Helen Wyckoff

Paternal Ancestors

Parents and Siblings

Peter Wyckoff, son of John Wyckoff and Sarah Ammerman, was born on 25 Oct 1765 in Flatlands, Kings County, New York and died in 1794 in New York at age 29.

Peter married Catherine Plato on 24 Sep 1788 in Flatlands, Kings County, New York. Catherine was born in Flatlands, Kings County, New York.

Children from this marriage were:

Helen "Margaret" Wyckoff was born on 12 Nov 1787 in Rhode Island, USA, died on 13 Feb 1873 in Port Dover, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada at age 85, and was buried in St. Johns Church Cemetery, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada.

Helen married LTC Jacob Potts Jr., son of Jacob Potts and Susannah Coard, about 1826 in Norfolk County, Ontario. Jacob was born on 18 Dec 1785 in Harford County, Maryland, died on 15 Feb 1867 in Port Dover, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada at age 81, and was buried in St. Johns Church Cemetery, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada.

John Wyckoff was born on 14 Jan 1790 in Twelve Mile Creek, Niagara District, Ontario and died on 28 Nov 1812 in Fort Erie, Ontario at age 22.

Margaret W. Wyckoff was born on 26 Dec 1791 in Twelve Mile Creek, Niagara District, Ontario and died on 15 Feb 1871 in Woodhouse Twp, Ontario, Canada at age 79.

Margaret married Col. Isaac Gilbert on 12 Jun 1812 in Ontario, Canada. Isaac was born on 2 Mar 1787 in New Brunswick, Canada and died in 1848 in Norfolk County, Ontario at age 61.

Peter Wyckoff Jr. was born on 24 Feb 1794 in Twelve Mile Creek, Niagara District, Ontario and died on 10 Oct 1881 in Simcoe, Woodhouse Twp, Ontario, Canada at age 87.

Peter married Abigail Gilbert on 13 Sep 1815. Abigail was born on 16 Oct 1790 in Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada and died on 12 Sep 1834 in Woodhouse Twp, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada at age 43.

Note: Several sources indicate that Helen "Margaret" Wyckoff was the mother of all children of LTC Jacob Potts, however, it appears from further research that Rebecca Ann Lockwood gave birth to those children prior to her death in 1827 at the age of 35. There were also source that stated that Rebecca Ann Lockwood gave birth to all children with the exception of the last child (Rebecca Ann), however, the date of birth found for Rebecca Ann Potts preceded the date found for the death of Rebecca Ann Lockwood by a year.