Syboat Acker, colonial American, son of a famous Colonial American and uncle of a Patriot of the American Revolutionary War. a.k.a. Sybout, Siber,

Biography

The second of three sons of Wolfert Acker (1667-1753) and Maretje Sibouts ), and brother to Steven Acker and Abraham Acker, little is known of this member of the Sleepy Hollow's Acker family. He was born sometime after his parents' marriage of Dec. 1692 and after his elder brother, Steven Acker, but before his younger brother Abraham Acker's 1703 birth, so around 1694-1702, though most likely somewhere in the middle.

After finding his grave: He was born March 8, 1698 and died July 26, 1771.

Marriage and son

It is unknown when he was married but it was to a DeRhonde. Out of respect for his father he named his son, Wolfert. This Wolfert (Wolfert Ecker, son of Sybout ) was married (though there is no mention of the woman's name in the Ecker Family History of 1899) and unfortunately he died young leaving two daughters to be cared for by his widow. However, according to the Old Dutch Church Records marriage registrar there was a young man Wolfert Ecker (this must be Wolfert Ecker, son of Sybout ) who married a young lady Engeltie Bockhout (both of Phillipsburgh) on February 15, 1752.

Context

It is important to note that Wolfert, (son of Syboat, and grandson of Wolfert Acker and Maretje Sibouts ) is not the Wolfert mentioned on the tombstone in Old Dutch Church in Sleepy Hollow 's Old Dutch Burying Ground of Susannah, Wife of Wolfert. This Susannah was Susannah Requa (b. 1721, d. 1767) the first wife of Wolfert Ecker , the American Revolutionary War patriot (1730-1799) (son of Abraham Acker and Margrietje Montrose ).

Tracking the Acker Family always remains confusing due to the repeated use of the name Wolfert, which ends during this generation only to reappear in the mid 19th Century. Abraham Acker (1703-1773) was the younger brother of Syboat Acker.

Burial location

Buried just in the rear and to the left of the back of the Old Dutch Church in Sleepy Hollow (Tarrytown, New York)

His gravestone still survives, possibly thanks to Rockefeller Restoration Funds, though it stands alone. In a photo taken in the 1960s, his stone was surrounded by various smaller ones, presumably the remnants of graves of the early Acker Family.