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(IV). ABRAHAM (perhaps s. of Baltus), d. 8 Feb., 1823 ; res. in Lebanon twp., Hunterdon Co., m. 3 Feb., 1782, Peggy Farley (dau. of Mein- durt), b. 28 Feb., 1760, d. 28 March, 1818, buried at Coxesburg ; had two ch .: MINARD, who went away, and BALTUS, A., b. 1783, d. 1871, at 88, m. 24 Feb , 1808, Elisabeth Hagaman, d. 20 Jan., 1849 : had ch .: (1). Abraham, b. 4 Aug., 1809, d. 19 July, 1876 ; (2). Adrian H., b. 5 April, 1813 ; (3). Minard, b 21 Nov., 1815, m. Margaret Lance ; (4). Margaret, b. 20 July, 1817, d. June, 1891.
III. ANNA EVA, m. 3 Dec., 1750, Rev. Johannes Helfrich Schaum.
IV. HENRY, b. 15 Feb., 1729, d 5 Dec., 1765 ; had ch. :
(I). BALTUS, b. 1760, d. 18 March, 1765.
(II). HENRY, confirmed 1780, prob. m. Mary; had ch .: 1. Johannes, b. 8 Feb., 1784 ; 2. Elisabeth, b. 12 Oct., 1785 ; 3. Henry, b. 3 Sept., 1789 ; 4. Christina, b. 27 Sept., 1791 ; 5. Jacob, b. 26 Jan., 1794.
(III). ELISABETH, confirmed 1780.
(IV). GERTRAUT, confirmed 1776.
FRANTZ WILHELM, signed call to Rev. Weygand 1749. Some of the records on baptismal list which we have referred to Balthasar's sons may belong to this brother's children.
JOHN NICHOLAS, on Society lands 1735, m. Johanna, and had at least two sons : I. JOHN BALTHAZAR, b. 9 Sept., 1731 : his wull, Alexander twp., Hunter- don Co., 23 Nov., 1796, names w. Barbara and two ch. 1. NICHOLAS, m. Rebecca, and had Anna Barbara, b. 9 July, 1792; 2. MARY, m. a Bodine.
LI. CONRAD, res. near High Bridge, whose will, 4 Sept., 1790, prob. 16 June, 1801, names seven children ; m. 11 April, 1751, Anna Scharfenstine (dau.
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of Matthias, of Lebanon twp.) ; had ch .: 1. NICHOLAS, m. Elisabeth and had: Johannes, b. 6 July, 1790 ; Mary Barnes, b. 22 Sept., 1796 ; Jonathan, b. 2, Oct., 1798 ; 2. CHARITY, m. Jacob Apgar ; 3. CATHERINE. m. William Apgar ; 4. SOPHIA, m. a Cagin ; 5. MATTHIAS, m. Adelyne, and had : Anna, b. 14 July, 1781 ; Anna Elisabeth, b. 10 Sept., 1787 ; Catherine, b. 19 May, 1799 ; 6. GEORGE m. Elisabeth, and had: Jacob, b. 2 Dec. 1790 ; Sarah Hummer, b. 9 Oct., 1795 ; Nicholas, b. 1 July, 1797 ; William Apgar, b. 17 Sept., 1800 ; 7. SARAH, b. 1763, d. 5 June, 1841, m. William Hoffman (s. of Jacobus, of High Bridge).
MISCELLANEOUS-BALTHUS and CATHERINE (b. 1762) had baptised at New Germantown, Simon Mc., b. 10 May, 1799 ; Henry, b. 15 Nov., 1792. FREDERICK and Catherine had bap. at Alexandria, Matthias, b. 29 July, 1797.
POOL.
JEREMIAH, b. 1750, June 8, d. 1818, Oct. 19, m. Joarma, b. 1749, June 22, d. 1823, Nov. 12 ; came from Mendham and bought 200 acres at the Cross Roads, Drakestown, where he kept tavern as early as 1801 ; had ch .:
I. ISAAC, b. 1773, May 20.
II. JACOB, b. 1775, Feb. 24.
III. BENJAMIN, b. 1777, April 12, m. Tabitha Dickerson.
IV. EZRA, b. 1779, Feb. 25, d. 1840, May 20, m. Mahala Brown (dau. of Israel), b. 1783, Feb. 13, d. 1808, April 19 ; had ch .: 1. RICHARD, b. 1800, Nov. 1, died young ; 2. WILLIAM, b. 1802, July 5, m. (1) Betsey Gulick ; (2) Polly Gulick (sister to Betsey); (3) Elisabeth Van Sickle ; 8. NANCY, b. 1804, Nov. 14, m. Jacob Wire ; 4. MARY ANN, b. 1807, June 1, m. Joseph W. Campbell, M. D., and had ch .: (1). Joseph, d. unm .; (2). James, m. Mary Haggerty ; (3). Mary, m. John Albert ; 5. JOANNA, b. 1809, May 30, m. Derrick Gulicks ; 6 DAVID P., b. 1811, March 6, died young ; 7. EZRA L. B., b. 1815, Oct. 22, m. (1) Mary Ann Hart ; (2) Sarah Vliet ; 8. JEREMIAH, b. 1820, May 3, m Clarissy Hart ; 9. PHEBE C., b. 1822, April 19, m. William Pool (s. of William), second cousins ; 10. ELISABETH, b. 1823, June 14, m. (1) Hezekiah Abers ; (2) Benjamin Button, of Walnut Grove ; 11. JOHN H., b. 1824, Nov. 21, m. Phebe Smith ; 12. AARON G., b. 1828, April 20, m. a Stark.
V. MARY, b. 1782, April 27, m. Thaniel Dickerson.
VI. ELISABETH, b. 1784, July 1, m. John Coleman ; went to Illinois.
VII. JEREMIAH, b. 1788, Mar. 19, m. Peggy Gates.
POTTER.
SAMUEL POTTER, emigrated from Wales to near Elisabeth, N. J., about 1685 ; had ch .:
I. HANNAH, b 1691.
II. DANIEL, b. 1692, at Connecticut Farms and lived there. His three sons came from Connecticut Farms and took possession of lots 6, 26 and 27, of Elisabethtown Purchase, drawn by their father Daniel, and lot 22, drawn by David Potter, of Summit, N. J .; had ch .: (I). DANIEL, b. 1723, d. 1774.
(II). AMos, b. 1725.
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(III). SAMUEL, COL., b. 1727, d. 1802, July 11 ; was a Colonel in the Revo- lution, m. Jemimah Baldwin, b. 1730. March 30, d. 1819, Oct. 25 ; had ch .:
1. CALEB, m. (1) Phebe Parsons ; (2) widow Hinds.
2. LYDIA, m. Joseph Allen.
3. SAMUEL, CAPT., b. 1755, Sept. 18, m. Sarah Parsons (dau. of Wm., Jr.), b. 1758, Dec. 10 ; had ch .: (1). JONATHAN, COL., b. 1779, May 30, m. Hannah Woolverton, of Canada ; had ch .: (a). SERING, m. Elisabeth Smith ; had ch .: Joseph, Jonathan, Ser- ing, Edmund, Harvey, Elisabeth, Sarah ; (b). DENNIS, b. 1804, m. Mary Ann Hiler (dau. of Philip, now Mrs. John Bosenbury); (d). MARIA, b. 1806, died young ; (d). SARAH, m. Col. John Mc- Kinstry ; (e). SAMUEL, m. Jane Rue (dau. of John); (f). THANK- FUL, m. Benj Dunham (s. of David); (g). JONATHAN. m. Ger- trude Craig (dau. of William); (h). MARY, m. David Dunham (s. of David); (2). SERING, b. 1781, May 8, d. at 17 years ; (3). ELIS- ABETH, b. 1785, Aug. 1, m. Thos. Mulford ; (4). SARAH, b 1787, March 1, m. Hugh Bartley (s. of John); (5). SAMUEL, b. 1792, March 1, d. at 20 years.
4. ISAAC, m. (1) Abigail Bebout ; (2) Abigail Swain.
5. ENos, b. 1762, Mar. 28, m. Rhoda Miller (dau. of Moses).
6. JEMIMA, m. - Cory.
7. PRUDENCE, m. Daniel Hart (s. of Jeremiah).
8. MARY, b. 1769, m. Jas. Thomas.
9. BETHUEL, b. 1774, died young.
III. SARAH, b. 1696.
IV. SAMUEL, JR., b. 1699.
V. JOSEPH, b. 1702.
VI. ELISABETH, b. 1702.
VII. NOADIAH, b. 1704.
VIII. MARY, b. 1708.
RACE.
JACOB RACE [originally spelled Rees, pronounced Race]. He must have come to Amwell, Hunterdon Co., as early as 1717, as in 1826 he had been guardian of Henry Boss for nine years ; bought 1768 the mill at Mt. Airy and in 1796 came with his son to Franklin twp.
JACOB, 2d, s. of Jacob, 1st, b. 1716, d. 1804 ; res. in Franklin twp., m. (1) Elisabeth; (2) about 1762, Charity Bosenbery (dau. of John and widow of Conrad Severs) ; had 1. WILLIAM, by wife Elisabeth, bap. Readington, 8. Aug., 1756 ; 2. JACOB, by wife Charitv, b. 11 Aug., 1764.
JACOB, 3d, s. of Jacob, 2d, b. 11 Aug., 1764, d. 4 July, 1857, at 93, m. (1) 1787, Anne Rockefellar (dau. of William and Magdalena); (2) 1 Nov., 1801, Sophia Hoff (dau. of Cornelius and Margaret Eick, and grand-daughter of Thos. Hott and Winifrith Johnson); (3) 30 Sept., 1837, Mrs. Charity Wert ; had ch. by 1st wife :
I. WILLIAM, b. 5 Jan., 1788, m. Elisabeth Wilson ; had 2 ch.
II. MARY, b. 10 Jan., 1790, m. (1) Henry Rockefellar, and had one daughter; (2) David C. Davis, and had five children.
III. JACOB, b. 22 Feb., 1794, m. Anne Stull and had three children.
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IV. JOHN, b. 6 May, 1797, m. Eliza Stiger (dau. of Baltis ?) ; had 9 children.
V. ANDREW, b. 27 Sept., 1799, m. Elisabeth Tomson by whom one dau.
VI. CORNELIUS, (by 2d wife), b. 2 March, 1803, m. Mary Spybey ; had 4 ch.
VII. HOLLOWAY H., b. 11 Sept., 1804, m. (1) Charlotte Sebold, by whom six children ; (2). Sarah Ann Pittenger, by whom one son.
VIII. SAMUEL, b. 16 June, 1806, m. Charlotte Bird ; had 4 children.
IX. ANNE, b. 25 May, 1809, m. David McClallen.
X. HENRY, h. 23 Feb., 1814, m. Ada Louisa Woodruff ; had five children.
XI. MARGARET, b. 19 Feb., 1816, died in infancy.
MISCELLANEOUS-JOHANNES REES has a child bap. in N. Y., 26 April, 1656, WILLEMTJE. ANDRIES has a child bap. in N. Y. 12 Feb., 1696, JOHANNES. JOHANNES RACE is living at Huntington, L. I., 1675.
RARICK.
CONRAD RARICE, 1st, b. 1722, d. 1790, April 16, m. Anna Maria Weber, b. 1726, d. 1799, Jan. 31 ; was a prominent man, especially in the German Reformed Church, of which he was one of the first elders ; Hans Conrad Rarick arrived at Phila. from Erbach, Wittenberg, 2 Sept , 1749 ; had ch .:
1. HENRY, went to northern New York.
II. CONRAD, b. 1763, d. 1811 at 48, m. Elisabeth Pace (dau. of Michael) ; had ch. (1). DAVID, b. 1786, d. unm .; (II). MARY, b. 1788, Jan. 25, m. Will. Hager (s. of George) ; (III). ANNA MARGARETTA, b. 1789, Oct. 25, m. Jacob Lance (s. of Jacob); (IV). ELISABETH, b. 1791, Oct. 24, m. 1812, George Neighbor (s. of Leon., 3d); (V). CONRAD, 3d, b. 1793, Oct. 4, m. 1817, Feb. 20, Margaret Crater (dau. of Morris and Susanna Runyon): had ch .: 1. Andrew, m. Sarah A. Wortman (dau. of Peter); 2. Elizabeth, m. Jeremiah Hagaman (s. of James); 3. Morris, m. Amanda Hooper (dau. of Peter); (4). Conrad, 4th, m. Jane Bartenis (dau. of Fred.); 5. Barbara Ann, m. David Brown ; (VI). SUSAN-(VII). MARGARETTA, b. 1797, July 16, unm., d. babe ; (VIII). JOHN TRIMMER, b. 1799, Sept. 1, m. Sophia Brackley, res. at Easton, Pa .; (IX). CATHERINE, d. 1804, Oct, 24, m. John Stryker (s. of Peter).
III. JOHN, b. 1765, m. Elisabeth Alpock (dau. of William, 1st), b. 1766, d. 1836, Sept. 25 ; had ch .: (1). JOHN, unmmarried.
(II). WILLIAM, b. 1790, Dec. 20, m. first, Mary Ann Snook (dau. of John Henry, of Newton, N. J.); second, Margaret Price (dau. of David) ; had ch .: 1. ELISABETH, m. Isaac Frace, of German Valley; 2. WILLIAM S., m. Susan Mulligan, res. at Bartley; had ch .: (1). William, m. Lydia A. Wack (dau. of Jacob); (2). Steward, m. Annie Stephens (dau. of Amos; (3). Mary, m. Holloway H. Thomas; (4). Emma, m. Thomas Waterfield, of Johnsonburg, Sussex Co., N. J .; 3. MARGARET, m. Jonathan McPeake (s. of John, of Drakes- town); 4. MARY ANN, m. Jesse Lake (s. of Garret); 5. PERNINA, m. John A. Crater (s. of John, res. at Drakestown); 6. MATILDA, m. Wm. Anthony (s. of Peter), and rem. to Illinois ; (7). EZEKIEL, m. first,, Elisabeth Miller (dau. of John); second, Mary Tappan, res. in Mt. Olive twp .; 8. JOHN, m. Alwood, rem. to Princeton, Ill .; 9. ARRAHAM, rem. to Princeton, Ill .; 10. SARAH, m. Elijah
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Lake (s. of Garret), rem. to Princeton, Ill .; 11. JAMES, died young ; 12. CLARISSA, m. Jacob Karn, of Nauright.
(III). MARY, b. 1795, May 20; m. Abraham Ayres (s. of Ezekiel, of Hackettstown).
(IV). ELISABETH, b. 1800, Oct. 24, m. Ezekiel Ayers (s. of Ezekiel).
IV. WILLIAM, b. 1760, m. Susan Pace (dau. of Michael), b. 1776, Jan. 25 ; had ch .: (I). DAVID, m. Sophia Potter (dau. of Matthias); (II). ELIZA- BETH, b. 1796, Sept. 21, m. first, Garret Lake ; second, Thomas Lake (sons of Garret); (III). JACOB, b. 1807, July 22, died young.
V. MARY MARGARET, m. Matthias Flock(s. of Andreas).
VI. MARY CATHERINE, m. first, Anton Waldorf ; second, John Alpaugh.
VII. ANNA, m. a Sovereen.
VIII. MARY, b. 1759, d. 1834, Dec. 11, at 75, m. John Couse (s. of John Henry, of Frankford, Sussex Co.).
IX. CATHERINE, m. Morris Alpaugh (s. of William).
RAUB.
MICHAEL RAUB (or Raup), according to tombstone in Knowlton cemetery, was one of the first settlers of Knowlton twp., Warren Co., m. Hariotte, b. 13 Feb., 1733, d. 19 Nov., 1791 ; prob. had ch .:
I. ANDREW, Sen., of Knowlton, whose will, dated 11 Jan., 1806, prob. 25 May, 1809, names ch .: 1. MICHAEL ; 2. ANDREW ; 3. JACOB ; 4. SARAH, m. a Hartial ; 5. BARBARY, m. a Shoemaker ; 6. CICELY, m. a [Peter !] Frees ; 7. CHARLOTTE, m. a Wise ; 8. ELISABETH, m. a Bellis ; 9. SUSANNA m. a Cool : 10. MARGARET.
MISCELLANEOUS-BARNET RAUB is said to have come from Northampton, Co., Pa., to Harmony twp., Warren Co., and had Barnet and Levi. MICHAEL and Maria Elisabeth have Christina, b. 25 Aug., 1775 (Easton Records). GEORGE WILLIAM and Catharine appear on these records, 1771, and PETER and Christina in 1781.
RAWLING.
ANTHONY RAWLING came from Yorkshire, England, in 1799 to New York city ; naturalized after 5 years, m. 1808 and rem. to " English settlement" on Beswick tract, Washington twp., Morris Co., N. J .; had one child ANN, who m. William Hall, a sea captain, who had ch., Mary Ann, m. Richard Lewis, Charlotte, Janette and Helen.
READ.
LUKE READ, of Lower Valley, m. Margaret Shueler (dau. of Peter ?) ; had ch .:
I. RACHEL, m. - Scovy, of Ohio.
II. ANNIE, died young.
III. JOHN, m. Margaret Harvey ("Lake Country," N. Y.)
IV. PHILIP, b. 1795, m. 1814, Dec. 5, Marian Lance (dau. of Herbert), b. 1800 ; bought farm now occupied by Theo. Lance near Califon ; had ch .: 1. WILLIAM, b. 1815, June 12, m. Keziah Castner ; 2. CATHERINE, b. 1817, Aug. 21, m. George Flomervelt ; 3. NELSON, b. 1820, Feb. 23, m. first, Jane Stephenson, res. at Stanhope, Sussex Co., N. J .; second, -.
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V. LUKE, unmarried.
VI. CATHERINE, m. Reuben Davis ("Lake Country," N. Y.).
VII. MARY, m. Henry Counterman ("Lake Country," N. Y.).
JOHN READ, of Schooley's Mountain, b. 1760 (?), d. about 1850, at 90, m. Abbey Hoffman, b. 1760 (?), d. about 1844, at 84 ; had ch .:
I. WILLIAM, m. Elsie Wean.
II. JACOB, m. Effie Hoffman.
III. JAMES, m. Katie Swick, res. at Whitehouse.
IV. JOHN, b. 1801, Jan., d. 1874, m. Julia A. Bess (dau. of Jacob): bought in fall of 1835, 95 acres of Hoffman Ayres, where his son Peter Read now lives ; 1845, 7 acres of George McCracken, 13 of Harvey Day, and 60 of George Wack ; had ch .: 1. WILLIAM, m. Mary A. Thomas ; res. at Beattystown ; 2. JEREMIAH, m. first, Ann Smith (widow of Morris Sharp) ; second, Lizzie Dolton ; 3. JACOB, m. Huldah Clawson (dau. of David), res. at Schooley's Mountain ; 4. JULIA ANN, died young ; 5. JOSEPH,, m. Mary A. Kinney, res. at (Budd's Lake) ; 6. MARY, m. Aaron Drake (s. of John), res. at Budd's Lake ; 7. JOHN, m. Abbey Smith : 8. PETER, m. Mary Swayzie (dau. of Jacob); 9. ANDREW, m. Sarah Dick erman (or Dikeman).
REED.
AUGUSTINE REID, of Flanders, b. 1731, d. Sept., 1807, at 76, m. Sarah Reading (dau. of John), b. 1738, d. 10 July. 1809, at 71 ; was a German and came from Freehold ; his father-in-law deeded to him and his wife Sarah, 6 Dec., 1762, a tract of 500 acres between Bartleyville and Flanders, for 5 shillings ; his will dated 23 June, 1804, prob. 16 Jan., 1808, names only one child JOHN, who is cut off from his inheritance.
AUGUSTUS REED, perhaps son of Augustine, m. 25 March, 1798, Sophia Corwin (dau. of Joseph), b. 1778, d. 1853, and had ch .: 1. MARY ; 2. JOHN, b. 1799 ; 3. ELISABETH ; 4. MARGARET ; 5. JOSEPH ; 6. GEORGE R .; 7. JASPIN S. ; 8. SARAH; 9. JACOB R .; 10. NATHANIEL ; 11. MARY ; 12. AUGUSTINE ; 13. CATHERINE C.
REEVES.
JAMES REEVES, from Wales, d. 7 May, 1697, m. Mary (dau. of Wm. Purrier); 1662 "Goodman Reeves" freeman of Conn .; 1686, 5 males and 4 females in family ; had ch .:
I. JAMES (Capt.), b. 1673, d. 14 March, 1732, at 59, m. Deborah, b. 1676, d. 5 Feb., 1754, at 78 ; had MARY and after 1698, JAMES (sen. in 1755, who then m. Anna Wines), DEBORAH m. 1719, Nathaniel Warner.
II. THOMAS (perh. s. of Thomas, of Mass.), d. 4 Feb., 1705, m. Mary Terry (dau. of Thomas) ; rated, 1676, for 23 acres, &c.
III. WILLLIAM, m. first, Elisabeth, d. 1738-9 ; second, Sarah Mapes, m. 1739-40 ; 1676, rated for 5 acres, &c .; 1686, 2 males, 4 females in family.
IV. JOHN, d. 16 Dec., 1711-2, m. first, Hannah ; second, Martha ; had ch .: 1. WALTER, d. 1761, m. 31 May, 1742, Elisabeth Reeves (dau. of William), d. 1767 ; had ch .: Elisabeth, Abigail, Nathan, Hannah, William, Sarah, Daniel, Elisha; will, 1761, Feb. 7 (N. Y.); 2. JOHN, JR., b. 1682, d. 10
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Aug., 1727, at 45 ; 3. ELISHA, b. 1690, d. 13 May, 1730, at 40 ; 4. ABIGAIL, (perh. the one who m. 1715-6, Thomas Dickerson, b. 1672 and s. of Peter); (see child of VI Joseph below) ; 5. BETHLA.
V. ISAAC, m. Phebe Tuthill (dau. of Henry); 1671, living with Will. Purrier, his grandfather ; 1697, in his father's will.
VI. JOSEPH, b. 1656 (see below).
VIL JONATHAN (perhaps), d. 16 Feb., 1708, m. Martha, who perh. d. 16 May, 1762, at 87; rated, 1683, on 30 lbs. ; deeds 1684-7 ; had ch .: 1. MARGARET; 2. MARY ; 3. MARTHA, JR., m. Zebulon Hallock in 1730 ; 4. MATTHEW.
JOSEPH, son of James the emigrant, b. 1656, d. 22 April, 1736, at 80, m. (1) Abigail (d. 1708) ; (2) Deliverance Wells (dau. of Joshua). Following children named in will, prob. 1736 (N. Y.): 1. JOSEPH, JR .; 2. BENJAMINY (Ensign), b. 1686, d. May, 1752, at 66, m. Deliverance Wells; will, 1743, June 1, 1752, June 3 ; had ch .: Joshua, Ezra, Joseph, Abigail, m. Silas Moore, Deliverance, m. Joseph Horton, Mehitable, m. - Landon in 1757 ; children died in 1718 and 1740 : 3. DAVID, m. Seruab Hunter in 1716 ; on list of freeholders, 1737 : 4. EZEKIAS or HEZEKIAH (see below); 5. SOLOMON ; 6. ABIGAIL, (perh. dau. of Joseph, Jr., s. of Joseph above), m. Thomas Dickerson (b. 1672 and s. of Peter) ; 7. MARY (per- haps dau. of Joseph, Jr., s. of Joseph); 8. WILLIAM ; 9. HANNAH
All the above nine children of Joseph mentioned in his will, 1722, July 19, and 1736, June 3 (prob. N. Y.), with his wife Deliverance ; himself "blacksmith."
EZEKIAS (or Hezekiah), son of Joseph, d. 1 Feb., 1770, m. (1) Jerusha Hallock, 1709, d. 1738 ; (2) Rachel Mapes, 1739 ; will 1761, prob. 1770, (N. Y.); on list freeholders 1737 ; had ch .: Manasseh, Jonathan, William, Jesse, Silas, Purr- yer, Mary, Jerusha.
I. MANASSEH, voter of Roxbury, N. J., 1776.
II. JONATHAN, had ch. hap. Morristown Records : SAMUEL, bap. 1752, Sept. 24 ; MARTHA ; NATHAN ; JOHN ; MARY, bap. 1753, Oct. 21 ; JONA- THAN, bap. 1755 ; RACHEL, bap. 1757; JONATHAN, bap. 1759.
III. WILLIAM.
IV. JESSE, of Rockaway, N. J., had ch. bap. June 20, 1750, and another. DENSON, bap. 1751, Nov. 14.
V. SILAS, "Roxbury, N. J." gives mortgage 1783, May 18, to Wm. Corwin for land in Roxbury; will, Trenton, 1776, Sept. 5, 1777, May 28, names ch .: MOSES, SILAS, SAMUEL, JOSEPH, SARAH, JEBUSHA, ISAAC.
VI. PURRYER
VIL MARY. VIII. JERUSHA.
THOMAS, said to be brother of James ; to Southamption 1667, d. Aug. 28, 1685, m. Rebecca Davis and had JOHN, b. 1673, July 15 ; REBECCA, b. 1676, Mar. 1 ; THOMAS, b. 1679, Oct. 3 ; HANNAH, b. 1681, Feb. 3 ; ABIOAIL, b. 1684, Sept. 22.
REGER.
ADAM REGER (originally Rueger, not Cregar nor Riker), of Whitehouse, one of three brothers from Germany, the other two of whom settled, one at Clinton and one at Easton ; signs Articles of Faith of New Germantown Lutheran Church 1767 ; had ch .:
I. FREDERICK, who had : 1. WILLIAM ; 3. JACOB ; 3. ADAM ; 4. JOHN ; 5. ISAAC ; 6. DAVID ; 7. a DAUGHTER.
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II. JOHN, b. 1782, m. Sarah Todd, and had : 1. ADAM, m. Susan A. Lambert ; 2. ELISHA, m. Margaret Wyckoff ;. 3. HENRIETTA, m. Isaac Vosseller ; 4. JOHN, m. Ann Sutphin ; 5. WILLIAM, m. (1) Jane A. Hickson ; (2) Mrs. Mary Todd ; 6. CATHERINE SARAH, m. G. V. Stryker ; 7. AUGUSTINE, m. Margaret Vosseller ; 8. JOB C., m. Phebe Sutphin.
III. HARMON, m. Margaret Jobs, b. about 1790 and had CATHERINE, m. Geo. Carhart.
IV. MARY.
V. MARGARET.
VI. KATE.
VII. ELLEN.
RHINEHART.
ADAM RHINEHART (or Rhinehardt), b. 1739, d. 1818, Aug. 7, m. Anna Gertruda. Walldorf (dau. of Anthony), b. 1741, d. 1890, June 23 ; could read German only. This Adam may have been a son of VALENTINE, who was b. 1709, Jan. 1, d. 1774, Nov. 15. The first Rhinehart settled where Taylor Hoffman now lives, opposite John Rhinehart. Martin lived about half a mile nearer Black River, on same road. Adam came from Germany 1752, and 1784, June 1, bought 100 acres, for £158 156., of the estate of Anthony Waldorf, of which he was in actual possession ; had ch. :
I. CHRISTIAN, m. Margaret Munday; had CHRISTOPHER, b. 1794, Feb. 16.
II. JOHN, b. 1768, Feb. 24, d. 1852, April 25, m. Christina Abel (dau. of Jacob), b. 1771, May 16, d. 1855, Dec. 21 ; had ch .: 1. ADAM, b. 1793, Mar. 23 ; 2. FREEDOM, b. 1795, April 23; 3. JOHN, b. 1797, Sept. 18 ; 4. GEORGE, b. 1799, March 24; 5. SOPHIA, b. 24 March, 1800 ; 6. ANTHONY WALDORF, h. 1803, March 25, and several others.
III. MARTIN. b. 1768, Feb. 24, d. 1843, m. 1795, April 23, Mary Am Alpock (dau. of William), b. 1769, March 27, d. 1854, at 85 years ; had ch .: 1. PETER, b. 1796, March 9, died young ; 2. ELISABETH, b. 1797, July IS, m. Christopher Heldenbrant (s. of Jacob); S. MARIA GERTRAUD or "Charity," b. 1798, Nov. 19, m. Matthias Thomas (s. of John); 4. WILLIAM, b. 1801, April 9, m. Mary Crater (dau. of Phillip); had ch .: (1). Mary Elisabeth, b. 1828, Sept. 11, d. 1834, Jan. 14 : (2). John, b. 1828, June 11, m first, Almira Apgar (dan. of Fred); second, Rebecca Hoff- man (dan. of Harmon) ; (3). Merinda, b. 1830. June 6, m. Henry N. P. Barkman ; (4). Margaret, b. 1832, May 29, m. Phineas E. Apgar (8. of David); (5). Susanna, b. 1835, Jan. 24, unm. ; (6). Morris, b. 1838, April 29, m. Elisabeth Abel (dau. of Philip); (7). Philip, b. 1842, Jan. 17, m. first, Emeltne Leek (dan. of Daniel); second, Mary Updyke : 5. ADAM, b. 1805, Jan. 12, died young ; 6. JOHN, b. 1807, March 5, m. Jane Moore (dau. of George); had ch .: (1). Martin, m. Mary Hegeman ; (2). Catherine E., m. Henry Hoffman (s. of John) ; (3). Mary Ann, m. James Fisher (s. of Christian) ; (4). George, m. Hannah Alpock (dau. of William); (5). John, m. Margaret Vescelius (dau. of Oliver); (6). David, m. - Trimmer ; (7). Evert, m. Loretta Crowe ; (8). William, m. Jane Eick (dan. of Wm.). (9). Emma, m. Peter Lane (s. of Matthias); (10). Charles m. Angeline Apgar (dau. of Isaac O.); 7. DAVID WELSH, b. 1813, Aug. 6, m. Hannah Hildebrant (dau. of Jacob); had ch .: (1). Samuel, b. 1839, Sept. 5, unm .; (2). William H., b. 1841, Sept 2, m. Delilah Pickle, res at Fairmount ; (3). Anna, b. 1844, March 1, m. William Todd, res. at Paterson ; (4).
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Hannah E., b. 1847, Feb. 26, m. Ralph Beavers, of Lincoln, Neb .: (5). Sarah J., b. 1849, April 20, m. John Apgar, of Dover ; (6). Ellen, b. 1851. Oct. 6, m. a Benbrook, of Somerville ; (7). Emma, b. 1854, April 30, m. Jas. Erven, of Madison ; 8. MARY ANN HELDEBRANT, b 1820, July 26.
IV. JOHN ADAM, b. 1774, Aug. 29, m. Elisabeth Johnson.
V. MARY, m. a Sharp.
VI. MARGARET.
VII. ELISABETH, m. Matthias Alpock,
GOODFRIED RHINEHART, EsQ., b. 1744, Aug. 23, d. 1814, Oct. 7, m. Gertraut Pickle (dau, of Balthasar) ; was a " Native of Germany" (tombstone) and some relation to Adam (perhaps a brother). He owned a lot and kept & stere at New Germantown ; bad ch :
L SOPHIA, b. 1771, Oct. 9.
II. SUSANNA, b. 1773, Nov. 5.
III. ANNA, b. 1780, Oct. 22.
IV. CHARITY, b. 1784, Sept. 5.
V. MARGARET, b. 1787, April 13.
VI. GEORGE WASHINGTON, b. 1789, Oct. 19.
VII. MARY LENA GESSNER, b. 1792, Feb. 19.
RITTENHOUSE.
NICHOLAS (Claus) RUTTYNHUYSEN came to New Germantown, Pa., between 1683 and 1710 ; built the first paper mill made in America on a small stream, which empties into the Wissahickon, one mile above the Schuylkill ; had ch .: Gerhart, Matthias, Henrich, William. Nicholas was grandfather of DAVID, the philosopher, who was born 8 April, 1732, d. 26 June, 1796.
WILLIAM, son of Nicholas, bought land in Delaware twp., Hunterdon Co., N. J., 1734 ; had ch .: I. ISAAC.
II. LOT.
III. PETER.
IV. MOSES.
V. CAROLINE, m. Richard Heath.
VI. ABIGAIL, m. a Freeman.
VII. ANNA, m. a Dansville.
VIII. REBECCA, m. Amos Bonham.
ROBERTS.
HUGH ROBERTS, of Gloucester, died 1670, m. 8 Nov., 1649, Mary Calkins ; rem. to New London ; was a tanner and located in Newark. (See Shaw's History Essex and Hudson Counties, Vol. I, p. 366). Had ch .: MARY, b. 1652 ; SAM- UEL, b. 1656 ; MEHITABLE, b. 1658 ; HUGH 2D, b. 1667 ; PRISCILLA OSBORN ; ABIAH, b. 1703, m. Moses Thomson.
HUGH 2d, b. 1667, d. 1738, at 71, m. Martha and had, 1. HUGH, b. 1696, d. 1776 at 80, m. Abigail Brown and had, (1). Moses, b. 1725, d. Jan. 13, 1804 (whose ch. were, Moses, John, Sears, Eunice and Sarah); (2). Daniel (whose ch. were, David, Moses and Aaron) : 2. JOHN, b. 1711, d. May, 1757, buried at Madison and had, Joseph, Samuel, Stephen, John, Abigail, Sarah, Elisabeth and Hannah; 3. SAMUEL, b. 1715, d. Bernard twp., Somerset Co., Jan. 31, at 86,
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m. [2d w. 7], 2 Jan., 1768, Elisabeth Ogden (widow of Stephen), b. 1725, d. 16 July, 1795, at 71 ; 4. HANNAH SMITH ; 5. REBECCA TOMPEINS ; 6. ABIGAIL. JOSEPH, b. 1714, d. 9 Feb., 1766 ; res. -; had ch .: 1. JESSE ; 2. ICHABOD ; 3. JOSEPH ; 4. WILLIAM ; 5. SAMUEL, perh. his will, Morristown, 1822, names w. Sarah and ch., John, Nathaniel, Samuel, Joseph, Abigail Conklin, Agnes Crowell, Sarah Sturge (wife of Silas); 6. AMOS ; 7. PHEBE ; 8. HANNAH ; 9. SARAH.
AMOS, perh. s. of Joseph, was settled in Roxbury twp., 1741 ; had ch. at least : I. JOHN, whose will, Chester, 1821, names only nephews and nieces.
II. CATHERINE, m. John Sweazey and had, at least, John Roberts Sweazey.
III. RICHARD, m. 17 May, 1778, Anna Swazey ; had ch .: 1. AMOS, b. 1786, d. 19 March, 1853, m. Elisabeth -, b. 1787, d. 25 May. 1858 ; 2. LYDIA, m. a Geddes ; 3. REBECCA ; 4. JOHN, JR .; 5. HANNAR ; 6. NANCY, m. 12 June, 1806, Samuel Wire.
IV. LYDIA.
V. AARON, (perh. s. of Amos), b. 17 Sept., 1755, d. 12 May, 1815 ; buried at Mendham.
ROBERTSON.
JOHN ROBERTSON, h. 11 Nov., 1756, d. 11 July, 1817, came from Paisley, Scot- land, and first settled at Allamuchey, Warren Co .; rem. 1805, to Independence twp., upon the farm now owned by Dr. ( nover, m. Elisabeth Corwin (dau. of Bartholomew), b. 3 Oct., 1763, d. 3 June, 1844 ; had ch .: 1. ARCHIBALD, m. Mary Emery ; 2. JOSEPH, b. 17 April, 1796, d. 17 Oct., 1850, unm. ; 3. CHARLES, m. Julia -; 4. AARON, b. 1803, m. Elisabeth Johnston (dau. of Jacob), was Surrogate of Warren Co., 1839-1844, Judge in Court of Common Pleas, 1845-8, and had ch .: Ellen, m. George Van Horn ; Anna and Emily, unmarried.
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