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(IX). SARAH, m. a Roland.
(X). REBECCA, m. [Henry !] Hoffman.
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IV. JACOB, prob. the one, b. 1756, d. 1828, res. in West Amwell twp., m. Sarah Heath (dau. of William!, b. 1759, d. 1828 ; had ch .:
(I). JOHN.
(II). PAUL K., b. 1788, m. 23 Feb., 1811, Sarah Sharp (dau. of Elisha), b. 13 Feb., 1793, d. 22 Aug., 1876 ; had ch .: 1. Jacob, b. 21 Oct., 1813, m. Margaret K. Bellis ; 2. Elisha, d. Fairview, Ill .; 3. Strah M., m. John L. Bellows.
(III). HESRY.
(IV), ANDREW.
(V). ASHER.
(VI). RICHARD
(VII). HIRAM.
(VIII). ANN.
(IX). MAHALAH, m. Ge rge Dilts, of La'nbertville. N. J.
V. MARY, m. a Bodine.
VI. ANNE, m. a Cool.
VII. ELISABET !! , m. a Tid [Teats ?].
VIII. CATHARINE.
IX. CHRISTEEN, m. a Wambagh ; executors were John Bodine and Paul Cool, prob. sons-in-law.
JOHN W .. his will, dated, Lebanon, 30 July, 1787, prob. 27 Nov., 1789, names "my bro. Philip," and ch .:
I. JOHN.
II. ANNE, m. Peter Rodenbough.
TII. HARMONAS.
IV. ELISABETH, m. Mordechai Mckinney.
V. PETER.
VI. JOSEPH.
VII. CHARITY, m. Casper Hendershot.
VIII. CATHERINE, who had son Maroits [Moritz].
MISCELLANEOUS-WILLIAM, whose will dated Knowlton, 17 June, 1793, prob. 24 Sept., 1794, names wife Rachel and ch .: 1. John; 2. Adan ; 3. William. SAMUEL, of Warren Co., near Hope, b. 26 Nov., 1765, m. Rachel Ogden (dau. of Gabriel), b. 22 May, 1782 ; had ch .: 1. Charles. b. 3 Aug., 1807, d. 1814 ; 2. Jaseph R., b. 17 Nov., 1794, d. 1876 ; 3. James S .. b. 1797, d. 1843 ; 4. Betsey M., b. 1810, d. 1865 ; 4. Sarah A., b. 1815, d. 1882. ELISABETH, buried at Yellow Frame Pres. Ch., near Johnsonburgh. N. J., b. 5 Jan., 1770. d. 13 June, 1799. ADAM'S estate administered by Peter, 31 Maroh, 1798, in Sussex Co. HENRY's estate administered by his wife Urie, 28 May, 1787, in Hunterdon Co. JOHN WILLIAM, MANOSS [Her- manes], MORITZ and SCHIRDGEN [Jurgen (?) or George] occur in the list of John Peter Nitzer's customers in German Valley, 175? and 8. DAVID and Mary have ch. (on Lebanon ch. records): 1. Johannes, b. 2 March, 1769 ; 2. Jacob, b. 8 Nov., 1770 : 3. Abraham, 10 Oct., 1773 ; 4. Herman, b. 13 June, 1779 ; 5. Elisabeth, b. 14 Dec., 1781. HERMANES and Christena had ch .: 1. Catherine, b. 1 June, 1767. 2. Johannes, b. 21 June, 1770. MORITZ and Catherine, had ch .: 1. Elisabeth, b. 18 April, 1771 ; 2. Catherine, b. 13 Feb., 1773 ; 3. Moritz, b. 8 Jan., 1780 ; 4. Catherine b. 14 June, 1803 : 5. William Brewer, b. 2 Nov., 1805. JOHN and Margaret Blumin [feminine form of Blum or Bloom]; had ch .: 1. Maria, b. 2 May, 1763 ; 2. Mag- dalena, b. 12 Feb., 1767 ; 3. Sophia, b. 14 Feb., 1769 ; 4. Dorothea, b. 1771.
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DORLAND.
JAN GERRISE (i. e. 'OHN, S. OF GARRET) arrived in this country 1652 ; took oath of allegiance in Brooklyn 1687 ; prob. had son GERRIT, who took oath of allegiance in Brooklyn 1687, described as born in this country ; prob. rem. to Staten Island ; prob. he or a son Gerrit had ch. whose baptisms are recorded ou the Somerville records :
GERRIT, s. of Jan Gerrise.
I. MARIA, bap. 20 Oct., 1706.
II. LISBET, bap. 26 Oct., 1709.
III. GAERTJEN, bap. 6 Aug., 1712
IV. WILLIAM, bap. 1 Aug., 1725.
LAMBERT 's in Brooklyn 1663 ; rem. to Staten Island, then to the Raritans 1717 or before. He is perhaps a bro. of Garret ; perhaps had ch., who owned land. 1769, adjoining one another at Sourland. Somerset Co .:
I. LAMBERT.
II. GARRET.
III. ABRAHAM.
IV. JOHANNES, perh. the one, whose will, 7 June, prob. 5 Aug., 1754. names wife Altje, "my three bros." [not named] and sisters.
V. ALTJE.
VI. GERTJE.
PETER, prob. a grandson of one of the above, was a miller ; rem. to Canada with all his family but his s. Samuel; m. Margaretha and had ch .:
I. WILLIAM, b. 3 May, 1803.
II. CATHERINE ROBERTS, b. 1805.
III. HENRY.
IV. SAMUEL, b. 1809, d. 12 April, 1774, m. Catherine Teeter ; has ch .: ISAAC, miller in G. V.
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ROBERT DRAKE, b. Devonshire, Eng., 1580 ; d. Jan. 14, 1668 ; from Exeter, New England, rem. to Hampton, N. H., where he " entered his causion" about house and lands, bo't of Sam'l Peabody, in 1650, Mar. 15 ; selectman, 1654 ; will May 15, 1663 ; prob. Apr. 11, 1668. Mentions three children in his will with two dau's of his son Nathaniel (Jane and Rachel), and four of Abraham (Susan- nah, Mary, Elisabeth and Hannah.):
I. NATHANIEL, b. Devonshire, Eng., 1612 ; rem. Portsmouth ; on grand jury, 1656 ; selectman. 1691 ; m. 1 unknown ; 2, Jane, wid. of William Berry ; had ch .: Rachel, and Jane, m, William Wallace, Dec. 15, 1673. II. ABRAHAM, b. Devonshire, Eng., 1620; rem. with his wife, Jane, to Hampton ; had ch .: Susannah, m 1 (as 2d w.) Capt. Anthony Bracket of Falmouth ; 2, Oct. 30, 1700, John Taylor of Hampton ; Abraham. b. Dec. 29, 1654 ; Sarah, b. Aug. 20, 1656 ; Mary, b. Mar. 25, 1658 ; Elisa- beth, b. July 11, 1660 ; Hannah, b. Oct. 14, 1662 ; Robert, b. Sept. 27, 1664.
III. SUSANNAH.
IV. FRANCIS, (supposed to be a son of Robert, although not mentioned in his will) at "Portsmouth, N. H., 1661, where he is found on the grand jury, 1663 ; prob. rem. to N. J. soon after." (Savage's Geneal. Dict.) ;
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d. about 1687 ; m. Mary and had ch .:
(I). FRANCIS, d Piscataway, will prob. April 27, 1733 ; m. Patience ; had ch .: 1. Martha ; 2. Rachel, m. 1733 Reune Runyon (son Vincent), b. 1711, d. 1776 ; had 6 children, b. fr. 1735-46 ; 3. Betty ; 4. Francis ; 5. Benjamin ; 6. James ; 7. Henry ; 8. Joseph, Jr., m. 1 Catherine Cheeseman ; 2 Elisabeth Crow, 1754, Mar. 27.
(II). GEORGE, d. Piscataway, will prob. Nov. 8, 1709 ; m. Mary Oliver of Elisabethtown ; had ch .:
1. ANDREW, m. Hannah Fitzrandolph (dau of Joseph) ; d. Piscataway, will prob. Dec. 2, 1743 ; had ch. : (1) Jeremiah, will prob. 1759, Piscat- away, names Andrew, Jeremiah, Hugh, Ruth and Martha ; (2) Edward, perh. from Piscataway to Washington Valley, and had Joseph, Jeremiah, Andrew, Mary, Catherine, Sarah ; (3) David, will, Piscataway, 1747, names w. Sarah and ch. Susannah, Sarah, Mary, and bros. Jeremiah and Fitzrandolph Drake ; (4) Joanna, m a Manning ; (5) Susannah, m. a Smalley ; (6) Mercy, m. [Ger- shom] Lee ; (7) Lydia ; (8) Sarah ; (9) Catherine.
2. JONATHAN.
3. DAVID.
4. GEORGE.
5. ELISABETH.
6. SUSANNAH.
7. MARY.
8. HANNAH.
9. DEBORAH.
(III). REV. JOHN, d. 1739 (1740 ?) pastor Baptist Church of Piscataway until his death, also civil magistrate ; m. 1 Rebecca Trotter, 1677 ; 2d and 3d wives unknown ; will prob April 7, 1740, names Benjamin, Isaac, Abraham, Samuel, Hannah (and her sons, Samuel and Jonas, exec- utors), Sarah Fulson, Mary Davis, and grandchildren Abraham, John, Philip, Gershom
1. JOHN (perhaps of Piscataway, will prob. May 30, 1751, names w. Ann, bro .- in-law Jos. Fitzrandolph and cousin Joseph Drake Jr.)
2. FRANCIS.
3. SAMUEL.
4. JOSEPH, perhaps of Piscataway ; will prob. Feb. 7, 1758, names wife Sarah and children, (1) Ephraim ; (2) Reuben ; (3) Timeon ; (4) Imlo (Imla ?) ; (5) Joseph
5. BENJAMIN, perhaps of Hopewell, Hunterdon county ; tax list, Hope- well township, 1722, "Ben. Drack, 260 acres; will prob. Ang. 30, 1763, names wife Hannah and children,
(1) REBECCA,
(2) ZECHARIAH.
(3) HANNAH
(4) WILLIAM.
(5) EDMOND perh. of Hopewell ; will prob. June, 1767; exec. John and wife not named ; had ch., Nicholas, Catherine, Elisabeth ; he names in will "my bro's Thomas, Nathan and Daniel."
(6) FRANCIS (not in will of Benjamin); will, Hopewell, Feb. 7 and April 17, 1753, names bro's Zechariah, Edmond and Daniel ;
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half-sister Hannah and bro .- in-law Richard Evans
(7) THOMAS (called bro. in will of Edmond).
(8) DANIEL (called bro. in will of Edmond and Francis).
6. ABRAHAM, perh. of Roxbury, whose will dated there 1759, was prob. Newton, N. J., May 6, 1763, names four children below ; in deed, 1761, Abraham and Deliverance sell 368 acres to Moses Tompkins, all of Roxbury and land also ; bought 54 acres from Proprietors, 25 April, 1751, what is now the mill property at Drakesville ; in 1819 this property, then belonging to Abraham and Jacob B. Drake, was sold by Sheriff to Abigail Young ; m. Deliverance and had ch : (1) ABRAHAM (deceased at time of father's will, 1759); had two chil- dren mentioned in their grandfather's will, viz :
(a) ABRAHAM, b. 1730, April 23 ; d. Feb. 7, 1806 ; bur. at Succa- sunna ; will pr. Feb. 25, 1806 ; m. Anna Young (daughter of Morgan ?), April 17, 1763 ; had ch .: JACOB, "3d," at first thought to be Jacob, who married Ellen and had child. bap. at Whippany, but this Jacob was married as early as 1757, and therefore could not be the son of Abraham and Anna ; probably b. 30 April, 1772, d. 27 Nov., 1843, m. Anna, b. 12 Feb., 1775, d. 8 Jan., 1837, both buried at Succasunna ; WILLIAM Y., m. Jane Cory ; rem., 1808, from Drakesville to Ohio and from there to Illinois ; had ch .: Elisabeth, d. at 5 : Charlotte, m. Cyrus Longworthy in 1814; Lewis, d. at 2 ; David A., b. 1 July, 1799, d. 6 Aug., 1849, m. Elisabeth Ogden (dau. of John O. of New Brunswick), had Jane, John O., James P., Charles S. C., Mary Ann, David M. C .; Sarah, m. James Patterson ; Anna, m. Robert Mur- phy ; Morgan, died young ; Catherine, m. Asa Gregg ; Rachel L., m. Amariah Watson ; Mary, m. first, Elisha Wood ; second. A. Clark ; William C., m. first, Lucy Wat- son ; second, Mrs. A. Longworthy ; MORGAN, b. Dec. 24, 1764 ; d. Nov. 3, 1806 ; will pr. Dec. 11 ; wife Sarah, no chil- dren ; ELISABETH, m. first, Abraham Slack ; second, an Easton, and lived in Peoria, Ill .; CATY.
(b) COL. JACOB, b. 21 April, 1732, at Piscataway; d. Sept., 1823, at 93 ; bot. 500 acres near Drakesville, 1789 ; m. first, Charity Young, b. 1744, d. 26 Oct., 1776, at 32 ; second, 13 Dec., 1781, Esther Dickerson (dau. Capt. Peter, and widow of George King) ; had one child by first wife and six by the second :
(aa) RACHEL, m. 10 Oct., 1782, Samuel Howell (s. of. Chas. ? ). (bb) CLARISSA, b. 23 Aug., 1783, d. 31 Mar., 1857, m. Ebenezer Woodruff.
(cc) SILAS, b. 10 April, 1790 ; had 3 children and went West.
(dd) The HON. GEORGE KING, b. 16 Sept., 1788, d. May, 1837 ; Judge of the Supreme Court, N. J.
(ee) PETER, b. 9 April, 1792.
(f) ELIZA, b. 4 April, 1794, m. Jan., 1814, Dr. A. Woodruff.
(c) HEZEKIAH, owned land at Drakestown ; had ch .:
(aa) SILVANUS, b. 1760, d. 24 Nov., 1824, m. Elisabeth Hilts (dau. of Anthony), b. 5 May, 1773, d. 24 Nov., 1824 ; res.
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Drakestown, Washington twp., Morris Co., N. J .: had ch .: Anthony, b. 3 May, 1792, m. first, Margaret Corwin; second, Annie Waldorf (wid. of Ezra Caty) by whom 2 ch., Silvanus, b. 1819. and Nelson H., b. 1 July, 1823, who m. Mary C. Wing ; John, m. Amanda Salmon (dau. of Stephen) ; Elisabeth, m. John Budd ; Hezekiah, m. Annie More ; Millie (Miriam), m. John B. Stephens.
(bb) AARON, h. 15 Jan., 1765, d. 1824, m. first, a Hilts ; second, Margaret Gulick. b. 13 July, 1783 ; had ch .: Hezekiah, m. first, Melinda Lake (dau. of Garret) ; second, -; John, h. 17 Aug., 1805, m. a Thorpe ; Clarissa, b. 24 July, 1803, m. Samuel Stephens (s. of Daniel); Eliza, b. 13 Oct., 1814, m. Wm. C. Hilts (s. of Samuel) ; Ebenezer Woodruff, b. 28 May, 1823, m. Margaret Lake (dau. of Jacob).
(d) SILAS, "SENIOR" (Silvanus or Silvester), b. 1737, d. at Hope, Warren Co., 15 Sept., 1812 ; rem. to Hope from Drakestown, Morris Co., m. Mercy, h. 1742, d. 30 Jan., 1815 ; had ch .: Hezekiah, b. 1777, d. 1810, at 33 ; Miriam (or Millie), m. Caleb Swazey of Hope : a daughter, m. Jacob Swazey, and rem. to N. Y. State ; perhaps others.
(e) JULIUS.
(f) MIRIAM, m. William Young.
(2) NATHANIEL, freeholder, Roxbury twp., 1741 ; licensed tavern keeper, July, 1743 ; his will, 13 Jan., prob. 2 May, 1778, in Sussex Co., names w. Ann, and 4 ch .; the executors are Col. Jacob Drake, Jabesh Bell and John Besherer, all of Morris Co .; had ch .:
(a) NATHANIEL, his will, "Hardwick, Sussex Co." prob. 18 Feb., 1824, names brother John, sister Anne, Mary McClennen, John Drake, Jr., Nathaniel Drake, Jr., Samuel Drake, Alex- ander Drake, Sarah Penny, Margaret Drake, Anne Wilcox, and George B. Drake ; all prob. children of his brothers and sisters.
(b) JOSEPH, b. 1761. d. 1813, m. first, Miss Desire ; second, Mrs. Susannah Ayres ; had ch .: Nathaniel; John; Sarah, m. a Penny ; Martha ; Alexander F .; Margaret, m. William Young ; Mark L .; George B., b. 28 Sept., 1812, m. first, Mary Ann Potts ; second, Sarah A. Crissman.
(c) SAMUEL. (d) JOHN.
(3) JACOB, who signs call to minister for Succasunna church 1768 ; prob. had at least one son :
(a) JACOB, m. Joan (Jane) Chambers, wid. of Moses Ayres (who d. 1750, Nov., and left five children) :
(aa) SIMEON, b. - , m. Mary Terry, had Esther (brought up by J. I. Cooper) and Simeon.
(bb) PAUL, h. 17 Jan., 1761, prob. d. Sept., 1828, m. first, Mary Luce, d. 2 April, 1792, m. 18 Sept., 1781 ; second, Lydia Hays, 7 Dec., 1792 ; had ch .: Miriam, b. 14 June, 1782,
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m. Burris Montanye ; Sarah, b. 1 Oct., 1783 ; Elisabeth, b. 28 Nov., 1784, m. Sylvester Larison ; Jacob, b. 23 May, 1786, m. - Hann ; Nancy, b. 4 Aug., 1787, m. Gilbert Youngs ; Zephaniah L., b. 1 Feb., 1799, m. Mary M. Hart (dau. Capt. William) ; Paul B., b. 27 May, 1791, m. Hannah Runyon, had Sarah (m. Peter Bale), Fordham L. and Catherine ; Mary L., b. 20 Jan., 1792, m. Isaac Lyon.
(cc) JEREMIAH.
(dd) FRANCIS, (writes from Goshen to his bro. Paul, 1806).
(ee) JACOB, JR., b. 10 Mar., 1763, d. 29 Mar., 1844, m. Phebe McCurry, b. 18 Oct., 1768, d, 1832 ; had ch .: Malcolm, b. 1 Aug., 1785, d. 17 Nov., 1792 ; Zephaniah, h. 3 Dec., 1788, d. 7 Nov., 1834, m. first, Ruth Faircloe (dau. of Isaiah), b. 3 July, 1788, d. 8 June, 1825 ; second, Martha Halsey ; Jacob, b. 1791, d. 1792 ; John, b. 16 Aug., 1796, d. 31 Aug., 1854, m. Mary Emmons (dau. of Nicholas) ; no children.
(T) JOHN.
(gg) ELIAS.
(4) ELISHA, signs, 1768, with Jacob, the call to minister for Succa- sunna and Chester Pres. Ch .; prob. had ch .: Jacob, whose will "Roxbury," May 27, prob. 2 June, 1777, names three brothers ; John, Daniel and Elisha.
7. SARAH.
8. ISAAC, whose will, prob. Essex, 1759, names ch .: (1). Samuel ; (2). Isaac ; (3). Daniel ; (4). Nathaniel ; (5). Hannah, m. Geo. Lang.
9. REBECCA, perh. m. James Fitzrandolph (s. of Joseph, who was born 1656).
10. JACOB.
11. EBENEZER, prob. the one who bought land of John Boynton on Schooley's Mountain near Drakestown, 16 June, 1757.
12. EPHRAIM, perhaps the one who bought the tavern lot at Pleasant Grove, Schooley's Mountain in 1768. An Ephraim bought land near Newton, Sussex Co., 14 July, 1768 ; perhaps removed from Andover to Sandyston, after the Revolution, and had son Benja- min, and grandson John.
DANIEL, perh, son of JACOB, who was son of ABRAHAM of Roxbury ; his name is not included in names of the sons of the 1st JOHN of the other family of Mendham, but claimed to be of the same family. "Bought farm 250 acres near Mendham still in family"; m. Phebe Extell, 27 Dec., 1759 ; had ch .:
I. ELISABETH, b. 8 April, 1761.
II. DANIEL, h. 17 Nov., 1762, d. Aug. 1, 1834, m. Eunice Drake (dau. John), b. 2 Aug., 1769, d. 21 Sept., 1844 ; had ch .:
(I). JOHN, b. 21 May, 1790, d. 7 May, 1868, m. Miriam Hall (dau. of Rich- ard and Elisabeth Roy), 1826 ; had ch .: Sarah C., b. 1827 ; Aaron b. 1831, m. Emilia J. Caldwell ; Caroline, b. 1837.
(II). AARON, b. Mar 5, 1794, d. 1828 at 35, m. first, Mary Scudder (dau. -), 1816 ; second, Ann H. Harrison ; had ch .: Julia A., b. 1817; Julius A., b. 1828, m. A. Caldwell.
(III). JULIA ANN, b. 10 Dec., 1799, m. first, Rufus Sanders, 1821 ; second,
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Abram Reynolds.
(IV). HENRY, b. 24 June, 1803, m. first, Sarah A. Sturgis ; second Phebe Cary
III. HENRY, b. 5 July, 1765.
IV. PHEBE, b. 24 Jan., 1768.
V. JEMIMA, b. 10 Jan., 1771.
CHARLES, bought of Isaac Decou, 1779, 321 acres, including the Schooley's Mt. Springs ; his will, June 6, prob. Aug. 8, 1791, names wife Sarah and ch .:
I. RACHEL, m. David Pisher ; had ch .:
(I). JOHN, b. 4 July, 1788.
(II). ZACHARIAS, b. 9 March, 1790.
(III). SARAH, b. 29 Oct., 1791.
(IV). ANNA, b. 29 Sept., 1794.
(V). MARIA, b. 19 Nov., 1796,
II. WILLIAM, b. Sept. 22, 1756, d. Feb. 21, 1852, m. Agnes Johnson of New- ton, b. 1772, d. April 28, 1853 ; had ch .:
(I). ABRAHAM, res. Drakesville and Stanhope, m. for second wife a Drake ; first and third unknown.
(II). HAMPTON, m. Ellen Fisher.
(III). JOB, res. Newton, N. J., m. third, Elisabeth Johnson ; first and second unknown.
(IV). CHARLES, res. Walnut Grove.
(V). JOHN, not married.
(VI). JAMES, res. Schooley's Mountain, b. 1796, m. Hester Wyckoff ; had ch .: (a). Eliza A., m. Simon V. Fisher (s. of George and Anna) ; (b). Elmira, m. John Anthony ; (c). Hampton, m. Caroline Groff (Will); (d). Joseph, m. Mary Cool (daughter of Will.); (e). Mary, d. at 21 ; (f). James, m. Charlotte Drake (of Stanhope, dist. relat'n).
III. MARGARET, m. Casper Hendershot.
IV. ABIGAIL.
V. RUTH, m. Israel Swazey (s. of Israel).
VI. ZECHARIAH, m. Mary.
VII. MARY.
VIII. SARAH.
IX. CHARLES, removed to Pittston, Pa.
X. BENJAMIN.
IMLA, (prob. s. of Joseph, who was s. of Rev. John), b. May 1, 1751, d. Jan. 3, 1826 ; rem. from Hunterdon Co. to Warren, m. Temperance McPherson, b. Oct. 15, 1750, d. Jan. 13, 1826 ; had ch .:
I. SAMUEL, b. Amwell twp., Hunterdon Co .. April 26, 1774, d. March 31, 1848, m. Catherine Hulshizer (dau. of John Martin), b Sept. 14, 1775, d. March 17, 1853 ; lived in Warren Co. near Asbury; had ch .:
(I). REBECCA, b. Feb. 1, 1797, d. Dec. 2, 1865, m. first, an Osborn ; second a Stewart.
(II). MARGARET, b. Nov. 5, 1798, d. Dec. 2, 1865 [? 1881, July 21], m. Thos. Moffat.
(III). SARAH, b. June 9, 1801, d. 1802.
(IV). JOHN, b. Dec. 19, 1803, d. April 28, 1873, m. Margaret Stewart.
(V). MARTIN, b. May 19, 1806, d. May 2, 1887, m. Sophia M'Ginley.
(VI). TEMPERANCE, b. Nov. 22, 1809, d. June 17, 1872, m. Luther C. Carter.
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(VII). MARY, b. Ang. 22, 1812, d. Feb. 6, 1852, unmarried.
(VIII). SAMUEL S., b. Jan. 14, 1816, d. Aug. 18, 1867, m. Susan Vliet (dau. of Jesse).
(IX). WILLIAM, b. June 22, 1818, m. Rachel M. Axford (dau. of Daniel). (X). DAVID A , b. Mar. 9, 1821, d. 1878, m. Lucy Barr.
II. DAVID, m. Sarah Henry.
III. IMLA, m. Jane Kerr.
IV. REBECCA, m. Joseph Drake.
V. RACHEL, m. Abraham Pyles.
VI. MARY, b. 1787, d. Sept. 21, 1794, at seven years and five months; buried at Quakertown, N. J.
DRAKES OF MENDHAM.
JOHN from Holland, m. Magdalena Brouwer, 1718 : she was bap. 8 March, 1704, dau. of Jacob and Annetje Bogardus (dau. of William, son of Dominie Ever. ardus Bogardus and Anneka Jans) ; perhaps the same as the JOHANNES DRACK, who signs subscription, 29 April, 1715, towards building the Ref. Dutch church of Jamaica, L. I., and whose pew falls to the church in the year 1721, probably because he had moved away ; had ch .:
I. JOSIAH.
II. WILLIAM.
III. JACOB, m. Helen ; Jacob and Helen "renew covenant" at Whippany 6 Feb., 1757 ; have ch. bap. at Whippany :
(I). CORNELIUS, bap. 7 Feb., 1757.
(II). STEPHEN, bap. 7 Feb., 1757.
(III). MARY, bap. 7 Feb., 1757.
(IV). JEMIMA, bap. 7 May, 1769.
(V). JACOB, bap. 17 May, 1772 [b. 30 April, 1772, d. 27 Nov., 1843, m. Anna, b. 12 Feb., 1775, d. 8 Jan., 1837 ; both buried at Succasunna]?
IV. JOHN (son of John and Magdalene Brower), b. 1733, d. at Mendnam, 28 Aug., 1784, at 51, m. Sarah Perry; his will prob. 16 Sept., 1784 ; had ch .:
(I). MARY, b. 1757, d. 10 Feb., 1826, at 68.
(II). SARAH, m. Ephraim Carnes.
(III). HANNAH, b. June, 1758, m. June, 1787, Nathaniel Wh ttaker.
(IV). EUNICE, b. 2 Aug., 1769, d. 1844, m. Daniel Drake (s. of Daniel and Pbebe Extell).
(V). LYDIA.
(I). JOHN, died near Succasunna.
(VII). ? EBENEZER, b. 17 Aug., 1757, m. Mary Wills (dau. of Samuel), b. 25 May, 1759, d. 30 July, 1850 ; had one son James W .. m. Susan Doty.
V. MARTHA.
VI. SAMUEL, has dau. Martha, bap. at Whippany, 28 Dec., 1760.
VII. PHEBE.
VIII. BENJAMIN.
IX. ESTHER.
X. MARY. XI. ZEPHANIAH.
XII. EVERARDUS, perh. the same as GERRERDUS (Gerard), who is plaintiff and defendant in two cases in Court of Common Pleas, Morris Co., July and Sept. 1754 ; m. 27 Feb., 1753, Sarah Beach, [Whippany records].
MISCELLANEOUS-DIRCK CLAESEN DRAECK has a son bap. in New York, 7
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EARLY GERMANS OF NEW JERSEY
March, 1653. JoaN. m. in New York, 25 April, 1715, Belietje Hill.
MARRIAGES ON RECORD AT TRENTON-Gershom Drake, of Middlesex, to Rachel Drake, 25 Aug., 1740. Isaac, of Essex, to Ruth Martin, 23 Feb., 1743. William, of Bucks Co., Pu., to Lydia Drake, 27 Jan., 1746. John to Mary Munde, 8 Mar., 1749. Joseph, of Middlesex, to Mary Davis, 9 May, 1749. Nathan, of Piscataway, to Ruth Drake, of Essex, 31 Aug., 1752. Jaseph, Jr., of Middlesex, to Catherine Cheeseman, 8 Nov., 1752. Joseph Jr., of Middlesex, to Elisabeth Crow, 27 March, 1764. James, of Middlesex, to Mary Ross, 8 May, 1765 Benjamin, of Hunterdon, to Sarah Wood, 7 April, 1760. Nathan, of Hunterdon, to Tamar Jones, 21 May, 1770. William, of Salem, to Sarah Booth, 2 Nov., 1774. Hugh, of Salem, to Jane Chester, 1 Dec., 1775. Daniel, of Hunterdon, to Phebe Reeder, 8 July, 1777. John, of Hunterdon, to Charity Hunt, 20 Feb., 1779. Thomas, of Hunterdon, to Elisa- beth Reeder, 1 March, 1785.
DUFFORD.
PHILIP DUFFORD, (Tofort, Tuffort, Duford, Dufford, Deforb) ; the name sug- gests a Huguenot origin, perhaps being originally Devoor, or DuFour. (See below for this family). Philip Tofort, Sr., and Philip Tofort, Jr., arrived at Pbila., 11 Sept., 1735, in the ship Robert and Oliver, with the Neighbor, Weise, Terriberry and other German Valley families. Philip prob. leased what is now the Nathan Anthony property near Middle Valley, afterwards occupied by his son Jacob ; his will, dated 15 Feb., 1767, prob. 1 Feb., 1769, names w. Catrina, sons Adam and George. one dau., Mary Magdalena, and grandson, Jurry Stuffy [George Stephen], the latter being a son of Jacob ; prob. had ch .:
I. JACOB, not mentioned in his father's will ; but his son George Stephen is; had ch .:
(I). MATTHIAS, b. 1738, d. 1818, "ay 27; (will prob. 1818, Jan. 5), m. Judith Trimmer, b. 1746, d. 1798, Oct. 18, at 52 years, 5 months, 18 days ; had ch .:
1. JOHN, m. (1), 1791, Dec. 25, Ann Trimmer (dau. of Leonard), b. 1770, Dec. 22, d. 180%, Dec. 4, and (2), Margueretta Swackhamer (dau. of Jobn 1st) ; had ch .: (1). Mary ; (2). James ; (3). Stephen ; (4). Theadore ; (5). John ; (6). Annie; (7). Jacob, m. Jane ; had one child, John, b. 1807, Oct. 12 ; (8). Matthias, b. 1808, Oct. 14.
2. JACOB, m. 1792, Jan. 10, Elisabeth Hager (dau. of David), b. 1778 ; bad ch .:
(1). MARY, b. 1795, Dec. 16, m. 1813, Jan. 21, John Derryberry (s. of Philip).
(2). JOHN, b. 1797, m. (1), Sophia Dufford (dau. of Jacob, the s. of George Stepben) ; (2) Mrs. Elisabeth Hoffman (dau. of Henry H.); (3) Mrs. Julia A. Hoffman (dau. of Henry H.); had ch .: PHILIP, m. Mary Trimmer ; JACOB, m. (1) Eme line Trimmer ; (2) Mary Taylor (dau. of Thomas) ; MORRIS, m. (1) Elisabeth Skinner ; (2) Mary Gulick (dau. of John William and Margaret Dufford): ELISABETH, m. Joseph Rice ; MARIAR, m. Nelson Trimmer (s. of Andrew) ; SARAH, died young ; SALLIE, unmarried ; only child by second wife.
(3). DAVID, m. Mary Derose ; had ch .: Augustus, m. Margaret Thomas (dau. of Jobn) ; Caroline, m. D. H. Wolfe ; Sophia, m. George Youngs (s. of Stephen) ; James, m. Mary Hann
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(dau. of Charles); George, unmarried ; Clara Woodruff, unmarried ; Jennie Meeker, unmarried.
(4). WILLIAM, m. Harriet Woodruff ; res. at Newark ; had ch .: Theodore, m. Jane Meeker ; Mary, m. Thomas Harrison ; Clara, m. John Kessam.
(5). MATTHIAS, m. Maria Wise (dau. of Jacob In), whose second husband was Morris Naughright ; had ch .: Mary Elisa- beth, m. Philip Seneca Wise.
3. ANN, m. (2d w.) Philip Kern (s. of Christopher).
4. MARIA, m. Daniel Weyer, of Weyertown, Morris Co.
5. ELISABETH, m. Samuel Schampanore.
(II). GEORGE STEPHEN, b. 1741, d. 1817, Jan. 23, will prob. 1817, Feb. 26, m. Ann Mary Trimmer (dau. of Matthias D), b. 1743, d. 1926, Jan. 5, at 83 years ; had ch .:
1. JACOB, m. 1793, Jan. S, Maria Wise ; had ch .:
(1). JOHN, m. Elisabeth Best ; res. near Flanders ; had ch .: James, m. a Drake ; Stephen, m. a dau. of Jacob Miller : Alford ; Mary, m. a Conover ; Ann, unmarried.
(2). PHILIP, m. Clarissa Dickerson ; had ch .: Elisabeth, m. a Henry ; Mary, unmarried ; Ellen, m. Philip Karn ; James O., d. in the war, unmarried ; Theodore, rem. to West and married ; George, m. Mary Cool (dau. of John); Henry, went West : one died in infancy.
(3). WILLIAM, m. Merilda Wise (dau. of Andrew and widow of Andrew Trimmer); had ch .: Eliphalet W., went West : William, m. Delia Hiller (dau. of Rev. Alfred); Elisabeth, m. L. Hager Trimmer (s. of Anthony); Eliza, m. Samuel Klotz.
(4). JACOB, m. Catherine Vandervoort ; had ch .: Ella, m. a Patterson ; William ; Benjamin.
(5). GEORGE, b. 1794, m. Elisabeth Neighbor (dau. of Leonard IID, b. 1800. "Lived several years on Fox Hill, then returned to German Valley where he owned 550 acres of land:" had ch .:
(a). LEONARD N., b. 1819, m. Jane Lanc -.
(b). STEPHEN, b. 1822, d. -
(c). WILLIAM G., b. 1824, m. (1) Caroline Welsh ; (2) Mary Ann Hoffman : had ch. (Ist wife): Elisabeth, who m. Daniel Spangenberg (Washington, N. J.); (2d wife) George, Stephen, Marguerite Fritts (died young), Caroline, Hen- rietta, Mary, Jemima, Anna, Sarah, Alice, Minnie, Louisa.
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