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LISCOMB T. ROBINS, one of the oldest and most prominent residents of West Windsor town- ship, is a member of a family which has been resident in the state of New Jersey for a number of generations and identified with its interests in a variety of ways.
James D. Robins, father of Liscomb T. Rob- ins, was born near Allentown, New Jersey. He was a millwright for many years, but later in life devoted his time and attention to agriculture. He married Angeline Hutchison, born in West Windsor township, daughter of Jonathan D. Hutchison. They had children: Cornelia, de- ceased ; Mary, married Jacob Wykoff ; and Lis- comb T., see forward.
Liscomb T. Robins, only son and third and youngest child of James D. and Angeline (Hutchison) Robins, was born at Dutch Neck, Mercer County, New Jersey, June 23, 1835. He was educated in the public schools of the district in which he was born, and at an early age en-
gaged in farming, with which he was occupied until 1892. He had a number of other interests besides farming, and was secretary of the West Windsor Mutual Fire Insurance Company. He al- ways took an active interest in the public affairs of the township, and filled a number of public po- sitions to the great benefit of the community. Among them may be mentioned: Justice of the peace for a period of twenty-five years ; tax col- lector of the township for twenty years; and one term as assemblyman. He and his family are devout attendants at the Dutch Neck Pres- byterian Church. Mr. Robins is highly esteemed by all who know him for his many good quali- ties and his readiness to assist those less for- tunate than himself.
Mr. Robins married, in West Windsor town- ship, December 28, 1851, Rose A. Davidson, daughter of George and Mary (Houghland ) Davidson, and they have had children: George D., married Gertrude Stultz; Isabella; Frederick A .; and James, who died in childhood.
EDWIN S. APPLEGATE, a leading farmer of East Windsor township, where the greater part of his life has thus far been passed, was born in that township, April 12, 1857, and is a son of John A. and Eliza (Dey) Applegate.
Edwin S. Applegate was educated in his native township, receiving the instruction which was to fit him for his future career of usefulness in the school house at Locust Corner. On the home- stead farm he was trained to a thorough knowl- edge and constant practice of the duties of a farmer, and on reaching manhood adopted agri- culture as his life-work. In 1885 he abandoned this calling for a time, and moved to Trenton, where for eight years he was engaged in the undertaking business, thus adding to his experi- ence as a farmer the knowledge pertaining to another sphere of activity. In 1893 he returned to East Windsor township and again became, on his "native heath," a tiller of the soil, stead- fastly adhering ever since to his original calling. In 1899 he became by purchase the possessor of the homestead farm, which he has to this day successfully operated, bringing to the cultivation of his paternal acres the advantages of inherited taste, careful training and long experience. He is a member of the Presbyterian church of Hightstown.
Mr. Applegate married. October 6, 1878, at Hamilton Square, Cornelia, daughter of Jacob
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and Catharine (Hill) Snediker, both natives of Mercer county. Mr. Snediker died October 1, 1898, and is survived by his widow. Mr. and Mrs. Applegate are the parents of the following children: Julia May, born April 20, 1880; John E., born October 13, 1882; Frank Lester, born December 3, 1886; and Charles Hoover, born May I, 1889.
SAMUEL GROENDYKE, a well known and progressive farmer of East Windsor township, was born April 4, 1865, at Plainboro, New Jer- sey, son of John Groendyke, and grandson of Richard Groendyke, who was a resident of Mid- dlesex county. Richard Groendyke was the father of the following children: Samuel, John, and a daughter, deceased. John Groendyke, the second of these children, married Catherine Per- rine, and a son was born to them, Samuel, of whom later.
Samuel Groendyke, son of John and Catherine (Perrine) Groendyke, received his education in the public schools and since early life has been engaged in agricultural pursuits. In 1902 he purchased his present farm, and by his industry, joined to thorough knowledge, enlightened meth- ods and executive ability, has brought the land to a high state of cultivation. He is a member of Hightstown Grange, No. 96, P. of H., and also belongs to the I. O. U. A. M. Mr. Groendyke married, December 12, 1888, at Hightstown, Addie, daughter of Lewis and Lydia (Coleman) Cotterell, and they are the parents of the fol- lowing children: Edgar C., born October 13, 1891; Ethel May, born August 3, 1894; Mary C., born March 29, 1900; Beatrice C., born No- vember 23, 1901 ; and Lydia D., born August 30, 1904.
PROFESSOR WILLIAM LIBBEY, at pres- ent a resident of Princeton, who has attained a widespread reputation for his services in the scientific world, and whose writings are justly appreciated by all men of letters, is a representa- tive of the sixth generation of the Libbey family in this country, it having been an old and hon- ored family of England.
(I) Jolin Libbey, the pioneer ancestor of the Libbey family in this country, and the direct an- cestor of Professor William Libbey, was a na- tive of the Isle of Thanet, off the southeast coast of England, and emigrated from thence to America in 1630. He settled in Rye, New
Hampshire, and became an active and honored member of the community. Among his chil- dren was a son Reuben.
(II) Reuben Libbey, son of John Libbey (1), was a native of Rye, New Hampshire. He mar- ried Sarah Goss, of Rye, New Hampshire, and had a son Samucl.
(III) Samuel Libbey, son of Reuben (2) and Sarah (Goss) Libbey, was also born in Rye, New Hampshire, married Mehitabel Seavey, also of Rye, New Hampshire, and had a son, William Seavey Libbey.
(IV) William Seavey Libbey, son of Samuel (3) and Mehitabel (Seavey) Libbey, was born in Salem, Massachusetts. He was a builder by occupation, and followed this calling throughout the active years of his life. He married Sarah Far- rington, of Windsor, Vermont, and had a son Willian.
(V) William Libbey, son of William Seavey (4) and Saralı (Farrington) Libbey, was born in New York City, March 7, 1820, died 1896, and is buried in the city of his birth. Early in life he engaged in the dry goods business, and by steady application and a keen insight into the business affairs of the times, as well as excep- tional business talent, he rose to be one of the merchant princes of the time. He was for many years associated as a partner with the late Alex- ander T. Stewart of New York City. He mar- ried Elizabeth Marsh, daughter of Jonas and Elizabeth (Morse) Marsh, both natives of Eliza- beth, New Jersey. Jonas Marsh went south with his family and settled in New Iberia, Louisiana, where he acquired considerable land, and be- came a planter on an extensive scale. One of the children of Mr. and Mrs. William Libbey was Professor William Libbey, of whom later.
(VI) Professor William Libbey, son of Will- ian1 (5) and Elizabeth (Marsh) Libbey, was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, March 27, 1855. His early education was acquired in pri- vate schools, and lie later became a student at the Brooklyn Polytechnic. Subsequently he en- tered Princeton University, from which he was graduated in 1877. He was a graduate student for two years under Professor Guyot, then acted in the capacity of assistant to this profes- sor for a further three years, and upon the death of his instructor he became the professor of physics at the university. He is also professor of physical geography at Princeton; director of the Museum of Archaeology and Geology; fel-
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low and foreign secretary of the American Geo- graphical Society of New York; corresponding member of the American Philosophical Society of Philadelphia ; holds a similar position in the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, and in the Academy of Natural Science in New York: fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and the Royal Geological Society of London; member of the Société de Geographie and So- ciété de Geologie of Paris, France ; member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science; of the American Society of Natural- ists; of the Historical Society of New York; of the Historical Society of New Jersey ; of the New England Society of New York; is honorary member of the Geographical Society of Liver- pool, England; is a member of the Princeton Club of New York; of the Hamilton Club, Brooklyn, New York; and of the Nassau Club of Princeton. He is a director of the Geograph- ical Museum; is secretary of the New Jersey So- ciety of Sons of the Revolution; is historian of the New Jersey Society of Colonial Wars. He, in association with Dr. Franklin E. Hoskins, was the author of Jordan Valley and Petra, which was published in 1905. He is universally es- teemed in the scientific world for the thorough- ness of the work he has accomplished, and is a recognized authority in many branches of science.
Professor Libbey married Mary E. Green, daughter of Professor William H. and Elizabeth (Haynes) Green, the former a native of Prince- ton, the latter of Newark, New Jersey, and they have children : Elizabeth M. and Amy M.
PROFESSOR ALLAN MARQUAND, at present residing in Gramercy Hall, Princeton, who has attained a high and well-deserved rank in the annals of archaeology and historic art and in kindred subjects, is a descendant of an old and honored family of France.
(I) Henry Marquand, the pioneer ancestor of the Marquand family in this country, came from the Isle of Guernsey in 1737, settled in America, and died in Fairfield, Connecticut, 1772. He was a gentleman farmer by occupation. He married Lucretia Jennings, of Fairfield. Among his children was a son Isaac.
(II) Isaac Marquand, son of Henry and Lu- cretia (Jennings) Marquand, was engaged in the mercantile business in New York city, and was largely interested in shipping enterprises. He
married Mabel Perry, of Fairfield, Connecticut, and among his children was Henry G.
(III) Henry G. Marquand, son of Isaac and Mabel (Perry) Marquand, was born in New York City. He was one of the most prominent bankers in that city, and influential in many di- rections, notably in art matters, in which he was considered an authority, being for many years president of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, and devoted much time to the improvement of that institution and the acquisi- tion of art treasures from all parts of the world, many of which were paid for from his private purse. He was one of the organizers and later the president of the St. Louis Mountain and Southern Railroad, and much of the success of this enterprise was due to his foresight and ex- ecutive ability. His death occurred in 1902, and he is buried in Newport, Rhode Island. He mar- ried Elizabeth Allan, daughter of Jonathan Al- lan, and one of his children is Professor Allan Marquand, of whom later
(IV) Professor Allan Marquand, son of Henry G. and Elizabeth ( Allan) Marquand, was born in the City of New York, December 10, 1853. He was a student in St. Paul's Academy and the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Mary- land. He was graduated from Princeton Uni- versity in 1874, and studied at the University of Berlin, Germany, in 1877-78. He was a fellow of the Johns Hopkins University, 1878-81, and the degree of Doctor of Philosophy was con- ferred upon him. He was a tutor and lecturer at Princeton University from 1881 to 1883, and the degree of Litterarum Humaniorum Doc- tor was conferred upon him in 1888 by Hobart College. He has been professor of archaeology and the history of art at Princeton University since 1883, and was professor of archaeology at the School of Classical Studies in Rome, Italy, in 1896 and 1897. He had been the associate editor of the American Journal of Archaeology since 1885, joint editor and author of the Iconographic En- cyclopedia, Volume III, in 1886, and was the joint author of the History of Sculpture from 1896 to 1899. In addition to this he is a con- tributor of many papers on archaeological and kindred subjects to numerous journals and peri- odicals.
Prof. Marquand married Eleanora Cross, daughter of Richard J. Cross, and they have three children.
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OLIVER HOUGHTON HUBBARD, one of the most enterprising of the younger generation of business men in the city of Princeton, and a leading spirit in financial circles, is a represent- ative of a well known family of the county.
Levi Hubbard, father of Oliver Houghton Hub- bard, was born at Mount Lucas, Mercer county, New Jersey. He married Elizabeth Houghton, daughter of Elbert Houghton, a farmer at Mount Lucas, Princeton township.
Oliver Houghton Hubbard, son of Levi and Elizabeth (Houghton) Hubbard, was born in Princeton, Mercer county, New Jersey, June I, 1867. His education was acquired in the public schools of Princeton, and in Rider's Commercial School in Trenton, New Jersey, from which latter institution he was graduated in 1881. Two years later he returned to Princeton to enter upon his business career in that town. He held a position with the Princeton Savings Bank for about one year, and was then associated in the real estate business with Marsh & Wright, who were promi- nent in that field. He established himself as an independent real estate broker in 1887, in the Mansion House building, where he remained for one year, and then opened his present com- modious offices at Nos. 38-40 Nassau street. So enterprising and successful has he been in this line of business, that in 1894 he purchased the entire interests of Marsh & Wright, with whom he had formerly been associated, and now in (1906) one of the chief operators in the real estate market. He takes an active and intelligent interest in all matters that pertain to the public welfare and improvement, especially in church affairs. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church of Princeton, and is financial secretary of the Sunday school.
Mr. Hubbard married Lilla Mershon, daughter of William W. and Kate (Anderson) Mershon, the latter a daughter of Leonard Anderson, and sister of Elijah Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. Hub- bard have one child, Marian Mershon Hubbard.
WILLIAM FRANKLIN HENDRICKSON, a well known and progressive farmer residing near Penns Neck, West Windsor township, is a member of a family which has been identified with the farming interests of the state for many years.
Charles Hendrickson, grandfather of William Franklin Hendrickson, was born January 8, 1804. He was a farmer in Princeton township. He
married Mary Maple, born December 11, 1810, and their children were as follows: I. Eliza Ann, born April 8, 1827, married William Allen. 2. Sarah, born August 7, 1829, died in early life. 3. Catharine, born October 3, 1831, mar- ried Dr. William J. Lytle, of Princeton. 4. Charles Gustavus, born November 21, 1833, set- tled in Illinois, where he married and became the father of one child. 5. George M., born June 13, 1836, married and located in Princeton; he died in service during the civil war period. 6. William Ferguson, born February 21, 1839, see forward. 7. Mary F., born June 27, 1842, mar- ried Eugene , of Newark, New Jer- sey. 8. Sarah (2), born December 21, 1844, died in early life. 9. Emeline, born Jannary 28, 1845. died in early life. 10. Josephine, born December II, 1849, married Charles Tichenor, of Newark, New Jersey.
William Ferguson Hendrickson, father of William Franklin Hendrickson, was born in Princeton township, Mercer county, New Jer- sey, February 21, 1839, died July 7, 1897, and is buried in Princeton cemetery. He followed the occupation of farming, and purchased a farm of ninety acres near Penns Neck, which is at pres- ent (1907) in the possession of his son, Wil- liam Franklin. He was highly respected in the community. He was a member of the Penns Neck Baptist Church, and an earnest worker in its interests. He married, August 24, 1865, Anna Van Noy, born February 21, 1837, daugh- ter of John and Juliet (Updike) Van Noy, of Mercer county, New Jersey. Their children were: I. Mary B., born March 10, 1867. 2. Etta V., born February 9, 1869, died in her sec- ond year. 3. Anna E., born September 2, 1870. 4. Josephine T., born October 14, 1871, married John Voorhees, of Dutch Neck, and has children : William C. and Lillian A. (twins), Edith Pearl and another pair of twins. 5. Kate V., born Oc- tober 2, 1872, married Edgar Hunt, and has chil- dren: Helen H. and Josephine E. Hunt. 6. William F., born October 10, 1874, died in in- fancy. 7. John V., born January 20, 1876, died aged four years. 8. William Franklin, born March 24, 1877, see forward.
William Franklin Hendrickson was born on the present Hendrickson homestead on the New Brunswick turnpike, West Windsor township, Mercer county, New Jersey, March 24, 1878. He enjoyed the advantages of a good education in the public and high schools of Princeton, New
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Jersey, and when his strength and time permitted it, commenced to assist his father in the cultiva- · tion and management of the home farm .. Upon the death of his father, July 7, 1897, he assumed the sole management of his farm, and under his practical and systematic methods it has been ren- dered very profitable as a general market garden farm. Mr. Hendrickson is greatly respected in the neighborhood, having the reputation of be- ing a good neighbor and a staunch friend. He is a member of the Penns Neck Baptist Church. He is unmarried.
MAJOR VOORHEES, a prosperous farmer on the Edinburg Road, West Windsor township, represents a family which has been identified with the agricultural interests of the county for a number of generations.
William C. Voorhees, grandfather of Major Voorhees, was born on the Voorhees homestead, Mercer county. and was a successful farmer. He married Anne Stoneker.
William T. C. Voorhees, son of William C. and Anne (Stoneker) Voorhees, was born on the family homestead about 1814, and died there in October, 18SI. He also followed the occu- pation of farming to good advantage, and was a member of the Dutch Neck Presbyterian Church. He married Sarah H. Gulick, daughter of Barney Gulick, also a farmer of the same county.
Major Voorhees, son of William T. C. and Sarah H. (Gulick) Voorhees, was born on the family homestead on the Edinburg Road, Oc- tober 20, 1854. He received a good education in the Parsonage school at Dutch Neck, and upon its completion commenced farming under the guidance of his father. Upon the death of the latter he purchased all rights to the Voorhees homestead from the other heirs, and has brought it to a fine state of cultivation. This farm con- sists of seventy-seven acres of land, and the prin- cipal products are wheat, corn, potatoes, and gen- eral garden truck, for which he finds a ready and well paying market. Mr. Voorhees gives his political support to the Republican party, and has taken an active part in public matters, having for some time filled the office of townkeeper. He is a member of the Penns Neck Baptist Church, and has held the office of deacon for the past six years.
· Mr. Voorhees married (first), Sadie E. Van Nest, born near Grover's Mill, daughter of Ber-
gen and Mary (Snedeker) Van Nest, and they had one child: Estella, married George Coward, of Hightstown, and has two children : Elmer and Herbert. He married (second), Sarah Bergen, born in Cranbury, New Jersey, daughter of El- wood and Emcline (Chamberlain) Bergen, the former a farmer, and an elder of the Presbyte- rian church of Cranbury.
ADAM GEORGE DOHM, proprietor of one of the largest bakeries in Princeton, who has held a prominent position in the social life of the city for a number of years, is descended from an hon- ored family of Germany.
Adam Dohim, father of Adam George Dohm, was born in the Grand Duchy of Baden, Ger- many, July 12, 1830. He was a soldier in the German army for several years, and was a baker by occupation. He emigrated to the United States with his family and settled in Rahway, New Jersey. In 1867 he removed to Princeton and here established a large bakery which he turned over to the ownership of his son, Adam George, in 1886. This is the largest establish- ment of its kind in Princeton, is located at No. 20 Witherspoon street, and is doing a successful business. Adam Dohm married and became the father of children: Adam George, see forward ; Augustus, teller in the Princeton Bank, and holds the rank of first lieutenant in the Second New Jersey National Guard; Walter C., de- ceased, was a graduate of the Princeton Univer- sity, and held the world's records for one-quarter and one-half miles, having competed for Prince- ton and the New York Athletic Chib.
Adam George Dohm, son of Adam Dohm, was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, June 13, 1857. His education was acquired in the public schools, and this was supplemented by diligent and varied reading, and keen powers of observa- tion. He entered the business of his father at an early age, and in this manner received the thorough and practical training which has been of such valtte to him since he has had sole pos- session of this enterprise. He is of a courteous and sociable disposition and is exceedingly popu- lar among a large circle of friends. He is for- tunate in being the possessor of a very fine voice, and from 1871 until 1879 led the choir of the Episcopal church of which he is a member for many years.
Mr. Dohm married, April 3, 1879, Mary E. Cleary, born in Liverpool, England, where her
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father, John A. Cleary, was a dockmaster. Mr. and Mrs. Dohm have one child: Arnold G., born December 26, 1880, who was graduated from the Trenton Business College. He is a first lieu- tenant, under Colonel Collins, of the Second New Jersey National Guard.
LANGDON HENDRICKSON, of Trenton, was born in Bayville, Ocean county, where he was reared in the family of Charles Bunnell, a tavern- keeper. At the early age of eight years he began to work for Thomas Mickel, of Jobstown, by whom he was cared for until the age of fifteen, when he was employed for four years by Silas Roberts on the old Black farm at Smithville. He was then employed for a year by James Logan, after which he worked four years at Medford and one year at Masonville. He was next em- ployed for six years by Charles C. Engle, the owner of a farm of one hundred and sixty-eight acres in Lawrence township, afterward working one year for John Webber and the same length of time at Lawrenceville. For the last two years he has been employed by P. G. Curtin on his farm of one hundred acres. He belongs to the Raucocas, J. O. U. A. M., and the Brotherhood of the Union, at Masonville. He is a Republican in politics.
Mr. Hendrickson married Clara, daughter of Charles and Martha (Dubold) English, and they are the parents of three children: Mary, wife of Edward Hillman, one child, Edward ; Charles, unmarried ; and Howard, unmarried. Mr. and Mrs. English, the parents of Mrs. Hendrickson, have another daughter : Sarah Ann, wife of John R. Lanning, and the mother of two children : Lydia and Clara.
CHARLES HENRY ALDEN ZAPF, for many years engaged in the hardware business in Princeton, who was in active service during the Civil war, and who has filled very efficiently a number of public offices, traces his ancestry to Germany.
Ferdinand Zapf, father of Charles Henry Alden Zapf, was born in Baden-Baden, Germany. He emigrated to America and settled in Princeton, New Jersey, where he followed with much suc- cess his trade of carpentering. In addition to this he was a builder, and amassed a considerable fortune. He was the owner of the property on the site of which is now (1906) situated the Princeton Theological Seminary, and which was
purchased from him by the University authori- ties. He was held in high esteem in the com- munity. He died in 1879, and his remains were interred in Princeton cemetery. He married Charlotte Davis, and among their children were: Charles Henry Alden, see forward; and William C. C., who is at present assessor of the county.
Charles Henry Alden Zapf, son of Ferdinand and Charlotte (Davis) Zapf, was born in Prince- ton, Mercer county, New Jersey, May 21, 1845. He enjoyed the advantages of an excellent edu- cation, and was graduated from Princeton Uni- versity in 1864. He enlisted in Company A, Fourth Regiment, New Jersey Volunteer Infan- try, and was elected clerk of the company. At the conclusion of the war he taught school for one year in Milford, below Hightstown. He established himself in the hardware business about fifteen years ago, at No. 98 Nassau street, removing to his present place of business-No. 118 Nassau street-in 1897, where he has a fine establishment which is completely stocked with everything used in the different branches of the hardware trade, and which is extensively patron- ized He was at one time a member of the volun- teer fire engine company, where he rendered good service. His political affiliations are with the Democratic party, and he has filled the office of tax assessor for a period of fifteen years, and was at one time borough clerk. He is a consist- ent member of the First Presbyterian Church of Princeton, and is connected with the following organizations: Collector of the R. A., and mem- ber of the N. P. L.
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