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Male William Bartholomew Van Valkenburgh Click to view William Bartholomew Van Valkenburgh in the family tree Click to view William Bartholomew Van Valkenburgh in the family tree

William was born about 1840 in Prattsburg, Steuben County, New York.  William's father was William Moore Van Valkenburgh and his mother was Emily Allis.  His paternal grandparents were Bartholomeus Van Valkenburgh and Catherine Pruyn; his maternal grandparents were Josiah Allis and Mary Bull. He had three brothers and three sisters, named Josiah, Francis, Horace, Caroline, Mary and Emily.  He was the third oldest of the seven children.