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Van Schaick or Schaick is a Dutch toponymic surname (see Van Schaik for the origin of the name).[1] It primarily occurs in the United States and most are descendants of Goosen Gerritse van Schaick (1633–1676), born in Westbroek and a brewer in Beverwijck/Albany, New York, who bought the island eventually known as Van Schaick Island.[2] People with this name include:
- Goose Van Schaick (1736–1789), Continental Army general during the Revolutionary War
- Isaac W. Van Schaick (1817–1901), U.S. Representative from Wisconsin
- John van Schaick Jr. (1873–1949), Universalist Church of America minister
- Louis J. Van Schaick (1875–1945), U.S. Army lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient for actions in the Philippine-American War
- Myndert Van Schaick (1782–1865), New York politician
- Steven A. Schaick (born 1958), U.S. Air Force Chief of Chaplains
- William H. Van Schaick (1837–1927), captain of the steamboat General Slocum
Used as a middle name:
- Aaron Van Schaick Cochrane (1858–1943), U.S. Congressman from New York
- Anna Van Schaick Mitchell (1878–1966), American Red Cross worker in France during World War I
- John Van Schaick Lansing Pruyn (1811–1877), U.S. Representative from New York
See also
[edit]- Van Schaick House, historic home located on Van Schaick Island
- Van Schaick Island, island in Cohoes, New York
- Van Schaick and Company, mid-sized investment company on the U.S. East Coast, 1857–1911
- Van Schaik
References
[edit]- ^ Schaick, van at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.
- ^ Van Schaick at the Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs website.