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Stephen, brother of Ichabod, was the father of three , sons and three daughters. One son, Albert P., is a prominent lawyer in Newark, and an ex-member and ex-Speaker of the State Legislature.
V. Aaron (better known as Rev. Aaron) was born in 1765, and died in 1852, aged eighty-six. He mar- ried Mary, daughter of Daniel Dayton, of Elizabeth, N. J., and was pastor of Hanover Presbyterian Church for thirty-five years. He was the father of six sons and one daughter.
Robert W. became a minister of the gospel, and was the father of six daughters and one son. His son giate Institute, at Cedar Rapids, lowa.
Daniel Dayton Condit became the father of four sons and one daughter. One of the sons is the Rev. Blackford Condit, pastor of the Presbyterian Church
Hannah M. married Rev. Witham Woodbridge Eddy, D.D., now and for the past thirty years a missionary in Syria.
Joseph Dayton became a preacher of the gospel, but had no children.
John Howell was the father of two sons and one daughter. One of the sons is the Rev. William Cudder Condit, pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Ashland, Ky.
Jonathan Bailey was the father of six daughters, one of whom, Eliza M., married Rev. Henry P. lleighly, and another, Alice Mary, married the Rev. C'assius H. Dibble.
VI. Caleb was born in 1768, and died in 1777. VII. Jotham was born in 1775, was one of the
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sons of a second wife, and died in 1961, aged eighty- six years. His wife was llepsibah, daughter of Ben- jamin Munn, the pioneer settler of that name in what is now East Orange. She died March 21, 1859. Ile was the father of two sons and six danghters. The oldest son, Aaron MI., was born Sept. 15, 1799, and in 1823 he married Louisa, daughter of Capt. Jabez Pierson. In 1825 he built the house in East Orange where he now hves, in which he has resided since that time. He is the father of two sons and one daughter. One son died in early life, and the other is a prominent citizen of West Orange.
Three of the daughters are living. Two are now living in Licking County, Ohio, and have families.' One, widow of the late George A. Dodd, lives in i Orange.
Jotham H., the youngest son, born Jan. 19, 1822, has thos far through life resided within a short distance of his present residence, near Brick Church Railroad Station, East Orange. He is the father of four sons and two daughters. His wife was Abba Ann Condit, born Feb. 22, 1826, died April 22, 1882.
Edward I., the oldest son, follows the occupation of his father, that of a builder; Herbert J. is in the grocery business at Brick Church Station, East Orange township ; Frank P. is in the plumbing busi- ness in Ohio ; and one daughter resides with her father at Brick Church.
VIII. Samuel was born in 1777, and died in 1860. lle was a son of the second wife of his father. He married Mary Carter, and became a resident of Chatham, Morris Co., in early life, where he kept a public house till his death. He was the father of three sons and three daughters.
John, one of his sons, born in 1818, married Eliza L. Ballwin, and soon after marriage went as mission- ary to Africa, in company with Rev. George Thomp- son and others, in 1853, aud died at Good Hope, April 23, 1854, aged thirty-six.
The Tichenor Family .- David Tichenor was born in 1731, and died Ang. 5, 1788. He was prob- ably a descendant of Daniel or Martin Tichenor, who came with the second colony to Newark, in 1667. He married, first, Catharine Lamson, and for second wife Abigail, daughter of Gershom Williams. David had a sister, Susannah, Qumarried, born in 1759, and died Nov. 14, 1815.
CHILDREN OF DAVID TICHENOR .- John, m. Mary, daughter of Gershom Williams, 2d; Zenas m. Electa Pierson ; Cakb m. Aphia Bunel. They had one daughter Catharine, who m. lizal Johnson. Jabez, m Mary Dorsey, sister of Gen. John S. Dorsey ; David D., m. for his first wife Rhoda Smith. b. 1773, d. Oct. 14, 1813, and for his second wife the widow of Naomi Morris; Mary, m. Samuel M. Ward ; Hannah, b. 1755, d. June 3, 1834, m. Jesse Baldwin, of David, b. 1754, d. Feb. 3, 1803 ; Susan.
CHILDREN OF JOHN, OF DAVID .- Moses, b. in 1774, d. Dec. 29, 1819, m. Dorcas Lindsley, b. in
1776, d. Feb. 12, 1832. Their children were Mary, b. Sept. 11, 1796. m. June 8, 1819, to Amos W. Condit, b. July 19, 1796, d. June 5, 1846. (A daughter of A. W. Condit, Mary E., b. Aug. 6, 1821, m. Gen. Alfred I. Munn. Their children are Matilda F., b. Oct. 1, 1844, died Ang. 12, 1871; William C., b. Oct. 18, 1847, m. Mary S. Stroud, b. Sept. 14, 1846. They have Alfred S., and Lillian M. John MI., son of Amos W. C'ondit, was b. Dec. 12, 1824, d. May 3. 1871, m. Jennie D. Knight, b. Oct. 28, 1825.)
Catharine, b. Ang. 19, 1805, d. Jan. 19, 1878. She was the wife of Rev. Shaler J. Hillyer, b. Dec. 12, 1799, died Sept. 26, 1865. He was a nephew of the late Rev. Asa Hillyer.
Amanda M., b. in 1799, d. Aug. 30, 1834, m. Aaron Taylor, b. in 1798, d. March 18, 1864.
Nathaniel W., b. iu 1809, d. June 3, 1×78. His first wife was Ruby Ann Jenks, and second, Rachael Pierson. d. Aug. 29, 1869.
CHILDREN OF ZENAS, OF DAVID .- Stephen, m. Jane Pierson ; Catharine, b. Feb. 11, 1782, d. Feb. 23, 1812; Mary T., b. Sept. 12, 1787, d. Jan. 27, 1867. These two sisters were the first and second wives of Samuel Freeman, b. Aug. 28, 1780, d. Dec. 31, 1835. Rboda, b. Oct. 14, 1790, d. Jan. 18, 1871, m. Abram P. Harrison, b. Sept. 25, 1788, d. Jan. 22, 1833.
Martha, b. Oct. 12, 1784, d. March 2, 1862, m. Daniel Quinby, b. Dec. s, 1780, d. Dec. 8, 1851.
CHILDREN OF JABEZ, OF DAVID. - Samuel W., m. Charlotte Me Donald; Caleb; Richard, m. C'atherine Preis : Eleanor, m. John Stiles; John, m. - - Bur- nett ; Aaron ; Catharine ; JJane.
CHILDREN OF DAVID D., OF DAVID. - Thomas S., b. Dec. 13, 1799, d. March 18, 1882, m. for first wife Phebe Williams, b. Jan. 22, 1501, d. Oct. 30, 1854; second wife, Abba Williams, b. May 29, 1812, d. Nov. 13, 1863 ; third wife, Widow Emeline Condit.
Joseph S., b. Jan. 13, 1798, d. July 10, 1853, m. . C'aroline Ward, b. March. 6. 1806, d. May 3, 1848.
Charles L., born in November, 1504, d. Sept. 1, 1874, m. Susan Ward, who died in January, 1872.
Daniel, m. for first wife Margaret -, and for second wife Helen Patton.
Phebe, m. William Logan ; Eveline W., m. William Brown ; Samuel. m. Cornelia Allen ; Caleb, b. in 1801, m. Elizabeth Farres.
CHILDREN OF STEPHEN, OF JOHN, OF DAVID .- Albert R., b. Det. 30, 1800, d. Oet. 15, 1862, m. Caroline Jackson, b. March 15, 1809, d. March 29, 1882. Stephen W., b. April 11, 1813, d. Feb. 25, 1883. His first wife was Mary S. Condit, h. May 27. 18HH, d. April 23, 1840; second wife was Mary 1 .. Mulford, b. Oct. 9, 1834. Mr. Tichenor was for several years judge of Essex County Court of Common Pleas. C'aleb, b. in 1810; Caroline P., b. Jan.28, 1503, d. Sept. 23, 1876, m. Samuel Smith, b. Nov. 14, 1804, d. Nov. 15, 1862. They were the parents of S. T. and C. A. Smith, of Orange. John T., b. in 1807, m. Mary Smith, of David.
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CHILDREN OF SAMUEL W., OF JABEZ, OF DAVID. --- Edward, m. for first wife Eliza Camp, and for sec- ond wife Harriet Brown; Jabez, m. Emily Reeve; Eunice, b. in 1814, m. James 11. Scribner, and died in 1443; Jane L., m. Daniel Pierson, and d. March 25, 1881; Frances, m. Staats Meade ; Ellen, m. Jacob Swaine; Catharine, m. Dr. John J. C'raven ; Mary, m. James Hedden; Caroline, m. -. Fitzgerald.
CHILDREN OF RICHARD, OF JABEZ, OF DAVID .- Alexander D .; Edward 1 .. , d. young : Edward D .; Caroline, d. young : Adelaide. m. - Nevins ; Caro- line. m .- Bates.
('1111.DRIN OF JOSEPH S., OF DAVID D., OF DAVID. -William, m., first, Elizabeth Powers, second, Ann Williams: Phebe, m. William Edgar; Farah, m. Henry Williams.
CHILDREN OF CHARLES L., OF DAVID D., OF D.win .- Mary Jane, m. Joseph Genung; Phebe E., m. Joseph W. Reach ; Sarah A. m. Fowler Merrell ; Abraham W. ; Charles M., m. Josephine Hendrick- son ; Caroline W .; Daniel W.
CHILDREN OF ALBERT R., OF STEPHEN, OF ZENAS. -James, m. - Reeve; Edwin. m. Mary J. Mooney ; Albert M., m. Louise ---: Stephen; Anna. m. - Pierson ; Harriet, m. --- Thomas ; Caroline, m. - Stevenson ; Day ; Dewitt ; Norwood.
CHILDREN OF STEPHEN W., OF STEPHEN, OF Jons,-Nathan Squier ; Waldo B., b. April 13, 18-49. m. P'hebe J. Mulford, b. April 5, 1837 ; Harry; Abby
Lindsley Family. One of the very carly settlers of Newark was Francis Linlee, or Lindsley, as it is now written, from whom the Lindsley- in the Oranges have descended. In the old colony records of New Haven, the names of John and Francis Lindsley, two brothers, appear as early as 1644. The births of two daughters of l'rancis-Deborah and Ruth-are on rec- ord in Branford. The sons of Francis were Ben jamin, John, Jonathan. Joseph, Ebenezer (and proh- ably Daniel, who were born in Newark. Through Ebenezer, Benjamin, John and John M. Linds'ey the line is traced down to Nel on and George Lindsley, the oldest living representatives of the name in the Oranges. Ebenezer died in Orange in 1713, aged 78. Joseph died at Whippany in 1758, aged 77. John, in whose will a brother Daniel is mentioned, died in Morristown in 1749, aged 82 Francis, the ancestor, was living in Newark in 1704, and must have been at that time more than eighty years of age. John Lindsley died in Orange,in 1519, aged 67. Benjamin died at the same place in 1750, aged 70, and John MI. Lindsley died in Orange in 1863, aged 79. Samuel Lindaley died there in 1820, aged 60.
The Peck Family .- Henry Peck, the progenitor of the numerous Peck families of what is now Essex, as well as other countries in this State, came to this country and settled in New Haven, Conn., in 1638, and died in 1651. His son, Joseph Peck, was baptized in 1647, and died in 1720. His sons were Samuel, John, James and Joseph
Joseph Peck, Jr., was born Out. 9, 1475, settled in what was then Newark, now East Orange township, in 1694, married Lydia Ball, and died Jan. 9, 1746. His children were Sarah, Timothy, John and Joseph The last named was born in 1702, married Jemima L.mdsley, and died July 21, 1772. He was a deacon in the First Presbyterian Church, Orange, at that time known as the Second Presbyterian Church of Newark.
THE CHILDREN OF JOSEPH, JR., were David, 1727-1796; Jesse, 1730-1771; Joseph, 1735-1752; Moses, 1740; Elizabeth, m. John Wright; Ruth, m. Stephen Dodd ; Abigail, m .-- Jones.
JOHN PECK, Son of Joseph, was b. in 1732 and d. Dec. 28. 18Il. Ilis children were Joseph, b. Nov. 27, 1758, d. May 22, 1835; Stephen, b. in 1760; Jared, 1. in 1767; Aaron, b. in 1771, d. in 1793; John, b. in 1773, m. P'hebe Matthews, and d. in April, 1863, Rhoda, m. Caleb Hidden; Betsey D. m. Ezekiel Ball; Sarah, m. Stephen Hedden.
CHILDREN OF JOHN AND PHERE PECK .- Mary, m. Moves Y. Sayre. Their children were William, John, Eliza, Eveline, Moses, Stephen, Phehe, Anna and Aaron, Eliza, m. Cyrus J. Lyon. Their children were John 2. Mary P., Hannah E. Samuel and Abby ; Stephen M., m. for first wife Martha Baldwin, and for second wife Margaret Pierce. Stephen's children were Louisa, Mary, Elizabeth, Theodore, Sarah, Melinda, lefirv, Martha, Emma, Stephen A., Emma A., and Edwin E .; John m. Charlotte Tichenor ; their chil- dren were Henry, Abby, AAlvin and Charlotte ; Nancy. m. James W. Tichenor, their children were George, Phebe, James H_ and Henrietta ; Lydia, m. for first husband Alson Munn, and for second husband An- drew Keyner, the children of Lydia were George, Ira, Levi, Jesse, John and Louisa ; Phebe M .. m. William F. Baldwin ; their children were Theodore W., Noah, William O., and Adolphus.
The Munn Family. Three brothers, Joseph, Ben- jamin and Samuel Munn, came to this county from Connecticut as early as 1750. Their father was probably John Munn, of Branford.
The two elder brothers, Joseph and Benjamin, set- tled in Orange, while the younger brother, Samuel, went on to Morristown, where he located.
Joseph was b. in 1721 and d. Aug. 7, 1517, aged 95. His wife was Sarah, daughter of Matthew Wil- liams, son of the third Matthew Willams. She was b. in 1724, and d. in 1798.
Joseph Munn had a daughter Sarah, b. Aug. 21, 1750; she m. Matthias Dodd, who was b. April 27. 1753, and, together with his daughter Rachael and nephew Stephen, was drowned at Coney Island, July 23, 1801. The widow of Matthias afterwards m. Dencon Amos Harrison.
John Munn was b. Ang. 16, 1755, and d. Dec. 7, 1793. llis wife was Ruth, daughter of Amos Harri- son.
Isanc Munn was b. in 1719. and d. Jan. 5, 1911,
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aged 62. His wife was Mary W., daughter of Ezekiel Baldwin; she was b. March 13, 1752, and d. March 30, 1820.
Daniel Munn m. Ann Riker : Isaac Munn, 1782- 1856, m. Mary, daughter of Capt. Abijah Harrison, 1784-1868; Enos S. Munn, m. Phebe Riker; Amos; Stephen, drowned ; Polly m. a Scotchman by the name of James.
Rhoda, 1778-1820, m. Ichabod Jones, 1777-1848; their children were Alfred, b. June 10, 1815, m. Mar- garet E. Peck, b. Nov. 26, 1819; William ; and Eunice.
CHILDREN OF ISAAC MUNN .- Johanna, m. Isaac Ward; Mathias, 1788 -- 1795.
Dr. leptha B. Munn, b. Dec. 29, 1780, d. June 22, 1865, m. to Fully Beach.
Capt. Joseph Munn, a prominent Freemason in his day, b. 1774, m. Martha Tompkins; Matthias Munn, b. 1795, m. Rosanna Boyle ; Sally Munn, m. John Cook, and became the mother of Professor George H. Cook, of Rutgers College, and more widely known as the author of "Cook's Geological Reports."
Daniel Munn, son of Joseph, had children-Peter R., m. Harriet Condit : Martha, m. Whitefield Hed- den ; Harriet, m. John S. Hedden ; Rhoda, m. Wil- liam Rowe.
CHILDREN OF ISAAC, SON OF JOHN, and grandson of Joseph, had children,-John O., m. Mary- ; Jeptha, m. Elizabeth Stackhouse; Stephen II., mn. | Catharine- -; Moses, m. Jane Nichols ; Rhoda. m. John Mingus ; Phebe, m. Ambrose Mingus; Sally, m. Edward Cooley; Charlotte, m. Hamilton Rapp;
Rachael, b. 1772 or '73; d. July 26, 1807. Hler hus- Rebecca, m. John C. Ward; Catharine E., m. J. band was Jacob Harrison, b. Aug. 10, 1777 ; d. Dec.
Harvey Simpson ; Caroline, m. George Michens.
CHILDREN OF ENOS, SON of JOHN, and grandson of Joseph, had children,-Charles, m. Minerva Cain ; Hettie, mn. James llolley ; Hannah, m. Calvin H. Condit ; Lydia, m. Anthony Albray ; Ruth, unmar- ried; Alva, m. Elizabeth Comstock.
CAPT. JOSEPH MUNN'S CHILDREN were John B., 1799-1>31, unmarried; C'alvin ; Squier Emmons, m. Rachael Dorrinus; Rhoda, m. Joseph Collins; George II.
BENJAMIN MYxx. who came here in 1750, was b. about 1730; m. Jan. 17, 1754, to Jemima, daughter of Joseph Pierson, son of Samuel, and grandson of Thes. Pierson. Benjamin d. July 26, 1818. His wife was b. Aug. 28, 1734, and d. Sept. 17, 1819. Their chil- dren were,-
Phebe, b. Feb. 14, 1755 ; d. June 26, 1821 ; m. Jonas Crane, who was b. Ang. 4. 1750; d. Oct. 17, 1506.
Bethuel, b. Jan. 13, 1757; d. Sept. 7, 1779; m. Rachael, daughter of Joseph Dodd. She was b. May 29, 1757; d. Sept. 16, 1x27.
Abigail, b Oct. 3, 1758; d. in 1834; m. Zador Bald- win, who was b. in 1756.
David, b. Dec. 16, 1761 ; d. April 22, 1843; m. March 5, 1781, to Abigail, daughter of Moses Baldwin. She was b. Nov. 29, 1759; d. Sept. 16, 1833.
Amos, b. Dee. 10, 1763; d. Ang. 8, 1805; m. in 1783
to Jane, daughter of Silas Dodd. She was born March 16, 1766.
Aaron, b. Nov. 2, 1765; m. Nov. 3, 1789; d. Jan. 29, 1829. Ilis wife was Sarah, daughter of Aaron and Agnes Baldwin, and b. May 2, 1766; d. March 23, 1840. They were the grandparents of the grandparents of Gen. Alfred F. Munn, of East Orange.
Elizabeth, b. Dec. 10, 1767; d. Dec. 20, 181>; m. James Harrison, a descendant of Seret. Richard Harrison, who was b. Sept. 22, 1765; d. Jan. 12, 1807.
Rachael, b. Dec. 10, 1767, m. Peter Deun; Lydia, b. Dec. 30, 1769, d. quite young ; Jemima, b. Oct. 30, 1772, m. Dec. 26, 1793, to Cyrus Jones, and d. Feb. 19, 1864. Mr. Jones was b. Ang. 24, 1770; d. May 27, 1870.
Hepzibah, b. May 9, 1778; m., Nov. 17, 1798, to JJotham Condit.
CHILDREN OF PHEBE AND JONAS CRANE .- Calvin ; Smith ; Calvin S., b. Jan. 28, 1795, m., May 10, 1818, to Ann Day, and d. March 4 1837. Mrs. Crane was b. Feb. 15, 1793, d. Jan. 9, 1827. Mr. Crane's second wife was Julia A. Douglas, whom he m. April 2, 1829. She died Jan. 22, 1885. He was again m. Oct. 17, 1836, to Mary Ilyer, who is still living.
Abba, b. Sept. 15, 1788; d. June 14, 1863. Iler first husband was dames Cochran, and second Giles Mande- ville, d. June 14. 1863, aged 76.
Lydia, b. Ang. 7, 1776; m. April 21, 1796; d. Oct. 28, 1847. Her husband was Benjamin Harrison, b. March 10, 1776; d. May 23, 1858.
9, 1862. Phebe, m. Calvin Martin, and d. March, 1779; Bethuel M., m. Abigail Harrison ; William J., b. July 14, 1787, m. Oct. 13, 1819, d. Dec. 7, 1869. Ilis wife was Mary Meeker, who was b. Jan. 27, 1799.
Amos, m. for first wite Huldah Corby, and for second wife Mary Ryerson.
CHILDREN OF BETHUEL MUNN .- Moses, b. Ang. 17, 1778, m. Mary Baldwin, who was b. Sept. 20, 1780.
CHILDREN OF MOSES MUXX .- Bethuel, m. Lovisa Clark, Brainard; Judson : and one other Aaron B. Munn, m. Nancy MeFarland, no issue.
Sarah E. Munn, m. Josiah Wheeler. Their chil- dren were Carrie, Elizabeth, Mary, Maria and Harlan.
Rachael Matilda Munn, m. Rev. Mr. Speer.
William D). Munn, m. for first wife Julia Clark, and for second wife Charlotte Clark, sister of first wife. Their children were Mary, Charles, Frank, Nettie.
Vzal s. Munn, unmarried.
Moses Mann, Jr., m. Mary Benson, and had four children.
CHILDREN OF ABIGAIL AND ZADOC BALDWIN .- Elijah Baldwin b. Oct. 28, 1776; d. March 11, 1857. Ilis wife was Anna Campbell, b. Sept. 17, 1775; d. April 11. 1836.
Robert. b. Jan. 28, 1799; d. April 2, 1852. His wife was Mary D., daughter of Gen. William Gould, of Caldwell. She was b. Oct. 12, 1780 ; d. April 14, 1854.
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Elizabeth, b March 2, 1791 ; m. William Stevens, who was b. March 17, 1787.
Silas C. b. July 10, 1793; m. Feb. 26, 1814; d. May ! 26, 1826. His wife was Sarah E. Lindsley b. Sept. 3. 1795; d. July 9, 1897.
Phebe, m. for her first husband Allen James, and for her second husband George Jackson.
Sally, b. Jan. 6, 1802; m. Sept. 7, 1826; d. Jan. 9. 1849. She m. Samuel Carr, b. Oct. 22, 1797. He was the father of P .v. William C'arr, of Hartford, Conn., who m. Lucretia Noyes.
Bethuel, m. Nancy Van Houten.
CHILDREN OF DAVID, SON OF BENJAMIN MONA- Lydia, h. Jan. 28, 1781; m. Jan. 6, 1799: d. Oct. 1, 1846. Her husband was Moses Condit, b. Sept. 30, 1776, killed Sept. 14, 1820. He kept the Orange Hotel (now C'entral) from about 1800 to the tim . of his death and was known far and near as " Landlord t'undit."
Lewis, b. March 25, 1754; m. Jan. 16. 1805; d. March 30, 1842. His wife was Phebe Jones, b. March 4, 1789; d. Sept. 7, 1862.
Benjamin, b. June 12, 1786; d. Oet. 10, 1833 ; m. for his first wife Mary Stockman, I. Det. 17, 1787 ; d. April 6, 1829. For his second wife he m. Maria Baldwin.
Elizabeth, b. Dec. 12, 1758; m. Jan. 22, 1807; d. Jan, 16, 1854. Her husband was Henry B. Campbell, b. Aug. 4, 1784; d. July 27, 1851.
Ann, the first, b. May 27, 1791 ; d. July 18. 1793.
John T. b. May 8, 1794. m. Nov. 16, 1816; d. March 18, 1948. His wife was Mary, daughter of Matthias Dodd; b. July 22, 1796, still living.
Ann, b. in 1797 ; m. April 19, 1821 ; d. May 24, 1877. Her husband was Josiah O. Baldwin, b. Sept. 16, 1796 ; d. Aug. 31, 1867.
Sarah L., b. March 8, 1802; m. Sept. 18. 1823; d. Feb. 8, 1800. Her husband was Abraham R. Marsh, b. July 8, Isto; now living in Ohio.
CHILDREN OF LYDIA AND MOSES CONDIT .- Eliza Ann, b. March 6, 1804; m. Nov. 16, 1828, to Aaron D). Denman, b. April 19, 1806 ; d. Aug. 14, 1881.
Abba, b. Nov. 26, 17994; bt. April 10, 1821 ; d. April 4, 1827. Her husband was Samuel Camp, b. Nov. 25, 1797; d. about 1×40.
Timothy A., b. Nov. 19, 1809; m. May 27, 1838; d. Jan. 13, 1854. Ihis wife was Mary A. Woodruff, h. July 29, 1813; d. April 17, 1568.
David T., b. Sept. 30, 1801 ; d. Nov. 10, 1812.
Moses La. b. Ort. 8, 1814; d. Feb. 14. 1832.
CHILDREN OF LEWIS, SON OF DAVID AND GRAND- SON OF BENJAMIN MINN. - Abba D., b. Aug. 13, 1806 ; m. Aug. 14, 1836; d. April 19, 1881. Married Caleb Baldwin, b. Nov. 28, 1799.
Lydia Ann, b. March 5, 1807; m. Oct. 11, 1835, to Joseph II. Baldwin, b. Jan, 12, 1508.
Asa B., b. June 28, 1809; m. Sept. 17, 1834 ; d. May 2. 1874. Ilis wife was Mary P. Hand, b. March 7, 1813. Elizabeth, b. April 9 and d. Ang. 12, 1812.
Thompson (., b. Oct. 29, 1814; m. May 25, 1842, to Marilla Campbell, b. March 11, 1816; d. March 13, 1858.
Henrietta Ward, m. March 23, 1859; d. May 3, 1863. Sarah Jane Smith, m. March 10, 1864.
To follow the Munn family in their varied lives any further would not only occupy space that should be allotted to other families or subjects, but weary the reader with the many details in which but a com- paratively few are interested. It is proper, however, to state in this connection that Gen. Alfred F. Munn, of East Orange, is a lineal descendant of one of the two brothers that settled in what is now Orange. tien. Munn was born March 22, 1518, and married Dec. 1, 1×41, to Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Amos W. Condit, who was born Aug. 6, 1821. Their children are Matilda F. and William C. Gen. Munn has risen through the various gradations in the State militia to that of brigadier-general, and is known throughout the county as on prominently identified with the best interests of the militia of this State, and as an othcer of noble bearing and a strict disciplinarian. He is also prominently identified with the political affairs of the county and township, holling at present the offices of county coroner, justice of the peace and town clerk. He is also first and foremost in every pro- gressive movement or enterprise calculated to benefit his community or the township in which he lives.
Among the foregoing list of pioneer names there might have been a few, and no doubt there were such, who took up land as stated, but never settled up on the fract assigned them. A few of the Newark settlers owned tracts of land at the mountain, owning at the same time small lots in "Our town on the Passayak," which they traded with town lot owners, thereby pro- curing at a nominal sum a good-sized farm at or near the mountain, now the Oranges. Thus, by taking up a small tract of the then forests running back from the " Passayak " (now Newark ), to and including what was known as "First Mountain," and latterly as "Orange Mountain," and subsequently trading a town lot or acquiring by purchase another or adjoining lot of land, the original settler was soon possessed of all the land he could well attend to; not that it was an agricultural district, for the territory now included in the Oranges was one dense forest down to near the middle of the last century.
The pioneers who settled what was then a part of Newark (now the Oranges) had little thought that a historie interest could ever attach to them. Roared among the peasantry of England, or in the American wilderness, before the schoolnaster was abroad, they had simply the knowledge taught by their Puritanie ancestors, and the ambition to live as a godly com- munity. Many of them could not write their names. Thus, in signing the fundamental agreements, Thomas Lyon made his mark with an L, John Brooks with the letter B, Robert Lymens with the letter V, Francis Linle with the letter F, and Robert Denison with the
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letter R. With none of the latter-day opportunities for education, these and other pioneers learned to make a single capital letter to answer for their signa- ture, when and wherever they were obliged to sign a public doenment or a paper for record. Yet those same illiterate men made their mark upon the insti- tutions of this territory, impressing upon them a character they never have lost. Such was the stock whence others have sprung, who have adorned the highest stations in the gift of their fellow-citizens. The pioneers brought into the wilderness with them the energy of the Anglo-Saxon, and the rigorous, yet vigorous and stable, religious principles of the Puritan. Entering this then forest with bold hearts, they placed the rude cabin by the side of the wigwam, and made the forests vocal at once with praise to God and with the sounds of civilized industry.
Early Settlers .- John t'atlin had sixty acres, ex- tending to the top of the mountain.
Richard Harrison had fifty acres on the north side of Widow Freeman's lot : also fifteen acres "upon the branch of Rahway River," bounded on the west by John Catlin and John Baldwin, Sr., on the east by a small brook running from the mountain, and on the north and south by the common.
In June 9, 1679, Thomas Johnson's tract lay at the foot of the mountain, and was in size thirteen by fifty chains, and bounded on the north by lands of John Ward, Jr., on the south by lands of John Ward, Sr .. on the east by the plain and on the west by the top of the hill. Said tract to remain for fifty arres, allow - ance being made for bad land.
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