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Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Garret Van Sickle
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2004 20:11:19 EST


Hi
I am interested in this, I have a Andrew Vannoy VanNoy) who moved to Senca
Co. NY from Hunterdon Co. NJ. I do not know his wifes maiden name.

Dennis

> Hi, folks...
>
> Today I had one of those truly weird genealogical coincidences happen.
>
> Mind you, I'm living near Buffalo, NY, 400 miles from NJ, and over 100 miles
> from Seneca Lake, NY.
>
> A woman whose desk is 6 feet from mine had with her the title search to her
> property on Seneca Lake, NY. I asked if I could look at it, since old
> documents are often a fun read.
>
> One of the previous owners of the land on which the cottage sits was a man
> named Garret Van Sickle. He owned the property from 1858 until his death in
> 1898. I've typed the name Van Sickle (or Van Syckle) many times for my web
> site, so I did a search...and I found Garret! He was originally from
> Baptistown, and he's on the "Recollections of Baptistown" page at
> http://raub-and-more.com/baptown/baptown8.html. This page says, "Garret
> Vansyckle born Aug 5, 1811. He married Sarah J. Smith Dec 22, 1836. Garret
> is still living on his farm at Seneca Co., N.Y. They had 6 children: Sarah
> C., Daniel McP., Mary J., John P., Lydia and George W." At the time of his
> death, all 6 of these children were still living, and the married names of
> his daughters matched those on the Baptistown page!
>
> There are several pages in the title search about Garret Van Sickle; if
> anyone is interested in this line, please email me and I'll be happy to
> share.
>
> Jan Reuther
> http://www.RAUB-and-more.com


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