Looking for more on the family of William Brink b. PA d. AZ
veedgo
William Brink was b. in Honesdale, Wayne, PA on Nov 1836. He m. Wina Cave, apparently an abandoned Apache girl (this family adopted her and her sister when they found them on their way to AZ in the 1860's and found them in a cave hence the name). They settled in Yavapai Co. His father is Benjamin and I only have his mother's name, Elizabeth. These two were married in S. Butler, Butler, PA in about 1831. I think they stayed and died in AZ.
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Grannie6 on 2010-09-03 10:25:17I do family research for our families in our Miller family Reunion.
I have :
Hubbert Lambertse Brink B:? D:? married Jantsen Joosten B:? D:?
Child of Lambert & Jantsen:
Lambert Huybertse Brink B: abt. 1624 in Wageningen,Amhem,Gelderland,
Netherlands and died 1702 in Hurley,Ulster County,New York married
M.Hendrickje Cornelis [ she was from Holland ] and they had a son Pieter Brink born in Kington ?
Pieter Brink and wife Geertruy Matthysen Teunissen had a son:
Johannes Brink and he married Lena oool and they had a son:
Benjamin Brink born near Dingmans Ferry , pike County,PA
Benjamin Brink died on April 10,1794 in Deleware Twp.,Pike Co.,PA He married Sarah Gonsolis .
Their son Joshua BrinkB: 1788 DEied 1878 married Rebecca Cle
If this is any help I have Joshua % Rebecca's birthdates and a little more
veedgo on 2010-09-03 23:26:10That's nice Brink information. However, I am still needing to tie in any Brink information with the ones that I mentioned above. I researched using your information for descendants that would match, but I am having difficulty finding any. None of the children of the Benjamin Brink you mention that died in 1794 match and I couldn't find any siblings or cousins that match yet.
echoeland on 2012-08-13 14:54:14there is a book called echoes of the past tales of the old yavapai by yavapai cowbelles it tells story of nina cave my friend justin brink the great grandson his email brinkme@aol.com.
veedgo on 2012-08-13 22:01:39Yes, my wife got it from her father when he passed away and I've read through it. Very interesting and quite a lot of information on Wina/Nina Cave and the Brink's.
I was curious, though. It mentioned how old they thought she was when they picked her up (about 5 unless she was a little older since this race of kids can be pretty short for their age). So the battle (massacre) would have been sometime in the mid 1850's. The narrative also mentions that she was Tonto Apache which tribe had lived in the area. However, I can't find any records whatsoever of such a battle. Does someone have access to such records or know how to look them up? They aren't in the general history quite unlike many other "Indian" battles. I was hoping that the history at least recorded some names where one could possibly even pick out a link to Wina's people.
Thanks for posting Justin Brink's email. Would he mind being contacted? I gather he has some information. My wife is her great-great-granddaughter through Cora married to Duff Dickson.
echoeland on 2013-02-17 14:49:40hi my friend justin wants to be email rightaway or call me 1-209-383-3294 my name raj.
echoeland on 2013-09-02 21:53:03hi Justin brink is great grandson of wina cave her son William brink is Justin's grandpa Lloyd brink is Justin's dad Lloyd died in 2000 in merced,california tell your wife email Justin now