The Lum Family

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The Lum Family

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

The LUM family was among the early settlers of Morris County. Samuel, born June 13, 1619, in England, died Aug. 19, 1703, in England, had son Mathew, the progenitor of Morris County families. He had son Obadiah, who probably settled at Franklin as early as 1730. Tradition has it that he built a saw mill and the first forge there, at a forge at Coldrain before 1740, and had children born there in 1735.

He was among the first ordained elders of the Rockaway Presbyterian church 1758, with Job ALLEN, Jr., John HUNTINGTON, Jacob ALLERTON and David BEAMAN. He was among the early subscribers to the church, and his name is still on the records of assessment Apr. 23, 1778, and Apr. 17, 1781. James, his son appears as a member and contributor in 1768. The Obadiah LUM house was situated about 300 yards directly south of the present residence of J. P. CRAYON at Franklin, and tradition has it that a part of the frame was used in the building of the old PALMER house soon after 1800, so that he lived at Franklin, his children were born there, had a business interest there, died there and was probably buried at Rockaway, near the church of the family. This house was burned June 16, 1901.

Obadiah LUM was born Mar. 10, 1708, made will Jan. 7, 1779, which was proved Nov. 13, 1783, so that he probably died Oct. 1783.

Obadiah, born Aug. 26, 1735, probably died young as he is not mentioned in the will, and probably buried at Rockaway, date unknown. Phebe, born May 25, 1737; Hannah, born May 8, 1741, probably married ____ HAND, had two sons minors at time of the will, and is mentioned as deceased. Will mentions Obadiah HAND, grandson. Sarah, born Mar. 7, 1742, died after 1783; James, born June 7, 1747, married Elizabeth ____, became the owner of the lands after his father’s death, died May 4, 1805; Daniel, born Oct. 23, 1749, died before date of will; Patience, born Sept. 9, 175_, married Benjamin WOODRUFF July 8, 1778. He married (1) Phebe PIERSON Mar. 12, 1771. She died Jan. 21, 1777, aged 36. Susannah, born Oct. 175_, died after date of will. No further records.

Children of James LUM and wife Elizabeth: Margaret, born June 30, 1768, died Oct. 1, 1846; Nancy, born Jan. 24, 1771, died June 11, 1813; Daniel, born Oct. 19, 1772, died Nov. 16, 1844; John, born Feb. 13, 1775, died May 9, 1777, probably buried at Rockaway; Hannah, born July 17, 1777, died Jan. 7, 1823; Elizabeth, born Sept. 27, 1779, died Mar. 9, 1855; Squier, born Oct. 29, 1780, died July 16, 1854; Irana, born May 7, 1785, married John H. STANSBORROUGH, May 21, 1806, died Sept. 19, 1862, buried at Oak Ridge. He was colonel in the 1812 War, born Apr. 27, 1779, died Oct. 15, 1862, buried at Oak Ridge, lived at Milton. His son John D., was born Nov. 4, 1808, married Emily NORMAN, who died Mar. 31, 1893, aged 74. He lived on the colonel’s place at Milton. Both buried at Oak Ridge. A daughter of Col. STANSBORROUGH, Nancy, married Albert RIGGS, of Drakesville June 26, 1839. A number of the STANSBORROUGH family married in Rockaway families. The father of the colonel was Adronijah, born 1745, died May 16, 1863, buried at Oak Ridge.

Deney, born May 4, 1788. No records of marriage or death.

Children of Squier LUM: Eliza, born Feb. 6, 1825, married Adam DAVENPORT, of Millbrook, Dec. 20, 1854; Samuel N., born Dec. 1, 1826, died Dec. 20, 1846; Mary, born May 10, 1828; Nancy, born July 20, 1831, married William JOHNSON, died Mar. 11, 1862; James, born Jan. 6, 1833, died July 9, 1846.

The three sons of Samuel who came to America early in the seventeenth century were Jonathan, Mathew and Samuel. Jonathan had children: John, Samuel, Joseph and Jonathan. Mathew had children: Obadiah, who came to Franklin, and Mathew. Samuel (2) had children: Samuel, John and David and others as he died 1732, leaving a large family of small children.

John, son of Samuel (2) was born Mar. 20, 1726, had wife Elizabeth, born Feb. 20, 1734. Children: Stephen, born Jan. 26, 1754; Mary, born Aug. 9, 1756; John Clark, born Dec. 26, 1759, died Aug. 4, 1838, had wife Ruth, born Dec. 27, 1762, died Jan. 21, 1831; Amos, born Apr. 12, 1762; Elizabeth, born Jan. 18, 1766, died 1850; Susannah, born Dec. 13, 1771, and Elizabeth Harrison, born Mar. 20, 1775.

Children of John Clark LUM and wife Ruth: Sarah, born Oct. 21, 1781, died Sept. 5, 1861; Prudence, born Feb. 15, 1784, died Dec. 23, 1804; Electra, born Sept. 12, 1786; Mary, born Apr. 2, 1789; Jane, born Sept. 8, 1791, died 1815; David Baker, born Feb. 16, 1794, died 1876; Nancy, born June 2, 1796; Samuel, born Nov. 27, 1798, died 1822; John Clark (2), born May 31, 1801, died 1872, married Mary CARPENTER Sept. 17, 1833, who was born May 3, 1808, died 1888; Eliza M., born Sept. 19, 1803, died 1850.

Children of John C. LUM, Jr., and wife Mary: Albert T., born Mar. 30, 1835, married Harriet PARKHURST; Caroline L., born Dec. 16, 1836; Harriet N., born Dec. 4, 1840; Eliza C., born Aug. 25, 1844, died 1844; Samuel Clark, born Dec. 9, 1847.

Children of Albert T. LUM: Frederick, Charlotte, Mary, Albert, Anna and Samuel C., who married Anna PORTER and had Elizabeth S., John C., Mary C., Caroline L., David P., Anna P. and Samuel C., born May 18, 1890, making an eight generation.

Transcribed by John Cresseveur (1949-2003)