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THE FISH FAMILY.
The English family of Fish are believed to be a branch from an old Saxon family of Fisch, which, in the tables of German nobility, dates from a remote era ; but at what time the rc- moval to England took place is not ascertained. From here, at a later period, Nathaniel, John, and Jonathan Fish came to New DEUS DABIT. England, and are first found re- siding at Lynn, Mass., whence they removed, in 1637, to Sand- wich, on Cape Cod, where one or more of them remained.
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1. Jonathan Fish eventually joined in the settlement of Middelburg, or Newtown, as early as 1659, and served several years in the magistracy, being evidently a person of character. His name appears several times upon the town books, in an official capacity, and also as the owner of a twenty-shilling purchase right in the town lands, which right afterwards de- volved to his sons Nathan and Samuel. He d. in or about 1663, leaving a widow, Mary, and sons Jolin, Samuel, and Nathan,2 all three patentees of Newtown in 1686. Samuel d. about 1700, without issue. John m. and appears to have left the town. He probably removed to New Jersey, whither several members of this family emigrated at different periods.
2. Nathan Fish, son of Jonathan,1 remained at Newtown, and devoted himself to husbandry. He d. of dropsy, at an ad- vanced age, Aug. 1, 1734. He had fourteen ch., namely, Jonathan,6 b. Oct. 11, 1680; Nathan, b. Sep. 13, 1686, d. with- out issue, Jan. 11, 1732; Mary, b. Sep. 4, 1687, m. Daniel Betts ; Samuel,5 b. Apr. 15, 1689 ; John, b. Feb. 25, 1691; Thomas, b. May 28, 1693; Susannah, b. Dec. 28, 1695, m. Edward Howard; Ambrose and Benjamin, twins, b. May 12, 1697; Sarah, b. Mar. 28, 1699, m. Abraliam Kip ; Nathaniel, + b. Dec. 18, 1700 ; Hannah, b. Jan. 18, 1703, d. unm. Oct. 13, '44; Temperance, b. Nov. 30, 1705, m. Joseph Woodward, and Elnathan,3 b. July 27, 1708. Of these John m. Feb. 21, 1717, Elizabeth, dau. of Wm. Hallett, and d. in 1743. His dau. Sarah m. Lieut. Samuel Moore; and another, Elizabeth, m. John Greenoak. Thomas m. in Mar. 1717, Elizabeth, dau. of Jesse Kip. Ambrose m. Elizabeth Lawrence, Mar. 1, 1728, and settled at Islip, L. I. Benjamin m. Jan. 11, 1728, Sarah, dau. of Joseph Moore, removed to New Jersey in or soon after 1745, and located near Trenton. His ch. were Elizabeth, m. Amos Hart, Rebecca, Nathan, Joseph, Samuel, Benjamin, John, and Nathaniel. From Benjamin, last named, who d. July 2, 1808, a. nearly 68, the respectable Fish family of Trenton and vicinity is chicfly descended. His youngest son, Benjamin, is a director of the Camden and Amboy railroad. The poster- itv of the said Samuel and John is found in the counties of Salem and Gloucester, N. J., and that of Nathan in Butler and Union counties, Pa., of whom is the Rev. Reeder M. Fish, of Lewisburg, in the latter county.
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3. Elnathan Fish, youngest son of Nathan,2 settled in Flat- bush, and by his wife, Sarah, had issue Nathan, b. 1736; Rachel, b. 1737, d. unm. ; Sarah, b. 1739, m. John Berrien, Esq. ; and John, b. 1741. The latter remained at Flatbush, engaged in mercantile business, and became wealthy. He was twice m., but d. without ch., Mar. 19, 1821, in his 80th yr. Nathan m. Jan. 1, 1763, Catharine, dau. of Cor. Berrien, of Newtown, and was a merchant in New-York till the Revolu- tion, after which he became a farmer in Greensburgh, West- chester co., on premises now occupied by his son, Nathaniel. Here he d. Dee. 10, 1813, in his 78th yr. His ch. were Sarah, b. Oct. 16, 1763, d. unm., Oct. 4, 1842 ; John, b. Oct. 21, 1765, d. unm. June 18, 1788; Cornelius, b. May 12, 1768, d. unm. Oct. 10, 1795; Peter, b. May 13, 1770; Nathan, b. May 28, 1772, d. unm. Aug. 12, 1819 ; Rachel, b. Sep. 23, 1774, m. Stephen Ferris ; Richard, b. Sep. 24, 1777; James, b. July 31, 1781 ; Nathaniel, b. Mar. 2, 1784; Elizabeth, b. Nov. 21, 1785, and Jane, b. Aug. 16, 1788, now residing at Brooklyn, the widow of Abm. Vanderveer. Peter m. Jane, dau. of John, and niece of Rev. Peter Fish, and is still living at White Plains, a far- mer. He has issue Richard, William-Henry, and Thomas. Richard, son of Nathan, lived with his uncle John, at Flat- bush, where he d. unm. Aug. 21, 1817, a. 40. He was elected to the state assembly, but ill health prevented his attendance. James d. in Westchester co. July 19, 1845, a. 64, having issue Hannah, Moses, Eliza-Ann, Catharine, Sarah-Jane, and Nathan. Nathaniel Fish, of Greensburgh, has ch. John, James, and Elizabeth.
4. Nathaniel Fish, son of Nathan,2 m. Feb. 14, 1738, Jane, dau. of Peter Berrien, and the same year bought the farm of Nicholas Berrien, dec. (now Daniel Lent's,) where he followed agriculture till his death. This event occurred very suddenly, while attending public worship in the Presbyterian church, Newtown, Mar. 3, 1769, in his 69th yr. Retaining in his face the color and freshness of health, his burial was deferred seve- ral days, but no change appearing he was interred. It was made a question whether he was really dead. His widow d. Mar. 24, 1789, a. 72. Their ch. were Elizabeth, b. Jan. 9, 1741, m. Capt. Thos. Lawrence ; Mary, b. Feb. 11, 1743, d. Nov. 13, '57; Sarah, b. Apr. 30, 1745, d. unm. Sep. 21, '65 ; John, b.
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Sep. 1, 1747 ; Judith, b. Oct. 6, 1749, m. Maj. Jona. Lawrence ; Peter, b. Nov. 23, 1751; Susannah, b. Feb. 20, 1754, m. Dr. John B. Riker; Jane and Anna, twins, b. Jan. 7, 1757, the first of whom m. Dr. Wm. Moore, and the latter, Col. Elias Conover, of New Jersey. John m. Sarah, dau. of the Rev. Abm. Kettletas, of Jamaica, and became a merchant in New- York, but finally removed to Tarrytown, where he d. in 1807. Some of his ch. yet reside in Westchester co. Peter Fish, a clergyman, whose official labors have been noticed in the for mer part of this volume, m. June 30, 1785, Hannah, dau. of Kenneth Hankinson, Esq. of Freehold, N. J., who survived him, and d. June 12, 1824, a. 63 yrs. Their ch. who attained maturity were Thomas-Fletcher, now of Newburgh, N. Y. ; Kenneth HI., dec .; John-Berrien, a Presbyterian clergyman at Sidney Plains, N. Y .; Nathaniel, d. unm .; Elizabeth, Ann, d. unm. ; Jane-Eleanor, widow of Sylvester Roe, and Susan-Maria, now Mrs. John L. Van Doren.
5. Samuel Fish, son of Nathan,2 m. in 1712, Ruth, widow of John Berrien, after whose death, which occurred Feb. 28, 1763, he m. Mercy Bailey, who survived him. On Mar. 4, 1715, Mr. Fish became the proprietor of the farm in Newtown, now owned by T. B. Jackson, Esq .; and afterwards, in 1724, purchased the adjoining mill from the heirs of Jesse Kip. Hc was the supervisor of Newtown for twenty-three years in suc- cession, and also a magistrate and an elder of the Presb. church. He d. July 9, 1767, a. 78. His ch. were Ruth, m. Daniel Rapalje ; Elizabeth, m. Rev. Simon Horton, and John, who was b. Nov. 29, 1719, m. Oct. 6, 1743, Elizabeth, dau. of Teunis Brinckerhoff, and succeeded to the paternal estate and mill at Fish's Point. He d. July 2, 1793, of palsey, with which he had been long afflicted. Mrs. Fish d. of hemorrhage, Sep. 2, 1764, a. 40. Their ch. were Elizabeth, b. June 16, 1744, d. unm. ; Ruth, b. June 8, 1746, m. Jesse Warner; Anna, b. July 7, 1748, m. Jacob Palmer, father-in-law of Col. Leverich ; Samuel, b. May 11, 1752, owned the paternal farm, and d. unm. May 11, 1834; Catharine, b. Apr. 29, 1756, m. Wm. L. Penfold ; and Sarah, b. Jan. 7, 1762, who m. Wm. Palmer, father of Samuel Palmer, of Newtown.
6. Jonathan Fish, eldest son of Nathan,2 became possessed of the homestead and considerable land in Newtown vil.
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lage. He occupied, and is said to have built, the noted " cor- ner house " often mentioned in the preceding pages. He presented the ground on which the Presb. church now stands. Having served as town clerk for fifteen years, he d. in Nov., 1723, a. 43, his wife Mary surviving. He had seven chi. of whom the only son who arrived at age was Samuel,7 b. Nov. 24, 1704. The youngest dau., Jane, b. May 26, 1721, m. Charles Palmer, the father of Jacob Palmer, aforesaid, and his sisters Mrs. Geo. Brinckerhoff, and Mrs. Wm. Lawrence.
7. Samuel Fish, (entitled captain,) son of Jonathan,6 fell heir to the corner house, where he kept an inn during life, and was a useful public man. Ile d. Aug. 27, 1767. Capt. Fish was thrice m., first, on June 21, 1727, to Agnes, dau. of John Ber- rien ; secondly, on Apr. 22, 1748, to Abigail, dau. of Edward Howard; and lastly, on Nov. 19, 1752, to Anna Betts, who survived him. He had fifteen ch .; those who reached matu- rity were Jonathan,8 b. May 11, 1728; Ruth, b. May 7, 1730, m. Richard Betts ; Samuel, b. Apr. 13, 1734; Mary, b. July 9, 1736, m. Samuel Renne ; Sarah, b. Feb. 24, 1739, m. Wm. Sackett and John Wood ; Richard. b. Aug. 9, 1743 ; Abigail, b. Aug. 27, 1749, m. Johannes Lott; and Elizabeth, b. Aug. 24, 1753, who m. James Bonney. Richard m. Sarah, dau. of John Betts, of Jamaica. He commanded a merchant vessel, and, at the beginning of the Revolution, was captured by the British, and sent to England with other American prisoners. After a period of confinement he was liberated, but d. on the returning voyage from the effects of a fall. His widow d. Dec. 10, 1780, a. 34. Their ch. who reached adult yrs. were White- head, b. Feb. 29, 1768, and Sarah-Betts, b. Apr. 18, 1770, who m. Thomas Cadle, a New-York merchant. Whitehead, succes- sively cashier of the Manhattan and Mechanics banks, New- York, m. Elsie, dau. of Wm. W. Gilbert, and d. July 7, 1819. IIis ch. are Louisa, m. Edward P. Heyer; Sarah, Catharine, wife of Rev. Gordon Winslow, and Isabella.
8. Jonathan Fish, son of Samuel,7 m. Oct. 5, 1750, Eliza- beth, dau. of Joseph Sackett, who dying Apr. 9, 1778, in her 49th yr .; he m. secondly Elizabeth, dau. of Thos. Whitehead. Mr. Fish owned the premises in Newtown village now the res- idence of Peter Gorsline, but was for a certain period of his life a merchant in the city of New-York. He d. Dec. 26, 1779,
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in his 52d yr. His widow d. Oct. 26, 1798, a. 72. He left two ch., namely, Sarah and Nicholas, the first of whom, b. Oct. 22, 1755, m. Terrence Reilly, and had but one ch., to wit, Eliza-Frances, wife of the Rev. Joshua M. Rogers, now of Easton, Pa. Nicholas Fish was b. in the city of New-York, Aug. 28, 1758. At the commencement of hostilities between this country and Great Britain, he was studying law under the distinguished John Morin Scott. Laying this aside he entered the American service with the commission of major, and retired at the peace with that of lieutenant-colonel. During the in- terval he was at the battle of Long Island, was wounded in the battle of Monmouth, and besides participating in several other engagements, shared in the capture of the British armies under Burgoyne at Saratoga, and Cornwallis at Yorktown. He en- joyed much of the confidence of Gen. Washington. After the peace he continued for some time in the army, but resigned within a few years. He was subsequent adjutant general of the state of New-York, and after held several civil appoint- ments, until his advancing years induced him to retire entirely from public life. He d. June 30, 1833. Col. Fish m. Apr. 30, 1803, Elizabeth, dau. of Petrus Stuyvesant, and had issue Susan-Elizabeth, b. July 25, 1805, m. Daniel Le Roy of New- York ; Margaret-Ann, b. Feb. 11, 1807, m. to John Neilson, Jr., of the same place ; Hamilton, b. Aug. 3, 1808, ex-governor of New-York, and U. S. senator ; Elizabeth-Sarah, b. May 25, 1810, now wife of Dr. Richard L. Morris, and Petrus Stuyve- sant, b. May 13, 1813, who d. Nov. 7, 1834.
THE BRAGAW FAMILY.
This family derives its descent from Bourgon Broucard, whose name is thus written in our early and most reliable re- cords. He was among those French Huguenot exiles who early found an asylum on our shores from the religious intole- rance of their native country. Having sojourned at Manheim, in the Palatinate of the Rhine, he and his wife, Catharine Le Febre, emigrated to America in 1675. They probably had in
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company Joost Durié, the ancestor of the Duryea family, who, it appears, came out this year, and whose wife was a Le Febre, and the sister, I presume, to Mrs. Bragaw, judging from the intimacy that then subsisted between the two families .* Bragaw settled at Cripplebush, in Bushwiek, where he bought in 1684, the farm now owned by the heirs of Folkert Rapelye. He and his wife were among the earliest members of the French church in New-York. In 1688 he sold his farm, and removing to the Dutch Kills, bought by purchases in 1690 and 193, a large estate, including the plantation originally of Burger Jorisz. This farm Mr. Bragaw sold to Win. Post in 1702, though it was afterwards rebought by his son Isaac, and is now owned by Wm. and Abm. Paynter. His ch. were Maria, who m. Myndert Wiltsee ; Janc, m. Hans Covert; Catalina, Isaac, John, Jacob, Peter, and Abraham. All of the sons, except Isaac, removed to Somerset co. N. J., their descendants now usually writing their name Brokaw.
1. Isaac Bragaw was b. in 1676, bred a weaver, and ac- quired, by various purchases, a considerable property at the Dutch Kills, including the paternal farm which he bought in 1713. He was a useful member of the Dutch church, and its liberal supporter. He survived his wife Heyltie, and d. in his 81st yr., Mar, 14, 1757. His ch. were Bourgon, or Bergoon, Isaac, John,2 Peter, Roelof, Aletta, who m. Joris Van Alst ; Catalina, m. Johannes Van Alst ; Heyltic, m. Rich. Parcell ;
* The descendants of JOOST DURIE are now very numerous, and mostly write their name Duryee, or Duryea. He was a respectable French protes- tant, and was accompanied to this country by his mother and his wife, Mag- dalena Le Febre. They first united with the church at New Utrecht, but subsequently located on the disputed lands between Newtown and Bushwick, where Mr. Durie d. in or about 1727. His ch. were Antonette, who m. Lequier ; and Magdalena, who m. Okie; besides sons Joost, Jacob, Abraham, Charles, and Simon. All of these married, but it is not known whether Simon left issue. Charles d. in 1753, leaving sons Joost, Johannes, Charles, Tunis, Derick, and Abraham. Abraham had sons Joost, Daniel, Abraham, and Johannes. Jacob d. in 1758, having sons Joost, Daniel, Johannes, Jacob, Abraham, Cornelius, and Hendrick ; the first of whom was the great-grand- father of Gen. Harmanus B. Duryea, of Brooklyn. Joost d. in 1727, leaving sons Joost, Hendrick, and Folkert. The posterity of these at the present day, as with most of our stable Dutch families, possess a large share of re- spectability and sterling worth.
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Mary, m. Johannes Opdyke; Hannah, m. Johannes Parcell ; Jane, m. Jacobus Van Alst, and Engeltie who also married. Bergoon, the eldest son, was captain of the Newtown militia, and is spoken of as a fine specimen of the early Bragaws, being a man of towering stature and great physical strength, quali- ties which have not yet forsaken the family. He m. Diana Volkertsen, and d. Sep. 15, 1742 : issue Isaac, who d. a young man, and Nelly, who m. Matthew Morehead. Roelof m. Sarah, dau. of Cor. Luyster, but d. without issue Jan. 26, 1754. Peter m. Jane Parcell, and inherited the paternal estate, which he sold after the Revolution, and removed to Fishkill. He had sons Isaac, John, Peter, and George, only two of whom m. namely, Isaac, who had issue Catharine, Ann, Maria, Jane, John, Abraham, and Isaac; and Peter who had Jane, John, Maria, Ann, Abraham, and Catharine. Isaac Bragaw d. in Newtown, Mar. 16, 1760, leaving sons Derick, or Richard, and John. Richard, b. in 1748, fell heir to his father's farm, was for many years an elder of the Presbyterian church, and d. Mar. 27, 1818, a. 70. He m. Catharine Gilbert, May 12, 1776, and secondly, on Jan. 21, 1786, Catharine, dau. of Wm. Payn- ter. His ch. all except one by the second marriage, were Isaac, late of Newark, N. J., dec., Hester, William, of New- town, Ann, Richard, of Alabama, Margaret, Elias, of Newark, Eliza, Aletta M., John, of Newark, and Catharine.
2. John Bragaw, son of Isaac,1 m. Apr. 13, 1744, Jane, dau. of Andrew Stockholm, and secondly, on June 30, 1759, Mar- garet, dau. of- Abm. Riker. He was a most worthy man and kind neighbor, and served as a deacon in the Dutch church. He d. May 27, 1782, upon his farm at the Kills, now Wm. Gosman's. His widow, an amiable and pious woman, d. Dec. 25, 1791, a. about 68. Mr. B's ch. were Nelly, b. Dec. 18, 1744, who m. Abm. Rapelye; Isaac, b. July 27, 1750; Heyl- tie, b. July 14, 1753, m. Jeromus Rapelye; Andrew, b. Apr. 29, 1755 ; Jane, b. Feb. 17, 1757, m. Tunis Brinckerhoff and Cor. Wiltsie ; and Abraham, b. Jan. 18, 1765, who d. unm. Apr. 6, 1787. Isaac m. May 27, 1773, Susan, dau. of Capt. Sam'l Hallett, and d. at Hallett's Cove, where he had long re- sided, July 12, 1830. His ch. were Jemima, Jane, John, dec., Margaret, Susan, dec., Ellen, Elizabeth, d. young, and Isaac I., also dec. Andrew retained the homestead at the Dutch Kills,
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m. Nelly, dau. of John Wiltsie,* and was much respected and estecmed as a man and christian. He d. Nov. 29, 1828, a. 73. His ch. were John, Nelly, Cornelius, all dec., Jane, Margaret, Andrew, dec., Abraham, Isaac, dec., Elizabeth, Hetty, Cath- arine, and Susan.
THE BETTS FAMILY.
1. Concerning the ancestry of Capt. Richard Betts, the progenitor of the Newtown family, nothing positive has been ascertained, though it is probable that he was descended from a family of this name, located at Withenden, in Suffolk co., Eng- land, as early as the fifteenth century. MALOW He himself is believed to have come from Hemel-Hempstead in Hertford- shire, or its vicinity. He emigrated MORII QUAM to New England in 1648, and is found at Ipswich the same year ; but soon after came to Newtown, where he proved himself a person of intelligence, participated largely in public affairs, and acquired great influence. In the revolution of 1663 he bore a zealous
HENDRICK MARTENSEN WILTSEE, who early emigrated from Copen- hagen, in Denmark, was the ancestor of the many families bearing this name, now written variously, but more commonly Wiltsie. He m. at New Amster- dam, in 1660, Margaret, widow of Harmen Jansen and dau. of Jan Meyrinek. He enlisted in the Esopus war, in 1663, and, being captured by the savages, was reported killed ; but this proved to be a mistake, and Wiltsee soon ob- tained his liberty. In 1681 he bought the farm at Hellgate, now owned by the Polhemus family, (see p. 37,) which, in 1706, he conveyed to his son Teunis. He had sons Martin, b. 166 -; Hendrick, b. 1669; Myndert, b. 1672 ; Teunis, b. 1674, and Jacob, b. 1676, all of whom married and had fami- lies, and their posterity is now numerous, particularly in Westchester and Dutchess counties.
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part, and after the conquest of New Netherland by the Eng- lish, was a member, from Newtown, of the provincial assembly held at Hempstead in 1665. He subsequently served as high sheriff of Yorkshire, upon Long Island, to which office he was commissioned, Oct. 30, 1678, and retained it till 1681. For a long series of years he performed the duties of a magistrate, during which he was more than once a member of the high court of assize, then the supreme power in the province. Capt. Betts became an extensive landholder at the English Kills, a portion of his land being now owned by his descendant, Thos. H. Betts. His residence was in the old Betts house, now oc- cupied by Mr. Hanson. Here he d. at the extreme age of 100 yrs. Nov. 18, 1713. It is said of this remarkable man, that he dug his own grave. By his wife, Joanna, he had issue, Rich- ard,2 Thomas,3 Joanna, who m. John Scudder ; Mary, m. Jos. Swezey ; Martha, m. Philip Ketcham ; Elizabeth, m. Jos. Sackett, and Sarah, who m. Edward Hunt.
2. Richard Betts, son of Richard,1 became a landholder as early as 1680, and settled on the south bounds of Newtown, (upon lands now mostly included in the Cypress Hills Ceme- tery,) where he d. Nov. 4, 1711, leaving issue Richard, Robert, Thomas, Sarah, Elizabeth, Joanna, Abigail, and Mary ; and a widow, Sarah, who survived him many years. Thomas m. Hannah Areson, in 1729. Robert had issue Augustine, &c. Richard m. Apr. 10, 1711, Mary Creed, of Jamaica, in which town he settled. He d. in 1742, a. 56, and his widow in 1759, a. 77. Their ch. were Richard, John, and Mary, who m. Fred- erick Van Liew. Richard, d. Nov. 17, 1748, a. 37. John m. Sarah Whitehead in 1738, and d. May 10, 1761, a. 44, having had issue Helen, m. Polhemus ; Mary, m. Dan'l Kissam, Esq .; Susan, m. Thos. Welling; Sarah, m. Richard Fish ; Ann, m. Jos. Stringham ; Elizabeth, m. Henry Tenbrook, and Catharine, who d. single.
3. Thomas Betts, son of Richard,1 m. Mercy, dau. of Maj. Dan'l Whitehead, about 1683." He resided on a portion of the
* DANIEL WHYTHEAD, as his sign manual is, the father of Major White- head, is first noticed among the purchasers of Smithtown, L. I. in 1650. Some years later he located at Mespat Kills. He was a reputable citizen, and one of the seven persons to whom the first Newtown patent was grant- ed. He was chosen a town surveyor in 1668, but d. upon his farm at the
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paternal farm at Mespat Kills, and served some years in the magistracy. He d. in 1709, and in 1711 his widow m. Capt. Jos. Sackett. Mr. Betts left nine ch. namely, Richard,4 Thomas, Daniel,7 Mercy, m. Thos. Hazard, Abigail, m. Abm. Spring- steen, Joanna, Mary, Elizabeth, m. Robert Comfort, and Deborah, who m. Gershom Moore. Thomas, b. Aug. 14, 1689, m. May 5, 1713, Susannah, dau. of Thos. Stevenson. He adopted the principles of the Quakers, as did also his brother Richard, which their descendants have generally adhered to. Thomas had issue Ann, b. Dec. 14, 1714; Thomas, b. Nov. 1, 1716, d. young ; John, b. Sep. 15, 1718; Stephen, b. Mar. 26, 1720 ; Thomas and Susannah, twins, b. Feb. 18, 1723.
4. Richard Betts, son of Thomas,3 was b. July 7, 1685, and became a leading member of the society of Friends, in Newtown. His wife, Jemima, whom he m. Aug. 19, 1709, d. Jan. 18, 1761. He appears to have survived her, and d. at an advanced age. Their ch., besides two who d. in youth, were Thomas, b. June 21, 1710 ; William,5 b. Jan. 6, 1716; Benja- min, b. Jan. 15, 1720, d. unm. June 12, '46; and Joseph, b. Apr. 23, 1722. Thomas m. Sarah, dau. of Sam'l Way, but had no issue. He was a well informed and able man, served many years as a magistrate, and d. at the Kills Aug. 21, 1782. Joseph m. Ellison Parcell, and had issue John, d. single; Thomas m., but had no ch .; Sarah, m. John Parcell; Naney, m. Brown ; and Margaret who m. Geo. Corlies, late of New-York, dec.
5. William Betts, son of Richard,4 intermarried with Mary, dau. of Capt. Dan'l Betts, and d. of consumption during the Revolution. Mrs. Betts d. of the same disorder. Their ch. were Anthony,6 Benjamin, James, d. unm .; Mary, m. John Way; Sarah, m. Hezekiah Warn and Capt. Rich. Vander- burgh ; William; Jemima, who d. abroad; Richard, and Daniel. The latter m., and removed to Trenton, N. Y.,
Kills in November of that yr. a. 65. He left sons Daniel, Jonathan, David, and Adam. Daniel (the major) m. Abigail, dau. of Thos. Stevenson, and settled in Jamaica, served in the magistracy of Queens, and was also a repre- sentative in the colonial assembly from 1691 till his death. He acquired a large estate, and d. in 1704, a. 58. He left two sons, Jonathan and Thomas, and several daughters, one of whom m. Thos. Betts, as aforesaid. Descen- dants of Maj. Whitehead are also to be found in the Field, Alsop, and Moore families of Newtown.
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where he is still living. Richard m. Nancy Sehureman, and secondly Ann, dau. of Peter Berrien, settled at Trenton, afore- said, and d. in 1850, a. 90. William m. Patience Woodward, and Mrs. Elizabeth Brush, and by the latter had issue Patience, who m. Van Valen ; and by the former a son James, who m. Jennett, dau. of Frederick Myers, and was the father of Wm. M. Betts, of Southold, L. I., and James H. Betts, of New-York. Benjamin m. Sarah, dau. of Benj. Moore, lived on the place since of Daniel Morrell, and d. Feb: 8, 1828, in his 82d yr. His ch. were Hannah, Mary, m. James Hunter, and Margaret who m. Levi Hart, late of Brooklyn, dec.
6. Anthony Betts, eldest son of William,5 m. Aug. 11, 1772, Jane, dau. of Richard Hallett, and occupied the paternal farm at the Kills, where he d. Dec. 21, 1814, in his 73d yr., and his widow, June 20, 1828, in her 76th yr. Their ch. were Mary, b. Aug. 8, 1776, m. Thomas Hubbs, of Jericho; Jonah, b. Feb. 8, 1780, d. Dec. 14, '80; Thomas-Hallet, b. Oct. 15, 1783, and Richard, b. Nov. 5, 1786, killed by a bark-wheel July 4, '92. Thomas H. yet resides on a portion of the old family estate near the English Kills. On June 11, 1806, he m. Amy, dau. of Cornelius Hyatt, and has had issue Anthony, m. Catharine, dau. of Abm. Meserole; Sarah, dec .; Jane, m. to John . M. Hanson ; Hyatt-Franklin, m. Adriana, dau. of Geo. Debevoise, and Richard Penn Betts.
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