Cornelius Barentsen Van Wyck

1645 - 1712  (67 years)

• Name	Cornelius Barentsen Van Wyck  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	1645	Netherlands   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FSID	L4B2-N66  [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Death	23 Jun 1712	Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States   [1, 2]
  Burial	Great Neck, Long Island, New York, United States   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I45503	footsteps | Bunker
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Jacob Van Wyck,   b. Abt 1620, Netherlands d. 1675 (Age 55 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Anna Van Rynevelt,   b. 1625, Netherlands
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F25108	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Polhemus,   b. 1650, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil d. 1732, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1667	New York, New York, United States
  Children	+ 1. Theodorus Van Wyck,   b. 17 Sep 1668, Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States d. 4 Dec 1753, Nassau, New York, United States (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: unknown]
  Family ID	F25110	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Cornelis Barentsen van Wyck came to New Netherland circa 1660. He settled at Midwout, Kings Co., Long Island. Appears on the tax list as early as 1664, and was allotted meadows in Canarsie in 1668. Took the Oath of Allegiance on 26 Sep 1687 stating he had been in this country for 27 years. He was Deacon at Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, Flatbush, Kings Co., Long Island, New York, from 1675 to 1677. He and Anna Polhemus were members of the at Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, Flatbush, Kings Co., Long Island, New York, in 1677 at Midwood.

  
  

• Sources

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