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beth, b. Apr. 23, 1753, d. unm. Aug. 25, 1827 ; James, b. July 24, 1754 ; Daniel, b. July 19, 1756, d. Sep. 25, '61; Anna, b. Mar. 11, 1761, m. John McVickar, father of the Rev. Dr. MeViekar, of New-York; Patience, b. Nov. 9, 1762, m. John Charlton Dongan ; Mary, b. Mar. 19, 1764, m. Dr. Rich. Law- rence and Wm. Stewart; Benjamin, b. Jan. 25, 1766; Daniel- Sackett, b. June 17, 1768, and Abigail, b. Jan. 11, 1770, who m. Thomas Billopp, a New-York merchant, who afterwards perished in the Miranda expedition, in 1806. Benjamin had issue James, Uretta, and Richard. James m. Elizabeth, dau. of Capt. Sam'l Hallett, and d. Feb. 25, 1799, a. 44, having ch. Maria, Eliza, Jane, John, and Hannah. Daniel-Sackett owned the paternal residence near Newtown village. He chose a sea life, and was for many years a successful and respected ship- master. Capt. Moore d. in his 61st yr. Sep. 20, 1828. He m. successively Hannah, dau. of David Titus, and Hannah, dau. of Jacob Moore, and by the latter had issue Elizabeth, m. Jacob P. Leverich ; John-Jacob, William, Sarah, now Mrs. Henry Barclay ; Mary, m. Charles Judson ; James, Frances, and Benjamin.'
10. Samuel Moore, (styled lieut.) son of Benjamin,8 was a respected farmer near Newtown village, owning the property now of John Penfold, (south side of the high-way,) on which he erected the house still standing. He m. Sarah Fish, who survived him, and d. a. 79, June 17, 1796. He d. Apr. 7, 1788, in his 77th yr. His ch. were Benjamin,11 Jacob, William, 12 Sarah, m. Thomas Barrow; Patience, m. David Titus; and Judith, who m. the Rev. Thos. L. Moore. Jacob m. in succes- sion Hannah and Elizabeth Waters, the latter on June 2, 1781. He d. July 22, 1825, a. 74, having (by his last wife) issue Han- nah, m. Capt. D. S. Moore; Benjamin, and John, who d. a young man. Benjamin m. Jane, dau. of John Rapelye, and owns part of the farm of his late father-in-law in Newtown. HIis ch. are Mary-Jane, Elizabeth, John, and Lemma-Ann.
11. Benjamin Moore, son of Samuel,10 was b. at Newtown, Oct. 5, 1748, and received a liberal education at King's (now Columbia) College, N. Y. of which institution he afterwards became an honored president. After pursuing theological stu- dies, he went to England, in 1774, and was ordained to the Episcopal ministry ; and, after his return, officiated as assistant
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minister of Trinity Church, till, on the resignation of Bishop Provost, he was appointed reetor, in 1800. The next year he was elected bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the state of New-York, and continued to perform the duties of this high vocation till his death, Feb. 27, 1816, in his 68th yr. He was a man of deep learning, true benevolence, and exem- plary piety. Bishop Moore m. Apr. 20, 1778, Charity, dau. of Maj. Clement Clark, of New-York, and his only child is Clement C. Moore," Esq. of this city.
12. William Moore son of Samuel,10 and brother of the bishop, was b. at Newtown, Jan. 17, 1754. Adopting the study of physie, he went to Europe in 1778, and two years after graduated at Edinburgh doctor of medicine. He returned home, and, for more than forty years, continued unremittingly engaged in the arduous duties of an extensive practice. For many years, he was president of the New-York Medical So- ciety, and a trustee of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, as well as a vestryman of Trinity Church. "Seldom, indeed," remarks Dr. Francis, " has it happened that the two professions were adorned with such attainments, and such private excel- lence, as were exhibited in the instances of Dr. Moore and his brother Benjamin, the late pious and venerable bishop of the church." Dr. Moore d. in his 71st yr. Apr. 2, 1824. He m. Feb. 4, 1782, Jane, dau. of Nathaniel Fish, of Newtown, and had issue Nathaniel F. late president of Columbia Col- lege ; Maria-Teresa m. Henry C. De Rham, merchant ; Samuel W., physician ; Jane, m. Henry Major, merchant ; Susan, dee .; Benjamin, also dec. ; Sarah, m. Edward Hodges, prof. of mu- sie; and William, of the mercantile firm of De Rham & Moore, New-York.
THE ALSOP FAMILY.
Writers on English surnames inform us, that this family derive their name from the village of Alsop, in Derbyshire; where, says a late English work, " there are numerous Alsops of every grade in society." Some distinguished persons of the name lived in the seventeenth century, and among these,
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several Episcopal divines who were ejected from their cures under the act of uniformity. Of a period somewhat earlier was Richard Alsopp, lord mayor of London, in 1597. A name- sake of the latter, and perhaps a descendant, Richard Alsop, was the originator of the Newtown family, who was induced by his uncle, Thomas Wandell, to locate in this town. Mr. Wandell, according to reminiscence in the Alsop family, had been a major in Cromwell's army ; but, having some dispute with the protector, was obliged to flee for safety, first to Hol- land, and thence to America. But some doubt of this may be justly entertained; because Mr. Wandell was living at Mespat Kills in 1648, which was prior to the execution of King Charles, and when Cromwell enjoyed but a subordinate com- mand in the parliamentary army. Mr. Wandell m. the widow of Wm. Herrick, whose plantation on Newtown Creek, (origi- nally patented to Richard Brutnell,) he bought in 1659, after- wards adding to it fifty acres, for which Richard Colefax had obtained a patent in 1652. On this property, since composing the Alsop farm, Mr. Wandell resided. He was selected, in 1665, as one of the jury for the trial of Ralph Hall and his wife for witchcraft, (the only trial for witchery in this colony,) and shared the honor of acquitting the accused. Some years later, he made a voyage to England, returning by way of Barbadoes, and, it is supposed, brought with him from England his sister's son, Richard Alsop, who, about this time, came to America, and was adopted by Mr. Wandell as his heir, he having no issue. He d. in 1691, and was interred on the hill occupied by the Alsop cemetery. Many years 'after his death, the silver plate of his coffin was discovered, in digging a new grave.
1. Richard Alsop, while yet under age, received a commis- sion in the Newtown troop of horse. Inheriting the estate of his uncle Wandell, he continued to reside upon it during life. He d. in October, 1718, a. about 58; but his widow, Hannah, (who, tradition saith, was a Dutch lady, whom he courted through an interpreter,) attained her 91st yr. and d. Aug. 23, 1757. Their ch. were Thomas, Richard,4 John,2 Hannah, m. Jos. Sackett ; Deborah m. Capt. John Sipkins and Nath'l Haz- ard ; Amy, m. Jona. Wright ; Elizabeth, m. Phineas McIntosh, and Susannah, who m. Natli'l Lawrence. Thomas was b. Sep. 7, 1687, and m. Feb. 5, 1708, Susannah dau. of Robert Black-
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well. He served for some years as a magistrate in Newtown, but subsequently entered into mercantile pursuits in New- York, where he d. in Sep. 1743, having the previous year lost his wife and three of his daughters. He left ch. Richard, Rob- ert, Thomas, ;Mary, wife of James Way, Lydia, and Sarah, who m. John Leggett of Westchester. The three sons became Quakers. Robert remained many years at Newtown; Thomas located in Hempstead, and Richard, at Oyster Bay.
2. John Alsop, son of Richard,1 m. in Dec. 1718, Abigail dau. of Jos. Sackett. He adopted the profession of law, and located at New Windsor, in Orange co .; but afterwards ro- turned to New-York, became a frecman of that city, in 1749, and there continued his legal pursuits during life. He d. Apr. 8, 1761, a. 64. . Mrs. A. d. in her 57th yr. Dec. 8, 1752. Of their two daughters, Euphemia and Frances, the first m. Tho- mas Stevenson, and the latter d. single. Their two sons, John and Richard,3 were bred as merchants, and were successfully engaged together in the cloth and dry good line. John be- came eminent as a politician, represented the city in the colo- nial legislature, and was a delegate to the first continental congress in 1774. He was not in congress, as has been sup- posed, when the independence of the American colonies was declared, but was at that time a member of the New-York convention, and, on the adoption of the above measure by the latter body, he resigned his seat. He survived the Revolu- tion ; was for several years a vestryman of Trinity Church, and d. Nov. 22, 1794. Mr. Alsop m. June 8, 1766, Mary Fro- gat, who d. Apr. 14, 1772, a. 28, and by whom he had an only ch. Mary, a most estimable lady, who m. Mar. 30, 1786, the dis- tinguished Rufus King, father of the Hon. John A. King, and Charles King, president of Columbia College.
3. Richard Alsop, the younger son of John Alsop,2 after serving his time in the mercantile house of Philip Livingston, and engaging in business on his own account, as before men- tioned, removed to Middletown, Ct. and m. Miss Mary Wright, by whom he had eight children. He d. at that place, Apr. 10, 1776, in his 50th yr. His sons were Richard, Joseph-Wright, and John, the last of whom d. a bachelor. Richard, b. Jan. 23, 1761, was bred a merchant, but devoted himself chiefly to literary pursuits, and excelled as a poet. . HIe d. at Flatbush,
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Aug. 20, 1815. (See Thompson's Hist. Long Isl. ii. 212.) His ch. were two daughters, (the younger of whom m. Francis J. Oliver, Esq. of Boston,) and one son, Richard, an eminent merchant of Philadelphia, and founder of the well known houses of Alsop & Co., Valparaiso, Chili, and Lima, Peru. He d. May 29, 1842, without issue. Joseph W. Alsop, b. Mar. 2, 1772, d. Oct. 16, 1844. His 'ch. are Lucy W. m. to Henry Chauncey, of the firm of Alsop & Chauncey, New-York ; Charles R., Esq. of Middletown, Ct. formerly mayor of that city ; Joseph W. of the commercial firm above-named ; Clara P .; Elizabeth W. m. to Geo. H. Hoppin of Providence, R. I .; and Mary W. wife of Dr. Thos. D. Mutter, of the Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia.
4. Richard Alsop, son of Richard,1 was b. in 1695, and en- tered into mercantile life in New-York, where he was admitted to freemanship in 1727. He subsequently bought the paternal farm in Newtown, on which he afterwards resided; and for twenty years was a justice of the peace. He m. Elizabeth, dau. of John Crooke, Esq. through whom he became possessor of a share in the Great Nine Partners, in Dutchess co. He d. sud- denly, Nov. 21, 1764, in his 70th yr. and his widow in her 73d yr. Mar. 29, 1776. Their ch. who attained maturity were Richard,5 Elizabeth, d. unm., Hannah, m. Dr. Jos. Sackett, and Mary, who m. George Willocks Leslie, a Scotch gentleman of distinction, whose death occurred at Jamaica, Apr. 26, 1774.
5. Richard Alsop, son of Richard,4 was b. Oct. 6, 1730, and was usually designated as Richard 4th. He fell heir to his father's estate, and became a highly respected and influential citizen of Newtown, serving in the magistracy many years. On Nov. 22, 1766, he m. Abigail dau. of Thos. Whitehead. He d. in his 60th yr. Apr. 5, 1790, and Mrs. A. in her 81st yr. Jan. 12, 1821. Of nine ch. only five survived infancy, to wit, Elizabeth, b. Nov. 20, 1772, d. Jan. 26, '94; Richard, b. Sept. 2, 1774, d. Aug. 8, '98; John, b. Feb. 5, 1779; Hannah, b. Sep. 22, 1780, m. Patrick G. Hildreth, of New-York, lawyer ; and Thomas, b. Mar. 25, 1785. Thomas, who alone survives, shared his father's estate, being that portion now owned by Paul Rapelye. After leaving Newtown and living some years in New-York, he removed in 1848, to Jacksonville, East Flo- rida, to reside with his son William, a merchant at that place.
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By his wife, Catharine, dau. of Geo. Brinckerhoff, Mr. Alsop has had issue, Eliza, m. first Joseph Wood, and now the wife of Alex. Leaird of N. Y .; Richard, dec .; George B. of Ala- bama; John, of N. Y .; Thomas E. d. young; Catharine M. wife of Dr. Marinus H. Van Dyke, a grandson of Rev. Henry Van Dyke, and William, before named. John Alsop succeeded to the paternal dwelling, and was supervisor of Newtown in 1821. He d. Apr. 23, 1837, a. 58. His wife was Ann N. dau. of the late Jos. Woodward, but he left no issue. Mrs. Alsop, (since m. to S. G. Raymond, attorney-at-law,) having sold the farm and removed from the town, the name of Alsop thereby became extinct in Newtown. A considerable part of this farm has been converted into a Catholic burial-place, and is known as Calvary Cemetery.
The arms of the Alsops are : on a field sable, three doves argent, wings expanded, legs and beak gules. Crest, a dove argent, wings expanded, holding in his beak an ear of wheat.
THE BERRIEN FAMILY.
All testimony unites in as- cribing to this family a French origin, and it is made probable that the seat of their ancestors was at Berrien, now a consi- derable town in the department of Finisterre. Concurrent tra- ditions existing in diverse branches of the family declare that their ancestor was a Hu- guenot, who, during the civil wars of France, was forced to flee and take refuge in Holland.
1. Cornelis Jansen Berrien, as appears by reference to our early records, was the first of the name that emigrated to this country, and the common progenitor of the family herc. He
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settled in Flatbush as early as 1669, there m. Jannetie, dau. of Jan Stryker; and, being a person of character and education, enjoyed offices in the town government, and was likewise a deacon of the Dutch church. In 1683, by appointment of the colonial assembly, he formed one of a commission to levy a special tax in this province. In 1685 he removed his resi- dence to Newtown, where during the previous year, he and his brother-in-law, Abm. Brinckerhoff, had bought over 400 acres of land at the head of Flushing Bay, which they after- wards divided. Mr. Berrien d. here in 1689. Samuel Edsall, Esq. afterwards m. his widow. His ch. were John,2 Peter,6 Nicholas, Catharine, m. Jeromus Remsen, and Agnes who m. Lieut. Joris Rapelje. Nicholas was an intelligent farmer, and for a time a magistrate. His farm on Flushing Bay he had bought in 1712 of Wm. Stevenson, it having been owned at an earlier day by John Ramsden. He married his cousin Sa- rah, dau. of Abm. Brinckerhoff and widow of Jacob Rapelje, but dying without issue Dec. 27, 1737, a. 56, he bequeathed his farm to the children of his brother John, who sold it to Nath'l Fish, and it is now owned by Daniel Lent. 1
2. John Berrien, eldest son of Cornelius,1 was a farmer and brewer on the paternal estate at the head of Flushing Bay, be- ing that afterwards in the Rapelye family. (See p. 272.) He m. Apr. 5, 1697, his step-sister Ruth Edsall, served for some years as a justice of the peace, and d. in 'April 1711. Samuel Fish m. his widow. His ch. were Cornelius,3 b. Jart. 8, 1698; Samuel, b. Aug. 30, 1700; Jane, b. Mar. 1, 1703, m. Dennis Lawrence and Andrew Riker; Richard, b. Sep. 11, 1706; Catharine, b. Nov. 13, 1709, m. Rem Remsen ; and a twin-sis- ter, Agnes, b. Nov. 14, 1709, who m. Capt. Sam'l Fish. Samuel and Richard were " mariners," or, as the term then meant, masters of vessels. The former, it is said, d. in the West Indies.
3. Cornelius Berrien, son of John,2 m. Dec. 29, 1719, Sa- rah, dau. of Samuel Hallett. In 1727, he bought from Timo- thy Wood, the island since called Berrien's Island, with ad- joining property, now composing the farm of Ezra N. Ber- rien. (See p. 36.) Here Mr. Berrien d. Mar. 30, 1767, a. 69. His widow d. Jan. 11, 1797, a. 93. Their ch. were John, Sam- uel, Richard,4 Nicholas, Cornelius,5 Peter, Jacob, Phebe, m.
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Win. Warner, and Ruth who m. Jacob Hallett. Jacob Berrien d. on a voyage to the Bay of Honduras. Nicholas and Samuel settled in Westchester co. where both left families. The lat- ter, b. 1728, m. Dorcas, dau. of Geo. Tippett, became proprie- tor of Tippett's, now Berrien's Neck, and had sons Cornelius, George, James, Richard, and William, one of whom, Richard, b. April 29, 1765, was the father of the Rev. William Berrian, D. D., rector of Trinity Church, N. Y., who m. Oct. 27, 1812, Jane, dau. of Col. Elias B. Dayton of Elizabethtown, N. J. John, b. Sep. 27, 1720, m. Ellen Brasher, and it is said became a merchant in N. York, though he appears at one time to have commanded a vessel. He d. Dec. 26, 1773, and his widow in her 75th yr. Sep. 17, 1806. Both were interred in Trinity Church yard. Their ch. who survived infancy, were Abi- gail, b. Jan. 8, 1754, m. Capt. Alexander Cameron ; John, b. Dec. 20, 1756; Sarah, b. Dec. 31, 1758, m. Jacob Hegeman, and Daniel, b. Aug. 20, 1762. The latter, a ship builder, d. of yellow fever in 1795, and was the father of the late Daniel Berrien of N. Y. brush-dealer, who d. Feb. 2, 1849, a. 63, his business being now conducted by his son Daniel.
4. Richard Berrien, son of Cornelius,3 m. Dec. 24, 1748, Grace, dau. of Abraham Riker, of Newtown, and occupied the farm since of Jesse Leverich, Esq., and where the widow of B. Denton, now resides. In the Revolution, being a whig, he was an exile in Connecticut, though his family remained. His wife had d. Dec. 12, 1771, a. 42. Hle d. in 1802, a. about 76, having served as an office bearer in the Presb. church. His ch. were Abraham, b. July 21, 1751; Sarah, b. Mar. 31, 1754, m. Sam'l Leverich, and Grace, b. Nov. 24, 1759, who m. Jesse Leverich, above named. Abraham removed to West- chester, and in 1796 bought from his uncle Samuel, the estate of Tippett's Neck, near Kingsbridge. IIe m. Feb. 18, 1775, Mary, dau. of Nath'l Moore, who dying Feb. 13, 1788, a. 33, he m. secondly, Pelatiah Williams, Feb. 4, 1794. He d. Oct. 1, 1830, and his widow Oct. 26, 1839, both a. 79 yrs. and both buried in Newtown. Mr. Berrien's ch. who reached adult yrs. were all by his first marriage, namely, Abraham, d. 1851, a. 71; Nathaniel, d. 1847, a. 65 : Richard, blind, d. 1827, a 40; Rebecca, m. Geo. Brinckerhoff; Grace-Moore, m. Maj. Leonard Bleecker ; Charity, m. John Hoogland, and Mary.
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5. Cornelius Berrien, son of Cornelius,3 was b. Jan. 30, 1735, remained on the paternal farm, and m. Jane dau. of Charles Warner, of Westchester. She d. in her 40th yr. Feb. 22, 1777, and he on July 17, 1810. They had twelve ch. of whom the following attained maturity, viz. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 20, 1753, m. John Bogart; Sarah, b. Mar. 29, 1755, m. her cousin, Samuel, son of Nich. Berrien, of Fordham ; Jane, b. Dec. 24, 1757, m. John Deacon and Daniel Farrington ; Sam- ucl, b. June 7, 1760, m. Sarah, dau. of Ezra Newman, of Conn .; Lydia, b. Apr. 8, 1768, m. Wm. Lawrence; Catharine, b. Mar. 30, 1772, m. Richard Moore; James, b. Aug. 18, 1773, m. Char- lotte, dau. of Jos. Cooper, and Cornelius, b. Oct. 13, 1775, who obtained the paternal farm in Hellgate Neck, and dying unm. Aug. 6, 1833, left it to his kindred ; his nephew, Ezra N. Ber- rien, son of Samuel, now occupying the same.
G. Peter Berrien, son of Cornelius,1 was b. in 1672, and m. Aug. 10, 1706, his step-sister Elizabeth, dau. of Samuel Edsall, Esq .* He was a surveyor by profession, and became a large landholder. (See p. 160.) Ile served several years as super- visor, and enjoyed a large measure of public confidence. He
SAMUEL EDSALL, whose descendants are now found in New-York, New Jersey, and other states, was a native of Reading, in Berkshire, Eng. ; and after his arrival at New Amsterdam, m. in 1655, Jannetie Wessels, from Arnhem. Here he pursued the business of a beaver-maker or hatter. He acquired large plantations at Bergen and Hackensack, in New Jersey, to the . former of which places he removed "in Col. Nicoll's time," and in 1668 was appointed one of the council for that province. Through a long term of years he was an active publie man. His zealous support of the unfortunate Leisler, incurred the hatred of the opposite party, though he enjoyed in a large degree the respeet of the people of Newtown, among whom he had pre- viously fixed his residence. He here m. his second wife, Jannetie, widow of Cor. Berrien. He was still serving in the magistraey at Newtown in 1700 ; but the time and place of his decease is uncertain. His sons, John and Rich- ard, settled at Hackensack, where the former d. in 1714, a. 54, leaving sons Samuel and John. Richard m. in 1712, Kezia, dau. of Philip Ketcham, of Newtown, by his intermarriage with Martha dau. of Capt. Rich. Betts. His son, Philip Edsall, inherited half of his grandfather Ketcham's estate in New- town, m. Dec. 11, 1734, Elizabeth dau. of Rev. Mr. Pumroy, and served long and faithfully both as a civil magistrate and an elder of the Presb. church. He d. Feb. 21, 1791, a. 78, and was buried on that part of his farm at Fresh Ponds, now held by his grand-daughter, Mrs. Lhar. His dau. Elizabeth m. Judge Coe, and his son Samuel, who d. Oct. 11, 1806, in his 62d yr. has several ch. living.
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presented the ground on which the first Dutch church in New- town was erected. The coat-of-arms at the head of this account is taken from an impression of the seal carried, by this gentle- man. He d. very suddenly, while riding from Newtown vil- lage to his own house, Apr. 5, 1737. His widow d. May 6, 1763. Their ch. except two that d. in infancy, were Corne- lius,7 b. May 24, 1707 ; Samuel, b. Sep. 29, 1709, d. Aug. 29, 1742 ; John,9 b. Nov. 19, 1711; Peter, b. Feb. 6, 1714; Jane, b. Sep. 29, 1716, m. Nath'l Fish ; Nicholas, b. Aug. 3, 1720, and Jacob, b. Apr. 10, 1723. The last two became merchants in New-York, but only Nicholas married. Peter settled on a farm in Somerset co. N. J., where he d. in 1781, a. 67. By his wife, Anna Emmons, he had sons Henry and John, and daugh- ters Elizabeth, m. Col. Van Dyck; Sarah, m. Schureman, and Ann, who m. Richard Betts. The sons m. Van Dycks, of dif- ferent families, but only Henry had issue.
7. Cornelius Berrien, son of Peter,6 remained in Newtown, and in 1740 bought the paternal farm, being that afterwards owned by Rich. Berrien, and now the residence of Mrs. Den- ton. He m. Amy Smith, served as a civil magistrate, and in the eldership of the Presb. church, and d. Jan. 14, 1758, in his 51st yr. His widow, a woman of intelligence and education, d. Dec. 22, 1793. Their ch. were Cornelius,8 John, Peter, Eliz- abeth, m. Rich. Betts ; Amy, m. Rich. Lawrence ; Jane, m. Wm. Nicoll, and Catharine who m. Nathan Fish. Peter, a shipmas- ter and member of the Marine Society, sailed a vessel owned by his brother Cornelius, and lost his life on the Spanish main in 1777. John studied medicine, but relinquished this for a mercantile life, in which he was prosperous. He m. Apr. 27, 1763, Sarah dau. of Elnathan Fish, by whom he had an only child, Rachel, who m. Col. John Jameson of Virginia. In 1775 Mr. Berrien was chosen on the committee of safety for the city of New-York; and throughout the war of independence gave strong evidence of faithfulness and ability in legislative and other offices. ITis private life was adorned by many virtues. He d. Sep. 25, 1784, in his 49th yr.
8. Cornelius Berrien, son of Cornelius,7 was b. Oct. 14, 1734, and m. in 1765, Elizabeth dau. of Rich. Penfold. In the French war he served as first-lieutenant on board the privateer Tartar, Capt. Thos. Lawrence; and at the termination of their
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successful cruises against the French, he engaged in commerce, owning and commanding several vessels. In 1777, he despatch- ed three vessels to the West Indies, in command of his brother Peter, his brother-in-law John Penfold, and Capt. Richardson. On the Spanish main, while obtaining a shipment of mules, they were attacked by the natives, and of the three crews only two seamen escaped to reveal the tragedy. After the war, Capt. Berrien resided on the Penfold farm at Hellgate, and followed husbandry till his death, Dec. 12, 1805, in his 72d yr. Ilis widow d. Sep. 10, 1817, a. 70. Their ch. who reached ma- ture age were Richard-Penfold and Cornelius-Penfold, twins, b. Oct. 5, 1779, the latter of whom m. Elizabeth B. dau. of John Morris, and d. Apr. 3, 1828, having had issue Sarah, John M., Cornelius A., Mary, Elizabeth, and Jane. Rich. P. Berrien, now of New-York, m. Elizabeth dau. of Sol. Vanderbeck. His ch. are Eliza P., Cornelius P., Richard P., William E., and Gertrude A.
9. John Berrien, son of Peter,6 became a merchant at Rocky Hill, in Somerset co., N. J., and m. Margaret Eaton of that state. From 1763 till his death, he was one of the trustees of Princeton College, besides holding other responsible publie stations. On his tombstone, at Princeton, is the following : "Sacred to the memory of the honorable John Berrien, Esq., one of the Justices of the Supreme Court of Judicature of the Province of New Jersey, who died much lamented on the 22d day of April, A. D. 1772, in the 61st year of his age." IIis ch. were John, William, Samuel, Thomas, Eliza, m. Nath'l Law- rence and John Lawrence, and Mary who m. Dr. Thos. Mont- gomery. William, a physician, d. at Arneytown, New Jersey, and his brothers Samuel and Thomas are or were recently liv- ing in the above state. John emigrated to Georgia in 1775, commanded a company in the regular service at the age of seventeen, and at eighteen was commissioned a brigade-major, in which capacity he made the campaign of the Jerseys, and was engaged at the battle of Monmouth and elsewhere. At the close of the war, he m. Margaret Macpherson of Philadelphia, dau. of Capt. John Macpherson, an officer in the provincial navy, and a sister of John and William M. both distinguished in the revolutionary struggle; the former an aid-de-camp to Gen. Montgomery, with whom he fell in battle at Quebec. Mr.
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