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Rebecca Reid d. 1796 and Aaton Reid mid. 2nd Elizabeth
Joseph Reid, s. John I. & Margaret, md. Feb. 4. 1788 Margaret Laird b. Sep 25. 1770 d. June 21, 1857 dau. Moses & Elizabeth (English) Laird: had 5 childr:
ELIZABETH b. 1789 d 1861 mind. MARY unmd. JAMES unmd. SARAH d. Dec. 1, 1820 md. Abijah Appleton d. Nov 7
1821 aged 26 yrs. 10 mos. 7 da. ANNA C. b. 1796 d. 1833 und. HARRIET b. May 20, 1802 md. John Reid Jewell had 4 chldr. (See under Jewell notes). SUSAN ind. Gilbert Applegate of Mon. Co. had 3 chldr. Margaret A., David. & Harriet E. MARGARET E. d. May 15, 1893 aged 84 yrs. md. Benjamin B. Van Cleve.
Hannah Reid, dau James & his 2nd w. Sarah, md. Richard Conover of Mon. Co. & had 8 chldr:
JAMES. AARON. SAMUEL. WILLIAM Ind. MeKnight,
had 4 chldr. RICHARD. MARIA b. 1810 d. 1850 md. - - Konk.
ELIZA md. Horner. ALICE md. Gilbert Hendrickson, had 4 sons. James I. Reid. s. John I. & Margaret, md. Mch. 6, 1805 Sarah Davison of Mon. Co. b Mch. 22. 1786 d. Mch. 9. 1839. had io chldr:
URIAS b. March 17, 1807 d. Sep. 25, 1830. ERASTUS b. Sep. 26, 1808 d. 1869 md. Mary B. Earle & had 2 chldr. Harriet who md. Samuel Forman, and William E. b. 1846 d. 1874. TERESA b. Sep. 6, 1810 d. Oct. 1, 1900. WILLIAM D. b. June 22, 1813 d. March 12. 1904. JOHN J. b. June 20,
1815 d. Sep. 2, 1816.
JAMES J. b. Aug. 16, 1-17 md. Lavinia Suydam, &
had 2 chidr. Henry E. b. 1850 d. 1900, & George. AUSTEN b. Sep. 16, 1819 md. Jane Van Ness of New York City & had 3 chldr. Austen, Edward, Lillie. AARON II. b. Dec. 15. 18221 d. March 3, 1900. SYMMES b. Sep. 6, 1823 d. Sep. 8, 1824 .. SIDNEY b. Feb. 12, 1825 md. Ist 1850 Abigail Boles of Mon. Co. d. 1876 had one chld. Carrie; md. 2nd 1880 Sarah Denton of New York state, had no children.
Joseph I. Reid, s. John I. & Margaret, md. Ann Miller of Middlesex Co. & had 7 chldr:
MARGARET A. b. 1808 d. 1880. ELIZABETH II. b. 1810 d. 1874 md. John I. Dey of Mon. Co. & had 2 chldr. Carrelia, & Elizabeth A. b. 1845 d. 1891. JOHN J. D. 1812 d. 1891. ELIJAH b. 1811 d. 1893. ABIJAH A. b. 1817 md. in Canada. WILLIAH C. b. 1819 ind. Mary --- & had 4 chidr. Edgar. Howard, Leonard, Elizabeth. DAVID M. b: 1823 md. in Ohio.
John Reid (after his father's death he wrote his name John I.) s. of John I. & Margaret, md. Hannah Miller b. Feb. 12, 1792, & had 12 childr:
JAMES b. Aug. 6, 1812 d. 1861 md. Mary Ely of Mon. Co. & had 4 chldir. Ely, Phebe, Hannah V. b. 18-19 d. 1851, & John. JOSEPHI II. b. Dec. 15, 1813 md. Mary Ann Bowne of Mon. Co. had. 2 chkir. Hannah, & Louise. JOHN H. b. Sep. 21, 1×15 d. 1859. WILLIAM b. Oct. 15, 1817 d. Ang. 29, 1894. MATILDA b. Aug. 15, 1819 md. 1841 Samuel Conover of Mon. Co. had 3 chldr. Mary, Josephene, Fanny. Sce under Laird notes ). MARY E. b. Jan. 26, 1822 md. Peter Clayton of Mon. Co. had ? chldr. Harriet L., Hannah V., Mary A., Ella P., Franklin H., John B., & Peter P. G. WOODHULL b. Nov. 11, 1823 md. Elizabeth Tunis of Mon. Co. had 2 chldr. Edward, &' Addison. A child that died. G. SPAFFORD b. Oct. 17, 1825. REBECCA b. Nov.
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1, 1827 d. 1851 md. Wm. H. Jewell (See under Jewell notes ). MARGARET b. June 12, 1830 d. Dec. 19, 1898. AARON L. b. Sep. 18, 1=33.
James A. Reid, s. Aaron & Rebecca, md. May 28, 1822 Cornelia Ann Bowne b. Feb. 7, 1803 d. Dec. 29. 1892 dan. James & Lydia (Mount) Bow ne, had 6 chldr:
AARON F. b. June 12, 1823 d. 1886 md. & bad 2 chldr. Mary
A., & Sarah I). JAMES BOWNE b. Feb. 5. 1825 lived on farm where his father and grand father had lived. LYDIA MOUNT b. Sep. 28, 1827 d. Aug. 31, 1868 unmd. REBECCA C. D. Feb. 9, 1830 d. 1886. MARY ELIZA- BETH b. Ang. 5, 1838 md Henry W. Parker of Mon. CO. had 7 chldr. Sarah S., Lydia R., James A., John R., Clarence H., Cornelius B., & Nellie W. JOHN L. b. Oct. 20, 1840 d. 1886 md. Ellen Smith of Mon. Co had no chldr. Teresa Reid, dau. James I. & Sarah, ind. Sep. 21, 1836 Garret B. Conover of Mon. Co. & had 7 chldr:
JAMES b. 1838 d. 1839. S. ELLEN b. 1839 d. 1899 md. James B. Craig. CATHERINE b. Mch. 4. 1841 d. Oct. 1885 md. Luther D. Bnghee .. JANE ANN b. 1843. WILLIAM G. b. 1845. SIDNEY Rb. 1248d. 1852. GARRET B. J. 1-51.
William D. Reid. S. James I. & Sarah, md. Elizabethi Dey of Middlesex Co. & had 5 childr:
JOSEPH C. b. 1841 md. 1868 Jennie A. Woolley of Mon. Co. & had ? chldr. Alfred E. & Lizzie V. URIAS b. 1843 md. 1866 Sarah A. Brown of Middlesex Co. & had 4 chldr: Laurinda C., and the others d. young. MAARY V. b. 1846 md. 1868 Jacob B. Conover of Mon. Co. & had 6 chldr. S. ELIZABETHb. 1851 md. 1871 Longstreet Vaughn & had 2 chldr. ANNA b. 1855 md. Harvey Vanderveer & had 2 chldr.
Margaret A. Reid, d. Joseph I. & Ann, md. 1827 Stephen Conover of Mon. Co. & had 4 chldr:
S. DECATUR D. 1827. WILLIAM S. b. 1830 d. 1888. AMANDA b. 1832. JOHN S. b. 1834 d. 1850.
Stephen Conover d. 1837 & the widow ind. 1845 Jacob Johnson of Mon Co. & had one chld. Julietta R.
Aaron HI. Reid, s. James I. & Sarah, nid. Ist Sarah Rice & had 4 chldr: MARY P. D. 1849 d. 1852. SARAH J. b. 1850 d. 1×72. JOHN md. Margaret Applegate & had 1 chld. Gertrude. CATHARINE A. md. 1891 Forman Hoffman, no chldr.
Aaron HI. Reid md. 2nd. Minnie Morris dau. George & had 2 chldr. Leona, & Minnie.
John J. Reid. s. Joseph I. & Ann md. ist Eliza D). Hankinson of Mon. Co. & had 7 chldr:
J. NEWELL md. Sarah Combs of Mon. Co. & had 3 chldr. Lizzie, Anna, Eloise. ELIJAH md. - & had 2 chldr. AUGUSTUS md. -
& had 3 chldr. Mary S .. Constance, John. JOSEPH md. - & had 3 chldr. Mae, Emma, Joseph. JOHN CALVIN b. 1851 d. 1896 md. Sarah E. Young of Maryland & had 9 chldr. Blanche, Rene. Carrie, Minnie. Mand, John C., Mark, & twin boys both d. young. CAROLINE md. Claudius Hammond & had 6 chldr. Katherine L., Hannah M., John R., Harry. Frank, Eliza D. MARY E. md. Charles Rue of Mon. Co. & had 1 chld. Newell R.
Ann Reid, d. 1858, & Jolin J. Reid md. 2nd. 1859 Mary Van Cleaf & had no chldr.
Elijah Reid, s. Joseph I. & Ann, md. ist Susan P'. Egbert of New York City & had I chld:
SARAH A. md. E. Thompson Conover & had 2 chldr. Grace, & Susan.
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His ist w. d. 1847, & Elijah Reid md. 2nd Phebe Mundy of New York City & had 5 chldr:
ELIJAH M. b. Ang. 12, 1:49 d. Mch. 17, 1902 md. 1873 Catharine A. Rue & had 10 chldr. Lewis R., Howard E., Edith B., Elizabeth C., Jessie M., De Witt Cohen, Mary A., Wendell P., Henry R., & Lester K. ARIETTA Ind. J. Chalmers Rue & bad 3 chldr. Mary L., Margareta, & Mira. HARRY md. Alfaretta Van Scoick & had JI chldr. Chester, Harry, Warren, Lillian. EDITII md. William Woodward & had 3 chldr. Howard R., Carl R., & Wm. Stanley MARGARET b. 1863 d. 1900 md. Alfred Mount & had 1 chld. Albert.
John H. Reid, s. John 1. & Hannah, ind. Margaret Dey & had 5 chldr:
BENJAMIN D. md. Ella Me Elvaine & had 3 chldr. Reta, Carl, & one died. JOHN V. b. 1849 d. 1873. SPAFFORD W. md. 1869 Hester Burtt & had 4 chldr. Nellie. Georgana, Burtt W., & Emma T. LAURA. KATEmd. J. Leander Jewell & had 2 chldr. Harry, & one d. young.
William Reid, s. John I. & Hannah, md. Dec. 30, 1840 Sarah T. Appleton b. Nov. 29. 1818 d. Mch. 16, 1888, & had 5 chidr :
SARAH ELIZABETH b. Sep. 26, 1841 d. Jan. 15, 1853. MATILDA md. Dec. 24. 1863 B. Conover Preston & had 8 chldr. Fannie, Elizabeth, Viola, William, Joseph, Angusta. - & Howard. WM. ELLWOOD TEN- NENT md. Nov. 18, 1850 Mary F. Mclean & had 4 chldr. Lester, Charles, Marion, & one died young. MARGARET ELIZABETH md. May 25, 1881 Charles F. McDonald & had 3 chldr. Oliver, Sarah, Charles. FLORENCE AUGUSTA md. Feb. 23, 1881 William M. Rankin & had 5 ehldr. Helen A., Thomas S., Sarah E., Florence M., & Frederick B.
G. Spafford Reid, s. John I. & Hannah, md. Jan. 2, 1851 Elizabeth Denise b. Aug. 30, 1830 dau. Win. G., & had 6 chldr.
WILLIAM H. md. Emma B. H. Taylor & had 7 chldr. George T., Edgar D., Henry P., William A .. Edna S., Elizabeth, & Lottie Many. GEORGE E. b. June 15, 1-55 d. Feb. 3, 1860. ELLA md. Feb. 1, 1882 John A. Okerson, no chldr. REV. ALBERT md. Helen Schenck dan. Saml. M., & had 3 chldr. Lotta & Louise twins, & Elizabeth. AUGUSTUS md. Feb. 22, 1893 Ella W. Perrine dau. Wm. & had 4 chldr. Margery P., Augustus Lloyd, & 2 died young. SARAH JANE.
Margaret Reid, dau. John I. & Hannah, md. Joel Clayton & had 5 chldr: EMMA ind. Delancey Wilgus had 2 chldr. Flora, & Ralph. MARIANNA md. Miller had chld. Howard. MARY HANNAH. MARGARET md. Chaig Fleming, had chld. Hazel.
Aaron I .. Reid, s. John I. & Hannah ind. July 24. 1856 Elizabeth Ely b. Feb. 22, 1835 dau. Joseph H. & Julia A. (Cubberley) Ely, had 7 chldr:
CHARLES AUGUSTUSb. Dec. 7, 1857 d. Sep. 11, 1904. ANNA md. Dec. 18, 1×78 John P. English & had chldr. Mary Elizabeth, Charles R., & Elsie. MARY JANEb. Jan. 9, 1-62 d. Jan. 19, 1864. AARON E. b. Jan. 8, 1864 (. Jan. 22, 1861. JULIA ELIZABETH b. Apr. 26, 1865 d. Mch. 6, 1897. HARRIET REBECCA. WILLIAM HARVEY md. Aug. 6, 1896 Carolyn M. Smith dau. Monroe, & had I chld. Pauline.
Aaron Reid, s. David & Amy, ind. & had 4 chldr. ROBERT. AARON. CAROLINE. MARIA.
Thomas P. Reid, s. David & Amy, md. & had 4 chldr: JOHN. ( name not known ). ( name not known ). ELLEN.
Henry E. Reid, s. James J. & Lavinia. md. - Morgan & had 3 chldr: ( All 3 died in infancy. )
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GENEALOGICAL NOTES.
Austen Reid, s. Austen & Jane, ind. Bell Joline & had i chld: ETHEL b. 1896 d. 1901.
Edward Reid, s. Austen & Jane, md. - & had chldr: (names not known. )
Lillie Reid, dau. Austen & Jane, md. Thomas Lupton of Matawan, had no chldr.
Howard Reid, s. Wm. C. & Mary, md. --- & had chidr:
Names not known.
Leonard Reid, s. Wm. C. & Mary, md. Rhoda Laird & had i chld. BERTIIA.
Ely Reid, s. James & Mary, md. Mary Clayton dan. Ellison & had 3 chldr. ELLA. SARAH md. Charles Hoffman. J. HALSEY.
Phebe Reid, dau. James & Mary, md. Samuel Davison & had 4 chldr; WILLIAM md. Cassie Davison & had 3 chldr. CARRIE. MARY R., md. Charles Pittenger, & had 1 chld. FRANK.
Hannah Reid, dau. Joseph H. & Mary md. John Bowne of Mon. Co. & had 3 chldr: JENNIE. KITTY.
Louise Reid, dau. Joseph H. & Mary md. Ed. Applegate had i chld. EDWARD.
Mary A. Reid, dau. Aaron F., md. D. Wells & had chldr:
( Names not known. )
-Notes by Charles S. Jewell.
John Reid d. Jan. 15, 1771 aged 58 yrs. md. Deborah d. Jan. 10, 1786 aged 60 yrs.
George Reid d. May 16, 1813 aged 58 yrs. 2 mos. 17 da. md. Jane - d. May 16, 1808 aged 48 yrs. 5 mos., had chldr:
NANCY HANKINSON d. Oct. 13, 1816 aged 24 yrs. 4 mos. 13 da. CATH- ARINE d. Feb. 4, 1810 aged 17 yrs. 21 da.
Deborah Reid d. Aug. 1, 18!7 aged 52 yrs. 7 mos. 7 da. nid. David Smith. Richard Reid b. June 5, 1759 d. Jan. 28, 1836, s. John & Deborah, md. Feb. 10, 1791 Catharine Disbrow b. Dec. 18, 1769 d. July 29, 1844 dau. Wm. & Anna, had 11 chldr:
LYDIA b. Dec. 5, 1791. ELIZA DISBROW b. Feb. 14, 1794 md. John Morris father of Wyckoff Morris. JOHN b. Dec. 9, 1796. WM. HEN- DRICKSON b. Jan. 15, 1799. GILBERT SNOWDEN b. July 16, 1800.
DAVID R. b. Nov. 14, 1802. ANNA b. Apr. 2, 1806 d. Jan. 14, 1883 md. Lewis Combs. DANIEL DISBROW b. Sep. 9, 1808. RUTH RICKETTS b. Sep. 30, 1810 d. unmarried. CATHARINE AMANDA b. Mch. 15, 1813 md. Ezekiel Dey. FRANCES b. July 13, 1816 d. Dec. 28, 1882 md. Mount.
David R. Reid, s. Richd. & Caty, md. Mary Ann Van Schoick b. 1802, & had 5 chldr:
WILLIAM V. JOHN HENRY. HANNAHI ELIZABETH. CATHI- ERINE ANN b. June 8, 1837. RICHARD D.
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HISTORY OF OLD TENNENT.
From data furnished by Charles S. Jewell, Rahway, N. J.
Ann Hankerson b. Oct. 14. 1726 d June 6, 1761 md. Joseph Taylor b. Mch. 19. 1723 (1 Dec. 19, 1777 had 6 childr:
PRISCILLA b. Dec. 3. 1748. MARGRET Nov. 8, 1751. CATHERINE.
Nov. 12. 1753. ANY b. Mch. 26, 1756. JOSEPH b. May 7, 1758 d. Feb. 10. 1756. THOMAS HANKINSON b. June 16, 1760.
Joseph Taylor md. 2nd. Sep. 28, 1762 Ann B- b. Dec. 13. 1726 & had 2 chldr:
JOIIN b. Ang. 9. 1763. JONATHAN b. Mch. 28. 1770 d. Sep. 17, 1779.
A sister of Aun Hankerson md - - Hampton, another sister ind. Cooper, and a third sister not known.
From data and family Bible records in possession of David Baird, Baird, N. J., with some notes added.
Jolın Baird immigrated from Scotland 1683 aged 18 years, d.Apr. 1755 aged about 90 yrs. bur. at Topanemus, ind. Mary Hall 1684 who was taken from a wrecked vessel; it is supposed their children were David Sr., Andrew, Zebulon who d. Jan. 28, 1804 aged 83 yrs. 3 mos. 15 da. bur. at Topanemus. David Baird.Sr. b. Wednesday Oct. 19, 1710 d. June 19, 1801 ind. Sarah Compton b. on a Good Fryday Apr. 18, 1716 d. May 1, 1810, had 4 chldr:
JACOB b. sabbathı Nov. 10, 1744. MARY b. Sep. 30, 1747. JOHN
b. Oct. 27, 1750. DAVID JR. b. July 16, 1754.
John Baird b. Oct. 27. 1750 d. Oct. 26, 1834 md. ist May 2, 1776 Phebe Ely b. Apr. 14, 1749 d. June 3, 1817: he md. 2nd July 1, 1818 Elizabeth Edwards b. sabbath Apr. 1, 1790.
Thomas Edwards d. Sep. 5, 1816 aged 81 yrs. 5 mos. & his w. Elizabeth d. Apr. 15, 1824 aged 79 yrs.
David Baird, Jr. b. July 16, 1754 d. Dec. 26, 1839 md. Ist Feb. 27. 1777 Re- bekah Ely, md. 2nd Lydia Gaston, md. 3rd Nov. 25 , 1795 Mary Edwards d. June 22, 1840 aged 68 yrs. 10 1110s. 20 da. His chldr. by these 3 mar- riages were :-
REBEKAH ELY b. Dec. 17, 1777. SARAH b. Nov. 1, 1780. MARY b. Oct. 15, 1782. JOHN b. Mch. 19, 1784. JACOB b. Dec. 19, 1785 d. Apr. 8, 1823. LYDIA d. Feb. 8, 1788. PHEBE b. Nov. 14, 1790. DAVID, JR. b. Feb. 22. 1797. REI b. May 16, 1798. ELIZABETHI b. Mch. 2, 1800. THOMAS b. Feb. 6, 1802. ANN b. Dec. 23, 1803. EVELINA
b. Oct. 25, 1805 ind Mch. 12, 1828 Wm. P. Forman.
JOSEPH b. July 4,
1807 d. May 5, 1814. JAMES b. June 3, 1810. RACHEL b. Sep. 7, 1812. ELENOR b. Dec. 15, 1815. ZEBULON b. Jan. 31, 1819. Thomas Baird b. Feb. 6, 1802 mld. Dec. 11, 1825 Eleanor Bilyeu b May 9, 1804. had 3 chldı :
1 & 2 twins, JONATHAN & DAVID b. Aug. 21, 1829. 20, 1833.
SARAH b. March
Elizabeth Baird b. Mch. 2, 1800 d. Dec. 14. 1895 md. 1820 Peter Wyckoff a 5th generation descendant, by both father & mother, from Peter Claessen Wyckoff emigrant from Holland 1636: she was bap. in Old Ten. & 1826 united with ist Pres ch. Cranbury. N. J. had 9 chidr. only one of whom survived her, a dan. who ind. Rev. James M. Maxwell, D. D. pastor in Monongahela City, Pa.
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GENEALOGICAL NOTES.
From a genealogical research loaned by Jacob B. Conover, Baird, N. J. The notes were in type writing, and apparently taken from a more extended genealogi- cal paper.
No. I. Wolfert Garretse Van Couwenhoven, he was the common Ances- tor of the Conover family in this country. He came from Amers- foort. Utrecht. Holland to this country 1630 was sent over as Super- intendant of farms for the Patroon, resided at Albany N. Y. for 3 or four years, & afterward cultivated a farm on Manhattan Island. In June 1637 he purchased from the Indians land at Flatlands Long Island; d after 1660.
The writer of the paper here gives the Sons in the line of descent down to the present, and remarks that the Van was soon dropped from the name, and about 1770 the name was changed to Conover with most of the family.
No 2. Gerret Wolfert, came with his father in 1630 & resided in Flat- lands, b. 1610 md. Albie dan. of Cornelius Lambertse Cool of Gowanus; d. about 1645.
No. 3. Wilhelm b. 1636 mnd. Ist 1660 Albie dau. of Joris Brinckerhoff, md. 2nd 1665 Jellneetze dau. of Pieter Nonfoort; he resided first at Brooklyn afterwards at Flatlands: d. about 1728.
No. 4. Peter b. Feb. 12, 1671 md. Patience dau. Elias Daws about 1700 he removed to Monmouth Co. N. J. & settled on a farm near Freehold; d. 1755.
No. 5. William b. May 3. 1706 md. May 1, 1724 Maryake Colyer b. 1706: resided at Englishtown, N. J. d. 1777 & his w. d. Jan. 30, 1777.
No. 6. Peter b. May 1726 md July 5. 1749 Anna dan. of Thomas Davis.
No. 7. Lewis b. Sep 9. 1752 nd. about 1780 Rachel Scott b. 1760; resided near Freehold or at Rumson N. J, & he d. May 27, 1843, his w. d. Apr. 5. 1813.
No. 8. Ebenezer b. Oct. 5. 1783 mnd. Dec. 17, 1807 Mary dau. Ouke Leffer- son & Sarah Schenck, she was b. Nov. 19 1784. He resided near Freehold, N. J. d. Nov. 18, 1857 & his w. d. March 16, 1861, had 8 chldr :-
SARAH b. Nov. 7, 1808 d. Feb. 28, 1884. RACHEL b. Dec. 4, 1810 d. Apr. 20, 1901. JANE b. Apr. 7, 1813 d. Nov. 15, 1842. WILLIAM E. D. Oct. 14, 1815 d. Aug. 24, 1891. JAMES SCOTT b. Oct. 2, 1818 d. Sep. 3, 1894. MARY ANN b. Sep 14, 1821 d. Mch. 15, 1900. ARTHUR L. b. Apr. 18, 1824 d. Aug. 14, 1899. JOHN B. b. Nov. 22, 1829.
From collections furnished by D. Van Derveer Perrine, Freehold, N. J. and data by Mrs. L. H. S. Conover, Marlboro, N. J.
Peter Covenhoven, of I'reehold, Monmonth Co., md. Patience Daws, had Io chldr:
HANNAH b. Sep. 26, 1695 md. Johannes Antonides. JANE b. July 28, 1697 md. William Williamsen. ALLIEb. Sep. 28, 1699 d. young. MARY b. July 25, 1701 d. May 17, 1787 md. Oct. 10, 1722- Koert G. Schanck. WILLIAM b. July 11, 1703 d. May 3, 1777 md. May 1, 1725 Mary ( Theodor- use ) Colyer. ALLICE b. May 21, 1705 d. Nov. 16, 1797 md. Jan. 16, 1730 Wm. Williamsen. ELIAS b. Sep. 12, 1707 d. Dec. 25, 1750 md. 1729 Wil- lempe Wall. ELENORA b. Sep. 2, 1709. PETER b. June 27, 1712 md. Dec. 17, 1735 Leah ( Janse) Schenck. ANNEY b. Sep. 29, 1714 md. Dec. 17, 1736 John Longstreet. This record of births was copied from the Dutch Bible of Willem Willemson.
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HISTORY OF OLD TENNENT.
Aeltie Cowenhoven b. May 21, 1705 d. Nov. 16, 1797 dau. Peter, md. Jan. 16, 1730 Willem Willemsen b. Feb. 10, 1709 d. Apr. 22, 1778 had 6 chidr;
ANTYE b. Sep. 13, 1730 d. Sep. 11, 1757. PATIENCE b. Apr. 11, 1733. HELENA b. May 3, 1735 d Mch. 15, 1772. AERT b. Nov. 5, 1739 d. Dec. 7, 1742. NEELTYE b. Sep. 20, 1743. JANNETYE b. June 29, 1746 d July 13, 1746.
A certain will recorded at Trenton, N. J. of William Covenhoven of Free- hold. N. J. sworn Jan. 20, 1777 (possibly the Wm. s. of Peter) mentions chldr:
PETER. CATHERINE. PATIENCE. MARY. THEODORUS WILLIAM. NELLY. JOHN. John Covenhoven b. July 11, 1746 d. Nov. 3, 1824 bur. at Old Ten. s. of Win., md. Jan. 12, 1770 Mary Aiken b. Apr. 28, 1741 d. Nov. 14, 1826 dan. of Thomas Aiken, had 7 chldr:
CATHERINE b. Feb. 28. 1771 md. Ist Solomon Combs, md. 2nd William Davis. ABIGAL b. Apr. 4, 1773 d. Apr. 11, 1813 md. - Van Horne. WILLIAM b. June 22, 1774 d. Ang. 12, 1852. JOHN b. Nov. 6, 1775 d. Oct. 3. 1801 unmarried. GERTRUDE b. July 19, 1777 md. Joseph Conover. SAMUEL b. Apr. 6, 1779 d. Oct. 12, 1779. THEODORUS b. Oct. 19, 1780 d. Feb. 12, 1858, md. Rachel -
William Covenhoven b. June 22, 1774 s. John & Mary md. Janet Davis b. April 29. 1774 dan. Aaron & Janet (Rhea) Davis (see Rhea Notes) had I chld:
MARY b. June 20, 1809 mnd. Feb. 13, 1828 David I. Van Derveer b. Apr. 19, 1806 had 4 chldr. Hannah Matilda, William Conover, John D., & David Arthur.
Peter (Pieterse) Covenhoven Jr. b. June 27, 1712 s. Pieter & Patience md. Dec. 17. 1735 Leah (Janse) Schenck h. Dec. 24, 1714 dan. Jan (Roelofse) & Sarah (Covenhoven) Schenck, & had 9 chldr:
JOHN P. b. Jan. 6, 1740 d. Dec. 24, 1811 md. Jane MeGalliard. PATIENCE b. Mch. 29, 1742 d. Mch. 8, 1826 md. Dec. 1, 1765 Albert Covenhoven. SARAH b. Dec. 22, 1744 d. May 13, 1826 md. Feb. 19, 1767 Joseph Thompson. ELLEANOR b. Dec. 25, 1746 md. Johannes Schenck. PIETER b. Mch. 3, 1749. ELIAS b. May 14, 1751 md. Oet. 2, 1774 Catharine Forman. WIL- LIAM b. Jan. 4, 1753. LEAH b. Mch. 25, 1756 md. Ang. 31, 1780 William Combs. RULIF b. Feb. 3, 1758 md. Rachel Carr
From a Bible record furnished by Miss Mary E. Robinson, West Freehold, N. J. John P. Conover d. Dec. 24 1811 aged 71 yrs. 11 mos 18 da. nd. Jane Mc- Galliard d. Aug. 14. 1798 aged 49 yrs. 7 mos. 9 da, had chidr:
JOHN I. WILLIAM I. LEAH md. Wm. Ten. Eyck, & she d. Dec. 19, 1832 aged 45 yrs. Il mos. 17 da.
From notes furnished by Frank C. Laird, Englishtown, N. J.
William Covenhoven (son of Peter & Patience (Daws) Covenhoven see in above Notes) b. July 11, 1703 d. May 3, 1777 md. May 1, 1725 Mary Colyer d. Jan. 30. 1777 in her 70th year, both bur at Old Tennent, had HI chldr: JOSEPH b. Fcb. 16, 1726. CATHARINE b. Oct. 11, 1727. PATIENCE b. Apr. 24. 1729. MARY b. June 4, 1731. THEODORUS b. May 24, 1733 d. Dec. 10, 1825. WILLIAM b. Aug. 13, 1735. SAMUEL b. Aug. 27, 1738. NELTE b. Mch. 31, 1742. JOSEPHI b. July 17, 1743. SARAH b. June 21, 1744. JOHN b. July 11, 1746.
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GENEALOGICAL NOTES.
William P. Covenhoven d. Feb. 13, 1823 aged 79 years nid. Altia Jewell d. Mch. 4, 1813 aged 69 years, had 6 chldr:
SAMUEL. RICHARD b. Apr. 8, 1770. JANE b. Oct. 21, 1771.
ALICE b. Feb. 1, 1774. WILLIAM b. Ang. 6, 1777. JOSEPH b. Aug. 3, 1786 d. May 2, 1849.
Note; Wmn. P. bought the Gib Hendrickson farm for sons Richard and William soon died and Richard owned the farm. Wm. P. owned nearly all of Englishtown including the Mill, which Mill property was left to Samuel whose dau. md. Abraham B. Ammerman (see p. 167).
Joseph Covenhoven md. 1808 Alice Laird b. Dec. 2. 1788 d. Feb. 22, 1864, had 6 chldr:
JULIETT b. June 25, 1809. MATILDA b. Oct. 26, 1810 md. James Apple- ton. LOUISA b. Aug. 16, 1812. WILLIAM THEODORE b. Mch. 20, 1815 md. Hannah Gaston. ALEXANDER b. Oct. 24, 1819 md. Hannah Dey. CHARLES AUGUSTUS b. Aug. 17, 18241.
Richard Conover d. Sep. 20, 1851 aged 81 yrs. 5 110s. 12 da. md. Hannah Reid dau. James, had 7 chldr:
JAMES md. - Shepherd, had chldr. Charles, Enima & John. ALCHEY (or Alice) d. Oct. 27, 1880 aged 78 yrs. 4 mos. 28 da. md. Dec 26, 1821 Gilbert Hendrickson d. Jan. 31, 1847 aged 48 yrs. Io mos. 28 da. had chldr. Rulif S., James Conover. Richard. & Gilbert. ELIZA ind. Joseph Horner, nochldr. SAMUEL-Sheriff-md. twice. WILLIAM R. md. twice. RICHARD md. Susan Vannote, had
chldr. Gilbert, & Susie. AARON md. Francythye Conover, had 5 chldr. Esther md. Win. Miller, Hannah md. Ozias Miller, Sophia mid. Geo. VanArtsdale, Ida, & Mary P. md. James B. Rogers.
Samuel Conover, Sheriff, s. Richard & Hannah, md. ist Mary Platt, & had 2 chldr.
HANNAHI md. Geo. Bullock. GEORGE P. md. Amy Bordsall. md. 2nd Matilda Reid, & had 3 chldr:
MARY md. John H. Laird. JOSEPHINE md. Charles Wesley Borden. FANNY md. Wm. P. Robertson.
William R. Conover, s. Richard & Hannah, md. ist Eliza Mcknight & md. 2nd Debora Tilton. He had 4 chldr: MILLARD. FRANK. JOANNA md. Peter Danser. ADELADE md. Ely Hutchinson.
From Notes by Mrs. (Judge) Charles H. Conover, Freehold, N. J.
Cyrus Bruen, trustee in Old Ten. 1835, b. Mch. 2, 1787 at Madison, then Bottle Hill, Morris Co. N. J. He was the s. of Jonathan Bruen & Lydia Ward his w. Jonathan was s. of David s. of Joseph s. of Jolin who came to Newark in 1667, s. of Obadiah found in the list of the Plymouth Colony in 1640, who was a younger s. of John of Bruen Stapleford in the County of Chester, England.
From genealogical collections by Mrs. (Judge) Charles H. Conover, Freehold, N. J., with various notes added.
Michael Henderson, tradition says, was an elder in Old Scots church. He was grandson of Sir Michael Balfour. He and his w. Jane both d. in 1722 & were bur. in Old Scots yard. Old papers seem to show that they had a s. James who appears to have been a merchant. Also they had a son John. who was elder, clerk, trustee in Old Ten. church.
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HISTORY OF OLD TENNENT.
John Henderson (Michael) d. Jan 1. 1771 in his z4th vr. md. Ann d. Oct. 4. 1776 in her 65th year, had a no. of chidr. for list of whom see Baptismal Register under Rev Wm. Tennent, and these further notes may be added :
Their son John b. 1741 d. 1815 md. Jan. 29. 1761 Jane Laird dan. Wm. of Englishtown: this John was an officer in Revolutionary Army, had sons & daus. of whom Maria & Elizabeth d. unmarried, Jane ind. Daniel Williams, William d. unmarried 1808, Charles settled in New Orleans & ind. Miss Angelica Hoogland of that city. Also Mar- garet dau. John ist & Ann, mid Capt. Tinney lived in State St. on Battery, New York.
Thomas Henderson, M. D. (John, Michael) b. 1743 d. Dec. 15, 1824 grad. Princ. Coll. 1761, member of Med. Society of N. J. 1766, Society of Cincin- nati 1781 (see sketch at close of Chap. VII): he md. ist Sep. 23, 1767 Mary dan. John Hendricks, she lived only a few mos. after their marriage He md. 2nd Jan. 1778 Rachel Burrowes dan. of John & Hope, b. Sep. 1751 d. Aug. 22, 1840, they had seven daughters:
MARY b July 1779 d. 1848 md. May 6, 1806 Richard Montgomery Green of Lawrenceville, N. J. had 5 chldr. (1) Thomas Henderson b. 1803 md. 1833 Mary Gnlic. (2) Charles Gustavus md. Sarah Ann Max- well. d. 1847. (3) Alfred Dickinson md. Mary Kennedy d. Dec. 15, 1867 in Naples, Italy, U. S. Consul: 2 children & the w. preceeded him to the grave in the distant home where health had been sought. (4) Margaretta Matilda md. Sammel M. Hamill, D. D. (5) Sidney Breece b. 1820 d. 1880 md. ist Ellen Sansbury md. 2nd Maria Grey. ANNA
b 1781 d. 1843 unmarried. JANE b. 1784 d. Oct. 1804. HOPE BURROWES b. 1786 d. Apr. 1823 md. John Burrowes Forman, 3 chldr. CATHARINE b. 1788 d. 1854 in Springfield, Ill. md. Rev. Eli F. Cooley Sep. 3. 1818, had 2 chldr. ELIZA b. Jan. 26, 1790 d. 1851 md. Sep. 3. 1818 Cyrus Brnen, 4 chldr. 2 d. in infancy. MARGA- RETTA MATILDA b. 1793 d. 1853 mnd. Rev. John G. Bergen, Spring- field, Ill., 5 chldr.
From a genealogical research furnished by Mrs. Thomas E. Morris, Freehold, N. J.
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