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and Dow-Ditmars, the last of whom resides in Newtown, and the two former at New Lots. Jacob Rapelje, son of Jacob, m. Ann, dau. of Daniel Rapelye. He lived upon the farm now occupied by his son, Peter Rapelje, in Hellgate Neck, where he d. in his 63d yr. Jan. 23, 1820. His widow still survives. Their ch. who reached maturity, were Catharine, b. Sep. 26, 1791; Elizabeth, b. May 9, 1793 ; Maria, b. Aug.16, 1796; Daniel, b. Dec. 2, 1798, d. Nov. 1, 1828; Sarah-Ann, b. Mar. 2, 1801; Peter, b. June 28, 1805; Jacob, b. Ap. 20, 1807, d. en route for California, June 29,1849 ; George, b. Jan. 7, 1809 ; and Margaret, b. Aug. 27, 1815.
23. Jeromus Rapelje, the youngest child of Joris,11 was b. Sep. 14, 1717, and m. Dec. 1, 1738, Wyntie, dau. of Abraham Lent. As before stated he bought the homestead, half of the paternal farm on Flushing Bay, his part including the lands now in the possession of Cornelius Hendrickson and the heirs of Col. Williams. He continued the brewery dur- ing his life, and his son Jeromus after him, but the build- ing has since been removed. He held a commission as captain of militia, was a resolute, energetic man, and a warm loyalist. He d. Jan. 15, 1776, and his widow Sep. 7, 1796, a. 80. Capt. Rapelje is said to have been a person of large and heavy frame, and his consort as remarkable for her di- minutiveness. Their ch. were George, b. Dec. 12, 1739 ; Abra- ham b. Dec. 10, 1741 ; Daniel, b. Nov. 27, 1743, d. Sep. 9, 1762 ; Jacobus, b. Feb. 15, 1746, and killed by the fall of a limb in the woods Nov. 27, 1767; Cornelius, b. Aug. 10, 1748; Jero- mus,24 b. Aug. 23, 1751 ; and John, b. Mar. 9, 1755, and d. Sep. 9, 1776. George m. Nov. 23, 1764, his cousin, Aletta, dau. of Jacobus Lent. He d. in his 50th yr. Aug. 4, 1789, and his widow Dec. 23, 1810, in her 64th yr. They had issue Jeromus ; Margaret, m. David Springsteen ; Jacobus-Lent, living at New Lots ; and Daniel, who, with his brother Jeromus, removed to Canada. Abraham m. Dec. 6, 1767, Cynthia, dau. of Abraham Bogart, of Bushwick, and bought the farm of his father-in-law in that town, where he settled, and d. aged 39, Dec. 24, 1780, leaving two ch. Abraham, who m. Sarah, dau. of Peter Wyc- koff, and Wyntie, who m. Henry Van Allen. . Cornelius m. Nov. 17, 1780, Maria dau. of his cousin Jacobus Riker, and was a man of exemplary life and an office-bearer in the Dutch
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church. He d. at Hallett's Cove, in his 80th yr. Jan. 31, 1828, and his pious and amiable widow July 24, 1832, in her 71st yr. Their ch. were Grace, b. Aug. 20, 1782, widow of John Trafford ; Jeromus, b. May 27, 1788, d. Sep. 12, 1818; James-Riker, b. Jan. 3, 1790, now of New-York city ; and George, b. Feb. 15, 1793, who d. in New-York, April 18, 1850. 24. Jeromus Rapelye, son of Capt. Jeromus,23 m. Sep. 1, 1775, Heyltie, dau. of John Bragaw, who dying Mar. 28, 1788, in her 35th yr. he m. secondly Lanah, dau. of John Folk. He remained on the paternal farm till his mother's death, afterwards lived at Newtown, d. in his 80th yr. Mar. 10, 1831, and his widow on Oct. 13th succeeding, a. 63. His ch. by his first marriage were Jeromus I; Jane, wife of Syl- vanus Morris ; John, of Hopewell, N. Y. ; and Wyntie-Lent, who m. first John Wiltsee, and is now the widow of John Storm. By his second marriage Jeromus had issue, Abra- ham, George, Hellen-Bragaw, and Joseph-Ford, all living. Jeromus I. Rapelye m. Ap. 14, 1804, Phebe, dau. of John Greenoak, and d. in his 67th yr. Feb. 26, 1843. His ch. were Jerome, now of Astoria, and John-Greenoak, dec.
In closing this genealogy it will be appropriate to add a remark written sixteen years ago, by a learned gentleman, concerning this family. He says "Their general character for honesty, hospitality, industry, sagacity, talent, and perse- verance, stands pre-eminent in the estimation of their fellow citizens ; indeed they seem, in a great measure, to have re- tained through the lapse of more than two centuries the characteristic gaiety, tact, and intelligence of their French origin, combined with the good sense, economy and neat- ness of their Dutch progenitors."
THE LAWRENCE FAMILY.
Although extended and well written accounts of this family have already appeared in Thomp- son's Long Island and Holgate's American Genealogy, it is deem- ed indispensable that a memoir of the family be presented here, inasmuch as they have occupied a very important place in the history of this town. The follow- QUERO INVENIO. ing is mainly drawn from the above sources, containing, how- ever, important amendments and additions.
The first ancestor of this family, of which we have any knowledge, was Sir Robert Laurens, of Ashton Hall, in Lancastershire, England. It was this individual who accom- panied Richard Cœur de Lion in his famous expedition to Palestine, and who signalized himself in the memorable siege of St. Jean d'Acre, in 1191, by being the first to plant the banner of the cross on the battlements of that town, for which he received the honors of knighthood from King Richard, and also, at the same time, the coat of arms above represented. After this the family became eminent in England. In Faulk- ner's History of Chelsea, &c. he says, "The Lawrences were allied to all that was great and illustrious ; cousins to the am- bitious Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, to the Earl of Warwick, to Lord Guilford Dudley, who expiated on the scaffold the short lived royalty of Lady Jane Gray ; to the brilliant Leicester, who set two queens at variance, and to Sir Philip Sidney, who refused a throne."
A large number of the families bearing this name in the United States are descended from three brothers, John, Wil- liam and Thomas Lawrence, who emigrated from Great St. Albans, in Hertfordshire, during the political troubles that led to the dethronement and death of Charles I. In corroboration of their descent from Sir Robert Laurens, we find on the seals appended to some of their wills now on file at New-York, .
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and on old plate still possessed by their descendants, the same coat of arms as were granted to that knight.
John and William Lawrence were the first to emigrate. The former, then a youth of seventeen, with his said brother, aged twelve, and his sister Maria, a child of nine years, em- barked in the ship Planter, April, 1635, and landed in Massa- chusetts. Thence they subsequently came to this province. John was one of the six persons to whom the patent of Hemp- stead was granted by Gov. Kieft in 1644. In the following year he and his brother William, with several others, obtained the patent of Flushing, at which place John Lawrence estab- lished his residence, but soon after removed to New Amster- dam, where he held important public stations, both under the Dutch and English. He was appointed an alderman of New- York when the English government was first established in that city, in 1665 ; was afterwards mayor, and for a long term of years a member of the council. In 1692 he was appointed a judge of the supreme court, which office he held till his death in 1699. His will, on file in New-York, written in his own hand, states that he was then more than eighty years old. He had six ch. to wit, Joseph, John, Thomas, Susannah, Martha and Mary ; all of whom, except Thomas, married, but none left issue that reached maturity, save Mary, who m. William Whittingham, and was the mother of Mary, wife of Gov. Saltonstall, of Connecticut, a lady distinguished for her literary acquirements, and the gifts she bestowed upon Harvard and Yale Colleges.
William Lawrence, the next younger brother of John Lawrence, also left Flushing, and resided for a season in Mid- delburg or Newtown, of which he was a purchaser in 1656, but he returned several years after to the first named town, and bought Lawrence's or Tew's Neck, where he continued to reside during life. His letters addressed to Stuyvesant and his council in 1662 and '3 are ably written, evincing his energy and decision of character, and are evidently the production of a man of superior mind and liberal education. He served in the magistracy under the Dutch ; while under the English he held both civil and military offices upon Long Island. Capt. Lawrence d. in 1680, a. 57, and the inventory of his estate on file in New-York shows that his sword, plate and other person-
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als alone amounted to £4,432 sterling. He was twice married. By his first wife he left issue William, John, and Elizabeth, who m. in 1672 Thomas Stevenson, of Newtown. In 1664 he m. for his second wife Elizabeth, dau. of Richard Smith, Esq. patentee of Smithtown, by whom he had issue Mary, Thomas, Joseph, Richard, Samuel, Sarah, and James. After his decease his widow m. Sir Philip Carteret, governor of New Jersey. His eldest son, Major William Lawrence, d. at Flush- ing in 1719, leaving several sons, of whom the youngest, Stephen Lawrence, was the father of Leonard and grand-fa- ther of Gilbert Lawrence, now occupying the old family man- sion upon Lawrence's Neck. Joseph Lawrence, the fourth son of Capt. William Lawrence, was the father of Richard Law- rence, father of the late Effingham Lawrence who was b. Feb. 11, 1735, and removed to the city of London, where he d. May 17, 1806, leaving issue William E., John, Effingham, Edward- Billop, and Catharine-Mary, who, in 1816, m. Sir John T. Jones, Bart. His brother, Joseph Lawrence, b. Aug. 23, 1741, was a member of the New-York assembly in 1785, and was the father of the late Judge Effingham Lawrence, of Flushing, and of Henry Lawrence, the father of Hon. Cornelius W. Lawrence, of New-York. John Lawrence, the brother of Joseph, last named, was b. Feb. 22, 1732, and his son Effingham Lawrence, was the father of Watson E. Lawrence, Esq. of New Haven, and Judge Effingham.W. Lawrence, and the Hon. John W. Lawrence, of Flushing. For a fuller account of the poste- rity of Capt. William Lawrence, of Flushing, see the works cited at the beginning of this memoir.
1. Thomas Lawrence, the youngest of the three brothers first named in this article, not being mentioned among the passengers of the ship in which his brethren came to this country, is supposed to have joined them after their emi- gration hither. He lived awhile at Flushing, but in 1656 bought a house and lot in Newtown, to which place he removed and took part in buying the town lands from the Indians that same year. Afterwards, by purchase from the Dutch settlers, he became proprietor of a number of cultivated farms extending along the East River from Hellgate Cove to the Bowery Bay. On receiving the news of the Revolution in England of 1688, and the removal of Sir Edmund Andross
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as governor of Massachusetts, the family of Thomas became decided actors in asserting the principles which had prompted his departure from England. Though advanced in years, Capt. Lawrence accepted the command of the forces of Queen's county, to which he was commissioned by Gov. Leisler, with the rank of major, Dec. 30, 1689. In Feb. following he was intrusted with the raising of troops in Queen's county to aid in defending Albany against the French, and again in July of the same year, he was commis- sioned to proceed to Southold with a military force, to protect his Majesty's subjects there against the apprehended attacks of French cruisers. Major Thomas Lawrence d. at Newtown in July, 1703. His descendants are very numerous, residing in Connecticut, New-York, New Jersey, and other states of the Union. He left a widow, Mary, and five sons, to wit, Thomas, William, John, Daniel and Jonathan. His dau. Sarah m. Joseph Winslow and Charles Le Bross; Elizabeth, another dau. m. John Saunders. Of the sons Thomas and Jonathan, and their descendants, an account is given in Bolton's History of West- chester. William was appointed one of the council of the pro- vince under Gov. Leisler ; an office which he subsequently held from 1702 to 1706, by a commission from Queen Anne. The sad fall of Leisler, involving the members of his council in its effects, Wm. Lawrence, with the rest of them, was seized and committed on a charge of high treason. John Lawrence, his uncle, who, from the caution of age, or a disapprobation of Leisler's proceedings, had never countenanced his eleva- tion, was appointed on the commission with Sir Thomas Robinson, Col. William Smith, and others, to try those poli- tical offenders. These proceedings do not appear, however, to have interrupted the mutual confidence and affection of the uncle and nephew. William Lawrence m. in 1676, Anna dau. of Samuel Edsall, Esq. and left a son, William. The latter owned the farm now of Geo. Kouwenhoven, m. May 26, 1727, Elizabeth, dau. of Samuel Hallett, and had issue William, Samuel, and John. He d. Dec. 11, 1731.
2. John Lawrence, son of Major Thomas Lawrence,1 was captain of the Newtown troop of horse in Leisler's time, with his brother Daniel as cornet ; and was soon after appointed high sheriff of the county, to which place he was also chosen
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in 1698. Of all the brothers he alone permanently remained at Newtown. He m. Deborah, dau. of Richard Woodhull, one of the patentees of Brookhaven. He d. Dec. 17, 1729, and his widow Jan. 6, 1742 a. about 83. They left three sons, Thomas, John,3 and Nathaniel. Thomas m. Jan. 5, 1730, Deborah, dau. of Teunis Wiltsee, of Newtown, and removed to Westches- ter county, where he left sons, Thomas and Nathaniel. His brother Nathaniel, who also left Newtown, m. on May 23, 1728, Susannah, dau. of Thomas Alsop, of the last named place, and had sons, Nathaniel, Richard, and John.
3. John Lawrence, son of Capt. John Lawrence,? was b. at Newtown, Sep. 9, 1695, and m. Dec. 8, 1720, Patience, dau. of Joseph Sackett, Esq. He was a wealthy farmer, possessing great perseverance and intelligence, and served in the magis- tracy of the county for many years. He d. May 7, 1765, and his widow in her 72d yr. Oct. 24, 1772. Their ch. who reach- ed maturity were John, b. Sep. 22, 1721 ; Joseph,4 b. Mar. 21, 1723 ; Richard, b. June 20, 1725 ; Nathaniel, b. July 13, 1727 ; William,5 b. July 27, 1729 ; Anna, b. Nov. 20, 1731, who m. William Sackett ; Thomas,6 b. Nov. 21, 1733 ; Samuel, b. Sep. 27, 1735 ; Jonathan,7 b. Oct. 4, 1737; and Daniel, b. Nov. 26, 1739. Of these, Nathaniel d. unm. a. 34, Oct. 24, 1761, at St. Eustatia, in the West Indies, where he was settled and success- fully engaged in trade. John became an eminent and wealthy merchant in New-York. He m. Catharine, dau. of the Hon. Philip Livingston, but had no issue by this marriage. He d. Aug. 5, 1764, in his 43d yr. being at the time alderman of the Dock ward. His funeral was attended by the different clergy, and the celebrated Whitefield, then in this country, pro- nounced his funeral sermon and seemed to be particularly affected himself, a friendship having long subsisted between them. His brother Richard m. Amy, dau. of Cornelius Ber- rien, but had no issue. In 1776 he held a commission as captain of the Newtown troop of horse, and falling into the hands of the royalists, was sent to the Provo', where he was for a long time confined, and there contracted a fatal illness. The devotedness to their cause which pervaded the body of whigs, is illustrated by the closing scene of this gentleman. The capture of Cornwallis occurred but a short time before his decease, and while languishing upon his sick bed, the news
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of the capitulation was communicated to him. Assuring him- self of the truth, he declared his readiness to die, now that the ultimate triumph of his country was secured. His death took place at Newtown, Nov. 21, 1781, in his 57th yr. His brother Samuel was a man of great probity and imperturbable courage, united with much goodness of heart, but the early loss of his wife (Elizabeth, dau. of Jonathan and Letitia Hazard,) the death of his only child, and the confinement and bodily injury which he was subjected to during the possession of Long Island by the Britsh troops, probably tended to increase the peculiarities that strongly marked his character. These politi- cal injuries left in him a deep-rooted hostility towards the British government, which time had no effect in softening, and none of his prayers were more unfeigned, nor probably more frequent, than those for its overthrow. He was drown- ed in Hellgate, Aug. 22, 1810, a. 75. His brother, Col. Daniel Lawrence, also a zealous whig, was an exile from his home from 1776 to 1783 ; and served as a member of assembly from Queen's, by appointment of the convention of 1777, from that year till the termination of the war. Hc m. Miss Eve Van Horn, a lady of a highly respectable family in the city of New-York, and d. on his estate, at Lawrence's Point, Nov. 7, 1807, a. 68. His ch. were John, d. unm .; Nathaniel, m. Agnes, dau. of Martin Rapelye ; Daniel, d. unm. ; Abraham ; Catha- rine, m. Elbert Luyster; Anna, m. Thomas Bloodgood, and Mary, who m. John M. Rapelye.
4. Joseph Lawrence, son of John Lawrence,3 m. Patience, dau. of Benjamin Moore, and aunt of the late Bishop Moore, of New-York, and was universally respected. He d. at New- town, Jan. 28, 1793, in his 70th yr. His son Richard, b. Mar. 3, 1764, went to Edinburgh to complete his medical education, and after his return m. Mary, dau. of John Moore of Newtown, where he practised his profession. He d. without issue, July 26, 1804. His sister Anna, b. Nov, 27, 1749, m. Samuel Riker, Esq.
5. William Lawrence, son of John Lawrence,3 m. May 14, 1752, Anna, dau. of Isaac Brinckerhoff ; after whose death he m. April 14, 1771, Mary, dau. of Charles Palmer. He was for many years a magistrate, and filled the station with useful- ness, On the capture of Long Island, in 1776, part of his
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house in Newtown was made the head-quarters of the British and Hessian generals, and himself and family were subjected to many of the exactions and vexations which those who had rebel predilections experienced from the invaders. He d. in his 65th yr. Jan. 13, 1794. He had issue (with six that d. in childhood,) Dientie, b. Mar. 19, 1756, m. Abraham Lent ; John, b. July 5, 1758; Catharine, b. April 26, 1763, now widow of Cornelius Luyster; Richard, b. July 11, 1765; Isaac, b. Feb. 8, 1768 ; William, b. May 17, 1770 ; and Jane, b. Aug. 3, 1783, who m. Hendrick Suydam. William d. on his plantation in Demarara ; issuc, James Van Horn Lawrence. Isaac was the late president of the U. S. Bank in New-York. As an exam- ple of unassuming wealth and a kind hearted liberal em- ployment of it, this gentleman stood eminent in the communi- ty. He was educated at Princeton, and was destined for the church, but a fccbleness of constitution obliged him to adopt a more active life. Entering upon commerce in New-York he became one of our most prosperous merchants. In 1817 he was selected as president of the N. Y. branch of the late bank of the United States, which office he held till the expiration of its charter in 1836. He d. July 12, 1841, a. 74. His wife was Cornelia, dau. of the Rev. Abm. Beach, D. D and his ch. were William-Beach, now lieutenant-governor of Rhode Isl- and; Cornelia A. m. James A. Hillhouse ; Harriet, m. Dr. John A. Pool; Isaphene C. m. Dr. Benj. McVickar; Julia B. m. Thomas L. Wells ; Maria E. m. Rev. W. I. Kip ; and Hannah E. m. Henry Whitney. Richard, usually styled Major Law- rence, m. his cousin, Sarah, dau. of Capt. Thos. Lawrence. He was an eminent merchant in New-York, but becoming blind, he retired to Newtown, and d. upon his farm at Hellgate, Sept. 21, 1816, a. 51. His ch. who reached maturity were Thomas, William, Peter-Manifold, dec., Ann-Eliza, wife of Lambert Suydam, Esq .; Richard, dec., and Isaac. John Lawrence, (familiarly called the commodore, from his having served as an officer on board the American frigate Confederacy, Capt. Harding,) m. Elizabeth, widow of Nath. Lawrence, and dau. of Judge John Berrien ; and secondly Patience, dau. of Samuel Riker, Esq. He d. in New-York, Aug. 29, 1817, a. 59, and she in her 73d, yr. Feb. 22, 1851. His ch. were Madison, Samuel-Riker, Louisa, m. John Campbell; Jane-Riker, m.
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Benj. F. Lee ; Julia, m. John P. Smith, and Patience, who m. Timothy G. Churchill.
6. Capt. Thomas Lawrence, son of John Lawrence,3 was appointed at about the age of twenty-five, to the command of the ship Tartar, of eighteen guns, and made several cruises in her from New-York during the old French war. His wife was Elizabeth, dau. of Nathaniel Fish, whom he m. Aug. 31, 1760. Possessed of wealth, he settled on a farm on the shore of Flushing Bay, previously owned by his father-in-law. He was appointed a judge in 1784, and was distinguished for great decision of character, and by all the punctilious observances which characterize the eleves of the old school. He d. Dec. 3, 1817, a, 84. His ch. who reached maturity were Nathaniel, b. July 11, 1761; Sarah, b. Sept. 20, 1765, m. Major Richard Lawrence; Thomas, b. Jan. 12, 1770 ; Mary, b. Aug. 15, 1773, m. Adrian Van Sinderen, Esq. ; Elizabeth, b. Sept. 16, 1775, m. John Wells, Esq. ; John T. b. Aug. 18, 1780; William, b. Feb. 11, 1783, d. unm. and Jane-Fish, b. Aug. 6, 1785, who d. unm. John T. m. Eliza, dau. of Simon Remsen. Thomas m. Maria, dau. of Rev. Nathan Woodhull. Nathaniel, after he had left Princeton college, and while under lawful age, entered the North Carolina line of the regular American army, as a lieute- nant. He was made prisoner by the enemy. after behaving with great gallantry. In 1788 he was chosen from Queen's to the convention which ratified the constitution of the United States. He also held the office of attorney-general of this state from Dec. 24, 1792 to Nov. 30, 1795 ; and represented Queen's county in the assembly in 1791, '2, '5 and '6. He d. at Hemp- stead, July 5, 1797, a. 36. His wife was Elizabeth, dau. of John Berrien, Esq. and his only ch. Margaret, is the wife of Rev. Philip Lindsley, D. D. president of Nashville Uni- versity.
7. Jonathan Lawrence, son of John Lawrence,3 having acquired wealth in mercantile pursuits in New-York, retired from business at about the age of thirty-four, and purchased a residence at Hellgate, which had belonged to his great-grand- father, Major Thos. Lawrence, and since comprising the farms of Squire John and Major Richard Lawrence. (See page 37.) On the opening of the Revolution Mr. Lawrence espoused with much zeal the cause of his oppressed country, and his
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efforts and the influence of his brothers and relatives in New- town, essentially contributed to redeem the town from the ill- timed loyalty which distinguished most of the other portions of the county. In 1775 he was appointed a member of the provincial convention which met at New-York, and the next year he was again deputed to that body, and was afterwards elected to the convention which formed the first constitution of this state. On the adoption of the constitution and organiza- tion of the state government in 1777, Mr. Lawrence was ap- pointed one of the senators for the southern district, in which capacity he served during the remainder of the war, when not absent upon any other service. The various appointments and commissions executed by him during his connection with the legislature were of the most valuable character. At the peace he returned to his native town, much impoverished by the casualties of the war. He again commenced business in New- York, in a degree repaired his fortunes, and enjoyed the con- fidence and respect of his fellow-citizens till his death, Sept. 4, 1812, a. 75. A more full and interesting memoir of Mr. Law- rence is contained in Thompson's Long Island. He was twice m. first on Mar. 16, 1766, to Judith, dau. of Nath'l Fish, who d. a 18 yrs. Sept. 28, 1767 ; secondly, on Aug. 7, 1768, to Ruth, dau. of Andrew Riker, who survived him, and d. a. nearly 72 yrs. Oct. 9, 1818. His ch. were Jonathan, b. June 20, 1767; Judith, b. June 27, 1769, m. John Ireland; Margaret, b. Jan. 13, 1771 ; L Samuel, b. May 23, 1773, who d. at his residence at Cayuta Lake, N. Y. Oct. 20, 1837, having been a representative both in the state assembly and in congress, and in 1816 a presidential elector; Andrew, b. July 17, 1775, who, while in command of a merchant vessel, d. at Factory Island, one of the Isles de Los, on the coast of Africa, April 18, 1806; Richard M. b. Jan. 12, 1778; Abraham-Riker, b. Dec. 18, 1780, late of the board of aldermen, New-York; Joseph, b. May 5, 1783; John L. b. Oct. 2, 1785; and William-Thomas, b. May 7, 1788, now of Tompkins co. N. Y. late a member of congress, and formerly a judge of the county court; m. Margaret, dau. of Rembrandt F. Muller. Jonathan, now dec. m. Elizabeth Rogers; issue, Henry W., William A., Jonathan, Richard, Isabella, d. unm., Judith, d. young, Margaret, m. Barzillai Schlosson, and Adriana, who m. Wm. S. Whittemore. Joseph m. July 6,
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