Connection of Van Valkenburg Line

The DNA results for a Tree that matches on the 
Van Valkenburg family line.

Shared Ancestor Hint

Isaac Vollick VanValkenburg

5th great-grandfather

&

Anna Maria Warner

5th great-grandmother

Catharina Van Valkenburg Vollick4th great-grandmother

Dorothy Hainer3rd great-grandmother

*John Putman2nd great-grandfather

William PutmanGreat-grandfather

George Byron PutmanGrandfather

Etta M PutmanMother

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Cornelius Vollick4th great-grand uncle

Mathias Vollick1st cousin (5x removed)

Catherine Vollick2nd cousin (4x removed)

Franklin M. Fenwick3rd cousin (3x removed)

Catherine Ann Fenwick4th cousin (2x removed)

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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???