RINQWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY, NJ AUG 2 5 1997 3 6047 09020818 1 RFF N.I 929 I IT l.i ttel I , John. Family records : or. Genealogies of the first settlers of Passaic Valley (and vicinity) / by John Littell . Not to be taken For from the room. reference Family Records, or GENEALOGIES OF THE FIRST SETTLERS OF PASSAIC VALLEY (And Vicinity) BY JOHN LITTELL Baltimore GENEALOGICAL PUBLISHING CO., INC. Originally published: Feltville, New Jersey, 1852 Reprinted: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore: 1976, 1981 Reprinted from a volume in the collection of the New Jersey State Library Library of Congress Catalogue Card Number 76-348 International Standard Book Number 0-8063-0713-7 Made in the United States of America FAMILY RECORDS. GF.NEALOGIES FIRST SETTLERS PASSAIC VALLEY (A .\ D UCIMM.l ABOVE U H AT H All. JOHN LITIICLL. 18;. •-'. PEEFACE. It is an interestingobject of curiosity to most men to search into the origin of their own families, to trace their descents, and to collect the history of the individuals who compose them. However remote in time or consanguinity, it is natu- ral to believe that we inherit from our fathers their mental and physical peculiarities, though modified by circumstances. We enter affectionately into their concerns, and rejoice in their honors or prosperity, and are personally grieved by their misconduct or misfortunes. These sentiments are undoubtedly founded in the innate and best feelings of the human heart, which delights in mul- tiplying and extending the ties that bind us to our fellow creatures. The love of our kindred is the first degree of ex- pansion of thj heart in its progress towards universal bene- volence. The history of states is but a history of families. To satisfy this curiosity, in some measure, has been my aim in collecting the materials for the genealogies in this publication. Much pains have been taken to obtain correct information respecting families. Wherever family records could be obtained, they have been used ; but in most cases no such record could be had. I therefore had to depend on the memory of some one or more of the family, and in consequence, no doubt, many errors may be found ; but I hope for the most part the names are correct. With the ex- ception of one or two, every family may be traced back to some branch that lived in Passaic Valley previous to the year 1800. I have now submitted to the public, and especially those whose families or ancestors are named, the labors of some seyen years, hoping that some, at least, will be pleased lo learn something more of their ancestors and connections than they would otherwise have known. JOHN LITTELL. Pass&ic Valley, New Providence, April, 1852. ERRATA. Page 10, liae 3. for David read Daniel. 17, 22, for Mir/ Liuchley, diuihter of Jo'eph, read Nancy LindsHy, daughter of Matthew G. Liadsley. 17, 37, for Mary, read Nancy. 19. 15, for Sil.n read Sineas. 19, 17, fir Ziiiii real Silas. 31, batto n line, f >r Eusace read E'inice. Si, Heading, for Bildwin read Ball. 32, 12, for Wais read Watts. 32, SO, for Boll re.id Bill. 36, Strikeout 5th Generation. 4-2, Heading, for Jacob read William. 43, do. do. do. 44, Heading, for William Bedell, son of John, read Henry Bedell. 45, 21, for 1l.1u4h.ter rei1 rlauzhtera. 45, 33, for Jo'ni S. Bra IforJ re.i I John S. Bedford. 47, 2), fir Elizib Uh B. Tij'ienur read J&lijah B. Tichenor. 43, IS, for Ticken >r raad Ticlienor. 50, 7, for his reaJ her. 54, 45, for Lirney read Lnney. 57, 8, for Jonathan read Thomas. 60, 13, for Herbst read Herbert. 60, 27, for N.iphtoli re id iVaphiali. 61, 14, Strike out 31 after P irsons. 63, HeaJinj, for Gcirge read John. 64, 35, fir P.iyer read Poyer. 67, 3 from bottom, for time read times. 71, 40, insert 3 before c'lililren. 72, He.ilinir, f.if Williim real H.i'iert. 73, do. for Williii-n real Hn,'li. 73, 4 from botton for-Mill ite')le re.i I Mehetabel. 74, 13, for granl-d iu?hter rend grand-father. 55, 45. for William 1*1 read William 3d. 83, 8, for William 1st rea I William 3J. 101, bottom line, strike out son of John 3d. 102, 12, insert He at the end of the line. 102, 24, strike out double II. 105, 2 & 3 inchi'lc (son of Stephen Crane.) 103, 103, (5, 34, in the parenthesis, fur Julia read Julia Anne. 113, 6, for son read daughter. 113, 29, for nine read ten. ] 17, 25, strike out a at the end of the line. 123, 33, fir Horace read Moreau. 129, 29, for Joseph read Joshua. 134, 19, strike out will. 134, 31, forLabina read Lebbius. 135, 38, for returned read removed. 136, 39, begin the line with a capital I. 133, 19, for Polly read Patty Allen. Page 149, line 7, strike out, and died young. 151, 24, for Illinois read Victor, Western N. Y. 151, 7 from bottom, for a daughter read Esther. 151, 2 from bottom for 4th read 14th. 155, 44, for Marlli read Martha. 156, 41, for Swan read Swain. 164, SO, for-Michigan read Yates Co., N. Y. 169, 9, insert 7th before son of Joseph. 173, 24, for Sarah Hand read Sarah Anne Hand. 175, 4, & 5, for Reed, in tach line read Reeve. 187, 20, for Daniel Hole read Charles Hole, Jun. 215, for Zachariah Sickle read Zachanah Van Sickle, and so of his children. 224, Headine, for John Littell read Benjamin Littell. 249, 19, for 49 read 29. 264, 29. for six read eight. 283, 11, for 794, read 1794. 802, Heading, for Capt. Jonathan Mulford read John Noe. SOS, 9, for David read Daniel Hart. 306, 9 from bottom, for 848 read 1848. 307, 8 from h>iitnm. for brrham read Abraham. 326, Hannah, Rlibda, Mary, Ezra, William and Eliza Pot- ter wtre children of Maxwell Potter and sisters and bro- thers of Be njanun Potier, son of Maxwell. 326, 5, for Maxwell read Samuel Maxwell. 3'26, 2 from boitom, for Levi read Maxwell. 331, 4. for Louisa read Levisa. 342, 19, read died after who. 353, Heading, for James read Matthias. 356, 18, strike out see Lamb. 369, 13. for Zebra read Sebra. 383, 21, read, 2. Mary Terry married Ephraim Bryant, of PlamnVM ; 3. Caleb Conklin went to Missouii, and married there. 383, 24, for 7. Caroline, read 8. Cornelia. 388, 34, read Miles for Mills, and Valley lor Vally. 389, 5, read Jacob I. for Jacob T. 390, 20, read Rachel for Hannah, and first line above Rachel, insert 3. Pnlly married Benjamin Moore ; boitom line read Larzalier for Lavzalier. 394, 11 & 12, read Gennng for Genning. 395, 10, read 4. Juliette for 2. Juliette. 398, 38, read Ithamar for Ithaman. 411, 11 from boitom read Goltra for Gottra twice. 412, 11, read 2d Gen. for 1st Gen. 426, 36, read Israel for Isaac 470, 28, read Mercy for Mary. 471, 32, add "and had a daughter Miranda." GENEALOGIES OF THE FIRST SETTLERS OF PASSAIC VALLEY, &c. &c. &c. JONATHAN ALLEN. JONATHAN ALLEN owned one hundred acres, No. 28 of the Elizabethtown lots, surveyed above the first mountain, on which Daniel Allen and Joseph Allen afterwards lived, who were probably his sons. DANIEL ALLEN married Nancy Halsey, near Elizabeth- town, and had children: £ 1. David, who married Jane Pasnet, and lived at Paterson. ? 2. John, who married at Pompton, and lived and died there. | 3. Elizabeth married Jonathan Parsons, son of William I Parsons, and died 4th July, 1844; Mr. Parsons died 9th Sep- tember, 1821, at 57 years. (See Parsons.) JOSEPH ALLEN, (brother of Daniel,) married Lydia Potter, daughter of Col. Samuel Potter, and had children : 1. Bethuel, who married, in Ohio, Clara Gee, and had a son, John; when his wife died, and he married the widow Polly Scott, daughter of John Dean, of Springfield, N. J., and had another son. 2. Phebe married David Clark, son of Stephanus Clark, Sen-, in Ohio. 3. Jemima, married in Ohio. 4. Chloe, 5. Moses, died a young man, unmarried. Lydia, the wife of Joseph Allen, died 10th Feb. 1799, aged 42 years, after which he went to Ohio, to his children, and died there. -—I knew of no connection belwoeo this family tod Joseph Allen, Jun , whic JOSEPH ALLEN, JUH. JOSEPH ALLEN, Jan. JOSEPH ALLEN, Jun:, married Sarah Willcockse, daugh- ter of Peter Willcockse, Sen. (The family now spell the name Willcox.) He drew No. 113 of the Elizabethtown lots surveyed above the first mountain, about one mile east of the Mo'unt Bethel Church, but lived in Washington Valley, between the mountains. They had children : e 1. David, who married Mary Camp, daughter of Aaron § Camp, son of John Camp, (or Johannes Vancampen,) of I Passaic Valley. 1 2. Peter, married Mary Marshall, daughter of James Marshall, of Washington Valley. 3. Gideon, married, 19th August, 1787, Susannah Cory, daughter of Elder Daniel Corv, of Longhill. 4. William married 10th March, 1790, Nancy Marshall, sister of Peter's wife. 5. Philip, married Betsey Clark, daughter of Elias Cla.'k, who lived on Stony Hill. 6. Henry, twin to Philip, married Phebe Clark, daughter of James Clark. 7. Patty, who married Joseph Doty, [See Doty.'] 8. Sarah married Jonathan Ruckman, [See JRuckmanJ] DAVID ALLEN, (1st child of Joseph, Jun.,) and Mary Camp, daughter of Aaron, had children: 2 1.