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CHAPTER I.
DESCENDANTS OF JACOB UPDIKE.
(See Charts 6 and 13.)
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation.
1 Foster. 1778. 1845: Nancy Skellorn. Daggetts Mills, Pa. Farmer.
2 Abraham. 1781. d.... 1. Cath. Harrington. Tompkins Co., N. Y. &
2. Delaney Benson. Sullivan, Tioga, Pa. Farmer.
3 Reuben. 1783. 1845. Alteye Rappleye. Enfield, Tompkins, N. Y. Farmer.
4 Elizabeth. 1785. 1811. Theodorus Larison. Daggetts Mills, Pa. Farmer.
5 Henry. 1788. 1843. 1. Mary Curry. Enfield, Tompkins, N. Y. Mill & Farm.
2. Joanna Harvey.
6 John S. 1790. 1831 Mary Updike. Princeton, N. J. Farmer.
7 Jacob Jr. 1792. 1872. 1. Charity Updike. Enfield & Dryden, Tomp-
2. Olive Cook. kins, N. Y. Farmer.
Elizabeth (sometimes called Anna) had a son John Larison, who is still living at Ridgeberry, Bradford Co., Pa. Her husband moved in 1825 from Enfield, Tompkins Co., N. Y., to Daggetts Mills, Pa., and died 1857 at the age of 83.
1. FOSTER UPDIKE.
Born 1778 near Princeton, N. J.; moved 1802 with his father to Tompkins Co., N. Y. Married Nancy Skellorn, daughter of Richard Skellorn, who came from England, married and settled in Philadelphia and, with
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his wife, died young leaving two orphan children, Nancy being but three years of age.
Foster's father Jacob Updike gave 100 acres of 'land in Tompkins County to each of his six sons. Foster sold his share about 1825 and moved to Daggetts Mills, Tioga Co., Pa., where he bought a farm upon which were several mill sites. He and his eldest son built three mills to manufacture the pine timber for use, while the other sons were clearing the farm. Foster and his wife were "exemplary Christian people, members of the Baptist Church, and brought up their family to fear God." He was prominent in church matters, liberal in the support of the gospel, and with feelings easily touched by appeals for private charity. Was very outspoken for the right and against the wrong; of a somewhat jovial character, and the same was discernible in nearly all his children. Was of light complexion; over 6 feet in height, and usually weighed 270 pounds; a staunch Whig in politics. Died 1845. Of his descendants there are now living 2 children, 30 grandchildren, 66 great-grandchildren, and 4 great-great- grandchildren.
Daggetts Mills is 4 miles south of the N. Y. State line, and 9 miles east of the Tioga River. The soil is principally clay with variations of color some dark, some red, indicating iron ore which is found in some of the hills. Hills and valleys can-be seen in every direction; but the forests and the saw-mills have nearly all disappeared and in their place are many fine farms and country villages. On Foster's old farm, of late has been discovered a bed of marl lime where once was a deep swamp. The nearest railroad station is two and a half miles distant; the nearest business centre Elmira, twelve miles away.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation
10 Richard. 1804. 1878. Emma Stilwell. Daggetts Mills, Pa. Carpenter
11 Theodorus. 1805. 1847. Mary A. Gray. Daggetts Mills, Pa. Farmer
12 Foster W. 1808. 1830. Pamelia Cooper. Daggetts Mills, Pa. Farmer
13 Samantha. 1810. 1848. Warren Wells. Tioga Co., Pa. Farmer
14 Harriet. 1812. liv'g. William Garrison. Daggetts Mills, Pa. Lumberman
15 Eliza. 1814. 1874. Benjamin Wells. Daggetts Mills, Pa. Lumberman
16 Chester C. 1816. 1870. Juliett Furman. Daggetts Mills, Pa. Farmer
17 Clark A. 1818. 1883. Ellen Lake. Peach Orchard, Schuy-
ler, N. Y. Farmer
18 Reuben. 1821. 1877. 1. Cath. Cornell. Wells, Bradford, Pa. Farmer:
2. Phebe A. Ameigh.
19 Phebe A. 1826. liv'g. Orrin B. Wells. Daggetts Mills, Pa. Merchant
Samantha (Wells) left three sons, married and now deceased, and one child living.
Harriet (Garrison) has eight children living of whom all are married but one; and has lost two children.
Eliza (Wells) had seven children, all married, and all living but one.
Clark A. had no children.
Phebe A. (Wells) has furnished much interesting matter to the Genealogy; she has three children living, of whom one son is a stenographer at Trenton, N. J., and another is a teacher at Elmira, N, Y.
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2 ABRAHAM UPDIKE.
Born Jan. 1, 1781; appears on Tompkins Co. records in 1820 as making a deed, with his wife Catherine; moved to Sullivan, Tioga Co., Pa., a short time before his brother Foster whose settlement was near by. Abraham was a good citizen, a kind husband, an affectionate father to his large family, and lived to a good old age. He was over six feet tall, of stout build and fair complexion, closely resembling his brother Henry in appearance and manner; the other brothers were lighter-haired and much more corpulent, especially Reuben and Foster.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation.
By 1st. wife.
20 Ann. .... liv'g. Calvin Hanmore. Williamsport, Pa.
21 Betsy. .... liv'g. 1. Mills Burlew. Enfield Cent., Tompkins,
2. Stephen L. Parmater. N. Y. Carpenter.
22 Rachel. ... liv 'g. Edward Curry.
22' Enos. .... d.
23 William. .... 1867. Druzilla Wood. Rutland, Pa. Farmer.
By 2d. Wife.
24 Foster. . .. . d. Lydia Argetsinger.
25 Truman. .. . . liv'g. Ruth Anna Benson. Rutland, Pa. Farmer.
26 Halsey. .... liv'g. Adeline Wood. Roseville, Tioga, Pa. Farmer.
27 Henrietta. . .. liv'g. John Newbury. Rutland, Pa. Farmer.
28 Olive. .... . ... Nelson Tears. Chandlerburg, Pa. Farmer.
29 Harmon. .... liv'g. 1.. Squires. Sullivan, Pa. Farmer.
2. Julia Clark.
Halsey has a daughter Etta, living, married to Joel Clark.
Harmon has two sons.
3 REUBEN UPDIKE.
Born 1783 near Princeton, N. J.; moved with his father to Tompkins Co., N. Y., where he remained until his death in 1845 in Enfield Township. He married 1805 Alteye Rappleye. Served in the War of 1812. Was a Whig; belonged to the Baptist Church; held the office of Overseer of the Poor 13 years in succession. All his brothers were tall stout men, none falling short of 180 pounds; Reuben was over 6 feet tall and weighed 220 Pounds.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation.
30 Ira. 1807. 1873. Catherine G. Grover. Tompkins Co., N. Y. Farmer.
31 Sarah Ann. 1808. 1835. H. B. Roberts. , Pa. Merchant.
32 Jane. 1811. liv'g. Daniel L. Cooper. Trumausburg, N. Y. Farmer.
33 Henry L. 1818. liv'g Phebe Jane Gould. Hillsdale, Mich. Builder.
34 Nelson R. 1820. .... . Mary J. Harvey. Enfield, N. Y. Farmer.
35 Mary. 1824. 1864. Henry U. Bonnett. Hector, N. Y. Farmer.
36 Emily L. 1826. 1857. Alex. J. Grant. Hector, N. Y.
87 R. Wesley. 1828. liv'g. Helena I. Terpening. Wexford Co., Mich. Farmer.
38 Lofanny M. 1831. liv'g. Hermon C. States. Chemung Co., N. Y. Mechanic.
Lofanny M. (States) has three daughters living and married.
5 HENRY UPDIKE.
Born 1788 near Princeton, N.J.; came with his father to Tompkins Co., N. Y, where he remained until his death in 1843 in Enfield Township.
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Was a miller and farmer. His first wife, Mary (Polly) Curry was the mother of all his children. The Curry family is very extensive and was held annual reunions during 12 or 15 years past; at North Hector on Seneca Lake 225 descendants or relatives of the father of Polly Curry registered on one of these occasions. They have a president, secretary a and historian, and great interest and enjoyment are found at these gatherings.
After the death of his first wife, Henry married Joanna Harvey in 1834. In the War of 1812 he served as private in the infantry regiment of Col. Ingersoll. He was upright, industrious, and had the confidence of all who knew him; was reserved in manner but relished a good joke; in religion a Baptist; in politics a firm Whig but not an office-seeker. Was fully six feet tall, strongly built, well proportioned and weighed 180 pounds, resembling his brother Abraham in size, appearance, and manner.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation
50 Eliza Ann. 1823. 1860. Jacob Shrive. Tioga Co., Pa. Farmer
51 Sophia. 1824. liv'g. Richard Hull. Tioga Co., Pa. Millwright
52 Lofanny. 1827. liv'g. Warren Wells. Tioga Co., Pa. Lumberman
53 Lewis L. 1830. liv'g. Eliz. P. Roberts. Elmira, N. Y. Ice Business
54 Wm. Morgan. 1831. liv'g. Olive E. Smith. Elmira, N. Y. Foreman
6 JOHN S. UPDIKE.
Born 26th April 1790 near Princeton, N. J.; married 1st Dec. 1808 Mary Updike, daughter of his uncle William, and remained all his life in New Jersey, although his `father, brothers and sister moved to the Lake Country. He lived and died upon the old farm of his father Jacob which lay just west of that of William on Stony Brook, and ran to the Hunterdon, County line as it was before Mercer County was formed. The records of Somerset Co. show that John S. bought in 1819, for $420, 23 acres in Somerset Co., on the Province Line and Stony Brook, adjoining land already owned by him; also that in 1824 he and his wife Mary sold 15 acres in Montgomery Township, "Corner the late Isaac Updike," on the line dividing Somerset and Hunterdon Counties, for $150 to Reuben Savidge. He died 17th April 1831; he and his wife are buried in the Updike burial-ground on the farm of her father.
The descendants of Jacob, Abraham, Burgoon, Roliph and John Updike have generally lost the knowledge that these five brothers left four brothers (William, Peter, Isaac, and Lawrence) in New Jersey; and many of the descendants of the latter have also lost knowledge of the five brothers who moved away to the Lake Country. But it is a well known fact in New Jersey that William's daughter Mary married her first cousin John S., the son of Jacob. This positive knowledge would of itself prove the forgotten relationship, even without the will of Isaac, the many other proofs heretofore given, and the recent finding of the will of old John Updike.
John S. was the tallest of the six sons of his father and mea 6 feet 4 inches in height; went by the name of "Gentleman John." He reared
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nine children of whom seven married; all but two of these remained in New Jersey.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation.
60 Eliza Ann. 1810. 1874. Jonathan Hunt. Hightstown, N. J. Farmer.
61 Johnson J. 1811. 1884. Unmarried. Lawrenceville, N. J. Farmer.
62 Jacob. 1813. liv'g. Joanna Mount Troy, Miami Co., Ohio. Farmer.
63 Sarah W. 1817. 1884. Henry Vandyke. Mt. Rose, Mercer, N. J. Farmer;
64 Lydia. 1819. 1854. Unmarried.
65 Barzilai. 1821. liv'g. Mary E. Hunt. Newfield, Tompkins, N. Y. Farmer.
66 Theodore L. 1823. 1861. Emeline Read. Princeton, N. J. Hardware Merchant.
67 John. 1825 1857. Louisa Lee. Hightstown, N. J. Farmer.
68 Philemon J. 1830. 1867. Ura Read. Trenton, N. J. Merchant.
Eliza Ann.(Hunt) left four children: Charles F. at Hightstown; John U., at Carlisle, Ohio; S. Adelaide (Brown) and Mary A. (Hulse), at Cranbury Station, N. J. Their father was a soldier, and died in the army.
Johnson J. is buried in the cemetery at Lawrenceville, N. J.
Jacob has children: Gideon, 1847; Adeline, 1849; both married and living in Ohio, with children.
Sarah W. (Vandyke) left two daughters: Mary (Read) at Mount Rose; Ann (Bun) at Pennington.
Theodore L., his wife and two daughters, Ida and Annie, the only children, all died of consumption, and were buried in the Princeton Cemetery.
John had sons: Dewitt, William, and Charles, who are living at Troy, Ohio, near their uncle Jacob; Calvin who married Emma, daughter of Abraham P. Updike, and is living at Mount Rose, Mercer Co., N. J.; and John, now deceased.
Philemon J. had children: Susan A., unmarried and living at Mount Rose; Joseph, died unmarried.
7 JACOB UPDIKE Jr.
Born Jan. 1, 1792, precisely 11 years after his brother Abraham. Married 1st, 1811, Charity Updike, daughter of his uncle Abraham; she died Jan. 23, 1834, aged 47, without children. Married 2nd, Sept. 23, 1835, Olive Cook who died in 1885 at the age of 78 years..
Jacob, the youngest of the six brothers and the shortest in stature, stood six feet in his stockings. Was a man of unblemished reputation, and in fact the same could be said generally of his brothers and cousins in New York State. He was a man of iron will and firm resolve; when he made up his mind that he was right, no power could turn him from what he thought to be his duty. Moving into an almost unbroken wilderness at the age of 8, he was deprived of an early education, but educated himself in a great measure. He stood high in the respect and confidence of his fellow citizens. Served his time in the Troop of Horse and was twice called out to help repel an invasion by the French and Indians. Was one of the founders of the Presbyterian Church of Trumansburg and its Ruling
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Elder for many years. In 1837 he moved from Enfield to Dryden, Tom kins Co., where he lived to the advanced age of 80 years, in the enjoyment of health and prosperity.
Until he was about 45 years of age; he made a visit to the old New Jersey home and relatives every year, and is well remembered about Princeton. To distinguish him from the numerous other Jacobs of his time, he w usually called Gentleman Jake."
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation
70 Jacob S. 1836. liv'g. 1. Eliz. Flint. Binghamton, N. Y. Hotel.
2. Priscilla M. Crane.
71 Anna E. 1841. liv'g. James H. Cole. Dryden, N. Y. Hotel.
72 Lucy. 1846. liv'g. G. I. Crane. Dryden, N. Y. Farmer
10 RICHARD UPDIKE.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation
100 Caroline. 1835. liv'g. Caleb Garrison. Daggetts Mills, Pa. Farmer
101 Mary. 1837. liv'g. John Carley. Tioga Co., Pa. Farmer
102 James E. 1839. liv'g. Anna ...... ......... Mo. Farmer
103 Eunice Sophia. .... died at 18 years.
104 Estella E. .... died at 12 years.
105 Elliott E. .... died at 34 years. m'd. .. ........
James E. has children: Frank, 1866; Theodore, 1872; Eugene, 1874, Julian, 1876;-all living.
Elliott E. had a daughter, Nettie, born 1873, living.
11 THEODORUS UPDIKE.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation
110 Emeline. 1829. liv'g. Albert Johnson. Daggetts Mills, Pa. Carpenter
111 Hill. 1831. liv'g. S. J. Roberts. Trowbridge, Pa. Farmer
112 George. 1841. 1857.
12 FOSTER WALTER UPDIKE.
Was killed at age 22 by the fall of a tree while he was clearing a farm of his own. Had a son
120 John W. 1830. 1880. m'd.................
John W. had children: Foster, 1855 -1865; Eveline, 1864, living; John C., 1865, living; Samuel F., 1868, living; Nellie M., 1875, living; Ella M. 1877, living.
16. CHESTER C. UPDIKE.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation
160 Fannie E. 1841. 1863. .... Kymer.
161 Henry F. 1843. 1865.
162 Sevellyn. 1845. liv'g. Mamie Cole. Mansfield, Pa. Farmer
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18. REUBEN UPDIKE.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation.
180 Charles P. 1845. liv'g. Belle Daggett. Jackson, Summit Co., Pa. Farmer.
181 Reuben W. 1847. liv'g. Mary Stooks. Trowbridge, Pa. Farmer.
182 Phebe L. 1855. liv'g. Abel Sisson. Troy, Pa. Farmer.
183 Flora L. 1860. liv'g.
184 John F. 1863. liv'g.
185 A. Lincoln. 1867. liv'g.
186 Clark A. 1871. liv'g.
Charles P. has children: Austin, 1871; Fanny, 1873; both living.
Reuben Walter has children: Cassie; Walter; - both living.
23 WILLIAM UPDIKE.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation.
230 Almond. ..... liv'g. Sarah Osborne. Daggetts Mills, Pa. Farmer.
231 Ezra. . . . . liv'g. Ruth Lawrence. Daggetts Mills, Pa. Farmer.
232 Melvin. ..... liv'g. Marion Metcalf. Rutland, Pa. Farmer.
233 Waldo. ..... liv'g. Lorinda Aldridge. Rutland, Pa. Farmer.
234 Harriet. ..... liv'g. John Furman. Rutland, Pa. Farmer.
235 Clara. ..... liv'g. Peter Argetsinger. Elmira, N. Y. Farmer.
236 Rachel Ann...... liv'g. Fay Northrup. Philadelphia, Pa. Painter.
237 Jane. ..... liv'g. Evart Green. Elmira, N. Y. Police.
25 TRUMAN UPDIKE.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation.
250 Lorin. ..... liv'g. .............. Rutland, Pa. Farmer.
251 Enos. ..... liv'g. ................ Tioga Co., Pa. Farmer.
252 Mary. ..... liv'g. Willard Holton. Tioga Co., Pa. Farmer.
253 Sarah. ..... liv'g. .... Walker.
30 IRA UPDIKE.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation.
300 Adelia P. 1830. liv'g. Asa Fletcher. Lincoln, Neb. Contractor.
301 Caroline E. 1833. liv'g. Unmarried. Ottumwa, Ia. Music Teacher..
302 Anna C. 1835. liv'g. John S. Little. North Chemung, N. Y. Merchant.
303 Helen L. 1838. liv'g. Burr Noble. San Francisco, Cal. Gov't Clerk.
Adelia P. (Fletcher) has five children living.
Anna C. (Little) has four children living.
Helen L. (Noble) has three children living.
33 HENRY L. UPDYKE.
Changed spelling of his name to Updyke, which his sons follow.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation.
330 Cyren L. 1843. liv'g Unmarried. Hillsdale, Mich.
331 Stephen G. 1845. liv'g. Nancy Patten, Brookings, Dak. Professor.
332 Mary A. 1848 liv'g. A. H. Northrop. Hillsdale, Mich. Farmer.
333 Norah D. 1850. liv'g. John Rose. Clark, Dak. Farmer.
334 Charles V. 1855. liv'g. Lizzie Kinnucan. Clark, Dak. Farmer.
335 William H. 1864. liv'g. Addis Bosenbark. Hillsdale, Mich. Builder.
Stephen G. was a Congregational Clergyman until Sept., 1886, when he accepted the position of Professor of Mental and Moral Sciences at Dakota Agricultural College at Brookings, Dak. He is known in Dakota as one of
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the most accomplished scholars in the Territory. He has children: Nina T., 1872; Nora D., 1873; Stephen G., 1875; Robert P., 1878; Margaret, 1885.
Charles V. has children: Jane, 1881; Edith, 1883; - both living.
William H. was a druggist at Hillsdale until two years ago; is now a builder; has a child Claude C., born 1886.
34 NELSON R. UPDIKE.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation.
340 Everett C. 1841. liv'g. Ida Stout. Des Moines, Ia. Manf. Pottery.
341 Jennie A. 1847. liv'g. Edwin R. Hall. St. Louis, Mo. Rubber Goods.
342 Clarence W. 1851. liv'g. Mary Hall. Williamsport, Pa. Insurance.
Everett C. is proprietor of the Eagle Pottery Works at Des Moines. He has children: Ira, 1869; Charles, 1872;-both living.
Jennie A. (Hall) has one daughter living.
Clarence W. has daughter Maude, 1875, living.
37 REUBEN WESLEY UPDIKE.
Served 3 1/2 years in the Union Army in the War of Rebellion; a Republican; belongs to the Congregational Church; 5 feet 10 inches tall; lives at Sherman, Wexford Co., Mich.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation
370 Frank M. 1857. liv'g. .................... Wexford Co., Mich. Farmer
371 Sylvanus R. 1859. liv'g. ..................... Wexford Co., Mich. Farmer
372 Mars L. 1861. liv'g. .................... Wexford Co., Mich. Farmer
373 Narretta A. 1863. liv'g. ........ ........... Wexford Co., Mich. Farmer,
374 Lunetta M. 1868. liv'g. .................... Wexford Co., Mich. Farmer'
375 Lewis H. 1871. liv'g. ................... Wexford Co., Mich.
376 Emory I. 1874. liv'g. .. ............ ... Wexford Co., Mich.
Frank M. has child. May, 1881.
Sylvanus R. has children: Reuben, 1881; Ivan, 1883; Irene, 1885.
Mars L. has children: Edna, 1884; Mabel, 1886.
53 LEWIS L. UPDIKE.
Has been proprietor of the Queen City Ice Co., of Elmira, a number of years; retired from business in 1886; is 5 feet 8 inches in height, weight 175 pounds; a Republican in politics. Has had children: Edward D., 1853, now living; Fanny E., 1855, died 1879; Hannah M., 1856, died 1864; Annie E., 1858, died 1877.
54 WILLIAM MORGAN UPDYKE.
Has been Assistant Foreman of the Car Department of the Northern Central R. R. 12 years, at Elmira, N. Y. Changed the spelling of his name to Updyke when a boy. Has furnished much information to the Genealogy; is a man of great energy; independent in politics; 5 feet 9, inches in height; compactly built, broad-shouldered, and weighs 190 pounds.
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Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation.
540 Florence E. 1855. liv'g. E. W. Ayres. Elmira; N. Y. Salesman.
541 Cora L. 1862. liv'g. Henry Gramme. Elmira, N. Y. Salesman.
542 Smith. 1868. liv'g. Unmarried. Elmira, N. Y. Student.
65 BARZILAI UPDIKE.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation.
650 Johnson R. 1848. liv'g. Lida B. Ramsey. Enfield, Tomp., N. Y. Farmer.
651 Edgar. 1853. liv'g.
652 Mary E. 1855. liv'g. Chester Waugh. Ovid, Seneca, N. Y.
653 Harriet V. 1858. liv'g. Irving Waugh. Romulus, Seneca, N. Y. Farmer.
654 Winfield S. 1869. liv'g. Unmarried.
Johnson R. has children: Bertie C., 1878; Clinton L., 1880.
70 JACOB S. UPDIKE.
His father, the youngest child of Jacob Updike, having been 44 years of age at the birth of this his first child, Jacob S. has now in the prime of his life better recollection of the Updike settlers in Tompkins County than other much older men. He has also the oldest family record. Not only has he placed all these at the disposal of the author, but he has enthusiastically visited Tompkins County and called upon many Updike families now living there, to gather information for this work. He married Elizabeth Flint, Oct. 5, 1857; she died Feb. 14, 1859; he married 2nd Priscilla Crane, who is still living. He has until recently been conducting the European Hotel at Binghamton.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation.
700 Sarah E. 1859. liv'g. Eugene B. Moe. Groton, N. Y. Farmer.
701 Lucy A. 1862. liv'g. . .. . .. Binghamton, N. Y.
702 Minerva O. 1864. liv'g. Geo. L. Morse. Binghamton, N. Y. Dyer.
703 Jacob J. 1868. liv'g. ............ .... Binghamton, N. Y.
704 Lillie L. 1870. liv'g. . ............... Binghamton, N. Y.
705 James C. 1872. liv'g. ................. Binghamton, N. Y.
706 Rosa Lee. 1877. liv'g. ................. Binghamton, N. Y.
230 ALMOND UPDIKE.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation.
2300 Clark. ..... liv'g. Sallie Brewer. Daggetts Mills, Pa. Farmer.
2301 William. ... . liv'g. Frank Bogardus. Daggetts Mills, Pa. Farmer.
2302 Melvin. ..... liv'g. Mary Kennedy. ............... Farmer.
2303 Henry. . . . . liv'g. ................ Rutland, Pa. Farmer.
2304 Alice. . liv'g. Calvin Bogardus. Elmira, N. Y. Painter.
2305 Libbie. ..... liv'g. Lyman Brewer. Wells, Bradford, N. Y. Farmer.
231 EZRA UPDIKE.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation.
2310 Charles. liv'g. Eva Harris. Daggetts Mills, Pa. Farmer
2311 Welby liv'g. Leona Parmater. .................. Farmer.
2312 Clara Y. liv'g. Charles Andrus. .................. Farmer.
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CHAPTER J. DESCENDANTS OF PETER UPDIKE.
(See Charts 6 and 14.)
Children of Peter.
Children Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation
1 Garrett. 1781. 1835. Jerusha Pettinger. Princeton, N. J. Farmer
2 Aaron. 1784. 1861. Rebecca Morgan. Princeton, N. J. Farmer
3 John P. 1788. 1832. Elizabeth Updike. Cedar Grove, N. J. Farmer
4 Rebecca. 1796. d.... Richard Brown. N. J. & Illinois. Builder
Rebecca married Richard Brown, a farmer, carpenter and builder, of Somerset County; they moved to Illinois.
1 GARRETT UPDIKE.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation
10 Theodore. 1807. 1855. Emeline Applegate. Lawrenceville, N. J. Farmer.
11 Peter L. 1809. 1850. Mary Trowbridge. Chicago, Ill. Builder.
12 Mary Ann. 1811. liv'g. Isaiah Sutphen. Hopewell, N. J. Shoemaker
13 Abraham P. 1812. 1865. Elizabeth Peterson. Cedar Grove, N. J. Farmer. .
14 Emily S. 1816. 1845. John A. Dumont. Princeton, N. J. Teacher.
15 Elizabeth. 1822. 1849. Isaac Coburn. Chicago & Cal. Manfr.
Theodore B. married Emeline Applegate in 1835. He had children; Charles Henry, a miller living near Trenton; Ellen, deceased; Peter and Emily who moved to Illinois; Gideon, living at Trenton.
Mary Ann (Sutphen) is now living, a widow aged 77, at Stoutsburg near N. J. She was visited by the author who found her recollections remarkably clear concerning the old Updikes of Somerset. Her description of her grandfather and his brothers has been given under Peter Updike. She describes her father Garrett as slender and short, and his brothers Aaron and John V. as tall and broad-shouldered; her brothers were of medium height, Peter L. being slight, Theodore B. and Abraham P. being of heavy build. She has a son married, living at Hopewell and engaged in the produce commission business in New York City.
Abraham P. Updike had a son John who died unmarried about twenty years ago; and a daughter Emma, living and married to Calvin Updike, a farmer at Cedar Grove near Princeton, great-grandson of Jacob Updike.
2 AARON UPDIKE.
Born 1784; married in 1806 Rebecca, daughter of Samuel Morgan of Hunterdon Co. The records of Somerset County show that in 1813 he bought from Peter Updike (doubtless his father) for $1,440, 86 acres adjoining Oliver Hunt, Ralph Lane and John Savidge, in Montgomery Town-
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ship. The records also show that Peter owned 149 acres in Montgomery Township in 1820, and 125 acres in Hillsborough Township in 1826. Excepting one year spent near Pennington, he always lived on his farm on the road running from Pennington to Rocky Hill, 2 1/2 miles north of Princeton; this is precisely the location of the farm of his father Peter, as described in the old Road Survey of 1792, adjoining the farm of John Updike Jr. at Cherry Valley. Aaron was a successful farmer and much beloved for his many virtues; was a tall straight man, 5 feet 11 inches in height, weighing 153 pounds. Died 1861. His sons were all tall and heavy men.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation.
20 Samuel Bayard. 1810. 1888. Sarah Hart. Near Princeton, N. J. Farmer.
21 Peter. 1812. 1866. Louisa Terhune. Pennington, N. J. Farmer.
22 Ann Maria. 1816. 1847. William Johnson. Princeton, N. J. Farmer.
23 Farman. 1823. 1843. Unmarried. Princeton, N. J.
24 George S. 1825. 1843.
25 Andrew M. 1828. 1884. Elizabeth Harding. Princeton, N. J. Farmer.
26 Abr. Dubois. 1830. liv'g. 1. Julia Houghton. . . . . Kansas. Farmer.
2. Margaret Drake.
Abraham Dubois has no children.
3 JOHN V. UPDIKE.
Married 1811 Elizabeth, daughter of his uncle William Updike. Bought in 1821 a small piece of land in Montgomery, Somerset Co., adjoining William Updike (probably his father-in-law), from Richard Brown who was his sister's husband. Later he moved near Easton, Pa., and there died in 1832 at the age of 44 years. He was called " Long John."
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation.
30 Enos K. 1812. liv'g. Unmarried. Ohio & Michigan. Farmer.
31 Naomi M. 1813. 1853. Joseph D. Weller. Mt. Liberty, Ohio. Farmer.
32 Harriet. 1818. liv'g. Joseph D. Weller. Blanchard, Mich. Farmer.
33 Catherine E. 1820. d .... John Smith. Princeton, N. J. Tailor.
34 Levi J. 1825. liv'g. Sarah Bresnahan. O. & Princeton, N. J. Farmer.
35 Pamelia. 1825. d. . .. Unmarried. Near Princeton, N. J.
Levi J., and his sisters Naomi and Harriet, moved to Mt. Liberty, Knox Co., Ohio, where they were well acquainted with Jeremiah Updike, whom they knew to be a son of their grandfather's brother John. Levi J. has often heard his mother say that the grandfather of her husband and herself had ten sons and two daughters; and that she had uncles Burgoon and
Gysbert Updike. Levi J. is now living near Princeton, N. J.; has had a son Samuel M.
Naomi married Joseph D. Weller in New Jersey, and moved to Ohio, where she died in 1853, having had seven children.
Harriet married Mr. Weller, after her sister's death, and has bad four children; has been a widow 20 years, and is now living with her daughter in Blanchard, Isabella Co., Michigan.
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11 PETER L. UPDIKE.
Born 1809 near Princeton, N. J.; learned the trade of carpenter, spent a few years at Philadelphia, and then started for St. Louis. It was the great cholera year of 1833, and the epidemic raging fatally at St. Louis, Peter L. went to Chicago and there settled. The town then contained only one dozen houses, all of wood ; he saw the Indians sign the treaty surrendering their title to land upon which the city is now built. He at once engaged in business as architect and builder and was identified with the early growth of Chicago. Many of the prominent buildings of that day were erected under his supervision. The only office of a political nature that he held was that of Member of the Board of Trustees under the town system before the incorporation of Chicago as a city. He was prominent in connection with the organization of the first fire company and was Assistant Engineer of the original fire department, then composed of the leading citizens of the city; also one of the incorporators of the first gas light company, in 1849. He was a public-spirited citizen and a great believer in the future greatness of Chicago. Died in December, 1850, at the age of 41 years, in the city of Philadelphia where he had gone in search of health ; left a handsome fortune to his family. His wife was born 1821, in Danbury, Conn., and is now living in Chicago.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation.
110 Susan J. 1838. liv'g. Geo. A. Seaverns. Chicago, Ill. Grain Merchant.
111 Henry E. 1840. liv'g. Nellie Seaverns. Chicago, Ill. Grain Merchant.
112 Emily F. 1843. 1860.
113 Charles M. 1845. liv'g. 1. Sarah M. Mabbatt. Chicago, Ill. Real Estate.
2. Minnie J. Manchester.
114 Frederick J. 1847. 1873. Unmarried. Chicago, Ill.
Henry E. has children: Henry S., 1869; Philip B., 1874; Abbie T. , 1877; - all living.
Charles M. has children: Frederick P., 1873; William M., 1878; - both living..
Frederick J. died in Mentone, France.
20 SAMUEL BAYARD UPDIKE.
Lived on a farm two miles north of Princeton.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation
200 Joseph. 1836. liv'g. Elmira Sortor. Near Princeton, N. J. Farmer
201 John H. 1841. liv'g. Jane E. Daily. Near Princeton, N. J. Farmer
202 George. 1844. liv'g. Mary Ann Hartwick. Near Princeton, N. J. Farmer
203 Aaron. 1848. liv'g. 1. Hannah Slocum. Rocky Hill, N. J. Famer
2. ...... Conover.
204 Harriet. 1851. liv'g. John Van Vliet. Trenton, N. J. Clerk
Joseph has children : Gretta Ann, 1868; Theodosia, 1872; - both living.
John H. has children: Susanna; Sarah; John; William; Lizzie; Flora; Archibald; Annie; -all living.
George has children: Emma, and others.
Aaron has children: Walter, and others.
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21 PETER UPDIKE.
Born 1812 at Cherry Valley near Princeton; farmed three years near Dutch Neck, a few miles south of Princeton; later bought a fine farm near Pennington. He was a good, kind man, a prosperous farmer and a very patriotic citizen. Was tall, and weighed 236 pounds at his death in 1866. His widow died 1887. His sons are all nearly 6 feet in height; Archibald and George each weigh about 200 pounds, and Edward 185 pounds.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence Occupation.
210 Archibald. 1838. liv'g. Mary E. Titus. Pennington, N. J. Farmer, &c.
211 Edward. 1840. liv'g. Mary T. Stout. Harvard, Neb. Banker.
212 Rachel Ann. 1843. 1882. Unmarried. Pennington, N. J.
213 Mary. 1846. 1878. Liscomb J. Titus. Harvard, Neb. Banker.
214, Furman D. 1850. liv'g. 1. Mary L. Titus. Kearney, Neb. Banker.
2. Mary S. Dodge.
215 George W. 1853. liv'g. Carrie Chapman. Harvard, Neb. Banker.
Archibald was the first Updike whom the author had ever seen. In the Summer of 1886 he was mentioned as a representative man, well acquainted with those of his name in New Jersey and best fitted to assist in placing them in the family tree. A letter was sent him, and he kindly undertook to interview the oldest Updikes who could be discovered in Somerset and Mercer Counties, and also offered his carriage and company to visit the oldest graveyards and localities connected with the family. The author gladly accepted and, on meeting Archibald Updike, at once recognized him as a relative; was in fact astounded at the similarity of features and characteristics to those of his own Opdycke relatives, although they were removed six generations from a common ancestor with the New Jersey Updikes.Together they visited the old Updike Road where every farm for miles had once been owned by an Updike; they forced their way through the bushes and briars in the old burial-ground of William Updike, explored the graveyards of Princeton and Dutch Neck, and called upon several branches of the family.
Archibald married a great-granddaughter of Mary Updike (Johnson) who was daughter of John Updike and Mary Bragaw. He is living in a large brick house on a fine farm two miles from Pennington ; has been twenty years Trustee of the Pennington Presbyterian Church; is successfully engaged in placing western mortgages among the best citizens of Princeton and Trenton. He has children: Hartley T., 1860, a graduate of the Princeton Theological Seminary, and now a Presbyterian Clergyman at Poplar Bluff, Mo.; Lilian A., 1864, married to Eugene P. Drake, a farmer near Princeton; Anna L., 1866; D. Foster, 1872; Lincoln, 1874; George A., 1880; - all living.
Edward Updike, 2d. son of Peter, enlisted in the 14th. New Jersey Volunteers, Aug. 28, 1862, and was made Sergeant; fought in the battles of Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, and the Wilderness. At the time of Early's
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raid in Maryland, the 6th. army corps, of which his regiment formed a part, was sent up from Petersburg; he was wounded at the battle of Monocracy Bridge near Fredericksburg, and was in the hospital at Newark, N. J:; about three months. After return to his regiment, was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, there being no other officer in the Company; he retained the office of Lieutenant until the end of the war. Has been Ruling Elder in the Presbyterian Church many years. He is now living at Harvard, Nebraska, engaged in the banking business with his sister's husband L. J. Titus, under the firm name of Updike & Titus. They are enterprising and successful bankers. Edward recently sent his eldest son back to Pennington and Trenton, N. J., to complete his education. Edward has children : Peter H., 1869; Nelson B., 1871; Edward L., 1875; Louis T., 1877 ; Robert B., 1882 ; - all living.
Furman D. Updike, 3d son of Peter, was only 16 years old when his father died ; and 18 when it became his duty to manage the farm for his mother, his brother Edward having married and left home. At 21 years he married Mary L. Titus, and bought a farm at Pleasant Valley, leaving his younger brother George to take care of the homestead; soon sold his farm and bought the homestead. His wife dying in 1874, he concluded to act now upon a conviction formed in his early youth that farming was too slow and the West was the place for a man of small means and large aspirations. Thereupon he sold the farm, converted all his property into cash and started West. Stopping for a short time in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, he reach Nebraska in July, 1875, and commenced picking up cheap lands. The following May, he, and two men who used to freight to Denver and Salt Lake in the early days, concluded to go to the Black Hills. Purchasing ponies, arms and equipments, they followed the Government trail and Pony-express to a point near Sidney. This was the year Sitting Bull and Spotted Tail were on the war-path. The Indians were so murderous that Furman and his party changed their destination to Southern Colorado, going over into the Ute Indian country, in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, 250 to 300 miles from a railroad. He left the Mountains in October, after a delightful Summer of camp-life in a country abounding with game and trout. Then opened a real estate and loan office at Hastings, Neb., and this proving successful, has kept an interest in the business ever since, although not always actively engaged therein. In 1880, went to Chicago where he became a Member of the Board of Trade and Stock Exchange. In 1881 married Mary S. Dodge of Chicago. His business was profitable and the city attractive, but his health would not permit his remaining there; sold out and in 1885 moved to Kearney, Neb., where he is living now, with his family, engaged in Banking and in Farm and City Mortgage business. Is Director of one National Bank and interested in two more. He is a man of untiring energy in everything he undertakes. To assist in finding Updikes,
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he has addressed letters to the Clerk of every County in Nebraska and to many in Kansas, thus discovering stray members of several branches. Has children : by 1st wife, John T., 1874 ; by 2'd wife, Irving, 1884 ; - both living.
George W., 4th. son of Peter, is now living at Harvard, Nebraska, and is engaged in the Banking Business with N. D. Blackwell of Hopewell, N. J. He is Secretary of the Nebraska Mortgage Co., of which L. J. Titus is president, and Edward Updike, Treasurer. Is also Treasurer of the City of Harvard. George W. has child, Lucy Chapman, 1885, living.
25 ANDREW M. UPDIKE.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation.
250 Catherine. 1854. 1884. Charles S. Conover. Rocky Hill, N. J. Clerk.
251 Sarah Jane. 1859. liv'g. Unmarried. Near Princeton, N. J. Teacher.
252 Abel H. 1862. liv'g. Unmarried. Near Princeton, N. J. Farmer.
253 Della H. 1865. liv'g. Unmarried. Near Princeton, N. J.
CHAPTER K.
DESCENDANTS OF JOHN UPDIKE JR.
(See Charts 6 and 15.)
Children of John Jr.
Children Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation.
1 Jeremiah. 1789. 1867. Elizabeth Johnson. N. J., N. Y. & Ohio. Farmer.
2 William. ..... ..... ............. Searsburgh, N. Y.
3 Jonathan. ... . ..... ......... Searsburgh, N. Y.
4 Abraham. ..... ..... Unmarried. Buffalo, N. Y. Carriage Manfr.
5 Jacob. ..... ... . Unmarried. Buffalo, N. Y.
6 Charity. . . . .. . . . .. Richard Dumont. Princeton, N. J. Farmer.
7 Abigail. ..... ..... ... ............. Searsburgh, N. Y.
8 Amy. .... .....
William lived at Searsburgh, Tompkins Co. (now Schuyler Co.), N. Y. His descendants, if any, are not known.
Jonathan lived in Searsburgh; in 1840 he was living near Mecklenburg, in the same county, and, had a son Ezekiel who was working for his cousin, Josiah W., at the blacksmith trade. Jonathan is remembered, by the widow of Josiah W., as a small man and much bent. Nothing further is known of him or his descendants.
Abraham and Jacob were twins and were probably named for their twin uncles Abraham and Jacob; they were old bachelors, unless one of them married after they moved to Buffalo. Abraham was living at BufFalo in 1846, and was engaged in carriage-making.
Charity married Richard Dunrout and lived on Stony Brook, near Princeton, N. J. Jeremiah's daughter, Mrs. Mary Wilson, remembers being car-
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rigid as a child across Stony Brook by her father to see her aunt Charity. Miss Jane E. Gray, of Pennington, N. J., remembers "Charity who married Richard Dumont and lived many years ago on Stony Brook and finally moved away;" Miss Gray knows that the father of Charity and Jeremiah was John Updike Jr.
Abigail lived at Searsburgh, N. Y., and took care of her mother when "sick there 65 years ago. She married, but her husband's name has been forgotten.
1. JEREMIAH UPDIKE.
The eldest of his father's children; born 1789; lived near Princeton, N. J.; married 1811 in Montgomery Township, Somerset Co., N. J., Elizabeth Johnson who was born 1785 and died 1858. Mrs. Mary A. Sutphen, living near Hopewell, N. J., a granddaughter of Peter Updike, remembers go,, to school at Cedar Grove (near Cherry Valley and Stony Brook) with Jeremiah's children Abel, Josiah and Mary, who were living near Cedar Grove and moved West with their father when she was about 10 years old (1821).
The records of Somerset Co., N. J., show that in 1820 Jeremiah Updike of Somerset Co., Elizabeth his wife, and the other heirs and legatees of John Johnson deceased, sold 115 acres in Montgomery on Stony Brook, for $5,000 to David Johnson. Miss Jane E. Gray, of Pennington, says that "Jerry Updike got his wife on the David Johnson farm near Stony Brook, where there is a graveyard containing a number of graves of old Updikes."
In 1821 Jeremiah moved from New Jersey to Hector, Tompkins Co. (now Schuyler Co.), N. Y. He is remembered by some of the oldest descendants of his uncles Abraham and Jacob, formerly of Tompkins County, but they do not know the relationship. Lewis Updike, now of Batavia, Ills., remembers that when he was a child living at his grandfather's on Stony Brook, N. J., there was a Jerry Updike who used to visit there and who called Lewis grandfather- "Uncle Billy; " and this Jerry came from Tompkins County, as it seemed to Lewis. This agrees with the recollection of Jeremiah's daughter, Mrs. Mary Wilson, that her father was a nephew of William Updike of Stony Brook; and confirms the testimony of Miss Gray, and of Levi Updike and his sister Mrs. Weller (grandchildren of William), that Jeremiah's father was John Jr. and brother to William, Peter, etc. One of Jeremiah's grandsons, Charles J. Updike, writes to the author:
"I remember hearing my grandfather say repeatedly that the Up- and Opdykes were originally of one family. Some thirty-five years since there was living near us a Joshua Opdykee; he came from New Jersey, and returned there and died but a short time since. I think he was the first one of the name to settle in this part of Ohio. There was an Enos Updike, and also a family of Opdykes living near Utica, Ohio, making four farmilies including ours,- none of them claiming' any relationship with each other; yet they all said they were originally of the same. I clearly remember
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questioning my grandfather, and his telling me all about how they were related."
The Joshua Opdycke and the Opdyckes of Utica, above referred to, were descendants of Johannes' son Albert, and the fact that their relationship with Jeremiah Updike (a great-grandson of Johannes' son Lawrence) and with Enos Updike (a great-great-grandson of Lawrence), was mutually known, and that the details of the kinship were thoroughly understood by Jeremiah as late as 1852, is of especial interest. It indicates about the limit of recollection of family relationships.
Jeremiah in 1839 or 1840 moved from Tompkins Co., N. Y., to Mount Liberty, Knox Co., Ohio, where he died 1867.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation.
10 Abel J. 1812. 1871. Jane W. Van Dyne. Tompkins, N. Y. Farmer.
11 Mary. 1814. liv'g. Prentis S. Wilson. Kewanee, Illinois.
12 Josiah W. 1816. 1885. Hester A. Proper. Tompkins, N. Y. Farmer.
13 Adaline M. 1819. 1835.
14 Joanna. 1822. 1878. Amos Sever. Ohio & Missouri.
Mary married 1831 at Searsburgh, N. Y.; she is now living at Kewanee, Ill., the only surviving child of her father. Her recollections of her grandfather are given in our sketch of John Updike Jr.
10 ABEL J. UPDIKE.
Married 1833, at Hector (now Schuyler Co.), N. Y.; his wife died 1859. He was a carpenter by trade, but in later life a farmer; died 1871; was nearly 6 feet tall, squarely built and very muscular
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation.
100 Caroline. 1835. 1871.
101 Edgar W. 1840. liv'g. Nancy H. Barr. Red Oak, Iowa. Carpenter.
102 Helen. 1844. 1863.
103 Josiah W. 1847. liv'g. Mary E. Van Scoyk. Altona, Ill. Clerk.
104 Wilber. 1852. 1865.
105 Wallace P. 1856. liv'g. Ellen L. Bartle. Almena, Kansas. Agriculture.
Edgar W. is a carpenter and contractor; has children: Etta May, 1866; Abbie Dell, 1868;-both living.
Josiah W. has children: Bessie, 1879; Louie, 1882; both living.
Wallace P. has children: Blanche, 1882; Lucy A., 1880; Samandel A., 1884; Edgar W., 1886; all living.
12 JOSIAH W. UPDIKE,
Born in New Jersey, 1816; married 1840 at Hector, N. Y., to Hester A. Proper who is now living at Mount Liberty, Ohio. Josiah W. was a black smith by trade, but farmed after 1850; died 1885. He was 6 feet tall, all bone and muscle with no superfluous flesh, measured 44 inches around his chest, and was noted for his strength.
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Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation
120 Charles J. 1844. liv'g. Hattie E. McBride. Centreburg, 0. Post Master:
121 Franklin D. 1848. liv'g. Julia A. Duval. Mt. Liberty, O. Store; Farm
122 Laurie R. 1850. liv'g. Preston H. Rinehart. Mt. Liberty, Ohio.
123 Truman D. 1854. liv'g. Alma J. Pumphrey. Centreburg, O. Farm & Stock
Charles J. was born 1844 at Hector, N. Y.; married 1866; resides at Centreburg, Knox Co., Ohio, where he is Post Master; has taken much interest in the Genealogy; has no children.
Franklin D. married 1875 at Mt. Liberty, Ohio; now resides there; has one child, Elmo D., 1878, living.
Truman D. married 1878. He has children: Hubert W., 1879; Fanny M., 1884; both living.
CHAPTER L.
DESCENDANTS OF GEORGE OPDYCKE.
(See Charts 6 and 16.)
Children of George Opdyke.
Children Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation
1 George Jr. 1775. 1831. Amy Reading. Ringwood, Hunt'n, N. J. Farmer.
2 Samuel. ..... 1833. Jane Hart. Bucks Co., Pa. Hotel & Farm
3 Margaret. ..... ..... 1. David Warford.
2. William Bailey. Milltown, Hunt'n, N. J.
4 Rachel. .. Elijah Opdyke. Doylestown, Pa. Farmer.
5 Mary. 1771. 1855. David Van Syckel. Somerville, N. J. Farm & Hotel.
6 Elizabeth. ..... ..... Adam Case. Hunterdon Co., N. J.
7 Sophia. ..... ..... Samuel Pierson. Sandusky, Ohio.
8 Sarah. ..... ..... Isaac Larew. Brooklyn, N. Y.
9 Abbie. ..... ..... Adam Everett.
9' Thisbie. ..... Died when a young woman.
Margaret married her 2d husband between 1805 and 1809. She had two daughters of her first marriage; a son and daughter of her second.
Rachel's marriage in 1795 to Elijah Opdycke (her second cousin, son of Esq. Richard) is recorded in Hunterdon Co. She died at the advanced age of 84 years, having scarcely ever been sick in her life. Her children are given in Chapter 0.
Mary married David Van Syckel about 1795; died 1855. David Van Syckel was brother to Aaron whose grandson, Bennet Van Syckel, is now Judge bf the Supreme Court of N. J.; Aaron married Catherine 0pdyke, daughter of Joshua. Mary Opdycke's daughter, Mary Ann Van Syckle, married Enoch M. Randolph and is the mother of Lewis V. F. Ran who has been Treasurer at New York of the Illinois Central R. R. Co.
Elizabeth's marriage in 1798 to Adam Case is recorded in the Baptistown Church, N. J. They had no children.
Sophia's marriage in 1801 to Samuel Pierson is recorded in the Baptistown Church; written "Sarah Opdyke." It is also recorded in the Hunter-
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don County records,- "Sarah Opdyke married to Samuel Besson." They moved to Sandusky, Ohio, and had a family of children.
Sarah (Larew, or Larue), had eight children. Her daughter Jerusha married James Stryker, bank president, of Lambertville, N. J.; their daughter married Rev. P. A. Studdiford of Lambertville.
1 GEORGE OPDYCKE JR.
When young he went to Philadelphia to learn the trade of tanner and currier, and soon mastered the business. When he was 20 years old, his father died and George's widowed mother induced him to return and over see the farming. In 1807 he married Amy Reading, daughter of Joseph, son of Judge Joseph Reading, who was son of Governor John Reading of N. J. Their marriage is on the Hunterdon Co. Records: George would now have undertaken the business of the trade which he had learned, had it not been for the protests of his mother who persuaded him to remain on the farm. He had a great taste for blooded stock, and kept some of the best horses for breeding purposes in the country, sparing neither pains nor expense to procure them. It is said that he was a remarkable judge of the best qualities in horses, and that Hunterdon County owes to him much of its present fine stock. He died in 1831 at the age of 56, when his eldest child was only 20 and his youngest 5 years old. In height he was about 5 feet 6 inches; in weight about 145 pounds. In politics he believed in the John Quincy Adams party. The records show that in 1793 he was enrolled in the Kingwood Militia; and that in 1803, having bought from the heirs of his father, he sold one-half of 158 acres in Kingwood for $1,268.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation.
10 Nancy. 1809. 1828. Unmarried. Blacksmith.
11 Sophia B. 1811. 1860. Asa Ent. Warren Co., Ill.
12 Lucy E. 1813. liv'g. Daniel Poulson. Sergeantsville, N. J. Farmer.
13 Joseph R. 1815. 1870. Sarah W. Reading. Grundy Co., Ill. Farm & Stock.
14 Theodosia R. 1818. liv'g. Unmarried. Doylestown, Pa.
15 John B. 1824. liv'g. Ann Conard. Bucks Co., Pa. Farmer.
16 George W. 1826. liv'g. Emeline Jacoby. Bucks Co., Pa. Farmer,.
Sophia B. married Asa Ent in 1839. They lived at Stockton, Hunterdon Co., N. J., and there all their children were born; then in 1854 moved to Ellison, Warren Co., Illinois, where Sophia died in 1860 and where her husband still lives. Their eldest child, George Ent, was Steward in the U. S. Army, and died at Fort McDowell, Arizona, in 1880. Their daughter, Ann Elizabeth, married Charles D. Ferguson who has served two terms as Sheriff of Grundy Co., Illinois; she and her husband are living at Morris in that County, and have had three children.
Lucy E. married Daniel Poulson, son of Rev. Israel Poulson who was a bunker Clergyman. She and her husband are living at Headquarters, near Sergeantsville, N. J.; their son Israel is a lawyer at Greenfield, Indiana.
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Theodosia R. is unmarried, and has made her home at the residence of Adam Opdycke, near Doylestown, Pa.
2 SAMUEL OPDYCKE.
Married Jane Hart, daughter of James and Jane Hart; she was born 1765 at Plumstead, Bucks Co., and died in 1843. He moved to Bucks Co., Pa., in April 1797, and kept a hotel and "Opdycke's Ferry" at what is now known as Brownsburg. General Davis' History of Bucks Co. contains a map of New Hope, dated 1798, which shows " Opdycke's Ferry" as four miles from it on Trenton Road; it also states that in. 1790 the settlement, which is now Brownsburg, contained only two house, - one of stone which was purchased by Samuel Opdycke, and the other of wood belonging to Mr. Doane. Dr. Charles W. Smith's History of Wrightstown says, " The Philadelphia road, and the road from Wrightstown to Opdycke's Ferry, or Brownsburg, assisted much in the settlement of the township." The place was universally known as Opdycke's Ferry until 1827, when Stacy Brown secured a Post Office there and the name was changed to Brownsburg. This Stacy Brown was so popular that many families gave his name to their sons, and this is the origin of the name Stacy B. in the Opdycke family.
The old stone house is still standing in which Samuel Opdycke lived and kept hotel. He is said to have operated shad-fisheries on the Delaware river, and also to have been occupied in droning. Died at Lurgan, in Upper Makefield, Bucks Co. He and his wife Jane are buried at Solebury Church burial-ground, near New Hope, as were also their children Joseph (and wife), Samuel, George, and also the children of Joseph. The records of the church show the death of Samuel, Aug. 8, 1833.
Hunterdon County, N. J. Records.
1793. Samuel Opdycke in Kingwood Militia.
1797. Samuel Opdycke of Kingwood, and Jane his wife, sell to Margaret Warford (his sister) their interest in 280 acres in Kingwood inherited from George Opdycke of Kingwod; also 10 acres on Delaware river; for 200 Pounds.
1804. Samuel Opdycke of Bucks Co., Pa., and Jane his wife, sell 16 acres (out of 960 acres) near Milltown and Painter's Ferry; for 150 Pounds. Bought in 1799,)
1810. Samuel Opdycke, of Upper Makefield township, Bucks Co., Pa., innkeeper, sells his interest in the low-land fishery on Delaware river opposite and adjoining Stephen Moore in Hopewell; to John Beaumont; for $50.
Bucks County, Pa. Records.
1797. April 1. Samuel Opdycke buys of Wm. Jackson, 102 acres and buildings (including the stone house above mentioned), for 695 Pounds, and gives a mortgage also of 825 Pounds.
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1797. to 1803. License issued to Samuel Opdycke to keep public house of entertainment. Later, license issued to Jane Opdycke.
1799. to 1806. Samuel Opdycke is enumerated among "the taxables of the County;" after which the name of Jane Opdycke appears, from 1807 for a number of years. 1804. Samuel Opdycke and wife give bond to John Beaumont; 350 Pounds; 102 acres and buildings. William Hart, surety.
1804. Samuel Opdycke gives bond to William and Joseph Hart and John Johnston for $5,000. The said Samuel Opdycke to retain to himself one lot of ground lying in New Jersey, containing 18 acres; that 350 Pounds rest in said Samuel Opdycke as soon as his youngest son shall become of lawful age, together with the interest on the said sum from April 1, 1805, to the time of payment.
1810. Samuel Opdycke conveyes to John Beaumont, for $100, an artificial island, called Opdycke's Battery, in the Delaware river, and lying opposite to William Hart's land in Upper Makefield and likewise against Stephen Moore's land in Hopewell township, Hunterdon, N. J.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation.
20 John. 1784. 1817. Unmarried. Kingwood, Hunt'n, N. J. Farmer.
21 Letitia. 1786. 1845. Samuel Stout.
22 Joseph. 1787. 1841. Martha Merrick. New Hope, Pa. Cabinetmaker.
23 Solomon H. 1789. 1870. Hannah D. Poor. N. Y. City. Carpenter.
24 George. 1791. 1843. Elizabeth Brewer. Titusville, N. J. Ferry.
24' Hart. 1792. 1826. Unmarried. Bucks Co., Pa. Farmer.
25 Stacy B. 1795. 1858. Hannah G. Griffith. Springfield, Ill. Merchant.
26 James. 1797. 1887. Margaret Tomlinson. Montgomery Co., Pa. Farmer.
27 Samuel. 1799. 1832. Unmarried. Springfield. Ill. Farmer.
27' Jane. 1801. 1883. John Van Horne. Newtown, Bucks Co., Pa.
28 Andrew S. 1803. 1874. 1. Judith Ann Lanning. Farmer &
2. Helen Rose. Macoupin Co., Ill. Judge.
29 Seneca E. 1805. 1849. Sarah Moore. Edwardsville, Ill. Tailor.
John remained on his father's farm in Kingwood; gave much time to shad-fishing and manufacture of seines; was a tall, large and muscular man.
Letitia (Stout) had eleven children; among whom are Mrs. Jane Cronse of Clinton, N. J., and Susan, widow of Samuel R. Smith, formerly a banker of Trenton, N. J.
Hart was drowned, although an excellent swimmer, in an effort to rescue some one who had fallen into the Delaware river, on August 5, 1826.
Jane (Van Horne) had six children, of whom Elizabeth is now married to Major Samuel M. Reynolds of Philadelphia.
13 - JOSEPH R. OPDYCKE.
Born 1815; was the eldest son, and only 16 years of age when his father died. He and his eldest two sisters assisted their mother to rear the younger children until they could help themselves. One year he worked out as a farm-hand; then his mother rented the hotel and small farm at Sergeantsville in Amwell (now Delaware) township, where they all lived two years, he farming the land, his two sisters doing dressmaking. Next,
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they moved to a private house, and he worked out through the Summer. Soon he was engaged as Overseer on the railroad under construction near Jersey City. When that was completed he accompanied the contractor to Grand Gulf, below New Orleans, to construct a railroad; going in the Autumn and returning in the Spring. The next Autumn he married Sarah W. Reading of Amwell, and farmed several years. Growing weary of hard work and little profit, he moved to Grundy Co., Illinois, in 1855, where he rented a large farm, getting it fenced the first year. He went to raising and dealing in cattle, together with his farming.. Here, by his perseverance and industry, he became wealthy; owning at his death 480 acres, six miles south-east of the Illinois River, a very fine tract of land and well timbered,-and a fine business property in Morris.
When he moved to Illinois, Morris; where he settled, was only a small hamlet. The Indians were not all gone, a tribe remaining seven miles from his residence and often stopping at his house for something to eat as they went by on their ponies to Morris. The old Indian Chief died and the tribe removed to Kansas.
Joseph R. was interested in politics and was in office the greater part of his life. Office sought him. He was Town Clerk 6 years; Supervisor 10 years; County Trustee, Assessor, or School Director, continually. Held a prominent position in the order of Freemasons. In politics he was a Republican; in religion a member of the Methodist Church. His disposition was mild and pleasant, and yet determined when roused. He was a friend to every one, and every one was a friend to him. Was 5 feet 10 inches in height; muscular, and also corpulent. Died in 1870 from quick consumption, taking cold at a Supervisors' meeting at the Court; House. His funeral was said to be the longest procession ever seen in the County. His widow is living at Morris; she was the daughter of Ashur Reading of Hunterdon, N. J.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation
130 Asher R. 1843. liv'g. Jennie Leroy. Remington, Ind. Farm
131 Emma Jane. 1845. 1881. Dr. S. Ferguson. Morris, Illinois. Physician.
132 George H. 1847. liv'g. Belle C. Conner. Ft. Lewis, Colorado.
133 Manning F. 1852: liv'g. Emma Slosson. Morris, Ill. Stock dealer.
Asher Reading, born in Grundy Co., Illinois; married in 1863 Jennie Leroy, only daughter of David Leroy, physician and surgeon at Morris, Ill., and Brigade Surgeon of 7th Illinois Infantry. At marriage, Asher R. was aged 20 and his wife 17 years. They are now living at Remington, Indiana, where he is a farmer and stock raiser. He has children: Joseph R., born 1863, farmer at Remington, Ind.; Millard L., born 1869; - both living.
George H. married in 1876 Belle C. Conner of New Richmond, Ohio. Has a ranch in New Mexico; started to return to New Mexico in July, 1886, with a wagon and a pair of horses, and in crossing a stream of water
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he lost his horses and almost his life; is now at Fort Lewis in Colorado. Has a son. twelve years old.
Manning F. married Emma Slosson in 1873; is a stock-dealer at Morris, Illinois. Has children: George M., born 1874; Adelbert, born 1876;-both living.
15 JOHN B. OPDYCKE.
Born 1824 in Kingwood, Hunterdon, N. J.; married Ann Conard in 1860. His father died when he was only seven years of age, and he went to Bridge Valley, Bucks Co., Pa., to live with his father's sister Rachel Opdycke, who had married Elijah Opdycke. Assisted on and then operated their farm until 1859, when he and his younger brother George leased the farm, Elijah and his sons returning to a plot they had bought near Doylestown. In 1866 his brother bought another farm, and John has managed the home farm alone. Is retiring in his habits, never mingling in politics, but always voting the Republican ticket. He never desired office, but was elected Auditor to serve the unexpired term of another; was re-elected and served in all seven years, and then begged off. Has been asked repeatedly to accept a nomination as Director of Public Schools, but has declined; has been director in a large Creamery Association two successive terms, but withdrew his name for a third term; being satisfied with attending to his own affairs. Is about 5 feet 6 inches in height; weighs 145 pounds; attends the Presbyterian Church. Has furnished for the Genealogy very well written and interesting recollections concerning older Opdyckes.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation.
150 George W. 1861. liv'g. Unmarried. Bridge Valley, Pa. Farmer.
151 A. Fanning. 1866. liv'g. Unmarried. Bridge Valley, Pa.
152 John B. Jr. 1876. liv'g. .... ........... ... Bridge Valley, Pa.
16 GEORGE W. OPDYCKE.
Born 1826. When 18 years old, he rented a small farm near Headquarters, Hunterdon Co., N. J., where he farmed successfully several years, his mother and sister keeping house. His mother dying, he associated himself with his brother John in farming in Bucks Co., Pa., his sister keeping house for them. After several years, he married Emeline Jacoby, and bought a farm near by in Buckingham township, where he has been very successful, having his farm of 75 acres clear and something besides. Like his brother, he has never craved office; but was elected to serve on the Election Board in his township. In politics he is Republican; attends the Methodist Church at Doylestown.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation.
160 Amy Catherine. 1866. liv'g. William Roberts. .................... Farmer.
161 Amanda. 1870. liv'g. Unmarried. Bucks Co., Pa.
162 Laura. 1876. liv'g. ............. Bucks Co., Pa.
163 Mary. 1877. liv'g. . . ..... ......... Bucks Co., Pa.
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22 JOSEPH OPDYCKE.
Born 1787; married Martha Merrick at New Hope, Pa., in 1810; was a carpenter and cabinet maker; died 1841. His wife Martha was born in 1790 and died in 1873. Joseph resided in the old hip-roofed house in New Hope, built by John Poor, grandfather of the wife of Solomon H. Opdycke; it was the second house built in New Hope, and still stands, a land mark of old times. In July, 1814, the President of the United States called for 93,500 militia, of which Pennsylvania was to furnish 14,000. Joseph and his brothers George and Hart responded to the call and were marched in September to Philadelphia and thence taken by steamboat to Marcus Hook, their destination. Their names appear on the rolls of Capt. Vanartsdale's Co., 2d Reg. Penn. Volunteer Riflemen, until Dec. 5, 1814, when they were discharged.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation
220 Robert M. 1810. 1871. Unmarried. Philadelphia, Pa. Jewell
221 Mary M. 1812. 1831. Unmarried. New Hope, Pa.
222 Jane H. 1815. liv'g. John P. Smith. Salt Lake City. Carpenter
223 William B. 1819. liv'g. Margaret Rhinedollar. Montgomery Co., Pa. Carpenter
224 Stacy B. Sr. 1821. liv'g. Mary S. West. Phila. & New Haven. Jewell
225 George W. 1824. liv'g. Margaret Bailey. Philadelphia, Pa. Jewell
226 Joseph H. 1827. 1846. Unmarried. Philadelphia, Pa. Jewell
William B. married in 1847 Margaret Rhinedollar who died the ssame year without children. Is a carpenter and lives at Huntingdon Valley, Montgomery Co., Pa.
23 SOLOMON H. OPDYCKE.
Born 1789; married Hannah Poor, whose brother Daniel married Maria Merrick (sister of wife of Joseph 0.), and whose grandfather built the old hip-roofed house in New Hope. Solomon H. was a carpenter by trade, resided in New York City, died in 1870.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation
230 Charles H. 1835. liv'g. ................ Brooklyn, N. Y. Painter
231 John P. ..... 1870. ................ New York City. Salesman
232 William N. .. .. 1882. ....... . . . Brooklyn, N. Y. Locksmith
233 Jane E. ..... 1872. .... White.
234, Henrietta R. . . . . 1875. .... O'Harra.
Charles H. has children: Fermenia D.; Thomas G.; William N.; Eliza M.; Clara E.; Maud E.
John P. had child, Emma E.
William Neeley had children: George W.; Joseph N.; Eliza D.; Sidney F.
24 GEORGE OPDYCKE.
Born 1791; married in 1819 Elizabeth Brewer, who died in 1881; was a blacksmith and kept the Ferry at Titusville (Washington's Crossig) on Delaware river; died 1843.
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Children. Birth. Death. Married, Residence.
240 Phebe Ann. 1819. liv'g. James Search. Philadelphia, Pa.
241 Catherine J. 1823. liv'g. Ira Hoglan. Morrisville, Pa.
242 Rebecca. 1825. d.. . . Wilson Snook.
243 Elizabeth. 1828. liv'g. Asher Servis. Union Hill, N. J.
244 Rose Anna. 1829. liv'g. John W. Hart. Trenton, N. J.
245 James. 1832.
246 Samuel B. 1835. liv'g. Sarah Borroughs. Geneseo, Ill.
Phebe Ann (Search) has two sons and one daughter,- all married and having children.
Rebecca (Snook) left five children, who are now living.
Elizabeth is living in Weehawken, N. J.; has one son, Rev. George W. Servis, of Weehawken, N. J.
Samuel B. moved to Genesee, Henry Co., Illinois, where he has four children living,-names not reported.
25 STACY B. OPDYKE.
Was born Jan. 7, 1795; was one of nine boys, of the neighborhood of Opdycke's Ferry (Brownsburg) on the Delaware river below New Hope, who were named after Stacy Brown who purchased the property and gave his name to the place; all of these nine boys, among whom was Stacy B. Baarcroft of Philadelphia, became merchants.
At the age of 21 years, having learned the carpenter's trade, he went to Kaskaskia, Randolph Co., Illinois; carrying his carpenter tools, and walking all the way with the exception of some boating. Kaskaskia was a village settled by the French, and was then (1816) the only settlement of any importance in Illinois. Stacy B. was the first of his family to move West, and was one of the earliest pioneers of Illinois. The Association of Early Settlers in Illinois has fixed the winter of the deep snow (1830-1) as the limit of date for their membership; Stacy B. settled there 14 years earlier.
He soon became interested in packing beef and pork which he shipped and sold in New Orleans. In 1830 the firm of Mather Lamb & Opdyke opened a store in Chester, Randolph Co., Ill., on the Mississippi river. The present merchants of Chester well remember Mr. Opdyke, and speak of him in the highest terms as a merchant and as a man. In 1828 the same firm opened 'a store in Steeleville, Randolph'Co., -the first store in the County outside of the American Bottom.
In 1833 he was married in gaskaskia to Hannah G. Griffith, daughter of Dr. Thomas Griffith of Taswell Co., Ill.; she was born 1804 in Pennsylvania. Mr. Opdyke moved with his wife to Springfield, Ill. He became the principal owner in the two finest steamers then running between St. Louis and New Orleans, - the J. H. White and the Missouri. The White was sunk near Cairo, and the Missouri was burned. In those days there was no insurance on steamboats. The same year, Mr. Opdyke took a serious cold while turning pork in his packing house at Springfield, during a soft
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spell in that treacherous climate. The following winter, his physicians told him he could not live unless he went South. That year his creditors commenced bankruptcy proceedings against him. His spirits rose against the multitude of his misfortunes. He left his wife and children well provided for in Springfield, went to New Orleans and engaged in the Commission business of selling pork and flour. During twelve years be continued in business in New Orleans, frequently travelling to Springfield to visit his family, until the death of his wife. Then he was compelled to relinquish his southern business, as his children were only ten and twelve years of age and he was unwilling to risk their health where he had risked his own. His strength had by this time become partly restored, and he now engaged in the Dry Goods business in Springfield, in which he continued until his health again began to fail. He was one of three business men who built the first block of stores over two stories high, in Springfield. At his death in 1858 he owned a large share of the town of Chester, and much of other valuable property. He was first buried in the Springfield cemetery, but in 1883 his daughter removed the bodies of her parents and brother to the beautiful Oak Ridge Cemetery, the first burial place .of Abraham Lincoln.
Stacy B. Opdyke was a man of undaunted courage and energy, of strict business integrity and honor; upright in all his dealings, possessed of sound sense and judgment; a devoted husband and father. His death was deeply felt by his family. His wife was of the Society of Friends, and he often said that his faith was with them. He was 6 feet tall, very erect, had light hair, clear blue eyes and a fine complexion. He was fond of hunting and fishing, a great lover of nature and of every growing thing, and thought he could read a sermon from the wild woods; he spent many days hunting and fishing in the woods, with only the companionship of his daughter. His home was radiant with plants and flowers, and his garden filled with all the fruits and vegetables of the climate.
He was in all a remarkable man, of whom any race might be proud. Instances are few of men who, crushed by the double loss of property and health, have risen again, regained both, and preserved their kindness of heart through it all. The following extract is taken from a Springfield newspaper published at the time of his death.
"Another Pioneer gone. It is with the most profound regret that we record the death of Stacy B. Opdycke, one of the most highly valued and respected of our citizens. He expired after an illness of eight months which he bore with a stoicism agreeing with the peculiar character of the man. He was one of the early settlers of this State, emigrating from New Jersey about 40 years ago and settling in Kaskaskia. He was the intimate friend and contemporary of all the pioneers most nearly connected with the organization of both the territorial and state governments of Illinois. In old times he freighted flat-boats for New Orleans, and later he built and operated steamboats on the Mississippi. Later he confined himself to mercantile pursuits and retired altogether from business during the last eight
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years of his life; his last business connection was with the well known house of Opdycke & Fondey. Mr. Opdycke was a man of remarkable clear judgment and active enterprise in everything he undertook. Imbue with the warmest impulses, he ardently attached to him all who came within the sphere of his acquaintance. His remains were attended to the grave by a large concourse of citizens. His death has cast a gloom ever our whole community."
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence.
250 Charlotte G. 1835. liv'g. John D. Keedy. Springfield, Ill. & Austin, Tex.
251 Thomas G. 1837. 1865. ........ ..... Springfield, Ill.
Charlotte G. married 1855 John D. Keedy, who died in 1883. Mrs. Keedy is now residing in Austin, Texas, for her health. She has five children living, of whom the youngest is a boy of 11 years.
Thomas G. married in 1863 and had one child who died at 18 months.
26 JAMES OPDYCKE.
Born 1797; married Margaret Tomlinson in 1823; farmed at Huntingdon Valley, Montgomery Co., Pa.; died Aug. 18, 1887, aged 90 years and seven months. He was for many years previous to his death the only survivor of the twelve children of Samuel Opdycke and Jane Hart; but asthma and rheumatism so impaired his strength during the last few years of his life that he was unable to talk of old times. He lies buried in the cemetery at Somerton, Philadelphia.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation.
260 Sarah. 1826. liv'g. Unmarried. Montgomery Co., Pa.
261 Henry. 1827. 1871. ... Frankford, Phil. Co., Pa. Carpenter.
262 Mary. 1829 liv'g. Silas Van Zandt. Neshaminy Falls, Pa. Farmer.
263 Letitia. 1831. liv'g. James Glenn. Grubville, Mo. Farmer.
264 Hannah. 1833. liv'g. Vanzandt Larue. Holmesburg, Pa. Farmer
265 Samuel. 1835. liv'g. Rachel Crosdale. Byberry, Phil. Co., Pa. Farmer.
266 James. 1837. 1869. Unmarried. Montgomery Co., Pa.
267 Jane. 1838. liv'g. James Waldron. Philadelphia, Pa.
268 Margaret. 1840. liv'g. William Davis. Montgomery Co., Pa.
269 Amos. 1843. liv'g. Sarah Crosdale. Montgomery Co., Pa. Farmer.
Henry was drowned in 1871, while bathing. He left children: Henry, married Jessie Sample; Jane, unmarried; both living.
Samuel has one child: Ella, living, married William Anderson. Amos had two sons who both died in infancy.
28 Judge ANDREW S. OPDYKE.
Born 1803; married 1st Judith Ann Lanning in 1829 at Milford, N. J., where Andrew followed the trade of tailor; she was born 1806 and died in 1831. After her death he married at Frenchtown, N. J., Helen Rose, born 1810.
Andrew S. moved with his wife and children to Illinois in 1835, and settled on a farm near Carlinville, the County seat of Macoupin Co., Illinois The country was new and wild, an unbroken prairie, with plenty of wolves, deer and all kinds of small game. He built a cabin on the farm and lived
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therein several years. He shot and killed many deer from the door of his cabin.On this farm his children all grew up, and were married; they love to recollect this as their old home, and recall the teams of oxen used breaking the virgin soil of the prairie.
Andrew devoted much attention to fine stock of all kinds, especially sheep and horses. He was of a lively disposition, fond of social gatherings and music; was a good violinist and in fact could play on almost every instrument. But the great delight of his spare time was to hunt and fish, in which he was always successful. When he was too old and feeble to walk, he would ride a pony, and from its back shoot and kill squirrels as well as any on foot. He was not tall; never weighed over 140 pounds; was of fair complexion, with blue eyes, and remarkably fine teeth of which he never lost one; was troubled with phthisic all his life. Never followed his trade after he moved to the West.
He held almost all the County Offices; was Constable, County Commissioner, Sheriff, and County Judge; was Postmaster at Gillespie, a small town near his farm, all through Lincoln's administration. He had been a Democrat, like his brother Stacy B.; but when parties began to change; he became what they called "an old time Whig."
The following extract is taken from a newspaper notice at the time of his death.
"Died Tuesday, Aug. 11, 1874, at the residence of his son William Opdyke Esq. of Witt, Montgomery Co.. Ill:, -Judge Andrew Opdyke, aged 71 years. Judge Opdyke was born m Pennsylvania, in 1803; came West and settled in Macoupin Co., Ill., in 1835, where he has with the except exception of a brief period made his home for 39 years,-battling with the adversities of pioneer life, faithful in performing the duties devolving upon him as a father and citizen, and for a term of years the duty of County Judge. He was beyond all controversy one of the old settlers of Macoupin County, and has now been called to meet with those that have gone before. With him has passed away another of our old landmarks; with him, another link his fallen from the chain that binds the present generation to the brave pioneers who broke the sod of our prairies, and opened the way for civilization, prosperity and future greatness. For nearly three-quarters of a century his weary feet trod the paths of life, filling the place and performing the duties of his time and sphere. He was buried three miles west of Gillespie, by the side of his loved ones who had passed on long ago; buried in the country of his adoption and with the friends and associates of his early life. He leaves a large and honored family in this and adjoining counties to mourn the loss of the Pioneer Father."
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation
By 1st. wife
280 William L. 1830. liv'g. Julia E. Wood. Portland, Oregon. Farmer
281 Kezia L. 1831. liv'g. 1. Chas. Rickerson. N. Y. City. Stock
2. A. B. West. Vandalia, Ill. Merchant
By 2d. wife:
282 Rachel Jane. 1836. liv'g. C. H. Morefield. Pana, Ill.
283 Estella K. 1838. liv'g. Pierson B. Updike. Litchfield, Ill. Merchant
284 Martin V. 1840. liv'g. Elizabeth Reynolds. Dora, Labette, Kas. Farmer
285 Stacy B. 1842. liv'g. Unmarried. Ashland, Kas. Farmer
286 Mary Ann. 1844. liv'g. E. D. Caudry. Cherry Vale, Kas. Merchant.
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William L., born at Milford, N. J., moved as a child with his father to Macoupin Co., Ill.; is now living and farming in Portland, Oregon. Has children: Eugene, born 1853, Hillsborough, Ill.; Emma R., born 1859; William D., born 1862 ; Clinton, born 1870 ; Hattie, born 1872 ; - all living, the last four at Portland, Oregon.
Kezia L. married in 1849 Charles Rickerson, a stock-dealer of New York City, who there died in 1850. She remained a widow, living with her one child Andrew 0. Rickerson until 1879, when she married A. B. West, a wool-merchant of Vandalia, Ill., where she now resides. Her only child, Andrew O. Rickerson, died in 1879, leaving two children with their mother at Gillespie, Ill.
Rachel Jane (Morefield) has six children.
Estella K. has two daughters. Her 'husband is the great-grandson of William Opdycke, who was brother to Estella's great-great-grandfather, Esq. John Opdycke.
Martin V. has children : Mattie E., born 1873 ; Hattie K.; born 1876; Minnie M., born 1880 ; Mary E., born 1883 ; Ethel, born 1886 ; - all living.
Mary Ann married 1865, E. D. Caudry a dealer in agricultural machines, seeds &c.; they have five children.
29 SENECA E. OPDYCKE.
The twelfth and youngest child of Samuel Opdycke and Jane Hart; was born 1805 ; learned the trade of tailor in New Jersey; married Sarah Moore at Easton, Pa. in 1824; moved to Edwardsville, Illinois, where he died in 1849.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence.
290 Holcomb. ..... Died at 23 years.
291 Hugh M. ..... liv'g. California.
292 Sarah C. ..... liv'g. William Murphy. Lawrence, Kas.
293 Elizabeth. ..... liv'g. Robert Friday. Edwardsville, Ill.
294 John.
295 Isabella. ..... Hen ry Wilder.
Hugh M. went to California 1850 ; is married and has one child.
Sarah C. (Murphy) has had seven children and nine grandchildren.
Elizabeth (Friday) has had four children and two grandchildren.
Isabella (Wilder) has no children living.
224 STACY B. OPDYKE Sr.
Born 1821 ; lived in New Hope, Pa., until 1835 when he went to Philadelphia and learned the trade of jeweler. In 1849 he married Mary S. West. Was a manufacturer of jewelry in Philadelphia from 1855 till 1877. Made his residence at Camden, N. J., from 1849 until 1873, when he moved to Philadelphia where he resided until 1883 ; since then he has passed much .
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of his time in New Haven, Connecticut. His wife was born in Atlantic Co., N. J., in 1826.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation.
2240 Stacy B. Jr. 1851. liv'g. Belle F. Van Dusen. New Haven, Ct. R. R. Supt.
2241 Martin C. 1855. liv'g. Unmarried. N. Y. City. Comm. Merchant.
Stacy B. Jr. Born at Camden, N. J.; graduated at the Polytechnic College in 1870, and immediately entered railway service. Was rodman in 1871 on the Tuckerton R. R.; in 1872 Civil Engineer on the Canada Southern R'y.; 1872-3, Civil-Engineer on Allegbany Valley R. R.; 1873- 77, Assistant Engineer on the Pennsylvania R. R. and had charge of strengthening the stone bridge on the N. Y. Division over the Schuylkill river, raising the iron bridge over the Delaware river at Trenton, and rebuilding the Market Street bridge over the Schuylkill in Philadelphia after it was destroyed by fire in 1875; also building the passenger station at West Philadelphia for the Centennial traffic. From 1877 to 1879 was Assistant Engineer of the Keystone Bridge Co. To 1883 he was Engineer of Maintenance of Way on the New Haven and Northampton R. R.; and then up to March, 1886, was Superintendent of that Railroad. At present he is General Superintendent of the Hartford & Connecticut Western R. R., a Poughkeepsie R. R. Bridge. He was married in 1877 at Philadelphia. to Belle F. Van Dusen who was born in San Francisco in 1853. Their children are: Lizzie B., born 1878; Mary S., born 1882; Stacy H., born 1886; -all living.
225 GEORGE W. OPDYKE.
Born 1824; married Margaret Bailey; is a manufacturing jeweller at Philadelphia where he resides. Has son
2250 George W. Jr. 1855. liv'g. Elizabeth S. . . . . Des Moines, Ia. Builder
George W. Jr has been engaged for several years on the new capitol of Des Moines, and now has charge of its repairs. He has children: Steven born 1873; Maggie H., born 1874; Etta R., born 1877; George W., born 1880; Blanch M., born 1882;-all living.
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CHAPTER M.
DESCENDANTS OF SAMUEL OPDYCKE,
(See Charts 6 and 17.)
Children of Samuel Opdycke.
Children Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation.
1 John. 1776. 1848. Rebecca McAtee. Hunterdon Co., N. J, Farmer & Sheriff.
2 Hannah. ..... ..... Daniel Latourette. N. Y. & Jersey City. Merchant.
3 Mary. ..... ..... Pierson Reading. Hopewell, N. J.
4 Nancy. .. Edward Welstead. Quakertown, N. J. Surveyor & Sheriff.
5 Margaret. 1785. 1875. Unmarried. Quakertown, N. J. Teacher.
Hannah married Daniel Latourette, a merchant of Somerville, of Perth Amboy, and of New York City where he erected a block of houses; they resided many years in Jersey City, where Mr. Latourette died in 1854 at the age of 80. Their children were: Mary Ann (Harris), Joseph, Susan (Canfield), Cleffy (who married John Burke), Margaret, Daniel and Peter, -all now deceased.
Mary married Pierson Reading, son of Joseph, son of Judge Joseph Reading who was son of Governor John Reading of N. J. Mary had two sons and two daughters. Her daughter Amy married Rev. Eli F. Cooley, the author of "Genealogy of Early Settlers in Trenton and Ewing,"
Nancy married Edward Welstead, a Surveyor and at one-time Sheriff of Hunterdon County. They lived and died in Quakertown, N. J., and left sons: David F., who removed to Ohio; Benjamin G., of Hunterdon Co.; Edward, who removed to N. Y. City and then to the West; Jonathan M., of New Hampton, N. J., Surveyor, and special agent of the N. J: Central R. R. Co., whose sons now fill important positions in that Railroad.
Margaret remained unmarried, and resided at Quakertown with her sister Mrs. Welstead until the latter's death. Margaret was a woman of earnest piety, and universally beloved under the name of "Aunt Peggy." She used to walk three miles to St. Thomas' Church to superintend its Sunday-school. She lost her property and taught District School; and ended her days with her relatives at Bound Brook, N. J., in 1875, aged 90 years.
1 Sheriff JOHN OPDYKCE.
"Sheriff John Opdycke," as he was universally called, was tall, fine-looking, and had in life the advantages of family, inherited wealth, and popu-
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larity. He purchased the fine old Cornwall property of 500 acres between Everittstown and Quakertown, with the well-known white stone mansion; and here all his children were born and reared. He owned also a large' tract at Centrebridge on the Delaware river, and other tracts which he inherited from his father Samuel Opdycke and from his grandfather Joseph Robeson. When he was elected Sheriff of Hunterdon Co. and member of N. J. Legislature - more than 70 years ago the selection probably meant much more than it does in these later times.
The only son of a wealthy farmer and the only grandson of Joseph Robeson, and inheriting from both before he was 27 years of age, John had a contempt for labor. On one occasion, he thoughtlessly was occupying him self a few moments in a flax-field, when a passing neighbor called out, "I did not know that you ever worked."-" Is this work? If it is, I will stop," John replied, and immediately quit the field. With such views, - and with a love of high living,- he exhausted his property, and in later life removed to a large farm (near Quakertown) inherited by his wife from her grandfather. Here John died in 1848 at 72 years of age, after many years of poor health. He is buried at Flemington.
Mr. J. B. Calvin, of Seneca Co., N. J.. an old resident of Kingwood writes: "Sheriff John was a man very much respected; if he had an execution against a man, he would pay it himself rather than distress him." The Cornwall mansion is historical. John Stevens (father of Col. John Stevens and grandfather of Edwin A. Stevens, late of Hoboken) was a New York merchant who bought a one-third share in the syndicate which purchased in 1752 what remained unsold of the West Jersey Land Society's great tract in Hunterdon County,-containing originally 91,895 acres. His brother Lewis Stevens had been a seafaring man, trading between New York and the West Indies, had been shipwrecked, had lost everything. but his life, and on reaching New York was given by his brother John a large tract in Hunterdon. This tract Lewis named Cornwall, from the place where he had first touched land after his shipwreck, and he built thereon about 1760. The mansion is one mile from the Alexandria (St. Thomas') Church, which was erected on an acre of land donated by Lewis Stevens about 1769. "Cornwall" has been recently divided into several farms; that portion containing the house is now owned by William M. Stryker.
Rebecca McAtee, wife of Sheriff John, was born in 1783, and died 1876 aged 93. Her daughter, Mrs. Grace Reins of New York City, has furnished the author the following interesting facts which throw much light on Revolutionary times.
"Bartholemew Thatcher, an English captain and a fighting Quaker, brought his daughter Grace to America before the Revolution, and settled on a valuable tract of land in Kingwood, Hunterdon Co., N. J. They were of a good English family, and Grace in after years used to describe her attending the English Court in her youth. At the breaking out of the
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Revolution, Capt. Thatcher naturally espoused the English cause, returned to active service, and lost an arm in the successful attack on Charleston, South Carolina,-for which he received a pension from the British Government. His Hunterdon property was confiscated by the authorities of the Colony and he removed his daughter to St. Johns, Nova Scotia. Here she met James McAtee, a daring English officer, who had served his king as messenger or correspondent (probably in secret service) in the war against the American Colonies, and particularly in New Jersey. His bold exploits, her beauty and their similar sympathies soon led to their marriage. One child, Rebecca, had been born to them when James McAtee was called back to England to receive some property bequeathed to him by his relative the Duke of Kent. He left his wife and child in Novia Scotia, never returned to them, and died in London. Grace remained true to his memory; and when Benedict Arnold, who had sought refuge at St. Johns from the contempt of two continents, urged her to wait no longer for her absent husband, she indignantly drove that arch-traitor out of her house. Even Captain Thatcher, British officer though he was, despised Arnold for his treason. Grace McAtee died in Nova Scotia. Her father adopted his orphan grandchild Rebecca, and came again to New Jersey bringing her with him; just as, 20 years before, he had brought there his daughter. The question of Independence was settled, personal bitterness was forgotten, and the State restored to Captain Thatcher his Hunterdon property. He died respected by the community, and lies buried at Quakertown. His grandchild Rebecca McAtee married the dashing young John Opdycke, and inherited her grandfather's property."
Hunterdon County Records.
1801. John Opdycke is appointed Administrator of his father Samuel. 1803. John Opdycke marries Rebecca McAtee.
1804. John Opdycke buys from three of the other heirs of Joseph Robeson, their rights to 207 acres in Amwell, for $3,000. In 1808 he buys out another heir to the same property.
1805. John Opdycke of Amwell, and Rebecca his wife, sell 130 acres in Amwell, near the "Old Proprietors' Line," and near Rittenhouse's tavern,-to Charles Sergeant for 2,500 Pounds and in exchange for the following property:
1805. John Opdycke buys of Charles Sergeant (in exchange for the last mentioned and on the same day) 180 acres near Howell's Ferry, and near the before described tract,-for 2,000 Pounds. (The last two deeds were witnessed by Margaret Opdycke.)
1810. John Opdycke of Alexandria, and Rebecca his wife, sell 87 acres in Alexandria, to Luther Opdycke, for 700 Pounds.
1810 to 1812. John Opdycke is "High Sheriff " of Hunterdon County. 1814-5. John Opdycke is Member of N. J. Legislature.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation.
10 Samuel G. 1803. 1829. Unmarried. Flemington, N. J. Lawyer.
11 Joseph R. 1805. 1875. Elizabeth Thatcher. Kingwood, Hunterdon
Co., N. J. Farmer
12 Nancy. 1808 1862 Unmarried. Kingwood, N. J.
13. James 1810. 1885. Lydia Ann Britton. Raven Rock, N. J. Blacksmith.
14. John 1812. 1862. Unmarried. Kingwood, N. J. Farmer.
15 Edward. 1815. liv'g Katura Prall. New Germantown, N.J. Tanner.
16 Robeson. 1819. liv'g. Ellen Tunison. Raven Rock, N. J. Carpenter.
17 Grace. 1820. liv'g. 1. James M. Golden.
2. David Reins. New York City. Printer.
18 Mary. 1822 1850. Isaiah McFadden New York City
19 Susanis 1825 1866 1. Jacob McFadden. New York City.
2. G. H. Little. St. Louis, Mo. Merchant.
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James lived at Raven Rock, N. J.; was tall and muscular. Had children: William, born 1860; John S., born 1862; James, born 1864;-all living at Raven Rock, N. J.
John was tall, daring, and fond of wild jokes and fun.
Grace (Reins) is living in New York City. She has a better knowledge of her ancestors (apart from knowledge of the records) than any one else whom the author has met in all his genealogical labors. Without any assistance from the author, she was perfectly well aware that she was "the daughter of John,-who was the son of Samuel,-who was the son of John,- who was the son of Albert who lived near Princeton, N. J." She was thus informed as to four generations previous to her own, running back more than two hundred years ago.
10 SAMUEL G. OPDYCKE.
Born 1803; the eldest child of Sheriff John Opdycke and Rebecca Mc Atee; studied law with Joseph Bonnell of Flemington, and managed law cases when he was only 18 years of age. Bonnell had an important suit to defend for one Q-, but was taken sick; Samuel, not yet 19, took charge of the case and succeeded in acquitting his client. His handling was so judicious, his address so eloquent, and his success so unexpected, that it gave him a wide reputation throughout the County and beyond. A great part of the legal business of that section was in consequence brought to his office; and soon after, on Bonnell's death, he succeeded to the business, and took rank with the oldest lawyers of Hunterdon. The recollection of his brilliant promise is still fresh in the memories of the Hunterdon Bar. He is considered to have been fully the peer of such eminent men as Samuel L. Southard, Natty Saxton, George Wood (afterward a distinguished member of the New York Bar), and others whose names are still Celebrated in New Jersey. Those were the days when the Hunterdon Co. lawyers, during "court-week" at Flemington, used to meet every evening at Neal Hart's hotel and sit together till after midnight, joking, telling stories and making speeches. These convivial, unions were a great temptation to a young man straining every nerve in keen contests with men so much his seniors, and were probably not without an injurious effect upon the young lawyer's strength and habits. Garret D. Wall, United States Senator from New Jersey, so admired his ability that he persuaded Samuel to move to Mt. Holly and become associated with himself in law business there. But, when all were predicting the most brilliant future for him, Samuel G. Opdycke was cut down in 1829, at the age of 26, by an attack of holer morbus. He was buried at Burlington, N. J.
Samuel G. was of medium height; and of remarkably amiable disposition. His portrait has passed down from the keeping of his eldest brother to a nephew who has recently died without children, and by the consent of the
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family it has now come into the possession of the author of the Genealogy. It is on wood, and represents Samuel in the full dress of his time, with a handsome intellectual face, and with features which might be considered perhaps the pure Opdycke (and Updike) type.
11 JOSEPH R. OPDYCKE.
Was tall in stature.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation.
110 Ashur. 1832. liv'g. Unmarried. Frenchtown, N. J. Painter.
111 Hall. 1834. 1865. Unmarried. Kingwood, N. J. Farmer.
112 Catherine. 1836. liv'g. John Poulson. Pepack, N. J. Carpenter.
113 Samuel. 1838. 1885. Elizabeth Smith. Valley, Hunt. Co., N. J. Stock.
114 Rebecca. 1841 liv'g. Hiram Hinkle. Frenchtown, N. J. Farmer.
115 Mary E. 1843. liv'g. Charles Bussey. Frenchtown, N. J. Drugs.
116 Katurah. liv'g. John Lancaster. Frenchtown, N. J. Carpenter.
117 Elisha W. 1850. liv'g. Amy Primmer. Frenchtown, N. J. Stock.
Samuel married Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Smith, a prosperous farmer near Valley, Hunterdon Co.; died 1885 by a fall from a tree; was a dealer in stock; left no children.
Elisha W. is a successful dealer in horses at Frenchtown, N. J., where he is now living. His children are: Emily Louise, born 1882; Elisha D., born 1886; -both living.
15 EDWARD OPDYCKE.
Born 1815; married Kutura Prall; is a tanner and lives at New Germantown, N. J.; is a fine-looking man.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation.
150 William. 1840. liv'g. Harriet Steers. Colorado. Farmer.
151 Jackson. 1843. liv'g. Unmarried. Colorado. Farmer.
152 Ann Eliz. 1844. liv'g. John Spett. New Germantown, N. J. Tanner.
153 Catherine. 1846. 1880. Jacob Packer. Newark, N. J.
154 Bartholemew. 1848. liv'g. Unmarried. Colorado. Farmer.
155 Emily. 1851. liv'g. Jacob Vanderbelt. N. Y. City. Steamboat Captain.
156 Isabella. 1853. liv'g. Henry Van Dyke. New York City. Conductor.
157 Edward. 1856. liv'g. Sarah Creighton. New Germantown, N. J. Farmer.
158 Joseph. 1858. liv'g. Jane Linberry. New Germantown, N. J. Farmer.
158' Alice. 1860. liv'g. George Linberry. New Germantown, N. J. Farmer.
159 George. 1863. liv'g. Unmarried. New York City.
William has children, Jacob and Edward.
Edward has a child named Grover Cleveland.
Joseph has children: Henry V.; Albert P.; Joseph R.; Benjamin; Isabel.
16 ROBESON OPDYCKE.
Born 1819; married Ellen Tunison; is a carpenter, living at Raven Rock, Hunterdon Co., N. J.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation.
160 Mary Frances. 1851. liv'g. Unmarried. New York City.
161 Ann Augusta. 1858. liv'g. 1. Dewitt Hartpence.
2. Jacob West Quakertown, N. J. Farmer
162 Arabella. 1860. liv'g. John Kugel. Illinois. Farmer.
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CHAPTER N.
DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS OPDYCKE.
(See Charts 6 and 18.)
Children of Thomas Opdyeke.
Children Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation
1 Elizabeth. 1778. 1871. .... Hudnut. Seneca Co., N. Y.
2 Margaret. ..... .... Aaron Baarcroft. Hunterdon Co., N. J. Farmer
3 Susan. . .. ... Edward Hudnut. Seneca Co., N. Y. Farmer
4 Joseph. 1791. 1846. Sarah Trimmer. Pittstown, N. J. Miller
5 Mary. ..... ..... John Trimmer. Pittstown, N. J. Farmer
6 Nancy. James Baarcroft. Farmer
7 Sarah. ..... 1864. Unmarried. Kingwood, N. J.;
Margaret was married in 1800 in the Baptisttown Church to Aaron Baarcroft, who was son of Ambrose Baarcroft and half-brother of Stacey B. Baarcroft of Philadelphia. Margaret was living in 1858.
Mary married before 1816; had a daughter Parthenia who married Opdycke Arnwine of Hunterdon Co.; after her death he married Parthenia's sister Sarah Trimmer.
Nancy married her second cousin James Baarcroft, brother of Stacy B. Baarcroft of Philadelphia, and son of Ambrose Baarcroft by his 2d wife Frances who was daughter of Joshua Opdyke.
Sarah bequeathed her property to her sisters, nephews and nieces, mentioning them by name in will recorded in Hunterdon Co. (See page 265.)
4 JOSEPH OPDYCKE.
Born 1791; married Sarah Trimmer of Amwell in 1813; was a miller at Pittstown, N. J.; died 1846. He was distinguished from others of his name by the local appellation of "red-haired Joseph," according to the old country custom of nick-naming. The Hunterdon Co. records contain his will, probated 1847, bequeathing to his wife Sarah; to his sons, Samuel Emanuel, Henry, and William Hamilton; and to his daughters, Parthenia Nancy, and Elizabeth. In 1849, a guardian was appointed for Henry T. and William, minors, giving bond for $3,200; and also a guardian for Parthenia, minor, giving bond for $1,600; and in 1850 a guardian was appointed for Emanuel, minor, giving bond for $2,000.
In 1879, Sarah Opdycke, widow of Joseph, left will on record mentioning her children and leaving them legacies.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation
40 Samuel. 1814. 1883. 1. Christiana Opdycke.
2. Ann E. Nixon. Everittstown, N. J. Farmer
41 Nancy. 1817. 1875. George Arnwine. Flemington, N. J. Farmer.
42 Elizabeth. 1824. liv'g. Hiram Nixon. Trenton, N. J. Horse Dealer.
43 Charles F. 1826. 1842.
44 Emanuel. 1829. 1858. Amy Coates. Quakertown, N. J. Farmer.
45 Henry T. 1832. liv'g. Amy E. Bartholemew. Somerville N. J. Livery.
46 Wm. H. B. 1835. liv'g. Sarah A. Dilts. Neshanic, N. J. Farmer.
47 Parthenia. 1838. liv'g. George W. Potts. Mt. Airy, N. J. Farmer.
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40 SAMUEL OPDYCKE.
Born 1814; married his third cousin Christiana Opdycke (daughter of Hall) in 1835; after her death in 1842, he married Ann Eliza Nixon, who is now living in Frenchtown, N, J. Both his wives are always highly spoken of; his daughters are worthy women; his sons are industrious. Samuel died in 1883. His children were:
By 1st. Wife. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation.
400 Sarah. 1837. liv'g. 1. Nelson Trimmer Quakertown, N. J. Carpenter.
2. Wilbur Runkle. Frenchtown, N. J. Farmer.
401 George. 1839. liv'g. Mary Eliz. Sign. Frenchtown, N. J. Horse Dealer.
By 2d wife.
402 Christianna. 1844. 1870. Benjamin Backman. Plainfield, N. J. Grocer.
403 Emeline. 1850. liv'g. Henry S. Cronce. Phillipsburg, N. J. Agent.
404 Joseph W. 1852. liv'g. Hannah Hoppock. Kingwood, N. J. Farmer.
405 John H. B. 1853. liv'g. Annie Gano. Kingwood, N. J. Farmer.
406 Harriet. 1855. liv'g. Sam. B. Dalrymple. Kingwood, N. J. Farmer.
407 Bell. 1858. liv'g. Judson Hoff. Frenchtown, N. J. Agent.
408 Frank. 1861. liv'g. Sylvester Horner. Kingwood, N. J. Farmer.
409 Hiram S. 1863. liv'g. Margaret Jones. Oak Grove, N. J. Farmer.
George was in the Civil War; has children: Henry C., born 1870; Annie, born 1873; Samuel, born 1876.
Joseph W. has children: Leonora, born 1880; Daisy, born 1884.
John H. B. has child Lily, born 1883.
Hiram b: has child Sadie, born 1886.
44 EMANUEL OPDYCKE.
Born 1829; married Amy Coates; was a farmer in Hunterdon Co., N. J.; died in 1858.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation.
440 Hiram. ..... liv'g. Eliz. Buchannan. Quakertown; N. J. Farmer,
441 Sarah. .... liv'g. Clinton Reading. Seargeantsville, N. J. Farmer.
442 Charles. liv'g. .... Moorhead. Cordova, Illinois. Farmer.
443 William. ..... liv'g. Unmarried. Cordova, Illinois. Farmer.
444 Henry. ..... liv'g. .... Jones. Baptisttown, N. J. Farmer.
45 HENRY T. OPDYCKE.
Born 1832; married Amy E. Bartholemew; is living at Somerville, N. J.
Children. Birth, Death. Married. Residence. Occupation.
450 Georgiana. 1855. 1885. Phillip F. Burd. Somerville, N. J.
451 Charles E. 1857. liv'g. Unmarried. Somerville, N. J. Livery.
452 Loretta. 1861. liv'g. D. M. Messler. Somerville, N. J. Printer.
453 Sarah C. 1864. liv'g. Unmarried. Somerville, N. J.
454 Emma A. 1866. liv'g. Unmarried. Somerville, N. J.
455 Lizzie N. 1870. liv'g. Unmarried. Somerville, N. J.
46 WILLIAM H. B. OPDYCKE.
Born 1835; married Sarah A. Dilts; is living and farming near Neshanic Station in Somerset Co., N. J.
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Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation
460 Josephine. 1857. liv'g. Calvin C. Hoagland. Neshanic, N. J. Farmer.
461 Theodore. 1859. liv'g. Unmarried. Neshanic, N. J. Carpenter
462 Laura. 1867. liv'g. Unmarried. Neshanic, N. J.
463 Jennie. 1869. liv'g. Unmarried. Neshanic, N. J.
464 William. 1871. liv'g. Unmarried.
465 Tillie. 1874. liv'g.
466 Mortimer. 1876. liv'g.
467 Daisy. 1879. liv'g.
CHAPTER O.
DESCENDANTS OF ESQ. RICHARD OPDYCKE.
(See Charts 6 and 19.)
Children of Esq. Richard Opdycke.
Children Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation
1 Daniel. 1767. 1862. Mary Everett. Frenehtown, N. J. Farmer
2 Jonathan. 1769. 1831. Unmarried. Kingwood, Hunt'n, N. J. Surveyor.
3 Samuel. 1771. 1838. Unmarried. Kingwood & Sussex, N. J. Merchant
4 Elisha. 1773. 1851. Unmarried. Kingwood, Hunt'n, N. J.
5 Elijah. 1775. 1865. Rachel Opdyke. Doylestown, Pa. Farmer
6 Richard. 1778. 1856. Deborah Fox. Barbertown, N. J. Farmer & Justice
7 Joshua. 1780. 1854. 1. Mary Wolverton. Frenehtown, N. J. Carpenter.
2. Catherine Mettler. & Farmer.
8 Jeremiah. 1782. 1856. Prudence Sutton. Seneca Co., N. Y. Farmer.
8' Nancy. 1784. 1869. Joshua B. Calvin. Bucks Co., Pa. Farmer
8' Frances. 1786. .. Robert Welch. New Jersey & Mich. Farmer
8' Rebecca. 1792. 1870. Lewis Emmons. Monmouth & Hunt'n, N. J. Merchant.
9 Benjamin. 1795. 1839. Elizabeth Ent. New Jersey, Pa. & Ind. Farmer.
All of the above nine sons of Esq. Richard were six feet tall or more, excepting Elisha; and all were remarkable for their extraordinary strength. The daughters were noted for their beauty.
Nancy was an excellent woman, a "mother in Israel." Her marriage to Joshau B. Calvin, on Feb. 11, 1802, is recorded in the Baptisttown church and also in the County marriage-records. They moved to Bucks County, Pa., on a farm, and there lived and died; their bodies lie in Jersey soil, in the Cemetery at Milford. Her husband was honored through life, and for a time was a member of the Pennsylvania Legislature, as was also his son Luther. Another son, Jonathan B. Calvin, was the first child ever born in Frenchtown, N. J.; he is now living in West Fayette, Seneca Co., N . Y. aged 84, and recalls that he and the author's father played many a day together as boys in Kingwood and were close friends; he writes that "the Opdyke people are a noble people and worthy of all praise." Another son, Samuel Calvin, married Hannah Opdyke who was daughter of Joseph, son, of Esq. Luther. The following Calvin genealogy is from Mrs. Grace Taylor, a daughter of Nancy Opdycke and Joshua B. Calvin.
Luther Calvin came from England and bought land in Frenehtown, N. J., and a hotel on the Everittstown road. His children were: Luther 2'd,
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who settled at Pattenburg, N. J.; Joshua who went to Shenandoah, Va.; Olbo; Lizzie who married an Iliff and left a son James at Asbury, N. J.
Luther Calvin 2'd (son of Luther 1st) married Catherine Britton and settled at Pattenburg, N. J. Their children were: Thisbe who married a Carter; Joshua B.; Elizabeth who married Spencer Carter; Katie who married a Hummer; Nathaniel; Luther; Mary; Robert.
Joshua B. Calvin (son of Luther 2'd) was born in 1779, married Nancy Opdyke. Their children were: Jonathan B., born 1803; Catherine, b. 1805; Richard, b. 1807; Grace, b. 1810, married David Taylor; Clarissa, b. 1811, married Samuel Stewart; Frances, b. 1813, married Ingham Waterhouse; Rebecca, b. 1815, married William Lawson; Luther, b. 1817; Susanna, b. 1819; Joshua, b. 1822, married Sarah Kitchen; Samuel, b. 1825, married Hannah Opdycke; Ann Eliza, b. 1827, married John Mettler; William, b. 1829..
Frances and her husband Robert Welch resided at Frenchtown and Quakertown, N. J., until 1829 when they moved to Michigan where they purchased an excellent farm of 300 acres. They had children: John, Richard, Margaret, Grace, and Jonathan. A letter written by Robert Welch, dated "Clinton, Feb. 6, 1857," has been found in the bible of Luther Calvin, giving the family record of Esq. Richard Opdyke, with the births of all his children "just as he had recorded them on a piece of parchment.
"Rebecca was a remarkably handsome woman. She married in 1811 Lewis Emmons, a merchant of Monmouth County. They resided last in Hunterdon; Rebecca was buried at Rosemont in Hunterdon Co. She had three daughters : Emeline, Grace and Hannah (who married a Stout),-all now deceased.
1 DANIEL OPDYCKE.
Born 1767; married Mary Everett, who died 1864, aged 88. Daniel was almost 6 feet tall, slender but very muscular; lived and farmed near Bap tisttown. The Hunterdon Co. records show him as in Kingwood Militia in 1793 ; and his will probated 69 years later,-in 1862. His tombstone in Baptisttown graveyard reads "died 1862, aged 95 years and 18 days." He retained his mental faculties almost unimpaired until his death, and often told of occurrences he had witnessed in the Revolution.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation.
10 Grace. 1793. 1855. John Robeson. Kingwood, Hunt'n, N. J. Farmer.
11 Catherine. 1802. liv'g. Moses Robeson. Kingwood, Hunt'n, N. J. Farmer.
12 David. 1803. 1849. Eleanor Stelle. Kingwood, Hunt'n, N. J. Farmer.
Grace (Robeson) had children : Daniel, Catherine (Slater), Samuel, Mershon, Mary and Elizabeth.
Catherine (Robeson) had children: Grace, David, Lavinia, John, Margaret Eleanor, Jonathan, Mary and Sarah Ann.
2 JONATHAN OPDYCKE.
Born 1769 ; never married; had a good education ; taught school; was a Surveyor and surveyed western land for the Government ; traveled over all
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the States, and at one time possessed considerable property; died in Kingwood in 1831, aged 62.
Jonathan was the strongest of the nine sons. The accounts given of his strength are simply marvelous, but they come from old white-haired men, living in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York,- some of them nephew of Jonathan, others distant relatives.
His arm near the shoulder was as large as an ordinary man's thigh and tapered grad ally to the wrist, ending in a small hand. There is a stone in a marble-yard in Philadelphia inscribed with his name and the date of his lifting it, which many have come from a distance to see. Men from all parts of the country had tried to lift it but failed, and Jonathan become known far and wide."
"He was a man of peace but quick to resent an insult. This caused him to have a number of battles, in which he always came off victor. He is said to have whipped the bully of the Mississippi Valley. In fact he never came into conflict with a man who could stand before him."
"On one occasion Jonathan, a brother or two, and some friends, (5 in. ll) started on a sled for Philadelphia to market. The snow was deep with a heavy crust on the top. A gang of very large men, named Yerkes, rather rowdyish, living near Hatboro (then called Crooked Billet), Pa., planned for some fun. They fastened a stout iron bar on the side of their sled, to tear the horses and sleds of travellers who would not give them all the road; and started (six in number) just after dark, boasting that every one must clear the road for them or they would clear the road of them. Meeting the Opdycke party, they ordered them to turn out or they would turn them out. The Opdycke party replied that their sled was heavily loaded and could not be driven out into the heavy crust of snow, but that they would get out and assist the others to break down the crust and lift the empty sled of the Yerkes over so that the loaded sled could be driven past. The others swore that the Opdyckes must turn out. The latter again urged that their horses were tired, the load heavy and that they would only get fast in the snow. The stoutest Yerkes jumped out and challenged the best man to come forward; this was more than Jonathan could bear and he stepped out; they clinched and Jonathan threw him. Yerkes' friends came to the rescue and soon it was a free fight,- a life and deaths struggle, as sled-standards, shovels and axes were freely used. Jonathan saw his brother Elijah struck by a Yerkes with an age, but was too closely engaged with his own opponents to render any assistance; the next thing he saw, Elijah was up knocking down the Yerkes and jumping on him, for the axe had struck with the flat side. The Opdycke party completely routed the Yerkes although the latter had one man the more. The Yerkes returned home; the Opdyckes proceeded onto market. After Elijah moved to Bucks Co., Pa., he became acquainted with the Yerkes who told him that they little thought of ever meeting a man who could handle a Yerkes."
"On another occasion, Jonathan accompanied a neighbor with a team to Philadelphia where one of the horses died; the owner could not, or would not, buy another; and the party returned to Baptisttown with the whiffle-tree lashed, and the one horse at the pole. On ascending the hills, Jonathan took the vacant place at the pole, and was said to pull half the load, although the wagon contained barrels of groceries."
"On a bet of $15, he shouldered thirty bushels of oats and carried them at one load across the barn-floor."
"Like most strong men, he had a kind disposition. A little nephew, sitting on Jonathan's lap and playing with his watch, let the watch fall and break; the boy's father wished to thrash him, but Uncle Johnty would not allow it, saying that the child was
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not to blame. On a trip to Virginia, Jonathan bought a little negro slave, 12 years old, dressed him neatly, brought him to Jersey, educated him, and then gave him his freedom."
5 ELIJAH OPDYCKE.
Born in Kingwood, N. J., 1775; married 1795 his 2d cousin Rachel, daughter of George Opdycke of Kingwood. In 1796 be and his wife joined the other heirs of her father's estate in manumitting a slave. He was a, soldier at Marcus Hook in the War of 1812,
In 1807 Elijah "of Kingwood and his wife Rachel " sold 150 acres in Kingwood on " Necasaqua Creek near Prevoost's Ferry," for $4,000; and moved to Bridge Valley, Bucks Co., Pa., where he bought a large farm, which he worked until he had freed himself from debt and accumulated a surplus. He then gave up the farm to his five children, he still holding the deed. The children worked the farm together, improved it, and made money; on the first of every April they would settle up, divide their earnings, put their money at interest, and start another year, none of them ever marrying except the eldest son. Through their industry and harmonious working together they thus prospered and even acquired the reputation of great wealth. Elijah died in 1865, at the age of 90 years.
"Elijah was 6 feet tall, and was one the stoutest and most active of the nine sons of Esq. Richard. One day his brother Jonathan, being away from home, saw men in a village playing `bullets,' which consisted in throwing from a base-line balls of sand stone dressed round and of the size of a croquet-ball. One very large man easily surpassed the others, and boasted that he could out-throw any man in the township. Jonathan remarked that he did not know whether he could bring a man to beat him, but thought he could bring a boy is years and timid, provided he could persuade him to play. Elijah, who was the boy in question, was with difficulty persuaded, practiced without daring to let his father know it, and easily beat the challenger.
"On another occasion, Elijah and his brother Richard were at the raising of a barn, and when the frame was up the young men indulged in sports of jumping. Two notched stakes were set in the ground and upon them was laid a cross-stick which could be moved higher and higher. The stakes finally proving not high enough, some one proposed to lay a ten-foot pole on the heads of two men there just six feet tall; it was so placed, and Elijah and Richard both jumped over it. On the same occasion, Elijah jumped 33 feet in three successive jumps on level ground, from a stand-still, and landed erect at the last jump; he then turned and jumped back to his starting point."
Elijah and his family present remarkable instances of health. He took medicine only once in his life, until his last sickness,--which was simply old age (90 years). His wife Rachel had only one or two slight attacks of indisposition until her 84th year, when a fall resulted in her death. Their children, George and Grace, never had a physician until their last sickness at nearly 70 years of age. Jonathan never called in a doctor until the 85th year of his age, when he died. The remarkable health of the family is attributed to their mode of living. They lived well but plainly,
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made their evening meal chiefly from milk, and were temperate in all things. Satisfied with their accumulations, they rented in 1859 the far " at Bridge Valley to their cousins, John B. and George W. Opdycke, and retired while still in vigorous health to a residence near Doylestown.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation
50 George. 1796. 1865. Annie Flack. Bucks Co., Pa. Farmer
51 Grace. 1798. 1865. Unmarried. Bucks Co., Pa.
52 Jonathan. 1799. 1884. Unmarried. Bucks Co., Pa. Farmer
53 Richard. 1803. 1832. Unmarried. Philadelphia, Pa. Tanner
54 Adam. 1805. liv'g. Unmarried. Doylestown, Pa. Farmer
George, the only one of Elijah's children who married, moved to new buildings on the west end of the farm and farmed for himself several years, but finally leased his farm and lived on the income. As George had no children, the posterity of Elijah will be extinct at the decease of Adam, the last surviving child.
Richard died in the South where the cholera was raging very fatally.
Adam is still living and vigorous, in his 85th year; he is a tall, large man, and has been almost as athletic as was his father, in jumping and other contests.
6 RICHARD OPDYCKE.
Born 1778 ; was Justice of Peace in his native township of Kingwood, Hunterdon, several years; was very proficient in drawing deeds or other legal documents, drafting them correctly and rapidly without the use of printed forms. The Hunterdon Records show him as Justice performing marriages in 1815 and 1816. In 1845 he was chairman of a meeting in Kingwood Township to remonstrate against the setting off of Franklin Township. Was also Director of Board of Freeholders.
Richard was six feet tall and very athletic. He resided at Barbertown a farm given him by his father and adjoining the old homestead. Richard built a house on the east side of the wood, about 600 yards south of his father's old stone house, and there he lived until his death. He died in the same house in which his father died before him; he had been walking over the farm, and called upon his neighbor Seth F. Rose who then occupied the house ; while engaged in conversation, Richard fell dead from his chair. The Hunterdon Records show his will made in 1845, probated 1856, dividing his property between his wife and children. The Baptisttown grave-yard contains his tombstone,-" died 1856, aged 78 years and 5 months;" and that of his wife Deborah Fox,-" died 1859, at 73 years of age."
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation
60 Amy. 1809. 1870. Stephen Yard. Pittstown, N. J. Farmer.
61 Selinda. 1811. 1879. William Connor. Bushnell, Ill. Farmer.
62 Peter F. 1819. 1878. Sarah L. Hartpence. Baptisttown, N. J. Farmer & Merchant
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7. JOSHUA OPDYCKE.
Born in Kingwood in 1780; in his youth learned the carpenter's trade with his brother Richard, and followed both farming and carpentering. His father Esq. Richard gave him a small farm near Frenchtown, which is now owned by S. R. Opdycke. Joshua sold this farm, bought another near his father's, and built a house upon it; this was afterwards known as the Seth F. Rose property. Joshua later owned a farm on the Delaware' River two miles south of Frenchtown, now the property of Mr. Lantz. The Hunterdon Co. Records show his marriage in 1804 to "Mollie Wolverton, of Amwell;" and in 1818 to "widow Catherine Fancanpam (Van Camp) of Alexandria, daughter of Mr. Mettler."
Joshua was a man of well-balanced mind; very tall and muscular, and the jolliest of the nine brothers; was a Democrat in politics. Travelled frequently, and spent some time in the States of Georgia, New York, and Ohio. Died 1854 at the house of his son-in-law, John Vandolah, near Sandy Ridge in Hunterdon. Was buried at Rosemont by the side of his first wife; his second wife was buried at Milford, N. J. He had children:
By 1st. wife. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation.
70 Rachel. 1805. liv'g. Morris Cowdrick. Lambertville, N. J. Farmer.
71 Grace. 1807. 1881. John Vandolah. Frenchtown, N. J. Farmer.
72 Sarah. 1811. liv'g. Chas. P. Holcombe. Jerseyville, Ill. Hotelkeeper.
73 Martha. 1813. 1883. Pearson Williamson. Stockton, N. J.
By 2d. wife.
74 Mary. 1818. 1860. Thomas P. Forman. Milford, N. J. Farmer.
75 Albert. 1822. liv'g. Hettie A. Farley. Milford, N. J. Farmer.
Sarah married 1836 Charles P. Holcombe of Lambertville, N. J. He had been a hotel-keeper in Baltimore, and after his marriage kept a hotel at Bound Brook, N. J., and Jerseyville, Ill., and was 32 years in this busi ness. Their sons were brought up to the same occupation. One son, Charles V., was a clerk in a wholesale dry-goods store in New York when the civil war broke out, and went with the 12th Regiment, of which he was a member, into the field; after the return of his Regiment he became Captain's Clerk on the man-of-war Tuscarora; after the close of the war he went into the hotel business in the West. Another son, Samuel W., enlisted in the 37th N. Y. Regiment, and after the war went into the hotel business in Baltimore. Another son, James P., was clerk at Headquarters of U. S. Army on the Potomac during Gen. Grant's command; after the war, was appointed Post Trader at Fort Schuyler, N. Y. Harbor; resigned this and went into the hotel business at Bound Brook, N. J., and in Illinois after 1869. Another son, Lewis, was in the hotel business nearly all his life. The father Charles P. Holcombe died in Jerseyville, Ill., in 1873, and is buried at Bound Brook, with two of his sons. Only James P. and his mother are now living.
Albert has one child, Mary M., born 1866, now living.
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8 JEREMIAH OPDYKE.
Born 1782; married Jan. 18, 1806 in Baptisttown Church, N. J., Prudence, daughter of the widow Diana Sutton who became the 2d wife of Esq. Richard Opdycke. The Hunterdon Co. Records show his purchase in 1809 of 127 acres in Kingwood, from his father Esq. Richard for $2,000. In 1813 Jeremiah was School Trustee of Kingwood, with his cousin Georg Opdycke.
His mother Grace Thatcher had inherited a valuable plantation in Georgia, and her son Jonathan had been sent there to dispose of it but had not succeeded, as the occupants refused to give up possession. Jeremiah was then sent with a fall power-of-attorney, took his family with him, spent several years in Georgia, obtained possession of the plantation and sold it for his mother's estate.
After his return from Georgia and after the birth of his four eldest children, Jeremiah moved to Seneca County, N. Y. The Seneca Co. Records show that he made his first purchase there in 1814. In 1815 he bought 340 acres of very rich land, covered with timber, in Fayette Township on the east shore of Seneca Lake, about five miles from Geneva. It was a forest abounding with wolves, and still contained some remaining Iroquois Indians. Jeremiah built a log cabin in which he lived five years, cleared off the timber, and then built a good frame house, and later a large brick dwelling. On this farm he resided until his death in 1856. His wife in 1846.
Jeremiah settled in a neighborhood which is known to be now one of the most fertile portions of our country. Several other farms in the vicinity were purchased by him and sold again. His advice was always sought in public matters and often in private affairs, for his foresight was deemed remarkable. He was public-spirited, and an old line Whig in politics, but he declined all nominations for political office. He became a director and stockholder in the Farmers' Bank of Geneva, and in the Waterloo Woolen Company, both of them successful enterprises. He was sincerely religious in his feelings but liberal in his views; was the largest contributor to the erection of the First Presbyterian Church of Geneva, the Waterloo Presbyterian Church, and the West Fayette Presbyterian Church.
In person, he was a fine-looking portly man, 6 feet 2 inches in height, as an arrow, averaged 200 pounds in weight, and was very muscular. He had always enjoyed the best of health and there seemed no reason why be should not live 100 years on earth, when he was suddenly stricken down with apoplexy in his 74th year.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation
80 Sarah. 1806. 1884. Dennis Hammond. Ionia, Mich. Farmer
81 Rebecca. 1808. 1883. Moses Yeamans. Manchester, N. Y. Merchant.
82 Eliza. 1810. liv'g. Unmarried. Waukeshaw, Wis.
83 Diana. 1812. liv'g. Isaac Maltby. Buffalo, N. Y.
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Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation.
84 Salina. 1815. liv'g.. Geo. D. Perrine. Milwaukee, Wis. Physician.
85 John S. 1817. 1877. 1. Mary Ann Manning. Waterloo, N. Y. Merchant.
2. Lucy Manning.
86 Mary. 1822. liv'g. Unmarried. Fond du Lac, Wis.
87 Catherine A. 1825. liv'g. A. V. B. Dey. Waukeshaw, Wis. Farmer.
88 Chas. Edwin. 1828. liv'g. Maria Silkworth. West Fayette,.N. Y. Farmer.
Four of Jeremiah's daughters are living in Wisconsin.
Rebecca's husband has been dead 27 years;
Diana's, 30 years; and Salina's, 14 years;
Sarah's husband is still living, a very old man.
Catherine A. married A. Van Brunt Dey, who has been assisting with the Genealogy of the Dey family. The Genealogy of his Van Brunt ancestors, and that of his Bergen ancestors, have already been published.
9 BENJAMIN OPDYCKE.
Born 1795; married in 1816 Elizabeth Ent,- who was born in old Amwell, Hunterdon, 1794, and died 1886 in her 92d year. Benjamin farmed first near Barbertown, and his father Esq. Richard in his old age made his home at the house of his twelfth and youngest child Benjamin. The old man had sold his homestead and placed the proceeds at interest, designing the sum for Benjamin's portion of inheritance; but the borrower failed and the whole was lost. After his father's death, Benjamin gathered what little money he had, removed to Bridgeton, Bucks Co., Pa.; and then, in 1838, went to Indiana to see the country, bought 80 acres near Logansport and purposed moving his family thither, but was taken sick, died suddenly and was buried there. He was six feet tall, and a man of good abilities. His wife belonged to a vigorous family, and always enjoyed good health up to within a short time before her death. In her 91st year when her portrait was taken she did not appear over 60 years of age.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation.
90 Jane. 1818. liv'g. William Runyon. Trenton, N. J. Hotelkeeper.
91 Hester Ann. 1819. liv'g Wilson Godown. Lambertville, N. J. Wheelwright.
92 John Cavanaugh. 1820. liv'g. Anna M. Snyder. Kingwood, N. J. Mason.
93 William L. 1823. 1847. Gertrude Conover. Dutch Neck, N. J.
94 Grace Eliz'th. 1825. 1879. Wilson Everett. Belvidere, N. J. R. R. Cond.
Jane (Runyon) had a son Oliver, who married and had three children.
Hester Ann (Godown) had six children. Her husband was a member of the N. J. Legislature.
William L. was buried in the old graveyard at Dutch Neck, where are the tombstones of so many Updike descendants of Lawrence's son William; had one child Anna Elizabeth, who married William Clayton of Trenton, N. J.
12 - DAVID OPDYCKE.
Born 1803; married Eleanor Stelle; was of medium height and heavy set; lived in Kingwood, Hunterdon Co.; died in 1849, aged 45, and was buried in Baptisttown graveyard. His widow is still living, aged 72.
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Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation
120 John W. 1839. liv'g. Margaret Snyder. Kingwood, N. J. Farmer
121 Simeon R. 1841. liv'g. Elizabeth Stryker. Frenchtown, N. J. . Teacher
122 Samuel. 1844. liv'g. Lina Sinclair. Kingwood, N. J. Farm
John W. has children: Ella, 1863, (married Henry Stewart in R.R. employ at Trenton, N. J.); Lucy, 1865; Edward, 1868; Sarah, 1872; Lizzie, 1878; all living.
Simeon R. resides in Kingwood Township, Hunterdon Co., near Frenchtown, N. J.; has been Assessor of Kingwod in 1870, 1, 3, 5; is Deacon and Trustee of the Christian Church at Frenchtown; is teaching school in Frenchtown. One of the first letters received by the author when he began his genealogical work, was from Simeon R. Opdycke, showing a warm interest in the subject that gave much encouragement. Since then he has furnished many valuable particulars concerning his branch, and has also visited and corresponded with the Bucks County, Pa., Opdykes. He has one child, Simeon C., born 1879, living.
Samuel has children: William H., 1867; John K., 1873; Frank, 1881 -all living.
62 PETER F. OPDYCKE.
Born 1819; married Sarah L. Hartpence; was Commissioner of Deeds for many years; Justice of Peace in 1853; Assistant U. S. Marshall of , Kingwood, and Past Grand Master of Odd-Fellows Lodge of Frenchtown; in 1856 was executor of his father's will. Peter F. continued farming as long as he lived, but at the same time was active in many business directions. Was agent for the Farmers' Mutual Ins. Co., and secretary of the N. J. Live Stock Insurance Co. Suffered heavy losses by the depreciation in the value of real estate and produce after the close of the Civil War., Died 1878, aged 59.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence: Occupation
620 Richard H. 1844. liv'g. Virginia Pettinger. Trenton, N. J.
621 Henry C. 1847. liv'g. R. Anna Hall. Guttenburg, N. J. Teacher
622 Della. 1852. liv'g. Unmarried. Trenton, N. J.
Richard H. has one child, Everetta C., born 1870.
Henry C. has been teaching at Riverside, Burlington Co., N. J., until recently; has one child, Ethel H., born 1888.
85 JOHN S. OPDYKE.
Born 1817; was in the dry-goods business at Waterloo, N. Y.; held some local official positions in that town; died 1877; was a tall and muscular man. His first wife died in 1846, without children. By his second wife, Lucy Manning, he had:
Children. Born. Died. Married. Residence
850 Julia F. 1850. 1872. Unmarried. Waterloo, N. Y.
851 Lucy M. 1854. liv'g. Unmarried. Waterloo, N. Y.
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88 CHARLES EDWIN OPDYKE, Sr.
Born 1828; married Maria Silkworth; is living and farming in West Fayette, Seneca Co., N. Y.; was at one time in the dry-goods trade at Waterloo, with his brother. He is a tall and muscular man, of easy and cheerful temperament.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation.
880 Clarence. 1849. liv'g. Elnora E. Lerch. West Fayette, N. Y. Farmer.
881 Jeremiah. 1851. liv'g. Jennie McCarthy. Geneva, N. Y. Painter.
882 Charles E. 1853. liv'g. Unmarried. Waterloo, N. Y. Lawyer.
883 Lewis B. 1855. liv'g. Martha R. Bhane. Waterloo, N. Y. Painter.
884 M. Yeamans. 1859. liv'g. Unmarried. West Fayette, N. Y. Blacksmith.
885 Fanny M. 1861. liv'g. Unmarried. West Fayette, N. Y.
Clarence married 1873; was clerk in 1872 and 1873 to the Superintendent of the Cayuga and Seneca Canal; Doorkeeper of the N. Y. State Senate 1878 and 1879; Inspector of bank note paper, in 1883 under Folger, (Secretary of U. S. Treasury), at the Government mill at Pittsfield, Mass. Is now living and farming in West Fayette, Seneca Co., N. Y. Has children: Roscoe C., 1873; Walter L., 1875; - both living.
Jeremiah has children: William L., 1882; Rosella M., 1886;-both living.
Charles E. Jr. was Census Enumerator for the Town of Fayette in 1880; is practising law at Waterloo, N. Y., and is thus spoken of by the Press: "Among the enterprising young members of the bar of Seneca County is Mr. Charles E. Opdyke, Jr., who has a thorough knowledge of legal jurisprudence, and from the time he has been in the practice of his chosen profession has met with success and gained a wide popularity for his attainments as a lawyer and as an influential citizen. He has established a degree of confidence which correct business principles and probity alone could secure. He is a native of Seneca County, and is highly regarded among the mercantile and manufacturing community throughout this section of the State."
Lewis B. has children: George C., 1883; Jennie B., 1885; - both living.
92 JOHN CAVANAUGH OPDYKE.
Born 1820; was only 19 years old at the death of his father. As his father left little property, John Cavanaugh was compelled to make his own way in the world. He worked on a farm, and then learned the trade of mason which he has followed the greater part of his life. Was nine months in the Union Army, and assisted in the care of the wounded after the battle of Fredericksburg. He spent ten winters in Maryland and Virginia, buying timber, superintending its working up into spokes, and shipping it to the Lambertville Spoke Works. Some years ago he purchased a few
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acres near the Kingwood M. E. Church, in Hunterdon, and built a comfortable residence for himself. He is an upright and intelligent man, highly esteemed by the community. His contributions to this Genealogy have been numerous and valuable. He married Anna M. Snyder, born 1823,
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation.
920 William R. 1844. 1869. Unmarried.
921 Amy Eliz. 1847. liv'g. Unmarried. Kingwood, N. J.
922 Anna Mary. 1849. liv'g. Ephraim R. Kugler. Middletown, N. J. Merchant.
923 Charles A. 1852. liv'g. Neal Phillips. Hunterdon, N. J. Farmer.
924 John C. 1863. liv'g. Jane Kugler. Kingwood, N. J. Fruit Grower
William Runyon served three years in the Union Army in the Civil War; was killed on the railroad near Orange, N. J.
Charles A. has one child, named Orville.
Anna Mary (Kugler) has one child, Ada.