They were the parents of nine children, -- Jacobus, Abraham, Michael, William, John; Maritje, wife of Jacob Vermilyea ; Jane, Joanna, wife of Evert Brown ; and Charity, wife of Benjamin Lent.

The oldest son, Jacobus, was born September 13, 1748. His children were William, Frederick, who married Eva Myers, John, Abraham, Jacob, James, Isaac, Michael, Hannah, who married Caleb Smith, and Maria. ^

Of these children, Abraham married Margaret, daughter of John and Jane Honeywell, and sister of Jane, wife of William X. Dyckman. His son, John

H. Dyckman, was born May 5, 1813, on the family estate, below King's Bridge, and lived for the greater part of his life in the old "Century House," which is still standing, a relic of the ancient time. Here he passed a quiet and uneventful life, as a gentleman of leisure and a worthy representative of an historic race. He died unmarried, April 6, 1879. His only sister, Jane, also died nnmarried, February 1, 1840.

Isaac M. Dyckman was born in Yonkers, January

I, 1813. His father was Caleb Smith, who married Hannah, daughter of Jacobus Dyckman, who was a } representative of the Dutch family of that name, and owned a large landed estate south of Harlem River. While a boy he went to live with his maternal grandfather, and was adopted by him, and assuming the family name, has ever since borne the name of Isaac M. Dyckman. Two of his grandfather's brothers, Abraham and Michael, were soldiei-s in the Revolution and one of them was killed in the war. Their perfect knowledge of the localities on both sides of Harlem River rendered them especially valuable as guides, and their services were in frequent demand.