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HEDGES.
WILLIAM, 1st, b. - , d. 1674, a Puritan from England. At first went to South- ampton ; on list of its citizens 1644 ; in 1649 helped form East Hampton ; first settler of the name at L. I .; m. Rose -; hai two sons and four daughters, Stephen, Isaac, names of daughters not known.
STEPHEN 1st, son of William 1st, b. Jan., 1634, d. July 7, 1734, at about 100 years ; had ch .: John, b. 1670 ; Daniel, b. 1677 : William 2d, b. 1679.
WILLIAM 2d, son of Stephen Ist, b. 1679, d. 1768 or 1771, m. 2 March, 1705, Abiah Mulford. His will names wife Zerviah and ch .: William, bap. 1706 ; Hannah, bap. 1708 ; Mary, bap. 1710 ; Jeremiah, bap. 1713 ; David, bap. 1715 ; Abiah, bap. 1717 ; Ezekiel, bap. 1719 ; Lewis, bap. 1722 ; Stephen, bap. 1724.
STEPHEN 2d, s. of William 2d, bap. 1724, m. Jan. 1, 1748, Mary Miller ; had ch .: Jane, bap. 1762 ; David, bap. 1762 ; Joseph, M. D., b. May 11, 1766.
JOSEPH, M. D., son of Stephen 2d, b. 11 May, 1766, bap. 1767, d. Mar. 11, 1824, m. Elisabeth Woodhull (dau. of William and Elisabeth Hedges, of Chester, Mor- ris Co., N. J.), b. 1749 ; had ch .:
I. WILLIAM WOODHULL, M. D., b. Sept. 6, 1790, d. May 25, 1875 ; had children : (I). JOSEPH.
(II). JAMES.
(III). SMITH.
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(IV). MRS. HONEYMAN, of New Germantown, N. J.
(V). MRS. DR. JOHN TODD, of Tarrytown, N. Y.
II. STEPHEN, b. Feb. 15, 1798, d. - , m. Rachel A. Baldwin ; had ch .:
(I). SARAH,
(II). ELISABETH.
(III). JOSEPH.
(IV). MARY.
(V). FRANCIS.
(VI). JULIA.
(VII) EMMA.
III. HENRY, b. Jan. 26, 1803, m. Mary A. Topping ; had ch. :
(I). REV. CHARLES E., m. Mary Jane.
(In). JENNIE, m. Rev. G. M. Blauvelt.
IV. MARY ELISABETH, b. Aug. 16, 1808.
V. MARY MILLER.
VI. SARAH WOODHULL, m. Rev. Abraham Williamson.
URIAH HEDGES owned lot No. 39 of the Elisabethtown lots; m. Betsey Radg- ley ; had ch .: 1. Ulrich, Jr., b. 1725, d. 10 Oct., 1797, m. Phebe Dayton ; 2. Stephen, res. Stony Hill Valley ; 3. Joseph, res. Rockaway, Morris Co., whose will, prob. 24 Feb., 1791, name wife Sarah and ch .: Joseph, Edward, Rhody ; 4. Gilbert, m. Peggy Porterfield. (Littell's Settlers Passaic Valley.)
HENDERSHOT.
The name is variousty spelled as Henneschid, Henneschit, Hinnschutt, Hender- shott ; and it seems to be of Low Dutch or Holland origin.
The first of the name in New Jersey was MICHAEL, who is found in New York in 1710 with his wife, Ann Catharine, and three children, Casper, John Peter and Maria Sophia ; another son, Michael, being born later, probably 1714. The first Michael has children baptised on the Raritan River by the Lutheran pastor of New York from 1716 to 1720. Another family is said to have come in the person or Isaac, their common ancestor, from Saybrooke, Conn., to Lopatcong twp., Warren Co., with Matthias Shipman, having first stopped at German Valley. The truth of this story seems to be that the father of Isaac, John by name, leased a part of the Budd tract in 1749, but soon removed to Greenwich twp., Warren Co. That he came from Connecticut seems doubtful. He was more probably the son of Michael the first, and was born 1720.
MICHAEL, b. 1674, m. Catherine, b. 1680 ; on the list of Palatines of the second emigration, 1710, who remained in New York (Brodhead Documentary Hist.
N. Y., vol. 3, p. 340); rem. to New Jersey, first on the Millstone River, then to the West Jersey Society lands in Hunterdon Co .; had ch .:
I. CASPER, b. 1699 ; commissioner of highways, Hunterdon Co., 1735. March 17 ; signs call to Rev. John Albert Weygand, 1749.
II. MARIA SOPHIA, b. 1704.
III. JOHN PETER, b. 1709.
IV. MICHEL, JR., b. between 1710-16, m. Elisabeth ; will dated Sussex Co., 1786, June 14. prob. Nov. 11 ; named eight children and one grand- child, Moses Morris : 1. Michael, b. 1734, April 5 : 2. John ; 3. Elisabeth, m. a Beemer ; 4. "Catren" (Catherine), m. a Dennis ; 5. Casper; 6. Jacob ; 7. William; 8. Sarah, m. a Roof, prob. Christopher (s. of
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Michael), b. 1760, d. 1844 ; 9. Sophia, m. a Roof, probably Michael (s. of Michael).
V. ELISABETH, b. near the Millstone River, 1716, Jan. 17.
VI. EVA, b. near the Millstone River, 1717, Dec. 27.
VII. JOHANNES, b. 1720, Jan. 23 ; will dated Greenwich, Sussex County (now Warren Co.), 1797, Jan. 26, prob. 1798, Jan. 9 ; will names eleven children and five grandchildren :
(I). JOHN, prob. d. Sussex Co., where his will is dated, 1793, Jan. 28, prob. March 12 ; had son, Nicholas.
(II). MICHEL.
(III). JACOB, b. 1747, d. 1815, July 7, m. Effie Paugh, b. 1750, d. 1824, May 21 ; came to Hampton twp., Sussex Co., before 1771. His estate was divided, 1825, Feb.,14, among nine children :
1. PETER, b. 1770, Nov. 7, d. 1837, June 16, m. Sophia Elisabeth, b. 1774, June 4, d. 1841, Feb. 17 ; his will dated 1837, April 27, prob. June 2 ; names no children of his own.
2. JOHN.
3. JACOB, b. 1783, d. 1834, m. Mary Louis, b. 1791, d. 1853 ; had ch .: (1). Peter ; (2). Jesse; (3). Phebe, m. John Bell ; (4). John; (5). Mary Ann, m. Garret Rosenkrans: (6). Jacob; (7). Clarissa ; (8). Levi ; (9). Hannah.
4. ABRAHAM.
5. ISAAC.
6. ELISABETH, m' Nathaniel Ayres.
7. EFFIE, m. Daniel Pre more.
8. MARY, m. James Smith.
CATHARINE, m. Jacob Arvis.
(IV). ISAAC, had ch .: 1. Elisabeth ; 2. Jacob; 3. John ; 4. Michel ; 5. Isaac.
(V). ELISABETH, m. a Kline.
(VI). MARY, m. a Winegar (Weingartner or Winegarden).
(VII). CATHERINE, m. a Thomas.
(VIII). CHARITY, m. an Allerton.
(IX). REBECCA.
(X). ANN. m. a Roseberry.
(XI). LEAE.
CHARLES B. HENDERSHOT, treasurer and member of the firm of the Stephens Steam Heater Co., of German Valley, is a descendant of a branch of this family, which rem. to New York State and afterwards returned to New Jersey and settled near Stillwater, Sussex Co. After establishing an enviable reputation as a teacher, he left the profession to engage in business.
HENDERSON.
DAVID HENDERSON came from Massachusetts to Asbury, N. J .; was in the war of 1812 ; m. Sarah Matlock ; had ch .:
I. JOHN.
II. HENRY.
III. JAMES.
IV. ELISHA.
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V. DANIEL K. (of Flocktown, Schooley's Mountain), who married Dorothy Schuyler.
VI. STEPHEN.
VII. ELIZA.
VIII. HETTY.
IX. REBECCA.
HENRY.
CONRAD HENRY, bought 147 acres near Readington, Hunterdon Co., 15 April 1752, of Kirkbride, and this property was sold by the rest of the children to their brother John, 29 Dec., 1790; naturalized 1730. Conrad's will dated 1 June, 1756, prob. 3 June, 1757, names wife Margaret and ch .:
I. JACOB ("eldest").
II. WILLIAM.
IIL PETER.
IV. JOHN.
V. HENRY.
VI. CATHERINE.
VII. ANNA ELISABETH.
GEORGE, the son of William (?), and grandson of Conrad Ist ; had ch .:
I. HARMON, b. 1790, d. 24 Dec., 1869, at 79 ; res. at New Germantown, N. J .; m. Margaret Swick, b. 1795, d. 13 Nov., 1865, at 70; had ch .: 1. George, m. first, -; second, Sarah Maria Oates ; 2. John, m. first, Sara Manning ; second, -; 3. Philip, m. Susan Mcknight ; 4. Harriet, m. Dennis Root ; 5. Phebe, m. Samuel McCammon ; 6. Sarah, m. Richard Tunison ; 7. Lydia, m. Albert Allen ; 8. Catherine, m. James Kent ; 9. Emaline, m. Charles Coddington ; 10. Margaret, m. Will. Henry Van Nostrand.
II. CONRAD.
III. GEORGE.
IV. ANN, m. Low. Emmons.
V. MARY, m. George Lunger.
MICHAEL, perhaps a brother of Conrad ; in 1738, a voter of Readington ; one of the first elders of the Amwell Pres. Ch., now at Reaville ; bought, 13 Dec., 1743 from Ananias Allen, 162 acres, near what is now Bloomsbury, Warren Co .; his will, dated Readington, 15 Jan., 1760, prob. 7 Jan., 1761, names wife Jane and ch .: 1. William and his son Arthur ; 2. John ; 3. Michael and his son John ; 4. Daniel ; 5. David, buried at Lamington, b. 1728, d. Jan., 1783, at 55 : 6. Nathaniel, ("if he returns") ; 7. Margaret ; 8. Sarah; 9. Easter (!) ; will names also son-in-law William Bishop.
WILLIAM, eldest son of Michael, m. Hannah Cook, and inherited throngh her, as the grand daughter of John Cook, considerable land in Greenwich twp., (now) Warren Co. They sell, 6 Dec., 1742, 500 acres to Adam Hall, who sells to Ananias Allen, from whom Michael Henry (William's father) buys 162 acres. William's will dated, Greenwich, Sussex Co., 30 Sept., prob. 9 Nov., names wife Hannah and ch .: 1. Arthur ; 2. Michael ; 3. Nathaniel ; 4. Jane; 5. Elisabeth ; 6. Sarah. In 1757, Oct. 19, Hannah Heanrie executes a deed of trust to Michael He .ry and Will. Bishop, for her children until they become 21, of 696 acres in Greenwich and 132 in Bethlehem.
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HILDEBRANT.
MICHEL HELLENBRANT signs the call to Rev. John Albert Weygand, 1749 ; on John Peter Neitzer's ledger in 1763, CHRISTOPHER Hildebrant ; in 1767, May 13, JOHANNES and CHRISTOPHER and, 1780, CHARLES, sign the Articles of Faith of the Lutheran Church, New Germantown.
JOHN, perhaps m. Barbara ; his will, dated Mansfield, 1802, Aug. 17, probated, Newton, 1806, June 7, names eight children :
I. CHRISTOPHER, whose will, prob. 1894, Feb. 4, m. 1781, Jan. 25, Anna Margaret Roelofson ; had ch .:
(I). JOHN, b. 1781, Sept. 19.
(II). HERMANES, b. 1783, Sept. 19, m. Elisabeth Corzatt (dau. of Richard), cousins ; had ch .: 1. Barbara Ann, b. 1807, Jan. 25 : 2. Elisha, b. 1810, Dec. 26 ; 3. Christian Beavers, b. 1815, May 11.
(III). GERTRUDE, b. 1785, Oct. 12, m. 1806, Oct. 12, George Andrew Vesce- lius (s. of Andreas), d. 1850, Mar. 10.
(IV). MARIA BARBARA, b. 1788, July 15, m. a Bryan.
(V). ELIZABETH, b. 1790, Aug. 2.
(VI). CHRISTOPHER.
II. CHARLES, m. Charity, d. Springtown, Warren Co., N. J .; had ch .: (I). JOHN.
(II). WILHELM (William), b. 1792, April 19.
(III). ISAAC, b. 1794, Jan 10, m. first, Nancy Lommason ; second, Rachel Bowman ; had ch .: 1. David, b. 1822, lives at Draketown ; 2. William ; 3. Henry ; 4. John ; 5. Elisabeth ; 6. Cornelius ; 7. Holly (a girl) ; 8. Mary ; 9. Charles ; 10. Thomas.
III. CUNRAD, b. 1762, d. 1850, Feb. 5, m. Phebe Giles, b. 1775, d. 1831, May 5 at 56 ; went to Wyoming, Pa., then returned to New Jersey, to Hope, Warren Co .; will prob. 1840 ; had ch .:
(I). JOHN "C " b. 1795, Dec. 1, m. Mary C. Swayzie (dau. of William), b. 1797, July 4, d. 1872, Jan. 23 ; had ch .: 1. William S., b. 1819, May 29, d. 1886, June 3 ; 2. Conrad G., b. 1821, Aug. 23 ; 3. Cath- erine, b. 1823, Oct. 2, m. James Brands (s. of David) ; 4. John A., b. 1826, June 23 ; 5. Freeman B., b. 1828, Nov. 17 ; 6. Stewart B., b. 1831, Jan. 26 ; 7. Daniel I., b. 1838, April 8 ; 8. James F., b. 1837, May 26 ; 9. Jehiel T., b. 1837, May 26, m. Elisabeth A. Gibbs, of Hackettstown ; 10. Isaiah B., m. Lydia A. Gibbs (dau. of David).
(II). MARGARET, m. a Hoyt.
(III). ELISABETH, b. 1799, d. 1825, Aug. 25, m. Charles Hildebrant, cousins; his will names Margaret Hoyt's daughter, Phebe, and Elisabeth's three children, Conrad, Daniel and Melinda Hildebrant.
IV. FREDERICK, prob. b. 1771, Jan 27, m. "Acky"; will dated Mansfield, 1817, Aug. 5, prcb Sept. 24 ; names wife Acsay and son : (I). HENRY, m. Elisabeth Fritts (dau. of William).
V. CATHARINE, confirmed 1774, May 22, at 17 years of age.
VI. HANNAH (Anna), confirmed 1774, May 22, at 16 years of age.
VII. LENA, has children, named in will of her father, "Acky, John Hildebrand and James Giles"; name of husband not given.
JACOB, b. 1762, April 9, m. Hannah Furman (dau. of Christopher), b. 1768, Nov. 18 ; bought 160 acres now occupied by Henry Rhinehart, his grandson ; had ch .:
I. JOHN, b. 1788, Oct. 16, m. Elisabeth Catherine Ellick ; lived at Fairmount.
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II. BETSEY, b. 1793, June 15, d. 1890, Feb. 13, unmarried.
III. CHRISTOPHER, b. 1795, Sept. 19, m. Elisabeth Rhinehart (dau. of Mar- tin), b. 1797, July 13 ; had ch. :
(I). MARY ANN, m. Peter Amerman.
(II). SARAH, m. James Mapes.
(III). ELIZA, m. George Alpock (s. of Matthias).
(IV). CHARITY, m. Hannibal Alpock (s. of William).
(V). ABBIE, m. Simeon Drake (s. of Elias).
(VI). MARTIN R., m. Sarah E. Alpock (dau. of Adam R.).
(VII). HANNAH, m. Richard Howard.
(VIII). JACOB, m. Mahala Lindabury (dau. of David) . (IX). CHARLOTTE, b. 1814, Jan. 21.
IV. PAUL A., h. 1798, Mar. 30, d. 1883, Mar. 30, unmarried.
V. MARY, b. 1800, July 23, d. 1873, Nov. 18.
VI. JACOB, b. 1802, Nov. 30 ; went West.
VII. ANN, b. 1807, Feb. 4, m a Hull.
VIII. JANE, b. 1809, Aug. 1, m. Wm. Pruden.
LX. HANNAH, b. 1814, Feb. 24, m. David Rhinehart (s. of Martin).
MATTHIAS, second cousin to Christopher, m. Charity Sutton (dau. of Peter) : had ch .: 1. Hannah, m. Manuel Apgar ; 2. Mary, m. Frederick Pickle (s. of George); 3. Julio, m. Daniel Fleming ; 4. Charity, m. Henry Fleming ; 5. Peter m. Caroline Holly ; 6. George, m. first, Sophia Fleming ; second, an Abel ; moved away.
HILER.
PHILIP HILER, m. Mary Rowe, both came from Baden to New Brunswick about 1752. She was bound out to service until she became 18 years of age to pay "her passage over. He bought the farm of John Busenberry. ADAM HEILER signs the call to Rev. John Albert Weygand in 1749; JOHANNES HEYLER is naturalized 1763, June 3 : had ch .:
I. WILLIAM.
II. ADAM, m. Christina Abel.
III. POLLY, m. Silvester Davis.
IV. LENA, m. John Henry.
V. PHILIP, m. Margaret Young ; had ch.
(I). MARY ANN S., m. first, Dennis Potter ; second, Jobn Bosenbury.
(ID). WILLIAM YOUNG, m. Sarah Rowe. (III). ELIZA NEVIUS, m. George Moore.
VI. JACOB m. Yauger.
HILTS.
ANTHONY, b. 1741, d. 27 Oct. 1791, at 50, m. Mary, d. 15 Aug., 1794. It is not known where he first settled, but his grandchildren live near Drakesville, Morris Co., N. J .; had ch .:
I. CATHARINE, b 24 Jan., 1765.
II. JOHN, b. 24 Dec., 1768.
III. MARY, b. 5 June, 1771.
IV. ELISABETH, b. 5 May, 1773, d. 24 Nov., 1846, m. Silvanus Drake (son of Abraham).
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V. PHILIP, b. 15 May, 1775.
VI. SARAH, b. 28 Nov, 1777.
VII. LENEY (prob. Magdalena) b. 12 Jan, 1780.
VIII. ANTHONY, h. 1 July, 1782 ; rem. to the West.
IX. ANNA, b. 11 Jan., 1783.
X. SAMUEL, b. 9 Sept., 1787, d. 13 Sept., 1870, at 83 ; m. Margaret Caskey, b. 11 Feb., 1786, d. 15 Nov., 1867, at 82 ; had ch .: 1. John, b. 8 June, 1810, d. 5 Sept, 1810 ; 2. Mary, b. 4 Oct., 1811, d. 26 June, 1826 ; 3. William C., b. 30 March, 1814 ; 4. Janc, b. 28 July, 1817 ; 5. Sallie, b. 9 Nov., 1820 ; 6. Margaret, b. 14 Sept., 1823.
XI. LYDIA, b. 14 Sept., 1791.
HOCKENBURY.
HERBERT HOCKENBERRY (or Hackenbuerger); will, prob. 13 June, 1769, names wife Margaret and ch .:
1. JOHN, whose will, prob. 6 Feb., 1805, names wife Sarah and ch .: John ; Uly, wife of Benjamin Walker ; Mary, wife of - Gary ; grandsons, John Walker and John Gary.
II. PETER, whose will, prob. 5 Dec., 1804, names wife Elisabeth, and Herbert and John Rodenbough and grandchild, Betsey Van Nest.
III JOST (George), m. A. Margaret ; had ch .: Anna, b. 2 March, 1773 ; Peter, h. 2 May, 1778.
IV. HENRY, of Bethlehem twp., Hunterdon Co., prob. b. 1750, d. 27 August, 1815 ; will, prob. 1815, names wife Elisabeth and ch .: Peter, b. 26 Jan., 1773 ; Margaret, b. 9 April, 1776, m. Dan. Sweazy ; grandson, Henry Sweazy.
V. CHRISTOPHER.
VI. HARMAN, m. Anna Margaret ; prob. it was of his estate that Anna and Peter were made administrators, 5 April, 1808, at Newton, N. J .; had son Jacob, b. 10 April, 1779.
VII. EVE.
VIII. ANNEY ELSIE.
IX. MARGARET.
X ANNA ELISABETH.
XI. CATREN.
XII. MARY.
HOFFMAN.
HOFFMANS OF READINGTON.
JOHN HOFFMAN, whose will dated, Rea 'ington, Hunt. Co., 8 July, 1741, prob. 21 Nov. 1748, names wife Margaret and six children ; also brothers-in-law Christian Harshall and Joseph Hankinson, as executors ; witnesses were John Crascoll, David Bertron and Alle Ross ; youngest child was under 21, at date of will, 1741, m. (New York Dutch records), 29 May, 1727, (banns published May 13), for second wife, Margrite Anhuizen (or Anhuys), both from Germany, but dwelling in New York ; was a large landholder near what is now Mettler's mills ; names in will the following children except the first :
I. CATHARINA, bap. in N. Y., 26 Jan., 1729 ; when the witnesses were Christaen Hessel and Catherine Snyder.
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II. HENRY, "eldest."
III. MARY (deceased), m. Matthias Plattenberg and had a daughter before 1741, mentioned in grandfather's will
IV. FREDERICK.
V. JOHN, letters of adm. of his estate given, 24 Dec., 1810, to Peter Schomp, m. Rebecca ; record of division of his property names ch .:
(I). JOHN, m. Aug., 1774, Rebecca Rounseval, b. 1754, d. 1833 or 4, at 80 about ; lived in Raritan township about three miles west from Flemington ; had ch .:
1. JOHN.
2. ISAAC, b. 1777, Mar. 23, m Susanna Bodine (dau. of John) ; bad ch .: (1). Emanuel, b. 1800, m. Amy Rake ; (2). Enoch, b. 1805, m. Ann Fauss ; (3). Paut K., b. 1816, m. first, Rhoda Poulsou (dau. of Israel, a Dunkard preacher) ; second, Amy Wagner (dau. of Jacob).
3. ANDREW, m. Sarah Bellis ; had ch .: (1). John ; (2). Hiram ; (3). Mary, m. Augustus Gelbaugh ; (4). Lucretia.
(II). LENA, m. Col. David Schomp (2d son of Hendrick).
(III). MARY, bap. (Readington records), 1756, Aug. 15, m. Abraham Lane.
(IV). MARGARET, bap. (Readington records), 1759, April 29, mn. Peter Schomp, d. 1809.
(V). SARAH, bap. (Readington records), 1761, April 12 m. Philip Prost.
(VI) REBECCA, bap. (Readington records), 1763, June 8, m. Obadiah Cole.
(VII). DAVID, bap. (Readington records), 1765, June 21, m. Catherine Wyckoff ; bad ch .: 1. JOHN S., b. 1800, April 22 ; 2. REBECKAH, b. 1801, Sept. 17 ; 3. PETER WYCKOFF, bap. 1806, July 7 ; 4. DAVID, b. 1809, May 3 ; 5. HENRY, b. 1813, Sept. 26.
(VIII). JACOB, bap. (Readington records), 1767, Oct. 25, m. Margaret Biggs ; had ch .: 1. REBECKAH, b. 1705, July 19 ; 2. JANE BIGGS, b. 1800, April 19; 3. JOHN, b. 1802, Feb. 1ยบ.
(IX). JOSEPH, bap. (Readington records), 1769, July 30. V. WILLIAM.
VI. JACOB, b. prob. 1735, d. 1815, at about 80 years of age, m. first, Steintje ; second, Barbara Mettler. He settled near Stanton and then sold the farm for Continental money, which became worthless ; removed to Roland's Mills ; had five children by his first wife and three by his second: (I). JOHN, bap. 1765, May 16, d. 6 March, 1843, m. Catherine Trout ; had ch .: 1. GEORGE, unmarried ; 2. JACOB, deaf and dumb ; 3. AARON had Stacy, Lemuel and Catherine ; 4. JOHN ; 5. REBECCA, m. an Armitage ; 6. SARAH, m. a Wilson ; 7. CATHERINE, unmarried.
(II). ISAAC, bap. 1771, Mar. 24, m. Catherine Laqueer.
(III). LENA, m. John Hoppock.
(IV). DINA (Blandina), bap. 1773, May 2.
(V). MARGARET, m. Cornelius Bowman (s. of Cornelius).
(VI). JACOB, b. 1780, d. 1811, at 31 years of age, m. Hannah Porter (dau. of James) ; they bad ch .: 1. HIRAM, m. first, Ann Berger ; second, Rebecca Cherry ; 2. DAVID, b. 180%, Oct 16 ; 3. ARCHIBALD, b. 1807, Aug. 18, m. Mary Krieger (dau. of John, s. of John) ; 4. JAMES P., Sr., m. first, Anu S. Siegler (dau. of Peter), b. 1818, Feb. 10 ; second Eliza P. King (lau. of Will. L.), b. 1825, Dec. 2.
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(VII). ABRAHAM, b. 1783, Nov. 23, d. 1872, Dec. 23, m. Charlotte Porter (dau. of James), b. 1784, Nov. 15, d. 1885, Oct. 12, at the age of 101 years, 10 months and 12 days; had ch .: 1. AARON, b. 1815, Jan. 6, d. 1885, Feb., m. first, Amanda VcCrae ; second, Harriet Hoffman (dau. of John and the widow of Chas. Hoffman, the s. of Hiram) ; 2. SUSAN, b. 1807, June 5, m. Amos Hunt (s. of John) ; 3. HARRIET, b. 1818, March 16, m. James Demott (s. of John).
(VIII). DAVID B., m. Hannah Lee (dau. of John); had ch .: 1. JAMES, m. Elisabeth Probasco (dau. of Theodore) ; 2. WILLIAM, m. Catherine Porter (widow of a Fritts); 3. JOHN, removed to Cape May ; 4. DAVID 3. AUGUSTUS, m. the widow Larue ; 5. MARGARET, m. Jacob Smith ; 6. HANNAH, m. Joseph Plum (s. of Joseph).
HOFFMANS OF HIGH BRIDGE.
JACOBUS, prob. a brother of HENRY, of Cokesburg, bought 211}2 acres rear High Bridge, 1773, from James Parker, which was sold by his heirs to John Sharp in 1790 ; m. Anna, named in his will of date 1780, Jan. 15, prob. Mar. 13, (Trenton 21 : 309) ; wife to have use of property for 12 years to bring up younger children and give them an education ; property to be divided after 12 years ; swo oldest sons to be executors. Witnesses were Henry Traphagen, Peter Rodenbergh and Samuel Anderson. Will names children :
I. JACOB, prob. m. Anna ; prob. rem. to N. Y. State ; had ch .:
(1). ELISABETH, b. 1769, Aug. 24.
(II). PETER, b. 1774, Feb. 17.
(III). NICLAS, b. 1776, Aug. 2.
II. JOHN, m. Anna Apgar (dau. of Adam); lived near Clinton, then removed to Black River ; had ch .:
(I). ADAM, m. Elisabeth -; owned farm at Little Brook and had six children, before he went to Ohio.
(II). HENRY, unmarried, went to Ohio.
(III). BARBARA, unmarried.
(IV). JAMES ("Cobe"), b. 1783, Oct. 28, d. 1857, Jan. 5, at 73 years, 2 months and 7 days ; m. Elisabeth Lance (dau. of Herbert), b. 1779 or 1781, d. 1853, Jan. at 72 about ; bad ch .: 1. HERBERT, m. Annie Moore (widow of a Hull); 2. WILLIAM, m. Betsey Castner (dau. of Daniel) ; 3. DAVID, unmarried ; 4 NATHAN, m. Catherine Bunn ; 5. ANNA, m. John Ader (s. of John); 6. MARGARET, m. William Hardy.
(V). WILLIAM APGAR, b. 1802, July 9, m. Mary Wean, h. 1798, Aug. 25 ; owned farm at Flocktown, now in possession of Mrs. Tice Swack- hamer ; had ch .: 1. JULIANNA, b. 1823, m. Peter Smith ; 2. CHAR- ITY, b. 1824, unmarried ; 3. MARY, b. 1827, m. Charles Hann ; 4. WILLIAM, b. 1833, m. Caroline Elisabeth Seifers (dau. of Peter).
III. HENRY, prob. rem. to N. Y. State.
IV. WILLIAM, b. about 1763, d. 1829, m. Sarah Pickle (dau. of Conrad ; had child .:
(I). NICHOLAS PICKLE, b. 1787, May 24, m. (1) Mary, d. 1815, Jan. 31 ; (2) Sophia Abel (dau. of Jacob), d. 1853, Nov. 30 at 56 ; buried at Flanders ; had ch .:
1. JESSE, unmarried.
2. ZEPHANIAH, m. Sallie Stout (dau. of Andrew) ; had children: (1). Cyrus A., m. Martha Waters (dau. of Peter); (2). George, m.
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Alliance Beatty (dan. of George) ; (3). Phemie, m. Lemuel Apgar (s. of Fred.); (4). Elmira, m. Daniel Lee (s. of Joseph).
3. JACOB W., m. Margaret Hope (dau, of James).
4. MARY ELISABETH, m. (1) Joseph Walker ; (2). Christopher Srope. 5. JULIA ANN, m. Conrad Apgar (s. of Fred.).
(II). LYDIA, b. 1789, Nov. 20.
(III). GEORGE JACOBUS, h. 1790, Dec. 24, m. Annie Apgar (dau. of Fred.) : had ch .: 1. Sarah, m. Jacob Huff ; 2. Eva Elisabeth, m. Conrad P. C. Apgar (s. of Conrad).
(IV). MARIA, b. 1798, March 9.
(V). WILLIAM, b. 1803, Sept. 21.
(VI). ELEANOR, b. 1806, Jan. 25.
V. ANNA, m. Samuel Coleman of Warren Co .; had ch .: (I). WILLIAM ; (II). SAMUEL ; (III). PETER ; (IV). LYDIA ; (V). ANN ; (VI). BETSEY.
VI. PETER, not of age in 1780 ; prob. rem. to N. Y. State.
VII. GEORGE, not of age in 1780 ; prob. rem. to N. Y. State.
HOFFMANS OF AMWELL TOWNSHIP.
PETER, has will dated 1764, prob. 1766, translated from the German by William Schuiler, elder in German church of Amwell (at Ringoes), 1749 ; his will names wife, Gertrude, and children, Witliam and Henry, and refers to others ; home- stead to be kept for ten years, then divided ; had ch .:
I. WILLIAM, has will prob. 1764, April 4; names beloved friend Henry Hoffman, executor ; names wife, Anna Maria, and children :
(I). JOHN.
(II). MARY, m. Philip Diltz.
(III). WILLIAM, and step children, Peter, Philip and Christian Diltz, Cath- erine Beyer and Anna Elisabeth Snyder.
II. HENRY.
HOFFMANS OF SOUTH JERSEY.
HOFFMANS or "HOPMANS" were very early arrivals in the State. There were in New Sweden, in the year 1693, ANDERES Hoppman with 7 in his family this will, dated Piles Grove, 1715-28); FREDERIC with 7 in family and his brother, JOHAN, with 7 in family, including the five children, Bridget. John, Nicholas, Monce (Hermanes) and Michael ; lastly NICHOLAS Hoppman with 5 in family [Acrelius' Hist. New Sweden, p. 190-4 and 440-4]. It seems probable that MARTEN Hopman, who is found in N. Y. city, as early as 1663, was a brother to Andrew, Frederick and the rest. He was given permission in 1672 to go to New Sweden (South Jersey and Delaware) and and solicit subscriptions for the building of a Lutheran church in New York. It is said that Peter Stuyvesant brought with him from the Delaware, as hostages, a number of Swedish families, among which were the Hoffmans. Martin came from Revel, a Swedish town in the gulf of Finland, in Esthionia, which was taken from the 'Swedes by the Russians in 1710. He m.
(1) in N. Y. city, 31 March, 1663, Lysbeth Harmens ; (2) Emmerentje Dewitt (sister to Tjerk Claessen) ; had only two sons and two daughters, who are known of :
I. ANNETJE, bap. 1 March, 1665.
II. MARRITJE. bap. 12 Dec., 1665.
III. NICHOLAS, m. 30 Dec .. 1704, Jannitie Crispell (dau. of Antoni), b. Feb. 1686, d. 11 Feb., 1752.
IV. ZACHARIAS, of Shawangunk, Ulster Co., N. Y., m. 19 Oct., 1707, Hester
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Bruyn, d. 1744. It is claimed by some that the Hoffmans of Cokesbury and German Valley belonged to the descendants of the Swede, Marten, but the probabilities of the case are all opposed to this conjecture.
HOFFMANS OF COKESBURY.
HENRY, lived on the William Stevenson place, then of 217 acres, in High Bridge twp., which was sold by John Hoffman, sole surviving executor of the last will of Henry, to William Hoffman, 1809, April 1, for $3,365.67 ; 1091% acres of this were sold by William and Elenor Hoffman, 1835, April 1, to James Stevenson for $2,737.50. Henry's will, dated 1790, Sept. 13 ; prob. 1794, Aug. 19, leaves all his property to his second wife, until her death or second marriage. The father of Henry was prob. HARMON, but no trace is found of the latter, unless he should be the Harmonus of the Second Emigration, who was in New York 1710, and whose will [prob. N. Y., 15 April, 1752, dated Orange Co., N. Y., 1752], names wife, Gertruye (Gertrude), and ch .: Harmanus, Berstena or Cersteana (Christena ?), Rachel, Jurry (George), Catrina Snyder, Layd (or Leaya) Geslar, but no Henry. Henry had children :
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