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Marriages and Children
of
John Hart 1713 - 1779
Signer of The Declaration of Independence |
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Marriage 1 |
Birth |
Death |
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Deborah Scudder |
1721 |
Oct 26, 1776 |
Married abt. 1740 |
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Children |
Birth |
Death |
Notes |
Sarah Hart |
Oct 16, 1741
Hopewell, NJ |
Apr 15, 1821
Weartsville Young Cem., Amwell Valley, NJ |
Married Jacob Wikoff (1742-1788)
1761 |
Jesse Hart |
Sept 19,1742 |
1815 |
Married Martha Mattison (1715?-1779)
Jan 13, 1770 |
Martha Hart |
Apr 10, 1746 |
1815 |
Married John Wood 1804 |
Nathaniel Hart |
Oct 29, 1747
New Jersey |
1825
Mason Co., KY at age 83 |
Married Elizabeth
"Betsy" Stout (1759 - 1814) on
May 2, 1770
A patriot of New Jersey, he suffered loss of property and cared for sick
and wounded soldiers. |
John Hart Jr. |
Oct 28/29, 1748 |
March 22, 1790
or 1791
Philadelphia, PA |
Married Mary or Catherine Knowles (b.1751/55) May 20, 1770 |
Susannah Hart |
Aug 2, 1750 |
Feb 2, 1832
Ronaldson's Cem., Philadelphia |
Married John (Major) Polhemus (b.
May 25,1738; d. Feb 25,1834)
on Nov 23/26, 1776 |
Mary Hart |
Aug 7, 1752 |
abt. 1782
at age 30 |
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Abigail Hart |
Feb 19, 1754/Feb 10, 1759 |
abt
1832/1833
Weartsville Youngs Burial Ground, NJ |
Married Moses Stout (1751-1832) on March 17, 1773 |
Edward Hart |
Dec 20, 1755 |
Oct 5, 1812
Randolph Co., VA |
-Married Nancy Ann Stout (d.
1844) Oct
1777 with George Washington in attendance at the wedding. He
served several enlistments as a private in the New Jersey militia. Moved
to VA in 1788.
-Married Rebecca Watson |
Scudder Hart |
Dec 30, 1757 |
aft 1776 |
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Female Baby Hart |
Mar 16, 1761 |
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Daniel Hart |
Aug 13, 1762
Hopewell, Mercer Co., NJ |
Sep 13, 1848
Randolph Co., VA |
Married
Margaret Bunn in 1788 |
Deborah Hart |
Apr 21, 1765 |
May 18, 1848 |
-Married Joseph Ott
son of Nicholas Ott, Amwell, NJ |
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"About 1740 he [John Hart]
married Deborah Scudder of Ewing, who was born in 1721. For a long
time it was believed she was the youngest daughter of Richard Betts Scudder,
Sr., but his will proven, March 19, 1754, shows she was a granddaughter.
She was the daughter of Richard Betts Scudder, Jr., born in 1691 and died in
1731." (HOR
p.16) |
Will
of John Hart the Signer
John Hart left a will which is in the custody of the State of New
Jersey Library, Archives and History, Trenton. It follows: |
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I John Hart of ----------- Hopewell, in the
County of Hunterdon, and in the State of New Jersey, being old and
stricken in age, and labouring under infirmities of Body, but of sound
and perfect Mind and Memory, Thanks be given unto Almighty
God-therefore, and knowing that it is appointed for all men to die and
after that the Judgment, do make and ordain this my last Will and
Testament in manner and Form following (that is to say) first and
principally I give and recommend my Soul into the Hands of Almighty
God who gave it, and my Body to the Earth to be buried in a Christian
and decent like manner at the Discretion of my Executors hereafter
named, not doubting but to receive the same again at the General
Resurrection by the Mighty Power of God, and as such touching all such
Temporal Estate where with has pleased Almighty God to Bless me in
this life, I give, devise & dispose of in the following manner,
Imprimis, my Will is and I do Order, that all my just debts and
Funeral Expenses be first paid & discharged.---------Item. I give and
bequeath unto my Eldest Son Jesse Hart the House and Lot I lately
purchased of Benjamin Stout, Jr. together with seventy nine acres and
one quarter acre, including John Hobbs, the meeting house, and
Benjamin Stout's Sr. lots, out of which Quantity their lots are to be
subtracted and also ten acres and thirty-nine perches of woodland
adjoining land of Widow Handle, the whole agreeable to the Division in
a certain draught made thereof by Timothy Smith April 14th, 1779, to
him his heirs, and assigns forever. Item, I give and bequeath unto my
son Nathaniel Hart the Homestead Plantation whereon I now live
containing about one hundred and ninety three Acres be the same more
or less, divided Agreeable to the Draught above mentioned to him, his
heirs & Assigns forever, upon condition he pays unto his Brother
Daniel when he Arrives to the full Age of Twenty one years the sum of
five hundred pounds and also to his Sister Deborah when she attains
the full age of Eighteen years the Sum of Three Hundred Pounds, Item,
I give & Bequeath my son Edward Hart one Hundred Acres whereupon my
son Nathaniel now lives divided agreeable by a draught be the same
more or less to him, his heirs t assigns forever, provided he pays the
Sum of fifteen pounds Annually to be applied by my Executors for the
bringing up and Educating my Grand Daughter Mary Hart the daughter of
my son John Until She attains the full Age of Eighteen years, if in
her case her Father does not provide for her before that time, which
shall cease and determine as soon as her father takes her under his
care and protection. Item. My will is and I do order my right and
interest in two-thirds of an undivided right of three lots of Land
with the Grist Mills and Fulling Mills thereon, all the appurtenances
thereunto belonging situate at Rocky Hill in the country of Somerset
be sold to the best advantage as soon as conveniently may be after my
decease. Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Sarah Wikoff one
hundred pound, Item give unto daughter Deborah one negro Girl name
Hannah and remainder of my personal Estate to be sold immediately
after my decease and all the residue of my Estate not disposed of as
above said be the same more or less to be equally divided among all my
children Male & Female Share and Share alike, And Provided either my
son Daniel should die without Lawful issue before he attains to the
age of twenty one years or my Daughter Deborah before she attains the
age of eighteen and Become the property of my surviving children Male
or Female Share and Share alike and further, tis my will the Legacies
hereon Bequeathed to my Daughter Sarah be paid her out of the first
money that comes to the Hands of my executors after the discharge of
my just debts---1 do hereby constitute and appoint my three sons, viz,
Jesse, Nathaniel, Edward and my brothers Son Levi Hart executors of my
last Will & Testament giving & granting unto the said Levi Hart
Executor last mentioned Power & Authority to Retain in His Hands a sum
Sufficient (at the discretion of my Executors) for the Support and
maintenance of my aged mother during her natural Life and after her
decease (if not all expended) to be equally divided in the same manner
as the remainder of my Estate is herein ordered to be divided, and I
do hereby invest my Executors with full Power and Authority to Sell my
Real Estate herein ordered to be sold and execute all; such Deeds of
conveyance as the case may require and as the Law directs, intreating
them to observe that the same is carefully performed and done, And I
do hereby Revoke all other and former Wills by me herefore made by me,
declaring this only to be my last Will & Testament in WITNESS whereof
I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal the Sixteenth Day of April in the
year of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy Nine 1779.
Signed, Sealed Published And
Proved by the said John Hart to be His Last
Will & Testament in the presence of
Jared Sexton
Jesse Pettit
John Hart
Andrew Barton
(Above witnesses swore they saw the above John Hart sign his Name to
his last will and testament).
Jesse, Nathaniel, Edward, and Levi Hart also swore on the 26th day of
May, 1779 they will duly perform the same.
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An Inventory of all and Singular the
goods and chattels, rights & credits of John Hart Esq. late of
Hopewell in the county of Hunterdon, deceased as taken & appraised by
us the subscribers. May 17, 1779. |
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Sarah Hart and Jacob Wikoff |
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- Married Jacob Wikoff
(1742-1788) 1761 |
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Mary
Wikoff - b. Jan 7, 1762 |
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John
Wikoff - b. Oct 8, 1763 |
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Isaac
Wikoff - b. Oct 18, 1766 |
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Sarah
Wikoff - b. Sep 3, 1771 |
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Anna
Wikoff - b. aft 1771 |
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Jesse Hart and Martha Mattison |
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- Married Martha Mattison
Jan 13, 1770 (NJ Archives, v. 22, p. 175) |
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- Jesse served as paymaster
to the militia of the counties of Hunterdon and Somerset for the year of
1778 and possibly 1779. (HOR p.19) |
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- Jesse and brother
Nathaniel took care of their father's farm and mills after his election
to the New Jersey Assembly in 1761. (HOR p.19) |
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- Jesse and Nathaniel Hart
continued to live on their father's farm until about 1794 when Jesse
moved to Washington Co., PA and Nathaniel went to Mason Co., KY (HOR
p.19) |
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John
Hart - m. ? |
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Mattison Hart - m. a Mrs. Thompson and had two daughters |
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Scudder
Hart - m1. Anna Anderson of Beaver Co., PA; m2. Willamina Eichbaum;
No children from either marriage. |
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Deborah
Hart - m. Major Robert Darragh |
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Aaron
Hart - m. Miss White |
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Thomas
Hart - m. Margaret Darragh |
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Martha Hart and John Wood |
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Nathaniel Hart and Elizabeth "Betsy" Stout |
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- Nathaniel and brother
Jesse took care of their father's farm and mills after his election to
the New Jersey Assembly in 1761. (HOR p.19) |
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- Married Elizabeth "Betsy"
Stout (b. 1749 dau. of John Stout and Mabel Sexton; d. 1814) May 2, 1770
(NJ Archives, v. 22, p. 175) |
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- Nathaniel and Jesse Hart
continued to live on their father's farm until about 1794 when Jesse
moved to Washington Co., PA and Nathaniel went to Mason Co., KY (HOR
p.19) |
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Sarah
Hart - m. Henry Voorhees at Hopewell, NJ and is believed to have
remained in NJ |
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Mabel
Hart - thought to have remained in NJ with her maternal grandmother |
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Zephaniah Hart - m. Mary Arms in KY and later moved to OH |
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Betsy
Hart - d. at age 78, never married |
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Mary
Hart - m. Stephen Bayless of Mason Co., KY |
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Charlotte Hart - d. at age 33; m. Elijah Houghton (son of Col. Joab
Houghton) and lived in Mason Co., KY |
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John
Hart - aka Judge John Hart - m1. Mary Corwine; m2. Hannah
Pumes |
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John Hart and Mary Corwine |
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Zephaniah Hart - |
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William Hart - |
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Francis Hart - |
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John Hart and Hannah Pumes |
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Jeremiah P. Hart - |
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Zebulon
Stout Hart - d. at age 78; m. Nancy Thomas of KY |
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Nathaniel Hart - m. Unity Jane Marshall; Lived in Boone Co., MO |
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John Hart Jr. and Catharine Knowles |
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- Married Catharine Knowles
(b. 1751/1755, dau. of George Knowles of Tacony, PA) May 20, 1770, at
Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA. |
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- Shortly after marriage he
moved to Point Coupee, LA where he made a fortune, later confiscated by
the Spanish authorities, who imprisoned him for 8 months. When
release, he went to Cuba and did very well as a merchant. He
suffered reverses and returned to Hopewell, NJ, then to Philadelphia,
PA. (HOR p.19) |
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Mary
Hart - m. Jacob Vandergrift |
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Susannah Hart - m. Joseph Hall, Philadelphia, PA |
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Elizabeth Hart - m. James Boyer |
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Sarah
Hart - m. William Reed, Philadelphia, PA; Moved to OH |
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John
Hart - m. Mary Shreves (dau. of John Shreves, an Englishman |
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Susannah Hart and Major John Polhemus |
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- Married John Polhemus (b.
May 25, 1738; d. Feb 25, 1834; buried at Ronaldson's Cemetery in
Philadelphia, PA) November 23/26, 1766. He was a Revolutionary
officer of Somerset Co., NJ |
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Ellen
Polhemus - m. Captain John Axford |
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Deborah
Polhemus - m. John McCarr |
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Sallie
Polhemus - m. Captain Peter Kurtz who was taken prisoner with his
father-in-law, Major Polhemus after the battle of Monmouth and confined
in old Sugar House Prison, NY |
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Hannah
Polhemus - m. Reverend Miller |
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Polly
Polhemus - m. West |
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Ann
Polhemus - b. Feb 9, 1783 (twin); d. Oct 5, 1853; m. Captain John
Pascal (b. Apr 8, 1748; d. Jul 8, 1856) Jul 25, 1811 |
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Margaret Polhemus - b. Feb 9, 1783 (twin); m. John Kress of
Philadelphia, PA |
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John
Polhemus - never married |
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Montgomery Polhemus - m. Ann Vanzandt, NJ |
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Mary Hart |
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- Died at age 30 |
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Abigail Hart and Captain Moses Stout |
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- Married Captain Moses
Stout (b. 1751; d. 1833) of Hunterdon Co., NJ on March 17, 1773 (NJ
Archives, v. 22, p. 197) |
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John
Stout - d. as infant |
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Asher
Stout - m. Miss Egbert |
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Edward
Stout - m. Catherine Briece |
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Simpson
Stout - m. Abigail Bryant |
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Scudder
Stout - went to sea and was never heard from again |
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Rachel
Stout - m. Abraham Quick |
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Theodosia Stout - m. John Schenck, Amwell, NJ |
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Parmelia Stout - d. at age 16 |
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Sarah
Stout - m. Sidney Prall, Amwell NJ |
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Deborah
Stout - b. 1786; d. 1849; m. John Montgomery Hart son of Edward
Hart, Beverly, VA (see HOR p. 59) |
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Edward Hart and Nancy Ann Stout |
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- Married Nancy Ann Stout (dau
of St. Leger Codd Stout; d. 1844) - see HOR p. 37 |
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Scudder Hart |
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- Was alive at time of
mother's death in 1776 |
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Deborah Hart and Joseph Ott |
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- Married Joseph Ott (b. Jan
1, 1756, Hopewell, Mercer Co., NJ, son of Nicholas Ott; d. June 4, 1818)
Amwell, NJ |
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Abigail
Ott - b. Apr 14, 1788; d. May 22, 1846; m. Samuel Larue (b. Sep 8,
1786; d. Sep 1869) Jun 20, 1807 |
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Abigail Ott and Samuel Larue |
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David Ott Larue - b. Aug 7, 1817, Hopewell, Mercer Co., NJ; d.
Sep 28, 1898, East Amwell, Hunterdon, NJ m. Sarah Mershon (b. Aug 9,
1814; d. Jan 27, 1890) Sep 26, 1840 |
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David Larue and Sarah Mershon |
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1850 U. S. Census, East & West Amwell,
Hunterdon Co., New Jersey
See Census |
Name |
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Race |
Gender |
Age |
Occupation |
Birth Place |
Larue |
David |
W |
M |
33 |
Farmer |
NJ |
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Sarah |
W |
F |
34 |
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NJ |
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Edward |
W |
M |
10 |
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NJ |
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Abigail |
W |
F |
8 |
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NJ |
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Isaac |
W |
M |
7 |
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NJ |
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Margarett |
W |
F |
6 |
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NJ |
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Pamelia |
W |
F |
5 |
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NJ |
Ott |
David |
W |
M |
52 |
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NJ |
Larue |
Agnes |
W |
F |
34 |
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NJ |
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Mary |
W |
F |
57 |
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NJ |
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1860 U. S. Census, East Amwell,
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
See Census
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Name |
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Race |
Gender |
Age |
Occupation |
Birth Place |
Larewe |
David O. |
W |
M |
44 |
Farmer |
NJ |
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Sarah |
W |
F |
45 |
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NJ |
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Edward |
W |
M |
19 |
Farmer |
NJ |
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Isaac |
W |
M |
15 |
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NJ |
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Abigal |
W |
F |
17 |
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NJ |
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Margaret |
W |
F |
14 |
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NJ |
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Pesmelia |
W |
F |
12 |
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NJ |
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Ellen |
W |
F |
10 |
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NJ |
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Mary |
W |
F |
7 |
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NJ |
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Sarah |
W |
F |
5 |
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NJ |
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Catherine |
W |
F |
2 |
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NJ |
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Edward M. Larue - b. Feb 7, 1841, East Amwell, Hunterdon
Co., NJ; d. Sep 17, 1921; m. Mary Catherine Sharp, Dec 15, 1864,
West Amwell Hunterdon Co., NJ; children Cora May and Wilfred |
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Abigail Larue - b. Aug 20, 1842; d. Oct 7, 1921 |
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Isaac B Larue - b. ca. 1843/1845 |
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Margarett Larue - b. ca. 1844 |
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Pamelia Larue - b. ca. 1845 |
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Ellen Larue - b. ca. 1850 |
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Mary Larue - b. ca. 1853 |
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Sarah Larue - b. ca. 1855 |
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Catharine Larue - b. ca. 1858 |
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John Hart Larue - b. ca 1816 |
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Samuel Larue - b. Dec 6, 1819; d. ca 1888 |
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Joseph Larue - |
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Isaac Larue - |
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Hamilton Larue - Aug 2, 1831 |
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Agnes Larue - |
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Phemus/Phineas Larue - b. Feb 19, 1812; d. Jun 6, 1874 |
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David
S. Ott - b. ca. 1798; d. Nov 19, 1851; m. Hannah Young |
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David S. Ott |
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- Living with nephew
David Ott Larue in 1850 Census above |
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Permelia Ott - b. ca. 1805; m. Peter S/G. Low (b. ca. 1794 |
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Permelia Ott and Peter S/G. Low |
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1850 U. S. Census, Hillsborough,
Somerset County, New Jersey
See Census |
Name |
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Race |
Gender |
Age |
Occupation |
Birth Place |
Low |
Peter G |
W |
M |
56 |
Farmer |
NJ |
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Permelia |
W |
F |
45 |
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NJ |
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Richard |
W |
M |
21 |
Laborer |
NJ |
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Sarah |
W |
F |
20 |
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NJ |
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John |
W |
M |
13 |
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NJ |
Servis? |
Ann |
W |
F |
11 |
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NJ |
Sutohun? |
John A |
W |
M |
23 |
Blacksmith |
NJ |
Hall |
Samuel |
B |
M |
68 |
Pauper |
NJ |
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Richard Low - b. ca. 1829 |
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Sarah Low - b. ca. 1830 |
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John Low - b. ca. 1837 |
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References:
HOR - The Harts of Randolph: Or Mostly
Descendants of Edward and Daniel Hart, sons of John Hart the
Signer, with Some Allied Families by Katherine Hart Frame,
McClain Printing Co., Parsons, WV, 1976. |
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October
13, 2007 |
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