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William Matlack, the immigrant ancestor, married Mary Hancock, and of this event Mr. Clement writes thus: "In 1681 there came from Brayles a small town in the southern part of Warwickshire, a young man named Timothy Hancock, accompanied by his sister, who was about fifteen years of age. Without friends or means, they lived in a very humble manner among the settlers, but the demand for work soon found Timothy employment, and the demand for wives did not leave Mary long without a suitor." She married William Mat- lack in 1682, and they then removed to a tract of land which he had located between the north and south branches of Penisaukin creek,, in Chester township. Her brother also located
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an adjoining survey, and in 1684 married Rachel Firman. Thus it is that the Matlack family in New Jersey-a prolific family in- deed-began with William and Mary. Just when William died is not certain, but it was after 1720, and he lived to see his youngest daughter the mother of seven children. Tra- dition says that he died in his ninetieth year, or ninety-first, "and would have lived longer if his tools had not been hid from him, for he took delight in having his accustomed tools to work with, and when he could not have them he died." His children were: I. John, married (first) Hannah Horner, (second) Mary Lee. 2. George, married (first) 1709, Mary Foster, (second) Mary Hancock. 3. Mary, married (first) in 171I, at Newton meeting, Jonathan Haines, (second) Daniel Morgan. 4. William, see post. 5. Richard, married (first) 1721, Rebecca Haines, at Eve- sham meeting, (second) in 1745, Mary Cole at Chester meeting. 6. Joseph, married at Chester meeting in 1722, Rebecca Haines. 7 . Timothy, married in 1725 at Haddonfield meeting, Mary Haines. 8. Jane, married Irvin Haines. 9. Sarah, married in 1721 at Eve- sham meeting, Carlyle Haines.
(II) William (2), son of William (I) and Mary (Hancock) Matlack, was born at Pene- saukin creek, Burlington county, New Jersey, December 2, 1690, died July 25, 1730. He married, September 17, 1713, Ann, daughter of John and Frances Antrim, of Burlington, and by her had eight children : I. Rebecca, born August 16, 1714, died July 30, 1798; married (first) John Bishop, (second) Caleb Carr. 2. Jeremiah, born March 4, 1716, died January 18. 1767. 3. Rachel, born June II, 1718, died February 5, 1762; married (first) Thomas Bishop, (second) Philip Wikard. 4. Leah, born August 29, 1720, died February 25, 1731. 5. Ann, born December II, 1722, died July 26, 1728. 6. William, born June 30, 1725, see post. 7. James, born June 13, 1728, died No- vember 24, 1728. 8. Mary, born January 6, 1730, died April 15, 1759.
(III) William (3), son of William (2) and Ann ( Antrim) Matlack, was born June 30, 1725, died May 15, 1795. He married, at Haddonfield meeting, October 1, 1748, Mary, daughter of John and Jane Turner, and by her had ten children : I. Atlantic, born Novem- ber 13, 1750, died February 21, 1775 ; married Samuel Stokes. 2. William, born May 15, 1752. 3. John, born March 26, 1755, died August, 1831; married Rebecca Shute. 4. Reuben, born November 17, 1757, see post.
5. Jane, born February 1I, 1760, died May 3, 1760. 6. Samuel, born June 7, 1761, married Sarah Shute. 7. Rebecca, born February 13, 1765, died May 18, 1842; married Amos Buzby. 8. Joseph, born August 21, 1767, died August 26, 1814; married Anna Shute. 9. George, born March 6, 1770, married Sarah Roberts. IO.
, born August 4, 1772,
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(IV) Reuben, son of William (3) and Mary (Turner) Matlack, was born IIth mo. 17, 1757, died 8th mo. 2, 1808. He married Imo. 23, 1783, Elizabeth Coles, a descendant of Samuel Coles and of William and Thomas Budd, all early members of the colonial as- sembly of New Jersey.
(V) Asa, son of Reuben and Elizabeth (Coles) Matlack, was born Ioth mo. 21, 1783, died 12th mo. 3, 1851. He married, 5th mo. 12, 1807, Tamar Roberts, born 6th mo. 13, 1783, died 9th mo. 2, 1850, daughter of John and Letitia Roberts. They had two children: I. Mordecai, born 3d mo. 14, 1808. 2. Ann Roberts, born 3d mo. 4, 1810, died Ioth mo. 2, 1893; married Robert Stackhouse (see Stackhouse ).
George Albert Allinson, of ALLINSON Burlington, New Jersey, de- scends from a very old Burlington county family.
(I) Thomas Allinson, the earliest known ancestor, was a resident of burlington county all his life, following the occupation of a farmer.
(II) John, son of Thomas Allinson, was born, lived and died in Burlington county. His death occurred about the year 1860. He was a large land owner and farmer. He mar- ried Nancy and had three sons-Abra- ham R., John M., Samuel-and a daughter Mary Ann.
(III) Abraham R., son of John and Nancy Allinson, was born in Burlington township, Burlington county, New Jersey, 1822, died in 1869. He received a good common school education. His first employment was in a general store in Burlington. He learned the trade of a shoemaker and carried on that busi- ness in Burlington for many years. Later he conducted an undertaking establishment in Burlington and that was his business until within a short time before his death. His lat- ter years he lived a retired life. Mr. Allinson was a lifelong Democrat and served as town- ship and city tax collector for several years. He belonged to the Methodist Episcopal
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church of Burlington, and to Burlington Lodge, No. 22, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He married Eliza A. English, of Springfield township, Burlington county, New Jersey. Children: Theodore C., deceased ; George A., see forward; Samuel E .; Annie B .; Sarah M. (Mrs. George E. Gilbert).
(IV) George Albert, son of Abraham R. and Eliza A. (English) Allinson, was born in Burlington, New Jersey, July 9, 1850. He was educated in the public and private schools of his native city. He learned the carpenter's trade in Philadelphia and combined with that an intimate knowledge of architecture. He became an architect and builder and was ac- tively engaged in the prosecution of his busi- ness in Burlington and surrounding country until the year 1902 when he retired. During his active business life as a builder, Mr. Allin- son designed and erected many buildings of both a public and private character, and was highly regarded as a competent and thoroughly satisfactory architect and builder. In other lines of business activity, Mr. Allinson is also prominent. He is superintendent and treas- urer of the Burlington Water Company, a connection that has existed for the past thirty years, and to this company and its successful development he has contributed largely. Other Burlington institutions with which he is connected in an official capacity are the Me- chanics' National Bank, of which he is vice- president ; Burlington Trust Company, serving on the board of directors; Burlington Electric Light Company, of which he is vice-president. All these responsible positions Mr. Allinson fills with a marked ability and fidelity that con- tributes largely to the success of these corpora- tions. For the past thirty years he has been secretary of the Burlington Building and Loan Association. In political faith he has always been a Democrat. During the years 1876-77 he was city clerk of Burlington. He served in the common council of that city for nine years, eight of which he was president of the council. In 1904-05-06 he was mayor of Burlington. giving that city an effective, busi- ness administration. His fraternal affiliations are with the leading orders of his city. He is past master of Burlington Lodge, No. 32, Free and Accepted Masons ; a member of Bou- dinot 'Chapter, No. 3, Royal Arch Masons ; Heleva Commandery, No. 3, Knight Tem- plars ; Lulu Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, of Philadelphia ; Hope Lodge, No. 13, Knights of Pythias ; Phoenix Lodge, No. 92, Independent Order
of Odd Fellows, of which he is past grand ; Leni Lenape Tribe, Improved Order of Red Men, of which he is past sachem and past deputy sachem; Mt. Holly Lodge, No. 848, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Mr. Allinson is unmarried.
WIMER The Wimer family of Palmyra, Burlington county, New Jersey, descended from an old Pennsyl- vania family. Joseph Wimer, the great- grandfather of George N., married, July 9, 1809, Elizabeth Sheed, daughter of George and Rebecca Sheed. George Sheed was born in the year 1756, died July 7, 1830. Rebecca, his wife, was born in the year 1764, died Au- gust 25, 1837. George and Rebecca Sheed were the parents of twelve children : 1. Chris- tian, daughter, born July II, 1786, died No- vember 7, 1786. 2. Isabella, born 1787, no record of death. 3. Elizabeth, born March 26, 1789, died August 12, 1869; married, July 9, 1809, Joseph Wimer. 4. Ann, born June 15, 1791, died June 22, 1816; married, August 14, 1814, Walter Raleigh; child, Susan Raleigh, died June 22, 1816. 5. Mary, born August 28, 1793, died May 8, 1812. 6. Peter, born December 7, 1795, died June 22, 1816. 7. Re- becca, born July 29, 1797, married Ely, a member of the Society of Friends ; she died in July or August, 1875-76, leaving one daughter, Lavinia, wife of Albert Paxson, who was brother to Justice Edward Paxson, lately deceased. All of these died at the homestead near Holicong, Bucks county, Pennsylvania. 8. Susannah, born September 5, 1799, no record of death. 9. Margaretta, born October 4, 1803, married William Stavely, of the firm of Mc- Calla & Stavely, publishers of Episcopal Peri- odical-either Register or Recorder ; six chil- dren were born to them; they died at their home, Partridge Hall, near Labraska, Bucks county, Pennsylvania. 10. Amy, no date of birth or death. 11. Lavinia, born March, 1807, died July 28, 1873. 12. Christian, born March 29, 1809. Children of Joseph and Elizabeth (Sheed) Wimer: 1. George, born April 18, 1810. 2. Amanda, October 11, 1811, married Edward Filley, a silversmith, and died in the month of June, 1831. 3. Joseph, see forward. 4. Rebecca, January 13, 1816.
(II) Joseph (2), son of Joseph (I) and Elizabeth (Sheed) Wimer, was born in Phila- delphia Pennsylvania, October 13,1813, died in his native city October 29, 1881. He was a plasterer by trade, was actively interested in the political affairs of his city, and held office
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in the city government. Joseph Wimer mar- ried, September 4, 1835, Mary Engles, of Philadelphia; children: I Albert, born Octo- ber 22, 1839, a soldier of the civil war, died from wounds received at the battle of Antie- tam, September 6, 1863, unmarried. 2. Will- iam E., see forward. 3. Mary E., resident of Philadelphia, born September 14, 1845.
(III) William E., second son of Joseph and Mary (Engels) Wimer, was born in Philadel- phia, April 4, 1843. He was educated in the schools of his native city. For a number of years he was a commercial salesman traveling for the house of Dr. D. Jayne & Son. In the early seventies Mr. Wimer entered the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company as clerk, and has since been continuously in the employ of that corporation in Philadelphia. In 1875 he removed to Palmyra, New Jersey, where he remained until 1894, when he again took up his residence in Philadelphia. In political faith Mr. Wimer is Republican. He is a member of the Palmyra Lodge of Odd Fellows, the Brotherhood of America, and the Knights of the Golden Eagle. He is a com- municant of the Baptist church. William E. Wimer married, July 6, 1865, Emma C. Ru- dolph, daughter of Alfred Rudolph, of Phila- delphia. She died December 2, 1904. The children of this marriage are: I. George Nell, see forward. 2. Albert L. 3. Mamie, died aged five years. 4. Alfred, died at age of twenty-one years. 5. Irene, died in infancy. 6. Francis, died in December, 1908, aged twenty- eight years. 7. William W., 8. Howard. 9. Ella. 10. Edna.
(IV) George Nell, eldest son and child of William E. and Emma C. (Rudolph) Wimer, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May II, 1866. He was educated in the Philadel- phia public schools. His early employment was in a produce commission house and as clerk in Philadelphia. He then entered the em- ploy of the Pencoyd Iron Works (now the American Bridge Company), remaining with them until 1897 in charge of the contracting and billing departments. On September 30, 1897, Mr. Wimer was appointed postmaster at Pal- myra, New Jersey. He resigned his position with the American Bridge Company in April, 1904. In 1906 he resigned his position as post- master. In 1905 Mr. Wimer opened an office in Palmyra for the transaction of the real estate and insurance business, and in this line of activ- ity he has since been actively engaged. He also has an office at 209 Market street, Camden,
for the same purpose. Mr. Wimer is a Re- publican and is a member of the Burlington county tax board of equalization, appointed in 1906 by Governor Stokes and re-appointed by Governor Fort. He is an active member of the various fraternal, social, and athletic clubs and societies of Palmyra and vicinity, notably the Patriotic Order Sons of America, Brother- hood of America, Tacoma Tribe, Improved Order of Red Men, Junior Order of American Mechanics of Beverly, New Jersey, Senior Or- der of the same, Bordentown, New Jersey, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, of Mt. Holly, New Jersey, Union League Club, Palmyra Bicycle Club, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Turner and Maennerchor soci- eties of Riverton, New Jersey. George Nell Wimer married, December 12, 1889, Sally A. Cress, daughter of Theodore and Emma Cress, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. One child has been born to Mr. and Mrs. George N. Wimer, Mildred Helen, born in Palmyra, March 3, 1906.
RIGG The family names of Rigg and Riggs have been known in New England since colonial times, and now their representatives are well scattered throughout the country. Whether written Rigg or Riggs the name applies to the same general family, and both trace back to the still older family which was seated in Old England for many generations previous to the time when the first immigrant Riggs came over to America.
(I) Christopher Rigg, immigrant ancestor of the family here treated, came to this country about the year 1820. He was born in North- Hampstead, England, of English parents, and on coming to America he settled in Burlington, New Jersey. He was a thrifty and prosperous farmer for many years and became possessed of extensive farm tracts, and besides carrying on his farms he bought and sold timber lands, dealt in lumber and wood, manufactured brick and tiling, and also built and operated a grist mill in Burlington township. In the latter business one of his sons had an interest with his father. Mr. Rigg was one of the direct- ors of the Merchants' National Bank of Burl- ington, one of the principal organizers of the Mt. Holly Agricultural Society, and in many ways showed his excellent business qualities and genuine public spirit by his connection with enterprises which were intended to pro- mote the general welfare as well as personal
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concerns. He married, in England, Sarah Plaskett, who also was born in England. Their children were: John, Edward, George and Ann, all born in Burlington.
(II) George, son of Christopher and Sarah (Plaskett) Rigg, was born in Burlington, New Jersey, January 14, 1846, graduated from Princeton College in 1867, and afterward ac- quired considerable celebrity as a pedagogue, while as a mathematician he became famous. He taught school in Burlington county and also at the Penn Charter school in Philadelphia, and while he excelled especially as a teacher of mathematics he was equally proficient as a teacher of languages, Latin, Greek and French. In politics he was a Republican and frequently was chosen to serve in some public capacity. During the greater part of his life he was a justice of the peace, also served as island man- ager, tax collector, member of the board of education, and during two terms was mayor of the city of Burlington. As a man of su- perior educational attainments and high char- acter he was much respected in the community in which he lived. He was an Odd Fellow and member of the Knights of the Golden Eagle. Mr. Rigg died in March, 1897. He married Ellen F. Estilow, born Burlington, April 7, 1847, daughter of Christopher and Sarah (Lowden) Estilow. Children: I. Annie, born August 14, 1868; married Thomas Antrim, a farmer of Burlington, now dead; one child, Martha E. Antrim. 2. Sarah Jane, born Sep- tember 10, 1870; married Edward Tyler, of Burlington, an engraver; two children: Paul R. Tyler, born July 14, 1895; Blair W. Tyler, born October, 1902. 3. G. Harry, born April I, 1872 ; died July, 1908; was a harness maker. 4. Charles A., born August 9, 1875; deputy surrogate of Burlington county ; married Grace Kimball, of Philadelphia. 5. George P., born 1877; an engraver, and lives in Philadelphia ; married Elizabeth Wiest, and has one child, Milton W. Rigg. 6. Ellen E., born 1880 ; mar- ried LaRoy C. Van Rensselaer, of Pennsyl- vania, an electrical engineer and bookkeeper. 7. Budd Marter, born August 10, 1883; see post. 8. Kate P., born 1885; lives with her mother. 9. John, born September, 1887; drug- gist in Burlington.
(III) Budd Marter, son of George and Ellen F. (Estilow ) Rigg, was born in Burling- ton, New Jersey, August 10, 1883, and acquired his earlier literary education in public schools and the Van Rensselaer Seminary, Burlington, from the latter of which he was graduated in
1902. He took up the study of law with Jo- seph H. Gaskill, of Camden, attended lectures at the Philadelphia Law School, and was ad- mitted as an attorney in 1905, and as counsellor in 1908. He practiced for a time in Camden in asssociation with Judge Gaskill, his former preceptor, but soon afterward opened offices for himself in both Burlington and Camden. Mr. Rigg is a Republican in politics, member of the board of aldermen of Burlington ; mem- ber of Burlington Lodge, No. 32, F. and A. M. ; Phoenix Lodge, No. 92, I. O. O. F .; Hope Lodge, No. 13, K. of P., and of Evening Star Council, No. 38, Jr. O. U. A. M.
He married, June 1I, 1905, Elsie R. Morton, born October 31, 1882, daughter of Newton and Mary (Applegate) Morton, of Florence, New Jersey.
This is a name seldom met WHOMSLEY in the records of this coun- try, but is an ancient one in England, although not borne by a large num- ber of persons. The first record of this family is the fact that one Richard Whomsley was in the service of the English sovereign in 1650; there are persons of this name living at the present time in the city of Manchester, in Lan- cashire, England.
(I) William Whomsley, the first of this family to emigrate to' America, was born in 1789, in England, and came to America about the year 1831, probably settling in Philadelphia. He first engaged in the manufacture of woolen and cotton products, and afterwards removed to Trenton, New Jersey, where he embarked in the grocery business, and remained until his death, September 15, 1863. He married Mary Potter, who was also born in England, and was the daughter of an Episcopal clergyman. They had four children, all born in England-John Potter, William, Thomas and Annie.
(II) John Potter, son of William and Mary (Potter) Whomsley, was born October 4, 1828, in Bolton, Lancashire, England, and died at Graniteville, South Carolina, September I, 1897. He was about three years of age when he accompanied his parents to America. After an education received in the public schools, he learned the business of machinist, and espe- cially as regards stationary engines. In 1870 he became employed by the firm of Sleeper, Wells & Aldrich, of Burlington, New Jersey, running their stationary engines, and after remaining with them for six years removed to Graniteville, South Carolina, where he was
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employed in the same capacity by the Granite- ville Manufacturing Company. He was an Independent in politics, an Episcopalian, and a member of Sampson Lodge, Knights of Pythias, of Philadelphia. He married Martha Shaw, daughter of Jesse and Mary Cox, born May 12, 1827, at Kensington, Pennsylvania, died October 4, 1865, and they had nine daughters and one son, five of whom died in in- fancy. Among their children were: Mary, who died young; Emma, deceased; Kate; Ida, deceased ; and George Cox.
(III) George Cox, only son and seventh child of John Potter and Martha Shaw (Cox) Whomsley, was born August 18, 1857, at Nor- folk, Virginia, and received his education in the common schools, Mount Vernon school, and in the schools of Philadelphia, Pennsyl- vania, and Burlington, New Jersey. He learned the business of plumbing, and has made same his occupation ever since, going into business on his own account February 5, 1898, at Bur- lington, since which time he has met with very good success. He is an interprising and use- ful citizen, and is interested in public move- ments and improvements. For thirty-five years he has been a member of the Baptist church, and has served several years as asso- ciate superintendent of its Sunday school. He served one year as deputy sheriff of Mt. Holly, and is secretary of the water board of Burling- ton, which city is his present residence. He is a member of the order of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, being affiliated with Bur- lington Lodge, No. 32, Boudinot Royal Arch Chapter, No. 3, and Helena Commandery, No. 3, Knights Templar ; he is also a member of Burlington Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, No. 22, and Hope Lodge, No. 13, Knights of Pythias.
Mr. Whomsley married (first) November I, 1880, Louisa Powell, daughter of John and Grace A. Allen, of Burlington, New Jersey, who died October 26, 1882, and he married (second) September 30, 1884, Mary Ella, daughter of Joseph and Margaret Poole Kaighn, of Burlington. By his second wife he had children as follows: I Joseph Howard, born November 25, 1885, is at present em- ployed as pipe inspector by W. R. Conard, of Burlington; he married Josephine, daughter of Harry and Margaret Woolman. 2. Edward Clemence, January 2, 1888, is associated with his father in the plumbing business. 3. John Albert, April 2, 1894. 4. James Madison Hare, April II, 1895. 5. George Allinson, October 21, 1901.
That the name of Barrows is BARROWS prominent in English history and genealogy is attested by at least twelve coats-of-arms, extant, dating from 1500 on. The names Barrow, Barowe and Alborough were of the same origin, De Burgh. Burg de Burgh was created a peer in 1327. In 1487 we find reference to Thomas Burg or Borough, Baron. In Lincolnshire, England, in the Church of Wynthorpe is a monumental bronze in memory of Richard Barrows "sumtyme merchant of the stayples of Calys" who died in 1505. Richard, in his will, dated 1502, names three sons: Thomas, John and Richard. Dr. Isaac Barrow was a son of Thomas, linen draper to Charles I, and he may have been a descendant of Thomas, son of Richard, buried at Winthrop. In 1477 a grant of arms was made to Thomas Barowe and his heirs. In the time of Richard III, 1483-85, Thomas Barrowe, brother of Rich- ard, merchant of Calais, was made master of Rolls. One of the early Puritan martyrs exe- cuted with John Greenwood, April 6, 1593, was Henry Barrowe, "son of a gentleman of Norfolk." The family living in Norfolk and Suffolk uniformly spell the name Barowe and Barrowe, while the family, numerous in other parts of England, spell it Barrow. The first American ancestor of the family is recorded in the Rolls Office in London as John Barowe (q. v). He was of Yarmouth, the chief sea- port of Norfolk county.
(I) Copying from the Rolls Office, Chan- cery Lane, London, a large volume bound in vellum, contains among the names of some of the early immigrants bound for Virginia, under date May 15, 1635, "Jo: Barrowe aged 26 years, embarked in the "Plaine Joan" the portico having brought attestation of their confirmities to orders and discipline of the Church of England." "May 10, 1637, is recorded in the examination of John Borowe of Yarmouth, Cooper, aged 28 years and Anne his wife aged 40 years-desirous to pass to Salem in New England, there to inhabit." The ship on which they reached Salem was prob- ably the "Mary Ann," Captain William Goose, master. The records of Salem, August 14, 1637, state: "Jno. Barows is received an inhabitant of Salem, and is alowed five acres of land" and on November 9: "Jno Barrowes is allowed ten acres, with his former five." Subsequently we find "Jno. Burroes is alowed one half acre of marsh and salt meadow land." This was the usual allowance for two persons, and probably was for himself and his first
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wife whom he married in England and brought to America, and by whom he had one child, Robert (q. v.). On March 25, 1644, he is made surveyor of fences in place of Thomas Weeks. We find no further records in Salem of his name, which is in each place spelled differently. We next find him in Plymouth records, March 6, 1665-66, where he is fined by the court ten shillings for refusing to give evidence in the grant inquest. February 15, 1668, the list of townsmen include John Bar- row and the record of voters in town meeting June 16, 1668, gives the names of John Barow and Robert Barrows (no doubt father and son). April 9, 1684, the town laid out to John Barrow ten acres of upland against his meadow on the northeast side of the river. The will of John Barrow executed January 12, 1691-92, and on record in Plymouth, names his eldest son Robert, and other sons Benajah, Joshua and Ebenezer, not then of age, and mentions two daughters and his loving wife whom he appoints sole administratrix of the will. He signs the will with an S mark, and it is witnessed by John Gray and the T mark of John Barrows, the eldest son of his son Robert, who was at that time twenty-four years of age. The children of John, the immi- grant, and Deborah Barrow, named in his will, were probably in the following order : I.
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