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Louis Du Bois ab. 1630-1696 Catherine Blancon, had Io children :
ABRAHAM 1657-1731 md. Margaret Deyo. ISAAC 1659-1690 md. 1683 Marie Hasbrouck. JACOB 1661-1745 mld. Gerritje Gerritsen van Nieuwkirk. SARAH 1664 mnd. Joost Jansen. DAVID 1667, descendants in Rochester, Ulster Co. SOLOMON 1669-1759 md. Trintje Gerritsen sister of Jacob's w. REBECCA 1671 died young. RACHEL 1675 died young. LOUIS ab. 1677 in. 1701 Rachel Has- brouck. MATTHEW ab. 1679, md. Sarah Mattheysen had a son Louis 1697.
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Solomon Du Bois (Louis) md. Trintje Gerritsen, had 8 children :
JACOMYNTJE 1693 md. Barent D. 8 ch. ISAAC settled at Per kiona, Pa. (Perkiomen ?) 4 dans. BENJAMIN settled at Cattskill. SARAH md. Simon Van Wagenen of New Paltz. HELENA or MAGDALENA ind. Josiah Elting of New Paltz. CATHERINE mnd. Peter Low of New Paltz. CORNELIUS ind. Marg. Hongtey- ling. HENDRICUS md. Janitje Hoogteyling.
Cornelius Du Bois (Solomon, Louis) md. Marg. Hoogteyling (now written loughtaling) had 9 children :
WILHELMUS. JOSIAH. JANITJE md. J Hasbrouck of New Paltz. CORNELIUS ind. Gertrude Bruyn. CATHERINE ind. Jonn Hasbrouck of Newburg. RACHEL md. Louis Du Bois, Marl- borough. LEAH ind. Cors. Wynkoop of Hurley. SARAH md. Jac. Hasbrouck, Marbletown. JACOMYNTJE md. Andries Bevier of Wawarsing.
Cornelius (Cornelius, Solomon, Louis) md. Gertrude Bruyn, had 7 children : JANE md. Jacob Hardenburgh of N. Paltz. MARGARET md. Abın. Hardenburgh of Shawangunk. JOSIAH 1781 mnd. 3 times. SARAH md. John N. Lefevre, N. Paltz. HANNAH md. Andries
Lefevre, N. Paltz. MARY ind. Wm. McDonald, Wawarsing. CORNELIUS d. unmarried.
Josiah Du Bois (Cornelius. Cornelius. Solomon, Louis) md. Ist. Eliz. Has- brouck, had 3 children :
One died in infancy. SARAH md. Rev John S. Easton, Lewis- town, Pa. PAMELA md. A. Hasbrouck, Shawangunk.
mnd. 2nd Cath. Winfield, & had 8 children :
Two died in infancy. ELIZABETH md. Dr. Isaac Reeve. GIL
BERT md. Maria Dill. EDWARD. JOSIAH md. Emma Catlin.
ANTOINETTE. JANE.
md. 3rd Nancy Wiltsie.
Jacob Du Bois (Louis) 1661-1745 md. Gerritje Gerritsen van Nieuwkirk, had 11 children :
MAGDALENA 1690. BARENT 1693-1750 md. 1715 Jacomyntje dau. Solomon D., had 8 ch. Jonathan their 5th ch. 1727-1772 was pastor of Ref. D. church in Bucks Co., Pa. LOUIS 1695-1784 mld. 1720 Marg. Jansen. GERRITJE 1697 died young. SARAH md. Conrad Elmendorf. decendants living at Hurley, Ulster Co. ISAAC 1702 one son. GERRIT 1704 had 3 ch. CATHERINE ind. Petrus Smedes. REBECCA 1708. NEELTJE. JOHANNES 7 ch.
Lonis ( Jacob, Louis) 1695-1784 mnd. 1720 Marg. Jansen, had 11 children : JACOB 1720 had 8 ch. MATTHEW 1722. ANNA 1724 md. Rev. Mr. Marenus 3 ch. GERRITJE 1726. JOHN 1728-1746. ELIZABETH 1730-1786 md. 1754 Garret Newkirk 6 ch. CORNELIUS 1732 6 ch. PETER 1734-1795 ind. Amey Greenman. JOSEPH 1737. BENJAMIN 1739-1828 md. Pliebe Denise to ch. SAMUEL 1741-1811 had 3 ch.
Peter DuBois (Louis, Jacob, Louis) 1734-1795 ind. Amey Greenman, had 7 children :
JOEL 1759-1808 mid. Eliz. Sparks & ch. JEREMIAH 1760-1844 md. Ist Sarah Shute md. 2nd Rachel Vanmeter, 5 ch. SARAH 1762-1837.
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THOMAS 1764-1846 md. Sarah Foster 7 ch. SAMUEL 1766-1833 md. Ist. Mary Rose mid. 2d. Mrs. Keziah Dickerson, 12 ch. URIAH 1768-1821 mld. Martha Patterson AMEY 1772-1808 md. Samuel Dare 3 ch.
Uriah Du Bois (Peter, Louis, Jacob, Louis) 1768-1821 md. Martha Patterson. had 8 children :
CHARLES 1799 md. Mary S. Latta II ch. EMILIA 1803-1830 md.
Samuel Aaron 4 ch. ROBERT 1805 ind. Jane H. Latta 7 ch. SAMUEL 1808. WILLIAM 1810 ind. Susanna Eckfeldt 4 ch.
MATILDA 1813 md. Silas M. Andrews 4 ch. LOUIS 1814 md. Henrietta S. Cox 4 ch. MARY 1817 md. S. H. Thompson 3 ch.
Benjamin Du Bois, pastor of Ref. D. church Marlboro, N. J. (Louis, Jacob, Louis) 1739-1828 s. Louis & his w. Marg. she d. July 17. 1780 : he md. Oct. 19, 1765 Phebe Denise b. Aug. II, 1743 dau. Teunis & Franscyntie, had 10 children :
JOSEPH b. July 9, 1767 d. Aug. 27, 1798. FRANSCYNTIE b. June 6. 1769 md. Dec. 4. 1787 Teunis G. VanDerveer b. Aug. 12, 1757. MARGERET b. Apr. 13, 1771. TEUNIS DENISE b. Feb. 23. 1773.
SOPHIA b. Nov. 12, 1775. DANIEL b. Feb. 23, 1778. BENJA- MIN b. Mch: 4. 1780. CATHERINE b. Mch. 8, 1782. ELIZA- BETH b. Mch. 3. 1785. MARY b. Jan. 14, 1790 tud. George Cono- ver, had a son John b. Oct. 14, 1820.
Garret Van Derveer md. Jane Voorhess, she was b. Sep. 17, 1735 & d. Mch. 3, 1813.
Catherine DuBois (Benjamin, Louis, Jacob, Louis) md. David G. Vander- veer, had 12 children :
ELIZABETH 1803-1862. GARRET 1805-1886. SARAH J. 1807. PHEBE A. 1807-1892. JOSEPH D. b. Mch. 2, 1809 d. Mch. 2, 1894 TUNIS ISII. BENJAMIN 1814-1888. HENRY 1816-1878. SOPHIA 1819-18SI JOHN 1822-1889. MARGARET 1824. CATHARINE A. 1830-1893.
John Vanderveer s. David G & Catharine, 1822-1889 md. Jan. 8, 1846 Elizabeth Brown, had 9 children :
EDGAR A. WHITED B. ABRAHAM W. MARIAH. SARAH JANE. MARY CATHARINE. ELLANOR. HEN- DRICK A. GARRET D.
Mary Catharine Vanderveer, dau. John & Elizabeth, md. Feb. 4, 1874 W. Denise Herbert, had 3 children :
HENRY WILLIAM nd. Sara Laird Dey. MARGARET DENISE. JOHN VANDERVEER b. Dec. 1. 1886 d. July 14, 1887.
Tunice D. Du Bois b. Feb. 23, 1773 d. Sep. II, IS43 s. of Rev. Benjamin, md. Ist Dec. 21, 1796 Sarah Vanderveer b. Nov. 3, 1780 d. Apr. 30. 1806 had 4 chldr:
CATHERINE b. Feb. 24, 1798 PHOEBE b. May 11, 1800. ELLEN b. June 7, 1802. DAVID b. Apr. 18, 1804.
he md. 2nd Mch. 10, 1807 Sarah Smock b. Dec. 24, 1786 d. Jan. 7, 1867 had 7 chldr:
HENRY b. Apr. 4, 1808. BENJAMIN b. May 5, 1810. SARAH b. June 8, 1812. JOHN b. July 6, 1816. ELIZABETH b. Aug. 26, 1820 d. Jan. 23, 1824. TEUNIS V. b. Nov. 11, 1822. LIVINGS- TON b. Apr. 18, 1827.
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Livingston Du Bois s. Tunice D. md. Dec. 6, 1854 Mary Hunt had 7 chldr:
WILLIAM H. md. Dec. 1893 Ella Taylor. JOHN H. md. Mch. 5. 1884 Anna Conover. GEORGE 1. md. Dec. 10, 1885 Elizabeth
Ketcham. JOSEPH E. md. July 1, 1886 Helen Perrine. WIL- SON G d. Jan. 7, 1881. ANNA H. md. Dec. Harry E.
Taylor. FRANK B. md. Feb. 22, 1893 Helen Hunt.
From a research by Miss Mary G. Woodhull, Camden, N. J.
Rev. John Woodhull, D.D. md. May 28, 1772 Sarah. only child of Capt. George Spofford of the Royal Navy, after whose death his widow became the 3rd wife of Rev. Gilbert Tennent, D.D. John & Sarah had 6 children : GEORGE SPOFFORD, clergyman, b. Mch. 31, 1773. JOHN b.
July 10. 1776 d. same day. WILLIAM HENRY b. Dec. 1, 1778 d.
same day. SARAH b. Mch. 28, 1781. JOHN TENNENT, phy- sician, b. Aug. 24, 1786. GILBERT SMITH, physician, b. Jan. 11, I794.
Rev. George Spofford Woodhull (Rev. John), grad. Princ. Coll. 1790, d. Dec. 25, 1834, md. June 4, 1799 Gertrude dau. Col. John Neilson of New Brunswick, of Revolutionary fame : had 4 children :
WILLIAM HENRY. clergyman, b Mch. 4, 1802. CORNELIA NEILSON b. May 18, 1803 d. Nov. 5, 1824. JOHN NEILSON, physician, b. July 25, 1807 grad. Princ. Coll. 1828 & Med. Dept. Un. Pa. 1832, d. Jan. 12, 1867 unmarried. ALFRED ALEXANDER, physician, b. Mch. 25, 1810.
Sarah Woodhull (Rev. John) ind. Sep. 2, 1806 Major Wmn. Gordon Forman s. of Joseph of Shrewsbury, N. J., had I child:
SARAH WOODHULL b. Mch. 16, 1808 mnd. Apr. 1829 Rev. Clifford Smith Arms, no living descendants.
John T. Woodhull, M. D. (Rev. John,) recd. A. M. from Princ. Coll. 1812 & grad. Med. Dept. Un. Pa. 1809 d. Nov. IS, 1869 md. Jan. 22, 1812 Ann 3rd dau. of Capt. Wm. Wikoff & w. Hannah dau. of Col. John Scudder. M. D. of Revolutionary fame : had 14 children :
WILLIAM WIKOFF b. 1812 d. June 16, 1813. MATILDA WIKOFF b. Nov. 3. 1813 d. May 24, 1864 md. Judge Joseph Combs. HON. GEORGE SPOFFORD b. Dec. 25, 1814 grad. Princ. Coll. 1833 d. Mch. 4. 1881 ind. Caroline Mandeville Vroom dau. Guysbert Bogert Vroom & Catalina Delemater grand dau. of Col Peter Dumont Vroom of Revolutionary fame Somerset Co. N. J. JULIA b. Mch. 25, 1816 d. Dec. 16, 1840 md. Rev. James Clark pastor in Old Tennent. WILLIAM WIKOFF b. July 28, 1817 d. May 1886 grad Princ. Coll 1833 recd. Ph. D. from same 1867 md. Ellen Conover of Freehold, N. J. no children. JOIIN b. Jan. 25. 1819 d. Sep. 13. 1822. MARIA SCUDDER b. Mch. 20, 1820 d. June 2. 1873 md. Gilbert Combs of Freehold, N J. CHARLES FREDERICK h. Aug. 4. 1821 grad.
Princ. Coll. 1842 d. Feb. 27. 1890 unmarried. JOHN h April 5. 1823 md. Margaret Schureman Nevius; living at Freehold. N. J. HANNAH WIKOFF b. Jan. 24. 1826 grad. Mt. Holyoke d. May 10, 1891 unmarried. REV. GILBERT TENNENT, D.D. b. Feb. 18. 1827 grad. Princ. Coll. 1852 Princ Sem. 1855 recd. D.D. from Princ. 1881 d. Feb. 11. 1898 md. Elizabeth Waldo of N. Y. ANN AMELIA b. Oct. 7, 1829 d. Jan. 16, 1831. SARAH WIKOFF b. Apr. 1, 1830
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d. Jan. 16. 1831. ADDISON WADDELL, physician, b. Aug. 13, 1831 grad. Princ. Coll. 1854 & N. Y. Med. Un. 1856 with highest hon- ors, md. Emma Ellis dau. of Daniel, of Freehold, N. J.
Gilbert Smith Woodhull M. D. (Rev. John) grad. Princ. Coll. 1823 & at Jeff. Med. Coll. d. Oct. 13, 1830 md. Nov. 25. 1817 Charlotte 4th dau. Capt. Wm. Wikoff & Hannah (Scudder), had 4 children:
HENRY WILLIAM BECK M. D. b. Oct. 3, 1819 grad. Princ. Coll. 1838 & Coll. Phys. & Surgs. N. Y. City 1845 ind. Azelia dau. Joseph Girard. SARAH SPOFFORD b. Aug. 15, 1821 md. B- Thirock- morton. ANNA MATILDA WIKOFF b. July 24, 1824, d. July 31, 1898 unmarried. CHARLOTTE GILBERTA b. August 3, 1829, still living.
Rev. William Henry Woodhull (Rev. Geo. S., Rev. John) grad. Princ. Coll. 1822 & Princ. Sem. 1824 d. Jan. 4. 1835 md. Oct. 26, 1825 Amanda youngest dan. Capt Win. Wikoff & Hannah (Scudder), had 4 children :
WILLIAM WIKOFF b. Sep. 24, 1826 d. June 30, 1856. SPOF- FORD EUGENE b. Mch. 28, 1828. JOHN NEILSON b. Apr. 8,
1830 d. Mch. 24, 1860.
Jan. 26, 1835.
CORNELIA NEILSON b. Apr. 26, 1832 d.
Alfred Alexander M. D. (Rev. Geo. S., Rev. John) md. Feb 26, 1833 Anna Maria dau. Dr. Derick G. Salomons of St. Eustacia W. I. md. 2nd. Susan dan. Rev. Samuel Stanhope Smith D D. md. 3rd. Ann dau. Rev. John Witherspoon D.D. : he had I child :
ALFRED ALEXANDER M. D b. Apr. 13, 1837 grad. Princ. 1856 & Med. Dept. Un. Pa. 1856 Col. U. S. A. recd. LL.D. from Princ. 1894 lecturer at Princ. Un. md. Miss Ellicott, no children.
From a research copied by and in possession of Miss M. Anna Nevius, Freehold, N. J. with notes added from a family Bible record in possession of Mrs. James Hartshorne, Manalapan, N. J.
William Bowne & his w. Ann & s. Capt. John ist came from Yorkshire England and settled at Salem Mass. 1631. Afterwards he settled at Gravesend, Long Island where he bought a plantation Nov. 12, 1646 & his s. John bought one Sep. 20, 1647. Early in 1665 William with his sons John & James came to Mon. Co. N. J. on a tract of land for wh. they obtained a patent & wh. they purchased of the Indians : they named the place Hoimdel after Lydia Holmes, wife of Capt. John Ist. Williamn & Ann had 4 children :
CAPT. JOHN b. in England d. Jan. 3, 1684 bur. in Old Pres. cemetery at Middletown, N. J. his gravestone oldest in that yard ; very promi- nent man in the County. JAMES bap. in Salemi, Mass. Aug. 25, 1636 d. 1692 ind. 1665 Mary Stout & had 4 children James. Andrew whose Ist w. was Ann S. Whitlock, John, William. ANDREW bap. in Salem, Mass. Aug. 12. 1638 settled in Mon. Co. before 1692: commissioned Governor N. J. d. 1708 md. Elizabeth had a dau. Elizabeth who became Ist w. of her cousin Obadiah. PHILIP b. 1640 possibly lived in Flushing, L. I.
William Bowne md. 2nd July 12, 1669 Mary H. Felt, & he d. 1677.
Capt. John Bowne Ist (Win.) ind. Lydia Holmes dau. Rev. Obadiah & bad 5 children :
CAPT. JOHN 2nd b. Apr. 1, 1664 d. 1716 md. Frances Bowman, no issue. OBADIAH b. July 18, 1666 d 1726 md. Ist his cousin Eliza-
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beth dan. Andrew Bowne, had 3 children John "Judge" in Mon. Co. 1740. . Ann. Lydia : md. 2nd Elizabeth Longfield & had 4 children Obadiah. Thomas, Cornelius & Mary. DEBORAH b. Jan. 26, 1668. SARAH b. Nov. 27, 1669. CATHARINE.
Peter Bowne had 5 children :
JOSEPH b. May 17. 1735 d. Oct. 8, 1812. JONATHAN. DAVID.
LYDIA. Another dau. name not known.
Joseph Bowne (Peter) ind. Hannah Anderson b. Jan. 25, 1740 marg. license Jan. 18, 1763, had 9 children :.
HANNAH b. Mch. 31, 1763. OBADIAH b. Aug. 19, 1765. JOHN
b. Sep. 2. 1767 d. 1857. ANNA b. Mch. 23. 1770. PETER b. June 27. 1772 JAMES b Sep 20, 1775 d. Apr. 22. 1853. DAVID b. Oct. 1. 1777. CATHARINE b. June 12. 1779. LYDIA b. Feb. 28, 1781.
John Bowne (Joseph, Peter) was a physician, md. 1794 Nancy Corle b. Mch 5. 1770 d. Feb. 18, 1856, had 2 chldr : CORNELIA b. 1795 d. 1802. JOS. GARDINER b. 1804 d. 1888. Jos. Gardiner Bowne ( John, Joseph, Peter) md. Ist 1830 Mary Barber, had 2 chldr.
JOHN MILTON b. 1831 d. 1863. CORNELIA b. Aug. 20, 1833 still living.
Jos. Gardiner Bowne ind. 2nd 1846 Sarah Kirkpatrick, had i chld : JACOB K. b. Dec. 10, 1846 still living.
John Milton Bowne ( Jos., John, Jos .. Peter) md. 1852 Anna M. Fisher, had 5 chldr :
JAMES OSWALD. JOSEPH HOLMES. MARY BARBER b. 1858 d: 1863. JOHN ADDISON. CORNELIA M.
James Bowne ( Joseph, Peter) nid. Ist Lydia Mount d. Mar. 11, 1810 in her 31st year. had 4 chldr :
MARY b. Jan. 14, 1802. CORNELIA ANN b. Feb. 7, 1803. LYDIA b. Aug. 7, 1804. RICHARD b. Feb. 21, 1810 dead born. James Bowne md. 2nd. Mary Craig d. Feb. 3, 1869 aged 88 yrs. 10 mos. 7. da., had 4 chldr. :
ELENOR b. Feb 8. 1814. HANNAH b. July 24, 1816 WIL,- LIAM C. b. Dec. 1818 JOSEPH H. b Jan. 26, 1827.
For further information see Old Ten. Lists in Appendix.
From data furnished by Charles T. Clayton, Keyport, N. J.
Thomas Clayton md. Mary they lived for many years at Rumson, and afterwards on a farm near Robertsville, N. J., they had 5 chldr . TAYLOR. JOSEPH T. RACHEL. REBECCA. LYDIA.
Joseph T. Clayton (Thomas) ind. Lucy Ann d. Aug. 30. 1890 aged 85 yrs. 9 mos. 17 da. dau. Adam Pease & his w. Rebecca, had to chldr. in order as follows :
MARY b. July 15, 1823 d. Apr. 30, 1891. MARGARET. JAMES. REBECCA. JOSEPHI. THOMAS J. SARAH JANE. ALICE.
ELIAS. CHARLES T.
GENEALOGICAL NOTES.
From data furnished by Miss Bessie A. Rue, Englishtown, N. J.
I. Edward Riggs b. in England about 1590 ind. Elizabeth
2. One of their sons, Edward Riggs, b. in England about 1614 came to Boston. Mass. 1633 md. 1635 Elizabeth Rousa.
3. One of their sons. Edward Riggs, b. at Roxbury, Mass. about 1636 ind. Mary -
4. One of their sons, Edward Riggs, b. at Newark, N. J. about 1668 married Alphia Stoughton.
5. One of their sons, David Riggs, b. at Basking Ridge, N. J. 1709 married Elizabeth Cox.
6. One of their sons, Philip Riggs b. 1744 md. Mary Pierce.
7. Their dau. Mary Riggs, b. near Hightstown, N. J. md. Abram Johnson.
8. Their son Jacob Johnson b. 1805 d. 1874 mid. 1845 Margaret A. Reid.
9. Their dau. Julietta Johnson md. Charles H. Rue & lived at Man- alapan.
IO. Their son Louis Rue made the architectural drawing of Old Tennent church. (See p. 52.)
From Family records furnished by Mrs. G. S. Reid, Englishtown, N. J.
Garret Denise s. Daniel, b. Aug. 28, 1772 d. of yellow fever Jan. 24, 1813 ind. Elizabeth Davis b. Dec. 28, 1768 d. Apr. 20. 1854 dan. Aaron & Janet (Rhea) Davis, had 8 chldr :
CATHERIN S. b. Jan. 15, 1796. JANE b. Sep. 18, 1797 d. Nov. 26, I797. ANN b. Sep. 12, 1798 WILLIAM G. b. Sep. 7. 1800 d. July 2, 1886. JANE b. Sep. 6, 1802. ELIZABETH b. Nov. 24.
1804 d. June 19, 1830. MARGARET b. Apr. 16, 1807 md. Wm. D. Herbert. ELENOR b. Aug. 14, 1810.
Joseph Van Cleaf b. Feb. 6, 1760 md. Elenor Schanck b. Feb. 19, 1760, had 12 chldr :
LENEAH b. Aug. 2, 1783. ANN b. Feb 21, 1785 mld. John Schanck. LYDIA b. Dec. 23, 1786 md. John Lane. BENJAMIN b. Ang. 22, 1788. MARIA b. July 18, 1790 md. Ruliff Conover. MAR- GARET b. Sep. 19, 1792 ind. Cornelius Aumack. JOHN b. Oct. 29. 1794 md. Alice Conover. ELENER b Feb. 16, 1797 mld Ruliff Con - over as his 2nd w. HARRIET b. Feb. 23, 1799 md. Arthur Van Dorn. JOSEPH b. Feb. 19, 1801 mnd. - Casler. SARAH JANE b. July 10, 1804 d. Mch. 7. 1875. WILLIAM b. Dec. 13, 1806 mnd. Jane Denise.
William G. Denise (Garret) b. Sep. 7, 1800 md. Jan. 17, 1828 Sarah Jane dau. Joseph & Eleanor (Schanck) Van Cleaf, had 9 chldr :
HENRY b. May 25, 1829 d. May 21, 1854. ELIZABETH b. Aug. 30, 1830 md. Jan. 2, 1851 G. Spafford Reid. SARAH b. June 10, 1832 d. Feb. 13, 1836. Twins, JOSEPH b. Mch. 26, 1834 d. Feb. 18, 1836 & GARRET b. Mch. 26, 1834 d. Mch. 4, 1836. SARAH b. Feb. 20, 1837. GARRET b. Mch. 5, 1839. JOSEPH b. July 19, 1842 d. July 9, 1871 md. Elizabeth Applegate d. July 8, 1869. SIDNEY b. Mch. 24, 1844 md. Sep. 1871 Sarah Jane Vanderveer.
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In connection with the above Notes an ancestral tradition may here be given as told by R. Perrine Craig, of Tennent ;- Garret Denise lived near the Old Tennent church on what was known in 1902 as the Ephraim Laird farm. He was a farmer and also a coffin-maker. It is told of him that he was once at James Bowne's home, whose mother was very ill and not expected to live. Charles Craig in the evening had come in from a long ride in the rain to Amwell, N. J. after a second physician who was a son of Mrs. Bowne. As Mr. Craig sat by the fire drying his clothes, Mr. Denise, who did not feel very well, complained of distress in his head and said to Mr. Craig "I think I had better go home and get to work on the coffin for Mrs. Bowne, for it will keep me up most all night to make it : and I think I can guess at about what size it must be." He went home and made the coffin for Mrs. Bowne, who, to the surprise of all, did not die but recovered and lived for some years afterward But in the strange dispensations of human life, Mr. Denise had no sooner made the coffin than he was taken sick and died of yellow fever within a few days, and Mr. Charles Craig assisted to lay him in the coffin he had unconsciously made for himself.
From a research furnished by James W. S. Campbell, Freehold, N. J.
John Campbell b. Nov. 6, 1719 d. Mch. 31, 1804 s. John & Bridget, Mon- mouth N. J. ind. Jan. 22, 1746 Rachel Walker of the same place, had 5 chldr. all baptized in the Episcopal ch :
GEORGE W. (Walker) b. Jan. 7, 1747 d. Sep. 22, 1798 unmarried : commissioned Surgeon in Hospital at Flying Camp, Continental Army. Apr. 11. 1777 & served to June 20, 1780 ; commissioned Physi cian & Surgeon in General Hospital Sep. 20, 1781 ; served to close of Revolutionary War: Original member of the Society of the Cincinnati. JOHN b. Feb. 5, 1750 d. Mch. 28. 1783. DUNCAN b. 1753 d. Jan. 12, 1813 served as private in Capt. Waglum's Co. 2d. Regmt. Middle- sex Co. N. J. Militia Sep. 16, 1777, during the Revolutionary War. ELIAS b. Dec. 10, 1755 d. June 1774. ELIZABETH b. Jan. 1758 d. Sep. 1760.
Rachel Campbell w. John d. May 10, 1761. Her father d. Dec. 11, 1824 (?). Jonn Campbell ind. 2d. Nov. 30, 1761 Hendrika dau. Wmn. & Elizabeth Covenhoven, b. Apr. 12, 1726 d. Dec. 7, 1805, had 4 chldr., baptized in Old Tennent :
RACHEL, b. Dec. 20, 1762. WILLIAM b. Jan. 20. 1765 served as Drummer & Drum Major in the Mon. Co. N. J Militia, during the Revolutionary War, wounded in shoulder in Battle of Monmouth. ELIZABETH b. Dec. 10. 1767 d. Sep. 18, 1769. BENJAMIN C. b. Nov. 8, 1769 d. Jan. 11, 1810.
Jolin Campbell was commissioned Quartermaster in ist Regmit. Mon. Co. N. J. Militia Ang. 4. 1777 ; resigned Oct 9. 1777; commissioned Assistant Commissary in Hospital at Flying Camp, Continental Army Oct. 18, 1777; during the Revolutionary War; discharged Dec. 1, 1780. (See "Stryker's Men of the Revolution" p. 16t.) John Campbell, Capt. Holmes Co 4th Battalion, 2nd Establishment. 2nd Regit, transferred to invalid corps, Continental Army June 11, 1780 discharged Dec. 1, 17So disability. "Note of J. W. S. C." I think John b. 1719 was Quartermaster, & his s. John. of Capt. Holmes Co. afterward commissioned Commissary, discharged 1783, as this Jolin d. Mch. 28, 1783, (although dates do not seem to correspond).
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A certain John Campbell was one of the Judges or Justices of the Court of Common Pleas. Monmouth Co. Oct. 1725 to 1744, the Court Records from that date to 1777 are missing.
William Campbell b. Jan. 20, 1765 md. 1787 Margaret Cook of Perrineville, N. J. b. Nov. 1, 1771, had 9 chldr :
JOHN b. June 1, 1788 d. July 27. 1823. GEORGE b. May 17, 1791. RACHEL b. Aug. 29, 1793 d. Oct. 23. 1793. THOMAS b. Jan. 14, 1795 d. Nov. 8, 1829. NANCY b. Nov. 4. 1798. WILLIAM b. Ang. 3. 1800 d. Feb. 1, 1870. MARIA b. Jan. 12, 1805. CARO- I,INE b. Apr. 19, 1808. RUE b. Apr. 24, 1813 d. Feb. 25, 1882.
William Campbell b. Aug. 3, 1800 md. by Rev. John Woodhull May 21, 1822 Hannah Bowne dan. Peter Bowne by his ist w. Ann Thompson (2nd w. Amelia Craig) b. Apr. 3, 1805 d. Mch. 13, 1886, had 9 chldr: MARGARET ANN. JANE THOMPSON. HENRY. PETER
BOWNE. AMELIA AUGUSTA. JOHN THROCKMORTON. WIL- LIAM. MARIA. CAROLINE.
Peter Bowne Campbell ind. by Rev. Harry Finch June 15, 1853 Mary Elizabeth Schureman dau. James & Susan (Wall) Schureman, had 5 chldr: JAMES WALL SCHUREMAN. HANNAH MATILDA. WILLIAM
DENISE. HENRY & GEORGE twins.
James Wall Schureman Campbell md. by Rev. Thaddeus Wilson Nov. 27, 1878 Mary Valentine dau. Dennis & Ellen (Bell) Valentine, had 5 children. James Schureman b. Mch. 10, 1790 d. May 12, 1877 md. Susan Wall b. Jan. 21, 1785 d. Apr. 13, 1880, was a soldier War of 1812, & s. of James Schureman of New Brunswick N. J. b. Feb. 12, 1756 d. Jan. 22, 1824, mem- ber Continental Congress 1786-8 Federal Congress 1789-1, 91-3. 97-9, 1813-15; U. S. Senator Feb. 14. 1799 to Feb. 26, 1801; Vice President of Council of New Jersey 1812 (same as President of State Senate).
From a family Bible record in possession of W. D. Thompson, West Freehold, N. J.
Peter Conover b. Jan. 11, 1712 mid. Dec. 17, 1735 Leah Scank b. Dec. 24, 1714.
John Conover was b. Feb. 6, 1740. Patience Conover was b. Mchi. 29, 1742. Sarah Conover was b. Dec. 22, 1744 : further record is not decipherable. Joseph Thompson b. Dec. II, 1745 d. Aug. 5, 1808 mnd. Sarah Conover b. Dec. 22, 1744 d. May 13, 1826, had 12 chldr :
THOMAS b. Aug. 13, 1767 d. Jan. 26, 1822. PETER b Apr. 12, 1769 d. June 1839 ELIAS b. July II, 1771. JOSEPH b. Mch. 3, 1773 d. Aug. 14, 1774. JOSEPH b. Nov. 27, 1774 d. June 1, 1831. JOHN b. Sep. 29, 1776 WILLIAM I. b. Mch. 19, 1779 d. Mch. 25, 1843 at sunset. ELINOR b. Apr. 3, 178I. LEWIS b. Jan. 31, 1783. CORNELIUS b. Aug. 3, 1785. CHARLES b. Jnly 18, 1788. REUBEN b. Aug. 29, 1810.
William I. Thompson d. Mch. 25, 1843 mnd. Margaret Denise d. July 5, 1856, had 6 chldr :
CATHERINE b. Apr. 1, 1800. DENISE b. Sep. 23, 1802. JOSEPH CONOVER b. Oct. 23, 1804 CORNELIA b. Oct. 3, 1806. SIDNEY b. Dec. 7, 1808. WILLIAM W. b. Mch. 6, 1816.
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HISTORY OF OLD TENNENT.
From data furnished by Mrs. E. T. Conover, Tennent, N. J.
Three Egbert brothers came from England to America in 1700 : one settled in Kentucky, one on Staten Island, & one in New Jersey.
From data furnished by Miss Helen D. Grover, Hightstown, N. J.
Jolın Dey, elder in Old Ten. 1798, was s. of James Dey & Dinah (Tillyer); he was b 1741 d. 1829 was an officer in Revolutionary army; ind. Mary Baird b. 1747 d. 1837. had 7 childr. one of whom was David Baird Dey b. 1789 d. 1860 ind. Ist Elizabeth Ely & had 6 childr. ind. 2nd Mary Dey & had 3 chldr.
William Dey, elder in Old Ten. 1822 was grandson of James Dey and cousin to David Baird Dey.
From data furnished by John A. Okerson. Englishtown, N. J.
Three Voorhees brothers came from Holland to America, and one settled on Long Island, one at New Brunswick, N. J., and one, Albert Voorhees, settled with his w. near Blue Ball, now Adelphia, Monmouth Co. N. J: he served in the Revolutionary War, md. Eliza, or Ellen? and their children were:
ALBERT (?). HENDRICK b. Oct. 1, 1774 d. Sep. 8, 1840. WILLIAM b. Mch. 20, 1782 d. Jan. 28, 1839 mid. Ellenor b. Mch. 26, 1781 d. Dec. 30, 1854.
Hendrick Voorlees mid. Dec. 4, 1796 Kesiah Applegate b. Dec. 17, 1774 d. Dec. 5. 1856, had 9 chldr:
ELIZA b. Mch. 26, 1797 d. May 5, 1855. ALBERT b. 1798 d. Feb. 8, 1879.
JOHN. HANNAH. MARGARET. SARAH. NANCY.
ELLEN. JOSEPH.
Albert Voorhees ind. Lydia -, had 12 chldr :
HENDRICK. DANIEL. JOSEPII. JOHN. WESLEY. CONOVER. JACOB, father of Judge Harry Voorhees, Cape May Co. N. J. JAMES. KESIAH. KATE. LYDIA. CHARLES ALBERT.
John Voorhees mid. Elizabeth -, had 11 chldr :
CORNELIUS. ALEX. JOHN WESLEY. JANE. MARY. KESIAH. ANN. ELLENOR. ABIGAL. ELIZABETH. LUCY.
Joseph Voorhees b. Sep. 11, 1819 md. June 19, 1841 Rachel Lucas, had 8 chldr :
MARY ELIZA. MARGARET ANN. ABIGAL. KESIAH.
SARAH. JIENDRICK B. IIANNAII B. LUCETTA. =
From data furnished by John A. Okerson, Englishtown, N. J.
A certain John Okison preached in Middletown Church, Mon. Co. 1668. A Jolın Okeson came to Freehold from Hempstead L. I. 1698 served on Grand Jury 1707 was Court officer 1707-1708.
Daniel Okerson s. John, b. about 1730 md. & had 4 chldr :
NICHOLAS who served in the war. DANIEL. JOHN. ANN w. of Kortenins Patterson.
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GENEALOGICAL NOTES.
Daniel Okerson b. 1763 md. Rebecca Clayton, & had 7 chidr : PETER. JOHN D. ANN. MARY. DANIEL. JAMES.
DELILAH.
Peter Okerson had 3 chldr :
IVINS. JACOB.
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