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LAWRENCE LOMERSON appears on the records at Flemington as early as 1753; was 2d Lieut. of Capt. Mackay's Co., First Regiment of Sussex Co., in the Revolutionary War. He bought land near Mt. Bethel in Penn .; his descend- ants live in the vicinity of Belvidere, m. -; had ch .:
I. THOMAS, m. Hannah Ney.
II. ANDREW, m. Christian Smith.
III. LOURENCE, m. Betsey Fox.
IV. JANE, m. Michael Ney.
V. CHARITY, m. a Butler.
There was also a brother or son of Lawrence whose name is unknown, wbo res. near Belvidere and had ch .: 1. JOHN ; 2. JACOB ; 3. JAMES ; 4. LAWRENCE, b. 1770, d. 1864 at 94, m. Elisabeth Caskey (dau. of Robert and Jane Todd), b. 23 Aug. 1781, d. 20 Dec., 1841 ; had ch .: Jane C., b. 6 April, 1803, m. Sam. Weller ; Wil- liam, b. 18 Oct., 1804, d. 1849 ; Robert C., b. 9 Aug., 1806, d. 1839 ; Eliza Ann, b. 18 Dec., 1807, m. Phil. D. Weller ; Margaret, b. 29 March, 1810, m. Corn. Carhart ; Julia Ann, b. 21 April. 1812, m. first, Will. Carbart ; second, Phil D. Weller ; James, b. 22 March, 1814 ; Rebecca, b. 29 Jan., 1816, m. George H. Weller ; Mary, b. 15 Jan., 1818, m. Adam Wandling ; Caroline, b. 7 March, 1820, died young ; Sarah, b. 22 Aug., 1821, m. William McCullough ; Lawrance, b. 4 May, 1824, d. 1872; 5. JULIA ANN, m. John Fritts ; 6. LENA, m. Mr. Benyard ; 7. ELISABETH, m. Mr. Crawford ; 8. BARBARA, unmarried.
LUCAS.
FRANTZ LUCAS came in the Second Palatine Emigration in 1710. He is found at New Rochelle the same year with five children : MARIE ELISABETH at 20 years of age ; FRANTZ at 13; ANNA MARIA at 9; ANNA at 7; ANNA CATHARINA at 4.
FRANS, prob. s. of Frantz, has ch. bap. at Somerville, N. J., m. Jannetie and had. ch .: MARIA, bap. 10 Feb., 1723 ; ELSILIE, bap. 29 Aug., 1725 ; FRANS, bap. 17 Sept., 1727; THOMAS, bap. 6 Sept., 1730 ; ELISABETH, bap. 23 Aug., 1733 ; ELSYE, bap. 4 Dec., 1737.
MISCELLANEOUS-FRANCIS Lucas is a witness at a baptism, Somerville, 1719 ; THOMAS subscribes to Lutheran Church at Pluckamin, 1756 ; Abraham and Francis
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:appear on Nitzer's ledger, 1763. The Lucas family probably came originally from La Rochelle, France, taking refuge in the Palatinate and from there emigrating to this country. (See the Lawrence and Du Four families).
LUSE.
Two brothers, BENJAMIN and DAVID LUSE, settled in old Roxbury twp. and bought land as early as 1736. The family moved away.
BENJAMIN LUSE, whose will, Roxbury, 29 Aug., 1744, prob. 2 Nov., 1749, names wife Abigail and ch., the first two not yet 18: I. ABIGAIL ; II. MARY : III. JOSEPH ; IV. BENJAMIN ; V. MATTHIAS; VI. ELEAZAR ; will names as executors, Samuel Coleman and "my bro. David."
DAVID, brother to Benjamin, whose will, dated 23 Jan., 1771, names wife Mary and ch .: I. BENJAMIN ; II. SHUBAL : III. HENRY ; IV. NATHAN ; V. ISRAEL : VI. DAVID ; VII. WALTER ; VIII. JEMIMA ; IX. SARAH : X. MARY ; XI. MERCY ; XII. EZEBEL ; XIII. BETHIA, m. Isaac Swazey.
MARTINUS.
JOHN MARTINUS, b. 1704, d. 1782, at 78 (Luth. Ch. Bk.); probably res. near Spruce Run ; perhaps had children or grandchildren : 1. CHRISTOPHER, b. 1745, d. 19 April, 1822 ; IL FREDERICK, confirmed 22 May, 1774 ; III. NICOLAUS, b. 1751, confirmed same date at age 23 ; IV. CORNELIUS, b. 1757, confirmed same date at 17 : V. MARIA, b. 1760, confirmed same date at 14; VI. CHRISTIAN, communicant in 1771.
GEORGE (probably grandson of John), b. 1785, d. 1860 at 74, m. Margaret Fritts. b. 1793, d. 1866 at 73 ; had ch : 1. MORRIS FRITTS, b. 3 Jan., 1812, m. Mary A. Terryberry (dau. of Jacob); res. at the Junction, N. J .; 2. WILLIAM, m. Lucinda Terryberry (dau. of William of Pleasant Grove); 3. ANN, m. Jacob Vosseller (s. of George, of the Junction) ; 4. SUSAN, m. James Weller, of Jer- sey City; 5. MARY, m. E. D. Cramer (4th wife), of Hackettstown ; 6. SARAH, m. Andrew Fritts (s. of Elias, of Stewartsville, N. J.) : 7. LOUISA, m. William Davis (s. of Samuel, of Stewardsville, N. J.).
MESSLER.
JAN ADAMSEN METSELLAER [i. e. John Messler, the son of Adam], b. 1626 at Worms, d. 1696 ; had ch. bap. in N. Y .: SEBASTIEN, bap. + Sept., 1658 ; DIRCK, bap. 6 Feb., 1661 ; ABRAHAM, bap. 28 Aug., 1662 ; ISAAC, bap. 15 April, 1678. ABRAHAM, son of Jan Adamsen, bap. 28 Aug., 1662 ; had ch .: JOHANNES, bap. in N. Y., 16 Dec., 1694 ; LODEWYCK, bap. 1699 ; ABRAHAM, bap. 8 June, 1701 ; ANNETJE, bap. 25 Aug., 1708.
JOHN, son of Abraham, bap. 16 Dec., 1694, rem. to Middlebush before 1717 ; his will 1760, prob. 6 March, 1761, names wife Catharine and ch .: 1. ABRAHAM : 2. CORNELIUS ; 3. PETER, whose will, Somerset Co., 20 June, 1761, prob. ? April, 1764 (Trenton Lih. H, fol. 425), names ch .: John, Antje, Simon, Peter, brother in-law, Jacob Buys; 4. HAMPJE, m. John Powelson ; 5. SARAH, m. Jacob Stryker ; 6. EAFFIE, m. Jacob Buys.
CORNELIUS, s. of John, b. 1726, d. 1806 ; res. at Lamington ; had at least I. CORNELIUS, the father of Dr. Abraham Messiar.
II. JAMES, m. Jannetje (Jane) ; his will, "Chester," 9 March, 1803, prob. 7
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Oct., 1805, names ch .: (I). BERGEN ; (II). MARY BIRD ; (III). JANE SLAGET ; (IV). CHARLOTTE, w. of John Wortman ; (V). AGNES, w. of Joshua Dickerson ; (V1). JACOB, b. 1765, d. 25 Dec., 1866, m. Francis. Rowe, b, 1764, d. 5 March, 1847, and had ch .: 1. James, b. 1792, d. 7 Feb. 1869, m. Sallie Horton, and had (1). Thaniel, m. Lydia Huston ; (2). Mar- tha, m. Jacob Emmons (s. of Abraham, of Readingtox), (3). Jacob, m. Mary Demarest ; 2. Mary, b. 6 Aug., 1797, m. Peter Wortman (s. of Jos.).
METTLER.
JOHN METTLER, bought 1787, 433 acres of Hamilton tract, Hunterdon Co. WILLIAM (prob. s. of Jobn), b. 8 Feb., 1783, d. 1 Jan., 1834, m. (1) 30 April, 1808, Sarah Wilson, b. 20 Sept., 1785, d. 30 Jan., 1811 ; (2). 30 Sept., 1815, Ann Rettinghouse, b. 12 Oct., 1788 ; had ch .: I. JOHN, b. 10 Sept., 1808 ; II. AMY, b. 1 Nov., 1810 ; III. SCIDMUR W. (by second wife), b. 17 Aug., 1816 ; IV. SARAH A., b. 12 Oct., 1818 ; V. ELIJAH R., b. 4 July, 1821 ; VI. AUGUSTUS, b. 8 June, 1829, m. a Bryan.
WILLIAM (perhaps a bro. of John), m. Catharine and had ch. bap. at Alexandria Church, Mt. Pleasant. N. J .: 1. ANNA, b. 31 July, 1792 ; 2. HANNAH, b. 22 Jan., 1797.
JAMES (perhaps bro. of John and William ; had ch. bap. at Alexandria Church : 1. PERMLE, b. 8 March, 1787; 2. ABRAHAM, b. 23 Feb., 1789; 3. RENY, b. 8 Jan., 1791; 4. RHODY, b. 7 Jan., 1793 ; 5. CHARITY, b. 7 Feb., 1795; 6 SUSANNAH, b. 6 April, 1797.
SAMUEL (perhaps bro. of James), was buried at Readington, b. 12 June, 1772, d. 29 Nov, 1845, m. Rebecca, b. 9 March, 1770, d. 12 Nov., 1848.
MILLER.
JOHN HENRY MULLER (s. of John Valentine), "Schuldiener," (school teacher), born in Niedermastahn, in Ampt Lanzberg-in-der-Pfaltz, Zweibrucken, May 22, 1728, d. Feb. 9, 1819, m. April 3, 1755, Maria Catherine Moelick (dau. of John Peter), b. July 13, 1732, d. Jan. 22, 1807.
JOHN HENRY MULLER, landed in Philadelphia 1750, Aug. 12, and rem. to New Jersey 1753, April 3; was a Redemptioner ; settled in Hunterdon Co., near New Germantown ; was Town Clerk of Tewksbury for thirty-one years ; had children.
I. ELISABETH, b. July 11, 1758, d. Jan. 6, 1845, m. Christian Kline (s. of Godfrey).
II. MARIA CATHRINA, b. Feb. 12, 1763, d. Jan. 7, 1849, at 86, m. Baltis Stiger, b. 1762, d. July 28, 1830, at 68.
III. HENRY, b. Nov. 7, 1766, d. - , m. first, a Baird ; second, Catherine Sharp (dau. of John Peter), b. June 23, 1776 ; bad ch .:
(I). JACOB B., m. Elisabeth Kline (dau. of Jacob), b. 1 Aug_, 1799, d. 25 March, 1880 ; had eight ch .: 1. MARGARETTA, b. 21 July, 1823, d. 25 Nov., 1877, m. 27 Feb., 1845, her cousin, Richard R. Field ; 2. HENRY, who m. a Beardslee ; 3. JACOB, res. at Scranton, Pa., m. & De Bentlye ; 4. ELISABETH, d. in infancy; 5. WILLIAM, res. at Flanders, N. J .; 6. ELISABETH, res. at Newark, N. J., m. George Roe, of Hackettstown, wbo d. in 1888, and had five children ; 7 and
JACOB W. MILLER.
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8. CLARK and WESLEY (twins) d. in infancy.
(II). ANN, m. William Little.
(III). JOHN P, SHARP, m. first, a Lambert ; second, Eliza Neighbor (dau. of David).
IV. DAVID, b. April 28, 1769, d. -- , m. Elisabeth Welsh (dau. of William, Jr.) ; had ch .: (I). JACOB, W .; (II). WILLIAM W .; (III). DAVID W., m. & Swan ; (IV). HENRY, m. a Shafer ; (V). ELIZA, m Rev. John C. Vandervoort ; (VI). DOROTHY, m. Thos. G. Talmage ; (VII). MARY, m. a Van Pelt ; (VIII). CATHERINE, unm .; (LX). LYDIA ANN, m. Moses DeWitt, of Paterson.
[H. W Miller, President of the Morris County Savings Bank, is a son of Jacob W., and owns the original family Bible].
V. JACOB, June 8, 1771, m. Maria Elisabeth Sharp (dau. of John Peter), b. Jan. 24 or June 2, 1774.
ANDREAS (7) MILLER came from Germany to Newton, N. J., probably m. [Records of Philadelphia] Elisabeth Hahn, 15 July, 1759 ; had a son:
ANDREW, b. 1730, d. 1829, m. an Anthony ; had ch .: I. HENRY. b. 12 Ang., 1767, d. 26 Feb., 1862, m. Ann , and had ANDREW, WILLIAM, SARAH, PHILIP, ELIZA, m. Abraham Vliet ; JACOB H., 30 June, 1815, m. Sarah Mowder (dau. of Samnel) ; CAROLINE m. Simon Wyckoff ; DAVID, JOHN C., b. 26 July, 1820 ; GEORGE, HENRY ; II. DANIEL ; III. POLLY ; IV. SUSAN ; V. PHILIP, killed by falling from a building.
MISCELLANEOUS On Somerville records : WILHELM and Marya have Gerrit, b. 25 May, 1729. JOHANNES and Maryetje have Thomas, bap. 8 May, 1737 ; Jan, bap. 13 May, 1739 ; Joris, bap. 14 Aug., 1743. TOMA [Thomas] MELLER and Peene have Peter, bap. 3 Sept., 1768.
MING.
WILLIAM MING came from Philadelphia ; res. at Cross Roads, Chester, N. J., m. Adah Brown (dau. of David); had ch .:
I. CHARLES, b. 15 March, 1809, d. 24 April, 1869, m. Susanna Larison (dau. of William and Elisabeth Sharp), b. 7 Jan., 1809 ; had ch .: 1. ELISABETH, b. 25 March, 1836, m. John Swazey (s. of Robert) ; 2. MARY C., b. 4 Sept. 1839, m. Nelson H. Drake (s. of Anthony); 3. CATHERINE, b. 30 Oct., 1841, m. Alfred E. DeCamp (s. of David S.); 4. ISABELLA, b. 14 Sept., 1845, m. C. Robert Skellinger (s. of Charles); 5. ANNA BELLA, twin to preceding, m. Joel H. Yauger ; 6. MAHLON A., b. 29 Oct., 1848, m. Carrie E. Cum- back (dau. of Jonah H.); 7. CHARLES H., b. 19 Sept., 1851, d. Dec., 1893, m. Louisa K. Swackhamer (dau, of Philip W.); 8. WILLIAM, b. 19 Jan., 1834 (?), died young.
II. CAROLINE, m. Stephen Budd.
III. REBECCA, unmarried.
MOORE.
GEORGE MOORE (or Mohr), b. 1725, d. 2 Jan., 1815, at 90, m. Elisabeth, b. 1733, d. 17 Oct., 1810, at 77; res. at Spruce Run ; prob. had ch .:
I. MARY, b. 1756, m. Pbilip Anthony, Jr.
II. ANDREW, b. 15 May, 1764, d. 1 June, 1846, m. Rosina (Seney) Anthony, b. 9 June, 1769, d. 9 Nov., 1843 ; lived back of Glen Gardner, N. J.
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III. GEORGE, b. 19 July, 1761, d. 16 Dec., 1843, at 82, m. first, Elisabeth Kreater ;Crater), b. 15 Feb., 1785 ; second, Elisabeth Chapman, b. 1772, d. 28 Aug., 1859 ; had ch .: 1. MARY MAROARET, b. 14 Jan .. 1786, m. Woods ; 2. ELISABETH, b. 25 Aug., 1787, m. John Thorp ; 3. JOHN, b. 1 Oct., 1789, m. Mercy Mckinstry ; 4. ESTHER, b. 20 Nov., 1791, m. Jacob Aubel, of Fairmount ; 5. CATHERINE, b. 6 Dec., 1794, unmarried ; 6. MAURICE, b. 15 July, 1797, m. Hannah Davis; by second wife : 7. SARAH, b. 1800, died young ; 8. JULIA ANN, b. 1806, died young ; 9. JANE, b. 1810, m. John Rhinehart ; 10. ELISABETH ANN, b. 1814, m. Joseph Everts.
THOMAS DE MOOR came from Normandy to England with William, the Con- queror in 1066. His name is enrolled on the ancient list taken at their embar- cation at St. Valery, and also on list of the survivors of the battle of Hastings, Oct. 14, 1066, in which he had a considerable command. JOHN MOOR (Rev.) ancestor of the Newtown, L. I., family was an Independent and first minister of the town. He had ch .: JOHN, GERSHOM, SAMUEL, JOSEPH and ELISABETE, who m. Content Titus.
SAMUEL, B. of Rev. John, had sons prob.,
I. NATHANIEL, who rem. to Hopewell. N. J.
II. JOHN, whose will, Hopewell, 10 Feb., 1768, names wife Love, brother Samuel and as witness a Joseph Moore ; had ch .: NATHANIEL, THE- OPHILUS, JOANNA, wife of John Temple ; JOHN, AMOS, SAMUEL, JOSEPH, ELISABETH, WILLIAM, SARAH, KEZIAE.
III. JOSEPH, whose will, Hopewell, 5 Nov., prob. 26 Nov., 1757, names wife Helena, brother Benjamin and as witness a John Moore ; also names ch .: STEPHEN, JOSEPH, DANIEL, JOHN, JOB, JAMES, PHEBE, ELISABETH (not 18).
IV. SAMUEL, whose will, Hopewell, 5 Oct., prob. 16 Oct., 1759, names BENJA- MIN, JONATHAN, my bro. Henry and sister Mary.
V. HENRY and VI. BENJAMIN.
The above may have been sons and not brothers of Nathaniel (the son of Bam- uel), who is said to have gone to New Jersey from Newtown.
MISCELLANEOUS-JOHN, Salem Co., intestate, 1755. STEPHEN, Greenwich, Cumberland Co., intestate, 1755. SEAKET. of Hopewell, 6 Dec., 1753, prob. had ch. Benjamin and John.
MICHAEL L. MOOR is at Three Mile Run, Somerset Co. in 1703, prob. had ch .: I. MICHAEL, m. 6 May, 1719, Elisabeth Grauw, "both from Nassau," Ger- many ; who bad ch .: 1. CHRISTAEN, bap. (Somerville) 18 May, 1721 ; 2. JOHANNES, bap. (Somerville) 3 March, 1723 ; II. JACOB, m. Anna Polonia and had, 1. ELISABETH, bap. (Somerville) 17 Dec., 1721 ; 2. JACOB, bap. (Somer- ville) 14 April, 1723 ; III. JOHANNES, m. Magdalena and had, 1. ELISABETH, bap. (Somerville) 1 Sept., 1723 ; 2. ELISABETH (again), bap. (Somerville) 5 May, 1724.
NEIGHBOR.
LEONHARD NEIGHBOR, b. 1698, May, d. 1766, Aug. 26, at 68 yrs., 3. mos., m. Maria Margareta, b. 1698, d. 1770, Nov. 17, at 73 yrs., 3 mos. ; arrived at Phila- delphia 11 Sept., 1738, in ship " Robert and Oliver," with the Schenckle, Weiss, Tofort, Terryberry and other German Valley families ; his will dated 10 Jan., 1765, names wife Margaret and four children. He is entitled to be called the "Father of German Valley," because not only every Neighbor, but every
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Schenckle and Welsh, and nearly every Trimmer descended from him ; had children :
I. LEONARD, b. 1741, May 2, d. 1806, April 11, at 65 yrs., 1 mo. and 9 days, m. Louisa Elisabeth , b. 1744, d. 1807, Feb. 5 ; had ch .:
(I). NICHOLAS, b. 1762, May 10, m. first, 1785, Feb. 13, Elisabeth Catherine Sharp (dau. of Matthias ; second, Hannah Uhrich ; rem. to Ohio in 1815 ; had ch .:
1. MARY, b. 1790, June 4, m. John Welsh, (s. of Leonard).
2. ANNA, m. Jacob Miller.
3. CATHERINE, b. 1794, m - Roberts.
4. NICHOLAS.
5. SELINDA, m. first, - Seton ; second, Dr. Powelson.
6. MATTHIAS SHARP, b. 1813, April 26, m. Margaret Miller.
(II). LEONARD, b. 1764, d. 1854, Dec., m. 1786, Jan. 15, Elisabeth Wise (dau. of Philip, II.) ; had ch .:
1. CATHERINE, b. 1787, March 16, d. 1859, m. Zacharias Flomerfelt.
2. GEORGE, b. 1789, Jan. 31, d. in German Valley 1874. m. Eliza Rarick (dau. of Conrad, II); had ch .: (1). SILVESTER, d. 1892, Jan., m. Zilpah Lance (dau. of John); (2). ELIZA ANN, m. Elias Cregar (s. of Andrew); (3). CONRAD, m. Mary Sharp (dau. of Abraham); (4). MARY, m. Geo. Trimmer (s. of Christopher) ; (5). DAVID, m. Anna Hackett; (6). CATHERINE, m. Jacob Cregar (bro. of Silas): (7). AMANDA, m. Wyckoff Stevens ; (8). Sophia, m. Benjamin Cole ; (9). LEONARD, m. Adeline Flumerv-lt (dau. of Leonard); (10). GEORGE, m. Elisabeth Sharp (dau. of Abraham).
3. SOPHIA, b. 1791, April 18, d. 1824, m. William Dellicker (s. of Fred).
4. ANNA, b. 1793, Jan. 11, died young.
5. WILLIAM, b. 1795, Jan. 21, d. at German Valley, m. Adaline Thorp; had ch .: (1). MARY, m. John Swackhamer ; (2). JACOB, m. Mary Ferrier ; (3). ELISABETH, m. John Crater (Ill.) ; (+). LOUISA, d. unm .; (5). ANN, m. John Crater (2d wife) ; (6). ADDIE, unm .; (7). LEMUEL, m. Louisa Trimmer (dau. of Jacob M.).
6. DAVID, b. 1797, Nov. 25. (1) Ann Hance (dau. of James ; (2) Elisabeth Roelofson (dau. of Isaac and wid. of Wm. Trimmer) ; (3) Elisabeth Mellick (dau. of Balthasar and wid. of Chidester) ; had ch .: (1). LEONARD D., m. Elisabeth Neighbor (dau. of Law- rence) ; had seven ch .: Mary, unm .; Henry, m. Kate Van Nest (dau. of Theodore); Edson J., unm .; Grace, unm .; Anna and David B., d. young ; (2). SILAS, m. Ann Apgar (dau. of Fred.); had four ch .: Ella, m Jesse Weise ; Stewart, m. Kate J. Hann ; Louisa, unm .; one died young ; (3). CALVIN, m. Mary Baler, had five ch .: John, m. Mary Emery, three ch .; Annie, m. W. V. Garrison, three ch .; David, unm .; Louisa, m. E. M. Young, one child ; Grandin, m. Bella Scott ; (4). ELISABETH, m. John P. S. Miller ; (5). JAS. LEONARD, m. Mary Warn ; had four children ; Edward ; Lucy, m. Robert Kilgore ; Lida m. Robert Oram ; Sophia, m. Evan Pettingill ; (6). MANCIUS H., m. Sarah Steven- son (dau. of James); no ch .; (7). NICHOLAS, m. first, Emeline
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Terryberry: second, widow of John Burrell (dau. John Frone), three ch .; Miller, m. Lucy Anderson (dau. of Daniel C.); Enos ; Annie; (8). SOPHIA, d. at 2 years of age.
7. ELISABETH, b. 1800, March 2, d. 1886, m. George Dufford (s. of Jacob).
8. LEONHARD, b. 1802, Aug. 25, d. 1880, m. Susanna Welsh (son of Philip) ; had ch .: (1). ARTHUR ; (2). CATHERINE, m. Mancius H. Hoffman ; (3). LYDIA ANN.
9. JACOB WISE, b. 1805, Oct. 20, d. at Princeton, Ill., at 84 years ; m. first, Mary Ann Trimmer (dau. of Christopher); second, Caro- line Bodine ; had ch., by his first wife : (1). GILBERT, m. - Smith (Calfon), ten ch., d. young ; by second wife, (2). JAMES, m. in Illinois, ten ch., d. young.
10. LAWRENCE, b. 1808, Aug. 2, d. 1840, m. Mary Trimmer (dau. of Matthias) ; had ch .: (1). ELISABETH, m. Leonard D. Neighbor ; (2). MARY, m. David Sharp (s. of David; (3). THEODORE, m. - Sharp.
11. MARY ANNE, b. 1811, Dec. 7, d. at Califon, aged 65, m. Michael Ferrier.
(III). DAVID, b. 1770, March 30, m. first, 1791, Aug. 7, Elisabeth Sharp, d. 1791, Nov .; second, 1793, Dec. 22, Elisabeth Trimmer, b. 1776, Dec. 11 ; rem. to Ohio ; had ch .:
1. ABSALOM, b. 1814, Jan. 19.
(IV). WILLIAM, m. 1801, Aug. 13, Catherine Swackhamer (dau. of John, I.); had ch .:
1. FRED. SWACKHAMER, b. 1813, June 26.
(V). SOPHIA, b. 1772, June 22, d. 1864, June 10, m. first, Jacob Hager ; second, Lambert Boeman.
(VI). ELISABETH, m. first, David Swackhamer ; second, George Starker ; went West with two boys and three girls.
(VII). JOHN, m. 1793, April 26. Anna Dufford, whose daughter, Elisabeth, is mentioned in will. She m. a Dilts (s. of Joseph).
(VIII). MARIA MARGARETTA, b. 1766, d. a babe.
II. ANNA MARGARET, m. Henry Shankle (see Shankle genealogy).
III. ANNA MARTHA, m. Matthias Trimmer (see Trimmer genealogy).
IV. MARY ELISABETH, m. Wm. Welsh (see Welsh genealogy).
MISCELLANEOUS-WILLIAM NACHBAR (probably a brother of Leonhard) ; b. 1799, d. 16 Nov. 1871, at 72 ; left no other trace but this single record. JAMES NAYBOR, a cooper, of Boston, m. Lettice, had five daus., the eldest of whom was born 1657 ; his will was prob. New York, 19 March, 1671, and he died at Hunting- ton, L. I. The representatives of this family out West include L. B. NEIGHBOR, of Dixon, Ill .; MATTHIAS S., of New Philadelphia, O .; THEODORE D. NEIGHBOR, of New Comerstown, O.
NEITSER.
JOHN PETER NEITZER (or Neitzert) was the first of the name to come to America. He came from the county of Wied Runckel, of which Erbach and Dierderff were principal towns, in Wirtemberg ; arrived at Philadelphia, 8 Oct., 1744, in ship Aurora, together with Henry and Conrad Rorig (or Rarick) and Bernhart
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Neyzart ; he died 1763 without heirs in this country ; kept store in German Valley and had on his ledger the names of 228 customers nearly all Germans who came from Warren, Hunterdon and Morris counties to trade with one of their own race. His nephew John William Neitzert and a neice Elisabeth, came over to this country to receive, as the only heirs, the property he left be_ hind. These facts are learned from the following records at Trenton.
Herman Kline, principal creditor of Peter Nitser, late of Roxbury, Morris Co., N. J., is made administrator of his estate 8 Oct., 1763. Trenton Liber H of Wills, fol. 291. In the same Liber, fol. 595, we find a baptismal certificate, duly authenti- cated, of John William Neitzert, nephew of John Peter, which we transcribe, just as it is, being an awkward translation from a German original.
"The bearer John William Neitzert was begotten of christian honest parents named Herbert Neitzert and Eva, who formerly lived here and were members of our congregation, born in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and forty-two, July 15 and baptised the 22 instant, and when he attained to years of maturity was taught the fundamentals of our after-the-word-of-God-evangelical Reformed religion and admitted to the sacrament. Now as said Neitzert proposes to take a voyage to America, to fetch an heritage left behind by his father's brother, named Peter Neitzert, merchant upon the Raritan, deceased, for himself and his only co-heiress Elisabeth, daughter of John Anthony Neitzert, deceased ; and as he is hereunto legally impowered and authorized by the said heiress' own hand's sub- scription, we have therefore granted him this present certificate to the end that he might find credit at the place where it may be necessary to be acknowledged for the legitimate heir of the said remains or heritage and do further commend him as well to the guidance of the Almighty by his Holy Spirit, as to the christian charity of those whose assistance he may stand in need of.
Urbach, 8th May, 1765.
DANIEL MILLER, Evang. Minister of that place. JACOB FREDERICK DILDINE, Prator of the parish of Webach.
JACOB SNEIDER, Procurator or Freeholder. ANNA ELISABETH NEITZERT.
" That the preceding attestation was written and underwritten by a minister of the County Wied Runckel named Miller, and that the contents thereof may be fully credited, the same is hereby, at the legal request of John William Neitzert, magistratically attested and testified, to confirm the truth thereof.
Dierderff in County Wied May 10, 1765. Chief Office of County Wied Runckel.
Original translated by me
WILLIAM SCHUILER.
JOHANN WILHELM NUTZER (John William Neitser), b. 15 July, 1742, arrives in Philadelphia, 9 Sept., 1765, in ship Chance, from Rotterdam ; d. - , m. Mar- garet Weise (dau. of John Philip); had no children ; kept store in a house built between Mr. F. D. Stephens' residence and the hotel.
ANNA ELISABETH NATSER, b. Mar., 1706, d. 5 Dec., 1793, was buried at Fox Hill and may have been the cousin referred to as a "co-heiress" of John William. JACOB NEITSER, ancestor of the Lebanon families of that name. b. 1743 ; came from the Rhine [perhaps from same place as the preceding John Peter and William], with his uncleand aunt Shaffer, to escape conscription, when from 14-18 years of age ; had a brother, Joseph, in the old country ; inherited his uncle's property as the latter had no children ; was a pensioner of the Revolu-
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tionary war ; still alive in 1840 at 97 years of age ; his uncle may have been John Wilhelm Shaffer, who came over in the same vessel that John William Neitser came in ; married Maria Case and had ch .:
1. ANNA MARY, b. 22 March, 1778, m. Will. C. Sharp (s. of John, of Hackettstown).
2. MARIA, b. 5 Feb., 1780, m. Peter Latourette, of Hackettstown.
3. JOSEPH, b. 20 Oct., 1783, m. Elisabeth Shurts (dau. of -); had ch .: Mary A., b. 26 April, 1805, m. Sam. Groendyke ; Margaret, b. 13 June, 1807, m. Elisha Stout ; Eliza, m. Ezekiel Cole (s. of Josiah) ; Lucy, m. Elijah Low ; Catherine, m. Henry Radley (s. of John); Emily, m. Conrad Gulick (s. of John); Lena, m. Wm. Baker.
4. ELISABETH, b. 20 Nov., 1785, m. Jesse Thatcher, of Three Bridges, N. J.
5. CATHERINE, b. 13 Oct., 1788, m. William Kreegar.
NICHOLAS.
JONATHAN NICHOLAS was one of two brothers who came from Wales to Elisabethtown ; seven years and six months in the Revolutionary army ; on the record "Lieut." but always called "Capt."; prob. brevetted ; b. April 1, 1757, d. Sept. 22, 1839, at 82, m. May 16, 1779, Elisabeth Lawler, b. Nov. 15, 1759, d. April 8, 1833 ; bad ch .:
I. HANNAH, b. Jan. 10, 1781, m. Gershom Bigle, Dec. 29. 1803.
II. NANCY, b. Oct. 28, 1782, m. Judge Rob. Thompson, of Sussex.
III. JOHN BUDD, b. July 3, 1784, d. Aug. 7, 1851, m. first, Sarah Stark (dau. of Col. Amos), July 27, 1804 ; second, Mary B. Axtell, b. Jan. 11, 1790.
IV. RHECE, b. Jan. 18, 1786, d. Nov. 3, 1858, res. at Flanders, N. J , m. Elisa- beth Ayers (dau. of John), Dec. 17, 1809 ; she was b. Nov. 8, 1759, and d. April 8, 1833 ; had ch .:
(I). PHEBE DOUGLAS, b. Oct. 8, 1810, d. 1813.
(II). JULIA ANN, b. Nov. 30, 1812, d. Jan. 18, 1863, unmarried.
(III). DAVID AYERS, b. Feb. 3, 1816, m. Sarah Elisabeth Lyman (dau. of Thaddeus, of Newark); she d. Aug. 4, 1887 ; Harry Randolph Hull Nicholas is the adopted son of David A. Nicholas ; his father was James O. Hall (s. of Samuel P., of Morristown), who was forced into Confederate service, and lost his life while in that service in the late war and he has taken the name of Nicholas.
(IV). WILL. PATTERSON, b. Aug. 10, 1820, m. Hannah Flack.
(V). SAM. ALFRED, b. July 27, 1823, d. in N. Y., unm., Apr. 30, 1850.
(VI). MARY ELISABETH, b. Jan. 29, 1826, d. 1829.
(VII). ELIAS, b. Sept. 24, 1828, died young.
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