Tice Teneyck

[halia and flammeus]

Hi -

Re: Tice Teneyck in Boiceville/Shokan: just wondering - correct pronounciation on this one? Meaning?

Where I grew up (Rockland County NY) Ten Eyck was a local family name. I assumed it was Dutch. I was guessing this is too, but I've heard some very different ways of saying it.

Thanks,
H

 

[Jay H]

Another Mark question! But I did find something on Google:

http://books.google.com/books?id=Q8...&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=7&ct=result

Jay

 

[rhihn]

Hi -

Re: Tice Teneyck in Boiceville/Shokan: just wondering - correct pronounciation on this one? Meaning?

Where I grew up (Rockland County NY) Ten Eyck was a local family name. I assumed it was Dutch. I was guessing this is too, but I've heard some very different ways of saying it.

Thanks,
H

Ten Eyck is also a local Dutch name here (Albany cap. dist.), and is usually pronounced "ten (as in the number 10) Ike" here.

 

[imarchant]

Hi -

Re: Tice Teneyck in Boiceville/Shokan: just wondering - correct pronounciation on this one? Meaning?

Where I grew up (Rockland County NY) Ten Eyck was a local family name. I assumed it was Dutch. I was guessing this is too, but I've heard some very different ways of saying it.

Thanks,
H

Are you refering to the Mountain? I've always seen it spelled Ticetonyk. No doubt, a variation of the same name.

 

[halia and flammeus]

Thanks guys - I was thinking it might be a Mark S. question. Can we have an "Ask Mark Shaefer" forum? I have questions about the Krums/Kroms of Krumville too! And Sahler of Upper and lower Sahler Mill Road. I'll have to look for a Town of Olive history site... in my spare time

I've seen it spelled both ways too, Ian. I have a 1909 map at home - I'm pretty sure it is Tice Teneyck on there... fwiw Ten Eyck makes sense if it's dutch, but I don't know about tonyk - is that a phonetic spelling of somthing else, or just a variant? I don't know.

I thought it was "ten Ike" - but wasn't sure.


H

 

[rhihn]

Probably useless information to most, but for those who might be:

here is a brief description of the Ten Eyck family in Albany.

This site refers to "Tys" which is probably an earlier spelling of Tice?

The Ashokan Catskills: A Natural History refers to the "Tice Ten Eyck" spelling of the mountain, as does the Catskill Mountain Club site.

 

[Mark Schaefer]

I agree with all of the above. It is pronounced Tice (rhymes with ice) Ten Ike. The gazetteer in the Guide to the Catskills, published by Walking News, 1975, page 423, has the following description for Ticetonyk:

Dutch name for "steep ladder" or "steep ascent". Old spelling: Ticetenyck.

There were several Ten Eyck families in Ulster County, and several old stone houses bearing the name in the towns of Hurley and Marbletown. Some of the family connections are listed here.