Barkeloo family papers
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Abstract
This collection consists of various papers relating to the Barkeloo family of New Utrecht collected by Teunis G. Bergen, also of New Utrecht, who was related to the family. Items date from 1837 to 1866.
Biographical note
The Barkeloo family (also spelled Barkaloo, Barkelo, Barkulo, Borckelloo or Van Barkeloo) was among the earliest European settlers in present-day Brooklyn. Jacques (or Jaques) Barkeloo, to whom these papers refer, was the founder of Barkeloo cemtery, which was originally a family cemetery on the Barkeloo property and is now the smallest cemetery in Brooklyn. It is located in Bay Ridge on the corner of Narrows Avenue and MacKay Place. Jacques's grandson Teunis Suydam Barkeloo married Lammetje G. Bergen, sister of Teunis G. Bergen. Teunis and Lammetje's daughter Lemma (1840-1870) was one of the first women in America to attend law school and the first woman to try a case in an American court. She and her sister Joanna (1838-1909) are the "Joe and L. Barkeloo" in these papers.
Sources
- Bergen, Teunis G. Early Settlers of Kings County. Cottonport, LA: Polyanthos, 1973.
- Benardo, Leonard and Jennifer Weiss. Brooklyn By Name. New York, NY: New York University Press, 2006.
Arrangement
This small collection is housed in a single folder.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of various papers relating to the Barkeloo family of the Yellow Hook section of New Utrecht, one of Brooklyn's six original towns. The papers were collected by Teunis G. Bergen, also of New Utrecht, who was related to the Barkeloo family. Items date from 1837 to 1866 and include two bonds by the heirs of Jaques Barkeloo regarding his property at Yellow Hook; correspondence between Barkeloo, Nathaniel Boyle, and Bergen regarding Boyle's purchase of Barkeloo's land at Yellow Hook; and three letters from Joe and L. Barkeloo to Bergen, their uncle.
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Conditions Governing Use
The materials in this collection are in the public domain. While many items at the Center for Brooklyn History are unrestricted, we do not own reproduction rights to all materials. Be aware of the several kinds of rights that might apply: copyright, licensing and trademarks. The researcher assumes all responsibility for copyright questions.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Barkeloo family papers, 1977.275, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Henry Bergen, 1919, and Evangeline Close, 1932.
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Processing Information
Minimally processed to the collection level. This collection was rehoused and the finding aid revised by Dee Bowers in 2023.
