Van Inwegen, George

  • Posted on: 28 July 2015
  • By: seward_tech
Primary Name
First Name: 
George
Surname: 
Van Inwegen
Alternate Names
Alternate Surname: 
VanInwegen
Vaninwegen
Birth and Death
Birth Info
Birth Month: 
December
Birth Day: 
11
Birth Year: 
1813
Birth Note: 
Deerpark, NY
Citation for Birth Info: 
Citation Notes: 
http://trees.ancestrylibrary.com/tree/6797384/person/24205128064
Death Info
Death Month: 
November
Death Day: 
19
Death Year: 
1867
Citation for Death Info: 
Citation Notes: 
http://trees.ancestrylibrary.com/tree/6797384/person/24205128064
Relationships
Marriage Information: 
Marriage and Children Info
Marriage Date Prefix: 
Frances Julia Seward, possibly (but how?) related to the Seward family.
Marriage Month: 
October
Marriage Day: 
27
Marriage Year: 
1836
Biographical Information
Seward Context: 
Official/Professional
Profession: 
Attorney
Biography and Citation Information: 
Biography: 

Possibly found in 18390222GMG_WHS1. "Mr Van Inwegen" is bringing "the Poney" up from Goshen to WHS in Albany even if "he has to ride him". There are many Van Inwegens listed in The History of Orange County, but George Van Inwegen is the only Van Inwegen listed in the microfilm. Additionally, there are multiple records (see links below) that indicate George was a counsellor/attorney in and around Goshen from 1835 to at least 1845, a likely correspondent for our lawyer/politician, WHS.

George apparently ran into some bad times with his brother Eli. An 1852 newspaper reports: "George VanInwegen, a young man of great promise, who had received his academic education in Newton, sent to penitentiary for 5 1/2 years for assault with intent to kill his brother Eli VanInwegen. The criminal was a member of the Orange county bar, and married to a highly accomplished woman, but from the social class he descended to a common drunkard and a felon's cell."

From The History of Orange County, there is a mention of George ("6th, Anthon's ; enl. Sept. 6, 1862 ; had served as sergeant in 1st New Jersey Cavalry"), as well as many mentions of his father, Benjamin Van Inwegen.

Citation Notes: 
https://books.google.com/books?id=HPkxAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA181&lpg=PA181&dq=george+van+inwegen+goshen,+ny&source=bl&ots=hT0WBBdhuM&sig=aEJW757dlgiMurYWJhsnaMJ6riU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=quuSVbYYgqD5AYWXgIgD&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=george%20van%20inwegen%20goshen%2C%20ny&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=XtsCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA32&lpg=PA32&dq=George+van+inwegen+deer+park,+ny&source=bl&ots=XhZbVLTqZ-&sig=XB7n2CFSL3EuhYwc8BkrZjiPXys&hl=en&sa=X&ei=EOuSVe3iGYb3-QHVpoCoBQ&ved=0CDYQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=George%20van%20inwegen%20deer%20park%2C%20ny&f=false
Biography: 
https://books.google.com/books?id=xQVDAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA158&lpg=PA158&dq=George+van+inwegen+goshen,+ny&source=bl&ots=v-1_flL7qm&sig=S46CwbEn7Pn93dMBixV32DoZvFg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=U-uSVcSIIoTY-QHnromwCw&ved=0CCMQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=George%20van%20inwegen%20goshen%2C%20ny&f=false
Citation Notes: 
http://trees.ancestrylibrary.com/tree/6797384/person/24205128064/media/1?pgnum=1&pg=0&pgpl=pid%7cpgNum
Extra information from Google Docs spreadsheet
Citation for Marriage Info (old): 
Editorial Information
Editorial Review: 
Unverified and Incomplete