Wyckoff, William Forman, 1858-1930
Variant namesWilliam F. Wyckoff is a descendant of Pieter Claesen Wyckoff, the common ancestor of the Wyckoff family, and one of the most influential leaders during 17th century settlement in New Amsterdam. Claesen-Wyckoff and his wife, Greitje van Ness, eventually settled in Flatlands, Brooklyn, in what is now the historic Wyckoff Homestead. Claesen-Wyckoff and his wife had a total of eleven children, who married into several different families, creating a vast and complex genealogy spanning the entire country.
William F. Wyckoff (1858-1930) is the son of Sarah Hays Forman (1823-1901) and Reverend Jacob S. Wyckoff. The common ancestor on the Forman side is John Forman, one of many Scotch passengers that came to the United States in 1685 via the "Henry and Francis," led by George Scot. Scot had originally planned to sell the passengers as servants once they reached the new world, but he died on board, so the survivors appealed to the courts for their freedom; upon which, John Forman settled at Woodbridge in Middlesex County, N.J. William F. Wyckoff's grandfather, William P. Forman, was in the Navy in the Civil War, and was paymaster of the fleet at Pensacola, Florida, and died there of yellow fever in 1863. William F. Wyckoff's father, Jacob S. Wyckoff, was the first minister of the Reformed Dutch Church of Colts Neck in New Jersey from 1856 until 1864.
William F. Wyckoff was a writer and genealogist; a good portion of his genealogical notes and research is located in this collection. Wyckoff's genealogical achievements were widely recognized, and in 1939, nine years after his death, Wyckoff received a certificate of merit, the highest ranking achievement, from the Institute of American Genealogy. Wyckoff's publications include: The Wyckoff Family in America: a Genealogy (1934, four years after his death); Inscriptions from Lott family burying ground [and others] (1914, with Josephine C Mayou Frost), and The Old Town Church Jamaica, NY (1910), pertaining to the old Presbyterian Church in Jamaica, Queens.
From the guide to the William F. Wyckoff papers, 1695-1942, (Brooklyn Historical Society)
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| referencedIn | American Title Insurance Company. Title searches, [ca. 1920-1935] | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Papers, 1695-1973. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Wyckoff, William Forman, 1858-1930. [Map of the area later bounded by Wall Street, Water Street, State Street and Broad Street, Manhattan, New York (N.Y.)] / this map by Bridges ; [reproduction]. | New-York Historical Society Library | |
| creatorOf | Wyckoff, William Forman, 1858-1930. [Map of the area later bounded by Pearl Street, Whitehall Street and State Street, Manhattan, New York (N.Y.)]. | Elmer Holmes Bobst Library | |
| creatorOf | William F. Wyckoff papers, 1695-1942 | Center for Brooklyn History (2020-) | |
| creatorOf | Wyckoff, William Forman, 1858-1930. [Map of the area later bounded by Beaver Street, Broad Street, Stone Street and Whitehall Street, Manhattan, New York (N.Y.)]. | Elmer Holmes Bobst Library |
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Birth 1858
Death 1930
