The Broadwell Family

NJGenWeb ~ Morris County, New Jersey

Source: J. Percy Crayon, Rockaway Records of Morris County, N. J. Families, (Rockaway, N.J., Rockaway Publishing Co., 1902)

David BROADWELL mentioned in the early records, and a member of the Presbyterian church at Rockaway in 1772, owned 100 acres of improved land in Denville district in 1792, for which he was assessed, for church purposes, also in 1779 and 1781, and in 1794, his assessment was 8 pounds, which was among the large property owners of the day. He was also witness on the contract or agreement in the rebuilding of the old church in 1794. His wife Sibbah, quite a familiar name in families of that day, was born 1745, died May 17, 1783. Had a son William and a daughter Rachel, who was born 1781, died July 5, 1794, and perhaps others buried at Rockaway. David probably died or removed soon after 1794, as his name does not appear on the church records after that date. He probably had brothers in Morris county, Nathaniel, who married Joanna LINDSLEY Dec. 8, 1778, and had John, Sarah, Ara, Lindsley, Mary and Julia. Samuel, who married Mary LINDSLEY Sept. 3, 1775; Simon, who married Rachel LINDSLEY Jan. 8, 1778; Josiah and William.

William, son of David, had children: Ara, William, Azel, Mary and Archibald, all being familiar names among the other families. William and the children, with the exception of Archibald, went West before 1817. Archibald enlisted at the age of 18, in the 1812 War and served as a teamster. He was born 1795, was a shoemaker by trade, married Susannah PALMER, Nov. 5, 1818. She was a daughter of Samuel and Naomi (SOUTHARD) PALMER, who lived at Franklin. She was born Feb. Feb. 9, 1797, died Feb. 23, 1884. He lived and died at Denville May 25, 1837. Both buried at Rockaway.

Archibald and Susannah had children: Samuel, who married Mary SKELLENGER, had children: Theodore, Archibald, Rebecca Ann, Eliza, Harriet, Lydia and John. He went to the Civil War and died soon after the close of the war. William, married Julia Ann, daughter of Cornelius BLANCHARD, removed to Utica, NY, died while on a visit to Rockaway and buried here June 864 (as written). Ara, remained single, lost the sight of both eyes by a powder explosion, he was born 1825, died May 2, 1856, buried at Rockaway. Eliza, married Effingham TOWNLEY. Silas P., born Nov. 4, 1833, was a member of Battery B, NJ Light Artillery, died Jan. 29, 1887. His wife Mary A., was born July 5, 1843, died Nov. 11, 1879. Had six children all died young except James M., who was born Dec. 1, 1861, died May 15, 1883. All buried at Rockaway. Mary living at Rockaway married John H. MILLER, who was born 1823, died May 2, 1888, had one child, Susan, who died young, buried at Rockaway. Manning was a soldier in the Civil War, married Charlotte RIKER, and living at Chatham.

Transcribed by John Cresseveur (1949-2003)