John Riker

1689 - 1783  (94 years)

• Name	John Riker  [1, 2]
  Birth	1689	Newtown, Queens, NY   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	1690	Newtown, Queens, NY   [4]
  Birth	1693	Newtown, Queens, NY   [5]
  Death	1783	Closter, Rockland, NY   [4]
  Person ID	I313	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Abraham , Jr. Rycken, >,   b. Nov 1655, Fort Amsterdam, New York d. 1690 (Age 34 years)
  Mother	Grietie Janse Van Buytenhuysen, >,   b. 10 Jan 1660/1, Queens Co., NY d. 15 Nov 1732, Queens Co., NY (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	10 Jan 1681/2	New Amsterdam, NY   [4]
  Family ID	F37	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family
  Marriage	Abt 1720
  Family ID	F15565	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2025

  
  

• Notes

  (From Family Tree Maker Use Home Page - Ancestors of Mary Jane Wise) John Riker, son of Abraham,2 married Geertie, daughter of Teunis Wiltsee of Newtown, and after living some years at the latter village removed, in 1744, to Closter, then Rockland County, New York and now Bergen County, New Jersey where he bought a farm. The next year he erected a house on the spot where his grandson, Jacob Riker, now resides. Mr. Riker and his partner were members of the Dutch church, and they yet live in the memory of their descendants as devout christians. He survived his partner two years, and died in 1783, at over 90. He left issue, Abraham, John, Gerardus, Deborah, married Daniel Martine, Margaret, married Cor. blauvelt, Mary, married John Bell, Elizabeth, married Abm. Blauvelt, And Catherine, married John Lawrence and John Ryder. John, born Oct. 25, 1736, served both in the French war and as a patriot in the Revolution. At the age of fifty he married Margaret Blauvelt. He owned the paternal farm, was a kind and worth gentleman, and died Oct. 6, 1828, at 92. His children were Jacob and Gertrude, twins and Abraham. Gertrude married Michael Hines. Abraham married Grace Gracie. Jacob, born Aug. 19, 1786, married Leah, daughter of Martin Paulas, and resides on the ancestral estate at Closter. Material collected by Rosalie Van Ness, Alvin, Texas. Correctness of all data cannot be proven, so use good judgement in accepting data as factual without further investigation. If you have questions, corrections, or additional data to offer, pleas

  
  

• Sources

  [S50] Rosalie Van Ness, Alvin, TX , Genealogy of Families Ryker/Riker, Lent, Smith, etc. (RootsWebs, Worldconnect. Last updated 16 Nov 2002. Imported 12 Dec 2002). [S51] Rosalie Van Ness, Master database from Rosalie Van Ness, imported as a GEDCOM on 12 Oct. [S65] Internet: miscellaneous, Ancestors of Mary Jane Wise. [S64] History and Genealogy of the Ryker Family. [S67] Family Tree Maker Genealogy Site, User Home Page Report, Green Family Ancestors.