certificate application - for United Empire Loyalists

5th Great Grandparents
6
8. Father RYCKMAN, John (Johannes) - Loyalist Son of RYCKMAN, Johannes
VAN SLYCK, Maria Cornelise
Place of
Birth
Schenectady, New York Date 14 Dec 1730
chr: 20 Dec 1730
Married at New York Date 30 May 1754*
Residence
Death Date
& Place
1776 - on his own farm with his large family
in Orange County, New York (as per his son,
Samuel’s Memorial). His property was
consumed by fire.
1794 – brought his family to Upper Canada
Occupation
04 Oct 1794; Barton Twp., ON (9 mths after arriving in Upper Canada)
Mother WARD, Juna ‘Eunice’ Daughter of
Place of
Birth
Place of
Burial
Children
and
spouses
if known
New York Date 1733
Death Date
& Place
Farmer; Captain of Militia
(helped in taking Fort Niagara
from French, 1759)
1801
Barton Twp., ON
Maria (b: Feb 1755-14 Apr 1814).
Rachel (chr. 08 Oct 1758, Schenectady, NY- 14 Apr 1814) & Andries ‘Andrew’ BRADT, Capt.
Butler’s Rangers, Loyalist;
John (Johannes) (bp. 16 Apr 1756 NYC-06 Apr 1842, buried Christ Church Cathedral, Hamilton,
ON); Lt., (Six Nations) Indian Dept. (commanded by Guy JOHNSON), settled in the Home
District) Loyalist; m. Elizabeth DEPEW, widow of Adrian MARLATT. She was granted Lot 6,
Con 3 & 4, Aldborough, Glanford Twsp., Lincoln Co., ON, 400 acres in 1798 as the daughter of
John Depew, late of the township of Barton, a UE Loyalist.
Cornelia (b: 19 Oct 1760, Tappan, Rockland, NY; d: 1761);
Cornelius (chri. 06 Nov 1763, Schenectady, NY; d abt 1815, Lincoln County, ON) & Margareta
BRADT (6 Apr 1758 Schenectady, New York) granted land in Barton Twsp. (200 acres, 8 th
Twsp.)
Albert Janse (b. 24 Aug 1766) & Annetje (Anna) VAN ETTEN;
Sarah (b: 20 Nov 1768)
m 1 st : Robert LOTTRIDGE, Capt, Indian Dept. Loyalist;
m 2 nd John SPRINGER (son of Loyalist David SPRINGER)
Harmanus J. (b. 19 Mar 1771, Schenectady; d. 27 Jul 1846 West Flamborough) & Hannah
FEVERRITA;
Clara (18 Sep 1774)
Samuel Ward (04 Jun 1777- 06 Feb 1846) & Rachel MARLATT (1786-18 Feb 1868, Hamilton, ON) .
He was a surveyor. He built a log house and barn on what became the northeast corner of
Ryckman’s Corners.
* Marriage Record: Samuel S. Purple, Records of the Reformed Dutch Church in New Amsterdam and New York:
Marriages from 11 December 1639 to 26 August 1801, (Heritage Books Inc. Reprint 1977), p 188:
Betrothed 12 May, married 30 May.
Johannes Ryckman, j.m. geboren in Schonechtade & Juna Waard j.d. geborente New York, beide wonende alhier.
Translation:
Johannes Ryckman, young unmarried man, born in Schenectady
and Juna [sic] Ward, unmarried woman born in N.Y., both living nearby.