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4. SUSAN, m. Rob. McCollam, Mar. 30, 1798, d. Calais, N. Y.
5. POLLY, b. 1768, d. Nov. 9, 1842, at 74, m. David Lewis, b. 1771, d. 1820, May 29, at 59.
6. NATHANIEL, died young.
7. HIRAM, died young.
8. MEHETABEL, died young.
9. ELISHA, b. 1777, m. Mary Horton ; lived at Scipio, N. Y.
10. Col. NATHANIEL, b. Chester, Sept. 15, 1778, d. Dec. 17, 1856, m. 1801, Eunice Horton (dau. of Daniel), d. June 7, 1857 ; was Col. in the Militia ; had ch .: (1). Julia, b. 1802, m. Nathan Horton (s. of Phineas) ; (2). Ann Eliza, b. 1804, m. Levi Vanarsdale ; (3). Martha, b. 1806, m. Isaac Oakford ; (4). Lydia, b. 1809, m. Chas. Dobbins.
11. HIRAM, b. Feb. 16, 1790, d. May 22, 1852, m. 1802, Mary Rose, b. Feb. 29, 1778, d. Mar. 6, 1855 ; had cb .: (1). Rebecca, b. Dec. 20, 1809, m. Dan. S. DeCamp ; (2). Stephen Overton, b. July 21, 1811. m. Dency Horton (dau. of Daniel) ; (3). Elisabeth Selina, b. 1813, m. first, Silas Olney ; second, Capt. Lenion : (+). Mary Rose, b. Apr. 8, 1818, m. Alfred Horton (s. of Elijah).
12. ESTHER, b. 1782, m. Silas Horton (s. of Elijah), third wife.
13. AARON b. 1788, m. first, Nancy Cramer ; second, Maria Craig ; third, Pamela Smith ; fourth, Jane Hawk ; had children by first wife : (1). Silas, b. 1812, m. Mary Trimmer (dau. of John) ; (2). Lydia, m. Timothy Coleman ; (3). Aaron Decatur, m. a Clark : (4). Huldah, m. Will Bedle ; (5). Nathaniel Charles, m. Lydia Cumback
(II). BENJAMIN, b. 1743, d. at Brutus, N. Y .; had three children.
(III). DAVID, b. Sept. 2, 1750, at Chester, m. Olive Skellinger, b. Mar. 28, 1761 ; was a soldier in Revolutionary war and a pensioner ; had ch .:
1. EDWARD, b. Mar. 17, 1777, m. Charlotte Seward (cousin to Gov. William Seward).
2. MEHETABEL.
3. DANIEL, m. Esther Terry (dau. of Caleb) ; had one child Dency, m.
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Stephen O. Horton (s. of Hiram).
(IV). DANIEL, b. Chester, 1751, d. Nov. 27, 1835, m. Martha Terry (dau. of Richard and Mary Horton), b. 1757, d. Feb 9, 1842, ; had ch .:
1. STEPHEN, died young.
2. EUNICE, b. 1782, m. Col Nathaniel Horton.
3. DANIEL (perb. s. of David), m. Esther Terry.
4. LYDIA, m. Will Skellinger.
5. ESTHER, m. first, Silas Horton ; second, Phineas Horton (s. of Nathan) her uncle.
(V). MEHETABEL, m. Edward Lewis.
(VI). POLLY, m. Nathaniel Terry (s. of Richard 1st).
IV. NATHAN, b. 1720, Capt. in Revolutionary army ; his will dated April 12, 1807, prob. Feb. 13, 1808, " Chester," m. Mebetable Case about 1749 ; had children :
(I). ISRAEL, b. 1750 ; died young.
(II). JEMIMA. m. Robert Huyson.
(III). DAVID, m. Lydia Sweazy (dau. of Caleb's son, Samuel 1st); had ch. at least :
1. CALEB, mentioned in will of Natban as "my grandson Caleb, s. of David," m. Julia Terry (dau. of Caleb) ; built the old brick house at Milltown, between German Valley and Chester ; had ch .: (1). ISAIAH, unmarried ; (2). DAVID COOPER, m. Celestin Horton (dau. of Jonah), and had, Julia, died young ; Anna Elisabeth, m. Ira Chamberlin ; Julia Terry, m. N. C. Vannatta ; Lydia Esther, m. Henry P. Drake (s. of Jacob O.); Caleb Vanderveer, unm .; David Ellis, unm .; (3). MIRIAM, m. James Vanderveer, and had, Louisa (wife of Hampton Nichols), Julia, John, Caleb and James Vanderveer ; (4). RICHARD, died young.
(IV). BETHIA, b. 14 Oct., 1754, d. 21 Jan., 1839, m. Daniel Sweazy (s. of Samuel, s. of Caleb).
(V). NATHAN, b. 25 Feb., 1757, m. Elisabeth Eagles ; soldier in the Revo- lution ; rem. to New River, N. C.
(VI). ZEPHANIAH, b. Nov. 13, 1760, d. North Carolina, April 5, 1844, m. Jane McCurry (dau. of Malcolm).
(VII). SARAH, b. 11 Aug., 1761, d. 11 Oct., 1803, m. Caleb Terry (s. of Richard 1st).
(VIII). PHINEAS, b. Feb. 17, 1774, d. Feb. 8, 1857, m. first, Oct. 19, 1797, Bethia Luce (dau. of Lewis) ; she d. Aug. 20, 1809 ; second, Esther Horton (dau. of Daniel and Martha) : had ch .:
1. SARAH, b. Mar. 27, 1799, m. Jer. Wilcox.
2. NATHAN, b. Dec. 27, 1801, m. Julia Horton (dau. of Col. Nathaniel) ; had ch .: (1). Eunite Ann, m. Hiram Westbrook ; (2). Mary Elisabeth ; (3). Martha ; (4). Nathaniel, died young.
3. ELIAS, b. Feb. 6, 1803, m. Melinda Lewis (dau. of David); had ch .: (1). David H., m. Mary Dildine ; (2). Mary. A., m. first, Fred. Morrow ; second, John M. Drinkwater ; (3). Elias, m. Mary Pinkney ; (4). Esther Cramer, m. Will Moore, of Pottersville.
4. MARY, b. Feb. 6, 1806, m. Dan. Skellinger.
5. MARTHA ESTHER, b. June 7, 1819.
6. DANIEL, b. Aug. 3, 1820, m. Lydia C. Horton (dau. of Jonah).
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(IX). ESTHER.
(X). ZECHARIAH.
V. PHEBE, b. 1722, m. Henry Tnthill.
VI. ELIJAH, b. June 19, 1724, d. Oct. 7, 1799, m. Lydia Sweazy (dau. of Sam- uel), b. Mar. 4, 1731 (?), d. Mar. 18, -; had ch .:
(I). SILAS, b. Chester, July 17, 1746, d. Dec. 10, 1842, m. first, Susan Cor- win (dau. of Isaac), d. July 9, 1790 ; second, Mary Kelsey (dau. of William and Hannah), b. Jan. 26, 1770, d. Dec. 2, 1803 : third, Estber Horton (dau. of Nathaniel and Martha Terry), b. 1782, d. Feb. 5, 1852 ; Silas left 83,200 to Congregational Church ; by first wife only one child, Lydia Corwin, who m. Isaac H. Horton, and d. 1816, childless.
(II). BARNABAS, b. Sept. 27, 1749, at Chester, d. Dec. 6, 1800, m. 1783, Elisabeth Coleman (sister of Azal and Joseph), b. Jan. 3. 1760, d. Jan. 26, 1831 ; his will, dated Chester, Oct. 16, 1809, prob. Dec. 28 : had ch .: 1. "JOANNA HORTON"; 2. NATHAN CORWIN, b. 1784, d. May 5, 1806 ; 3. ELISABETH, b. Nov. 1786, d. May 5, 1806, m. Nathaniel Corwin (s. of William), not mentioned in will of Bar- nabas ; 4. RUTH, m. Lodewick Horton, of Goshen, N. Y .; 5. PATTY COLEMAN, b. Sept. 23, 1802, m. John W. Tharp.
(III). ELIJAH, b. Chester, Dec. 19, 1756, d. Aug. 20, 1799, m. first, Ruth Coleman, of Goshen, N. Y .; second, Mary Pitney ; by first wife, 1. ANN, and 2. BETSEY, who m. and settled in Canada ; by second .wife, 3. ELIJAH, b. Dec. 15, 1794, m. Sarah Overton (dau. of Rev. Stephen) ; 4. EPHRAIM, b. 1796, died young.
VII. RICHARD, b. about 1726, m. Elisabeth Harrison ; moved to Chester about 1750, thence to Radnor, Del. Co., Pa .; were Quakers.
VIII. RHODA, b. 1728, d. Chester June 30, 1771, at 43 years, m. Rob't Robinson. IX. MARY, b. about May 19, 1726, d. Nov. 16, 1807, m. Richard Terry, of Roxbury.
X. RACHEL, b. about 1733, m. Aug. 23, 1753, Jonathan Racket.
XI. SARAH, b. about 1735, m. Stephen Sweazy.
MILTON HORTON, of Flanders, had a brother William and they were sons of JOHN, who came from L. 1. to Newark. He was b. 1820, m. Martha Sutton (dau. of Richard) and had eleven children : 1. MARY LEVINA, unmarried, 2. LEMUEL, rem. to the West : 3. ISAAC D., of German Valley, member of the firm of Horton & Welsh, manufacturers of hubs; Justice of the Peace ; m. Emily Frone (dau. of John), by whom he has ch., Lewis, Fred., Edward, Mamie (dec.), Annie (dec.), Elmer (dec.), Ella (dec.), Edna ; 4. SARAH, died young : 5. EZRA, m. Jane Hull, res. Newark ; 6. ALICE, m John Whitenack ; 7. MELISSA, m. Whitefield Chambers, of Ralstontown ; 8. JANE, unmarried ; 9. ELMER, m. Ellen Clausen, res. in Newark ; 10. CHARLES, of Flanders ; 11. ETTA, m. John Hoffman, salesman, of German Valley.
HOWELL.
WILLIAM, of Wedon, Bucks Co., England ; made will 30 Nov., 1557, and died that year ; his son EDWARD, bap. 22 July, 1584, m. Frances, buried 2 July, 1630. The manor of this Edward is still standing ; he sold much of his estate in 1639 and brought his family to Boston ; made freeman there, 14 March,
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1639-40 ; had a grant at Lynn ; later he headed a colony to Southampton, L. I., where his name occurs in a deed of date, 1640.
EDWARD, s. of William, bap. 22 July, 1584, m. first, Frances, buried 2 July, 1630,
in England : second, Eleanor ; had ch .:
I. HENRY, bap. 20 Dec., 1618, buried 1619
II. MARGARET, bap. 24 Nov., 1622, m. Rev. John Moore, of Southold.
III. JOHN, bap. 22 Nov., 1624, called Major.
IV. EDWARD, bap. Sept., 1626, m. first, Mary Fordham (dau. of Rev. Rob't) ; second, Mary Bryan, (dau. of Richard, of Milford, Conn.); great-grand- father of Jeremiah Howell, of Parsippany.
V. MARJERY, bap. 1 June, 1628.
VI. RICHARD, bap. 1629.
VII. ARTHUR, child of second wife.
VIII. EDMUND, b. 1635, d. 1706, occupied the homestead at Southampton, L. I., until 1698, then removed to Cape May Co., N. J., m. first, a daughter of Thomas Sayre and perhaps, second, Sarah Judson (dau. of Joseph, of Stratford, Conn.), who died 29 Aug., 1688, and bad ch .: Elisabeth, b. 10 Oct., 1669, and Sarah, b. 10 April, 1685, and Edmund.
RICHARD, s. of Edward, bap. 1629, m. (1) Elisabeth Halsey (dau. of Thomas); (2) Miss Raynor (dau. of Joseph) ; had ch .:
I. RICHARD, d. 1740.
II. JOSIAH, b. 1675, d. 1752, m. Mary, b. 1681, d. 1766 ; had ch .:
(I). ABNER, b. 22 June, 1699, m Eunice Fithian, of East Hampton : had children :
1. DAVID, b. 10 Feb., 1740.
2. PHINEAS, b. 5 Nov., 1742, m, the widow Roberts and rem. to New Jersey ; had ch. (1). Silvanus ; (2). Hervey ; (3). Hiram, b. 1787, lived at Flanders ; (4). Aaron, m. Ann Williams ; lived at Middle Valley and New Germantown ; (5). Richard, b. 1793 ; had a son Benjamin A., of Flanders ; (6). Harriet, second wife of Abram Cooper, of Oxbow, N. Y .; (7). Susannah, first wife of Abram Cooper.
3. EUNICE, b. 20 March, 1744, m. Stephen Howell, of Sag Harbor.
4. MARY, b. 15 Jan., 1746.
5. THOMAS.
6. STEPHEN. b. 12 Aug., 1749.
7. MEHETABEL, b. 24 May, 1751.
(II). PHEBE.
(III). ELISHA, b. 1704.
(IV). MARY.
(V). JOSIAH, b. 1709.
(VI). ELIAS, removed to New Jersey, d. on the way from Southampton, L. I., to Roxbury or Chester ; had cb .:
1. ELIAS, b. 1745, d. 30 May, 1800, m. Abigail Rogers, dau. Stephen, b. 1746, d. 11 Sept., 1794, at 48 ; " wife of Elias Howell, Esq., of Southampton, L. I."; he built a house at Milltown, near Chester, Morris Co., N. J .; will 15 June, 1799, prob. 13 June, 1800 (Trenton Lib. 39, fol. 99) ; had ch .: (1). ELIAS 3d, m. Nancy Rogers, dau. Obadiah ; had ch .: (a). Obadiah, b. 16 Oct., 1804, m. Eliza Roberts (dau. of Amos); (b). Nancy, unm .; (c). Elisabeth, b. 30
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Jan., 1813, m. Thomas MÍ. Carlisle ; (d). George, b. 23 Sept., 1817, d. on voyage home from California ; (2). THOMAS M., went away ; (3). JEHIEL MÍ .; (4). MALTBY, b. 1785 ; (5). HULDAH, b. 1766. d. 22 Oct., 1810, m. Jared Haines (s. of James) ; (6). PHEBE, m. Elias Hudson ; (7). ABIGAIL ; (8). STEPHEN R., bap. 1787.
III. HEZEKIAH, b. 1677, d. 4 Dec., 1744.
IV. EDWARD.
V. OBADIAH.
VI. DANIEL, from L. I. to Ewing, N. J., b. 1680, d. 25 April, 1732, at 52 ; bought land at Ewing, N. J., 1702 and 1705 ; had ch .: David, b. 1705, d. 24 Oct., 1775, m. Mary Baker ; Phebe, b. 28 Sept., 1707, m. John Scudder; Elisabeth, b. 9 Jan., 1709, m. William Pearson ; John, b. 13 June, 1712 ; Hannah, b. 24 Feb., 1714; Daniel, b. 24 Feb., 1716 ; Mary, b. 6 Feb., 1718 ; Abigail, h. 1720, d. 31 Jan., 1746 : Joshua, b, 11 Oct., 1722 : Hez- ekiah, b. 7 Aug., 1727 ; Prudence, b. 13 Jan., 1734. See " Settlers Tren- ton and Ewing" for further genealogy.
VII. CHRISTOPHER, from L. I. to Ewing, N. J., h. 1639, d. 25 April, 1779, at 00, m. Joanna, b. 1698, d. 31 Oct., 1789, at 91 ; had ch .: Christopher ; Obadiah ; Slephen; Josiah; Isaac; Rhoda, m. (1) a Rue ; (2) a Scott ; Abigail, m. Mr. Dumont.
VIII. DAVID.
IX. EDMUND.
X. RUTH.
XI. ISAAC.
XII. SARAH.
JACOB, of Roxbury, according to his will, dated 19 March. 1791, prob. 28 June, 1794 (Trenton Lib. 35, fol. 145), m. Lydia ; had ch .: JOSHUA, SETH, JONATHAN, JACOB, ELISABETH, SARAH, m. Isaiah Howell, "MARKIT" (Margaret "), m. - Mulford, AZUBA, m. a Hopkins, LYDIA, MARY, DOLLIE, PATIENCE, EUNICE, m. a Swazey and had Jonathan Howell Swazey, JOANNA, ANNIE.
NATHAN, perhaps b. 1729, d. 20 March, 1803, m. Sarah, b. - , d. 7 Aug., 1913. Inventory and division of property, 29 Dec., 1806, among following children :
I. ISAAC, b. 7 June, 1739, d. 19 Aug., 1832, m. Rachel Bunn, b. 21 Dec .. 1761, d. 7 Sept., 1449 : his will 28 March, prob. 3 Sept., 1832 ; had ch .:
1. NATHAN, m. Betsey Pace (dau, of Fred.); has ch. Elias, d. about 1822, unm .; Velson, m. Catherine Lance (dau. of Geo.); Clarissa and Mary, both unmarried.
2. ISAAC, m. Barbara Pace (dau, of Fred.); had ch .: Fred., m. Eliza A. Hoover ; Huldah, m. John Stark, of Flanders ; Isaac, rem. to the West ; Delilah, m. Abram Voorhees ; Wilson, m. (1) Mary A. Blane ; (2) Catherine A. Call ; Catherine, m. Will. Fleming : Elisabeth A., m. Charles Rose.
3. SAMUEL, went to N. Y.
4. STEPHEN I., b. 8 June, 1803, d. 9 Jan., 1890, m. Ann Demport, b. 10 June, 1810, d. 23 Nov. 1881; had ch .: Harriet, m. Jacob Willis; Miriam, b. 1834, m. Lewis Amerman ; Virgil, b. 1836, m a Meeks ; Matilda, b. 1837, died young ; Emily, b. 1839, m. Hugh Paulison ; George P., b. 1841, m. (1) Rachel Seals (dau. of Andrew); (2) Sarah Messier (dau. of Will.); Margaret, b. 1843, m. Theo. B. Wortman ; Melissa, b. 1845, m. Sam. W. Seals (s. of Andrew) ;
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Albert, b. 1847, rem. to Illinois ; Elias, b. 1849, m. Frances J. MacCracken (dau. of Peter) ; Henrietta, m. John Scribner (s. of William); Stephen, unmarried.
5. PHERE, m. (1) Jacob Ader ; (2) -.
6. SARAH, m. George Pickle.
7. ANNA, m. William Blane.
8. MARY, m. Michel Pace (s. of Fred.).
9. RACHEL, b. 1802, m. Daniel Pace (s. of Fred.). 10. JULLA.
II. ABRAHAM.
III. ISRAEL, b. 27 Aug., 1762, d. 27 March, 1837.
IV. JOSHUA.
V. JOSEPH.
VI. SARAH, m. a Guest.
VII. CALEB.
SAMPSON HOWELL, buried at Union cemetery, a few miles from Hope, Warren Co., N. J .; was the father of a large family scattered throughout Warren and Sussex Counties. He was b. 1718, d. 3 Feb., 1803 ; belonged to the Church of England, and, according to his tombstone, preached at times ; had three sons :
I. LEVI, b. 1746, d. 1825 ; had ch .: GEORGE, SAMUEL and MRS. HARRIS.
II. SAMPSON, of Hardwick, Warren Co., N. J., b. 1 May, 1750, d. 20 Dec., 1810, m. Elisabeth Richards, b. 3 March, 1759, d. 18 April, 1818 ; will prob. 20 Feb., 1811 ; had ch .: 1. ISAAC, b. 1777, d. 1835 ; had ch .: Philip S .; David K .; Elisabeth, m. (1) Henry Corsen ; (2) Robert Van Sickle ; Susan, m. John Albertson ; 2. JAMES, b. 27 Nov., 1778 ; had ch .: John L .; Nichols; Robert; Maru A., m. Stephen Morev ; 3. LEVINAR, b. 1780, d. 1854, m. George Van Horn ; had ch .: William, Isaac, Green, Shaver and George ; 4. LEVI, had ch .: Aaron; Susan, m. Dr. Roe ; Nelson and Garret ; 5. NATHAN, b. 11 Nov., 1784 ; 6. GARRET, b. 28 Sept. 1783, d. 12 Jan., 1837 ; had ch .: Euphemia; Letitia, m. Miller ; Gideon L., of Hope, N. J .; 7. JOHN, b. 26 June, 1788 ; had ch. mostly in Blairs- town, N. J ; a daughter who m. Hemingway ; a daughter who m. Dr. Johnson ; 8. AARON, b. 3 Oct., 1790 ; rem. to Egg Harbor, 1811-15 ; had ch .: Caroline, m. Godfrey Nolan ; Labaw; Thadeus; Elisabeth ; Thomas; George; William ; John R., of Mt. Holly ; Dr. Aaron, of Camden ; Ada, m. Sexton Howell, of Mt. Holly ; Ella, dec .; 9. ACHSAH, b. 29 Nov., 1792, m. David Kinney, of Livonia, P. O., N. Y., 10. LETITIA, b. 8 May, 1795, m. James Buckley, of Alton, Ill .; 11. UZAL OGDEN, b. 16 Dec., 1797, d. 7 April. 1834 ; had ch .: Alexander C., of Hackettstown, N. J .; C. I , of Corning, N. Y .; Uzal H., of Vienna, Warren Co., N. J .; Isaac B., of Hackettstown ; Sampson O , of Vienna, N. J.
III. JONAH, b. 1757, d. 1849, at 92 ; had ch .: ASA, CALEB and MRS. OSMUN. SAMUEL (prob. s. of Charles and Deborah), m. 10 Oct., 1782, Rachel Drake (dau. of Col. Jacob, of Drakesville, N. J.); had ch : 1. JACOB DRAKE, b. 24 July, 1783 ; had ch .: Ichabod, Theodore (father of Harry and Samuel in leather business in Newark, N. J.), Drusilla ; 2. ELIAS H., b. 19 June, 1785 ; had ch .: Clarissa, Charles and Harriet ; 3. JOHN H., b. 29 July, 1787 ; 4. STEPHEN H., b. 22 Aug., 1789, m. Esther Wade ; had ch .: Charles, Stephen, Caroline, Julia, William, George, Catharine ; 5. CHARITY, b. 7 Nov., 1791, d. 4 May, 1845, m. as his second wife, 27 July, 1826, Thomas Larason ; 6. CHARLES, b. 16
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Sept., 1793 ; printer at Morristown ; 7. MARY, b. 1 March, 1796, d. 5 March, 1825, m. as his first wife, 18 March, 1819, Thomas Larason ; 8. CLARISSA, b. 14 March, 1798, d. 26 May, 1798 ; 9. ELIZA, b. 3 April, 1799, m. Robert Wilson, of Flanders, for his first wife ; 10. SAMUEL, b. 6 Aug., 1801, m. Catherine Dal- remas, of Flanders, N. J .; 11. HARRIET, b. 15 May, 1804, m. Robert Wilson for his second wife.
HUMMER.
HERBERT HUMMER and ADAM were naturalized by act of Assembly, July, 1730. They were prob. brothers. Herbert's will dated, Somerset Co., 3 May, prob. 2 Oct., 1766, names ch .:
I. JACOB, m. Maria, and had Sara, b. 1 Jan., 1774 (Lebanon records).
II. TUNIS (Anthony), m. Anna Christina, and had Johannes, b. 12 April, 1771 ; Catherine, b. 22 Dec., 1773 ; George, b. 2 Feb., 1776 ; perhaps also Harmon, whose children sign deed for property near Annandale in 1812, viz., Tunis, Johnson, Jacob, Christian, John, William.
III. ADAM, m. Elisabeth, and had : Anna Eva, b. 13 Sept., 1768 ; John, b. 2 Dec., 1770 ; Anna Elisabeth, b. 29 Jan., 1773.
IV. HERBERT.
V. ELISABETH, m. Feb., 1759, Peter Young.
VI-VIII. Daughters, whose names are unknown.
HUNT.
THOMAS HUNT, b. 1626 in England, d. 1694 ; came to this country 1652; in principles a High Churchman ; bought land at Throckmorton's Neck, N. Y., in 1652 ; possessed of Hunt's Point, N. Y., in 1686, m. Cicely Pasley ; had at least :
THOMAS, 2d, b. 1626, res. at West Farms, N. Y., m. Elisabeth Jessop (dau. of Ed- ward, of Westchester); had c' : THOMAS, JOSIAH, JOSEPH, JOHN, ABIGAIL, MARY.
THOMAS, 3d (3. of Thomas, 2d), b. 1663, res. at West Farms, N. Y., m. Elisabeth Gardner, b. 1667, d. 1724 ; had ch .: THOMAS, LEWIS, ROBERT, ABIGAIL, AUGUSTINE.
AUGUSTINE (s. of Thomas, 3d), b. 15 Sept., 1716, d. 24 March, 1809, m. Lydia Holloway, of Welsh descent, born in Massachusetts 4 Jan., 1725 ; had children : AUSTIN, GARDINER A., HOLLOWAY W., a DAUGHTER, m. Z. Cobb ; a DAUGHTER, m. - Lowrie ; a DAUGHTER, m. John Martin, of Claverdale, N. Y. Augustine Hunt rem. from New York to near Wyoming. There have been thus far six ministers, seven physicians and two lawyers in direct descent from Augustine Hunt. He removed from New York State to near Wyoming, Pa., where he bought a tract of " Election land," but after his losses there at the time of the massacre moved back to Orange Co., N. Y. He wrote a pamph- let called " Hunt's Mite," in which he discussed political and religious doctrines. He was "a proficient in the arts and sciences, conversant in medicine and theology, and also often an adviser in legal affairs." His wife was a devoted Baptist, and her eminent piety left a deep impression on her children. He died at the age of 92.
GARDINER A. HUNT (s. of Augustine), was a pastor for a long period at King- wood, Hunterdon Co., and at Harmony, Warren Co.
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HALLOWAY WHITFIELD HUNT (s. of Augustine), was told by his father, "All I have to give you is a dollar, and to seek for you the blessing of God." Be- coming a Christian, he began life as a Methodist minister, but finding his edu- cation inadequate, so soon as he procured means, he prepared for college, and graduated from Nassau Hall, 1794, He was b. 9 April, 1769 ; pastor of Sparta, N. J., seven years, and of Bethlehem and Alexandria, 40 years, and part of this period also pastor of Kingwood. He had a son named after him, HOLLO- WAY W., b. at Sparta, 1799, d. - -, m. Amanda Hann (dau. of Law! rence) ; pastor of Pleasant Grove Church, his first and only charge. He had children : 1. CAROLINE, m. Dr. Joseph Cook, of Washington, N. J .; 2. HOLLOWAY W., m. Caroline Martin. (dau of John and Elisabeth Sharp), a prominent lawyer of Schooley's Mountain ; has been a member of the Legis- Jature ; director of the National Bank of Hackettstown ; an elder of the Presbyterian Church of Schooley's Mountain ; largely engaged in the care of trust funds and the settling of estates : 3. LAWRENCE, m. first, a dau. of Rev. Mr. Stoutenberg ; second, Mary Uhle (dau. of John Martin and wid. of Harbert Uhle) : 4. RETTIE, m. Dr. Henry Stiger, of Mendham.
RALPH HUNT, of Newton, L. I., prob. a brother of THOMAS, the emigrant of New York, came to Long Island in 1652 ; he had 6 children.
SAMUEL (s. of Ralph, 1st), rem. from Long Island to New Jersey; he had a son, SAMUEL, who was the father of Ralph, who owned considerable land in Sussex Co. His father (Samuel) lived at Clinton, which was originally called Hunt's Mills. The complete genealogy is given in Settlers of Trenton and Ewing.
ILIFF.
RICHARD ILIFF, was a Quaker, who came from England to Kingwood, Hunterdon Co., N. J .; m. a wife of Welsh parentage. Had at least one son :
I. JOHN, who settled at Tinnicum, Bucks Co., Pa., and at his death left an estate of 1800 acres which was divided among five sons :
(I). BENJAMIN, a Methodist preacher, who died at New Germantown, N. J., 1806, m. Ann Housworth ; had ch .:
1. VALENTINE, m. a daughter of Alex. Moore, of Penn. and rem. to Iowa.
2. JOHN, m. three times.
3. MARY ANN, m. William Purcell, of Hunterdon Co.
4. ELIJAH W., b. 14 Jan., 1802, d. 31 March, 1879, m. Sarah Hiner (dau. of William), b. 16 Feb., 1799, d. 13 April, 1862 ; resided in Tewksbury twp., Hunterdon Co .; had ch .: (1). ANN, m. Isaac Amerman ; (2). ALPHEUS, m. Mary E. Philhower ; had ch .: Sarah E., m. Jas. L. Buchanan ; res. at Stanhope ; Richard W., m. (1) Eliza Fritts (dau. of Fred.); (2) Mary E. Fine (dau. of John) ; rem. to Illinois ; Elijah W .. died young ; John W., m. Barbara Osborn ; rem. to Nebraska ; Mahlon W., died young ; Horace, m. Susanna Pickle (dau. of Sam.); Ann M., m. Garret C. Wack (s. of Casper); Mary J., m. Furman H. Alpaugh ; Wil- liam H., died in Nevada ; (3). BENJAMIN, m. Elmira Johnson ; (4). JOHN, died young ; (5). MARY ELISABETH, died young : (6). HIRAM, died young ; (7). ELIAS P., m. Mary M. Drake (dau. of Amos H.) ; res. in Warren Co.
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5. BENJAMIN, m. Margaret Wilson (Harmony, Warren Co.).
(II). JOHN and (III). SAMUEL, went to Zanesville, Ohio.
(IV). JAMES, b. 1786, Feb. 22, m. Elisabeth Moore ; res. at Newton, Sussex Co., N. J.
(V). JOSEPH, Methodist preacher of Philadelphia Conference.
(VI). MERCY, m. John Purcell.
(VII). LYDIA, m. Abel White.
(VIII). MARGARET, m. Thomas Upjohn. (LX). SARAH, m. Solomon Housworth.
MISCELLANEOUS-EDMUND ILIFF on 11 July, 1737, has 1,026 acres surveyed to him in Salem Co. (Bass' B'k of Surveys, p. 352).
KELSEY.
JOSEPH KELSEY, SEN., of Elisabethtown ; his will. 13 Feb., 1739, prob. 1 July, 1742, names ch : I. JOSEPH, whose will prob. 2 Nov., 1753, names only his brothers and sisters ; II. BENJAMIN ; III. DANIEL, has at least Mary and Ruth ; IV. MARCY CUTTOR; V. HANNAH BADGLEY, prob. wife of James ; VI. MARY OLLIVER has daus., Hannah and Mary; VII. RUTH, m. Benjamin Ellstone ; VIII. PHEBE WOOD, prob, wife of John ; IX. LIDIA WINANS. Will also names " my cousin, Lawrence de Camp."
WILLIAM (prob. a grandson of Joseph), b. May, 1734, d. 6 Aug., 1806, at 72 yrs. and 7 mos. ; buried at Chester, N. J .; m. Hannah (prob. dau. of Jabesh Bell) ; his will, Chester, 15 Feb., prob. 15 Sept., 1806, names ch .: I. THOMAS, b. 1766, d. 12 Dec., 1197, at 31, whose will, prob. 29 Jan., 1798, mentions only "my father, William ;" II. JABESH, m. Sarah Corwin (dau. of William), b. 13 Jan., 1771 ; had at least Hannah, b. 2 Feb., 1790, d. 7 Feb., 1808, m. Luthur Norris ; III. WILLIAM ; IV. MEHITABLE REEVES ; V. HANNAH CLAUSON ; VI. ELISABETH BURNET ; VII. PATIENCE FAIRCHILD ; VIII. EUNICE REEVES : IX. [MARY ?] wife of Silas Horton.
JOSEPH (bro. of William), res. in Roxbury twp .; his will, April 13, prob. 25 May, 1770, names "my brother William, father-in-law, William, and dau., Sarah, not yet 18.
JOHN, of Newton twp., Sussex Co., may have been a grandson of Joseph, of Eliza- beth ; his will, 6 Jan., prob. 18 March, 1809, names wife, Martha, and ch .: I. HENRY C., of Sparta, Sussex Co., who had John, father of Henry C., Secre- tary of State of New Jersey ; Mary ; Aaron H .; Charles ; Martha ; Elizabeth ; William ; Ellen. II. THOMAS ; III. CHARLES ; IV. JOHN ; V. WILLIAM; VI. DANIEL ; VII. HANNAH ; VIII. MARY ; IX. SARAH ; X. EU- PHEMIA.
KEMPLE.
JOHAN PIETER KEMPEL came from Neuwied, on the river Rhine (near Cob- lentz) in Germany and resided in New York. His second marriage is recorded in the records of the Dutch Church in N. Y. city, as follows : Johan Pieter Kempel, Wedr. v. Niwit, met Maria Clouer, j. d. mede v. Niwit, beide wonen alhier. Translation, John Peter Kempel, widower, from Neuwied, [married] to Maria Clouer, single person, from Neuwied, both dwelling here [i. e. in N. Y.]; the banns were proclaimed 16 Sept., and the marriage took place 22 Sept., 1745. It was probably the will of this Peter, who may have rem. to New Jer-
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sey, that was dated, Hopewell, 4 April, 1760, prob. 3 July, 1761, which names wife Mary and ch., Philip, William, Peter, Christian, "and others."
I. PHILIP, whose will, Amwell, 10 Aug., 1777, prob. 1778, names wife Elisa- beth and ch .: (I). JOHN ; (II). ELISABETH, m. William Hoashill [? Her- shill or Hassell]; (III). CATHERINE ; (IV). MARGARET ; (V). ONTIEL ; (VI). SARAH ; (VII). JACOB ; (VIII). ADAM. He may be the father, and not the brother, of the following :
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