Genealogical and personal memorial of Mercer County, New Jersey, Part 24

Author: Lee, Francis Bazley, 1869-1914
Publication date: 1907
Publisher: New York : Lewis Publishing Company
Number of Pages: 698

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comfortable and attractive home is situated on the York road. His neighbors have testified to the high regard in which they hold him by twice electing him to the office of township committee- man, a position which he has filled to the com- plete satisfaction of all concerned. He is a member of the Hightstown Baptist Church.

Mr. Ely married, December 25, 1855, at Per- rineville, New Jersey, Mary Anna, born Sep- tember II, 1831, in Millstone township, Mon- mouth county, daughter of Richard and Jane (Thompson) Wikoff, and three children were born to them, all of whom are now deceased. The death of Mrs. Ely occurred November 29, 1899.

PETER STOTHOFF HULLFISH. James M. Hullfish, father of Peter Stothoff and James Edward Hullfish, proprietors of a general store in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, was born in Brooklyn, New York, June 7, 1831. He came to Sandhills, Middlesex county, New Jersey, dur- ing his early boyhood, and his educational train- ing was acquired in the district school. He chose farming for his vocation in life, followed the same throughout his active years, and is now (1907) living retired at Franklin Park, Somer- set county, New Jersey. He was energetic and progressive as a farmer, and the competence which he now enjoys is the logical result of his industry and thrift. He is regarded by all who know him as a good citizen, an upright and con- scientious man, a kind and loving husband and father.

James M. Hullfish married, February 22, 1855, Margaret Long, born December 8, 1836, daughter of Darby Long, and their children were as follows: 1. Catharine Sarah, born May 18, 1856, died July 12, 1857. 2. Ida Matilda, born March 25, 1858, married Henry C. Mese- roll, had one child, Ada M., died aged twelve years. 3. Amelia B., born August 6, 1860, married David Jobes, had one son, Robert Jobes ; Mrs. Jobes died March 27, 1901. 4. Giles Henry, born October 20, 1862, married Bertha Applegate, and has three children; Harvey L., Florence M. and Mildred A. 5. Mary Ellen, born March 18, 1865, married William H. Applegate, and had children: Edith, Elsie, Margaret, Kathleen, Louise, LeRoy, Clifton, Mary and George. 6. Peter Stothoff, of whom later. 7. Charles Clifton, born April 18, 1870, married Lizzie Pierson, and has children: Les-

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ter and Earl Clifton. 8. James Edward, of whom later. 9. Rosena, born July 31, 1875. IO. William Arthur, born August 1, 1878, married Belle Poinsett. II. Archie Garfield, born November 28, 1880, married Etta L. Rouse, and has children: Ethel and Charles. Mr. and Mrs. James M. Hullfish celebrated their golden wedding anniversary February 22, 1905. They are consistent members of the Dutch Reformed church at Franklin Park.

Peter Stothoff Hullfish, sixth child of James M. and Margaret (Long) Hullfish, was born October 10, 1867, in Franklin Park, Somerset county, New Jersey. He received a public school education, and assisted his father in the labors of the farm. Upon attaining the age of seven- teen years Peter S. went to Trenton, New Jer- sey, where he engaged in mercantile business for a number of years, during eight of which he was in the service of the Philadelphia Gro- cery Company, with whom he acquired a knowl- edge of commercial life. In 1897 he joined his brother, James Edward Hullfish, his inseparable companion both at school and at work, in Law- renceville. New Jersey, and entered into partner- ship with him in the general store established by James Edward the previous year, and in this enterprise they were very successful. In 1906 they built their present store in order to afford adequate accommodation and facilities for their constantly increasing business. In 1898 Peter S. Hullfish was elected overseer of the poor and served one term of three years: in 1901 he was again elected and served a term of three years, and in the autumn of 1904 was again elected for a term of three years, and has still two more years to serve. In politics he is a Repub- lican. Peter S. Hullfish married, January 21, 1892, Susie C. Dungan, daughter of David K. and Emma (Cadwallader) Dungan, who bore him three children: Raymond, Frank C., Rus- sell, died in early life.

James Edward Hullfish, eighth child of James M. and Margaret (Long) Hullfish, was born September 5. 1872. He received his educational training in the schools of his native town, and remained under the parental roof until his four- teenth ycar, when he became employed as a clerk in a grocery establishment at Trenton, New Jersey, which line of work he pursued for some time, and in 1896, after following other occupations, he engaged in the mercantile busi- ness at Lawrenceville on his own account, and in

the following year he united his interests with his brother, Peter S., and they have successfully conducted the same up to the present time. The name of Hullfislı Brothers has become well and favorably known, and is everywhere regarded as synonymous with straightforward and honest business methods. He is a member of Ewing Grange and the Junior Order of United Ameri- can Mechanics. James Edward Hullfish mar- ried, April 25, 1900, Mary Howell, daughter of Thomas H. and Lizzie R. (White) Howell, who bore him one son, Benjamin Edward, January 27, 1903.

SIMEON R. REED, deceased, was for many years well known and highly esteemed as a mer- chant and farmer in Hamilton township, Mer- cer county, New Jersey. He was a representative of one of the older families of the state, who have mainly followed farming.

Jeremiah Reed, father of Simeon R. Reed, was the son of Jeremiah and Mary (Tindall) Reed. He married Rachel Watson, and had children : I. . Margaret, married George W. Reed, and had children: Cora, married Victor Carson ; Ella, married Herbert Smith, and had children : Clifford, Myrtle, George and Rus- sell; Melvin, married Rebecca Fogert, and had one child, Willard. 2. Simeon R., see for- ward. 3. Joel Tindall, a sketch of whom ap- pears elsewhere in this work. 4. Isaac Winner, married Anna Chamberlin, and had children : Dewitt Talmage, married Addie Hooper, and had one child, Lincoln Nelson ; Beulah.

Simeon R. Reed, second child and eldest son of Jeremiah and Rachel (Watson) Reed, was born near Hamilton Square. Mercer county, New Jersey, July 18, 1842. He was a student at the public schools of his native township until he had attained the age of fourteen years, and then obtained a position as clerk in the store of Howard I. Smith, which was located on the present site of the postoffice. He served in vari- ous positions in this store for a number of years, and so faithful and conscientious was he in the discharge of the manifold duties entrusted to his care, that he was admitted to partnership. Being ambitious and enterprising, they built the brick store, which was at the time the most im- portant in the place, and conducted it as a gen- eral store. The general store business was con- fined as much as possible to the ground floor of the building, while the upper floors were devoted

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to the manufacture of clothing. Mr. Smith then extended the business to Trenton, finding he had such an able and competent partner that he could safely leave the management of affairs in his hands. He started a grain business in Tren- ton, and also was engaged in hay pressing. This arrangement was continued until 1878, when Mr. Reed decided to devote his energies to farming. He accordingly removed to the .Arn- old farm, on what was at that time known as the "Bobbie Mount Place," consisting of thirty- three acres, and cultivated this for market gard- ening purposes, in which he was eminently suc- cessful. At the expiration of seven years he came to Hamilton Square, purchased the "Old Homestead," containing eighteen acres, and cul- tivated this for similar purposes until his death, March 10, 1903. He was a man who enjoyed the esteem and respect of all who knew him, and his death was felt as a loss to the entire community.

He affiliated with the Prohibition party, and was a member of the Christian Temperance Union. He was for many years a member of the Methodist church, was one of the trustees of that institution, and served a superintendent of the Sunday school in early life. He was also a member of the Royal Arcanum and the Knights Templar. Since his death Mrs. Reed has sold the farm with the exception of a lot which she reserved for the purpose of erecting a beautiful home. This is on the main road from Mercerville to Allentown, and as the trolley line has recently been laid on this road, the property has considerably increased in value.

Mr. Reed married, January 18, 1870, Sarah Anna Smith, born February 25, 1852, daughter of Howard I. and Elizabeth W. (Hutchinson) Smith. and granddaughter of Samuel and Sus- anna (Morris) Smith. Elizabeth W. (Hutchin- son) Smith was the daughter of Wilson and Sarah (Lutz) Hutchinson. Howard I. and Elizabeth W. (Hutchinson) Smith had chil- dren : I. Clarence, married Julia Ivins, had children : Herman, married Sarah Zigenfuss ; Harry, married Almeta Woolerton ; and Elmer, married Wilhemina Mundt, and had two chil- dren. 2. Sarah Anna, married Mr. Reed, as above stated. 3. Minnie E., married Benja- min Gee, and had children: Elizabeth, Flor- ence and Bernice. 4. Alberta, married Frank L. Reed. 5. Howard, married Elizabeth Howe, had children : Ethel, Benjamin Gee, Harold,

Emma Smith, Alberta and Elizabeth. Simeon R. and Sarah Anna (Smith) Reed had children : Howard I. S., died at the age of twenty-one years. Mildred Doane, unmarried.

DAVID G. FLOCK, an enterprising farmer of Hamilton township, is a representative of an old Mercer county family. His grandfather, Jolin T. Flock, was born on the farm now owned by Herbert Coleman, in West Windsor town- ship, land that was occupied by the British at the time of the meniorable march to Trenton. Of this land John T. Flock subsequently became the owner. He was the father of a large family, among whom was a son, John Tindall.

John Tindall Flock, son of John T. Flock, married Elizabeth Gordon, who bore him eight children, two of whom died in infancy, the others being as follows: Eliza, became the wife of Enoch Hutchinson, by whom she had four chil- dren: Edward, married Elizabeth Rogers; chil- dren, Arthur, Ethel, Franklin and Milville; Howard, married Ada Whitlock, one child, Edna ; Carrie, deceased; and George, married Emma Kendrick, three children, Marion, Margaret and Mildred. David G., of whom later. William T., whose sketch follows; Amanda, married Henry Coleman, and became the mother of eight children : Elizabeth, wife of Edward Spragg, one child, Leon ; Emma, wife of Beverly Everett, children : Ola C., Verda and Bertha; Ora, wife of Runey Petty; Harry; Jessie; Russell; Ada and Clifford. John S., married Emma Perrine, three children, Lillian, wife of Elmer Reed, Nettie, wife of Henry Snedeker, and Walter; and Annie, deceased, married Reuben Seeley, one child, Wardell.

David G. Flock, son of John Tindall and Eliz- abeth (Gordon) Flock, was born in West Wind- sor township, and in early boyhood attended the public schools, being sent, at a somewhat more advanced age, to the Model School at Trenton. During his school days he assisted his father on the farm, and on reaching his majority went to Princeton township, where he took a farm of two hundred acres on shares, undeterred by the mag- nitude of the enterprise which was formidable for so young a man. After spending two years on this farm he took another of three hundred acres, in Kingston township, and thence went to one of one hundred and eighty acres in Edinburg township, remaining on each of these farms one year. His next removal was to Scudder's Falls,

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where he spent twenty years on a farm of one hundred and sixteen acres. At the end of that time he rented his father-in-law's farm near Ham- ilton Square for seven years, after which he rented of Phoebe Hunt his present farm of seven- ty acres, on which he has made his home for the last seven years. He engages in general farming and the dairy business. He belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Junior Order of United American Mechanics, the former No. 54 and the latter No. 97, both of Hamilton Square. He adheres to the Republican party, and is a member of the Baptist church.

David G. Flock married Kate U. West, and they are the parents of three children : Alberta, married William Petty; John W .; and Martin W., married Ida Haven. The perpetuation of the name is, it would seem, assured in this branch of the family. Mrs. Flock is a granddaughter of John S. and Lydia ( Hammell) West, who lived in Hamilton township and reared a large family. Among their children was a son, John S. West, who married Amy Coleman, by whom he became the father of the following children: Kate U., wife of David G. Flock. James, deceased, mar- ried Mary Lee, one child, Edgar Lee. Martin, married Arabella Lee, and after her death wedded Mary, her sister and the widow of his brother James. Elizabeth. Phoebe, wife of John Hutch- inson, two children, Stella and Sarah.

WILLIAM T. FLOCK, who is numbered among the successful farmers of Hamilton town- ship, is a son of Tindall Flock, and a grandson of Jolin T. Flock, who was born in West Wind- sor township, on a farm of which he eventually became the possessor, although at the time of his birth it was the property of John T. Flock. When the battle of Trenton was fought this land was held by the British, and at the present time is the property of Herbert Coleman. John T. Flock reared a numerous family and at the present day has many descendants.

Tindall Flock, son of John T. Flock, married Elizabeth Gordon, by whom he became the father of eight children, two of whom died in infancy, the others being as follows : Eliza. David G., whose sketch appears elsewhere in this work. William T., of whom later. Amanda. John S., married Emma Perrine, three children : Lillian, wife of Elmer Reed. Nettie, wife of Henry Snedeker, and Walter. Annie, deceased, wife of Reuben Seely, one child, Wardell.

Eliza, the eldest of this family, became the wife of Enoch Hutchinson, by whom she had four children : Edward, married Elizabeth Rogers, children: Arthur, Ethel, Franklin and Milville. Howard, married Ada Whitlock, one child, Edna. Carrie, deceased. George, married Emma Ken- dick, three children, Marion, Margaret and Mildred.

Amanda, fourthi child of Tindall and Eliz- abeth (Gordon) Flock, married Henry Coleman, and became the mother of eight children: Eliz- abeth, wife of Edward Spragg, one child, Leon. Emma, wife of Beverly Everett, children: Leola, Bertha and Evalinda. Ora wife of Rennie Petty. Harry. Jessie. Russell. Ada. Leroy.

William T. Flock, son of Tindall and Eliz- abeth (Gordon) Flock, was born on the home- stead in Clarksville, and was sent to the public schools and later to the Trenton Academy, then presided over by Dr. Grosvenor. After graduat- ing he returned to the farm to be the assistant of his father, after whose death he undertook the management of the state, making a home for his mother and sister. At the age of thirty-one he married and took up his abode on the farm where le has since made his home. He cultivates the land with a view to general farming and the dairy business. For twenty years his milk trade was by wholesale, but for the last three years he has conducted a retail business. He has a route of one hundred and eighty quarts. In January, 1903, the homestead house was de- stroyed by fire, he and his family saving no prop- erty and barely escaping with their lives. He immediately rebuilt, and now has a home of modern architecture furnished with all improve- ments. He belongs to Hamilton Grange, In- dependent Order of Odd Fellows, No. 97, and the Junior Order of the United American Mechanics, No. 54, these two organizations being of Hamil- ton Square. He is a Republican and a member of the Baptist church.

Mr. Flock married Fannie Mount, and four children have been born to them: Mabel M., died at the age of eight months. Mervin T., Alma M., William Earl. Mrs. Flock is a grand- daughter of Samuel and Rebecca (Combs) Mount, whose children were: John, Margaret Ford, Elizabeth Rogers, Thomas, of whom later : Catherine Everett, and David. Thomas Mount, son of Samuel and Rebecca ( Combs) Mount, was a farmer, a Republican and a member of the Bapt- ist church. He married Elizabeth Perrine, and

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two children were born to them: Fannie, wife of William T. Flock. John Addison, married Lena Dippold, one child, Thomas A., married Ella Brown. It is interesting to note that the house now occupied by William T. Flock is on a por- tion of the original Samuel Mount tract of two hundred acres. After his death, when the prop- erty was divided, sixty acres were awarded to his son Thomas, and this land, Thomas Mount, when he died, bequeathed to his daughter Fannie.

GEORGE HENRY FRANKLIN, M. D., one of the best known of the many excellent physicians of the state of New Jersey, is a resident of Hightstown, where he has practiced his profession for eighteen years, and is a de- scendant of an honored family of England.

Rev. William Franklin, father of Dr. George Henry Franklin, was the son of William and Elizabeth (Bannister) Franklin, and was born in Lincolnshire, England, in 1822. His parents were not possessed of great means and he was dependent upon his own resources at the early age of sixteen years. He was, however, deter- inined to acquire a good education, and suc- ceeded in this endeavor by his own unaided ef- forts. He was made a local preacher in the Wesleyan connection at the age of eighteen years, and, coming to America in 1851, immedi- ately commenced his ministerial labors. Two years later he was received into the New Jer- sey Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and served that church at the follow- ing named places : Plainsboro, South Amboy, Jacobstown, Crosswicks and Mount Holly in Bur- lington county; Tuckerton, Long Branch, Little Silver, Port Monmouth; at Old Bethel, Union street, Trenton; Jamesburg, Belmar, West Grove and Windsor, in Mercer county. He married. March 11, 1855, Jane Throckmorton, daughter of William and Abigail (Wooley) Throckmorton, and they had children : George H., see forward ; and William T., who married Annie Hammond and has one child: Mildred Franklin.

George Henry Franklin, M. D., eldest child of Rev. William and Jane (Throckmorton) Frank- lin, was born in South Amboy, New Jersey, January 4, 1856. His early education was ac- quired in the public schools, and he then became a pupil of Professor Samuel Cox, a graduate of Oxford College, England, under whose pre- ceptorship he studied the classics. He next at- tended the Model School at Trenton and, in 1875,

commenced the study of medicine under the able tuition of Dr. W. R. Kinmouth, of Farmingdale, New Jersey. Later he attended lectures at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, in the City of New York, and was grduated from that in- stitution, February 28, 1879. He immediately began the general practice of his profession in Windsor, Washington township, where he re- mained until 1889, when he removed to Hights- town, and decided to take up his permanent residence there. He is engaged in the general practice of medicine, but makes a special study of gynaecology and obstetrics, and has obtained more than a merely local reputation for the many successful operations he has performed. He has taken an active and beneficial interest in the public matters of the community in which he lives, giving his support to the Republican party, and has held various public offices, among them being: Member of the board of education, member of the common council for two terms and member of the board of health. He is a regular and consistent attendant at the Methodist church, of which he is a local preacher and trustee. He is affiliated with the following fra- ternal organizations : Free and Accepted Masons and Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Dr. Franklin married, June 16, 1880, May Montanye, only child of Charles and Rebecca ( Foster) Montanye, of Port Monmouth, New Jersey, and they have children : Charles, see forward; Will- iam Henry ; and Beatrice.

Charles Franklin, M. D., eldest child of Dr. George Henry and May ( Montanye) Franklin, was born in Belford, New Jersey, March 22, 1881. He first attended the public schools and then, in succession, the following institutions : Peddie Institute, from which he was graduated in 1898: Princeton University, from which he was graduated in 1902; and the University of Pennsylvania, from which he was graduated in the class of 1906. He was appointed resident physician at St. Francis' Hospital, in Trenton, but the general practice of his father in Hights- town had increased to such an extent that he decided to remain with him as his assistant. He is one of the most enterprising and progressive of the younger generation of physicians in the town, and holds a number of positions of im- portance and great responsibility. He is presi- dent and inspector of the board of health, medical inspector of schools of East Windsor township, and examiner of the Metropolitan Life Insurance

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Company. His political affiliations are with the Republican party, and he is an earnest member of the Methodist church. He married, October 16, 1906, Irma Lillian Eldridge.

JAMES REID BERGEN, a well known resi- dent of Pennington, Mercer county, New Jer- sey, who has for many years been closely ident- ified with the carriage manufacturing industry in that state, who has held many public offices of trust and responsibility, and has been promi- nent in every movement for the advancement and welfare of the county, for a number of years, is a descendant of one of the oldest of the Dutch- American families in the state of New Jersey.

(I) Hans Hansen Bergen, the pioneer ancestor of all the Bergens in the states of New York and New Jersey, was a native of Bergen, Norway, and a ship carpenter by trade. He migrated to the Netherlands while still a very young man, and emigrated to America in 1633, arriving at New Amsterdam in April of that year. He took up his residence in New Amsterdam, now the city of New York, owned and occupied a lot on Pearl street, and had large interests in an extensive plantation elsewhere on the island of Manhattan. His death occurred in 1653. He married, 1639, Sarah, born June 9, 1625. She was the daughter of Jamsen de Rapalfe, of French descent, and was said to have been the first white child born of European parents in the Dutch colony of New Netherlands. The children of this couple were : 1. Anneken, born July 22, 1640. 2. Rebecca, born July 27, 1642. 3. Jan Jansen, born April 17, 1644. 4. Michael Hansen, born November 4, 1645. 5. Joris or George, see for- ward. 6. Maretje, born October 8, 1651. 7. Jacob Hansen, born September 21, 1653. 8. Catherine Hansen, twin of Jacob Hansen.

(II) Joris or George Hansen Bergen, third son and fifth child of Hans Hansen (1) and Sarah (de Rapalfe) Bergen, was born in New Amster- dam, July 18, 1649. He was the ancestor of the New Jersey families of that name. Upon at- taining manhood he located at Flatbush, Long Island, and became very prominent in the affairs of the colony. He was commissioner of common lands from 1690 to 1700; was captain of a com- pany of militia in Brooklyn, in 1700; and super- visor of highways for Brooklyn in 1703 and 1715. He was a farmer by occupation, and in 1706, was assessed for seventy-five acres of land in Brooklyn. He married, August 11, 1678, Sarah

Strycker, daughter of Jan Strycker, of Flatbush, Long Island, and they had children as follows : Lammetje, born December 26, 1679; Sarah, born March 13, 1681; Altje, born October 15, 1682; Hans Jorise, see forward; Jannetje, born May 27, 1688; Annetje, born March 9, 1690; Jan, born May 17, 1694; and George, who died in childhood.

(III) Hans Jorise Bergen, fourth child and eldest son of Joris or George Hansen(2) and Sarah (Strycker) Bergen, was born at Flatbush, Long Island, August 31, 1684. He was a resident of Brooklyn, where for many years he was en- gaged in the milling business. He married Sytje (Cynthia) Van Wicklen, daughter of Evert Van Wicklen, of New Lots, Long Island, and they were the parents of: I. George, see forward. 2. Evert, born in 1717, migrated to New Jersey in 1737. He settled near Somerville, in that state, where some of his descendants are dwell- ing at the present ( 1907) day.

(IV) George Bergen, eldest child of Hans Jorise (3) and Sytje (Van Wicklen) Bergen, was born in 1712, and removed to New Jersey in 1737. He located near Dutch Neck, now known as Grover's Mills, and there followed the milling business for many years. He married Miss Hoagland, a member of one of the old Hol- land families, a number of whose members were among the early settlers of New Jersey, and had the following named children: John B., born March 27, 1739; Peter, born 1741 ; George, see forward; Margaret; Maria; Synthea; Dinah ; Martha, born December 9, 1751; Lammetje ; Sarah and Jacob (twins), born about 1757, died 1781.

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Genealogical and personal memorial of Mercer County, New Jersey, Part 24

Author: Lee, Francis Bazley, 1869-1914 Publication date: 1907 Publisher: New York : Lewis Publishing Company Number of Pages: 698

Author: Lee, Francis Bazley, 1869-1914
Publication date: 1907
Publisher: New York : Lewis Publishing Company
Number of Pages: 698