Ancestry of
Wilbur Wright
Wright Brothers - Aviation Pioneer
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- 2nd Great-grandfather of Wilbur Wright — 5th Generation
- Ahnentafel No:
- 22
- Father:
- Benjamin Van Cleef
- Mother:
- Rachel Couwenhoven
- Birth Date:
- 16 May 1749
- Birth Location:
- New Jersey
- Christening Date:
- Christening Location:
- Death Date:
- 1 Jun 1791
- Death Location:
- Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio
- Burial Date:
- Burial Location:
- Spouse Name:
- Catherine Benham
- Marriage Date:
- 1 Aug 1772
- Marriage Location:
- Monmouth County, New Jersey
- Child:
Margaret "Peggy" Van Cleef (Ahnentafel No:11 )
- Notes:
John Van Cleef's surname is also seen as Van Cleve.
John Van Cleef was killed by Indians.
John Van Cleef
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Sources for John Van Cleef
- 1 Daughters of the American Revolution Genealogical Research System, Ancestor #A117460.
- 2 Baldwin, Edgar M., The Making of a Township: Being an Account of the Early Settlement and Subsequent Development of Fairmount . . ., Fairmount, Indiana: Edgar Baldwin Printing Company (1917), 225.
- 3 Kelly, Fred C., The Wright Brothers: A Biography, Mineola, New York: Dover Publications, Inc. (1989), 20-21.
- 4 Roberts, Gary Boyd, Notable Kin, Volume 2, Santa Clarita, California: Carl Boyer, 3rd (1999), 37.