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(II) Before the end of May, 1666, a com- pany comprising some thirty families from Milford, Connecticut, and nearby plantations, were among the first settlers at Newark, and Thomas Johnson came in this company. The first town meeting was held May 21, 1666, in reference to a township, and a committee of eleven men, of whom Thomas Johnson was a member, was chosen from the two parties to promote the enterprise. Thomas Johnson, Samuel Swaine and three others were a com- mittee who met John Ogden, Robert Treat and others from Elizabethtown to settle boundary disputes of the town. Thomas Johnson, of Newark, was a most active man and useful settler ; was prominent in the affairs of church and state, and became one of the most promi- nent men in the settlement. His residence was on the northeast corner of Broad and Walnut streets, on the site of the present Grace Church. George Day lived across Walnut street from him, and John Brown Sr. across Broad street opposite. In 1670-71 Thomas Johnson was chosen by the town to keep the ordinary or public tavern for the convenience of travelers and strangers, and to prohibit all others from selling any strong liquors at retail under a gallon unless in case of necessity and that by leave of the magistrate, showing that even in those early days there were restraints as to liquor drinking. That he was a man of independent views in shown while in the New Haven Col- ony, when Mrs. Goodman, accused of witch- craft in 1655 and who served a term in prison, was suffered later to dwell in the family of
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Thomas Johnson until her death, October 9, 1660, thereby braving suspicion of himself by sheltering this forlorn and persecuted creature. Thomas Johnson died November 5, 1694-95, aged sixty-four years. His will was dated No- vember 2, 1694, proved November 21 and re- corded December 5, 1694. He "leaves his wholl estate real and personell, lands, meadow, housing, orchard, barn building, and build- ings, also all my movable estate, chattels, household furnishings, to my beloved son, Eli- phalet Johnson ; to Joseph, John and Thomas £40 apiece, making his son Eliphalet his exec- utor." He was delegate to the provincial as- sembly, 1675-78-84 ; assistant magistrate, 1677 ; magistrate, 1680; justice of monthly court, 1675-78-79-80 ; collector, 1668; town treasurer, 1676-82-83; one of the townsmen, 1674-75 ; burner of woods and meadows, 1673; pound keeper, 1670; captain of militia.
He was three times married, and the births of four of his children previous to 1663 are proof of one marriage, though the name of his first wife is not obtainable. He married, September, 1763, Frances Hitchcock, and a tombstone at Newark is inscribed with the death of his third wife, Mrs. Ellena Johnson, November 2, 1694, aged sixty-one. Children : I. Joseph, born November 30, 1651, died March II, 1733; married Rebecca Pierson. 2. John, born April 27, 1654. 3. Abigail, born Jan11- ary 19, 1657, died young. 4. Eliphalet, re- ferred to below. 6. Saving, born November 25, 1659. 6. Abigail, born January 14, 1662, died November 2, 1694. 7. Thomas, born July II, 1664; married Sarah Swayne.
(III) Eliphalet, son of Thomas Johnson, was born at New Haven, Connecticut, 1658, died at Newark, New Jersey, April 20, 1718. He was his father's favorite son, and received the major part of his father's estate. He be- came a prominent yeoman (yeoman in his will), which was made August 27, 1717, proved August 13, 1718, and is the will of a sub- stantial farmer, as is further shown by the inventory of his estate, dated March 8, 1718. The amount of personal property sworn to by the executors, Nathaniel and Eliphalet John- son, was £258 15s. 7d. His wife Abigail re- ceived her third of all the estate. To his two sons, Eliphalet and Nathaniel, he gives the two "new lotts of land and Wakeman's," also equal half of salt meadow at Two Mile Brook. John and Samuel are also remembered in the will. To Timothy he gives his homestead; to Deborah and Phebe the other two-thirds of his movable estate, they to get fio each from each
of the five sons. The wills of the three first generations of the Johnson ancestors are on file in the office of the secretary of state at Tren- ton, New Jersey. Eliphalet Johnson served as town committeeman in 1696, as fence viewer from 1696 to 1708, and as assessor in 1702. He married (first) Deborah Ward, who died after 1700; she was the daughter of John Ward. Married (second) Abigail Children : I. Eliphalet Jr. (Colonel Eliphalet ) born 1696, died November 13, 1760. 2. Na- thaniel, referred to below. 3. Captain John, born 1715, died October 4, 1752. 4. Timothy. 5. Deborah. 6. Phebe. 7. Samuel.
(IV) Nathaniel, son of Eliphalet Johnson, was born at Newark, New Jersey, 1698, died there April 6, 1765. He was called Esquire Johnson, and is said to have been "a magistrate of respectability and wealth." He held large possessions in Newark, and was a farmer of unusual quality. His will is dated November 12, 1764, proved April 15 and July 15, 1765, and appoints his son David and two sons-in- law, Uzal Ward and James Banks, executors. He gives to "my son Steven all that orchard and lott of land that I bought of my brother Eliphalet," and fioo of Jersey money. To his grandson, Josiah Ward, £50 of Jersey money when of age, and to his grandson, Jacob Jami- son Banks, the same. To his daughters, Mar- tha Ward and Catherine Banks, "equal re- maining half of all my personal and movable estate. To grandson, Stephen Johnson, all my house, barn and lot which he now lives in which I bought of Captain Nathaniel Wheeler. To grandson, Nathaniel Johnson, house and lot which I bought of Zophar Beach, eight acres. To grandson, Jotham Johnson, all that lot of land lying above Two Mile Brook which I bought of Colonel Joseph Tuttle. Also to two grandsons, Nathaniel and Jotham Johnson, the two several lots of fresh meadow and upland in the Neck." At a town meeting, March 13, 1732, Nathaniel Johnson, with Thomas Ser- geant, were chosen overseers of the poor. In 1738-39 Nathaniel Johnson was a chosen free- holder, and for the two years previous, 1736- 37, was surveyor of the highway. He married Sarah, daughter of Captain David Ogden, and sister of Elizabeth Ogden, who married John, brother of Nathaniel Johnson. Children : I. Thomas, born February 15, 1719, died Novem- ber II, 1759. 2. David, referred to below. 3. Steven (Rev.), born May 17, 1724; married (first) July 26, 1744, Elizabeth Diodate; (sec- ond) December 1, 1762, Mary (Gardner) Blogue ; (third) May, 1776, Abigail Leverett.
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4. Martha, born June 19, 1728; married Uzal Ward. 5. Sarah, born November 2, 1731, died January 14, 1760. 6. Catharine, born Janu- ary 23, 1737 ; married James Banks.
(V) David, son of Nathaniel Johnson, was born at Newark, New Jersey, August 21, 1721, died there 1776. He became a properous farmer, following in the footsteps of his father, who gave him the following in his will: "Item : I give and bequeathe and devise unto my son, David Johnson, all my house and homestead together with all the rest and remainder of my land and meadow with all my right of lands that I now have or ought to have, that is not otherwise devised, together with all my farming utensils with the Cyder Mill and presses and all casks belonging to the house, and my will is that my son David shall fully use and occupy the devised lot of land for one year after my decease. I likewise give unto my son David that lot or piece of salt meadow lying below Indian Corner." He married Eunice Crane, born 1720, died October 22, 1776, daughter of Robert and Phebe Crane. Children : Nathaniel ; David ; Jotham, referred to below ; Jabez; Timothy Crane; Phebe, mar- ried Daniel Johnson; Martha, married Aaron Day.
(VI) Jotham, son of David Johnson, was born in the ancestral homestead in Newark, New Jersey, May 10, 1746, died June 30, 1796. He owned the tract of land bought from the Indians, beginning near Clinton and Elizabeth avenues, and bounded by Avon avenue, Clin- ton avenue being cut through the center of his farm. His homestead stood where the present St. Stephen's Episcopal Church now stands. He followed farming throughout his active career, and inherited a large portion of his father's estate. At his death he left an un- finished homestead then near completion. This was completed by his widow, who was a most energetic, astute, capable business woman. She was granddaughter of Zophar and Martha Beach. Zophar was son of Thomas and Sarah (Platt) Beach, of Milford, Connecticut. His widow conducted the affairs of his estate up to her decease, and her will is dated August 31, 1833, proved July 2, 1834. She gives to grand- daughter, Sarah L. Johnson, her large family Bible and settee; to granddaughter, Harriet Carter, one silver tablespoon marked H. B .; to granddaughter, Elizabeth Carter, her Mt. Vernon picture; to granddaughter, Matilda Johnson, "my silver shugar tings;" to Josiah Johnson one of my table spoons marked with three letters, J. A. B. ; to three grandchildren-
Elizabeth, Harriet and Mary, daughters of Phebe Carter, deceased-three shares of capi- tal stock of Newark Banking and Insurance Company and one share of the new stock; to two grandsons, Horace and Aaron Carter, twenty dollars each, to be paid for watches. She divides woodland between Hannah John- son Conger and Phebe Carter's children. Part of this property is now owned by Catherine (Carter ) Poinier, of Newark, the last survivor of the Carters.
Jotham Johnson married, January 14, 1772, Hannah Beach, born in Newark, December 24, 1751, died there June, 1834, daughter of Josiah and Annas (Day) Beach. Hannah (Beach) Johnson was a small, light-complexioned and fair woman; she died at the home of her son, Nathaniel Johnson. Children: 1. Catherine, married Parkhurst. 2. Josiah, referred to below. 3. Nathaniel, married (first) Rhoda Meeker ; children : Obadiah Meeker, Sarah L., Thomas, James ; he married (second) Nancy Crane ; children : Mary Crane, married Ira M. Harrison ; John Cooper, born March 18, 1822, died November 17, 1873, married Hannah Magee ; children: Walter Tufts, born August 21, 1856, and Florence May, born May I, 1863; Hannah, married Ira M. Harrison. 4. Thomas. 5. Phebe, married Caleb Carter. 6. Jane. 7. Ebenezer, married - --; children : William S., Henry P., Charles, Mary Cath- erine.
(VII) Josiah, eldest son of Jotham and Hannah (Beach) Johnson, was born in the homestead of his father, at Newark, New Jer- sey, October 23, 1774, died July 27, 1854. He was brought up on his father's farm, acquir- ing the usual select school education of a farmer's son at that period. He and his brother Nathaniel received an equal share of their father's estate, while Ebenezer, their brother, received one thousand dollars and a trade. Josiah and Nathaniel settled opposite each other on the road near the present Clinton and Elizabeth avenues, and their interests became in common. Josiah followed his chosen occu- pation of farming throughout his entire life- time. He was an honest and industrious man, of a kind and gentle spirit, and very philan- thropic in his nature. His deep regard for the feelings of others was very pronounced, and his tenderness of heart was so strong that it is said that he bought a neighbor's slave who for a penance was obliged to wear a yoke, rather then see him suffer. He became pros- perous in this world's goods and gained a com- petency. He conducted his farm with strict
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regard to the best and most improved ideas, raised the common crops, and reared cattle, which he sold to the butchers of Newark. He was an extensive maker of butter and cheese. During the early spring he drove his cattle to Newfoundland, New Jersey, where he pastured and fattened them during the summer to sup- ply the trade. In later years he sold his farm to S. R. W. Heath and John Whitehead, and came to live with his son, Aaron C. Johnson, where he passed his remaining days. He was broad in his views and of a religious tempera- ment. In his early days, when religious serv- ices were held at the different homes, George Whitfield, the noted evangelist, preached in Josiah Johnson's parlor. He was strong in his principles of temperance. He was formerly a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Newark, but was dismissed to the Third Pres- byterian Church, having joined the church late in life. He was a Whig in politics.
He married, at Newark, February 13, 1805, Elizabeth (Betsey) Crane, born at Newark, September 9, 1782, died there August 9, 1840, daughter of Rufus and Charity (Campbell) Crane. Rufus Crane was son of Jonas, son of Azariah, son of Jasper Crane, the emigrant. Children : I. Catharine, born April 9, 1806, died January 23, 1846; married Archibald Woodruff ; children: i. John Crane, born Jan- uary 4, 1827 ; married, October 6, 1853, Julia Johnson Williams, born April 30, 1833, daugh- ter of William Brown and Harriet (Crane) Williams ; children : a. Charles Hinsdale, born September 22, 1856, died July 5, 1867 ; b. Anna Hillyer, born December 31, 1860; married, September 14, 1887, Charles Henry Van Ness ; children : Hendrick Woodruff, born January 21, 1889 ; Anneke, born August 3, 1892 ; Helene Gerstein, born July 16, 1897; Katharine, born June 1, 1902; c. Julia Taber, born February 24, 1868; d. Helene Johnson, born November 28, 1872; ii. Elizabeth Johnson, born July 31. 1828, died April 1, 1872; married (first) Oc- tober 24, 1848, Rev. Nathaniel Conklin, born August 20, 1823, died August 17, 1892, son of Stephen and Catherine (Taylor ) Conklin ; chil- dren : a. Katherine Johnson, born March 21, 1850, died January 13, 1890; married, Decem- ber 22, 1884, Almon Baxter Merwin; b. John Woodruff, born December 30, 1851, died Sep- tember 12, 1909; missionary to India ; married, September 16, 1880, Elizabeth J. Lindsley ; children: John; Elizabeth Woodruff, born February 6, 1885; Archibald Lindsley, born August 28, 1886; Robert Heath Lindsley, born May 27, 1891 ; Sherman Lindsley, born Janu-
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ary 26, 1894; c. Archibald Woodruff, born April 2, 1854 ; cashier Union National Bank of Newark ; d. Mary Jane, born October 18, 1856; e. William Bogart, born April 30, 1859; mar- ried, June 25, 1902, Sarah Hogate Groff ; chil- dren : Edward Groff, born September 6, 1904, William Groff, born November 9, 1905; f. Dr. Edward Dore Griffin, born May 27, 1862 ; mar- ried, May 20, 1891, Helen Ford; child, Alice Ford, born November 29, 1892; g. Martha Heath, born November 18, 1864, died October 7, 1882 ; h. Anna Clark, born October 2, 1867; i. Vernon Shields, born September 15, 1870. Married (second) March 17, 1880, Jennie M. Drinkwater ; iii. Cephas Mills, born February I, 1832, died June 29, 1882 ; married, Septem- ber 15, 1852, Sarah Jane Southard ; children : a. Agnes Heath, born July 21, 1853; b. Henry Johnson, born August 24, 1855, died May 20, 1856; c. Nellie, born January 13, 1857, died March 13, 1868; d. Anna, twin with Nellie, died February, 1908; e. Caroline Mills, born November 23, 1861; f. Archibald Mulford, born September 21, 1865; g. Katherine Heath, born March 4, 1869; married, February 14, 1895, Edward Harris Lum; children: Mar- garet Woodruff, born November 22, 1895, died September 7, 1896; Caroline Woodruff, born July II, 1898, died April 25, 1900; Richard, born February 12, 1902; Harvey Mundred, born May 26, 1906; iv. Mary Crane, born De- cember 4, 1843, died August 31, 1867. 2. Aaron Crane, referred to below. 3. Elizabeth, born August 25, 1810, died August 31, 1887; married, February 13, 1833, Daniel Baldwin Brown, born July 3, 1802, died April 12, 1850, son of Samuel Baldwin and Hannah (Ward) Brown; children: i. Anna Alletta Johnson, born March 18, 1834, died December 26, 1861 ; ii. Theodore Johnson, born February 5, 1837, died October 15, 1899; married Eliza Weed ; iii. Josiah Johnson, born August 29, 1839; married, June 17, 1868, Mary Emma Wilcox ; children : a. Mary Florence, born January 12, 1870; b. Theodore Johnson, born October IO, 1871, died April II, 1877; c. Elizabeth John- son, born November 1I, 1876; d. Sarah Alice, born November 17, 1881; iv. Eliza Baldwin, born February 18, 1842, died September 7, 1862; v. Mary Cornelia, born March 5, 1845; vi. Henry Ward, born August 1, 1847, died September 19, 1865; vii. Daniel Baldwin, born June 12, 1849; died March 8, 1878. 4. Ma- tilda, born September 6, 1813, died April 5, 1819.
(VIII) Aaron Crane, son of Josiah John- son, was born at Newark, New Jersey, on Clin-
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ton avenue, opposite the present Monmouth street, June 13, 1808, died on Clinton avenue, corner of Monmouth street, September 27, 1874. He received his elementary educational training in the select schools of Newark, and later became a clerk for David Hayes in his grocery store, continuing until 1834. He then entered the Auburn (New York) Seminary, where he studied for the ministry until about 1841, when owing to impaired health he was obliged to give up his chosen profession. Re- moving his family back to Newark, he entered the grocery business on his own account, con- tinuing for six years, his store being located at the corner of Clinton avenue and Monmouth street. He also entered into light farming, having bought a number of acres near the homestead of his birth. This was later sold to Mr. Peshine, and Mr. Johnson removed to the corner of Clinton avenue and Monmouth street (the site of the Clinton Avenue Baptist Church) where he and his father were part owners. It was on this spot that father and son died. Mr. Johnson later entered into partnership with Aaron C. Ward and Johnson Huntington, under the firm name of Ward & Huntington, manufacturers of all kinds of mouldings and house finish; the factory was located at the corner of McWherter and Ham- ilton streets. The firm continued successfully in business for about fifteen years, when the plant was destroyed by fire and the firm was dissolved. Owing to the condition of his health Mr. Johnson was obliged to retire from all active engagements, having been greatly incapacitated for some time previous to the dissolution of the firm. His last years were the fitting close of twenty-five years of feeble health. He was respected and beloved by all who knew him, the soul of honor in all his transactions, whose word was as good as his bond. He led an upright christian life, and was a patient and Godfearing man. Even during his enfeebled condition he was wont to be jovial and of a bright disposition. His mind was ever on the alert, keen and never forgetful of his own or his. friends; he was true to his principles, always practicing what he advocated. In early life he followed the principles laid down by the old line Whigs, and on the formation of the Republican party be- came a strong supporter and was a great ad- mirer of Abraham Lincoln. He never held public office, but during the panic of 1857 was a member of the relief committee of the poor. In religion he followed in the footsteps of his father, having joined the old First Presby- iii-13
terian Church, and later the Third Presby- terian Church, but became one of the organ- izers of the South Park Presbyterian Church, serving as elder in the two latter churches.
He married, at Littleton, New Jersey, April 16, 1834, Catherine Wheeler Johnson, born there July 5, 1812, died in Newark, New Jersey, June 14, 1863, daughter of Mahlon and Sarah (Baker) Johnson. Mahlon Johnson was a farmer and prominent in town and military affairs. Catherine Wheeler (Johnson) John- son was a woman of rare and lovable traits ; she was reared under christian influence, and before her marriage became a member in full communion of the old First Prsebyterian Church at Newark. Of the most charitable nature, she was endowed with many excellent qualities of mind and heart, keenly alive to all that was sympathetic, moral and magnanimous. A most devoted wife and mother, whose text was: "Hope thou in the Lord." Children : I. Anna Vail, born April 10, 1835, died Sep- tember 28, 1847. 2. Eliza Orr, born August 5, 1838, died November 14, 1891. 3. Harriet Winslow, born March 24, 1840, died March 22, 1897 ; married, March 2, 1869, Jacob Kline Meade; children: i. Catherine Wheeler, born May 28, 1870; married, September 18, 1906, Dr. Alderbert B. Twitchell, Jr .; ii. Mary Camp, born July 19, 1871; married, October 9, 1906, Moses Bigelow, Jr. 4. Susan Day, born August 14, 1841, died October 27, 1903. 5. Luther Halsey, born July 8, 1843, died July 25, 1897. 6. Mary Condit, born March 15, 1845. 7. Martha Hallock, born November 7, 1846; married, December 15, 1870, William Henry Douglas, born August 14, 1842, died March 9, 1896, son of Samuel and Eliza (Rockefellar) Douglas. 8. Josiah' William, born April 21, 1849 ; married, October 1, 1874, Josephine P. Umbach; children: i. Pauline Catherine, born April 1, 1876; ii. Luther Hal- sey, born October 12, 1877 .; iii. Dr. William Clinton, born January 27, 1885. 9. Henry Vail, born April 2, 1851, died April 18, 1857. io. Annie Catherine, born December 9, 1855, died April 16, 1857.
(For preceding generations see Jasper Crane 1). (III) Azariah (2) Crane, son CRANE of Azariah (I) Crane (q. v), was born at Newark, New Jer- sey, in 1682. He came to that part of the mountain which was later known as West Bloomfield, where he settled near his brother Nathaniel. Elias B. Crane lived on his place in 1851. He and his brother Nathaniel were
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the promoters of Cranetown, Montclair, locat- ing their home places near the spring which was a few years ago and possibly at the pres- ent time may be seen on Myrtle avenue, near Orange road. It has since been known as the Frost property, northeast corner of Myrtle avenue and Orange road. In 1733 he granted three acres at the mountain plantation to his well beloved son-in-law, Zachariah Baldwin. In 1753 he conveyed to his son Azariah a tract of land south of what is now Union street, extending to the top of the mountain, and bounded by the property of Nathaniel Crane. With his father, Azariah and his brothers Nathaniel, Noah and William, in their turn, took leading positions in the church society, and he was a subscriber to the fund for erect- ing the parsonage at Montclair, and also the meetinghouse. He was not without honors at the hands of his fellow townsmen, for as early as November 2, 1703, he was chosen one of the pounders. He married Rebecca -- , born 1691, died June 15, 1739. Children: I. Re- becca, born September 6, 1707. 2. Azariah. 3. Job. 4. Gamaliel. 5. Ezekiel. 6. Josiah. 7. Moses. 8. Stephen, mentioned below.
(IV) Stephen, son of Azariah (2) Crane, was born in Cranetown, and settled at West Bloomfield, where he died in 1794. He was a prominent citizen, and was chosen March 14, 1758, one of the overseers of highways. In his will, among his children he mentions "My poor son Bradford." Deeds describe the boundaries of Newark, thence along the line of Caldwell township to a point in the First Mountain called Stephen Crane's "Notch." At a convention of the committee of the several counties held at Brunswick in response to the appeal of the freeholders and inhabitants of county of Essex, province of New Jersey, to take action in regard to the late acts of parlia- ment, etc., seventy-two gentlemen took part in the deliberations. Stephen Crane, of Essex, was in the chair. At the meeting Stephen Crane was appointed one of the dele- gates to the Continental Congress held at Philadelphia, September, 1774. He was in communion with the Mountain Society previ- ous to 1756, and among those who entered into covenant with the society during the pas- torate of the Rev. Jedediah Chapman was Rhoda, wife of Stephen Crane. It is said she was a most capable woman. Stephen Crane served in the revolution, First Regiment New Jersey Line, Continental army ; also New Jer- sey militia, Captain Squire's company, Colo- nel Phillip Van Cortland's Second Essex coun-
ty regiment, and was attached to Hurd's upper brigade. He married Rhoda Holloway. Chil- dren: I. Benjamin, born 1753, died 1812; married Mehitable Dunning. 2. Azariah, born 1754, died March 14, 1814; married Tucker. 3. Rhoda, born 1759; married Linus Baldwin. 4. Lois, baptized May II, 1760, died November 7, 1831 ; married Justice Bur- net. 5. Jeremiah, born April 2, 1770, men- tioned below. 6. Stephen Bradford, born 1771. 7. Sarah, born 1776; married Nehemiah Bald- win. 8. Keturah, married Ira Williams ; emi- grated to New York state. 9. Abigail, mar- ried Caleb Martin. 10. Stephen, born Sep- tember I, 1787. II. Polly, married Dr. Bone.
(V) Jeremiah, son of Stephen Crane, was born at West Bloomfield, New Jersey, April 2, 1770, died there December 21, 1829. His homestead stood on the foundation of what is now the cottage of Thomas Porter, prop- erty near the corner of Harrison avenue and Union street, and his farm extended from what is now Harrison avenue to the top of the First Mountain. He became prosperous and well-to-do, and a man of considerable note in the community, noted for his straight- forward manner and strong convictions. He was affiliated with the First Church, although he never held an office in the society. He raised his family of twelve children on the old homestead. He was in the war of 1812, and stationed at Staten Island. While there he swam from Staten Island to Newark Bay to see his folks, and swam back again. He married Hannah Corby, born June 22, 1774, daughter of William Corby, of Vernon, New Jersey. Children: I. William, born March 27, 1797, died October 2, 1880; married Sarah Jacobus. 2. Stephen, died unmarried, December II, 1836. 3. Linus, was a constable; married Peggy Yorks. 4. Israel, died March II, 1832. 5. Ira, mentioned below. 6. Rhoda. 7. Julia. 8. Hannah. 9. Eliza. 10. Mary. II. Martha. 12. Parthenia.
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