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(VII). JOHN, b. 1779, Sept. 7, m. 1802, Aug. 8, Charlotta Leek, b. 1781, Sept. 19 ; had ch .: 1. Anna, b. 1805 ; 2. Jean Melinda Smith, b. 1810 ; 3. John S., b. 1819, died at two years.
(VIII). MORRITZ, JR., b. 1782, Oct. 80, m. Catherine Cripps, b. 1782, Jan. 5 ; had ch .:
1. MARIA, b. 1805, July 9, m. W. M. Eick.
2. SARAH, b. 1807, Feb. 12, m. first, Peter B. Sutton ; second, Alfred Pickle (s. of George).
3. DAVID, b. 1809, Jan. 1, m. Elisabeth Lomerson (dau. of Jacob) ; had ch .: (1). Catherine, b. 1837, May 17, m. William Fisher. (Naughright); (2). Charity A., b. 1839, July 28, m Samuel Sut- ton (s. of Wm.); (3). David D., b. 1841, July 6, m. first, Mary Louisa, and second, Sarah Lunger (daughters of Abram); had ch .: (1st wife) Melancthon W., b. 1864, m. Mary Louisa, b. 1865 ; (2nd wife) Luther W., b. 1878, m. Cora Bell, b. 1872 ; (4). Amanda, b. 1845, Aug. 25, m. Elias Philhower (s. of Philip); (5). Morris D., b. 1847, June 27, m. Louisa Hoffman (dau. of Jesse) ; (6). John L., b. 1849, May 14, m. Alice Martin; (7). Mary Wood, b. 1851, Oct. 16, m. Rev. W. O. Rushton ; (8). George Edward, b. 1855, Feb. 1, m. Emma Lance (dau. of Cornelius).
4. MARGARET MELINDA, b. 1811, Feb. 9, m. Anthony Rockafellow.
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5. JACOB KLINE, b. 1813. Aug. 8, m. Eliza Dorlon ; had ch .: (1). John, m. Eliza Fleet (dau. of Richard). (2). George F., m. Sarah Ellen Fleet (dau. Wm. H.). (3). Morris, m. Amanda Wood (dau. of "Al."). (4). Marietta, m. Asbury Farley (s. of Oliver W.). (5). Henrietta, unmarried.
6. SOPHIA, b. 1816, March 8, m. Ockley A. Wise.
7. MORRIS D., b. 1817, Oct. 13, died at 4 years of age.
(IX). CONRAD, b. 17×5, July 30, d. 1789.
(X). WILLIAM, b. 1788, Sept. 13.
III. PHILIP, b. 1744, d. 1797, Sept. 30, m. Barbara Flock (dau. of Andreas), b. 1744, d. 1841, July 14. His will was dated 1791, Nov. 6, and mentions "440 acres of land on which I now live"; res. in Chester twp. : bought 243 acres at Parker, 1785, part of Wetherell tract : had children :
(I). MORRITZ, b. 1766, Feb. 14, d. 1850, May 12, m. Anna Stephens, b. 1769, March 2, d. 1836, Dec. 4 ; had ch .:
1. DAVID, b. 1790, Jan. 31, m. Mary Shangle.
2. ANDREAS, b. 1791, Nov. 17, m. - Neighbor.
3. ELISABETH, b. 1794, Jan. 26, died unmarried.
4. GEORGE, b. 1796, March 27, m. Margaret Welsh (dau. of Philip) ; had ch .: (1). Philip Welsh, m. Jane Conklin (Newark); (2). Anna Maria, m. Benj. Dickerson ; ' (3). David Welsh, m. Elis- abeth A. Howell ; (4). Mancius Hutton, died young ; (5). Geo. Edwin, m. Elvira Hatton ; (6). Elias, m. Catherine E. Swack- hamer : resided at Flanders.
5. MARGARET, b. 1798, May 8, m. Conrad Rarich (s. of Conrad 1st).
6. SARAH PLUM, b. 1800, June 25, unmarried ; removed to New Comerstown, Ohio.
7. BARBARA, b. 1801, Dec. 27, d. 1863, Aug. 4, m. Praster Crater (?).
8. ANNA DELANY, b. 1804, May 7, m. Robert Pitney.
9. SOPHIA BOWMAN, b. 1806, May 23, m. Thomas Jennings.
10. MORRIS, b. 1808, Dec. 16, m. Helena Voorhees.
11. JOHN GILBERT, b. 1811, April 6, m. first, Mary Messler ; second, - Knight.
12. ANNA MARIA, b. 1811, April 6, m. James Yawger.
(II). JOHN, b. 1768, Sept. 22, d. 1825, June 20, m. Mary Schenckle (dau. of Heinrich), b. 1768, Sept. 18, d. 1844, Feb. 18 ; had ch .: 1. Philip, b. 1789, Sept. 12, m. Catherine Fritts, b. 1795, Jan. 1; 2. Isaac, h. 1793, Aug. 27, m. Ann Arrowsmith, b. 1797, May 20 ; 3. Barbara, b. 1796, April 30, m. John R. Heath (s. of Joseph), b. 1790, April 27; 4. Lawrence, b. 1799, Feb. 14, m. Mary Hoover (dau. of Crater), h. 1797, Oct. 26.
(III). MATTHIAS, lived at Glen Gardner ; m. Sophia, b. 10 Feb., 1773, d. 10 July, 1813 ; had a large family, all of whom went West except
1. JOHN, who died at Drakestown ; had ch .: (1). Philip, m. Angeline Lake (dau. of Thomas) and rem. from Springtown to Phillips- burg ; (2). George, m. Elsie Ann Durham ; (3). Joseph, m. twice and rem. to Easton ; (4). John A., m. first, Pernina Rarick (dau. of William) ; second, Mandie Smith ; (5). Barbara, m. a Betson ; (6). Rachel Ann, m. Harman Stark ; (7). Sarah, m. Jefferson Lake, of Naughright.
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IV. ESTHER, m. Thomas Bushkirk (Van Buskirk).
Mr. Lewis Crater, of Reading, Pa., is collecting materials for a complete geneal- ogy of the Pennsylvania family, and has kindly furnished the following : "The different branches spell their names : Greter, Greder, Grader, Grater, Krater. and Crater. MICHAEL Kreter is mentioned as having been a partner of Rev. Henry Melchior Muhlenberg in some real estate transactions in the city of Reading, Penn. But the family in Pennsylvania descended from JACOB, who arrived from Ger- many by way of Holland, 17 Aug., 1733 ; was a Mennonite, and one of the most active members of the church at Skippack, Pa .; " had children, according to the family record in German :
I. JACOB, b. 25 May, 1729.
II. MARIA, b. 18 April, 1731.
III. JOHANNES, b. [8 April], 1734, d. 8 March, 1818, at 84 years and 11 mos., m. Margaret, b. 5 March, 1741, d. 5 Sept., 1810, at 68 yrs. and 6 m .; had ch .:
(I). MARIA, b. 19 Oct., 1760, in the sign of the waterman.
(II). JACOB, b. 1 Oct., 1763, d. 27 May, 1763.
(III). JOHANNES, b. 13 July, 1765.
(IV). ABRAHAM, b. 19 April, 1768.
(V). CADARINA [Catherine], b. 23 May, 1771.
(VI). LUDWIG, b. 5 Jan., 1775.
(VII). ELISABETH, b. 6 April, 1779.
IV. ELISABETH, b. 1736, in the sign of the Fish.
V PAULUS, b. 8 July, 1738, in the sign of the " Lobe."
VI. BARBARA, b. 21 Sept .. 1740, in the sign of the Fish.
VII. CHRISTIAN, b. 30 Jan., 1743.
VIII. (name torn off), b. 17 Jaly, 1745.
IX. (name torn off), b. 6 June, 1750.
X. (name torn off), b. 2 May, 1753.
XI. MICHAEL, b. - 1758.
CREGAR.
ANDRIES CREGAR, prob. came to this country in 1741, Nov. 20, when Johann Andreas, Johan Peter and Johann Henrich Krieger arrive at Phila. in the ship, Europa ; m. Ann -; will dated 1770, Feb. 8, prob. 1770, April 7, names children :
I. WILLIAM.
II. JOHN, m. Annie Rodenback : will prob. 1833, Sept. 10 ; had ch .:
(I). JOHN, b. 1770, Aug. 12, m. Catherine Hoppock (dau. of Peter).
(II). ANN, b. 1772, July 30, m. a Hoppock.
(III). MARY, b. 1776, Nov. 10, m. Peter Young ; had ch .: 1. Anna Young, b. 1792, Nov. 19 ; 2. Elisabeth Young, b. 1795, May 20; 3. William Young, b. 1800, April 27 ; 4. Andrew Young, b. 1806, Jan. 24.
(IV). ANDREW, b. 1779, Jan. 5, d. 1861, July 30, m. Charity Voorhees (dau. of Abraham), b. 1784, Jan. 10, d. 1863, June 25 ; had ch .:
1. JOHN, m. Ellen Sweazey (dau. of Andrew) ; had ch .: (1). Andrew; (2). Peter ; (3). Abraham; (4). William; (5). Elias, died youug ; (G). Charity ; (7). Catherine A .; (8). Mary ; (9). Eliza.
2. ABRAHAM, m. Mary Groendyke (dau. of John).
3. WILLIAM, m. Elisabeth Dilts (dau. of John) ; had ch .: (1). John ;
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(2). Andrew; (3). Thomas; (4). Caroline.
4. PETER, m. Eva Alpaugh (dau. of William) ; had ch .: (1). Elias : (2). Nahum; (3). Sarah Ann ; (4). Matilda; (5). Mahala; (6). Lydia; (7). Harriet.
5. ANDREW, b. 1808, Aug. 1. m. Harriet Lance (dau. of Wm.); had ch .: (1). Edgar Isaac, m. Margaret Beekman.
6. ELIAS V., m. Eliza A. Neighbor (dau. of George).
7. JACOB, b. 1821, March 29, m. Mary Catherine Neighbor (dau. of George); had ch .: (1). George .V., m. Emily Ann Haver ; (2). Mary Elisabeth, m. Oliver Fritts, of Hamden ; (3). Isaac L., m. Susan Hummer ; res. at Higb Bridge ; (4). Susan E, m. Cyrus Bird ; res. in Union twp.
9. ISAAC, died young.
9. LUCAS. unmarried.
10. ELISABETH ANN, m. Dennis Bowlsby; removed to Indiana.
11. WILLIAMPJE, died young.
12. SARAH, died young.
13. CATHERINE, m. James Bunn.
(V). WILLIAM, b. 1781, Aug. 6, m. Ann Nitzer (dau. of Jacob); went to Ohio ; had sixteen or seventeen children.
(VI). PETER, m. Elisabeth McDaniel ; had children (order uncertain): 1. John; 2. Andrew, m. a Perry ; 3. Mary A., m. George Perry ; 4. Elisabeth, b. 1791, March 17 ; 5. Rebecca, b. 1794, May 22.
(VII). ELISABETH, m. Paul Wean.
(VIII). CATHERINE, m. Wm. Stephenson.
III. PETER.
IV. JACOB, m. Elisabeth ; had ch .: (I). ANDRES, b. 1779, April 27.
(II). ELISABETH, b. 1780, Sept. 21. (III). ANN CHRISTINA, b. 1782, May 12.
V. ANN.
VI. CHRISTINE.
VII. ELISABETH.
MISCELLANEOUS-CONRAD, m. Catherine Elisabeth : had ch .: I. JOHN PETER. b. 1768, Sept. 19; II. HANS ADAM, b. 1770, Sept. 3; III. MARY ELISABETH, b. 1774, Aug. 25. CHRISTIAN, will dated Kingwood, Hunterdon Co., 1760, April 17, probated Dec. 3, me tions "Going on expedition in company of Col. Hunt, under Col. Peter Schuyler," and names ch .: I. PETER ; II. WILLIAM ; III. CATHERINE.
CUMMINS.
CHRISTEON (Christian), b. March 16, 1716, d. 1781, m. Catherine -, b. April 18, 1723, d. 1797 ; purchased a farm of 250 acres, where Asbury, Warren Co., is now situated, and at a later period, other farms in Bethlehem twp., Hunt. Co., and in Lower Hardwick, Sussex Co., so that at the time of his death in 1781, he owned 625 acres of land. The name Cummins is said to be the same as Cumyn, Comyn, or Cumming, names, which appear frequently in the history of England and Scotland. The original family of this name arose from the vicinity of the town of Comines in France. They came over to England with the conqueror, and Robert Comyn was sent by William, with 700 men to reduce
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the northern provinces. In the middle of the 13th century, there were four Scottish Earls in the family. Nearly annihilated by Robert Bruce, the sole survivor of the family escaped to England and there established important connections. [Blackie's Modern Encyclopedia]. Nearly the whole of the genealogy of this family has been furnished by Mr. G. W. Cummins, Ph. D., M. D., of Belvidere, N. J. In 1741, Oct. 17, Christian Commens arrived at Phila. in ship Molly ; prob. a Hugenot, who kad taken refuge in Germany ; had ch .:
I. CATHERINE, b. Aug. 28, 1748, m. James Haslett ; lived at Asbury, N. J.
II. PHILIP, b. Aug. 15, 1750, d. Aug. 27, 1828, m. Mary Cramer, b. May 3, 1753, d. May 7, 1821. They lived at Vienna, N. J., where A. J. Cummins now lives ; had ch .:
(I). CHRISTIAN, b. Jan. 2, 1774, d. Feb. 2, 1865, m. June 17, 1796, Mary Smith, b. Sept. 23, 1776, d. Nov. 30, 1860 ; had ch .: 1. Philip, b. May 23, 1797, m. first, Eliza Maines : second, Sophemia Everett ; 2. Lydia, b. Jan. 18, 1799, d. Nov. 2, 1821, m. a Marjarum ; 3. Annie, b. Dec. 1, 1800, m. Elijah Hall ; 4. Daniel, b. Sept. 17, 1802, m. Annie Richards ; 5. Mary, b. Sept. 6, 1804, d. Jan. 23, 1832, m. Samuel Lippincott ; 6. Catherine, b. Dec 13, 1806, d. Jan. 5, 1835, m. Thomas Force ; 7. Samuel, b. Feb, 12, 1809, d. June 12, 1869, m. Mary Leonard : 8. Sarah, b. April 12, 1811, m. Andrew Rice Dennis; 9. Isaac, m. Hulda Frace ; 10. Polhemus, m. Phobe Hendershot. (II). ELISABETH, b. Feb. - , 1776, m. M.chael Banghart, b. 1774, d. 1846. (III). MATTHIAS, b. Feb. 8, 1777, d. July 4, 1849, m. first, Hannah Hunter ; second, Mary Hunter Thacher ; had children by 1st wife : 1. Wil- liam, m. Mariah Middlesworth ; 2. Electa, m. Sedgewick Rusling ; 3. Mary Ann, m. William Kelley ; 4. George, m. Rebecca Green ; 5. Catherine, m. first, Benjamin Shackelton ; second, Wm. Hart ; 6. Morris, unmarried.
(IV). CATHERINE, b. June 6, 1779, m. Henry Opdyke.
(V). JOHN, m. Sarah Martin ; had children : 1. Mary Ann, m. Isaac Smith ; 2. Sarah, m. a Middlesworth ; 3. Doroia, m. Sheriff An- drew Shiner ; 4. Margaret, unmarried ; 5. Lorenzo Dow; 6. Fletcher, unmarried ; 7. William, unmarried.
(VI). GEORGE, b. Feb. 2, 1789, d. June 17, 1853, m. Susan Johnson, b. Oct. 13, 1792, d. May 26, 1877 ; had ch .: 1. Johnson J., m. Matilda Emery ; 2. Keziah, m. John Potter ; 3. Mary, m. Robert Steele ; 4. Opdyke, m. first, Matilda Mott ; second, Ellen Axford ; 5. Rebecca m. Carter Martin ; 6. Elisabeth, m. William Martin.
(VII). JACOB, b. Dec. 28, 1790, d. Mar. 24, 1873, m. Mariah Addis, b. May 6, 1794, d. June, 1885 ; had ch .: 1. Nelson Nevins, m. Mary E. Hart ; 2. Malinda, m. Robert Ayres ; 3. Simon Armenius, m. Mary Car- hart ; 4. Helen, m. A. Shafer Van Horn ; 5. Andrew Jackson, m. Elisabeth Ayers ; 6. Harriet Jemima.
(VIII). ANNIE, b. Oct. 14, 1796, m. Azariah Davis.
III. CHRISTIAN, b Dec. 4, 1751, d. Oct 15, 1833, m. first, Elisabeth William- son ; second, Margaret Whitesel, b. 1767, d. May 6, 1850 ; had children by first wife :
(1). CHRISTEON, b. May 10, 1793, d. June 20, 1862, m. first, Ruth Green, b. Oct. 13, 1801, d. May 22, 1831 ; second, Elisabeth Valentine, b. Dec. 13, 1808 ; living now at Hackettstown, N. J .; had children
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by first wife : 1. Richard G., b. Oct. 6, 1823, d. June 10, 1852, unm. ; 2. John Wesley, b. Jan. 2, 1826, d. April, 1865, m. Eveline Van Pelt ; children by second wife : 3. George W., b. Feb. 27, 1835, d. June 29, 1862, unmarried ; 4. Manning, b. Aug. 31, 1841, d. June 9, 1864, unmarried, killed in the army ; 5. Dorinda E., b. Dec. 28, 1836, m. Benjamin Schenck ; 6. Margaret, b. Jan. 23, 1840, m. Rev. Thomas Campfield, d. Mar. 14, 1885.
(II). ANNA, b. Oct. 18, 1783, d. April 26, 1813, m. Wm. Schenck.
(III). ELISABETH, b. Nov. 13, 1788, d. Mar. 6, 1835, m. Richard Whitesell, b. Dec. 12, 1776, d. July 25, 1849.
(IV). LYDIA, b. Dec. 4, 1790, m. Abram Vliet.
(V). SARAH M., b. July 16, 1798, m. Caleb Howell.
(VI). MARIAH N., b. Sept. 16, 1801, d. 188-, m. first, Uzal O. Howell ; second, a Bigler.
IV. DANIEL, b. June 7, 1753 ; descendants were found, about 1880, by John Cummins, fifteen miles from Natchez,, Miss.
V. MARY, b. Dec. 27, 1754, m. John Davis ; went to Kentucky, where their descendants still are, near Lexington.
VI. MICHAEL, b. Aug. 7, 1756 ; descendants in Montour Co., Penn.
VII. ANNIE, b. Sept. 27, 1757, m. Joseph Grott.
VIII. JACOB, b. Jan. 30, 1759 ; went West.
IX. ELISABETH, b. Mar. 11, 1760, m. George Beatty, b. 1750 ; lived at Vienna, New Jersey.
X. JOHN FREDERICK, b. Sept. 22, 1762, d. Sept. 21, 1814 ; lived at Vienna, N. J., m. first, Lydia Sharp ; second, Mary Fisher ; had ch. by 2d wife :
(I). ELIJAH WOOLSEY, b. April 4, 1803, d. Feb. 6, 1877, m. Rachel Hoag- land, b. Jan. 29, 1807, d. Mar. 11. 1849 ; had ch .: 1. Wesley, unm., d. May 6, 1890 ; res. on Christeon's homestead ; 2. James, lives in Michigan ; 3. Nancy, m. Alvin Cole.
(II). WESLEY, m. Sevilla Drake; had ch .: 1. George, of Newton, N. J .; 2. a daughter, m. Dr. Miller, of Newton, N. J.
(III). HULDA, m. Charles Hoagland.
(IV). LYDIA, m. Jonathan Jones.
(V). MACRINA, m. Abram Wildrick.
(VI). NANCY, m. Isaac Wildrick.
(VII). JOHN, had ch .: 1. Henry; 2. Roderick ; 3. Emma ; 4. Jemima : 5. Lillial.
DANIEL (?), a brother to CHRISTIAN IST ; had ch .:
I. MATTHIAS, b. 1762, Feb. 2, d. 1831, Aug. 1, m. 1783, May 25, Elleanor Allison, b. 1766, May 11, d. 1832, Aug. 6 ; lived at Delaware Station, N. J .; had ch .:
(I). JANE, b. Dec. 2, 1783, m. Oct. 4, 1801, James Ferguson ; lived in Pike Co., Pa.
(II). JOHN, b. April 15, 1786, d. April 10, 1834, m. Feb. 28, 1811, Annie Lowrey; lived in Pike Co., Pa.
(III). CHARITY, b. July 12, 1787, d. May 30, 1817, m. first, Nov. 4, 1807, Allen Coursen ; second, July 6, 1816, Matthias Snook ; lived in Newton, N. J.
(IV). ELISABETH, b. Sept. 4, 1788, m. May 7, 1807, Andrew Adams ; lived in Pike Co., Pa .; had three children.
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(V). CATHERINE, b. Aug. 6, 1790, m. May 3, 1808, Cornelius Angle.
(VI). MARY CUMMINS, b. Aug. 6, 1792, d. Oct. 1, 1848, m. first, Jan. 24, 1815, William Angle, of Pike Co., Penn .; second, Peter Coole, of Delaware Station, N. J.
(VII). SARAH LOUISA, b. Jan. 10, 1795, d. Feb. 16, 1877, m. Feb. 20, 1813, Anthony Kirkhuff, b. Feb. 15, 1791, d. Mar. 24, 1859.
(VIII). ELEANOR, b. Mar. 20, 1797, m. Oct. 11, 1817, Jos. Hay; had two ch.
(IX). MARGARET R., b. Nov. 10, 1799, d. Oct. 30, 1801.
(X). ALLISON, b. May 24, 1801, m. Jan. 1, 1826, Sarah Lowrey.
(XI). JACOB, b. Aug. 4, 1803, d. Marcb 9, 1832.
(XII). MARGARET ANN, b. Dec. 11, 1805, d. April 30, 1827.
(XIII). DANIEL, b. Jan. 13, 1809 ; went to the Mexican War and never ret'd.
(XIV). MATTHIAS, b Nov. 3, 1810, d. Nov. 16, 1810.
II. DR. PETER, b. Sept. 21, 1761, d. May 17, 1856, m. Charity Kirkhuff, b. Mar. 25, 1777, d. Nov. 15, 1843 ; lived at Hope, N. J .; had ch .:
(I). JOHN.
(II). JULIA ANN, b. Jan. 16, 1806, d. Oct. 6, 1874, m. John Hauk, b. Feb. 23, 1811, d. Mar. 23, 1877.
(III). CATHERINE, b. 1800, d. May 10, 1844, m. Anderson Dauley.
(IV). JANE.
III. JACOB, m. Mary Morgan ; lived in Ohio ; had children : (I). GEORGE.
(II). SHIPMAN.
(III). CATHERINE, m a Winters.
(IV). MARY, m. a Prigmore.
(V). ELEANOR, m. James Quick.
(VI). NANCY, m. Barnabas Ritenbury.
IV. MARY, m. Wm. Snook ; settled near Lafayette, Sussex Co., N. J .; bad ch .: (I). DANIEL.
(II). JACOB.
(III). ISAAC.
(IV). ALFRED.
(V). ROBERT.
(VI). ELMIRA.
V. MRS. COX, nothing known of her.
DALLICKER.
Rev. FREDERICK DALLICKER (or de la Cour), was b. 2 Feb., 1738, d. 15 Jan. 1799 ; ordained 1757. He came to New Jersey, 1768, and preached at Amwell, from 1768-70 ; at German Valley, Foxenburg (or Fairmount) and Alexandria (now Mt. Pleasant, Hunterdon Co.), from 1768 to 1782 ; at Goshenhoppen, 1782-84. His first wife, Maria Barbara, died 1764, and be married again,! 1786, Oct. 12, Maria Magdalena Schuvena, at Falckner Swamp. He is buried at the latter place. He had children :
I. MARIA CATHARINA, b. 18 June, 1773, prob. m. John Thomas, 16 Sept. 1798, at Falckner Swamp.
II. JOHN FREDERICK, b. 30 Dec., 1776, prob. m. Catherine Beiterman, 20 March, 1798, at Falckner Swamp.
III. WILHELM, b. 10 July, 1779, d. 19 July, 1845, m. Sophia Neighbor (dau. of Leonard), b. 18 April, 1791, d. 14 Aug., 1825 ; had ch .;
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(I). LEONARD NEIGHBOR, b. 20 July, 1811 ; res. at Danbury, Conn .; had ch .: 1. William, died unmarried ; 2. Eleanor ; 3. Kittie, m. a Hill. (II). DAVID WELSH, b. 22 Feb., 1810, m. Matilda Cramer (dau. Matthias), lives at Peapack, N. J .; has ch .: 1. Lyman ; res. in Virginia ; 2. Henry (deceased), m. Gussie Pidcock ; 3. Ann, died young.
(III). JACOB CASTNER, b. - , m. Eliza Jane Hann (dau. of John) ; res. at Middle Valley, N. J .; had ch .: 1. Warren N., unmarried ; 2. William, m. Elvina Apgar (dau. of Nathan T.); 3. Mary, d. when a young woman ; 4. Sophia, m. Jacob Ribbons ; 5. John, unm .; res. at Brooklyn.
(IV). WILLIAM, b. - , m. Caroline Brunner (dau. of Henry); res. near Hackettstown, N. J .; has ch .: 1. Augustus H., m. Clara Schenck ; 2. Frederick D., m. Maggie Parks ; 3. Harry, m. Kate Trimmer (dau. of Andrew); 4. Carrie, unm .; 5. William, unm.
(V). GEORGE.
(VI). FREDERICK, m. first, Melinda Stephens (dau. of William) ; second, Helen Pell ; res. at Trenton ; has ch .: Kittie, unmarried.
(VII). SAMUEL, unmarried, in California.
(VIII). JOHN, unmarried, in Ohio.
DAVIS.
SILVANUS D. DAVIES (as the name was originally spelled), came to this country not long before 1802. He was the son of JOHN, who lived at Trewind- sor, Parish of Llangoidmor, County of Cardigan, South Wales. Great Britain. He was born 27 June, 1762, d. 12 April, 1830, m. first, 6 June, 1795, Sinab Davis, d. 25 July, 1802 ; second, Mary Hiler ; had ch .:
I. ENOCH, b. 6 March, d. 9 March, 1796.
II. ANN, b. 1 March, 1797.
III. ELINOR, b. 31 Aug., 1798.
IV. HANNAH, b. 27 June, 1800, m. Maurice Moore ; res. Illinois or Ohio ; had thirteen children : John, of Crawford, Ohio ; Mary Ann, m. Jackson Carson ; Elisabeth, m. Thomas Kemp, of Huron Co .; Davis, m. Hannah Fleming and res. Michigan ; Margaret, m. Findlay Leonard, of Seneca Co., Ohio ; Martha, m. George Carson ; Maurice, deceased ; Bumuth (!); Hannah, m. a Philhower ; Theodore ; Frank, m. a Free ; Louisa, m. Si. Hoffman ; the 13th not given.
V. SINAH, b. 25 July, 1802, m. John Hot!man (s. of Henry M.); settled on the farm near Pottersville, where Peter P. Philhower now (1893) resides. VI. MARY, by second wife, b. 13 June, d. 18 June, 1804.
VII. MARY, b. 22 June, 1807, d. 14 Feb., 1890.
VIII. JOHN, b. 4 May, 1810, d. 1 June, 1889, m. 10 Feb., 1837, Ruth Pickel (dau. George M.); had ch .:
(I). MELVINA, b. 24 Nov., 1837, m. Isaiah Hoffman, who d. 26 March, 1869.
(II). GEORGE P., b. 17 Oct., 1839, m. Fanny King ; res. at Martinville, Somerset Co.
(III). JOHN, b. 18 Jan., 1844, m. Harriet Perry (dau. of George); res. at Pottersville, N. J.
(IV). SARAH, b. 8 June, 1841, d. 28 March, 1843.
(V). HARRIET C., b. 9 Sept., 1845, m. Wm. H. Vactor, of Martinville.
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(VI). JAMES K., b. 21 Jan., 1847, m. Elisabeth Crater (dau. of Amos) ; owns farm of 100 acres at Hacklebarney school house ; has 3 children.
(VII). HENRY P., m. Josephine Richey and lives in Iowa.
(VIII). JACOB H., b. 20 April, 1851, m. Fanny Losey; res at Whitehouse.
(IX). HARVEY, b. 15 Aug., 1853, m. Kate Apgar : res. at Glen Gardner.
(X). MARTIN LUTHER, b. 21 July, 1850, m. Catherine Anderson (dau. of Daniel) ; res. at Liberty Corners, Somerset Co.
(XI). WILLIAM E., b. 28 July. 1860, m. Alice Welsh ; res. Morristown, N. J. A brother of Silvanus also came to this country but has never been heard of.
FULK DAVIS, has a grant of land 9 Oct., 1642, in Southampton (?); 1665 is a res- ident of East Hampton, and 1660 of Jamaica ; m. in East Hampton, Mary (widow, first, of James Haines ; second, of Ralph Dayton) ; had ch .:
I. JOHN.
II. MEHITABLE.
III. JONATHAN, rem. to Hopewell, Hunterdon Co., N. J.
IV. ZECHARIAH ; had ch .:
(I). JOHN. (II). SARAH.
(III). JOSEPH, and perhaps others.
V. and VI. Perhaps ABIEL and ELDAD. [See History of Southampton by Howell, p. 424].
JOSEPH and ELDAD on tax list of Hopewell twp., Hunterdon Co., 1722. JOHN and JONATHAN are among the trustees to receive deed for burial place in Trenton, 1709. From 1700 on JOHN, ABIEL and JONATHAN appear in history of Trenton. [Historical Collections, 282]. CALEB and JONATHAN subscribe to Meeting House in Orange, 1753, and in 1769, July 9, TIMOTHY has a son Sil- vanus, bap. at same place. JORIS (George) and Judith have Judith bap. (on Somerville records) 25 May, 1732 JORIS and Mary Brokaw have bap. (on Somerville records) Jannetie, 5 Jan., 1779 ; Bergun, 8 Feb., 1784 ; Abraham, 26 Dec., 1786. BERGUN, and Sarah Schamp have bap. (Somerville records) George, 26 Feb., 1809 ; Peter Schamp, 30 Aug., 1810; John, 25 Oct., 1812 ; David, 11 Oct., 1814 ; Isaac, 7 July, 1817 ; Margaret Schamp, 28 March, 1819 ; Sarah, 23 Nov., 1823. JOHN, has land granted to him in Newark, 20 May, 1676 and STEPHEN likewise, 19 Aug., 1675. THOMAS receives land at Bound Brook, 1712. JAMES (perh. s. of Jonathan, of Trenton), leaves will, "Newark," 2 April, prob. 14 May, 1747, who names wife Phebe and ch : Mary, Rebecca, Thomas, Margaret, Sarah ; "my brother Jonathan."
JOHN, m. Mary Cummins (dau. of Christian), b. 1754, Dec. 27 ; rem. to Kentucky. AZARIAH, m. Annie Cummins (dau. of Philip), b. 1796, Oct. 4 ; had ch .: Mary, m. Brazil Williams ; Margaret, m. Charles Ribble ; Amanda, m. Lewis Den- nis ; Adaline, m. Rev. Mr. Malsbery ; Susan, m. John Ayers ; Samuel, unm. ; Sarah, m. James Goodale.
DANIEL is said to have rem. to Montague twp., Sussex Co., 1740 and had two ch .: Elisabeth and Mary, wife of Isaac Everett. Daniel may be a descendant of JOSEPH of Brookhaven whose will, 1690, names ch : Joseph, Benjamin, Samuel, Daniel and Mary.
DEATS or TEATS.
There are three of this family who might be brothers, ADAM, CHRISTIAN and JACOBUS. The name is spelled Dietz, Ditz, Deates, Deats and Teata.
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ADAM may be the same who was m. in New York, 1729, April 21, to Catherine Schonenberg ; the wife, mentioned in his will as Mary, may have been his second wife. He bought, 1747, Nov. 26, 208 acres in Amwell twp., of Mary Kirkbride ; naturalized by act of council, 1744, with Hendrick ; the name of the latter, however, may be an error fo Dils. He was an elder of the "High Dutch Calvinistical Church," of +mwell, at Ringoes. 1747; his will of 1769, Feb. 20, prob. March 25, names wife, Mary, and eleven children :
I. PETER, perhaps "PETER, SEN." who was witness at the bap. at Still- water, of a dau of the following Peter. and was therefore husband of Maria Catharine, who is buried at Stillwater. She was born 22 July, 1719, d. 17 Feb., 1796. A Peter was witness to a mortgage at Amwell in 1768. Peter, Ist, prob. had ch .:
(I). PETER, m. Mary, and had ch .:
1. ELISABETH, b. 1775, March 18, m. Conrad Diether, 1795, Nov. S.
2. MARGARET, b. 1777, Feb. 15.
3. ANNA, b. 1780, Sept. 17.
4. ADAM, (perh. s. of Peter), b. 1788, d. 1855, April 24, at 67 ; m. Hannah, b. 1791, d. 1853, Dec. 29, at 62.
5. JACOB, (perh. s. of Peter), m. Sarah ; had ch .: (1). Juliana, b. 1798, Feb. 23. (2). . Johannes, b. 1800, Aug. 1 -. (3). Johann Jacob, b. 1802, Aug. 30. (4). Elisabeth, b. 1804, Aug. 22. (5). Sarah, b. 1806, April 10. (6). Maria, b. 1808, March 20.
II. JACOBUS, perhaps d. intestate. 1784-5 (Trenton, Lib. 5, fol. 26); lived on Mt. Carmel tract, next to Peter Hoffman ; had perhaps one child :
(I). JACOB, b. 1763, d. 1835, Oct. 23, at 72, m. Elisabeth Bird, b. 1777, d. 1840, July 11, at 63 ; his will was prob. 1835, Dec. 12 ; had ch .:
1. MARY, m. Godfrey Bulmer.
2. BARBARA, m. Philip Philhower.
3. EVA, m. a Bulmer.
4. PETER R., m. Rachel Schuyler (dau. of Andrew); had ch .: (1). Andrew S., m. Mary Auble. (2). Dorothea, m. Philip Apgar. (3). Fanny, m. Charles Glazier. 14). Mary, m. John Smith. (5). Elisabeth, m. Noah Hoffman. (6). Peter, m. Caroline Buchanan. (7). George, m. Mary Rowe. (8). Susan, m. Oliver Perry. (9). Rachel, m. George Thurston. (10). Jane, m. George N. Burrill. (11). Jacob, m. Jane Read. (12). Isaac, m. Sarah Sutton. (13). Sophia, m. William Roberts. (14). Mantius H., m. Ellen -. (15). Elmira, m. Lambert Crater. (16). John M., m. Elisabeth Felmly (dau. of John C.). (17). Garner, m. Adaline Alpaugh (dau. of Stephen R. H.).
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