Theodosia Reading1

b. 18 April 1800, d. 5 February 1875
FatherJoseph Reading b. 28 Jan 1760, d. 11 Mar 1810
MotherLucy Emley b. 1 Jan 1762, d. 5 Aug 1831
Birth*Theodosia Reading was born on 18 April 1800, daughter of Joseph Reading and Lucy Emley, at Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.2 
Marriage*Theodosia Reading married Larason Stryker, son of Peter Stryker and Keziah Davis, on 12 February 1820.2 
(OneHouseholdMember) CensusUS1850Theodosia Stryker (age 50) is listed as a member of the household of Larason Stryker (age 53) on the 1850 U. S. Federal Population Census of Alexandria, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1850.3 
(OneHouseholdMember) CensusUS1860Theodore Stryker (age 60) is listed as a member of the household of Larison Stryker (age 64) on the 1860 U. S. Federal Population Census of Alexandria, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1860.4 
(OneHouseholdMember) CensusUS1870Theodortha Striker (age 70) is listed as a member of the household of Larison Striker (age 72) on the 1870 U. S. Federal Population Census of Frenchtown, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1870.5 
Death-AltTheodosia Stryker has also been reported to have died 5 February 1874 Alexandria, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.6 
Death*Theodosia Stryker died on 5 February 1875 at Pittstown, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, at age 74. Theodosia's cause of death was pleurisy.2 
Last Edited22 Jul 2007

Citations

  1. [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 63.
  2. [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 78.
  3. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, township of Alexandria, page 165B, dwelling 505, family 511, Larason Stryker; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 453.
  4. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Alexandria, page 809, dwelling 426, family 419, Larison Stryker; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 696.
  5. [S463] 1870 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Alexandria, page 21A, dwelling 344, family 349, Larison Striker; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 869.
  6. [S367] Hunterdon County Clerk, Hunterdon to Warren Counties, New Jersey, Vol. AZ, Deaths, 1875 (n.pub.), page 2.

Lucy Emley Reading1

b. 12 January 1803, d. 27 September 1847
FatherJoseph Reading b. 28 Jan 1760, d. 11 Mar 1810
MotherLucy Emley b. 1 Jan 1762, d. 5 Aug 1831
Birth*Lucy Emley Reading was born on 12 January 1803, daughter of Joseph Reading and Lucy Emley, at Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.1 
Marriage*Lucy Emley Reading married William Kugler on 24 December 1825 at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.2 
Death*Lucy Emley Reading died on 27 September 1847 at age 44.1 
Last Edited30 Jan 2012

Citations

  1. [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.
  2. [S1850] "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2011), entry for William Kugler-Lucy Reading, married 24 Dec 1825; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 443; Hunterdon County Clerk.

George Opdyke Jr.1,2,3

b. 1775, d. 3 December 1831
FatherGeorge Opdyke b. 1743, d. 1795
MotherSophie Baker
Name Variation George Opdyke Jr. was also known as George Opdycke Jr.4 
Birth*He was born in 1775, son of George Opdyke and Sophie Baker, at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.1,4 
Marriage*George Opdyke Jr. married Amy Reading, daughter of Joseph Reading and Lucy Emley, on 23 September 1807 at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.5,2,1,6 
CensusUS1830*George, enumerated as George Opdycke, 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 3 free white males under five years old, 1 free white male age ten to fifteen 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, 2 free white females age twenty to thirty years old, 1 free white female age fifty to sixty years old and 1 free white female age eighty to ninety years old.7 
Death*George Opdyke Jr. died on 3 December 1831.1,4 

Family

Amy Reading b. 2 Mar 1787, d. 3 Sep 1858
Child
Last Edited4 Feb 2012

Citations

  1. [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.
  2. [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)), Opdycke-Reading entry, 23 Sep 1807, page 129.
  3. [S965] Emma Ten Broeck Runk, The Woolvertons, Early Legal Records of the Family in New Jersey (Philadephia, Pennsylvania: Press of Harris and Partridge, Inc., 1932), p. 39.
  4. [S720] Francis Bazley Lee, Genealogical and Personal Memorial of Mercer County New Jersey, Volume I ((New York, The Lewis Publishing Company, 1907)), 370.
  5. [S1850] "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2011), entry for George Opdyke-Anna Reading, married 23 Sep 1807; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 90; Hunterdon County Clerk.
  6. [S720] Francis Bazley Lee, Genealogical and Personal Memorial of Mercer County New Jersey, Volume I ((New York, The Lewis Publishing Company, 1907)), 371.
  7. [S516] 1830 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Kingwood, page 374; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M19, roll 83, George Opdycke.

Joseph Reading Opdyke1,2,3

b. 3 March 1815, d. 5 June 1870
FatherGeorge Opdyke Jr. b. 1775, d. 3 Dec 1831
MotherAmy Reading b. 2 Mar 1787, d. 3 Sep 1858
Birth*Joseph Reading Opdyke was born on 3 March 1815, son of George Opdyke Jr. and Amy Reading, at Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.4,3 
Marriage*Joseph Reading Opdyke married Sarah Wolverton Reading, daughter of Asher Reading and Margaret Wolverton, on 30 August 1838.4,3 
CensusUS1850*Joseph R. Opdycke (age 35) is listed as the head of a household on the 1850 U. S. Federal Population Census of Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1850. Sarah Opdycke (age 30) is listed as a member of the household. Anderson Green (age 16), a farmer, Asa Smith (age 18) and Mary Stark (age 20) are also listed in the same household. His occupation is listed as farmer.5 
Death*Joseph Reading Opdyke died on 5 June 1870 at Morris, Grundy County, Illinois, at age 55.4,2,3 
Last Edited11 Aug 2007

Citations

  1. [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 63.
  2. [S720] Francis Bazley Lee, Genealogical and Personal Memorial of Mercer County New Jersey, Volume I ((New York, The Lewis Publishing Company, 1907)), page 371.
  3. [S965] Emma Ten Broeck Runk, The Woolvertons, Early Legal Records of the Family in New Jersey (Philadephia, Pennsylvania: Press of Harris and Partridge, Inc., 1932), page 39.
  4. [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 101.
  5. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, township of Delaware, page 117B, dwelling 199, family 232, Joseph R. Opdycke; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 453.

Charles Sargent1,2

Name Variation Charles Sargent was also known as Charles Sergeant.3 
Marriage*He married Sarah Reading, daughter of Joseph Reading and Lucy Emley, on 12 August 1809 at Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.2,1 
Last Edited5 Feb 2012

Citations

  1. [S1850] "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2011), entry for Charles Sargent-Sarah Reading, married 12 Aug 1809; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 274; Hunterdon County Clerk.
  2. [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)), Sargent-Reading entry, 12 Aug 1809, page 171.
  3. [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.

Edmund Rittenhouse1

Marriage*Edmund Rittenhouse married Hannah Reading, daughter of Joseph Reading and Lucy Emley. 
Last Edited7 Mar 2007

Citations

  1. [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.

Joseph West1,2,3,4

b. 27 January 1794, d. 30 September 1837
Birth*Joseph West was born on 27 January 1794 at Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.5 
Marriage*He married Maria Reading, daughter of Joseph Reading and Lucy Emley, on 30 December 1815 at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.1,4,5 
CensusUS1830*Joseph 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, 2 free white males age five to ten years old, 2 free white males age ten to fifteen years old, 1 free white male age twenty to thirty years old, 1 free white male age thirty to forty years old, 2 free white females under five 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 thirty to forty years old.2 
Death*Joseph West died on 30 September 1837 at Lambertville, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, at age 43.5 
Last Edited5 Feb 2012

Citations

  1. [S1850] "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2011), entry for Joseph West-Marcia Reading, married 30 Dec 1815; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 542; Hunterdon County Clerk.
  2. [S516] 1830 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Kingwood, page 379; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M19, roll 83, Joseph West.
  3. [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 63.
  4. [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 79.
  5. [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 77.

Larason Stryker1,2

b. 27 June 1797, d. 18 March 1881
FatherPeter Stryker b. 1763, d. Oct 1827
MotherKeziah Davis
Birth*Larason Stryker was born on 27 June 1797, son of Peter Stryker and Keziah Davis, at Bethlehem, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.3 
Marriage*Larason Stryker married Theodosia Reading, daughter of Joseph Reading and Lucy Emley, on 12 February 1820.3 
CensusUS1830*Larason is listed as the head of a household on the 1830 U. S. Federal Population Census of Alexandria, 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 five to ten years old, 1 free white male age thirty to forty years old, 1 free white female under five years old, 1 free white female age five to ten years old, 1 free white female age fifteen to twenty years old, 1 free white female age thirty to forty years old and 1 free colored male age twenty-four to thirty-six years old.1 
CensusUS1840*Larason, enumerated as Larrison Striker, is listed as the head of a household on the 1840 U. S. Federal Population Census of Alexandria, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1840. The family consisted of 3 free white males under five years old, 1 free white male age five to ten years old, 1 free white male age ten to fifteen 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 five to ten years old, 2 free white females age fifteen to twenty years old and 1 free white female age forty to fifty years old. Two people in the family were engaged in agriculture.4 
CensusUS1850*Larason Stryker (age 53) is listed as the head of a household on the 1850 U. S. Federal Population Census of Alexandria, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1850. Theodosia Stryker (age 50) is listed as a member of the household. He owned real estate worth $15,500. His occupation is listed as farmer.2 
CensusUS1860*Larison Stryker (age 64) is listed as the head of a household on the 1860 U. S. Federal Population Census of Alexandria, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1860. Theodore Stryker (age 60) is listed as a member of the household. Mary Davenport (age 12) is also listed in the same household. He owned real estate worth $16,600 and a personal estate worth $8000. His occupation is listed as farmer.5 
CensusUS1870*Larison Striker (age 72) is listed as the head of a family on the 1870 U. S. Federal Population Census of Frenchtown, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1870. Theodortha Striker (age 70) is listed as a member of the household. Emeline Seales (age 18), a domestic servant, is also listed in the same household. He owned real estate worth $36,220 and a personal estate worth $5850. His occupation is listed as farmer.6 
CensusUS1880*Larrison Stryker (age 83) is listed as the father of Jos. R. Stryker on the 1880 U. S. Federal Population Census of Alexandria, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1880. He is listed as either a widow or divorced. His occupation is listed as retired.7 
Death*Larason Stryker died on 18 March 1881 at age 83.3 
Last Edited13 Dec 2007

Citations

  1. [S516] 1830 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Alexandria, page 526; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M19, roll 83, Larason Stryker.
  2. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, township of Alexandria, page 165B, dwelling 505, family 511, Larason Stryker; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 453.
  3. [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 78.
  4. [S517] 1840 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Alexandria, page 297; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M704, roll 253, Larrison Striker.
  5. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Alexandria, page 809, dwelling 426, family 419, Larison Stryker; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 696.
  6. [S463] 1870 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Alexandria, page 21A, dwelling 344, family 349, Larison Striker; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 869.
  7. [S937] 1880 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Alexandria, Enumeration District (ED) 77, sheet 207C, dwelling 112, family 117, Jos. R. Stryker, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Mar 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 787.

William Kugler1,2

Marriage*William Kugler married Lucy Emley Reading, daughter of Joseph Reading and Lucy Emley, on 24 December 1825 at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.2 
Last Edited30 Jan 2012

Citations

  1. [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.
  2. [S1850] "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2011), entry for William Kugler-Lucy Reading, married 24 Dec 1825; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 443; Hunterdon County Clerk.

William Anderson Reading1

b. 27 November 1793, d. 18 March 1878
FatherSamuel Ryerson Reading b. 10 Jun 1771, d. 22 Aug 1838
MotherEllen Anderson b. 24 Oct 1771, d. 5 Aug 1807
Birth*William Anderson Reading was born on 27 November 1793, son of Samuel Ryerson Reading and Ellen Anderson, at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.2,3 
Marriage*William Anderson Reading married Deborah Coryell, daughter of Joseph Coryell and Susan Conard, on 24 February 1824.2 
CensusUS1830*William, enumerated as William 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 2 free white males under five years old, 1 free white male age thirty to forty years old, 2 free white females under five years old, 1 free white female age five to ten years old and 1 free white female age twenty to thirty years old.4 
CensusUS1840*William, enumerated as William Reading, is listed as the head of a household on the 1840 U. S. Federal Population Census of Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1840. The family consisted of 2 free white males age ten to fifteen years old, 1 free white male age forty to fifty years old, 1 free white female under five years old and 1 free white female age thirty to forty years old. One person in the family was engaged in agriculture.5 
CensusUS1850*William A. Reading (age 56) is listed as the head of a household on the 1850 U. S. Federal Population Census of Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1850. Deborah Reading (age 46) is listed as a member of the household. He owned real estate worth $2000. His occupation is listed as farmer.6 
CensusUS1860*William A. Reading (age 67) is listed as the head of a household on the 1860 U. S. Federal Population Census of Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1860. Deborah Reading (age 57) is listed as a member of the household. He owned real estate worth $1000 and a personal estate worth $200. His occupation is listed as farmer.7 
CensusUS1870*Wm. A. Reading (age 76) is listed as the head of a family on the 1870 U. S. Federal Population Census of Baptisttown, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1870. Deborah Reading (age 66) is listed as a member of the household. He owned real estate worth $1500 and a personal estate worth $200. His occupation is listed as farmer.8 
Death*William Anderson Reading died on 18 March 1878 at Raven Rock, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, at age 84. William's cause of death was gangrene.9,2,3 
Burial*William Anderson Reading was buried after 18 March 1878 at Rosemont Cemetery located in Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.3 
Tombstone-Text*His tombstone is inscribed with:
William A. Reading / born Nov 27, 1793 / died March 18, 1878
10 
Tombstone-Img*CLICK ON THE CAMERA TO VIEW THE IMAGE.10
Last Edited13 Jul 2011

Citations

  1. [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 64.
  2. [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 78.
  3. [S1555] Find A Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, William Anderson Reading entry, added 1 Sep 2004 by Christine Brown, Find A Grave memorial #9395901.
  4. [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, William Reading.
  5. [S517] 1840 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Amwell, page 278; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M704, roll 253, William Reading.
  6. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, township of Kingwood, page 152B, dwelling 305, family 310, William A. Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 453.
  7. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Kingwood, page 738, dwelling 283, family 279, William A. Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 696.
  8. [S463] 1870 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Kingwood, page 229A, dwelling 369, family 318, Wm. A. Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 869.
  9. [S369] Hunterdon County Clerk, Hunterdon to Warren Counties, New Jersey, Vol. BF, Deaths, 1878 (n.pub.), page 17.
  10. [S1672] Rosemont Cemetery (Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey), William A. Reading marker; photographed 22 Mar 2010 by TF Lyon.

Joshua Anderson Reading1

b. 4 March 1795, d. 4 April 1796
FatherSamuel Ryerson Reading b. 10 Jun 1771, d. 22 Aug 1838
MotherEllen Anderson b. 24 Oct 1771, d. 5 Aug 1807
Birth*Joshua Anderson Reading was born on 4 March 1795, son of Samuel Ryerson Reading and Ellen Anderson, at Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.1 
Death*Joshua Anderson Reading died on 4 April 1796 at age 1.1 
Last Edited7 Mar 2007

Citations

  1. [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.

Pierson Anderson Reading1

b. 11 October 1797, d. 23 July 1884
FatherSamuel Ryerson Reading b. 10 Jun 1771, d. 22 Aug 1838
MotherEllen Anderson b. 24 Oct 1771, d. 5 Aug 1807
Birth*Pierson Anderson Reading was born on 11 October 1797, son of Samuel Ryerson Reading and Ellen Anderson, at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.2,3,4,5 
CensusUS1840*Pierson, enumerated as Pearson A. Reading, is listed as the head of a household on the 1840 U. S. Federal Population Census of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1840. The family consisted of 1 free white male under five years old, 1 free white male age ten to fifteen years old, 1 free white male age thirty to forty years old, 1 free white female under five years old, 1 free white female age five to ten years old and 3 free white females age twenty to thirty years old. One person in the family was employed in commerce.6 
Marriage*He married Mary B. Hoagland before 1850.1 
CensusUS1850*Pearson A. Reading (age 46) is listed as the head of a household on the 1850 U. S. Federal Population Census of Lambertville, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1850. Mary B. Reading (age 41) is listed as a member of the household. Martha Ann Wiley (age 14) and Ann Conner (age 30) were also listed in the same household.7 
CensusUS1860*Pearson A. Reading (age 60) is listed as the head of a household on the 1860 U. S. Federal Population Census of Lambertville, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1860. Mary B. Reading (age 50) is listed as a member of the household. Olivia Reading (age 21), Chas. Reading (age 19), Mary Reading (age 17), and Abigail Drible (age 30) were also listed in the same household. He owned real estate worth $8000 and a personal estate worth $3000.8 
CensusUS1880*Pierson A. Reading (age 82) is listed as the father of Charles B. Reading, residing at 169 North Union Street, on the 1880 U. S. Federal Population Census of Lambertville, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1880.9 
Death*Pierson Anderson Reading died on 23 July 1884 at Lambertville, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, at age 86.2,10,5 
Burial*Pierson Anderson Reading was buried after 23 July 1884 at Mount Hope Cemetery located in Lambertville, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.5 
Tombstone-Text*His tombstone is inscribed with:
Peirson A. Reading / born / Oct. 11, 1797 / died / July 2, 1884
11 
Tombstone-Img*CLICK ON THE CAMERA TO VIEW THE IMAGE.11
Last Edited13 Jul 2011

Citations

  1. [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 64.
  2. [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 79.
  3. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, township of Lambertville, page 37A, dwelling 87, family 99, Pearson A. Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 453. He is listed as being 46 years old in 1850.
  4. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Lambertville, page 593, dwelling 296, family 306, Pearson A. Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 696. He is listed as being 60 years old in 1860.
  5. [S1555] Find A Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Peirson A. Reading entry, added 1 Sep 2010 by Lizann [e-mail address], Find A Grave memorial #58016233.
  6. [S517] 1840 U. S. census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Philadelphia, page 358; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M704, roll 487, Pearson A. Reading.
  7. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, township of Lambertville, page 37A, dwelling 87, family 99, Pearson A. Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 453.
  8. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Lambertville, page 593, dwelling 296, family 306, Pearson A. Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 696.
  9. [S937] 1880 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Lambertville, Enumeration District (ED) 71, sheet 101A, dwelling 89, family 101, Charles B. Reading, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Mar 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 787.
  10. [S706] Dennis, compiler Sutton, Hunterdon County Democrat ((Flemington, New Jersey, Hunterdon County Democrat)), 5 Aug 1884, Vol. 46, No. 51.
  11. [S1672] Mount Hope Cemetery (Lambertville, Hunterdon County, New Jersey), Peirson A. Reading marker; photographed 9 Sep 2010 by Lizann [e-mail address].

Anderson Reading1

b. 21 July 1800, d. 10 November 1825
FatherSamuel Ryerson Reading b. 10 Jun 1771, d. 22 Aug 1838
MotherEllen Anderson b. 24 Oct 1771, d. 5 Aug 1807
Birth*Anderson Reading was born on 21 July 1800, son of Samuel Ryerson Reading and Ellen Anderson, at Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.1 
Death*Anderson Reading died on 10 November 1825 at age 25.1 
Last Edited7 Mar 2007

Citations

  1. [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.

Eliza Harrison Reading1

b. 20 January 1802, d. 20 March 1889
FatherSamuel Ryerson Reading b. 10 Jun 1771, d. 22 Aug 1838
MotherEllen Anderson b. 24 Oct 1771, d. 5 Aug 1807
Birth*Eliza Harrison Reading was born on 20 January 1802, daughter of Samuel Ryerson Reading and Ellen Anderson, at Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.1,2 
Marriage*Eliza Harrison Reading married Joseph A. Lambert on 12 May 1825.1 
Marriage*Eliza Harrison Lambert married John S. Wilson on 23 October 1834.1 
(OneHouseholdMember) CensusUS1850Eliza Wilson (age 47) is listed as a member of the household of John S. Wilson (age 57) on the 1850 U. S. Federal Population Census of Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1850.3 
CensusUS1860*Eliza Wilson (age 57) is listed as the head of a household on the 1860 U. S. Federal Population Census of Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1860. Elen R. Wilson (age 24) and Cornelius Wilson (age 23), a m[aster] carpenter, were also listed in the same household. She owned real estate worth $2600 and a personal estate worth $200.4 
Death*Eliza Harrison Wilson died on 20 March 1889 at age 87.1,2 
Burial*Eliza Harrison Wilson was buried after 20 March 1889 at Rosemont Cemetery located in Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.2 
Tombstone-Text*Her tombstone is inscribed with:
Eliza H. Wilson / Born / Jan. 20, 1802. / Died / March 20, 1889.
5 
Tombstone-Img*CLICK ON THE CAMERA TO VIEW THE IMAGE.5
Last Edited13 Jul 2011

Citations

  1. [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 64.
  2. [S1555] Find A Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Elizabeth Harrison Reading Lambert Wilson entry, added 30 Dec 2010 by marcoso [e-mail address], Find A Grave memorial #63495748.
  3. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, township of Delaware, page 114B, dwelling 166, family 187, John S. Wilson; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 453.
  4. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Delaware, page 371, dwelling 253, family 283, Eliza Wilson; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 695.
  5. [S1672] Rosemont Cemetery (Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey), Elizabeth H. Wison marker; photographed 31 Mar 2011 by marcoso [e-mail address].

Lucy E. Reading1

b. 22 March 1804, d. 16 October 1843
FatherSamuel Ryerson Reading b. 10 Jun 1771, d. 22 Aug 1838
MotherEllen Anderson b. 24 Oct 1771, d. 5 Aug 1807
Birth*Lucy E. Reading was born on 22 March 1804, daughter of Samuel Ryerson Reading and Ellen Anderson, at Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.1 
Burial*Lucy E. Reading was buried after 16 October 1843 at Rosemont Cemetery located in Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.2 
Death*Lucy E. Reading died on 16 October 1843 at age 39.1,2,3 
Tombstone-Text*Her tombstone is inscribed with:
In memory of / Lucy E. Reading / who departed this life / Oct. 16, 1843; In the [?] year / of her life
4 
Tombstone-Img*CLICK ON THE CAMERA TO VIEW THE IMAGE.4
Last Edited13 Jul 2011

Citations

  1. [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.
  2. [S659] Recorded 14 Jul 2002 tombstone, Rosemont Cemetery, Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, recorded by author in May 2001.
  3. [S1555] Find A Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Lucy E. Reading entry, added 1 Sep 2004 by Christine Brown, Find A Grave memorial #9395836.
  4. [S1672] Rosemont Cemetery (Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey), Lucy E. Reading marker; photographed 19 Dec 2010 by marcoso [e-mail address].

Ellen Anderson Reading1

b. 19 April 1806, d. 14 April 1859
FatherSamuel Ryerson Reading b. 10 Jun 1771, d. 22 Aug 1838
MotherEllen Anderson b. 24 Oct 1771, d. 5 Aug 1807
Birth*Ellen Anderson Reading was born on 19 April 1806, daughter of Samuel Ryerson Reading and Ellen Anderson, at Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.1 
Marriage*Ellen Anderson Reading married Joseph Reading, son of Elisha Emley Reading and Ann Reading, on 29 October 1857.2 
Death*Ellen Anderson Reading died on 14 April 1859 at age 52.2 
Last Edited7 Mar 2007

Citations

  1. [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.
  2. [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 64.

Deborah Coryell1

b. 15 January 1804, d. 21 January 1881
FatherJoseph Coryell
MotherSusan Conard
Birth*Deborah Coryell was born on 15 January 1804, daughter of Joseph Coryell and Susan Conard, at New Jersey.1,2 
Birth-AltDeborah Coryell has also been reported to have been born between 1803 and 1804 at Pennsylvania.3,4 
Marriage*She married William Anderson Reading, son of Samuel Ryerson Reading and Ellen Anderson, on 24 February 1824.1 
(OneHouseholdMember) CensusUS1850Deborah Reading (age 46) is listed as a member of the household of William A. Reading (age 56) on the 1850 U. S. Federal Population Census of Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1850.5 
(OneHouseholdMember) CensusUS1860Deborah Reading (age 57) is listed as a member of the household of William A. Reading (age 67) on the 1860 U. S. Federal Population Census of Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1860.6 
(OneHouseholdMember) CensusUS1870Deborah Reading (age 66) is listed as a member of the household of Wm. A. Reading (age 76) on the 1870 U. S. Federal Population Census of Baptisttown, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1870.2 
CensusUS1880*Deborah C. Reading (age 76) is listed as the mother-in-law of Tidlemore M. Berger on the 1880 U. S. Federal Population Census of Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1880.7 
Death*Deborah Coryell died on 21 January 1881 at age 77.1 
Last Edited14 Oct 2007

Citations

  1. [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 78.
  2. [S463] 1870 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Kingwood, page 229A, dwelling 369, family 318, Wm. A. Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 869.
  3. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Kingwood, page 738, dwelling 283, family 279, William A. Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 696. She is listed as being 57 years old in 1860.
  4. [S937] 1880 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Kingwood, Enumeration District (ED) 68, sheet 64B, dwelling 248, family 259, Tidlemore M. Berger, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Mar 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 787. She is listed as being 76 years old in 1880.
  5. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, township of Kingwood, page 152B, dwelling 305, family 310, William A. Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 453.
  6. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Kingwood, page 738, dwelling 283, family 279, William A. Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 696.
  7. [S937] 1880 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Kingwood, Enumeration District (ED) 68, sheet 64B, dwelling 248, family 259, Tidlemore M. Berger, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Mar 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 787.

Mary B. Hoagland1

b. 23 June 1804, d. 3 May 1884
Marriage*Mary B. Hoagland married Alexander M. Gaw.1 
Birth*Mary B. Hoagland was born on 23 June 1804 at New Jersey.2,3,4 
Birth-AltShe has also been reported to have been born in 1810 at Pennsylvania.5 
Marriage*She married Pierson Anderson Reading, son of Samuel Ryerson Reading and Ellen Anderson, before 1850.1 
(OneHouseholdMember) CensusUS1850Mary B. Reading (age 41) is listed as a member of the household of Pearson A. Reading (age 46) on the 1850 U. S. Federal Population Census of Lambertville, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1850.3 
(OneHouseholdMember) CensusUS1860Mary B. Reading (age 50) is listed as a member of the household of Pearson A. Reading (age 60) on the 1860 U. S. Federal Population Census of Lambertville, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1860.5 
CensusUS1880*Mary B. Reading (age 79) is listed as the mother of Charles B. Reading, residing at 169 North Union Street, on the 1880 U. S. Federal Population Census of Lambertville, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1880.4 
Death*Mary B. Hoagland died on 3 May 1884 at Lambertville, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, at age 79.2,6 
Last Edited13 Mar 2009

Citations

  1. [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 64.
  2. [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 80.
  3. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, township of Lambertville, page 37A, dwelling 87, family 99, Pearson A. Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 453.
  4. [S937] 1880 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Lambertville, Enumeration District (ED) 71, sheet 101A, dwelling 89, family 101, Charles B. Reading, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Mar 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 787.
  5. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Lambertville, page 593, dwelling 296, family 306, Pearson A. Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 696.
  6. [S706] Dennis, compiler Sutton, Hunterdon County Democrat ((Flemington, New Jersey, Hunterdon County Democrat)), 20 May 1884, Vol. 46, No. 40.

Joseph A. Lambert1

Marriage*Joseph A. Lambert married Eliza Harrison Reading, daughter of Samuel Ryerson Reading and Ellen Anderson, on 12 May 1825.2 
Last Edited7 Mar 2007

Citations

  1. [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.
  2. [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 64.

John S. Wilson1,2

b. 10 September 1792, d. 18 May 1851
Birth*John S. Wilson was born on 10 September 1792 at New Jersey.1,2 
Marriage*He married Eliza Harrison Lambert, daughter of Samuel Ryerson Reading and Ellen Anderson, on 23 October 1834.1 
CensusUS1850*John S. Wilson (age 57) is listed as the head of a household on the 1850 U. S. Federal Population Census of Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1850. Eliza Wilson (age 47) is listed as a member of the household. Ruby A. Rogers (age 11) is also listed in the same household. He owned real estate worth $2600. His occupation is listed as farmer.2 
Death*John S. Wilson died on 18 May 1851 at age 58.1 
Last Edited21 Nov 2009

Citations

  1. [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 64.
  2. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, township of Delaware, page 114B, dwelling 166, family 187, John S. Wilson; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 453.

Amy Reading1

b. 1783
FatherPierson Reading b. c 1780, d. 26 Aug 1847
MotherMary Opdyke b. 24 Sep 1781, d. 16 Apr 1864
Birth*Amy Reading was born in 1783, daughter of Pierson Reading and Mary Opdyke, at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.2,3 
Marriage*Amy Reading married Eli Field Cooley.4 
(OneHouseholdMember) CensusUS1850Catherine V. Cooley (age 67) is listed as a member of the household of Eli F. Cooley (age 68) on the 1850 U. S. Federal Population Census of Ewing, Mercer County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1850.3 
Last Edited29 Dec 2009

Citations

  1. [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.
  2. [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, 65.
  3. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Mercer County, New Jersey, population schedule, Ewing township, page 238B, dwelling 103, family 105, Eli F. Cooley; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 454.
  4. [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, p. 65.

Mary Reading1,2,3

b. between 1813 and 1815
FatherPierson Reading b. c 1780, d. 26 Aug 1847
MotherMary Opdyke b. 24 Sep 1781, d. 16 Apr 1864
Birth*Mary Reading was born between 1813 and 1815, daughter of Pierson Reading and Mary Opdyke, at Pennsylvania.4,5 
Marriage*Mary Reading married George W. Mason on 18 November 1837 at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.1,6,2 
(OneHouseholdMember) CensusUS1850Mary Mason (age 37) is listed as a member of the household of Geo. Mason (age 33) on the 1850 U. S. Federal Population Census of Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1850.7 
(OneHouseholdMember) CensusUS1860Mary Mason (age 45) is listed as a member of the household of George W. Mason (age 44) on the 1860 U. S. Federal Population Census of Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1860. She is reported to be 45 years old at the time of the census.8 
Last Edited2 Feb 2012

Citations

  1. [S1850] "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2011), entry for George Mason-Mary Reading, married 18 Nov 1837; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 701; Hunterdon County Clerk.
  2. [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.
  3. [S856] Jay Bee, Recollections of Baptistown ((Frenchtown, NJ, Hunterdon Independent, 1893 - 1897), http://www.raub-and-more.com/baptown), page 83.
  4. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, township of Kingwood, page 147A, dwelling 207, family 211, George Mason; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 453. She is listed as being 37 years old in 1850.
  5. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Mercer County, New Jersey, population schedule, Trenton, page 99, dwelling 736, family 744, George W. Mason; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 698. She is listed as being 45 years old in 1860.
  6. [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.).
  7. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, township of Kingwood, page 147A, dwelling 207, family 211, George Mason; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 453.
  8. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Mercer County, New Jersey, population schedule, Trenton, page 99, dwelling 736, family 744, George W. Mason; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 698.

Roberson Rockhill1,2,3

b. 16 July 1794, d. 13 August 1867
FatherJohn Clayton Rockhill b. 10 Jul 1766, d. 25 Jul 1827
MotherGaynor Potts b. 10 Mar 1764
Birth*Roberson Rockhill was born on 16 July 1794, son of John Clayton Rockhill and Gaynor Potts, at Pittstown, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.2,4 
Marriage*Roberson Rockhill married Susan Reading, daughter of Pierson Reading and Mary Opdyke, on 9 October 1827.4 
CensusUS1840*Roberson is listed as the head of a household on the 1840 U. S. Federal Population Census of Bethlehem, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1840. The family consisted of 2 free white males age ten to fifteen years old, 1 free white male age twenty to thirty years old, 1 free white male age thirty to forty years old, 1 free white male age forty to fifty years old, 1 free white female age fifteen to twenty years old and 1 free white female age twenty to thirty years old. Two people in the family were engaged in agriculture and one person in the family was a learned profession engineer.5 
CensusUS1850*Roberson Rockhill (age 55) is listed as the head of a household on the 1850 U. S. Federal Population Census of Bethlehem, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1850. Susan Rockhill (age 40) is listed as a member of the household. George Heitsman (age 23), a laborer, Jerome Snyder (age 12), Frances Snyder (age 25) and Greenleaf D. Dagget (age 27), a physician, are also listed in the same household. He owned real estate worth $10,000. His occupation is listed as farmer.6 
CensusUS1860*Roberson Rockhill (age 66) is listed as the head of a household on the 1860 U. S. Federal Population Census of Union, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1860. Mary Celstreet (age 44), a domestic, George Heightsman (age 33), a farm laborer, Peter Bene (age 20), a farm laborer, William Shultz (age 12) and Mary A. McConely (age 50), a domestic, are also listed in the same household. He owned real estate worth $12,000 and a personal estate worth $3000. His occupation is listed as farmer.7 
Death*Roberson Rockhill died on 13 August 1867 at Pittstown, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, at age 73.2,4 
Burial*Roberson Rockhill was buried after 13 August 1867 at Friends Graveyard located in Quakertown, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.2 
Last Edited3 Aug 2009

Citations

  1. [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.
  2. [S540] Unknown author, Friends' (Quaker) Graveyard, Quakertown, Franklin Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
     (http://www.geocities.com/bgmcdonough.geo/friends.htm).
  3. [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, page 103.
  4. [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, page 149.
  5. [S517] 1840 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Bethlehem, page 393; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M704, roll 253, Roberson Rockhill.
  6. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Bethlehem township, page 234B, dwelling 435, family 435, Roberson Rockhill; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 453.
  7. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Union, page 537, dwelling 407, family 89, Roberson Rockhill; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 696.

Eli Field Cooley1

b. 15 October 1781, d. 22 April 1860
Birth*Eli Field Cooley was born on 15 October 1781 at Sunderland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.1 
Marriage*He married Amy Reading, daughter of Pierson Reading and Mary Opdyke.1 
CensusUS1830*Eli, enumerated as Eli F. Cooley, is listed as the head of a household on the 1830 U. S. Federal Population Census of Trenton, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1830. The family consisted of 1 free white male age ten to fifteen years old, 1 free white male age forty to fifty years old, 1 free white female age five to ten years old, 1 free white female age ten to fifteen years old, 3 free white females age fifteen to twenty years old, 1 free white female age forty to fifty years old, 1 free colored male age ten to twenty-four years old and 1 free colored female age ten to twenty-four years old.2 
CensusUS1840*Eli, enumerated as Eli F. Cooley, is listed as the head of a household on the 1840 U. S. Federal Population Census of Ewing, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1840. The family consisted of 1 free white male age twenty to thirty years old, 1 free white male age thirty to forty years old, 1 free white male age fifty to sixty years old, 1 free white female age fifteen to twenty years old, 1 free white female age twenty to thirty years old, 1 free white female age fifty to sixty years old and 1 free colored male age ten to twenty-four years old. One person in the family was engaged in agriculture and one person was a learned professional engineer.3 
CensusUS1850*Eli F. Cooley (age 68) 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. Catherine V. Cooley (age 67) is listed as a member of the household. John Stein (age 20), a farm hand, is also listed in the same household. He owned real estate worth $11,0000. His occupation is listed as O. L. Presbyterian clergyman.4 
Death*Eli Field Cooley died on 22 April 1860 at Ewing, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, at age 78. Eli's cause of death was old age.1 
Death-AltHe has also been reported to have died 15 April 1860 Ewing, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.5 
Last Edited9 Jul 2012

Citations

  1. [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, p. 65.
  2. [S516] 1830 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Trenton, page 476; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M19, roll 83, Eli F. Cooley.
  3. [S517] 1840 U. S. census, Mercer County, New Jersey, population schedule, Ewing, page 108; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M704, roll 254, Eli F. Cooley.
  4. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Mercer County, New Jersey, population schedule, Ewing township, page 238B, dwelling 103, family 105, Eli F. Cooley; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 454.
  5. [S362] Mercer County Clerk, Mercer County, New Jersey, Vol. T, Marriages and Deaths, 1848 - 1867 (n.pub.), p. 393.

George W. Mason1,2,3

b. between 1816 and 1817
Birth*George W. Mason was born between 1816 and 1817 at New Jersey.4,5 
Marriage*He married Mary Reading, daughter of Pierson Reading and Mary Opdyke, on 18 November 1837 at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.6,7,1 
CensusUS1850*Geo. Mason (age 33) is listed as the head of a household on the 1850 U. S. Federal Population Census of Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1850. Mary Mason (age 37) is listed as a member of the household. He owned real estate worth $1000. His occupation is listed as farmer.8 
CensusUS1860*George W. Mason (age 44) is listed as the head of a household on the 1860 U. S. Federal Population Census of Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1860. Mary Mason (age 45) is listed as a member of the household. John Mason (age 21), a clerk, and Susan Mason (age 20) are also listed in the same household. He owned a personal estate worth $500. His occupation is listed as later merchant.3 
Last Edited2 Feb 2012

Citations

  1. [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.
  2. [S856] Jay Bee, Recollections of Baptistown ((Frenchtown, NJ, Hunterdon Independent, 1893 - 1897), http://www.raub-and-more.com/baptown), page 83.
  3. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Mercer County, New Jersey, population schedule, Trenton, page 99, dwelling 736, family 744, George W. Mason; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 698.
  4. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, township of Kingwood, page 147A, dwelling 207, family 211, George Mason; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 453. He is listed as being 33 years old in 1850.
  5. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Mercer County, New Jersey, population schedule, Trenton, page 99, dwelling 736, family 744, George W. Mason; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 698. He is listed as being 44 years old in 1860.
  6. [S1850] "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2011), entry for George Mason-Mary Reading, married 18 Nov 1837; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 701; Hunterdon County Clerk.
  7. [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.).
  8. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, township of Kingwood, page 147A, dwelling 207, family 211, George Mason; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 453.

Pierson Barton Reading1

b. 26 November 1816, d. 29 May 1868
FatherPierson Reading b. c 1780, d. 26 Aug 1847
MotherCharity Guild b. 24 Sep 1781, d. 16 Apr 1864
Birth*Pierson Barton Reading was born on 26 November 1816, son of Pierson Reading and Charity Guild, at Ewing, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.2 
Birth-AltPierson Barton Reading has also been reported to have been born in 1812 at Pennsylvania.3 
Marriage*He married Fannie Wallace Washington, daughter of Dr. Bailey Washington and Ann Matilda Lee, on 12 March 1856 at Washington, District of Columbia.4,5 
CensusUS1860*P. B. Reading (age 48) is listed as the head of a household on the 1860 U. S. Federal Population Census of Shasta County, California. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1860. Mary Reading (age 30) is listed as a member of the household. Mary Reading (age 3), Ida Reading (age 1), R. B. Sheldon (age 45), a farmer, and Hiram Wilcox (age 30), a laborer, are also listed in the same household. He owned real estate worth $30,000 and a personal estate worth $2500. His occupation is listed as farmer.3 
Death*Pierson Barton Reading died on 29 May 1868 at Shasta County, California, at age 51.2 
Last Edited23 Apr 2011

Citations

  1. [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.
  2. [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 81.
  3. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Shasta County, California, population schedule, township unknown, page 109, dwelling 1295, family 1284, P. B. Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 66.
  4. [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 84.
  5. [S512] “District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950,” database, FamilySearch.org (http://www.familysearch.org/ : accessed 2011), Peirson Barton Reading-Fannie Wallace Washington entry, 12 Mar 1856, FHL microfilm number 2079251, image 1545.

Alfred Reading1,2,3,4

b. 20 December 1820, d. 7 November 1894
FatherPierson Reading b. c 1780, d. 26 Aug 1847
MotherCharity Guild b. 24 Sep 1781, d. 16 Apr 1864
Birth*Alfred Reading was born on 20 December 1820, son of Pierson Reading and Charity Guild, at Ewing, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.5 
(HouseholdMember) CensusUS1850Alfred Reading (age 30) is listed as a member of the household of Chatty Reading (age 66) on the 1850 U. S. Federal Population Census of Ewing, Mercer County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1850. His occupation is listed as physician.2 
Marriage*Alfred Reading married Bridget Connon, daughter of Lawrence Connon and Catharine Chute, on 3 October 1855.5 
(HouseholdMember) CensusUS1860Alfred Reading (age 38) is listed as a member of the household of Charity Reading (age 78) on the 1860 U. S. Federal Population Census of Ewing, Mercer County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1860. His occupation is listed as farm laborer.3 
CensusUS1870*Alfred Reading (age 49) is listed as the head of a family on the 1870 U. S. Federal Population Census of Ewing, Mercer County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1870. Bridget Reading (age 34) is listed as a member of the household. He owned a personal estate worth $100. His occupation is listed as quarry worker.4 
Death*Alfred Reading died on 7 November 1894 at Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, at age 73.5 
Last Edited11 Aug 2007

Citations

  1. [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.
  2. [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.
  3. [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.
  4. [S463] 1870 U. S. census, Mercer County, New Jersey, population schedule, Ewing, page 39B, dwelling 90, family 92, Alfred Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 871.
  5. [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 85.

Fannie Wallace Washington1,2

b. between 1830 and 1832
FatherDr. Bailey Washington b. 1787, d. 4 Aug 1854
MotherAnn Matilda Lee3 b. 1800
Birth*Fannie Wallace Washington was born between 1830 and 1832, daughter of Dr. Bailey Washington and Ann Matilda Lee, at Washington, District of Columbia.4,5 
Birth-AltFannie Wallace Washington has also been reported to have been born in 1840 at District of Columbia.6 
(HouseholdMember) CensusUS1850Fannie W. Washington (age 18) is listed as a member of the household of Bailey Washington (age 60) on the 1850 U. S. Federal Population Census of Washington, District of Columbia. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1850.7 
Marriage*Fannie Wallace Washington married Pierson Barton Reading, son of Pierson Reading and Charity Guild, on 12 March 1856 at Washington, District of Columbia.1,2 
(OneHouseholdMember) CensusUS1860Mary Reading (age 30) is listed as a member of the household of P. B. Reading (age 48) on the 1860 U. S. Federal Population Census Shasta County, California. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1860.8 
(Child) CensusUS1880F. W. Reading (age 40) is listed as a daughter of A. M. Washington (age 80), residing at 416 Sixth Steet, NW, on the 1880 U. S. Federal Population Census of Washington, District of Columbia. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1880. She is listed as being a widow.3 
Last Edited21 Sep 2016

Citations

  1. [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 84.
  2. [S512] “District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950,” database, FamilySearch.org (http://www.familysearch.org/ : accessed 2011), Peirson Barton Reading-Fannie Wallace Washington entry, 12 Mar 1856, FHL microfilm number 2079251, image 1545.
  3. [S937] 1880 U. S. census, Washington County, District of Columbia, population schedule, Washington, Enumeration District (ED) 56, sheet 250A, dwelling 44, family 56, A. M. Washington, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Mar 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 123.
  4. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Washington County, District of Columbia, population schedule, Washington, page 246A, dwelling 359, family 372, Bailey Washington; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 56. She is listed as being 18 years old in 1850.
  5. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Shasta County, California, population schedule, township unknown, page 109, dwelling 1295, family 1284, P. B. Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 66. She is listed as being 30 years old in 1860.
  6. [S937] 1880 U. S. census, Washington County, District of Columbia, population schedule, Washington, Enumeration District (ED) 56, sheet 250A, dwelling 44, family 56, A. M. Washington, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Mar 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 123. She is listed as being 40 years old in 1880 and was born in the District of Columbia. Both of her parents were born in Virginia.
  7. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Washington County, District of Columbia, population schedule, Washington, page 246A, dwelling 359, family 372, Bailey Washington; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 56.
  8. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Shasta County, California, population schedule, township unknown, page 109, dwelling 1295, family 1284, P. B. Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 66.

Bridget Connon1

b. 21 March 1836
FatherLawrence Connon
MotherCatharine Chute
Birth*Bridget Connon was born on 21 March 1836, daughter of Lawrence Connon and Catharine Chute, at Ireland.1 
Marriage*Bridget Connon married Alfred Reading, son of Pierson Reading and Charity Guild, on 3 October 1855.1 
(HouseholdMember) CensusUS1860Bridget Reading (age 25) is listed as a member of the household of Charity Reading (age 78) on the 1860 U. S. Federal Population Census of Ewing, Mercer County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1860.2 
(OneHouseholdMember) CensusUS1870Bridget Reading (age 34) is listed as a member of the household of Alfred Reading (age 49) on the 1870 U. S. Federal Population Census of Ewing, Mercer County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1870.3 
Last Edited19 Jun 2007

Citations

  1. [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 85.
  2. [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.
  3. [S463] 1870 U. S. census, Mercer County, New Jersey, population schedule, Ewing, page 39B, dwelling 90, family 92, Alfred Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 871.

Peter Stryker1,2

b. 1763, d. October 1827
Marriage*Peter Stryker married Keziah Davis. 
Birth*Peter Stryker was born in 1763.1 
Death*Peter Stryker died in October 1827.1 

Family

Keziah Davis
Child
Last Edited7 Mar 2007

Citations

  1. [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, 78.
  2. [S856] Jay Bee, Recollections of Baptistown ((Frenchtown, NJ, Hunterdon Independent, 1893 - 1897), http://www.raub-and-more.com/baptown), 19a.