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II. WATERS.
III. BENJAMIN, of Lawrence twp., whose will prob. 20 Jan., 1826, names ch. SAMUEL H. and THEODOCIA.
IV. ISRAEL.
V. CATHERINE, m. a Stephens.
ROBERT SMITH, of Bethlehem twp., prob. a grandson of Jasper Ist, died 1813, m. Jemima and had ch .:
I. WILLIAM.
II. JOSEPH, m. Anna Elisabeth Andress (dau. of Barnet and Mary Fine).
III. DAVID.
IV. ROBERT.
V. JOHN.
VI. ASHER.
VII. HETTY.
VIII. JEMIMA.
IX. SALLY.
ANDREW SMITH, of Hopewell twp., perhaps a brother of Jasper 1st, was a sur. veyor and was among the first to purchase land in Hopewell twp. in 1688, to which he gave the name it bears. He had three sons, Andrew, Timothy and Jonathan. (See Settlers of Trenton and Ewing).
SMITHS OF TEWKESBURY.
SAMUEL, prob. grandson of Jasper 1st, b. 8 Feb., 1749, d. 20 April, 1817, m. Jane Bird, b. 4 April, 1751, d. 2 April, 1822 ; had ch .:
I. BETSEY, m. an Adams.
II. FANNY, m. a Bowman.
III. LUKE, b. 19 March, 1779, m. Mary McCracken, b. 10 Sept., 1780 ; had ch .: 1. JOHN ; 2. JASPER ; 3. GEORGE ; 4. WILLIAM ; 5. JAMES, rem. to Iowa; 6. SAMUEL, b. 16 Sept., 1806, m. Elenor Vanatta (dau. of Joshua), b. 15 May, 1831, d. 28 Oct., 1893 ; has son Rev. G. W. Smith, formerly pastor M. E. Church of Hackettstown, now preaching in Paterson.
ISAAC, perhaps a brother of Samuel, b. 1751, Mar. 19, d. 1823, Feb. 7, m. Rachel, b. 1752, Mar. 5, d. 1838, Oct. 19 ; res. near German Valley, then removed to Schooley's Mountain ; his descendants are some of them now living in Hack- ettstown ; had ch .:
I. CANDACE ("Dacy"), b. 1774, July 3.
II. JOHN F., b. 1776, Aug. 21, d. 1848, Mar. 7 ; buried at Fairmount, N. J., m. Elisabeth Sharp (dau. of George of G. V.), b. 1780, May 26, d. 1856,
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Nov. 27 ; had ch .:
(I). GEORGE S., b. 1804, July 18, d. 1874, Mar. 30, m. 1830, Jan. 7, Mar- garet Crater (dau. of Philip).
(II). ALEXANDER, b. 1806, Mar. 1, d. 1824, April 11 on Fox Hill ; unm.
(III). MATILDA, b. 1807, Nov. 15, d. 1835, Nov. 27, m. John Titman (s. of Jacob) ; at Buttzville.
(IV). ORANTHE, b. 1809, April 29, d. 1809, May 24.
(V). ANNY MILLER, b. 1810, July 28, d. 1870, May 31, m. first, Morris Sharp (s. of David), 1836, Jan. 14 ; second, Jeremiah Read (s. of John).
(VI). ISAAC RUNYON, b. 1818, June 16, m. 1844, Jan. 4, Tamson Hann (dau. of Jacob).
(VII). JESSE, b. 1816, June 2, m. 1843, Dec. 27, Margaret Valentine (dau. of Caleb) ; died at Morristown.
(VIII). MARIA LOUISA, b. 1819, May 16, m. 1841, Jan. 28, Alfred Hann (s. of John), deceased.
III. CADWALLADER, b. 1778, Aug. 23, m. 1803, Mar. 1, Anna Weise (dau. of Jacob), b. 1781, Aug. 20.
IV. ALEXANDER, b. 1781, Nov. 3 ; went to Ohio.
V. MARY, b. 1783, Jan. 26.
VI. JOSEPH, b. 1780, April 19, d. 1863, Feb. 23, m. Margaret Shenckle (dau. of Adam).
VII. BENJAMIN, b. 1788, April 13 ; went to Canada.
VIII. ISAAC, b. 1790, Aug. 29 ; went to Illinois.
IX. FREEMAN, b. 1793, Dec. 3 ; disappeared.
HENRY, THOMAS, JOSEPH and JOHN SMITH, appear on records of Tewkesbury twp. as early as 1755-1757.
SMITHS OF PASSAIC VALLEY.
RICHARD SMITH from Long Island ; had ch .:
I. RICHARD, rem. to Herkimer Co., N. Y.
II. THOMAS, m. Lois Sutton (dau. of John) : res. Stonehouse Village : had ch .: 1. RICHARD, m. Jemima Hayden ; 2. THOMAS, unm. ; 3. RHODA, m. Jacob Van Ness ; 4. SARAH, m. Abner Smith (s. of Elijah), a cousin.
III. CORNELIUS, m. Dorcas Tingeley ; res. near Pluckamin ; had ch .: 1. EBENEZER ; 2. JOHN, m. Mrs. Coon ; 3. MARY, m. a Bateman ; 4. BETSEY m. Andrew Compton.
IV. ELIJAH, res. at West End of Long Hill. Somerset Co .; will prob. Mor ristown, 29 Dec., 1825, m. Mary Sutton (dau. of John) ; had ch .: 1. RICHARD, m. Rachel Worth ; rem. to Nova Scotia ; had Grace, John, Madison, Mary, Eliza, Aretta, Harrison, Richard, Jane, Annitia; 2. BETSEY, d. at 16 ; 3. LAURA, m. Clark Winans ; 4. ABNER, m. Sarah Smith (a cousin, dau. of Thomas); had Sophia Anne, m. John Sutton, M. D., Elijah, Sarah, Mary Elisabeth ; 5. ELIJAH JR., m. Sarah Mc- Coy (dau. of James) ; had Rachel, m. Elias Dayton who afterwards m. Sarab C. Heath (dau. of Daniel) ; 6. JACAMIAH, m. first, Catherine Wil- son (dau. of Samuel) ; second, Mary Sickle (dau. of George) ; 7. ANNE, m. George Collyer (dan. of John): 8. SILAS, drowned at 16 ; had Phineas, Silas, Samuel, Laura A., Martha, Richard, Daniel, John, and by second wife, Catherine, Andrew, Dayton, George, Abner, Sarah.
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""GEN." JOHN SMITH and his brothers, SAMUEL, GEORGE and DANIEL came with their father from Stirling, Orange Co., N. Y., to Andover furnace near Stanhope. Gen. John rem. to Schooley's Mountain near Drakestown, then in 1815 returned to Waterloo. He m. 19 Feb., 1831, Maria Johnson (dau. of Sam. T. of Byram twp.). In each generation this family has occupied intlu- ential positions in the financial, political and religious spheres ; General John had ch .:
I. HON. PETER, b. 1 Oct., 1808, d. 12 March, 1877 ; had ch .: 1. Hon. Sam- uel T .; 2. Matilda A., m. O. R. Van Doren ; 3. Seymour R., President Hackettstown bank ; 4. V. Augustus.
II. NATHAN.
SMITHS OF READINGTON.
JOHANNES HEINRICH SCHMIDT, d. 1791, is said to bave come from Holland to New York, and then to Somerset Co., about 1743. He m. Christina Hassel, the dau. of Christian Hassel (Harshal, Hershel, &c.) and Elisabeth. John Smith, as he is called in his father-in-law's will had 17 children :
I. CHRISTIAN, m. Charity and had ch. bap. at New Germantown : 1. PETER, b. 21 June, 1777 ; 2. ELIAS, b. 13 Sept., 1779 ; 3. MARY, b. I Sept. 1781 ; 4. JAMES, b. 4 July, 1783 ; 5. ANDREAS, b. 19 March, 1793.
II. MARTIN, b. 1756; was in the Revolutionary war ; m. Charity ; had ch. (order uncertain) : 1. ELISABETH, b. 20 Jan., 1779 ; 2. PETER, b. 10 May, 1784 ; 3 ZACHARIAH ; 4. JOHN : 5. ISAAC ; 6. PETER ; 7. JACOB S., m. Mary Garrabrant (dau. of Henry); had ch .: (I). Henry G., of Spring- town, who m. - and had Joseph, of German Valley, who m. dau. of Nelson Hyde ; (2). Martin; (3). William ; (4). Elmira, m. Wm. Apgar. III. JOHN, prob. m. Amtina and had SUSANNA, b. 5 Jan., 1784.
IV. ANDREW.
V. JOSEPH.
VI. ISAAC, perhaps the Isaac who rem. to Newton, m. Catherine Loder ; had 12 ch., among whom were SAMUEL, m. Elisabeth Mattison ; ELIZA, m. Gen. Lyman Edwards : WILLIAM L.
VII. PETER.
VIII. JACOB.
IX. ZACHARIAH, the youngest son of John Henry and Christine Hassel, came from about Readington, to near Peapack, where he built a log house on the farm now occupied by the widow of his son Peter Z. This is the place rendered famous as the locality for the yearly assembly of the Smiths. The "Smith Picnic" has been an annual custom for 18 years and furnishes a delightful occasion for neighborly intercourse. Zach- ariah was b. 1780, March 23, d. 24 Jan., 1848, m. a Smith of the name of Polly, b. 20 July, 1779, d. 17 April, 1858 ; had ch .:
(I). ZACHARIAH "Z." b. 11 Feb., 1814, m. Elisabeth Stevens, b. 8 May, 1819, d. 26 Aug., 1878.
(II). JACOB "Z." b. - , m. first, Catherine (?) Phoenix ; second, Permilia Rush.
(III). PETER "Z." m. Jane Woolf (dau. of James and Elisabeth Anderson). (IV). JOHN "Z." m. Merandie Ludlow.
(V). WILLIAM "Z." m. Eliza Van Ness (dau. of John ?).
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(VI). SELINDA, m. David Logan (s. of John).
(VII) GERTRUDE, m. Melick Felmly.
(VIII). MARY, m. John Anderson.
(IX). CHRISTIANN, b. 1800, d. 27 April, 1874, at 74, m. John Petty (s. David). X. CHARITY.
XI. LANY (Magdalena).
XII. CATHERINE.
XIII. ELISABETH, prob. m. Hanes Rothenbach.
XIV. MARY.
XV. REBECCA.
XVI. SARAH.
XVII. CHRISTINA, m. Peter Stryker (s. of Peter), of Middle Valley.
CHRISTIAN HARSHALL, the father-in-law of John Henry Schmidt, came from New Amsterdam to New Jersey : he was naturalized in 1730 and was a brother-in-law to John Hoffman Ist, of Readington ; m. Elisabeth and had ch. (according to his will prob. 1 March, 1769), John Anthony, Christeen, Susanna Shafer, and others.
HEINRICH SCHMIDT, b. 1656, of the Second Palatine Emigration, came to New Amsterdam, 1710. He had wife Anna Elisabeth, b. 1656, and children : I. CLEMENTS, b. 1686 ; II. WILHELM, b. 1690 ; III. JOHN GEORGE, b. 1697 ; IV. JOHN NICOLAUS, b. 1701. There was in the same company a widow, MAR- GARET SCHMIDT. This above Henry could not have been the same as Henry of Mine Brook, but the latter might very easily have been a son of the former.
HENDRICK SCHMIDT, of Mine Brook, Somerset Co., whose will, dated 14 Oct., 1764, prob. 1766, names wife Anna Catherine and ch .:
I. ELISABETH, b. in New York, bap. Remerbach [Ramapaugh, near Ram- seys, Bergen Co.], 1713 (Records Lutheran Church, N. Y.), m. a Hamler and had, ANDREW, MARY, EVA, JACOB, PETER, NICHOLAS and ELISA- BETH HAMLER.
II. JOHAN PETER, bap. 26 Dec., 1714 ; had two sons, HENDRICK and PETER, who had a farm conveyed to them by their grandfather, "some years" before 1764.
III. JOHN GEORGE, who received from his father a farm of 317 acres.
IV. ANN URSAL (Ursula) Smith.
V. MARY.
VI. CATHERINE.
VII. MARGARET, b. 26 March, 1723, bap. at Remerbach.
SNOOK.
WILLIAM SNOOK was naturalized with HENDRICK, July 1730 ; his will, Am- well, 6 May, prob. 18 June, 1760, names wife " Cateron " [Catherine] and ch .:
I. JOHN, whose will, dated Newton, 25 Jan., prob. 28 Dec., 1775, names wife Catherine and one child, WILLIAM, perhaps res. at Lafayette,, m. Mary Cummins, and had, Daniel, Jacob, Isaac, Alfred, Robert, Elmira.
II. WILLIAM.
III. GEORGE.
IV. PHILIP, probably b. 1720, d. Sussex Co. 25 Feb., 1773, at 53, buried at Frankford Plains.
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V. CATHERINE STIENMAN.
VI. CHRISTIAN [Christina }] KETCHAM.
VII. ANN WOMBACH.
VIII. MARY ABBOTT.
JOHN HENRY SNOOK, perhaps grandson of Hendrick, b. 17 Oct., 1759 ; res. at Newton, N. J .; m. 2 June, 1784, Elisabeth Couse, b. 13 Jan., 1763 ; had ch .: 1. MARGARET ANN, b. 8 Julv, 1792 : 2. MARY ANN, b. 1 Oct., 1796, m. William Rarick (s. of John) ; 3 EvA, b. 18 Feb. 1802 ; 4. WILLIAM, m. Christina Stivers. ADAM SNUKE, perhaps a son of Hendrick, his will, dated Hunterdon Co., 20 Oct., 1774, prob. Black River 23 May, 1776. names wife Mary and ch .: 1. MARY Hockenberry ; 2. JOHN ; 3. EVA Hatin [Heaton }] ; 4. ULLA Brinckerhoof (not yet 18); witnesses : Ludlum Salmon, Robert Cummins and Jost Miller.
CASPAR SNOOK settled at Lafayette twp. "as early as 1760" on a farm now oc- cupied by his descendants." He had a son, WILLIAM C., who had sons. Robert G., David C. and Isaac V.
MISCELLANEOUS-JOHANNES SNOEK, a widower, m. March, 1727, Coen- radina Manderbag, the widow of Pr. Strouber, both being from Germany. [N. Y. Dutch Ch. Records]. WILLIAM SNOOK m. 25 Dec., 1787, Catherine Spanderbarren [Spangenberg {] in Sussex Co.
SNYDER,
CHRISTIAN SNYDER, of Oxford, Warren Co., whose will dated 15 Feb., prob. 22 May, 1791, names ten children ; perhaps the same as Christoffel [Christo- pher], who had a dau. Elisabeth, bap. at Readington, 7 Nov., 1731, witnesses being Lodowick and Elisabeth Smith ; had ch .:
I. GEORGE, [prob. Han Yost, John George], who m. Anna Margaret -, and had ch. bap. at Lebanon : 1. HANES ADAM [John Adam], b. 20 March, 1769 ; 2. ANNA CATHERINE, b. 2 July, 1771 ; 3. CATHERINE, b. 1 May, 1773.
II. CHRISTIAN, on Nitzer's ledger before 1763.
III. PETER, on Nitzer's ledger before 1763; probably m. Mary and had ch. bap. at Lebanon, JACOB, b. 2 April, 1771.
IV. WILLIAM, probably m. Rebecca, and had ch. bap. at Lebanon : HANS PETER, b. 20 April, 1771 ; or he may be WILLIAM, of Oxford, Warren Co .. whose will, 5 Oct., prob. 25 Nov., 1811, names wife Christeen (grand- daughter of a Pace) and ch .: 1. Leonard; 2. Christopher [Christian (]; 3, William; 4, Anne ; 5. Elisabeth; 6. Sarah, and granddaughter Polly Smith.
V. HENRY, on Neitzer's ledger before 1763.
VI. EVA MARIA.
VII. MARIA CATERINA.
VIII. ANNA.
IX. CHRISTIAN [NA] MARCKELL.
X. ELISABETH SEALBOUGH.
JACOB PETER SNITER bought 1748, in partnership with Nicolas Sayn, 1,300 acres in Amwell twp. of Elisabeth Estaugh, next to lands of Penn, Cook and Thomas Lambert. He was a cordwainer and a citizen of New York, 4 Oct., 1737.
JOSEPH SNYDER. whose descendants are found in Sussex Co .; had ch .: I.
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JACOB ; II. ELISABETH ; III. JOHN ; IV. ANNE ; V. CATHERINE ; VI. HENRY; VII. MARGARET ; VIII. WILLIAM, b. 6 March, 1780, m. Sarah Putman, 5 July, 1801, b. 12 Nov., 1779, d. July, 1849 ; had ch .: 1. Margaret ; 2. John, m. Sarah Warbass; 3. Rachel ; 4. Effa, m. Jacob Hiles ; 5. Catharine, m. Daniel C. Adams, of Warren Co .; 6. Sarah, m. Robert M. Ogden ; 7. Mary ; 8. William ; 9. Elisabeth, m. Henry C. Northrup ; IX. EVE ; X. MARY.
MISCELLANEOUS-JOHAN WILHELM SCHNEIDER is among the Palatines of the 2d emigration in New York 1710 at the age of 28 years.
SOVEREEN.
FREDERICK SOVEREEN (Zofrin, Zavering, Sovereign, Sovran), m. Levina Colver (dau. of Robert), 10 May, 1768 ; bought for £125 [$416.66 ?] 240 acres of the E. Large survey of 394 acres from the heirs of Large, which property Fred- erick Sovereign and wife Levinah sold, 21 May, 1801, to Garret Lake for $2400. Ou part of this property Silvester Lake is now living. It is situated above Naughrightville. Frederick prob. had the following children, some of whom may have been grandchildren :
I. DAVID ; had ch .:
(I). HENRY.
(II). JOHN.
(III). ANTHONY.
(IV). LAWRENCE.
II. JACOB, m. wife Elisabeth, and had ch .:
(I) ELISABETH, b. 1783, Dec. 15.
(II). FRED., b. 1786, Feb. 14.
(III). BALTIS HENRY, b. 1787, Aug. 30.
III. LEONARD ; had ch .: (1). WILLIAM ; (II). PHILIP ; (III). JOSEPH ; (IV). DAVID ; (V). LEONARD.
IV. HENRY, d. 1806, m. Mary Stephens (dau. of Richard, 1st) ; had ch .: (I). JOSHUA, b. 1804, d. 1878, m. Jane.
(II). RICHARD, rem, to Illinois.
(III). POLLY, m. Harpending ; rem. to Illinois.
(IV). NANCY, m. Peter Durland.
(V). DOLLIE, m. Wm. Burnett ; res. at Lewiston, N. Y.
(VI). CLARISSA, m. Nathan Burnett (or Bennett) ; res. at Flanders. (VII). ROBERT
V. JOHN, prob. m. 8 July, 1799, Mary Lawrence ; had ch .: (I). ROBERT ; (II). JOHN ; (III). FREEMAN.
VI. FREDERICK, m. 1790, July 4, Patience Brown ; rem. to Sussex Co .; had children :
(I). MAURICE.
(II). JOHN ; had ch .: 1. CLARENCE E. who had Clarence I. and Clinton ; 2. FRED. J .; 3. ALICE M.
(III). GEORGE.
(IV). SOLOMON.
(V). THOMAS. (VI). LEWIS.
VII. MAURUS, prob. m. 24 Dec., 1799, Lydia Lawrence ; had ch .: (I). LEMUEL; (II). DANIEL ; (III). SAMUEL.
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VIII. PHILIP ; had ch .: (I). CHARLES ; (II). PHILIP ; (III). WILLIAM. IX. GEORGE, had a son WILLIAM.
X. ANNA, m. 26 Feb., 1795, John Heath.
MISCELLANEOUS-JOHN Soffrens, landed in Philadelphia, 19 Sept., 1734. JOHANNES SAEFFERENS is married in Philadelphia, 3 March, 1747, to Elisa- beth Hokeburger. POLLY, m. 17 Jan., 1807, Peter Wolf. REV. THOMAS Was a grandson of Frederick ; was engaged in the late war, in which he had a son Fred- erick killed ; Presiding Elder M. E. Church ; agent for Gettysburg Orphan Asylum; died in Burlington and had three daughters. Rev. C. W. Sovereign, d. Washing- ton, D. C., 27 June, 1863, at 25 ; buried at Mt. Olive.
STARK.
AARON STARK, of New London, d. 1685, is found at Mystic as early as 1669 ; freeman of New London ; had ch .: 1. AARON ; 2. JOHN ; 3. WILLIAM ; 4. A DAUGHTER, wife of John Fish ; 5. A DAUGHTER, wife of Josiah Haines.
AARON, probably grandson of Aaron of New London, b. 1709, d. 21 Jan., 1772, bur. at Flanders, N. J .: Overseer of the Poor in Roxbury twp., Morris Co., N. J., 1741 ; probably came to New Jersey with Culvers, Waterhouse, Morgan and other families from New London before 1732 ; probably a Rogerine ; prob. had ch .:
I. AMOS (Emos), of Morristown, whose will [Trenton Lib., I, 159], 6 Aug., prob. 18 Sept., 1767, names wife Hannah [? Goble, widow of Amos, b. 1729, d. 7 Feb., 1799], and ch .: 1. ABRAHAM ; 2. ISAAC ; 3. JACOB ; an Aaron Stark was one of the executors.
II. AARON (!) prob. had ch .:
(I). AMos ("Colonel"), b. 23 March, 1750, d. 10 Nov., 1832, m. Polly Vantile, b. 15 Oct., 1749, d. 23 Dec., 1810 ; probably had ch .:
1. JOHN, "3D," b. 8 April, 1771, d. 5 Nov., 1844, m. Catherine, b. 10 May, 1772 ; had ch .: (1). Clara, b. 30 June, 1793 ; (2). Reading, b. 24 Oct., 1794, d. 10 March, 1858 ; (3). John R., b. 12 Aug., 1798, d. 5 Nov., 1844 (7); (4). Sarah, h. 3 Feb., 1800, d. 9 Dec., 1843 ; (5). Mary, b. 30 Dec., 1801 ; (6). Austin, b. 30 May, 1805, d. 7 March, 1850 ; (7). Ann Eliza, b. 29 June, 1807 ; (8). Aaron D., h. 28 Oct., 1809, d. 3 Feb., 1858. [From J. M. Stark, Princeton, Illinois].
2. SARAH, m. John B. Nicho'as.
3. (!) AARON, 3d, m. 10 May, 1798, Isabella Youngs.
4. AMY, b. 20 July, 1779 ; m. 15 May, 1802, Jacob Weise (s. of Jacob). III. (7) JONATHAN, m. 14 March, 1765, Margaret Ball.
STEIN.
JOAN [John] MARTEN STYN from Langen Salts in Saxony, m. 6 March, 1711, in New York, Maria Louisa Conin, the widow of Adam Blas from the Palatin- ate, Germany ; have ch. bap. "on the Raritans." JOHN DANIEL, b. at " Pis- cataqua," Sept. 1718, bap. 3 Aug., 1719. Prob. had another son, JOHN, who signed Weygand's call 1749.
STEPHENS ..
RICHARD STEPHENS, b. 1732, d. 1792, May 18 ; an English millwright, brought from Phil. to build the brick mill at Hackettstown, by John Hackett ; came to
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Mt. Olive, 1762 ; enlisted in Revolutionary army, 1778, m. Dolly Landon, b. 1742, d. 1839, Oct. 1, at 97 ; had ch .:
I SAMUEL, b. 1762, Dec. 22, d. 1884, June 28, m. Ann Culver, b. 1770, Feb. 22, d. 1839, Feb. 22 ; had ch .:
(I). ELISABETH, b. 1790, Jan. 12, d. 1874, at 84.
(II). RICHARD, b. 1791, Ang. 4, d. 1852.
(III). ROBERT C., b. 1794, April 25, d. 1859, Aug. 13, m. Clara Carpenter ; res. at Stephensburg.
(IV). SARAH, b. 1796, Jan. 4, d. 1884, at 88, m. Archie Stephens.
(V). MARY, b. 1797, Dec. 14, d. 1866, Mar. 20, m. Robert Caskey.
(VI). DANIEL, b. 1799, Nov. 16, d. 1853, Nov. 21, m. Jane Hance.
(VII). ELIZA, b. 1802, Mar. 22, d. 1874, at 72, m. Will. Guild.
(VIII). JOHN, b. 1804, Sept. 5, d. 1874, at 70, m. Sarah Madison.
(IX). CLARISSA, b. 1806, Nov. 22, d. 1837, Aug. 10, m. Will. Clark.
(X). CLARINDA, b. 1809, Aug. 18, d. 1884, at 75, m. Will. Clark (2d wife).
(XI). JOSEPH C., b. 1813, Dec. 10, d. 1858, Dec. 1, m. Sarah Shipman ; has a son Isaac of Batavia, Ill.
II. DOROTHY, b. 1764, d. 1847, Oct. 24, at 83, m. Wm. Salmon (s. of Peter).
III. MARY, m. Henry Sovreen (s. of Fred.).
IV. MERCY, b. 1769, d. 1827, Nov. 20, at 58, m. Aaron Salmon (s. of Peter), b. 1768, Aug. 3, d. 1850, Sept. 8.
V. DANIEL, b. 1772, June 29, d. 1834, June 7, m. Sarah Salmon (dau. of Peter) ; had ch .:
(I). ARCHER, b. 1796, m. Sarah Stephens (dau. of Samuel).
(II). WILLIAM, b. 1798, m. Hannah Grandin (dau. of Phil.).
(III). SAMUEL, m. Clarissy Drake (dau. of Aaron).
(IV). MARGARET, m. Arch. Cramer (s. of Abraham).
(V). PETER, b. 1804, m. Eliza Ann Nichols (dau. of John and Sally Stark).
VI. RICHARD, JR., b. 1779, Oct. 17, d. 1820, Dec. 7, m. Polly Bell, b. 1784, Mar. 2, d. 1850, Dec. 22, at 66 years, 9 months and 20 days ; had ch .:
(I). GEORGE WASHINGTON, m. Elisabeth Budd (dau. of John).
(II). JOHN BELL, m. Permelia Drake (dau. of Silvanus). (III). MARY, m. John Skinner.
VII. PRISCILLA, b. 1774, m. Peter Salmon, Jr. (s. of Peter).
VIII. JOSHUA, drowned 1801.
IX. EBENEZER, m. twice, the second time in Illinois ; had ch. (first four by first wife):
(I). JOHN.
(II). AARON.
(III). OBADIAH.
(IV). MAROARET.
(V). WESLEY, among others.
HENDERICUS STEVENS, of Readington records, m. Cathelyntje [Catherine] Hof (dau. of Peter, of Franklin twp., Som. Co.); had ch. bap. at Readington :
I. CATHELYNTJE, bap. 14 Feb., 1742.
II. HENRICUS, bap. 19 Oct., 1746.
III. SARAH, bap. 27 Nov., 1748.
IV. JOSEPH, m. Ealtye Henderson ; had ch. bap. Readington : (I). CATRENA, bap. 6 Nov., 1778.
(II). HENRY, bap. 12 Oct., 1780.
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(III). AMALYE, bap. 11 April, 1784.
(IV). JOHN, bap. 10 April, 1787.
(V). JOSEPH STEVENS, b. 1792, d. 1864, m. Margaret W. Farley (dau. of Isaac and Ann Melick), b. 27 Dec., 1792, d. 17 Nov., 1860 ; had the following ten children : 1. Henry J., b. 1813, d. 1885, m. Margaret R. Hoffman (dau. of Joseph of Lebanon), had three children ; 2. Denni. W., m. first, Sarah Ramsey (dau. of John); second, Elisa- beth (widow of John Rodenbaugh) ; third, Amanda Neighbor (dau. of George): 3. Isaac F., m. Naomi Gaston (dau. of John W. of Pluckamin), had five children ; 4. Elisabeth, b. 1819, d. 1878, m. Zachariah Z. Smith, of Peapack, and had four children ; 5. Mary, m. Moses Oliver, of New Vernon ; 6. George J., b. 1822, d. 1872, m. first, Phebe Ann Oliver, by whom three children : second, Elisa- beth (widow of George Neighbor), by whom two children ; 7. Cath- erine, m. Van Arsdale Cortelyou, of Bedminster, and had seven children ; 8. Margaret, res. Somerville, m. Eli Crater, of Peapack, and had no children ; 9. Joseph C., m. twice and had one child ; 10. Sarah, res. Raritan, N. J.
MISCELLANEOUS-RICHARD STEPHENS, a merchant of Philadelphia, gave a mortgage, 12 Feb., 1769, to Will. Rutherford on 1,525 acres at the foot of Paha- qually mountain [prob. in Sussex Co. near the Delaware river].
STIGER.
ADAM STEIGER (STIGER, STAEGER), one of two brothers, the other of whom, ANDREW, went to Maryland and appears, in 1760, on the records of the First Lutheran Church of Baltimore. Adam was witness, 1761, to a deed ; 1767 signs Articles of Faith of Lutheran Church, New Germantown, N. J .; Adam and Baltus both served in Revolutionary army ; had at least one son,
I. BALTUS, b. 1762, d. 28 JL /, 1830, at 68, m. Mary Catherine Miller (dau. of Henry), b. 1763, d. 7 Jan., 1849, at 86 ; had ch .:
(I). ADAM, m. Elisabeth Sharp (dau. of Morris and Mary Cramer), b. 10 July, 1789 ; had ch .: 1. Nahum; 2. Morris; 3. Joseph ; 4. Matilda, m. Charles Carhart (s. of John), h. 1813 : res. at Perry- ville, N. J .; 5. another daughter.
(II). HENRY, b. 16 Sept., 1787, d. 24 March, 1861, m. Rachel, b. 11 Dec., 1789. d. 2 Jan., 1850 ; buried at Clinton, N. J .; had ch .: 1. John ; 2. Elijah ; 3. Jacob; 4. Nathan ; [5. Lydia, m. David Sharp (s. of David), b. 14 Dec., 1816]?
(III). NATHAN, m. first, Dorothea Welsh (dau. of Wilhelm 2d); second, Lydia Sharp (dau. of John Peter 2d), b. 26 Jan., 1796 ; had ch .: 1. William Welsh, m. Francis Force (dau. of Rev. Manning) ; 2. David Miller, m. Mary S. Little (dau. of William) ; 3. Aaron L., m. Olivia Marsh (dau. of Oliver) ; 4. Jacob M., m. a Wilson, of Belvidere ; 5. John S. (first child by second wife), M. D., m. Anna Hilliard (dau. of Harry, of Peapack): 6. Silas C., m. Hannah Walduck ; 7. Henry M. D., m. Rettie Hunt (dau. of Rev. H. W .. 2d); 8. Catherine M., m. Job Williams.
MISCELLANEOUS-NICOLAS STYGER was on roll of soldiers of Livingston Manor. N. Y., 30 Nov., 1715.
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STREIT.
CHRISTIAN STREYDT, m. Maria Ursula [? Smith, dau. of Henry], and have ch. bap. at Hackensack :
I. ANNA CATHERINE, born at Ramapough, 13 July, bap. 1 Sept., 1717, one witness being Anna Catherine, wife of Henrich Schmidt.
II. ELISABETH, b. at Ramapough, Feb., 1718, bap. -.
III. JOHAN LEONHARD, b. 28 July, bap. 21 Aug., 1720 ; signs call to Rev. Weygand, 1749 : gives mortgage 23 May, 1774, on land in Bernards twp., which is said to have been laid out for Jacob Stright.
[IV. JACOB and wife Antje, are witnesses to a baptism in 1738.
REV. CHRISTIAN STREIT, a prominent minister of the Lutheran Church was born in New Jersey 7 June, 1749, d. 10 March, 1812 ; graduated College of Philadelphia, 1768 ; licensed 1769 ; pastor Lutheran Church, Easton, 1769-1779; Chaplain in Revolutionary army in service of 3d Virginia Regiment ; pastor Charleston, S. C .; taken prisoner by the British ; pastor New Hanover, Pa., July, 1782 ; pastor Winchester, Va., 19 July, 1785, his field embracing a circuit of 50 miles ; was passionately fond of music and constructed an organ with his own hands ; m. first, 1778, Anna Maria Hoff, in Charleston, S. C .; second, 1783, Salona Graff, of Philadelphia ; third, 1789, tusan Burr, of Winchester, Va .; had a large family. He was a man very highly spoken of by those who knew him.
STRUBLE.
DIETRICH STRUBLE came from Alsace, Germany, in ship Edinburgh, Capt. Jas. Russell ; landed at Philadelphia, 1748, Sept. 5 ; bought, 1770, Dec. 17, 310 acres land of Wm. Allen ; rem. to Smith's Hill, Hampton twp., Sussex Co .; from thence to "West Branch," Pa., where he died at the age of 101 years ; had ch .:
I. DIETRICH, confirmed 1769, unmarried.
II. JOHANNES LEONARD, b. about 1740, d. 1805, m. first, Catherine -; second, Margaret Longcore (Longcoy), b. 1742, d. 1822, "over 80"; res. at Smith's Hill ; had ch .:
(I). ANTHONY, b. 1768, Nov. 19, m. Mary Kays ; res. in Hampton twp .; had ch .: 1. Thomas, b. 1809, June 9, m. Caroline Snook (dau. of William) : 2. Leonard.
(II). JOHN LEONARD, JR., b. 1770, Feb. 1, m. Rhoda Morris ; res. in Franklin twp.
(III). MARY, m. Robert Bell
(IV). MARGARET, m. George Roe.
(V). ELISABETH, m. Peter Bale.
(VI). PETER L., b. 1778, July 3, m. first, Margaret Lance (dau, of Jacob) ; second, Ruth Morris (dau. of Moses and Mary Hull, dau. of Benj.), b. 1783, March 13 ; had children by first wife : 1. William P .; 2. Anna Maria ; 3. Elias, went to Ohio; 4, Elisabeth; by 2d wife : 5. Phobe ; 6. Oliver, b 28 March, 1821, m. Mary Shotwell (dau. of James).
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