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Nicholas Van Dyck

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NICHOLAS VAN DYCK



Articles of Confederation Signer, Continental Congress Delegate, State Constitutional Convention Delegate, State President




		      __Jan Thomaszen Van Dyck1
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		 __Thomas Janszen Van Dyck2
		|    |
		|    |__Tryntje Achias1
		|
	    __Nicholas Van Dyck2
	   |    |
	   |    |__Maritje Andriensen2
	   |
       __Nicholas Van Dyck2
      |    |
      |    |__Fransyntie Hendricks2
      |
NICHOLAS VAN DYCK2
      |
      |__Lydia Dircks2



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Biography of NICHOLAS VAN DYCK

 
VAN DYKE, Nicholas, (father of Nicholas Van Dyke [1770-1826]), a Delegate from Delaware; born in New Castle County, Del., September 25, 1738; studied law in Philadelphia, Pa.; was admitted to the bar in 1765 and commenced practice in New Castle County; delegate to the State constitutional convention in July 1776; elected a member of the Council of Delaware in 1777, serving as speaker in 1779; appointed judge of admiralty February 21, 1777; Member of the Continental Congress 1777-1781; a signer of the Articles of Confederation; served as President of Delaware from February 1, 1783, to October 27, 1786; died in New Castle County, Del., February 19, 1789; interment in Immanuel Churchyard, New Castle, Del.
 

 


Notes and Sources


   1.  Aitken, William Benford, Distinguished Families in America Descended from
       Wilhelmus Beekman and Jan Thomasse Van Dyke.  New York:  The
       Knickerbocker Press, 1912.  174-177.
   2.  Ibid., p. 178-180.

 

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