Knickerbocker Query #  005
Date: 29 November 1997
Subject: John Knickerbocker

Submitted by:
Vicki McDonald

E-Mail: VMcdon3197@aol.com

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I am looking for the parents of John KNICKERBOCKER (b. 1810) and his wife Mary H. (L.N.U.) (b. 1808)...they were both born in NY. They most probably originated in Dutchess, Albany or Ulster counties.

Their 15 children (probably all born in Ulster Co., NY):

John B. (1826)
Hannah (1827) m. David INGRAHAM in 1853 at Shandaken, NY
Simon K. (1829) m. Lidia L.N.U.
James (1830)
Cyrus (1832) m. Eliza Jane INGRAHAM (David's sister)
Andrus (1833)
Benjamin (1834) m. Mariah L.N.U.
Charlotte (1838)
Calvin C. (1840) m. Rhoda Ann L.N.U.
Maria (1841)
Columbus (Christopher?) (1842)
Isaac (1843)
William (1845)
Rachel (1848)
Lois (1849)

Hannah KNICKERBOCKER was my GGrandmother and her twin son Randall INGRAHAM, was my mother's (Verla Ruby Ingraham) father. In the 1850 Wawarsing, Ulster County, NY census they are listed in dwelling #230 as NICERBASKER, but in doing further research I have proven that this was my line of KNICKERBOCKKERS.

In the "History of Ulster County, New York" by Sylvester - Cyrus, C.C. and Christopher KNICKERBOCKER were listed as Civil War enlistees from Wawarsing. Also mentioned was a John KNICKERBOCKER who had a saw mill in Hardenburgh. "This was built about 1860 by Hiram D. COOK. It was afterwards rebuilt by Henry COOK, and in later years became the property of Mr. KNICKERBOCKER."

Isaac and Benjamin KNICKERBOCKER of Denning, NY also served in the Civil War. It was in this town that I found Hannah and David in the 1855 NY State Census as well as Cyrus and Eliza Jane. In 1860 Cyrus and Eliza Jane are still residing in Denning, but Hannah, David and children were living in Neversink (Sullivan County.)

I have not been able to find a copy of the 1865 State census for Sullivan County. The LDS does not list it, so its existence is questionable? By 1870 Hannah and her family were in Iowa. I have the pension files for Hannah's husband, which confirm a relationship with Calvin KNICKERBOCKER. Also in the pension folder were about 10 affidavits from people who knew them. Hopefully, with so many Hannah siblings, someone else may be searching this line.

Thank you, Vicki McDonald