Gov. Nicholas VAN DYKE^[1]

1738 - 1789  (50 years)

• Name	Nicholas VAN DYKE
  Prefix	Gov.
  Birth	25 Sep 1738	St. Georges Hundred, New Castle, Delaware   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	19 Feb 1789	St. Georges Hundred, New Castle, Delaware   [2]
  Burial	Immanuel Espiscopal Churchyard   [4]
  Person ID	I9383	HHDHA
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	Nicholas VAN DYKE,   b. 6/06 Jan 1705/1706, Yellow Hook, Kings, Long Island, New York d. 20 Feb 1755, St. George Hundred, New Castle, Delaware. (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Rachel DE ATLEE,   b. Abt 1716, Six Mile Run, Somerset, New Jersey d. 1 Aug 1791, Colt's Neck, St. Georges Hundred, New Castle, Delaware (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	1 May 1734
  Family ID	F2516	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth NIXON,   b. 1 Jul 1745, Passey, Dover, Kent, Delaware d. 2 Jan 1770, St. Georges Hundred, New Castle, Delaware (Age 24 years)
  Marriage	11 Sep 1766	St. Georges Hundred, New Castle, Delaware   [5]
  Children	1. Rachel VAN DYKE,   b. 29 Jun 1767, New Castle, New Castle, Delaware d. 7 Jul 1767, Dover, Kent, Delaware (Age 0 years)   2. Nancy Ann VAN DYKE,   b. 9 Aug 1768, New Castle, New Castle, Delaware d. 21 Oct 1839, New Castle, New Castle, Delaware (Age 71 years)   3. Sen. Nicholas VAN DYKE,   b. 20 Dec 1769, St. Georges Hundred, New Castle, Delaware d. 21 May 1826, St. Georges Hundred, New Castle, Delaware (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F3074	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2018

  
  

  Family 2	Charlotte STANDLEY,   b. 1747, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania d. 27 Feb 1807, New Castle, New Castle, Delaware (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	2 Jan 1774	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   [6]
  Children	1. Susanna Chevilieur VAN DYKE,   b. 27 Dec 1775, New Castle, New Castle, Delaware   2. Henry Hendrickson VAN DYKE,   b. 2 Jan 1777, New Castle, New Castle, Delaware d. 30 Jan 1803, New Castle, New Castle, Delaware (Age 26 years)   3. Mary VAN DYKE,   b. 6 Feb 1779, New Castle, New Castle, Delaware d. 31 Aug 1802, New Castle, New Castle, Delaware (Age 23 years)   4. Elizabeth Allen VAN DYKE,   b. 2 Feb 1781, New Castle, New Castle, Delaware d. 1821, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Age 39 years)   5. John Standley VAN DYKE,   b. 22 Dec 1782, New Castle, New Castle, Delaware d. 19 Sep 1857, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Age 74 years)   6. Abraham VAN DYKE,   b. 6 Jan 1784, New Castle, New Castle, Delaware
  Family ID	F3075	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2018

  
  

• Sources

  [S83] Jordan, John W., Colonial Families of Philadelphia, (Lewis Publishing Co. 1911), Vol 2, p 1288, https://books.google.com/books?id=Br0SAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA1287-IA2&lpg=PA1287-IA2&dq=Colonial+Fam. Nicholas Van Dyke (3), son of Nicholas and Rachel (Allee) Van Dycke was born at New Castle, September 25, 1738. He studied law and attained high eminence in the practice of his profession in the Three Lower Counties. At the outbreak of the revolution he was one of the foremost patriots of the Colony and took an active part in the civil and military matters relating to the establishment of indepenence. He was a Major of Militia ; a deputy to the Convention that frames the first State Constitution of Delaware, and became President of the State. He was a member of Continental Crongress and signed the Articles of Confederation under which the United Colonies were governed until the adoption of the National Constitution in 1787, in the framing of which he also participated. He was Governor of Delaware from February 8, 1783 to October 27, 1786. He died in New Castle, February 8, 1789. Nicholas Van Dycke (3) married (first), September 11, 1766, Elizabeth Nixon. She died January 2, 1770, "aged 24 years, six months, 8 days, and 3 hours, having been born July 1, 1745, about 8 o'clock, A. M. He married (second), November 2, 1774, Charlotte Stanley. Van Dyke Bible printed in Holland in 1710 in the possession of Mary Van Dyke du Pont recorded on the flyleaf of the bible. [S83] Jordan, John W., Colonial Families of Philadelphia, (Lewis Publishing Co. 1911), Vol 2, p 1288, https://books.google.com/books?id=Br0SAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA1287-IA2&lpg=PA1287-IA2&dq=Colonial+Fam. Van Dyke Bible printed in Holland in 1710 in the possession of Mary Van Dyke du Pont recorded on the flyleaf of the bible. [S17] Ancestry.com, Internet Archive, Research and Resource Site., Noteable Southern Families Vol. 1 p. 244.. [S39] Findagrave.com, (www.findagrave.com), Immanuel Espiscopal Churchyard New Castle, Delaware. Birth: Sep. 25, 1738 Delaware City New Castle County Delaware, USA Death: Feb. 19, 1789 New Castle New Castle County Delaware, USA Served as the 7th President (Governor) of Delaware from February 1, 1783 to October 27, 1786. Appointed to be a Delegate to the Continential Congress from Delaware from 1777 to 1781. He was also a signer of the U.S. Articles of Confederation. [S83] Jordan, John W., Colonial Families of Philadelphia, (Lewis Publishing Co. 1911), Vol 2, p 1288, https://books.google.com/books?id=Br0SAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA1287-IA2&lpg=PA1287-IA2&dq=Colonial+Fam. [S49] LDS Family Search Family Tree, (https://familysearch.org/tree).