Third Generation (Continued)

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Family of Peter Buckalew Sr. (3) & Annetje Fredericx Jansen

7. Peter Buckalew , Jr. Born on 26 December 1670 in NJ. Peter died in 1716; he was 45.

Could not write.

Born about 1674, administered his father's estate. No further record. Died 1716 as his estate inventory was dated 30 Mar 1716. (NJ Archives, Vol 23, p 68.) Married three times and had five children. (Per Mrs. Keith H. Meservy)

1700, 17 Feb; Middlesex Co., NJ Deed: Peter Buckaleiw, yeoman, and wife, Lydia, of Perth Amboy to George Willoks, merchant, of Rudyard, Monmouth Co.--a tract of land in Middlesex Co which had been patented to John Lambert, deceased, by the Proprietors of NJ on 11 Feb 1685., p. 221.

1701, 8 Nov; Middlesex Co, NJ Deed: John Lambert, of Essex to Thomas Gordon, of p Amboy--100 ac on the S side of Rariton Bay near Cheesequacks Cr, patented to his father on 11 Feb 1685/6, sold by his mother to Peter Buckalieu on 8 Dec 1688, and conveyed by present grantor to Peter Buckalieu, the son on 21 Dec 1694, who sold it to George Willoks, 3 July (sic) 1701. "Patents and Deeds...," pp. 332, 333.

1704, Middlesex Co., NJ, Baptismal Records: Peter Baraleau 3---Marget, Mary and Lydia were baptised at "Chesqueack," near Rariton River. Did not state their relationship to Peter. From "Register of St. Mary's Church, Burlington, NJ" in His. & Gen. Miscellany, Vol II, p 51, by Stillwell, per Herbert Letts.

1710, 26 Dec; Document: In an article on ages of early New Yorkers, "Peter Buckaliew, from NJ, was 40 years of age on 26 Dec." From Colonial Manuscripts of NY in the State Lib in Albany, Vol LIV:114. From Nat'l Gen Soc Qtly, Vol, Vol 57, #4, Dec 1969. , p. 220.

1715, Middlesex Co., NJ, Militia Roster, Col. Thomas Farmar's NJ Reg.: ffran (Francis), ffredrick (Frederick), George, Peter & Wm Buckalew serving in the Second Company, Sam'll Leonard, Capt. & Tho. Eleson & Jno. Harrod, Sgts. Proceedings of the NJ Historical Society, Vol. XIII, p 202, From Wm. Dobbins.
From Document Relating to The State of New Jersey, Vol 23, Calendar of NJ Wills, Vol. I. 1670-1730, Edited... by William Nelson, p. 68 & 69: 1716, Mar 30. Bucelew, Peter, of Middlesex Co. (supposed). Inventory of the personal estate of (34 pds, 17 shillings, 1 1/2 pence, incl. debts due by J. Malcoun, Joseph Hall, Mathew Collins and Jno. Noake), made by Thomas Warner and John Ireland. Middlexex Wills

1685-6, sold by his mother Mary to Peter Buckaleiu Dec. 8, 1688 (supra, p. 345), and conveyed by present grantor to Peter Buckaleiu, the son, Dec. 21, 1694, who sold it to George Lilloks July 3, 1701 (supra, p. 346). p. 349. (p. 333).

1696, April 8. Bucklew, Peter, senior, of Perth Amboy. Administration on the estate of, granted to his son Peter. N.J. Archives, XXI., p.240

1700-1, Feb 17. Do. Peter Buckaleiu of Perth Amboy, yeoman, and wife Lidia to George Willoks of Rudyard, for a lot in Middlesex Co., S. the widow Carteret, w. unssurved, N. Wm. Letts, E. the Bay, patented to John Lambert Feb 11, 1685-6, and bo't by grantor. (p. 332)

Peter first married Helena Winter(S).

They had the following children:

	19	i.	Anna
	20	ii.	Peter (-1783)

Peter second married Lydia/Lidia.

Could not write.

They had the following children:

	21	i.	Margaret
	22	ii.	Mary

Peter third married Mary.

They had one child:

23

i.

Lydia

8. Frederick Buckalew Sr. Born in 1676 in Staten Is., Richmond Co., NY. At the age of <1, Frederick was baptized in Dutch Ref. Ch., NY City (?), Staten Is., Richmond Co., NY, on 30 August 1676. Frederick died in Perth Amboy, Middlesex Co, NJ, before 31 October 1754; he was 78. Occupation: Carpenter / Constable (24 Aug 1718).

Alternate Notes: Place of birth as Scotland. Came to America in 1715 on the ship Caledonia. Landed at Perth Amboy, NJ. Source, NJ Archives, Abstract of Wills, Vol. III..

Information received from C.O. (Cleveland Oren) Buckellew, Sr., b. about 1910:
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Origin of "Buccleuch"...One of the Scots was hunting, some centuries ago, with a King of Scotland. The King sent his arrow through a buck deer, which stumbled into a deep ravine. Scott clambered into the gulch and retrieved the buck on his back. The King, delighted, pointed to the ravine, which, in the Scottish tongue, was called a clouch. (Pronounced clue). Hence forward, he declared, the Scotts shall call themselves the Scotts of Buck's clouch. --From Burke's "General Armory," 1844 Edition.

Sir Walter Scott dedicated his great powm "The Lay of The Last Minstrel" to the Duke of Buccleuch: "Since old Buccleuch the name did gain, When in the cleuch the buck was taken."

It was the custom in Scotland for the owner of an estate to take the name of that property for a surname. The name Buccleuch was originally Scott. Over the years, in old records, Baclouch, Bucaluch, Buccleuche and, in 1654, "The Earl of Buckleu." -- Wm. Fraser, Vol 1 - No. E 7-5-?????; Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinoise

In 1711, shortly before the union of England and Scotland, patronage was reestablished in the Presbyterian Church by royal command, ministers of the Church of Scotland being appointed by the government in the same manner as in the Church of England. Frederick Buckelew became identified with those who objected to the taking away of a right that the Scotch Church had enjoyed for over a century, and, rather than being subjected to what he believe to be a wrong, determined to leave his native land. Tradition states that five brothers, younger sons of the Duke of Buccleuch, sailed from Scotland to America in the noted ship "Caledonia" on her last trip about 1715. They landed at Perth Amboy, N.J. and Frederick Buckelew selected a permanent settlement near the present village of Jamesburg, N.J. -- Los Angeles, Cal. Public Library

Note: Here is all I have on Fredrick and his brothers being sons of the Duke of Buccleuch. Sorry that it is not better. The other items are some that I thought you might want. -- (signed) Oren Buckellew.

Note: Les - This is what I received in response to my inquiry regarding reason for immigration. -- (signed) Juanita [Chaput] -- December 1998.
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1700: 18th day, 4th month (June). Do. William Ridford of Freehold and wife Margaret to Thomas Ridford of Perth Amboy, for 100 acres in Middlexex Co., S.E. the head of Chesquacks Cr., N.E. Frederick Buckalew, N.W. and S. W. unsurveyed. (p. 315)

1704: The immigration date of 1715 is probably in error. as other records have him living on, probably leasing, land that bounded on the northeast land at the head of Cheesequakes Creek which was involved in a real estate transaction. It appears that Frederick, in 1704, purchased the land he had been leasing.

From Gerry Green's "Mary's People": "Another old county history , 'History of Union and Middlesex Counties, New Jersey,' was edited by W. Woodford Clayton, and published in 1882. It contains a biographical sketch of a James Buckelew [my #1722], and states his ancestor was Frederick Buckelew, a Scotch emigrant, who fled his native land to avoid religious persecution. He sailed from Inverness, Scotland, in 1715 on the ship 'Caledonia, and landed at Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Shortly thereafter, according to the sketch, he 'selected' a permanent settlement near what became Jamesburg. This Frederick had sons named Frederick and John [my #270] (born 1705). John had sons named Abram, James, Thomas, John, Samuel and Frederick [my #1717] (born 1756)." , p.8.

A deed dated 23 Jul 1725 and recorded 4 Jul 1749 calls Frederick a "carpenter" of Perth Amboy, East New Jersey who grants land to his son, George Buckalew, "husbandman."[Secretary of State's Office, Trenton, NJ, Liber G-2 pp. 163-165]. A deed recorded next to this one is from James "Buckalow" to peter Buckalew and mentions Jame's mother, Sarah Buckalew, widow of George. On the first deed, Frederick and his wife Mary signed by mark. His mark is a capital "F" laid face down, and her mark is a crude "M."

1715, Middlesex Co., NJ, Militia Roster, Col. Thomas Farmar's NJ Reg.: ffran (Francis), ffredrick (Frederick), George, Peter & Wm Buckalew serving in the Second Company, Sam'll Leonard, Capt. & Tho. Eleson & Jno. Harrod, Sgts. Proceedings of the NJ Historical Society, Vol. XIII, p 202, From Wm. Dobbins.
Yeoman (1716 Administrative Bond, # 475 MP), Private in militia under command of Thomas T. Farmer (1715 Militia Roster (MP p.222), Overseer in 1714 (MP p. 222).

1750, 25 June: He and Peter Gordon inventoried the estate of Ebenezer Hayward (NJ Archives, Vol 32 p.51).
NJ Colonial Documents; Calendar of Wills, 1751-1760; Lib. F, p. 224: 1750, Oct. 22, Buckelew, Frederick, Sr., of Pearth Amboy, Middlesex Co., yeoman, will of. Children -- Phredrick, George, John, Peter, Thomas, Ann. Grandchildren -- Phredrick, Abram Susannah, Ann, Rebecka and Pressilla. Children of deceased, eldest son, William; two daughters of daughter Ann; John, son of Peter, and said John's wife, Mary, who has daughter Jeane Jones. Real and personal estate. Executors -- sons Phredrick and Thomas. Witnesses -- Joseph Hall, William Melvin, Nicholas Everson. Proved Oct. 31, 1754.

1753, 22 Oct,Will of "Phredrick" (# 506, MP): Probated 31 Oct 1754, called him "Phredrick Buckalew of Perth Amboy" and "Yoeman, being sick and weak in body." He mentions his eldest son William as deceased but leaving childdren: "Phredrick" and Abraham, and "the four Langtons," Susannah, Ann, Rebecca, and Priscilla, presumably grandchildren, as well as his sons: Frederick, George, John, Peter and Thomas; daughter Ann and her children (unnamed), to Mary wife of John "Bokelew" who is identified as "Peter's Sun" and to her daughter Jeane Jones. He appoints his sons Frederick and Thomas as executors.

Alternate data: Place of birth: Scotland. Came to America in 1715 on the ship Caledonia. Landed at Perth Amboy, NJ. Cites NJ Archives, Abstract of Wills, Vol. III..

1754, 25 Feb: Owed a debt to the estate of Jonathan Ketchum (NJ Archives, Vol 30 p 280).

From Document Relating to The State of New Jersey, Calendar of NJ Wills, 1751-1760, Edited... by William Nelson, p. 69: 1753, Oct. 22, Buckelew, Frederick, Sr., of Perth Amboy, Middlesex Co., yeoman. Will of. Children -- Phredrick, George, John, Peter, Thomas, Ann. Grandchildren -- Phredrick, Abram, Susannah, Ann, Rebecka and Pressilla. Children of deceased, eldest son, William; two daughters of daughter Ann; John, son of Peter, and said John's wife, Mary, who has daughter Jeane Jones. Real and personal estate. Executors -- sons Phredrick and Thomas. Witnesses -- Joseph Hall, William Melvin, Nicholas Everson. Proved Oct. 31, 1754. Lib. F, p. 224

Christen: Date: 30 AUG 1676 Place: Dutch Ref. Ch., Staten Island, Richmond Co.., NY

"Lived in Perth Amboy (Cheesequakes area) and was a carpenter. He was a constable on Aug. 24, 1718 and on a petty Jury in 1710." Ltr to Edna B. Taylor, 22 Jan 1987. 29

From: "douglas c. buckelew" <bdouglas_c_@hotmail.com>
To: buckles@mindspring.com
Subject: Frederick Buckelew
Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2000 14:42:52 -0500

According to Alfred Stokes, "Frederick Buckelew, the father of George was baptized in the Dutch Reform Church of New York on Aug. 30,1676. The parents being Peter Bukelewe and Annatie Fredericx. The clerk could not spell Bukelewe so left a blank space. However for sister Annetie, 2 years later he spelled the name Barteljoen. Fredericks brother Peter fared a little better.
His name was spelled Bockeljon & Bokkeljoen." I have gone thru the baptisms of the Dutch Reform Church of New Amsterdam from 1639-1730, and could not find this information.Then according to Kenn Stryker-Rodda, Certified Genealogist from New Jersey. He wrote in 1971 that "although there may have been church services on the Island, the earliest known baptism is 1696,and that in the Dutch Church." This is incorrect, as records are on file as
early as 1639.
I also found this information. " About 1620, in the town of Flensborg (now Flensburg) a son was born to a man named Jan (John) and his wife. This child was named Frederick Janss (Frederick, son of Jan.) The first mention of Frederick Jansen appears in the New Amsterday records of the Dutch West India Co. on 30 may 1641. On that date he sued Claeu Sybrantsen VERINGH for wages earned in making a canoe which had been delivered to VERINGH. Other records confirm that Frederick was a "ship carpenter" and that he was from "Flensborch". In the mid 1640's Frederick Janss transferred from New Amsterdam to the Dutch colony of Pernambuco (now Recife) on the coast of Brazil. At about that time he maried Grietien Janss, and their first child,
Anna, was baptized at the Dutch Reformed Church of Pernambuco on 16 Dec. 1646. (The information I have said the date was 18 Dec. 1646. Two more children, Jan and Aeltje, were baptized ther in Aug. 1649. The Dutch ruled Pernambuco until 1654. Two years earlier, Frederick's family returned to New Amsterdam, for later records indicate that Jan Frederickse (John son of Frederick) arrived in the colony in 1652. Frederick Janss died before 1653, for in that year his widow married Jan Pieterse STAATS in New Amsterdam." (from: William H. Blue, Seattle, Washington)
After going thru more records, I thought this was interesting. Michael Blaw (1704-1786) married Helen/Elinor Van Barkeloo. Helen was a daughter of Willem Willemse Van Barkeloo (born about 1669). Prudence Blaw married Cornelius Barkeloo (died 1802).
I have to agree with Kenn Stryker-Rodda that "I believe that Peter Buckelew was probably not Dutch; otherwise the clerks would not have had so much trouble with the name. Also, there is a tendency toward non-Dutch names for the children, though the naming for grandparents seems to have been adhered to. The family seems not to have had relatives in this country, for the sponsors of Frederick were Jacob Stil and Marritie Jacobs, and for Annetje, a Bosseleyn (whose given name was unknown to the clerk) and a Jannetie Jans- of whom there were a great many in New Amsterdam by the 1670's."
This only adds more confusion. Doug

From: "douglas c. buckelew" <bdouglas_c_@hotmail.com>
Subject: Frederick Buckelew
Date: Sun, 08 Sep 2002 22:41:07 -0400

Les,    In an earlier e-mail I stated that I could not find the records concerning the Baptism of Frederick Buckelew on 30 August 1676 or the Baptism of his sister Annetie on 23 October 1678. It does seem unusual that the last name of his father is left blank. I know that several researchers have stated that since Peter Buckelew was not Dutch, this was the reason. If you go thru the records, you will find that it was one of the few that was left blank. The records were transcribed by Theodore Brassard. I tried to get in touch with him, but he is now deceased.  The Baptisms are listed on the following web site: <http://www.altlaw.com/edball/dutchbap.htm>www.altlaw.com/edball/dutchbap.htm   This same site also documents the Baptism on 15 April 1694 of Annetje, the daughter of Pieter Bockeljon and his wife Helena Winter.  

Also from Douglas C. Buckelew, 26 Feb 2003: In the Charter for Perth Amboy, NJ, on 24 Aug 1718, "Fred Buckaloo" was named to perform the first official station as town clerk.

Frederick married Mary.

They had the following children:

	24	i.	William (1690-<1753)
	25	ii.	Frederick P. (Phredrick) (1692-1777)
	26	iii.	Thomas (1694-1771)
	27	iv.	George (1698-1739)
	28	v.	Ann (1700-)
	29	vi.	Peter M (1702-1780)
	30	vii.	John (1705-1775)

9. Annetje Buckalew. Born in 1678. At the age of <1, Annetje was baptized in Dutch Ref. Ch., NY City (?), Staten Is., Richmond Co., NY, on 23 October 1678.

10. Margaret Buckalew. Born in 1680.

11. Mary Buckalew. Born in 1682.

Mary married Francis Letts.

1700 18th day 4 mth (June). Do. William Ridford of Freehold and wife Margaret to Thomas Ridford of Perth Amboy, for 100 acres in Middlesex Co., SE the head of Chesquacks Cr., NE Frederick Buckalew, NW and SW unsurveyed. p. 168. [p. 315]

1700-1, Feb 17. Do. Peter Buckaleiu of Perth Amboy, yeoman, and wife Lidia to George Willoks of Rudyard, for a lot in Middlesex Co., S. the widow Carteret, w. unssurved, N. Wm. Letts, E. the Bay, patented to John Lambert Feb 11, 1685-6, and bo't by grantor. (p. 332)

1701-2 Feb 18, Do., Thomas Ridford of Perth Amboy to Francis Letts of the same place, for 100 acres at the head of Cheesquacks Cr. in Middlesex Co., S.E. said head of the creek, N.E. Frederick Buckalein, N.W. and S.W. unsurveyed land. p. 208. [p.148]

Will was dated 15 Sep 1742 and probated 29 Nov 1742, mentioning wife Mary.

They had the following children:

	31	i.	John
	32	ii.	Abraham
	33	iii.	Peter
	34	iv.	Francis
	35	v.	William

12. Isaac Buckalew. Born in 1684.

13. Francis Buckalew. Born in 1686 in France. Francis died in South Amboy, NJ, in 1750; he was 64.

1715, Middlesex Co., NJ, Militia Roster, Col. Thomas Farmar's NJ Reg.: ffran (Francis), ffredrick (Frederick), George, Peter & Wm Buckalew serving in the Second Company, Sam'l Leonard, Capt. & Tho. Eleson & Jno. Harrod, Sgts. Proceedings of the NJ Historical Society, Vol. XIII, p 202, From Wm. Dobbins.

Francis married Martha.

They had the following children:

	36	i.	Francis
	37	ii.	Andrew
	38	iii.	John
	39	iv.	George

14. Daniel Buckalew.

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