Major General Van Wyck Wickes^[1]

1779 - 1865  (86 years)

• Name	Van Wyck Wickes
  Prefix	Major General
  Birth	29 Apr 1779	Fishkill Barrack, Dutchess, New York
  Gender	Male
  Death	13 Jun 1865	Orange, New Jersey
  Person ID	I25189	Scudder
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2006

  
  

  Father	Major Thomas Wickes,   b. 10 Aug 1740, Huntington, Suffolk, New York d. 30 Nov 1819 (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Abigail Van Wyck,   b. Sep 1747/1748   d. 15 Mar 1816 (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	8 Sep 1767
  Family ID	F8801	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eliza Herriman,   b. 16 Dec 1789, Jamaica, Queens, New York d. 20 May 1864, Orange, Essex, New Jersey (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	10 Sep 1811  [1]
  Children	1. Dr. Stephen Wickes,   b. 17 Mar 1813, Jamaica, Queens, New York d. 5 Jul 1889 (Age 76 years)   2. Reverend Thomas Wickes,   b. 31 Oct 1814, Jamaica, Queens, New York d. 10 Nov 1890 (Age 76 years)   3. Mary Wicks,   b. 28 Jan 1817, Orange, Essex, New Jersey d. Yes, date unknown   4. William W. Wicks,   b. 13 Mar 1819, Orange, Essex, New Jersey d. 19 Feb 1900 (Age 80 years)   5. Reverend Henry Wickes,   b. 11 Feb 1821, Jamaica, Queens, New York d. 23 Mar 1897, Rochester, Monroe, New York (Age 76 years)   6. Reverend John Wickes,   b. 14 Feb 1823, Jamaica, Queens, New York d. 5 Jun 1901 (Age 78 years)   7. Elizabeth Herriman Wicks,   b. 15 Apr 1825, Orange, Essex, New Jersey d. 24 May 1864 (Age 39 years)   8. Van Wyck Wicks,   b. Abt 1827, Orange, Essex, New Jersey d. Infant   9. Harriet Wicks,   b. Abt 1829, Orange, Essex, New Jersey d. INFANT   10. Van Wyck Wickes,   b. 24 Apr 1832, Orange, Essex, New Jersey d. 28 Aug 1895 (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F8803	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Van Wyck was a captain during the War of 1812. In 1819, he was appointed colonel commanding the 93rd Infantry Regiment of Queens county, New York.

  
  

• Sources

  [S764] International Genealogical Index (R), Film #: 458494.