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Mahala Mae Dykeman was a daughter of Arthur Dykeman and Olive Jacobs. She was born in 1902 and married Carl Samuel Walden on July 1, 1922, in Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York. This undated photo of the couple was copied from the photo album of her niece, the late Ethel (Daniels) Leonard. Carl and Mahala's marriage license is shown below. They had at least three sons who survived her at the time of her death, which occurred on April 14, 1984. They were: Ernest E. Walden (1929-2015) of Interlaken, Gordon L. Walden (1937-2016), and Carl Walden, Jr., of Trumansburg. Click here to learn more about this family. #MahalaMaeDykeman #photos #ArthurDykeman #OliveJacobs

Lydia Mayo had a daughter, Olive Ames, with her first husband. About 1896 she divorced Halloway Ames and married Charles G. Decker. Together, Charles and Lydia had seven children before he died in 1909. Their first daughter, was Delaphina Decker, also called Delaphine Decker. She was born in 1897 and married William H. Dickinson. Their next daughter, Iona Belle Decker, was born in 1898 but she became ill and died in 1904. Their first son, Harry Decker, shown at right, was born abt. 1901, and in February of 1902, Oscar Mayo Decker was born. Soon after, in October, 1902, Norman Griggs Decker was born. Theodore R. Decker was born in 1908 and Herbert Henry Decker was conceived before his father died in May of 1909 and was born fatherless on February 25, 1910. Mary is shown here with her three oldest brothers, Harry Decker, Norman G. Decker, and Oscar Decker, abt. 1904 or 1905: Based on the ages of her brothers, it seems the brothers shown here are her three youngest, from left to right: their mother, Lydia (Mayo) Decker, Herbert Decker, Delaphina (Decker) Dickinson, Theodore R. Decker, and Norman Griggs Decker. Later, when Mary was married, she and her husband, W. H. Dickinson (at right), were captured in the photograph shown here, with her brother, Norman Decker, and an unnamed woman, perhaps Norman's first wife. Descendants of any of these brothers, please comment below or contact me! At very least, bookmark the Decker page and check back for new material! See the Decker and Mayo pages for more on this family. #delaphinadecker #decker #lydiamayo #mayo #normandecker #marydickinson #williamhenrydickinson

Albert Strong was born April 22, 1819 in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania. He was a Private in 3rd Regiment, Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery, Company E. (Details below). he died on March 15, 1899 in Terrytown, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. His descendants are many, though it appears the Strong name was not passed down through any of them because his known offspring were all daughters. Some of the genealogy is as follows: (Generation 1) Albert Strong married Mary C. Newell and together they had at least five daughters. (Generation 2) Lycenia L. Strong, a daughter of Albert & Mary Strong, married Oscar Mayo and together they had at least five children - four daughters and a son are known. (Generation 3) Lydia Mayo, a daughter of Oscar & Lycenia Mayo, married Charles Decker and had several children. (Generation 4) Delaphina "Mary" Decker, a daughter of Charles & Lydia Decker, married William H. Dickinson and together they, too, had several children. (Generation 5) Margaret Dickinson, a daughter of William & Mary Dickinson, married Lloyd Reese. SHOWN HERE IS ALBERT STRONG'S DAUGHTER, LYCENIA, AT LEFT WITH HER DAUGHTER LYDIA, LYDIA'S DAUGHTER MARY ("DELAPHINA"), AND MARY'S DAUGHTER AGNES. IF ANYONE HAS A PHOTO OF ALBERT STRONG, PLEASE SHARE! Albert Strong's military history: 3rd Heavy Artillery Regiment Pennsylvania Date of Organization: Nov 1, 1862 Muster Date: Nov 9, 1865 Excerpt from The Union Army, Vol. 1: ONE HUNDRED and FIFTY-SECOND INFANTRY (THIRD HEAVY ARTILLERY) Third Artillery. - Col., Joseph Roberts ; Lieut.-Col., R. V. W. Howard; Majs., John A. Darling, J. S. Stevenson, F. Von Schilling, John A. Blake. This regiment, the 152nd of the line, was recruited from the state at large, rendezvoused at Philadelphia, and was mustered into the U. S. service at various periods during the latter part of the year 1862 and the early part of 1863. Cos. A and B had been organized as a battalion of marine artillery in 1861 by Hermann Segebarth, and garrisoned Fort Delaware. Late in the summer of 1862, authority was given Col. Segebarth to increase this battalion to a full regiment of heavy artillery and batteries D, F, G and H were recruited during the fall and winter and mustered in for three years. In Sept., 1862, Maj. Roberts, of the 4th regular artillery, was authorized by the war department to raise a picked battalion of artillery for service at Fortress Monroe and as fast as the companies were organized and mustered in they were sent to that point, where they were drilled in infantry, light and heavy artillery tactics. In the spring of 1863, by order of the war department, the commands of Segebarth and Roberts were consolidated to form the 3d Pa. heavy artillery. Co. H, Capt. William D. Rank, was detached for garrison duty in the defenses of Baltimore, where it remained throughout its term of service with a single exception, when a section was ordered to the front during the battle of Gettysburg and served as light artillery in McIntosh's brigade, 2nd cavalry division, losing 2 killed, 10 wounded and 1 missing. The headquarters of the regiment were at Fortress Monroe and from this point detachments were sent out, both by land and sea, to serve in any arm of the service and wherever troops were needed. During the invasion of Eastern Virginia by Longstreet's corps, in the Spring of 1863, Cos. A, B, F and G served in the defenses of Suffolk throughout the siege. Every company except H furnished detachments for service at the front in the campaigns of 1864-65, and they were engaged on the James, Chickahominy and Nansemond rivers in numerous battles, as well as in the capture of Fort Fisher. In the engagement at Smithfield, Va., in Feb., 1864, detachments from Cos. A and B, serving on the army gunboats, suffered a loss of 38 captured, many of whom afterwards died at Andersonville. A detachment of Co. A, serving on the gunboat Bombshell, at Plymouth, N. C., in April, 1864, lost 27 captured when the boat was sunk. During most of its term of service Co. I performed guard duty at the headquarters of the Army of the James and was present at the surrender of Lee. As its numbers exceeded the requirements of the army regulations, many of the original members volunteered to form the 188th Pa. infantry in connection with a number of unassigned recruits, though new recruits were added to the 152nd and its ranks were still more than full. Cos. D, E, G and M served with the Army of the James before Petersburg, being stationed at Bermuda Hundred; Co. E, with others, under command of Capt. Hazard, was posted at Fort Converse, covering the pontoon bridge across the Appomattox. Many details were furnished for work on the fortifications and for duty in the various arms of the service. After the close of hostilities, detachments of the 152nd served as guard for Jefferson Davis during his confinement in Fortress Monroe. Sixteen men of Co. F were lost on March 31, 1865, while returning to Fortress Monroe from Wilmington, N. C., on account of the destruction by fire of the transport General Lyon. From the foregoing sketch it will be noted that, though this command was originally organized for special duty at Fortress Monroe, it performed a large amount of duty at the front, both by land and sea. By reason of its excellent training in every branch of the service, it was enabled to furnish details when called upon for every branch of the artillery service, as well as in the infantry and naval arms. The regiment was mustered out as follows: Cos. A and B, at Fortress Monroe, Va., July 11, 1865; Co. H, at Baltimore, Md., July 25, 1865; the remaining companies, at Fortress Monroe, Va., Nov. 9, 1865. #strong #mayo #decker #dickinson #civilwar #delaphinadecker #veteran #military #albertstrong

Rose A. Hunt was the daughter of Lucy P. (Mayo) and Frank E. Hunt. Her grandparents were Oscar Mayo and Lycenia Strong. Rose was born July 22, 1912, and married Lawrence White (1911-1949) and together they had at least one son, David White. Rose's mother was sister to Lydia (Mayo) Decker, making her a first cousin to Delaphina "Mary" (Decker) Dickinson. In 1920, when she was eight years old, she lived with her parents in Auburn, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. In 1930 they were living in Newton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. Rose died August 17, 1994 in Clarks Summit, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. For more, see the Decker page and Dickinson pages. #mayo #rosehunt

Josiah served under Capt. Matthew Moore* of Company D, Two-Hundred Third Pennsylvania Volunteers during the Civil War. An excerpt from "The Rebellion Record", Volume 11, p. 432 states that "Colonel J.W. Moore, Two hundred and Third Pennsylvania volunteers bechave with the most distinguished gallantry. He was killed while passing the second traverse of the fort in advance of his rgiment, waving his colors. Few equalled, none surpassed this brave officer. Josiah is listed on page 589 of Volume 3 of "History of Pennsylvania Volunteers", which states that he enlisted on Sept. 9, 1864 and was "Mustered out with company, June 22, 1865". As a point of interest, one soldier's pay stub shows he received $13 per month for his service. Josiah served for ten months. For more information about Josiah's family, see the Reese page. #reese #civilwar #military #josiahreese #veteran #veterans

Joseph Huntley was born in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, on January 27, 1707/8. He married in the same county to Ruth Williams (1712-1739), daughter of Thomas Williams and Sarah Rogers. They lived in New London, on 48.75 acres of land on the "west side of Fergoes". Their firstborn son, John Huntley, was born about 1729 and three more daughters followed before Ruth died in 1739 at the age of about 27 years. Joseph married second to Eunice Welch of Preston, Connecticut, on October 24, 1741. She was a daughter of John Welch and Susanna Emmons. Joseph had seven more children with Eunice. On October 6, 1742, Joseph sold his land in New London to his brother, Samuel Huntley. He then "returned to Lyme where he had land by gift from his father and by purchase from Samuel on 4 Mile River adjacent to his brothers Benjamin and John." Joseph died in Lyme on June 13, 1758. His will, dated, March 2, 1758, at Lyme, is shown here as published in "John Huntley, immigrant of Boston & Roxbury, Massachusetts and Lyme, Connecticut, 1647-1977, and some of his descendants", by Virgil W. Huntley, 1978, p. 81. Joseph's widow, Eunice, then remarried to Jacob Sullard and died sometime after 1807. Click here to learn more about Joseph Huntley. Click here to learn more about this branch of my family. #JosephHuntley #lastwillandtestament #Connecticut

This is probably my favorite picture of my 2nd great-grandfather, Harry Dickinson. The driver is unknown, but the passenger in the dark "bowler hat" or "derby", is Harry Dickinson. The car may just be a prop - or perhaps it is cousin Fred who Harry's daughter, Emma, spoke of frequently saying he gave them rides in his "machine" in her 1919 diary. I'm not sure if the photo has been flipped, which I have seen done with some of the scanned family photos. The photo I received showed the steering wheel on the left side side of the photo, as shown in the image at right. It is possible the photo was taken in England, where the steering column is on the opposite side, but being that Harry is slightly older in this photo, I believe it was taken in America - unless it was taken during one of his trips back home to England. I flipped the picture because I believe it was taken in Newark, New Jersey or possibly Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Anyone with any clues or information, please comment below or contact me! Harry was a son of John Dickinson and Elizabeth Reynolds. He was born on the 6th of June, 1863, in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. At the age of 7, he was counted on the census in Nether Hallam, Sheffield. Harry was sent to work 14 hours a day in a brick yard at a very early age. His father later taught him to be a steel hammersmith, at which he became an expert. With his parents he came to America in 1880 and was counted on the census in June of that year, living in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. He was naturalized on the 20th of April, 1889, in Pittsburgh. On the 17th of November, 1889, he married Anna Robinson in Camden, New Jersey. For more on this family, see the Dickinson page. #dickinson #harrydickinson #antiquecar

On the Friday, the 18th of April, 1930, Mary Esther Harvey married Lloyd John Reese, better known as “John Reese”. The witnesses of their union were Mrs. Bertha Hulslander and Eugene Hulslander. John and Mary were married at 120 Maple Avenue in Ithaca, New York. What was there in 1930 is unknown, but today Cornell University's Transportation Department is there. View the address for the location here on Google Maps here: Click here to see more about Reese family memorabilia. Click here to see more Harvey family memorabilia. Click here for my Free Genealogy Resources. #JohnReese #MaryEHarvey #marriagerecords #Ithaca #johnreese #maryharvey

The book "John Mayo of Roxbury, Massachusetts, 1630-1688, a genealogical and biographical record of his descendants", offers a wealth of information on this line. He claims John's grandfather was John Mayo of West Malling (Towne Marroling) in Kent. He was believed to be born bet. 1540 and 1570 and he died abt. 1617 in Kent. He could have been the son of John Mayo who was born Oct. 2, 1547, the son of Richard Mayo of East Enoyle, Wilts, and his wife, Luce Stone. John Mayo married Rebekah Stoughton and had three children: Frances - who m. Stephen England of Sandwich, Kent Mary - who came to New England with her nephew, John of Roxbury, and his mother. She never married. Thomas - b. abt. 1600-1605 and died bef. 1630. Married abt. 1629 to Elizabeth ___ and had one son, John, born in 1629, who came to New England and was the first Mayo to land in America. After Thomas died, Elizabeth married Robert Gamlyn, Jr., and little John Mayo traveled with them on the ship "William and Francis" abt. 1630. John grew up in Massachusetts and married Hannah Graves, who was born in Roxbury on 8 Sep 1636, daughter of John Graves and Judith Allard. He died 28 Apr 1688, age 58, and Hannah died 5 Oct 1698-99. They are buried in the old Eustis Street Burying Ground, Roxbury. Together they had nine children: Hannah John Hannah Rebecca Joseph Mehitable Thomas Benjamin Thomas This book was printed in 1965. My earliest known Mayo ancestor is Ezekiel Mayo who married Rebecca Hazard. This book's index contains no men named Ezekiel Mayo. Neither does it have any Hazard, Strong, or Underhill connections, the wives of our Mayo line. For more information, see the Mayo page. #mayo

Following is an excerpt from "New England Marriages Prior to 1700", by Clarence Almon Torrey, showing marriages of men named John Mason: (Alternate Link) Click here to see more about John Mason. Click here to see more about this branch of my family. Click here for free genealogy resources. #JohnMason #HannahHawes

John Dickinson (1830-1889) and his wife, Elizabeth Reynolds (1833-1905) were both born in England and moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, bet. 1870-1880. He died from heart disease at the age of 55, and she died sixteen years later from pneumonia. She was 71. Together they rest in Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. For more on this family, see the Dickinson page. Photo courtesy of Richard Boyer, contributed to findagrave.com here. Announcements published in the Pittsburgh Dispatch May 26-28, 1889. ​ I cannot recall where this burial plot map was found, perhaps Allegheny Cemetery's website, where the image at right was found. The map offers a wealth of clues about the relatives that lived in Pittsburgh. Our ancestor, John is highlighted in yellow above his wife in this copy. For more see the Dickinson page. #dickinson #pittsburgh #cemetery #reynolds #grave #cemetery #johndickinson #elizabethreynolds

The obituary of Rev. James I. Dickinson, son of William Henry Dickinson and Delaphina Decker. #dickinson #jamesdickinson #obituary

Merry Christmas, everyone! I didn't send out any Christmas cards so this is my Merry Christmas to you and yours! Ever since I was a child, my mother always got letters from her Dickinson family at Christmas time. Instead of sending Christmas cards, the Dickinson tradition was (and for some still is) to write a letter, updating everyone on what the family had been up to all year. This is the only one I could find right now but maybe one day I'll find more. I'm sure they hold a wealth of forgotten family history. Merry Christmas to all! See the Dickinson page for more on this family. #dickinson #Christmas #tradition

Jacqueline Paresis (or de Parisis) was born about 1620 in France and emigrated to New Netherland (New York) with her husband, Daniel Tourneur, in 1652. They were among the original 23 grantees of New Harlem in New York City. They were also my 10th great-grandparents. Yet another valuable and interesting piece of Tourneur family history is found in "New Harlem past and present", on page 127, as follows: "Mrs. Tourneur, in tender childhood a victim of that cruel war, and driven, with others of her family, from her native Hestin, probably on its capture by Louis the Thirteenth in 1639; hers was a tale of trials, of which we have but the veriest outline". Regarding Jacqueline's hometown, the author was referring to the medieval town in the Pas-des-Calais department of northern France, called Hesdin. Amiens, where Daniel Tourneur lived as a child and was most likely born, is just 35 miles south of Hesdin. The "cruel war" was the Thirty Years' War, which began when Roman Emperor, Ferdinand II began to force Protestants to convert to Catholicism. In the end, over 8 million lives were lost. It was during this war that King Louis XIII's army sieged Jacqueline's hometown of Hesdin in 1639. Hesdin, at the time of the 15th century, was located in the county of Artois. Artois was originally the dowry of Flemish princess, Isabelle of Hainaut. The dukes of Burgundy acquired it through inheritance in 1384. Afterwards it was inherited by the Hapsburgs (Austria) and then it was passed to the Hapsburg dynasty's Spanish line. During the Thirty Years' War, Artois was part of the Southern Netherlands. After the siege of Louis XIII, aforementioned, Artois became part of France. Most of the people of Artois already spoke French. Jacqueline and Daniel were said to have married in Leyden, Holland, on September 5, 1650. Did Jacqueline and her parents flee to Leyden like Daniel Tourneur and so many others did, or did they escape to Leyden together? These questions have yet to be answered but it seems to me that these tragic circumstances are the very thing that drew their two hearts together, making the way for generations of descendants in America. Browse around the streets of modern-day Hesdin with this interactive map from Google Maps. Click on the image to move around and drag to pan: Click here to learn more about Jacqueline and her family. Click here to see this branch of my family tree. Sources: New Harlem past and present; the story of an amazing civic wrong, now at last to be righted, by Carl H. Pierce, W.P. Toler, and H.D. Nutting, 1903. Hesdin article on Wikipedia [Link] Pas-de-Calais article on Wikipedia [Link] Thirty Years' War article on Wikipedia [Link] #DanielTourneur #JacquelineParesis #JacquelinedeParisis #French #France #Netherlands

"I shall never forget" Click here to learn about my branch of the Harvey family. Click here for more Coats of Arms. #harvey #coatofarms #heraldry

Rev. William Henry Dickinson (1899-1978) and his father, Harry Dickinson are photographed here, around 1934. See the Dickinson page for more. #harrydickinson #williamhenrydickinson #dickinson

Harry is shown here with his granddaughter, Margaret Dickinson (at left) and Elizabeth "Betty" Dickinson at right, petting the dog. Harry Dickinson is shown here with two of his granddaughters, Margaret and Betty Dickinson, in the mid-late 1930's. See more on the Dickinson page. #harrydickinson #dickinson #margaretdickinson #bettydickinson

Hannah Hawes was born in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, on December 1, 1654. She was the daughter of Edward Hawes and Eliony Lombard. Click here to see more about Hannah Hawes. Click here to see more about this branch of my family. Click here for lots of free genealogy resources! Source: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JZ-SF8 : 6 November 2017), Hanna Haws, 01 Dec 1654; citing Birth, Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 593,353. #HannahHawes #JohnMason

Emma Griffith, daughter of Thomas Griffith, is my link to the Griffith family. Emma was born in England in 1837 and married George Robinson. She was the grandmother of William Henry Dickinson, who was born in April 29, 1899 in Pittsburgh. She died there six and a half months after he was born, on November 16, 1899. The Griffith name is one of Welsh descent, deriving from Gruffudd. Griffith, “the name of many Welsh princes”. Variations include Griffin, Griffudd, and Griffiths. Griffith Family Records states the following about the Griffith surname: “The ancient Griffith Coat of Arms used by the Griffith family for many centuries, were those used by Griffith ap Cynan, King of North Wales, A.D. 1079. He was a descendant of Anardwd, King of Wales, eldest son of Rhodi Mawr, King of Wales, A.D. 843 (founder of the Royal Tribes; many princes of North Wales derive from him). Griffith ap Cynan had a son, Owen, King of North Wales. The latter had a descendant Llewellyn ap Griffith, Prince of North Wales, slain on the Wye, 1272. (See Burke’s General Armory).” Click here to see more about Thomas Griffith. Click here to see my ancestor index. Click here for my free genealogy resources. Sources: “Griffith Family Records”, by J. Montgomery Seaver, 1924. “A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames”, by Charles W. Bardsley, 1901. Griffith coat of arms from Genealogy of the Griffith Family, by R. R. Griffith, 1892 [Read]. #ThomasGriffith #EmmaGriffith #griffith #GeorgeRobinson

This photograph was handed down to my mother from her Dickinson side of the family. It appears to be labeled "Grandmother Griffith, great mother to Grandma Robinson. Our mother's side." The writing was done by one of Harry Dickinson's children. Their mother was Annie Robinson. Annie's parents were George Robinson and Emma Griffith. "Grandma Robinson" refers to Emma Griffith. Emma was the daughter of Thomas Griffith, whose wife we believe was Phebe Kimberly. Emma was born in 1837. Her mother, Phebe Kimberly would have been born before 1820. I believe it should read "Great Grandmother Griffith, Mother to Grandma Robinson". There is clearly an arrow ^ between the words great and Mother to correct the error. Therefore, this is a photograph of the wife of Thomas Griffith, or Phebe Kimberly. On the backside, in a different pen, (probably written by Harry), "Your grandmother. You must write her name yourself as I do not know it". The photographer's mark says "Henry Green, 84 Chorlton Road, Manchester". Click here to see more on this branch of my family. #PhebeKimberly #ThomasGriffith #annierobinson #EmmaGriffith #griffith #griffiths

Frederick de Vaux (also spelled De Voe, De Vouw, Deveaux) was my paternal 9th great-grandfather. He was born in "the Walloon country", presumably Wallonia, the French-speaking region of southern Belgium. He went from there to Mannheim, Germany, where he obtained citizenship. Excerpts from "Revised History of Harlem (City of New York)", give us a glimpse into the life of Frederick de Vaux. The facts contained herein are from this source. The passport Frederick obtained in Mannheim is still preserved, and was shared with the author by one of De Voe's descendants, Col. Thomas De Voe, of New York. Here follows a translation: "We, Director, Sheriff, Burgomaster and Council of the Electoral Paltz City, Mannheim, hereby make known and publish, that the bearer of this, Frederick de Vaux, later a Burgher of this city, for his own business is intending to travel in Holland, and from thence further to England; in which behalf every one is requested to let the said Frederick de Vaux pass free, safe, and unmolested, at all places, and also to show him all good will and consideration; we engaging to do the same for every city, according to merit. In witness hereof, we have attached our usual seal. Done at Mannheim, this 23rd February, old style, Anno one thousand six hundred and seventy five." {Seal} Note: A "Burgher" in medieval times was a title of a citizen of a town, and a social class from which city officials could be drawn. De Voe "had lately left the Lower Palatinate, with many other French, on account of the troubles there; De Vaux coming via England to join his brother Nicholas in this country. He was now a widower, but a little later married a daughter of Daniel Tourneur, deceased, from which union sprang the respectable De Voe family in the lower sections of Westchester County, first seated at De Voe's Point, near which Frederick obtained by his wife a fine property." (Note, p. 395 states that Frederick purchased the land from William Bickley in June 25, 1694). He was part of Harlem's Night Watch, in 1676, in anticipation of possible aggression from the Indians, though no action was required. Frederick married Esther (or Hester) Tourneur on June 24, 1677. Details about their descendants are given here: Click here to learn more about Frederick Deveaux (or De Voe). Click here to learn more about this branch of my family. Sources: "Revised History of Harlem (City of New York): Its Origin and Early Annals", by James Riker, Henry P. Toler, and Sterling Potter, 1904, p. 330-331 footnote, 424, and 635. Burgher article on Wikipedia [Link] #FrederickDeveaux #HesterTourneur #Dykeman #Wallonia #Belgium #refugee #Germany #Harlem #NewYork #NewYorkCity

Ethel Leonard was the daughter of Lewis Leonard and his wife, Cora Sherman. She married William Bross of Scipio in 1909. According to the Auburn Democrat printed on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 1909, they were married the Wednesday prior, which would be Oct. 20, 1909. See the Leonard page for more on this family. See also Leonard Road. #Leonard #leonard #ethelbross #lewisleonard #corasherman #marriage

Johannes Dyckman was born bet. 1618 and 1619 in Holland. He married 1st to Maria de Grebber on February 22, 1641/42 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, and married 2nd to Maria Bosyns (also called Maria Cornelisz). Amsterdam was built with a system of canals (or grachts) and dikes, which could be how the Dyckman family acquired it's name - is it possible they were dike men! In fact, early versions of the name were spelled "Dijkman" and dijk is the Dutch word for dike. Alternatively, it could be a variant of the Van Dyke name. Will we ever know for sure? Dike building in Holland has been traced back as far as the late Iron Age. Dikes were found during excavations in the Frisian villages of Peins and Dongjum. Large scale building of the dikes began between 1200 and 1500, when rising sea levels prompted action. Either way, we know the Dyckman's undoubtedly were quite familiar with the challenges the water presented and the canals they built in an attempt to coexist with it. This interactive map allows you to take a virtual tour of Amsterdam's canals. Here the canal boat is on the Keizersgracht, the very canal Johannes' first wife lived on at the time of their marriage in 1641/42. At that time, Johannes was living nearby "on the Anjeliersgracht". Anjeliers is the Dutch word for carnations and gracht is their word for canal. Anjeliersgracht was formerly a canal, but is now filled in and called Westerstraat, shown here in this interactive map: Finally, this clip from Google Maps aerial view shows the proximity of the two locations, where Johannes lived and his first wife lived at the time of their marriage: If you'd like to learn more about the history of Amsterdam's canals, you may enjoy this YouTube video on the subject. Click here to learn more about Johannes Dyckman. Click here to learn more about this family. Sources: Canals of Amsterdam on Wikipedia [Link] “Johannes Dyckman of Fort Orange and his descendants”, by Marjorie Dikeman Chamberlain, 1988. Archives, Amsterdam, Holland, Orphans Court XXVI, p. 325. Church Records at South Amsterdam, Holland. #JohannesDyckman #Dykeman #Amsterdam #Netherlands #Holland #maps

Williams Huntley was my 5th great-grandfather on my father's side. From his descendant, Virgil Huntley's 1978 book, we learn a wealth of information about his life and ancestry. Williams was born in Lyme, Connecticut, on February 15, 1755, the son of John Huntley and Lois Beckwith. He married a woman by the name of Hannah, "probably in Charlotte Pct., Dutchess county, New York". Hannah was born May 10, 1761, and died on March 5, 1827, according to the Family Bible. Williams served in the American Revolution in Col. Peter Van Ness' 9th New York Regiment of the Militia from Albany, New York, and in the Commissary Dept. in 1781. He was counted on the census of 1790 and 1800, living in Hillsdale, Columbia county, New York, listed as William Huntley. He was an early settler of Marathon, Cortland County, New York, where he was a blacksmith. Williams Huntley bought land in Cortland County from Ezekiel and Katherine Scott of Avon, Ontario County, New York, on March 20, 1811 [Cortland Co., N.Y. B:486]. He later deeded land to their son, Joseph, in the town of Cincinnatus on June 2, 1815 [Cortland Co., N.Y. U:493]. He died in Marathon, Cortland County, New York, on February 2 (or 22), 1842. Williams was the father of Joanna Huntley, wife of Peter Shevalier. Source: John Huntley, immigrant of Boston & Roxbury, Massachusetts and Lyme, Connecticut, 1647-1977, and some of his descendants, by Virgil W. Huntley, 1978, p. 160-161. Click here to learn more about this branch of my family. #WilliamsHuntley #americanrevolution #veteran #JoannaHuntley #PeterShevalier #marathon #cortlandcounty #newyork #huntley

Harry Dickinson married Anna "Annie" Robinson. She was the daughter of George Robinson and Emma Griffith. Emma is shown here. She was born on March 8, 1837, in Middlewich, Cheshire, England. She was the daughter of Thomas Griffith and (perhaps) Phoebe Kimberley. If anyone has a photo of George Robinson, Emma's husband, please use the Dickinson Genealogy Forum to share and collaborate! (Emma and George were my 3rd great-grandparents). "Grandmother Griffith Robinson" See the Dickinson page for more on this family. #griffith #harrydickinson #robinson #annierobinson

Elder John Strong was my great-grandmother, Mary (Decker) Dickinson’s 7th great-grandfather. Following is an excerpt from "The Family of Rev. William H. Dickinson", a summary of his life: Elder John Strong was born in 1605 Chard, Somerset, England, “whence removed to London and afterwards to Plymouth”. His biography[1] is given in the New England Historical & Genealogical Register. He married first in England to Margerie Dean[2], daughter of William Dean. On the 20th of March, 1630, at the age of 25, he, along with 140 others, departed from Plymouth, England, on the ship Mary and John[3], with the Winthrop Fleet, commanded by Capt. Squeb. They arrived at Nantasket (Hull), near Boston, on the 30th of May. Tragically, his wife died during the voyage or upon arrival in America. An infant daughter also died, just two months later. Upon arrival in America, they searched for a good place to settle and chose a location they named Dorchester, after the English home of their revered pastor, Rev. John White, who had encouraged them to go to America. John married Abigail Ford there in 1630. In 1635 they left Dorchester and moved to Hingham, Massachusetts, and on the 9th of March, 1636, took the freeman’s oath at Boston. Then on the 4th of December, 1638, he was made a freeman of Plymouth Colony, then an inhabitant and proprietor at Taunton, Massachusetts, where he remained until about 1645. He had been deputy to the General court in Plymouth in 1641, 1643, and 1644. About 1645, he was appointed with four other including Capt. John Mason, Roger Ludlow, Israel Stoughton, and Henry Wolcott, “to superintend and bring forward the settlement of that place”, Windsor[4], Hartford County, Connecticut, which had been first settled in 1636 by many of the same group he originally settled in Dorchester with. In 1659 he left Windsor and moved to Northampton, Massachusetts, “where he was one of the first and most active founders, as he had previously of Dorchester, Hingham, Taunton, and Windsor.” There he lived for forty years, and was “a leading man in the affairs of the town and of the church”. John obtained the office and title of “Elder” in Northampton in June of 1663, according to church records, which state that “after solemn and extraordinary seeking to God for his direction and blessing, the church chose John Strong ruling elder, and William Holton, deacon.” He was ordained by the hands of Rev. Eleazar Mather. Elder John Strong was a tanner by trade and operated a successful tannery located at the southwest corner of Market and Main streets near the railroad depot. He owned about two hundred acres of land in and around Northampton, where he remained until his death, which occurred on the 14th (or 4th) of April, 1699, when he was 94 years old. See also footnote[5]. Aside from the daughter who died in infancy, John’s first marriage produced one son, named John who was born in England in 1626. He died at Windsor, Connecticut, on the 20th of February, 1698, at the age of 72. John and Abigail were married for fifty-eight years and had sixteen children together, including Thomas (died Oct. 3, 1689, age 56), Jedediah, mentioned previously, Josiah (born 1639, died young), Return (born abt. 1641 and died Apr. 9, 1726, age 85), Elder Ebenezer (born 1643, died Feb. 11, 1729, age 86), Abigail (born 1645, married 1st Rev. Nathaniel Chauncey, and 2nd Dea. Medad Pomeroy), Elizabeth (born in Windsor in 1647, died 1736, married Joseph Parson, Esq.), Experience (born 1650, married Zerubabel Filer), Samuel (born 1652, died 1732), Joseph (twin of Samuel, died young), Mary (born 1654, died 1738, age 84, married Dea. John Clark), Sarah (born 1656, died 1733, age 77, married Joseph Barnard), Hannah (born 1659, died 1693-4, age 34, married William Clark, brother of Dea. John Clark, above), Hester (born 1661, died 1726, age 64, married Thomas Bissell), Thankful (born 1663, married Mr. Baldwin of Milford, Ct.), and Jerijah (born 1665, died 1754, age 88). Only the last two children were born in Northampton. At the time of John’s death, he had 160 descendants from his eighteen children, fifteen of whom had families. He had 114 grandchildren and at least 33 great-grandchildren. Elder John Strong was laid to rest in Bridge Street Cemetery in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, his monumental marker can be seen on findagrave. [1] “New England Historical & Genealogical Register” (N.E.H.G.R.), 1854, Vol. 5, p. 180-183. [2] “The History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong”, by Benjamin W. Dwight, 1871, Volume 1. (See also Volume 2). [3] Ancestry.com. U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010. [4] “The Strongs of Strongsville”, by Albert Strong, 1931, p. 29 [5] For more information on Elder John Strong, see “History of Northampton, Massachusetts”, by Trumbull. (See also Volume 2). See the Decker page for more information about this branch of my family. #strong #dickinson #cemetery #grave #elderjohnstrong

Jacqueline Parisis, widow of Daniel Tourneur, wrote her first will on August 31, 1682, when she was "sick and weak of body, and lying in bed". The witnesses were Resolved Waldron and Joost van Oblinus. Jacqueline was 62 years old and her husband, Daniel, had died nine years earlier, in 1673. Her lands, house, house lots, cattle, ready money, and credits were to be shared equally by her children, Daniel Jr., Madeleine, Esther, Jacques (Jaco), and Thomas. Furthermore, she stated, that since Jan Dyckman, had already received the land on Montagne's Flat, and an erf and garden in the village, upon his marriage to Madeleine (or Magdalene), her son Daniel would receive the land on Hoorn's Hook "which he has procured in his own name, with a lot on Montagne's Flat, and also the carpenter's tools". Daniel and Jacques were each to have "a weaver's loom and its fixtures", and they were instructed to give their younger brother, Thomas, a good trade as wheelwright or weaver. She left her clothing to her daughters to divide equally. By the grace of God, Jacqueline recovered from her illness, and would live another eighteen years after. Later that winter, her eldest son Daniel was married to Ann Woodhull, "of Seattalcot, spinster", and the following summer, her other son, Jacques, married into the Kortright family and went to live on the farm in Montagne's Flat on land he had leased to Thomas Holland for four years, from 1679 to 1683. On September 7, 1690, another will and a contract with the children was drawn up. Daniel (Junior) took the lands on Montagne's Flat, giving his brother, Jacques, his three lots, meadow and creek. Jacques and Thomas took the house lots and orchard and five lots in the village and the lot behind the orchard, and "four lots of land on Van Keulen's Hook with the meadows to the same belonging, at Stony Point, and Spuyten Duyvel, in the Round Meadow". Jacques and Thomas were to pay their sister, Esther (or Hester) De Voe (Deveux/De Vaux) "400 gl." and the children of their sister, Madeleine, 1,000 gl. They were all to pay to support their mother 40 gl. per year. Daniel (Junior) died just a few days after the agreement, but it did not affect the arrangement. More information about the distribution of Tourneur's land in New York City can be found in the book, Revised History of Harlem (City of New York): Its Origin and Early Annals, by James Riker, Henry P. Toler, and Sterling Potter, 1904, which is the source of these facts. (Click here to read it on Archive.org). Pages 379-380 are shown here: Click here to learn more about this branch of my family. #DanielTourneur #HesterTourneur #Dykeman #Harlem #NewYorkCity

William Henry Dickinson's family was well acquainted with Rev. W. J. Evans, through his training at Bethel Bible Institute and later as a Reverend for the Assembly of God Church. This photo has been preserved and kept among the hundreds of family photos, and has been provided courtesy of James H. Dickinson, grandson of Rev. W. H. Dickinson, a graduate of Bethel Bible Institute, Newark, New Jersey. It is labeled "Rev. and Mrs. W. J. Evans at Bethel". See more photos from Bethel Bible Institute here. See the Dickinson page for more on the Dickinson family. #dickinson #bethel #Newark #bethelbibleinstitute #evans

Our Stowell connection comes through my maternal 3rd great-grandmother, Betsy A. Stowell. She married John C. Harvey and their son Newman Harvey, who was my 2nd great-grandfather. Newman's daugther, Mary Harvey, married Lloyd "John" Reese. Betsy Stowell was the daughter of Alpheus S. Stowell and Julia Brown. She was born in December of 1832 in Lisle, Cortland County, New York. For more about this line, see the Harvey page. See also "Reese Family Record 2014". #stowell #harvey #reese #Reese #BetsyStowell

"Behind every great man, is a great woman", so the saying goes. With that in mind, this is a follow up to last week's post, The amazing life of Edward Hazard Jr. The woman photographed here was the great woman who was by Edward's side. She was Deborah Ballard, my maternal 6th Great-Grandmother, born in September of 1786. She married young, at the age of about 16 and died at the age of 80 on May 16, 1867 in Windsor, Broome County, New York. Click here to learn more about Deborah and her family. #DeborahBallard #EdwardHazard #RaymondHMayo #portrait