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BIOGRAPHICAL
CHARLES REID ENGLISH - The American progenitors of this family were three brothers, Robert, James and John, who came here from Scotland and settled in Monmouth county, in that part known as Englishtown, which was named for them.
John P. English, father of Charles Reid English, was born near Englishtown, New Jersey, October 25, 1855. He married Anna Reid, who was also a native of this community, her birth occurring here September 19, 1859. Mr. and Mrs. English are the parents of three children: Mary Elizabeth, de- ceased; Charles Reid, of further mention; and Elsie, wife of Lieutenant Warren B. Hutchinson, of Rich- mond Hill, Long Island.
Charles Reid English was born in Englishtown, New Jersey, May 18, 1886. His preliminary edu- cation was obtained in the public schools of his native place, after which he entered New Jersey Military Academy, from which he was graduated. Completing his education, he returned to his native place and secured a position as clerk in the First National Bank, there, later, becoming assistant cashier. Three years later he resigned from this position and went to Perth Amboy, where he became bookkeeper in the First National Bank, remaining there for two years.
In 1918 Mr. English secured a position with Wil- liam E. Mount, who does an extensive automobile business throughout Monmouth county, and three years later was promoted to his present responsible position, general manager of the business, proving himself to be an executive of the highest order.
Mr. English is a Democrat in politics, but is in no sense of the word an office-seeker. He affiliates with Olive Branch Lodge, No. 16, Free and Accept- ed Masons, of Freehold, New Jersey, and with the Knights of Pythias. In religion he is a Presbyterian and attends the Old Tennent Church of this de- nomination of Freehold township.
On June 29, 1910, at Englishtown, New Jersey, Charles Reid English was united in marriage with Ethel M. Mount, daughter of William E. and Lida (Hoffman) Mount. Mr. and Mrs. English are the parents of two children: Charles Donald, born Sep- tember 9, 1913; and Mary Elizabeth, born Septem- ber 18, 1917.
GEORGE MEYERS QUACKENBUSH - The Quackenbosch or Kwackenbosh family, although not numerous in its native city of Leyden, Hol- land, has its patrician character established by the important civil offices to which members of the fam- ily were appointed and by their use of coat armor at a time when heraldry was an accepted and im-
portant institution in Europe. The name was found as early as the fifteenth century in Leyden, and records of the early family are found in the "Ley- den Armorial," a publication containing lists of fam- ilies which had been identified with the city ad- ministration, with genealogical charts and coats-of- arms.
(I) The American founder was Pieter (2) Van Quackenbosch, son of Pieter (1) Van Quackenbosch, of Leyden, who was born in 1639, died after 1696. He lived at Leyden and at Oestgiest, at the early age of twelve was a student at Leyden University, and later a student of theology at Groningen. He came to America about 1660, settling at Beverwyck (Al- bany), New York, and in 1668 he purchased a brick- yard in Beverwyck. He married, about 1658, Maritje, who died in December, 1682.
(II) Adrian Quackenbosch, eighth of the ten children of Pieter (2) and Maritje Quackenbosch, was born in Albany, and died after 1732. He lived in Albany, later in Schaghticoke, where he acquired property. He married, January 18, 1699, Catrina Van Schaick (or Schayk), daughter of Sybrant Gozens and Elizabeth (Vanderpoel) Van Schaick.
(III) Adrian (2) Quackenbosch, fourth of the nine children of Adrian (1) and Catrina (Van Schaick) Quackenbosch, was baptized in Albany, August 17, 1707, and lived in Schaghticoke, New York. He married, in Albany, July 9, 1736, Eliz- abeth Knoet.
(IV) Jacob Quackenbush (the first of his line to assume this spelling, which has since been fol- lowed), third of the five children of Adrian (2) and Elizabeth (Knoet) Quackenbosch, was baptized August 14, 1748, and died in Monmouth county, New Jersey, in 1828. He removed from Albany to New Brunswick, and later to Monmouth county, New Jer- sey, and married Experience Wilkinson, who was born in 1747, and died in 1830.
(V) William Quackenbush, son of Jacob and Experience (Wilkinson) Quackenbush, was born in 1776, and died in 1850. He was a farmer and a staunch Democrat, and lived and died in Marlboro township. He married Elizabeth Smith, who was born in 1783, and died in 1859.
(VI) Jacob W. Quackenbush, son of William and Elizabeth (Smith) Quackenbush, was born in Mon- mouth county, New Jersey, in 1809, and died there, in Marlboro township, in 1888. His calling was that of a farmer; in politics he was an independent Democrat. He married Margaret Snyder, and five of their seven children survive.
(VII) George Meyers Quackenbush, son of Jacob W. and Margaret (Snyder) Quackenbush, was born in Marlboro township, Monmouth county, New Jer-
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sey, May 12, 1858. He was educated in the public schools of Marlboro, and after completing his studies, decided upon a mercantile career. At the age of thirty-seven years he left Marlboro and moved to Little Silver, where he established a gro- cery business, which he still conducts with great success. In politics Mr. Quackenbush is a Demo- crat. He is a member of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics.
Mr. Quackenbush married, November 15, 1882, Lydia Anne Ely, daughter of Michael and Cornelia Ely. Children: 1. Lottie, born in Marlboro town- ship; married Humphrey Miller, of Pennsylvania. 2. Clifford, born in Marlboro township, and died at the age of six years. 3. Emerson, born in Mana- lapan township, served in the World War as a mem- ber of the 87th Division, and spent nine months in France; he married, in 1920, Helen Heyer, of Bel- ford, New Jersey.
EDWARD VOORHEES - As cashier of the First National Bank, of Englishtown, Mr. Voor- hees is too notably identified with the financial inter- ests of Monmouth county to require any introduc- tion in a work of this character. He has been active in the political life of his community, and is well known in its Masonic and fraternal circles. Edward Voorhees was born December 16, 1883, at Como, New Jersey, and is a son of William J. and Mary (Hurley) Voorhees. Mr. Voorhees, who is now de- ceased, was born near Freehold, New Jersey, and his wife was a native of Farmingdale, in the same State.
The education of Edward Voorhees was received in the public schools of Asbury Park, Belmar, and Freehold, and at the Asbury Park High School. He afterward attended Wood's Business College, New York City. During the first two years thereafter Mr. Voorhees was associated in the real estate busi- ness with Cyrus B. Honce at Belmar. He then en- tered the employ of the First National Bank, of Bel- mar, a position which he retained for eight years. At the end of that time he accepted his present position of cashier of the First National Bank, of Englishtown. The principles of the Democratic party are those to which Mr. Voorhees gives his political allegiance. He has served with credit to himself and satisfaction to his fellow-citizens as bor- ough commissioner and as a member of the Board of Education. The Masonic and fraternal affilia- tions of Mr. Voorhees are with Olive Branch Lodge, No. 16, Free and Accepted Masons, of Freehold; Goodwin Chapter, of Manasquan; the Knights of Pythias; and the Improved Order of Red Men. He and his family are members of the Presbyterian church.
Mr. Voorhees married, August 15, 1907, at Free- hold, Jamesanna Okerson, born at that place, daugh- ter of Charles H. and Harriet (Heyer) Okerson. Mr. Okerson, who is a farmer, was born at Hights- town, New Jersey, and his wife is a native of Holmdel, in the same State. Mr. and Mrs. Voorhees are the parents of the following children: Harold
Edward, born October 19, 1908, at Freehold; Helen Louise, born June 7, 1910, at Belmar; Charles H., born October 26, 1911, at Belmar; Elizabeth and Harriet (twins), born January 6, 1914, at Belmar; William James, born July 9, 1915, at Englishtown; and James Allen, born April 26, 1917, at English- town.
In his chosen sphere of activity Mr. Voorhees has already gone far, and as he is in the prime of life the indications are that he has by no means reached the zenith of his career, but that still further ad- vancement awaits him in the years to come.
JACOB R. VAN MATER LEFFERTS-Repre- sentative of an old and distinguished Dutch family, Mr. Lefferts, since 1914 a successful practicing at- torney of Matawan, New Jersey, traces his Ameri- can ancestry to Leffert Pietersen van Haughwout, Hauwert, Houwaard, Houvert, or Havert. This, in the Holland tongue, meant Leffert, son of Peter from Haughwert, a village one and one-half hours north of Hoorn in the province of North Holland. He came to America in 1660 and settled in Midwout (Flatbush) on Long Island, and there was taxed in 1675. His name recurs frequently in the public records, served on grand and petit juries, was con- stable and assessor, and a man of consequence in the community.
In consequence of many persons having no family nor surname, it was customary among the Nether- landers and other northern European nations for a man to add to his Christian or baptized name that of his father to distinguish him from others, which, when continued from generation to generation, made it very difficult to trace families. Thus if Jan had a son Jacob he would be called Jacob Janse; if Jacob Janse had a son Pieter, he would write his name Pieter Jacobse; if Peter Jacobse had a son Leffert, he would write his name Leffert Pieterse; and if Leffert Pieterse had a son Auke, he would be known as Auke Leffertse. This practice continued among the descendants of the Netherlanders in this country until the beginning of the eighteenth cen- tury, when it was discontinued, and the surname which then happened to be in use was generally re- tained. Some families added in addition to the name of the father that of their place of residence, re- taining the latter as their surname. When the cus- tom of discontinuing the addition of the name of the father took place, it appears to have been a question among the descendants of Leffert Pietersen whether they should use Hagewoutt, the name of the village or locality from which their father emi- grated as their surname, or Leffert, his Christian name. This may be inferred from the entries on the roll of the Flatbush militia of 1715, in vol. III, page 183 of the Documentary History of New York, on which three of the sons of Leffert Pieterse are en- tered as follows: "Pieter hagewoutt," "Jacob Hagewoutt," and "Isaac hagewoutt." Hagewoutt, however, appears to have been discontinued by the family, and the surname of Lefferts adopted and continued.
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Leffert Pieterse married Abagail Van Nuyse, daughter of Auke Janse Van Nuyse, commonly known as Auke Janse, born about 1654, died July 19, 1748. Her father was a farmer. He died De- cember 8, 1704.
Pieter Lefferts, son of Leffert Pieterse, was born May 18, 1680, died March 13, 1774. He occupied his father's farm in Flatbush, of which town he was supervisor from April, 1726, to April, 1727, and in 1715 his name appears on the roll of the Flat- bush militia company. He held other official posi- tions, was a man of substance, and occupied an honorable place in his town. In 1770, in conse- quence of inability from old age (ninety years), Peter Lefferts placed the management of his prop- erty in the hands of his son Jan in the following quaint agreement:
I, Peter Lefferts in consequence of my great age and unfitness to continue the management of my plantation, have seen fit no longer to meddle with the same and to give the control thereof to my son Jan to cultivate for his benefit, and I also give him all the right I yet have in the cattle on the said plantation, in the grain already gathered, and in the grain in the fields, on the condition and considera- tion that my son Jan pay for the same the sum of three pounds which I have now received, and my son Jan promises to pay for the same the addition- al sum of £4 10sh. every three months in each year, commencing on this date, amounting to $18 annual- ly, during my life. And further promises my son Jan that he during this agreement myself and his mother will furnish with firewood, flour, milk, but- ter, eggs, fowls, and whatever else is cultivated on the plantation, in such reasonable quantities as may be necessary for us to use; also promises my son Jan that whenever any of our friends or acquain- tances come to visit us, that he will furnish them with victuals and drink, as has heretofore been customary in the family; also that I and his mother shall have free liberty in the garden, orchard and plantation to gather and to be allowed to gather and enjoy; and also as much flax as we may de- rire to have spun for our use; and farther promises my son Jan that he my old negro Ben and negro wench Isabel will keep during this agreement or during my life; and further is my son Jan held to allow me the use of horse and chaise and the help of his servants by night and by day, as we may have needful; and further promises and agrees my son Jan to furnish us with candles to burn, and whenever we desire to cook for us, we having the right to eat at his table of whatever food may be thereon.
In witness whereof we have subscribed this. PIETER LEFFERTS JOHN LEFFERTS.
Pieter Lefferts was at this date ninety years old, and lived four years after the date of the agree- ment, on the back of which are the regular entries of the payments called for, the last being dated March 1, 1774.
Pieter Lefferts married Eyte or Ida Suydam, daughter of Henrick Suydam, of Flatbush, who died September 25, 1777, the mother of eight children.
Leffert Lefferts, son of Pieter Lefferts, in 1788,
with the Cornells, visited Bucks county, Pennsyl- vania, on a prospecting tour. He returned with Gilliam Cornell, and on June 7, 1739, he bought of Isaac Pennington a tract of four hundred acres in Northampton township of said county for £492, on which he settled. The tract he bought was part of 651A. that William Penn granted to Edmund Pennington, the father of Isaac Pennington.
About this period a number of the descendants of the early Netherland settlers of Long Island located in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, among whom were Vandergrifts, Van Dycks, Van Deventers, Van Arsdalens, De Harts, Cornells, Hogelands, Barke- loos, Vanderveers, Corsons, Fonteyns. Larzeleres, and others. The farming land of Kings county be- ing all occupied, the fruitful soil, healthy climate and low price of land drew them to that locality.
On May 1, 1760, and May 1, 1761, "Leffert Lef- fertsen" was chosen elder of the Northampton and Southampton Reformed Dutch churches, and on August 30, 1767, he was chosen to the same office in place of Jacob Bennet, deceased. His widow Antie, on the registry of slaves in Northampton in 1782, is entered as the owner of nine slaves. His will is dated October 6, 1773, and recorded at Doylestown, in which his sons Peter and Arthur are named as executors. By it he appears, in ad- dition to the homestead, to have owned a planta- tion in Newtown.
He married Antie Vanderbilt, born about 1719, daughter of Art Vanderbilt, of Flatbush, her father a farmer.
Leffert (2) Lefferts, son of Leffert (1) Lefferts, was born August 21, 1745. On June 9, 1783, he was chosen church master in the Northampton and Southampton Reformed Dutch churches, in place of John Stevens. He married, February 8, 1778, Annatje or Nancy Dubois, daughter of Rev. Jon- athan Dubois, born September 19, 1752, Rev. Will- iam Schenck officiating.
Leffert (3) Lefferts, son of Leffert (2) Lefferts, was born August 17, 1780, died August 14, 1855. He was a tailor by trade. He is buried at Spotts- wood, New Jersey, where he had held the offices of deacon and elder in the church. He married Jane Wyckoff, born June 25, 1775, daughter of Oukey and Sarah (Schenck) Wyckoff.
Dr. Henry Dubois Lefferts, son of Leffert (3) and Jane (Wyckoff) Lefferts, was baptized Octo- ber 23, 1808, died August 11, 1849. He resided at Spottswood, New Jersey, where he practiced as a physician for about twenty years. He married Phoebe Johnson, daughter of Reuben and Phoebe Johnson, and they were the parents of five chil- dren: Charles, William Cheselden, of whom fur- ther; Isaac, Henry, and Louisa.
William Cheselden Lefferts, son of Dr. Henry Dubois and Phoebe (Johnson) Lefferts, was born July 6, 1884. He gained an excellent education, and in early life was a professor at Rutgers College, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Subsequently he be- came a licensed pension agent for the United States, rendering efficient service in this position.
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eligious affiliation was with the Methodist ›pal church, in whose affairs he was always , and he was a Republican in politics. He ed Catherine Van Mater, born July 6, 1834, ter of Joseph Van Mater, and they were the 's of seven sons and one daughter, three of the LOW (1922) deceased.
ob R. Van Mater Lefferts, son of William Iden and Catherine (Van Mater) Lefferts, was in Englishtown, New Jersey, August 16, 1881. tended school at his birthplace until he was years of age, when his parents moved to As- Park, and there he continued school for two
At the end of this time Passaic, New Jersey, le the family home, and here he continued in lance at the public schools until he was thir- when he obtained his first position. This was Irug store and he was thus employed for four ; he then entered the service of the firm of son & Hardy, handkerchief manufacturers of ic. For two years he remained with this con- after which he entered upon the study of law
the preceptorship of Joseph H. Lefferts, ssaic. While with Mr. Lefferts he passed the Jersey bar examinations in February, 1908, and 1914 was associated with the elder Mr. Lefferts ssaic. On April 1, 1914, he established as a practitioner in Matawan, and here has since qued with good success in professional work. efferts is solicitor for the Liberal Building and Association of Matawan, and is a stockholder . Matawan Bank. His fraternal affiliations ith Lodge No. 192, Free and Accepted Masons; itics he is a Republican; in religion an adher- › the Christian Science faith, being a mem- ' the Mother Church in Boston. Mr. Lefferts, yer of Matawan for almost a decade, has won ponsible place in his calling and in the pro- ve, forward-looking life of the district.
Lefferts married, at Rutherford, New Jersey, 1, 1911, Madeline Haskell Klemm, born in lyn, New York, January 9, 1885, daughter of Hewitt and Louise (Haskell) Klemm, her : employed in the customs department of the d States Government in New York City as ary to S. H. Wales. Mr. and Mrs. Lefferts le parents of: Donald Russell, born March 12; Douglas Hewitt, born December 14, 1914, pupils in the public schools of Matawan. Mrs. ts is a granddaughter of James S. Lake, and allowing record of his life is quoted from the Dry of Wayne County, Ohio," by Ben Doug-
Lake was a native of the State of New Jer- und was born at Salem, on the 30th day of 1800. His parents, Constant and Ann Lake, being consistent members of the Baptist h in that place, then under the pastoral care : Rev. Horatio G. Jones, a great and good man. , it may be inferred that their son Joseph had, his earliest years, the example of right living ifore him.
the spring of 1815 Mr. Constant Lake, with
his family, took up his residence in Wooster, Ohio, where the subject of this sketch began his active business life. By close application and persevering industry, he became prosperous and acquired an honorable reputation as a merchant. One of the old and well known energetic firms in Wooster was that of Jones and Lake. It was a step in the right direction for Joseph S. Lake, in the beginning of his business career, that he became associated with Mr. Benjamin Jones, a man of good judgment, and correct principles, kind and liberal. His generosity was not often seen in the highways; but his help- ing hand was opened and help bestowed where worthily needed, unknown and unseen by the pub- lic.
Mr. Lake was married the 18th day of_April, 1822, to Eleanor Eichar, daughter of Joseph Eichar. His wife and five of his children still survive him, three of his children preceding him to the "Spirit Land."
During his long residence in Ohio, Mr. Lake was frequently called on to fill positions of trust and responsibility. He was appointed by President Jackson, Register of the land office at Wooster, which office he held until the land belonging to the Government was nearly all sold, and the office at Wooster closed. Subsequently he was chosen one of the Fund Commissioners for the State of Ohio, General McCracken, of Lancaster, and Kil- gore, of Cadix, being his colleagues. During his term of office he was distinguished for his activity, integrity and efficiency as a business man. He was among the foremost workers in establishing the Bank of Wooster, and nearly succeeded in carrying it through the most perilous times for banking in Ohio that ever tried men's souls.
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