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was also a man of learning and wrote a work of theology in Latin. He was remarkably fond of music and had musical instruments of various kinds. Among the rest he owned a large organ, which he had made with his own hands. In his appointments for preaching and in his other engagements he was always punctual. He always occupied a prominent position in the church, His sermons were prepared with great care and were always suited to the occasion. [Harbaugh's Lives Vol. III, p. 315).
(II). JACOB, m. first, Susan Lerch ; second, Catherine Hopler ; resided at Drakestown ; had ch .: 1. Barbara Ann, b. 1802, May 2, m. John Lindaberry (s. of George and Sarah Hoffman); 2. Margaretha, b. 1807, Oct. 15 ; 3. Catherine, h. 1809, Dec. 16, m. Wm. Grandine (s. of Philip); 4. Casper, b. 1812, June 13 ; went West ; 5. (by 2d w.) Ada m. Wm. Grandine (s. of Philip) ; 6. Sarah, m. John Bird (s. of Jacob); 7. George, d. young ; 8. John, d. young.
(III). JOHN, rem. to Pa.
(IV). GARRET, went to Pa.
(V). PHILIP. M. D., went to Pa.
(VI). ANDREW, b. 1781, d. 1856, Sept. 10, at 75, m. Magdalena Dufford (dau. of Geo. Stephen), b. 1779, d. 1865, March 16, at 86 ; had ch .: 1. Mary, m. Will. Weyer ; went West ; 2. Elisabeth, b. 1805, m. Nicholas McLean, of Vienna : 3. A. Barbara, b. 1807, July 19, m. Will. Linaberry ; went West ; 4. Andrew, b. 1808, Nov. 23, m. Naomi Apgar ; 5. Sophia, m. Jacob Rarick, of Schooley's Moun- tain ; 6. Annie, b. 1812, Oct. 25, m. Will. Nockrite ; 7. George, b. 1813, Dec. 16, m. Eliza Jane Mckay ; 8. Casper, m. Caroline Hoff- man (dau. of Henry H.); 9. Magdalena, m. Silvanus Hoffman.
(VII). WILLIAM, m. Catherine Teater.
(VIII). DAVID, b. 1790, Jan. 9, m. first, -; second, Hoffman.
(IX). GERARD CASPER, b. 1795, Nov. 23. (X). A DAUGHTER, who died young.
II. REV. JOHN JACOB, m. Helena Bellis.
III. BARBARA, m. John H. Guenther.
IV. ELISABETH.
WALDORF.
ANTHONY WALDORF, b. 1703, d. 1777, Dec. 15, m. Mary Charity, b. 1702, d. 1768, April 9, at 66 ; his will, dated 1777, Dec. 9, prob. 1778, Jan. 30 [Trenton Lib. 18, fol. 683]; he bought the farm next above the Kern property at Naugh- rightville ; there is no record of when this property was purchased. It was divided among Anthony's children at his death, and was bought by Abraham Sharp ; probably came from the town of Waldorf, in Germany, where the Astor family originated ; he had children :
I. JOHN, whose will was prob. 1790, March 8 [Trenton Lib. 30, fol. 453]; had children :
(I). ANTHON, b. 1759, Nov. 16 ; his estate of 258 acres was divided, 1808, among his ch .: 1. Anna [Mary], perhaps b. 1796, June 18 ; 2. Catherine; 3. Elisabeth; 4. William, perhaps b. 1787, June 7; 5. Jacob.
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(II). JOHN, b. 1761, May 28, m. perhaps Elisabeth, and had ch .: 1. Dorothy, h. 1787, May 21 ; 2. Elisabeth, b. 1789, May 29; 3. William, b. 1793, Jan 30.
(III). MORITZ, b. 1763, Feb. 28.
(IV). MARTINUS, b. 1767, Aug. 18, m. perhaps Dorothy, and had ch .: 1. John George, b. 1791, March 17; 2. John, b. 1796, June 14 ; 3. Philip, b. 1807.
(V). PHILIP, b. 1769, Aug. 26, m. Mary; his will, Newton, N. J., 1817, July 5, prob. Nov. 11, names ch. : 1. Peter ; 2. John ; 3. David ; 4. Henry.
(VI). DANIEL, b. 1772, Dec. 27.
(VII). WILLIAM, b. 1774, Jan. 11, perhaps m. Mary Casner, 1811, April 16; had John, b. 1811, Sept. 25.
(VIII). MARY CATHERINE, b. 1775, Oct. 28.
(LX). CONRAD, b. 1779, June. (X). ANN.
II MARTIN.
III. GEORGE.
IV. ANNA, m. for second husband Conrad Wertzall.
V. MARGARET, m. - , had six children.
VI. [ANNA GERTRAUT], m. Adam Rhinehart ; her will names grand- daughter Anna Conck.
MISCELLANEOUS-ABRAHAM WALDORF married Lois Case 1797, Feb. 9 ; MARY CATHERINE WALDORF married John Alpock 1800, Oct. 6. In Tewksbury book the name of Martin occurs at date Nov. 1758.
WALTERS.
SILAS WALTERS, b. 1751, May 15, d. 1820, June 11, m. a Lyons ? ; came from N. Y .; res. near Pleasant Grove ; had ch .:
I. THOMAS, m. Jane Forrester ; had ch :
(I). SARAH, unm.
(II). ANN, unm.
(III). JOHN, m. Elisabeth Beatty (dau. of James), had no children.
(IV). SILAS, b. 1804, June 12, d. 1886, Mar .; res. at Parker, m. Catherine Dean (dau. of Stephen), b. 1803, April, d. 1867 at 64 ; had ch .: 1. David, m. Lydia Ann Wauters ; res. at Mt. Hope ; 2. Jane, m. Isaiah Apgar, of Parker : 3. Elisabeth Ann, m. Daniel Pickle (s. of Fred.); 4. Wesley, died young.
(V). RACHEL, unm.
(VI). MARY, m. Alfred Nunn (s. of John).
(VII). ELISABETH, m. Isaac Sliker (s. of John).
II. JOHN, m. Lizzie Lance ; had ch .: Sallie Ann, m. Jos. Blain ; Peter, m. Anna Hance (dau. of Henry); William, m. - Castner (dau. of Adam) ; John ; Silas, in. - Creveling ; Rosina, m. William Terryberry (s. of Philip) ; Mary, m. first, George Apgar (s. of Herbert); second, George Beatty, of Califon.
III. DEBORAH.
IV. RACHEL, m. John Trimmer, of Succasunna.
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V. WILLIAM, m. Elsie Catherine Lance; had ch .: Annie, m. George Lindaberry ; Foster, m. Mary Ann Mayberry ; Margaret, m. Joseph Hockenberry ; Peter, m. first, Catherine Slater ; second, Elisabeth Hoff- man (dau. of "Brook" Peter I); Rachel, unm .; Simon, d. young ; Mary Jane, m. Henry Heldebrant (s. of Wm.).
VI. POLLY, m. Amos McLean (2d w.).
VII. BETSEY, m. Amos McLean (s. of Wm.)
WARD.
JOHN WARD, Sen. son of widow Joyce Ward, of Wethersfield, Conn .; had chil- dren at Branford : John, b. 1649; Mary, b. 1654 ; Nathaniel, b. 1656 ; Han- nah, b. 1658 ; Elisabeth, b. 1660 ; Dorcas, b. 1662 ; Deborah and Phebe.
JOHN 2d, of New Jersey, s. of John, Sen., b. 1649, m. first, a dau. of Henry Lyon ; second, Abigail Kitchell ; his will names children, John, Jonathan, David and Mary.
DAVID, s. of John 2d, b. 1680, d. 14 Dec., 1768, at 8S, m. Mary Brown : his will names ch .: Moses, b. 1728, d. 1784 ; Ezekiel ; David ; Phebe, wife of Nathaniel Chandler.
DAVID, of Hanover, s. of David, whose will names ch .: Enos, Ichabod, David, Hannah, Polly, Betty, Sarah and wife Hannah.
ICHABOD, s. of David, of Hanover ; his will, 1799, names ch .: Elijah, Moses, David, Damaris, Phebe and Sarah, and wife Esther.
MOSES WARD, was perhaps the son of Ichabod ; buried in old cemetery at Ger- man Valley ; he m. Rachel Aiken and had,
I. DANIEL HERVEY, b. 27 Jan., 1803, d. 10 March, 1890, came from Par- sippany to Springtown, Morris Co., m. Nancy G. Lawrence (dau. of Jacob), d. 27 May, 1874 ; he died in the full enjoyment of a triumphant christian faith ; had ch .:
(I). PHEBE MARIAH, m. Washington Meeker.
(II). WILLIAM B., m. a Broadwell.
(III). HARRIET, died young.
(IT). DANIEL L., m. Julia Van Amburgh.
(V). ELIZA JANE, m. Alfred Johnson.
(VI). JAMES A., unmarried.
(VII). JULIA ANN, died young.
(VIII). MARSHALL, m. Mary Sharp (dau. of Jacob).
(IX). ELLEN TAYLOR, m. Aaron Smith.
(X). THOMAS Y., m. Isabella Beatty,
(XI). MARTIN P., m Nettie Meeker.
II. WILLIAM AIKEN, b. 1806 ; rem. to Pittsburg, Pa.
III. JULIA, m. William Henion.
IV. MARIA.
V. RALPH, perhaps died young.
WAEIR.
The family of Waeir probably accompanied the Colvers from New London. The only record of them in this vicinity is found in the Colver Burying Ground on the Martenis farm, Schooley's Mountain, as follows :
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WAEIR-WEISE
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" THOMAS WAEIR, DIED 1779, JULY 15. But 56 he did not live [t] han all his sins God did forgive." "ABIAH WAEIR, DIED 1781, MARCH 16, AGED IN HER SOTH YEAR. A Baptist friend in all her ways, True virtuous in her long days."
WEISE.
JOHN PHILIP WEISE, came from Germany, probably, in ship "Robert and Oliver," of Dublin, from Rotterdam, 1738, Sept. 11, d. 1730, m. "old Mrs. Weiss." b. 1711, d. 1788, at 72 years ; his will was prob. 21 Dec., 1790 : he bought, 8 Dec., 1749, a farm of 262 acres in G. V. from William Logan ; had ch .: I. PHILIP, m. " Lena :" had ch .:
(I). PHILIP, m. 1796, Feb. 9, Mary Saegar (dau. of Adam) ; had ch .:
1. WILLIAM NEITSER, m. first, Mary Sliker ; second, Catherine Lake (dau. of Garret); had ch .: (1). Philip Seneca, m. Mary E. Duf- ford (dau of Matthias, 2d); (2). Lydia Ann, m. Morris Naugh- right ; (3). Sarah, m. William L. Lindaberry, rem. to Illinois.
2. ANN, m. John Kinnan, rem. to Illinois.
(II). GEORGE, b. 1775, d. 1857. Feb. 22, m. first, a Saegar ; second, Annie Young (widow of Jacob Trimmer), b. 1768, Oct. 9, d. 1866, April 24 ; had ch .; by first wife : 1. ADAM S., m. Elisabeth Sharp (dau. of John); 2. ELISABETH, m. Simeon D. Bell ; by second wife : 3. GEORGE, m Adaline Lindaberry, res. at Mountainsville ; 4. MARGARET, m. Wm. Weise (s. of Andrew); 5. MARY, m. a Pace ; 6. NANCY, m. Van Pelt Bartles.
(III). WILLIAM, m. 1803, May 12, Elisabeth Yauger ; had ch .: 1. ANN, m. Wm. Lance ; 2. CLARA, m. John Bush ; 3. MORRIS, m. Lottie Trimmer (dau. of George); 4. MARGARET, m. John Hager Weise (s. of' Andrew) ; 5. SIMON, unm .: 6. MARY, m. John Baker, rem. to New York : 7. JOHN, d. unm.
(IV). JACOB, m. Mary Trimmer (dau. of John) ; had ch .: 1. OAKLEY A., m. Sophia Crater (dau. of Morris) ; 2. JOHN, m. first, Harriet Dilley : second, Emily Gorman ; 3. CATHERINE ANN, m. Daniel Van Natta : 4. PERNINAH, m. Theodore Thompson ; 5. MARY, m. Theodore Thompson ; 6. ELEANOR, m. a Templeton ; 7. ANDREW T., m. a Courtright, rem. to Illinois : 8. EMMA, rem. to Illinois ; 9. MAHALA, rem. to Illinois.
II. ELISABETH, m. John Hager.
III. MARGARET, b. 1754, d. 1821, Dec. 17, m. Wm. Neitzer (s. of Herbert and Eva, of Germany), b. 1741, d. 9 Sept., 1822.
IV. JACOB, d. 1784, May 16. m. first, --; second, Maria Elisabeth, b. 1724, Sept. 29, d. 1788, Sept. 12 ; her grave has an old, broken bluish tombstone, which reads : " Hier ruhet in Gott, Maria Elisabetha Weiss. Sie ist geboren den 29 tag September, im yahr 1724 : ist gestorben den 12 tag September, im yahr 1788 ; ist alt worden 63 yahr." His will dated 1784, March 28, gives to his sons their shares when 21, and daughters theirs when 18; had ch .:
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(1). ELISABETH, b. 1768, July 28, m. Leonhard Neighbor (s. of Leon- hard, 2d).
(II). JOHN, m. Abigail Carlisle ; had ch .: 1. JOHN, unm .; 2. GEORGE, 3. JACOB ; 4. ELIZA, m. James Vannatta, of South Lyons, Mich .; 5. ABBEY, m. a Thompson, of Philadelphia.
(III). CATHERINE, b. 1774, July 29, m. David Kern (s. of Christopher).
(I\') JACOB, b. 1776, Feb. 15, d. 1852, July 30, m. 1802, May 15, Amy Stark (dau. of Col. Amos). b. 1779, July 20, d. 30 Nov., 1848 ; had ch .: 1. NEITSER W., b. 1803, Oct. 8, d. 21 April, 1828, unm .: 2. AMOSS, b. 1805, May 19, unm .; 3. MARGARETTA, b. 1807, Oct. 8, m. John McDonald ; 4. MARIA, b. 1810, April 13, d. 14 Oct., 1884, m. first, Matthias Dufford (s. of Jacob) ; second, Morris Naughright : 5. CLARISSY, b. 1812, June 30, d. 28 Aug., 1831, m. Rockhill Robeson : 6. SARAH ELISABETH, b. 1815, June 20, m. William B. Van Derveer ; 7. STATES NELSON, b. 1818, April 15, m. Lydia Ann Sharp (dau. of John, 3d) : 8. JAMES STEWART, b. 1820, Sept. 28, m. Angeline T. Vernoy ; had one son, Richord.
(V). ANDREW, b. 1778, Oct. 3. m. Maria Hager (s. of Capt. John) ; had cb .: 1. MARGARET BERILDA, b. 1807, Nov. 30, m. first, Andrew Trimmer (s. of John); second, George Dufford ; 2. JACOB A., b. 1812, May 8, m. Mary A. Trimmer (dau. of William), and had ch .: (1). Elisabeth, m. first, Samuel Welsh ; second, Rance Hann Gray; (2). Ann, m. a Whitfield, of Peapack ; (3). John, m. Eliza Willet (dau. of Elipalet C.); (4). David, m. Amanda Hill ; (5) Silas Neighbor, m. Susan Neighbor (dau. of Leonard G.); 3. JOHN HAGER, b. 18.6, May 28, m. Margaret Weise (dau. of William), and had : (1). Edward, m. Phebe Vernoy (dau. of Nathan) ; (2). Andrew, unm. : (3). Henry, unm .; (4). Merinda, m. William Miller (son of of John) ; (5). John, m. Ellen Van Dyke ; (6). Jesse, m. Ella Neigh bor (dau. of Silas); 7. Elisabeth, m. John T. Naughright (s. of Jacob); (8). Jacob, unm .; (9). Mary, m. Jacob Weise (s. of Philip Seneca) ; 4. ANNA, m. Hager Sharp (s. of John) ; 5. LAWRENCE. unm .; 6., WILLIAM, m. Margaret Weise (dau. of Geo.), and had one child, Lydia ; 7. MORRIS, m. Mary Sharp (dau. of John). res. near Hackettstown): 8. ELISABETH, unm .; 9. MARY, m. Anthony Trimmer (s. of Matthias, 2d).
(VI). ANNA, b. 1781, Aug. 20, m. 1853, March 1, Cadwallader Smith.
WELSCH.
JOHANNES WILHELM WELSCH, b. 1719, Oct. 15, d. 1805, July 22, m. Maria Elisabeth Nachbar (Neighbor), dau. of Leonard Ist ; bought 30 May, 1750, 258 acres of land in German Valley of William Logan for £122 and 15 shillings. Johannes Wilhelm Welsch and Johannes Michael Welsch land at Phila., 27 Sept., 1741. Johannes Wilhelm and Johannes Jacob Welsch, arrive at Phila. 30 Aug., 1737. A JOHN and a JACOB WELSCH sign resolutions to Rev. Jacob Lischy, York, Pa., 1754, Jan. 1. There was a Michael and also a Jacob Welsh probably brothers of John William, who appear on the records, but nothing is known of their families ; John William left will, prob. 1805 ; one of the first elders in German Reformed Church ; had ch. (order uncertain) :
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I. WILLIAM, "JR." b. 1747, d. 1821, m. Dorothea Scharpenstein (dau. of Morris 1st); his will was prob. 1821, Sept. 17 ; had ch. (order uncertain) :
(I). JOHN JACOB, h. 1771, Aug. 25, m. Catherine Crater ; had ch. :
1. WILLIAM, b. 1795, Oct. 9, m. Margaret Drake.
2. MARIA MARGARETTA, b. 1797, Jan. 2, m. David Terriberry.
3. MORRIS, m. Susanna Felmly.
4. DAVID, m. Polly Dean.
5. ISAAC.
6. DOROTHY, m. John Craig.
7. ESTHER, b. 1806, Aug. 7, m. Wm. Sutton.
8. JULIA ANN, m. Wm. G. Eick.
9. JACOB, b. 1810, May 5, m. Amanda Gulick (dau. of Joachim) ; (when Jacob was baptised " wife was deceased").
(II). ANNA MARIA, b. 1773, Dec. 17.
(III). MORITZ, b. 1774, Dec. 16, m. Margaret Cramer ; inherits a farm at Lebanon, purchased of Dan. Laich and his wife Margaret: had ch .: 1. DAVID, m. Jane Hoppler, rem. to Hunterdon Co .; 2. MATTHIAS C., b. 1807, m. Susan Pace, res. in Hunterdon Co .; had ch .: (1). Philip, m. Harriet Starkweather ; (2). Louisa, unm .; (3). Matthias unm .; (4). Margaret Jane, unm. ; 3. MORRIS SHARP, m. Ann Heg- gens (?) ; 4. WILLIAM, m. - Hall (?); 5. JOHN, m. Ann Low ; 6. PHILIP A., m. a Studdebekker, rem. to Indiana ; 7. PETER HAY- WARD, died young, unm .; 8. DOROTHY, b. 1797, June 26, m. David Conover ; 9. MARY, m. George Jones ; 10. ELISABETH, m. Thomas Jobes.
(IV). ELISABETH, b. 1776, Dec. 10, m. David Miller ; inherits one-half of the farm at Fox Hill, Mud Street, "got of my father."
(V). JOHN, b. 1781, Feb. 7, m. Ann Sharp (dau. of Morris).
(VI). DAVID, h. 1783, May 15, m. (1) Elisabeth Sharp dau. of Wm. C.) : (2) --; went West in 1815 ; had ch .: 1. Jacob Sharp, b. 1812, May 19, m. Isabel Larason (dau. of Wm.); 2. William, drowned ; 3. Mary, m. Rev. W. A. H. Nelson.
(VII). DOROTHEA, m. Nathan Stiger (s. of Baltis), of Clinton.
(VIII). WILLIAM.
II. DAVID, b. 1757, d. 1830, m. Anna Maria Scharpenstein (dau. of Morris Ist); no children ; elder in the church ; member of Council (or Senator) ; the most prominent man in the Valley in his day ; public spirited and liberal.
III. PHILIP, b. 1767, Sept. 7, d. - , m. 1789, Dec. 22, Susanna Lerch, b. 1772, d. 1852, Dec. 18 ; had ch .:
(I). ELISABETH, b. 1791, m. Jacob Swackhamer (s. of John, Sr.).
II). JACOB, b. 1793, m. first, Susan Couse (dau. of John); second, Catherine Kern (dau. of Philip); had ch. by first wife : 1. MARY, b. 1816, Nov. 9, m. David Swacknamer (2d wife), s. of Frederick ; 2. EMILY, m. Isaac Roloefson (s. of David): 3. JOHN COUSE, m. Elisabeth A. Trimmer (dau. of Matthias); elder of Presbyterian Church of German Valley for many years ; President of the Hack- ettstown bank; had ch .: (1). Jacob W., m. Emma Latourette (dau. of Obadiah) ; has two ch., John C. and Lizzie ; (2). Matthias T., m. Mary Hager (dau. of Jacob Miller) ; has three sons Christie,
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Miller H. and Harrison T .; 4. PHILIP L., m. first, Mary Elisabeth Dufford (dau. of George); second, Catherine Trimmer (dau. of Gilbert); has Gilbert T., Carrie, Kate and Samuel ; 5. JACOB, JR., n. Elisabeth J. Sharp ; 6. CAROLINE, m. W. G. Dufford (1st w.) Washington, N. J .; by second wife : 7. SAMUEL, m. Elisabeth Weise (dau. of Jacob A.) 1st husband.
(III). DAVID, b. 1796, m. Elisabeth Sharp, res. in Morristown ; had ch .: 1. Margaret Ann, m. Nathaniel Dilts ; 2. Mary, m. - Williams; 3. Elisabeth, m. Robert DeRose of Boonton ; 4. Philip ; 5. Susan, unmarried.
(IV). MARGARET, m. George Crater, of Flanders.
(V). ANTHONY, m. Elisabeth Voorhees, res. in Succasunna ; 30 children.
(VI). PHILIP, m. Catherine Brown, res. in Chester ; no descendants.
(VII). SUSANNA, b. 1807, m. Leonard Neighbor.
(VIII). MARIA, b. 1816, Nov. 9.
IV. LEONARD, m. Elisabeth Roose ; Captain in Revolutionary army ; re- markably etrong man ; removed to Easton, Pa .; had ch .:
(I). ANTONI, b. 1770, Feb. 2.
(II). ELISABETH, b. 1774, Dec. 14.
(III). ANNA ELISABETH, b. 1776, Oct. 1, m. Wm. Emery.
(IV). JOHN, b. 1784, Dec. 3, d. 1859, Feb. 4, m. 1805, Dec. Mary Neighbor, dau. of Nicholas (Ist), b. 1790, June 4, d. 1887, Feb. 13 ; had ch .: 1. DAVID, b. 1806, Dec. 27, m. Julia Ann Lance ; had ch .: (1). Euphemia, m. Albert Meuwarren ; (2). Elvira, m. (1) Adam Ross, of Ohio ; (2) John R. Nesbitt, of Mendham ; (3). Mary Elisabeth, m. Thomas S. Russell ; (4). Alice, m. Richard Craig, of New Ger- mantown ; 2. NICHOLAS NEIGHBOR, b. 1808, Aug. 11, died young ; 3. MARIA ANN, b. 1810, May 5, m. Levi Sargeant ; 4. LEONARD, b. 1813, Jan. 31, d. 1882, m. Catherine Sharp (dau. of Abraham); had ch .: Mary Jane, unm .; Helen, m. John Emerson ; Annie, m. John Fowler ; 5. ELIZA, m. David Juda, of Ohio ; 6. CAROLINE, m. Thomas Dickerson of Ohio ; 7. JESSE, died at about 19 years ; four girls and three boys died in childhood.
V. MARIA, m. Morris Sharp (see Sharp family).
VI. ANNA MARGARET, m. Michael Pace (see Pace family).
VII. ANNA, m. Anthony Lerch (see Lerch family).
VIII. CATHERINE, m. an Oberly.
WELLER.
GEORGE WELLER came from Germany to Washington twp., Warren Co., N.
J .; built a house in 1769 ; had at least
I. PETER, b. 24 Jan., 1761, d. 7 March, 1855, m. Catherine Winegardner, b. 1761, d. 28 Feb., 1828 ; had ch .: 1. PETER, b. 22 May, 1784, m. Ann Strader (dau. of John), 1 Dec., 1805 ; 2. ELISABETH, b. 1786 ; 3. GEORGE, b. 1788 ; 4. ANN, h. 1793 ; 5. SAMUEL, b. 1795 ; 6. JOSEPH, b. 1797 ; 7. ELISHA, b. 1800 ; 8. JESSE, b. 7 Aug., 1804, d. 30 Oct., 1877.
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WERTS.
The genealogy of the Wurts family has been printed for private circulation in a most elegant style. Through the kindness of Rev. Wm. A. Wurts, pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church of Hagaman's Mills, New York, the writer bas been per- mitted to examine a copy of this most interesting publication. The name is vari- ously spelled Wirtz, Wuerts, Werts, &c.
WERTS OF SWITZERLAND.
The WERTS family can be traced back to ULRIC VON UERKON who lived about 1250, A. D. He was one of four brothers and married in 1280 the Baroness von Wandelburg. He had three children, Hans, Rudolf and Burckhardt. The youngest of these,
BURCKHARDT, lived about 1310, and was chief magistrate of Uerikon. He m. Verena, only child of Heini Wirz, one of the sons of Hermann of Erlenbach, who was his uncle. Burckhardt was called "Burckhardt von Wirz von Uerikon," "Burckhardt von Uerikon," "Burckhardt Wirz." He had chil- dren, Heinrich, Hans, Rudolf and Conrad.
HEINRICH, eldest son of Burckhardt, lived about 1365-1380 ; married Adelheid von Cham ; was chief magistrate of Uerikon in 1365 ; owned property at Erlenbach and Zurich. About this time the titular "von Uerikon drops out of sight in connection with the name of Wirz. The children of Heinrich were Burckhardt and Walter.
BURCKHARDT, 2D, eldest son of Heinrich lived about 1420 and married Eliza- betha Stucki. He was chief magistrate of Uerikon and bad children : Jacob, Hans and Heinrich.
HEINRICH, the third and youngest son of Burckhardt, lived about 1470, married first, Agnes Von Cham in 1498 ; second, Verena Wedischwiler. He was chief magistrate of Uerikon and almoner of the princely abbey of Einsiedeln. Hein- rich and his two brothers received, in 1492, letters patent of nobility, constitut- ing all three Knights and granting them a coat of arms. A fac-simile of this patent and a reproduction in colors of the escutcheon may be found in the Wurts genealogy. Heinrich had children : by his first wife, Barbara, Regula and Adelheid, and by his second, Jacob, Anna and Verena.
JACOB, the only son of Heinrich, was born 1506, and married Margaretha Vach- tigen. He died 1536 and left four children, Caspar, Jacob, Magdalena and Margaretha.
CASPAR, eldest son of Jacob, was born 16 April, 1532, married Anna Kleiner, 9 Feb., 1553 ; was printer ; had children : Hans Rudolf, Hans Jacob, Josias, Heinrich and Julius, Elisabelha, Anna and Catharina.
JOHANNES RUDOLF, eldest son of Caspar, was born in 1554, married first, Verena Aeni, 1 June, 1577 ; second, Dorothea Richtmann, 30 June, 1602 ; had thirteen children ; by his first wife, Hans, Hans Jacob, Franz, Hans Ulrich and Johannes and Catharina ; by his second, Hans, Hans Ludwig, Barbara, Elizabetha and Regina.
FRANZ, third son of Johannes Rudolph, was born 1581, m. first, 15 Oct., 1603, Margaretha Horner ; second, January, 1620, Anna Keller ; he died 4 Oct., 1658; had children : Johannes Conrad, Franz, Caspar, Hans Rudolph, Jacob Caspar, Anna, Barbara, Margaretha and Anna Catharina (twins), and Margaretha 2d.
JOHANNES CONRAD Ist, the eldest son of Franz, was born 20 May, 1606, d. 1667;
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he was the great-grandfather of Rev. John Conrad of New Jersey, was born 1606, d. 1667 ; ordained March 16, 1628, pastor of the "Church of the Holy Spirit" at Zurich, Switzerland.
JOHN CONRAD WIRTZ 2d, son of the above, was born 1631, died 1682 and 17 Jan., 1654, took the Synodical oath and became Verbi Dei Minister. He was made "Field Preacher," 1656 ; pastor of Uerikon, 1658 ; of Reichten weil, 1661 ; deacon of the "Church of the Holy Spirit" at Zurich, 1668 ; first arch deacon, 1680 ; aedile, 1680.
JOHN CONRAD WIRTZ 3d, father of our pastor cf New Jersey, was born 1661, d. 1730 ; ordained, 1682 ; pastor same year of St. Peter's in Zurich ; at Neu- kirch, 1685 ; at Kloten, 1691 ; deacon at Silberschild 15 Jan., 1704 ; first arch deacon, 1709 ; pastor Kerensen, Switerland, 1709.
WERTS OF NEW JERSEY.
REV. JOHN CONRAD WIRTZ, pastor in New Jersey, was the fifth son of the above and was born in Zurich, Switzerland, 30 Nov., 1706. His eldest brother, Jacob, was invited to become court preacher at Wurtemberg. John Conrad when a young man eutered the service of the King of the Netherlands as a cadet, but soon abandoned the military profession and returned to his native city, Zurich, where he engaged in the practice of law. In the year 1734 he joined a company of more than 250 people, pious men, women and children, who proposed to settle in America. They left Zurich, 4 Oct., 1734, under the leadership of the Rev. Moritz Goetschi, their destination being " the Carolinas," which region they believed (from a certain pamphlet describing the country) to be a second Canaan. They encountered many hardships on their way from Zurich to Rotterdam, not the least of which were occasioned by the opposition of the Swiss government, who evidently saw that this was the forerunner of a large exodus. After reaching Holland they had many vexatious detentions, and many of the band were scattered, and some returned to Zurich. They did not leave Rotterdam until the following spring, and then circumstances obliged them to change their destination, so that they sailed for Pennsylvania. Dur- ing the detention in Holland John Conrad married Anna, the daughter of the Rev. Moritz Goetschi (or Goetschius). They had a perilous passage of twelve weeks to Philadelphia, where their leader (Rev. M. Goetschi), who had been ill during the voyage, died. Precisely where the band of immigrants made their home a. first, we do not know ; and we lose sight of J. Conrad for a few years. It is probable that he now had his thoughts turned toward the ministry, for which his early education had somewhat fitted him, and to which the traditions of his family led him. Johannes Conrad landed Phila., 1735, May 29 ; was the first German Reformed preacher in New Jersey of whom we have any knowl- edge ; preacher for the Egypter congregation, Lehigh Co., Penn., from 1742 to 1744 ; preacher at Saucon and Schuygenhaus (Springfield) at least as early as 1747 ; came to New Jersey to Rockaway (Lebanon) and German Valley, before 1750 ; ordained by Presbytery of New Brunswick, 5 June, 1752 ; rem. to Pa. 1761, d. York, Pa., 1763, Sept. 30, ; had cb .:
I. ANNA MARIA MAGDALENA, bap. Christ Church, Phila., 1735, Aug. 20, three days old.
II. JOHN, b. 1744, June 30, d. at Flanders, N. J., 1793, Sept. 14, m. Sarah Grandin (dau. of Samuel), 1773, June 8 : could not speak English at six- teen years of age ; his marriage objected to by the Grandin family on
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account of his loyalty to the American cause ; was a successful iron man- ufacturer and accumulated a large fortune for that day ; was a proprie- tor of several forges ; settled at Flanders, Morris Co., N. J .; had ch .:
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