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Robert. 2. Joshua, who married Deliverance Wedge, and died about 1750. 3. Benajah, born 1683, married (first) Lydia Buckler ; (second) Elizabeth Lincoln; (third) Hannah Bennett. 4. Ebenezer, married Elizabeth Lynn. His two daughters were: 5. Deborah, who married Archippus Fulton, of Plympton, December 20, 1687, and had children. 6. Mary, who married John Wormall, of Dux- bury, January, 1698, and removed to Bridge- water, and had five children. John Barrow died March 12, 1692, and his will was proved before William Bradford, Esq., deputy gov- ernor of Plymouth Colony, and Ephraim Mor- ton, assistant, April 6, 1692.
(II) Robert Barrows, only son of John and Anne Barrow, was born probably in Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony, and removed with his father to Plymouth Colony, the immigrant evidently not finding the Puritanical atmos- phere of Salem to agree with churchmanship. He married (first) November 28, 1666, Ruth, daughter of George and Sarah (Morton) Bonum, of Plymouth. His homestead in Ply- mouth contained two or more acres of ground on the northerly side of Mill street, then a common road leading into Plymouth, and
afterwards known as the King's Highway, and now Summer street. This estate was conveyed to Robert Barrows, January 30, 1669, by George Bonum, and bounded by: "ye Great street on ye Southerly side of ye town of Ply- mouth, and by ye street that goeth up from ye grist mill to ye Fort Hill so called with ye dwelling house therein." The original will of Robert Barrows is on file in the Plymouth probate office. It is dated December 9, 1707, and signed "T the mark of Robert Barrows." It mentions by name his wife Lydia, who was his second wife, to whom he was married probably 1684-85, and two only of his sons: Robert and Thomas. In a codicil he makes no mention of the children-by his first wife "be- cause they have already received their pore- tions of his estate" but names "Elisha and my daughters by my second wife." Lydia, daugh- ter of John Dunham, who was his second wife, is made executrix of the will which was pro- bated December 19, 1707, before Nathaniel Thomas, judge. The children of Robert and Ruth (Bonum) Barrows were born at the homestead in Plymouth as follows: I. John, born 1667, who married (first) Sarah Briggs, and (second) in 1714, Bethia King; resided in Plymouth and Plympton ; he died in 1720. 2. Eliezer, September 15, 1669, died December, 1669. 3. George, 1670, married three times ; died in Plympton, Massachusetts, 1758. 4. Samuel, 1672, married (first) Mercy Coombs ; (second) Joanna Smith; died in Middleboro, Massachusetts, December 30, 1755. 5. Mehit- able, married, June 20, 1717, Adam Wright, and were first settlers of Plympton. The chil- dren of Robert and Lydia (Dunham) Bar- rows were: 6. Elisha, March 17, 1686, died 1689. 7. Robert, November 8, 1689, married Bethia Ford, lived in Plymouth, Massachu- setts, and in Mansfield, Connecticut, where he died August 17, 1779. 8. Thankful, Decem- ber 8, 1692, married, February 11, 1713-14, Isaac King. 9. Elisha, June 16, 1695, married (first) Thankful , and (second) Nellie -; died in Rochester, Massachusetts. 10. Thomas, February 14, 1697 (q. v.). II. Lydia, March 19, 1699, married, October II, 1720, Thomas Branch, of Plymouth, where she lived and died.
(III) Thomas, the eighth son and tenth child of Robert Barrows, and the fourth son of Robert and Lydia (Dunham) Barrows, was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts, February 14, 1697, removed with his father and family to Mansfield, Connecticut, about 1720, where he died October 28, 1776. He was married
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June 14, 1721, to Esther Hall, and they had nine children born in Mansfield, Connecticut, as follows : I. Samuel, August 10, 1722, a pri- vate in Captain Hanchett's company, Second Regiment, taken prisoner at Quebec, Decem- ber 31, 1775. 2. Isaac (q. v.). 3. John, July 22, 1727. 4. Greshom, April 19, 1730; served as ensign for eight days in the American revolu- tion. 5. Hannah, June II, 1732. 6. John, July 13, 1734. 7. Elisha, December 20, 1736. 8. Esther, December 16, 1739. 9. Thomas, September 20, 1742; he served at Saratoga, New York, as private for twenty-six days, corporal in the American revolution in Captain Gallup's regiment, discharged November 5, 1777. Esther (Hall) Barrows, the mother of these children, was received in the Congrega- tional church in Mansfield, 1722. She died in Mansfield, Connecticut.
(IV) Isaac, second son of Thomas and Esther (Hall) Barrows, was born in Mans- field, Connecticut, April 1, 1725. He was married on July 13, 1764, to Rebeckah, daugh- ter of John Turner, Isaac Barrows was a lieu- tenant in the revolutionary army, serving for three days as lieutenant, and as private in Tenth Company, Captain Ripley Huntington's eighth regiment, from July 28, 1775, to De- cember 18, 1775. Lieutenant Isaac and Re- beckah (Turner) Barrows were the parents of eleven children, born in Mansfield, Connecti- cut, as follows: 1. Roger, June 4, 1765. 2. John (q. v.). 3. Jesse, October 28, 1770. 4. Sybil, April 5, 1773. 5. Jabez, July 14, 1775. 6. Sybil, April 26, 1778. 7. Jesse, October 24, 1780. 8. Juliana, February II, 1783-84. 9. Leander, December 28, 1785. 10. Stephen, November 24, 1789. 11. Polly, April 26, 1792.
(V) John (2), second son of Lieutenant Isaac and Rebeckah (Turner) Barrows, was born in Mansfield, Connecticut, August 30, 1767. He was a farmer, removed to Willing- ton, Connecticut, probably before his marriage, and the birth of his children, as we find no record of him in Mansfield, Connecticut, rec- ords, except his birth, and he removed to New York state before his death. He had five chil- dren born probably in Willington, Connecticut, as follows: I. John. 2. Orrin. 3. Almer (q. v.). 4. Lucinda, who married Peckham. 5. Kate, who married Phelps, and their son, William Pitt Phelps, settled in Merchant- ville, New Jersey.
(VI) Almer, third son of John Barrows, was born in Willington, Connecticut, July 5, 1794. He attended the district school, and learned the trade of comb maker, at which
trade he worked until he was past middle life. He owned a farm at Willington, Connecticut, and carried it on while pursuing his trade as comb maker, as was customary with mechan- ics, who owned farms, so as to have profitable work both winter and summer. He was an active member of the Democratic party in Connecticut, and his church affiliation was with the Methodist denomination. He mar- ried, 1822, Serepta, daughter of Don Ferdi- nand and - (Palmer) Brigham, of Cov- entry, Connecticut, her ancestors being origi- nal settlers of Coventry. Serepta Brigham was born in 1804, and died in 1861. The chil- dren of Almer and Serepta (Brigham) Bar- rows were born in Willington, Connecticut, as follows: I. Don Brigham. 2. Serepta. 3. Henrietta. 4. Emily. 5. Walter Almer (q. v.). Almer Barrows late in life retired from busi- ness and removed to Mt. Holly, New Jersey, his wife having died in 1861, and his four eldest children being also deceased, to spend his last days with his youngest son, Captain Walter Almer Barrows, who resided in that place, where he was practicing law, and he died at the home of his son in Mt. Holly, New Jersey, 1876, in the eighty-second year of his age.
(VII) Walter Almer, second son and youngest child of Almer and Serepta (Brig- ham) Barrows, was born in Willington, Con- necticut, December 27, 1839. He was prepared for teaching in the public schools of his native town, and when seventeen years of age he taught a district school in Willington, Con- necticut, for two years, and for one year in Cape May, New Jersey ; in 1859-60 he attend- ed an academy at Monson, Massachusetts, to better fit himself as a teacher. He was teach- ing at Cape May in 1861, when the civil war called him from the school room to the defence of his country on the battle line, and he enlist- ed August 23, 1861, in Company A, Seventh New Jersey Volunteers, and he accompanied the regiment to Virginia and became a part of the Army of the Potomac under General George B. McClellan. He took an active part with his regiment in the battles of Yorktown, Williamsburg and Fair Oaks. The hardships of the soldier in that active campaign in the swamps of Virginia rendered him physically incapacitated for further service, and he was honorably discharged from active service No- vember II, 1862. He was sent to the United States Hospital at Newark, New Jersey, and having recruited his strength and health he was discharged from hospital, and again offer-
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ed his services to the government. He was commissioned by President Lincoln captain of Company C, One Hundred and Fifteenth United States Colored troops, July, 1864, was stationed at Bowling Green, Kentucky, guard- ing railroad communication. He joined the Army of the James with the colored regiment in February, 1865, and took part in the san- guinary, but decisive battle that led to the fall of Richmond. In the occupation of the Con- federate capital, he took an active part with his regiment in putting out the fires kindled by the retiring army of General Lee, and thus saved much valuable property. In May, 1865, he resigned his commission, but was re-appointed captain of a company in the Fifth Regiment, United States Colored troops, and he was with the regiment at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio, in November, 1865, when he was honorably discharged from the United States volunteer service. He passed two years as an invalid at Cape May, New Jersey, and in 1868 he took charge of Aaron's select school for boys at Mt. Holly, New Jersey, in which school he successfully taught for three years. He at the same time took up the study of law, and he was admitted to the New Jersey bar as an attorney-at-law in 1873, and he took up the practice of his new profession in Mt. Holly. He served as county superintendent of schools, 1873-76. In 1876 he was admitted as a coun- sellor-at-law, and in 1879 was made a special master and supreme court commissioner and notary public. In 1905 he also opened a branch law office at Riverside, New Jersey. In the New Jersey state militia he was captain of Company F, Seventh Regiment, and took an active interest in sustaining the espirit de corps of the state militia. His military service to the United States secured him comradeship in the General Shiras Post, No. 26, Grand Army of the Republic, and a companionship in the Pennsylvania Commandery of the Mili- tary Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States.
His fraternal affiliations include membership in Mt. Holly Lodge, No. 19, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, since 1868. He joined Cape Island Lodge, No. 30, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, Cape May, New Jersey, and was transferred to Riverside Lodge, No. 187, and he is a member of Boudinot Royal Arch Chapter, No. 3, Burlington, and Helena Commandery, Knights Templar of Burling- ton, and is past eminent commander of the Commandery. In the Ancient Order of United Workmen, he became past grand master work-
man of the district including the states of New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. He also represented Pocahontas Tribe, No. 18, in the United States Great Council of the Im- proved Order of Red Men, in two councils. He held the high office of grand chief of the Order of Knights of the Golden Eagle of New Jersey for the years 1895-96, through his membership in New Jersey Castle No. 4 of Mt. Holly. He is also a member of the Benevo- lent and Protective Order of Elks, Mt. Holly sub-lodge, No. 848. He is a Democrat in polit- ical faith. His church affiliation is with the Presbyterian church, and he is president of the board of trustees of the church in Mt. Holly.
He married (first) December 9, 1862, Mary H., daughter of Judge Eli B. and Sarah (Hughes) Wales, of Cape May, New Jersey, and the children born of this marriage are: I. Walter Almer (2), born in Cape May, New Jersey, December 31, 1865; graduated from Rutger's College, B. S., 1886, a chemist by profession, and interested in developing iron and copper industries with headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio; he married, September 28, 1888, Sarah Byers, of Cleveland, and they have two children: Walter Almer (2) and Donald. These children represent the ninth generation from John Barrows, Salem, Massa- chusetts Bay Colony, 1635. 2. Helen Work, born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October, 1867, married (first) Charles K. Chambers, of Mt. Holly, New Jersey ; children: Mary and Frances Chambers. After the decease of the father of these children she married (second) Joshua E. Borton, of Moorestown, New Jer- sey, attorney, president of the Security Trust Company of Camden, New Jersey. 3. Mary Wales, born Mt. Holly, New Jersey, March 8, 1876, married the Rev. James Harvey Dun- ham, pastor of the Presbyterian church at Mt. Holly, and their son, Barrows Dunham, was born October 10, 1905. The mother, Mary H. Wales Barrows, died March 3, 1902, and was buried at the Brick Church at Cape May, New Jersey. Her husband married as his second wife on August 22, 1907, Amanda L. Bishop, widow of James Bramoll, and they reside at Riverside, New Jersey.
BURLEY Charles Shoemaker Burley de- scends in the fourth generation from John Burley, a brave sol- dier of the revolution, serving from Connecti- cut, and the first of the family to settle in South Jersey. John Burley was reared in the town of Greenwich, Connecticut, where he was
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born about the year 1760. On January I, 1777, he enlisted in the Continental army, join- ing Colonel Lamb's Connecticut Artillery. He served from that date until the close of the war in 1783. He came to New Jersey about the year 1787 and settled in Cape May county, where he died from the effects of a sunstroke, October 1, 1802. He married Phoebe Breen, daughter of William Breen, of Egg Harbor, New Jersey. William Breen was also patriot although it is not known that he was an enlisted soldier. He was one of. a number of patriots in South Jersey who used their knowl- edge of the bays and inlets of the coast to lay in wait for and capture British vessels that ventured near their retreats. On one occasion he was captured by the enemy although he had assisted in the successful capture of many prizes.
(II) John (2), son of John ( I) and Phoebe ( Breen) Burley, was born in Cape May county, New Jersey, January 1, 1803. He was left an orphan the following year, his father dying October 1, 1802. But little can be told of his early life further than that he was a ship car- penter and followed that then lucrative trade all his life. He became an owner of vessels and with his sons built and owned many. He died in the county of his birth, December 16, 1875. He married Roxana Champion, of Tuckahoe, New Jersey, July 14, 1827. Chil- dren: 1. Joseph Champion, see forward. 2. and 3. died in childhood. 4. John, Jr. 5. Nathan, deceased. 6. Sallie (Mrs. Benjamin Weatherley, of Tuckahoe, New Jersey). 7. Julia M. (Mrs. Richard Townsend). 8. Mary (Mrs. Samuel Champion). 9. William, a min- ister of the Methodist Episcopal church, be- longing to the Newark conference.
(III) Joseph Champion, eldest son of John (2) and Roxana (Champion) Burley, was born in Tuckahoe, New Jersey, 1828, died in 1903. He was educated in the common schools, and learned the trade of a ship carpenter under the instruction of his father with whom he and his brother were joint owners of considerable vessel property. In 1865 he went to Philadel- phia, Pennsylvania, where he was employed at his trade in the navy yard and at Cramp's ship yard as well as at Coopers Point, Camden. In his later years he removed to Ocean City, New Jersey, which was his home until death. He was a Republican in political faith, and a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, where he served as both steward and trustee. He married, in 1850, Sallie Wheaton, born in Tuckahoe, New Jersey, 1832, daughter of
Everett and Sarah Wheaton. Children : I. Adelia, born in 1852, married James A. De- laney, of Camden, New Jersey, and has Emma, Howard and Cora Delaney. 2. Lizzie, de- ceased; she married Samuel Whittaker, of Williamstown, New Jersey. 3. Charles Shoe- maker, see forward. 4. Milton, married Ella Wilson. 5. Enoch W. 6. Margaret, married Ira Wells.
(IV) Charles Shoemaker, eldest son and third child of Joseph Champion and Sallie (Wheaton) Burley, was born in Cumberland county, New Jersey, October 31, 1858. His education was obtained in the schools of Cam- den, New Jersey, which was his home for many years and where he gained his first busi- ness experience. He was employed as a gro- cery clerk in that city for ten years, until 1883, when he opened a grocery store on his own account in the city of Bristol, Pennsylvania. This store was a success and encouraged Mr. Burley to expand and extend his business. In 1889, in company with his bro Ser-in-law, Samuel Whittaker, he opened a grocery store in Trenton, New Jersey, to which was added others until they had in successful operation five stores, three in Trenton and two in Bristol. In 1901 he removed to Camden and was there engaged in the grocery business for two years. On March 26, 1903, he opened his present store in Burlington, New Jersey, where he is further interested in business along other lines than the grocery. Mr. Burley adheres to both the political and religious faith of his forbears. He votes with the Republican party, and wor- ships with the congregation of the Broad Street Methodist Church in Burlington, also serving as a steward on the official board.
Mr. Burley married, January 11, 1887, Emma B. Moore, of Salem, New Jersey, daughter of Joseph Franklin Moore. Children : I. Edna, born at Bristol, Pennsylvania, 1888, died in infancy. 2. Russell Leroy, born in Trenton, New Jersey, May 23, 1889, was educated in the Burlington high school, Drexel Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and at the Trenton Business College.
The family here described were liv-
SACK ing in that part of Russia which borders Prussia, in the seventeenth century. In America they have made for themselves a place in business and social circles, and their integrity and steadfastness of pur- pose are recognized by all who have had deal- ings with them.
(I) A son of this family, Ferdinand George
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Sack, emigrated in the latter part of the eighteenth century to Prussia, Germany, wan- dered from there to Seesen, Duchy of Bruns- wick, Germany, where he established a bakery business, settled, married and had four sons and two daughters, one of the former being George Henry Ferdinand.
(II) George Henry Ferdinand, son of Fred- inand George Sack, was born October 9, 1781, at Seesen, Duchy of Brunswick, Germany. He married, February 1, 1810, Johanna Christiana Henriette Fischer, born August 13, 1789, at Seesen, and their children were: I. Sophia Dorethe Charlotte. 2. Sophia Louise Chris- tiana. 3. Charles William Ferdinand. Mr. Sack was a farmer, grain dealer, millwright and flour-miller.
(III) Charles William Ferdinand, son of George Henry Ferdinand and Johanna Chris- tiana Henriette (Fischer) Sack, was born April 21, 1825, at Seesen, Duchy of Brunswick, Germany, where he followed the same occu- pations as his father, carrying on farming and being millwright and miller, in Germany. In September, 1869, with his wife and children, he emigrated from the seaport town of Bre- men, Germany, on the ship "Columbus," land- ing in New York City in October. After he came to this country, Mr. Sack worked chiefly as cigar sorter and packer. He was of the Lutheran faith, and in politics was a Demo- crat. Mr. Sack married, December 24, 1849, at Gross Schwuelper, Germany, Molly E. Wulfes, born February 19, 1823, at Grossen Ilse, Hanover, Germany. Her father, Peter Henry Wulfes, was born March 27, 1769, at Grossen Ilse, and married Elizabeth Braun, born October 18, 1788, at Hildesheim, Han- over. Mr. Sack and his wife had children as follows: 1. Charles John Henry Herrman. 2. Herrman August Charles, born February IO, 1855 ; married, in 1880, in New York City, Jennie Meyer, and their children are: Hugo HI,. born May 13, 1881, at New York, and Alwine, born March 25, 1883, at Philadelphia. 3. Alwine Caroline Louisa, born August 23, 1857, died in New York City. 4. Curt Emiel Hugo, born June 4, 1864, died at New York City.
(IV) Charles John Henry Herrman, the eldest son of Charles William Ferdinand and Molly E. (Wulfes) Sack, was born September 3, 1850, at Gross Schwuelper, Hanover, Ger- many, and when a young man accompanied his parents to America, living in New York until August, 1875, when he removed to Philadel- phia, and in 1888 from there to Riverside, New
Jersey, which is still his residence. He re- ceived the education given by the public schools of Germany, being also taught French and English by private tuition. In Germany he held positions incident to dealing in grain, such as millwright and miller, also clerk in a grain and produce business. In America he has kept hotel and conducted a fruit farm, being also interested in the culture of bees. He is an energetic and public spirited citizen, and has served in several public offices, among them member of the township board of education and park commission, and for five years he served as a member of the board of freeholders of Burlington county, New Jersey. Mr. Sack is affiliated with the Independent Order of Mechanics, Olive Branch Lodge, No. 26, Ger- man Beneficial Society, Benevolent and Pro- tective Order of Elks, and is treasurer of Eureka Beneficial Society. He is also a mem- ber of the Riverside Fire Company, and of the German Turngemeide and Maennerchor, at Riverside. In politics he is a Democrat, and belongs to the Lutheran church. His wife and family, however, are members of St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church of Riverside.
Mr. Sack married, July II, 1875, at River- side, Hannah Stecher, born August 22, 1850. at Philadelphia. Her father, Rudolph Stecher. was a cabinet-maker, carpenter, builder and tavern-keeper, married Pauline Raup, and their children were: Hannah, Rudolph, Mary, Louise, August C., Henry, Frank, Frederick (deceased) and William. Four generations of the Sack family were living at Riverside, New Jersey, in 1900, and in that year they cele- brated golden, silver and one year's wedding, respectively. Charles John Henry Herrman and Hanah (Stecher) Sack had children as follows: I. Herrman Rudolph, born Septem- ber 9, 1876, at Philadelphia, deceased. 2. Charles Laurence, born February 12, 1878, at Philadelphia, is a watch case turner, and re- sides at Elgin, Illinois; he married, in July, 1900, Sadie Johnston, and their children are : Charles Joseph, Joseph, Adela, Mildred and Arthur, all born at Riverside, New Jersey, and Rudolph, born at Elgin, Illinois. 3. Emily, born November II, 1879; married Joseph O. Johnston, a watch case maker, at Riverside, and their children are: Cecilia, William, Paul- ine and Herrman. 4. William, born August 30, 1881, at Philadelphia, deceased. 5. Will- iam Henry, born July 9. 1884, at Philadelphia, is a bartender, married Catherine Fleming. and they have one child, Doloris. 6. Herrman, born November 1, 1886, at Philadelphia, is a
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watch case maker, and resides at Elgin, Illi- nois; he married, December 25, 1908, Mamie Bowen. 7. Frederick, born February 11, 1889, at Riverside, New Jersey, deceased. 8. Flor- ence, born September 30, 1892, at Riverside, deceased. Mr. Sack gave his children a liberal education, in the public and parochial schools of Philadelphia and Riverside, and has reason to be proud of their position and standing.
William Herman Bisbing de-
BISBING scends from an old Pennsyl- vania family. The earliest known ancestor was George Bisbing, a well-to- do farmer, who lived on Barron Hill, some- times called Bisbing's Hill, in the township of Whitmarsh, Montgomery county, Pennsyl- vania. He was a large property owner. He conducted a hotel called Farmer's Inn, and was a prominent citizen of the town. He married Catherine ---. Children: I. George, men- tioned below. 2. William. 3. Catherine. 4. Elizabeth.
(II) George (2), son of George (I) and Catherine Bisbing, was born in Whitmarsh, near Ambler, Pennsylvania, 1808, and died in 1898. He followed the occupation of farming on the homestead for many years. Leaving the farm he located at Concohoken, Pennsyl- vania, where he engaged in the grocery busi- ness until his death. He was tax collector of the town, and a man of influence in the com- munity. He married Sarah Hansell, born in Montgomery county, Pennsylvania. Children : I. William, mentioned below. 2. Alberta, de- ceased. 3. Clara, married Augustus Hart, of Northampton county, Pennsylvania. 4. Annie, married Charles Dilton (deceased) of Phila- delphia. 5. George, deceased. 6. Catherine.
(III) William, first born of George (2) and Sarah (Hansell) Bisbing, was born at Penn Lynn, near Ambler, Pennsylvania, 1839. He received a good common school education. He was apprenticed to a wheelwright and as all wagon and carriage work at that time was done by hand, he obtained a thorough knowl- edge of that trade. After leaving his trade Mr. Bisbing and his brother-in-law, Augustus Hart, opened a shop and store in Norristown, Pennsylvania, where they built, repaired and sold vehicles of all descriptions that were common to the neighborhood. In 1869 Mr. Bisbing removed to Florence, Burlington county, New Jersey, where he has since resided. He is now in the employ of R. D. Wood & Company. He is a member of the Baptist church, although he was formerly a Lutheran.
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