Name changes

Can we guess or hypothesis how a name like Van Valkenburg morps into the name of Vollick?

If you follow me for a few moments you just might learn as I go along.

My ancestors  Isaac Van Valkenburg was born 1732 in Schoharie New York.  


Yet he died 1804 in Lincoln, Ontario.  

Please note the date birth 1732.  Why is this significant? 

 The Revolutiony War of 1776 makes it significant. All since Isaac is appx. 44 yrs. old he's from the area of New York.  The group known as the Butler Rangers, who became know as "Loyalist", were on the Crowns [England] side.  They fought against the Minute Men.  

By wars end they were not welcome in their hometowns any more.  England promised them land & provisions up in Canada.

So what does a man & his family do when offered land not only for him self but also for his children do?  He went!  Why stay where your neighbors really do not like you at all anymore?

So Isaac Van Valkenburg with other fellow Loyalist and their families left for the lands west of Black Rock New York over the Niagara River to Canada West.

So we still have not seen where the name morphing occured.  Here we go [personally I'm still scratching my head] /

Isaac had a wife and children that included:

• Married Anna Maria Warner              1735 – 1756

• Matthias VanValkenburg1759 – 1798
• Jan Vollick VanValkenburg1761 – 
• Cornelia VanValkenburg1761 – 1784
• Annetje VanValkenburg1763 – 1823
• Storm  ? Vollick1765 – 1841
• Sarah ?  Vollick1767 – 1809
• Sophia vanValkenburg1767 – 1804
• Catharina Van Valkenburg Vollick1769 – 1817
• Cornelius ? Vollick1774 – 1818

In my studing the data I summize that with the moving to Canada & being Loyalist that perhaps he further thought the name should be different.

What of the Van Valkenburgs that did not become Loyalist and stayed in New York.  Was all family ties broken with the War?

I know I may have frustrated some of you since I do not have a definitive answer as to why the name changed from Van Velkenburg to Vollick.  I am sorry.  Please relize in genealogy we the descendants cannot know their minds.

What theory might you have as to why names change???

Hainer Loyalist

Loyalist Hainer 2^nd generation descendants:

Dorothy HAINER   b. ABT 1788,  She married David PUTMAN on 24 MAY 1807 in Niagara Ontario. David is said to be from  Louth Township, Lincoln County, Ontario

Children of Dorothy HAINER and David PUTNAM are:

1] John Putman b. ABT 1808 or 1813 differs amongst stories & records, . He married Marilla Cohns/Cook

2] Adam Putman  b. ABT 1810,. He married Delila GROUGH

3] Francis Putman  b. ABT 1814, He married Mary Jane MORROW 

4] Henry Putman  b. ABT 1816,. He married Melinda ROBINS 

5]  James Putman  b.n ABT 1819,. He married Mary Jane MYERS

6] William Putman  b. ABT 1822, He married Elizabeth CAUGHILL

7 ]Mary Putman b. ABT 1825, She married Edmund VAUGHAN

8]  Hannah Putman b. ABT 1828,. 1^st She married Myron BROOKS  

then she2nd  married George JOHNSON.

9]. Elizabeth Putman  b. ABT 1831, She  married Peter KELLS.

10]. Albert Putman  b. ABT 1812,. He married Mary VAUGHAN.

John Putman
  & Marilla Cohns/Cook
Dora Putman  should her name be Rhoda or Dorothy?

Twitter Connection Connections

Do you every wonder how you could make connections busing social media ie Twitter, message boards, etc...

Guess What I have made a new connection.  With a far far distant cousin.  I will see how much we can help each other in the research process. 

The connection begins with Dorothy Hainer and one of her brothers.  Dorothy is the wife of David Putman. Mother of John Putman. [ By the way there are many David & John & William & George Putman/Putnam out there.  Which make the lines tricky to connect.]  She is the daughter of Albert Hainer & Catherine Vollick/Van Valkenburg.  Albert Hainer and his brother Derrick/Richard were Loyalist.

Can you believe this both brothers had a daughter named Dorothy.  That was a interesting sorting of marriages etc...

I am off to write this Newly found cousin thank you social media.