The Farber Family

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The Farber Family

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

In the early days of Morris County the name FARBER occasionally occurs. The name is spelled in many ways. Tradition has it that they were a German people and first settled near Morristown, NJ, probably between Mendham and Morristown. Paul FABER and his wife Mary were early members of the Presbyterian Church at Morristown, and the records have Amos, baptized Oct. 30, 1763; Paul, baptized Apr. 21, 1765; Anne, baptized Aug. 13, 1768; a child died July 14, 1769; Hannah, was born Nov. 17, 1770, baptized June 30, 1771; Elizabeth, born Mar. 16, baptized June 23, 1775; a child died Aug. 9, 1777.

A Mrs. FARBER, probable mother of Paul, died Feb. 1776, at the age of 104 years. They probably moved away soon after 1777. The Rockaway records have early dates of the family. Paul FARBER, Jr., settled near Stockholm in 1785 from Rockaway, NJ; he died Mar. 1848, and is buried at the old "LYONS" burial ground near Stockholm, NJ. His wife was Elizabeth RUDE, a sister of Caleb RUDE, who removed from Morris County to near Hamburg, in Sussex County, at an early date. She died 1842, aged 81 years.

Hannah FARBER born Nov. 17, 1770, married Thomas HARRISON, who located at Canisteer, NJ, then Winchester, in 1764. They had children: William, Joel and Mary, who married Feb. 1827, Isaac VANGELDER, who attended lock near Dover, NJ, many years ago, and they had perhaps other children.

Joel Harrison lived near Stockholm, NJ, married Almeda, daughter of Leonard COLE, who was born Feb. 12, 1798, and had children: John, born 1820, married GARRISON, of West Milford, NJ; Thomas, born 1822, married Cary, of West Milford; Elizabeth, never married; Harriet, married Anthony BRANNIN, of Mt. Hope, NJ.; Abraham, married Elizabeth HENDERSON, of Canisteer, NJ, William, Jacob, Henry, Hannah and Augusta. Nearly all removed West.

Paul FARBER, Jr., bought considerable lands, as the old deeds show, in Vernon and Hardiston townships, Sussex county, NJ, and was connected with many business enterprises. Children of Paul and Elizabeth (RUDE) FARBER: Anna, married Nicholas RYERSON, of Vernon, NJ; Elizabeth, married Peter RYERSON of the same place; Paul, born 1793, married Lucy, some records have Lucinda, daughter of Abraham A. STRAIT, of Canisteer, NJ; Caleb married Elizabeth LaROE, of New Foundland, NJ; Israel, born 1800, married Abigail RICKEY, of Vernon, died Dec. 25, 1872; Abigail married Samuel GIVENS, of Vernon. Caleb and Israel lived in the old FARBER neighborhood, near Vernon, and have many descendents in Sussex county. Paul, who married Lucy STRAIT, headed a party of about thirty families from Sussex county and settled in Franklin county, Ohio, in 1835, and these families are now scattered through many of the Western States.

Transcribed by John Cresseveur (1949-2003)