The Tuttle Family

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The Tuttle Family

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

William TUTTLE, wife Elizabeth and three children came to Boston, Mass., in Ship "Planter" from Northhampton, Eng., 1635, and soon after moved to New Haven, Conn., where his son Joseph married Hannah MUNSON 1667 and had a son Stephen, born at New Haven May 20, 1673. Stephen married Ruth Fritz RANDOLPH, removed to Woodbridge, NJ, where he died in 1709. Will names children: Timothy, Joseph, Stephen and Samuel, and a cousin John COOPER.

Timothy TUTTLE, born at Woodbridge, NJ, Oct. 16, 1696, married Cecelia MOORE, 1724, removed to Hanover, in Morris county, where he died Dec. 31, 1754. His wife was born 1700, and was buried at Hanover, July 3, 1768. Will names children: Daniel, Isaac, Stephen, Abraham, Mary and Joanna.

Capt. Daniel lived at Hanover and had fifteen children, of which five served in the Revolution. Capt. William, son of Capt. Daniel, was born Nov. 5, 1760, married Tempe WICK, daughter of Henry.

Henry WICK was born Oct. 23, 1707, died Dec. 21, 1780. He married Mary COOPER. She was born Apr. 4, 1718, died July 7, 1787. Children: Henry, Jr., born Mar. 9, 1737, married Elizabeth COOPER Feb. 7, 1760, died Sept. 10, 1781. Mary, born Aug. 13, 1739, married Dr. Ebenezer BLACHLY June 19, 1758, died Sept. 18, 1796. James, born Dec. 19, 1741, died young; Phebe, born Nov. 9, 1746, married Dr. William LEDDLE; Tempe, born Oct. 30, 1738, married Capt. William TUTTLE as above, died Apr. 26, 1822.

Joseph, son of Capt. Daniel, was born 1758, married Esther PARKHURST Dec. 2, 1778, resided at New Vernon, NJ, died Apr. 10, 1802. His wife died Mar. 22, 1789, age 36. Children: Phebe, baptized Oct. 31, 1779; William, born Aug. 19, 1781; a child, born Oct. 27, 1783; Elizabeth and Jacob, twins, born Aug. 24, 1786.

Jacob became a minister and married Elizabeth WARD, of Bloomfield, NJ, and had children: Rev. Samuel Lawrence, born at Bloomfield Aug. 15, 1815, died Apr. 16, 1866. Rev. Joseph Farrand, born at Bloomfield Mar. 18, 1818, married Susan, daughter of Rev. Barnabas KING, was his colleague many years at Rockaway, removed to Crawfordsville, Ind., as president of Wabash College, and is still resident.

Joseph TUTTLE, son of Stephen, was born 1698, came to Hanover Neck 1734, married Abigail OGDEN, was squire, deacon and colonel, died 1789, and was buried at Whippany, NJ.

Children: Ruth, married David KITCHELL; Samuel, born Sept. 22, 1724, married Sarah (FORD) KINNEY, died May 31, 1814. Moses, born Nov. 19, 1732, married Jane FORD, died July 11, 1819. (Children of Samuel and Moses, see FORD family.) Joseph married Jemima HAINES; David married Sarah COE.

Transcribed by John Cresseveur (1949-2003)