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William Mershon, the fourth of these children, and his wife, Sarah (Clayton) Mershon, were the parents of three daughters and one son : Susan, wife of Israel Pierson; Louisa; Anna; and William, died in infancy.
Louisa Mershon married Jesse Holcomb, and was the mother of four children: Jessie, mar- ried, was the mother of two children. Elizabeth, wife of Harry Van Noy, two children. Harry. Victor, died in infancy.
Anna Mershon became the wife of George Drake, and had four children: George, mar- ried Miss Stelle. Carrie, wife of Lewis Eld- ridge, one child. Russell. Jennie, wife of Rich- ard Cook, two children. Jesse.
ARTHUR KENDRICK MACDONALD, a well known resident of Princeton, Mercer county, New Jersey, traces his ancestry to Scot-
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land and England, and the history of these an- cestors is of more than ordinary interest and importance.
(I) John Macdonald, the pioneer ancestor of the Macdonald line in this country, emigrated to America from Scotland in the year 1745. He settled in York, in the state of Maine, and short- ly after his arrival married Susan Young, of Wells, Maine. Their children were: John, Robert, see forward: Charles, Joseph, Pelatiah, Abner. Mary, Susan, Sarah and Lucy.
(II) Robert Macdonald, second son and child of John (1) and Susan (Young) Mac- donald, was born in 1749, died in 1809. He married Mary Kendrick, of Saco, Maine, who died in 1802. Their children were: Samuel, John, see forward; Robert, Miriam, Abner, Susan. Benjamin and Mary.
(III) General John Macdonald, second son and child of Robert (2) and Mary ( Kendrick) Macdonald, was born April 16, 1773, died March 16, 1826. He was a man of high rank and com- manding influence in church and state, and was engaged in the mercantile trade. He made many voyages to England to procure the wares neces- sary to the proper conduct of his business, and was considered one of the leading merchants of those early days. He held the rank of major- general of the military forces of the state of Maine, and was in active command of the troops for the coast defense of the state during the war of 1812. He was deacon of the Congregational church, and was held in high esteem in that in- stitution. He was for a period a member of the legislature, and was solicited by the political power then dominant in that state to accept the election for member of congress. At the time of his death he was one of the candidates for the governorship of the state, and had every prospect of election. He married Lydia Wiley, daughter of Lieutenant James Wiley, who was in active service during the French and Revolution- ary wars. The children of General John and Lydia (Wiley) Macdonald were: Mary, Robert, John, Lydia, Sarah, Hannah, Abner, Salisbury, Frances Stoddard, James Madison, see forward; Moses and Miriam, twins.
(IV) Rev. James Madison Macdonald, D. D., fifth son and tenth child of General John (3) and Lydia (Wiley) Macdonald, was born in Limerick, Maine, May 22, 1812, died in Prince- ton, New Jersey, April 19, 1876. He was a student at the Phillips Academy at Andover, and
in 1828, entered the freshman class of Bowdoin College, Maine, and at the end of two years left and entered the junior class in Union College, Schenectady, New York, from which he was graduated with high honors in 1832. He im- mediately matriculated at the Theological Semin- ary in Bangor, Maine, and after spending one year in that institution, entered the Yale The- ological Seminary, from which he was graduated in 1835. He was licensed to preach August 6, 1834, and was ordained and installed pastor of the Third Congregational Church of Berlin, Con- necticut, April 1, 1835. Dr. Noah Porter, presi- dent of Yale College, presided on this occasion. Rev. Dr. Macdonald remained in charge of this first pastorate about two and one-half years, and was then called to the Second Congregational Church of New London, Connecticut, where he labored for three years, then accepting a call to the Presbyterian church of Jamaica, Long Is- land, and remained there for a period of nine years. During this time he was invited to become professor of moral philosophy and belles lettres at Hamilton College, but declined this honor. He then removed to New York city, spending three years there, and then again changed his place of residence, this time settling in Princeton, New Jersey, where he remained until his death, a period of twenty-three years. During the greater part of the time of his residence in Princeton he held the position of vice-president of the board of trustees of the Princeton Theological Seminary, and as President Chancellor Green was incap- acitated by ill health from carrying out the duties of his office, Rev. Dr. Macdonald was practically acting president during this time, with the most beneficial and satisfactory results to the institu- tion.
He was an indefatigable worker, an author of note, and made frequent contributions to the press. Allibone's "Dictionary of Authors" says of him, that among his writings are to be found the following: I. Credulity, as illustrated by Successful Impostures in Science, Superstition, and Fanaticism. New York, 1843, 12mo. 2. Key to the Book of Revelation. 1846, 8vo .; 2nd .. Ed .. 1848. 3. History of the Presbyterian Church of Jamaica, Long Island, Which was Established near the Middle of the 17th Century. 12mo. 4. My Father's House; or, The Heaven of the Bible. 1855, 12 mo: 3 eds., pub .; repub .. in Glasgow. 5. The Book of Ecclesiastes Ex- plained. 1856, 12mo. &c., &c. 6. Life and Writ-
JAMES MADISON MACDONALD
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ings of St. John. Edited with an Introduction by the Very Rev. J. S. Howson, D. D., Dean of Chester, England, Hodder & Stoughton, Lon- don, and Scribner, Armstrong & Co., New York. In an article of more than two columns' length in the "New York Times" of March 25, 1877, we find: "But this work of a scholar of Prince- ton appeared first in England, with a careful in- troduction by the Dean of Chester, who has won such high distinction in New Testament studies ; and now it comes home to us in America with honor, from English readers, which are too late to cheer the author himself, although not too late to crown his worthy life and extend his worthy influence after death."
Rev. Dr. Macdonald was peculiarly fitted for the ministerial calling, and his hold upon the affections and confidence of his congregation in- creased with the increasing years. He was never more honored and influential than at the time of his death, which was evinced by the sincere and unaffected grief of all who had come in contact with him. The secret of his pre-eminent ef- ficiency and success in his various pastorates is to be found in his genuine love of truth. He was faithful to his convictions, and ready to sus- tain them in the face of all dangers. He was a true scholar, and an incessant student of the truths he sought so characteristically to maintain. He was remarkable for the firmness and tenacity of his judgment, yet he was ready to amend and modify his views in accordance with new light, whether from his own experience or other sources. His sermons were a wonderful display of descriptive preaching, a combination of im- agination and reasoning powers. His thoughts were clothed in pure, idiomatic English, intell- igible to the humblest hearer, yet never grating on the most refined and cultured taste, and they were intended to influence all classes alike.
Rev. Dr. Macdonald married, September I, 1835, Lucy Esther Hyde, born at Mystic, Con- necticut, December 26, 1812, died in Princeton, New Jersey, February 15, 1883. She was the daughter of John and Lucy A. (Burrows) Hyde. A sketch of the Hyde family will be subjoined. The children of Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Macdonald were : I. John James, born in Mystic, Con- necticut, September 18, 1836, married, 1868, in New York city, Isabelle P. Wintringham ; died in that city in 1893. 2. Isabella, born in New London, Connecticut, March 19, 1838, died in
Princeton, New Jersey, January 13, 1900. 3. Malcolm, born in New London, Connecticut, October 9, 1839, married, 1872, in Camden, New Jersey, Anna Browning, and had children : Malcolm, Flora and Lillian. 4. Augustus, born in Jamaica, Long Island, May 16, 1844, married, October 11, 1883, in Princeton, New Jersey, Mary Evans, and had children: Lucy, Esther, Evan, and Donald ; the last named died in Prince- ton, January, 1906. 5. Alexander, born in Jamaica, Long Island, May 16, 1844, died in the same town, December 8, 1846. 6. Lucy Anne, born in Jamaica, Long Island, August 20, 1846, died in the same town, June 15, 1849. 7. Fanny Elizabeth, born in Jamaica, Long Island, Octo- ber 13, 1848, died there, August 27, 1849. 8. George, born in New York city, October 4. 1850, married, 1877, and has one son : Robert. 9. Arthur Kendrick, see forward.
(V) Arthur Kendrick Macdonald, sixth son and ninth and youngest child of Rev. James Madison, D. D., (4) and Lucy Esther (Hvde) Macdonald, was born in the city of New York, October 2, 1852. His preparatory education was obtained in Princeton, Mercer county, New Jer- sey, and he then matriculated at Princeton Uni- versity, from which he was graduated in 1871. He next studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, from which institution he was graduated with honor in the class of 1875. He became the resident physician in the Presby- terian Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and subsequently held a similar position in the state hospitals at Trenton and Morris Plains, New Jer- sey. He commenced the private practice of his chosen profession in Princeton, New Jersey, in December, 1877, and has since been located in that town, where he is highly esteemed not alone by his patients, but as well by his fellow practi- tioners, as one of the foremost physicians and surgeons of the county. All the time which he can spare from the practice of his profession is devoted to reading and study in connection with it, and he has been successful in many remark- able cases. He married (first) January 24, 1881. Estelle Scrymser, of New York, who died July 10, 1903. They had children: 1. Arthur K., Jr., deceased. 2. James Madison, born October, 1884, is now engaged in business in Japan. 3. Dudley Scrymser, born July 30, 1887, is in busi- ness in the city of New York. Dr. Macdonald married (second), February 10, 1904, Marjorie
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Cox, of South Orange, New Jersey, and they have one son : John Hyde, born December 27, 1904.
HYDE FAMILY. (I) William the Hyde, who was direct ancestor on the maternal side of Arthur Kendrick Mac- donald, was one of the original settlers of Hartford, Connecticut, and his name is to be found on a monument in the old cemetery in that city. He probably came from England in 1633 with Rev. Thomas Hooker, the first minister of Hartford. They remained for a short time in Newton, Massachusetts, then removed to Hart- ford in 1636. Three years later he migrated to Saybrook, and was one of the first settlers in Norwich in 1660. He was a man of considerable influence and importance among the residents of Norwich, and was frequently elected to fill the office of selectman. He claimed descent from Edward Hyde, or Hide, as the name was fre- quently spelled, Earl of Clarendon, whose eldest daughter married James the Second of England. William Hyde married Anne Bushnell, of Nor- wich, and had children: Samuel, see forward; Elizabeth, and other daughters. Elizabeth, mar- ried Dr. Theophilus Rogers, who was the sixth in descent from John Rogers, the martyr, who was burned at Smithfield, February 4, 1555. Dr. Theophilus Rogers was the grandson of Rev. Nathaniel Rogers, and the son of Captain Ezekiel Rogers, of Lyme. Dr. Theophilus Rogers was a distinguished medical practitioner and an emi- nent citizen. Among the children of Dr. The- ophilus and Elizabeth (Hyde) Rogers were : Anne, who married her cousin, several times re- moved, Phineas Hyde; and Rev. John Rogers, the fifth president of Harvard College.
(II) Samuel Hyde, the only son of William (I) and Anne (Bushnell) Hyde, was born in Hartford, Connecticut, about the year 1637. He married Jane Lee, of East Saybrook (now Lyme), daughter of Thomas Lee, who left England in 1641, with his wife and three children, but who died at sea. Samuel and Jane (Lee) Hyde had children: Elizabeth, who was the first child of English parents born in Norwich, Connecticut ; Jabez, see forward; and others. Samuel Hyde died in 1677, at the age of forty years.
(III) Jabez Hyde, youngest son and child of Samuel (2) and Jane (Lee) Hyde, was born in Norwich, Connecticut, in May, 1677. He died September 5, 1762, at the age of eighty-five years.
He was an extensive land holder and justice of the peace, and in some of the old records he is called Captain Jabez Hyde. He married Eliz- abeth Bushnell, daughter of Richard Bushnell, Esq., and they had a number of children.
(IV) Phineas Hyde, second son of Jabez and Elizabeth (Bushnell) Hyde, was born at West Farms (now Franklin), near Norwich, Connecti- cut, February 2, 1720. He married, April 5, 1744, Anne Rogers, who died July 22, 1776. She was the daughter of Dr. Theophilus and Eliz- abeth (Hyde) Rogers, as above mentioned. They had several children.
(V) Dr. Phineas Hyde, second son of Phineas (4) and Anne (Rogers) Hyde, was born at West Farms (now Franklin), near Norwich, Connecti- cut, November 15, 1749, died at Mystic, Con- necticut, September 5, 1820. He was an eminent physician, surgeon, and linguist, and in the service of the Continental army and navy during the war of the Revolution. For a time during the Re- volution he acted as private secretary to General Huntington. It may be mentioned that Dr. Hyde and Benedict Arnold studied medicine together under the preceptorship of Dr. Theophilus Rogers, mentioned above, and when the British, under the traitor Arnold, burned New London and put the citizen soldiers of Fort Griswold to the sword. Dr. Hyde was one of the most skill- ful operating physicians on the field of battle. He married Esther Holdridge, of Mystic, Connecti- cut, and they had a number of children.
(VI) John Hyde, eldest son of Dr. Phineas (5) and Esther (Holdridge) Hyde, was born at Poquetanuck, near New London, Connecticut, June 16, 1783. died February 28, 1861. He was a faithful and consistent Christian, and a member of the Episcopal church. His long life was a most exemplary one, without an act to tarnish the fair name of his ancestors. He was hospit- able, amiable, and generous to a degree, and he had not an enemy. He was a manufacturer for more than forty years, and among the many who have been employed by him, there is not one but speaks of him with veneration and love. He married, February 21, 1808, Lucy A. Bur- rows, born June 8, 1792, eldest daughter of Hon. Enoch and Esther (Dennison) Burrows, of Gro- ton. They had a number of children, among them being Lucy Esther.
(VII) Lucy Esther (Hyde) Macdonald, third child of John (6) and Lucy A. (Burrows) Hyde,
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married, Rev. James Madison Macdonald, as stated in the sketch of the Macdonald family.
(VIII) Arthur Kendrick Macdonald was the son of Rev. James Madison (4) and Lucy Esther (Hyde) (7) Macdonald, as stated previously.
PHILIP JOHN McGRORY, a representative of the second generation of the McGrory family, which came from Ireland, in this country, is one of the leading merchants and manufacturers of the city of Trenton, Mercer county, New Jersey.
Patrick McGrory, father of Philip John Mc- Grory, was born in Ireland, and thinking the new world offered better facilities for advance- ment than the old, emigrated to this country. He established himself in the business of buying and selling second hand goods of all descriptions, and by thrift, cnergy and executive ability succeeded in building up a profitable trade. He married Mary Carr, and had children : 1. Phillip John, see forward. 2. Robert, married Margaret Casey, and had children : John P., Mary M., Robert F., Paul P., Alice A., Joseph A. and Julia.
Philip John McGrory, eldest child of Patrick and Mary (Carr) McGrory, was born in Tren- ton, New Jersey, April 20, 1853. His education was acquired in the parochial schools of St. John's parish, the evening schools of Trenton, and under the tuition of Mr. Dunphy. At the age of thirteen years he commenced to assist his father in the business of the latter, and soon displayed excellent judgment in the knowledge and value of the goods which they handled. He was decidedly quick of comprehension and possessed of keen foresight. He was associated with his father until July, 1883, when he started in business for himself, and soon eliminated such branches of it as were not entirely profitable. He now carries on a wholesale and retail busi- ness in rubber goods and rubber mill machinery, both new and second hand, and is noted in the business world for the reliability of the goods he handles. He exemplifies the old school of pa- tience and perseverance. He is a consistent mem- ber of the Catholic church, and gives his political support to the Democratic party, in whose affairs he has always taken an active interest. He af- filiates with the following fraternal organizations : Knights of Columbus, The Alhambra and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
Mr. McGrory married Mary A. Nicholson, daughter of Martin and Ann (Shanley) Nichol-
son, and they are the parents of: Anna Mary and Catherine Theresa. Martin Nicholson, father of Mrs. McGrory, is the son of Martin and Mary ( Mitchell) Nicholson, and was a native of Galway, Ireland. He emigrated to America about 1840, landing in New York, and accepted the first work that was offered him, which was that of a day laborer. He remained in New York but a short time, going from thence to Greenwich, Connecticut, where he resided until 1849. He removed to Trenton, New Jersey, in 1850, and there took the contract to clear land for Farmer Wiggins in Lawrence township. The following year he worked for Andrew Cro- zer in Still House, was employed by him until 1855, then engaged in the business of rafting lumber, in which he was occupied until his death, which was caused by an accident while in the discharge of one of the numerous duties which his calling entailed, June 2, 1863. His political affiliations were with the Democratic party, and he was a member of the Catholic church. He married Ann Shanley, daughter of Patrick and Catherine (Shanley) Shanley, and they were the parents of children : I. Edward, unmar- ried, is a contractor in the city of New York. 2. Michael, see forward. 3. Martin, married Mary McIntyre. 4. Frank, died at the age of forty-three years. 5. Mary, mentioned above. 6. Catherine, married Edward McCardell, has children: Edward, Anna, Martin, Mae, Nicho- las, Catherine and Rose.
Michael Nicholson, second son and child of Martin and Ann (Shanley) Nicholson, was but seven years of age at the time of the death of his father, and was immediately obliged to do what he could to assist in the support of the family. He worked nine months in the year, at- tending school for three months. Later he at- tended the George Miller school for a short time, was instructed by Annie Slack, of Slackwood, and Martha Smiths. He then obtained work in a pottery and learned the trade of pressing, following this occupation until the strike of 1869, when he found employment in the brick yard of Fell & Roberts, where he remained for one year, returning then to his old trade until the strike of 1877. He established himself in the grocery business, April 12. of that year, in his present location, where he has established a landmark for the seventh ward. His store is equipped in a modern and complete manner, and he deals in all kinds of groceries and meats. He is a mem-
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ber of the Catholic church, and a stanch sup- porter of the Democratic party. He is also a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and Knights of Columbus. He married Mary Mc- Kenna, and they have had children : Edward, married Nellie Duburg Burke; Martin, Frank, Joseph, Catherine. Mary and Charles.
WALTER D. HULICK has for a number of years been profitably engaged in farming in West Windsor township, Mercer county, New Jersey, and is considered one of the most progressive and practical farmers of that section of the county. He is the son of Forman S. and Emma F. (Moore) Hulick, and was born in the township in which he now resides July 21, 1876.
He was educated in the public schools of this section, and at an early age commenced active work as a farmer, in which he has continued since that time. Politically his views are those of the Republican party. He and his wife are members of the Hamilton Square Baptist Church. He is also affiliated with the following organi- zations: Hamilton Lodge, No. 97, Independent Order of Odd Fellows: Eureka Council, No. 54, Ttinior Order United American Mechanics ; and Hamilton Grange, No. 97, Patrons of Hus- bandrv.
Mr. Hulick married. November 23, 1898, Mary Etta Tindall, born Mav 6, 1878, daughter of Theodore and Mary Y. ( Applegate) Tindall, the Tindalls being one of the oldest families of the state of New Jersey. William I. Tindall, great- grandfather of Mrs. Hulick, married Rachael Hutchinson. and had children: Clark, born Feb- ruarv 5, 1809: Samuel, born Tulv 30. 1810; Ezekiel. born March 12, 1812; Elizabeth, born October 31, 1813; Amy. born June 30. 1816; Amos H., see forward: Phoebe, born Mav 14, 1820: Tohn. born March 15. 1823. died March 20. 1823: John (2). born February 1, 1824; William H .. horn Tune 23. 1830.
Amos H. Tindall. sixth child and fourth son of William and Rachael (Hutchinson) Tindall. was horn June 12. 1818. All the active vears of his life was engaged in farming and distilling cider and whiskey He married Ann Lutes. who died April 20. 1886. and they had children: Theo- clore. see forward: Amv. married Thomas Hoop- er. deceased : Samuel. married Lydia Hutchinson ; and Phoebe F .. married Tames Tindall.
Theodore Tindall. eldest child of Amos H. and Ann (Lutes) Tindall, was born in West
Windsor township, Mercer county, New Jersey, September 12, 1845, and died October 8, 1902. He also spent his entire life in his native coun- ty, engaged in farming. He married Mary Y. Applegate, January 18, 1871. She was born June 15, 1852, and was the daughter of John A. and Eliza (Dye) Applegate, who had children : Lida A., born December 8, 1874, died May 22, 1876; and Mary Etta, mentioned above. Mr. and Mrs. Hulick have had one child : Ethel Margaret, born February 15, 1902.
CHARLES S. LEE, one of the most suc- cessful farmers and fruit growers of East Wind- sor township, was born March 15, 1868, in Ham- ilton township, son of Joshua Wright and Han- nah R. (Hutchinson) Lee, grandson of Andrew H. and Elizabeth (Combs) Lee, and great- grandson of William and Mary (Wright) Lee.
Andrew H. Lee (grandfather) was born in Hamilton township. He was the owner of two farms, one hundred and twenty-five acres each, and was active in the affairs of the township. His wife, Elizabeth (Combs) Lee, was a daugh- ter of Thomas and Mary ( Mount) Combs.
Joshua Wright Lee ( father) was born in Ham- ilton township, 1837, and has been a lifelong resident of the same. He was educated in the public schools adjacent to his home. He assisted his father in the labors of the farm until he was twenty-three years of age; he then took one of his father's farms and conducted it on shares until his father's death, after which he pur- chased both farms, devoting them to general farming business. He retired from active busi- ness pursuits in the year 1904 and purchased a place in the city of Trenton, where he has re- sided ever since. He was a member of the township committee for three years. He be- longs to the Grange at Hamilton Square. He is a Baptist in religion, and a Republican in pol- itics. He married Hannah R. Hutchinson, who bore him six children, as follows: William W., deceased; he married Nellie Dye, and their chil- dren are: Helen, Bertha, Joshua and Albert. Everton Y., resides in Trenton ; he married Mel- lie Allen, who bore him children : Thomas, Edith, Dora, Viola, Walter and William. Charles S., of whom later. James H., deceased. Andrew H., a resident of Trenton, married Ida Reed, who bore him four children: Marian, William, Ava and Margaret. Mary H., wife of Albert Reed, one child, Hannah Mary.
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Charles S. Lee, son of Joshua Wright and Hannah R. (Hutchinson) Lee, received his pre- paratory education in the public schools of Farm- ingdale, afterward attending Stewart's Business College, Trenton. Since early life he has been en- gaged in agricultural pursuits in Mercer county, and in 1898 purchased the farm on which he now resides. This estate is situated near Hick- ory Corner and comprises fifty-nine and one- quarter acres. For the past eight years he has devoted his entire attention to the tillage of his land, and through his skillful management it has been brought into a high state of cultivation, and now yields profitable crops of fruit and cereals. He belonged to Hamilton Grange, No. 79, but since coming to East Windsor township has assisted in the organization of Hightstown Grange, No. 96, Patrons of Husbandry, of which he was master and is secretary at the present time (1907). In his political views and prin- ciples he is a Republican. He and his wife are members of Hightstown Presbyterian Church.
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