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Catalina Jeronimus Trico¹

b. 1605, d. 11 September 1689

Father

Mother

Biography*

A biographical sketch of Catalina Jeronimus Trico was written in the "New Netherlands Connections".
On Thursday, the 30th of May in 1680, Jasper Danckaerts, a Labadist missionary, wrote in his diary:

M. de la Grange came with his wife to invite me to accompany them in their boat to the Wale Bocht, a place situated on Long Island, almost an hour's distance below the city, directly opposite Correlaers Hoeck... He had an old aunt and other friends living there... This aunt of de La Grange is an old Walloon woman from Valenciennes, seventy-four years old. She is worldly-minded, with mere bonte, living with her whole heart, as well as body, among her progency, which now number 145, and soon will reach 150. Nevertheless she lives alone by herself, a little apart from the others, having her little garden, and other conviences, with which she helped herself...

[Ancestry.com. History of the City of Brooklyn, New York. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2002. Original data: Henry R. Stiles, A history of the city of Brooklyn : Including the old town and village of Brooklyn, the town of Bushwick, and the village and city of Williamsburgh. Brooklyn, N.Y.: Pub. by subscription, 1867-1870. Vol. I., Chapter XI., Deed Book VII, pp. 49-51]

The Deposicon of Catelina Trico aged fouer score yeares or thereabouts taken before the right honorable Collo Thomas Dongan Leut and Governour under his Royll highness James Duke of Yorke and Albany etc. of N. York and its Dependcyes in America who saith and Declares in the prsens of God as followeth

That she Came to this Province either in the yeare one thousand six hundred and twenty three or twenty fouer to the best of her remembrance, and that fouer Women Came along with her in the same Shipp, in which ship the Governor Arian Jorissen Came also over, which fouer Women were married at Sea and that they and their husbands stayed about three Weekes at this place and then they with eight seamen more went in a vessell by ordr of the Dutch Governor, to Dellaware River and there settled. This I certify under my hand and ye seale of this provine. Tho. Dongan.

Catelyn Trico aged about 83 years born in Paris doth Testify and Declare that in ye year 1623 she came into this Country wth a Ship called ye Unity whereof was Commander Arien Jorise belonging to ye West India Company being ye first Ship yt came here for ye sd Company; as soon as they came to Mannatans now called N: York they sent Two families & six men to harford River & Two families & 8 men to Delaware River and 8 men they left att N: Yorke to take Possession and ye Rest of ye Passengers went wth ye Ship up as farr as Albany which they then Called fort Orangie When as ye Ship came as farr as Sopus which is 1/2 way to Albanie; Holland & so brought ye vessel up; there were about 18 families abroad who settled themselves att Albany & made a small fort; and as soon as they had built themselves some hutts of Bark: ye Mahikanders or River Indians. ye Maquase: Oneydes: Onnondages Cayougas. & Sinnekes, wth ye Mahawawa or Ottawawaes Indians came & made Covenants of friendship wth ye sd Arien Jorise there Commander Bringing him great Presents of Bever or oyr Peltry & desyred that they might come & have a Constant free Trade with them wch was concluded upon & ye sd nations came dayly with great multidus of Bever & traded them wth ye Christians, there sd Commanr Arien Jorise staid with them all winter and sent his sonne home with ye sd Deponent lived in Albany three years all which time ye sd Indians were all quiet as Lambs & came & Traded with all ye freedom Imaginable, in ye year 1626 ye Deponent came from Albany & settled at N: Yorke where she afterwards for many years and then came to Long Island where she now lives

The sd Catelyn Trico made oath of ye sd Deposition before me at her house on Long Island in ye Wale Bought this 17th day of October 1688.
William Morris Justice of ye pece

[Van Laer, Arnold J. F., New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Volume I, Register of the Provincial Secretary, 1642 - 1647, (Baltimore, Maryland, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1974). p. 70-71]

Declaration of Catelina Trico and Sara Rappaille as to the conduct of Tryan Jonas, midwife, when sent for by Nan Beets
[29b] Catelina Trico, wife [of Joris Rappaelje], aged 37 years, who [at the request of the] fiscal declares and testi[fies, with promise] of an oath, if need be, [that Nan Beets on ] day, when she came to the house of Hans Hansen, [said] that she was pregnant by Mr. [Smith]. Some time afterwards, Nan Beets was at the house [aforesaid], where [she overcome by such nausea that she sent for Tryan Jonas, the midwife, in her, Catelina's [name?], which midwife came there and immediately went away again; also, that she never saw any child, but heard her say: “Mr. Smith wants me back fo the sake of the child that I am carrying.” Done the 31st of August Ao. 1642.

Sara Rappaelje, wife of Hans Hansen, testifies to the same effect. Done as above.

This is the K mark of Catelina Trico
This is the S mark of Sara Rappaelje

Acknowledged before me,
Cornelis van Tienh., Secretary

[Van Laer, Arnold J. F., New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Volume I, Register of the Provincial Secretary, 1642 - 1647, (Baltimore, Maryland, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1974). p. 286]

Declaration of Egbert van Borsum as to a quarrel between Catelyn Trico and Surgeon Paulus van der Beeck
[139e] Egbert van Borsum, aged about 30 years, at the request of Catelyn Trico, attests, testifies and declares, in place and with promise of a solemn oath if necessary and required, that Catelyn came to the house of Master Hans (Surgeon Hans Keirstede) and asked Master Pauwel (Surgeon Paulus van der Beeck, or Becke): “Why do you beat my daughter?” He, Pauwel, answered: “You lie.” She replied: “You lie like a villain and a dog.” She, Catelyn, raising her hand, Master Pauwel struck Catelyn and then called her a whore and a wampum thief, which she called people to witness.

This is the X mark of Egbert van Borsum
Willem de Key.²

Name Variation

Catalina Jeronimus Trico was also known as Catalyntje Jeronymus Trico.³

Name Variation

Catalina Jeronimus Trico was also known as Catalyntje Joris Trico.^4,5

Birth*

She was born in 1605, daughter of Jeronimus Jan Trico and Michele Sauvagie, at Prisches, France.^3,6

Marriage Bann

Marriage banns for Catalina Jeronimus Trico and Joris Jansen Rapalje were published on 13 January 1623/24 at Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.^1,7

Marriage*

Catalina Jeronimus Trico married Joris Jansen Rapalje, son of Jean Rapareilliet and Elizabeth Baudoin, on 21 January 1623/24 at Walloon Church, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. The witnesses to the marriage were [Zabriskie, George O., The Founding Families of New Netherland, No. 4. -- The Rapalje-Rapelje Family, (de Halve Maen, The Holland Society of New York), vol. 46, no. 4, page 7.]

In the marriage-intention registry the entry about them reads, with various abbreviations and deletions, in Dutch and English as follows:

Joris Raparlie van Valenchie .. boratwercker out 19 jaeren woon .. op't Waele padt & Catharina triko van [word parijs crossed out] pris in [word Vranckrijck crossed out] Walslant geasst .. met mary Fla[Zabriskie, George O., The Founding Families of New Netherland, No. 4. -- The Rapalje-Rapelje Family, (de Halve Maen, The Holland Society of New York), vol. 46, no. 4, page 7.] In the marriage-intention registry the entry about them reads, with various abbreviations and deletions, in Dutch and English as follows: Joris Raparlie van Valenchie .. boratwercker out 19 jaeren woon .. op't Waele padt & Catharina triko van [word parijs crossed out] pris in [word Vranckrijck crossed out] Walslant geasst .. met mary Fla[m]egh haar suster woon .. in de Vles out 18 hae .. (Signed with their marks) Joris Raparlie, born in Valenchie .., borat worker, age 19 years, living at the Waele padt, and Catharina Triko, born in [word "Paris" deleted] pris, in [word "France" deleted] Walslant, assisted by Mary Flamegh, her sister, living in de Vles, age 18 years. Their marriage record at the Walloon Church in Amsterdam reads in French as follows: Espousé le 21 de Janvier [1624] Joris Raporbie de Valencenne, et Catherine trikoegh haar suster woon .. in de Vles out 18 hae ..
(Signed with their marks)

Joris Raparlie, born in Valenchie .., borat worker, age 19 years, living at the Waele padt, and Catharina Triko, born in [word "Paris" deleted] pris, in [word "France" deleted] Walslant, assisted by Mary Flamegh, her sister, living in de Vles, age 18 years.

Their marriage record at the Walloon Church in Amsterdam reads in French as follows:

Espousé le 21 de Janvier [1624] Joris Raporbie de Valencenne, et Catherine triko.^1,7

Death*

Catalina Jeronimus Trico died on 11 September 1689 at Wallabout, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.^3,5,8,9

Family

Joris Jansen Rapalje b. b 28 Apr 1604, d. c 1663

Marriage Bann

Marriage banns for Catalina Jeronimus Trico and Joris Jansen Rapalje were published on 13 January 1623/24 at Amsterdam, Noord-Holland.^1,7

Marriage*

Catalina Jeronimus Trico married Joris Jansen Rapalje, son of Jean Rapareilliet and Elizabeth Baudoin, on 21 January 1623/24 at Amsterdam, Noord-Holland. The witnesses to the marriage were [Zabriskie, George O., The Founding Families of New Netherland, No. 4. -- The Rapalje-Rapelje Family, (de Halve Maen, The Holland Society of New York), vol. 46, no. 4, page 7.]

In the marriage-intention registry the entry about them reads, with various abbreviations and deletions, in Dutch and English as follows:

Joris Raparlie van Valenchie .. boratwercker out 19 jaeren woon .. op't Waele padt & Catharina triko van [word parijs crossed out] pris in [word Vranckrijck crossed out] Walslant geasst .. met mary Fla[Zabriskie, George O., The Founding Families of New Netherland, No. 4. -- The Rapalje-Rapelje Family, (de Halve Maen, The Holland Society of New York), vol. 46, no. 4, page 7.] In the marriage-intention registry the entry about them reads, with various abbreviations and deletions, in Dutch and English as follows: Joris Raparlie van Valenchie .. boratwercker out 19 jaeren woon .. op't Waele padt & Catharina triko van [word parijs crossed out] pris in [word Vranckrijck crossed out] Walslant geasst .. met mary Fla[m]egh haar suster woon .. in de Vles out 18 hae .. (Signed with their marks) Joris Raparlie, born in Valenchie .., borat worker, age 19 years, living at the Waele padt, and Catharina Triko, born in [word "Paris" deleted] pris, in [word "France" deleted] Walslant, assisted by Mary Flamegh, her sister, living in de Vles, age 18 years. Their marriage record at the Walloon Church in Amsterdam reads in French as follows: Espousé le 21 de Janvier [1624] Joris Raporbie de Valencenne, et Catherine trikoegh haar suster woon .. in de Vles out 18 hae ..
(Signed with their marks)

Joris Raparlie, born in Valenchie .., borat worker, age 19 years, living at the Waele padt, and Catharina Triko, born in [word "Paris" deleted] pris, in [word "France" deleted] Walslant, assisted by Mary Flamegh, her sister, living in de Vles, age 18 years.

Their marriage record at the Walloon Church in Amsterdam reads in French as follows:

Espousé le 21 de Janvier [1624] Joris Raporbie de Valencenne, et Catherine triko.^1,7

Children

Sarah Joris Rapalje+ b. 9 Jun 1625, d. 16 Sep 1687
Marretje Jorise Rapalje+ b. 11 Mar 1626/27
Jannetje Joris Rapalje+ b. 18 Aug 1628
Judith Joris Rapalje+ b. 5 Jul 1635
Jan Jorise Rapalje+ b. 28 Aug 1637, d. 25 Jan 1662/63
Jacob Jorise Rapalje b. 28 May 1639, d. c 1643
Catelyntje Jorise Rapalje b. 28 Mar 1641
Jeronimus Jorise Rapalje+ b. 27 Jun 1643
Annetje Jorise Rapelje+ b. 8 Feb 1645/46
Elizabeth Jorise Rapalie+ b. 28 Mar 1648
Daniel Jorise Rapalje+ b. 29 Dec 1650, d. 26 Dec 1725

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Citations

[S61] George O. Zabriskie, "The Founding Families of New Netherland, No. 4. -- The Rapalje-Rapelje Family", de Halve Maen vol. 46, no. 4; vol. 47, no.1; and vol. 47, no. 2 (1972): vol. 46, no. 4, page 7.
[S1380] Dorothy A. Koenig and Pim Nieuwenhuis, Catalina Trico from Namur (1605 - 1689) and Her Nephew, Arnoldus de la Grange (self published), page 55-56.
[S46] George H. Morck, My American Roots (Oslo, Norway: self published, 1983), 34.
[S76] Theunis G. Bergen, Register in Alphabetical Order, of the Early Settlers of Kings County, Long Island, N.Y. ((New York, New York, S. W. Green's Son, Printer, Electrotyper and Binder, 1881), Online - <http://moa.cit.cornell.edu/MOA/bookb.html>), 234.
[S71] Henry A. Stoutenburgh, A documentary history of het (the) Nederdeutsche gemeente: Dutch congregation, of Oyster Bay, Queens County, Island of Nassau, now Long Island, Volumes 1-5 (60 Murray St., New York: Press of Eben Storer, 1902), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=26YuAAAAYAAJ : accessed 21 Mar 2011, 445.
[S80] F.A.S.G. George E. McCracken Ph. D., "Catalyntje Trico Rapalje," The American Genealogist, Volume 35, No. 4 (October 1959): 196.
[S279] Phyllis A. and Thomas A. Ryerson Ryerse, The Ryerse-Ryerson Family, 1574-1994 ((Private Publication, 1994)), 8.
[S279] Phyllis A. and Thomas A. Ryerson Ryerse, The Ryerse-Ryerson Family, 1574-1994 ((Private Publication, 1994)), 9.
[S295] Jo White Linn, Ancestry of Moore/Rowan Families (New Orleans, Louisiana: privately published, 1995), 157.

Jeronimus Jan Trico¹

b. circa 1580

Birth*

Jeronimus Jan Trico was born circa 1580 at Paris, Seine, France.¹

Marriage*

He married Michele Sauvagie in 1605.

Family

Michele Sauvagie d. a May 1632

Children

Margriet Trico
Catalina Jeronimus Trico+ b. 1605, d. 11 Sep 1689

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Citations

[S31] On the Trail of Our Ancestors; Donna Speer Ristenbatt Genealogy, online http://www.ristenbatt.com/genealogy : accessed 1999.

Maritie Spier¹

d. 6 April 1728

Father

John Spier

Birth*

Maritie Spier was born, daughter of John Spier, at Acquackanock, Essex County, New Jersey.

Marriage*

Maritie Spier married John Ryerson, son of Joris Ryerson and Anneken Schouten, on 27 October 1716 at Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey.¹

Death*

Maritie Spier died on 6 April 1728.

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Citations

[S279] Phyllis A. and Thomas A. Ryerson Ryerse, The Ryerse-Ryerson Family, 1574-1994 ((Private Publication, 1994)), 17.

John Ryerson¹

b. before 8 August 1694, d. 1782

Father

Joris Ryerson b. b 19 Sep 1666, d. 1749

Mother

Anneken Schouten b. b 17 Mar 1665/66, d. 17 May 1743

Name Variation

John Ryerson was also known as Johannes Ryerson.^2,3

Marriage*

He married Geertje Hesselse.

God Father*

John Ryerson was God Father on 8 August 1694; Samuel Berry.⁴

God Mother*

He was God Mother on 8 August 1694; Helena Schouten.⁴

Baptism

John was baptized on 8 August 1694 at Reformed Dutch Church, New York, New York County, New York.^5,6,3

Birth*

He was born before 8 August 1694, son of Joris Ryerson and Anneken Schouten, at New York, New York County, New York.^2,7,5

Marriage*

John Ryerson married Maritie Spier, daughter of John Spier, on 27 October 1716 at Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey.³

(Heir & Executor) Will

In Joris Ryerson's will dated 21 July 1744 at Bergen County, New Jersey, John Ryerson was named as executor and as an heir.⁸

Death*

John Ryerson died in 1782.³

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Citations

[S144] A. Van Doren Honeyman, editor, Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey; First Series, Volume XXX, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administration, Etc., Vol. II, 1730 - 1750 (Sommerville, New Jersey: The Unionist-Gazette Association, Printers, 1918), 411.
[S55] Albert Winslow Ryerson, The Ryerson Genealogy ((Chicago, Illinois, Privately printed for Edward L. Ryerson, 1916), copy in possession of author), 5.
[S279] Phyllis A. and Thomas A. Ryerson Ryerse, The Ryerse-Ryerson Family, 1574-1994 ((Private Publication, 1994)), 17.
[S36] Kenn and Eunice H. Young Stryker-Rodda, Jan Lucaszen Schouten and His Descendants Through Three Generations (The New York Genealogical and Biological Record, Vol. 115, Number 4, October 1984), Page 218.
[S36] Kenn and Eunice H. Young Stryker-Rodda, Jan Lucaszen Schouten and His Descendants Through Three Generations (The New York Genealogical and Biological Record, Vol. 115, Number 4, October 1984), 218.
[S9] Ted & Pat (e-mail address) Brassard, Baptism Records of the Dutch Reformed Church of New Amsterdam ((Online - <http://www.nh.ultranet.com/).
[S52] Louis Johnes, A.M. Ryerson, The Genealogy of the Ryerson Family in America, 1646-1902 ((New York, New York, Press of Jenkins and McCowan, 1902)), 18.
[S144] A. Van Doren Honeyman, editor, Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey; First Series, Volume XXX, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administration, Etc., Vol. II, 1730 - 1750 (Sommerville, New Jersey: The Unionist-Gazette Association, Printers, 1918), page 410.

Martin Ryerson^1,2

b. before 17 September 1693

Father

Joris Ryerson b. b 19 Sep 1666, d. 1749

Mother

Anneken Schouten b. b 17 Mar 1665/66, d. 17 May 1743

Name Variation

Martin Ryerson was also known as Marten Ryerson.³

God Father*

He was God Father on 17 September 1693; Daniel Rappalje.⁴

God Mother*

He was God Mother on 17 September 1693; Sara Schouten, de oude [grandmother].⁴

Birth*

He was born before 17 September 1693, son of Joris Ryerson and Anneken Schouten, at New York, New York County, New York.³

Baptism

Martin was baptized on 17 September 1693 at Reformed Dutch Church, New York, New York County, New York.^5,6,2

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Citations

[S144] A. Van Doren Honeyman, editor, Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey; First Series, Volume XXX, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administration, Etc., Vol. II, 1730 - 1750 (Sommerville, New Jersey: The Unionist-Gazette Association, Printers, 1918), 411.
[S279] Phyllis A. and Thomas A. Ryerson Ryerse, The Ryerse-Ryerson Family, 1574-1994 ((Private Publication, 1994)), 17.
[S55] Albert Winslow Ryerson, The Ryerson Genealogy ((Chicago, Illinois, Privately printed for Edward L. Ryerson, 1916), copy in possession of author), 5.
[S36] Kenn and Eunice H. Young Stryker-Rodda, Jan Lucaszen Schouten and His Descendants Through Three Generations (The New York Genealogical and Biological Record, Vol. 115, Number 4, October 1984), Page 218.
[S36] Kenn and Eunice H. Young Stryker-Rodda, Jan Lucaszen Schouten and His Descendants Through Three Generations (The New York Genealogical and Biological Record, Vol. 115, Number 4, October 1984), 218.
[S9] Ted & Pat (e-mail address) Brassard, Baptism Records of the Dutch Reformed Church of New Amsterdam ((Online - <http://www.nh.ultranet.com/).

Everet Wessels^1,2

b. 13 March 1693/94

Father

Wessel Evertse Wessels

Mother

Susanna Treuhoven

Birth*

Everet Wessels was born on 13 March 1693/94, son of Wessel Evertse Wessels and Susanna Treuhoven.^1,2

Marriage*

Everet Wessels married Anna Ryerson, daughter of Joris Ryerson and Anneken Schouten, on 7 September 1715.

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Citations

[S55] Albert Winslow Ryerson, The Ryerson Genealogy ((Chicago, Illinois, Privately printed for Edward L. Ryerson, 1916), copy in possession of author), 5.
[S279] Phyllis A. and Thomas A. Ryerson Ryerse, The Ryerse-Ryerson Family, 1574-1994 ((Private Publication, 1994)), 17.

Anna Ryerson¹

b. 6 June 1692, d. before 1744

Father

Joris Ryerson b. b 19 Sep 1666, d. 1749

Mother

Anneken Schouten b. b 17 Mar 1665/66, d. 17 May 1743

Name Variation

Anna Ryerson was also known as Johanna Ryerson.^2,3

Birth

She was born on 2 June 1692, daughter of Joris Ryerson and Anneken Schouten, at New York, New York County, New York.³

Birth*

Anna Ryerson was born on 6 June 1692, daughter of Joris Ryerson and Anneken Schouten, at New York, New York County, New York.²

God Mother*

Anna Ryerson was God Mother on 15 June 1692; Annetje Rapailles.⁴

God Father*

She was God Father on 15 June 1692; Paulus Turck, Jr.⁴

Baptism

Anna was baptized on 15 June 1692 at Reformed Dutch Church, New York, New York County, New York.^5,6

Marriage*

She married Everet Wessels, son of Wessel Evertse Wessels and Susanna Treuhoven, on 7 September 1715.

Death*

Anna Ryerson died before 1744.^2,3

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Citations

[S144] A. Van Doren Honeyman, editor, Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey; First Series, Volume XXX, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administration, Etc., Vol. II, 1730 - 1750 (Sommerville, New Jersey: The Unionist-Gazette Association, Printers, 1918), 411.
[S55] Albert Winslow Ryerson, The Ryerson Genealogy ((Chicago, Illinois, Privately printed for Edward L. Ryerson, 1916), copy in possession of author), 5.
[S279] Phyllis A. and Thomas A. Ryerson Ryerse, The Ryerse-Ryerson Family, 1574-1994 ((Private Publication, 1994)), 17.
[S36] Kenn and Eunice H. Young Stryker-Rodda, Jan Lucaszen Schouten and His Descendants Through Three Generations (The New York Genealogical and Biological Record, Vol. 115, Number 4, October 1984), Page 218.
[S36] Kenn and Eunice H. Young Stryker-Rodda, Jan Lucaszen Schouten and His Descendants Through Three Generations (The New York Genealogical and Biological Record, Vol. 115, Number 4, October 1984), 218.
[S9] Ted & Pat (e-mail address) Brassard, Baptism Records of the Dutch Reformed Church of New Amsterdam ((Online - <http://www.nh.ultranet.com/).

John Reading¹

b. 29 March 1756, d. 18 February 1802

Father

Joseph Reading b. 23 Nov 1728, d. 15 Nov 1806

Mother

Amy Polly Pierson b. c 1730

Marriage*

John Reading married Mary Harrison, daughter of Henry Harrison and Ann Wynat.

Birth*

John Reading was born on 29 March 1756, son of Joseph Reading and Amy Polly Pierson, at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.²

Death*

John Reading died on 18 February 1802 at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, at age 45.²

Family

Mary Harrison d. 8 Mar 1845

Child

Amy Harrison Reading b. 21 Aug 1786, d. 23 May 1843

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Citations

[S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 50.
[S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 62.

Mary Harrison¹

d. 8 March 1845

Father

Henry Harrison

Mother

Ann Wynat

Marriage*

Mary Harrison married John Reading, son of Joseph Reading and Amy Polly Pierson.

(Heir) Will

In Joseph Reading's will dated 10 November 1806 at Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Mary Reading was named as an heir.²

Death*

Mary Harrison died on 8 March 1845 at Philadelphia, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.³

Family

John Reading b. 29 Mar 1756, d. 18 Feb 1802

Child

Amy Harrison Reading b. 21 Aug 1786, d. 23 May 1843

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Citations

[S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 62.
[S162] Joseph Reading will (10 Nov 1806), Will of Joseph Reading, Don McCarthy, 7505 E 20th Place, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma.
[S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 63.

Elizabeth Reading¹

b. 6 March 1758, d. 6 January 1765

Father

Joseph Reading b. 23 Nov 1728, d. 15 Nov 1806

Mother

Amy Polly Pierson b. c 1730

Birth*

Elizabeth Reading was born on 6 March 1758, daughter of Joseph Reading and Amy Polly Pierson, at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.¹

Burial

Elizabeth Reading was buried after 6 January 1765 at Raritan, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. her tombstone is inscribed
Also known as the Old Amwell Cemetery.
. Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.²

Burial*

Elizabeth Reading was buried after 6 January 1765 at Raritan, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.²

Death*

Elizabeth Reading died on 6 January 1765 at age 6.^1,2

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Citations

[S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 50.
[S542] Hiram E. Deats, Tombstone Inscriptions from Hunterdon County Cemeteries (n.pub.), 39.

Joseph Reading¹

b. 28 January 1760, d. 11 March 1810

Father

Joseph Reading b. 23 Nov 1728, d. 15 Nov 1806

Mother

Amy Polly Pierson b. c 1730

Marriage*

Joseph Reading married Lucy Emley, daughter of Elisha Emley and Ann Atkinson.

Birth*

Joseph Reading was born on 28 January 1760, son of Joseph Reading and Amy Polly Pierson, at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.²

Burial

Joseph Reading was buried after 11 March 1810 at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. his tombstone is inscribed
Originally known as the Reading Burying Ground.
. Johnson Family Cemetery.^2,3

Death*

Joseph Reading died on 11 March 1810 at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, at age 50.^2,4,3

Burial*

Joseph Reading was buried after 11 March 1810 at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.^2,3

Intestate*

Joseph Reading died intestate.⁵

Inventory*

The inventory of his estate was taken on 4 April 1810 at Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, by 1810, Apr. 4. Reading, Joseph, Jr., of Amwell Twsp., Hunterdon Co. Int. Inventory, $864.75; made by Isaac C. Huffman, John Woolverton. Sworn to by Peter Fisher, Adm'r. Apr. 7, 1810.
File 2429J.⁵

Family

Lucy Emley b. 1 Jan 1762, d. 5 Aug 1831

Marriage*

He married Lucy Emley, daughter of Elisha Emley and Ann Atkinson.

Children

Ann Reading+ b. 10 May 1785, d. 28 Mar 1843
Amy Reading+ b. 2 Mar 1787, d. 3 Sep 1858
John Reading+ b. 8 Oct 1789, d. 12 Nov 1871
Sarah Reading b. 30 Nov 1791
Hannah Reading b. 19 May 1794, d. 11 Sep 1854
Maria Reading b. 2 Sep 1797, d. 19 Feb 1869
Theodosia Reading b. 18 Apr 1800, d. 5 Feb 1875
Lucy Emley Reading b. 12 Jan 1803, d. 27 Sep 1847

Last Edited

7 Mar 2007

Citations

[S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 50.
[S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 63.
[S541] Anonymous, "The Johnson Family Cemetery," Hunterdon County Historical Society Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 3 (Winter, 1966): Recorded 27 Feb 2002.
[S287] James P., compiler Snell, History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey ((Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Everts & Peck, 1881)), 384.
[S135] Elmer T. Hutchinson, editor, Documents Relating to the Colonial, Revolutionary and Post-Revolutionary History of the State of New Jersey; First Series, Volume XLI, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administration, Etc., Vol. XII, 1810 - 1813 (Bayonne, New Jersey: Jersey Printing Company, 1949), 306.

Lucy Emley¹

b. 1 January 1762, d. 5 August 1831

Father

Elisha Emley b. 13 May 1722, d. 12 Apr 1761

Mother

Ann Atkinson b. 14 Aug 1729

Marriage*

Lucy Emley married Joseph Reading, son of Joseph Reading and Amy Polly Pierson.

Birth*

Lucy Emley was born on 1 January 1762, daughter of Elisha Emley and Ann Atkinson.²

Burial

Lucy Emley was buried after 5 August 1831 at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. her tombstone is inscribed
Originally known as the Reading Burying Ground.
. Johnson Family Cemetery.^2,3

Burial*

Lucy Emley was buried after 5 August 1831 at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.^2,3

Death*

Lucy Emley died on 5 August 1831 at age 69.^2,4,3

Family

Joseph Reading b. 28 Jan 1760, d. 11 Mar 1810

Children

Ann Reading+ b. 10 May 1785, d. 28 Mar 1843
Amy Reading+ b. 2 Mar 1787, d. 3 Sep 1858
John Reading+ b. 8 Oct 1789, d. 12 Nov 1871
Sarah Reading b. 30 Nov 1791
Hannah Reading b. 19 May 1794, d. 11 Sep 1854
Maria Reading b. 2 Sep 1797, d. 19 Feb 1869
Theodosia Reading b. 18 Apr 1800, d. 5 Feb 1875
Lucy Emley Reading b. 12 Jan 1803, d. 27 Sep 1847

Last Edited

7 Mar 2007

Citations

[S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 50.
[S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 63.
[S541] Anonymous, "The Johnson Family Cemetery," Hunterdon County Historical Society Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 3 (Winter, 1966): Recorded 27 Feb 2002.
[S287] James P., compiler Snell, History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey ((Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Everts & Peck, 1881)), 384.

Samuel Ryerson Reading¹

b. 10 June 1771, d. 22 August 1838

Father

Joseph Reading b. 23 Nov 1728, d. 15 Nov 1806

Mother

Amy Polly Pierson b. c 1730

Birth*

Samuel Ryerson Reading was born on 10 June 1771, son of Joseph Reading and Amy Polly Pierson, at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.²

Marriage*

Samuel Ryerson Reading married Ellen Anderson, daughter of Joshua Anderson and Hannah Smith, on 10 February 1793.³

(Heir) Will

In Joseph Reading's will dated 10 November 1806 at Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Samuel Ryerson Reading was named as an heir.⁴

Marriage*

He married Susannah Rittenhouse, daughter of Isaac Rittenhouse and Susannah Baker.^5,6

CensusUS1830*

Samuel, enumerated as Samuel Reading, is listed as the head of a household on the 1830 U. S. Federal Population Census of Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1830. The family consisted of 1 free white male under five years old, 1 free white male age fifteen to twenty years old, 2 free white males age twenty to thirty years old, 1 free white male age fifty to sixty years old, 1 free white female age ten to fifteen years old, 3 free white females age twenty to thirty years old, 2 free white females age forty to fifty years old and 1 female slave age thirty-six to fifty-five years old.⁷

Death*

Samuel Ryerson Reading died on 22 August 1838 at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, at age 67.^2,8

Burial*

Samuel Ryerson Reading was buried after 22 August 1838 at Rosemont Cemetery located in Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.⁸

Tombstone-Text*

His tombstone is inscribed with:

Samuel Reading / Born / June 10, 1771 / Died / Aug. 22, 1838

⁹

Tombstone-Img*

CLICK ON THE CAMERA TO VIEW THE IMAGE.⁹

Family 1

Ellen Anderson b. 24 Oct 1771, d. 5 Aug 1807

Marriage*

He married Ellen Anderson, daughter of Joshua Anderson and Hannah Smith, on 10 February 1793.³

Children

William Anderson Reading b. 27 Nov 1793, d. 18 Mar 1878
Joshua Anderson Reading b. 4 Mar 1795, d. 4 Apr 1796
Pierson Anderson Reading b. 11 Oct 1797, d. 23 Jul 1884
Anderson Reading b. 21 Jul 1800, d. 10 Nov 1825
Eliza Harrison Reading b. 20 Jan 1802, d. 20 Mar 1889
Lucy E. Reading b. 22 Mar 1804, d. 16 Oct 1843
Ellen Anderson Reading b. 19 Apr 1806, d. 14 Apr 1859

Family 2

Susannah Rittenhouse b. 15 Aug 1778, d. 2 Jun 1849

Marriage*

Samuel Ryerson Reading married Susannah Rittenhouse, daughter of Isaac Rittenhouse and Susannah Baker.^5,6

Children

Louis B. Reading b. 3 Mar 1811, d. 4 Oct 1838
Theodosia Grant Reading b. 31 Dec 1816, d. 31 Dec 1873

Last Edited

13 Jul 2011

Citations

[S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 50.
[S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 63.
[S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 64.
[S162] Joseph Reading will (10 Nov 1806), Will of Joseph Reading, Don McCarthy, 7505 E 20th Place, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma.
[S659] Unknown cd1 tombstone, Rosemont Cemetery, Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, recorded by author in May 2001.
[S1652] Olive Barrick Rowland, An ancestral chart and handbook : genealogical notes of the Sutton and Rittenhouse families of Hunterdon County, New Jersey : with Mattison, Bonham, Fuller, and Fox connections, and some record of the Barrick and Shepherd families (Richmond: Garrett & Massie, 1935), digital image, HeritageQuest Online, Family and Local History, http://persi.heritagequestonline.com : 18 Aug 2006., 50.
[S516] 1830 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Kingwood, page 375; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M19, roll 83, Samuel Reading.
[S1555] Find A Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Samuel Reading entry, added 1 Sep 2004 by Christine Brown, Find A Grave memorial #9395865.
[S1672] Rosemont Cemetery (Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey), Samuel Reading marker; photographed 22 Mar 2010 by TF Lyon.

Ellen Anderson¹

b. 24 October 1771, d. 5 August 1807

Father

Joshua Anderson

Mother

Hannah Smith

Birth*

Ellen Anderson was born on 24 October 1771, daughter of Joshua Anderson and Hannah Smith, at Monmouth, Monmouth County, New Jersey.²

Marriage*

Ellen Anderson married Samuel Ryerson Reading, son of Joseph Reading and Amy Polly Pierson, on 10 February 1793.²

Death*

Ellen Reading died on 5 August 1807 at age 35.^2,3

Burial*

Ellen Reading was buried after 5 August 1807 at Rosemont Cemetery located in Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.³

Tombstone-Text*

Her tombstone is inscribed with:

Ellen Anderson / wife of Samuel Reading / Born / Oct. 24, 1771 / Died / Aug. 5, 1807

⁴

Tombstone-Img*

CLICK ON THE CAMERA TO VIEW THE IMAGE.⁴

Family

Samuel Ryerson Reading b. 10 Jun 1771, d. 22 Aug 1838

Children

William Anderson Reading b. 27 Nov 1793, d. 18 Mar 1878
Joshua Anderson Reading b. 4 Mar 1795, d. 4 Apr 1796
Pierson Anderson Reading b. 11 Oct 1797, d. 23 Jul 1884
Anderson Reading b. 21 Jul 1800, d. 10 Nov 1825
Eliza Harrison Reading b. 20 Jan 1802, d. 20 Mar 1889
Lucy E. Reading b. 22 Mar 1804, d. 16 Oct 1843
Ellen Anderson Reading b. 19 Apr 1806, d. 14 Apr 1859

Last Edited

11 Jul 2011

Citations

[S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 50.
[S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 64.
[S1555] Find A Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Ellen Anderson Reading entry, added 1 Sep 2004 by Christine Brown, Find A Grave memorial #9395863.
[S1672] Rosemont Cemetery (Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey), Ellen Anderson Reading marker; photographed 22 Mar 2010 by TF Lyon.

Susannah Rittenhouse^1,2

b. 15 August 1778, d. 2 June 1849

Father

Isaac Rittenhouse b. 13 Jul 1726, d. b Oct 1818

Mother

Susannah Baker b. 1723, d. 4 Jun 1824

Birth*

Susannah Rittenhouse was born on 15 August 1778, daughter of Isaac Rittenhouse and Susannah Baker.²

Marriage*

Susannah Rittenhouse married Samuel Ryerson Reading, son of Joseph Reading and Amy Polly Pierson.^3,2

(Heir) Will

In Susannah Rittenhouse's will dated 21 October 1818 at Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Susannah Reading was named as an heir.¹

Death*

Susannah Reading died on 2 June 1849 at age 70.^4,2,5

Burial*

Susannah Reading was buried after 2 June 1849 at Rosemont Cemetery located in Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.^3,2,5

Tombstone-Text*

Her tombstone is inscribed with:

In memory of; Susan / wife of / Samuel Reading / [too faded to read] / June 2, 18[?]7 / In the [?] year / of her age

^3,6

Tombstone-Img*

CLICK ON THE CAMERA TO VIEW THE IMAGE.⁶

Family

Samuel Ryerson Reading b. 10 Jun 1771, d. 22 Aug 1838

Marriage*

She married Samuel Ryerson Reading, son of Joseph Reading and Amy Polly Pierson.^3,2

Children

Louis B. Reading b. 3 Mar 1811, d. 4 Oct 1838
Theodosia Grant Reading² b. 31 Dec 1816, d. 31 Dec 1873

Last Edited

13 Jul 2011

Citations

[S307] Phyllis B., compiler D'Autrechy, More Records of Old Hunterdon County, Vol. II ((Flemington, New Jersey, Hunterdon County Historical Society, 2000)), 159.
[S1652] Olive Barrick Rowland, An ancestral chart and handbook : genealogical notes of the Sutton and Rittenhouse families of Hunterdon County, New Jersey : with Mattison, Bonham, Fuller, and Fox connections, and some record of the Barrick and Shepherd families (Richmond: Garrett & Massie, 1935), digital image, HeritageQuest Online, Family and Local History, http://persi.heritagequestonline.com : 18 Aug 2006., 50.
[S659] Unknown cd1 tombstone, Rosemont Cemetery, Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, recorded by author in May 2001.
[S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 64.
[S1555] Find A Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Susan Reading entry, added 1 Sep 2004 by Christine Brown, Find A Grave memorial #9395835.
[S1672] Rosemont Cemetery (Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey), Susan Reading marker; photographed 15 Mar 2010 by marcoso [e-mail address].

Pierson Reading^1,2,3,4

b. circa 1780, d. 26 August 1847

Father

Joseph Reading b. 23 Nov 1728, d. 15 Nov 1806

Mother

Amy Polly Pierson b. c 1730

Birth*

Pierson Reading was born circa 1780, son of Joseph Reading and Amy Polly Pierson, at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.⁵

Marriage*

Pierson Reading married Mary Opdyke, daughter of Samuel Opdyke and Susanna Robeson, on 11 February 1804 at Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.^6,5,7,3

(Heir & Executor) Will

In Joseph Reading's will dated 10 November 1806 at Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Pierson Reading was named as executor and as an heir.⁸

Marriage*

He married Charity Green, daughter of John Guild and Abigail Howell, on 16 September 1815 at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.^9,10,11

Death*

Pierson Reading died on 26 August 1847 at New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana.⁵

Family 1

Mary Opdyke b. 24 Sep 1781, d. 16 Apr 1864

Children

Amy Reading b. 1783
Susan Reading b. 1805, d. 20 Sep 1853
Mary Reading b. bt 1813 - 1815

Family 2

Charity Guild b. 24 Sep 1781, d. 16 Apr 1864

Children

Pierson Barton Reading b. 26 Nov 1816, d. 29 May 1868
Alfred Reading b. 20 Dec 1820, d. 7 Nov 1894

Last Edited

4 Feb 2012

Citations

[S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 81.
[S203] Hunterdon County Clerk, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Recorded Marriage Records, Vol. 2, 1812 - 1829 ((Hunterdon County, Court House, Clerks Office, State of New Jersey)), 144.
[S202] Hunterdon County Clerk, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Recorded Marriage Records, Vol. 1, 1795 - 1812 ((Hunterdon County, Court House, Clerks Office, State of New Jersey)), Reading-Opdyck entry, 11 Feb 1804, page 79.
[S1064] Kate Hamilton Osborne, Susan Stroud Roberson and Caroline Francis Stroud, An historical and genealogical account of Andrew Robeson of Scotland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, and of his descendants from 1653 to 1916 (Philadelphia, PA: J.B. Lippincott, 1916), digital image, Google, Google Book Search, http://books.google.com/books?id=7SxWAAAAMAAJ : accessed 2 Aug 2009, p. 149.
[S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 64.
[S1850] "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2011), entry for Pierson Redding-Mary Opdyke, married 22 Dec 1803; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 686; Hunterdon County Clerk.
[S87] Hunterdon County Democrat, Marriage Records of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, 1795-1875 (Hunterdon County Democrat. Marriage Records of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, 1795-1875. Flemington, NJ: Hunterdon House, 1986.), Volume 1, Page 79.
[S162] Joseph Reading will (10 Nov 1806), Will of Joseph Reading, Don McCarthy, 7505 E 20th Place, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma.
[S1850] "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2011), entry for Peirson Redding-Charity Green, married 16 Sep 1815; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 677; Hunterdon County Clerk.
[S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, page 65.
[S203] Hunterdon County Clerk, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Recorded Marriage Records, Vol. 2, 1812 - 1829 ((Hunterdon County, Court House, Clerks Office, State of New Jersey)), page 144.

Mary Opdyke^1,2,3

b. 24 September 1781, d. 16 April 1864

Father

Samuel Opdyke b. 1749, d. 1801

Mother

Susanna Robeson

Name Variation

Mary Opdyke was also known as Mary Opdyck.⁴

Birth*

She was born on 24 September 1781, daughter of Samuel Opdyke and Susanna Robeson.⁵

Marriage*

Mary Opdyke married Pierson Reading, son of Joseph Reading and Amy Polly Pierson, on 11 February 1804 at Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.^1,2,6,4

Death*

Mary Opdyke died on 16 April 1864 at age 82.⁵

Family

Pierson Reading b. c 1780, d. 26 Aug 1847

Children

Amy Reading b. 1783
Susan Reading b. 1805, d. 20 Sep 1853
Mary Reading b. bt 1813 - 1815

Last Edited

4 Feb 2012

Citations

[S1850] "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2011), entry for Pierson Redding-Mary Opdyke, married 22 Dec 1803; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 686; Hunterdon County Clerk.
[S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 64.
[S1064] Kate Hamilton Osborne, Susan Stroud Roberson and Caroline Francis Stroud, An historical and genealogical account of Andrew Robeson of Scotland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, and of his descendants from 1653 to 1916 (Philadelphia, PA: J.B. Lippincott, 1916), digital image, Google, Google Book Search, http://books.google.com/books?id=7SxWAAAAMAAJ : accessed 2 Aug 2009, p. 149.
[S202] Hunterdon County Clerk, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Recorded Marriage Records, Vol. 1, 1795 - 1812 ((Hunterdon County, Court House, Clerks Office, State of New Jersey)), Reading-Opdyck entry, 11 Feb 1804, page 79.
[S47] Donald McCarthy, Personal Ancestor File of Donald McCarthy - 06 Nov 1998 ((Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1998)).
[S87] Hunterdon County Democrat, Marriage Records of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, 1795-1875 (Hunterdon County Democrat. Marriage Records of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, 1795-1875. Flemington, NJ: Hunterdon House, 1986.), Volume 1, Page 79.

Charity Guild^1,2

b. 24 September 1781, d. 16 April 1864

Father

John Guild

Mother

Abigail Howell

Birth*

Charity Guild was born on 24 September 1781, daughter of John Guild and Abigail Howell, at New Jersey.^1,3,4

Marriage*

Charity Guild married William E. Green, son of Enoch Green Reverend and Mary Beatty, on 13 February 1799 at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.^2,5

Marriage*

Charity Green married Pierson Reading, son of Joseph Reading and Amy Polly Pierson, on 16 September 1815 at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.^6,1,7

CensusUS1850*

Chatty Reading (age 66) is listed as the head of a household on the 1850 U. S. Federal Population Census of Ewing, Mercer County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1850. Enoch W. Green (age 50), Mary A. Green (age 48), William E. Green (age 37) and Alfred Reading (age 30) are listed as members of the household. She owned real estate worth $20,000.³

CensusUS1860*

Charity Reading (age 78) is listed as the head of a household on the 1860 U. S. Federal Population Census of Ewing, Mercer County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1860. Enoch W. Green (age 59), William E. Green (age 46), Mary A. Green (age 57), Alfred Reading (age 38) and Bridget Reading (age 25) are listed as members of the household. Mary Mars (age 11), a black servant, is also listed in the same household. She owned real estate worth $20,000. Her occupation is listed as Lady.⁴

Death*

Charity Guild died on 16 April 1864 at age 82.¹

Family

Pierson Reading b. c 1780, d. 26 Aug 1847

Children

Pierson Barton Reading b. 26 Nov 1816, d. 29 May 1868
Alfred Reading b. 20 Dec 1820, d. 7 Nov 1894

Last Edited

4 Feb 2012

Citations

[S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, page 65.
[S1850] "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2011), entry for William E. Green-Charity Guild, married 13 Feb 1799; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 673; Hunterdon County Clerk.
[S513] 1850 U. S. census, Mercer County, New Jersey, population schedule, Ewing township, page 237A, dwelling 80, family 82, Chatty Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 454.
[S430] 1860 U. S. census, Mercer County, New Jersey, population schedule, Ewing, page 698, dwelling 270, family 281, Charity Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 697.
[S292] Eli F. Cooley and William S. Cooley, Genealogy of Early Settlers in Trenton and Ewing, "Old Hunterdon County," New Jersey (Trenton, New Jersey: The W. S. Sharp Printing Co., Printers and Stereotypers, 1883), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?vid= OCLC13972247 : 2006., 87.
[S1850] "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2011), entry for Peirson Redding-Charity Green, married 16 Sep 1815; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 677; Hunterdon County Clerk.
[S203] Hunterdon County Clerk, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Recorded Marriage Records, Vol. 2, 1812 - 1829 ((Hunterdon County, Court House, Clerks Office, State of New Jersey)), page 144.

Amy Reading¹

Father

Joseph Reading b. 23 Nov 1728, d. 15 Nov 1806

Mother

Amy Polly Pierson b. c 1730

Birth*

Amy Reading was born, daughter of Joseph Reading and Amy Polly Pierson, at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.¹

Marriage*

Amy Reading married Cornelius Harrison.

(Heir) Will

In Joseph Reading's will dated 10 November 1806 at Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Amy Harrison was named as an heir.²

Last Edited

7 Mar 2007

Citations

[S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 50.
[S162] Joseph Reading will (10 Nov 1806), Will of Joseph Reading, Don McCarthy, 7505 E 20th Place, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma.

Cornelius Harrison¹

d. April 1797

Marriage*

Cornelius Harrison married Amy Reading, daughter of Joseph Reading and Amy Polly Pierson.

Birth*

Cornelius Harrison was born at Rocky Hill, Sumerset County, New Jersey.¹

Death*

Cornelius Harrison died in April 1797.¹

Last Edited

7 Mar 2007

Citations

[S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 50.

Sarah Reading¹

Father

Joseph Reading b. 23 Nov 1728, d. 15 Nov 1806

Mother

Amy Polly Pierson b. c 1730

Marriage*

Sarah Reading married Fincher Helens.

(Heir) Will

In Joseph Reading's will dated 10 November 1806 at Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Sarah Helens was named as an heir.²

Last Edited

7 Mar 2007

Citations

[S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 50.
[S162] Joseph Reading will (10 Nov 1806), Will of Joseph Reading, Don McCarthy, 7505 E 20th Place, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma.

Mary Reading¹

d. April 1841

Father

Joseph Reading b. 23 Nov 1728, d. 15 Nov 1806

Mother

Amy Polly Pierson b. c 1730

(Heir) Will

In Joseph Reading's will dated 10 November 1806 at Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Mary Reading was named as an heir.²

Death*

Mary Reading died in April 1841.¹

Last Edited

7 Mar 2007

Citations

[S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 51.
[S162] Joseph Reading will (10 Nov 1806), Will of Joseph Reading, Don McCarthy, 7505 E 20th Place, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma.

Elisha Emley^1,2,3

b. 13 May 1722, d. 12 April 1761

Father

John Emley b. 15 Apr 1691, d. 1 Apr 1761

Mother

Sarah Lawrence b. 20 Jan 1696, d. 17 Jan 1741/42

Birth*

Elisha Emley was born on 13 May 1722, son of John Emley and Sarah Lawrence, at Nottingham Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.^4,5,2

(Heir & Executor) Will

In William Emley's will dated 28 March 1751 at Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Elisha Emley was named as executor and as an heir.⁶

Marriage*

He married Ann Atkinson, daughter of Thomas Atkinson and Hannah Doddridge, on 4 November 1754 at Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.³

(Heir & Executor) Will

In John Emley's will dated 7 September 1758 at Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Elisha Emley was named as executor and as an heir.⁷

Will*

Elisha left a will dated 4 April 1761 at Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.⁷

Will-Abstract*

His will is abstracted as follows:

Emley, Elisha, of Kingwood Twsp., Hunterdon Co., yeoman; will of. Real and personal to be sold, except my riding horse and saddle, which I give to my wife, Anne. To Ziba Osmun, my apparel. The money to be divided between my wife and children "that now is, or that may be born," supposing my wife to be pregnant; when children are of age they are to have their share. Executors - my wife, Anne, my father-in-law, Thomas Atkinson, and my brother, John Emley. Witnesses - Ralp Hunt, Solomon Mott, Samuel Kester. Proved May 4, 1761

⁷

Death*

Elisha Emley died on 12 April 1761 at Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, at age 38.^4,5,2,3

Burial*

Elisha Emley was buried after 12 April 1761 at Friends Cemetery located in Franklin, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.⁸

Tombstone-Text*

His tombstone is inscribed with:

E E / Ad 39 / 1761

⁸

Tombstone-Img*

CLICK ON THE CAMERA TO VIEW THE IMAGE.⁸

Inventory*

The inventory of his estate was taken on 25 April 1761 at New Jersey by John Mullinner and John Grandin.
£969.19.5.⁷

Family

Ann Atkinson b. 14 Aug 1729

Marriage*

He married Ann Atkinson, daughter of Thomas Atkinson and Hannah Doddridge, on 4 November 1754 at Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.³

Children

Hannah Emley+ b. 3 Mar 1755, d. b 1 Jun 1830
Ann Emley+ b. 4 Apr 1757, d. 17 Apr 1847
Sarah Emley+ b. 12 Oct 1759, d. 1817
Lucy Emley+ b. 1 Jan 1762, d. 5 Aug 1831

Last Edited

27 Mar 2010

Citations

[S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 62.
[S325] John Emley, Family Records of John and Sarah (Lawrence) Emley (The Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey, Volume 67, Number 2, Whole Number 236, May 1992), 73.
[S403] Mrs. Lewin D. (Hannah Elizabeth Weir) McPherson, The Holcombes, Nation Builders ((Washington D. C., 1947)), 250.
[S47] Donald McCarthy, Personal Ancestor File of Donald McCarthy - 06 Nov 1998 ((Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1998)).
[S33] My Emley Family Ancestral Line, online http://members.cox.net/mountgen/emley.html : accessed 2001.
[S124] A. Van Doren Honeyman, editor, Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey; First Series, Volume XXXII, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administration, Etc., Vol. III, 1751 - 1760 (Sommerville, New Jersey: The Unionist-Gazette Association, Printers, 1924), 107.
[S153] A. Van Doren Honeyman, editor, Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey; First Series, Volume XXXIII, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administration, Etc., Vol. IV, 1761 - 1770 (Sommerville, New Jersey: The Unionist-Gazette Association, Printers, 1928), 132.
[S1672] Friend's Cemetery ((Franklin, Hunterdon County, New Jersey), Elisha Emley marker; photographed 26 Mar 2007 by Jack Mount.

Ann Atkinson^1,2,3

b. 14 August 1729

Father

Thomas Atkinson b. 20 May 1703, d. 1789

Mother

Hannah Doddridge b. 22 May 1708, d. b 1786

Death*

Ann Atkinson died at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.⁴

Marriage*

She married Richard Holcombe, son of John Holcombe and Elizabeth Woolrich.³

Birth*

Ann Atkinson was born on 14 August 1729, daughter of Thomas Atkinson and Hannah Doddridge, at Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.¹

Marriage*

Ann Atkinson married Elisha Emley, son of John Emley and Sarah Lawrence, on 4 November 1754 at Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.⁵

(Heir & Executor) Will

In Elisha Emley's will dated 4 April 1761 at Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Ann Emley was named as executrix and as an heir.⁶

Family

Elisha Emley b. 13 May 1722, d. 12 Apr 1761

Children

Hannah Emley+ b. 3 Mar 1755, d. b 1 Jun 1830
Ann Emley+ b. 4 Apr 1757, d. 17 Apr 1847
Sarah Emley+ b. 12 Oct 1759, d. 1817
Lucy Emley+ b. 1 Jan 1762, d. 5 Aug 1831

Last Edited

7 Mar 2007

Citations

[S170] John B. Atkinson, The Atkinsons of New Jersey ((Earlington, August 1, 1890)), 37.
[S314] Mary J. Atkinson, Notes on Moore, Doddridge and Atkinson Families (Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society, New Series, Vol. XI, 1926), 547.
[S403] Mrs. Lewin D. (Hannah Elizabeth Weir) McPherson, The Holcombes, Nation Builders ((Washington D. C., 1947)), 273.
[S3] My Atkinson Family Ancestral Line, online http://members.cox.net/mountgen/atkinson.html : accessed 2001.
[S403] Mrs. Lewin D. (Hannah Elizabeth Weir) McPherson, The Holcombes, Nation Builders ((Washington D. C., 1947)), 250.
[S153] A. Van Doren Honeyman, editor, Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey; First Series, Volume XXXIII, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administration, Etc., Vol. IV, 1761 - 1770 (Sommerville, New Jersey: The Unionist-Gazette Association, Printers, 1928), 132.

Henry Gilbert¹

Marriage*

Henry Gilbert married Ann Reading, daughter of Elisha Emley and Ann Atkinson, on 17 January 1796.²

Last Edited

7 Mar 2007

Citations

[S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 62.
[S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, page 62.

John Emley^1,2,3,4

b. 15 April 1691, d. 1 April 1761

Father

William Emley Esquire b. b 15 Sep 1648, d. c 22 Apr 1704

Mother

Mary [--?--] b. 1660, d. 31 Mar 1728

Birth*

John Emley was born on 15 April 1691, son of William Emley Esquire and Mary [--?--], at Falls of the Delaware, Nottingham Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.^1,3

(Heir) Will

In William Emley Esquire's will dated 21 April 1704 at Nottingham, Burlington County, New Jersey, John Emley was named as an heir.⁵

Marriage*

He married Sarah Lawrence, daughter of Elisha Lawrence and Lucy Stout, on 25 June 1719 at Upper Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey.^1,6,3,4

(Heir) Will

In Elisha Lawrence's will dated 14 April 1722 at Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey, John Emley was named as an heir.⁷

(Heir & Executor) Will

In William Emley's will dated 28 March 1751 at Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, John Emley was named as executor and as an heir.⁸

Will*

John left a will dated 7 September 1758 at Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.⁹

Will-Abstract*

His will is abstracted as follows:

Emley, John, of Kingwood Twsp., Hunterdon Co., yeoman; will of. Son, Elisha, 7 acres of land on the south side of his plantation, for which he has a deed given by me, being part of that land I purchased of my son, William's, estate and of William Cheesman. Son, John, the rest of that tract in the Great Swamp, on the south side of Cornelius Quick and John Biles. Son, Robert, the land in Sussex Co., near the Great Meadows, and north of Samuel Green, of 310 acres. Daughter, Mary Emley, £25. Daughter, Elizabeth Mott, £5. Daughter, Rebecca Emley, £25. Daughter, Ann Emley, £25, when she is 18. Granddaughter, Sarah Emley, the daughter of my eldest son and heir, William, deceased, 10 schillings, when she is 18. Plantation where I live, and other lands, to be sold, and the money given to my children, John, Robert, Mary, Rebecca and and Ann Emley, Sarah Watson and Elizabeth Mott. Executors - sons, Elisha, John and Robert. Witnesses - Samuel Large, Jacob Large, Thomas Barton, Robert Gordon, William Myers, Samuel Kesster. Proved May 4, 1761

⁹

Death*

John Emley died on 1 April 1761 at Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, at age 69.¹⁰

Burial*

John Emley was buried after 1 April 1761 at Friends Cemetery located in Franklin, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.¹¹

Tombstone-Text*

His tombstone is inscribed with:

J E / 1761 / A 70

¹¹

Tombstone-Img*

CLICK ON THE CAMERA TO VIEW THE IMAGE.¹¹

Inventory*

The inventory of his estate was taken on 24 April 1761 at New Jersey by John Mullinner and John Grandin.
£1,466.5.6.⁹

Family

Sarah Lawrence b. 20 Jan 1696, d. 17 Jan 1741/42

Marriage*

He married Sarah Lawrence, daughter of Elisha Lawrence and Lucy Stout, on 25 June 1719 at Upper Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey.^1,6,3,4

Children

Matt Emley
William Emley+ b. 17 Aug 1720, d. c Jun 1751
Elisha Emley+ b. 13 May 1722, d. 12 Apr 1761
Lucy Emley b. 18 Mar 1723/24
Mary Emley b. 8 Jun 1726, d. 14 Apr 1793
Sarah Emley b. 5 Apr 1728, d. 13 Apr 1797
John Emley b. 19 Mar 1729/30, d. 3 May 1795
Elizabeth Emley+ b. 8 Apr 1732, d. b 4 May 1796
Hannah Emley b. 21 May 1734, d. 6 Sep 1739
Robert Emley+ b. 8 Sep 1736, d. 6 Feb 1808
Rebecca Emley b. 22 Nov 1738
Ann Emley b. 12 Dec 1742, d. 13 Dec 1794

Last Edited

27 Mar 2010

Citations

[S33] My Emley Family Ancestral Line, online http://members.cox.net/mountgen/emley.html : accessed 2001.
[S134] William Nelson, editor, Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey, Volume XXIII, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. I, 1670 - 1730 (269 Main Street, Patterson, New Jersey: The Press Printing and Publishing Co., 1901), 154.
[S325] John Emley, Family Records of John and Sarah (Lawrence) Emley (The Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey, Volume 67, Number 2, Whole Number 236, May 1992), 73.
[S403] Mrs. Lewin D. (Hannah Elizabeth Weir) McPherson, The Holcombes, Nation Builders ((Washington D. C., 1947)), 250.
[S134] William Nelson, editor, Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey, Volume XXIII, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. I, 1670 - 1730 (269 Main Street, Patterson, New Jersey: The Press Printing and Publishing Co., 1901), 155.
[S89] My Lawrence Family Ancestral Line, online http://members.cox.net/mountgen/lawrence.html : accessed 2001.
[S719] John E. M.D. Stillwell, Historical And Genealogical Miscellany, Volume VI, Unrecorded Wills and Inventories, Monmouth County, New Jersey ((811 Orleans Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, Shrewsbury Historical Society, 1975)), p. 137-138.
[S124] A. Van Doren Honeyman, editor, Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey; First Series, Volume XXXII, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administration, Etc., Vol. III, 1751 - 1760 (Sommerville, New Jersey: The Unionist-Gazette Association, Printers, 1924), 107.
[S153] A. Van Doren Honeyman, editor, Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey; First Series, Volume XXXIII, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administration, Etc., Vol. IV, 1761 - 1770 (Sommerville, New Jersey: The Unionist-Gazette Association, Printers, 1928), 132.
[S325] John Emley, Family Records of John and Sarah (Lawrence) Emley (The Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey, Volume 67, Number 2, Whole Number 236, May 1992), 74.
[S1672] Friend's Cemetery ((Franklin, Hunterdon County, New Jersey), John Emley marker; photographed 26 Mar 2007 by Jack Mount.

William Emley Esquire^1,2,3,4,5

b. before 15 September 1648, d. circa 22 April 1704

Father

Thomas Emley b. b 12 May 1619, d. a 1672

Occupation

William's occupation was a Judge for West Jersey.⁶

Occupation*

William's occupation was a Member of the West Jersey Assembley.⁶

Occupation

William's occupation was a Sheriff.⁶

Occupation

William's occupation was a Land commissioner for West Jersey.⁶

Biography*

A biographical sketch of William Emley Esquire was written.
William EMLEY married Ruth RIDGE on November 17, 1674 at Besthrope, Nottinghamshire, England, and they joined the Society of Friends, moving from the family home at Toreworth Grange to Mansfield (about 14 miles west) on July 25, 1676. Soon after being fined £23 for attending a Quaker quarterly meeting, William became a commissioner from Yorkshire for the proprietors of New Jersey. After Gawen LAWRIE and William PENN, William EMLEY was the third signer of "The Concessions and Agreements of the Proprietors, Freeholders, and Inhabitants of the Province of West Jersey in America," dated March 3, 1676/7. He and other commissioners left from Blythe Parish for America in August 1677 aboard the "Kent" to New Jersey to purchase land and establish a government. William then returned to England to bring his family to America aboard the "Shield" of Stockton, sailing from Hull, England to the Delaware River on February 10, 1678/9. The EMLEY party included William and Ruth, William, Jr., Mary (born at sea), and four servants (two men and two women). Other passengers on the "Shield" included James PHARO and family, and his brother in law Robert MURFIN and family. William spoke five languages, and was a surveyor, judge, commissioner of boundaries, and commissioner to the Indians. He assisted in determining the line between East and West Jersey. William is found on the list of Burlington County, New Jersey freeholders in 1680, and was a member of the West Jersey Assembly in 1682. His wife Ruth, who was born in 1650, died July 9, 1686 in Burlington County, New Jersey. The home of William Emley, on the banks of the Delaware near the present Fieldsboro, remained in the Emley family until 1860. William's will (dated April 21, proved April 24, 1704, and probated June 6, 1704 in Burlington County, New Jersey) leaves considerable land and personal property to his eight children and wife Mary, whom he married between 1686 and 1690. The following extract from a letter written by William and Ruth, to Samuel RACLES of Nottingham is from the Preceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society. The letter is undated, but its contents clearly indicates it was probably written in May or June or 1678.

Loving Friend:

After dear love to thyself and wife and rest of Friends: This may acquaint you we all
crossed the seas very shortly and pleasantly. My wife was pretty well aboard in respect
of her condition, and was delivered of a girl in Delaware river; did very well; and is very
well content and satisfyed with the country, &c. We are now going to settle a town at the
Falls, a place reported (and Credited) to be without compare to any other yet known; none
equal for pleasant, healthful air, lovely situations; second to none for fertility. The next,
I hope, shall inform you more.

Our love to Friends, &c.

William & Ruth Emley.⁷

Baptism

William was baptized on 15 September 1648 at Nottinghamshire, England.²

Birth*

He was born before 15 September 1648, son of Thomas Emley, at Nottinghamshire, England.²

Marriage*

William Emley Esquire married Ruth Ridge on 17 November 1674 at Nottinghamshire, England.⁷

Immigration*

William immigrated circa 19 March 1676/77 aboard the Ship Kent, having departed from London, England. his final destination is listed as West New Jersey.⁸

Immigration

William immigrated to Burlington County, New Jersey, in December 1677 aboard the Ship Shield, having departed from England.⁹

Marriage*

He married Mary [--?--] in 1690 at New Jersey.⁵

Will*

William left a will dated 21 April 1704 at Nottingham, Burlington County, New Jersey.¹⁰

Will-Abstract*

His will is abstracted as follows:

Emley, William, of Nottingham, Burlington Co., yeoman; will of. Wife, Mary. Children--William, Thomas, John, Ruth, Sarah, Elizabeth, Samuel, Mary, wife of John Hewood. Home farm, 1,000 acres at Crosswicks, 100 a. near Mahlom Stacy, Burlington tow lots, two Bibles, books: "Walter, Raley, Petter Hollin" and other, surveying instruments, a silver tobacco box. Executors--the wife and son, William. Witnesses--Samuel Beaks, Joshua Wright, Thomas Lambert. Proved June 6, 1704

¹⁰

Death*

William Emley Esquire died circa 22 April 1704 at Falls of the Delaware, Nottingham Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.⁷

Burial*

William Emley Esquire was buried on 24 April 1704 at Friends Burying Place located in Nottingham, MercerCounty, New Jersey.¹¹

Inventory*

The inventory of his estate was taken on 5 June 1704 at Burlington County, New Jersey, by Thomas Lambert and Joshua Wright.
personal estate, £415.13.6.¹⁰

Family 1

Ruth Ridge b. 1650, d. 9 Jul 1686

Marriage*

He married Ruth Ridge on 17 November 1674 at Nottinghamshire, England.⁷

Children

William Emley b. c 1675
Mary Emley b. 3 Mar 1677/78
Thomas Emley b. 3 Feb 1680/81
Ruth Emley b. 1682
Elizabeth Emley b. c 1685

Family 2

Mary [--?--] b. 1660, d. 31 Mar 1728

Marriage*

William Emley Esquire married Mary [--?--] in 1690 at New Jersey.⁵

Children

John Emley+ b. 15 Apr 1691, d. 1 Apr 1761
Sarah Emley b. 1693
Samuel Emley b. 3 Jun 1694, d. 1784

Last Edited

2 Aug 2009

Citations

[S70] William Wade Hinshaw and Thomas Worth Marshall, compiler, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume II, Containing Every Item of Genealogical Value Found in all Records and Minutes (Known to be in Existence) of Four of the Oldest Monthly Meetings Which Ever Belonged to the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1994), digital image, Ancestry.com, Family and Local Histories, http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 2 Aug 2007, 516.
[S272] Thomas Allen Glenn, The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. XXXVI ((No. 1300 Locust St., Philidelphia, PA, The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1912)), 320.
[S134] William Nelson, editor, Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey, Volume XXIII, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. I, 1670 - 1730 (269 Main Street, Patterson, New Jersey: The Press Printing and Publishing Co., 1901), 154.
[S325] John Emley, Family Records of John and Sarah (Lawrence) Emley (The Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey, Volume 67, Number 2, Whole Number 236, May 1992), 73.
[S403] Mrs. Lewin D. (Hannah Elizabeth Weir) McPherson, The Holcombes, Nation Builders ((Washington D. C., 1947)), 250.
[S33] My Emley Family Ancestral Line, online http://members.cox.net/mountgen/emley.html : accessed 2001.
[S32] Emley; from the files of Stephen M. Lawson, online http://kinnexions.com/smlawson/emley.htm : accessed 1999.
[S141] Walter Lee Jr. (editor) Sheppard, Passengers and Ships Prior to 1684 ((Publication of the Welcome Society of Pennsylvania, Number 1, 1985)), 140.
[S141] Walter Lee Jr. (editor) Sheppard, Passengers and Ships Prior to 1684 ((Publication of the Welcome Society of Pennsylvania, Number 1, 1985)), 143.
[S134] William Nelson, editor, Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey, Volume XXIII, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. I, 1670 - 1730 (269 Main Street, Patterson, New Jersey: The Press Printing and Publishing Co., 1901), 155.
[S403] Mrs. Lewin D. (Hannah Elizabeth Weir) McPherson, The Holcombes, Nation Builders ((Washington D. C., 1947)), 251.

Elisha Emley Reading^1,2

b. 22 January 1776, d. 18 August 1824

Father

William Reading b. c 1754, d. Apr 1788

Mother

Ann Emley b. 4 Apr 1757, d. 17 Apr 1847

Birth*

Elisha Emley Reading was born on 22 January 1776, son of William Reading and Ann Emley, at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.³

Marriage*

Elisha Emley Reading married Ann Reading, daughter of Joseph Reading and Lucy Emley, on 8 September 1804 at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.^4,5,2

Burial*

Elisha Emley Reading was buried after 18 August 1824 at Johnson Family Cemetery located in Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.^6,7

Death*

Elisha Emley Reading died on 18 August 1824 at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, at age 48.^3,7

Inventory*

The inventory of his estate was taken on 4 September 1824 at Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, by Elisha Emly Reading of Amwell Twp., dec'd made by John Woolverton and James Snyder. It included livestock, a black girl aged 18 years and 4 months, a black boy aged 12, household goods, crops and debts. Not totaled. Proved 4 Sept. 1824 by Asher and John Reading, adm'rs.
(Volume 6, Page 123.)⁸

Family

Ann Reading b. 10 May 1785, d. 28 Mar 1843

Children

William Reading b. 6 Apr 1808, d. 20 Sep 1858
Joseph Reading b. 22 Feb 1811, d. 17 Jul 1880
Lucy Emley Reading b. 28 Jun 1813, d. 18 Jan 1863
George Jackson Reading b. 23 Nov 1815, d. 13 Nov 1885

Last Edited

4 Feb 2012

Citations

[S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 62.
[S202] Hunterdon County Clerk, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Recorded Marriage Records, Vol. 1, 1795 - 1812 ((Hunterdon County, Court House, Clerks Office, State of New Jersey)), Reading-Reading entry, 8 Sep 1804, page 85.
[S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, page 74.
[S1850] "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2011), entry for Elisha Reading-Anne Reading, married 8 Sep 1804; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 597; Hunterdon County Clerk.
[S87] Hunterdon County Democrat, Marriage Records of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, 1795-1875 (Hunterdon County Democrat. Marriage Records of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, 1795-1875. Flemington, NJ: Hunterdon House, 1986.), Volume 1, Page 85.
[S541] Anonymous, "The Johnson Family Cemetery," Hunterdon County Historical Society Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 3 (Winter, 1966).
[S287] James P., compiler Snell, History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey ((Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Everts & Peck, 1881)), page 384.
[S307] Phyllis B., compiler D'Autrechy, More Records of Old Hunterdon County, Vol. II ((Flemington, New Jersey, Hunterdon County Historical Society, 2000)), page 52.

Ann Reading^1,2

b. 10 May 1785, d. 28 March 1843

Father

Joseph Reading b. 28 Jan 1760, d. 11 Mar 1810

Mother

Lucy Emley b. 1 Jan 1762, d. 5 Aug 1831

Birth*

Ann Reading was born on 10 May 1785, daughter of Joseph Reading and Lucy Emley, at Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.³

Marriage*

Ann Reading married Elisha Emley Reading, son of William Reading and Ann Emley, on 8 September 1804 at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.^4,5,2

CensusUS1830*

Ann, enumerated as Anna Reading, is listed as the head of a household on the 1830 U. S. Federal Population Census of Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1830. The family consisted of 1 free white male age five to ten years old, 1 free white male age fifteen to twenty years old, 1 free white male age forty to fifty years old, 1 free white female age fifteen to twenty years old, 1 free white female age twenty to thirty years old and 1 free white female age forty to fifty years old.⁶

(Neighbor1) CensusUS1830

On 1 June 1830, Ann is listed as Asher Reading's neighbor on the 1830 U. S. Federal Population Census of Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.⁷

Death*

Ann Reading died on 28 March 1843 at age 57.^3,8,9

Burial*

Ann Reading was buried after 28 March 1843 at Johnson Family Cemetery located in Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.⁸

Family

Elisha Emley Reading b. 22 Jan 1776, d. 18 Aug 1824

Children

William Reading b. 6 Apr 1808, d. 20 Sep 1858
Joseph Reading b. 22 Feb 1811, d. 17 Jul 1880
Lucy Emley Reading b. 28 Jun 1813, d. 18 Jan 1863
George Jackson Reading b. 23 Nov 1815, d. 13 Nov 1885

Last Edited

4 Feb 2012

Citations

[S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 74.
[S202] Hunterdon County Clerk, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Recorded Marriage Records, Vol. 1, 1795 - 1812 ((Hunterdon County, Court House, Clerks Office, State of New Jersey)), Reading-Reading entry, 8 Sep 1804, page 85.
[S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 63.
[S1850] "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2011), entry for Elisha Reading-Anne Reading, married 8 Sep 1804; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 597; Hunterdon County Clerk.
[S87] Hunterdon County Democrat, Marriage Records of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, 1795-1875 (Hunterdon County Democrat. Marriage Records of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, 1795-1875. Flemington, NJ: Hunterdon House, 1986.), Volume 1, Page 85.
[S516] 1830 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Amwell, page 317; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M19, roll 83, Anna Reading.
[S516] 1830 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Amwell, page 317; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M19, roll 83, Asher Reading.
[S287] James P., compiler Snell, History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey ((Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Everts & Peck, 1881)), 384.
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George Reading¹

Father

William Reading b. c 1754, d. Apr 1788

Mother

Ann Emley b. 4 Apr 1757, d. 17 Apr 1847

Birth*

George Reading was born, son of William Reading and Ann Emley, at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.¹

Last Edited

7 Mar 2007

Citations

[S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 62.