History of Essex and Hudson counties, New Jersey, Vol. II, Part 10

Author: Shaw, William H
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: [United States :]
Number of Pages: 830

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CHILDREN OF WILLIAM F., OF NOAH .- Nelson G., 1834, m. Mary O. Heddon, 1835; Theodore W., 1843- 71, m. Theodocia Squier, 1846 ; Noah, 1844, m. Amelia O. simmons, 1850; William O., 1>50, in. Caroline Tompkins, 1852; Molphus.

CHILDREN OF ELEAZER, OF JONATHAN .- Mary J., 1814-76, m. John C. Bailey, 1807-8]; Isaac M1., m. Abby 1 .. King : Rev. Caleb (., 1820, m. Harriet Fair- child, 1826, and is now a missionary at Foo-Choo, China.

CHILDREN OF JOHN S., OF JONATHAN .- Elias 3I., 1×19. m. Joana ti. William-, 1824 ; Margaret A., 1822, m. Nathaniel C. Baldwin, 1516-67; Mary H., 1624, m. Lyman Smith ; Louisa A., 1827, m. George N. Williams, 1829; John S., 1830, m. Abby Mingus.

CHILDREN OF CYRUS, OF JONATHAN .- Abby A., 1825, m. Ira ('., son of John Baldwin, b. 1825; Mary A., 1827; Ensan B., 1831, m. William K. Hopler, 1829; Augustin N., 1836, m. Emma Hogan.

CHILDREN OF MOSES, OF JOSEPH, OF JONATHAN. -Joseph. m. Sarah Jones : Caleb, m. Rebecca Cole- man ; Moses, m. Susannah Baldwin; Hannah, 1746- 1824, m. Jared Harrison, 1745-1837; Catherine, m. Elihu Pierson.

CHILDREN OF JOSEPH, OF MOSES .- Charlotte, 1773- 1835, m. Timothy Williams, 1772-1844; Matthias, m. Rebecca Hedden; Lydia. m. John Wilson ; James ; Rufus, m. widow Esther Peck ; Elizabeth ; Isaac ; Israel; Samuel.

CHILDREN OF CALEB, OF MOSES,-Margaret, 1782- 1797 ; Sarah, 1770, m. Whitfield Culberson ; Martha, 1772, m. Patrick Carroll ; Cyrenus; Ezrn, m. Matilda Ravage ; Caleb W., 1756-1812, m. Jemimin, 1784-1877, daughter of Maj Aaron Harrison.

CHILDREN OF EZRA, OF CALEB, OF MOSES .- Catha- rine, m. Charles Ogden , John E., m. Mary J. Dean ; Eliza; Thomas, m. Jane Quindey; Mary Ann, m. John Ilall; Charlotte; George, m. Fanny Collins ; Matilda, m Edwin Dodd.

CHILDREN OF CALEB W., OF CALER .- Culeb W.,

1812-1852. m. Ihareca Oliver ; Phebe, d. Dec. 31 Is-3, ma. Edward, 1808-1866, son of Dr. Isaac Pierson.

( HILDREN OF DAVID J., OF CALEB, OF EZEKIEL, OF JOHN .- Augustus S., 1810, m. Elizabeth Kinney ; John ; John 11 .; David J, m. Sarah Van Alstyne; Theodoria MI., 1820, m., first, Alfred S. Williams, Isis-49; second, Gen. Joseph Karge ; Sarah E., 1x23- 41; James M., 1825, m. Emily M. Bibley. He is a lawyer in Paterson, N. J .; Abraham ; George.

{ HILDREN OF ISAAC, OF C'ALER .- C'aleb J., 1817, m. Anna M. Gray, 1823; Sarah M., 1819, m. Richard A. Terhune, 1817; Isaac P., 1821, m., Oct. 23, 1842, Abby Dear, 1822 ; Martha A., 1823, m. Jeptha Harri- son, 1820; Henry, 1826, m. Caroline C. Foster, 1828- 83; Lewis M., 1828, m. Eva Stope. He is sexton for Episcopal Cemetery. James Augustus, 1833-3s.

CHILDREN OF ISAN P., OF ISAAC .- Jane A., April 2, 1x.H. m. June 14, 1871, to Frank Arnold; Frank W., June 26, 1846, m. Sept. 25, 1571. to Fanny E. Love, d. Feb. 22, 1876. F. W. is editor of Orange Chronicle, Jeptha 11., March 9, 1849, m. Sept. 11, 1872, to Elma V. Reimer; Mary E., Aog. H. IS51; Abby C., Nov. 2, 1853, m. Sept. 15, 1875, to Sylvester Y. La Homedien ; Gertrude, July 26, 1865.

CHILDREN OF CALEB, OF CALEN, OF EZEKIEL .- Mary B., 1826, m. Caleb Nagle; Hiram P., 1425. m. Caroline Snyder ; Theodore, 1830; Oscar L., 1832 m. Isabella Akers, 1837; William H1., 1834. m. Caroline HI. Pierson, 1839; Lewis Munn; Sarah ; Sarah C., Theodore F., twins.

('IREDRES OF PHEBE (KILLBURN), D. OF JEPTHA, OF EZEKIEL. - Samuel D., m. Esther Osborn ; Juha Ann, 1799-1531, in. Lewis Williams, 1796-Jan. 20, 1×43; Ennice, never m .; Abby, never m. ; Gershom, m. first, Harriet Williams, and for second wife, Susan Crane; Daniel J., m. Mary Todd; Oliver H. P., m., ---; Lydia, 1808-Der. 23, 1873, m. Abram Mande- ville, b. 1805; Mary O., 1820, m. Samuel C. Jones, 1819; Sally, d. young ; Sarah Elizabeth, d. young.

CHILDREN OF ABRAM MANDEVILLE. - Sarah E., m. Charles W. Ward; Phebe, m. Lewis D. Harrison ; Mary, m. Joseph A. Minott ; tiles P.

CHILDREN OF ABNER OF DAVID, OF ENOS BALD- WIN .- Abner Baldwin was b. in 1806, m. Hannah W. Day, b. 1812, d. 1880. Their children were Mary E .; Aaron, 1830, m. Henrietta Hastings, 1832; Mary L., 1835, m. Levi R. Trun bull, 1817 ; Theodore W., 1537, m. Mary M. Wooley, 1837; Charles T., m. Maggie E. Fowler, 1840-1875; Lydia M., 1842-1844; Abram G., 1846-1848; James M., 1848-1551; Hannah, 1855- 1856.

The Pierson Family .- Thomas Pierson, the pro- genitor of that name in Essex County, married a sister of Sergt, Richard Harrison, and in 1666 came with a colony from Connecticut, and located in Newark. Just when Thomas died is unknown to the writer, but the record shows his will to have been proved in 1701.

His sons were Samuel and Thomas. Samuel was

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born in 1663, and died March 19, 1730, aged 67 years, and was buried in the old grave yard at Orange, where his tombstone still remains, bearing the name of Samuel Pairson, instead of Pierson. Ilis wife was Mary, daughter of Sorgt. Richard Harrison. She was born in 1664, aud died Nov. 13, 1732, aged 68 years, and buried beside her husband, in the old graveyard.

The sons of Samuel and Mary were Joseph, Sam- uel, James, Daniel and ('aleb.

Joseph was born in 1693, and died Aug. 25, 1759. llis wife was Hepzibah t'amp, born in 1696, and died Nov. 12, 1769.

Samuel was born in 1698 or '99, and died March 6, 178] or '82. His wife was Mary Sergeant, born in 1700, and died in 1779.

Of James we have no account.

Daniel, born in 1703, and died in 1777. His wife was Jemima Ogden, born in 1709, and died in 1776. Mr. Pierson was at one time one of the judges of the Essex County courts. Caleb, the youngest of the five sons, married Ruth Ogden.

CHILDREN OF JOSEPH PIERSON, OF SAMUEL. - Sarah, m. Timothy Meeker; Jemima, m. Benjamin Munn; Patience, m. Joseph Pierson, Bethuel, b. in 1721, d. May 16, 1791, aged 70 years. He was one of the deacons of the Presbyterian Church in Orange. His first wife was Elizabeth Riggs, b. in 1725, and d. Dec. 26, 1776, aged 52 years. His second wife was a Widow Taylor. Joseph died young,

CHILDREN OF SAMUEL PIERSON, OF SAMUEL .- Eunice, m. Isaac Williams; Rebecca, m. Jotham Con- dit; Samuel, m. P'hebe Harrison; John, m. Phehe Allen ; Mathias, b. Jan. 20. 1724, and d. May 9, 1809; his wife was Phebe Nutman, b. in 1742, d. 1826 ; Mary, m. Nathaniel Williams, who was h. in 1733, and d. in 1782. Joseph, m. Rebecca, daughter of Joseph Smith. and d. in 1815; Joana, m. Joseph Taylor ; and Zenas, in. Betsy Nixon.

C'HILDREN OF CALEB PIERSON, OF SAMUEL. - Caleb, m. Joana Baldwin ; Elizabeth, m. J. Martin ; and Jemima, m. Jediah Lindsley.

CHILDREN OF BETHUEL, OF JOSEPH, OF SAM- UEL .- Deacon Joseph, b. in 1754, and d. in October, 1835. His first wife was Ilannab, daughter of Aaron and Agnes Baldwin, and was b. in 1763, and d. July 20, 1802. His second wife was Rebecca Campbell.

t'yrus was b. in 1756, and d. in 1804. His wife was Nancy Pierson, b. in 1765, and d. in 1851.

CHILDREN OF SAMUEL (THIRD) AND PHERE PIER- sox .- Erastus, b. in 1753, m. Eunice Freeman, and d. in 1837 ; Maj. Jabez, m. Martha Harrison ; Beth- uel, b. in 1767, and d. in 1814. His wife was Mary Condit, b. in 1768, and d. in 1855. Enos, m. Abigail Cockafair; Jotham, b. in 1772, m. Lillis Condit, and d. in 1794; and Rebecca, m. Linus Pierson.

CHILDREN OF MATHIAS, OF SAMUEL, OF SAMUEL. -Nancy, b. in 1765, m. Dr. Cyrus Pierson, and d. in 1x5]; Sally, b. in 1768, m. Rev. Bethuel Podd. ller

second husband was J. Ballard. Isaac, a well-known physician of Orange and vieinity, and a Representa- tive in the Congress of the United States, was b. in 1770, and d. in 1833. His wife was Naney, daughter of Aaron Crane, of what is now Montelair. She was b. in 1775, and d. in 1841. Mathias m. Polly Baldwin, and William m. Sally Day.

JOSEPH .- The children of Joseph, son of Samuel, were Eunice, m. Samuel Williams; Electa, m. Zenas Tichenur; Linus, m. Rebecca Pierson; Joseph, m. Rachel Vincent ; and Hannah, m. Simon Condit.

('ALER,-Among the children of Caleb, son of Caleb, was Elijah, b. in 1779, and d. July 8, 1862. His first wife was Martha, b. in 1784, d. in 1851, and his second wife was Mary, b. in 1791, and d. in 18GS; both daughters of Nathan Williams.

ELIJAH .- The children of Elijah, of Caleb, of Caleb, were James C., who d. young; Louisa, m. Aaron Dodd; Elijah B., m. Sally Mingus, and moved to Ohio; Calvin D., m. for his first wife Lavinia, and for his second wife, Marguiretta, both daughters of Samuel M. Dodd; Caleb N., m. Jane Crane; Rev. David H. (still living), m. Caroline, daughter of Aaron Peck; Nathan W., m. Susan, daughter of Ahiather Harrison, and lives in Virginia ; Maria, m. Samuel Crane.

ERASTUS .- The children of Erastus, of Samuel, were Rhoda ; Moses; Lydia; Aaron, who m. Elizabeth Bedford ; t'aleb, m. first Electa, then Melinda Pierson, two sisters; Jotham. m. Hannah, daughter of Samuel Williams.

JABEZ .- The children of Maj. Jabez Pierson, son of samuel, were Israel, who m. Mary AA. Willis; Amzi, m. M. Riker; Louisa, b. in 1800, and d. in 1866, m. Aaron M., brother of Jotham H. Condit, b. in 1799; Lydia, b. in 1810, d. in 1851, m. Bethuel D. Harrison, who was b. Nov. 16, 1810. lle has a son, Lewis D., a well-known organist, who is also the present tax re- ceiver of East Orange township.

BETHUEL .-- The children of Bethuel, of third Sam- uel, were Jabez, b. in 1791, m. Harriet Robinson, and d. in 1856; Elijah C., b. in 1793, unm., d. in 1856; Henry, b. in 1795, d. in 1872, his first wife was Sarah Williams, b. 1799, d. 1824, and the second was Harriet Jones, b. in 1795, d. in 1880 ; Hiram, b. in 1798, d. in 1826; Miranda, b. in 1800, d. in 1863, m. Capt. Aaron Peck, b. 1798, d. in 1865; Sarah, b. in 1802, d. in 1834, m. Caleb Baldwin, b. Nov. 28, 1799, still living; and Charles H., m. Emily H. King, who d. in 1881.

Exos .- The children of Enos, son of Samuel Pier- son, were Ira, m. Jemima Condit; Lewis, m. - Crane : Daniel, b. 1796, d. 1872, m. Margaret, dau. of Uzal Harrison; Enos; Sarah, m. Bethuel Williams; Phebe, m. Silas D. Condit ; and Mary, m. Lewis Wil- Hams.

DANIEL .- The children of Daniel, son of Enos Pierson, were Philander S. and Ashbel H. The former was b. Dec. 19, 182], and has held the office

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of county collector of Essex County for several years. Ilis wife was Mary E. Gould. Asbbel Il. was b. in and d. March :, 1882. 1×24.

Rev. Albert, a well-known teacher was b. m 1798 and d in 1864. His wife was Jane Armstrong. sister of Rey. William Armstrong, who lost his life on board the H-fated steamer " Atlantic" in Long Island Sound.

Phobe S., b. in 180], m. Stephen Condit, a well- known shoe manufacturer of Orange, and d. in 1977.

Fanny, b. in 1-03, m, Damel Jessup, of Florida, N. Y., and d. in 1874.

George, b. in 1505, and subsequently became the first pastor of the Brick Church in East Orange, and el. in Isso. Ills first wife was Eliza L., dau, of Stephen D. Day, Ex., who kept a store on the site now occu- pied by Music Hall, corner of Main and Day Streets. She was b. in 1805 and d. in 1556. His second wife was Caroline Stoll, whom he m. JJune di, 1560.

Edward, b. in 1809, m. Phebe, dau. of Caleb (. Baldwin, who became sheriff of Essex County and d. in 1866. His wife d. Dec. 31. 1883.

Aaron, b. in Is11, and d. in 1863. His wife was Mary C. Ogden, b. in 1513, d. in 1876.

Isaac, b. 1813, d. 1841, unm. ; Harriet, b. 1816, m. William L. Collins, of Hartford, and d. in 1871 ; Sarah Ann, b. March 21, 1×20, and m. Roderick Terry, of Hartford.

DR. WILLIAM .-- The children of Dr. William Pier- son were Jane, Ann, William and Edward D). The first three are living (1854); William, the third child, is now a resident of Orange f'ity, and one of the prominent physicians of Essex County. He was b. in 1830, and m. Miss Belle Adams.

C'apt. Edward D. was born in 1$33. m. Llia James.

ALBERT .- The children of Albert Pierson are

Issue- The children of Dr. Istae and Samy William Hugh, m. Ann Van Low ; Edward : Fran- Pierson were Dr. William, b. Dec. 4, 1796, and d. cis; Sarah, m. Jacob L. Halsey ; Rev. Georze; Albert Oct. 1, 1882. His wife was Margaret, dan of the | F., m Adelaide Decker. late Res. Asa Hillyer, D. J. for many years pastor WILLIAM, SON OF MATTHIAS,-The children of this William Pierson are Sarah, m. William Frame. ex-sherid of Essex County; Matthias, b. in Is". m. Maria King, b. in Isjo, bath living; sidney, d. in 1543, Horace, a real estate agent in Bloom- tield, m. for his first wife Rhoda A. Smith, and for second wife M Oakes. of the First Presbyterian Church of Orange. Mrs. Pierson d. in 1858. The doctor was thoroughly de- voted to his profession, and his practice was large and over a wide extent of country. As a citizen and a public man he was judicious in counsel and jealou- for the people's welfare In 1837-58 he was a mom- ber of the Legislature of New Jersey. He was a LAINUS OF SAMCEL The children of Linus Pier- son were Jotham, m. Mary Edwards ; John; Lydia, m. Benjamin Clark ; Samuel L., m. Eliza Perry . Eras- tus, b. April 12. 1805, m. Abby S., daughter of Ebenezer Baldwin, b. June 16, 1807. d. April 25, 1575; Rev. Joseph M. b. in 1507, ma Ably Elwards, and d. in 1$73. director of the Board of Frecholders, sheriff of Essex County 1st6-50, active in promoting the building of the Morris and Essex Radroad, a corporator of the Newark Saving, Institution and for many years vice- president of the same. He originated and became a corporator of the Rosedale Cemetery of Orange in 1×40, and to near the close of his life was an active JOTHAM, OF ERASTUS. - The children of Jutham Pierson were Eunice, m. Amos Stagg; Harriet E., m. Lewis t'ondit ; Samuel W., b. 1$29, m. Abby 1. Super; George H. ; Linus E., m. Mary E. Vier; Bethuel W. ; Jotham >., m. Matilda Rose. trustee When the town of Orange was incorporated he was elected i's first mayor, and served continuously for three years, and for three years thereafter was a member of the Common Council. These varied re- sponsibilities were distinguished in their execution by intelligence and a saored ovotion to the public good.

ISRAEL, SON OF MAL. JABEZ. The children of this Israel Pierson were Elias, m. Charlotte Wills; Amzi, a printer in Newark, m. Adelia M. Terhune: Joseph W., m. Eliza Springer ; Charles L., a will known engineer on the Ix laware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, m. Anna L. Mains.

REY- GEORGE, SON OF ISAAC .- The children of Rev. George Pierson were Farah, 1-20, m David McNair ; George Wilson, 1831, m. Sarah C. Wheeler ; Isaac S .. 1834-1842; Caroline E., b. 1837. m. Rev Samuel Jessup : Stephen D., b. 1839. m. Phehe Dusenberree; Fanny E., Mary D. : Ellen (.

AARON, SON OF DR. ISAAC .- The children of Aaron Pierson were John Ogden, m. for his first wife - lewis, and for his second wife Emily Chickering ; Stephen C., m. Hannah P. Latimer; Rev. Isaac, m. Sarah E. Dyer, and went as a missionary to China, where his wife died Jan. 12, 1552 ; Lizzie Benedict, writer of the genealogy of the Pierson family.

ERASTUS, OF LINES,-The children of Erastus Pier- son were Jotham E., b. July 11, 1830, died at Fal- mouth, Va., May 23, 1863 ; Mary Ann, b. Feb. 12, IS35, m. George 1. Ilarrison, b. Det. 5, 1834. d. Dec. 6, 1876.

CALVIN D., OF ELIJAUL .- The children of C'alvin D. Pierson were Samuel D., b. 1835, m. Louisa Mann, b. 1832; David .A., b. Nov. 24. 1839, d. 1865; Lnvinia, b. 1841, m. Augustus W. Condit, assistant postmaster at Orange; Martha; Elijah ; Morris D .; Charles W. ; Henry F. ; William T.

Samuel Harrison, one of the sons of Richard Harrison, owned land at the mountain, but never live on it. His wife was Mary, daughter of John Ward, Sr. By his will, dated Jan. 7, 1712-13, he

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gave fifty acres to his son Samuel. This lot was bounded on the north by lands of Anthony Olive; on the south by lands of Widow Abigail Ward, on the east by a highway, and on the west by the mountain. The farm was improved by Samuel, whose descendants are now numerons in the Oranges.

The Dodd Family, a numerous race in Essex County, and especially in the Oranges, are descended from "Daniel Dod " (from England), who died in " leaving children,-Daniel, 1723-1785; Jotham, 1727- Branford, Conn., in 1664-5. Ile and his wife, Mary. 1752; Samuel, 1729-1776; David, 1734-1777; he was known as Col. David Condit, having been colonel of a regiment of militia before or at the beginning of the Revolutionary war. having died before the emigration to New Jersey took place, and their sons being all minors, the name of Dod does not appear among the subscribers to the fundamental agreement. Of their children, Daniel had Jonathan, known as Capt. Jonathan Condit, was born in 1735, was a captain of militia during the Revolutionary war, and died in 1820. a lot assigned him in Newark and a farm on the hill wert of the town. Ebenezer was admitted a planter (on subscribing to the agreement) in 1674, and Samuel was admitted in 1679, while stephen settled in Guil- ford, Conn. Mary married Aaron Blatchly; another daughter not accounted for.

The Condit Family.' -- John C'ondit,2 the progeni- tor of the Condits in this country, a weaver by trade, is supposed to have been born in Wales. He came to America, and located in Newark in 1678, bringing with him a son Peter, and probably a son John; however, it is not positively known in which country the latter was born. His wife was Deborah. Mr. Condit made his will in 1709, and died in 1713, and was undoubtedly buried in Newark ; yet there is no evidence of the exact location of his last resting-place.

l'eter, the eldest son of John the elder, was married in 1695 to Mary, a daughter of Samuel Harrison, and grand-daughter of Richard Harrison, who settled in Newark in 1666. Peter was a clothier by trade, and probably a weaver. He made a will in February, 1714, and died during that year, leaving a widow and seven children, the oldest of whom was about twenty years of age. llis children were Samuel, 1696-1777; Peter, 1699-1768; John, about 1701-1780; Nathaniel, 1703-1746; Mary, 1705, m. W. Hould; Philip, 1709- 1801; Isaac, about 1711 or 1712.

Samuel m. for his first wife Mary Dodd, and after her death he m. Mary Nutman, widow of Amos Wil- | 1764, and died June 1, 1811. He was at the time of liams; l'eter m. Phebe Dodd; John m. Joanna Wil- liams; Nathaniel m. Elizabeth Ogden; Philip m. Mary Day.

Of these sons, Peter and Philip moved to Morris- town, where they reared families, while the others remained in what is now the Oranges, where they also reared large and prominent families.

Later the descendants of Nathaniel moved to Mor- ris County, and, with few exceptions, remain in that county to the present time.

Israel D. Condit, of Millburn township, is a descend- ant of John the third.

Of Isaac Condit's male descendants, none are known to be in the Oranges.

Samuel, the eldest son of Peter the first, tradition says, purchased lands of the Indians, in the valley between the Orange Mountains. These lay on either side of what is now the Mount Pleasant turnpike. Samuel was a farmer, and secured to each of his sons a homestend of fifty acres. He died July 18, 1777,

Silas Condit, another son of Peter, was born in 1738, became a member of the State Council in 1776 at its organization, and remained a member till 1780, when he was elected a member of the Continental Congress, in which he served one term, and died in 1801.

Martha was born Det. 17, 1731, and died Jan. 6, 1831.

Of these children, Daniel m. Ruth, daughter of Gershom Williams.

Jotham, m. Rebecca, daughter of Samuel Pierson. Samuel m. for his first wife Mary, daughter of Jo- seph Smith, and for his second wife Martha Carter Wilcox, widow of Stephen Wilcox, of Elizabeth, N. J.

Col. David m. Joanna, daughter of Matthew Wil- liams.

Capt. Jonathan m. Jemima, daughter of John Condit.

Martha m. for her first husband Gershom, son of Gershom Williams, and for her second husband Jededialı Freeman. Mr. Freeman died Oct. 15, 1811, aged eighty-five, and his wife survived him till Jan. 6, 1831, when she died at the ripe old age of ninety-nine years.

Daniel, son of Samuel Condit, was the father of five sons and four daughters.

Rev. Ira Condit (in the line of Daniel) was born in his death vice-president of and professor in Queen's College, at New Brunswick, N. J.

Joel W., son of Joel (in the same line), was for many years a prominent merchant in Newark.

Amos, brother of Ira and Joel, m. Dorcas, a daughter of Ichabod Harrison, and from this union ,there were born three sons and three daughters. The oldest of these children was Daniel, who was an elder in the First Presbyterian Church from 1814 to the time of his death, which occurred May 11, 1820.

The youngest child of Amos was Amos Ward Con- dit, born in 1796. He m. Mary Tichenor, by whom he had two children,-Mary E. and John M. Mary subsequently became the wife of Gen. Alfred F. Munn, one of the present prominent citizens of East Orange.

1 Frota notes by Jotham 11. Condit, of Brick Church.

" The orthography of the pioneer families of this name was Cundit, Cundic, Condat, ' onduit, and Inter Condit, as at present.

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Samnel, grandfather of Jotham H., now living near merchant, and was the father of tive sons and three daughters.

Brick Church Station, in East Orange, was a farmer, and lived between the mountains in West Orange, and had children as follows :

1. Dr. John Condit filled a large place in the public estimation in his day. Born in 1755, he was fully thirty years of age when first chosen a trustee of the academy. Before the year 1803 he had served sixteen years as a member of the State Legislature and of the House of Representatives of the United States. In 1803 he was appointed by the Governor a Senator in Congress, to fill a vacancy, and on the 3rd day of November of the same year the Legislature elected him for a full term. At the expiration of the term John Lambert was chosen as his successor, but in a few days he was again appointed by the Governor to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Aaron Kitchell, and the State Legislature subse- quently elected him for the balance of Mr. Kitchell's term, two years. At the end of that term the Legis- lature elected him again for a full term, which he completed March 3, 1817, making almost fourteen years as United States Senator, and with the former office, thirty years' service as a national legislator. His latter days were spent as collector of customs at .Jersey City. He died in 1834 at the age of seventy- nine years, and was buried in the old graveyard at Orange, where his virtues are written on a marble slab.

The children of Dr. John Condit were C'aleb, born in 1777 and died in 1797 ; Silas, born in 1778 and died Nov. 9, 1861. Himself and family were born in Orange and subsequently moved to Newark when he was elected a member of the State Legislature. Char- lotte, 1780-1805; Joseph, 1783-1863 ; John S., 1786- 1800 ; Abigail, 1750; Jacob A., 1791-1856, never mar- ried.

Joseph, another son of Dr. John, was born in Orange in 1783, and afterwards moved to Geneva, N. Y., Robert Aaron is at present a professor in Coe Collo- where he died in 1863, aged eighty. While in Orange he was a farmer, and carly in the present century had a grist mill at the foot of the mountain, near the old spring-house.

11. Daniel, born in 1756 and died in 1839, aged | at Terre Haute, Ind.

eighty-two. He was the father of seven sons and two daughters, all born in the Oranges, and nearly all raised families, and died near their birthplace.

Calvin, one of the sons of Daniel, was born in 1789, became a prominent lumber dealer in New York, and died in trange in 1868, aged seventy-nine.

Cheveril, a twin brother of Calvin, remained in Orange, became a prominent business man there, and died in 1869. His daughter, Abba Ann, became the wife of Jotham H. Condit, of Brick Church, East Orange, and died in April, 1882.

III. Moses (better known as Capt. Moses), born in 1760, and died in 1838, aged seventy-eight. Hle was a captain in the war of 1812, and an elder in the Presbyterian Church. He was also a farmer and

William, one of his sons, was born in 1791. Maria S., one of his daughters, was born in 1759, and married Charles Lighthipe, and became the mother of Charles 1. Lighthipe, now the president of the Orange National Bank.

IV. Joseph, born in 1702 and died in 1836, aged seventy-four, was a tanner and currier by occupation, and in connection with his other business kopt a small store. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Ichabod Harrison, and was the father of four sons and one daughter.

Ichabod and Stephen, two of his sons, the first born in 1787 and the other in 1790, succeeded their father in the mercantile business. Ichabod died anddenty Dec. 8, 1840, aged fifty-three years, leaving a son and two daughters.

Elizabeth, a daughter of Ichabod, was born in April, 1813, and became the wife of the late James .1. Williams, who died Sept. 2, 1583. He was rector of St. Mark's Protestant Episcopal Church in Orange for forty-seven years.

Joseph A., son of Ichabod, born in 1820, succeeded his father in the mercantile business, and died sud- denly Nov. 8, 188], aged sixty-one years.

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History of Essex and Hudson counties, New Jersey, Vol. II, Part 10

Author: Shaw, William H Publication date: 1884 Publisher: [United States :] Number of Pages: 830

Author: Shaw, William H
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: [United States :]
Number of Pages: 830