Isaac Van Wie

Sometime Albany resident Isaac Van Wie was born in July 1778. He was the son of William and Jannetje Lansing Van Wie. He grew up as a younger child in the family of an Albany carpenter.

In 1800, this young man probably still lived in his father's Southside home.

In April 1803, Isaac married Christina Kittle at the Albany Dutch church. Over the next years, the marriage produced several children.

In 1810, the Bethlehem census, configured the household of Isaac Van Wie. In 1820, Isaac again was listed - this time with a larger family. Perhaps another contemporary Isaac Van Wie was living in the Albany area.

In 1813, the first city directory identified him as of Plain Street and as a mason. Perhaps, he lived in Bethlehem and worked out of the Plain Street address. Until at least 1830, his name appeared in the directory at several addresses on the south side.

Isaac Van Wie became a widower in 1826 when Christina died at the age of 43. In July 1840, an Albany paper reported that, after a long illness, Isaac Van Wie died (age 65) and would be buried from his residence on South Pearl Street.

Sources: The life of Isaac Van Wie is CAP biography number 6574. This sketch is derived chiefly from family and community-based resources.

An older, same named individual served the Revolutionary cause in the militia. That person ("of Bethlehem") was still living in 1833.