't forget the whisk broom, water jug, small shovel > and sponge for tidying up old ancestral gravestones! Lots of them > around, and we made some very worthwhile new discoveries! > > > > So for anyone interested, some possible names & contacts are: > > > > Montgomery Co. (Fonda, NY) Kelly Farquhar, County Historian: > 518-853-8186 > > Saratoga Co., Genie & History info, (Ballston Spa, NY), Kristine > Saddlemire-Reese, Co. Historian 518-884-4749 > > Galway, Saratoga Co. town historian: Phyllis Keeler 518-882-6765 > > Galway village history, James Morrison 518-725-6737 > > Broadalbin NY history: Gordon Cornell 518-883-3635, [email protected] > > Broadalbin, Fulton Co. (prior to 1838 was Montgomery Co.) town clerk: > Sheila Perry 518-883-4657 > > Saratoga Springs Public Library. Wonderful history room, only open > certain times, 518-584-7860 > > Cemetery Historian for these counties: Dave Bixby 518-883-3153 > > Johnstown, NY. County seat for present (since 1838) Fulton Co., Susan > Berks 516-736-5555 > > Johnstown historian, William Loveday, 518-725-8314 > > > > Try and get to Saratoga Springs! Fantastic. Peter Burrows, Annapolis, > MD > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >