Thomas Burrows1

Marriage*Thomas Burrows married an unknown person.  

Family
Child
Last Edited7 Mar 2007

Citations

  1. [S62] John E., M. D. Stillwell, Historical and Genealogical Miscellany; Early Settlers of New Jersey and Their Descendants; Vol. IV ((Baltimore, Maryland, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1970)), 334.

Charles Stout1

FatherBenjamin Stout b. c 1662, d. Jun 1734
MotherMary Leonard
Last Edited7 Mar 2007

Citations

  1. [S62] John E., M. D. Stillwell, Historical and Genealogical Miscellany; Early Settlers of New Jersey and Their Descendants; Vol. IV ((Baltimore, Maryland, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1970)), 346.

Benjamin Stout Jr.1,2

b. 1686, d. before 16 March 1739/40
FatherBenjamin Stout b. c 1662, d. Jun 1734
MotherMary Leonard
Marriage*Benjamin Stout Jr. married Agnes [--?--]. 
Birth*Benjamin Stout Jr. was born in 1686, son of Benjamin Stout and Mary Leonard.2 
MarriageBenjamin Stout Jr. married Elizabeth Lewis, daughter of John Lewis and Sarah Price, between 1714 and 1715.3 
Marriage*Benjamin Stout Jr. married Elizabeth Lewis, daughter of John Lewis and Sarah Price, in 1715.2 
DeathBenjamin Stout Jr. died in 1734.2 
Death*Benjamin Stout Jr. died before 16 March 1739/40 at Kent County, Delaware.3 
Last Edited7 Mar 2007

Citations

  1. [S62] John E., M. D. Stillwell, Historical and Genealogical Miscellany; Early Settlers of New Jersey and Their Descendants; Vol. IV ((Baltimore, Maryland, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1970)), 346.
  2. [S188] Herald F. Stout, Stout and Allied Families, Volume One (Dover, Ohio: The Eagle Press, 1951), 18.
  3. [S62] John E., M. D. Stillwell, Historical and Genealogical Miscellany; Early Settlers of New Jersey and Their Descendants; Vol. IV ((Baltimore, Maryland, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1970)), 347.

Jacob Stout1,2

d. 1795
FatherBenjamin Stout b. c 1662, d. Jun 1734
MotherMary Leonard
Marriage*Jacob Stout married Susanna Bassill. 
Death*Jacob Stout died in 1795.2 
Last Edited7 Mar 2007

Citations

  1. [S62] John E., M. D. Stillwell, Historical and Genealogical Miscellany; Early Settlers of New Jersey and Their Descendants; Vol. IV ((Baltimore, Maryland, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1970)), 346.
  2. [S188] Herald F. Stout, Stout and Allied Families, Volume One (Dover, Ohio: The Eagle Press, 1951), 18.

Elizabeth Lewis1,2

b. 25 October 1696, d. 1734
FatherJohn Lewis
MotherSarah Price
Birth*Elizabeth Lewis was born on 25 October 1696, daughter of John Lewis and Sarah Price.1 
MarriageElizabeth Lewis married Benjamin Stout Jr., son of Benjamin Stout and Mary Leonard, between 1714 and 1715.1 
Marriage*Elizabeth Lewis married Benjamin Stout Jr., son of Benjamin Stout and Mary Leonard, in 1715.2 
Death*Elizabeth Lewis died in 1734.2 
Last Edited7 Mar 2007

Citations

  1. [S62] John E., M. D. Stillwell, Historical and Genealogical Miscellany; Early Settlers of New Jersey and Their Descendants; Vol. IV ((Baltimore, Maryland, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1970)), 347.
  2. [S188] Herald F. Stout, Stout and Allied Families, Volume One (Dover, Ohio: The Eagle Press, 1951), 18.

John Lewis1,2

Marriage*John Lewis married Sarah Price. 

Family

Sarah Price
Child
Last Edited7 Mar 2007

Citations

  1. [S62] John E., M. D. Stillwell, Historical and Genealogical Miscellany; Early Settlers of New Jersey and Their Descendants; Vol. IV ((Baltimore, Maryland, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1970)), 347.
  2. [S188] Herald F. Stout, Stout and Allied Families, Volume One (Dover, Ohio: The Eagle Press, 1951), 18.

Sarah Price1,2

Marriage*Sarah Price married John Lewis. 

Family

John Lewis
Child
Last Edited7 Mar 2007

Citations

  1. [S62] John E., M. D. Stillwell, Historical and Genealogical Miscellany; Early Settlers of New Jersey and Their Descendants; Vol. IV ((Baltimore, Maryland, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1970)), 347.
  2. [S188] Herald F. Stout, Stout and Allied Families, Volume One (Dover, Ohio: The Eagle Press, 1951), 18.

William Merrill1

Marriage*William Merrill married an unknown person.  

Family
Child
Last Edited7 Mar 2007

Citations

  1. [S62] John E., M. D. Stillwell, Historical and Genealogical Miscellany; Early Settlers of New Jersey and Their Descendants; Vol. IV ((Baltimore, Maryland, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1970)), 349.

Daniel Howell Jr.1,2

d. 1790
FatherCaptain Daniel Howell b. 1688, d. 1733
MotherMary Reading b. 26 Sep 1688, d. 7 Feb 1731/32
Marriage*Daniel Howell Jr. married Julianna Holcombe. 
Death*Daniel Howell Jr. died in 1790.1 
Last Edited7 Mar 2007

Citations

  1. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 40.
  2. [S144] A. Van Doren Honeyman, editor, Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey; First Series, Volume XXX, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administration, Etc., Vol. II, 1730 - 1750 (Sommerville, New Jersey: The Unionist-Gazette Association, Printers, 1918), 248.

John Howell1,2,3

b. 8 August 1721, d. 27 July 1808
FatherCaptain Daniel Howell2 b. 1688, d. 1733
MotherMary Reading b. 26 Sep 1688, d. 7 Feb 1731/32
Birth*John Howell was born on 8 August 1721, son of Captain Daniel Howell and Mary Reading, at Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.2,1 
Marriage*John Howell married Elizabeth Yerkes, daughter of Herman Yerkes and Elizabeth Watts.2 
Death*John Howell died on 27 July 1808 at Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at age 86.4,2 
Last Edited3 Sep 2009

Citations

  1. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, p. 40.
  2. [S1066] Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes family with notes on the Leech and Rutter families (Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott, 1894), digital image, HeritageQuest Online, Family and Local History, http://persi.heritagequestonline.com : accessed 19 Jun 2006, p. 21.
  3. [S144] A. Van Doren Honeyman, editor, Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey; First Series, Volume XXX, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administration, Etc., Vol. II, 1730 - 1750 (Sommerville, New Jersey: The Unionist-Gazette Association, Printers, 1918), p. 248.
  4. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 40.

Joseph Howell1,2

FatherCaptain Daniel Howell b. 1688, d. 1733
MotherMary Reading b. 26 Sep 1688, d. 7 Feb 1731/32
Last Edited7 Mar 2007

Citations

  1. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 40.
  2. [S144] A. Van Doren Honeyman, editor, Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey; First Series, Volume XXX, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administration, Etc., Vol. II, 1730 - 1750 (Sommerville, New Jersey: The Unionist-Gazette Association, Printers, 1918), 248.

Benjamin Howell1,2,3

FatherCaptain Daniel Howell b. 1688, d. 1733
MotherMary Reading b. 26 Sep 1688, d. 7 Feb 1731/32
Marriage*Benjamin Howell married Agnes Woolever, daughter of Jacob Woolever.1 
(Executor) WillIn Jacob Woolever's will dated 22 February 1774 at Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Benjamin Howell was named as executor; Woolever Jacob,of Amwell,Hunterdon Co., yeoman; will of Daughter,ANN,and wife of Frederick Eveland,19 acres of land during her life,and after her death,to her two sons, Jacob and Samuel.Daughter ELIZABETH,the widow of William Force,5 acres,and,after her death,to her 2 sons,Thomas and Jacob. Daughter,MARGRET,19 acres,and,after her death,to her son,Jacob.Daughter EVEAH,19 acres,and after her death,to her sons,John Green and Robert Green.Daughter,Catherine,wife of Nicolas Sohsbough,19 acres,and she is to have the use of the 2 lower rooms,during her life,and what I give her is to be only to her use and her children,Peter and Sarah, Daughter, Agnes,19 acres, and after her death,to her sons,Jacob and Joseph.the mines that may be discovered on my homestead,and the place I conveyed to William Barns,all my children shall draw a share.Daughter,ELIZABETH,6 shillings.Executors-son-in-law,Frederick Eveland,and my son-in-law,Benjamin Howell.

Witnesses - Thomas Sutton, Jacob Fisher, John Yauger.
Proved March 30,1778.3 
Last Edited26 Jan 2008

Citations

  1. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, page 40.
  2. [S144] A. Van Doren Honeyman, editor, Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey; First Series, Volume XXX, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administration, Etc., Vol. II, 1730 - 1750 (Sommerville, New Jersey: The Unionist-Gazette Association, Printers, 1918), page 248.
  3. [S803] Stewart J.A.Woolever Jr [e-mail address], Will of Jacob Woolever, 22 February 1774 (n.pub.).

Mary Howell1,2

FatherCaptain Daniel Howell b. 1688, d. 1733
MotherMary Reading b. 26 Sep 1688, d. 7 Feb 1731/32
Last Edited7 Mar 2007

Citations

  1. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 40.
  2. [S144] A. Van Doren Honeyman, editor, Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey; First Series, Volume XXX, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administration, Etc., Vol. II, 1730 - 1750 (Sommerville, New Jersey: The Unionist-Gazette Association, Printers, 1918), 248.

Julianna Holcombe1

Marriage*Julianna Holcombe married Daniel Howell Jr., son of Captain Daniel Howell and Mary Reading. 
Last Edited7 Mar 2007

Citations

  1. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 40.

Elizabeth Yerkes1,2

b. 29 January 1724/25, d. 11 March 1793
FatherHerman Yerkes3 b. c 1689, d. fr 1750 - 1751
MotherElizabeth Watts b. 15 Apr 1689, d. 11 Oct 1756
Birth*Elizabeth Yerkes was born on 29 January 1724/25, daughter of Herman Yerkes and Elizabeth Watts, at Moreland, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.1 
Marriage*Elizabeth Yerkes married John Howell, son of Captain Daniel Howell and Mary Reading.1 
Death*Elizabeth Howell died on 11 March 1793 at Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at age 68.1 
Last Edited3 Sep 2009

Citations

  1. [S1066] Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes family with notes on the Leech and Rutter families (Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott, 1894), digital image, HeritageQuest Online, Family and Local History, http://persi.heritagequestonline.com : accessed 19 Jun 2006, p. 21.
  2. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, p. 40.
  3. [S1066] Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes family with notes on the Leech and Rutter families (Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott, 1894), digital image, HeritageQuest Online, Family and Local History, http://persi.heritagequestonline.com : accessed 19 Jun 2006, p. 11.

Agnes Woolever1

FatherJacob Woolever
Marriage*Agnes Woolever married Benjamin Howell, son of Captain Daniel Howell and Mary Reading.2 
Name Variation Agnes Woolever was also known as Agnes Wooliver.2 
(Heir) WillIn Jacob Woolever's will dated 22 February 1774 at Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Agnes Howell was named as an heir; Woolever Jacob,of Amwell,Hunterdon Co., yeoman; will of Daughter,ANN,and wife of Frederick Eveland,19 acres of land during her life,and after her death,to her two sons, Jacob and Samuel.Daughter ELIZABETH,the widow of William Force,5 acres,and,after her death,to her 2 sons,Thomas and Jacob. Daughter,MARGRET,19 acres,and,after her death,to her son,Jacob.Daughter EVEAH,19 acres,and after her death,to her sons,John Green and Robert Green.Daughter,Catherine,wife of Nicolas Sohsbough,19 acres,and she is to have the use of the 2 lower rooms,during her life,and what I give her is to be only to her use and her children,Peter and Sarah, Daughter, Agnes,19 acres, and after her death,to her sons,Jacob and Joseph.the mines that may be discovered on my homestead,and the place I conveyed to William Barns,all my children shall draw a share.Daughter,ELIZABETH,6 shillings.Executors-son-in-law,Frederick Eveland,and my son-in-law,Benjamin Howell.

Witnesses - Thomas Sutton, Jacob Fisher, John Yauger.
Proved March 30,1778.1 
Last Edited26 Jan 2008

Citations

  1. [S803] Stewart J.A.Woolever Jr [e-mail address], Will of Jacob Woolever, 22 February 1774 (n.pub.).
  2. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, page 40.

Elizabeth H. Reading1

b. 5 October 1796, d. 14 October 1842
FatherDaniel Reid Reading b. 5 Feb 1763, d. 9 Apr 1834
MotherJane Kennedy b. 17 Jan 1770, d. 30 Jul 1840
Name Variation Elizabeth H. Reading was also known as Betsy Reading.2 
Birth*She was born on 5 October 1796, daughter of Daniel Reid Reading and Jane Kennedy, at Flemington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.3 
Marriage*Elizabeth H. Reading married John Grandin on 17 September 1816 at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.4,3 
Death*Elizabeth H. Grandin died on 14 October 1842 at Hampden, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, at age 46.3 
Last Edited30 Jan 2012

Citations

  1. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, page 60.
  2. [S203] Hunterdon County Clerk, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Recorded Marriage Records, Vol. 2, 1812 - 1829 ((Hunterdon County, Court House, Clerks Office, State of New Jersey)), page 122.
  3. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, page 73.
  4. [S1850] "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2011), entry for John Grandin-Betsy Reading, married 17 Sep 1816; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 361; Hunterdon County Clerk.

Daniel Kennedy Reading1

b. 1 February 1804, d. 23 November 1835
FatherDaniel Reid Reading b. 5 Feb 1763, d. 9 Apr 1834
MotherJane Kennedy b. 17 Jan 1770, d. 30 Jul 1840
Birth*Daniel Kennedy Reading was born on 1 February 1804, son of Daniel Reid Reading and Jane Kennedy, at Flemington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.2 
Marriage*Daniel Kennedy Reading married Mary Kennedy, daughter of Archibald Kennedy and Barbara Farley. 
(Neighbor1) CensusUS1830On 1 June 1830, Daniel is listed as Daniel Reid Reading's neighbor on the 1830 U. S. Federal Population Census of Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.3 
CensusUS1830*Daniel, enumerated as Daniel K. Reading, is listed as the head of a household on the 1830 U. S. Federal Population Census of Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1830. The family consisted of 1 free white male under five years old, 1 free white male age twenty to thirty years old, 1 free white female age fifteen to twenty years old, 1 free white female age twenty to thirty years old and 1 free colored female under ten years old.4 
Death*Daniel Kennedy Reading died on 23 November 1835 at Flemington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, at age 31.2 
Burial*Daniel Kennedy Reading was buried after 23 November 1835 at Flemington Presbyterian Church Cemetery located in Flemington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.5 
Tombstone-Text*His tombstone is inscribed with:
Daniel K. Reading / Born Feb. 1, 1804 / Died Nov. 23, 1835
5 
Tombstone-Img*CLICK ON THE CAMERA TO VIEW THE IMAGE.6
Last Edited10 Jul 2011

Citations

  1. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 60.
  2. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 73.
  3. [S516] 1830 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Amwell, page 344; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M19, roll 83, Daniel Reading.
  4. [S516] 1830 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Amwell, page 344; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M19, roll 83, Daniel K. Reading.
  5. [S1555] Find A Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Daniel Kennedy Reading entry, section A, Row 13, added 1 Sep 2004 by Christine Brown, Find A Grave memorial # 9392855.
  6. [S1672] Flemington Presbyterian Church Cemetery (Flemington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey), Daniel K. Reading marker; photographed 2 Aug 2010 by Wayne Irons.

Euphemia Reading1,2

b. December 1811, d. 29 March 1850
FatherDaniel Reid Reading b. 5 Feb 1763, d. 9 Apr 1834
MotherJane Kennedy b. 17 Jan 1770, d. 30 Jul 1840
Birth*Euphemia Reading was born in December 1811, daughter of Daniel Reid Reading and Jane Kennedy, at Flemington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.3 
Marriage*Euphemia Reading married William Kennedy, son of Henry Kennedy and Mary Quick, on 19 November 1827 at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.1,4,3 
Death*Euphemia Reading died on 29 March 1850 at Somerville, Somerset County, New Jersey, at age 38.3,5 
Last Edited30 Jan 2012

Citations

  1. [S1850] "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2011), entry for William Kennedy-Euphemia Reading, married 19 Nov 1827; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 230; Hunterdon County Clerk.
  2. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 60.
  3. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 73.
  4. [S762] Hunterdon Gazette, Hunterdon Gazette for the 10 Year Period 1825 - 1834 (n.pub.), Volume 1, Number 140, Wednesday, 21 Nov 1827.
  5. [S365] Somerset County Clerk, Somerset County, New Jersey, Vol. AE, Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1848 - 1867 (n.pub.), 404.

John Grandin1,2

b. 28 May 1792, d. 13 January 1884
Birth*John Grandin was born on 28 May 1792 at Hamden, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.2 
Marriage*He married Elizabeth H. Reading, daughter of Daniel Reid Reading and Jane Kennedy, on 17 September 1816 at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.1,3 
Death*John Grandin died on 13 January 1884 at Hampden, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, at age 91.2 
Last Edited30 Jan 2012

Citations

  1. [S1850] "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2011), entry for John Grandin-Betsy Reading, married 17 Sep 1816; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 361; Hunterdon County Clerk.
  2. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 73.
  3. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, page 73.

Mary Kennedy1,2

b. 20 September 1806, d. 23 June 1833
FatherArchibald Kennedy
MotherBarbara Farley
Birth*Mary Kennedy was born on 20 September 1806, daughter of Archibald Kennedy and Barbara Farley.1,2 
Marriage*Mary Kennedy married Daniel Kennedy Reading, son of Daniel Reid Reading and Jane Kennedy. 
Death*Mary Kennedy died on 23 June 1833 at age 26.1,2 
Burial*Mary Reading was buried after 23 June 1833 at Flemington Presbyterian Church Cemetery located in Flemington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.1 
Tombstone-Text*Her tombstone is inscribed with:
Mary K. Reading / Born Sept. 20, 1806 / Died June 23, 1833
1 
Tombstone-Img*CLICK ON THE CAMERA TO VIEW THE IMAGE.3
Last Edited10 Jul 2011

Citations

  1. [S1555] Find A Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Maryl Kennedy Reading entry, section A, Row 13, added 1 Sep 2004 by Christine Brown, Find A Grave memorial # 9392861.
  2. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 73.
  3. [S1672] Flemington Presbyterian Church Cemetery (Flemington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey), Maryl K. Reading marker; photographed 26 Oct 2008 by Beverly G. Kirby-McDonough.

William Kennedy1,2

b. 25 December 1798, d. 6 April 1868
FatherHenry Kennedy
MotherMary Quick
Birth*William Kennedy was born on 25 December 1798, son of Henry Kennedy and Mary Quick, at New Jersey.2 
Marriage*William Kennedy married Euphemia Reading, daughter of Daniel Reid Reading and Jane Kennedy, on 19 November 1827 at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.1,3,2 
Death*William Kennedy died on 6 April 1868 at Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, at age 69.2 
Last Edited30 Jan 2012

Citations

  1. [S1850] "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2011), entry for William Kennedy-Euphemia Reading, married 19 Nov 1827; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 230; Hunterdon County Clerk.
  2. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 73.
  3. [S762] Hunterdon Gazette, Hunterdon Gazette for the 10 Year Period 1825 - 1834 (n.pub.), Volume 1, Number 140, Wednesday, 21 Nov 1827.

William Wood1

Marriage*William Wood married Anna Newbold in 1753.1 

Family

Anna Newbold
Child
Last Edited7 Mar 2007

Citations

  1. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 60.

Anna Newbold1

Marriage*Anna Newbold married William Wood in 1753.1 

Family

William Wood
Child
Last Edited7 Mar 2007

Citations

  1. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 60.

Archibald Kennedy1,2

Marriage*Archibald Kennedy married Barbara Farley on 28 November 1805 at Methodist Episcopal Church, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.3 

Family

Barbara Farley
Child
Last Edited30 Jan 2012

Citations

  1. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 73.
  2. [S202] Hunterdon County Clerk, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Recorded Marriage Records, Vol. 1, 1795 - 1812 ((Hunterdon County, Court House, Clerks Office, State of New Jersey)), Kennedy-Farley entry, 28 Nov 1805, page 99.
  3. [S1850] "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2011), entry for Archibald Kennedy-Barbara Farley, married 25 Nov 1805; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 516; Hunterdon County Clerk.

Barbara Farley1

Name Variation Barbara Farley was also known as Barbara Farlee.2 
Marriage*She married Archibald Kennedy on 28 November 1805 at Methodist Episcopal Church, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.1 

Family

Archibald Kennedy
Child
Last Edited30 Jan 2012

Citations

  1. [S1850] "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2011), entry for Archibald Kennedy-Barbara Farley, married 25 Nov 1805; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 516; Hunterdon County Clerk.
  2. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 73.

Henry Kennedy1

Marriage*Henry Kennedy married Mary Quick. 

Family

Mary Quick
Child
Last Edited7 Mar 2007

Citations

  1. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 73.

Mary Quick1

Marriage*Mary Quick married Henry Kennedy. 

Family

Henry Kennedy
Child
Last Edited7 Mar 2007

Citations

  1. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 73.

William Reading1,2,3,4,5

b. 6 April 1808, d. 20 September 1858
FatherElisha Emley Reading b. 22 Jan 1776, d. 18 Aug 1824
MotherAnn Reading b. 10 May 1785, d. 28 Mar 1843
Birth*William Reading was born on 6 April 1808, son of Elisha Emley Reading and Ann Reading, at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.6,7,8 
Marriage*William Reading married Mahala Rittenhouse, daughter of Jonathan Rittenhouse and Delilah Bray, on 15 September 1838 at Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.1,9,10,11 
CensusUS1840*William is listed as the head of a household on the 1840 U. S. Federal Population Census of Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1840. The family consisted of 1 free white male under five years old, 1 free white male age ten to fifteen years old, 1 free white male age thirty to forty years old, 1 free white female age twenty to thirty years old, 1 free white female age thirty to forty years old, 1 free white female age forty to fifty years old and 1 free white female age fifty to sixty years old. One person in the family was engaged in agriculture.4 
CensusUS1850*William Reading (age 42) is listed as the head of a household on the 1850 U. S. Federal Population Census of Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1850. Mahala Reading (age 34) is listed as a member of the household. He owned real estate worth $3500. His occupation is listed as farmer.5 
Death*William Reading died on 20 September 1858 at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, at age 50.12,8 
Burial*William Reading was buried after 20 September 1858 at Rosemont Cemetery located in Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.8 
Tombstone-Text*His tombstone is inscribed with:
Our Father / William Reading / d. Sept 20 1858 aged 50 years / “Meet me in Heaven”
8 
Last Edited4 Feb 2012

Citations

  1. [S1850] "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2011), entry for Wm. Reading-Mahalah Rittenhouse, married 15 Sep 1838; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 508; Hunterdon County Clerk.
  2. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 74.
  3. [S204] Hunterdon County Clerk, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Recorded Marriage Records, Vol. 3, 1829 - 1865 (Hunterdon County, Court House, Clerks Office, State of New Jersey), 142.
  4. [S517] 1840 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Delaware, page 369; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M704, roll 253, William Reading,.
  5. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, township of Delaware, page 118A, dwelling 205, family 239, William Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 453.
  6. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 97.
  7. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, township of Delaware, page 118A, dwelling 205, family 239, William Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 453. He is listed as being 42 years old in 1850.
  8. [S1555] Find A Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, William Reading entry, added 1 Sep 2004 by Christine Brown, Find A Grave memorial #9395919.
  9. [S204] Hunterdon County Clerk, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Recorded Marriage Records, Vol. 3, 1829 - 1865 (Hunterdon County, Court House, Clerks Office, State of New Jersey), page 142.
  10. [S706] Dennis, compiler Sutton, Hunterdon County Democrat ((Flemington, New Jersey, Hunterdon County Democrat)), 19 Sep 1838, Vol 1, No. 3.
  11. [S1652] Olive Barrick Rowland, An ancestral chart and handbook : genealogical notes of the Sutton and Rittenhouse families of Hunterdon County, New Jersey : with Mattison, Bonham, Fuller, and Fox connections, and some record of the Barrick and Shepherd families (Richmond: Garrett & Massie, 1935), digital image, HeritageQuest Online, Family and Local History, http://persi.heritagequestonline.com : 18 Aug 2006., 57.
  12. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, page 97.

Joseph Reading1,2,3,4

b. 22 February 1811, d. 17 July 1880
FatherElisha Emley Reading b. 22 Jan 1776, d. 18 Aug 1824
MotherAnn Reading b. 10 May 1785, d. 28 Mar 1843
Birth*Joseph Reading was born on 22 February 1811, son of Elisha Emley Reading and Ann Reading, at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.5 
Marriage*Joseph Reading married Mary Rodman, daughter of Joseph Rodman and Sarah H. Nailor, on 15 May 1834.5 
CensusUS1840*Joseph is listed as the head of a household on the 1840 U. S. Federal Population Census of Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1840. The family consisted of 2 free white males under five years old, 1 free white male age fifteen to twenty years old, 1 free white male age twenty to thirty years old, 1 free white female under five years old, 1 free white female age five to ten years old and 1 free white female age thirty to forty years old. Two people in the family were engaged in agriculture.2 
CensusUS1850*Joseph Reading (age 39) is listed as the head of a household on the 1850 U. S. Federal Population Census of Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1850. Sarah Rodman (age 64) is listed as a member of the household. He owned real estate worth $3000. His occupation is listed as farmer.3 
Marriage*Joseph Reading married Ellen Anderson Reading, daughter of Samuel Ryerson Reading and Ellen Anderson, on 29 October 1857.6 
CensusUS1860*Joseph Reading (age 49) is listed as the head of a household living alone on the 1860 U. S. Federal Population Census of Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1860. His occupation is listed as farmer.4 
(Neighbor2) CensusUS1860On 10 August 1860, Joseph is listed as John Hartpence (age 57)'s neighbor on the 1860 U. S. Federal Population Census of Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.7 
Death*Joseph Reading died on 17 July 1880 at Somerset County, Maryland, at age 69.5 
Last Edited11 Aug 2007

Citations

  1. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, page 74.
  2. [S517] 1840 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Delaware, page 374; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M704, roll 253, Joseph Reading,.
  3. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, township of Delaware, page 121B, dwelling 260, family 295, Joseph Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 453.
  4. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Delaware, page 365, dwelling 210, family 227, Joseph Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 695.
  5. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, page 98.
  6. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, page 64.
  7. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Delaware, page 365, dwelling 209, family 226, John Hartpence; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 696.