Various Family Bible Records

BIBLE RECORDS. CLARK BIBLE. COPIED AND CONTRIBUTED BY L. IRVING BEICHNER. [This Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Frederick Blackburn, of Pal¬ myra, New Jersey, was printed and sold by Isaac Collins, of Trenton, New Jersey, in 1790 and 1791.] Jeffery Clark was born 20th of November 1771. Rachel my wife was born 9th 0f September 1772. Samuel S. Clark was born September 27 1790. Elazabeth Clark was born 9th of September 1792. Christian Clark was born 18th 0f December 1794. Jeffery S. Clark was born 9th of January 1796. Thomas Clark departed this life July 3, 1830. Hepkier Clark was born 18 of March 1799. Mary Clark was born 22nd of June 1801. Thomas Clark was bom 20 of August 1803. Ann Clark was born 20 of October 1805. Smith Clark was born 2 of March 1808. Edward Clark was born 24 of April 1810. Joseph V. Clark was born February 3rd 1813. Jeffery Clark jun and Rachel Weatberby his wife was married 12th of August 1789. Jeffery Clark departed this life December 19th 1812 [indistinct]. Christian S. Clark was married January 27 1812 by Squier James Matlick. M Joseph Y Clark was born February 3 1813. Jeffrey Clark father of Thomas . [line illegible] February. Mary Clark, was born the [....] 18 day of February 1737. Christian Vanneman daughter of Garrett [rest of line illegible], and Christian Vanneman was bora Septr [line illegible] . .41. Thomas Clark departed this life the 29th day of October 1809.* The said Thomas Clark and Christian Vanneman was marryed the 8th day of April 1758 by the Reverend Mr Ledeanus a Swedish Mi [rest of line illegible]. .... .. * See “ Journal of Thomas Clark ” In Frank H. Stewart's Notes on Old Gloucester County, New Jersey, published by the New Jersey Society of Penn¬ sylvania. (26) Bible Records. 27 Ages of there children. 1 Edith Clark was Born the 5th day of May 1759. 2 Mary Clark was Born the 28th of January 1761. 3 Anne or Nancy Clark was Born the 4th day of Ma [rest illegible] 1763. 4 Elizabeth Clark was Born the 29th day of December 1764 and the said Elizabeth died the 13 day of September 1795 and is buried at Solo¬ mons [illegible] in Gloucester County. 5 Thomas Clark was Born the 18th day of January 1767. 6 Lydia Clark was Born the 26th day of March 1769. 7 Jeffery Clark was Born the 20th of November 1771. 8 Christian Clark was Born the 12th day of July 1773. 9 Joseph Clark was Born the 23rd day of Septem 1776. 10 John Clark was born the 3d day of April 1778. ——— — ——— —— — I do hereby certify that I have entered [illegible] children ages from one other [Bible?]. SQUIRE MATLACK:. December 1791. [Opposite the New Testament title-page, in the space following II Mac¬ cabees, is written:] Jeffery Clark departed this life December 19th 1812. Bengemin Weatherby Departed this life [ ] aged [ ]• [On inside of cover] 6* TJ M W 3 Sas* Thomas Clark Book cost 30/c. Bought Novr 1791. SMITH W. CLARK. 2 §E £g * H P, Z •§ ori sa A i ■s [Inside of back cover] Jeffery Clark departed this life 19th of December [1812]. Hepparehia H. Clark. The following deductions were made after a careful study of the fore¬ going Bible record, the information supplied by Mrs. Frederick Black¬ burn, and certain public records : The Clark Bible was printed in one part by Isaac Collins, of Trenton, in 1790, and the other part by the same person in 1791. The book was bought in November, 1791, by Thomas Clark, son of Jeffery dark, the elder. About one month after the purchase, Thomas Clark had Squire James Matlack, who lived at Woodbury, New Jersey, 28 Bible Records. and was a well-known justice of the peace, transfer and attest the entries as to the children of Thomas Clark and Christian Yanneman, from an older Bible into this Bible. This deduction is drawn from the wording, which seems to be a certificate by Squire Matlaek that, he entered “ages of children from one other” (the word “Bible” could be here supplied and the meaning would be complete). This entry is dated De¬ cember 1791. The entry referring to the father and mother of Thomas Clark, Jeffery Clark the elder, and Mary his wife, was, in the original record very dim, and the one in regard to Mary shows no legible date on the same line. In consulting other records in this regard, it would seem that these en¬ tries might read: Jeffery Clark, father of Thomas, was born February . . . , and his , and Thomas was born the wife Mary Clark was born the 18 day of February 1737, for this latter date is the actual date of the birth of Thomas Clark. The above are the only references to the father and mother of Thomas Clark. The record begins with the dates of birth and death of Jeffery Clark, Jr.; the dates of birth of his wife, their marriage and the birth of their children. The entry of the marriage of Christian S. Clark by Squire James Matlack, is given as January 27, 1812. The records at Woodbury show that, Christian Clark was married to James Stephens on February 27, 1812, by James Matlaek. Following is a record of the marriage of Thomas Clark, son of Jeffery Clark the elder, and the date of the death of Thomas Clark, and the dates of the birth of their children. Subsequently there is an entry of the death of Jeffery Clark, Junior, and a reference in blank to Benjamin Weatherby, the father of Rachel Weatherby who was the wife of Jeffery Clark Jr. At the dose is another reference to the death of Jeffery Clark, Jr., and the entry of the name of one of his sons, Smith Clark, into whose posses¬ sion the Bible came after his father’s decease. Smith Clark was the father of Mrs. Frederick Blackburn, who now owns the Bible. At various places the name of Joseph Y. Clark, the youngest child of Jeffery Clark, Jr., is written, showing that the Bible may have been at one time in his possession also. Mrs. Blackburn states that, the initials which appear for middle names of the various persons, refer as follows: S, to the family name of ‘' Smith ’ ’. Rachel WeatheTby, the wife of Jeffery Clark, Junior, being the daughter of Benjamin Weatherby and Edith Smith, the said Edith Smith being the daughter of James Smith, who was the son of Jonathan Smith, son of John Smith of Smithfield, Salem County, New Jersey. V, refers to “Vanneman”. Christian Yanneman being the wife of Thomas Clark, the father of Jeffery Clark Jr. Christian Vanneman was the daughter of Garrett Vanneman and Christian Denney hie wife, said .... . Bible Records. 29 Garrett Vanneman being the son of John Yanneman of Gloucester County, New Jersey. The father of Mrs. Blackburn, viz., Smith Clark, was named, as he often told his daughter, 1 c Smith Clark” after the maiden name of his grandmother Edith Smith, the wife of Benjamin Weatherby. With regard to Christian Clark, who married James Stephens, she was called first ‘ Christy Ann, 1 1 and finally feminized it herself by signing it * * Christianna, ” as was often the case in those days. Her husband, James Stephens, later became known as James Beeves Stephens, the Beeves being the maiden name of his mother Sarah Beeves, who was the wife of James Stephens, the elder. The wills of James Beeves Stephens and Christianna Clark, his wife, are on file in the Register of Wills 9 Office at Philadelphia. ‘ BALL BIBLES. IN POSSESSION OF THOMAS HAND BALL. BLACKALL WILLIAM AND MARGARET BALL’S BOOK.” [This Bible, printed and sold by Isaac Collins, Trenton, New Jersey, MDCCXCI, was “the gift of Peter Lesley to his daughter Margaret Ball, Philadelphia, March 3rd., 1792.”] Blackall William * Ball, son of Thomond f and Margaret Ball, was 11 * Blackall William Ball was commissioned ensign of the Twelfth Penna. Regiment, Continental Bine, 16 October, 1776, becoming successively second lieutenant, lieutenant and captain, and serving with distinction in the Third and First Penna. Regiments. He was an original member of the Pennsylvania Society of the Cincinnati. After his marriage and during his residence lu Phila., he acquired lands in Northampton County aggregating some sixteen hundred and seventy-five acres, variously named/ “ Independence,” “ White¬ hall,” “ Liberty Hill ” and “ Westminster,” which, under date of 12 April. 1808, lie, described as “ Blackall William Ball of Philadelphia, gentleman,” conveyed to George Ludlam, his wife Margaret joining in the deed of sale. His diary, kept during the siege of Yorktown, 1781, and now in the possession of his grand-nephew, Thomas Hand Ball, is a notable contribution to that period of Revolutionary history. f Thomond Ball (son of Henry Ball of Dublin, Ireland, by his wife Eleanor, daughter of Thomond Blackall, Esq., of Littlerath, co. Kildare, who had married, 9 September, .1672, Judith Desminieres, daughter of Lewis Desminieres, Lord Mayor of Dublin, in 1669), was born at Dublin, circa 1736, and died at Sunbury, Northumberland County, Penna., 3 June, 1779. He married at Dublin, by license dated 14 June, 1759, Margaret Denham of that city, and came to Penna. In 1769, settling in Lancaster town, removing shortly there¬ after to Sunbury, formerly Fort Augusta, the county-seat of the newlyorganized county of Northumberland, where he was a warrantee of lands, 1 December, 1772. At Sunbury he immediately attained prominence, becom¬ ing a member and the first secretary of the Northumberland County Com¬ mittee of Safety, 8 February, 1776. On 15 January, 1777, he was commis¬ sioned paymaster of Colonel Thomas Hartley’s regiment, Penna. Continental Line, one of the sixteen battalions organized for service by resolution of Con¬ gress, dated 27 December, 1776, and was in service during 1777-1778. He was commissioned justice, 8 July, 1778, being at the same time appointed deputy prothonotary, by virtue of which offices he officiated as judge of the 30 Bible Records. bora in the City of Dublin, in the year of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred & Sixty one, on the 15th Day of May, and departed this life Feb. 1st, 1812, at y2 past 12 o ’clock, in the 51st year of his age. Margaret Lesley Daughter of Margaret & Peter Leslie was bora in the City of Philadelphia, on the 14tb Day of May in the year of our Lord one Thousand seven Hundred Seventy six, And departed this life September 5th 1818, Aged 42 years, 3 Weeks and 1 day. On Wednesday the 23rd day of November In the Year of our Lord One Thousand seven hundred and Ninety one, Blackall William Ball and Margaret Lesley were joined in the holy bands of Matrimony at the Town of Schenectady in the State of New York, by the Revd D. Romeyn, Minister of the Gospel at said place. Their first child, Elizabeth Francenia, was born at Easton, Northamp¬ ton County, State of Pennsylvania on Thursday the nineteenth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & ninety three at Ten minutes past Ten A. M. Baptized by the Rev«i Dr Green of the 2d Presbyterian Meeting, Philadelphia at /2 past 7 P. M. March 7ti> 1794. Departed this life at y2 past 8 oclock A. M. March 18, 1794 aged Their second daughter Ann Lesley was Bora in 9tu Street Philadelphia on Sunday the 19th Day of June, 1796 at 6 oclock P. M. And she de¬ parted this life on the 21st of March 1874 at about 7 y2 P. M. aged 77 years 9 mo. & 2 days, in Brooklyn, L. I. and was interred in Greenwood Cemetery, March 24th 1874 lot 13575, Grave 36. Their Third Daughter Mary Shuyter was born on Saturday the 23rd day of March 1799 about 7 oclock P. M. at Prospect Hill near the mouth of Pequest Creek in Sussex County & State of New Jersey the seat of Major Robert Hoops Esqr. And she departed this life on the 30th day of May 1876 about 6 A. M. 77 years 2 months & 7 days in the city of Brooklyn, N. Y. and was entered in Greenwood Cemetery, June 2nd 1876 in grave 62, lot 8999. Their fourth Daughter Margaret Denham was born on Monday, the 2nd Day of February in the Year of our Lord one Thousand eight Hun¬ dred and one, on Prospect Hill, Sussex County & State of New Jersey, about y2 past 1 oclock P. M., and Departed this Life June 13th 1863 after one weeks sickness in Allegheny County, Maryland, in the sixty third year of her age. Their Fifth Daughter Eleanor was bora on Tuesday, the 26th day of July in the Year of Our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and Three, about 7 oclock P. M., at Spitzbergen, mouth of Shrawders Creek, about four miles above Shohoekin Point, in the County of Wayne and State of Pennsylvania, and departed this life on Monday 10 oclock A. M. 8th March, 1830. .... county courts. His widow, Margaret, had grants of eight hundred acres of land in Northampton County In 1784. Their children were : Blackall William, Henryt Eleanor, Jane, and Margaret who married George Calhoun of Augusta Township, Northumberland County. Bible Records. 31 Their Sixth Daughter Catharine was born on Thursday the Sixth day of September 1805, at ]/2 past 5 P. M., at the House of the State Maga¬ zine, corner of Walnut Street Philadelphia, and Departed this life in Philadelphia, on the 25th day of April, 1841. HENRY BALL'S BIBLE.* Henry Ball and Elisabeth Fulton were married October the 17th A. D. 1789. Blackall William Ball and Mary Clay were married May 30th 1816. John W. Gordon and Eliza H. Ball were married August 31st 1819.f Thomond Ball and Ellen were married 1823. Geo. H. Ball and Mary S. Ball were married the 12th day of Decem¬ ber, 1823. Henry Ball and Caroline Frowert $ were Married on the 15th day of March 1826. Robert H. Ball and Eliza Virginia Leathers were married in Campbell Co., Ky., on the 26th day of May 1829. Jane Elizabeth first born of Robt. H. Ball & Eliza Virginia Leathers was born Nov. 13 1831 and deceased the 8th July 1837. Samuel A. M. Shippen Ball Son of Robt. H. & E. V. was born June 7th 1834 and died Augt. 1st 1835. Isabella Francis, daughter of Robt. H. & E. V. was born Oct. 23. 1835 and deceased four days after. Henry || Ball Son of Thomond & Margaret Ball was Born November the 9th 1762 [in Dublin, Ireland]. Blakall William Son of Henry & Elisabeth Ball was born January the 19th 1791 at 10 oclock A. M. John Fulton was Born May the 5th 1792 at 2 o'clock P. M. Elisabeth Harris was born February the 19. 1796 at 10 o'clock P. M. Thomond was Born March the 21st 1796 at 9 o'clock A. M. Henry was Born September the 224 1797 at 3 o 'clock P. M. Elizabeth Fulton Daughter of John & Elizabeth Fulton § was Born August the 15th? 1762. * Printed by William Hancock for Matthew Carey, No. 122 Market Street, Philadelphia, M.D.CCCIV. tThe Register of St. Paul's, Philadelphia, gives the date of marriage as August 26, 1819. X Caroline Frowert, born at Philadelphia, 23 July, 1809, died there 29 No¬ vember, 1860. Her father, John Frowert, served in the War of 1812, in Cap¬ tain Samuel Borden’s Company of Infantry in the Fourth detachment of Pennsylvania militia, commanded Iby Colonel Lewis Rush, May and June, 1813. It He enlisted 9 May, 1779, in Captain Thomas Kemplin’s company of rangers for Northumberland County, Penna., and is described on the muster roll as aged eighteen years, five feet eight inches in height, fair of complexion, gentleman, and native of Ireland. In 1800 he removed to Philadelphia, and there resided until his decease. He was buried at St. Paul’s Church, where his children, Henry, George, Samuel, Robert, Harris and Margaret, were bap¬ tized, 25 May, 1806. § John Fulton and Elizabeth Harris were married at Rathmelton, near 32 Bible Records. Samuel was Born April the 10th 1799, at 6 o 'clock P. M. George was Born February the 13th 1801, at 9 o 'clock P. M. Robert Harris was Born July the 10th 1802, at 10 o 'clock P. M. Margaret was Born August 19th 1805, at 9 o'clock A. M. Margaret Ball 1st daughter of Geo. H. & Mary S. Ball was born in Philadelphia December 20th 1824 at 3 o'clock A. M. George Ball 1st Son of Geo. H. & of Mary S. Ball was Born in Phila¬ delphia July 30th 1826 at 11 o 'clock P. M. Mary Ball Daughter of George H. and Mary S. Ball was born Tuesday at 9 o 'clock P. M. February 24th 1828. Horace Ball 2* son of George H. and Mary S. Ball was bom Decbr. 1st 1829. Elisabeth Ball Daughter of George H. and Mary S. Ball was born on friday morning January 14th 1831 and Departed this life on March 3<J 1834 aged 3 years 1 month and 17 days. Barclay 3d son of George H.*& Mary Ball was born on Sunday evening at 6 o'clock february 10th 1833 and Departed this life March 5th 1834 aged 1 year and 23 days. Margaret Ball Daughter of Henry & Elisabeth Ball Died august the 6th 1806 at 7 o'clock A. M. Henry Ball Son of Thomond & Margaret Ball Died April 17th 1816 at 4 o'clock P. M. aged 53 years 5 months & 8 Days. Samuel Ball Son of Henry & Elisabeth Ball Died August 28th 1823 at Natchez Mississippi Aged 24 years 4 months & 18 Days. Elisabeth Ball widow of Henry Ball Daughter of John & Elisabeth Fulton Died November 2d 1823 at 11 o'clock P. M. Aged 61 years 2 months & 18 days. Thomond Ball son of Henry and Elizabeth Ball died January the 31 1824 at 6 o 'clock in the 28th year of his age. Died at Cincinnati, Ohio, Mrs Mary Ball wife of Blackall Wm Ball on the 26th of April 1824, aged 25 years. Died at Fayetteville, Tenn., Mr. John W. Gordon, on the aged Londonderry, Ireland, Where she had been born in 1732. Two sisters as well as her husband preceded her to America, one sister marrying Samuel Turbutt of Northumberland County, and the other Dr. Stephenson Archer of Harford County, Maryland. In, or about 1773, Mrs. Fulton came to Pennsylvania, bringing with her five children, Samuel, Sarah, Elizabeth, Margaret and Jane, the latter, the youngest, not then five years old. Mr. and Mrs. Fulton kept a select school at Lancaster, Penna., Robert Fulton, the afterwards noted in¬ ventor, being among their pupils. Mrs. Fulton died at “ Ever May,” George¬ town, Md., 20 January, 1831. Of her daughters, Sarah married William Crawford of Georgetown ; Elizabeth married Mr. Ball, and Jane, Samuel Moore, Captain in the Pennsylvania Line In the Revolution and later Asso¬ ciate Judge of the courts of Dauphin County, Penna. The latter were the grandparents of William Reynolds, Rear Admiral, TJ. S. N., and the distin¬ guished General John Fulton Reynolds, who fell at Gettysburg. From infor matlon supplied by Mrs. John Scott, Jr., a member of The Genealogical Society. — Bible Records. 33 Died in Philadelphia at 4 o 'clock in the morning of Friday 22<* of De¬ cember 1826, John Fulton Ball in the 33d year of his age. Died at New Orleans, August 12th 1840, Blackall Wm. Ball, aged 49 years. Died at Philadelphia March 18 1866 Henry Ball son of Henry & Eliza¬ beth Ball in the 69th year of his age. Died at Brooklyn, N. Y., October 31st 1873, George H. Ball, son of Henry & Elizabeth Ball, aged 72 years, 8 months & 18 days. Died at Brooklyn, N. Y., May 30th, 1876, Mary S., widow of George H. Ball and daughter of Blackall Wm and Margaret Ball, aged 77 years, 2 mo., 7 days. J OHNSON-G ARWOOD BIBLE. IN POSSESSION OP LOUIS ASHBROOK. [The date of the publication is 1680. Th$ entries are made in the vari¬ ous blank spaces throughout the book and are not continuous.] Mary Garwood, the daughter of William * and Martha Garwood was born May 6, 1757, about half hour after two in the morning. January 26, 1754 Sarah Garwood was born at 3 o'clock. Joseph Garwood was born September 24, 1755 after 3 in the morning. Martha Garwood departed (?) this life 25(?) September, 1783. January 1716, Martha Johnson f was born 20[th] day, ait o'clock in the morning, praise the name of the lord. August the 6th day 1714 Mary Johnson was born at aite in the morn¬ ing and the first day of the week(?). May 1719 Joseph Johnson was born the fourth day of May the day of the week. morning and the 1754 The 25 of January about y2 an hour past seven o-clock in the morning was born Sarah Garwood daughter of William & Martha Gar¬ wood of Wicaco in the County of Philadelphia in the Province of Penn¬ sylvania, 1757 17 of August about a half hour after two in the morning was born Margaret [or Mary, not clear]. Aberham Jones the son of Isaac & Mary Jones was born the 23d day of February (?) in ye year 1738 between (?) 1 and 2(?) o-clock in the morning. John GaTwood son of William & Martha Garwood was born August ye 24 1744 about eight in the morning. * William Garwood and Martha Johnson were married by license at Christ Church, Philadelphia, 11 July, 1743. f Daughter of John Johnson of Wiccacoe, Philadelphia, who died before 5 April, 1728, leaving widow Mary, land children Mary, Martha Joseph, John and Abraham. The widow, Mary Johnson, died, as stated in the Bible record, 12 July, 1752, and on 26 November, 1753, Abraham Johnson of Darby, Chester County, Mary wife of Isaac Jones of Wiccacoe, Martha wife of William Gar¬ wood of Wiccacoe, Joseph Johnson and John Johnson, children and heirs of the first named John Johnson, conveyed a tract of land in Moyaraensing. 34 Bible Records. ......... William Garwood the son of William and Martha Garwood was born ye 24th day of November 1747 at half a hour past Two In ye morning. Wood was born 18 day 1750. Martha ye daughter of William and Martha Garwood was born ye 10 day of January 1751-52. Mary Johnson departed this life July 12 day 1752. JOSEPH FENIMORE BIBLE. CONTRIBUTED BY MISS MARGARET RIDGWAY GRUNDY OF BRISTOL. Joseph Fenimore son of Joseph Fenimore * and Sarah his wife of Willingborough Township Burlington County and State of New Jersey was born the 30th day of October, 1743. O. S. Ann Perkins Daughter of Abraham f and Sarah Perkins of Township County and State aforesaid was born 6th day of December Anno 1742. O. S. Joseph Fenimore and Ann Perkins were married July 23rd., 1766. The children of Joseph and Ann Fenimore are as follows: Joseph Fenimore junior was born August 10th 1767. Abraham Fenimore was born August 18th 1769. Sarah Fenimore, was born August 12th. 1771. Isaac Fenimore was born March 28th 1774. David Fenimore was born June 22nd 1776. John Fenimore was born April 27th 1778 Deceased November 1st 1778. Samuel Perkins Fenimore was born September 30th. 1779. Richard Fenimore was born October 8th 1781. Deceased 5th June 1849* Daniel Fenimore was born November 7th 1785. Deceased December 1850. PROUD BIBLE. IN POSSESSION OF FRANK H. STEWART. PRINTED IN EDINBURGH BY ADRIAN WATKINS, HIS MAJESTY’S PRINTER. M DCOLD. John Proud j; son of Jno and Rachel Proud was born March the 8th A. D. 1753. Abraham || Proud was born April the 5th A. D. 1756. * JOSEPH FENIMORE, son of Joseph and Hannah (Burroughs) Fenimore, born August 25, 1712; died 1756; will of January 12, 1756, probated May 29th following; married Sarah, daughter of Joshua Humphries by his first wife Rachel Horner, all of Burlington County, New Jersey. f ABRAIIAM PERKINS, son of Jacob and Sarah Perkins of Burlington County, New Jersey, and great grandson of Isaac Perkins who settled at what is now Hampton, New Hampshire, in 1642, married, first, Mary Simons, second, by license of 4 December, 1733, Sarah Gardiner, widow. His will of 7 April, 1764, was probated on the 25*th of the same month. t John Proud of Mansfield, Burlington County, and Elizabeth Merriot of Mansfield, licensed to marry, 23 July, 1774. New Jersey Marriage Licenses. — || Abraham Proud of Evesham, Burlington County, and Evesham, licensed to marry 4 October, 1784. Ibid. Lucretia Shinn of Bible Records. Hurt on Proud was born Elizabeth * Proud “ “( t t( Ellen Proud i( 11 Peter Proud 35 Sept 22 1758. Oct 23 1761. Aug 7 1765. May 16 1768. “The Children of John & Elizabeth Proud was born as follows'’ —— ——— da. mo. James Proud was born 2 3 1775. t< ii Samuel Proud 9 1776. 3 ii Benjamin Proud 9 1778. 15 n a John Proud 14 3 1780. tt *t Abraham Proud 22 3 1782. ( ( u Mary Proud Feby 7 1784. i( Elizabeth Merit Proud “ Apr 4 1787. Elizabeth Proud wife of John Proud Ju* departed this life Jany 3 1789. ROSE RECORD. FROM BOOK OF GILBERT TENNANT’S SERMONS IN POSSESSION OF FRANK H. STEWART. John Rose f was born Feby the 21 1757. Mary Penton daughter of Job Penton and Elizabeth his wife was born Feby 29 1760. William Penton was born 15th day of Dec. A. D. 1761. Samuel Rose. Mary Rose her book given to her by her father 1773 : On a slip of paper, bearing date Woodstown, New Jersey, Aug. 4, 1848, is given, by Ezekiel Rose, Sr., the “Sons and Daughters of John Rose ’’: Thomas ) Abram, Hannah Mayhew Sarah Lock John, Ezekiel, Abagil Holly Samuel, Mary Gray On the same paper is also the following, the figures attached to the name evidently referring to the number of children each had: “Children of Thomas Rose” Ezekiel 10. Mary DuBois. John 3. Martha Peck. David 1. Elizabeth McKenney. Thomas 2. Ann Cook. • Elizabeth Proud and Daniel Gethens [Githins], both of Burlington County, licensed to marry 25 March, 1784. Ibid. f John Kose was one of the founders of the Pittsgrove Presbyterian Church, New Jersey, and the baptisms of some of his children appear in its Church records. He was twice married. The children of Thomas were John’s grand¬ children. 36 Bible Records. JESSE L. STELWAGON '8 BIBLE. FORMERLY IN POSSESSION OF HIS DAUGHTER, MISS ESTHER STELWAGON OF GERMANTOWN. Jesse Lester Stelwagon,* born in Radnor township, Chester County, 15 November, 1790. Married by the Right Reverend Bishop White, 2 June, 1814, Esther, daughter of Jacob and Esther Mower. Esther Mower, born Philadelphia County, 24 March, 1792, died 4 No¬ vember, 1880. Jesse L. Stelwagon died 13 January, 1879. Emma Matilda Stelwagon, daughter of Jesse L. and Esther, was born 19 April, 1815. She died Easter Sunday, 1881. Emma Matilda Stelwagon married Edwin M. Lewis, 23 April, 1835. Anna Eliza Stelwagon, daughter of Jesse L. and Esther, was born 18 March, 1817. * The son of Henry Stelwagon, whose gravestone, in the God’s acre of St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Ardmore, gives the date of his birth as 15 August, 1745, and that of his death, as 6 May, 1817. His wife, Margaret, died 6 Octo¬ ber, 1807, in her 58th year. A petition to the Orphans’ Court of Montgomery County of 17 June, 1822, recites that, Henry Stelwagon died intestate, leaving issue : Frederick, Margaret, Catharine, John, Hannah, Elizabeth, William, Henry, Joseph and Jesse L., also Henry Zell, a minor son of a daughter, Mary, deceased. It further recites that, the said daughter Elizabeth married James Fearon and had since deceased, leaving Mary, Eliza and Ann Fearon ; that the said Joseph had since conveyed his interest in the real estate of his deceased father to his brother Frederick ; that Margaret married Isaac Rodenbach ; that Catharine married William Fryer ; that Hannah married Hugh Durborrow, and that Mary married Andrew Zell. Of the children of Henry and Margaret Stelwagon : Frederick, born 1 September, 1772, married 1 Au¬ gust, 1816, Sarah, widow of Godfrey Smith and daughter of John Mange ; he became an iron merchant of Philadelphia and the father of Mrs. Charles Koons, Mrs. George iH. Miller and Mrs. John Bispham ; Margaret, born 10 May, 1774, married Isaac Rodenbach, 4 April, 1797 ; Catharine, born 23i July, 1776; John, born 21 November, 1777, served in War of 1812 in Captain John Rawlins Co., Philadelphia, 1814, married Margaret, daughter of John Raw¬ lins; Hannah, born 26 December, 1778; Joseph, died in Philadelphia, 9 Octo¬ ber, 1830, aged forty years; married 13 December, 1813, Anna Marla Ford, who died 8 March, 1852, aged fifty-three years, and was the father of Mary, wife of Joseph Goodbread, Joseph Stelwagon, Louisa, wife of William Weighman, Esq., and Adelaide, wife of the Rev. Henry Zell ; Jesse L., born as above, iron merchant of Philadelphia ; Mary, born 12 June, 1794, died 24 December, 1811, married Andrew Zell. Henry Stelwagon, 1745-1817, was a son of Frederick and Anna Barbara Stelwagon of Lower Merlon Township, Philadelphia County, who came to Pennsylvania in the ship Phoenix, William Watson, captain, in 1744. Mrs. Anna Barbara Stelwagon died before 25 November, 1752, when letters of ad¬ ministration were granted on her estate to John Stelwagon of Philadelphia, during the minority of her four children, her husband Frederick Stelwagon, having renounced. John Stelwagon, brother of Frederick Stelwagon, was a merchant of Philadelphia as early as 1749, an 44 elder of the Calvanist Con¬ gregation of the Hexagon Church in Sassafras Street’* in 1763, and the ancestor of another line of interesting descendants. He was buried 24 August, 1785, aged 71 years, 10 months. Bible Records. 37 Henry Gustavus Stelwagon, son of Jesse L. and Esther, was born 12 February, 1819. Esther Mower, daughter of Jesse L. and Esther Stelwagon, was born 8 February, 1821. Cynthia Lukens Stelwagon, born 15 August, 1823. Died 17 March,1826. Clarence Augustus Stelwagon, son of Jesse L. and Esther, was born 22 March, 1825. Lewis Carroll Stelwagon, son of Jesse L. and Esther, was born 25 Sep¬ tember, 1828 and died 25 October, 1831. Caroline Virginia Stelwagon, daughter of Jesse L. and Esther Stel¬ wagon, was born 30 November, 1830. She died 15 November, 1892. Married in Germantown by Rev. Dr. Rodney, Bart Graves Louden. Edwin Mortimer Stelwagon, son of Jesse L. and Esther, was born 4 December, 1835 and died 10 February, 1838. Jesse Lester Stelwagon, son of Jesse L. and Esther, was born 19 July, 1838 and died 12 July, 1842. Anna Eliza Stelwagon married Mark W. Supplee, 24 April, 1845. Henry Gustavus Stelwagon,* married 27 July, 1844, Mary H. Hale. He married second, Annie Ashmead. Jacob Mower f was born September 3rd, 175[8]. Married Esther Zefoley, March 25th, 1784. She was born February 28th, 1765. Their chil¬ dren were: Rudolph Mower, born 30 March, 1785; [% baptized in German Re¬ formed Church, Germantown, May 13, 1785; died October 2, 1791]. * By his first marriage to Mary H. Hale, daughter of Thomas Hale, bom 3 January, 1818, died 6 May, 1861, buried in St. Peter's churchyard, he had four children, all now deceased. He married (2), 2 June, 1863. Anne B., daughter of Dr. Ashmead, born 1 July, 1832; died 13 October, 1874. His third wife was Mrs. Catharine H. Craft, daughter of Frederick Lyibrandt, whom he mar¬ ried 16 April, 1879. t JACOB MOWER was born on Pennypack Creek, then in Philadelphia County, Penna., and died at Robin Hood Inn, Frankford, 24 January, 1810. He served in the Revolution as lieutenant In Seventh Company, Second Battalion, Phila¬ delphia militia, under Colonel Benjamin G. Eyre, in 1786. He changed the spelling of his surname from Maurer to Mower. Sometime before his death he was a trustee of the Frankford Presbyterian Church, in the grounds of which he and his wife, Esther, daughter of Jacob Zebly by his wife Esther Madeira, are buried, she dying 21 August, 1835. Rudolph Maurer, father of the preceding Jacob, was born In the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, where his family is said to have been seated from the early part of the fourteenth century, his birth occurring 7 September, 1733. He came to Pennsylvania prior to 1750 and settled on the Pennypack ; was a member of the High Dutch Reformed Congregation of Germantown in 1754, and subsequently one of the founders of the German Reformed Church at Frankford. He was married 15 April, 1753, by the Rev. Conrad Steiner, to Anne Miller, who was born in the Canton of Zurich, 17 July, 1728, and died 17 June, 1800. She and her husband, who died 13 March, 1788, are buried in the grounds of the Frankford Presbyterian Church. Their children were: Anne, horn 10 February, 1754 ; died 17 January, 1834 ; married George Cra¬ mer; Jacob, as above; Susannah, born 1765; died 26 November, 1854; mar¬ ried 23 December, 1790, Jacob Castor of Germantown. X Enclosures in brackets are facts supplied from the family papers of John Frederick Lewis, Esq., of Philadelphia. 38 Bible Records. Elizabeth Mower, born 10 September, 1788; [at Pennypack; died 13 August, 1865, at Germantown; married, January, 1812, John Frederick Lewis, son of John Andrew Philip Lewis by his wife Anna Maria Clingmanj. Jacob Mower, born 4 February, 1790; [married Lush], Esther Mower, born 24 March, 1792. Anna Mower, born 2 December, 1794; [baptized October 5, 1795, at German Reformed Church, Germantown; died 16 September, 1799]. Joseph Zebley Mower, born 19 April, 1798; [died unmarried in Georgia], Susannah Mower, born 15 September, 1800; [died 10 March, 1834; married Alexander Campbell], Sarah Ann Mower, born 18 September, 1805; [died 22 October, 1808], PRESTON BIBLE, 1599. COPIED BY M. ATHERTON LEACH. “I left old England with my wife and two children, the 10 4 mo. 1683. We arrived in Pennsylvania 20th 6mo., 1683. ’ ’ William, son of Henry and Jane Preston baptized 30 April, 1650, as appears by ye parish of St. Andrew’s in the New Castle in the old England. Ann Taylor, daughter to Edward and Margaret Taylor, baptized 18 July, 1651, as appears by the Register of North Sheald upon Tine. William Preston and Ann Taylor married 10 September, 1672. Henry Preston, son of William and Ann Preston born in North Shield upon Tine iD England, 18 December, 1672; died in Philadelphia 21st 11 mo., 1707. Barbary Preston, daughter of William and Ann, born 8 mo., 1675, died 10 mo., 1675. William Preston, son of William andf Ann, born 25th 3 mo., 167- ; died 13th 9 mo., 1681. Elizabeth Preston, daughter of William and Ann, born 10th 5 mo.. 1680; died 12 mo., 1681. Rebecca Preston, daughter of William and Ann, born 10 mo. 168-, died 12th 7 mo., 1683. Amor Preston, son of William and Ann, born at Frankford, 7th n — mo., 1684/5. Abel * Preston, son of William and Ann, born 31st 11 mo., 1687/8. Paul Preston, son of William and Ann, born 30th 9 mo., 1690; died 6th 9 mo., 1732, aged 42 years, lacking 4 days. Priscilla Preston, daughter of William and Ann, born 27th 3 mo., 1693. Clarah Preston, daughter of William and Ann, born 21»t 12 mo., 1695/6. Phoebe Preston, daughter of William and Ann, bom 7th 7 mo., 1700. — » Abel Preston of Philadelphia and MarLbah Slocum of Shrewsbury, N. J , married at the house of Merlbah Slocum, 8th 8 mo., 1712. Woodbridge Meet¬ ing Records. Bible Records. 39 William Preston died 19th 7 mo., 1717,* aged 67 years, 5 months, lack¬ ing 3 days. Ann Preston, died 4th 10 mo., 1732, aged 70 years, 5 months, lacking 14 days. William Preston, son of William and Sarah, born 26th 10 mo., 1737 ; died 10 mo. 6, 1820. William Preston, son to William and Sarah, wrote this 12th 5 mo., 1752. William Preston married Barbara Heisler, 17 September, 1758 in Ger¬ mantown. William Preston his Bible that was his father's William, grandfather Paul Preston, great grandfather William Preston and great-great-grand¬ father Henry Preston. Mary Preston, daughter of William and Barbara Preston, born 3rd 2 mo., 1759. She died 9 mo., 1759. Sarah Preston, daughter of William and Barbara, born 18th 10 mo., 1760; died 2 February, 1763. Hannah Preston, daughter of William and Barbara, born 17th 3 mo., 1763. Hannah, daughter of William and Barbara Preston and wife of Thomas Everard, died 25 August, 1803, aged 40 years, 5 months and 8 days. William Preston, son to William and Barbara, born 12th 6 mo., 1765; died 4 October, 1821. John Preston, son to William and Barbara, born 30th 3 mo., 1768 in Northern Liberties. Joseph Preston, son to William and Barbara, born 4 April, 1777. William Preston and Catherine Black married 6 August, 1789. Catherine Black, daughter of Frederick and Abigail, born 18 Feb¬ ruary, 1770; died 13 April, 1856. Mary Preston, daughter of William and Catherine, born 25 March, 1791. Abigail Preston, f daughter of William and Catherine, born 20 Novem¬ ber, 1793. William Preston Sen. died 4 October, 1819. Thomas Preston, son of Paul X and Elizabeth, born 3d 10 mo., 1719. Ambrose Preston, son of Edward Preston, born 26 April, 1629 [sic]. Eliza Stickney. Matilda Tomlin. Catherine Rettsterling. Miss Rebecca Markley daughter of John and Mary || Markley, dec. [?] 2 April, 1837. * His will, dated 29th 5 mo., 1714, proved 9 October, 1717, describes him as of Frankford and gives to his eldest son Amor his white broadcloth coat, Oallomia vest, plush breeches and best hat. It also gave legacies to second son Abel, to son Paul, and daughters Priscilla and Mary. His wife Mary and son Paul are constituted executors. The date of his death is given, as above, on the Abington Meeting Records. t Abigail Preston married Benjamin Adis Meredith, born 24 October, 1792, son of Benjamin Meredith by his wife Prudence Lewis. t He had by wife Elizabeth, sons William, Thomas, Joseph, and daughter Mary. Philadelphia Deed Book H, No. 10, p. 150. II Mary Preston married “ John Marclay,” 25 June, 1807. Second Presby¬ terian Church Records. — — 40 Bible Records. Daniel Murray and Hannah Preston married 13 August, 1785, in Phila¬ delphia. Sarah Murray, daughter of Daniel and Hannah, born 4 June, 1786. William Preston Murray, son of Daniel and Hannah, born 6 May, 1787. Mary Murray, daughter of Daniel and Hannah, born 28 December, 1790. Anna Murray, daughter of Daniel and Hannah, born 23 September, 1794. Daniel Murray, son of Daniel and Hannah, born 6 March, 1797. Susannah Everard, daughter of Thomas and Hannah Everard, born 16 October, 1800. VARIOUS BIBLE RECORDS. To the flotsam and jetsam of book sales and the old bookstand, which, some fifteen or more years ago, occupied the southeast corner of Second and Walnut Streets, came the Bibles from which the following records were copied. Whither these Bibles were carried on the tide-waters of chance will, collectively, never be known, but the entries therein, herewith preserved as memorials to the human trinity, father, mother and child, may be of future value to those genealogically inclined. NANCY WILLIAMS’ BIBLE.* John Heartshorne and Nancy Miller married 17 April, 1788. Thomas Williams and Nancy Heartshorne married 20 August, 1800. Samuel Miller born 1 June, 1736. Mary his wife, born 3 July, 1737. Their children: Thomas, born 20 October, 1760. Jane, bom 22 April, 1762. William, born 10 February, 1764; died 3 October, 1826. Samuel, born 11 April, 1766. Agnes, born 3 October, 1767. Mary, born 12 August, 1769. Samuel, bom 20 June, 1772. John Maffet, bom 29 February, 1774. James, born 30 January, 1776; died 7 June, 1819. Samuel, born 21 October, 1777. Deborah, born 7 November, 1779; died 26 January, 1844. Sophia wife of William Miller died 7 February, 1832. Samuel Miller, father of N. Williams, died 24 March, 1819. Mary Miller, mother of N. Williams, died 28 September, 1818. John Heartshorne died 4 February, 1798. Mary Clendennin, wife of Samuel Clendennin, died 11 April, 1815. Thomas Williams, died 23 January, 1830. • Matthew Carey, Philadelphia, 1808. and Harvey, 19 October, 1898. Edwards’ Collection sale, by Davis Bible Records. 41 Infant son of Thomas and Nancy Williams died 3 May, 1802; he was born 17 April, 1802. XiUKE M. JOHNSON’S BIBLE.* Luke Morris and Anna Paul Johnson had Abbey Willing Johnson, born 30 October, 1845.f Justus Johnson, born 28 October, 1848. Ann Willing Johnson, born 14 November, 1850. Abbey Willing baptized 13 April, 1851, by Rev. John Rodney at Justus Germantown. Ann Luke M. Johnson died Thursday, 9 September, 1854. Abbey Willing died 19 August, 1858. “MARY ANN THOMAS’ BIBLE, 27 FEBRUARY, 1809. ) r 1> John Drinker Thomas married Mary Ann Weyman, 6 October, 1808, by Rev. P. F. Mayer. Francis Cope Thomas, born 14 February, 1818, baptized 23 December, 1827. John Drinker Thomas, baptized same day by Rev. George Boyd in St. John’s Church. Catharine Lewis Wilson, died 31 January, 1832 in 36th year. Jennet Weyman died 14 December, 1835, aged 64 years, 2 months and 12 days, born 2 October, Edwin W. Wilson, born 8 January 1829, son of Shipley and Catharine Wilson. Shipley Wilson died 16 January, 1836. -- PERKINS BIBLE.} William Perkins, born 24th 10 mo. 1762; died 20 July, 1799. Sarah his wife, bora 16th 2 mo. 1768; died 10 March, 1819. Rebecca, daughter of William and Sarah Perkins, born 10 mo. 21st, 1789; died 4th 9 mo., 1793. Elizabeth, daughter of William and Sarah Perkins, born 9th 2 mo., 1791; died 4th 10 mo., 1791. Edmond Milton, eon of William and Sarah Perkins, born 14th 6 mo., 1792; died 10 mo. 1, 1793. Ebenezer, son of William and Sarah Perkins, bom 12 mo., 27th, 1793; died 4 mo. 16, 1799. Sarah, daughter of William and Sarah Perkins, born 15th 2 mo., 1797. Mrs Sarah Williams died 16 February, 1861. * Davis and Harvey sale of 19 October, 1898. t See Keith's Provincial Councillors of Pennsylvania (118). {Trenton, MDCCXCL [ ?J . Sale of Davis and Harvey, 19 October, 1898. 42 Bible Records. LAURA P. LLOYD’S BIBLE.* Bible of Laura P. Lloyd given by her grand father, R. Hovell, 22 Feb ruary, 1886. The Rev. Mr. John Brice baptized six females at First Baptist Church, Philadelphia, 6 January, 1826. WASS BIBLE. Joseph Wass born 7 April, 1777. Elizabeth Snyder died 8 December, 1823. Joseph Wass and Elizabeth Snyder married 27 June, 1805. Joseph Wass and Ann Newell married 15 May, 1824. Julia Wass, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth, born 12 March, 1806. Elizabeth W ass, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth, born 17 March, 1808. Catharine Wass, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth, born 27 Septem¬ ber, 1810. Christiana Wass, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth, born 5 March, 1814. Margaret Wass, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth, born 13 December, 1816. Caroline Wass, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth, born 28 December, 1820. Died 18 March, 1820. Caroline Wass, born 2 May, 1822. Died 30 June, 1826. Catharine Snyder, mother of Elizabeth Wass, born 1761. Christiana sister of Elizabeth Wass married Thomas Abercrombie. He was born 9 February, 1780. Died 3 August, 1816. Theresa, sister of Elizabeth Wass, born 29 June, 1781. She married Henry G arson who was born 10 October, 1776. He died in Philadelphia 17 August, 1824. They had these children Charles Garson, born 7 October, 1801. Gustavus Garson, born 17 October, 1803. Died 7 February, 1808. Thomas Michael Garson, born 29 May, 1806. Andrew Ferdinand Garson, born 5 September, 1808. Lewis Henry Garson, born 12 May, 1811. Theresa Catharine Garson, born 31 March, 1813. Rebecca Elizabeth Garson, born 1 March, 1816. Mary Snyder daughter of Tgnatius and Catharine born 30 November, 1796. John Wass, married Edith Eler, 7 April, 1804. Julia Wass, married Frederick Eberly, June, 1823. John Wass, brother of Joseph Wass, was born 17 November, 1781. His children were: Joseph Wass born 13 February, 1805. Henry Wass born 21 February, 1807 and died 16 January, 1814. John Wass died 2 January, 1809. * Matthew Carey, Philadelphia, 1813. Bible Records. 43 ELIZABETH H. CASTOR BIBLE. Germantown. Daniel and Sarah Castor were married 14 September, 1813. Daniel Castor was born 27 September, 1787. Sarah his wife was born 3 June, 1791. Elizabeth Castor born 2 June, 1814. Maria Castor born 14 September, 1816. Died 28 August, 1821. Sarah Castor died 16 November, 1822. Daniel Castor died 28 March, 1823. Elizabeth Castor died 5 June, 1843. WADE BIBLE. John Townsend Wade was born 27 October, 1781. Mary David Wade was born 11 June, 1792. John T. Wade and Mary D. Beckham were married 30 December, 1809. Joseph Beckham Wade was born 28 February, 1811. Thomas Beckham Wade was born 1812, 30 October. John T. Carhart Wade was born 25 September, 1814. He died 8 March, 1837. John T. Wade died 26 November, 1816. Thomas Beckham Wade died 8 June, 1858. Mary David Wade died 27 August, 1880. GUEST BIBLE. William .T. Guest, sou of John * and Sarah Guest, born at New Bruns¬ wick, N. J. 1779. Juliana Priest, dau of John and Nancy Priest, born at Philadelphia 1783. William Elkins Guest, son of William and Juliana Guest, born at New York 1802. Elizabeth Guest, born at Albany, 1804, daughter of William and Juli¬ ana Guest. Sarah Guest, born at Albany 1807, daughter of W® and Juliana Guest. Juliana Guest, born at Albany 1809, daughter of W® and Juliana Guest. Maria Guest, bom at Ogdensburg, N. Y., 1811, daughter of W“» and Juliana Guest. John Priest Guest, born at Martinsburg, Pa., 1813. Eleanor Guest, daughter of above, born at Ogdensburg 1815. — * John Guest and Sarah Jordan licensed to marry, 14 October, 1767, both of Middlesex County. Neto Jersey Uarriage Licenses.