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COVERT-Abraham Covert bought land of John Powel 1716. In 1721 Abraham Covert and Echte, his w., sold land to Frances Hoffmire, widow of Samuel. Among persons taxed in Freehold township 1776 were John, William, Daniel and Isaac Covert. The Covert family descend from Teunis Janse Covert, who came from North Holland 1651; settled in New Amsterdam, belonged to Dutch church until 1660, then went to Bedford or Brooklyn, L. I. He had ten children. The son Abraham probably was the one subsequently named in Monmouth; he m. Egbertje Eldertre Voorhees.
COWARD-Hugh Coward, a sea captain, who, it is said came from Lon-
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don had license to marry Patience, dan. of John Throckmorton in New York, July 6, 1703. In 1705 Hugh Coward and w. Patience, Thomas Stil- well and Alse his w., Moses Lipet and Sarah his w. Deliverance Throck- morton, sign deeds as heirs of JJohn Throckmorton, 2nd. Miss Cooley in her work on First Settlers of Trenton and vicinity, says Capt. Hugh Coward had a son Rev. Jos. Coward, who had a son Joseph who died 1760, aged 50 yrs, who married Lucretia dan. of Jacob Sendder ; they had a son Capt. Joseph Coward, a hero of the Revolution, whose dan. Sarah m. Hon. Charles Parker, formerly State treasurer of New Jersey. In 1731, John Coward was taxed in upper Freehold In same township, 1758, John, Jr., and Joseph were taxed. John Coward, probably son of John whose will was dated 1760, was an extensive owner of timber land in what is now Ocean county ; abont 1760, he united with James F. Randolph in buying land around Toms River. Randolph was the leading business man of Toms River before and during the early part of the Revolution. David Coward m. to Betsey Rouse Oct. 10, 1799, by Rev. Joshua Dunham of the M. E. church.
COWDRICK -Jesse Cowdrick, the favorably remembered hotel keeper of Toms River, once kept a hotel and store at Cedar ('reek and at one time a tan yard at Blue Ball. He once ran for Sheriff in old Monmouth but was defeated. He kept the jail there once. He d. May 21, 1857, a. over 57 yrs. He bought the Toms River hotel, it is said, of Israel and An- thony Ivins. This hotel was originally built by Ivins Davis.
COWPERTHWAITE-Hugh Cowperthwaite of Springfield. Burlington county, bought land in Upper Freehold, Monmouth county, Mar. 29, 174 .. This family came from Burlington county where a John Cowperthwaite was named, 1698. In Little Egg Harbor there was a Thomas Cowperthwaite, settled abont middle of last century who m. Margaret dan. of Renben Tucker. Sr. Their descendants are named in the History of Little Egg Harbor.
Cox-The first of this family in Old Monmouth was Thomas Cox who was among those who bought the land of the Indians 1667. He settled at Middletown and in the first division of town lots, recorded Dec., 1667, he was allotted lot number eight; subsequently he was awarded other tracts. In 1668 he was appointed with three others to make "prudential laws." John Cox, who may have been a brother or son of the first Thomas, was one of the founders of the noted Baptist Church at Middletown. Gen. James Cox, a hero of the Revolution, was of this family and was a member of Congress from Ohio and d. in 1810 before his term expired. Hon. Sam'l S. Cox, the late distinguished member of Congress, formerly of Ohio, subse- qnently of New York, is a descendant of Gen. James Cox, who was b. at Cox's Corners, Upper Freehold. In 1790 Wmn. Cox, Jr., gentleman, of the City of Burlington, and w. Abigail, made deed of partition with John Bloomfield.
CRAFT-Joseph Craft was m. to Esther, dau. of Job Ridgway, of Barnegat, 1786. Their son, Job Craft, was m. to Ann Cox June 15, 1810. There was a James Craft who was m. to Susannah Moore about 1797. Job Craft and w., Ann, had son Eli and dan. Esther. It is sail that they emi- grated West.
CRANE-Members of this family settled at Manahawken, in Ocean Co., previous to the Revolution. In the State Militia during that war were Nathan Crane who was a lieutenant, and Seth Crane, a private, in C'apt. Reuben F. Randolph's company. Silas Crane was a member of the State Legislative Council in 1811 and again in 1814. Atwater's History of New Haven says that the first Jasper Crane probably came from London. Jasper Crane in 1651 removed to Branford and thence to Newark, N. J. Jasper, see- ond, was a representativein the Legislature from the town of Newark in 1699.
CRANMER -The Cranmer family of New Jersey, descend from William Cranmer, an early settler of Southold, Long Island: he is named in the History of Southold by Rev. Epher Whitaker, among original settlers of that place 1640-72. He m. Elizabeth, dan. of David Carwithy, who had for- merly lived at Salem, Mass., where he is named as freeman, 1644. The
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tradition handed down in the Cranmer family states that they descend from the family of the noted Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, b. 1489, who was burned at the stake 1556. The father of the Archbishop was also named Thomas and he had another son named Edward, who was Areh- deacon of Canterbury, while his brother was Archbishop, and it is possible the Cranmers of New Jersey may be descendants of Archdeacon Edward, who had five sons and eight daus., and d. 1604 aged 69 years. Around Forked River and Cedar Creek, William Cranmer took up land 1748-9 and thereabouts.
CRAIG-John Craig appears to have been first of this family in Mon- mouth. In December, 1705, "At ye request of Mr. JJohn Craig, Walter Ker, Wm. Rennel, Patrick Imlay, in behalf of themselves and their breth- ren, Protestants, desenters of Freehold, called Presbiterians, that their Public Meetinghouse may be recorded." It was so ordered by court. The Craigs were well represented during the Revolution in the ranks of the patriots. John Craig was a lieut., James Craig, an ensign, David Craig, a sergeant, and John, a private, all in Capt. Epher Walton's company of dragoons. Others served in other military organizations. Most of them resided in Old Freehold township as may be seen by tax list of 1776. John Craig, first of the name, was probably the one who came from Scotland 1685.
CROME -Richard Hartshorn sold to Edward Crome, Dee. 26, 1670, the town lot No. 25, in Middletown, which Hartshorne had bought of William Goulding. Crome is an unusual name, but it occurs once in Bartlett's Rhode Island Records.
CRAVEN -Thomas Craven of Forked River, moved to Highland county, Ohio, where he d. Nov. 29, 1880, a. over 64 yrs. Elizabeth, his w., d. Jan. 11, 1868, a. over 52 yrs. Both were buried in the Methodist grave yard at New Lexington.
CRAWFORD-John Crawford, the ancestor of most of this name, in ancient deeds was described as "of Ayrshire, Scotland, gentleman," and came to this country it is said about 1672. Dee. 11, 1678, he purchased a "house lott " in Middletown, and also ontlands of Richard Gibbins and w. Elizabeth. Gideon Crawford was High Sheriff of Monmonth 1714-15-16 and again 1720-21. He m. a dan. of William and Margaret Redford; who came from North Britain 1682. Joshua, supposed to have been father of Joel Crawford, was of Scotch descent and a Virginia frontier farmer. Fol- lowing the tide of emigration he settled in 1779 in Edgefield District, South Carolina. His son, the noted William Harris Crawford, was b. Feb. 24, 1772, in Amherst county. Virginia. He finally settled in Georgia, from which State he was elected to the U. S. Senate; was a candidate for the Presidency in 1824, ete. He was engaged in two duels, in one of which he killed his adversary (Van Allen) at the first fire. He d. in Elbert county, Georgia, on the way to court of which he was judge, Sept. 15, 1834. He left five sons and three daughters.
CROWELL-Two brothers, John Crowell and Edward Crowell, came to North Carolina and settled in Halifax. They emigrated from Woodbridge, N. J. They were originally from England, and they or their ancestors were originally called Cromwell. In the year 1674, says the Annalist of . Phila. (John F. Watson) two brothers of Oliver Cromwell left England for America and settled in New Jersey. They fled from England from the political storms that impended over the name and house of the late Pro- tector. Bolton's History of West Chester county, says: " It is presumed that the ancestry of the American line was Col. John Cromwell, third son of Sir Oliver Cromwell, and a brother of the Protector." From what has been stated, it is evident that the tradition carried to other States by de- svendants of the Crowells and Cromwells of Woodbridge, that they descended from the noted Cromwell family of England, is probably the fact.
DAVIS-Nicholas Davis of Rhode Island was one of the twelve men to whom was granted the Monmouth patent in 1665, and he is also named among those who paid for a share of land in 1667. He had 480 acres.
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Nicholas Davis, the patentee, was a freemen of Barnstable, in Plymouth Colony 1643. Abont 1656 7 he joined the Quakers, and July 14, 1659. he was arrested at Boston, where he had gone to trade and kept in prison until September, when he was banished., with Mary Dyer, under pain of death if they returned. Mary Dyer subsequently returned and was hanged on Boston Common. Thomas and James Davis were taxed in Middletown 1761. and William Davis in Shrewsbury 1764.
DAVISON William Davison is named in deeds, 1691, and subse- quently : he was a carpenter and his will was dated Frechold, April 6, 1723. James Davison lived in Frechold, 1776.
DE BOOGH, DE BOGH, DEBOW -Frederick De Bogh, inholder of Mon- month. bonght land 1715-22 of John Romine and w. Gertie. William De Bowe, Monmonth, and w. Elizabeth sold land to William Cox, 1802. Law- rence Debow was taxed in Upper Freehold, 1758
DE HART Elias, or Elyas De Hart, an early settler of Old Shrewsbury, was a son of Simon Aertsen De Hart who came to this country in 1664. Morris De Hart was a tax payer in Shrewsbury, 1764.
DENISE -- Jacques Denise (spelled Denys) and Hendrick Hendrickson of New Utrecht, L. I., bought land, 1719. Tunis Denise of Utrecht, L. I., bought land in Freehold, 1720. The common ancestor of the Denise family was Tennis Nyssen or De Nyse, who emigrated as early as 1638, from Holland. He resided then in New Amsterdam, now New York. In the Revolutionary war Dennis Denice was Major in 3rd Regiment of Mon- mouth. Daniel Denise was a private in Captain Waddell's company, Fourth Regiment. In a list of patriots of Monmonth who signed a pledge regarding retaliation for Refugee depredations during the Revolution, are the names of Daniel Denise and Jagnes Denise.
DENNIS-Samnel Dennis was born about 1650, in Great Britain, settled in Shrewsbury 1675 ; he had w. Increase, two sons and three dans. He was foreman of grand jury 1690, and a justice of the court from 1700 to his death in 1723. His only w. was Increase, who departed this life twenty- eight yrs. before him. The name Dennis ocenrs among original settlers of Woodbridge, where Robert, John and Samuel Dennis were among the first.
DENYKE-Conraed Denyke bought land of Samuel Warne and Margaret his w. in 1727. Probably the name was meant for Conraed Tenyke or Ten Eyck as the name is now generally given.
DEVILL, DEUELL-William Denell of Newport, R. I., bought Mark Lu- cas' share of land in Monmouth. In 1672, father, William, was an early settler in Plymouth Colony, named there 1640.
DEVEREAUX -- John Devereaux, during the last century came to this country from Ireland, but his ancestor came from Evieaux in Normandy, and hence received the name of D'Evreanx.
DE WILDEY-The will of John De Wildey of Monmouth county, dated March 30th, 1708, proved Ang. 20th, 1708, named dau. Dinah. Executors, Anthony Woodward and Richard Salter.
DEY, DYE - Isaac Dye bought 51 acres of land of John Antonides in Monmonth county in 1737. In the Revolutionary war, John Dey, Josiah Dey and Cyrus Dey were soldiers in the patriot army. the latter in Captain Kenneth Hankinson's company.
DIKEMAN, DYCKMAN-Hugh Dyckman was appointed "Schepen," or magistrate, in Monmouth by the Dutch during their brief supremacy in 1673. Dyckman, who came to America was Joannes who came in 1652. The Hugh Dikeman of Monmonth seems to have been of another line.
DILLON James Dillon had land at Toms River in 1762. It is said he owned, in 1763, Dillon's Island, now Island Heights, which, in 1774, was referred to in a deed of John Coward, who bought land on the opposite side of Toms River. He had a dan, who m. Aaron Buck and she and her husband had two dans., one of whom m. Judge Ebenezer Tucker, from whom Tuckerton derives its name, and the other dan. m. John Rogers, an- cestor of families of that name in Berkeley. James Dillon was a soldier in the Continental army. William Dillon, brother of James, was an un-
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principled Refugee, who is noticed in account of Refugee raids; it was probably he that instigated the burning of Toms River. In 1783 he went to St. John, N. B., where he was given a town lot. The lands of John Dillon, north side Toms River, are referred to in 1787 in a deed to James Parker.
DORSETT- James Dorsett is named as a juror 1676-8. In 1677 he took up 202 acres of land from proprietors. His cattle mark is given in the old Middletown Town Book. His will was dated Sept. 26, 1741. The will of Samuel Dorset of Middletown, was dated Sep. 10, 1741. In 1741 JJohn Dor- set was an administrator on estate of John Carman of Middletown. Among the soldiers from Monmonth in the Revolutionary army were : Benjamin, John, Samuel, James and Joseph Dorset, the latter in C'apt. Dennis' com- pany. A dan. of John Dorsett m. James Wall, who was father of General Garret Dorsett Wall, once Senator from New Jersey. Thos. I. Bedle, father of Ex-Gov. Joseph Dorsett Bedle, m. Hannah Dorsett. Four or five gen- erations of the Dorsett family lie buried in the Dorsett burying ground, on the Dorsett farm (lately owned by John Stilwell, deceased) about three miles from Matawan. The tradition in the family says that the founder of the Dorsett family came from Bermuda.
DOUGLASS-Thomas Douglass is named in a bond of John Salter 1716. This bond is in possession of James G. Crawford, near Freehold. Richard Donglass, of Monmouth, was m. to Lydia Salter, March 10, 1740. William Douglass, of Monmouth, had license to m. Rebecca Lawrence, Jan. 9, 1734. Thomas Douglass, of Monmouth, had license to m. Rachel De Bow Ang. 20, 1773.
DOVE -Alexander Dove d. Oct. 7, 1736, and was buried in Topanemus burying ground; will was dated Sept. 29, 1736. It is probable that he came from Shropshire, England, about the year 1700. He took up numer- ons tracts of land in what is now called Ocean county, and had a mill near the line of Ocean and Monmouth. He was assessed in Freehold in 1776.
DRUMMOND- Gawen Drummond of Loch Harbor or Lochaber, gent, deeded land to John Tucker of Deale, May 21, 1695. He was clerk of the court of Monmouth 1700-1. He received a patent for 265 acres, which is now the site of Key East on the north side of Shark River. He had five children. A brother James, lived at Prestonpanns, in Scotland, and one account says his father was Peter Knott, who took up land in Mon- month as early as 1720. In 1819 Robert, son of Gawen Drummond, and Mary, his w. of Shrewsbury, gave deed to Britten White.
DUNGAN -Thomas Dungan was awarded a share of land 1667-70; 1674, Dec. 21, he transferred it to Sarah Reape. He was a noted Baptist minister of Rhode Island. In 1684 he left. Newport and settled at Cold Springs, near Bristol, Pa., where he established a Baptist church. He d. there in 1688.
EARLE- Ralph Earle was one of the original settlers in 1826 at Worces- ter, Mass. He had son Ralph who had sons Ralph and James The third Ralph Earle was a member of the Royal Academy of Science, and died at Lansingburg, N Y., and his brother James went to Charleston, S. C., where he died. In West Jersey another branch of the Earle family settled at an early date.
EASTON- Peter Easton, of Rhode Island, contributed towards paying the Indians for land in Monmouth, but who did not settle in the county. In 1677 a warrant for 240 acres of land was issued to Peter Easton and w. by Proprietors under Concessions. In Salem county John Easton had 350 aeres from proprietors in 1708,
EATON-Thomas Eaton, of Shrewsbury, had a warrant for 100 acres of land March 25, 1687. His will was dated Nov. 9, 1688, proved April 14, 1712, Thomas Eaton settled on the stream which passes through Eaton- town, and built on it a grist-mill which he left to hi- w. Jerusha, in trust for her child until he should be of age. He d 26th of 9th mo., 1688. John Eaton, the son, m. Joanna Wardell, dau. of Joseph Wardell, and grandson of Eliakim Wardell. He was a leading man in his time in business and public matters. He owned mills on the stream in the village which derives its name chiefly from him. He was Justice of the Peace for many years
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and member of the Provincial Assembly from 1723 to 1749, almost to his denth, which occurred Oct. 25, 1750. Joseph Eaton, son of John and Joanna, was a physician. He d. 1761 in the 44th year of his age. He was buried in Shrewsbury church yard. Thomas, another son of John, settled at Elizabeth. Joanna, dau. of the last named Thomas, in. in 1750 Rev. Elihu Spencer, who at that time was supplying the pulpits of the Presby- terian churches in Middletown and Shrewsbury, and from them descended Rev. Dr. Samuel Miller and John Sargent, the noted Philadelphia lawyer.
ECCLES - Charles Eccles is named as a grand juror, 1677. Probably the first of this name in the country was Richard Eccles, who was at Cam- bridge, Mass., 1642. Some fifteen or twenty years later, Solomon Eccles, a noted Quaker preacher who had traveled extensively, was banished from New England for his zeal, by Governor Bellingham.
EDGE - Gerard Edge of Freehold, late inholder, appointed Gabriel Stelle his attorney, about 1721. In 1723, Thomas Foreman in his will names Rebecca Edge, w. of Gerard Edge, and his grandchildren Mary and Rebecca Edge.
EDWARDS -Abiah Edwards of Shrewsbury is named in Freehold court records, 1683. He was a grand juror, 1691 and 1700. In 1714, he and w. Elizabeth conveyed land to John West. In this deed it is stated that Ed- wards was a shipwright. The will of Abiah Edwards was dated January, 1714. and names w. Elizabeth and children and grandchildren. Thomas Edwards and James Edwards were also named in Freehold and Perth Am- boy records at an early date. In Middletown, 1761, Samuel Edwards was taxed. In Shrewsbury, 1764, Philip and Webley Edwards were taxed. The name Edwards indicates Welsh origin. Among the first who bore the name in this country were Robert Edwards who came from London to New England, 1635. The distinguished divine, Rev. Jonathan Edwards, who was President of Princeton College, 1703, was b. in Connecticut. In the Revolutionary war, Thomas Edwards was 2nd Lieutenant in the Monmouth militia.
ELLIS-Roger Ellis and son are named as paying for shares of land, 1667. They were awarded two shares of land. The father was probably the Roger Ellis of Yarmouth, Mass., an ancient settler of Plymouth colony, named as able to bear arms in 1643. John Ellis is named as a witness to a deed in 1701, from John West, Manasqnan, to Joseph Lawrence. The will of Thomas Boell, 2nd, 1735, names brother-in-law Robert Ellis and grandson Robert Ellis. The Ellis family early settled in West Jersey and are notieed in Judge Clement's First Settlers of Newton, among them Thomas Ellis in Burlington, 1677. It is said he came from Burlington in Yorkshire, England. William Ellis came to Burlington, 1683, and located in Springfield. Simeon Ellis purchased land in Burlington, 1691. He left wife Sarah and seven children. Daniel H. Ellis, the well remembered county clerk of Monmouth, it is stated, descended from Rowland Ellis who came to Burlington, N. J., in 1714, being sent from England as a teacher by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts.
ELLISON-John Ellison is named as witness in court proceedings, 1705. The will of Richard Ellison was dated March 5th, 1719, and proved Dec. 23d, 1732. Daniel Ellison was taxed, 1776, in Freehold for 86 acres of land and other property.
EMPSON - Captain Christian D. Empson was b. in Sleseburg, Denmark, in Sept. 1794. When a boy he was in Napoleon's navy. He followed the sea for thirty years. For a time he lived in Highland county, Ohio, where a son and a dau. died. His dan. m. Orrin Pharo, former proprietor of the Monmouth Inquirer. Both herself and husband died. His son, Hon. Ephraim Potter Empson has long been identified with public affairs in Ocean county.
ENGLISH -David English of Freehold, wheelwright, bought land, 1737. Englishtown, in Monmouth county, it is said, derivesits name from James English, the original proprietor of the land on which the village is situated. Dr. James English, Jr., was b. 1792, and succeeded to his father's practice. He died May 7th, 1834, at Englishtown and was buried near his parents.
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Dr. David C. English, another son of Dr. David English, Sr., was born at Englishtown and died at Springfield, N. J., in 1860. Dr. Jeremiah Smith English was born at Englishtown, Nov. 21st, 1798. He was son of James R. and Alice English and was the fourth in a family of nine children, six sons and three dans. He died Oct. 9th, 1879. He had two dans., one of whom in. Thomas E. Morris. He was treasurer of the New Jersey Medi cal Society from 1833 to 1865 continuously. In 1750, among taxable in- habitants of Upper Freehold were Robert English and Robert English, Jr., and David English. James English was a soldier from Monmouth in the Revolution.
ESTELL - Daniel Estell was an original settler of Middletown, and in the division of town lots, 1667, he was given lot number thirty-two. Under Proprietors' Concessions he was granted 271 acres in 1671. He came from Gravesend, L. I.
ERRICKSON- Michael Errickson, in 1754, was a pew owner in old Ten- nent church, for which he paid £12. In 1776, he was taxed for 166 acres of land and other property in Freehold. He was a soldier in the Revolu- tion and was buried in the Tennent churchyard. The will of John Errick- son was dated 1806, and proved Jan. 1807. This family is of Swedish de- scent and members were among the early settlers on the Delaware River. . Among heads of families were Joran Ericson and one child, Mats, (changed to Mattheas) Ericson and three children, Erie Ericson and one child. All three of these heads of families were born in this country. Thomas Errick- son m. Hester Patterson, April 26, 1795. John Errickson was in. to Nelly Schenck, dan. of William, Ang. 24, 1797, by Rev. John Woodhall, D. V. M. Among the soldiers of the Revolution were Michael, John and Thomas Erriekson.
EVERINGHAM -Thomas Everingham and Henry Everingham were among tax payers in Upper Freehold, 1731, and William and Joseph Ever- ingham in 1758. In what is now Ocean county, Everingham's saw mill on North branch of Toms River or Pine Brook is frequently referred to. In the Revolutionary war among soldiers from Monmouth were John, Nathaniel and Thomas Everingham.
EVILMAN, EVILLMAN-William Evillman was a tax payer in Upper Freehold in 1731. In 1774, John Evelman bought land in Upper Freehold of Moses Robbins. Robert Evilman and w. Elizabeth are named in a re- cord, 1818, among heirs of Gowen Drummond.
EMANUEL-Isaac Emanuel, late of Freehold, merchant, appointed Solomon Isaacs, late of the same place, his attorney, about 1720-3.
EMLEY, EMBLEY -Peter Embley is named as grand juror, 1700, and Peter Emlies is named, 1707. In old Shrewsbury township, John Emley was assessed, 1764. In Freehold, 1776, Robert Embly and Ezekiel Embley were among taxable inhabitants. It is probable that the names Enley and Imlay were sometimes confounded in ancient records. This family de- scends from Andries Emmons, an Englishman who emigrated from Leiden in the Netherlands, in the ship Saint Jean Baptist, May 9, 1661, and settled at Gravesend, L. I. Ang. 21, 1661, he, with twelve others, petitioned for land on Staten Island. He had children, John of Gravesend, Hendrick and Abraham who came to New Jersey. Abraham, son of John and Sara, m. Abigail Stilwell and settled in Freehold. His will was dated 1734, proven 1742.
FALKINBURG-This family descends from Henry Jacobs Falkinburg. who came from Holstein, a little province adjoining Denmark on the south. His name in old records is variously given. In what is now Ocean county, Caleb Falkinburg lived at the beginning of the present century, between Forked River and GoodInek, and at one time on the place subsequently owned by the late Capt. Jos. Holmes. He was b. Feb. 28. 1768, and d. Jan. 8, 1815, a. abont 47 yrs., and was buried in the old graveyard on the lane to Benja- min B. Stout's. Goodluck. He married Mary Woodmansce, daughter of Samuel, born 1799. After Caleb Falkinburg's decease, his widow married Sylvester Tilton, and she moved to Highland county, Ohio. Caleb Falkinburg's will was dated 1817. He named w. Mary, to whom he
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