Sleepy Hollow Reformed Dutch Church, Tarrytown, Westchester County, New York
Hij is getrouwd met Mehitable Meeks.
Zij zijn getrouwd rond 1732 te Westchester County, New York.
Kind(eren):
Pat Wardell's research on early settlers of the Ramapo Tract gives the following information about Lewis Conklin: See: http://www.dutchdoorgenealogy.com/conklin_concklin.html
From The Minutes of the Board of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey from 1725 to 1744, Perth Amboy: 1960; (Re: Ramapo Tract; paraphrased unless in quotes)
----- (Vol. II, p. 114)...While at Ramapo, Mr. Alexander found several other settlers who wished to take leases of the Proprietors and be protected against the Fauconier Company (including five who had already taken leases of Fauconier & Co.). On 13 April 1740 Derick Vandermaker (Wanamaker) and William Ramsay came to New York and showed Alexander and Ashfield two leases. Settlers without leases: ...Lewis Conklin, unspecified number of acres
----- (Vol. II, p. 123)...18 August 1741...List of leases executed by the Board before and now: ...Lewis Conklin, 150 acres
----- (Vol. II, p. 153)...23 March 1741[/42 NS]...Alexander said that he exchanged a lease to Lewis Conklin and that Lewis Conklin assigned his lease unto James Wheeler...
----- (Vol. II, p. 195)...28 July 1742...John Degree complained that Francis Ryerson by his late lease from the Board, had taken in the meadow and land or great part thereof, which he had taken possession of by his prior lease...Lewis Conklin and 12 of his neighbors certified that John Degree had prior possession of the said lands...
----- (Vol. II, p. 197)...28 July 1742...a lease was requested by Lewis Conklin for 100 acres joining John Degree's...
----- (Vol. II, p. 278, chart)...14. Lewis Conklin, lease date 18 August 1741, 150 acres, 15 shill. year rent...
----- (Vol. II, p. 278, chart)...44. Lewis Conklin, lease date 21 August 1742, 100 acres joins Degrees, 10 shill. year rent...
Children of Lewis Conklin & Mehitable Meeks:
----- Joseph Kanckeli, bp. 9 May 1736 Hackensack Reformed Dutch Church (wit: Nicolaas Volk; Aryaentjen Brouwer)
----- Maritjen Kankeli, bp. 12 Mar 1738 Hackensack Reformed Dutch Church (wit: Isaac Van Zeil; Sara Meeks)
----- Jan Kankeli, bp. 28 Sep 1740 Hackensack Reformed Dutch Church (wit: Willem Van Voorhees and wife) (parents' names in bp. record are "Theunis Kankeli and Mehetthabel Weeks"); m. (poss) Catherine -?-.
----- (possibly) Lewis Conklin, m. Mary -?-.
----- Charity Conklin, b. 23 May 1751; d. 1836; m. 1771 Nicholas Lozier.
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Mehitable Meeks |
SHERWOOD FAMILY BURIAL GROUND ON A SANDY KNOLL
BESIDE THE MAHWAH CREEK ABOUT TWO MILES NORTH
OF SUFFERN, ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y., A SHORT DISTANCE
EAST OF THE VALLEY ROAD AND A FEW RODS SOUTH OF
THE ROAD LEADING FROM THE VALLEY ROAD TO VIOLA, N.Y.
#11847 February
Y 22 # 1783
Lewis Conklin
Departed this
Life Aged 83 A
8 days (3 days ?)
This transcription does not agree with the dates which we obtained from other researchers. Possibly the gravestone date has been misread and it should be 1788 instead of 1783. That would make the accepted birthdate of 1706 more likely.