The Dickerson 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)

History of Morris County, page 356, has "Daniel DICKERSON, the grandfather of Stephen DICKERSON, of Denville, NJ, was a Revolutionary soldier. He lived on the Stephen DICKERSON farm, now owned by the Denville Camp Meeting Association, and died in 1830, aged 85 or 86. He was also a soldier in the French War. Besides operating his farm, he was a bloomer for John Jacob FAESCH at Old Boonton."

Morristown Presbyterian Church Records, page 60, have "Daniel DICKERSON died Mar. 23, 1826, aged 86." There are some of the family that hold to the tradition that this Daniel was a brother of Peter, who was born at Southhold, L. I., 1724, died May 10, 1780, whose monument at Morristown, NJ, has that he "removed to Morris County, New Jersey, with his three brothers: Thomas, Joshua and Daniel, and one sister, Elizabeth, about the year 1745." These sons of Thomas, the son of Philomon, who came from England to Southhold in 1643, have been traced and no connection is found with the Daniel, of Denville.

In the "Early Germans of New Jersey," by Rev. T. F. CHAMBERS, an error was written in connection (connecting?) the genealogies of the DICKERSON family. He says, under Date of Oct. 30, 1900, "That in my book, The ‘Early Germans of New Jersey’, the information concerning Daniel whose will, dated, Hanover, 13 Jan., 1826, was probated Apr. 21, is not correct, as he is not the son of Daniel, whose will, dated Roxbury, 30 April, 1778, was probated Sept. 9, 1796, but of some parentage not as yet discovered."

The will of Daniel, of Roxbury, NJ, mentions sons: Abraham, Daniel, Nathaniel, and daughters: Abigail, Rebecca and Elizabeth. Abraham gets ninety acres, Daniel gets seventy acres, Nathaniel gets 110 acres, and the personal property was divided among the three daughters.

The will of Daniel DICKERSON dated Jan. 13, 1826, mentions sons: Nathaniel, David and Thomas (deceased), daughters: Phebe, wife of Ephriam HOWARD; Mary, wife of William ROFF; also children of Rhoda, who was the wife of Stephen MOORE (deceased); also grandchildren, children of Thomas (deceased), that is: Daniel, William, John, Mahlon, Silas, Stephen, Chillion, Jane and Josiah. Also mentions 105 acres that he bought of Nicholas COMMESAW.

At the present writing, from the researches that have been made, in relation to the parentage of this Daniel DICKERSON, of Denville, I will adopt the story as related by the late David COOPER, whose acquaintance with the family dated back beyond the death of Daniel, and whose memory of the old time traditions were remarkable at his advanced age.

The father of Daniel DICKERSON, of Denville, name unknown, was a sea captain, lived at Elizabethport, NJ, owned a small trading vessel and was lost at sea. He had one son, Daniel, and one daughter, name unknown. He owned lands at Basking Ridge, NJ, which came in possession of his daughter, who married, name unknown, and at Speedwell, near Morristown, NJ, which came in possession of his son Daniel. His wife remarried, name unknown, and retained the home at Elizabethport.

Tradition has it that Daniel traded his lands at Speedwell for 105 acres with Nicholas COMMESAW, now where Camp Tabor, NJ, is, built a house, now torn down, near the spring, a large stone in the chimney of the house was marked D. D. 1760. Morristown records have it that this Nicholas COMMESAW died of old age Nov. 12, 1806, aged 90. There is tradition that each claimed they were cheated in the trade of these lands, but that has nothing to do with our history. Daniel added much lands to his home farm, and at one time owned many hundreds of acres of adjoining lands.

Daniel DICKERSON was born about or before 1740, probably at Elizabethport, married at an early age Phebe GENUNG. No records of marriage or connection of church at Morristown. He was assessed for the salary of Rev. Mr. EVERITT, of Rockaway church, Sept. 2, 1779, and again in 1781. His wife died May 1821 (KING’s Record). He died Mar. 13, 1826. Both probably buried at Rockaway, but no monumental record.

Children of Daniel and Phebe (GENUNG) DICKERSON: there is a record of baptism, May 1, 1757, of Phebe, Dan DICKIN's, wife of child Mary, which may have been a contraction of DICKERSON, as old records were not particular in the spelling of names. There are no other records of child Mary; perhaps she died young. Nathaniel must have been born in 1758, as he served in the Revolution. He married Nancy MOORE, daughter of David MOORE and Rachel HADEN. David MOORE was a Revolutionary soldier and lived about one-half mile northeast of the residence of J. P. CRAYON, at Franklin, NJ, near a spring. He married (1) Bathia CUTLER, daughter of Uriah, Mar. 30, 1769, and had children: Rachel, born Apr. 29, 1771; Phebe, born Aug. 10, 1772; married (2) Rachel HADEN, daughter of William, Sept. 4, 1777. William HADEN built the present HOPPLER house at Franklin, in 1767. David MOORE had children: Hannah, born 1778, married William COOPER, Stephen married Rhoda, daughter of Daniel DICKERSON, and Nancy, who married Nathaniel DICKERSON, after the Revolution, built and lived in a house about 150 yards north of J. P. CRAYON’s at Franklin, removed to Vermont about 1830. David, no records of birth, marriage or death. There is a record by Dr. KING of marriage, David DICKERSON and _____ BAILEY Feb. 11, 1811. May or may not have been a second marriage of this David, as David is mentioned in will as living in 1826. Thomas, born Sept. 6. 1763, married Sarah HALL, daughter of Capt. Josiah HALL, of Denville, Jan. 8, 1783, died July 29, 1821. She died June 16, 1817. Both buried at Rockaway. Capt. Josiah HALL was a son of Tobias HALL, and lived nearly one-fourth of a mile opposite Denville depot. He died Aug. 11, 1870. Had two daughters: Sarah and Eunice, and two sons: Seth and Noah. His widow died some years after, and in applying for a pension, sent the muster roll of Capt. Josiah HALL to the department at Washington. Aaron, born 1768, married Eunice HALL, daughter of Capt. Josiah, Mar. 3, 1791, died Nov. 1827. No children. Place of burial unknown. Phebe, married Ephriam HOWARD Jan. 20, 1784. Hayward, in Morristown Records, probable son of Ephriam HOWARD, who died July 27, 1785, aged 46, and wife Sarah, who had children: Joseph, Ephriam and Caleb, baptized July 25, 1762.

Mary, married William ROFF, mentioned in will as living in 1826.

Rhoda, married Stephen MOORE, a Revolutionary soldier, son of David, went with his brother-in-law, Nathaniel DICKERSON, to Vermont about 1830. Rhoda is mentioned in will, dated 1826, as deceased. Children, but not named. These children may not be named in order of birth.

Children of Thomas, the ancestor of the family, at Denville, and wife Sarah HALL: Josiah, born Sept. 27, 1783, married _____ KING, probable sister of Jacob KING, of Denville, died Feb. 6, 1836, buried at Denville. Children: Charles, married Theresa CORBY, and had Josiah, Elizabeth, Lucinda and Andrew.

David, married at Denville, name unknown, went to Nebraska and had William and Charles. David and wife died in Nebraska.

Jane, born June 28, 1822, married Garret STOUT, died Apr. 24, 1894, had children: Douglas, who married (1) Helena WALLING; (2) Mary SIDEBOTTOM; William living at Forest Hill, near Newark, NJ; Maria, married Frank VANGEISEN, living at Keyport, NJ; Ann, born 1814, married William PENBROKE. Children: William (2); Charles, living at Red Bank, NJ; Caletia, married ____ SMITH and living in Delaware; Elmie, born 1820, married Edward BOND, have Augustus, Eva, William and Elizabeth, all married and all living at Red Bank. Children not named in order of birth.

Mary, born Nov. 19, 1785, married Barzittai PIERSON, removed to Fort Henry, near Lake Champlain, had four children: Nathaniel, John, Thomas and Nancy.

Nancy, born Nov. 25, 1787, married Jacob HILER, of Denville. May 4, 1804, had Lewis, Manning and perhaps other children, died May 16, 1811.

Abigail, born Jan. 12, 1793, married Elizabeth DOREMUS Aug. 27, 1814, died Jan. 28, 1847. She was born Jan. 3, 1790, died Sept. 19, 1852. Six children – noted elsewhere.

William, born Jan. 4, 1797, married Effie SLINGERLAND, died Feb. 28, 1837. Children: John M., born Apr. 10, 1818, married Rachel SANDERS Mar. 19, 1842, died Feb. 3, 1892, buried at Denville. Eight children: Joseph, soldier of Civil War, Co. A, 2^nd NJ Cavalry, born Jan. 3, 1843, died Feb. 3, 1862. Ann, Augustus, Henry, Hettie Ann, Ezra, Hattie E., Alonzo and Martha.

Sarah, born May 27, 1823, married Abraham VANDUYNE June 24, 1839, had seven children: Martha, William, George, John, Ezra, Mary and Smith.

Hester Ann and Ezra, children of William and Effie.

John, born Feb. 17, 1797, married Phebe SMITH, daughter of Garrett, Aug. 19, 1820, died Mar. 21, 1861. She was born Feb. 14, 1798, died June 5, 1879. Both buried at Rockaway. Children elsewhere.

Mahlon H., born Sept. 9, 1799, not married, went South and was killed by negroes.

Silas, born Aug. 20, 1801, married Phebe DULEY Nov. 12, 1833, died Jan. 24, 1880, went west in 1860. Children: Mahlon, born Feb. 28, 1834, died Oct. 20, 1838; Jane, born Apr. 3, 1836, married Henry AVERY Oct. 20, 1860, had six children: Jennie, Charlotte, William H., Julia, Marion and George. Stephen, born July 20, 1838, died July 21, 1859; Anna, born Nov. 25,1840, died June 23, 1843; Silas (2) born Mar. 21, 1843, married Ruth AVERY Jan. 1, 1868, had seven children: Mary, James, Eliza, Nora, Jennie, Frank and Stephen. Charlotte, born Aug. 24, 1845, married Dennis DORATHY Nov. 10, 1868, had two children: Estella J. and Owen Almira, born Dec. 7, 1847, died Feb. 1, 1851. Eugene, born Sept 21, 1850, died July 23, 1853; Ellis M., born Aug. 18, 1853, married Sarah HOWELL Nov. 23, 1873, had five children: Elmer, Berthia, Myra, Julia and Estella.

Aaron, born May 16, 1803, never married, was drowned June 29, 1824, buried at Denville.

Jane, born Jan. 10, 1805, married William Searing CASTERLINE Oct. 4, 1827, died July 26, 1886. He was born Apr. 24, 1803, died Sept. 6, 1855. Both buried at Rockaway. Three children elsewhere.

Stephen, born Jan. 24, 1807, married Nancy SMITH, daughter of John and Hetty (YOUNGS) SMITH, May 26, 1828, died May 23, 1889. Both buried at Rockaway. Twelve children elsewhere.

Chillion, born Sept. 27, 1809, married (1) Anna CONNETT Feb. 21, 1827. She was born Dec. 12, 1814, died Apr. 24, 1859. (2) Mrs. Margaret J. JAGGERS Apr. 2, 1864. He died June 13, 1882, buried at Denville. Children: Emily, born June 21, 1834, died Oct. 8, 1838, buried at Denville. Maria, born Dec. 15, 1837, died Apr. 1, 1873, married William H. WILLIAMS, who died at Butler, NJ, Dec. 16, 1900. Sarah Jane, born July 28, 1841, died Jan. 31, 1867, married James McCORMICK, living in Missouri. Edwin, born Feb. 14, 1844, married Hetty SMITH, daughter of David, Mar. 22, 1871; George WHITFIELD, born Sept. 7, 1852, married Margaret VANDERHOOF Feb. 19, 1873. She was born July 13, 1853. Children: George C., born Oct. 1, 1874; Frank, born Jan. 3, 1876; Carrie L., born June 14, 1877; James, born Aug. 5, 1868, died July 17, 1869.

Children of Daniel and Elizabeth (DOREMUS) DICKERSON: Thomas, born Nov. 6, 1815, died Feb. 24, 1816; Eliza, born Dec. 28, 1816, married Jonathan FAIRCHILD Feb. 25, 1841, died July 20, 1843, had one child, Jane, born Dec. 17, 1842, who married _____ HENION, died Mar. 25, 1870. Nathaniel, born Jan. 4, 1819, married Mary SMITH, daughter of John and Hetty (YOUNGS) SMITH, July 31, 1839, died Jan. 14, 1888, buried at Denville. Had three children: Hattie Elizabeth, born Apr. 26, 1842, married John P. VANNESS; William Lawrence, born Nov. 10, 1848, married Julia A. GILLEN June 17, 1869, and had children: Lewis E., born Jan. 19, 1872; Viola J., born Jan. 8, 1877; Oakley N., born Oct. 8, 1878; Roy O., born Apr. 16, 1880, died Nov. 10, 1888, buried at Denville; Grace M., born Mar. 22, 1882; Mahlon H., born Feb. 8, 1859, (son of Nathaniel) married Carrie A. HOWLETT Oct. 1, 1898.

William Henry, born Apr. 11, 1823, married Harriet A. MILLER Jan. 4, 1850, died May 21, 1893, buried at Denville. Had one child which died young.

Nancy Catharine, born Mar. 4, 1826, married Isaac BABBITT, of Newark, Dec. 26, 1860, died Apr. 8, 1862, buried at Denville. Had one child, Anna C., born Feb. 5, 1862, died Dec. 26, 1866.

Maria Jane, born Mar. 21, 1832, married John J. SMITH, son of John and Mehitable (YOUNGS) SMITH, Apr. 13, 1853. He was born Oct. 26, 1830, died Oct. 6, 1895, buried at Rockaway. Children: Lauretta D., born Oct. 25, 1854, married Silas Edwin COOPER. Children – see COOPER family. Frances, born July 24, 1857, married (1) Isaac EAGLES Dec. 25, 1875; (2) Andrew J. TUERS Mar. 18, 1896. Nellie, born Apr. 3, 1861, married Linus BEATY Apr. 3, 1883; Monroe, born Mar. 4, 1864, married Anna JENKINS Apr. 8, 1888; Clara Aelia, born Jan. 16, 1866, died Mar. 11, 1889, buried at Rockaway; Cora Elizabeth, born Sept. 18, 1874.

Children of John and Phebe (SMITH) DICKERSON: Sarah Ann, born July 29, 1821, married John F. TODD, son of Jacob and Hannah (FRANCISCO) TODD, Dec. 18, 1844. He was born Feb. 28, 1816, died Sept. 12, 1856, buried at Rockaway. Children: Edward H., born Feb. 23, 1847, married Mary Etta ZEEK, daughter of Joseph, Apr. 22, 1869; Henrietta, born Sept. 4, 1849, died Mar. 12, 1850; Emily J., born Aug. 3, 1851, married John C. MERRITT Nov. 2, 1872, died Apr. 30, 1885.

Mahlon H., born Apr. 8, 1823, married Sophia B. PRUDEN, daughter of Zenas and Sara A. (LAWRENCE) PRUDEN, Apr. 25, 1850, died June 8, 1893. She was born Sept. 7, 1828, died Sept. 19, 1893. Had three children: Edward L., Nettie and Fred H., all of Dover, NJ.

Aaron, born July 30, 1825, married (1) Harriet K. COOPER, July 4, 1852. Had seven children: Phebe, William, Mary, Augustus, Hattie, Charles and John. (2) Lucy SICKLES and four children: Lilly Jane, Lucy, David and Minnie.

Eunice, born Sept. 8, 1829, married as second wife, Absalom S. TALMAGE, of Rockaway, June 7, 1866. No children.

William M., born Sept. 16, 1835, died June 25, 1849.

John S., born Feb. 28, 1842, married (1) Jane Ann PIERSON 1868, had one child, Lutie; (2) Phebe MERRITT Feb. 14, 1876, had one child, Ethel.

Children of William S. and Jane (DICKERSON) CASTERLINE: Almira, born Aug. 29, 1828, married Manning F. SEARNING Mar. 14, 1862. Had three children: Jennie, married Walter MESSENGER, Oct. 1883; Charles and Henrietta.

Chillion D., born Oct. 20, 1833, married Angeline LEE, daughter of Charles S. and Milicent (HORTON) LEE, Nov. 21, 1861, died June 25, 1900. Children: Milicent Jane, born may 28, 1863, married (1) Apr. 5, 1882, Edwin WOODHULL, who died Oct. 1892; (2) John W. GARDNER Mar. 25, 1895. Hattie L., born Dec. 27, 1864, married Frank LANGDON Nov. 22, 1882; Aaron W., born Nov. 11, 1869, died Aug. 1888, buried at Rockaway.

Evaline, born Oct. 2, 1837, died June 11, 1839.

Children of Stephen and Nancy (SMITH) DICKERSON: Mary W., born June 21, 1828, married Timothy L. PALMER, son of Timothy and Electra (GARRIGUS) PALMER, Feb. 26, 1844. Had five children: Wilber, Emma, Minton, Mary and Charles.

Hetty S., born July 26, 1830, married Davis LYON, Sept. 16, 1848, died Dec. 9, 1895. Had six children: Edward, Laura, Julia, Eliza, Charles and Hattie.

Julia Ann, born July 10, 1832, married Thomas Jefferson YOUNGS Feb. 11, 1858, died July 26, 1859. He was son of Christopher and Electra (TOWLAND) YOUNGS and born Apr. 9, 1833, died Aug. 5, 1899. They had one child, Frank J. YOUNGS, born July 12, 1859, married Mary FREDERICKS Nov. 8, 1888. Had children: Edward F., born Aug. 1889, died Apr. 2, 1891, buried at Oak Ridge; Edna J., born June 27, 1892; Thomas J. YOUNGS, married (2) Cornelia M. HILL, daughter of John O. and Nancy B. (TALMAGE) HILL, Dec. 27, 1860. Children – see HILL family.

Abigail, born Sept. 22, 1834, died Aug. 3, 1835.

Caroline, born June 3, 1836, married Charles YOUNG, son of Christopher, Dec. 9, 1854. Had eight children: Henry W., George P., Jennie, Wesley, Fanny, Lida, who married Wilbert A. EAGLES June 26, 1895; Lillie and Caroline.

Daniel, born Sept. 6, 1838, married Charity CASTERLINE Feb. 20, 1866. Had Seven children: Susan, Frank L., Julia, Elmer, Grace, Jennie M. and Hattie.

Charles S., born Oct. 30, 1840, married (1) Feb. 9, 1865, Cornelia COOPER, daughter of Stephen. Had one child, Cummings C. (2) Hattie R. CLARK, daughter of John and Sarah Ann (COOPER) CLARK, Apr. 22, 1869. Children: Wilena, Fred W., Clara, Marvin, Wadsworth, born Sept. 30, 1878, died July 6, 1888, buried at Rockaway, and Harry Park.

Harriet Eliza, born Mar. 9, 1843, married (1) Mar. 8, 1864, Isaac D. LYON. Had two children: Anna and Isaac. (2) Feb. 4, 1875, Rev. Benjamin N. REED.

Emma Jane, born Sept. 19, 1845, married Elisha B. EARLES Dec. 5, 1863. Children: Caroline M., Clarissa, born Mar. 1, 1865, died June 16, 1865; Nettie A., born Feb. 25, 1869, died Mar. 6, 1869; George W., born July 1871, married Bertha COOPER, daughter of Jeremiah, Aug. 19, 1899; Arthur P., born Sept. 29, 1887.

Stephen, born Dec. 5, 1847, married Julia BANKS Dec. 25, 1873. No children.

John Wesley, born Jan. 1, 1851, married Charlotte R. QUIMBY Sept. 20, 1873. Had two children: Flora and John. Died May 25, 1883.

Addie A., born Oct. 7, 1856, married Charles M. MEYERS May 8, 1875. Had eight children: Cora, born Apr. 1876, married Nathan JAGGER. May 8, 1900; Fred, Claude, Roy, Mabel, born Aug. 27, 1887; Edith, born Nov. 21, 1890; Helen, born Dec. 28, 1893, and one dead.

The following additional dates of the CLARK family, and later connected with the DICKERSON family by marriage, is inserted here for convenience.

John CLARK, elder of the Rockaway church 1793, deacon in 1809, died July 26, 1828, and buried at Rockaway. He lived and died on the farm now owned by Mrs. Otelialie SCHULTZ at Franklin. Wife’s name not recorded.

Children: Daniel, born Sept. 7, 1763, married Rhoda HEDDEN, of Denville, who died Dec. 14, 1814, aged 42. He lived on the farm now owned by the Misses VESPER and died there July 26, 1828. Abigail, married Joseph HARRIMAN and lived on adjoining farm. Priscilla, born 1762, married Cornelius ANDERSON, of Denville, died May 21, 1852, buried at Rockaway. He was born 1758, was a member of Captain Josiah HALL’s Company, of Denville, in the Revolution, died Mar. 13, 1829, buried at Rockaway. Hannah, married a GENUNG and lived and died where Mr. Joseph ZEEK now lives at Franklin. Betsey, never married, lived with her sister Hannah. James, went West, was drowned in the Ohio river.

Children of Daniel and wife Rhoda: Samuel, born June 25, 1800, died Jan. 26, 1835, buried at Rockaway; Mary Ann, born July 21, 1804, married Albert LAMSON and removed West; John, born Dec. 22, 1806, married Sarah Ann, daughter of William COOPER, died Feb. 23, 1871. Both buried at Rockaway. See COOPER family. Sarah, born Jan. 4, 1809; Daniel (2) born Mar. 26, 1811, died Dec. 3, 1814, buried at Rockaway; James H., born May 12, 1813, died Dec. 6, 1852.

Children of John and wife Sarah Ann: Walter Kilpatrick, born Sept. 22, 1831, died Nov. 3, 1895, buried at Rockaway; Mary Ann, born Dec. 7, 1832, married Stephen B. COOK, died June 22, 1893, buried at Rockaway; Sarah L., born Aug. 17, 1834, married George DRAYTON, died Jan. 1, 1864. He was born Oct. 15, 1828, died Feb. 16,1886. Both buried at Rockaway. John Daniel, born July 23, 1836, married Sarah B. CONN, of Newark. He sold the CLARK homestead at Denville to Peter VESPER, died Mar. 14, 1870, buried at Rockaway. Hannah MOORE, born May 3, 1840, married Thomas Barrett McGRAF May 19, 1869, died Nov. 15, 1871; Hattie R., born Mar. 23, 1845, married Charles S. DICKERSON, of Denville, Apr. 22, 1869.

Since the above has been placed in type, two very important papers have been received in addition to the DICKERSON family. One from Adjutant General OLIPHANT, of Trenton, NJ, giving the military record of Daniel DICKERSON, and one from Frederick A. CANFIELD, of Dover, NJ, who has very recently in his researches of the DICKERSON family, discovered the probable ancestor of Daniel, of Denville, in the line of Thomas, one of the four brothers who came from Southhold, L. I., and settled in Morris county.

It is certified, that the records of this office show that Daniel DICKERSON served as a private in the Eastern Battalion, Morris County, New Jersey Militia; sergeant, Captain Isaac HASLEY’s Company, same Battalion; ensign, Captain Josiah HALL’s Company, same Battalion; sergeant, Captain Josiah HALL’s Company, same Battalion, 1781, during the Revolutionary War. Signed: Adj. Fen. OLIPHANT

The Denville branch of the DICKERSON family descended from Daniel DICKERSON, who was born in 1740 and died 1826, age 86 years. If the claims of kinship that seem to have existed between the Denville family and the Berkshire Valley family, are satisfied, this Daniel, of Denville, must have been a son of one of the four brothers: Daniel, Thomas, Joshua and Peter, that came from Southhold. L. I., to Morris county, NJ, about the year 1745.

I have been able to get the names of the children of all these brothers excepting those of Thomas. Thomas married Sarah WAGER June 7, 1737, in Southhold. His oldest son was named Thomas, another son was Charles who was born 1745. We do not know the names of his other children, but I feel satisfied that Daniel, of Denville, was another son and John, of Mendham, NJ, was probably another.

On December 1, 1770, Thomas DICKERSON acquired an interest in some land near Succasunna. On the 20^th of March 1773, Thomas DICKERSON (son and heir-in-law of Thomas DICKERSON, deceased) conveyed his interest in a part of this land to Benjamin HART. This fixes the death of Thomas about 1772. This Thomas was elected overseer of roads in Roxberry township in 1752.

I can see no good reason for not assigning the Denville family to the line of Thomas. There is no other place for them, that will satisfy the conditions that are known to have existed. Daniel, of Denville, has been confounded with Daniel, of Roxbury township, but as each has his own, and distinct line of descendants, there is no need of any confusion. Fred A. CANFIELD

This will place the Puritan Philomon DICKERSON, who came from England to the Massachusetts colony 1638, at Southhold, 1643. He had two sons: Thomas and Peter. Thomas had four sons, who came to Morris county as above stated. This spoils a bit of romance, but we are glad to have facts.

Transcribed by John Cresseveur (1949-2003)