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Nicolas Van Dycke (4), father of Dorcus Montgomery (Van Dycke) du Pont, and son of Nicholas Van Dycke (3), by his first wife, Elizabeth Nixon, was born at New Castle, December 20, 1769. He entered the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) and graduated with high honors in 1788. He studied law under his brother-in-law, Chief Justice Kensy Johns, and was admitted to practice at the Delaware Bar in 1791. He rose rapidly and attained high distinction in the practice of his profession. He became a member of the House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in 1799, and was elected to Congress in 1809, and to the United States Senate in 1817, and served until his death on May 21, 1826. He married, December 6, 1792, Mary Van Leuvenigh born June 13, 1768, died May 6, 1831.
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5. Mary Van Leuvenigh (Zacharia, Esq., John, Hendrick), born at New Castle, 13 Jun 1768;died there in May 1831; married by the Rev. Samuel Barr, ( Dec, 1792, Hon. Nicholas Van Dyke, born at New Castle, 20 December 1769; died there, 21 May, 1826; son of Hon. Nicholas Van Dyke, a lawyer of prominence, who was a member of the Convention that framed the first constitution of Delaware; member of the Cantinential Congress from 1777 until 1783; Judge of the Court of Admiralty; and Governor of Delaware 1783-1786. The son, Nicholas Van Dyke, was one of the most eminent men of his time in Delaware. He was graduated at Princeton in 1788, ranking first in his class; studied law with his brother-in-law, Chief Justice Hensey Johns, and was admitted to the bar in 1791; served in the Legislature of his State in 1799; was a member of Congress from 1807 until 1811; a member of the Sate Senate in 1815, and United States Senator from 1817 until his death. General Lafayette pronounced Mr. Van Dyke "one of the first statesmen in rank whom he knew in America." During his visit to the United States in 1824-5, the General was a guest of Mr. Van Dyke at the marriage of his daughter Dorcus to Mr. du Pont and the memory of this event is still fragrant at New Castle. One account of it, stated: "The wedding was the greatest social event the old town of New Castle ever experienced. Upon this occasion Senator Van Dyke allowed the door and windows to remain open so that the crowd about the mansion could see General Lafayette and also the wedding ceremony. The chair occupied by Lafayette was slightly elevated above all the others in the room and festooned with flowers. After the ceremony Lafayette, of course, kissed the bride."
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Nicholas Van Dyke Jr.
Birth: Dec. 20, 1769 New Castle New Castle County Delaware, USA Death: May 21, 1826 New Castle New Castle County Delaware, USA US Representative, US Senator. Served in Delaware State House of Representatives 1799. Elected to the United States Congress from Delaware and served from 1807 to 1811. Elected to the United States Senate to represent Delaware and served from 1817 until 1826.
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Descendants of Hendrick Willemsz
1769 - 1826 (56 years)
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