History of Queens County, New York, with illustrations, portraits, and sketches of prominent families and individuals (1882) (14582840428)

Identifier: historyofqueensc00newy (find matches)
Title: History of Queens County, New York, with illustrations, portraits, & sketches of prominent families and individuals
Year: 1882 (1880s)
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Subjects: Queens Co., N.Y Queens Co., N.Y
Publisher: New York W.W. Munsell
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto



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of alarge tract of land in that vicinity. His descendants arestill upon Long Island, in Queens and Suffolk counties.Barent Van Wyck married Hannah, daughter of ThomasCarman, and had four sons and three daughters. Thesons, Thomas, Theodorus, Samuel and Abraham, were allfarmers in the town of Oyster Bay. Of these Thomas wascaptain of the loyal Queens county militia and Abrahamcaptain of the provincial militia. About 1787 Captain Abraham Van Wyck left Queenscounty, and bought 200 acres of land of James Rogerssen., at West Neck, on Huntington Harbor, L. I. Thisproperty he sold in 1793 to Abraham Van Wyck jr.,his nephew and son-in-law. This farm became exceed-ingly productive, and so well known as to be a perfectmarket place. Its orchards bear the finest fruit, and itspasture has never failed. The stock is watered from aspring upon the shore, and tradition says whatever dranktherefrom grew fat. The scenery here is of surpassingbeauty. After you enter the gateway a beautiful panor- ^^^^T r
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THE VAN WYCK FAMILY. 20t) ama is before you. The landlocked harbor is at yourfeet, with West and East Necks standing sentinel, andbeyond Loyds Harbor Long Island Sound stretches inthe distance; and the rising hills of Connecticut, with itsbeautiful towns reflected back to view, comj)iete the pic-ture. The antiquated mansion is located near the waterside, and is of the old Dutch style. Its corner closets andwainscoted mantel, its half doors (upper and lower), andits small window panes, its Franklin stove, in which thehickory still burns, and its large old kitchen, with itschimney extending across the room, and under which theoven had its place, are still before us. This homestead was left to his eldest son, Samuel A.Van Wyck. By will, of Samuel A. Van Wyck this prop-erty was left to his nephew Whitehead Hewlett, only sonof his deceased brother Joshua H. Van Wyck, and he isthe present proprietor. Abraham of West Neck hadfour sons and three daughters. Of these Abraham H.,whose name is so