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(III). MARGARET, m. Albert Cox and had four children: Abraham, Dickin- son, Sarah, m. Dr. Johnson, and Peter.
(IV). JOHN Y., m. Eliza Higgins and had eight children : Horace, Abram, Oscar, Rufus, William, John, Wesley and Eliza.
IV. JACOB, b. -. 1763, d. Sept. 8, 1824, m. Euphemia Eick, b. Nov. 21, 1772, d. Dec. 17, 1844. Had thirteen children.
(I). PHILIP, b. June 10, 1792, d. March 8, 1833, m. Sarah Carhard. Had five children: 1. SARAH, b July 13, 1816, m. Jacob Besson. Had six children : (1.) Elbridge, V. S., b. Dec. 22, 1839: (2). A. Josephine, b. July 12, 1842, m. Charles B. Rudolphy; (3). S. Louisa, b. July 30, 1845; (4). James Brower, b. Dec. 25, 1847; (5). Charles Henry, b. July 16, 1851; (6). John J., b. Dec. 10, 1854. 2. GEORGE, b. June -, 1818. 3. NELSON, b. May 27, 1820, d. June 26, 1889, m. Sarah Ann Vorhis, b. Nov. 16, 1823, and had (1). Daniel Van Syckle, (2). Charles Vorhis and (3). Mary Virginia. 4. ALMIRA, b. March 10, 1825, d. April -, 1882, m. Dr. DeWitt C. Hough. 5. JOHN CARHART, b. Dec. 17, 1830, m. first, Helen Chichester, m. second, Miss Gutspiler.
(II). JOHN E., b. Dec. 16, 1793, d. July 11, 1877, m. Sarah Wert. Had one daughter: Catharine, b. Dec. 22, 1822, m. Peter F. Hoffman.
(III). MARY, b. March 10, 1795, d. July 20, 1872, m. James Bird and had nine children.
(IV). SUSAN, b. Dec. 16, 1796, d. Sept. 16, 1875, m. first, John Fisher, second, Archibald Kennedy.
(V). CATHARINE, b. Jan. 1, 1799, d. Oct. 22, 1874, m. John C. Wert. (VI). SALLIE, b. Aug. 15, 1800, d. an infant.
(VII). JESSE, b. July 18, 1802, d. May 6, 1861.
(VIII). ELIZA, b. April 15. 1804, d. June 3, 1835, m. William Prall and had two daughters.
(IX). RALPH, b. March 3, 1806, d. Feb. 15, 1874, m. first, Hannah Isabella Piatt, b. Oct. 7, 1804, d. May 3, 1838, and by her had three children: Ben. P., John Oakland Alex and Elizabeth, m. second, Eve Eliza Sieg, b. Jan. 24, 1821, d. June 11, 1887, and by her had three children : Enalla, Lydia and Henry.
(X). WILLIAM, b. Feb. 24, 1808, d. May 8, 1877, m. Mary F. Parke, b. Feb. 24, 1809, d. June 29, 1886, and had eight children: 1. LYDIA E., b. Sept. 1, 1833, m. Jacob Johnson. 2. EUPHEMIA ADA, b. July 30, 1835, m. John McCloughan. 3. MARY MATILDA, m. S. Lafayette
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Hoge. 4. SARAH C., b. April 28, 1840. 5. JOHN E., b. March 3, 1843. 6. JACOB, b. May 11, 1844. 7. WILLIAM W. F., b. March 31, 1848. 8. RALPH EUGENE, b. Aug. 4, 1851.
(XI). ABRAHAM, b. June 12, 1810, d. May 26, 1857, m. Mary Jane Siger, b. April 1, 1811, d. Dec. - , 1862. Had seven children: 1. JACOB, b. Jan. 2, 1834, d. Jan. 16, 1862, m. Catharine Bruce. 2. HARRIET, d. - , 1852, aged about 17 years. 3. JOHN, died a child. 4. MARY MATILDA, b. June 1, 1743, m, James Parker. 5. AMANDA ELLEN, died young. CINDERILLA, b. April 1, 1847, m. Austin Leigh. 7. FLORENCE, b. Jan. 4, 1854, m. Jacob Peterson.
(XII). EUPHEMIA C., b. March 22, 1813, d. July 13, 1865, m. Richard J. De Mott, b. July 1, 1811, d. Aug. 26, 1873. Had four children. 1. JOHN ALEXANDER, b. Jan. 27, 1836, m. first, Sarah Ann Hunt, second, Mary Jane Gambling. 2. JACOB RUNKLE, b. May 15, 1839, m. Margaret Wyckoff. 3. JAMES OLIVER, b. June 32, 1842, d. SSept. 5, 1851. 4. ELIMER AUGUSTUS, b. May 18, 1845, d. March 31, 1889, m. William H. Woodhouse.
(XIII). SARAH, b. July 12, 1814, d. Oct. - , 1891, m. John W. Wert.
V. ADAM, b. Jan. 18, 1766, d. Oct. 18, 1859, m. Sarah Richey, b. Dec. 3, 1786, d. Jan. 12, 1878. Had two children.
(1). ELIZA, b. Feb. 28, 1810, d. May 14, 1848.
(II). MATILDA, b. Aug. 4, 1812, d. Sept. 21, 1891, m. John Jacob Burke, b. Nov. 13, 1808, d. May 5, 1865. Had seven children. 1. SARAH RUNKLE, b. Jan. 31, 1833, d. Oct. 24, 1857, m. Edwin A. Hendry. 2. JOSEPH, b. Oct. 25, 1837. 3. EMILIE, b. Sept. 30, 1843, m. John Bacon. 4. HOWARD, b. Sept. 10, 1845, d. Sept. 10, 1873. 5. EDWIN RUNKLE, b. July 5, 1848. 6. LILLIE ELIZA, b. July 9, 1851, m. Frank Wells Stewart. 7. SUSAN RUNKLE, b. Nov. 28, 1853, d Sept. 10, 1855.
VI. MARY, m. Abraham Wagoner and had three children.
(I) SARAH, m. Henry Runyon.
(II). CATHARINE, m. Cornelius Sheets and had children, Jacob R., and Elijah R.
(III). MARY, m. Samuel Swearer.
VII. SARAH, m. John Van Buskirk and had three children.
(I). JOHN, m. Lydia Carhart and had two children: Sarah Ann and Cornelius.
(II). DANIEL.
(III). JANE, m. a Mr. Burdazette.
VIII. PEGGY, m. Jacob Gerhart.
SCHOENHEIT.
REV. JOHN GEORGE SCHOENHEIT was pastor of the Lutheran Church at Teichroda in Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt ; had a son, REV. FRIEDRICH CHRISTIAN HEINRICH SCHOENHEIT, b. 18 Sept., 1789, d. 28 April, 1870, m. Wilhelmina Maria Elisabeth Eichhorn, of Volkstadt ; was present in youth at the battle of Saalfeld, 10 Oct., 1806, of which he could give many historical incidents as an eyewitness : educated at the gymnasium of Rudolstadt, then at the University of
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Jena ; became his father's assistant and finally his successor ; after eleven years removed to a new and larger field, consisting of four churches, viz., Singen, Hengelbach, Goesselbann and Paulinzella ; remained in this parish for 421% years from 1826 until his death in 1870 ; was a laborious pastor ; in going from one church to the other on a very cold day, in 1827, froze the toes of his right foot, so that they had to be amputated ; was a lover of nature and fond of hunting and fishing ; from his early days delighted in collecting but- terflys and studying birds ; experimented in the planting of trees and the care of bees, even allowing the latter to form a hive in the high altar of one of his churches ; became a learned scientist ; Secretary of the Agricultural Society of Paulinzella and of the Botanical Society of Germany ; corresponding mem- ber of a number of scientific bodies at home and abroad : was endeared to his people " by his conscientious discharge of duty, his simple, homely character, his kind manners, his constant readiness to render help in word and act with his medical knowledge" ; was the author of several works : " The Wonders of the Animal Kingdom" ; "The Flora of Thuringia"; "Forest Botany Self- Taught," and one other ; had nine children, of whom one son, LOUIS RICHARD, came to America in 1852.
LOUIS RICHARD SCHOENHEIT, son of Rev. Friedrich, residing in German Valley, N. J., was born 1 Mar., 1833 ; m. Henrietta Gulick (dau. of William); res. at German Valley, N. J .; has ch .:
I. OSCAR, m. Mary Beyer ; res. Newark, Washington.
II. ELMER, unmarried.
III. EDITH, unmarried.
An interesting tradition of this family recounts that their remote ancestor, a charcoal burner, was once fortunate enough to rescue the Princess Paulina, of noble birth, from death by exposure or wild beasts, when she had lost her way in the Black Forest, while with a party who were hunting wild boars. In gratitude to God and to her deliverer, she founded the Cloister of Paulinzella and also estab- lished a fund for the education of every male descendant of the charcoal burner, who should study for the ministry, and to furnish a dowry to every maiden of the family when she married.
SMITH (p. 500), JOHANNES HEINRICH SCHMIDT, should be JOHANNES, whose will [Trenton, Lib. 32, fol. 334], dated Readington, N. J., 4 June, 1790, prob. 1 Nov., 1791, names wife Christian and ch .: I. CHRISTIAN, eldest son. II. MARTIN to receive 30 acres, where he now lives. He had ch. [See p. 501.] 1. Christiana, b. 10 March, 1778, m. Peter Stryker (son of Peter and Charity Rodenbaugh) ; 2. Elizabeth, b. 20 Jan., 1779; 3. Peter, b. 10 May, 1784; 4. Jacob S., m. Mary Garrabrant (dau. of Henry, an uncle to Jacob S.); 5. A daughter, who married John Stires, of Flemington. [III. JOHN (p. 50 of Part II) not named in will of Johannes]. ITI. PETER. IV. ANDREAS. V. JACOB. VI. JOSEPH. VII. ISAAC. VIII. ZACHARIAH. IX. SARAR. X. LANY (Magdalena), m. Benj. Hutf. XI. ELIZABETH, m. Derick Demott. XII. CHARITY, m. Joseph Shits (Shuetz?) XIII. MARY, m. Henry Pickle. XIV. CATH- ERINE, m. John Severs. XV. CHRISTINA, m. Henry Garrabrant.
STARK, II. AARON (p. 505) had a son (I). AMos, who had four children instead of three; the fourth was 4. AMY, b. 20 July, 1779, m. 15 May, 1802, Jacob Weise (son of Jacob of G. V.)
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STRYKER, PETER (p. 510), m. Christina Smith, b. 16 March, 1778, the daughter of Martin Smith (son of Johannes).
WERTS, CONRAD [to be added to the Werts family, p. 561-7]. His will dated Roxbury, 23 Aug., 1766, prob. 17 Oct., 1767, names wife Anna and also his mother Anna, and speaks of children without naming them, the daughters at least, not yet being 18 years of age. The executors are George Waldorf and "my brother John Wirtz"; the witnesses are John Waldorf, Peter and Maurice Wirtz ; the inventory amounted to £246. This makes the children of REV. JOHN CONRAD, the emigrant, to be six in number, viz .: I. ANNA MARIA MAGDALENA, b. in Phila., 17 August, 1735 ; II. CONRAD, d. 1767 ; III. JOHN, b. 1744 ; IV. GEORGE, b. 1746 ; V. PETER, m. 1774 ; VI. MAURICE, b. 1749. Conrad was probably the grand- father of John C. Wert of Hunterdon Co .; the father of John C. proba- bly being Christian.
APPENDIX II.
MINISTERS.
It has seemed best to give in this place the additional items of interest connected with the ministers, who have any part in the foregoing history :
BLAUVELT, ISAAC ALSTYNE, b. Lamington, N. J., March 31, 1839; graduated from College of New Jersey in 1857, and from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1860; ordained as Evangelist, Elizabethtown Presbytery, May 8, 1860; S. S. Plum- stead, Cream Ridge and Plattsburg, N. J., 1860-64: pastor at Clinton in 1864-68; pastor at German Valley in 1868-74: pastor at Roselle in 1874 -; D. D. College of New Jersey, 1893.
REV. VALENTINE F. BOLTON'S, M. A., ancestors came from England to America before the union of the States was formed, and settled in Philadelphia, Pa. He is a native of the State of Virginia. He was educated at Roanoke College, and graduated in said college in 1855, taking the first honors of his class. He became a christian in his boyhood, being blessed with christian parents. He entered the ministry two years before he graduated in college: preached every Sabbath, and many sinners were converted to God in his charge, while yet a student in college. In 1858 he received and accepted a call to Spruce Run Lutheran church, Hunterdon Co., New Jersey, where he is still the pastor. He has two sons and four daughters. Their names are: Charles William, James Beal, Virginia Schriver, Carrie Grace, the wife of Philip Harmon. Mary Brown and Maud.
CAMPBELL, JOSEPH, was born in Ireland, educated at Princeton College, he also studied theology with Dr. Woodhull, became pastor of Pleasant Grove and Hackettstown, June 13, 1809-1832, when he withdrew from the former place. In April, 1838, he was called to Milford and Kingwood, New Jersey, in opposition to the remonstrances of his Hackettstown charge. He died of typhoid fever in the autumn of 1840, sincerely mourned by his brethren and by the people. D. D. by Lafayette College.
"Dr. Campbell's talents were quite above mediocrity. He wrote with a good deal of vigor, was ready in debate, apt and forcible in theological controversy, and was an earnest, able and affectionate preacher of the word. Several revivals of religion took place under his ministry. He always prayed with his eyes open."
CHAMBERS, THEODORE FRELINGHUYSEN was born May 14, 1849, at Raritan, Somerset Co., N. J., graduated from the College of City of New York, 1868; gradu-
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ated Union Theological Seminary, 1871; licensed by Presbytery of New York, 1871; teacher, New York City, September, 1871 to June, 1872; ordained and installed Ponds (Reformed Dutch church, Oakland), N. J., October, 1872; pastor First Want" age (Clove, Deckertown), N. J., February, 1876 to February, 1883; without charge, February, 1883 to January, 1884; pastor, Sparta, N. J., January, 1884 to March, 1887; installed May 27, 1884. Rev. Talbot W. Chambers, D. D., of New York, father of the pastor elect, preached the sermon. Rev. J. W. Coleman delivered the charge to the pastor, and Rev. A. H. Young the charge to the people. Ac- cepted a call to Presbyterian church of German Valley, N. J., January, 1887; began preaching February 6, installed June 16. Author of "Sparta Centennial" (1887) and "Early Germans of New Jersey " (1894.)
CLARK, JAMES HERVEY, b. New York City, March 3, 1880; graduated at Princeton Seminary, 1859; ordained by lowa Presbytery, September 25, 1"59; preached at Burlington, Iowa, 1859-62; chaplain U. S. A., 1862-63; S. S. Throop Avenue church, Brooklyn, 1863 ; pastor at Pleasant Grove, N. J., 1863-69; S. S. Clarksville, 1869-70; pastor at First Church, Cedarville, 1870-74 ; S. S. Nichol- son, Pa., 1874-75; S. S. Arlington, 1875-76; S. S. Third church, Paterson, N. J., 1876-79; S. S. Ellendale, Dak., 1883-85 ; S. S. Gary, Dak., 1886-87; pastor at Alta., Ia., 1888; pastor at Pipestone, Minn., 1889-91; pastor at Yates City, Ill., 1892
COLLINS, BENJAMIN B., born Nov. 28, 1847, at Berlin, Somerset Co., Pa., gradu- ated at Pennsylvania College, Gettysburg, F ., 1872; graduated at Theological Seminary, Gettysburg, 1875; licensed to preach the gospel, 1874: ordained, 1876; sailed for Africa, Sept., 1875; returned through ill health, June, 1876; married, Sept. 1, 1875 to Emma J. Fisher, of Berlin, Pa., who died at sea, May 6, 1876; married Dec. 26, 1878 to Ella A. Delp, of Chalfont, Pa .; pastor at Chalfont, Pa., 1877-1881; pastor at German Valley, N, J., 1881-1890; traveling secretary of the Allegany Synod from Dec., 1890 to April, 1892: pastor at Meyersdale, Pa., 1892 -.
COLLINS, GEORGE S. Careful inquiry has failed to get the information desired concerning Mr. Collins. The following items are all that have been obtained: One gentleman, who used to be a great friend of Mr. Collins, said he was 6 feet 4 inches in height and quite peculiar. He was not licensed until after he came to New Germantown, N. J., not having finished his studies. His arguments were very close, and it required strict attention to follow him. He was a great talker when with those of his own sex. Did not affect the society of ladies. From New Ger- mantown he moved to Maryland, where his wife died shortly ; he also died in a few years. He had two children, son and daughter. The boy died while they were in Maryland. and it is the impression that the daughter is dead also.
DAVIS, TITUS ELWOOD, b. at Flatbush, Ulster Co., N. Y., April 15, 1851; lived on a farm; prepared for colleged at Green Valley Seminary, Flatbush; entered Rutgers College, New Brunswick, Sept., 1870; was graduated June, 1874, with the degree of Batchelor of Arts; entered the Theological Seminary at New Bruns- wick, Sept., 1874; finished the Seminary course May, 1877; received the degree of Master of Arts from Rutgers College in New Jersey, 1877; was licensed to preach by the Classis of Ulster, May 22, 1877; ordained by the Presbytery of Morris and Orange, and installed as pastor of the church of Fairmount, N. J., August 2, 1877; resigned June 5, 1880, on account of ill health; installed as pastor of the church of Schaghticoke, N. Y., by the Presbytery of Troy, May 3, 1881; pastoral relationship dissolved May 1, 1887, on account of continued ill health; spent one year on a farm;
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May, 1888, was installed pastor of the Presbyterian church of Valatie by the Presbytery of Columbia; July 1, 1890, was granted permission to resign the charge by Presbytery, in order to accept a call from the Presbyterian church of Bound Brook, N. J., where he was installed pastor Oct. 16, 1890.
DAVISON, ISAAC SNEDICKER, b. Cranbury, N. J., Aug. 1, 1815; graduated from College of New Jersey, 1835; ordained by Presbytery of West Jersey, June 16, 1841; stated supply Millville, N. J., 1841-43; pastor Fairmount, 1843-7; pastor First Church of Nyack, N. Y., 1847-52; missionary in New York City, 1852-64; pastor of Eighty-fourth Street church, New York City, 1854-58; principal of Brooklyn High School, 1859-67; teacher Brooklyn, 1868-82; stated supply at New Lots, L. I., 1869, pastor, 1870 and 1876-1877; Yonkers, N. Y., 1882-90; d. New York City, April 28, 1891.
DELP, WILLIAM SPEECE, is the son of George Delp and Elizabeth Speece, and was born at Chalfonte, Pa., 10 Nov., 1847; studied at the Pennsylvania College at Gettysberg, Pa .; graduated at Gettysberg Lutheran Theological Seminary, 1881; licensed and ordained, 1881; pastor Uniontown, Md., 1881-90; pastor German Valley Lutheran church, Jan., 1891 -; mar. 1881, M. Jennie Kanect, of Beth- lehem, by whom he has two children, Florence and Edna.
DENTON, JONAS, b. Chester, N. Y., Aug. 11, 1807; graduated at Williams Col- lege, 1833; ordained Presbytery, Wooster, Nov. 15, 1838; pastor Newman's Creek and Chippewa, O., 1838 13: stated supply, Canal Fulton. 1844-1846; resided at Mendham, N. J., 1846-59; stated supply, Mount Olive and Flanders, 1856; missionary Tioga Co., Pa., 1859-62; missionary Mich., 1862-67; stated supply Greenwood, Mich., 1867; d. Cuba, Mo., May 10, 1888.
DEPUE, MOSES AYERS, b. near Belvidere, N. J., Sept. 23, 1840; graduated Lafayette College, 1863; stated supply of first church of Easton, Pa., 1866-67; ordained Presbytery, Londonderry, July 11, 1867; pastor East Boston, Mass, 1867- 69; stated supply at Lewisburg, Pa., 1869-70; pastor Pleasant Grove, N. J., 1870-72: d. Easton, Pa., Oct. 12, 1872. He had been married twice and left two children; was a contributor to Lippincott's and the Atlantic Monthly Magazines.
DEYO, O. H. PERRY, b. Highlands opposite Fishkill on the Hudson, in New York State, 1817; united with the church at twenty years of age and studied for the ministry, principally with Rev. Mr. Wilde; was licensed as an Evangelist by the North River Presbytery at Amenia, Dutchess Co., N. Y., in 1855, where he labored for about a year ; had declined to be installed a pastor till he accepted the invitation of Rockaway, N. J. His ministry there was very successful aud resulted in gather- ing into the church eighty-four by profession and fourteen by letter and in quick- ening and elevating the piety of the people. June 17, 1866, Rev. Deyo preached his first sermon in the Presbyterian church at Rockaway, N. J .; was stated supply from Sept. 19, 1866, until April 30, 1867, when he was regularly installed pastor by the Presbytery. He resigned the 20th of Oct., 1872; resident at present (1894) of Asbury Park, N. J. He afterwards served the Mount Olive church as stated supply, 1875-81.
DIENER, J. F., was born at Newville, Pa., Dec. 14, 1845 ; was educated at Get- tysburg College and Seminary ; entered the ministry in 1870 ; first charge Union- town, Md., two years ; second charge, New Germantown, N. J., nearly six years ; third field of lahor, Catawissa, Pa., four years ; became stated supply of Dickenson Presbyterian Church, Carlisle, Pa .; united with Carlisle Presbytery in 1884 ; pas-
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tor of Schellsburg and Manns' Choice, Pa., in 1885 for five years ; pastor at Waterloo, Pa., 1890 -.
DUY, JACOB C., was born October 10th, 1808, et Germantown, Pa .; died March 25th, 1882, at Mont Vale, Bergen Co., New Jersey ; was educated at Gettysburg, Pa., for the ministry ; pastor Friesburg, Salem Co., New Jersey, of the Evangel- ical Lutheran Church, Sept. 22d, 1836; left September or October, 1838 ; pastor at Saddle River, Bergen Co., N. J., of Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Church, October 10th, 1838,-June 6th, 1847, where he performed baptisms, 248 ; confirmations, 216 ; marriages, 92 ; funerals, 117 ; pastor at Churchtown, Columbia Co., N. J., of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, June 15th, 1847,-Dec. 25th, 1852 ; during that time fifty-one were received into the membership of the church ; pastor at New Ger- mantown, Hunterdon Co., N. J., Oct. 1st, 1853-1872. The charge at New German- town ended his active ministry ; removing to Mont Vale, Bergen Co., N. J., where be filled pulpits in that section of the country, as opportunity offered, for the remainder of his life. but had no stated charge. In the year 1862 or 63, there was a call for volunteers to serve in the war, and a mass meeting was held in the Lutheran Church, of New Germantown, of which Mr. Duy was chairman. After he had made a stirring speech, calling for volunteers to come forward and sign, what was his surprise, when the first person to come forward was his son Philip, 17 years of age. who enlisted and went to the front.
FOX, DANIEL, was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 5, 1838 ; grad. Amherst Col- lege, 1862 ; Union Theol. Sem., 1865 ; pastor Newtown, Conn. (Congreg.) June, 1865-April, 1867 ; pastor South Royalton, Vt. (Congreg.) Aug , 1868-April, 1870 ; pastor Flanders, N. J., Apri', 1870-Aug., 1884 ; without charge, 1884-5 ; teacher Hampton Normal Institute, 1885-8 ; pastor Warrensburgh, N. Y., (Pres.), April, 1888-Mch., 1890 ; S. S., Rockingham, N. C., Apr., 1892 -
GIBSON, JAMES RICHARD, b. Delhi, N. Y., Aug. 28, 1856 ; graduated at Union College, 1881 ; graduated Princeton Seminary, 1884 ; ordained by Presbytery of Elisabeth, June 17, 1884 ; installed pastor of Lower Valley, N. J., 17 June, 1884 ; resigned 1890 to become pastor at Berwick, Pa .; after six months absence, recalled to Lower Valley. 1891 ; resigned from ill health, 1894, to engage in the insurance business in Newark, N. J.
GLEN, WILLIAM RENWICK, son of William and Isabella (Renwick) Glen, was born in Glasgow, Scotland, Jan. 12, 1812, and came to the United States at an early age. He first united on profession with the church at Matteawan. Dutches Co., N. Y., then under the pastoral care of the Rev. Samuel Irenaeus Prime, at the age of twenty-one. He was afterwards elected a ruling elder, was ordained to that office July 19, 1840, and retained it until licensed, He was prepared for college at the Hudson River Seminary, at Stockport, N. Y., under the Rev. E. D. Maltbie and the Rev. Alden Scovel, and for some time pursued his studies at Burr Seminary, Vt., but was never graduated from any college. He entered Princeton Seminary in 1845, and graduated in 1848. He was licensed by the Presbytery of North River April 21, 1847, and labored as a missionary to the coal miners of Schuylkill and adjacent counties, Pennsylvania, 1847-52. He was ordained an evangelist by Luzerne Presbytery at Middleport, Pa., December 10, 1850. His first pastorate was over the Tamaqua Church, Pa., where he was installed June 9, 1852, and released Aug. 12, 1856. His next charge was over German Valley Church, N. J., where be was installed October 17, 1856, and was released Jan 13, 1868. Next he was pastor elect at Bloomington, Ill., from Jan. 20, 1868, until installed July 11, 1869. This
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relation (as also the church organization) was dissolved after the reunion, April 5, 1871. He then served the church at Heyworth, Ill., from April 5, 1871, unt 1 July 1, 1872. From July 1, 1872, to Jannary 1, 1873, he labored as a missionary to the feeble and vacant churches in the Presbytery of Bloomington. His last pastoral charge was at Monticello, Ill., where he was installed June 10, 1873, which relation, because of a severe attack of bronchitis, was dissolved May 1, 1875. From this time his health was delicate and manifestly declined, but to the end he was strong in faith and hope. He died of consumption at Frankfort, Ind., March 31, 1880, in the sixty-ninth year of his age. Mr. Glen was a man of a tender, true and affec- tionate nature, of deep and fervent piety, prayerful, conscientious, industrious, an untiring worker, wearing himself out for Christ, always keeping in view as his great aim the salvation of souls. For a long time he was a sufferer, patient, uncom- plaining, submissive, looking forward to the rest, the joy, and the crown.
Mr. Glen married July 23, 1838, Miss Mary Sophia Avery, daughter of Nathan B. Avery, of Hudson, N. Y. She survived him with two sons and two daughters. 1. IRENAEUS R. GLEN, M. D,, of Plainfield, Union Co., N. J. : 2. CHARLES T. GLEN Attorney and Counsellor at law 741 Broad St., Newark, N. J .: 3. LILLIE A., whose first husband was Chas. A. Ludlam, of Frankfort, Indiana, editor Frankfort Ban- ner, now wife of Washigton Ludlam, of Bradfordton, Sangamon Co., Illinois ; 4. CORNELIA B., wife of Edward T. Roe, Ass't U. S. Att'y for Illinois, late of Spring- field, Illinois, now of Chicago, Ill. Since the above was written Mrs. Mary S. Glen died at Bradfordton, Sangamon Co , near Springfield, Illinois, on Thursday. Jan. 25th, 1894.
HARKER, SAMUEL, or, as the name is sometimes spelt on New Brunswick Records, Harcour, was probably of Huguenot descent. Remarkable for size. vigor and strength, be spent his youth in manual labor. He graduated at Nassau Hall in 17-, and was taken up by New Brunswick Presbytery, December 6, 1749, and was licensed November 6. 1751. Roxbury and Hardwick asked for him. June 5. 1752, and being called to Roxbury, on Black River, in Morris Co., New Jersey, he was ordained there October 31.
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