SMITH, GRANT AND IRONS FAMILIES
OF New Jersey's Shore Counties
Including the Related Families of WILLETS AND BIRDSALL
Compiled by
JAMES W. HOOK 80 Temple St. New Haven 6, Conn.
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FOREWORD This book was written primarily to record what is known about Thomas Smith and his brother William of Cape May County, New Jersey and to carry the record of Thomas and connecting families nown four generations to an intennar riage with the Hook family in 1803. The task was a diffi cult one, first because of the many families of Smith and Grant that entered the scene at various times and places, ann second because of the 0iversity of records that had to be searched and coor~inated. Occasionally public records and the records of cemeteries, churches and family Bibles would show variations making it almost impossible to ascer tain which date or name should be accepted as correct. The writer did his best to be accurate and apologizes in advance for any errors tnat may be found. The families chronicled were interesting ones and lived in a time and in places when and where important history was made. Much more could be written than is writ ten about various members of these families and the events that transpired in the places where they lived but that task must be left to others. This writer hopes that this addi tional work will be done so that, in time, each family will be fully recorded for future generations to enjoy. The writer expresses his warmest thanks to each of those who supplied Bible and other records and read and corrected preliminary manuscripts as this work progressed. Particularly helpful were the Smith Bible recorns supplied by Mrs. J. Reid (Cora E.) Chambers of Dennisville, New Jersey and the family records of the Irons anti Grant fami lies that were mane availa.ble to the writer by Margaret Y.
Menck of 'Rumson, New Jersey, Robert G. Crj_st fill~ his mother, Mrs. Robert w. Crist of Camp Hill, Pennsyl,rania, Russel Grant Conover :md Donald T. Applegate of Toms River, New Jersey, Mrs. George W. (Elizabeth Reid) Manson of Red Banlc, New Jersey, Dr. Albert M. Grant of Hanover, Pennsyl",:ania, Samuel M. Smith of Waynesburg, Pennsylvania and Mrs. Florence (Sturgis) Mcilvaine of Washinr,ton, Pennsylvania who supplied a wealth of information about the Smith, Grant and Hook families of Southwest Pennsylvania. The uniform courtesy shown this writer by the various II state, county and town officials who have custody of the public records and by Miss Eleanor Melson, custodian of the Ancient Friends Meeting Records at 302 Arch Street, Phila delphia, made the visits to these places pleasant as well as productive. The writer extends to each of them his sincere thanks.
80 Temple Street James W. Hook New Haven 6, Connecticut January 20, 195'5 III
TABLE OF OONTENTS
Foreword I, II Chart, genealogical IV
Bellangee, family 53 Birdsall, family 174 - 193 Cresse, family 56 Dayton, family 39 Grant, family 110 - 173 Hand, family 41, 63 Howland, family 42 Irons, family 194 - 249 Johnson, famizy 43 Ludlam, .family 43, 57 Pharo, family 56 Scull, family 53 Smith, Abram (Abraham) 11 - 21 Smith, Anthony, family of 66 - 90 Smith, Elisha, f~mily 10 Smith, Families of Cape Mey 1 - LJ Smith, John, family 7, 16 Smith, Richard, family 4 Smith, Robert, family 4 Smith, Samuel, family 4 Smith, Thomas, family of 39 - 65 Smith, Thomas, Will of 45 - 51 Smith, William, family of 22 - 39 Smith, William, Abram and Thoma.s 13 - 21 Swaine, family 55 Wells, family 40 Willets, family 91 - 109
For continuance of Hook and Eller lines see Genealogies "James ~ook and Virginia Antho Eller", 1025 and "Ca.pt. James 4ook of d Margery Richard Greene Co., Pa.", l9t;2. Mar e Smith ~~,¥,~~~ william PP. 81 am 1~ Ho Willets Washburn Timot P. 95 P. 91 Lydia Willets WilletR, P. 11)'.) P. 102 Jane Annzube Grant don P:'. lh3 an➔ 144 r-- Ste hen 0 Mabel Birdsall Birdsall, P. 176 °'rl ? . r'-l'ou.hn::.:...... :::::G~r-=an=---r P. ll8 and 178 ? +> 0. P. 122 John Grant Q) Cf) . t' James Irons Nathan Birdsall rl P. 17 . James Grant S ah Irona P. 196 Ste hen E Hook: PP. 122 and 200~~~--~~ Birdsall, P, 176..,___ ?__ ? ~ P. 146 co co James Hook rl Thomas Hooke o. 30 Sept. James Hook 1839; m. 21 John Hook Anna le runes Hook Nov. 1867 Mar aret . Virginia Eller Ste hen Hook Sarah Sim son Thrasher .D or Snowden b. in Wilkes PP. 145-146 ~ ~ Co. , N. C. , d a he William lee ~ of Harvey and Mary Caroline Martha lee John le ('.'annoy) E lier Arm Posanna Sarah l; le James Maholm .uel Maholm Ma Maholm ? Je.ne
l CHAPTER I SMITH FAMILIES OF CAPE MAY COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
Cape May County, New Jersey derived its name fran Cornelius Jacobsen Mey, a Dutchman, who explored the coast of lower New Jersey for the West Irrlia Company in 1621. He was not the first to set foot on the Cape, however, for Henry Hudson, 28 Aug. 16o9, anchored his ship, The Half Moon, in ~laware Bay and sent a scouting party ashore at what is now Cape May Point. Others were there in 1631 and later but it was not until 1685 that whalers from Cape Cod in the Mass. Bay Colony and Southampton, Long Island estab lished a settlement at New England Town, or Town Banlc, on the Delaware Bay side. Among these early settlers were Capt. Ezekial Eldridge of Falmouth, Joseph Whillden and Samuel Crowell of Yannouth and Christopher Leaming of South ampton, L:,ng Island. Others including Henry Stites, Joshua and Caleb Cannan, William Smith, John Reeves, Thomas Hand and Humphrey Hughes were settled at Cape May early in 169.3 or before. Joseph Whillden brought a Mayflower heritage with him, his wife Hannah Gorham being a granddaughter of John Howland the Mayflower pilgrim. One Whillden daughter, Hannah, married Thomas Leaming, son of Christopher, another, Mary, married Josiah Crowell, ~on of Sa~uel, and a third, Experience, married William Foster. The proprietary history of New Jersey is interesting. Passing over the successive Dutch and English claims of the very early rlays one cornes to t re more stable history of the province which began in 167u when the English took over the territory from the DJtch. The claims of Sir George Cartaret and William Penn were compromised on July 1, 1676 by the historic "Ouintiparti te Deed" which divided the territory into two parts called East and West New Jersey, Cartaret talcing the ea.st and Penn and his Quaker associates the west part. The line between the two sections began at near the south end of what is now the island of Long Beach at Little Egg Harbor and ran along what is now the east boundary of Burlington County and northwestward to a point on the Delaware River near the Delaware water gap. Cape May was in West Jersey and in 1687 was principally owned by Dr. Daniel Coxe of London whose local headouarters were at Town 2 Banlc in lower Cape May County on the Delaware Sound side, a mile or so north of the west entrance of the present Cape May Canal. His residence vas known as Coxe Hall. On January 20, 1692 a society of 48 persons, known as the West New Jersey Society, was forned to take over Coxe's holdings which ~otalled 95,000 acres or more, and on November 12 of the same year Cape May County was created. Thereafter, grants of land were made by the West New Jersey Society to the settlers, many, if not all, of them containing a curious quit rent provision that was in the grant of 130 acres to William Smith, dated 1 April 1699. This grant provided that the grantee be burdened with, "alsoe yealding and paying yearly and every year two fat capons or hens to the sd. Jeremiah Bass or his successor or successors for the ti.me bei~ as agent for and on behalf of the Society aforesaid as a cheif or quit rent payable to them or their assignes, factor or factors at the Man or of Cox Haul at Cape May afore said on the twenty fourth Day of DecP,mber as Lords of the Manor of Cox Haul if lawfully demanded and further that the sd. Jeremiah Bass Esq., agent --- shall at all times hereafter During the term of seven years next ensueing the Date hereof at the reasonable re quest, cost and charge of the sd. William Smith his heirs anr. assignes ~.a.lee Doe and Execute or cause to be Made Don or Executed such further lawful act or acts, thing or things, conveyances ano assurances for the further better, more fully in fact, Conveying and asureing and Confirmin~ the sd. premises hereby grant ed anrl every or any part of plot thereof with the appurtenances unto the srl. William Smith." ( Deed Book B, p. lS, Cape Mczy- Court House, New Jersey.) In another deect, dated 6 Sept. 1699, (Book B, p. 55, Cape May Court House, N. J.), namely ore from Jeremiah Bass, agent for West New Jersey, to Abraham Smith, for l~O acres, the wording about the capons is more clearly stated. It says in essense, "Jeremiah Bass etc. doth covenant and promise etc. that he hath done nothing willingly or unwittingly to put encumbrance on the property- as arzy- part or parcel thereof - otherwise however than the quit rents -- 3 ensueing to our Sovereign Lord the King his heirs and successors and the arrears thereof if any be and the yearly payment of two fat hens or capons yearly for ever to the sd. Jeremiah Bass his heirs and assigns on the account of the sd. West Jersey Society on the 24 of December as a choif (sic) or quit rent due and p~ able to the West New Jersey Society as Lords of the manor of Coxhall to be paid at Coxhall upon demand etc."
As in the other deed the West Jersey Society, promised to give Abraham Smith further assurance of good title with.. in 7 years from date. The first town meeting at Cape May was held 10 May 1692, at the house of Benjamin Godfrey, and the first court at Coxe Hall at Portsmouth (Town Baruc or Cape May Town)., March 20, 1693. On 12 May 1694 the northern border of Cape May County was changed from Great Egg Harbor River to Tuckahoe River, the surrendered area becoming a part of Gloucester County. The area now is in Atlantic County, f onned in 183 7. Little Egg Harbor in those days and until 1850,when it became a part of the newly forned Ocean County, was a part of Burlington County. Monmouth Connty, New Jersey in early days bordered Burlington County on the east. It yielded most of the territory that became Ocean County in 1850 inclurling his toric old Stafford Township formed in 1749 that embraced at the time the present townships of Eagleswood, Stafford, Union and Ocean Townships of Ocean County. WILLIAM,ABR.AM (Abraham) anrl Thomas Smith were the first of the Smith name to settle in Cape May Co., N. J. William was there as early as the 24 of March 1692/93 when he appeared in a court action against Henry Gray. That he and Thomas were brothers is proved by the latter's will dated 28 Dec. 1731. Abram (Abraham) Smith, the father, probably, of William and Thomas, appears first in the re cords as a witmss, April 1695, to the marriage of William Shaw and Iqdia Parsons. He dropped out of the records 24 July 1716 after having sold his land to Nathaniel Jenkins. Thomas Smith first appears in the records on 1 Oct. 1704 4 when he recorded his eannark for cattle. He next appears on 8 Oct. 1707 in a court action against John Reeve. Chap ter two herein continues the discussion of William, Abram and Thomas Smith. Other Smith families appear in the Cape May County records after 1705 as follows:
RICHARD SMITH RICHARD SMITH first appeared in 1705 when he was given a license to practice "Cirurgy and Phisic." He was the first physician in the county. He died, 3 Jan. 1715. (Thomas ~aming Diary; also see "Hist. and Gen. Miscellany" by John E. Stillwell, Vol. III, p. 433.) Richard Smith, it appears, came from Burlington County and probably was not related to William, Abram and Thomas although some believe that he was a brother of William and Thomas which, indeed, he may have been. This writer could find no record to indicate that he married and had children.
SAMUEL SMITH FAMILY SAMUEL SMITH of lower Cape May Co., New Jersey wrote his will, 30 Jan. 1720/21. It was proved 9 Jan. 1724/25. It mentioned his wife, Elizabeth, .rho was designated "sole executor," and children named Armstrong, Samuel, Katherine, Elizabeth and Sarah. His will was witnessed by Joseph Whillden, Jr., Joseph Whillden, Sr. and George Oatway. The inventory of his estate, amounting to 18 pounds, 11 shill ings and 10 pence, was taken 5 Sept. 1724 by Humphrey Hughes and John Taylor. (N. J. Abstract of Wills, Vol. I, p. 432.) Who this s~rnne l S!"ith was or where he carrie from or what be came of his children was not found by this writer. He probably lived in the lower precinct of the county.
ROBERT SMITH FAMILY ROBERT SMITH1, Quaker, of Great Egg Harbor, N. J., d. 4 May 1765; married, 2n0. int. pub. 13 Aug. 1720, (Little Egg Harbor Frienrls Record&), as his first wife, Elizabeth Belangee, b. 17 July 1699; d. 11 July 17h7. She was a daughter of Ivy ann Christiana (Delaplaine) Belangee Sr., he being called James Bellangee in some Great Egg Harbor Friends Records and Jene Bellangee in his will dated 2 Oct. 5 1719. (Vol. 1, N. J. Abstract of Wills and Great Egg Harbor and Little Egg Harbor Friends Meeting Records; also see Leeds Genealogy by Morris E. Leeds, 1947.) His name, apparently, was either James Ivy or Ivy James Bellangee. Robert Smith married, about 1749, as his second wife, Ann, the winow of William Cordeary. She died 16 Nov. 1763. (Great Egg Harbor Friends records.) There were no children by his second marriage. Where Robert Smith came from was not found. His will, calling him of Great Egg Harbor, was dated 20 August 1750 and proved 11 June 1765. (File 893 H., Gloucester Co., N. J. in Secy. of State's office, Trenton, N. J.) It men tioned his wife Ann to whom he gave "the furniture she had when I married her," one third of his property and "the lower west room in 11\Y' house during her natural life" but denied her the right to grant the same "by lease or arry other way to any person whatsoever." The will also men tioned his sons Robert, Daniel, Evi, John and Silvanus and daughters Sarah Adams and Christian Cordeary, also his granddaughter Deborah Cordeaiy and son-in-law, John Squire. He designated his "two youngest sons Robert and Daniel" to be executors of his will. Witnesses to his will were Daniel, Sarah and Japhet Ieeds. The Great Egg Harbor Friends Meeting Records show the birth dates of four of his sons; Evi, Christian, Robert and Daniel, and some of his children's children. They were: 2 (l) Evi Smith , b. 12 July 1721; d. 29 Jan. 1786, aged near 65. He married Mary whose surname was not found. The will of Evi Smith of Galloway Township of Gloucester Co., N. J., (now in Atlantic Co., N. J.), was written 19 Aug. 1783 and proved 9 March 1786. It mentioned his wife Mary and children as shown below, the birth dates of whom were recorded in the Great Egg Harbor Friends Records. 3 ( 1) Henry Smith, b. 10 Aug. 1749. (2) Martha Smith3, b. 26 Oct. 1752. (3) Robert Smith3, b. 26 Oct. 1752; ct. 17 Feb. 1802, a twin, if the record is correct, of next above. He may have been the Robert Smith who is shown in the Great Egg Harbor Friends 6 Records first with wife Rebecca and second with a wife Dorothy and 8 children the first of whom was Robert Smith4, b. 11 July 1773 and listed in both families with the same birth date. At any rate, his childre~ were, (1) Robert Smith4, b. 11 July 1773; (2) Rebecca Smith4, b. 21 Jan. 1776; d. 21 Nov. 1798; (3) Marmaduke Smith4, b. 21 July 1778; (4) Mark Smithh, b. 26 March 1788; (5) Letita Smith4, b. 21 June 1790; d. 12 Aug. 1790; (6) Sarah Smith4, b. 29 July 1792; (7) Daniel Smith4, b. 2~ Apr. 1795; (8) Josiah Smith4, b. 30 Sept. 1797. (h) David Smith3, b. 26 July 1755; m. Hannah Osborne, dau. of Richarn Osborne. A David Smith de clared his intentions, 10 Dec. 1778, of marlj' ing Hannah Pettitt. (Little Egg Harbor Friends Records.) His children were, (1) David Smithh, b. 25 March 1781; d. 30 Oct. 1793, aged 12 years, 7 months and 5 days; (2) Daniel Smith4; (3) Mary Smith4; (4) Evi Smith4; (5) Jonathan Smith4; b. 9 March 1792. (5) Elizabeth Smitt}3, b. 18 June 1757, She prob. married, 3 July 1775, Joseph Weaver. (6) Jerusha Smith3, b. 18 Sept. 1759; prob. m., 1795, Aaron Stratton. (7) Jonathan Srni th3, b. 17 May 1762; rn. Hannah Shourds, dau. of Daniel Shourds. Children, (1) Daniel Smith4, b. 4 Nov. 1787; (2) Joshua Smith4, b. 14 March 1790; (3) Elizabeth Srnith4, b. 13 June 1793; (u) Jesse Smith4, b. 4 Oct. 1795; d. 23 Nov. 1797. (8) Evi Smith3, b. 8 March 1768; d. 2h Aug. 1804. (2) Christian Smith2, b. 9 Sept. 1723; d. 8 Jan. 1808, aged 8h; m., second intentions declared 7 May 17L6, Edmund Corrleary, b. 29 Nov, 1723; d. Nov. 1807, aged near 84. The N. J. Abstract of Wills, Vol. IV rlescribes her father's will in a manner to give the impression that Christian Cordeary was a negro girl but the original will of Robert Smith clearly says, "to my daughter Christian Cordeary I give my negro girl Zilpha, til 7 she attains the age of 26." (File 893 H, Gloucester Co., N. J., Secy. of State's Office, Trenton, N. J.) They had one daughter Deborah and probably other children. 2 (J) Silvanus Smith Jr. • It might have been he whom., 6 Dec. 1740, Esther Adams of Gloucester County, N. J., dau. of Jeremiah ~darns. (Gen. Mag. of N. J., Vol. 19) His birth date was not founrl in the Egg Harbor Friends records. He rlieci intestate in Cape May Co. in 1754 when his brother Evi was appointed adminis trator. 2 (h) John Smith. His birth date was not found in the Great Egg Harbor Frienos Records. (5) Sarah Smith2, m. Mr. Adnams. She was called "daughter Sarah Addams" in her father's will. Her birth date was not found i,.1 the Great Egg Harbor Friends Records. A John Addams Jr. of Burlington Co., m., 26 May 1729, Sarah Smith, spinster of Gloucester Co. (Vol. 15, p. 20, Gen. Mag. of N. J.) Whom she was is not clear. She could not have been the Sarah Addams of Robert Smith's will unless the year date of 26 May 1729 was incorrectly stated in the Genealogical Magazine. (6) Robert Smith2, b. 27 Feb. 1731. He and Daniel called "two youngest sons" in their father's will and desig nated executors. (7) Daniel Smith2, b. 22 June 1732. Hem., intentions published 1 May 1766, Sarah Stevens, dau. of John Stevens of Philadelphia. (Philadelphia Friends Meet ing Records, Hinshaw, Vol. 2, p. 654.) (8) The will of Robert Smith1 mentioned a son-in-law, John Squire who must have been the husband of a deceased daughter, not named.
1 JOHN SMITH FAMILY JOHN SMITH of Great Egg Harbor, N. J., Q,.;.aker, was born i7 I:ec. 1700/01 and died 10 Jan. 1760. His wife Mary, who was born 30 Jan. 1703, was buried at Great Egg Harbor, 15 Feb. 1771. He can,e from Long Islanri, acco!Yiing to the Great Egg Harbor Friends Meeting Recorrls, which records also gave the birth rlates of his chilcren as given below. This writer is irrlebted to Mrs. L. G. Rundstrom of Atlantic 8 City, N. J. for the following account of this farnily. "John Smith1 of Hempstead, EnEland, marrier, Ruth David or Davids in 1630. John Smith1 died on Long Island, N. Y. in 1700. They had a son John Smith2, (John1). He was born in 1633 anrl died on Long Island in 1720 anrl was called 1 Jessti~e or Justice John of Long Island'. He married first Elizabeth Gildersleeve in 1660. Elizabeth (Gildersleeve) Smith died in New York in 1690. Justice John Smith married, secondly, in 1698, Elizabeth. This Elizabeth died in New Jersey (probably Egg Harbor) in 17u0. John Smith's children by his first wife were, (1) James Smith3; (2) Felix Smith3; (3) Isaac Smith3; (4) Ephriam Smith3; (5) A daughter who married Mr. Farmer. ~ his second wife (Elizabeth) he had (6) John Smith, b. on wng Island, 17 Dec. 1700 who married Mary Smith, born on Long Island in 1703, daughter of Noah Smith of Long Island. The above data is from the William Clevenger Collection of papers owned by the Atlantic County Historical Society. Mr. Clevenger states this information was given to him by Mr. B. F. Leeds in 1897. Mr. Ieeds was a descendant of this Smith family. ( See Higby Genealogy, p. 41.)"
The above family apparently is the sarne as the one shown in the New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 7?., p. 8 and mentioned more fully on page 17, Chapter two herein.
Chi 1.rlren of Jchn ~""ld Mary Smith ( Great Egg Harbor Friends Records): 2 (1) Elizabeth Smith , b. 6 Dec. 1720/21. (2) Jesse Smith2, b. 13 Oct. 1723; d. 15 Oct. 1802; m., probab~y as his first wife, Elizabeth and had child ren, (1) Rachel:, b. 22 Feb. 17h5; (2) Ann3, b. 26 Aug. 17L7; d. 28 Oct. 1813 in her 67th year; m. Mr. . 7 Barker; (3) Esther_,, b. 31 June l 7S0; d. 5 May 1826 in her 76th year; m. Mr. Higbee; (u) Rebecca3, b. 13 Oct. 1753; d. S Oct. 1763; (S) Sarah3, b. 5 June 1756; rl. 2S Oct. 1763; (6) Joshua3, b. 1 Jan. 1762; d. 23 Sept. 1763. Jesse Smith may have married, 2nd., 9 Mary who d. 5 Nov. 1793. (Great Egg Harbor Friends Records) A Jesse Smith rleclared his intentions, L May 1795, to marry Rebecca Barker. ( Great Egg Harbor Friends Records.) (3) Noah Smith2, b. 27 Sept. 1725; d. 30 Nov. 1190; m. Judith (probably Judith Leeds), b. 15 Feb. 1726, buried 7 Jan. 1778. The will of Noah Smith of Great Egg Harbor, N. J. was written 12 March 1790 and proved 25 Dec. 1790. It did not mention his wife who was deceased. It mentio~d sons John and Samuel and daughters Susannah Steelman, Naomi Murphy and Judith Smith. It also mentioned grandsons Job Carr and Noah Leeds and granddaughters Ann, Jurlith, Melisent and Susannah Steelman and Melisent Carr. His "son-in-law, William Murphy' and daughter Judith" were designated executors. (N. J. Abstract of Wills, Vol. VII, p. 207.) Their children were,(Great Egg ·Harbor Friends Records) : 3 (1) Peter Smith , b. 24 May 1748; d. 13 July 1751. (2) Susannah Smith3, b. 23 Sept. 1750; m. Mr. Steel- man. (3) Noah Smith3 (probably a son who predeceased his father). He probably married Mercy Cramer, dau. of Stephen and Sarah (Little) Cramer of Little Egg Harbor, N. J. (See Stephen Cramer's will, N. J. Abstract of Wills, Vol. V, p. 117.) (4) Catherire Smith3, b, 13 Nov. 1754. (5) Samuel Smith3, b. 7 Jan. 1757; d. 28 Feb. 1826, aged 69; m. Elizabeth and had children, (1) Noah Smit?i4, b. 1 March 1778; d. 6 July 1788; (2) Daniel Smith4, b. 1 Aug. 1790; (3) Samuel Smith Jr.,4 b. 30 Aug. 1794; d. 8 Feb. 1817 in his 23rd year; (h) Sarah Smith.U, b. 2L Aug. 1797; (t;) Ju~ith Smith4, b. 25 Feb. 1802; (6) 11 Jesse Smith4, b. 20 Jan. 1805; (7) ~!athan Smith, b. 6 Feb. 1807, (Great Egg Harbor Friends Records). 3 ( 6) Naomi Smith , b. 3 Sept.. 11;;l m. William Murphy. Chilrlren, (1) Mahlon Murp , b. 19 Apr. 1787; (2) Smith Murpcy-4, b. 27 Jan. 1792, (Great Egg 10 Harbor Friends Records). (7) Millicent Smith3, b. 11 April 1761, buried 6 March 1780;... m. Mr. Carr • (8) Annrew Smith), b. 18 July 1763; d. 29 July 1763. (9) John Smith.3, b. 20 Aug. 1764. (10) Judith Smith3, b. 6 Aug. 17(:/J. 2 (4) James Smith , b. 4 Feb. 1730. (5) Felix Smith2, b. 27 Oct. 1732. (6) John Smith2, b. 21 Dec. 1735/36; m. 7 Oct. 1758 Sarah Hickbee (Higby). He probably died in 1760 when the Bond of Noah Smith as administrator of the estate of John Smith was signed. (7) Mary Smith2, b. 9 May 1738. (8) Ephriam Smith2, b. 27 Feb. 1741; m. 5 Aug. 1762, Doro thy Shaw. (9) Isaac Smith2, b. 4 Sept. 1745.
l ELISHA SMITH FAMILY ELISHA SMITH, b. ca. 1705; died in Great Egg Harbor, N. J. in 1755. Where he came from was not learned. He was at Great Egg Harbor before 15 Jan. 1739 when he was taxed for a tavern and Grist Mill. (First Book of Freeholclers, Gloucester Co., pp. 77-84-101.) His will, dated 26 Dec. 1754, was proved 25 May 1755. He married, about 1728, Zeruiah, dau., probably, of Simeon Billings. His will men tioned his wife Zeruriah and som Elisha; Elijah; Elias; Joshua; Jonathan and David and daughters Sarah; Rachel and Pricilla. (File 575 H, Gloucester Co., Secy. of State's Office, Trent.on, N. J.) Mr. H. C. Campion Jr. in his copious records of Cape May Co. families, (Cape May Court House Historical Society\ gives to Elisha the first seven children shown below. Elisha's will gives the last two in addition to the first seven.
2 ( 1) Elisha Smith Jr. , b. ca. 1730. (2) Elijah Smith2, b. ca. 1732; d. 1790; m. 7 Sept. 1758, Jane Scull, dau. of Philip Townsend Scull, and lived in Egg Harbor Township of Gloucester County. His will was dated 20 Dec. 1789 and proved 16 June 1790 and mentioned a wife Jane, brother Elias and chilnren, 11 (1) Elijah Swith; (2) Enoch Smith, unner 21; (3) Philip Smith; (4) Daniel Smith; (5) Jane Smith. (3) Rachel Smith2, b. 17)6. (4) Elias Smith2, b. ca. 1738; d. 1806; m., 11 Aug. 1?6o, Sarah Ire land, dau. ol' Thomas Ireland, probably his first wife. The will of Elias Smith of Weymouth, Gloucester Co., N. J. was dated 23 Nov. 1806 and proved 30 Dec. 1806. It mentioned his wife Abagail and children, (1) Elias Smith3 who may have been the Elias Smith who married Hannah and had a son Richard Smith, b. 23 June 1800, whom. Amy Wheaton, b. 11 March 1805. (Bible Records supplied by Howard Baker, 462A Shore Road, Ocean View, N. J.); (2) Thomas Smith; (3) Joshua Smith; (4) Esther Gifford; (5) Abagail Lee; (6) Sophia, wife of Peter Steelman; (7) Nancy Smith. The will also mentioned a grand daughter, Phebe Champion. Some of his children were not yet of age. (5) Joshua Smith2, b. ca. 1740; m., 10 Nov. 1762, Ann Springer. He may have been the Joshua Smith whom., 3 Dec. 1770, Charity Billings, (Cape Mczy- Marriages by H. Stanley Craig). A Capt. Joshua Smith died intestate in Gloucester Co., N. J. in 1792 and administration of his estate was given to Jesse Smith, 17 Jan. 1793 with Elias Smith as fellow bonds man. (Vol. VIII, p. 329, N. J. Abstract of Wills.) (6) Priscilla Smith2, b. ca. 1742; m. 4 Sept. 1761, Peter Conover, son of Peter. (7) Jona.than Smith2, b. ca. 1744; d. intestate Jan. 1777 at Maurice River, Cape May Co., N. J. while serving in the Rev. War. (Adj. Gen. Records, N. J.) Hem. 15 Aug. 1764 at Tuckahoe, N. J., Mary Golden, dau. of John and Rebecca Golden. (Sheppard Papers, Vol. 17, p. 112, and N. J. Archives, Vol. 33, p. 163.) She m. 2nd., 27 Nov. 1781, Lawrence Corn of Cumberland Co., N. J. (N. J. Archives, Vol. 22, p. 379, also Cumberland Co. Deeds, Vol. 4, p. 629 in Vineland Hist. Soc.) One son of Jonathan and Mary (Golden) Smith was Elisha Smith3 who m.,13 Mch. 1787, Loetitia Johnson of Cumberland Co., N. J. and had children, (1) John Wesley Smith4, b. 13 May 1791; 12 m. Rebecca Chrur:pion, b. 19 May 1796 and had a family of lJ chilrlren; (2) Catherire SJrJ.tl)\ b. 1 June 1797; ( J) William Smith, probably a son. 2 (8) David Smith , b. ca. 17h6. (9) Sarah Smith2. 13 CHAPTER II WILLIAM, ABRAM and THOfli.AS SMITH
!4'AMILY I 1 1 1 WILLIAM, ABRAM and THOMAS SMITH were the first of the Smith name at Cape May. The will of Thomas Smith dated at Cape May proves that William anrl Thomas were brothers. Abram (Abraham in later recorrls), may have been the father of William and Thomas and either predeceased them or re maven from the county when he sold his property to Nathan:iel Jenkins in 1714 anrl 1716. As will be seen later in this chapter he probably was the same Abram Smith of Long Island, probably of Brookhaven or Jamaica, who, O!l 2L May 1683, employed Isaac Dayton to operate his boat for him. William Smi th1 appears in the records first at the very early date of 24 March 1692/93 when he was a witness in a court action against Henry G~ay. About a year later, on 4 April 1694, he registered his earmark for cattle which he gave to his son William2 in 1722, registering another for hi.m.5elf on May 28 of the same year, the latter becoming his son Richard's mark, November 3, 1749. The mark he gave to his son William2 in 1722 was retained by the later until his death in 1777 and was transferred to his grandson Enoch Smith4, son of Jacob3, on 24 November 1783. 1 William and Abram Smi th1 were granted land by Jeremiah Bass, agent for the West New Jersey Society, Wil liam's grant for 130 acres being dated 1 April 1699 and Abraham's for 150 acres on 1 Sept. 1699. (Deed Book B, pp. 1~ and ~ Caoe Mav Court Hou~A. N ••J. ~ These ~eeds a..""'e 5~ \. .,, . ~ ~ partially quoted in chapter one herein. On 16 Sept. 171h and again on 17 July 1716 Abraham Smith1 sold what appar ently was all the lanrl he owned at Cape May to Nathaniel JeP.ki ns. The first rleed was witnessed by John Stillwell an1 Charles Robinson anrl the seconri by Chas. Robinson and ~lizabeth Robinson. He signed his name Atraham Smith in both -ieeds. (Tleer3 Book B, Pro 10~, 1')5, Cape May Court House, N. J.) This was the last appearance of Abraham Smith in the Cape May Co. recorrls so far as this writer could find. He may have died soon after the date of the second deed or removed from the county and state. It shoulrl be noted that Charles Robinson witnessed 14 both and Elizabeth Robinson (his wife) one of the "Article of Agrement concluded 24 Maij 1683 between Abram SMi th of the one partt:T anri Iseck Dai ton of Brookhaven the other partty as followeth, that is to say that the above saide Iseck daiton is to goe in 16 tr& boete of the above said Abram Smiths anrl to rloe his labor to the best he can doe for fraighting and the lieke ann they or both of them to goe equall shares in what they shall gett by the boete onlly they ar to allow the boete a therd part of what thay both getteth a~d it is to be noeteo that the saide Iseck rlai ton is to go in her as long as he pleaseth." (Book B, Brookhaven Published Records, p. 1~6.) This record is significant. It inrlicates that Iseck Dai ton ( Isaac Dayton) of Brookhaven, who was a son of Samuel Dayton anct brother of Jacob Dayton, the latter of whom settled at Cape Ma:, about the time William Smith did, was associated with Abram Smith, residence not clearly stated, in a shipping venture. One could think that Abr&m Smith, because of advancing age, was employing a younger man to operate his vessel for him. What supposition, there fore, is more reasonable than that Adam Smith's boete (boat) with Isaac Dayton as captain, plied the waters arounrl lower Cape May and influenced the Smiths and Daytons to settle there, William Smith and Jacob Dayton going first, followed by William Smith's father, Abram Smith, and his younger son Thnmas, the latter marrying about 1700 as his first wife, Jacob Dayton's dau. Althea, born about 1680? The writer has sought neligently in the Brookhaven records for more references to Abram or Abraham Smith but founrl none. He did finrl an Abraham Smith in the Jamaica, L. I. recorns who, on h Sept. 1668, was appointed executor of the intestate estate of Richard Everett. (N.Y. Abstract of ~ills, Vol. 1, p. 9.) The N. Y. Gene and Biographical Recorrls, (Vol. 72, p. 8) gives a limited genealogy of a very early Smt th family of Jamaica, L. I. by Rosalie Fellows Bailey which apparently was the one from which John Srnith (1700-1760) of Great Egg Harbor, N. J. rleceased. (See page 7, Chapter I herein.) It ~~y be briefly outlined as follows: 1 John Smith was a freeman of Taunton in the Plymouth Colony in 16)9. He rerr.oved to M3.shpate (Mespath), L. I. and met his death at the hand of an Indian as proved by a deposi tioil of his son Samuel, aged about 67 and hl c:; daugh- 17 ter Elizabeth, ageo about 70 given before the court of common pleas in Jamaica, ?u May 1703. The deposition stat ed that Samuel and Elizabeth were ,-,f Jamaica and that Elizabeth, formerly the wife of William Lu~laITl of South ampton, deceaseo, was now the wife of Nehemiah Smith. Both Samuel and Elizabeth did depose and say that about &J years ago their father left Taunton, Plymouth Colony for Mashpate Kills, Queens County, then umer the Dutch and was there killed by the Indians; al~o that John Smith, eldest son of ye said John Smith their father and brother to these deponents, is now living in Hempstead, Queens County. (Liber A of Jamaica Records; also see the N. Y. Gen. and Biog. Rec., Vol. 65, p. 249, and Annals of Newtown, L. I. by James Riker, p. 20.) The above record proves that John Smith had three children, but in a foot note the author stated that there may have been other children and grandchildren than were stated by her. One of the "other children" could have been the Abraham Smith, executor of the Richard Everett estate. Supra. This, however, is suspect because the way the deposition was written irrlicates that only the following three of his children were living in 1703 as follows, none of them named Abram or Abraham. 2 (1) John Smith Jr. , then living in Hempstead, L. I. Evirlently he was the John Smith whom Mrs. Rundstrom in Chapter I, page 7 herein, under the John Smith family of Great Egg Harbor referred to as h;;:ivi_ng; been born in 1633 and died on Long Islanrl in 1720 anrl was the father of John Smith, born 17 Dec. 1700/ 01. Because of his age in 1700/01 one worrlers if the John Smith of Great Egg Harbor born in the same year might not have been a great grandson of John Smith1 who was killed by Indians rather than a grand son. This is ~1ggested by the record given below of Samuel Smi th2 and Samuel's son Daniel Smi th3• (2) Elizabeth Smith2, b. about 1633, according to her ~eposition above described; m. 1st., William Ludlam of Southampton, L. I. and secondly Nehemiah Smith of Jamaica. Nehemiah Smith was not identified by this 18 writer. 2 (3) Samuel Smith , b. about 1636, according to his rieposi- tion above described. His will calling him a yeoman of Jamaica, was rlated ili March 171.L/15 and prohated 20 May 1715. (Liber C of Jamaica Recor The above genealogy does not mention an Abraham Smith, but the Abraham who was executor of the intestate 19 of Richarrl Everett, L Sept. 1668, could have been a son of ~ohn Smith1 anrl brother of John, Elizabeth, b. 1633, and Sarrrnel, b. 1636. Of course, that woulr4 not prove that he was the Abraham Smith of Cape Mc=ty, but is a lead someone may wish to investigate. The records of Abram (Abraham) Smith in Cape May County are scant. He first appeared there on April 1695 when he was a wi tress to the marriage of William Shaw and Iqdia Parsons and in 1699 when he was granted land by Jeremiah Bass, agent for the West Jersey Society. He next appeared, 29 Aug. 1702 as a debtor, with many others, to the estate of John Stubbs, mariner of Cape May. The will of John Stubbs gave part of his personal estate to Richard Downs who later married, as his second wife, Ruth D:zy-ton, mother-in-l~w of Thoreas Smith. (N. J. Abstract of Wills, Vol. 1) The next record was his appearance in the census of 1704 of Cape May Co. (Mae. of Hist. and Biog. N. J., Vol. II.) In 1712 he is recorded as a founder member of the First Baptist Church of Cape May. The last record of him was 1716 when he sold property to Nathaniel Jenkins. He may have been one of the numerous settlers who died in the epirlemics of about that time. We may hope that these questions relating to the origin anrl forebears of the Smiths of Cape May County, New Jersey will sometimes be solved but for the present this writer ffiust be content to start the family herein chronicled with (1) William Smith1, b. say about 1667; d. July 171.J4, probably m. Elothes • ( See Smith Family, Chapter II I herein.) 1 (2) Thomas Smith , b. say, about 1672; d. March 1732; m., 1st. Althea Dayton; m. 2nd., Mary; m., 3rd., Abagail, widow of Samuel Johnson. (See Smith Family, Chapter IV herein.) 1 ( 3) Elizabeth Smi th • This writer believes that the Elizabeth who married 1st. Charles Robinson and 2nd. Yelverton Crowell was a sister of William anrl Thomas Smith. She witnessed the will of Thomas Smith written 28 Dec. 1731 an0,according to the settlement papers concerning his estate,was paid money for nursing his wir.cw Abafail who died in the autumn of 1732. The settlement also showed that John Robinson 20 was a tenant of the deceased's plantation and re ceived a payment of 8 shillings from the deceased's estate. He may have been a son of Elizabeth and Charles Robinson. The will of Charles Robinson was written 16 April 1719. It mentioned his wife Elizabeth, who was designated executrix but no child ren. William Smith of Cape May and Charles Angelo of Salem, N. J. were her bondsmen. William Smith and Nathaniel Jenkins, on 21 May 1719, reported the inventory of his estate which amounted to 149 pounds, 3 shillings and 3 pence. On 26 July 1724 the account of the executrix "now called Elizabeth Crowell11 charged herself with payments to, among others, Thomas Smith, William Smith and Jonathan Crowell and to Richard Downes who was the seconrl husband of Ruth Dayton, Thomas Smith's mother-in-law and to Thomas Hand who was his brother-in-law. Two payments were made to Thomas Smith one of which was the substantial sum of 25 pounds entrusted to him to pay Lewis Morris, agent for the West New Jersey Society, principal and interest due him fran the deceased on bond. No one can deny that these numerous Smith - Robinson con nections indicate close relationship of one kind or another. The intestate estate of her second husband, Yelverton Crowell, of which she was also administra trix, with Nathaniel Jenkins as her fellow bondsman, showed that the inventory was taken 10 Jan. 1723/24 by Thomas Smith and Nathaniel Jenkins and set tlemPnt account of the administratrix dated 26 May 1726, showed pa:yment m~de to Thomas and William Smith and William Smith Jr., to Barnabas Cro'Well and to Samuel Johnson whose widow, Abagail, later was the 3rd. wife of Thomas Smith. The settlement also showed the "allowance of the sum of 8 pounds and 5 shillings which was paid to Yelverton Crowell by Nathaniel Jenkins and was so much lent to him out of the estate of Charles Robirnon, deceased, forrr.er husbanrl to this accomptant and for which the Estate of Yelverton Crowell is chargeable to this accomptant and administrator of the estate of said Charles 21 Robinson." Here again the SMi th, Robins on and Crowell conrections are unusually close and numerous. There were no children born to this second marriage of the widc.1w Elizabeth Robinson to Yelverton Crowell. 22 CHAPTER III WILLIAM SM ITH of CAFE MAY COUNTY, NEW JERSEY 1 William Smith was born, say, about 1667 and died July 1744. He was at Cape May as early as 2h March 1692/93 when he was orrlered to appear in court in an action against Henry Gray. ( "Hist. and Gen. Misc." by Dr. John E. Sti 11- well, Vol. 1, p. 380.) The notes of H. Clifford Campion Jr. at the Cape May County Historical Society at Cape May Court House, N. J. says he marrled Miss Adams. Other writers say she was Rebecca Adams, rlau. of Thomas but this is very doubtful. A Thomas Adams of Woodbridge, N. J. wrote his will 12 Jan. 1732/33 and in it mentioned his daughter "Rebec~a, 1,iife of Richard Smith." Another Rebecca Arlams was mentioned as a daughter of John Adams of Chester, Bur lington Co., N. J. whose will was d~ted 19 March 1699/1700. John Adams, son of Jeremy and Rebecca (Greenfield) Adams of Hartford, Connecticut and his wife Abagail Smith, dau. of Richard Smith of Wethersfield, Conn., had a daughter Rebec ca, b. Aug. 1658. Her brothers Jeremiah and John and her sister Abagail who married Edward Higbee, removed to Little Egg Harbor, N. J. prior to 1700 while her brother Jonathan settled about the same time in Great Egg Harbor, N. J. This Rebecca would have been too old to have been the mother of William Srrdth's children, born between August 1698 arrl March 1723. She could have been his first wife, however, hi~ s~con~ wife, as th.is writer suspects, being Elothes who, with William, Abram and Margery Smith, was liste0 as a founder member of the First Baptist Church of Cape May when it was organized 12 May 1712c William Smith1 was called "brcther" in the wi 11 of Thomas Smith (Chapter I'J herein) written 28 IJE?c. 1731 and proved 13 May 1732. William registererl. his earmark for cattle on Li April 169h, one of the earliest registrations in the county, that of Henry Stites, 1 Aug. 1691/2, John Richardson,~ Dec. 1693, and John Reeves, Dec. 1693, being the only earlier ores on record. Joshua Carman also re gistered his mark 4 April 1694 and in the same month and 23 year Daniel Johnson, William Johnson, Jacob Dayton, Peter Coston ( Corson) and Thomas Jandy registered their marks. William Smith gave his mark to his son William in 1722. In the same year, 28 May 1722, he registered another more con~lex mark for himself. After his death in July 1744 this seconrl mark, on 3 Nov. 1749, became the property of his son Richard Smith. No further record of it was found by this writer. Richard Smith lived in Gloucester County, N. J. The writer could find no further public record of William Smith until 1 April 1699 when he was granted 130 acres of land by Jeremiah Bass, agent for the West Jersey Society. (See Chapter 1 herein.) He married, about 1697, ano a family Bible lately owned by Mrs. F. C. Probst of 2u7 Mill Road, Northfield, N. J. gave the names and dates of birth of nine of his children as shc:Mn below, all of whom grew to manhood and wananhood. This Bible also re corded the birth and death dates of Cannan Smith3, grandson of Williarn1, and of Carman•s daughter Mary Holden Sm.ith4 also the birth dates, only, of Carman's wife Lydia and their daughter Martha4. It also stated that the Bible belonged first to William (probably William Jr.) second to Carman Smith3 and third to Martha SmithL and was referred to by Mrs. Probst as the Elijah Matthews Bible doubtless because Martha Smith married Elijah Matthews. The records shown in the Bible were probably written by William Jr. 2 or Carman Smith3 who probably did not mention children of William Sr. 1 who died young probably between 1700 when William Jr. was bcr~ an~ 1705 when Elizabeth wa~ uorn and between the latter rlate and 1710 when Mary was born. If these supposed child ren's names were known they might have shown that one was named Abraham and another Margery thus supplying more evidence that Abraham anrl Margery were William Smith1 s1 parents. (See Chapter II) William Smith, on 8 April 1706/07, witnessed the mar riage of Benjamin Hand and Ann Chue, and on 12 June 1712, along with Abraham, Margery anrl Elothes Smith was listed as a f ounrler member of the First Baptist Church of Cape May of which Nath~~iel Jenkins was the first pastor. Chapter II herein recites further records to show the close relation ship between William1, Abraham and Thomas Smith1, Charles 24 Robinson and his wife Elizabeth, Yelverton Crowell and others 3)1 of which lead to the likel conjecture that William Smith1 and his brother Thomas1 were also brothers of Elizabeth Robinson and all three the children of Abraha!Tl Smith. l William Smith was appointed Justice of the Peace 4 May 1723. He later was a Judge of the Court, a position he filled regularly and probably continuously until his death, his last appointment being dated 1 9ec. 1739. He was the executor of tl'e will of his brother Thomas 1 and made, 20 June 17hl, the very complete and informative settlement re port that revealed so much about the family of his deceased brother. 1 William Smith Sr. d. July 1744. His will, calling him yeoman of Cape May Co., N. J., was written 18 Feb. 1743/44. It was pro~ed 3 Aug. 1744. Regretfully it did not give the name of his wife who noubtless had predeceased him. It mentioned all children shown below except Mary2 and Experience2, both deceased. It also mentioned his granddaughter Ruth Osborne3. It referred to estates he had given to his sons John2 and William2• Witnesses were Michael Iszard, Mary Conner and Nathaniel Jenkins Jr. The inventory of his personal estate was made, JO July 174h, by Jeremiah Hand and Nathaniel Jenkins. It amounted to 231 pounds, 19 shillings and 2 pence and included a negro man and cattle, horses and sheep. The children of William Smith1, (Smith Family Bibles, Campion and other records at Cape May Court House, Cape May Co. Collections at the Genealogical Society, Philadelphia, Pa. other sources as shown in the text), were: 1 (1) John Smith2, (William ), b. 31 Aug. 1698; d. Nov. :152; m., probably, Martha Carman, b. 170L; d. before her husband. He was mentioned first in his father's will as havinE been given a plantation by his father before the latter's deqth. The will of John Smith, yeoman, of Cape May Co., N. J. was ~ated 15 Sept. 17~2 anrl proved 15 Nov. 17S2. It did not mention his wife. It was witnessed by Shamgar Hand, Joseph Hewit and Nathaniel Jenkins, Jr. The inventory of his estate, amounting to 185 pounds, 12 shillings and 1 pence, was made 14 Nov. 1752 by Nathaniel Jenkins, Jr. and Jeremiah Hand. It included his home on Gravely Run Creek, land back of it, a cedar swamp ano his personal estate which included his Great Bible. Executors ~ere his sons Carman and Uriah. (N. J. Abstract of Wills, Vol. IV.) Children, all mentioned in his will, were: (1) Carman SJTtith3, b. 6 Feb. 1725; d. 9 Dec. 1760; m., Iqdia. Some say she was Ivciia Ludlam, b. about 1723; d. about 1769. Shem. 2nd., licence dated 5 Sept. 1761, Sham.gar Hand son of Shamgar and Ann Hand. (See Campion•s notes at Cape May Court Hoose; also Collections of the Gen. Soc. of Pa. at Philadelphia, Pa.) The will of Carman Smith was written 7 Dec, 1760 and proved 6 May 1761. It mentioned his wife Iqrtia and daughters Martha and Mary and designated his wife and John Smith as execu tors. Children ( Bible Records): (1) Mary Holden Smith4, b. Dec. 1, 1746; d. 27 Feb. 1802. Mentioned in her father's will. (2) Martha Smith4, b. 30 Sept. 1749; d. 18 Oct. 1832; m., 10 Oct. 1770, Elijah ~ Matthews ✓, b. 12 March 1749; d. JO Sept. 1779, aged 30 years and 6 mo., son of Samuel2, (Samuel1). He was killed by a musket ball fired by the enemy in an engagement between the schooner "Mars", Capt. Taylor comman and Mary Babcock, m. 2nd., 24 Aug. 1758 1 Mary Somers of Gloucester Co., N. J., b. 2nd. month (April) 1732, dau. of James and Abagail (Adams) Somers. She m. 2nd., 5 April 1773, as his 3rd. wife, Abner Corson, b. 25 June 1729; d. 1799. The will of Uriah Smith of Cape May was dated 10 May 1761 and proved 17 May- 1764. It men tioned his wife Mary and the first three child ren named below. His son Uriah was born after his will was written. 3 Children of Uriah Smith and his first wife Neomi Babcock: 4 (1) Neomi Smith, b. 1755; m. 1 Aug. 1774, as his 2nd. wife, George Hand, b. 1749. (2) ioseph Smith4, was a minor 13 July 1773 when Jacob Richardson was appointed his guardian. Children of Uriah Smith3 and his second wife, Mary Some rs : 4 (3) Experience Smith , b. 1760; d. Jan. 1826, aged 66; m., 18 March 180h, as his Sth wife, her brother-in-law George Hanrl. (L) Uriah Smith4, b. 1762; d. lAOL. On 8 Feb. l,30L. Thomas Stites, Jehu Sldridge and Elijah Matthews were appointed guarriians of Richard, Philip and Naomi Smith, children of Uriah Smith, deceased of Middle Twsp. of Cape May Co., N. J. Note: There was anotrnr Uriah Smith in Cape May Co., 27 N. J. in the l~te 18th Century. Hem., 23 Apr. 17P9, Sophia Corson, dau. of Rem and Hann::3.h (StiJlwell) Corson. 'Ye is said to have been a son or grandson of Tuthill and Jurli~h Smith. Tuthill Smith the account con tinues, came oirectly to New Jersey from Enrland. He d. 1e Feb. 1 ?77. The children of this Uriah and Sonhia (Corson) Sr.ith were, (1) Rem; (2) Samuel, b. ?.7 March 1792; m. Sarah Lee; (3) Rachel; (h) Sar~h; (S) Sophia; (6) Uriah Jr.; (7) Richard; (8) Jane; (9) Reuben. Some of this family lie buried in the Cape May Baptist Church Cemetery on Route 9 south of Marmora, N. J. (3) John Smith Jr. 3, b. 1720; d. May 1771; m., 2 Oct. 1753, Mary Jenkins, dau. of Rev. Nathan iel Jenkins Jr. who succeeded his father as the second pastor of the First Baptist Church of Cape May County, N. J. The will of John Smith of Cape May, N. J. was dated 10 Dec. 1770 and proved 29 May 1771. It mentioned "my sens and daughters" but did not name them. The inventory of his estate was taken ?.4 May 1771 by Thomas Smith and P~illip Cresse. His wife Mary and "friend" Elijah Hand were designated executors. ( N. J. Abstract of Wills, Vol. V, p. 447.) Children of John Smith and his wife Mary Jenki. ns, we re: 1 ( 1) Ab i j ah Smith~, b. 9 J ~ n • 17 64 ; rl • 1e July 1838, age 71-1-9; m. Rhoda Lu~lamj b. 1768; r1. 11 June l8-L18 in her 81st year. 3he was a dau. of Anthonv•' and ELizabeth (Cresse) I.u~lam. He was a prominent citizen of Cape Ma;v County· serving for many years as County ,'.:lerk also as representative in the N. J. Assembly from 1796 to 1802 inclusive. Their children were, order of birth not certain, (1) John L. Smith5, physician at Cape 28 May, b. 3 Sept. 1790; d. 3 Oct. 182L; m. Tabitha Townsen~, b. 15 Nov. 1800; d. 6 Feb. 1878, dau. of David Townsend Jr. They had children, David T. Smith and John L. Smith Jr.; 1 2) Elizabeth Smith,S d. 26 Nov. 1810 (1818), aged 18; (3) James L. Smiths, b. 1795; d. 24 Feb. 1871; m. Deborah Tomlin, b. 1798; d. 8 Aug. 1876. They had chilrlren, Abijah Smith who died young, Charles Smith, Caroline Smith, Lorenzo D. Smith, Sarah Smith, Ma.:ry Smith, Deborah Smith, Harriet Smith, and Rhoda Smith; (4) Mary Smith5, m. James McGuire; (5) Rachel Smith5, m. after her sister's d~ath, her brother in-law, James McGuire; (6) Rhoda Smith, m. Amein Tomlin; (7) Hannah Smith5, m. Jonathan Nottingham; (8) Lydia Smith, m. George Heisler; (9) Elizabeth Smith, again, m.. John Lane. (Abijah Smith will, Cape May Courthouse; also gravestones in cemetery at Elrlora, N. J.; also family records .. ) (2) Elizabeth Smith4, b. about 1758; d. 15 June 1786; m., license dated 24 April 1778, Shamgar He~itt, b. 29 Jan~ary 1750. He m.., as his 2nri. wife, his first wife's sister, Rachel. Their four children were, (1) Niotety Hewitt5, b. 13 March 17Af"\. fr,\ 't',.: .. -l...-.&.L :L,... r•'t~ · .,.L .... -LJ C -;._,-..1, \"-/ ...,..J.t.c:lv~vil ll~"J.v JO. ( e • 1781; (3) Abijah Hewitt5, b. 28 March 178h; m. Susan and had children, Daniel Miller Hewitt6, Abijah Smith Hewitt6 Williarn H. Hewitt6, Shamgar 6. Hewitt6 and Charles C. Hewitt6; (L) Sharngar Hewitt Jr.~, b. 5 Mch. 1786; d. 2 Aug. 1786. (3) Ra.chel Smith,4 b. 10 March 1765; d. 19 May 1830; m., 20 Nov. 1788, her brother in-law, Shamgar Hewitt, b. 29 Jan. 1750. Hae he 1 anti Sharngar lie bu rie d in the cemetery on Tylsr Road near Petersburg, 29 Cape May Co., N. J. Their chil~ren were, (1) Shamgar Hewitt, b. 7 Sept. 1789; died 13 February 1819; (2) James Hewitt, b. 19 Nov. 1791; d. 23 Dec. 1792; (3) Rachel Hewitt, twin with James, b. 19 ~~ov. 1791; d. 31 Dec. 1792; (h) Rachel Hewitt, again, b. 30 Sept. 1793; (5) Sarah Hewitt, b. 22 Apr. 1796; (6) Benijah Hewitt, b. 25 March 1799; d. young; (7) A son, b. 23 Sept. 1803, prob. ct. soon; (8) Enoch Hewitt, b. 3 Dec. 1807; d. 4 Nov. 1831. (4) Elihu Smith3, b. 1735; m. 1st. Sarah, b. March 1740; d. 1769, aged 29; m. 2nd., 20 Sept. 1774, Judith Billings. (5) Judith Smith3, m. Mr. C~stnut. (2) William Smith Jr. 2, (William1), b. 8 Oct. J 700; d. May 1777; m. 1st., Phebe Garlick4, dau. of Joshua Gar lick3, (Joshua Jr.2, Joshua1), bap. 18 Jan. 1701; d. before 1762; m. 2nd., 2 Aug. 1762, Rachel, said to have been the widow of Judah Swain, b. 1705; d. 7 Aug. 1773, aged 68, and dau. of Abraham Hand. A William Smith of Ca~ M~v also m. 27 Dec. 1768, Margaret Rogers of Cape May. William Smith Jr. 2 was mentioned second in the will of his fat her as having been given a plantation by his father before tre latter's death. The will of Wtlliam Smith Jr. 2, dated 1 Nov. 1775 at Cape May Co., N. J., and proved 3 ,JunP 1777, rlPRi v,a ten his sons n~virl ;md Joseph as executors. Witnesses were James Smith, Nathan Corson and Shangar Hewitt. It dirl not name his wife but mentioned all children given below except William anrl Picharrl; also mentionerl his grandsons Enoch, Elijah and William Smith and granddaughter Phebe Gorlfrey; also mentiored his deceased son Jonathan's five children as given umer Jon~than3 below, He willed his great Bible to his son Jacob. 2 The children of William Smith, Jr. were, ( order of birth not certain); (1) William Smith 3rct.3, born, say about 1726; ct. 30 Dec. l?SS; m., 19 Aug. 1750, Phebe Jenkins, dau. of P~v. N~thaniel Jenkins Jr. who suc ceeded his father as the secon'4 pastor of the First Baptist Church of Gape May. They pro bably ha~ no children. Shem. 2nd., 7 Nov. 1759, as h~r seconrl husband and his second wife, Samuel Crowe114, (Josiah3, s~uel2, Yelverton1), who rlied between 3 June 1765, when his will was written and J1 March 1768, when it was proved. Shem. 3rd., 18 Oct. 1768, Ezekial Eldridge. (2) Richard Smith3, bom, say about 1728; prob. died about 1758 as a Richard Smith was called "dead" when the justices were listed 22 July 1758. (Vol. 1 #6, p. 240/41, Cape May Mag. of Hist. and Gen.) (3) David Smith3, b. 1729/30; d. Feb. 1784, aged 54; m. 11 Aug. 1752, Hannah Norton, b. 1734/35; a. 26 Feb. 1782, aged 47. She was a dau. of Nathaniel and Eloha (Matthews) Norton. His will which calleii hi:m David Smith "minister of the Gospel", was dated at Cape May, 17 Jan. 1784 and proved 15 March 1784. It mentioned his wife Hannah and children shown below. David Smith was ordained the sixth pastor of the First Baptist Church of Cape May in March 1776. He and his wife lie buried in the Baptist Cem. at Cape May Courthouse, N. J., his mark€1-r reading "R.ev. David Smith who first preached in public April 1773, ordained March 1776 anrl died Feb, l?AJ-J, agerl 5'4". His wife's gravestone alongside his reads, "Hannah his wife d. 26 Feb. 1782 in her 48th year." Chilrlren: L (1) Phebe Smith, m. L Feb. 1775, Philip Godfrey. (2) Silvia Smith.4 (3) Daniel Smith4, eldest son. (4) David Smith4. (5) Judith Smith4. 31 4 ( 6) Ly~ia Smith • (7) Jacob Smi th4. (8) Hannah Smi thL. (9) ~ark Sr1i th4• ( 10) Norton Smi th4• (11) William Smith4. 3 (h) Jonathan Smith, born, say about 1732; d. 2 Sept. 177S; m. 1st., licence dated 26 Dec. 1761, Alathair ( Alatr.are) Lu~lam, dau. of Joseph and Alathair (Alathare) Smith,(dau. of Thom~~ Smith1) Iudlam. His wife Alathea (Alathcre· and chilrlren, ~iven below, were mentioned in his will which was written 26 July and proved 19 May 1776. His wife's name is spelled with many variations. Alathea is probably correct. Chilclren: 4 (1) Phebe Swith, b. about 1762; m., 15 June 1780, Charles Thompson. (2) Al.q_thea Smith4. (3) Zilpha Smith4, b. 28 ~c. 1766; d. 3 Feb. 1829, aged 62 years, 1 month and 6 days; m. 1st., Aug. 1790, Thom..~s Lurlla~ Jr., b. 25 July 1772, d. 31 Dec. 1823, aged 51 years, 5 months and 5 ~ays. (h) Jonathan Smith4 • (~) 'Op,1hol"\ C:mi-+-}J.J. - ·-- ...... , ...... ,~ .. (6) Another expected child. (C) Jacob S::1ith3, born, sa;l ab-Jut 173u; ii., bet1l7;en 1 e Oct • l 7~ 2 , when his wi 11 was writ te n , an '1 23 Jul~J 17~7, -,.;hen it w~-1s nroved. Hem., 29 ,.Jan. 17'3'8, ?.~er.el :fa.r.~. His w:.11 71eriti0ned his ,..,..i:e ?!lc~el :U: ... chilr1~D shown cel,Jw. 1, S~il~~en of Jacob~ an~ ?achel (Hani) S~ith: (1) Er:och S;.ithu, b. 22 !~~r~h 176'J; rn., S Sept. l?PO, Pricilla IJ.o1frey, ·o. 13 July ~ 17S7 anrl had chil~ren, (1) ~achel S~ith~, 32 b. 8 June 1781; m. 1802, Sharngar H~witt and had children. A son Hewitt6, pro bably Abijah, b. 23 Sept. 1803 and Enoch 6 Hewi tt , b. 3 Dec. 1807;,.., a. 4 Nov. 1831. (2) Jacob Godfrey Smith?, b. 19 Oct. 1782; d. l.8u0; m. Sarah and had children, James Smith6, m. 1st. Hannah and 2nd., Deborah, Rhoda Smith6 m. Amos Edwards, Pricilla Smith6, m. George Rhodan, Sarah Ann Elizabeth Smith6 and a dau.6 who m. Mr. Henderson. (3) Amelia Smith5, b. 19 Sept. 1785; (4) Rhodah SmithS, b. 25 Apr. 1787; (5) Enoch Smith Jr.5, pro bably, who m. Sarah ( Deed Book B, P• 296, Cape May Co.). (6) Joshua Smith3, born, say, about 1735; m. 1st., 16 Feb. 1762, Naomi Osborne; who d. June 1775. Hem. 2nd., 5 March 1777, Mary Ireland. (Cape May Marriages by H. Stanley Craig,} (3) Elizabeth Smith2, (Willlam1), b. 30 Sept. 1705, m. 1st., 8 July 1740, Samuel Foster who d. 176L; m. 2nd., Nathaniel Osborne. The will of Samuel Foster, carpenter, was dated at Cape May Co., N. J., 17 Dec. 1762 and was proved, 23 Ju~v 1764. The will men~ tioned his wife Elizabeth and children as follows: (1) Hannah Foster3. (2) Jonathan Foster-3. (3) William Foster3, (h) Elizabeth Foster3, m. Isaiah Stites. (5). Margery Foster->,~ m. Mr. Young. (6) Mary Foster3. 4 Grandson, Samuel Foster also mentioned. (L) Mary Smith2, (William1), b. 9 Aug. 1710; d., about 17GO; m., about 1729, as his first wife, Nathan Osborne, b. 2 Feb. 1?05/06; d. 1745/46, whom. 2nd. about 1742 Ann. His will was written in Cape May Co., N. J., ~ Dec. 1745 and proved 31 Jan. 1745/h6. It mentioned his wife Ann and brothers-in-law, Daniel and Jonathan Smith. It also mentioned the following children all under age: (1) Richard Osborne, eldest son but under 21. 33 3 (2) Nathaniel Osborne . (3) Nathan Osborne 3. (h) John Osborne3• (5) Ruth Osborne3. 1 ( S) Experience Smith2, (William), b. 24 Oct. 1712; ct. about 17 35; m. 1st.• , license dated 22 Jan. 1731, Elisha Hand, son of John and Mercy (Crowell) Hand. Elisha Hand m. 2nd., 30 Aug. 1736, Lydia Eldridge, b. 1695; d. 1755, aged 60. His will was dated at Cape Mc\V, N. J., 5 June 1749 and proved 8 Aug. 1753. It mentiored his wife ~dia and ore child, a daugh ter, named Experience who on 22 Jan. 1755 was given Jacob Spicer as guardian. It also mentioned his "brothers" Silas and Elihu Hand and his brother-in law, John Eldridge. The will of his wife cydia Hand was written 19 Nov. 1754 and proved 31 March 1755. It designated her "daughter Experience" as "sole heiress" under guarrlianship of Jacob Spicer. It also mentioned her "father-in-law John Hand." While the daughter and "sole heiress" was probab4' named for her father's first wife it is not certain, in view of his second wife 4'dia calling her "my daughter" if she was born of his first or second wife. Shem. John Rob nson and d. 3 Dec. 1760. 2 1 (6) Richard Smith , (William) b. 22 Oct. 1715; d. June 1760; m. 1st., 1 Dec. 1737, Rachel Hand, d. about 1744, dau. of John and Mercy (Cra-Jell) Hand; m. 2nd., 20 Aug. 1745, Hannah Somers, b. 9 Sept. 1722; d. l ?62, ~au. of .J~mes 2.n~ Ab~zail ( P.~~-'11'1S) Somers. The will of Mercy Hand, mother of Rachel dated 9 Feb. 1745 rnent:i.ons her son-in-law, Richard Smith, but not his wife, and her daughter Rachel who was probably then oead. Richard Smith died in Gloucester County where his will, written 12 June 1760, was probated 2u June 1760. 2 Children of Richard Smith and his first wife Rachel Hand were: 3 (1) Mary Smith , b. u June 17LO; d. between 12 June 1760 and 30 Aug. 1762; m. 7 Nov. 1759 Jesse Hand, b. 1737; d. 29 Jan. 1790, son of 34 Jeremiah and Deborah Hand. No issue. (2) Richard Smith Jr.3, b. ?2 June 17L2. (3) Rachel Smith3, b. 22 June 1742; twin of next above• (4) Experience Smith3, d. 24 Feb. 1763; m. Philip Cresse. Children of Richard Smith and his second wife Hannah Somers were: 3 (5) Judith Smith, b. 4 Apr. 1749; m. Andrew Craw- ford. 3 (6) Hannah Smith, b. 30 June 1752; d. 20 Dec. 1802; m. 30 June 1772, Heney Ludlam, b. 13 May 1752; d. 20 Nov. 1837 or 1734. Their marriage licence is on display in the Cape May Hist. Soc. Museum at Cape May Court House, N. J. (7) Daniel Smith3, b. 11 Jan. 1755; d. 5 June 1836; m. 24 Oct, 1780, Elizabeth Shute, b. 3 Ju:cy-, 176J d. 9 Feb. 1799. She was a dau. of William and Elizabeth (Jackson) Shute. (8) James Smith3, b. about 1757; m. Jemima Russell. (9) John Smith3, b. 10 Oct. 1759; d. 26 Aug. 1826; m., July 10, 1790, Elizabeth Porterfield who d. 24 Feb, 1848. 2 (7) Jonathan Smith , (William1) b. 14 Sept. 1717; d. April 1766; m. 1st., about 1742, Alathea Foster; m. 2nd., 27 June 1758, Abieail, widow of Joseph Ludlam Jr. and dau. of Henry and Abigail Young. The will of Jonathan Smith was written 25 Oct, 1765 and proved 19 April 1766. It mentioned his wife Abagail and children as shown below. Children of Jorathan Smith and his first wife Alathea Foster: 3 (1) Hannah Smith, b., about 1743; m., 3 May 1762, her cousin Richard Osborne, son of Nathan and Mary (Smith) Osborne. (2) Thomas Smith3, b. 25 Oct. 1745; d. 17 Sept. 1767. His intestate estate was administered by Daniel Smith in 1767. Probably did not marry. 3 35 (3) Sarah Smith, b. about 1750; m., 22 Nov. 1776, John Scull Jr. of Tuckerton, N. J. 2 Children of Jonathan Smith and his second wife Abagail (Young) Ludlam: 3 (4) Constantine Smith, b. about 1759; m. Abagail. He was given Thomas Stites as his guardian 8 Feb. 1772. (N. J. Abstract of Wills, Vol. V.) He lived in Middle Twsp. of Cape May Co., N.J., his farm adjoining the farm of Abijah Smith. (Deed Book D, p. 463, Cape Ma.r Co.) (5) Jonathan Smith Jr.3, b. about 1760; d. 1798; m., about 1790, Rebecca Godfrey, b., about 176o, dau. of Andrew and Ann (Hathorne) Godfrey. Their children were: 4 (1) Silvia Smith , b. 16 Feb. 1791; d. 27 Jan. 1863; m., 9 March 1817, Peter Corson. (2) Andrew Smitlfl, b. 1793; d. 29 Nov. 1873, aged 80; m. Sarah Budd, dau. of John and Abagail (Godfrey) Budd. (3) Ann Smith4, m. Mr. Taylor. (4) Judith Smith4, b. 1 June 1807; m. Rev. John Townsend an:i moved to Illinois. 3 (6) Cannan Smith, b. 1761/62; m. Abagail. The administration of the estate of Carman Smith of Cape May Co., N. J. was granted to Abagail Smith who annroveri.. .. the i n,rent.or:v- of his estate 24 April 1798. He had three daughters, (1) Naomi Sffdth; (2) Hannah Smith; (3) Rebecca Smith, all minors in oct. 1804 when Constantine and Jonathan Smith were appointed their guardi ans. (7) Jeremiah Smith3, b. 1764; m., 12 July 1802, Elizabeth Goofrey. (8) Daniel Smith2, Deacon, (William1) b. 20 Jan. 1720; d. Feb. 1786, aged 66; m., about 1748, Martha Swain, b. 1725; d. 9 March 1794, aged 68. She was a dau. of Zebulon and Martha (Stites) Swain. Both lie buried in the Baptist Church yard at Cape Mc\Y Courthouse. 36 2 1 (9) Jeremiah Srni th , (William ) , b. 14 March 1723; d. May 1763; m., about 1748, Abagail Somers, b. 26 Dec. 1725, dau. of James and Abagail (Adams) Somers. Shem., as her secorrl husband, 5 Jan. 1770, Andrew Godfrey, Jr. The will of Jeremiah Smi th2, was written at Cape May, N. J., 24 Oct. 1762 and proved 4 May 1765. It mentioned his wife Abagail, his brothers Daniel and Jonathan and cousin Thomas Smith Jr. of Cape May; also children shown below. Children (Jeremiah Smith Bible Records); (1) Rebecca Smith3, b. 24 July 1749; m., 25 June 1763, John Willets. (2) Jeremiah Smith Jr.3, b. 24 July 1752; d. 22 March 1828; m. Neomi Babcock, b. 12 March 1756; d. 1 Feb. 1829. She was a dau. of Joseph and Iqdia (Hand) Babcock. He lived at Petersburg, (now Tuckahoe) in Cape May Co., N. J. He served as a captain in the Gloucester Co., N. J. Militia in 1777, and in 1778 was promoted to a Major. He had a family of 12 children, as follows; (Norman Harvey Varnnan in Gen. Misc. Cape Mc\V Co., N. J. at Penna. Gen. Soc., Phila.) 4 (1) Rebecca Smith, b. 18 May 1777. (2) Martha Smith4, b. 19 Nov. 1779. (3) Lydia Smith4, b. 1 Jan. 1781. 4 (u) Jeremiah Smith III ;. b. 9 FP,b. 178?:; rl~ l? Aug. 1819; m. Elizabeth Vanaman, b. 30 Sept. 1787; rl. 30 July 1862. Shem. 2nd~ Hudson Murphy. (Friends Gem., Port Elizabeth, N. J.) Children, (1) Eliza; (2) Julia Ann; (J) Lettice; (4) Elmer Smith, m. Harriet Parsons; (5) Jane; ( 6) Emmeline. I (5) Joseph Smith4 , b. 19 Apr. 1783. (6) Rachel Smith4, b. 9 Feb. 1785. (7) Charlotte Smith4, b. 30 Sept. 1787. (8) Smith4 b. 11 March Mary 1 1789. (9) Nancy Smith4 , b. 14 MC\V 1790. 4 37 (10) Mahalah Smith, b. 8 June 1792. ( 11) John Smith4l b. 18 May 1795. ( 12) James Smith4 , b. 8 Aug. 1797. ( 13) Sarah Smith4, b. h Apr. 1799. (3) William Smith3, b. 10 March 175L; d. 7 Sept. 1832 in Gloucester Co., N. J., aged 78 years, 6 months and 7 days; m., 30 April 1776, Martha Scull, b. 12 Dec. 1757; d. 24 May 1844. She was a dau. of John and Deborah Scull. Both lie buried in the Head of River Churchyard, Tuckahoe, N. J. Children of William Smith and his wife Martha Scull were: (1) Sarah Smith,4 b. 14 Dec. 1776. (2) Abel Smith4, b. 28 Jan. 1780. (3) Elizabeth Smith4, b. 4 Jan. 1782. (4) Jesse Smith4, b. 31 May 1784. (5) John Scull Smithh, b. 29 Apr. 1786; d. 20 Aug. 1798. (6) Abagail Smith4 , b. 13 .Sept. 1788. (7) Hannah Smith4, b. 12 June 1791; d. 19 Sept. 1833, aged 42 years, 3 months and 7 days. 4 (8) John Wesley Smith, b. 5 Aug. 1793; d. 27 May 1827, aged 33 years, 9 months and 22 days. l1 " (9) William Smith , o. ll Nov, 179~. (10) David Smith4, b. lS Apr. 1798; ~- 1h June 1812. ( 11) Martha Smith,4 b. 21 July 1801; m. Jacob Applegate3, b. 8 Apr. 1792, son of Bartholomew6 and Mary (Yiller) Applegate (Jacob Applegate5, b. 1723; d. 6 Oct. 1318; gr·avestone in Cedar Hill Cem. near Toms River, N. J.) Jacob ApplegateS, ~. Esther Irons. He was a son of Bartholo 2 mew Apllegate,4 (Daniel3, Bartholomew , Thomas. See Irons Family herein.) 38 Their children were, (William Smith Bible Records); , (1) John w. Applegate, b. 18 May 1822. (2) William Smith Applegate5, b. 15 July 1824. (3) Mary Ann Applegate,5 b. 25 July 1826; d. 21 Nov. 1832. (4) Bartholomew Applegate,5 b. 16 Feb, 1829; d. 27 nee. 1832. (5) Jacob Applegate5, b. 16 July 1831. (6) Samuel B. Applegate5, b. 26 Dec. 1836; d. 31 Jan. 1836. S (7) Edmund L.B. W. Applegate, b. 16 March 1837. (8) Joseph W. Applegate,5 b. 29 Nov. 1839. 3 (4) Abagail Smith , b. Feb. 1756; m., 3 Jan. 1781, James Morse. (5) James Smith3, b. 12 May 1757; m. 19 Oct. 1778, Rachel Smith. (6) Jesse Smith3, b. 22 Sept. 1760. (7) Daniel Smi.th3, b. 30 ·~n. 1763, 39 CHAPTER IV THO}i..AS SMITH of Cape May County, N. J. FA.!v!ILY II l THOMAS -SMITH was born, say, in 1672 and died in Cape May County, N. J. in 1732. He was married three times, first, about 1700/1701 to Alathare (Alathea) Dayton who was b., about 1680, and died 19 Dec. 1714; seconci to Mary whose surname is conjectural but probably born Mary Allen or Mary Hand, as later shown, anrl third to Abagail, winow of Samuel Johnson. Accorning to his will five daughters were born to the first marriage and three sons to the seconrl. There were no children born to the third marriage. Alathea (Alathare) D""ton, the first wife of Thomas Smith, was a dau. of Jacob Dayton and his wife Ruth Diament the latter a ~au., probably, of Thomas Diament of East Hampton, L:>ng Island. (In~entures, Liber B, pp. 182-183, dated 13 Dec. 1715 and 4 Jan. 1715/16 ~t Cape May Court House; also see Am. Genealogist, Vol. 22, pp. 129 and 141.) The children of Jacob and Ruth (Diament) Dayton were, (1) Lucy, whom. Joshua Carman; (2) Alathea (Alathare) b., ca. 1680, whom. Thomas Smith; (3) Ruth, who~., as his first wife, Yelverton Crowell; (L.) Jerusha, whom. Thorr.as Hand; (5) Abagail, whom. George Crawford and (6) Anne, whom. John Buck. Jacob Dayton was born about 1657 at S011thamptor.., wn~ T~lann anrl rlied at Cane Mm 1702/,. administration of ~ I,. ~ - ✓ his estate having been granted to Richard Downes, 15 Apr. 1783. His estate was inventoried 7 June 1705 (probably should read 1703) by John T~ylor anrl Henry Leonard. The estate settlement, date not eiven, meritions his six ~au2~h ters by the Dayton name but nnite certa:inly some, if not all, were then married. Jacob ~ayton was a son of Sa~uel ~ayton, bap. at. Ashford, Kent, f.r:fland, 7 Feb. lc2L, and his first wife Helden who removed from New Haven, Conn. to Brookhaven (Setauket), Long Island and died there 5 july 1690. Samuel f3yton was a son of Ralph Dayton who came to Boston with his wife Alice, protably frorr~ Ash.forrl, Kent, EnEland in 1638. He was in New Haven in 1639, anrl later, 40 proLably about 1648, removed to Long Island. 1 Alathea (Althea) first wife of Thomas Smith died 19 Dec. 1714 as proved by a diary entry written by Thomas learning before his death on 31 Dec. 1723. (Vol. III, Hist. and Gen. J(iscellany by John E. Stillwell, M. D.) Thomas Smith's second wife was named Mary. Her name was so stated by her son Anthony Smith, when he recorded the birth dates of himself, wife and eleven children in the Little Egg Harbor Meeting of Friends, saying that he was a son of Thomas and Mary Smith. She probah1y was the widow of Daniel Wells, and daughter of Jeciidiah and Elizabeth (How land) Allen of Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., N. J. (The Genea logical Magazine of N. J., Vol. 16, p. 53.) She was born at Sandwich in the New Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, 15 Nov. 1681 and married Daniel Wells of Cape May about 1706/7. Her parents were Quakers and, according to the Salem, N. J. Friends Meeting records, Daniel Wells, also, was a Quaker for on 28 June 1704 that meeting recorded having received him on certificate from Cape ~. Later, on 25 June 1707, the same Friends Meeting reported that he had married contrary to discipline, the offense not being stated. It is probable that Mary Allen came to Alloways Creek, Salem Co., N. J. with ter elder brother Ephriam Allen who first lived at Great Egg Harbor and removed to Alloways Creek in 1703. After her marriage to Daniel Wells the two settled in Cape May where, on March 15, 1708 they purchased 373 acres of land from Abraham and Benjamin Hand Jr. located on the "sound side" in the Middle Precinct of Cape May Co., N. J. and near by the plantation which Thomas Smith acquired from the West Jersey Society in 1710. Daniel Wells died, according to the Thomas Leaming diary, on 31 January 1715 or a little more than a month after the death of Alathare, Thomas Smith's first wife. His will was dated 26 Jan., l ?lL./15 and witnessed by Abraham anff HandA Mary Hand and proved 18 April 1715. It mentioned his wife Mary and chilrlren, all minors, but none named. It also mentio~d his brother David. David Wells died in 1720 leaving a wife Elizabeth who married, as his second wife, Humphrey Hughes Jr. whose first wife was Mary, daughter of Timothy Brandriff. (See Hughes Fam. of Cape May by Raymond Finley Hughes 1950, also see David Wells Will probated 1720, 41 Secy. of State's office, Trenton, N. J.) On 2 nee. 171e, David Wells recor "IN THE NAME of God Amen the 28 Day of Des ember in the year of our Lord one Thousand seven Hundred and thirty one I Thomas Smith of Cape May in the County of Cape May, yeoman, Bei~ vecy sick and weak in body but of perfect mino and memory, thanks be Given unto God therefore, Calling unto mind the Mortality of my Body and knowi~ that it is appointed for all men once to Die, Do make and ordain this my Last will and Testa ment that is to say principally anrt first of all I Give and Recommend my soul unto the Hands of God that 46 Gave it and for my Hody I recorn.~end it to the ~arth to be Buried in a Christian Like anci Jecent manner at the Discretion of my Executor nothing doubting but att the General Resurection I shall Receive the Same again by the mighty power of God and as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to Bless me in this Life I Give, Devise and Dispose of the same in the fallowing manner and form, "Imprimis - I give and Bequeath to Abagail Smith nzy Dearly Beloved wife one third part of my move able Estate after Debts are Paid to her and her heirs forever "Item - I Give and bequeath to my well Beloved sons Thomas Smith and Christopher Smith all my Lands, Messuages and Tenaments to be Equalzy- Devided between them when they shall come to age but my son Thomas Smith shall have the Greatest Rome in the hous~ and Christopher the other Rome by them freely to be possessed and Enjoyed by them their heirs and assigns forever. "Item - I Give and bequeath to IY\Y well Beloved son Anthony Smith a Double Porssion of zey moveable estate after my Debts are paii to be paid to him when he shall Corre to the age of twenty and ore years. "Item - I Give and Bequeath to my Daughter Margery and my Daughter Jerusha and my Daughter Ruth and my Daughter Alathare and Each of them an Eaual share of my moveable Estate after IT\V Debts are paid. "Item - I Give my Daughter Abagail one half as much as are a one of her sisters anrl the Reason that she has no more is because she has had something of Value already anrl. I cio likewise constitute and ordcin my Loving friends ano Brother William Smith and Henry Youne and sole Executors of this my Last Will and Testament and I do hereby utterly nisallow, Revoke anrl Jisannul all and Every other former Testaments, Wills, Legacies and Executors by me in a.rr:r ways Before this time Named, willed anrl Bequeathed, Ratifying and Confiming this anrl no other to be my Last will anri testam€nt. "In Witness whereof I have hereunto set n;y hand and Seal the rlay and year above Written his "Sigre d Sealed Published Pro- Thomas X Smith" mark nounced and Declared by the said Thomas Smith as his last will and Testament in the presence of us the subscribers her Elizabeth X Crowell his rr:ark John X Thomson mark John Thorr.son Jr." The inventory of Thorn.as Smith's personal estate was taken 13 Apr. 1732 by Benjamin Hand and John Ingrum and accepted by the executors, William Smith and Henry Young, on 13 April 1732. It consisted of - Pounds Shillings Pence to his purs anrl Apparel 6 13 - 6 to Beds & Bedrling and cloth and clothing 11 18 - 4 to Iron pots and kettles and other household goods 3 - 3 - 11 to Implements & Tools for husLandry and old iron 5 13 - 7 to a hand mill and cart and board and yokes and irons and casks 4 9 - 2 to a bri~el ann ~Rrl~l f) f... ("\- t.~J grain in the Barn anrl grain in the ground 6 12 - 0 to hides 0 13 - 0 to 2 q,1ns 1 15 - 0 trJ half a Shallop an0. Cannew S 15 - 0 to cattle SL 1) - 0 to one horse anci mear L - 0 - 0 to steep an0 hogs 13 .__,Q - 0 to a Cross Cut saw and oger anrl a pater beason (puter bason) ------0 13 - () Tot al 119 rJ - 6 The final settlement of the estate which starts with an inventory of 111-15-0 rather than 119-0-A as given above was not made until 20 June 17hl when William Smith and Henry Young filed, in great detail, their final account, the essentials of -which were as follows: "THESE ACCOMPTANTS charge themselves etc. with all and singular the goods and chattels & credits of the said Dec'cd mentioned and specifyed in an Inventory and Appraisement there of made and exhibited by them into the preroga tives office at Burlington, amounting as by the sa.n? appears to the sum of one tru.ndred and eleven pounds arrl fifteen Shill! proclamation Money 111-15-o "THESE ACCOMPI'ANTS pray credit, contra; By Moneys paid to Samuel Bustill Esq. at Burl.n, the fees for the L1 tr 1 s testamen- tary of the Dec'ed. as per receipt 1-18-3 ~ Moneys p' d to Benj!!: Hand and John Ingrum for apprais'g the Dece 1ds Goods as appears by two Receipts 0-15-0 By Moneys p 1d to lewis Cresse, a Debt of the Dec 1£d. as per Receipt 0- 6-0 By Moneys p'd to Benj'm Johnson as appears per Receipt 0- 3-0 d By Moneys p'd to Rich' Buckeley, a Debt of the Dec'ed as per Receipt 0-16-6 By Moneys p•~ to BP.nj'm Johnson ju~r. a Debt of the Dec'ed as per Receipt 0- 2-7 By Moneys p'd to Jacob Garrison, A Debt of the Dec'ed as per Receipt 1-12-0 By Moneys p'c to Tho~ Stonebank, a Debt of the Dec'ed as per Receipt 1- 3-0 By Moneys p'c to Jeremiah Hanrl for Jeremiah Church a D~ of Dec 1 d. as per Do. t 0-13-0 By Moneys p'c to Jo£ Robinson, a D- of the dec'd as per receipt 0- 9-0 1 t By Moneys p 1 d to Dan'- Walker a D- of the dec 1d. as per re~eipt 0- 6-5 By Do p'd to Tho~ Lay for Mary Paschal n! of 49 the dec 1 d. as perNreceipt t 0-11-0 ay Moneys p 1d to Jo- Bonct, a 0:- of the dec'ed as per receipt t 3- 3-1 By Moneys pd to Jo~ Robinson, a D=- of the dec'ed as per receipt 2- 0-0 By Moneys p'd to Elizabeth Crowell, a~ due from the dec'ed., ten shillings thereof being for nursine the Dece'd's widow as per two receipts 3- 4-2 By Moneys p 1 d to David Cresse, a Debt of the Dec 'd as per Receipt 0- 7-0 By Moneys p 1d to Jacob Spicer Esq., a Debt of the Dec I ed as per Rec' t. 0-16-0 By- Moneys p'd to Richard Downes, a Debt of the Dec I d as per Rec!:. 1- 7-91 By Moneys p 1 d to John Crandall, a Debt of the Dec 1d as per his Oath 0- 9-8 By Moneys p'd to Jo~ Smith, a Debt of the Dec 1 ci as per Receipt 0- 7-11 By Moneys p I d to 1ff- Segrave, a Debt of the Dec I ed t as per Re~. 0- 1-3 By Moneys p'd to Sebastian List, a Debt of the Dec 1 d as per Rec~. 0- 7-3 e By Moneys p'd to Aaron Leaming Esq- twenty pounds, one shilling and two pence in part of the Legacy given by the sd Tho~ Smith to his wife Abagail and also one pound, eighteen shillings and three pence to Samuel Bustill t;' e •'- &- L' ,._, ..- l , • , · ·· _,::;q- vu€: -L€:~S .a.:or 1.1£1~ ~vLef!::itestamentary Ol 1 - Sam'- Johnson the s•d Abagail's fonner Husband as appears per Receipt 21-19-S By Moneys p 1 c to Jo'n Thompson, a Debt of the Deceased D- 6-6 By Moneys p' n to itr-. Bond for making a Coffin for the Dec'ed's son Christopher D- J-0 By Moneys p'd to Edw'd Nicholas a Debt of Dece'rl as per Receipt 0- 9-0 By Moreys p'd to Randal Hewet, a Debt of the Dece•c as per Receipt 0-10-7½ Item - These accomptants pray allowance for 32 50 p'ct of pork delivered to Lewis Cresse in part of hi3 Wifes LeEacy by Jo~ Robinson, tenant of the Dece 1 ri' s plantation accorring to their order as per Receipt 0- 8-0 By Moneys p'd to Lewis Cresse & Abagail his wife in part of a Legacy bequeathed by the Dec 1ed as by their Receipt 1-19-e By Moneys p'd to Phebe Johnson in part of her Mother, the sain Abagail Johnson, her thirds out of the estate as per receipt Ir- 2-0 s By Moneys p'c. to Ja- Pharo in part of a Legacy left by the dee I d to his wife Ruth as per Receipt 3-14-0 s By Moneys p 1 d to Ja- Pharo & his Wife in Right of the s 1 d James Pharo's Wife other part of a Legacy left to his wife as per receipt 3-18-0 By Moneys p'd to Ja~ Bellangee in part of a Legacy left to his Wife Margery by the Dec'ed as per Rec-.t 7-12-0 By Moneys p'c to Lemuel Swaine in part of a Legacy left to his wife by the Dec' ed as appears by Receipt 1-17-0 By Moneys p'd to Alathar Smith, Daughter of the Dec 1 ed in part of her Legacy left her by him as per Receipt 6- 2-2 By More Moneys paid to the s 1d Alathar as per Receipt 0- 3-0 Item - These accomptants pray allowance for a Cow apprais'~ at 2-5-0 & a sheep ch at 0-8-0 W- were lost before they could be sold 2-13-0 Item - These accomptants pray allowance for an oln Gun apprais'n at 1-5-0 which they cannot sell 1- S-0 Item - These accomptants pray allowance for an olrl Shallop & some Tackling belonging to her & a Gannoe (W~ s'd Shallop is sunk) & remain all unsold for want of Buyers, appraised at 5-15-0 Item - This accomptant, Thomas Smith, prays allowance for his Time, Trouble & 51 Expense in anministering the Dec'ed's Estate as afores~id & for Moneys retained as rlue by the nece'd to him as this Accomptant has them in particulars 2- L-6 Item - This Accomptant, Henry Young, prays allowmce for the Time, Trouble, etc. in Administering etc. and for Moneys retained as cue to him as per Acco 11 of particulars h-17-10 By Moneys p'd to James Bellangee in part of a Legacy left to the S' d Ruth Pharo by the Dece'd as appears by Rec'~ taken to the Behoof of the si James Pharo 3-11-0 Item - These Accomptants pray allowance for part of the price of a Heifer appraised at 1-7-0 but could not be sold but 12 shillings 0-lS-O By Moneys paid at the Registers office for draw•~ and stating this account, auditing & pas sing the same in Duplicate thereof - etc. the sum of 1- 5-0 Total 96-13-8¼ Item - This Accomptant William Smith chargeth himself with the Sum of 15 pounds, one shilling and three pence, three farthings being the Ballance remaining in his Hanrls for Anthony Smith, Son of the ~ain Th~,s Smith, dece'd. 111-15-o The aoove Accompt is true to the Balance thereof in every particular anci exhibited this Twer.t:1eth Day of June A.D. 17hl by us, William Smith Henry Young The very complete accounting of Thomas Smith's estate confirms the names of the husbands of all five of his daughters, shows that his three sons were uncier 21 years of 52 age when he wrote his will, shows that he had a brother William and shows that his son Christopher r.ied before his estate was settled. It also shows that his son Thomas2 helped to administer his estate, that John Robinson occupied his plantation after his death, that his wife at the time of his death was Abagail the wi~ow of Samuel Johnson and that her nurse during her last illre ss was Elizabeth Crowe 11 the widow, no doubt, of Yelverton Crowell and the Elizabeth Crowell who witnessed his will. Most likely Elizabeth Crowell was the mother of John Robinson who lived on the Thomas Smith plantation after the latter's death and Thomas Smith's sister as well. A deed (Liber BBB, p. 173 in the Secretary of State•s Office at Trenton, N. J.) shows that Thomas Smith of Cape May Co., on 28 Dec. 1710, purchased from Lewis Morris Esq., attorney and agent for the "proprietors known conmonly as the New West Jersey Society" for a consideration of 25 pounds current silver money, a "tract of land lying and being on a neck within the county of Cape May ••• called Mackrell Neck and containing one hundred and seventy six acres, together with all and Every the Mines, Minerals, Woods, Waters, Fishing an~ Fowling, Hawkings, Huntings, and all other the Royalties, Profits, Privileges, Advantages, Corrunodities, Hereditaments and appurtenances" belonging to same. A later deed ( Liber L, p. 27 in the Secy. of State's Office at Trenton, N. J.) dated 31 Jan. 1754 shows that the above fa:rr:,. of Thomas Smith at Mackrell Neck was located in the Mi~dle Township of Cape Mey Co., N. J. near Goshen Creek which woulrl locate it about five miles north west of Cane. May Court House on ne laware Bay. More about this deed will be given under Thomas Smith Jr. below. Incinentally, it shows that Christopher Smith, son of Thomas Sr., died without issue. Where Thomas S~ith was born has not been found by this writer but, as already noted, he suspects that he came from Long Islan'.i and that his father was the Abram (Abraham) Smith of the early Cape May Co. P~cords. (See Chapter II herein.) The church preference of Thomas Smith has not been nefinitely established but the fact that the earliest Smiths 53 of ,::;ape May -were organizers of the First Baptist Church, i~olies that Thomas Smith1 was probably of that faith also, His wife, Alathea, however, havi~ lived in Brookhaven and East Hampton, L. r. may have been a member of the First :ongregational, later the Presbyterian Church of Brook haven and unwilling to change her allegiance thus giving the reason for her husbann and hers~lf not appearing among the list of organizers of the Baptist Church in the Middle Precinct of Cape May County. Two of their daughters, Ruth and Margery, married and became devout Quakers and his son, Anthony, by his second wife, later became one, all of which indicates early interest of the family from soMe source in that faith. 1 The children of Thomas Smith and his first wife Alathea Dayton, order of birth not proved in all cases, were: 2 ( 1) Margery- Smith, probably named for her grandmother Smith, b. 28th day, 11 nx,nth 1702/03; d. 11 May 1790. She married, 6 Nov. 1727, (intentions filed 6 Sept. 1727), James Bellangee, a Quaker, who was b. 24 Jan. 1703 and d. 3 Mar. 1790. (Little Egg Harbor, N. J. Friends Records.) He was a son of Evi (written Jea.ms in his will) and Christiana (Delaplaine) 2 Bellangee (Jesse1 or James1) and is said to have been a practicing physician at Little Egg Harbor, N. J. The will of James Bellangee of Little Egg Harbor, N. J. was dated 9 March 1781 and proved 18 rnPnti .-,n,:)~ l-,.; c:- ,.._.,.1.· f"' M----~e- --..l ,-.1·,1'1d- March 1790. It ·-·· -·- -· ...... ,.,. 1,;;, •..O.~~ !.J dl.1.U ...... ,. ren shown below. (N. J. Abstract of Wills.) Their chiL'iren (Little Egg Harbor Friends Records; also see L€ed 1 s Gen., Vol. 1, p. 4) were: (1) Ju~ith Bellangee3, b. 26 March 1729; 11. after her husband; m., 1750, Girleon Scu113, b. 16 March 1722; d. 6 Dec. 1776, son of John2 and 1 Mary (Soners) Scull, (Peter and Grietje (Provoost) Scull (Schol). Their children (Great Egg Harbor Friends Records and Vol. 2, p. 220, Atlantic Co., N. J. Hist. Soc. year book): L ( 1) James Scull, b. 2 Oct. 1751. (2) Mary Scull4, b. 17 Nov. 17S3, new style. (3) Gi~eon Scull Jr.4, b. 27 April 1756. (4) Paul Scull4, b. 10 Jee. 17SA; rl. 11 Dec. 1779. He left no children. (Deed Book E, pp. 3~0-91, Gloucester Co., N. J.) (5) Judith Scull4, b. 13 Jan. 1761; m. L Oct. 1779 Daniel Offley Jr. of Phil., Pa. ( 6) Hannah Scu114, b. 23 Dec. 1762. (?) Ruth Scu114, b. 23 iJec. 1764. (8) Margery Scu114, b. 2h Feb. 1767; m. Daniel Leeds. (Leeds Maule Gen. by Morris E. Leeds, 1947.) (9) Rachel Scu11h, b. 11 Oct. 1769. (10) Mark Scull4, b. 20 Sept. 1773. 3 (2) Phebe Bellangee, b. 11 Apr. 1732; m. 1754, as his second wife, John Ridgeway, Sr. Their son Jacob became one of the wealthiest men of his time in Philadelphia. (3) Christian Bellange~3, b. 15 Nov. 1734; m. 1761 1 (4) Su~:: ~~~::::3, b, 13 March 1737; m, 1761, John Ri~geway, nephew of John Rirtgeway whom. her sister Phebe. (5) Margery Bellangee3, b. 4 Dec. 1739; m., 1772, Benjamin Haines of Evesham Township, Burlington Co., N. J. J (6) Ruth Be llangee • b. 30 March 1742; m., 1767, J0b Rideeway brother of John Ridgeway whom. her sister Susanna. 3 (7) James Bellangee, Jr. , b. 7 July 174h; m. Grace Engle of Evesham, Burlington Co., N. Y. Re r.ioved to Genesse Co., N. Y. No issue. (8) Thomas Bell-mgee3, b. 7 July 1744; rl. 27 July? 1816, age 72. Twin of James Jr.; m. Mary Barton and had a fami~y of 6 children. One dau. Margery Bellangee m. 18 Feb. 1813, James Willets. 2 (2) Jerusha Smith , probably nruood for her aunt, b., say 55 1704; m., prooably as his second wife, Lemuel Swaine who was b. 1692 and dierl between 21 Sept. 1733 when his will was written and 2 March 1734 when it was proved. (Liber 3, p. 408, Cape May Co. Wills) He was called a Whale Man in his will probably meaning that he was one of a nunber of early settlers in those parts who were engaged in the whaleing business. His will mentioned his wife Jerusha and seven chilrlren listed below, all minors, and provided "If my wife be with child and it live to maturity said son or daughter shall have an equal part of nw personal estate." (Vol. II, N. J. Abstract of Wills.) The children named in his will do not suggest any forebears or relatives on the Smith side. This plus the fact that his wife was mentioned secorrl in her father's "Will thus making her vecy young to be bearing seven chilnren before 21 Sept. 1733 when her husband's will was written, strongly suggests that she was his second wife. Lemuel Swaine was a son of Richard Swaine who died in Cape M8¥ Co., N. J. before 22 May 1707 when the Administration of his estate was given to his "eldest son Jonathan." Richard Swaine came to Cape Ma¥ Co. from Nantucket. On 25 Oct. 1708, Ebenezer Swaine, aged 19 and Lemuel Swaine, aged 16, petitioned the court to ~rmit their brother Jonathan to be their guarnian. (Liber I, p. 179, Cape May Wills.) The children of Lemuel Swaine as named in his will were: ( 1) Samue 1 ( 1Pm11~ 1 ,Jr a) Swa:!.r!e, rl. l ?66; m. l S' Ne,.,• 1755 Elizabeth Parsons. (2) Reuben Swaine. (3) Abagail Swaine. (4) Elizabeth Swaine, d. about 1755; m. 1st., about 17hO, Levi El1rirlge, b. about 1723; d. Jan. 1 ?LJ/44, so11 of Ezekial and Elizabeth Eldridge, m. 2nrl., Cornelius Schillinger (Schillinx). (5) Marcy Swaine. (6) Lydia Swaine. (7) Phebe Swaine. 2 (3) Abagail Smith , probably named for her aunt, born,say 56 1706; m. Lewis Cresse, b. 1686 anct died before lA April 1733 when the inventory of his intestate est4te was taken by John Jones anrl Ephriam Edwards. Administration was granted to his widow Abagail Cresse on 1 May 1733, her fellow bonrlsman being Ephriam Ectwards. No chilrlren were mentioned. A second inventory of his estate was made, 23 March 17u7, by Elijah Hughes and John Elrlridge. Lewis Cresse was a son, probably, of Arthur and Mary Cresse of Cape May. The will of Arthur Cresse (Liber l, p. 503, Cape May Co. Wills) was written 5 Sept. 1711 and proved 18 Feb. 1714. It mentioned a wife Mary and children John, Arthur, Zepath, Lewis, Abagail, Sarah, Elizabeth, Deborah and Pathegah. (4) Ruth Smith2, b. 4 June 1711; d. 23 March 1747, aged 36; m., second intentions filed 6 July 1731, James Pharo, b. 28 M~ 1702. She probably was named for her grandmother Dayton. James Pharo was a son of Jarvis (Gervas) PhaJ° who died in 1718 and his wife Eliza beth Willets, born 3 Dec. 1681, dau. of Hope Willets~ 1 (Richard ). James and Fh th Pharo were Quakers and lived at Little Egg Harbor, N. J. The children of ~ th Smith and James Pharo were, (Assn. of Practical Surveyors of West N. J., p. 329.) (1) Jarvis Pharo, b. 11 Sept. 1735. He married and lived in Burlington County, N. J. (2) Amos Pharo, b. 2h Dec. 1737; m. Elizabeth and had children~ (1) Janes: (2) Amos: (3) John, and ( u) Pre be• (3) James Pharo Jr., m. Mary, dau. of Richard Devinney Sr. Children, (1) Jarvis; (2) John; (3) Asa; (h) Matthew; (5) Mary; (6) Ellen; (7) Phebe. (4) Ann Pharo, m. Davin Seaman Sr. (5) Elizabeth Pharo. (6) Timothy Pharo, b. 15 Aug. 1742; d. 15 Sept. 1810, aged 66 years and one month; m. Hannah Ridge way, b. 11 Dec. 1752; d. 9 Mar. 1801, aged 48 years, 2 months and 23 days. Children, (1) Sykee, b. 17 March 1781; (2) Samuel, b. 25 Feb. 57 1783; (3) Anna, b. 10 Jan. 1785; (h) Robert, b. 3 March 1787 and (5) Hannah. 2 Alathare (Alathea) Smith, b., say 1713, d. ca. 17h6. She was named, no doubt, for her mother. Shem~ 23 Jan. 1732, as his first wife, Joseph Ludlam Jr. of Cape May, b. ca. 1706; r.. Feb. 1753 near age 86. (Aaron Leaming's Diary) His will, dated 6 Feb. 1753 and proved 2 March 1753, ITEntioned his wife Abagail anrl minor chilrlren named Joseph, Henry and Thomas and "my daughters" not named. His 2nd. wife was Abagail Young whom hem., April 17, 1747, who survived him and, on 27 June 175h, m., as his 2nd. wife, Jonathan Smith2 son of William1• The daughters mentioned but not named in Joseph Ludlam Jr1 s will were named in the will of his sister, Phebe Young, widow first of Elisha Eldredge, seconrl, of Daniel Norton and third of Henry Young, which was executed l Sept. 1761 and proved 26 Aug. 1766. Apparently she died without leaving living children and willed her property to her brothers and sisters ~nd to the children of her deceased brother Joseph all named, and to other nephews and neices. Joseph Ludlam Jr. 4 (Joseph3, Anthoey2, Wfilliam1 of Southampton, L. I,), har:J a brother Anthony , b. ca. 1671, who married Patience, rlau. of Samuel Barnes, am a sister Phebe and perhaps other sisters whose names were not found. His farm lay on the east side of Jarret's Gut near Goshen, N. J. and adjoined the land of Thomas Smith. A genealogy of the early generations of the Ludlam family will be found in "The American Genealogist", Vol. 20, pp. 8-30. The map of New Jersey shows that the Ludlam name ioeritifies a part of the Jersey coast south of Ocean City. Ludlam's Beach, s0100 eight miles long lies between Townsenrl Inlet on the south and Corson' s Inlet on the north 'With Lunlarn' s Bay flanking it on the west. The children of Joseph Lurllam, Jr. and his wife Ala th are Smith were: (1) Joseph lurllam, 3rd., eldest son. 58 ( 2) Phebe Lu·-ilaJ11, eldest rlaughter. (3) Thorrns Lurll:un, second son. (4) Alqthare Ludlam, seconrl rlaughter. She m., 26 Dec. 1761, Jonathan Smith) of Cape Ma;y. He was 2 1 e,~,\~'""en '-..,a,_.son ,f... W:llliam Smith, Jr. , (William ) • ..,, A,.¥\4.• ""•~\~o ~ (5) Esther (Easter)~Ludlam, m., 2 Sept. 1768, Christopher Smith3 of Cape May, son of Thomas Jr.2 next below. ( 6) Henry Lurllam. 1 Children of Thomas Smith and his second wife Mary were: 2 ( 6) Thomas &nith Jr., b. 1718; d. 24 Oct. 1783, aged 66; m., licence dated 1~ Nov. 1739, Sarah Cresse, b. 1724; d. 20 Feb. 1791, aged 66, the dau., probably, of Davin and Harmah (Willets) Cresse. (N.J. Marri ages, Vol. XXII, N.J. Archives, First Series.) Both lie buried in the &nith family burial grounns on the east side of the Bay Shore Road about 400 yards north of Bidwell's ditch, Cape May Co., N. J. Both wrote wills in Cape May Co., ~J. J. his will bearing the date of 24 June 1778 and proved 22 Nov. 1783 and hers bearing the nate of 4 April 1789 and proved 17 March 1791. Both wills IY'l:!ntioned sons Christopher anrl Levi ~ith and daughter Hannah Townsend. Her will also mentioned a granddaughter, Migal Smith. (N. J. Abstract of Wills, Vol. VIII.) A Cape May Land Record (Liber L, p. 27, at the Secretary of State's Office in Trenton, N. J.) gives so~ important infonnation about Thomas 5-nith Jr.2, his brother Christopher2 anrl his father Thomas 1 and the pl~ce where they lived. It was dated 31 Jan. 1754 and was an in1~enture between the Atte:rney for the West New Jersey Society, party of the first and Thomas &i ith Jr., party of the seconrl part. lt rea~s in part as follows: "1r!REREAS, Thomas Smith, deceased, father of the party of the secor.d part, by deed dated December the twenty eighth 1710 in his lifetime nirl purchase of lewis Morris Esq,, Deceased, when 59 agent for the West New Jersey Society one hundred and seventy six acres of their land situate in Cape May at a place called t-(.ackrell Neck rear Goshen Creek and by his will Devised the same to his two sons the said Thomas Smith, party to toose presents, and Christopher Smith equally between t~m and, "WHEREAS, the said Christopher Smith Dyed without Issue whereby his share of the said land fell to his Brother the said Thomas, and "WHEREAS, the said Thomas Smith did Purchase of Messrs Jeremiah Settouch and Joseph Haynes in conjunction and of one of them solezy when agents for the West New Jersey Society one hundred twenty four acres more of their land with common allowance for Roads as by these several Inden tures the first of the twenty seventh of Sept. 1744, the seconrl of the first of June 1745 and the third of the fifth of June 1745 will appear, by virtue of which the said Thomas Smith became seized of three hundred acres of Land which is situated in the County of Cape May aforesaid at a place called Mackrell Neck or Goshen and bound ed as follows," (Here follows a long descrip tion of the land boundaries.) "AND WHEREAS, there being eighty seven acres and eighteen perches of land in the above bounds More than were intended to be conveyed by the iJeeds before recited arrl in order to confirm the same to the said Thomas Smith This "INDENTURE WITTNESSETH, that the said Party of the first part by Lewis Johnson, their Attorney, by letter of Attorney, Duly executed, bearing date of the Seventh Day of May 1752 and recorded in the Secretary's office at Perth Amboy in Book H2, page 39 and in the Secretary's office at Burlington in Book H, page 96, for and in consineration of the sum of fourteen pounds seven shilli~s and nine pence proclamation Money to the said attorney in Hand Paid by the said Thomas Smith the receipt of which is hereby 60 acknowledged and thereof Do rlischarge the said Thomas &-nith forever, Have Granted, Bargained Sold P~leased Emfoffed and Confirmed etc. to the said Thomas Smith his heirs ••• forever toret her with all manner of Woods, Unrlerwoods, Trees, Mines, Minerals, Quarries, Hawking, Hunting, Fowling, Fishing, Builr.ings, Fences and Improve ments, Hereditaments, Privileges and Appurten ances whatsoever to the same belonging or apper taining "TO HAVE AND TO HOLD, etc." The witresses to the above document were John Smyth and Andrew Smyth, both spelling their name with a "Y". Who they were has not been determin ed by this writer. They signed in Perth Amboy, 1-J.J. 2 Thomas Smith Jr. , called Gentleman in some re- cords, was a well-to-do man of some prominence in Cape May. He was made sheriff of the county in Feb. 1751. (Book B, p. 72 Cape May Court House.) His farm and th at of his father was located on Gos hen Creek which is located about five miles northwest of Cape May Court House in the Mid Chi~ren: 5 (1) Christopher Smith, b. 19 May 1797; d. 6 Dec. 186b; m. 1st., 9 June 1822, Mrs. Kezia Douglas who died 23 May 1823; m. 2nd., 20 Oct. 1824, Abagail Hand who died 2 Dec. 1827; m. 3rd., 62 21 Sept. 1833, Elizabeth S. Willets, b. 1800; rl. u June 1871 in her 71st year. The will of Christopher Smith was dated 15 July 186L and mentioned his wife Elizabeth and his sister Pricilla but no chiliiren. Christopher Smith and his third wife, Elizabeth, lie buried in the Metho Chilnren by second wife: (1) Lydia H. Smith6, b. 13 July 1825; d. 8 Apr. 1833. 6 (2) Christop~r H. Smith, b. 5 June 1827; d. 23 Dec. 1827. (3) He may have had other children. 5 (2) Pricilla Smith, b. 23 Oct. 1799; m. a Mr. Patter~on. (3) Esther Smith, b. 6 June 1803. (4) Thomas Smith Jr.5, b. 13 Dec. 1805. (5) Mary Smith5, m. Amos Corson. 4 (3) Abagail Smith , b. 30 Apr. 177]; m. Samuel Garretson who predeceased her. Children: (1) Aaron Garretson. (2) Hugh Garretson. (3) Furman Garretson. (4) Abagail Garretson. (5) Nelson Garretson. (6) Samuel Garretson. 3 Children of Christopher Smith and his second wife, Lydia Babcock: 63 L 8 . (h) Esther Smith , b. 25 Nov. 177 ~ d. 16 F'eb. 4 3 1844; m~ Seth Hand5, (Daniel , Zelophead , Shamgar, John1). Seth HandS was born 1768/ f:/; and d. 1 July 1812 in his h4th year. (Gravestore in Bap. Ch. yard at Cape May Court House.) Hem. 1st., 6 Aug. 1791, Abagail Lurllam, b. 16 Mch. 1776; d. 12 Nov. 1794, dau. of Joseph and Abagail (Scull) Ludlam. The will of Seth Hand was writ ten in Cape May Co., N. J. 7 Sept. 1810. His estate {amounting to "7170 02½", obviously meaning dollars) was taken by Aaron Leaming and Joshua Swaine. His will mentioned his beloved wife Esther and all children named below except Sarah who was named in "Collec tions of the Genealogical Society of Pa.", pp. 109/110. His will designated Matthew Whilden and Nathaniel Holmes as executors and as guardians of his children "during their minority. " Children of Seth Hand5 by his first wife Abagail wdlam., were: (1) Seth Hand6, eldest son, m. Jl July 1815, Sarah Ludlam. 6 (2) Joseph Ludlam Hand, m. 4 Feb. 1810, Deborah Stites. Chil~rcn of Seth Hand by his second wiie, Esther Srni th, were: (3) Abagail Hand6, b. 1797; rl. 20 Oct. 1856 in her 60th year; m. 27 Aug. 1814, Aaron Hand, b. 1 Oct. 1792; d. 16 Sept. 1870, son of Jeremiah and Sarah (Townsend) Hand. (u) Daniel Hanct6, b. 2b Nov. 1798; d. 1 Sept. 1823; m. 4 May 1822 Esther Hewitt. 6 (5) Lydia Hand, m. 1st. 26 Nov. 1815 Richard Townsenrl; m. 2n Chiloren: h (1) Anthony Smith, b. 14 Sept. 1779; d. 13 Sept. 1828, age 48 years, 11 mo. and 29 days, (gravestone); m. 22 Feb. 1810, Ann Douglas. Children: S (1) Levi Smith, b. 1811; d. 27 March 1813. 65 (2) Anthony Smith Jr. 5. He was living 11 Jan. 1832 when an earmark was registered for him. (3) Levi Smith~. He received, 14 Jan. 1832, the earmark of his grandfather, Levi Smith. 4 ( 2) Hannah Smith , m. Reu ban w.d lam. 3 (L.) Hannah Smith, m. David Townsend. (Deed Book B, p. 59, Cape May.) Children: (1) Thomas Townsend m. Rebecca. (2) David Townsend. (3) Sarah Townsend m. Jeremiah Hand. 2 (7) Christopher Smith. He died without issue before 20 June 1741 when the final account of his father• s estate Supra showed him then to be deceased. That he died without issue is proved by Deed Book, Liber L, p. 27 in the Secretary of State's Office at Trenton and quoted in part under Thomas Smith Jr.2 above. 2 (8) Anthony Smith, b. 26 July 1723; d., in Greene Co., Penna. 1809 or 1810. His will was probated Jan. 29, 1810. He married, licence dated, 16 May 1746, Lyrlia Willets, b. 16 Jan. 1726 anrl died after her l-.,,t!''h..,Y'\~,~ T..~ 11 •.Ta,.. •• ...... ; .... ~ ..... n ~- ,.., ____ -n~ ,.., · T"\__ "" ...... ,..,...,;;4,u.u .., ...... :> w.1..1. "'l.,CJ. .;..u ui ~~ J.,;;;; vu., rd.., ) June 1798. Her marriage licence was accompanied by a statement that she was a rlaughter of Timothy 2 Willets3, (Hope , Richard1). Anthony and Lydia Smith became Quakers at Little Egg Harbor in 1768 ann remaired true to that faith throughout their lives. It is said that after his father's death when he was in his 8th year he was taken into the home of his half sister Ea.rgery Bella11_gee at Little Egg Harbor, N. J. and never again 11 ved in Cape May County. (See Chapter V herein for a full account of this family.) 66 CHAPI'ER V ANTHONY SMITH of Monmouth Co., N. J. and Greene Co., Pennsylvania FAMILY III 2 1 1 ANTHONY SMITH , (Thomas ) , son of Thomas and Mary Smith, was born in Cape May Couri.ty, N. J., 26 ~Tuly 1723, and died in Greene County, Pennsylvania in 1809 or Januar., 1810, his will having been proved there 31 January 1810. (Will book 1, p. 83, Gree?E Co., Pa.) He marriec, licence dated 16 May 1746, !Qdia Willets, the licence saying that he was a blacksmith of Burlington County, N. J. and that she was of Monmouth County, N. J. Peter Parker, yeoman, of Monmouth Co., N. J. signed as his surety and accompanied his signature with a written statement declareing that Lydia Willets was a daughter of Timothy Willets. (Book S of Marriage Licenses, p. 55 in Secy. of State's office, Trenton, N. J.) It is probable that Anthony Snith was then living at or near Little Egg Harbor, N. J. in Burlington Co., perhaps with his half sister, Margery Bellangee, with whom he first lived after his parents• dea~h. After his mar riage he settled in Monmouth Co., N. J., wt-ere, in 1755, he is listed as a freeholder. (Vol. 17, p. 41, Gen. Mag. of N. J.) Iqdia Willets was born 16 January 1726 and died in Greene County, Pennsylvania after the 3rd of June 1798, the date of her husband's will, wherein she was irentioned but not by name. She was a daughter of Timothy and Judith Willits (Willets) whose farm bordered the south bank of the Matetcunk (now Metedeconk) River in what is now Lakewood Township, Monmouth Co., New Jersey. (Deed Book E, p. 11u, Mop.mouth Co., N. J.; also see Willets Family, Chapter VI herein.) Anthony Smith anrl his wife Lydia lived first in ~orunouth County, N. J., probably in La.kewoorl Township. On 1 Feb. 1768 the Shrewsbury, N. J. Frienrls Meeting recorded the conversion of Anthony and Lynia Smith to the Quaker faith as follows; "It appears from the Preparatory Meeting that 67 Antriony and Ly-iriia 3mith hath sent in re<1uest for themselves and children to be received in unity with Frienns. Benjamin Walcott and Joseph Potter desired to make necessary inquiry and report at next meeting. 11 At the next meeting Walcott and Potter asked for other ?riends to be appointed to assist them and Nathan Tilton and 3enjamin Jackson were selected. At three subsequent meetings the col"111'1..ittee asked for more ti~ and it was not until 1 August 1768 that the record says, "Committee apptd. to Enouire into the Lives and conversation of Anthony and lqdia Smith reported that it found them in good degree orderly and acquainted with Friends Principles and think it might be safe for Friends to grant them their request for themselves and think it may be well for Friends to Extend their care toward their children but not to receive them into membership at present." These records reveal the tine that Anthony and Lydia Smith embraced the Quaker faith. Lydia, no doubt, had been raised a Ouaker because her father's family was of that faith but living so far from a meeting house and therefore unable to attend meetings their names did not find their way into the early Quaker records. Anthony, also, was familiar with Friend3 principles from having lived with his Quaker half sister, Margery Bellangee, at Little Egg Harbor, 'U 1' J.~. \). After their conversion Anthony Smith appears often in the records of the Shrewsbury Friends Meeting whose member ship includea residents as far south as Toms River. He was often given special assignments and, on occasions, was chosen with three or four others to attend quarterly meetings in other places. On 11 Feb. 1773 he and Jacob Laing re quested a certificate, which was granted, that they could carry with them in their travels "on business to Southern Provinces." Which southern provinces were meant was not explained. On 1 May 1775 Anthony Smith and his wife Lydia of the Township of Stafford in Monmruth Co., N. J., (now Ocean Co.), 68 sold two of their farms in Monmouth County to Richard Chamberlain of Shrewsbury Township. One fann contained 131 acres and was located in Shrewsburr., Township near the Manasquam River in what is now Wall or possibly Howell Town ship of Monmouth County. It was sold for "400 pounds cur rent money of New York." He acquired this land by rleeds from Richard Gisbert, Awrey and Stoffel Longstreet, execu tors of the estate of John Foman, (Book S, No. 3, Mon. Co., N. J. Deeds, p. 327), and from Daniel Grandin, (Book B, No, 4, Mon. Co., N. J. Deeds, p. 528). The other farm, descriood as three lots containing in all, 2 8 acres, was located on "the south side of a branch of Mosceto (Mosquito) Creek two chains below the bridge~" Doubtless trese lots were in Dover Township of what is now Ocean County near Silverton, N. J. They bordered ttE land of Timothy Willets. For trese lots they received a "certain competent sum of money" the amount not given. (Deed Book O, p. 293 and Deed Book K, p. 30u, Monmouth County, New Jersey.) ~n 17 Nov. 1775, or soon after these land sales were made, Anthony Smith and wife Lydia and minor children ap plied to the Shrewsbury Friends Mee.ting for a certificate to remove to the Little Egg Harbor Meeting. The following 5 Feb. 1776 said certificate was granted to Anthony Smith and wife and six children namely James, Margery, Job, Silvanus, Elihu and John the certificate saying in addition "on enquiry we find he (Anthony Srriith) has settled his out ward affairs to satisfaction anrl that they were, in good degree, orderly in life and conversation and frequently attended meetings on first rlays and sometimes others and therefore reconunend etc." The Little Egg Harbor Meeting received them on L. April 1776. Apparently the first thing that Anthony and Lydia Smith did after being accepted at Little Egg Harbor was to record the birth 0ates of themselves anrl all of their child ren.. This is the source of the narre s and rlates of birth of the Anthony and Lydia Smith family given below. Apparently they d idn I t remain he re long be cause on Li June 1 ?e 1 they applied to the Little Egg Harbor Meeting for a certificate to return to the Shrewsbury Meeting and were receiverl there 7 January 1782 with their minor children Job, S;rlvanus, Elihu and John. On 7 April 1783 Benjamin Jackson, Peter 69 hnite, John Hartsorne, George Parker, Anthony Smith, Oba'4iah Tilton and Robert 'white were chosen to attend "Services of Ensueir1g Quarterly Meetings.'' On 2 June 1788 a certificate was given to Anthony Smith and his wife and ~Jnor son John to return to the Meeting at Little Egg Harbor. Here they remained until a certificate was given Anthony and Lydia Smith on 14 Aug. 179L to remove to the Redstor.e Friends Meeting in Fayette Co., Pennsyl v·ania. ~adstone immediately endorsed the certificate to the West land Friends Meeting in Washington County, Permsylvania where they were received 22 Aug. 1795. On the 16 July 1795 Anthon;y Smith ~urchased from J~s Hook and Mary his wife, for 309 pounds, a farm of 116 acres located in what was then Washington but now Greene Co., Pe~na. on the north side of Smith Fork of Tenmile Creek adjoining the land of Anthony Smith, Samuel Seals, John Seals and John Lee. This purchase indicates that Anthony Smith was already a land owrer in that section of Pennsylvania before he and his family were received there by the Westland Friends Meeting. They later o-wn?d other property in Greene Co., Penna. Mr. Samuel :M. Smith6, Esq., Attorney at Law in 2 Waynesburg, Pennsylvania a great, great grandson of Anthony and IQdia Smith through their son Sylvanus supplied to this writer a record, rnade by his father from an old Bible, which gives the names and dates of birth of the children of Sylvanus Smith, son of Anthony and ½r'dia. Written in the Bible, also is a staterrent about the forebears cf Sylvanus saying that Thomas Smith, the father of Anthony was a lineal descendaf1t. of the brother of a Smith that came over from England with William Penn. This writer, after deligent search, coulrl find nothing to confim this state~nt. The old Sible also says that Anthony Smith was~ well-to-do Quaker farmer of Monmouth Co., N. J. and that he sole his farm about the time that the olrl Continental money became worthless and lost nearly all he had. The will of Anthony Smith was dated in Greene Co., Pennsylvania 3 June 1798 and was probated the:re 31 Jan. 1e10. It mentioned "his loving wife", without nameing her, and gave to her the life use of his plantation. He also mentioned his eleven children as follows, (1) Judith Burge who was given the right to live with her mother as long as 70 she remained a widow; (2) Thomas; (3' James; (4) Silvanus; (5) John; (6) Anthony; (7) Job; (8) Elihu; (9) Timothy; ( 10) Noah; ( 11) Margery. His sons Timothy and Thomas were designated executors. A brief genealcgy of the Anthony and Lydia Smith family, with some slight errors, will be found in Vol. 2 of "The Tenrnile Country anrl its Pioneer Families" by Howard L. Leckey, 1950, pp. 78-80. 2 The children of Anthony Smith and his wife Lydia Willets, all roontioned in his will, were: (1) Timothy Smith3, (Anthony2, Thomas1) b. 25 Jan. 1747; letters of Actministration on his estate given 15 Apr. 1822 to Daniel Smith and Job Garey; m. 1st., Sarah who died a. tout 1806. He m. 2nd., 15 Feb. 1810 at Shrewsbury, N. J., Hannah Williams, b. 17 Dec. 1762; d. in Fay-ette Co., Pa. 22 Nov. 1842. The Redstone, Fayette Cc., Pa. Friends Records show that Timothy Smith was given a certificate on 29 July 1808, "to return to Shrewsbury, N. J. and marry Hannah Willi~~' The Shrewsbnry Friends Records show that "Hannah Williams was a dau. of John and Elizabeth WilJiams both deceased" and that she was born 17 Dec. 1762 and that Timothy Smith was of Luzerne, Fayette Co., Pa. Why the delay of more than two years between the Redstone Certificate and the actual marriage is not explained. On 30 Apr. 1813 Timothy Smith and his wife Hannah were given a certificate by Redstone in Fayette Co., Pa. to remove to Westland in Greene Co., Pa. where they were received 28 Aug. 1813 and where Timothy rlierl.. His wife Hannah returned to Fayette Co. and was received by the Providence Meet ing, 24 Jan. 1826. Here she rl. 22 Nov. 18h2. Sarah Smith, wife of Timothy, seems to have been the first of this Smith fa~ily to be received in that part of Washington Co., Pa. that, in 179~, became Greene Co. She, alone, was given a certificate from the Springfield, Monmouth Co., N. J. Friends Meeting to the Westland Meeting in Washir~ton Co., Pa., 9 July 1788 anrl was received by Westland 26 Dec. 1789. Her husband, Timothy, with children Micajah, Anthony, Timothy, David, Sarah and James were not received by 71 Westland UJ";.til 23 Oct. 1790. This does not rean, necessarily, that the mother came to Pennsylvania ahead of her husband and children, but that she, only, was a Quaker tn good stanr ing at the time, her husband and children havin~ to wait for acceptance until their "lives and conversation" were investigat ed and approved. Their son, Richard, was accepted on the same date by his own request, being of age. Timothy Smith, carpenter ann wreelwright, bought land in Mansfield Township, Burlington Co., N. J., 23 Dec. 1782 and 8 Feb. 1783 and, with his wife Sarah signing with him, sold his property there 1 May 1786 and 7 Ma~,r 1788. (Deed books B, pp. 137, 138; B, p. 168; and A, 255 at Mt. Holly, N. J.) The children of Timothy Smith and his wife Sar4h were: (1) Richard Smith4, m. 10 Mar. 1803, at Providence Monthly Meeting in Fayette Co., Pa., Elizabeth Walker, dau. of Ebenezer and Mary Walker of Westmoreland County, Pa. (2) Micajah Smithh, m. Esther. He lived in Fayette Co., Penna. He probably lived later in Monongahela Co., Va. (now West Virginia). (3) Anthony Smith4. Anthony Smith was dismissed 3 Jan. 1801 from the Redstone Friends Meeting in Fayette Co., Pa. for marrying out of unity. Anthony Smith lived in Monongahela Co., Virginia (now West Virginia) where he owned considerable property at Smithfield and on Booth Creek. His will was dated 24 Sept. 18h7 and proved Oct. 18u7. It mentioned his wife Eleanor who ap parently was not his fir st wife an rl ga7e to her the house and two lots in Smithfie]d and all personal property "which belonged to her when I married her." Witnes~es to the will were Thomas Meredith, Isaac Powell and Micajah Smith. His children, n~-rned in his will were, order of birth not certain; (1) Timothy Smiths, eldest son, of Carlisle County (sic), Ohio. 72 _, (2) Nancy Smith', m. George Irwin. Mononi;alia 'tJest Va. Marri~r,e Bonds show that Ar,.n (sic) Smith m. Georee Irwin, 2 June 1821, (J) Sarah Smith5, m. Isaac Price. (4) Joseph SmithS. He probably married, 12 Nov. 1828, Su~annah Riggs, rlau. of Aaron Riggs. S (5) John G. J. Smith , ore of the executors of ris father's estate. ( 6) Ranah Smi th5, m. Benjamin Toothman. (7) Achsah Smith5, m. Silas Wiseman. (8) lucinrla SmithS, m. James Watson. He was one of the executors of Anthony Smith1 s4 estate. 5 (9) Mary Smith, m. George W. Brown. (10) Hester Smiths, youngest daughter. (11) Elihu Smiths, prob. a son, m. Phebe Riggs, 10 June 1816. If he was a son he pre deceased his father and probably left no issue. 4 (4) Timothy Smith, Jr. , d. after 19 April 1817 and before Nov. 1822, leaving 5 children. Timothy Smith Jr. was nismissed from the Redstone, Fayette Co., Pa. Meetjng, 1 Oct. 1802 for mar rying out of unity. Hem. Hetty who survived him and m., as her second h11sband, George c. Seaton. Children of Timothy Jr. and Hetty Smith were, (Orphan Court Record, Greene Co., Fa., Vol. l, p. 168.) (1) John Smiths. He was over 14 in 1822 (Ibid.) (2) Hugh Chotrell Smiths. ( 3) T1.mo . "'"'v, .y .:.:r.:.... ithS • (Lano S) Two other children, neither one named. 4 (5) David Smith • ( 6) Sarah Smith.L (7) James Smi thL.. 3 2 1 (2) Thomas Smith , (Anthony , Thomas ), b. 9 :Jee. 17h8; m. 73 11 Dec. 1771, at the home of George Parker, at usquancum" Mornnouth County, New Jersey, Deborah Laing. (Shrewsbury, N. J. Monthly Meeting Record.) The family removed to Crooked Run, Frederick Co., Va. Monthly Meeting on certificate from the Upper Springfield, N. J. Friends Meeting, dated 9 May 1787 with chilciren William, David, Ann and Lydia. On 3 M~v 1788 they removed back to New Jersey to the Hope w e 11, Monmouth Co., N. J. Monthly Meeting on certificate issued by Crooked Run. Another child named Copperthwaite in addition to the four above named accompanied them. On 3 March 1796 the Hope well, N. J. Meeting gave them a certificate to the Redstone Monthly Meeting in Fayette Co., Pennsyl vania. Children accompanying them were David, Ann, Lydia, Copperthwaite, John, Margaret, Elizabeth, Judith and James. On 31 Dec. 1802 they were issued a certificate by Redstone to remove to the Westland Monthly Meeting in Washington and Greene Counties, Penna. with children Copperthwaite, John, Margaret, Judith and James. Their chiliiren, only David of whom apparently remain3d true to the Quaker faith, were, order of birth not certain; 4 (1) William Smith • A William Smith, probably the same, was dismissed by Westland, Pa. Friends Meeting 28 July 1810 for marrying out of unity with Frie ds. No further record found. DaYid Smith4 , b. 1775/1776; d., at Chesterfield, Athens Co., Ohio, 12 Apr. 1844, aged 68; m. 7 June 1799 Judith Kirk, b. 1776; d. 7 Aug. 1848, aged 72. She was a dau. of Joseph and Junith Kirk of Fayette Co., Pa. (Redstone, Fay-ette Co., Pa. Meeting Records.) On 1 Jan. 1806 the family was issued a certificate tJy Redstone to remove to Concord Monthly Meeting in Belmont Co., Ohio and were received there, 22 July 1806, with children Lydia, William and Thomas. On 23 May 1821 they were issued a certificate by Concord to remove to the Stillwater, Belmont Co., Ohio Meeting with children William, Sarah, 74 Joseph, Thomas and John. On 21 Nov. 18hl, the parents only were issued a certificate by Stillwater to re.move to the C~sterfield Meet ing in Athens Co., Ohio. Here they both died. David and Ju~ith Smith and their children re mained true to Quaker discipline and the ref ore left pretty clear records. Their children and grandchildren were recorded at Friends Meetings in Cresterfield and Stillwater, Ohio. They were: s (1) cydia Smith, b. 12 Feb. 1800; m. Mr. Williams and was dismissed 22 Dec. 1822 for marrying out of unity. (2) William Smith5, b. 1 Nov. 1801; a. at Chesterfield, Athens Co., Ohio, 20 May 1849, aged 47. Hem. 27 Oct. 1824, Arm Ladd, dau. of Stephen and Sibella Ladd of Belmont Co., Ohio. She was b. 1808; d. 15 Mar. 1892, aged 83. Their child ren were; (1) Mary T. Smith6, b. 26 Aug. 1825; m. 23 Oct. 1845, Edward Bye; (2) Davin Smith6, b. 29 Aug. 1827; d. 26 Apr. 1908, aged 80; m., 1st., at Pennsville, Ohio, 22 Sept. 1852, Mary Foulk, dau. of William and Eliza Foulk and had child ren William and Eliza; m. 2nd., at Pennsville, Ohio, 9 March 1873, Lydia McGrew, dau. of Sam.1el arrl Elizabeth (Vaile) McGrew; (3) Humphrey Smith6, b. 4 Sept, 1829; married out of unity and was nismissed 17 March 1855; (4) Stephen Smith6, b. 4 Sept. 1831; d. 31 May 1832; (5) Elihu Smith6, b. 28 Apr. 1833; d. 15 Sept. 1862, aged 29; m. 22 June 1860, Hannah Pickett and red two chil ➔ ren viz. Thorns &nith7, b. 21 Apr. 1861 and Mary Elihu Smith7, b. 9 Sept. 1862. There also was a dau. lQdia Smith6, prob. a twin of Elihu6• She was ~ntioned in a Stillwater Friends Meeting certificate 75 dated 26 Nov. 1836 when the family re moved to the Chesterfield, Athems Co., Ohio Meeting. She died there 17 Sept. 1862, aged 29. The family removed from Chesterfield to Pennsville (Deerfield), Ohio in 1836. There probably was another dau. named Sibella Smith6 who was not recorded. Shem. 10 Dec. 1845, William Butler who died soon and she m. 2nd., 27 March 1850, Daniel Butler and removed to the Three River Meeting in Iowa on a certificate issued by Still water 27 Nov. 1852. The Chesterfield Athens Co. Friends records show the death of another William Snith, called Sr,, on 22 March 1842, aged 42; also the death of William Smith, called Jr., on 7 July 1841, aged 5. Who they were is not clear. 5 (3) Thomas ~1th, b. 25 Oct. 1805; d. 24 July 1809. 5 (4) Joseph Smith, b. 23 May 1808; m., 9 Dec. 1835, Mary Fawcett, dau. of Richard and Mary Fawcett of Belmont Co., Ohio. Their children were, (1) Thomas Smith6, b. 15 Sept. 1836; d. 16 Sept. 1837; (2) Milton Smith6, b. 13 Nov. 1838; d. 12 Feb. 1861; (J) Richard Smith6, o. 6 Jan. 1840; (4) David Smith6, b. 21 Feb. 18h3; (5) Osborne Srnith6, b. 9 Oct. 1845;- m. Amy Elizabeth, b. 1850; d. 17 March 1931, aged 81; (6) William Smith6, b. 22 Feb. 1850; d. 30 July 1851; (7) Ruth F. Smith~ b. 31 Dec. 1851; (8) I.zy-dia Jane Smith6, b. 5 Apr. 1858. ( 5) Sarah Smith5, b. 1 Feb. 1811; m. 6 June 1827, Elisha Todd. ( 6) Thomas Smith5, again, b. 12 Apr. 1813; a. 12 Dec. 1890, aged 77; m., 1 Oct. 1834, Elizabeth Starbuck, b. 1817; d. 11 Feb. 76 1901, aged 8h. She was a dau. of Samue 1 and Asenath Starbuck of Logan Co,, Ohio. Their children were, (1) William H. Smith6, b. 18 June 1835; (2) Sarah Smith6, b. 13 Sept. 1837; (3) Stephen Smith,6 b. 5 Aug. 1839, prob. m. Eliza- beth; (4) Samuel Smith6, b. 4 Nov. 1841; (5) Eli Smith6, b. 3 Nov. 1843; (6) Asenath Smith6, b. 9 Oct. 1845; d. 12 Oct. 1895; (7) Mary Smith6, b. 15 Oct. 1847; (8) Harriet Smith6, b. 3 March 1850; (9) Am::; Smith6, b. 21 March 1852; (10) Lucinda Smith6, b. 16 Dec. 18$3. ( 7) John Smith', b. 6 Dec. 1815; d. 2 Oct. 1841. 4 (3) Ann Smith, m. 10 May 1799, R.obert Burnett, son of Stephen and Annable Burnett. Children, (1) John Burnett', b. 25 Mar. 1800; (2) David 5 Burnett', b. h Feb. 1803; ( 3) Rebecca Burnett , b. 24 Jan. 1805; (4) Rachel Burnett', b. 21 Feb. 1808; (5) Deborah Burrett5, b. 23 Dec. 1810. (4) Lydia Smith,4 m. Nathaniel Smith, son of Thomas and Mary (Williams) Smith. (Vol. VII ''Tenmile Country etc. and its Pioneer Families", p. 50 by H. L. Leckey.) (5) Copperthwait Smith4, b. ca. 1787. Hem. Lydia Morris, dau. of Richard and Mary (Throclanorton) Morri9, ~~d was ~is~~ssed from the Westla...~d, Pa. Meeting on 27 Feb. 1808 for "disunity", i.e. probably for not marrying a Quaker. Of issue was a son Richard Smith who died 13 Oct. 182-, aged 1 year and L months. (6) John Smith4. A John Smith, probably the same, was dismissed by Westland Friends Meeting, 23 Dec. 1810, for marrying out of unity. (7) Margaret Smith4, b. 6 Jan. 1789; d. 6 May 1866; m. James Adamson, son of Thomas and Sarah (Eagan} Adamson. A Margaret Adamson (formerly Margaret Smith) was dismissed by Westlend 77 Friends Meeting, 27 Feb. 1808, for marrying out of unity. (8) Elizabeth Smith4. An Elizabeth Smith, probably the same, was ~ismissP-d by Westland Friends Meeting 2h Aug. 1811 for marrying out of unity. (9) Judith Smith4. (10) James Smith4• A James Smith, probably the same, was dismissed by Westland Friends Meeting 22 Aug. 1822 for marrying contrary to discipline. 3 2 l (3) Judith Smith , (Anthony , Thomas ) , b. 9 May 1751, o.s.; m. 1st. Jacob Burge, b. 5 Apr. 1743; d. before 3 June 1798. He was of Monmouth Co., N. J. Shem. 2nd., 25 Apr. 1801, as his second wife, John Hank. The will of John Hanle was probated 20 Nov. 1823 in Greene Co., Pa. (Will Book 1, p. 243) It listed children (by first wife) John, Daniel and Rebecca, the latter of whom probably m. 1st. Jesse Bowell and 2nd. Mr. Cherry. The will also mentioned five step children who 1-1ere children by Judith and her first husband, Jacob Burge, and very likely there were others born between 1774 and 1780 who were not re corded or who died young. (See Shrewsbury, N. J. Redstone, Pa., Westland, Pa., Providence, Pa., Upper Springfield, Ohio and Carmel, Ohio Friends Records.) 4 (1) Lyrlia Burge, b. 23 Aug. 1770, m. Richard Morris, b. in New Jersey 25 Dec. 177h; d. 10 Jnly 1821 in Belmont County, Ohio. He was a son of Richard and Mary (Throclanorton) Morris of Mirloletown, N. J. (John Morris Bible). Their children were: (1) Elihu Morris5, b. 29 May 1797; m. Mary Hartley. (2) Jacob Morris,5 b. 22 Oct. 1799. (3) Job Smith Morris5, b. 29 Aug. 1802; m. Harriett Jones. (4) William Morris5, b. 16 Apr. 1805; rn. Rebecca Thomas. 78 5 (5) Joseph Morris , b. 31 May 1808; d. 25 Aug, 18 32. r' (6) Lydia Morris•", b. 9 Aug. 1810; d. 17 Nov, 1893; m. Thomas Ball. L (2) Joseph Burge b. 31 Ma:rch 1772. ( 3) Anthony Burge,4 b. 12 Oct. 1774. (4) Marion Burge4, b. 31 July 1780; m., 28 May 1806, John Negus, b. L May 1778. He was a son of Shaidlock (Shadrack) and Sarah Negus, Quakers, of Washington Co., Pa. formerly of Burlington Co., N. J. Marion Burge and John Negus were married at the house of John Hank in Greene Co., Pa. They removed to the Salem Friends Meeting in Ohio and on 22 Dec. 1864 were given a certificate by Salem to remove to the Spring dale Friends Meeting in Iowa where some of their children lived. Their children were, (Providence, Pa. and Upper Springfield, Ohio Friends Records.) (1) Sarah Negus5, b. 23 Apr. 1807; m. 2 July 1835, Septimus c. Sharpless. (2) Levinah Negus5, b. 19 Dec. 1809; d. 2 May 1833. ( 3) Israel Negus 5, b. 13 Aug. 1812; m. 1st., Lydia Garwood, b. 4 Apr. 1813; d. 24 Jan. 1843; m. 2nd., 27 Feb. 1845, Ruth Wnrringto~, b. 23 Oct. 1811. (4) Jacob Negus, b. 22 Aug. 1814; d. 7 Dec. 1814. S ( 5) Lydia Negus , b. 22 Apr. 1816; m., 31 Aug. 1837, Isaac Walker. ( 6) Mary Martin Negus5, b. 31 May 1818; m. 3 March 1859, Israel Owen. ( 7) John Wayts NegusS, b. 20 May 1820. He was dismissed from the Upper Springfield Friends Meeting in 1e65 for "Joining the Separists". (8) Isaac Negus5, b. 30 June 1822. 5 79 (9) MiriA.Jn. Negus, b. 7 Nov. 1824; d. 8 Feb. 18~7. 5 (10) Esther Negus , b. 21 May 1828; m., 31 May 1848, Edward W. Fawcett. (5) Jacob Burge,4 b. 28 Jan. 1783; m., 9 Dec. 1807, Miriam Matthews, b. 8 Nov. 1786, a dau. of William and Ann Matthews. (Westland> Redstone and Providence, Pa. and Upper Springfield and Carmel, Ohio Friends Meetings.) Their children were: (1) Albert Burge5, probably died young. (2) William Burge5, b. 22 Nov. 181J; m. Martha and had children; ( 1) Albert Burge 6, b. 3 Jan. 1836; (2) Hiram Burge 6, b. 21 Dec. 1837; (3) Ezra Burge6, b. 11 Jan. 1840; d. 2 Apr. 1843; (4) Bracken Burge6, b. 28 Feb. 1842; (5) Samantha Burge6, b. 1 Mar. 1844; (6) Miriam Burge6, b. 27 Oct. 1846. 5 (3) Hannah Burge, b. 11 Aug. 1815; m. Benja min Walton. (Carmel, Ohio Friends Meeting). (4) Levi Burge5, m. 31 May 1843, Sarah Malms berry, dau. of Benjamin and Sarah Malms berry of Columbinia Co., Ohio •. (5) Lewis Burge', b. 15 Apr. 1819; rn. s~rah, b. 21 Feb. 1823 and had children, (1) Philena Burge6, b. 26 Apr. 1844; (2) Ezra Burge6, b. 25 Jan. 1846; (J) John Burge6, b. 7 Nov. 1847. (6) Oliver Burge5, b. 28 Sept. 1821; m., 29 Apr. 1846, Jane M. Hemingway, dau. of Hope Hemingway of Mahoning Co., Ohio. 6 Their children were, (1) Martin ~Jrge, b. 22 Apr. 1847; (2) Almira Burge6, b. 16 Sept. 1849. ( 7) Mary Burge5, b. 7 Jan. 1824; m. 30 May 1850 Benjamin Malmsberry, son of Benjamin and 80 Sarah Malmsberry of Columbinia Co., Ohio. 3 2 l (4) Anthony Smith, Jr. , (Anthony, Thomas), b. 10 Sept. 1753. He and his brother Thomas were designated executors of their father's will. He also was a witress to this will with William Rhodes and Thomas Adamson. Land records in Greene Co., Pa. show that his wife's name was Hannah. The Little Egg Harbor Friends recorcs show that Hannah, wife of Anthony Smith Jr. was disowned 8 July 1784 for "going out in marriage." Evident~ she had been a Quaker and had married Anthony Smith Jr. who did not follow his parents into Quaker nembership. Note - There was another Anthony Srrd.th, son probably of Joseph Smith of Middletown, Monmouth Co., N. J., who died in Middletown, New Jersey in 1816. Hem. 1st., Experience who was still living 23 March 1807; m. 2nd., 10 May 1815, the widow, Elizabeth Crane of Middletown, N. J. Anthony and John Smith were ap pointed executors of the intestate estate of Joseph Smith of Middletown, Momn.outh Co., N. J., 28 July 1796. (Vol. IX, p. 375, N. J. Abstract of Wills} The will of this Anthony Smith was dated 5 June 1816 and his estate inventoried, by Jam.es Frost and Daniel Smith, 29 Nov. 1816. His will mentioned his wife Elizabeth and her two sons, George and Silas Crane. It also mentioned his son Anthony who with his wife Eleanor were designated executors of his will. He mention?d, also, daughters Abagail Walling and Susannah Springsteen. Witnesses were Joseph and Ann Chasey, Joseph Caphart, Joseph Morford and James Frost. Anthony Smith, with 44 others, signed the certificate of incorporation, dated 20 June 1793, of the Baptist Church of Middletown, Monmouth Co., N. J. ("Hist. of Monmouth Co., N. J.", 1885 by Franklin Ellis.) His son Anthony married, 11 Oct. 1819, Eleanor Morris of Middletown, N. J. (Monmouth Co. Marriages) 3 2 1 (5) Noah Smith , (Anthony , Thomas ), b. 20 March 1756; d., 81 in Greene Co., Penna. in 1835. His will was written 28 May 1835 and proved in Greene Co., 30 Dec. 1835 and mentioned wife Nancy and 9 children shown below. (Will book 2, p. 6o) Hem. 1st. Ann Hoge, b. 19 Apr. 1759; d. after 3 Oct. 1828. (Deed book 6, p. 334 Greene Co., Pa.) She was a dau. of George Hoge and his wife Elizabeth Blackledge. (See Hoge Family in f1The Tenmile Country and Its Pioneer Families" by Howard L. Ieckey, 1950.) Hem. 2nd., Nancy, surname not found. Noah Srrd.th moved to Greene Co., Pa. and acquired land in Morgan Township in August 1801 and in 1810. The children of Noah Smith and his wife Ann Hoge were: (1) Jacob Smith.4 ( 2) Richard S mith4. (3) Mary Smitr#, m. Mr. Funk. (4) Lavina Smith4, m. Henry Funk. (5) George Smit~. (6) Lydia Smith4, m. John McGlumphey (Glwnpy). (7) Noah Smith, Jr.4 (8) John Smith4. (9) David Smith4. He was a minor when his father's will was written, a child, probably, of his secorrl wife. 3 2 1 (6) James Smith, (Anthony, Thomas), b. 9 May 1758. No further record found. 2 1 (7) Margery Smith3, (Anthon:, , Thomas ), b,, 12 May 1760 in Monmouth Co. , N. J., d ., 7 June 1809, in Greene Co., Pennsylvania. (Gravestone in Smith Cem., Morgan Twsp., Greene Co., Pa.) She married, as his first wife, Ja.rr:.es Grant of Jover To,;nship in Monmouth, no-w Ocean Co., N. J. Their marriage took place on 14 Nov. 1776 or 7ery soon tr~reafter, the~r second intentions to rr~rrv having been 0eclared on that date II - at the Little Egg Harber, N. J. ~eeting of Friends. James Grant was :.orn, probably, about 1?52 in Dover Tcwns'rip of ~orunouth, now Ocean Co., N. J. and died in 3reene Co., ?a. a·::-;out 1\26/27, his w--i.11 having been probated there 2 Feb. lt27. He was a son of 82 John and Sarah (Irons) Grant of Dover Township, Monmouth Co., N. J. (See Grant Family II, Chapter V herein.) Margery (Smith) Grant remained a devoted Quaker throurhout her life. Her husband was not quite so loyal to the faith and on 8 Sept. 1785 was dismissed for concerning himself with Military Services. Every one of her five children, also were dismissed for "marrying out of unity", that is for not marrying Quakers. James and Margery Grant rerooved from the juris diction of the Ll.ttle Egg Harbor, N. J. Meeiing to the Shrewsbury, N. J. Meeting on certificate dated 11 Nov. 1785 and from Shrewsbury to the Westland Friends Meeting in what is now Greene Co., Pa. on certificate dated 10 Oct. 1794. These certificates were issued in both cases to "Margery Grant wife of James" ann her children, all named, indicating that James had not been taken back into the Quaker fold. For the children of Margery and James Grant see Grant Family IV, Chapter VII herein. 3 2 1 (8) Job Smith, (Anthon;,, Thomas), b. 27 March 1762; m. Sarah. Job and Sarah Smith were prominently in the land records of Greene Co., Pa. from 21 June 1796, (Deed Book 2, p. 120 Greene Co., Pa.), to 13 Oct. 1819, (Deed Book 4, p. 732), when he gave his resi dence as Warren Co., Ohio and 1 Oct. 1822 (Deed Book ~, p. 9, Gree~ Co., Pa.) when he again gave his residence as Ohio. Some six years then elapse before Job Smith again appears in the records; then on 9 Oct. 1828, (Deed Book 6, p. 314, Greene Co., Pa.), Job Smith and his wife Jane of Greene Co., Pa. sold land to Joseph Adamson that he had purchased earlier from Noah Smith. It is not clear if this last named Joo Smith was Senior or Junior. Most like]y he was Job Smith Jr. although in no place were the words Senior or Junior used. The 1800 census of Morgan Township of Greene Co., Pa. lists Job Smith, age 26 to 45 with wife of same age and with one daughter 10-16, and another daughter under 10. There 83 must have been sons in his family and the reason for them being omitted is not clear. He left no will either in Greere Co., Pa. or Warren County, Ohio. The Job Smith families of Greene Co., Pa. are very confusing and what is said about them herein is to record th? facts as found and to fit those facts into the genealogical picture as logically as pos sible but with the warning that the picture may not be strictly accurate. Job and Sarah Smith may have been the parents of two sons as follows and, also, there may have been other children. (1) Edmund Smith4, b. say 1785. An Edmund Smith, d. 1838, m. Hannah Porter who died in 1818. She was a daughter of James and Nancy (Ingram) Porter. Hem. 2nd., Oct. 1819, but his wife's name was not given. (Vol. VI, p. 18 "The Tenmile Country etc." by Howard L. Leckey) Children by first wife: (1) John Porter Smith5, b. 28 Jan. 1813. (2) James W. Smith5. 4 (2) Job Smith Jr. , b. 1788; d., between 6 Feb. 1863, when his will, with no wife mentioned, was written and 18 Jan. 1867 when it was proved. (Will Book 4, p. 172, Greene Co., Pa.) His first wife may have been Mary Craven and his secon~ Ja.~e and his third Permelia. (See Hist. of Greene Co., Pa. by Bates, p. 598.) On 16 Dec. 1839, "Job Smith and George Smith of Greene Co., Pa. for ourselves and claims of Nancy Smith and Job Smith guardian of David Smith by will of Noah Smith -- release to Henry Funk of Jefferson Township the interest of Nancy and David to land in Jefferson Town ship where Henry Funk now lives etc." Obvi ously this transaction was in connection with the estate of Noah Smith3, deceased, whose wife was Nancy and whose children included sons George and David. (Deed Book 8, p. 583, 84 Greene Co., Pa.) Job Smith, no wife joining him, on 9 June 1846, sold land in Morgan Township of Greene Co., Pa. to Edmund Smith of Center Township of Greene Co., Pa. said land having been brught by Job Smith from John McGlumpy, 29 Aug. 1839. (Deed Book 11, p. 158, Greene Co., Pa.) The 1850 Federal Census for Morgan Twsp. of Gree~ Co. , Pa. lists Job Smith, age 62 with Permelia, pro bably his 3rd. w1 f e, age 48, and children, Jacob, age 26; Liddy, age 22 and Mary, age 19 and living with them one David Smith, age 45, who probably was Job's brother but not so proved. The 1860 census for the same Town ship, County and State lists Job Smith, age 72, and living with him, ~dia Smith, age 30, probably his daughter, Jacob B. Smith, age 36, probably his son, Harvey Johnson, age 34, probably then or later, his son-in-law the husband of cydia, and three children, named Benjamin L, aged 9, Sarah F., aged 8 and Willis M., aged 4 months. The will of Job Smith4, no wife mentioned, gave children (except Job) as follows: (1) Elizabeth Smith,s m. Mr. Heaton. (2) James C. Srnith5, b. 11 May 1814 (Bates Hist. of Greene Co., Pa., p. 598). (3) Enmnnn Smith', b. 1821/22; d. 20 Aug. 1879, aged 57; m. Sarah Jane, b. 28 Feb. 1823; d. 13 July 1873. Gravestones in the Smith Cem. in Morgan Twsp. of Greene Co., Pa. are mute evidence of the tragedy that befell the home of these Smith parents when in the years 1858-186o eight of their children died as follows; (1) Simon R. Srnith6, b. 10 March 1844; d. 10 Jan. 1858; (2) William I. Smith6, b. 3 Oct. 1845; d. 17 April 1860; (3) Rebecca Smith6, b. 6 Dec. 18h8; d. 16 Dec. 1858; (u) Mary E. Smith6, b. 20 85 March 1851; d. 4 May 1860; (5) Hiram Smith6, b. 12 Dec. 18~5; rl. 1L. Dec. 1858; (6) Isabel Smith6, twin with Hiram6, b. 12 (14) Dec. ~855; d. 24 Dec. 1858; (7) Lucinda Smithb, b. 23 Feb. 1858; d. 28 Dec. 1858; (8) Armstrong P. Smith6, twin with Lucinoa6, b. 2) Feb. 1858; d. 8 May 1860. The Hist. of Greene Co.~ Pa. by Bates, p. 597 refers to Job C. Smith, b. l Dec. 1848, son of EdJrllnd and Elizabeth Adamson Smith. 5 (4) Job Smith, probably a son who predeceased his father, and therefore not mentioned in latter's will, b. 1822; m. Milinda, b. 1830 and, according to the 1850 Federal Census for Franklin Twsp. of Greene Co., Pa., had children, ( 1) Mary Jane Smith5, b. 1847; (2) Caroline Smiths, b. 18L9. This family was not found in the 1860 census. (5) John Smith5• ( 6) Thomas Srnith5• (7) Jacob B. Smiths, b. 1824. (8) Lydia Smith5, b. 1828; m. Mr. Johnson, probably Harvey Johnson. (9) Mary Ann Smith5, b. 1831; m. Mr. Bell. I, (J) James C. Smith~. A James C. Smith, b. 1794; d. 18u5; m. Sarah Srr~th, dau. of Thomas and Mary (Williams) Smith. ( Vol. VI I "Tenmile Country etc." by Howard L. 1':!ckey). 3 2 1 (9) Svlvanus Smith , (Anthony , Thomas ), b. 20 Jan. 176u; d. in Greene Co., Pa. 16 Aug. 1854; aged 90 years, 6 months and 27 nays; m. 1st., 13 Feb. 1792, Lydia Hewlet, jau. of William and Abagail Hewlet of Shrews bury, N. J.; bap. 20 Sept. 1770; d. 13 Dec. 1815. Her mother was an Inghram. He married 2nd., Rebecca Rachel Pew, b. 13 Jan. 1782; d. 9 Apr. 18J6. She was a ~au. of William and Alice Pew. Sylvanus Smith 86 settled in Greene Co., Pa. in 1793. It was a farm family and worshipped in the Quaker faith. Sylvanus Smith was called a son of Anthony Smith anrl a friend of testator Hannah Diffedoffy (Devendolfe) in her will dated at Midnletown, Monmouth Co., N. J., l Oct. 1785 and proved 21 Nov. 1785. She was the wirlow of Henry Devendolfe (Diffedoffy) of Mindle town, N. J. whose will was dated, 22 June 1764 (prob. 1784) and proved, 21 Nov. 1785 which rrentioned no children. Henry Diffedoffy1s will was witnessed by James Anderson, James Hivison and Ezekial Smith ano the executor was his wife Hannah. Her will desig nated her "friend Cyrenus Van Meter, son of Benjamin,'' as executor and gave her property to Rachel, wife of Martin Drum, to Ruluf Fisher's three daughters, to Lydia, wife of Anthony Smith and to, "friends Sylvanus Smith and John Willets Smith, sons of said Anthony my lands. " She probably was an aunt of Sylvanus and John Willets Smith. (See Willets Family, Chapter VI herein.) Children of Sylvanus Smith and his wife Iqdia Hewlet were: 4 (1) William H. Smith, b. 16 Dec. 1792; d. 18 May 1874; m. Sarah Jane Bodkin, b. 14 Jan. 1802; d. 18 May 1878, aged 76 years, 5 months and 1h days. Gravestones in Smith Cem., Morgan Twsp., Greene Co., Pa. show the following chi lrh.,.:in; 5 ( 1) Sylvanus Smith, b. 21 Oct. 1823; d. 21 Nov. 1826. (2) Japhet Smith5, b. 1824/25; d. 5 Apr. 1888, agerl 63 years. (3) Sarah A. Srnith5, b. 8 Aug. 1826; d. 22 Aug. 1826. (4) Robert Smith5, b. 27 April 1831; d. 6 Dec. 1833. 5 ( 5) Henry S~~th, b. 15 Feb. 1833; d. 16 April 1835. ( 6) Mary F. Smith,5 b. 28 Dec. 1836; d. 4 May 87 1839. (7) Another son may have been William H. Smith shown in the 186o Federal Census of Franklin Twsp. of Greene Co., Pa., age 32 with wife Julia A., age 28 anrl a son Stockton Smith, age 4. 4 ( 2) JQ3 eph Sti. le Smi th , b. 5' Feb. 1794. (3) Samuel Smith4, b. 4 Nov. 1796; d. 7 Sept. 1879, aged 82 years, 10 mo., and 3 days; m. 17 Nov. 1825, Elizabeth Huss, b. 19 Mar. 1807; d. 3 Sept. 1834, age 27 yrs., 5 mo., 1~ days. 4 Chilrlren of Samue 1 Smith and his wife Eliza beth Huss we re : (1) Stockton Smith5, b. 1826; d. 1876. He was a farmer in Morgan Township, Greere Co., Pa. (2) John H. Smith,5 b. 1828. He was a farmer in Morgan Towmhip, Greene Co., Pa. (3) Job Smith5, b. 10 June 1830; d. 10 March 1833. 5 (h) Sylvanus Smith, b. 30 Nov. 1832 in Franklin Township of Greene Co., Pa.; d. 21 March 1892; m. 3 June 1862 Louisa Crayne, dau. of Miller Crayne. Sylvanus Smith was a physician in Jefferson, Greere Co., Pennsylvania. Chil~ren: 6 (1) John Stockton Smith, b. 9 May 1863; d. Oct. 1902. He was a physician. His wife predeceased him. Their chil1ren were: 7 (1) Frank D. Srr.ith who lives, presently in Pittsburgh with his wife an~ one ~aughter. (2) John S. Smith7 who died riuring World War II. His wife pre deceased him. They had two 88 children both of whom now live in California. 6 (2) Samuel M. Smith, b. 12 Oct. 1865; graduate of Monongahela College at Jefferson, Pa. For many years an attorney in Waynesburg and pre sently the senior :roomber of the law firm of Smith, Marion and Balaban in Waynesburg, Pa. He m. 22 Oct. 1890 Elizabeth Morerlock, b. 12 June 1866; d. 26 March 1930. Their children are: 7 (1) Harry S. Srnith , b. 21 Oct. 1891. He is a D.s.c. veteran of World War I. Presently an electrical engineer with the Westinghouse Elec. and Mfg. Co. and lives at Sharon, Pa. (2) Iouisa C. Smith?, b. 19 Feb. 1894. She presently teaches English in the Waynesburg, Pa. High School. 6 (J) Frank Seymour Smith , b. 12 May 1868; d. 19 Oct. 1878. (4) Elizabeth Smith6, b. 1870; d. 28 Feb. 1953; m. A. L. Moredock an Attorney at Law in Waynesburg, Pa. (5) Carlton Harry Smith6, b. 1873; d. 29 Feb. 1928. He married and had two children. His widow,with one child, is now living in California. (6) Albert Pike Smith6, b. Sept. 1875. Presently living in Pittsburgh, Pa. 6 (7) Lucinda Crayne Smith, b. 1877; m. Charles C. Gregg, deceased. Widow presently lives near Waynes burg, Pa. They had no children. 4 (L) Abagail Smith b. 22 Nov. 1798. (S) Stockton SmithL, b. 2 Dec. 1800; d. J March 1833. (6) Elizabeth Smith4, b. 25 Jan. 1803; m. Mr. Hatha- way. (7) Catherine Smith,4 b. 9 May 1805. (8) Thomas Smith4, b. 15 Aug. 1807; d. 15 May 1809. (9) Judith Smith4, b. 26 May 1810; m. William Ullum. (10) Lydia Smith4, b. 16 July 1812. Children of Sylvanus Smith and his second wife~ebecca Rachel Pew, were: (11) Sylvanus Smith4, Jr., b. 31 July 1818; d. between 26 July 1858 when his will was written and 16 Aug. 1858 when it was proved; m. Sarah Simonton, b. 1817; d. 1858. His will mentioned his wife Sarah and son Thomas and gave the residue of his estate to his "sons and daughters." Acc•t. of administrators, who were Samuel Smith and Alfred Myers, showed payments to, (1) Thomas Smith, (2) Rebecca J. Smith, (3) E. Anne Simonton, (4) Joseph Smith, (5) William Smith and (6) James Smith. Daniel Hook and Eliza beth Johnson were witnesses of his will. Quite certainly those persons here listed as receiving payments were not children of Sylvanus Smith Jr. but instead his brothers and sisters who ha~ filed claims to property owned by their father Sylvanus Smith Sr. lately deceased. This is implied by t~ p3.y:nent of $8.50 for "Supreme Court Costs." The family and child ren of Sylrranus Smith Jr. and his wife Sarah were listed in the 1850 Federal Census of Franklin Twsp. of Greene Co., Pa. as follows, Sylvanus Smith, age 32; his wife Sarah, age 33, anrl four chilrlren as follows; (1) Thomas Smith5, age 8; (2) Samuel Srnith5, age 4; (3) Rachel Ann Smith5, age 3; (4) Sarah f.llen Smith5, age 1 ann living with them Mary Johnson, age 13, Gravestoms in the Smith Gem. in Morgan Twsp. of Greene Co., Pa. commemorate deaths of the following children of Sylvarros and Sarah Smith 90 . 5 v1z. Infant, d. 6 Jan. 1841; Louisa Jane Smith5, d. 16 Dec. 1851, aged 10 months and 8 days; Rachel Smith5, d. 3 Nov. 185L, aged 8 years, 1 month and 21 days; Infant5, d. 13 Nov. 1854. (12) Rebecca Jane Smith,4 b. 29 Sept. 1819; m. Mr. Lippincott. (13) Alice Anne Smith,4 b. 17 Aug. 1823; m. Thomas Simonton. 4 (lh) Jonathan J. Smith, b. 24 Nov. 1826. (15) James Smith4, probably a son. 3 2 1 (10) Elihu Smith, (Antho?V, Thomas), b. 25 March 1767. Only one record of Elihu Smith was found in Greene Co., Pa. and that was the assignment of a deed he had made 21 Feb. 1797 with Patrick Martin to William Mason on 27 Apr. 1797. (Deed Book 1, p. 573, Greene Co., Pa.) He was mentioned in his father's will as then living. He may have returned to Chester Town ship in Burlington Co., N. J. after making this assignment where on 30 Aug. 1804 Elihu Smith and Mary his wife sold to Joseph Pearson for $280 a tract of land that he had purchased 24 Aug. 1804 from Edward Hubbs and his wife Hannah. His brother Timothy had once lived near by in Mansfield Twsp. oi Burlington Co., N. J. and sold his property there 1 May 1786 and 7 May 1788 prior to removing to south west Pennsylvania. (Deed Books O, p. 217, A, p. 255 and B, p. 168 at Mt. Holly, N. J.) 1 (11) John Willits Smith3, (Anthony2, Thomas ) b. JO July 1769. He was mentioned in his father's will as then living. No further record found. He may have been the John Smith mentioned in Salter's Hist. of Monmouth Co., p. LIV, as marrying in the latter part of the 18th century, Ann Price, dau. of Major John and Mary Price and removing to "the Redstone Country in Western Pennsylvania and having children named Reuben, Jacob, James, Lyrlia and perhaps others." 91 CHAPrER VI THE WILLETS FAMILY There were three Willett (~illets) families on Long Island in the 17th century. Brief genealogies of each will be found in Vol. 80 of the N. Y. Genealogical and Biograph ical Record. One was descended from Thomas Willett who came from Bristol, England and settled in New Amsterdam, New York about lt~o, and later lived at Flushing, L. I. Another was descended from Thomas Willett who came from England to Plymouth, Mass. in 1629 and, after a noted career became, at length, the first English mayor of New York City. The third was Richard Willetts (Willets and Willits) who came from England and settled at Hempstead, Long Island about 1640-1~4. It is not known if any blood relation ship existed between these three emigrants. The children of each are known and their names do not show sufficient similarity to suggest close common ancestors. The family herein chronicled is that of Richard Willets (Willits) one son of whom had children who settl~d on the eastern shore of New Jersey and left many descen dants. This family with only occasional exceptions spelled the name with a finals and mostly with only one t. This differed from the spelling used by the two other families who usually omitted the finals and mostly ended with a doublet. FAMILY I 1 RICP...APJ) WI!.LETS -was born, quite certainly in England, probably, about 1618. He appeared first at Hempstead, Long Island as the twenty-secondth on the list of fifty original proprietors. The Dutch government patented the new colony to representatives of the proprietors 16 Nov. 16L.h. It is probable that Richard Willets was there some time before this, probably as early as 1640. He married, in 1648/L9, Mary Washburn, 0aughter of William and Jane Washburn who were among the earliest settlers of Hernpstean, L. I. She was born about 1628/29 and died, aged about 85, on 12 Dec. 1713/14, the two year dates written to accommodate the two beginning new year dates of that time, namely January 1 92 and March 25. William Washburn and his wife Jane came to Hempstead, L. I. from Stratford, Conn. Their children were, (1) John Washburn who married, 17 June 1655, at Stratford, Conn., Mary, dau. of Richard Butler and settled in Hempstead, L. I. with his parents; (2) Hope Washburn, who married Mary, dau. of Francis Stiles and lived in Derby, Conn.; (3) William Washburn, Jr.; (4) Mary Washburn who married Richard Willets; (5) Sarah Washburn who married Robert Williams; (6) Martha Washburn who married Edmund Titus of Hempstead, L. I.; (7) Phebe Washburn; (8) Agnes Washburn woo married Robert Jack son of Hempstead, L. I. ( See "Families of Old Fairfield" by D. 1. Jacobus; also see "Ebenezer Washbum, His Ancestors and Descendants'' by George T. Washburn, 1913; also see "Long Island Genealogies" by Mary Powell Bunker, 1895; also see "History of The Jackson Fami:q of Hempstead, L. I." by Oscar Burton Robbins, 1951.) The records show that Richard Willets owned 28 acres of land, one half of it in "Mr. Goes Neck" and the other half in "Mr. Fordham's neck". He was an assistant to the Magistrates at the court of 5 March 1657/58. On 1L. March 1658/59 Richard Willets, Ambrose Sutton and John Smith, Jr. were ordered to be "Surveyors of the High Wayes." John Smith was chosen to be one of the Townsmen on 5 March 1657/ 58 and Richard Willets was likewise chosen at the meeting of 16 Jan. 1661/62. Richard Willets died before 2 May 1665 and his widow with her children removed to Lusam, (Jericho) L. I. some ten miles distant where she joined the Society of Friends (Quaker) and reared her children in that faith. It is not known if she was of Quaker persuasion before her husband died but he being an assistant to the court Magistrates who were expected to invoke the laws enacted to suppress the Quaker movement ma.kes it unlikely that she coulri have been accepted by a Frienns Meeting. She died on 17 Dec. 1713/lh, almost 50 years after her husband, aged about 85. 1 Children of Richard Willets and his wife Mary Washburn: (1) Thomas Willets2, b. March - May 1650; d.., at what is now Islip, L. I., 15 April 1714 in his 65th year; m., about 1670, Dinah Townsenn, dau. of Richarn and 93 Deliverance (Coles) Townsend. According to an old Bible record, (N. Y. Gen. & Biog. Rec., Vol. 27, p. 100), she rl., 18 Oct. 1731, aged 81 years. The family were members of the Society of Friends. This Thomas Willets2 should not be confused with the Thomas Willett2 of the Flushing, L. I. family. The latter Thomas Willett was baptized in the Refonned futch Church of New Ans terdam ( N. Y. c.) 26 Nov. 1645 and was a wealthy and prominent citizen of Flushing until his death in 1722. 2 Children of Thomas Willets and his wife Dinah Townsend: 3 (1) Mary Willets, b. 1671; m., 6 Sept. 1691 Major Thomas Powell. 3 (2) Elizabeth Willets , b. 1673; d. May 1713; m., 1695, John Underhill. (3) Hannah Willets3, b. 1676; d. 1 Jan. 1753; m. 28 Dec. 1699/1700, Samuel Unrlerhill. (4) Sarah Willets3, b. 1678. (5) Richard Willets3, b. 1680; d. 13 Apr. 1753; m. 1st., 16 July 1706, Mrs. Deborah Coles, dau. of John and Mary (Prior) Underhill. Shed., probably about 1739, and hem. 2nd., 1 July 1740, Mrs. Margaret Powell, widow of John Powell ann rlau. of John and Abagail (Swezey) Hallock. Children, all by first marriage, (1) Sarah Willets4, b. 22 Apr. 1704; (2) Thomas Willets4; (3) Richard Willets4, b. 11 Feb. 1712; d. after 1750; m. Apr. 26, 1738, Hannah Strong; (4) Jacob Willets4, b. 1716; died young; (5) Daniel Willets4, b. 14 Aug. 1718; a. 6 Feb. 1753; m. 1st., 1743, Phebe Carpenter; m. 2nd., 1746, Ann Powell; (6) Jacob Willets4, again, twin with naniel4, b. 14 Aug. 1718; d. after 1750; (7) Deborah Willets4, b. 24 Aug. 1720; d. 29 March 1814i m. 29 May 1738, David Willets4, son of IsaacJ, (Thomas 2, Richard1); (8) Phebe Willets4; (9) Jane Willets4, probabzy, b. 1724. J ( 6) Thomas Willets, b. 1683; m. 1st. 24 Oct. 1706, 94 Catherine Hallock who d. in 1718. Hem., 2nd., Rachel Powell. Family were Quakers and removed, in 1737, to near l.ebanon, Penna. Children by 1st. wife, (1) Clement Willets4, b. 15 Sept. 1709; (2) Hannah Willets4, m. Thomas Seaman; (3) Jesse Willets4, b. 19 Feb. 171.h; m. Eliza beth in 1751; (4) Amy Willets4, b. 1716; m. William Hughes; (5) John Willets4. Children by second wife, (6) Isaiah Willets4; (7) Elizabeth Willets4, m. 1747, Samuel Hughes; (8) Isaac Willets4. (7) Amos Willets3, b. 168$; d. between 17 March 1746 when his 'Will was written and 6 June 1748 when it was proved. He lived in Syosset, L. I. as a farmer and Blacksmith. Hem. 1st. about 1713, Mary Hallock who d. 1716-1718 and hem. 2nd., about 1719, Rebecca Whitson. Children by first wife, (1) Mary Willets4; (2) 58.Jmlel Willets4, b. about 1716; m. Jane Powell; ( 3) Ruth Willets4, m. Richard Willets4, son of Jacob3, (Richard.2, Richard1); (4) Jacob Willets4, b. 19 Feb. 172[; m. 1744, Hannah Powell; (5) Amos Willets, b. 1725; m. 25 May 1749, Kezia Platt; (6) Joseph Willets4, b. 27 May 1728; m. Hannah Titus; (7) Jemima Willets4, b. about 1730; m. William Jarvas; (8) Martha Willets4, m. Thomas Prior; (9) Hannah Willets4, b. 7 Sept. 1734; m. Wait Powell; (10) Thomas Willets4, b. 4 Jan. 1737/38; m., 3 March 1762, Leah Seaman; (11) Catherine Willets4, m. Jacob Unrlerhill; (12) Mary Willets4; (13) Sarah Willets4, m. John Willis. (8) Isaac Willets3, b. 1688; d. 29 June 1736 at Islip, L. I.; m., Jan. 1716/17, Clemence Hallock, dau. of John and Abagail (Swezey) Hallock. Children, (1) David Willets4, b. 1717; m., 29 May 1738, Deborah Willets4, dau. of Richard Willets3, (Thomas2, Richard1); (2) Dinah Willets4 m. 1753, Abraham Urrlerhill; (J) Sarah Willets4; (4) Catherine Willets4, d. y. (5) Zebulon Willets4, died young. 95 3 (9) Dinah Willets , b. 1690. 2 (2) Hope Willets, b. July - Sept. 1652; d. intestate, about 1703; m., about 1676/77, Mary (Mercy) Langdon, dau. of Thomas Langdon. He with wife Mercy and nine of their children are recorded in the census of Hempstead, L. I. of 1698. Other records call his wife Mary. ( See Family II) (3) John Willets2, b. May - July 1655. No further record. (4) Richard Willets2, b. Oct. - Dec. 1660; d. 14 March 1703; m. 1st., 25 Jan. 1686/87 at Flushing, L. I., Abagail Bowne, dau. of John and Hannah (Feeke) Bowne; m. 2nd., 15 March 1690, at Huntington, L. I., Abagail Powell, dau. of Thomas Powell. Family were Quakers and resided at Jericho, L. I. Children by first wife, (1) Hannah Willets3, b. 24 Nov. 1687/88; d. 1727; m. Job Carr; (2) Abagail Willets3, m. 1715, John Willis; (3) Rary Willets3, m. 1st. Henry Scudder; m. 2nd., 1717, Thomas Williams; (4) Martha Willets3, b. 24 Nov. 1694/95; m. 8 Aug. 1715, Obadiah Valentine; ( 5) Jacob Willets3, b. 6 Apr. 1697; d. 20 March 1722; m. 26 Oct. (Dec.) 1717, Mary Jackson, b. 20 Nov. 1696/7, and had two children, Richarn Willets4, b. 28 Sept. 1718; m. 1st. 7 July 17h3: Ruth Willets4, nau, of .A.Jno93 (Thomas2, Richa.rc.1) and Mary Willets4 whom. David Seaman, Jr.; (6) Phebe Willets3 rn. 1st. Arlrun Mott and, 2nn., Tristra.m Dodge; (7) Elizabeth Willets3, b. 27 Apr. 1701; d. unmarried 1722. 2 Mary wi1lets , b. Feb. - April 1663; a. 1687; m., 7 Jan. 1686/f?, John Fry. k' r \f V "J-<..,' I".l..t... I I 2 1 HOPE WILIETS, (Richard ), narred, perhaps, for his uncle Hope Washburn, was b. in Hempsteaa, L. I., July - Sept. 1652. He died before 12 Nov. 1703 when the inventory of his estate was made by William Willet (probably of the Flushing, L. I. Willett family) and Benjamin Birdsall. He mrried, about 1676/77, Mary or Mercy Langdon, dau. of Thomas Langdon, a very early settler at Hempstead, L. I. Hope 2 anci Mercy Willets and nine of their children are 96 recorded in the census of Hempstead, L. I. of 1698. All other records show his wife's first name to have been Mary. After her husband's death she married in 1707, as her second husband, and his second wife, John Townsend of Cape May Co., N. J. in whose home her younger children were raised. Her four youngest children lived in Ca~ May Co., the others elsewhere in N. J. Joseph3 and J ames3 lived at Little Egg Harbor, Richard3, first in Burlington Co. and in late life in Salem Co., N. J., and Timotiv-3 on a farm which 1'e acquired in 1715 on the Matetecunk (Metedeconk) River in what is now Lakewood Township in Monmouth Co., N. J. Her married daughters, Ma173 and Elizabeth3, lived in Burlington Co. , N. J. ( See Cape May Co. Mag. of Hist. & Gen., Vol. II, #2, p. 174.) 2 The children of Hope Willets and his wife Mary (Mercy) Langdon we re: 3 (1) Joseph Willets, b. 13 Oct. 1677; m. 6 Nov. 1702/03, Deborah Seaman, dau. of Solomon and Elizabeth (Linnington) Seaman. Family removed, in 171.h, to Little Egg Harbor, N. J. Children born on Lo g Island: (1) Solomon Wil~ts,4 b. 23 July 1703; d. 1770. (2) Mary Willets, b. 23 Sept. 1705. (3) Hope Willets4, b. 18 May 1707; m. 20 June 1730, Mary Buck of Cape May Co., N. J. (4) Joseph Willets4, b. 8 Sept. 1710; d. after 1770; m. 1734, Sarah Beck. (5) Deborah Willets4, b. 14 Jan. 1712; d. 1772; m. 1732, Samuel Wl lson, Jr. (6) Henry Willets4, b. 14 Nov. 1711.i; d. 1755; m., 1746, Sarah lee. 3 (2) Mary Willets, b. 9 Oct. 1679; d. after 1719; m. 9 Aug. 1702, Richard Ridgeway, Jr. Family lived at Springhill, (probably Springfield) Burlington Co., N. J. Their marriage took place "at the house of Hoops Willits at Jerusilem, L. I., 9 Aug. 1702." (Burlington, N. J. Friends records) The marriage was recorded in the Burlington Friends Meeting 97 presumably because the groom lived there. (3) Elizabeth Willets3, b. 3 Dec. 1680/81; m., 4 Jan. 1701/02 at the home of Hope Willets in Hempstead, L. I., Jarvis Pharo. Family lived at Springfield, Burlington Co., N. J. (4) Richard Willets3, b. 14 Jan. 1683/84; d. 1759 in Alloways Township, Salem Co., N. J. Hem., 1st., 15 July 1704, Elizabeth Ridgeway2, dau. of Richard Rirlgeway1 and sister of Richard Ridgeway Jr.2 who married his sister Mary. The Ridgeways we re Quakers at Chesterfield, Burlington Co., N. J. Richard Willets) m. 2nd., 28 July 1732, Sarah Overton at Chesterfield, N. J. There was no issue by this 2nd. marriage. Richard Willets3 owned land in Stafford Township of Monmouth Co., N. J. which he sold to his son Micajattl, 18 March 1742. (Book P of Deeds, p. 221, Monmouth Co., N. J.) The will of Richard Willets3 was dated 31 Dee. 1757. It men tioned his wife Sarah and children Richard4, Micajah4, Amos4, Elizabeth Stillwell~ Deliverence Birdse114 and Mary Bunting4. Also mentioned was a brother John of Cape May, and grandsons Amos Bunting and Richard Stillwell. 3 The ch1-1.rfren of Richc'.rd Willets and his wi.fe Eliza- beth Ridgeway were: (1) Mercy Willets4, b. 27 Apr. 1705. (2) Richar h , 1'711 A. 't.T~n" ,:;1,.. i; • 177P.•- I,._,, ft,,\"'+ I ~~,..~"..,....,.., -•• 1~r-n1e+s5If.._. V , .., • ✓ I.ITune • _.. f <+v J (5) Deliverance Willets5, b. 16 Mch. 1751; (6) Micajah Willets Jr.5, b. 1h Oct. 1753; m, Judith Cramer and had a son Richard Willets6, b. 9 July 1778; (7) Hannah willets5, b. 22 Jan. 1756; (8) Marcy (Mercy) Willets5, b. 8 Oct. 1760. h (8) Cornelius Willets, b. 29 Nov. 1720. (9) Sarah Willets4, b. 15 Nov. 172h. 3 (5) Hester Willets , b. 15 Feb. 1686. (6) Timothy Willets3, b. 25 Dec. 1687/88; m., say about 1714, Judith, whose surname was not found. He lived in what is now Lakewood Township, Monmouth Co., N.J., his farm bordering the south bank of the Y~tetecunk (Metedeconk) River. (See Willets Family III below.) (7) Hope Willets3, b. 24 Aug. 1689. 99 3 (8) Phebe Willets, b. 29 Nov. 1690/91; d. after Nov. 22, 1722; prob. m. Robert Townsend 1685 - 1772. (9) James Willets3, b. in 1694; d. Oct. 1743. His estate was inventoried 7 Nov. 1743 by Richard Willets3 and Joseph Lippincott. His wife was Phebe whom he mar ried in 1715 and their home was at Little Egg Harbor, N. J. (See Willets Family IV below.) (10) Hannah Willets3, triplet, b. 3 Aug. 1696, prob. m. David Cresse, son of Arthur Sr. (11) Patience Willets3, triplet, b. 3 Aug. 1696, probably died young. (12) Abagail Willets3, triplet, b. 3 Aug. 1696; m. Thomas Cranmer (Cramer) of Little Egg Harbor, N. J. Their 2nd. intentions were declared at Little Egg Harbor 19 Sept. 1716. (13) John Willets3, b. 29 Oct. 1698; d. 1 July 1777 at Cape May "aged 78 the 29 of last Oct." in the upper preciirt of Cape May County, N. J. (Vol. 1., No. 2, p. 82 Cape May Co. Mag. of History and Gen.) His will was written 2 June 1775 and proved 11 Aug. 1777. Hem., 5 Oct. 1716, Martha Corson, b. 20 July 1695. (Stewarts Gen. & Hist. Miscellany which also gives birth dates of his children as shown below. Also see tre Willet Gen. by J.E. Bookstaver, 1906, and the book "Ja1rtes am Ann Willets of Little Egg Harbor" by Alfred C. Willets; also see Cape May Co. Magazine, Vol. II, p. 52.) Martha Corson was a dau.. of John Corson a pioneer Quaker settler of Cape May Co., N. J. John Willets was a prominent citizen in Cape May Co. He was Judge of the court for maey years and in 17h3 and 1744 a representative in the N. J. legislature. He also was prominent in the Friends Meetings of Great Egg Harbor and his name is often found in the town ann county records. The children of John Willets3 and his wife Martha Corson, were: 4 (1) James Willets, b. 24 Oct. 1717; d. after 1775. His fat her gave him and his brother Isaac "that part of Peck's Beach which I bought of John Towmend and Ri.. chard ~ith." He m., 100 1740, Esther Hand of C~e May Co., N. J. One child of James Willets4 was John Willets5 of the Upper Precinct of Cape May Co., N. J. whose will was dated 20 Aug. 1771 and proved 17 Nov. 1772 and mentioned his father James4 and mother Esther, and designated his brother James5 as executor. Jacob and Isaac Willets, his uncles probably, and Jeremiah Smith were witnesses. (2) Sarah Willeta4, b. 10 Oct. 1719. She was called "daughter Sarah Townsend" in her father• s will. (3) Massah Willets4, called "daughter Massah Town send" in her father I s will. (4) Jacob Willets4, b. 22 Jan. 1724. He was not mentioned in his father's will. ( 5) Isaac Willeta4, b. ll Oct. 1727. He shared with his brother James4 "that part of Peck's Beach" which his fat her had bought of John Townsend and Richard Smith. The will of Isaac Willets4 was dated at Cape May, 26 May 1775 and proved 19 March 1776. No wife was men tiore d but five children were named as follovs: (1) Isaac Willets Jr.5 who was living in Cumberland County, N. J.; (2) Jacob Willets5, (3) Hope Willets5, (4) Jonathan WilletsS, who ,J was under 14 and (5) Phebe Willets?, not yet 18. ( 6) Hannah Willets4, b. 3 May 1730; m. Mr. Corson. (7) Rachel Willets,4 b. 1737. She was called 11 daughter Rachel Sparks" in her father's will. FAMILY III l 3 2 TIMOTHY WILLETS, (Hope, Richard), was born 25 Dec. 1687/88. The date of his death was not found. He married, say about 1711, Judith whose surname was not found. He was mentioned among those to whom payments were made when the estate of George Williams of Shrewsbury Township, Monmouth Co., N. J. was settled, "4 April - June 1751." Timotey Willets settled in Monmouth Co., N. J. not later than 2 Aug. 1715 when John Reid granten him "one tenth part of a twentieth part of a four and 20 part of the undivided part 101 of ye sd. Eastern Division of New Jersey" also 100 acres of land to be laid out by ye Proprietor's Surveyor in Right of sd share of a Propriety in any place within said Division unappropriated the first day of this instant August." The deed was signerl by John Reid, 2 Aug. 1715, in the presence of "Pintard, David Johnson, David Kelly." (Book E, p. 144, Monmouth Co. , N. J. Deeds. ) In the same year Timothy Willets was named as the owner of a large share of the Poplar Swamp, location not stated. (Hist. of Mon. Co., N. J., p. LXV, by Edwin Salter.) The 100 acres mentioned in the above deed was surveyed and recorded, the record reading "Surveyed for Timot}V Willets one hundred acres of Land in right of a share of Propriety which he had of John Reid the 2nd. of August 1715 Lying on Matetecunk River in the County of Monmouth, Begin ning at the lower corner of John Chambers, his land, Commonly called Samuel Rogers and Running South West to his South Corner, thence East tot~ South West Corner of land late of George Hulet, deceased, thence North East by North to the River and thence up the stream thereof to where it began. Entered September the 21, 1715. Signed John Reid Surveyor" It is not clear from the above deed if the 100 acres referrerl to in the survey wa.s all er only a part of the "undivided part of ye sd Eastern Division," that Timotey Willets acauired from John Reid, 2 Aug. 1715, but most likely it was only a part. At any rate, Timothy Willets and his wife Judith sold the 100 acre fann (description worded identically) to Adam Wooley for 100 pounds, 8 pence, current money of the province on "3 l.Tune 1727, the thir teenth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George, etc. 11 (Deerl recorden, 17 May 1737, in Book H, p. 202, Monmouth Co., N. J.) The book "Proceedings etc. of the Surveyor's Associa t:1 on of West New Jersey" page 328 gives an account of the Timothy Willets family which says that some of the descen dants of Timothy Willets claim that he was not a part of the Willets family of Little Egg Harbor but that he came directly from Scotland to New Jersey and settled somewhere in Ocean Co. then Monmouth County, and point to the lack of 102 resemblance between descendants of the two frunilies as part proof. The Little Egg Harbor Willets were light complexion ed, the story went, with light blue eyes, while the descen dants of Timothy were dark complexioned with "beautiful sparkling black eyes, etc., etc." This writer talces no stock in the claim of a separate origin for Timothy Willets. He has seen too many closely related scions of the same ancestors bearing totally dif ferent eyes and sc in color to consider such variations important and can cite his own brothers and sisters as examples. Timothy Willets unquestionably was the son, Timothy, of Hope and Mary Willets and was one of their children who may not have attended Friends services regu larly because of his isolation from the Meeting House and, therefore, did not get into the Shrewsbury and Little Egg Harbor Friends records. He was not closely related to the Samuel Willett who lived in the upper part of Monmouth Co., at Mirldletown, and woo was granted land there in 1678. That Samuel apparently was identified with the wealthy John Bowne and probably was a part of the Thomas Willett fami]¥ of New York City and Long Island. Thomas Willett and later members of the Middletown, N. J. family spelled the name Willet and Willett with no finals attached or about as the Thomas Willett families of Long Island did. Timothy Willets3, hi~ n~.me w-ritten Timothy Willilest, with Daniel Hill, inventoried the estate of Elizabeth Green of Squam 11 Dec. 1729. He was living in Shrewsbury town ship, Monmouth Co., N. J. in 1748 ann 1755 when he was listed as a freeholder, (Gen. Mag. of N. J., Vol. 17 #4, p. 44), also 4 April 1751 when he and Samuel Willet, probably meaning Samuel Willet Jr., received payments from the estate of George Williams that was settled on that date. (N. J. Abstract of Wills, Vol. II.) The land records of Monmouth County fail to shaw any granter or grantee deeds in his name after the one of 3 June 1727 already mentioned. The children of Timothy and Judith Willets were (list probably not complete) : (1) Elizabeth Willets4, probably a daughter. Shem. h Feb. 174L Samuel Tilton, both of Monmouth Co., N. J. (2) Lydia Willets4, b. 16 Jan. 1726; d., after 3 June 1798 10.3 the date of her husband's will; m., 16 May 1746, Anthony Smith, b. 26 July 1723; d., in Greene Co., Penna., 1809/10. Their marriage licence was accompanied by a signed statensnt by Peter Parker, the groom's surety stating that Lydia Willets was a daughter of Timothy Willets. (Book S of Marriages, p. 55, in Secy. of State•s office, Trenton) N. J.) Anthol'\Y Smith was a son of Thomas Smith of Cape May Co., N. J. and his second wife Mary. Lydia and her husband embraced the Quaker faith at the Shrewsbury Fri.ends Meeting in 1768. Her father had been raised in a Quaker family wt apparently was not an active member himself. She named her first child Timotey for her father and her first daughter, her third child, Judith, for her mother. See the Anthony Smith Family, Chapter V herein, for the children of Io"dia Willets and her husband Anthony Smith. (3) Abagail Willets4. Shem., licence dated 1.3 Dec. 1752, Nathan Burdsa114 who d. 1755/56. Anthony Smith signed the licence as surety. Both were described as being of Monmouth Co., N. J. The administration of his intestate estate was given to his widow Abagail on 31 March 1756. Timothy Willets Jr. was a fellow bondsman with her. (N. J. Abstract of Wills) Nathcl.L~ Burdsal, probably, was a grandson of Stephen and Mary Burdsal and a nephew of Mabel Burdsal who rn. John Grant. (See Grant Family Chapter VII, and Burdsall Family, Chapter VIII herein.) (4) Hannah Willets4, probably a daughter. On 13 Dec. 1753 a licence was given to Henry Diffedoffy to marry Hannah Mires (sic). Both were of Shrewsbury township in Mon. Co., N. J. (N. J. Marriages, Book D, p. 94 in Secy. of State's office, Trenton, N. J.) Henry Diffedoffy (Devendolfe in some records) died between 22 June 1784 when his will was written and 20 Oct. 1785 when it was proved. His will mentioned a wife Hannah but no children. The will of Hannah Diffedoffy, mentioning no chilrlren, was written 1 Oct. 1785 and proved 21 Nov. 1785. Her will gave property to Rachel wife of Martin Drum, to Rulef Fisher's three daughters and the residue of her 104 estate to Iu~ia, wife of Anthony Smith. The will also gave to "Friends Silvanus Smith and John Willets Smith, sons of sain Anthoey Smith, my lands. 1' Seeing that Art,hony Smith married Lyrlia Willets it is reasonable to suppose that the gift of land to the latter's children meant a close blood relation ship between her and the giver. Hannah Mires may have been bom Hannah Willets and to have been a widow when she m8tried Henr:, Diffedoffy (Devendolfe). ( 5) Timothy Willets Jr. • He married, licence dated 28 Sept. 1762, Mary Burdsall (Birdsall) of Stafford Township, Monmouth Co., N. J. The marriage record calls him of Shrewsl::ury. She was a daughter of Stephen3 and Deliverence (Willets) Burdsell, (Stephen2, Nathan1) of Barnegat, now Ocean, then Monmouth Co., N. J. who were married in 1738, (Bur lington Co. , N. J. Marriages by H. Stanley Craig) • The book "Proceedings of the Surveyor's Association of West New Jersey," page 328, gives a brief biograpey of Tiroothy Willets Jr.4 and recounts interestingly the manner of his death during the Revolution purported]¥ told by his daughter-in-law who was an aunt of the biographer. She said he was in his barn breaki~ flax when some continental soldiers in pursuit of three or four refugees whom they had seen enter the barn confronted him. Willets refusl).d to give a.ny information and after much importuning with no results the soldier concluded that he was one of the culprits himself and shot him as he sat at his work. After his death his wirlow married Nathan Bartlett Sr., and bore him a son Nathan an~ a rlaughter Phebe. The home of Timothy Willets Jr.4 is said to have first been at Cedar Run in Stafford Township, Mon mouth Co., N. J. and later at Manasquam (Manahawkin) farther up the coast. He was a fellow bondsman with his sister Amgail when the latter administered the intestate estate of her husband, Nathan Burdsall, of Monmouth Co., N. J., 31 March 1756. 105 The chil~ren of Timothy Willets Jr.4 and his wife Mary Burdsell were: (Ibid. p. 328) (1) Abagail Willets5, m. 1st., Joseph Bartlett. No issue. She m. 2nd •• , Thomas Parker Sr. and 3rd. Joseph Cox. Children by 2nd. marriage with Thomas Parker Sr., (1) Willets Parker6; (2) John Parker6. Children by 3rd. marriage with Jonathan Cox, (3) Jonathan Cox6; (4) Joseph B. Cox6; (5) Timotey Coxe>; (6) Mary Cox6; (7) ~ah Cox6• ( 2) Judith Wille ts , m. Eli Mathis and had children, (1) Charles Mathis6; (2) Clayton Mathis6; (J) Samuel Mathis6; (4) Hannah Mathis6; (5) Esther Mathis6; (6) Jesse Mathis6; ( 7) Mary Mathis6; (8) Ann Math1s6; (9) David W. Math1s6• (3) Rachel Willets5, twin with Judith; m. Peter 6 Parker and had children, (1) Thomas Parker ; (2) Nathan Parker; (3) James Park:er6; (4) Stephen Parker6; (5) Timothy Parker6; (6) Charles Parker6; (7) Phebe Parker6; (8) Eliza beth Parker6. , 5 (4) Deliverance Willets, m• .Edmund Bgrtlett Sr. and had children, (1) Mary Bartlett; ( 2) Zilpha Bartlett6r (3) Nathan Bartlett6· (4) Phebe Bartlett66,: (~). Junith Bartlett6:. (6). . Edmund Bartlett • 5 (5) Stephen Willets, (Willits) b. 29 May 1772; d. 11 Jan. 1845, aged 72 years, 7 months arrl 12 days; m., 12 Aug. 1795, ~dia Seaman, b. 23 Jan. 1774; d. 14 Nov. 1859, aged 85 years, 9 months and 21 days. Both lie turied in the cemetery at West Creek, N. J. where their grave markers are still intact. Iqdia Seaman was a dau. of Benjamin Seaman Sr. Their children were: (1) John Willets6, (Willits) b. 22 April 1797; d. 2 Jan. 1886 in his 89th year. Hem. 1st., 11 March 1819 Hannah Thompson, b. 1799; d. 30 May 1880 in her 81st. year. (Gravestones are in West Creek, N. J. 106 Cem.) She was a dau. of Arthur and Elizabeth Thompson of Quaker Bridge, N. J. He m.,2nd.,Margaret whose sur name was not found. She survived her husband. John Willets was a prominent and well-to-do citizen of West Creek, Ocean Co., N. J. where he served as a Justice of the Peace and Court Judge and as minister of the local Baptist Church. His will and the valuable house hold goods and silver pieces which it mentioned showed that he was a man of culture and above average wealth and records concerning him reflect the con fidence and respect with which he was held by his neighbors and friends. He is said to have had a family of four sons and six daughters as follows, (1) Arthur T. Willets 7, b. 13 Jan. 1820; d. 9 Feb. 1904; m., 1st., Martha, b. l Sept. 1824; d. 14 Mch. 1861; m., 2nd., Anne, b. 22 Mch. 1839; d. 3 Feb. 1920; (2) Micajah Willets7; (3) Son7, 11EUT1e not found; (4) Son7, name not found; (5) Mary Wil1Ats7, m. Rev. James White; (6) Incy Willits, m. Enoch Cordeary; (7) Sarah A. Willets, m. William Waters; (8) cydia Willets?, m. Mr. Ellsworth; (9) Rebecca West Willets 7, b. 16 Sept. 1829; d. 25 Oct. 1839; (10) Josephine Willets 7, died young, (gravestone). The will of John Willets, signed 29 Oct. 1885 and proved 13 Jan. 1886, mentioned the 6 children named above except numbers 9 and 10, calling the daughters children by his wife Hannah and men tionir~ granddaughters Hannah Parsons, wife of Gideon B. Parsons, Mary Almeda Willets, dau. of his son Micajah, and Dora W. Browning, wife of George G. Browning. (Ocean Co., N. J. Wills, Book 107 3, P• 90.) 6 (2) Timothy Willets (Willits) b. 1801; d. 19 Dec. 1875 in his 75th year; m. Kezia B. Cramer, b. 1801; d. 18 Oct. 1877 in her 77th year. (Gravestones in West Creek, N. J. Cem.) She was a dau. of James and Elizabeth Cramer. Their children were, (1) James c. Willets7, b. March 25, 1823; d. 20 March 1895; m. Catherine E., b. 23 Sept. 1829; d. 23 Kay 1898; (2) Amelia Willets 7; (3) Ann Willets 7, d. young; (4) Elizabeth Willets 7. (5) !Qdia Willets7; (6) Adeline Willets~ (7) Ann Willets7, again. 6 (3) Stephen Willets Jr. (Willits), m., 1835, Mary Oliphant, d. 24 Nov. 1849, aged 38, dau. of Eayre Oliphant and had children, (1) Anna Willets?; (2) Augusta Willets?; (3) Hope Willets?; (4) stephen Willets?; (5) Eayre Willets7; (6) Marion Willets7; (7) Shinn Willets7- (4) Benjamin Willets0, (Willits) m. Hannah Crane, dau. of John Crane. They had a son John Crane Willets 7 and probably other children. (5) Mary E. Willets6, (Willits), m. as his 2nd. wife, Nathan Atkinson. (6) Amelia Willets6, (Willits), b. 1814; d. 15 June 1838, age 24; m. David Jones, b. 1795; d. 4 Aug. 1860, age 65. (Grave stores, West Creek, N. J. Cem.) (7) Lyrlia s. Willets6, (Willits), b. 23 Feb. 1817; d. 23 Nov. 1890, aged 73 years and 9 months. She di~ not marry. (8) Probably other children who died young. FAMILY IV 3 2 l JAMES WILLETS , (Hope , Richard ) , was born in 1694 and died in 1743, his estate having been inventoried by his brother Richard Willets3 and Joseph Lippincott on the 7th of November in the latter year. His wife was P~be woom he 108 ,, " married out of Friends Meeting in 1715. Her maiden name was not found by this writer. James and Phebe Willett lived in Little Egg Harbor Township and apparently raised a famizy of only o~ son and one daughter as follows; 4 (1) James Willets Jr. , b. 20 June 1716; d. 1 May 1792; m., second intentions filed 12 Jan. 1740/41, Ann Ridge way, b. 5 Feb. 1725; d. 24 Jan. 1815. She was a 1 dau. of Thomas 2 and Mary (Ong) Ridgeway, (Richard ). The fami:q lived at Little Egg Harbor. 4 Children of James Willets Jr. and his wife Ann Ridgeway, were: (1) Archelaus Willets,5 b. 21 Oct. 1741; died young. (2) James Willets rrr5, b. 3 Sept. 1743; died young. (3) Eliakim Willets5, b. 3 Nov. 1745; m. Phebe Ridgew~. Children, (Little Egg Harbor Friends Rec.), was one son Jacob Willets6, b. 1 Oct. 1776. other children shown in the upper 6 Springfield, N. J. Friends Recordg were David, Elizabeth6, Mar;r6, Sarah6 and Ann. (4) Henry Willets5, b. 27 Apr. 1748; m. 1770 Phebe Osborne. Children (Little Egg Harbor Friends Rec.) (1) Samuel Willets6, b. 5 Apr. 1772; m. 1793, Elizabeth Day; (2) Thomas Willets6, b. 19 Oct. 1774; (3) Ann Willets6, b. 1 Dec. 1776. (5) Ann WilletsS, b. 4 March 1751; m. Joseph Sharpe. (6) Thomas Willets5, b. 1 March 1754; m. Rebecca Moody. Chil ~. Y.ary. C~ilsr-en, (:..ittle Egg R;.rbor F~ien~s ?€c,), (1) Asa 'Willets6, b. 12 Y.~rch 1792; (2) ?hebe -liillets6 , t. 13 Jee. 1793; (3) Lc~:.isa ·,;illetsc, t. 9 Se~t. 1795; (L) Charlotte ~ ·,;111.ets6, b. 9 /.:;.g. 1797; (5) Mart:ha Willets·~, b. 3~ Y.arch 1799; (6) Hannah Willets6, b. 10 Feb. 1801; (7) Naomi ~illets6, b. 6 Nov. 1803, h (2) ¥.artr~ Wille ts , o. 173 2; 1. 7 Nov. 1818; m. Joseph 3ur!"':>ugh.s • 110 CHAPTER VII, Part One GRANT FAMIIX There were several Grant families in New Jersey in the 18th century all, apparently, unrelaterl. Alexander Grant, yeoman, signed his will in Salem County, N. J., 20 Jan. 1726/27, and mentioned his wife Arm anrl children, Ann Hedges and Barbara. His will was prove~ 21 Feb. 1726/27. (Vol. 1, p. 192, N. J. Abstract of Wills.) This Alexander Grant was deeded land in Salem County, N. J. by Thomas Woorlroofe, 15 Nov. 1709. (Jewel's Book, p. 47) On 26 Feb. 1724 and again, 22 Dec. 1725, Alexander Grant of Mannington Township of Salem Co., together with others purchased land from Samuel Hedges. (Liber D, p. 275 Deed Book in office of Secy. of State, Trenton, N. J.) 1 David Grant was living in Somerset Co., N. J. in 1743. His will, mentioning his wife Martha and children Ma.ry, Grant and John, was signed 6 May 1743 and proved 27 Oct. 1743. (Vol. II, N. J. Abstract of Wills.) On 16 Jan. 1744 John Grant2 of Basking Ridge, Somerset Co., son of Davin Grant1, for 272 pounds and 18 shillings, proclamation money, purchased from John, Thomas and Richarrl Penn, through their attorneys, "two certain tracts of land scituate, Lying ann Being at Baskingridge in sd. cou!'!ty of Somerset located on Dead Fiver, otherwise Harrison's Brook, 281 acres first tract • • • Second tract SO 4/10 acres". (Liber K 2, p. 248, Deed in Secy. of State's Office, 1 Trenton, N. J.) Davi1 Grant3, son of John Grant2, (David ) and his wife Elizabeth of Barnardstown in Somerset County, N. J., on 20 May 1767, sold, to Thom~s Burgie, land which his "Honored father John Grant, deceased," bought of John, Thomas anrl Richard Penn, 16 Jan. 1744. ( Liber E 3, p. 304 in Secy. of State's Office, Trenton, N. J.; also see the brief genealogy of this family in Vol. 65, Jan. 1947, of the Proceedjngs of the N. J. Historical Society.) John Grant4, son of Josiah Grant3 of Connecticut, (John2, Matthew1), was living at Westfield in the Borough of Elizabeth, Essex Co., N. J. in 1753. His intestate estate was settled 18 Sept. 1753 mentioning a wife Phebe and minor children John and Phebe, the latter of whom was 111 placed under the guardianship of Increase Grant. ( Vol. III, p. 132, N. J. Abstract of Wills.) John Grant4 grad uated from Yale in 1741 and was pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Westfield, N. J. at the t~ of his death. Increase Grant, the guardian of his children, was his brother. A William Grant, location not given but according to the record "he was always to be found at the King's Coffee Shop", had a daughter who married William Carpenter, b. about 1725. This William Grant was the first person to import potatoes from abroad. (Vol. IV, p. 371 "Hist. and Gen. Miscellany" ~ Dr. John E. Stillwe 11.) James Grant, narirer, and Elizabeth Philips, spinster, dau. of William Phillips, mariner, both of Philadelphia were married 6 March 1736. (N. J. Marriages, Vol, XXII, N. J. Archives, First Series; also Vol. 17 Gen. Mag. of N. J., p. 46.) She died 17 March 1741/42. (Christ's Church Phila. Rec. Also see Vol. 31, Am. Genealogist.) The will of a later James Grant of Trenton Township, Hunterdon Co., N. J. was dated 13 July 1805 and probated 30 Sept. 1811. It mentio:D3d his wife Elizabeth and child ren Ann Goulding, eldest rlau.; Alice Hart, second dau.; Thomas; William; James and his "youngest daughters Mary and Sarah." (Vol. XI, N. J. Abstract of Wills.) It is probable that the son Thom.as mentioned in this James Grant will was the Thomas Grant of Lamberton, Burlington Co., N. J. whose will, signed 21 February 1831, mentioned (1) my wife Martha; ( 2) my sister Mary while she remains single and unmarried; (3) my son William of Bucks Co., Pennsylvania and his son Edward Ingleton Grant when he shall have attained to his 2uth year; (4) my daughter Hannah (Schenct) and her present three children, Martha, Elizabeth and Garret all umer 21; (5) rcy granddaughters Emma R. Grant and Virginia R. Grant children of William, both under 18. Thomas Grant lived in Nottingham Township of Burlington Co., now Hamilton Township of Mercer County, where re owned a fann and other property consisting of the Ferrying Island and Fishery in the Delaware River, located in Falls Township of Bucks Co., Penna., the same bei~ a part of "what is called Boyles Island". He also owned shares of stock in the Delaware and Raritan Canal. Thomas Grant married Martha Ingleton, dau. of Edward Ingleton 112 of Freehold, N. J. as inrlicated in Edward Ingleton's will nated 25 Aug. 1P05. (Vol. X, p. 236, N. J. Abstract of Wills) The William Grant, brother of Thomas and son of James Grant, probably, was the William Grant of Trenton, N. J. who, t~gether with Cornelius Vannoy, made the inven tory, 27 Nov. 179Q, of the intestate estate of Anrlrew Vannoy Jr. of Hunterdon Co., N. J., which estate was admin isteren by th3 deceased' s widow, Zerish Diean of New 0-r leans, lately Zerish Vannoy. Edward Butler Thomas Grant emigrated to the U.S.A. in 1793. He resided on Long Island until he was accepted as an American citizen, then visited Fraree, later returning to America and settling on land at Rumsen Neck, Mid'1letown Twsp., Morun~1th Co., N. J. where he died. He married Miss Butler in England and had four children, all born in Eng land as follows: (1) Lucy; (2) Elizabeth; (3) Martha; (4) John Grant, b. in Lancaster Co., England, 31 Jan. 1.781; m. 16 Oct. 1807, Ann Hance, b. 10 Oct. 1786 and had five child ren as follows; John, b. 1813; Edward, b. 1815; Catherine Hance, b. 1818; William H., b. 24 Dec. 1820 and Elizabeth. (Hist, of Monmouth Co., N. J. by Franklin Ellis, 1885.) Still another famizy- was that of Thomas Grant of Middle sex Co., N. J. He and his son Ebenezer Grant were made residuary Trustees of the estate of William Hall of the city of New Brunswick, Middlesex Co., N. J., whose will was dated 23 March 1801 and proved 14 Dec. 1803. One reauirement of the William Hall will was that the trustees must expend "the :remainder'' of the estate to educate the poor children of New Brunswick. On 16 Nov. 1808 Ebeoozer Grant asked to be relieved of his rluties as Trustee, his petition to the court saying, in part, "whereas Thomas Grant named as one of the Trustees of the residuacy estate (of William Hall) rlied within the lifetime of William Hall,anrl the sur viving Trustee, Ebenezer Grant hath removed from the city of New Brunswick tot~ city of Bedford in the state of New York and now fims it inconvenient to execute said Trust, petitions that John Neilson and Moses Guest of the Presbyterian Church, James Shurman and Staats Van Deurson of tre Dutch Reformed Church and Robert Boggs and William P. Deare of the Episcopal 113 Church, all inhabitants of New Brunswick ••• be made Trustees of said Trust." (Vol. X, p. 193, N. J. Abstract of Wills.) This record identifies the father and place of resi dence of the prominent and beloved Ebenezer Grant who served as pastor of the Bedford, N. Y. Presbyterian Church earq in the 19th century. His brother "Thomas Grant, late of Amwell in the county of Hunterdon and state of New Jersey, Minister of th! Gospel who resided at Mill Hill near Trenton "made his will 10 Aug. 1810, (probated 4 Sept. 1811), men t_ioning his second wife Mary E. Grant, daughter of John Bryan,and brothers, John Grant of tm city of New York, merchant, and Ebenezer Grant of Bedford, Westchester Co., N. Y., also children Catherine, Theodosia, Thomas and John by "my first wife", all under age, and daughter Elizabeth "by my second wife," also under age. Rev. Thomas Grant married Elizabeth Bryan, probably meaning Mary Elizabeth Bryan, 16 Dec. 1805. His estate was extensive and his property, devised by his will, showed him to be a person of wealth and culture. Joseph Grant of Burlington Co., N. J., on 22 Dec. 1770, married Susannah Gaskill of the same crunty. Thomas Grant and Hannah Harber of the same county were married 24 Oct. 1778. Josiah Grant of Burli~ton Co. married Mary Letts of the same county, 18 Apri 1 1778, and 11 ved in Northampton Township where he died before 3 Oct. 1817, leaving sons John and Stacy Grant, as well as other sons and daughters not named. (N. J. Marriages and for Josiah Grant see Deed Book G2, p. 500 at Mt. Holly, N. J.) Children of ore of these Burlington Co., N. J. Grants may have included Daniel Grant who was living in Medford Township of Burlington Co. with Franklin and Jane ~right, at age 78 in 1850 and Joseph Grant who was living in Dover Township of Ocean County at age 73 in 1850. (Federal Census of Burlington and Ocean Counties 1850.) Who Joseph, Thomas and Josiah Grant were is not clear. They could have been grandchildren of John Grant1 of Family I below but no proof of it has been found by this writer• There were other Grants in Burlington County in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The 1830 Ferleral Census 114 shows Horace Grant aged between 80-90, James Grant aged 40- 50 and Henry Grant aged 20-30 all living in the city of Burlington, N. J. The 1850 census shows a Horrace Grant, born in Pennsylvania, age 46 living in the city of Burling ton with Sarah Grant, age 56, Mary Louise Grant, age 21 and Horace Grant, age 11. Most likely he was Horace Grant Jr., his parents and brothers and sisters having been born in Pennsylvania also. James Grant is shown in the 1840 census at age So-6o and his will, calling him of the city of Bur lington in Burlington Co., N. J., written 11 Apr. 1846 and probated 11 July 1846, mentiomd wife Elizabeth, sons Henry and George, and daughter Emily, wife of Joel Richardson. The 1850 census also shows Elizabeth Grant, aged 64 living in the city of Burlington with Henry Grant, aged 42, William, aged 16, James, aged 11, another William Grant, aged 18, and Ann Eliza Grant, aged 7. Another family headed by Caleb Grant, aged 31, was living at Pemberton, Burlington Co. in 1850 with John Grant, aged 2 and James Grant, aged 9 months. Other families headed by Susan Grant, aged 85 of the city of Burlington and George W. Grant, aged 23, from Egg Harbor Tws'p. were living in Burlington County in lBSO. In 1860 the Burlington County census shows Grant families maded by William, aged 25, Joshua, aged 29, Franklin, aged J6, Henrietta, aged 35, Charles J., aged 38, all living in the city oi Burlington. In 1870 Joshua Grant, aged 52, Samuel, aged 36, George, aged 51, William, aged 36, Josiah, aged 47, Josiah, aged 36. George, aged 35, and Abram, aged 39, were living with families in Burlington City and other places in Bur ling ton Co. The 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860 and 1870 census records of Monmouth Co., N. J. show several Grant families living in Upper Freehold Township. James Grant, aged between 40 and SO and wife the same age with a daughter 20-30, three males 15-20, one female 10-15 and 2 males under 5 was one of these 1830 families. In 1840 three other Grant families were living in Freehold Tws•p., namely, (1) Elihu Grant, aged 40-50 with wife of the same age and four children urrl.er 20; (2) Harris Grant, aged 20-30 and wife of same age with a daughter anrl son unner 5; and (3) John Grant, aged 20-30 with wife 30-40 and one daughter under S. These three families were in Plumstead Tws'p. of Ocean Co. in 1850, the 115 Federal Census of that Twsp. showing Elihu Grant, aged 58 with wife Pheby, aged 51, Harris Grant, aged 39, with wife Abbey, aged 33, and James Grant, aged 63 with wife Celia, aged 56. Plumstead towns hip borders Upper Freehold on the south and Ocean Co. was formed out of Monmouth in 1850. Also livi~ in Plumstead Township in 1850 was James Grant, aged 63 with his wife Celia, aged 56 and Joel Grant, aged 23, and his wife Anna, aged 22, ann livi~ with Joel and Anna was Isaiah Grant, aged 32. In 1860 only one Grant family is shown in Plumstead Twsp., namely Abagail, aged U, living in the same house with levi Grant, aged 23, Henry Grant, aged 19, William Grant, aged 17 and George M. Grant, aged 9. In 1870 there were no Grants in the census of either Upper Freehold in Monmouth or Plumstead Township of Ocean County. Gravestones in Riverside Cemetery at Toms River show Ivins Grant d. April 27, 1882, aged 73 years, 4 months and 7 days; Abram Grant, b. 30 April 1831; d. 25 Nov. 1902 and Matilda Grant, wife, obviously, of Abram, b. 17 Sept. 1836; d. 17 Jan. 1905. Abram Grant, aged 39, and Matilda Grant, aged 38, were living in Woodland Tws 1 p. of Burlington Co. in 1870, the census of that year showing that their child ren were William, aged 16, Ivins, aged 14, Rachel, aged 10, Thomas, aged 9, Abraham S., aged 6 and Charles H., aged 2. N. J. Marriages show that Ivins Grant married Susan Horner, 20 Apr. 1828 and that both came from Dover Township. None of these three were identified by this writer but the location of their gravestones indicated that Ivins may have been the father of Abram. Another stone located not far distant from the above three was that of James Grant who died 8 July 1865, aged 40 years and 7 months and in the same plot with him are stones for his wife Lena who died 14 June 1886, aged 66 years, 8 months and 10 days, also ones for Joseph Grant, d. 1862, aged 2 years, and Hannah Grant who d. 15 Feb. 1862, aged 1 year. This, doubtless, was James Grant who married Helena Imlay, 6 Aug. 1848, and he may have been a son of James and Margaret (Hillyer) Grant of Monmouth County (Township not stated) who were married September 1820. (Mon. Co. Marriages) Monmouth Co. marriage records show other early Grant marriages that this writer was not able to identify. 116 Israel Grant, m. 14 Dec. 1820, Derutha Hyers of Howell Tws•p. Thomas Grant, m. u Dec. 1823, Elizabeth Grover, Tws'p. not stated. William Grant, m. 24 Jan. 1829, Mary Lippincott, Tws'p. not stated. Harris Grant, m. 2 Mch. 1834, Abagail Moore, Tws 'p. not stated. Joel Grant, m. 5 May 1812, Amy Harris of Freehold Tws I p. The CHAPTER VII, Part Two We now direct our attention to the particular Grant family with which this genealogy is concerned. It begins with John Grant, the Quaker who was living in Burlington County, N. J. as early as 9 April 1722 when he witnessed the will of t rte Quaker, Edward Ruck Lill, of Ches Lerf ie ld Township of that county. Where he came from was not ~etermined by this writer but he suspects that he was one of those early Scotch emigrants who embraced the ~uaker faith in his native country anrl came to New Jersey very early in t'l"E 18th century. He later reMoved to Bass Tws'p. in Burlington Co. near Little Egg Harbor and Veijr likely was a brother of William Grant of Monmouth Co., N. J. who, on 29 December 26, 1756, helped Stephen Simon~obtain a licence to marry his 0aughter Sarah, declaring in a signed statement written on the back of the licence that, "Be it remembered that on the 29th rlay of December 1756 William Grant, being one of the people called Quakers, on hi~ solemn oath did declare that Stephen Simons was over the age of twenty one years and that Sarah Grant was his daughter. (signed) William Grant" (Book G, p. 76 of Marriage Licences in office of Secy. of State, 118 Trenton, N. J.) This william Grant, probably, was the father of W-J 1.liam Grant of Grant Family VIII shown herein on page 168. While not so proved it is very likely that William and John Grant were forebears of most of the unidentified Grant families listed in the Federal Census records for Monmouth Co., N. J. for 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860 arid 1870 shown above. Only the proved and substantially proved descendants of John and William, however, are shown below. FAMILY I l JOHN GRANT first appeared in the New Jersey records on 9 April 1722 when he witnessed the will of Edward Rock hill, a Quaker, of Chesterfield Township of Burlington Co., N. J. The ancient records of the West New Jersey Proprie tors and their Surveyor General at Burlington, N. J. (Book M, part first, PP• 34/35) show a warrant, dated 23 May 1722, that directed James Alexander, the Surveyor General, to survey 1664 acres of land for Thomas Wetherell. A second warrant on page 35 of the same book shows that this land lay between Little Egg Harbor and Wading Rivers which would locate it west of Little Egg Harbor in Burlington County. On 20 Feb. 1723 Thomas Wetherell assigned 650 acres of this land as follows: To Thomas Ri~geway 100 acres To Sarah Am rews 100 acres To Isaac Ong 100 acres To Mordica Andrews 100 acres To Nathaniel Burdsal so acres To .Stephen Burdsal 50 acres To JOHN GRANT 50 acres To Moses Embroe 50 acres To Charles Dinge 50 acres The land was surveyed by- James Alexander, Surveyor General, and certified, 17 Aug. 1723, the amounts received by each not quite totaling the 650 acres assigned. John Grant received his full fifty acres, however, while Stephen Burdsal, whose daughter Mabel apparently was John. Grant's wife, and Stephen's brother Nathaniel Burdsall received only 41 acres each. The survey for Isaac Ong showed that 119 his land adjoined that of John Grant, Thomas Ridgeway and Nathaniel Burdsal. Most, if not all, of these grantees were "people called Quakers" in later records inclurling Ridgeway, Grant, the Burdsals, Ong and Annrews. Quite like:cy- Wetherell was a Quaker also and obtained his 1664 acres to establish a Quaker colony which would be near the Quaker settleme~t of Little Egg Harbor. This writer has found no records to show what became of the 50 acres of land that was assigned to John Grant from the Wetheral grant in 1723. His son John Grant Jr. lived farther north, on Cedar Creek, which creek is now, 1954, the border line between Berkeley and Lacy Townships in Ocean Co., N. J. both formerly a part of Dover Township. That John Grant Sr. was living near his original home in 1746, probably near Manahawkin, is implied by the fact that John Grant, who doubtless was John Grant Sr., on the 21 of Apr. of that year, witnessed the will of Richard Valentine of Shrewsbury Township in Monmouth Co., N. J. and was described as "being of the People called Quakers" when he appeared personally and swore that he was present and saw Richard Valentire sign and seal his will. At the same time Timotey Ridgeway anrl Thomas Cramer, the executors of the will, personally came -- "and being of the People called Quakers were solomly affirmed to the due performance of the within will and testament accorning to law. n Stephen Burdsall, (Stephen Burdsall Jr.) brother-in-law, no noubt, of John Grant, and Richard Willets signea as Justices. (File 1593-1596M. Superior Court, Trenton, N. J.) Richard Valentire of Monyhaucon (sic) was living there as early as 9 July 1723 when he sold 250 acres of land at Great Egg Harbor to Samuel Gale, 100 acres of which Jonas Valentine "my- father" purchased of William Bird of Northampton in Burlington Co., N. J. (Vol. X of Deeds, Secy. of State's office, Trenton, N. J.) John Grant was one of the signers of the petition that, on 23 March 1749, resulted in the formation of Stafford Township in Monmouth County. This tolinship comprised what are now Eagleswood, Stafford, Union and Ocean Townships in Ocean County, N. J. The signers also included Stephen Birdsall, Timothy Ringeway, Thomas Chamberlain, Abraham 120 Wair, Daniel Johnson, Ja1nes and Jarvis Pharo and William Cramer. It was a large township the northern boundary be ing at Qi,ster River just north of the town of Forked River and indicated that, at the time of its formation, John Grant was living south of that river probably near Manahawkin. (Liber AAA, page 305, West New Jersey, Proprietors records at Burlington, N. J.) That John Grant married Mabel Burdsal, dau. of Stephen and Mary Burdsal, is indicated by the will of Stephen Burdsal described under Burdsall Family, Chapter VIII here in. She may have been his first wife, his second possibly but not reasonably being Martha Allen, dau. of David Allen who married, 24 June 1724, (N. Y. Friends Rec.) as his second wife, Mary Burdsall, widow of Stephen Burdsall. David Allen died within a year of his second narriage and his will., calling him of Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., N. J. was dated 18 Feb. 1724/25 and proved 8 Apr. 1725. It men tio~d his wife Mary and a married daughter Martha, her rm.rried name being omitted in the will but said to have been Grant. Other chilnren were Joseph, Elizabeth, David and Hannah, (Vol. I, N. J. Abstract of Wills; also Vol. 17 #4 Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey). A brief genealogy of the Davin Grant family of Basking Ridge, Somerset County, N. J. (Vol. 65, Jan. 1947, of Proceedings of the N. J. Historical Society) seys that Mart~a Allen, rlau. of navirl Allen of Shrewsbury, N. J. married a Grant and suggests without proof but with good reason that she married David Grant of Basking Rirlge, Somerset County, N. J. whose will, mentioning a wife Martha, was written 6 May 1743 and proved 27 Oct. 1743, (Vol. II, p. 204, N. J. Abstract of Wills). Basking Ridge is about 50 miles from Manasquan, Monmouth Co. where David Allen lived anrl quite a distance for a man to go for his wife in those early days but David Grant may have lived in Manasauan first and in Basking Ridge later. He might even have been a brother of the John Grant who mar ried Mabel Burdsall, although, in this writer's opinion, this is doubtful. He could have been related, however. The records of Monmouth Co. show three Grant marriages between 1747 and 1756 one of whom (Sarah) was a rlaughter of William Grant1, supra, ( page 11 7 ) the other two probably being children of John and r-'iabel ( Burdsal) Grant. Quite 121 likely there were other children who did not get into the records. 2 (1) Rachel Grant , of Monmouth Co., N. J. married, license dated, 1 June 1747, Aaron Inman also of Monmouth Co. Benjamin Inman and Robt. Padden signed as sureties. (N.J. Marriages, Book I Secretary of State1 s Office, Trenton, N.J.) One of their children may have been Stephen Innan of Manahawkin, N. J. who married Charity and had children, (1) Aaron; (2) John; (3) Michael; (4) Stephen; (5) Rachel whom. Mr. Randolph; (6) Charity whom. Mr. Cramer and (7) Mary whom. Mr. Spragg. (Book E, p. 392, Mon. Co., N. J. Wills) (2) John Grant2, of Monmouth Co., N. J. married, (License dated 3 Nov. 1750), Sarah Irons of Monmouth Co., N.J. (N.J. Marriages, Vol. XXII, N.J. Archives, First Series.) His marriage license in the Secy. of State's office at Trenton shows that Abel Inman of Burlington Co. was his surety. Sarah Irons was a dau. of James Irons Sr. , a Quaker of Shrewsbury as proved by the Shrewsbury Friends Records. (See Grant Family II, page 122 for chilrlren and more about this fami~.) (3) A probable son Grant2, let us say Joseph Grant2• This son is implied but not shown in aey records. He could have been the father of the following children: (1) William Grant3, m. Elizabeth, dau. of John2 and Sarah (Irons) Grant. William Grant died, pro bably, about 1795/96. He witnessed the will of James Stout of Dover Twsp., Mon. Co., N. J., 13 Mch. 1795. Their chilrlren were, (1) Reuben Grant4, m. Erlith; (2) John Grant4, m. Charity Platt; (3) Asa Grant4, m. Nancy Wells. (See Elizabeth Grant Family II herein page 134.) (2) John Grant3, d. 1830; m. Margaret. ThPir child ren were, (1) Miles Grant4, m.Elizabeth Lewker; (2) Job Grant4, m. Rachel; (3) ~aran Grant4, m. Samuel Bozarth; (4) Joseph B. Grant4, m. Elizabeth Hall; (5) John J. Grant4, m. Deborah Lewis; (6) Margaret Grant4, m. John Malcomb; (7) Edwell Grant4, m. Deborah. (See Grant Famify" VI herein, page 154 • ) 122 (3) Probably other children, one, perhaps, named Joseph. (4) Note: "Historical and Genealogical Miscellany", Vol. III, p. 164, by John E. Stillwell, M. D., says that licenses were given 4 May 1747 to Thomas Chamberlain of Monmouth Co., N. J. to marry Catherine Grant and to John Chamberlain, on 1 Dec. 1749, to marry Mary Grant. The New Jersey Archive, Vol. XXII records these same licenses with names and dates identical but writing the name Gant instead of Grant. This writer found the originals of tl'ese licenses in the Secy. of State's office at Trenton and found that the mme was written Gant, not Grant, in both of them. There was an ancient family of Gant or Gaunt in Springfield Twsp. of Monmouth Co. which descended probably from Hananiah Gant whose will, dated in Springfield Twsp., 17 July 1720 and proved 17 Nov. 1721, mentioned children, Daniel, Zebulon, Mahitable Staples and Mary Webb, FAMILY II 2 1 JOHN GRANT JR. , ( John ) was b., say about 1725, in Burlington Co., N. J. and d. in Dover Township of Monmouth (now Ocean) Co., N. J., after 1779, probably about 1790. He doubtless was the John Grant who recorded his cattle mark in 1783 which later was transferred to Ja.Ires D. Wilbur. (Hist. of Mon. Co., N. J. by Edwin Salter.) He married, (license dated in Monreouth Co., N. J., 3 Nov. 1750), Sarah Irons of Monmouth County, N. J. This writer saw the origin3.J. marrl age license in the office of the Secretary of State at Trenton, N. J. It showed both to have been of Monmouth Co. with his witness Abel ITUT1an to have been of Burlington Co. About three months earlier, 23 July 1750, Abel Inman of Bridgeton (sic), Burlington County with John Grant, laborer, of Little Egg Harbor acting as witness obtaired a license to marry Sarah Connaro of Little Egg Harbor. Since John Grant's sister, Rachel, married Aaron Inman one can believe that Abel Inman was Aaron's brother or close relative. Sarah Irons was born aoout 1731. She was a daughter of James Irons of Shrewsbury Township, Monmouth Co. who married Martha BurdsRll, 4 March 1730. Martha died soon 123 and James Irons married again, J April 1734, Esther Horbert. His 2nd. wife died about 1736 and he married his third wife Deborah who survived him. (See Irons Family herein.) Martha Burdsall was a daughter of Stephen and Mary Burdsall, Quakers, who settled at Little Egg Harbor in 1716, and a sister of Mabel Burdsall who, it is bel~_eved, married John Grant Sr. (See Burdsall Family, Chapter VIII herein.) 2 John Grant Jr. , doubtless, was a Quaker, John Grant Sr. having been called one on 21 April 1746, when he witressed the will of Richard Valenti~ of Manahawkin located some fifteen miles oouth of Cedar Creek where John Grant Jr. later settled. Neither John Grant Sr. or John Grant Jr. is shown :in any of the Quaker Meeting records of that vicinity but two of the daughters of John Grant Jr. appeared in the Quaker birth records of Little Egg Harbor and one of these and a son of his are recorded as having married Quakers under 0uaker discipline. The elder family probably lived too far from Meeting House headquarters to attend meetings regularly and thus did not get into the records. The land records of Mornnouth Co. at Freehold, N. J. show that the Grant family became a large one in Dover and near by townships of Monmouth County, in the early part of I') the 19th century-. John Grant Jr.~ owned considerable property on Cedar Creek, which creek is now the boundary lire between Berkeley and Lacey townships in Ocean Co., N. J. (See Hist. of Mon. Co., N. J. by Edw:~ Salter, p. 280.) He died intestate after 1779 and six quitclaim deeds and certain orphan court records indicates that he had four children, two of whom, viz. a son James and a daughter Deborah are definitely named. In essentials these records are as follows: (1) Deed, Book Y, pp. 578/79, Monmouth Co., N. J., dated 28 Aug. 1815. By this deed, for the sum of $100.00, John Mathis and his wife Deborah of Little Egg Harbor of Burlington Co., N. J., quitclaimed to John Grant, sic, of Dover Township, Monmouth Co., N. J., their rights to the estate of John Grant the elder deceased. John Grant, the grantee, while not so proved was, in this writer's opinion, a cousin of Deborah and in later deeds was called John 124 ..1rant 5r. to r1i stin~uish him from a yonnger John Grant, called JJhn Grant Jr., who was also buyin? the rjghts of o~her heirs to the SaJl'E estate. The deed of Jo~n and De::.iorah Mathis quitclaimed to John Grant, "all such right, estate, title, interest and Witnesses Eli Mathis Signed John Mathis her Esther Mathis Deborah X Mathis mark The above deed proves that John Grant the elder de ceased ha.d a son James who iJ,heri ted 2./5 and a daughter Deborah (wife of John Mathis) who inherited 1/5 of his est!l. t.e. Tte N. (.,r. law of inheri Lance of intes-cate estates prior to 25 Oct. 1779 vested the whole real estate of the deceased in the e lciest son, (primogeniture). On that date the Council anrl General Assembly of N= J. convened and on 2h t'ay 1 ?eo changed the law to provirle that if a person possesserl of real estate shoulrl rlie intestate leaving two or more sons such real estate would descenrl to said sons in enual shares as tenants in coITnnon, and in case he should die leaving both sons and rlaughters his real estate woulrl be inherited in the proportion of two shares for each son and one share for each daughter. (Patterson's Comp., p. 44.) Relating this law to the facts contained in the above 125 deed of LTohn and Deborah Mathis it would appear, since the estate of John Grant the elrier was divided into fifths, that in arldition to his having chilrlren James who inherited two fifths and Jeborah who inherited one fifth that he had either one son or two daughters who inherited the other two fifths. Five adrlitional deeds pretty definitely prove that his family consisted of one son ann three rlaughters. (2) Deed, Book F , p. 211, Monmcuth Co., N. J., dated 3 10 June 1817. By this deed Reuben Grant of Dover Township, Monmouth Co., N. J. for the sum of $30.00 quitclaimed to John Grant Jr. of same place who this writer believes was his brother, "all & all manner of right, title, interest, property, clame and demana, whatsoever which the said Reuben Grantt now have, may, might, should or of right or ought to have or clame of in or out of all & every of the mesuge, land, tenaments, here ditaments and Rail estate which ware belonging to John Grantt of the township of Dover, deceased setuate in the township Dover it being his part on the north side of Cedar Creek. To have and to hold the above remised premises with the appurtenances unto the said John Grantt Jun1 r his heirs and assigns forever, Etc." Witnesses Samuel Brinley Sigred Reuben ~rantt Elizabeth Platt Edi th Grant t The above deed proves that Reuben Grantt was an inheritor of a part of the Cedar Creek real estate of John Grantt, deceased, Who was Reuben Grant? In a petition to the Governor of New Jersey, dated 27 April 1803, praying that Gabriel Woodmansee be his guardian Reuben Grant called himself a son of William Grant and staterl that he was of "Age fourteen and upwards." (File 85L.OM, Secy. of State's Office, Trenton, N. J.) The settlement account of the estate of John Woodmansee shows a r~yment, on 27 May 1806, "to Gabriel Woo".irTJ.:tnsee, Guardian of Reuben Grant, his demand against the intestate estate (of John Woorunansee) as one of the heirs of John 3rant". (File 271.i80, Surrogate's Office, Freehold, N. J.) These two recorrls show, quite obviously, that Reuben Grant's father was William Grant, deceased, and 126 that Eeuben ,}rant was an inheritor of a part of the proper ty of John Grant tre elder. Later it will l)e shown that Reuben coulri not have inherite~ through bis f~ther, rnean in~, therefore, that it was his motrer throu P'"1 whom he inherited, she being a rlaughter, proo. Slizab,;?t-h, of John Grant the elder. (3) Deed, Book F , p. 212, Mo11JT1outh Co., N. J., dated 3 19 January 1818. In this deed, for the sum of $90.00, John Holmes Jr. and his wife Alamany Holmes, Thomas Brinley and his wife Elizabeth Brinley, John Woodmansee, Jesse h. Wood mansee anrl his wife Losa (Louisa) Woo0man.see rlirl grant, bargain and sell, release, convey, confirm and forever quit claim to John Grant Jr. "all their right, title, claim, interest and demand unto all that tract of land formerly the property of John Grant rleceased situate on the north side of Cedar Creek in the township of Dover in the county of Monmouth and State of New Jersey. Bounded as follows: "Beginning on the north side of Cedar Creek at the upper corner of a tract of lan~, late the property of Thomas Hart on the north side of Cedat" Creek, trence running first north seven degrees and forty five minutes east thirty two chain, thence 2, north eighty seven degrees west fifty six chains and thirty links, thence 3, south seven degrees and forty five minutes west eleven chain and fifty links, thence 4, south fifty five degrees east four chains and sixty links, thence 5, south four degrees east thirty four chains -md ninty links to Cedar Creek, thence down along the creek to t~c B~gi:--..ning. ContainiHg two hundred acres be the same more or less. To have and to hold etc., etc. his witnesses John Grant, Senr. Signed John X H0lmes Jn'r. mark t,r oseph Lawrence Al:3.many Holmes Thomas Brinley Elizabeth Brinley John Woorlmansee Jesse A. 1.Joorlmansee Losa Woorlmansee" 127 The signers of the above ~eed ob\~ously were inheritors and spouses of inhf'ri tJrs of ~rt of the est.ate of John :]rant the elrler deceaserl. The Orphan Court ~~inute Book E, pp. LS-50, Surrogate's Office, Monmouth Co. unrler date of April l814 proves that Alamarw Holmes, Elizabeth 3rinley a.rd John Woorimarisee were children of John Woodmansee and that John Holmes Jr. and Thomas Brinley were the husbands of Alamany and Elizabeth. It also proves that wsa (Louisa in other records) Woo~mansee and Jesse A. Woorlmansee were man and wife anrl that Losa fonnerly had been the wife of ~euben Woorlmansee, a deceased son of John Woodmansee, deceased, and guardian of his and her minor children in whose interest, rloubtless, she signed the above deed. The Orphan Court Minute Book E, pp. h5-50 proves that there was also another child of John Woodmansee, deceased, namely, Abagail, wife of Isaac Woodmansee. The fact that she did not sign the above deed indicates that she died without issue between April 1814 when the estate was distributed and Jan. 1818 when the deed was signed. John Woodmansee, deceased, was b. 6 July 1752 and d. 20 Nov. 1803, (gravestone in Good Illck Cem. at Lanoka Harbor, N. J.). His children coulrl only have been inheri tors through his wife who could have been none other than a daughter of John Grant the elder. (4) Deeo, Book F3, p. 213, Monmouth Co., N. J. dated 19 January 1818. In this deed, for the sum of $70.00, Elizabeth Woodmansee, the widow, apparently, of William Grant and now the wi.rt0w,also, of John Woomnansee whose first wife was her sister, forever quitclaimed to John Grant Jr. all her right, title, claim, interest and demand unto "All that tract of land fornerly the property of John Grant deceased situate on the north sirle of Cedar Creek in the township of Dov er in the Con11ty of Monmouth and State of New Jersey. Bounded as follows," then followed a description of the property identical with that given in the rleed F , p. 212, auoted above, con 3 taining 200 acres more or less. No witnesses signed except Signed her that Elizabeth Woorlmansee Elizabeth X Woodmansee mark appeared before Joseph Lawrence,------128 ----Cow(issioner, and swore acknowlPd?Jfient. Now who was Elizabeth Woodmansee of the above deed? On first t~ought it woul~ appear trat she was not only the widow of John Woomnansee but also the mother of his child ren shown in deed F , p. 212, but if this were so wey would said chilrlren have io make a separate deed? And if so wrzy woulrl the 1/5 share of her father's estate sold by herself and ~r children bring so much roore than any other 1/5 share? Simple logic seems to say that the Woodmansee child ren of Deed F , p. 212 and Elizabeth Woodmansee of Deed F , 3 3 p. 213 were inheritors in their own rights anci that the mother of the Woodmansee children in the fonner deed was not the Elizabeth Woodmansee of the latter but her sister. But let us go on. ~n the above four deeds were executed the 200 acre fann of John Grant the elder, deceased, was owned as follows: John Grant sr. owned 27/45 of the estate represent whose wife was ing his purchase from John and Margaret Deborah Mathis. (Deed Book Y, PP• 578/79, Mon. Co., N. J.) John Grant Jr. apparently oWMd the balance, or whose wife was 18/45, of the estate but not so as Charity two other deeds quoted a little farther on herein will prove. At this time it would seem John Grant Sr. and John Grant Jr. '!"P,.!iC hPrl ::tn agreement. tf"I ~i "{riri~ the 200 acre farm into two fanns of 100 acres each and to execute needs that would establish John Grant Sr., who possesserl the greater equity as the owner of what perhaps was the imnroved half anri John Grant Jr. as the owner of the other half. Two deeds executed simultaneously on the same rlay not only accomplished this but also revealed one Asa Grant as another heir to p~rt of the two farms. (5) Deed, Book F , p. 211, Monmouth County, dated 24 3 January 1818. By this deed John Grant Sr., Asa Grant and Margaret Grant, Margaret Grant being the wife of John Grant Sr., all of Dover Township, Monmouth Co., N. J. for the sum 129 of one dollar bargail)? d, s olci, released and forever quit claimed to John Grmt Jr. all their right anrl title to the following tract of land situate on the north sirle of Cedar Creek "Beginni~ at the upper corner on the north side of Cedar Creek at the upper corner of Thomas Harts survey thence runnine 1, north seven degrees and forty five minutes east thirty two chain, thence 2, north eighty ~even degrees west fifty six chains to a highway, thence 3, south seven degrees and forty five minutes west ten chains to a stake which stanns one chain north seven degrees and forty five minutes east from a pine stump which is the line between the said Grant ann the heirs of John Platt, thence 4 south eighty one degrees east forty two chain, thence~, south two degrees west to Cedar Creek, thence down the creek to the beginning. Containing one hunnred acres more or Jess the said John Grant Senior excepts the privilege of the use of the landing for wood on the southeast part of the said larrl commonly used for a landing place. To have and to hold etc., etc. witnesses Joseph Lawrence Signed John Grantt Platt her Margaret X Grant mark his Asa X Grant mark This deed gave John Grant Jr., whose wife was Charity, full possession of one half of the fann in question. He anrl Asa Grant, however, each had a equity in the other half of the 200 acre farm which w~s relinquished to John Grant Sr. by the following deed. Deerl, Book M , p. Monmouth Co., N. J. dated (6) 2 460, 24 January 1818. By this deed John Grant Jr., Asa Grant and Charity Grant, Charity Grant be~.ng the wife of John Grant Jr., all of the Township of Dover in the County of Monmouth for the ~um of one rlollar bargairarl, sold, released, anrl forever quitclaimed to John Grant Sr. of the s~ township and county all of their right anrl title to the following tract of lanrl situate on the north side of Cedar Creek "Beginning at a stake standing by the highway one 130 chain north seven degrees an~ forty f:i.ve minutes 3:ist from a pine stump s tan~ing in the line of the said John Grant senr., ~ the heirs of John Platt thence (1) South eighty one degrees East forty two chains thence (2) South two degrees west to Cedar Creek thence up the said creek as it runs to a rlitch on the line of the said John Grant and Flatt's north four degrees west thirty four chains to a coroer of the said Grant and Platts therce North fifty five degrees West four cha ins and fif ty links to a s turnp the re e North seven degrees and forty five minutes East one chain to the beginning. Containing one hundred acres more or less, To have and to holrl etc., etc. Witnesses Joseph Lawrence Signed John Grant Jr. Job Grant her Charity X Grant mark her Asa X Grant mark This deed, which in 1887 was the basis of a Suit in Chancery of N. J,, later hereiTI described, gave John Grant Sr., whose wife was Margaret, full possession of the other half of the farm in question. A rearling of it and its companion deed will c2.nse one to womer why Asa and John Grant sold their shares for such small amounts. The only explanation that occurs to this writer is that they were pain something in addition, perhaps by their mother, thus making it possible to simplify the transaction of getting the orooertv. . .. into the hands of John Grant Jr. and John Grant Sr. by neans of t~ deeds only. Had Asa, for instance, asked some special sums for his share in both farms, seeing that the farms were of unequal value, two additional deeds would have been required. It seems logical that in view of all this anrl tre fact that Reuben hariJ snlTletime since, sold his anticipaterl share for $30.00 that his motr~r, Elizabeth, then the widow of John Woortrnansee, may have shared the amount she received with her other two sons by giving them cash, thus treating each equally. A casual reading of the six deeds above described wouln give the impression that John Grant Sr. was a son of John Grant the elder deceased, and that John Grant Sr. and 131 (ohn Srant Jr. were father and son. More careful rea~ing, :101ii:ever, shows that. John Grant Sr. coulrl not have been an :r~eritor of al'1Yr of the property of John Grant the elder for harl he been there would have been no possible way to account for all of the other k~10vm. inheritors. That he was not the fat her of John Grant Jr. who married Charity is proved conclusively by a Suit in the Chancery court of New Jersey filed 15 January 1887 by Amos Grant for the partition of the farm described in Deed M , p. 46o shown above. This 2 suit, w hi.ch revealed much genealogical i.nforma tion on the family of John Grant an0 his wife Margaret, the John Grant Sr, of the above deeds, will be described under Grant Family VI herein. Let us return again to the six deeds above shown to see if we can discover the one or two unknown children of John Grant the elrler. First we know for a certainty that the latter's estate was rlivided into fifths and that his son James received two anrl his daughter Deborah one of those fifths. (need Book Y, pp. 578/79) Second we know that the following, in addition to the said James and Deborah, were inheritors and because of their numbers that some of them must have been grandchildren. These inheritors were: First - Reuben Grant son of William deceased. He sold his share on 10 June 1817 to John Grant Jr. for $30.00. (Deed Book F , p. 211, Mon. Co.) 3 Second - The children of John Woodmansee who sold their shares on 19 Jan. 1818 to John Grant Jr. for $~0.00 or exactly three times as much as Reuben received for his share. (Deed Book F , 3 p. 212, Mon. Co.) Third - One Elizabeth Woodmansee who sold her share on 19 Jan. 1818 to John Grant Jr. for $70.00, or for 7/9 of what the children of John Woodmansee received for their shares. (Deed Book F , p. 3 213, Mon. Co.) Fourth- Asa '.}rant who sold his share, by two deeds, for the sum total of 1.00 (Deed Book F , p. 214 anrl Deerl Book M , p. h60, Mon. Co.,3 both rlated 2 24 Jan. 1818.). Fifth - John Grant Jr. who retained his rights to the half of the property of John G:rant the e Lier 132 anrl sold his rights to the other half tn John Grant Sr. for one half dollar. (~ed ~2, p. 460, Mon. Co., N. J., dated 24 Jan. 1818.) This writer can see but one way by which all of the above inheritors can be made to f j t into the picture in a way to conform to the statute in force at the time relating to the descent of real estate in intestate estates. It is that John Grant2 the elder who, doubtless, was the John Gra-it who, on 17 Nov. 1750, married Sarah Irons, had children; (1) James Grant3; (2) A daughter Grant3 who m. John Woodmansee and died, say about 1795; (3) Elizabeth Grant3, born 10 Feb, 1757, (Little Egg Harbor Friends Records), who married Wil liam Grant first and her brother-in-law John Woodmansee second; (4) Deborah Grant3, b. 3 Jan. 1759, (Little Egg Harbor Friends Records), who married John Mathis. Reuben Grant4 of Deed F3, p. 211 was a son of Eliza beth3 and William Grant, the said William, probably, being his mother's cousin. (See Grant Family I here in.) The Woonmansee chilcren of Deed F3, p. 212, it appears, were chilrlren of a daughter (name not found) of John Grant, the elder, and John Woodmansee. Their mother, apparently, died and their father married, as his second wife, Elizabeth G~ant3, daughter of John Grant2 the elner and widow of Wil liam Grant, deceased. Elizabeth Woodmansee of Deed F , p. 213 was a daughter 3 of John Grant2 the elder, also widow of William Grant who may have been her cousin, and seconrl wife of John Woorlmansee whose first wife w~s her sister. John Grant Jr.4 of deeds F~. n. ?11. F~. o. 212, F~. >" ~ ,J >" " ); p. 213, F , p. 214 and M2, p. h60 anrl Asa Grant4 of deeds 3 3 F3, p. 214 and M2, p. h60 were sons of Elizabeth and William Grant and brothers of Ra.iben Grant4. This question may be asked. Why woul'.l Reuben and his 1 brothers John ,.Jr.4 2.nd Asa Grant i have disposable rights in the estate of their ~randfather John Grant2 the elder if their mother who inherited the rights in the first place were still living? It is true that the sum of what the four got for their supposed ore fifth share approximated that which the children of John Woomiansee, inheritors of another one fifth share, got for theirs but wey would Reuben, 133 t.Tohn Jr. anrl Asa hqve rights at all? Rf"1oen, as we have se2n, sol~ his share earlier than the others and John and Asa sold their shares for practically nothing. It could oe that. Reuben sold his anticipated rights for a sum (;30. 00) which his mother rlerlucted fro!11 her selling price when she sol'i her share a little later. Moreover, as suggester! a. bove she may also have given an equal sum to her sons John Jr. and Asa which would account .for the S11\:lll sums they recei veo for their ~hares. That Reuben, John and Asa figured in the disposal of their mother's share at all is probably d., probably about 179L; m. 1 about 1780, as his first wife, John Woo The children of John and (daughter) Grant Woodmansee were: (1) Reuben Woodmansee,4 d. 1807/08; m. Lruisa whose surname was not found. Shem., 2nd., Jesse A. Woodmansee by whom she had two children, one a son Charles H. Woodmansee, b. 28 Apr. 1820; d. 27 Sept. 1839, aged 18 years, 4 months and 30 days. (Gravestone in Good Luck Cem., Lanoka Harbor, N. J.) The inventory of the estate of Reuben Woodmansee was made 2S Jan. 1809 and on the same date Louisa, the widow of the deceased, was appointed administratrix. In Apr. 1809 she was appointed guardian of t~eir children, all minor~, ~nn ~11 ~s nam.ed below. (Orphan Court Mirrotes, Surrogate's Office, Freehold, N. J.) Children of Reuben and Louisa Woodmansee all of whom were minors when their mother was ap pointed their guardian in April 1809, and apparently all of whom, except John, were still minors when their mother signed deed, F3, p. 212, on 19 Jan. 1818 were; (1) Deborah Woodmansee5. (2) John Woodmansee5, m. 23 July 1833, Harriett Platt. They had several children. 138 5 (3) Martha Woodmansee • (2) Abagail Woodmansee4, m., 2 Nov. 1806, Isaac Woodnansee. (Mon. Co., N. J. Marriages.) She probably died before January 1818. (3) Almanah Woo&nansee4, m. John Holmes Jr. (4) Elizabeth Woornnansee4, m. Thomas Brinley. They had children, (1) Ieonard w. Brinley and (2) Elizabeth Brinley. Family removed to Ohio about 1832 where their children married. (Hist. of Mon. Co., N. J. by Edwin Salter.) (5) John Woodmansee4. He probably married, 2 Dec. 1815, Catherina Marks. (Mon. Co. Marriages.) 3 2 1 (4) Deborah Grant , (John , John ) b. 3 Jan. 1759; d. after 12 Sept. 1816; m., 2nd. intentions filed 13 Nov. 1777 and marriage reported 11 Dec. 1777, John Mathis3. (Little Egg Harbor Friends Records.) She was taken into Quaker membership at Little Egg Harbor, 9 Nov. 1777. John Mathis3, b. 19 March 1755; d. after 12 Sept. 1816; was a son of Jeremiah Mathis Sr. 2 and grandson of John Mathis1 who came to Little Egg Harbor, N. J. from Long Island in 1713 and m., 1716, Alice Higbee, widow of John Higbee and daughter of Edward Andrews, the founder of Tuckerton, N. J. As already stated herein John Mathis3 purchased, 30 Dec. 1799, from James Grant, brother of his wife, rights that said James Grant3 had in the lands inherited by him from his father John Grant2, the elder deceased. On 28 Aug. 1815 Jorui Mathis and his wife Deborah sold their rights to this land to John Grant Jr. (Book Y, pp. 578/79, Monmouth Co. Deeds.) Aboot the time of this sale John anrl neborah Mathis removed to Champaign Co., Ohio on certificate from Little Egg Harbor dated 12 Sept. 1816. Their children, the first four and the sixth shown in the Little Egg Harbor Friends records and the 5th in the book published in 1880 by the Association of Practical Surveyors of West New Jersey, were: (1) Jeremiah Mathis,4 b. 26 Oct. 1778. 139 w (2) John Mathis, b. 7 March 1781. (3) Caleb Mathis4, b. 4 May 1783. (4) Sarah Mathis4, b. 15 July 1785. (5) Job ~athis4. Called a child of John and Deborah in book published cy Assoc. of Practical Surveyors of West New Jersey. (6) Deborah Mathis4, a minor child when family re moved to Ohio in Sept. 1816 (Little Egg Harbor Friends Records). 3 FAMIIX III (Refer to James Grant on page 134) JAMES GRANT3, (John2, John1), was born about 1752, in Monmouth County, New Jersey and died 1826/27 in Greene Co., Pennsylvania. He married, as his first wife, intentions having been declared for the second time on 14 Nov. 1776, Margery Smith, b. 12 May l 76o, dau. of Anthoey and Lydia (Willets) Smith of Monmouth Co., N. J. (Little Egg Harbor Friends Records) She died in Greene Co., Pa., 7 June 1809. (See Anthony Smith Family in Chapter V herein.) Florence Sturgis (Mrs. W.A.H.) Mcilvaim of Washington, Pa., a reliable and resourceful researcher, found in the Smith cemetery records compiled in 1940 by the Wczy-nesburg, Pa. chapter of the D.A.R. an entry describing one stone as follows: "Margery Grant D.B. & June 7, 1809". The urrusual wording was checked at the grave by Mrs. Harold A. Russell of Waynesburg, Penna., Regent of the John Corbly Chapter of D.A..R. and found to read "Margery Grant DP - June 7, 1809." Quite certainly the stone is for the wife of James Grant3, the letters DP J?Eaning departed. In 1800 James Grant3 is listed in the Federal Census of Greene Co., Pennsylvania as being over u5 with wife between 26 - 45 and with two sons, aged 16 - 26 and two daughters, aged 10 - 16. This woo.ld be a correct recording of his family since one of his five children by his first wife, his daughter Lydia, was married and in a home of her own. In the 1810 census, James Grant3 is listed as being over 45 with wife 26 - 45 and with one rrale in their family, aged 10 - 16 and another male, aged under 10. He does not appear in later census lists. His first wife, Margery, h4ving been born 12 McIJ 1760, obviously c:ould not have been under uS in 1810 indicating that his wife of that census was his second wife Katherine, whom he ll!O probably married ear]y in that year. The 1810 census also implies that James Grant3 and his first wife had two sons born to them, one born before and another after 1800, the fonner not shown in the 1800 census. Obviously they were chilrl.ren of other parents who were living with them, tre chilrlren, perhaps, of their daughter Lydia. Another recorrl found by Mrs. Mcilvaine, in Hanna's History of Greene Co., Pa., page 293, quotes an article from the Waynesburg, Pa. Messenger of 23 June 1829, which says that Mr. Thomas Adamson and Miss (sic) Catherire Grant were married by William Kincade on 23 June 1829. Very like:li this article should have read "Mrs. Catherine Grant," mean .. ing the widow of James Grant, lately deceased. That James Grant3 was a son of John Grant of Dover Township in Monmouth, later Ocean County, New Jersey is proved by a quitclaim deed already mentioned on pages 123, 124, dated 28 August 1815, on file in the courthouse at Freehold, New Jersey. (Book Y, pp. 578/79.) In essentials it shows that John Mathis and his wife Deborah quitclaimed to John Grant, of Dover Township their rights to land located on the north side of Cedar Creek in Dover Township which rights were acouired firstly from James Grant3, 30 Dec. 1799, and secondly, rights owned by Deborah, wife of John Mathis, which rights the said James Grant3 and Deborah Mathis had inherited from "John Grant2, their father, the elrler deceased." John Grant the grantee in this deed is believed by this writer to have been a cousin of James Grant3 and Deborah Mathis. The granter, John Mathis, had married Deborah Grant3 at Ll.ttle Egg Harbor in 1777 as shown hr +'ho r; +t1 ~ ti',.,,,.. u.,._h,-,r 1.' ... .;o,,..r1~ o ..... ,...... ~~ Igo,., r,_....,,,,.+ ,;,.,""'" 1.... '-'J """'•""' ..., __ w1 ....,._, ...,bb ••~'-'v ••-'-""""'"'"' ...... v .. -.c::;.'""'....,...,\.."--.J• \ '-"''-' "-'4'-""~l-'-' .i.o..u.... •J II herein.) 3 James Grant was a Ouaker in good standing when he rmrried Margery Smith who also was a Quaker. He evidently ignored the tenets of the faith rlu ring the Revolutionary War by engaging in military activities, because, when he asked the L!.ttle Egg Harbor Friends Meeting for a certifi cate to remove to the Shrewsbury Friends Meetir.g in Monmouth Co., N. J. on 8 Sept. 1785, his request was denied because, as the record states, "on enquiry it is found that before his ( James Grant3) removal from us (he evidently had already removed) he was at different times concerned in Military 11,1 Service ann neglect (of) attenrling Meetine;s for all of wr ic h he has been trtc1_ ted with (sic) but neglect ( ed) making suitable s~tisfaction, therefore this meeting disowns him the Said James Grant3 from being in Membership with us until he become sensible of his miscon<1Uct and conrlems the same to the satisfaction of Friends." The certificate of re moval was therefore granted, 11 Nov. 1785, only to "Margere Grannt wife of James Grannt3 and her three children to wit, Liddia, John and Anthoey being in their minority." Said certificate was recorded at the Shrewsbury Friends Meeting, 1 Oct. 1786. Apparent:q James Grant3 never dici core forward with a condemnation of his military activities, as requested, because when he and his family removed fran the Shrewsbury Friends Meeting to the Westland Friends Meeting in Washing ton, later Greene Co., Pa. the certificate, dated 10 Oct. 1794, was granted only to "Margery Grant, wife of James Grant3 and her chilnren John, Anthoey, I.qdia, Annzube and Judith, being in their minority." The Westland Meeting re corded this certificate 22 Oct. 1795. It is apparent from this certificate that the two daughters, Annzube and Judith, were born after the farnizy- obtaired its certificate, 11 Nev. 1785 (supra), to remove from Little Egg Harbor to Shrewsbury. 3 Where James Grant and his family first lived after they removed to Pennsylvania in 1795 is not revealed by records, but a Greene Co. Deed dated 2 Feb. 1808 shows that he bought a 100 acre farm from Thomas and Ann Hoge for $275.00. The land was located on the wat~rs of th~ South Fork of Tenmile Creek in "Morgan Township, formerly Washing ton but now Greene County in the Commonwealth of Pennsyl vania." Both the grantor and grantee of this deed we re described as being of the same Township, County and Common wealth. (Vol. 5, p. 301, Greene Co., Pa. Deeds.) The will of James Grant3 was written in Greene Co., Pe~nsylva~ia 26 Dec. 1823 ~no proved there 2 Feb. 1827. It stated that he was of Franklin Township in Greene County, Pennsylvania and mentioned his wife Katherine and children Iudia Freeman; John Grant, A~thony Grant and Judith Strawn and provided that "my well beloved wife Katherine shall take care of my three chiln~n James Grant, William Grant 1.12 and Mary Grant and any other that I may y8t have born of her. 11 The son James was to have "a decent and comfortable maintenance out of my estate during his natural life" and his other children were to receive their portions when "my daughter Mary becomes twenty one years of age." His older children by his first wife were given only token considera tions indicating that they already had been provided for or were well enough established to take care of themselves. His daughter, Annzube, who married Stephen Hook, having rlied 8 Oct. 1e16, was not mentioned in his will, nor were any of her children. (Vol. 1, p. 304, Greene Co., Pa. Wills; 3 Children of James Grant and his first wife Margery Smith3 were: (1) John Grant,4 b. probably about 1780. He was dismissed from the Westland, Greene Co., Pa. Meeting, 22 May 1802 for marrying out of unity. Wife I s name was not given. The 1810 Federal Census of Morgan Twsp. of Greene Co., Pa. lists John Grant and wife, both aged between 26-45, with 5 sons and one daughter all under age 10. He does not appear in later Greene Co. census list. He probably removed to Ohio about 1816. 4 (2) Iqdia Grant, b. about 1782; m., 1798, Thomas Freeman. She was dismissed from the Westland, Greene Co., Pa. Meeting, 24 Aug. 1799 for marrying out of unity. Her husband was not 3. Quaker. A gravestone in the Smith cem. in Morgan Twsp. of Greene Co., Pa. records the death, 1816, of Margery Freeman, age about 12 years, dau. of 1rhomas and Lydia Freeman. There probably we other children. (3) Anthony Grant,4 b. about 1784; m., 1802, Rebecca Slone, dau. of John Slone (Sloan) and was dismissed 23 July 1R03 from the Westland Friends Meeting for marrying out of unity, she, probably, not being a Quaker. Anthony and Rebecca Grant removed to Har rison Co., Ohio where they were living in 1821. (See Vol. 2, p. 356 and Vol. 4, p. 673, Greene Co., Pa. Deeds.) Anthony Grant is shown in the 1810 Federal Census of Richland Township of Greene Co., Pa. at age between 16 and 26 with wife 16-26 and one rnale and two female children un~er 10. In the 1820 census he is listerl at age between 26-LS with wife of same age an.n with two daug-hters 10-16, one son 10-16, two sons unrler 10 and two daughters unrler 10. (4) Annzube Grant4 (Ann Subah in Hook Bible), b. 31 Jan. 1786; rl. 8 Oct. 1816; rn., 10 or 12 Aug. 1803, in Greene Co., Pa., Stephen Hooks, b. in Greene Cc. Pa., 15 Aug. 1780; d., in Perry Co., Ohio, 3 Mar. 1856. Hem., 2nrl., 5 Feb. 1818, in Carrol Co., Ohio, Margaret Bodkin, b. 15 July 1791; d. 23 Mar. 1842. Hem. 3rd., 17 Nov. 1846, Rebecca Clum. Ann (Annzube) Hook was dismissed from Westland, Greene Co., Penna. Meeting, 25 Aug. 180L, for marrying out of unity, her husband not being a Cuaker. (See Grant Family IV, page 1LL for children.) (5) Judith Grant4, born about 1789; m. Abner Strawn, son, probably, of John and Kezia (Uennis) Strawn and grandson of Jacob and Christiana (Pursell) Strawn, She was dismissed from the Westland, Greene Co., Pa. Meeting, 22 June 1811 for mar:rying out of unity. The Strawns being Quakers of long stan~ing one womers if she and her husband withdrew from the Quaker faith. Of issue was a son Stephen Strawn, b. 5 Sept. 1817; m. 15 July 18Ll, Margaret s. Jewell, b. 3 Nov. 1823, dau. of Samuel and Margaret (Mason) Jewell of N. J. There probably were other chilrjren. ( 6) There probably were two other children of Jc•.meJ and his first wife ~~rfery Grant who died young, namely S ~ r::i hh; th0 i !" f i '!"St ,: hi 11, ~nd J ?:.'£ s J !". h. Children of J:;.mes Grant3 and his second wife Katherine, all excent nachel, named in their father's will. (7) Jam~s 3-rantu, born handicapped. On 15 Nov. 1830, Thomas 4ugh€s was appointed his guar~ian, on peti tion of Barnett ~r.i telatch. (Orphan's Court record, Vol. 1, p. 317, item 5, '}reene Co., ?a.) The implication of this apr,oint~ent is that Katherine, the mother of James Grant, had died thus necessitat ing the appointrrent of a guardian for the hanciicapped child. Probably died in middle youth. (e) William Grant4. He may have been an~ quite certainly 1L4 was the son Barn:!tt W. Grant who with Evelena, his wife, of Greene Co., Pa. sold, on 23 Sept. 1844, to Joserh Anamson for $328.00 the 1/3 part of 98 acres devised to him in the wi 11 of Jan-es Grant, he, Barrett W. Grant, ~ing an heir of James Grant, deceased. (Deed Book 10, p. 382, Greene Co., Pa.) The deed was signed Barey W. Grant and Evelina Grant. The minrlle initial may ~tanfl for William. One might conclude that he was the unborn child suggested in his father's will but that will was written 26 Dec. 1823 and accorriing to the 1850 Federal Census of Franklin Twsp. in Greene Co., Pa., Barnett Grant ( sic) was then 29 years of age meaning that ~ was born in 1821. It could be that William Grant added the name Barney to his nane probably for Barnet Whitelatch who could have been the father or a brother of his mother a suggestion I add as a pointer to other researchers. The 1850 census lists the family of Barnet and Evelina Grant as follows. Barnett Grant, shoemaker, age 29, Evelina Grant, his wife, age 26. Children, ( 1) Catherine J. Grant5, age 11; (2) Martha Ann Grant5, age 4. Living in the same house with them -we re James Anderson, age 17 and Jonathan Tuma, age 6o. (g) Mary Grant4, m. George Carrol. On 17 Dec. 1844 Mar:, Carrol of Greene Co., Pa. sold to Smith Adamson for $32~.oo her 1/3 part of the 98 acres devised to her in the will of James Grant. (Deed Book 10, p. 381, Greene Co., Pa.) (10) Rachel Grant4, b. after her father's will was written. Shem. Henry Taylor. On 21 Sept. 1844, Henry Taylor anrl Rache 1 his wife of '}reene Co., Pa., sold to Joseph and Smith Arlamson for i328.00 one undivided 1/3 part of 08 acres devised to her in the will of James Grant. (Deed Book 10, p. 381, Greene Co., Pa.) FAMILY N (Refer to Annzube Grant on page 113) ANNZUBE GRANr4, written Ann Subah in Hook Bible, daughter of James3 and Margery (Smith) Grant, was born in Shrewsbury Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, 31 Jan. 1786. (The year date was read 1780 by some and 1786 145 by others. The Little Egg Harbor and Shrewsbury Friend& record. prove that it was 1786.) She died 8 Oct. 1816. She married, 10 or 12 Auguit 1803, ( the day date in the Hook Bible is blurred) in Greene Co., Pa., Stephen Hook5, born in Greene Co., Pa., 15 Aug. 17BO; d. in &ercy Co., Ohio, 3 March 1756. He was a son of Capt. Jamea and Mary (Iqeth) Hook of Greene Co., Pa., ( John3, James2, Thomas Hookl from England to Maryland, Aug. 1668). He married, as his second wife, in Carrol County, Ohio, 5 Feb. 1818, Margaret Bodkin who was born, probably in Greene Co., Pa., 15 July 1791 and died in Perry County, Ohio, 23 ~~rch 1842. He married, as his third wife, 17 Nov. 1846, in Perry Co., Ohio, Rebecca Clum. He had issue by his first and second wife but none by his third. The Westland Friends Meeting records of Greene County, Pa. (Quaker) says that "Ann Hook, formerly Ann Grant," was dismissed., 25 Aug. 1804, because of "marrying out of unity" meaning that she had not married a Quaker. Quaker discip line was very strict in those days and marrying ~utside the faith was strictly forbidden. Stephen Hook was a Methodist and probably could not be persuaded to becCl'Tl3 a "Friend", with the result that his wife was dismissed. Stephen and Annzube (Anna Subah) Hook on 10 June 1812 bought of Sylvanus Smith, for $1,000, a tract of land on the south fork of Ternnile Creek called "Smithfield" con taining, after deduct~ 12 acres previously sold to Stephen Hook, 160 acres. (Deed Book 2, p. 654, Greene Co., Pa.) Stephen Hook and his wife Annzuba (Anna Subah) sold this land to Joseph Waggoner. 17 Mav 1716. for exactlv wh:it _, -- ,I' ·- J .... they had paid for it, it being land originally warranted to James Hook and sold to Sylvanus Smith, 25 Oct. 1800. (ryeed Book 3, p. h09, Greere Co., Pa.) Imrnedi&tely there after they rem0ved to Carrol Co., Ohio where they settled on a farm of 81.58 acres in what is nO'w Carrol County, Ohi~, patented to Steohen Hook by the government on 3 June 1816. This farm was rliscribed as the east half of the south west quarter of section two, township fourteen, range six of Carrol County, Ohio. This woul0 locate jt about four miles south of the town of Carrolton. He lived here until about 1840 when he moved to Perry County, Ohio whe~e his sons Sarnue16 and Sylvanus6 lived. In 1844 his sons 116 6 J:i111es 6, Danie16 and John removed to 'Jinton County, Ohio ano settled near Allenville. The Bible of Stephen Hook gives birth, marriage and death dates of himself and his first two wives as well as birth and some marriage and death dates of his children. Later Hook Bibles completes the record down to the present time. ( See the genealogies, "James Hook and Virginia Eller" by J~.mes W. Hook, 1925, and "Capt. James Hook of Greene County, Pa." by James W. Hook, 1952, for forebears and descendants of Stephen Hook. Also see Hook Bible records in Vol. 108, pp. 71-74, New Eneland Historic and Genealogical Register.) The children of Stephen Hook5 and his first wife, Annzube Granth, were: (Hook Bible records) (1) Samuel Hook6, b. 5 May 1804; d. 27 July 1873 in Perry Co., Ohio; m. 2nd., Nov. 1826, Rebecca Carlisle. Their children were Sarah Hook7, Israel Hook7, Isabella Hook7, Anna Subah Hook7, Margaret Hook7, Mary Hook7 and Samuel Hook Jr.7 (2) James Grant Hook6, (the Hook Bible says James Hook) b. 7 Sept. 1805; d., in Wapello Co., Iowa, 4 Sept. 1884; m. 6 Mar. 1828 Sarah Lyle, b., in Harrison Co., Ohio, 3 Oct. 1807; d. in Wapello Co., Iowa 4 Aug. 1882, dau. of William and Mary (Maholm) Lyle. Their 14 children were, (1) Mary Ann Hook7, b. 9 July 1829; m. Jgmes Clark; (2) Stephen Hook7, b. '29 Dec. 1830; m. Sarah Clark; (3) William Hook7, b. 24 Aug. 1832; m. 1st. Arrw Clark, m, 2nd., Saphrona Barrett; (4-5) Twin sons 1, b. 19 May 1834; d. immediately; (6) Walter Beebe Hook7, b. 23 Apr. 1835; d. 2 Mar. 1863 in Civil War; (7) Sarah Jane Hook7, b. 6 Sept. 1837; m. Jesse Ankrom; (8) James Hook, Jr.7, b. 30 Sept. 1839, in Carrol Co., Ohio; d. in Wapello Co., IOlJa, 30 June 1905; m., in ~apello Co., Iowa, 21 Nov. 1i6?, Virginia Eller, b., in Wilkes Co., N. c., 18 Oct. 18h5; d. in Wapello Co., Iowa, JO Oct. 1897. She was a rlau. of Harvey Eller3, (Simeon2, John1) and hjs wife Mary Caroline Vannoy5, (Jesse4, Nathaniel3, John2, Francis1), pioneer settlers in Wapello Co., Iowa; (9) John Hook?, b. 23 Oct. 18hl; m. Mary Fowler; (10) Alexanoer Hook?, b. 9 Dec. 18h3; lu? d., 30 Jan, 1863, in Civil War service; (11) Nancy Hook?, b. 24 March 18h6; rn. 1st., Michael Lachap pelle; m. 2nd., George W. Hayes; (12) Martha Hook 7, b. 18 M9.r. 18h9; d. unmarried, ~3 Feb. 1923; (13) Thomas Jefferson Hook?, b. 26 June 1854; m. Kate Baker; (]1) Samuel Hook?, b. 18 March 1857; m. Elizabeth Baker. (3) Daniel Hook6, b. 9 Nov. 1807; d. 17 July 1880; m., 1836, Elizabeth Shuman, b. 4 June 1811; d. 9 Sept. 1887. Both buried in oln cemetery east of McArthur, Vinton Cc., Ohio. No issue. (u) Sylvanus Hook6, b. 27 July 1809; d. 11 May 1862; m. 1836, Nancy Redmond. He lies buried near Locust Grove, Vinton Co., Ohio. No issue. (S) John Hook6, b. 2 Apr. 1811; d. 24 Jan. 1887; m. Lydia Shuman, b. 10 Feb, 1814; d. 31 Oct. 1906. Their chilnren were, Elizabeth Ann Hook7, Frances Hook7, Angeline Hook?, Sarah E. Hook7 and Barnett A. Hook7, who did not mariy. (6) Stephen Hook, Jr.6, b. 2 Feb, 1813; d. 5 Apr. 1e11... (?) Israel Hook6, b. 22 Jan. 1815; d. 13 Dec. 1827. The children of Stephen Hook' and his secon~ wife, Margaret 3orlkin, were: -- 6 (8) Ann Subah ~ook, b. 8 April 1e19, Shem., 6 Aug. 18uO, in Perry Co., Ohio, Hugh Lockhart. They harl child- ren. 6 19) Sarah Hook , b. l?. July 1822, S~e m., 3 :M;iy 18ul, in Perry· Sc.,,, Ohio, Joh,"1 S. Allwine. They ha~ chil-iren. (lJ) Arthur H0ok'J, b. o Jan. 1e26; 11. 18 Sept. 1R27. 'll) E~os Hook~, c. lJ Oct. 1~29; ~- ~ A~r. 12h2. j FJ..MILY V :3rant..,, a:1-J .i. ..1 "Hu ,.., · . ,. rrrL. (~ ~ . . . r h 2 ... 'h 1 ) .. '"' ": ;1 J.:'J".r~.1 , ,.:.uz~oe·.... r.;!Jc n, i.J'.).l.n • :ie was ei0rn lJ A~g. 178~; ~. 1 ~arch 1e67, aged 7S years, 6 m~. and 21 :Ji=- rla•rs_, .."' • ;1- m. 11 • 1st • , r·r~., • ,c:... r •i t•1.. -;,7• _ att , ·n..; • ,/~ r..~ or1· 1 1~921 ,· ,:.. "' • l-,J c:' A!:ril le56, aged 6L years ari1 lD ~ays. 30th lie b 1.lried • • '\.,. ,.. rl • l.r ... + .. k . . ).T T ln i.,;ie ..100u LUC.. ,....,e!'le v€r;f at, ~-:, a ~-3.TOO r, ~,ew '-- e rsey • ~e marrie~, sec'.)~~ly, t:--e _.j::_~ow Sophia Lane, prouably e,orn S0~hia Ricgeway, an~ -i~ow of J~rnes L-3.ne whQ j. 22 October ]18 1857. She was b. 25 Mch. 1810; d. 15 Sept. 1887. She had a daughter, Amelia Lane, by her first husband, who married Iqman Rice and resided at Trenton, N. J., also had a son Richard Ridgeway Lane, b. 5 Apr. 1836; d. 2h June 1913 who m. Catheri~ E. Butler, b. 22 Apr. 1844; d. S June 1926. ( Good uick Cem • ., Lanoka Harbor, N. J.) There were other ch. John Grant4 wrote his will 12 Feb. 1867. It was pro bated 14 March 1867. It mentioned his wife Sophia, daughter Elmira Ermnons, daughter Ann Stout and dau. Eliza Grant. It also mentioned his son Caleb, his grandson Jacob, son of William Grant and grarrlson Nelson Grant. The writer is indebted to Mr. Russell G. Conover of Toms River, New Jersey, Mr. Robert G. Crist and his mother Mrs. Alice Jeffrey (Grant) Crist of Camp Hill, Pennsylvania and Mrs. Margaret Y. Monck of Rumson, N. J. for their kindness in making available to him their notes on the family and descendants of John and Charity Grant. Children of John GrantJ and his wife Charity Platt were: (Their great grandchildren given below may not be a com plete list in some cases.) (1) Eliza (Elizabeth) Grant', b. 26 April 1814; d. 1 March 1879 in her 65th year. Shem. Amos Grant, b. 13 Dec. 1812; d. 15 Nov. 1889. (Riverside Cem., Toms River, N. J.) The fore bears of Amos Grant were not identified by this writer but see page 156 of Grant family VI for further information about him. Children of Eliza and Amos Grant were: (1) Silvia O. Grant6, (called T.Ndia in 1850 Feueral Census), b. 22 Feb. 1843; d. 24 Jan. 1925, m. Charles A. Stout, b. 5 Dec. 1842; d. 29 Dec. 1934. One son was Willard Stout whom. Eva, widow of Alonzo Chambers, born Eva Lemon. (2) Loretta L. Grant6, b. 5 Nov. 1845; d. 8 Feb. 1911; m. Nelson G. Cowdrick. One son is Nelson Cowdrick Jr. wo married Mary W. Reed and had children, (1) Royal; (2) Nelson; (3) Ella; (4) Lulu; (5) Frank. (3) Elmira Grant6, b. 22 Feb. 1847; d. 24 March 1932. Shem. 1st., Benjamin H. Lillie; m. 1JJ9 2nd., P. E. Runyon, b. 9 Aug. 1840; d. 13 Oct. 1905. 6 (h) Frederick A. Grant, b. 5 Sept. 1850; d. 20 Oct. 1907. 5 (2) Caleb Grant, sea captain, b. 11 Oct. 1816; d. 23 Feb. 18 79; m. , 13 July 1848 in N. Y. City, Sarah Jane Jeffrey, b. 21 Nov. 1826; d. 26 June 1880. She was a dau. of Jesse and Alice (Rogers) Jeffrey. (See Irons F~ily' I herein.) (Riverside Cem. at Toms River, N. J.) Children: 6 (1) Robert C. Grant, b. 7 June 1849; d. 27 July 1849. 6 (2) George Manning Grant, b. 26 Oct. 1850; d. 15 July 1852. (J) Ida Grant6, b. 23 Ma.r 1853; d. 23 Sept. 1932, u nrnarried. 6 (4) Alice Aumack Grant , b. 29 April 1855; d. 3 Feb. 1905, unmarried. (5) Sarah Grant6, b. 11 March 1860; d. 28 March 1860. (6) Margaret J. Grant6, b. 23 Dec. 1861; d. 9 Nov. 1918; m., 1st., Johns. Holmes, b. 20 Oct. 1832; d. 28 Dec. 1903; m., 2nd., Henry A. Low, b. 23 Oct. 1852; d. 21 Apr. 1926. No children by either marriage. (7) George Giberson Grant 6, b. 10 Dec. 1863; d. 3 Apr. 1909; m., in Seattle, Washington, 25 Nov. 1897, by Rev. Albert Atwood, Mary Ann Irons, b. 27 Dec. 1862; a. 27 June 1927. She was a dau. of George Giberson I:rons5 (sic), (Garret 1.4, Garret3, James 2, James1). Children, 1 dau. Alice Jeffrey Grant, b. 27 March 1900; m. 27 Oct. 1923, Robert W. Crist, b. 30 Aug. 1900. They had one son, Robert G. Crist, b. 19 Sept. 1924 whom. 25 June 1949, Christine Myers and have two children, viz. (1) Catherine Ingham Crist, b. 2 Jan. 1951 and (2) Jessica Rogers Crist, b. 19 Feb. 1953. Family lives at 1930 Market St., Camp Hill, Pa. (See Irons 150 Family, Chapter IX herein.) (8) Sarah (Sallie) Rogers Grant6, b. 21 May 1866; d. 5 June 1933; m. 28 Apr. 1896, Herschel Birdsall Conover, b. 20 March 1863; d. 13 Oct. 1942, (Riverside Cem., Toms River, N. J.). He was a son of George Platt and Amy (Bird sall) Conover and grandson of Samuel Conover. Amy (Birdsall) Conover was a dau~hter of Jacob Birdsa116, (Aroos5, Stephen4, Stephen,3 Stephen2, Nathan1 ). Three of their chil T'.heir eleven children were, (family and r,emetery records): 6 (1) Jacob Grant, b. 1848. (1860 Federal Census says age 13) He probably was the Jacob Grant whom. Amelia Talmage and had a dau. Margaret who m. Holmes VanNote. (2) Charles Nelson Grant6, b. 30 March 18~0; d. 22 Aug. 1929; m. 1st., Ella Russell who n. 9 Apr. 1896. She was a dau. of John and Catherine Russell. Said to have had no children. He m. 2nd., Maria Van Arsdale, b. 16 Nov. 1857; d. 6 Sept. 1932. She was a dau. of Thomas c. Van Arsdale, b. 10 May lBJO; d. 11 Feb. 1896 and his wife fJ!a.ry Hagaman, b. 30 May 1830; d. 30 Juzy- 1892. (Good Luck Cern., Lanoka Harbor, New Jersey.) 151 6 (3) William F. Grant, b. 1851; d. 19-- (Bayville Gem., new part) m. Melinda Talmage, b. 1854· d. 8 June 1921. Children, (1) Walter Grant7; (2) Wesley Grant7 ; (3) Charles Grant7; (4) William Grant1; (5) Arthur Grant7; (6) Lillian Grant7; (7) Amanda Grant7; (8) Deborah Grant?; (9) Edith Grant7. (4) Jesse Grant6, Capt. He probably is the same as Jesse P. Grant, b. 1855 who lies buried in the Bayville, N. J. Cem. beside his wife Rebecca A. Grant, b. 1857; d. 1947. There is said to have been children, one named Herschel Grant, b. 8 Nov. 1880; d. 12 June 1929; m. Miss Taylor. (5) Charity Grant6, b. 1858 (1860 Fed. Census), was living in California in 1942; m. Benjamin F. Vaughn, b. 10 Nov. 1843; a. 15 March 1928 (Good luck Cem.) Children, (1) Walter D. Vaughn?; (2) Louis Vaughn7, b. 17 March 1877, probably a twin with Walter; (3) Florence Vaughn?. ( 6) John F. Grant6, captain, b. 9 March 1860; d. 1 July 1922; m., Carrie Lane, b. 26 June 1863; d. 1947, dau. of Richard Ridgeway and Cather ine E. (Butler) Lane. (Gravestones in Good Luck GP.m., Lanoka Harbor, N. J.) (1) Jesse Grant7; (2) Bessie Grant1; (3) Helen Grant7; (4) Percival Grant7; (5) Fred Grant7. (7) Sarah Grant6, b. 1 May 1863; d. 2 Dec. 1901; m. Samuel C. Grant, b. 26 Aug. 1858. He was a son of Charles s. Grant. ( Grant Family VII herein.) Children, ~l) Charles Grant7, ct. ca, 1951; (2) Rena Grant, b. 6 Sept. 1891; d. 19 Oct. 1915; m. William Pentek. (Bayville Cem., New Part) 6 (8) Elizabeth Grant, b. 1865; d. 1897; m. Wesley Falkenburg, b. 186o; a. 1952 (Good Luck Cem., La.noka Harbor, N. J.) Children, (1) Louis Falkenburg; (2) David Falkenburg. (9) Katherine R. Grant6, b. 3 March 1868; d. 13 Nov. 1942; m. 11 July 1886; David Rogers Anderson10, b. 19 Nov. 1852; d. 5 Jan. 1944. He was a son 152 9 8 of Burzilar Burrows Anderson, (David R., Elias L. 7, Elias6, Abraham~, Elias Andriessen Van AlbA (5) John Grant,~ sea captain, b. 29 Jan. 1823; d,, 12 Nov. 1898; m., 20 Jan. 1852, Althea Cornelius, b. 15 Aug. 1824; d. 21 May 1866. (Good lllck Cem., Lanoka Harbor, N. J~) They had no children. (6) Joel Grant5, sea captain, b. 25 April 1826; d. 6 Dec. 1891; m. 1858, Catherim A. Tilton, b. 14 Mch. 1839; d. 5 Aug. 1911. (Good Inck Cem., Lanoka Harbor, N. J.; also see "Gen. Miscl." by John E. Stillwell, M. D., Vol. V, p. 190.) Children: 6 (1) Sylvester Tilton Grant, b. 19 Nov. 1858; d., unmarried, 3 June 1923. (2) Laura H. Grant6, b. 1861; d., unmarried, 23 Aug. 1934. 6 (3) Melvin Almont Grant, b. 11 Nov. 1862; d, un married, 30 Apr. 1932. (h) Iqdia Jane Grant6, b. 3 March 1865; d. 7 Nov. 1927; m. Edward L. Holmes, b. 1863; d. 1946. 153 (Good !Jlck Cem., La.noka Harbor, N. J.) Child ren, (1) Edward L. Holmes Jr.7, b. 1888; d. 1952; m. Sadie Brown; (2) Joel Grant Holmes 7, Brig. Gen. U.S.A. retired, b. 24 Aug. 1892; m., April 1917, Marguerite Jackson. He graduated from West Point Military AcadeJr\Y' in the class of 1917. Among his classmates were Generals Matthew Ridgeway, Mark Clark and Joseph Collins. Children were Joel Grant Holmes Jr.8, b. 1920i Eleanor Jane Holmes8, b. 1921; Jackson Holmes~, b. 1922 and Laura Helen Holme~ b. 1927. General Holmes is living presently at Bur lington, Iowa where he is associated with Silas Mason Co., General Contractors. 6 (5) Katherine o. Grant , b. 4 July 1872 (family records); d. 26 Oct. 1922, {Good Luck Cem.) A Katie o. Grant, dau. of Joel and Catherine, age 2, is shown in the 1870 Federal census. She did not marry. 5 (7) Elmira Grant, b. 11 June 1827; d. 1887; m., 2 Sept. 1855, Job Emmons, b. 1825; a. 1891, a blacksmith at Freehold, N. J. (Bethesda Meth. Ch. Cem., Adelphia, N. J •) Children: (]) William A. Emmons,6 b. 1857; d. 1936; m. Ada Lane, b. 1860; d. 1949. One dau. is Florence Emmons. 6 (2) John Emmons. (3) Ellen Ernmons6. (8) :Janey Ann Grant5, b. 3 April 1830; d. 12 Ju:cy 1912; m. 1st., July lh, 1852, James Stout, b. 22 Jan. 1822; d. 17 Sept. 1867, (Good Luck Cem., Lanoka Harbor, N. J.) Shem., 2nd., John Hyers. He wa~ not re lated to John Hyers who married her daughter Charity. Children by firs~ husband: (1) Forman Stout, b. 27 Dec. 1852; d. 24 May 1935; 154 m. Carrie A. lewis, b. 1857; d. 1913, dau. of Capt. Joe lewis of wng Branch, N. J. No children. ( Both are buried in Good Luck ~n,. at Lanoka Harbor, N. J.) (2) Sallie (Sarah) Stout6, b. 1857; d. 1949; m. MillaM Sutton, b. 1856; d. 1946. A daughter, Laura Sutton, m. Goodrich Holman and had child ren, (1) Natalie, m. Franklin Kelly, (2) Claire and (3) Robert S., b. 26 Feb. 1923. (3) Charity Stout6, b. 1857; d. 1943, twin sister of Sallie next above, m. John A. Hyers, b. 21 March 1854; d. 6 tee. 1912. (Riverside Cem., Toms River, N. J.) Their children were, (1) Estelle Hyers, m. Arthur Kiefaber; (2) Dorotey Hyers, m. David Jameson; (3) Frederick Hyers, m. Helen Seals. 5 (9) Foman Grant, b. 30 June 1832. He was lost at sea at age about 19. (See Hist. of Monmouth Co. by Edwin Salter, P• 442.) 3 FAMILY VI (Refer John Grant on page 121) JOHN GRANT Jrd.3, ancestry not proved but probably a grandson of Johnl and Mabel (Burdsall) Grant, (see Grant Family I herein). He was born, say about 1761 and died between 5 Aug. 1830 when his will was written and 18 Aug. 1830 when it was proved. He married Margaret who was the mother of all his children. Her name was written Margaret Grant three times in his original will on file in the Secy. of State•s office at Trenton, N. J. but copied incorrectly as Margaret Gant (sic) an eaual number of times in will Book C, p. 158 at Freehold, N. J. He gave all of his property to his wife Margaret anrl after her lifetime, "I bequeath unto my two sons Job and Edwall all and singular the Goods and Chattels, lands and tenaments in fee simple from and after the death of their mother Margaret Grant with paying out at the same time to each and every one of their brothers and sisters (not named) the sum of fifty dollars, excepting nt9" daughter Sarah Boughsear (Bozarth), it is my will and I do hereby order that my executor here under named do pay to my daughter Sarah Brughsear the 155 interest on fifty dollars fran and after the death of her mother Margaret Grant, etc." Witnesses to his will were Thomas Singleton, Charity Grant and Thomas E. Antrim and executors were his sons Job, his second eldest, and Edwell, his youngest child, He signed his name John Grant. The names of the "brothers and sisters" mentionad in the will were given in a Suit in Chancery of New Jersey filed, 15 January 1887, by Amos Grant against the heirs of Job Grant for the purpose, either of apportioning ownership or selling and distributing the proceeds of property deeded to John Grant Sr., the father of Job Grant, 24 January 1818, and recorded in Book M2, page 460 of Monmouth Co., N. J., said deed being partial]¥ quoted on pages 129., 130. (Chancery of N. J., Z-24-172-195, Superior Court, Trenton, N. J.) This property was wj_lled by John Grant Sr. to his sons Job, h.~s second eldest, and Edwell, his youngest, as tenants in common. Job died 1 March 1876 without issue and willed his share in the -property to his wife during her lifetime and thereafter to his "heirs at law. 11 Edwell died in 1880 leaving only on,!! son, Robert Janes Grant. Robert James Grant, died in 1883, unmarried, and by will de,rised his undivided "half interest in the farm known as the farm of Job and Edwe 11 Grant" to Amos Grant who did not claim rights as an heir at law of Job or Edwell Grant and there fore was not n. sen of Jobn and Margaret Grant as thi.~ writer once believed. In 1887 when the Suit in Chancery was filed Amos Grant still owned a one half unrli vided interest in the farm and the heirs at law of Job Grant, deceased, the other half. Job's wife w~0se interest in the property was for her ljfe only was no longer living. Job's brothers and sisters, also, were all deceased, thus lesvine as his heirs at law the issue of these brothers and sisters, all of whom must be named, and were named, in the bi 11 of particulars in the suit. The Court was requested either to sell the property and divide the proceeds between the owners thereof, as the interest of each may appear, or partition the property on a fair and equitable basis. The suit was settled, and on 23 Feb. 1888, Amos Grant received title to the entire fann. (Deed Book 167, p. 275, Ocean Co., N. J.) After stating specifically that Job and Edwell were 156 brothers of the whole blood thereby showing that there were no half blood heirs, the bill of particulars in the Chancery Suit proceeded to name all of the living heirs of John Grant ~r. and his wife Margaret, including the names of their deceased children. One of their deceased children was a son John Grant, wife Deborah, whose children, also named, proved conclusively that John Grant who married Charity was not the son John of John Sr. and Margaret Grant. Precisefy who John Grant Sr., wife Margaret, was has eluded this writer but he strongly suspects that he was a nephew of John Grant, the elrler deceased. The names of his children give only a faint hint that his father might have been Joseph Grant, a name found a number of times in the public records of Monmouth and Burlington Counties. The Bill of Particulars did not clearly identify Amos Grant. He owred his one half undivided share of the pro perty by virtue of the will of Edwe 11 Grant' s son Robert James Grant but h~ claimed no lawful interest in the other half share owmd by the blood heirs of Job Grant. Despite this he must have been closely related to the family in some way else why would he be devised Edwell's share by Edwell' s only son and heir Robert James Grant? Amos Grant was born 13 Dec. 1812, his wife was Eliza Grant, dau. of John and Charity ( Platt) Grant, b. 26 April 1814 and his children were, (1) Silvia, b. 1843; (2) Loretta, b. 1845; (3) Elmira, b. 1847 and (4) Frederick, b. 5 Sept. 1850; d. 20 Oct. 1907. ~See Grant Family V herein.) John Grant, whose wife was Margaret, called Sr. to distinguish him from John Grant!-icalled Jr. whose wife was Charity, purchased, as we have seen, the rights of some of the heirs to the lar,ds on the north side of Cedar Creek in Dover Township of Monmouth Co. fo:rJ11erly owmd by John Grant the elder deceased. It was these purchases that revealed the names of the children of John Grant 2 and his wife Sarah Irons. (See Grant Family II herein.) The children of John Grant.3 and his wife Margaret were, (Suit in Chancery above described and family records), order of birth not certain in all cases and their great grand children shown below mey not always be a complete list. (1) Miles Grant4, b., about 1792; d. 1 July 1872. (Suit 157 in Chancery, supra.) The 1850 Federal Census for Little Egg Harbor Township of Burlington Co., N. J. lists hirrt at age 55 and his wife Elizabeth at age 44, the 1860 census at age 67 for him and 57 for her and the 1870 census at age 78 for him and 68 for her. The latter census, probab~, is correct. Hem., 28 Oct. 1819, Elizabeth Lewker (Mon. Co. Marriages); b. 1802, (1870 census). He lived in Dov~r Twsp. of Monmouth Co., N. J. in 1830 and in Little Egg Harbor Twsp. of Burlington Co., N. J. after 1850. Children of Miles and Elizabeth ( Iewker) Grant were, (Suit in Chancery, supra, and Federal Cens,1s lists), order of birth in all cases not certain. (1) Margaret Grant5, d. before 1 March 1876; m. Richard Quinn. Children who survived their mother were, Nancy Quinn6, m. Ezra Lippincott; (2) George Quinn6, m. Lavina. (2) Edith Grant5, d. before 1 March 1876; m. William Mory who survived her. Children who survived their mother were, (1) Joseph Mory6, d. 1 Jan. 1884; m. Eva and had children Catherine and Howard; ( 2) Martha MoryS, m. Maj or Mc Clo sky; 6 (3) John Mory~; (4) Ezra Mory6; (5) Ell~ Mory; ( 6) Mary ~oryu. (3) Sarah Grant, d. before 1 March 1876;·m. Jeremiah Gaskill who survived her but d. before Jan. 15, 1887. Children who survived her were, ( 1) Jeremiah Gaskill Jr.6, m. Elizabeth; (2) Josiah Gaskill6; m. cydia; (3) Carlisle Gaskillt, m. Emma; (4) Anna L. Gaskill6, m. Isaiah Iuker (Lewker); (5) John Gaskill6. (h) Washington Grant5, d. 10 March 1866; rn. Martha A. who survived him and was still living Jan. 15, 1887. Children who survived him were, (1) Emily Grant 6, m. John Mcclosky; ( 2) John Grant 6, m. Hannah· (3) Alice Grant 6, m. ,T c111es Camburn. (5) Enoch Grant5, b. 1826 or 1827; d. before 1 March 1876; m. Deborah, b. 1825 or 1826 who was still living Jan. 15, 1887. Children, (1) John E. Grant6, b. 1850; m. Irene; (2) Enoch Grant6, b. 158 6 1853; m. Adda; (3) Deborah E. Grant, b. 1856; m. James Farley; (4) George W. Grant6, b. 1858; (5) William A. Grant6, b. 1862; (6) Walter Grant, b. 1866 (Suit in Chancery, supra, and 1860 and 1870 Federal Census for Little Egg Harbor Twsp., Burlington Co., N. J. (6) John J. Grant5, b. 2 Aug. 1831; d. 29 Nov. 1905; m. Rhoda, b. 29 Apr. 1835; d. 28 Apr. 1900. (gravestone in West Cem. Tuckerton, N. J.) Children, (1) Eliza J. Grant6, b. 1853; (2) Williamina Grant6, b. 1855; (3) Robert L. Grant6, b. 1857; (4) Sarah E. Grant6, b. 1859; (5) John Grant6, b. 1861; (6) Rhoda Grant6, b. 1863; (7) Hannah W. Grant6, b. 1866; (8) Adelire Grant 6, b. 1869, ( Suit :ln Chancery, supra, and 1860 and 1870 Federal Census, Little Egg Harbor, Twsp., Burlington Co., N.J.) (7) Rachel Grant5, b. 1838; m. James Gale. Both were living January 15, 1887 (Suit in Chancery, Supra). (8) Alice Grant5 , m. Reuben Mo:ry. Both were living January 15, 1887. (Suit in Chancery, Supra). (9) Job Grant5, b. 20 M~ 1841; d. 1 Apr. 1925; m. 18 Juzy 1865 Elizabeth Goodwing of Philadel phia who d. lL. Aug. 1910, age 65. He is shown in the 1870 Federal Census of Little Egg Harbor Twsp. in Burlington Co., b. 1841 with wife Elizabeth and children, (1) Cn~rles Grant~ b. 1866; (2) Susannah Grant0, b. 1868. Job Grant was a Civil War veteran serving in Co. K 10, N. J. Vol. Inf. He and his wife lie buried in the West Cemetery at Tuckerton, N.J. Buried with them in the same plot are daugh ters Mary Grant, d. Apr. 12, 1890, age lS months and Ethel Grant, d. Mch. 12, 1891, P.ge 2 days, and a son Charles Grant, b. 11 Sept. 1865, (probably an error and should read 1866); a. 11! June 1897 and Florence M. Grant, dau. of Charles and Emma Grant, b. 8 June 1895; d. 12 Mch. 1897. 159 4 (2) Job Grant, b. 19 Nov. 1793; d. 1 March 1876, aged 82 years, 3 mo. and 12 days. (Suit in Chancery, supra, and p.ravestone in Good Luck Cero. at Lanoka Harbor, N. J.); m. Rachel, b. 1810,who survived him. The 1850 Federal census of Doirer Twsp. in Ocean Co., N.J. shows Job Grant at age 50 and, living with him, Rachel Grant, aged 40 and a child Ackrale, aged 14. If Ackrale was a son he predeceased his father. Ages given in Federal Census' are not dependable. Some enumerators only asked if a person was more than a certain age and set that figure down. Job Grant wrote his will 6 Feb. 1854. It was probated 24 March 1876. It mentioned his wife Rachel but no children and by devising his undivided half interest in a farm in Dover Twsp. to his wife for life and after her death to "my ~irs at law" set the stage for the Suit in Chancery described on pages 155 and 156 herein. (3) Sarah Grant,4 b., say 1795; d. 22 Oct. 1875; m. 1 Aug. 1817, Samuel Bozarth who predeceased her. The name was Bozarth in the Monmouth Co. marriage records but Bozeth in the Suit in Chancery, supra. Children who survived their mother were: (1) Ellen Dozarth~, L. 6 July 1825; d. 15 March lq22; m. William H. 1'3wis, b. 1817; d. 1893. (Goorl luck Cem., !Anoka Harbor, N. J.) One child was a son Amos Lewis, b. in Ohio, 20 Sept. 18~1; rl. 14 Aug. 1929; m. Susan Imlay, b. 8 May 1853; d. 10 July 1935. She was a dau. of Davirl and P..achel (Cranmer) Imlay. They had children, (1) Eleanor A. Lewis, b. 31 May 1883; rl. 7 Feb. 1926, urnnarried; (2) Lulu H. Lewis, b. 1887; d. 1890; ( 3) probably other chi lrlre,n. (2) Rachel Bozarth5, m. Mr. Herring. (3) John Bozarth5, m. Charlotte. ( 4) Samuel Bozarth5, m. Elizabeth. He died before Jan. 15, 1887. His wife survived him. (5) Sarah Bozarth5, d. before Jan. 15, 1887; m. John Mullen. Children who survived her, one dau., 16o Matilda whom. Mr. Ripley. (L) Joseph B. Grant,4 b. 17 June 1797; d. 27 Nov. 188 4; m., 11 Sept. 1Bl9, Elizabeth Hall, b. 15 Feb. 1800; d. 26 Oct. 1669. See Grant Family VII, P• 163 for their childrn• (5) John J. Grant, b. 27 June 1799; d. 7 Nov. 1867, aged 68 years, 4 months and 10 days. ( Cem. Bayville, N. J.) He married, 6 Jan. 1827, Deborah lewis, b. 1805, dau., probably, of Jonathan and Deborah lewis of Dover Twsp. (Vol. 2, p. 189, Monmouth Co., N.J. Marriages) She died 20 July 1895 and is said to have been buried in the Bayville Cem. The 1840 Federal Census of Dover Twsp. in Monmouth Co., N.J. and the 1850, 1860 and 1870 census' of Dover Twsp. in Ocean Co., (Ocea~ Co., w. J. was forrried out of Monmouth in lP.50), confinns all children named in the Suit in Chancery, supra, except Anna who pro bab~ was in her own or another's home when the 1850 census, which was the first to give the names of children, was taken, and Alfred, Margaret and Deborah shown in one or another of these census' lists, not mentiored in the Suit in Chancery, pro bably died without issue before that suit was filed. JonathAn ~wis, b. 3 Dec. 1752; d. 2 Jan. 1831 and his wife Deborah, b. 12 Jm1. 1780; d. 2 March 1845, the probable parents of Deborah, wife of John Grant, lie buried in the Bayville, N. J. Cem. The children of John and Deborah Grant were: (1) Ezekial Grant5, b. 31 Oct. 1829; d. 31 Aug. 1909, aged 81 years and 10 months; m. Lucretia, probably Lucretia Cornelius, b. 1830; still living 1887. Their children by the 1870 cPnsus were, (1) Lyrti.a Grant6, b. 1852; (2) 6 6 Charles W. Grant, b. 1855; (3) Deborah Grant m. Aaron Horner, and probably other children. (2) Hannah Grant5, b. 5 May 1832; d. 27 Oct. 1866; aged 34 years, 5 months and 5 days; m. Capt. Andrew J. Evernham. Her children who survived her were, (1) Hankinson Evemham; (2) Smith 161 Evernham; (3) Watson Evemham; (4) Catherine D. Evernham, b. 18 July 1850; d. 21 July 1861. (3) Elizabeth Grant5, b. 1831; d. 3 Oct. 1910; m. Jacob Platt. Both were living Jan. 15, 1887. (4) John Wesley GrantS, b. 1833; d. 28 Jan. 1867; m., Sarah Elizabeth Lemon, b. 30 June 1832; d. 17 Jan. 1922. Shem. 2nd., John Potter. His two children were Edward P. Grant6, b. 2 Feb. 1862J d. 13 Jan. 1931; m. Jane Youmans, b. 19 Sept. 18~7; d. 2 Nov. 1937, and Emma Grant6, b. 1859/ 6o; d. 30 June 1875, aged 15 years and 6 mo. (5) Anna Grant5, b. 13 Apr. 1836; d. 12 May 1885; m. Clayton Robbins, b. 5 June 1835; d. 21 Sept. 1908. He was a son of Clayton R. anrt Angeline (Applegate) Robbins. Children, (1) Sally Robbins, b. 28 June 1858; d. 16 Aug. 1861; (2) Lulu H. Robbins, b. 12 July 1861; d. 26 June 19u0 and probably others. ( 6) Alfred Orant5, b. 1839. He was living with John and Deborah Grant in 1860, age 21, but not listed in the 1870 census. He was a sea man. It is said he married and hari a son Alfred Grant Jr. 6 and if so this son may have been the Alfred Grant who married Rebecca Branson, b. 1869; d. 15 Apr. 1895, dau. of Hudson Yates and Arm (Collins) Branson. (7) Mary Grant5, b. 1841; m. John C. lemon. Both were still living in 1887. (8) Deborah Grant5, b. 8 March 1843; ~. 8 April 1866, aged 23 years and 1 month. (Bay-ville, N. J. Cem.) 5 (9) Matilda Margaret Grant, b. 21 Feb. 184h; d. 21 Jan. 1869, aged 24 years and 11 months. (Bay ville, N. J. Cem.) She probably is the same as Margaret shown in 1850 census. (10) Daniel V. Grant5, b. 23 May 1847; d. 21 May 1875. Hem. Lyrlia Hulsart, b. 26 July 1846; d. 17 Nov. 1923. (Gravestones in Good Luck Cem., Lanoka Harbor, N.J.) One child, a son 162 6 Alfred Grant, a minor on Jan. 15, 1887, sur- vived him. Another child, George Grant, d. 26 June 18 71. (11) furella Grant5, (some have read the gravestone "Our Ella) d. young (Bayville, N. J. Cem.). 4 ( 6) Margaret Grant, b., say 1801; d. 15 Dec. 1848; m. 3 April 1822, John Malcomb (name written Malco~ in Mon. Co. Marriage Rec. and ¥.ialcomb in Suit in Chancery, supra). Hem., 2nrl., Sarah who survived him and m. Mr. Briggs. Children of John and Margaret (Grant) Malcomb: (1) Edwell Malcomb', ct. after Jan. 15, 1887; m. Ma:ry. , (2) Job Malcomb,~- after Jan. 15, 1887; m. Maey"" E. (3) Sarah Jane Malcomb', d. after Jan. 15, 1887; m. Ieonard H. Burdock. (4) John Malcom.b5, d. before Jan. 15, 1887; m. Sarah and had children who survived him, ( 1) Charles M. Malcomb6, m. Elizabeth; (2) Joseph Malcomb6; (3) Scott Malcomb6, m. Jane; (4) Frances Malcomb6, m. Robert Durham. ( 5) Elizabeth Malcomb', d. before Jan. 15, 1887; m. James Brisbon and had children who survived her, (1) Margaret Brisbon6, ~. Samuel W. Langley; (2) Lillian E. Brisbon6• ( 6) Margaret Malcomb5, died without issue. ( 7) Robert J. Malcomb5, died without issue. (7) Edwell Grant4 (written both Edwall and &,will in father's original will but written Edwell in Suit in Chancery, supra, and on gravestone which, no doubt, is correct.) He was born 10 March 1806 and d. 7 Feb. 1880, aged 73 years, 10 months ;md 27 days, according to his gra,restone in the Good Luck Cem. at Toms River, N. J., but accor (1) Robert James Grant5, b. 22 Oct. 1848; d. 12 Feb. 1883, aged 34 years, 3 months and 20 days, gravestone record in Good luck Cem. at Lanoka Harbor, N. J. but according -oo the Suit in Chancery, supra, he d. 28 Jan. 1883. His will, dated 24 Jan. 1883, devised the half interest in a fann "known as the farm of Job and Edwell Grant," which he inherited from his father to Amos Grant whom the will does not identify. The will gave fifty dollars each to Eliza Bond and Deborah Grant. Augustus W. Irons was designated executor. (2) Franklin GrantS, b. 28 Feb. 1851; d. 2 July 1861, aged 10 ye.1rs, 4 mo. and 4 days. (3) William H. Grant5, b. 1853; d. young. (4) Howard Grant5, b. 1854; d. 3 Jan. 1877 in his 23rd year. ' FAMILY VII (Refer back to Joseph B. Grant4, p. 160) JOSEPH B. GRANTL, (son of J ohn3 and Margaret Grant, Grant Fanily VI herein) b. 17 June 1797 in Dover Twsp. of Monmouth Co., N. J. and died there 27 Nov. 188u. (Grave stone in Goon w.ck Gem. near Lanoka Harbor, N.J.). He married, 11 Sept. 1819, Elizabeth Hall of Monmouth Co., t. 15 Feb. 1800; d. 26 Oct. 1869. (Mon. Co. Marriages, and gravestone in Good luck Cem.) She was probably a daughter of Jacob Hall a Rev. War soldier who served first in the company of Abraham Lyon, Col. Ehlman Martin's Reg. 3.nd second in Capt. Bowman's Co. of the 2nd. N. J. Regiment. Joseph B. Grant was a carter and farmer, and his fami1¥ is recorded in the 18Lo, 1850, 1860 and 1870 Federal Census' of Dover Twsp. of Monmouth Co. (Oce~n Co. aftPr 1850), showing all children given below. Much about the family was found in the ChancP-ry Suit already nescribed unrler 164 Grant Family V herein. Acknowledgment is also given to Dr. Albert M. Grant of Hanover, Pa. for data supplied by him. Children of Joseph B. and Elizabeth (Hall) Grant, order of birth not certain in all cases and great grandchildren may not always be a complete list. (1) Lydia Grant,5 b. about 1820; d. Oct. 1877; m. 19 Aug. 1843, George Holcomb Evernham, b. 15 Juq 1818; d. 1902. Their children were: (1) Benjamin J. Evernham, b. 12 May 1844; m. Jennie Grant. No children. (2) Job Grant Evernham, b. 18 Aug. 1847; d. 1 Oct. 1894; m. Georgie Ann Taylor, b. Oct. 1950; d. 14 Dec. 1916; children, (1) James Hamilton Evernham, b. 1872; m. Hannah. They have 2 children; (2) Grace Evernham, b. 10 May 1873; d. 8 Feb. 1940; m. Taylor Britton arrl had 7 ch.; (.3) Lois Evernham m. Hilton Bunnell; (4) Jannette Evernham m. William Sager; (5) Carrol Evernham m. Christine. No children. (.3) Martha Elizabeth Evernham., b. 19 Sept. 1850; m. John Phillips and had children, Everette, Raymorrl and Clarence. (4) George H. Evernham Jr., b. 18 Sept. l.853; d. Aug. 1908; m. Hannah Hilliard who d. 1923. They had children, Roy and Harold. (5) Lorenzo J. Evernham, b. 4 July 1856; d. 1940; rn. 1st. Marian, m. 2nd., Sarah, a. 1939. No children. (6) Emeline Evernham, b. 19 Nov. 1858; d. L July 1928; m. 31 May 1R73, James W. Cornelius, b. 9 Oct. 1851; rl. l Nov. 1932. Children, (1) Sevester L. Cornelius, b. 1h ~c. 1876; d. 14 Feb. 1877; (2) Lydia Corll3lius, b. 19 Nov. 1878; d. 9 Oct. 1879; (3) Marion Cornelius, m. Richard Garland; (4) Arthur Cornelius, b. 14 Sept. 1880; m. Ada May Dempsey, b. 26 May 1884; d. 4 Jan. 1928 and had ch., Arthur Jr., Ada May and George; (5) Anna Cornelius, m. Arthur Worth; (6) Lloyd Cornelius; (7) Leslie Cornel- 165 ius, b. 22 Dec. 1887; m. Augusta Butler. (2) Mary E. Grant5, b. 3 Oct. 1821; d. 21 June 1892. ( GravestorE in Good wck Gem., Lanoka, N. J.) She married John Salter and had chiloren, (1) Charles s. Salter6, b. 185L; d. July 1929; m. Annie who d. May 1893; (2) Madeli~ Salter6, b. 1859; d. Jan. 1943; m. Harry Perry, who d. 1909, and had a dau., Etey-1 Perry7 who m~ Samuel Stokes and had children named Ethel, Earl and Helen. (3) Job Grant5, marimr, written Job c. Grant in 1870 census, b. 1824/5; d. March 1886; m. Elmira Worth. One child was Florence Grant6 who married Cl~rence Whipple and tad two children, Maude and Clarence. Another child probably was Job G. Grant6, d. 1893 whose wife was Rebecca Jane. His will nentioning wife Rebecca Jane but no children was written 27 Mch. 1893 and probated 24 Apr. 1893 ( Ocean Co. Wills). (4) William c. w. Grant5, famer, b. about 1826/7; d. after 15 Jan. 1887. Hem., 8 Sept. 1849, as his first wife, Mary Ann Jeffrey, b. about 1829./30 and d. about 1869. Hem. 2nd., after 1870, Deborah or Rachel by whom there were no children. Children by first wife. (Family Rec. and Federal Census of Dover Twsp., 1850, 186o and 1870.) (1) Cornelia Grant6, b. 1850; m. Joseph Brewer. One dau., Laura Brewer7, m. Charles Baker and had a dau. Florence BakerB. (2) Wilhemenia Grant6, b. 1853. (3) Mercy Grant6, b. 1854/55. Listed as Mary E. Grant in 1870 census; m. John ~no. Children, (1) Blanch Ryno7, m. Charles Jackson; (2) May Ryno7, m. William Applegate ann had sons Ralph an (6) Caleb S. Grant5, mari~r, b. 1831/32; d. 6 Dec. 1890; m. 6 Sept. 1856, Mercy Maria Worth, b. 1831 or 1838 • Children: 6 • (1) Lydia Ann Grant, b. 11 Oct. 1857; d. 10 Nov. 1857. 6 (2) Jennie Grant , (Rebecca J. Grant in 1860 and Jennie in 1870 census' of Dover Twsp.), b. 1858; d. Aug. 2 5, 1901; m. John Eastmond and had children, (1) Rufus B. Eastmond? and (2) Maude Eastmond? whom. Mr. Seeley. (3) Ulysses s. Grant6, b. 1865. He died at Port Monmouth, N. J. about 1890. (4) William Robbins Worth Grant6, b. 4 June 1869; d. 27 July 1940; m., 4 Oct. 1897, Minnie A. Kernes, b. 22 Jan. 1872; d. 9 April 1941. Children: 7 (1) Albert M. Grant, b. 28 Aug. 1898; m. 14 June 1927, Mary P. Adams, b. 18 July 1898. He gr~d. D.D.S.Jin 1924,from Univ. of Pa. and is a dentist in Han over,0Pa. Children, (1) WilJiam Adams Grantu, b. Jan. 1929; m., 25 Nov. 1953, Janet Ba.er. He grad. A.B., in 1951, from Gettysburg College. Present]yein Army Ordnance; ( 2) John Ad ams Grant , b. 4 Dec. 1933. He grad. A.B.,in 1953, from Gettysburg College, Phi Beta Kappa. Presently a medical student at the Univ. of Pennsylvania. (2) William K. Grant7, b. 10 Sept. 1900; m., 13 Nov. 1940, Marian Elbertson, b. 25 June 1922. Children, (1) Daryl K. Grant~ b. 8 Feb. 1943; (2) Pamela E. Grant,8 b. 21 March 1948. (3) Henry H. Grant 7, b. 12 May 1903; m., 6 Feb. 1926, Emma G. Zeigler. They have a dau. Phyllis Grant8, b. 12 Jan, 1934 whom. 26 Sept. 1953, Robert M. Griffith. 168 7 (4) Margaret M. Grant, b. 13 Aug. 1905; m. Robert Hill who d. Aug. 1949. She grad., R. N., in 1926, from the Columbia Presby terian School of Nursing. Two children, t3arbara and Robert. ( 5) Alexa.mer D. Grant 7, b. 7 Jan. 19o8; m., 24 Feb. 1948, Helen Margaret Galatian, widow, whose maiden name was Helen Margaret Feeney, b. 26 May 1914. She had a dau. Judy Galatian by her fl rst husband. Alexander D. Grant grad., A.B. in 1932, from Iebanon VaJley College~ Children, (1) Alexander D. Grant Jr. , b. ?l Nov. 19u8; (2) K. Charles Grant8, b. 25 Aug. 1951. (6) Philip T. Grant7, b. 19 March 1912; m. 20 Feb. 1937, Elizabeth Ann Sallada, b. 12 Jan. 1915. He is Supt. of the N. J. Game Farm at Forked Rivar, N. J. Child ren, (1) Philip T. Grant Jr.8, b. 19 Jan. 1943. 6 (5) Lewis Grant, m. Mamie. One child is Lewis 7 Grant Jr. • 6 (6) John Snowrlen Grant, b. 22 Sept. 1872; d. 17 Nov. 1884. (Bayville, N. J. Cem.) 5 (7) Sarah Elizabeth Grant, b. about 1838; d. 1920. She married Ralph Driscoll. No issue. (8) Joseph Grant5, b. 1843. His mme appears in the 1850 but not in the 1860 or 1870 census. He prob. died young. FAMILY VIII (Refer to pages 117-118 herein.) WILLIAM GRANT2, a son, prob., of William Grant the Quaker who, on 29 Dec. 17~6, joined Stephen Simons in re cuesti~~ a license for the said Simons to marry his dau., Sa rah 3.nd by written statenent on the back of the license declar:ing th~t Stephen Simons' age was over 21. (See pages 169 117 and 118. ' William Orant was married three t ires. His first wife was Esther Cramer, born about 1740, whom he mar ried between 10 Sept. 1761, when Esther Cramer was issued a certificate by the Womans Friends Meeting at Little Egg Harbor, and April 1765 when Esther Grant acknowledged to the Evesham Friends Meeting, Burlington County, N'. J. that she and her husband had violated Frierrls discipline. She was forgiven and pemitted to remain in the Meeting. She was a daughter of Stephen Cramer and his first wife by whan he had nire children ireluding Esther. William Grant's second wife was the widow Mary, pro babl¥ the widow Mary Loveland whose children, including Charles and Robert Love land, were mentioned in William Grant• s will. William Grant married, thirdly, Charity Gaskill, wicbw of Levi Gaskill. (Deed Book o2, p. 149 at Mt. Holly, N. J.) Charity Grant died in 1832 leaving a will that was probated 10 Nov. 1832 but that gave no important genealogical infor mation. (Surrogate's Office, Mt. Holly, N. J.) The will of I.evi Gaskill, her first husband, was probated in North ampton Twsp. of Burlington Co., N. J., 16 Oct. 18o6. (Ibid.) The will of Stephen Cramer of Little Egg Harbor men tiored William and John Grant both of whom, together with Solomon Gaskill, signed as witnesses. His will was dated 31 July 1775 and proved 16 April 1777. It mentioned his wife Sarah who was his second wife, born, Sarah Little, whom he married 31 Oct. 1749. It mentioned and named, as if then 11 ving, hls five sons and four daughters by his first wife, also his six daughters by his second wife. His da~ghter Estl"e r, by his first wife married William Grant. The inventory of his estate was made, 10 April 1777 by Lewis Darnell and William Grant and the artninistrator's accounting, made on 28 April 1778, showed legacies paid to William Grant, No:~ Smith, Mercy Smith, Anthony- Morris and Susannah, Ann, Hannah and Kezia Cramer. (N. J. Abstract of Wills, Vol. V, p. 117). The fact that a legacy was pain to William Grant anrl not to William's wife Esther implies that she was then deceased, but this is not true as the Little Egg Harbor Friends Records show, (ut infra). That William Granif acquired land from his father-in-law, Stephen Cramer of Little Egg Harbor, shortly before the latter wrote his will is shown by a deed on record a.t the 170 courthouse in Mt. Holly, Burli.ne-ton Co., date Children of William Grant~ (1) Esther Grant3, m. John Plumer. (2) Sarah Grant3, b. 1772; m. Charles wveland, b. 1770. They are shown in the 1850 census of Egg Harbor Twsp. of Burlington Co., N. J. :at ages 78 and 80 respectively but living alone. The 1830 census of the same county and township shows Charles wveland, aged 60 to 70 and his wife aged 50 to 00 with no children, the same probably being in homes of their own. According to the book "Assocj_ation of Practical Surveyors of West New Jersey", p. 399, their child ren wer~, (1) Wesley Loveland; (2) John Loveland; (3) Charlotte Loveland; (h) Esther Loveland and (5) Sarah Loveland. (3) Hephzebah Grant3, b., probably, about 1774; m. John Leek Jr. who was neceased when William Grant, his f~ther-in-lP.w, wrote ~is will. The Book of the Association of Practic~l Surveyors Proceedings etc, says that Hepzebah Grant married George leaks (obvious4' an error) son of C8.pt. John Leaks Sr. of Bass River Twsp. and han the following children. h (1) Grant Leek, b. 1810, according to the 1850 Federal Census of Little Egg Harbor Twsp. of Burlif'€ton Co., N. J. He had a wife Phebe, b• 1815 and children, (1) Hephzebah leek, b. 1832; (2) John Leek, b. 1834 and (J) Beulah leek, b. 1848. (2) Margaret Leek. (3) Achsah I.eek. 3 (4) lewis Grant, predeceased his father. Hem., 29 May 180h, Hannah Hall of Chester Twsp., Burl. Co. 173 (Burlington Co., N. J. 1'1arriages) His father's will mentioned Sarah Grant4, not yet 18, "daughter of my son lewis Grant" and provided that this grand daughter have her share invested at interest and the jntarest paid to her yearly untj_l she attains the age of eiJhteen years. (5) Elizabeth Gr4..~t, m. William Kindle. ( 6) The will of William Grant2also mentioned two married granddaughters, nRmely Buelah Albert, wife of Charles Albert, and Esther Killey, wife of John Killey. The parents of these granddaughters could ha,re been one of the above children of William Grant or of a. deceased child of his. 174 CB.APTER VIII BIRJSALL (3UR!JSALL) FANILY FAMILY I l NATHAN BIRDSALL , son, probably, of Benjarrd.n Birdsall, d. 1696; settled in Long Island, N. Y., in the middle of the 17th century. Mary Powell Bunker in her book "Long Island Ge!"ealogies" 1895, suggests th at he cAAie originally from New Haven, Conn., settling first iP. the north ~nd of East H31Tlpton, L. I. where he was living in 1657. In 1666 he purchased, from Mark Meggs, land at Matir.ecock, L. I. near Oyster Ba;y, his name being given as Nathan Burcham. In 1667-8, writing rJ.s name as Nathan Birdsall, he bought land from the Indians at Matinecock. In 1678, Ncthan Birdsall, Matthew Prior, Christopher Hawxhurst and Samuel and Joseph Weeks were allowed to haYe "the great meadow and half the little meadow," exact location not clear but proba.. bly near Mat:i.necock. In the same year Nathan Birdsall, Capt. John Underhill, Matt.hew Prior, James Cocks and John Feaks for:rred the neighborhood of Killingworth, at or near Oyster Bay, L. r. In 1679, Nathan Birdsall bought land of Lawrence I. Mott lying near Jerusalem (Ll.ttle Brittain), L. I., and in the same year bought land of Thomas Ireland called Birdsall1 s swamp. The name is spelled Birdsall in early Long Island records and .Burdsall in early New ,.Tersey records. Later generations in New Jersey used the spelling Birdsall which is the fonn that will be used herein. The children of Nathan Birdsall1 were: ( 1) Stephen Birdsall2, b., say about 1656; died, at Little Egg Harbor, N. J. in 1723. He married Mary whose maiden name was not found. He removed to Little Egg Harbor with his brother Nathaniel in 1713. ( See Family II below.) (2) Samuel Birdsall2, born, say about 1658; m., in 1690, Jane Langdon. 2 (J) Benjamin Birdsall, born, say about 1660; m., about 1682, Mercy Forrren. She was a daughter of Samuel and Miriam (Harcourt) Forman. (See Family III below.) (4) Nathaniel Birdsall2, born, sey about 1662; m. Mar,J• 175 The family was livine at a place called New Britain near Hempstead, Long Islanrl in 1696. He removed with his brother Stephen to Little Egg Harbor, N. J. in 1713 and is mentioned in the Little 1gg Harbor Friends Records in 1716, and on 11 March 1721 was chosen with Thomas Ridgeway to ~ttend Quarterly Meet ings. On 20 February 1723, together with his brother Stephen, John Grant and six others he was assigned land from t~e ~etherell warrant, said land bejng located between Little Egg Harbor and ~adeing Rivers in what is now Bass Township in Burlington Co., N.J. On 17 March 1725 he and Jacob Ong J'llade the inventory of Elizabeth Ridgeway, deceased. (Vol. 1, p. 383, }!. J. Abstract of Wills.) On 1h Feb. 1726 Nathaniel Birdsall' s "conversation" was approved, probably for removal to some other place not stated. Nathaniel Birdsall rloes not appear again in the Little Egg Harbor Friends Records. He probably removed about this time into the jurisdiction of the S!1rewsbury Friends Meeting in Monmouth Co., N. J. It was probably at his house there, on 1L. March 1730, that the m~rriage cf James L~ns and Martha Birdsall, daughter of his brother Stephen Birdsall, deceased, was solemized under Quaker discipline. Nathaniel Birdsall left no will ~nd the names of his children, if he had any, have not been found by this writer. Two children could have been; (1) Jacob Birdsa113, d. Apr. 1732; m. 1st., 1 Nov. 1727, Jane Busby, dau. of Nicholas Busby whose will was dated in Burlington County, 22 June 1727, with Jacob Bjrdsall a.s a witness. (Vol. 1, p. 77, N. J. Abstract of Wills; also Burl ington Friends Meeting Recorrls.) Hem. 2nd., h Apr. 1730, Elizabeth Coles. There was a child named Jane by first mrtrriage, rrobab]y no:r.8 b-J second. The arlmini stration of his estc'te was conf irre d to his wife Elizabeth as a~ministratrix, 8 Mey 1732. On 20 Jan. 17J2/ 33 John Buzby asked to be appointed guardian of the child J~ne. (Burlington Co. Wills in 176 office of Superior Court, Trenton, N. J.) Elizabeth Bi~dsall, wtrlow, probably wirlow of J::.3.cob, :~. 2nri., 2~ Feb. 1734, Benjami.n Cooper of Glouceste~ Co., 1. J. (Vol. 16, P• L3, Gen. Mag. of N. J.) There was a ,Jacob Birds1ll who, with Thomas Whitson Jr., i.-ias executor of the estate of James Abbctt of Amwell, Hunterdon Co., N. J., 22 Nov. 1757. 11he will of Thomas Whitso~ of s~e place rlated 13 Nov. 1758 men tioned a rlau. Elizabeth Burthsell (sic) and a son ThomR.s. (Vol. N, pp. 6 and 475, N. ,J. Abstract cf Wills.) Who this Jacob Birdsall w~s has not been netermirlfld but he could have been a son of Jacob Birdsall 3nd his first wife Jane Busby. Hiq narne was writt~n Burdsall in the records. (2) Mary Birdsall3 of New Hanover Township of Burl ington Co., N. J., m. 10 Aug. 1749 William Jones of thP. sane place. (Vol. XXII, P• 69, Gen. Mag-az ire of N. J.) Her name was wrj_ t ten Burrisall in the records. FA~ILY II 2 l STEPHEN BIRDSALL, (Nathan), the name spelled Burdsall 5-n New Jer~ey records, was born as early, probably, as 1656 in Long Islan~ and died at Little Egg Harbor, B~rlington County, New Jersey between 24 April 1723 when his will was written and 24 August 1723 when it was proved. He married Mary whose maiden name was not found. She returned to long IDland e.fter the death of her husband, and, accordine to the records of the N. Y. ~cnthly ~~eting of Friends, mr1rried h mo. (June) 172h, 9.t Westoury, David Allen, the recorrl rearling; "David Allen of Shrewsbury (N. J.) m., at Wb;r. (meaning Westbury, L. I.), ii 1-ro. (June) 1724, Mary Birds::i.11, wi,1ow of .Stephen of Little Egg Harbor." (Encyclo pedia of An. ~12ker ~n. by William Wade Hinshaw.) They returned to Manasnuan in Shrewsburv. Twsn... where lavid Allen died between 16 Feb. 172L/25 when his will was written and e Apri 1 1 72S when it was proved. David Allen's wi 11 men- t iun~d hi~ wife Mary an,3 children, ( 1) Martha. (her married n:enr.::, according to tl-ic Genealogical Magazine of N. J., Vol. 177 17 #h, and Vol. 65 Proceedings of N. J. Hist. Soc., was Grant about which more is said on page 120 herein); (2) Elizabeth Allen; (3) Joseph Allen; (4) David Allen; (5) Hannah Allen. (See Grant Family I, Chapter VII herein.) The first nention of Stephen Birdsall2 that this writer has seen will be round in "The History of long Island", Vol. II, p. 429 by Benjamin F. Thompson which says, in essence; On 9th of Jan. 1685, Indian Chiefs Sucaneman, alias Ru.nasuck, Chechagen, alias Quaropin, Samose son of Tackapausa, conveyed the residue of Matinecock with some other lands for a prl ce of 60 pounds current merchantable money to James Cock, Joseph Dickerson, Robert Townsend, Samuel Dickerson, STEPHEN BIRDSALL and 9 others all named, the same said grantees agree ing to accept as joint purchasers some fifty three others including Thomas Young, Hannah fforrnan for her son Moses, Samuel Birdsall, Nathan Birdsall, Thomas Willets, Richard Willets and Hope Williams, the latter probably meaning Hope Willets. 2 The will of Stephen Birdsall mentioned his wife and the six children named below, all perhaps minors except ~is son Nathan and "my daughter Mabel Grant". He designated his wife Mary and Joseph Willets to be joint executors. His wife Mary qualified as executrix on 24 Aug. 1723 she being "one of ye people called Quakers." Joseph Willets on the same day signed an affidavit renouncing his position as joint executor, said affidavit signed by him in the presence of Sam.uel Bustil and John Trent. The witnesses to the will were Jacob Ong, Isaac Ong and Samuel Andrews. 2 In 1713 Stephen Birdsall2, Nathaniel Birdsall, Moses Forman, and John Mathis left long Island and settled at Little Egg Harbor, N. J. Both Stephen and Nathaniel Bird sall are shown in the Little Egg Harbor, N. J. Friends records in 1716. On 20 Feb. 1723 both were assigned land from the Thomas Wetherell warrant dated 3 May 1722. (Book M, part first, pp. 34, 35, N. J. Proprietors Records at Burlington, N. J.) Other assignees were Thomas Ridgeway, Sarah Andrews, Mordica Andrews, Jacob Ong, John Grant, 178 Moses Embroe and Charles Dinge. The land was surveyed b)1 James Alexander, Surveyor General, 17 Aug. 1723 and was located between Little Egg Harbor (now called Mullica River) and Waiding Rivers near Little Egg Harbor, N. J. Most, if not all, of the assignees were 0 uakers. The assignee, John Grant, quite certainly was a son-in-law of Stephen Birdsall, the husband of Stephen's rlaughter Mabel, as mentioned in his will. Stephen Birdsall'~ wioow married, 24 June 1724, as her 2nd. husband and his seconrl wife, David Allen whose will was dated and proved less than a year later than that of Stephen Birdsall2• Stephen Bird sall's will, dated 24 April 1723, definitely shows that his daughter ~abel was married to a man named Grant. David Allen's will (Vol. I, N. J. Abstract of Wills) mentioned a married daughter, Martha, who, according to Vol. 65, Jan. 1947 of Proceedings of N. J. Historical Society, married David Grant of Somerset Co., N. J. whose will, mentioning a wife Martha, was written 6 May- 1743. (N. J. Abstract of Wills) It is not known if David Grant and John Grant were related. 2 The six children of Stephen Birdsall and his wife Mary, all ne ntioned in his will, were: ( 1) Mabel Birdsall3, called ttdaughter Mabel Grant" in her father's will. She, doubtless, m. John Grant of Little Egg Harbor, Burlington Co., N. J. The Bird sall and Grant families were Quakers with farms adjoining each other. (See Grant Fc111ily, Chapter VII herein.) n •'- O'rd h'.,. - . . 1· r.avuai.-i ...,1 sa.L.L,.,3 • ,,.n1.s c l.J.oren can on.iy oe :unp 1ed from the records, one of whom probably was; (1) Nathan Birdsa114, d. 1755/56; m., license dated 13 Dec. 1752, Abagail Willets, dau. of Timothy and Jurl ith Willets. Anthony SJ11ith, her bro in-law, sigred the marriage license as surety. (See Willets Family, Chapter VI herein.) On 31 March 1756, the court empowered John Nevil and Timothy Ridgeway to administer to Abigail Birdsall, widow, the oath to be taken as arlministrator of the estate of Nathan Birdsall deceased, "she being unable to travel. n The 179 other a~.ministrator was Levi Cramer, yeoman. Timotcy Willets was fellow bondsman. The inventocy of the deceased's estate was made, 10 March 1756, by Benjamin Randolph and John Conklin. (Vol. III, p. 29, N. J. Abstract of Wills.) In none of these papers were any children mentio~d but two children apparently were Nathan and Abagail as follows. 5 (1) Nathan Birdsall, b. ca. 1754. He pro- bably was the Nathan Birdsall who, with his wife Ann of Stafford Township in Monmouth Co., N. J. sold land, 4 Apr. 1795, at Barnegat, to Job Inman of same place which land was "the eoual one half of nine hundred acres that said Nathan Birdsa115 became seized of by hefirship from his father, Nathan Birdsall , who became seized of it by deed of conveyance from Stephen Birdsa113, (Nathan Birdsall~4 uncle, probably,) bearing date the 24 Dec. 1743 which being had will m:,re at large appear." Tre description of this land in the same deed shows that it bordered land of Stephen4 and Richard B1rdsall4 sons of Stephen Birdsall Jr.3 who married, 1738, Deliverance Birdsall. Children, probably an inco~plete list. (1) Silvestor Birdsa116, b. 1781/82 at Barnegat; d. 16 Feb. 1863 at Barnegat in 80th year. Hem. Elizabeth, surname not found, b. 1787; ~. 17 Nov. 1863 in her 77 year. (Frienns Cem., Barnegat) He is listed in the Federal Census of 1830 as being between uO and 50 years of age and living with his wife of same age and one female age 15-20, one female age 10-15, two females ages 5-10 and one male age under 5. A Monmouth Co., N.J, Deed, dated 5 June 1845 shows Silvestor and Silvanus Birdsall, sons of Nathan and Ann Burdsall conveying land to Nathan and Aaron Birdsall. All were of Stafford Township in Monmouth Co., N. J. This writer did not seek to iden tify the parents of Nathan and Aaron Birdsall of this deed but suspects they were brothers of the grantors. 6 (2) Silvanus Birdsall. He is listed in the 1830 Federal Census of Stafford Twsp. of Monmouth Co., N.J. as being between 30 and 40 years of age with wife of same age and one male, age 10-15, two females, ages 5-10 and one male under 5. 5 (2) Abagail Birdsa11 , b. 29 Apr. 1756. She prob. m. Jan. 1784 Nathan Tilton. (Shrewsbury Friends Rec.) 3 (3) Martha Birdsall, m. 3 March 1730, James Irons of Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., N. J. (Shrewsbury Friends Records. See Ir~ Family, Chapter IX herein.) (4) Phebe Birdsa113. Second intentions published at Shrewsbury Friends Meeting, 1 Mch. 1727, for Phebe Birdsall to m. John Havens. She m. 2nd., Mr. Bartlett. (5) Mary Birdsa113. A Mary Birdsall, (Bircham), m., Jan. 1750, Nathaniel Brown of Philadelphia. (Vol. III of The Gen. Mag. of N. J.) (6) Stephen Birdsall Jr.3. Second intentions published at Little Egg Harbor, N. J., 13 Feb. 1738 for Stephen Birdsall Jr. to marry Deliverance Willets, b. 16 July 1715. (See Family IV below.) FAMILY" III 2 1 BENJAMIN BIRDSALL , (Nathan ) , was born near Hempstead, 181 wng Island about 1660. His will bore the date of 1719. He married, about 1682, Mercy Forman daughter of Samuel and Miriam (Harcourt) Forman, and granddaughter of Robert For man who came to An1=rica from Holland and was one of the forty five patentees of Flushing, wng Island and later a magistrate of Hempstead, Long Island. 2 Children of Benjc:1T1in Birdsall and his wife Mercy Forman: 3 (1) Elizabeth Birdsall, b. 1662; m. Mr. Townsend. (2) Susannah Birdsau3, b. 1685; m. Mr. Underhill. (3) Samuel Birdsa113, b. 1687; m. 1st., 1716, Rose Wright; m. 2nd., 1726, Sarah Townsend. (h) Judith Birdsall3, b. 1689; m. Mr. Townsend. (5) Benjamin Birdsall3, b. 1691; m. Martha and had a family of eight children as follows: (1) Benjamin Birdsa114. (2) Nathaniel Birdsa114. (3) Phebe Birdsa114. (4) Sarah Birdsa114. (5) Mary Birdsa114. (6) Deborah Birdsa114. ( 7) Martha Birdsa114. (8) Elizabeth Birdsa114• (6) Miriam Birdsa113, b. 1693. (7) John Birdsa113, captain, b. 1696; d. 12 March 1764; m. 1st. Elizabeth Langdon, dau. of Thomas3 and Mary Langdon, (Joseph Langdon2, Thomas Langdon1) m., 2nd. Elizabeth, widow of a Mr. Pierce, born Elizabeth Coe. Shed. 1795 and gave prorerty to dau. Rosar.na, son Samuel and dau. Mary, wife of Capt. Samuel Sea man. See Family V below.) ( 8) Z ilpea Birdsa113, b. 1699. (9) Sarah Birdsa113, b. 1702. (10) Nathan Birdsa113, b. 1705. A Nathan Bir~sall of Hempstead, L. I. had a licence to marry Jane Langdon also of Hempstead, that was rlated l? April 1726. (N. Y. Gen. ann Biog. Reg,, p. S6.) (11) Another child, probably die ➔ yom1g. 182 FA~~I~Y IV 3 2 1 STEPHEN BIRDSALL JR. , (Stephen , Nathan ) was born, about 1700 ana died, between 2 February 1763, when his will was written, and 25 October 176h, when it was proved. He married ~eliverance Willets early in 1738, the Little Egg Haroor, N. J. Friends Records showing that second inten tions of marriage were published 13 February of that year, She was a daughter of Richard and Elizabeth (Ridgeway) Willets, a granddaughter of Hope and Mercy ( Langdon) Willets and a great grandrlaughter of Richarn and M~ry (Washburn) 3 Willets of Hempstead, Long Island. Stephen Birdsall Jr. of Little Egg Harbor purchased a 100 acre farm from Jacob Ong of Little Egg Harbor, Burlington Co., N. J., 9 Dec. 1730. The property was described as beginning at a pine tree marked for a corner by a small brook that bounds the land of William Bidrile sixty chains within the upland -- and lies in the form of a triangle one line running down said brook bounded by the same to the line of partition between East and West Jersey. The deed was witnessed by Edward Andrews and Gervas Pharo. (Vol. S, p. 57 of Deeds in Secy. of State's office, Trenton, N. J.) It is difficult to locate this farm exactly but it probably was in Bass River Township of Burli~ton Co., N.J. an11 may have been the sarie land that was assigned to Jacob Ong from the Wetherell warrant in 1723. It unctoubtedly was the same fann of 100 acres that Nathan and Stephen Birdsall of the township of Shrewsbury in the county of Monmouth, N. J. sold, 23 May 1732, to Joseph Parker of Little Egg Harbor, Burlington Co. This land was described as "meadow or lam and mean0ti1 lying and being at Little Egg Harbor in the western division of New Jersey --- also all the Estate Rights, Title, Interest, property, claims or Demands what soever in Law or Eouity of in or to the same with all hous ing, fences and improvements etc." The deed was signed by Nathan and Stephen Birrlsall anrl witnessed by William Pearce, his mark, and Joseph Gardner. (Vol. R, p. 536 of Deeds in the Secretary of State's Office, Trenton, N. J.) The will of Stephen Birdsall Jr, 3 of Monmouth Co., N.J, was dated 2 Feb. 1763 anrl proved 25 Oct. 1764. It rentioned his wife Deliverance and all chil0ren shown below except John and Nathan, both deceased. (Vol, IV, p. 67, N. J. 183 Abstract of Wills.) 3 Children of Stephen and Deliverance (Willets) Bird sall were: (Little Egg Harbor Frienos Records) (1) Mary Birdsa114, b. 2 Aug. 1740; m. 28 Sept. 1762, Timothy Willets Jr.h. (N. J. Marriages, Vol. XGII, N. J. Archives, First Series ) Timotey Willets was a son of Timotcy3, (Hope,2 Richardl.) See Willets Fanily Chapter VI herein. (2) John Birdsa114, b. 22 Mch. 1742; d. 15 Nov. 1757, (Little Egg Harbor Frienrls Rec.) (3) Stephen Birdsa114, b. 15 Dec. 1741'; m., 2nd. inten tions filed 8 March 1770, Desire Mott, b. 11 Sept. 1751. (Little Egg Harbor Friends Records.) She was a dau. of Samuel and Martha (Smith) Mott. (See Family VI below.) (4) Sarah Birdsa114, b. 9 April 1746; m. Jarvis Hazelton. (5) Nathan Birdsall4, b. 29 March 1748; d. 30 Nov. 1757 (Little Egg Harbor Friends Rec.) (6) Elizabeth Birdsa114, b. 11 Jan. 1750; m., 1774, James Collins. 4 (7) Phebe Birdsall, b. 11 Sept. 1753; d. 17 Mch. 1840; rn. John Collins, b. 1749; d. 26 June 1837, aged 88. (Friends Cem. at Barnegat, N. J.) Children, (1) Ann Collins; (2) Deliverance Collins; (3) Eli Collins; (4) Phebe Collins; (5) James Collim; (6) John Collins, m., 1802, Anna. Willets. (8) Richard Birdsa114, b. 19 March 1756; m., 10 Dec. 1781, at Evesham, Burl~ Go., N. J., ?hebe E0rton. She may have been his first wife. She was a dau. of Obadiah Borton. Anthony .Smith Jr. was a witness to the marriage. (Evesham Friends Records) On 8 May 1794 a certificate was given Richard and Elizabeth Bird sall a~rl their three minor children viz. Mary, Samuel and Burnett to remove to Rahway, N. J. (Lit tle Egg Harbor Frienns Rec.). This certificate was first received by the Evesham Meeting of Friends, 10 Oct. 1794, they calling it a certificate from Job and Richard Birdsall and sayiq; that they went to Rahway and Plainfield, N. J. 18L h Children of Richard Birdsall and wife Phebe. (Little Egg Harbor Friends Records) (1) Job Birdsall', b. 9 Sept. 17e2. (2) Mary Birdsa115, b. 5 Aug. 1784. Children of Richard Birdsallh and wife Elizabeth (Little Egg Harbor Friends Records) (3) Mary Birdsall'. (L) Samuel Birdsall'. (5) Burnett Birdsall'. (9) Joseph Birdsa114, b. 28 April 1758; m. Hannah. Children, probably an incomplete list. ( Little Egg Harbor Friends Rec.) (1) Sarah Birdsall', b. 14 Sept. 1784. FAMILY V 3 2 1 JOHN BIRDSALL , ( Benjamin , Nathan ) was b. in 1696 and died 12 March 1764. Hem., first, Elizabeth Langdon, dau. of Thomas3 and Mary Langdon, (Joseph Langdon2, Thomas La.ngdon1). John Birdsan3 married seconrl the widow Eliza beth Pierce, bom Elizabeth Coe. Shed. in 1795 and gave property to her dau. Rosanna and her son Samuel, also to her dau. Mary, the wife of Capt. Samuel Seam.an. Family lived on L. I. Children by first wife, five sore and one daughter as ~~llo~s: -· _h . . \,.l) l'homas c1.rdsal.L , eldest son, m. Rosanna Pierce. She was a dau. of her husband's stepmother whose mairlen name was Elizabeth Coe. Of issue was a dau. Eliza beth Birdsa115 whom. 1st., Parmenas Jackson, b, 1750; d. 19 Jan. 1781 of wounas inflicted at his home by robbers. Their children were, ( 1) Parmenas Jackson; m. Charity Coles; (2) Elizabeth Jackson, m. Micah Jackson; ( 3) Rosanna Jackson, m. Samuel Nichols; (h) John Jackson, m. Margaret Cornell. Shem. 2nrl., James Downing ane1 had additional children; ( 5) Jemima Jackson; ( 6) Thomas Jackson anrl (7) Coe S. ,Jae-ks on. Shem. 3rn. Amos Willets of Jericho, no issue. 185 4 (2) Jo~~ Birdsall Jr., m. 1750, Phebe Seaman, dau. of James and Martha Seaman, and had children: (1) Seaman Birdsall', m. Abagail Smith. He lived north of his Uncle Thomas Birdsall' s place at Jerusalem, L. I. Their five children were: (1) John Birdsa116, m. a Mr. Williams. (2) Smith Birdsa116. (3) James Birdsa116, m. a Mr. Jackson. (4) Charlotte Birdsa116, died unmarried. (5) Phebe Birdsa116, m. lst. a Mr. Duryea; m., 2nd., a Mr. Wiggins. ( 2) James Birdsall', m. Mary Seaman, b. 1757, dau. of John and Elizabeth (Cannan) Seam.an. Of issue was a son Benjamin Birdsall6 who m. Almy and had children, (1) Amy Birdsall?; (2) Eliza Birdsa117 and Harriet Birdsau7. 4 (3) Joshua Birdsall, m. a Miss Sprague. Of issue was one son; 5 (l) John Birdsal[. (4) Elizabeth Birdsall, b. 15 Apr. 1731; d. l July 1777; m. William Smith of Great Neck, L. I. who was b. 14 Aug. 1727; d. 15 June 1781. They were both interred in the buryi~ ground rear Brooklyn Church. Child ren (Bible records, Vol. 27, p. 100, N. Y. Gen. & Biog. Reg.), (1) John Smith, b. 23 July 1750; (2) William Smith, t. 26 Feb. 1753; (3) ElizA.beth Sni.i th, b. 7 June 1756; (4) Mary Smith, b. 26 Apr. 1759; (5) Treadwell Smith, b. 13 June 1762; (6) Joseph Smith, b. 10 Feb. 1765; d. 28 May 1840; m., 15 Nov. 178-, Deborah Cannon, b. 17 Jan. 1765, dau. of John and Jemima Cannon. ( 5) Benjamin Birdsall4, Capt., later Colonel, b. 17 Sept. 1736; d. JO July 1798; m., 1763, Freelove Jores, dau. of Major Williams and Phebe Jores. William Jones was a son of Thoma.s Jones who came first to Rhode Island from Strabane, Ireland and then to L.I. where hem. Freelove, dau. of Thomas Townsend. Benjamin Birdsall1 s services in the Rev. War were 186 noteworthy. (See Hist. of L. I. by Thompson, Vol. I II, p. 4 51.) Their eight chil,iren were: (1) David Birdsall;. J (2) Benjamin Birdsall'. (3) Phebe Birdsall5, m. a Mr. Jackson. (4) Elizabeth Birdsa115, m. Jackson Althouse. (5) Margaret Birdsa115, m. 1st. Jacob Seaman; m. 2nd., Dr. Timothy Treadwell. (6) Mary Birdsa115, m. a Mr. Wright. (7) Charlotte Birdsa115, b. 1764; m. Zebulon Seaman, son of Thomas and Martha Seaman. (8) Thomas Birdsa115, m. Phebe Jackson, dau. of Jacob Jackson, and had children, (1) Jackson Birdsa116; (2) Lena Birdsa116; (3) Timothy Birdsa116• 4 (6) Joseph Birdsa11 , m. Mary Clowes, dau. of Samuel and Rebecca (Dorland) Clowes. They lived at Jerusalem and Coxsackie, L. I. Children: 5 (1) Elizabeth Birdsall, b. 1767; d. unmarried, 1846. (2) Rebecca Birdsa115, b. 1770; d. 1775. (3) John Birdsa115, b. 1773; d., unmarried, 1850. (4) Anna Birdsa115, b. 1776; d., unmarried, 1805. (5) Mary Birdsall5, b. 1779; d. 1828; m. Oliver Post. (6) Catherire Birdsa115, b. 1781; d. 1783. (?' T'4:>hn,..'"I~ 0 1· .... ~ ..... ,,5 b 17°1 1 • ,l ,o~"- ..,1 ~,nomas , , 1 ..,..., '-'-• u..• ~ ~ uuO.-'--'- , • v'"+, Ue .LUUL, Jr • J. Seaman. i; ( 8) Sarah Birdsall· , b. 1790; ri. 1836; m. John Garner, d., ca. 1838, who came to Jerusalem, L. I. about 1800 from Co. of Armagh, Ireland, He was a school teacher at first and later a merchant. Their five children were: (1) Wil liam Garner whom. Caroline E. Seaman anrt died in 1873; (2) John B. Garner; (3) Mary Garner; (h) Elizabeth Garner whom. Luke Weeks; (5) Ann Garner. 187 3 Children of John Birdsall and his second wife, the widow Elizabeth (Coe) Pierce: (7) Samuel Birdsall4. He married and had a dau. named Elizabeth. (8) Mary Birdsall4, b. 1746; :n. 1762, Capt. Samuel Seaman. (9) Rosanna Birdsa114, d. unmarried. FAMILY VI 4 STEPHEN BIRDSALL , (Stephen3, Stephen2, Nathan1) b. 15 rec. 1744; d., after 1810, probably in Ontario County, New York. He m. Desire Mott, b. 11 Sept. 1751, daughter of Samuel and Martha (Smith) Mott, the 2nd. declaration of their intention to marry having been published 8 March 1770. (Little Egg Harbor, N. J. Friends Records.) He lived at Little Egg Harbor, N. J. where, 8 Sept. 1785, he was ap pointed by the Little Egg Harbor Friends Meeting to present to James Grant the charges of the meeting that he, Grant, had been concerned with military service and neglect of at tending meeting, and acquaint said Grant with his right to appeal. Two deeds in Monmouth County, N. J., (Book W, pages 364 and 365), show Stephen Birdsa114 and Job Ridgeway, both of Stafford Township and Daniel Shourds am Joseph Gaunt of Little Egg Harbor, pv.rchasing from Tirnotey Ridgeway, father of Job, and Levi Cramer both of Stafford Township, one and one half acres of land at Barnegat and immediately confirm ing it to "the people of Gerl called Quakers be longing to the Monthly Meeting held at Little Egg Harbor in Burlington Co., N. J. n The land was intended for a Meeting House to be erected at Barnegat. Stephen Birdsall was an ardent Quaker and by the recorrls, greatly beloved. He was approved as a minister in 1786 and appeared at maey meetings in N.J. and elsewhere. On 14 March 1805, Stephen Birdsallh anci his wife Desiah (sic) and five minor chilrlren viz. Elizabeth, Zipporah, Sarah, Phebe anrl Ly-iia requested a certificate to remove to Farmington, Ontario County, N. Y. On 12 Oct. 1810, Stephen Birdsall of Ontario Co., N. Y. gave a power of attorney to his son Alnos who used it as late as 1811. (Book V, p. 133 and Book W, pp. 26, 273 and 293, Mon. Co., N. J. Deeds.) About the same time that Stephen4 ann Desiah Birdsall re moved to Farmington, N. Y., John, Jacob and Mary Birdsall, 188 their children no doubt, requested certificates to the sair~ place; also ~icajah Willets and his wife Jurlith with minor children Joseph, Abraham, Sarah, Cornelius and Mary; also Richard Willets and his wife Rachel and two minor chil,jren, Amos and Stephen; also Barzillian Willets; also Samuel Warren and his wife Sarah with seven minor children.. Daniel , Charles, Acksah, Ann, Job, Gamaliel and Thoreas; also Samuel Warren Jr. (Little Egg Harbor Friends Minutes) The twelve children of Stephen Birdsa114 and his wife Desire Mott were, (Little Egg Harbo~ Friends Records): (1) Nathan Birdsall' b. 9 Jan. 1771. (2) Stephen Birdsall~, b. 4 Nov. 1772. (3) John Birdsa115, b. 29 July 1775. Removed to Ontario Co., New York about 1805. (h) Amos Birdsall', b. 1 Jan. 1777; d. 26 Sept. 1839; m. Martha Headley, b. 24 Jan. 1782; a. 14 July 186o. The 1830 Federal Cenrus shows Amos Birdsall, age between 60-70, living in Stafford Township of Mon mouth Co., N. J. (See Family VII below.) (5) Rachel Birdsall~, m., 16 Dec. 1801, at Barnegat, N. J., Richard WilJets Jr. of Stafford Township, Mon. Co., N. J. He was a son of Micajah and Jurlith (Cramer) Willets. (Little Egg Harbor Friends Records.) Famizy removed to Ontario Co., New York about 1805. (6) Jacob Birdsall'. Removed to Ontario Co., New York about 1805. (7) Mary Birdsa115. 5 (8) Elizabeth Birosall. Removed with parents to Ontario Co., New Ycrk in 1~05. (9) Zipporah Birdsa115. Removed with parents to Ontario Co., N. Y. in 1805. (10) Sarah Birdsa115. Removed with parents to Ontario Co., N. Y • in 1eo5. (11) Phebe Birdsa115. Re~oved with parents to Ontario Co., N. Y. in 1805. ( 12) Lydia Birdsa115. Removed with parents to Ontario Co., N. Y. in 1805. FAMIIX VII 4 3 2 AMOS BIRDSALLS, (Stephen, Stephen , Stephen , Nathanl) 189 was born 1 Jan. 1777; d. 26 Sept. 1839, aged 62 years, 8 ~onths and 25 days. He married Martha Headley, b. 2h Jan. 1782; rl. 11 July 1860, aged 78 years, S months and 20 days. (Gravestones in the Cedar Grove Cem. at Waretown, N. J.) Martha Hearlley was a daughter of Samuel and Martha Headley. A~os Birdsall was a prominent citizen of Stafford Township in ~onmouth (now Ocean) County, N. J. He served as Justice of the Peace for many years and figured in many land trans actions in the township. 5 Children of Amos Birdsa11 and his wife Martha Headley: (1) Samuel Birdsa116, b. 22 Jan. 180h; d. 27 March 1892, aged 88 years, 3 months and 5 days. Hem., 1828, Amy Bennett, b. 17 Feb. 1808; d. h Jan. 1872, dau. of Samuel anci Rebecca Bennett. Samuel Birdsall was a prominent citizen of the eastern shore of New Jersey and owner of Cedar Lane Farm, one of the finest in Ocean County. In addition to farming he was a large ship owner and operator. He was the first state senator elected to represent Ocean Co. after the latter's organization in 1850. He was first a Methodist, am it was largely che to his support and leadership that the Metho~ist Church of Waretom, N. J. was built. In later life he embraced the Quaker faith and associated himself with the Society of Friends at Barnegat. Children, one daughter. 7 (1) Louise w. Birdsall, b. 29 Jan. 1829; d. 21 Apr. 1863, agerl 34 years, 2 ~onths and 22 days. She married Benjamin Predmore of Barnegat and had a dau. Martha B. Predrnore8, b. 10 June 1853; d. 8 Sept. 192h whom. Job Falkinourg. Their dau. Sarah Pred~ore9 m. Dr. Wallace. There may have been other children. 6 (2) Stephen Birdsall, b. 4 Oct. 1805; d. 22 Nov. 1805, aged 1 month and h ~ays. (3) Jacob Birdsa116, twin with Stephen, b. h Oct. 1805; d. 22 Sept. 1877, aged 71 years, 11 months anrl 18 days. He married, about 1827, Rhorla Brown, b. 30 June 1807; d. 15 Nov. 1879, aged 72 years, 5 months and 15 days, 190 daughter of Stephen Brown. Jacob Birdsall was a sea captain and ship builder. He represented his district in the N. J. Assembly in 1863 and 1864. In 1873 he was appointed Lay Judge of the Court of Ocean Ccunty, a position which he held until his death. His funeral was largely attended an extra train having been run from Toms River to transport those who desired to attend. Children: ? (1) Abagail Birdsall, b. 3 Sept. 1828; d. 8 Oct. 1868, aged 40 years, 1 month and 5 dqs; m. Enoch H. Jones, b. 1 Nov. 1824; d. 11 Mch. 1896, son of James and Eliza Jones. One son was Jacob Birdsall Jones, d. 31 Jan. 1911. There may have been other children. (2) Amos Birdsa117, ships captain, b. 18 Dec. 1829; d. 31 Dec. 1909, aged 80 years and 13 days; m., 1856, Maria U>uisa Holmes, b. 3 June 1836; d. 5 May 1908, aged 71 years, 11 nr,nths and 2 days. She was a dau. of Joseph Holmes Sr. Amos Birdsall was a we 11 known and highly respected ships master, whose ships plied the coastal waters of North America as far south as the Gulf of Mexico and the West In::lies. His first commission as master was when he was only 18 years of age. Later he acquired vessels of his own and in later life directed his own fleet, ultimately turning over the management of same to his sons. He was chosen president of the First National Bank at Toms River, N. J. in 1897 and served in that capacity until his death. His children were, (1) John Hohes Birdsa118, b. 31 May 1857; d. 31 Jan. 1899; m. Eva Augusta Prudden; (2) Ida Birdsa118, b. 28 Jan. 1859; d. 11 May 1916, unmarried; (3) Clarence Birosa118, ships master, b. 21 May 1860; d. 5 Jan. 1929; m. Katie Cowperthwaite, dau. of George Cowperth waite. She a. 8 MA-y 1910, aged 78; (h) Louise Birdsa118, b. 1 Oct. 1861; d., in Cromwell, 191 Conn., 8 Dec. 1027, aged 66, unmarried; (5) A..~os Birosa118, ships captain, b. 1865; d. 1938; m. 1st., 28 Aup. 1890, Anna Aumack, m. 2nd., 1905, Louise Baals of Phila. Pa., b. 1865; d. 1929; (6) Percival Birdsa118, b. 19 Sept. 1882; d. 20 Sept. 1907. He lived at Red Bank, N. J. ? (3) Stephen Birdsall , b. 10 May 1831; d. 11 Jan. 1839, aged 7 years, 8 months and 1 day. (4) Infant son7, b. 6 June 1832; died soon. (5) Infant son7, b. 20 June 1834; died soon. (6) Amy Birdsa117, b. 7 May 1835; d. 25 Dec. 19o4; m. George Platt Conover, b. 10 Aug. 1833; i. 10 May 1912. Chilnren, (1) J. B. Conover ; ( 2) Samue 1 Conove1 ; ( 3) Hersche 1 Birdsall Conover, b. 20 Mch. 1863; d. 13 Oct. 1942; m. 28 April 1896, Sarah Rogers Grant, b. 21 May 1866; d. 5 June 1933, dau. of Caleb arrl Sarah Jane (Jeffrey) Grant. (7) Herschel Birdsa117, b. 8 Jan. 1838; d. 15 Sept. 1860, aged 22 years, 9 months and 7 days. (8) Jacob H. Birdsan7, ships captain, b. 14 Oct. 1839; d. 14 Mch. 1919; m. Emiline Elmira Holmes, b. 27 May 18u3; o. 1 Mch. 1917. She was a dau. of Joseph Sr. and Ann (Stout) Holmes. Children, (1) Rhoda Birdsa118, m. L. Trevette I.ockwood; (2) Angeline Birdsa118, m. La Motta Hartshorn of Millstone, N. J.; (3) Hershel 3irdsall8 of Red Bank, N. J.; (4) Major John 8 H. Birdsa118, u. S. A.rrrw; (5) Jacob Birdsa11 , b. 8 Apr. 1867; d. 17 June 1870; (6) Maude Birdsa118, b. 20 Nov. 1869; d. 27 June 1870. (9) Rhoda Birdsall?, m., 25 Feb. 1863, Capt. John S. Holmes of Forked River. 6 (4) William Birdsall, b. 7 Sept. 1806; d. 5 July 1857, aged 50 years, 9 months and 28 days; m. Elizabeth Hartshorn, b., probably in 1814; d. 23 Aug. 1858. Children of William and Elizabeth (Hartshorn) Bird sall. List may not~ complete. (Waretown, N. J. 192 Cemetery and Guardian Bond Book 1, p.61, Ocean Co., N. J.) 7 (1) Joseph H. Birdsall, m. Maria. Gravestones in Waretown, N. J. Cem. show burials of two chil~ 8 ren, viz., (1) Elizabeth Birdsa11 , b, 13 Sept 1864; (6) Wi~::m~~~sa117, b. 25 Feb. 1854; d. 14 April 18~4, aged 1 month and 19 days. (7) Job F. Birdsa117. 6 (5) Amos Birdsall Jr. , b. 28 Sept. 1909; d. 12 Oct. 1817, aged 8 years and 14 days. (6) Mary Ann Birdsa116, b. 11 March 1813; m. Job Falken- burg. 6 ( 7) Ezekial Birdsall, b. 24 Jan. 1814; n. 17 Jan. 1876, aged 61 years, 11 months and 23 days. Hem., 1st., Joanna Howell, b. 20 June 1818, d. 23 Nov. 185,, aged 37 years, 5 months and 3 oays. Hem., 2nd., 13 Jan. 1849, Ann Eliza Hazelton, b. 9 Aug. 1822; d. 17 Feb. 1888. The will of Ezekial Birdsal of Ware town was nrovP.rl 13 Mch. 1e?6. It meritior~d his wift Ann E. and children Joanna and Samuel E. Birdsa117. Other children are shown by gravestones in the Cedar Grove Cemetery in Waretown, N. J. as follows: (1) Samuel E. Birdsall?, b. 26 Dec. 1839; rl., 8 Feb. 1910, aged 70; m. 1864, Mary Anna Tilton, dau. of John and Charlotte Tilton of Barnegat, N.J.~ b. 19 Apr. 1842; d. 10 June 1923. He lived in West Phjl~nelphia and harl daughters, (1) Charlotte Birdsa118, b. 1 June 1867; d. 14 Mch. 1934; (2) Marion A. Birdsa118, b. 1875; d. 1950. 193 7 (2) Joanr1a Birdsall • She may have married Reuben Croxton. (3) Mary Ann Birdsall?, b. 27 Mch. 1847; d. 27 Oct. 1848, aged 1 year and 7 months. (4) Infant son7, d. 6 Mch. 1862. Child of second marriage. 6 (e) Andrew Jackson Birdsall, b. 3 Feb. 1816; d, 19 March 1883, at Fon-Du-Lac, Wisconsin, aged 67 years, 1 month and 16 days. (9) Martha J. Birdsa116, b. 19 April 1817; d. 22 Feb. 1886, aged 68 years, 10 months and 3 days. She married Taylor Corlis Newbuxy, b. 5 April 1811; d. 16 May 1881, aged 70 years, 1 month and 11 days. Their children, according to obituaries in the N. J. Courier (Toms River) and Waretown, N. J. Cemetery inscriptions were, order of birth not certain; (1) Amos Birdsall Newbury7, b. 28 Feb. 1840; d. 10 Dec. 1906, m., about 1870, Annie Bodine Pred more of Barnegat, N. J., b. 20 May 1852; d. 26 Jufy 1930. Surviving children were, (1) A. J. Newbury8 of Porterfield, Calif.; (2) Amos B. Newoory Jr. 8 of Toms River, m Margaret T. (Swan) Roysi (3) Elizabeth Newbu:ry8; (4) 0 8 Amelia Newbury ; (5) A dau. Newbury whom. Charles Harbey of Atlantic Highlands, N. J. (2) Irvie Newbury7 who was lost at sea off Cape Hatteras, 28 Sept. 1874. ( 3) .J-,~nna B. Newtu ry7, b. 22 April 1854; d. 4 May 1855. ( 4) Gussie (Augusta) Newbury 7, m. Samuel King of Barne eat, N. J. (S) Desiah Newbury?, m. Alfred Jardire of Jersey City, N. J. ( 6) Eva Newtu ry 7, m. Henry N()rton. ( 7) Amelia Newbury 7, m. Capt. Daniel S. Williams of Hightstown, N. J. who d. 189!~. (8) A son Newbury7 who predeceased his parents. 6 (10) Desire B. Birdsall, b. 27 Aug. 1821; m. Samuel Stout Wycoff. 194 CH.4.PTER IX IRONS FAMILY The Irons family of Monmouth County, New Jersey began with James Irons who bought land of William and Elizabeth Brinley situate at Manasquam on the sea coast of Monmouth County in 1714. Where he carre from was not discovered by this writer. Edwin Salter in his History of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, N, J., 1890, p. LXXIII, says "A tradition in the family (Irons) says it descended from a Scotsman who went first to Connecticut and from there to New Jersey and that he md three sons naned Garret, James and John." Quite obviously Salter was talking about James Irons Jr. who did have children by the nane s mentioned as will appear later. A search of the town, county, court, church and ceme tery records of Coruiecticut (Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Conn.) revealed no one of the Irons family any where in the state in the 17th or early 18th centuries. There was a Matthew Irons who died in Boston in 1661. His will was dated 30 Jan. 1661, and the inventory of his estate taken by William Cotton, Thomas Joy (Jay) and John Vi3.ll, 16 Apr. 1661. His will mentioned land bought of 11 Jey" brother Browne next to Goodman Baxters," also mentioned "the ground at Muddy River and at Long Island" and gave same in ecp1al shares to his daughters Elizabeth and Rebecca and his young est son Samuel. He gave to his son Thomas his sword and musket and to his eldest son John he gave his "old dwelling house in Boston with barn belonging to same." No wife was (N '14' ("__o..,.. JT!._t:Jnt --' i 0 n-=>n.. --• \••• ..... u;r.- s+.., • .;.i...,._,'"'""~ _.\;,.1..1,e o,._,..~I.Coe TT,..,~U-"-e .Jo...._,, , }J•- J Ve)t. ' "The Genealogical Dictionary of First Settlers in New England" by Jaires Savage, 1860, says that the wife of Matthew Irons (Ines, Iyans and sozreti~s mistaken for Jones) was Ann and that their eldest child was John bap. 30 Sept. 1638. Following John was Elizabeth, bap. 18 Apr. 1641; Thomas, bap., 5 Feb. 16u3; Rebecca, bap. 2 March 16lJ.5; Edward, bap. 11 Feb. 1649, prob. died young; Samuel, youngest son, bap. 24 Nov. 1650. After Samuel was Ann, William, Ann again, Catherine and Matthew, all of whom rlied young. The son John died in 1676, (Suffolk Co., Mass. Probate Records), and may have been the seaman John Irons who joined Master 195 :1r. ,.Jo},n Winge and another seaman in reporting to the :lagistrates of Pl:rmouth Colony, 6 Feb. 1667, that their ship, the Hopewell, was not seaworthy. (Plymouth Colony ~ecords, Vol. IV, p. 171.) Thomas was a "tobacco spinner" in Boston in 1666. Samuel Irons, according to Savage, re moved to Braintree, Mass. where the Braintree vital records show that he married, 13 Nov. 1677, Sarah Belcher3, b. 27 June 1656; d. 22 Aug. 1693, daughter of John Belcher2, (Gregory1 ). Samuel Irons died 25 Sept. 1691 and his intes tate estate was administered in 1693. (Suffolk Co., Mass. Probate records.) The birth of only one child, a daughter Ruth on 16 Nov. 1678, is shown in the Braintree records. There could have been other children including Samuel Irons of Providence, R. I. and James Irons of Monmouth Co., N.J., both dealt with more fully below, but no evidence has been found to prove it other than the fact that Samuel of Providence bore the same name and that he named children Samuel and Sarah and that James of New Jersey named his first rlaughter Sarah. (See "Pioneers of Mass." by Pope, 1900) Samuel Irons of Providence, R. I. married, 3 May 1709, at Providence, Sarah Whipple, daughter of Jonathan Whipple, and had children, (1) Jonathan, b. 12 July 1709; (2) Jeremiah, b. 29 Nov. 1711; rn., 29 Sept. 1734, Bethia Wigear; (3) Samuel, b. 10 Oct. 1713; (4) Sarah, b. 12 Sept. 1715; m. 8 Oct. 1722, John Warner, and Thomas, b. 29 Oct. 1717. SantUel Irons, father of these children, died 31 Dec. 1720. He was called a Tailor in his recorded death notice. (Vital Records of R. I., Vol. 2, pp. 100, 229, 268.) The Early Rt:il"f'\,..~C:- r.f' o~,...... n 'O T TT- "l \ITTT .-, . oj·.as ·ru· s Ln '1 '1 . -- - - ~ ., - ..., - •• - • .- ~n-c~-~ '-.,. ._ J ..... ~ • J ~ U .I.• /\. V J. '-1 ti. l,s;;. .,. •.,.a.) dated at Providence, 31 Dec. 1720 and proved 11 Feb. 1720/ 21, which mentioned a wife and children without nameing them. He riesi gnated his "brother" Peter Barnes and Lieut. John Whipple executors. The will of Jorn.than Whipple dated at Providence 5 Sept. 1721 mentions daughters Sarah Irons, Marjory Barnes, Parratine White, Mary Hamman and Alice Whipple. (Vol. XVI, pp. 185-193 of Early Recorrls of Providence, R. I.) Judge Thomas Irons and his brother Owen Irons lived in Kent County, Delaware early in the 18th c~ntury. Owens Irons was a soldier in the French and Indian War. He mar ried Penelope Freeman anct had chilnren, (1) Titus Irons; 196 (2) Timothy Irons, whose son Thomas was a poet of some note; (3) Sarah Irons who married John Clark. (N. E. Hist. & Gen. Reg., Vol. 106, pp. 45-1!9; also see "Hist. and G€n9alo• gical Misc.", Vol. IV, p. 106 by John E. Stillwell, ~~. D.) This Kent. County, Delaware family prob;ibly descenrled from Simon Irons1 of Kent County whose will, dated 12 Oct. 1706 and proved 16 Dec. 1706, mentioned his wife Perces (Pearses) arrl children, (1) Simon Jr.2; (2) Francis2; (3) Robert2; 2 (4) William ; (5) John2; (6) Margaret2• (Delaware Archives, Dover A-24-27.) Perces Irons, widow of Simon, late of Duck Creek, d. 13 April 1717. Accor~ing to records on the Irons family in the files of the Pennsylvania Gen. Society at Philadelphia, William Irons2, son of Simon, married, before 25 Feb. 1719/20, Jane, daughter of Jacob and Mary Kollock, and had a son, Aaron Irons3, who married Mary Gordon and had a son Lemuel Irons4, b. 22 tee. 1764, who married Zipporah Hill, daughter of Joshua and Betty Hill. Simon Irons was granted a large quarter of land in the county of Kent, Delaware, 4 April lnSJ. (Patent Book A, Vol. 1, p. 217 Dept. of Internal Affairs, Pennsylvania) He also represented Kent Co., Delaware in the assembly that met at Philadelphia, 12 Jan. 1682/83 and 8 Aug. 1683. In those years the territory of Delaware was held unrler lease by William Penn. Some descendar,ts of the Irons family sug gest that James Irons1 of Monmouth Co., New Jersey descended from Simon, but no son James was rentioned in Simon's will and apparently James of Monmouth Co., N. J. was born too early to have been a grandson. Simon1 was living in Kent Co., Delaware at the time of his death an FAMILY I 1 JAMES IRONS , b., say about 1690; d., in Shrewsbury Township, Monmouth County, N. J. in 1761. He married, probably as his first wife, (there is a hint that he was married before), on hth of the 3rd. month 1730, Martha Pirdsall daughter of Stephen and M~ry Birdsall, C>uakers, who settled at Little Egg Harbor in 1716. (See Birdsall Family, Chapter VIII herein.) It was a Ouaker wedding, the Shrewsbury, N. J. Frien~s recor1s shnwing that the marriage took place at the home of Nathaniel Birdsall, the brine's 197 Jncle or brother, with 25 witresses, in adrlition to the bride and groom, signing the marriage register. Among the signers were Nathan ano Stephen Birdsall (written Bur~hoin an~ Burchil in error), Mary Birdsall (Burchoin) the brine's sister: .Tohn Havens, husband of Phebe, another sister of the bride; walter and Sarah Harbert destined to be the parents of the secono wife of James Irons; David Allen, probably the stepbrother of the bride and Katherine Allen, probably his wife; also, Henry, Hannah, Meribah and Mary Harbort; Samuel and John Rogers; Thomas and Faith Tilton; Joseph, Katheri~ and Sarah Gardiner; William and Jane Osborne; Thomas Bills; Hannah Barde and Phebe Higgins. (Shrewsbury, N. J. Friends Recor~s.) Martha Irons wife of James died s ometiire in 1732/33 and, on 3 April 1734, he married Esther Harbort, b. 18 Jan. 1710/11, the daughter of Walter and Sarah (Tilton) Harbert of Shrewsbury who were married 2 April 1704. The marriage of Esther and James Irons took place at the house of Walter ann Sarah Harbert. It was a Quaker weddi~ and among the witnesses, in addition to the bride and groom, were Walter, Sarah, Henry and Paul Horbert (Herbert); Thomas and Faith Tilton; Richard and Hannah Garcti.ner; James Lawrence; David Allen and Marrie Traverr1e. (Shrewsbury, N. J. Friends Records.) It is probable that Esther Irons, second wife of James Irons, died about 1735/6 because on 1 Sept. 1736 the Shrews bury Friends recoras show that a report was made to the monthly meeting that James Irons had married out of unity. This may have been his marriage to nehor;1.h, prt'bab1y Deborah Brewer, who was mentioned, 3 Dec. 1762, as "Deborah White formerly widow of James Irons" in the settlement of the intestate estate of James Irons of Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., N. J. James Irons, Jr. "the eldest son" together with William Morton were the administrators of the estate, intes tate, of James Irons of "Squam", meaning Manisquarn, with William Brewer of same place as fellow bondsman. In the affidavit of Jacob Dennis, the surrogate who qualified James Irons and William Morton as executors, both were described as "being people called Quakers". Jacob Dennis Jr. and Anthony Dennis signed as witnesses. Thomas White and "Deborah White, fonnerly widow of James Irons of Souam, 198 deceasedf1, appeared and cieclinerl to serve as executors and asked that James Irorn anr3 William Morton be appointed. On 29 Oct. 1762 the inventory of James Irons' estdte was made by Gershom Bills, Samuel Osborne and Thomas Ellison. (File 2495M and 2791.¥. Superior Court, Trenton, New Jersey.) James Irons probably died quite some time before the administration of his estate took place because Tho~as White, whose first wife, Elizsbeth (Borden) White, died 6 March 176o, had a licence to marry, Deborah, widow of James Irons, 4 Sept. 1762. Quite likely it was his widow's mar riage to Thomas White that made the actninistration of the estate of James Irons necessary. She must have been much younger than James because she was still living, 11 Dec. 1775, when Thomas White's will was written mentioning wife Deborah and children, (1) My eldest son Sa.rnuel, deceased, and his only son Thomas and his daughter Meribah; (2) Thomas; (3) Jacob; (4) dau. Mary Worthley; (5) dau. Hannah Harvey; (6) dau. ludia Curtis; (7) dau. Sarah Allen; (8) dau. Rachel Irons and her dau. Achsah; (9) dau. Zilpha Wooley. He gave to hj_s wife Deborah "the goods she brought when she became rrf!J wife." (N. J. Abstract of Wills, Vol. VI, p. 438.) The first appearance of James Irons in the records of Monmouth Co., N. J. occurred when, in the year 1714, day and month illegible, "William Brinley of the Town of Shrews bury in the county of Monmouth and Province of New Jersey, yeoman, and Elizaooth his wife" sold to "James Irons of the town and county aforesaid, sing le man" for "fifteen pounds Silver money of the Eastern Division of said province -- l th~+ +-,..~"+ ,...,r 1"'.'I~ ~,..,rl ""':C· ..,A,... .. •,..,...: •• , .... ,.. 1 •-.:-~ -:ir.4 .._,:;.~r,,i;:i- al- '--'••--.; ,.;..,,.....,., ...,_ ...,,....._...... •• u.u.vw .:>v..i..,.u.a.1.,c;; ~J.i-!Jo cu"" 1.J ..... ~~0 at Manasquan in the said Shrewsbury Beginni~ at Thomas Tiltons corner tree a Red Oak marked on four sirles standing on the South Side of the South Branch of the Rock pond - thence along Thomas Tiltons lire etc. --- together with all and all mcnner of Hccses, Buildings, fences, fields, improve ments, etc." The deed was signed by William and Elizabeth Brinley and witnessed by Remembrance Ll.ppincott anrl Georg Corlis. (Uber H-2, p. 308, in Secy. of State Office, Trenton,~. J.) William Brinley was a Ou~ker. William Brinley married Elizabeth Corleis of Shrewsbury, N. J. 26 Nov. 1704. (Shrewsbury, N. J. Frienrls Records) 199 Tr.is deed showing James Irons, a "single m!l!1 11 , buying a house and lot in 1711, indicates that he was a grown man at th at cia te and implies th at he was preparing to be mar ried. The fact, however, that his son James was a minor (see Irons Family II) when he applied for his marriage licence, 23 May 1752, shows th~t his daughter Sarah whose licence to marry John Grant, 3 Nov. 1750, could also have been a minor child arrl that both were children by his first wife Martha Burdsall. Neither reasonably could be con sidered to have been a child of his marriage, 3 Ap~. 1734, to Esther Harbert. On 21 Jc11uary 1739 James Irons of the Town of Shrews bury in the county of Monmouth in the Eastern Division of the Proviree of New Jersey, yeoman, purchased from Berish Goddard of Dartmouth in the county of Bristol in the Prov ince of Massachusetts Bay in New England, yeoman, c11d his wife Eunice "for ten pounds current money at eight shillings the ounce - all that the Northerly Moiety and half part cf all the follow~ tract of land and Mearlow scituate, lying and being in the said town of Shrewsbury on Barnagat Beach the 'Whole tract containing forty acres." The description of the property shows that it bordered the sea and north by the l.Bnci of Abiah Edwards part of which tract was con veyed to Beriah Goddard by a deed from his "honored father in-law Stephen West of said Dartmouth dated 29 Oct. 1738, and the other part he (Beriah Goddard) was empowered to sell by all the daughters of the said Stephen West by their power of attorney to the said Beriah Goddard bearing even date with the said Deed as does at large appear." James Irons is on the list of Freeholders in Shrews bury Township, Monmouth County in 17h8. (Vol. 17, Gen. Mag. of N. J.) James Irons and Mary Jeacocks, widow of Thomas Jeacocks Jr. were designated executors of the will of Thomas Jeacocks Jr. of Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., N. J. dated 9 July 1750 and proved 25 Aug. 1750. (Vol. II, p. 263, N. J. Abstract of Wills.) Jearns Jorns (undoubtedly James Irons) was a witness to the will of Moicae wngstreet, widow, of Shrewsbury, N. J., dated 8 April 1753 and proved 13 March 1753 which mentioned children Stoffel; Gisbert who was one of the executors; 200 Jeane; Cattern; Marcy; Sary; Masy and Ann. James Irons and Henry Herbert inventorierl the estate of Samuel Osborne of Shrewsbur,r whose w:i_ll was dated 21 March 17Sw and proved 1 May 175h. The will mentioned sons William, James anrl Samuel and iiaughters Mary, Andrea, Alice Longstreet and~ deceased daughter Aury Longstreet.(Vol. III, p. 240, N. J. Abstract of Wills.) James Irons Sr. an~ Garret Scanck were eAecutors of the will of Gisbert Longstreet dated 20 April 1755 and proved 8 No~. 1758. James Irons Jr., son-in-law of the rleceased, was clerk for the actni~1strators. On 20 Jan. 1755 James Irons Sr. along with David Curtis Sr. were designated executors of the estate of Dr. Walter Herbert (Horbort) of Shrewsbury whose will was dated 20 Jan. 1755 and proved 25 Jan. 1755 mentioning wife Phebe, daughters Meriby O1rtis, Sarah Worth, ½"dia Brewer and Deborah Herbert, and children of his sons Walter, Paul and Timothy. (Vol. III, p. 1.45, N. J. Abstract of Wills.) Quite certainly the maker of this will was the f3ther of Esther Harbort (Herbert) woo married James Irons 3 Apr. 1734. (See 3hrewsbury Friends Records) Evidently Phebe mentiored in his will was his second wife, his first wife having been Sarah Tilton. On 9 Jan. 1758 James Irons helped rnake an inventory of the estate of Ananiah Gifford Jr. of Shrewsbury, N. J. whose will was dated 25 March 1753 and proved 19 Jan. 1758. (Vol. III, p. 130, N. J. Abstract of Wills.) On 5 March, 1760, James Irons helped to make an inventory of the estate of Davirl Allen of Manasquam in 3hrewstury, N. J. whose will was dated 22 March 1754 and proved 18 April 176o. (Vol. III, p. 9, N. tT. Abstract of Wills-) The children of James Irons1 am his first wife Martha Birdsall we re: (1) Sarah Irons2, m., license dated 3 Nov. l?S0, John Grant Jr. Both were of Monmouth Co., N. J. (See Grant family II, page 122, Chapter V herein.) (2) James Irons Jr.2, b. about 1732; d. 1766; m., license dated 23 McJ¥ 1752, Nelle Longstreet, both of Mon mouth Co., N. J. Administration of his intestate estate was given to his widow Ellen Irons with Garret 201 Longstreet as a fellow bondsman. (See Irons Family II on page 206.) (3) Esther Irons2, d. April 18, 1803, aged 71. (Gravestone in Cedar Grove Gem. near Toms River, N.J.) Family records say, without d~finite proof that this writer has seen, that she married Jacob5 Applegate, b. 1723; d. 6 Oct. 1818, aged 95 years. (Gravestone in Cedar Grove CPm.) According to Applegate family records he was a son of Bartholomew4 Applegate (Daniel3, Bartholomew2, Thomas1). He left no will but his children, except Reuben, are shown by the Applegate family records and in Monmouth Co., N. J. Deed Book Z, p. 176. Except for tM son Reuben, gravestones show that all of his children lie buried in the Cedar Grove and Old Cemeteries at Toms River, N. J. Children of Jacob and Esther Applegate were: (1) Bartholomew Applegate, b. 5 May 1757; d. 20 May 1846, aged 89 years and 15 days; m. Mary Miller, b. 10 Nov. 1766; d. 15 Mch. 1849. (See Garret Irons Family IV, Chapter IX herein; also see Orphan Court Book M, p. 59, Mon. Co., N. J.) Children, (1) John B. Applegate; m. Nancy Anderson; (2) Jacob Applegate, b. 8 Apr. 1792; m. Martha Smith, b. 21 July 1801, dau. of William3 and Martha (Scull) Smith of Tuckahoe, N. J. (See Jeremiah Smi th2 Family, Chapter III herein for children.) (3) Hester Appl.eE~tP, m,., 6 DP.c. lROl, Cornelius Thomp son of Freehold, N. J.; (4) Mehala Applegate 7, m. 1st., 5 Jan. 1811, Marcus Parker Jr.; m. 2nd., Mr. Warner; (5) Mary Applegate, m., 24 Dec. 1811, Isaac Woodmansee, probably his 2no. wif2; (6) Charity Applegate, m. 27 Sept. 1813, John Williams of Upper Freehold, N. J.; (7) Catherine Applegate, m. John Hogan; (8) Sarah Applegate, m. John Fifer; (9) Harriett Apple~ gate, m. 1st., Edward Wainwright; m. 2nd., Joseph Applegate; (10) Margaret Applegate, m. Joseph Applegate; (11) Altice Applegate, m. Gilbert Lawrence; (12) In.cretia Applegate, m. 202 Samuel Bowker; (13) Bartholomew Applegate, b. 11 Apri 1 1800; d. 11 Aug. 1838; m. Lucretia, b. 16 June 1806; rl. 23 Ju]y 1863. (2) Daniel Applegate, b. 17 Apr. 1759; d. 20 May 1836, ~ged 77 years, 1 mo. anrl 3 nays; m. Elizabeth Parent, b. 1770; d. 11 Jan. 1850. His will dated 17 May 1836 and proven 27 April 1837, mentioned a wife Eli~abeth, a brother John P. Applegate and children, (1) Samuel Applegate; (2) Jacob P. Applegate; (3) Reuben Applegate, m. 23 Dec. 1832, Mary Painter; (4) MRry Applegate, m. Mr. Haines; (5) Lucretia Appl.P.gate; m. Mr. James; (6) Esther Applegate, m. Mr. Stilwell; (7) Rachel Applegate, m. Mr. Clayton; (8) Suzan Applegate, m. Mr. Ponisett; (9) Elizabeth Applegate, m. Mr. Cock; (10) William P. Applegate. (3) Hester Applegate, b. 15 March 1761; d. 4 April 1847, aged 86 years and 19 days; m. 22 or 25 July 1784 Garret Irons3, (James2, James1), b. 1h Feb. 1759; d. 14 ,Tune 1838, aged 79 years and h months. (See Irons Family IV, Chapter IX herein.) (4) William Applegate, b. 16 March 1763; d. 4 Apr. 1835; m. Hannah Potter, b. 13 Aug. 1770; d. 7 July 1860. (Gravestones in Old Cem. at Toms River, N. J.) (5) Joseph Applegate, b. 23 June 1765; d. 26 Feb. 18u~. aged 79 vears. 8 mo4 and 1 davs: m. , ·-' V ; t ; Katherine Tilton, b. 24 Aug. 1768; d. 18 Aug. 1838, aged 69 years 11 mo. and 24 days. (6) John Applegate, b. 5 Nov. 1768; d. 18 Nov. 1830; m. Sarah Hurlson (Sturlson), b. 9 July 1779; d. 28 Feb. 1P76, (Applegate f arnily records sup plierl by Mr. Donald T. Applegate of Toms River, N. J.) Gravestones in Cedar Grove Cem. near Toms River no not conform to above dates. Family records probably are correct. (7) Ebenezer Applegate, b. 3 Jan. 1770; d. 3 Oct. 1857, aged 87 years and 9 months; m. Sarah Byrd, b. 24 Jan. 1774; d. 24 Apr. 1861, aged 203 87 years and 3 months. (8) Jacob Applegate, b. 1771; d. 26 Aug. 1851, in his 81st year; m., 10 July 1796, Margaret Luker, b. 29 May 1769; ct 19 March 1854, aged 8h years, 9 mo. anc 21 days. (9) Reuben Applegate. Children of James Irons and his third 'Wife Deborah; (u) Elizabeth Irons2, b. 1738; d. 29 Oct. 1808 in her 71st year; m., license dated 7 Aug. 1758, John Jeffrey, b. 7 Jan. 1729; d. 23 Dec. 1794. Both of Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., N. J. The will of John Jeffrey of Dover Township, Monmouth Co., N. J. was dated 16 Dec. 1794 and proved 29 J~. 1795. Inventory of his estate amounting to lLJ-18-21 was made 21 Jan. 1795 by George Cook and Gabriel Woorlmansee. The Jeffrey name is often spelled Jeffery and sorretimes Jefferie. His will mentioned his wife Elizabeth and the follow- ~) ;:~d;:~;rey3, (2) Ja.cob Jeffrey3. (3) William Jeffrey3. (4) Jesse Jeffrey3, b. 1773; d. 1850; m. Alice Roger~, b. 1784; d. 1853. Their dau. Sarah Jane Jeffrey4, b. 21 Nov. 1826; d. 26 June 1880; m. Caleb Grant. (Se,~ Caleb Grant Fani]y p. lh9 for children.) He and his mother were designated executors of his father's will. '-'' T""I • .. ~"" ~ - ' . - \JJ ~rancis ~e11rey~. He and his oro~ner ~esse we1·e called "my yrunt:est sons" in their father's will. ( 6) Ch,gri ty Jeffrey3, m. 1..1ob Potter. (7) Deborah Jeffrey3. 2 (5) ,Joyce Irons , m., license rlated 26 July J.763, <-Tohn Burnett. Both of Monmouth Co., New Jersey. John Gr.::int si gner:l as surety. 2 ( 6) Deborah Irons, m., at house of her stepfather Thomas White, in Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., N. J., 16 Feb. 1763, Isaac Hance, son of 'rimothy anrl Rebecca (Allen) I-lance. This was a Quaker marriage indicating that 204 she and her parents were then adherers to that fa.ith. ( Shrewsbury Frienrls Record~; also see N. Y. :J-en. and Biog. Rec., Vol. nxv, po. 6-15.) (7) Ellinnar Irons2, m., license dated ?O Oct. 1767, Benjamin Smith. Both were of .Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., N. J. The inventor:v of the estate of Benjamin Smith of Dover Township of Monmouth Co., N. J. was made 16 Feb. 1804 by Garret Irons and Benjamin Lawrence anri was sworn to by Benjamin, William and Ichabod Smith, arlministrators ann, no rloubt, sons of the deceased. (N. J. Abstract of Wills.) Mon. Co. Marriage Book A in the county clerk's office at Freehold, N. J. records the marriage, 3 Nov. 1803, of Ichabod Smith and Elizabeth Pearce. (8) John, (John H.) Irons2, (Irens) b. between 1740-1750 (Federal Census of Chesterfield Twsp. of Burl. Co., N. J. for 1830). He probably married after 3 Dec. 1762. Rachel ·w"hi te, b. 5 Sept. 1743, daughter of Thomas wnite wr.o rnentiored his daughter Rachel Irons in his will d~trld 11 Dec. 1775 and proved 11 Aug. 1781. (Vol. VI, p. 438, N. J. Abstract of Wills, also Shrewsbury Friends Records.) Thomas White's second wife wa~ Deborah, widow of James Irons1, whom he married, (License dated L Sept. 1762.) On 3 Dec. 1762, Thomas and Deborah White renounced their rights in the administration of the estate of Ja.i--nes Trans in favor of James Irons Jr. and 'v"Jilliarn. lv1orton. Witnesses to this r~nunciation were Rachel White anrl H.::mnah White both of whom were named in the will of Thomas White written 11 Dec. 17?~, the first ~s Rachel Irons an~ the seconrl as Hannah H1rvey. John H. I rens, probably live~ fir st in Dover Township of r:or.I!'1ou th County and was the John Irons who was charFed with ~eir.g a Royalist rluring the Rev. ·...:ar an'i on le Eay 1779 was forced to forfeit his lar.cs by virtue of various acts of tr.e Provincial :or.gress of New Jersey rlesiQ1erl to punish those persons (Tories so called) who "left their homes and joined the British." There were many such in east New Jersey P.r.d records show that they were well enough organized to reouire attention of the Militia 205 who fought tattles with them at Colts Neck, Terns River and Cedar Creek Sridge. So;!l? of these Tories removed to Nova Scotia others to new homes elsewhere. (Vol. 10, p. 319 anrt V0l. 12, p. 179, N. J. Hist. Proceedings.) John IrJns who is suspected of being more of a Quaker paciftst than a Tory probably re rroved farther inland and settled in Chesterfield Twsp. of Burlin~ton County J.e:..ving no additional record that this writer has seen unless he was the John Irons of Cumberl~nd Co., Pa. shown in the 1790 census with one male unrer 16 and three females in his farrlily. The ce~sus of 1830 of Chesterfield Township of Burlington Co., N. J. shows John H. Irens (sic), age 80-90, as l'earl of a family as follows, one female, age 40-50; one male, age 60-70; one female, age 15-20; one female, age 10.15; one female, age 5- 10, an Probable children of John (John H. Irens2) Irons: (1) 1amuel Irons3. Hem. 3 Jan. 1798, Rebecca Gibbs. (Burl. Co, Marria~es) His wife Rebecca is rn.entionerl in the w:.11 of Nathan Wright of Xansfielrl Twsp. of Burlington Co. dated 21 Apr. 1813 and proved 11 Oct. 1813. Mansfiel~ Twsp. borders Chesterfiel FAMILY II 2 1 JAMES IROtlS JR. , (James ) b. about 1733; died in Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., N. J. before 15 March 1766 when his estate was inventoried. Hem., licence dated 2J M~y 1752, Nelle Longstreet. Their marriage licence was ac companied by a written declaration of consent signed by her father Gisbert Lcn~street which called James Irons a minor and wrote his daughter's name Nelle. (Marriage Licences Secy. of State's Office, Trenton, N. J.) The will of her father Gisbert (Gilbert) Longstreet of Shrewsbury was dated 20 April 1755 and proved 8 Nov. 1758. It mentioned his wife Rachel and children Garret, Gisbert, Moyca, Nelle, Rachel and a deceased daughter Jane "alias Onicha''• James Irons Sr. and Garret Scanck were executors of the will with James Irons Jr. as clerk. Gisbert Longstreet was born about 1710, and died 1758. He rna.rried Rachel Schenck, baptized 2 April 1710, the dau. of Garret and Nelle (Voorhees) Schenck. Gisbert Longstreet was a ~on of Theophl.lus Langstraat3 and his wife Moyka (Mercy) Lane, daughter of Gilbert Lane and grandson of 2 Dirck Langstraat2, son of The ophj.lus1• Dirck Langstraat came to Arrerica from Holland in 1657. He married, first, Catherine Van Sidoock and second Johannah, widow of Johannes Holshart, born Johannah Havens. He settled first at Flatlands, Long Is lrui ii where he had chilrlren, ( 1) Richard3; (2) Adrien or Aaron3; (3) Treophilus3; (4) Sarnuel3; (5) Classje3• Theophilus Langstraat3 (Longstreet) was born in Flat lan Children, probably an incomplete list: 1 (1) Rachel Irons3, (James2, Jmi.es ), probably a daughter. A Rachel Irons, "a Frien,1s Chilrl" was reported, May 1771, by the Shrewsbury Frien0s Meeting to have invited rlisciplire and because of the distance from the meeting place she was not interviewed until Jan. 1773. She refused to rrake amends and was dismissed. (2) Francis Irons3, (James2, James1), probably a son, b. say 1755. Francis Irons, single man, was listed as a land owner in the upper presinct of Cape May Co., N. J., Sept. 1774. He married, 5 Oct. 1774, 1unice Hand of Cape May Co. His narriage licence (Secy. of State's Office at Trenton, N. J.) showed his surety to have been Israel Stites and both .re and his surety were called Gentlemen. (J) James Irons,3 ( James,2 Janes 1) , b. 11 Jan. 17~7;~ d. 29 Aug. 1833; m., about 1782, Didanrl.a, b. 16 Feb. 1759; rl. 4 Feb. 1826. Both lie buried in the old Silverton, N. J. Cemetery located about ten miles north of Toms River. (See Family III below for children.) 2 1 (4) Garret Irons3, (James, Janes ), b. 14 Feb. 1759; d. ~1 June 183A; m. 22 or 25 July 1784, at Toms River, N. J ., Hester Applegate, b. 5 April 1761; d. 4 April 1847. Both lie buried in the Cedar Grove Cemetery near Toms River. Esther (Hester) Applegate was a dau. of Jacob Applegate, b. 1723; d. 6 Oct. 1818 anrl his first wife Esther. (For children of Garret and Hester ( Aoplegate) Irons see Family rv below.) (5) Gilbert (Gisbert) Irons3, (James2, James1), probably a son. The "Old House and Storehouse" of Gilbert Irons is mentioned in the deed of J8mes Irons3 to David Miller, dated 15 June 1820, both parties being of Dover Tcwnship in Monmouth Co., N. J. The land transferred was located on the south side of the ~ont.h branch of Kettle Greek near Muskete Co"{re. (Deed Book C2, p. 292, Monmouth Co., N. J.) It is possible that Gilbert Irons was the son Gilbert c. Irons of Ja~es Irons3 but the implication is that he was an ol1er man and perhaps a neceased brother of James \ 2 1 (6) John Irons 1, ( James , Jame~ ·, b .. '?6 ~~rch 1766: 'i. lh June 1821; m. Hannah , ctau. cf Edward \t:ilbur, b. 1768; ct. 27 Arril 18h8. John Irons ann his w~fe lie buried in the oln Metho JB.mes Irons of Dover Townshin. .,.. Monmouth Co. selling- land to : ~alsey and 1wiartha Irons "in J~s Irons Jr. 1 $ line." (Deed ~ook K3, p. 165, Monmouth Co.) Ja.ITEs Irons Jr., William Irons, Martha Irons anrl Rachel Halsey of these deeds were chil0ren of James Irons. Mazy Ware may have been a chilr. of hi~ rlaur.:ht,f,r Sarah who m. Abraham Ware. 'rhis writer is inrlebterl to Mrs. George '.:f. Manson of R€d .Bank, New Jersey, Mrs. Marl?aret Y. Monck of Rumson, New Jersey ~.nd i·~r. Donald T. Av,....,legate of Torns ?iv-==r, N. J. f'or much th.at is herein • r:- ~ 1 recorded about the James_.., and Dicamia (Johnson) Irons --i:.' a..Ir: 1.• l y • Children, (Family, Silverton, N. J. Cemetery and 210 Census Records): (1) James Irons4 (James 3, J~s2, Jarres1) Hem. Catherine and is said to have emigrated to the west about 1835. (2) Eleanar Irons4, (James3, Jam:s2, James 1), b. 19 April 1785; d. 1 }4ay 1818, aged 33 years and 12 days, (gravestore in Old Silverton, N. J. Gem.). (3) Gilbert C. Irons4, (Jrunes3, Jru,,es 2, James1), b., 5 Feb. 1787, at New Ef;'fpt, Plumstea Children: 6 (1) Tacy Elizabeth Irons, b. 12 March 1843; e1. 20 N0v. 1933; m. Richard McKelvie, b. 18h3; d. 1917. Lived near Toms River. (?) Ivins Irons6, m. Sarah E. Norcro~s; b. in Boston in 1832; d. 20 Feb. 1907. Their children were, (1) Ivin Irons 7, b. 17 Jan. 1861; d. 19 Sent. 1862; (2) Mary Irons?; (3) Sarah M. Ir0ns7, b. 26 Feb. 211 1868; d. 27 June 1929; m. George B. Applegate, lived at Cedar Grove, N. J.; (h) Ivins Irons7, again, b. April 1870. (5) Louis F. Irons 7, b. 12 Apr. 1872; d. 6 Dec. 194?; m. Antionette F. Clayton, b. 1873/4; d. 30 Jan. 1909, aged 35. 5 ( ',) Tacy Irons, b. 18 Aug. 1816; m. Sarrru.el Wardell. (6) Deborah Irons5, b. JO Sept. 1818; d. 25 Nov. 1909; m., 30 Dec. 1837, Sylvester Tilton McKelvey, b. 19 May 1816; d. 14 June 1904. (Olrl Silverton, N. J. Cem.) He was a son of Richard McKelvie, b. 2L July 1777 or 1779; d. 6 Feb. 1853 and his wife Rebecca Tilton, b. 11 Mey- 1786; d. 20 tee, 1860, dau. of Capt. Jacob Tilton (Bible records in possession of Laura (Clayton) Mount of Silverton, N. J.). Both lie buried in the old cemetery at Silverton, N. J. Children were 4 sons 8nd 4 daughters as follows; 6 (1) Tacy McKelvey, b. 1 Apr. 1838; d. 17 Jan. 1879. 6 (2) Gilbert McKelvey, m. Hannah. (3) Rebecca Ann McKelvey6, m. Henry Pohlemus. (4) Mary Elizabeth McKelvey6, b. 21 April 1844; d. 27 Feb. 1926; m., 12 Sept. 1863, Daniel Applegate Clayton, b. 18 June 1843; d. May 1.894. Both lie buried in the old cemetery at Silverton, N. J. Children 4 som and 3 daughters as follows; (1) Charles W. Cley-ton7, b. 9 Apr. 1864, deceased. He married 1st., Emma Tilton; m. 2nrl., Tillie Glass. Bad a family of three sons ard two daughters, one son of whom, ~amed James, lo3t his life in an ~ffort to save a person from nrowning. (2) Laura Clayton?, deceased. Shem. William Mount and had a naughter Bessie or Elizabeth now living in 21? Washir.gton, D. c. (3) Edward Clayton7, necease~. He :ri., Henrietta (Etta) Hulse. Hari a family of two sons and two daugh ters, one rlau. of whoJT1 is Mrs. Helena Clayton Dunn now living at 68 Columbus Ave., Long Branch, N. J. (h) Mary Clayton,7 deceasen, m., 1st., Joseph Hillard, but had no children by him. She m. 2nd., 21 Nov. 1911, George W. Manson, and of issue had a son the Rev. G. Douglas Man son8, b. 20 McW 1914; m., 5 Sept. 19~2, E. Adele Page, dau. of Mr. and Mrs. Walter P~ee of Rochester, N. J. They have a family of two sons and four daughters as follows; ( 1) Mary Carol Manson, b. 30 July 1943; (2) Ellen Elizabeth Manson, b. 29 Aug. 1944; (3) Sarah Louise Manson, b. 16 Nov. 1945; (4) George Douglas Manson, b. 22 Feb. 19h9; (5) Richard McKelvey Manson, b. 28 Oct. 1950; (6) Averill Faith Manson, b. 7 May 1953. (5) Wi 111s Clayton 7, m. Eva Mount. (6) R~chel Clayton7, deceased; m. Bart.ine Cl!lyton. Their c~l~re~, (1) Roswell ClaytonB; (2) Manning Clayton8; (3) Gladys Clayton8. (7) Russell Clayton 7, decE)ase0; m. Maria West. Their children, (1) Dorothy Clayto~8; (2) Edna Clayton8. 6 ( 5) Edgar R. McKelvie, b. 22 Oct. 1846; d. 16 Apr. 1920; m. 22 June 1872, Martha Clayton, b. 1854, dau. of David and Rachel Clayton. Children, (1) Erlgar McKelvie Jr. 7, b. 187L; d. 1942; m. Jennie; (2) Loren McKelvie7. 213 6 ( 6) Ira B. McKelvi~ , b. 1851; m., 2', May 1873, Eliza Jane Clayton, b. 1856, dau. of John and Deborah Clayton. ( 7) Corson McKelvie 6, b. 1?57; d. l9u3; m. Ann Polhemus, b. 1861. 6 Susan McKelvie, m. Eugene Covert. (7) James G. Irons5, b. 15 Nov. 1820; m. Sarah Warnell. (8) Hester Ann Irons,5 b. 15 Apr. 1823; d. 16 May 1914; m., 19 March 1842, Jonathan McKelvey; b. 23 O~t. 1813; d. 23 Nov. 1889. Lived at Silverton, N. J. and had children, (1) James I. McKelvey6; b. 26 Feb. 1843; d. 29 June 1927; m. Mary Clayton; b. 8 May 1842; d. 9 Nov. 1909; (2) Rachel A. McKelvy6, b. 3 Aug. 1847; d. 17 June 1936; m. Samuel Tilton; (3) Mary A. M~Kelvey6, b. 16 Nov. 1852; d. 4 Sept. 1934, unmarried; (4) Margaret R. McKelvey6, probably; (5) George McKelvie6; (6) Irene McKelvy 6, pro bably, m. Clark B. F.ogers; (7) Daniel McKelvie~ (9) Daniel B. Irons', b. 6 April 1825; d. 26 Apr. 1862; m. 24 Feb. 1849, Becky Hurley and lived at Harmocy, N. J. They had children, (1) Anna Irons6 whom. George M. Stanley and lived at I~banon, Pa.; (2) Harry Irons6 who lived at Lebanon, P~.; (3) George D. Irons6, whom. Febecca Hatfield of Halifax, Pa. and lived at r1-.C'te"" Pa '111,..e..;- ...... n R~'h---.a. TJ-~l:'1-.,d T~~,ns 7 ..illl:;: ..J .t.' • · • ,l,H .LJ,. .::>v 1 • VVCJ. V Uc:1~..i. t;;.J.. ..l.l.v ' now deceased, was president of the Central Iron and Steel Go. of Harrisburg, Pa. Hem. Nellie Brandt of Harrisburg who survived him and now liv~s in Harrisburg. They had no children. ( 10) Gilbert C. Irons, Jr. 5, b. 4 Feb. 1827; m. Mary Smith. (11) Susannah (Susan) Irons5, b. 1 Jan. 1829; ~. 28 Jan. 1895; m. Miles McKelvy, b. 13 June 1816; d. 25 Nov. 1876. Lived at Silverton, N. J. (12) Didamia Irons5, b. 8 Apr. 1831; d. 1862; m. John Tilton Clayton, b. 1824; d. 1894; son of 211 !-'1i.lts Clayton. Children, ( l) ·,..;atson N. Clayton6, b. 30 Sept. 1852; d. 7 Sept. 1025 at )1""' · 1 ver t on, N• c..1.,T unrnarr1e_.;• ~ ( ?.., ) r.~11 . 1·oert . A • I' Clayton°, b. 1860; ,_i. 7 Sert. 1B9L. He li·.''=1 at Silverton, N. c.T.; (]) 3. son6, b. 6 Sert. 1e6.3,(Dover T-wsp. Vital recor:ls). 2 1 (L) William (William C.) Irons4 , (James3, James , James ), b. 16 June 1789; d. 2e Sept. 18S8, aged ff:;> years, 3 months ann 12 nays; m. 1st., Avis Ann Johnson, b. 3 Aug. 1791; rl. 20 Mar~h 1849; m. 2no., Mary Eliza beth, b. 17 July 1807; d. 9 Sept. 1R63, aged 56 Jrrs., 1 mo. anrl 22 d~ys. (Old Silverton, N. J. Cem.) The 1830 census shows his age as between h0-50, his wife's age as between 30-40, one rlaughter 15-20, o~e son 15-20 an~ two sons and two daughter~ under 15. The 1840 census shows him and his wife, with ages 10 years advanced, oTie son 20-30, one daughter ?0-30 and two sons and two daughters under 20. In 1850 he was living with Jacob and Erreline Irons in Do.. ,er Township. The will of William C. Irons of Dover ToW!lRhip in Ocean Co., N. J. was written in 185B, exact d~te not stated, and probated 6 Oct. 1858. It mentioned his be loved wffe Mary Elizabeth Iron.cs 3.nd gave her "all the household goorls and furniture that she brought to me at the time of our marriage" and nr give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Mary Eliza beth Irons in lieu of her right of dower in r.ey land the one half of the house wherein I now live, viz. the two Eastermost rooms below stairs and also the two Eastermos t rooms above stairs together with the use anrl occup3tion of one half of the garret, cellar an-, her: house; also the eastermost field ( inclurl:ing the r-a:r-:1eri) of the f arrr wriere I riow live; 31s o all that part of MY cranber:r:v bog lying north of a line to be herej nafter n1n etc." She rtlso wa.s given the oriviler,e of cutting firewood and hay on the pre ~ises anrl pRstureirg one cow. These terms of the will ~uite obviously show that MB-ry Elizabeth Irons was a second wife. Children and grandchildren men tioned jn the will were: 21~ ( 1) Joseph Irons,s b. 1811.; d. 25 Nov. 1866; m. 8 April 1837, I,ordia Vannote. His will, mention ing his wife Iqdia, his friend Reuben Irons, his grandson John Leferetts Irons, when he reached the age of 21 and "my children when they arrive at the age of 21," was written, 14 Nov. 1866, and probated, 5 Dec. 1866. He signed t~e will, Joseph Irons, but was called Joseph J. Irons in the will itself. His child ren, accordi~ to the 1860 Federal Census of Dover Township of Ocean County, N. J., were: (1) William J. Irons6, b. 1838; m. Belinda Hurley, dau. of Benjamin. (2) Charles C. Irons6, b. 1839; d. 1907; m. Mary E. An Children: 6 (1) Emily Irons , b. 24 March 1843; d. 11 Sept. 1908, aged 6, years, 5 mo. and 17 days; m. Homer Clayton. (2) Sarah Margaret Irons6, b. 1845; m. 26 March 1865, Corlies Clayton and had a dau. Zilphia Clayton?, b. 31 Aug. 1881; d. 13 Sent. 1911,· m. otterson Tilton and ~ 8 A had children, ( l) Oliver and ( 2) Ellen". (3) Matilda Irons6, b. 3 Mczy- 1847; d. 16 May 1863, aged 16 years and 13 days. (4) Avis Ann Irons6, b. 1849; m. William Hankins. (5) Mary Elizabeth Irons,6 b. 1852; d. 1929; m. 18 May 1873, Capt. Elias Burr, b. 1840; d. 1924. He served in the 1st. Reg. Co., F., N. Y. Lincoln Cav. in the war between the states 1861-65. (6) David Teed Irons6, b. 24 Nov. 1854; a. 28 Dec. 1859. (7) Didamia Irons6, b. 1853; d. 27 Oct. 1871. (8) Hannahett Irons6, b. 6 Jan. 1858; d. 12 Dec. 18S9. 6 (9) William Howard Irons , b. 1h Oct. 1860; n. 8 Mey 1863. 6 (10) George E. Irons, b. 15 Feb. 1864. (11) Willie Irons6, b. 1865. (12) James J. Irons6, b. 12 Apr. 1871; m. Martha Applegate. 217 5 (J) Didamia Irons , b. 7 Nov. 1820; ct. 15 Sept. 1851; m., as his first wife, Joseph Polhemus Jr. Lived near Silverton, N. J. Children, (1) Caroline Polhemus6, b. 28 Dec. 1844; d. 17 Dec. 1~33; m. Garret Vincent Hyers, now deceased; (2) Annetta Polhemus 6, b. 15 Apr. 18h6; d. 21 Dec. 1923; m. Abram J. Johnson, b. 18L.4, a Civil War veteran, and had three child ren namely, (A) Marietta Johnson7, b, 13 Apr. 1864; d. 27 Nov. 1931; m. John Applegate; (B) Walter Johnson7, b. 1866; d. 1875; (C) J. Albert Johnson7, b. 1869; d. 1870. (4) John Cooper Irons5, b. 10 June 1823; d. 28 July 1850; m. 1851, Harmah Haga.man, b. 1823. She m., 2nd., Joseph Polhemus Jr. whose first wife was Didamia Irons. (5) Jacob A. Irons5, b. 22 Jan. 1825; d. 22 March; rn. Ernaline Irons5, b. 19 June 1830; d. 16 Jan. 1878. She was a dau. of John W. and Hester (Applegate) Irons4, (Jolm3, James2, James1• See Irons Fami~ V herein.) Children: 6 (1) Ann Augusta Irons, b. 21 Feb. 1850; d. 23 June 188u; m. John Tilton and had child ren, Florence Tilton7 who died in infancy, and Howard J. Tilton7, b. 13 Aug. 1876; d. 12 May 1907. (2) Thomas H. Irons6, b. 2 Jan. 1853; d. 17 Feb~ 1B'r8. (3) Francis Irons6, b. 1856. (4) William C. lrons6, b. 19 July 1859; d. 1897; m. Mary Applegate, b. 1862; d. 1Gl8, dau. of Corleis Applegate and had a dau. Augusta Irons whom. August C. Cuppers, b. 1882; d. 1936, also a dau. Edna, b. 1890; d. 1891. August C. and Augusta (Irons) Cuppers had a dau. May I. Cuppers. (5) John W. Irons,6 b. 1863. He removed to the west, 6 (6) Benjamin S. Irons , b. 9 Apr. 1868. He 218 removed to the west. (7) Sherinan Irons6, m. Nancy Clayton, dau. of Pohlemus Clayton. 4 3 2 1 ( 5) Sarah Irons, (James, James, James). She m. , 4 Feb, 1811, Abraham Wire (Ware). (Monmouth Co., N. J. Marriages. Also see r::eeo Book K3, p. 165, Monmouth Co., N. J.) 2 1 ( 6) Mary Irons4, (James3, James , James ) b. 15 Nov. 1794; d. 1 Dec. 1872; m. Job Cox, b. 1785; d. 22 Oct. 1865, age 80. (Old Silverton, N. J. Cem.) They probably had no children. ( 7) John C. Irons,4 ( James,3 James,2 James 1) b. 179;6 d. 1890; m. Sarah Gant, b. 1797; d. 1871. (Old Silver ton, N. J. Cem.) Family lived near Silverton, N. J. He enlisted as a private in the company of Capt. James Newell, Col. Freylinghusen's Regiment, under General Colfax in the war of 1812, on Sept. 19, 1814 and was honorably discharged at Jersey City, N. J., Dec. 6, 1814. Children: (1) Edwin Irons,5 b. 12 March 1819; d. 1 Sept. 1892; m. Mary Clayton, b. 18 June 1820; d. 15 May 1887. Family lived near Silverton, N. J. She was a dau. of Miles Clayton. Children: 6 (1) Watson Irons , b. 23 Nov. 1849; d. 1h Dec. 10~1; m~ M~ry S. Clayton, b. 22 Au~. 1849; a. 10 Oct. 1933, dau. of David and Rachel Clayton and had a son Oliver Irons, b. 3 Aug. 1876; d. 28 Sept. 1896, ( 2) Sarah Irons6, m. John William Gant. (3) John Tilton Irons6, b. 30 Sept. 1846; ct. 18 Apr. 1892. 6 (4) Mary Hannah Irons , m. David Clayton. ( 5) C. Eleanor Irons6, b. 28 Jan. 185L; d. 13 July 1921.q m. Joseph Irons6, b. J Oct. 1852; d. 13 Sept. 1909. He was a son of Joseph Irons5, (William4, James), James2, James1). 219 6 (6) Frank Irons, b. 2 March 1856; d. 20 March 1932; m. Emma Hess. (7) Annie M. Irons6, b. 18 March 1858; d. 14 May 1927; m. Edgar Polhemus. Fami~ lived at Manasquam, N. J. (8) Eden B. Irons6, b. 10 Nov. 1862; d. 26 Sept. 1QJ8; m. Elizabeth H. Tice, b. 14 ~c. 1868; d. 30 Aug. 1906. She was a dau. of Joseph and Mary Tice. They had three children, (1) Geoffrey s. Irons7, b. 27 July 1888; d. 3 Aug. 1888; (2) Infant7, d. y.f (3) Edna Tice Irons 7, m. Daniel O'Hara and had children Marra8 and Disbrow U1Hara8. (4) Probab:cy two other chilciren. (2) Reuben w. Irons5, b. 19 Jan. 1821; d. 25 Jan. 1901; m. Elizabeth F. Halsey, b. 5 July 1824; d. 5 M~ 1888, aged 63 years and 10 months. Family lived rear Silverton, N. J. Children: (1) John Hatfield Irons6, b. 15 April 1849; d. h Jan. 1926; m. Eleanor Strickland and lived near Osbornville, N. J. They had children but their names were not found. (2) Charles A.H. Irons6, b. 26 Apr. 1852; a. 23 Nov. 1859. 6 (3) Theodore F. Irons, b. 1857; d. 8 Nov. 1932; m. Euphemia Smith, b. 1876. She was still living in 1932. (4) Mary Elizabeth Irons6, b. 10 Oct. 1857; d. 13 Dec. 1859. She was a twin, probably, with Theodore. (5) Sarah M. Irons6, b. 1860; rl. 23 Apr. 1896; m. Aaron H. Johnson. (6) William J. Irons6, b. 2 June 1861; d. 29 Nov. 1875. (7) Charles Irons6, again, b. 1865, probab]y died young. Lies buried in plot of Theodore F. Irons in New Cem. at Silver ton, N. J. 220 (3) John G. Irons5, probably a son> b. about 1822. Shown in 1860 census as age Lo and in the 1870 census as age h9, with wife Sarah A. Irons of same age and children as follows: (1) David J. Irons6, b. 1846. (2) Diademia Irons6, b. 1848. (J) Sidney D. Irons6, b. 1851. (4) Ann E. Irons6, b. 1854. (5) Herny B. Irons6, b. 1857. (6) Martha A. Irons6, b. 1862. (7) Joseph Irons6, b. 1865; d. 7 July 1875, aged 9. (Dover Twsp. Vital Rec.) (4) Eden Irons5, b. 1829; d. 1897; m. Sarah Jane Shinn, b. 5 March 1831; d. l Dec. 1914. She was a dau. of John and Sarah (Randolph) Shinn, Both are buried in old Silverton, N. J. Gem, Children: 6 (1) Lewis Randolph Irons, b. 1857. (2) John B. Irons6, b. 1862; m. Elizabeth McKelvey. (3) Reuben Irons6, b. 10 Sept. 1867. (h) Winfield Irons6, b. 1868; m. Sarah c. Irons, dau. of Charles H. Irons5, 1 (Edward4, John3, James 2, Jarnes ). (See Irons V Family herein.) Children, (1) Stella M~ Irons 7, b. 15 Sept. 1897; d, 11 Oct. 1918; ( 2) Cecil Irons 1, m. Rilla Evernham and has a son Richard Irons8. 4 . ◄ ,, , (8) Rachel Irons, (James~, James~, James~), b. 1 March 1806; d. 12 June 1844; m. David Halsey, b. 15 Jan. 1806; d. 24 May 1851. Lived near Silverton, N. J, He m. 2m., Mary Yetman and had some children by her, names not found. Children of Rachel Irons and her husband David Halsey: 5 (1) Amanda F. Halsey, b. 27 May 1831; d. 11 June 1921; m. Samuel H. Polhemus, b. 24 Nov. 1832; d. 12 June 1897. (2) Eliza I. Halsey5, b. 6 Jan. 1834; d. 28 Jan. 221 1865; m. her brother-in-law, Samuel H. Polhemus~ b. 24 Nov. 1832; d. 12 June 1897. ( 3) Ann Halsey. (4) Mary Ware Halsey5, b. 29 Jan. 1838; d. 6 Dec. 1917; m. T. Stewart Applegate. Children, (1) George B. Applegate 7, b. 19 Aug. 1861; d. 18 Sept. 1839; m. 1st. Selena E. Johnson, b. 1863; d. 1908, dau. of Charles s. Johnson, and had two children; m. 2nd., the widow Ella (Riddle) Gardiner, dau. of William Riddle; (2) Sarah Blanch Applegate 1, b. 1 Jan. 1864; d. 30 Apr. 1909; m., 16 Nov. 1893, Clements Little field; (3) Augustus H. Applegate?, b. 29 Dec. 1866; d. 15 Jan. 1927; (4) Charl€s Rodney Applegate?, b. 9 June 1869; d. 25 July 1922; m. Katherire Long, no children; ( 5) Chillian Robbins Applegate 7, b. 3 0 Sept. 1878; m., 20 March 1901, Hattie Hankins, b. 26 Jan. 1881, dau. of Gilbert and ¥.iaria (Grant) Hankins. No children. 5 (5) Martha Jane Halsey, b. l Sept. 1840; d. 2 June 1866. 4 (9) Joseph Irons, shown in the 1840 Federal Census of Fayette Co., Pa., aged between 50 and 60, 1 FANILY DT 3 2 1 GARRET IRONS , (James , James ), b. 1L. Feb. 1759; d. lb June 1838, age 79 years and 4 months. (Gravestone in the Cedar Grove Cemetery· near Toms River, N. J.) His wife's 222 pension application also gave the date of his birth as 11 Feb. 175G. He married 22 or 25 July 178h, (pension applica tion), Hester Applegate, b. 15 March 1761; d. h April 1e47, aged 86 years and 19 days. ( Gravestone near her husbands in the Cedar Grove Cereterv., rear Toms River.) She was a daughter of Jacob Applegate, b. 1723; d. 6 Oct. 1e1e, age 95, (gravestone Cedar Grove Cemetery with S.A.R. Rev. War marker), and his wife Esther Irons who died, 18 April 1803, age 71. (Some have read the death year 1806 rather than 1eo3 but this writer read it 1803.) Garret Irons applied for a pension, 31 July 1832, and his wife Hester (~ic) for a widow's pension, 4 Jan. 1839. (N. J. #2377) These applications state that while residing in Dover Township Garret Irons volunteered at Toms River in the spring of 1776 and served as a private at various times in monthly tours in the N. J. :M'ili tia under Captaim John Cook; Jenkins; Bigelow, and Tilton in Col. Samuel Forman's Regiment. He was in several scouting parties, Monmruth Co. being infested with the British; was in a skirmish at Homerstown, arrl in a skirmish at Pennsylvania Salt Works while on guarn there. He served until the end of the war. The Proceedings of New Jersey Historical Society, Vol. 14, p. 431, tells of a tradition to the effect that "Garrett Irons and Bart Applegate, two Toms River men who volunteered to help defend the Toms River Block House, 24 March 1782, were captured by the Tories who took them a mile or two to sea and set them adrift in a small boat without sail or oars. They to re the thwarts out of the boat and paddled ashore. Isaiah Weeks, who is buried in the old Lury lng grow1d at, Cedar Grove Church along with Applegate and Irons, killed the captain in the read boat of the attacking party." Ocean County, then a part of Monmouth Co., suffered two attacks of note in the Revolutionary War. The Block H~J.Se at Toms River above referreo to was stormed by a band of Loyalists L~ April 1782. The garrison, under Captain Joshua Hucirly, defended it until their ammunition was gone, then surrendered. The cannon of the block house was spiked an~ thrown into the river, the town and block house burned and Capt. Hun 4y taken away and eventually hanged by the 223 Loyalists at Gravelly Point. The second engage~ent took place at Cedar Creek Bridge south of Terns River between the Burlington County Lighthorse, under Captains Shreve and Bacon, and a band of Loyalists who escaped under protection of local inhabitants. Capt. Bacon later died in an engage ment at Egg Harbor. Garrett Irons and Benjamin Smith (Benjamin Smith was his Uncle by marriage) made the inventory of the estate of John Johnson of Dover Township in Mornnouth Co., N. J., 23 Feb. 1797. William Imlay was administrator of the Johnson estate with William Lloyd and John Jeffrey signing as fellow bondsmen. (Vol. IX, p. 203, N. J. Abstract of ~ills.) Garrett Irons was the executor of the will of William John son of Dover Township, 30 Dec. 1811. (Vol. XII, N. J. Abstract of Wills.) The pension application of Hester (sic) Irons sqs that she and Garrett Iro:rn had a fami:cy- of 7 children who were living in 1839, none named, however, except Benjamin, Judge in Monmouth Co. Court. The eldest child was stated to be 54 years of age. ThP estate settlement of Garret Irons (Orphan Court Minutes, Book K, p. 163, Monmouth Co.) gave the names of seven of his children as well as the children of his daughter Mary Jackson, deceased. They were: (1) Ellen (Eleanore) Irons4, (Garret2, James2, James 1) b. 1785; d. 1856 (D.A.R. Lineage Book, Vol. 90, p. 253). Shem., 29 Sept. 1803, Francis Jeffrey. (Mon. Co., N. J. Marriages.) He was a son of John Jeffrey (Book Z, p. 577, Mon. Co., N. J. Deeds). He died in 1834. One child (there probably were others) was: (1) Francis Jeffrey Jr. 5, b. 1817; d. 1896; m. 1845, as his 2nd. wife, Sarah Hathaway and had a son, Sylvanus Wilder Jeffrey6, b. 18h9; d. 1905; m., 1877, Marian Lescant Julian, b. 1859. (D.A.R. Lineage Book, Vol. 90, p. 253.) 3 2 1 (2) Jacob A. Irons,4 (Garret, James, James) b. 1787; d. 1 Oct. 1795, aged 8 years. (Gravestore in Old Cem. at Toms River, N. J.) Not mentioned in his father's estate settlement. 22L (3) James A. IronsL , (Garret,3 James,2 James 1 ), b. 11 July 1789; d. 15 April 1877, aged 87 years, 9 mo. and 4 days. He married Nancy Phillips, b. 26 Oct. 1792; d. 11 March 1859, aged 66 years, 4 mo. and 18 days. (Gravestones in Cedar Grove Cern. near Toms River. Family records say she w::i.s born Oct. 21, 1792. Their children were (family records): (1) Hester Irons5, born June 10, 1813. Married Elias Tooker, had at least one child whose descendants owned Mead's Jewel.cy Store in Perth Amboy. S (2) Garret H. Irons, born 30 May 1815. Married Deborah Taylor, b. 1820. Children, (1) Charles Irons6, b. 1842; (2) George Irons6, b. 1847 (b. 1842 by family records); (3) Alice or Ella Irons, b. 1B50. Family lived in Plumstead Township of Ocean County. (3) John R. Irons5, born 13 Sept. 1816. Married Helen M. Hollcomb whose mother Mary was b. in Conn. Children, (1) Clinton F. Irons whom. Tillie Webb anrl had no children; (2) Henry M. Irons, b. 1854; d. young. There may have been other children. (4) Elizabeth Irons5, born 25 Sept. 1818. Married Asher Pancoast, had one son, James. There may have been other children. (5) Samuel P. Irons5, born 16 Feb. 1821; d. 15 July 1879; m. Oct. 11, 1846, Abigail H. Harker. The N. J. Courier of 14 Nov. 1867 mentions Samuel P. Irons as speaking at the Temperance Meeting held in the Methodist Church, the expected speaker "The Rev. Mr. Lawrence of New Bruns wick having failed to arrive etc. 11 Children, accorrli rg to the 1860 Ferjeral Census, ( 1) Cora Irons6, b. 1851; (2) Howard Irons 6, b. 1852; (3) Arthur Irons6, b. 1853; (4) Ann Irons6, b. 1855; (5) Nella Irons6, b. 1861, (6) Zilpha Ann5, born 28 Mar. 1823. (7) Mary Irons5, born 31 July 1825. She married 225 Samuel W. Harris and had 4 children, (1) William Harris6; (2) Lewis Harris6; (3) Myra Harris6; (4j Kate Harris6• (8) Sarah Irons5, born 11 Oct. 1827. She married Francis A. Pettie. Children, if any, not found. (9) Abigail Irons 5, bo m 25 Oct. 1829. She married Wm. Burton am had 3 sonR, ( 1) William Burton6; (2) Walter Burton6; (3) Harry Burton6• (10) Eleanor Irons5, born 11 Dec. 1832. She married Joh."l 'W. Provost and had one daughter, Mame Provost6 whom. Mose Byes (Bies) and had no children. 5 (11) James L. Irons, b. 23 March 1835; d. 24 Oct. 1912; m., 1st., Julia Bunnell, b. 8 Oct. 1829; d. 6 Sept. 1875, aged 45 years, 10 months and 28 days. (Cedar Grove Cem. near Toms River, N. J.) He m. 2nd., 8 Apr. 1876, Axsea A. Miller, b. 1858, still living, 1954; dau. of W. E. and Sarah Ann (Ortley) Miller. Family lived at Lavalette, N. J. There were no child ren by the first marriage. Children by 2nd. wife were, (1) Annie Irons6, b. 14 March 1877; m. Elbert Wilbert and had three children, namely, Theodore Wilbert7 whom. Mary Connally; Elbert Wilbert Jr.7 and Elsie Wilbert7 whom. Joseph Harrison Herbert; (2' Hester Irons6, b. 5 Oct. 1878; d. 2 Jan. 192Q; m. Sedgwick D. , . ~ Johnson; (3) William M. Irons0 , b. 15 May l880; d. 24 Feb. 1906; (h) James L. Irons Jr.6, o. 23 Jan. 1883; (5) Edmund M. Irons6, b. 25 Dec. 1877; d. 29 Feb. 1916; (6) John R. Irons6, b. 27 July 1890; (7) Mary Irons6, b. 29 Dec. 1893; (8) Helen Irons6, b. 29 Oct. 1896; m. F. Voorhees Wilbert who d. 6 Sept. 1942. Th~ had two ch ilrlren namely Edward V. Wilbert 7 and Nancy H. Wilbert7 who married Clifford Hildick. (12) Barzillar P. Irons5, b. 12 Feb. 1838; d. 16 May 1926; m. Julia Ann Wilbert. By f amiq records they had no children. 226 3 2 1 (4) Mary Irons,4 (Garret, James, James) b. 1805; pre- deceased her father and probably died as early as 1826. According to the estate settlement of her father's estate in 1838, sre was then deceased and had left children narred Ellen Jackson', Mary Jackson5 and Sarah Ann Jackson'. According to family records she married Edwin Jackson. He married a second tine, probably Mary Wilbur, and had a daughter Louisa Jack son who m. Selah Aumack. The Federal Census of 1850, 1860 and 1870 lists the family of Edwin Jackson and his wife Mary (probably Mary Wilbur), whose ages in all three cases indicated birth dates, respectively of 1790 for him and 1805 for her and listing the followi~ children in one or more of the years, ( 1) Thomas L. Jackson, b. 1827; (2) Athalea Jackson, b. 1830; (3) Louise Jackson, b. 1832; (4) Isabella Jackson, b. 1842; (5) Charles Windfield s. Jackson, b. 1845; (6) Henry (Harry) Jackson, b. 1853/54 and (7) Laura Jackson, b. 1859. It could be that the last two were grandchildren. Children by his first wife, by 1850, were grown and probably in homes of their own. (5) Benjamin L. Irons4, (Garret3, James 2, James1), b. 12 Feb. 1793; d. 23 Feb. 1871, aged 78 years and 11 days. He married 1st. Roxanna B. James, (family records), who died, 15 Mar. 1861, aged 60. (Gravestones in the Old Cem. at Toms River, N. J.) His secorrl wife was Jedidah, the widow of his cousin Gilbert W. Irons, who stir~.rived him. B~njarni n L. Irons4 w~s ~ .Jui,g_. of the Monmouth Co., N. J. Court in 1830 and until his death. He lived in Dover Twsp. of Monmouth, later Ocean Co., N. J. where his will was written 6 Aug. 1869 and probated 10 Mar. 1871. Executors were his grandsons Augustus W. Irons and Benjamin L. Irons, sons of his one child, John J. Irons, deceased. Witnesses were John T. Chambers anct John Grant. Children, one son: (1) John J. Irons5, merchant, b. 1819; rl. 16 Oct. 1861, aged h2. Hem. Sarah Lawrence, dau. of Joseph Lawrence of Dover Twsp. (Vol. 1, p. uO 227 of Ocean Co., N. J. Deeds.) Their five child ren were; (1) Augustus W. Irons6, b. 1843; d., unmarried, 20 Sept. 1897, aged 54. He was elected Surrogate of Ocean Co., N. J., 4 Nov. 1875 and otherwise was prominent in the county. 6 (2) Mary Anna Irons, b. 1845; d. 27 Oct. 1861, aged 16. 6 (3) Joseph L. Irons, b. 1847; d. 16 Oct. 1861, aged 14. 6 (4) Benjamin Lawrence Irons, b. 1849/50; m. 14 June 1872, Eva Bumell, b. 1854, dau. of C. F. Burmell. They had a daughter Grace, b. 12 Dec. 1874 whom. Herbert Van Arsdale and lives at Bayville, N. J. (5) Edwinna E. Irons6, b. 1852; d. 18 Oct. 1861, aged 9. 4 (6) Aaron B. Irons , (Garret3, James 2, James1), b. 8 Jan. 1801; rl. 14 March 1871; m. 18 Oct. 1829, Elizabeth Ford, b. 21 July 1803; d. 20 March 1871. (Mon. Co. Marriages at Freehold, N. J. and gravestones in Riverside Cem. at Toms Fiver, N. J.) Aaron B. Irons was a member of the first Board of ChoseP Freeholders of Ocean County when that county was organized in 1850. He arrl his family are shown in the 1830, 1840, 1850, 186o and 1870 Federal Census' for Monmouth and f'\,,.o-,.., ,.,...,H ..... +.;c,.. '?IT T ,._,...'"'=~-- ___ ,,_,:a .t:'~rs-'- "' ""'"''-'""'.,. vvu...... ~...i. u) n• v., l..i.C toJv.t..!~ 1.,,~..i..c;u. J....I.. 1.1 1 d, house carpenter, and later a farmer. In 1830 he reported the ages of himself and his wife at between 20 and 30 with a male child at under 5. In 1840 he reported these three as ten years older in each case but living with him were two females aged between 20 and 30 and two males aged between 15 and 20. In 1850 he gave his age as ~O and his wife, Elizabeth, as 47 and listed his son Stephen Irons, aged 19, and Pitman Irons (sic), aged 9. Jonathan Harley, aged 17 and Ann Watson, aged 22, were also in his family. In 186o he gave his age as 59 and his wife, Elizabeth 228 as 57. He also listed lgdia Irons, aged 9. In 18 70 he gave his own age as 69, his wife, Elizabeth, as 67 and his son Stephen F. Irons as 39 and Eliza, no doubt the wife of Stephen, as 36. The estate of Aaron B. Irons was inventoried in 1871 and administra tion given to Stephen F. Irons in 1877. It is quite certain that he raised only one child, namely, (1) Stephen F. Irons5, b. h Dec. 1830; d. 17 May 1898; m. Eliza Robinson, b. 2 Aug. 1833; d. 18 May 1916. He was a carpenter and undertaker at Tans River. His will, calling himself of Toms River in Ocean Co., N. J., was daterl, 14 May 1886 and probated, 29 Oct. 1898. It men tioned his wife Eliza A. Irons but no chilrlren. He added a codicil to his will, 18 Aug. 1897, which gave to his "brother-in-law, John Robbin son," under certain conditions, the sum of $700.00 to pay off a mortgage on Robbinson1s house at Toms River. 4 3 2 (7) Ann Irons , (Garret , James , James1), b. 1603; d. 12 Oct. 1866, age 63; m. 1 March 1841, Robert Sutcliff, b. in Yorkshire, England, 15 June 1805; d. 18 Feb. 1874. He was an Episcopal Rector. There was one child who died young. (8) Garret Longstreet Irons4, (Garret3, James2, Ja.mes 1); b. 22 Aug. 1804; d. 30 Apr. 1843, aged 38 years, 8 months and 8 days; m., certificate dated 17 Jan. 1829, Mary Ann Giberson, b. 12 June 1806; d., 3 Nov. 1862, aged 56 years, 4 months and 21 days. (Grave stones in Old Cem., Toms River, N. J.) She was a dau. of William Giberson, b. 4 Feb. 1778; d. 11 Apr, 18Sh an~ his wife Rachel Flinn, b. 6 Apr. 1781; d. 16 Mqrch 18ul. They were married 13 Aug. 1802 and both lie buried 1n the Olrl Cemetery at Toms River, N. J. He W3S a son of Gilbert and Sari Giberson. Garret Lonrstreet Irons died without a will and his estate settlement did not name his children. Some of his property was solrl to his wife Mary Ann Irons in 1858. Her wi 11 was wrl tten in Ocean Co., N. J., ( Ocea.::i Co. was formed in 1850 out of Monmouth Co.), 229 23 Oct. 1861 and probated 1 Oct. 1862. Siree her gravestone, according to Vol. VII of the Genealogical Magazine of N. J., says she died 3 Nov. 1862 and family recoros say the year was 1863, there obviously is an error either in the gravesto~ or the date of probate of her will which mentiored all the following children except Benjamin H. Irons: (1) William Giberson Irons5, called a house carpenter in the 1870 census, was b. 6 Nov. 1829; d. 13 July 1917. Hem., in 1854, Alice Potter Rogers, b. 20 Dec. 1832; d. 27 July 1888. She was a dau. of Mazy (Turner) Potter and Samuel Rogers. They had two children as follows: ( 1) Katherire Irons6, b. 1861, who died un- married. 6 (2) Henry Clay Irons, b. 1864; d. after 1917. He ITB ?Tied Helen Davis and had three chilciren, ( 1) Helen Harcourt Irons 7 who m. William Flantiers and had five child ren, viz. Helen Flanders8~ Elizabeth Flanders8, Alice F1mi.ders 0 , Hannah Flanders8, anrl Nancy F1anders8; ( 2) Henry Clay Irons Jr.7 who married Genevieve Schreiter and had two children, viz., Henry Clay Irons rrr8 and Louise Irons8 who m. Andrew Peck. Family lives in N. Y. City, (3) William Giberson Irons II7 , who married Catherire and lives in 1 1 Bro-~.o.i..A.\I .L.J..J. e J NJ. • v~ e 'Tl\..e··.LU J \..~..:aH Children: b (1) Sarah Barton Irons, b. 1856; m. Frank F. Smith. They had two children, name~, (1) Josephine Smith7 and (2) Faris Smith?, d. unmarried. He was a graduate of Harvard Univ. Family lived in Franklin, Inrliana. 6 (2) Josephine Irons, b. 3 Sept. 1858; d., 20 March 1860, aged 1 year, 6 months and 7 days. 6 (3) Mary A. Irons, b. J March 1861; d. 28 Nov. 1861, aged 8 months and 12 days. 5 (1.,.) George Giberson Irons , b. 28 Feb. 1835; d. 1 May 1904; m. Iqdia Elizabeth Jeffrey, b. 16 Aug. 1840; d. 11 Feb. 1926, dau. of Nathan Jeffrey, b. 30 Jan. 1804; d. 16 April 1888 and his wife lvdia Rogers, b. 14 Apr. 1811; d. 1 May 1901. He served as 1st. Lieut. in Co. D. the 9th N. J. Volunteers, Civil War. His trade was that of carpentering. Nathan Jeffrey was a son of William Jeffrey, b. 1771; d. 18h9 and grandson of John and Elizabeth (Irons) Jeffrey. (SAe Irons Famizy I herein.) Lydia Rogers was a nau. of Jesse and cydia (Jeffrey: Rogers. Children (family records) were: ( 1) Mary Ann Irons6, b. 27 Dec. 1862; d. 27 June 1927. She married, 25 Nov. 1897, George Giberson Grant, b. 10 Dec. 1863; d. 3 April 1909, son of Caleb Grant (supra). They had one child Alice Jeffrey Grant 7, b. 27 March 1900 who m., 27 Oct. 1923, Robert w. Crist, b. 30 Aug. R 1900. They had one son, Robert G. Cristv, b. 1q Sept. 192h, who married, 25 June 231 1949, Christine Myers, b. 5 Feb. 1924 and have two r.r.ilrren viz., (1) Catherine Ingham Crist9 , b. 2 Jan. 1951, and (2) Jessica Rogers Crist9, b. 19 Feb. 1953. They li v-e at 1930 Market St., Camp Hill, Penna. (See Grant Family V herein.) (2) Longstreet Irons6, b. 10 Dec. 1864; d. 4 Aug. 1944, umnarried, at Toms River, N.J. (3) Nathan Jeffrey Irons6, b. 12 May 1866; bur ied at Toms R.iver in 1937. He m., 1st., Flora Becker, b. 1871; d. 1910, and had a son George Giberson Irons7 whom. Eliza beth Bishop and have a son George Giber son Irons8 b. 13 Sept. 1932. Nathan Jeffrey Irons6, m., 2nd., Laura Fordyce, and by her ha~ a dau. Julia .AJ'l.n Irons 7, b. 4 Sept. 1920. Benjamin H. Irons5, b. 23 Nov. 1836; d. 23 Dec. 1858, aged 22 yrs. and 1 mo. (Old Cem. at Toms River, N. J.) He did not marry• ( 6) Annie M. Irons5. Family records say she was b., 27 Dec. 1839 anrl m., as his second wife, WilliaJn Applegate whose first wife was her sister Rachel. They had a son, ( 1) John B. Applegate of Etna Green, Indiana, b. 14 Feb. 1879; m. Pearl Har lan and han a dau. Mary Estelle Applegate who m. Walter Miller and had a son Earl John Mille~ b. 14 Oct. 1954. ~ (7) Rachel Giberson Irons_.,. Family records say she was b. l}.i Jan. 18h3 ano m., 2h I)ec. 1868, as his first wife, William Applegate, son of B8rthol omew, who m., as his second wife, his rleceased wife I s sister Annie. Their chil.1ren were: (1) Bartholomew Applegate. He married Pearl Mnllenex and raised a family of three children, name],y, (1) Fred Applegate; (2) Mary Applegate whom. Harry Cook and who live at Angola, Im iana with children ~dward Cook and Ha~riet Cook; (3) Rachel Appleg4te whom. Richard Goodale and lives at Bennettsville, South Carolina 232 with children, viz., Elizabeth J. Go~odale, ~ ..... who recently married John Sanders," arah Ann Goodale who gractuated from high school June 1953, aa0 FPed Good:8-le... (2) Fred Applegate, m. Nettie Graves. (8) Aaron Pitney Irons5, b. 18Ll; d. 7 Jan. 1905; m. 3 Sept. 1865, Pauline Elizabeth Burmell, b. 1847; d. 1899. (Riverside Cem. at Toms River, N.J.) He may have been a twin with Rachel next above. Family records say they had a daughter Clara, b. 18 May 1866 who married Samuel G. Burn and had a dau. Pauline, b. 21 Jan. 1907 whom. Col. Walter Stevenson and have a dau. Clare. (9) Gravestones in the Old Cemetery at Tans River, N. J. show children, Effie, Garret L. Jr., and Charles W., without any dates, who died in childhood and may have been children of Garret L. and Mary Ann Irons whose graves they are near. FAMILY V 3 2 1 JOHN IRONS , (James, James), b. 25 March 1766; d. 1h June 1821, aged 55 years, 2 months and 19 days. (Grave stone in the Old Cemetery at Toms River, N. J.) He married, about 1789, Hannah Wilbur, dau. of Edward Wilbur, who was b. 1769 and died 27 April 1848 in her 80th year. (Grave stone in the Old Cem. at Toms River, N. J. Also see ~ed Book C2, p. 482, Mon. Co., N. J.) The family lived in Dover ·rownship of Mornnouth Co., New Jersey where his will, dated 29 Aueust 1820, was proved 30 June 1821. He willed to his wife Hannah the "use of the place where I now live to support and bring up the children until the youngest comes of age," and designated her and his son Edward to be exe cutors. His will nentiored nine children as shown below except Sarah who was deceased. (Will Book B, p. 249, Mon. Co., N.J.) All of his sons, except Francis, are shown in later records with a middle initial W., probably for Wilbur their mother's maiden name. (1) Francis Irons4, (John3, James 2, James1) b, 26 Feb. 1790; d. 29 Sept. 18Jh, aged hh years, 7 months and 233 3 days; m. 26 March 1814, at the home of John Brewer, Eleanor Brewer of Dover Township, Morunouth Co., N. J., b. 1790. His name appears in several M~rnnouth County deeds in 1825 and later. His name also appears in the 1830 Federal Census wherein he gave his age as between 30 and ho and listed one female age 30-40, presumably his wife, one male 1~-20, one male 10-15, one female 10-15, one female 5-10 and one ma.le under 5. On 10 May 1834 he sold his land in Dover Township of Monmouth Co. to his brothers, John W. and Gilbert W. Irons. (Deed Book F3, pp. 118, 449, 451, Mon. Co., N. J.) His wife Ellen (Eleanor) is shown in the 1940 census with the sane combination of 6 children with ages advanced ten years. In 1850 the census gave the names of four of these children living with their mother as follows: (1) James B. Irons', b. 1822; d. 21 March 1906; m. Charlotte Augusta Wilbur, b. 26 Nov. 1831; d. 23 June 1918, dau. of Dillon and Sarah (Stout) Wilbur. He was aged 27 in 1850, according to 1850 census when he was 11 ving w:i.th his mother in Dover Twsp. of Mon. Co. The 1870 Federal Cenrus shows his age as 48, his wife Charlotte as age 38 and children, (1) Annie Irons6, age 16; (2) Susan Irons6, age 14; (3) Sarah Irons6, age 9 · (4) Ellen Irons6, age 6 and (5) Pauline Ironsb, age 4. According to Dover Twsp. vital records "Pauline Irons, dau. of James" was b. 1 Dec. 1865. Family records list the following children. 6 ( 1) Sarah W. Irons , ri. u May 1859. (2) Anna E. Irons6, b. 11 Jan. 1859; d. 8 Oct. 1936; m. John P. Pratt. (3) PaulinA Irons6, b. 1 Dec. 1865; rl. 10 July lf386. b (L) Suetta Irons , b. S Sept. 1867; d. 20 Dec, 1933; m. James H. Marlden. (5) Sarah H. Irons6, b. 1875; d. in Oklahoma, 17 Feb. 1917, aged 42 years; m. Dr. Char le s Le Grace. (2) Aaron Iro11s5, b. 1826; age 24 in 1850. Probably 234 the Aaron Irons whom., 3 Dec. 1850, Retecca Clayton. ( 3) Ann Irons5, b. 1831; age 19 in 1850. (h) Francis Jrons5, b, 1834; age 16 in 1850. Hem. Elizabeth, b. 1831 and :in 1850 had a son N2thaniel, aged 3. ( 5) According to the census of 1830 the re -we re two sons and one daughter bcrn before 1823, names not found. One of these sons may have been John B. Irom, b. 1815 and shown in the 1850 Federal Census as aged 35, with wife Abby aged 31 am children, Montraville, aged 7, Catherire aged 4 and Holmes aged 2. In the 1860 census he arrl his wife Abagail are both shown at ages 41 with children, Montraville, aged 17, Cather ine A.B., aged 15, Holmes, aged 13, Putnam, aged 11 ann Mary A., aged 7. In the 1870 census his age is given as 55 and his wife Abagail as 50. According to the undertaker's burial record of Montraville Irons he was born 3 April 1840 and died 17 Jan. 1923 and interred at Toms River, and was a son of John B. and Abagail (Applegate) Irons. The same record also indicates that Catherine A. B. Irons, dau, of John B. and Abagail (Applegate) Irons was born 18 July 1845; d. 3 Dec. 1923; m. 1st. Mr. Bogart and m. 2nd. Mr. Van Brunt. Gravestones in the Riverside Cem. at Toms River, N. J. confinn that John B. Irons was born in 1815 ann rl ied in 1892 3.nd that his wife Abagail A. was b. 1819 and d. 1007. Their dau. Catherine Ann Irons was born 18 July 18h5, and died 3 tee. 1923, aged 78 years, h mo. and 15 days. Interred beside her are her two husbands namely Joseph Bogert, b. 30 May 18ul; d. 24 Oct. 1°09 and Garret Van Brunt, b. 15 Feb. 1825; d. 15 Nov. 1913. Both of her husbands served in the War of the Rebellion 1861-65, Bogert in Co. I, 8th N. J. Reg. and V:m Brunt, as Colonel, in the Jrn. N. J. Cavalry. 235 4 3 2 1 (2) Edward Irons, (John, James, James), b. 25 Nov. 1791; d. 30 July 1845, aged 53 years, 8 months and 5 days; m., 24 Dec. 1814, Eliza Hyers (Mon. Co. Mar riages). She was a dau. of John and Gedidah l{yers anrl was b. 25 March 1799 and d. 15 Nov. 1840, aged ~l years, 7 months and 20 days. Hem. 2nd., Eliza beth, widow of his brother James W. Irons, also widow of Hendrick Brewer, her first husband, whom she married 15 Feb. 1815. (Mon. Co., N. J. Mar riages) Her maiden name was Elizabeth Mc Anniny. She was born 15 Jan. 1794 and died 2 Feb. 1869, aged 75 years, 1 month and 21 days. (Gravestores in the Old Gem. at Toms River, ij. J.) The Orphan Court Minutes Book (L, p. 329, Monmouth Co.} wrote his name Edward W. Irons as did other records. He died witho11t a will an will mentioned children 1, 2, 3, 8, 15 and 19 below. other chil h I')(\ 0 I O • ,] 1;'.:l ~ar~-- -·•~ h T Y-'"'n'~• ...,-..I 6 J ..Je LV r1-c:l.L-c\.. H ,J..U4U) U•,.15 •~ 'u-. 1850. 6 (6) Elizabeth Irons, b. 4 April 1849; d. 10 Oct. 1849. 6 (7) Anthony Irons , b. 13 Jan. 1853; d. 5 Aug. 18 59. 6 (8) George T. Irons, b. 1853; living 1870, aged 17, (Fed. Census), twin probably of ne x:t above• (9) Inf ant Irons6, b. 10 July 1854; d. 2? July 185h. 6 (10) Infant Irons, b. 25 May 1855; d. same day. 238 6 ( 11) Ann M. Irons, b. 9 June 1856; d. 9 Aug. 1856. 6 ( 12) Harriet Irons, b. 4 July 1857; d. 18 Aug. 1858. 6 (13) Morrell Irons, b. 1 Aug. 1858; d. 1 Oct. 1858. 6 (14) Abby Irons, b. 27 July 1859; d. 13 Sept. 1859. 6 (15) Zelina Irons, b. 14 Dec. 1860; d. 29 July 1892; m. 1st., Mr. Jamison; m. 2nd., William Harker. "My daughter Zelina Jamison, afterwards Zelina Harker and her son Russel F. Jamisonn mentioned in her father's will. (16) Bartime Irons6, b. 3 May 1862; d. 7 June 1862. 6 (17) Ivins Irons , b. 4 May 1863; d. 14 Aug. 1863. (18) Infant d. Oct. 18, 18-, gravemarker not readable. (19) Arm G. Irons, b. 1867; m. William Apple gate. Called "my daughter Ann G. Apple gat (sic)" in her father's will. 5 (6) Sarah Irons, m. Mr. Hagaman, (Estate settle- ment of her father, Edward Irons, Orphan Court Minute Book L, p. 329, Monmouth Co., N. J.) (7) Charles H. Irons5, b. 1826; m. Elizabeth Webb, b. 1829, (1860 census). Ocean Co. Gravestones show the following children: (1) Mary Emma Irons6, b. 28 Jan. 1863; d., 6 July 1886, aged 23 years, 6 months and 8 (3) Sarah Irons,4 ( John,3 Ja'J'les,2 James),1 b. 1795; d., 30 Aug. 1824, in her 30th year; m., 31 Dec. 1811, Vincent Hyers, son of John and Gedidah }trers. He was b., 12 Jan. 1792, and died, 12 Ju];v 1848, aged 56 years and 7 months. Hem. 2nd., Ann who died, 13 July 18 78, aged 90 years and 6 months. ( Grave- s to~ sin the Old Cem. at Toms River, N. J.; also Monmouth Co. Marriages at Freehold, N. J.) Sarah Irons was willed property by her father John Irons that the latter had purchased from Elias Boudinot. The 1830 Federal Census shows Vincent lzy'ers, aged between 40 and 50, with a wife, no doubt his second wife, of the same age and with two sons and two daughters between 10 and 15 and two sons and three daughters under 10. (4) John W. Irons4, (John~, James2, James1) was b. Feb. 1797; d. 29 March 1840, aged 43 years and one month. (Gravestones Old Cem., Torre River, N. J.) Hem., 15 Dec. 1821, Hester Applegate, b. 16 Jan. 1801; d. 8 March 1885; dau. of John and Sarah Applegate. (Gravestone in Cedar Grove Cem., near Toms River, N. J., also Will of John Applegate, Book C, p. 195, Momiouth Co.) Shem. 2nd., 31 Oct. 1842, James L. Giberson of Dover Township in Monmouth Co., N. J. (Deed Book F4, p. 425, Mornnouth Co.) John W. Irons died without leaving a will and the court of April 1844, on application of Anthocy and John W. Irons, children of the deceased,requesting appointment of a commission to rlivide the property among the heirs, appointed Israel Ivins (sic), Benjamin L. Irons and Arnaniah Gifford who cti. vided the pror,e rty to the followi~ children. (1) John W. IronsS, Jr., b. 1823; m., 24 Apr. 1845, T)eborah Lippincott. The 1860 census lists 2L2 John w. Irons, a farmer in :)over Twsp., age 37, ~i th wife Deborah, age 49 and children, (1) Hester J. Irons6, age 8; (2) John W. I.rans, Jr.6, age 6; (3) Deborah A. Irons Jr.6, age 3; (4) William L. Irons6, age 1. Living with them was Sarah J. Hurley, age 12. (2) Sally Irons5. A Sarah Irons, b. 27 Feb. 1825; d. 14 Nov. 184L, aged 19 years, 8 mos. and 17 days. (Gravestone Toms River Gem., located directly back of gravestone of Francis Irons.) (3) W. Borden Irons', b. 25 June 1827; d. 15 Sept. 1891; m. Mary, b. 10 May 1832; d. 13 April 1912. He was a seaman. According to the Federal Census• of 1860 and 1870, gravestones in the Riverside Cem. at Tcms River and Family records their children were, (1) Maria Irons6, b. 1853; (2) Catherine A. Irons6, b. 1854; (3) Hetty Irons6, b. 1856; (4) Sarah Irons6, b. 1858; (5) Thomas B. Irons6, b. 13 Feb. 1861; d. 9 Dec. 1923; m., probably, Margaret Ann Downey, dau. of Sheriff A-iam Downey and had children Lida Irons1, Adam Irons7 and Mary Irons7; (6) Ellen Irons6, b. 28 Oct. 1862; d. 20 Jan. 1941, m. Mr. Colwell; (7) Maggie (Margaret) Irons6, b. 31 Oct. 1865; d. 14 Apr. 19L5, prob. m. Francis Taylor; (8) Sydenha.m W. Irons6, b. 16 Feb. 1872; d. 12 Jan. 1933. (L) Anthony Irons5, twin with W. Borden Irons, next above, b. 25 June 1827; d. 26 Oct. 1854, aged 27 years ann 4 months. (Gravestone in Old Cem. at Toms River, N. J.) He married Julia, mai (1) Hendrick B. IronsS, b. 28 Feb. 1824; d. 11 Apr. 1911. (Family Records) His gravestone in Riverside Cem. at Toms River, N. J. says b. July 182h; d. Apr. 1911. Hem. his cousin Jedida Ann Irons5, b. 1826/27; d. 18 June 1883, aged 56 years. ( Gravestone in Riverside Cern., Toms River, N. J. ) She was a daughter of Gilbert W. Ironsh, (John3, James2, James1) and his wife Jedida Hyers. (See Supra) Children, (family recorrls, Riverside Gem. at Toms River, Census recorrls and Dover Twsp. Vital Records): 6 (1) Edward J. Irons, b. 2h Jan. 1851; d. 7 Oct. 1924; m. Abagail Chambers, b. Sept, 1853; rl. Aug. 1931. Both lie buried in the Riverside Cemetery at Toms River, N. J. where his name is inscribed as E. James Irons, b. Jan. 1851; d. Oct. 1923, 245 (sic), and hers as Abbe L. Irons, b. Sept. 1853; d. Aug. 19Jl. One daughter was Corena C. Irons7, b. ll ~ay 1884. There may have been other children. (2) Jesse R. Irons6, b. Apr. 1853; d. April 1904. Hem. Harriet Hunter, b. 1e10; rl. 1842 and had one son named Jesse H. Irons 7, b. 2 5 June, 1899; d. 1919. His gravestone sc's, b. 1897; d. 1920. (3) Margaret Irons, b. 25 June 1856; rl. 19 July 1912. 6 (L) Gilbert N. Irons, b. 11 Sept. 1858; d. 30 Oct. 1875. (5) Hannah Irons6, b. 1860; d. 1 July 1864, aged L years. (6) Michael Irons6, infant son, d. 27 May 1863. 6 (7) Garrets. Irons, b. 31 Oct. 1864; d. 7 Dec. 1875. 6 (8) Mary H. Irons , d. 1867. (9) Hendrick B. Irons6, b. 1868/69; d. 26 July 1882, aged 13 years. 5 (2) Aaron Irons , b. 2 5 Oct. 1826; d. 11 May 1882. (3) Sarah Ann Irons', b. 28 Jan. 1828; d. 23 Jan. 187S. r:; Daniel Irons- , c. 27 April 1869. !vines J. Irons 5, b. 13 Feb. 1833; d. 21 Feb. 1R~J.-"""'_,,,,;r...+e 2 (7) Gilbert (Gisbert) Irons4, (John3, James , Jarnefl\. w: born 2 June 1803; d. 20 July 1860, aged 57 years, _ mo. an0 18 nays. He wrote his name Gilbert W. Irons in later recor~s. His marriage record, (Monmouth Co. Courthouse, Freehold, N. J.), wrote his name Gisbert when he married Jedido (sic) Hyers, 6 Aug. 1825. She was b. 15 Feb. 1808, and d. 13 Aug. 1872. She was a dau. of John and Gedidah Hyers and sister of Vincent Hyers who married her husband's sister, 2L6 Sarah Irons, and of Eliza Hyers who married his brotr..er, Edward Irons. The will of Gilbert W. Irons of Dover Township, Ocean Co., N. J. was written, 11 May 1860, anrl probated, 30 July 1860. It mentioned his beloved wife Judida (sic) arrl his surviving children and three grandchildren, the children of James Patterson. His wife, Judida (Jedidah), wrote her wJ ill in the Township of Freehold, Monmouth Co., 9 Dec. 1871. It was proved 11 May 1872 and mentioned the same children as did her husbands except Hyers and Barzilai arrl with the addition of Hannah, de ceased, wife of James Patterson. She also mentioned her sister, Katherine Johnson. After the death of her first husband, Gilbert w. Irons, she married, as his second wife, Judge Benjamin L. Irons4, (Garret3, James2, Ja.rnes1), her husband's cousin. Gilbert W. and Gedidah Irons lie burj_ed in Riverside Cem. at Toms River, N. J. Their children were: (1) Hannah Irons5, b. 12 Jan. 1826; d. 16 Sept. 1856, aged 30 years, 9 months and 4 days. (Ocean Co. Gravestores, Vol. VII of The Gen. Mag. of N.J.) Shem. James Patterson and had children: (1) Ma1y Elizabeth Patterson6, b. 1850; m. Mr. Johnson. (2) George E. Patterson.6 (3) Enuna Patterson6. (2) Mary Irons', b. 4 Apr. 1832; d. 14 May 1901; m. Garret Stout, Jr., b. 1L Nov. 1826; d. 3 June 1?05. He was a son of Garret and Jane Stout, of Dover Township, Ocean Co., N'. J. The Federal Census' of 1860 and 1870 shows their family with ages shown in the earlier yea:r checking with those shown in the latter. Their children were: (1) Eliza J. Stout6, b. 1853. (2) Gilbert J. Stout6, b. 1855. (3) Benjamin B. Stout6, b. 1861. (4) Emma Stout6, b. 7 Aug. 1863; d. 12 July 1932. 247 6 (5) Mary E. Stout, i• 1e65. (6) Jedidah E. Stout, b. 1866. (7) Charles H. Stout6, d. young. (3) Jedidah Ann IronsS, b. 1826/27; d. 18 June 1883, aged 56; m. her cousin Hendrick B. Irons5, b• July 1824; d. 19 Apr. 1911. He was a son of J arnes W. and Elizabeth ( McAnniny) Irons, ( "Tohn Irons3, James2, Ja.JT.1!s 1). See un(]_er Hendrick B. Irons, supra, for children. (4) Elwood Iroru,5, b. 28 July 1834; d. 25 March 1910; m. Mary E., surname not found, b. 9 Apr. 1834; d. 7 March 187h. Children, (1860 and 1870 Federal Census of Ocean Co., N. J.), were: (1) Macy E. Irons6, b. 1857. (2) Susie Irons6, b. 1858. (3) Gisbert Irons6, b. 1862. (4) Phebe A. Irons6, b. 2 May 1866 (Dover Twsp. Vital Rec. 1863-1878). (5) Isabella Irons6, b. 28 May 1868 (ibid). George H. Irons5, b. 1837; m., 27 Nov. 1862, Rebecca A. Clayton of Freehold Township, Mon. Co., N. J. (Monmouth Co., N. J. Marriages.) He died between 24 June 1871, when his will, (Book L, p. 184, Monmouth Co. Wills), was written, and 10 Feb. 1875, when it was proved. It mentioned his wife Rebecca Ann to whom he gave all of his property including $10,000.0C cash and "the safe in the store" but mentioned no ~hildren. (6) Hyers Irons5, b. 27 Jan. 1839; d. 4 Sept. 1865, aged 26 years, 8 months and 4 deys. He was mentioned in his father's but not in his mother's will. (7) Gilbert H. Irons5, b. 1840; d. 1877; probably m. 21 Apr. 1865 Cornelia Francis. {Dover Twsp. Vital Records). (8) Barzilai J. Irons5, b. 2 Jan. 1844; d. 7 March 1867, aged 23 years, 2 months anrl 5 days. Mentioned in father's but not in mother's will. (8) William W. Ironsu, ( John3, James2, Jarnes1), b. 1808_/09; 248 d. 1 Mch. 1849, aged 40. (Riverside Cem., Toms River, N. J.). He probably was the William Irons who married, 1 Aug. 1829, Ann Crawford of Howell Twsp. of Mon. Co., N. J. He was called William Irons in his father's will and William W. Irons, son of John Irons in a deed dated 2 March 1830 (Book V2, p. 232, Mon. Co.). The 1830 Federal Census shows a William W. Irons of Dover Twsp., aged 20-30 with wife of same age living with a male child, aged between 5 and 10 and two other children, one a male and the other a female, both under 5, living with them. The 1840 census shows William W. Irons and his wife both aged 30-40 with R male and female child both aged 10-15 and three ot Mr children all under ten. The 1850 census shows an Ann Irons, aged 47, living in Dover Twsp. with children named James Irons, aged 14, Mary Irons, aged 10, William Irons, aged 8 and Hannah Irons, aged 6. If the gravestor:e of William W. Irons is correct it 1s hard to see hew he could have had among others a child aged between 5 and 10 years in 1830. It may be that they were the children of other parents. 4 The children of William W. and Ann Irons were: ( 1) Andrew Jackson Irons/;~.~ 4 03c. 1873, aged 44. (Dover Twsp. Vital Records 1863-1878) His wife was Mary E. (probably Mary E. Applegate) and his children were, (1) James M. Irons6, b, 1R56, ~nn (2) J~cob Irons6, b. 2~ Apr. 1e~~; d. 6 Aug. 1919; m. Mary Platt and had children; (1) Andrew J~ckson Irons Jr.7; (2) William Irons7; (3) Jesse P. Irons?, b. 22 Dec. 1883; d. Mch. 30, 1936; (h) Ella Irons 7 m. Ulysses s. Grant, grandson of Joseph and Amanda (Irons) Grant; (5) Lester Irons. (Riverside Cem. at Toms River, N. J.; also faTT".ily records.) (2) Amanda Irons5, b. 11 June 1632; d. 28 April 1902; m. Joseph Grant, b. 5 May 1827; d. 21 Jan. 1904. Joseph Grant wa.s not identified by this writer. He and his wife Amanda had child ren, (1) Anthony Grant6, b. 11 Feb. 1851; a. 249 6 4 Sept. 1866; (2) Anna Grant, b. 26 June 6 1853; d. 16 March 1854; (3) Thomas J. Grant , b. 1857; (4) Matilda Grant0, b. 22 Oct. 1858; d. 21 Aug. 1866; (5) Joseph Grant6, b. 31 Mch. 1861; d. 28 Aug. 1866; (6) William Grant6, b. 22 Sept. 1862; d. 28 Aug. 1866; (7) Andrew Jackson Grant0, b. 1866; (8) Ulysses Grant6, b. 1870; (9) Fairy Grant6. (Riverside Cem. Toms River, N. J.; also 1860 and 1870 Fed. Census; also family records.) (3) James Irons5, b. 22 May 1837; d. 22 Oct. 1894; m. Sarah Wilbur, b. 10 Sept. 1844; d. 22 June 1910. He served in Co. B, 39th N. J. Volun teers in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-65. (4) Mar., Irons5, b. 1840. (5) William Irons5, b. 1842. (6) Hannah Irons5, b. 1844. 4 (9) Miller Irons , (John3, JB111es2, James 1), b. 18ll/12; d. Sept. 1885; m. 1st., Ann who was b., 8 Aug. 1799, and n., 21 April 1880. (Gravestone in Old Cem. at Toms River, N. J.) Hem. 2nd., Mary Louise Bogart, b. 9 Aug. 1836; d. 18 Oct. 1917, dau. of Joseph and Mary (Harvey) Bogart. The will of Miller Irons of Toms River, Ocean Co., N. J. was written 26 Aug. 1885 and probated 28 Sept. 1885. It bequeathed to his beloved wife Mary Louis~ Irons, his se~ond wife, all of his estate, both real and personal and was witnessed by William I. James and Stephen F. Irons. No children were mentioned. A eravestone in the Old Cem. at Toms River, N. J., shows that a Millers. Irons, son of Miller and Ann Irons, d., 19 Feb. 1845, aged 3 years, 6 months and 23 days. The 1850, 186o and 1870 Federal Census' list the family of Miller and Ann Irons. She apparently was some ye3rs his senior. The 1840 census imi cates that they haci a. son aged 15-20 and a daughter aged 10-15. These children probably were either deceased or in homes of their own when later census lists were ~ade. 250 I~:)EX l.bbott, J 3."1€ s 176 _:,.nderson, Mary E. 21; .t,dams, Aoa~'.ai 1 ?2 ~ava ~ae 152 Esthtr 7 Nancy 2'Jl Jeremiar. 7, 22 William Grant 1c;2 Je !"e!T!'J 22 ..';.ncirews, Edward 182 John 22 Mordica ne John ..·r. 7 Samuel 177 Janel thar. 22 Sarah ne Mary P. 167 Andries, Joachim 152 Miss 22 Anr,elo, Charles 20 Mr. 7 Ankrom, .TAsgp 116 Rebecca ?2 Antrim, Thomas E. 155 Rebecca (Greenfield) 22 Applegate, Aaron 2L3 Sarah 5, 7 Abagail 2.34 Thomas 22 Allice 201 Adamson, James 76 Ann G. 238 Joseph 82, llh Angeline 161 Margaret 76 Augustine H. 221 Sarah (Eagan) 76 Bart 222 Smith 114 Eartholomew 37, 3e, 201, 202, 231 Thomas 76, 80, llo Catherine 201 Albert Buelah 171, 173 Charity 201 Charles 171 Charles Rodney 221 Allen, David 120, 176, 177, 178, 197 Chilllan Robbins 221 200 Corleis 217, 2u3 Edward 152 Daniel 37, 201, 202 Elizabeth 120, 177 Donald T. 202, 209 Elizabeth (Howland) uO Ebenezer 202 Ephriam uO Edmund L. B. W. 38 Hamilton 136 Elizabeth 202 Hannah 120, 177 Esther 202, 208, 222 Jane (Swift) u2 Esther (Irons) 201 Jerierliah uO, ul Fred 231, 232 Joseph 120, 177 George B. 211, 221 Katherine 197 Harriet 201 Martha l?O, 176, 178 Hester 201, 202, 208, 217, 22;_,, 2Ll M;uy 39, Lio, hl, 120, 176 Jacob 37, 38, 201, 203, 208, 222 Ralph u2 Jacob P. 202 Roy 1S2 John 202, 217, 231, 2ul 'fa rah 196 John l:l. 201, 2Jl Viola 1S2 John P. 202 Alexanrler, James 118, 178 John 'w. JB Allwine, ._Tohn S. 1L7 Joseph 2011 202 Almy, Job L2 Joseph W. 3e Althouse, Jackson 186 Lucretia 201, 202 An~erson, Abrahain 152 Margaret 201 Arlolph 1S2 M.!1rtha 216 Jt:.rzilhr B. 1S2 r.artha (Smit r) 201 1 ~ avirl Rogers 1 c;1, 1S2 ~ary 201, 202, 217, 231, "L•.:. .; Elias 1c;2 Mary Ann JE Elias L. 1S2 Mary E. 2Lf James 86, 11L Mary Estelle 211 Iv;:i ~;:i.rie 1s2 Mary (Y.iller) 37, 201 K;:itherine 1c::2 Mehala 201 251 PiDEX Applef"ate, Rachel 202, 231 Bai:ter, GoodJT'.an 194 Ralph 165 Beatty, Mary E. 152 Reuben ?01, 202, 203 Beck, Sarah 96 Samuel 202 Becker, Flora 231 Samuel B. 38 Belcher, John 195 Sarah 201, 2hl Sarah 195 Sarah Blanch 221 Bell, Mr. 85 Suzan 202 Bellangee, Christian 4, 53, 54 T. Stewart 221 Christiana (Delaplain) 53 Thom.as 37, 201 Ivy 4, 5, 53 williarn 16t;, 202, 231, 238 James 50, 51, 53 William Smith 38 James Jr. 54 Aren.seller, Henrietta 171 Jeames 4, 5 Ashton, Jarvts 235 Jesse 5.3 Atkinson, Nathan 107 Judith 53 Atwood, Albert, Rev. 11J9 Margery 53, 54, 65, 66, 67, 109 Aumack, Selah 226 Mary 109 Phebe 54 Baals, Louise 191 !bth 54 Babcock, Joseph 26 Susanna 54 Joseph Jr. 61 Thomas 54, 109 cyrlia 61, 62 Bennett, All\Y 188 Lydia (Hand) 36, 61 Rebecca 188 Mary 26 Samuel 188 Neomi 26, 36 Biddle, William 119 Baker, Charles 165 Bidwell's Ditch 58 Eliza.beth 147 Biglow, Capt. 222 Esther 171 Bills, Gershom 198 Florence 165 Mr. 243 Howard 11 Thomas 197 Kate 147 Billings, Charity 11 Bacon, Capt. 223 Judith 29 Baer, Janet 167 Sirron 10 Bailey, Rosalie Fellows 16 Zeruiah 10 Ball, Thomas 78 Bird, William 119 Barker, Mr. 8 Birdsall, family of 174 Rebecca 9 Birdsall (Burdsall) Aaron 180 Barde, Hannah 197 Abagail 178, 190 10~ Barnes~ Mar.iory- J:~:::i:i!: !-! .. .J.'7 t. Patience 57 AJrf3 150, 185, 191 Peter 10c; Amos 1c::o, lBfl, lfl9, 190, l'H, 192 3arnet ::., Sap hronia 116 Amos Jr. 192 Bartlett, uimund 105 Anrlrew J~ckson 193 Edmunrl Sr. 105 Anpeline 191 Joseph lOS Ann 180 Judith 105 Anna 1?6 M~ry l0S', lo8 :lenj amin 9 5, 171.i, lPO, 181, 185, 186 :fathan 104, 105, 108 Burnett 183, 184 Nathan Sr. 101.i r,atherine 186 Phebe 101.i, lOS'' 109 Charlotte 185, 186, 192 Zilpha 105 Clarence 190 2arton, Mary 54, 109 Davirl 186 Sarah 97 ~borah 181, 186 Bass, Jeremiah 1, 2, 3, 13, 19, 23 :leli verance 97, 104, 179, 182 252 Pl:1EX Birdsall ,:.-:i...r 1~·1ll~ ~siah 1"~7' lG? Birdsall ( Bu.rds:111), SaMuel 177, 1:::1 Desire :, . lGJ 1%, 1e7, 1-.i9 Desire (~:ott) 1e3, lP.7 SBMuel E. 1°2 Eliza lP c; Sarah lfH, lH 1, lR)!' 1es, l,'l 7 J 188 Elizabeth vi 1, 1Q1 lP4, me; Seaman 176, ~ J lRS 186, lPe, 102 SilV 10?. 1"!1,7T!H~ "1 ('-:li=' , ''l Mary Ann , l~) q 1 i: • ...... ,I Maude 191 Bowne, Abagail 95 Miriam lAl Hanmh q5 Nathan 103, lOL, lSO, 174, 176, 177 John 95 178, 179, 1eo, lP l, 182, 183 Bowne 11, Joseph 136 lf8 Sozarth, Ellen 1 S9 Nathaniel 11e, 119, 17/J, 1 7c:, 177 John 1S0 lAl Rad,e 1 lS '.::crr:elius, Althea p:".( Crane, Elizabet,b 80 A.nna 1~ George ~o .6. rt-hur 1~ Hannah 107 :\ rthur Jr• l~ ,John 107 i'rt::orf:e l~ Silas 80 James W. 1~ Cranmer (Cramer), Thomas 99 Leslie 164 Juriith 98 Lloyd 164 Craven, Mary 83 Lucretia 160 Crawford, Aoorew 34 Marian 164 Ann 248 Sylvester L. loo George 39, 4h Corson, A.bner '26 Crayne, Louisa 87 Amos 62 Miller 87 Elizabeth 41 Cresse, Abagail 56 Hannah (Stillwell) 27 Arthur 56, 99 John 41, 9() David 49, 58, 59 Martha 99 Deborah 56 Mr. 100 Elizabeth 56 Nathan 29 Hannah (Willets) 58 Peter 3~ John 56 Rem 27 Lewis 48, 50, 56 Sophia 27 Mary 56 Coston (Corson), Peter 23 Pathega 56 Cnwdrick, Ella 118 Philip 27 Frank lLB Sarah 56, 58 llllu lLB Zepath 56 Nelson G. Jr. lLB Crist, Allee Jeffrey 148, 230 Royal lLB Catherine Ingham lu9, 231 Co:x, Hannah 105 Jessica Rogers 119, 231 Job 218 Robert G. 148, 149, 230 Jonathan 105 Robert w. 149, 230 ._Toseph 105 Crowe 11, Ann (Eaglesfield) u4 Joseph B. 105 Barnabas 20 Mary 105 Edward 44 Timotey 105 Elizabeth 20, 45, 49, 52 Coxe, Daniel Dr. 1 Jonathan 20 Craig, H. Stanley 11 Joseph 44 Cramer, Ann 169 Josiah 1, 30, 42 Elizabeth 107 Mary 44 Esther 169, 170 Mercy 33 Hannah 169 Sanruel 1, 14, 30, 42 Isaac 170 Yelverton lL, 19, 20, 21, 24 James 107 JO, 39, 44, L5, 52 Jurlith 188 Croxton, Reuben 193 Kezia 16G Cuppers, Augusta (Irons) 217 Kezia B. 107 Augusta c. 217, 243 Ievi 170, 187 May I. 217 Rachel 1S9 Curtis, Dav iii 200 Sarah (Little) 9 Lydia 198 Stephen 9, 169, 170 Susannah 169 Darnell, Lewis 169 Thomas 119 Davis, Helen 229 William 120 Day, Elizabeth 108 Crand11ll, John 49 !>:iyton (Dai ton) Abagail 39 256 IN!'YEX Dayton, Alice 39 Eldrirlge, Joseph 61 Al the a 16, 10' 39, L) Levi 55 Anne ~ lifdia 33 Isaac 13, 1c:;, 16 Sarah (Smith) 61 Jacob 16, 23, 39, 44 Eller, Harvey 146 JeI"tlsha 39 John 11.i6 Ralph 39 Mary Caroline (Vamoy) 1L6 Ruth 19, 20, ~, 44 Simeon ]16 Samuel lS, 16, 39 Virrinia ]16 Deare, William P. 112 Ellis, Franklin 80 Dempsey, Arla May 1~ Ellison, Thomas 198 Denni!, Anthony 197, 207 Ellsworth, Mr. 106 Jacob 197 Embroe, Moses 118, 178 Jacob Jr. 197 Emmons, Ellen 153 ICezia 1L3 Elmira 1L8 Devinney, Mary 56 Job 153 Richard Sr. 56 John 153 Diament, Ruth 39 William A. 153 Thomas 39 Engle, Grace 54 Dickerson, Joseph 177 Everl tt, Richard 16, 17 Samuel 177 Evernham, Annrew J. 1~ Diean, Zerish 112 Benjamin J. 164 Diffedoffe (Devennoli~e), Hannah 86 Carrol 164 103 Catherine D. 161 Henry 86, 103, 104 Emeline 150, 164 Dinge, Charles 118, 178 George H. Jr. 164 Dodge, Tristram 95 George Holcomb 164 Dorland, Rebecca 186 Grace 164 Douglass, Ann 64 Hankinson lW Kezia 61 Harold 164 Downey, Adam 2L2 Isaac 150 Margaret Ann 2L2 James Hamilton 164 Downs, Richard 10, 20, 39, 49 Janette 164 Driscoll, Ralph 168 Job Grant 164 Drum, Martin 86, 103 Lois 164 Rachel 86 Lorenzo J. 164 Dunham, Henry 2L3 ~'.artha Elizabeth 16L Dunn, Helena Clayton 212 Rilla 220 Duryea, Mr. 1A5 Roy lf:.)! Smith 161 Eagan, Sarah 76 ~atson 161 Eaglesfield, Ann 44 Eastmond, John 167 f,q lkinburp, ravi i 151 Maude lf7 ,lob 18.9, 192 Rufus B. 167 Louis 151 Edwards, Abiah lCQ heslPy 151 Arros 32 f.;wcett, ~:"'.w'lr~ W. 79 Ephriam S6 Mary 75 Elbertson, Marian 167 Pi chcJ.rrl 7S ElrlMrlf"e, Elisha q Feaks (~eeks) H;inr. qh 9~ Elizabeth c;c; ,Jr.hn 95 Ezekial 1, ~o, c:: c; ~"'?f•r.ey, >fe len ~~. 16<1 Jehu 26 Fifer, ,Tohn 201 John 33, t:;6 Fifielri, ,roseph 63 257 n:DEX Fisher, :i 1.1lef F:6, 103 ']ant, 5 a rah 218 F'l:1nrlt:rs, i,lic-e ?29 <1tt?phen ~. 215 Eliz::i.l>eth ~e:::iulon 122 :fa.nnah 229 ]ar liner, El h ( Pj_ -i~e 1) 221 Helen Joseph 107 ~::;.ncy 229 Katherine 1S7 ;.-Ji lliam 229 Richard l c7 Fleming, Laura 240 S,rah 197 William F. 2LO G:,r.Jner, Joseph 182 Flinn, Rachel 2?8 .~1rey, Job 70 Fo~rce, L,.urq 2)1 1~;1rl;lnr!, Rich;:irrJ 16L Fonr.an, Hannah 177 '.Jarlick, Joshua 29 John 68 Phebe 29 Mercy 174, 181 ';cirner, Ann 186 Miriam (Harcourt) 114, un Elizabeth 186 Moses 177 ,.Tohn 186 Robert 1e1 John B. 186 Samuel 174, 181 Mary 186 Samuel Capt. 222 William 186 Foster, Althea 34 Garretson, Abagail 62 Elizabeth 32 Aaron 62 Hannah 32 Hugh 62 Jonathan 32 Jacob 48 Margery 32 Nelson 62 Mary 32 Samuel 62 Samuel 32 Garwood, 4'-dia 78 William 1, 32 Gaskill, A.nna L. 157 Foulk, Eliza 74 Carlisle 157 Mary 74 Charity 169 William 74 Elizabeth 157 Francis, Cornelia 247 Emma 157 Freeman, Lydia 111, 112 Jererniah 157 t-':argery 1.L2 Jeremiah Jr. 157 Penelope 1°5 John 15? Freylin~hausen, Col. 21R Josiah 157 Frost, J rtITtes 80 Levi 169 Frykeberg, Scmiuel 1s2 cyriia 157 Funk, !fonry 81, 83 Solomon 169 Mr. 81 Sus;innah llJ Gaunt, Joseph 187 Gal~tian, Helen~. 168 Gibbs, Rebecca 20s Jurly 168 Giberson, Gilbert 228 Gale, J.qmes 119 Hetty 242 S.1.muel 119 James L. 241 3and-y, Thomas 23 M:iry Ann 228 ,]ant, C:-i le b l<)l Rachel (Flinn) 228 '.:"1.therine 122 S~ri 228 ~1:u, i,~ 1 122 'l'iillhm 228 1,.nnr:.i ci.h 122 ]i:for,4 , 1\naniah 241 LTohn ·..,;i lliar, 218 Ananiah Jr. 200 ~'.ahi tal.Jle 1?2 3ilders leeve, Elizabeth 8 P.c:1rr-:iret 1 ;11 Gisbert, Ric harcJ 68 Mary 122 Gbss, Tillie 211 Mr. 215 Gleckner, w1lliam 166 2c~ rnriEZ Go:Har,l, B€rbh 109 ]rc:1.nt, C:,.le:..> 111., 110' 23-J G'.:>rif rey, -~!:~ !'€;.' 3::;, J6 CA.leb :;. 1 S7 Ann ( H.awthorne) J~ Catherine 113, l"?<'.~ Benjamin J C.,the rine A, 116 Elizabeth 35 C·-i.therine Hance 112 Phebe 29 Catherine cl, 141 Philip 30 Celia 115 Pricilla 31 Charity 121, 128, 129, lJ0, 1)1, 133 Rebecca 35 117, 118, lSl, 1S5, 156, 170 Sally 61 Charles 117, 151, ise Gol:ien, John 11 Charles H. 115 Mary 11 Charles J. lU Rebecca 11 Charles Nelson 150 Goorlale, Elizabeth 232 Charles s. 166 Fred 232 Charles W. 160, 166 Richard 231 Clarence H. 166 Sarah Ann 232 Clark llfi Goodwing, Elizabeth 158 Colin Y. 117 Gordon, Mary 196 Cornelia 165 Gorham, Hannah 1 Daniel 113 GoulrUng, Ann 111 Daniel 1J. 161 Grant, family of 110 Daryl K. 167 Abagail 115 David 110, 120 Abbey 115 Davin c. 117 Abraham S. 115 Deborah 121, 123, 124, 131, 133 Abram llu, 115 138, 140, l'>l, 160, 161 Adda 158 162, 163 Adeline 158 Deborah E. 158 Albert M. 164, 167 Durella 162 Alex.and.er 110 Ebenezer 112, 113 Alexander D. 168 Edgan 117 Alfred 161 Edith 121, 125, 134, 135, 151, 157 Alfred Jr. 161, 162 Edward l12 Alice 157, 158 Edward Butler Thomas 112 Alice Aumack lu9 Edward Ingleton 111 Alice Jeffrey 149, 230 Edward P. 161 Amanda 116, 151 Edwell (Edwall) 121, 154, 155, 162 Amanda (Irons) 248 163 Amos 131, luA, 155, 156, 163 Eleanor 116 Al"lrl~w ~r:.ck::r: £.4:1-· - ~iihu llh, 115 Ann 11), 111, lu5 Elmira lu8, 153, 156 Anna llS, 161, 249 Eliza 148, 156 Ann Eliza 111 Eliza J. 158 Ann M. 166 Elizabeth 110, 111, 112, 114, 121 Annie G. 166 132, 133, lJL, 136, 14 7, 118 Ann Subah 143, 115 15'1, 160, 161, 171, 173 Annzube 11.1, 1h3' 11h, 116 Emma 158, 161, 166 Anthoey 111, 112, 248 Emma R. 111 Anthony J. 116 Emily 157 Asa 121, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132 Enoch 157 133, lJS, 136 Esther 170, 171, 172 Barnet W. llh Ethel 158 Bessie 151 Evelina 14h Blanch 152 Ezekial 160 259 IWJEX }rant, Fairy ?L9 Grant, John E. 117, 1,7 Fillmore 166 John F. 1,1 Fl::>rence 165 John G. 117 Florence M. 158 John J. 121, 158, 160 Forman 154 John M. 117 Frances A. 165 John Snowden 168 Franklin 111, 117, 163 John Wesley 161 Fred 151 Joseph 113, 115, 116, 117, 121 Frederick 156 122, 168, 24B, 249 Frederick A. 149 Joseph B. 160, 163, 164, 166 Garret 111 Joshua 114 Georg-e 114, 166 Josi a t1 no, 113, 114 George Giberson 149, 230 Judith 141, 143 George L. 165 K. Charles 168 George K. 115, 149 Katherine (Catherine) 139, 143, 153 George W. 111, 158 Katherine o. 153 Hannah 111, 115, 160 Katherire R. 151 Hannah W. l',8 Laura H. 152 Harris 114, 115, 116 Lena 115 Helen ll7, 151 Lenora 116 Henrietta 114 Levi 115 Henry 114, 115, 116, 117 Lewis 168, 171, 172, 173 Henry H. 167 Ll.llian 151 Hephzabah 171, 172 Loretta 156 Herschel 151 wretta L. 148 Holmes 116 Louisa 117 Horace 114 Lucretia 16o Howard 163 wcy 112, 116 Ida 149, 152, 166 cydia 116, 117, 139, lld, 142, 16o Increase 111 164 Isaiah 115 Lydia Ann 167 Israel 116 Lydia Jane 152 Ivins 115, 116, 117 l?fd ia ( Huls art) 161 Jacob l',O Lydia (Willets) 139 James 81, 111, 114, us, 116, 117 Mabel 118, 120, 177, 178 123, 124, 125, 131, 132, 134 Malinda A. 166 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143 Margaret 115, 121, 128, 129, 130 lhh, 187 131, 133, 154, 155, 156, 162 ,.T "-"!E'~ .T..-- .. ,~., ,.~ 1 ~3 Jeanette ll7 Margaret J. 149 Jennie 167 MarEaret M. 168 Jesse 151 Margery 82, 134, 139, 110, 141 Jesse P. 151 142, 11.iu Job 121, 130, 15L, 155, 158, 159 Maria. 116, 221 163, 16S Martha 110, 111, 112, 120 Joel 115, 116, 1~2, 1S3 Martha Ann l.44 John 82-1J3, 110-119, 120-112, 152 Martha E. 117 lSL-158, 163, 166, 169, 175 Mary 110, 111, 116, 117, 122, 142 177, 207, 226 114, 158, 161 John Sr. 119, 123, 126, 128, 129 Mary A. 117 130, 131, 132, 135, 155, 156 Mary E. 165 John Jr. 122, l?.9, 131, 135, 137 Mary Jane ll7 138 Mary Louise 114 John Ada.ms 167 Matilda 115, 249 2f:IJ INDEX Grant-, Matilda Lr. 116 Grant, William Ad~ 167 Matil~a M. 161 William C. W. 165 Matthew 110 William F. 151 Melvin A. 152 William H. 16) Mercy 165 William K. 167 Miles 121, 156, 157 William R. w. 167 Nancy 121, 135, 136 Williaminia 158 Nancy Am 153 Zarandth ll6 Pamela E. 167 Zachariah 117 Percival 151 Grandin, !raniel 68 Phebe ( Pheby) 110, 115 Gray, Henry 3, 1), 22 Philip T. 168 Green, Elizabeth 102 Phyllis 167 Gregg, Charles C. 88 Rachel 115, 121, 1.44, 15R, 159 Griffith, Robert M. 167 ~ebecca 112 Guest, M06es ll2 Rebecca J. 167 Rena lSl Hagaman ( Hagearnan) Clarasey 236 Reuben 121, 125, 126, 1)1, 132, 133 Ella 236 134, 135 Elizabeth 236 Rhona 158 Geglia 236 Robert C. lu9 Ivins n. 235 Robert James 1r;s, 1s6, 163 Jane 2)5 Sally Rogers 150 John 235, 236 Sanruel 111 Mary 150 Samuel c. 151, 166 Mary J. 236 Sarah 111, 111, 117, 120, 121, lh9 Sarah M. 235 151, 154, 157, 159, 168, 171 Susan 2.36 Sarah C. 117 Taylor 236 Sarah E. 158 Haines, Benjamin 54 Sarah (Irons) 82, 121 Hall, Elizabeth 121, 160, 163, ltii Sarah Rogers 191 Hannah 172 Sarethia A. 166 Jacob 163 Silvia 156 William 112 Silvia O. 118 Hallock, Abagail 93, 9L Susan 111 Catheri?E 94 Susanmh 158 Clemence 94 Sylvester T. 152 John 93, 94 Theorlosia 113 Mary 94 Theressa A. 166 Halsev. Am;lnrl~ F, 'fhomc"ls 111, 11?, 113, llS, 116 A.nn 221 Thomas J. 249 David ?20 Thomas w. J. 116 Eliza I. 220 Ulysses S. 167, 2li8 Elizabeth r. 219 Ulysses 2l.i9 Martha Jane 221 Virp:inia R. 111 M::\ry ~are 209 ·~alter 117, 1c:;1, 158 Rachel 209 :.J::ish irf ton 15'7 Hrunman, Mary 1°5 Wilhemenia 165 Hance, Ann 112 ',..;illiam 111, 112, 111, us, 116, 117 Isaac 203, 207 111\ 120, 12S, 127, 132, lJ!J Rebecca. (Allen) 203 135, 1J6, 11.tl, E1J, lliu, 150 Timothy 203 lSl, 166, 16R, 169, 170, 172 Hanrl, Aaron 63 173, 2/.i9 Aoagail 61, 63 WilliaJ!l A. 158 Abraham 29, LO, ul 261 IN!lEX Hand, Ann 2S Harbort. (Horoert), Walt€r 197, 200 Ben~amin 23, Gl, L7, 48 Harby, Charles 193 3en~amin Jr. 41), 41 Harker, Abagail H. 224 Ch3rles ~ "i,,/illiam 238 Christopher ~ Zelina 238 Christopher Smith ~ Harlan, Pearl 231 r)an ie 1 63 Harley, Jonathan 227 Daniella ~ Ha.rr1.s, Kate 225 Deborah 34 lewis 225 Elihu 3.3 Myra 225 Elijah 27 Sanuel w. 225 Elisha 33 William 225 Elizabeth 40 Hart, Alice 111 Esther 64, 100 Thomas 126, 129 Eunice 208 Hartley, Mary 11 Franklin 64 Hartshorn, Elizabeth 191 George 26 John &J Hariy W. 64 La.Motta 191 Jeremiah 2L, 25, 3L, 41, 48 Harvey, Har.nah 204 63, 65 Hatfield, Rebecca 213 Jesse 33 Havens, Dinah 207 John 33, 41, 63 Edward 207 Joseph uiclam 63 Elizabeth 207 Iqrlia 33, 61, 63 Johannah 206 Ludlam 61 John 180, 197 Mary 39, 40 Joseph 207 Mercy (Crowell) 33 Phebe 197 Rachel 29, 31, 33 William 207 Sarah 64 Hawxhurst, Christopher 174 Seth 63 Hayes, George w. 147 Shamgar 25, 41 Hay-nes, Joseph 59 Silas 33 Hazelton, Ann Eliza 192 Thomas l, 20, 39, 41, 44 Jarvis 183 Zebish 25 Headley, Martha 188, 189 Zelophead 63 Samuel 189 Hank, Daniel 11 Hedges, Ann 110 John 77, 78 Elizabeth 41 Rebecca 77 Heisler, George 28 Hankins. Gilb~rt 221 Hemingway, Hooe 79 HattiP. 221 Jane M. 79 Maria 221 Henrlerson, Mr. 32 WilliaJTi 215 Herbert, Joseph Harrison 225 H::irber, !iannah 113 Herring, Mr. 159 Harbort (Horbert), "leborah 200 Hess, Emm;i 219 Esther 1~~ 100, 200 11ewi t t, Abi jah 28, ' -' ' y 7' 32 Hirnn::i.h 1°7' 200 Abijah ST'lith 2e Herny 1°7 Benijah 29 4'-~ia 200 Char~s C. 28 Mary 197 Daniel ?-'.iller 28 ~eribah 1°7' 200 Elizabeth 28 Paul 197, 200 Enoch 29., 32 Phebe 197, 200 Esther 63 Sarah 197, 200 James 29 Timothy 200 Joseph 25 262 IN:JEX Hewitt, Ni-Jtety 28 :look, Arthur 117 Rachell 29 Daniel 59, ll.i6, ~7 Randall L9 Enos ll. 7 Sarah 29 Isabella 116 Shamgar 28, 29 Israel 1L6, 117 Shamgar Jr. 28, 29, 32, 63 Jaines 69, 115, ll.i6 Shamgar B. 28 J~s Capt. 115 Susan 28 James Jr. 146 William H. 28 Jarries Grant 146 Hewlett, Abagail BS James WilliaJll 146 Lydia 85 ,John 1.LS, 116, 117 William 85 Margaret 116 Higbee, Edward 22 Mary 69 Mr. 8 Mary Ann 116 Iiigby, Sa ~ah 10 Mary ( cyeth) 145 Higgins, Phebe 197 Nancy 147 Hildrick, Clifford 22', Samuel 145, 1.46, 147 Hill, Barbara 168 Samuel Jr. 146 Betty 196 Sarah 1.46, 147 Joshua 196 Sarah Jane 146 Robert 168 Stephen 142, 143, 145, 146, 147 Hilliard, Hannah 1~ Thomas 145 Joseph 212 Thomas Jefferson 147 Hillyer, Margaret 115 Walter Beebe 146 Hivison, James 86 William 1L6 Hogan, John 201 Horbert, see Harbort Hoge, Ann 81, 141 Horner, Aaron 160 Elizabeth (Blackledge) Bl Hornor, h~elia I. 209 George 81 Howe 11, Joanna 192 Thomas 141 Howland, Arthur h2 Hollcanb (Holcomb), Helen M. 224 Elizabeth 42 lblJnan, Claire 154 Franklin 42 Gooarich 151' Henry 42 Natalie 154 John 1, 42 Robert S. 154 Mary (Newlanri) u2 Holmes, Almaey 126, 127 Hubbs, Edwarn 90 4.nn (Stout) 101 Hannah 90 Edward L. 1S2 Jacob 108 Edwarn L. Jr. 1c::3 Huddy, Joshua Capt. 222 Eleanor ,l stniD l~J T1••1.A.•.i6\JI1, ' aenry 1 Emiline Elmira 191 Sarah 202 Jackson 1S3 HU 1?;hes, Elijah 56 Joel Gr-9.nt 153 Humphrey 1, 4' Lo Joel Grant Jr. 1c;3 Humphrey Jr. LO John Jr. 126, 1?7 Mary Lio John S. 119' 101 T'..aymowl Finley Lo Joseph Sr. 100, 101 3arrnel 9L Laura Helen lSJ Thomas 113 Marie Louise 100 William 9L ~olshart, Johannes 206 ;ful-:>t, ~ori::e 101 Hook, Alexander 116 riulsart, I.gjia 161 Ann Subah lliJ, lLS, 117 Hunter, Harriett 2hS Anna Subah lh6 Hurley, Becky 213 Anzube 112, 113, 115, lh6 Belin:)a 215 263 INDEX Hurley, Benjamin ?lS Irons> Anna E. 233 ~ss, Eliza~th 87 Annie 225, 233 Hyers, '.Janie 1 4. 21.i3 Annie M. 219, 231, 238 Dorothy 154 Anthoey 236, 237, ;~42 Eliza 235, 246 A.rthur 224, 237 Estelle 154 Arthur c. 238 Frederick 1% August-. 217 Garret Vincent 217 Augustus W. 163, 226, 227 Gedidah 235, 241, 2/ili, 245 .Avis Ann 216 Jed1da (Jedido) 24L, 245 Ax.ea A. (Miller) 225 John 153, 235, 241, 245 Bartime 238 John A. 154 Barzilai 246, 247 Vincent 241, 245 Ba!"Zilai J. 247 Barzillar P. 225 Imlay, David 159 Benjamin H. 231 Helena 115 Benjamin L. 226, 227, 241, 243, 246 Rachel (Cramer) 159 Benjamin Lawrence 227 Susan 159 Benjamin S. 217, 243 Willia.J11. 223 Caroline 240 Ingleton, Edward 111, 112 Caroline C. 239 Martha 111 Carrie C. 239 Ingrum, John 47, 48 Catherine 194 Inman, Aaron 121, 122 Catherine A. 234, 242 Abel 121, 122 C. Eleanor 218 Benjamin 121 Cecil 220 Charity 121 Charity 235 Job 179 Charles 219, 224, 238 John 121 Charles A. H. 219 Mary 121 Charles C. 215 Michall 121 Charles H. 220, 237, 238, 239 Rachel 121 Charles Henry 236 Stephen 121 Charles W. 232 Ireland, Mary 32 Charlotte A. (Wilbur) 233 Sarah 11 Clara 232 Thomas 11, 174 Clarence 237 Irons, family of 194 Clarra 240 Aaron 196, 21S, 233, 234, 245 Clinton F. 224 Aaron B. 227, 228 Cooper 215 Aaron Pitney 232 Cora 224 ...... '11 I Abagail (Applegate) 234 Cornelius 215 Abby 234, 238 Daniel 2LS Abby L. 245 Daniel B. 213 Arlam 242 n:-iniel H. 244 Arlelia I. (Hornor) 229 D8.virl J. 220 Alfreri 205 Davin Teed 216 Alice 224 Deborah 123, 197, 198, 203, 211 Amamla 248 ?Gl, 242, 241 .. Anr-1rew hckson 2!,A Decorah A. 242 An~eline 205 Didamia 209, 213, 216, 217, 220 Ann 194, 224, 228, 234, 248, 249 221 Ann Augusta 217, 243 Ealoner 240 Ann E. 215, 220 Eden 220 Ann G. 238 Erlen B. 219 2&. INDEX Irons, :;.'..imund H. 22, Irons, '.}race 227, 236 Edna Tice 219 Hannah ? ::2, 235, 241, 2h5, 2L6, 2L.8 Edward 19h, 20s, 220, 235, 237, 23B 2L9 2L1, 246 Hannah Ann 243 Edward Jr. 235 Hannah (Wilbur) 2oe, 232 Edward J. 2uh Hannahett 216 Edward W. 2.35 Harriet 238 Edwin 218 Harry 21) Edwinna E. 22? Harry M. 240 Effie 232 Helen 225 Eleanor 210, 223, 225, 233 Helen H.arco urt 229 Ella 224, 248 Hendrick B. 244, 245, 2h7 Ellen 200, 201, 223, 233, 242 Henry Clay 229 Eliza 228 Henry Clay Jr. 229 Eliza A. 228 Henry M. 224 Elizabeth 19L., 203, 205, 210, 224 Hester 221, 222, 224, 225 228, 230, 237, 24L Hester (Applegate) 2o8, 217, 222 Eliza.beth Ann 23$ Hester J. 242 Elizabeth (Ford) 227 Hetty 242 Elizabeth (McAnniny) 2.35, 244, 247 Holw,s 234 Elllnar 204 Howard 224, 237, 238 Elsie 236 Ivers 246, 247 Elwood 247 Indidah 235 Emeline 214, 243 Isabella 247 Emil¥ 216 Ivins 210, 2ll, 238, 241 Esther 37, 197, 201, 222 Ivins J. 245 Ethel 240 Jacob 21.L, 243, 248 Eva 239, 240 Jacob A. 217, 223 Ezra 237 James 121, 122, 123, 1)3, 149, 175 Francis 196, 207, 217, 2)2, 242 194, 196, 214, 21$, 218, 220 Francis H. 243 221, 223, 226, 228, 232, 235 Frank 219, 234 237, 241, 24), 244, 246, 247 Garret 149, 202, 221, 222, 223, 224 248, 249 226, 227, 228, 243, 246 James Jr. 197, 200, 2oL, 2o6, 207 Gar!'et H. 22lt James A. 224 Garret L. 119, 232 James B. 233 Garret Longstreet 228 James G. 213 Garret s. 245 James J. 216 Garret W. 21.t.3 James L. 225 .T ... Gedidah ?1~ ,T"l.~S !.. ' ... 225 Geoffrey S. 219 James M. 248 George 224 Jrunes w. 235, 244, 247 George n. 213 Jane 196, 215 George E. 216 Jedidah 246 George Siberson JJ!9, 230, 231 Jediclah Ann 244, 247 George H. 21J1 Jeremiah 195 George T. 237 Jes"3e P. 248 Gilbert 20s, 208, 209, 230, 245 Jesse R. 245 Gilbert C. 20Q' 210 Job 205 Gilbert C. Jr. 213 John 194, 196, 2C'lt, 205, 2o8, 210 Gilbert H. 2u1 215, 217, 220, 232, 235, 2Ld Gilbert N. 24, 243, 244, 247, 248, 249 Gilbert W. 226, 233, 241!, 245, 2u6 John B. 220, 2.34 Gisbert 208, 2us, 2L7 John C. 215, 218, 237 265 PHlEX Irons, ~Tohn Cooper 217 Iroru1, Miller 249 John G. 2?0 M.iller s. 249 John ']e1rret 2h3 Montravi 11.e 234 John H. ?OI~, 2oc;, 236, ?37 Morrell 238 John Hatfie lrl 219 Nathan Jeffrey 231 John J. 226 Nathaniel 234 John R. 224, 22s, 231 Nella 224 John Tilton 218 Nelle ( Longstreet) 206 John W. 217, 233, 235, 241, 242 Oliver 218 243 Owens 195 ~Tona than 195 Pauline 233 Joseph 215, 218, 220, 221 Perces 196 Joseph J. 215 Phebe A. 247 Joseph L. 227 Pitman 227 Josephine 229, 230, 239 Putnam 234 Joyce 203 Rachel 204, 206, 220, 244 Judida 246 Rachel Giberson 231 Julia 242 Rebecca 194 Julia Ann 231 Rebecca Ann 247 Katherine 229 Reuben 220 Leah A. 215 Reuben W. 219 Lemuel 196 Richard 220, 239 Lester 248 Robert 196 lewis F.an Scull, Hark S4 SI'lith, Ab!3.pail 11, liJ J 1e, 19, 22 Martha 37 37, 38, LS, 46, 62, 89 Mary SL Abel 37 Marv (Somers) 53 Abijah 27, 28, 35 Paul S4 Abram (Abrahal'l) 2, 3' 4, 13 Peter 53 1.4, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 Philip 10 22, 23 Rachel 54 Achsah 72 Seals, Heney 154 Alathea (Alathare) 31, 39, LO John 69 45, 50, 53, 57 S<1nue 1 69 Albert Pike 88 Seaman, Benjamin Sr. 105 Alice 18 Caroline E. 186 Alice Ann 90 David Jr. 56, 95 Amelia 32 Deborah 96 Arns 18 Elizabeth 96, 185 Amy 76 Jacob 186 Aoo:rew 10, 35 James 185 Ann 8, 35, 73, 76 John 185 Anthoey, family of 66 Leah 94 Anthoey 39, h2, 45, 46, 51 Iqdia 105 62, 6', J 66, 67, 68, 69 Martha 18'J, 186 70, 71, 86, 103, 104, 139 Mary 181, 185 178 Phebe 185 Anthoey Jr. 65, Bo, 86, 183 Samuel Capt. 181, 184, 187 Armstrong 4 Solomon 96 Annstrong P. 85 Thomas 94, 186 Arthur 15 Zebulon 186 Asenath 76 Seaton, George c. 72 Benjamin 15, 2oL, 223 Seely, Mr. 167 Benjamin L.. BL Segrave, William 49 Carlton Harry 88 Settouch, Jeremiah 59 Carman 23) 25, 35 Sharpe, Joseph 108 Caroli re 85 Sharpless, SeptiI!D.18 c. 78 Catherire 9, 12, 89 Shaw, Dorothy 10 Charlotte 36 William 3, 19 Christian L, 6 Shinn, John 220 Christopher 15, 43, 4h, 45 Sarah Jane 220 46, 52, 58, 59, 60 Saran (R.a.rldolph) 220 61, 62, 65 Shourds, nanie 1 6, 54, 187 Christopher H. 62 Hannah 6 Copperthwaite 73, 76 Shreve, Capt. 223 Dilll ie 1 h, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12 Shuman, Elizabeth 117 15, 17, 18, 30, 32, 3L Lydia 117 35, 36, 38, 70, 80 Shurman, James 112 Dsn1.d 6, 10, 18' 19, 30, 37 Shute, Eliz~beth 34 70, 72, 73, 71.i, 75, 81 Elizabeth (Jackson) 3h 83 Willi:i.m 34 navirl, Rev. 30 Simons, Stephen 117 Davii T. 28 Simonton, Sarah eq Deborah 6, 10, 18, 28 Thomas 90 Edmund 83, Bh, es Singleton, Thomas 1c:;5 Edward 18 Slone (Sloan), Thomas 142 Eli 76 Rebecca 142 Elias 10, 11 c,~74 H:LEX Smith, Elihu 2Q, f p , 1"1, 72 SmHh, clerusha 6, LS, Li6, SLi, ss ,'.,C 74, 90 Job V'--' 70, e2, 8J, 8S, E7 1 Job L g i' Elijah iO, 11, 29 r. e2, 8J, ~ .. Elisha 10, 11 Llob C. 135 Elisha Jr. 10 Jor.n 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 15 Kliza 36, 7L 16, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25 Elizaoeth h, 6, 8, 9, 11 27, 34, 37, 49, 68, 69 1,9 17' , 19, 28, 32, 37 70, 72, 73, 7l..i J 76, 80 52, 73, 77, 85, 89, 185 81, 85, 92, 185 Elizabeth (Adamson) 85 John Jr. 17, 27, 92 Elmer 36 John G. J. 72 Elothes 11, 19, 23 John L. 27 Emmeline 36 John L. Jr. 28 Enoch 11, 29, 31 John of New Jersey 18 Ephriam 8, 10 John Porter 83 Esther 8, 11, 62, 63 John s. 87 Euphemia 29 John Scull 37 Evi 4, 5, 6, 7 John Stocton 87 Experience 24, 26, 33, 34 John Wesley 11, 37 Ezekial 86 John Willets 86, 90, 104 Faris 230 Jonathan 6, 10, 11, 29, 31, 32 Felix 8, 10 34, JS, 36, 58 Frank D. 87 Jon;i_than J:r. 35 Frank F. ?JO l1onathan J. 90 Frank Seymour 88 Josevh 26, 29, 36, 72, 74, 75 George 81, 83 80, 89, 185 Hanah 72 Joseph Stile 87 Hannah 28, JO, 31, Jb, 35, 37 Josephine 230 65, 70, 86 Joshua 6, 8, 10, 11, 32 Harriet 76 Josiah 6 Harry S. 88 Judi th 9, 10, 27, 29, 30, 34 Henry 4, 86 35, 69, 73, 77, 89 Hester 72 Julia Ann 36 Hiram 85 Katherine 4 Hugh Cottrel 72 Lavina 81 Humphrey 74 Levi 58, 6h, 65 Ichabod 204 Lorenzo D. 28 Isaac 8, 10 L:>uisa C. 88 Or . . ~ !s~tel ~/ ~ y~~d. .... ru-.. ~ ;0 Jacob 31, 81, 84, 90 Lucinrla 72, 76, 85 J;\COb B. 9/i' 85 Lucin~:J. r,rane 88 Jacob ,,onfrey 32 Lyii,q 28, 31, 36, 66, 67, 68 James e' 10, 20' 32, 3L, 37 60 73, 7h, 76, Rl, 8h 38, 6e, 70, 7? ' ' .. ' 73, 77 ec;' f:6, 89, 139 P}, 9q. , 00 LyH;i l.1... 62 lTame 5 ':. PG, PS Ly·-lia Jane 75 James L. ?.f: ~• a rge ry 22, 4~ J L6, i;3' 68, 70 Jal"leS W. PJ 21, ,9:? J 13 11, 139, 1110, J.1L, Jane 11, 27, J6, f2 r :i h:11.1.h 37 Japhet 26 ~'..1rk 6, 31 Jeremiah 35, 36, 100, 201 Margaret 73' 76 Jeremiah Jr. 36 Mar:naduJ.::e 6 Jeremiah Jrd. 36 Martha 5, 18, 23, 25, 36, 37 Jesse 6, 8, 9, 37, 38 183, 201 275 INDEX 7 s~ith, ~artha (Scull) 201 Smith, Sarah 4, s J 6, I J 8 Msry 8, o, 10, 18' 24, 25 9, 10, 12' 27, 28, 35 28, 32, 33, 36, LO, 41 37, 61, 70, 71, 72, 73 62, 72, 76, 81, 103, 185 75, 76, 82, 83, 85, so ?13 S;:i.rah A. 86 !fary Ann 85 Sarah Ann Elizabeth 32 Mary E. 84 Sarah Ellen 89 MA.ry Elihu 74 Sarah F. 84 Mary F. 86 Sarah Lee 27 ~farv Hol~en 23 Sibella 75 Mary Jane 85 Silvanus (Sylvanus) 4, 6, 68 Mary T. 74 69, 10, 85, 86, 87, 89 :Mary (Williams) 76, 85 104, 145 Mercy 169 Silvia 3, 35 M.icajah 10, 71 Simon R. 84 Migal 58 Solomon 18 Milinda 85 Sophia 11, 27 Millicent 10 Stephen 9, 74, 76 Milton 75 Stocton 87, 89 NanC"J 11, 36, 72, 83 Susan 239 Naomi 9, 26, 35 Susannah 9 Nathan 9 Thomas, Family of 39 Nathaniel 76 Thomas 3, 4, 11, 13, 14, 15 Nehemiah 17 16, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24 Noah 8, 9, 10, 10, Bo, 81 27, 34, 39, 40, 41, 42 169 43, L.4, 45, 46, 47, 49 Noah Jr. Al 50, 51, 52, 53, 59, 60 Norton .31 61, 69, 10, 72, 73, 74 Osborne 75 75, 80, 85, 89, 103 Permelia BJ, 84 Thomas Jr. 36, 41, 52, 58, 60 Peter 12 62, 65 Phebe 30, 31 Timotey 70, 71, 72, 90 Philip 11, 26 Timothy Jr. 72 Pricilla 10, ll, 32, 62 Treariwell 185 Rachel 8, 10, 11, 27, 28, 31 Tuthill 27 34, 36, 90 Uriah 26, 27 Rachel Anr 89 lJriah Jr. 27 Rebecca 6, 8, JS, 36, 84 William, family of 22 Ao l ') ., I , ,, , ., Rebecca J. Wi 11 i "-"l ~, ~, .... , .. , ...... , ....,J Rebecca Jane 90 14, 15, 19, 20, 22, 23 Rem 27 2u, 29, Jl, J6, 37, u5 Reuben 27, Jl, 90 u6, us, 51, 52, 73, 74 Rhoda 28, 32 75, 76, 89, 185, 201, 204 Richard 4, 11, 15, 22, 23, 26 William Jr. 20, 2.3, 29, 58, 75 27, 29, 30, 33, 71, 75 William Sr. 23, 24, 75 76, 81, 99, 100 William 3rd. 29 Richard Jr. Ju William Col. 15, 16 Robert L.' ,,,( 6, 7, 15, 86 William H. 86, 87 Ruth LS, JJ6, 56 William I. 84 Ruth F'. 75 Willis -r.. 84 Samnel !1, 9, 16, 17, rn, 19 Zilphia ( Zylpha) 31 27, 76, 87 I 89 Srnytr., Andrew 60 Samuel Jr. 9 John 60 Samuel M. 6G, 88 So!!!ers~ Abagail 36 276 H,'TlEA 26, JJ, J6 Stout, Sallie (Clark) 151.i Hannc,h JJ' jh Sarah 233 Hi< James 26, JJ, J6 ·,.illard -.... , ~ary 26 Stratton, Aaron 6 Sparks, Rachel l'.)() Strawn, Arner 11.J Spicer, J'lcob JJ, 49 Christiana 113 Spra£P', ~:r. 121 Jacob lJ,J Sp"in~steen, Susannah 80 John ¼3 Squire, John 7 LTurli th 111 Stanley, 1eorge M. 213 Kezia 1L3 Stansborough, Alice 41 Steohen 143 Staples, Mahitable 122 Strickland, Eleanor 219 Starbuck, Asenath 76 Strong, Hannah 93 Elizabeth 7S Stubbs, John 19 Samuel 76 Studson, Sarah 202 Steelman, Ann 9 Sutcliff, Robert 228 Judith 9 Sutton, Anbrose 92 Melisent 9 Laura 154 Mr. 9 Millard 151.i Peter 11 Swaine, Abagail 43, 55 Susannah 9 Ebenezer 55 Stevens, John 7 Elizabeth 55 Sarah 7 Jerusha (Smith) 55 Stevenson, Clare 232 Jonathan 55 Walter 232 Joshua 63 Stiles, Francis 92 Judah 29 Stilwell, Mr. 97, 202 Lemuel so, 55 Stillwell, John 13 lqdia 55 John E., Dr. 22, LO, 196 Martha 35 Richard 97 Martha (Stites) 35 Stites, Deborah 63 Mercy 55 Henry 1, 22 Phebe 55 Israel 208 Rachel 29 Thomas 26 Reuben 55 Stoneba.'lk, Jeremiah 48 Richard 43, S4 Stokes, Earl 16S Sanmel (IP-muel Jr.) 55 Ethel 16', ZP.bulon 35 Helen 16S Swan, Marparet T. 193 Samuel 16', SweMy, Abarail 93, 94 3tout, Rnn ~(l :::iwift., 1'.,S'ther 42 Benjamin b 246 J oar. or Jane 42 Charity 154 ·..iilliam 42 Charles A. 118 Charles H. 247 Talimge, Ame lie. 150 Eliza J. 2li6 "1-:;irt:aret lS,J Emma 246 Melinda 151 Eva Li8 Taylor, ~eDorah 22/.i Forman 153 Henry llili Garret 2116 LTohn 4, 39 Gilbert J. 246 r-'.iss 151 James 121, lSJ ~r. 35, ?L2 Jane 246 P"'3.chel (Grant) UiL Jedirlah E. 247 Thom:1.s, Rebecca 77 Mary E. 2L7 T~omrson, Arthur 106 277 INTJEX ~n~D~an, ~harles 31 Town~Pn Yetman, Hannah A. 215 Mary 215, 220 William 215 Vn,1_i,,::\T1<;t .T~l"'? 1 lf,1 Young, Abagail Ju, r:,7' 6o Henry 3h, )It;, )J,, l,7, LA, r:;1 57 Phebe q Thomas 177 Zeigler, Emma G. 167