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II. WILLIAM, prob. m. Elisabeth and had ch. bap. Alexandria church at Mt. Pleasant, Hunterden Co : Wilhelm, b 13 June, 1771.
III. PETER, prob. Peter, Jr., whose marriage is recorded in Dutch Church, N. Y. as follows : Johan Pieter Kempel, junior, j. m. v. Niwit uit Duidsland, met Christina Limmin, j. d. uit de pals in Duidsland beide wonende alhier. Translation, John Peter Kemvel, junior, single, from Neuwied in Germany [married] to Christina Liminin, single, from the Palatinate in Germany, both dwelling here [i. e. in N. Y]. He may bave married again, Maria Magdalena, who was the wife of a Peter, who had ch. on Alexandria church records : Maria Gertraud, b. 17 July, 1704 ; Catrina, b. 12 Sept., 1767.
(I). MARY KEMPLE, b. 1747, Jan. 12, d. 1828, Sept. 17.
(Il). MARGARET, b. 1746 [1748 ?], Dec. 12, d. 1827, June 26.
(III). JOHN, b. 1755, Oct. 15. d. 1823, May 21, m. Margaret ; he was a black- smith and lived first in house in which Schuyler Young now lives, near Drakestown, then, in 1797, May 3, bought 304 acres of land and built where L. Marshall Teal now lives. This house was built in 1800, and the barn in 1801 ; had ch .:
1. PETER, b. 1786, Nov. 28, m. (1) Frances McDongal, b. 1793, Dec. 13, d. 1896, April 15 ; (2). Clarissa Paulina Moses (dau. of Fred. and Delilah Mills Moses), b. 1800, July 7, d. 1881, Oct. 23 ; had chil- dren by first wife :
(1). MARY ANN MARGARET, b. 1822, Dec. 7, m. David Martin (s. of Matthew).
(2). MANNINO FORCE, b. 1824, Aug. 26, m. Elisabeth K. Bayles (dau. of John) ; had ch .: Carrie; John E., m. Nora Nitzer; Hattie, m. Clarence Stewart, of Yonkers, N. Y .; Elisabeth, m. Frank Strang, of Brooklyn, N. Y .; Lena, unmarried.
(3). JOHN, b. 1826, April 4, d. 1846, Jan. 24 ; by second wife :
(4). ELIZA DELILAH, b. 1831, April 3, m. Rev. Wm. Christine of M. E. Church.
(5). FRANCES AMELIA, b. 1833, May 30, d. 1880, Jan., m. Rev. T. T. Campfield.
(6). FRED. LORENZO, b. 1835, Aug. 18, d. 1836, Nov. 20.
(7). SARAH EMMA, b. 1837, Sept. 6, d. 1838, Sept. 26.
(8). JULIA ANNETTE, b. 1844, April 1, m. Lewis Marshall Teal (s. of John K.).
IV. CHRISTIAN, m. Francesca and had ch. (Alexandria records):
(I). REBECCA, b. 10 Nov., 1775.
(II). ALBERT, b. 1778.
(III). PETER, b. 30 May, 1780.
V. ANNA CATHARINE, not mentioned in will of Peter but perhaps his dau .; m. 29 May, 1743, John William Brillensfeld [Bellowsfelt].
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KERN.
JOHN JACOB KERN (Carn), supposed to have come to this country in 1739, in the "Jamaica Galley." The name, Jacob Kern, appears on John Peter Nitser's Ledger, 1763, June 28 ; he had ch. at least :
I. CHRISTOPHER, b. 1728, Dec. 16, d. 1796, July 22, m. 1750, July 3, Katie Schwackhammer (dau. of Samuel), b. 1733, d. 1815, Nov. 5 ; had ch .:
(I). Mary, b. 1752, Dec. 20, d. 1787 July 25, m. first, Leonard ; second. Jacob (sons of Matthias Trimmer).
(II). LEONARD, b. 1755, March 15, d. 1784, April, m. Catherine ; had one child, which died.
(III). CATHERINE, b. 1756, Nov. 15, died unmarried.
(IV). CHRISTOPHER, b. 1758, July 19, m. first, Sarah Clemens ; second, 1785 (?), Sarah Dawes ; rem. to Canada.
(V), ANNA, b. 1760, Dec., m. first, a Naughright ; second, 1783, Sept. 28, David Henry; rem. to Canada.
(VI). JOHN, b. 1763, May 29, m. 17-7, April 9, Charity Bunn (dau. of Cun- rad) ; had twelve children :
(VII). ELISABETH, b. 1766, Feb. 14, m. Daniel Anthony (s. of Philip).
(VIII). JACOB, b. 1768, Jan. 12, d. 1845, m. first, 1789, April 14, Elisabeth Dufford ; second, Susan Ann Pitney ; no children :
(IX). DAVID, b, 1770, Oct. 15, m. 1794, Aug. 3, Catherine Wise (dau. of Jacob); rem. to Canada.
(X). PHILIP, b. 1772, Aug 10, m. first, 1796, Nov. 20, Ann Roelofson ; second, Ann Dufford (dau. of Matthias) ; had ch .: 1. JACOB. unm .; 2. ISAAC, m. Polly Pasher, rem. to Canada ; 8. ELISABETH, h. 1804, unm .; 4. KATIE, b. 1807, May 21, m. Jacob Welsh (s. of Philip) ; 5. SAMUEL, b. 1812, Sept. 22, rem. to Canada ; 6. MARY ANN, h. 1816, April 27. m. (2d wife) Joseph Kirlin, went West; 7. DAVID, m. first, Ruth Castner ; second, Ann Swartz (dau. [of David) ; had ch., by his first wife : (1). Philip, m. Ellen Dufford, res. at Morristown ; (2). Jacob, m. Clarissa Rarick. By second wife : (3). Kate, m. Isaac Frace ; (4) Josephine, m. Jas. Kingey, of Morristown ; (5). Sallie, m. Jacob Bird (s. of John) ; (6). David, m. Eliza Hoover ; (7). Emma Jane ; (8). Litha. S. SALLIE, m. Thomas Larue.
(XI). FREDERICK, b. 1773, Dec. 16, unm.
(XII). SAMUEL, b. 1777, Nov. 16, unm.
MISCELLANEOUS-DAVID, m. Christeena, and left a will (Knowlton) probated 1837, Feb. 21, in which he mentions John and Margaret, wife of - Haynes, and her son, William.
KESTER.
HERMANUS KESTER, b. 1703 ; came to Kingwood, Hunt. Co., before 1733 ; had ch .: 1. SUSANNA, b. 1737, d. 24 Feb., 1832 ; 2. ELISABETH ; 3. SAMUEL, m. Susanna Webster, and had Benjamin, b. 1759, m. 1782, Rachel Hamilton ; Anna, Rachel, Mary, Sarah, Elisabeth, Susanna, Amy and Rebecca; (4). JOHN, m. 1765, Deborah Webster ; 5. REBECCA ; 6. HERMANUS ; 7. PETER ; 8. THOMAS ; 9. MARGARET. (Hist. Hunt. and Som. Counties, p. 433).
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KICE.
There were two brothers and two sisters of this name, the name of whose father is forgotten. Their names were, BETSEY, m. Isaac Leonard and has 4 ch .; LOIS, m. John Crane ; and
PETER KICE (Kyce), went through the Revolutionary war and received a pen- sion of $96 a year ; m. first, -; second, a Morgan ; had ch .:
I. HENRY, m. Eliza Nunn ; res. near Hackettstown ; had ch .:
(I). PETER, m. Sally Arm Lutz ; have ch .: 1. John, m. an Apgar ; 2. Stewart, m. an Apgar.
(II). JACOB, m. Mary Salmon ; removed to Michigan.
(III). JOHN, m. Delilah Schuyler ; have ch .: 1. Lewis, res. in Michigan ; 2. Jacob ; 3. Elisabeth, m. John Larison.
(IV). ISAAC, m. Martha Everett, had son, Lyman, m. Amy Nockrite (dau. of Morris); have one child, Laura, unmarried.
(V). WILLIAM, m. Ellen Lutz ; bad ch .: 1. Martin, rem. to Michigan ; 2. Henry, m. Merilda Alpangh ; 3. Peter, m. Anna S. Trimmer (dau. of Samuel) ; 4. Jacob ; 5. Amy.
(VI). HENRY, m. Sarah Fleet ; had five children.
(VII). STEWARD, m. Mary Lutz, of Fairmount ; have 1 child.
KING.
JOHN KING, b. 1605, d. 1700, m. Mary Bucks, or Francis Ludlow, at Southamp- ton, about 1654 ; rem. to Southold ; had ch .: 1. JOHN, perhaps of Salem ; 2. WILLIAM, b about 1630, d. at Salem without issue ; 3. SAMUEL, b. 1633, d. 1721 ; 4 .- 9., six daus., one of whom DELIVERANCE, b. 1634, m. 17 Feb., 1657, John Tuthill (s. of John).
SAMUEL, 3d son of John, b. 1633, d. 29 Nov. 1721, at 89, m. Abigail, d. 17 May, 1716 ; had ch .: 1. SAMUEL, JR., b. 1675, d. 6 May, 1725, m. Hannah, d. 17 Aug., 1712 : had Samuel, Zacharias and Hannah, m. 1730, (1) Nathaniel Tuthill ; (2) Johnathan Rocket ; 2. JOHN (mariner and captain), b. 1678, d 19 Jan., 1742, m. (1) -; (2) 22 Aug., 1704, Catherine Osborn, b. 21, Aug., 1684, d. 21 July, 1752; had ch .: John, b. about 1695 ; Joseph, Henry, Constant [probably rem. to New Jersey], Alexander, Prosper, Benjamin, Mary, m. Constant Booth, Elisabeth, m. Abjah Hopkins. 3. WILLIAM ; 4. HANNAH, m. John Booth.
CONSTANT (son of John, the son of Samuel), of Chester twp., Morris Co., N J., b. 9 Feb., 1712, d. 15 March, 1780 ; came to Roxbury twp., Morris Co., N. J., before 1753, at which date be signs a license bond for Ebenezer Drake to be- come an innkeeper. He was a Justice of the Peace and member of the Presbyteriah Church. He m. 13 Feb., 1735, Phebe Horton, d. 19 May, 1789 ; had ch .:
I. JOSEPH, b. Southold, 13 Dec., 1735, m. (1) Prudence Howell (dau. of Ebenezer, of Southampton), d. 2 Feb., 1764, at 25, by whom he had ch .: 1. PRUDENCE, b. 8 Sept., 1762, m. 19 Feb., 1784, Daniel Pierson ; (2) Rhoda Carter, b. 15 Nov., 1742, by whom he had ch .; 2. CONSTANT RUFUS, b. 16 April, 1769, no ch .: 3. CATHERINE, b. 6 May, 1774, m. Wells Horton ; 4. GEORGE, b. 18 Nov., 1781, rem. to Mississippi and Iowa ; 5. JULIA, b. 22 May, 1784, m. - Bradley, of Connecticut Farms ; 6. CHARLES, b. 21 Dec., 1786, m. Miss Harrison, of Orange, and rem. to the West.
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II. UNKNOWN.
III. FREDERICK "3rd child," b. Southold, 6 Oct. 1738, d. 4 April, 1796, at 58, m. 23 Nov., 1762, Mary Ayres (dau. of John, of Morris Plains) ; had ch .: 1. HENRY, b. 27 Dec., 1765. d. 2 March, 1837, at 72, m. (1) 14 Feb., 1789, Charlotte Morrell (dau. of Jacob), d. 17 March, 1816, at 49 ; (2) { atherine Vanderpcol ; 2. SARAH, b. 4 Sept., 1767, d. 10 March, 1774. at 6. IV. CATHERINE, "4th child," b. 15 Feb., 1740, d. 4 Oct., 1805, at Spring- field, N. J., m. William Walton.
V. JOHN, "5th child," b. 10 March, 1742, m. Lidia ; had ch .: WILLIAM TURNER, b. 14 Jan., 1772.
VI. UNKNOWN.
VII. GEORGE, "7th child," b. 15 Sept., 1745, d. 3 July, 1780, at 34 ; bad ch., perhaps : GEORGE, whose will, 1 Jan., 1791, prob. 22 May, 1804, names w. Mary and ch .: John, George, Absalom. Ralph, William, Jacob, b. 1791 ; Sarah, Adam, Mary, Elisabeth and Margaret.
VIII. JUSTUS, prob. m. Sarah Swayze (dau, of Richard), and rem. to Missis- sippi in 1772.
IX. CALEB, prob. m. Mary Swayze (dau, of Richard), and rem. to Mississippi in 1772.
X. MARY (Meritie ?), prob. m. Isaiah Faircloe (s. of Thomas).
XI. ELISABETH, prob. m. Aaron Brown (s. of David).
XII. CONSTANT VICTOR, prob. (buried at Chester), b. 11 Oct., 1752, d. 14 Nov., 1800, at 48 yrs., 1 mo. 3 days, m. Adah -, b. 6 Sept., 1761, d. 1 Oct., 1854, at 93 years and 25 days ; had ch., perhaps : 1. CONSTANT V., b. 1 Aug., 1798, d. 24 Oct., 1845, m. Ruth Skellinger (Jau. of Daniel 3d). 2. JOHN H., b. 27 Nov., 1803, d. 2 Sept., 1883, m. Huidah -, b. 15 Sept., 1792, d. 7 Jan., 1863.
XIII. HANNAH.
MISCELLANEOUS-GEORGE (buried at Mendham), b. 1721, d. 25 April, 1778. at 57 years.
HARMANUS KING, said lo have gone from England to Holland for refuge from religious persecution, and to have come from Holland to Burlington, Co., N. J. It is more probable that Harmanus came first from Long Island, and from there to South Jersey. In 1698, Herman King and wife Mary, with ch .: JOHN, JOSEPH, BENJAMIN and FRANCIS, are assessed at Flushing, L. I.
JOSEPH (s. of Herman), went from New Jersey to Bucks Co., Pa., and from there to Piscataway, Middlesex Co. In 1729, he bought 900 acres along the South Branch and settled near Young's Mills ; his name is on list of Quakers, 1733 ; m. Marcia, and had: JOSEPH, b. 9 March, 1712 ; WILLIAM, b. 1 April, 1714 ; HANNAH, b. 7 Nov., 1717.
WILLIAM (s. of Joseph, b. 1 April, 1714, m. Abigail Doughty (dau. of Jacob and Amy), b. 3 Oct., 1716 ; had ch .: MARCIA, b. 4 June, 1738 ; AMY, b. 12 Oct., 1739 ; ANNE, b. 29 Feb., 1740 ; JOSEPH, b. 20 April, 1746 (old style), m. (1) a dau. of Dr. James Willson ; (2) Ann Large (dau. of Jacob, and widow of Isaac Lundy) ; (3) Sarah Scott (wid. of Doughty Stockton) : by second wife had William Large King, b, 12 Feb., 1789, d. May, 1869.
JEREMIAH (prob. a s. of Joseph), a chosen freeholder, 1768-74; owned, with WILLIAM, nearly all the swamp near Cherryville; he had ch .: JOHN, JEREMIAH, JOSEPH, ALBURTUS, NEWTON, m. Elisabeth Case, and had : Sarah Ann, Charlotte (w. of Thatcher Trimmer), and Margaret .; SARAH, wife
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of Dr. James Pyatt : MARY; RACHEL, wife of Thomas Little, and MRS. JOHN WOOD.
MARCUS KONIG [King], printer, from Vorstendom, principality of HolDerstadt, Germany, was married, 1713, in New York, to Susanna Schoeckmannin. [Shuman ?] wid. of Herman, potter, of Kipsberry [New York], by Rev. Justus Falckner. It is prob his children who eign the Articles of Faith of the New Germantown [N. J.] Church in 1767, May 13. They are : DAVID, MAREOS, JOHN, LUKE, PHILIP and GEORGE.
JOHN M. (s. of Marcus), res. in northern part of Somerset Co .; had ch. at least : WILLIAM, b, 17 March, 1793, d. 28 Oct., 1867, m. Phebe Hayden and had ten children, among whom were : DAVID W., b. 23 Aug., 1817 ; JOHN W., ADRIAN V., and ABRAHAM.
KINNAN.
THOMAS KINNAN [Kenan, Canan], whose will, Morris Co., 9 July, 1778, prob. 12 Feb., 1784 (Trenton Lib. M. fol. 195), speaks of 170 acres in Roxbury on which the family are living, and names ch .: I. JOHN ; II. JOSEPH ; III. THOMAS, receives land in Morristown ; IV. SUSANNAH ; V. DEBORAH - VI. PHEBE ; VIL. MARY ; and son-in-law, Gavin McCoy.
KLINE.
HERMANUS KLYN (Kline or Cline), whose will, Kingwood, 1 Aug., 1777, prob. 26 April, 1787 (Trenton, Lib. 21, fol. 290) names ch .: 1. ISAAC, m. Margaret and bad, Isaac, b. 30 May. 1771 ; 2. HERMAN, bap. Readington, 12 May, 1734 ; 3. GEORGE, m. Rebecca and had, George, Mary, Elisabeth, b. 6 Aug., 1775, Peggy, Rebecca, Franchy ; 4. JOHANNES, m. Janetta (or Gin), and had, Cath- erine, b. 21 Sept., 1771, and Hermann, b. 21 July, 1775 ; 5. ABRAHAM ; 6. CHRISTEEN HUMMER, wife of Tunis ; 7. CATHERINE KEARHART (Carhart), wife of Jacob : 8. MARY MEET (Mith), wife of Henry ; 9. RACHEL BISHOP, wife of Joseph ; 10. SOPHIA CRAMER, wife of George.
LODOWAY (Loedowick, Ludwig or Lewis), CLINE, whose will, Greenwich, Sus- sex [now Warren] Co., 11 July, prob. 16 Aug., 1796, names ch .: LODOWAY, left 5 sons and 5 daughters, Lewis and Dr. Garner, of Harmony, John, of Franklin, Michel, of Greenwich, Mrs. Christian Davidson and others ; MICHEL, rem. to Indiana ; SARAH STEELSMITH ; MARGARET DEMOND ; ELISABETH TEAL ; MARY BURK, (dec.); ELISABETH RITHER, (dec.); CATHERINE TEAL, (dec.).
JACOB KLINE [Johan Jacob Klein], of Readington twp., Hunterdon Co., N. J., b. in Germany, 6 March, 1714, d. 6 Jan., 1789, buried at New Germantown, N. J .: m. about 1748, Veronica Gerdrutta Moelich (dau. of Johannes) ; signed the call to Rev. Albert Weygand, 1749 ; carried on a tannery in Readington twp., which was continued by his descendants for over 75 years. His will 10 June, 1785, prob. 12 Feb., 1789, names ch .: John William, Jacob, Aaron, David, Peter, Mary Catherine, Fronica Gertraut, Elisabeth, "eight children." In Story of an Old Farm, p. 648-656, this family is given in full down to the fourth generation. We condense therefrom the following :
I. JOHN WILLIAM, b. 5 Jan., 1750, d. 21 Feb., 1818, m. 24 Jan., 1780, Altje (Alche) Smock (dau. of Matthias); had ch .: 1. GERTRUDE, b. 7 Nov.,
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1780, d. April, 1864, m. 12 May, 1799, Henry Van der Veer, of Amwell, N. J .; 2. JOHN, b. 8 Aug., 1784, d. 20 Jan., 1880, m. first, 27 Oct., 1804, Catherine Williamson, d. 1837 ; second, 27 Jan., 1841, Eleanor Wyckoff (dau. of Dennis and widow of Henry Vroom).
II. JACOB, b. 1751, d. 22 Oct., 1823, m. 7 July, 1782, Phebe Nevius (dau. of Peter, of Amwell), b. 1766, d. 18 Feb., 1845 ; had 11 ch .: 1. JACOB, (Colonel), b. 8 April, 1783, d. 15 Nov., 1844, m. Lydia Quick (dau. of Tunis) ; had Aletta, m. Gabriel Vandervoort ; Peter Nevius, Ellen V., died young, Tunis Q., Jacob, Phebe ; 2. PETER, b. 16 Jan., 1785, d. 18 Oct., 1860, m. Mary (dau. of Ananias Mulford) ; had ch .: Maria O., Peter N., Elisabeth W., Margaretta M., Lewis A., Kate F .; 3. FANNY GER- TRUDE, b. 28 Feb., 1787, d. 28 Jan., 1880, m. 17 Oct., 1807, Isaac Lewis, of Virginia ; 4. JOHN WILLIAM, b. 28 Dec., 1788, d. 17 Sept., 1847, m. Sarah Williams (dau. of Thomas); had ch .: William B., John F., Lewis A., Mary E., Harriet A. H., Sarah ; 5. MARIA, b. 17 April, 1791, d. 15 Jan., 1869, m. Richard I. Field ; 6. ANN, b. 19 March, 1793, d. 20 Feb., 1795 ; 7. PHEBE, b. 19 Dec., 1796, d. 10 March, 1874, m. Joseph Bartles, of New Germantown ; 8. ELISABETH, b. 1 Aug., 1799, d. 25 March, 1880, m. Jacob B. Miller, of New Germantown ; 9. NELLY STOOTHOFF, h. 4 July, 1801, d. 23 April, 1803 ; 10. CATHERINE, b. 20 July, 1804, d. 18 Jan., 1857, m. Aaron Dunham ; 11. ALETTA, b. 17 Feb., 1808, d. 9 Jan., 1879, m. Benj. Van Doren, of Middlebush, N. J .; 12. DAVID (Reverend), b. 14 Nov., 1812 d. 5 Nov., 1877 ; pastor of Lutheran Church at Spruce Run, N. J., m. 18 April, 1833, Jane Kirkpatrick (dau, of John). b. 19 June, 1814 ; had 12 children.
III. MARY, m. 13 Feb., 1776, John Farley.
IV. MAGDALENA, b. 1757, d. 16 March, 1774.
V. FANNY, m. 26 Dec., 1781, Jacob Neff, Jr., who died about 1838.
VI. AARON, of Drea Hook, N. J., b. 29 Feb., 1760, d. 24 Dec., 1809, m. 1794, Catherine Brokaw, b. 2 Aug., 1763, d. 18 Dec., 1811 ; had 8 ch .: 1. FANNY (Fronica Gertraut), died young ; 2. JANE (Jannetje), b. 16 April, 1787, m. Henry Wyckoff ; 3. PETER A., b. 27 Sept., 1789, d. Sept., 1858, m. first, Mary Bowman (dau. of Cornelius) ; second, Rebecca Smith (dau. of John) had ch .: Catherine, Mary, Aaron P., Peter, Elisabeth, Cornelius, Fanny, John S., Ann, David, Andrew, Abbie, Martin, William, Susan; 4. JOHN JACOB, b. 17 Aug., 1791, d. 23 Aug., 1849, m. first, Eva Kinney (dau. of Andrew); second, Mary Brewer (widow of Elias Stout; bad ch .: Catherine Ann, Eliza, John J., Andrew K., Peter K., Aaron K., David D .; 5. AARON, b. 4 Aug., 1794, d. July, 1852, unmarried ; 6. ELISABETH, b. 11 March, 1797. d. 1836 in Ohio, m. David Gerhardt ; 7 MARY, b. 8 Jan., 1800, d. 24 March, 1824, unmarried : 8. CATHERINE, b. 6 Sept., 1802, d. 12 March, 1864, m. Peter G. Schomp, of Readington.
VII. PETER, b. 17 Jan., 1771, m. Sallie Johnson, by whom he had one child, PETER P., who d. unm., 31 March, 1872, at 78.
VIII. FRONICA GERTRAUT.
IX. DAVID. X. ELISABETH.
GODFRIED KLEYN (Gottfried Klein), whose name occurs on the Readington records, was the son of Christian Klein, of Bendorf, Germany. Christian is described as a "military horseman" from Hamburg. His wife's name was Ida
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and he was b. 30 Oct., 1726. He had two sons, Christian and Jacob, bap. 21 March, 1756.
CHRISTIAN KLINE was a son of Godfrey, who was b. in Bendorf, Germany, 30 Oct., 1726. Christian, b. 13 March, 1754, m. 12 May, 1772, Elisabeth Miller (dau. of Henry, the emigrant), b. 11 July, 1758, d. 6 Jan., 1845 ; had ch .: 1. ELISA- BETH, b. 10 Sept., 1779, d. 22 Sept., 1781 ; 2. MARY CATHERINE, b. 5 Jan., 1781, m. Simeon Wyckoff and rem. to Iliinois ; 3. HENRY M., b. 10 Jan., 1783, m. Sarah Ramsey ; 4. DAVID M., b. 1 Jan., 1785, d. 6 Dec., 1861, m. 28 Dec., 1805, Elisabeth Hager (dau. of Jacob), d. 19 March, 1835 ; 5. IDA, b. 8 Dec., 1786, m. Harmon Dilts ; 6. ELISABETH, b. 4 Dec., 1788, d. 9 Jan., 1861, m. John Ramsey ; 7. PHEBE, b. 18 Oct., 1790 ; 8. ESTHER, b. 1792, d. in infancy ; 9. HANNAH, b. 1 Nov., 1794, m. a Henry ; 10. SARAH S., b 22 June, 1797 ; 11. JACOB M., b. 23 July, 1799, m. (1) Phebe Kuhl : (2) a Fisher ; 12. LASETTA, b. 1801, d. in 1815. (Story of an Old Farm, p. 683).
PHILIP KLINE came to Sourland Mountain, Neshanic twp., Somerset Co., N. J., about 1720. He was probably of the same family as Godfried. He bought 600 acres in Harmony twp., Warren Co., m. Mary, and had ch .:
I. JACOB.
II. GODFREY, b. 1742, m. Mary Haines, of Prussia ; had ch : 1. WILLIAM, b. 1776, m. Catherine Horn, b. 1780 and had, Godfrey, John, Sally, Peter b. 31 Aug., 1806, Isaac, Mary and Haines ; 2. PETER, 3. PHILIP ; 4. MARGARET ; 5. ELISABETH, unmarr. J.
III. JOHN.
IV. CATHERINE MILLER (widow of Christopher Emley, by whom had, Christopher, John and Godfrey).
V. LENA.
VI. MARGARET.
VII. CHARITY PATTERSON.
LA GRANGE.
JOHN, b. 1630 in France,. He was a Protestant and fled from religious persecution to Amsterdam, and from there came to America 1656 He brought with him a gold signet ring engraved with the family arms, and the initials J. L. G. Left four sons, John, Omie, Isaacand Jacobus.
I. JOHN, b. in New York, 1658, May 6, d. at Bergen, N. J., 1742, May 6, m. Annie Vail, d. 1734, June 6, buried in Lutheran Church, N. Y. He left two sons, John and Christian, and several daughters :
(I). JOHN, b. in Beaver St., N. Y., 1706, d. at Elisabethtown, 1782, Nov. 5, at 76, m. Martha Van Buskirk, dau. of Lawrence (Bergen Co., N. J.), d. 1753, Feb. 1. Left one s. John and one dau. Sophia.
1. JOHN, b. in N. Y., 1733, Aug. 28, d. at Vestal, Broome Co., N. Y., 1798, Sept. 19, m. Elisabeth Mersereau (dau. of Joshua), of Staten Island, who died at Vestal, 1816, July 16 ; had ch .: Martha, m. Abram Winans ; Polly, m. Moses Van Name ; Elisabeth, m. Michael Van Vechten ; Sophia, m. Caleb Halsey ; Rachel, m. Israel P. Mersereau ; John, b. 1771, May 1 (at Elisabeth, N. J.), m Hannah Halsey, 1794, Jan. 1, at Elisabeth. She d. 1838, Dec. 7. MISCELLANEOUS-"ANTJE LA GRANGE from Albany, d. on her way to the Raritans to visit her daughter, 1735," (Records of Luth. Ch. N. Y.) SEIGNEUR DE
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LAGRANGE was among those sent 27 Ang., 1565, by Coligny to Florida. (Baird's Huguenots, I : 69).
LAKE.
THOMAS LAKE, will probated 1765, Oct. 19, m. Jane ; lived at Amwell ; had ch .: I. THOMAS.
II. GARRET, will probated 1781, July 30 ; had ch .:
(I). GARRET, b. 1777, Aug. 1, d. 1857, Nov. 16, m. Margaret Hann, b. 1766 (?). He is said to have been of the Quaker persuasion. He moved from Amwell twp. and bought land of Fred Zavering and wife Levinab, 1802, near Naughrightville, Morris Co., N. J .; had ch .:
1. PETER, m. Elisabeth Waldorf ; had ch .: (1). MARY ; (2). ELISA- BETH, m. James McCracken ; (3). JACOB.
2. JOHN, m. Susan Call : had ch .: (1). CHARLES, unmarried ; (2). MARY, unmarried ; (3). SILVESTER, m. Mary Anthony ; had ch .: Holloway Hunt; Elisabeth, died young ; Frederick, died young; Jennie, unmarried ; Harry, m. Elsie Hall (dau. of Joseph) ; Amasa ; Edwin, d. 1893 ; Julia Vanatta; Mamie; Hettie ; (4). JOHN, m. MacElroy, res. at Pleasant Hill.
3. GARRET, m. Elisabeth Rarick (dau. of William) ; had ch .: (1). MELINDA, m. Hezekiah Drake ; (2). NELSON, unmarried ; (3). JACOB, m. Margaret Larason ; (4). JEFFERSON, m. Sarah Crater ; (5). GARRET, m. Elisabeth Clouse (dau. of Daniel) ; (6). ELIJAH, m. Sarah Rarick ; (7). JESSE, m. Ann Rarick (dau. of William); (8). WILLIAM, m. Mary Ader.
4. THOMAS, m. Elisabeth Rarick (wid. of Garret Lake); had ch .: (1). ANGELINE, m. Philip Crater (s. of John) ; (2). -.
5. JACOB, m. Catherine Welter ; had ch .: (1). NELSON, m. Matilda Tiger (dau. of Asa); (2). JACOB R., m. first, Charity Philhower (dau. of William); second, Elisabeth Wright ; (3). REV. JOHN WELTER, m. first, Mary F. Swackhamer (dau. of Jacob) ; second, Anna M Enders ; (4). WHITFIELD, died in the army ; (5). MAR- GARET, m. E. W. Drake ; (6). RANSOM, m. Maggie Bulmer ; (7). SARAH, m. Lambert Sharp (s. of David) ; (N). GEORGE, m. Mary Seals ; (9). MARY, m. Morris Hoover ; (10) ALBERT, m. Lucy Jen- kins : two died in infancy.
6. PARMELIA, m. Henry Hann.
7. CATHERINE, m. Wm. N. Weise.
8. - , m. John Coleman.
III. JOHN.
IV. WINFRED, m. a Hull.
V. SARAH.
VI. CATHERINE, m. a Sutphen.
VII. ANN, m. an Aller.
VIII. ELLEN.
MISCELLANEOUS-NICHOLAS, of Somerset Co., whose will, 23 Aug., prob. 11 Oct., 1768, names ch .: 1. HENDRICK ; 2. JOHN ; 3. THOMAS ; 4. JACOBUS ; 5. NICH- OLAS ; 6. ELEANOR, wife of Peter Huyk ; 7. SARAH, wife of Hendrick Snyder and their ch., Mary, wife of Aaron Hankinson, Nicholas, Christopher, Gertie, Jane;
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8. MARGARET, wife of Cornelius Blew ; 9. MARY. JOHN, of New Brunswick, N. J., whose will, 20 Feb., 1752, prob. 6 May, 1754, names wife Martinah and children: RICHARD, JOHN (dec.), NAILEE, HANNAH, SARAH.
LANCE.
Of the family LANCE (Lantz or Lentz), three brothers came to this country from Germany, while a fourth remained in the old country. On Oct. 28, 1738, in bilander [i. e., a coasting vessel] Thistle, George Houston, commander, there ar- rived at Philadelphia, JACOB, MICHAEL and HANS (ox John) PETER Lance, while in the same vessel there were of these under sixteen, JOHN NICLAUS, HANS PETER and JOHN LANTZ.
MICHAEL, died in Greenwich twp., Warren Co., N. J .; he appears on the Morris- town Court Records in an action against Jacob Mourer in 1749 ; his will, dated Greenwich, Warren Co., 23 Aug., 1777, prob. 16 Feb., 1778, names four sons and one daughter :
I. GEORGE, whose will, dated Oxford, Warren Co., 1834, prob. 1 Jan., 1839; naines ch .: GEORGE, ABRAHAM, MARTIN, JOHN, SUSANNAH, wife of John Cyphers ; ANNA, wife of Isaac Shoemaker ; ELISABETH, wife of Thomas Thatcher ; MICHAEL ; George prob. settled at Montanah, Warren Co., N. J.
II. JOHN.
II1. PETER.
IV. HENRY.
V. MARY.
JOHN, of Lebanon twp., Hunt. Co., N. J., was one of the three brothers named above, having dropped the name Peter, or a son of the original John Peter ; his will, prob. 16 Feb., 1771 (Trenton. Lib. 14, fol. 893); names wife Anna Margaret, and six children :
1. JOHN PETER, m. Catherine Hen (?), and had : JOHN HERMET, b. 30 July, 1775 : MARIA, b. 3 May, 1777; WILHELM, b. 9 April, 1779 ; CATHERINE, b. 22 Feb., 1781; ANNA, b. 24 Oct., 1783 ; JACOB, b. 8 Sept., 1785.
II. WILLIAM.
III. HARMAN, of Cokesburg. whose will was prob. 9 April, 1823, b. 1757, d. 1823, at 66, m. Elisabeth, and lived on the George M. Lindaberry place ; had children : (I)ยท PETER, m. Sophia Schuyler (dau. of Will.) had ch .: William, m. Margaret Bird (dau. of Thomas); Andrew, m. Lydia Hoff- man (dau. of Henry); Ruhama, m. Isaac Sutton (s. of Peter) ; Elisabeth, m. Adam Apgar (s. of Adam) ; Mary, m first, James Apgar (s. of Jacob) ; second, JOHN Biebigheiser ; (II). ANNA MARGARET, b. 9 March, 1780, m. Felix Hoover ; (III). MARIA, b. 16 March, 1781 ; (IV). SARAH, b. 22 Sept., 1786 ; (V). JOHN, b. 15 Feb., 1788, m. twice ; (VI). JACOB, b. 12 May, 1789 ; (VII). ANDREW, m. three times ; (VIII). JOSHUA, m. Mary Jones, and had two girls ; (IX). HENRY, m. Polly Force ; (X). WILLIAM, m. Ellen Voorhees ; had ch .: Theodore, m. Martha Beavers (dau. of Joseph); Cornelius, m. Fanny Apgar (dau. of Will. C.); Wesley W., m. Elisabeth Philhower (d. of Aaron); Adaline, m. Harrison Apgar ; Catharine, m. Stephen R. Alpaugh ; Mary Elisabeth, m. George Alpaugh ; Eliza Jane, m. John Alpaugh (s. of John). (XI). ELISABETH;
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