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CORWIN.
MATTHIAS, Corwin (Curwin or Currin), b. between 1590 and 1600, d. 1-12th of Sept., 1658 ; appears at Ipswich, 1634 ; came to Southold, L. I., 1640, in the company led by Rev. John Youngs. The genealogy of the Corwin family has been prepared and published by Dr. E. T. Corwin, D. D., now of New Bruns- wick, N. J. We take from his work the families that belong to our vicinity. The Warren and Sussex Co. families, descended from Joseph of Hopewell, Hunt. Co., however, have never before been published. Matthias m. Margaret [Morton !]; had ch .: John, Martha and Theophilus.
JOHN, 1ST, the son of Matthias, b. about 1630, d. 25 Sept., 1702, m. 4 Feb., 1658, Mary Glover, (dau. of Charles); had ch .: John, Matthias, Samuel, Sarah, Rebecca, Hannah, Abigail, Mary.
JOHN 2D, son of John 1st, called "Captain," b. 1663, d. 13 Dec., 1729, m. before 1698, Sarah ; had ch .: Benjamin, John, David, Sarah, Elisabeth, Hester.
JOHN 3D, son of John 2d, b. 10 July, 1705, d. 22 Dec., 1755, m. first, Hester Clark ; second, Elisabeth Goldsmith ; res. 116 miles east of Mattituck, Southold twp., L. I .; had ch .: John, William, James, Sarah and Elisabeth.
WILLIAM, son of John 3d, b. 21 Feb., 1744, d. 1 Dec., 1818, m. 14 Jan. 1768, Han- nah Reeves, of Mattituck, L. I., who was b. 23 May, 1747, d. 1840. William came to Roxbury (now Chester) about 1774 ; was soldier in French and Indian war ; Lieutenant in the Revolutionary army ; Representative in the New Jer- sey Legislature ; res. originally 116 miles north Chester ; takes mortgage in 1776, of John Dickerson, Roxbury, N. J., on land on the Black River, next to Joseph Corwin ; in 1800 buys 111 acres of Aaron Stark in Roxbury ; had ch .:
I. JOHN CALVIN, b. 21 Oct., 1768, d. 6 June, 1849, m. first, Deborah Terry, b. 27 Dec., 1767, d. 30 Jan., 1791 ; second, Elisabeth M. Vance, b. 1786, d. 17 April, 1871 : had ch .:
(I). ELIAS.
(II). NATHAN.
(III). JOHN B.
(IV). WILLIAM.
(V). ELIZA. (VI). SARAH.
II. SARAH, b. 13 Jan., 1771, m. Jabez Kelsey.
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III. HANNAH, b. 28 March, 1773, m. 8 Jan., 1795, Jeremiah Woodhull, (s. of William and Elisabeth Hedges).
IV. WILLIAM, b. 9 Oct., 1776, m. Martha Vance ; res. at Sparta, N. J., and New York City ; had ch .:
(I). JOSEPH.
(II). WILLIAM V.
(III). ELIZA A.
V. JAMES, b. 21 April, 1779, m. first, Margaret Cameron ; second, Elisabeth Smith, (widow of James Mallory, of N. Y.) ; res. in N. Y. from 1805-1820; had ch .:
(I). GEORGE.
(II). ANN E.
(III). WILLIAM.
(IV). MARGARET.
(V). JAMES.
(VI). CHARLOTTE.
(VII). HANNAH.
VI. JOSEPH, b. 6 July, 1781, d. 23 Sept., 1801, in Chester.
VII. NATHANIEL, b. 26 Sept., 1783, d. 24 Feb., 1849, m. first, Elisabeth Hor- ton, (dau. of Barnabas) ; second, a Monroe ; third, Adaline Pickle ; fourth, Sarah Bell ; had children all by first wife :
(I). WILLIAM H. H.
(II). ELISABETH.
VIII. ELISABETH, b. 6 Dec., 1785, d. 27 Dec., 1860, m. Henry Halsey.
IX. DANIEL, b. 13 April, 1788, m. first, Mary Hammill ; second, Elisabeth Hammill : third, Elisabeth Sprinning ; fourth, Elisabeth Brace ; rem. to Oxford, Obio ; had ch .:
(I). DANIEL.
(II). CAROLINE.
(III). MARY J.
(IV). GEORGE.
(V). MARSELUS.
(VI). SARAH.
X. EBENEZER, b. 12 Oct., 1790, d. 8 April, 1851, m. first, Elisabeth Skellin- ger ; second, a Hatch ; rem. to Pottersville, Ohio.
XI. JOSHUA GOLDSMITH, b. 4 Feb., 1793, d. 9 Nov., 1867, m. Elisabeth Fordham, (dau. of Rev. Lenas) ; res. at Succasunna : had ch .:
(I). MARY A.
(II). LEMUEL F.
(III). WILLIAM.
(IV). HARRIET F.
THEOPHILUS, a brother of John Ist and another son of Matthias, the emigrant, b. 1634, d. 1692 (?), m. Mary ; had ch .: Daniel, Theophilus, David, Mary, Mehitable, Bethia, Phebe.
THEOPHILUS 2D, son of Theophilus, b. 1678, d. 18 March, 1762, m. Hannah Ram- sey, b. 1684, d. 11 March, 1760 ; res. Mattituck, L. I .; had ch .: Timothy, John and Samuel.
SAMUEL, s. of Theophilus 2d, b. 1710 (?), d. Jan., 1762, m. Experience Corwin, 13 April, 1732 ; res. at Southold, L. I .; had ch .: Benjamin, Henry, Sarah, (died young), David, Samuel, (died young), Sarah, Samuel, Asa.
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BENJAMIN, s. of Samuel and Experience, b. 1733, d. 18 April, 1787, m. Mary : rem. to Roxbury, now Chester, N. J., where he is buried ; had ch .:
I. ABNER.
II. EXPERIENCE.
III. SUSANNAH.
IV. SARAH.
V. BENJAMIN, b. 1750, d. 1820, m. Hannah ; had ch .:
(I). JOSEPH, b. 1770-90 ; res. in Morris Co.
(II). SARAH, b. 1782, d. 1865(!), unmarried.
(III). MARY, b. 1770, d. 1790, m. Joshua Case.
(IV). ELISABETH, b. 1780-90, m. Jabez Coleman.
(V). SUSAN G., b. 6 July, 1786, d. 12 March, 1860, m. John Honnell, of Succasunna, b. 20 March, 1791 ; had ch .:
1. WILLIAM C. HONNELL.
2. BENJAMIN B. HONNELL.
3. ADAM S. HONNELL.
4. JOHN A. HONNELL. 5. MARY E. HONNELL.
(VI). RUHAMA, b. 1789, d. 1857 ; unmarried.
(VII). HANNAH, b. 1791 (?). 10Jaw/814
(VIII). BENJAMIN, b. 1793, d. 1848, m. first, Susan Dickerson ; second, Lois Young ; third, Mary Hicks ; had ch .: <
1. SARAH E. m. Daniel Gordon
2. JOHN.D.
3. ELIZA E.
4. LEWIS D. 5. ANN A.
(IX). WILLIAM.
(X). JOHN.
VI. JOSEPH, b. 1750 (!), d. 1823 ; had land on Black River, as early as 1767 . had ch .:
(I). SOPHIA, b. 26 Aug., 1778, d. 23 March, 1853, m. Augustus Reed, b. 7 Oct., 1793, d. 8 Jan., 1824.
(II). PETER, b. 1781 (?), d. 1835 (?), m. Sarah Emmons, (dau. of Nicholas) : had ch .:
1. NICHOLAS.
2. JOSEPH.
3. MARY.
4. MERINDA.
5. ANN E.
6. ELLEN.
(III). NATHANIEL, b. 1785, d. 1860, m. Betsey Biles ; had ch. :
1. WILLIAM.
2. GEORGE.
3. DRAKE.
(IV). MARGARET, b. 18 Aug., 1788, d. 1 Jan., 1845, m. 31 Jan., 1818, Anthony Drake ; res. at Flanders, N. J.
ISAAC, of unknown parentage, b. 7 April, 1759, d. 1 Nov., 1830, m. Experience Reeves ; left Long Island during the Revolutionary War and settled near Flanders ; had ch .:
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I. DEBORAH. b. 6 June, 1780, m. Amos Leek.
II. MARTHA, b. 29 Oct., 1781, m. Jonah Hopkins ; res. at Palmyra, N. Y.
III. ISAAC H., b. 4 Feb., 1782, d. 1814, m. Lydia Horton (dau. of Silas and Susanna).
IV. JOSEPH, m. Mary Hopkins : removed to Michigan ; has 2 ch.
V. JOHN, b. 22 Jan., 1787, d. 22 Dec., 1859, m. Elisabeth M. Bryant (dau. of Isaac) ; res. at Chester.
VI. MANASSEH REEVES, b. 7 Feb., 1786, m. Catherine Moore ; had ch .: (I). JESSE.
(II). CHARLES.
(III). HANNAH M.
(IV). SAMUEL C.
(V). STEPHEN M.
(VI). MATILDA.
(VII). MANASSEH R.
VII. JAMES YOUNGS, b. 11 Nov., 1759, m. Sarah Stout : rem. to Central, N. Y .; had ch .:
(I). STEPHEN.
(II). JERUSHA.
(III). ISAAC H.
(IV). BENJAMIN.
(\'). CHRISTOPHER.
(VI). JAMES. (VII)-(IX). Three daughters.
VIII. SARAH, b. 29 Dec .. 1791, d. 4 April, 1841 ; unmarried.
IX. JERUSHA, b. 6 Dec., 1793, d. 1818 ; unmarried.
X. NANCY, b. 6 Oct., 1797, m. Jacob Rieger.
XI. ZECHARIAH, b. 4 Oct., 1799, d. 1814.
XII. ELISABETH, died young.
XIII. EXPERIENCE, b. 12 Jan., 1801, d. 30 April, 1856, m. Nathan C. Hunt ; res. at Succasunna.
XIV. STEPHEN OVERTON. b. 29 Sept., 1806, m. Lydia Baker ; rem. to Iowa ; bad ch .:
(I). EXPERIENCE A.
(II). GEORGE.
(III). HANNAH.
(IV). SARAH.
CORWINS OF HUNTERDON AND WARREN COUNTIES.
GEORGE, b. in England, 10 Dec., 1610 : from Northampton, England, to Salem, Mass., 1638, d. 3 Jan., 1685, m. first, Elisabeth Herbert, (dau. of John) ; second, Elisabeth White, (widow of John): thisd, Elisabeth Brook, (widow of Robert) ; bad ch .: Abigail, John, Jonathan, Hannah, Elisabeth, Penelope, Susannah, George.
JOHN, the son of George, the emigrant; had ch .: George, Elisabeth, Lucy, Hannah, Samuel.
GEORGE 2D, son of John, and grandson of George, the emigrant, b. 26 Feb. 1665-6, d. 12 April, 1696, m. first, Susannah Gedney (dau. of John); second, Lydia Gedney (dau. of Hon. Bartholomew); Sheriff of Essex Co., Mass., 7 May, 1696 : persecuted until his death by the relatives of those put to death by him for witchcraft ; had one child.
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BARTHOLOMEW, b. 1 June, 1693, d. 9 May, 1747 ; rem. to Amwell, Hunterdon Co., N. J., prob. bec. of his father's relation to the Salem witchcraft trials, in. Esther Burt, (dau. of John of England) ; in 1721 paid tax in N. J., on 100 acres, &c .: bad ch .: George, Richard, William, John, Joseph, Samuel.
JOSEPH, son of Bartholomew, b. 1724, in Hopewell, N. J., d. after 1790 in Canada, m. Elisabeth Hixon ; rem. to Greenwich, Sussex Co., (now Warren Co.) about 1770 : to Allamuchy, Warren Co., 1775 ; to Canada, 1787 ; had ch .:
I. NAOMI, m. first, Timothy Hixon ; second, John Johnson ; removed to Canada, 1787.
II. KEZIAH, m. Isaac Bell ; had ch .:
(I). PHINEAS BELL.
(II). ANNA BELL, m. Moses Reed and rem. to Otisville, N. Y.
(III). SARAH BELL, m. Richard Stiff.
(IV). JANE BELL, m. Joun Stiff.
(V). MARY BELL, m. Levi Howell.
IVI). JOSEPH BELL.
(VII). BENJAMIN BELL.
7III). SANTIAL BELL.
III. SARAH. m. Jonah Howell ; had ch .:
(I). ASA E. HOWELL.
(II). MARY HOWELL, m. Elisha Osmun.
(III). CALEB HOWELL.
(IV). LAVINIA HOWELL.
IV. BARTHOLOMEW, m. and d. in New Jersey before 1787; had a son, Joseph, who died it is supposed before 1836.
V. ELISABETH, m. John Robertson, father of Judge Aaron Robertson, from whose papers this genealogy was obtained.
VI. MARY, m. Levi Cook and had ch .: (I). LEVI COOK.
(II). ASA COOK.
(III). RACHEL COOK, m. Nathaniel Hunt.
VII. AMELIA, m. Moses Reed ; rem. to Otisville, N. Y .; had ch. :
(1). JOHN REED. (II.) JOSEPH REED.
(III.) WILLIAM REED.
(IV). MARY REED, m. a Smith.
(V). ELISABETH REED, m. a Knapp.
(VI). LEVI REED. (VII). ASENATH REED.
(VIII). ARNOLD REED. (IX). JONAH H. REED.
VIII. GEORGE, died young.
IX. ESTHER, m. John Silverthorn ; rem. to Canada.
X. ANN, m. Adam Spencer and rem. to Canada.
XI. RACHEL, m. a Fletcher and rem. to Canada.
XII. BENJAMIN, m. Penelope Swayze ; rem. to Canada ; had one daughter, Elisabeth, who m. James Lewis.
XIII. JOSEPH, mn. Lydia Swayze ; rem. to Canada ; had ch .;
(I). JOSEPH, unmarried. (II). MARY, m. James Wilson.
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(III). JOHN, m. Catherine Upper.
XIV. SAMUEL, b. 1769, d. 1863, m. Anna Beam ; rem. to Canada ; had ch .:
(1). ELISABETH, b. 1799.
(II). KEZIAH, b. 1801.
(III). CATHARINE, b 1802.
(IV). BARTHOLOMEW, b. 1803.
(V). SUSAN, b. 1804. (VI). JOSEPH, b. 1807, unmarried.
(VII). MARY, b. 180S.
(VIII). ASENATH, b. 1810 ; died young.
(IX). JACOB, b. 1812 ; died young.
(X). SARAH, b. 1813.
(XI). PRISCILLA, b. 1817, d. 1836.
(XII). DEIDAMIA, b. 1820.
(XIII). JANE b. 1822.
COSAD.
JACQUE COSSART, prob. from Picardy, in Normandie or Bretagne, France, about 1657, with two children (of the ages, 18 mos. and 2 years) and wife Lydia. (Baird's Huguenots Vol. 1, p. 183). Another authority says they came to this country in 1663 by way of the river Delaware. The name is variously spelled Cossart, Cousart ; he had children :
I. JACQUE (or JACOB), bap. 1668, April 18, in New York, m. 1695, Anna Mary Springsteen, (dau. of John Casper).
II. DAVID, bap. 1671, June 18, d. between 1736-40, m. 1696, Styntie Van Hoorne, (dau. of Joris Jansen), b. 1677 ; had ch .:
(I). JORIS (GEORGE), b. 1699, Nov. 19, m. Lisabeth ; had Jannete, bap. 1723, Oct. 29.
(II). JACOB, b. 1702, Jan. 28, m. Henna and had ch .:
1. LYDEYA, bap 1723, Dec. 23.
2. LISABETH, bap. 1725, Feb. 7.
3. JACOB, bap. 1739, Nov. 14.
(III). DAVID, b. 1704, April 23, m. Catalyntie and had,
1. STEYNT, hap. 1735, July 13.
2. DAVID, bap. 1738, Sept. 17.
3. GEERTIE. bap. 1740, Jure 29.
4. SUSANNA, bap. 1742, June 6.
5. CATALYNTIE, bap. 1744, Aug. 18.
6. JACOBUS, bap. 1745, Oct. 6.
7. FRANS, bap. 1750, Aug. 6.
8. EFYE, bap. 1752, Jan. 20.
9. MARYA, bap. 1754, Jan. 12. 10. NELTIE, bap. 1756, Aug. 22.
(IV). MARIA, b. 1706, July 3, m. - Williamson.
(V). SUSANNA, b. 1709, April 10, m. Canine.
(VI). JOHN, b. 1711, Nov. 6.
(VII). FRANCIS, prob. m. Margrita and had,
1. MARDALENA, bap. 1741, Jan. 1.
2. DAVID, bap. 1743, June 5.
3. JACOB, bap. 1751, May 12.
4. STYNTE, bap. 1755, Sept. 7.
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5. ELISABETH, bap. 1757, Aug. 22.
(IX). JANE.
(X). EVA.
(XI). LEAH, deceased at date of her father's will ; had son Hendrick Harpending.
III. ANTHONY, b. 1673, m. 1696, Elisabeth Valentine (dau. of Jan. Tymen- sen) ; had ch .:
(I). JACOB, b. at Brooklyn, 1701, d. at Bound Brook, N. J., 1772, April 19, m. Ann -; will, (Bridgewater, Somerset Co.), dated 1772, Feb. 4, prob. May 2, names children :
1. JACOB, b. 1724, d. 1812, Jan. 26, at 88 ; buried at Mt. Olive, Morris Co., N. J., m. Elisabeth -, b. 1724, d. 1812, March 12, at SS : buried same place, prob. had,
(1). "Deacon" SAMUEL, b. 1760, Aug. 26, d. 1841, March 7. m. Lucretia, b. 1783, d. 1840, at 57 (?).
(2). LEA, bap. 1743, Aug. 28.
2. SAMUEL, b. 1725, d. 1811, m. 1) Ann Clark ; (2) Persilla Burt, the widow Fairchild), will (Mendham), dated 1806, Feb. 15. prob. 1811, March 5, mentions wife, " Persilla and her son, Ebenezer Fairchild," and children :
(1). POLLY.
(2). EUNICE.
(3). RODY.
(4). ANNA, wife of Nathan Bunnel.
(5). SAMUEL.
(6). HENRY.
(7). ELIPHALET.
(8). CATY.
(9). ABY, m. Andrew McGraath.
(10). ELISABETH, m. Thomas McGreath.
(11). MARY.
(12). PHEBE, m. Ziba Casterline.
3. JOB, d. 1815, m. Hannah -. b. 1733, d. 1815, March 2 : will dated. Newton, 1812, Aug. 8, prob. 1815. Sept. 25, mentions "Congregational meeting house, which I built," and ch .:
(1). ANNA, m. Peter Fisher.
(2). PHEBE.
(3). HANNAH, m. John Allet.
(4). JOB.
(5). NATHANIEL.
(6). ELIHU.
4. ANTHONY, whose will, dated 1700, May 4, prob. June 10, names ch. . (1). JACOB.
(2). AARON.
(3). JOHN.
(+). MARY Compton.
(5). ELISABETH.
(6). CATHERINE.
(7). HANNAH.
(8). THOMAS.
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(9). SAMUEL.
5. ANNA, m. Onesimus Bell.
6. MARY, m. - Sutton, ("widow").
7. LEAH, m. Jos. Riggs, ("widow"). The will mentions also a grand- son, Abram Lewis, prob. s. of the following :
[8. ELISABETH, m. 1743, April 12, Eliphalet Lewis, of Black River.] JOHN, prob. great grandson of JACQUE, the emigrant ; will dated 1757, Jan. 13, prob. May 19, names children :
I. DERRICK (RICHARD), m. Barbara Heldebrant, (dau. of John), wbo died 1806 ; had ch .:
(I). JOHN, h. 1786, Sept. S, m. Mary Seals, (dau. of John) ; had ch .: Ben- jamin, b. 1808, Mar. 6, m. Elisabeth Van Natta, (dau. of Elijah) ; Maria, m. a Bogert ; John, b. 1814, May 11; Barbara, George, Herbert, James, Catherine, Ellen, Amos. All except Benjamin went West.
(II). GEORGE, m. Phebe Cregar.
(III). RICHARD, m. Catherine Cregar.
(IV). ELISABETH, m. Harmon Heldebrant, (s. of Stoffel).
(\'). BARBARA, b. 1794, Jan. 2, m. Jacob Leffler.
(VI). CATHERINE B., b. 1782, May 29 ; unmarried.
(VII). POLLY, b. 1791, Oct. 11, m. Christopher Leffler.
II. BENJAMIN. went "to South Seas."
III. JOHN.
IV. JACOB.
V. ELISABETH.
VI. JANE.
"About 1700, George Cussart purchased land of Thomas Rudyard and built a bouse where hotel now stands in Bound Brook."
COUSE.
JOHN HENRY COUSE, b. in Germany, 1735, Aug. 4, d. 1804, Dec. 11, (will prob. 1804, Dec. 21); m. Mary Knoph, b. 1727, Nov. 30, d. 1814, Feb. 28 ; emigrated from Germany to Philadelphia, 1749 ; had ch .:
I. MARIA, m. Daniel Struble.
II. JOHN, b. 1759, Sept. 3. d. 1845, Mar. 24, m. 1784, April 27, Mary Rarick, (dau. of Conrad, or Henry), b. 1759, d. 1834, Dec. 11 ; had ch .:
(I). HENRY, d. in Hampton Twp., Sussex Co.
(II). PETER.
(III). WILLIAM, died in Virginia. (IV). JOHN.
(V). DAVID, b. 1804, May 14, m. Mary A. Price, (dau. of Henry.)
(VI). CATHERINE, m. Benjamin Halsey.
(VII). SUSAN, m. Jacob Welsh, (s. of Philip).
(VIII). MARY.
(IX). ANNA M., m. Wm. H. Johnson.
III. MARGARET, m. John Wintermute.
IV. ELISABETH, m. Henry Snook.
V. EVE, m. Peter Kemple.
VI. PETER.
VII. HENRY.
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ANDREW CRAIG, b. 1662, d. 1739, Oct. 6, at 77 ; came to N. J. with the Scotch in Gov. Lawrie's time, m. Susanna, b. 1668, d. 1727, April 6, at 59. The Rev. George Keith, Episcopal missionary, was entertained at his house in Elisabeth. 1703, November, and preached tbere the first sermon by an Episcopal minister ever delivered in the town, and baptized four of the Craig children. In 1700. March, he was admitted as an associate of Elisabethtown purchasers, and drew lot No. 162, on S. W. side of the Rahway river, within the bounds of the pres- ent town of Westfield. (Hatfield Hist. Elisabeth.) His will dated 28 Sept., 1738, prob. 24 Oct., 1739 ; names grandson, Ab. Terrill, and ch .:
I. ANDREW.
II. JOHN, b. 1695, d. 22 Aug., 1758, at 63 ; buried in St. John's churchyard, Elisabeth, N. J .; perhaps had ch .:
(I). JOHN, named in deed of land to Lamington Church 1743, March 30 : his will dated Bernards twp., Som. Co., 1773, Nov. 17, prob. Dec. 21, names Will. Linn's son Samuel, and also John Stitt, of Higu- lands, N. Y., and the following who were prob. brothers and sisters:
(II). SAMUEL, named in his brother John's will, (1773, Nov. 17); had ch .: John, Alexander, Rose.
(III). DAVID, named in his brother John's will, (1773, Nov. 17); has 3 sons.
(IV). ROSE, named in her brother John's will, (1773, Nov. 17), m. Alexander Chambers, of Trenton ; had son James Chambers.
(V). MARGARET, named in her brother John's will, (1773, Nov. 17), mn. William McBride.
III. URU.
IV. MARJERY.
V. ELISABETH.
VI. MARY.
VII. MARTHA.
VIII. ARCHIBALD, (s. of John, dec.); his will dated Freehold, 1751, Feb. 25. prob, April 24, names wife Mary and children :
I). SAMUEL, had children : 1. Ebsabeth ; 2. Ursula; 3. Moru : 4. John : 5. William ; 6. Ursula Forman (widow) : 7. Surua. . u. John_Ander- son : 8. Hannah, m. Will. Crawford ; 9. Mary, m. Peter Gordon ; 10. Elisabeth, m. John Gordon ; 11. Catherine, m. John Loyd ; 12. Margaret, m. Walter Kerr.
MOSES, b. 1702, d. 1777, July 31, at 75 : bought farm near New Germantown, 1757. May 2, of Jacob Vanderveer, and deeded the same, 1759, Dec. 11, to his son,
I. ROBERT, b. 1734, Nov. 15. d. -; m. first, 1756, Feb. 7, Anna -, b. 1731, Dec. 3, d. 777, Feb. 24 ; second, Elisabeth Taylor, of Monmouth Co. ; had 4 sons and 1 dau., only two of whom are known to the writer, viz:
(1). WILLIAM, b. 1785, March ; with his brother JOSEPH bought out the other heir« and willed his property to his son,
1. ROBERT, b. 1815, March 10, m. 1840, Jan. 9, Elisabetn Field, (dau. Richard) ; had children :
(1). WILLIAM.
(+). RICHARD F., m. Alice L. Welsh, (dau. David the 4th).
(3). SARAH E., m. Henry W. Cline, of High Bridge.
(4). GERTRUDE P., m. David Denham.
(5). HENRY F., m. Mary Wyckoff, of Kansas.
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(6). MARY L., m. William Dunham, of Pottersville, N. J.
(7). MARGARET V .; unmarried.
(8). ANNA B .; unmarried.
(9). ROBERT ; unmarried.
CRAMER.
Among the Palatines of the second emigration in New York, 1710, was ANNA MARIA CRAMERIN (widow), b. 1680 (?), who had ch .:
I. [JURGEN (George) ?] "eldest son, b. 1692," m. Elisabeth ; on the Rari- tan, 1733, a witness to the baptism of Elisabeth, the dau., 6 months old, of Jurgen Kastner and Naomi.
II. MARIA ELISABETH, b. 1698.
III. JOHN HENDRICK, b. 1703.
IV. ANNA CATHARINA, b. 1705.
V. JULIANA MARIA, b. 1708.
MATTHIAS, may have been the son of JURGEN or HENDRICK ; or he may have landed at Philadelphia in 1731, Oct. 14 ; had ch .:
I. MORRITZ, m. Experiensen Harris ; rem. 1808 from Hunterdon Co. to Mendham, Morris Co., N. J .: had children (order uncertain) :
(I). GEORGE, b. 1768, m. Mary Ann Shriner ; had ch .: 1. Morris Sharp, b. 1799, Feb. 6, m. Elisabeth Smith (dau. of Jacob); 2. Mary, m. Abraham Seward ; 3. William, m. first, Mary A. Travice ; second, a woman of the Lake Country, N. Y., no children ; 4. John, b. 1800, m. first, Ann Clark (dau. of Isaac); second, widow Sarab Day; 5. George, b. 1805, m. first, Charity; second, Catherine Badsley ; no children ; 6. Jacob Harris, b. 1808, Oct. 26, m. Esther H. Lewis, (dau. of Capt. David) ; no children ; 7. Elisabeth, b. 1816, m. Jchn Smith (s of Capt. David).
(II). THOMAS, b. 1769, Dec. 7 ; probably unmarried.
(III). MORRIS, b. 1775, July 20, m. Polly Sanders, prob left will, 1831, Mar. 15, Mendham, which names wife, Mary, and son, Ziba S .; other children referred to but not named.
(IV). ISAAC, b. 1777, July 12, d. 1841, Jan. 14, m. Jane Cooper.
(V). MATTHIAS, m. Margaretha ; had Isaac, b. 1796, April 11.
(VI). ELISABETH, m. a Betson.
(VII). NANCY, m. Aaron Horton (s. of Nathaniel and Rebecca).
II. MATTHIAS, m. Anna Maria Henn, b 1741, March 5, d. 1804, Jan. 17 ; had 2d husband, John Sharp (s. of Morris 1st); she was a "cousin to Rev. Mr. Hunt's second wife." His will prob. 1783 ; had children (order uncertain) :
(I). ELISABETH, m. George Young.
(II). CATHERINE, m. David Black.
(III). ANNA, b. 1766, Dec. 28, d. 1839, May 18, m. Capt. John Hager (s. of Lawrence).
(IV). MARY, m. Morris Sharp.
(V). WILLIAM, b. 1770, Jan. 8, m. Mary Ellen Carhart ; had ch .: 1. Ann, m. John Rockefellar (s. of David) ; 2. Mary, m. William Bellis (s. of Adam); 3. Matthias, b. 1795, March 16, m. Sarah Aller (dau. of John) ; 4. George, m. Lydia Hays, (dau. of John); 5. Elisabeth, m. Abraham Van Fleet (dau. of John); 6. Crhistiann, m. John Van
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Sickle ; 7. Catherine, m. James Hoffman, (s. of Henry) ; 8. Ellen, m. Henry Hoffman, (s. of Henry); 9. Susan, m. John Yauger, (s. of John); 10. Morris, lived at Pluckamin ; 11. David, m. a Hoffman (dau. of Peter); 12. William, m. Mary Yauger (dau. of John).
(VI). [MARY] DOROTHY, b. 1772, March 11, m. Lawrence Lowe.
(VII). MATTHIAS, b. 1774, Sept. 23, m. Christina Sharp (dau. of John and Lena); had ch .: 1. Mary, m. John Lowe (s. of Benjamin) ; 2. Catherine, died at sixteen ; 3. John Sharp, b. 1798, July 29, m. Catherine Krieger (dau. of John); 4. Matthias Sharp, b. 1800, Sept. 19, m. Julia Fisher (dau. of Peter) ; 5. David, m. Elisabeth Everitt (dau. of Elisha): 6. Ann, m. Benj. Boss ; 7. Matilda, m. David Welsh Dallicker (s. of William).
(VIII). ELSA CATHERINE, b. 1779, April S, m. Philip Alpock.
(IX). MARGARET, m. Morris Welsh (s. of William and Dorothea), b. 1774, Dec. 16.
(X). NOAH, m. Mary Emery (dau. of Peter) ; had ch .: 1. Mary Henn, b. 1798, Oct. 9, m. Jacob Tiger (s. of John) ; 2. Ann, a preacher, went West ; 3. Elisabeth, m. a Higgins ; 4. Noah Stuart, b. 1801. m. Ann Hoffman (dau. of Peter), b. 1794, June 3, and had Mary, Peter, b. 1824, Feb. 10, m. Sarah Skinner (dau. of Sam.), John and Elisabeth; 5. Becky ; 6. Matthias ; and one or two more who died young.
III. GEORGE, m. Sophia ; had one child, baptised at Lebanon, and the other two at Easton.
(I). JOHN MATTHIAS, b. 1774, August ; perhaps m. A. Rosina, and had Jacob, b. 1793, Dec. 3.
(II). MORITZ, bap. 1781, Sept. 23. (III). CARL, bap. 1784, Jan. 9.
IV. ANTHONY (?) elder of Lebanon Ger. Ch., 1769, perhaps m. Dina ; had children bap. as follows : 1. Anna, 1781, May 3 ; 2. Sophia, 1787, June 4 ; 3. Elisabeth, 1791, March 4.
V. WILLIAM (?), m. Mary: has children baptised : 1. Wilhelm, 1781, July 23 ; 2. Anna Gertraut, 1785, Oct. 27 ; 3. Ruth (?), 1788, Sept 7 ; 4. Mary, 1793.
VI. BLEICH (?), on Peter Nitzer's ledger, 1763.
VII. NICHOLAS (?), m. A. Barbara and has child Samuel Frederick, baptised 1772, Feb. 15.
VIII. MARY (?), h. 3 May, 1753, d. 7 May, 1821, m. Philip Cummins (s. Christian). MISCELLANEOUS-On Kingston. N. Y., church records, ANTHONY Kramer and Gertray (Gertrude) Scheerman have Johan Hendrick, bap. 1712, Nov. 2, and Gertruy hap. 1718, Jan. 12. Also Wendel Cremer (or Kramer) b. in Germany, married, 1772, Oct. 24, Sara Stuward, b. at Esopus, and their children were, I. Johannes, bap. 1775, Sept. 24. II. Peter, bap. 1750, Feb. 13. III. Jacob, 1782, Jan. 27. IV. Sara, bap. 1784, May 30. V. Karel (Charles), hap. 1786, Aug. 20. VI. Elisabeth, bap. 1789, Feb. 1. On the same records we find as witnesses NICHOLAS, and Elis. Dibbel, 1789, and WILLIAM, 1779, April 4. WILLIAM Cramer in Southold, L. I., 1672, removed to Elisabethtown.
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Tradition says that two brothers ran away to avoid prescription into the Ger- man army ; and that both were sold for their passage, one to a Quaker in Pa., and
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the other to a man in New Jersey. These brothers names were probably JOHN and MORRITZ. John appears in Tewksbury twp., in 1756, but none of his descendants have been found. They are supposed to have gone to Canada. On Aug. 19, 1729, Moret Creeter (Moritz Creter !) arrives at Phila. in ship Mortonhouse.
MORRITZ, b. 1712, d. 1772, April 6, aged 60, m. Elisabeth, b. 1706, d. 1771, March
18 ; bought 308 acres. near Fox Hill Pres. Ch., of Joseph Reckless, 7 Feb., 1748, and 450 acres at Hacklebarney, of John and Thomas Leonard in 1762, also 150 acres at Pleasant Grove (John P. Sharp farm ?), in 1752, of John Wood ; his will prob. 1772, April 24, mentions children :
I. JACOB, the "eldest," to be taken care of by his brothers and sisters.
II. MORRITZ, b. 1742, Feb. 24, d. 1806, Feb. 18; his will prob. 1806, Feb. 28, m. first, Maria Margaret Teets, b. 1746, July 9, d. 1800, Feb. 19 : second, , 29 July, 1800 ; had ch .:
(I). ELISABETH, b. 1765, Dec. 13, m. George Moore.
(II). GEORGE, b. 1767, Aug. 24, d. 1792.
(III). HESTER, b. 1769, July 11, m. Martin Bunn.
(IV). LEONARD, b. 1771, Sept. 11. (According to the will he was to be supported by his brothers and sisters).
(V). CATHERINE, b. 1774, July 31, m. Jacob Welsh (s. of William).
(VI). PHILIP, b. 1776, Oct. 31, d. 1856, March 19, m. 1799, Nov. 19, Susanna Sutton (dau. of John), b. 1776, d. 1842, Sept. 24, owned land at Chester, held by two conveyances ; had ch .: 1. Morris P., b. 6 Aug., 1800, d. 2 Dec., 1876, m. Abbie Runyon (dau. of Rich.), b. 17 Sept , 1790, d. 1 Dec., 1872 ; 2. Mary, b. 1803, m. Wm. Rhinehart ; 3. Elisabeth, b. 1805, m. Fred. H. Shangle (s. of Fred.); 4. Wil- liam, b. 1807, died young ; 5. Anna, b. 4 July, 1809, d. 28 Oct., 1883, m. Peter Latourette ; 6. John, m. Mary McKinstrey ; 7. Sarah, m. Christopher Tiger ; 8. Margaret, m. George Smith ; 9. Susan, m. John Honeyman.
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