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GENEALOGICAL HISTORY
OF
Hudson and Bergen Counties
NEW JERSEY
CORNELIUS BURNHAM HARVEY
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Hail to posterity !
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Let the young generations yet to be
Look kindly upon this.
Think how your fathers left their native land.
— Pastorius.
What he was and what he is
They who ask may haply find.
— Whittier.
HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
THE FIRST SETTLERS AND THEIR ORIGIN
P TO the close of the Civil War family origin and lineage re-
ceived but a small measure of attention in the United
States. Here and there, along the line of the centuries,
persons possessed of wealth and leisure had caught up and
reunited the broken threads of kinship; but the great mass of the com-
mon people considered time thus spent as time squandered. In ac-
counting for this it should be remembered that the early settlers of
the country never expected to set foot again on European soil. Hav-
ing deliberately severed all the ties that connected them with the past,
they lived to remember only — and that with hatred — ^the tyranny,
despotism, hardships, and persecutions of a church and state which
had forced them from the land of their birth. Again, these pioneers
of a new civilization had little time to think of remote family ties.
With them " self preservation was the first law of nature." Bound-
less forests must be felled; lands must be cleared and tilled; crops
must be reared, harvested, and protected; the savages must be
watched, fought, and exterminated; civil government must be organ-
ized and maintained; highways, canals, churches, schools, court
houses, and jails must be constructed and paid for; villages, towns,
cities, counties, states, even a nation, must be built up; and, when,
after long years of untold hardships, all these things had been accom-
plished, then came the great revolt from, and struggle with, the
mother country for freedom and national independence.
After the republic, the War of 1812, then the war with Mexico, and,
lastly, the Civil War, the great and final struggle for national life and
perpetuity. This " building of the nation," and the wars incident
thereto, did not stimulate genealogical research. The American
Revolution arrayed the descendants of the early settlers against the
descendants of their European oppressors, and the American Civil
War arrayed father against father and brother against brother. Both
of these conflicts tended to keep alive in the breasts of Americans the
animosities kindled by wrongs committed on European soil several
generations before.
HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
But the surrender at Appomattox soon changed all this. The new
nation had emerged triumphant from her great crucial struggle, freed
from the curse of human slavery. Moreover, and quite as important,
she had shown that she could and would maintain the integrity of the
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Union. She immediately took a commanding position among the
nations of the earth, a position which has grown stronger and more
commanding as time has rolled on, until at last the respect of Europe
has been won. Equality breeds sociability. And now the descend-
ants of the early emigrants to America hobnob with Europeans with
as much freedom as if they were members of the same household.
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All this has aroused a deep and abiding interest in family lineage,
and this interest has been greatly intensified in the last decade by
the organization of the Holland Society, the Huguenot Society, the
New England Society, the Colonial Dames, the Sons of the devolu-
tion, the Daughters of the Kevolution, and numerous societies of a
similar character. The desire among all classes of the people to
know something of their ancestry has been still further stimulated by
4 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
the numerous genealogical societies now established throughout the
Union.
It is a source of deep regret that the early records of Northern New
Jersey are so widely scattered — more so, perhaps, than those of any
other section of the country. The historian and genealogist must
find them at Albany, New York, Goshen, Richmond, and New City
in New York State, and at Trenton, Perth Amboy, Newark, Jersey
City, Paterson, and Hackensack in the State of New Jersey. Then,
again, the chirography of the early records of this section is peculiar,
and many of the documents and records are in a foreign language.
Thousands of grants, deeds, wills, and other documents relative to
Bergen County, all of the greatest importance to the searcher for
knowledge, were never recorded and never even deposited in any pub-
lic record office, owing to the bitter controversy between the Colonies
of New York and New Jersey over the location of the boundary line
between them, — a controversy which lasted more than a century
from the time the country began to be settled by Europeans. I am
forced to the conclusion that he who would make a successful plotting
of the early grants of land in Northern New Jersey would need to
spend at least five years in a house-to-house hunt for the necessary
data, in trunks and chests of the old pioneers, now hidden away and
forgotten, in the garrets of their descendants. I have prepared this
article from such data as I have been able to find, but for the reasons
above stated the matter it contains must necessarily be replete with
errors and important omissions. Nevertheless, I am not without
strong hope that it may be of some assistance to the thousands of
descendants of the sturdy men and women who settled the Counties
of Bergen and Hudson. I have prepared and inserted four maps :
No. 1, showing Bergen County as erected in 1693; No. 2, showing the
greater part of the same county as re-erected in 1709-10; No. 3, show-
ing Hudson County at the present time; and No. 4, showing the
greater part of Bergen County as erected in 1709-10, and, as far as
possible, the locations of the original land patents. In the text these
are called and on map No. 4 are numbered " Sections." The outlines
of these " sections " are, of course, only approximately correct, but
they will be found useful to the reader in locating any particular set-
tler. I have also set forth the counties into townships, boroughs, and
other municipalities, and, lastly, I have given in tabulated form the
surname of each of the principal settlers, his nationality, and, as far
as possible, the name and domicile of his European ancestor.
FORMATION OF BERGEN AND HUDSON COUNTIES
The first municipality within the limits of New Jersey M^as erected
by order of Director General Stuyvesant and his council on Septem-
THE FIRST SBTTLEKS
ber 5, 1661, and christened " The Village of Bergen." The origin of
the name " Bergen " rests in some doubt. Some writers confidently
claim it to have been derived from " Bergen," the capital of Norway,
MAP
HUDSON COUNTY
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while others as confidently assert it to have been derived from Ber-
gm op Zoom, an 'important town on the Eiver Scheldt, in Holland,
eighteen miles north of Antwerp. Without expressing an opinion,
6 HUDSON AND BEKGEN COUNTIES
I may say that, so far as my investigations have extended, the evi-
dence seems to favor those who claim the name to have been derived
from the Holland town. During the seven years following the christ-
ening new settlers rapidly purchased and located on lands outside of
the " Village " limits. These, with a view to more effectually pro-
tecting themselves from the savages, asked that they might be an-
nexed to the main settlement. Accordingly, on the 7th of April,
1668, Governor Philip Carteret and his council, of Bast New Jersey,
granted to the settlers of Bergen (then comprising some forty fam-
ilies) a charter under the corporate name of " The Towne and Corpora-
tion of Bergen." This new " Towne " comprised the present County
of Hudson as far west as the Hackensack Eiver. The line on the
north, as described in the charter, started "at Mordavis meadow, lying
upon the west side of Hudson's Eiver; from thence to run upon a N. W.
lyne by a Three rail fence that is now standing to a place called
Espatin [The Hill] and from thence to a little creek [Bellman's
Creek] surrounding N. N. W. till it comes unto the river Hackensack
[Indian name for "Lowland"], containing in breadth, from the top of
the Hill, IJ miles or 120 chains." During the next sixteen years new
settlements sprang up north of Bergen, but in matters of government
these were termed " out lands " or " precincts," Avithout any corpor-
ate power whatever, and subject to the jurisdiction of the authorities
of the " Towne."
As time went on and population increased, courts became neces-
sary; and as all the colonial officials were Englishmen, and many Eng-
lish immigrants had settled in the colony, it was but natural that they
should desire the adoption of the English system of county govern-
ment. On the 7th of March, 1 682, the provincial legislature passed,
and Deputy Governor Eudyard approved, an act under which New
Jersey was divided into four counties : Bergen, Essex, Middlesex, and
Monmouth. Bergen County, as then defined, contained " all the
settlements between Hudson's Eiver and the Hackensack Eiver, be-
ginning at Constable's Hook and so to extend to the uppermost
bounds of the Province, northward between the said rivers with the
seat of government at the town of Bergen." (See Map No. 1.) Essex
County comprised " all the settlements between the west side of the
Hackensack Eiver and the parting line between Woodbridge and
Elizabethtown, and northward to the utmost bounds of the Province."
By this division the greater part of the present County of Bergen
fell within the limits of Essex County, where it remained until 1709-10.
This division into counties caused great dissatisfaction among the
people, particularly in Northern New Jersey. They complained that
the counties were too large, that the distance between their homes
and the county seat was too long, and that traveling such lone dis-
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tances, over the worst of roads, in all sorts of weather, interfered with
their pursuits and subjected them to great expense and bodily dis-
comfort. Sheriffs found it difficult to summon and compel the at-
tendance of jurymen and witnesses. The administration of justice
and the transaction of all other public business were seriously re-
tarded. From every part of the province petitions came pouring into
the colonial assembly, sometimes accompanied by delegations of in-
dignant citizens. For several years the assembly stood out against
these numerous complaints and petitions, but in the end it was
obliged to yield, and on the 2d of January, 1709-10, an act was
passed and approved directing a redivision. By the terms of this
act the boundaries of Bergen County were fixed as follows :
" Beginning at Constable's Hook, so up along the bay to Hudson's
River, to the partition point between New Jersey and the Province
of New York; thence along the line and the line between East and
West New Jersey to the Pequannock and Passaic Rivers; thence down
the Pequannock and Passaic Rivers to the sound; and so following
the sound to Constable's Hook where it begins." (See Map No. 2.)
In the northwestern part of the county, as above described, was
included the County of Passaic, and on the 22d of February, 1840,
all that part of it lying south of the original north bounds of the
" Town and Corporation of Bergen," together with a considerable
area of territory west of the Hackensack River known as New Bar-
badoes Neck, were, by legislative enactment, erected into the County
of Hudson. A part of this was annexed to Bergen County in 1852,
leaving the boundaries of Bergen and Hudson Counties as they are
to-day. ( See Map No. 3.)
INTRODUCTION OF TOWNSHIP GOVERNMENTS
The first division of the counties into townships was made pursuant
to two acts of the colonial assembly, one approved in September, 1692,
and the other in October, 1693. The reasons for this division were
set forth in the preamble to the second of the above mentioned acts,
as follows:
■'Whereas, several things is to be done by the inhabitants of
towns, hamlets, tribes, or divisions within each county, as chusing
of deputies, constables &c., taxing and collecting of several rates for
publick uses and the making orders amongst themselves respectively
about swine, fences &c.
" Whereas, a great many settlements are not reckoned within any
such town or division, nor the bounds of the reputed towns ascer-
tained, by means thereof the respective constables know not their
districts, and many other inconveniences arising from them, and for-
asmuch as the act made in Sept 1692, for dividing the several countiee
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HUDSON AND BEKGEN COUNTIES
and townships, the time for the returns of the said divisions, being
too short and the method of dividing by county meetings inconvenient.
Therefore be it enacted," etc.
Under the above acts Bergen County (then including the present
Bergen and Hudson Counties) was divided into three townships :
Hackensack, New Barbadoes, and Bergen. Of these, Haclfensack com-
prised " all the land betwixt the Hackensack River and Hudson's
BLOCK S " FIGURATIVE MAP," LAID BEFORE THE STATES-GENERAL IN 1614.
River, that extends from the corporation town bounds of Bergen to
the partition line of the Province.'' New Barbadoes comprised " all
the land on Passaic River, above the third river, and from the mouth
of the said third river northwest to the partition line of the Province,
including also all the land in New Barbadoes neck, betwixt Hacken-
sack and Passaic rivers, and thence to the partition line of the Prov-
ince." Bergen comprised what is now that part of Hudson County
east of the Hackensack River. (See Map 2.)
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9
The following table shows the names of the several townships
erected in Bergen County to date, the dates of their erection, and the
names of the townships or municipalities from which they were
erected :
NAMES OF TOWNSHIPS FROM
WHICH TAKEN.
NO.
NAME OF TOWNSHIP.
DATE OF ERECTION.
1.
Hackeusack.
October,
1693.
2.
New Barbadoes.
October,
1693.
3.
Saddle River.
1737.
4.
Franklin.
1767.
5.
Harrington.
June 22,
1775.
6.
Pompton.
February 8,
1797.
7.
Lodi.
December 1,
1825.
8.
Wasbington.
January 30,
1840.
9.
Hohokus.
February 5,
1849.
10.
Union.
February 19,
1852.
11.
Midland.
March 7,
1871.
12.
Palisades.
March 22,
1871.
13.
Englewood.
March 22,
1871.
14.
Ridgefield.
March 22,
1871.
15.
Ridgewood.
March 30,
1876.
16.
Boiling Springs.
April 17,
1879.
17.
Orvil.
April 20,
1885.
18.
Bergen.
February 22,
1893.
19.
Teaneck.
February 19,
1895.
20.
Overpeck.
March 23,
1897.
21.
Hillsdale.
March 25,
1898.
Original.
Original.
New Barbadoes.
New Barbadoes.
Hackensack and New Barbadoes.
Saddle River and Franklin.
New Barbadoes.
Harrington.
Franklin.
Harrison in Hudson County.
New Barbadoes.
Hackensack.
Hackensack.
Hackensack.
Franklin.
Union.
Hobokusjand Washington.
Lodi.
Englewood and Ridgefield.
Ridgefield.
Washington.
There is no record of the erection of Saddle Kiver and Franklin.
They are first mentioned as townships in deeds and other recorded
instruments in 1737 and 17G7 respectively. Prior to that they are
called " Precincts." Franklin is first mentioned in the county free-
holders' book IMay 17, 1772.
The following table shows the names of the several townships and
municipalities erected in Hudson County to date, the dates of their
erection, and the names of the townships and other municipalities
from which they were erected :
NAMES OF TOWNSHIPS
FROM
NO.
NAME OF TOWNSHIP.
DATE OF ERECTION.
WHICH TAKEN.
1.
Bergen (Tp.).
October,
1693.
Original.
9.
Jersey (City).
January 28,
1820.
Bergen.
3.
Harrison (Tp.).
February 22,
1840.
Lodi, Bergen County.
4,
Van Vorst (Tp.).
March 11,
1841.
Bergen.
5
North Bergen (Tp.).
February 10,
1843.
Bergen.
6
Hoboken (Tp.).
Hudson (Tp.).
Hoboken (City).
March 1,
1841.
North Bergen.
7
March 4,
1852.
Bergen.
8
March 28,
1855.
North Bergen.
9
Weehawken (Tp.).
March 15,
1859.
Hoboken.
10.
Bayonne (Tp.).
February 16,
1861.
Bergen,
11.
Union (Tp.).
February 28,
1861.
Bergen.
12.
West Hoboken (Town).
February 28,
1861.
Bergen.
13.
Greenville (Tp.).
March 18,
1863.
Bergen.
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NAME OF TOWNSHIPS
FROM
NO.
NAME OF TOWNSHIP.
DATE or
EKECTION.
WHICH TAKEN.
14.
Town of Union.
March 29,
1864.
Union.
15.
Kearney (Town).
March 14,
1867.
Harrison.
16.
Bayonne (City).
March 10,
1869.
Bayonne.
17.
Guttenberg (Tp.).
April 1,
1878.
Union.
18.
West New York(Town).
March 21,
1898.
Union.
19.
East Newark (Town).
, 1898.
Harrison.
20.
Secaucus (Bor.).
March 12,
1900.
North Bergen.
Of the above, all of Pompton and a large part of Franklin and Sad-
dle Eiver in Bergen County became part of Passaic County by act of
February 7, 1837. (See Map 4.) Union in Bergen County was
taken from Harrison in Hudson County, February 19, 1852, and Harri-
son in Hudson was taken from Lodi in Bergen County, February 22,
1840. Part of Lodi in Bergen was annexed to New Barbadoes in
1896. Van Vorst, Hoboken, Greenville, Hudson, and Bayonne Town-
ships in Hudson County have been absorbed by the remaining munici-
palities in the county. Kearney was made a " Town " March 23, 1898.
West New York absorbed the whole of Union.
BOROUGH GOVERNMENTS
The borough system of government for small communities was first
introduced into New Jersey March 28, 1789, by an act incorporating
the ■' Borough of Elizabeth." During the next ninety years a num-
ber of similar municipalities were erected in various parts of the
State, each of which was the creation of a special act of the legisla-
ture. No general law on the subject was enacted until April 5,
1878, when what has since been known as " The General Borough
Act " became a law. It provided that the inhabitants of any town-
ship, or part of a township, embracing an area not to exceed four
square miles, and containing a population not exceeding five thou-
sand, might become a body politic and corporate in fact and in law
whenever, at a special election to be called for that purpose, it might
be decided by a majority of votes of the electors of the proposed
borough qualified to vote at elections for State and township officers.
For a period of sixteen years following the passage of this act very
few boroughs were organized in the State, only three of them being
in Bergen County. In the spring of 1894 an act was passed establish-
ing an entirely new system of public instruction. By this act the old
school districts were blotted out and each toAvnship erected into a
separate and distinct district. All the taxpayers of each township
were thenceforth required to assume and pay, pro rata, the debts
already incurred by the several old districts, as well as all future
debts of the township for school purposes. The people complained
against the injustice of such a law, and sought a way to escape its
operation. By the terms of the law it was inoperative in all incor-
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11
porated borouglis, towns, villages, and cities, and accordingly a rush
was made to form boroughs, particularly in Bergen County, and had
not the legislature hastened to check this rush by amending the
school laAv the whole county would have been carved into boroughs
in less than two years. As it was, twenty-six boroughs were created
in the county from January 23, 1894, to December 18, of the same
year. The amendment which the legislature made to the school act
provided that no borough might maintain a school separate from the
township unless there should be four hundred children within its
limits. This so effectually checked the borough movement that only
five have since been formed.
The following table shows the names of the boroughs organized in
Bergen County to date, the dates of their organization, and the town-
ships from which they were respectively taken :
DATE OF
NO.
NAME.
ORGANIZATION.
FROM WHICH TOWNSHIPS TAKEN.
1.
Rutherford j
September 21, 1881.
Enlarged June 10, '90
I UuioD.
2.
Ridgefield.
May 25,
1892.
Ridgefield.
3.
Ridgefleld Park.
May 25,
1892.
Ridgefield.
4.
Tenafly.
June 23,
1894.
Palisades.
5.
East Rutherford.
March 29,
1894.
Boiling Springs.
6.
Uelford.
May 7,
1894.
Midland.
7.
CreskiU.
May 8,
1894.
Palisades.
8.
Westwood.
May 8,
1894.
Washington.
9.
Park Ridge.
May 14,
1894.
Washington.
10.
Bergenfields.
June 2,
1894.
Palisades and Englewood.
11.
Carlstadt.
June 27,
1894.
Bergen.
12.
Maywood.
June 29,
1894.
Midland.
13.
Riverside.
June 29,
1894.
Midland.
14.
Sohraalenburgh. i
July 19,
1894.
Midland.
15.
Hasbrouck Heights.
July 21,
1894.
Lodi.
16.
Woodcliff.
August 25,
1894.
Washington and Orvil.
17.
Montvale.
August 30,
1894.
Washington and Orvil.
18.
Glenrock.
September 12
, 1894.
Saddle River and Ridgewood.
19.
Little Ferry.
September 18
1894.
Lodi and New Barbadoes.
20.
Old Tappan.
October 16,
1894.
Harrington.
21.
Allendale.
November 8,
1894.
Orvil, Hohokus, and Franklin.
22.
Bogota.
November 14
1894.
Ridgefleld.
23.
Woodridge.
November 15
1894.
Bergen.
24.
Saddle River.
November 19,
1894.
Orvil.
25.
Upper Saddle River.
November 20
1894.
Orvil and Hohokus.
26.
Leonia.
December 5,
1894.
Ridgefield.
27.
UnderclifE.
December 5,
1894.
Ridgefield.
28.
Fairview.
December 18,
1894.
Ridgefield.
29.
Wallington.
December 31,
1894.
Saddle River.
30.
Cliffside Park.
January 15,
1895.
Ridgefield.
31.
Englewood ClifBs.
May 19,
1895.
Englewood and Palisades.
32.
North Arlington.
March 9,
1896.
Union.
33.
Eastwood.
March 26,
1896.
Washington.
34.
Garfield.
March 15,
1898.
Wallington Borough.
35.
Palisades Park.
March 22,
1899.
Ridgefield.
1 The name of Sohraalenburgh Borough was changed to Dumont in 1899.
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HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
EARLY SETTLERS OF HUDSON COUNTY
A great majority of the pioneer settlers of Bergen and Hudson
Counties were emigrants from Holland, or descendants of persons
who had emigrated from that country and settled on Manhattan
Island or Long Island. The rest were English, French, Germans,
and Scandinavians. What brought these to the shores of America?
What led them to settle in New Jersey? Who were they? The
limits of this article will permit of only a brief reference to the two
principal causes which impelled them to leave their native land, —
overcrowding of population in Holland and the desire to better their
condition.
More than a century had elapsed since the Augustinian monk,
AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND
Luther, had nailed his ninety-five theses on the church door at Wit-
tenberg. That act had, at last, wakened into activity all the dor-
mant forces of Christendom. During the Middle Ages all learning
and religion had been controlled by the Roman hierarchy. All that
lime the papacy had been a confederacy for the conservation of learn-
ing, against the barbarism and ignorance of the times; and so long as
the pontiff retained the character of chief clerk of such a confederacy
his power remained irresistible. But as soon as he abandoned the
role of chief clerk in spiritual affairs, and assumed that of secular
prince, the great revolution began. His former friends became his
enemies. The British schoolmen led the way in the revolt, followed
by Wickliff, Huss, Jerome, and others. The breach kept widening,
until all the countries of Western Europe started like giants out of
their sleep at the first blast of Lutlier's trumpet. In Northern
ADRIAKN VAN DBR DONCK'S MAP, 1656.
HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
Europe the best half of the people embraced the Eeformation. The
spark which the monk had kindled lighted the torch of civilization,
which was to illuminate the forests of the Hudson in America.
At no time since this terrible contest began had the Catholic mon-
archs of Europe been more persistently active and relentlessly cruel
toward the believers in the new religion than at the beginning of emi-
gration to New Netherland. The bloody conflict known as "The
Thirty Years' War " was then raging with all its attendant horrors.
Nevertheless, Holland, of all the circle of nations, had guaranteed
safety to people of every religious belief, and enforced, within her own
borders at least, respect for
civil liberty. As a result she
ha,d become the harbor of ref-
uge and the temporary home of
thousands of the persecuted of
almost every country; the
Brownists from England, the
Waldenses from Italy, the
Labadists and Picards from
France, the Walloons from
Germany and Flanders, and
many other Protestant sects,
all flocked into Holland.
Across her borders flowed a
continu.al stream of refugees
and oiitcasts. This influx of
foreigners, augmented by the
natural increase of her own
people, caused Holland to suf-
fer seriously from overcrowd-
ing, particularly in her large
cities. A learned Hollander,
writing at that time, said of
the situation : " Inasmuch as
the multitude of people, not only natives but foreigners, who are
seeking a livelihood here, is very great, so that, where one stiver is
to be earned, there are ten hands ready to seize it. Many are obliged,
on this account, to go in search of other lands and residences, where
they can obtain a living."
In the few years preceding 1621 several voyages of discovery and
adventure had been made by the Dutch to New Netherland, but no
colonies had been founded. Letters from these voyagers declared that
New Netherland was a veritable paradise — a land " flowing with
milk and honey," traversed by numerous great and beautiful rivers.
THE " NEW NETHERLAND.'
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15
plentifully stocked with fish; great valleys and plains, covered with
luxuriant verdure; extensive forests, teeming with fruits, game, and
wild animals; and an exceedingly fertile and prolific soil. These and
many similar letters aroused and stimulated many of the discontented
and unemployed of Holland to emigrate to New Xetherland with
their families in the hope of being able to earn a handsome livelihood,
strongly fancying that they could live in the New World in luxury
and ease, while in the Old they would still have to earn their bread
by the sweat of their brows.
In 1621 the " States-General " took steps looking toward relief
from the situation, the gravity of which they now fully comprehended.
On June 3 they granted a charter to " The Dutch West India Com-
i' , Pi/rt nte-uw tAmller^am^ oj>~^M{'v^a^^. «:«g«iNa»ggg^aL ^ggj^
THE FIRST VIEW OF NEW AMSTERDAM, IN 1635.
pany " to organize and govern a colony in New Netherland; and in
June, 1623-1, an expedition under Captain Cornelius Jacobsen Mey, of
Amsterdam, carrying thirty families, most of whom were religious
refugees, came over to New Amsterdam and began a settlement on
the lower end of Manhattan Island. Mey, not liking the job of being
director of the new colony, soon returned to Holland, leaving matters
for a time in charge of William Verhulst, who was succeeded by Peter
Minuit in 1626. This first colony was not a success. The colonists
were "on the make." Aside from building a few rude bark huts
and a fort, they busied themselves dickering with the savages for
skins and furs. They tilled no ground, and for three years were non-
supporting. On the 7th of June, 1629, the " States-General " granted
a bill of " Freedoms and Exemptions " to all such private persons as
16 HUDSON AND BEKGEN COUNTIES
would plant any colonies in any part of New Netherland (except the
Island of Manhattan), granting to them the fee simple in any land
they might be able to successfully improve. Special privileges were
also granted to members of the West India Company. Whoever of
its members should plant a colony of fifty persons should be a feudal
lord, or " Patroon," of a tract " sixteen miles in length, fronting on
a navigable river and reaching eight miles back."
As yet only exploring parties bent on trade with the savages had
traversed Bergen and Hudson Counties. No one had ventured to
" take up " any lands there. But now, under the stimulus of the bill
of " Freedoms and Exemptions," one Michael Pauw, then burgomas-
ter of Amsterdam, was impelled, for speculative purposes no doubt,
to obtain from the Director General of New Netherland, in 1630,
grants of two large tracts, one called " Hoboken Hacking " (land of
the tobacco pipe) and the other " Ahasimus." Both of these tracts
were parts of what is now Jersey City. These grants bore date, re-
spectively, July 13 and November 22, 1630. The grantee gave one
place the name of " Pavonia," Pauw failed
V to comply with the conditions set forth in his
^- - "^ deeds and was obliged, after three years of
controversy with the West India Company,
to convey his " plantations " back to that
company. Michael Paulesen, an official of
the company, was placed in charge of them
'^ ,
FLAG OF HOLLAND. ^^ Superintendent. It is said he built and oc-
cupied a hut at Paulus Hook early in 1633.
If so, it was the first building of any kind
erected in either Bergen or Hudson County. Later in the same year
the company built two more houses : one at Communipaw, afterward
purchased by Jan Evertse Bout, the other at Ahasimus (now Jersey
City, east of the Hill), afterward purchased by Cornelius Van Vorst.
Jan Evertse Bout succeeded Michael Paulesen as superintendent of
the Pauw plantation, June 17, 1634, with headquarters at Commu-
nipaAv, then the capital of Pavonia Colony. He was succeeded in
June, 1636, by Cornelius Van Vorst, with headquarters at Ahasimus,
where he kept " open house " and entertained the New Amsterdam
ofScials in great style.
In 1641 one Myndert Myndertse, of Amsterdam, (bearing the pon-
derous title of " Van der Heer Nedderhorst,") obtained a grant of all
the country behind (west of) Achter Kull (Newark Bay), and from
thence north to Tappan, including part of what is now Bergen and
Hudson Counties. Accompanied by a number of soldiers, Myndertse
occupied his purchase, established a camp, and proceeded to civilize
the Indians by military methods. It is needless to say that he failed,
THE FIRST SETTLERS 17
He soon abandoned the perilous undertaking' of foundinp; a rolony,
returned to Holland, and the title to this grant was forfeited. Early
in 1638 William Kieft became Director General of New Netherland,
and on the first day of May following granted to Abraham Isaacsen
Planck (Verplanck) a patent for Paulus Hook (now lower Jersey
City).
There Avere now two " plantations " at Bergen, those of Planck and
Van Vorst. Parts of these, however, had been leased to, and Aver*'
then occupied by, Claes Jansen Van Purmerend, Dirck Straatmaker,
Barent Jansen, Jan Cornelissen Buys, Jan Evertseu Carsbon, ^Michael
Jansen, Jacob Stoffelsen, Aert Teunisen Xan Putten, Egbert Wouter-
sen. Garret Dirckse Blauw, and Cornelius Ariessen. Van Putten
had also leased and located on a farm at Hoboken. All these, with
their families and servants, constituted a thriving settlement. The
existence of the settlement of Bergen was now imperiled by the acts
of Governor Kieft, whose idea of government was based mainly upon
the principle that the governor should get all he could out of the
governed. His treatment of the Indians soon incited their distrust
and hatred of the whites. The savages, for the first time, began to
show symptoms of open hostility. Captain Jan Petersen <le >'ries, a
distinguished navigator, who was then engaged in the difficult task of
trying to found a colony at Tappan, sought every means in his power
to conciliate the Indians, and to persuade Kieft that his treatment of
them would result in bloodshed.
The crafty and selfish governor turned a deaf ear to all warnings
and advice and continued to goad the Indians by cruel treatment and
harsh methods of taxation. In 1643 an Indian — no doubt under
stress of great provocation — shot and killed a member of the ^"an
^'orst family. This first act of murder furnished a pretext for the
whites and precipitated what is called " The Massacre of Pavonia,"
on the night of February 25, 1643, when Kieft, with a sergeant and
eighty soldiers, armed and equipped for slaughter, crossed the Hud-
son, landed at Communipaw, attacked the Indians while they were
asleep in their camp, and, without regard to age or sex, deliberately,
and in the most horrible manner, butchered nearly a lumdred of them.
Stung by this outrage upon their neighbors and kinsmen, the northern
tribes at once took the war path, attacked the settlement, burned the
buildings, murdered the settlers, wiped the villages out of existence,
and laid waste the country round about. Those of the settlers who
were not killed outright fled across the river to Kew Amsterdam. Nor
was peace restored between the savages and the whites until August,
1645, when the remaining owners and tenants of farms returned to the
site of the old village, rebuilt their homes, and started anew.
Kieft having been driven from office, Petrus Stuyvesant was made
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HUDSON AND BEKGEN COUNTIES
Director Gt-nca-al, July 28, 1646. Under liis administration the settle-
ment at P5eri;en was vevived, <^ew rapidly, and prospered. Between
his arrival and the year 1669 the folloAA'ing named persons purchased
or leased lands, though all of them did not become actual residents :
fedTER'niAMBO'
■zm.
^~ ir~-'g^' Newark-'l
POPPLE S PLAN OF NEW YORK AND ITS ENVIRONS, 1733.
Michael Pauw, Michael Paulesen, Jan Evertse Bout, Cornelius Van
Vorst, Myndert Myndertsen \-m\ der Heor Nedderhorst, Abraham
Isaacson Planck (Verplanck), Claes Jansen Van Purmerend (Cooper)
Dirk Straatmaker, Barent Jansen, Jan Cornelissen Buys, John Evert-
THE FIRST SETTLERS
19
sen Carsbon, Michael Jansen ( Vreeland), Jacob Stoffelsen, Aert
Teunisen Ya.n Putteu, Egbert A\'outersen, Garret Dircksen Blauw,
Cornelius Ariesen, Jacob Jacobsen Roy, Francisco Van Angola
(negro), Guilliaem Corneliesen, Dirk Sycan, Claes Carsten Norman,
Jacob Wallengen (Van Winkel), James Luby, Lubbert Gerritsen,
Gysbert Lubbertsen, John Garretsen Van Immen, Thomas Davison,
Garret Tietersen, Jan Cornelisseu t^choenmaker, Jan Cornelissen
Ci-ynnen, Casper vStimets, Peter Jansen, Hendrick Jans Van Schalck-
wyck, Nicholas Bayard, Nicholas Varlet, Herman Smeeman, Tielman
Van Vleeck, Douwe Harmansen (Tallman), Claes Jansen Backer,
Egbert Steenhuysen, Harmen Edwards Paulus Pietersen, Allerd An-
thony, John ^Igne, Paulus Leendertsen, John Verbruggen, Balthazar
Bayard, Samuel Edsall, and Aerent Laurens.
All these persons received their deeds, or such titles as they had,
from the Dutch, through the different Director Generals.
The English captured Nev,- Netherland from the Dutch in 1664, and,
thereupon, Philip Carteret, by an appoint-
ment of the "Lords-Proprietors" of the
Province of East Ne^' Jersi-y, became its first
governor. The titles of the settlers of Bergen
T\-ere confirmed by Carteret and his council
in 1668. In 1669, following his appointment
as governor, Carteret also granted other por-
tions of the binds in Hudson County to the
following named persons: ■Maryn Adrianse,
Peter Stuyvesant, Claes Petersen Cors,
Severn Laurens, Hendrick Jansen Sjiier,
Peter Jansen Slott, Barent Christians(^, ]Mark
Noble, Samuel ^Moore, Adrian Post, (Uiert Coerten, Frederick Phil-
lipse, Thomas Frederick de Kuyper, Guert (xerotsen (Van Wagenen),
Peter Jacobsen, John Berry, Ide ( 'urnelius "\''an Vorst, Hans Diedrick,
Hendrick Van Ostum, Cornelius Euyveu.
" The town and corporation of Bergen," as appears by Carteret's
charter, had an area of 11,500 acres. Up to the end of 1669 scarce
one-third of this area had been patented to settlers. The balance,
more than 8,000 acres, was used in common by the patentees, their
heirs, devisees, and grantees, for nearly a century before it was finally
divided and set off to those entitled to it. As is ever the case under
similar circumstances, many of the patentees and their descendants
and grantees encroached upon these common lands. " Tom, Dick,
and Harry " pastured their cattle on them, made lavish use of the
timber, and in various other ways committed waste with impunity.
Many patentees caused surveys to be made, presumed to " take up,"
and used divers parts of the public domain " without any warrant,
SEAL OF NEW NETHERLAND.
r
20 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
power, or authority for so doing, without the consent of the majority
of the other patent owners," so that in the course of time it could not
be Imown how much of these common lands had been taken up and
appropriated. This state of things caused great confusion and
numerous violent disputes between the settlers, who, in January, 1714,
petitioned Governor Hunter for a new charter empowering them, in
their corporate capacity, to convey or lease their common lands, in
fee, for one, two, or three lives or for years.
Governor Hunter, in response to this petition, procured a new
charter for the town and corporation, known as " The Queen Anne
Charter." The power given by this charter had little or no effect in
putting a stop to encroachments upon, and disputes between, the
settlers about the common lands. Thus matters continued until
1643, when another effort was made by the settlers to protect their
rights in the common lands. An agreement was made, dated June
the 16th, of that year, providing for a sun^ey of the common lands and
a determination of how much of the same had been lawfully taken
up, used, or claimed, and by whom. For some reason this agreement
was not carried out, and matters continued to grow worse until De-
cember 7, 1763, when the settlers appealed to the legislature for re-
lief. That body passed a bill, which was approved by Governor
Franklin, appointing commissioners to survey, map, and divide the
common lands of Bergen among the persons entitled thereto. These
commissioners, seven in number, made the survey and division and
filed their report and maps on the 2d day of ]March, 1765, In the secre-
tary's office at Perth Amboy, copies of which report and maps are
also filed in the offices of the clerks of both Hudson and Bergen Coun-
ties.
In the division made by the commissioners the common lands were
apportioned among the patentees, hereinbefore named, and their de-
scendants, as well as among the following named persons : Michael
de Mott, George de Mott, Gerebrand Claesen, Joseph Waldron, Dirlc
Van Vechten, James Collerd, Thomas Brown, Andries Seagaerd, Dirk
Cadmus, Zackariah Sickels, Job Smith, Daniel Smith, Joseph Hawk-
ins, John Halmeghs, Philip French, Ide Cornelius Sip, Herman
Beeder, Nicholas Preyer, Sir Peter Warren, Anthony White, Michael
Abraham Van Tuyl, Walter Clendenny, John Cummings, David
Latourette, John Van Dolsen.
Several other families, namely, those of Day, de Grauw, de Groot,
Hessels, Hopper, Banta, Huysman, Van Giesen, Barle, Franzen, Mor-
ris, and Swaen, had become residents of the county without having
lands granted them. It may therefore be safely said that the fami-
lies above named constituted nearly all of the original settlers of
Hudson County east of the Hackensack River. The westerly portion
THE FIRST SETTLERS
21
s. bellin's rake map, 1764.
22 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
of the county was included in the purchase by Captain William Sand-
ford from the Parisli of St. Mary's in the Island of Barbadoes. Gov-
ernor Carteret and council granted this tract to Sandford, July 4, 1668.
It contained within its boundaries an area of 15,308 acres, extending
from the point of union of the Hackensack and Passaic Rivers about
seven miles northward along said rivers, to a spring now known as
the Boiling Springs, or Sandford Spring, near Rutherford. This pur-
chase was made by Sandford for himself and Major Nathaniel Kings-
land, also from the Island of Barbadoes, and the same was subse-
quently divided between Sandford and Kingsland. Kingsland, who
became the owner of the northern part (including part of the present
Bergen County), resided at what is now known as " Kingsland
Manor," south of Rutherford, in Bergen County, while Sandford, who
became the owner of the southerly part, resided at what is now East
Newark, in Hudson County. Much of this large section of territory
remained vested in the respective descendants of Sandford and Kings-
land for many years after their deaths.
EARLY SETTLERS OP BERGEN COUNTY
Some of the original settlers of what is now Bergen County were de-
scendants of those Avho have been mentioned as having settled Hud-
son County. Others came from Manhattan Island, Long Island, New
Harlem, Yonkers, Albany, Esopus, Kingston, and other already estab-
lished settlements, while still others came direct from Europe. The
grant of section 1 to William Sandford, in 1668, as before stated, ex-
tended north as far as Boiling Springs near Rutherford.^ The
northern half of this was released to Kingsland. In 1702 Elias
Boudinot, a French Huguenot, purchased a large tract from the
Kingslands, described as butting on the Passaic River, in Bergen
County. John and William Stagg, Bartholemew Feurst, Daniel
Rutan, Jacob ^'an Ostrand, Cornelius Vanderhoff, Herpert Gerre-
brants, John Varrick, David Provost, John Van Emburgh, Jacob
Wallings (Van Winkle), and Henry Harding acquired title to por-
tions of the tract in Bergen County, but the bulk of Kingsland's estate,
at his death, passed by his will to his near relatives, who settled on
it and retained it for many years. In 1668 Captain (afterward
Major) John Berry received from Governor Carteret a patent for sec-
tion 2, being all the lands between the Hackensack and Saddle Rivers
for a distance of six miles north from Sandford's purchase, or nearly
as far as Cherry Hill, on the New Jersey and New York Railroad.
Berry settled and built his home mansion on the southerly part of
this tract, and on his death, most of it passed to the ownership of his
' For sections, refer to Map No. 4.
THE FUtS'i' SBTTLBUS
23
heirs. The northerly part he had conveyed in parcels at various times
to his son, Eichard Berry, his daughter, Hannah Noel, and Garret
Yan Dien, Laurence Laurensen Ackerman, Kev. Guilliaeni Bert-
holf, David Thomas, Thomas Nicholson, Albert Albertsen (Terhune),
Arie Albertsen (Terhune), Claes Jansen Eomeyn, Dr. John Van Em-
burgh, Hendrick Hopper, Ryck Ly decker, Juriaen Lubbertsen (Wes-
tervelt), Herman Brass, Abraham Huj^sman, Isaac Vreeland, Nicho-
las Devoe, Walling Jaeobsen (Yan Winkle), Elinor Mellinot, Folkert
Hansen (Yan Nostrand), Thomas Staag, Alexander AUiare, Peter
France, Nicholas Kipp, Corneliese Christiansen, John Christiansen,
Charles Maclean, and Anthony Anthonys (a negro), each of whom
INDIAN TOTEMS AND TOTEMICjSIGNATURES.
settled on the portions purchased by them. The " Moonachie '' sec-
tion he sold to Butt Yan Horn, Nicasie Kipp, and Thomas France.
The Zabriskies, Yoorheeses, Briukerhoffs, Demarests, Coopers, Yan
Reipens, and Powlesses acquired interests in the tract at an early
date. In 1668 Samuel Edsall and Nicholas Yarlet bought from the
native Indians section 3, comprising 1,872 acres of " waste land and
meadow," bounded east by the Hudson Biver, west by the Hacken-
sack River and Overpeck Creek, and south by the " Town and Cor-
poration of Bergen." The extent of this tract was two and a half
miles from north to south, and the north boundary, beginning at
Aquepuck Creek below Fort Lee, on the Hudson, ran northwest to
the Overpeck Creek near Leonia. Subsequently Carteret gave Edsall
and Yarlet a patent of this tract. Nicholas Yarlet soon after sold
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HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
his interest in it to Edsall, who, in 1671, conveyed the northerly part
of it to Michael Smith (a son-in-law of Major John Berry). Smith,
at his death, left it to his son and heir-at-law, Johannes Smith, who,
in 1706, conveyed it to John Edsall, son and heir-at-law of Samuel
Edsall, deceased, who settled on it and devised it to his children.
In 1676 Samuel Edsall, by deed of gift, transferred the westerly
part of the remainder of the original tract to his sons-in-law, Benja-
min Blagge, of London, and William Laurence, of Newtown, L. I., who
divided it between them, Blagge taking the northerly part and Lau-
rence the southerly part. On Blagge's death
his widow and devisee conveyed it to Wessel
Peterson, who, in 1690, conveyed it to David
Danielsen, who settled on it. Laurence's part
of it passed to his son, Thomas Laurence. He
sold half of it, said to contain 550 acres, in
1730, to Matthew Brown, who, in 1737, sold it
to Cornelius Brinkerhoff. Joseph Morris and
Adriaen Hoagland must have got the balance
of Laurence's half, as they were living on it in
1730, and they and the Brinkerhoffs were the
first actual settlers. Brinkerhoffs purchase in-
cluded the present Borough of Eidgeiield. The
easterly part of the remainder of the original
tract, which fronted on the Hudson Kiver, was,
on March 12, 1686, conveyed by Samuel Edsall
to Jacob Milburn, who, with Jacob Leisler, then
Governor of New York, was attainted of and ex-
ecuted for high treason, in 1691. Milburn's
estate (which by his will, executed just before
his death, he devised to his wife Mary), was,
by operation of the attainder, forfeited; but
parliament, by special act, restored the estate to his widow and sole
devisee. The widow ( who at the time of her death was the wife of
Abraham Governeur) left a will empowering her daughter Jacoba as
executrix, to sell her lands on the Hudson. The executrix conveyed the
lands in separate parcels to Hendrick Banta, Arie de Groot Peter
de Groot, Michael Vreeland, William Day, John Day, Mary Edsall
(alias Mary Banks), John Edsall, and John Christiansen, who mu-
tually released each other and settled on the same. The tract be-
tween the high rocks and the Hudson Eiver was claimed bj John
Christeen, of Newark, under a grant from Berkley and Carteret, prior
to that of Edsall and Varlet. This land Christeen sold in 1760 to
his daughter Naomi, wife of John Day, and it seems to have become
BOWS AND ARROWS.
THE FIRST SKTTLBKS
25
vested eventually in the same persons to whom Mrs. Governeur's
executrix conveyed it.
On June 10, 1669, Crovernor Carteret patented to Major John Berry
section 4, comprising a tract of 1,500 acres, lying between the Hud-
son Kiver and Overpeck Creeii, extending one and one-half miles
north from the Edsall and N'arlet patent. Berry sold the north half
of this tract to George Duncan, an English merchant in New York.
James Duncan inherited it from his father. Kichard Backer, John,
Samuel, and Matthew Benson, Jacob Day, Michael Vreeland, Hen-
drick Banta, and Jacob Oowenhoven subsequently acquired and settled
on portions of it. The south half of it Berry conveyed to his son-in-
law, Thomas Noel, who, at his death, devised it to his son, Monteith
Noel, and to his wife's son, Bichard Hall. Monteith Noel died in-
testate and without issue. By the terms of his father's will the
lands passed to Elizabeth Patterson and James Martin, the two in-
fant children and only heirs of Kichard Hall, then deceased. By or-
der of the court it was sold to Robert and Ann Drummond in trust
for the two Hall children. On April 4, 1726, the trustees sold it to
John Stevens and William Williamson, who soon after sold it to
Samuel Moore, an Englishman from the Island of Barbadoes. Will-
iam Laurence, Cornelius
Brinkerhoff, Walter
Briggs, Thomas de Kay,
and others eventually
bought parts of it.
Sections 5, 6, and 8,
containing 6,770 acres
of wildland, were, in
1661, granted in one
parcel, by Carteret and
his council, to Philip
Carteret. It was de-
scribed as being seven
miles in length, north
and south, and three
miles in width from the Hudson River to Overpeck Creek. It ad-
joined Berry on the south and Bedlow on the north. Carteret
failed to settle within the prescribed time and it was again
granted, in 1669, to Robert Vanquillan, of Caen, France; James
Boll en, >n Englishman (then a resident of Ridley, Pennsylvania);
and Claude Vallot, of Champagne, France. Vanquillan sold his in-
terest to Carteret in 1670. These gentlemen, failing to make any
settlement within six years, lost their titles by forfeiture and the tract
remained a wilderness without an owner until 1698, when it was
FORT LEE, 1776.
26 HITDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
granted to Mary, widow of Jacob Mil burn, who also failed to settle
it. On December 10, 1702, the southerly portion of section 5, forty
chains wide and said to contain 500 acres, was granted by the pro-
prietors to Michael Hawdon, a native of Ireland, but then a resident of
Xew York and engaged in land speculation. On July 16, 1676, Haw-
don conveyed to George Willocks, of Kenay, Scotland, and the heirs
of Andrew Johnston, deceased, of Leith, Scotland.
John Johnston, Andrew's heir-at-law, released to Willocks and
Willocks sold to George Leslie, of Barbadoes, W. I., a strip on the
south, next to the Berry tract, half a mile in width. Leslie, on No-
vember 5, 1733, sold the southerly half, this being a quarter of a mile
in width and containing 330 acres, to Mattias Demott, of Bergen, who,
it is said, settled on it. Garret Lydecker, then a resident of New
York, acquired the title to the remainder of the Willocks and John-
ston purchase and to the remainder of section 5, one mile in width,
and containing 1,000 acres. This made Lydecker's farm one and
one-quarter miles in Avidth on the Hudson Eiver and the same width
on Overpeck Creek. It extended northward as far as Englewood.
On his death, in 1754, Lydecker's lands, comprising section 5, passed
by his will to his four sons, Eyck, Abraham, Cornelius, and Garret
Lydecker, whose descendants still occupy portions of it.
John Lodts, or Loots, a native of Norwich, England, came to this
country in 1694, and in the fall of 1695 married Hilletje Powless,
widow of Lubbert Lubbertsen Westervelt, Jr., of Bergen (now Jersey
City). He removed to Bergen County and purchased a large portion
of section 6, adjoining Lydecker on the south, on which he settled.
Upon his death his lands were inherited by his sons, John and Paulus
Loots; his daughters, Tryntie, wife of Henry Wierts Banta, and Gessie,
wife of Daniel Commegar. KoelofE Lubberts Westervelt, a brother
of the first husband of Loots's wife, purchased a strip north of Loots
in section 6, as did also Cornelius, Hendrick, Dirk, and Seba Banta,
the sons of Bpke Jacobs. The purchases were all made in 1695. The
combined purchases of Loots, Westervelt, and the Bantas, according
to references in old deeds, must ha^e included all of section 6, which
extended north nearly as far as Tenafly. Descendants of the de
Motts, Demarests, and Eomaines subsequently acquired parts of sec-
tion 6.
The triangular lot, section 7, lying between the east and west
branches of Overpeck Creek, was first patented by the East New Jer-
sey proprietors, in 1688, to Samuel Emmett, of Boston. Without
settling it, Emmett conveyed it, September 17, 1695, to Eoloff Lub-
bertsen Westervelt. The Indians disputed Wpstervelt's title in 1705,
and he was obliged to procure from them a release. This tract ex-
tended from the junction of the two branches of the Overpeck, at
THE FIRST SETTLERS
27
Englewood, northward to the head of the Tiena Kill Brook, a littl<'
south of Tenafly. The acquisition of section 7 by Westervelt gave
him one of the largest farms on the Hudson. He settled on it and
his descendants still occupy parts of it.
Section 8, containing 2,120 acres, extending from the Hudson Eiver
to the Tiena Kill, and one mile in ^'idth, was granted, April 27, KiSS,
to Colonel Jacobus \an Cortlandt, of New York, who, on April 10,
1738, conveyed it to Abram de Pej^ster, Margaret, his wife, John
Chambers, Anna, his wife, and Peter Jay and Mary, his wife, all of
Xew York City. The wives of these three men were the daughters of
V^an Cortlandt. They divided the tract, Sirs. Chambers taking the
northerly third, Mrs. Jay the next third south, and Mrs. de Peyster
the most southerly third. Mrs. de Peyster's
third included the present village of Tenafly.
Mrs. Chambers devised her share to her
nephew. Sir James Jay, avIio, by his father's
will, also got the latter's third. Sir James
devised the north third to his son, Peter Jay,
and the other third to his daughter, .Mary
O'Kill. The north or Chambers tliird was
sold by the sheriff in 1820 to William Van
Hook. Van Hook sold it in 1821 to IMoses
Field, Avho sold it to David O. Bell, in lS2tl.
The three farms were then divided into lots
and mapped, being known respectively as
the Bell, O'Kill, and de Peyster tracts. This section was settled by
the Van Buskirks, Bantas, Baldwins, Powlesses, Demarests, AYester-
velts, and other of the families already mentioned.
Section 9, adjoining No. 8 on the south, was ])atented by Carteret
and his council to Isaac Bedlow, a Swede, June 20, KiO'.t. It was also
one mile in width, and extended Avesterly from the Hudson Biver to
the Tiena Kill Brook. Its extcmt northward was to a point near Dem-
arest, N. J., and it contained 2,120 acres. Bedlow had an Indian deed
for this tract as early as KiOl. He held it until 1728, wlien he sold it
to Colonel Jacobus Van Cortlandt, of New York, ('aptain John Huy-
ler, Johannes Eolofse Westervelt, Samuel Peters iJemarest, Parent
Jacobs Cole, and Peter MatheAvs Bogert became the owners and
settlers on this section, and their descendants still fn'cupj^ it.
Another section. No. 10, one mile Avide, adjoining and extending
north from the Bedlow tract, was granted by Carteret, July 30, 1669,
to Balthaz^er de Hart. De Hart's heirs sold it :March T), 1701, to Ber-
nardus Vervalen, Gideon Vervalen, and Eynier Vervaltn. Under a
grant from the Colony of New York it was claimed by Captain Lan-
SEAL OF EAST JERSEY.
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HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
caster Symes, of London, who, prior to 1711, had sold parts of it to
Casparus Mabie, Jacob Hertie, and others. Eventually, however,
Rernardu^ Ver\'alen, by a grant from Queen Anne in 1709, and a re-
lease from Symes and his grantees in 1717, acquired the title to the
whole tract and conveyed portions of it to Matthew M. Bogert, Peter
M. Bogert, Coi'nelius Harmensen Tallmau, Dowa Harmensen Tall-
man, Isaac Johns .Meyer, iMartin Powless, and Walter Parsells, who
settled it. The remainder of the tract descended or was conveyed to
Bernardus Vervalen's heirs, who also became settlers. Vervalen's
sons were Isaac, Daniel, John, Frederick, Abraham, Jacobus, Ber-
nardus, Gideon, and Cornelius. His daughters Alida, Cornelia, and
Hester married, respectively, Hubartus Ger-
retsen Blawvelt, Peter Van Schuyven, and
Jacob Cole.
Until 1772 the Colony of New York
claimed that this tract was within its bound-
aries and so treated it.
The " L " shaped section, No. 11, adjoining
this last tract on the north, contained 1,300
acres, and was also claimed to be within
Symes's patent from the New York Colony.
It remained wild and unoccupied until April
28, 1710, when Symes and his wife conveyed
it to two brothers, Barent and Kesolvert
Naugle. It was an irregular shaped tract,
extending, on the north side, from Hudson's
River to the Tiena Kill. On the west it was
narrow, but on the east end it extended from
the de Hart tract northerly beyond the present south boundary of
New York. The Naugle brothers divided it between them in June,
1748, Barent taking the north half and Eesolvert the south half. The
sons of Barent and Eesolvert Naugle and their sons-in-law, Nicholas
Demarest, Arie Auryansen, Tennis Van Houten, Eoloff Van Houten,
John W. Ferdon, and Eoloff Stevens, together with William Ferdon,
Daniel de Clark, John Parcells, and Peter Quidore, settled this tract.
The section No. 12, the next tract north of the Naugle tract, contain-
ing 3,410 acres, extended northerly into the Colony of New York' and
was granted by Governor Dongan, of New York, in 1687, to Dr. George
Lockhart, a London physician. The title passed from Dr. Lockhart
to his half-brother. Colonel ^A'illiam Merritt, W'hose heirs sold it to
John Corbett, an English sea captain, in 1703, who, at his death,
devised it to his only child, Mary, wife of Henry Ludlow, of New York.
The Ludlows sold it to the following persons, who settled it': Wilhel-
aOVBRNOR THOMAS DONGAN.
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29
iiius and John W. Ferdon, Hendriek Geisener (CJisner), his sous Jt)hii
and Nicholas Gisner, jMatthias Concklin, Jacob Concklin, John Ivevken
(Riker), Abram Abrams Haring, Tennis Van Houten, Johannes
Hyberts Blawvelt, John J. Xangle, John Sneden, ('(nnielius Smith,
Jonathan LaAvrence, Nicholas Ackerman, William Campbell, and
Jacob Yan Weart, who settled that part lying
within the present County of Bergen.
The " Tappau patent," section 13, consisting of
several thousand acres Ijmg Avest of the Lock-
, hart patent, was purchased from the Indians
in IGSl, and in 1»>S7 patented by
(Jdvevnor Dongan, of New York,
to Daniel dc Clark, Vvtcv Jansen Haring,
Cosine Haring, fJarret Steinmets, John
de Yries (Vnn Dolscn), Jr., Claes Man-
uel, John Straatnii'.ker, Staats de Groot,
Lambert Arianse (Smith), Arianse Lam-
berts (Smith), Cornelius Lamberts (Smith),
Hyberts Gerrits (BlawA-elt), Johannes
Gerrits (BlawA'elt), and Ide Cornelius Yan
Yorst, the Indian purchasers. In 1704 it was surveyed and mapped
and a part of it partitioned between the last named persons and their
heirs and assigns. A final division was made of the balance in 1720.
The persons named in the tAvo divisions, in addition to the above
sixteen original purchasers, Avere Manuel Claeseu, Lewis Claeson,
Elizabeth Claeson (children of Claes ilanuel, deceased), Barbara de
f^root (widoAv of Staats de Groot, deceased). Garret Hyberts BlaAvvelt,
Maritie Hyberts BlaAAvelt, and Dirke Hyberts BlaAvvelt (children of
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HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
Iluybci'ls Gerretse Rlawvclt, doceascd), Abraiii Jobnsi Karini;-, Jacob
JIattyce Fleaj'booni, (Virnelius Janscn Hai-i7i,n, Antje 3Ieyer, John
HaTmcnspn Tallman, Hpiny ^'aii Campeii, Isaac Gcn-c^s Blawvclt,
Jacobus John de Vries [Van Dulseu), Abram Jansen Haring, Kyniere
Ryserick, Laurence Eeecl, Daniel Blawvelt, Joseph Blawvelt, Jacob
Bhawvelt, Tunis, Eoeloff, and Nicholas Van Houtcu, John Van Dol-
sen, John and Cornelius Eckersou, Jurie (Aaron) Tomassen, Gysbert
Bogert, AMlliam de GraAv, John ^^'ard, Jacob Cole, Jacobus de Clark,
Jr., Jeremiah Borroughs, Abram and France Van Salee, Jacob King,
Conrad Hertie, and Myndert Myndertsen Hogencam]). Of these, all
except the Claesons, Eeed, Ward, Borroughs, and King became set-
tlers on portions of it.
Early in 1669 Oratani, the great chief of the Indian tribes of the
Hackensack Valley, in consideration of her services as interpreter be-
tween his people and the whites, presented to Mrs. Sarah Kierstead,
of New York, a deed of the southerly part of section 14, containing
2,260 acres, described as '' .V neck of land between Hackensack River
and Overpeck Creek, beginning at the north line thereof of Hacken-
sack Ei\'er at a s\vale brook that runs about twenty rods into the
woods, thence to cross over upon a direct east and west line to Over-
peck Creels." The tract extended north as far as Xordhoff on the
Overpeck, iiiv.} to a point above Bogota on the Hackensack. Mrs.
Kierstead was the eldest daughter of the celebrated Anneke Jans and
the wife of Dr. Hans Kierstead, at that time New York's leading phy-
sician, with a residence on the corner of Pearl and Whitehall Streets.
Dr. Kierstead died in 1660, leaving Sarah, his widow, and eight chil-
dren. She afterward married Captain Elbert Elbertsun (Stoothoff),
of Flatlands, L. I., one of the purchasers of section 29. Upon his
death she married for her third husband Cornelius Van Borsum,
whom she also survived. She died in 1693. On June 21, 1669, Gov-
ernor Carteret issued a jDatent to Mrs. Kierstead containing a condi-
tion that tht gvante(^ should settle it within three years.
On January 6, 1676, Tantaqua, Carquetiem, Wechlampaepeau,
Hamougham, Hauagious, Anesaschere, and Poughquickquaise,
sachems representing the Hackensack tribes, with the consent of Gov-
ernor Philip Carteret, deeded to Laurense Andriesen "S^an Buskii'k
and company '' a parcel of land commonly called by the name of New
Hackensack, bounded on Old Hacdiensack, and from thence to a
small kill adjoining to the great Indian field, called ' the Indian
Castle ' northward forward." Old Hackensack was the name given
to the Demarest patents, which are mentioned later on, and the " In-
dian castle " was a little south of Palisades Park, opposite the mouth
of Overpeck Creek. The description given in the grant covers, or was
intended to cover, sections 14, 15, and 16, and indicates that Mrs.
THE FIRST SETTLERS
31
Kierstead either lost her title by failinj; to comply with the condition
in her deed or conveyed her interest in section 14 to Laurence Andrie-
sen and company.
During the year 16G9 Governor Carteret ])ateiited sections 15, 16,
17, 18, and 19, each containing 2,000 acres, as follows: section 15, to
Robert Van Quillian; section Ifi, to James Bollen; section 17, to Mat-
thias Nichols; section 18, to William Pardon; and section 19, to JMajor
John Berry. Each of these five patents contained a condition that
the patentee should settle on his patent a certain number of families
within six years. The grantees failed to comply with the conditions,
and the patents were declared forfeited. Sections 14, 15, and l(i
were afterward, in 1676, granted by the Indians to Laurence Andrie-
sen (Van Buskirk) and company, the " company" consisting of John
Gorneliesen (Bogert), Martin Powleseu (Bowles), Hendrick Joursen
(Brinkerhoff), Eoloff Lubbertsen Westerfield (AA^estervelt), and John
Loots, or Lodts. The
patents (two or more)
of Governor Carteret
for the last mentioned
sections designated
them as " parts of New
Hackensack." The
lands described ex-
tended south from the
Demarest patents at a
point between High-
wood and Tenafly and
were bounded west by
Hackensack Eiver and east by Overpeck Creek. Lady Elizabeth
Carteret confirmed the patents on April 10, 16S2. A large part
of these patented lands was allotted to the patentees. Other por-
tions of them were sold to Nicholas Lozier, Peter Vandelinda, and
John, Peter, and Lawrence, the sons of Lawrence Andriesen (Van
Buskirk), the latter of whom had the largest interest in them. The
balance was sold or released by the patentees November 20, 1686, to
Eolof Vandelinda, Albert Zabriskie, Dirk Epke (Banta), Lawrence
Lawrencen (^"an Buskirk), Cornelius Christianse, and (ierrct Gellis
Mandeville, who subsequently made a division between them. The
subsequent owners and settlers in section 14 seem to have been John
Zabriskie, Joost Zabriskie, Jacobus Hendricks Brinkerlioff, Jacob
Van Wagoner, Samuel Demarest, Wiert Epke Banta, Hendrick Epke
Banta, Garret Diedricks, Jacob Banta, Johannes Terhune, and Chris-
tiaen Zabriskie, as appears by a release which they executed June
FROM AN OLD PRINT.
32 HUDSON AND BERGJEN COUNTIES
39, 1763, of a tract which is declared to be a part of the Sarah Kier-
stead patent.
After the forfeiture of the titles to sections 17, 18, and 19, James
Bollen claimed them under an alleged patent procured by him in 1672.
Berry also claimed section 18, and the subsequent patentees of these
three tracts were finally compelled to procure releases from both Bol-
len and Berry.
David Demarest, Sr., purchased from the Indians, June 8, 1677, (by
estimation,) about 5,000 acres, including sections 17,18,19, and 20, and
lands north of them, but received patents for only sections 18 and
19. Upon his death, in 1693, his lands were divided between his sons
John, Samuel, and David, Jr., his nephew, John Durie, and his numer-
ous grandchildren. His granddaughters married, respectively.
Jacobus Slott (Slote), Peter Slott (Slote), Abram Canon, Thomas
Heyer, John Stewart, Abram Brower, James Christie, Peter Lub-
bertsen (Westervelt), Andries Jans Van Orden, Wiert Epke (Banta),
Andries Lawrencen (Van Buskirk), Rynier Van Houten, Stephen
Albertsen Terhune, Cornelius Epke Banta, Samuel Helms, Cornelius
Van Horn, Jr., Peter Durie, Christian Debauu, Johannes Juriansen
Westervelt, Jacobus Peack, and Benjamin Van Buskirk. All these,
except Canon, Heyer, and Stewart, settled on portions of the original
grant. Demarest's land was sometimes known as " Schraalenburgh "
and sometimes as " Old Hackensack." Section No. 20 was settled by
Samuel Demarest (son of David Demarest, Sr.), Jacobus Peack,
Adolph Brower, Carel Debaun, John Van Schuyven, John Durie, Cor-
nelius Jansen Haring, Cornelius Cornelissen Van Horn, John Hertie,
and Abram Davids Demarest. Some of the grants were made by
Governor Gawen Laurie and some by Peter Sonmans, representing
the East New Jersey proprietors. The intermediate owners were
Jurie Maris (Morris) and Kuloff and Hendrick Vandelinda, who, how-
ever, did not locate on any of the section, which was known as the
" North West Hook."
The first attempt to settle lands west of the Saddle River was made
in 1681, when a patent was issued by Governor Carteret and his coun-
cil to Jacob Cortelyou, Hendrick Smock, Rutgert Joosten, and others,
for 3,525 acres of section 29, adjoining the Saddle River on the east
and south, partly on the Passaic River and partly on a brook, on the
west. This patent was declared forfeited for non-settlement. The
second attempt was made seven years later (iMarch 25, 1687), when
section IS, containing 5,320 acres, described as lying between the
Passaic and Saddle Rivers, — " beginning at the meeting of the said
rivers and running northerly along the Passaic River, its several
turns, reduced to a straight line, four miles and thirty-six chains to a
white oak tree marked on four sides at the Bound Brook, thence from
THE FIRST SETTLERS 33
the Bound Brook north east by a great Eock of Stone, eighty four
chains, thence north east along the line of the Indian purchase, one
hundred and eight chains, thence along Saddle Eiver southwesterly
to the place where it began. Being in length, reduced to a straight
line, six miles and a half,"— was patented by the proprietors to nine
persons, to wit: Colonel Richard Townley, of Elizabethtown, N. J.;
Captain Elbert Elbertsen (Stoothoff), of Flatlands, L. I.; Jaques
(James) Cortelyou, of New Utrecht, L. I.; Richard Stillwell, of Staten
Island, N. Y.; William NichoUs, of the City of New York; Catharine
Hoagland, of Flatlands, L. L; Peter Jacobus ^Marius (Morris), of the
City of New York; and Roloff Joosten (Van Brunt) and Hendrick
Matthiesen, of New Utrecht, L. I. The survivors of these persons,
and the heirs of those deceased, partitioned the tract. May 16, 1692,
and thereafter sold it to settlers as follows: Joshua Bos (Bush),
Thomas Jurianse (Van Reipen), John Van Horn, John Post, Halmagh
Van Houten, Garret Jurianse (Van Reipen), Garret Garretson (Van
Wagoner), Garret Garretson (Van Wagoner), Jr., John Garretson
(Van Wagoner), Peter Garretson (Van Wagoner), Dirck Barentsen,
Thomas Fredericksen, Warner Burger, Abram Van Varrick, Laurence
Toers, Peter Jacobsen Morris, David Laurencen Ackerman, Dirk Van
Zyle, Hendrick Vandelinda, Jacob Marinus, Thomas F. and Andries
F. Cadmus, and John Billfield. This section is sometimes called in
deeds " Acquackannock " and sometimes " Slotterdam," and com-
prised the greater part of the present ToAvnship of Saddle River. The
" Rock " referred to is supposed to have been what is now Glen Rock.
A portion of section 22 (adjoining Major Berry) was patented by
Lady Elizabeth Carteret, in 1682, to Jaques (James) Laroux and An-
thony Hendricksen. The same year Lady Carteret patented to Cor-
nelius Mattys 420 acres adjoining Laroux on the north and 424 acres
to Albert Zabriskie, adjoining JMattvs on the north. Zabriskie seems
to have acquired the title to the ^lattys and Laroux purchases, and
all the land west of himself, Laroux, and ^fattys, as far as Sprout
Brook.
North of Zabriskie, in section 22, lav lands natented to Claes Jan-
sen Romeyn, fronting east on the Hackensack and extending to-
Sprout Brook. Romeyn conveyed parts of these to his sons, John.
Albert, Daniel, and Claes Eomeyn, and to David Ackerman, John
Zabriskie, Peter Laroe, and Henry Van Giesen, husbands of his daugh-
ters Gerrebrecht, Elizabeth, Lydia, and Sarah, respectively. Jurian
Westervelt, Isaac Van Giesen, Paulus Vanderbeck, and John Berdan
each purchased farms from Romeyn, in this section, all boundinc; east
on the Hackensack. Section 24 comprised the Kinderkamack patents,
granted by Governor Gawen Laurie to David Demarest, Sr., his son
John, his son-in-law John Durie, and Peter Franconier. The latter
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HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
sold his portion to John Demarest, who a few years later conveyed it
to Cornelius Claes Cooper. The Demarests, Duries, Coopers, and Van
Wagoners were the principal settlers in this section. The Indian
sachems who signed the grants in this vicinity were Mamche, Sacka-
maker, Coorang, Kawatones, and Towackhack.
Section 21, known as the Paramus patent, containing 11,067 acres,
was bought by Albert Zabriskie in 1662. Zabriskie's title to this
tract was not confirmed by grants from the proprietors during his life-
time, but his son Jacob procured a release from Peter Sonmans, agent
of the proprietors, May 13, 1731. In 1675 the sachems of the tribes of
Northern New Jersey became indebted to Albert Zabriskii- for a con-
siderable sum, to secure the payment of ^^■hich they verbally promised
to convey to Zabriskie a large tract in Kockland County known as
" Narranshawe." The promise to convey was not, however, followed
by the execution of a
deed from the Indians,
and in due course of
time a new set of
sachems sold and con-
veyed tlie " Narran-
sliawe " tract to other
persons. These sa-
chems were probably
ignorant of the prom-
ises which their pred-
ece^surs had made to
Zabriskie. The latter
d e m a n (1 e d a fulfill-
ment of the Indian
promise and a deed
from the sachems of
lands in Bergen Coun-
ty N. J., equal in area and value to the " Narranshawe " tract. On
June 1, 1772, Orachanap, Metachenak, Coorang, and Memerisconqua
then sachems of the tribes of Northern New Jersey, executed to Zabris-
kie a deed for 2,100 acres of land in Bergen County, described as
" bounded West by the Saddle Eiver, North and East by Claes Jansen
Komeyn, and South by Albert Zabriskie." This large tract con-
stituting parts of 21 and 23, was kno^^'n as the New Paramus patent,
but is frequently referred to as •' Wieremus," and sometimes as
" Paramus Highlands." Zabriskie procured grants from the proprie-
tors of this last tract, which, added to his previous grant, made him
one of the largest landholders among the original settlers. One-half
of the tract last mentioned Zabriskie conveyed March 20 1708 to
HAMILTON-BUKR DUELING GROUND, WEKHAWKEN.
THE PIKST SETTLEJIS 35
Tlioinas Yan Buskirk, of New Hackensack, avJio settled on it, and
^\-bose descendants still occupy portions of it. John Geor,i;e Acht^n-
bach, a German emigrant, together A\itli persons named Baldwin,
A(dierman, and Conklin, settled on parts of it. Zabriekie's children
and grandchildren settled in this section as well as in section 23.
His sous were Jacob, John, Jot)st, Christian, and Henry.
Section 23, besides Zabriskie's 2,100-acre grant, included several
patents granted at various times to Claes Jansen IJomcyu and Jacob
Zabriskie, son of Albert, A\ho cut it up into farms and parceled it
out to their children. Bomeyn's children have already been named.
Jacob Zabriskie's sons were Albert, Peter, Stephen, and Jacob, and
his sons-in-laAV were Anthony Lozier, Peter Lozier, John Ackermau,
and Sylvester Earle. These with families nansed Duersen, Stagg,
Hopper, Bogert, Terhune, Meyer, Yan Gelder, Trapgagen, ^"erway,
'i'ibout, Conklin, A'olker, Banta, Yanderbeck, "S"an Blarcom, and
Laroe settled in these several Paramus tracts.
Section 25, known as the " Old Hook Tract," consisting of 1,300
acres, was purchased from the Indians, April 24, 1702, by Jaques
(James) La Eoux and John Alyea. This tract was part of the share
of Peter Sonmans, one of the proprietors of East New Jersey. On
December 1, 1727, Nicholas Le Sieur (Lozier) purchased a one-third
interest in it. The three owners then made a division of the tract
between them, and on June 23, of the same year, Sonmans was in-
duced to confirm the Indian grant by a deed in which the grantees
named are Jaques (James) La Koux, Peter Alyea (son of John
Alyea), Nicholas Lozier, Hendrick La Roux, and Samuel La Koux
(sons of Jaques (James) Laroux). The tract Avas settled by the last
named persons and their numerous sons and sons-in-law. Peter Yan
Buskirk, Andrew Hopper, Peter Debaun, Jacob Debaun, Eichard
Cooper, Daniel Duryea, and Jacob <'ough purchased parts of it.
Families named Bogert, Bla\\'\'elt, ^'audelinda, Ackermau, Rutan,
Demarest, Perry, and Quackenbush also became settlers on parts of
the tract.
The southwest part of section 28 was called " Wierimus " and fell
within a patent granted to Samuel Bayard, in 1703. The title passed
from Bayard's heirs, by purchase, to Roloff Yandelinda, who died in
New York in 1708. By his will he devised these lands to his son,
Hendrick Yandelinda. The area of land devised to Hendrick is not
given, but it was large, and by several deeds from Peter Sonmans, as
agent of the proprietors, he afterward acquired several other tracts
in the vicinity. His lands were, as the deeds state, bounded on the
south partly by Zabriskie and Romeyn and partly by the Musquamp-
sont Brook, a branch of the Pascack River. He sold it in parcels to
Rolof Yandelinda, Rev. Benjamin Yandelinda (pastor of Paramus
36 HUDSON AND BEUGEN COUNTIES
Church), Frederick Wortendyke (the first settler at Pascack), Cor-
nelius Haring, John and Albert Van Orden, Jacob Zabriskie, John
Bogert, Eev. Bernard Van Duersen, Jacob Arents, John Durye,
Daniel Haring, Carel Debaun, Abraham Post, David Hopper, Abram
La Roux, Abraham Vau Home, and Rev. Samuel N'erbryck (pastor
of Tappan Church). The two " dominies " conveyed parts of their
purchases to Garret and David Eckerson, John Forshee (Fiseur), Gar-
ret Haring, William Holdrum, P>ederick Van Eeiper, and Michael and
John Ryer. West and north of the above Cornelius Mattys, William
Saudford Van Emburgh, John Guest, Peter and Andrew Van Buskirk,
Cornelius Epke Banta, James Johnston, and John Stagg secured pat-
ents from the proprietors. The locality of Arent's, Mattys's, and Van
Emburgh's purchases was called " Awashawauglis's '" plantation.
Nearly all of the above purchases and settlements were made be-
tween 1728 and 1732.
The lands comprising section 26, between the Hackensack River
and the Pascack River, were within that part of the Honan and Haw-
don patent which was purchased by John McEvers and Lancaster
Symes, and at the division between McEvers and Symes it fell to Mc-
Evers. About 1,800 acres of this he sold to Dirk Cadmus, Garret
Hybertsen BlaAvvelt, Jacob Flierboom, John Blawvelt, Abram Blaw-
velt, John Berry, Carel Debaun, Thomas Clark, Jonathan Rose, and
Colonel Cooper. Owing to the long dispute between the Colonies of
New York and New Jersey over the location of the boundary line be-
tween them but very few of the conveyances of lands in sections 2G,
27, and 28 were ever recorded, and it is therefore next to impossible
to locate all of the original settlers of these sections. It is known,
however, from old gravestones and other sources that, besides those
above mentioned, families named DemarestJ!\)st^ Merseles, Meyers,
Storms, Mabie, Haring, Bogert, Banta, Holdrum, Cooper, Eckerson,
Van Houten, Peack, Van Reiper, Westervelt, Hopper, (Campbell,
Zabriskie, Van Emburgh, and Peterson were among the earliest set-
tlers of section 24.
Section 30 appears to have first been settled by the Ackermans.
Garret Ackerman bought of the proprietors 478 acres butting on the
Saddle River as early as 1712. David Ackerman and Andries Hopper
purchased large tracts adjoining Garret on the south, while on the
north of them were the purchases of Peter Van Buskirk and John
Verway, in 1724, and William Saudford Van Emburgh and John
Guest, in 1729.
On December 10, 1709, Peter Sonmans, styling himself "Sole
Agent, Superintendent, General Attorney, and Recorder General " of
the rest of the proprietors, conveyed to seven persons, to wit : John
Auboineau (3-24), Elias Boudinot (3-24), Peter Franconie^" (7-24), Lu-
7A° S.'WXoti^^fh London
MILITARY MAP, 1776.
38 HUDSON AND BEKGEN COUNTIES
oas Kiersteacl (2-24), John Barberie (3-24), Thomas Bayaux (2-24), An-
drew Fresneau (2-24), and Beter Board (2-24), a tract between the Sad-
ille and Bamapo Bi^'ers, afterward known as the Kamapo patent. Au-
boineau, Boudinot. Barberie, Franconier, and Bayaux were French-
men. Kierstead was a Dutchman and Board was an Englishman. This
tract contained 42,500 acres and was eight and nine-tentlis miles in
length from the head of Saddle Biver southerly to the junction of the
Hohokus Ih'ook with the Saddle Biver, from which point its boundary
ran N. G7° W. 150 chains to a great rock or stone called Bamackapuka
(now (Hen Bock), thence N. 63° W. seven and twenty-niue-fortieths
miles to the Bamapo Biver, thence N. 13° W. 77 chains to the top of the
Bamapo mountains, thence along the top of the said mountains about
nine and a half miles, and thence southeasterly to the beginning. This
included all of the present Township of Bidgewood, nearly all of
Franklin and Hohokus Townships, and part of Orvil. William
Bond surveyed and mapped it in 1709. The map is filed in the clerk's
office at Hackensack.
On February 4, 1742, Franconier conveyed his interest to Theodore
Valleau and David Stout, who, on August 10, 1752, conveyed to Mada-
lene Valleau, daughter of William Franconier. In the same year the
proprietors discovered, or affected to discover, that Sonmans's con-
veyance of December 10, 1709, to Auboineau and company was in-
valid, and forthwith took steps to regain the title. On March 29,
1753, John and William Burnett and Cortlandt Skinner, pursuant to
a warrant of the proprietors, induced Madalene Valleau to execute
a release to the proprietors of all her interest in the original 42,000
acres, upon receipt of a deed from the i)roprietors to her of 900 acres
at Campgaw. This 900 acres, located in section 30, Mrs. Valleau
afterward sold in parcels to Dirk and John Tiesbots (Tiebout), John
Pullisfelt (Pullis), John Billfield, Isaac Bogert, William Winter,
Barent Van Horn, and Harman Xax, who settled on it. Between
1699 and 1753 several grants had been made of portions of this 42,00,0
acres — some by the proprietors or their representatives, and some by
the grantees of Sonmans, under the deed of December 10, 17<)9.
Thomas Hart, of Enfield, Middlesex County, England, procured a pat-
ent for several thousand acres in the locality called Preakness, then
in Bergen County, but now in Passaic County. By his will in 1704
he devised an undivided part of this tract to his sister. Patience Ash-
field, and the other part to one Mercy Benthall.
Batience Ashfield's will, made in 1708, made Joseph Heale executor
with power to sell. Thereupon Heale with Mercy Benti\,al'i ""and
Eichard Ashfield, heir of Patience Ashfield, sold their pater ted lands
in parcels, the earliest purchasers being Anthony Beem, C irad Lyn
Abram Lyn, Derrick Day, Peter Post, Cornelius and John Blmkerhoff^
THE FIRST SETTLERS 39
Jacob Arents, Philip Schuyler, George Ejerson, Eip Van Dam, John
de Eeimer, John Berdan, and Cornelius Jans Doremus, who, with the
exception of Va.n Dam, were the principal settlers in that locality.
The lands were in section 31.
Andrew Johnston, Edward Vaughn, William Skinner, and George
Leslie, all Scotchmen, received a patent for about 1,000 acres in the
same locality, which was sokl, among others, to John Berdan, John
Bogert, Gysbert Van Blarcom, and Abrani Garretsen (Van Wagoner).
In 1699 George Willocks and Andrew Johnston procured a patent
for several thousand acres, consisting of tracts in various localities,
west of Saddle Eiver at Preakness, The Ponds, Paramus, etc. These
lands were mostly in section 31, and were sold, among others, to John
Laurence Ackerman, Jacobus Laurence Ackerman, Jacobus Kipp,
John Eomaine, Jacob Kipp, Tennis Heunion, David Hennion, Edo
Merseles, Martin Eyerson, John Bogert, Jacob Outwater, Nicholas
Slingerland, John Le Toere, John Berdan, Samuel Van Saun, Euloff
Eomaine, George Vreeland, Stephen Camp, and Zekiel Harris.
What was, and is still, known as the Totowa section was purchased
by Anthony Brockholst and company. On Brockholst's death it
passed to his son Henry, who sold it, among others, to David Marinus,
Gerrebrecht Van Houten, Halmagh Van Houten, Bastian Van
Giesen, xlbram Godwin, and Martin Eyerson, in 1768. These lands
were in section 31.
George F. Eyerson procured a patent for a considerable tract in
174:8, adjoining north and east on the Preakness patent, which he sold
to persons having similar names to Urie Westervelt, John Stagg, John
Eomaine (Eomeyn), and others. These were in section 31.
Peter Franconier and others had sold several parcels, in the mean-
time, on the west side of Saddle Eiver, in section 30. Garret A^an Dien,
Peter Johns Van Blarcom, and Dr. John Van Bmburgh had procured
from them the land between the Saddle Eiver and Hohokus Brook,
for some distance northward, and Major Isaac Kingsland, Peter
Johns Van Blarcom, Hendrick Hopper, and Garret Van Dyke owned
extensive tracts west of Hohokus Brook. John and William Van
Voorhys, John Eutan, and John Berdan had procured grants and were
located at what is now Wyckoff, where later families named Van
Horn, Halstead, Ackerman, Winter, Van Blarcom, Stur, I'olly, and
others located.
By reuson of these many prior titles the proprietors, after they had
acquirc'i the release from Magdalene Valleau, in 1753, found them-
selves face to face with the exceedingly difficult task of dealing with
numbers if settlers who had supposed their land titles were without
flaw. " 3 proprietors undertook this task, getting some settlers to
take leaseis, — thereby admitting the title of the proprietors, — purchas-
40 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
ing from some, and compromising with others. Many of the settlers
would make no settlement, the courts were appealed to, and a bitter
controversy ensued, which was not entirely settled until 1790. In
17G7 the whole 42,000 acre tract was surveyed and mapped by George
Ryerson, Jonathan Hampton, and Benjamin Morgan. The original
map, a,pi(n-e of sheepskin four feet square, is in the surveyor general's
office at Perth Amboy, N. J. It is badly worn, and much of the writ-
ing is obliterated therefrom by time and use. After the map was
filed the lots were, from time to time, leased or sold to actual settlers.
In 1789 John Stevens, James Parker, and Walter Rutherford ob-
tained a grant of 5,000 acres of the Ramapo patent, made up of many
tracts located in different places. The following persons purchased
from Stevens and company and from the proprietors and became set-
tlers on the Ramapo patent or on lands south of it: Albert H. Za-
briskie, John Fell, Albert A. Terhune, Baron Steuben, Cornelius Har-
ing, Jacob de Baun, Abraham Van Voorhis, John D. Ackerman, John
Doremus, Nicholas Hopper, David Bertholf, Henry Van Allen (the
latter at The Ponds), Abraham Laroe, John Christie, Benjamin Wester-
velt, James Traphagen, Andrew Hopper, John Stevens, Andrew Van
Orden (the last two at New Foundland), Matthias Stuart, Garret
Hopper, John Moore, James Crouter, John Ramsey, Jacobus Van
Buskirk, John Zabriskie, Conrad Wannamaker, Derrick Wannamaker,
Henry Smith (the last named at New Foundland), Peter Haring,
Abram Stevens, Rolof Westervelt, Ryer Ryerson (The Ponds), Gerret
Garretson, Tennis Van Zyle, Andrew Van Allen, Edward Jeffers,
Cornelius de Graw, Richard de Graw, John Neafie, Derrick Tise, Isaac
Conklin, David Simons, Daniel Rutan, Ohristiaen, Henry, and Peter
Wannamaker, Douglas Caines, Adolph Sivert, Solomon Peterson,
Conrad Massinger, William Jenkins, John Meyer, John Winter, John
Straat, Joseph Wood, and Peter Sturr, and also families named Fitch,
Chappel, Oldis, Courter, Camp, Fountain, Folly, Fox, Osborn, Parker,
Bamper, Dater, Frederick, Youmans, Mowerson, Packer, Quacken-
bush. Bush, Vanderhoff, Van Dine, Van Houten, Terhune, Bogert,
John Arie Ackerman, and John Labagh.
On November 11, 1695, the proprietors granted to Anthony Brock-
hoist, Arent Schuyler, and Colonel Nicholas Bayard section 32, 4,000
acres of land, on the east side of Pequannock and Passaic Rivers, one
and a half miles wide, and running northerly from near Little Falls,
up the Passaic River, along the Pompton River four and a half miles.
This was then in Bergen County, now in Passaic. Both Schuyler and
Brockholst located on the tract on the east bank of the Pompton
River a little south of Pompton Lake. The purchase was made for
mining purposes, but the grantees conveyed the greatest oart of it
December 17, 1701, to George Ryerson, John Meet, Samuel Berry,
THE FIRST SETTLERS
41
David Mandeville, and Hendrick Mandeville. They settled on por-
tions of it and sold other portions to Elias Smith, Michael Vander-
beck, Thomas Juriansen (Van Reiper), Peter Van Zyle, (Jerebrecht
Gerrebrants, John Westervelt, Michael Hearty (Flartie), Casparus
Schuyler, Dirk Van Reiper, Steven Bogert, Cornelius Van Horn, (iar-
ret Bertholf, [Michael Demott, and Rolof Jacobs.
In 1764 Oliver Delancy, Henry Cuyper, Jr., and Walter Rutherford,
representing the proprietors, sold to Peter Hasenclaver what arc
known as the Ringwood and Long Pond tracts, in the northwest part
of Bergen County, containing about 12,000 acres. This is now in
Passaic County. The lands were first patented to and occupied by
Cornelius Board, James Board, Joseph Board, John Ogden, David
Ogden, Sr., David Ogden, Jr., Uzal Ogden, Samuel (Joverneur, Thomas
Ward, John Morris, David Stevens, and Andrew Bell.
It would require too much space to give the names of all those who
purchased or settled on the Ramapo, Pequannock, Totowa, Preakness,
and other patents of lands west of the Saddle River. The reader will
note that nearly all the surnames given of settlers west of the Saddle
River are the same as of those settling east of that river, thus indicat-
ing that the Ramapo patent and the lands south of it were settled
principally by the descendants of those who settled the older parts of
Bergen and Hudson Counties. It would therefore be a repetition of
names to describe in detail the numerous sub-divisions of the Ramapo
and other tracts.
LANDOWNERS AND SETTLERS
For the information of the reader and those who may become inter-
ested in genealogical research a list of the earliest and most promi-
nent landowners and settlers of Bergen and Hudson Counties is hereto
appended.
SURNAME
- -
OF SETTLER.
LINEAGE.
NAME AND DESCENT
OF EUROPEAN ANCESTOR.
ACKEEMAN
Dutch
David Ackermau
Berlikum
1 Holland
ACKERSON
Dutch
Johannes Tomassen
Oostenvelt
Holland
ADRIANSE
Dutch
Maryu Adriause
Veere
Holland
AEEISON
Dutch
Cornelius Ariesen
N. Brabant
Holland
ALLEN (1)
Dutch
Pieter Van Hallen
Utrecht
Holland
ALLEN (2)
Flemish
Lorens Van Hallen
Limbourg
Flanders
ALYEA
French
John Alyea
Artois
France
ANDERSON
Scotch
John Anderson
Inverness
Scotland
ANTHONY
Dutch
Allerd Anthony
Amsterdam
Holland
ARENTS
Dutch
Johannes Arents
Vanderbilt
Holland
AURYANSE (1)
Dutch
Jan Aui-yanse
New York
United States
AURYANSF (2)
Dutch
Lambert Arianse
Gelderland
Holland
^^r.YFfiy *
Dutch
Claes Jansen Backer
Hertogenbosh
Holland
, ^CKER (2) ■
BACKER (^{
English
Richard Backer
Barbadoes
West Indies
Dutch
Jacobus Backer
Amsterdam
Holland
.^^
42
HUDSON AXD BEROIC.N COUXTIES
SURNAME
OF RKTTLEK.
BANTA
BARENTSEN
BASTIENSEN
BAYARD (1)
BAYARD (2)
BEDLOW
BEEDER
BEEM
BELL (1)
BELL (2)
BENSON
BERDAN
BERRY
BERTHOLF
BILFIELD
BLACKLEDGE
BLAGGL
BLANCH
BLAWVELT
BLAUW (1)
BLAUW (2)
BOARD
BOGERT(l)
BOGERT (2)
BOGERT (3)
BOUT
BRAECKE
BRIGGS
BRINKERHOFF
BROCKHOLST
BBOSS
BROWER (1)
BROWER (2)
BROWER (3)
BROWN
BURGER
BUSH
BUYS
CADMUS
CAMPBELL (1)
CAMPBELL (2)
CAMPBELL (3)
CAMPBELL (4)
CARSTENS
CHAMBERS
CARSBOON
CHRISTIANSE (1)
CHRISTIAN SE (2)
CHRISTIE (1)
CHRISTIE (2)
CLAESEN
CLARK
CLENDENNY
COLE
COLLERD
COMMEGAR
COOPER (1)
LINEAGE.
Dutch
Dutch
Dutch
French
French
Swedish
Dutch
German
German
English
Swedish
Dutch
English
Flemish
English
English
English
English
Dutch
Dutch
Dutch
English
Dutch
Dutch
Dutch
Dutch
Dutch
English
Dutch
Dutch
Dutch
Dutch
Dutch
Danish
English
Dutch
Dutch
Dutch
Dutch
English
Scotch
English
Irish
Norwegian
Scotch
Dutch
Danish
Danish
Scotch
Dutch
Dutch
Irish
Scotch
Dutch
English
Dutch
Dutch
NAME AND DESCENT OF EUROPEAN ANCESTOR.
Epke Jacohsc
Dirk Barents
Johannes Bastianseu
Balthazar Bayard
Nicholas Bayard
Isaac Bedlow
Herman Beder
Anthony Beem
Hermann Bell
William Bell
Dirck Bensingh
Jan Baerdan
John Berry
Guillian Bertholf
John Bilfield
Philip Blackleach
Benjamin Blagge
Richard Blanch
Gerret Henderieksen
Gerret Dircks Blauw
Herman Jansen Blauw
Cornelius Board
Cornelius Jansen
John Louwe
Tunis Gysbertsen
Jan Evertsen Bout
Dirk Claesen Braecke
Walter Briggs
Joris Dirckseu
Anthony Brockholst
Hendrick Brass
Peter Clementsen
Adam Brower
Jacob Eldertsan Brower
Thomas Brown
Burger Joris
Hendrick Bosh
Jan Cornelisen Buys
Dirck Fredricksen
Alexander Campbell
James Campbell
William Campbell
William Campbell
Claes Carstiaens
John Chambers
Jan Elbertsen Carsboon
Christiaen Pieterseu
Barent Christianse
James Christyn
John Christianse
Gerbrand Claesen
Robert Clark
Walter Clendenny
Barent Jacobsen Kool
Jacobus CoUerd
Hendrick Jans Cominegar
Claes Jansen
Harlengen
Amsterdam
Aernheim
Daupheney
Alphen
Stockholm
Amsterdam
Flammersvelt
Darmstadt
New York
Gronengen
Amsterdam
Barbadoes
Sluys
Enfield
London
London
Bristol
Deveutei-
Drcuthi'
Gronengeu
London
Scboendewoei-'i
Schoendewoert
Heykoop
Barnevelt
Amsterdam
Providence
Drenthc
Amsterdam
Albany
Hoorn
Cologne
Holstein
Loudon
Hersburg
Leyden
Beest
Friesland
North Britain
Aberdeen
Isle of Man
Sant
New York
Gelderland
Holstein
Holstein
Edinburgh
Amsterdam
Hoorn
Caven Co.
Amsterdam
London
Amsterdam
Purmerend
Holland
Holland
Holland
France
France
Sweden
Holland
Germany
Germany
United States
Holland
Holland
West Indies
Flanders
England
England
England
England
Holland
Holland
Holland
England
Holland
Holland
Holland
Holland
Holland
Rhode Island
Holland
Holland
New York
Holland
France
Denmark
England
Silesia
Holland
Holland
Holland
England
Scotland
England
Ireland
Norway
United States
Holland
Denmark
Denmark
Scotland
Holland
Holland
Ireland
•'Scotland
Holland
England
Holland
Holland
THE FIRST SETTLERS
43
SUKNAMK
OF SETTLER.
COOPEK (2)
CONKLIN (1)
CONKLIN (2)
CONOVER
CORBETT
CORNELISEN
CORNELL
CORS
CORTELYOU
COX
CUMMINGS
DANIELSON
DAVIDSON
DAVISON
DAVISON (-2)
DAY (1)
DAY (2)
De BAUN
DEBOW
De CLARK
De GRAW
DeGROOT (1)
De GROOT (2)
De GROOT (3)
De HART
DeKAY
De KLYN
De KUYPER
DELAMATER
De La MONTAGNE
DEMAREST
DEMEYR
De MONT
De MOTT
De REIMER
De RONDE
De VOE (1)
De VOE (2)
De VRIES (1)
De VRIES (2)
De VRIES (3)
De WITT
DIEDRICKS
DOREMUS
DOUGLAS
DOW
DOUW
, DUNCAN
' DURIE
EARLE
ECKERSON
EDSALL
EDWARDS
ELBERTSEN
ELY
EVERTSEN
FELL
LINEAGE.
Danish
English
English
Dutch
English
Swedish
French
Dutch
French
German
English
Dutch
Dutch
English
Irish
Dutch
English
Flemish
Dutch
Dutch
Dutch
Dutch
Dutch
Dutch
Dutch
Dutch
Dutch
Danish
French
French
French
German
German
Dutch
French
Dutch
French
French
Dutch
Dutch
French
Dutch
Dutch
Dutch
Scotch
Dutch
Dutch
English
French
English
Dutch
English
Welsh
Dutch
English
Dutch
French
NAME AND DESCENT
OF EUROPEAN ANCKSTOR.
Teunis Fredericks
Oldenburg
Denmark
Mattys Conkeliu
Philipsburg
New York
John Conklyne
Not'ghamsliire
England
Jacob Wolfortsen
Amsterdam
Holland
John Corbett
London
England
Cornelius Mattys
Stocldiolm
Sweden
William Coruelise
Kalbrist
France
Claes Petersen Cors
Amsterdam
Holland
Jacques Cortelyou
Utrecht
Holland
Michael Cox
Hanover
Germany
John C. Cummings
Scotland
James & Jacob Danielseu
Amsterdam
Holland
John Davidsen
Liveden
Holland
Thomas Davisou
London
England
William Davison
Dublin
Ireland
Tunis Dey
Amsterdam
Holland
William Day
New York
United States
Joost de Baen
Amsterdam
Holland
Hendrick De Boog
Amsterdam
Holland
Daniel de Clerq
Amsterdam
Holland
Albert Leendertsen
Amsterdam
Holland
Dirk Jansen de Groot
Rylevelt
Holland
Staats Jansen de Groot
Tricht
Holland
Wm. Petersen de Groot
Haarlem
Holland
Balthazar de Haert
Utrecht
Holland
Theunes de Kay
Amsterdam
Holland
Hugh Barents de Klyu
Buren
Holland
Thomas Fred, de Kuyper
Oldenburg
Denmark
Claude de la Maister
Riechburg
France
Jean de la Montagne
Saintong
France ^
David des Marets
Beauchamp
France ^
Nicholas de Meyr
Hamburg
Germany
Frederick Temont
Darmstadt
Germany
iVIattys de Mott
Kingston
^iew York
Petrus de Reimer
Amsterdam
Holland
Jacob de Ronde
Cortl'd Manor
New York
Frederick de Voe
Rochelle
France
Nicholse de Voe
Walslandt
France
Jan Jacobs de Vries
Vries
Holland
Jan Garretsen de Vries
Workum
Holland
Jau Petersen de Vries
Amsterdam
Holland
Dirk Claesen de Witt
Zunderland
Holland
Hans Diedricks
Isleven
Holland
Johannes Doremns
Middleburgh
Holland
William Douglas
Leith
Scotland
Douwe Jans
Harlengen
Holland
Volkert Jansen
Lenwarden
Holland
George Duncan
Bristol
England
Jan Durje
Manheim
Germany
Edward Earle, Jr.
Maryland
United States
Jan Tomassen
Oostenvelt
Holland
Samuel Edsall
Reading
England
Harman Edwards
New York City
New York
Elbert Elbertsen
Nieukerk
Holland
Nathaniel Ely
Hartford
Connecticut
John Everts Bout
Barnevelt
Holland
Symon Fell
Dieppe
France
44
HUDSON AND BERUExX COUNTIES
SURNAMK
OF SETTI.KR.
FELTER
FERDON
FEURST
FLIERBOOM
FRANCE
FREDERICKSEN
FRENCH
FOUNTAIN
GARRAB RANTS
GARRISON
GARRETSON (1)
GARRETSON (2)
GILBERTS
GISNER
GROOME
GUEST
HALMAGHS
HARDING
HARING
HARRIS
HART
HAWKINS
HELMS
HENNION
HERTIE
HESSELS
HOLDRUM
HOOGLAND (1)
HOOGLAND (2)
HOPPER
HOUSMAN
HUYLER
JACOBS
JACOBUS
JANSEN (1)
JANSEN (2)
JANSEN (3)
JAY
JEROLEMON
JOOSTEN
JURIANCE
KTERSTED
KINGSLAND
KIPP
KUYPER
LAMATER
LARGE
LAURENCE (1)
LAURENCE (2)
LAURENCE (3)
LAURENCE (4)
LEENDERTS
LOCKHART
LOOTS
LOZIER
LINEAGE.
NAME AND DESCENT OF EUROPEAN ANCESTOR.
German
French
Flemish
Dutch
Dutch
Dutch
Englisli
French
Dutch
Dutch
Dutch
Dutch
Dutch
German
English
Dutch
Dutch
Swiss
Dutch
English
English
English
Dutch
Dutch
Swiss
Dutch
Dutch
Dutch
Dutch
Dutch
Dutch
Dutcl)
Dutch
Dutch
Norwegian
French
Swedish
French
Dutch
Dutch
Dutch
German
English
Dutch
Dutch
French
French
English
Dutch
Danish
Danish
Dutch
English
English
French
William Velta
Thomas Verdon
Bartholmew Feurst
Mattys Flierboom
Frans Jacobsen
Dirk Fredericksen
Phillip French
Charel Fonteyn
Gerebrand Claesen
Gerret Gerretseu
Gerret Gerretseu
Wouter Garretseu
Gysbert Lubberts
Hendrick Geisener
Samuel Groome
John Guest
Peter Roloefseu
Hans Jacobsen Harding-
Jan Pietersen
Ezekiel Harris
Thomas Hart
Richard Hawkins
Hendrick Tenuis Hellinck
Nath'l Pietersen Henyon
Hans Jacob Hertie
Peter Hessels
William Holdrum
Dirk Jansen
Cornelius Adriance
Andries Hoppe
Guert Cornelius Huysman
Capt. John Huyler
Peter Jacobs
RolofE Jacobus
Peter and Roloff Jansen
Mattice Jansen
Barant Jansen
Peter Jay
John Hans Jerolemon
Rutgert Joosten
Andries Juriance
Kier Wolters
Nath'l & Isaac Kingsland
Hendrick de Kype
Claes Jansen
Cla\i(le de Lamaister
Jaques Laroe
William Laurence
Arent Laurens
Serven Lorens
Laurens Andriesen
Pauhis Leenderts
George Lookhart
John Loots
Franooix Luseur
Hamburg
Amsterdam
Bruges
Albany
Beest
Friesland
London
Brooklyn
Hoorn
Wageningen
Wageningen
Workuni
Hilversam
Westchester
Stepney )
London j
Pennsylvania
Utrecht
Berne
Hoorn
New England
Enfleld
London
Leyden
New York
Beine
New Utrecht
Amsterdam
Maarsendeen
Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam
New York
Beest
Amsterdam
Sant
Cologne
Stockholm
London
Albany
Amsterdam
Bergen op
Zoom
Magdeburg
Barbadoes
Amsterdam
Purmerend
Riechbourg
St. Albans
Ysselstein
Holstein
Holsteiu
Amsterdam
London
Norwich
Colmenil
Germany
Holland
Flanders
New York
Holland
Holland
England
Long Island
Holland
Holland
Holland
Holland
Holland
New York
England
United States
Holland
Switzerland
Holland
United States
England
England
Holland
United States
Switzerland
Long Island
Holland
Holland
Holland
Holland
Holland
United States
Holland
Holland
Norway
France
Sweden
England
New York
Holland
Holland
Germany
West Indies
Holland
Holland
France
France
England
Holland
Denmark
I)enmark
Holland
England
England
France •'"^
THE FIItST SETTLERS
45
SURNAME
— - —
OF SKTTLKR.
LINEAGK,
NAME AND DESCENT
OF EUKOPEAN i
i^NCESTOK.
LUBY
Dutch
Jacob Luby
Amsterdam
Holland
LUDLOAV
English
Gabriel Ludlow
London
England
LYDECKER
Dutch
Ryck & Gerrit Lydecker
Amsterdam
Holland
LYX
Geruifiu
Conrad and Abram Lyn
Darmstadt
G erniany
MABIE
Dutch
Casparns Meebje
Amsterdam
Holland
MACLEAX
Scotch
Charles Maclean
Leith
Scotland
MAXDEVILLE
Dutch
Gillis Jansen de Mande-
viUe
Gurderen
Holland
MARIXUS
Flemish
Cornelius Jansen Mariuus
Oostberg
Flanders
MARTI X
English
James ]\Iartin
Xew York
United States
MERSELIS
Dutch
Peter Merselles
Beest
Holland ^fe-
:\rATTYS
Swedish
Cornelius Mattice
Stockholm
Sweden
MEET (1)
English
Adam Meet
Essex
England
MEET (2)
Dutch
Pieter Jans Meet
Aniersfort
Holland
MELLIXOT
Italian
Michael !MeUiuot
Savoy
Italy
MERRITT
English
William Merritt
London
Englaud
MEYER (1)
German
Adolpii Meyer
Ulseu
Germany
MEYER (2
German
X'^icholas ileyer
Hamburg
(Jerniany
MEYER (3)
German
Harmanus Meyer
Bremen
Germany
MILBURN
English
Jacob Jlilburn
London
England
MOORE (1)
English
Francis Moore
Boston
Massacliusetts
MOORE (2)
English
Samuel iloore
Barbadoes
West Indies
MORGAX
Welsh
Carl ^Morgan
Hamburg
Germany
MORRIS (1)
English
Robert Morris
Liverpool
Englaud
MORRIS (2)
English
Richard j\I orris
London
F^ngland
MORRIS (3)
English
Anthony Jlorris
London
England
MORRIS (4)
English
Jury Claris
XAUGLE
Dutch
Barut Xaunle
(ironeugen
Holland
NEWKIRK
Dutch
Gerbrand Claesen
Amsterdam
Holland
XOBLE
English
ilark Xoble
Xcw England
United States
OXDERDOX^K
Dutch
Adrian Vanderdouk
Bi'eda
Holland
OLTWATER
Dutch
Frans Jacobs Oiitwatcr
Oudewater
Holland
PARCELLS
French
Thomas Parcells
Huntington
England
PAUW
Dutch
Michael Pauw
Aiusterdam
Holland
PEACK
English
Johannes Peack
Amsterdam
Holland
PERRY
French
Jan Perie
Pont-le-feekes
France
PETEKSEX (1)
Dutch
(ierret Petersen
Frieslaud
Holland
PETERSEN (2)
Dutch
Peter Rolofsen
L'trecht
Holland
PHILLIPS
Dutch
Frederick Phillipse
Bolswaert
Holland
PIXHORXE
English
William Pinhorne
London
England
PLAXGK
Dutch
Abram Isaacseu Planck
Amsterdam
Holland
POST (1)
Dutch
Jan Jansen Postmail
Harlingen
Holland
POST (2)
Dutch
Capt. Adrian Post
Harlingen
Holland
POWLESS
Dutch
Powles Pietei'scn
iMervcn
Holland
POWLESSEX
Dutch
Powles Pietersen
M erven
Holland
POWLESSEX (2)
Dutch
Michael Powles
Veendoren
Holland
PRIOR
Dutch
Casjiarus Cornelissen
Amsterdam
Holland
PROVOST
Dutch
David Provost
Connecticut
United States
PULIS
German
John Pulisfelt
Darmstadt
(ierraany
QUACKEXBUSH
Dutch
Petriis Quackcnbos
Oostergeest
Holland
QUIDORE
French
Petrus Quidore
Havre
France
RAMSAY
English
Samuel Ramsay
Scotland
REYSERICK
Dutch
Ryniei- Keyserick
Amsterdam
Holland
RIKER
Dutch
Abram Reyken
Amsterdam
Holland
ROMAINE
Dutch
Claes Jausen Ronicyn
Amsterdam
Holland
ROY
Dutch
Jacob Jacobsen Roy
Amsterdam
Holland
RUTAN
Dutch
Daniel Rutan
Esopus
Xew York
46
HUDSON
AXI> BEUCEN COUNTIES
SURNAME
OF SETTLER.
LINEAGE.
NAME AND DESCENT
OP BUKOPEAN ANCESTOR.
RYERSON
Dutch
Adrian & Martin Ryerson
Amsterdam
Holland
RUYVEN
Dutch
Cornelius Ruyven
Ruyven
Holland
SANDFORD
English
William Sandford
St Marys 7
Barbadoes \
West Indies
SAUNIER
French
Paul Saunier
Normandy
France
SCHOONMAKER
German
Cornelius Jans Schoo-
maker
Hamburg
Germany
SCHUYLER
Dutch
David Pietersen and
Philip Petersen
Amsterdam
Holland
SEGER
Swedish
Andries Seagard
New Albany
New York
SCHOENMAKER
Dutch
Jan Cornelius Crynnen
Aernheim
Holland
SHU ART
German
James Shureg
Darmstadt
Germany
SICKLES
Austrian
Zacharias Sickels
Vienna
Austria
SIP
Dutch
Jan Adrianse Syp
Amsterdam
Holland
SIMMONS
English
George Simmons
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
SIVERT
German
Adolph Sivert
Pruynes
Germany
SLINGERLAND
Dutch
Albert Slingerland
Albany
New York
SLOTE
Danish
Jan Pietersen Slott
Holstein
Denmark
SMEEMAN
Dutch
Herman Smeeman
The Marsh
Holland
SMITH (1)
Irish
Morgan Smith
Co. Cavan
Ireland
SMITH (2)
English
Matthew Smith
London
England
SMITH (3)
English
Michael and John Smith
London
England
SMITH (4)
Dutch
Lambert Arianse
Gelderland
Holland
SMOCK
Dutch
Hendrick Mattice Smock
Friesland
Holland
SNEDEN
Dutch
Johannes Sneden
Amsterdam
Holland
SNYUER
German
Abram Snyder
Germany
SOMERINDYKE
Dutch
Necaseus de Stille
Aernheim
Holland
SONMANS
Scotch
Pieter Sonmans
Walliugford
Scotland
SPIER
German
Dirck Jansen Spier
Bremen
Germany
STAGG
Dutch
John and William Stagg
Amsterdam
Holland
STEENHUYSEN
Dutch
Egbert Steenliusen
Soest
Holland
STEVEN SEN
Dutch
OlofE Stevensen
Holland
STEWART
Scotch
John Stewart
Stirling
Scotland
STILLWELL (1)
Dutch
Alex. Stillwell
Dunkirk
Holland
STILLWELL (,2)
English
Nicholas Stilwell
Staten Island
New York
STIMETS
Dutch
Caspar Stimets
Zeeland
Holland
STOFFELSEN
Dutch
Jacob Stoffelsen
Zirrickzee
Holland
STOOTHOFF
Dutch
Elbert Elbertsen
Newkerk
Holland
STORMS
Dutch
Dirk Storms
Utrecht
Holland
STRAATMAKER
German
Dirk Straatmaker
Bremen
Germany
STRAUT
German
Dirk Straatmaker
Bremen
Germany
STUYVESANT
Dutch
Petrus Stuyvesant
Friesland
Holland
SUFFERN
Irish
John Suffern
Antrim Co.
Ireland
SWAEN
Swedish
John Swaen
Stockholm
Sweden
SYCAN
Danish
Dirk Sycan
Holstein
Denmark
TALLMAN
Dutch
Douwe Harmensen
Friesland
Holland
TER BOSH
German
John Terbosh
Delmanhorst
Westphalia
TERHUNE
French
Albert Albertsen Terhune
Hunen
Holland
TIBOUT
French
Michael Jan Tibout
Bruges
France
TISE
Dutch
Dirk Tysen
Gelderland
Holland
TITSORT
Dutch
John Titsort
Amsterdam
Holland
VANDELINHA
Flemish
Joost Vanderlynden
Belle
Flanders
VANUERBEEK
German
Paulus Vanderbeek
Hamburgh
Germany
Holland
VANDERHOFF
Dutch
Cornelius Vandehoff
Gelderland
VANDERPOOL
Dutch
Myudert Gerritsen
Amsterdam
Holland
VARLET
French
Nicholas Varlet
Amsterdam
Holland
VARRICK
Dutch
Rudolphus Van Varrick
Gelderland
Holland
THE FIRST SETTLERS
47
SURNAME
OF SETTLER.
LINEAGE.
NAME AND DESCENT
OF EUROPEAN .
iNCESTOU.
VAN-
ALLEN (1)
Flemish
Lorens Van Halen
Limbourgh
Flanders
VAX
ALLEN (2)
Dutch
Petrus ^'an Halen
Utrecht
Holland
VAN
BLARCOM
Dutch
Johannus Van Blarcom
Blarcom
Holland
VAN
BUSKIRK
Danish
Lourens Andriesen
Holstein
Denmark
VAN
BUSSUM
Dutch
Cornelius and Gerret Van
Borsem
Emden
Holland
VAN
CAMPEN
Dutch
Garret Jausen
Campen
Holland
VAN
CORTLANDT
Dutch
OlofB Stevens Van Cort-
W'yck te dun-
landt
nerstede
Holland
VAN
DAM
Dutch
Rip A'an Dam
Albany
Xew York
VAN DINE (1)
Dutch
Gerrret Cornelisse Van
Dyne
Niewkirk
Holland
VAN
DINE (2)
Dutch
Dirk Garretsen
Tricht
Holland
VAN
DOLSEN (1)
Dutch
Jan Garretsen \'ries
AVorkum
Holland
VAN
DOLSEN (2)
Dutch
Dirk Jan Van Dolsen
Haarlem
Holland
VAN
DUSER
Dutch
Ahram Pietersen
Dursen
Holland
VAN
DYKE
Dutch
Jan Tomasse Van Dyke
Amsterdam
Holland
VAN
EMBURG
Dutch
Gysbert Gysberts \'an
Imbrooch
Amsterdam
Holland
VAN
ETTEN
Flemish
Jacob Jansen Van Etten
Brabant
Flanders
VAX
GELDER
Dutch
Jacobus Evertse Van
Gelder
Gelderland
Holland
VAN
GIESEX
Dutch
Rynier Bastianse
(xiesen
Holland
VAN
HORN
Dutch
Claes Jansen
Hoorn
Holland
VAN
HOUTEN
Dutch
Peter Roelfsen
Utrecht
Holland
VAN
I MM EX
Dutch
Dirk Garretsen \'an
Immin
Bextel
Holland
VAN
NESS
Dutch
Hendrick Garretsen Xnn
Xess
Emberlaudt
Holland
VAN
NOSTRAND
Dutch
Hans Hansen
Zeeland
Holland
VAN
ORDEN (1)
Dutch
Claes Jansen
Naerden
Holland
VAN
ORDEN {2)
Outch
Dirk Jansen
Nacrden
Holland
VAX
OSTUM
Dutch
Hendrick Van OnIuiu
Amsterdam
Holland
VAN
PUTTEN
Dutch
Aerent Teunesen
Putten
Holland
VAX
REIPEN
Danish
Juriaen Toniassen
Reipen
Denmark
VAX
SALLE
Dutch
Anthony Franzeu
Saale
Holland
VAX
SAUN
Dutch
Jacob ^^ul Saiin
Zauweu
Holland
VAX
SCHALCK-
Henry Jans Van Schalck-
WYCK
Dutch
wyck
Schalckwyck
Holland
VAN
SCIVER
Dutch
Petrus Van Schuyven
Schuyven
Holland
VAX
TUYL
Dutch
^Michael Abrams Van
Tuyl
Tuyl
Holland
VAX
VALEN
Dutch
Johannes \'erviclle
Amsterdam
Holland
VAX
VECHTEN
Dutch
Tunis Dircksen Van
Vechten
Xoeg
Holland
VAN
VLECK
German
Tielman ^'an Vleck
Bremen
Germany
VAN VOORHIS
Dutch
Coert Albertsen
Voorhuysen
Holland
VAX
VORST
Dutch
Cornelius ^'an Vorst
Gelderland
Holland
VAX
WAGENEX
Dutch
Guert Gerretsen
Wageningen
Holland
VAN
WART (1)
Dutch
Mattiee \'an W'acrt
Utrecht
Holland
VAN
WART (2)
Dutch
Tunis Jacobsen Van
Woei-t
Schoendewoert
Holland
VAN
WINKLE
Dutch
Walling-, Jacob and
Simon Jacobsen
Middleburg
Holland
VEDDER
Dutch
Harman Albertsen
Vedder
Gronengeu
Holland
VERBRUGGEN
Dutch
John Verbrug-gen
Amsterdam
Holland
48
HUDSON AND BEKliKN COUNTIES
SURNAME
OF SETTLER.
LINEAGE.
NAME AND DESCENT
OF EUROPEAN
ANCESTOR.
VERBRYCK
Dutch
Jansen Verbryck
Isveren
Holland
VERWAY
Dutch
Cornelius Verway
Amsterdam
Holland
VINGE
Flemish
John Vinge
Bruges
Flanders
VREELAND
Flemish
Michael Jansen
Brockhuysen
Flanders
WALDRON
Dutch
Resolved Waldron
Amsterdam
Holland
WAKNAMAKER
German
Peter Wannamaker
Darmstadt
Germany
WARREN
English
Peter Warren
London
England
WESTER VELT
Dutch
Lubbert Lubbertsen
Meppel
Holland
WHITE
English
Anthony White
Boston
Massachusetts
WILSON
Scotch
Peter Wilsey
Leith
Scotland ^'^
WINANS
Dutch
Cornelius "Wynhard
Gronengen
Holland
WINNE
Flemish
Peter Winne
Ghent
Flanders
WORTENUYKE
Dutch
Nicaseus de Stille
Aernheim
Holland
WOUTERSON
Dutch
Egbert Woutersou
Ysselstine
Holland
YEREANSE
Dutch
Andries Jurianse
Bergen op
Zoom
Holland
ZABRISKIE
Polish
Albrecht Sobeiski
Zolkieu
Poland
DUTCH WIND MILL.
GENEALOGICAL
ABRAHAM OOTHOUT ZABRISKIE belonged to one of the most nu-
merous and eminently conspicuous families of Bergen County. In Poland
the name was " Sobieska," and Albrecht Sobieska was the first of the
family in America.
It has been claimed by many of his descendants that royal blood coursed
in Albrecht's reins, because he was a brother of John III., the last king
of Poland. The facts do not sustain such a claim. Albrecht Sobieska
was not a brother of the last king of Poland. James Sobieska (the king's
father) and his wife, Theophila, had but three children: Mark, John (the
king), and a daughter. Mark was killed in the battle of Batog, leaving
behind no issue; John, the king, had two sons, James and Alexander,
both of whom died childless, as did also the king's sister.
Albrecht Sobieska (who in America was known as Albert Zabriskie)
was a cousin of the king of Poland. That fact, however, did not make
royal blood flow in his veins, for the crown of Poland when attained by
King John was not inheritable. That quality had long since been forcibly
taken from it. Xone of John's ancestors had ever worn it, and John was
elected to wear it. Hence, there was no more inheritable quality in it
than in the Presidency of the United States. There was, however, noUe
blood in Albert's veins. His ancestors for two centuries had been Palatine
nobles of Poland — famous generals who had fought long and bravely in
The cause of their country, distinguished for their virtues in jicaie and
for their courage in war. Albert's cousin John, upon his merits alone,
not only became king by the voice of the people of his native country,
but he iiad also become one of the greatest warriors of the sixteenth cen-
tury. Albert's father was a soldier, but the son had no taste for the favor-
ite calling of a long line of noble and warlike ancestors. Born at Zolkiew
in Poland, in 1638, he grew up in the shadow of the church and school,
receiving a fair education. His turn of mind was such that his father
had earlv hopes of seeing his son in the pulpit preaching the Reformation.
To that end he sent Albert to a Protestant school in Holland. The strict
rules and Puritan tenets of the institution were not, however, relished
by Albert, and he soon ran away. While roaming about from one city to
another, without occupation or "funds, he was seized by the government
authorities of Prussia and pressed into the army. Watching his oppor-
tunity he escaped to Amsterdam, early in 1662, from which port he sailed
to America in the ship " Fox," reaching New York in August of that year.
For ten years he seems to have wandered among the settlements about
New York without any settled purpose in life; but in 1676 we find him
at Bergen (Jersev City), where he met, and on December 17 of that year
married, Miss Machtelt (Matilda) Van der Linden, daughter of Yost Van
der Linden, a young lady then twenty years of age and a native of the City
50 lilTDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
of Brussels, P.cli;iiim. wliosp brotlier, Koloff Van der Linden, was destined
later to l.eroiiic'like lier husband, one of the largest landowners in Bergen
('ounl.y. The niarria.uc ceremony was solemnized in the Dutch Reformed
(Church at liei'gen, near what is now "the Five Corners."
In the yi'ar of his marriage (1676) Albert made his first purchase from
the Itackeusaclc and Tajipan Indians— a tract of 1,067 acies— abutting
south on Captain John Berry's purchase, extending north one and five-
eighth miles, and from the Saddle River east to what is known as Sprout
P,rook. This Iract was known as " Paramus " or "The Point." On this
he built his family mansion, and spent his life in agricultural i)ursuits.
Much of it is still occupied by his descendants, who have become numerous
in Bergen, Hudson, and Passaic Counties. It has been said that the
Indians captured his eldest son, Jacob, and refused to give him up to his
fathei- until he should be taught the Indian language; that the father ac-
quiesced; that the boy mastered the language, and the chief of the tribe
then gave the father title to his lands. This is probably only tradition.
At any rate, tlae deed recites the consideration to have been wampum
(white and black), peltries, clothing, rum, and implements uf husbandry.
In l(iSi2 Albert obtained from Lady Carteret grants of several tracts of
land adjoining his first purchase, principally one of 120 acres on the east
and extending to the Hackensack River. In 1679 tlie Indians in some way
(not stated) became indebted to Albert, and to liquidate such indebtedness
the sachems verbally agreed to convey to hira 2,000 acies in Kockland
County, N. Y. This agreement was not performed until 1702, when ^Mbert
agreed to take lands in New Jersey instead of Rockland Coiinly lands.
Accordingly, the sachems of the trilaes deeded him 2,100 acres in Bergen
('•ninty, north of liis first purchase, and fronting west on the Saddle River.
-Vlbeit's patents are known as the " Paramus " and " Xew Paramus " pat-
ents. Altogether Albert must have owned more than -1,000 acres in Bergen
County. Mucli of this was afterward claimed by Peter Sonraans. whose
claims to it wew not released until 1731-3;"), long after the death of .Vlbert.
In his day he was considered a very wealthy man. He was highly re-
s])ected, not only for his great liberality, but for his integrity, and above
all for his fair dealings with the savages, v, ho esteemed him highly. lie
understood their language and frequently acted as their interpreter. In
1686 he helped to organize the "Church on the (ireen" at Hackensack,
of wliich he was one of the first members. He took an active part in civil
affairs and was the first Justice of the Peace for Upper Bergen County,
to which office he was commissioned by Governor Hamilton in 16S2. lie
died September 11, 1711, having been one of the most active and enter-
prising of the pioneer settlers of his county, and his descendants are noted
for the same qualities. His wife surAived him, dying in 1725.
His children (of the second generation) were (1) Jacob A., born aboul
April 12, 1679 (married Ann Alberts Terhune), and had ten children; (2)
John A.; (3) Joost A., born in 1087 (married November 12, 1712, Christina
Casparus Mabie), and had eight children; (1) Christian A., born July 3,
1696 (married May 28, 1714, Lea Hendricks Hopper), and had five children;
and (5) Henry, born in 1696 (married Gertrude Hendricks Hopper), and
had four, children.
John A. Zabriskie, of the second generation, was born at Hackensack
about 1682. He married (1) September 20, 1706, Elizalieth Claes Romeyn,
A\ho «as born in 1683 at Graves End, L. I., and died near Hackensack
GENEALOGICAL
51
N. J., in 1712. He (2) married again December 6, 1712, Margaretta Jolms
Dune. He succeeded to the ownership of part of his father's lands. In
1720 he bought of Samuel Des Marest (2) a large farm at what: is now
Hawroth, N. J., some of which, until very recently, was owned bv the de-
scendants of his eldest son Albert. It extended from the Schraalenburgh
road west to the Hackensack River. Some of his lands were claimed by
Peter Sonmans, but were released to Zabriskie about 1751, by Hans Spier,
agent of Sonmans.
John Zabriskie (2) was a farmer, but was a-tive in township and church
ABRAHAM O. ZABRISKIE.
matters. He died in 1766. His second wife survi\c(l him. His children
of the third generation were four by his first wife and nine by his second
wife, to wit: Albert, Matilda, Nicholas, Christina, Elizabeth, John, Jacob,
Elizabeth, Peter, Joost, Rachel, Cornelius, and Christian.
Of the above named thirteen children Jacob J. Zabriskie, of the third
generation, born near Hackensack, July 27, 171S, jnarried, in 171:!, Sarah
Varrick, a descendant of an old aristocratic family of New York. Their
issue of the fourth generation was a son, John L. Zabriskie, baptized Feb-
ruary 27, 1752. He died April 24, 1782. He married December 7, 1775,
52 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
Lena Lansing, of Albany, N. Y., where she was born October 5, 1750. She
died April 26, 1826.
John L. Zabriskie's widow, after his death, married (2) November 14,
1786, General Abraham Oothout. John L. Zabrislde (4) had issue one
son, John Lansing Zabrislde (5), who married Sarah Barrea. He was a
prominent clergyman at Greenbush, N. Y., and had issue two children of
the sixth generation: John Barrea Zabrislde (a prominent physician at
Flatbush, L. I.) and Abraham Oothout Zabriskie (the subje.'t of this sketch).
Abraham Oothout Zabriskie, LL.D., of Hackensack and Jersey City, was
born in Greenbush, N. Y., June 10, 1807, and when four years old went
with his parents to Millstone, N. J. He received an academic education
and matriculated at Nassau Hall, Princeton, in 182.3, becoming a member
of the junior class when only sixteen. He was graduated from that insti-
tution in 1825, read law with James S. Green, of Princeton, and was ad-
mitted as an attorney in November, 1828, and as a counselor in 1831. He
practiced in Newark two years and in Hackensack nineteen years, and in
1838 was appointed Surrogate of Bergen County and was re-appointed
in 1843, serving in all ten years. He not only learned how to frame state-
ments of execution and administration, but acquired a full knowledge of
ecclesiastical law as pertaining to estates of descendants, and also evinced
a method and accuracy that distinguished his life.
In 1842 he was appointed Prosecutor of the Pleas of Bergen County and
became master of the principles of criminal law. Later he often acted
as counsel in criminal and civil cases, and in cases involving land titles.
He became familiar with the duties of a practical surveyor and also with
the proprietary history of New Jersey, and understood ever.A patent in
the old "Field Book of Bergen County," and the common lands assigned
to each patent. He was regarded as a formidable adversary in all cases
involving title to land, and was for several years Supreme Court Reporter
to 1855. In 1844 he removed to Jersey City, and in 1850 he was elected
State Senator and served three years.
He was a member of the committee of citizens which framed the charter
of Jersey City, passed March 18, 1851; was the author of the " Long Dock
Charter " of 1856; and from 1856 to 1866 was a Director of the New Jersey
Eailroad and Transportation Company. In 1859 he was appointed by
Governor Newell Chancellor of New Jersey, but the Senate refused to
confirm him, and the State, during that memorable struggle, was without
a Chancellor for a year. In 1866 he was nominated by Governor Ward
and confirmed by the Senate as Chancellor, and began his official duties
May 1, 1866. He pei'formed the duties of that office with a promptness
and ability that have never been surpassed by any of his successors. He
took a prominent part in the great railroad war as opposed to the monopoly,
and for an expression used in a public speech earned the sobriquet of
" Captain of the Pick-axe Guard." He was an eminent jurist, an able and
learned lawyer, a sagacious business man, and oflBiciaily connected with
several corporate enterprises. He traveled extensively, and while on a trip
to the Pacific slope died at Truckee, California, June 27, 1873.
He married (1) April 7, 1836, Sarah Augusta Pell, born September 9,
1810, died April 3, 1845. He married (2) January 2, 1848. Julia M. Halsey.
His children of the seventh generation were Abraham, Lansing, Sarah a\,
and Augustus. Of these, Abraham (8) was commissioned Adjutant of the
Ninth New Jersey Volunteers, October 18, 1861, promoted to Major Feb-
ruary 10, 1862, to Lieutenant-Colonel December, 1862, and subsequently to
GENEALOGICAL 53
Colonel. He died May 24, 1864, of wounds received in the battle of Drury's
Bluff, Va. Sarah aT (S) is the wife of Franz Ernst de Bille, a native of
Denmark, who is at present Danish Minister to England.
Lansing Zabriskie (8), now deceased, was a prominent lawyer in Jersey
City, as is also his brother Augustus, at the present time. Augustus and
Sarah hare children of the ninth generation.
JOHN N. ACKERMAX is a descendant in the direct line from
David Ackerman, the first American ancestor of the family. Southeast
of Rotterdam, in Dutch Brabant, twenty-four miles from Breda, is the
City of Bois-Le-Duc, called by the natives Hertogenbosch. It is now the
chief town of North Brabant, and was built and strongly fortified in the
eleventh century, though it was a place of some note much earlier, being
near the Maas Eiver and the great highway built by the Romans in their
later conquests in Northern Europe. In the seventeenth century there
was much heath land to the south and west of it which has since been
reclaimed. Agriculture and manufacturing were then, as now, the main
employments of the people, Tilbury, the nearest city, being noted for its
extensive cloth manufactories. The city contains the chapel and church
of St. John, built in 1260 and rebuilt in 1312, — one of the oldest and best
preserved edifices in Northern Europe. From the city a road leads almost
direct to the renowned battlefield of Waterloo. Near Bois-Le-Duc, in
about 1620, was born David Ackerman, the son of a farmer and the pro-
genitor of the .Vokerman family in Hudson and Bergen Counties. Growing
to manhood, he married in 1644, and engaged in tilling the soil until the
stampede to the New World, caused by religious persecution and the threat-
ened war with Spain and England drew him into its vortex. Being an
ardent Protestant, he could not brook the fanatical domination of Roman-
ism, and when in August, 1662, the power of the state could no longer
protect him in the exercise of his religious liberty, he, with many of his
neighbors, including the Storms, Terbosches, and others, whose descendants
have since become a numerous host in Bergen County, embarked with
their families on board the Dutch West India ship ' Pox " (Captain Jacob
Huys), and on September 2, following, landed at New .Vmsterdam. David
had with him his wife and six children — the latter aged respectively twenty,
eighteen, sixteen, twelve, eight, and six years. It has been said " it may
be doubted whether he survived the voyage " ; but there is little reason
for such doubt. It is true that the emigrant list published is a list of those
who sailed fj-om Holland ports, not of those who actually arrived at New
Amsterdam. It is likewise true that the records maJie no fur-ther men-
tion of either David or his wife. But these facts furnish no ground to
doubt their arrival on our shores. The first family abode was in the
Markrelt Stegg. In 1668 the family nucleus was at New Harlem. Whether
David or his wife were living at the time of the removal to Harlem,
whether Elizabeth on her marriage and removal to Harlem took her
brothers with her, are at best subjects of conjecture. David may have
died at the Markvelt Stegg residence, or he may have removed to Harlem
and died there. However this may be, as no public records of deaths were
kept, the date of his death and that of his wife, as well as her name, are
facts which are likely never to be ascertained, except by accident. Of
the children, Ann was the first to break the family circle by her marriage
in 1664, and subsequent removal up the Hudson. Elizabeth followed her
example in 1668, uniting in marriage with the somewhat renowned Kier
54 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
AN'altcrs (ancestor of the Kiersens), who, however, died two years later.
Lawrenci; was a youth of untiring energy and persevered in everything he
undertook. In IGO!), being then only nineteen, he hired a portion of what
was then tailed the Archer farm at Harlem. In 1679 he married Greetje
Egberts and remained at Harlem until 1685, during which time two daugh-
ters were born to him. David, the eldest son, went to New York, where,
in 1680, he married Hellegorid Ver Planck, and remained there until 1686,
duiing which time several children were born to him. Lodowyck, who
seems, at first, to have been rather a wild boy, went to Kingston, N. Y.,
where, in l<i81, he wooed and wedded Miss Jenneke Blaeck, by whom he
had at least (wo children. After his removal to Bergen County his wife
died and he married Hillegorid Bosch, by whom he had two children.
A.braham, the youngest of the children, married, in 168.3, at New York,
Aeltje Van Lear, by whom he had six children before his removal to New
-Jersev, and four more in New Jersey. Lawrence and David were the first
of the familv to remove to Bergen County in 1686. Lodowyck and Abraham
followed in 1694. They all settled on large tracts of land between the
llackensack and Saddle Ei\'ers, and also west of the Saddle River. The
family became very numerous both in Bergen and in what is now called
Passaic Count.v. Numerous members of the family have been the most
active and inliuential in the county, and have been honored with town,
county, and State offices. Others have been important factors in religious
work, and have attained eminence in various branches of learning.
Lawrence Ackerman was buried at Wyckoff or Oakland. His children
were ,Iohn and James.
John Ackeriaan, son of Lawrence, married Catherine Rosnaine. Both
are buried at Wyckoff or Oakland. Their children were Lawrence, Nicholas,
and James.
Xirholas Ackerman, son of John, was born January 24, 1795, died June
1, ] SG9, married Polly or Maria Snyder, who was born in 1801, died March
24, 1877. Their children were John N., born January 28, 1818; Abraham,
born August 27, 18.30; and George.
John N. Ackerman, whose name heads this sketch, was born in Franklin
Township, Bergen County, N. J., January 28, 1818, and is now one of the
oldest residents of Hackensack. He is the eldest son of Nicholas Ackerman
and Polly or Maria Snyder, a grandson of John Ackerman and Catharine
Iiomeyn, and a great-grandson of Lawrence Ackerman. He was educated
in the public schools of Franklin Township. He left home at the age of
fifteen, and for two years worked at the trade of carriage making. Since
then he has earned his own livelihood. When seventeen he went to New
York City and learned the carpenter's trade, mastering every branch.
In 1837 he returned to Hackensack, N. J., married Rachel R. Vanderbeek,
and engaged in business as a manufacturer of sash, doors, and blinds,
which he followed with marked success until 1896, a period of fifty-nine
years. He then retired to enjoy in private life the fruits of a long and
honorable career. Mr. Ackerman has resided in Hackensack since he es-
tablished himself in business there in 1837, and from the first has taken
an active interest in the growth and development of the town, and all those
iMiblic matters which appeal to the progressive spirit of a patriotic, ener-
getic citizen. Though never aspiring to office, and as a rule avoiding
political life, he was for ten years a Justice of the Peace, and in this and
other minor capacities has displayed great ability, sound judgment, and
commendable enterprise.
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Mr. Ackerman was married. June 14, 1S37, in Hackensaclv, to Rachel
Ryerson \'anderbeek, born Februaiv 7. ISOO, died eTune :2(i, 1891, a descend-
ant, like himself, of one of the old Holland Dutch families of Bergen
County. Their children are George J. Ackerman, born ^Nlareh 27, 18:'.!t, and
Mary R. Ackerman, born September 27, 1815.
(leorge J. Ackerman, oldest child of John X. and Rachel R. Ackerman,
married Julia A. Groesbeck, December 24. ]8(i3. She was born November
27, 1S42, and died April 11, ]88ri. They had one child, George Groesbeck
Ackerman, born Xovember 6, 18(17, who married, Si'])tember 27, 18!);;. j^iae-
line Inglehart, of Watertown, X. Y., who was born December 3, 18'i9. They
have one child, Alison Groesbeck Ackerman, born October 13. 1800.
AAROX E. ACKERMAX. of Hackensack, is of the seventh generation
from David Ackerman, the tirst of the famil_\ in America (see sketch on
pa.L'e 'y.\). He was born at Saddle River, Bergen (Jounty. Scptemher (i, ls;',i),
and is a son of I'eter Ackerman and Eliza Eckerson, and a grandson of
Albert Ackerman and Eliza, his wife. This Albert served as a soldier in
the A\'ar of 1812. Aaron Aekerman's maternal grandparents were Aaron
Eckerson and Matilda ^A'estervelt. As will be seen, ^Ir. Ackerman is of
Dutch extraction on both sides of the family tree.
He was educated in the public schools of Bergen County, remaining on
his father's farm until he reached the age of se\enteen. He then entered
the employ of ("onklin & Post, of Schraalenburgh, as a rarpenter, and con-
tinued with that Avell known firm for about tweniy-three years. On the
death of Mr. Post he became a partner with Peter L. <'onklin, the senior
member of the old fiim. The new firm of Conklin iV- ^Vckerman continued
in business eight years, or until 1882, when ^Ir. Conklin retired after an
active life of forty years. Mr. Ackerman surcecded lo the business, which
he still conducts, and which is one of the oldest of the kind in East Jersey,
having been in continuous existence for nearly sixty years. And under
his able and energetic nmnagement it has not only retained but greatly
increased its old-time prestige and usefulness. The buildings and other
carpenter work which he has erected in Hackensack and vicinity would,
if enumerated, make a list that would fill a good sized a olume.
Mr. Ackerman is a man of acknowledged ability and integrity, and both
in business and social relations has always enjoyed the icsiiect and con-
tidence of his fellowmen. Enterprising, patriotic, and i)ul)lic spirited, he
has taken from the first a deep interest in municipal affairs, and liberally
encourages every worthy project. He served three years and one month
in the War of the Rebellion, becoming a second sergeant, and is a promi-
nent member of the Second Reformed Church of Hackimsack.
He married Miss Abigail AVygant, and they have two daughters: X(-llie,
born in 18(13, and Fannie, born in 1871.
ALEXAXDER TAGGART MrGTLL, A.^M., LL.D., for thirteen years
Chancellor of the State of Xew Jersey, was born October 20, ISl.j, in Alle-
gheny City, Pa., where his father. Rev. Alexander T. IMcGill, D.D., LL.D.,
was a professor in the "SVestern Theological Seminary. His great-grand-
father was an Indian fighter of note in Pennsylvania, and served as a
Lieutenant-Colonel in the Ccmtinental Army under AVashington at Trenton
and Princeton. The Chancellor's father was for some years a lawyer in
Georgia, but later studied theology and became professor in the Western
Theological Seminary, ^^'hen tlie Chancellor was nine years old,
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in 1854, his father accepted a professorship in Princeton Theological Semi-
nary and the family moved to New Jersey. His father held that position
until his death in 1889.
Chancellor McGill thus spent his early life in the midst of the best
educational and social advantages, which he imbibed with an eagerness
characteristic of his race. While a youth he exhibited scholarly tastes,
and rapidly acquired a high standing as a thorough and painstaking
student. His chief aim was to master every problem, no matter how diffl-
cult, that came to his attention. He was a keen observer, possessed of
ALEXANDER T. McGILL.
analytical powers of a high order, and won the praise and respect of both
teachers and associates. Entering Princeton College, he pursued the reg
ular course and received the degree of A.B. in 1864 and that of A.M. in
1867, and afterward his alma mater and Eutgers College of New Jersey
each conferred upon him the honorary degre of LL.D. In June 1866 "he
was graduated from the Columbia Law School, and thereafter continued' his
legal studies with the late Hon. Edward W. Scudder, of Trenton. He
came to the bar in New Jersey as an attorney at the November term 1867
and as a counselor in November, 1870. ' '
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For a few months he remained in Trenton as an associate of his preceptor,
Judge Scudder, and then, in 1868, moved to Jersey City, where he after-
ward resided. Chancellor McGill soon achieved prominence as an able,
industrious, and conscientious lawyer. From 1870 to 1876 he was the law
partner of the late Attorney General Robert Gilchrist. In 1874 and 187f5
he was counsel for the Cily of Bayonne and also member of Assembly from
the then First District of Hudson County. He was active and influential
in the Legislature, and served on the leading committees. In April, 1878,
Governor McClellan appointed him Prosecutor of the Pleas for the County
of Hudson, and in April, 1883, he was appointed LaAv Judge of that county
by Governor Ludlow.
On March 29, 1887, he was appointed by Governor Green as Chancellor
of the State of New Jersey, and the appointment was unanimously con-
firmed by the Senate on the 31st of the same month. His first term ex-
pired Maj^ 1, 1894, and he was re-appointed to the office by Governor Werts,
and at once unanimously confirmed by the Senate without reference.
It was during his term as Chancellor that the famous coal combine bill
was passed by the Legislature. When Governor Abbett refused to sign the
bill the railroad companies in the combination contended that they were
protected by existing laws, and proceeded to act accordingly. The at-
torney general brought suit against the Coal Trust in the Court of Chan-
cery. The Chancellor rendered a decision which not only laid down the
relations of corporations to the State with a clearness and fairness that
placed his ruling beyond attack, but dealt a blow to all the monopoly com-
binations of the Coal Trust class.
In the fall of 189u the Democratic party nominated the Chancellor for
Governor. In the campaign that followed he took no part, but continued
to discharge the duties of the office of Chancellor. The election resulted in
his defeat by John ^^'. Griggs, now United States Attorney General, bv a
plurality of 26,900.
Chancellor McGill died April 21, 1900, at his home in Jersey City. His
friends declare that he died a martyr to duty. His office killed him. lie
was a scrupulously conscientious man, and thought of duty above evei y-
thing else. He would never shirk a responsibility, however much he might
suffer in fulfilling it. His learning, dignity, good judgment, and ability
long adorned the highest equity bench in the State. He was one of the
most popular jurists that ever presided over the Courts of Errors and Ap-
peals and Chancery. As a citizen, lawyer, and judge he Avas universally
respected and esteemed.
Chancellor McCJill married Miss Olmstead, a relative of the Stevens
family, of Hoboken, who surA ives. He had no children. He is also sur-
vived by a brother. Dr. John D. McGill, Surgeon-General of New Jersey.
MATTHEW J. BOGEKT.— The Bougaerdts were a numerous and in-
fluential family in Holland, where they filled many important military
and civic positions, and attained lasting fame in the arts, sciences, and
literature centuries before the advent of any of them in America. Guil-
liaem Bougaert was Schout of the City of Dordrecht in 1423. His son Adam
became first Professor of Music and Rector of the Academy at Leyden,
where he died in 1482. He is buried in St. Peter's Church in Leyden, be-
neath a stone surmounted with a copper plate on which is an inscription
setting forth his fame. This church was built in 1315 as a monument to
Boerhave, the great physician, and contains the remains of the most dis-
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tinguished worthies of Holland. Adam's son Jacob became first physician
to the City of Antwerp and afterward was Profesor of Medicine and Sur-
ucrv at Levden for more than twenty years. Like his father he also at-
tained the rectorship of the academy. He was a fluent writer on medical
science, on which he published a treatise in Ave parts, the manuscript of
which is now in the public library at Antwerp. Harman Myndertse Bou-
gaert came to New Amsterdam in 1629, and was probably the first of the
name to locate in America. He was a medical man of long experience and
was appointed official physician to the infant metropolis. In 1634 Kev.
Eyerard Bogardus, a son of William Bougaert, and who wrote his name in
Latin Lyerardus Bongardns, came oyer to Xew Aiiisterdani in company
with Goyernor-Generai Wouter A^on Twiller. Bogardus was the first regu-
lar preacher on Manhattan Island, where he mairied, in 1G:5T, Ann, widow
of Eoelof Jansen, of Maeslandt, Holland, the lady about whom, and whose
estate and Trinity Church, so much has been written and said during the
last thirty years.^ Dominie Bogardus rented a tobacco plantation on the
island and spent much time and labor upon it, tobacco being at that time
the principal currency of the country. In time he (luaireled with Governor
Kieft because of the latter's cruelty to the New Jersey Indians. Kieft
brought charges of immorality against him, the inyestigation of which was
cut short by the superseding" of Kieft, who was drowned off the coast of
AVales.
Joost (Justus) Bougaert, in ]641, was appointed by Queen Christina, of
Sweden, commander of a colony on the east side of the Delaware Riyer
below Philadelphia. He held that position some time on an annual salary
of 500 florins.
In 1652 Teunis Gysbert Bougaert emigrated to New Amsterdam from
Hey Koop, a little hamlet northeast of Leyden. Two years later he settled
at Brooklyn, when he married Sarah Eapelje, a daughter of one of Brook-
lyn's earliest settlers. He was Mayor of Brooklyn for three years. His
farm fronted on the Walabocht (Wallabout). His descendants scattered
oyer Long Island and along the Raritan Riyer in New Jersey.
Matthew J. Bogert is descended from Jan Louwe Bougaerdt, a cousin of
Gysbert, aboye named. Jan was cradled and grew to man's estate at
Schoondewoerdt (a word meaning finer words), a small fortified village
noted for its salmon fisheries, on a branch of the Maas Riyer twenty miles
above Rotterdam and about two miles from Hey Koop, the former home of
his uncle Gysbert. Jan was reared a farmer, but early in life struck out
for himself. Reaching manhood, he married Cornelia Evertse, the daughter
of a well-to-do neighbor, and settled down to farming in his native town.
In common with thousands of Hollanders he seems to have caught the
prevalent emigration fever, for, on April 16, 1663, we find him and his
family with many of his neighbors embarking at Amsterdam on the Dutch
^Vest India ship " Spotted Cow,"' bound for the shores of America. A
month later the stanch craft touched the wharf at New Amsterdam, where
some of the cargo of emigrants remained and others went to Brooklyn,
Staten Island, and Albany. Jan, no doubt, desiring to be near his uncle,
repaired to the vicinity of Bedford, L. I., where he bought a farm, and
remained there until 1672. He must have been possessed of some means,
as in the spring of that year he had an opportunity, of which he availed
himself, to take charge of the farm of Dr. John de la Montagne near Harlem.
On the 1st of May, 1671, he removed thither from Bedford, and thence-
forward for a period of twenty years was an active participant in the civil
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and religious affairs of Harlem. That he prosjiered is evidenced by the
fact that in IfilO, 1691, and 1701 he bought lauds at IToorns Hook, t^puyten
Duyvil, and on Hellegat Sound. He was cliosen magistrate of Harlem
in IfiT.") and 1076, but failed afterward in the realization of his political
aspirations, which seem to have been strong. In 1605 he sold his lands at
Bedford and in 17(16 his farm lands at Harlem. The following spring,
stricken in years, he and his wife removed to Xcw Amsterdam (joining the
Dutch Ohurcli there ^lay 27, 1707), where they died soon alter at a ripe
old age.
Jan Louwe Bougaerdt was a man of firmness and decision of character;
born to command, rather than to follow; hasty in his temper, but prone to
justice when cool; a man of his word, who demanded of his neighbor the
exercise of the same quality; shrewd in jaotecting his o\sn interests, but
honest in his dealings with his neighbor; a man of sound judgment, keen
intelligence, and possessing a large fund of general information; a stern
but affectionate and dutiful husband and father, and a devoted ('hristian, —
all qualities which, under the trying circumstances in which he was placed,
fitted him for the trials of a frontier life. They had nine children of the
second generation, to wit: Peter Jansen, Margaretta, (^xysbert, Nicholas,
Elizabeth, ( 'atharine, Cornelia, Janneke, and John.
Peter Jansen Bogert (2d gen.), Ixirn id Schoondewfx^idt. Holland, in
1656, married in Xew York, September 2'.t, lOSO. Sophia, a daughter of Judge
Matthias Flierboom, of Albany. He, with his sister :\Iargaretta, and his
brother Gysbert, removed to Tappan, then a pait of Orange County, X. Y.
Gysbert and Margaretta"s husband purchased large tracts of land at
Tappan, on which they settled. Peter Jansen died in Xew York, but his
children remained at Tappan. These were of the third generation, to wit:
(Jornelia, Maria, Elizabeth, Catalyntie, John P., Matthew P., Peter P., and
TS'illemina.
:Matthew P. Bogert (3d gen.i. baptized at Haikensack in 17(12, married,
in 1735, Margaretta Tunisens Talman, and in January, 1710, bought of
Bernardus Van Valen 250 acres of woodland south of ( 'loster and ex-
tending from the Hudson Eiver to the Tiena Kill ]!r<iok. The westerly
part of this was soon cleared and stocked and a family mansion erected
on the east side of the old road leading to Piermont. Matthew P. Bogert
followed agricultural pursuits until his death in 17si. His children of
the fourth generation were Peter M., Sophia, Cornelius, Maria, Matthew M.,
^laria, and Dowe.
ilatthew M. Bogert (4th gen.) by will obtained and resided on part of
the homestead of his father at Closter until his death. He married, in 1777,
Sarah Bogert, a relative of his. who survived him. He served as a private
in the X"ew Jersey militia in 1776. He was a farmer and left children of
the fifth generation, to wit: Margaretta, Sarah, ilaria, Matthew M., Albert
M., and Sophia.
Matthew M. Bogert (5th gen.), born Xovember 6, 1770, died March 30,
1S71, married May 9, 1801, ^Yillempie Haring, born March 28, 17S3, died
July 25, 1859. Matthew M. (5) was also a farmer and resided on the home-
stead occupied by his ancestors at Closter. His children of the sixth
generation were Sally, Jane, Margaret, Maria, and Jacob M.
Jacob M. Bogert (6th gen.), born at Closter, X. J., May 15, I8l0, died
March 18, 1871, married, Xovember 30, 1812, Maria Haring. born in 1823.
She survives him and resides in Hackensack. He was a farmer by oe-
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cupation. Their children of the seventh generation were Henry Ver Valen
(decoiiBed). Matthew J., Cornelia, Sarah Jane, Leah, and Huvler.
Matthew J. Bogert (7th gen.), the subject of this sketch, born at Closter,
N. J., May 1, 1846, was educated in the public schools at Closter and worked
on his father's farm until 1864, when he became a clerk in the wholesale
store of Piingborn & Bronner in New York City. Later he became a book-
keeper in the hardware house of H. Carter & Son. May 22, 1873, he married
Miss Mary A. Hopper, daughter of James Gr. Hopper, of Etna, N. J. In
1874 he embarked in the business of wood-turning in Pearl Street, New
York. This he made a success, and with his partner, Abraham J. Hopper,
now conducts an extensive business in William Street, New York, with
mills at Kingsfield, Me. Mr. Bogert is an active, energetic, and thoroughly
practical business man. Though an active Republican, with the exception
of being Postmaster at Demarest, N. J., since 1892, he has never held any
really political office. He has for several years been a member of the
School Board of Harrington Township, and for twelve years has been a
Director and Treasurer of the Harrington Building and Loan Association,
which he helped to organize. He is prominent and active in religious
work. He is now an Elder and has during several years held other offices
in the Reformed Church at Closter, and for thirteen years has been Super-
intendent of the Sunday School of that church. His living children of the
eighth generation are Jessie (married in 1900 Frederick W. Mattocks, a New
York lawyer), Virgil (now associated with his father in business), and
Clarence, who has just entered Princeton University.
JOHN M. BOGERT is descended from the same common ancestor as
Matthew J. Bogert, whose genealogy has been given. Peter M. Bogert,
of the fourth generation from Jan Louwe Bougaerdt and son of Matthew
P. Bogert (3d gen.), was born at Closter, April 12, 1736, died there 1809,
married November 22, 1759, Rachel Banta, born 1740. He was a plain
farmer and resided near Closter on part of the lands which his father had
bought. He also purchased other lands adjoining them. His children of
the fifth generation were Margaret, Mary Ann, Matthew P., Seba, Sophia,
Samuel, and Margaret. His uncle, Peter Bogert, resided and was one of
the earliest settlers west of the Hackensack in Washington Township. He
was born in 1705 and died in 1786. He was a man of wealth, a Judge of
the Bergen County Common Pleas, and held many other offices.
Seba Bogert (5th gen.), born at Closter, March 25, 1774, died April 27,
1846, married Sarah Blackledge, born May 20, 1776, died December 20,
1811. Seba was a farmer and resided all his days at Closter. His children
of the sixth generation were Peter S., Benjamin S., Matthew S., Samuel S.,
Henry S., Jacob S., Peter S., and Rachel.
Matthew S. Bogert (6th gen.), born at Closter, April 9, 1799, died October
23, 1S74, married January 31, 1824, Maria Kipp, who died March 2, 1833.
He married (2) November 13, 1833, Margaret Christie, widow, born October
27, 1794, died September 18, 1874. Matthew S. Bogert was a farmer, but
was active in township affairs. His children of the seventh generation
were Seba M. (now a Wall Street broker), Eliza, Sally, Catharine, David
(a soldier in the Union army who died in the service), John M., and Samuel
M., who served as a Union soldier and died April 5, 1871.
John M. Bogert (7), the subject of this sketch, was born at Closter, N. J.,
August 6, 1839. He was reared on his father's farm, where he imbibed a
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great liking for horses, which he still entertains. His business is farming
and training horses for speed. He married, June 5. 1858, Jane Bogert a
daughter of John J. Bogert, born August 26, 1889. Upon his father's death
he succeeded to the ownership of the old homestead at Closter, where he
now resides. They have had seven children of the eight generation to wit-
Margaret (died), David, Clark, Morton, Emma (died), Mabel (died), and
Elmer.
David Bogert (8th gen.) married in 1885 and has issue four children of
the ninth generation, and Morton has one child.
GAERET A. HARING.— The City of Hoorn is located on a small arm of
the Zuyder Zee in Holland. It is now a place of little importance, but from
the beginning of the fifteenth to the seventeenth centurv it was a city of
considerable magnitude and trade. During the Spanish wars it was suffi-
ciently so to be fortified and stubbornly defended bv the Sijanish under
Admiral De Bossu. It glories in being the birthplace of William t^chouten,
who in 1616 first doubled the southmost cape of South America, which he
named after his birthplace. Cape Horn. Abel Jansen Tasman, who dis-
covered Van Dieman's Land and New Zeeland, was also a native of Hoorn.
Back from the city the land is low but fertile, adapted to grazing and dairy
purposes. jManufacturing and shipbuilding were, two centuries ago. exten-
sively carried on there. It was at Hoorn that the great fleet of Admiral De
Ruyter was built. But the most extensive of its varied interests were its
herring fisheries, which weie numerous and of great value, employing large
numbers of men.
Among the families residing at Hoorn were the Harings. The name is
mentioned on the pages of history as far back as 157.!, and when the Dutch
were defeated at the battle of Diemark, in that year, it is related of one
John Haring, of Hoorn, tliat lie stood with sword and helmet, on a narrow
part of the dyke, and singly by miracles of valor kept back a thousand
Spaniards, until his ((imrades had made their retreat. Then plunging into
the sea, he escaped unhurt. Xot long afterward, in a sea fight, he climbed
on board the great Spanish ship " The Inquisitor " and hauled down her
flaunting colors and was fatally pierced by a bullet. Among his descend-
ants Pieter Jansen Haring (1) is said to have been a native of Neweu-
huysenin Holland, wliere he was born in 1610, and from whence he removed
to Hoorn. His third son, Jan Pietersen Haring (L'j, one of a large family,
was born at Hoorn, December 26, 1633. He emigrated to America in KKiO,
and on Whitsuntide in 1662 became the second husband of a young widow
named Margaretta Cozine, born in Haarlem, Holland, in 1634. This was
the first marriage in the Dutch Church, on the farm called the Bowery,
which church was situated where now stands St. Mark's Church, corner
of East Eleventh Street and Second Avenue, in New York.
John Pietersen Haring purchased and resided until his death (December
7, 1683) on a farm of 100 acres, which extended from the Bowery Lane
westward to and beyond Bedford Street, including both sides of Broadway,
from Waverly Place to Bleecker Street. His descendants continued for
more than a century to own portions of it. John Pietersen Haring (2) had
children of the third generation Peter, Cozine, Cornelius, .\braham, Brechie,
Vroutie, and Maretie. All of these with their mother. Margaretta Cozine,
removed to Tappan in 1686. The widow had previously (February 2, KiS-l)
taken a third husband in the person of Daniel de Clark, by whom she left
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no issue. John Pietersen Haring's children all married and settled at or
near Tappan on the Tappan patent, of which two of the sons were joint pur-
chasers with de Clark, the Blawvelts, Smiths, and others, in 1686. They
all reared large families. Peter, Cozine, Cornelius, and Abraham settled
within the limits of Harrington Township in Bergen T'ounty, N. J., where
their descendants are very numerous. The township received its name from
the family in 1775. Garret A. Haring, the subject of this sketch, is de-
scended in the seventh generation from John Pietersen Haring, the first
American ancestor. The line of descent is as follows: (1) John Pietersen
Haring and Margaretta Cozine, (2) Cozine Johns Haring and Margaretta
Garrets Blawvelt, (3) John Cosines Haring and Aeltje Van Dolsen, (4) Gar-
ret Johns Haring and Cornelia Lent, (.j) .\bram Garrets Haring and Eliza
beth Blawvelt, (6) Garret Abrams Haring and Maria Smith, (7j Abram
Garrets Haring and Charity Johnson, and (8) Garret Abrams Haring and
Lavina Van Houten.
Eev. Garret Abram Haring, for many years the beloved pastor of the
True Reformed Church of Schraalenburgh, Bergen County, is one of the
oldest and best known clergymen in Eastern New Jersey. His great-grand-
father, Abram G. Haring, born May 18, 1755. settled in Tappan, N. J., and
followed agricultural pursuits. By his wife, Elizabeth Blawvelt, also of
Holland descent, he had a son. Garret A. Haring, who was born March 22,
1781, and who was the grandfather of the subject of this sketch. This
Garret A. Haring settled in Ramapo, Rockland County, X. Y., and spent
his active life as a farmer and miller, dying December 12, 1861). He married
Maria Smith and had two children: Abram G. and Hetty (Mrs. Albert J.
Terhune). Abram G. Haring was born on the homestead in Rockland
County on the 16th of July, 1803, and was also a farmer, succeeding his
father in the management and ownership of the family estate. He married
Charity Johnson, of Ramapo. and had two sons: Rev. Garret A. and John
J. Mr. Haring died March 12, 18(U, after a career which equaled in use-
fulness and prominence that of his honored father, \\ho survived him nearly
six years.
Eev. Garret A. Haring, eldest son of Abiam G. and Charity (Johnson)
Haring, was born on the family homestead in Ramapo, Rockland County,
N. Y., on the ISth of November, 1829. There he also spent his early life,
acquiring in the district schools the rudiments of an education and follow
ing various business pursuits. But he ^\■as not destined for a mercantile
nor an agricultural life. His tastes were scholarly; his inclinations were
for a profession. And with this end in view he took up the study of theol
ogy. Having thoroughly fitted himself for the ministry, Air. Haring re-
ceived a call and was duly ordained pastor of the True Reformed Church
of Schraalenburgh, Bergen County, and in that capacity has labored ever
since. Under his pastorate, which covers a generation, the church has
grown and prospered until now it is one of the largest in that locality.
Mr. Haring is a man of broad scholarly attainments, of noble and gener-
ous impulses, and universally esteemed and respected, not only for his
learning and culture, but also for those affectionate and sympathetic quali-
ties which make him so jxjpular among all denominations. He has always
interested himself in the affairs of the community, and is an ardent advocate
of every movement and project wliich has the welfare of the people at heart.
He is a Democrat in politics, a friend of education, and a benevolent, patri-
otic, public spirited citizen.
GENEALOGICAL 63
January 1, 1851, Mr. Haring married :\Iiss Lavina Van Houten. They
have three daughters: Melissa. Ellen H., and Anna Naomi.
ALBEET ZABEISKIE HARINO is a lineal descendant of Jan Pieterseii
Haring. the first emigrant of the name (see sketch on page 61). Cornelius
Jansen Haring (2) (the third of the rhildren of Jan Pietersen Haring (1) and
:N[argaretta Cozinei. born in Xew York in lOT-', married, in 1693, Catalyntie,
daughter of Judge :\[atthew Elearboom, of Albany, X. Y. Cornelius re-
moved to Tappan, X. Y., with other members of the'family, in 1686, and in
ITiIl, when the Tappan patented lands were divided, he received as
his portion a large tract in Harrington Township, on both sides of the
Tappan road and extending east of that road as far as what is now North-
vale. He subsequently bought of Samuel Des ilarest (2i a farm of several
hundred acres near what is now Haworth, X. J., on which he erected his
family mansion and resided until his death. Much of this farm remained in
the ownership of his descendants up to twenty years ago. His seven chil-
dren of the third geneiation were John C, Margaret, Sophia, Vroutie,
Daniel <'., Cornelius C, and Jacob C.
Of Ihese seven children, Cornelius C. Haring (3) married, in 1710, Rensie
Blawvelt, and dying left eight children of the fourth generation: Caroline,
Abraham J., Cornelius C, Margaret, Maria. Klizabeth, John C, and Sophia.
Abraham Johns Haring (4j married Elizabeth Mabie. He bought and set-
tled on a large farm just north of what is now called West Xorwood, in
Bergen County. This farm had formerly belonged to his grandfather,
Cornelius Haring (2). He left three children: John A., born in March, 17.11
(died); Peter X.] and John A. (2), born April 9, 17(12. Of these Peter A.
resided on his father's farm until his death.
Peter Abrams Haring (.")). horn at Xorwood, N'. J., April 16, 17."i4, married
iEaiia Blawvelt, by whom he had two children of the sixth generation:
Elizabeth, born Januarv 20, 177.") (married Abraham A. Blawvelt), and
David P. "^ _
David Peters Haring lOi, born ilay 27, 17(.j, nmrried Lydia Zabriskie, and
lived all his lifetime on a portion of his grandfather's farm near ^^'est
Xorwood. His children of the seventh generation were Margaret (died I,
Lavina (married John Tallman), and Peter D.
Peter D. Haring (7) married Betsey Bogert, and had issue of the eighth
generation David P. (married Catharine Bmss). Samuel B. (married Letly
Blawvelt), Albert Z., X'ewton (diedl, Ann Maria (married Isaac Onderdonk),
and James (married Jane A'an Houten).
Albert Zabriskie Haring, the subject of this sketch, was born near Xor
wood, X. J., December 21, 1S4(). He attended the common schools of
Bergen County until fourteen years of age, and then became a clerk in the
grocery business, which occupation he followed for a number of years. In
1871 he entered as a cleik the Hudson ( "ount^ Xational Bank of Jersey City,
then under the management of John Armstrong, John ^'an Vorst, and Hon.
A. A. Hardenburgh. He has been in the bank for twenty-nine years, has
occupied various positions in it. and for the past twelve years has been its
Paying Teller.
He married in 1S66 Jemima, the daughter of the late Senator Ralph S.
Demarest, and has two children of the ninth generation: ("hauncey and
Minnie C. The latter is married and has issue of the tenth generation,
Clarisse. born in 1900. He has a summer residence at Den)arest. X. J.
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HUDSON AND BEEGEN COUNTIES
ELMER WILSON DEMAREST is a direct descendant of Jean des
Marest (1), a prominent citizen and resident of Beauchamp in the Province
of Picardy, Prance. There, about 1620, was born his son, David des Marest
(2), who, upon reaching manhood, espoused the Protestant faith and fled
to Holland to escape persecution, locating at Middleburgh on the Island
of Walcheron in Zealand. Here, on July 24, 1643, David married Maria,
a daughter of Fran-
gois Sohier, of
Nieppe, a town in
Hainault. The couple
resided at Middle-
burgh until 1651,
when they removed
to Manheim on the
Rhine River, in the
lower Palatinate,
then under the pro-
t( ction of the Elector
Charles Lewis. At
Manheim, the Protes-
tants were already
being threatened by
the Catholic princes,
and David des
Marest, with others
of a like religious
faith, determined to
go to America for
>>afety. Accordingly,
early in the spring of
1663 they journeyed
down the Rhine to
Amsterdam, where
they embarked for
New Amsterdam on
the ship " Si^otted
Cow," reaching the
latter port on April
16, 1663. Des Marest
first went ^ith his
wife and three sons
to Staten Island, where they joined the Huguenot settlement, recently
started. The following year he was elected to represent the settlement
in the provincial assembly. The savages proving troublesome, Demarest
bought and located on lands at New Harlem, then a name appUed to the
upper end of Manhattan Island. Here he prospered, acquired several
town lots, and became prominent in town affairs. In 1677, a tax having
been levied on him for the support of the Dutch Church at Harlem, he
refused to pay it, claiming immunity therefrom because he was neither
an attendant nor a communicant of the Dutch Church. The " powers
that be " sued him for the tax, procui'ed judgment, and proceeded by ex-
ecution and levy to collect it. This angered Demarest and he determined
to leave Harlem. On the 8th of June, 1677, he purchased from the Hack-
ELMER W. DEMAREST.
GENEALO(;iCAL, 65
ensack and Tappan Indians a lart-e tract (estimated at about 6,000 at-ics)
ot land on the east banlc of the Hackeiisack River, extending northward
trom iSew Bridge, lij subsequent purchat^e he added an extensive tract
west of the Hackensack, on which he built two mills. He built his family
residence at what is now Old Bridge and erected a French Church on the
east side of the river, a little west of the Schraalenburgh road. The lands
he purchased were claimed by several white persons and by the savages.
Some of these claims were not extinguished until after his death. He
died in Xew York Oity in l(;o:i, leaving a will by which he devised all
his lands to his two surviving sons. John and Samtiel, and to his verv nu-
merous grandchildren.
J)av-id des Marest. Jr. {?>), the second of the emigrant's sons, died in 1691,
before the decease of his father. At the time of his death he was residintr
east of the Hackensack on pait of his father's oi'iginal patent near
Schraalenburgh. H(- was born at Manheim in the lower Palatinate in
16.j2, and married, April 4,' 1675. Rachel, daughter of Pierre Crasson, a
French refugee. His occupation was that of a farmer. He had twelve
children: David, Peter, Susanna, Rachel, Jacobus D., Samuel, Mary,
Daniel, Benjamin, Jacomina, Lea, and Lydia. "
Jacobus Davidg des Marest (4), the fifth of these, baptized at Xew York jcu./--"
OctoBer^, lUSlTTntnTied (1) Lea De Groot and (2) IMargaretta (Ur/Anc^ ^"'^^'^^ii
Haring. Farming was his principal occupation and he held several town^'^*^-^*^'^
ship offices. He resided in the Schraalenburgh district and left at his
death twelve children, of whom Gariet .TacnbRe^npirm'T.st (oi, born at
Schraalenburgh, June 30, 1725, died there December 17. 170S. married,
in 1747, Jacomina (Tunis) Helms. They resided at Schraalenburgh, where
Garret pursued the calling of a farmer. His issue were fifteen children,
of whom Abraham (Jarrets Demarest ((i) was born at Schi'aalenbnrgh
ilarch 15, 1767, and died there March IS, 18(iO. Pie mariied Margaret
Demarest, a relative, born December ;>, 1761, died ^May Kl, ls;'>2. Abraham
was a farmer and left three children: Garret A., Jjihn A., and James A.
John A. Demarest (7). born .Vpril 11. 170S, died JMay 2:!, ]S(j4. married,
in isiS. Jane, daughter of Peter ^Merseles, born ^larch ;!, lsi»?>, died Sep-
tember 22, 1888. He purchased and resided, at the time of his death, on
lands at what is now Eastwood, X. J., where, on his death, he left two
children: Margaretta J., wife of Albert Z. Ackerman, and ATjraham J.
Demarest. He was a cattle dealer, purchasing cattle in the west and sell-
ing them in Xew York, under the firm name of Demarest & Grant. He alsn
conducted an importing house of willowware, etc., in Xew Yorlc, and a
country grocery store on the farm at Eastwood.
Abraham J. Demarest (S), born at Eastwood, X. J., April ;;(l, 1S40, mar-
ried, ^lay 18, 1859. Eliza W., daughter of Jacob G. H. Lozier, of Tea neck,
now Englewood. She was a descendant of Peter Wilson, a Scotchman, who
held the degree of Doctor of Laws, and was for some time a member of
the faculty of Columbia College, Xew York. Abraham J. followed farm-
ing until his father's death, when he removed to Closter, X. J., where he
conducted a meat market until 1892, when he retired from business and
is now residing at Bayonne, X. J. He has had three children: Xettie
Marcelia, married Horace Roberson, a lawyer, at Bayonne; Edwin S., died;
and Elmer AV^ilson, the subject of this sketch.
Elmer Wilson Demarest (9) was born at Eastwood, X. J., May 15, 1870.
He was educated in the public schools of Closter, X. J., the Rutgers Pre-
paratory School, Rutgers College, and Columbia Law College, graduating
66 HUDSON AND BEl^GEN COUNTIES
from the last named institution as a Bachelor of Laws in 1892. He was
admitted to the New Jersey bar as an attorney in February, 1892, and
as a counselor in June, 1895, and to practice in the United States Courts
in January, 1897. Since his admission he has practiced law in Bayonne
and Jersey City, and has been successful in li titrations, having conducted
a number of important cases. He is counsel for a number of corporations.
He not only stands high in his profession, but is also prominent as a
Republican leader, having always affiliated with the Republican party.
He has shown great activity in this connection. In 1S92 he was a mem-
ber of the Bergen County Republican Executive Committee. He has been
a member and Vice-President of the Hudson County Rejiublican Com-
mittee from 189.3 to the present time. He is also a Trustee and a member
of the Executive Committee of that organiz.ation. In 1897 he was elected
to the New Jersey House of Assembly, was prominently connected with
the equal taxation measure of that year, and conductfd the fight in the
House for the Voorhees Judiciary Constitutional amendments. He is
a member of the New Jersey Athletic Club of Bayonne, of the Newark
Bay Boat Club of Bayonne, and of the Palma Club of Jersey City.
On September 9, 1896, Mr. Demarest married jMIss Blanche Adeline
Bristow, of Bayonne, and they have one child, Kenneth E. Demarest (10),
born August li, 1897.<5v>..^ <*<m.«^C/^ ^/s^XiIh^ i'-r^-ryu i^^i-^L^l /r I if o /
(rARRtlT I. DEMAREST is descended from the same common ancestor
as is Elmer Wilson Demarest (see sketch on page 64). David des Marest,
the first American em.igrant of the name, had a great-grandson. Garret
Jacobus des Marest (5), who married Jacomyntie Tunis Helms, and had
fifteen children. One of these, John G. Demarest (6), was born at Schraal-
enburgh, January 23, 1771, and died there November 6, 18.34. He married
Catharine Blawvelt, who died May 4, 1849, aged seventy-one years eleven
months. John G. was a farmer and had issue ten children, of whom
John J. Demarest (7), born at Schraalenburgh, N. J., November 1, 1824,
married Elizabeth, a daughter of Weirt Banta and Margaret Demarest.
John G. Demarest was a farmer and resided near the North Church at
Schraalenburgh. He left two children. Garret I. and Margaret.
Garret I. Demarest (8), the subject of this sketch, was born at Schraalen-
burgh May 25, 1828. He is a prominent farmer and resides in the Borough
of Dumont on part of the farm originally owned by his French ancestor.
All of his long line of ancestors, both paternal and maternal, have been
honored citizens of Bergen County, active and influential in local affairs
of both church and State.
Mr. Demarest was educated in the public schools of Schraalenburgh,
which he attended until he reached the age of sixteen. Since that time
he has devoted his energies to the conduct of the old family homestead.
He succeeded his father on the farm, and through his integrity, industry,
and sound judgment has achieved marked success. Having been born and
reared on the place he has always occupied and now owns, he has imbibed
the associations and traditions which have descended to him from an hon-
orable ancestry, and from the first has improved and beautified the home
so dear to him and his family by reason of these ancestral connections.
His patriotism is attested by his service of nine months in the Civil War
as a sergeant in the Twenty-second Regiment New Jersey Volunteers. He
was for one year a member of the Town Council, is a member of the North
GENEALOGICAL 67
Reformed Church of Schraalenburgh, and enjoys the confidence and respect
of his fellowmen.
Mr. Demarest married Miss Catherine Demarest, a member of another
branch of the Bergen County Demarests. They have had three daughters
of the ninth generation from their original French ancestor.
DAVID DEMAREST is another of the lineal descendants of David des
Marest and his wife, Maria Sohier, who came to America in 1CG2 (see sketch
on page 64). The emigrant had a. great-grandson, David Demarest, who
resided at Schraalenburgh more than a hundred years ago. This last named
David had several children, one of whom was James D. Demarest Oi. born
at Schraalenburgh March 2, 1763, died there April 2S, ]s;!0. tlis wife
Rachel, born July 28, 176S, died April 26. 1828. James D. was a farmer
residing at Schraalenburgh. One of liis several ( hildren was Abraham
J. Demarest (7), who married Rachel Blawvelt, daughter of David Blaw-
velt. They lived at Schraalenburgh. Both of them have been dead several
years. Among their children was David Demarest.
David Demarest (S), the subject of this sketch, was born at Schraal-
enburgh (now Dumont) February 1, 18-32. He owns and resides on part
of the farm which his French ancestor owned two hundred and twenty
three years ago. This tract has passed from father to son in an unbroken
line for more than two centuries. In a barn on the jirciniscs is a beam
which was first used in a barn on the same farm in 1721. ;\[r. Demarest
was educated in the public schools of the county. At the age of seventeen
he ceased studying books and took charge of the old family homestead,
which he has ever since conducted. During the War nf the Rebellion he
served nine months as a private in the Twenty-second Regiment Xew Jersey
Volunteers, being honorably discharged at the end (if his term of enlist-
ment. Mr. Demarest is regarded as one of the liest and most substantial
farmers in Bergen County, where he has s]ient his entire life. He is deeply
interested in public affairs, active and prompt in the support of all worthy
objects, prominently identified with the welfare of the community, and
thoroughly alive to the needs of his fellow citizens. As a member of th(
North Reformed Church of Schraalenlnirglr he has been influential in pro-
moting various moral and intellectual movements which have contributed
materially to the general welfare.
In early life ^Ir. Demarest married Christina de T'.aun. who died May 11,
1895. They were the parents of five children — four daughters and a son—
of the ninth generation.
EDMUND W. KIXOSLAND, President of the Provident Institution for
Savings of Jersey City and one of the ablest and best known financiers in
Eastern New Jersey, was born in Jersey City on the 15th of Decemlier, 183!).
his parents being Edmund W. and Sarah A. Kingsland. He is a direct
descendant in the sixth generation from Isaac Kingsland, an Englishman
from the Parish of Clirist Church, on the Island of Barbadoes, W. I., and a
nephew of Major Xathaniel Kingsland, of the same place. On July 4, IGtis,
one Captain William Sandford, also of Barbadoes, W. I., purchased of the
Hackensack Indians a tract of land between the Hackensack and Passaic
Rivers, extending "northward about seven miles." This purchase was
made in the interest of Major Kingsland. On June 1, 1671, the Major con-
veved the south half of this to Sandford and kept the north half after ex-
tinguishing the Indian title. By the :Major's will, dated ilarch 11, 1685,
68 HUDSON AND BEUCEN COUNTIES
he gave one-thiid of his New Jersey lands— about 3,402 acres— to his
nephew Isaac. Isaac's residence was at Kingsland Manor near Rutherford
in Bergen County. His descendants arc still numerous in both Bergen and
Hudson Counties. The name of his wife does not appear.
p]dmund W. Kingsland received his early educational training under the
tutorship of the late William Leverett Dickenson, and subsequently at-
tended the New York I'olvtechnical School, from which he was graduated
with honor in the class of 18.56. After completing his studies, which were
designed to fit him for the practical affairs of life, he accejrted a clerkship in
the wholesale notion house of Lyman Cook & Co., of New York City, and re-
mained with them until 1863, gaining a broad and accurate knowledge of
business matters as well as the entire confidence and respect of his em-
ployers.
[n 1863 Mr. Kingsland resigned his position as clerk for Lyman Cook &
Co. and was made general clerk of the Provident Institiition for Savings
in Jersey City. There he soon gained recognition for those abilities which
have ever since characterized his business life and which have long made
him a powerful factor in local financial circles. He gradually rose by pro-
motion and in 188S was elected Secretary and Treasurer, which positions
he filled with great energy and satisfaction until July 20, 1896, when he was
elected President. In this capacity he has maintained and in a large meas-
ure increased the prestige and substantial character of the Provident In-
stitution for Savings, making it one of the soundest and best known fidu-
ciary concerns in Eastern New Jersey.
Mr. Kingsland is one of the leading citizens of Jersey City, where he has
spent his entire life. He is public spirited, progressive, and enterprising,
thoroughly identified with every project which promises advancement to the
communit}', and generously encourages those movements that have the wel
fare of the place at heart. He is a member of the I'nion League Club of
Jersey City, a man of broad and accurate learning, and universally re-
spected and esteemed. In 1877 he married Miss Justine Bayard Blackwell,
of New York City, and of their five children two are living.
DAVID D. BLAWVELT.— After the Demarests and Harings, the Blaw
velts are the most numerous of the families that settled the northern part
of Bergen (^'ounty. On the east bank of the River Yssel, in the Province
of Overyssel, in Holland, nestles the by no means sleepy town of Deventer
— the birthplace of the great Gronovios and the still greater (iroote, — a
town of iron foundries and carpet manufactories, famous for its " honey-
cakes," — a species of gingerbread, tons of which are annually shipped to
different parts of the kingdom. The ^'alley of the Yssel, traversed as it is
by numerous tributaries to the river, is exceedingly fertile, and the lands
about Deventer are among the most productive of any in Holland. Near
Deventer, in 1623, was born of well-to-do Dutch parents one Garret Hen-
dricksen, who, as a youth, is said to have been possessed of a restless spirit.
In 1644 he tired of agricultural pursuits, left the paternal fold, and found
his way to Amei'ica, landing, as all emigrants in those days did, at New
Amsterdam. Two years later he married Mary, the eldest dauohter of
Ljimbert Moll, a native of Berne, who had emigrated to America a few
years earlier and was then domiciled at Bushwick, L. I. Garret Hen-
dricksen and his wife, Mary Moll, lived and died in New Amsterdam,
having had thirteen children, most of whom adopted the surname of Blaw-
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velt (Blue-Field), in memory, it is said, of the blue hills about Devonter.
Of Garret Hendricksen's sons, Hybert, John, Abraham, and Isaac niawvelt
were destined to transplant the name in Bergen County, principally in
Harrington and Washington Townships. Hybert and John (2) joined in
the purchase of the Tappan patent, in lG8(i,' and in lOSD, with others of
the family, became members of the Tappan settlejnent. Hybert mar-
ried, April 15, 1679, Wellempie Ariense, a sister of one of his co-patentees,
and located in Harrington Township on the Tappan road, just north of
what was once known as the " Old Jug " tavern. His brother Abraham
(2) settled on the west side of the road leading along the run north of
the mill, late of Peter A. Demarest. Isaac and another brother settled
on a large tract on which are now the residences of John R. Herring and
others. Like the Demarests and Harings, though not to such an extent,
the Elawvelts had much to do with the administration of civil, military,
and religious affairs of Bergen County.
David D. Blawvelt is of the sixth generation in direct line from Garret
Hendricksen, the emigrant. He was born at Tappan, Bergen County,
November 17, 1819, and is a son of David C. Blawvelt (who was born
February 10, 1773, died January :5(). 183.5, married Maria Demarest, born
April 12, 1770, died May 13, 1843). a grandson of Cornelius Blawvelt (born
January !l, 1711. died January 11, 1S32), who also married a Demarest. His
father had six children — four sons and two daughters: one daughter died
in 1821, aged nineteen; the other July 0, 1887, aged eighty-eight; James
D. Blawvelt died in 1891, at the age of ninety; Cornelius D. died aged
eighty-two; and John D. is still living at tlie age of eighty-four. Educated
in the public schools of his native county and reared amid scenes of ances-
tral associations and agricultural activity, ilr. Blawvelt started, at the
early age of sixteen, to learn the trade of cabinet making, which he followed
successfully for fourteen years, gaining in the business a wide and honor-
able reputation. But this was not to be his life work. The influences and
surroundings of his youth drew him back to rural pursuits, and since 18.j3
he has been actively engaged in farming in Wchraalenburgh. When the
War of the Eebellion broke out Mr. Blawvelt enlisted in the Union cause,
becoming first sergeant of Company C, I'wenty-second Regiment New Jersey
Volunteers. He served nine months, returned with an honorable discharge,
and resumed his labors on the farm.
In public life Mr. Blawvelt has rendered valuable service to his town
and fellow citizens. He was surveyor of township roads for a number
of years, one of the Township Committee for three years, a member of
the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders for four years. Town
Assessor for six years, and a member of the Town Council for three years.
In each of these capacities he displayed eminent ability, sound judgment,
and great sagacity. He has been a consistent member of the Dutch Re-
formed Church since April, 1860.
Mr. Blawvelt has been married fifty-eight years, his wife's maiden name
being Elizabeth Quackenbush. They have had eight children, seven of
whom — four sons and four daughteis — are living. They also have thirty-
four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, ilr. Blawvelt inherited
and early developed the sturdy characteristics of his race, and, emulating
his ancestors' worthy lives, has instilled into the minds of his descendants
those qualities of head and heart which have served him so well, and which
have won for him the confidence and respect of the entire community.
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HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
GILBERT COLLINS, a Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey
was born in Stoningtoii, New London County, Conn., August 26, 184b, and
is a descendant of an old English family which originally came from Kent,
England. His great-great-grandparents were Daniel Collins and Alice
Pell. His great-grandfather, Daniel Collins (17:32-181!)), of Stonington,
served in the Revolutionaij War, and according to existing records was
First Lieutenant in the
First Regiment Connec-
tiiut line, formation of
1777, and it is also
known that he was iu
service from 1775. He
married Anne Potter.
His son Gilbert (1789-
1865), grandfather of the
present Gilbert Collins,
served several terms in
the Connecticut Legisla-
ture. His wife was
Prudence Frink. Judge
Collins's father, Daniel
Prentice Collins (born in
1813, died in 1862), was a
manufacturer in Ston-
ington throughout his
life; he also had busi-
ness relations in Jersey
City, and on this ac-
count his son eventually
made choice of that city
as his field of labor and
his home. His mother,
Sarah R., was a descend-
ant of the Wells family,
of Connecticut.
Judge Collins was
prepared for Yale Col-
lege, but the death of
his father and the in-
volved state in which
his financial affairs were
left rendered the completion of his course there impracticable. The family,
which consisted of his mother and one sister, removed to Jersey City, N. J.,
in 1863, and in 1865 he there entered the law office of Jonathan Dixon, now
a Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey. He was admitted to the
bar as an attorney in February, 1869, and as a counselor in February, 1872.
On January 1, 1870, he became a partner of Mr. Dixon and continued in
that relationship until that gentleman was elevated to the bench in April,
1875. He afterward formed a partnership with Charles L. Corbin. In 1881
William H. Corbin was admitted as a member of the firm, which continued
under the style of Collins & Corbin till March 8, 1897, when Mr. Collins was
appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey, which position he
still holds, having recently been assigned to the Hudson circuit.
GILBERT COLLINS.
GENEALOGICAL 71
His jury practice was the largest in his county, and probably was not
exceeded by that of any one in the State. He was counsel for the Hudson
County National Bank, of which he ^as a Director; counsel for the Xew
Jersey Title Guarantee and Trust Oompany, of which he was one of the
founders and active promoters; and local counsel for the Lehigh Valley
Railroad Company.
Judge Collins is, in politics, a Republican; he has been nominated by
his party for State Senator (1880) once and for Congress U\ice (ISS:! anil
1888). For two years, from May, 1884, to May, 1886^ he served as Mayor
of Jersey City, having been elected by a combination of an independent
organization of citizens with the Republicans. For five yeais previous to
1893 he served as Chairman of the Republican County Committee, when he
declined a re-election.
June 2, 1870, he was married to Harriet Kingsbury Bush. Of their six
children, a son and two daughters survive. Their son, Walter Collins, was
graduated with honors from Williams ( 'ollege, and is now practicing law in
Jersey City. Judge Collins is a member of the Union League and Palma
Clubs of Jersey City, and one of the Board of Managers of the New Jersey
Society of the Sons of the Revolution.
JACOB H. HOPPER.— The Hopper family, it is said, started in France.
They spelled the name Hoppe, and finally changed it to Hopper. Some of
them went to Holland during times of religious persecution. It is known
that Andries (Andrew) Hop^jer came to America from A msterdam, Holland,
with a wife (and, perhaps, two or three children), as early as 1633, and lo-
cated in the (,'ity of Xew ^Vmsterdam. The name of his wife does not appear
in the Xew Jersey records. After their arrival the couple had three chil-
dren born to them: AMlliam in 1051, Hendrick in KJ.jG, and Matthew in
1658.
Of the three last named children William (2) married Jlynen Paulus and
had issue three children: Christina, Gertrude, and Belitie (Bridget), all
born in Xew Amsterdam, ^^'illiam's two brothers, Hendrick (2j and
Matthew (2), went to Bergen (Jersey Cityj in KiSO. There, on March 14, of
the same year, Hendrick (2) married ^fary Johns Van Blarkum, a daughter
of the American emigrant of that name, and April 15, 1683, Matthew (2)
married Ann Peterse. afterward called .Vntje Jorckse. It does not appear
that Hendrick and Matthew purchased lands in Bergen. They probably
lived on leased lands while there. ^Villiam (2) went to Hackensack in 168G,
where he joined the Dutch Church in March of that year. His brothers
Hendrick (2) and Matthew (2) went to Hackensack the following year.
William (2) had a child, Andrew, baptized at Hackensack in Maicli, 1(>86,
shortly after his arrival. Xothing more is said of AMlliam (2j, and the in-
ference is that he died soon after. Hendrick (2) and Matthew (2), soon after
their arrival, each purchased from ( Japtain John Berry a farm of between
two and three hundred acres at Hackensack (partly in the present village),
and extending from the Hackensack River to the Saddle River. Each of
them settled and built on his farm, where they remained until their deaths.
Both were farmers, but took an active part in toAvn and church matters.
Matthew was a deacon of the " Church on the Green " in 1705.
Matthew's children (of the third generation) were Andrew, born in 1684,
at Jersey City, married Elizabeth Bross; Christina, born in 16.S6 (married
John Huysman); Lea, born in 1695 (married John ^'anderholf. of Albany);
Rachel, born in 1703 (twice married); and John, born in 1705 (married
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Elizabeth Kipp). All except Andrew were boi-n at Hackensack. Hendrick's
cliildien of the third generation were Andrew, born in lOSl (married
Abigail Ackernian); John, born in lfiS2 (mariied Rachel Terhune); William,
born iu l(;s4; Catharine, born in 1685 (married Peter Garretse Van Allen,
of Rotterdam, Holland); (iairet, born in 1G9G; Gertrude, born in 1(;99
(married Hendrick Alberts Zabriskie); and Lea (married Christian Alberts
Zabriskie).
Many of these, with their children, removed to Paramus and scattered
rhi-ongh Saddle River, Ridgewood, and Midland Townships, where their
descendants are to-day numerous. jNlembi^rs of the family have represciiled
Bergen County in both houses of the Legislatui-e ; others have worn tiie
judicial ermine with dignity and respectability; still others have held from
time to time county and township offices, and have become famous as
physicians, clergymen, lawj'ers, mayors of cities, publicists, mechanics,
sailors, soldiers, and agriculturists.
•Jacob H. Hopper, the subject of this sketch, is a lineal descendant of
Andrew Hopper, the first emigrant of the name. He is a son of John
Hopper and Elizabeth (Goetchius) Hopper, and was born at Saddle River,
in Bergen County, .Vugust 6, 1823. Having received a fair common school
education in the schools of his native county, he acquired while quite young
the trade of harness-making, which he followed successfully at Hackensack
until ISSd, when he was made superintendent of the cemetery in that vil-
lage. He still holds this position, having filled it with great ability and
fidelity during the last twenty years. Mr. Hopper has also been a promi-
nent figure in public affairs. He was Town Collector of Hackensack for
three years and a Justice of the Peace for ten years, and has served as a
member of the Town Committee. For forty-nine years he has been a lead-
ing member and one of the chief supporters of the Hackensack Christian
Reformed Church. The ability, faithfulness, and integrity with which he
has discharged every trust, and the active interest he has taken in the
progress and welfare of his town and county, have won for him great re-
sjiect and the confidence of all wlio enjoy his acquaintance. He is public
spirited, enterprising, and patriotic, and a liberal, progressive citizen, whose
energies have been directed toward useful and charitable ends.
He married Lydia Bogert, a descendant of one of the old Bergen County
families, and their children are Ann Elizabeth, John Henry, and Martha
Amelia Hopper.
JOHN H. POST. — Captain Adriaen Post first came to America from
Harlengen, Holland, about 1G53, as agent or manager of Baron Van der
Cappellan's colony on Staten Island. Upon the destruction of that colony
by the savages early in 1655, Mr. Post fled to Bergen (Jersey City), whence,
in September following, he, with his wife, five children, tvvo servants, and
one girl, were taken prisoners by the savages at what is known as the
second massacre at Pavonia. The famJly escaped by the payment of a
heavy ransom, and Post was thei'eupon dispatched by the Bergen colonists
to treat with the sachems of the Hackensack tribes for a release of other
prisoners. After his return from a successful performance of this dut^■
he settled at Bergen and eventually became one of the most active and
influential members of the struggling colony. Having had some militarv
experience in Holland, the Bergen colonists appointed him Ensign of the
militia September 6, 1665. On May 12, 1668, he bought from Governor
Philip Carteret lots Nos. 35, 55, 117, 100, and 161, of the Bergen common
^^^^-^I5vv^«<?^_^
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lands, containing in all about 165 acres. He built and resided on lot 1(J4,
containing fifty-five acres. On June 10, 1673, he was elected to represent
the Town of Bergen in the provincial assembly, where he acquitted himself
with distinction. On July 19, 1672, he was appointed Prison Keeper for
East Jersey, and was the first person to hold that position. " Captain
Post," by which official title he always went, died at Bergen in February,
1677. His wife's name is not mentioned. He left a large family. He was
the ancestor of all the Posts in Bergen and Hudson Counties. He resided
in the town on lot No. 164. His children were Adriaen, AVilliam, Elias,
Margaretta, Francis, and Gertrude. Adriaen (2) became one of the paten-
tees of the Aquackanonck patent. The latter's two sons, Adriaen and
Abraham (3), came to Bergen County in 1785, and married respectively
Hendricke Ackerman and Rachel Hertie. .\braham located on the upper
Saddle River, purchasing lands of Hendrick Vandelinda.
John H. Post, the subject of this sketch, is descended in the seventh
generation from Captain Adriaen Post. His paternal grandfather, Henry
Post, a farmer, was born in the western part of the county, but died in Se-
caucus, where his son, Adriaen Post, the father of John H., was born in 1818.
Adriaen Post was a farmer in New Durham and Secaucus, and died in the
latter place March 15, 1896, in his seventy-eighth year. His wife, Mary Van
Giesen, daughter of Garret Van Giesen, died December, 31, 1891, aged
seventy-two. Her family was also a very early one in Hudson County,
and like the Posts was of Holland Dutch descent. Mr. and Mrs. Adrian
Post had five children, namely: Henry, Leah Ann, John H., Adrian, Jr., and
one who died in infancy.
John H. Post was born in New Durham, Hudson County, October 7, 1S44,
but has spent most of his life on a part of the old family homestead on the
Paterson plank road in Secaucus. He received a thorough education, at-
tending the public schools of Secaucus, Union Hill, and Bergen Point, and
a boarding school at Decker-town, N. J., and since completing his studies has
devoted himself to agricultural pursuits. Mr. Post is one of the best
farmers in Hudson County, and has been eminently successful. He has al-
ways taken a deep interest in public affairs, and. though never aspiring to
office, has served three years as a school trustee and three years as district
clerk. With these exceptions he has declined political or public prefer-
ment. In politics he is a consistent Republican, and in a quiet way has
rendered efficient service to his party. He is a progressive, patriotic citi-
zen, honored and respected, and enjoys the confidence of the entire com-
munity.
Mr. Post was married April 6, 1868, to Fredericka Huber, daughter of
Frederick Huber, of Secaucus. They have four children: Adrian, Christina,
William H., and "\\'alter.
CORNELIUS BURNHAM HARVEY.— The surname Haivey is cor-
rupted from Hervey, and is from an ancient Norman name, Herve or
Hervie. M. de Greville in his Mem^. Soc. Ant. Norm.. 1644, observes: " We
sometimes call it Hervot le Hervurie. As a family designation it appears
in the twelfth century." Didot, however, in his Nouvelle Bioq. Universale,
shows the name to have been adopted mucli earlier, when he speaks of
Hervie, Archbishop of Rheims, who, he says, died A.D. 922, and Polydore
Virgil, in his Chronicle, says " Harvey and Hervey " was Hervicus. " One
of the family," he adds, " came over to England from the Flemish coast in
the time of King Hardicanute and participated in subduing the British."'
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l.owei' [Eiiijlian Sur-names) maintains that in the time of the Conquest
liarvcv was Hende, and that in Brittany and Fi-aucc Ilervieu retains its
primitive termination Herve. The same writer in his Fatroniniica Bntannica
remarlis : " Osbert de Hervey is styled in the Register of St. Edmundsbury
tlie son of Hervey. From Her vie spring- the Herveys ennobled in England
and Ireland and also (in all probability, from the resemblance of the arms)
the Herves and Hervies of Aberdeenshire and other parts of Scotland."
Both Stiibbs {Registrum Sacrum Anglicunuiii) and the author of Le Neucs^
Faste Ecclesia AiK/lkviin make mention of Herve le Breton, Bishop of
Bangor, in 1092, and Ely in 1109, who died A. D. 1131. Didot, in his
Biographie Universale, mentions a Hervie who was a noted monk in the
eleventh century, and also of a Hervie who was abbot of St. (ihildas de
Rhins in Brittany in 1125, and of Hervie, a monk famous as a religious
teacher, who died A. D. 1145. This writer also praises the skill of a
celebrated French writer named Hervie Freerabras, who flourished A. D.
1.550; of one Francois Cucq de Hervie, a poet and Knight of St. John of
Jerusalem in the sixteenth century; of William Harvey, the discoverer of
the circulation of the blood; of Daniel Hervie, a great French Theologian,
who died in 1694; and of Gideon Harvey, a great English physician, born
A. D. 1625, and died A. D. 1700. Michaud in his Biographie rniverxole
mentions a monk named Hervie as having acquired great oratorical fame,
and he tells something of Noel Hervey, or Hervie, who was general of the
Order of Preachers and Philosophers and died A. D. 1.323. The Rotitli
Hinidredoruiii (of Edward I.) names Her^es as having become the holders
of lands in England A. D. 1272, and by Domes Day Book Hervies are domi
ciled in Helts, Suffolk, and Bucks. Oridge, in his Giti:::cns and Rulers of
London, makes honorable mention of Sir ^Valte^ Harvey, High Sheriff of
London A. D. 1268 and Lord Mayor of that city A. D. 1272; of Sir James
Harvev, High Sheriff of London A. D. 1578 and Lord Mayor of the same
city a". D. 1581; and of Sir Sebastian Harvey, Sheriff of London A. D. 1609
and Lord Mayor A. D. 1616. Cooper in his Atlienae Catitahrigiensis makes
note of William Harvey, a famous divine in London in 1525, and of one
Robert Harvey, another equally noted preacher there in 1570.
(Jamden comments on several prominent Herveys and Hervies, to wit:
" The great gate of the church-yard of St. Edmonds was constructed by
Hervey the Socrist in the time of Anselm 7th, Abbott of St. Edmonds in the
eleventh century." Again he says: " William de Hervie was king's attorney
in June, 1179, and pleaded a celebrated land case in London in that year."
He extols the bravery of Sir Nicholas Harvey and other nobles in the
battle of Tewkesberry in 1471. He briefly alludes to John Harvey, the
boatman at Calais, France, in 1347 ; and further says : " Some of the Harve} s
were merchant adventurers at Lyme, England, in Queen Elizabeth's time.
Richard Harvey gave the pulpit at Lyme Church in 1613 with an inscription
on it 'Faith is by hearing.'" Rose in his Biographical Dictionary states
that Richard Harvey was famous as a writer, astrologer, and antiquarian in
the sixteenth century, and that another almost equally noted astrologer in
London was John Llarvey in the seventeenth century. Watts in his
Bibliofliea Britanniea mentions one Henry Harvey as an eminent preacher
and master in chancery and John Har^'ey as a great writer, who died
A. D. 1592. Chalmers in his General Biogra pli ical Dictionary notes
Gabriel Harvey, a great English lawyer and poet, born A. D.
1516, died A. D. 1630, and Lord John Harvey, of Icksworth, a political
writer and versifier A. D. 1696; while Foss in his Judges of England highly
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commends the wisdom and justice of Sir Francis Haivey. From Collection
Top. OcH. it appears tliat a Her vie was abbot of Hingliam County, Salop,
A. D. 1236-37; that one Thomas de Harvye was clerlv of St. Nicholas Priory
at Exeter in the third year of Edward III.; that Goldstan Harvey was a
truant at Beauchamps A. D. 1222; that ■SAalter Harvey and his son were
tenants at Drayton in 1222; and there were one Godeman Her vie and one
Ulrica Hervie at Thorp at the same time. At St. Leonard's Parish, Aston
Clinton, Bucks (Jounty, England, is the will of one Sylvester Baldwin
wherein the testator leaves all his property to Henry and Sylvester Harvye
and to the six children of Freamor Harvye A. D. IMi. Freamor Har\yi'
married Baldwin's daughter Avelyne. This marriage license was made
at the registry of the Bishop of London. She died in 1.j85 and Harvey
married (2) and died June 15, 1021. Walker in his Iinlcpemlmcy says
Adam Harvey, a silk merchant, was made a Colonel by Cromwell, and got
the Bishop of London's house and ilanor of " Fulham." Clarendon in his
Rebellion says this man was " a decayed silk man," and Buckle in his
History of denization refers to the same person.
The Harveys, two centuries after the Xorman Conquest, had become
numerous in Bedfordshire, Lincolnshire, Kent, Suffolk, Jliddlesex, Hei't-
fordshire, and Xorfolkshire; at Beachamwell in Xorfolkshire were John
Harvey, his son Robert, and his grandson Kcibert; at Xorthwald Thomas
Harvi'v; and at Xorwich John Harvey, twice Lord Mayor of that city.
Robert Harvey, a descendant of one of these Xorfolkshire Harveys, had
a son Robert, who was a man of note, possessing a considerable fortune,
which his eldest son, under the laws of primogeniture, inherited to the ex-
clusion of his brothers and sisters. This eldest -^on had two brothers,
Samuel and Robert Harney, who emigrated to America about 17.50, and
located in Xew York City, whence, after a brief stay, they went to Shrews-
bury, Monmouth County , X. J. In May, 1763, they purchased a tract of 170
acres in what was then Shrewsbury Township in Monmouth County. This
tract lay south of what is now Ocean Gro-se. Robert's first wife, who came
over from England with him, died in 1702 and in January, 1704, he married
Hannah White, who survived him. He was a farmer and iron smelter. His
children of the second generation were Jacob, Stephen, Thomas, Peter, and
Samuel, besides daughters.
Of these, Thomas Harvev (2), born in ^Monmouth Coimty, X. J., Xov( mber
17, 175.5, married there, January 10. 1775, Elizabeth Sutton, born tlu-ie
December 10, 1758. Thomas was a farmer and resided there on a farm of
115 acres, near what is now Behnar. He died December 11, ISll, and his
wife survived until April 6, 1830. Their children of the third generation
were Lydia, Abigail. Xathan, Asher, Reuben. John, Elizabeth, Charity,
Jesse, and Sarah.
Of these eleven children Reuben Harvey (3) was born at Shrewsbury,
X. J., May 12, 1782, died at Enfield, X. Y., June 23, 1800. married, in 1806,
Lvdia Bennett, born in ilonmouth Coimtv, X. J., Januarv 0, 1781, died at
Enfield, N. Y., May 23, 1802.
In 1806 the " Genesee Country ' began to open up and emigrants, par-
ticularly from Xew Jersey, began to pour into the " Empire State."' All
of Thomas Harvey's sons caught the emigration fever, and loading their
families and their household effects upon canvas-covered wagons or carts,
drawn by ox teams, they made a journey of more than 300 miles, occupying
several weeks. Their route lay much of the way through an unbroken wil-
derness, through which roads had to be cut as they went. They subsisted
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on wliat they could find en route, and slept in their wagons. In time they
reached a point half way between the Cayuga and Seneca Lakes in Tomp-
kins County, where they located on various tracts of wildland. These
tracts, which they purchased from the original grantees of the State, were
densely wooded, but exceedingly fertile. Reuben Harvey, with his wife
Lydia,' was in this " caravan." He settled on a " half section " of rich and
heavily timbered land near what is now Enfield Center, about eight miles
west of Ithaca, and with the aid of his sons cleared and fenced a large farm.
His nearest neighbor was then about five miles, and the surrounding forests
rang with the howls of wild beasts. Bears and wolves played havoc with
the pigs, poultry, and lambs. In the course of time his farm was cleared
and became one of the finest in the county. After his boys grew up he,
for several years, followed droving, buying up sheep and cattle, principally
in Ohio and Pennsylvania, and driving them to New York City to a ready
market. He accumulated wealth and was greatly respected by his neigh-
bors, who always gave him the prefix of " Uncle." His children of the
fourth generation were Seneca, Charlotte, Charles, Joel B., Eleazer B.,
Asher, Cornelia, Mary A., Elizabeth, and Reuben.
Of these Joel B. (4) Avas born at Enfield Center, N. Y., November 21, 1813,
died at Howell, N. J., August 11, lyso, married (1) Lydia A. Wood; (2)
Susan Arzilla Buck; and (3) Elizabeth B. Hagerman. Joel B. engaged in
farming at Enfield, N. Y., until the winter of 1850, when he removed to
tlowell, Monmouth County, N. J., where he continued agricultural pursuits
until his death. He was a respected citizen and a member of the Methodist
Episcopal Church at Jerseyville, N. J., which he helped to organize. His
children of the fifth generation were Cornelius Burnham, Lucretia M.,
Huldah B., Samuel H., Mary E., Charles W., AViufield S., Euphemia H.,
Joseph H. and Joel B. (twins), and Ida S.
Cornelius Burnham Harvey (5), the subject of this sketch, is the eldest of
these. He was born in Enfield Center, Tompkins (Vmnty, X. Y., October
20, 1839, and married, March 4, 1873, IMary P., daughter of Peter J. and
Sarah (Zabriskie) White, of Closter, Bergen County. He received the char
acteristic discipline of hard work on the farm throughout the summer, with
attendance at the district schools in the winter. He was ambitious, and
between 1855 and 1859 every moment of leisure was devoted to study and
reading. Having passed the requisite examination, in 1859 he received a
license to teach school from the School Board of Monmouth County. After
teaching for two terms in that county he attended school for some time in
New York City.
Moved by a war sermon preached by Henry Ward Beecher in Brooklyn,
early in the summer of 1802 he enlisted as a private in Company D, Four-
teenth New Jersey ^'olunteers, and was in camp on the Monmouth battle-
ground at Freehold, N. J. Having been mustered into service in .Vugust,
1862, the regiment was sent to Monocacy, Md., and did its first campaign-
ing in West Virginia and Maryland. After the battle of Gettysburg it was
att.ached to the Third Corps of the Army of the Potomac, under the com-
mand of General Sickles, and subsequently was attached to the Sixth Corps,
under the command of General Sedgwick and later of General H. g'.
Wright. Mr. Harvey served for three years, until the close of the war. He
became one of the non-commissioned oflicers on the regimental staff, be-
coming Chief Musician of the regiment.
At the close of the war he resumed teaching, in Bergim Countv, following
this profession for three years. In the fall of 1868 he began the study of
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law in the office in Jersey Citj' of the late Hon. Eobert fUIchrisT, then At-
torney-General of Ne^Y Jersey, and was admitted to practice in 187.'^ and as
counselor in 187G, and for a time was associated with Mr. Gilchrist in pro-
fessional practice.
He thns became employed in the arduous historico-legal work of preparing;
the case for Xew Jersey in the famous jurisdiction and boundary suit be-
tween the State of Delaware and the State of New Jersey, begun in 1872,
and not yet settled. It was essential in this case to locate and identify
the original land-grants in certain sections of New Jersey, and in this work
Mr. Harvey and others w'ere engaged. The results of this research can be
seen by anyone fortunate enough to examine the large octaAO volume
privately printed at Trenton in 1S7."> for the lawyeis in the case, and en-
titled " The State of the Question of Jurisdiction and Iloundary between
New Jersey and Delaware, A. D. 1873." To achieve accuracy in this, every
conceivable source of information was drawn upon, including the State
records at Trenton, the records of the early Proprietors at Perth .\mboy,
those at .V.lbany. together with local records and original deeds, and what-
ever of use could be found in the State libraries of New Jersey, Delaware,
New York, and Pennsylvania.
While eagaged in researches in this case Mr. Harvey began to take note.s
with reference to the original land-grants of Bergen County, N. J. This
labor of lo\e — for such it necessarily is — has been prosecuted to the present
time. He has had the record oftices of New .Jers(^y and other States
ransacked for every scrap of information ascertainable respecting the early
land-grants and transfers in Bergen County, has unearthed numerous deeds
that were never recorded, and has engaged in the arduous labor of identify-
ing boundaries and preparing maps. The use, in the original surveys, of the
old mariner's compass, which was not perfectly accurate, renders this work
of identification one of the most delicate tasks imaginable. Mr. Harvev
has also collected and arranged in alphabetical arraugcMuent all the mar-
riage records for Bergen County known to be in record offices. In anotber
series of manuscript volumes he has, in alphabetical order, the inscriittions
from the tombstones in all the graveyards in Bergen County, N. J., and
Rockland County, N. Y., with the single exception of that at Nyack. The
labor and expense involved in acquiring these collections would be quite
incredible to one unfamiliar with the requirements of such work. He also
has a set of large manuscript volumes containing miscellaneous historical
and genealogical collections, never before used in historical works,
and which w()uld fill many printed volumes. I'rom these collections,
together with all the more ordinary sources of historical information,
he^is preparing a work upon the original families and land-grants in Bergcji
County, which will be more exhaustive and accurate, probably, than am -
thing of the kind ever attempted for a similar section of territory by his-
torical workers in this country. He has also compiled, and in 1889 pub-
lished, a genealogical volume on the Origin, Histori/. and Grncalof)// of thi
Buclc Famih/. and has compiled the Orif/in tiiid <,'(iic(ilo</i/ of the Hdrrri/
Fa in ill/, not vet published.
On his mother's side Mr. Harvey is descended from Emanuel Buck, who
came from England in 1634, and settled at Wetliersfield, (^um. His great-
grandmother was Elizabeth Sherman, wife of James Buck, a Revolutionary
soldier, and a sister of Roger Sherman, a Signer of the Declaration of
Independence. His paternal grandmother was a descendant of Wilhelmus
Burnett, who emigrated to New York from Holland in 1660. Sirs. Harvey
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was a student at Rwarthmoi^e ('olk-f^e, Pa. On the paternal side she is de-
scended from Jonas White, who enii,t>i;ded to America from Avon, Somer-
setshire, England, in 1814, and became a farmer at " The Flatts " in Bergen
County. On her maternal side she is descended from Albert Zabriskie, the
I'olander, whose family has been traced in these pages.
Mr. Harvey's children are Augustus Hardeuburgh Harvey, born in 1880,
now an accountant with the Mutual Life Insurance Company in New York,
and Arzilla B., born in 1886, now at school.
Mr. Harvey is a member of the New Jeisey Historical Society, of the
Englewood Council, Koyal Arcanum, of fluilliam ^'an Houten Post, No. 3,
Grand Army of the Eepublic, of Jeisey City, and of several other organi-
/.ations. X>le.<k Oci H'i /.Sov.
ISAAC POIM VINE, of Jersey City, is a lineal descendant of (11 Klaas
Jansen Romeyn, who came from Holland to America in ICiS and eventually
settled in Hackensack, N. J., where his son (2) Albert was born in 1680, and
M'liere the latter's son (3) Nicholaas was born in December, 1711. The next
in descent, (1) Albert Eomein, son of Nicholaas, ^^■as born in Schraaleu-
burgh, N. J., February 11, 1752, and had a son (5) Roelef A., whose birth oc-
curred July 24, 1774. John R. Eomine (6), son of Roelef A. Romein, was
born in Bergen County, N. J., May 18, 1806, and married Ann, daughter of
John Zabriskie, of old Bergen (now Hudson) County. They were the
parents of Isaac Romaine, the subject of this sketch, who was born in
Bergen Township, Hudson County, N. J., on the 4th of May, 1840. These
worthy ancestors not only took a lively interest in public and business
affairs, but transmitted to their numerous descendants in general and Mr.
Romaine in particular their sturdy Dutch characteristics and habits of
thrift, and left behind them careers which illumine the pages of history and
grace the annals of their respective communities.
Mr. Romaine attended the Columbia District School until 1852, prepared
for college at a private school in the Township of Bergen, Hudson County,
and was graduated from Rutgers College in 1S59. Having studied law
with Hon. A. O. Zabriskie, subsequently Chancellor of the State of New
Jersey, he was admitted to the bar as an attorney in November, 1862, and as
a counselor in November, 1865, and since the sprinc of 1863 has practiced in
Jersey City. He was Corporation Counsel of the City of Bergen from 1865
to 1867, and, becoming an Alderman in May, 1869, was President of the
Board of Alderman in 1869 and 1870, immediately preceding the consolida-
tion of Bergen and Jersey City. From 1880 to 1885 he was a member of the
Board of Education of Jersey City. In 1883 he was appointed a member of
the Board of Finance and Taxation, but was not seated on account of legal
complications until 1885. In 1884 he was elected to the New Jersey As-
sembly, in which body he served on the Committees on Claims and Revo-
lutionary Pensions and Stationery, as well as on the Joint Committee on
Passed Bills.
Throughout his career Mr. Romaine has been a stanch and active Re-
publican. He is a master and examiner and a special master in chancery
for New Jersey. Prior to the expiration of that office by legal limitation,
July 1, 1897, he was a Commissioner of the Circuit Court of the United
States for the District of New Jersey. At the present time he is a Commis-
sioner of the Districf Court of the United States for the District of New
Jersey. He has been President of the Star Mutual Building and Loan As-
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sociation of Jersey City since 1886, having been one of its founders and its
first Yii-e-President in 1S83. He is a member of the Holhmd Society of Xew
Yorli City and was its Mce-President from Hudson C\uintv, X. J.', in 1S!)7
and 18!I8. He is also a member of the Jersey City, ( 'arteret, and Union
Leajiue Clubs of Jersey City, and of other important organizations.
December 29, 1863, he was married to Miss Annie A., daughter of John ^\'.
Mortem, of Jersey City. She died February 1, 1895.
WHFELOCK HENUEE PAE.MLY, D.D., for fortv years the beloved
pastor of the Fii-st Baptist Churcli of Jersey City, X. J., was born in Brain-
tref\ Vt., July 2<, 1816, his parents being Kandolph Parmlv and Elizabetli
B. :\[nrray, the former of English and the latter of Scotch descent. He
came of good Xew England stock. His father was the first male child born
in the village of Randolph, "^'t., the date of his birth being January l.j, ITS.!,
and at the request of the selectmen his parents, Jahial Family and Eunice
Hendee, named him Randolph, after the town. His mother, a niece of
Elea/.er Wheelocl;, the founder and first President of Dartmouth ( Villege,
was born in Chester, X. H., May 19, 1782, and was the daughter of Robert
^Murray and Jane Ramsey. In 1795 her parents moved into the State of
Vermont, and there both families became prominent in all public aud
private affairs.
When four years of age Wheelock H. Family removed with the family
to Hancock and three years later to Middlebury. Yt., whence they came,
seven years afterward, to Xew Jersey, locating at Shrewsbury, ^lonmouth
County. In ls;]S, after a residence of eight years in that town, they moved
to Xew York City.
Dr. Parmly's jiarents did all in their power to give him a good early
training, but their means v.ere limited and he was dependent in a great
measure upon his own efforts for his education. While residing in
Shrewsbury he prepared himself for college by teaching and performing
various other kinds of work, and at a very early age became a great Bible
reader, a trait which characterized his entire life. His parents, though
not members of any church, attended with their children the Efiiscdpal
seryices. but young Family, convinced of the truth of the Baptist prin-
ciples, adopted the faith and practice of that denomination, and amid con-
siderable opposition, from both his family and the Episcopalian clergy, was
baptized August H, 1834, in the Shrewsbury River. And connecting himself
with the Baptist Church at ^Middletewn, X. J. — the nearest society of that
faith to his home, — he was faithful in his attendance on worshij), actixc in
all departments of church work, and influential among both old and young.
In 1838 Dr. Farmly entered Columbia College in X^ew York City and was
graduated from that institution in 1842. standing high in his class and
receiving many tokens of excellence in scholarship during his collegiale
course. About the time he entered college he united with the old .Vmity
Street Baptist Church in Xew York, of which Rev. Dr. William R. ^Yilliams
was pastor. He also formed a close friendship with Rev. Dr. Spencer H.
<;'one, of X'ew York City, which, with that of Dr. Williams, lasted until his
death. It was undoubtedly from these eminent clergymen and great
teachers that he learned many of the principles which made him so success-
ful during his career of half a century in the ministry.
On leaving college Dr. Farmly was confronted with the problem of de-
termining his vocation in life — a problem which all young men must
solve. He had been urged to enter the ministry bv many friends who
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HUDSON AND BEUOEN COUNTHOS
bv
tlionjilit liim ]toculiar]v fitted for that profession; others assured him of
sueeess in a mercantile career, while others still tempted him with flatter-
ing offers iu varions branches of bnsiness; bnt the sniding voice of nature
bade him preach the gospel, a labor to which liis " mind rather inclines."
On Angiist 1(1, 1842, at the recpiest of Dr. -Williains, he preached to the iieo-
pie of the Amitv Street ('hurch, and immediately afterward made tliis entry
in his diary: " the subject of the ministry has occupied my mind for a long
time. It is now settled, and I hope for good."
Dr. rarmly was nnanimoiislv voted a " license to preach the gospel
the Amitv Street Church
on the Kith of July, 1844,
and in tlie following
month (August) was
graduated fr(mi Madi-
son Theological Semina-
ry, where he had pur-
sued a thorough course
of study. On August 0,
lS(i7, Madison T^niver-
sity conferred upon him
the honorary title of
Doctor of T>iviiiity.
Soon after graduation
he received a call to the
pastorate of the Harlem
Eaiitist Oliurch of New
York City, which he was
obliged to refuse on ac-
count of impaired health
and a serious affliction
of the eyes that had de-
-seloped during his
course in the seminary.
A three weeks' sea voy-
age brought him to New
Orleans, where he began
to jiveach, and while
there he accepted the as-
sistant pastorate of the
Baptist Church at Clin-
ton, La., which he filled
most acceptably for two
years, declining during
that period three calls
to become pastor of churches in the North. He developed a strong friend-
shij) for the negro, frequently visited them in their cabins, took a fearless
stand on the slavery question as an advocate of human rights, and after-
ward sheltered many a fugitive slave. During his residence in the South
he also acquired that habit of great hospitality which always characterized
his home.
The illness of his mother, however, compelled him to return at the end
of two years to New "5'ork City, and on November 15, 1S47. he accepted a
call to the Baptist (Jhnrch at Shelburne Falls, Mass., where he remained
WHEELOCK H. PARMLY, D.D.
GENEALOGICAL 81
two years, and resigned, the winter climate of the Berkshire hills being too
hard for his constitution. Shortly after he accepted this pastorate he mar-
ried Katharine Dunbar, daughter of Eev. Duncan Dunbar, of the Mac-
dougal Street Baptist Church, ]S"ew York City, and a lady " lovely in
character, strong in faith, wise in judgment, remarkable for patience,
prayerful, and zealous in e^ery good work." Upon her death on July 10,
1877, he wrote in his diary. " The briglitcst light of ray home has gone out,"
while another expressed these words and sentiments : " She added to the
sum of human joy, and were everyone to whom she performed some loving
service to bring a blossom to her grave, she would sleej) to-night beneath a
wilderness of flowers."
Dr. Parmly assumed the duties of pastor of the I!a])tist Church at Bur-
lington, N. J., in ISIay, 1S."J0, and remained there nearly five years, during
which time the " church grew mightily."
On the 1st of September, IS.'l:, at the age of thirty-eight, he entered upon
his labors as pastor of the First Baptist Church of Jersey City, and ably,
honorably, and satisfactorily filled that pastorate until his death, August 1,
189J;, — a period of forty years, lacking one month. A\'lien he came to
Jersey City there was but one church of the Baptist faith in the place, and
that was made up of the scattered membership of cliunlies which had been
formed and which had proved too weak to continue their organizations.
The church was then known as the Union Baptist church and had 2(»G
members. Three other vigorous Baptist churches now exist in the city,
the beginnings of which came largely from the old church dui'iug Dr.
Family's pastorate. The mother church changed its name on the establish-
ment of the other churches to the First Baptist Church of Jersey City, and
now has a membership of nearly four hundred.
Dr. Parmly labored hard with great success, baptizing in the winter of
1S65 alone over one hundred converts. In that year he sjxmt four months
in Europe, and, returning with new energy, entered into his work with re-
doubled force, giving also a vast amount of his time to the general inter-
ests of the city, the State, and the Nation. He was especially active in the
establishment of the denominational school now known as Peddle Institute
at Hightstown, N. J., contributing years of labor and large sums of money
for that purpose.
Asa pastor Dr. Parmly certainly excelled. His people were strongly at-
tached to him, and under no circumstances would they allow him to go
in response to the successive calls which he received from other societies.
He was recognized as the man for the place. Once each year he endeavored
to visit personally every family in his congregation, and his calls upon those
who were sick were frequent. Belie\ing in this method as he did, it
certainly added largely to his success in pastoral relations. He preached,
while in Jersey City, five thousand sermons, made addresses on public oc-
casions to an equal number, attended SU funerals, ])erformed 1,425 mar-
riages, raised nearly .f300,000 for the church and .|.j(),000 for benevolent
purposes, received into the church over 1,000 members, and baptized more
than 1,300 others.
He remained as the faithful servant of that church until September, 1887,
when, at the age of seventy-one, he was unable to bear longer the burden of
the pastorate alone, and at his recpiest the church called to his aid an assist-
ant pastor. Two years later he again asked to bi' relieved, and by unani-
mous vote of the church was made its Pastor Emeritus, a position he held
until his death, which occurred August 1, 1894. He was survived by four
82 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
children: Duncan D. Parmly, Mrs. Elizabeth P. Thonmpson, Randolph
Tarinly, and Christine D. Parmly. One son, Walter, died in his youth.
His "only installation as pastor of the church in Jersey City was the
singing by the congregation of Montgomery's beautiful hymn, of which the
following is a part:
" We bid thee welcome in the name
Of Jesus, our Exalted Head;
Come as a servant, so He came,
And we receive thee in His stead.
" Come as a messenger of peace,
Filled with His spirit, fired with love!
Live to behold our large increase.
And die to meet us all above."
Dr. Parmly was especially interested in the cause of Christian education,
and gave himself unreservedly to the ujjbuilding of Peddle Institute and
the "New Jersey Baptist Education Society, becoming a member of the
latter in 1852, serving it for more than forty years as a member of its Board
of Managers, for seven years as President, and then being elected its
Honorary President, an office specially created for him. Prom almost the
first he was also a member of the Board of Trustees of Peddle Institute and
for many years one of its Education Committee. In every capacity he was
a good man, a true Christian, a benefactor, anchored in the Baptist faith
by an intense study of the Scriptures, and loyal to all the trusts confided to
his care. No man had a more honored leadership in his church in the
State, and none was more beloved or more universally esteemed.
DI'NCAN DUNBAR PARMLY, the oldest son of Rev. AYheelock H.
Parmly, was born in Slielburne Falls, Mass., May U5, ]S49, and until re-
cently resided in Jersey City. He was graduated from Mount Washing-
ton Collegiate Institute of New York City and at an early age entered
the office of Henry G. Mavquand, banker, of New York City. Later he was
connected with the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad — now
a part of the Missouri Pacific System, — and was one of the founders and for
many years the senior partner in the firm of Marquand & Parmly, bankers,
of New York. Owing to ill health he was compelled to give up his active
business and in 1893 became the President of the Phenix National Bank of
New York City, and has since acted as the head of that financial institution.
For the past eight years he has been a resident of the State of New Jersey
with his home at Middletown in Monmouth County.
RANDOLPH PARMLY, of New York and Jersey City, was born April 2,
1854, at Burlington, N. J., and is the son of Rev. Wheelock H. Parmly and
Katharine (Dunbar) Parmly. He was educated at Hasbrouck Institute in
Jersey Citv and at the University of the City of New York, from which he
was graduated in 1875. Afterward he continued his course of study in the
Columbia Law School.
Mr. Parmly was admitted to the bar of the State of New Jersey in June
1878, and has continuously practiced from that time to the present. He
is also a member of the New York bar. Having made a specialty of cor-
poration law, he has spent a good portion of his time with certain cor-
porations for whom he is counsel in the City of New York. He is a member
of the Association of the Bar of Jersey City and of New York and of the
Lawyers' Club and the University Club of New York Citv. '
GENEALOGICAL 83
JOHN J. VOORHEES.— Steven Coerts (or Koerts, as he wrote it), the
common anc-(>stor of the N'oorhees family in Bergen and Hudson Counties,
emigrated to this country in April, 1660,' coming over on the ship " Spotted
Cow,"' with his wife and seven children. They came from Ruinen, in the
Province of Drenthe, Holland, and from in front of the little hamlet of
Hees, near that locality. Hence the name was at first ^'an ^'oorhees,
•• Van " meaning " from," " Voor," meaning " near," and " Hees " (the
hamlet name) " from near " or, " over from Hees." Steven was not the
first of the family to emigrate. In February. 1659, Harman Koerts had
preceded him on the ship " Faith," with his wife and five children. Steven
settled at Flatlands, L. I., where many other Dutch emigrants had already
located. He must have been born about 1600. Who his first wife was does
not appear, but she died in about 1675, and he married (2), in 1677, ^^'ell-
empie Roeloflfse Leubering. He died about February, 1681. He bought,
November 29, 1660, of (/ornelis Dircksen Hoogland, eighteen acres of corn
land, fourteen acres of woodland, twenty aires of plainland, and ten acres
of salt meadow — in all sixty-two acres — for |3,000; and also the house
and lot lying in the village of Amersfoort, with the brewery and all the
brewing apparatus, ketih^-house, and casks, with the appurtenances, which
shows that he must have been a brewer as well as a farmer. He was
assessed at Flatlands in l(i75. and was manager of taxes there in 1()S3. His
name appears as one of the i)atentees there in lOlil and H)()7. He died
about February 16, Kisl. His children were Hendricke. ^Mergen, Coert,
Lucas, John, Albert, Aeltje, Jannetje, Hendricke (2), and Abraham. His
son, Albert Stevens Yoorhees, and his wife, -Telletie Rynieres Wlsselpcn-
nick, went to Hackensack in lfis(i, joined the Dutch church there, and
bought an extensive tract of land from Jlajoi- John Berry between the
Hackensack and Saddle Riveis.
John J. ^'oorhees is a lineal d( scendant of the sixth generation of
Steven Coerts Van A'oorhees. the emigrant. His father, I'eter \'oorhees,
was born on the old farm at Flatlands, L. I., where Steven ^-I•«t settled in
1660.
Jlr. "S'oorhees was educated in the public schools of New I'treclit, L. I.,
and in 1863 accepted a clerkship in a country store, where he remained
five years. After filling similar positions he obtained a position as assist-
ant Ibookkeeper for the New Jersey < "ar Spring and Rubber Company, and
at the end of oneyear was promoted to head bookkeeper. Not long afterward
he was made Secretary of the comjiany and held that position until iss."),
when he was elected Treasurer of the corporation. In ISSS he was made
General Manager, and at the present time is President of the Voorh-es
Rubber Manufacturing Company, of Jersey ( Mty, which is one of the largest
and most successful concerns of the kind in the country, having an exten-
sive business and employing a large number of hands.
In :iSS5 Mr. Yoorhees was appointed a member of the Board of Educa-
tion of Jersey City and served for three terms, during five successive years
of which he was President of the board, being annually re-elected without
opposition. Asa member of the Condemnation Commission on the County
Roads in 1892 he rendered most efficient services to the community at large,
and displayed that eminent ability and superior judgment which have
characterized his entire business career. He is a member of the Board of
Directors and a member of the Jersey City Board of Trade, of which he
was President in 1892. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of
the Commercial Trust Company of New Jersey, of the Board of Trustees
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HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
of the Free Public Library of Jersey City, and of the Palma Club, the
Carteret Club, and the Holland Society of New York City.
Mr. Voorhees was married October 14, 1874, to Annie M. Collier, of
Brooklyn, N. Y. They have had three children, and reside at 57 Duncan
Avenue, Jersey City."
CHARLES E. VOORHIS is a descendant in the eighth generation from
Steven Coerts Van Voorhees, the first American ancestor of the family in
America, whose pedigree has been written in the sketch on page 83. One
of Steven's children, Albert Stevens Voorhees (2), emigrated with his father
to America in 1660, and located with the rest of his family at Flatlands,
L. I., where he married (1) Barentie Williamse, (2) Tjelletje Wizzelpenning,
and (3) Elina Vander Scheur. He was living at Flatlands as late as 1683,
as the assessment roll then shows. He removed with his family, in 16f^6,
to Haekensack, where he purchased from Captain John Berry a large farm
extending from the Haekensack to the Saddle River. He joined the church
in 16S6, and subsequently became an officer in it. His children of the
third generation were Cornelia, Stephen, Stephen. Jannetje, Margrietie,
Lucas, Rachel, Feumietje, Albert, William, Peter, Isaac, Willempie, John,
and James.
Of these Lucas Alberts Voorhis (3) married, September, 2, 1726, Ann Kipp.
They resided at Haekensack. Their children of the fourth generation were
Ann, Henry, Lena, Elizabeth, Margrietie, Nicholas, Catharine. Isaac, and
Jacob. Of these, Nicholas (4) married Jannetje Ackerman and had issue
Albert N.', Ann, Lucas, Henry, and Jannetje.
Albert N. Voorhis (5) was born in 1767. He was a farmer and resided
at Schraalenburgh. He married, December 10, 1791, Grietie Demarest, who
died in 18.54, leaving several children of the sixth generation.
Of these children of the sixth generation Henry A. L. Voorhis (6), who
was born September 26, 1792, married Levina Blawvelt. born September 14,
1792, and died July 15, 1872. He was a farmer and resided near Demarest,
N. J., on part of the farm formerly belonging to -John Peack. Among his
children of the seventh generation were Elizabeth, Maria, ^Targaret, Henry
D., David H., Nicholas H., and John.
Nicholas H. Voorhis (7) married Caroline, daughter of Peter B. Wester-
velt, of Cresskill, N. J. He resided at Cresskill until his death.
Charles E. Voorhis (8), son of Nicholas H. and the subject of this sketch,
was born at Cresskill, Bergen County, N. J., September 11, 1856, and was
educated in the public schools of his native town. He left school when
seventeen years of age and began his business career in the grocery trade,
in which he remained for ten years. At the end of that time he engaged
with the firm of Peter Henderson & Company, the famous New York City
firm of seedsmen and florists. He has continued with this house to the
present time. He is a member of the Dutch Reformed Church.
Mr. Voorhis married Ruth Richardson and has four children: Edward,
aged thirteen; Henry, aged eleven; Raymond, aged nine; and Clarence,
aged seven.
JOHN ALBERT BLAIR, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, General
Quarter Sessions, and Orphans' Court of the County of Hudson, was born
near Blairstown, N. J., on the 8th of July, 1842, his parents being John
GENEALOGICAL
85
H. Blair and Maiy (Angle) Blair. He is the grandson of William and
Rachel (Brands) Blair, of Knowltou Townshiji, \^'arren County, N. J., and
descends from one of the most distinguished families in the State. His
ancestors si:)ruug from
the noted Blair family
of Blair-Athol, Perth-
shire, Scotland, whence
they came to this coun-
tiy in 1720, settling in
Pennsylvania and New
Jersey. .Vmong them
were two brothers, Sam-
uel and John Blair,
both of whom were edu-
cated at the Log College
on the Neshaminy un-
der the celebrated Will-
iam Tennant. They be-
came distinguished min-
isters of the Presby-
terian Church. The
Rev. Samuel Blair was
called to Fagg's Manor
in Chester County. Pa.,
in 1739, where, in con-
junction with his pas-
toral work, he con-
ducted a school that was
among the most note-
worthy of the early
Presbyterian academies.
His son, also the Rev.
Samuel Blair, ^vas pas-
tor of the Old South
Church in Boston before
The Revolution. He be-
came Chaplain of the
1 'ennsyl vania Battalion
of Riflemen that partici-
pated in the siege of Boston. The Rev. Samuel Blair, the second, was
offered the presidency of the College of New Jersey (Princeton), but de-
clined in favor of Dr. Witherspoon. The Rev. John Blair was ordained
pastor of Big vSpring, Middle Spring, and Rocky Spring in the Cumberland
A'alley in 1742, but resigned in consequence of the frequent Indian incur-
sions on the frontier (175.5-57) and succeeded his brother at Fagg's Manor.
In 1707 he became Professor of Divinity and Moral Philosophy at Prince-
ton, and was acting President of the college until the accession of Dr.
Witherspoon in 1760. He died at Wallkill, in the New York Highlands,
in 1771.
While one branch of the family was devoting its energies to the work
of the ministry and the dissemination of knowledge, another was molding
the commerce which has since become one of the mainstays of the State
of New Jersey. In the latter part of the eighteenth century another Samuel
JOHN .ALBERT BLAIR.
86 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
P>l;iir was sent by a Philadelphia firm to take oharge of the iron industry
at Oxford Fui'nace, in Warren County, N. J. This Samuel Blair was the
great-great-grandfather of Judge John A. Blair and the great-grandfather
of the late John Insley Blair, who died December 2, 18!)9, at the age of
ninety-seven, after one of the most eventful careers in the history of New
Jersey.
Judge John A. Blair's rudimentary education was obtained in the public
schools of his native place, and later on he prepared for college at the
Blairstown Presbyterian Academy. He entered the College of New Jersey
at Princeton and was graduated from that institution in 1866. At the close
of the college term he began the study of law in the office of the Hon.
J. (1. vShipman, at Belvidere, N. J. He was admitted to the bar as an
attorney at the June term, 1869, and as a counselor at the June term,
1872. In January, 1870, he came to Jersey City, where he has ever since
resided and been engaged in his profession.
On the passage of the law creating district courts in Jersey City Hon.
Bennington F. Randolph and Mr. Blair were appointed the first .judges
thereof by the Hon. Joseph D. Bedle, who was at that time Governor of
the State. In May, 1885, Mr. Blair was appointed Corporation Counsel
of Jersey City, which office he held until his resignation in 1889. He was
re-appointed in 1894 and served in that capacity until April 1, 1898, when
he resigned to accept the appointment of Judge of the Court of Common
Pleas, General Quarter Sessions, and Orphans' Court of the County of
Hudson, to which he had been appointed by Governor Griggs just before
the latter became Attorney-General in President McKinley's Cabinet.
Judge Blair is a sound lawyer, an attractive and eloquent speaker, a
man of fine classical acquirements, and the possessor of a large and choice
library. He is a prominent and active Republican in politics. Although
never seeking office, his name has been frequently mentioned in connection
with some of the most prominent positions in the State. He is a regular
attendant of the First Presbyterian Church of J ersey City. He is a member
of the Palma Club, was one of the organizers of the Union League Club,
and was President of the latter organization for several years.
ALBERT V. HUYLER. — Johannes (John) Huyler came to America from
Holland about 1741, and went to Bergen County, where he married, in 1742,
Eva, daughter of Cornelius Banta. He purchased of the heirs of Colonel
Jacobus Van Cortlandt a large tract of land (several hundred acres) between
Cresskill and Tenafly, extending from the Hudson River to the Tiena Kill,
where he resided until his death. His children were Cornelia, married John
Banta; Joris (George), married Maria Symonson; John, married (1) Effie
Westervalt and (2) Anntje Banta; Jannetje (dead); and Wilhelmus, married
Christina Cole.
John Huyler (2) known as " Captain John," born in 1748, resided on his
father's farm above Tenafly and was in the Revolutionary War. By his
wife he had children John, Peter, and George.
Peter Huyler (3), born April 8, 1781, married Catharine Benson, and had
children Barney, Garret, Henry, John, and George, the latter of whom
obtained title to the old homestead.
Henry Huyler (4) married Margaret Voorhis and by her had three chil-
dren : Peter E., Harry, and Albert V., the latter of whom is tlie subject of
this sketch.
Albert V. Huyler (5) was born at Tenafly, N. J., and there received bis
GENEALOGICAL 87
education in the public schools. At the age of nineteen he left school and
engaged in the watch and diamond business at No. 21 Maiden Lane, New
York City, in which he has continued for the past fifteen years, doing
business under the style of N. H. White & Co. He is a public spirited and
progressive citizen, and thoroughly identified with the affairs of the com-
munity.
Mr. Huyler married Miss Virginia Connor, and they have two children:
Cleveland C. and Washington E. Huyler.
ALBERT IRVING DRAYTON, President and General Manager of the
New Jersey Title and Abstract Company and one of the leaders of the
younger bar of Jersey City, is the son of Henry S. Drayton, M.D.. and
Almira E. Guernsey, and a grandson of William R. and Mary M. (Shipman)
Drayton and of Dr. Henry and Martha J. (Halsey) Guernsey. His paternal
great-grandparents were Henry and jMary (Rood) Drayton and Jacob and
jNEary (IMulford) Shipman, while those on his mother's side were William
and Elizabeth Nancy (Scofleld) Guernsey and Rensselaer and Jane Halsey.
These names represent some of the oldest families in New Jersey, many
of whose members have been prominent in the history of the colony and
State, and distinguished in both civil and military life. William Henry
Drayton, one of Mr. Drayton's ancestors, was Chief Justice and Governor
of South Carolina in 1776-77 and a member of the Continental Congress in
1778-79, and another member of the family was Captain Percival Drayton,
an eminent naval commander.
Albert I. Drayton was born in Jersey City on the l-tth of August, 1869.
He received his preparatory education in the various public and private
grammar schools of that city and at the Jersey City High School, and sub-
sequently entered the New York University, from which he was graduated
with the class of 1888. Determining upon the law as his profession, he was
a law student from 1888 to 1891, and in the meantime took a course of
lectures at the Columbia Law School. He was admitted to the bar of New
Jersey as attorney in November, 1891, and as a counselor February, 1895,
and ever since his admission as an attorney has been actively and success-
fully engaged in the practice of law in his native city. In the many cases
in which he has been identified in all the courts of the State he has
displayed marked ability, sound judgment, and broad and accurate learn-
ing, and, although a young man, he has gained a leading position at the
Hudson County bar. His legal connections with important real estate
matters led him finally into a close study of that subject, and as President
and General Manager of the New Jersey Title and Abstract Company of
Jersev City he is widely known and an acknowledged authority on land
titles!"
He is also an officer in various other corporations, being President of the
Jersey City Golf Club, first Vice-President of the Alumni Association of
Gamma Chapter of Delta Phi, a member of the Delta Phi fraternity, and a
member of the Cosmos Club, of the Jersey City Chess Club, of the New
Jersey State Bar Association, of the Hudson County Bar Association, of
the Nyack Country Club, of the Deal Golf Club, of the New York University
Alumni Association, and of St. John's Episcopal Church of Jersey City.
Mr. Drayton was married on the 14th of October, 1896, to Sarah Con-
selyea Traphagen, a descendant of one of the oldest families of New Jersey.
Their children are William Rood and Grace Traphagen Drayton.
HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
ITKNKY ]>. T\'INTON, for tliiity ycais editor and proprietor of tlie
lien/Ill Cniiiiti/ Dniiocnif, of Hacla-nsack, N. J., is tlie son of Eben Winton,
and was born' on the 14tli of Pebrnai'v, ISfS. He received a common school
odncation, and in 1S(;3, at tlie eai'ly ai^c of fifteen, entv-red tlie office of the
Dciiiocrot, wlu'ie bv assidnous attention to his dnties he soon became a
Ihoroiijih ])racticar printer. In ISTII, when bnt twenty-two years old, he
became proprietor and
assnnKHl the editorial
control of the Bergen
f'oiniti/ t)('iiiocr<it, which
nnder his judicious man-
a.t;:eraent has steadily
j^rown in influence and
]io]iularity, and which
now ranks among the
leading newsjjapers of
Xew Jei-sey.
Mv. ^^'inton is an able
editor and business man
— a fact Avhich is abun-
dantly shown by the suc-
cess and deTeloi)ment of
his paper. He is one of
Ifackensack's most j)ub-
lic spirited citizens,
deeply interested in lo-
cal affaii-s, and thor-
oughly identified with
everything affecting the
community. In politics
an active and influential
Democrat, he re])resent-
ed his Congressional dis-
trict as a delegate to the
Democratic National
Convention at Cincin-
nati in fSSO and at the
convention in Chicago
in 1S9(J, and in various
other important capaci-
ties has rendered ef-
ficient service to his ])art>- and town. He was elected Senator from Bergen
(bounty in 1SS!( and served two terms, and has the record of being the only
Senator from I'ergen County who has served six years in the Senate of
New Jersey.
ABRAM QUICK GAERETSON, for nine years prosecuting attorney
of the most populous county of the State, during five Y(\irs 'inei'e Law
or President Judge of the Court of Common I'leas of Hudson County, and
now an Associate Justice of the Supreme Coni-t of New Jersey, is de-
scen<Jed fi'om the old Holland stock which contributed so largely in early
colonial days to the stability and jirosperity of the States of NewYork and
New Jersey. The names of his ancestors appear in the old Dutch records
HENKY D. WINTON.
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of New Jersey, the first of them having come over from Holland soon after
the first planting of New Amsterdam. The Garretsons were among the
number who originally settled in the present territory of New Jersey, in
the vicinity of New York City. Later branches of the family pushed'into
the western counties with the first pioneers. Judge Garretson's direct
ancestors were among the earliest settlers of Somerset County. He is
the son of Martin Schenck Garretson and Ann Beekman Quick and a great-
grandson of Abraham Quick, a colonel of New Jersey militia in the Revo-
lutionary War.
Judge Garretson was born in Franklin Township, Somerset County, on
the 11th of March, 1842. He was sent to school in Trenton at the age of
thirteen, and entered Rutgers College in the fall of 1859. His preparation
had been such that he was enabled to enter the sophomore class in the
classical course at the age of seventeen, graduating with honors three
years later, in 18G2, and standing first in his class. In 1865 he received the
degree of A.M. in course. He chose the legal profession as promising
the best opportunities for a career. He also determined to select the
largest city of his State as his field of operation. Accordingly, we find
him, almost immediately after graduation, entering as a student the law
office of the well known Chancellor A. O. Zabriskie, of Jersey City. Aftei'
spending two years in the Chancellor's office, he rounded out his legal
studies by a year at the Harvard Law School. In November, 1865, he was
admitted to practice at the bar of New Jersey as an attorney, and at the
end of three years, in 1868, and as soon as the law of the State permitted,
he was admitted as a counselor, giving him the right to piactit(^ in the
highest courts of the State. He was afterward admitted to practice before
the United States Supreme Court at Washington.
The young lawj^er's success was not only immediate, but quite phe-
nomenal, as was shown by his appointment in February, 1869, only one
year after his admission as a counselor and only four after his first prac-
tice, to the responsible position of Prosecutor of Pleas for Hudson County,
an office identical in every respect except its name with that of the or-
dinary district attorney of other States. He was appointed for a term of
five years by Governor Randolph, and filled the position so ably and with
such general satisfaction that at the end of the time he was re-appointed
for a second term by Governor Parker. He served four years of this
second term, making a continuous service of nine years, and then resigned
to accept in 1878 the appointment by Governor McCIellan as Law or
'■ President " Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Hudson County.
He served in this capacity for five years.
The ability and integrity displayed by Judge Garretson upon the bench
only served to greatly increase the esteem and respect of his fellow-citizens.
But notwithstanding all this, he desired to return to private practice, and
this he eventually did in 1883, when his term as judge expired, he having
announced that he was not a candidate for re-appointment previous to the
expiration of his term.
In the same year he formed a legal partnership with James B. Vreden-
burgh in Jersey City. In 1900 he was appointed an Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
While Judge Garretson has always been a consistent Democrat in poli-
tics, in local affairs his sympathies are fully enlisted in the welfare of
the community. He has served as one of the Commissioners for the Ad-
justment of Tax Arrearages for Jersey City since 1887, when that commis-
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sion was organized. In Jersey City an immense amount of property has
been snowed under a great burden of tax arrears which it was utterly
impossible for its owners to meet, while if they abandoned their property
the city treasury was unable to realize upon it, and it has been the delicate
and difficult task of the commission to readjust such old claims of the city
and fix a sum which the property owners could pay and thus put such
property on a tax-paying basis, and at the same time lift a burden which
could not fail to depress values and impede municipal growth and develop-
ment. Claims aggregating millions of dollars have been thus readjusted,
while the commission is now beginning to see the prospective end of its
labors.
Judge Garretson was a founder in 1888 and is President of the New
Jersey Title and Guarantee Trust Company, the only one of its kind in
Jersey City, and is a Director in the Third National Bank. He is also
similarly interested in other directions. His name must ever be linked with
the progressive development of his adopted city, where he has resided
since 1865.
November 12, 1879, he married Josephine, daughter of Joseph and Mary
(Davis) Boker, of Philadelphia. Their children are Leland Beekman, Jose-
phine Boker, and Eleanor Helen.
JAMES CHIDESTER EGBERT, D.D., for forty-two years the be-
loved pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of West Hoboken, N. J.,
and now pastor emeritus of that society, is a lineal descendant of James
Egbert, who was born in 1695. His paternal ancestors were Germans,
coming from Saxony or Hanover to this country several generations ago.
Lewis Egbert, a member of his branch, served in the Revolutionary War.
Dr. Egbert's father, James Egbert, was the son of Enos Egbert and Sarah
Lyon, both natives of New Jersey, and was born at Elizabeth, in this State,
in 1801. He learned the trade of printer in the office of the Palladium of
Liberty at Morristown, N. J., and, moving to New York, became a partner
of Mahlon Day, one of the earliest printers in that city and for many years
the publisher of the weekly Bank Note List. Mr. Day, with his wife and
daughter, was lost at sea on the ill-fated ship Arctic. James Egbert suc-
ceeded to the firm's business, and for nearly fifty years conducted a large
and successful printing establishment in New York on Pearl Street, oppo-
site Frankfort. He finally retired, and died in West Hoboken, N. J., No-
vember 17, 1881, having settled there about 1867. His father, Enos, was
a blacksmith and iron founder, and also a native of Elizabeth. James
Egbert married Joanna Jones Chidester, daughter of James and Peninah
((luerin) Chidester, all of whom were born in New Jersev. She died in
1866.
Dr. Egbert was born in New York City on the 17th of October, 1826,
and there received his education. He attended one of the public grammar
schools and then taught for four years in the same institution. Afterward
he continued his studies and also taught in the private school of Professor
John Jason Owen, of New York, and in 1848, having received a thorough
preparatory training there, entered New York University, then under the
presidency of Theodore Prelinghuysen. He was graduated with honors
in 1852, receiving the degree of B.A., and on March 4, 1889, the university
conferred upon him the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity in recogni-
tion of his eminence as a minister and of his learning and standing as a
scholar. In 1852 Dr. Egbert began the study of theology at the Union
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Theological Seminary in New York. He was graduated from that institu-
tion in April, 1855, and licensed to preach by the Third Presbytery of New
York on the 11th of the same month.
On June 13, 1855, he was ordained pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church of West Hoboken, X. J., and continued in that capacity for forty-
two consecutive years, resigning June 13, 1897. Soon afterward he was
made pastor emeritus of the congregation. This church was organized
June 12. 1850, with eight members, and the church edifice was dedicated
June 25, 1851. For four years Kev. Charles Parker supplied the pulpit,
and through his efforts, and with the aid of Eev. William Bradford, then
editor of the New York EvaiKjclist, the church building was erected. Dr.
Egbert was their first settled pastor, and faithfully and diligently dis-
charged the duties of the trust, gaining not only the love but the confidence
and affection of the entire community as well as of his own parishioners.
From a very small congregation he built it up to a membership of over
135 and the Sunday school to 500 scholars, with a chapel in Jersey City
of about 250 members. The society made a strong effort to retain him
as their active pastor, but advancing years and the evident need of rest
impelled him to resign, and the pastorate has since been under Rev. Charles
Alexander Evans, a graduate of Princeton, class of 1884. As pastor
emeritus, however. Dr. Egbert continues to exercise a broad and wholesome
influence in the church.
He has twice been Moderator of the Presbytery of Jersey City, is a
member of the Associate Alumni and of the Alumni Club of the Union
Theological Seminaiy, and is known throughout the State and in other
Presbyteries as a man of broad culture, of great learning, and of fine
intellectual attainments. His sermons, many of which have been pub-
lished, bear evidence of high literary skill as well as sound logic and
doctrinal knowledge.
Dr. Egbert was married, August 1, 1855. to Harriet Louise Drew, daugh
ter of George and Philinda Drew, of New York City. Their children are
Annie Lake Egbert, a teacher in the New York public schools; James C.
Egbert, Jr., professor of Latin in Columbia College, New York; Rev.
George Drew Egbert, pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Cornwall,
N. Y. ; and Marion Dupuy Egbert, also a teacher in the New York public
schools. Two other children died in infancy.
RAYMOND P. WORTENDYKE is descended from Cornelius Jacobse,
alias Stille (or The Silent), a farmer, who, with his brother John, came
to New Amsterdam from Amsterdam, Holland, in 1630. Shortly after their
arrival they assumed the surname of Somerendyke. Cornelius, after re-
maining a short time in New Amsterdam, bought and located on a planta-
tion at Bushwick, L. I. From thence he removed to what is now the
Williamsburgh district of Brooklyn. In KiCl he took the oath of allegiance
to the British king, at which time he was residing on a farm of one hun-
dred acres in what was formerly the Greenwich district of New York City.
He married (1) August 24, 1692, Classie Tennis, and (2) July 2S, lOllS,
Tryntie Wallings Van Winkle, of Amsterdam, Holland. He died in New
York in 1679, having had nine children of the second generation, the
eldest of whom was Jacob Corneliesen, born in 1044, who married, March
11, 1671, Aeltje Fredericks, an estimable Brazilian lady. Their children
were four of the third generation, to wit: Jacob, Nicholas, Frederick J.,
and Cornelius. Frederick (3d gen.), known as Frederick Jacobsen Someren-
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dyke, located on the upper west side of Mauhattan Island. He and his
descendants adopted the surname of Wortendyke, while those of his broth-
ers retained that of Somerendyke. The old Somerendyke mansion house,
built of stone, stood, a few years ago, on the Bloomingdale road near West
Seventy-fifth Street. Frederick (3d gen.) married, June 10, 1707, Divertie
Kynearsen Quackenbush, a granddaughter of Peter Quackenbush, of
Oostergeest, Holland. About 1722 Frederick removed to Bergen County,
N. J., where he purchased several tracts of land, the principal one of which
was nearly five hundred acres in area at what is now Park Ridge, formerly
Pascack. On this tract, lying on both sides of Pascack Brook, he built his
residence and two or more mills. He was the founder of Pascack settle-
ment and left a large landed estate. After his death his will became the
subject of a long litigation. His children of the fourth generation were
Aeltie, Eynier, Elizabeth, Frederick F., and Classie.
Frederick F. Wortendyke (4th gen.), born in New York City, April 10,
1720, married April 3, 1748, Sara Peters Durie, of Pascack. By the will
of his father he obtained half of the homestead at Pascack on which he
resided, besides lands at Tappan and on the Palisades. He died about 1770,
leaving issue of the fifth generation Frederick, Jannetje, Jacobus, Marya,
Elizabeth, Judith, Peter F., Sara, Susanna, Divertie, Mensie, and John.
Of these, Frederick was taken by the British in 1776 and confined for
some time a prisoner in the old Sugar House in New York.
Peter P. Wortendyke (5th gen.), baptized August 29, 1754, married
Martha Demarest. He resided at Pascack, where he was a farmer and
miller. His children of the sixth generation were Frederick P., Augenitie,
Peter P., and Jacobus.
Peter P., of the sixth generation, born June 15, 1797, died at Pascack,
January 31, 1885. He was a farmer and married, January 6, 1816, Maria
Banta, by whom he left issue of the seventh generation Peter P., Maria,
Frederick P., Cornelius P., Martha, Laney, and John.
Peter P. ^\'ortendyke, of the seventh generation, born June 14, 1810,
died April 12, 1900. He married Harriet Cummings, a native of Spring
Valley, N. Y. He resided at Pascack and spent most of his life as a
tanner. His children of the eighth generation were Maria, Raymond P.,
John H., and Charles P., the second of whom is the subject of this sketch.
Raymond P. Wortendyke (8th gen.), one of the prominent members of
the bar of Jersey City, was born at Pascack, Bergen County, N. J., De-
cember 30, 1845. He is the youngest son of Peter P. and Harriet (Cummings)
Wortendyke, and inherits from a long line of ancestors on both sides the
sturdy characteristics of his race. He attended the public schools at
Pascack and Hackensack, Bergen County, and was graduated from the
New Jersey State Normal School at Trenton, June 15, 1802. Subsequently
he taught school for upward of seven years, during the last three of which
he was connected with Hasbrouck Institute in Jersey City. In the
meantime he studied law in Jersey City three and one-half years in the
office of Hon. Jacob E. Wortendyke, member of Congress, and for six
months with Hon. William Brinckerhoff, State Senator. He was ad-
mitted to the bar at Trenton as an attorney June 3, 1809, and as counselor
June 6, 1872, and for over thirty years has been actively and successfully
engaged in the general practice of his profession, his present oflQce being
in Jersey City.
Mr. Wortendyke resides in Englewood, Bergen County, where he has
served as a public school trustee for twenty years and as counselor of the
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old Public Road Board for ten years. He has been counsel for the Town-
ship of Englewood for many years, and is now City Attorney for the
City of Englewood. During his career at the bar he has been connected
with a number of important cases in which he has displayed marked abilitj',
sound judgment, untiring industry, and great force of character. He is
public spirited, progressive, and patriotic, thoroughly identified with the
best interests of the community, and holds a prominent place at the bar.
Mr. Wortendyke has been twice married, first on December 30, 1869,
to Caroline, daughter of Levi and Wilhelmina (Ackerman) Gurnee, of
Pascack, N. J., who died February 11, 1895. On September 29, 1897, he
married Mrs. Ann E. H. (Demarest) Gurnee, of Hackensack, daughter of
David A. Demarest, of Tenafly, Bergen County.
DAVID A. DEMAREST was without doubt in his day one of the most
widely known and highly respected men in Bergen County. He was of
the sixth generation from David des [NFarest, the French Huguenot emi-
grant, concerning whom see page 64. The line of descent was as follows:
David des Marest (1), the emigrant, and his wife, ilaria Sohier, had four
children, one of whom was David Demarest, Jr. (2), who married Rachel
Cresson and had twelve children, one of whom was Jacobus (3). who mar-
ried Lea de Groot and Margrietie Cozines Haring, and had fifteen children,
one of whom (by the second wife) was Abraham D. Demarest (4), born at
Old Bridge, Bergen County, September 25, 173S, died near Closter, X. J.,
Julv 9, 1824, married, in 1763, ^Nrargaretta Garrets Demarest, born at
Schraaienburgh, December 2, 1744, died June 13, 1834. Abraham 1). Dem-
arest (4) resided at Old Bridge for many years, when he removed to Hack-
ensack and kept the Mansio'n House. About 17S1 he purchased a large
farm on the west side of the Schraaienburgh and Tappan road, lying on
both sides of the road to Old Hook. There until his death he kept a general '
store of groceries, hardware, and such wares as farmers require. He also)
kept (until 1809) a tavern where the elections were held and other public!
business transacted. In April, 17S7, he added to his farm on the soutli by
purchases from the Harings and Van Horns. Abraham was a man of some;
note His store and tavern were known and patronized by the people for
miles around. From 1781 until 1799 he held many town offices, including
those of Commissioner of Appeals, Townsman, Road Master, and Justice
of the Peace. He was one of the most active members and workers in the
North Church at Schraaienburgh, in which he several times held the offices
of Deacon and Elder. His issue were David A.; Rachel, 1768; Margaret,
1773- John, 1775 (died) ; and Christina, 17S3.
Of' these David Abraham Demarest (5), the subject of tins sketch, was
born at Old Bridge, August 28, 1764, and died at Nyack, X. Y., Februai.v
1 1860 aged ninety-five vears, five months, and three days. He married,
in 1787 Charitv Haring, daughter of Cornelius Haring, of Pascack, where
she was born July 24, 1769. She died at Schraaienburgh, January 29, 1849
a<red about eighty years. She was a lady of sound judgment, with a kind
and cheerful disjosition, who was her husband's faithful helpmeet and
companion for more than sixty years. The issue of this union was only
one child, a daughter, Margaret Demarest, born at Schraaienburgh, N. J.,
^X^AddA.^ Demarest (5) was an unusually bright and active b^. Re-
alizing this, his father sent him to the best school in the village of Hacken-
sack where he acquired a fair education, including a knowledge of pen-
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inausliii) and composition. Clci-kint;- in and ]iurc]iasin<.>; stofk for his
fatiicr's stoic, as ^cll as allcndini;' to \\v.' wants of tlic tavern guests,
tlu-ew liini in conlacl witli all kinds and conditions of people from wlimn
]\e obtained a large fund of information wiiicli, in later years, he turned
to good account. Wlien the lievolutionary stiaiggle lu'oke out lie was a lad
twelve years old, yet the father had difltciilty in restraining the patriotism
of his son sufliciently to prevent liiiii from offering his services as a drum-
nu'r hoy to the Continental forces.
That sti-uiigle over, and having married and settled down to business,
DAVID A. DEMAREST.
he gave his attention not only to the store but to agricultural pursuits,
which were then jirotitable. I'roducts of the farm were sent by sloop from
Old Itridge, or Closter Dock, to New York. A considerable trade in pig
iron was carried on with the iron works at IJamapo. Groceries were ex-
changed for pig iron and the iron shipiied to New York and sold at a profit.
In October, 1704, he was one of the militia force from New Jersey, 'S'irginia,
and Tennsyhania sent by rresident 'Washington to I'ittsburg to suppress
what in American history is known as the " Whisky Insurrection." In
1796 he began to mi!igle in and wield inthience in town affairs. Fi'om
that time to 1843 he held numerous town offices, including that of Justice
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of the reuce. In 1809 he superintended the construction of his father's
new stone dwelling (still standing). Tht> tavern business was abandoned
with the dcnnolition of the old family mansion.
His daughter Margaret married, in 1810, John Perry, a member of one
of tlie oldest and most prominent families in Rockland County, >,'. Y., by
whom she had issue two daughters, Catharine (1811) and Charity (1822).
In 1812 the quota of Bergen County drafted troops for the war with Great
Britain rendezvoused at Jersey City for three months. Captain Samuel
G. Demarest (of what is now Westwood, N. J.), who raised a company of
m'.-n for that war, recruited part of his force at the store of Abraham D.
Demarest. It has been said that David A. Demarest served in the ^'\■ar
of 1812, but if so his name does not appear upon the muster rolls of the
companies that went from his vicinity, commanded by Major ^'an Saun.
-Vt his death in 1821: Abraham D. Demarest gave all his lands to his
son, David A. Demarest. The latter soon after purchased several adjoining
tracts, until the whole area of his homestead farm was over 300 acres. He
also owned a large farm west of the Hackensaclv Eiver and a tract at
Ramapo. Henceforth and until his death he was considered a wealthy
man. But he was one of those men whom wealth makes neither proud nor
a\aricious — a most genial and hospitable man, noted for his liberality.
Nearly all his life he had been a member and liberal supporter of the
North Church at Schraalenburgh, which he helped to organize and to
which he liberally gave. His commodious mansion was always open to
the ministers of that and sister churches. They came and went at their
pleasure, sometimes staying with their families for weeks at a time. Their
host's hospitality was of the good old-fashioned variety, spontaneous and
hearty. Everybody was welcome beneath his roof. He had great intluence
over his neighbors and a happy way of settling disputes. As a Justice
of the Peace for many years his practice was to avoid trials, if possible, and
usually he would bring the parties to an agreement to settle before the trial
day came on. He was a gentleman of '■ ye olden time " — a sort of " Cadi " in
the community to whom the people went for advice in time of trouble
and did not go in vain. He was a lover of music, and in 1801 organized
a band in which he played second clarinet. The minutes of this band in
his handwriting show that it prospered for some time. He was an
entertaining conversationalist and story-teller who never lacked for lis-
teners. Physically he was remarkably robust, and was never severely ill.
He was found dead in bed one morning at the home of his daughter, at
Nyack, N. Y., whom he was visiting. He lay as though he had ciuietly
dropped into a peaceful sleep. He was of the type of man rarely to be
met with in these days. He saw the Revolutionary War, the War of 1S12,
and the Mexican War, and had he lived another year he would have seen
the beginning of the Civil War. The year before his death the Northern
Railroad was completed. The company gave him a pass, but he never
used it, and died without having experienced the sensations of riding on a
moving railroad train.
Catharine and Charity Perry, has granddaughters, married, respectively,
Isaac and Tunis Smith, of Nyack, N. Y., who, for many years, owned and
operated a steamboat line between New York and Nyack. Isaac and Tunis
Smith were descendants of Lambert Ariaense, a native of Gilderland, Hol-
land, who came to America when a young man and settled at New Amster-
dam, where, on April 9, 1682, he married Margaretta Garrets Blawvelt, a
daughter of Garret Hendricksen Blawvelt, of Deventer, Holland. In 1686
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Lambert and his brothers-in-law, the Blawvelts, and others purchased
the Tappan patent. Lambert settled on part of it at the "Green Bush,"
in Eockland County. His descendants soon became so numerous that it
was necessary to distinguish one from the other, and as Lambert was a
smith by profession it became convenient to designate him as Lambert
Ariaense Smidt. Most of the family eventually dropped the Ariaense and
called themselves Smith. Lambert Smith and Margaretta Garrets Blaw-
velt had issue, among other children, a son, Garret Smith (2), who mar-
ried Brechie (Bridget) Peters Haring, of Tappan, and had issue, among
other children, a son, Peter G. Smith (3), who married Annetie (Hannah)
Blawvelt, and had issue, besides other children, a son, Isaac (4), who mar-
ried Rachel Smith, and had issue several children, among whom was Peter
Smith (5), who married Christina Demarest (a sister of David A. Demarest,
above mentioned). Old patrons of the steamer '' Chrystenah " will re-
member her portrait at the head of the stairway to the upper deck. They
had issue of the sixth generation : Isaac, Abraham, Tunis, and David.
Isaac married Catharine Perry, and Tunis married Charity Perry, as
above stated. The issue of Catharine Perry and Captain Isaac Smith were
John, James, and Margaret Ann, all now deceased. The issue of Charity
Perry and Tunis Smith were six children, all now deceased except David
and Sidney.
JAMES KIPP is of the tenth generation in lineal descent from Roeloff
(Ealph) de Kype, who, as the prefix " de " unmistakably indicates, was
of French origin, but who resided at Amsterdam, Holland, whither he
had fled from France. His life-long calling was that of a soldier, wherein
he exhibited bravery, energy, and capacity of the highest order. He at-
tained prominence as a military leader in 1555, during the long and bloody
struggle between the Catholics and Protestants, in which the latter finally
triumphed. It has been said that in 1559 he returned to France and fought
against the Protestants under the banner of the Duke of Anjou. Whether
he did or not is at this late date a matter of little importance. It is known
that his sons espoused the Protestant cause. One of them is said to have
been a stockholder in the Dutch East India Company and an active pro-
moter of the voyage of Hendrick Hudson to New York in 1(509. His son,
Hendrick de Kype (3d gen.), born at Amsterdam in 1578, came to America
accompanied by his son Hendrick (4th gen.). They were the first of the
name in the New World. Hendrick (3d gen.), owing to ill-health, soon
returned to Holland, but his son Hendrick (4th gen.), who seems to have
been the first to drop the " de " from the name and who was usually
known as " Hendrick Hendricksen Kype," married and became one of the
first permanent settlers on Manhattan Island. Being a tailor by occupa-
tion, he was sometimes dubbed " Schneider Kype." On April 28, 1 643, he
purchased a lot 30 x 110 east of " The Fort " (now Bridge Street, near
Whitehall), on which he built his family residence and shop. There, for
years, he was the principal tailor of the town. He married Ann de Sille,
a daughter of Nicholas de Sille, of Wyck, Holland. About this time Kieft
was Governor of New Amsterdam. Kype despised the governor and pub-
licly denounced him as " a butcher " for permitting the massacre of the
Hackensack Indians at Pavonia. Kieft summoned him to appear and
answer for his insolence, but Kype replied by messenger that he would
not appear before " a man of blood." Mrs. Kype likewise denounced Kieft
as a false judge. Upon the succession of Stuyvesant to the governorship
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Kype was made a Councilor. Latei- lie was chosen to be one of the nine
Selectmen, because, as is said, he was one of " the most notable, reasonable,
honest, and respectable citizens of the city." Two years later he was made
a Burgher, but becoming dissatisfied with the management of town affairs
he soon after sold out and removed to Amstel, in Delaware, where he
embarked extensively in the brewing business on the west bank of the
Delaware River. The governor of Delaware soon made him a member
of the Council, and later, in 1660, appointed him Commissioner of Amstel.
About 1694 he seems to have returned to New Amsterdam and about the
same time purchased from Captain John Berry a tract of two hundred
acres of land south of Hackensack, from the Hackensack River to the
Saddle River, and including in it the present village of Lodi. He died in
New Amsterdam about 1703. leaving children of the fifth generation Cor-
nelia, Catharine, Peter, and Nicasie (Nicholas).
Nicholas (.5th gen.), born at Amstel, Del., in 166S, went to Hackensack
in 1691, and married Ann Breyant, of old Bergen. The same year the
couple joined the Dutch Church at Hackensack. In 1698 Nicholas, with
Thomas Fraunce and Rutgert Yan Horn, of Bergen, purchased from Cap-
tain Berry a large tract at Jloonachie. Nicholas made other purchases
in due time — one of two hundred acres from Garret Ly decker extending
from the Hackensack to the Saddle River, and another large area of
" meadow land " for which, as his deed recites, he gave a " fatted calf."
Upon his death he inherited a large portion of his father's lands, and passed
as one of the most extensive landholders in that s(x-tion. He resided on
the I'olifly road, was active in town and church aft'aiis, and held several
responsible official positions. His eleven children of the sixth generation
were Henry, Peter, Isaac, Cornelius, Jacob, Ann, Catherine, Elizabeth,
Garret, Nicholas, and John.
Nicholas (6th gen.), born at Moonachie in 1720, married in 1710 Lea ^'ree-
land, of Bergen. He was a farmer by occupation and resided for thirty-
five years in Lodi Township. In 175;") he removed with his family to
Schraalenburgh, where he bought a large farm lying on ))()th sides of the
Schraalenburgh road near the jiresent North Church. The same year
he and his wife joined the Schraalc.iburgh South Church, of which Nicholas
was made a Deacon in 1760. He was a man of means and greatly re-
spected by his neighbors. His children of the seventh generation wei'e
Sophia, Isaac, Catharine, Petei-, John, :Maria, Ann, and Jemima.
Isaac Ki]i]) (7th gen.) was born at Schraalenburgh, :May 14, 1756, and
died there March 10, IS13. He joined the South Cliurch in 1785, and
became one of the princi{)al and, in fact, the most influential man in
Schraalenburgh. He owned and managed a large farui on both sides
of the road near the North Chuich. Though wealthy, both he and his
father Nicholas fervently espoused the cause of the colonists. For this
the British and Tories raided the Kipp farms and buildings, drove off the
live stock, and committed other acts of spoliation. Isaac joined the local
militia, known as the " train bands." and served against the British during
the last years of the Revolutionary struggle. At its close he became active
in the organization and drilling of the State militia, in which he \\as at
first a Major and later a Colonel. He was oneof the principals in the organi-
zation of the North Church Congregation, and one of the se\en men chosen
by resolution of the Consistory in ls\H) to build the present church edifice,
receiving for that service six shillings per day. He died in March, 1813,
and was buried near the church in which he was so long prominent. His
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children of the eighth generation were Nicholas, David, Henry (who became
a prominent physician), Ann, Leah, Maria, Christina, Isaac, and James.
David Kipp (8th gen.) was born at Schraalenburgh, January 24, 1783,
and died May 18, 1864. He was reared on his father's farm, and in 1806
married Elizabeth, daughter of William de Graw, of Old Tappan. David
resided and for many years kept a general store at what is now Bergen-
fleld, on the corner of the road leading from Schraalenburgh road to the
South Church. His children of the ninth generation were Maria (married
Matthew S. Bogert), William, and Fanny (married Cornelius L. Blawvelt).
William Kipp (9th gen.) was born at Schraalenburgh, August 19, 1812,
and died in 1871. He married, November 24, 1831, Elizabeth Banta, born
in 1813. William i-esided for many years at Old Tappan, now Harrington
Park. Although reared a farmer, he was a born politician, and for many
years was the Democratic leader in Harrington Township. Late in life
he removed to Closter. At his death he left living issue David, John B.,
Isaac, Levina, James, and ^Villiam de Graw, the last two named being
the subjects of this and the following sketch.
James Kipp (10th gen.) was born at Old Tappan, N. J., October 15, 1844,
and received his schooling in the public schools at Tappan. At the age
of fifteen he left home to become a clerk in the grocery store of his brother
David, at Sparkill, N. Y. He was called home in the fall of 1<SG2 to take
the place of his brothers John B. and Isaac, who had joined the Union
Army in Virginia. Upon the return of his brothers James sought and
obtained a clerkship in the grocery house of Elbert Bailey, then at 518
Sixth Avenue, New York. After four years' service with Mr. Bailey he
entered the office of the Lorillard Insurance Company, but remained there
only three months. A more lucrative position was offered him with the
New York Rubber Clothing Company at 347 Broadway, which he accepted.
In July, 1867, this company combined with the Goodyear Rubber Com-
pany. Mr. Kipp acquired an interest in the business and was given the
responsible position of manager, a position which he still holds at Nos.
787-789 Broadway, New York. To manage a concern doing the great vol-
ume of business which the Goodyear Rubber Company is doing demands
business tact and judgment of the highest order. These qualities Mr. Kipp
possesses in a marked degree, and his untiring energy, activity, thorough
knowledge of the business, and close attention to its details have marked
him for the early future as one of the great army of successful mercantile
men in the great city. He is thoroughly domestic in his habits and tastes,
and spends his spare time with his family. He belongs to no city clubs,
does not dabble in politics, has never held political office. He "leans
toward " the Dutch Reformed Church and the Republican party.
He married, February 21, 1872, Rachel, a daughter of John J. and Hannah
M. Naugle. Mrs. Kipp was born at Closter, N. J., March 25, 1850. They
have three daughters: Ada (married in 1895 to Edward Livingston Gilbert,
a New York stock broker), Eva, and Florence, the last two both unmarried'
Florence is a recent graduate of the Comstock School of New York City,
and her sisters are graduates of the New York City public schools. Ada
has a daughter, Margery (11th gen.), born in 1897.
WILLIAM De GRAW KIPP (10th gen.), brother of the above, was born
at Old Tappan, N. J., February 25, 1848, and like his brother obtained his
education in the public schools of his native township. He left home in
1866 to take a position as clerk in the grocery store of Ward Carpenter
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No. 520 Sixth Avenne, Xe^Y York. Here he remained fer a year and then
entered the employ of E. C. Hazard & Co., where he filled the position of
salesman for nine years, after which he embarked in the grocery bnsiness
on his own account at Oloster, N. J. This venture being unprofitable, he
became a salesman in the house of Wright Gillies & Brother, Xew York.
He left them in ISSO to take charge of the city sales department of th(> well
known house of E. R. Durkee & Co., of Xew York, and still fills that posi-
tion. Their factory and office are at b^A "V^'ashington Street. As a sales-
man his knowledge of general merchandise and his long experience on the
road and behind the counter ha^e made him one of the most expert and
valuable men in his line of business. At home he is public spirited and
enterprising, favoring public education, local improvements, and athletics,
and opposing the liquor traffic and dishonesty in public office. He is an
independent Democrat in politics, but has never held political office. He
served a term in the Board of Trustees of the public school at Closter. He
was a Trustee and Treasurer of the Congregational Church for a number of
years, and was also the prime factor in placing the railroad station at
Closter in its present location.
He married in 1ST4 Sarah Elizabeth, a daughter of John J. and Hannah
M. Xaugle. Sarah E. Xaugle was born at Closter, X. J., March 25, 1853.
They have four daughters living: Edna, born October 31, 1S75 (married
in 1899 William C. Bouton, an employee of the Union Trust Company, of
New York); Lizzie, born in 1S78: Ethel, born in 18S2; and Grace, born
in 1884. Three others — two daughters and a son — died in infancy.
THE WESTERVELTS (or Von ^restcrvclls. as Ihcy once called them-
selves) are another of the very prolific families of Bergen and Hudson
Counties. Should the traveler happen to jonrney through the Province of
Overyssel in Holland, about a mile east of the coast of the Zuyder Zee,
on the highroad from Deventer to Grouingen, he will pass through a con-
siderable town called :\reppel. In the middle of the sevente(>nth century
this town was a mere hamlet. Three miles east was the town of Zwolle,
where Thomas a Kempis for half a century resided, where he wrote his
famous book. In Imifotiou of Chrifif, and where he died about 1471. East
of :\repi)el the country foi- miles was then a desert waste of lowland.
To-dav this has been bought up by humanitarian sorieties to secure from
beggarv able bodied laborers and their families by locating them on these
lands and emploving them in bringing the lands to productiveness. South
and west of Meppel were rich, green pasture lands. Xear Meppel lived
William and Lubbert Lubbertsen, two sturdy brother^. tillers of the soil,
and raisers of cattle.
In April, 1662, these two brothers joined the throng of emigrants which
was then heading from Amsterdam to America to better their ccmdition
in life. William, with a wife and four children, and Lubbert, -nith a wife
and six chTl3ren, reached Xew Amsterdam about the first of Jlay, 1C,C,2.
in the Dutch West India ship " Faith." William repaired to Xew Ltrecht,
L. I., and Lubbert, with his wife. Gessie Roelofs Van Houten, and family,
went to Flatbush, where a considerable Dutch settlement had been col-
lected. At Flatbush, Lubbert bought a house and lot December l."5. fol-
lowing his arrival, and went to farming, assisted by his boys. He soon
became an extensive and prosperous farmer, bought much land, and owned
a number of slaves. Upon his death, neai- the close of the century, his
sons Lubbert, Jr., Roeloff, John, and Juriaen went to Bergen County, N. J.,
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and settled. Lubbert, Jr., who married Hilletje Pouwless, resided for a
time in what is now Jersey City, and then removed to the vicinity of what
is now Highwood, N. J., where he died and his wife remarried. Eoeloff
and John (who married respectively Ursolena Stimets and Magdalena Van
Blarcom) bought lands sontli of Highwood and in the vicinity of Oresslcill,
N. J. The Indians disputed their titles, but subsequently the sachems
signed releases. Juriaen, who married (1) Gessie Bogert, (2) Antjie Banta,
and (3) Cornelia Van Voorhis, bought and settled on lands on the Hacken-
sack and Saddle Rivers. Lubbert's two daughters, Margretie and Mary,
married and settled at New Hackensack. The descendants of these four
sons and two daughters of Lubbert Lubbertsen, intermarrying with the
Demarests, Nangles, Harings, Blawvelts, and others, became a mighty
host, and are scattered throughout Bergen, Hudson, and Passaic Counties,
N. J., and Rockland County, N. Y.
SAMUEL ^VESTERVELT is of the seventh generation from Lubbert
Lubbertsen, the first emigrant, and was born at Tenafly, Bergen County,
N. J., on the 16th of August, 185."!, being the son of David I. Westervelt
and Sophia Parsels, and a grandson of John R. Westervelt and Samuel
Parsels. He received his education in the Bergen County public schools,
and at the age of seventeen associated himself with the well known firm
of Lord & Taylor, of New York City, with which he has remained for twenty-
eight years, and where he now holds a responsible position. This house
is widely known as one of the leading dry goods establishments in the East,
and has few equals in the quality or kind of its business. As an attache
of this great establishment Mr. Westervelt has displayed the highest
business abilities, great executive energy, and superior judgment. He
is a jiublic spirited, patriotic, and progressive citizen, and as a resident of
Tenafiy, Bergen County, has taken an active interest in local public affairs.
He has served two years as President of the Board of Education and stiil
holds that offlce, and is also Trustee and Treasurer, as well as a member,
of the Presbyterian Church of Tenafly.
Mr. "\A'estervelt married Miss Charlotte E. Bolden, and they have four
children: Florence E., born in 1880; Ralph E., born in 1S84; James B.,
born in 1887; and Martha B., born in 1891.
THE BERRY FAMILY.— One of the earliest emigrants at Bergen was
John Berry, an Englishman who came from Christ Church Parish in the
Island of Barbadoes. presumably with Kingsland, Sandford, Moore, and
one or two others. He was, perhaps, one of the most active and energetic
of all the emigrants, and certainly the most liberal. In 1668 he bought all
the lands between the Hackensack and Saddle Rivers, extending from the
Sandford patent as far north as Cherry Hill in Bergen County. The same
year he bought three other tracts: one of 1,.500 acres on the Hudson River
adjoining Edsall, another of 2,000 acres at Schraalenburgh, and another of
nearly that number of acres on the upper Saddle River. He came to be
one of the most wealthy of the Bergen settlers, and in a sense " ran the
towne." He was a member of the Grovernor's Council several years, at one
time acting Governor, member of the Colonial Assembly, a Justice for
Bergen County, a Captain and Major in the militia, and Commander of the
'* Bergen Rangers " or train bands. In 1670 he bought land at Bergen,
where he made his home. He gave lands for various purposes, especially
the land at Hackensack on which stands the " Church on the Green." He
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died in New York, leaA'iiij;- a lar<;e famil>- of children, among wliom wei'e
Jolm, Mary, Sanniel. Kicliard, P^raneis, and Fraueina. Most of these re-
mained in Hergeii (N)unt\', wliere their descendants are still numerous.
HKXTJY H. RRINKERHOFF, Jr., M.1>., memlier of the T.oard of Health
and one of the leading plivsieians of Jersey tiity, was born at Koeky Hill,
Somerset ("onnty, N. J., on the 2.'!d of May, ISC.T. His ancestoi-s were
among the earliest settlers of tlu' State, coming originally fi'om Holland.
" Joris Dircksen ISrinckerhoef, the founder of the American branch of
this family, came from the
County of D r e n t, o r
Drenthe, in the I'nited
I'rovinces, and having lived
some time at Flushing, a
seaport in Zealand, arrived
in this eonntry in IGo.S. He
settled on Staten Island,
and entered into a contract
with Cornelius Melyn, the
owner of the island, to re-
■^iih' there; but owing to tlie
murder of some neighboring
planters by the Indians, in
1041, he obtained a release
Ci-om the contract, August
15, 1041. Then he went to
Long Island and settled in
Brooklyn. He married Su-
sannnli Dnbbels, wlio died
January 16, 1C61." The
family settled in Bergen
County at a very early day,
and is one of the oldest and
best known in tlie eastei-ri
part of New Jersey. In Kill
Hendrick Brinckerhoef, sou
of Joris Dircksen Brincker-
hoef. purchased land on
Bergen Hill, Jersey City,
and was tlie an(;estor of the
family in Hudson and Ber-
gen Counties, while anotlier
son of the original emigrant,
Abraham Brinck"rhoef, is the founder of the Long Island branch.
Dr. Brinkerhoff's ])ai-ents were Henry H. Brinkerhotf and Elizabeth Vree-
land, daughter of Michael Vreeland. granddaughter of Michael Vreeland,
Sr., and a great-gianddaughter of Johannis \reeland, who was the son of
Michael Vreeland, who was the son of Cornelius Vreeland, who was the
son of Michael Jansen. The \'reeland family arrived in this country in
1630 from Holland. On his father's side Dr. Brinkerhotf is a grandson of
John V. W. Brinkerhotf, a great-grandson of Hai'tman Brinkerhotf, a great-
great-grandson of Hendri<-k Brinkerhoff, and a great-great-great-grandson
of Hartraan Brinkerhotf, whose father, Cornelius Brinckerhoff, was the
HENRV H. BRIKKERHOFF.
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son of Hendrick, tlie founder of the New Jersey branch of the family.
Dr. Brinkerhoff was educated in the public schools, graduating from
the High School of Jersey (Uty in 1.SS3. Subsequently he spent half a
dozen years in mercantile"^pursuits, and then, having decided upon medi-
cine as his life work, entered Bellevue Hospital Medical College, and after
graduating began a ])rivate practice which he has since continued, and in
which he has achieved eminent success.
He is one of the best known jihysicians in Jersey City. He is City
Physician, member of the Jersey City Board of Health, Visiting Physician
and Associate Surgeon of St. Francis Hospital, Treasurer of the Hudson
County Medical Societj, and prominently identified with the Home for
the Homeless and the flospital for Contagious Diseases in Jersey City.
He enlisted as a private in ('omjiany A, Fourth Regiment, X. G. N. J.,
November 9, 18S6, was promoted Corporal December 13, 1887, became
Sergeant of his comi»any April 3, 18SS, and was commissioned Second
Lieutenant of Company C January 15, 1894, Captain July 2, 1894. and
Major of the Fourth Regiment in 1899, which latter position he still holds.
He is a member of A\'oodland Lodge, Knights of Pythias, of the Hol-
land Society of New York, of the Hudson County Medical Society, of
the New Jersey State Medical Society, and of the American Medical Asso-
ciation, and is thoroughly identified with the afi'airs of the city and active
and influential in promoting every worthj' object. He is especially gen-
erous in the encouragement of those movements which have the welfare
of the community at heart.
Dr. Brinkerhoff was married on the 28th of April, 1897, to Ella Adelaide
Hayes, of Newark, N. J.
RYNIER J. WORTENDYKE is descended from the same ancestor as is
Raymond P. Wortendyke (see sketch of latter on page 91). His great-great-
grandfather, Rynier F. ^Vortendyke (son of Frederick Wortendyke and
Divertie Quackenbush), baptized in New York ]\larch 14, 1714, married (1)
December 10, 1746, Jannetye Peters Durie, and (2) March 2, 1752, Jannetje
Smith. 'With his brother Frederick, the ancestor of Raymond P., he ob-
tained part of the homestead farm at Pascack. Rjnier spent his days
in farming and running a mill. His children of the fifth generation were
Frederick, Peter, Jannetje, Cornelius (1), Divertie, Cornelius (2), Rynier,
John, Jacob R., Mary, Albert, and Aeltje.
Jacob R. Wortendyke, of the fifth generation, born May 5. 1764, died
December 18, 1858, married December 7, 1792, Elizabeth Campbell, born
October 26, 1773, died March 20, 1862. He was a farmer and resided at
Pascack. Their children of the sixth generation were Lutische, Rynier J.,
and Elizabeth. Of these, Rynier J. (6th gen.), born August 16, 1793, died
December 3, 1SS4, married, January 10, 1818, Cornelia Haring, who died
August 12, 1891. They resided at Pascack. Their children of the seventh
generation were Jacob R., Peter R., Garret, and Elizabeth.
Jacob R. Wortendyke (7th gen.) was born at Pascack, N. J., November 27,
1818, and died at Jersey City, November 2, 1868. He married, June 2, 1853,
Susan J. Doremus, born August 9, 1826, who now resides in Jersey City.
Jacob R. Wortendyke was graduated from Rutgers College in 1839, after
which he read law in the office and became a partner of Chancellor A. O.
Zabriskie. After his admission to the bar he was successful in his prac-
tice and held numerous official positions in Hudson County. He organized
the Jersey City Water Board and served as a member of the Riparian
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Commission. In 1857 he was elected to Congress from the Hudson
district and served two terms in that body. In 1868 he was a delegate
to the Democratic National Convention. His children of the eighth genera-
tion were Nicholas D., Cornelia E., Rynier J., Jacob (died), and Jacob R.
Eynier J. Wortendyke (8th gen.), the subject of this sketch, was born in
Jersey City, N. J., August 24, 1860, and has always resided there. Having
received a thorough preparatory education, he entered Rutgers College
and was graduated from that institution with honors in the class of 1882.
He then took up the study of law with James B. Vredenburgh at Jersey
City, and after the usual course was admitted to the New Jersey bar as an
attorney in June, 1885, and as a counselor in June, 1888. He has been
actively and successfully engaged in the general practice of his profession
in his native city. He is a prominent member of the Presbyterian Church,
a public spirited and patriotic citizen, a man of broad and accurate learn-
ing, and a leading factor in the affairs of the city in which he was born,
and in which he has spent his life.
Mr. Wortendyke married Miss Carolyn M. Oooley, October 11, 1893, and
their children of the ninth generation are Rynier J. Wortendyke, Jr., and
Howard B. Wortendyke. Mrs. Wortendyke died September 22, 1900.
JAMES B. VREDENBURGH is of Holland descent, the respectability
of which has been strengthened by intermarriage with the Coles, Schure-
mans, Van Dorns, Brinckerhotfs, and other of the most prominent Holland
families.
Isaac Van Vredenburgh (1), a well-to-do citizen, resident, and burgher
of the City of Hague, in Holland, had a son who bore the somewhat
elongated name of William Isaacsen Van Vredenburgh (2), who, while
yet a very young man, enlisted as a soldier in the service of the Dutch
West India Company and came to America in May, 1058, on board the good
shi]) '• (jilded Beaver." He seems to have done military duty in and about
New Amsterdam for several years, during which time, on October 19, 1664,
he married Apollonia Barents, a daughter of Barent Jacobsen Cole (Kool),
a prominent officer of the West India Company, of Amsterdam, Holland.
He continued in the military service after his marriage, being stationed
and residing with his family, part of the time, at Fort William Hendrick,
and part of the time in the new fortification at New Orange. In 1677 he
must have left the military service, as he then, and as late as 1680, was
living with his family at Esopus, N. Y. His children were eight in number,
the eldest of whom was Isaac Van Vredenburgh (3), baptized in New York,
October 4, 1665, and who married March 7, 1694, Janneken Joosten, a
daughter of Joost Carelszen, by whom he had six children. William (4),
the second of these six, baptized in New York, October 4, 1696, died Feb-
ruary 4, 1773, married April 22, 1717, Catharina, daughter of Patrick
Schott or Scott, of Kingston, N. Y. William's children were nine, the
fourth of whom, Petrus Benedict Vredenburgh (5), born July 30, 1721,
died July 26, 1810, married (1) Margarita, daughter of Jacobus Schureman,
and (2 1 Elizabeth Fisher. His children by his two wives were eleven in
number. He removed to New Brunswick, N. J., in 1742. One of his sons,
Petrus (6), baptized in New Brunswick, N. J., August 4, 1745, died August
24, 1823, married December 17, 1772, Margarita, daughter of John Schure-
man. This Peter was for many years a prominent merchant at New Bruns-
wick, where he became one of the most influential men in Middlesex
County. He was County Collector of that connty for forty-one years (from
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17S2 to is:>.'i) and a meiiiber of the New Jersey Assembly from 1790 to
17!»5. He also held many local offices, including that of Justice of the
Peace. Of his two children I'etrus (7), born in New Brunswick, October
5, 1778, removed to Somerville, N. J., where he became one of the most
prominent physicians of the State, and wlicre he died Septembei' 15, 1848.
He married December 20, 1804, Maria, daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Van-
derbilt) Van Dorn, who was boiii April 7, 1783, and died April 2, 1855.
Tetrus (7) left a large family of cliildren, one of whom, Peter A'redenburgh,
Jr. (8), born at Somerville, N. J., October 31, 1805, entered Rutgers College
and was graduated therefrom in 1821. He read law at Somerville and
was admitted to the New Jersey bar in 1820. Soon afterward he removed
to Freehold, N. J., where he commenced the practice of his profession. In
due time he was appointed Prow(>cutor of the Pleas for Monmouth County,
and soon after was elected to the State Legislature as a member of the
Council. Subsequently he was made an Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court of New Jersey, which position he held for fourteen years from 1854.
Many of the opinions which he rendered were beautifully expressed and
are continually quoted as precedents. He married April 10, 1836, Eleanor,
daughter of Abraham and Catharine (Remsen) Brinckerhoff, born July 1,
1815, died March 20, 1884. Judge \'redenburgh died at Freehold, N. J..
March 24, 1873. His children were Peter, \\'illiam H., and James B. (0).
Of these the eldest was Major of the Fourteenth Regiment of New Jersey
^'olunteers in the War of the Rebellion. He served as Inspector-General
of the Third .Vrmy Corps, on the staff of (ieneral AVilliam H. French, and
was present and took part in all the battles in which his regiment was
engaged. At the battle of Oppequan Creek, near ATinchester, on September
19, 1864, while in command of his regiment, he was killed while bravely
leading it in a charge.
On his mother's side James B. Vredenburgh is descended from an old
New Jersey family, the founder of whom was Joris Dircksen Brincker-
hotf, who came to America from Drenthe in the United I'rovinces in 1638,
settling on Staten Island and subsequently in what is now Brooklyn. His
sons subsequently settled in Bergen and Hudson Counties.
James B. Vredenburgh, the subject of this sketch, is of the seventh
generation from William Isaacson Van \'redenburgh, and Avas born at
Freehold, N. J., October 1, 1844. He received his early education in Free-
liold, was graduated from Princeton University in 1863, read law with
Aaron R. Throckmorton, of Freehold, and w as admitted to the bar of N(?w
Jersey as an attorney in June, 1866, and as a counselor in June, 1860. Upon
his admission he located in Jersey City and soon came into prominence
as a lawyer of ability, industry, and perseverance. In 1872, when the late
Isaac W. Scudder was elected to Congress, Mr. Vredenburgh formed a
partnership with that eminent man and thus accpiired an equal share in
an extensive and lucrative practice. This partnership continued until the
death of Hon. Isaac W. Scudder in 1881. In 1883 Mr. Vredenburgh associated
himself with Judge Abram Q. {J^arretson, and the two have ever since
carried on a large and successful business, practicing in all the State
and United States courts, the firm name being Vredenburgh & Garretson.
Mr. Vredenburgh succeeded his former partner. Judge Scudder, as counsel
for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and still holds that position. He
has appeared in all the important cases affecting the interests of that' com-
pany and in many others of note. He served on the staff of Governor
Joseph D. Bedle with the rank of Colonel, has always taken an active
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interest in public affairs, and is a member of the American Bar Association.
He lias never sought political preferment, yet he has discharged the duties
of the citizen with characteristic energy and is widely known as a man of
commanding influence. He has maintained the high reputation, not only
of his father, but of his ancestors, and has displayed those sterling attri-
butes and high legal qualifications which have distinguished the family
for generations.
^Jr. ^'redenburgh married ^Miss Emily H. Van Vorst, a descendant of the
well known ^'an N'orst family, the founder of which «as Oornelis Van
^'oorst, who came to this country from Holland as early as 163G. Their
children are Peter, James, John, William, Eugene, and Eleanor.
CORXEHUS r.RIXKERHOFF, of Secaucus, is the son of James D.
and Jane (Alcorn) Brinkerhoff and a grandson of John BrinkerhofE and
Kate Bogert, and was born in ^A'est IJoboken, X. J., October 31, 1S59. He
is descended in the ninth generation from Joris Dircksen Brinckerhoef,
of the Province of Drenthe, in Holland, who left Holland and lived for a
time in Flushing, a seaport in X'ew Zealand, whence he came to this couu
try in IC.'tS. Settling on Staten Island, X. Y., he contracted with Cornelius
Melyn, the owner, to reside there; but on account of the murder of some
of the planters by the Indians, in Kill, he secured a release from the con-
tract and moved to Brooklyn, Long Island. He married Susannah Dubliels,
and died January IC, 1661. Of their four children the second, Hendrick
Brinckerhoef, married Claesie, daughter of Cornelius Boomgaert, and
settled near English Xeighborhood in Xew Jersey. In 1677 he purchased
land on Bergen Hill, and became the founder of a numerous family in
Hudson and Bergen Counties, his children being Geertje, ilargrietj(\ Cor-
nelius, Joris, Derrick, and Jacobus. Most of these as well as their jjarents
united with the Hackensack church. James D. Brinkerhoff still resides
in West Hoboken, his wife having died in December, 189.3.
ilr. Brinkerhoff was educated in the public schools of his native town
and spent jnuch of his early life on the farm. Afterward he ^\ as employed
by his uncle, C. H. Brinkerhoff, on a tugboat in Xew York harbor, and
here developed that mechanical and professional genius which he has
since displayed with so much credit and honor. Becoming an engineer
by trade, he has filled various responsible positions, and at the present
time is superintendent of the Xew Jersey Trap Rock Company at Snalce
Hill, X. J. He is also Chief Engineei- of the Fire Department of Xorth
Bergen Townshij). having been appointed to that office in August, IS'JS,
and having been a leading member of the department for about eight
years. He is also a member of the Roj'al Society of Good Fellows. Mr.
Brinkerhoff inherits the sturdy mental and physical qualities of his race —
a race famous for its attributes of thrift, industry, integrity, and upright-
ness of character. He has always taken a deep interest in public affairs,
has contributed materially to the growth and advancement of his county,
where his ancestors have resided for more than two centuries, and is active
in the support of all worthy projects. His attention, however, has been
given chiefly to the duties of the different engineering positions which he
has held, and in which he has achieved m.arked success. He resides in
Secaucus.
September 9, 1882, Mr. Brinkerhoff married Mary JIargaret Leahy.
106
HUDSON AND BEIMJEN COUNTIES
diiii<;li(cr (if Tliomas aud Mary Lcaliy, of ( V)nnty Tiii|i('rai-y, Ireland. They
have one daiijilifer, Lillian May, born Xovember i;""), IS.S.'t. in New York
Citv.
f'OKNELIUS CIIKISTIE belongs fo one of the most nnmerous and
inllnential families in Jiei'^cn (.-onnty, meiiibers thereof having held
unmerous and important iiosilinns of trust and resjionsibility, civil and
religions, during the past two hundred years. Mis first American an-
cestor was James Christie, who emigrated to this country from Aber-
deen, Scotland, it is said about 1085, but the probability is that it
was much later, un-
'"■'" '-■•■■ '■'■'■■■■ '■■ less he v\'as a boy at
Ihe time of his emi-
giation. He went to
Ifackensack in 170.3,
and from thence,
the same year, to
S c h r a a 1 e nburgh,
where, on the Sth of
September, he mar-
ried M a g d a 1 e n a,
daugliter of John
Demarest (2j, and be-
came the owner, by
purchase, or in right
of his wife, from the
Demarest s, of a
large farm (about
otto acres) just north
of the North Church,
and extending from
the Tiena Kill Brook
west w a r d to the
S c h r a a 1 e n burgh
road. His residence
was on the site re-
cently occupied by
John H. Anderson.
On this farm some of
his descendants have
ever since resided.
He died in 1TGS, at
the advanced age of
ninety-six or ninety-
eight years. His children were Jacob, Jacomina, Anetje, Lae, John, Mariti'e,
Elizabeth, James, David, and A\'illiam.
\\'illiani Christie (2), the last named, baptized at Schraalenburgh August
2S, 172(1, died September 2S, 1809, married September 20, 174^, Catharine
Demarest. He was a farmer, resided at Schraalenbui-gh, and left ten
children: James, Margrietie, Alagdalena, Maria, Peter, John, Cornelius,
Jacomina, David, and Sophia.
James Christie (?.), known as " Cai)tain James," was born at Schraalen-
burgh, August 20, 1711, died July 8, 1817. He married IMaria Banta born
CORNKLIUS CIIKISTIE.
GENEALOGICAL 107
August 4, 1754, died September 13, 1815. " Captain James " was a farmer
by occupation, but patriotic and public spirited. He volunteered his serv-
ices to the Continental cause in 1777, was commissioned Captain, and raised
a company of sixty-five men, with whom he served gallantly. His children
were William, John, Magdalena, Maria, David, Peter, Henry, and Jacomina.
David Christie (4), born December 1, 178!), died April 8, 1848, married
March 12, 1814, Anna Brinkerhoft'.
Cornelius Christie (5), one of their children and the subject of this sketch,
was born in English Neighborhood (now Leonia), N. J., December 6, 1835.
He was graduated from Yale University in the class of 1855. After read-
ing law one year in the Harvard Law School he studied in the offices
of Mercer Beasley, at Trenton, N. J., and of Abraham O. Zabriskie, at
Jersey City. He was admitted to the New Jersey bar in February, 1860,
and his practice since has been largely an office practice and in con-
sultation. For many years he has served as counsel for his own township
and for the boards of adjoining municipalities. In 1867 he was elected
to the House of Assembly in the New Jersey Legislature, from the County
of Bergen, and was re-elected in 1m68. From 1870 to 1876 he was editor
and proprietor of the Neir Jer-srij Citizen, a local weekly journal, independ-
ently Democratic, published by him at Hackensack. He has been from
time to time interested in various real estate enterprises and in develop-
ing and carrying them forward to successful issues. Among others he
has devoted himself to the development of Leonia, the place of his life-
long residence, and was prominent in effecting its incorporation as a
borough in December, 1894. He was elected the first Mayor of the borough,
and has since held that office. By the insertion of explicit provisions in
his own deeds and influencing others to follow his example he has been
instrumental in keeping the borough exceptionally free from nuisances
and vicious influences, and in bringing to it a peculiarly desirable popula-
tion.
THE ALLEN FAMILY of Bergen County is descended from Peter Gar-
rets Van Halen. The name is probably derived from Haelen or Haalen,
a town in Belgian Limbourg, from which place the family originally hailed.
The name has gone through several forms: Haelen, Halen, Aelen, Alen,
and Allen. Peter Van Halen was the son of Cerret Van Halen, of the City
of Eotterdam, in Holland, where Peter was born about 1087. He came to
America in 1706 and settled in the Paramus section of Bergen ('ounty,
where, on the 11th of August of that year, he married, at Hackensack,
Tryntie Hendricks Hopper. He purchased lands on the west side of the
Saddle River, where he resided and reared a large family of children, whose
names were Henrv, 1707; Garret, 1709; William, 1710; Andrew, 1712;
Maritie, 1714; WiHempie, 1716; Lea, 1718; Rachel, 1723; Andrew, 1725;
and John, 1727, all baptized at Hackensack. The descendants of these by
the name of Allen and^Van Allen are very numerous in the western part
of Bergen County.
THE BERTHOLFS, who are very numerous in Bergen County, particu-
larly in the western part, are descended from Guilliam Bertholf, who was
born at Sluys in Flanders, and with his wife, Martina Hendricks Verwey,
came to America in 1684 and first located at Bergen in New Jersey, where
they joined the church, October 6, I6S4, and where their son Henry was
baptized April 6, 1686. Guilliam had studied theology at Middleburgh,
108 HUDSON AND BEROEN COUNTIES
Ilolland, and had come to America in the capacity of catechiser voorleser
and schoolmaster. In these capacities he labored at Bergen until 1690,
when lie removed to Hackensack, where the people so esteemed him that
in 1693 they sent him to Holland to be licensed as a minister of the Dutch
Church. The Classis of Middleburgh, Holland, ordained and licensed him,
and on his return in 1694 he accepted the pastorate of the " Church on the
• Ireen,'' at Hackensack, where he preached until his death. For the first
fifteen years of his ministry he is said to have been the only Dutch
preacher in New Jersey. During his pastorate he had the control of all the
surrounding churches, preaching at Tappan, Tarrytown, Staten Island,
Raritau, Pompton, Belleville, and The Ponds. He was a well-read and elo-
quent man, indefatigable in his work, and organized many churches. His
issue were Sarah, Maria, and Elizabeth (all born at Sluys in Flanders),
and Henry, Corynus, Jacobus, Martha, and Anna, all of whom joined the
Hackensack church. Sarah married David D. Demarest, Maria married
John Bogert, Elizabeth married John Terhune and Rolof Bogert, Heury
married Mary Terhune, Corynus married Anna Ryerson, Martha married
Albert Bogert, Jacobus married Elizabeth Van Emburgh, Anna married
Abraham Varrick. Rev. Guilliam Bertholf purchased from John Berry a
farm at Hackensack, extending from the Hackensack to the Saddle River,
on which the village of Hackensack is now partly located, and there he
died, universally respected, in 1724. All his children remained in Bergen
County, over which their descendants are thickly scattered.
JAMES SHREWSBURY ERWIN, one of the leaders of the Hudson bar
and Prosecutor of the Pleas for the County of Hudson, was born in Jersey
City, September 5, 1857. He is the son of Matthew Erwin and Caroline A.
(Gore) Erwin and a grandson of John Erwin, a native of Ireland, who came,
at an early date, to New York City, where Matthew was born. On his
mother's side Mr. Erwin is a grandson of William Gore, of Deal, Kent, Eng-
land, the birthplace of both William Gore and his daughter, Caroline A.
One of Mr. Erwin's maternal uncles, ^A'illiam Shrewsbury, was a missionary
to Africa in 1835, while another, James Shrewsbury, for whom he was
named, was a prominent English barrister in London. John Erwin, his
paternal grandfather, was in the V^ar of 1812, being a member of a New
York company called '' McQueen's Men."
Judge Erwin received his preliminary education in Public Schools Nos.
1 and 3 in Jersey City. He also attended Cooper Institute, New York, and
finished his studies under private tutors. Having received a thorough
training, he took up the study of law in the office of AVashington B. Will-
iams, and, in February, 1881, was admitted to practice as an attorney in
his native State. In February, 1884, he became a counselor. Mr. Erwin
has been actively and successfully engaged in the general practice of his
profession in Jersey City since his admission in 1881, and in a large number
of important cases with which he has been identified he has displayed high
legal qualifications, a broad and accurate knowledge of the law, and great
skill and ability. He has established a reputation as a lawyer and advocate.
In 1890 Mr. Erwin represented his district in the General Assembly of
New Jersey, and there magnified an already high reputation. He served as
District Court Judge from January 26, 1897, to February 27, 1898, when he
resigned on his acceptance of the office of Prosecutor of the Plea's of Hud-
son County. His term expires in 1903. Judge Erwin is a prominent,
progressive, and public spirited citizen, a man of broad attainments, and a
GEXEALOKTCAL
109
ineiiibci- (»f the I'liidvi Lwij;iU' of Jci-scy (.'ity, of tlu' Miiikakwn (Miib, (if
tiic Koyal Arcauuin, of the Loyal Additional Koyal Aicaimui, of Itayvicw
Lodi^e, No. 140, Fivo and Accoptod ^[asoiis, of .loisoy City, and of Amity
Chaiitoi-, No. :!1, Koyal Aicli ^Masons, of ISayonuo, X. J.
Xovomlioi' '2-2. 1SS1>, Jiidgc Ei-\Yin inarricd ilai-tlia J. Robinson, and tlioir
('luldrt'u are iEai-iiaiet J., !Mavtha, James K., and llohait (i. Erwin.
WAKNER ^Y. WESTERVELT, a prominent member of the New York
bar and a leading eitizt'n of Woodelitf, IJergen Oonnty, N. d., is of the
seventh generation from Lubbert Lnbbertsen, the emigrant (see sketch on
jiage !l!M, and was born in Spring A'alley, Rockland Connty, X. Y., on the
loth of July, 1847. He is descended from a long line of worthy and dis-
tingnished Holland ancestors, his parents beirig Sylvester A\'es1ervelt and
^[argaret Blanvelt, his
grand]iarents James
and Hanna (Ten Eyck)
^^'estervelt and Joseph
C. and Rebecca (Reni-
sen) Blauwlt, and his
great-grandjiarents Al-
bert Westervelt and
<'ornelins and Bridget
(Talman) B 1 a n v e 1 t.
James ^^'esterxelt, his
grandfather, was a
]irivate in the War of
ISli". These names rep-
resi'nt sc.nie of the
oldest and most jiromi-
nent families in Roi-k-
land C o n n t y. Xew
York, those who lia\e
b o r n e them having
been conspicndus i;i
military, profes-
and bnsiiiess
civil
sional
life.
:\rr.
Westervelt ac-
iinired his educational
training at the Xe\\'
York State Xormal
School in Albany, from
whicli he was grad-
uated in July. lS(i7. At
the age of t^venty he
began teaching, first in
tile Union Academv at
Belleville. X. Y., later
at T'nion Hall .Vcademy in Jamaica, L. L. and then at the Bolvtechmc In-
stitute in Brooklyn, X. Y. Snbseqnently he taught in the .Vsliland rnblic
School at East Orange, X. J., and finally in the schools at I'lainfield, N. J.
These varifins ]iositions gave him a broad and \aliiable ex]ierience as well
as a high reputation for scholarship and ability as a teacher.
WARNER W. WESTEKVELT.
110 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
But teaching was not to be his life work, though he had been eminently
successful. His tastes, his ambition, and his efl'orts were for the law as
a profession. Having pursued the regular course of legal study, he was
admitted to the New York bar in May, 1880, and since then has practiced
in New York City with marked success. He has built up a large and suc-
cessful clientage, and as a lawyer and advocate has gained a wide reputa-
tion.
Mr. Westervelt is a prominent citizen and a member of the Reformed
Church of Pascack at Park Ridge, Bergen County, near where he resides.
He is thoroughly identified with the affairs of the community. His atten-
tion, however, has been devoted to his professional labors to the exclusion
of public trusts and responsibilities, which have often been urged upon
him. He married Miss Mary A. Beach, of Orange, N. J., and they have six
children: Jennie E., born in 1870; Burton B., born in 1872; Mary A., born
in 1876; Margaret, born in 1878; Warner W., Jr., born in 1883; and
Stuart C, born in 1891.
ABRAHAM GARRISON DEMAREST is descended in the seventh gen-
eration from David des Marest, the French emigrant and first American
ancestor of the Demarests (see p. 64). Samuel Demarest was born in Ber-
gen County in 1778 and removed to " The Ponds " ("in Franklin Township)
while a young man, where he settled and married Miss Maria Garretson,
a descendant of Gerret Gerrets, the Dutch emigrant and first American
progenitor of the Garretson, Garrison, and Van Wagenen families. Sam-
uel Demarest, who was a farmer, died in 1837, and his wife in 1850. They
left several children, one of whom, Abraham Demarest. the father of
Colonel Abraham G., married Margaret Garrison, and resided at Oakland,
where their son. Colonel Abraham G., was born on the 16th of November,
1830. While the latter was still quite young he moved with his parents to
New York City, where he early became imbued with the military spirit, and
at the age of twenty -two recruited a company for the now celebrated
Seventy-first Regiment, of the City of New York, then known as the
American Rifles. Organized during the " Know Nothing " movement,
this regiment was composed exclusively of American citizens.
Colonel Demarest received his first commission from Governor Horatio
Seymour in 1853. In 1855 he was aeain commissioned, by Governor Myron
H. Clark, while in 1857 he was commissioned by Governor John A. King.
In 1860 he removed to Cresskill, N. J. When the Civil War broke out he
recruited a company at Closter, N. J., for the Independent Battalion of the
Bergen County Brigade, and in 1862 was commissioned its Captain by
Governor Charles S. Olden. One hundred and fifty men rendezvoused at
Trenton under his command, becoming a part of the Twenty-second New
Jersey "Volunteer Infantry. When field officers were appointed Captain
Demarest became Major. He held this rank until January, 1863, when he
was commissioned Colonel. The regiment left Trenton for Washington,
September 22, 1862, joined the Army of the Potomac, and thereafter partici-
pated in all the campaigns and hard-fought battles of that army.
Colonel Demarest is a prominent member of the Military Order of the
Loyal Legion, the Grand Army of the Republic, and the Society of the
Army of the Potomac. After his leturn to civil life he removed from Cress-
kill to Tenafly, N. J., where he has since engaged successfully in mercan-
tile pursuits.
Colonel Demarest's first wife was Charity Ferdon, daughter of Henrv
GENEALOGICAL
ni
Ferdon and Frances Talhuan. l^^lic di(-d in Octolxn-, 1S72. Ho uiarricd (2)
Ellen Van Giesen, of I'aterson, X. .1. His issue hy the lirst wife were Jfar-
garetta, Maria Louise, and Fdwin, and bv the second Avife Clifford, Amy
E., Clarion L., and H. Le Kov.
WALTER CHRISTIE is descended from the same American ancc^stor
as Cornelius Christie (see sketch on ])ane 10(i), James Christie, of Abei-deen,
Scotland, the emigrant, N\iio had ten children or more of the secorul gcuei-a-
tion, one of whom, ^Villiam (2), married Catharine Demarest and by her
had ten or twelve children. One of these was " Cajitain James," and an-
other was refer W. Christie (:>), who married JJelitie A\'est<'rvelt, by whom
lie had several children, one of
whom was Ralph P. Christie (4), ,
born at Schraalenburgh, October
12, 17S3, died June Is"; 1S73, mar-
ried Catharine Westervelt, born
October 7, 17S7, died April 2(i,
1848. They resided at Schraalen-
burgh and had three sons: (Cor-
nelius R. and Doweh, who were
apprenticed t(.i the harnessmak
ing trade, and Peter, who was ajt
prenticed to the trade of mason.
Cornelius R. Christie (.")) mai'rii'd
Annie C'liristie. One of their chil-
dren was Walter Christie, the
subject of this sketch.
Walter ("hristie ((>) was born at
Schraalenlnirgli. ra-ar the Soulh
Church, Xo\eniber Ki, '[>(>:'>. and
still resides on the old homestead
of his jiaternal grandfathei-,
Ralph Christie, purchased b\- the
latter Man-h 31, ISOS, from \\"icrt
P>anta. The locality is now known
as the Rorough of Bergenfield, of
which NA'alter Chi'istie is now the
Mayor. For many years after his
purchase from Ranta, Raljih
Christie conducted a tannery on the farm, and ANlien his sons, Cornelius and
Doweh, reached the age of sixteen he apjirenticed them to the harnessmak-
ing trade, which the'\' successfully followed until the breakinu' out of the
Civil War.
A\'a]ter Christie attended the jiublic schools of his district, and succeeded
his father as a farmer, liaA'ing inherited the homestead. He still conducts
the farm, and has, in addition, built up a thrifty real estate and insur'auci^
business. He has also managed with great success a nund)er of large ami
important estates, for several of A>liich he has acted as executoi-. In all
these connections Mr. Christie has gained an honoralde standing as a man
of ability, integrity, and enterprise.
He has also been prominent and influential in pul)lic alfairs. having
served for eight consecutive years as Collector of Taxes for the old Tftwn-
ship of Palisade, which embraced the teri-itory lying between the Hudson
WALTER CIlRISTrE.
112 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
River on the east and the Hackensack River on the west, in Bergen County.
In March, 1S!»7, he was elected Mayor of the Borough of Bergenfleld, and
served two years, declining a renoniination in 1899, and was succeeded by
Mr. Van \'alkenburgh, the present Mayor. On the 15tli of March, 1900, he
was elected a member of the Board of Ohosen Freeholders of Bergen Coun-
ty by the largest majority ever given any candidate for any office in Pali-
sade' Township. Mr. Christie has discharged every duty with satisfaction
and credit, not only to himself, but to all his constituents, and is widely
respected and esteemed for those qualities which mark the successful man,
and for that public spirit, methodical devotion, and genial good nature
which have characterized his life. He is a member of Lodge No. 3,6nS,
Knights of Honor, of Tenafly, X. J., and a regular attendant at the Chris-
tian Reformed Church.
Mr. Christie married Maria Van Wagoner, daughter of John Van Wag-
oner, Jr., of Kinderkamack, now Etna, N. J.
JOHN W. HECK, who has been actively and successfully engaged in
the practice of law in Jersey City since 1876, was born in Trenton, N. ,1.,
July 27, 18.55, and when three years old (1859) came with his parents to
Jersey City, where his father took charge of the oil works of I. & C.
Moore, located at the foot of Morris Street. His father died in 1865. On
the 1st of April, 1867, young Heck entered the office of the late Stephen
Billings Ransom, with whom he later began the study of law. He became a
clerk and student at law in the office of L. & A. Zabriskie on Sei^tember
28, 1874, and at the November term, of the New Jersey Supreme Court in
1876 he was admitted to the bar.
After the dissolution of this firm Mr. Heck remained with Lansing
Zabriskie, the senior member, until 1884, when Mr. Zabriskie retired from
practice. Mr. Heck then assumed charge of the business as ]Mr. Zabriskie's
attorney, and upon the latter's death on Marcli 29, 1892. continued as the
attorney for estates for which Mr. Zabriskie had been trustee. Mr. Heck's
practice has been largely in that field of legal work.
In 1884 Mr. Heck was elected a member of the New Jersey Assembly
from the Sixth Hudson District, and during his term introduced the famous
citizens' charter, which was defeated by liis Republican colleagues from
Jersey City. He also introduced and secured the passage of the liremen's
tenure of office act, removing the Jersey City Fire Department from
politics, and re-introduced the bill providing for a bridge over the " Gap,"
on Washington Street, which, as in a former attempt to pass this bill, was
defeated, owing to the powerful influence brought to bear against it. In
1885 Mr. Heck was renominated for member of Assembly, but was defeat(>d
by Hon. R. S. Hudspeth. Two years later, in 1887, a committee of the
Hudson County Bar Association, of which Mr. Heck was made a member,
was appointed to prepare a bill to provide proper indices in the office of
the register of deeds, and in connection with Spencer Weart, a fellow mem-
ber of the committee, Mr. Heck secured the passage of the law providing
for the well-known " block system." The work under this act was per-
formed by the commission appointed by Judge Manning ^M. Knapp, of
which Mr. Heck was clerk, and completed in fourteen months. Hudson
Countv now has the best set of indices to its land records that exist in the
State.'
Mr. Heck was a charter member of the old Jersey City Athletic Club,
and served in official capacities during the first six years of its existence.
GENEALOGICAL 113
and in 1884 was its President. He is a member of Amity Lodge, F. and
A. M., of Jersey City, and of several social and fraternal orders, and a
Trustee, Secretary, and Treasurer of the Bay View Cemetery Association.
He was married October, 1884, to Miss Lillian Benson, of Eaverstraw,
N. Y. They have had two children.
J. HULL BROWNING, prominent financier and railroad president, was
born at Orange, N. J., December 2.5, 1841, and is the son of John Hazzard
Browning and Elizabeth Smith (Hull) Browning, both natives of New
London County, Conn. His paternal ancestor, Nathaniel Browning, came
to this country from England in 1645 and settled at Warwick, R. L On the
maternal side he descends from Rev. Joseph Hull, born in Somersetshire,
England, in 1595, who settled in Weymouth, I'lymouth Colony, in 1635,
and in 16.39 was one of the founders of Barnstable, Cape Cod, Mass. The
descendants of Rev. Joseph Hull were conspicuous in the Revolutionary
War and in the War of 1812, both in the army and navy. (Jolonel John
Hull, grandfather of J. Hull Browning, commanded a regiment at the
battle of Stonington, Conn.
^Ir. Browning was brought to New York at the age of two years, was
educated in the public schools, and was graduated from the New York
Free .Vcademy (now the College of the City of New York). He engaged
in the wholesale clothing business in New York City with two brothers
until 1SS3. Upon the death of Charles C. Sisson, his wife's father, he
was left as executor of his estate, and one year later (1S75) succeeded him
as President of the Northern Railroad of New Jersey, a position which
he held till July, 1S!)7, when he sold out his interest in that corporation.
He w-as left, also, as executor of his father's estate and succeeded him
as Director and later became President of the Richmond <'ounty Cas Light
Company. He has been prominently and successfully connected with
numerous railroad and commercial enterprises. He improved the facilities
of the Northern Railroad of New Jersey, and built some of the finest
railroad depots in the country to accommodate its business.
Although a prominent and influential Republican, Mr. Browning has
always refused ofl'ers of nominations for public office, but he has taken a
leading part in every movement made to advance the interests of Bergen
County and of the Town of Tenafly, where he resides. He was for some time
President of the County Republican League and is Vice-President of
Christ Hospital in Jersey City, a charity which has profited by his business
ability and generous liberality. He was a Presidenlial Elector on the
Republican ticket in 1892 and i896, but with the exception of these honors,
and local responsibilities in the Borough of Tenafly he has held no offices.
In 1871 he married Eva B. Sisson, daughter of Charles G. Sisson, of
Jersey City, and they have one son, J. Hull Browning, Jr.
HENRY SIMMONS WHITE was born at Red Bank, Monmouth County,
N. J., July 13, 1844, and is of the fifth generation of his fanjily in this
country, the founder, Thomas A\'hite, coming over from England about
two hundred years ago. His father, Isaac Pennington White, a well known
lumber merchant, who died January 28, 1876, was the son of Esek White
and Ann Besonet, his wife, of French Huguenot extraction; a grandson
of Thomas AA'hite, Jr.; and a great-grandson of Thomas White, Sr., the
immigrant. On the maternal side Jfr. White is of English and Irish an-
cestry, his mother, Adaline Simmons, being a descendant of the old Sim-
114 HUDSON AND BERGSN COUNTIES
mons family of Maryland, from which State her parents, Abraham Sim-
mons and Temperance Jones, removed to Ontario County, N. Y., where
she was born.
Mr. White was graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of
New York (Medical Department of Columbia University) in 1S64, but, being
under age, did not receive the degree of M.D. until March, 1S(]6. He was
Acting Assistant Surgeon in the United States Army in the War of the
Rebellion, enlisting in 1864. From 1.S65 to 1868 he practiced medicine at
Red Bank, N. J. He then read law with Hon. William A. Lewis, of Jersey
City, was graduated from Columbia Law School, and in June, 1870, was
admitted to the bar of New York. In October, 1872, he was admitted
to practice as an attorney at the bar of New Jersey, and in November,
1875, as a counselor. Since 1872 he has successfully practiced his pro-
fession in Jersey City. He was Assistant Collector of Customs, Port of
New York, from 1878 to 1882, delegate from New Jersey to the Repub-
lican National Convention at Chicago in 1888, United States Attorney for
the District of New Jersey from 1890 to 1894, and at present is Chairman
of the Monmouth County Republican Committee. He is President of the
Red Bank Board of Trade, Vice-President of the Navesink National Bank
of Red Bank, a Director in the Hudson County National Bank of Jersey
City, and was at one time President of the Hudson Tunnel Railroad Com-
pany. He is a member of the Union League of Jersey City and the Grand
Army of the Republic, of which he was Department Commander in 1895
and 1896.
Mr. White was married, November 19, 1878, at Freehold, N. J., to Annie
H., daughter of Judge Amzi C. McLean and a granddaughter on her
mother's side of John Hull, a Revolutionary soldier who was captured and
held a prisoner by the British. They have one child, Margaretta P.
CHARLES PITMAN BUCKLEY, Mayor of the Borough of Tenafly,
Bergen County, and a prominent member of the bar of New York City,
was born in West Bloomfield, Essex County, N. J., on the 22d of December,
1S;M. His father, John Buckley, who became a resident of Bergen County
in 1845. was a native of Yorkshire, England, while his mother, Elizabeth
Van Gieson, M'as descended from Rynier Bastienstianse, a native of Ciesen,
a village in North Brabant, who came to this country in 1660 and taught
the first school at Flatbush, L. I., also performing the duties of court
master, rung the bell, kept the church in order, and performed the duties of
precentor, attended to the burial of the dead, etc., for a salar-y of 200
florins, exclusive of perquisites. He removed to Bergen, N. J., where he
and his sons Garret, Isaac, George, and Rynier bought land and later pur-
chased and settled on lands north and northeast of Hackensack in Bergen
County. Isaac died in 1703 and a son, Jacob, died in 1704.
Mr. Buckley received his education in the public schools of New York
City and Bergen County, N. J., and subsequently took up the study of law,
being admitted to the bar by the Supreme Court in New York City at the
October term in 1858. Entering at once upon the active practice of his
profession in New York, he was in partnership with William G. Wheelright
until 1862, and afterward with Jesse C. Smith and John S. Woodward
under the firm names of Smith & Woodward, Smith, Woodward & Buckley,
and Woodward & Buckley. Since January 1, 1 891, he has been associated
with William W. Buckley under the firm name of C. P. & w. W. Buckley.
In 1873 he was appointed master in chancery by Chancellor Runyon.
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Mr. Buckley has resided in Tenaflv since 1S65. Upon the formation of
Falisade lownship in ISTO, and tiiereafter for about ten veais, he took an
active part m political matters, attending all the State' and count v con-
ventions, at the same time declining all nominations for office. In March,
1899, however, he became flavor of the borough. He is a member of the
Lawyers' Club and of the New York Athletic Club, of Xe^\' York Citv, and
of the Long Beach Club, of Barnegat, and the Tenafly Club, of Tenafly, N. J.
Mr. Buckley was married in New York City, in IS;")?, to Ella Augusta IMix,
who died in 1SS4, leaving four children: William W. Bucklev, a graduate
of Columbia College, Xew York City; Thomas J. Bucklev, a graduate of
Stevens Institute, Hoboken, X. J. ; and two daughters.
WILLIAM JA^NIES TILLEY, pastor of the Protestant Episcopal Church,
in Harrison, Hudson County, was born in Bristol, R. I., on the 16th of Sep-
tember, ISl.j. He is the son of Benjamin Tilley and Susan W. Easterbrooks,
a gra^dson of Benjamin Tilley and Eachel Simmons, a great-grandson of
AVilliam Tilley and Catherine Sabine, and a great-great-grandson of Will-
iam Tilley, Jr.. and Dorcas, his wife. William Tilley, Jr., was born in
Exeter, England, about 1685. He came to Boston, 5I:iss., where he mar-
ried his wife, Dorcas, in 1736, and subsequently went tu Newport, R. I., and
established himself in business. From that early colonial period until the
present the family has been conspicuous in civil and public affairs, and
respected in the communities in which they resided. The name Tilley is
first found on the roll of the companions of William the Contjueror in
England, in 1066, and since that date it is found in every county in Eng-
land, France, and Holland, and in 1620 in America. The coat-of-arms of
the Tilleys of France is the same as of the family of England to-day. The
first of the name in America were Edward and John Tilley, who came over
in the " Mayflower," and whose names are on the I'lyiiiouth monument.
^Ir. Tilley is a brother of Benjamin F. Tilley, Cimimander in the United
States Xavy, who was in command of the United States gunboat, "New-
port," of the blockading squadron during the late S]iaiiish- American T\'ar,
and who in that capacity captured numerous ])iizes and distinguished him-
self for bravery, patriotism, and loyalty to duty.
Rev. William James Tilley was educated in the schools of his native town
and at North Yarmouth .Vcademy, near Portland, ]\Ie. He also took a spe-
cial course of classical study under the direction of Dr. Leonard Bacon, of
Yale LTniversity. and under Dr. ;McClint<ick. and was graduated from Drew
Theological Seminary in 1871. receiving the degree of Bachelor of Divinity.
In the meantime he had spent three ye;u s in the Treasury Department at
Washington.
After graduating from Drew Theological Seminary he Avas successively
pastor of charges at Sand Lake, X. Y., Dalton. Mass.. Troy. N. Y., and
Brandon, Vt., in which State he remained about ten years. In 188(1 he
took a special course in divinity under the direction of Bishop Bissell, of
'\'ermont, and entered the ministry of the Protestant Episcopal Church,
with which he has ever since been actively connected. Lie was called to
Amherst, Mass., in 1888, and remained there about five years, being called
from there January 1, 1893, to Newark (Harrison), N. J., where he still
resides. He has built the Harrison church up to its present flourishing
condition.
Rev. Mr. Tilley has achieved notable distinction in the priesthood, and
during his twenty years with the Protestant Episcopal Church has exerted
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a wholesome influence in advaneintj its doctrines tlirongliont the cora-
ninnities in wliicli he has lield rectoisliijis. Endowed witli intellectnal abil-
ity of the highest order, lie is an elo(iuent s]ieaker, forcible and convincing
in his aronments, simple and concise in diction, and beloved and esteemed
by all who know him. He has also gained distinction in literature, having
contribnted a mnnber of imiioi-tant articles to varions magazines and
pei-iodit-als. His jioems iTi the Xew York fyidepniiloif and other journals
ha\'e been favoi'ably received. He ^^as awai-ded the second prize out of
foni' hundred comj)etitors by judges ap])ointed by Tlic Great Divide for
a ])oem on Colorado, and is also the author of a volume entitled Masters
of the Hitnation, which has been issued in both trade and subscription
editions. Mr. Tilley married Katharine J. Travis, of Oohoes, Albany
Countv. N. Y.
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EDWIN MANNEES, A.M., LL.B., is the son of the late Hon. David Stout
Manners and Deborah Philips Johnes, and was born in Jersey City, N. J.,
on the 6th of March, 1855. His father was for several terms Mayor of
Jersey City and universally esteemed and respected as one of its best ex-
ecutives and citizens. He is a grandson of David Manners, a great-grand-
son of John Manners, and a great-great-grandson of John Manners, Sr.,
of Yorkshire, England, who was born in 1(178, emigrated to America about
1700, and married Rebecca Stout, of Middletown, X. J., a granddaughter of
Richard a.nd Penelope Van Princess Stout, of interesting memory, and the
first in America. Jolm Manners, Sr., settled at Upper Freehold, N. J., but
afterward moved to Amwell, Hunterdon County, in this State, where he
died in 1770. The American branch is connected with the noble family of
Manners in England, which traces its distinguished lineage back to the
time of William the Conqueror, and indeed is of Norman origin.
On his mother's side Edwin Manners is a grandson of David Johnes, a
great-grandson of Da\id Johnes, Sr., a great-great-grandson of Stephen
Johnes, and a great-grcat-great-grandson of Samuel Johnes, Jr., who was
the son of Samuel Johnes, Sr., whose father, Edward Johnes, of Somerset,
England, came to Charlestown (Boston), Jtass., with Governor Winthrop
in 1U30; he later was one of the founders of Southampton, Long Island,
and died there in lO.jll. Edward married Anne, daughter of George
and Alice Griggs, natives of Dinder. The Johnes family in the United
States may be distantly related to that of Dolan Cothi, in Wales, which
traces to Godebog, King of Britain, but is dire(^tly descended from the
Johnes family of County Berks. County Salop, and London and Somerset,
England, the branches living in those counties and also in Bristol all
proceeding from the same original stock. Sir Francis Johnes was Lord
Mayor of London in KWO. Edwin Manners's great-grandfathei', John
Schenck, was a Captain in the Revolutionary ^\av, took an active part in
the principal battles in the State, and by a well-planned ambuscade pre-
vented the British troops from overrunning Hunterdon County. His
grandfather, David Manners, who married Cai>tain Schenck's daughter
Mary, was an officer in the War of 1812, and won honorable mention in
several important engagements. On the maternal side Mr. Manners's
great-great-grandfather, Stephen Johnes, married Grace Fitz Randolph,
whose brother Nathaniel gave to Princeton the land upon which Nassau
Hall is erected, and his great-grandfather, David Johnes, was a Major in
the Revolution and rendered efficient service in establishing American
independence.
Edwin Manners early displayed unusual intellectual abilities, and in pre-
paratory school and college won prizes for composition and select and
original speaking which distinguished him as a scholar. From his earliest
school days he exhibited a disposition for the world of letters. While a
student at Hasbrouck Institute, Jersey City, he was connected with the
Quill a school paper, and while pursuing his studies at Sing Sing-on-the-
Hndson was the editor of the Mount Pleasant Reicine,i:\ie organ of the Mount
Pleasant cadets. During his senior year at Princeton University, from
which he was graduated Bachelor of Arts in 1877, he was one of the editors
of the Nassau Literary Magasine, and on class day delivered to the dis-
tinguished class of 1877 a characteristic presentation address. Princeton
conferred upon him the degree of Master of Arts in 1880.
After leaving college Mr. Manners began the study of law with Collins
& Corbin, of Jersey Citv, and at the same time took a course at the Co-
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luinbia Law School in New York City, graduating from that institution
with the degree of LL.B. in 1ST'.). In November, 1.S80, he was admitted to
the bar, ;ind since then lie has been actively and successfully engaged in the
practice of his profession in his native city. Although interested in mu-
nicipal matters and politics, he has declined offers of political preferment.
A large portion of his time is taken up with the care and management of
his own property and business affairs.
Mr. Manners has ably assisted those who have procured for Jersey City
an improved water supi)ly and other public improvements. Greater Jer-
sey City has also claimed Mr. Manners's attention, and received his favor-
able comment. Many advantages are to be gained in bringing the various
municipalities of Hudson County under one name and government. This
unity of development in particular is much to be desired. With the exten-
sion of rapid transit facilities the last of apparent excuses for delaying
consolidation has disappeared, and it would seem a needless expense to
keep up separate charters in contiguous towns.
Asa landlord Mr. Manners is liked by his tenants, and their praise is in
evidence of his liberality and forbearance. He is a member of the Hudson
County Bar Association, the University and Palma (I'lubs of Jersey City,
the Princeton Club of New A^ork City, the Sons of the American Revolution,
and other societies. Of literary aptitude, he writes occasionally for news-
papers and magazines. He is unmarried.
PETER E. MOORE, merchant. Borough Collector, and since 1877 Post-
master of Schraalenburgh, Bergen County, N. J., was born in New York
City on the 18th of October, 1842. He is the son of Peter D. and Elizabeth
(Voorhis) Moore, his mother being of Holland Dutch descent. Samuel
Moore and his wife Naomi emigrated to America from the Island of Barba
does, W. I., in 1671-72. Barbadoes was then under the control of England,
and both Samuel and his wife were English people. They landed and
located at Boston, where their son, Francis iloore, ^^ as born about 1674.
Francis Moore came to New A'ork and from thence in 169C to Bergen
County (English Neighborhood), where he married Jannetje Laurens,
daughter of Thomas Laurens, of Newtown, L. I. They eventually settled
at English Neighborhood (near Ridgefield), in Bergen County, where some
of their descendants have ever since lived. He had sevrrai children, the
youngest of whom was Samuel, who married Sara (Michaels) Smith, an-
other of the original settlers in Ridgefield Township. From this couple
have sprung most of the Moores in Bergen County.
Peter E. Moore was educated in the public schools of Bergen County,
whither his parents removed fr<un New York City when he was a mere boy.
He left school at about the age of seventeen and went to work on his
father's farm, and in the active and healthful duties of an agriculturist
continued until he was thirty. This period was one of constant usefulness.
He laid the foundation of a sturdy physique, acquired habits which insured
success, and gained a reputation for industry, enterprise, and integrity.
But farming was not destined to be his life work. In 1873 be engaged in
the grocery business in Schraalenburgh, which he has ever since followed,
building up a large and successful trade. He has been for many years
one of the principal merchants in that village. In 1877 he was appointed
Postmaster of Schraalenburgh, and by successive re-appointments has cour
tinned to hold that important position. Mr. Moore is also Collector of the
borough, having held that office since 1895. He is a regular attendant at
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the Dutch Reformed Church of Schraalenburgh, and in every capacity has
distinguished himself for ability, sound common sense, enterprise, and pub-
lic spirit.
Mr. Moore married Miss Charlotte Christie, and has had five children —
three sons and two daughters.
ABEAM I. AURYANSEN, of Hackensack, whose career as a locomotive
engineer dates from 1852, is the son of John and Elizabeth (Auryansen)
Auryansen, and was born in Closter, Bergen County, N. J., April 5, 1822.
His first American ancestor was Lambert Arianse, who came from Holland
to America in 1082, and became one of the original patentees of the Tappan
patent. ISIost of his descendants adopted the name of Smith and are scat-
tered principally throughout Rockland County, N. Y. Lambert Arianse (or
Auryansen) married in New York, in April, 1682, Margaretta Gerrets Blaw-
velt, a daughter of another of the Tappan patentees, and resided in Rock-
land County. Two of his sons, John and Arie (Aaron), who married re-
spectively Margaretta Meyers and Cornelia Xaugle, settled near Closter,
Bergen County, X. J. The subject of this sketch is descended from Arie
(Aaron) Auryansen and (jornelia Xaugle, who had children John, Resolvent,
Vroutie. Garret, Ann, and Maria. ^Ir. Auryansen's paternal grandparents
were Daniel and Tiny (Cole) Auryansen, Daniel being a son of John Auryan-
sen. His maternal grandparents were Garrett and Elleanor (\'an Valen)
Auryansen and his great-great-grandfather Aaron Auryansen, above men-
tioned.
Mr. Auryansen received his educational training in the public schools of
Harrington Township in Bergen County, and in hard work and study de-
veloped those traits which have marked his long and honorable career. As
a boy he exhibited unusual mechanical genius and a strong inclination for
that line of industry, and leaving school at the age of seventeen began
to learn the trade of blacksmitli. In 1843 he engaged in this business for
himself and followed it with great success for eight years, leaving it in 1851
to accept a position as fireman on the Erie Railroad. In 1852 he was pro-
moted to locomotive engineer, and in this capacity has ever since been in
active service. He is one of the oldest and best known engineers on the
Erie system, his career on that road covering a period of forty-eight years.
His profession has always been of a nature which precluded his entrance
into public and political life, yet he has from the first taken a deep interest
in local matters, and in Hackensack, where he has so long resided, he has
exerted no small infiuence upon the general welfare. As a member of the
Dutch Reformed Church he has been active in the support of those move-
ments which benefit a town and its people. He is a loyal, public spirited
citizen, a firm friend, and a man of unswerving integrity.
Mr. Auryansen married Cornelia Haring, whose ancestors were also early
residents of Bergen County. They have four children: John, Maria, Ellen,
and Eliza.
ROBERT LIXX LAWRENCE, one of the prominent members of the
bar of Jersev City, was born in Sparta, Sussex County, N. J., October 4,
1851. He is'the son of Thomas and Margaret Rerabert (Taylor) Lawrence
and a great-grandson of Thomas Lawrence, of "Morrisvale," Sussex County,
who was appointed Judge of the Sussex County Court of Common Pleas
in February, 1801. His great-great-grandfather, Lewis Morris, was one
of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence and Judge of the Court
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of Admiralty from 1760 to 1876, und the son of Lewis Morris, Sr., who was
Judge of the Court of Admiralty in 1738, having jurisdiction in the Prov-
inces of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Lewis Morris, the father
of Judge Lewis Morris, Si., last named, was Governor of New Jersey, Judge
of the Court of Common Pleas in 1692, and Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of New York from 1715 to 1733.
Eobert L. Lawrence thus numbers among his ancestors some of the
most distinguished men in the professional history of New Jersey and
New York, and at an early age developed those sterling qualities which
characterize his race. He was graduated from Princeton College in the
class of 1873, with honors, and afterward read law with Thomas Anderson,
of Newton, N. J., being admitted to the bar of the State as an attorney in
November, 1876, and as a counselor in June, 1885. Since 1876 Mr. Lawrence
has been actively and successfully engaged in the practice of his profession
in Jersey City, where he steadily rose to prominence among the members
of the Hudson County bar. Endowed with broad intellectual qualifications,
with superior judgment and great energy, he has through his own efforts
achieved distinction as an able, industrious, and painstaking lawyer, and
is highly esteemed and respected by all who know him. He was associated
with Stewart Rapalje in conducting the Giiniuuil Law Mafjazinc from the
commencement of the work until 1883 and in the preparation of that valua-
ble and well known work entitled Rapalje und Lawrence's Law Dictionary.
These enterprises as well as a number of other important achievements
in the field of legal literature have gained for him a wide reputation in
both legal and literary circles.
Mr. Lawrence was married on the 18th of December, 1893, to Lillian M.
Fisher, daughter of the late John H. Fisher and Jeannette P. (Walters)
Fisher, of Jersey City, N. J., where they reside.
JOSEPH CHILD, Street Commissioner of the Town of Kearny, N. J.,
is the son of Greorge and Bridget (Noon) Child, and was born in P.radford,
Yorkshire, England, on the 26th of Septem-ber, 1849. The family is an old
one in both England and America, and is descended from three brothers
who figure conspicuously in the early shipbuilding interests of the English
nation, and who received titles for their activity in both industrial and pub-
lic affairs. Mr. Child's parents were both born and married in England,
and spent their active lives in that country. There he received an excellent
private school education, and after completing his studies he engaged in the
business of brick contracting, which he followed successfully until 1873,
when he came to America. Locating first in New York City, he soon
m.astered and for some time followed the trade of iron moulder. In
1884 he removed to Kearny, Hudson County, N. J., where he still resides.
Here he resumed his trade for a few years and then engaged in the meat
business for himself. He followed that line with marked success until he
was obliged to abandon it in order to devote all his energies to the public
positions which his fellow-citizens conferred upon him.
As a stanch and consistent Republican Mr. Child has taken an active
interest in the affairs of his adopted town, and for several years has wielded
an important influence in party councils and municipal matters. He has
served as Water Purveyor and Street Commissioner of the Borough of
Kearny with great satisfaction and still holds those positions. He is an
active member of the Exempt Fire Department of Kearny and has held
the positions of Foreman and Assistant Foreman. He is a member of the
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Methodist Episcopal Church, a prominent member of Victory Lodge,
Kmghts and Ladies of the Golden Star, of Arlington, public spirited, patri-
otic, and enterprising, thoroughly interested in the affairs of the com-
munity, and highly respected as a liberal and energetic citizen. His integ-
rity of character, his faithfulness in all business relations, and the close at-
tention which he has given to public duties have brought him into more
than local prominence, and stamp him as a man of the highest attributes.
Though born and reared in England, he is descended from ancestors who
came to America during the early history of the colonies and fought with
distinction in the Revolutionary War.
Mr. Child was married lirst to Martha Ann Berrv, daughter of William
and Sarah (Greaves) Berry, of Oldham, England. ' She died leaving two
children, William and Matthew. He married for his second wife, Eva
Gilbert (nee Revere), daughter of Judge Rcveie, of Harrison, N. J. She
died January 23, 1899. For his third wife he married Mrs. Annie Eastwood,
of Kearny, N. J., where they reside.
PETER BEXTLEY, Se., was one of the most illustrious members of the
bar of the State of Xew Jersey, and was peculiarly identified with Jersey
City as one of two or three lawyers who first practiced in that municipality.
Mr. Bentley was the son of Christopher and Eleanor (Althouse) Bentley, of
English descent upon his father's side. His mother's family was one of the
ancient Holland stocks of New Amsterdam. Their son w'as born in 1S05
upon a farm in the village of Half Moon, Saratoga County, N. Y.
Young Bentley's services were required upon the farm during the sum-
mer season, and he enjoyed only such educational facilities as the crude
district schools of that pioneer country afforded. The very excellent edu-
cation, classical as well as English, which he enjoyed during life was
wholly the result of his own application in reading and study. In 1825,
after twenty years spent upon the farm, he came to Jersey City and entered
the eniploj' of Yates & Mclntyre, who conducted a species of printing busi-
ness. He remained with them for five years, and during this time de-
termined to adopt the more ambitious profession of a lawyer, which had
been his desire from early boyhood. Thus early in 1830 he entered the law
ofQce of Samuel Cassedy, whose practice extended throughout the old
County of Bergen, from Rockland County in New York to Kill von Kull.
Mr. Bentley read law assiduously, and was soon practicing with unusual
success in the justices' courts. He gained the confidence of the old Dutch
farmers of Bergen County, and became in a special sense their lawyer. He
was admitted to the bar of New Jersey at the May term of the Supreme
Court in 1834, and in the September term of 1839 was admitted as a coun-
selor, with the full privilege of practice in all the higher courts of the
State. But in 1833, a year previous to his admission even to ordinary prac-
tice, we find him holding the office of City Clerk, or " Clerk of the Board of
Select Men of Jersey City," as the title reads, in the rising young munici-
pality which he had chosen as the scene of his life's work. Nothing could
bear more striking testimony than this fact to the universal confidence and
esteem which he inspired. Later on, as a full-fledged lawyer, he became
the attorney of the selectmen of Jersey City, and represented them in 1842
in the celebrated case of the selectmen against Dummer, in which he
triumphantly established the doctrine of dedication by maps.
In 1843 Mr. Bentley was elected to the office of Mayor of Jersey City,
which, as has been well said, " was not so much a matter of party success
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as an expression of confldeiiee and good will amonj^- neighbors." Dnring
this same year (184:^>) was inaugurated the fanions ease in which Mr. Bentley
maintained the right of Mrs. Bell to lands under water, on the western
shore of the Hudson Kiver, which had descended to her by will and been
re-al1irmed by an act of the New Jersey Legislature. This controversy was
carried from court to court, and contested in all the higher courts in the
State during the greater part of a (piarter of a century, when Mr. Bentley
finally triumphed, to the great surprise of those who had prophesied failure.
fye^i^:ZZ^''^^-2:^
This case well illustrates the persistence which was so characteristic a
feature and such an important element of his success in all his cases
throughout his life.
Mr. Bentley also contributed largely toward the commercial upbuilding
of -Jersey City. Finding the banking facilities wholly inadequate to the
needs of the growing city, and having the full confidence of capitalists, in
1S53 he organized the Mechanics' and Traders' Bank and became its Presi-
dent. In this position he manifested remarkable business abilities, and to
his x>crsonal efforts the institution is principally indebted for its prosperity.
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He also became a prominent Trustee of the Provident Institution for
Sayings in Jersey City, and continued as its legal adviser until his death.
Similarly, he \vas Vice-President of the Savings Bank of Jersey City, a
Director and at one time Treasurer of the Gas Company, and Treasurer of
the Jersey City and Bergen Plank Koad Company. Beginning with an ex-
tensive purchase of land in 1854, he was also a pioneer in the development
of real estate interests on the western slope of Bergen Hill. Here he built
the elegant mansion which still remains the home of his wife. The activity
he manifested outside the strict lines of his profession, as shown in these
various enterprises, gives us good evidence not only of his unusual business
abilities, but of the great confidence which was reposed in him by shrewd
business men on every hand.
'■ Peter Bentley," says Jacob Weart, Esq., of Jersey City, " was one of the
active men who laid the foundations and who helped to plan our municipal
corporations, and draft our laws and charters, upon which the institutions
of this great county have been reared." Mr. Bentley also interested himself
in the cause of his fellow-citizens to prevent municipal extravagance and
unjust and wasteful tax extortion. Finding that the accumulations of un-
paid taxes of many years had imposed burdens upon millions of dollars
worth of property which were absolutely unjust and unendurable to the
property holders, he conceived the idea of a commission composed of leading
citizens which should readjust these burdens upon an equitable basis, ad-
vantageous to the sutfering citizens and the city treasury alike. Accord
ingly, in 1873, he brought his plan before the consideration of the Legis-
lature, and had the pleasure of seeing it enacted into law. Under its pro-
visions a commission was appointed with Judge Haines, an ex-Covernor and
ex-Justice of the Supreme Court, at its head. The work accomplished by
this commission has been simply invaluable to Jersey City, and has satis-
factorily solved the most formidable ijroblem which ever threatened the
welfare of the municipality. The accomplishment of this plan of relief
was the last great service which !Mr. Bentley rendered to his fellow-citizens
ere he passed away, on the 20th of September, 1875.
He was a rare gentleman, peculiarly attached to his wife and children,
most gracious and hospitable in his home, sincere and earnest in his re-
ligious faith, and so honest and honorable in all the affairs "f life that the
faintest breath was never raised to question his perfect integrity.
On the 13th of October, 1842, Mr. Bentley was married to Miss Margaret
E. Holmes, of Jersey City, the descendant of an ancient English family.
Highly cultivated, and of the most kindly disposition, she was the devoted
companion of Mr. Bentley, and was a source of strength and inspiration to
him until the day of his death. She still survives him, as she does also her
son, Peter Bentley, Second, and holds their memory in reverent affection.
In addition to this son, a sketch of whose life is also given here, they were
blessed with but one other child, a daughter.
PETER BENTLEY, Second, the only son of the subject of the previous
sketch and the heir of all his hopes, succeeded his father in the respect and
affection of the community, just as he succeeded him in his legal practice
and other business affairs. Xever was a father more wrapped up in a son,
and never did a son respond more perfectly to the high ideal of his father.
He was born in Jersey City on the 5th of December, 1S45, and received
his education entirely at home and in his father's law office. As a boy he
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manifcstrd ;i most aiuiablc diwjjositioii, and was much <i;iven to serious
rcadiiij; — the thor(iiig]i investigation of liistoi'ica] (|uestions, and peculiarly
of everything conceraing his fathei-'s affairs and imjiortant law cases. The
Ivev. Vnu (Jleck was the boy's tutor, and he grounded him in a niost
Ihorough education. When a hoy, during his summer ^-acations and on
Satui-days, he used to accomitany his father to his office, and there copy
papers and entei'tain himself with various law authorities. His father en-
couraged him to think that he was thus of great assistance, and presently,
indeed, he was enabled to copy briefs and make citations, etc., with a skill
which was of real service.
As his general education was finished, and he began to study law in
earnest, a room in h.is father's office was especially fitted up for his use,
and here he mastered the intricacies of legal lore and prepared himself for
GENEALOGICAL 125
the examination wliich must precede his admission to the bar. It has been
said that the hopes of the father were completely wrapped up in the son.
The desire of the former that the young man should do well in the examina-
tions was so great that, as the ordeal approached, his anxiety quite un-
nerved him, and he was obliged to absent himself during the examination.
In this suspense his relief can be imagined when a neighbor brought him the
news of the result, remarking w ith a laugh, " You need not have felt
anxious, Bentley, for your son has carried off the honors, with the highest
standing in the entire class of thirty candidates who took the examiuation."
And such indeed was the fact. Immediately upon his son's admission to
the bar, the elder Mr. Eentley formally turned over his office to him,
placed all his affairs in his hands, and gave him the full revenues of theii'
joint practice. Thus gradually the elder lawyer withdrew from active
practice, devoting his energies in other directions, until the full burden of
his extensive legal business was fully settled upon his son's shoulders.
Xor was thc" latter in any way unworthy to take his father's place, lit;
maintained the same relative' position in tlu' eommuuity as his fatJier, dis-
played similar abilities and the same unimpeachable integrity, and inspired
everywhere the same widespread confidence and respect. He frequently
championed the cause of his fellow-citizens, as his father had done. For
example, he was the successful counsel in proceedings whereby the unjust
water rents on vacant property, and upon property where the water privi-
leges W'Ore not used, were set aside and made inoperative, with thus a great
saving effected to the taxpayers. Again, at the time of his death, he was the
representative of the citizens in proceedings instituted to set aside the
whole tax levy on the ground of gross ineijuality in its assessment. But his
practice was' most remarkable tor his handling of commercial entangle-
ments and the adjustment of the affairs of great corporate enterprises. He
manifested great ability in settling dis])utes, and thus keeping them out
of the courts. He was the counsel for the Standard Oil Company, one of
the leading coun^^el of the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, and counsel for
the ISarber Asphalt ('omi)ai!y, of New 'York City, and the Provident Insti-
tution for Savings and the Consumers (ias Company, of Jersey City. He
also rendered important legal services to the Pennsylvania Railroad
Companv.
Mr. Bentley was a man of remarkable powers of memory. He kept the
most minute details of all of his cases in his mind, and could lay his finger
on any given fact at any time. After his father's death he, in lS7o, formed
a legal partnership with Charles H. Hartshorne, under the firm name of
Bentley & Hartshorne. This endured until January 1, 1886, when Mr.
Hartshorne was obliged to withdraw on account of ill health. Prom this
time until his own death Mr. Bentley practiced alone. This sad event oc-
curred on the 30th of April, 18SS, wlien he was in the prime of life, and it
was considered a public calamity by the whole community. He was never
strong in constitution, yet did not himself realize this fact, and often worked
beyond his strength. He was of a refined, sensitive, and sympathetic na-
ture, benevolent and whole-hearted like his father, and as deeply attached
to his own family.
November 30, 1869, Mr. Bentley married Miss Emma Parker, of Jersey
City, daughter of Captain Robert Parker, who was the owner of Watts
Island, in Chesapeake Bav, where he died and was buried. This island has
been the old family patrimony for many generations, since its first occupa-
tion in early colonial davs. Their children were Eleanor, born July 13,
1 1
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ISTl, now the wife of Warren IT. Dixon, son of Judge Dixon, of Jersey City;
Emily, born Deeembei' 5, 1872, now Mrs. Josei»li M. Rector; Peter Bentley,
(liird, born February (I, 1S74; Kicliard I'aiker Hentley. born Sejjtember 25,
1875; Jolin, born June 10. 187!); Euoenie, born December 23, 1S81; and
Parker, boi n June 10, 1S84.
PETER rSENTLEY, Tlurd, eldest son of Peter P.entley, Second, and Emma
(Parker) Bentley, was born in Jei-sey City on tlie Oth of February. 1874.
He pursued his studies at Princeton Colleii-e for a time and subsequentlv
read law with Warren Dixcui. Ib^ was admitted to the bar of New Jersey
PETER BENTLEY, 3d.
before the Supreme Court November 27, 1895, and since then has been
actively and successfully engaged in the practice of his profession in
Jersey City. Mr. Bentley has displayed marked legal qualitications, and
though a j'ouug man has already gained distinction as a lawver and advo-
cate. He is prominently identilied with public affairs and respected and es-
teemed by all who know him.
THE BLACKLEDGES of Bergen County ai-e descended from John
Blackleach, of Boston, and his second wife. Elizabeth (daughter of Ben-
jamin Herbert). One of their three children, Philip Blackk^dge, came it
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is said, from Wethersfleld, Conn., to IS'cw York, in 1709, and on November
2!), 1710, married Willempie Oonwll, born In England in 1680.
Philip Blacliledge removed from New York to Elizabethtown, N. J., early
in 172.''>, and there remained until his death in 1701. His will was proved
and recorded at Trenton, N. J., July 11, 17G1. He was a man of some means
and wrote the title " Gentleman " after his name. By his will he gave his
children each five shillings and the balance of his estate, lands and money,
to his wife absolutely. His issue were eight children, four baptized at New
York and four at Elizabethtown, N. J.: Annatie, 171.3; Philip, 1716;
Zacharias, 1718; Philip, 1720; Catharine, 1730; Jacob, 173.o; Sarah, 1740;
and Benjamin.
Benjamin Blackledge (2) was born at Elizabethtown, N. J., August 2.^,
1713. While still a young man he went on foot from Elizabethtown to
Closter and taught school there, the first one in the northern part of Ber-
gen County. Here he married, April 20, 1770, Cathelyntie Tallman. He
became the most prominent man in the northern part of Bergen County,
was the first Town Clerk of Harrington Townshij) in 177.3. a Justice of the
Peace, a Judge of the County Count of Common Pleas, and filled other
township and county offices. He was a splendid penman, of which fact
hundreds of old deeds and other documents still extant bear witness. He
died at Closter, November 27, 181.". and his wife died October .3, 1836. His
issue were Benjamin, 1770; ^Maria, 1772; Cornelius. 1774; Sarah, 1776;
Jacobus. 1779; Peter, 1782; Henry, 1784; Jacob, 1786; and Elizabeth, 1788.
These married as follows: Benjamin, Deborah Westervelt and Lea Powless;
Maria. Daniel Van Sciver; Cornelius, Rachel Powless; Sarah, Seba P.
Bogert; Peter, Elizabeth D. Naugle; Henry, Catharine Manning; and
Elizabeth, Cornelius Van Valen. Their descendants are still numerous
throughout Bergen County.
THE BLANCHES of Bergen County are descended from Richard Blanch,
a native of Bristol, England, where he was born in 1704. He came to
America prior to 17-32, and settled near Closter in Bergen County. In
1733 he married Classic Van Giesen, of New York. He owned lands in
what was then called the "Closter ^Mountains," on the Palisades of the
Hudson. He died September 6, 1767. His issue were Ann, 1734; Isaac,
1736; Thomas; and Cornelia. 174."). Of these Ann married John Blawvelt,
of Tappan. Isaac married Geertje Johns Haring. Cornelia married David
Smith. All of Richard Blanch's children settled at Tappan and in the
upper part of Bergen County. The issue of Isaac Blanch were Isaac,
Martina, Richard, Abram, Thomas. John Henry, and Classie.
Thomas Blanch (2) was one of the most prominent men in Bergen County
in his day. He was a magistrate and held other township and county
offices. He raised and was Captain of a company of volunteers from Bergen
County during the Revolutionary struggle. He was born near Closter in
1740 and died June 3, 1825. He married, in 1761, Effie Johns Mabie, of
Tappan, who was born in 1741, and died August 28, 182.5. Their issue
were thirteen children: Elizabeth, 1762; Classie, 1763; Ann, 1765; Rich-
ard 1766; Susanna, 1769; John, 1770; Thomas, 1774; Isaac, 1776; Eliza-
beth, 1779, and Cornelia, 1779 (twins); Effle, 1783; and Lea, 1786, and
Rachel, 1786 (twins). The descendants of these are scattered over Bergen
County, particularly the northern part.
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MARKHAM E. STAPLES, of Jersey Cify, President of the New Jersey
State Board of Prison Inspectors, was born in New Yorlv City on the lOtli
of J>eceinber, 1850. He is tlie son of Jolm Bnthune Staples and Elizabeth
Douglass Young, daughter of William Yonng, his paternal grandfather
being Setli P. Staplt-s. The family is an old and prominent one in Ameri-
can history and for generations have been influential citizens.
Mr. Staples was edu-
cated at Dwight and Hol-
brook's School in Clinton,
N. Y., and at Pough-
keepsie (New York) Mili-
t a r y Institute. After-
ward he sx)ent one year
as draughtsman with J.
A. Wood, a prominent
architect in Poughkecp-
sie, and three years as
draughtsman and rod-
man in the Croton Aque-
dH(.'t I)e]:)artment, New
York City. For fourteen
months he was Ijrakeman
and baggagemaster of
the Iowa diA'ision of the
Chicago, P)Urlington and
Quincy Railroad, and for
twenty-seven years he
has been associated with
the Erie Railroad as con-
ductor, yardmaster, sta-
tion master, superinten-
dent of floating eipiip-
ment and lighterage, and
general agent of the New
York terminal, which re-
sjionsible position he now
holds. In all these ca-
pacities Mr. Staples has
displayed untiring energy
and devotion to duty,
great executive ability,
and all those (lualities which win both respect and approval.
In public life he has also achieved distinction. He has been an In-
s]iector of the New Jersey State Prison for eight years and I^resident of the
Board of Inspectors for five years, and has four years more to serve. He
was appointed to this office by Governor Abbett and was re-appointed by
(rovernors Werts and Voorhees, and has discharged its duties with uni-
versal satisfaction and approval. Mr. Staples is a prominent member of
St. Mary's Episcopal Church of Jersey City, of the D. McLaughlin and
Rober-t Davis Associations, and of the Carteret Club, all of Jersey City, and
of the Commercial and Railroad Clubs of New York Citv. He is a, life
MARKHAM E. STAPLES.
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member of Jersey City Lodge, 211, B. P. 0. E., and Vice-President of the
National Board of Steam Navigators.
Mr. Staples was married, in 1880, to Miss Mary Willis, of Jersey City.
They have tvi'o children, Francis George and Mary W.
EDWARD EVERSON, of West Hoboken, N. J., who has been associated
with the Delaware Coal and Canal Company ever since 1863, was born at
Homestead, North Bergen, Hudson County, 'January 14, 1840. His father,
Benjamin Everson, was born at Pompton Plains, N. J. His mother's
maiden name was Sarah Riker. Mr. Everson is of Holland lineage, being
descended from the Evertsens who settled in New York two centuries ago.
He received his education in the public schools of North Bergen, and at
the tender age of eleven began working on a farm in Bergen County.
Thrown upon his own resources at that age, he has ever since depended
upon himself. He followed farming until he had reached the age of
seventeen, when he entered upon the trade of gold beating, which he
followed for a year and a half. He then entered the employ of Edward
Ackerman as an apprentice at the blacksmith trade, continuing in that
capacity until 1862. In that year he enlisted in Company E, Eighth New
York Volunteer Militia, for three months, and at the expiration of his
term of enlistment was honorably discharged. He then entered the service
of the Federal Government at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, where he re-
mained for a short time, and in 1863 he associated himself with the Dela-
ware Coal and Canal Company, with which he has ever since remained.
During his long and active service of over thirty-three years in the employ
of this corporation Mr. Everson has discharged every duty with singular
fidelity and great satisfaction, and from the first has enjoyed the respect
and confidence of both employers and associates. He is in the fullest
sense a self-made man, having depended entirely upon himself since the
early age of eleven years.
Mr. Everson is an ardent and consistent Republican, a member of the
Reformed Church, and a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
In July, 1863, he married Miss Ellen Gotchuns (deceased), by whom he had
three children: Edward, Jr. (deceased), Eliza Ann (deceased), and Maud
Alice, who resides with her father.
EGBERT SEYMOUR, Mayor of the City of Bayonne and widely known
as a merchant in that part ot Hudson County, was born in Ulster County,
N. Y.. December 15. 1850, the son of James Seymour and Sarah Ann,
daughter of David and Elenor Radiker, and grandson of Charles and Eliza
Seymour. His boyhood was not unlike those of other country lads. He
attended the district schools, spent six months at the academy in Mont-
gomery, Orange County, and another six months at the academy in New-
burgh,' in the same county, in New York State, and subsequently served
as a clerk for twelve years. These advantages, however, afforded him an
opportunity to lay the foundation upon which he has built a successful
career. From a clerk he became a merchant, and for eighteen years has
been actively and successfully engaged in the butter and cheese trade in
New York Citv.
Mr. Seymour is one of the foremost citizens of his adopted city, a man
universaflv esteemed and respected, and prominent and influential in every
movement and especially in political affairs. For two years he rendered
130 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
efficient service as a member of the Board of School Trustees. As Mayor
of the City of Bayonne he lias served three terms. He has been instru-
mental in advancing the best interests of the community, in building up the
city, and in promoting many important public improvements. When liis
present term expires on ]\Tay 1, 1901, he will have filled the office for six
consecutive years, and it is safe to say that no man ever discharged its
duties with more fidelity and honesty of purpose. Mr. Seymour is resyiected
and esteemed for his ability and integrity of character, and in every ca-
pacity has gained the confidence of all who know him. He is a prominent
member of the Newark Bay Boat Club, of the Exempt Firemen of Bayonne,
of Council No. 695, Royal Arcanum, and of Council No. 434, Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks, of Bayonne. He is also a leading member of
the Bayonne City Demociatic Club and of the Robert Davis Association of
Jersey City.
Mr. Seymour mr.rried, October 22, 1873, Marietta H. Neafie, and their
children are James H. and Everett E. Seymour.
THE BROWER FAMILY is another very numerous family in Bergen
County. They are descended from Adam Brouwer, who emigrated to
New Amsterdam from Cologne, France, in 1642. Three years later he
married Madalena Jacobs Ferdon, of Long Island. He was a miller, and
lived in New Amsterdam until 1647, when he removed to Brooklyn, where
he joined the Dutch Church in 1677 and paid taxes from 167.5 to l(;!tS. His
issue were fifteen children; Peter, Jacobus, Aeltie, Matthew, \\'i]liam,
Mary, Magdalena, Adam, Abraham, Sophia, Ann, Sarah, Nicholas, Daniel,
and Rachel.
Peter, baptized in 1646, married (1) Pieternella Lldricks, (2) Gertrude
Jans, and (3) Anne Jansen. He first resided at Flatlands, L. I., and siib-
seciuently removed to Brooklyn, where he died. His issue were Abram,
John, Adolph, Magdalena, Ulrick, Adrientie, Vroutie, Cornelia, Jacob,
Hanse, and Madeline.
Abraham, John, and Adolph removed to Hackensack about 1700, where
Abraham married (1) Lea Johns Demarest and (2) Elizabeth Ackerman.
Ulrick married Hester de Vow, and John married Ann Hendricl^s ^lande-
ville. The descendanis of Abraham, Ulrick, John, and Adolph are to-day
very numerous and scattered over the Counties of Bergen and Hudson.
THE De CLARKS are still numerous in Bergen County. Daniel de
Clerque (de Clark) emigrated to America prior to 1676. The name of his
first wife does not appear, but the couple brought two or three children
with them and had two baptized in New York (Daniel and Abraham,
twins), March 13, 1678. His Avife died soon after, and he married (2), March
4, 1685, Geertje Cozines, a widow, by whom he had no issue. Two of his
sons, John and Henry, were evidently married when they left Holland,
the family having sailed from Amsterdam. Both John and Henry sub-
sequently had children in New York. Another son of Daniel, Jacobus de
Clark, was born in Holland. Daniel, in 1686, became one of the Tappan
patentees with the Harings, Blawvelts, Smiths, and others, and removed
to Tappan, where, in 1702, he was made a Justice of Orange County, and
he took the census of Orangetown the same year. He was probably the
first Justice ever appointed in the county. At that time there were only
a, few families huddled at Tappan, and Daniel seems to have been the
biggest man of them all. The marriage of his son Jacobus to Antie Van
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131
Houten, September 14, 1706, is one of the e;iiliest iu the county. Jacobus
had eight children, all of whom reared large families aud gravitated south-
ward into Bergen County.
JAMES S. NEWKIEK, Secretary and Treasurer of the Provident Insti-
tution for Savings, of Jersey City, was lioi-n in liergen (now Jersey City)
September 9, 18-52. His family at one time was one of the most numerous
in Hudson County, and the name is still very common. More than a cen-
tury ago some members of the family settled in Xew York State, in Ulster
and Sullivan Counties, where their numerous descendants have spread
rapidly and become
prominent in the var-
ious walks of life.
!Mattheus Cornelissen,
who is said to have been
a native of Xieuwkerclie
(Xew Chun-li) in Hoi
land, e m i g r a t e d to
America in about the
year 1(160. and after
landing and staying at
Xew Amsterdam a short
time went to Flatbush,
T/. I., where he bought
and lorated on a " P.<iu-
werie " of about thirty-
six acres of laud, butt-
ing, as his deed de-
clared, on ■' Corlcnrs
Flats." This trad he
sold March 10, ICAi',. to
one Arent Ecertse. and
he removed thcni'e to
the ■• Townc of liergen,"
in Xew Jeisey. Here,
on Decembei- 11, KiTO,
he marii(^d on^" Anna
Lnby, daughtei- of Jacob
I^iby, who had sei'\('(i
as a non-commissioni'd
officer tSergoant) in the
Dutch AVest India serv-
ice, but who had for james s. newkirk.
some years been a resi-
dent and landholder at Bergen. Matthens Cornelissen assumed the sur-
name of Newkirk — iu honor of his birthplace, no doubt. He leased lands
at Bergen which were afterward con\eyed to his children. His occupa-
tion seems to have been that of a farmer. His wife, Anna, died December
20, 1085, and he married in 1()S6 Catharine I'ouwless, a daughter of
Poulus Pieterse, of Bergen. She died in April, 17C(4. The children of
Matthew Cornelissen Van Xew Kirk were tweh'e — live by tlie first wife
and seven by the second wife: Gertrude, Ceiritie, Jacomina, Cornelius,
Jacob, Jannetje, John, Jannetje, Peter, Gerrit, Poulus, and Cornelius.
132 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
Those by the first wife scattered to different parts of the country, while
those of the second wife remained in Bergen County, inheriting all their
mother's property, which was considerable. The eleventh of these children,
Gerrit Newkirk (2d gen.), born at Bergen November 18, 1696, married
September 5, 1730, Catrina, daughter of Hendrick Kuyper (Cooper). She
died September 12, 1751. He died April 23, 1785. Their children of the
third generation were four: Catrina, Janneke, Matthew, and Henry.
Matthew (3d gen.) married Caroline, daughter of Arent Toers. He died
July 10, 1811, leaving three children: Garret M., Aaron, and Henry.
Garret M. Newkirk (4th gen.), born at Bergen April 9, 1766, died August
28, 1832, married Polly Ackerman. They had six children: Catharine,
Margaret, Sally, Sally, Henry, and Garret.
Garret G. Newkirk (5th gen.), born at Bergen October 17, 1808, married
(1) October 25, 1828, Eachel, daughter of Halmigh Van Houten. She died
December 1, 1835. He married (2) Jane Fowler, widow of Abram Tice.
She died October 6, 1849. He married (3) September 6, 1851, Eliza Ann
Beatty, daughter of George E. Beatty, born in 1820. His children by three
wives were: two by first wife, ten by second wife, and four by third wife.
One of these r^hildren is the subject of this sketch.
James S. Newkirk (6th gen.) inherited all the sturdy characteristics
of his race and early displayed those intellectual qualities which have
since won for him so much distinction in the affairs of life. He was
educated in the common schools, at Columbian Academy, and at District
School No. 1 in the Town of Bergen. He commenced his business career
as clerk in the grocery store of Jacob Van Winkle, of Bergen Square, in
1865. Five years later, or in 1870, he entered the Provident Institution
for Savings in Jersey City, with which he has ever since been actively
identified, having filled important positions in all the departments up to
and including the offices of Secretary and Treasurer, which he now holds.
Mr. Newkirk has not, however, aspired to public or political office, hav-
ing devoted himself almost exclusively to business affairs. For five years
he was a member of the Fourth Regiment, N. G. N. J. He is a member of
the Jersey City and Union League Clubs, of the Free and Accepted Masons,
of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and of the Junior Order United
American Mechanics.
Mr. Newkirk's first M'ife, Mary Elizabeth Terhune, died in 1878. In
1881 he married Annabella Meeker Randall, and they have four childi-en
of the seventh generation.
ALBERT Z. BOGERT, of River Edge, Bergen County, is descended from
one of the oldest families in New Jersey. His first American ancestor,
Cornells Jansen Bogaerdt, came to America from Holland with his wife,
Geesie Williams, a few years prior to 1661. He bought and settled on a
village plot in Flatbush, L. I., which he subsequently sold to one Peter
Jansen. In 1677 he was one of the patentees of the Flatbush patent. He
resided at Flatbush until his death, about 1684. His children were Wyntie.
John Cornelise, Classic, Roloff, Maritie, and Peter, all of whom, except
Wyntie, eventually removed to Hackensack, N. J. His son Jan Cornelius
(2) married Angenitie Strycker, and resided at New Lots, L. I., until 1694,
when he sold his farm there and with several others purchased a large
tract of land southeast of Hackensack. His numerous descendants have
spread over the County of Bergen, and have exerted an important and
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wholesome influence in shaping the affairs of the county, having been
prominent in business, in the professions, and in all the walks of life,
honored and respected for those noble virtues which characterize the
Dutch, and energetic and enterprising in promoting every worthy object.
Albert Z. Bogert, the subject of this sketch, is of the eighth generation
from Cornelis Jansen Bogaerdt, the emigrant above named. His parents
were Albert James Bogert and Catherine Aletta Zabriskie. His grand-
parents were John and Catharine Zabriskie Bogert and Albert G. and
Sally Annie (Winters) Zabriskie. Mr. Bogert was born in Spring Valley,
Bergen County, N. J., on the 14th of November, 1864. He received his
education in the Bergen County schools, which he left at the age of nine-
teen to assist his father on the farm, where he remained five years. In
1888 he settled permanently in River Edge and bought a half interest
with P. V. B. Demarest in a large coal, lumber, and grocery business. A
year later Mr. Demarest sold his interest to John H. Banta and the busi-
ness was continued by Messrs. Bogert and Banta until 1892, when Mr.
Banta died. Since that time Mr. Bogert has successfully continued it
alone.
Mr. Bogert's activity, enterprise, and influence in the community stamp
him as one of the leading citizens, while his success in business has won
for him a high reputation. He is a member of the Borough Council of the
Borough of Riveraide and of the Dutch Reformed Church of Schraalen-
burgh, and active in various other capacities. In March, 1900, he was
elected a member of the Beigen County Board of Chosen Freeholders from
Midland Township.
His wife, Anna Van Wagner, who was also descended from an old
Holland Dutch family of New Jersey, died in 1892, leaving two children,
James Gordon Bogert, born in 1888, and John W. Bogert, born in 1891.
JOHN J. BOGERT, the miller of Harrington Park, is a descendant in
the ninth generation from Cornelis Jans Bougaert, the emigrant (see sketch
on page 132). Stephen Bogert, of the seventh generation, son of Guilliam
Bogert and Maria Banta, was born in 1753, married Sophia Alyea, and
left issue a son. Jacobus (James) Bogert, of the eighth generation.
Jacobus Bogert (8) was born January 24, 1788, died March 6, 1871, mar-
ried Jane Mevers, who was born February 13, 1794, and died May 7, 1873.
They had several children of the ninth generation, among whom were
John J., James, and Stephen.
Of these John J. (9), the eldest, married Margaret, daughter of John R.
Blawvelt and Leah Demarest. Their issue, of the tenth generation were
four children: Jane, Leah Ann, Elma, and John J., the latter being the
subject of this sketch. John J. Bogert once raised a horse which he sold
to Robert Bonner, of New York City, for |10,000.
John J. Bogert (10) was born December 6, 1846, at Harrington Park, N. J.,
where he still resides. He was educated in the Bergen County schools,
which he left at the age of eighteen to engage in the milling business and
in farming with his father. Upon his father's death in 18!)2 he took charge
of the entire business and has since conducted it with marked success.
During his active life he has wielded an important and wholesome influence
in all local affairs.
Mr. Bogert married Hester Jemima Ackerman, and has four children:
Eugene, Walter, Clyde A., and Mary L.
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EDWIN BERKLEY YOUNd, a leading and successful real estate and
insurance num of Unien Hill, is descended from a distinguished family
of United Empire I'oyalists. Tlie Youngs made tlie first settlement in
Athol, Prin<'e Ed^vard ('ounty, Outai-io, (.'aiiada, at East Lake. Some liis-
toriaus claim tliey were the lirst settlers in that county. Certain it is they
went there wh(>n the counti'v was a forest, unl)roken and practically un-
penetrated by man, and out of the wilderness carved for themselves and
their families a home which still remains in the possession of their descend-
ants, ('clone] Henrv Young, born in Jamaica, Long Island, in 1737, was
EDWIN B. YOUNG.
the second son of six children of an English gunsmith, who came there
from Nottingham at an early age, and who founded a family which has
spread over this country and Oanada. Some of his posterity still live on
Long Island. Henry joined the British army when a young man, served with
distinction for six years in the French and Indian wars under Generals
Amherst and Abercrombie, and with the English participated in the battle
of Bennington and in no less than seventeen other engagements against
the continentals. For gallant S(n"vices at Bennington he received an en-
signcy in the " King's Eoyal." His title of Colonel, by which he was popu-
larly known, was conferred upon him by provincial appointment. At the
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close of the American Revolution he retired on half pay, and received a
grant of 3,000 acres of land for himself and other tracts for various mem-
bers of his family. His first residence in Canada was at Cataraqui. With
a brother officer he set out in a canoe in 1783 and selected a site at East
Lake in the Town of Athol. Thither he brought his family in the fall of
1784. He died there in his eighty-fourth year, leaving numerous descend-
ants, many of whom became conspicuous in civil and official affairs. His
four daughters. Elizabeth, Mary, Catherine, and Sarah, married East Lake
settlers and lived to be over eighty years of age. Of his two sons, Henry
and Daniel, the former settled on the homestead, and as a soldier in the
English army died at Kingston of cholera during the ^^'ar of 1812,
Kichard Young, son of Henry, Sr., was a farmer in Athol, and married
Xancy Van Vlackren, now spelled Van Vlack. Their son, William Henry
Young, served in the Ontario militia during the Fenian raid, and is now a
retired farmer living in Picton, Canada. He is a cousin of the Rev. George
Young, D.D., President of the Methodist Episcopal Conference of Ontario.
He married Sarah Jane Clark, daughter of Enoch Borland Clark and
Xancy Smith, of Ontario, who, like the Van Vlackrens, were descended
from Holland Dutch stock. The family have long taken a leading part in
the agricultural and military affairs of Ontario, and have always borne
high reputations for honor and integrity.
Edwin B. Young, eldest son of William Henry Young and Sarah Jane
Clark, was born in Athol Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario,
Canada, January 4, 1860. He attended the public schools and remained on
the homestead "until he reached the age of twenty-one, when, having re-
ceived a good education, he came to New York City. His capital consisted
of three or four dollars in money, a robust constitution, and indomitable
pluck and courage. For a few months he was employed in various ca-
pacities. Becoming superintendent of the Grove Church < 'emetery at New
Durham, Hudson County, N. J., he took up his residence in the Town of
Union, and has ever since been identified with its best inteiests. During
the past nine years he has also been extensively interested in real estate in
the town, and^ in 1896 he opened a general real estate and insurance office
at 4:'.3 Bergenline Avenue, which he still conducts, and to which he de-
votes his entire attention, having resigned the superintendency of the
Grove Church Cemetery in January, 1899. In addition to this he has lately
established a mercantile collection agency, the first one of the kind on
Union Hill.
Mr. Young has achieved marked success in real estate ojierations, and by
untiring devotion to business has won the confidence and respect of the
entire community. He is a genial, companionable, public spirited man,
deeply interested in the general welfare, and always ready to respond to
the demands of good citizenship. Progressive in all that the word implies,
he has been active and influential in the advancement of the town, a
liberal contributor to its growth and moral improvements, and ever alert in
increasing its useful institutions. He was Secretary of the old Literary
Society of the Town of Union, and later became one of the prime movers
in organizing the Free Reading Room and Library Association, of which he
was for many vears Treasurer, and of which he was an original Director.
It may be safely said that he was a founder and the chief organizer of
this association, which succeeded the old Literary Society. Later a special
act of the Legislature enabled the Town of Union, and other towns in the
State to levy a tax for the support of such institutions, and this association
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has since been maintained by the public as a free library. In all of these
movements Mr. Young was active and influential, and to him is due in a
large degree the establishment of this institution. He is an ardent Demo-
crat, a Justice of the Peace, and a prominent member of various fraternal
and social organizations, including Mystic Tie Lodge, No. 123, F. and A. M.,
of New Jersey, of which he was for four years the Worshipful Master. He
is also a member of the Scottish Eite bodies, 32°, of New York City, of
the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, Masonic fraternity, and of the Royal
Arcanum. In September, 1899, he was elected Most Worthy Grand Patron
of the Order of the Eastern Star of New Jersey, and in the spring of 1900
he was one of the organizers of the Past Masters' Association of Hudson
County, of which he was elected the first President.
Mr. Young's brother, George Alfred Young, was born May 14, 1869, came
to New Jersey when seventeen, and is now head bookkeeper for the Hudson
Trust and Savings Institution of West Hoboken. He is a member and
Worshipful Master of Mystic Tie Lodge, No. 123, F. and A. M.
Mr. Young was married October 10, 1883, to Henrietta Bell, daughter of
Henry and Ellen (Westerfield) Bell, of the Town of Union. Her father was
born near Liverpool, England, while her mother was descended from an
old Holland Dutch family. They have three sons: Edwin Henry, Ralph
Percy, and Herbert Eldred.
ROBERT CAMPBELL DIXON, Jr., one of the leading architects of Union
Hill and Eastern New Jersey, is of English and Scotch parentage, being the
son of Robert and Margaret (Campbell) Dixon and a grandson of Robert
Dixon, Sr., and Hannah Lawson. His maternal grandparents were John
and Isabel (Anderson) Campbell. His father was born in Nicholforest,
Cumberland, England, and his mother in Perthshire, Scotland. Some of
his ancestors were prominently engaged in the East India service, others
filled important positions of trust, one branch had a representative in the
English Parliament in the person of Sir Wilfred Lawson, and others occu-
pied posts in the Church of England. The Dixon and Lawson families have
been for generations conspicuous in civil, military, governmental, and pro-
fessional aifairs, contributing to their respective communities a wholesome
influence, and achieving for themselves distinction as men of learning and
ability.
Mr. Dixon was born in New York City on the 15th of May, 1857. He at-
tended the public schools of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., until he reached the age
of about fourteen, and afterward pursued his studies in private schools, de-
veloping a naturally strong and brilliant intellect, and laying the founda-
tion for an honorable career. He completed his literary education at
Riverview Military Academy and finished with a business course, graduat-
ing from Eastman's Business College at Poughkeepsie. A large part of his
early education was intended to fit him for a military career, but he turned
his attention to architecture, and in the early part of 1876 entered the office
of D. & J. Jardine, architects, of New York City, as a student. He continued
with them a little over four years, after which he was for a brief period
in the office of J. C. Cady & Co. In 1883, having received important work in
competition, Mr. Dixon engaged in business for himself as a practical archi-
tect, and has ever since been devoted to his profession, achieving marked
success and a notable reputation. He has had an office in New York Citv
for about fourteen years, and many important public and private buildings
have been erected from his designs. The town hall, the Palma and Columbia
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Club houses, public schools, many church edifices, and numerous other prin-
cipal buildings in Union Hill, N. J., have been built by him. All of these
show great artistic taste and practical skill, and represent some of the finest
and choicest work in the countrj-.
In political matters Mr. Dixon has been an active and infiuential leader
since about 1884, serving frequently as delegate to local and State Demo-
cratic conventions, and being at the present time a member of the Board of
Education of Union Hill, of which he was formerly President. He is a mem-
ber and at times has served on important committees of the Columbia Club
of Hoboken, and has also been a member of the Palma Club of Jersey City
for several years. He was one of the organizers of the New Jersey Society
of Architects and has held some of its most important offices. He is also
an associate member of the American Institute of Architects, a member
of the Central Democratic Organization, a warden of Grace Episcopal
Church of Union Hill, where he resides, and a member of Columbia Lodge,
No. 151, Knights of Pythias. He is a public spirited, enterprising citizen, a
man of broad and liberal culture, and is and has been prominently identi-
fied with many of the leading charitable organizations.
Mr. Dixon was married September 22, 1886, to Sadie Gardner Morgan, only
daughter of James G. Morgan, of Union Hill, N. J.
DAVID DEMAREST ZABRISKIE, Law Judge of the County of Ber-
gen, is a direct descendant in the eighth generation from the Polish emi-
grant, Albert Zabriskie (see sketch on page 49).
Jacob A. Zabriskie (2), eldest son of the Polish emigrant, born about
April 22, 1677, at Pembrepoch, Bergen County, married (1), September 20,
1706, Ann (daughter of Albert Alberts Terhune and Hendricke Voorhis),
born in 1678 on Long Island. He resided at Upper Paramus on part of his
father's large estate, where he died in 1758, having had issue ten children
of the third generation: Hendricke, Sophia, Maritie, Albert A., Peter,
Jannetje, Rachel, Matilda, Stephen, and Jacob.
Albert A. (third generation) was baptized February 1, 1708, and mar-
ried. May 8, 1739, Maritie Hopper. He resided at Paramus, and had at
least two children, Ann, born 1749, and Andrew.
Andrew Zabriskie (4), born in 1746, died about 1805, also resided at
Paramus, where he married Jannetje Lozier, and had issue of the fifth
generation at least three children, John A., Christina, and Andrew.
John A. Zabriskie (5) was born at Paramus, November 11, 1768, and
died there. One of his children of the sixth generation was Casper J.
Zabriskie (6), born at Paramus, April 27, 1799; died there June 4, 1849. He
married Catharine Post, who died in February, 1872. They lived at Pain-
mus and had issue of the seventh generation: Andrew C, Robert, Catharine
J., :Marv M., Alletta L., Sophia, and John C.
John C. Zabriskie (7), born September 20. 1822, married (1) Maria Hop-
per, (2) Jane Demarest, and (3) Maria C. Bogert. He resided at Paramus,
and was a farmer by occupation. His children of the eighth generation
were Andrew J., Maria J., Catharine, Emma, David I)., Ida, Simon, John,
and Alletta.
David D. Zabriskie (8) was born at Paramus, N. J., November 27, 1856,
and received his preparatory education at Erasmus Hall Academy in Flat-
bush, Long Island. He was graduated with honor from Rutgers College in
the class of 1879, and then entered Columbia College Law School, from
which he was graduated with the degree of LL.B. in 18S1. He was admitted
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to the New Jersey bar as an attorney at the November term of the Su-
preme Court, 1882, and at once began active practice. In June, 1889, he
was admitted as a counselor. Judge Zabriskie has for many years main-
tained law offices in both Hackensack and Jersey City. Soon after enter-
ing upon his professional career he came into prominence as a lawyer of
unusual ability, and steadily won recognition for those eminent legal and
judicial qualifications which he has since displayed both at the bar and
on the bench. He was uniformly successful, and as an all-round advocate
and counselor achieved a high reputation.
His law practice, however, though constantly growing in volume and
importance, did not prevent hiin from taking an active interest in public
and political affairs. As a Republican from boyhood he has contributed
much to tlic success of the part.^ as well as to the government of his town
and coTinty. In ISOI and 1805 he represented his district in the State
Legislature, serving on some of the most important committees, and taking
a i>rominent part in shaping legislation. In 1896 and 1897 he was County
('ounsel for the County of Bergen, and from 1894 to 1898 he was Chair-
man of the Republican County Committee of Bergen County. In January,
1S9S, Governor Griggs appointed him Law Judge of Bergen County for a
term of five years, and since April 1 of that year he has served on the
bench with conspicuous ability and universal satisfaction.
Judge Zabriskie was married in October, 1883, to Lizzie S. Suydam, of
New Brunswick, N. J. They have one daughter, Ethelind S., of the ninth
generation, and reside in Ridgewood.
ABRAM De BAUN. — The common ancestor of all the DeBauns in l!or-
gen and Hudson Counties was Joost de Baen, a native of Brussels in
Flanders (Belgium), who came over to New Amsterdam in 1688. The
next year he married Elizabeth Drabb and located at Bushwick, L. I., where
he was soon afterward made town clerk. In 1686 he removed to New
Utrecht, where he was elected town clerk and taught the village school.
This was during the controversy over the conduct of Governor Leisler. De
Baen entered that contest and took an active part against the Governor,
which caused him to lose his clerkship. He, however, continued to teach
school and to reside at New Utrecht, where he took the oath of allegiance
to the Englisli king in 1687. Early in 1704 he sold his lands, of which he
ac(iuired a considerable area, and removed to Bergen County, N. J., where
he joined the Kinderkamack settlement. He died in 1718^ or 1719. His
children of the second generation were Matie (married, in 1705. David
Samuels I»emaiest), Christian (married Judith Samuels Demarest), Mayke,
Carrel, Christina, Jacobus, and Maria.
Of these seven children Carrel (Charles) (2) married, in 1714, Jannetie
Peters Harirg, of Tappan. He first bought a large farm, in 1719, on the
north side of Hardenbergh Avenue (now in Harrington Township), ex-
tending from the Schraalenburgh road to the Tiena Kill (including part of
what is now Demarest), on which for a time he resided. Shortly after 1721
he sold this farm and bought several large tracts between the Hackensack
and the Pascm'k Rivers, on one of which he settled and died. His issue of
the third generation were Joost, Margaret, Elizabeth, John, Jacob, Carrel,
and Christiaen.
Carrel (3), born in 1728, married (1) Bridget Ackerman (born December
10, 1731, died January 27, 1793) and (2) Lea Van Orden. He was a farmer
by occupation, and settled in the upper part of Bergen Countv. His issue
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of the fourth generation were Carrel, Margaret, Abram, Jannetie, Andrew,
Sarah, David, John, and Isaac.
Isaac de Baun (4) was born December 9, 1779, and died June 18, 1870.
He was a farmer and resided nearly all his life at Mousey, N. Y. He mar-
ried June 13, 1807, Elizabeth Yeury, who died August 24, 1875. Their
children of the fifth generation were Abram, Elizabeth, Jacob, Maria, Brid-
get, Rachel, Jane, and John Y.
John Y. de Baun (5) was born at Mousey, N. Y., August 22, 1827. He
was a remarkably precocious child. Although he had but an ordinary com-
mon school education he, by dint of an untiring perseverance and constant
application to study, qualified himself for the ministry (which under the
circumstances was a rare achievement), and on April 17, 1855, was licensed
to preach by the Classis of Hackensack of the True Reformed Dutch Church.
His first charge included the churches at Hempstead in Rockland (bounty,
N. Y., and at Ramseys in Bergen County, N. -I., where he preached alter-
nately until 1860, when he took charge of the two churches at Hackensack
and English Neighborhood, X. J. Of these two churches he was the pastor
for twenty-six years. During this time he resided at Hackensack, where he
established and was the editor of the Banner of Trutli, a monthly magazine,
which is still the organ of the True Reformed Dutcli Church. He died at
Leonia, N. J., in February, 1895. He was twice married: (1) April 8, 1849, to
Margaret Iserman, who died about 1893, and (2) to Jane Van Houton, who
survives him. He was a thoroughly self-made man, an eloquent i^reacher,
and in every way worthy of his high and noble calling. His issue of the
sixth generation were Susan E., Martha A., James D., Abram, Edwin,
Anna, John Z., James E., and Isaac C, of whom Abram ((>) is the subject
of this sketch.
Abram de Baun (6) was born April 2, 185(1, at Mousey, N. Y., where he
spent his childhood days. ^Vhen old enough he <-iitered Hackensack Acad-
emy, where he had the benefit of a full course of study, and then entered
the law office of A. D. Campbell, at Hackensack, as a law student. He was
admitted to the New Jersey bar as an attorney in June, 1877, and as a
counselor in June, 18S0. Aftei- his call to the bar he became a business
partner of his old tutor, with whom he remained until March, 1894, when he
formed a law partnership with IMilton Dcniarest, with whom he is still
associated in a lucratice practice.
Mr. De Baun was clerk of the Bergen County Board of Chosen Free-
holders from 1878 to 1895 and for thre(^ years a member of the Hackensack
Improvement Commission, during two years of which he was tieasnrer.
For twelve years he has been counsel for the Hackensack Mutual Building
and Loan Association. He is a Director of the Hackensack Old I^adies'
Home.
He married (1) in 1878 Mary B. Christie, of Leonia. She died in Septem-
ber, 1881, and he married (2), October 2, 1884, Lydia B. Christie. He has no
children.
JAMES A. ROMEYN. — The Romeyns, Romaines, and Remains, of Bergen
County, claim to be of Italian lineage, which they trace to one Giacomo de
Ferentino, an Italian gentleman who settled at Rongham Manor, Norfolk-
shire, England, in the early part of the thirteenth century, and married an
English lady, Isabella de Rucham, by whom he had issue two sons, one of
whom was Peter. This Peter was sent to Rome to be educated, and on his
return took the surname of Romaeyn (Peter the Roman). He married a
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daiii;iit(>i' iif Thomas de Lcicestci-. Many of Peter's descendants became
not(Hl men in Enj^land. One of tliem, Jan Romeyn, went from England to
the \o\\' countries (Holland) and settled in Amsterdam. He had several chil-
dren, anionj;' whom were Ohies Jansen, Simeon Jansen, and Ohristofer Jan-
sen. Claes and Ohristofer sailed fromI\ottei-dam. H(dland,to Brazil, asmem-
V . . . !■ ijj expedition to that connti'v commanded by Prince Maurice of Nas-
I)ers oi ai
JAMES VAN CAMPEN ROMEYN.
sau. Soon after arriving in Brazil that country was ceded to Portugal, and
thereupon the two Romeyns sailed for America. There is a disagreement as
to the date when they arrived, but it Avas probably about 1G61. They
settled first at New Amersfoort, L. I. Ohristofer married, in 167S, Grietie
Pieters Wyckoif, and settled in Monmouth County, N. J. Claes married
(it is said). May 2, IGSO, Styntie Alberts Terhune, ami in IGflO went to
Hackensack, where he bought four Indian fields between the Saddle River
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141
and the Hackensack Kivei\ called in his deed Wierinuis, Paskack, Genia8ki(i,
and Mari-oaBunek. Tiiese four tracts were Jiorlli of I'aramns. on the east
side of the Saddle Pviver. He did not locate on th-se lands, but returned
to Xew York and located in the Greenwich district of the city, where he
died. His children, to whom he devised all his lands on his death, divided
them into farms and mutually released or sold to actual settlers. Claes
JAMES ROMEYN.
Jansen's children of the serond generation were tlerrelirecht, Elizabeili,
Lydia. Albert 0., John C, Rachel, Sarah, and Daniel.
Jan Claas Romeyn (2) married, in il;\y, IfiOO, Jannetie I!of;crt. at Hack-
ensack, and resided on part of his father's lands. He was a nionber and
church master of the "Church on the <;r(H'n" in 1715. Ilis issue of the
third generation were Nicholas, John, Christina, Koelof, Rachel, Isaac,
Angenetie, Christina, and Ursula.
Nicholas Rosneyn (3), baptized at Hackensack in Feliruary, 1G99, mar-
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ried, in 1726, ElizabcMh Ontwator, who died in 1732. He died in 1763. He
married (2) TJaclu'l ^^reeland, who died in 1701. Tlie issne of Nicholas
Ronicyn (3) and liis two wives of the fonrth generation were Rev. Thomas
Romevn and -Tolm Romeyn.
Rev. Tliomas Rcnneyn (4), born at Pompton, N. J., March 2, 1729, died
October 22, 1701. He was giadnated from the College of New Jersey in
17.50, stndied theology, and after ])reacliing a few times on Long Island
THEODORE B. ROMEYN.
went to Holland, in 1752, fm- ordination, and was settled at Jamaica, L. I.,
nntil 17!)(i. He mariied (1) June 29. 17.56, Margaretta Frelinghnyseu, who
died at Jamaica, December 13, 1757. He married (2) Snsanna Van Camp-
pen. He died at Fonda, N. Y., October 22, 1791, and was bnried there under
the pulpit of his church. His issue of the fifth generation were seven: Rev.
Theodore F., Rev. Thomas, Nicholas, Abraham, Rev. Rroadhead, Benjamin,
and Rev. James Van Campen.
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143
^.^^'^'- 'J'^™^'^ ^ ''^» Campen Romeyn (5) was boni at Minsiiik, Sussex CoimtT
A. J., Aovembci' 15, 17()5, aud died at Haekeiisack, June 27 1S4(I He ■it-
tended Sehenectady Academy in 17S4, studied tlieoloj-v under Rev Tlieo-
dore Romeyn, his uncle, was a Trustee of Ruti;ers Oolle'o-e, and i)reaclied at
several places, the last in the Reformed Ohurcli of Ilackeusack and Schi'aal-
enburgh from 1799 to 1833. He married (1) Susanna Maud Van Vranken
JAMES A. ROMEYN.
of Schenectady, and (2) Elizabetli Pell, who survived him. Ilis issue of
the sixth generation were Susan, Harriet, Anna, Maria, liev. James, D.I).,
Anna, Eliza, Caroline, Theodore, and Sarah.
Rev. James Romeyn (C) was born at Rlooming drove, N. J., >September 30,
1797, and was graduated fi-om (7'olumbia College in ISKi and from tiie
Theological Seminary at New Brunswick, N". J., in 1819. He declined the
Doctor of Divinity degree bestowed on him bv <'olumbia College. He
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preached at several places, was pastor of the old " Church on the Green "
at Hackensack from 1833 to 1836, and was a Trustee of Eutgers College In
1842. He married Joanna Bayard Rodgers, daughter of John E. B. Eodgers,
M.D., of Columbia College, New York. His children of the seventh gen-
eration were James E. and Theodore B.
Eev. Theodore Bayard Eomeyn (7) was born at Nassau, N. Y., October 22,
1827. He attended school at Hackensack and other places, was graduated
from Rutgers College in 1846 and from the Theological Seminary in New
Brunswick in 1849, and received the degree of D.D. from Eutgers College.
He preached at Blawenburgh, N. J., and at Hackensack, and was the author
of the History of the Reformed Church of the latter village. He married
Amelia A. Letson, who died October 22, 1897. He died at Hackensack,
August 29, 1885. His issue of the eighth generation were Mary L. (deceased)
and James A., the latter being the subject of this sketch.
James A. Eomeyn (8) was born in Blawenburgh, N. J., May 15, 1853, and
received his education at Eutgers College. He studied law with Bedle,
Muirhead & McGee, of Jersey City, and successfully practiced his pro-
fession until 1890. Since then he has been the editor of the Evening Record
of Hackensack, where he resides.
Mr. Eomeyn is a man of acknowledged ability and untiring energy, and
has always taken an active part in public affairs. He was for eight years
a member of the Hackensack Board of Health, and for seven years (1888-95)
served as Treasurer of the Hackensack Hospital. At the bar and in the
editorial chair he has won distinction and honor, and as a citizen he is
highly respected.
In 1884 Mr. Eomeyn married Flora May Cochran, of Lancester, Pa., who
died in 1891. By her there were two children: Theodore B. and Katharine.
He was married, second, in 1894, to Susie Burgess Conover, of Newark, N. J.
JOHN LANE has achieved distinction in the twofold capacity of marine
surveyor and public officer. He is a native of Shrewsbury, N. J., where
he obtained his early education in the public schools. Subsequently he
pursued a course of study at Cooper Institute, New York.
Beared on his father's farm in Shrewsbury, he developed a strong con-
stitution, and at the same time acquired those habits of thrift and industry
which mark the successful man. His studies were designed to enable him
to enter professional life, for which he was mentally and physically quali-
ffed, and in which he has won an honorable reputation. Entering, as a
youith, the shipyard of McCarthy & Brother, of Hoboken, he filled success-
ively the positions of clerk, timekeeper, bookkeeper, and general manager,
and gained the respect and confidence of all with whom he came into
contact, and especially of his employers. His experience was at once
broad and practical, and included a thorough knowledge of every branch of
ship building, even to designing, carpentering and joining, calking, and
marine draughting. After a period of sixteen years in these different
capacities he withdrew to engage in business for himself as a marine sur-
veyor, a profession for which his duties had eminently fitted him, and one
in whiich he has achieved remarkable success. In 1888 he removed from
Jersey City to West Hoboken, N. J., where he has built, on Malone Street,
a neat and attractive home after his own plans and designs.
Mr. Lane has for many years been an active and influential leader of the
Democratic party, especially in the town where he resides, and in various
capacities has served both party and town with ability, honor, and satisfac-
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tion. In 18!)1 he was appointed a member of the West Iloboken Board of
Health. In 1893 he was elected a member of the Board of School Trustees.
Since 1S95 he has served as one of the Councilmen of West Hoboken, and
in 189S and 1899 was chairman of the board. He discharged the duties con-
nected with these positions with signal efficiency and fidelity. Public
spirited, energetic, and progressive, he has always encouraged and sup-
poT-ted every movement calculated to advance the general welfare of the
community. He is a prominent member of the Masonic order, of the Royal
Arcanum, and of the Foresters of America.
CORNELIUS LYDECKER.— Ryck Lyde.lu^r, the common ancestor of
the Lydecker family in Bergen County, was from Amsterdam, Holland,
but that city was probably not his birthplace. At all events he was a
Hollander. The time of his arrival in America does not definitely appear.
He flirst settled permanently at Bushwick, L. I., on a grant of land ob-
tained by him in 1660 or 1661. There he resided several years — perhaps
until his death, which is said to have occurred prior to 1696. He was
magistrate of Bushwick from 16S2 lo KiS."). On June 2-1, 1663, he was
appointed captain of a company of militia and received orders from Govern-
or Stuyvesant to fortify the town, which he did. The records show that his
company contained forty men, including its officers, and that this com-
pany was divided into four watches, of whom one-fourth, or ten men, were
on duty evevy night to guard against an expected attack by the savages,
who were at the time very troublesome to the settlers. His wife's name
was Clara A^ooreniere, and his issue of the second generation were Garret,
John, Ryck, Cornelius, and Abraham.
Ryck (2) married Maritie Benson and settled at Hackensack, where he
bought a large tract of land of Captain John Berry. Garret (2) married
Neeltie Cornelis Vandehuyl, of Holland. He purchased a tract of land
between Leonia and Englewood, in Bergen County, extending eastward
from Overpeck Creek to the Hudson River. This he devised to his four
sons after named, who partitioned it between them. It contained more than
one thousand acres. His issue of the third generation were Ryck, Eliza-
beth, Clara, Cornelius, Garret, and Abraham.
Garret (3) married ^Vintie (Leviua) Terhune, and resided near Englewood
on his father's homestead. His issue of the fourth generation were Neeltie,
1721; Garret, 172S; Geertie, IT'Jl; Cornelia, 17;>4 ; Ann, 17:!6; Elizabeth,
17.38; and Albert, 1740.
Garret (4) married Lydia Demarest. He became a man of note, and
commanded a company of ('ontinental troops during the War for Inde-
pendence. Both he and his wife were prominent members of the Old
South Church at Schraalenburgh. His issue of the fifth generation were
Garret, 1753; James, 17.55; Levina, 1757; Margaret, 1759; Garret, 1761;
James and Cornelius (twins), 1764 ; Lydia, 1766; -James, 1769; Elizabeth,
1771; and Maria, 1774.
James (5), last above named, born in 1769, married, September 25, 1790,
Maria l")ay, and had issue Lydia and ( iarret J. of the sixth generation.
Garret J. (6) was born in 1797 and died in 1880. He occupied a prominent
position in the locality then known as English Neighborhood, having
large farming interests, and being one whose advice was sought in all
leading questions of the day. He mariied Sarah Ryer and had issue of
the seventh generation James, John R., and Cornelius, the last of whom
is the subject of this sketch.
146 HUDSON AND BEKGEN COUNTIES
Cornelius Lydeckei- (7) was born at Englewood, N. J., on the place where
he now lives, April <i, iSi'T. lie has been prominent in ]inblic and private
aflairs. In 1S46 he entered as a elerk the dry ijoods store of his brother
John R. in New York, where he remained two years. In 1849 he caught
the gold fever and went to t'alifornia rid Cajte Horn. Two years in tlie
gold " diggins " was enough for him. He returned home and soon after
entei'ed the political field by being elected Surveyor of Highways in his
native town. Following this venture up, he became Township Collector in
1862, and later County Collector, which office he held for five years. In
1872 he was elected to the State Senate on the Democratic ticket, and
was from year to year returned until 1875, when he became a candidate for
State Treasurer and Controller. For seven years thereafter he was a
member of the " Third House " in the Legislature. With ^Yilliam B. Dana
he built in 1871 the Palisade Mountain House, and then took a rest by
traveling for a time, finally returning to embark in the real estate business.
He married in 1852 Miss Catharine S. Van Blarcom, by whom he has had
six children of the eighth generation: Mary (wife of Oliver Drake Smith),
Sarah Ryer (wife of Stanley P. Parsons), Elizabeth, (iarret (now in a
banking house at No. 18 Wall Street, New York), Kate, and Cornelius,
now at Englewood. Mr. Lydecker is a member of Masonic Lodge No. 114.
CHARLES A\^ESLEY RANDALIi, of Jersey City, has been actively and
successfully engaged in the practice of architecture in Hudson County
since 18S0, or during a period of twenty years. He was born in the Hudson
City section of Jersey City in 185G and is the son of George W. Randall and
Sarah Hellier, both of whom are of English descent. His family originally
settled in old Hudson City in 1837, and has ever since been active and in-
fluential in important capacities.
Mr. Randall was educated primarily in Public School No. 1, of Hudson
City (now Jersey City), and subsequently took a course at Cooper Institute,
New York, graduating therefrom as an architect. In ISSO he entered upon
the active practice of his profession in Hudson (Jounty, and from that
time to the present has built a large number of houses and other buildings,
in all of which appear evidences of his genius. He is a man of decided
artistic talent, energetic and influential in all the affairs of life, thoroughly
identified with the best interests of the community, and one of the best
architects and builders in the County of Hudson.
In ISSO Mr. Randall married Eleda Erickson. They hav(^ three children:
George E., Elizabeth G., and Josephine E. Randall.
JOHN RATHBONE RAMSEY is one of the leading lawyers of Hack-
ensack, Bergen County, N. J., and, in November, 1895, was elected to the
office of County Clerk by a majority of 9f)l, being the first Republican ever
elected to that position in tliat county. He is the son of John P. Ramsey,
a farmer, and Martha Rathbone, his wife, and a descendant on his father's
side of Samuel Ramsey, a native of Scotland, who with his son, John
Ramsey, came to America in 1772, and settled at New Scotland, Albany
County, N. Y. The son John, born in 1757, married Margaret Connollj',
and settled at New Scotland, where he enlisted and served in the Conti-
nental Army against the British in the war for independence.
Peter Ramsey, said to have been another son of Samuel, and to have
followed his father and brother to America, had two sons, Peter P. and
William P. Ramsey, both of whom settled in the Ramapo district of Bergen
GENEALOGICAL 14:7
County. Peter P. married Jane Reyerson, and William P. married Hannah
. The inscriptions on their tombstones show the following facts: Peter
P. Ramsey, born July 18, 1770, died March :W, ISni; Jane Reyerson, his
wife, died January 2S, 1825. William P. Ramsev, born December 25, 1774,
died July 19, 1863; Hannah, his wife, born January 2'J, 1775, died August 6,
1849. These were the first of the name in the county, and were undoubtedly
the ancestors of all the Ramseys in Bergen County, including the subject
of this sketch. On his mother's side John R. Ramsey's ancestors were of
English descent.
Mr. Ramsey was born in Wyckofl', Bergen County, N. J., on the 25th of
April, 1862, and spent much of his early life — from 1 872 to 1879 — with his
maternal grandfather, John V. Rathbone, in Parkersburg, ^^'. Va., where he
received a private school education. In 1879 he returned to New Jersey
and entered the law office of the late Oeorge II. CotTey, of Hackensack. He
subsequently continued his law studies with tht' firm of Campbell & De
Baun, also of Hackensack, and was admitted to the New Jersey bar as an
attorney in November, 188:^,, and as a counselor in February, 1887. For
nearly twelve years following his aduiission he was actively and success-
fully engaged "in the practice of law in Iladcensack. displaying marked
abiHty as a counselor and advocate, and gaining an extensive clientage.
Mr.' Ramsey has always been an active, ardent, and consistent Republican,
and for many years has been a power in the councils of his party. He was
the Republican candidate for the office of (V)unty Clerk, of Bergen County,
in 1890, but was defeated by a very small majority, although he ran ahead
of the rest of the Republican ticket by se\'eral hundred votes. In November,
1895. he was again the Republican candidate for that office and was
elected by a majority of 901, for a term of five years fi-om November 18, 1895,
being the first Republican ever elected County ('lerk in the County of Ber-
gen He has discharged the duties of this office with marked ability and
satisfaction, and has ^displayed the same .-ueigy which characterized his
career at the bar. He is a member of Fidelity Lodge No. 113, Free and
Accepted Masons, of Ridgewood, N. J., of Wortcndyke Lodge. No. 175, In-
dependent Order of Odd Fellows, and ol yarious so.'ial organizations and
'^ He' was married, January 20. 189S, to Mary Evelyn Thompson, of Clarks-
burg, W. Va. i^he died very suddenly Ai>ril 27, 1S9S,
CH VRLES \ HAMILTON, of Closter, Bergen County, N. J., was born
at Canaan Four (%)rners, Columbia C..unty, N. Y., March 24 1859 He is
the son of Silas B. and Emily J. (Haight) Hamilton, a grandson of James
Hamilton and William Haight, and a descendant of a long line of Scotch
""^Mr ^Hamilton received his education in his native State. He left school
at the age of seventeen and entered a railroad office, where he remained
Sree and a half years. He then accepted a posit on with the Mutual L, e
Insurance Company, of New York City, and has smce continued with that
wen known cor^poration. In this latter capacity he has developed ability
Tn a line which requires accurate knowledge of mathematics and all
business foTms, and he has discharged his duties with satisfaction and
earied for himself the confidence of the officials of the company
As a resident of Closter, Bergen County, Mr. Hamilton has taken part
in the affairs of fte communit?, has served as^ a member of the School
Board, and is a member of the Dutch Reformed Church.
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Mr. Ilnniiltdii luari-icd Oarric L. I'ccstoii. Tlicy l:av(
II., bcirn ill iss:!, and Kcniielii J*., Ihhii in ]SS!"i.
i wo Hcms: (Jliarles
WILLIAM OT'TIS ALLISON, of Englew(.o(l, N. J., is descended in the
eighth oviKM-ation from Lawrence Ellison (or Allison), a Puritan, who
moved from Watertown, Mass., to Wetlierwtield, Conn., fhence to Stam-
ford, in the same State, and finally to Hempstead, Loiij,' Island, ^with other
emigrants who accompanied Rev. Richard Denton in 1044. These emi-
i;rants are supposed to have been a part of the colony which came over
from England with Rob-
ert ^Mnthrop and Sir
Richard Saltonstall in
WM). John Ellison, son
of Lawrence, became one
of the founders of Hemp-
stead in 1044. His son
.John, a native of Hemp-
stead, v\as the imme-
diate f((under of the fam-
ily of Allisons which,
for several generations,
have lived and slept
within the limits of
HaAcrstraw, Rockland
County, New Yoi-k. He
v^as one of the company
that pm'chased the north
pai't of the Kakiat pat-
ent of land in Orange
rount\', which is now
Rockland County, in
1710, and founded the
Town of New Hemp-
stead, now Raniajio. He
died in 1754, aftor a life
of great usefulness and
ai-ti-^ity. Of his nine
childi-en, Jose])h, the
third, vsas born in An-
or 1722, re-
Haverstraw,
January 2,
was called
1721
WILLIAM O. ALLISON.
gust,
sided in
and died
179f). He
Captain Joseph Allison, ;ind became one of the largest landowners and
farmers in his section. ]\Iarch II), 174:!, he married Elizal)eth, daughter
of Matthew ISenson, who died December 12, 1707, leaving ten children.
His second wife, whom he married May 4, 170!), and who died April 10,
ISIT), was Elsie Parsells, and she bm-e him eight children.
i\Iatthew Allison, the eldest of all these eighteen children, was born
in Ilaverstraw, and died before 1795, leaving several children, among them
Ilendrick Allison, who married Sarah Marks, daughler of George Marks,
of the same town. They moved to Manhattan Island, thence to New
GENEALOGICAL 149
Dock, N. J., and finally to Hackensack Township, Bergen County, to a point
beneatli tlie Palisades, near what is now Englewood Township. They were
the grandparents of the subject of this article, ^^'illianl Henry Allison, son
of Hendrick and father of William O., was born in Hackensack Township
on the 10th of September, 1820. In 1840 he married Catherine, daughter of
David and Elizabeth (Blauvelt) Jordan and granddaughter of Joseph Jor-
dan, a French soldier, who came over with Lafayette and fought for Ameri-
can independence, and who, after the Revolution, married Elsie Parsells,
and settled at Closter, on the top of the Palisades, where he died.
The maternal ancestors of William O. Allison were among the original
Dutch settlers at Old Tappan, one of the earliest settlements in New Jersey,
and have resided in Bergen County for more than two hundred years.
William O. Allison was born in old Hackensack (now Palisade) Town-
ship, Bergen Countj^, N. J., ihuch :W, 1S1!». From his early boyhood he
lived much of the time in the fnmily of William B. Dana, a prominent
resident of the Palisades, a man of forceful and exemplary character, and
a journalist of culture. The accident of this environment had an im-
I)ortant part in his career, and he has never failed to fully acknowledge,
by word and deed, the benign influence which Mr. r>ana's wife, Mrs. Kath-
arine Floyd Dana, exerted upon him. She took a deep interest in the boy,
and his intellectual development was guided by her in a manner born of
superior intelligence and refinement and by the great strength of character
which she possessed. Finding in him the inherent traits for development,
she saw them expand into manhood, and broaden and increase in power.
Xever was a friendship more liberally rewarded. His gratitude was ex-
pressed by the devotion which he accorded to her and by his adoption of
the name " Outis " in compliment to a fancy of hers that his initials should
correspond to those of her iioiii de phtinc, " Olive A. Wadsworth.''
In 1S(>8 Mr. Allison, having received an excellent training at the hands
of this childless woman, entered the oflQce of the Fiiidiicidl OJiroiiiclc and
the Dailij Bulletin, which were owned by Mr. Dana and John (J. Floyd,
Mrs. Dana's brother. Here he acquired a thorough and general knowledge
of the publishing business, and with this and keen business instincts he
soon developed into the best commercial r<>porter ever connected with the
New York press. He invented and instituted a system of thoroughness
in reports which had previously been unknown, and which few reporters
have been able to coi)y successfully, ^^'llen he entered Mr. Dana's employ
he received |7 per week; inside of three years he had a weekly salary
of -Ipll) as a reporter. But this rapid progress did not satisfy his ambi-
tion. The confidence which he felt in his system of making a specialty
of a few markets and doing them thoroughly led him, on October 21, 1871,
to issue the first number of the Oil, Paint anil Druf/ Reporter, a small four-
page paper of extremely modest appearance when compared with other
publications already prominent in the industries to which it was de-
voted. The Reporter, however, contained more of real value to the sub-
scribers than any other sheet, and its growth in circulation was remarka-
ble, while its advertising patronage, in connection with added departments
of valuable reading matter, forced numerous successive enlargments.
But it was not until after a hard struggle of several years that Mr.
Allison saw the fulfillment of the hope which he had entertained at the
beginning of his career. His perseverance, united with great business
tact and skill, alone brought him into prominence in a field in which he
now has no superiors and few if any equals. As a result of the policy of
150 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
Obtaining and furnisliing accurate, comprehensive, and valuable infor-
mation concerning all tlie markets which the paper covers and reports,
the successful growth of the business is believed to have no parallel in
commercial journalism. The Reporter soon became one of the most profit-
able class publications in the country, and exerts an influence in the
trades to which it is allied such as no other commercial publication has
wielded. In 1874 he established The Painters Magazine, with which was
subsequently consolidated the Wall Paper Trade Journal, and about the
same time he purchased The Drugr/ists Gircuttir, which was started in 1857.
These three publications — the Oii, Paint and Drug Reporter, The Druggists
Circular, and The Painters iMagazinc — not only continue to hold their
prestige and influence among the trades which they represent, but enjoy
a constantly increasing measure of success and a world-wide popularity and
reputation.
These relations have brought Mr. Allison into close personal contact
with a large clientage, have made his judgment and opinions much sought
after, and have led him into enterprises outside of the publishing business.
Inheriting a tendency to operate in real estate, he has acquired from time
to time considerable tracts of land on or near the Palisades until he has
become one of the largest landowners in that section. And the eminent
success which he has achieved as publisher, financier, and real estate
operator has won for him the respect, confidence, and admiration of all
who know him. His industry and good judgment, his commercial and
flnancial enterprises, and his many successful achievements, together with
his unostentatious benefactions, mark him as a man of distinction and
honor. He has gained by his own efforts an enviable place among the
foremost publishers and financiers of the day, and may well regard with
pride the career which he has carved out of surroundings shorn of none
of the difficulties and temptations which every one encounters.
Mr. Allison was married October 22, 1884, to Caroline Longstreet Hovey,
daughter of Alfred Howard Hovey and Frances Noxon, of Syracuse, N. Y.
Her parents dying when she was very young, she was adopted by the
late Hon. George F. Comstock and his wife, and took the name of Oom-
stock. Mrs. Comstock was a sister of Mrs. Allison's mother, and Mr.
Comstock was at one time .Vttorney-General of the United States and
Chief Justice of the New York Court of Appeals. Mrs. Allison was born
in Syracuse on June 12, 1862, received her education at Keble School in
that city and at a French school in Neuilly, neai- Paris, France, and resided
in Syracuse until her marriage. She died at Paris on March 31, 1890. Their
children were Katharine Floyd Allison, born July 13, 1885; Frances Cor-
nelia Allison, born November 23, 1887; A His Allison, born September 30,
1SS8, died April 14, 1880; William Dana Allison, born September 8, 1890,
died September S, 1894; John Blanvelt Allison, born January 13, 1893;
and Van Kleeck Allison, born May 23, 1894. i\ll were born in Englewood,
N. J. Mr. Allison married, second, Mrs. Caroline A. Comstock, daughter of
David Shaw, of Detroit, Mich.
JOHN ENGEL, formerly Postmaster of Hackensack, and one of the
most popular hotel proprietors in Bergen County, was born in Prussia,
Germany, on the ICth of April, 1845. His parents, Charles Engel and
Agustia Kuehn, were both born and married in Prussia.
Major Engel received his education at the military school at Schloss,
Annaburg, Province of Saxony, and in 1800 came to this country, arriving in
GENEALOGICAL 151
New York CitT on the IGth of October. His lirst business here was as a
barber in ^ew York. In is(is he removed to Haekensack, X. J., where he
has since resided, and where he ^xas for some time en-ao-ed in the barber
business. He became Postmaster of Haekensack in ]sss, and served one
term. Afterward he engaged in the hotel business in Haekensack, in which
he has since continued, becoming one of the most popular and best known
hotel keepers in Bergen Oountr.
As a soldier in the Civil AA'ar Major Engel made an enviable record. He
enlisted, in 18(12, in the One Hundred and Sixty-fifth Xew York ^'olunteers
and served until the close of the war in ISG.I," receiving an honorable dis-
charge after a long and active service at the front. In 18tls he enlisted for
active service in the \\iir with Spain, becoming Major of the Second
Battalion, Second Eegiment, Xew Jersey ^"olunteers, and going into camp
with his regiment at Jacksonville, Fla. He was mustered out in Xovember,
IS'.ts. He is Fast Commander of James B. :Mcrherson Post, Xo. 52, G. A.
E., and also Captain of Major John Engel Command, Xo. 3(3, Spanish War
Veterans. He served twenty seven years (1872-1899) in the Xational Guard
of Xew Jersey, rising from a private to the command of the same battalion
in which he enlisted in 1872.
;Major Engel is a man of great energy, ability, and enterprise, and
during his entire career has maintained the respect and confidence of all
who know him. He is one of the most public spirited citizens, deeply in-
terested in the affairs of the community, and thoroughly identified with
every movement which has for its object the general welfare. He is a mem-
ber of Lodge Xi). 177, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of Haekensack,
of the Improved Order of Red Men, of the Haekensack Wheelmen's Club,
and of the Hasbrou<k Heights Field Club.
On October ni, 18(i7, he married Miss M. H. Gehrels, of Charleston. S. C.
Theii- children are (^'harles W., (Jeorge S.. John A., Augusta. Herbert B.,
Frank P., Emma T. B., and Daniel C.
ALEXAX'^DER FISHER was born in BuEfalo, X. Y., on the 14th of May,
1819, his parents being John Fisher and Margaret (/ortelyou. His an-
cestors came to this country from England. He was educated in the public
Schools of Buffalo and spent his early life as a traveling salesman. In this
capacity he gained a wide practical experience. He is now private secre-
tary to Henry Dalley, of Xew York City.
In 18!l2 Mr. Fisher became a resident of <"loster, Bergen County, X. J.,
where he has since remained. As a citizen he is thoroughly identified with
public affairs, liberal in promoting every worthy object, and prominent
in the community. He is a member of the Protestant Episcopal Church,
public spirited and progressive, patriotic and enterprising, and highly
esteemed and respected. He married ^Irs. H. R. Downs (nee Du Bois).
XELSOX JAMES HARRISOX EDGE was born in Jersey City, X. J.,
and has long been one of the leading bankers and citizens of Hudson
County. He is a member of one of the oldest families, not only of Jersey
City, but of the country, his first American ancestor, Robert Edge, em-
barking with twenty others with their families at London, September 15,
1635, in the ship " Hopewell," Thomas Babb, blaster, for Xew England,
where they first settled. Mr. Edge's grandfather, Isaac Edge, left Brooklyn,
where he had been residing from about 1797, and came to Jersey City — then
Paulus Hook — in the year 1806, when there were but three houses in the
152
HUDSON AND RRROEN COUNTIES
place: a I
resided Ik
(the mat(
corner of
lapped 1)Y
promiueiil
oldest inl
and died
who died
George AV
rial for which
rireen and Jfoiil
averii, the liai'racl^s, and a private residence. The famil_y has
■re ever since. In ISlij this Isaac Edge Iniilt a large windmill
he inipoi'ted) near what is now the northeast
oniery Streets, and which at that time was
the waves of the river. The old mill \'\as for many years a
landmark and still lives in the memories and traditions of the
labitauts. He married Prances Ogden, of Dnffield, England,
July 7, 1851, leaving surviving him four sons: Isaac Edge, Jr.,
March 10, 185!); Benjamin (). Edge, who died June 11, 1871;
■. Edge, who died January 1, 1S80; and Joseph G. Edge, who died
ISAAC EDGE, JR.
May 10, 188:^. He also had two daughters: Alice Edge, who died Decem-
ber 11, 1870, and EJizabelli Edge, Avho died in 1887. (ieorge W. and Eliza-
beth died unmarried; the others, Isaac, 15enjamin O., Joseph G., and Alice,
married and left families surviving them.
Isaac Edge, Jr., father of Nelson J. H. Edge, at a very early age enlisted
in Captain Smith's comiiany. Third Reginn-nt, New Jersey Infantry, and
served his country in the army dni'ing the War of 1812. He subsequently
became one of the ])ionee)' ni;tnufactui'ers of Jersey City and achieved a
national reputation as a jiyrotechnist. From his establishment for many
GENEALOGICAL 153
years went forth all the displays of fireworks which were at one time annu-
ally given on the Fourth of July by all the principal cities of the country.
He was also the originator of movable pieces, the first being a representa-
tion of the battle of Vera Cruz given on Boston Common. He died March
10, 1859, and left surviving him his wife Marj^aret. who died October 27,
1879; his son, Xelson J. H.; and his daughters, Mary Louisa and Frances
Ogden. The latter died January 5, 1885.
Nelson J. H. Edge has been a life-long resident of Jersey City. He first
attended old Public School No. 1, afterward studied at Mr. Dickinson's
school in the Lyceum, and from there entered St. Francis Xavier College in
New York City, where he finished his education. His early training was
designed to fit him for an active business life, which he soon entered,
and in which he has achieved an honorable reputation. Upon leaving
college he entered the Mechanics' and Traders' Bank of Jersey City, now
the First National Bank, and from there went to the Merchants' Bank of
New York City as cashier's assistant. In 18S7 he assisted in the organiza-
tion of the Bank of New Amsterdam, of New York, and acted as its Cashier
until 1896, when he retired from business. He was not long permitted to
remain idle, however, for in 1899 he was called to the post of Cashier of
the Hudson County National Bank of Jersey City, which he accepted, and
which he is now filling with characteristic energy, ability, and satisfaction.
Mr. Edge is one of the foremost bankers of Hudson County. He is a man
prompt in the discharge of every obligation, imbued with the highest prin
ciples of integrity, and active and influential in promoting business and
public interests. Besides discharging his duties as a financier he has taken
an active part in local public affairs. He was one of the organizers of the
Jersey City Free Public Library, and was appointed one of the original
Trustees by Mayor Cleveland in i889, being re-appointed by Mayor Wanser
in 189.3 and again by Mayor Hoos in 1898, for terms of five years each.
Since his first appointment he has filled the oflflce of Treasurer of the
library. In 1896 Mr. Edge was the candidate of the " Gold " Democrats
for Presidential Elector "on the Palmer and Buckner ticket. He served
seven years in Company F, Seventh Regiment, National tiuard of the State
of New York, enlisting in 1876 and acting as Paymaster the greater part
of that period. JMr. Edge is a member and President of the Palma Club of
Jersey City, a member of the r'arteret and Cosmos Clubs, and a member
of the Lincoln Association, of the Jersey City Board of Trade, of the
Seventh Regiment ^'eteran Club, of the Reform Club of New York, and
of the Society of the A\'ar of 1812. He has never married,
COOK CONKLINC of Rutherford, N. J., is the son of Calvin B. Conk-
ling, a native of Sag Harbor, Long Island, and a descendant of one of two
brothers who came from England in Cromwell's time and settled originally
in Salem, IMass. This ancestor married Mary Cardiner, daughter of Lyon
Grardiner', proprietor of Gardiner's Island, and moved from Salem to Long
Island. Calvin B. Conkling's wife was Harriet A. W. King, who was also
descended from an old New England family.
Cook Conkling was born in Ledgewood, N. J., on the 4th of November,
1858. He received his preparatory education at Schooley's Mountain Semi-
nary in Morris County, in his native State, and afterward entered Mount
Union College in Ohio, where he took an elective course, but did not grad-
uate. After leaving college he taught country school for a time, but soon
abandoned that occupation to go " upon the road " as general traveling
154 HUDSON AJSTD BERGEN COUNTIES
agent for a machinery house. He filled this position for seven years, in
the course of which he visited forty-three States in the Union.
In his younger days Mr. ( !onkling wrote for the newspapers, and during
his travels in America and Canada he constantly wrote for the press. His
letters descriptive of the people and their ways and the countries at large
cnt'ountered in his tiavels have been reprinted and favorably commented
upon. He has probably seen as much of the United States as almost any
other citizen of the country, and is well known throughout Northern New
Jersey, over Avhich his business connections extend.
Mr. Conkling Anally studied law, was admitted to the bar of his native
State, and in ISSS began the active practice of his profession with a part-
ner in Rutherford, N. J., where he still resides. This association continued
until February, 1893. Afterward he was engaged alone in a general bank-
ing and law business in Rutherford until June 1, 1898, when he formed a
copartnership with ex-Mayor Luther Shafer, of Rutherford.
Mr. Conkling is a Democrat by inheritance, his ancestral lines on his
mother's side — the Phoenixes and Kings of New Jersey — having been
prominently identified with that party. He is a public spirited citizen and
deeply interested in the affairs of his native State. For many years he has
been influential in the growth of Rutherford, and in every capacity has
displayed characteristic enterprise.
JOHN T. HARING'S ancestors, for many generations, have resided at
Old Tappan. He is descended in the eighth generation from Jan Pietersen
Haring, the emigrant from Hoorn, Holland, for an account of whom, and
of his children, see page (51. His line of descent as far as the fourth gen-
eration is identical with those outlined on pages 61 and 63 of this work.
John Cozine Haring, of the fourth generation, born November 24, 1693,
and his wife, Aeltie Van Dolsen, born in April, 1696, had issue of the
fifth generation eight children, of whom one was Frederick J. Haring (o).
Frederick Johns Haring (5), born December 7, 1729, died March 6, 1807,
married (1), April 30, 1752, Rachel Abrams Haring, born May 13, 1732, died
August 27, 179.5. He married (2), November 14, 1796, Ann de Clark (widow
of Peter Perry), born July 7, 1741, died September 18, 1816. Frederick's
children (of the sixth generation) by Rachel Abrams Haring were ten:
Aeltie, Abram F., Dirkie, John F., Garret F., Harman, Rachel, Margaretta,
Maria, and Abram B.
John Fredericks Haring (6), born June 15, 1760, died August 10, 1836,
married, in November, 1781, Jemima, daughter of Tunis Blawvelt, born
November 2.5, 1779, died .January 27, 1859. Their issue of the seventh gen-
eration were two: Frederick J. and Tunis J.
Tunis J. Haring (7) was born at Tappan, September 17, 1787, died there
October 18, 1881, married (1), October 7, 1806, Elizabeth Perry (daughter of
Peter Perry), born March 23, 1784, died November 13, 1858. He married (2),
November 22, 1859, Lea Demarest (widow of John R. Blawvelt), born Febru-
ary 3, 1785, died August 6, 1872. Tunis (7) by his first wife had issue of the
eighth generation Abram B., Jane, Peter T., and John T., the last named of
whom is the subject of this sketch.
John T. Haring (8) was born in Harrington Township, Bergen County,
May 16. 1S22, and received his education in the local schools. He leift
school at the age of fifteen and went to work on his father's farm, where
he has ever since remained, never having engaged in any other business.
He is not only one of the leading farmers of Bergen County, but has
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also taken an active part in public affairs, and served three years as a Free-
holder and three years as Township Collector, lie is a member of the
Reformed Church, a public spirited citizen, and highly respected and
esteemed.
ISlr. Haring married liaehel Blawvelt and has three children: Tunis J.,
of Hackensaek; Richard B.; and Elizabeth 1'., of Sparkill, X. Y. They
reside at Old Tappan, Bergen County.
MLLTOX T. RICHARDSOX, a well knoMn publisher of Xew York City
and for two terms President of the Milage of Ridgewood, Bergen County,
X. J., Avas born in ^^'estford, ^Mass., on the 7th of February, 1S43. He is the
son of Thomas Richardson and Mary Fletcher, a grandson of Abijah and
Elizabeth (Livingston) Richardson and of I'eletiah and Sally (Woodward)
Fletcher, and a great-grandson of Thomas and Hannah (Colburn) Richard-
son. On his father's side he is descended from Ezekiel Richardson, one of
three brothers who came to this country from England in ]63(). His
mother's family — the Fletchers — are equally old residents of Xe-w England,
her emigrant ancestor, Robert Fletcher, coming from England also in
1630. Both the Richardsons and the Fletchers as well as their collateral
ancestors have long been prominent in the history of Xew England and
other Eastern 8tates, and for generations have contributed materially to
the growth and prosperity of the communities in which they resided.
Milton T. Richardson received his education at Westford Academy in
\Yestford, Mass., and at Eastman's Business College in Poughkeepsie,
X". Y. In these two institutions he laid the foundation upon which he has
built a successful career. Soon after completing his studies he engaged
in journalism and in the publishing business, and for a number of years
has been successfully connected as publisher of trade and class journals
at 27 Park Place, X"^ew York City. At the present time he is the publisher
of the Blaclsmith and Wlnchv light, the Ainatviir l^portsinuii, and Boots (iiul
Shoes Weekly, being President and Tre;i surer of the corporation styled
the M. T. Richardson (Jompany, which publishes these well known peri-
odicals. He is also the publisher of a large number of mechanical and
technical books. These publications are known throughout the country,
and represent in their respective fields the best interests of the trade and
the highest attainments of trade and class publications.
Mr. Richardson has achieved marked success as a publisher, and through
his own energy, ability, and superior judgment has brought his periodicals
to a high standard of excellence. He has also taken an active part in pub-
lic life. As a resident of Ridgewood, Bergen County, X. J., he has been
called upon to fill important positions of trust and responsibility, being
elected, in 1892, a member of the Township Committee and later, upon the
incorporation of the village, a member of the Board of Village Trustees, to
which he was afterward re-elected and was twice chosen President of the
village. In these capacities he rendered most efficient service to the com-
munfty, bringing to his duties the same energies, ability, and thoroughness
which characterize his business affairs. For a time he was a private in
Company 1, Sixteenth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers. He is Vice-
President of the Ridgewood Building and Loan Association and President
of the Ridgewood Hall and I'ark Association, a member of the Ridge-
wood Club,"and also a member of the Knights of Honor and of the Royal
Arcanum. He is a member of the New York Press Club, of the American
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body. He is also a member of the Masonic order.
In 1870 Mr. Richardson married Annie M. Rochford, by whom he had
three daughters: Annie Louise Richardson, Mildred Richardson, and Mrs.
H. Dunbar Johnston. He married, second, in 1896, Anna J. Porter, and
they have one daughter: Irene Fletcher Richardson.
THE COLE FAMILY.— One of the earliest families to arrive in America
was Barent Jacobsen Kool (now written Cole), of Amsterdam, Holland,
an ofBcer in the Dutch West India service, who came over to New Amster-
dam during the administration of Director-General Peter Minuit, under
whom he served for some time with credit to himself and to his country.
His son, Jacob Barentsen Cole, married Maritie Simmons and. located
at Kingston, N. Y., about 16.59. This Jacob had eight children, the youngest
of whom was Jacob, baptized at Kingston, N. Y., January 1, 1673, married
Barbara Hanse, and in 1G95 removed to and settled at Tappan, N. Y.,
where he died, leaving six children, all of whom married and settled either
in Rockland County, N. Y., or in Bergen County, N. J. One of these,
Abraham, born in 1707, married Ann Meyer. They were the great-grand-
parents of Rev. Isaac Cole, who was for many yeais pastor of the Dutch
Church at Tappan, and whose son. Rev. David Cole, of Yonkers, N. Y.,
has published a History of Rockland County, N. Y., and of the Tappan
Church.
Barent, said to be a brother of Abraham, above mentioned, bought a
large farm of the Van Valens a little south of Closter, where his descend-
ants are numerous. Other branches of the family started at Hackensark.
It may be safely said that many hundreds of the family are scattered over
Bergen and Hudson Counties.
THE COXKLIN FAMILY are scattered over Bergen and Hudson Coun-
ties, most, if not all, of them being dt^scended from John Conklyne, of
Xottinghamshire, England, and his wife, Elizabeth Allseabrook (married
in 162.5), who came to America in K^'.S and settled at Salem, Mass., where
lie and his brother, Ananias, established the first glass works in America.
Thev moved to Southold, L. I., about I'i.'O. From thence John removed
to Huntington, L. I., wliere he died in 168:',, aged about eighty-three years.
His brother, Ananias, settled at Easthampton. L. I. His descendants spell
the name Conkling, of whom the late Senator Roscoe Conkling was one.
John's descendants spell the name Conklin. His grandson, Nicholas be-
came one of the purchasers of the " Kakiate " patent of many thousand
acres in Rockland County, N. Y., and settled at Haverstraw in 1711. He
left several children, among whom were John, Edmund, Elias, William,
and Joshua. Of these, John, born at Eastchester, N. Y., about 1700,
married, January 1, 1720, Gertrude, daughter of John de Pew, and settled
at Haverstraw. 'Edmund married Barbara, daughter of John Hogencamp.
•Joseph Conklin, Rebecca Hyer, his wife, and Samuel Conklin and Jan-
netie Hyer, his wife, settled at Haverstraw, N. Y., in 1709. Matthias
Conklin,"^ probably a brother of Nicholas, above mentioned, left his home
at Philips Manor'in Westchester County, N. Y., early in 1719, and went to
Hackensack, where on the 27th of September of that year he married
Sophia Mabie, daughter of Casparus Mabie, the first immigrant of that
name. Matthias bought from Henry Ludlow and settled on a large farm
on the west side of the Hudson River in Bergen County, N. J., a little
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south of the ])i-esent New York State line, bounded south by the Biker
farm, nortli by the Gesucr faiaii, east by the Hudson River, and west by
the "Ludlow Ditch.'' His sons were Jacob, Abraham, and Casparus, of
whom Jacob inherited the bulk of his father's lands. He married Hester
Lawrence and had issue Delifrens, liarent, Maria, John, Elizabeth, David,
and Jacob. A))raham, his brother, married Margaretta, daughter of Will-
iam Eell, and left a family of nine children, while Casparus, who married
Mynote Martling, left six children.
The descendants of the aliovt' spread rapidl\ over Rockland County,
N. Y., and Bergen County, N. J.
AVnjLL4.M (lALBRAITH, probably the earliest and most noted taxider-
mist in Hudson County, was born in ('ounty Down, Ireland, of Scotch-Irish
ancestors, the name being couspiciious in Scotland before the exodus caused
by the wars and jjolitical disturbances. When a young man he emigrated
to America and settled in New York City, but soon went to Long Island,
and in April, 1838, removed to West Hoboken, \. J., where he died in
October, 1872, in his sixty-seventh year. He was a distinguished taxider-
mist, and in the constant practice of his profession achieved considerable
fame and eminent success. Numerous examples of his work which are still
in existence attest his remarkable skill and ability, and stamp him as one
of the leading taxidermists of his time. Coming to West Hoboken when
the country M'as new and practically an unbroken forest, lie found plenty
of birds and animals, many of which exist now only in the specimens which
he ] (reserved.
Mr. Galbraith purchased a house and two lots on the corner of Spring
and Cortlandt Streets, of C,yrus W. Browning, the founder of the Town of
AVest Hoboken, and during his active life took a prominent part in local
affairs, serving as Town Committeeman, etc. He was also a member of
the Methodist Episcopal Church. He married, first, Jemima Payne, who
bore him four children: Elizabeth Charity (Mrs. Whittemore), of Chicago,
Charles S., of West Hoboken, and two who are deceased. His second wife,
Eliza Billings, whom he married in New York, died in West Hoboken,
leaving two children: AVilliain and John, both deceased. He married^
third, in New York City, Miss Dorothy Nixon, by wdiom he had seven
children, of whom one is living, namely: Richard E., of ^Vest Hoboken.
Charles Stewart Galbraith was born on Long Island, on the 21st of
September, 18.31, and adopted his father's profession, which he has fol-
lowed for many years. He has traveled extensively in the interest of his
work, and resides in West Hoboken.
RICHARD EDWIN GALBRAITH, eldest surviving son of William and
Dorothy (Nixon) Galbraith, ^\as born in A\'est Hoboken. N. J., April 17,
1842. After completing his studies in the public schools of his native
town he associated himself with his father, and learned, and for several
years practiced, the art of a taxidermist. He was successfully identified
in a professional capacity with P. T. Barnum, the Chicago Academy of
Sciences, and the Kentucky University at Lexington, and afterward was
engaged for nineteen years in the ostrich feather business, in 'West Ho-
boken and New York, with E. V. Welch & Co. and their successors, Bene
Creighton & Co. These connections gave hira a broad experience' and a
valuable training in both professional and commercial affairs, and brought
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liiiu into prominence as a man of iinusnal aliiliiy, (if oirat force of character,
and of rare mental and executive attainmenlw.
In 188J: Mr. CJalhraitli en^aiied in tlie real estate and insurance business
in West lioboken, wliicli lie still follows with charaiteristic enerfiy and
success. He has been an extensive operator in real [)ro]»eity in that
section, and through his enterprise and foresight has been instrumenial
in developing several important tracts.
In politics he is a conservative Democrat. He was foui' years a member
and one year Chairman of the Town Council of A\'est lioboken, three vears
RICHARD E. GALBRAITH.
Chief of Police, two years a member and one year ('liairman of the ^^'est
Hoboken Board of Education, and one of the founders of the Hudson Trust
and Savings Institution, of which he is a Director and a member of I he
Executive (.'ommittee. He has been President of the Palisade P.uildiiig
and Loan Association of ^Vest Hoboken since its organization in April,
181)1. He is a jironiineut member and for three yeais was blaster of
Doric Lodge, No. 80, F. and A. M., of ^Vest Hoboken, and is a member
of Cvrus Chapter, Xo. 32, K. A. M., of Pilgrim Commandery, No. IG,
K. T., and of the Scottish Kite bodies in the Valley of Jersey City, of
Mecca Temple, Nobles of the Mystii- Shrine, of New York, and of the
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Masonic A'eteians' Association, of Brooklyn, and is Past Junior Grand
Steward of the Grand Lodi^c of Masons of New Jersey. He is also a mem-
ber of Ellsworth Post, No. 14, G. A. R., of the Town of Union, hav-
ing enlisted in August, 18(>2, in Company F, Twenty-first New Jersey
Volunteer Infantry, and serving in the Third Brigade, Second Division,
Sixth Army Corps', of the Army of the Potomac, in the Civil War. This
was the first nine-months' reciment from New Jei'sey in the War of the
Rebellion. Mr. Galbraith i)articipated in both battles of Fredericksburg,
and at the second battle was captured by the enemy and confined as a
prisoner for about ten days. His high standing in the community, the
esteem and confidence in which lie is held, and his great popularity and
wide acquaintance are attested by the several important positions he
has filled, the duties of which he has discharged with ability, integrity,
sound judgment, and faithfulness. Almost every important movement in
West Hoboken, during the last fifteen or twenty years, has felt the impetus
of his wholesome and benevolent inlluence.
Mr. Galbraith was married, June 1, lSf;5, to Sarah Jane, daughter of
William Granger Quigley and Esther, his wife, of New York City and later
of West Hoboken.
THE Db BOW FAMILY. — Dirk do Bow, or de Boog, as it appears on
the records at Amsterdam, Holland, emigrated from that city to America
in 1649, with his four children, and settled at New Amsterdam, where he
died. His children were Catharine (married, September 5, 1649, Wilhelmus
Beekman), Susanna (married, in 1660, Arent Everson), Frederick (married
Elizabeth Fredericks), and Garret (married, September 16, 1663, Hendricke
Paden, of San Francisco).
Garret had issue three children: Henry, John, and Isaac. This John
was a baker in New York, and had a son. Garret de Bow, born in New
York about 1703, died about 1768, at Pompton Plains, N. J., married, May
23, 1727, Maria, daughter of Paulus Vanderbeck and Catharine Ryerson.
She was baptized February 21, 1706. Garret settled on the lands of Ms
father-in-law (Vanderbeck) at Pompton, where he spent his days, and left
six children: Catalyna, born in 1728 (married Simeon Van Ness); Eliza-
beth, born in 1729 (married Abraham Gould); Paulus, born in 1731; John,
born in 1735; Maria, born in 1737 (married Samuel Berry); and Sarah,
born in 1740 (married Philip Schuyler).
The descendants of these children of Garret de Bow have scattered over
Passaic County and the west side of Bergen County, were they are quite
numerous.
THE COOPER FAMILY is still one of the more numerous families
throughout Northern NeAv Jersey, and particularly in Bergen County.
Claes Jansen Van Permerend emigrated to America in 1647, from Per-
merend, a town near the Zuyder Zee, between Amsterdam and Hoorn,
Holland. His first stopping place was Brooklyn, where he married Pie-
tartie Brackhoengie, of (rowannus. She died soon after and he removed
to Bergen, N. J., where he married (2), November 11, 1656, Ann, a sister
of Ide Van Vorst. On January 1, 1602, he obtained a patent for a tract
of land near Harsimus, on wliicli he located and remained until his death,
which occurred November 20, 1688. His widow survived him until January
12, 1726. Two weather-beaten headstones mark their last resting places
in the cemeterv of the old Bergen Dutch Church. Claes was an active,
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energetic man, and attained prominence in town affaii-s. He was some-
times Icnown as " Jolin Pottagie," and in later davs as " Knvper," it is
said, because he \Yas a cooper by trade. His descendants Lave ever since
retained the name Kuyper, anglicized to Cooper. On April 10, 1G71, he
bought from Governor Carteret 240 acres on the Hudson River, including
in it the present Village of Nyack, N. Y. The same year he bought 400
acres adjoining his first purchase on the north, and in 1078 he bought
several tracts of meadow adjoining him— in all about 4(18 acres of meadow.
Some of these lands he owned in partnership with the Tallmans. All of
them eventually passed to his sons. His issue were Cornelius, John, Claes,
Dirk, Henry, Yroutie, Tryntie, Divertie, Pietartie. Janetie, (Irietie, Maiitie!
Hellegond, Judith, and Cornelia— in all fifteen. One or two of these
joined in the purchase of the Tappan patent.
Cornelius went from Bergen to Tappan in 108!), but soon sold to Tall-
man. He then removed to Schraalenburgh, where he bought of John
Demarest 2.50 acres on the Hackensack River, near Old Hook, where he
resided. He and his wife, Aeltie Bogert, of Tappan, reared a large family
of children, from whom mainly are descended the Bergen County Coopers.
RICHARD B. HARING is descended in the ninth generation from Jan
Pietersen Haring, the emigrant from Hoorn. Holland, and the line of de-
scent is the same as that of his father, John T. Haring (see page 154), ex-
tending it one generation further, as follows:
John T. Haring (8), born May 10. 1822, married. May 24, 184:?, Rachel,
daughter of John R. Blawvelt, born August 24, 1822. He resides at Tappan,
on part of the farm which his first American ancestor purchased from the
Indians. The issue of John T. Haring (8) of the ninth generation are
three: Tunis J.. Richard B., and Elizabeth P., of whom the second, Richard
B. (9), is the subject of this sketch.
Richard B. Haring (!)) was born in Harrington Township, Bergen
County. January 24, IS.iO. He acquired his education in the Bergen County
scliools, which he left at the age of eighteen to go to work on his father's
farm. He still remains on the homestead. About 1880 he engaged in the
business of general auctioneer. In 1807 he also established himself in the
coal business at Tappan, X. Y., and still continues both enterprises.
He was for four years a member of the Township Committee and for
four years served as Township Treasurer, discharging the duties of each
office with characteristic ability and devotion. For some time he has also
served as a member of the Borough Council. He is a member of the Ameri-
can Legion of Honor, of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and of the
Reformed Church. In every capacity he has maintained a high standard
for integrity, honor, and laudable ambition.
Mr. Haring married Mary G. Banta. and has. six children of the tenth gen-
eration: Lila Ray, Charles B., Abiam Demarest, J. Eugene, D. Leroy, and
Gertrude.
JOHN JOSEPH NE^'IX, Judge of the Criminal Courts of Jersey City,
is the son of Patrick Xevin, and was born in Summit, N. J., on the 31st of
August, 1870. After attending private schools he entered St. Peter's
College of Jersey City and was graduated from that institution in the class
of 1880, receiving in July of that year the degree of Bachelor of Arts; a
year later he received the degree of INIaster of Arts. On leaving college
lie was offered the position of clerk to Mayor Cleveland, which he accepted,
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,111(1 when .Mayor NX'aiiscr succeeded ]Mr. Cleveland in oHice iMr. Ne\'hi was
relained en account of liis elTiciency, industry, and su])eri()r i|iialitications.
In lliese ca])acities Judi.',e Ne\in tiained a wide rejiutation and disjilayed
those broad executi\'e abilities wiiicli have since distinfjuished him in both
))nblic and ]}i-ivate atfairs. He also enjiai^ed in joui-nalisni, beinji' the Jer-
sey City correspondent ot the New York Monti iif/ Adniiiscr and also of the
New ^'ork Siar and Daili/ (Umfittciit dui-inf^' the existence of those papers,
lie is now .Indite of tlie Ci-iniinal Courts of -Jersey City, which office he is
hllinn with marked ability and uni\-ei-sal satisfaction. In ]S!»!» he was a]>
|)ointed a memb(^r for .lei-sey City of the Hudson County C(jnsolidation
JOHN J. NEVIN.
Commission, and he is no>\- Secretary of that body. -TudMc Xevin was mar-
ried April :>0, IS!);"), to Katharine AX'alsh, of .Jersey City, and has two chil-
dren, Joseph and Edwai-d.
TIIK I)i: (lEOOT l^W.AIILY, still numerous in r.eru'en and Hudson Couu-
lies, ai-e of Jlollaud descent. William Pietersen de (Iroot came to .Vmerica
in KHil^, on board the ship " Ilo])e," with his wife and five children. They
were from Amsterdam, Holland. Dirck Jansen de (xroot, a native of Eyle-
velt, in Holland, came to New Amsterdam as a soldier in the Dutch
ser\ice, on board the ship " S[)otted Co^^■," April 15, 1000, leaving behind
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him his wife, Grietie Gerrets, and two children. In April, 1(;(;:!, Dirck's
brother, Staats de Groot, who, the ship's registei- says, was a resident of
Tricht, Holland, came to America on the same ship which had brought
o\er his brother. Staats brought over with him his brother's wife and
children. Staats married, in 1664, Barbara Springsteen. Dirck and his
first wife. Wybrig Jans, resided in Xew Amsterdam until Kill), when thcv
removed to Platbush, L. I., where they remained permanently. From
Flatbush several of the children removed to Hackensack in ](;!>r)-!)(3. Staats
first settled at Brooklyn, where the assessment roll of 1675 showed him
to be a taxpayer. He was of a roving disiiosition. In KITS he was living
in Westchester County, X. Y. He next turned up at Bergen, X. J., where,
in June, 1678, his second daughter was baptized. While living at ISeigcn,
where many of his relatives lived, he became in IfiSd one of the Tapi)an
patentees. He was at Xew Amsterdam in KiSS, and probably never lo-
cated on his Tappan lands. He died between KiSS and 1704, having deeded
or willed his lands to his wife Barbara, who was a daughter of ("asparus
Springsteen, of Groning(:'n, Holland. His children were Yoost, Neltje,
Mary, and Geesie. Yoost settled at Tajipan and his descendants spread into
Bergen County. The descendants of Dirck and William Pieterscn de Groot
spread through Bergen County from Bergen and Hackensack, where they
settled.
THE EDSALL FA^MILY are still numerous in both Bergen and Hudson
Counties. The founder of the family in America was Samuel Kdsall, a
native of Beading in Berkshire, England, where he was born about KJ:'.!).
lie was a hatter by trade, and came to America early in the spring of
1655 (as is said), settling first at Xew Amsterdam. There, on ilay '2'.).
1655, he married (1) Jannetie Wessels, then a belle of the city, whose
mother kept a tavern in Pearl Street, celebrated for burgomasters' din-
ners. In April, 1057, Edsall was made a small burgher. From New Am-
sterdam he went to Xewtown, L. I. In 1(16:') he volunteci-ed his sei'xices in
the Esopus Indian Wai", and was made a Sergeant. On October 6, 1664.
he, with Richard Xichols, bought of Governor Philip <'arteret a tract called
Xipnichsen on the Kill Yon Kull in Hudson <"ounty, containing about !()()
acres. H( sent over four men t() Bergen that year to help lorrify the
" towne." In 166S, with Xicholas Yarlet, he bought from the Indians 1,S72
aci-es of land fronting on the Hudson Ki\-er, bounded west by Overpei-k
Creek, and extending northward from the town bounds of Bergen to
what is now Leonia in Bergen County. After the surrender of the Dutch
to the English he took the oath of allegiance to the liritish king and re-
moved from Xewtown to Bergen. There he was a member of ('art'^et's
Council from 1668 to 1672. In 166S he was appointed a commissioner to
assess and collect a tax to resist invasion, and was made treasurer of the
fund. He joined James Bollen and John Berry in petitioning the Dutch
government that the books and papers of Xew Jersey be delivered to Sec-
retary Bayard, September 12, 1673, and was one of the commissioners sent
by Bergen to the same government. In KiS!) he remo\cd to New Amster-
dam and became a partisan of Governor Leisler, a member of the Com-
mittee of Safety, and of the Court of Exchequer. He was caught in the
net with Leisler and put on trial for high treason, of which charge he
was honorablv acquitted. In 1699 he removed to Queens County, L. I.,
where he was Justice of the Peace in 1690, and where he died. He mar-
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ried (2) August 27, KiS!), at Flatbusb, L. I., Janneitc Stevens, widow of
dointlius Jansen Beory, of Newtown.
His issue were Ann, 165(>; Judith, 1058; John, 1(J60; Ann; Julia; and
Ricliard. Of these Ann married William Laurence, of New York, and
Julia married Eenjamin Blass'e, of I'lymouth, England. John settled north
of his father's farm on the Hudson. Blagge and Laurence by the deed of
Edsall became the owners of part of his Hudson River farm, and the
remainder passed to the oM'nershijj of the De Groots, Days, Smiths, and
other settlers of Bergen ( 'ounty. Some of Edsall's descendants are still
living on portions of the farm boiight from the savages by their first
common ancestor.
THE FLIEEBOOM FAMILY.— The first American ancestor of the
Plierboom and Vlierboom families was Mattys Flierboom, a Hollandci-,
who emigrated to .Vmerica someAvhere about KHiO and settled at New
Orange (Albany), where he bectame a man of note, rising to the dignities
and honors of a judge of the courts at Albany. There he reared a family
of five children: Caroline, ^^'ellempie, Maritie, Servaes, and Jacob, and
perhaps others. About KiUii the family removed to New Amsterdam,
where \\'ellempie married in 1693 Cornelius Eckerson. Caroline, in ltj!)3,
married Cornelius Jans Haring. Maritie married in 1694 Rynier Reyserick.
Servaes, in 1697, married Gertrude Lesting. Jacob married in 1699 Mari-
tie Peters Haring. All these, except Servaes, became residents of Bergen
County. Jacob, at the division of the Tappan patent, bought a large farm
at what is now Rivervale, in Washington Township. He owned other
lands there. His issue were Mary, Matthew, John, Abram, Rynier, Jan-
netie, James, and Jannetie. All of these except Matthew were baptized
at Tappan. Jacob's children (a large family) located west of the Hacken-
sack on lands bought of John McEvers, and their descendants are scat-
tered over Bergen County, some having taken the name of " Freeborn."
THE GARRA BRANT FAMILY, the later members of which are nu-
merous in the western part of Bergen and Hudson Counties, claim descent
from Gerbrand Claesen, a Dutch emigrant, who, at one time, had much
influence over the early affairs of Bergen. Claesen was from Amstei-dam,
and was at Bergen probably two or three years before he married Maritie,
only daughter of Claes Pietersen Cos, which was August 25, 1674. He
became a large property owner and held many official i)Ositions. In 16S9
he obtained permission of Governor Leisler to purchase a tract of land now
in Putnam County, N. Y., and, on December 6, 1699, he purchased of George
Willocks an extensive tract of land on the Pequanonck River, then in
Bergen County.
His issue were nine children: Peter, Claes, Herpert, Cornelia, Metje,
Cornelius. Maria, Gerrebrand, and Mindert. Some of these remained at
Bergen, where their descendants still live, while others settled on their
father's lands on the Pequanonck River, whence their issue spread over
Bergen and Passaic Counties.
MOSES E. SPRINGER, the leading undertaker of Englewood, N. J., was
born August 5, 1827, in New York City, where he resided until 1857, when
he went to AMsconsin, where he remained two years. His education was
acquired partly in the public schools, but chiefly through his own exertions
and by those means which an ambitious youth finds amid the active employ-
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ments of life. TliroAvn at an early a^e upon bis own resources, he manfully
paved his way in the world, picked up here and there valuable bits of in-
formation, and rapidly acquired a i)ractical experience which has served
him well throughout his career.
For about fifteen years, both before and after his residence in Wisconsin,
Mr. Springer was successfully engaged in business as a builder and con-
tractor. In 1S59 he returned East and settled in Englewood, X. J., where
he still resides, and where he has successfully conducted an undertakinn-
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business since he retired from contracting. He is now the leading under-
taker in that town, and has also been active in public affairs, having served
for three years as Tax Assessor. He was one of the founders of Englewood
Lodge of frood Templars and was a charter member of Tuscan Lodge, No.
11.0, F. and A. M., of Englewood, of which he is still a prominent member
and Past Master. He is a member of the Methodist Episcojial Church, a
public spirited and enterprising citizen, and in all the relations of life has
displayed the attributes which mark' a successful man. During the past
l(5(i HUDSON AND BF,UC4EN COUNTIES
i'lcvc'ii years he liais been Secretary of the Englewood Mutual Loan and
Buihlinji' Associatioii. a position ^^■hich he still holds.
Mr. S]>rinjier was married, in 18.54, to Mary A. folding, of New York City.
Their ihildren are Hester, Mary E., (leoige \V., Charles W.. and Josephine
Burr Springer.
THE GOETSCHRTS FAMILY is also a numerous family in the western
part of Uergen County. They are all descended from John Henry Goetschy,
wlio was born in the Canton of Zurich, in Switzerland, about 169.5, where
he studied for the ministry in the University of Switzerland. He came to
America about 172S, and first preached at Skippach and in the valleys of
the Delaware and Susquehanna in Pennsylvania. His son, John Henry
(roetschius, born at Liguria, Switzerland, in 1718, studied in the University
of Zurich, and came to America with his father in 1728. He was licensed
to preach in 17-38, and preached on Long Island until 1740, when he came
to Hackensack, N. J. There he preached iintil 1748, when he took charge
of tiie church at Schraalenburgh, which he kept until his death in 1774.
He was an able, eloquent, and efl'ective pieacher. His son Stephen, also a
minister, preached at Saddle River and Pascack from 1814 to 18:^7. His
father, John H. <4oetschius, married, August 26, 1749, Rachel Zabriskie.
P>oth John Henry and his son Stephen reared large families, who scattered
rapidly over Bergen County.
THE GAUTIER FAMILY, at one time numerous in Hudson County,
was a French Huguenot family who came to America after the revocation
of the Edict of Nantes by Louis XIV. By intermarriage a considerable
landed estate in Bergen, N. J., came into possession of the family. This
property, at what is now (ireenville, is known as the " Gautier farm," de-
scended through one Captain Thomas Brown. Jasques Gautier. of Saint
Blancard, in the Province of Languedoc, France, is said to have been the
first American progenitor of the Gautiers. He settled in New Amsterdam,
and left issue two sons, Daniel and Francois, besides daughters. Daniel (2)
married, at New York, September 6, 1716, Maria Bogert, and had eleven
children, one of whom was Andrew CA), who was born in 1720 and married
(1) in 1744 an English lady named Elizabeth Crossfleld, and (2) in 1774
Elizabeth Hastier. Andrew (3) was a prominent man in New York,
and left issue four children, one of whom. Andrew (4), born December 18,
1755, married (1) Mary Brown, of Bergen, and (2) Hannah Turner. Andrew
(4) took up his residence at (^ireenville and left eight children, from whom
are descended the Gautiers of Bergen and Hudson Counties.
WILLIAM MTNDRED JOHNSON is one of the most prominent lawyers
of Bergen County, N. J., and since 1895 has re[)resented that county in the
State Senate. He comes from distinguished families, his father being Hon.
Whitfield Schaeffer Johnson, Secretary of State of New Jersey from 1861
to 1866, and his mother Ellen, daughter of Enoch Green, granddaughter of
John Green, and sister of Hon. Henry Green, Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of Pennsylvania. His paternal grandparents were John Johnson and
Maria C. Schaeffer. His paternal great-grandfather was Captain Henry
Johnson, a Quartermastei' in the (Continental Army. Hon. Whitfield
Schaeffer Johnson, father of the subje'-t of this article, was eminent in the
State of New Jersey, alike as a leading lawyer, a leader of the Republican
party, and as a public man. He was born in Newton, Sussex County, No-
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vembei- 14, ISdfi. read law in Xcwaik with f'liiof Justice Joseph 0. Hoi-n^
blower, and eaine to the New Jersey bar in 182S. For niaiiy years he was a
successful lawyer in Newton, and for some time serAed as Prl)secutoi- of the
Pleas of Sussex County. In ISCil lie was apjiointed Secretary of State bv
GoTernor Olden and served until l.S(;(i, and in ISCiT he was made register iii
bankruptcy. He died in Trenton on the L»4th of Decendii r, 1.S74; his wife's
death occurred there Se])tember Ifl, 1S94.
William M. Johnson was born in Newton, Sussex County, N. J., Decem-
ber 2, 1S47, and received his jireparatory education at the Newton Colle-
giate Institute and the State :Model School at Trenton. He was giaduated
from Princeton College with honor, receiving the degree of P.achelor of
Arts in lSr>7. Subse(iuently he also received the degree of ^Master of Arts
from the same institution. ^Ir. Johnson read law in Ti-enton with the late
Hon. Edward W. Scudder until the latter's a]i]iointment to the bench, and
afterward in the same city with Garret 1). W. Vroom, now and for sevei-al
RESIDENCE OF WILLIAM M. JOHNSON.
years State Law Reporter, and -o-as admit te(l to the bar of New Jersey at
Trenton in June, 1S70, as an attorney, and in June, 1S7I), as a counseloi'.
As a member of the firm of Kingman ^: Johnson he successfully ]iracticed
his profession in Trenton from 1870 to ]>(^cember, ls74, when he mo\-ed to
Hackensack, Kergen Counf>', where he has since resided, becoming one of
the i-ecognized leader's of tiie Bergen ("oiinty bar. In connection with an
extensive legal business, and as a jirogressive, public s]iii-ited, and libei-al-
niinded citizen, lie lias achie\ed a -wide reputation and an li(imiial)lc stand-
ing througliout the State. He is fine of the most cojispicuoiis figures in the
public and political life of his section. He has apiicared iu a large number
of very important cases, and is universall\- regai-ded as one of llie ablest and
most talented lawyers of the coTinty, eminent in the |irofession, and i-e-
markably successful as an advocate and counselor. His sound judgment,
his integrity, his broad legal attainments, and liis line sense of honor as a
168 HUDSOX AND BERG EX COUNTIES
man have won for him the confidence of not only his clients, bnt of the
entire community, in an nnnsual degree.
He is also one of the influential leaders of the Republican party in the
State, having served on the Republican State Committee in 1884, and
being a delegate to the Republican National Convention at Chicago in 1888.
In the autumn of 1895 he was nominated and elected State Senator from
Bergen County for a term of three years, and so ably and satisfactorily
did he discharge the duties of that office that in 1898 he was re-elected for a
second term of three years. He has been active in proposing and shaping
legislation in the interest of the taxpayers of both the State and his
district, and has served as Chairman of the Committees on Appropriations,
State Library, and the Judiciary and as a member of the Committees on
Boroughs and Townships and State Hospitals. In 1898 and 1899 he was
the leader of his party on the floor of the vSenate. He was the first Re
publican senator ever elected in Bergen County, and received 0,287 votes in
1895 and 6,999 in 1898; these facts speak volumes for the popularity, the
confidence, and the esteem in which he is held by his fellow citizens, while
his re-election by an increased vote attests the satisfaction he has rendered
in this important trust. In 1900 he was elected President of the New Jersey
Senate and became Acting Cxovernor during the absence of Governor Voor-
hees in Europe in May, 1900, and in August of the same year he was ap-
pointed by President McKinley First Assistant Postmaster-General of the
United States, vice Perry S. Heath resigned.
Senator Johnson has also been prominent in the local affairs and public
interests of Hackensack, where he has so long resided. He has held various
town offices, has served on the Hackensack Board of Education, and has
taken for many years a deep interest in the development of the public
school system. " The Johnson Public Library," costing nearly |50,000, was
erected in 1900 by Mr. Johnson, at his own expense, and presented by him
to the Town of Hackensack. Outside of the lines of his profession he has
been eminently successful in the management of a number of business in-
terests. He was one of the original organizers and founders of the Hack-
ensack Bank, and has served upon its directorate continuously from its
organization to the present time. He is also President of the Hackensack
Trust Company. He is likewise a prominent member and one of the officers
of the Second Reformed Church of Hackensack, while he is also a member
of the Oritani Field Club, the Xorth Jersey Country Club, the Hamilton
Club, the Lawyers" Club, and the Princeton Club of New York. In every
capacity and relation in life Senator Johnson has exhibited consummate
ability, a broad and liberal knowledge, and a commendable public spirit
and enterprise. Privately he is possessed of scholarly attainments, and is
universally respected for those virtues which make up the loyal friend and
honest man.
He was married October 22, 1872, to Maria E., daughter of William
White, of Trenton, N. J. Their eldest son, Walter Whitfield Johnson, died
March 16, 1891, aged sixteen. The other two, who are living, are George
White Johnson and ^A'illiam Kempton Johnson.
THE MEYER FAMIIiY.— The first American ancestor of the Meyer
family in America was Adolph Meyer (or Mayer), a native of Ulsen a
parish of Bertheim in the German Province of Westphalia, who emigrated
to New Amsterdam in 1C61. His arrival was followed soon after bv the
advent of his kinsmen, iVndrew and John Meyer, brothers. Thev must
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have been on friendly terms with the A'an Vorsts at Bergen, for, on Novem-
ber 5, 1671, Andrew's marriage to Miss Vroutie, eldest daughter of Ide
\'an Vorst, was duly solemnized in the old Dutch Church on the heights,
and on June 13, 1677, Miss Ann Van Vorst, Vroutie's sister, was united
to John Meyer in the same church. Andrew and John both took their
wives to New Amsterdam, where they prospered and reared large families.
In 1694 John removed to Tappan and located near the Sparkill Brook.
John's Avife, then a widow, received her share of the Tappan patent at the
division in 1704. Their children, whose descendants spread southward into
Bergen County, were Catharirie, Ide, John, Judith, Iden, Cornelius, Ann.
Elizabeth, and Andrew.
Adolph Meyer removed to near Demarest in Bergen County, where he
settled on a large farm purchased by him from the Demarests. His issue
spread all over Bergen County and are numerous to-day.
THE OT T^^'ATEll FAMILY.— Franz Jacobsen was a native of Oude-
water, a small town on the Ri\er Yssel, between Leyden and I'trecht, Hol-
land. This toA^n is also the birthplace of Arminius, after whom the " I^e-
monstrants " were called Arminians. A picture in the Stadt-huys, by Dirk
Stoop, commepjorates the brutal excesses coiuniitted there by the Spaniaids
in 1575. Jacobsen came to America prior to 16r)7 and located at Albany.
One of his sons, Thys Franz Outwater, went from Albany to Tappan, N. Y.,
in 16S(;. where he married Ceertie Lamberts Moll (widow of John tiacohs
Harding). His descendants spread over Rockland County and into New
Jersey. One of them. Dr. Thomas Outwater, was a noted surgeon in the
Revolutionary Army. Thomas Franz Outwater, another son of Franz
Jacobsen, the emigrant, removed to New York, where he married Neeiie
Peterse. He subsequently removed to and settled in Bergen County, south
of Hackensack, where he married (2) in 1730 .lannetie Durie, widow of
Cornelius Epke Banta. His children were Jacob, Thomas, John, I'eter,
Elizabeth, Janneke, and Annatie, all of whom married and settled around
Hackensack, where their descendants still reside.
THE LARGE (La ROUX) FAMILY, still numerous in Bergen County,
are descended from Jaques la Roux, who was born in 1657. Mr. Riker
in his " History of Harlem " says of him: " From his name and affiliation
with the French refugees we conclude he was himself French, though
Vander Vin usually carefully writes his suiiiame the first two or three
times el Roey, and finally adopts the form of El R(>(. As he must have
had warrant for this, probably Jaques was of mixed blood, Spanish and
Walloon. He is always called by Vander \'m ' Ja<(i,' a juvenile form of
his name used bv the V\'ulloons. He was at New Harlem as early as 1673, a
young man and' unmarried. Probably he had then been here but a short
time. In 1677 he joined the Dutch Church at New Amsterdam, but early
the next year accompanied the Demarest family to their settlement on
the upper Hackensack River. At Hackensack he married Hendricke Tennis
Helling (Helms), and bv her had issue Peter, Henry, Samuel, Samuel, Abra-
ham and John." On the decline of the French church at New Bridge,
" which he must have helped to form," says Riker, he joined the church at
Hackensack, April 5, 1696. The same year he, with the emigrant Lozier and
others purchased of the Indians the " Old Hook " patent, containing 1,300
acres on the west side of the Hackensack in Washington Township. The
title to this tract was defective and was not made good until April, 1704,
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after liis (Icalli. He was known as " Siiincs I.a lloux." Upon his death
Ills cliildreii inherited liis |)i'o]ieity, nianied, and reared large faniilies, the
descendants of wlioni spread lapidly over JJergen County. They are still
nnnierons.
IIENKY riTSTElJ is a line exani])le of the (ierman-Ameriean citizen, one
of that large elass whose industry, economy, intelligence, and sturdy in-
tegrity have done so much toward the development of our country, and
whose solid (pialities and valuable services in all departments of private
and ]ml)lic life have been recognized in every portion of the republic. He is
a native of Jersey Cily, N. .1., where he was born ]\Iai'ch 10, IS.^S, and where
he has always resided. His
father, V:dentine Puster, a
native of Bavaria, came to
America about the year
IS.'O, and located in Jersey
City, where his son enjoyed
the ad\antage« of the pub-
lic as well as the v'lerman
private schools.
^^'hile but a youth he
made choice of the jewelry
business as his life woi-k;
but after a short appren-
ticeship he became con-
vinced that his tastes,
abilities, and natural apti-
tudes j)ointed to a very
different sphere of acticn.
Hence, with more matui'e
judgment revising h i s
former decision, he resolved
to make the law his pro-
fession. In the light of
subse(iuent events no one
can doubt that this was a
most fortunate change. 5lr.
Puster now entered the law
office of Hon. William 1).
Daly, since State Senator and Congressman. For four years following he
recei\-ed kindly advice and instruction fi'om jMr. Daly, as well as from his
partner (at that time), .Mr. Wyidvoop, who took a lively and wai-nr interest
in him, seeing his aptitude and industrious cndeaA^u-s, and coached him
through all the intricacies confronting the law student. .Mr. I'uster also
found a warm fric^nd in the lale Hon. P>ennington F. Randolph, Judge of
the Jersey <-ity I>ist]-ict Court, who did much for him while pursuing the
iMigged course of the law student, and he afterward had the extreme pleas-
ure of succeeding his benefactor and friend on the District T'ourt bench.
At the close of this period ]Mr. Puster took his examination in company
wilh a number of fellow-students from the same building (Flemming P.uild-
ing), and to-day is the only living and successful lawyer of all those who
took th.e journey to Ti'(»nton bent on attaining the satiu' goal. After be-
coming regularlv admitted to the bar of New Jei'sey, he at once entered
HENRY PUSTKR,
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upon the practice of his profession in his native city, where his courtesy,
ability, and knowledge of the law, his tireless activity, with prompt and
thorough attention to business, rapidly added to his circle of friends and
steadily built up for him an extensive and valuable practice. He is a man
of kind and generous impulses, as is evidenced by the fact that he is known
as a friend of the poorer classes, who often receive the benefit of his legal
services and advice with little remuneration or quite gratuitously.
So bright and energetic a man could scarcely fail to become a leader
in politics. He comes of Democratic stock and has always been true to
the Democratic standard, and hence enjoys the fullest confidence of his
party. As early as 1S81, when but twenty-three years of age, he was elected
Alderman of his district, the Sixth, and received the cognomen of "the
School-Boy Alderman," which position he held for two years, and labored
assiduously for his district with good etlcct. In 1890 he was chosen As-
semblyman for the same district by a large majority over his opponent,
Hon. James S. Erwin. The duties of this office he discharged with ability
till the Hon. Leon Abbett, having discovered his fitness for the honors and
responsibilities of the bench, in April, 1891, appointed him to succeed
William I*. Douglass as Judge of the First Disti-ict Court of Jersey City.
As a jurist he fully met the high exi)ectati(ms of his friends, i>residiiig
with marked dignity, ability, justice, and decision.
Judge Puster is a member of fh-ant Lodge, Xo. 89, K. of P., of TTnique
Council, E. A., and of the Ordei- of <!ood Fellows; Past Grand of Lincoln
Lodge, Xo. 13(i, I. O. O. F.; and repieseutative to the Home for Aged
Indigent Odd Fellows of Xew Jersey, of which institution he is a Director
and formerly President. He has also served several years as the repre-
sentative to the Grand Lodge of Gdd Fellows of Xew Jersey. He is one of
the managers of the Aged (ierman Home, known as the Rayiuond Rotli
Altenheim, under the management of the (ierman Pioneer Verein, as well
as counsel for the same institution. He is also counsel for five difl'erent
building and loan associations.
On the 24th of January, 1883, Judge Puster was married to Miss Julia
A. Wenner, daughter of John C. W'enner, for many years past a leading
business man and manufacturer of Jersey City. They arc blessed with
four daughters, in whom Judge Puster has a great and fatherly pride.
He became associated in partnership with Hon. Robert S. Hudspeth,
ex-Presiding Judge of the Hudson County Court of Common Pleas, and has
a suite of finely appointed offices in the Davidson Building, Jersey City.
Judge Puster is still a young man, having only reached the prime of life,
and has every prospect of a brilliant future before him.
THE FIRST OF THE MABIES in America wrote the surname Jleebji.
He was Casparus (Jasper) ]Mabie, and of French origin, though from what
particular part of France he hailed does not appear. He was a Huguenot,
and either he or his ancestor had fled from France to Amsterdam, in Hol-
land, from which city he emigrated to America about 1()92 with his wife,
Elizabeth Schuerman, and three children: Christina, Sophia, and Peter.
The family went to X^ew Harlem, where Casper bought lands of Daniel
Tournure, and where he became a considerable landholder. On September
29, 1696, he was elected Constable of Harlem, the duties of which office he
discharged for one year. In 1700 he sold part of his farm and in 1709 the
balance, and removed to Bergen County, X. J., where in 1710 he purchased
of Captain Lancaster Symes a large tract on the west bank of the Hudson,
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cxteiulinji westward to Closter. Here he settled, and here he died about
1720. His children were Christina (married Joost Albert Zabriskie), Sophia
(married Matthew Conklin), and Peter, all born in Holland, and Jeremia,
Abraham, Frederick, and John, baptized at Harlem. Of these Peter mar-
ried Catelyntie Johns Bogert and had issue at least thirteen children, all
baptized at Tappan. I'eter located at Old Tappan. The descendants of
his cliildren spread over Bergen County, and many of them are still
residents.
THE MERSELES FAMILY is still numerous in Hudson and Bergen
Counties. They trace their lineage to Pieter Marcelisen (Marcelis), a native
of the little Town of Beest, near Leerdam, in the Province of Utrecht, Hol-
land. He left Amsterdam in April, 1G61, with his wife, four children (aged,
respectively, twelve, six, four, and two years), and two servants, on the
Dutch West India ship " Beaver," and arrived at New Amsterdam on the
!)th of May of the same year. The ship's register shows he paid 232 florins
passage-money for the family of eight persons, all of which goes to show
that even then he must have been a man of considerable means. He re-
moved to Bergen, where he settled, and where his wife died in 1680, and he
followed her in Ki.Sl. His issue were pJames, Jannekie, Pietgr, Merseles,
Elizabeth, and Hillegond. These all mariied and remained at Bergen.
Peter, the eldest son, died wealthy. Some of his descendants settled in
Rockland County, N. Y., and in the north end of Bergen County.
THE VANDELINDA FAMILY.— Pieter Linde was a native of Belle, a
town on the road from Bruges to Ghent in Flanders. He was a physician,
and came to America in 1639 with his wife, Elsie Barents. The shipping
records show that, on April 18, 1639, he paid to David Pietersen de Vries
and Frederick Pietersen de Vries 140 Carolus gelders (|56) for passage for
himself and wife to New Amsterdam, where he settled and followed his
profession until the death of his wife in 1643. On July 1, of the following
year (1644), he entered into a marriage contract with Martha Chambers, or
Ekomberts, of New Kerck, in Flanders. She was the widow of John Manje,
or Monnye. The marriage knot was tied July 10, 1644, at New Amsterdam.
Aftei* this marriage ^'andelinde removed to Brooklyn, where he became
the owner of the patent of his wife's first husband. This he sold January
li3, 1652. to Barent Joosten. He owned several other pieces of property,
both at Brooklyn and New Amsterdam, and in 1655 was tobacco inspector
of the lattei- city. After Linde's death his descendants assumed the name
of Van der Linde.
His son, Joost Van der Linde, removed to Bergen, N. J., in the fall of
1670, where, on January 30, 1671, he bought about 90 acres of land of
Pieter Jansen Slote between Constable's Hook and Bergen Point. Here
he resided until his death. His children of the third generation were
John (died in 1696), Roelof, Jannetie (married Peter Jjaurens ^'an Buskii'k),
Hendricke (married Laurens Laurens ^'an Buskirk), and Machtelt (mar-
ried Albert Zabriskie). All of these except John removed to Bergen County.
Roelof resided with his father at Bergen, where, on October 2, 1682, he
married Susanna Hendricks Brinkerhoff. He removed to Hackensack in
](;s6, where he helped to organize and became a member of the Dutch
church. He became joint owner with his brothers-in-law, Laurence and
Peter Van Buskirk, in the New Hackensack patented lands, and also
bought of the New Jersey proprietors large tracts of wild land west of the
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Pascack River in ^^'ashington and Midland Townships in Bergen County.
His fli'st ^^•itV having died in 1700, he married (2) Rachel Cresson, widow of
John Peters Durie, who survived him, but by whom he had no issue. He
was a man of wealth, and died in New York City early in 1709, leaving a
will dated September 6, 170S, proved February 13, 170!). His issue of the
fourth generation were Peter, Henry, Classie, Maritie, Sophia, and Geesie.
Peter, by the will of his father, received his father's plantation at Nt^w
Hackensaek, and Henry all the lands on the Pascack and Saddle Rivers,
in the northern part of the county. Ilendrick resided at PoliHy, below Hack-
ensaek. The numerous desc-endants of Petei- and Henry (4j have become
scattered over a large area of territory, including Bergen and Hudson
Counties.
GEORGE LOURIE ^MLEY, a well known electrical engineer and a
prominent resident of Arlington, N. J., was born in St. Louis, Mo., on the
12th of May, 1810. He is the son of George W. \yiley and Elmira il.
Gregg, a grandson of James Wiley, Jr., and Margaret Sutherland and of
James Gregg and Abagail Wright, and a great-grandson of John Wiley and
Matilda Lourie and of Joseph Wright and Mary Sinclair. The Sutherlands
and Louries were of royal Scotch blood and the Greggs and Wrights on liis
mother's side were members of the Society of Friends or Quakers. His
father, George W. Wiley, was a stock broker and well known in ^^'all
Street twenty-five years ago; he was an esteemed and prosperous citizen,
and died in Chicago in 1899, having retired from business in 187S.
Mr. Wiley was graduated from the St. Louis (Mo.) City University and
afterward spent one year in a classical and technical course under a private
tutor. In 1S()S he became a clerk in the New York Gold Exchange Bank,
where he remained one year. He then associated himself with the Gold
and Stock Telegraph Company of New York, and continued with that cor-
poi-ation for eleven years (1869-1880), serving successively as clerk. As-
sistant Superintendent, and Superintendent. In 1880 the (told and Stock
Telegraph Company's telephone business, which was then under his charge,
was consolidated with that of the Bell Telephone Company of New Yoik,
form.ing what is now the New York Telephone and Telegraph Company.
Mr. \Mley continued under the consolidation of the new company as Gen-
eral Superintendent for two years, resigning in 1882 to become President
and Creneral Manager of the Central Telephone Company in ^Mexico. He
sailed for that country June 22, 1882, and continued with that company
in M( xico for three years, until it was put on a paying basis. In iss.") he
returned to New York and became manager of the Standard Underground
Cable Comx)any, manufacturers of electrical wires and cables, with oiHces
in New York, Pittsburg, Philadelphia, Chicago, and San Francisco, and
factories in Oakland. Cal., Pittsburg, I'a.. and Perth Amboy. N. J. He is
also President of the New York Electric Construction Company, a Di-
rector in several important electrical enterprises, and a member of the
American Institute of Electrical Engineers and of the New York Electrical
Soci€'ty.
In these various positions Mr. '\\'iley developed great executive ability,
and not only achie^•ed success, but gained a reputation in electrical circles
which extends throughout the country. He also has a wide reputation as
an inventor and electrical expert. Though an active, energetic, and pa-
triotic citizen, he has always avoided public or political office, having de-
voted his entire time to the important duties which have devolved upon
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liiiu and wliicli lie has discbarKwl witli ability and satisfaction. He is a
Mason, an Odd ]<\dlo\v, a I'ast Kej-'cnt of ilic Koyal Arcaniim, and a menaber
of the Loyal Additional. He liokls meniborsliip in America Lodge. No.
VMi, II. .v.. and in ^^rlington ( 'ouncil, L. A. He was raised in tlie Presby-
terian Church and has affiliated with that faith. His career lias been an
active and successful one, and in both business and social relations he is
liighly esteemed and resjiected. As a resident of Arlington, K. J., he has
contributed much to the growth and development of that attractive
borough, and is prominently connected with many of its leading institu-
tions.
GEORGE L. WILEY.
On Christmas Day, I>eceniber 25, 1873, Mr. AViley was married to Jo-
sephine Gi'iffiths Polhemus, of New York, a lady well known in literary
circles. They have six children, three sons and thi-ee daughters, the eldest,
a son, being twentv-two vears of age.
THE I'EACK FAMILY.— John I'eeck (as he spelled it), the common an-
cestor of the I'ake and Peak families of Bergen Count}-, still (\mte num-
erous, was of English parentage, but wh(>ther he came to New Amsterdam
from Holland or England does not appear. He must have come over in
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]()10 or !(;.")(), for his marriage to Maiia Vloclcers (widow) is it'coi-dod in
the New Amsterdam church records as of February 20, 1650. This entry,
unlilve most of the other entries, contains no reference to the phice
of his nativity. As the name Peeck does not ap])ear in any of the
Xew York or New Jersey records prior to this, he must have been the
first of tlie name in New Netherlands at least. The couple lived in New
York, where he died in If!;")!). His children were at least four: Ann, Ki.'il ;
John. 1653; Jacobus, 1656; and Maria, 1658.
John Peeck married in New York, July 18, 1683, Elizabeth, daughter of
Dr. (iysbert Van Emburgh, the American ancestor of all the Van Em-
burghs of Bergen County. Dr. Van Emburgh was from Amsterdam, and
began as a shopkeeper and book-vender in New Amsterdam, but went from
there to Albany to reside. From there he removed to Kingston, where lie
practiced medicine successfully, and was scheppen from 1663 to his death
in 1665. His son, John, was a physician, and married a daughter of '\YU\-
iam Sandford, of Bergen County. He bought considerable land in Bergen
County, where he eventually settled.
John Peeck had eight children by his wife, Elizabeth A^an Emburgh, all
of whom settled in Bergen County, principally in the localities called
Schraalenburgh and Kinderkamack, where his descendants still flourish.
THE POWLESS FAMILY, still very numerous in Bersen County, trace
their descent from Paulus Pietersen, who was born at ilerwen, Holland,
in 16:'):2, and emigrated to this country in 1656. His wife, Tryntie INfartens,
was among the emigrants who came over from Holland in the ship '• Gilded
Beaver," in 16.")8. The marriage of Paulus Pietersen and Tryntie Martens
is that announced on the records of the old Dutch church in New York:
" Paulus Pietersen j.d. Van Jlerwin int Stiff Aken in lant van Gilbert
Sept 1, 16S5.'" Merwin is a small town in Holland, and Aken a town in
Prussian Saxony, on the left bank of the River Elbe. Paulus Pietersen
located at Bergen, N. J., where he soon became a prominent nuui in all
town affairs. In 1663 Governor Stuyvesant a])pointed him one of the
commissioners to fortify the town (at what is now Bergen Siiuare, Jersey
(/ity) against the depredations of the surrounding Indians. In the same
year he obtained patents for several parcels of land in and about the
Town of Bergen, containing in all thirty-seven acres. After the occupation
In- the British (May 12. 1668), Governor Carteret confirmed Pietersen's title
to his Bergen lands. In 1761 these lands passed to the ownership of Gar-
ret Newkirk. Paulus Pietersen died December 18, 1702, and his wife's
death preceded his on May 1!) of the same year.
They had issue seven children, who took the surname of Powleson and
Powless. Most of them remained at Bergen, but Martin Powless, the third
in point of age, born in 1663, bought lands and settled near Hackensack.
He married Margaretta Westervelt and reared a large family. They scat-
tered throughout the county, and the descendants of Paulus Pietersen ai-e
numerous to-day in both Hudson and Bergen Counties.
DANIEL RUTAN was located at Esopus on the Hudson River prior to
1700. The place of his nativity does not appear, but he was no doubt a
Hollander. His sons, Abraham," Daniel, Jr., and Peter, came to Xew Jersey
and located at Aquackanonck (Passaic) as early as 1702. In 1703 Abraham
married, at Hackensack, JIary Rutan, i)robab!y a near relative of his. In
1710 Daniel married Ann Hanse Spier, of Bergen, whose parents were then
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liviiij; at I'assaic. In Nov(Mnl)er. 17i;{, DauiePw brother Peter located at
New Itai'liadoes (\\('st of Ilarkensack), where he married Oertrude Vander-
hoff. The A'aiiderliolT.s and Kntans eanie to Berj;('n County from Albany
about the same time. I'robably they were related. The Rutans settled
west of the Saddle Kiver in the llohokus and Paramus sections of Bergen
( 'Ounty, where many of them still reside.
THE SOIIUYLER FAMILY.— The New Jersey branch of the Schuyler
family, now very numerous in the western and northern parts of Bergen
County, are descended from Philip Pietersen Van Schuyler, born in 1628
at Amsterdam, Holland, who, with his brother David, emigrated to
America in 1050 and settled first at Fort Orange (Albany), N. Y., on De-
cember 12, Kif)!). Following his arrival at Albany he married Margaretta
Van Schlectenhorst, of Nieuwkirk, Holland,
her father being then manager of the Col-
onic of Van Rensselaer. He was a magis-
trate at Albany in 1C56, 1057, and 1661. In
1662 he received permission to jtlant a vil-
lage (in the p]so]ius River. He died March
9, 1(>S4. His children were six, one of whom
was A rent Schuyler, born June 2.5, 1682,
who married and came to New York while
yet a young man. In 179.'^ he went to Pe-
qnannock (then in Bergen County), and with
Anthony Brockliolst jjurchased 1,000 acres
for mining jiurposes. He also bought large
tracts of land in Orange Cotinty, N. Y., but
in 1710 he purchased land of Edward Kings-
land on New Barbadoes Neck, where he re-
sided and where he opened a copper mine.
He became a wealthy man. His issue were
eight children, several of whom became fa-
mous Jersey men, and their issue scattered over Bergen and Hudson
Counties.
SCHtlYLKR ARMS.
JOHN J. KENNEDY, glove manufacturer of West Hoboken, is an
exam))le of what one man can accomplish by his own indomitable efforts
united with untiring industry, constant ai)plication, and original methods.
Born and reared in the town, and educated in the local schools, he has
paved his way to success ami re])utation through those channels which
would appal a less c(jurag(^ous man, but which, nevertheless, are the only
true means of laudable endeavor. His j^resent position, as proprietor
of the only glove manufactory of the kind in the country, is all the more
noteworthy because it is the result of his personal labors, after years of
difficulties and perseverance.
He is the eldest son <if Andrew and Mary (Kelly) Kennedy, both natives
of Ireland, and a grandson of James and Bridget Kennedy, who came from
Ireland to this country when Andrew was about nine years old. They
settled in A\'eehawken, N. J. Andrew Kennedy followed the trade of
mason and bricklayer during his active life, and is now retired. His wife
died May 6, 1S07. Their children are John J., Thomas A., and Mary (Mrs.
John ('urran), all of ^^'est Hoboken, N. J. John J. Kennedv was born
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177
March 21, 1858, attended the public and parocliial schools of his native
town, and at the a^e of tifteen entered the olHce of the old Hif/hhiiid
i<cnt(iicl in ^Vest TJoboken, with a. view of learnintc the jjrinter's trade.
After an experience of two years in this capacity and another year as a
fisherman he turned his attention to line i;love (■llttinJ,^ associatini^ him-
self with a Dane named (instav Elf;eti, wlKrclaimed to he the first man to
learn the French jilove cnttini;' system in Copenhagen, Denmark. Mr.
Kennedy was the first native of this country to learn French _i;love cuttiu};,
and, so far as can be ascertained, is the only man in the trade who has
JOHN J. KENNEDY.
mastered and follows that excellent but little known system in its entirety.
In 18.S() he enj^ag'ed in the manufacture of fine <;l(>\-es in West llolioken,
on Hill Hti'eet, near Falisade Avenue. He started on a very small scale,
ui one or two rooms, and with only two or three assistants, whom he was
obliged to teach the system, as he has, in fact, all those who have ever en
tered his employ. Numerous difhculties, jirincipally the introduction of his
};oods, were met, font;ht, and overcome, but not without indomitable ])er-
severance and constant endeavor on his part. Competition being- keen and
<;eneral, it was some time bef(U'e he j;ot his product into the chief centers of
the iilove trade, but when once it was there no scheming nor maneuvering
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by rival manufacturers could prevent its instant success. In 1883 he in-
vented and patented a re-inforcement for the opening slit which proved at
once valuable, practical, and economical, and in 1890 he obtained another
patent which has become famous as the Kennedy patent cut glove.
Mr. Kennedy steadily overcame all obstacles, numerous though they
were, and successfullv introduced his gloves into every State and territory
in the Union, where they now have a very high reputation, selling side by
side with the most celebrated makes in the world. He employs about
eighty people and manufactures about -160,000 worth of fine street and
driving gloves annually. The product is all sold through Wilson Brothers,
of New York, Chicago, and Paris, the largest dealers in men's furnishings
in the world. Mr. Kennedy has revolutionized the glove business, both
in manufacturing and in selling. His success is due entirely to the genuine
merit of his goods, together with his personal effor-ts and tact in placing
them before the public. One point of superiority which distinguishes his
gloves is the fingers, which are straight and of equal length. In 1888 he
originated a picture of two elephants pulling a glove, typifying strength,
which has been widely copied by clothing manufacturers and others,
though often in diflerent designs. The idea was his.
One can regard Mr. Kennedy's success only with feelings of respect and
wonder, for his is one of those very few instances where a man, imbued
with a single idea, steadily and persistently hews to the line and eventually
achieves the goal of his ambitions. His whole life has been spent in tlie
town of his birth. His labors have been directed toward one object — the
manufacture of the best gloves in the market. And the wonderful result
of his efforts is seen in his present factory, a large and finely equipped brick
building on or near the spot where he made his first start, nearly twenty
years ago, and very near the home in which he was born and reared. No
man is worthy of more respect than he who carves out his own fortune, un-
aided save by his hands and brain, and this Mr. Kennedy has done. He
stands among the leading glove manufacturers in this country. He has de-
voted himself strictly to business, to the exclusion of all political or public
preferment, and belongs only to St. Michael's (Catholic Church, the Holy
Name Society, and Palisade Council, No. 387, Knights of Columbus. The
object of the Holy Name Society is to suppress swearing. He takes a deep
interest, however, in the affairs of his town and county, and never fails to
bear the responsibilities of a progressive, patriotic citizen.
Mr. Kennedy was married June 24, 1885, to Nellie, daughter of John and
Julia Lucey, of Jersey City ?Ieights, N. J. Of their nine children two died
in infancy; the others are John, Mary, Ellen, Julia, Alice, Andrew, and
Salome.
THE QUACKENBUSH FAMILY in Bergen and Hudson Counties are
descended from Peter Quackenbush, of Oostgeest, Holland. His son,
Kynier Pietersen Van Quackenbosch, came to America in 1073-74 and lo-
cated at New Amsterdam, where he married, March 2, 1 674, Elizabeth Jans,
of Flushing, L. I. He was a carpenter by trade, and pursued that calling
in New Amsterdam. His wife having died in 1691, he married, the follow-
ing year. Classic Jacobse. He had a large family of children, among whom
were Abraham, Jacob, and John. Abraham settled at Schraalenburgh in
Bergen County and married Susanna, a daughter of Samuel Hellin"-s
(Helms), by whom he Sad issue ten children. His brother John married
Lena Van Houten, and his brother Jacob married Ann Brower. John
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and Jacob both located in the northerly part of Bergen. Abraham, John,
and Jacob each reared large families, from whom have sprung numerous
descendants now scattered over Bergen County.
THE RYERSONS are the most numerous to-day of any family in the
western part of Bergen County. The original surname of the family was
" Reyertzoon." The family were numerous in Amsterdam, Holland, as
early as 1390, in which year one William Reyertzoon was Burgomaster of
the city. Another member of the family filled the same office in liU and
1418. Members of this family held prominent positions in Amsterdam up
to 1585. !Many of them took an active part in the expulsion of the Span-
iards from Holland, for which two of them were banished by the S])anish
king, and another, .Vlbert Reyertzoon, was beheaded April ll!, 15.'i7. The
family coat-of-arms, as registered in Amsterdam, is described as follows:
"Eradicated arz; 1 and 1 Sa, a tree withered and eradicated Arz; '2 and
3 Arz; three halberts bend ways and in bend sinister, the middle one
longer than the others, sa, the blades vert; Surtout, az, a martlet, or.
Crest, a swan roussant. Moito ^'oor (jod en Faderland." The fact that
the family had a coat-of-arms, of couisc, indicates that some of them be
longed to the nobility of Holland.
Martin Reyerson, with his brother, Adriaeu Ryerson, emigrated from
Amsterdam, Holland, in IGl*;, and settled at Brooklyn, where ^Martin
married, Jlay 14, 16G3, Ann, daughter of Joris Jansen Rapeljea. He re-
sided at Brooklyn until l(i85. He joined the Dutch ("luirch there in 1G77,
was elected a magistrate in 1(!7!), and constable in 1682. In 1(!S5 he re-
moved to Flatbush, L. I., where he was one of the patentees of that patent
that year. His issue were Marritie, Joris ((leoige), Ryer, Catalyntie, Sanih,
Cornelius, Jacobus, Geertie, Helena, and Franz.
Joris (George), baptized September lit, l(l(>(i, uuirried, August 11, KJltl,
Ann Schouten, widow of Theunis Dirckscn l)ey, of New York. In 10!)5
George, in company with Anthony Brockholst, Arent Schuyler, Colonel
Xicholas Bayard, and John ileet, all of New York, and Samuel Berry,
Henry McDonna, and David _Mandeville, of New Jersey, purchased from the
Governor and Council of East New Jersey 4, ()()() acres of land in what was
then Bergen ("ounty (now I'assaic), ext<'uding northward from the junction
of the I'ompton River with the Passaic Ri\er. Of this large tract George
Reyerson eventually became the owner of the greater part, on which he
settled. His issue, baptized in New York, were Martin, 1(J08; Helena, 1701;
George, 1703; Lucas, 1704; and Blandina, 1700. There were probably
other children born in New Jersey. The descendants of these children are
still numerous in Bergen and Hudson Counties. Many of them have held
positions of trust and honor in the councils of the State.
THE SICKI ES FAMILY had much to do with the early settlement of
Hudson and Bergen Counties. Zacharias Sickles, the common American
ancestor of the family, was a native of the City of Vienna, Austria, who
soon after reaching manhood drifted to Amsterdam, Holland, where he
entered the military service and was sent with a fleet on a ciiiise to
Curaqoa, where he remained until 1655. In the service he attained the
rank of Adelborst or Cadet. In 1(;55 (iovernor Stuyvesant paid a visit to
the island where Sickles was on duty. The latter accompanied the Gov-
ernor to New Amsterdam and soon after attached himself to the garrison
at Fort Orange (Albany). In 1658 he became a tapster at New Amsterdam,
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and upon the suncnder by the Dutch to the Biitish in IWii he married
Anna, dauf^liter of Lambert \'an A'aellvenburgh, and went to worlc to gain
a livelihood as a carpentei-. In 1070 he was elected " town herder," which
office he held for thirteen years on a salary of 18 gelders a head for the
season. He was appointed rattle-watch, so called from the rattle used to
give warning in making his nightly rounds. He was also for some time
crier to call the people together on needed occasions, and porter or keeper
of the city gates, to close them at night and open them in the morning.
In l(i()!) he purchased a lot of land in liergen, N. J., on which his eldest
son, Robert, settled. The children of this son scattered through Bergen
County, where many of Zacharias's descendants still reside. He had nine
children, the eldest of whom was Robert, who married Gertrude Redden-
hause and located at Bergen, where he was a jirominent resident, and left
a large family. His son William, born in October, 1704, married Elizabeth
Cooper, and removed to Rockland County, X. Y., from which locality
his numerous descendants spread south into Bergen County, where their de-
scendants are still found.
JAN ADRAINSE SIP was at Bergen as early as KiS-l, where, on April
22 of that year, he married Johanna Van Voorst. He bought several lots
at Bergen during the next fifteen years, and becanu' an important and
influential person in the town. His issue were eleven children, among
whom were Ide, J((lin, Cornelius, Abrahiim, Henry, and Helena. Most of
them married and became lesidents of Bergen. Their descendants are still
numerous in Hudson County.
AARON STOCKHOLM BALI>^^'IN, of Hoboken, comes from one of
the oldest families of N(nv England, his ancestors emigrating from the
mother counti-,\' with the early colonists. From New England they moved
into Eastern New York, and flu re raised the standard of their race, con-
quered the primeval forests, and exemplified in their lives the sterling traits
of industry, integrity, and progress. Like the subject of this sketch, many
(li them achieved inominence in public and business atfairs, wielding a
potent influence for good, and leading behind them the memories of an
honorable name.
Mr. Baldwin was born in East Fishkill, Dutchess County, N. Y., June S,
1839, being the son of Elisha S. Baldwin and Aletta C. Stockholm, a grand-
son of Daniel Baldwin, of Lake Mahopac, Putnam County, N. Y., and of
Aaron Stockholm, of Fishkill, from whom he was named, and a great-grand-
son of Elisha Baldwin, a pioneer of the Hudson River Valley. His father
was born at Lake Mahopac, and during his active life followed success-
fully the dual occupation of farmer and live stock dealer. Mr. Baldwin
attended the East Fishkill public schools until he was tM'elve years old,
when he entered Pingree Academy at Fishkill, where he remained five
years. Afterward he spent Ave years at what is now Drew Seminary in
Carmel, Putnam County, graduating in ISCO. His studies in these institu-
tions were in every way worthy of the broad and receptive intellectual
qualities which he manifested as a boy, and which have served him well in
business and public relations.
Having received a thorough classical training, he returned home, and in
September, ISd:?, went to Chicago to accept a position with the American
Express Company, which he held until July, 1870. At that date he moved
to AN'eehawken, N. J., and engaged in the live stock storage business as
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181
Scnoriil live stock ascnt for Uw Eric Kaili-oad, and continued in tliut ca-
pacity until ISDS. when lie or^iiiized and incoi-iiorated the NVeehawken
Stock Yard (Vmipanv, of ^Yllich he is rresideiit and Treasurer and a Direc-
tor.
:\[r. IJaldwin has been an active Ke]nil)lican ever since he cast his tirst
vote and almost ever since the oi-nani/.ation of tin- party, and for about a
(juarter of a century, with the e.\cei)tion of one or two years, has been a
leadinji- member of the Hudson County l\ei)iiblican ('ominittee; and he is
now Chairman of its Oroanization ('oinmittee, which has been asked to
AARON S. BALDWIN.
devise ways and means by which the ]iaity can be re-oi-^anized in llie
county. He was a member of the Hudson County I'.oard of ('hosi'ii Free-
holders in ISSl, l,S,s:2, and ISs;!, froni the Tenth .Vsscnibly District, and f(n'
seven years sei'ved as a member and Chairman of the Itoard of Tax Com-
missionei's of Ilobokeii, where he settled in April, ISSli, and where he still
resides. He is now one of the commissioners ai)]iointcd by (lovernor Voor-
liees to in(iuire into the exjiediency of consolidaf iiij; the several iiiunici]iali-
ties of Hudson County into one f;reat city. This commission was formally
organized June 14, 1S09. Mr. Baldwin is also one of the commissioners in
Hoboken to adjust the taxes in arrears under the ^lartiii act. He has been
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a dclcniilc to almost every State, district, county, and local Republican con-
vention for n])ward of ( \\cnty-iive years, was an alternate delef^ate to the
Republican National Convention of ISSO, and in 18!)(i was his party's candi-
date for Sherilf of Hudson County, and, thougli defeated by about 1,100
votes, carried Hoboken by over 50(1 and not only reduced the usual Demo-
cratic majoritv to an insigniticant figure but changed entirely the com-
plexion of the Democratic vote and laised the standard of the Republicans.
His activity and prominence in the ranks of the Republican party and his
long and honorable connection with the live stock markets of New Jersey
and New York have Avon for Mr. Baldwin an extensive acquaintance, among
whom he is universally respected and esteemed. He is one of the most
Iio])nlar men of Hudson <'ounty. He is a member of the lienevolent and
I'rotective Older of Elks of Hoboken, and has always supported with a
liberal hand i'vi'vy movement designed to promote the general welfare.
Mv. Daldwm was married, June .'50, 1860. to Elizabeth Janet Watson,
daughter of George L. Watson, of .Vuburn, N. Y.
THE SLOTE FAMILY.— The first American ancestor of the Slote family
was John I'ieteiseJi Slot, a native of the Province of Holstein in Denmark,
who came to America about 1C50 with his two sons, John and Pieter, and
settled at Harlem, where he bought lands and became a prominent and
useful citizen, filling the important office of magistrate from 1G60 to IGGo.
In 1665 he bought of Governor Stuyvesant and located on lands on the
Bowery in New .Vmsterdam, remaining there until 1686, when he bought
and occupied a house in Wall Street. In 1703 he removed to the south
ward of the city, where he died. His son John, married in 1672 Judith
Elsworth, and made his residence in New Amsterdam. Some of his chil-
dren removed to Hackensack. His brother, Peter Jansen Slot, bought. May
14, 1657, fifty acres at Communipaw, in Bergen County, N. J., on which
he located in April, 1665, having first married (1663) Maritie Jacobs Van
Winkle, of Bergen. He joined the Dutch church and remained there until
1671, when he sold his Bergen lands and removed to New Amsterdam,
remaining theie until 1677, when he removed to Esopus. N. Y., and followed
his trade as a builder. Returning in l(iS3, he again located at Bergen,
but was soon back in New Amsterdam, living near the Stuyvesant Bowerv.
He died there in KiSS, and his widow married John Demarest and removed
to Hackensack, whither also all except one of Peter's children went and
settled. Peter's issue were John, 1665; Jacobus, 1669; Tryntie, 1G71
(married Nicholas Lozier); Aeltie, 1678 (married Adam Van 'Orden and
Cornelius Banta); and Jonas, 1681. The descendants of these are thickly
scattered over Rockland County, N. Y., and Bergen County, N. J.
THE SMITH FA3IILY.— A branch of the Smith family, which is still
numerous in the northern and westei'n paits of Bergen Countv, is descended
from Lambert Ariaense, who was a native of the Province of Gelder-
land, in Holland. He emigrated to .America when young and settled at New
Amsterdam, where, on the 9th of April, 1682, he married Margaretta Gar-
rets Blawvelt, a daughter of (Jarret Hendricksen Blawvelt, of Deventer,
Holland. In 1686 Lambert Ariaense became, with his brothers-in-law (he
Blawvelts, and others, a purchaser of the Tappan patent, a large part of
which was in Bergen County, N. J. Lambert rec<>ived a large portion of this
patent at each of the divisions. Rev. David Cole in his " History of Rock-
land County" says:
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"Lambert and his two sons located at the ' Green Bush.' where he built
a stone house, near where the burying-ground now is. This house was
torn down after the Eevolution and a new one erected on the same spot
(lY (jerret isnuth. Lambert had three sons. The eldest, Garret, was set-
tled, by his father, south of the swamp. Abraham, the second, stayed on
the old place, and the third, Cornelius, built on what was then called the
Eidge, just west of the present Erie Railroad. Garret, the eldest, was
great-grandfather of Gerret Smith, the philanthropist and friend of the
slave. Lambert's descendants soon grew so numerous that it was necessary
to distinguish one from the other, and as he was a smith bv profession it
became convenient to designate him as Lambert Ariaensen Smidt. This
name continued for several years, most of the branches dropped the Ariaen-
sen entirely, and the family was knoAvn by the name of ' Smith.' "
The descendants of Lambert, the smith, spread south into New Jersey,
some of them retaining the surname Ariaensen, hence the Auryaunsen
family.
THE SNEDENS of Bergen County are descendad from John Sneden,
a native of Amsterdam, Holland, where his family had lived for many
generations. On the 23d of December, 1657, John Sneden, his wife,
Gretie Jans, his two children, Carsten and Grietie, and his brother, Claes
Sneden, set sail from Amsterdam in the ship " St. John Baptist," bound
for the Colony of New Amstel, on the Delaware River. Three years later
Claes Sneden removed to New Amsterdam, and John to New Harlem, where
the latter purchased two town lots on which he ]iermanently located, and
where he died early in lfiC2. Beginning on the 2r)th of March, 1662, his
estate was sold at public auction. The house, lands, and standing crops
brought 135 gelders and the household effects 1S5 gelders. After the
payment of debts 42 gelders remained for the widow and two orphaned
childi-en, Carsten and Grietie, of whom, on April 2S. 1(;62, Philip Casier
and Lubbert Gerritsen were appointed guardians. (Jrietie married, Au-
gust 13, following, Jean Guenon (Genung), and went to reside at Flushing,
L. I. Carsten entered the service of Daniel Tourneur, January 15, 1668,
for a year, to have at its expiration 300 gelders and " a pair of shoes and
stockings." His uncle, Claes Sneden, resided at New Amsterdam, where
he had by his wife, Slaria , several children. John Sneden (supposed
to have been a grandson of Carsten), about 1740, bought of Henry Ludlow
and settled on a large farm at what is now Sneden's Landing, on the west
side of the Hudson River. This farm was partly in Bergen County, N. J.,
and partly in Rockland County, N. Y. John's sons, Dennis (who died un-
married) and John, became the owners of his lands at his death, and John's
descendants are still numerous in the northerly part of Bergen County.
FRANK H. MELVILLE, of Bayonne, Hudson County, was born in Eng-
land on the 7th of July, 1840. He received his education in that country,
and then came to the United States. For twenty years he was success-
fully engaged in the paper and paj^er bag business. Later he engaged
in manufacturing sample mailing boxes and rust preventive in New York
City.
Jn public as well as in business affairs Mr. Melville has long been a
prominent figure. He has always been an active Republican, and has
served as President of the Third \\'ard Republican Club, as President of
the Republican City Committee of Bayonne, and as Secretary of the latter
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HUDSON AND BER(!EN COUNTIES
orj^iinization. He was twice elected Snj)er\isoi' of Taxes, and received tlie
iinaiiiiiioiis iioinination of liis jiarty for Fi'eelioldei' and member of Assem-
bly. Undei- I\icKiiil(-y's administration he became Postmaster of Bayonne,
whei'e lie lias resided for a luimber of yeais. lie is a member, Trnstee, and
Tr(\isnrer of tlie Foiii-ty-fonrtli Street Methodist Episcopal Chnrcli. a mem-
ber of the Hudson ('oiinty Kejinblican (!ommittee, a member of the IJayonne
<Mty Kepnblican (Vimmittee, and a member of the T'nion Leafjne Chib, the
Afasonic ordei', and the Jm]iroved Order of Ked ^fen. In evei'y cajtacity he
has disjtlayed i>i'eat ])atriotism, sound judj;nient, and unfailin<;- [tublic spirit,
FRANK H. MELVILLE.
He has dis-
upon to till with
and is liiohly respected and esteemed by all who know him
charged the various jiublic duties he has been called
notable zeal.
In 1S(;!) :\Ir. Melville mariied riiilena A. Smith, and of their four children
two survive, namely: Florence, born in 1S72, and Francis Lome born in
t.SSO.
JESSE W. FEEDON.— Thomas Ferdon (he s])elled it ^'erdon) emigrated
to America as early as H\-ir,. It was probably a sister of his, Majichilena,
who married, March 1!», 1045, Adam Brower, at Flatlands, L. I. The Perdons
GENEALOGICAL 185
came of a French family which had for Kome tiiiu- resided in HoHand.
Thomas settled in the (iowannus section of IJrooklvn, on a farm late of one
Anthony Hulse. He married 3Iary Daduc, a dan^litcr of Aeltje Bi'edenbend
(widow of William Bredenbend) by a former hnsband, bv whom he had one
child. Thomas Ferdon (2) was born about KUli. The elder Thomas was a
magistrate in Brooklyn in Ifidl, 16G2, l«(i:!, and l(i(i4. and is recorded there
as having taken the oath of allegiance to King (Jharles in l(iS7. His son
Thomas (2) was thrice married, his first wife being Yte (or Elsie) Jurianise
(or Jeuriens), widow of Tunis Ten Eycke. Ity his second and third wives he
had no issue. He is enumerated in the census of Brooklyn in KJST as having
only Thi-ee persons in his family. He was an Ensign in the Kings County
militia in 1715, and both he and his fii'st wife were membei's of the Dutch
Church at Brooklyn. When he took the oath of allegiance, in 1687, he was
described as a "native" and as residing at Go wannus. owning and occupying
the homestead of his father. He was a constable in 1004. In 1718 he is set
down as residing at New TTticcht, where he was a deacon in the Dutch
Church and where he died. One child. Jacob Ferdon (:{), by his first wife,
was his only issue, born at Brooklyn, March 10, 1C56.
Jacob (;'.) Married, :\lay 17, 1()7S (at N,.„- York), Femmetve Williams, of
Flatlands, L. I., a native of Mei)iiel, Holland. The couple lived at Flatbush,
where they joined the Dutch ^'hurch in l(if)4. Jacob bought a farm at New
I'trecht, to which he must have removed, as his name appeared on the as-
sessment roll there for that year and in the census of 1G98. The census i-e-
lites that he had then seven children. In 17(1!) his name appears on a peti-
tion for an additional ferry to Brooklyn. His children were Barbarba,
Wilhelnius, Thomas, Maria, Ja<ob, Jannetje, Feninietje, Diike, and John.
Of these nine Wilhelnius (4) transjjlanted the name in New Jersey. He
was born at Flatbush in A])ril, 1(J8(), and married Elizabeth , of
New T'trecht, L. I., where he resided until his removal to this State. On
the ei-ertion of the new church at New 1 'trecht, in 1700. he was allotted three
men's and three women's seats. In 172(i he was a deacon, and in 17."!S an
elder, in the same church. He removed to Beii;en County, N. J., as early as
174.">. On the 10th of Jlarch, 1740, he nuide his first i)urchase of a tract of
470 acres of laud at Closter from Henry Lu(lh)w. On this tract he settled
and built his family mansion west of the present residence of Ben S. STnith,
northeast of Closter. He bought other lands of Ludlow north and east of
his home tract, until he owned over 1,000 acres. The sui'name of his wife
and the date of his death aic unknown. His children were John, William,
Elizabeth, Diike, Abram, John (2), and I'hebe. His farm after his death
passed to the ownership of his three sous, John, AN'illiam. and Abiam, and
his numerous descendants spread over Bergen and Rockland Counties.
Of the above children, John Ferdon (.")), born at Chister, Augusr '>. 17G0,
died there July 20, 1827, m.arried, December 20, 17S4, Marytie (or "]Marishy,"
as she was called) Sickles, born August 31, 17(54, died June 11, 1824. John
was a farmer and always lived on part of his father's farm. His children
were Braekie (married John A. Haring). Nicholas, and Abram (dead).
Nicholas Ferdon (0), born October IS, 1787, died Decembei' 22. 1862, mar-
ried, in 1800, Jemima Westervelt, born October 10, 1701, died February 19,
1S70. By the will of his father all the latter's lands, including the old home-
stead of his father, went to Nicholas.
Abraham N. Ferdon (7). son of Nicholas (6), was born at Closter, October
."), 1810, and died there in 188:!. He married (1) Maria Demarest and (2) Leah
Ferdon. He was a farmer and resided on the old homestead at Closter,
186 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
His oliildreii wcir eight — six by his flist wife and two by his second wife:
Caroline, John 1)., Maij;ait'l, Abraham, ^^'illianl, Martha, Jesse ^V., and
Saninel.
Jesse AV. Ferdon (S), tlie subject of tliis sketch, was born at Closter,
N. J., October 14, 184S. He has been a life-long resident of Bergen County.
He was educated in the public schools at Closter, leaving, however, at the
age of fifteen, to earn his own livelihood. When eighteen years old he left
farm work, at which he had been employed, to learn the carpenter's trade,
and by steady application soon mastered every branch of carpentering,
joining, and building. But ciicumstances and inclination finally led him,
after some four years, to abandon the trade and return to farming, which
he has since followed with success.
As a resident of Bergenfield, Bergen County, Mr. Ferdon has been more or
less active in public affairs, but has invariably declined to accept political
oflflce, even when urged to do so by hosts of friends. He is deeply interested
in every problem or movement affecting the welfare of the community, and
in a quiet, unostentatious way contributes liberally for the support of all
worthy objects. In I'eligion he is a member of the Dutch Reformed Church,
and in all the relations of life has displayed great mental ability, unswerv-
ing integrity, sound judgment, and a patriotic spirit.
Mr. Ferdon married Miss Leah A\'estervelt, a member of one of the old
Bergen Count\ families, and by her has had three sons.
ED MUX! ) W. YS'AKELEE, a prominent lawyer of New A'ork City and
Englewood, Bergen County, N. J., was born in Kingston, A". Y., on the 31st
of November, 1S09. lie is the son of Nicholas and Eliza C. (Ingerso)l)
Wakelee, a giandson of JosejA and Susan (Curtiss) Wakelee and of Justus
and Esther (Stow) Ingersoll, and a great-grandson of David and Hannah
Ingersoll and I>avid and Anna (Perkins) Stow. His father, Nicholas, was a
prominent business man in Kingston.
Mr. Walvelee received his education at Kingston Academy and at the
University of the City of New York, and subsequently entered the law
office of Bernard & Fiero, then of Kingston, but now of Albany. N. Y. He
was admitted to the bar of both New York and New Jersey in 1S91, having
graduated from the University of the City of New York in that year. Since
then he has been actively and successfully engaged in the practice of his
profession both in Bergen County, N. J., where he resides, and in New Y'oi'k
City.
During the past seven years Mr. Wakelee has been active in politics
in Bergen County as a Republican leader, and has been President of the
Republican Club of Harrington Township. In November, 1898, he was
elected a member of the New Jersey General Assembly, in which he gained
distinction as an able debater. He was re-elected to the General As-
sembly in 1899 and was selected as the leader on the floor of the Republican
majority. He has always been a Republican. As a lawyer he has achieved
eminent success, and in the many important cases with which he has been
connected has displayed marked ability and high legal qualifications. He
is a member of the Bergen County Bar Association, of the Englewood Club,
of the Tenafly Club, of the Phi Delta Phi and the 1 )elta Upsilon fraternities,
of Northern Valley Lodge, Knights of Honor, of Teuaily, and of Alpine
Lodge, No. 77, Free and Accepted Masons, of Closter, N. J. He is also
President of the Demarest Firemen's Association, and is a life member of
the New Jersey State Firemen's Association. He is unmarried.
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187
^ EKNEST KOESTER, of Ilackrnsaclc, X. J., I'ldscciiloi' of the IMcas foi'
licriivu Coiiuly, was Itoni at Norristown, I'a,, A]iril L'S, IS.IS, tlio son of (i. V.
and J[arY P.. Kot'stov. lie attended tlie excidlent schools of tliat ]ilae(> and
afterward the Ilij^h School in I'hilach'lpliia. He then went to (ierniany and
studied three years in IIeidelh(M-j'; Tni^■ersi(y. and on reiurnin^- to his native
State entered AUeiilieny ( 'olle^e at Mendvil'ie.froni wliicli lie was graduated
A. P.. in lST(i. receivin;^' the AJI. de<iree in course in 1S7!). Tie studied law
at :Meadville, was admitted to the hai- of Pennsylvania Aniinst IT, l^^Sl, and
was elected District Attorney for McKean Coiinty, Pa., on the Ke])uhlican
ticket in 1SS4. After the expiration of his official term i.Taniiary 1, ISSS) he
jnacticed law in McKean and adjacent counties until 1S!)4, when lie came 1o
llackensai-k, X. •!., whei-e he at once t'ntered upon the work of his pi-ofession
throu.i^hout P>eri;('n County and soon secured a lucrative ]iractice. lie was
admitted to the New Jersey liar at Trenton June (I, 1S!).-|.
On comiui;' to P>er,i;en County ilr. Koester immediately took an active in
MAIN STREET, NORTH OF PASSAIC STREET, HACKENSACK.
terest in Republican jiolitics and soon becanu' one of the most jirominent
leaders of his ]inrty. ^^lule his jiolitical <-onvictions and partisan action
are consistent there is nothin<;' of what is called hitter partisanslii]i in his
make-up. He is one of the ablest lawyers and most res|iected citizens of I lie
foninumity. In Feluaiar}', PtItO, (ioveiaior ^'oorhees appointed him Prose-
cutor of the Pleas for Iterneu ('ounty f(U- the usual term from Mai-cli follow-
ing. !Mi-. Koester's liii;li standing in his jirofession and his (pialiticalions for
the jiroseculorship are unquestioned. lie was not inexperienced, in the
duties (d' that office, and his eftort to make the administral ion of justice by
the courts in Pergen County impaitial, etlicient, and economical is note-
worthv. He is married and has two children.
ALE MAX PER CASS,
Countv, N. Y., Noveudier
if Englewood, was boiii at Carlisle, Schoharie
.'(I, ISl'.j. His maternal ancestors were Germans
188 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
and Hollanders, while those on his father's side were English, the ancestral
lines going back to l(iS(J. Hon. Lewis Cass, United States Senator from
Michigan, was a member of this family.
Mr. Cass's father died M'hen he was about eighteen months old, and some
two years later his mother remarried and moved to Carthage, Jeiferson
County, in that State, where she died in 1852. Alexander was left, after
his mother's marriage, with his maternal grandparents at Carlisle, where
he spent his early life on a farm, attending the district school. At the
age of twelve he was sent to Albany as clerk in a grocery store, but a year
later he returned to his grandparents, and for two years attended Schoharie
Academy. ^Vf forward he attended the select school of I'rofessor A. Smith
Knight, who was also a civil engineer and lawyer, and th(Me he studied
surveying and acfed as amanuensis. On April 1, 1842, he became the
teacher of the Carlisle school (District No. 4, or the Little Yoi'k district),
wheie he continued for two and a half years, when he went to the adjoin-
ing (Rockville) district, remaining there five and one-half years. In the
meanwhile, from 1S48 to 1850, he spent a part of his time in the law office
of John H. Salisbury, of Carlisle.
In November, 1850, Mr. Cass entered the law office of T. & H. Smith, of
(Jobleskill, N. y., and there pursued his legal studies until September,
1852. In April, 185)5, he was graduated from the Law Department of the
University of Albany, and in the same month was admitted before the
Supreme Court to the Xew York bar as attorney and counselor, being at
that time associated with his old preceptor, Thomas Smith, who had moved
to the capital city.
^Ir. Cass moved to Bergen County. N. J., May 22, 1853, and on August 6
assumed charge of the Upper Teaneck public school. He continued as
teacher there and at Lower Teaneck in all thirteen years, and was instru-
mejital in building up the schools to the standard of excellence which
those districts have long maintained. In 1845 he was elected Town Super-
intendent of Public Schools at Carlisle, N. Y., but on account of his youth
could not qualify. In 1846, however, he was re-elected and served two
terms. He moved from Teaneck to Englewood in 18C5, and in 1867 was
appointed the first School Superintendent for Bergen (Jounty, serving two
terms, or six years. Since retiring from that position he has acted as
civil engineer and in public capacities. He was elected a Justice of the
Peace in 1864 and is now serving his fifth term. From 1859 to 1865 he was
Town Clerk of Englewood. Lie was Assessor for Englewood Township in
1876 and 1877, Coroner from 1878 to 1881 and from 18!)2 to 1895, Com-
missioner of Appeals for several terms, and one of the two examiners and
visitors of the public schools of Bergen County in 1858-60. In all of these
positions he displayed sound judgment, marked ability, and great execu-
tive energy.
July 4, 1855, Mr. Cass married Maria Louisa Halleck (now deceased), a
native of Delaware County, N. Y., and a lineal descendant of Fitz Greene
Halleck, the noted author of "Marco Bozzaris." They had two children:
AMUard Cass, the subject of the following article, and Hattie E., who died
at the age of sixteen months.
WILLARD CASS, the well known civil engineer of Englewood, N. J.,
has been a life-long resident of that town, where he was born January 5,
1861. He received an excellent public school education, and subsequently
studied civil engineering, which profession he has followed successfully
GEXEALOcnCAL
189
in Enylcwood. He has been coiuiectcd with many iniportaiit cuiiiiiccriii^^
eiiterprist's, and in every instance has disphiyed eminent qualifications and
a tliorou^h mastery of the business. I'ublic s])ii-ited, lu-o^i-essi ve, and enlev-
prisin<i', lie is one ot the most respected citizens of En^lew(Mid, and has
always taken a deejt interest in tlie j^eneral walfare of his section. .Mr.
Cass was married in 1S!.»5 to Isabella Tavlor, of New Voi-k ( 'itv.
ISAAC L. XE'WIiEKY, of Arlington, is the son of .Jose]ih II. Ni'wbery
and Emily Ann Kockefellow Sharp, dau.nhtei- of Matthias and Cathei-iiu'
(^^'illet) Sliarji, and a j^randson of ^\'illianl Newbei'y, all natives of Eni;-
laud. His fatlier, Joseph II. Newbery, came fr(nn Loudon in early life,
settliuij, in New York City, and there suc-cessfullv carried on business as
a hatter until his death in \S{]~>. His wife died in ISOd.
^Ir. Newbery was
born in New York City
on the 27th of August,
IS")-!, and there received
an excellent p u b 1 i c
school education, "grad-
uating' in lS(i7 fi'om
GrauHuar School No.
?,'2. In tile same year
he engaged in the cus-
tom house brokerage
business, in ^^•hicll he
has ever since contin-
ued, acliieving marlced
success and gaining a
wi(h' re])utatiou. ib
moved to Arlington.
Hudson County, in
ISSl, and in that at-
tractive suburb has
(M-ected a beautiful
home which he now
occupies.
Although :Mr. Ni-w
bery has devoted him-
s<df assiduously to his
business intei-ests he
has been active in pub-
lic affairs, and sim-e
taking up his residence
in Arlington has be-
come iirominent in
various important ca-
pacities. A Republican
in politics, lie was a member of the Township Commitlei' in ISS."), lSS(i,
ISltd, and 1S!»7, serving in IS!)(i ,is Chairman of that Itody. lie is Presi-
dent of the Kearny Ibiildiiig and Loan Association, having held that
position during the last iiine years. This is one of the largest and
strongest corjiorations of the kind in p]astern New .lersey, and under
ilr. Newberv's able and energetic management
S.\AC L. XEWBEKV.
has made an excellent
190 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
record. Mr. Newlx^ry is aii lionorary mcinboi' of Company G, N. G. N. J.,
a member and I'ast Master of Triune Lodj^e, A. T. and A. M., and a member
and Past Uej'cnt in tlie Royal Arcanum. In 1SS2 he organized the Society
of Foresters in Arlington, of which he is Past Chief Ranger. He is also
Past Grand of Pilgrim Lodge, I. O. O. F., and has long been a member
of the A^ohinteer Fire Department of Kearny, which he first served as
Foreman and Assistant Chief for two years each. In these various ca-
]3acities as well as in all business relations ]Mr. Newbery has displayed
marked ability, sound judgment, and grear enterprise. As a (;itizen he is
highly esleemed and respected. He is thoroughly identified with the affairs
of his adopted town and county, active and influential in promoting every
worthy object, and thoroughly interested in all movements which promote
the general welfare.
Mr. Newbery married Jennie Sinclair, and their children are Agnes L.
(wife of H. L. Frazee), \\'illiam A., Arthur N., Jennie S., Isaac L. (de-
ceased), Joseph H. (deceased), and Emily S.
JAaiES WRIGHT AMERCER, Freeholder of Bergen County and Post-
master of Lodi, N. J., was born in Scotland on the 10th of May, 1S6G, his
parents being James fiercer and Ann Coverun. James and Ann Mercer
were born and married in Scotland and came to the T'nited States in 1882,
locating in Lodi.
Ml'. Mercer was educated in the public schools of his native country, and
shortly after the arrival of the family in Lodi entered the employ of the
Susquehanna Railroad as agent at that place. Afterward he engaged in
the coal business, which lie still follows, having built up a large and suc-
cessful trade.
In public life Mr. fiercer has displaced the same ability, integrity of
character, and enterprise which have marked his business life. He was
for three years, or one term. Councilman of the Town of Lodi, and for five
years was a member of the Republican County Committee. He is now
^1900) Freeholder of Bergen County and Postmaster of Lodi, and is dis-
charging the duties of those offices with characteristic energy and satisfac-
tion. Mr. Mercer is a member of Passaic Lodge, No. :!S7, Benevolent Order
of Elks, and of the Crescent Social Club of Lodi. He was married, No-
vember 8, 1893, to Jennie Langford, of Lodi, N. J.
JACOB L. VAN BUSKIRK.— The founder of the Van Buskirk family
in this country was Lourens Andriessen, who, after his emigration to
America, took the surname of Van Buskirk, the Tan signifying " from,"
and Bos Kerch meaning " church in the woods." He was a native of the
Province of Holstein, in Denmark, a tanner by trade, and came to America
in 16.55. iVlthough a single man when he arrived, he set to work at his
trade, which he soon abandoned for that of a draper. On June 20, 1656,
he bought a lot on Broad Street. Soon afterward he went to Bergen and
purchased about 170 acres of land in what is now the Greenville district of
Jersey City, on which he settled, and there he took the oath of allegiance
to King Charles in 1665. He soon became a man of prominence, and wielded
great influence in the affairs of Bergen. On September 12, 1658, he married
Jannetie Jans, widow of (Uiristiaen Barrentsen, who brought him, as is
said, besides four sons by a former husband, about 1,400 florins, heavy
money, and ten wampum beads for one stiver. Mr. Winfield adds : " When
the country was recaptured by the Dutch and the people expected a for-
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191
feiture of the lands he and John Horry, Saninol Edsall, and William Sand-
ford appoarod at Fort William llcnrv, Ani;:nst IS, l(i7:!, to rocpiost that their
plantations be contirnu'd in the priviloucs which tlicy obtained from tiieir
previous patroons," When a rontest arose between' the Town of Reryen
and tlie inhabitants on the south of them, coucernini;- fences and the suji-
port of a schoolmaster, he aj;ain apjieared before the council to plead the
cause of his neighbors.
Under the act of Xovember 7, l(i(iS, for the uuirkini; of horses and cattle,
he was appointed recorder and nuirker for Minkakwa, .\jiril (i, l(i70, and
marker-general for the Town of J '.ergen, October S, l(i7(). On that day he was
also ajjpointed ranger for Itergen, with power to name deimties to range
the woods and bring in all stray horses, mules, and callle. He was com-
missioned a mend)er of the ISergen court Februai-y l(i, l(i77, and February
IS, 1()80, and Tresident of the same August :!1, lOSl, and President of the
ANDERSON PARK, HACKENSACK.
County Coui't August :">], KiSiJ. He was a member of the Oovei-nor's Council
for a nundier of yeai-s, appointed Hrst March IS, 1<>7l*, and held the Hrst
commission to administer croA\ner's quest law in (he county in 1()7:-'. Oi>
-January ti, 1(;7(!, jointly with the Ilogerls, fJantas, and others, he bought
a large tract of land north and east of Hackejisack, known as New llacken-
sack, ui)Oi) which he resided as early as l(;ss. His is-ue of the second
generalion were four children: Andries A. (KidO), La wrens A., i'eter A., and
TJionias. Of these I'eter and TlHuna.s remained at P>ergen, while Andries
(2), who married in 1717 Jaccunina Davids Deniarest, and Laurens (2), who
married in 1710 Heudricke Vandelinda, bought and settled ou extensive
tracts of land on the east side of the Saddle Kiver.
Andries's grandson John (4) was born at S;iddle River in 1741 and died
in 1815. Lie was a farmer, and was known as " Decke Jan " (thick Johu),
because he weighed some 401) jiounds. His gra\-e is in the old I'.lue i\nils
graveyard at Saddle Kiver. His wife Sarah is buiied at the Lutheran
192 HUDSON AND BEU(iEN COUNTIES
Chui'cli. Their issue of the fifth generation were John, 1777 (died), Andrew,
177!), ITannali, Jemima, and John.
Jolin (5), last above named, was born at Saddle River in 178G and died in
l.S7.'i. His wife, Elizabeth Ackernian, was born in 1790 and died in 1860.
He and his wife are both buried in the Lutheran reiuetery at Saddle Eiver.
This John was a farmer. His issue of th(> sixth generation were John,
Adelaide, Sai'ali, David, Eliza, Jas])ei-, Charily, Andrew, and Jemima M.
John (C) was born at Saddle River August 13, 1809, and died at Haclcen-
saelc October IS. lS(;(i. His wife was Eliza Huyler, of Tenafly. Both are
buried at Cherry Hill near Hackensaek. This John was a butcher by oc-
cupation. His issue of the seventli generation were seven children: Sarah
Ann, Euphemia, John H., David, \\illiam H., Alvin, and Jacob L., the last
named being the subject of this sketch.
Jacob L. Van Ikisl'drk (7) was born at Saddle River, N. J., July 29, 1851,
and received his education in the district schools at New Bridge and Hack-
ensack, after which he learned the trade of a blacksmith, which he fol-
lowed successfully foi' nine years. He then took up the calling of a butcher
in Hackensack, which lie still pursues. Some years ago he was elected
Freeholder from his township, which oHice he faithfully filled for six years.
For three years he was Dirt-ctor of the board. He was elected Sheriff of
Bergen County in 1S98 by a majority of 709 votes over his Republican
competitor.
He married Miss Jlay E. Naugle, of Areola, who was born May 11, 185J.
The couple have issue of the eighth generation three children: Margaret
F., George, and Henry C, the first two of whom are married, and each have
one daughter of the ninth generation.
Mr. Van Buskirk is a member of Hope Plncampment, I. O. O. F., of the
Order of American Foresters, of the Order nf Red Men, and of the Order of
United Workmen; President of the Exempt Firemen's AsscK-iation; Treas-
urer of the Firemen's Insurance Company; and a member of the Liberty
Steam Fire Engine Company, the Democratic Club, the Wheelmen's Club,
and other organizations.
CHARLES A. SCHINDLER, Sit., son of Christian Henry Schindler and
Catherine Iveller, was born July .1, 1S27, in Hesse-Darmstadt, (Jerinaiiy,
where his father, who died in 1S:!9, was a prominent furniture manufac-
turer and upholsterer. He was educated and learned the trade of upholster-
ing and decorating in the Fatherland. In 1H18 he took part in the revolu-
tion, and in consequence was obliged to flee to America, in company with
many other fellow patriots, and here he was extensively engaged in manu-
facturing furniture and upholstering in New York ('ity until 1870. In
that year he moved his business to West Hoboken, N. J., where he has
resided since 1860.
Mr. Schindler is one of the oldest and most esteemed German citizens
in North Hudson County, a man of the loftiest integrity, and in every
relation of life has gained the confidence as well as the respect of the
community. In politics he is a Republican from conviction, especially on
National issues, but in local affairs he is independent, casting his influence
in favor of matters promising the greatest good. He is a prominent mem-
ber of the Patriots' Society of 1818 and '49 of New York.
In IMay, 1852, he married Sophia Ziegeler, daughter of Daniel Ziegeler, of
Hamburg, Germany. She died in October, 1898. Of their ten children six
are living, viz.: Charles, Jr., Cora, Sophia, Otto, Thekla, and Rose.
GENEALOGICAL
VJS
OITAULE.S A. S('I1INDLP]R, Ju.
T ^, , ■ r,. , . ltli>-t woji of Ghai'lcs A. Schiiidlei-, Si-.,
ami Soplna /i("-..l,.r, \N-as boni January :!, lsr,7, in A\-,,sl Hobokon, N. J.,
wlR-i-e lie has alwaN-s resided, and where he ^e(■ei^•ed a public school educa-
tion Alter leavm- sc]i<k.1 he learned the cabinetmaker's trade in the
establishment of llrunuer & Moore, of New York, where he remained five
years, or until about 1S84. Since tluMi I,e has been em;a-ed in business for
mniselt, makiiio; a specialty of tine .-abiiiet woi'k and of election apiiliauces
such as booths, re-istry cases, ballot boxes, elc. He is located at 287 Pali'
sade Avenue, 'West lioboken, where he resides with his father beino- un-
married. '^
CHARLES A. SCHINDLER, JR.
In tlie prosecution of his trade Mr. Schindler has achieved marked suc-
cess and a ^^•ide rejmtation, and b\' industry, honesty, and enterprise has
built np an extensi\e ])usiiiess. He is a i)ublic spirited, ])atriotic citizen,
a Republican in jKtIitics, and a man universallyesteemed and resjiected. For
two years — 1S1)4 and 1S!).1 — he served as Recorder of his town. He was one
of the princij'al orj;anizers of the old Hillside Boat dut). of which he was
for nine years the Cajitain, and was one of the founders and organizers of
the Lincoln (Jliib of "West Hoboken, of which he is President, having held
that office during the last ten years. These and other connections attest
194 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
his popularity as well as the deep interest he takes in the progress and
welfare of the community. He has a fondness for horticulture, and all the
fine shrubbery around the old homestead was propagated by him.
WfLLIAM D. EDWARDS, a leading lawyer of Jersey City, was born
in Greenpoint, Long Island, N. Y., December 17, 1855. In 1860 he removed
with his parents to Jersey City, the family settling in that part known as
Lafayette. Mr. Edwards'received his rudimentary education in the Jersey
City' public schools and in 1867 entered Hasbrouck Institute, where he
was prepared for college. In 1871 he entered the University of the City of
New York, from which he was graduated with honor in 1875. Immediately
afterward he became a student at the Columbia College Law School, New
York City, and was graduated from that institution with the degree of
LL.B. in 1878. During the three years which he spent at the law school
he was also a student in the office of William Brinkerhoff, of Jersey City.
He was admitted to the bar of New Jersey as an attorney in June, 1878, and
in 1879 formed a partnership with Hamilton Wallis, under the firm name
of Wallis & Edwards. William G. Bumsted was admitted to the firm in
1888, and since then it has continued under the style of Wallis, Edwards &
Bumsted.
Mr. Edwards has been for twenty years one of the active and influential
leaders of the Democratic party of Hudson County, and in various ofiicial
capacities has displayed great executive ability and political sagacity.
He was Secretary of the Hudson County Democratic Committee in 1879,
Chairman of that organization in 1880 and 1881, and in the latter year was
elected Corporation Attorney of Bayonne, which oflice he held for five years.
In 1886 he was elected State Senator from Hudson County to succeed
William Brinkerhoff, and during his senatorial term framed the bill which
gave Jersey City its new charter. He was appointed Corporation Counsel
of Jersey City in 1889, and filled that responsible position with marked
energy and ability until the spring of 1894. In 1889 he was unanimously
nominated by the Democratic party for a second term as State Senator, but
declined the honor, preferring to devote his attention wholly to profes-
sional work. Mr. Edwards is one of the ablest members of the Hudson
County bar, and since his admission to practice has maintained a high
standing among his associates.
BAKER B. SMITH is a descendant of Michael Smith, an Englishman,
who, while quite young, came to America with Captain John Berry, Major
William Sandford, and the Kingslands from the Island of Barbadoes, W. I.
Michael first settled at English Neighborhood in Bergen County, X. J.,
where he married Francina (Frances), a daughter of Major John Berry.
Michael was a man of intelligence and business capacity. He was the first
High Sheriff of Bergen County and also held a commission as Lieutenant
in the colonial militia, of which his father-in-law was Major. Michael
purchased from Samuel Edsall a large farm at English Neighborhood front-
ing on the Hudson River. His children of the second generation, by
•Frances Berry, were at least tAVo: Frances and John, the latter of whom
married Debora, daughter of Thomas Laurens, of Newtown, L. I. Frances
married Debora's brother, Thomas Laurens. The dates of birth of Frances
and John Smith are unknown, but they were both baptized in the Hacken-
sack Dutch Church in July, 1695. Michael Smith's land in Bergen County,
at his death, and which he had bought in 1679, jointly with John Berry,
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passed to his son and heir, John Smith. John's children of the third genera-
tion were Francis, born in 1712; Michael, born in 1714; and John, born in
1716. ' '
Michael Smith, third generation, married Maria Smith, but the date of the
marriage does not appear. Their children, so far as known, were twins,
John and Abel Smith, borii at English Neighborhood, N. J., July 19, 1750.
Abel and John subsequently became largely interested in Secaucus lands.
Baker B. Smith, the subject of this sketch, is descended from either Johji
or Abel, above named. His father. Baker Smith (whose father's name was
Enoch Smith), married Elizabeth Sickles, of Bergen, prior to 1803, and
settled at New Durham, Hudson County, N. J., where Baker B. was born
November 29, 1817. Baker Smith died in 1S57, at the age of sixty-eight, and
his wife at the age of eighty-six. Their children were Marv. Eiaoch, Eliza,
Phffibe, Abram, Baker B., Rebecca, and Philip. Baker' B. Smith has
always lived at New Durham and is one of the most prominent citizens of
that village. For many years he was successfully engaged in the business
of shad-flshing, at the same time carrying on farming enterprises. He
has been for some time retired from active business pursuits. While he
has always been a stanch Republican since the organization of that party,
he has neither sought nor accepted office of any kind.
Mr. Smith was married to Sarah Ann Haslett, by whom he had three chil-
dren: Clarinda H., who became Mrs. A. H. Rider, and is now deceased;
Philip H. Smith, now deceased; and Anna M. Smith. Mrs. Smith died
March 12, 1895, at the age of seventy-seven. She was an earnest Christian,
and an active member of the Reformed Church of New Durham.
CORNELIUS W. BERDAN. — During the religious persecution in France,
Jan Baerdan (as he wrote his name), one of the ijersecuted Huguenots,
fled to Amsterdam and from thence came to New Amsterdam sometime
prior to 1682, with his wife and one son, Jan Baerdan, Jr. The elder
Berdan (as his descendants now spell the name) bought land and settled
at Flatlands, Brooklyn, L. I. His wife dying soon after, he married again
and had issue by his second wife two daughters.
Jan Berdan (2) and his stepmother could not agree, so John left home
and went to Hackenf-ack sometime previous to the year 169:', for on May
20, 1693, under the name of Jan liordet or Boudet, he was married at Flat-
lands, L. I., to Eva Van Sicklen, of that place. His place of residence at
the time of his marriage is given as Hackensack, N. J. The person who
wrote the record of his marriage very likely either mispelled' or misun-
derstood the name. The baptism of his eldest child was recorded in the
" Church on the Green " in 1695. He bought a large farm at what is now
Maywood, extending from the Hackensack River to the Sprout Brook, on
which he lived and spent his life in agricultural pursuits. He bought lands
west of the Saddle River, and one or more tracts in the Wieremus section of
Bergen Countv of the Romeyns. His issue of the third generation were
ten children: John, 1695; Eva, 1697; Ferdinand, 1700; Albert, 1701; Will-
imina, 1704; Rynier, 1706; Elena, 1708; Dirck, 1712; David, 1714; and
Annatie, 1718.
David Berdan (3), who married. May 12, 1738, Christyontjin Daniels
Romeyn, resided on the homestead at Maywood, and had issue eleven chil-
dren: Eva, Mary, Geesie, Annatie, Margaret, John, Daniel, Lena, Daniel,
Mary, and Daniel.
John Berdan (4) was born at Maywood, N, J., in 1749, and died there in
VM)
HUDSON AND BBRfiEN COUNTIES
ISIS. His calling was tlia.t of a. faniici-. He mari-icd Ursula Van Voorhis,
liy wlKim lie had clevt'ii cliildrcii <if the fiflli ncin-ration: Albert, Isaac,
lianiel, John, I'eter, David, Teni^^v, Anna, (Miristian, Hannah, and Maria.
David r.erdan (5), liorn Ajiril '■',, 17S(J, married twice. V>y his first wife
he had childr<'n Jane and Sally, and by his second wife, AbaJ,^^il Bean, he
had seven children: John, James, Albert. Harriet. Ann, Kacliel, and Chris-
tina, all of the sixth genei-ation.
James IJerdau (0) was born at jMaywood, Afarch 10, 1S18, and died there
Se|)tembei' G, ISdi!. He was a farmer, and married Mary ^A'ortendyke, by
whom lie liad issue of the seventh jieueration Abagail L., Mary E., Corne-
lius \y., and A\'alter, of whom f'ornelius W. is the subject of this sketch.
(■ornelius AX'. Iterdan was boi-n in New Voi-k City, December 24, lS-50.
AMiile yet a nu^-e lad his ))arents remo\'ed to Maywood in Itergen County,
where Cornelius attended the district school. He suVise(|uently finished
COURT HOUSE AND GREEN, HACKENSAGK.
his education at Tiofes^sor ^A'illianls's j)ri\ate academy at ILickeusack.
At seventeen years of af;e he became a clerk in a New York broker's office,
and latei' entered the employ of the American News ("om])any, where he
remained until 1874. when he entered, as a law student, the office of the
la1e Judge Manning ]\!. Knapp, at Hackensack. A year later he entered
the office of Garret Ackerscui, Jr., tlien tlu' nn)st prominent lawyer in the
county, '^\v. T!erdan wa.s aduiitted to the bar in February, 187S, and has
been successfully i)racticiug his {U-ofession ever since.
He married. October 15, 1S7!), Mary Pond 0'<'onnor. daughter of John
C. and Elizabeth O'Connor, of Milfoi'd, T'onn.. by whom he has issue a
daughler. Elizabeth IT., born Mi\y 20, iss:',. He is a uu'mlxn- of Pioneer
Lodge, No. 70, F. ami A. M., of New Yoi'k Council, No. 348, Royal Arcanum,
of the Ifackensack «'lub, of the Hackensack Golf and Wheelman's Clubs.'
and of Kelief Hook and Ladder Company, of Hackensack. He is also
counsel for three townships and two boroughs.
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197
EOr.ERT CnAr:MAN, of Arliiiotoii, X. J., wlu* lias been ass(.ci:ilr<l
wiMi the <^itizoiis' Insiirance (/(niij)auY (if New Yurk since 1871, is the
eldest son of Captain AVilliani Osbovn ("liaimian and Harriet .1. Tel-
fer, and a grandson of Darins (Miapman and ilillicent, liis wife. His
grandfather, a native of New York City, was for many years a ])roniinent
carpenter and builder. Cayitain ^^'illianl O. Chaimian was
New York in 1820, and
for abont twenty-four
years was actividy as-
s o c i a t e d with the
Anchor Steamshiji
Line. He enlisted in
1801 in the famous
Seventh New Y'ork
Regiment, and three
montlis later re-enlist-
ed in the Ninety-fifth
New York \''olunteers
and served until the
close of the War of the
Rebellion, being Cap-
tain of his company.
In 1800 he took np his
residence in Jersey
City Heights. N.J., and
about 1800 removed
from there to Arling-
ton, Hudson County,
where he still lives.
He is jironiinent in
Grand Arniv circles,
beinjr a member and
Past Commander of
Zabriskie Post, of
Jersey City. He has
five children: Robert,
Millicent, Fannie, Car-
rie, and \yilliam Os-
born, Jr.
Robert Chapman was
born in New Y'ork City
November 4, 1852, and received his early education in the New Y'ork public
schools. When thirteen years of age hi' entered the employ of the old
Indemnity Insurance (.'onipany, of which (.'olonel Emmons Clark, now Sec-
retary of the New York lioard of Health, was Secretary. Hi rem.-iined
with that corporation until it failed, abont two years later, wlieii he as
sociated himself with the Harmony Insurance Comjiany. which he left in
1871 to accept a position with the (.'itizeiis" Insurance Comiiany of New
York. Since tlien he has been actively and prominently identihcd with
that company, having charge at the present time of its loss depart ment.
Mr. Chapman's career of nearly thirty-five years in the fire insurance busi-
ness has given him an unusually broad experience in undeiwritiug. and Hie
various positions which he has held have enabled him to gain a jnactical
ROBERT CHAPMAN.
198 HUDSON AND BERGBN COUNTIES
knowledge of every branch. An expert mathematician, he is recognized as
authority, not only in the lines with which he has been most intimately
connected, but in' the business generally, and in every capacity he has
achieved eminent success. In politics he is an ardent Republican. He is
a member of the Insurance Clerks' Association of New York, of Lafayette
Camp, Sons of Veterans, of New York City, and of the Seventh Regiment
Veterans, having been an active member of the Seventh Regiment, N. G.
N. Y., from 1873 to 1878. In 1890 he settled in Arlington, N. J., where
he still resides, and where he has wielded no small influence in advancing
the best interests of the town.
September 10, 1874, Mr. Chapman married Josephine, daughter of
Joseph and Mary Pollock, of Jersey City Heights, N. J., and their children
are Walter Robert and Florence.
VEDDER VAN DYCK, a well-known resident of Bayonne, N. J., and a
lawyer in New York City, is descended from Hendrick Van Dyck, who came
to this country from Holland with the first Dutch settlers before 1630.
These Dutchmen first settled at Communipaw, N. J., but soon found their
way over to Manhattan Island.
Hendrick Van Dyck was an ensign in command of the Dutch forces in
their early wars with the Indians. He was the first Schout Fiscal — a
sort of judge and sheriff — in New Amsterdam, and held his oflflce until
1652. He was one of the original grantees, from the West India Company,
of plots of land at New Amsterdam, his lot being on the west side of what
is now Broadway, below Trinity Church, and running to the North River.
His son Cornelius removed to Albany, N. Y., where he practiced his pro-
fession as physician. This Cornelius had a son, Jacobus Van Dyck, also
a physician, who settled at Schenectady, N. Y., and was the surgeon at
the fort there at the time of the burning of the town, by the Indians, in 1690.
Jacobus died at Schenectady in 1759. He left several children one of whom
was Lieutenant-Colonel Cornelius Van Dyck, of the First New York Regi-
ment, commanded by Colonel Goose Van Schaeck, during the Revolutionary
War. From one of the other sons Vedder Van Dyck is descended, his
grandfather being Jacob and his father Peter Van Dyck. His mother,
Eleanor Vedder, was also a descendant of the earliest Dutch settlers who
came to New Amsterdam.
Vedder Van Dyck was born at Schenectady, N. Y., on the 22d day of
January, 1842, and there received his early education, first in the public
schools and subsequently at Union College, being in the class of 1865, but
leaving college in 1862 to join a New York regiment during the Civil War.
He continued in the service until the war was over, and then entered
Harvard Law School, leaving there in 1867 and being admitted to the bar
of his native State. Since 1867 he has been engaged in the practice of his
profession in New York City, having an office at No. 15 Wall Street. Since
1885 he has resided in Bayonne, Hudson County, N. J., where he has served
a term of three years as School Trustee, and since 1894 has been one of its
Health Commissioners. He married Emily Adams in New York City in
1877.
ROBERT OSCAR BABBITT was born in Mendham, Morris County, N.
J., November 5, 1848, and is the son of Robert Millen Babbitt and Henrietta
Jolley. On his father's side his first American ancestors were from Eng-
land and on his mother's side from France. He received his early education
GENEALOGICAL 199
in the district schools and in the academy of William Rankin, at Mendham,
preparing for Princeton College, although he did not enter that university.
He studied law for two years with Frederick G. Burnham, of Morristown,
N. J., and removing to Jersey City, in 1871, entered the office of Potts &
Linn. He was admitted to the New Jersey bar as an attorney in February,
1873, and as a counselor in November, 1878.
After his admission to the bar Mr. Babbitt became a member of the firm
of Potts & Linn, with whom he had pursued his studies, and continued his
association, under the firm name of Potts, Linn & Babbitt, for one year,
after which the firm was re-organized as Linn & Babbitt, and so continued
for seven years. However, in 1882, he formed a partnership with Robert
Linn Lawrence, which continues to the present time.
Mr. Babbitt has devoted himself exclusively to his profession, applying
his leisure to miscellaneous reading, and as a result of his application and
legal abilities enjoys a high standing at the bar and commands a large and
lucrative practice. He is independent in politics, and has never accepted
public office.
Soon after his admission to the bar Mr. Babbitt set himself to the task of
mastering the Spanish language, to fit himself for the transaction of the
business of certain corporations who had connections in Mexico and other
Spanish-speaking countries. His professional duties in this direction,
therefore, have afforded him the opportunity for extensive travel in Mexico
and other American countries. Mr. Babbitt is a member of the Lawyers'
Club, of New York City, and of the Carteret and Union League Clubs, of
Jersey City. He was married June 9, 1875, to Mary Elizabeth McCrea, of
Middletown, Orange County, N. Y.
REV. JOHN JUSTIN, pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church of the
Town of I'nion, Hudson County, since 1865, was born in Germany in 1842,
the son of Peter and Margaret Justin. He spent his early life in hard study.
In 1858 he came to this country, crossing the ocean in forty days, and first
settled in New Brunswick, N. J. There he entered Rutgers College and
afterward the Theological Seminary, from which he was graduated with
honors. In the meantime Mr. Justin spent much of his leisure with the
renowned musicians Schneeweiss, Fischer, and Mohlenhauer, and later be-
came organist of one of the New Brunswick churches.
In 1864 Mr. Justin moved to Union Hill, and the next year was installed
pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church on Columbia Street, which position
he continues to hold. The church was then in a very poor condition, but
he gave it a new impetus and in 1868 had the satisfaction of rebuilding it.
In 1883 the edifice was thoroughly renovated and in 1890 it was enlarged,
and at the present time it is one of the most prosperous churches in Hud-
son County. This is almost entirely due to Mr. Justin's efforts. Bringing
to his work great native energy, unusual ability, and unfailing enthusiasm,
he has steadily advanced the church and congregation to a point of more
than local importance, and has imbued them with his own spirit of courage
and usefulness. He has had frequent calls to distant places, but has pre-
ferred to give to this society the efforts of his life.
He has traveled extensively, making several trips to the West and two
abroad, including one to Asia and Africa, and is an earnest promoter of
education. He married Catharine, daughter of Henry and Louise Wester-
feld, and has graduated his children from some of the best institutions in
the East.
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HUDSON ANX> BER(!EN COUNTIES
JOHN CLEMENT JUSTIN, M.T)., of Oiil Icnbois, N. J., son of Rev.
John Justin and (Jatiiarine Wcslcrfi'Id, was born in llie Town of Union.
Hudson County, S('ptcna)oi- -!G, ISCS. Pie bogan liis education in tlie publif
seliools of liis native town, spent a year and a lialf in tlu' employ of the
E(iuitable Life Assurance Society, and was <;Taduated from Hasbrouck
Institute, Jersey (Jitv, in ISS."), and from New Yoi-k University in the arts
and sciem-es with the degree of l'..A. in 18S0. In 1S!)1 he began the study
of medicine at the Medical J »ei)ai-tnu'iit of the Univei'sity of the City of New
York, fi-om which he was graduated with the degree of M.l). in IS!):]. He
JOHN CLEMENT JUSTIN.
immediately entered HeidelVierg IIos]iital in (ierniajiy, where he remained
one year, and then took s])ccial courses in I lie ^^'iirzburg hosjiitals. After
ward he traveled tlu'ough the ])rincipal cities of Germany, visiting hospitals,
and thence went to Switzerland, Italy, France, and England.
Returning to Anun-ica, Dr. -lustin sulistituted for Dr. P^xton, of .Vrlington,
for a period of two months, and in the fall of ]S!)4 began the practice of his
profession in (Juttenberg, and afterward built his present residence in
\Vest New York, Hudson County, where he continues to reside.
Dr. Justin has already achieved success as a physician and surgeon, and
throughout the section in which he has ac(juired an extensive practice is
ERRATA
On page 201, in sketch of Garret T. Haring, change as
follows :
In 13th line from top, last word, read Rensie instead of
" Reusie " as printed.
The next paragraph shonld read as follows :
Thomas E. Haring (8), born March 3, 1808, died Fehruary
16, 1870, married Rachel Taylor, and had issne two children ;
Sarah E. and Garret T. Haring, the latter being the snbject of
this sketch.
In next to last line read Anne G. Hasbrook instead of " Anne
A." as printed.
GENEALOGICAL 201
highly esteemed and respected. His ability, integrity, and genial good
nature have won for him the confidence of tlie community. He is a mem-
ber of the Eo.Nul Arcanum, of the Knights of Honor, of the Order of
American Mechanics, and of the Foiesters of America.
November 20, lSi».j, Dr. Justin married Ottilie Katherine Kothe, daughter
of William and Ottilie Katherine (Fnchs) Kothe, of the Town of Union, K.
J. They have one son living, viz.: John Clement Justin, Jr., born October
10, is;»7.
GARRET T. HARING is descended in the ninth generation from Jan
rietersen Haring, the emigrant from Hooin, Holland. The line of descent
is the same as that of (iarret A. Haring (see page 01) down to the fifth
generation.
Gai-ret Johns Haring (5). a son of John Oozine Haring (4) and Aeltie Van
Dolsen, born April 28, 172"). married, in 17,51. Cornelia Lent, and had issue
of the sixth generation eight children: iVeltie, I'cter, Frederick, James,
Catharine, Elizabeth, John, and Abraham,
John (iarrets Haring (ii), born at Ta])i)an in ]7r)2. married Rensie (dav-
rets) Eckerson and had issue of the seventh generation four children; Aliie,
<Tarret, Altie, and ]\Iarg;iret,
Garret Johns Haring (7), born January 2-1, 1770, died May 25, lS4(t, mar-
ried Elizabeth Eckerson, and had issue of the eighth genei-ation Reusie
and Thomas E.
Thomas E. Haring (S), born March 3, ISOS. died July 0, 1S70, married
Rachel Taylor, and had issue se\cral children, one of whom is (lai'ret T.
Haring, the subject of this sketch.
Garret T. Haring (9) was born at River \'ale, Itergen ("ounty, February
22, IS.Tl, and received a good education in the local schools. I^eaving
school at the age of ninelcen, he l)egan active life on his falhcr's farm, and
siibsequcntly engaged in the business of breeding and dealing in horses,
in which he has since continued with substantial success.
Mr. Haring is one of the best known nu^n in Rergen County, and for a
number of years has been prominent and inlhiential in public affairs. He
has sei-ved most efficiently as a member of the Board of Chosen Freeholders
f(U- nine years, has also officiated as poormaster of the Borough of Old
Tappan, and is a member of the Reformed Church. He is an active, pro-
gressive, and public spirited citizen, and highly csteenud by all who know
him. He married Anne A. Hasbrook and has two children; Karah ('. and
Thomas <!.
HENRY G. HARING is a descendant in the eighth generation from Pie-
ter Haring, of Iloorn, Holland, foi' a sketch of whom and of his sons and
grandsons see page 01. This branch of the family always resided around
Tappan, Hillsdale, Westwood, and Pascack, in Bergen County. Henry G.
Haring's line of descent from Pietei-, of Holland, is as follows; Pieter Har-
ing (1), of Hoorn, Holland. Jan Petersen Haring (2), of Hoorn. Holland,
the first emigrant to America, married Margaretta Cozines (widow), and
had issue of the third generation six children, one of whom was Cozine
Johns Haring {'■',). Cozine Jansen Haring (3), born in 1009, married Margar-
etta Jans Bogert, and had issue of the fourth generation eight children, of
whom one was John Cozine Haring (4). John Cozine Haring (4), born in
1090. married Altie Xan Dolsen, and had issue eight children of the fifth
generation, one of whom was Garret Jansen Haring. Garret Jansen Har-
202 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
ing (5), born in April, 1725, married Cornelia I;ent, and had issue of the
sixth generation eight children, one of whom was Jacobus Garrets Har-
ing ((3). Jacobus Garrets Haring (6), born in October, 1764, married, about
1789, Rachel Fredericks Haring, and had issue of the seventh generation
John, Rachel, Garret (died), Cornelia, Altie, Ann, Garret J., Maria, Catrina,
and Frederick.
Garret Jacobus Haring (7), born near Tappan, November 30, 1801, died
November 19, 1869, married Caroline, daughter of Henry P. and Adeline
(Smith) Westervelt, and had issue of the eighth generation Adeline, Henry
(died), Henry G., and others.
Henry G. Haring (8), the subject of this sketch, was born in Hillsdale,
N. J., December 5, 1837, and received his education in the public schools
of liergen County. Leaving school at the age of eighteen, he engaged
in teaching and so continued for five years. During that period he
gained a broad practical experience and established an excellent reputa-
tion. He then worked on his father's farm at Hillsdale for ten years, and
since then has been actively and successfully engaged in business for
himself as a civil engineer and surveyor. In this profession as in all other
connections he has displayed marked ability, sound judgment, and great
enterprise, and is widely respected as a public spirited citizen and upright
man.
Mr. Haring has also been prominent in the affairs of his town and county.
He served at various times as Town Superintendent, Town Clerk, and
Assessor, was a member of Assembly in the sessions of 1868 and 1869,
and from 1881 to 1886 held the office of Under Sheriff. At the present time
he is Overseer of the Poor. He is a Mason, a member of the Improved
Order of Foresters, and an attendant of the Reformed Church.
His wife, Christina de Baun, is descended from the French Huguenot
family of De Bauns who are noticed elsewhere in this work. They have
had three children: Annie, Harry, and Garret (deceased).
ANDREW H. HARING is descended in the ninth generation from Jan
Petersen Haring, the emigrant from Hoorn, Holland. The line of his de-
scent is the same as that of his uncle, John T. Haring (see page 154), down
to the seventh generation. Tunis J. Haring (7) and his wife, Elizabeth
Perry, had issue four children of the eighth generation, one of whom was
Abram B. (8).
Abram B. Haring (8) was born May 20, 1811, and married (1), April 18,
1835, Ann Eliza Haring, who died April 9, 1841. He married (2), in 1843,
Mary, daughter of Peter Hopper, born September 16, 1819, died May 31,
1853. He married (3), May 3, 1857, Margaret Demarest. The issue of Abram
B. Haring of the ninth generation are, by the first wife, Elizabeth, Ann,
John A.. Tennis A., Martha, and Kate; and, by the second wife, Andrew H.
and May.
Andrew H. Haring (9), the subject of this sketch, was born at River
Vale, Bergen County, N. J., October 10, 1852, and received his education
in the local schools and at Fergusonville, N. Y. x\t the age of seventeen
he started to learn the drug business, and after continuing in that line for
two years entered the employ of A. T. Stewart, of New York, with whom
he remained three years. He then returned to Bergen County and took
charge of the homestead farm, whicrh he conducted for twenty years with
marked success. A few years ago he accepted a position with the West
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203
Shore Railroad and still contiimes in the employ of that line. He has also
been engaged in the coal business at Havi'lngton Paik and Tappan.
Mr. Ilaring early took an active interest in pnhlic affairs, and during his
entire life has wielded a wliolesonie influence in the community. He served
foi- ten years as Township Collector, and is now Marshal of the I'alisade
Protective Association. He attends the Dutch Reformed (Jhurch at Tappan.
He married Sarah W. Westervelt, also a member of an old New Jersey
familv, and tliev have two sons and three daughters.
LUTHER A. CAMPBELL.— William Kempbell (Campbell) was born in
Ireland, July 20, ITIS, and came to America in the si)ring of ITI^f). He
settled in the Schraalenburgh section of l?ergen Count>', where, on August
19 of the same year, he married Elizabeth Samuels Hemarest. She was
born Ai)ril :^, 1710, and died July !l, 17!t7. The couple lived at Schraalen-
burgh, and had issue of the second generation seven children, one of whom
was John W.
John W. Campbell (2) was born July :'.l, 174(;, and died at Pascack, N. J.,
March 15, 1820. He married Letitia ^'an
Valen, of Closter, who was born May 14,
1751, and died June 25, 1811. John W.
Campbell (2) early in life located at I'as-
eaek, where he established a wampum
factory, and for yeais conducted an exten-
sive business, supplying the LTnited States
government Indian agents and traders of
the day with Indian money. His descend-
ants, until (juite recently, continued the
manufacture of wampum. John \Y. had
issue eight children of the fourth gen-
eration, of whom one was Abraham J.
Abraham J. Campbell (4j was born at Pas
cack, October 13, 1782, and died there March 0.
1847. His wife, Margaret Demarest, whom he
married May !», 1807, was born October 10, 177'),
and died October 15, 1834. He had issue of the
fifth generation John A., Peter A., James A., David A.,
and Abram A.
David A. Campbell (5), born January 10, 1812, died June
20, 1893, married Sally Haring, of Pascack (born March 0,
1814 died June 12, 1899), and had issue of the sixth gen-
eration Ritie, Margaret, Elizabeth, Daniel H., John A., wami-um.
James .V., and Abiam D.
Abram D. Campbell (0) was born at Pascack, October 10, 184L. He
was educated in the public schools of his native place and at Hackensack,
and after teaching for a short period, during which time he was elected
School Sui)erintendent of his township, he resigned and entered the State
Normal School at Trenton, from which institution he was graduated in
1803. After leaving school he engaged in teaching until 1805, when he
entered the office of Colonel Garret Ackerson, Jr., at Hackensack, as a
law student. He was admitted as an attorney at the June term in 1^09
and as a connselor in 1875. A few months after his admission as an
attornev he opened an office in Hackensack, and on August 7, 1870, was
appointed Prosecutor of the Pleas, to fill the vacancy caused by the resig-
204 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
nation of Colonel Ackcrson, and on September 1, of the same year, he was
appointed by Governor Eandoljjh to All that office until the close of the
next session of the Legislatui'e. On April 5, 1871, he was appointed for the
full term, and by subse(iuert appointments held the office for twenty-five
years.
Having enlisted in Company C, Second Battalion, N. G. N. J., October 8,
187-!, he was commissioned Quartermaster of the battalion with the rank
of First Lieutenant January 14, 1873, and on March 15, 1876, received the
commission of ( 'aptuin. He served during the railroad strike of 1877, and
retired with the rank of Brevet-Major December 16, 1890.
Mr. Campbell was married, September 22, 1869, to Ann E. Plopper,
daughter of Jacob Hopper and Lydia Bogert, of Hackensack, born August
5, 18-16. They had five children of the seventh generation: Luther A., Eva,
David (deceased), Harry (deceased), and N. Demarest Campbell.
Luther A. Campbell (7), the subject of this sketch, was born at Hack-
ensaclc, November 28, 1872. He was educated in the public schools, and
was graduated Avitli honors from the Union Street High School, of which
Dr. Nelson Haas was Principal. Immediately after leaving school he began
the study of law in his father's office, and in June, 1894, was admitted to
the bar as an attorney; subsequently he became associated with his father
under the firm name of A. D. & L. A. Campbell. In 1894, at the organiza-
tion of the Improvement Commission, Mr. Campbell became counsel and
clerk of that board, and was also for several terms clerk to the Grand Jury,
by appointment of Judge Dixon, but was forced to give up his position
because of growing business in general practice. He has also been chosen
counsel in several townships and boroughs in Bergen County. He is a
member of Hope Encampment, No. 33, I. O. O. P.
He was married, April 22, 1895, to Mae E., daughter of Richard P. Pauli-
son, of Hackensack. Their children of the eighth generation are Ruth De-
baun, born March 5, 1897, and Clarendon, born March 7, 1899.
DAVID AY. McCREA has been actively and successfully engaged in the
practice of law in Jersey City since 1882, and through his ability and
integrity of character has achieved distinction and honor. He is the son
of James W. T. Mc(Jrea and Harriet E. Schroeder, and was born in New
Hampton, N. Y., on the 3d of February, 1861. There he spent his early
life, laying the foundation of a sound physique, and gaining in the district
schools a rudimentary English education. He also pursued his studies at
Middletown (N. Y.) Academy, and later at the private school of Dr. Henry
Warren.
From his father's ancestors Mr. McCrea inherits those sturdy Scotch
characteristics which distinguish the race, while from his mother, who
was of German descent, he likewise inherits high intellectual attainments.
Even before completing his studies he had decided upon the law as a pro-
fession, and after leaving school began active preparation for admission
to the bar. In due time he found himself prepared to enter upon the active
practice of the profession, to which he has since devoted his energies with
uninterrupted success. Mr. McCrea was admitted to the bar of New Jersey
at the February term of the Supreme Court in 1882, and ever since then
has been actively and successfully engaged in practice in Jersey City. He
is a public spirited, enterprising, and progressive citizen, deeply interested
in the affairs of his adopted city and State, and highly esteemed and re-
spected by all who know him.
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He was manicd mi tlit- ll'tb of Jaiiuai-v. IS'M. to Emma Feiiiiei- Smitli,
of Jersey City, X. J.
DA^ ID W. LAWRENCE, of Jeisev Citv, X. J., was lioiu in (lie Citv of
^ew ^ork, Xorember 1(1, 1850. AVliile a child liis i.areiifs moved to i'ilu-
Coimty, Pa., and eontinned to reside tliere and in tlie contimmns County
of Monroe nntil 1803. Tliat region was tlien (and is stilli'a wilderness.
Wliile the family lived at Shawnee, Moni-oe County, tln' Ci\il War luoko
out. and Mr. Lawrence's two oldei- brothers enlisted. In isd.", the family
returned to Xew York,
and Mr. Lawrence's fath-
er also enlisted. He was
wounded in the battle of
the Wilderness, taken
prisoner, and subs e-
qnently died in Ander-
sonA'ille military prison.
This left Mr. Lawrence,
tlu-n a boy of thirteen, as
the main sujiport of his
widowed mother a n d
two brothers younger
than himself. He ob-
tained employment in a
retail st(U-e. attending
school at night.
In 1S08 ilr. Lawicnce
moved to Jersey City
and engaged in a mer-
i/antile business until
1872, when he accepted
an apiiointment in the
Xew York postoftlce,
^^■here he remained eight
years, discharging h i s
duties with ability and
satisfaction, and being
promoted to Assistant
Chief Clerk of the Keg-
istry Department, which
position he resigned in
LS80. In 1877 he was
elected a member of the
Board of Aldermen in
Jersey City over ex-Ma^or John 1!. Ibunai'. a jiopular Democial. lb' de-
clined a renomination in the sjjring of 1S7!). I)ut arcejiled the nominalion
for Assembly in the fall and was elected over David J. Tost. recei\ing more
majority than his op]ionent had votes. lie was re-elected in isso and b^sl.
At the session of 18S1 he was a])i)ointed ("hairman of the House Commiltee
selected to represent the State of Xew Jersey at the centennial celeliratioii
of the battle of Cowpens at Sjiartanburg. S. C. At Ihe se'^sion of 18Si! he
was the Iiejinblican nominee^ for S]ie;d-;er of the House. I'lior to ihe close
of the session he was elected in joint session of the Senate
DAVID \V. LAWHKXCK.
and House of
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Assembly a Police Justice for Jersey City for the term of three years. At
the expiration of his term of Police Justice Mr. Lawrence decided to retire
from political life. Two days later, however, he was appointed by the
Board of Finance and Taxation, at the request of a Citizens' Committee,
Assessor for the Fifth Aldermanic District. This position he filled for
three consecutive years, each year being unanimously elected President of
the Board of Assessors. In 1888 he was nominated as a Republican and
citizens' candidate for Sheriff of Hudson County. Though not elected, he
received a very gratifying indorsement. In 1889 he was appointed by
Mayor Cleveland, under the new city charter, a member of the Board of
Tax Commissioners for the long term of three years, and while he was the
minority member his associates unanimously elected him President of the
board. Before the expiration of his term he publicly announced that he
would not accept any other political office. But on the request of Justice
Lippincott he has served on several commissions appointed by the court.
He was formerly a member of Monticello Lodge, No. 140, I. O. of O. F.,
of the Orion Rowing Association, and of the Palma, Berkeley, and Jersey
City Clubs. He is also a member of Bergen Lodge, No. 47, F. and A. M.,
of Jersey City Consistory, No. 51, of the Hopatcong Club, of the Union
League, and of the Lincoln Association, and a life member of the Carteret
Club. He is also one of the managers of the Provident Institution for Sav-
ings, a Trustee of the New Jersey State Home for Boys at Jamesburg, and
is trustee and executor for a number of important estates. He has been
faithful and popular in every position he has held, and few business men in
Jersey City have been more successful, and none more highly trusted and
respected. He is still engaged in the real estate and insurance business,
which he established in 1885, and is a large real estate owner in Jersey City.
ABEL I. SMITH, one of the leading lawyers of Hudson County and Dis-
trict Court Judge of Hoboken, is descended from one of the oldest families
of East Jersey. In 1732 Abel Smith, his ancestor, settled on a large tract
of land in Secaucus, which was then included with Hoboken in old Bergen
County. This land was conveyed by deed to Mr. Smith by Israel Hors-
fleld on October 24, 1732, and has ever since been owned and occupied
by a member of the Smith family. Daniel Smith, son of Abel, served
in the Revolutionary War as a soldier in Colonel Oliver Spencer's cavalry
regiment of the Continental Army — a regiment, by the way, noted
for its efficiency and bravery. John Smith, son of this patriot Daniel,
had a son, Abel I. Smith, Sr., who was the father of the subject of this
article, and who served as a private in the War of 1812, afterward holding
many positions of trust and honor in Hudson and Bergen Counties, and
being one of the most prominent and best known men in that section until
his death in 1865. He was one of the few ])ersons honored by Robert
Stevens with a pass for life over the Hoboken ferries. The original pass,
in the handwriting of Mr. Stevens, is still in the family, and reads : " Abel
I. Smith and his wife, if he gets one."
Judge Smith represents the fourth generation of his family after they
settled in Hudson (then Bergen) County. He is the son of Abel I. Smith, Sr.,
and Prudence Cary, his wife, and was born in North Bergen, N. J., June 12,
1843, on the land conveyed to the original Abel Smith in 1732 by a deed de-
scribing him as " a gentleman." There he received his preliminary educa-
tion in the public schools. He was for eight years under the able tutorship
of the Rev. William V. V. Mabon, D.D., later a professor in the New Bruns-
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wick Theological Seminary. In 1S62 he was graduated with honor from
Kutgers College, and the same year bej-an his legal studies in the office
of J. Dickerson Miller, of Jersey City, being admilted to the New Jersey
bar as an attorney in June, 1866, and as a counselor in June, 1873. He
has practiced his profession in Hoboken since 1868, coming there from the
Town of Union, Hudson County, and by the exercise of great natural
ability has achieved eminent success and a high reputation.
He has also filled several important positions. In 1869 he was elected
as a Republican to the Legislature from the old Eighth Assembly District,
comprising Bergen, West Hoboken, Weehawken, and the Township of
Union, and served in the session of 1870. He was the first Republican
elected from that district and the only Republican from Hudson County
in the session of that year. He declined a renomination. In 1888 he was
appointed Judge of the District Court of the City of Hoboken by Governor
Green and served until April 1, 1891. and in 1898 he was again appointed
to the same position by Governor Griggs. A fact of special interest in
connection with his first term on the bench is that, of the many cases
which he decided, few were taken to higher courts for review, and all
but two so taken were affirmed. His present term expires in 1903.
Judge Smith has been a life-long resident of Hudson County, and for
more than thirty years has been actively identified with the growth of
the City of Hoboken. He is an able and talented lawyer, one of the ac-
knowledged leaders of the Hudson County bar, a learned, fair-minded,
and conscientious jurist, and a public spirited, progressive citizen. His
practice has been largely confined from the first to civil suits in the Court
of Chancery, in the Circuit, Supreme, and Orphans' Courts, and in the
Court of Errors and Appeals, and also in the United States Circuit and
District Courts of New Jersey, to the bar of which he was admitted in
1894. He was counsel in the matter of the crossing of the new county road
by the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, and also for three of the most
important and noteworthy improvements in Hudson County, namely:
the " Bull's Ferry Road," the " Bergen Line Road," and the " Bergen Wood
Road." For ten years he was counsel for the Township of North Bergen;
for three years he was counsel for the Jersey City, Hoboken, and Ruther-
ford Electric Railway Company; and in a legal capacity has also been
connected with many large estates and interests in the County of Hudson.
For four years he served as President of the Hudson County branch of
the State Charities Aid Association of New Jersey, being also a member
of the Committee on Laws of the State Association.
Few men have achieved the distinction in both professional and public
life which Judge Smith enjoys. He has long been an active and influential
Republican and a recognized leader of the party, and in the various
positions which he has filled he has displayed great executive ability, sound
judgment, and commendable foresight. At the bar and on the bench he
has gained a merited eminence. "\^'ell versed in the science of the law,
and firmly grounded in the loftiest principles of practice, his untiring
efforts and legal attainments have placed him among the foremost lawyers
of East Jersey, and in the possession of an extensive and successful prac-
tice. Since 1885 John S. Mabon, a son of his early tutor, has been his law
partner, the firm name being Smith & Mabon. Judge Smith is also an
antiquarian of no little reputation, and at his home has a large and valua-
ble collection of continental money, rare old coins, etc., several of which
have been in the family since their settlement in America. His collection
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includes gold pieces of various countries from 1632 to 1800 aud a number of
continental coins which were exhumed a few years ago at or near the site
of the Smith homestead in Secaucus. He also has a large library, which
includes the old family Bible containing the date of the birth of Mary
Bailey, one of his ancestors, in St. Philip's Parish, Bristol, England, in 1053.
He is a member of the Palma and Union League Clubs of Jersey City, and
for years has been identified with many of the leading institutions of his
county.
Judge Smith was married December 7, 1870. to Laura Howell, daughter
of Martin A. Howell, a prominent resident of New Brunswick and popu-
larly known throughout New Jersey, being a Director of the New Jersey
Eailroad and Transportation Company, the Camden and Amboy Railroad
Company, and other important corporations. They have three children:
Abel I. Smith, Jr.; Eliza Howell, wife of James Brown Mabon, of the Arm
of Kingsley, Mabon & Co., brokers, A\'all Street, New York; and Dorothy
Gailbraith Smith.
THE VAN BUSSUM FAIMILY.— Egbert Van Borsum was a native and
resident of Emden, a little town between (ironingen and Delfsyle, Hol-
land. There was born, about 1C05, his son, Egbert Van Borsum, Jr., who
emigrated to America in 163!) and settled at New Amsterdam, where, on
December 11 of the same year, iie married .Vnlie Hendricks, a native of
Sweden. Van Borsum was a sailor and ca])tain, or skipper, of the ship
"Prince William" in 1664. On July 15, l(i51, he obtained a patent for
two lots at the ferry in Brooklyn, and on March 12, 1666, he bought an-
other lot adjoining his first XJurchase. On tliese lots he resided. He leased
and operated the ferry between New York and Brooklyn, June 1, 1651, and
in 1657 was assessed ten gelders toward supporting the salary of Dominie
Polhr-mus. Prior to 1660 he belonged to the New Amsterdam Dutch
Church, and took the oath of allegiance to the English King. In 1670 he
appears to have resided at Platbnsh. He is said to have died on Long
Island. His issue were Plerman, 1640; Cornelius, l(i42; Henry, 1648: Ty-
man, 1651; Janneken, 1053; and Ann, 1656.
Cornelius married, Sei)tember 1, 1669, Sarali Roelofse, widow of Ha!is
Kierstead. He was then residing at the ferry at Brooklyn, where he had
previously married Grietie Gysberts. August 6, 106S, he was allotted lands
at Canarsie, but he i)robably resided oh a farm at Platbnsh, which he
and Paulus Richards had bought in 1654. On June 28, 167S, he was at
Bergen, N. J., and purchased from Anthony A'erbruggen a lot of meadow
land on the Hudson River at AA'eehawken, since known as Slaugh's meadow.
He afterward became interested in the Saddle River patent in Bergen
County. Herman Van Borsum, a descendant of Egbert, Jr., settled at Hack-
ensack in 1748 with liis wife, Abagail Furbis. Others of Egbert's de-
scendants settled at Aquackanonck and south of Hackensack, and their
descendants have become widely scattered over Bergen County.
GEORGE WAKEMAN A\^HEELER, of Hackensack, N. J., was born in
Easton, Conn., on the 15th of October, 1831. He is the son of Hon. Charles
AVheeler and Jerusha Bradley. His father was a Judge of Probate in
Connecticut and a member of the Legislature in that State.
Mr. Wheeler received his preparatory education at the old Eastoh (Conn.)
Academy and at Dudley School at Northampton, Mass. Afterward he
entered Amherst College, from which he was graduated in the class of
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209
1850. He spent much of his early life teaching school, and in Mississipjii,
where he resided for a time, filled the position of Snperintendent of Schools
with acknowledged ability and satisfaction.
Settling finally in Hackensack, X. J., Mr. Wheeler soon came into promi-
nence as a man of energy and public spirit, and as (Ihairmau of the Hacken-
sack Board of Education rendered impttrtant service to the community.
He also served for some time as Judge of the (Jourt of Common Pleas. His
business has been mainly that of an insurance broker, although he has been
interested in various financial enterprises. He is Treasurer of the Hacken-
sack Cemetery Comjjany and Yice-l'rcsident of the Itergeu Turnpike Com-
pany. In politics he is a Democrat. He is a member of the Ejuscojial
Church, a Royal Arch Mason, and a I'ast High I'liest iu Ihe Masonic order.
He has traveled extensively in this country as well as abroad.
In 1S5!) he was married to Ijucy Howie. They have two sons: Hon.
George ^^'. "SMieeler. Jr., a Justice of the Su[)erior (/ourt of Connecticut,
ANDERSON STREET, LOOKING EAST, HACKENSACK.
and Henry 1>. 'SA'lieeler, a commission merchant of New York Ci1y.
Mr. AVheeler is a member of the State (ieological fioard of New Jersey,
of the (ieological Survey, and of the Forestry Committee, and a. life
UKMubei' of the New Jersey State Foi-estiy Asso<-iation. He was Tresident
of the Hackensack Hall and Armory Association for ten years, and has been
actively associated with every movement and jiroject which had for its
object the welfare and advancement of the community.
THE SPEER EAiMILY. — Hendrick Jansen Spiers, the common ancestor
of the Speers of Bergen and Hudson Counties, emigrated from Amsterdam
to America with his wife, Madeline Hanse, and two children, on the
Dutch West India ship "Faith," in December, 1(i."J9. It is not doubted
that he was a native of Holland. He located at New Amstei'dam, where
he was known as Hendrick Jansen Spiering, and where three of his chil-
dren were baptized. In the spring of 1068 he removed to Bergen, N. J.,
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HUDSON ANB BERGEN COUNTIES
where, on the 121h of May of that year, he obtained from Governor Philip
Carteret a patent for about fifty acres of land (extending across the neck
from Newark Bay to New York Bay), to which he added by subsequent
purchases. He died prior to 1680, and his widow married, in 1681, Aertsen
Van der Bilt. His issue were five children, only three of whom survived
him. These were John (married Maritie Franse), Hans (married Tryntie
Pieterse), and Barent (married Cathelyntie Jacobs).
John Hendricks Spier became largely interested in the Aquackanonck
(Passaic) patent, on which he located about 1692. His children were Henry,
Franz, Gertrude, Maddeline, Jannetie, Rachel, and Maritie, of whom the
following were married in the Hackensack Dutch Church: Henry to
Rachael Tennis Pier, 1708; Franz to Dircke Cornelis, 1705; Gertrude to
Arent Laurense Toers, 1704; Jannetie to Roelof Cornelis Van Houten,
1715; and Maritie to John Reyerson in 1716. The numerous descendants
of these are now spread over Bergen and Passaic Counties, while the de-
scendants of the family who remained at Bergen are numerous in Hudson
Countv.
THE TERHUNE FAMILY is another whose members are widely
scattered over Bergen and Hudson Counties. They are descended from
Alberts Albertse, Sr., a ribbon weaver by trade, who is said to have been
a native of Hunen or Huynen, in Holland. The date of his emigration
does not appear, but he was residing at New Amsterdam for some time
prior to 1657. In that year he re-
moved to the Nyack patent in New
Utrecht, L. I., where in January, 1602,
he obtained a patent for a farm which
he sold, April 3, 1664, to Nathaniel
RrittoD, of Staten Island. In 1G60
and 1065 he bought lands at Flat-
lands, L. I. Subsequently he, with
Jaques Cortelyou and others, ob-
tained the .Vquackanonck (Passaic)
patent of about 5,000 acres on the
Passaic River, in New Jersey, in
which the Van Winldes, Gerretsons,
Spiers, and many other families be-
came interested. His children were
John, Albert, Heyltie, Ann, Styntie,
and Sarah. All of these settled near
Hackensack in Bergen County. Al-
bert, the second, born in 165i, mar-
ried (1) Hendricke Stevens Voorhis,
and (2) Levina Brickers. He resided
at Platlands, L. I., until 1676, when he removed to Hackensack, where he
was one of the leading spirits in the Dutch Church, and was sent to the
Colonial Legislature in 1696. He bought a large farm of Captain John
Berry, extending from the Hackensack to the Saddle River. His issue were
Willempie, Albert, John, Antie, Gerrebrecht, Willempie, Stephen, Maritie,
Gertrude, and Rachel. Except the Demnrests and Harings probably not
one of the early emigrants has as many descendants in Bergen County as
Albert Alberts Terhune. The name Terhune was adopted after the re-
moval to Bergen County. In New Amsterdam and Long Island it was
Albertsen.
THE CHURCH AT FJLATLANDS.
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CtEORGE STEVENS, of Jersey City, was bom in Paterson, N. J., April
lo, IS.i. He IS the son of George T. Stevens and Caroline, daughter of
Abraiu and Cynthia Stager, and a grandson of Ephraim Stevens and Ruth
il
f
- . ^, Ephraim Stevens and Ruth
Doughty. His ancestors were early Massaclmsetts people.
Mv. Stevens's entrance into Jersey City was mai-ked hv his entrance into
Public School No. 2, under the celebrated Yerrington'. He was an apt
scholar, his keen, quick
perception proving his
ability to comprehend any
task set before him.
Leaving school, he became
a messenger boy for the
Western Union Telegraph
Company, under the su-
pervision of Charles Gary,
and afterward accepted a
similar position for the
Erie Railroad Company.
After serving for thirteen
years in the capacity of
clerk and bookkeeper in
Wall Street, New York,
he cast about for some-
thing else. His father
having died wlien he was
about eighteen, he was
obliged to assist the rest
of tiie family, and frou'i
that time manifested a
tendency for entrance in-
to business for himself.
Thi' opportunity came
During his employment in
Wall Street he often visit-
er^ a friend in an under-
taking establishment, and
carefully noting all the
preparations required in
the work of trimming
caskets and other details
soon found that he possessed sullicient insiglH into the business to make
it his life work. And for five years he devoted himself to studying the
business in all its branches.
On June 1, 1S80, Mr. Stevens engaged in the undertaking business for
himself, at 017 Jersey Avenue, Jersey City, and in tS'JO moved to No. 005
Jersey Avenue, where he still continues, having built what is without ex-
ception one of the most complete and commodious establishments in the
State of its kind.
He owes his success to his own jiersonal characteristics, as he possesses
all the qualifications that go to make up honesty and fixed pur[)0se. No
detail in the requirements of his business are unknown to him. The ap-
pointments of his establishment are modern in every respect, beautiful in
appearance, and wholly devoid of that grewsome air which often character-
GEOUGE STKVKNS.
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izcs sncli pliucs. In brief, they are particularly arranged so as not to pre-
sent any unpleasant feature to the most dclicate-niinded obseiver. His
business is large and lucrative, and exclusively among the better class of
people, as those with whom he is closely associated attest. His entire es-
tablishment is the consummation of his own ideas and designs.
As a citizen Mr. Stevens is known to foster a just pride in his surround-
ings, and is an active participant in any movement that will advance local
improvement. He is a member of St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church,
of Jersey ( ity, of Rising Star Lodge, Xo. 107 F. and A. M., of Rising Star
Lodge, No. 210, I. O. O. F. (which was named upon his suggestion), of
Harmony Encampment, 47, L O. O. F., and of the Union League Club.
Mr. Stevens married Melvina Wayne, daughter' of George Wayne, and a
native of New York City. They have no children.
THE TOERS FAMILY.— The first of this family in New Jersey were
Laurence Arents Toers and Claes Arents Toers, and, no doubt, they were
Hollanders. They were at Bergen as early as 1672, where, on August 15th
of that year, Laurence married Francyntie Thomas. Claes married, July 8,
1684, Jacomina Van Neste. Both bought land at Bergen in 1677 on which
they permanently located. Laurence's issue were twelve children, among
whom were John, Thomas, ]Mary, and Aaron. Claes, who died in 1730,
had eight children, among whom were Judith, Pietertie, A rent, Nicholas,
and George. Of Claes's children only three survived, among them being
Arent, who received his father's property. A rent married, in 1609, iVnn
Spier, and reared a large family. The descendants of Laurence and Claes
are still quite numerous in Hudson County.
THE VANDERHOFP FAMHA'.— In 1711 Cornelius Vanderhoff, John
Vanderhoff, and Gertrude ^^anderhoff came from Albany, N. Y,, to llacken-
sack. They are said to have been the children of Cornelius ^'anderhoff (or
Vander Horen, who came to America from Horen, a village in Gelderland,
Holland, and first settled at Bedford, L. I., from whence he removed to
Albany). Cornelius, John, and Gertrude Vanderhoff settled in the Saddle
River district of Bergen County. Cornelius married (1712) Elizabeth Lau-
rence Ackerman. John married (1714) Lea Mathews Hopper. Gertrude
married, a little later, Peter Rutan, of Esopus, to which place she probably
removed. Cornelius had issue (Teertie, Catharine, Jacob, Cornelius, Egbert,
and Jannetie.
John Vanderhoff had issue John, Geertie, and probably Catharine, Doro-
thy, Jacob, and Jacobus, but this is uncertain. The descendants of Cor-
nelius and John are still quite numerous in Bergen County.
GEORGE ^\'ILKINSOX STORM was for many years, and until recently,
one of the most prominent and public spirited citizens of Hackensack,
Bergen County. His successful career is the product of energy, enterprise,
and integrity in business and private life, on the part of one determined to
make his own way in the world, with the capabilities resident in himself
as the resources to be depended upon. His success is an encouragement to
others, and a brief outline of the facts is here given with that end in view.
Mr. Storm enjoyed the advantage of excellent ancestral antecedents — an
advantage which no doubt it is often difficult exactly to estimate. Cer-
tainly the inheritance of a disposition of mind and heart, which provide a
solid foundation for the development of capacity and character, is beyond
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price: the richest legacy from parent to eliild. Tlie sou of Edward Storm
aud Helen, daughter of (Teorfie and Sopliia Wilkinson, and the gi^andson
of John A. and Catherine Storm, tlie subject of this sketch descended from
strong American strains on both the paternal and maternal sides. His first
American ancestoi- was Dirck Storm, a native of T'ti-echt, Holland, who
emigrated iunn Holland to the Ne-u- Netherlands diii-ing the early Dntcli
l)eriod. ilr. Storm's father was a member of the Holland Society of the
<'ity of New York. On the maternal sitle his ancestors were long seated
ill Xew England, and came originally from England.
(ieorge ^Yilkinsoll Storm was horn in I'oiighkeepsie, Dutchess County,
N. Y., in July, l^uG. He attended St. ^Mark's School at Southboro, Mass.,
and completed his education at Harvard College. Having determined upon
a business career, he engaged in the manufacture of elevators and tlior-
(Highly learned the business. Having original ideas of his own, and lia\'ing
ac(|uired jtateiit rights, he engaged in manufacture on his own account in
THE YAN DUSEN FA:\nLY. — The \'aii Husens ami X:ui Dusers are de-
scended from Abraham Pietersen ^'an Heuseu. a miller by trade and a
native of Densen in Holland, where he was born about \iW2. Tie came to
Xew Amsterdam prior to l(i41 with his wife, Tryntie ilelchiors, and sev-
eral children. In that y<'ar he was appointed one of the "twelve men"
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of the city, and in 1643 one of the " eight men." In 1657 he was admitted
to the rights of a burgher. His children were Levina, Peter, Abraham,
Isaac, Catharine, and Henry. Of these Isaac Abraham, Sr., was born in
Holland in 1634. He came over with his father and settled in New Am-
sterdam, where he married in 1659 Jannetie Jans, widow of Adam Van
Sandt, from Arnheim in Gelderland. He eventually removed to Albany,
N. Y., where his son, Abram Isaacsen Van Deusen, married, in 1682, Ann,
daughter of Zacharias Sickels. His son, Isaac Abrahamsen Van Deusen,
born at Albany in 1688, married, April 5, 1713, Ann Waldron, and had is-
sue, among other children, Daniel, who married Lea Hertie and settled at
Tappan in 1735. John Bernard Van Dusen, probably a brother of Isaac's,
married a La Roe, and settled in Washington Township, Bergen County,
N. J. From these two brothers are descended the Van Dusens of Bergen
County.
AT.'GUSTUS A. RICH, who has successfully practiced law in Hudson
County since 1876, is the son of Samuel A. Rich, a native of Genoa, Italy,
who followed the sea all his life, leaving home at the age of thirteen. His
mother was Ellen E. Stephens. Mr. Rich was born in Brooklyn, N. Y.. De-
cember 28, 1851, and in 1854 moved with his parents to Hoboken, N. J. In
1860 the family settled in West Hoboken, Hudson County, where the sub-
ject of this article has since resided, and where he received a good public
school education.
Mr. Rich studied law in New York City with the well known firm of Van
Schaick, Gillender & Thompson, and was admitted to practice in that State
in 1873. He was admitted to the bar of New Jersey as an attorney in
November, 1874, and as a counselor in February, 1878. He began the active
work of his profession in Hudson County in 1876, and for many years has
been the leading lawyer in West Hoboken. Following without interrup-
tion a general law practice, Mr. Rich has achieved eminent success as well
as a high reputation, which is by no means confined to his immediate
locality.
He has also held several positions of trust and honor. In 1882 and again
in 1883 he represented West Hoboken in the New Jersey Assembly, and
served both years as Chairman of the Committee on Revision of Laws and
as a member of the Judiciary Committee. During these two terms he intro-
duced a number of bills of local importance and was active and influential
in all legislative matters. Since then he has drafted several important
measures, including the general act for the government of towns, under
which Kearny, West Hoboken, West New York, and other boroughs were
incorporated and organized, and which served as the model upon -which
the general act for cities in New Jersey Avas drawn. In this respect Mr.
Rich has gained wide distinction. Having made a special studv of town
and municipal governments, and endowed with rare good judgment and
great legal ability, he is regarded as an authority on these matters, and
his prominence in connection with them attests his standing and usefulness.
During the past eighteen years he has served as corporation attorney for
West Hoboken, and at present he is also attorney for the Townships of West
New York and Weehawken. Since 1895 he has been Chairman of the Hud-
son County Board of Elections, and in May, 1899, he was appointed a mem-
ber of the committee whose object is the promotion and ultimate incorpor-
ation of Greater Jersey City, to include all or nearly all the cities, boroughs
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and townships in the County of Hndson. He is a Democrat in politics, and
has distinguislied himself as a public spirited, progressive, and patriotic
citizen. He is unmarried.
ROBERT F. LORD, of Kearny, Hudson County, is the son of John and
Jane Lord, and a grandsfui of Robert Lord and James and Sarah Lang.
His ancestors on both sides came to this country from the North of Ire-
land. Mr. Lord ^Yas born in Newark, N. J., on the 22d of January, 18.53,
but was taken by his parents when young to Kearny, Hudson County,
where he received his education. For twentv-flve years lie has been actively
ROBERT F. LORD.
associated with the Stewart Llartshorn Company, the well known manu-
facturers of shade rollers, of Harrison. During that period he has tilled
nearly every position in the establishment, being at the present time the
eflUcient and successful manager of the company's New York office at 48(5
Broadway.
Mr. Lord has displayed marked executive ability and business capacity,
and during his long connection with the great Hartshorn Company he
has discharged his duties with credit, honor, and satisfaction. In politics
he is an ardent Republican. He has been for many years one of the most
active men in the affairs of his municipality, which he served for a term
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(if t\\() years as a nicnibor of tlic IJoaid of Aldermen, and upon the incor-
]iorali(in of Kearny as a town lie was elected a member of the fi)-st ('ommon
Coiinia'l, a ]iosition lie now holds. He lias also been active in the Kearny
N'olunteer Fire Dejiartnient and is a member of the Masons and the
Jlejitasophs.
Mr. Loi-d married Miss Martlia (Joulson, of Jersey City, N. J., by whom
he has had four cliildi-en: I'.elia, .John, IJobert -1., and William J.
THOMAS II. GUMMING, a prominent business man and Justice of the
Peace, of Ilackensack, was born in New York Git_y on the 0th of November,
18;!!). He i-eccived his education in his native city, and aftc'r completinj;
his sliidies ent-'i-ed a laruc di'v <.';oods store, whei'e he remained three years,
layiiiL'' (he foundations of a successful career. On severing his connection
with that house he formed a copartnership with his father, and actively
engaged in tlie business
of contracting, chieflj' in
New York and New Jer-
sey, the former being
mainly in the line of
building sewers. Among
other important contracts
which they secured and
executed was that for the
construction of the Lodi
branch of the New Jersey
and New York Railroad,
and another for the line
running from Essex
Street to Woodbridge.
In 1801 Mr. Gumming
engaged in the oil trade
in Greenwich Street, New
York, and so continued
for two years. Following
this he was for six years
engaged in the leather
business. At the end of
that i)eriod he removed to
Hackensack, N. J., where,
he still resides, and en-
gaged in contracting. In
each of these lines of in-
dustry he has achieved
marked success and a
wide reputation for hon-
esty and uprightness.
. . ^ ^ Mr. Gumming is also a
Gommissioner ot Deeds and a Notary rublie, and since 1885 has held the
office of Justice of the Peace. He has always taken an active interest in
tlie Haclcensack Fire Department, serving faithfully and efficiently as a
member of Ilook and Ladder Company, No. 2, for twenty-six vears,'a part
of the time as its Foreman. He is now an honorary member of that or-
ganization. For a number of years he has been President of the Hacken-
THOM.\S H. GUMMING.
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sack Relief Association, and during tlie last thirteen years has served as
Collector of License for the Hackensack Commission. He is an active and
influential Republican, being X'icc Chairman of the County Executive
Committee. He is also a member of the Royal Arcanum and a charter mem-
ber of the National Union. Hiw father, Thomas Cumming, Sr., was for
many years a Lay Judge of Itergen County.
Mr. Cumming married a daughter of the late John H. Banta, of Hacken-
sack, and has three sons.
FRANK B. POOR, President of the Hackensack Board of Trade and
one of the most enterprising citizens of Bergen County, was born in Hack-
ensack, X. J., about thirty years ago, and is the son of E. E. Poor, formerly
President of the Park National Bank of New York (Jity. He has spent
nearly .$250,000 in beautifying Hacicensack and advancing its interests. He
erected the Hamilton Building in 1899-1900 at a cost of |50,000. He formed
the Bergen County Ice Company, which recently erected a .f50,000 plant.
He organized the Golf Club, which is erecting a |12,000 club-house, and
he was instrumental in organizing the Hackensack Trust Company, which
built in 1900 a .|T.5,000 structure. His aim is to see Hackensack advance.
As was recently said of him: " Mi-. Poor has done more for our town
in one year than has been done by many men during a generation. One
evidence of his ability was the ((uisolidation of the gas and electric light
companies in Bergen County, whicli corporation now supplies thirty-three
towns. Their product will he cheapened, and not a single stockholder
in the old companies has lost a cent by the change. Mr. Poor is spending
money lavishly and intends to turn over to the town many miles of macada-
mized streets, with sewers, etc., without a (cnt of expense to the town.
Such enterprise is unprecedented, and it is done for the best interests of
his birthplace."
JAMES H. BLACK, who has been successfully engaged in business as a
blacksmith and cai'riag(^-maker in Harrison, Hudson County, since ISSS.
was born in Belleville, Es.-sex County, N. J., January IT), ]S();!. He is the
son of James V. Black and Elizabeth ^'reeland, and a great-grandson of
Benjamin "S'reeland, a member of one of the oldest families of this State.
His first maternal ancestor in this country was Michiel Jensen, who left
Holland, October 1, 1636, in the ship " Kensselaerwyck," with his wife and
two children, and originally settled opposite Albany, N. Y., but a few years
later removed to New Jersey. He was one of the first magistrates of the
new court at Bergen, and, although he bore the surname of Jensen, was
the founder of the ^'reeland family in Eastern New Jersey. Mr. Black's
father, James X., was a native of Arlington, N. J., while his mother was
born in Moonachie in this State. They were married in New l>urham,
Hudson County, and in 1857 removed to Belleville, where the subject of this
article was born and educated.
James H. Black received the educational advantages which the excellent
public schools of Belleville afforded, and after completing his studies be-
came a bookkeeper in a large grocery house. Subsequently he interested
himself in the manufacture of iron chains and later engaged in business for
himself as a blacksmith and carriage-maker at ^^'oodside, N. J. In 1888 he
removed to Harrison, Hudson County, and has since followed that business
with constantly increasing success. He is widely known, not only for his
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mechanical skill and ability, but also for his public spirit, enterprise, and
great force of character.
Mr. Black is an independent Eepublican in politics, and takes a deep in-
terest in every movement that affects the welfare of the community. He
is thoroughly identified with the best interests of Harrison, has contributed
materially to the success of many worthy objects, and is highly esteemed
and respected. He is a member of Harrison Camp, No. 66, Fraternal Le-
gion, of Sylvania Council, No. 5, Golden Star Fraternity, of Newark, and
of the Master Horseshoers' Association, No. 67.
On Christmas Day, December 25, 1887, Mr. Black married Lillian Seaver
daughter of Joseph B. and Annette (Sexton) Seaver, of Newark, N. J. Tbey
hare two children: Euth Black and Annette Black.
LOUIS FOEMON, manager of the People's Safe Deposit and Trust Com-
pany of the Town of Union and Treasurer of the Town of Union, is the
eldest of five children of William and Louisa (Siedentopf) Formon, natives
of Germany, who came to America about 1850 and first settled in New York.
There William Formon engaged in ship blacksmithing until just be^fore the
outbreak of the Eebellion, when he moved with his family to Secaucus,
N. J., and devoted himself to farming. He soon returned to his trade, how-
ever, in which he achieved marked success, and died in L^nion Hill in 1872,
widely respected and esteemed. He was a man of great strength of char-
acter, of unquestioned integrity and enterprise, and gave to his children the
rich inheritance of a good name. His wife died January 7, 1898.
Louis Formon was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., July 24, 1854, and received
his education in the public and German schools of New York City. Being
the eldest child, and at the time of his father's death the only one of the
family old enough to work, the support of his widowed mother and her
children devolved almost entirely upon his energies, and though but eight-
een years of age he took up his new responsibilities with commendable
courage and marked success. Leaving school, fairly well equipped with
a literary training, he engaged in the trade of piano making, which he
followed successfully for eighteen years, supporting his mother and educat-
ing the younger children. He mastered every detail of piano construction ;
his skill and mechanical ability won for him a high rank among his
associates, while his untiring attention to duty, his constant application,
and his great care and practical deAotion to the interests of his employers
gained their appreciation and confidence.
As a resident of the Town of Union, N. J., he early came into prominence,
displaying a broad public spirit and winning a deserved popularity. He
has taken from the first an active interest in the welfare of the community,
and has filled several offices of trust and honor. In the spring of 1890 he
was elected Town Clerk of the Town of Union, and served six years, being
twice re-elected without opposition; and so faithfully and satisfactorily did
he discharge the duties of that position that when he resigned in 1896, to
accept the post of manager of the People's Safe Deposit and Trust Com-
pany of the Town of Union, he was given a handsomely engraved gold
watch, bearing the following inscription : " Presented to Louis Formon by
The Officials and ex-Oflflcials of the Town of Union, N. J., for efficiency and
faithful service as Town Clerk from April, 1890, to May, 1896." This is
a silent but potent evidence of the esteem in Avhich he is held by his fellow-
citizens, and especially by those who represent the leading interests of the
town. Mr. Formon is still manager of the People's Safe Deposit and Trust
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Company of the Town of Union, whose main office is in Jersey City, and
which has a capital of $100,000. It is one of the leading fiduciary institu-
tions in Eastern New Jersey, and under Mr. Formon's able and energetic
management the branch in the Town of Union has developed to a point of
wide usefulness and efficiency. He has distinguished himself as a sate
financier of marked ability and sagacity. In 1897 he was nominated and
elected Treasurer of the Town of Union for a period of three years. For
fourteen years Mr. Form on has been actively identified with the Fire De-
partment of the Town of Union, holding every office within the gift of his
company, such as secretary, assistant foreman, and foreman. During the
last eight years he has been a member of the department's Board of Repre-
sentatives and a 'S'ice-President of the State Firemen's Association. He
has rendered valuable and appreciative service in developing the Fire De-
partment of the town, and has been instrumental in placing it upon its
present efficient basis. He is a member of the Royal Arcanum, and a public
spirited, progressive, and highly respected citizen.
Mr. Formon was married on the 25th of February, 1879, to Miss Elizabeth
A. O'Brien, daughter of Michael and Mary (Foley) O'Brien, of the Town of
Union, N. J. They have eight children: Louisa, Martha, Mary, Louis, Jr.,
Elizabeth, Henry, Frederick, and August.
MAX HECHT, M.D., Ph.G., of ^^'est Hoboken, is the son of Ansel Hecht
and Rachel Jacobs, both natives of Hanover, Germany. Ansel Hecht came
to this country when a young man and first settled in Baltimore, Md., whence
he soon removed to New York City, where he was for many years a large
manufacturer and importer of lace goods, collars, and cuffs. He resided in
the meantime in Hoboken, N. J. In 1866 he moved to West Hoboken, Hud-
son County, and purchased the present family homestead on the corner of
Palisade Avenue and Courtlandt Street, where he died in March, 1876. His
wife still resides there. He was a member of Doric Lodge, F. and A. M., of
West Hoboken.
Dr. Max Hecht was born in Hoboken, N. J., January 4, 1865, but has spent
practically his whole life in West Hoboken, moving there with his parents
when he was one year old. After attending the West Hoboken public
schools he entered Cooper Union Institute, New York, from which he was
graduated in 1883. Subsequently he took a full course at the New York
College of Pharmacy, graduating with the degree of Ph.G. March 13, 1886,
and then matriculated at Bellevue Medical College, from which he received
the degree of M.D. March 30, 1891. Thus equipped M'ith a thorough literary
and professional training, he immediately began the active practice of medi-
cine in West Hoboken, opening and ever since continuing an office in the old
family homestead on Palisade Avenue, corner of Courtlandt Street. During
the first year of his practice he was also actively connected with the Belle-
vue Dispensary in New York.
In the twofold relations of physician and citizen Dr. Hecht has already
gained no little distinction, even outside of his town and county. He is
widely known as a practitioner of recognized ability and skill and has a very
extensive acquaintance. Steadily developing his talents in every branch of
medicine, he has been successful from the start, and, although a young man,
has gained a high reputation. For about one year he was health inspector
of West Hoboken, resigning on account of the increasing duties of his prac-
tice. He is a member and physician to the Independent Order of Foresters,
the chief medical examiner in West Hoboken for the Prudential Life Insur-
220 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
ance Company of Newark and the Eciuitable Life Assurance Society of New
Yorlv, and a member of tlie Odd Fellows and of the Hudson County Medical
Society. He has been quite extensively interested in real estate in the im-
mediate vicinity of his home, wlicre he has recently completed a handsome
residence.
Dr. Hecht was married, March s, 1898, to Clara Elizabeth Heath, daughter
of Joseph A. Heath, of Hoboken, N. J., and a descendant of an old English
family.
JOHN FRANCIS MARION, of Jersey City, is the son of John Marion, who
came from Ireland to Jersey City, N. J., when thirteen years old, and soon
removed to Key ^Vest, Va., where he was engajicd for a time in the cattle
business; he returned to Jersey City, and for many years was in the employ
of the reniisylvania Railroad Company, and died here in 1879, aged forty
years. John Marion married Ellen Brady, whose father, James Brady,
came to Jersey City from Ireland about 1830 and died here in 1879, having
been long employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
John F. Marion was born in Jersey City, N. J., on the 7th of June, 18C7.
He attended St. Peter's Parochial School and then entered St. Peter's
College, Jersey City. Afterward he read law with Hon. J. Herbert Potts
and Frederick Frarabach, Jr., in his native city, and was admitted to the
bar in November, 1891. Since then he has been actively and successfully
engaged in the general practice of his profession in Jersey City. He was a
partner of Thomas H. Kelly, Collector of the Port of Jersey City under
Cleveland's first administration, until Mr. Kelly's death in 1895, the firm
name being Kelly «& Marion. He practiced one year alone, and then formed
a partnership with Daniel P. Byi'nes, under the firm name of Marion &
Byrnes, which continued until January 1, 1899. Since then Mr. Marion has
practiced alone. He has built up a large and successful legal business and
is regarded as one of the able members of the Hudson County bar. He
probably has charge of more law work for Catholic institutions than any
other lawyer in Eastern New Jersey. He is counsel for St. Peter's College
and St. Peter's Church of Jersey City, for the Sisters of Peace of New
Jersey, and for St. Joseph's Church of Guttenberg, and one of the counsel
for St. Francis Hospital, Jersey City.
Mr. Marion has not only achieved success at the bar, but has also gained
distinction for those qualities of citizenship which characterize an ener-
getic, patriotic, and progressive man. In 1895 he received in a post-gradu-
ate course the degree of Ph.B. at St. Francis Xavier College, New York
City, and for a time wrote many special articles for the New York Catholic
News. He is a prominent member of the Knights of Columbus, and one of
the charter members of the council in Jersey City, of which he was elected
first financial secretary. He is also a member of the Catholic Club of
Jersey City, of the Third Ward Democratic Club, and of the Catholic Be-
nevolent Legion. In politics he is an active and ardent Democrat.
Mr. Marion was married, October 27, 1897, in St. Peter's Church, Jersey
City, by his former preceptor in chemistry, Francis de Fullerton, to Miss
Belie Priest, daughter of George and Fannie R. Priest, natives of Boston,
Mass.
J. HERBERT POTTS, Justice of the Police Court of Jersey City, was
born in Trenton, N. J., July 3, 1851. He was educated at Laurenceville
High School, at which institution he graduated in 1868 and prepared for
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college. For two .yeai's lie was a ineiiibei- of the Princeton elass of 1S72.
Retiiniing to Trenton at the enfl of that period, lie entered the law oftice
of Hon. Edward T. Green, subse(inently a .Justice of llie United Stat<'s (Jir-
euit Court. Mr. Potts was admitted to the bar of Ts'ew Jersey as an at-
torney February 5, 1S74, and in the same year began the active' [iraclice of
his profession in Jersey (Mty, associating himself with a relati\e, Joseph
0. I'otts. He has continued in the active practice of law here, except when
holding official positions.
In ISTlj Judge I'otts was appointed Assistant Clerk of the House of the
J. HERBERT POTTS.
Assembly at Trenton, and in 18S0 and ISSI he was a member of that body,
representing th(" Sixth Assend)ly District of Hudson County. In tiie sessi<in
of 1880 he was tTiairman of the Committee on the Revision of Laws, and in
the session of the following vear was Chaii-man of Ihe .Judiciary ('ommittee.
He was again elected to thcAssc^mbly in lSS!),l,S!H),an(l lSl»l,re]iresenting in
the new re-a]iportionment the Second Assend)ly District of Hudson County,
and being the only Kei)ublican Assend)lyman from the county in 18!)2.
During that year he was the party (minority) leader on the floor of the
House and served on many important committees, including the Judiciary,
Revision of T^aws, and Treasurer's Accounts. In the autumn of 1892 he
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was uominated by the Eepublicans for State Senator from Hudson County,
and, althougli defeated, reduced the Democratic majority from 8,000 to
3,000. This fact illustrates the popularity which he has always enjoyed.
In 1894 he was appointed Justice of the First District (Criminal) Court of
Jersey City, which position he still holds, having been re-appointed in 1897.
In the spring of the latter year he was a candidate for Mayor of Jersey
City and was defeated by Mayor Hoos by the very small majority of about
3,000 votes.
Judge Potts has achieved distinction at the bar as an able and talented
lawyer, and on the bench has displayed great dignity, broad and accurate
learning, and acknowledged judicial qualifications. He is especially pop-
ular in social circles, prominent in the councils of the Republican party, a
member of the Carteret Club, of which he was Vice-President two years, a
member of the Union League, and a member of the Palma Club, having
served the latter four years as a Trustee. For a number of years he has been
a leading and influential member of the Republican County Committee of
Hudson County.
In 1876 Judge Potts married Miss Louise Bechtel, daughter of Charles
Bechtel, who was for many years the publisher of the State Gazette at
Trenton. They have three children.
HARRY MARTIN CONOVER was born in Manalapau, Monmouth
County, N. J., on the 18th of March, 1867, and descends from some of the
oldest and most respected families in the State. He is the son of William
Stephen Conover, the grandson of Stephen Conover, a great-grandson of
John P. Cowenhoven, and a great-great-grandson of Peter Cowenhoven, who
was the son of William Cowenhoven, who was the son of John William
Cowenhoven, who was the son of William Gerrets Couwenhoven, who was
the son of Gerret \^'oolferts Couwenhoven, who was the son of AA'oolferts
Garretson Van Couwenhoven, who came to this country from Amersfoort,
Province of Utrecht, Netherlands, in 1C30, who was superintendent of farms
for the Patroon of Rensselaerswyck, now Albany, and who subsequently
bought a farm at Amersfoort, L. I., and settled there. Mr. Conover's mother
was Nancy P. Martin, and on her side he is the grandson of John S. Martin,
a great-grandson of Ephraim. S. Martin, and a great-great-grandson of
Ephraim Martin, who was an officer in the Revolutionary War.
It will thus be seen that Harry Martin Conover descends from some of the
oldest families in this country, each generation having distinguished itself
in official or private capacities. From these lines of ancestors he inherits
those sturdy characteristics which the Holland immigrants brought with
them to their new homes, and which still characterize the race. Mr. Con-
over received his education in Monmouth County, N. J., and in Brooklyn,
N. Y. At the age of sixteen he entered the employ of the New York Life
Insurance Company in New York City and has been associated with that
great corporation ever since, holding positions of trust and honor and gain-
ing for himself the confidence of his associates and superiors.
Mr. Conover served for five years as a member of the Twenty-third Regi-
ment, National Guard of New York, receiving an honorable discharge. He
was with the regiment in Buffalo during the well known strike riots of 1894.
He is a member of the Dutch Reformed Church.
September 28, 1893, Mr. Conover married Louise Ferdon Kipp. They have
two children : David Kipp Conover and Albert Stephen Conover.
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JOSEPH FRANCIS XAVTER STACK. M.D., was boin July 6, 1871, in
IToboken, Hudson County, N. J., where he still resides. He is the son of
Mauriee Stack and Mary Carniody. and a grandson of Martin Stack, wlio
married Mary Kelly. His ancestors on both sides descended from Irish
emigrants who, since their settlement in this country, have been prominent
in both business and civil life. His father, who is' now retired, was for
twenty-eight years a
member of the police
force of Hoboken, whei'e
the family settled in
July, 1S6;1*
Dr. Stack was educat-
ed at St. Peter's College
in Jersey City and at
P>elleyue Hospital Medi-
cal College, New Yoi-k,
graduating from the lat-
ter institution with the
degree of ^LD. in March,
ISflfi. He then served in
the Out Patient Depart-
ment of St. \''incent"s
Hospital, New York
City, for t-no years, and
<in No^•ember 2, ISO", en-
gaged in the active jn-ac-
tice of his ])rofession in
Hoboken, opening his
yiresent office at 212 Gar-
den Street. In May,
ISnS, he was appointi'd
City Physiriau, which
office he still Inilds.
He is physician to
Court Castle Point and
Christopher ( Nilumbus
Lodge, Ancient Order of
Foresters of Hoboken, a
member of Council No.
99, Royal Arcanum, of
Hoboken, and a member of Court Harmony, A. O. F., of the Riverside
Athletic Club, and of the Knights of (.'elunibus. Dr. Stack', (hough a yeung
man, has achieved an excellent practice and a recognized standing in the
community, and enjoyed a \side accjuaintance and ])Opularity. He is deejHy
interested in jtublic affairs, is a public siiii'ited, energetic, and jtrogrcssiNe
citizen, and one of the leading young physicians of Hudson Counfy.
r'HAUNCEY H. SILLIMAN was boin in New P,edf(U'd, :\rass., De-
cember 24, 185."), and is the son of Josejib Sillinian and Fllecta J. Miller,
a grandson of John Leeds Silliman and Catherine Lockwood, and a gi'eat-
grandson of Joseph Silliman. Some of his an<-est()rs wei'c consjiicuous in
the Re'S'olutionary Win-, among them being Arnold, A^V)oster, and Sillim:ui,
who repulsed Tryon in the Tory raid at the baffle of Bennington. The
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family i^ ;ni old ouv in lliis rdinilry, and for ^vncrulions has been active
and iiiUncnlial in local affairs and honored and respecfed for their sterling
(inalities, patriotism, and ])rogressi ve sjiii-it.
Mr. Silliman received a ])re]iarator,v edncalion in the Betts ^Military
Academy on Strawberiy Hill, St:!mford, ("onii., and snbsefpicntly entered
(V)lnmbia (\)lle^'e, from which lie was L'Ta(bia1ed in the class of 187«. He
then entered upon a snccessfnl Inisiness cai-eer as assistant freisht a^ent of
the Fall Kivei- line of steamers; was snbse(|uently associated with Lord &
Tavlor, of New Y(n'h, for ten y.'ars; and in is'.}~, eniiaged in the express
CHAUNCEY H. SILLIMAN.
bnsiness, in wliich he still continnes, nnder the style of the Sul>nrban
Parcel Delivery. His field of operation embraces abont twenty-five square
miles radiating; from -\rlinj;ton, and affords em])lovment to some thirty
horses and thirty men. In this bnsiness IMr. Silliman has been very
successful.
He is a Democrat in jxilitics, havint^ cast his first vote for Samuel J.
Tilden. As a member of the Board of Education and Town Council of
Arlington lie has rendered most efficic^nt service to that borough, and
is noted for his public spirit, patriotism, and energy. He is a member of
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the Masonic order, a Presbyterian by birth, a.nd a liberal contributor to the
churcli of that denomination. He married Lutie Lainhart, by whom he has
two cliildren: I'lorence E. and Clunmcev H., Jr.
SAMUEL AUt^TIN BESt^OX, nuauber of the well known law firm of
Besson & Spohr, of Hoboken, and one of the foreniost attorneys and ad-
vocates in Hudson County, was born in Everittstown, Hunterdon ('ounty,
N. J., April 6, 1853. His oreat-great-grandfather, Francis Itesson, a French
Huguenot, came to this country in the latter part of the se\'enteenth cen-
tury and settled in the Townshiji of Amwell, in Hunterdon County, where
he was an extensive
landowner. In t h a t
vicinity the fan\ily has
been established for se\-
eral jjenerations, always
wielding a i)otent intli;-
ence in public affairs ami
taking' a ])roniinent part
in all matters affecting
the welfare of the com-
munity. Mr. Bess( Ill's
great-grandfather, J o h u
Besson, Rr.. was an en-
sign in the American
Revolution and pi-fsciit
at the siege and caiilnn'
of Yorktown. and at tln'
close of the war married
Margaret, daughter of
John Opdycke. T li e i r
son, John Besson. Jr.,
had a son William, who,
by his wife, Mai'garet A.
Case, was the farher of
Samuel Austin Besson,
the subject of this articli'.
Mrs. Margaret A. (Case)
Besson was the daughler
of Codfrev and Elizabi-th
(Welch) Case and a de-
scendant on h:'V father's
side of one of I he oldest
families in the southern
nart of Hunterdon
County.
Mr. Besson attended the public schools of Everittstown, the State
Normal School at Carversville, I'a., and Eafayette College at Easton, from
which he was graduated in 187(1. During his college course he was Prin-
cipal of the Franklin (Pa.) High School for one year, and immediately
after his graduation became Princi]ial of the High School at Philliiislmrg,
N. J. In 1877 he moved to Hoboken, and for three years read law in the
office of his brother, Hon. John C. Itesson, one of the leaders of the Hudson
Countv bar and one of the ablest lawyers in the State, It was Mr. Besson's
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226 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
intention to complete a course of study at the Columbia Law School in
New York, but business matters compelled him to abandon this hope.
Under his brother's instruction, however, he enjoyed, practically, the full
benefits of such a course, and when he came to the New Jersey bar as an
attorney in June, 1879, he was well flitted for the general practice of his
profession. Entering at once upon his legal career in Hoboken, he soon
displayed qualifications of the highest order, and in May, 1882, was ap-
pointed Corporation Counsel.
At this time he was a Republican. He served as Corporation Counsel
one year, when there was a complete change in the political offices of the
city. During his term, however, he rendered valuable and important
services to the municipality in various cases, including those which raised
the question of the waterfront rights. In 1886, finding the majority of the
Republican party hopelessly under the influence of the liquor dealers and
the Democratic politicians, Mr. Besson resigned his membership on the
Hudson County Republican Committee, and in that year, and again in 1887,
was the candidate for Mayor of Hoboken on the Prohibition ticket. In
1888 he was the candidate of the same party for member of Congress;
and though defeated in each campaign, he demonstrated his popularity
by polling a very flattering vote. Subsequently he returned to the Repub-
lican party, and has ever since actively associated himself with its interests
and exerted himself for its welfare, and until a year past has been an
influential member of the Hudson County General Republican Committee.
As a lawyer he enjoys an extensive general and corporation practice.
He was counsel for the Hoboken Land Improvement Company, and the
Hoboken Perry Company until March, 1898, the First National Bank of Ho-
boken until 1894, and is yet counsel of the Hudson Trust and Savings Insti-
tution and various other important corporations and financial enterprises.
He was a member of the law firm of J. C. & S. A. Besson from the time of
his admission to the bar until the death of his brother, John C. Besson.
December 15, 1894, when the firm of Besson, Stevens & Lewis was or-
ganized, which continued until April 1, 189S, when by request of Mr.
Besson that firm was dissolved, and Mr. Besson took as a partner John
R. Spohr, a young lawyer of good reputation, the present firm name being
Besson & Spohr, with oifices in the Hoboken Savings Ban!? Building on the
southwest corner of Washington and Newark Streets in the City of Ho-
boken. Mr. Besson devotes considerable time to the study of political
economy, history, English literature, etc. He is a close student, a man of
broad culture and accurate learning, a sound and able lawyer, a public
spirited, progressive citizen, and a ruling elder of the First Presbyterian
Church of Hoboken. He was one of the two founders and one of the first
Trustees of the Columbia Club of Hoboken, of which he is still a popular
member; and is also a member of Columbia Lodge, No. 63, I. O. O. F.. of
Euclid Lodge, F. and A. M., and of the Hudson County Bar Association,
which he has served as President.
Mr. Besson was married on the 10th of November, 1881, to Arabella,
daughter of Joseph M. Roseberry, of Belvidere, N. J. Their children are
Henrietta and Harlan.
JOHN CASE BESSON, brother of Samuel Austin Besson, was born in
Alexandria Township, Hunterdon County, N. J., April 30, 1838. He
received his rudimentary education in the public schools of his native
village, completing his studies at the Pennington Seminary. After leav-
GBNEAI;OGICAL 227
ing the latter institution he taught school for a short time. Afterward
he studied law in the office of Edward E. Bullock, of Frenchtown, N. J.,
where he remained for one year. He then took a thorough course at the
New York and National Law School at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., where he
was graduated LL.B. in the class of 1860. After his graduation he entered
the law office of Abraham Van Fleet, of Flemington, N. J., where he re-
mained until Februarj', 1863, when he was admilted to the bar as an
attorney. Mr. Besson then opened his own office, locating at Millville,
Cumberland County, N. J. His first month's revenue amounted to fifty
cents, and the succeeding nine months were but little better. He removed
to Flemington, where he formed a copartnership with George A. Allen,
which continued for one year. He then removed to Clinton, N. J., opening
an office, where he remained for two years. In February, 1866, he was
admitted as a counselor. On May 1, 1867, he located in Hoboken and
opened an office on Washington Street, in the old Reed house, and began
a practice which became one of the largest in Hudson County. In 1883
he formed a copartnership with his brother, Samuel A. Besson.
Mr. Besson married Miss Hasseltine Judson Nice, daughter of Eev.
George P. Nice, a prominent Baltimore clergyman. They had two sons.
Mr. Besson died December 15, 1894.
He was a Director of the First National Bank, the Hudson Trust and
Savings Institution, the Hudson County Gas Light Company, the New
Jersey Title Guarantee and Trust Company, and the North Hudson County
Railroad Company. In 1875 he published Besson's Neiv Jersey Lav Prece-
dents, which has been adopted as authority by the general legal profession.
He was a member of the Quartette, Columbia, and Union Athletic Clubs,
was for six years the Corporation Counsel, and served as Assemblyman
in 1885-86.
I
JOSEPH JOHN HASEL, pastor of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in West
Hoboken, was born in Newark, N. J., on the 4th of February, 1861. His
parents, Joseph Hasel and Kunigunda Dettinger, were natives respectively
of Westphalia and Wurtemberg, Germany. The former came to America
in 1820, before his marriage, and had six children: Francis. John, Lena,
Clement, Frances, and Joseph J., the subject of this article.
Father Hasel was educated at St. Benedict's College, Newark, at St.
Vincent's College in Pennsylvania, and at Seton Hall, Newark, and was
ordained to the priesthood April 11, 1886. He was successively assistant
pastor of St. Teresa Church, Summit, N. J., of St. Peter's, Newark, and of
the Holy Family Church in the Town of Union, in the meantime attending
St. Joseph's in West Hoboken, Hudson County. December 1, 1889, he was
appointed pastor of St. Joseph's Church, West Hoboken. where he is now
doing a most commendable work in both church and school. Father
Hasel's pastoral career is rich in good deeds, and one of which he may
well feel proud. A worker as well as a student and scholar, he has labored
with great zeal and energy for the best interests of his parish, and is be-
loved and respected by all. His labors in St. Joseph's parish have resulted
in the erection of a parsonage, sisters' house, and handsome church, which
will cost .'i?75,000, and these improvements were instituted and carried to
completion by him. The corner-stone of the new church was laid July 31,
1898, and solemnly dedicated July 2, 1899, by Et. Rev. W. M. Wigger, D.D.
Father Hasel has also greatly increased the communicant membership
of the parish and enlarged the parochial school connected therewith,
228 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
giving to both a new impetus, a very large measure of Ms own enthusiasm,
and that hearty support which emanates from a pure heart and honest
endeavor. He organized the Sacred Heart Society, the Young Ladies' So-
ciety, and the Children of Mary, and also the Young Men's Katolischer
Gesellen Yerein, which is incorporated, and of which he is President.
These societies have wielded a powerful influence for good, and under his
able and efficient direction are carrying on a work second only in impor-
tance to that of the church.
EDWAED C. STRIFFLEE, a prominent citizen of Harrington Park,
Bergen County, N. J., was born in New York City on the 1st of November,
1868. He is the only son and child of Christian Striffler and Mary Herzog
and a grandson of John Striffler, all natives of Wflrtemberg, Germany.
John Striffler was a soldier in Napoleon's army, and a farmer. Christian
Striffler came to New York City when a young man and was married here.
He established himself in the hardware business on the Bowery about 1868
and in 1873 moved to Ninth Avenue, near Forty-seventh Street, where the
firm of C. Striffler & Co., which was formed about 1889, still carries on a
thriving business and is one of the important hardware stores of New York.
Mr. Striffler was a member of the Knights of Honor, and at one time a
Sergeant in the New York militia. In 1884 he moved his family from New
York City to River Vale, N. J., where his wife died August 12, 1894, and
where his death occurred May 2.5, 1899.
Edward C. Striffler received his education in the public schools of New
York City. He left school at the age of seventeen and entered his father's
hardware store, with which he has ever since been identified, becoming a
member of the present firm of C. Striffler & Co. upon the retirement of his
father in 1893, the other partner being Emil Eudolph, his cousin. This is
one of the oldest and most successful general hardware, iron, and steel
houses in New York City, and has occupied its present location on Ninth
Avenue, near Forty-seventh Street, since 1873.
Mr. Striffler has been active and influential in the community where he
resides, and as the successor of his father's business and affairs has de-
veloped marked ability. He has served as a School Trustee of Harrington
Township, Bergen County, since 1896, and in various .other important ca-
pacities has displayed the highest attributes of the citizen. In politics he
is a Democrat.
Mr. Striffler was married on the 22d of June, 1892, to Elenore Banta,
daughter of the late Garrett H. Banta. They have two children: Willard
C. and Helen M.
JOHN G. FISHEE, formerly County Clerk of Hudson County, was born
in New Brunswick, N. J., January 22, 1843, and is the son of J. G. Fisher, of
New Brunswick, and his wife, Julia, daughter of Captain William Henry,
of the merchant marine. Mr. Fisher received his education in the public
schools, and after leaving school became a clerk in a clothing store in his
native town. In June, 1862, he enlisted as a volunteer in the Fourteenth
New Jersey Volunteers, being mustered out in August, 1864, with the rank
of First Lieutenant. He was severely wounded during the battle of Cold
Harbor. In 1867 he entered the law office of Judge W. T. Hoffman, of
Jersey City, with whom he remained for several years. In 1874 he accepted
a position under County Clerk John Kennedy, and continued to serve
through several succeeding administrations. When County Clerk ])en'nis
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ilcLaughlin entered the office Mr. Fisher resigned and entered a real estate
office, but subsequently resumed his position at Mr. McLaughlin's request.
He was elected a member of the Board of Aldermen of Jersey City in 1873.
Later he was elected a Justice of the Peace. In 1895 he was elected
County Clerk of Hudson County and served five years. He cast his first
vote for Abraham Lincoln, and from that time to the present has been an
active and zealous Republican. He is a prominent member of Zabriskie
Post, No. 38, Grand Army of the Republic.
Mr. Fisher married Jennie E. Baldwin, of Newark, N. J., and has two
sons and two daughters.
WILLLIM M. VAN SICKLE, Supervising Principal of Schools of the
Town of ^^'est New York, Hudson County, was born on a farm near Peters
Valley, Sussex County, N. J., March 15, 1854, and there spent his boyhood
days. His father, Benjamin P. Van Sickle, was one of the best known
farmers in that county and took special pride in his work.
William M. "S'an Sickle received his early education in the country school
near where he was born. When he was a mere lad he received a license
to teach, and for a period of three months engaged in the profession.
From this first school he entered the New Jersey State Normal School, and
after finishing a course there he took a special course at Cooper Union, New
York. He has taught school all along the line since he completed his
studies at Cooper I^nion, teaching at the country cross-road, afterward at
the rural village, then going to the town, and is now the Supervising Prin-
cipal of Schools at West New York, where he has successfully filled the
position the past eight years. These schools are now among the best in the
country, and have a full complement of studies ranging from the kinder-
garten to the high school.
Aside from public school work Mr. Van Sickle has been more or less
identified with the local interests of the several communities in which he
has lived, holding at different times the offices of United States Census
Enumerator, Town Clerk, County Committeeman, etc. He has also been
connected with the press for a number of years, furnishing many special
articles on the questions of the time.
He is also co-editor with Superintendent A. J. Demarest, of Hoboken,
in writing the famous system of reading known as " The Synthetic Phonic
Word Method of Teaching Reading," which will in time be universally
adopted throughout the country. Mr. Van Sickle is now President of the
Hudson County Teachers" Association, and he is also one of the members
of the Hudson County Teachers' Examining Board.
He was married in March, 18S(i, to ^Miss Harriet Brown, of Stockholm,
N. J., and has two children : Roscoe and Edith.
ANDREW J. DAA'IS, formerly Treasurer of the Town of ^'^'eeha\^ ken
and ex-Chairman of the Board of Council, was born in Albany County, N.
Y., March 9, 1843, the son of Howland Davis and Lorinda, daughter of
Thomas Craft. His ancestors came originally from Wales and Holland,
settling in this country several generations ago. His maternal grand-
father, Thomas Craft, of Albany County, N. Y., was a soldier in the patriot
army during the Revolutionary War.
Mr. Davis acquired his education in the public schools of his native
county. At the age of twenty he became a sailor on the Hudson River,
ru miiig between Albany and New York. In 1863 he was engaged by the
230 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
Camden and Amboy Railroad as a deckhand and subsequently, in 1869, he
was raised to a pilot, running between New York and South Amboy. In
1873 he was engaged by the Erie Railroad as Master of the " General
McCallum," where he has since remained.
His career has been an eminently successful one. As a Republican, Mr.
Davis has long taken an active part in political affairs and is recognized as
one of the party's foremost leaders. He has served as Treasurer of the
Town of Weehawken, has been a member of the Town Committee, and was
Chairman of the Board of Council and Chief of Police. Mr. Davis has also
held various other minor offices. He is a progressive, patriotic citizen, a
man of the highest integrity, and has long wielded a commanding influence
in the affairs of Weehawken, N. J., where he has resided since 1883, having
resided for six years in Guttenberg prior to that year. His prominence
and popularity have been attested by the several positions which he has
been called upon to fill, and the duties of which he has always discharged
with fidelity and satisfaction.
Captain Davis married Amanda W., daughter of Samuel R. and Jane
(Caruthers) Houston, of Englishtown, N. J. They have had three children :
Lillian (deceased), Jesse A., and Lester L. Jesse A. was graduated from
Stevens Institute and is now in the Navy Department as an inspector of
steel. He was born in 1873 in South Amboy, N. J.
WILLIAM CLAYBORN MARION, of Arlington, N. J., has achieved
special distinction in the manufacture of gold pens, a business he has fol-
lowed for fifty-two years. Born in Lexington, Ky., April 12, 1834, he is the
eldest son of Captain William C. and Caroline (Elserth) Marion and a
grandson of Alfred M. Marion and Mary, his wife, who settled in Kentucky
in the eighteenth century, all being Americans of French extraction. As
pioneers in the famous Blue Grass region the family wielded an important
influence and distinguished themselves for their artistic taste and mechan-
ical genius, and Mr. Marion seems to have both inherited and developed
these traits with peculiar success. His father was a Captain in the
Mexican War and was killed in the battle of Churubusco in 1846. His
mother died the same year.
Breathing in his father's house a wholesome mechanical atmosphere, and
having received at the district schools a good rudimentary education, he
left home at the age of fourteen and apprenticed himself to Andrew J.
Berrian, a maker of gold pens at 75 Nassau Street, New York. Mr. Marion
remanied there three years, and became so skillful in the art of pen making
that he secured, at the early age of seventeen, a position as journeyman in
the shop of Albert G. Bagley, on the corner of Duane and Centre Streets,
New York. Mr. Bagley is credited with being the inventor of the gold pen.
After his death the business changed hands, but Mr. Marion continued to
act as foreman for thirty-three years, when the plant was purchased by
Edward Todd. Mr. Bagley was long the leading gold pen maker of the
world, and Mr. Marion not only became deeply interested in his work, but
devoted much of his spare time after working hours to the study of difflcult
mechanical problems connected with the trade, and as a result of this close
application he achieved a national reputation as an expert gold pen maker,
orders for difficult work being sent to him from all parts of the country.
In 1884 Mr. Marion formed a partnership with G. Armeny and engaged
in business on Nassau Street in New York City under the present firm
name of Armeny & Marion. Mr. Marion is without doubt or question the
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231
oldest liTing working gold pen maker in the ^YOI■]d, Ids successful and active
career extending over a period of more than fiftv-three years. He is still
m active service, and enjoys a reputation unequaled by anyone in his line
ot business.
]\rr. Marion has carved out his own fortune and paved his own way to
success. Coming to Kew York a small boy, without money, he steadily'and
courageously went to work, flrst in IJurton's old theater in Park Row and
soon afterward in Bagley's pen factory, and when the War of the Kebellion
broke out bade good-by to wife and children and enlisted in the TTnion
WILLIAM C. MARION.
cause. In the summer of 1861, with Jann's ^filler, he recruited a company
which becanif? a part of the Fifty-sei'ond New York Volunteers, Shepard
Ei/les. He enlisted, however, in Company I, Ninth New York \'olunteer
Infantry, in the fall of 1801, as a private, and served nine months, partici-
pating in the battles of Ball's Bluff and Edward's Ferry. At the latter
place he ^^as wounded in the right hand. After this service in Maryland
and \'irginia he was detailed on reci'uiting duty in New York Citj', as a
Sergeant, and continued in that line for about one year and three months.
In November, 18C.3, he was honorably discharged.
On his return from the war Mr. Marion resumed the trade of gold pen
232 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
maker. In his business relations as well as in private life he is regarded
with great affection and as a benefactor. Sincere and true in all he at-
tempts, he is a thorough gentleman, universally esteemed and respected as
a public spirited, enterprising citizen, and worthy of the confidence which
is reposed in him. Mi. Marion lived in Brooklyn for many years. Fn
August, 1889, he moved from that city to Arlington, N. J., where he now
resides. He is a Democrat in politics and for several years was President
of the Arlington Democratic Club, resigning with all the other officers
when the tree silver question came to the front in 1896. He attends the
Presbyterian Church, is a member of ( •bancellor Walworth Lodge, P. and
A. M., and holds membership in the Scottish Kite bodies, 32°, of New York
City. He was a member of Tribune Lodge, No. 159, F. and A. M., of Ar-
lington. He is a member of Pilgrim Lodge, I. O. O. F., of Arlington, which
he served as Noble Grand two terms, has been a delegate to the Masonic
and Odd Fellows Grand Lodges of New Jersey, and as a member of the
Jamaica Bay Yacht Club.
January 29, 1855, Mr. Marion was married in New York City to Caroline
Patten, daughter of Susterry and Sarah (Long) Patten, of Nantucket, Mass.
They have had ten children: Frank W., an actor; Harry W., who is con-
nected with the firm of A. G. Spalding & Co., of New York; Bertha (Mrs.
Edwin Lewis), of Brooklyn; William C, Jr., the New York manager of the
Morgan-Wright Company; Alfred P., foreman for Armeny & Marion; Daisy
I. (Mrs. Harry Stover), of Brooklyn; Sidney T., who is employed by his
father in the factory; Emma, unmarried; and Edwin and Winlield,
deceased.
WILLIAM H. VOORHIS has always resided in Schraalenburgh, Bergen
County, N. J., where he was born on the 6th of November, 1870. He is a
direct descendant of Steven Coerts Van Voorhees, the emigrant (see sketch
on page 8.3), of the seventh generation. His father is John W. Yoorhis.
The Voorhis family has given many eminent men to the State; its mem-
bers have been conspicuous in the professions, in military and civil life,
and in the quieter pursuits of business and the trades for many genera-
tions. His mother was Sophia Vross, daughter of James Vross; her fam-
ily also came originally from Holland.
Mr. Voorhis acquired his early education in the public schools of
Schraalenburgh. Leaving school at the age of fourteen, he entered upon
the active duties of life. He learned the carpenter's trade, which he fol-
lowed as a journeyman for three years, when he engaged in the business
for himself. Since that time he has steadily and successfully prosecuted
his chosen trade, executing many important contracts, and adding ma-
terially to the general advancement of his town. His services have also
been called into requisition as a public official. For two years he was a
valued member of the Town Council. He is a member of the Dutch
Reformed Church, an enterprising, public spirited citizen, and a man of
acknowledged influence and standing.
Mr. Voorhis married Minnie Yereance, and they have two children:
Ethel, born in 1891, and Arthur, born in 1897.
EDWARD EARTjE, known as Edward Earle, Jr.. came to Bergen (now
Jersey City, N. J.) early in the spring of 1676, from Maryland. He was an
Englishman, or of English descent. On the 24th of April, following his
ERRATA
On page 232, in sketch of William H. Voorhis, iirst paragraph,
8th line, read Sophia Bross, daughter of James Bross, instead of
"Vross," as printed.
GENEALOGICAL 233
arrival at Bergen, he purchased Secancas Island, takin- a deed therefor
from Samuel Edsall and Peter Stoutenburgh, executors of the will of
JNicholas ^ arlett, who first purchased it from the Indians. Earle's deed
recites that the area of the island was about 2,000 acres. Three years
later he sold one-half of the island to Judge William Pinhorne for £500,
includmg one-half of all the stock, "Christian and negio servants." A
schedule attached to this deed discloses what improvements and personal
chattels were on the island at this time, and enumerates " one dandling
house, containing two lower rooms and a lean-to-below-stairs and a loft
above, five tobacco houses, one horse, one mare, two colts, eight oxen, ten
cows, one bull, four yearlings, seven calves, thirty or forty hogs, four negro
men, and five Christian servants." Edward Earle died December 15, 1711.
He married, February 13, lfi8S, Elsie Vreeland. After his death his
widow, Elsie Vreeland, went to Hackensack, where, on the 24th of June,
1716, she married Hendrick Meyer, by virtue of a license from the (iovernor
of New Jersey, dated May 8, 1716. Edward, Jr.'s children bv Elsie Vree-
land were seven in number: Edward, born in 1690; a son, born 1692;
Hannah, born in 1685; Marmaduke, born in 1696; John, born in IGDS; a son
born 1703; and a daughter born in 1704. All of these children eventually
settled within the limits of Bergen County and mostly at English Neigh-
borhood.
SAMUEL E. EARLE, the subject of this article, is of the sixth genera-
tion from Edward Earle, Jr., who came from Maryland, as stated in the
foregoing sketch. His father, Samuel E. Earle, Sr., a life-long farmer, was
born in old English Neighborhood, now Ridgefleld, filled the offices of
school trustee, road master, etc., and died March 12, 1898, at the age of
ninety-seven years and fourteen days; his father was Nathaniel Earle, also
a farmer. The wife of Samuel E. Earle, Sr., was Eliza McDonald, who was
born in North Bergen, and who died there March 28, 1898, aged eighty-
seven. She was of Scotch descent. Her paternal grandmother lived to be
over one hundred years old. Mr. and Mrs. Earle were both endowed with
great force of character and with attainments of a high order, and during
their lives were universally respected and esteemed for those sterling
qualities which distinguish their race. Of their eight children three are
living, namely: Matthias T. Earle, of Jersey City Heights, N. J.; Samuel
E. Earle, of North Bergen; and Abraham McDonald Earle, of Brooklyn,
N. Y.
Samuel E. Earle was born December 15, 1848, in North Bergen, Hudson
County, N. J., where he has always resided. After attending the public
schools of his native town he took up his father's vocation, that of farmer,
which he has since followed, engaging also from time to time in contract
work on roads and streets. He has been Eoad Commissioner of North
Bergen for nine j'ears and a member of the North Bergen Board of Educa-
tion since 1892. In politics he is an independent Democrat. Mr. Earle has
filled every position with ability and satisfaction, and during an active
career has won and maintained the confidence of his fellow-citizens. His
interest in township affairs, his faithful attention to the trusts committed
to his care, and his unfailing public spirit and patriotism, together with
his industry, enterprise, and activity, have gained for him universal esteem
and respect. He is a member of the Royal Society of Good Fellows.
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Novembei- 4, 1880, Mr. Earle married Miss Mary S. Rodgers, daughter
of Abiatliii and Illioda liodgcrs, of New York City. Tliey Lave two chil-
dren: Rlioda Ann and Fred Keed.
JAMES SMITH, Treasurer of the City of Iloboken, N. J., since May,
1888, is the son of James Suiith, Sr., and Elizabeth Eaton, and was born in
County Meath, Ireland, May 5, 1848. In 1850 he was brought by his
parents to America. The fainily settled in Hoboken, Hudson County, and
there Mr. Smith has ever since resided, identifying himself with the growth
and advancement of the city and contril)uting materially to its general
welfare. He attended Ho-
boken Public School No. 1,
being one of its fii-st scholars,
and finished his studies at St.
Francis Xavier College in New
York City. Subse(iuently he
engaged in the provision trade
in Hoboken, and for thirty
years has followed that busi-
ness with constantly increas-
ing success.
In politics Mr. Smith has
always been a Democrat. He
was elected Treasurer of the
City of Hoboken in May, 1888,
and by successive re-elections
has eA'er since held that office
with great credit and honor to
himself and entire satisfaction
to the people. That he is
po])ular, trustworthy, and uni-
versally respected is attested
by the fact that he has had
no opposition at the polls since
his first election, and even then
his opponent for the office was
nominated on an independent ticket and polled a very small vote. Mr.
Smith has discharged his duties as Treasurer of the city with unceasing
fidelity, and v;ith such marked ability and integrity that in ISIJO he was the
Democratic nominee for the State Treasurership. He is public spirited,
enterprising, and patriotic, prompt and exact in the dischai'ge of every
obligation, genial and afl'able in manner, and popular among all who know
him. He is a member and one of the founders of the Columbia Club of
Hoboken.
Mr. Smith married JMiss Minnie Judge, whose father was one of the
original Police Commissioners of Hoboken. They have three sons and two
daughters.
.JAMES SMITH.
EUGENE VAN ARTSDALEN MAGEE, of Hoboken, was born in James-
burg, N. J., December 21, 1S."52. He is the son of Joseph C. and Elizabeth
(Van Artsdalen) Magee and a grandson of Jonathan Magee and Daniel Van
Artsdalen, and spi'ings from a family whose members have long been
active aud prominent in the State.
GENEALOGICAL
235
Mr. ]\[agee was educated at Fieeliold Institute iu Freehold, N. J., and
for a time was in the First National Bank of Jamesburg. In 1871 he went
to New York City, where he added to his practical knowledge of business
aft'airs. He engaged in the business of clothiers" trimmings in 1880, and so
continued with marked success until 1891, when the death of his brother-
in-law {-aused a change in his commercial relations. He then associated
himself with his father-in-law, ^Mlliam H. Harper, in the real estate and
insurance business in Hoboken. of which he is the manager and proprietor.
This agency dates back to 18()0, and conducts an extensive business through-
EUGENE VAN ARTSDALEN MAGEE.
out Hudson County. Mr. Magee is an expert in all matters connected with
real property and", wheneyer diflerences of opinion in respect to yalues
arise his iudgment is accepted as final. He is a resident of East Orange,
a gentleman of excellent social and financial standing, and is held m mucli
respect by all with whom he has business or personal relations. He is a
member of the Munn Ayenue I'resbyterian Church of East Orange. He
married Minnie Harper and has two children.
WILLIAM WILLIAMS BANTA, of Hillsdale, N. J., numbers among
his ancestors some of the most distinguished men of Bergen County, ihe
236 HUDSON AND BEKGEN COUNTIES
Eantas, the Demarests, the Duries, and other prominent families came
over from Holland and were original settlers of the county, and to their
energy, activity, and enterprise is due much of the county's prosperity,
as well as the growth and development of the eastern part of the State.
Mr. Banta is a lineal descendant of Epke Jacobse Banta, a well-to-do
farmer who emigrated to Amezica from Harlengen in the Province of East
Friesland, Holland, in 1659. The register of the ship " De Trouw " shows
that Banta with his wife and children: Seba, aged six years, Cor-
nelius, aged four years, Henry, aged two years, and Weart, aged nine
months, left the port of Amsterdam, February 13, 1059, and in due time
reached New Amsterdam, from whence Banta went to Bergen in New
Jersey, where he took an active part in town affairs, and in 1679 was there
appointed one of the Judges of the Court of Oyer and Terminer. The
same year he bought a tract of land near Hackensack. His son Dirk bought
lands adjoining his father in 1681, and in 1695 four of the sons, in com-
pany with other persons, bought a large tract at English Neighborhood
in Bergen County. The sons all married, reared large families, and became
prominent and influential in county affairs, principally in Bergen.
William W. Banta is of the eighth generation from Epke Jacobse Banta,
the emigrant, and is the son of John J. Banta and Margeretta Demarest,
and a grandson of Jacob J. and Maria (AVilliams) Banta, and on his
mother's side of David and Margeretta Durie Demarest. He was born at
Old Bridge, Bergen County, N. J., on the 20th of July, 1857, and received
his education in the public schools of Eiver Edge in the same county.
He subsequently spent ten years in teaching, first as Principal of the
Hillsdale Public School and later as teacher of Public School No. 2, at
Teaneck. From 1887 to 1896 he conducted a general store at Hillsdale,
serving also as Postmaster during that period. In 1897 he again accepted
the principalship of the Teaneck school, which he still holds.
Mr. Banta is a teacher of acknowledged ability, and during many years'
service in that occupation has been eminently successful. He has brought
to his duties great intellectual capacity, liberal ideas, and a broad educa-
tional training, and the schools under his management have experienced
unusual prosperity. He was one of the Assessors of Washington Township
in 1894 and Clerk of the new Township of Hillsdale in 1898, and is a
Steward and Trustee of the Hillsdale Methodist Episcopal Church. In
every capacity he has won the respect and confidence of all who know
him. He married Emma Hopper, daughter of Abram A. and Margaret
Hopper, of Hillsdale, N. J.
THE VAN HORN FAMILY.— The first American progenitor of the Van
Horn family in Hudson and Bergen Counties was Jan Cornelissen, who
came to America from his birthplace, the City of Hoorn, Holland, pre-
viously to the year 1645. Mr. Winfleld, in his " History of Hudson
County," thinks this emigrant was under twenty-one years of age when
he arrived at New Amsterdam, and cites as proof the fact that, on
October 4, 1647, a power of attorney was executed by him for the purpose
of collecting money due him from his guardian in Holland. He sided with
the English in 1664, and took the oath of allegiance to the king the same
year. One of his sons, named Joris. married, March 11, 1663, Maria Eut-
gers, of Amersfoort, L. I., and had eight children, one of whom was Rutgert
Jansen Van Horn, baptized at New York, January 5^ 1667. This Rutgert
married, April 25, 1697, Neeltie Van Vechten. Another son was Cornelius
GENEALOGICAL 237
Jansen Van Horn. In 1697 both Eutgert and Cornelius went to Schraalen-
burgh, where Cornelius married Jacomina Demarest, widow of Samuel
Helling, and settled east of Closter, where his descendants still reside.
Rutgert returned to Bergen and purchased lands at Bayonne, where he
resided until 1711, when he bought a farm at Communipaw, where he spent
his days, and where he died May 15, 1741. Rutgcrt's descendants spread
over Hudson County, and those of Cornelius over Bergen County.
THE VAN HOUTEN FAMILY.— Boele Roelofsen Joncker, a native of
the Province of Gelderland, Holland, and his wife and four children, be-
sides his wife's sister and a boy, came to America, in February, 1659, and
settled at Xew Amsterdam. His wife's surname was Tennis. The names
of the children he brought with him were Halmagh, Cornells, Tennis, and
Matilda, and after his arrival in New York he had two more children bap-
tized there: Henry, February 6, 1661, and Catharine, October 8, 1662.
Roelofsen's children after his death removed to and settled at Bergen, X. J.
Halmagh married, September 3, 1676, Jannetje Peters, a daughter of Peter
Merselis, of Beest, Holland. Cornells married, November 11, 1677, Mag-
dalena Rynese Van (riesen. Teunis married, January S, 1678, Catharine
Claes Kuyper (Cooper). Matilda married, July 2-, 1683, John Hendricks.
No further mention is made of the other two children. Halmagh's children,
baptized at Bergen, were ten: Roelof, Peter, Cornelius, Catelyntie, Jacob,
Dirck, Geertie, Elizabeth, John, and Jannetie. These all remained at Ber-
gen, where their descendants are very numerous. Cornelius went to
Aquackanonck. where, on March 16, 1684, he and several others purchased
and settled on a large tract known as the Aquackanonck (Passaic) i)atent.
His children were Crietie, Roelof, Rynier, Driekie, John, and Cor-
nelius. These remained at Passaic, and their descendants are numerous
in Passaic County and in the western and northern parts of P>erj;en County.
Teunis removed to Rockland County, N. Y. (then Orange County), where he
purchased lands and located, and where he became somewhat noted. In
1689 he was a Justice for Orange County, and the same year he was a
member of the Committee of Safety to deal with the treason of Governor
Leisler at New York. He had thirteen children, some baptized at I'.crgeu.
some at New York, and some at Tappan. Their names were Crietic. liolof,
Ann, Claes, Jannetie, Vroutie, Cornelia, John, Vroutie, Elizabeth, Pietartie,
Grietie, and Anetie. Many of these married and their descendants spread
over Rockland County, N. Y., and southward into Bergen County, N.J.
THE VAN GELDER FAMILY. — The numerous Van Gelders in Bergen
County are descended from Johannes Van Gelder, who came from Gelder-
land in Holland about 1661 and settled at New Amsterdam, where he had
issue Hester, 1662; John, 1664; Hermanns, 1666; Elizabeth; Maria; Abra-
ham, 1673; Cornelia; Emmerdus; and James. John married in lOSi;
Effie Roos. Hermanns married in 1689 Catharine Teunis. Abraham mar-
ried in 1695, Catalyntie Ellas. James settled at Hackensack, N. J., in 170."),
and married Susanna Devoe, a widow. Abraham's son John, born about
1702, married Catalina Vanderbeck, and about 1730 settled at Pompton,
then in Bergen County. From these two, John and James, there are nu-
merous descendants living in the western part of Bergen (^^anty.
ABRAM C. HOLDRUM.— The Holdrums of Bergen Countyare of Holland
extraction. The first to come to America was John Holdrum (or, as he
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spelled it, Holdron). The exact date of his arrival at New York is not
known, bnt it must have been early in 1708. for in that year he married
Miss Oornelia Van Tienhoven, a daughter of Director-General Cornelius
Van Tienhoven, of New Amsterdam, where she was born in the fall of 1C78.
John Holdrum and his wife resided in New Amsterdam for five years
after their marriage, during which time three children were born to them.
In 1713 John and his family removed to Tappan, N. Y., where they seem
to have resided, neighbors to the Coopers, Eckersons, Harings, and
Straatmakers, some of whom were living within the limits of Bergen
County. Of what part of Holland John Holdrum was a native does not
definitely appear. It is known that he styled himself " yeoman," which
signified he was a man possessed of some propertj', and that he sailed
from Amsterdam. He
was an agriculturist,
and must have been a
man of respectability to
obtain an introduction
into such an aristo-
cratic family as the Van
Tienhovens. His chil-
dren of the second gene-
ration were William,
Elizabeth, and Lucas,
born in New York City,
and Elsie, Sarah, John,
and Cornelius, born at
Tappan, N. Y., the last
of whom married Antje
Meyer, and had five
children.
William Holdrum, of
the second generation,
born in New' York about
1710, married, in 1734,
INI a r g r i e t i e Peters,
d a u g h t e r of Claes
Peters, of Rockland
County, N. Y. A^'illiam
purchased lands in Har-
rington Townshij), Ber-
gen County, just south
of the State line, about
1745, but what area
does not appear, the
deed never having been recorded. On December 18, 1760, he purchased
from Dominie Benjamin Vandelinda a tract of 2.58 acres west of the Hack-
ensack River, adjoining the State line. On this William resided all his life-
time, following the occupation of a farmer. His children of the third gen-
eration were: John, born in 1735, mai'ried Catharine Lepper (and had
three children); Cathelyntie, born in 1737; Cornelia, born in 1739; Claes,
born in 1740; William, born in 1742; Maria, born in 1745; Abraham, born
in 1747; Cornelius, born in 1749; and Catharine, born in 1751. One of these
last (Cornelius, third generation) married Elizabeth Haring. He died May
ABRAM 0. HOLDRUM.
GENEALOGICAL 239
31, 1831. They had a son, James 0. Holdruni (4), born December 21, 1785,
who married Margaret Demarest. He died October 5, 1877, and she died
March 30, 1870. One of their children was ( 'ornelius J. Holdrum (5), who
married Elizabeth De Pew, and had children, one oi whom was Abram C.
Holdrum (6), the subject of this sketch.
Abram 0. Holdrum was born at Orangebnrgh, Rockland County, N. Y.,
September 23, 1837. He received his education in the local public schools
of his town, and, after finishing the usual course, was duly appointed to a
scholarship in the New York Normal School at Albany, where he com-
pleted a thorough classical training. Subsequently he was engaged in
business in New York City for nearly twenty years, retiring in 1872 and
removing to Bergen County, where he has since resided. From that time
to the present he has been honored by almost every local office of trust
within the gift of the county and State.
He is and has been for many years a commissioner of deeds and a notary
public for New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York. He has served
as a member of the Board of School Trustees of Washington Township for
more than twenty years, being district clerk most of that period. In IST!) he
was elected to the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders, and was the
first Republican representative from the Township of AVashington. He
was appointed to take the TJnited States census in 1880 and again in 18!)(l,
and in the latter year was appointed by the tJovernor a member of the
Bergen County Board of Elections, of which he served as Secretary until
his election to' the New Jersey Legislature of 18!)7. In 18!t.") he was com-
missioned Postmaster of Westwood, N. J., and held that office four years.
Elected to the Assembly of 1897 by a plurality of :t,(;:!3 over Van Em-
burg, the highest Democratic candidate, Mr. Holdrum served on the Com-
mittees on Game and Fisheries and Revision of Laws, and was re-elected
for the session of 1898. his majority over Mr. Fellows, the Democratic nom-
inee, being 808. His entire legislative career was marked by a careful, com-
prehensive, and intelligent attention to the business of the House, and
especially to those measures which affected his town or county, and gained
for him a high reputation as well as a wide and intimate acquaintance.
Mr. Holdrum has been a leading member of the Republican (Vmnty Ex-
ecutive Committee of Bergen County for many years, and in ISiiii be-
came the committee's Vice-Chairman. He has been President of the Ber-
gen County Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company since 1891, lias been
Vice-President of the Bergen County Board of Agriculture and a delcKiite
to the State board for some time, and is also President of the Progi-ossive
Building and Loan Association, of Hillsdale, N. J. In all these capacities
he has displayed great business ability, sound judgment, and unerring
foresio-ht united with manlv courage, indomitable industry, and honcH
effort" He has faithfullv and honestly discharged the duties of every trust.
He is a member and past officer of City Lodge, F. and A. il., of New York
Citv and a member of Rockland Chapter, R. A. M., of Nyack, N. Y.
He married, in January, 1872, Miss Mary Leah Hopper, and has two chil-
dren living: Bessie C, born in 1876, and Carret S. il., born m 1881, and
resides in Westwood, Bergen County.
THE V '^N DIEN FAMILY has numerous members in the central parts
of Bergen County. Their common ancestor was Gerret Cornelise Van
Duyn (said to have been a native of Zwolle in the Province of Overyssel in
Holland) In 1649 he emigrated from Niewkerk in Zealand to New Am-
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stei'dam and married Jacomina Swarts. He settled at Brooklyn, where he
plied his trade of a earj)enter and wheelwright. He was fined there in
KifiS for refusing to pay toward supporting the minister. On August 10,
1670, he obtained permission to return to Holland, and, with his wife, kept
house at Zwolle, but, not prospering, he returned in 1679 in Ihe ship "The
Charles," on board of which were several leaders of the sect known as
Labadists. He finally located on a farm on Long Island, between New
Utrecht and Flatbush. He bought other lands at Flatbush. He was
among the Flatbush patentees in 1686 and 1687, took the oath of alle-
giance in 1687, and was a magistrate in 1687-88 and a justice in 1689-90.
He died in 1705, leaving issue Cornelius, Garret, Denys, William, Dirck.
Cornelia, Abraham, Aeltie, and Jacomina.
Coinelius removed to Somerset CVtunty, N. Y. Abraham settled on the
Raritan River in Xew Jersey, and later went to Cecil County, Md. All the
others except Garret settled in Somerset and Middlesex Counties, N. J.
Garret went to Bergen, where he settled, and died in 1686. He married
Gertie Hopper, and bought lands in 1662 from Governor Stuyvesant, on the
Saddle River. His children wrote their names Van Dien. Among his issue
was Gerret Van Dien, who married Vroutie ^'erwey, and lived west of
the Saddle River. His issue were Dirk, Cornelius, Hendricka, Albert, and
William, and the descendants of these children are now numerous in
Bergen County.
THE A^-VNDERBECK PAMITA" is among the most numerous of any in
Bergen and Hudson Counties. Paulus A^ander Beek, the common ancestor
of the family in America, was a native of Bremen, in Germany, and came
to America about 1043, stopping first at New Amsterdam, where, on October
9, 1644, he married Maria Thomas (or Baddie), a widow who had previously
been the wife of Thomas Farden and William Arianse Bennett, of Gowan-
nus. Paulus ^'ander Beek appeals to have been of a roving disposition.
In 1655 he was living at Brooklyn. In 1660 he was following the calling
of a butcher in New Amsterdam. In 1661 he was farming the excise of
Long Island, and in 1662 he was ferry-master. On October 24. 1663, he
bought plantation lot No. 17 at Graves End. He was enrolled as a tax-
payer of Brooklyn in 1675, and was one of the patentees of the Brooklyn
patent in 1677. In 1679 he sold half of a farm at (iowanus for 3,000
gelders. He resided on the farm at Gowannus, late of Garret Bergen. He
died in 1680. His children were Conrad, 1647; Aeltie, 1649; and Paulus,
Hester, Isaac, and Catharine. Paulus Vander Beek (2), bax)tiz;ed at New
Asterdam, November 17, 1650, married, June 13, 1677, Sarah Schouten. He
resided at Gowannus, where he died about 1690. His issue of the third
generation were Sarah, Maria, Paulus, Sarah, Lucas, and Janneken.
Paulus Vanderbeck (;>), baptized at Gowannus, November 6, 1C81, mar-
ried Jannetie Springsteen, and settled at Hackensack, joining the church
there September 30, 1710, which is about the time he went there. He
bought land in what is now Midland Township and at Paramus, where
he settled. His cousin, Paulus Vanderbeck, son of Conrade (2), married (1)
Jannetie Johannes, widow of Jacob Culvei-, and (2) June, 1703, Catryn
Martens, widow of Samuel Berry. He likewise settled near Hackensack.
Paulus (3) had issue Abram, 1708, and Isaac, 1712, and Paulus (3), son of
Conrad, had children Conrad, Jacob, Elsie, Paulus, and Catharine. Prom
these residing .about Paramus and Hackensack have sprung a numerous
host, scattered over Bergen and Hudson Counties.
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241
HENRY ISAAC DARLING, of .T(>i'sey City, was born in County Meatli,
Ireland, on the Ttli of June, 1847. Ho is tiio son of Janios Darling and
Susan Ffolliott and a grandson of Hiram Darling and Jolm Ffolliott. He
received liis education at Santry College, in Diiiilin, and in 1865 came to
New York City, where lie began his active carcn'r. In 1800 he went to
California and spent four eventful years in San Fr-ancisco and Sacramento,
gaining a wide experience
and a full knowledge of
business generally. Re-
turning east in ISTO, he
was in the great Chicago
fire of 1871, and the next
year (1872) returned to
New York, where he was
employed for several
years in the wholesale dry
goods business.
Mr. Darling removed to
Hobokeu, Hudson County.
N. J., in 1875 and lived
there nine years. In 1881
he moved to the Hudson
City section of Jersey City
and engaged in real estate
business and building oji-
erations. He was tlie
first in his section of Jer-
sey City to inaugurate the
system of building a de-
tached house on a lot and
selling the whole jtroperty
on easy terms, thus enab-
ling working jieojde of
moderate means to get
possession of their homes
and pay for them in the
easiest possible manner.
In this line of oper.ation
Mr. Darling has been emi-
nently successful, and a
large number of families
to-day are enjoying homes which he has provided for them on this basis.
Among the buildings which he has erected uji to the present time are
one hundred and thirty-five houses by actual count in Hudson County,
nearly all of which he has sold to families now occupying them. Most of
these homes have been built within the past six years, thus bringing into
the county property to the value of over -IfSOO.OOO.OO, and improving lands
which would still be unproductive and of small value as a taxable asset.
Numerous builders and contractors have followed his exam]ile of building
detached houses for homes for working people and have been very suc-
cessful, yet the inception and inauguration of the plan is due wholly to
him, and in this particular line he is the acknowledged leader. Blocks
of houses all over the Hudson City and liergen sections of Jersey <Jity, on
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242 HUDSON AJSTD BERGEN COUNTIES
Weekawken Heights, and in West Hoboken attest his design of working
people's homes. Mr. Darling makes a specialty of one and two family
houses, and he justly claims that he never built a house but what he could
sell easily.
As a business man and citizen Mr. Darling has achieved an excellent
reputation. He has been successful in all his efforts, for in their inception
and execution he has displayed the highest abilities, untiring industry, and
superior judgment. He was at one time a member of the Eepublican
County Committee of Hudson County and also served a five years' term as
Justice of the Peace, but with these exceptions has never held public
office. Though a public spirited citizen, deeply interested in the welfare
of the community, and thoroughly identified with its interests, he has
never taken a very active part in politics, his extensive business interests
demanding and receiving his entire attention. He is a member of Hoboken
Lodge, F. and A. M., of Unique Lodge, A. O. U. W., and of the Berkley
Club. Both he and his family were prominent in the Ascension Protestant
Episcopal Church, New York Avenue and South Street, Jersey City, for
manv years ; they now attend St. John's Church on Summit Avenue, Jersey
City:
Mr. Darling was married in Hoboken, N. J., in 1875, to Miss Martha J.
Dowden. They have one son, Benjamin J. Darling, now a law student in
the office of Henry A. Gaede, of Hoboken, and a member of the afternoon
law class of New York University, 1901, and two daughters, Elizabeth and
Isabel Letitia.
THE VAN GIESEN FAMILY.— One Reynier Bastiaensen Van Giesen,
from Giesen, a village in North Brabant, Holland, came to New Amster-
dam with his wife, Dircke Cornells Van Groenland, prior to 1660, and
settled at Flatbush, L. I. He was a schoolmaster, and the first one at Flat-
bush, as appears from an agreement dated June 6, 1660, which he signed
between himself and the consistory of the Dutch Church of Flatbush. He
resided at Flatbush in a house which he sold in January, 1663, and was an
officer in attendance upon the court. From Flatbush he went to Bergen,
and from thence to Hackensack, where, in September, 1699, he married his
second wife, Hendrickie Buys, of Bergen. At this time he had dropped
the Bastians from his name. His issue were John; Jacob, 1670; Gysber-
tie, 1673; Bastianse, Abraham, Henry, Isaac, Eynier, Isaac, and per-
haps daughters. Of these Isaac married Hillegond Claesen Cooper and
Anna Breyand. Henry married Sara Romeyn. Rynier married a Van
Dien. All these settled at Hackensack, and later their descendants set-
tled in the western part of Bergen County, where the name is now
common.
THE VAN SAUN FAMIIiY.— The Van Sauns are a numerous family
to-day in Bergen County. Jacob Van Zauwen came to America in 1677
and settled at New Amsterdam. There, the following year, he married
Jennetie Lucas. The entry of this marriage discloses the fact that the
groom was a native of Ransdorp in Holland.
One of his sons, Jacob Van Saen (as he wrote it), born in New Amster-
dam about 1683, went to Hackensack in 1705, and married Rachel Bogert.
He purchased lands in the Paramus district of Bergen County, where he
finally settled. He and his wife joined the Hackensack Dutch Church in
1726.' His issue were Jacob, 1706; John, 1709; John, 1711; Jannetie,
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1714; Isaac, 1717; Angenitie, 1719; Lucas. 1722; and a daughter, 1725.
These intermarried with the Bantas, Deniarests, Goetschius, and other
families, and scattered over the Counties of Bergen and Passaic.
FREDERICK W. HORSTMAN, of East Newarlv, Hudson County, was
born in Newarlv, N. J., on tlie !)th of January, 184.3. He is the son of Henry
Horstman (son of ^Yill^an^ and Margaret Horstman). a native of Hanover,
Germany, wlio came to America in 1S.S7 and settled in Newark, where he
was married in 1841 to Wilhelmina Luderson. daughter of Fredericlt Luder-
son, and where he spent tl\o remainder of liis life as a manufacturer of
steel springs.
Mr. Horstman received a
thorough public school edu-
cation in his native city,
and at an early age learned
the machinist's trade. On
Lincoln's first call for
troops in 1861 he enlisted in
Company E, First New Jer-
sey Volunteer Infantry, in
which he served three
months, when he was hon-
orably discharged. He sub-
sequently associated him-
self with the Arm of Hughes
& Phillips, manufacturers
of machinery, of Newark,
N. J., with whom he re-
mained thirty years, being
foreman of their establish-
ment during twenty years
of that period. In fjolitics
Mr. Horstman is an ardent
and consistent Democrat.
He has for many years
taken an active part in the
affairs of the community,
having served as Town
Committeeman and as a
member of the School
Board of the Town of
Kearny — a part of which
now comprises the Borough of East Newark, of which he is at the present
time Borough Recorder. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity and
of the Knights of Honor, an honorary member of the Aurora Singing So-
ciety of Newark, and President of the Peo])le's Building and Loan Asso-
ciation, with which he has been actively identified for more than twenty-
seven years. Mr. Horstman is a public spirited, enterprising, and progress-
ive citizen, has filled every position with acknowledged ability aud satis-
faction, and is highly respected by all who know him. He has always
enjoyed the entire coiafidence of the community, and in both business and
public capacities has achieved an excellent reputation.
Mr. Horstman's wife, Bertha Meis, whom he married in Newark, N. J.,
FREDERICK W. HORSTMAN.
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came from Germany in 1865. Their children are Henry J., Frederick W.,
Jr., Bertha, Ida, Julia, Minnie, Sophia, Grace, and Franklin G. The family
reside in the Borough of East Newark.
THE VAN VOORST FAMILY.— The first American of the Van Voorsts,
of Bergen and Hudson Counties, was Cornelius Van Vorst, who came to
America between 1634 and 1636, as is supposed, from the little town of
Voorst, in the Province of Gelderland, Holland, near the Eiver Yssel; but
as there was a town of the same name in the Province of Antwerp, in
Belgium, there is some doubt about Van Voorst's birthplace. He arrived
at Bergen (while the Lord of Achtienhoven was still the patron of Pavonia,
and Wouter Van Twiller, Director -General of New Netherlands), and settled
at Ahasimus. The eA'idence makes it likely that before his advent at Ahasi-
mus he was engaged in commerce between Holland and the New Nether-
lands. He appeared at Pavonia in 1636 as superintendent of Michael
Pauw's plantation at Pavonia. The name of his first wife does not appear,
but his second wife's name was Vroutie Ides. He died in the summer of
1638, and she died in the spring of 1641. His issue were Hendrick, John,
and Ann, born in Holland, and Ide, born in New York. The latter is
reported to have been the first white male child born and married in New
Netherlands. Ide was captured by the Indians in 1643 and taken to Tap-
pan, but was ransomed by Captain John de Vries and others. Ide married,
October 18, 1652, Hilletie Jans, of Oldenburgh. He resided at Ahasimus,
where, as a farmer, he accumulated wealth and eventually became the
owner of nearly all of Michael Pauw's domains. He braved the dangers of
border life, and exposed himself, his property, and family to attacks by
the savages. In 1656 he took refuge in New Amsterdam, but returned to
Bergen when peace was restored. Several times he was obliged to flee
from the savages. His children of the third generation were Vroutie, Ann,
Cornelius, Pietartie, Cornelius, and Joanna. From these are descended
the Van Vorsts of Bergen and Hudson Counties.
THE VAN ORDEN (VAN NAERDEN) FAMILY is said to have origi-
nated at Naerden, a town in North Holland, from whence, as early as 1639,
one Claes Jansen Ruyter emigrated to America. The surname Ruyter
was bestowed on him because he was, as the name signifies, a good horse-
man. His children dropped the " Ruyter " and went by the name of Jan-
sen. He and his wife, Pietertie Jans, are said to have gone first to Esopus,
but, not liking that locality, located at Brooklyn, where in 1645 Claes
bought 42 acres of land adjoining the farm of Peter Van Delinde. Claes
was an Indian interpreter in 1660. His son, Claes Jansen, married in
New York in 1676 Cornelia Williams, of Esopus. He was then registered
as being from Esopus. By his two wives he had a large family of children.
Claes's son John married and reared a large family, among whom were
Andries (Andrew), Albert, and Adam. These came to Hackensack about
1700, where, on August 31, of that year, Andries married Rachel, eldest
daughter of David Demarest (2), by whom he had a son, John. Rachel
Demarest died in 1708, and Andries married, August 12, 1710, Antie la
Roux, a granddaughter of Jaques la Roux, the emigrant. Andries's chil-
dren were Jacobus, Elizabeth, Jannetie, Peter, and Wybrig. Albert,
brother of Andries, married in 1717 Margaret Mattys, of Hackensack, by
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whom he had issue. J[any of the childien of Andi-ies and Albert settled
on lands now m AVashington, Midhind, and llohokns Townships, where
the name is frequently met with to-day.
EDWARD JIcDEEMOTT, for more than twelve years a leading architect
and builder of ^"orth Hudson County, was born July :il, lS(i6, in West Ho-
boken, X. J., where he has always resided. He is the son of John McDer-
mott and Elizabeth Mc(Jlure. He receiyed his education in the West
Hobokeu public schools, and after completing his studies turned his atten-
tion to architecture, for which he had decided taste. HaNing gained a prac-
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EDWARD McDERMOTT.
tical as well as a theoretical knowledge of the profession, he opened an office
for the active practice of architecture in West Iloboken, in 1880, and
through his ability and skill has gained an extensive business. He has de-
signed and erected many of the finer structures, including numerous dwell-
ings, in the northern part of Hudson County. His work shows great origi-
nality, broad professional knowledge, and nuirked artistic taste, as well as a
thorough comprehension of structural problems. His success is the result
of his own efforts.
Mr. McDermott has also been active and influential in public affairs, fill-
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iug several positions with the same ability and satisfaction which have
characterized his professional career. Elected a member in 1890 and Treas-
urer in 1891 of the Board of Fire Trustees of West Hoboken, and Tax As-
sessor of the town in 1892, he still holds the latter office, discharging his
duties with ability, faithfulness, and honor. He is a member of Cosmopoli-
tan Lodge, No. 351, I. O. O. F.
THE VAN WAGENEN AND GAERETSEN FAMILIES.— Garret
Gerretsen was a native of Wageningen, an ancient town near the Rhine
River, and about ten miles west of Arnheim in Gelderland, Holland. This
town stood on marshy ground, was walled, and was a place of considerable
strength during the Thirty Years' War. Garret Gerretsen left his native
town with his wife, Annetie Hermanse, and child, Gerret (then two years
old), in November, 1 660, on the ship " Faith " (commanded by skipper Jan
Bestevaer), and reached New Amsterdam on December 23, following. The
fare for himself and family was ninety florins. Gerretsen brought with
him a certificate of the mayor and scheppens of his native town that he
and his wife " have always been considered and esteemed as pious and
honest people, and that no complaint of any civil or disorderly conduct has
ever reached their ears." Gerretsen went to Bergen, where, on May 12,
1668, he bought of Philip Carteret eight parcels of land in the Town of
Bergen. He resided in what is now the Communipaw section of Jersey
City, where he died, in October, 1696. His wife died September 7, 1696.
His issue were seven children: Garret, Jannetie, Sophia, Herman, Aeltie,
Henry, and John.
Some of these took the name of Van Wagenen, while others retained
that of Gerretsen, from the name of their father. Garret Gerretsen's de-
scendants, going by the surname of Garretson, Garrison, Van Wagenen,
and Van Wagner, are to-day numerous throughout Bergen and Hudson
Counties. One of them is Hon. Abram Q. Garretson, just (1900) appointed
Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court.
THE VAN WINKLE FAMILY.— Mr. Winfleld has written in reference
to the origin of this family ; " This name is derived from ivinkel, a corner,
square, shop. Winkelier was a shopkeeper. The ancestor was a shop or
storekeeper. Its present orthography is comparatively modern. The family
settled at Harsimus shortly after their arrival in this country. They came
from Middleburgh, the capital of the Province of Zealand, in Holland.
This city was on the Island of Walcheron, about forty miles southwest of
Rotterdam, well built and populous, with a fine harbor and a prosperous
trade.
" I have not ascertained the names of the parents of the three boys and
two girls who seem to have made up this family. Their names were Jacob,
Waling, Symon, Annetie, and Grietie; their patronymic being Jacobse—
children of Jacob. Jacob was the founder of the family in Hudson County.
Waling and Sj^mon were of the company from Bergen who, in 1679, pur-
chased and afterward settled ' Haquequenunck,' Aquackenonck, now
Passaic." They were the founders of the family in New Jersey, and their
descendants are very numerous in the western part of Bergen County as
well as in Hudson County. Jacob's son Jacob married Egie Paulis in 1702,
and Symon's son married Antie Saunders in 1703. Both of these settled at
Haekensack, and so spread the family name through the central parts
of Bergen County.
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THE WHITE FAMILY in the northern part of Bergen County are de-
scended from a family of shepherds, for many generations located near
Avon, and not far from Bristol, in Somersetshire, England. Here William
White was born in 1735 and his wife, Mary, in 1739. William was reared
in the calling of his ancestors, and married in 1762. They were hard-work-
ing, industrious people. William's wife died in 1792, and he survived her
until 1802. Their issue of the second generation were eight children, all
born near Bristol: Ann, October, 23, 1763; Isaac, November 17, 1769;
George, March 24, 1771; James, September 17, 1774; Thomas, December
20, 1775; Benjamin, 1777; Jonas; and Solomon, December 23, 1781.
Ann (2) married William Tucker and, emigrating to America, settled in
Canada, where she died, leaving children: Solomon, Mary, Jacob, Ann
Maria, George, Jonas, Joseph, Esau, Harriet, and Benjamin, whose num-
erous descendants abound in Southern Canada. George (2) served twenty-
one years in the British Army, and was severely wounded. Thomas (2)
came to America and married. He died October 6, 1823, and his wife,
Maria, followed him September 13, 1836. Solomon (2) died, aged twenty-
three, unmarried. All the others except Jonas (2) remained in England.
Jonas (2), born near Bristol, November 3, 1779, came to America in 1822,
and located on " The Flatts," in what is now Palisade Township, Bergen
County, N. J., where he married, December 24, 1808, Mary (daughter of
Peter Lozier), who was born at Schraalenburgh, July 19, 1778. She dying
a few years later, he married (2) Jane Westervelt (widow). He bought lands
at " The Flatts," where he spent his time farming until late in life, when
he removed to New York, where he died May 10, 1856. His issue of the
third generation by his first wife were William, 1814 (died); Mary, 1818
(died); and Peter J.; and, by his second wife, William.
Peter J. White (3) was born at "The Flatts," February 17, 1812. His
occupation was always that of a farmer. Until his marriage he resided at
" The Flatts." The rest of his days were spent at Closter, where he died,
January 28, 1895. He married, March 10, 1841, Sarah (daughter of Abra-
ham J. Zabriskie and Susanna Helms), born at Paramus, May 28, 1806,
died at Closter, N. J., October 16, 1875. Their issue of the fourth genera-
tion were David S., July 25, 1842; Charity, May 3, 1845; Mary Frances,
October 29, 1848; and Lydia Zabriskie, January 24, 1852. These all have
children of the fifth generation.
Though a farmer by occupation, Mr. White was for many years foremost
in the development of the religious, educational, and material interests of
the community in which he lived. In 1862 he organized the first church at
Closter (Reformed), in which he was for some time an officer and member,
giving liberally to its maintenance and to the support of the minister,
Rev. Eben S. Hammond. The latter was a sturdy and outspoken Unionist
in a congregation in which anti-war sentiment predominated. Mr. Ham-
mond's advocacy of the war made him enemies, and in the end he was
compelled to retire. Mr. White and his wife, an active and energetic
woman, supported the clergyman to the end, and, on the latter's retire-
ment, transferred their membership to the North Church at Schraalen-
burgh. Both strongly upheld the Union cause, and their only son served
a term in the Union Army. Mr. White took a lively interest in public
improvements, and, in 1865-66, was instrumental in having several new
roads laid out and opened in Harrington Township. To the cause of
public education he was a liberal patron. He gave his children the best
educational advantages. His family were at all times the friends and
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defenders of schools and school teachers. He was generous and hospit-
able almost to a fault, for which I'eason he was often imposed upon by
those whose motives were purely selfish.
JOHN W. ROCHE, of Kearu.y, Hudson County, was born in Elizabeth,
N. J., May 17, 180.3, and is the son of John and Ellen (Dorran) Roche, and
a grandson of John and Martha (Crawford) Roche and of Simon and
Mary (Forestel) Dorran, all natives of Ireland. His parents came to
America in 1861 and settled in Elizabeth, where his father died in 1894.
His mother still survives and resides in Kearnv.
'mrW*:^
JOHN W. ROCHE.
Mr. Roche was educated in the schools of Elizabeth, where he resided
until he was sixteen years old, when he renu)ved with his parents to
Kearny. As a boy he served his time as a machine moulder, and con-
tinued in that avocation until about the year 1887, when he engaged in the
hotel business. In 1889 he built his present hotel, the Windsor House, at
34.5 Kearny Avenue, in Kearny, a commodious structure of three stories
Under his management that well-known hotel has had a prosperous and
successful career.
Aside from his business connections Mr. Roche has for a number of
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years taken an active and leading part in public affairs, and from its
organization until 1897 was a member of the New Jersey Naval Reserve.
In politics he is a Democrat. He has served as a member of the Demo-
cratic County Committee of Hudson County, and in 1898 was the regular
party nominee for Freeholder, but being in a district where the Republicans
have a nominal majority of over 700 he was defeated by about 50 votes.
He is a member of the Red Men and Foresters, active and progressive in
the affairs of the community, and prominently identified with many public
movements.
Mr. Roche married Delia C. Smith, daughter of Owen Smith, and by her
has had eight children: John and James, both deceased, and Catherine,
Helen, Thomas, Margaret, Mary, and John, who are living.
HERMAN WALKER, Mayor of the Town of Guttenberg, is one of the
most prominent citizens of Hudson County, N. J. This is true alike of his
business career and influence, and of his activity in political and public
life. Since 1878 he has been extensively engaged in the real estate busi-
ness, acquiring property throughout Northern Hudson and Southern Ber-
gen Counties. He became chief owner of such well known tracts of land
as Highwood Park, Eldorado, Grand View, Hudson Heights, Bergenwood
Park, Cliffside Park, and others, having just taken title to the Van Vorst
tract in West New York, containing 345 lots. He was chiefly active in
the creation of what now constitutes the choicest section of Union Town-
ship. He was President of Eldorado, the famous amusement resort, and
was one of its originators and second largest stockholder. He is Presi-
dent of the North Hudson Land Company, of the New York and Rochestei-
Steel Mat Company, and of the Hudson View Land Company. He is an
officer and stockholder in many more corporations. In 1890-91 he was Vice-
President of the New Jersey State Firemen's Association. He is a member
of the Union League Club and other organizations.
Mr. Walker is one of the most influential leaders of the Republican
party in Hudson County. He has been a delegate to nearly every New
Jersey Republican State Convention since 1871, and for twenty years he
has been a member of the Hudson County Republican General Committee.
As the candidate of the Republican party and Jeffersonian Democrats for
County Clerk of Hudson County in 1889 he was rightfully elected, but
was one of those who were defrauded by the notable election frauds of
that year. In Democratic Guttenberg, however, his popularity is such
that he has never failed of election to any of the many offices for which
he has been a candidate. In 1878 he was Assessor and Clerk of the Joint
Committee to set off the Town of Guttenberg from the Township of Union.
From 1878 to April, 1886, he was Town Clerk of Guttenberg. From 1881
to 1886 he was Town Recorder, and again, from 1888 to 1895, held the same
office. He was a member of the Board of Councilmen in 1886, 1887, 1897,
and 1898, and held the position of Chairman of the board in 1886 and
again in 1897 and 1898. He was Justice of the Peace from 1879 to 1899,
and as Chairman of the Board of Councilmen is by courtesy called Mayor.
The son of Frederick and Barbara Walker, natives of Germany, Mr.
Walker was himself born in New York City, April 21, 1850. He attended
the schools of New York City and Guttenberg — his parents having removed
to the latter place in 1860 — until he was fourteen years of age, when he
entered the office of his father, who conducted in New York a successful
business as a manufacturer. At seventeen years of age Mr. Walker
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iissiiiued tlic manajicment of this business, in whicli lie showed marked
ability, lie began investing in real estate in Hudson and Bergen Counties,
however, and since 1878 has devoted himself exclusively to this business.
On August 2(i, 1875, he married, at Guttenberg, Diana H., daughter of John
and Diana Behrens, and has four sons and two daughters.
Throughout his business career Mr. Walker has exhibited a remarkably
progressive and enterprising spirit, and has been active in securing and sug-
gesting the execution of projects of great public interest. He conceived the
plan of preserving the Palisades by the construction of a grand boulevard
along the entire edge of the bluff, making the most magnificent driveway in
the world. He also conceived the plan of the consolidation into one large
municipality of the various towns and villages in Northern Hudson and
Southern Bergen Counties. He was one of the large donators of land for
the building of the present loop of the County Road, under the act re-
quiring a donation of two-thirds of the right of way before the work
could be undertaken. At his suggestion the route was changed so as to
pass through Highwood Park, instead of through West Hoboken, as
originally contemplated. Some time ago he acquired a brewery in Gut-
tenberg, with thirteen lots and buildings, which had been inactive for
several years, but through his efforts a New York syndicate was formed
and the plant sold to a stock company and is now successfully operated.
JOHN J. WESTEEVELT is descended in the seventh generation from
Lubbert Lubbertsen (Von Westervelt), who with his wife and children left
their home at Mepple, in the Province of Drenthe, Holland, and emigrated
to America on board the ship " Hope " in April, 1662 (see page 99).
John J. W^estervelt is the grandson of Peter and Matilda Westervelt,
and a son of James P. Westervelt and Margaret Demarest, daughter
of John Demarest. He was born at West WoodclifL', N. J., October 14,
1829, and obtained his education in the schools of Bergen County. He
left school at the age of thirteen and went to work on his father's farm,
where he remained until he attained his majority. He then engaged in the
trucking business in New York and so continued until he reached the age
of forty-six, when he returned to Bergen County and has since devoted
himself to agricultural pursuits. He is one of the best farmers in his
section, a member of the Dutch Eeformed Church, and honored and re-
spected by the entire community.
He has been twice married, first to Helen Ely, who died in 1878, leaving
two children: Margaret and John. In 1884 he married, for his second wife,
Margaret Brinkerhoff, a member of an old New Jersey family.
MAURICE J. STviCK, County Clerk of Hudson Countv, was born in
Hoboken, N. J., May 20, 1865, and has lived there all his life. He attended
the public schools in that city and sold neAvspapers during much of his boy-
hood.
Mr. Stack was appointed a patrolman in the Hoboken Police Department
July 1, 1886, when only twenty-one years old. In 1890 he was promoted to
be a roundsman. Two years later he was made a sergeant. In December,
1892, at the request of the late Prosecutor Charles H. Wlnfield, the Ho-
boken Board of Police Commissioners detailed Mr. Stack as a detective in
the Prosecutor's offlce to take the place of Mayor E. R. Stanton, of Hoboken,
who gave up the position as Prosecutor's detective when appointed Sheriff
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of Hudson County to All the yacancy caused by the death of Sheriff John
McPhillips. Mr. Stack continued as Prosecutor's detective until tlie deadi
of Mr. Winlield. In 1S99 he was elected County Clerk of Hudson County
and has tilled that ottice with characteristic ability and satisfaction. He
has three children — two sons and a daughter.
EDWIX RAYNOR CASE has been a life-long resident of Jersey City,
Hudson County, where he was born on the 7th of April, 1855. He is the
son of Meuzies Raynor Case and Amanda Malvina Coon, a grandson of
MENZIES R. CASE.
Moses and Charlotte (Miller) Case and of Samuel and Hannah (Negus) Coon,
a great-grandson of Josiah Case and Robert Negus, and a lineal descendant
of John Case, who came from England and settled in Sinisbury, Conn., in
1650. He is also a direct descendant on the maternal side of Anne Hatha-
way and of Commodore Terry, his great-grandmother, the wife of Robert
Negus, being a Perry. Mr. Case's father was director of the Jersey City
Board of Education for five terms, his associates in the board, during that
time, being Joseph McCoy, James L. Davenport, and A. S. Jewell. He was
also, for sixteen years, superintendent of Old Trinity M. E. Sunday School
in York Street.
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Edwin R. <.':ise was cducalcd at riildic Sr-liools Nos. 1 and 13, in Jersey
<'ily, and at Ilasbroiick Classical and Oomniercial Institute, wliieh lie
left in January, 1872, to engage in the tea brokerage business with liis
father. He continued in that employment until September 10, 1873, and
from that time until November 1. 1899, was associated with the People's
(Jas Liglit Conii)any of Jersey City, first as a clei-k and frf)m October 12,
1S80, to October 31, 1S99, as Seci-etary and Treasurer of the company. From
the leasing of the gas company to the United Gas Improvement Company,
EDWIN R. CASE.
in Sejitember, 188C, to the ^jresent time, he has been engaged in the stock
and bond brokerage business.
Mr. Case has been a member of the Jersey City Club since 1884, and is
also a member of Unique Council, No. 434. Royal Arcanum, and of Vigilant
Council, No. 43, Loyal Additional Benefit Association. He is public spirit-
ed, active and influential in the community, a man of superior business
ability and sound judgment, and highly respected by all who know him.
September 25, 1876, Mr. Case married Emily Fay Hoyt, and they have
had three children: Caroline Hoyt Case, Edwin Eaynor Case, deceased, and
Herbert Hoyt Case.
Add to sketch of Edwin Raynor Case, pages 251-252, the
following :
Mr. Case is President and Director of the Fidelity Gas Light
Company of Hoosic Falls, N. Y., of the Monroe County Gas
Company of Stroudsburg, Pa., and of the New Paltz and Pough-
keepsie Traction Company of New Paltz, N. Y. He is also
Trustee of the Lakewood (N. J.) Gas Company.
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HAMILTON WALLIS, one of the leading members of the New York
and Hudson County bars, was born in New York TMlv on the 25th of No-
vember, 1842. He is the son of Alexander Hamilton AVallis and Elizabeth
Geib, a grandson of John and Mary Ann (Geib) Wallis and of John and
Margaret (Lawrence) Geib, and a great-grandson of Joseph and Sarah
(Tatterson) Wallis, of John and Rebecca (Shrimpton) Geib, and of Thomas
Lawrence, whose wife was a Bogardus, a descendant of " Dominie " Bogar-
dus, the first Dutch minister in New Amsterdam. Joseph Wallis, John
Geib, Jr., and Mary Ann Geib were natives of England, the first reaching
this country about 1775 and the latter two in 1707. John Geib, Sr., was a
native of Staudernheim, Germany. Alexander Hamilton Wallis was Presi-
dent of the First National Bank of Jersey City and was a well known New
York lawyer before his removal to Jersey City more than half a century
ago. He served as a member of the Jersey City Board of Aldermen and
was twice United States Collector of Internal Eevenue for the Fifth Dis-
trict of New Jersey.
Hamilton Wallis received his preliminary and preparatory education
under the tutorship of W. L. Dickinson, at public school No. 1, and in
Hasbrouck Institute, all in Jersey City. He subseciuentlr studied under
Charles M. Davis, of Bloomfleld, N. J., and under Rev. Samuel Jones, of
Bridgeport, Conn., and entering Yale College was graduated from that
institution in 1863. He took a course at the Columbia College Law School,
graduating with the degree of LL.B., and was admitted to the bar of New
York in May, 1865. He was admitted to practice as an attorney in Now
Jersey in February, 1875, and as a counselor in November, 187S, and is
also a member of the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Mr. Wallis has practiced his profession in New York City ever since his
admission to the bar there in ISO."), and has also had an office in Jersey
City since 1875. His rise in the profession was steady and rapid. He early
displayed legal abilities of the highest order, and before a court and jury
as well as in office work exhibited those striking characteristics which
mark the successful lawyer. Possessed of sound judgment, great force
of character, and wonderful intellectual capacity, he has been connected
with some of the most important litigations in the courts of New York
and New Jersey, and the many victories he has won stamp him as an
attorney and counselor of unusual ability. In New York he is a member
of the well known firm of Wilson & Wallis. and in Jersey City is senior
member of the firm of Wallis, Edvi'ards & Bnmsted.
■While Mr. Wallis has always taken a deep interest in public and political
affairs and in all questions which affect the welfare of his city. State, and
Nation, he has never sought nor accepted political office, preferring to
devote his entire time and energy to the practice of his profession. As a
citizen, however, he has long wielded an important influence upon all
public matters, and is universally esteemed and respected. He has achieved
a wide reputation as an able, conscientious, and reliable lawyer, and
through his many excellent qualities has always had the confidence and
respect of all who know him. He is a member of the Down Town Associa-
tion of New York City, of the Carteret Club of Jersey City, and of the
Lake Hopatcong Club of New Jersev. He is also a distinguished member
of the Lodge of the Temple, No. 110. F. and A. M., of Jersey City, of which
he was Worshipful Master in 1873. He was Grand Master of Masons in
New Jersey in the vears 1879 and 1880, and in these important official capac-
ities has rendered' valuable service to the fraternity in the State. He is
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President of iiie Board of Trustees of the Brick Presbyterian Church of East
Orange, N. J., and to the duties of all these positions he has brought the
same ability and integrity which have contributed so largely to his success
and eminence at the bar.
Mr. Wallis was married on the 13th of October, 1868, to Alice Waldron,
and their children are Emeline Waldron (Wallis) Dunn, Alexander Ham-
ilton Wallis, Nathaniel Waldron Wallis, and Clinton Geib Wallis.
CHARLES De CLYNE, until his death a leading citizen of Hudson
County, and the father of Gustavo and Emil de Clyne, prominent business
men of New Durham in the same county, was born in Schwarzburg, Sonder-
schausen, Saxony, June 2A, 1821, and died at his residence in New Durham,
N. J., November 5, 1886. He was the eldest of five brothers, — Charles,
Theodore, William, Frederick, and John, — who were the sons of George de
Clyne and Dorothea Teschner, both natives of Schwarzburg, Saxony.
George de Clyne followed the business of an agriculturist and was in-
spector of a large estate. He was, in turn, the son of Albert de Clyne,
a farmer, who was at one time Burgomaster of Schwarzburg, and who was
the descendant of a H^iguenot family which fled from France on the revoca-
tion of the Edict of Nantes, one branch of it settling at Schwarzburg,
Saxony.
Charles de Clyne received his education in a school of forestry, becom-
ing proficient as a civil engineer, mineralogist, and botanist. Following his
course at this school, he also continued his studies under private tutelage.
Like Carl Schurz, Oswald Ottendorfer, and other liberty-loving Germans,
he became involved in the revolutionary movement of 1848 and was com-
pelled to flee. He came to America, but soon after re-crossed the ocean for
a sojourn in France. During this visit he was impressed by the superiority
of the Belgian pavement, and securing a contract for its introduction in
New York City, returned to America. He failed to realize from this proj-
ect through complications with a partner, although the pavement was sub-
sequently introduced in New York. He then entered upon the study of
chemistry with the celebrated Dr. Liebig, and was so engaged when the
Civil War began. He at once enlisted in the New York State volunteers
as a member of the Third Battalion (artillery), which was subsequently
re-organized as the Fifteenth Regiment Heavy Artillery. He remained in
the service until the close of the war, taking part in many actions. He was
commissioned Lieutenant and assigned to the staff of General Thomas D.
Doubleday; subsequently he was commissioned Captain, and by General
Halleck was appointed Inspector-General of defenses south of the Potomac.
Upon the termination of the Rebellion he established a large manufactory
of glue in Hudson County, N. J., which is still owned and conducted by his
family. While an active member of the Republican party, he refused to be-
come a candidate for public office, holding only some such unremunerative
trusts of honor as school trustee, etc. He established his residence at New
Durham.
December 13, 1855, he married Helen, daughter of Christian Klien, of
North Bergen, Hudson County. Their children were Caroline (who became
Mrs. Abram Kittel), born October 25, 1856; Theodore, born November 26,
1857; Gustavus, born December 29, 1858; Emma, born March 31, 1861, who
married Thomas Alcorn, of New Durham; Helen, born August 20, 1866, who
married John Henry Cutwater, of Washington Grove, Bergen County; and
Emil and Clara (twins), born May 15, 1869. Clara, the last named, married
GENEALOGICAL 255
Francis A. Kilgour, of Passaic, N. J. Of the three sons, Theodore, a grad-
uate of Columbia College, is a veterinary surgeon, while Gustavus and Emil
conduct the large business established by their father.
Upon the death of their father in November, 1886, the brothers Gustavus
and Emil de Clyne assumed the active management of the manufactory,
and under their supervision it has grown to be one of the largest and most
successful concerns manufacturing sizing and gold gum in the country.
They have two plants, one being located in New Durham and the other in
Homestead. The former is a familiar landmark of North Bergen and
comprises several large buildings, covering a floor area of over 50,000
square feet. That at Homestead was established by them in 1897 for the
purpose of grinding mica and has been a great success.
WILLIAM THOMPSON, a prominent resident of Marion, Hudson
County, and President of the New York Pie Baking Company, of New
York City, was born in Goshen, Orange County, N. Y., February 19, 1826,
his parents being James A. Thompson and Catherine Kay. The Thomp-
sons were originally from Ireland, emigrating to America at the time of
the religious rebellion, settling first in Orange County, N. Y., subse-
quently removing to Long Island, and finally locating in Bedford, West-
chester County, N. Y. They have been engaged in farming and dairying
for several generations. The Kay family, his mother's ancestors, came to
this country from Scotland.
Mr. Thompson was educated in the old Brick Church which stood on
the site of the present Trihnne building in New York City, and well
remembers that locality as it is now portrayed in history. He also at-
tended Horace Greeley's free lectures. At the age of thirteen he left home
under very adverse circumstances, with nothing but a will and determination
to succeed, finding himself in New York City without a cent. He obtained
employment in a bakery, where he worked for five years and thoroughly
mastered the business. When eighteen years old he started on his own
account in the baking business, with which he has ever since been identi-
fied. His career in this line of industry has been an eminently successful
one and stamps him as a man of unusual ability, of great force of char-
acter, and possessed of that self-reliance and perseverance which charac-
terize the man of affairs. In 1872 lie organized the business now con-
ducted at 82 Sullivan Street, New York City, by the widely known New
York Pie Baking Company, of which he is President. This extensive cs
tablishment employs one hundred and fifty people and sixty horses, has
a capacity of producing from eighteen to twenty thousand pies daily, and
is a model in its workings in every respect. It is the largest pie baking
establishment in the United States, and under Mr. Thompson's able and
energetic management has achieved a phenomenal success as well as a
prominent place among the leading manufacturing institutions of New
York City.
In this connection James M. Gray, M.D., writing in the Amerierin Jour-
nal of Health, published in New York, says:
" The average home-made pie, owing to improper equipment and lack-
ing facilities, is almost invariably a disease breeder instead of a health
help. The pies offered by some of the smaller bakers as evidence of their
constructive ability are even worse as a rule. In every large city, fortunate-
ly, there are large 'concerns which have reduced pie-making to an exact sci-
ence and whose product is not only appetizing, but is deserving of all praise
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from ii bealtb standi)oint. The New York Pie Baking Company of this
city is a fltting example to illustrate the point in question. This house
possesses every faeility, every convenience, and every advantage necessary
to the i)roductiou of au article for household consumption which is above
criticism. Their establishment is a model of cleanliness, and as they use
only the finest grades of high-priced flour and richest and purest milk,
cream, and lard obtainable, and combining these with fruits and berries
of most superior (juality, it uatui-ally follows that the product is all that
could be desired by either the epicure or the hj'gienist.
" There may be, and probably are, in other cities throughout the coun-
WILLIAM THOMPSON.
try, manufacturers whose goods are as wholesome as the New York Pie
Baking Company's ])ies, but a most searching investigation of this spe-
cial product enables us to write advisedlv concerning its merits as a
health food."
A. N. Talley, Jr., M.D., in an article in the I'nitcd f^tates Health Reports
for August 1, 1899, says:
" The evolution and development of the American pie, like all great
industries, has created a positive demand for a standard of excellence,
both intrinsically and co'nmercially, Americans being satisfied only with
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the best of everything. This denuind has been ablv filled by the New Yoik
Pie Baking Companv, of No. 82 Sullivan Street, Xew Yoik'Citv. who have
established the reputation, justly deseiMMl. of producing the best and
greatest number of pies of any firm in the United St:ites.
•' In the rigid inspection and examination made by our experts great
care was taken to thoroughly note the physical environments and hygienic
conditions of the entire plant and establishment of the company,' all of
which were found to be in the highest possible state of cleanliness, with
the added fact of complete compliance with all sanitary reiinircments.
" The final reports of our experts have been c()mi)iled and unanimously
ajyproved by our medical statf, showinii so high a ^radi of merit that we
are pleased to extend to the product of the New York Pie B.ikiug Com-
pany, for the protection of i)atrons, the ollicial recognition of the t'nitcd
States Health Reports."
Mr. Thompson's vast fund of reminiscence is well known. A most
interesting article in a recent number of the Hotel and Restaurant Ifaj/a-
zine, entitled "Reminiscences of Xew York in the Forties; Gleaned from
an Interview with One of the !Most I'roniinent Hnsiuess Men iu the Metrop-
olis," contains this allusion to his ability to recall past eveiits:
•' He who wishes to spend a profitable and interesting hour knows full
well that the reminiscent conversation of the old resident has a special
zest in which the present is linked with the past, and the institutions of
the day contrasted with those of former times. In a recent conversation
with Mr. William Thompson, well known to tbe Xew York business public
as the President of the X"ew York Pie Baking Company, the writer was
entertained for several hours with a graphic portrayal of incidents iu
Mr. Thompson's experience back in the forties. Unhappily, written lan-
guage fails to give the inflections of verbal narration; it fails also io
portray the expression of the features when the mind of the narrator is
ijecalling the events of half a century past. The reader can assi.st in ob
taining a clearer comprehension of these reminiscences if he will give free
vent to his imagination and draw a mental picture of ilr. Thomps(ui, a
hale and hearty gentleman, although seventy years of age. sittini; iu his
cozy office with a far-away look in his eyes, living over again, as it were,
the days that are gone. As re<olJeciions crowded each other for utter-
ance his countenance would glow with enthusiasm in the one moment
and be saddened in the next as he referred to companions who have passed
away. Being requested to give some of the factors wliich entered into
his notable business success, he said; Perhaps the most valuable factor
in my success was the experience hack in the forties. At that time there
was a great rivalry among pie-baking establishments — every one was try-
ing to obtain the reputation of making the l)est old-fashioned i)ie. Tlie
public was a critical one, and a good pie was in great demand. I entered
into the business contest with vim and started an estal)lislinient, on a
much smaller scale, of course, upon the site we now occupy. There was
one bridge which carried me to success, and I have never foriiolten that
it is essential to keep in mind that fact in order to continually maintain
our supremacy in the pie business. That bridge was first-class material.
I personally purchased and inspected inery ingredient which entered into
a pie. and under no consideration would I permit any adulterated products
or second grade goods to enter my doors. I gave close attention to the
minutest details. Those who bought our pies knew the> could thoroughly
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rely upon every pie at all times, and that no effort to secure trade by a
good ai'ticle and then afterward furnish an inferior grade would be made.
The best testimonial to the ironclad rule, ' never to have one inferior pie
leave our doors ' is contained in the fact that Dolan — you know him, of
course — of P. Dolan & Nephew, and also Hitchcock, of Oliver Hitchcock &
Son, have been my customers for forty years. Well, of course, if anybody
in New York ought to be good judges of things to eat, then Dolan and
Hitchcock are those men, as the public fully knows.
" Another factor which has aided materially in our success is the fact
that our large patrons, when visiting this establishment, are at perfect
liberty at any and all times to go through the various departments — we
have no special ' exhibit ' days, when extra clean utensils, floors, etc., are
put forward for inspection ; every day is inspection day, for every employee
knows full well that scrupulous cleanliness is a rule that can not be in-
fringed upon more than once."
In politics Mr. Thompson has always been a Republican. Deeply in-
terested in the affairs of his country and prominent as a citizen and business
man, he is especially well informed upon almost every current topic. He
is a life member and was one of the founders of the Carteret Club of Jer-
sey City, and is also a member of New York Lodge, No. 330, A. F. and A. M.
In 1866 Mr. Thompson married Matilda Robinson, by whom he has had
six children: James A., William, Lydia Ann, Matilda, Rachel (deceased),
and Catherine.
GEORGE W. BLAWVELT is descended in the seventh generation from
Gerret Hendricksen (Blawvelt), the emigrant, and the progenitor of all
the family in New Jersey. His parents were Isaac Blawvelt and Mary,
daughter of John Hopper, and his grandparents were Cornelius Blawvelt
and Mary Lydecker. He was born on Staten Island, N. Y., February 9,
1847, but removed to Bergen County when young, and there received his
education. At an early age he entered the employ of the well known dry
goods house of Lord & Taylor, of New York City. Subsequently he en-
gaged in the general trucking business in New York for James Ackernian,
in which he continued until 18T5, when he established himself in the sugar
and molasses trade. In this line he remained until ' 1895, when he re-
tired, and has since been engaged in the real estate business at Ridgewood,
N. J., where he resides.
Mr. Blawvelt has achieved success in every business relation, and during
his entire career has enjoyed the confidence and respect of all who know
him. He is a public spirited citizen, a Mason, a member of the Knights
of Honor, and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He married
Annie E. Chisholm, and of their three children one, Annie, is living.
PETER W. STAGG.— The earliest of this name to settle in Bergen Coun-
ty was John Stagg, who is described as " a young man born at Bergen, East
N. Jersey." The Bergen records, however, make no mention of him. His
marriage to Mary (daughter of Cornells Jans Bogert) was registered in
the Dutch church at Hackensack, March 14, 1697. The marriage of Will-
iam Stegg, described as "a young man born at New Barbadoes Neck,"
was to Magdalena Peters Demarest, registered'ih the same church, October
23, 1697. John and William were T»robably brothers, but where they came
from does not appear. The New York' church records throw'ilo lij;ht upon
the question. John's wife muit have died soon after their marria'ge, as
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259
on No\'ember 2G, 1698, his marriage to Oornoliu Verwcy was registered.
By liis tirst wife lie had iio issue, but bv Cornelia Verwev he had issue
Thomas, 1703; Margaretta, 1710; Isaac, i712; .Jacob, 1715; George, 1717;
and William, 1719. There were probably otlu^is whose lia]>tisms were not
noted on any record.
The record shows that William Stegg and Magdalena I'eters Deniarest
had only one child, Magdalena, born in 1723, but he had a daughter, Eliza-
beth, who married John Ackerman at Schraalenburgh in 1728. John and
William Stegg (StaggI settled in the A'icinity (south) of Hackensack on
parts of the IJei'ry tract. Abram Stagg. of Hackensack, settled at Schraal-
enbnrgh when he married ^lai'itie liogei-t in June, 1732. It was his brother
(probably), Cornelius Stagg, a widower, of Xew Barbadoes, who also set-
tled at Sehraalenbni-gh and married Ann Christie in January, 1734.
It is said that in the start three ))rothers came to America from Hol-
ESSEX STREET, LOOKING EAST, HACKENSACK.
land, one of whom settled in Xew York City, another at Hicamac in Ber-
gen County, and a third " went west." However that may be, a John Stagg
was known to have settled at Sicamac in r.ergen County much more than
a century ago, where he mai-iied a IMiss Van Ilouten and prospered as a
farmer. His son, James Stagg. was b(irn and resided for a time at Wyck-
otf, Bergen County. He also followed agricultural pursuits. His wife,
Sally Westervelt, was born at Tonally in 1800. The couple eventually
moved to Teaneck, where they bought a ]>art of the old Brinckerhoff farm,
on which they sjtent their days, Tiiey had issue John, Joseph, James H.,
Sarah E., and Letty.
John was born in New Ycrk City, but was brought uji at Teaneck. He
married (1) Sallv Westervelt and (2) Jane Vooi-his. By his tirst wife his
issue w'fre Jan.es and Peter ^V.. a'ul by his second wife his issue were
Edwaia, Henry. Jesse, and John, of whom Peter W. is the subject of this
sketch.
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Peter W. Stao:s was born in New York City October 2i, 1850. His child-
hood and early life, however, were spent in Cresskill, N. J., where he at-
tended th(> public school. In 1S7.5 he went to Jersey City and became a
student at law in th'- office of the late Charles Schoficld, and there he re-
mained two years, after which he moved to Hackensack and entered the
office of Ackerson & Van Valen, continuing with them until IS?.), when he
was admitted to the bar at the June term. Immediately after being
admitted he opened an office for the practice of his profession, in which
he rapidly built up a good business.
At the June term of 1883 he was made a counselor at law. He served as
assistant clerk to the House of the Assembly at the sessions of 1S!)1-1»2,
and in 1S!)5 was appointed by C.ovcrnor Werts as Prosecutor of Bergen
County for a term of five years. Prior to the time at which Mr. Stagg
became Prosecutor Bergen County had been infested with poolroom and
green-goods gangs. These the new Prosecutor drove out, in addition ro
conducting the ordinary criminal business.
Mr. Stagg is a member of Bergcji County Lodge, I. O. O. F., and has
been Grand Master of the State of New Jersey, having in ls!»7 the care and
jurisdiction of two hundred and forty-nine lodges in different parts of the
State, comprising a membership of 2.^,000 Odd Fellows. He is also a mem-
ber of the Fire Patrol. His oldest son, Arthur, was a member of the Sec-
ond Eegiment, New Jersey Volunteers, in the late Spanish War.
Mr. Stagg was married January 14, 1875, to Jennie E. Westervelt, of
Bergenfield. His issue are Arthur A. (a law student), Warren H. and
Charles W. (both electricians), Elmer, and Harry G.
GEORGE CADMUS. — The Cadmus family are numerous in Hudson and
Passaic Counties, New Jersey. Cornelius Cadmus (Cadmuys) was living
at Aquackanonck (Passaic) as early as 1718, for the records of the Hacken-
sack Dutch Church register the fact th.at in April of that year Arientie
Cadmus, of Aquackanonck, and Ide Sipp, of Bergen, were married at
Hackensack. It is more than likely that Dirk (Richard) Cadmus (who
Mr. Winfield thinks was the first of the name in Hudson County) was a son
of Cornelius, of Passaic. This Dirk was at Itcrgen before 171 S, for on
June 20th of that year he married Jannetje Van Horn. Early in the
spring of 17.'!1 he bought of John McEvers and wife a tract of 380 acres of
land at Tappan (now in Bergen County), extending from the Hackensack
River to the Pascack River. The deed describes him as " Dirck Cadmus
of the towne of Bergen." Some or all of it he soon after sold to the
Blawvelts, of Tappan. He seems to have remained in Bergen, for in No-
vember, 1740, he bought lands of his father-in-law, Yan Horn, at Con-
stable's Hook. He died November S, 1745. He was beyond doubt a Hol-
lander, but when he emigrated or what part of that country he hailed as
his birthplace are questions which the early records do not answer. By
Jannetje Van Horn he had issue of the second generation Rutgert, Catrina,
Frederick, John, Cornelia, and Joris (George). He must have had other
children.
Joris Cadmus (2), born at Bergen, married (1) Jannetie Vreeland and (2)
Jenneke Prior. She died January 20, 1705, and he died April 2, 1781. Their
issue of the third generation were Jannettie, Jannettie, Jannettie, Joris,
Metie, Dirck, Casparus, and Jenneke. ■' i
Casiiarus (\idmus (^), born at Bergen, August 10, 1770, died September
23, 1845, married Cathlantie Johns Dodd, born January 27, 1768, and died
(IBNBALOGIOAL 261
October 11, 1S22. Their issue of the fourth generation were thirteen:
Sara, Joris, John, Casparus, Jannetie, Secltie, Martha, Martha, Michael,
Richard, Cathrina, Andrew, and Eleanor.
Richard Cadmus (1), born Xoveniber 22, 180:5, died October 16, 187:5,
married Cathaline (daughter of Michael de Mott), died, and had issue of
the fifth generation, one of whon) was (icorge Cadmus, the subject of this
sketch.
George Cadmus (5) was born Ajnil 12, ]S4fl, in Bayonne, N. J., where
he still resides. He was educated in the schools of Bayonne and Bloom-
field, in his native State, and has sjieut his active life as a farmer. He
now lives on the old family homestead at Bayonne. In politics he is a
Republican, and in every cai)acity he has displayed marked ability and
\\on for himself the confidence and respect of his fellow-citizens. He mar-
ried, first, C(uii('lia B., daughter of 'William X. Smith, of Xew Brunswick,
X. J., formerly of Xew York. She was born October 1"), 18:5!), and died in
18()7. They had one child, Henry S. Cadmus, born April :3(), 1805, died Feb-
ruary 1, 18(;t. ;Mr. Cadmus married, second, June 11, 188!), Mrs. Lillie A.
(Jones) -Vbbott, of Bayonne, and has two children of the sixth generation,
namely: Clarence AV. and May.
DAXIEL DRAKE BRYAX was born in Xew York City on the 2d of
December, ISGt. He is the son of James H. and Xancy (Hall) Drake, his
father being of English and his mother of Holland Dutch descent.
Mr. Bryan was educated in the ])ublic schools of Xew York, and has
spent the most of his active life in the custom house brokerage business in
that city. He is a Republican in politics, a member of the Royal iVrcanum,
and a public spirited citizen. In Arlington, X. J., whei-e he resides, he
has taken a deep interest in local affairs, and in both business and social
relations is highly esteemed as a man of integrity and enterprise.
He married Mary Hay Berry, of Xew York Cify, and has one child,
Edna Drake Bryan.
DARirS S. JOHXSOX" is of English descent. Forty years ago John P.
Johnson went from Xew York (where he was boi-n October 8, 181!)) to
I'ascack (now Park Ridge in Bergen County) and established a passenger
stage line between Pascack and Closter. This he operated successfully
until the const ruction of the Xew York and Xew Jersey and the W'vat
Sliore Railway lines did away with all cross-country stage lines. Mr. John-
son then '■•emoved to Closter and established a livery business, which he
continued until his death, June 7, 1882. He married (1) Ellen de Baun, who
was born May 13, 1822, and died August 18, 18u9. He then married (2)
:Maria Christopher, born :\Iay 22, 1827, died April 4, 1882. i\Ir. Johnson's
issue of the second generation were Eupliemia, Maria, Henry 1). B., Marga-
ret (died), Delia, D;srius S., Carrie (dead), tieorge, and Maggie — five by his
first wife and four by his second.
Darius S. Johnson (2) Avas born May 4, 186:?, in Closter, Bergen Coun-
ty, where he has always resided, and where he received his education.
Leaving school at the age of thirteen, he clerked for two years in a grocery
store and then entered his father's livcr,\ stable. When eighteen years old
he engaged in business for himself, be(oming a member of the firm of
Taveniere & Johnson, which still continues.
Mr. Johnson has achieved success in both business and public affairs.
He served one term as Township T'ollector for Harrington Township and
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duriiii;' llic ]):isl (('ii yciirs liiis )i< rii Uom] ( "oimiiissioner. He is a member
of tlic Diilcli Ivi'foniicd ('hiirrli and liii;lily res])('ct(Ml liy all who know him.
He marri(Ml rsianch I'carsall and has two children: Hazel and Martha.
JESHK KlMl'.Al.l. VUEP^IjANJ), for many years one of the leading
contractors and bnilders of Hudson Consity and from ]S(;4 a resident of
Ravonne, was
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parents beiny .<>.-,-.,-.> iv,,,,.,n . .v,. ,.,...., ._,.., ..^.v^ ..v........ ^,.„„..
is one of the oldest in the State, the branch in Hndson County
from Michael .lanscji. who came from Broeckhnvsen (Nortli Brabant). He
left Holland. October 1,
1 (!;!(), in tlie ship " Rens-
selaer wyek," with h i s
wife and two children.
He settled at what is now
rrreenbusli. oy)posite Al-
bany, as a hoeirkncHit, or
farm sei-vant. It was not
long before he grew
weary of agricultural
pui-snits and the narrow
road thereby opened to
\^•ealth. and engaged in
tlie fur trade, in which
" he made his fortune in
two years." Such pi-ivate
sjieculation being pro-
hibited by law, he was
soon brought into dilii-
culty with the authoi-i-
ties. He thereupon aban-
doned his farm and came
to :Manhattan. The date
of this change is not
known, but he was a resi-
dent in Xew Amsterdam
November 4, ]6-t4. on
which date he emjiower-
ed A rent Van Curler to
settle with Batroon Van
Ri-nsselaer all accounts
and differences. In KiiC,
he came over to Conmiu-
nipaw and settled on the
bouwerie, owned bv .Ian
iM-ertsen Bout. For tins •■ Bouwerie " and jiart of tlie stock on it he paid
Bout the good round sum of S,(HIO gelders. In the years 1047. 104!), and
10.50 lie re]»resented Bavonia in the Council of ■■ Xine," and joined his asso-
ciates in their crusade against Governor Stuyvesant. In 104!) he was ap-
pointed one of the delegates to Holland against the Colonial administra-
tion, but owing to the unsettled state of liis business he dei-lined the ap-
pointment. It was at his house in X^ew Amsterdam that the journal of
Van der Donck entitled " Vertoogh " was written. It was seized, and it
JKSSE K. VREELAND.
GENEALOGICAL 263
was suspected upon inforuiation furnished by Michael Jansen. He was
a signer of the application for the first municipal government in New
Netherland, July 26, 10J:9.
During the troubles of 1655 the Indians drove him from his home, when,
on September 15, they made a raid on Pavonia and killed every man there,
except the family of Jansen. From the dangers and uncertainties of
border life at " Gemoeuepa " he took refuge on Manhattan. On January
22, 1658, he asked for permission to return to Pavonia and to be relieved
from certain tithes. In September, 1661, he had become a man of " com-
petence." living on his bonwerie at Gemoenepa. He was one of the first
magistrates of the new court at Bergen. In December, 1662, he joined
his neighbors in asking the governor for a minister of the gospel, and for
whose support he subscribed twenty-five florins. He died in 1663. His
wife was Pitje Hartmans, and they had eight children, from whom are
descended various branches of the family now represented in Eastern New
Jersey.
Jesse Kimball Vreeland was of the seventh generation from Michael Jan-
sen and his wife, Fitje Hartmans, the emigrants. His parents were both
born and married in Eahway, where he received his education in the public
schools. Afterward he spent several years in the South. He finally re-
moved from Eahway to New York City and thence, in 1864, to Bayonne,
N. J., where he was long prominent in both business and public affairs.
After leaving school Mr. Vreeland identified himself with the building and
contracting business, which he thoroughly learned and successfully fol-
lowed. He built a large number of public and private buildings, which
stand as monuments to his skill and industry, and stamp him as a man of
originality as well as enterprise.
Mr. Vreeland was also prominent in military and civil life. He served
throughout the War of the Rebellion, being connected with the Quarter-
master's Department at Port Eoyal. He also served as Chief of the Fire
Department at Bayonne, as a member of the Bayonne Common Council,
and as a Commissioner of Appeals, and discharged his duties in each
position with acknowledged alDility and satisfaction. In politics he was
a Democrat, and in religion a member of the congregation of th(^ Dutch Ee-
formed Church. His life was one of constant activity and in every way suc-
cessful, and during his entire career he won and maintained the confidence
of all with whom he came in contact. He died July 23, 1900.
Mr. Vreeland married Emma J. Meyer, of Charleston, S. C. They had
nine children : Jennie, Enuna, Henrietta, Rachel, Jesse, Frederick, Chester.
Clarence, and Edna.
WILLIAM SCOTT FERDON is descended from Thomas Verdon, the
emigrant, who came to America about 1645 (see sketcli on page lS4j. The
line of descent is as follows: Jacob Ferdon, of the third generation, had
issue seven children of the fourth generation, as has been stated. One
of these, Jacob Ferdon (4), baptized in New York in 1687, was known as
Jacob Ferdon, Jr. He married Maria Flierboom, April 8, 1720, and re-
mained on Long Island until 1730, when he removed to Schraalenburgh,
N. J., where he bought lands and died about 1752. He had issue of the
fifth generation several children: Jacob, Jannetje, Servaes (died), Servaes
(died), Maria, Servaes (died), and Catharine.
Jacob Ferdon (5), born on Long Island about 1723, married at Schraalen-
burgh, May 5, 1748, Helena Van Blarcom. They resided at Schraalenburgh
264 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
and had children of the sixth generation Jacob, Henry, Servaes, Jacobus,
Jacob, Ann, Misria, and Teter.
Henry Ferdon ((i) married Jannetje Archbold, lived at Schraalenburgh,
and had children of the seventh gener.ition David, James, Lena, Henry, and
Jannetie.
Heiuv Ferdon (7), born at Schiaalenburgh, March 10, 1790, died Febru-
ary 27. isns, married, August 2, 1814, Eflie Jianta. She was born March 22,
17'!)5, and died August 27, 1879. They left issue, among whom were Sam-
uel P.. Ferdon (S), who married Sarah M., daughter of Daniel and Rachel
Christie, and had issue, among other children, William Scott Ferdon of
the ninth generation.
AA'illiani Scott Ferdon, the subject of this sketch, was born in New York
City on the 29th of July, 18.58, and there received a public school education.
For several years he has been successfully engaged in the coal and lumber
business at Dumont, N. J., succeeding in May, 1899. the firm of De Coster
& Ferdon. He is a member of tlie Dutch Reformed (Jhurch, a public spirited
citizen, and actively identified with the affairs of his section.
On August 18, 188(1, Mr. Ferdon married Jemima Christie, and they
have two children: Sadie M. and Myra C.
JULIUS BERGER was born in Davenport, Iowa, March 20, 1860, his
parents having emigrated to this country from (lermany in 1857. His
mother's family was wealthy and influential in the Fatherland, but none
of the wealth ever crossed the ocean. His father served for three years in
the Civil War, receiving an honorable discharge.
ilr. Berger ac(iuired a limited education in the public schools of Daven-
port, but in the harder school of practical life he laid the foundation upon
which he has built a successful career. The death of both of his parents
in lS7:t threw him upon his own resources at the tender age of thirteen,
and from that time to the present he has relied upon himself. Anxious
and willing to work, endowed with plenty of pluck and energy, and de-
termined to i^ave a way to success and reputation, he entered, in April,
1S7:>, a manufactory of hats and furs in his native citj', where he soon
gained a valuable experience, which supplemented the earlier training he
had obtained in the public schools.
In June, 1880, he removed from Davenport, Iowa, to Jersey City, N. J.,
and entered the employ of the firm of Harris & Russack, of New York
(Jity, manufacturers of fine furs, remaining with them until 1889. On June
22, of that year, he opened his own manufactory of hats and furs at 3G8
Central Avenue, Jersey City, where he has since continued. He started
with a capital of |]50, but with pluck, perseverance, and practical business
knowledge acquired from his long association with his former employers
soon built up an extensive trade.
Mr. Berger was the founder of the Hudson City Business Men's Associa-
tion and was its President for two terms. He M'as also President of the
Hudson City Turn Verein in 1888 and 1896, and was very active for the
welfare and advancement of both organizations. He is also a member of
the Jerse\' City Board of Trade. He was appointed a member of the
Board of Education of Jersey City in May, 1899, by Mayor Hoos, and has
continued to hold that position. He is a public spirited citizen, active in
the affairs of the community, and respected by all who kn^ow him. Mr.
Berger married Marie Bechtoldf, daughter of George Bechtoldt, a veteran
of the Civil War.
GENEALOl^.IOAL
265
ANTHONY JAOC)]! A'OLK has -aincd (lie i-cimtatioii of bciiii^' one of
the best known and most entcrjirisiiio' nndei-takci-s in Ilubokcn, N. .1.
where he was born November L'l, ISCi"). In a measure lie inherits tliis from
his father, Jaeob Yolk, who, at tl\e time of liis (h^itli, on Anf^iist :>, 1S74, was
the oldest and foremost undertaker in llmlson ('ounlv, and who, jirofos-
sionally and privately, was universally rcspcrtod and I'stcemed. lint his
reputation is not altoii'elher inheritecl from his honored father. It is vei-y
lar<;ely the result of his own eltorts, and of a natura.l ability developed fi-om
boyhood.
He is the son of Jaeob ^'olk and Rosa Kaab, bolh natives of Ccrmanv,
ANTHONY J. VOLK.
who came to this I'ountry when yonni;- and were married in New \ ork
f'itv. They settled in Hoboken. and were well known thronj;liont the ("oun-
ty of Hudson. Mr. Yolk attended tin' public schools of Iloboken and also
Hoboken Academv, where he received a IhorouKli classical traininj;. Leav-
in"' school at the'earlv a^e of fourteen, he entered the ('m]>loy <>i thr Na-
tional Express Companv, and in this and in the ofHcc of the American
Express CompanY, both of New York, h- spent three yea.i-s. In 1S(4 his
fqiher died leavin- a lar^o and siicccssfu! undci'takin- bu'^mess to the
eare of his wife, the mother of Anthony J. N'olk, and the latter, wlu^n
266 HDDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
seventeen, assumed its immediate management. Tliough but a boy, lie
displayed marlced business ability, excellent judgment, and great sagacity,
and soon won the respect and confidence of the community. His success
was practically instantaneous and uninterrupted. In addition to the un-
dertaking cstal^lishment he conducted a large livery stable, and combining
the two was necessarily a very busy man. In 1886 he purchased the entire
business, which he still continues.
Mr. Volk is independent in politics, firm in his convictions, trustworthy in
all the relations of life, and influential and active in the best interests of
the community. In the autumn of 1893 he was elected Coroner of Hudson
County by the handsome plurality of over 4,400, the county usually giving
a Democratic majority of about 6,000. This office he filled with great
credit and satisfaction for three years. He is a member and past officer of
Hudson Lodge, No. 71, F. and A. M., of Hoboken, and also a member of
Protection Lodge, No. 634, Knights of Honor, of Lady Washington Lodge,
No. 414. Kniglits and Ladies of Honor, of the American Legion of Honor,
of Guiding Star Lodge, No. 189, I. O. O. F., of Hoboken Council, No. 99,
Royal Arcanum, of the Germania Schuetzen Bund of New Jersey, of the
Hoboken Schuetzen Corps, of the Hoboken Quartette Club, of the Hoboken
Independent Schuetzen Corps, and of the Mannergesang Verein Lyra. For
a time he was also financial secretary of the Undertakers' Association of
Hudson County. He is a member of the German Lutheran Church, and
active in various other organizations.
Mr. Volk was married on the 12th of September, 1888, to Anna M. Kaiser,
daughter of John Henry and Anna M. Kaiser, of Hoboken. They have
two children: Florence M. and Anthony J., Jr.
JAMES H. STEPHENS, of Closter, is descended from John Stephensen,
an Englishman, who came to America about 1670 and located at Fort Or-
ange (Albany), where he followed his profession, which was that of a school
teacher. On October 4, 1873, he married Elizabeth Lucas, who, the record
states, was from New Orange. The couple must have resided in New Am-
sterdam for some time, as seven of their children are recorded as having
been baptized there, in the Dutch church, up to 1693. His first wife died
in New Amsterdam and he married (2) Maria . He had children of
the second generation: Elizabeth, Lucas, Mary, Steven, Jenneke, Cornelius,
Catalyna, John, Peter, Nicholas, Roeloff, Abraham, and Gertrude.
Lucas Stephens (2) married and had issue, among other children, Abra-
ham (3), born about 1730, who married, in 1757, Sarah Peters O'Blenis, of
Clarkstown. They resided at Clarkstown, N. Y., and had seven children
of the fourth generation: Elizabeth, 1759; Peter, 1760; Maria, 1763; Eliza-
beth, 1765; Abram, 1767; Jannetie, 1769; and Hendrick, 1771.
Hendrick (4), born at Clarkstown, June 11, 1771, married Ann de Clark,
born at Clarkstown, December 11, 1771, died there December 25, 1843.
Hendrick died there October 25, 1834. They had issue, among other chil-
dren, James H. Stephens of the fifth generation.
James H. Stephens (5), born at Clarkstown, N. Y., August 28, 1804, died
at Closter, N. J., August 28, 1867, married (1) Catharine Pye in 1824 and (2)
Ida E. Pye, widow of Edmund Irish. James H. Stephens was a carpenter,
and for many years followed his occupation in the City of New York, where
he acquired a competence in constructing frames for buildings which were
at that time being shipped to California. Early in the fifties te purchased a
large farm in Monmouth County oh which he devoted his time to the pro-
GENEALOGICAL 267
duction of fruits, for which he found a ready market in New York. In 1867
he sold his Monmouth farm and removed to Oloster, N. J., on the farm for-
merly owned by David A. Demarest. He died there five months after his
arrival. His issue by Catharine Pye were two sons, Abraham and John H.
Stephens, and by Ida E. I'ye two children, Edmund and Catharine.
John H. Stephens (6) was born in Bank Street, New York, February 8,
1831, and died at Closter, N. J., September 8. 1887. He learned the car-
penter's trade with liis father in New York and married Rachel D. Huyler,
daughter of Barney and Maria (Demarest) Huyler. In 1858 he removed to
Closter, N. J., bought lands, and followed carpentry until the opening of
the railroad in the following year, when he built a store (the first one in
the place) and began to speculate in real estate. He was station agent for
twenty-five years. Postmaster for thirty years, held many town offices, and
was the promoter and leading spirit of the village. In fact he may justly be
called the father of Closter. His issue of the seventh generation are James
H., Eugene, and Percy.
James H. Stephens, the subject of this sketch, was born in Closter, N. J.,
September 19, 18G0, and received his education in the public schools of
Bergen County. Leaving school at the age of eighteen, he first engaged in
the sugar business in New Y'ork City, in which he continued four years.
He was then engaged in the meat business in (ioster for seven years,
and subsequently^, after a retirement of two years, associated himself with
the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York.
Mr. Stephens has been successful in every connection, and as a public
spirited citizen has taken a deep interest in local affairs. He is a member
of the Reformed Church and identified with other organizations in his
native county. He married Elizabeth M. Ferdon and has one child, a
daughter, E. Marion Stephens.
CALVIN DEMAREST, of Hackensack, is descended in the eighth gen-
eration from David des Marest, the emigrant and first American ancestor
of the family, for a sketch of whom see page 64. Calvin's grandfather,
Thomas Demarest (of the sixtli generation from the first David), was
born July 18, 1757, and died April ^27, 182!). He married, in 1782, Lena
Naugle. Their issue of the seventh generation were Sarah, Cornelius T.,
William, Vroutie, and perhaps others.
Cornelius T. (7), born January 23, 1786, died December 2(i, 1862, mar-
ried Margaret Lydecker, born August 1, 17'.»1, died June 27, 1883. She
was the daughter of Cornelius Lydecker. Cornelius T. was graduated from
Columbia College in 1804, studied for the ministry with Rev. Dr. Froeleigh,
was licensed to preach at Paramus in March, 1807, and preached at ^^'llite
House, N. J., from 1808 to 1813, and at English Neighborhood, N. J., from
1813 to 1824. He organized the new church at English Neighborhood and
preached in it from 1824 to 1839, and also preached at Hackensack and
English Neighborhood from 1839 to 1851 and in King Street, New York, in
the True Reformed Church, from 1851 until his death. His children of
the eighth generation were fifteen : Helen, Cornelia, Leah, Thomas ^A^, Cor-
nelius Lydecker, Christiana, Penelope, Maria. Calvin, 1st., Charles, Calvin,
(rarret B., Peter, James H., and Margaret.
Calvin Demarest (8), the subject of this sketch, was born in New York
City on the 15th of July, 1825, and received his education in Bergen
County. He left school at the age of four+eon and went to work on his
grandfather's farm in Bergen County, where he remained fourteen years.
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IIT'DSON AND BEKGEN COUNTIES
Since llu'ii — fm- a pci'idd (if f(ii'(y-six ycMi-s — lie lias been siicccsKfully en-
gaged in I lie general I nicking bnsiness in New York City. He resides
in llackeiisack. is a ineiidier of the llefcnaned (Jlmrcli, and for years Eas
taken a dei'ji interesi in the affairs of Bergen County. Mr. Demarest mar-
ried Mary Lozier and luis two children living: ^^'altel• and Mj'ra.
WALTEK KISSAM I'.IUDSALL, a rising yonng lawyer and a member of
the ]>oard of Edncation of Jersey City, is the son of David and Susannah
A. (t'lyde) JJirdsall, and a d(^scendant of the Hirdsalls in the vicinity of
Leeds, England. His jiariMits ^\•el■e lioi-n in New York State, but came
to -Tersev City in ]S-I!), where his father, David Uirdsall, established the
•Jersey <^' i t y Iron
Works, in wliich he is
still interested.
Walter K. Birdsall
was liorn in Jei-sev
Pity, N. J., on the 2d
of .[aniiary, 1869, and
i-(^ceived liis education
in that citv, attending
Public School No. 1
and the J(M-sey City
High Sclioid. He was
gi-aduated from Yale
University in the class
of ISOl, and during
his Senior year there
took a year's course
in elementary law in
tlie Yale Law Scliool.
Subsequently he spent
four years in the office
of ^^'illianl A. Lewis,
as a student, and was
admitted to the New
•Jer'sey bar' at the Feb-
ruary term of the Su-
Tirenie Coni-f in 1805.
Since then he has
been actively and suc-
cessfully engaged in
the practice of his
jirofession in Jersev
City.
In politics Mr. Bird
„ 1 J. , . s^ill is a Republican.
He has taken an active mtiMest in the affairs of his jiartv, has contributed
largely 1o its success, and among its younger members is recognized as a
leader. On May 1, 1S!>!), he was aii]iointed a member of the Board of Edu-
cation (d' -lersey City for a term of two years, and is now serving in tliat
capacity with the same mai-ked ability which he has displayed in profes-
sional life.
He is a member of Jersey Cit, Lodge, No. 71, Free and .Vccepted Masons,
of William T. Sherman Council, Boyal Arcanum, of the Zeta Psi Greek
WALTER K. BIRDSALL.
GENEALOGICAL 269
Letter frateiuity, unci of t]ie Universily Club. He was formerly a member
of the Palma Club of Jersey ( Mty.
^Ir. IJirdsall is a prominent, patriotic, and public spirited citizen. He
has already achie\ed a high reputation, and through his liberal! ly, integrity
of character, and activity is univeisally esteemed and respected.
Mr. Birdsall was married on the 24tii of August, 18!)7, to Fannie E. Wat-
son, of Perry, Wyoming ('ounty, X. Y.
JOHN HILLRIC BONN, the founder of the present system of stre(-t
railways in North Hudson County, and one of the most enterprising and
successful men of his day, was born in the City of Xorden, East Friesland,
in the extreme northwest of (iermany, September 14, ISi'!). There he
received his early education under private tutors and at the national and
classical high schools. He sprung from an honored and respected family,
his parents being people of great eneig\ and force of character, and as a
boy developed those strong intellectual and moral traits which charac-
terized his entire life. His fathei' was for many years a successful master
of vesiscls in the East India trade, and with him ]Mr. Bonn visited the
East Indies as a youth. This enabled him to acquire, at an impressionable
period, a liberal knowledge of the v/orld.
Subsequently he attended a nautical school near .Amsterdam, Holland,
passed the difficult and intricat<' examiriation before the Koyal Examining
Committee in that city, and was awa.rded the first degree. But he was
not destined for a life on the ocean. From the autumn of 1S1.5 to October,
1850, he was employed by a firm in Emden, Ea^t Friesland, which con-
ducted an extensile commercial, shijjping, and banking business. In
October, 1850, he left Oermany and came to New York City, where he
act'ejited a position as bookkee]ier and English and French cori-espondent
in a large Greek shipping-house. Two years later, having saved some
money, he invested in real estate in North Hudson County, N. J., and als^o
became a permanent icsident there, and as soon as he could legally do so
he became a citizen of the Ignited States. These relations soon resulted in
making him a man of commanding intluence. In lS")(i he spent considerable
time in traveling in America and Europe, and in October of that year
was married to Miss Angelina Bonjer, of Emden, East Friesland. In
A[»ril, 1857, he brought his bride- to this country and took up his lesidence
in Weehawken, Hudson County, whence he later removed to Hoboken.
Thev returned to Weehawken in 18GT and made that city their pei-manent
home, settling on the spot formerly owned by Daniel \\'ebstei-, the states-
man. There Mr. Bonn died on the 15th of November, 18!)].
Mr. Bonn probably did more than any other one man to develop and
improve Northern Hudson County, and to stimulate enterprise and the
growth of population. Tie was untiring in his efforts to secure for that
section those jjermanent improvemi-nts which to-day make it so easy
of access and so attractive to both residents and visitors. He was a
founder and a prominent member of the first Board of Regents of the
Hudson County Hospital. In 18tiS he was appointed liy the late Hon.
Joseph D. Bedle one of a commission of seven authorized by the New
Jersey Legislature to lay out and improve the public streets on the
heights of Hudson County, which include West Hoboken, Union Hill,
^Ve'st New York, and other territory. Upon the organization of this
commission iir. Bonn was unanimously chosen chairnian by his col-
leagues. For various reasons the plai which had been contemplat-
270 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
ed by the commissioners was not carried out, although the incep-
tion and construction of the magnificent Hudson Countj^ Boulevard issued
from the movement. In 1872 Mr. Bonn also became chairman of the
Board of Commissioners Avhich supervised the improvement of the Bull's
Perry road from Nineteenth Street in Hoboken, northerly, and which also
built the main sewer in Hoboken to the Hudson River, this public work
being completed in 1875.
But his most notable work, and one to which he devoted the best
energies of his life, was in connection with the surface and elevated rail-
ways of the northern half of Hudson County. He was the founder, origi-
nator, and father of the present system of transit. He commenced the
construction and operation of street railways in 1859, and soon had lines
radiating in every direction from the Hoboken ferry. His investment in
this enterprise proved wonderfully successful. He was the first, and
indeed the only, President of the various original corporations; and when
these were consolidated in 1S65, forming the North Hudson County Rail-
w:iy rjompany, he became the first President of that corporation, and so
continued until his death in 1S!)1, a period of twenty-six years. During
that time the several lines were extended and improved, new roads were
built, and the system placed upon its present efficient basis. In 1874 he
built the lirst steam elevator in Hudson County, and with this the street-
cars, with the horses attached, were lifted to the top of the bluff, the process
requiring but one minute. In 1884 he erected the elevated railway from
Hoboken to Jersey City Heights, an iron structure ranging from fifteen
to nearly one hundred feet high. This road was originally operated by
cable, and was the first elevated road so operated in the United States.
All these roads have adopted electricity as the motive power. In 1890
the great Weehawken elevators, of which Mr. Bonn was the originator,
were begun, and on their completion, on October 23, 1891. he made the
first trip in them with several other gentlemen. The elevators were form-
ally opened to the public April 26, 1892. These great railway and ele-
vator enterprises may be regarded as the best work of his life, though
they were by no means the sum total of his remarkable achievements.
As important and necessary public works, however, they represent a man
whose foresight and energy proved the wisdom of his judgment.
Mr. Bonn had no inclination for and never held political office, except
that of Superintendent of Public Schools in the old Township of North
Bei'gen, to which he was elected in 1857, on both tickets. He held this
position one year. He held the respect and confidence of the entire com-
munity, and was noted for his benevolence, kindness, and generosity.
Mr. and Mrs. Bonn were members of the German Lutheran Church of
Weehawken, and were active in both religious and charitable work.
Of their eleven children four died young, and two sons, John H., Jr.. and
Hillric J., are mentioned in the following sketches. Mr. Bonn was chiefly
influential in bringing out the German-American Encyclopedia, a work of
eleven volumes, and the first of the kind in the United States.
HILLRIC JOHN BONN, eldest son of the late John Hillric Bonn and An-
gelina Bonjer,was born, October 10,1858, in Bonnsville, North Bergen Town-
ship, Hudson County, a village named in honor of his father. He attended
the public schools, and in 1878 was graduated with the degre'^ of Meciian-
ical Engineer from Stevens Institute at Hoboken. Afterward, for several
years, he followed his profession with success in Scranton, Pa., Hoboken,
GENEALOGICAL 271
^'. J,, New York City, Pittsburg, Pa., and Chicago, and was assistant
engineer during the construction of the Kortli Hudson County B^levated
Railway. On the death of his father in 1891 he was elected ^Mce-President
of that corporation.
JOHN HH^LRIC BONN, Jr., another son of John H. and Angelina
(Bonjer) Bonn, was born in Weehawken, N. J., May 15, 1871. and received
his education at Hoboken Academy and Stevens High School, from which
he was graduated in 1889. In 1891 he was graduated with the degree of
LL.B. from the I.aw Department of the University of the City of New
York, and then took a post-graduate course at that institution^ graduat-
ing as Master of Laws in 1892. He also read law one year in New York
in the office of Brainerd, Davenport & Brainerd. and for a time in Hoboken
with Hon. Abel I. Smith and John S. Mabon. and was admitted to the bar
of New York in 189-3, and to the New Jersey bar as an attorney in Febru-
ary, 1895. In the latter year he opened offices in both Hoboken and ^Vest
Hoboken. He subsequently gave up his Hoboken office, but still continues
the one in West Hoboken, where he has a large and successful general
practice. In 189S he was attorney for the Township of Weehawken. He is
a master in chancery, a membei- of the Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity, and
an ardent Republican.
Mr. Bonn was married January 26, 1898, to Marguerite L., daughter of
Thomas and Jane Fisher, of Jersey Cily. They reside in Weehawken.
LH'INCSTON CONKIJNG, the founder and President of the Asso-
ciated Justices of the Peace and Constables" Protective Association of Hud-
son County, is a descendant of some of the oldest and most distinguished
families in this country. His paternal ancestors came from England and
Ireland in 1735, settling first in New York and removing thence in 1750 to
Hackensack, Bergen County, N. J. He is the great-great-grandson of Al-
fred and Hannah (Marshall) Conkling, a great-grandson of Nathaniel and
Hortley (Schrone) Conkling, a grandson of Matthew and Frances (Brickel)
Conkling, and a son of Matthew H. and Elvina (Van Ripen) Conkling, his
mother being a daughter of Jacob Van Ripen and Katherine A'an Drouf, a
granddaughter of Isaac and Martha (<loets(hins) Van Ripen, and a great-
great-granddaughter of Jacob and Maiy (Vreland) Van Ripen. Her ances-
tors came from Holland in 1C49 and were among the earliest settlers in
Eastern New Jersey. Through his grandmother Mr. Conkling is a great-
grandson of Sir Alfred Brickel, of Manchester, England, and though his
father he is closely related to the late Hon. Roscoe Conkling, whose ances-
tors came from Kent County, England. His grandfather, ^Matthew ('(ink-
ling, was one of the famous drummers of his day. In ISol he was presented
with the first silver drum ever made. He was the first Poormaster in Ho-
boken and active during the Civil War. Matthew H. Conkling, the son
of Matthew and father of Livingston, was the organizer and leader of
Conkling's famous New Jersey Brass Band in 1870, and ably lepresented
the family, which has been prominently identified in the politics of Hudson
County for upward of sixty years. ^Ir. Conkling's mother's cousin, Hon.
Garret D. Van Ripen, was Mayor of Jersey City, while another relative and
namesake, Jacob Livingston, i-eprcsented his district in the State Senate.
Livingston Conkling's full name is Matthew Livingston Conkling. He
was named after his father, but because of the similarity of the names of
his father and grandfather, both of whom bore the name Matthew, he
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IITTDSON AND KBRCJEN COUNTIES
(li-(i|i]K'(l llic Maltlicw ;iii(l li:is (•oiitiimcd to use only liic iiiiddl(' name, Liv-
iii^stou. The fiiiiiily iiaiiic was. (ii'ij^iiiall.w ('(tnklin, and not (.'onkl)nf>', but
a nniubcr of the descendants added tlie y, tlins >;ivinf>- the name its present
form. On the )iaternal side tlie lan}il\- is <if Irisli and Enfilisli descent.
Livingston Conlclin^' was born in llobol^en, N. J., on tlie 10th of May,
ISIU, and iidierit(Ml all the stni-d\- cliai-actei-istics which m;ide liis ancestors
so famons in the early and siibse(|\ient liistoiy of this section of the State.
Ueceivint;' an excellent ]inldic school education in his native city, he learned
the trade of decoiatinj;- and jiaintinu', and at the ]iresent time is senior mem-
LIVINGSTON CONKLING.
ber of the well l-;nown tijni of L. (\(iddinj;- ^: Co., painters and decorators, 115
Clinton Street, Hoboken, and ll'5 Eij;hth Avenne, New Yonc City. Mr.
Con.klinj;- lias ;iclii('\'ed marktHl success in business and is popularly known
as a man of ability, int(^<;rity, and i^reat force of charact(-r.
He has also achieved in-oniineii<-e and distinction in public life, and in fliis
connection bears with credit and honor the eminence which the family has
maintained for so many generations. Me entered tlie National Guard of
New Jersey as a ])rivate in the old Ninth Ke<iiment, and from 1880 to 1889
served as vSerseant in the Second Keaiimait, N^^C. N. J., and from 1889 to
1892 he was Captain of the old C'olumbia Guards in New jersey. In polit-
GENEALOGICAL 273
ical affairs he has been for several years one of the ablest leaders of the
Kepublican forces in the county. He has served efficiently as a member of
the Hudson County Republican General Committee for six years, was a
member of the Kepublican Executive Committee of Hoboken for a time, and
Vice-President of the Ninth Assembly District Republican Committee for
one year. He has been a delegate to numerous city, county, and congres-
sional conventions and always wields a potent influence in party councils
and in campaign affairs. He was Secretary of the Garfield Club in 1893,
President of the McKinley Club of Hoboken four years, orator of Achaean
League, No. 2, of Hoboken, Commander of Christian Woerner Post, No. 1,
Sons of Veterans, in 1888, and Judge Advocate-General of the National
Department, Sons of Veterans, U. S. A., in 1889. In 1899 he organized the
Associated Justices of the Peace and Constables' Protective Association,
of which he is President.
Judge Conkling is serving his second terra as Justice of the Peace,
having been first elected in 1894 and re-elected in 1899, and represents the
third generation of his family who has held that office in the City of
Hoboken, his predecessors being his father and grandfather. He is also
a Commissioner of Deeds and a member of the Knights of Honor, and in
every capacity has gained the confidence and esteem of the entire com-
munity. He is an energetic, progressive, and public spirited citizen, and a
man of broad intellectual attainments.
June 30, 1889, Judge Conkling married Miss Julia Hetzel. They have
six children: Irving, Raymond, Gertrude, Roscoe, Isabel, and Matthew Liv-
ingston, Jr.
JOHN H. LINDEMANN. — The Lindemann family is among the most
numerous and important in Germany. Many of them have, within the last
century, attained wealth and distinction in the United States. Henry Lin-
demann was born in 1799, near Bremen, in the Kingdom of Hanover, Ger-
many, where he married Anna C. Butts and established himself in the dual
business of baker and grocer. His only son and child, William L. Linde-
mann, was born at Bremen and adopted the business of his father. In 1S40
William L., the son, came to America and married Johanna Waetge in 1846.
His father, Henry, followed him to America in 1845, and the two, having
bought a part of the old Naugle farm at Closter, in Bergen County, X.
J., adopted farming for a livelihood. Henry, the father, died in 1867, intes-
tate, and his lands descended to his son William L., who in time became one
of the largest landholders at Closter. He built and owned the first hotel in
the village and was instrumental in organizing the Lutheran Church, the
fire company, the Building and Loan Association, and other enterprises for
the improvement of the town. He died October 8, 1899, respected by all
who knew him. He married Johanna, daughter of Diedrich Waetge. His
children of the third generation were William L., Ernest, and John H.
John H. Lindemann (3), the subject of this sketch, was born at Closter,
N. J., August 29, 1859, and received a public school education. Leaving
school at the age of fifteen, he has since remained on his father's farm,
which he has conducted with marked success. He has served on the Town
Committee, has been Collector of Harrington Township, and is a member of
the Dutch Reformed Church. In every capacity he has displayed ability
and integritv of character, and is highly respected by the entire community.
Mr. Lindemann married Amelia "^Vaetge and has three children: Her-
miena, Dorothea, and Alien.
274 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
ANDREW H. BRINKERHOFF is a descendant in the eighth generation
from Joris Dircksen (Brinkerhoff), the first American progenitor of the
New Jersey branches of the family. Joris (George) Dircksen (1) was a
native of the grazing and stock raising Province of Drenthe, Holland (from
whence came so many of the pioneer families of the New Netherlands),
where he was born about 1590. Early in life his family removed to Vlis-
singen (Flushing), a seaport on the Island of Walcheron in Zeeland, at
which city many persons were fleeing from religious persecution. Here
Joris married Susanna Dubbelo. In 1638 Joris, with his wife, emigrated to
America. He fl.rst settled on Staten Island and is said to have entered
into a contract with one Cornelius Melyn, the owner of the island, to re-
side there, but on August 16, 1641, owing to the numerous murders com-
mitted in the neighborhood by the Indians, he obtained a release from his
contract. The same year he settled at Brooklyn, where, on March 23, 1646,
he obtained a grant of thirty-six acres of land. On this he seems to have
built his home and resided until his death, January 16, 1661. He must
have been a man of ability and respected by his neighbors, otherwise he
would not have been elected a magistrate in 1654 and re-elected annually
thereafter until 1660. He helped to organize the Dutch Church at Brook-
lyn and was an Elder in it at the time of his death. His issue of the
second generation were Derrick (killed by the Indians), Hendrick, Abra-
ham, and Aeltie.
Hendrick (2), born in Holland about 1630, married Claesie (a daughter
of Cornelius Jans) Bogert (see sketch on page 105), then of Flatbush, L. I.
He lived at Flatbush until 1685, was a magistrate of Brooklyn in 1662-63,
and became a member of the Colonial Assembly in 1665. On June 17,
1685, with Jan Cornelise Bogert, the Bantas, and others, he removed to
Bergen County and purchased a large tract of land between the Hacken-
sack River and the Overpeck Creek, on which Hendrick settled, and where
he died in 1610 or 1611. A stone marks the spot where his remains are
buried in the cemetery of the '■' Church on the Green," at Hackensack. Of
this church he was one of the founders, and for many years a leader and
officer in it. He held other responsible positions, and was one of the most
active and useful members of the new colony. His issue of the third gen-
eration were Greetie, Margrietie, Cornelius, Joris, Derrick, and Jacobus.
Cornelius Hendricksen Brinckerhoff (3), born on Long Island, married
Aegie Vreeland, of Bergen, May 28, 1708. He was a member of the Hack-
ensack church, and died September 1, 1770, aged ninety-seven. Derrick
Brinkerhoff (3) married (1) Margaret Sibse Banta and (2) Abagail Acker-
man, and Jacobus (3) married Angenitie Hendricks Banta. The descend-
ants of the last three named have spread over Hudson and Bergen Coun-
ties and are still numerous.
Andrew H. Brinkerhoff (8), the subject of this sketch, is a descendant
of one of these, and was born at Boiling Springs, Bergen Coun-
ty, October 13, 1847. He is the son of George C. Brinkerhoff (7) and
Kezia H. Hopper, daughter of Andrew P. and Anna Hopper, and a grand-
son of Cornelius G. (6) and Hannah Brinkerhoff. He was educated in the
district schools and at Packard's Institute, New York, and with the ex-
ception of a few years spent in farming has followed the banking business
since leaving the latter institution, being at the present time the Cashier
of the Rutherford National Bank. Rising step by step to this, responsible
position, he has displayed from the first great ,. executive ability, sound
business judgment, and a thorough knowledge of financial affairs.
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275
In public life he has also been active and prominent. He has served
efficiently as Collector of Taxes, and in 1890 was elected a member of the
Boroup:h Conncil, serving t^Y0 years, and in 1899 was again elected to
that office for a term of three years. He is a member of the Knights of
Tythias and of the Board of Trustees of the First Presbyterian Church of
Rutherford, of which he is a regular attendant and liberal supjiorter.
Mv. Brinkerhoff was married on July 12, 1S68, to Jennie ^l. Brinkerhoff
and has five children: George C, Henry A., James H., Kezia 11., and May.
ISAAC A. HOPPEB.— The Hoppers in Bergen and Hudson Counties
are descended from Andries Hopper, who, with his wife, Grietie Hen-
dricks, emigrated to America in 1052 and settled at New Amsterdam, where
he was enrolled and granted the ])rivileges of a small burgher in 16'57.
He acquired considerable property, but did not live to long enjoy it, as he
died within a year. He had entered into an agreement with .Jacob Stol
to purchase the Bronx lands, but
death cut off both him and Stol be-
fore a deed could be signed. His
widow married (2) a man named Van
Tricht in May, 1660, thereby securing
to each of her three children two
hundred gelders. These three chil-
dren were William, born 16.54 (nmr-
ried ^Minnie .Jurcks Paulus); Hen-
drick, born 16.56 (married Maria Van
Blarcom); ^Matthew Adolphus, boiu
16.58 (married Anna Jurcks Paulus).
Matthew and Hendrick settled in
New Jersey.
Isaac A. Hopper is descended in
the eighth generation from Andries
Hopper and Grietie Hendricks, the
emigrants. ^Nfatthew IIo))]ier married
Aedtje Peters (see sketch on page
71). This Jlatthew Hopper (3) had
a son, Andries (4), who married
Elizabeth Bros and had a son, I'eter
(5). AVho this Peter married the
Paramus church records may show,
l)ut Peter ('.',), it is said, had three
sons: Garret P. (6), Andrew P. (6),
and Henry P. (6). Andrew P. was l.Kirn aliout 1772, married, July 23, 1797,
Anne Voorhis, and had issue, among other children, Henry A. Hopper (7),
who niari-ied Helen, daughter of Isaac Ackerman, and had issue, besides
other children, Isaac A. Plopper (8), who is the subject of this sketch. His
father was Sheriff of Bergen County and a member of the New Jersey
Legislature.
Isaac Ackerman Hopper (8) was born at Boiling Springs, now Rutherford,
N. J., April 24, 1843. He received a district school education at " Small
Lots" (now Fair Lawn), and, compleling his studies at the age of fifteen,
has followed farming when not serving the community in official capacities.
During the Civil War he enlisted as a volunteer soldier in Company E,
Twenty-second New Jersey Regiment, and participated in the battles of
ISAAC A. HOPPEK.
276 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
Ghancellorsville, Frederickbnrp;, the Wilderness, and Gettysbnrg, where
his regiment formed a part of General Meade's reserves.
After the war Mr. Hopper ag'ain engaged in agricultural pursuits on his
father's farm, and soon became active and prominent in local public affairs.
He served for six years as Assessor, and in 1 881 was elected Sheriff of Ber-
gen County, which office he filled with ability and satisfaction for three
years. He was again chosen Assessor for the Township of Saddle River
and served ten years, and in 1892 was elected County Collector, serving
for four years. " Afterward he was for four years Treasurer of Bergen
County.
Mr. Hopper is a stanch friend of public improvements, has been especially
persistent and successful in his efforts to secure improvement of public
roads, and is highly respected by all who know him. He is a member of
Gabriel Paul Post, G. A. R., a Democrat in politics, and a member of the
Reformed Church of Ridgewood.
November 25, 1868, he married Maria, daughter of Garret A. Hopper, a
prominent citizen of Bergen County. They have had one child, deceased.
THOMAS J. POST is descended in the eighth generation from Captain
Adriaen Post, the emigrant and common ancestor of all the Post family in
Bergen and Hudson Counties (see sketch on page 72). He is the son of
Thomas Post and Lucretia Merseles, and was born at Westwood, N. J.,
April 29, 1862. In the schools of Bergen County he acquired a fair educa-
tion, and by industry and perseverance has achieved success. Leaving
school at the age of sixteen, he engaged as an employee in manufacturing
chairs, which he followed for fifteen years, when he established himself
in that business. He has built up a large and successful business in this
line, and is widely known as a man of integrity, enterprise, and energy.
Mr. Post is a member of the Board of Education of the Borough of West-
wood, a member of the Westwood Union Church, and Superintendent of
the Westwood Union Sunday School. In every capacity he has discharged
his duties with honor, fidelity, and satisfaction. He married Catharine A.
Conklin and has one son, Percy A.
WILLIAM WILLCOX VOORHIS is descended in the eighth generation
from Steven Coerts Van Yoorhis, the first American ancestor of the family.
Tha line of descent is the same as in the sketch on page 83. As will be
seen, Lucas Alberts Voorhis (3) had issue several children of the fourth gen-
eration, among whom was Hendrick Lucas Van Voorhis (4), born February
11, 1731, died March 6, 1803. He married Wybsie Laroe, who was bom
November 28, 1736, and died June 8, 1813. They lived northwest of Hacken-
sack, and had issue ten children of the fifth generation : Abram H., Lucas
H., Albert H., John H., Annatie, Nicholas H., Jacobus H., Catharine, Mag-
dalena, and Henry H.
Jacobus H. (5), born November 2, 1769, died April 13, 1833, married Mary
Demarest, who was born July 14, 3783, and died August 14, 1849. Three
generations of the above are buried in the old Voorhis graveyard on the
west bank of the Hackensack below New Milford. Jacobus H. Voorhis (5)
and Mary Demarest had issue, besides other children, Albert J. Voorhis (6),
who married Rachel Hopper. She was born October 5, 1809, and died
April 19, 1877. They had issue, among other children, Peter A. H. Voorhis
(7), who married Cecelia C. Smith, and who wijis the father of William
Willcox Voorhis (8), the subject of this jketch.
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William Willcox Voorhis (8) was born November 27, 1865, In Hacken-
sack, N. J., where he received his education. He left school at the age of
sixteen and engaged in business with his father, continuing in that relation
until the latter's death. He then retired and has since devoted his en-
ergies to the management of the estate.
In public as well as in business affairs Mr. Voorhis has achieved distinc-
tion. He served for a time as President of the Board of Council of the
Borough of Westwood, is a life member of the New Jersey Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and is a member of the Reformed Church.
He is public spirited, enterprising, and active in promoting every worthy
movement, and thoroughly identified with the affairs of his native county.
Mr. Voorhis married Leanora Westervelt, a member of an old Bergen
County family, and they have two children: Cecelia Marguerite and Marie
Louise.
JOHN ENSTICE has achieved as a contractor a measure of success
which stamps him as one of the most prominent men in his line of business
in Eastern New Jersey. His reputation and high standing are doubly
merited, because it is through his own efforts, his indomitable perseverance,
and his unquestioned integrity and ability that he has paved the way to
a place among the leading contractors of the State. He comes from the
sturdy old Enstice and Giles families of Cornwall, England, where he was
born March 20, 1867, his parents being James Enstice and Annie Giles
and his grandparents John Enstice and Maria Norway. His mother, who
still survives, is the daughter of James and Amelia Giles, of Cornwall. On
both sides he inherits the admirable characteristics of people whose broad
and liberal attainments had a most important influence upon the com-
munity in which they lived, and who raised by deed and word the high
standard of industry, honesty, and fearless fidelity that marks their de-
scendants in both the Old and the New World.
Mr. Enstice has been a resident of New Jersey since he was four years
old. In May, 1871, the family bade adieu to the CornM'all home of their
ancestors and emigrated to America, to seek, in broader fields, a fortune
for themselves and their children. They first located in Dover, N. J., where
the father, James Enstice, successfully prosecuted his business as a con-
tractor until shortly before his death, which occurred on the 9th of March,
1883. He had five sons and two daughters, John, the subject of this article,
being the third son.
John Enstice attended Public School No. 2, at Mine Hill, near Dover,
Morris County, X. J., until he wns sixteen, and as a boy manifested and
developed those energetic mental qualities which have since won for him
so much honor and distinction. Having laid the basis of an active career
in studies best fitted for a business life, he became an apprentice to the
carpenter's trade in Dover, and there and in Morristown, N. J., followed bis
vocation with constantJy increasing success, winning the respect and con-
fidence of all with whom he came in contact. In the spring of 1886 he
moved to Kearny, Hudson County, where he prosecuted his trade for two
years, being in charge of important work most of the time. In 1888 he
engaged in the business of contracting and building on his own account.
His first attempts were modest and unassuming, but the high reputation
which he h.-^d made soon followed him to his new field of operation, and
within a veiv short time lie occupied a foremost place among the promi-
nent contractorK in that section. He associated himself with his brothers.
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HUDSON A]SfD BERGEN COUNTIES
William and Edward J., under the present firm name of Enstice Brothers,
and many of the liaest and most imposing buildings in Kearny, Harrison,
Newark, 'the Oranges, and other towns are the result of their efforts.
Dwellings, public edifices, and a variety of work have been erected by
them and bear the distinctive stamp of their skill and energy and thorough
workmanship. In 181)9 they completed extensive government contracts at
Sandy Hook, which they had commenced in February, 18!t7, and their
work" there is among the' largest and most important military posts along
the Atlantic coast.
JOHN ENSTICE.
In the business and financial as well as in the constructive department
of the firm's business Mr. Enstice has been the leading figure, bringing
to the management and detail work great executive ability, untiring en-
ergy, sound judgment, and unusual foresiglit. His success in handling the
largest contracts, in securing and carrying them to completion, is tangible
evidence of his courage and enterprise. His achievements are the result ot
his own efforts, of constant application, and of the broad and progressive
ideas of an able man. As a citizen as well as a contractor he is prominent.
In May, 1900, he formed a pai-fnership with John Bohenna, anu under the
firm name of John Boheuna & Co. engaged in the real estate and insurance
GENEALOGICAL 279
business. Mr. Enstice is public spirited and universally esteemed, and in
the growth and prosperity of the Township of Kearny he has taken an im-
portant part, having been a liberal supporter of its chief institutions and
lending his influence in favor of every commendable object. For two years
he was a member of the Kearny Board of Education. He is a member of
Kane Lodge, Iv"o. 5o,F.and A.M., and of Union Chapter, No. 7, E. A. M., both
of Newark. He is a charter member of Ethic Lodge, Knights of Pythias, of
Harrison, and was for three years an Elder and for two years Treasurer of
Knox Presbyterian Church of Kearny. He is a Director of the Harrison and
Kearny Building and Loan Association, a Eepublican in politics, and in all
the relations of life has displayed the highest attributes of a loyal, energetic,
and useful citizen.
Mr. Enstice was married, June 8, 1899, to Nellie May Decker, daughter
of Thomas W. and Martha (Van Duyne) Decker, of Kearny, formerly of
Pine Brook, Morris County. Soon after his marriage he removed to South
Orange, N. J., where he now resides.
JAMES T. LILLIS, Surrogate of Hudson County, is the eldest son of
Martin and Catherine (McCarthy) Lillis, both natives of Ireland, who came
to this country about 1849 and settled in the north part of the County of
Hudson. His father, one of the prominent and extensive truckmen of his
time, died in Jersey City on the 1st of January, 1879. His mother's death
occurred there August 21, 1887.
Surrogate Lillis was born in West New York, Hudson County,
March 6, 1853, and when about four years old his parents moved to
Jersey City. He there acquired his early education in public and
parochial schools. Entering^ Eutgers College at New Brunswick in 1870,
on a scholarship granted him by the freeholders after he had passed
the required examination, he was graduated with the degree of B.S. in
1873, and the same year entered the Hudson County surrogate's ofQce in
Jersey City, with which he has ever since been connected. The probate
history of Hudson County daring the past twenty-seven years is practically
a history of Surrogate Lillis's life, and vice versa. From a clerkship he
rose steadily to the post of Assistant Surrogate, and in November, 1896,
was elected Surrogate on the Democratic ticket over his Eepublican op-
ponent, Hon. P. F. Wanser, then Mayor of Jersey City, receiving a flatter-
ing majority. Surrogate Lillis still holds that office, and has discharged
its duties with ability and satisfaction. Having had more than a quarter
of a century's uninterrupted experience in general probate matters, it is
not strange that he should be everywhere regarded as the man best quali-
fied to perform the work coming before a surrogate, and during a life-long
devotion to his labors he has achieved an enviable reputation as well as
signal success. Genial, sympathetic, and able, thoroughly versed in every
department of probate law, and methodical in all his efforts, he is one of
the most popular of Hudson County's citizens, and prominent in both
political circles and private capacities.
For many years he has been a leading member of the Hudson County
Democratic Committee, and for some time he served as its Secretary. He
is also a member of the Eobert Davis Association of Jersey City, of the
Berkeley and University Clubs of the same place, of the Knights of Co-
lumbus,' of the Benevolent Order of Elks, and of other bodies. He has
resided in Jersey City for more than forty years, his present residence
being at 208 Palisade A> jnue.
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HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
Surrogate Ijillis was inarriod June 3, 1877, to Alice Dooley, daughter of
Felix Dooley, of I'ouglikeepsie, N. Y. They have four children: Martin J.^
James T., Jr., John, and Anna.
WILLIAM SEBASTIAN STUHR, of Hoboken, one of the ablest and
foremost lawyers of Hudson County, was born in Williamsburg, N. Y.,
October 1, 185!). At a very earlyage he moved with his parents to Hoboken,
N. J., where his father exerted for many years a commanding influence
in i)olitical and public affairs.
Mr. Stuhr has, therefore, spent his active life in Hoboken, and to the
growth and welfare of
the city and also to many
of its leading institu-
tions he has contributed
some of the best ele-
ments of his life. There
he acquired his elemen-
taiy education. He also
studied for three years
at a prominent institu-
tion of learning in Ger-
many, and by the time
he had reached early
manhood had gained a
good classical knowl-
edge as well as a liberal
knowledge of the world.
Upon his return to the
United States in 1874 he
entered the Law Depart-
ment of New York Uni-
versity, from which he
was graduated with
honor in 1879, receiving
the degree of LL.B. He
subsecpiently continued
his legal studies in the
office of James W.
Vroom, of Hoboken, and
was admitted to the bar
of New J(-rsey as an at-
t o r n e y in November,
1880, and as a counselor
in November, 1883.
Since 1880 Mr. Stuhr has been actively and successfully engaged in the
practice of his jirofession in Hoboken. He rose rapidly to a leading place
at the bar, not by any sudden freak of circumstances, but by his own
efforts, by the exen-ise of recognized legal ability, and by those honest,
st]-aightfoi-ward paths which inevitably lead to an honorable end. Careful
and painstaking in the preparation of each case which was intrusted to
his charge, industrious and indefatigable in collecting both facts and evi-
dence, and sincere in all his arguments before a court and jury, he soon
gained an enviable reputation for skill and ability, and for several years
WILLIAM H. STUHK.
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has been regarded by his associates as well as his fellow-citizens as a
leader of the Hudson County bar. He is one of the ablest and strongest
advocates in the trial of causes in the State. Few lawyers have in this
respect a higher or wider reputation. His masterful presentation of cases
before courts and juries has frequently been noted. He is especially strong
in argument, keen and adroit in the examination of witnesses, and a public
speaker of admitted prominence and eloquence. A man of unquestioned
integrity, he possesses scholarly as well as legal attainments of a high
order, and at the bar and in public and private life has been eminently
successful.
Mr. Stuhr was Corporation Counsel of the City of Hoboken from 188:5
to 1885 inclusive, and served as Assistant Counsel to the Board of Chosen
Freeholders of Hudson County in 1888. In these capacities he materially
magnified an already high reputation, and discharged his duties with char-
acteristic ability. From boyhood he has been deeply and actively interested
in the advancement of his adopted city. He has always been a prominent
Democrat, and for several years was President of the Jeflfersonian Democ-
racy of Hudson County. In 1889 he was nominated by that party as their
candidate for State Senator, and also received the indorsement of the
Eepublicans, and after one of the most exciting campaigns in the history
of his county was declared defeated. But he was not one to abide by this
decision, which appeared at once to have been brought about bj' unfair
means. He therefore determined to make a contest, and did, with the
result that he was seated in the Senate in May, 1890, just as the Legislature
was about to adjourn. Probably the most significant and important result
of the testimony taken at this time was the indictment by the grand jury
of more than fifty election officers of Hudson County, forty of whom were
tried and convicted. These were among the most flagrant and noted
election frauds ever discovered and prosecuted in New Jersey.
Senator Stuhr was not permitted, however, to actively fill the position
which he had so honestly and dearly won. In January, 1891, the Democrats,
gaining control of the Senate, unseated him, but not until he had made
on the floor of the Senate one of the ablest and most brilliant defenses on
record in New Jersey. For three hours on the 15th of that month, im-
mediately after the election of officers, he defended his scat with a zeal
and courage which challenged the admiration of his political adversaries
and gained for him a host of friends from all parties. Packed galleries
at first attempted to interrupt him, but after Ave minutes all were quiet,
and he was given the closest attention to the end. His quiet dignity, his
manly courage and commanding presence, his brilliant argument in defense
of his rights, not only awed his hearers, but in numberless instances con
vinced them of the justice of his cause. Even the adherents of McDonald,
his opponent, who crowded the Senate and galleries, accorded him their
highest respect as a result of his logical and eloquent speech. The vote
was taken in silence, but no argument was or could be advanced to show
the constitutionality of the action of the majority. The Trenton Times,
characterizing it as " The First Eevoliitionary Act," says:
" It was unconstitutional, revolutionary, and entirely without precedent,
and can only serve to inflict injury upon the party which performed the act.
Senator Stuhr, it will be remembered, was seated by the Senate after a
long and tedious investigation. In that investigation it was shown that
the frauds of Hudson County were so great that they must have tainted
the result and affected the seat of Senator McDonald. Whether wise or
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unwise, the Senate Election Committee decided then not to call a new
election, but to declare that Mr. Stuhr had probably received a majority
of the votes cast, and should be sworn into office, and the Senate solemnly,
on its own responsibility as a judicial body, so adjudicated."
Again the same paper, in speaking of Mr. Stuhr s brilliant effort, said:
" Senator Stuhr's address in defense of his Beat, yesterday, was at times
burning with an eloquence which is rarely heard in the New Jersey Legis-
lature. ... He has shown qualities of courtesy and manliness which
have made for him hosts of friends. He came to the legislative halls a
stranger, but his modest demeanor and pleasant manner, proving him at
once a gentleman and a fair minded, conservative man, won praise and
friendship. He goes back to his home known and appreciated outside of
Hudson County."
Mr. Stuhr has continued in the practice of the law in Hoboken, where
he is a large real estate owner, and where he is highly respected and
esteemed. He is a prominent member of Euclid Lodge, No. 136, F. and
A. M., of Hoboken; of the Quartette Club and of the Deutscher Pioneer
Verein of Jersey City; and of the Jersey City Arion and the Alumni Asso-
ciation of the Law Department of New York University.
He was married in February, 1886, to Miss Marietta Lindsay Miller,
daughter of Thomas Miller, a leading citizen of Flushing, L. L
WILLIAM H. DANIELSON was born in New Durham, Hudson County,
N. J., where he still resides, June 16, 1826, and is of Scotch descent on
the paternal side and of Dutch ancestry on the maternal side. He is the
son of Joseph Danielson and Rebecca Ackerman and a grandson of Will-
iam Danielson and Mary Lee. Henry Ackerman, his maternal grand-
father, was an old resident of New Durham, a soldier in the War of
1812, and a descendant of the old Dutch family of Ackerman of Bergen
and Hudson Counties.
Mr. Danielson received his education in the schools of New Durham,
and has since followed the occupation of a farmer. He has been a success-
ful agriculturist and an influential member of the Democratic party, and
has served as Town Committeeman of New Durham. He has been a sup-
porter of the Baptist Church and of various kindred interests, and is
highly respected and esteemed.
He married, lirst, Rachel Riker, by whom he has four children: William
H. (born in 1850), Anna M., Joseph, and Ella. He married, second, for
his present wife, Caroline Wilmington.
AUGUST SEITZ was born in Kay, near Herrenberg, Wurtemberg, Ger-
many, November 24, 1815. He studied for the ministry, but owing to the
war of 1830 was obliged to give up his studies. In 1836 he went to Paris,
engaging in business until 1848, when he came to the United States,
locating at New Orleans, and one year later in New York. In 1852 he set-
tled in Hoboken, N. J., and resided there until his death, May 13, 1899. He
was a Mason for more than forty years, and for twenty-two years held a
responsible position in the Astor House in New York.
He married, April 22, 1843, at Paris, Prance, Miss Athenias J. A. Grivel,
daughter of Joseph and Rose (Rottier) Grivel. She died in Hoboken, Febru-
ary 23, 1899. Mr. Seitz was an Elder for many years in the German Luther-
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an Church of Hoboken, one of the organizers of the Hoboken Academy,
and a member of the old Volunteer Fire Department. Of his seven chil-
dren two are living. His brother Charles was kaighted for services to the
king of Wurtemberg. Another brother, William, succeeded his father as
keeper of the king's forests, was recently retired, and is still living. His
nephew was one of the Government architects at Stuttgart, Germany.
Israel Seitz, father of August, Charles, and William, was descended
from an old and honored Lutheran family of Wurtemberg, Germany, who
had held the oflflce of king's forester for several generations. Their in-
tegrity of character and honesty of purpose made them conspicuous in the
Fatherland.
ARTHUE SEITZ, son of August and Athenias J. A. (Grivel) Seitz, was
born in Hoboken, N. J., December 6, 1855, and received his education in the
public schools and Hoboken Academy, and under a French tutor. At the
age of sixteen he entered the silk house of Linneman, Wehry & Co., of
New York City, and remained one year. He then entered the shipping
house of Salter & Livermore, in New York, and later the employ of the
Hamburg-American Packet Company, as collector. Soon afterward he as-
sociated himself with the Domestic Sewing Machine Company as note
clerk, and later in Hoboken with Charles S. Shultz, lumber dealer. In
April, 1882, he engaged in business for himself as a dealer in coal and build-
ing materials, under the firm name of Seitz & Campbell (Herbert P. Camp-
bell). In 1883 they opened the Hoboken free stores, the first of the kind
there, which are still in existence, under the name of the Campbell stores.
Mr. Seitz was the first President of this corporation.
Selling out his interest in these stores in 1886, he again engaged in the
building material and coal business with Charles Fall, as Seitz & Fall,
and soon afterward they began extensive building operations. Mr. Fall
withdrew and Thomas H. Mickens became a partner as Seitz & Mickens.
This firm continued about five years. Since then Mr. Seitz has been en-
gaged in the contracting and building business alone, and for the last two
years in appraising property almost exclusively. In February, 1899, he
became one of the organizers of the North River Light, Heat, and Power
Company, of Hoboken, of which he was Treasurer.
Mr. Seitz has always been a strong Republican, as was his father before
him. He has served two terms as a member of the Hoboken Board of Edu-
cation, is Vice-President of the Hoboken Free Library Commission, is Pres-
ident of the Hoboken Tax Commission, and is President of the Board of
Trustees of the First Presbyterian Church of Hoboken. He is also Past
Master of Advance Lodge, No. 24, A. O. U. W., having served four terms,
and is now Representative to the Grand Lodge of New Jersey. He is a
member of Hoboken Council, No. 99, Royal Arcanum, was Vice-President
and one of the organizers of the Hoboken Chess Club, and was the organizer
and one of the first officers of the Philatelic Society of Hoboken, and is still
a prominent collector of stamps. He was for several years a member of the
Hudson County Republican Committee, has been a delegate to local and
State Republican conventions, and has been Chairman of the Hoboken City
and Ward Republican Conventions. In April, 1900, Mayor Fagan ap-
pointed him a com.missioner for Hoboken to the State Exposition to be held
in Newark in 1902.
Mr. Seitz was married to Miss Helen Jamieson Borthwick, of Hoboken,
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N. J., April 14, 1887. lie is a public spirited citizen, active and influential
in all the atfairs of the coiiiuiuuity, deejtly interested in American shipping,
and highly i-es])ected by all who know him.
JOHN ZELFjEK is one of the foremost men of Hudson County and an
acknowledged leader of the Democratic jiarty. Having lived in the Town-
ship of Nortli Bergen since he was one year old. he is actively identified
with public and political affairs, and through his integrity, ability, and
genial good nature has gained a ^^ide jiopularity. He was born in New
York City on the Kith of Decembei-, li^'y^i, the son of Gottfried and Mar-
garet Zeller, both na-
tives of Germany. His
jiarents came to this
(■ o u n t r y from the
Fatherland and first
settled in New York.
^\'hen John was less
than one 3'ear old they
'■(nnoved to North
I tergen, Hudson County,
N. J., settling in the
vicinity of Guttenberg.
At the outbreak of the
\\'ar of the Eebellion,
in 186L Gottfried
Zeller enlisted in the
Fifty-sixth New York
Infantry Volunteers,
and served two years
.Mud six months, when,
having received an
honorable discharge,
he reenlisted in the
1' h i r d New Jersey
* ' a V a 1 r y. He r e-
mained with that regi-
ment until the close of
the war, gaining dis-
tinction for bravery in
action and honor and
acknowledgment for
high soldierly qualities
which he displayed in
action.
John Zeller obtained a public school education in the Guttenberg section
f North Bergen, and in eai-ly manhood leaiaied the trade of barber
ind haivdi'esser, which he has followed more or less down to the present
ime. In ]»olitics he has always affiliated with the Democratic party, and
from his youthful days has taken an active and influential part 'in its
For many years his prominence and popularity in party atfairs
him a recognized leader, while his soi.nd judgment and great
executive ability have won the confidence as well as the' respect and adinira-
tion of the entire community, which has frequently honored him with elec-
JOHN ZELLER.
of
councils,
have made
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tion to offices of responsibility and trust. He was Assessor for the Town
of Giittenberg from 1883 to 1886, a member of the Guttenberg Town
Council in 1890 and 1891, and a representative to the New Jersey Legisla-
ture in 1892 and 1893 from the Eleventh District, comprising the Town-
ships of Union and North Bergen, the Towns of Union, West Hoboken,
and Guttenberg, and the north part of the Township of Weehawken.
In each of these capacities Mr. Zeller displayed those broad and brilliant
qualities which have made him so popular throughout Eastern New Jersey,
and which have won for him an extensive acquaintance and hosts of
friends. His legislative career was marked by close attention to duty, by
valuable and efficient work both in committee and on the floor, and by con-
stant usefulness in the interests of his constitpents. Socially, politically,
and fraternally he is widely known and universally esteemed, and if the
past is an indication of the future there are yet higher honors in store for
him.
DANIEL G. BOGERT, Jr., is of the ninth generation from Oornelis Jans
Bougaert (see sketch on page 65), who was the first American ancestor of
the several branches of the Bogert family in New Jersey. Among his
children were two sons, John Cornelise and Guilliam of the second gen-
eration.
John Cornelise Bougaert (2) emigrated with his father about 1662 and
first settled in the Wallabout section of what is now Brooklyn. He seems
to have been a farmer and well-to-do, as he wrote " yeoman " after his
name. As has been said in the sketch referred to, he married Angenetie
Strycker, daughter of a wealthy Long Island fai'mer, and in 1686 removed
to Hackensack, where he had previously (with the Bantas, Van Buskirks.
and others) purchased a large tract called " New Hackensack." He and
his wife joined the Dutch Church there in 1686. He was elected a Deacon
of the church in 1696. He is presumed to have died about 1715, as his
name does not appear on the records after that date.
Guilliam Bougaert (2), the other son of the emigrant first named, came
over with his father about 1662 and also settled in the Wallabout section.
He married a widow, a Mrs. Bergen, who was the first white child born on
Long Island. Their issue was seven sons and three daughters who settled
in different localities.
Guilliam (3), one of the sons, settled in Teaneck, Englewood Township,
Bergen County, N. J., in 1697, where he built a log cabin, which he occu-
pied for a number of years (on the site of the present Bogert homestead).
He then built a stone house nearer the Teaneck road which stood until
1840. His issue was five sons: John, Jacob G., Cornelius, Henry, and
Stephen.
Jacob G. (4), the second of these children, married Sarah Van Voorhiss
and settled on a farm one-half mile north from his father's farm. Their
issue of the fifth generation were Maria and Albert J.
Albert J. Bogert (5), born July 29, 1765, married Sophia Westervelt, and
continued on his father's farm. His children were Sarah, Jacob, Albert,
Jane, Gilliam, Henry, and Belinda.
Gilliam Bogert (6), boi'n March 3, 1797, bought his great-grandfather s
farm and married Maria Demarest, a direct descendant of north of France
Huguenot stock. They had issue of the seventh generation Albert G.,
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Sarah, Sophia, Daniel G., John G., Hannah D., Marie B., Andrew D., Be-
linda, Jacob G., and Elsie.
Daniel G. Bogert (7), son above named, was born October 13, 1825. He
is a farmer in Teanecb, near the old Bogert homestead. He has served as
Assessor for several years, as a Freeholder and Deputy Sheriff, and as
Census Enumerator in 1864, 1865, 1866, 1870, 1880, and 1890. He married
Sarah A. Bogert, of Paramus, and had nine children: Gilliam D. (born Au-
gust 16, 1849), John A., Mary Emma, Cecelia, Daniel, Lillian, Estelle,
Arthur, and Edith.
John A. Bogert (8), born in Teaneck, October 12, 1850, married Emily,
daughter of Stephen G. Hopper, of Hackensack, and has two children liv-
ing: Charles A. and Stephen G. He is engaged in the lumber business in
Englewood with Andrew D. Bogert.
Gilliam D. Bogert (8) is a carpenter and builder of the firm of Gilliam
D. Bogert & Brother, which operates in Englewood and Leonia. He mar-
ried Mary E. Christie, daughter of Peter and a granddaughter of Dower
Christie, of Schraalenburgh, and has two children: Daniel G., Jr., and
Sarah A., of the ninth generation.
This family of Bogerts have ever since their settlement in New Jersey
lived at Teaneck, Englewood, and vicinity. The old Bogert homestead rft
Teaneck is now owned by the William Walter Phelps estate.
Daniel G. Bogert, Jr. (9th gen.), was born in Englewood, N. J., December
27, 1877. He was educated in the Englewood public schools, graduating
therefrom June 27, 1894, and since then has been engaged in the publish-
ing business in New York City.
EDMUND E. JOHNSON has been a resident of Secaucus, Hudson Coun-
ty, since 1854, and is one of the most prominent and highly respected citizens
of that community. A Eepublican in politics, he has held such local of-
fices of honor and trust as Town Committeeman and School Trustee. He
was bom on Staten Island, N. Y.. December 9, 1824, and was educated in
the public schools of New York City. He is the son of William Johnson
and Catherine Martling, his father being a volunteer soldier in the United
States Army during the War of 1812.
Early in life Mr. Johnson engaged in the hotel and restaurant business
in partnership with his brother. Later he organized the firm of Jaques &
Johnson, of New York City, dealers in pianos, organs, and other musical
instruments. Subsequently he resumed the hotel and restaurant business,
was very successful, and in 1863 retired from active business. He has since
successfully speculated in real estate in New York City, Westchester,
Long Island, Jersey City, and Secaucus, where, as already stated, he has
had his residence since 1854. He has always taken an active interest in
public improvements, and is known as an enterprising and public spirited
citizen. He is an Odd Fellow, and while a resident of New York City was
identified with the South Baptist Church. He is now identified with the
Eeformed Church. In 1847 he was a member of the Carbine Rangers (cav-
alry) and participated in quelling the Astor Place riot.
Mr. Johnson married Loretta B. Delavergne, of Dutchess County, N. Y.,
by whom he has four children: Eliza B. (wife of A. S. Engle), William E.
Johnson, Alvah W. Johnson, and Marie Louise, wife of George H. Dentz.
The eldest son, William Edgar Jo naon, who resides at Homestead, Hud-
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287
son County, is in tlie Registry Depai'tmpnt of the New Yorli PostoiHce,
where he has been for the past eigliteen years. He was born in 1852, and
married Mary Olson, by whom he has five ohihlren. Mrs. George H. Dentz
resides at Jersey City Heiglits and lias five children. Mrs. A. S. Engle re-
sides at Kearny and has three children. Mrs. Johnson died Februar,y 7,
.1891). Florence Delavergne, danghter of ]\Ir. and Mrs. Dentz, died Septem-
ber 26, 181)8. William Delavergne, sou of ^Villianl E. Johnson, died Febru-
ary 12, 1899.
IVINS D. APPLEGATE, Chief Engineer of the Fire Department of
Hoboken, Hudson County-, was boi'n in that citv on the 14th of Mav, 1853.
IVINS D. APPLEGATE.
He is the son of Ivins D. Applegate, Sr., and Susan Deas Whituey, and a
grandson of John B. and Nancy (Anderson) Applegate and John and Mary
(Ludlam) Whitney.
Mr. Applegate was educated in Public School No. 1, in Hoboken. In
1870, at the age of seventeen, he went to sea with his father, who was
master and part owner of a sailing vessel engaged in the coasting trade.
In 1874 he was promoted to the position of first mate, and in 1876 he be-
came master of the same vessel. . Afterward lie entered the employ of
William N. Parslow, a prominent unde aker in Hoboken, with whom he
288 HTJBSON AND BEKGEN COUNTIES
remained until June 1, 1891, when the paid fire department was organized
and he was made its Chief Engineer. Mr. Applegate became a member of
the old Hoboken Volunteer Fire Department by joining Engine Company
No. 1 in May, 1877, and continued in that company until the department was
disbanded. During this time he represented his company two terms of one
year each in the Board of Kepresentatives of the Widows' and Orphans'
Relief Fund, and during five terms of one year each was the company's
foreman. He served as Chief Engineer of the Volunteer Fire Department
during the years 1889 and 1890, until the organization of the present paid
department on June 1, 1891, when he was appointed Chief Engineer, which
position he still holds, having been three times elected Chief to succeed
himself. He was the last Chief of the old Volunteer Fire Department and
the first Chief of the present paid department of the City of Hoboken. and
has probably done more than any other one man toward placing the de-
partment upon a substantial basis and affording the city that excellent pro-
tection from fires which has long been its pride. He is one of the leading
fire chiefs in the State, being well known not only in this section but
throughout New Jersey for his efficient executive ability and courage. He
was influential in bringing about the movement which resulted in the
organization of the present paid fire department of Hoboken, and from the
first has been indefatigable in making it one of the best protective bodies
in the State. He is a member of Euclid Lodge, No. 136, F. and A. M., a
public spirited and progressive citizen, and actively identified with the
public and social life of his native city. During his entire career he has
maintained the confidence, respect, and esteem of the community.
Mr. Applegate was married on the 2d of September, 1884, to Evanglyn
Parslow, sister of his old employer, William N. Parslow, of Hoboken. They
have seven children: Ivins D., Whitney Parslow. William Nassau, Susan
Elizabeth, Evanglyn Mary, Ruth Alga, and Arthur Knox Banta.
JAMES W. PEARSALL, President of the New Idea Pattern Company
of New York City, which he organized, and of which he is the owner, has
long been a resident of Ridgewood, Bergen County, N. J., where he has
been prominent in church and Sunday school work and in connection with
various other interests. His business success has been entirely due to his
own energy and talents.
Mr. Pearsall was born in New York City, October 17, 1839, and is the
son of Silas Pearsall and Ellen, daughter of Alonzo Parker. His father
was also born in New York City, while the ancestral line on the paternal
side was long established in America. Ellen Parker was born in Water-
ford, Ireland. Having been educated in the New York public schools,
about 1856 Mr. Pearsall entered the employ of James V. Freeman in the
wholesale butter trade at 101 Front Street, New York City. Afterward
he was with W. H. Phillips, his successor, with whom he remained for nearly
eight years. He then removed to Hempstead, Long Island, where for some-
thing more than two years he was engaged in the retail grocery business.
Returning to New York City, the next ten years were also spent in the
wholesale butter trade in the employ of S. W. & J. I. Hoyt. During the
subsequent two years he engaged in the same line on his own account.
Mr. Pearsall then' formed a connection which eventually led to his present
business. He entered the employ of the Domestic Sewing Machine Com-
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pany in New York, and remained with them for eighteen years, until the
company failed. During; the last seven years of the eighteen he had been
manager of the pattern department of tliis concern, and he recognized the
existence of needs in the pattern trade which no one had undertaken to
meet. Thus having severed his connection with the Domestic Sewing Ma-
chine Company, in April, ] 894, he organized and secured the incorporation
of the New Idea Pattern Company, of which he is President and chief owner.
This business has been recently described as follows:
"When the New Idea Pattern Company was started, about six years
ago, it had practically no cash capital, but what was even more valuable
than a bank account was Mr. Pearsall's experience in the pattern business,
his acquaintance and good standing among New York houses, and, most
important of all, a plan for selling patterns that proved an instantaneous
success. This plan or idea is threefold, or has three salient features, which
are, briefly: (1) a uniform price, (2) the requirement of no contract, and (3)
no minimum limit to the amount of goods to be purchased by a retailer.
" Working on these principles and other innovations to the pattern trade,
the upbuilding of the company's business has been of the record-breaking
order. Five times in these years it has been necessary to move the head
office in New York into larger quarters. Now it has fifty feet frontage on
Broadway, with a depth of two hundred feet, and has over one hundred
people on its pay roll. There are now over 3,000 agencies established among
retail merchants, and distributing offices are located in Chicago, Toronto,
and seven other large cities, Chicago being the principal distributing point
in the West. The company is incorporated and the stockholders, besides
Mr. Pearsall, are his three sons and a son-in-law."
Mr. Pearsall married Hannah W. Myers, and has three sons and three
daughters: Ella L., William F., Edgar L., Silas E., Lina C, and Laura C.
Pearsall. During the past twenty-five years he has been an active member
of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and for a number of years has been
a Sunday school superintendent. He is Chairman of the Ridgewood Town-
ship Sunday School Association, a member of the Board of Education of
Ridgewood, and a Director of the First National Bank of Ridgewood. For
fifteen years he has also been a member of the Knights of Honor, and in
1899 held the position in this order of Grand Dictator of New Jersey.
MILTON DEMAREST, of Hackensack, N. J., is descended in the eighth
generation from David des Marest, the French emigrant, concerning whom
see p. 64. The line of descent is as follows: David des Marest and his
wife, Maria Sohier, the emigrants, had issue of the second generation sev-
eral children, of whom one was Samuel (2), who married Maria Dreuns, and
had issue eleven children of the third generation: Magdalena, David, Sam-
uel, Peter, Jacomina, Judith, Sarah, Simon, Rachel, Susanna, and Daniel.
Samuel Demarest (3), of Schraalenburgh, married Annatie Van Horn
and had issue of the fourth generation Samuel, Jannetie, Cornelius, Samuel,
David, Elsie, Daniel, and Maria.
David Demarest (4) removed to Rockland County, N. Y., where, in 1729,
he married Catherine Van Houten. He resided near Tappan, N. Y., where
they had issue of the fifth generation Annatie, David, Geertie, Peter, Will-
iam, Elizabeth. Samuel, Geertie, Lydia, Jacobus, and GaTet.
Jacobus Demarest (5), born at Tappan, August 20, 1748, married, in 17S4,
Rachel, daughter of Cornelius C. Smith, who was born at Tappan, May 14,
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1.756. She died April 2S, 1825, and he died October 9, 1844. They had issue
of the sixth generation Oorneliiis J.; Jacobus, 1789; Sarah, 1792; Eliza-
beth, 1,795 ; and Joost, 1797.
Cornelius J. (6) was born at Orangetown, N. Y., May 24, 1785, and died
September 27, 186.3. His wife, Catherine Holdrum, was born June 30, 1787,
and died August 31, 1852. Both are buried at the cemetery at Tappan.
Among 1 he children of Cornelius J. (C) and Catherine (Holdrum) Demarest
was John C. Demarest (7), who married Isabella, daughter of Daniel D.
Tallman, and had issue, among others, of the eight generation, Milton
Demarest, the subject of this sketch.
Milton Demarest (8) was born in Eockland County, N. Y., June 8, 1855.
Tie spent his boyhood days in attendance upon the public schools at Nyack,
N. Y., and finished his education in the private school of Professor William
Williams and at Hackensack Academy, his parents having removed to
ORITANI FIELD CLUB, HACKENSACK.
Hack-ensack when he was (juite young. After completing a thorough aca-
demic course he entered as a student the law office of M. C. Gillham, at
Hackensack, where he completed a full course of study. In June, 1877, he
was adniilted to the New Jersey bar as an attorney, and three years later
as a counselor. He pi-ac'ticed his profession until the summer of 1879,
when he forined a law partnership with Walter Christie, of Hackensack,
which lasted for one year. From that time until 1894 he practiced alone,
and then associated himself with Abram de Baun, with whom he has since
carried on an extensive and lucrative practice.
From 1872 to 1877 Mr. Demarest served as a member of Company C,
Second Battalion, N. G. N. J. He has served seven years as counseland
clerk of the Hackensack Improvement Commission, and is a member of
the New Barbadoes Board of Education, of which body he was elected
President in March, 1900. He is a member of Pioneer Lodge, F. and A. M.,
of Bergen County Lodge, I. O. O. F., and of the Orltani "Field Club, and
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has served as a Deacon and Elder in the First Reformed Church at Hack-
ensack. In politics he is a Republican. He ranks high in his profession,
and is popular socially.
He has been twice married, (1) to Carrie W. Christie and (2) to Adaline E.
Christie. His issue of the ninth generation are Lottie, Carrie I., and Edith.
SAMUEL BURRAGE REED, one of the oldest and most prominent
architects in this country, was born in Meriden, Conn., on the 7th of
January, 1834. lie is the son of Samuel Francis Reed and Sarah Tharp,
and the grandson of Solomon and Bessie Reed and Joel and Sarah
(Darling) Tharp. On his paternal side his ancestors came from Holland
during the Revolutionary War, and his great-grandfather took an active
and conspicuous part in that conflict. At the close of the war he settled
in tlie fertile valley or pass which for upward of one hundred years has
been known as " Reed's Gap," between the mountains that skirt the east-
erly boundary of Wallingford, Conn. The Air Line railroad between
New York and Boston runs through this '■ Reed's Gap," as will be noted
on their published tables. On his maternal side, the Tharps (three broth-
ers) came from Leeds, England, and were among the first settlers in New
Hampshire. One of the brothers (William), about the year 1760, removed
to Meriden, which at that time was a part of Wallingford, Conn. Here
he established himself on a farm which still remains in the family, and
here it was that Joel Tharp (an only child) was born December 10, 1778.
The buildings have all twice gone to decay, and the third have since been
erected within a few feet of the original site. The elder Tharp was re-
spected and served as adviser and administrator of the laws under the
" Charter of King Charles II.," of which he was the keeper. The copy
of this " Charter with the Acts and Laws for the English Colony of Con-
necticut, in New England in America," is now in possession of the subject
of this sketch, and is prized by him as a family relic.
Following an old custom, Joel Tharp deeded all his property to his
only son, Gideon, lea\ing three daughters with nothing, or risking that
in iife's lottery they would find companions that would care for them
and bear their burdens. This worked all right for the majority, but badly
for tlie minority. Sarah was the eldest, and from the time she was seven-
teen, when her mother died from sunstroke, she took entire charge and
care of the family. Her two sisters married first, and married well, while
she remained single until she was thirty years of age, when she married
Samuel F. Reed, a builder, aged thirty-two years, on March 2-1, 1833.
Their married life was short, for he died on the 12th of the following
October, so Mr. Reed, the subject of this sketch, entered this world as a
posthumous child. His mother was able to care for her child until he was
seven years of age, when she was advised to part with him, and send
him " West " to those she trusted would care for him. She did not realize
that she was virtually sending him out of the reach of civilization. At
the age of seven he was sent to parties she had known years before, who
had settled in the "Black River Country" (Leyden, Lewis County, N. Y.),
which was then mostly a wilderness, with occasional settlements miles
apart along what was known as the " State Road." There were no schools
in that section, and consequently no means of enjoying those educational
advantages which the youth of to-day have at their doors. In this frontier
region Mr. Reed spent seven years of his boyhood with an aged couple
who had nearly worn themselves out on a partly-cleared farm of two
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hundred acres. Being large for his age, very much of the work fell to his
lot. There were no idle hours to waste away, nor had he any companions
to divert him from his tasks. He acquired a rugged physique, grew to be
self-reliant, learned to think for himself, obtained valuable experiences,
and developed an individuality which has remained with him and char-
acterized his life.
Seven years was a long time for him to have charge of all the matters
on this farm, but at last relief came when his mother suddenly appeared
in her anxiety to learn of his situation. At first he did not recognize her,
S. BURRAGE REED.
having forgotten her features. They very soon became acquainted again,
He then showed her over the place, the hundred sheep and other animals,
the amount of work he had to do and how he did it. It was easy for him
to explain to her that this was no place for him; that while here he
would always be a drudge and wear the tow-cloth frock and strap. She
saw that his complaints were well founded and determined to find
means to take him East with her. A few weeks after she took him to
Meriden, and apprenticed him to learn the builder's trade. His first work
here was done on the famous mansion of Moses Y. Beach (then proprietor
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of the New York Sun). This structure was erected from designs furnished
by Architect Austin, of New Haven. Its cost was sixty thousand dollars,
which was a great deal of money in those times when one dollar paid for
one day (of twelve hours) of skilled labor. It was while learning his
trade that he realized and felt the importance of an education. Just at
this time a popular clergyman delivered a lecture on " The Powers of the
Mind," in the school-house near by. The matter of this lecture made a
deep impression on Mr. Eeed, then about fifteen years of age. The lec-
turer had a trunk with him, containing various articles which he used in
illustration during the lecture; along with these were books, some of
which he discarded while closing his trunks. Among them were catalogues
of publications, of which up to this time Mr. Eeed had no knowledge.
These books he gradually obtained, read, and re-read, until he thoroughly
knew what they contained. His habits of study had attracted the atten-
tion of a physician (Dr. David Allen), who gave him access to his
library and offered to guide him in his studies. At once his theme was
medicine, and after two years' study he appeared before Dr. Sperry, of
Hartford, for an examination and a certificate, which he obtained. He
was still an apprentice and had some time yet to serve, which prevented
the practice of his profession except during spare hours.
Gradually the subject of medicine became a secondary matter. As his
skill in his trade developed he became intensely interested in its problems,
and finally at the age of twenty-one with his chest of tools he settled in
Flushing, L. I. He took his books with him and continued his studies,
determined that he would not allo^' himself to be in ignorance on any
subject. He very soon made the acquaintance of Prof. Howard Osgood
(now of Rochester University), who kindly offered to give him instruction
in the Greek language. This offer was gladly accepted and Strong's Epit-
ome, as his primer, and Antigone, as a classic, were soon mastered. At the
age of twenty-four he possessed an extensive library, including the works
of Comb, Spurzheim, Lavater, Gall, Comte, Wayland, Nott and Gliddon,
Dick, Koch, Gill, Dowling, Cavallo, Mattison, Silliman, Hale, Home, Plu-
tarch, Good, Dodd, Esdale, and many others of like character, which he had
studied industriously and become thoroughly familiar with.
A course of lectures by local talent having been proposed during the
following winter, Mr. Eeed consented to deliver one entitled " Mental
Science." The subject attracted the faculty of a nearby institution
that attended the lecture. At its close an interview was requested and
arranged for. The pui'pose of the interview was not stated, but turned
out to be an examination, and unfolded the plan of establishing a class
in mental philosophy with a request that he assume its leadership.
Mr. Eeed, though flattered by this request, could not with his retiring dis-
position enter a curriculum with which he was entirely unfamiliar, and
believing that the walls and rules of such an institution would be too
narrow and restraining for him declined the offer. He had discovered
however, that with perseverance, industry, and indomitable energy he
had acquired a broad and accurate knowledge of those studies and sciences
which are usually taught only in colleges, and through his own efforts and
personal exertions had secured a splendid education and laid the founda-
tion of a most successful career.
For several years he was engrossed in the building business, whicTi up
to this time he regarded as his legitimate calling. Designing structures
became an interesting part of his work, and to perfect himself in this
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branch lie took a course of instruction under Prof. James McLean (brother
of Judge Mcljean, of Ohio), who for twelve years was a designer on govern-
ment worlc in Washington.
Now being fully equipped by practice and experience in designing as
well as construction, his plans were sought after until his entire time was
devoted to their execution. It must be gratifying to him in his travels
in any direction to point out the works of his hands that stand as monu-
ments of his taste and skill. For thirty years he has been located at No.
245 Broadway, New York City, opposite the City Hall, where he has
planned an aveiage of upward of one full stt of original designs per month
during the whole time. Buildings in every style and for all purposes are
included in the list. He was tlie first to develop what has so long been
known as the " Queen Anne Style," or more properly " Cottage Style." The
Pinard cottages in Newport, E. I., represent his first work in that style.
Mr. Reed is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects, and is tlie
author of five publications on architecture specially intended to assist
in the erection of convenient and comfortable cottages. How well this
laudable endeavor to aid the deserving classes has been appreciated is
best told in the fact that the sales of his first book outnumbered any other
architectural work ever published.
For about twenty years his labors have been devoted to more elaborate
structures. The residence of James A. Bailey (successor to P. T. Barnum)
on St. Nicholas Avenue, New York City, is an interesting and distinct
type. Bloomingdale Church, Sixty-eighth Street and Broadway, New
York City, was where limestone was first used in that city. Collegiate
Onurcn on BeconO Avenue is a beautiful decorated Gothic. Mention of
many other buildings of similar character that are now standing in many
parts of the country might be made, but it is needless to extend the list
here. We should mention his latest work as the Passaic County court
house, at Paterson, N. J., which Mr. Heed secured in a competition, in-
cluding forty-eight architects from all the principal cities. This beautiful
structure is in classic design, of white marble, fire-proof throughout, sur-
mounted with a dome, and will require four years for its construction.
We have entered at some length into the details of this story and life-
work because of its lesson and tendency to inspire determination, hope,
energy, and industry in the face of misfortune and disadvantages, and as
an example it may be of infinite value to the younger readers. Mr. Keed
started without the help of either father or mother, absolutely without
means or friends to advise with, and could hope for nothing from his sur-
roundings. In spite of all these adverse conditions he determined to work
up and win at least the respect of intelligent men, and this he has done as
all who know him will testify. His business has been his constant pleas-
ure and to its development he has devoted his best energy. In early life
he had no chance to join in sport with other boys, and to this day has
never seen a ball game, shot a gun, worn a skate, or gone a fishing. He
does, however, enjoy table games and is especially fond of chess. He lias
decided convictions concerning any action, believing in any case that there
is but one right way to act. Serving as the " balance wheel " between
clients and contractors in more than four hundred cases, he has been
able to fully cover each case both professionally and judicially. We are
sure no other living architect has such a record.
For several years Mr. Eeed has resided in "SA'oodcliff, N. J., where he has
taken an active part in public affairs. He was twice elected Mayor of
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Woodcliflf, and afterward was elected Justice of the Peace. Subsequently
he was appointed Commissioner of Deeds. The two latter positions he now
holds. Mr. Reed is an interesting- talker on religious matters, and for
seven years served as a Deacon in the Baptist Church in Flushing, L. I.
For seven years he was an Elder in the Reformed Church in New York City,
and for the same period a member of the Classis of New York.
Mr. Reed has been twice married, his first wife being Eliza A. Wright, of
Flushing, L. I., and his second Lizzie Lowerre, of Brooklyn, L. I. He has
five children — four daughters and one son.
CORNELIUS CHRISTIE, train master of the West Shore Railroad at
Weehawken, N. J., is distinctively a railroad man, having spent his entire
business life in that line. He is descended in the sixth generation from
James Christie, the Scotch emigrant, concerning whom see sketch on page
106. The line of descent is James Christie (1), the emigrant, who married
Magdalena Samuels Demarest, of Schraalen burgh, and had issue of the
second generation thirteen children, one of whom was William Christie,
who married Catelyntie Demarest and had issue of the third generation
ten children, of whom Captain James Christie, of Revolutionary fame, mar-
ried Maria Banta, and had issue of the fourth generation seven children, one
of whom, David Christie, born December 1, 1789, married ,Vnna Brinkerholl,
and removed to New York City, where he made a fortune as a stone cutter.
In 1835. having bought the farm of Garret Mayer at Ridgefleld, N. J., he
retired from business. He had issue of the fifth generation, one of whom
was Albert B. Christie, who married Lydia A. Christie (a distant relative)
and settled at Ridgefleld Park about 1830. He left issue of the sixth gen-
eration, of whom one was Cornelius, the subject of this sketch.
Cornelius Christie (6) was born at Ridgefleld Park, September 24, 1864,
and was educated in the public schools, graduating from Washington pub-
lic school, No. 32, Hackensack, in July, 1881. Beginning business as a
telegraph operator in the office of the New York, Susquehanna and West-
ern Railroad, in May, 1881, he continued in their employ until June, 1883,
whf-n he entered the- oifice of the West Shore Railroad Company as tele-
graph operator. He so continued until March, 1888, when he was promoted
to the position of train despatcher, which he held until April 1, 1895, when
by a second promotion he became train master. Mr. Christie has about
five hundred men under his supervision, directly and indirectly, more than
half of whom may trace their examination, discipline, and employment to
his management.
Mr. Christie was married, October 12, 1898, to Miss Selena Wells, of
Goshen, N. Y., only daughter of James E. W>lls, for many years Supervisor
of the Town of Goshen and General Superintendent of the Orange County
Agricultural Society. Their bridal trip extended over nine thousand miles
through the Western States.
CORNELIUS DOREMUS, a prominent lawyer of Hackensack and New
York City, was born at Areola, Bergen County, N. J., on the 22d of January,
1862, his parents being Jacob W. Doremus and Sophia E. Van Dien. He is
descended in the flfth generation from Johannes (John) Doremus, who was
born at Middleburg in the Island of Walcheron, in Zeeland, Holland, about
1698. He came to America in 1709, and located at Acquackanonck (Passaic).
From there he went to Hackensack, where, in August, 1710, he married
Elizabeth, daughter of Abraham Ackerraan. The date of the registry of
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the marriage is August 19. He bought lands in the limits of the Ramapo
patent at Treakness and on the Saddle River near Paramus. Joris (George)
Doremus, probably his son, lived at Passaic. He married Mary, daughter
of Jan Berdaeu (Berdan). John and George had each several children,
whose descendants have become numerous throughout Bergen and Passaic
Counties. On his mother's side Mr. Doremus is descended from Dirck
Gai'retsen Van Dien, of Utrecht, Holland. His grandparents were John B.
and Margaret (Westervelt) Doremus and Cornelius G. and Susan E. (Post)
Van Dien.
Mr. Doremus received his primary education iu the public schools of
Bergen County, and after graduating therefrom, in 1878, entered Stevens
Institute iu Hoboken, where he completed his academical studies. In 1880
he began the study of law as a student in the Law Department of the
University of New York, from which he was graduated in 1883, being ad-
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mitted to the New York bar in the same year. He was admitted to the
bar of New Jersey as an attorney in 188i and as a counselor in 1889. and has
successfully practiced his profession in Hackensack, Bergen Countv, and at
120 Broadway, New York City, for a number of years. He has been counsel
to the Board of Chosen Freeholders of Bergen County, which position he
held for tour years. He has been also counsel for Ridgewood village and
the Township of Ridgewood and is now counsel for Saddle River, Maywood
Borough, and other Juunicipalities.
Coming to the bar well equipped for the duties of a professional career,
Mr. Doremus has been eminently successful and in a number of important
cases has displayed the highest legal abilities and qualifications. He has
devoted himself unceasingly to the interests of his clients, and during the
sixteen years of his practice has built up a large and lucrative business, both
in New York City and in his native county. He has never aspired to public
office, but in 1895 was induced by his friends to accept the nomination for
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State Senator. He is a member of the Reformed Church of Ridgewood, N.
J., where he resides, and is a loyal and public spirited citizen, thoroughly
interested and identified with the affairs of the community, active in pro-
moting every Avorthy object, and highly esteemed and respected by all who
know him.
Mr. Doremus was married on the 6th of December, 1885, to Jennie M.
Lake, of Monsey, N. Y., and their children are Florence L., born September
23, 1886, died July 25, 1887; Mabel, born June 14, 1888; and Nellie Budlong,
born September 26, 1891.
HAMILTON VICTOR MEEKS is one of the most successful business
men of Hudson County, N. J. He is President of the Gardner & Meeks
Company, which controls large lumber interests at Union Hill and Gutten-
berg. He is a Director and Vice-President of the Hudson Trust Company
of Hoboken and AA'^est Hoboken, of which he was one of the original in-
corporators. In 1891 he organized the Woodcliff Land Improvement Com-
pany, and has been its Secretary and Treasurer to the present time. To
his business abilities and energy are chiefly due the remarkable success of
this company in building up the beautiful village of Woodcliff-on-the-Hud-
son. The Grand Boulevard, constructed by Hudson County at a cost of
$3,000,000, runs through the edge of Woodcliff, on the crest of the Palisades,
and from this elevated point a remarkable view of New York City is spread
before the eye. Whether it be viewed by day, or whether it be identified by
its myriad lights by night, — an impressive spectacle, — the great metropolis
is unfolded to the eye like a huge panorama. The site of Woodcliff is
historic ground, and for nearly half a century it has been in the possession
of the Meeks family, — one of the interesting old families of New York City
and New Jersey.
Joseph Meeks was a prominent citizen of New York City prior to the
American Revolution. He was one of the founders of " The Baptist So-
ciety," as it was then called, and its first meetings were held at his home.
His name appears in the poll list of the electors of the City of New York
in 1761.1 jjg ^as a patriot, and his three sons, John, Joseph, and Edward,
all fought in the patriot cause during the Revolution.
Captain John Meeks, the eldest son, married, in New York City, Susanne
Helene Marie de Molinars, of an old French Huguenot family. She was
the daughter of Jean Joseph de Molinars, and a granddaughter of Jean
Joseph Sieur Brumeau de Molinars, who was at one time assistant to the
Rev. Louis Ron of L'Eglise de Saint D'Esprit of New York City. John
Meeks held the commission as Captain during the Revolution in the fa-
mous regiment known as " The Hearts of Oak." He owned a country place
at Morristown, N. J., adjoining Washington's headquarters, and his wife
acted as interpreter for Washington and Lafayette during the time of their
stay there. As a reward for his services during the Revolution Captain
John Meeks received a grant of land near Syracuse, N. Y., which his de-
scendants have never claimed. He had several sons and a daughter.
Joseph Meeks, the second son, was a prominent citizen of New York
City. At the age of twelve he assisted in tearing down the British flag
from the top of a greased pole erected in Battery Park. Subsequently
he was a soldier in the War of 1812. He was one of the founders of the
original Tammany Society, from which Tammany Hall has sprung. He
married Sarah, daughter of Colonel John Van Dyke, an officer of the Revo-
^ See James Grant WilBon's Memorial History of the City of New York, vol. ii., p. 322,
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lution and a descendant of one of the best known old Dutch families of
New York. They had several sons and two daughters.
John Meeks, father of the present Mr. Meeks, was the eldest son of the
preceding. He married Elizabeth Bush, granddaughter of Richard Bragaw,
of Revolutionary fame. Mr. Meelis became u resident of Hudson County,
N. J., and in 1851 acquired about one hundred and fifty acres of land, — the
present site of Woodcliff, — purchasing from nineteen difl'erent titles. It is
upon this land that, through the enterprise of Hamilton V. Meeks, the
present beautiful village of ^^'oodclifl■ has sprung up within less than a
decade. As already stated this land has an interesting history. A portion
of it was once the property of Commodore de Kay, one of the most remark-
able characters in the history of Hudson County. Again, the point of land
jutting into the Hudson from the Woodcliff property is no other than the
identical Block-House Point, of Revolutionary fame, where "Mad An-
thony ■' Wayne made his unsuccessful sortie against the British in the
winter of 1779-80. Unfortunately the only fruits of General Wayne's
prowess on this occasion consisted in the capture of a herd of cattle, and
this performance became the inspiration of the satirical poem, " The Cow
Chase," published in New York City by the ill-fated Major Andr6 just
previous to his capture and execution for acting as a spy in connection
with the treason of Benedict Arnold. In ^^'infield's History of Hudson
County the reader will find a full and careful account of the attack upon the
block-house, with Major Andre's poem in full.
Hamilton V. Meeks was born in New York City, December 19, 1850. His
father was a member of the New York firm of J. & J. W. Meeks, cabinet-
makers, which had been established by their father, in turn, in the early
part of the present century. This business ■was originally established on
Broad Street, and barely missed destruction in the great tire in New York
in 1835, being just on the edge of the burned district. Mr. Meeks received
his education in the New York public schools and the College of the City
of New York, being graduated from the latter in 1872. On November 4,
1874, he married Euretta Eleanor, daughter of Robert E. Gardner, of an old
family of Hudson County, N. J., and the same fall engaged in business
with his father-in-law under the style of Gardner & Meeks, lumber dealers,
of Union Hill and Guttenberg. This business had been originally founded
by the firm of J. & R. Gardner, which became, successively, Robert E. Gard-
ner and Gardner & Meeks. Upon the death of Mr. Gardner in 1895 the
Gardner & Meeks Company, of which Mr. Meeks has since been President,
was incorporated.
Mr. Meeks resides at New Durham, and is an Elder in the Grove (Dutch)
Reformed Church of that place. He is also a member of the Columbia
Club of Hoboken, and is on its entertainment and library and picture
committees. His college fraternity is the Chi Psi, Kappa Chapter. He is
an independent Republican, broad-minded and liberal in his views, and has
never held any public oflice. He has been a generous promoter of every
movement looking to the public interests, and is one of the gentlemen whose
liberal donation of two-thirds of the right of way alone enabled the con-
struction of the Grand Boulevard, on the crest of the west bank of the
Hudson, o^-erlooking New York City, to be carried into execution.
Mr and Mrs. Meeks have three children, two sons and a daughter: How-
ard Victor Meeks, Clarence Gardner Meeks, and p]uretta Eleanor Meeks.
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FLAVEL McGEE was born April 6, 1844, in Frelinghuysen Townsliip,
Warren County, N. J. He prepared for college at Newton Collegiate In-
stitute, Newton, N. J., and Blair Presbyterial Academy, Blairstown, N. J.,
and was graduated from Princeton College in June,' 1865. Three years
later he received the degree of A.M. He studied law in Belvidere, and was
admitted to the bar of New Jersey in June, 1868. He began practice in
Jersey City, forming a partnership"^ with ^^'illiam Muirheid, under the firm
name of Muirheid & McGee. The degree of counselor-at-law was con-
ferred upon him at the June term of the Supreme Court, 1871, the first
term possible under the rules. At the same term that he was admitted
he argued two cases in the Supreme Court and one in the Court of Errors
and Appeals. Two of these afterward became leading cases. One was
that of the International Life Insurance and Trust Company v. Haight,
in which it was held for the first time in New Jersey that in estimating
the assets of a corporation for taxation United States securities and mort-
gages not liable to taxation must be deducted. The other was the case
of Eansom ads. Euckman, wherein the Court of Errors settled the law on
the doctrine of arbitration, ^^'ithin the first year after his license as a
counselor he was employed in important railroad litigation, and since
that time has at all times been extensively employed by corporations,
notably railroad, banking, and insurance corporations. He was one of
the earliest members of the New Jersey bar to engage in the practice of
admiralty.
In the year 1876 the late Governor Bedle was added to the firm, which
was known as Bedle, Muirheid & McGee until 1888, when Mr. Joseph D.
Bedle, Jr., was added to the firm under the style of Bedle, Muirheid, McGee,
& Bedle, Jr. This continued until the death of Mr. Muirheid in 18!I2, when
the firm became Bedle, McGee & Bedle. On the death of ex-Governor
Bedle in October, 1894, the firm was changed to McGee, Bedle & Bedle, Mr.
Thomas P. Bedle being added. The latter retired from the firm in 189!),
when the firm name was changed to McGee & Bedle. Recently Robert L.
Lawrence has been added, the firm name remaining unchanged.
Upon the death of the late Mr. Justice Bradley, Mr. McGee was put
forward by the bar of New Jersey for the position of Justice of the Su-
preme Court of the United States, and upon the death of the late Chief
Justice Beasley his name was urged for the position of Chief Justice of the
State. He holds commissions as Master in Chancery, Supreme Court Com-
missioner, and Advisory Master of the Court of Chancery. He is also a
counselor of the Supreme Court of the United States.
He has always been a Republican, and in important elections has
frequently taken the stump. In the contest for the United States Seuator-
ship, in which the late Governor Abbett was defeated by Rufus Blodgett,
Mr. McGee took an active part with his then partner, Governor Bedle,
in opposition to Mr. Abbott's candidacy. In the canvass, which resulted
in the nomination of the Hon. John ^\'. Griggs for Governor of New Jer-
sey. Mr. McGee was in the beginning one of the few Griggs men in Hudson
County, but he was able to go into the convention with forty-one votes
from Hudson County unalterably pledged to Griggs, which resulted in
the casting of the whole vote of Hudson County for Griggs, thus securing
his nomination.
On the death of the late Charles H. Winfleld, Governor Griggs offered
to Mr. McGee the position of Prosequtor of the Pleas of the County of
Hudson, and earnestly urged jts acgpptance. The latter declined, how-
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ever. He Jias been offered by his party the nomination for almost every
important office vs^ithin the gift of the party in Hudson County, all of
which he has declined. He is A'ice-President of the Kepiiblican County
Committee and a member of the Executive Committee. He is a member
oi the Union League Club of Hudson County, the Carteret and Palma Clubs
of Jersey City, the Union League Club of 'New York, the Society of the Cin-
cinnati, and the Sons of the American Revolution of New Jersey. He was
an Elder in the Presbyterian Church of Jersey City up to the time of its
consolidation with the First Presbyterian Church of Bergen, since which
time he has been an Elder in the First Presbyterian Church of Jersey City.
Mr. McGee married Julia F. Randolph, daughter of the late Judge Ben-
nington F. Randolph and Eliza Forman, of Jersey City, and a grand-
daughter of Francis C. F. and Phebe H. (Crane) Randolph, of Belvidere,
and John B. and Hope Forman, of Freehold, N. J.
CHARLES CLARKE BLACK, one of the leading members of the bar of
Jersey City and a member of the State Board of Taxation of New Jersey
since April 1, 1891, was born on Wigwam Farm near Mount Holly, Burling-
ton County, N. J., July 29, 1858. He is the son of John and Mary Anna
Black and grandson of John and Sarah Black, on his father's side, and of
Charles and Rachael Clarke, on his mother's. They were all prominent
citizens of this State. His ancestry is an old and honorable one.
Mr. Black received his preparatory education at Mount Holly Academy.
He was graduated from Princeton University in the class of 1878, after a
regular four years' course, and then entered the law office of Colonel James
N. Stratton, of Mount Holly. Afterward he studied for a time in the office
of Coult & Howell, of Newark, N. J., and then entered the Law Depart-
ment of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. He was admitted to
the Michigan bar by the Supreme Court of that State in 1880, and to the
New Jersey bar before the Supreme Court as an attorney at the June term,
1881, and as a counselor at the June term, 1884. Since his admission to the
bar of his native State Mr. Black has successfully followed his profession in
Jersey City. For nearly twelve years he has been a member of the well
known law firm of Randolph, Condict & Black. He is a man of broad and
accurate learning, an attorney and counselor of acknowledged ability, and
during his legal career has displayed those high qualifications which stamp
him as a leader.
Mr. Black served for five years as a member of the Hudson County Board
of Registration under the ballot reform law, and on the 21st of March,
1891, was appointed a member of the New Jersey State Board of Taxation
for a term of five years from the 1st of the following April. In 1896 he was
re-appointed to that office for a second term of five years, and is discharging
his duties with the same ability, integrity, and conscientious attention to
duty which have made him so prominent at the bar.
Outside of his law practice and official duties Mr. Black has found time
to indulge in literary work, for which he has decided talents. In his Taxa-
tion in New Jersey and Laic and Practice in Accident Cases he has made two
valuable additions to legal literature, and won for himself a reputation as
a writer which extends beyond his native State. He is a member of the
Palma Club, of the Princeton Club of New York, of the University Club of
Hudson County, of the Hudson County Bar Association, of the New Jersey
State Bar Association, of the Knights of Pythias, of the Independent Order
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of Odd Fellows, and of the Ancient Order of United Workmen. In religion
he adheres to the faith of the Society of Friends.
On the I2tli of February, 1890, Mr. Black was married to Alice G. Hazen,
at Flushing, L. I. They have no children.
FRANK P. McDERMOTT, one of the prominent members of the bar of
Jersey City, was born on the historic battleground of Monmouth, N. J.,
October 23, 1854. For more than a century the family name has been promi-
nently identified with that locality. His great grandfather, William Mc-
Dermott, served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and after the de-
cisive battle of Monmouth settled in Motimouth County, where his de-
scendants have ever since resided.
Mr. McDermptt received an excellent preparatory education, attending
first the common schools and subsequently Freehold Institute. He was
obliged, however, to abandon the cherished hope of a college course, and,
turning his attention to the law, entered the (rflSce of Acton C. Hartshorne
and Chilion Robbins, both skillful, studious, and eminent advocates. Mr.
McDermott pursued his legal studies.under their instruction, and in Novem-
ber, 1875, shortly aft^r attaining his majority, was admitted to the bar.
He began the active practice of his profession at Freehold, Monmouth
County, N. J., and there his abilities as an advocate, his broad and accurate
knowledge of the law, and his devotion to the interests of his clients soon
won for him a leading place among the prominent lawyers of that section.
The law and equity reports of the State contained many important cases
argued by him, and not a few of them determined difficult legal principles.
His practice at the Freehold bar soon outgrew the limits of his native
county, and, desiring a more central point and a wider field for the exercise
of his energies, he removed his office, in the fall of 1894, to Jersey City.
There, as in his native county, he has built up a most excellent reputation.
He is a member of the Lawyers' Club of New York, a public spirited and
enterprising citizen, and a man of unswerving integrity and great strength
of character.
In March, 1880, Mr. McDermott married Elizabeth Thompson, daughter of
Dr. Joseph C. Thompson, of Monmouth County. They have three sons and
one daughter.
JOHN H. Dtj BOIS. — The Du Boises are of French origin, and are de-
scended from Louis Du Bois, who was born at Wicres, near the City of
Lisle, now in the Province of Artois, France, October 27, 1626, ^nd married
October |10, 1655, Catharine Blancon. The couple fled from Lisle to Mann-
heim in the Lower Palatinate to escape persecution shortly after their
marriage. In 1660 they emigrated to America, and located, or attempted
to locate, at Hurley, Ulster County, N. Y. In 1667 Louis Du Bois led a
colony for the settlement of New Paltz, from which place he removed to
Kingston in 1687. His wife, at one time, was captured by the Indians,
but was afterward rescued by her husband. She died in 1706. Their chil-
dren were Abram, Isaac, Jacob, Sarah, David, Solomon, Louis, Matthew,
Rebecca, and Rachel.
John H. Du Bois is lineally descended from the emigrant, Louis Du Bois,
in about the seventh generation. He was born in Kingston, N. Y., April
22, 1841. His father, John S. L. Du Bois, was a native of Hurley, N. Y., and
his mother, Margaret "Van Gaasbeck, was born in Kingston, N. Y. These
as well as their worthy ancestors exemplified the sterling characteristics
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(if tlit'ii- I'acc. Jlr. Du l^><)is is now one of tlie foromost citizens of Wee-
liawkcn.
Jolm H. ]>u I!(»is obtained liis edneation in tlie Kingston public schools.
After conipletinii- liis studies lie found employment as a bargeman for the
Uelawaie and Hudson Canal Company, with whom he remained until he
attained his majority. Snbse(|iiently lie was for four years the master of
a coal barge, and at th.e end of that ]ieriod came to Weehawken as an
overseer of men for the same corpoi-ation. At the present time he has
JOHN H. Dubois.
charge of all outside work, including all shipments of coal, tor the Dela-
ware and Hudson Canal Company.
Through his faithfulness, integrity, and untiring devotion to duty Mi".
Du Bois has won the confidence of n(^t only liis associates, but of all the
company's otticials and of the community in which he is an honored citizen.
He is universally esteemed for those qualities of manhood which distin-
guish his i-ace, and which deserve the trust and respect of every honest
man. Being a Republican in politics, he has taken an active interest in
local public affairs, and was elected by his townsmen a member of the
Board of Town Council and subsequently Chairman of the board for a term
of three years. He is also a prominent member of the Lincoln Club, a
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leading Republican organization of AVeeliawken, and a member of the First
Methodist Episcopal Church of Hobokeu. Progressive, patriotic, and enter-
prising, and imbued with the highest principles of manly courage and de-
votion, he has always supported every movement designed to advance tlie
community and its people.
Mr. Du Bois was married, on the 2Sth of December, 1864, to Miss Alice
R. Howland. They have two song : George H. and Charles H., and reside in
Weehawken, N. J.
WILLIAM LEWIS STEWART, formerly Postmaster of Arlington, Hud-
son County, and a veteran of the Civil War, is descended from a long line of
Scotch-Irish ancestors. His father, Edward Stewart, son of John Stewart,
died in Arlington. November 1.5, 189d, aged eighty-four years. His mother,
Maria (Hoyt) Stewart, died May 1, 1895, at the age of eighty-three. Both
were Presbyterians, the father being an Elder in that church and otherwise
connected with the churches at Muscatine, la., Brooklyn, N. Y., and Ar-
lington, N. J. They had two sons: William L., the subject of this article,
and John E. Stewart, of Plainfleld, N. J., senior member of the firm of
Stewart, Warren & Co., stationers, 29 Howard Street, Xew York City.
Mr. Stewart comes from Revolutionary stock. He was born in Middle-
town, N. Y., April 18, 1843. and received his education in the district schools
of Iowa, whither the family removed v. hile he was young. After leaving
school he engaged in farming in Iowa, and subsequently became a practical
sugar planter in Louisiana, where he lemained seven years. He removed
to Brooklyn, N. Y., in 1875, and thence in 1870 to Arlington, X. J., where he
has since resided. He was successfully engaged in the stationery business
in Xew York City from 1877 to 1891. He served as I'ostmaster at Arling-
ton from 1894 to December 31, 1899.
Mr. Stewart served with distinction in the War of the Rebellion. He was
mustered into Company E, Eighteenth Iowa Infantry, August 0, 18(;2, and
served on the frontier division of the Southwest under Curtis, Schofleld,
and Steele, his regiment being a part of the Seventh Army Corps. He par-
ticipated in a number of important engagements, notably those at Spring-
field, Mo., second Pea Ridge, Poison Springs, and Camden, Ark., and was
honorably discharged from the service in August, 1865.
Returning from the war, Mv. Stewart entered upon an active business
life. He is a member of the Union Veteran Legion and of the Veteran Asso-
ciation. He is a member of the Union Veteran Legion and of the A'eteran
Association of Arlington, and respected as a man of ability, enterprise,
and public spirit.
Mr. Stewart married, in 1884, T^ydia B. Miller, daughter of James Burt, of
Warwick, N. Y. They have no children.
JOHN HENRY MACDONALD has been a life-long resident of Bayonne,
N. J., where he was born on the 15th of February, 1844. He is the son of
John INIacdonald and Hanna Everson, and a great-grandson on his mother's
side of a soldier in the Revolutionary War. His parents were both born and
married in Hudson County, N. J., where the Macdonalds and Eversons
have resided for many years.
Mr. Macdonald attended the Bayonne public schools, acquired an ex-
cellent rudimentary education, and then engaged in the oyster business in
his native town. Afterward he became lighthouse keeper at Bergen Point,
N. J., under President Lincoln. He enlisted in 1861 and served nine months
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in Company C, Twenty-flrs1 New Jersey Volunteers, participating in tlie
battles of Chancellorsville, Frederieksburg, and other engagements, and
being honorably discharged fr'om tlie service in 1862.
Mr. Macdonald is now the proprietor of the Riverside House in Bayonne,
and is one of the most popular citizens of Southern Hudson County. He
is patriotic, public spirited, and progressive, active in the interests of the
community, influential in promoting local prosperity, and respected and
esteemed by all who know him. In politics he is a Republican, and in
religion a Methodist. He is a member of Van Honten Post, Grand Army
JOHN H. MACDONALD.
of the Republic, of Jersey City, and prominently identified with other im-
portant organizations and enterprises in his native county.
He was married on the 24th of December, ] 865, to Ann L. Barnes, daugh-
ter of Stephen D. and Judith Barnes, of Port Richmond, Staten' Island,
N. Y. They have three children: John S., Emma J., and Charles W.
JAMES PRENTICE NORTFIROP, a member of the well known law firm
of Wallis, Edwards & Bumsted, of Jersey City, N. J., springs from some of
the oldest families of New England, his paternal ancestors coming over in
1630 and his mother's in 1610. Both lines were among the earliest settlers
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of Massachusetts and Connecticut, and were represented in the Colonial
and Eevolutionary wars, as well as in the professional and business affairs
and in the civil life of the colonies and States. Mr. Northrop is the only
child of Jataes R. Northrop and Catherine S. Prentice, daughter of Nathan
and Alice (Spencer) Prentice. His father was the only son who attained
maturity of Rev. Bennett F. Northrop, a graduate of Yale College and of the
Albany Theological Seminary, and a well known Congregational clergy-
man of Connecticut, and who was the only son of Joshua Northrop, of
Litchfield, Conn.
James P. Northrop was born in Springfield, Mass., on the 5th of August,
1856. and received his education in the common schools of Connecticut and
New Jersey. He read law in Jersey City in the offices of Hon. William A.
Lewis, Raymond P. Wortendyke, and Wallis & Edwards, successively, and
was admitted to the bar of New Jersey as an attorney at the November
term of the Supreme Court in 18S0 and as a counselor at the February term
in 1892.
Since 1880 Mr. Northrop has been actively and successfully engaged in
the general practice of his profession, and is now a member of the law firm
of TV'allis, Edwards & Bumsted, of Jersey City. He resided for a time in
Bayonne, Hudson County, where he served for two years as City Attorney.
He is now a resident of North Plainfield, N. J. Mr. Northrop is an able law-
yer, a man of broad attainments, and respected and esteemed by all who
know him. He is a member of Enterprise Lodge, No. 147, F. and A. M., of
Jersey City, a member of the Hudson County Bar Association, and a mem-
ber of the Park Club of North Plainfield.
September 27, ISS.'?, Mr. Northrop married Harriet R. AYilson, daughter
of Milton B. and Harriet (Metcalf) Wilson, of Danielson, Conn. Both the
Metcalfs and ^Vilsons are among the oldest families of that State. Mr.
and Mrs. Northrop ha^■e one daughter. Norma.
FRANCIS DOUGLAS JACKSON, of Hoboken, one of the leading prod-
uce commission merchants in Hudson County and a Major in the Spanish-
American War, was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., on the 19th of August, 1841.
He is the son of Charles Jackson and Eliza M. Castle and a grandson of
Amasa and Mary (Phelps) Jackson and of William and Sarah (Marvin)
Castle. His great-grandfather, Colonel Michael Jackson, was Colonel of
the Eighth Massachusetts Infantry in the American Revolution and was
brevetted Brigadier-General for meritorious service. His great-great-grand-
father. Jonathan Jackson, was the first Collector of the Port of Boston,
Mass., while his first ancestor, Edward Jackson, came to New England
about 1630 and settled near Boston. The family has always been prominent
and infiuential in all the affairs of life, active in promoting every worthy
object, and distinguished in public and other capacities. The name has
figured prominently in the history of New England for generations.
Major Jackson was educated in the schools of Brooklyn, N. Y., where he
resided until 1870, when he moved to Hoboken, Hudson County, N. J.
During the past thirty years he has been actively and successfully engaged
in the commission business, dealing extensively in farm and dairy products,
with his offl(!e in Hoboken. He owns five creameries in different localities
and is one of the largest shippers in Hudson County.
In military affairs Major Jackson has achieved special distinction. He
served in the Civil War in 1.' "..'(2 and 18G3, in Company H, Seventh New York
Infantry. Afterward he was active in the New Jersey m.ilitia, becoming
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First Lieutenant and Adjutant in the Ninth Regiment December 20, 1881,
Captain of Company E, Second Regiment, April 6, 1886, Captain of Com-
pany L, Fourth Regiment, May 31, 1892, and Major of the Second Regiment
May 22, 1893. He was Major of the Second New Jersey Infantry in the
Spanish-American War, being attached to General Fitzhugh Lee's corps,
and was honorably mustered out of service November 17, 1898. Major
Jackson is a member and Trustee of the Columbia Club of Hoboken, a mem-
ber of the Seagirt (N. J.) Rifle Club, a member of the Spanish-American
War Veterans' Association, and a member of the Naval and Military Order
of the Spanish-American War. He is one of the best known men in Hud-
son County, universally respected and esteemed, and active in promoting
local objects. In business he has been eminently successful; in military
affairs he has achieved special distinction, having risen from private to com-
manding officer. He is and has been for several years a Vestryman in St.
Paul's Church, Hoboken.
Major Jackson married Lizzie H. Graunt, by whom he has had six chil-
dren: Gertrude, F. Douglas, Charles Phelps, Edward, Nathalie, and Oliver.
MARTIN LAWLESS, Police Justice of Harrison, Hudson County, since
1894, and for many years a leader of the Democratic party, was born in
Newark, N. J., April 6, 1850, the son of James Lawless and Ellen Sims.
His parents were both natives of Ireland, but were married in this coun-
try, his father coming over about 1845. James Lawless was associated
with Obert, Meeker & Co., of Newark, for about thirty years, and later
was made attendant on the Harrison Avenue free bridge. He died in 1879.
Judge Lawless attended the public schools of Newark, and then learned
the trade of mason and bricklayer, which he followed for several years.
About 1887 he engaged in business for himself, and as a contractor and
builder erected a large number of important buildings, including the first
carbonizing furnaces for Thomas A. Edison in Harrison, the Sacred Heart
Convent, the Goodman building, the Hartshorn factory, and many others
in Harrison and vicinity. His work stands as monuments to his industry
and enterprise. His success was merited, because it was the result of his
own efforts.
He also found time for political activity, and as a Democrat served on
the Board of Aldermen of Harrison for four years and in the New Jersey
House of the Asse-mbly during the sessions of 1892 and 1893. In both of
these capacities he exerted a potent influence and made honorable records.
In 1894 he became Police Justice of Harrison, where he resides, and he
has continued in that office, discharging its duties with ability, courage,
and satisfaction. Judge Lawless is a man of sound judgment, of great
force of character, and of fearless energy and directness. In the councils
of the Democratic party he is a trusted and valued leader. He is a promi-
nent member of the Robert Davis Association, of the Knig'hts of Colum-
bus, and of the Master Masons' Association, and in religion is a Catholic.
He has never married.
JAMES SHU ART, of Ramseys, Bergen County, is the grandson of
Adolphus Stuart, who fought in the War for Independence. His maternal
grandfather, John Sutherland, was in the War of 1812, and received a pen-
sion of $12 per month up to the time of his death. The Shuarts are of Ger-
man ancestry, but have made their home in Bi rgen County since coming
to America.
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Mv. Shuai't is the son of Henry A. Shuart and a ^i-andson of Adolpluis
Slmart, and was born in Holiokus ToAvnslup, Bergen County, August 19,
1S44. After receiving a limited education in tlie common scliools lie began
business in the dry goods and grocery trade in Orange County, N. Y. TJiis
proved successful, and in 1870 he came to Itamseys, where he ojiened a meat
market. This also became a profitable business, and in ISOfi he retired. Mv.
Shuart is a Free Mason and a prominent Odd Fellow. He served three
JAMES SHUART.
years as a member and President of the Board of Education, and was re-
cently elected to serve three more years in the same capacity. He has also
served as Assessor and Road T'ommissioner of Holiokus Township for three
years. In politics he is a Democrat. He and his family atlend the Lutheran
Church.
Mr. Shuart was married it the age of seventeen to Susan Jane Hunter,
daughter of David Hunter, of Orange Countv. N. Y. They had one son,
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Franklin Shuart, of Ramseys. Mr. Shuart's first wife died in 1868, and he
married, in 1872, Miss Eleanor N. Litcliult, of Brooklyn, N. Y. They have
had four children: Elizabeth, who married Albert G. May, of Ramseys;
Eva R., who married S. G. Oonklin, of Newburgh, N. Y., and died at the
age of twenty and one-half years; Harry, formerly a student at Peddie In-
stitute and now a student at Yale College; and Edna, at home.
HENRY HOPE VANDERPJLT, of Hoboken, descends from the noted
Vanderbilt family of Staten Island, N. Y. The first ancestor of this family
in America was Jan Aersten Van der Bildt, who came from Holland
about 1650. He was married three times. His son, Jacob Janse Van der
Bildt, was married, August 33, 1687, to Maritje (Mary) Van der Vliet ("of
the stream "), and their son Jacob, born in 1692, married Neeltje (Cornelia)
Denyse. In 1718 the last named Jacob purchased a farm on Staten Island
and removed thither from Flatbush, Long Island. From him descended the
famous " Commodore " Vanderbilt, the distinguished Vanderbilt family of
New York, and numerous branches of the family in different sections of
the country.
Henry H. Vanderbilt was born in Williamsburg, N. Y., April 8, 1862,
but has spent nearly all his life in Hoboken, N. J., whither he came with his
parents when a small boy. His father, Jacob Vanderbilt, and his mother,
Angelina C. Hope, inherited the sterling characteristics of their ancestors,
and instilled these traits into the minds of their children. He attended
the Hoboken public schools, improved every opportunity that came in his
way, and early displayed high mental and physical qualifications. His
training was practical as well as theoretical. Soon after completing his
studies he established himself in business, dealing in coal, masons' mate-
rials, and drain pipe, and has built up an extensive trade. His ofSce and
yards are on Willow Avenue and Seventeenth Street, Hoboken.
Having devoted his energies strictly to business, Mr. Vanderbilt has
never sought nor held public ofifice, but as a public spirited citizen, deeply
interested in the affairs of his town and county, he has contributed to the
general welfare by casting his influence on the side of right and justice,
and is respected for those virtues and attributes Avhich mark the successful
man. He is a member of the Columbia Club of Hoboken. He married Miss
Lavinia E. Taft, and resides on Garden Street, Hoboken.
JOHN SIDNEY DARLING, one of the most prominent residents of
West New York, formerly the Township of Union, Hudson County, was
born in New York City, July 29, 1853, the son of James Darling and" Mary
Adams. He is of Scotch descent, his father having been born in Glasgow,
while his mother was born in Edinburgh. His parents were married in
New York, having come to this country in 1850 and 1844, respectively.
For eighteen years his father wns engaged in business in that city as a
plumber and gas fitter. Subsequently he was a collector for the Man-
hattan Gas Company of New York. He moved to West New York (Taurus
postoifice), N. J., in 1860, and died there September 22, 1867, from the
effects of a shot fired by burglars. His mother was born in the City of Edin-
burgh, December 25, 1820, and died in West New York, N. J., July 8, 1900.
John S. Darling was educated in the public schools of New York City
and in New Jersey in what is now West New York. He served an ap-
prenticeship as a bricklayer, and then engaged in the business of bleach-
ing and reflnishing lace curtains in West Nevn York. Disposing of this
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business in 18S9, he became Secretary and Treasurer of a corporation
which operated the so-called sanitary laundry trays, subsequently, also,
becoming manager of the plant. Having disposed of his interest in this
enterprise, he next engaged in manufacturing music-boxes, under the name
of the American Music Box Company, of West New York and later of Ho-
boken. Since 1893, however, his business has been that of a real estate and
insurance operator, and in this line he has been remarkably successful,
having offices on Bergenline Avenue in AVest New York, opposite the
town hall.
JOHN S. DARLING.
Mr. Darling was a member of the Iloboken regiment of the National
Guard, Ninth New Jersey Volunteers, and was honorably mustered out as
Sergeant at the expiration of his tern} of enlistment of seven years. He
is a charter member of the Empire Hook and Ladder Com])any and was its
Foreman for two vears, and belongs to Mystic Tie Lodge, No. 123, F. and
A. M., to Cvrus Chapter, No. 23, E. A. M., to Pilgrim Commaudery, No. 16,
K. T..' of Hoboken, to Mecca Temple, A. A. O. Nobles of the Mystic Shrine,
of New York, to the Order of the Elks Lodge, No. 74, of Hoboken, to the
Foresters of America, of A^^est New York, to Oak Cliff Council, No. 1,748,
Royal Arcanum, and to Palisade Lodge, No. 128, Knights of Pythias. He
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lias held vaiious oflicial positions in these orders. He is also a member
of the Dutch Reformed Church.
Mr. Darling has been conspicuous in various public capacities. He is a
Democrat, and an active leader of the partj. He was Township Clerk of
the Township of Union (now West New York), being in fact its first Clerk,
and served three years. For four years he was Tax Collector and Treasurer
of the same township, being successively elected without opposition. For
two years he was Chief of Police of the Township of Union. He was also
both Tax Collector and Disbursing Officer of the school funds of the Town-
ship of Union, and is now the Tax Collector of West New York, being
elected on the organization of the town in 1897 and re-elected in 1899 for
a term of three years. He is also a Commissioner of Deeds and a Notary
Public.
He married, September 17, 1893, Abigail B., daughter of James and
Sarah Crossley, of Fairview, N. J., by whom he has one child, Sidney Louis
Darling, born August 9, 1894.
STEWART LOWRY, a well known hotel proprietor of Secaucus, Hud-
son County, has been a life-long resident of that place, having been born
there on the 31st of March, 1851. He is the son of Robert Lowry and Mar-
garet Foley, both natives of Ireland, who came to this country in early
life and took up their home in Secaucus.
Having received a good practical education in the Secaucus public schools,
Mr. Lowry engaged in the business of a hotel keeper and farmer, which
he has since followed ■^^■ith uninterrupted success. He has also served his
fellow-townsmen in various important capacities, among them that of Con-
stable. He is a member of the Royal Society of Good Fellows and the For-
esters of America, and as a citizen is highly respected for his integrity,
enterprise, and sound common sense.
Mr. Lowry married Miss Annie Price and has six children: Margaret,
Nellie, Stewart, Jr., Humphrey, Isabella, and Mary.
ISAAC D. BOGERT, Mayor of Westwood and a leading merchant of that
borough, is descended in the eighth generation from Cornells Jansen Bo-
gaerdl, the Dutch emigrant, concerning whom «ee the sketch of Daniel G.
Bogcrt on page 132. The line of descent is as follows: Cornells Jansen
Bougaert (1), the emigrant, and his wife, Geesie Williams, had issue of the
second generation Wyntie, John C, Classic, Roelof, Maritie, and Peter.
John C. Bogert (2) married Angenetie Strycker, of Long Island, and set-
tled at Hackensack, N. J., where he had issue of the third generation
Roelof, Lammetie, Claes, John, Cornelius, and Albert.
Albert Bogert (3), of Hackensack, born about 1690. married, February 17,
1713, Martha Bertholf, and had issue of the fourth generation John, Guil-
liaem, Isaac, Jacobus, Angenitie, Henry, Cornelius, Cornelius, and Angen-
itie.
Isaac Bogert (4), born in 1718, married, June 4, 1742, Lea, daughter of
John Demarest, and settled near Westwood, N. J., on a farm purchased in
176S. His issue of the fifth generation were Albert, Jacobus (who died in
the Revolutionary cause), John, and Martina.
Albert Bogert (5) inherited his father's homestead, married, and had issue
of the sixth generation, one of whom was Isaac A. Bogert, born about 1766
Who married. May 31, 1788, Margaret Durie. They resided on the old home-
stead and had issue of the seventh generation two children: David and Lea.
David Bogert (7), born July 2, 1800, married Hannah Ackerman, and re-
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sided at Westwood, where he had issue of the eighth generation, one of
whom was Isaac D. Bogert, the subject of this sketch.
Isaac D. Bogert (8) was born on the old Bogert homestead at Westwood in
1834. Hav i ng spent his early life in school, he continued on the farm until
1869, when he began a mercantile career, which he has since followed, hav-
ing been the head of the firm of Bogert & Van Emburgh from the time
the business started. Besides the grocery business he was Postmaster for
twenty years. The firm also maintained a large trade in lumber and coal.
Mr. Bogert has been selected by his fellow-townsmen at various times to
represent their interests in oflflcial capacities. He was Freeholder for six
years, during a part of which time he was Director of the county board.
He also filled the office of Collector for Washington Township, and in 1899
was elected the first Mayor of Westwood. In conjunction with Richard
Hopper, Abram B. Bogert, and others he organized the Reformed Church
at Westwood in 1887, and has filled the office of Elder since that time. Mr.
Bogert is a member of the Grand Army, but aside from this his relations
in life are domestic. He is public spirited, and through his kindly aid the
village has received great help. In 1894 he generously donated for public
use two aires of valuable ground in the center of the borough for a park,
in which are twenty-seven sugar trees of his own planting.
In 1852 Mr. Bogert married Anna Van Wagoner, daughter of John Van
Wagoner, of Oradell, N. J. They have no children.
ADDISON D. WHITE, a veteran of the Civil War and now a Justice of
the Peace in Harrison, Hudson County, was born on Staten Island, New
York, April 9, 1846. He is the son of Richard White and Ann Simonson,
and a descendant of ancestors who came to this country several generations
ago, both his parents being natives of Staten Island.
Mr. White acquired, as a boy, a good public school education, and had
scarcely finished his studies when, impelled by the patriotism which dis-
tinguishes his race, he enlisted in the One Hundred and Thirty-second New
York Volunteer Infantry for service in the War for the Union. He served
three years, participating in Sherman's historic march to the sea and in
numerous battles and skirmishes, in all of which he bore a conspicuous part.
Returning home at the close of his service, with an honorable discharge
and a brilliant record for bravery in action, Mr. White devoted himself to
active business pursuits. In 1870 he removed to Harrison, N. J., where he
has since resided, and until 1875 was successfully engaged in real estate
operations. He is noAV connected with the Domestic Sewing Machine
AVorks. In politics Mr. White is an ardent and influential Democrat, and
for several years has been active in the interests of his party. He is now
(1900) serving his second term as Justice of the Peace. He is a member
of the Junior Order United American Mechanics and of the Daughters of
Liberty. He married Miss Margaret Martin and has three children.
ORD DARLING, a prominent citizen of West New York (Taurus post-
office), Hudson County, and a brother of John S. Darling, whose sketch
appears on page 308, was born on Forty-second Street in New York
City, on the 13th of April, 1857, and moved with his parents to West
New York when about seven years old. He was educated in the public
schools of the latter place, and when sixteen entered his father's bleachery,
where he remained until he reached the age of twenty, learning and master-
ing every branch of the business.
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In 1873 Mr. Darling entered the employ of the National Wood Man-
ufacturing Comj)any, of New York. He continued with that concern as
outside man, laying parquet floors, until 1878, when he became super-
intendent of lighters for the West Shore Raili-oad. About 1885 he re-
signed that position, but after a year spent in a bleachery returned as
ferry master at the old terry, where he continued from 188() to 1890. He
was subsequently foreman of the Union (Jranite Company until 1893, and
since that time has been State agent for New Jersey of the Climax Powder
Company, of Emporium, Pa., having his office in West New York (Taurns
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In public life Mr. Darling lias been prominent for a number of years.
He was a member of the Board of Council of the Township of Union for
one year. Chairman of the board for two years. Police Sergeant of the
Town of Union for two yeras, and Township Treasurer one year. At the
present time he is serving his second term as a member of the Hudson
County Board of Chosen Freeholders from West New York. In politics
he is an active and influential Democrat. He has been a member of the
Democratic County Committee from his district since about 1895.
Mr. Darling was a charter member of Court West New York, No. 29,
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Foresters of America, has been Chief Ranger for three successive terms, and
has served as District Deputy for Court Fort Lee and Court Palisade. He
was one of the organizers and is still a prominent member of the Fire De-
partment of West New York, and was most active and useful in the
organization of that township. He is also a member of the Roval Arcanum
and of the Elks.
In these and various other capacities Mr. Darling has displayed great
executive ability and native energy, and throughout his life he has re-
tained the confidence and respect of all who know him. He has always
been a progressive citizen, ready to promote every worthy enterprise, and
active in the affairs of the community. It was while serving as Sergeant
of Police, at the Guttenberg race track, that he saved the life of Michael
Buckley, a constable, while the latter was attempting to arrest a noted
desperado and criminal.
Mr. Darling was married, in March, 1880, to Alice, daughter of John and
Alice White, of West New York. They have nine children: Ord, Jr.,
Jennie, John, Harry, Alice, Gertrude, Erastus, Mary, and James.
JOHN JAMES TOFFEY, of Jersey City, for two terms Sheriff of Hud-
son County and State Treasurer of New Jersey from 1875 to 1891, was
born in Pawling, Dutchess County, N. Y., on the 1st of June, 1811. He is
the son of George A. Toffey and Mary D. Cooke and the grandson of Daniel
and Betsey Toffey.
In 18.54 he removed with his parents to Hudson County and since then
he has been a resident of Jersey City. He received his education in the
public schools and in the Uni^ ersity of the City of Now York. He took an
active part in the War of the Eebellion, enlisting, August 21, 1862, at the
age of eighteen, in the Twenty-first Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers.
After serving with that regiment for nine months, and taking part in all
its engagements, he was mustered out of service, but immediately re-en-
listed in the Thirty-third Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers, and was com-
missioned First Lieutenant of Company G. On November 23, 1863, during
an engagement at the battle of Missionary Ridge, Tenn., he was severely
wounded, which disabled him from further service in the field. President
Lincoln afterward commissioned him a Lieutenant of the Veteran Re-
serve Corps, and he performed duty until June, 1866, when he was honor-
ably discharged from service. He received from Congress a medal of
honor for " gallantry at the battle of Missionary Ridge."
Returning to civil life, Mr. Toffey engaged in active business as a live
stock dealer, and so continued from 1866 to 1874, being connected with
the well known firm of Daniel Toffey & Co., one of the first in this country
to engage in shipping dressed beef to Europe.
Mr. Toffey has always been an active Republican, prominent in public
affairs, and one of the most distinguished men in his section. He was a
member of the Board of Aldermen of Jersey City in 1874 and 1875, and in
the fall of 1875 he accepted the nomination of his party for the Fifth Dis-
trict for Member of Assembly and was elected by a large majority. He
was again elected in 1876. He served as Sheriff one term, and in 1885
was elected State Treasurer of New Jersey by joint .session of the Legis-
lature, and served in that capacity six years. In 1891, both Houses of the
Legislature being Democratic, he was succeeded by Hon. George R. Gray,
but his services were acknowledged and recognized by the following reso-
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lution, passed March 9, 1891, the Legislature being Democratic in both
branches :
"■ Whereas, The retiring State Treasurer, Hon. John J. Toffey, has dis-
charged the duties of his office in a manner honorable to himself and
greatly to the benefit and advantage of the State ;
"Resolved (the House of Assembly concurring). That we hereby express
our recognition and appreciation of tlie services of our retiring Treasurer,
and congratulate him upon the excellent record he has made for himself
and the State."
In 1893 Mr. Toffey was again elected Sheriff of Hudson County by over
6,000 majority, and served another three years, in 1867 he organized Com-
pany D, Fourth Regiment, New Jersey Rifle Corps, which became a pai-t of
the National Guard, and of which he was Captain. He was elected Major
of the new regiment, and later was elected Lieutenant-Colonel, which po-
sition he held until 1876, when he resigned.
Colonel Tofl;ey is one of the most popular men of Hudson County. He
is a member of G. Van Houten Post, No. 3, G. A. R., and of Pennsylvania
Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion. He is Past Master
of Bergen Lodge, No. 47, F. and A. M., and a member of Mount Vernon
Chapter, R. A. M., of Hugh de Payen Commandery, K. T., and of New
Jersey Consistory, Scottish Rite. He is a member of the Union League,
Palma, Carteret, and Jersey City Clubs, and of the Medal of Honor Legion,
and is also an Elder in the Bergen Reformed Church.
Colonel Toffey was married. May 17, J 870, to Mary Elizabeth Sip, grand-
daughter of Colonel Garret Sip and great-granddaughter of Peter Sip, one
of Hudson County's first Judges. They have had four, sons, three of whom
survive: George A. Toffey, John J. Toffey, Jr., and William V. Toffey.
He resides at 155 Magnolia Avenue, Jersey City. His son, John J. Toffey,
Jr. (1900), is First Lieutenant in the Fourth United States Infantry at
Manila, Philippine Islands, having been in many of the engagements in
that place. His brother, Daniel Toffey, was an officer on board the United
States steamer " Monitor " during the historical engagement with the Con-
federate steamer " Merrimac " in the Civil ^Var.
JOHN E. OTIS, the first Chairman of the new Town of West New York
and one of its leading business men, is the son of I'atrick Henry Otis and
Margaret Gillorly, natives of Ireland, who came to this country in the
spring of 1853 and settled in New York City. There Mr. Otis was born on
the 20th of September, 1853, soon after their arrival. The family removed
shortly afterward to Philadelphia, where Patrick H. Otis engaged in busi-
ness as a distiller, rectifier, and wholesale dealer in liquors, which he con-
ducted with success for several vears. He died in Jersev Citv Heights
about 1875.
Mr. Otis was reared in Philadelphia. He attended St. Michael's Paro-
chial School until he was ten years old, when he entered St. Michael's Acad-
emy, where he remained until he reached the age of twelve. Afterward he
attended De la Salle College at Philadelphia until he was fifteen, when he
moved to Brooklyn, E. D., N. Y., and continued his studies a short time. He
was then employed by his father as bookkeeper and assisted in managing
his business. Subsequently he was associated with his father in Jersey
City Heights, N. J., until 1875, when his father died. In 1876 the family
moved back to Philadelphia, when Mr. Otis was employed by Gould & Co.,
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wholesale milk dealers, of Washington, to manage their dairy during the
Centennial Exjiosition. In 1877 tlie family moved to Baltimore, Md., where
Mr. Otis engaged in mining, which business he followed successfully in New
Jersey, New York, Maryland, and Georgia. For four years he was in the
service of the West Shore Railroad. In 1888 he established himself in the
hardware trade at West New York, where he has since resided.
Few men have contributed more to the growth and welfare of a com-
munity than jMr. Otis has to the section in which he lives. He has not
only given it an important impetus in business affairs, but has also been
JOHN E. OTIS.
active and influential in its very foundation as a town as well as in its
organization and advancement. As Clerk for one year, as a member of the
Board of Council, and as Acting Chief of Police of the Township of Union
he took a prominent part in all local affairs, and it was through him that
the Town of West New York was set off and legally incorporated July 5,
1898. He was the principal founder and organizer of the new town, and
in the spring of 1899 becam.e its first Chairman, which office he now fills.
He is also Acting Chief of Police under the new charter. Treasurer of the
Firemen's Relief Association, and Foreman of the Empire Hook and
Ladder Company, having organized the first fire department in West New
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York. In these various capacities he has displayed patriotism and enter-
prise, and is universally respected and esteemed as a public spirited, en-
ergetic, and progressive citizen. His popularity is attested by the con-
fidence in which he is held and by the honorable standing which he has
attained in the town and county. He was a Commissioner of Appeals in
the Township of Union for about three years and Financial Secretary of
the West New York Lodge of Foresters of America for about five years,
and in various other connections has been a useful and valued citizen
and a trusted business man.
Mr. Otis was married in 1883 to Emma Hoppelsberg, daughter of Fred-
erick August Hoppelsberg, of Guttenberg, N. J. They have five children
living: Henry George, Charles Carhart, John Edward, Walter William,
and Cecelia.
CLEMENT Db K. LEONARD, of Hoboken, attorney and counselor at
law, is the son of Francis De V. Leonard, a grandson of John Leonard, and
a great-grandson of Joseph Leonard, who was High Sheriff of the Colony
of New Jersey in 1771, and who died in 1779. His paternal ancestors were
French Huguenots, and, coming to this country about the time of the
Huguenot War, figured prominently in the civil and military affairs of
New Jersey. Mr. Leonard's father is an old and well known citizen of Red
Bank. His grandfather, John Leonard, was a warm personal friend of
Thomas Jefferson, and was by him appointed United States Minister to the
Court of Spain, a position he held for thirty years, achieving distinction as
an able and talented diplomat and gaining the confidence and respect of his
countrymen as well as the esteem and friendship of the Spaniards. His
mother, the wife of Francis De P. Leonard, was a member of the distin-
guished Lippincott family of Monmouth County, N. J., whither her ances-
tors came from Holland in the early settlement of the territory. Like the
Leonards, the Lippincotts have been conspicuous and prominent in nearly
every capacity in the State, and have contributed much to its professional,
civil, and military welfare.
Mr. Leonard was born in Red Bank, Monmouth County, N. J., February
18, 1846, and inherited the sturdy Holland Dutch and Huguenot character-
istics of his race. He received his early education at St. Charles College
near Ellicott City, Md. Subsequently he took a full classical course at Seton
Hall College in Orange, N. J., and was graduated therefrom with honor in
the class of 1869. During the next three years he read law in the office of
Charles H. Traftord, of Red Bank, and then became assistant to Hon.
Robert Allen, Jr., Prosecutor of the Pleas for Monmouth County. In these
offices he gained a wide and valuable experience. He was admitted to
the New Jersey bar as an attorney in June, 1873, and as a counselor in
June, 1876, and in 1877 removed from Red Bank to Hoboken, where he
has ever since practiced his profession. He is one of the ablest lawyers in
Hudson County, and the many important cases with which he has been
connected as counsel attest his legal skill and attainments. He has built
up a large general practice, and enjoys the confidence of the entire com-
munity.
A Republican in politics, Mr. Leonard has long been active in the welfare
of his party. He was a delegate to the Republican State conventions of
1888, 1892, and 1896, a delegate to all the Republican congressional and
county conventions in his district from 1888 to 1896 inclusive, and Chairman
of the City Republican Executive Committee cf Hoboken in'' 1894, and did
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excellent work. In 1895 he was President of the Ninth Assembly District
Committee, and at present (1900) he is Chairman of the First Ward Asso-
ciation of Hoboken. In 1896 he was elected to the New Jersey Assembly
by the handsome plurality of 2,429 over his Democratic opponent. He is
also President of the Governor Griggs Battalion, an active and aggressive
Republican organization. In 1898 he was the choice of his party for Dis-
trict Judge, but declined the nomination. As citizen, lawyer, and party
leader he is universally respected and esteemed, and in every capacity his
ability and sound judgment have won for him an enviable record.
EDWARD SMITH, of Bayonne, N. J., was born in Clarkstown, Rockland
County, N. Y., on the 4th of September, 1847. His parents, Peter D. W.
Smith and Sarah Pye, were both natives of Rockland County, where they
were married.
Mr. Smith received his educational training in the Clarkstown disti-ict
schools and early displayed those business attainments which have since
marked his life. He first engaged in the grocery trade at Closter, N. J., and
subsequently in the livery business at Nyack, N. Y. On the 1st of April,
1875, he removed to Bayonne, Hudson County, and established himself in
business as a butcher, in which he was very successful. For a number of
years he has been engaged in the liquor business in Bayonne.
In politics Mr. Smith is a consistent Democrat, active in public affairs,
and prominent in campaign work. For three terms he was one of the
School Trustees of Bayonne, and in that capacity rendered efficient service
to the city and to the cause of local education. He is the founder and
President of the Edward Smith Association, one of the leading political
organizations in Hudson County. He is also Vice-President of the Liquor
Dealers' Association, of Bayonne, a member of the Exempt Firemen's Asso-
ciation, and a member of Bayonne Lodge, No. 99, F. and A. M., and of
Bayonne Council, No. 695, Royal Arcanum. His religious aflaiiations are
with the Dutch Reformed Church.
Mr. Smith is a prominent and enterprising citizen, active in promoting
every worthy object, prompt in the discharge of duty, and thoroughly iden-
tified with the best interests of his section. He is an acknowledged leader
of the Democratic party in Bayonne and for many years has wielded an
important influence in shaping the political destinies of his party there.
On June 23, 1876, Mr. Smith married Emily Gilhooley, daughter of R. G.
and Eliza (Hoffman) Gilhooley, of Nyack, N. Y. They have four children:
Frank, Ellen Tallman, John, and Mary.
LOUIS ALBERT MENEGAUX, a leading plumber of Union Hill, N. J.,
and a member and formerly President of the West Hoboken Board of
Education, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., June 14, 1868. His parents,
Charles Frederick Menegaux and Louisa Petchin, were natives of France
and descendants of old and respected families; his paternal grandfather,
Frederick Menegaux, being Mayor of Dembenois, Canton of Audincourt,
where Charles Frederick was born. The latter came to America in 1853
and settled in Philadelphia, where he was for many years engaged in
furniture manufacturing, and where he died in August, 1868. His wife.
Louisa Petchin, who still survives, came over in 1855, and they were mar-
ried in Philadelphia. He was a man of great enterprise, and highly re-
spected and esteemed.
Louis A. Menegaux received a thorough education and a military train-
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ing in Girard College, Philadelphia, from which he was graduated with
honor in 1885. He also spent a few months in a public school in West
Hoboken, N. J. His father having died when he was only six weeks old,
he was reared by his mother, a woman of great force of character and of a
peculiarly sweet disjjosition, and to her able guidance he owes much of
his success in life. On leaving college he si)ent a year in his native city
learning the trade of plumber and gas and steam fitter, which he finished
in Union Hill, Hudson County, with Albert Thonrot. removing there in
August, 1886. He remained with 5Ir. Thouiot for about five years, mas-
LOUIS A. MtNEGAUX.
teriug every detail of the business, and in 1891 he purchased the estab-
lishment and still conducts it. Mr. Menegaux is a man of recognized
ability, and as a plumber has achieved eminent success. He has one
of the finest and most complete establishments in his section of the
State, and the many important contracts which he has executed attest
his skill and enterprise. Pew men of his age have gained the popularity
and high reputation which he enjoys, and fewer still are better or more
widely known.
As a citizen he is public sj)irited, energetic, and progressive, encourag-
ing all worthy movements, and liberally and cheerfully supporting every
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commeiidable enterprise. In politics he is an ardent Republican. He re-
sides in West Hoboken, where he has been a member of the Board of
Education since 1895, being the only Republican elected to that body in
that year, and being re-elected in the spring of 1899 without opposition.
He was President of the board in 1897 and 1898, and in that capacity and
as a member has rendered most efflciont service to the cause of local edu-
cation. Mr. Menegaux is a member of Hoboken Lodge, No. 74, Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks, and of Palisade Lodge, No. 128, Knights of
Pythias, in the uniform rank of which he holds a captain's commission.
He is also a member of Mystic Tie Lodge, No. 123, F. and A. M., of Cyrus
Chapter, R. A. M., of Pilgrim Commandery, No. 16, K. T., and of Mecca
Temple, A. A. O. Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He was appointed United
States Grand Juror for the September term, 1900.
JOSEPH ELLIOTT WRAGG, a prominent retired manufacturer and
ice dealer of North Bergen, N. J., descends from a distinguished family
of England, one of his ancestors, John Wragg, being buried in Westminster
Abbey. He is the son of James Wragg and Hannah Hodkins, and was
born in Chesterfield, England, on the ]8th of April, 1828. When a boy —
not four years of age — he came with his parents to America, and in 18S9
settled in Bergen County, N. J. In 1859 he removed to English Neighbor-
hood, Hudson County, where he still resides, and where he was engaged
with his brother, John Wragg, under the firm name of James Wragg's
Sons, in the manufacture of worsted, linen, and horse-hair oil press-cloths
for linseed, cotton seed, rape seed, mustard seed, sperm, and stearine. He
continued in this business with success until 1870, gaining a wide reputa-
tion for ability, sound judgment, and executive skill. From 1869 to 1882 he
was engaged in the ice business, building up a large and successful trade.
He had received, as a boy, a good private school education in Williams-
burg, N. Y. In public affairs, and especially in the development of the com-
munity, he has always taken a deep interest, but never aspired to office or
political preferment. He has exerted an important influence in various
directions, and by courage and perseverance has achieved a high reputation
in all the relations of life.
Mr. Wragg was married, October 10, 1859, to Catharine Fisher Tracy,
Ts^idow of William Henry Tracy, daughter of Michael Fisher and Martha
Engle, and granddaughter of Lieutenant Andrew Engle, a distinguished
Revolutionarv soldier, and Janette Strachan, his wife. Mrs. Wragg died
May 15, 1898." She had two daughters by her first husband, viz.: Margaret
M. Tracy and Ellie M. Tracy. The family reside at Fairview, N. J.
MICHAEL FISHER was for many years one of the most prominent and
best known men in Hudson County." His influence was felt in both public
and private affairs, and in the various positions which he filled he rendered
very efficient service. He was born on April 29, 1794, and died on the 15th
of November, 1880. He received a common school education. On October
13, 1814, he married Martha Engle Banta, daughter of Andrew Engle and
Janette Strachan, and settled in New Durham, Hudson County, where he
resided until his death November 15, 1880. He held several offices of trust,
including those of County Treasurer for many years and Freeholder from
North Bergen in 1846 and 1847. -His ability and integrity, his broad execu-
tive qualities, his strength of character and genial habits made him popular
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and esteemed, while his long and intimate connection with public interests
gained for him the confidence of the entire community.
Mr. Fisher left three daTighters, the youngest of whom, Catharine, was
married twice, and is survived by two daughters: Margaret M. and Ellie
M. Tracy. The former was born in English IS'^eighborhood, N. J., March 4,
1844. Both are daughters of William Henry Tracy and granddaughters of
Ephraim Tracy and Elis^abeth Youmans.
Mrs. Martha Engle Banta Fisher's father, Andrew Engle, enlisted at
Philadelphia, October 1, 1776, as Ensign in the Twelfth Pennsylvania Eegi-
ment. Continental Army, and served in the American Revolution with dis-
tinction, being promoted to a second lieutenancy in Brigadier-General Con-
way's brigade. He saw considerable service, and at the battle of Monmouth
his regiment was nearly destroyed. Being reduced to a mere skeleton by
exposure and severe fighting, it was incorporated with the Third Pennsyl-
vania under Colonel Thomas Craig, and on December 20, 1778, Andrew En-
gle was made a captain's lieutenant. His original commission, signed by
John Jay, is still preserved by his descendants. After the close of the war
he purchased a farm in English Neighborhood, N. J., where he died June 2,
1810, from the effects of a wound received at the battle of Monmouth. He
left three sons and four daughters. The youngest son, James Engle, was
educated at West Point and served in the United States regular army.
ELIJAH STRONG COWLES, one of the prominent members of the bar
of Jersey City and New York, was born in Coventry, Vt., on the 30th of
April, 1836. His ancestors came to New England at a very early day and
for generations have been active and influential in all the affairs of life.
Mr. Cowles received his educational training in the public schools and
at St. Johnsbury (Vt.) Academy, where he fitted for Dartmouth College.
Illness, however, prevented him from entering the latter institution and
he therefore turned his attention to the study of law, entering the office
of Hon. Ephraim Paddock, one of the Justices of the Supreme Court of
Vermont. Mr. Cowles was admitted to the bar of his native State and
for two years practiced in Coventry, where he was born. He came to New
York City and practiced his profession for about two years, or until 1868,
when he removed to Jersey City, N. J., and entered the law oflice of Wash-
ington B. Williams. Here he formed the acquaintance of Edward B. Wake-
man, then a prominent lawyer and resident of Jersey City, who soon
retired from active practice.
Mr. Cowles entered Mv. Wakeman's office and upon the latter's retire-
ment succeeded to his business. In 1875 he associated himself again with
Washington B. Williams under the firm name of Williams & Cowles, which
continued for about twelve years, and was one of the best and foremost
law firms of Eastern New Jersey. About 1895 Mr. Cowles formed a co-
partnership with William H. Carey, formerly a professor in Hasbrouck
Institute, Jersey City, and the law firm of Cowles & Carey is now actively
and successfully engaged in the practice of law in both Jersey City and
New York.
Mr. Cowles has achieved an eminent reputation at the bar, and during
his entire career has maintained the respect and confidence of all who
know him. He is a lawyer of ability, industry, and unimpeachable
integrity. As a citizen he is thoroughly identified with the affairs of his
city and county, and active and infiuential in every movement which affects
the welfare of the community. He is interested in an important corpora-
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tion known as the Automatic File Alai-ni Company, of New A'ork City,
of wliicli he has been for several years President. IMuch of his time has
been devoted to the organization and devidopment of Clii'istian and chari-
table work and especially in connection with the Young Men's Christian
Association of Jersey City, of wliicli lie was one of the foundei-s and which
he served for tive yeai-s as President. In jtolitics he is an ardent and con-
sistent Republican, taking at all times an acti^'e jiart in jiolitical affairs.
Mr. Cowles's first wife was Miss Sarah L. Persons, of ('oventry, V't., who
died in 1.S71. Thev had two children, both deceased. In 1875 he married
ELIJAH S. COWLES.
Miss Sarah E. Woodward, of New York City, who died in ISfi:!. January 3,
1895, he married Miss Anna P>anta, of New York City, and they have one
daughter, Sarah Banta Cowles.
CHARLES KINSEY CANNON, for nearly thirty years one of Hoboken's
leading lawyers and formerly Corjioration Attorney of the city, was boi-n
in P.ordento'wn, N. J., Noveniber 12, ]84(;. He is the son of Carrit S. Can-
non, a grandson of James Spencer Cannon, and a great grandson of Will-
iam Cannon, all of whom were distinguished citizens of West Jersey. On
his mother's side he is likewise descended from one of the old New Jersey
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funilic'^ bcin- a or('at-STpa,t-grandson of John Kinsey, a £;reat-grandson of
Jaiuos Kinsey, and a "randson of Charles Kinsey, whose daughter Hannah
niaii-ied Gaiiil S. Cannon. James Kinsey was for some time Chief Justice
of tlie Supreme C(mrt of New Jersey.
Mr Cannon obtained his early education at Burlington, N. J. He was
.graduated with honor from Yale College in the class of 1867, and then
took up th(> study of law, graduating from Columbia College Law School in
New York City with the degree of LL.P.., in June, 1870, and being admitted
CHARLES K. CANNON.
to the New York bai' at the same time. He was admitted to the bar of New
Jersey as an attorney in November, 1870, and since then has been actively
and successfully engaged in the general practice of his profession in Ho-
boken, Hudson County, where he also resides. In November, 1873, he was
admitted before the Supreme Court as a counselor. Mr. Cannon has been
in constant practice for thirty years, aTid during that period has tried a
large number of im])ortant cases in the various courts of the State which
have won for him a recognized leadership at the bai'. He is a lawyer and
advocate of unusual ability, of marked judicial qualifications, and of keen
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discrimination and ready perception, and both in the office and before a
jury displays those qualities which have long held him among the foremost
legal practitioners in Hudson County.
His energies have been devoted almost uninterruptedly to the duties of
his profession, in which he has achieved eminence and success; yet he
has been called upon to fill several important trusts and positions, among
them that of Corporation Attorney, of Hoboken, from May, 1877, to May,
1878. He has been Vice-President of the Columbia Club of Hoboken since
1895, and is also a Director of the First National Bank and a Vestryman
of Trinity Church, Hoboken. In every capacity Mr. Cannon has exhibited
that public spirit and consummate ability which characterized his ances-
tors, from whom he inherits peculiar legal qualifications and forensic skill.
A man of the strictest integrity, he is universally respected and esteemed,
and during a long and honorable career has maintained the entire con-
fidence of the community.
Mr. Cannon was married on the 22d of April, 1880, to Miss Agnes R. Her-
bert, who died March 22, 1897. They had two children: Garrit S. and Agnes
H., who are still living.
CHARLES LUXTON, one of the earliest real estate operators in Hud-
son County, was born in London, England, and came to America when five
or six years of age, with his parents. The family settled in New York City,
where he received his education, and where he learned and subsequently
engaged in the business of ship carpenter and joiner. In 1850 he moved to
Jersey City Heights, N. J., and at once became a large landowner and real
estate operator, being one of the very first to make that business a distinc-
tive feature in the industries of Hudson County. No man was more promi-
nent or active in promoting the growth of that section, or in developing
its resources and contributing to its prosperity. He secured the charter
incorporating old Hudson City on the 11th of April, 1855, furnishing the
money for the purpose out of his private means. He also organized the
old Hudson City Fire Department and was its first Chief Engineer. He
was a leading Democrat, for some time Tax Collector, and the principal
mover in the inception and construction of the first walk across the mead-
ows from the foot of Congress Street into Third Street, Hoboken. His
liberality and enterprise were prime factors in building up the young and
growing city. He developed the section formerly known as Luxtonville,
from Bowers Street to the Patcrson Plank Road and from Palisade Avenue
to Central Avenue, and opened large tracts of land in North Bergen, Clar-
endon (Secaucus), and Greenville (South Bergen) as well as in old Hudson
City. He was also heavily interested in lumbering and lumber mills in
Pike County, Pa. Possessing great mechanirnl genius, he invented several
important appliances, including a post socket, a machine for manufacturing
peat into fuel, and others. He was a prominent, active, and influential
citizen, a man of great foresight and sagacity, and a generous benefactor.
As a charter member of Eagle. Lodge, F. and A. M., he took a deep interest
in local Masonic matters, and out of his own funds built the lodge rooms.
He also contributed liberally to church and school, and to all projects de-
signed for the advancement of the community.
He died in Jersey City Heights in March, 1889, at the age of sixty-five,
and is survived by his widow, who was Susan Hopper, and who is now
eighty-one years old, and by an only son, George J. Luxton, and three of his
four daughters.
324 HUDSON AKD BERGEN COUNTIES
GEORGE JOHN LUXTON, only son of Charles and Susan (Hopper) Lux-
ton, was born in New York City on the 20th of February, 1844. In 1850
he moved with the family to New Jersey, and there, in the public schools
of old Hudson City, received his education, which was practical and cal-
culated to fit him for a business career. At the age of nineteen he associated
himself with his father, and so continued until the latter's death in 1889,
since which time he has engaged in real estate operations alone. Mr. "Lux-
ton's experience of thirty-six years in the real estate and insurance business
makes him the oldest operator in Northern Hudson County, and one of the
oldest west of the Hudson River in Eastern New Jersey. Probably no
other man in the State has been more heavily identified with real estate
matters nor more prominent and active in developing suburban property,
improving it for factory and residential purposes, and converting it into
handsome homes, than has Mr. Luxton during the last ten or fifteen years.
He opened and built up, in Jersey City Heights, the Leinau tract, a tract
of 102 lots, between Nelson and Tonnelly Avenues, and two tracts of 82
and 95 lots each, representing a total valuation of about $150,000; the In-
dian Spring property of about 90 lots, the Buse tract on Malone and Spring
Streets, and the Van Amberg tract, 118 lots, on Central and Summit Ave-
nues and Shippen Street, in West Hoboken ; Tyler Park, 145 lots, between
Grand and Tonnelly Avenues north and south of Hamblet Place, in North
Bergen, at a cost of .f 40,000; and Weehawken Heights in Weehawken.
The last named tract represented property valued at about $400,000, and
under the name of the Palisade Land Company Mr. Luxton converted it
from a iield, overgrown with brush and trees, into one of the finest and
most thiclriy settled sections of the county. The houses which adorn it
cost from $4,000 to |18,000, and the whole was developed between 1894 and
1897.
Mr. Luxton's extensive real estate operations are best illustrated by
the fact that he has built up sections comprising about one-half of Jersey
City Heights, one-third of West Hoboken, practically all of Weehaw-
ken Heights, and a considerable part of North Bergen. His method has
been to buy the land, lay it out into city lots, streets, and avenues, cause
modern improvements to be carried out, and place the property in the
market on terms which have enabled the workingman as well as the capi-
talist to own and occupy his home. And in nearly every venture he has
been successful. He is one of the prominent and enterprising, as well as
one of the oldest, real estate operators in Hudson County, and is widely
respected as authority in all matters pertaining to the business. His
knowledge of land titles is broad and comprehensive, giving him the posi-
tion of a recognized leader among his fellow-citizens. He settled in West
Hoboken in 1893, and has offices at 470 Palisade Avenue, Weehawken, and
596 Palisade Avenue, Jersey City.
Mr. Luxton has also been interested since 1898 in the North River Com-
pany, in connection with real estate matters, and is a member of Doric
Lodge, P. and A. M. In politics he is a Democrat. He has long been a
prominent and useful citizen. His patriotism led him to enlist, January
30, 1865, in Company E, Fortieth New Jersey Volunteers, with which he
served in Virginia, West Virginia, and North Carolina, participating in
numerous skirmishes in following up Lee's army, including Farmersville,
New Store, Danville, and others, and being present at the surrender of
Lee at Appomattox. He was honorably discharged July 18, 1865,
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325
Mr. Luxton married Louisa C, daughter of Charles and Margaret Col-
tier, natives of France, who moved to this country and settled in Jersev
City. Of their four children two are living; George and Emily Marion.
WILLIAM HENRY WILHELM has been a life long resident of Harri-
son, Hudson County, N. J., where he was born on the 4th of November,
1853, his father being Peter Wilhelm, a native of Prance, while his mother,
Mary Hasson, was born in Ireland. They came to the United States wlien
young and first settled in Harrison, N. J., where they Mere mariicd. Dur-
ing their long and eventful careers they enjoved the respect of all who
knew them. They were
industrious, progressive,
and patriotic people,
whose native character-
istics impressed them-
selves upon the commu-
nity in a remarkable de-
gree.
Mr. ^"Mlhelm received
his educational training
in the public schools of
Newark and Harrison,
and after completing his
studies engaged in the
brewing business with his
father, wlio then conduct-
ed a large brewery in
Newark. Leaving his fa-
ther's employ, he ac-
cepted a position with
the Peter Hauck Brew-
ing Company, of Harri-
son, N. J., with which he
has been actively asso-
ciated during the last
twenty years, and of
which he is now Superin-
tendent. The success and
reputation of this well
known corporation is due
in no small measure to
Mr. Wilhelm's eflBcient
and energetic manage-
ment. He has been iden-
tified with the business
from boyhood, possesses a practical knowledge of every department, and
is thoroughly qualified for the duties which he has so admirably and suc-
cessfully performed.
He is one of the most popular citizens of Harrison, a man of broad and
liberal attainments, thoroughly identified with the progress of the com-
munity, and actively interested in those affairs which affect the municipal-
ity and its people. He is a prominent and influential Republican, and for
seven years served with marked ability as a member of the Harrison Board
WILLIAM H. WILHELM.
326 HUDSON AND BBRGSN COUNTIES
of Aldermen. His services in this and other capacities have won for him
an excellent reputation and stamp him as a trustworthy leader. He is a
prominent member of Copestone Lodge, No. 147, F. and A. M., of Kearny,
of Harrison Lodge, No. 120, I. O. O. F., of Newark, of Lodge No. 21, B. P. O.
E., and of the Arion and Aurora Singing Societies, of Newark, and as a
citizen is public spirited, patriotic, and enterprising, and deeply interested
in the welfare of his native town.
Mr. Wilhelm was married on the 12th of May, 1889, to Tilley Haas,
daughter of Frederick and Josephine (Bridgem) Haas, of Newark, N. J.
They have one child, Hazel Wilhelm.
ALONZO WORDEN LETTS, a well known lawyer of Hoboken, descends
from some of the oldest families of New Jersey and New York. He is the
son of William Henry Letts and Gettie Jane Clum, a grandson of William
and Ann (Runyon) Letts and of Sylvester and Catherine (Hover) Clum,
and a great-grandson of John Letts, whose wife, Mary Bennett, was the
daughter of Uriah Bennett. The Letts and Bennett families were early
settlers of Manahawkin, Ocean County, N. J., while his paternal grand-
mother, Ann Runyon, was a native of Lakewood, in the same county, and
the daughter of Richard and Deborah (Runyon) Runyon. His great-great-
grandfather, Benjamin Letts, was the son of Nehemiah Letts, a soldier in
the War of the Revolution and a nephew of John Letts, also a soldier in the
Revolution. William Letts, the earliest known ancestor of the family in
this country, was an original settler of Elizabethtown, N. J., and ever since
his arrival the name has been conspicuous in the history of both the Colony
and State. It is prominently mentioned in the Town Book of Middletown
as early as December 30, 1667, as well as in the Congressional records now
in the library of the New Jersey Historical Society. Their ancestry is Hol-
land Dutch. The Bennetts came originally from England, and both fam-
ilies were among the early settlers of Ocean County. The Clums and
Hovers, who were also of Holland Dutch descent, have lived in Columbia
County, N. Y., for many generations, and from the first have been promi-
nent and influential in all local affairs. Sylvester Clum, the maternal
grandfather of Alonzo W. Letts, was the son of Jonas and Gettie (Stahl)
Clum, while his wife, Catherine (Hover) Clum, was the daughter of Jere-
miah Hover and Amanda Waters.
William Letts, the grandfather of Alonzo W., was born in Manahawkin,
Ocean County, N. J., January 29, 1827. At the age of thirteen he left home
and for many years followed the sea. In 1850 he settled in Hoboken,
Hudson County, where he has since resided, being successfully engaged in
the ice business. William Henry Letts, his son, and the father of Alonzo
W., was born in Hoboken on the 13th of November, 1852, and has always
lived in that city. He was educated in the Hoboken public schools, and for
many years has been actively and successfully engaged in the ice business.
He was a leading member of the Hoboken Volunteer Fire Department,
serving for two years as A ssistant Foreman and for three years as Foreman
of Excelsior Engine Company No. 2. In 1882 he was elected, on the Re-
publican ticket. Freeholder from the Ninth District, a Democrat strong-
hold, and for five years was annually re-elected to that office. This indi-
cates at once his popularity and the confidence in which he is held by both
Republicans and Democrats. In 1887 he was elected to the New Jersey
House of Assembly, and being re-elected in 1888 served two terms in that
body with great honor and ability. In 1892 he was anpointed Fire Com-
GENEALOGICAL 327
missioner of Hoboken. In 1897 he received the appointment of Clerk of
the Hoboken District Court, which position he still holds, having for three
years discharged its duties with acknowledged ability and satisfaction. He
is one of the best known citizens of Hoboken, where he has spent his life.
Alonzo Worden Letts was born in Hoboken, N. J., May 28, 1870. As a
student in Public School No. 2 and later in the Hoboken High School he
developed a strong inclination for professional life as well as decided
scholarly ambitions, and after leaving the latter institution entered the Law
Department of New York University, from which he was graduated with
the degree of LL.B.
On the 21st of February, 1898, Mr. Letts was admitted to the New Jersey
bar, and at once began the practice of law in Hoboken. On the 22d of the
following March he was appointed a Master in Chancery by the late Chan-
cellor Alexander T. McGill. Mr. Letts came to the bar well equipped for
the duties of a lawyer, and has already displayed those legal abilities and
qualifications which win success. He is a member of Hoboken Council, No.
99, Royal Arcanum, and of the Columbia Club of Hoboken, and actively
identified with the affairs of his native city. He was married July 21, 1898,
to Marie C. Koch, of West Haven, Vt.
THOMAS B. USHEE, of West Hoboken, Secretary of the New Jersey
State Board of Taxation since its inception in 1891, is descended from
sturdy Scotch ancestry, being connected with the family of which the Very
Eight Eev. James Usher, D.D., Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland, was a dis-
tinguished member. James Usher, his father, was born in Edinburgh,
Scotland, came to America about 1812, and first settled in Canada, whence
he removed in 1860 to West Hoboken, N. J. He was a genealogist and
writer of family history. His large and valuable library, comprising more
than three thousand volumes, covered nearly every phase of the history of
this country, and was I'egarded as one of the best and finest in its line in
the United States. He died in West Hoboken. His wife, who also died
there, was Harriet Birks, daughter of John Birks and a native of England,
and their children were James Usher, of the Town of Union, a member of
the New Jersey Assembly in 1894 and 1895 and in the latter year the leader
of the Democratic minority and the party nominee for Speaker of the
House; Thomas B. Usher, the subject of this article; Walter Scott Usher, a
Captain of the police force of West Hoboken; and Wallace Bruce Usher, of
West Hoboken.
Thomas B. Usher was born in Bonnsville, Hudson County, N. J., on the
30th of March, 1861. He received a common school education in West Ho-
boken, supplemented his literary studies by a business course at Cooper
Union, New York, from which he was graduated at the age of nineteen,
and then became a clerk in the book store of Alexander Denham, of the
latter city. Subsequently he entered the employ of Bradley & Smith, brush
dealers, of New York, where he remained until 1890, when, having been
elected a member of the New Jersey Legislature from \^'est Hoboken, he
took his seat in the House of the A ssembly and served with honor as Chair-
man of the Committee on Labor and Industries and as a member of the
Eevision Committee and of the Committee on Towns and Townships. In
1891 he served a second term and held the same positions on those commit-
tees. Mr. Usher had long made a serious study of those vital problems
which affect the welfare and liberty of the people. His studies and observa-
tions were along original lines, principally in the field of moral and muni-
328 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
cipal reforms, and on entering the Legislature he at once took a promi-
nent part, not only in the measures coming before rhat body, but also in
1he introduction of various bills, which soon gained for him a recognized
leadership, especially in reform legislation. Among these bills was one
separating prisoners confined in the State prisons on a basis according to
their moral standing, and, although it was defeated, the measure attracted
wide attention and received the support of the better elements of society.
He also introduced a bill allowing a will to be probated during the lifetime
of the testator, thus eliminating the chances of a legal contest and permit-
ting the testator to see that his or her intentions were carried out. He
originated and secured the passage of a bill authorizing the floating of the
American flag on public school houses, another providing for the establish-
ment and maintenance of fi'(-e rending rooms in different cities, and many
others of equal note and importance.
On the organization of the New Jersey State Board of Taxation in March,
1891, Mr. Usher was appointed by Governor Leon Abbett the Secretary
of that body, and has ever since discharged the duties of the office with
credit and ability. To him is due in a large measure the board's constantly
increasing usefulness.
Mr. Usher is a Democrat in politics, has served as a member of the Hud-
son County Democratic Committee, and enjoys the confidence and respect of
the entire community. He was married in September, 1882, to Dora Beegen,
daughter of William and Mary Beegen and a descendant of old Holland
Dutch stock. They reside in ^\'est Hoboken, and have two sons: James and
Edward, both students at Blair Bresbyterial Academy, Blairstown, N. J.
JOHN SEELEY, of New Durham, Hudson County, is one of the best
known citizens of that section. He was born in Oxford, England, April 4,
1819, the son of Job Baker Seeley and Elizabeth Willis, his ancestors having
been long established in the City of Oxford. When the present Mr. Seeley
was a boy his father came to America, settling in North Bergen, N. J..
where he engaged in the shoe business. He died in New Durham in 1855,
when sixty-three years of age. His wife subsequently died in Ohio.
John Seeley was educated in the public schools and then engaged in the
manufacture of shoes, in which business he was successful. Ele subse-
quently engaged in real estate speculation, chiefly at New Durham, Hud-
son County. For a time he was also engaged in the grocery business in
Hoboken. He is a Democrat, and held the office of Town Treasurer for a
period of twenty-one years. For a great many years he has also been con-
nected with the Fire Department. He is a member of various clubs and so-
cieties. He is a member of the Episcopal Church, and a liberal supporter of
church and educational interests and of all worthy local enterprises.
Mr. Seeley has been twice married. By his first wife, Sarah House, of
Schenectady County, N. Y., he has five children : Mary, Kate, John, William,
and James. He married, second, Augusta Blythe, by whom he has two
children, Frederick and Howard.
GEORGE M. SNYDER, one of the most prominent and public spirited
citizens of West Hoboken, Hudson County, is a native of Germantown,
Columbia County, N. Y., where he was born January 29, 1842. He is the
son of George W. Snyder and Margaret Rouse, a grandson of Samuel and
Lydia Snyder, and a descendant of German Palatinates who settled in New
York near the beginning of the eighteenth century.
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329
ISIr. Snyder attended the district seliools of ( heene ( 'ounty, X. Y., and the
Ohiveraek Institute, of ("oinmbia County. lie became a deck liand on a
steamer plying on the Hudson Kiver, and a littk^ lalec was tiit'man on tlie
same vessel. At the age of twenty he t'ame to Xew ^'ol■]c City and engag'.-d
in the produce commission business in ^^'asllington Mai-ket. This business
he followed for twenty-eight years, being very successful. Tlu-ough his early
steamboat experience he also became interesti'd in the j)roj<Tt (if the Cats-
kill line of boats on the Hudson Biver. He was at first a Dim-tdr in I lie
corporation owning this line, but jiresently became its Pi-esident and (icu-
GEORGE M. SNYDER.
eral Manager, and has continued in this jiosition for twenty-two years, to
the present time. Under his management the business of (his line has
grown, and five boats are now kept in commission, instead of two boats, as
formerly. Among the well known boats of this line arf the " Escort," now
the " City of Hudson"; the "Walter Brett,"' now out of comniission ; the
" Citv ofCatskill," which was destroyed by fire in the winter of 18S4; and
the '' Kaaterskill," one of the finest steamboats on the Hudson, now in ac-
tive service. The "Escort" was rebuilt and lengtiiened and rechrislem^d
the " City of Hudson." The steanu-rs " W. C. Rcdticld " and " Thomas Mc-
Manus "were purchased under the present nutnagement. In 1S98 the " On-
330 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
teora " was built by W. & A. Fletcher, of Hoboken, is entirely new, with
steel hull, and has proved to be one of the fastest and ablest boats on the
river.
Mr. Snyder has long resided in one of the most elegant mansions on Pali-
sade Avenue, West Hoboken. He built this edilice, and has also erected
twenty-four other residences in West Hoboken. He is also well known for
his public spirit in other directions, has taken great interest in the public
school system, has contributed to its development, and is likewise conspicu-
ous in connection with other public institutions and public movements.
He is a leading member of the First Presbj'terian Church of West Hoboken,
with which he has been officially connected for about thirty years. He has
been a stanch supporter of the Republican party since it was organized, and
has been one of its liberal financial assistants and influential in its councils.
Mr. Snyder married, in 1864, Anna E., daughter of Captain John Gould,
who commanded some of the vessels since owned by his son-in-law. Of the
four sons of Mr. Snyder the eldest, Rev. Joseph G., is a Presbyterian minister
in Brooklyn. Another, Edwin H., is his father's successor in business, and
is President of the Board of Education of West Hoboken. The third son,
George W., is cashier of the firm of A. F. Young «& Company, a produce
commission house of New York City. The youngest son, John H., is now
attending the Law School of Columbia University, New York City.
FREDERICK WILLIAM FARR, one of the rising young lawyers of Bay-
onne, Hudson County, N. J.^ was born there on the 16tli of April, 1874,
and is the son of William C. Farr and Dora Schmidt. His parents were
both natives of Germany, but came to the United States when young and
were married in Bayonne, where they have spent their active lives.
Mr. Farr received an excellent private school education in his native city
and at St. Matthew's Academy, New York City, and as a youth displayed
those intellectual qualifications which early led him into the law as a pro-
fession. He pursued his legal studies under the tutelage of Horace Rober-
son, counselor at law, one of the leading lawyers of Bayonne, and at the New
York Law School, and was admitted to the New Jersey bar in 1895. Since
then he has been actively and successfully engaged in the general practice
of his profession in Bayonne.
May 3, 1897, he formed a copartnership with William W. Anderson, under
the style of Anderson & Farr, which still continues. In politics he is a Re-
publican, and in religion a member of the Lutheran Church. He is public
spirited, progressive, and enterprising, and actively identified with the best
interests of his native place.
Mr. Farr was married on the 7th of November, 1895, to Louisa Burkhardt,
daughter of Ludwig and Augusta Burkhardt, of Newark, N. J. They have
one son, William C. Farr.
SAMUEL HESS, of New Durham, Hudson County, was descended from
one of the oldest and most respected families in Pennsylvania. His ma-
ternal grandfather, Adam Hart, was a soldier in the War of 1812 and was
wounded and lost a finger in action. He was a radical Democrat, a promi-
nent farmer in Lycoming County, Pa., and lived to the great age of one
hundred and three. The Hart and Hess families were all substantial resi-
dents of Lycoming County. W. W. Hart, uncle of the subject of this article,
is a practicing lawyer in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pa., having a large
and lucrative clientage. Two other uncles, Davis Hart and John Hart, en-
listed as members of a Pennsylvania cavalry regiment in the Union Army
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at the outbreak of the War of the Rebellion and served three years, being
honorably discharged. Davis became a Captain in the service. He was in
Andersonville prison for a time and made a most honorable record. J. T.
Hess, a brother of Samuel Hess, enlisted in the War for the Union at the
first call for troops and after six months' service was discharged on account
of sickness.
Samuel Hess, son of Reuben and Jane (Hart) Hess, was born at Mont-
gomery Station, Lycoming County, Pa., January 10, 1850, and received his
education in his native State. His early life was that of the average farmer's
boy. At the age of eighteen he began to learn the carpenter's trade, at
which he ^served a two years' apprenticeship. In 1870 he engaged in rail-
roading, becoming a fireman on an engine. After three and a half years of
this service, running on the Eastern Division of the Philadelphia and Erie
Railroad, a branch of the Pennsyhania line running to Sunbury, Renova,
and Harrisburg, he was made a locomotive engineer and continued in that
capacity until 1883, when he resigned. He then entered the service of the
West Shore Railroad as a locomotive engineer and remained with that com-
pany until 1S9C, when failing health compelled him again to resign and
give up railroading. He then engaged in the hotel business at New Dur-
ham, in the Town of North Bergen, Hudson County. During his long and
active service on the railroad Mr. Hess made a first-class record, never be-
ing suspended, and always discharging his duties with the utmost fidelity,
energy, and satisfaction. He was respected by both employers and em-
ployees, and gained a high reputation.
Mr. Hess was a prominent Democrat and for several years took an active
part in politics. In 1878, while a resident of Sunbury, Pa., he served as a
member of the Common Council. In 1896 he was elected a member of the
Board of Education of North Bergen Township, Hudson County, N. J. His
brother, J. T. Hess, was Clerk and Recorder of Lycoming County, Pa., while
his uncle, Frederick Hess, also held important oflBces there. Samuel Hess
was a member of the Sunbury (Pa.) lodges of Odd Fellows and Knights of
Pythias, of the Masonic fraternity, of AVest Shore Council, Royal Arcanum,
of Cyprus Chapter, No. 32, Royal Arch Masons, of Union Hill, and of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers of Sunbury, Pa., until 1896.
Mr. Hess married Miss Gertrude Hasbrouck, of Ravena, Albany County,
N. Y., by whom he had one daughter, Mary, who died in infancy.
JOHN GEORGE SYMS, who with his father, the late John Syms, has
done so much for West Hoboken and Hudson County, was himself long
established in business in New York City. His grandfather, John Syms,
was born and lived in the Town of Torquay, Devonshire, England, where his
ancestors were long seated. About 1814 John Syms, the father of John
George Syms, came to New York City, established himself in the shoe busi-
ness, in Chatham Street, and acquired a comfortable fortune. He bought
a large tract of land on the present site of West Hoboken, then known as
the Indian Spring woods and subsequently as the Syms woods, and another
trad from Palisade Avenue to Central Avenue. In 1843 he removed to
"West Hoboken, which remained his residence from that time until his death
in 1868. John Syms was very active in connection with public improve-
ments. He was one of the builders and owners of the Jersey City Plank
Road, joining with Mr. Armstrong and others in the execution of this
project. He was also very prominent in establishing the public school sys-
tem of West Hoboken, and always iook a lively interest in educational mat-
332
HUDSON ANB BERGEN COUNTIES
itf-^TW.
T(')-s. lie v,;is llic foinnlcr of wliat was known as the Syms Librarj-. He
buill tlic on'i;iiial chiin-li (Mliticc of |]i(» First lja])tist (.'liurcli, of West Hobo-
ken, of wliicli lie was lonj;' tlie leadin};- member, and by his will left a large
sum of money to be devoted to the erection of the present church structure.
He was acti\c and successful in elforts to secuic the observance of the Sah-
balh-day. and to prevent its desecration. He was a stanch and leading meni-
Ix'i' (if the \N'hin jiarty, and one of the most eminent and jiublic spirited men
in the history of Hud-
son County. He died
in lS(i8, at the age of
seventy-eight. H i s
wife, Grace Lakeman,
also a prominent
member of the First
Baptist Church, of
West Hoboken, and
active in church and
benevolent work, died
in 18.59, at the age of
sixty-seven.
John Ceorge Synis
was born in New
York City, ISTovember
2.5, 1820, and received
his education there and
in institutions in Con-
necticut. He was long
engaged in business
on (.'hatham Street,
Xew York (Jity, as
a dealer in guns and
firearms, but retired
in 1870 from active
business in this line.
Since that time he
has been engaged in
attending to his large
real estate interests
in Hudson County.
He has resided in
West Hoboken since
1843, with the excep-
tion of the years from
181:8 to 1856, and, like
his father, has been
prominent in con-
nection with matters
affecting the general
welfare of tlie community. He was conspicuous among the original number
\\]](t secui-ed fi'om the New Jersey Legislature the act authorizing the im-
]ii()vemeut of the streets of West Hoboken, to run parallel and at right an-
gles, widening thi^m, and making a tax map which is still in use. He has
held for many years such positions of local trust and responsibility as Treas-
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urer of M'est Hoboken and member of the Township Committee. Trior to
the beginning of the Ciril ^^'ar he was a member of the Whig partv. and
since that time has been a Eepnblican and a leader in party councils. ' He is
a member, an officer, and one of the most liberal supporters of the First Uap-
tist Church of West Hoboken. He donated |15,000 to this church to enable
it to carry out certain improvements.
Mr. Syms married Louisa Gordon Brown, and has six children living:
John B. Syms. (irace Lakeman (wife of James R. \Vhaples, a nalive of Con-
necticut). ]Mary Louisa (wife of Thomas Reynolds, of Rhode Island), ^^'infleld
H. Syms, George N. Syms, and Louisa G. (wife of William E. ^^'arner, of
New York City). All of his children are members of the First Baptist
Church, of West Hoboken, with which Mr. Syms and his father have been
so prominently identified, while some of them hold official positions in con-
nection with it.
ERNST G. ASMITS has spent his active life as a florist and horticulturist,
and from a small beginning has built up one of the largest and most suc-
cessful establishments in the Fnited States. Born in Hamburg, Germany,
on the 27th of November, 1844, he is the son of Christian A. and Elizabeth
(Bade) Asmus, both natives of that city. There he obtained his preliminary
education. In lSr,2 he came with his parents to this country and first
settled on Staten Island, New York, but soon moved to the present Town
of Union, N. J., where he completed his studies.
After leaving school Mr. Asmus engaged in business as a florist. He
started in a very small way and with comparatively little capital, but by in-
dustry, perseverance, and economy, soon gained a foothold and a ready
market for his products. He made a close study of plants and flowers, not-
ing especially the conditions under which they attained the highest degree
of perfection, and observing from a scientific standpoint the rules which
produced the best results. Tn brief, he thoroughly mastered every detail of
horticulture and floriculture and soon became a recognized expert. He
also studied the market, the tastes of the people, and the best interests of
his patrons, and steadily acquired an extensive trade, which has grown to
be one of the largest in the TTnited States. His grounds, located on the
Hudson Boulevard in the Town of North Bergen, cover an area of twenty
acres, five of which are under glass, and his output includes every variety of
ornamental plants indigenous to the climate or in demand for home decora-
lion.
Mr. Asmus is a public spirited, patriotic citizen, and thoroughly alive to
the interests and welfare of the community. He is a Democrat in
politics, a prominent member of the Association of American Florists, and
a communicant of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
He married Miss Josephine Lung and has three sons: Adolph E., born in
1875: Edward E., born in 1878; and Grover E., born in 18S."i.
AUGUST FRANK, a leading druggist of the Town of Union, is the son of
Gottfried Frank and Maria Odenwiilder and a grandson of John Frank, all
members of prominent families of Germany. His ])arents came to America
in 1881. They were thrifty, respected people, and gave to their children
the rich inheritance of a good name.
Mr. Frank was born in Stuttgart, Germany, August liS, 18(;!), and there
received his preliminary education. Coming to this country with his
father and mother in 1881, he turned his attention to the drug trade, and in
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ISSS was graduated from the New York College of rharmacy with the de-
gree of (Iradiiate of Pharmacy. Afterward he held a clerkship in and sub-
sequently became the Manager of the large drug store of F. W. Hille, re-
maining until 1804, when he purchased the business for himself, adding to
this pharmacy the one located at 146 Bergen] ine xVvenue in the Town of
Union, which he still continues. With a large and practical expe-
rience in the trade he has achieved a high reputation. He has devoted his
undivided attention to a constantly increasing business, and by studying
the demands of the time has kept abreast of every condition. As a busi-
ness man he has displayed marked ability. His excellent judgment, his un-
questioned integrity, his genial nature have won for him a deserved popu-
larity as well as the confidence of the entire community. In the growth and
welfare of the town he has exercised much influence. Public spirited, pa-
triotic, and progressive, he has taken an active interest in various move-
ments of local importance, and has contributed much to the general ad-
vancement of the place.
In politics Mr. Frank is a stanch Democrat, and in religion a Protestant.
He is a member of AX'est Shore Council, Royal Arcanum, of Jefferson Lodge,
I O. 0. F.. and of the Independent Order of Foresters. In all of these he is
prominent and influential. He is also a member and Secretary of the
Schuetzen Corps of Union Hill, and a member of the Turn Verein, of the
Uncle Sam Bowling Club, and of other social and political organizations.
Mr. Frank was married, April 8, 1896, to Miss Tillie Beier, daughter of
Plorian and Carolina Fransisca Beier, of Germany. They have one son:
Richard August Frank, born January 29, 1897.
GEORGE BRUCE has been a resident of Hudson County, N. J., since
1857, and throughout this period has had his home at North Bergen, with
the exception of the j'ears from 1861 to 1864, when he resided at Jersey
City Heights (then Hudson City). He is of Scotch descent and the son of
a shipbuilder.
^Ir. Bruce enjoys the unique distinction of being the leading restorer of
oil paintings in the United States. He has restored many valuable public
and private collections, including the Trumbull and Jarvis collections for
Yale College. In 1888 he restored the collection of historic portraits in
the Governor's room of the City Hall, New York City. His success in
this delicate work is of course only possible because he is a talented artist,
and has executed many original studies in oil of high merit. In 18-57 he
met the late Alexander H. Taylor, the celebrated restorer of oil paintings,
and started with him to learn the art. His business relations with Mr.
Tayloi' remained very close, and upon the latter's death in 1878 Mr. Bruce
became his successor.
Mr. Bruce has been honored with many local trusts. He was elected a
Town Committeeman of North Bergen in 1867, when the board consisted
of three members. For twelve consecutive years, beginning with 1873,
he was a member of the Board of Education and Disti"ict Clerk of School
District No. 3. North Bergen. He served as township Assessor contin-
uously from 1878 to 1900, when he declined further service. He is a
Democrat and has been prominent in the councils of the party for many
years. For twelve years he was a member of the Democratic County
Committee of Hudson County. He took a prominent part in perfecting the
new method of voting at the primaries. Ha was the first Treasurer of North
Bergen Township, and has ser^'ed eflQciently as commissioner on many im-
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poi-laut iinproveiuents iu the northern part of Hudson County, including the
Paterson Avenue and Secancus road, the Hudson County Boulevard, tlie
joint outlet sewer from the Town of Union, and a number of others. He
has also been useful iu various other capacities^, being an active member
of the Fire Department in Hudson County from 1803 to April, 1900, when
he resigned. He is prominent socially, and at his home in New Durham
has a rare art collection, including valuable oil paintings, prints, engrav-
ings, and curios. He is a member of Hoboken Lodge, No. 3."), F. and A. M.,
of Pentalpha Chapter, No. 11, R. A. JL, of Pilgrim Commanderv, No. 16,
K. T., and of Mecca Temple, A. A. N. O. M. S., of New York City.'
GEORGE BRUCE.
Mr Bruce married Catherine, daughter of Major John S. Sexton, of
Bull's Ferrv, a veteran of the War of 1812. Of their five children two are
living, namely: John S., of the Town of Union, and George, Jr., of Wee-
hawken.
C\RL HENUY RUEMPT-ER, ShcrilT of Hudson County, was born in
Cermany on the 12th of March, 1848, his parents being Ceorge Martin
Kucmpler and Dorothy Egoets, both natives and descendants of ancestors
of the Fatherland.
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Mr. Ruein])lei' was educated in the public schools of Germany and then
learned the carpenter'ss trade, which he followed for several years. In
IS7;> he came to this country, arriving in Jersey City on the 6th of Septem-
ber. Immediately afterward he took up his trade as carpenter and con-
tinned the same until Maich, .187.5- On the 1st of May of that year he es-
tablished himself in the liquor business in Jersey City and so continued un-
til issl. when he became proprietor of the Court House Hotel, formerly
Allen's Hotel, which he continued until May 2!), 1899.
Soon after coming to this country Mr. Ruempler identified himself with
the political and public life of Hudson County. He declined political
j)refcrment until 1S95, when he was elected to the New Jersey Assembly by
a majority of 4,417. He served one term in that body and gained a high
reputation. In No\-ember, 1S99, he was elected Slierifif of Hudson County
for a term of three years, his majority being 9,951 — the greatest majority
evei" leceived by any Sheriff of Hudson County.
Mr. Ruem])ler is a public spirited and patriotic citizen, deeply interested
in the affairs of his adopted city and State, and thoroughly identified with
its business and political prosperity. He married, in 1884, Elizabeth
Landwehr, and has two children: Elsie and Minnie.
J. WILLIA^NI GRIPFIX, Superintendent of the New York and New Jer-
sey ^^'ater Company and a respected citizen of Arlington, Hudson County,
was born in Washington, D. C, on the 28d of September, 1860. His an-
cestors were Virginians, and for many years were conspicuous in the his-
tory of that Colony and State. His mother's maiden name was Ja7ie Ander-
son. His father, Dennis Griffin, served with the celebrated Home Guards at
AA'ashington during the War of the Rebellion.
Mr. (rriffin acquired his educational training in the public schools of New
York City. He became an expert in matliematics, and early displayed a
strong desire for a profession. After leaving school he took up the study
of civil engineering, and from books and active practice soon achieved the
reputation of an expert. That lie has put his broad and accurate knowledge
to practical use is evident fronx the responsible position he now holds, that
of Superintendent of the New York and New Jersey Water Coinpany at
Arlington. He has discharged the duties of this important office with abil-
ity and satisfaction. Mr. Griffin is a public spirited citizen, and takes a
deep interest in every movement affecting the welfare of the community.
He resides at Arlington, Hudson County, where he is held in high esteem,
not only for his professional achievements, but also for those eminent
cpialiflcations and personal attributes which distinguish the successful
man. He is a member of the Royal Arcanum and prominent in other
connections.
Mr. Griffin married Miss Hanna Engelsheim, and has two children: Wel-
don Dominick and Herbert Lauris.
JAMES HENRY SYMES, a leading resident of West New York, Hudson
County, and for many years a Captain in the National Guard of New Jersey,
was b(un in Somersetshire, England, April 21, 1847, being the youngest but
one in a family of ten children of James Symes and Jane Dally. His father
was a carpenter. His mother was the daughter of John Dally and a sister
of William Dally, the founder of what was called Dallytown on Union Hill,
the place being named in honor of him.
In 1849 the family started for America in a stanch sailing vessel. When
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337
off the cove of Toi-k, Ireland, the shiji was wrecked, and Captain Svnies's
father, his twin l.rotliei- Henry, another bi-dlhei- Albert, and a sister' J^^llen
died dnring- tlie trip, v.hicli lasted fonr nionlhs. Undaunted, however, by
this terrible disaster, which iiiclnded also the loss of nearly all their goods,
the brave mother contlnned the \oyage, arri\ing in New York January 17,
1850, with her renuiining seven childreji: John Symes, now of Elniira, N. Y.;
Louisa, wife of Jose[ih Stetfens, of Saciamento, Cal.; Ennua, wife of Will-
iam W. AVhitman, of Oakland, t"al.; Cecelia Symes, also of Oakland;
Aaron Symes, of ('alifomia ; and Sarah, who died in ISSS. ^Vrri\-ing in this
country, with scarcely a friend or ac(piaintance, and bereft of her husband
JAMES H. SYMES.
and three children under circumstances at once sudden and sad, the mother
lost no time in establishing a home for her family in what is now 1he Town
of T'nion, then North Bergen, X. J. She died there in Se])tember, 1881, aged
seventy-four. Hei- life w;is oJie of great self-saci'itice, of genuine hero-
ism, and in e^cry respect exeni[)lary. The manner in which she reared her
fatherless family attests the goodness and purity of her character.
Captain Symes was edurated in the jiublic scho(ds of the Town of Union
and at the Free Academy in New York City, and at the age of seventeen
entered a New York l;'-oker"s offiee, remaining there from ISCL! to 1867.
338 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
He was then made teller of the New "^"ork Gold Exchange Bank, an insti-
tution doiii^ a gold clearing honse and banking business, and continued in
lliat cajtacity until after the memorable Black Friday of September, 1869.
This experience has been of inestimable ralue to Captain Symes, and is
one that he regards with peculiar satisfaction. It enabled him to acquire a
broad and liberal knowledge of general business matters as well as of the
intricacies of banking, and by strict industry and perseveiance he gained
an honorable record. His fondness and skill in mathematics made him an
expert, while his ability and sound judgment attracted no little attention.
The panic of tS":',, however, turned the course of his life into channels
outside of banking, and, becoming active in political affairs as a member
of the Democratic party, he served as Town Clerk of the Town of Union
for three terms between 1S71 and 1S76. He was also Town Recorder for
two years and a .Justice of the Teace. About 1S78 he entered the office of
Speelman & Bruch, map jiublishers of Hoboken, and assisted them on the
surveys and in the jtublication of maps for New York City and Hudson
County for tliree years. He not only did much of the selling, but also acted
as financial man and confidential clerk.
In 1881 he purchased property in West Xew York, Hudson County, and
took up his permanent residence there, and there, in September, 1882, he
established a lumber yard and at once entered upon an energetic business.
He was successful from the flrst. Starting on a modest scale, he gradually
and steadily built up an immense trade, aggregating over fl()0,0(l() a year —
a sum not exceeded and i)robably unequaled by any similar business in
North Hudson County. He conducted this business with uninterrupted
success until the spring of 1S!)8, when, having accjuired other large and
important interests, he sold it to the Dodge & Bliss Company, the present
owners.
During the decade between 1885 and 1895 he also purchased large tracts
of land in the Towns of "\\'est New York, North Bergen, and "\\>ehawken,
which he laid out into lots, streets, and avenues, with all the modern im-
provements, and upon which he built manj' houses, factories, etc., thus con-
tributing materially to the growth and development of those communities.
He has developed properties amounting to over 1,000 city lots, and has built
uji and sold over a quarter of a million dollars' worth of holdings.
He still owns large properties, principally real estate, to the development
of which he is devoting all his time and energies. With a number of other
gentlemen he is activeh interested in a project having for its purpose the
establishment of a gj-and railroad terminal, with coaling and other facili-
ties, on the Hudson County Boulevard in North Bergen, at the head of Main
Street.
Captain Symes has always been actively interested in educational mat-
ters, in politics, and in every movement affecting the futui-e of his town and
county. He has always been one of the most generous and benevolent of
men, giA'ing liberally of time and ineans to every worthy object. Though
often urged to accept public office he has generally declined to
do so. on account of engrossing business cares, yet he has never failed to
dischai'ge with promptness and fidelity all the duties of a citizen. In
]SiHi-!t7 he was a prominent nvmber of the Board of Council of AYest New
York, being the only Democrat in that body. He has also been a delegate
to many town, county, disti-ict, and State Democratic conventions.
He has been especially prominent in the National Guard of New Jersey
and in rifle practice, bei/ng widely known as an expert marksman. In 1867
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he joined Company B, First Battalion, N. G. N. J., as a private, and was
successivelv promoted to be Corporal, Sergeant, Second Lieutenant, and,
in 1872, Captain, and served until 1877, when he resigned, the battalion in
the meantime becoming the Xinth Regiment. He declined a Major's com-
mission in order to take care of his company, which he built up, and which
gained the reputation of being one of the best disciplined companies in the
State. In 1878 and 1879 Captain Symes acted as Quartermaster of the
regiment, and at the end of that period he took command of Company E,
a position he was urged to accept to save and re-organize the company,
v.hich had scarcely enough members to give it a standing. About this time
the Ninth became the Second Eegiment, N. (!. N. J. He was Captain of
Company E for about three years, and recruited and re-organized it, put
it in good shape, and then resigned. When James A. Garfield was inaugu-
rated President he induced the regiment to go to Washington, where
it received the honor of being the largest and best military organiza-
tion in line. In 18SS Captain Symes was persuaded by Colonel Edwin A.
Stevens and the other officers of the Second Regiment, and by the members
of Company B, to accept the captaincy of that company, which he did,
although he had retired from the other command with the intention of de-
voting himself entirely to private affairs. The company had run down to a
membership of about fifteen, but under his able guidance it was soon re-
cruited to its full quota and became one of the " crack " companies of New
Jersey.
Enthusiastic, patriotic, and popular, he gained the love of his men and
the respect and esteem of his superior officers, and was noted as a good
disciplinarian. In rifle practice he was expert and proficient. He was a
member of the State team of ISSO, which won Ihe Hilton trophy, a statue of
the " Soldier of ilarathon." This match occurred at Creedmore, and was
open to every State in the T'nion and to the Ignited States regular army.
In ISSl Captain Symes won the first prize — a rifle — a prize olfered by the
Governor in a match open to all line officers in New Jersey, five shots each,
the distance being from I^IMI and 500 yards. He has also won many other
honois as an expert marksman, both in military and in private contests.
He is a close student of natural history and science, an expert mathema-
tician, and deejdy interested in all questions of current import, and has a
large and valuable collection of scientific works. His travels include two
trijis to California, one to the Yellowstone Park, and another with team
through the entire Adirondack region. He is a member and Past Master of
Mvstic Tie Lodge, No. 12:!, F. and A. ^M., and a member of Cyrus Chapter,
No. 84, R. A. M.
Captain Symes was married, April 10, 1S7.S, in the Town of Union, N. J.,
to Matilda, daughter of Henry F. Maacla'us, a native of Holland, and Ma-
tilda, his wife, who was born in Germany. Jlrs. Symes was born in the
Town of Union in IS."):;!. Slie died ^Nfarcli 1, 1892, leaving three children:
Jane Victoria, wife of Arnold H. Eippe, of the Town of Union; Henry Fred-
erick Maackens Symes; and Matilda Symes. Two other children died young.
LOUIS DIEHJI. Jr., the well known ice dealer of AYest Hoboken, N. J.,
was born in that town July Ki, 1865, and has always resided there. He is
the son of Louis and Lizzie Diehm, both of whom came to this country from
Germany.
Mr. Diehm obtained his education in the public schools of his native town,
and, like most young men, found various employments until he was twenty-
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live. In ]S!»() lie engaged in the ivc business, which he has continued with
marked success to the ))r('scnt time, having his headquarters in AVest Ho-
boken. He is an active, enterprising citizen, deeply interested in public af-
fairs, and thoroughly alive to the needs of his town and county. For some
time'he served as a member of the AVest Hoboken Town Council. He is a
member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and of other organiza-
tions.
Mr. Die'hm married Miss Leonie T. Thourot and has four children: Emilie,
Lucy, Edward, and Harry.
DAVID DAVIS, of Kearny, overseer of the Marshall Thread Mills,
is the son of William Davis and Mary Morrison, both natives of Wales and
descendants of old and prominent A\'elsh stock. He was born in Shrews-
bury, England, February 1, 1870, and thei*e received his education in public
schools. After leaving school he turned his attention to the linen thread
business, and by energy and perseverance has mastered every detail, be-
coming a recognized expert.
In 1887 Mr. Davis came to the United States and settled in Kearny, N. J.,
where lie at once associated himself with the well known Marshall Thread
Mills, of which he is now overseer of one of the departments. This
position he has filled with practical ability and satisfaction. He is thor-
oughly conversant with every branch of thread manufacture, having grown
up in the business.
Mr. Davis is an ardent Republican, and for some time served as Town
Clerk of the Town of Kearny, where he resides. He is a member of the
Masonic fraternity, of the Independent Order of Foresters, of the Benev-
olent Order of Redmen, and of the First District Republican Club.
He married Miss Helen Connett and has one son, William Gladstone
Davis.
THOMAS JEFFERSON DOBBS, a member of the old family which gave
its name to Dobbs Ferry-on-the-Hudson. is the son of Frederick Fowler
Dobbs, who was born at Dobbs Ferry, N. Y., in 1800, was engaged in the
business of shad-fishing, and died at North Bergen, Hudson Ciinnty, Febru-
ary 14, 1854. Frederick F. Dobbs's wife, Leah Carling, whom he mar-
ried in 1836, died March 10, 1888. His parents were Jerry Dobbs and
Jane Fowler, daughter of Vincent Fowler, of Dobbs Ferry, with whom
Aaron Burr stopped for a time after his celebrated duel with Alexander
Hamilton in 1804. The site of this duel is near the present residence of
Thomas J. Dobbs, in Weehawken. Thomas J. Dobbs's maternal grand-
father, Michael Carling, lived at Kingston, N. Y., and married Margaret,
a daughter of John Bartholf. Force of circumstances compelled John
Bartholf to serve the British during the Revolution, and he was instru-
mental, while carrying powder, in defeating General Wayne's attempt
to capture the block-house, just north of Guttenberg, on the Hudson,
opposite New York City. Mr. Dobbs's paternal great-grandfather was
a pilot and ship's carpenter, who served the patriot cause during the
Revolution, building batteaux for Washington across the Hudson. Dobbs
Ferry was named after him and his family. Mr. Dobbs's grandfather, Jerry
Dobbs, was also a carpenter, and was killed by accident at Tappan,
Rockland County, N. Y. The present Mr. Dobbs is a worthy descendant
of this interesting family, and enjoys the highest esteem of a wide range
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341
of fi'iends and ac(iuaiiitanccs liirout^hout Ihulson (Jonnty and l)ey(Hul ils
boundaries.
Thomas J. Dobbs was born in Norlii liorgen TowTislii]i, now West Xcw
Yorlj;, Hudson County, Mavcii 7, 1S41, and received liis edui-ation in llie
public schools at Bulls Fei-ry. He worked with his talher until the hitter's
death, February 14, 18o4, following the calling- of a shad-tishcrnian. After
working for a time with others in the same business he established himself
in ISdO in the business of quarrying pavement stones, \vlii<h he conducted
for manv vears. On July 26, 18G4, he enlisted in the United States Navy,
THOMAS J. DOBBS.
and was honorably disch.arged July (i, ISO.l. He was on blockade duty at
Wilmington, X. c'., and on the James Kivcr, and was in a(.-tion at Huwlclt
House and other engagements. His two brothers, Henry and Kichard,
also served in the Union Army during the Rebellion, the former in the
Twenty-second New Jersey Volunteers and the latter in the Sixth Cali-
fornia Infantrv.
At the close of the t.'ivil War Mr. Dobbs resumed the (piarrymg business
which he had estal'lished, and successfully carried it on for some tinie.
Afterward he was engaged in tlie ice business, about seven years, in
which he was no less successful. He sometimes jiut up as much as
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3,300 tons of ice in a winter. Still later he followed successfully the
business of piledriving, while he sieved as inspector and timekeeper for
John H. r.onn, in connection with the piledriving for the old iron bridge
or viaduct at the ^Vest Shore ferry in Weehawken. Mr. Dobbs has also
established a considerable reputation as an inventor. His important in-
ventions include an apparatus for clearing spiked cannon, an unconnect-
able harness, and other devices. He is a member of Ellsworth Post, No.
3-t, G. A. R., of Union Hill. He has long been one of the prominent leaders
of the Republican party in Hudson County, and has held a number of
local offices. In the Town of ^^'est New York, where he resides, he has
served with credit in the positions of Collector of Taxes, Town Treasurer
(two terms— 1867 and 1878), School Trustee (several years), and Town
Committeeman (three years). For several years he was a court officer in
Hudson County.
On July 29, 1880, he married Elisoa '\\iley, daughter of John M. Wiley
and Matilda Young, of West New York. They have four children: Leah,
Thomas Jefferson, Jr., Aaron B., and Matilda Dobbs.
GABRIEL B. REID, Treasurer of the Town of Kearny, N. J., and one of
the leading real estate men of that section of Hudson County, was born in
Glasgow, Scotland, on the 15th of May, 1851. In 1853 his parents, James
Reid and Elizabeth Menzies, came to this country and settled in Newark.
N. J., whence they removed, in 1873, to Kearny, where both died — the
mother in 1884 and the father in 1897. James Reid, a compositor by trade,
held positions on different newspapers. He and his wife brought from
their native land all the sterling attributes of their race and transmitted the
same to their children, together with an honorable name.
<Tabriel B. Reid received his early education in the public schools of
Newark, and for a time, while the family were on a visit to Scotland, at-
tended the schools in Glasgow. There he also began active life as a mer-
chant. Upon his return to America in 1872 he was for twenty-five years
connected with the Clark Thread Company in Newark, N. J., and during the
last two years has been successfully engaged in the real estate business.
He is a typical Scotchman — a man of excellent character and sound judg-
ment, and a public spirited, enterprising, and patriotic citizen, being one
of a family of ten children brought to this country by his parents. He has
relied from a very early age upon his own resources, and enjoys the dis-
tinction of being a fearless and conscientious exponent of the higlier char-
acteristics of the Scotch race.
Mr. Reid is a prominent and active Republican, and has filled several
positions with ability and satisfaction. He was Town Committeeman of
Kearny for three terms. Town Clerk two years, and Treasurer of the town in
1897 and in 1899 was again appointed to that position, which he still holds.
He is Past Master of Copestone Lodge, No. 147, A. F. and A. M., and was
one of its charter members. He is also a member of the Knox Presbyterian
Church of Kearny, where he resides. Mr. Reid married Miss Jennie Tanne-
hill, also a native of Scotland, and they have five children: James M.,
Gabriel B., Elsie J., John W., and Annabel G.
JEREMIAH CLARE WHITTLES, one of the Sinking Fund Commis-
sioners of Kearny, Hudson County, N. J., is the son of Abram Whittles and
Mary (Jones) Whittles and a grandson of Abram Whittles, Sr., and was
born in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, April 25, 1859. There his ancestors
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had liyed for many generations, his father being superintendent of woolen
mills. Mr. Whittles was educated in his native town, and from early in life
has been artively identified with cotton and woolen manufacturing. Learn-
ing the trade as a boy, he devoted himself to it with energy and mastered
every detail. Coming to America, he interested himself in the manufac-
ture of machinery for cotton and woolen industries, and in IS!):! invented
and patented an automatic cloth-feed appliani e which has met with great
success. This appliance is entii-ely dilferent from anything heretofore
made. It does not tear the most delicate cloth, and yet it works with won-
derful rapidity and in some respects revolutionizes the work for which it
is intended and which was formerly done by hand.
Mr. Whittles has not only achieved prominence as an inxcntor and manu-
facturer, but has also taken an active interest in public affairs, and as a
Republican has filled several positions with credit and satisfaction. He
served for two years as a member of the Kearny Board of Education, and
is now a member of the Sinking Fund ('onunission of that city. His a(ti\-
ity in i^olitics covers a period of five years, during which time he has ren-
dered efficient service to his party and town. He is a prominent member
of the ilasonic fraternity, of the Independent Oi'der of Odd Fellows, of the
Knights of Pythias, of tlie Improved Order of Redmcn, and of the Episcopal
Church. Having spent five years in a technical school in England, and be-
ing of an inventive turn of mind. ^Ir. Whittles has gained a wide reputation
in the industry to which he has devoted his active life. He is a public
spirited, patriotic, and progressive citizen, a man of unswerving integrity,
and highly esteemed in the community.
Ml-. Whittles married Miss Elizabetli Emily Dixon, of Carlisle, England,
and they have five children: Mary Ellen, Fiank, Camilla, Ethel, and Ceorge.
ATILLIAM KEUDEL LEK 'HT.— At Schottenstein, a town in the King-
dom of Bavaria, early in the nineteenth century, resided Andrew Leicht,
the earlier home of whose ancestors ^\as in the Tyrol, an Austrian province
on the southwestern frontier of (4eruuiny, from whence some of their de-
scendants found their way into Bavaria and settled at Schottenstein many
generations back of the nineteenth century. Andrew Leicht and his wife,
Eva Barbarie, had issue, among whom was ^Vndrew Leicht (12), born at
Schottenstein, June 5, 1817. At twenty years of age the latter came to
America and located at Hudson, Columbia County, Is. Y., where in 1S40
he met, wooed, and married Miss Maria Seniler (daughter of John and
Anna Semler), who had come to America in lsi>!j, from the village of Gross-
Felda. in the Grand Duchv of Hesse-Darmstadt, where she was born May
1, 1822.
After his marriage Andrew Leicht {-} embarked in the butcher business
at Hudson, X. Y., continuing successful 1\' for sixteen years. In IS.'^fi he
sold out ajid came to New York City, and the following yeai' removed to
Hudson County, X. J., where he puicliased a valuable tract of land west
of Hoboken on what was then known as " Van ~\'orst Heiglits." On this
tract, in the following year (18.j7), he built and equipped a large brewery
plant, and with John Roemmelt, his son-in-law, began the manufacture of
lager beer under the flrmname of Roemmelt & Leicht. The business was
continued with varying success until the death of the jiartners. During the
first twenty yeai'S of its existence the lager beer industry of the country
was in its infancy, and Roemmelt & Leicht's products were known far and
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riT'DSON AND BEUCEN OOUNTIBS
wide. Mr. R^ieiniiiolt, who \\iis n viatiNC of Seliwanfelt, in Bavaria, died
in 1884, and Mv. I;oiclit's deadi occniTed in 188.T. In his lifetime Mr. Leiclit
was one of flie best Icnown and most i)r(imini>at men in llndsoii County. He
took an active i)art as a Democrat in I lie |iolilical atfaiis of old Hudson
(Jity before it was swallowed up by Jei-sey City, being twice elected Alder-
man and once Freeholder of the \sai'd in wliicli he resided. He was acti^■e,
energetic, scrupulously liom'st, and possessed sterling integrity, blended
with good business cajiacily, wliich (pialities made him popular with and
WILLIAM K. LEICHT,
resj.ected by a large circle of his fellow-citizens. His widow, a lady of
cheei-ful disposition and kind and matronlv instincts, survives him, having
passed the seventy-eiglith mile post of lift-. The issue of the tliird' genera-
tion of Andrew Leicht and :\raria Sender (all born at Hudson, N. Y.) are
five children: Andrew E., born in 1842; Amelia, born in 1843; Charles K.,
born in 1854; William K.; and John ^f., boi-n in 18ri(;. Of these Andrew
E. mari-ied (18.")2) T.ouise Miller and is a retinal brewer with two children
m Chicago, III. Amelia married John Iloemmelt (now deceased) and has
had ten children (now in Jersey City). Cliarles P. married Kate Mahoney
ERRATA
In sketch of William Keudel Leicht, pages 343-345, read as
follows :
Charles K. Leicht was born in 1851 instead of "1854" as
printed (first date in 4th line from hottom, page 344).
William K. Leicht was born October 4, 1853, instead of
"October 1, 1854," as printed (4th line from top of page 345).
GENEALOGICAL 345
and with four childieu is in Xewburgh, X. Y. John U. married Eugenia
Veyresset and with two children is at Cleveland, Ohio.
William K. Leicht C!), the snbjeit of this sketch, was born at Hudson,
Columbia County, X. Y., October 1, 1854, and came -with his parents to
New Jersey in 1857. He obtained a thorough education in the German
academy at Hoboken, at a high (grammar) school in Xew York City, and
at Columbia College, from which institution he was graduated, lie read
law in the office of the late Attorney-General Kobert Gilchrisl in Jersey
City, and was admitted to the Xew Jersey bar as an attorney in Februaiy,
1875, and as a counselor in February, 1878. He then formed a law part-
nership with ('. B. Harvey, of Jersey City. A few years later this partner-
ship was dissolved, since which time iMr. Leicht has maintained an oftice
and successfully practiced his profession at Xo. 328 Palisade Avenue, Jer-
sey City, making real estate law and conveyancing specialties. .Vs one of
the executors and trustees under the will of his wealthy uncle, Joseph Eub-
sam, of Stapleton, Staten Island, Mr. Leicht has been kept busy since 1890
managing a large estate, and for the past hve years he has been Secretary
of the Rubsam & Horrmaun Brewing Company, at Stapleton, a position
which requires much of his attention and from which he receives a hand-
some salary. He is a great lover of travel, and notwithstanding his many
business responsibilities has found time to travel all over the United States,
Mexico, South America, the TN'est Indies, the Bermuda Isles, and through
every country in Europe as far north as '' the land of the midnight sun."
In 1900 he made an extended trip through Scotland and Ireland. He is
sociabh' inclined and genial in his disposition. Extensive travel and ob-
servation have made him an agreeable convcisalionalist. He is a member
of but one club — the Berkeley, of Jersey City. He has never married.
JAMES G. \\'ALLACE, senior member of the well known real estate
brokerage and insurance Arm of Wallace & Limonze, of Union Hill, is the
son of Lawrence W. A\'allace and Jlaiy (jolden. He has always resided in
the Town of Union, Hudson County, X. J., where he was born December 3,
1865. There he received a public school education, graduating at the age
of twelve. He then accepted a position as clerk in the banking house of
James G. King's Sons, the widely known Wall Street firm which has since
retired from business after a continuous existence of over a century. Mr.
Wallace rose from office boy to a position of trust and res}»onsibility, and
during the fifteen years of his connection w ith the firm handled millions of
dollars, became an expert accountant and penman, and had the advantages
of a thorough business training in foreign and domestic banking. The
broad and valuable experience which he o))tained in that institution has
served him in various capacitii's and brought him into prominence as an
able, conser\ ative business man.
In 1893 Mr. Wallace formed a copartnei-sliip with George Limouze, under
the Arm name of Wallace & Limouze, and since then he has been actively
and successfully engaged in the general real estate brokerage and insur-
ance business in the Town of Union, their office being at 165 Bergenline
Avenue. He is an ardent Democrat, and was one of the founders and or-
ganizers of the Democratic Central Organization, of which he is still a lead-
ing member, and which he served for a time as Secretary. He is also a
member of the old Third (now First) ^Vavd Democratic Club, formerly Vice-
President and now President of Columbia Hose Company of Union Hill, and
a member and the present Advocate of Palisade Council, No. :'>87, Knights
346 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
of Columbus. He was one of the organizers in 1898 of the Hamilton Build-
ing and Loan Association of Union Hill, and is its Secretary. He is also an
enthusiastic member of the Foresters of America, a Commissioner of Deeds,
a JSTotarv Public, and a Justice of the Peace, which office he has held since
1891, having been re-elected in 1W»6 for a second term of five years.
He was married. May 16, 1888, to Miss Katherine H. Walker, daughter of
the late -James Walker, of the Town of Union, N. J. They reside at 20G
Palisade Avenue, Union Plill, and have three children living: Katherine
\A'alker, Ethel May, and Marguerite Mary Wallace.
THOMAS F. BULGER, iiiciulcr of the Board of Aldermen and one of the
leading manufacturers of Harrison, Hudson County, was born in Newark,
N. J., March 25, 1857. His parents, John and Mary (Eustis) Bulger, were
natives of Ireland, but came to the United States when young, and in 1854
were married in Newark. In LS58 they moved across the river and took up
their residence in Harrison, Hudson County.
As a boy Mr. Bulger attended the parochial schools of Newark and Har-
rison. He not only acquired a good practical education, but developed a
rugged physique, and when he arrived at man's estate he entered upon the
career which has won for him both honor and success. After leaving school
he engaged in the business of manufacturing wire cloth, which he has ever
since followed, building up a large and successful industry. He stands
among the leading manufacturers of Hudson County, and through his own
indomitable efforts, applied with intelligence, united with skill and ability,
has achieved an honorable reputation.
His public life has been ecjually conspicuous. An ardent and enthusias-
tic Democrat, he was for seven years a member of the Harrison Board of
Education and is now (1900) a member of the Board of Aldermen, repre-
senting the First Ward. His services in these and other capacities have
brought him into more than local prominence as a man of ability, integrity,
public spirit, and enterprise. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus
and of the (Catholic Church.
Mr. Bulger married Ellen McPhillips. Of their eleven children eight are
living, namely: Henry J., Joseph, Kate E., John, William, Thomas P., Jr.,
George, and May. Three — Charles, James, Mary Lizzie — died young.
DA\'ID ST. JOHN, M.D., of Hackensack, one of the leading physicians
of Bergen County, was born in Berne, Albany County, N. Y., in March,
1850, his parents being David St. John and Mary Johnson. His mother
was of Scotch descent. He is descended from Matthias St. John (Sention),
who came from England in 1635 and settled in New England. His grand-
father, Noah St. John, moved to New York State upon his marriage to
Elizabeth Waterbury, of y^'aterbury, Conn.
Dr. St. John pursued a pieparatory course of study in the Albany schools
and then began to fit himself for the profession of medicine, entering the
office of Dr. H. W. Bell, of Berne, N. Y., and afterward the office of Pro-
fessor James H. Armsby, then the leading surgeon of Albany. He took a
course of lectures at the Albany Medical College, the Buffalo Medical
College, and the Bellevue Hospital Medical College, graduating from the
latter institution with the degcee of M.D. in 1875.
Upon graduation Dr. St. John settled in Hackensack, N. J., where he
has since resided, and where he has acquired one of the largest and most
successful practices in Eastern New Jersey. He is not only prominent in
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the profession of medicine and surgery, but has also been closely identified
with all matters of local or public interest. He was the first to realize the
need and advantages of a hospital for the better treatment of a class of
medical and surgical cases, and in ISSS was instrumental in organizing the
Hackensack Hospital, one of the most useful institutions in Beigen County.
While his energetic and untiring efforts in its behalf have been ably sec-
onded by all classes of citizens, his indefatigable labors have been the
primary cause of its success, and under his able direction as President of
the Medical Board and visiting physician and surgeon the hospital has
outgrown its present quarters and is being replaced by a much larger
structure, which will be one of the best equipped institutions of its class
in the State. One wing of the new building, consisting of two wards, will
be known as the St. John wards. Dr. St. John having assumed the cost of
this part. Another wing will be the Prank B. Poor wards, that gentle-
man having given the amount necessary for its construction. Dr. St. Jolm
is a member and former President of the Bergen County ^Medical Society,
and a member of the Xew Jersey State Medical Society, the New York
State Medical Association, the New York Academy of Medicine, and the
American ^Medical Association. He was ai)pointed by (Governor Griggs
one of the managers of the New Jersey State Hospital for the Insane at
Morris Plains, and is surgeon for the Erie Kailroad. He also does a great
deal of surgical work in the western portion of Bergen County outside of
his hospital practice. Associated with him is Dr. A. A. Swayze, a graduate
of the College of Phj-sicians and Surgeons (if Baltimore, Md.
Dr. St. John is First Vice-President of the Plackensack Trust Company,
a Director of the Hackensack Bank and of the Cas and Electric Company
of Bergen County, and President of the Hackensaclc Heights Association,
owners of a large tract of valuable real estate on Hackensack Heights.
Courteous, dignified, and sympathetic, Dr. St. John has a<•hie^'ed marked
success in his profession and enjoys the confidence and respect of his
numerous patients as well as of the eniire community. He was married
in 1879 to Miss Jennie Angle, second daughter of John H. Angle, of Scran-
ton, Pa. They have three children: Olive (iraham, Fordyce Barker, and
Florence Angle.
CHARLES W. WYCKOFF, carpenter and buildei-, of West Hoboken, is
the son of George and ilargaret Ann (Snook) Wyckotf and a grandson of
Jacob Wyckoff, a native of Holland and later a leading farmer of Werts-
ville, Hunterdon County, N. J. (reorge W>ckoff was born in Wertsville
and followed the trade of blacksmith until the War of the Rebellion, wlien
he enlisted in the Thirty-fourth New Jersey Zouaves. He ^\■as wounded in
a skirmish near .Vtlanta and died at Rome, Ca., while in the service.
Mr. "SVyckoff was born in WertsAille, Hunterdon County, N. J., October
1!), lSt8, an(i received his education in the adjoining County of Mercer,
attending the public schools. He learned the trade of carjieuter in Hope-
well, N. J., which he followed as a journeyman for ten years, principally
in Princeton and Asbury Park. During the last twenty years he has been
actively and successfully engaged in business for himself as a carpenter,
contractor, and builder, beginning in Asbury Park and continuing since
August, 1887, in West Hoboken, N. J. More than one hundred dwellings
in Asbury Park and Ocean Grove and an equal number in Hudson County
are the result of Mr. Wyckofl's energy and enterprise, and all bear evidence
of his skill, thorough workmanship, and executive ability. He has also
348 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
erected mai)y other buildings of note, including the old elevated structure
of the AVest Sliore Eailroad in Weehawken.
He is an ardent and consistent Democrat, and during the past six years
has served as a member of the Board of Education of West Hoboken, where
he resides, having his home at 7lJ2 Dubois Street. In May, 1865, he en-
listed in the Tliirty-fourth Eegiment, United States regular army, and for
eighteen months was connected with the Freedman's Eureau in Texas, thus
gaining an active experience in the great reconstruction problem. He then
became a civilian, and remained there in all four years, when he returned
North and took up the trade of carpenter. Mr. W3 ekoff is a member of
Mystic Tie Lodge, No. 123, F. and A. ISL, of Union Hill, of Columbia Lodge,
No. 151, K. of P., and of West Shore Council, No. 1097, E. A. He is widely
respected, not alone because of his prominence in contracting and building
circles, but also on account of the active interest he has taken in local af-
fairs and especially in all matters affecting the public welfare.
He was married June 29, 1870, to Abbie Britton, daughter of Stephen
Britton, of Eocky Hill, N. J., the ceremony being performed by the late Eev.
Alexander T. McGill, D.D., LL.D., professor in Princeton Theological Semi-
nary. They have eight children: Sarah Elizabeth, Margaret Annie, Will-
iam A., Charles W., Jr., Joseph H., Abbie, Louie, and May.
HALLO WAY WHITFIELD CLOUSE, of Kearny, was born at Four
Bridges, Morris County, N. J., February 21, 1839. His parents, Stephen
Clouse and Susan Sliker, were both born and married in Morris County,
and were descended from some of the oldest families of the State, his moth-
er's ancestors having ser^^ed in the Eevolutionary War.
Mr. Clouse received his education in the public schools at Four Bridges,
and subsequently learned the carpenter's trade, which he still follows. He
removed from Morris County to Kearny, N. J., when a young man, and for
many years has been actively and prominently identified with the progress
of that town. For thirty-three years he was associated with the Delaware,
Lackawanna, and "Western Eailroad Company, holding a position in the
carpentry and building department. He is one of the oldest and best
known carpenters in Eastern New Jersey.
Mr. Clouse has always been a Eepublican in politics, active and influ-
ential in party councils, and foremost in promoting the welfare of his
community. He was a member of the Board of Education of Kearny for
nine years, and in that capacity rendered efficient service. He is now an
election ofScer of that town. He is a member of Friendship Lodge, No. Ill,
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of Newark, and of the Knights and
Ladies of Honor of the Golden Star, of East Newark, and in religion is a
Presbyterian.
Mr. Clouse married Martha Jane Bennett, daughter of Moses D. and
Mary B. Bennett, of Mendham, N. J. They have three children: Warren
C, Louis E., and Morris W.
JACOB GUNSET, of North Bergen, is one of the substantial business
men of Hudson County, where he has resided for more than forty-five years.
He has had a successful career, is highly esteemed and respected in the com-
munity, and is now engaged in farming and market-gardening. In politics
he is independent, and has never cared to become a candidate for any polit-
ical office. He is a member of the Evangelical Association.
Mr. Gunset is the son of Philip and Elizabeth Gunset, and was born Feb-
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349
niary 27, ISSH, in Alsace, now a ]iart of (ierniauy, bill at that time a part of
Fvanee. Having been educated in the public Bcliools of his iiati\e jthice, he
came to America in 1853, and originally settled in New York City, but
shortly afterward removed to North I>ergen, wlun-e he has since resided.
He married Mary (Jlock, and has nine children: Katie, (ieorge, jMaggie,
Jacob. Elizabeth, Charles, Emma, Fred, and Mary.
A substantial citizen in the community in which he lives, Mr. (Timset be-
longs to the number of fiireign-born citizens who came to America out of
love for its free institutifuis, and on account of their a])preciation of the
JACOB GUNSET.
great advantages which this country affords to the worthy and the enter-
prising. Hi' was for nineteen years a School Trustee in N(irth Bergen
Township. Hudson County, and"' was the prime mover in the establishment
of I'ublic School No. 5. He has always been active in school work, was
District Clerk of the School Board, and hired the first teacher in District
No. 5.
EDWARD WHJvIAM BEROER was born in Livri.ool, Onondaga Coun-
tv, N. y., July 17, 1S71. His grandparents, Andrew and Elizabeth Berger,
were substantial residents of Ettlingcr, Baden, Cermany, the former being
350 HUDSON AND BEliGEN COUNTIES
a large and successful brewer. His father, Edward William Berger, Sr., a
native of Ettlinger, came to Amei-ica at about the age of eighteen, and was
married in New York City to Marj^aret Hensel. Afterward he moved to
Liverpool, and with two brothers engaged in the salt business, then the
leading and most promising industry in Central ^s'^cw York. He died at the
early age of twenty-nine, in New York City. His wife survives him, and
resides with the subject of this ai-ticle in Weehawken.
Edward Vi'. Berger was educated in tlie public and high schools of New
Yorlt City, graduating from the latter in 1883. He then entered Packard
Institute in New York and took a full course in mechanical engineering,
meanwhile holding a position with the Ingersoll Rock Drill Company, at
that time tlie largest manufacturers of all kinds of mining machinery in the
world. In the dual capacities of student and enii>loyee he obtained not only
a theoretical but a practical knowledge of the profession in which he has
achieved success. He was graduated from Packard Institute with the de-
gree of M.E. in 1889, and remained with the Ingersoll Rock Drill Company
from ISS:! to 1895, having for several years full charge of all inside detail
work in connection with the machinery. Resigning this position in Febru-
ary, 1895, he engaged in tlie machine, hardware, and plumbing supply busi-
ness in the Town of Ujiion, N. J., where he soon made a record as an able,
substantial, and enterprising business man. In April, 1896, he built his
present store and home on the cornei' of Bull's Ferry road and Fulton
Street in Weehawlien, and there he has continued his business operations
on the same lines, building up an extensive trade. He conducts the largest
business in the line of machine, hardware, and plumbing supplies in North
Hudson County, and has supplied some of the heaviest contractors in con-
nection with all the principal work in that section. Witli him are asso-
ciated his half-brotlier, Frederick G. Baumann, and step-father, Frederick
C. Baumann.
He is possessed of excellent judgment, foresight, integrity, and energy.
He is an ardent Demoi.'rat, a member and formerly (for one year) President
of the Northern District Democratic Club of "^^'eehawken, a member of the
North Hudson Business Men's Association, and assistant foreman of Clifton
Hose Company of AA'eehawken. For three years he was a prominent mem-
ber of the Board of Commissioners of Appeals of the Township of Wee-
hawken, and during two years of that period served as its Chairman. He
is also a member of the T'nion Hill Schuetzen (Jori)s, of the Zweivelberger
Bowling Club, and of the Robert Davis Association of Jersey City. He is
unmarried.
FRANK H. DENNIS, of Arlington, Hudson County, N. J., was born in
Pittston, Pa., July 129, 1850. His parents, John Dennis and Mary A. Ar-
thur, were both born and married in England and came to the United States
in 1819. His grandfather i\as James R, Dennis, a man of marked ability
and enterprise.
Mr. Dennis received his education at Wyoming College in Kingston, Pa.
He associated himself at an early age with the Atlantic Cable Company
and at the present time holds a lesponsible position with the Commercial
Cable Company in New York City. He resides in Arlington, Kearny Town-
ship, Hudson County, where he has for several years taken a leading part
in jtolitical and public affairs. He has filled with acknowledged ability the
office of Township Tax Commissioner, and in various other capacities has
displayed sturdy qualifications and characteristics. Mr. Dennis was for
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351
several Tears ^eci-etavy of the Royal Areaiuuii and the Foresters of Ainer-
iea. I'nblie sjjirited, patriolic, and enterprising, lie is prominently idenli-
tied with the eojnninnity and enjoys the i-espert and esteem of all who know
him.
In 1S7:2 ilr. Dennis was married in Ni'W Yoric and has two children;
Frank H.. Jr., of Denver, Col., and Mary Elizabeth.
WildJAM <!T\EEN, one of the prominent Imsiness men and public of-
ficials of Kearny, Hudson County, was born in P.ath, Somerset, Eni;land,
duly HI, lS4:.j. He is the son of James (Ireen and Ann \\'illiams aiul a .grand-
son of James and ^Mary (AVilliams) (ireen. all of wlunn, toi;;ethei- with their
au.cestors, were noted for their lonj;e\ity. living- to an unusual a.u'e. His
grandmother, Mary Williams, died at the age of one hundred years. His
motlu r, Ann ^"\''illiams,
moved from Wales to
England when young and
was married in l'>rist(.i],
England, to Janu'S Grecai.
In ISGfi William Green
left his nati\-e country
and came to the United
States, locating tii-st in
(xreenville. N. J., and
moving thence to Kearny,
Hudson County, in 1X7:1.
He had already recei\('d
a good practical educa-
tion in the pnl)]ic schools
of England, and after
completing his studies en-
gaged in the bntchering
business in ]!rist(d. This
he followed for some
tim(\ e\-en after coming
to New Jersey, although
his i)rincipal Imsiness was
mai-ket gardening. ^A'hile
iu Kearny he became one
of the most successful
marlcet gardeners of that
.'■.ection. Later he gave
up that business and cm-
gaged in the business ot
real estate and contract-
ing, which he has since
followed in Keainy with
uninterru])ted success.
Mr. Green is ono of the most enteri)rising, jiublic sjiiritcc;, and ]iatrio1ic
citizens of Hudson County, and for a number of years has been prominently
identified with its politic-il and business affairs. He is an ardent Kepub-
lican, a man of great strength of character, and deeply interested in every
worthy movement. For six years he served most efficiently as a member of
the Town Committee of Kearny. He was Street and \Vater Commissioner
WILLIAM GREEN
352 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
of Keainy fnv two years, a member of the Board of Chosen Freeholders of
Hudson County for four years, a Director of the board for one year, and
Assessor for ICeariiy for two terms. These positions he filled with marked
ability and satisfaction, and gained the respect of all classes, irrespective
of party affiliations. Mr. Green is a member of Copestone Lodge of Free
and Accepted IMasoQS, of West Hudson, and of Fort Laurel Lodge of For-
esters of America, of A rlington, and is also a communicant of the Episcopal
Church.
Mr. Green was mari'ied, September 20, 1S09, to Emily Sweet, daughter
of Isaac and Susan (Lear) Swi'ct, of Bristol, England. They have one son,
William Norvin Green.
JOSEPH L. WILLIAiMS, one of the leading business men of Bayoniie,
Hudson County, is the son of Jacob B. and Margaret E. (Morrison) Williams,
and was born in Pittsburg, Pa., on the 20th of April, 1861. His parents
were both born and married in that city, and through several generations
inherit those sturdy characteristics which have marked their lives.
The public schools of Pittsburg furnished the early educational advan-
tages which Mr. W^illiams enjoyed and upon which he laid the foundations
of his career. Subsequentl,^ he pursued a thorough preparatory course at
the college in his native city, and then accepted a position as agent of the
Allegheny Kailroad of Pennsylvania in Pittsburg. Afterward he became
bookkeeper of the Ocean Oil Company in his native city.
tii 1S81 he removed to Bayonne, Hudson County, N. J., where he engaged
in the coal and contracting business with marked success. Four ,years
later, however, he sold out this business and established himself as a truck-
man and liveryman, in which business he is still acti\'el,y and successfully
engaged. He is also Superintendent of ihe Kill von Kull Ice Company, of
Bayonne.
Mr. Williams has achieved success in every business enterprise. He is
esteemed for those qualities which distinguish the successful man and en-
joys the confidence of all who know him. In politics he is an ardent Republi-
can, and in a quiet way has rendered efficient ser-\'ice to his ])arty and com-
munity. For a number of years he was Secretary of the Board of Trade of
Bayonne. He is a member of the Newark Bay Boat Club and of the First
Methodist Church of Bayonne, and is actively identified with the best in-
terests of the community.
WILLIAM H. HTTBER, of Secaucus, Hudson County, is the youngest
son of Frederick and Christina Hubcr, both natives of Bavaria, Germany,
who came to this country in 1S45. They first settled in Jersey t^ity, but
in 1853 removed to Secaucus, where they imparted to the community the
sterling qualities of their race and to their children the substantial train-
ing of thrift and industry. Their children were Cornelius and Frederick,
Jr., both deceased, Elizabeth, Jacob F., Louisa (deceased), Cornelia (wife of
Bev. Leopold Mohn, D.D.), Fredericia (wife of John H. Post), William H.,
W^ilhelmina, and John L.
Mr. Huber was born in Jersey City, N. J., December 21, 1850. Two
years later he removed with his parents to Secaucus, Hudson County,
where he i-eceived his early education, attending the public schools, lie
completed his studies, however, in Hoboken, and since then has been
actively and successfully engaged in farming and market gardening in
Secaucus. Through his perseverance, industry, and enterprise Mr. Huber
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has achieved a high reputation, is esteemed and respected as a man of un-
questioned integrity, and is recognized as one of the best farmers and
gardeners in East Jersey.
He has also taken an active part in local affairs. In brief, he is one of the
substantial citizens of Hudson County. He is a member of Excelsior Coun-
cil, Eoyal Arcanum, of Jersey City.
Mr. Huber married Elizabeth Greenleaf, daughter of Abram and Lucre-
tia Greenleaf. They have two children: Cornelius M., born August 11,
18S2, and Lucretia L., born June 17, 1886. Mrs. Huber, a woman of refine-
ment and cultivation, descends from an old and well known American
family, her ancestors being among the early colonists of New England.
HEXRY F. COLLINS, of Granton, was born in Guttenberg, Hudson
County, X. J., April 28, 1843, and is the son of John Collins and Ann Red-
mond and a grandson of Henry (<o]]ins. He received his education in the
public schools of New Durham, N. J., learned the carpenter's trade, and has
since followed the business of a carpenter and builder, in which he has been
very successful.
Mr. Collins has also held various offices of trust. He was Township Clerk
for three years, and for five years he served as a Justice of the Peace. He
was subsequently appointed to the office of Recorder. In these as well as in
every other capacity he has displayed marked ability and enterprise.
WALTER F. COURTMAN, of West Iloboken, N. J., was born in London,
England, December 21, 1858, the son of Joseph Courtman and Mariah
Barker. He received his education in the schools of London and vicinity,
and came to America in 1872, settling in New York City. Since 1888 he has
been a resident of West Hoboken. He engaged in the preparation of bronze
and vault work, chiefly along artistic lines, and did extensive work for Tif-
fany & Co., of New York. For about nineteen years he was foreman of the
bronze and chandelier works of J. F. Palmer & Co. Subsequently he was
with John "Williams, who did the bronze work for the famous Vanderbilt
marble mansion at Newport, R. I., and also for the residence of the late C.
P. Huntington in New A'ork City.
Since 1893 Mr. Courtman has been engaged in business on his own ac-
count, in West Hoboken, as proprietor of architectural iron works. He has
recently been engaged in erecting improvements in connection with St.
Michael's Monastery and St. Joseph's Cliurch, of West Hoboken, and St.
Joseph's Church at'jersev City. He is a. Democrat, and a member of the
Holy Name Society, of the Catholic Benevolent Society, and of Palisade
Council, No. 127.
Mr. Courtman married Mary Mooney, of New York City, and has two
children: Walter and Margaret.
SIMON KELLY is one of the most energetic, enterprising, and progress-
ive citizens of Weehawken, and no one is more prominent and widely
known not merely in Hudson Countv, but throughout the State of New
Jersey 'and the City of New York. The son of John Kelly and Margaret
Brennen, he was born in Ireland, August 22, 1848, and was brought to this
country by his parents when a child. He received his education in the pub-
lic schools of Hoboken, N. J. .
The famous road house at Weehawken, of which Mr. Kelly is the pro-
prietor, is one of the most notable political headquarters of the Democracy
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of New .Tcrsoy, wliile its owiipr is everywhere recogni^.ed as one of tbe
most skillful of political leaders. He La's filled witli credit every office of
any inii)ortance in the t;ift of the Town of Weehawken. In 1871 he was
elected Town Poorniastei', and was re-elected foi' 1K72-T3. Some fonrteen
years a^'o he was elected to the To-nn ronncil. and was made its Chairman.
He is afso a Freeholder. He sei'ved for fonrteen years as Ohief of Police of
Weehawken, distinLMiishiiip: himself for his efficiency in this office, as he has
in evei-v ](osition which lie has held. Siil)scc|nently he was also elected
flavor of 'Wcehawkcii, and was one of the most iiO]tnlar and prooressive
SIMON KELLY.
mayors in the history of the town. For six years he was President of the
School ]>oard, and he reigned as a kin^' in the hearts of the children on ac-
count of the many treats and jileasant snrprises wliich he contrived and
carried through to enliven the drndgei'y of school-work, and make the
thonght of schofil less ohno.xions to the little ones.
In the councils of the Democratic party Mr. Kelly has been no less promi-
nent and energetic. Continnonsly during the twenty-nine years since 1871
lie has been a member of the Hudson County Democratic Committee, and
during the same tine has been an active member of the Executive Councils.
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His influence as a political leader has been felt throughout New Jersey
as well as in the City of Xew York.
It must also be emphasized that :\rr. Kelly is distinctly the founder of
St. Lawrence's Parish, Weehawken, which is now one of the most thriving
parishes in the State. It was upon his suggestion that Colonel E. A. Stevens
gave one-half of a block of land to this parish, while Jlr. Kelly's influence
brought other gifts, in addition to his personal generosity. He was also
largely instrumental in securing to Weehawken its handsome model
school-building, a large and finely appointed brick structure. He is chari-
table, and every Christmas during the last fifteen years he has seen that
every poor family in Weehawken has had a good dinner.
He married Annie Fouttrell, and has living four children of the seven
that have been born to him.
JOHN M. FITZPA TRICK, member of the Common Council of Hoboken
and one of the prominent masons and builders of Hudson County, was born
in Hoboken, N. J., on the lith of May, 1S70. He is the son of Michael and
Ann (Bowden) Fitzpatrick, and a grandson of John and Margaret (Hines)
Fitzpatrick and John and Ellen (Hamilton) Bowden, all natives of Ireland.
His father came to America in 18;")8 and his mother in IS'if). They were
married in New York City, and soon afterward settled in Hoboken, Hudson
County, where they still reside.
Mr. Fitzpatrick received his education in the parochial and public schools
of his native city, and at an early age began life as a clerk with Toby &
Kirk, stock brokers, of New York City, with whom he remained two years.
Subsequently he learned the trade of mason and builder, which he had mas-
tered at the age of nineteen. He then formed a partnership with his father,
which continued until 1894, since which time he has been engaged in busi-
ness as a mason and builder on his own account. Mr. Fitzpatrick has exe-
cuted with ability and satisfaction a large number of important contracts,
and has established for himself a reputation which stamps him as a man
of energy and enterjjrise.
He is a popular citizen of Hoboken, a prominent and active Democrat in
politics, and respected in both social and business circles. He has served
as a member of the Democratic City Committee of Hoboken and is now
(1900) a member of Hoboken Common Council. His public spirit and pa-
triotism have frequently been displayed on important occasions, and in
every capacity he has faithfully and conscientiously discharged the duties
committed to his care. He is a member of the Catholic Benevolent Legion,
of the Knights of Columbus, of the Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks, and of the Hoboken Turn Verein.
Mr. Fitzpatrick married Miss Ilonore Quinn, and they have five children :
Mary, Ellen, John, Anne, and Cecelia.
WILLIAM T. HOWE, a well known coal merchant of Kearny, N. J., is
the son of John Howe and Esther Jane Somerville and a grandson of Will-
iam and Margaret (Pollock) Howe. His ancestors on both sides came to
this country from Ireland. He was born in Harrison, Hudson County, on
the 19th of June, 1854, and there received his education. Afterward he
was for twenty-three j aars a bookkeeper for different concerns and in that
capacity gained a broad and practical knowledge of business affairs. In
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18t)-l lie cnniigcd iu tiu' coal, ice, and wood business in Kearny, and has
since bnilt up a large and successful trade in that line.
Sir. Howe was for some time a member of the First Infantry Regiment,
New -lersey State Militia, receiving an honorable discharge. He is a Prohibi-
tionist in jiolitics and is now serving as a Justice of the Peace. He is a mem-
ber of the Knights of P\thias, of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, of
the Temj.le of Honor, of the United Order of the Golden Cross, of the New
Jersey Coal Dealers' Association, and of the Presbyterian <'hurch, and was
one ot the founders and for many years an enthusiastic member of the
Kearny Fire DeTiartmeut.
WILLIAM T. HOWE.
Mr. Howe married Mattie D. Wilbur, daughter of Andrew and Elizabeth
(Doty) Wilbur, and has five children: Ida Somerville, Essie J., George T.,
Clarence D., and Charles AA'.
JAMES J. BO^^'E, a successful and well known builder of Guttenberg,
Hudson County, and one of the j^rominent and inllnential leaders of the
Democratic party in Eastern New Jersey, was born in that town (Gutten-
berg) on the 30th of December, ISfil. His parents. Thomas and Ellen (Car-
loll) Powe, were natives of Kilkenny, Ireland, and shortly after their ar-
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rival in this country settled in Guttenberg. Both were respected for those
sterling and sturdy virtues which characterize their race.
Eeceiving a good practical education in the Guttenberg parochial schools,
Mr. Bowe engaged in active business pursuits, becoming a contractor and
builder. His success has been the result of his own etforts. Many im-
portant buildings in Northern Hudson County attest his skill and ability,
while the esteem and confidence in which he is held by his fellow-citizens
represent in a measure his popularity throughout his section. In
politics he has been an ardent and consistent Democrat since he cast his
first vote. He has been Assessor of the Town of ^Vest New York since
1897, and clerk of the Board of Education of Guttenberg for three years,
serving in each capacity with ability and satisfaction. He has also been
Chairman of the Democratic Town Committee of AVest New York. Mr.
Bowe is regarded as one of the ablest Democratic leaders in his locality,
and has rendered efficient service in the interests of his party. He is a
member of the Royal Arcanum and other social, fraternal, and political
organizations.
Mr. Bowe married Miss Mary Knight, and they have had seven children,
namely: Katharine, Nellie, James, Richard, May (who died young), Angus,
and Florence.
PIENRY ANDES, of North Bergen, N. J., has lived in North Hudson
County since he was six months old, and in various positions has contribut-
ed to its growth and prosperity. His pareuts, Henry Andes and Theresa
Morton, were natives of Germany, and from them he inherited all the
sturdy intellectual and physical characteristics of his race.
He was born in Paterson, N. J., June :>(), 1867. When six months old the
family moved to West New York, Hudson County, where he obtained a
public school education. At the early age of ten he left school and began
to earn his own living, finding employment as a " reeler " in the Givernaud
silk-mill at Homestead. He was a foreman over twelve other young uieii
when only fifteen, and at the age of sixteen became a freight checker on
the West Shore Railroad. Six months later, however, he began to learn
the trade of mason and plasterer, which he has followed ever since with
the exception of two years, when he was a special policeman at the Gutten-
berg race track. In 1891 he engaged in business for himself, and was the
first builder to erect a three-story brick house in NA'est New York. This
building stands on King Street, near Vv'vt^e Avenue. In 1897 he built no
less than thirty-three houses, some of which are his own property, and
eleven of them were cottages at Highwood Park.
Mr. Andes is one of the most successful contractors and builders in the
northern part of Hudson County. He is thorough in every detail, energetic
and practical in carrying out his contracts, and prompt in all he under-
takes. His foresight," integrity, and sound judgment, and his rapacity for
business, have brought him into more than local prominence. In politics
he is an ardent Republican. He was elected a member of the North Ber-
gen Board of Education from District No. 5 in 1891, and was re-elected in
1893 and again in 1894, the last time for a term of three years, receiving :'.SS
out of the 401 votes cast. He was one of the principal organizers and the
first Foreman of the Am.erican Hose Company of North Bergen, which
he has served as Treasurer, and is a member of the Germania Schuetzen-
bund, Sergeant of the First Battalion of New Jersey, and a member of the
Independent Order of Foresters and of the Merry Owls.
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He W.1S mai-i-ied, Fel)]-iiai-y 21, 1S!»;5, to Miss Sojihia Meiikcl, of West New
York. They have two cliildi-eii : Henry, Jr., and (JeHrnde, and reside on
Robert Street, North ISer'gen.
CHARLES SINOKR, Ju., Town Ok-rk of the Town of Union, is the son
of Ohai-les Singer, Sr., and Caroline Kiefer, and a jjrandson of Oeorge and
Catherine Kiefer, liotli natives of Cerniaiiy, wlio settled in Bnffalo, New
York, nioi'e tlian sixty .\ears a.u'o. For tliree genei-ations the family has
held high rank anioni;' oiii' most indiistrions, honoi'ed, and respected Ger-
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man American citizens. His father. Charles, was for many years a noted
chef, holding resiionsibh- p-isiliojis in some of the leading hotels in this
conntry, including the famous Astor Honse of New York. He is now re-
tired, living in Union Hill, (ieorge Kiefer was a non-commissioned officer
in the Civil War, enlisting in a regiment raised in Jiuffalo, and died there
in 1877.
Mr. Singer was born on Union Hill, Hudson County, N. J., July !?<
1868. There his parents have resided for over thii-fy-two years', and the
property owned by his father, at the corner of Palisade Avenue and Frank-
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lin Street, was the scene of the first mass meeting held for the purpose
of hearing the town charter publicly read. When Charles was three years
old the family moved to Utica, N. Y. Later they lived in Syracuse and in
Buffalo in that State, and in San Francisco, Cal., but when he was eleven
years of age they returned to Union Hill, N. J., where they have since re-
mained. Mr. Singer was graduated with honor from the public schools
of his native town in 1882, and also attended a private school, developing
in these institutions a naturally bright and quick intellect, and, despite his
fun-loving disposition, being always studious and observing. After leav-
ing school he entered the employ of the great silk manufacturing firm of
Givernaud Brothers, where he remained fourteen years. During the greater
part of this period he held a most responsible position as one of the man-
aging clerks of the concern.
He has been a member of the Democratic Town General Committee
since he attained his majority (1880), and for five years he has been Presi-
dent of the First (old Third) ^^'ard Democratic Club of the Town of Union.
He was also an organizer and the flist Secretary and is still a member of
the Democratic Central Organization. In politics he has always been a
leader of recognized ability, but never sought oiifice. He declined all politi-
cal preferment until April, 1896, when he was urged to accept the nomina-
tion for Town Clerk, which he did, though much against his wishes. He
was elected by a large majority, and in April, 1899, was re-elected for a
second term of three years without opposition. In accepting this oflEice
he sacrificed, in a measure, the bright and promising prospects which ap-
peared open for him in a business career, but the selection of him as a can-
didate has more than justified the wisdom of the choice. He has con-
ducted the town's affairs in a thorough, business-like manner, creditable
to himself and his constituents, and most satisfactory to all classes of citi-
zens irrespective of party. With characteristic energy and application he
entered upon his duties as Town Clerk, which he has discharged for more
than four years with great fidelity and honor. He has proven himself
more than equal to his task, and is acknowledged to be one of the best
clerks the Town of Union ever had.
Though a young man, Mr. Singer has achieved a high reputation for
ability and perseverance. He is a public sjiirited citizen, imbued with an
exalted sense of patriotism and progressiveness, and by action and example
has exerted a wholesome influence in the community, whose respect and
confidence he enjoys to the utmost. He is one of the most popular and
best known men, not onlj in his town, but in Hudson County. He was one
of the principal organizers of Palisade Council, Knights of Columbus, of
Union Hill, and was chosen its first Grand Knight, which office he still
holds. He is also an honorary member of St. Paul's Lyceum of Jersey City
Heights, and a leading member of the Emil Groth Association, of the John
J. Eagan Association, of the Union Hill Turn Verein, of the All Bees Bowl-
ing Club, and of the Hamilton Wheelmen. Being an expert accountant,
he is or has been an officer in most of these bodies. He has proven his
efficiency in every capacity, and is justly recognized as one of the ablest
accountants as well as one of the most popular young men in Hudson
County. He is unmarried.
JOHN P. WILHELM, one of the leading market gardeners of Hudson
County, residing in Kearny, was born in Harrison, N. J., May 16, 1857. His
parents, Peter and Mary (Hasson) Wilhelm, were natives of Germany, and,
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like many other enterprising, freedom-loving citizens of the Fatherland,
left that country and came to America. Settling in Harrison, N. J., they
became respected and honored citizens, and exerted in the community a
wholesome and enterprising influence.
Mr. Wilhelm acquired his education in the public schools of Harrison,
and there laid the foundation upon which he has built a successful and
honorable career. He has been engaged all his life in the healthful occupa-
tion of market gardening, and to-day is widely known and respected as one
of the leading agriculturists of Hudson County. Although never aspiring to
political offlce, he has taken a deep interest in public affairs, and in the
community in which he has so long resided is honored and esteemed for
commendable traits of character and qualities of thrift. He liberally en-
courages everj' worthy object and has often been called upon to exert his
influence in matters of importance to the community, a fact which at once
attests his popularity and the confidence in which he is held.
Mr. Wilhelm married Miss Jessie Van Emberg, of Harrison, a descendant
also of German ancestry, and a woman of great energy and force of char-
acter.
EZRA K. SEGUINE, a prominent lawyer and citizen of Jersey City, was
born at Delaware Water Gap, Slateford, Pa., on the 18th of November,
1858. He descends from a Huguenot family who settled at Seguine's
Point. Stat en Island, on their arrival from France, and who represented
all that is good in French social life. He is the son of AVilliam P. and
Sarah E. (Kennedy) Seguine, a grandson of Jacob and Martha (Ward)
Seguine and of Charles and Martha (Twining) Kennedy, and a great-grand-
son of Jacob Seguine, Sr.
Mr. Seguine was educated in the local schools of his native town and at
Mt. Dolia Academy in Glen Gardner, N. J., and at an early age entered mer-
cantile life in New York City. Subsequently he read law in the office of
Charles E. Scofleld, of Jersey City, and was admitted to the bar of New
Jersey in November, 1879. After the death of Mr. Scofleld in 1878 Mr.
Seguine closed out his extensive bankruptcy practice, and since his ad-
mission to the bar in the following year has been actively and successfully
engaged in the practice of law in Jersey City.
In addition to his extensive law business in all the courts of the State he
is interested in iron and coal mining properties in Eastern Tennessee and is
the head of the Seguine- Axford Veneer Company of Jersey City and Harri-
man, Tenn. Both as a lawyer and business man he has gained a high repu-
tation.
Mr. Seguine was married, July 30, 1884, to Emma C. Small, daughter of
John Small, of Jersey City, who was for many years prominently identified
with the Morris Canal in New Jersey. They have two children: Charlotte
and Maude.
JOSEPH FRANKLIN CROWELL, for several years Corporation Coun-
sel of the Town of Kearny, N. J., where he resides, was born in New York
City on the 17th of October, 1855, his parents being Gilbert Lafayette
Crowell and Matilda Du Rie Allaire, both natives of New York City. On
his mother's side he is connected with the Du Ries and Christies, two old
families of Bergen County. He is also, on the maternal side, a lineal de-
scendant of Alexander Allaire, the Huguenot, of Rochelle, France, who
came to New York in 1680 and founded the Town of New Rochelle in West-
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361
eiester Count.T. The Crowells were among tlie rerv earliest settlers of tins
State. Ihey came orioinally from Euoland and settled in Cape Cod, Mass.,
wlienre they removed to Xew Jersey and settled in ^^'oodbridKe, Middle-
sex County, about IGT.j. They have been prominentlv identified with the
development of the State and its history ever shice. Mr. Crowell's
paternal great-j;randfathers, Edward Cro'well and Asher Fitz Ran-
dolph, were Revolutionary soldiers, both serving in the Xew .Jersey
State troops throughout the A\'ar f(u- Independenee. He is the ])ossessor
of an interesting Revolulionary relic — a gold ring, presented to his
ancestoi-, <;apt;un Ash^r Fitz Randolph, for a special personal seryice, by
JOSEPH F. CROWELL.
General Lafayette, upon Avhose staff' Captain Fitz Raudoljih served dur-
ing tlie Revolution. Mr. Crowell's grandfather, .Josei)h Crowidl, who
removed from Xew Jersey to Xew York in 1808, was a veteran of the
War of 1812, and for many years lived in old " Greenwich village " in the
corporate limits of Xew Yorlv City. Here in the old ninth ward, as it was
afterward known, Mr. Crowell, the sul)ject of this sketch, was born. His
parents moved to Arlington, X. J., in 1878.
Having received a thorough preparatory education at iMount AA'ashington
Collegiate Institute in his native city, Jlr. Crowell entered Columbia College
and was graduated with high honors in 1878, standing sixth in his class,
and with membership in the Phi P>cta Kappa fraternity. He then entered
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the law office of John Clinton Gray, of New York City, now a Justice of
the New York Court of Appeals, and was graduated LL.B. from Columbia
College Law vSchool in 1880, being admitted to the bar of New York as an
attorney and counselor in May of the same year. In February, 1886, he
was admitted to the bar of New Jersey, and since then he has successfully
practiced his profession in Hudson County, residing in Arlington.
Mr. Crowell has taken an active part in the affairs of his adopted town,
and for a number of years has been one of its leading citizens. He was
Town Clerk of Kearny in 1888 and 1889 and Corporation Counsel in 1890
and from 1896 to 1899 inclusive. In these and various other capacities he
has distinguished himself as a man of ability, integrity, and great force of
character. He has achieved marked success in his profession and stands
high as a lawyer and advocate. He has been a member of the Democratic
County Committee of Hudson County since 1889 and one of its Executive
Committee since 1896, and is also a member of the Eobert Davis Associa-
tion of Hudson County, of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity and the Delta
Kappa Epsilon Club of New York City, and of the Columbia College
Alumni Association.
February 7, 1882, Mr. Crowell was married in Salt Lake City, Utah, to
Miss Ida MacArthur, daughter of Heman MacArthur, of Kipon, Wis. They
have four children: Mima, Gilbert Lafayette. Joseph Franklin, and Matilda
Du Rie.
RICHARD VEALE, of Kearny, Hudson County, was born in Cornwall,
England, on the 7th of July, 1864. He is the son of Nicholas Veale and
Lucy Esterbrook and a grandson of Richard and Nancy Veale and Nicholas
and Mary Jane Esterbrook. Mr. Veale came to America with his parents
in 1871. The family first settled in Morris County, N. J., where he received
a public school education at a place called Mine Hill. Subsequently they
removed to Maine, thence to the State of New York, and in 1885 to Cali-
fornia.
In 1887 Mr. Veale located permanently in Kearny, Hudson County, N. J.,
where he has since become prominent as a business man and public spirited
citizen. In early life he learned the carpenter's trade, and while in Cali-
fornia was successfully engaged in mining. For thirteen years he was asso-
ciated with the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company in
the capacity of carpenter. In 1898 he engaged in the grocery and provision
business in Kearny and still continues in that line of trade.
Politically, Mr. Veale is a strong Republican, active in politics, and deeply
interested in all public affairs. He was for seven years a Director in the
Harrison Building and Loan Association, has served as Chairman and Sec-
retary of the Town Republican Committee, and is Secretary of the District
Club. He has also been a member of the Kearny Town Council, in which he
served on the Ordinance Committee. He was a delegate to the State Re-
publican Convention that nominated Governor Griggs, and was for many
years a member of the Mutual Benefit Association (a railroad organization).
He is Past District Deputy of the Knights of Pythias and Junior Deacon
of Copestone Lodge, F. and A. M. In every capacity he has displayed
marked ability, integrity, and enterprise, and is highly respected by all who
know him.
Mr. Veale married Sarah Bone, daughter of John Bone, of Mine Hill, Mor-
ris Counly, N. J. They have three children: Sadie, Richard Clifford, and
John Wesley.
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URIAH ALLEN, one of the oldest and best known business men in
Jersey City, was born in New York City on the 6th of July, 1825, his
parents being James P. and Mary Allen. On his father's side he is of
Scotch and on his mother's of Holland descent and springs from some of
the oldest families in this part of the country.
Mr. Allen received a good practical education in his native city and from
boyhood has been a very active business man. For many years he \\as
a successful raerchajit in New York, conducting a large commission busi-
ness and making an independent fortune. Retiring from that, he estab-
lished himself in the furnishing business in Jersey City, which he cim-
tinued for a period of twenty-one years. At the present time he is ac-
tively and successfully engaged in the art business in Jersey City, having
al« ays been identified with that line as a side issue.
Besides devoting his energies to an extensive business Mr. Allen also
took an active and influential part in public affairs, and from early life has
been an enterprising, public spirited, and progressive citizen. He was one
of the original founders and chief supporters of the Republican party in
.Jersey City in ISSCJ, and ever since then has been intimately identified with
its affairs and prominent as one of its acknowledged leaders. He has not,
however, sought or accepted public office, preferring to devote his time
wholly to business. For eight years he served in the New York State Na-
tional Guard as a member of the Seventh Regiment, one of the most noted
military organizations in the country.
ilr. Allen married Susanna Elizabeth Thompson, daughter of John
Thompson, an old resident of the Seventh Ward. New York City. She died
in 1894, leaving four children : Halsey \V., Morris S., Horace G., and
Jessie E.
JOHN JOSEPH FALLON, Assemblyman for Hudson County, residing
in Hoboken, was born in New York City, December 19, 1870. Ills father,
John James Fallon, born November 12, islO, in County Roscommon, Ire-
laud, came to America when twelve years of age. When the Civil War
broke out in 1861 he enlisted in the Thirty-seventh Regiment, Irish Rifles,
for two years, at the end of which time he received an honorable dischai'ge.
He was engaged in many battles and received a silver medal of honor from
Major-General Phil. Ke.irny, under whom he served. His father, John Fal-
lon, who resided in County Roscommon, Ireland, was a prosperous leather
merchant. He had several brothers who were grain merchants, one of
whoui. :\!ichael Fallon, had three sons, one of Whom, Rev. Martin Xavier
Fallon, was pastor of St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church at Wilmington,
Del., for more than twenty-five yeais. He died in 1900. Another brother,
Richard Fallon, a resident of New Rochelle, N. Y., is a well known con-
tractor and builder. John Fallon married Mary Tumulty, of County Ros-
common, Ireland. They were the grandpai ents of John Joseph Fallon, the
subject of this article.
The latter's mother, Mary Ellen Fallon, is a descendant of the well known
Fitzgerald family, among which was her uncle, John Fitzgerald, M.D., of
London, for many years a member of Parliament, and Rev. John Fitzgerald,
of County Roscommon, Ireland. Her parents were Colonel Patrick Fitz-
gerald and Mary Fitzgerald, of County Roscommon.
John Jeseph Fallon, when not quite one year old, removed with his parents
to Hoboken, where he has since resided. His early education was received
in St. Mary's Paroch':il School, Hoboken, from which he was graduated.
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Ho liipii a( tended tlie public schools of Hoboken, graduating in 1885. He
oVitained eniploynu'nt in a broker's office in New York City, where he re-
mained but a short time, and then woi'ked in a wholesale drug house for
a year. He was afterwai-d emjiloyed by the Western Union Telegraph Com-
pany as a messenger, and rapidly advanced to the ])osition of receiving and
delivery clerk in the Maritime Exchange office, which position he held until
1890, when he resigned because of ill health and a desire for outdoor em-
ployment. He then entered the employ of the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company of New York as an agent in the Hoboken district, which position
he occupied for one year, when he was promoted to the position of assistant
GENEALOGICAL 365
superintendent, which he held for four years. In 1892 he enrolled as a stu-
dent in the Metropolis Law School, which has since been merged with
the University Law School of the City of New York, attending the evening
sessions and graduating therefrom in 1895. He was admitted to the Kew
Jersey bar as an attorney at law and solicitor in chancery at the June term,
18;i5, and as a counselor in November, 18119. Ht' is also a master in chancery
by appointment of the late Chancellor Alexander T. McGill and a member
of the bar of the United States District and Circuit Courts.
Subsequent to his admission to the bar the officers of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company offered him the position of superintendent, which
offer was declined by Mr. Fallon, he having determined to practice law,
and in February, 1896, he severed his connection with the company and
formed a copartnership with ex-Jndge William E. Slcinner and Assembly-
man John J. JIarnell, under the firm name of Skinner, IMarnell & Fallon.
This partnership continued for two years, when it was dissolved. Mr.
Marnell and Mr. Fallon thereafter formed a copartnership under the firm
name of Marnell & Fallon, and they have offices in the Second National
Bank building, Hoboken. ISb . Fallon has been active in politics for a
number of years. In every political campaign for the jiast seven years his
voice has been heard in advocacy of the Democratic party, but he never
sought nor accepted office until 18!t!l, when, at the earnest solicitation of
his friends, he accejitetl the nomination for member of the (leneral Assem-
bly of the State of New Jeisey, and on November 7 of that year was elected
by a majority which attested at once his popularity and tlie confidence in
which he is held. In that office as well as at the bar he has dis])layed marked
ability aud energy.
Mr. Fallon is affiliated with numerous societies, among which are Hobo-
ken Lodge, No. 74, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Hoboken
Council. No. lo9. Knights of Columbus, Court Castle Toint, No. 54, For-
esters of America, the Kobert Davis Association, and the M. J. Coyle Asso-
ciation.
He was married December 20, 1M9:!. to :\rary L., daughter of Batrick
Kelley. of Hoboken. They have two children: John J. Fallen, Jr., and Mar-
guerite Fallon.
ADDISON ELY, a leading lawyer of Rutherford, Bergen County, and
Capvain of Companv L, Second Regiment New Jersey Volunteers, is the
"reat-grandson of Captain Levi Ely, a hero of the Revolutionary War, who
was killed in the battle of Itlohawk, and who is buried in West Springfield,
Mass under a monument erected to his memory by public spiiited citizens
in recoo-nition of his patriotism and worth. The family has been prom-
inent in the Connecticut Vallev, and particularly in Massachusetts, for
many generations, while a number of its branches have wielded a potent
influence for -n)od in other sections of the country. Captain Addison Ely's
mother Emeline Harrison, was the daughter of Seth Harrison, who was
a cousin of Bresident William Henry Harrison, the grandfather of Bresi-
dent Beniamin Harrison. This family has also been a prominent one in
Western Massachusetts. , ^ ,. ,xt • ^ t:m ^
Onrttain Elv is the son of William and Emeline (Harrison) Ely, and was
born in Westfield, 3Iass., Mav 23. 1853. On the death of his mother, in
186''" he came with his father to Bloomfleld, N. J., an aristocratic suburb
of Newark, and here and in the vicinity he has ever since resided. He
fitted for college at the Brooklvn Polytechnic Institute and at Phillips
366 HUDSON ANB BEBGBN COUNTIES
Andover Aciidemy. It was liis ambition and intention to enter Harvard
University, but circumstances compelled him to abandon a collegiate
course and begin life as a teacher, which he did at the age of eighteen. He
taught a district school at Connecticut Farms, Union County, N. J., aud
subsequently became Principal of the Caldwell High School in Essex
County, and during this connection, and afterward, he also studied law
with a view of being admitted to the bar.
In 1879, however, he temporarily relinquished this intention and accepted
the principalship of the public school at Rutherford, N. J., which he filled
with marked ability and satisfaction for several years, gaining a high
standing for thoroughness and excellent discipline. Many of his pupils are
successfully settled in the arts and professions in or near JS^ewark, and owe
their first inspiration and early training to his efi'orts, and he continues to
hold their respect, love, and confidence.
Having thoroughly prepared himself in legal study, Captain EI3' was
admitted to the bar of New Jersey as an attorney at the February term of
the Supreme Court in 1888 and as a counselor in February, 1891, and has
continuously and successfully practiced his profession in Bergen
County. He rapidly came into prominence as an able lawyer, and
by his untiring energy, industry, and careful preparation has won many
notable victories. His practice takes him into all the courts, and has
constantly increased, giving him a high standing at the bar and, locally,
the position of a leader.
He is an ardent and active Democrat, but has never sought nor ac-
cepted political office, preferring to devote his whole time to his profession.
He is always ready, however, to bear a loyal citizen's part in public and
party affairs, takes a deep interest in all worthy movements affecting the
community, and does not hesitate to condemn selfish motives or unworthy
schemes. He is especially prominent in military circles, having been
Captain of Company L, Second Regiment, N. G. N. J., since 1893, when
he was unanimously elected to that office. Under his management and
discipline that company has gained a remarkable degree of efficiency. He
is a member of the Presbyterian Church and of almost all the leading socie-
ties and organizations of Rutherford, including the Masonic order, the
Royal Arcanum, the Legion of Honor, and the Union (Mub.
In 1874, when he was twenty-one years of age. Captain Ely married Miss
Emily J. Johnson, of Connecticut Farms, N. J., and they have had seven
sons and three daughters, all of whom are living. Their eldest son, Addison
Ely, Jr., born in 1876, is a graduate of Columbia College, New York. For
two years he edited the Bergen County Herald. He was graduated from the
Law Department of Michigan University in June, 1900, and now is engaged
in active practice with his father.
ALPHONSE THOUROT, a leading plumber and the Postmaster of
Taurus in the Town of \Yest New York, Hudson County, was born in
West Hoboken, N. J., Febru.ary 25, 1860. His parents, Louis Thourot and
Catherine Perenot, were both natives of France, coming to this country
when young. The former served for a time in the Wnv of the Rebellion.
Mr. Thourot was educated in the public schools of West Hoboken. At
the age of thirteen he began life as an apprentice to the plumbing and
gasfitting trade, which he mastered in some of the best establishments in
^\'est Hoboken and New York. In 1881 he engaged in business for himself
in West Hoboken, but the next year moved to the Town of Union, where
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he continued until 1891, when he sold out. During this period he not only
achieved success, but also gained a high reputation as a first-class plumber
and gas and steam fitter, and canje to be regarded as a man of ability and
integrity. In 1891 he assisted in the organization of the Union Granite
Company, located at the " Old Ferry " in A\'est New York, and for about
four years was its President. Under his able management that company
laid the foundation of its present prosperity and usefulness.
In 1895 Mr. Thourot removed to West New York and opened his present
plumbing establishment, and upon the creation of the postoflHce of Taurus,
on July 1, 1896, was made the Postmaster, which office he still holds. He
was also Recorder of the Township of Union for five years and a Justice
of the Peace for a similar period. He is a prominent member of Mystic Tie
Lodge, No. 12.S, P. and A. M., of the Royal Arcanum, and of the Sons of
Veterans. In politics he is a Democrat, earnest in his convictions, and
active in the councils of his party. Public spirited and patriotic, he is
esteemed for those abilities and virtues which mark the successful man.
5Ir. Thourot was married on the 24th of August, 1880, to Eleanore, daugli-
ter of Gustav and Louise Fermont, of the Town of Union. They have one
child, Emily.
JOHN B. WILLIAMS, one of the prominent and enterprising farmers
of New Durham, Hudson County, is the eldest son of John Williams and
Sarah A. Saunier and a grandson of John Williams, Sr.,and Rebecca Smith.
Of his paternal grandfather, John \Mlliams, Sr., but little is definitely
known. He was an honored resident of New Durham, and is supposed to
have been lost on the Hudson River. By his wife, Rebecca Smith, he had
children as follows: Leah, wife of Henry Post; I'hoebe, wife of Job Smith;
Mai-garet, wife of William Berry; John, Jr., who succeeded to the New
Durham homestead; Ann, wife of Garret Van Giesen; and Rebecca, wife
of John (ireen. John Williams, Jr., the only son, was a life-long resident
on the family homestead, being born there in 1S(U, and dying there in
18S1. He was always a farmer, an old-lime Whig, and a useful, enter-
prising citizen, universally respected for those virtues which distinguish
an honest man. His wife, ^ho died ^May 11, 1S8(;, was Sarah Ann Saunier,
daughter of :Mit(hell and Eliza (Vreeland) Saunier, of New Durham, and a
descendant of Pierre Paul Saunier, a celebrated botanist who was sent
to America by the French government to gather natural products of this
country for transplanting in Europe; he came over with Andrc^ Jlichaux,
a French botanist and trader. Mr. and Mrs. AVilliams had seven children,
as follows: Ann Eliza, who married Henry H. Van Glahn; John B., the
subject of this sketch; Mitchell; Angeline; Margaret, who married Bryant
Stephens; Mary Emma; and George E. Of these only John B., Mitchell,
and Mary Emma are living.
John B. Williams was born December 15, 1836, on the old family home-
stead in New Durham, Hudson County, on which he has spent his entire
life. His education was obtained in the common schools of the neighbor-
hood. After completing his studies he learned the trade of bookbinder,
which he followed as a business, in conjunction with farming, until 1864.
Since then he has devoted himself to agricultural pursuits, building, and
real estate, achieving eminent success in every sense of the term. He is re-
garded as one of the best farmers in his section of the State. Industrious,
enterprising, and practical, he is universally respected for those broad and
sterling qualities whicii mark the honest man. The esteem in which he is
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Iicld is jittcsli'd by liis pojmlarity, and by the confldcnce reposed in his
sound jiidgnicnt and nnini]ieacJ)aI)h' chai'acter. He is a man of the highest
int(>grity, faitliful to every trnst, just and conscientious in all the relations
of life, and modest and nnassnming, though true to liis convictions and fear-
less in discriminating between riglit and wrong. A keen sense of justice is
one of his strongest characteristics. He is a Republican in politics, but has
never songlit iKilitical ])referment or piiblicity of any kind. On the con-
trary he lias declined official i)ositions, though often urged to accept them,
acc("pting only th" ])osition of t^tatc Msitor to tlie ^Vgi-icnltural College at
New llrnnsvvick, N. J. While he adheres to party lines on State and na-
JOHN B. WILLIAMS.
tional issues, h.e is strictly independent in all local maters, casting his vote
and influence in favor of those candidates and movements which promise the
greatest good, and wliicli have the jniblic welfare at heart. Born and reared
on the farm, and educated in the practical school of experience, he developed
a strong constitution, gr-eat mental energy, and high ])hysical and intel-
lectual abilities, and during a long and successful career has maintained
the confidence of the entire community.
Mr. "Williams was married in IStiO to (~iertrude Edsall, daughter of Sam-
uel and Isabella (C'liristie) Edsall and grand :lang^'+'^" of John Edsall and
Gertrude Lydecker. They ha\'e had four chil ''en: u u Walter AVilliams,
GENEALOGICAL 369
who is engaged in business in New York Citv; Annette; Samuel Edsall Will-
iams, deceased; and Sarah Isabell Williams.
Mrs. Williams is a member of the Sons and Daughters of the Revolution.
Her brothers and sister are John S. Edsall, Sarah A. (Mrs. Cornelius J.
Westervelt, of Bergen County), and Samuel S. Edsall. The children of her
paternal grandparents, John and Gertrude (Lvdecker) Edsall, were Samuel
S., Hannah (Mrs. Joel M. Johnson), Naomi "CNIrs. John H. Brinckerhoff),
Mary Agnes (Mrs. Samuel de Groot), Garret L., and Gertrude (IMrs. Isaac R.
A'reeland). Mr. and Jlrs. 'SMlliams represent two of the oldest and best
known families in East Jersey, as well as several allied families of prom-
inence and distinction.
WALLACE WHITE, M.D., of West Hoboken, Hudson County, N. J.,
where he is in the enjoyment of a large professional practice, and holds the
office, in the line of his profession, of Town Physician, is universally re-
garded as one of the most enterprising and public spirited gentlemen in the
community. Although he has been engaged in practice in West Hoboken
but about five years, he has become one of the best known physicians and
surgeons in Hudson County, and has among his patients members of many
of the oldest and wealthiest families in the county. Dr. White has estab-
lished a wide reputation for skill as a surgeon, having had remarkable suc-
cess with this class of cases. His work in connection with diseases of
children has also been especially notable. His office is completely
equipped, moreover, with electrical appliances for every form of treatment
of diseases of the ear, nose, and throat. He also conducts a general prac-
tice. He is enthusiastic in original scientific investigation, and is progres-
sive and enterprising. In illustration of this trait it may be noted that he
is the only physician in Hudson County who has equipped himself with a
complete electrical outfit for taking photographs by means of the Roentgen
rays, or " X-ray." He has succeeded in a number of cases, by means of this
device, in locating bullets or other foreign matter in the bodies of patients,
in cases where no other expedient known to medical science would have
been successful.
He is a native of Paterson, N. J., where he was born during the progress
of the Civil War. He attended the public schools of Paterson and Prince-
ton Preparatory School, and in 1893 was graduated from the New York
College of Physicians and Surgeons — the Jfedical Department of Columbia
University. After his graduation he took a special course in midwifery in
the Sloane Maternity Hospital of New York. Later he was in charge of
the Outdoor Patient Department of Roosevelt Hospital in the same city,
while he was likewise in charge of the Outdoor Children's Department of
Bellevue Hospital. In 1895 he was the successful competitor among
twelve candidates who engaged in competitive examination for the posi-
tion of House Physician in Christ Hospital, Jersey City Heights. In this
position he established such a reputation for skill that wealthy patients
who had been treated by him at the hospital prevailed upon him to engage
in private practice in West Hoboken.
GUSTAV W. SCHOLP, ex-Mayor of North Bergen, Hudson County, is
one of the most progressive and popular citizens of that community, of which
he has been a resident since 1881. He is a Democrat, and has been one of
the active leaders of the naHy and fjrominent in local affairs. He was a
candidate for To- i' \itteema:" in 1892, but was unsuccessful in the
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convention. He was elected a member of the Board of Education of North
Bergen in 1894, became clerk of the board, arid, having subsequently been
re-elected for another term, was made President of the Board of Education
by his colleagues. In 1896 he received the Democratic nomination as Town-
ship Committeeman, defeating in the convention the gentleman by whom he
had himself been defeated in 1892. His election to the committee followed.
Mr. Scholp was elected to the office of Mayor at the end of a contest which
demonstrated his popularity, defeating Charles Pinnell, who had held the
office for more than twenty years.
Mr. Scholp was born in the City of New York, March 31, 1861, and is the
son of Charles Scholp and Mary, daughter of Henry Barringer. He is of
German descent. Up to the age of fourteen he attended the public schools
of New York City. During the next six years he mastered every branch of
the art of glass engraving, being in the employ of William Van Hofe, of 33
Murray Street, New York. During the next iifteen years, however, he was
engaged as a salesman with W. M. Schwenker, of New York, dealer in brew-
ers' supplies. He is now successfully engaged in business for himself in the
same line.
Mr. Scholp married Sophie Lehnig, December 2, 1883, and owns the hand-
some home in which he resides on Hudson Boulevard, North Bergen. He is
President of the Merry Owl Association, Past Master of Mystic Tie Lodge,
F. and A. M.. and a member of the Elks of Waterbury, Conn., and of Hoff-
man Lodge of Union Hill, Hudson County, N. J.
JOSEPH SAUNDERS PARRY, who has been actively and successfully
engaged in the practice of law at Hoboken, N. J., since November, 1886, was
born in Warminster Township, Bucks County, Pa., April 8, 1857. He is the
son of Thomas and Lydia (Conard) Parry, a grandson of Isaac and Mary
Pai'ry and Jonathan and Hannah Conard, and a descendant of the Parry
family who came to America about 1681, and who, being followers of Will-
iam Penn. settled near Philadelphia. Both the Parrys and Conards have
been prominent in the history of Eastern Pennsylvania, being from the first
siibstantial citizens, and exerting in their respective communities a
wholesome influence. Being members of the Society of Friends, their
standards of honesty, integrity, and industry, as well as their purity of
character and love of liberty, were moving factors in the general growth
and development of the region and are still firmly implanted in local asso-
ciations.
Mr. Parry was educated in the common schools, at the Friends' Central
School in Philadelphia, and at the Pennsylvania State Normal School at
Millersville. from which he was graduated in 1879. Between 1879 and 1882
he was engaged in teaching in Pennsylvania. He pursued his legal studies
in the office of Judge Joseph H. Gaskill, of Mount Holly, N. J., and remained
there until his admission to the bar as an attorney at the June term of the
New Jersey Supreme Court, 1886. In February, 1890, he was admitted as
a counselor. Mr. Parry entered upon the active practice of his profession
at Hoboken, Hudson County, in November, 1886, and by close attention to
business has acquired an honorable standing at the bar.
Mr. Parry takes a deep interest in public affairs, and liberally encourages
every object which has the welfare and prosperity of the community at
heart. He is a public spirited citizen, a man of acknowledged ability and
enterprise, a Past Master of Euclid Lodge, No. 136, F. and: A. M., and a mem-
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371
ber of the Columbia Cbib of Hoboken, in wliich city he resides. He was
married, on the 31st of March, 1897, to Miss Sarah P. Willets.
JAMES ALLAN, raeniber of the Board of Aldermen of Kearny, Hudson
County, N. J., and formerly a member and President of the Board of Edu-
cation of that town, was born in Lochwinnoch, Scotland, January 17, 1X43.
His parents, Janu^s and Mary (Harvey) Allan, were both uati\'es of that
place and were married there.
Mr. Allan received his education in Johnstone, Scotland, and then learned
the patternmaker's trade,
which he has ever since
followed. In 187!) he
came to the United States
and settled in East New-
ark, N. J., whence he sub-
sequently removed to
Kearny, where he now re-
sides. He is, and has
been since his arrival in
this country, actively and
successfully engaged in
business as a pattern-
maker and carpenter, and
to his skill and enterprise
are due many of the finer
buildings of this section.
His work gives evidence
of great talent. He has
supei'intended the erec-
tion of many important
buildings, including one
of the linen thi'ead mills
in Kearny.
Mr. Allan has not only
achieved success and
prominence in businass
affairs, but has also taken
an active interest in ]tub-
lic life, and has filled
several positions ■with
characteristic energy and
satisfaction. Before com-
ing to America he served
eight years in the volunteer army at Johnstone, Scotland, receiving an
honorable discharge. He is an ardent Republican, a public spirited, ener-
getic, and patriotic citizen, and for four years was a mem.ber of the Board
of Education of Kearny, being President of that board two years. At the
present time he is a member of the Board of Aldermen of Kearny, and is
also a member of the Masonic fi'aternity and of the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows. He is a member of the North Reformed Church of Newark,
and in all the relations of life has acliieved both success and honor.
November 4, 187.3, he married Miss Mary Gillies, of Glasgow, Scotland.
Thev have three children; James, Janet, and Bessie.
.JAMES ALLAN.
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JAMES O'BKINE, of West Hoboken, is a son of the late Felix and Mary
O'Brine, and was born in "V\'est IFoboken, N. J., on the 22d of March, 1855.
There lie received a public school education. Felix O'Brine was a well
known mason and builder, and after leaving school James associated him-
self with his father and mastered every detail of the trade. T'jiou the death
of his father, in 1.8S0, he succeeded to the business, which he has successfully
conducted to the jireseut time. Among the buildings which he has erected,
or assisted to erect, and which stand as monuments to his skill and industry,
may be mentioned Public School No. .1, Hoboken, and the Fritz Eeuter
Home for Aged and Infirm People in Schuetzen Park, North Bergen. Many
other prominent buildings in Hoboken and vicinity have also been erected
by him. Mr. O'Brine is a public spirited and enterprising citizen, a prom-
inen1 Democrat, and one of the leading citizens of West Hoboken.
VALENTINE DENZER, of AVest Hoboken, was born in Manheim, Ba-
varia, Germany. September 18, 1834, the son of Valentine Denzer, Sr., born
September 29, 1799, and Elizabeth Becker, his wife, and a grandson of Al-
binus Denzer. In Novf mber, 1834, he was brought by his parents to Amer-
ica, and for nearly three years the family lived in New York T'ity. In Au
gust, 1837. they moved to Washington County, Ohio, but in the fall of 1844
returned to New York, retaining, however, their property in the West. The
father was a miller, and in New York was engaged for six yeais in the
grocery business at 500 East Fourth Street. In IMay, 1850. they returned
to the old home in Ohio, where Valentine Denzer, Sr., resided until May.
1876, when he once more came East, and died in West Hoboken, N. J., Au-
gust 23, 1878. His Mife died in 1884, aged seventy-six.
Valentine Denzer, the subject of this article, attended school in a log
school house in Lowell, Ohio, until he was nine years old. Afterward he
attended the public schools of New York City, and when sixteen took a
private course of study for the purpose of entering Columbia College. This
ambition, however, was not gratified. At the age of eighteen he became
bookkeeper in a large establishment at 57 Elm Street, New York, which
position he held until 1854.
In 1855 he associated himself with Sands & Nathans in the athlete and
circus business, and continued with them and their successors — including
P. T. Barnum, Barnum & Bailey, and others — for seventeen years, travel-
ing from St. John, New Brunswick, to Denver, Col., three times in a buggy,
and also from St. Paul to the City of jSb-xico with a team. He visited every
State and territory in the Union, and being a close observer gathered an
immense amount of information. His work brought him into c'ontact with
all classes of people and enabled him to gain a liberal knowledge of the
country, which, with his remarkably retentive memory, makes him an in-
teresting and instructive conversationalist. Mr. Denzer became one of the
best known showmen in the United States. After leaving the business he
formed a copartnership with his brother-in-law, Valentine Schneider, and
Charles H. Medicus, and opened a furniture store in New York City. The
financial panic of 1873, however, forced them to retire, and Mr. Denzer re-
turned to his old profession of bookkeeper, which he still follows. He is
an expert mathematician, methodical and accurate, and his books are
models of neatness.
In 1875 he took up his present home in West Hoboken. , He is a member,
a I'rustee, and a Past Master of New York Lqdge. No. 330, F. and A. M., and
a member of Manhattan Chapter, E. V. M., of New York' City, and of Com-
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mercial Lodge, Knights of Honor. He served two years as Master of New
York Lodge of Masons, and wlien he retired December 2(i, 1S!I:}, was pre-
sented with a set of elaborately engrossed resolutions and a handsome
sterling silver dinner set, consisting of seventy-two pieces, as testimonials
from the oHQcers and brethren in appreciation of his services in the chair,
in building uj) the lodge, and inspiring it with his own enthusiasm.
Mr. Deiizer was married in New York, April 21, 1855, to Barbara Schnei-
der, a native of Germany and the daughter of Valentine Schneider, who
died in New York of cholera, and Christina, his wife, who died in 1869.
They have had nine children, six of whom survive and reside near or with
their parents in West Hoboken.
GEOEGE VALENTINE DENZER, eldest son of Valentine Denzer, Jr.,
and Barbara Schneider, was born in New York City, August 21, 1858. He
received his education in the public schools of New York, and there, on
completing his studies, engaged in the wholesale manufacture of furniture.
This venture proved successful. In 1872 he took up his permanent residence
in West Hoboken, where, in 1881, having closed up his business in New
York, he engaged in the retail furniture trade, which he has since con-
ducted. He has one of the largest, finest, and most complete furniture es-
tablishments in Hudson County, and is regarded as an able, enterprising
business man and a public spirited, patriotic, progressive citizen. He is
prominent and popular, highly esteemed and respected, and maintains the
confidence of his fellowmen. He is a prominent member of Palisade Lodge,
No. 84, P. and A. M., of the Union Plill Schuetzens, of the Zwiebelberger
Bowling Club, of the Junior Order United American Mechanics, and of other
organizations of a social, political, and benevolent nature.
Mr. Denzer was married, March 20, 1881, to Miss Eugenia Leuly, daughter
of Jacob and Barbara Leuly, of ^Vest Hoboken. They have two children:
Francis and Florence E.
WILLI.VM J. WHITESIDE, of East Newark, N. J., is the son of George
W. AA'hiteside. a merchant, and Eliza Feely, and was born in Belfast, Fie-
land. February 11, 1840. His mother was also a native of that city, while
his father's birthplace was Surrey, England.
Having received a good education in the public schools of Belfast, Mr.
AMiiteside came to this country in 1867 and settled in New York City>
where he found employ m.ent with Stewart Hartshorn, the well known in-
ventor and manufacturer of the celebrated Hartshorn window-shade rollers
and the founder of the present Stewart Hartshorn Company. Mr. AVliite-
side has continued in the employ of that establishment, having held various
responsible positions, and being now foienian of one of the departments.
He removed to East Newark, Hudson County, with the concern in 1871, and
still resides there.
Mr. Whiteside is a Republiiaii in politics and a Protestant in religion, and
esteemed as a man of integrity, ability, and enterprise. Though giving his
attenlion strictly to business, he takes a deep interest in all public mat-
ters and especially in (piestions of both local and national importance, and
his views and oi)inions are received \\ith respect and confidence.
February 5, J 860, ^Ir. 'S'Sliiteside married Sarah Starett, daughter of
James and Hannah Starett, of Belfast, Ireland. She is of Scotch descent.
Their children are Lillian, Florence, ^^'illiam J., Jr., and Hazel.
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JAMES KITCHELL ALLEN, of Kearny, Hudson County, was born in
\\']jili]Kiny, Morris County, N. J., on the 20tli of August, 1855. His parents,
Albert Allen and Sai'ah E. Loper, were natives respectively of Massa-
chusetts and Morris County, N. J., and were married in this State. Mr.
Allen received his educational training in the public schools of Morris-
town, and subse(iuent]y entered upfiii a business career which has been both
honorable and successful. He first engaged in the grocery trade. After-
ward he became a florist and horticuHurist in Garfield, N. J. During the
last fourteen years, however, he has been actively and successfully engaged
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in business as a florist in New York City, where he has built up a large
trade.
While Mr. Allen has devoted himself mainly to his large and growing
business, he has at the same time taken an active interest in public aifairs
and has served as a School Trustee of Kearny, N. J., where he resides. In
politics he is a Democrat. He is a member of Triune Lodge, No. 159, Free
and Accepted Masons, of Arlington, of La Mancha Lodge, No. 24, Knights
of Pythias, of Newark, and of the Royal Arcanum, and attends the Meth-
odist Episcopal Church. For seven years he served as a member of the
Fire Department of Kearny. He is a public spirited, enterprising, and
GENEALOGICAL 375
patriotic citizen, highly esteemed by all who know him, and prominently
identjfled with the growth and prosperity of his adopted town. His suc-
cess jn business is due to his great energy and ability combined with fair
dealing, honesty, and integrity; and besides holding membership in the
Florists' Club in Xew York City he is a member of the Society of American
Florists of the United States, and is widely known as an expert in horti-
cultural matters.
Sir. Allen married Miss Lucy Smith, daughter of Tibbs and Marv A.
Smith, of England. They have three children: Albert \\'illiam, George
James, and Lucy Mary Ellen.
CHARLES C. HENDRICK, M.D., one of the rising young physicians of
Jersey City and since 1895 Medical Health Inspector 'of Hudson County,
was born in Phillipsburg, N. J., on the 5th of February, LS71. His father,
Christopher Hendrick, was the first engineer to construct and run an en-
gine in Mexico, and for some time was head engineer for the Emperor Maxi-
milian. His paternal grandfather, Thomas A. Hendrick, came to this coun-
try from Ireland in 1S45, and was a close friend of the late Hon. Thomas A.
Hendricks, Vice-President of the United States. There are still in the fam-
ily many interesting letters written by the latter to the former. Dr. Hen-
drick's mother was Julia Murphy, a daughter of Michael and Bridget (Dun-
lavey) Murphy, both natives of Ireland. His paternal grandfather's wife
was ilary Dunlavey.
Di'. Hendrick was educated at St. Bonaventure College in Allegany, X.
Y., at St. Canisius College in Buffalo, X. Y., and at Seton Hall in Orange,
X. J., where he was graduated A.B. in LS91. The same college conferred
upon him the degree of A.M. in 1893. Subsequently he took up the study of
medicine and was graduated from Bellevue Hospital Medical College in
Xew York City, receiving his degree of M.D. March 20, 1894. Afterward he
also studied law and was admitted as an attorney in Xew Jersey in Xovem-
ber, 1897.
Entering upon the practice of medicine in Jersey City, Dr. Hendrick soon
gained distinction and was called upon to fill various positions of trust and
responsibility. Since July, 1895, he has served as Medical Health Inspector
of Hudson County, a position for which he is well qualified and in which he
has lendered most satisfactory service. In 1898 he went to Cuba as an
Assistant Surgeon in the United States Army and there broadened an al-
ready wide and practical experience in both medicine and sanitation. He
is one of the ablest sanitary experts in Eastern Xew Jersey, and though
a comparatively young man has already achieved a high position among
the leading physicians of Hudson County. In politics he is a Democrat,
and a member of the Eobert Davis Association and the 51. J. Coyle Asso-
ciation.
Dr. Hendrick was married, in December, 1894, to Agnes Nallin, of Brook-
lyn, X. Y. They ha\e two sons: Thomas and Joseph.
GEORGE H. RTJTMAX, of Kearny, Hudson County, is the son of Jona-
than Rutman and Ann E. de Mond, both natives of Xew Jersey and de-
scendants of some of the oldest families in the State, being of Holland
Dutch origin. Mr. Rutman was born in Raritan, X. J., on the 16th of Octo-
ber, 1852, but received his education in the public schools of Elizabeth,
whither his parents moved when he was young. Since leaving school he
has been engaged in several lines of industry, the most impor|:ant of which
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is tliat of ]iaiut('r and decorator, whifb he has followed successively for
twent.v-S('\'eu years in Eli/^abetli, Newiu-k, and Keai-ny, N. J., having had his
residence in Kearny since ai)out lS,s7. His long and active connection with
this trade and the large number of important contracts which he has exe-
(tnled have won for him an acknowledged leadership among his contempo-
rai'ies. rossessiiig artistic (lualities of a high ordei-, he has achieved success
and is known as one of the best iHiinters and decorators in Eastern New
Jersey. In 3889 he erected his handsome residence on the corner of Bergen
Avenue and Elm Street, Kearnv.
GEORGE H. RUTMAN.
In politics Mr. Rutman has always been a Keitublican. He served as
Police Justice of Kearny during the years 1897 and 1898, but otherwise has
declined political preferment, preferring to devote his whole time to busi-
ness. _ Hr' is a menibei' of Ethic Lodge, Knights of Pythias, and of the First
Baptist (Jliurch, both of Harrison, Hudson County, and is an exempt fire-
man of the Kearny Fire Department. He enjoys the confidence of the entire
communitv.
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On the 24th of May, 1876, Mr. Rutman married Mary Ellen Lackey, daugh-
r of James and Ellen Lackey, of Newark, N. J. They have six cliildren-
abel, George, Herbert, Ella, Florence, and Garret Hobart.
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JOHN CONWAY, President of the Union Granite Company, located at
the old ^^"eehawken ferry landing in Hudson County, is the son of Henry
Conway and Annie ( )'Harrow and a grandson of James Conway and John
O'Harrow. He was born February 2, 1858, in Renfrew, Scotland, and there
obtained a public school education. Completing his studies at the age of
fifteen, he entered upon the active duties of life as an apprentice at the tin-
sjnith's trade, which he followed with marked success in Glasgow, where he
had charge of a large tin shop.
J3ut his ambitions led him to seek in America a broader and better field
for the development of those talents which he has displayed in various busi-
ness capacities, and which have marked him as a man of ability and enter-
prise. Landing in New York City on the 29th of August, 1880, he entered the
employ of the American Cias dieter Company, manufacturers of gas meters,
where he remained twelve years. In 1892 he associated himself with the
Union Granite Company as a salesman in the factory, and a year later was
made Vice-President and in 1894 President, which office he still holds. This
corporation has its office and factories at the old Weehawken ferry landing
above Weehawken, in Hudson County, and is one of the largest and most
successful of its kind in the United States. The company manufactures
sanitary laundry trays, granite, slate, and porcelain wash trays and sinks,
combination bath and wash trays, slate mantels and wainscoting, slate
stairs, water closets and urinals, vestibules, wood mantels, soapstone wash-
tubs, etc. jMr. Conway's genius is well illustrated in his slate tub and com-
bination bath and washtubs, which he invented and patented, and which
have gained a wide reputation. Under his able and energetic management
the business of the company has steadily grown to extensive proportions
and ranks among the leading industries of Hudson County. Its present
standing and successful trade are largely due to his ability, sagacity, and
unceasing devotion to the manufacturing and business ends.
Mr. Conway was elected to the Board of Council of the Town of Union for
the years 1891, 1892, 1898, and 1899, and during one term was its Chairman.
As a Democrat he has been active and inliuential in party affairs, has fre-
quently served as a delegate to local, county, and congressional conven-
tions, and has been a member of the Hudson County Democi-atic Commit-
tee. He is Chairman of the Third Ward Democratic Club of the Town of
Union, where he resides, and was for three years Chairmah of the Board of
Trustees of the Union Hill Fire Department. He is a meniber of the Knights
of Columbus, of the Royal Arcanum, of the Catholic Benevolent Legion, and
of the Columbia Hose Company of Union Hill, which he largely aided in
organizing. In all these positions as well as in business affairs he has ex-
hibited ability, sound judgment, and all the qualities which distinguish the
successful man.
March 26, 1882, Mr. T'onway married Mary E. Foley, daughter of John
Foley, of New York City, and their children are Mary, John, Jr., James,
Annie, and Joseph.
ROBERT WATERS has achieved distinction in the twofold capacity of
author and educator. Born in Thnrso, Scotland, May 9, 1835, he is the son
of William and Alexandrina (Sutherland) Waters, and came to America
with his parents in 1843, settling in Montreal, Canada. Though his father
was a loyalist, and preferred Canada to the United States, the family of
his mother, who was a daughter of Donald and Mary Sutherland [nee
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Innes), of Braalbin, Caithness-shire, Scotland, seem to haye been of a differ-
ent mind; for two of his granduncles, John and William Sutherland, after
sharino' the fortunes or misfortunes of the Pretender, Prince Charles, in the
Rebellion of 1745, emigrated to the United States, and fought under Wash-
ington to the end of the Revolutionary War, when they were mustered out
with the rank and honors of commissioned officers. Mr. ^Vaters is not a
little proud of these two noble kinsmen of his, one of whom, Jolm Suther-
land, settling in Hamilton, Ohio, presented a tract of land to that thriving
town for a park, which bears his name, Sutherland Park, to this day.
ROBERT WATERS.
William, writing from Philadelphia in 1797 to another brother in Scotland,
speaks of the country as " becoming crowded," and of the best land as being
"already taken up!" Many of the Sutherlands of Philadelphia and of
parts of Ohio are direct descendants of these two Revolutionary soldiers.
In his thirteenth year Mr. Waters was placed as an apprentice to the
trade of printer in the office of the Montreal Gazette: and although he had
previously attended three different schools, he owed, up to that time, his
education almost entirely to his mother, who was a woman of superior
character and fine intellectual attainments. At the age of fifteen youug
Waters removed with the family to New York City, where he worked for
GENEALOGICAL 379
several years as a printer in the offices of Harper & Brothers, Thomas B.
Smith, and others. It was while working at his trade in these places that
he imbibed a passion for study and literature, which he gratified during
every leisure moment, devoting himself with assiduity to the study of
languages and to the reading of good authors. He made, in this way, a
considerable acquaintance with the best works of English writers, mastered
the French and German languages, and attended night schools, lyceuiu
lectures, debating societies, etc., of which he gives some account in his well
known book. Intellectual Pursuits. All this he supplemented with a period
of foreign travel, going to Europe in his twenty-sixth year, and spending
eighteen months in England and another eighteen in France. The ex-
perience he gained abroad, which marked an important epoch in his life, he
will probably relate in a forthcoming work. While working as a printer
m Paris Mr. Waters met a young American teacher of English who was
instrumental in leading him into the profession which he has since honored
by many years of useful service. Acting upon this gentleman's suggestion,
that he apply for a post, through one of the Parisian Bureaux de Place-
ment, as teacher of languages in a provincial school, he procured a position
as -professeiir d'anglais at d' allemand at a large boarding and day school for
boys in Saint Quentin, a manufacturing town in the north of France, where
he soon found himself in a congenial sphere. His intimate knowledge of
French, German, and English, and his natural ability and genial compan-
ionship, won for him a warm place in the hearts of his pupils and assured
his success from the first. He remained there one year, and then went to
Germany, arriving at Munich in August, 1863. Five months later, with a
mind filled with pleasant recollections of the art galleries, artists, and
lovers of learning of that historic university town, he accepted a position
as teacher of English branches in the Commercial School of Ofifenbach-on-
the-Main, a manufacturing center of Hesse-Darmstadt, five miles from
Prankfort-on-the-Main. Here, he declares, he first learned what teaching
meant. The excellent methods, thoroughness, and broad knowledge of the
German teachers contrasted strongly with the weaker and more superficial
system of the French, and inspired Mr. Waters with profound respect for
and admiration of German methods. Here he taught and studied for four
years, learning a great deal of German methods of teaching, of German life
and literature, and acquiring for himself considerable knowledge of various
important branches of education. He looks upon this period as one of the
happiest and most profitable in his career. Finding his duties, his oppor-
tunities, and his surroundings so congenial, he relinquished the intention of
going to Italy and Eussia, and remained much longer in Germany than
he had anticipated.
During the last year of his residence in Germany he passed an examina-
tion in Darmstadt before the Grand Ducal Council of Higher Studies,
which entitled him to teach in any public school in the Duchy of Hesse-
Darmstadt, of which Offenbach is the largest manufacturing town; but he
never availed himself of this privilege. In 1867 he returned to New York
City, where he taught one term in Dr. Gerke's German-American school,
and, at the same time, gave lessons in a New York evening school. At
the end of that period he accepted an advantageous position from the
Board of Directors of the Hoboken German Academy, in Hoboken, N. J.,
as teacher of languages, history, and literature in that institution. Mr.
Waters filled that position with eminent success for more than fifteen
years, constantly enlarging his knowledge of the profession and aiding
380 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
materially in the prosperity of the school. Here, he says, he made the ac-
quaintance of some of the best teachers he ever knew, chief among whom
was the late Magnus Schoeder, who had studied in the University of Berlin
until his twenty-eighth year, and who was deeply versed in Greek, Latin,
metiiphysics, and mathematics, ^^"ith this eminent scholar and teacher Mr.
Waters became closely associated, exchanging lessons with him for years,
imbibing much of his enthusiasm for the profession, and finding in him the
ablest teacher he had ever had. Mr. Schoeder subsequently became Director
of the Hoboken Academy, and each year gave Mr. Waters a new branch
to teach, which compelled him to enlarge and fortify his own knowledge in
various branches. The two worked together in the greatest harmony, and
in every difficulty Mr. Waters invariably stood by the side of his chief.
Leaving French, finally, to other teachers, Mr. Waters devoted most of
his time to English branches, chiefly in the higher classes, and to German
by translation into English, with a view of making English clear by com-
parative grammar. These years in the academy were attended with peace,
friendship, and honor, and with a broadening acquaintance with learning
and literature, which Mr. Waters now recalls with pleasure. His pupils,
many of them, became prominent in professional and public life, and in-
variably imbibed the enthusiasm, the laudable ambition, and the inspiring
spirit of their able and esteemed teacher. Among these pupils may be
mentioned Edward Russ, William C. Heppenheimer, and Joseph Wetzlar.
In 1883 Mr. Waters was chosen Supervising Principal of the West Ho-
boken public schools, which at that time consisted of one school with seven
hundred scholars and seventeen teachers. Since then the local system has
grown to four schools, 4,000 scholars, and 75 teachers, and under his able
and energetic management ranks among the very best in the State or in
the country. The seventeen years that he has devoted to these schools have
been marked by the introduction of those excellent methods which he has
mastered in a wide and varied experience, and by a growing efficiency in
every department of education. That this is due to Mr. AVaters is a fact
which he may regard with pride and satisfaction. He may, without ex-
aggeration, be pronounced one of the ablest educators in New Jersey, and
withal a scholar, an untiring student, and a progressive, patriotic man, in-
spiring his pupils and his teachers with that lofty sense of honor which
has characterized his whole career. His integrity, his public spirit and
enterprise, and his eminent success as an educator have gained for him uni-
versal confidence and esteem.
Mr. Waters is also an author of some note, having written several
books which have become widely known. Among these are: Intellectual
Pursuits, Life of William Cobhett, Shakespeare as Portrayed by Himself,
John Selden and his Table-Talk, Flashef< of Wit and Humor, and a capital
edition of Cobbett's English Grammar, all of which have passed through
several editions. He has made a number of translations from the French,
one of which is entitled Magical Experiments, or Science in Play. Mr. Waters
has also written for the Home Journal a series of chapters on " Culture by
Conversation " ; for the Tiventieth Century a paper on the "Career and Con-
versation of John Swinton " (one of his oldest friends, having worked with
him as a printer in the fifties); and for Frank Leslie's Magazine an interest-
ing paper entitled " How I Became My Own Landlord." He is a great be-
liever in co-operative land and building societies, whose principles he has
practically illustrated, and which he recommends especially to those work-
ing for a fixed salary. Of late years, howevf"-, Mr, Waters has written
GENEALOGICAL 381
comparatively little, his exhaustive duties as Supervising Principal of the
West Hoboken public schools leaving him small leisure for this kind of
work, for which he is so well fitted.
In 1873 he married Helen, the eldest daughter of Edmund Perrett, Esq.,
of New York, by which marriage he has two daughters, Alice and Edith.
JAMES CLARK, the well known contractor and builder of Union Hill,
was born in Bathgate, near Edinburgh, Scotland, November 23, 1864, the
son of James Clark, S)-., and Ann Swinton, and a grandson of John Clark.
He comes from an old Scotch family, residents of the vicinity of Edinburgh
for many generations.
Obtaining a thorough public school education in his native Town of Bath-
gate, he turned his attention to the carpenter's trade, which he mastered,
and which he followed there with marked success until the spring of 1885.
The field, however, was too limited for one of his energy and enterprise, and
in that year he came to America. Settling first in Albany, N. Y., he sub-
sequently followed his trade in and around New York City, and finally, in
1801, took up his residence in the Town of Union, N. J. Here he found an ex-
cellent opportunity for the exercise of his talents, and at once took advan-
tage of it. Identifying himself with the growing population, and displaying
sound judgment and foresight, he soon came into prominence as a man of
acknowledged ability. In August, 1802. he engaged in business for him-
self, and since then he has become one of the leading contractors and build-
ers in the town. A large number of private residences and other buildings
in the northern section of Union Hill are due to his energy and enterprise.
He has executed some of the largest contracts in Hudson County during the
past few years, and has also had a large business in other cities. With a
succissful period of eight years behind him, and with the confidence and
respect of the entire conimunity, he stands among the leading local con-
tractors and builders. He is a public spirited, patriotic, and progressive
citizen.
In politics he is an ardent Democrat. He is a member of Doric Lodge.
No. 82, P. and A. M.. of West Hoboken, of TTnique Lodge, No. 34, A. O. V
W., of Jersey City, and of Cosmopolitaa Lodge, I. O. O. F.
Mr. Clark' was married, July 5, 1880, to Janet S. McMillan, daughter of
Daniel McjNIillan, a well known citizen of Sydney, Australia. They reside
on Fourth Avenue in Union Hill, and have three children: .\gnes Ann,
Violet, and James Victor.
ALLAN BENNY, of Baycmne, Hudson County, N. J., was born of Scotch
parentage in Brooklyn, n! Y., on the 12th of July, 1807. He received a
thorough education, took the usual law course, and was admitted to the
bar of New Jersey in February, 1880, immediately after attaining his ma-
jority. Since then he has been actively and successfully engaged in the
practire of his profession in Jersey < Mry, residing in Bayonne.
Mr. Bennv has for many years taken a prominent part in the politics of
his adopted county and State, and is one of the acknowledged leaders of the
Democratic party. He served as a member of the Board of Councilmen of
r.ayonne from 1802 to 1804, representing the First Ward, and in that capac-
ity'displayed abilities which have since brought him into prominence. At
the expiration of his terra as Councilman in April, 1894, he became a candi-
date on the Democratic ticket for re-election against the late William J.
O'Brien, a former Preside ' of the Bayonne Common Council and Wilson
382 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
J. Haver, Eepublican. The election returns gave Mr. Haver 114 votes, Mr.
O'Brien 260 votes, Allan Benny 259 votes, and " Benny " one vote. Mr.
Benny claimed that the vote cast for " Benny " should be counted for him
and contested the election before Judge Lippincott in the Hudson County
Circuit Court. Judge Lippincott decided that he should have the " Benny "
vote, but it appeared in the case that his father was a Scotchman and not
naturalized here at the time of the birth of his son Allan, and the Judge
decided therefore that Mr. Benny was not a citizen of the United States
and declared Mr. O'Brien elected. Upon an appeal to the Supreme Court
of the State Judge Lippincott's decision was reversed. Mr. Benny was not
only declared to be a citizen of the United States by virtue of his birth in
this country, but the election was declared a tie (29 Vroom, 36). Mr.
O'Brien, who had taken the seat in the Board of Councilmen because of
Judge Lippincott's decision, was forced to vacate, and it remained vacant
during the remainder of the term.
In November, 1897, Mr. Benny was elected to the General Assembly of
New Jersey by a plurality of 8,62.3 votes over the highest candidate on the
Republican ticket. He was re-elected in November, 1898, by a plurality of
8,34.5, and during the first two terms in the Legislature magnified an already
high reputation and won the approval of both party friends and political
opponents. Mr. Benny is an able lawyer, a public spirited and enterprising
citizen, a man of integrity and force of character, and respected and
esteemed.
JOHN B. BRANAGAN, of New Durham, Hudson County, was born in
the County of Bergen, N. J., September 25, 1856. He is the son of Michael
Branagan and Ann Meehan, daughter of Charles Meehan and Amelia
Stewant, who was a first cousin of the late A. T. Stewart, the noted mer-
chant prince of New York City. He is also a grandson of Colonel William
Branagan, a brave and distinguished soldier in the Revolutionary War,
who won promotion for gallantry in the Continental service.
Mr. Branagan was educated in the public schools. From the time he was
eight years old he has earned his own living. At that age he began to
spend his summers in boating, earning five dollars per month and his
board. When he was sixteen he was mate of a sailing vessel, and a year
later he had charge of a vessel with five men under him. At the age of
twenty he began steamboating, a business he has since followed, being now
classed as a pilot. He knows every part of the Hudson River and the waters
around Greater New York, having spent his active life upon them, and is
recognized as one of the ablest and most trustworthy pilots in the service.
In 1885 Mr. Branagan settled permanently in New Durham, Hudson
County, N. J., where he has been prominent as a public spirited, enterpris-
ing, and patriotic citizen. He is a leading Democrat, has been an active
and influential member of the Hudson County Democratic Committee, and
in 1893 was elected a Justice of the Peace to fill an unexpired term. In
1895 he was re-elected for a full term of five years. At the beginning of
both terms Mr. Branagan was appointed, by a resolution of the Township
Committee, Police Justice and Recorder of the Township of North Bergen,
which positions he still holds. He has also served as Chief of Police. He
is a member and formerly an officer of the American Association of Master
Pilots and of Sumner Lodge, No. 180, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of
Jersey City. He enjoys the confidence and respect of all who know him.
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383
Mr. Piraiiagau was married, December 29, 1885, to Anna Caroline Teetsel,
and they have two sons: ,lohn P>., Jr., and Edward Paul Clifford Branamm.
CHARLES MeCEE, for four terms a member of the P.oard of Aldermen
of Bayonne, K. J., and now a member of the Board of Chosen Freeholders
of Hudson County, was born in Ireland on the 12th of November, 1856.
His parents, Daniel D. 3IcGee and Annie O'Donnell, were both born and
married in that country.
Mr. McGee received his early education in Ireland. In 1871 he came to
the United States and
settled in Pennsylvania,
where he completed his
studies, and where he
was subsequently inter-
ested in mining. The ex-
]ierience he uaincd in this
connection ]) r o v e d of
great value to liiiii in the
active aflairs of !ife, and
especially when he was
subse(iuently connected
with the oil business at
Bayonne, X. J., where lie
has resided for a number
of years. He is now ac-
tively and successfully
engaged in the Imlel busi-
ness in that city, ;ind in
every capacity is liigiily
respected and esteemed.
Politically Mr. ilcCee
has long been a promi-
nent and intluential Dem-
ocrat, an acknowledged
leader in jiarty councils,
and thoroughly identified
with the Democracy of
his section. He serv(Ml
four terms on the Board
of Aldernnm of Bayonne
and is now a member of
the Board of Chosen
Freeholders of Hudson
County. In this capacity, as well as in all Ihe relations of life, he has dis-
jtlayed ability, enei'gy, sagacity, and sound judgment. His jiatriotism, pub-
lic spirit, and progressiveness hnxe brought him into prominence through-
out the county and stamp him as a man of excellent character.
He is a life member of the Bayonne Democratic Club and a member of
the RoTiert Davis Association of Jersey City. He is also a member of the
Ancient Order of Hibernians and of Bayonne Lodge, No. 434, Benevolent
and Protecti\'e Order of Elks, and for fifteen years has been a member of
ihe Bayonne Fire Association.
Mr. McGee was married, in ^Sayonne, N. J., on the 24th of Ju le, 1886, to
CUARLES M GEE.
384 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
(Catherine Kelly, daughter of James and Annie Kelly, of that city. They
have six children: Annie, Charles, Mamie, James, Daniel, and Catherina.
MARTIN W. BODE, the oldest groceryman in the Town of Union, is the
son of John Henry Bode and Margaret Ahrnes, and was born in Hanover,
Germany, August 15, 1SJ8. His parents were both natives of the same
place.
'Mr. Bode ac(iuired a good practical education in the public schools of
Ilano'\er, and as a youth developed those physical and intellectual char-
acteristics which have contributed materially to his success in life. In
1866 he came to this country, landing in New York City, where he began
his career as an errand boy in a grocei'y store. In 1869 he removed to
Union Hill, Hudson County, N. J., and accepted a clerkship in a store,
which he held until 1872. On June 2, 1872, he purchased his present store
on the corner of New York Avenue and Columbia Street in the Town of
Union, and there he has resided ever since, being the oldest and probably
the best known groceryman in that section of the county, and especially on
the hill. Dealing in groceries, flour, feed, etc., Mr. Bode has been very suc-
cessful, and by constant attention to business has gained a high reputation.
Honest and straight-forward in all his relations, and progressive and pa-
triotic in both public and private affaiis, he enjoys the confidence and
esteem of his fellow-citizens.
In ])olitics he is a stanch Republican and a prominent factor in the
councils of his party. He was a member of the Board of Education of the
Town of Union from 1886 to 1889 and from 1892 to 1895, and served one
year as Chairman. He is a member of Palisade Lodge, No. 84, F. and A.
M., of Jackson Lodge, I. O. O. P., of the Knights of Honor, of the Indepen-
dent Schuetzen Cor-ps of Union Hill, of the Zwievelberger Bowling Club,
and of the German Lutheran Church.
Mr. Bode was married in 1878 to Miss Emma Pausel, daughter of
George and Christina Fausel, of the Town of Union, N. J. They have one
daughter, Meta C.
JOHN DWYRE, Principal of Public School No. 1, at Harrison, N. J.,
since 1873, is a native of Ireland, and when a young man came to America
with his parents. Having received a thorough education in the public
schools of his native country, lie began teaching soon after his arrival in
this country, first in Elizabeth and subsequently in Newark, N. J. In 1873
he became Principal of Public School No. 1, of Harrison, Hudson County,
which position he has since filled.
Few educators have gained the distinction and reputation which Mr.
Dwyre has long enjoyed. He is one of the ablest, as well as one of the most
faithful, teachers in this section of the State, and during the twenty-seven
years that he has been at the head of one of the most important public
schools in Harrison he has displayed eminent abilities, great force of char-
acter, and a broad and liberal learning. He is thoroughly identified with
the public life of Harrison, has written a history of that town, and is a
prominent member of the C. B. L. and A. O. H.
Mr. Dwyre married Helena Shannon, and has had six children: John,
Stephen, Edward, James (deceased), Mary, and Helena. i
JAMES F. PRENDERGAST, for the past twent--f«ur years a lea:.. ;■
educator and for seven years Principal of Public Scho '.No. 2, of Harrison,
N. J., was born in Limerick, Ireland, on the 1 " th of J y, 1848. There he
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received his education, passing through the Model School and graduating
in 1866. Subsequently he served an apprenticeship at the carpenter's
trade, which he followed for six years.
A trade, however, was not Mr. Prendergasfs ambition. He early de-
veloped marked abilities as an educator and teacher, and, coming to this
country, engaged in school teaching, which he has followed successfully.
Since 1893 he has been the efiicient Principal of Public School No. 2, of Har-
rison, N. J.
Mr. Prendergast has always taken an active interest in the public affairs
of the community, and is regarded as one of Harrison's most enterprising
and patriotic citizens. He was Assessor of the Town of Harrison in 1875-
76, and is a member of the Catholic Benevolent Legion, of the Improved Or-
der of Eedmen, of the Ancient Ordei' of Hibernians, and of the Holy Cross
Literary Association. In 18S4 Mr. Prendergast married Miss Sarah L.
Kearns. They have had six children.
EDWARD SARGENT, general contractor, of Kearny, N. J., and for some
time a member of the Board of Chosen Freeholders of Hudson County, was
born in Macclesfield, England, September 13, iS.Ki, the son of Robert Sar-
gent and Helen Hall. His parents were both natives of the same place.
He attended the public schools of Manchester. England, and then
learned the machinist's trade, which he followed with success until 1879,
when he came to .Vnierica and settled in Paterson, whence he subsequently
removed to Kearny. Here he found employment in the machine depart-
ment of the Clark Thread Mills. Latei' he became foreman of the spinning
deiiartment of that corporation. He lesigned this position in 1888 and en-
gaged in general contracting, in which business he has been very successful.
Mr. Sargent is a Republican, and for several years has been active and in-
(lueutial in the councils of his party, being recognized as one of its trusted
leaders. As a member of the Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders
from Kearny he has rendered efficient service in the interests of the public
and gained for himself a high reputation. He is a public spirited, pro-
gressive citizen, a member of the Presbyterian Church, President of the Re-
publican Club of Kearny, and a member of the Hudson County Republican
Committee, of the Masonic fraternity, and of the Sons of St. George.
He married iMiss Priscilla Wright, and has three children: INLay, Adda,
and Edwin, and resides in Kearny, X. J.
CHARLES OTTO STFMPP, of AA'est Hoboken, is the son of Jacob and
Barbara Stumfip, and was born in flermany in March, 1846. In ]Sfi(i he left
the Fatherland and came to America, settling in New York ( lity. Six years
later, in 1872, he removed to West Hoboken, Hudson County, N. J., where he
has since resided.
Mr. Stumpp was educated in Germany and France, and upon coming to
America entered the employ of a seed house. In this and other employ-
ments, by the practice of frugality and economy, he was enabled, in 1885,
to engage in business for himself, and since that year has conducted at 88
Gansevoort Street, New York City, one of the most successful seed estab-
lis'iments in the country. He has established a large trade and is widely
" '^wn as a man of integrity, ability, and enterprise. Mr. Stumpp takes an
..,a,ve interest in th" affairs of West Hoboken, where he established him-
self in the dr;' goo . business in 1875, opening a store at 401 Hack^ncack
Plank Road. ■ He' as confi lued this business in connection .\ith his New
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York house with marked success. He is a public spirited, patriotic, and
jjrogressive citizen.
Mr. Stumpp married Miss Rebecca Brett, of Fishkill, N. Y., by whom he
has four children: Margaret, Otto, George, and Rebecca (Mrs. George
I'hilan). Otto Stumpp is associated with his father, while the other son,
George, is engaged in the same line of business in Barclay Street, New
York City.
JOHN OLENDORP, title officer of the New Jersey Title Guarantee and
Trust Company of Jersey City, was born in Albany, N. Y., on the 14th of
June, 1848. His paternal ancestors were Germans, while those on his moth-
er's side came to this country from England. He is the son of John Olen-
dorf and Anna N. Loomis, a grandson of Arnold and Dorcas (Low) Olendorf
and William R. and Charlotte (Cary) Loomis, and a great-grandson of Daniel
and Catharine (Hoover)
Olendorf, who were the
founders of the family in
this country about 1776.
His maternal great-
grandparents were Solo-
mon and Prudence (Rob-
bins) Loomis.
Ml'. Olendorf received
a thorough education at
Tublic School No. 1, Jer-
sey City, at a private
school in New York City,
at Mount Washington
Collegiate Institute, and
at Yale College, graduat-
ing from the latter with
honor in the class of
186!). Subsequently he
studied for one year in
Berlin, (Jermany, and
thus completed a liberal
educational t r a i n i n tj
which has served him sn
well in active life. Hav-
ing studied law, he was
admitted to the New Jer-
sey bar in 1876, as an at-
torney, and at once en-
tered upon the active
practice of his profession
in Jersey City, where he
has ever since enjoyed an
extensive general clien-
tage. Since 1888 he has also been title officer of the New Jersey Title Guar-
antee and Trust Company of Jersey City, one of the most successful cor-
porations of the kind in the country.
Ml". Olendorf brought to the bar great force of character, broad intel-
lectual qualities, and all the attributes which make a successful lawyer.
.JOHN OLENDORF.
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That he has used these gifts with honor to himself and credit to his profes-
sion IS endent from the standing which he justly holds among his fellow
lawyers. He is regarded as an able advocate and counselor, and in the
held ot real estate law especially has no superiors and few equals. His
long and active connection with real estate matters and titles has won for
him a high reputation as an expert. He has also taken a prominent part
in public life, and in Bound Brook, N. J., where he resides, is a valued mem-
ber of the Board of Education. He is also a member of the University
Club, and as a citizen is progressive, enterprising, and public spirited, deep-
ly interested in the welfare of the community, and respected and esteemed
by all who know him.
On the 17th of October, 1878, Mr. Olendorf married Elizabeth Herbert,
and they have one daughter, Helen Parker Herbert Olendorf.
FRANK J. STUKE is well known in Hudson and Bergen Counties, espe-
cially for his extensive knowledge of real estate. He is the son of John F.
Stuke and Johannah Eodenbeck and a grandson of Franz Stuke, a soldier
in the Prussian Army about the year 1812. His father settled in New York
on coming to this country, and in 1860 was a cavalryman in Company A,
First Regiment New York Cavalry.
Mr. Stuke was born in New York City on the 23d of February, 1853, of
German parentage. He acquired a good public school education. When
he was fourteen years of age his parents removed to Guttenberg, N. J., and
soon afterward he took up harnessmaking, which he mastered in every de-
tail. In 1870 he went to Utah and thence to Helena, Mont., in the in-
terest of the Union Brewing Company, and while in the West engaged in
gulch mining. Subsequeiitly he resumed his trade of harnessmaker, and
in 1872 went to Fort Benton, thence to Sioux City, and finally returned to
Guttenberg by way of New York. For thiee years he had entire charge
of the harness depai'tment of David Jones, the millionaire maltstei-, return-
ing again to Guttenberg in 1875. In "!879 he .'settled in the Town of Union,
Hudson County, where he has since resided, and where he was engaged in
the harness business for many years, or until the spring of 1897. Prom
1880 to 1885 he held a position as custom house inspector. He is now, and
has been for several years, actively engaged Jn the real estate and insur-
ance business in Union Hill, where he has contributed materially to the ad-
vancement of various interests and institutions. Mr. Stuke has achieved
marked success. Social and popular, a lover of a good story, and a general
favorite among his associates, his reputation and honorable standing are
the iisulT of his own energetic efforts. He is always ready to encourage,
with both time and means, every project which promises good to the com-
munity. He takes an active interest in public improvements and in muni-
cipal enterprises. In 1892 and again in 1897 he was elected a Justice of
the Peace.
He has been for many years an active member of the Foresters of Amer-
ica, of the Royal Arcanum, and of the Royal Society of Good Fellows. He
is a free thinker, broad and liberal-minded, earnest in all the relations of
life, and a man of strength of character and of unimpeachable integrity,
and in the town and county in which he has taken such deep interest he is
highly respected and esteemed. On real estate and insurance matters he
is a recognized authority.
Mr. Stuke married Miss Alice Weis, of New York, and they are the par-
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cuts (if sscvcn rliildrcn- Frank <'., a bdokkccper, born in 1875; Lillian, born
in INMI; Rdlicrl, biii-n in 1SS2; John, boi-n in ]S86; Alice, born in 1890; Lucy,
liorn in 18!):^; and Walter, born in 1895.
JOHN Diri'EL, Jn., is one of tlie ]troininent, influential, and highly re-
s]K'crcd citizens of West New Voi-k, Hudson County, N. J. He held the of-
fice of Tax ("ollectoi- for two terms, or a period of four years, and also
s(a-vc(l one tcnn as a uienilier of the Board of Education of West New York,
lie is an iiclive nieniber of the l?e]mblican pai-fy, a member of the Republi-
can Association of West New York', a member of Pali.sade Lodge, No. 84,
JOHN DIPPEL, Jr.
Free and Accepted Masons, and a member of the Ancient Order of Free
Smiths and of the Forestei's of America.
He was born in New York City, October 7, 1855, and is the son of John
Dippel and Wilhelmina Ilnkenholz. a grandson of John Dippel and Anna
Bock, and a great-grandson of John Peter Dippel, who was a soldier during
the Revolution and subsequently returned to Europe. Mr. Dippel's father
was a soldier during the divil War, from 1861 to 1865, b'dng a member of
Company G, Fourth Ne-ft' Jersey Volunteers.
Mr. Dippel was educated in the public schools of New York City
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and North Bergen, Hudson County, N. J. Between the ages of eighteen and
twenty-one he served a three years' apprenticeship in New York City as a
mason and plasterer. During the next ten years he worked as a mechanic
in New York City. In 1883 he embarked as a boss mason, and has con-
tinued in business for himself to the present time. His work as a con-
tractor has been quite extensive. At the present time he is building
twenty-four houses at Highwood Park. Mr. Dippel enjoys the confidence
of his fellow-citizens in a marked degree. He married Eva Amanda Weyer,
who was born in New York City in 1855.
HENEY J. STILSON, for many years a member of the Common Council
and one of the Assessors of Bayonne, N. J., was born in Lansingburg, Rens-
selaer County, N. Y., April 3, 1852. He is the son of Henry and Jane Stil-
son and a grandson of Henry and Hannah Stilson and of William and Jane
\'anderhofi:, his ancestors coming to this country at a very early day.
Mr. Stilson was educated in the public schools and academy of Lansing-
burg, and at the age of twenty began active life as a clerk in the mercan-
tile business. He continued in this line for ten years, or until he had reached
the age of thirty, when he engaged in the wall-paper business for himself.
This was in 1882.
In public and political life Mr. Stilson has also gained a high reputation.
As a resilient of Bf.yoane, X. J., he lias long bi'cu pi-ominentiv identified
with the best interests of the place and has taken an active part in promot-
ing its welfare. For two years he was a member of the Bayonne Common
Council and for nine years he rendered efficient service as Assessor of the
city. He is a membei- of the Exempt Firemen, having been for many years
connected with the old Volunteer Fire Department, and is also a member
of the Masonic fraternity and of the Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks. He married Miss Lydia H. le Maire.
JA^ilES S. HICKEY, Chief of the Fire Department of Bayonne, N. J., was
born in New York City on the 12th of October, 18G9. He is the son of James
Hickey and Elizabeth Walsh, who were born in Ireland, married in Eng-
land, and came to the United States about 1802, settling in Brooklyn, N.
Y.. M'hence they subsequently removed to Bayonne.
Mr. Hickey finished his education in the Bayonne public schools, and soon
after completing his studies entered the employ of the Standard Oil Com-
panv, with whom he has since been associated. He has also taken an ac-
tive'part in public affairs, and as a Democrat has been influential in party
councils and in promoting the best interests of his adopted town. As Chief
of the Fire Department he has rendered efficient service in organizing and
improving various fire companies. He is a public spirited, patriotic, and
enterprising citizen, a young man of deserved popularity, and respected and
esteemed by his fellowmen.
JOHN EEINHARDT was born in the Town of Union, Hudson County,
N. J., August 18, 1874. His father, John Reinhardt, Sr., was for many years
one of the most prominent and best known men in the county, serving as
Sheriff from 1871 to 1874, and holding other positions of trust and responsi-
bility. His mother was Anna Margaret Reisenweber, a native of Saxony,
Germany, while his father, John Reinhardt, Sr., was born in Havre, France.
■fir. Reinhardt v,as educated in the public schools of Jersey City and We«t
Hoboken, Hudson County, and since completing his studies has been largely
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engaged in the real estate business. He lias taken an active part in political
affairs, and is well known as one of the ablest of the local leaders of the
Democratic party, lie is the founder and I'resident of the John Reirihardt
Association of West Hobokeu, and is a Justice of the I'eace and a Notar}-
Public. He is also Second Vice-President of the Associated Justices of the
Peace and Constables' Protective Association of Hudson County (formed
August 22, 1S09, in Hoboken) and Secretary of its Executive Committee,
and Vice-President and a member of the Board of Directors of the Republic
Savings and Loan Association of Hoboken. As a citizen he is public spirited,
progressive, and xi<'itriotic, taking an active interest in the welfare of the
JOHN REINHARDT.
cf>nimunity and liberally supporting and encouraging every worthy project.
Though a young man, he has already displayed those qualities and princi-
l>les of integrity and sound judgment which mark a successful career, and is
highly esteemed and respected for the commendable enterprise he has
shown in both public and political as well as in business matters.
WILLI A BI HAGAN, of Secaucus, was born in New York Citv on the 12th
of September, 1841. He is the son of Edward and Arabella Hagan and a
grandson of Edward Hagan, Sr., the family being of Scotch-Irish desct it.
Mr. Hagan acquired his education in Quackenbush and Forrest College of
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New York. He learned the machinist's trade there, and for a few years
followed that business as a manufacturer.
In 1863 he came to Secaucus, N. J., with his father, and settled on the
place he still occupies, where he has since followed successfully the voca-
tion of a farmer. Enterprising, progressive, and energetic, he is regarded
as one of the best farmers in Hudson County, and has always enjoyed the
confidence and respect of the community. For many years he has been ac-
tive and influential in the Democratic party. In 1877 he was elected a
Justice of the Peace, and during a period of ten years he filled that oflSce
with credit and satisfaction. He was Town Committeeman for three
years, and has also served as Notary Public and Commissioner of Deeds.
Mr. Hagan comes from a patriotic family, one of his nephews, Edward Field,
being a soldier in the War of the Rebellion. He is a member of the Eoyal
Arcanum and of the Eoyal Society of Good Fellows.
He married Sarah Post, daughter of Cornelius and Eunice Post, of Hud-
son County, and they have had six children, as follows: William F., Eugene
P., Lester (deceased), Grace C John H. (deceased), and Cornelius E. Cor-
nelius Post, father of .Mrs. William Hagan, served in the Civil War as a
member of the Tenth New Jersey Infantry. His wife, to whom he was mar-
ried December 31, 1853, was the daughter of Judge John Sturgis, who was
for many ye;-irs a leading resident of New Durham, Hudson County, dying
there at the age of sixty-five. Mr. Stnrgis was a Lay Judge for about fif-
teen years, and was also a Justice of the Peace, a Town Committeeman, a
member of the Masonic and Odd Fellows fraternities, and a prominent man
of affairs, being highly esteemed for his benevolence and actively identified
with the community. Edward de Mott Pequignot is a naval officer on the
'■ Raleigh," and, being in Dewey's fleet, served through the Spanish- Ameri-
can War. He represents the third generation to serve his country, and is
a grandson of Judge Sturgis and a nephew of Cornelius Post.
THOMAS J. McMAHON, a member of the Board of Aldermen of Harri-
son. Hudson County, was born in Newark, N. J., on the 7th of December,
1858. His parents, Patrick and Maria (Clements) McMahon, both natives
of Ireland, cams to this country in 1848 and were married in Newark, whence
they subsequently removed to Harrison.
Mr. McMahon received his educational training in the Harrison public
schools, and upon the completion of his studies engaged in the manufacture
of trunks in Newai-k and New York City. He was successful in this busi-
ness for a time, abandoning it, however, for the wider and more promising
field of electrical industry, which he now carries on successfully in Harri-
son. He is a man of marked business ability, sound judgment, and great
enterprise.
In public life Mr. McMahon has also achieved prominence. He is a lead-
ing Democrat, has been for several years a power in the councils of his
party, and in various oflicial capacities has rendered valuable service to the
community. He was for two years a member of the Harrison School Com-
mittee, and during the last four years has served as a member of the Board
of Aldermen of Harrison. He was one of the founders and a charter mem-
ber of the Harrison Fire Department and the first President of Neptune
Hose Company, and from the first has, taken an active interest in the de-
partment's prosperity. Public spirited, enterprising, and patriotic, he is
'^steemed and respected, and has won and maintained the confidence of all
/ho know hiiE.
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I'ETElt J. (iOODMAN, a well kiKiwii jonrnalist of Harrison, Hudson
County, was born in New York City on the Sdtli of January, 18C1, being the
son ofFhilip Coodman and Ann McDonald and a t^randson of Peter Good-
man. His ancestors came to lliis connlry from Jix-hmd, where some of Ihem
still reside. Mi', (ioodman was educated in the parochial schools of Harri-
son and at the Ohristian Jirothers Academy in Newark, N. J. After leav-
ing school he engaged in the general stationei'y and newspaper business,
hut during the ]iast twelve years has been actively connected with the
staffs of the New York and Newark newspajiers. His career as a journalist
PETER J. GOODMAN.
has brought him into wide pojailarity tlironghout this section of the State.
Energetic, i)rogressive, and possessed of a lai-ge fund of general information,
he is an able writer', and to llie duties of his profession he has brought a
thoiough pi-actical training as well as great efficiency.
He is a Denmci'at in ]iolitics, a nn^mber of the liobeit Davis Association
of Jersey City, and active in all local affairs. He has been prominently
identified with the Fire Department of Harrison since its orgimization and
has held ev(^r'y oflice in the gift of the de])artment, serving three terms, as
Chief Engineer. He is a member of the Adjustment Commission of the
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town and a member of the Catholic Benevolent Legion and the Knights of
Columbus.
Mr. Goodman married Mary T. Coburn, daughter of the late Thomas Co-
burn, of Harrison, Hudson County.
JOHN FEOST, retired, one of the oldest residents of Weehawken, N. J.,
is the son of Isaac Frost and Maria AVard, natives of Wian-Farthing and
Yacksam, England, respectively, and descendants of distinguished families.
His father dying, his mother married for her second husband Henry Brand,
and came to the I'nited States in 1838.
Mr. Frost was born in Yacksam, England, October 11, 1817, and there re-
ceived his education. Having a desire to embark in u wider field of activity
than his country seemed to offer, he left England when fifteen years of age
and came to the United States, where he first obtained employment as a
farm laborer. Afterward he engaged in the oyster business with consider-
able success. Tn 1858, however, he settled in AVeehawken, N. J., where he
still resides, and where he held for many years responsible positions with
the New York, Lake Erie and Western Kailroad Company, now the Erie
Raihoad Company. He discharged his duties with fidelity and ability, and
won the confidence and respect of the officials as well as of his associates,
among all of whom he was very popular.
Jn the growth and prosperity of Weehawken Mr. Frost soon gained in-
fluence, and through his energy and public spirit has been active in promot-
ing the general welfare. He early took an active part in the councils of the
Democratic party, becoming one of its trusted leaders. For ten years he
served as a member of the Board of Chosen Freeholders, and for fifteen
yearsi he was a Town Committeeman. In these as well as in various other
minor capacities he distinguished himself for ability, sound judgment, and
patriotism, and contributed much to the advancement of the community.
Honest and enterprising, he is a man of the highest integrity, and enjoys
the confidence and respect of all who Ivuow him. He is a member of the
Odd Fellows fraternity and of the Protestant Episcopal ( 'hurch.
Mr. Frost was married, December 25, 1S45. to Miss Catherine Norris, a
native of Halifax, Nova Scotia, who came to the United States when young
and settled with her parents in Jersey City, N. J. , They have six children:
John H., Bryan, William, Isaac, Norris, and Joshua. The eldest, John H.
Da\ is, enlisted in 18R1 in the regiment known as the Oregon Rifles, and wa**
wounded at the battle of Winchester, serving until the close of the Rebel-
lion in 1865. Isaac Frost, another son. served ten months in tlie Civil AN'ar
as a member of the Thirty-ninth New Jersey Volunteers.
JAMES BRIERLEY, the well known undertaker and funeral director
of Kearny, Hudson County, was born in England on the 5th of November,
1862, being the son of Joshua Brierley, Sr., and Ellen Tunstall. Having re-
ceived a thorough educational training in his native country, he came fo
America at the age of twenty and at once took up his permanent residence
in Kearny, N. J. He engaged in the undertaking business, first with his
brother and subsequently alone, and now has one of the best appointed
establishments in that place. Mr. Brierley has achieved marked success.
He is quick to adopt and assimilate new ideas and methods.
Since coming to Kearny in 1882 he has taken an active interest in the
welfare and prosperity of the town, and is esteemed and respected as one
of its most public spirited, enterprising, and patriotic citizens. His sup-
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port and encouragement have been the means of promoting many im-
portant movements. He is President of the Hudson County Cricket Club
and a member of the Knights of Pythias, the Improved Order of Redmen
the Sons of St. George, the Improved Order of Heptasophs, the Knights of
the Golden Star, and the Presbyterian Church and leader of its choir. In
politics he is an independent Republican, voting for and acting in the best
interests of good government.
Mr. Brierley has been twice married, first to Elizabeth Richards, who
JAMES iBRIERLEY.
bore him a son and a daughter: Josiah and Margaret. By his second wife,
Sarah J. Catlow, he has two sons: William and George.
PHILIP J. ULLMYER, of Secaucus, Hudson County, was born in Ba-
varia, Germany, May 1, 1838, the son of Jacob Ullmyer and Catherine Kunc.
He received his education in the public schools of the Fatherland, and re-
mained there until 1854, when he came to America. He first settled on a
farm in South Bergen, Hudson County, N. J., but in 1871 removed to Secau-
cus, where he still resides, enjoying in quiet retirement the fruits of an
active life spent in farming and gardening. For many years he was one of
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the largest and most successful farmers and gardeners in the County of
Hudson, and through his ability, integrity, sound common sense, and enter-
prise gained the confidence and respect of all with whom he came in con-
tact.
He has also taken an active part in town affairs and especially in local
educational matters, and for more than eighteen years has been a valued
member of the North Bergen Board of Education, serving most of the time
as its Chairman. He is still a member of that body. No man in the town
has rendered more efficient service in the cause of its schools. Eealizing
the necessity of adequate school facilities and the advantages derived by
the young from a thorough training in those branches which modern busi-
ness methods demand, Mr. Ullmyer has thrown his influence into the work
of improving and advancing the public schools, and has brought to his
effoi'ls great nati^ e ability, sound judgment and foresight, and genuine en-
thusiasm and patriotism. As a member of the Schuetzen Bund of New
Jersey he has also been prominent and useful, serving for several years as
Vice-I'resident and Trustee, and being for four years Captain of the Secau-
cus Company. In politics he is a Democrat with independent proclivities.
He is esteemed as a progressive citizen, and is one of the substantial men of
the county.
In 1866 Mr. Ullmyer married Miss Elizabeth Schott, a native of Ger-
many, and their children are Philip Frederick, Catherine Elizabeth, and
Elizabeth.
GEORGE W. CRANWELL, a prominent builder and contractor of West
Hoboken, was born in Ireland on Christmas Day, December 25, 1836, and
is the son of Edward Cranwell and Elizabeth, his wife. Coming to this
countiy with his parents when very young, he received his education at the
Christian Brothers' school in Utica, N. Y., and in 1857 removed to West
Hoboken, N. J. In 1866 he returned to Utica, where he resided until about
1S86, when he again came to West Hoboken, which has since been his home.
Mr. Cranwell became identified with the building and contracting busi-
ness while yet a mere youth, and during a period of nearly thirty-five years
has followed that vocation with uninterrupted success, becoming one of the
best known contractors and builders in the country. He learned the trade
of mason and builder in Utica, N. Y., and there erected the most of the Ger-
man Catholic Church, the Wheeler, Kiernan & Company's stove works, St.
John's Protectory (then St. John's Orphan Asylum), and many other build-
ings of importance. He also built the north wing of Hamilton College in
Oneida County, N. Y., St. Mary's Catholic Church at Cooperstown in the
same State, many well known structures in Little Falls, and a large part of
the buildings erected by Alfred Dolge at Dolgeville, N. Y., during a period
of twenty years, and the large public school edifice in that town. These
are only a few of the contracts executed by him in a number of towns and
cities, including the City of New York, in the Empire State. In New Jer-
sey he has also been active in contracting and building. He erected the
original part of the Hoboken Monastery in West Hoboken, the new town
hall in the Town of Union, and numerous other private and public buildings
in these towns, in Weehawken, and in the City of Hoboken.
Mr. Cranwell's work shows great skill and ability, and stamps him as one
of the ablest members of his vocation. Active and energetic, honest and
upright in his dealings, thorough and exact in the work committed to his
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ran", and faillilnl in tlu' discliarf^c of every trust, he is highly respected and
esttemed. In imlilics he is an ardent Uenioerat.
He married Miss Margaret J'^nHerton, of Jersey City, N. J., and has five
c'hildren living, namely: James W., Emma, P^llie, Elizabeth, and Cecelia,
the former — the only son — being a jiartner in his father's business under
the firm name of <!. W. C)-anwell & Sun.
HARVEY C. PIERCE, (lenera.l Manager of the Arlington Manufacturing
(.Company and one of the leading Republicans of Hudson County, is de-
scended'from the old fierce and Henderson families of 'New England.
HARVEY C. PIERCE.
Born in Rittsfleld, Mass., an the 1st of May, ISGO, he is the son of William
Pierce and Elizab(4h tleuderson, natives, ri:'spectively, of West Boylston,
Mass., and of Newjxut, X. II.
Having attended the jMililic schools, Mv. Pierce i)repared for Williams
College, AA'illiamstown. in his native State, and there pursued his studies
with charactei-istic 7>eal and enei-gy. Afterward he became actively inter-
ested in the manufacture of articles fro;u celluloid, and, engaging in the
business, he has ever since becMi. identified with it in one capacity or an-
other. In IS'.U he was made (ieneral ilanager of the Arlington Manu-
facturing Company, of Arlington, N. J., which position he still holds.
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This is one of the largest and most successful establishments of the kind
in this country, and no small degree of its growth and prosperity is due
to Mr. Pierce. He has displayed excellent business ability, sound judg-
ment, and great sagacity and foresight, while his knowledge of commercial
affairs as well as of the process of celluloid manufacture has gained for him
a high reputation.
He has also been prominent and influential in public matters, and es-
pecially in politics, and is a leading member of the Hudson County Re-
publican Committee. He is also President of the Arlington Club, a mem-
ber and Past Master of Triune Lodge, No. 150, A. F. and A. M., and a mem-
ber of Triune Chapter, Xo. S;")?, R. A. M., of Columbian Commandery, No. 1,
K. T., and Mecca Temple, N. O. M. S., all of New York City. He is also
Vice-Regent of the Royal Arcanum, and President of the District Associa-
tion. In the councils of thf Republican party, with which he has always
been actively identified, he has rendered most efficient service, and is re-
garded as one of its able and trusted leaders. As a resident of Arlington
his influence has been felt in every movement affecting the welfare of the
community. He is progressive, public spirited, and active in the advance-
ment of all worthy objects, and enjoys the respect and confidence of all
who know him.
October 26, 1886, IMr. Pierce was married at Princeton, N. J., to Miss
Mattie Perrine, of Jeiseyville, 111., and their children are Arthur, born in
1890, and Gussie, born in 1887.
CLEMENS A. KREBS, of Arlington, N. J., Recorder of the Town of
Kearny, was born in New York City on the li^th of August, 1853. His par-
ents, Hubert Krebs and ^largarct Schifthauer, were both natives of Ger-
many— the father of Coblenz and the mother of Baden. Huber-t Krebs came
to the United States in 1817 and was married the same year in New York
City, where he spent the remaindei' of his life. He died April 8, 1883.
Clemens A. Krebs received a good education in the public schools of his
native city, and after completing his studies entered the famous dry goods
store of A. T. Stewart, where he i-emainod three years. He then associated
himself with his father in the business of stair building, whicli trade he
followed for a number of years, part of the time in New Brunswick, N. J.
In 1873 Mr. Krebs entered the postal service as a letter carrier attached to
Stations E and K of the New York City postoffice, where he remained until
March, 1881, when he entered the Ignited States customs service in the A]t-
praiser's department, Port of New York, of which he became Foreman July
12, 1883, having successfully passed the civil service examination. He con-
tinued in that capacity for' twelve yeni-s, or until November 7, 1895, when
the office was abolished. On July ?.(), 1S80, he took up his residence in Ar-
lington, Hudson County.
Mr. Krebs has discharged his duties with fidelity, promptness, and ability.
He is an enterprising, public spirited man, deeply interested in the welfare
and prosperity of the communitv, and jjrominently identified with its best
interests and' institutions. For several years he was a member of Com-
panv H Seventv-first Regiment, N. G. N. Y., of New York City. In Arling-
ton "he has served as Police Justiie, Justice of the Peace, Commissioner of
Deeds Notary Public, and Recorder of the Town of Kearny, which office he
now holds, having been appointed May 1, 1S99, for a term of two years. In
October 1900 he was nominated bv the Hudson County Republican Con-
vpnfion for member of Assembly from the West Hudson District. He is a
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prominent member and Deacon of the First Presbyterian Church of Arling-
ton, a Republican in politics, and a member of Triune Lodge, F. and A. M.,
and of Americus Council, No. 1304, R. A., both of Arlington.
May 30, 1876, Mr. Krebs married Miss Fannie Warnock, and their children
are Clemens A., Jr., born in 1877; William Warnock, born in 1878; Fannie,
born in 1880; and Belle Frances, born in 1887.
GEORGE BERNHARDT BERGKAMP, Mayor of West Hoboken and
one of the most popular and energetic citizens of North Hudson County,
was born in New York City on the 1st of October, 1865. His father, Henry
H. Bergkam.p, a native of Germany, came to New York when a young man
and engaged in farming in what is now Harlem on Manhattan Island. There
he married Sophia Schlernme, also a native of Germany. In 1868 they re-
moved to Secaucus, Hudson County, N. J., where he died in 1874. His
wife's death occurred in 1871.
Mr. Bergkamp was educated in the public schools of Secaucus, where his
parents settled when he was three years old. Reared on the farm, he de-
veloped a robust constitution, and early ac(iuired those habits of thrift and
industry which have characterized his life. For two years after leaving
siihool he was a clerk in a grocery store in Brooklyn, and afterward he held
clerkships in different grocery stores in Hudson County until 1885, when
he accepted a position as salesman in a large commission house in New
Yoi'k. There he remained four years. In 1889 and 1890 he was engaged in
the hotel business, first in Secaucus and later in New York City. In 1890
he established his present real estate and insurance office in West Hoboken,
where he resides.
Few men have contributed m.ore to the growth and prosperity of the City
of West Hoboken than Mr. Bergkamp. The development of the north part
of Ihe city is largely the result of his untiring efforts. During three years
he built no less than twenty-six dwelling houses there. In 1898-99 he erected
on Ihe Hudson Boulevard, between Charles and High -"treets, an extensive
auction mart for the sale of horses, etc, and for th( use of a livery and
boarding stable business. He is also an auctioneer, a Notary Public, and a
Commissioner of Deeds, arid in these various capacities has been successful.
Mr. Bergkamp is an ardent Democrat, a recognized leader of his party
and a man of unquestioned integrity and great force of character. In 1894
he was chosen by the Fleventh Assembly District Convention a member of
a committee to re-organize the Democratic party in Hudson County, and
by virtue of this position was a member of the Executive Committee of the
Hudson County Deniocratic Committee. To this duty he brought great
energy and ability, and the result attested his foresight and shrewd execu-
tive management. In April, 1899, he was elected Mayor of West Hoboken
for a term of two years, receiving a handsome majority in spite of strong
political opposition. He has also been the President of the North Hudson
Business Men's Association since its organization in January, 1897, and is
a member of the Royal Arcanum.
He was married, September 30, 1888, to Theresa Rosebrock, daughter of
Henry Rosebrock, of New York City. They have five children: George,
Henry, Herman, Edward, and Ida.
DAVID NAUGLE. — The Naugles of Bergen and Hudson Counties are
of Holland lineage. John Naugle (1), son of Barent Naugle. was born at
Groningen, Holland, about 1645, of well-to-do and respectable parentage.
Through the influence of his father, who had been in the marine serdoe,
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399
John, at an early age, entered as a cadet the Dutch naval service, and before
reaching his minority made several cruises to America. While on one of
these expeditions in 16C4 he participated in the conflict between the Dutch
and English fleets, the result of which was the surrender of the Dutch. Be-
ing patriotic and rather hot-headed, young Naugle was so disgusted with
the cowardice of the Dutch that he loudly denounced them, left the service,
and declared he would leave the country. Not long afterward, however,
being in Harlem, he met Miss Rebecca Waldron, the daughter of an Eng-
lish refugee. The smiles and winsome ways of the English maiden influ-
DAVID NAUGLE.
enced him to change his mind and remain at Harlem, where, in 1070, he
married Miss Waldron, bought a lot, joined the Dutch Church, and settled
down for life, soon becoming an active factor in the new settlement. Tak-
ing an interest in politics, he sought office, but, as he still continued to de-
nounce the English, it was not till l(i77 that he was elected Constable. Two
years later he became a magistrate. It was while Constable that it became
his duty to execute the writs in a law suit which drove old David des Marest
over to the west side of the river into Bergen County. Later John Naugle
was made a Dracon in the Dutch Church. He bought lands at Spuyten
Duvvil and at other points on the Harlem River, and became wealthy.
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Although somewhat erratic and eccentric, he appears to have been a man
of sterling principles and qualities of mind. He died in Harlem in 1G89.
His widow married, in 1690, John Dykeman. The issue of John Naugle (1)
of the second generation were Barent (died), Jannetje, John, Anna, Oatrina,
Barent. Johanna, Jacobus, Debora, and Resolvent.
Barent (2) and Resolvent (2) were destined to spread the name throughout
Bergen County. In 1708 Barent (2) married Sarah Kiersted, and Resolvent
(2), on IMay 0, 1712, married Clarissa Lydecker. Miss Kiersted, the wife of
Barent (2), was a New York lady of education and refinement, and particu-
larly versed in the Indian tongues. While in New York she had acted as
interpreter for the colonial officials in their dealings with the savages.
On April 10, 1710, Barent and Resolvent crossed the Hudson River into
Bergen County, New Jersey, and bought of Captain Lancaster Syms a
tract of 1,030 acres of land northeast of Closter, extending from the Hudson
River west to the Tiena Kill. The price paid was £225 sterling. They had
much trouble to perfect their title to these lands, as other persons attempted
to establish an adverse claim to them. In the end, however, the adverse
claimants were beaten. The two brothers cleared and tilled portions
of their tract jointly and built each his family residence on what is now
called the "Rockland road." Resolvent joined the Hackensack Dutch
Church and Barent the church at Tappan. A few years before their deaths
they divided their original purchase between them, Barent taking the north
half and Resolvent the south half. Barent was a Justice of the Peace and
held all other town offices. He was also in command of a train band. The
issue of Barent Naugle (2) of the third generation were John, Rebecca, Will-
iam, Henry, Sarah, and Johanna.
John Naugle (3) married (1), in 1729, Elizabeth (Jacobus) Blawvelt and (2)
Magdalena Naugle. His children of the fourth generation were Sarah,
John, Barent, Catharine, Maria, Elizabeth, Henry, Rebecca, David (died),
Elizabeth, and David.
David Naugle (4), the youngest, born in 1750, married about 1775 Dirke
Fredericks Haring and had issue of the fifth generation John D., Rachel,
Frederick, and Elizabeth.
John D. Naugle (5), born May 9, 1777, died October 22. 1841, married
Sarah Mabie, born March 2, 1776, died January 2, 1876 (aged nearly one
hundred years). They resided on the old Barent Naugle homestead and
had issue of the sixth generation David (died), Sarah, Rachel, and John J.
John J. Naugle (6), born in Closter, N. J., July 1, 1818. died January 27,
1882, married, August 8, 1839, Hannah Maria Eckerson, born May 20, 1821
(dead). Residing at the old homestead they had issue of the seventh genera-
tion David, Elizabeth (died), Margaret, Rachel, Elizabeth, Frederick, James,
and William H., of whom David Naugle (7) is the subject of this sketch.
David Naugle (7) was born August 2, 1841, in Closter, N. J., where he
still resides. He received his education in the Closter public schools and
at Delaware Academy, and subsequently taught school for a time. He
then studied civil engineering, and subsequently entered the customs serv-
ice, in which he has continued for twenty-eight years. In this capacity he
has established a high reputation.
He has also been prominent in public affairs, having served as Super-
intendent of Public Schools and Town Clerk of Closter. He is a Republican
in politics, a member of the Closter and Republican Clubs, and a member of
the Zeta Phi fraternity. He was one of the founders of A' pine Lodge, No,
77, P. and A. M., and belongs to the Dutch Reformed, Church,
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In 1862 Mr. Naugle married Ella Woodworth, of Delhi, N. Y., daughter
of William and Julia Ann (Chase) Woodworth, and their children are
Margaret Marvine and Annie.
JOBN J. BATE, of Westwood, N. J., was born in Brooklyn, N. T., on the
26th of November, 1856. He is the son of John J. and Hanna E. (Stratton)
Bate, a grandson of William and Mary (Jones) Bate and of William P. and
Eachel (Hoover) Stratton, and a great-grandson of William Bate and Will-
iam Stratton. His maternal uncle, Hon. Nathaniel P. Stratton, was State
Senator from Cumberland County, N. J., in 1860-62, and Lay Judge of that
county for a time. His paternal ancestors — the Bates — settled in Camden
County, N. J., in 1701, coming there from England.
The schools of Brooklyn, N. Y., furnished John J. Bate with his early edu-
cational training. He left school at the age of twenty and engaged in farm-
ing in Bergen County, continuing for seven years. He then identified him-
self with the newspaper business, and after five years in that line he be-
came actively engaged in the real estate business, which he still follows. He
resides in Westwood, Bergen County, N. J.
Mr. Bate was not only a successful farmer, but has gained a reputa-
tion in real estate affairs. He has also taken a prominent part in the pub-
lic life of the community in which he has so long resided, having served as
President of the Board of Education of Westwood for six years, as Assessor
for three years, and as Secretary for the Bergen County Board of Assessors
for three years. In 1895 he was Borough Clerk of Westwood, and the next
year (1896) was the candidate for State Assemblyman on the Democratic
ticket. He is a member of the Reformed Church, a public spirited, pro-
gressive, and enterprising citizen, and thoroughly identified with public af-
fairs.
Mr. Bate married Miss Annie Comey. They have four children: Alice L.,
born in 1882; Edith A., born in 1884; Daisy D., born in 188T; and Arthur C,
born in 1888.
EMIL JOSEPH FOERCH, Township Clerk of North Bergen, Hudson
County, is the son of John Michael Foerch and Anna M. Schottmiller,
both natives of Germany. He was born in New York City on the 1st of
August, 1863, and is one of a family of five sons and one daughter, his broth-
ers and sister being Gustavus, Eudolph, Julius, Otto, and Addie.
Mr. Foerch acquired his education in the public schools of the Town of
Union, N. J., whither his parents removed when he was a boy. For a time
he was successfully engaged in the manufacture of cigars, but subsequently
he devoted himself to music, becoming a teacher of the art and a member of
the noted Damrosch Musical Union. His tastes, his environment, and his
natural inclinations all fitted him for the musical profession, and in prose-
cuting it as an instructor and student he has scored marked success and
won a high reputation.
As a Democrat he has been prominent and influential in public affairs and
a recognized leader of the party in North Bergen, where he resides. He
was a member of the Board of Education of that town from 1885 to 1888,
and in 1894 was elected a Justice of the Peace, which oflflce he held four
years. In 189'7 he was elected Township Clerk of North Bergen and in 1900
was re-elected' without opposition in the primary election and in the general
election, and is still discharging the duties of that position with the same
ability, fidelity,' and integrity which have characterized his life. In :• 898 he
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was appointed Clerk of the local Board of Health and of the Commissioners
of Adjustment of Unpaid Taxes. He is also Secretary of the First Ward
Democratic Club of North Bergen and a member of the Gustav Scholp As-
sociation, of the Merry Owl Benevolent Association, and of the Local Asso-
ciation, No. 3,502, K. of L., and an honorably discharged member of the
Second Regiment, N. G. N. J.
Mr. Foerch married Miss Eva Michael. She had eight children, of whom
four are living, namely: Emil, Christina, Cecelia, and Julius. His first wife
died in 1897, and in 1899 he married Mrs. Emma Gertrude Gebhard, who
has three children by her first husband, viz.: Katie, Augusta, and George,
all of whom are living.
JACOB RINGGER, senior member of the firm of Ringger & Freiberger,
of West Hoboken, is the son of Rudolf and Barbara Ringger and was born
in Zurich, Switzerland, February 7, 1847. He is of German descent and
education, his studies being pursued in the public schools of Germany.
There he also learned the trade of cabinetmaker, which he followed in that
country until 1881, being engaged in business for himself during the last
ten years. In 1881 he came to America to seek a broader field for the exer-
cise of those talents which have since brought him into prominence.
Settling first in Illinois, he followed his trade with marked success until
1885, when he m.oved to West Hoboken, N. J., which has since been his
home. Besides cabin etmaking he also engaged in carpentering and build-
ing, and at times this was his principal vocation. In 1891 he formed a co-
partnership with Jacob Freiberger, under the firm name of Ringger &
Freiberger, and established in West Hoboken a large and successful wood-
working business. Five years later, in 1896, their mill was totally de-
stroyed by fire, causing a heavy loss. The proprietors rebuilt on a larger
and more modern scale, and now have one of the best equipped woodwork-
ing establishments in East Jersey. They employ on an average thirty-five
hands, and manufacture sash, doors, mouldings, etc. — in fact, every article
used in finishing and ornamenting a house or other wood work. Both mem-
bers of the firm being practical cabinetmakers and woodworkers and expe-
rienced carpenters and builders, their efforts have been very successful.
Mr. Ringger attends to the business end, Mr. Freiberger devoting himself
to the mechanical or manufacturing operations.
Mr. Ringger is a pronounced Democrat, a man of fine character and high
qualifications, and a thrifty, progressive, public spirited citizen. He is a
liberal contributor to all worthy local objects, and takes a deep interest in
every movement affecting the welfare of the community. Public office and
politics, however, he has always avoided.
He was m.arripd. in 1868, to Miss Barbara Meile, a native, like himself, of
Zurich, Switzerland. They have three children: Jacob, Jr., Minnie, and
Emma.
JACOB FREIBERGER, member of the general woodworking firm
of Ringger & Freiberger, of West Hoboken, N. J., was born in Wurtem-
berg, Germany, March 30, 1856, the son of George Freiberger and Catrina
Barbara Nouffer. He was educated in the Fatherland, and there also
learned the woodworking trade in all its branches, becoming an expert.
In 1886 Mr. Freiberger came to America, and five vears later, or in 1891,
formed a copartnership with Jacob Ringger, under the style of Ringger &
Freiberger. The firm engaged in the general woodwork'ng business in
West Hoboken, establishing a mill on the corner of Highfoint and Kerri-
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403
gan Avenues. The yenture proved successful from the start. In 1896 a
disastrous flre burned their entire plant, but with commendable enterprise
and courage they at once rebuilt, and now have one of the best equipped
and most modern woodworking factories in their section. Mr. Freiberger
attends to the inside or manufacturing work, while Mr. Ringger devotes
himself to the business end.
Mr. Freiberger married Miss Amalie Diener, and their children are
Amelia, Jacob, Jr., Annie, Rosalia, William, and Emily.
WILLIAM SMITH, of Harrison, Hudson County, N. J., was born of
Scotch parentage and ancestry in Paisley, Scotland," October 10, 1858, and
WILLIAM SMITH.
there received a thorough public school education. His parents were also
of Scotch birth, and endowed with sterling qualities and sturdy character-
istics. His father, William Smith, Sr., died in that country, and in 1882 Mr.
Smith came to America with his mother, Ellen (Robinson) Smith, settling
in Harrison, N. J., where he has since resided.
Afl^er completing his studies in the public schools of Paisley Mr. Smith
learned the rooi ng business in all its branches, and on coming to Harrison
engaged in it fot hii^iielf, <-nd during the past twenty years he has achieved
404 HUDSON AND BBKGEN COUNTIES
marked success and a hiji;h reputation. He is one of the best known roof-
ers in Hudson Connty. Thorough, prompt, and honest, uniting great
energy to acknowledged ability, he has built up an extensive business and
won the confidence of the entire community. Much of the important roof-
ing work in Harrison and vicinity is the result of his efforts and skill.
Mr. Smith is a Republican of the independent type, believing in honest
government for the masses and in voting, especially in local elections, for
the best candidates. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias and of the
Presbyterian Church, and a public spirited, patriotic, and enterprising citi-
zen.
He married Miss Grace Green and has six children: William, Jr., Peter,
David, James, John, and Maggie.
JOHN JOSEPH MT^LVANEY, President of the Board of Education of
Jersey City and one of the prominent lawyers and citizens of that place, is
the son of John Mulvaney and Mary McGee, both of Irish descent. His an-
cestors emigrated from Ireland to this country about 1848.
Mr. Mulvanev was born in Jersey City, Hudson County, on the 23d of
April, 1868, and received his education in the public schools of that place,
graduating from School No. 1. In 1889 he began the study of law in the
office of Collins & Corbin, of Jersey City, and was admitted to the New Jer-
sey bar as an attorney before the Supreme Court in November, 1893, and
as a counselor at the February term, 1899. Since his admission, in 1893,
he has been actively and successfully engaged in the practice of his profes-
sion in Jersey City, and in the many important cases with which he has been
connected has displayed high legal qualities as well as broad and accurate
knowledge of the law.
Mr. Mnlvaney's well known interest in educational matters was aroused
through his having taught in the Jersey City evening schools while studying
law, and this interest was recognized and encouraged by his appointment
in January, 1898, as a member of the Board of Education. He was re-ap-
pointed to the same office in May, 1898, for a term of two years, and in May.
1899, was elected President of the Board. He has taken a special interest
in the welfare and progress of the Training School and the establishment
of kindergartens as a part of the public school system of Jersey City. As
a member of construction committees of new schools he has devoted unceas-
ing attention to the proper sanitation of schools and the adoption of modern
methods in heating and ventilation. These efforts on his part have brought
him into prominence and won for him a high reputation. In brief, he is an
acknowledged authority on matters pertaining to schools and education in
his native city.
Mr. Mulvaney has been President of St. Bridget's Lyceum for several
terms, and has served as an officer of Jersey City Council, K. of C, and of
Father Corr Council, C. B. L., in all of which he is a prominent member.
He is also a member of the Catholic Club and of the Palma Club, of Jersey
City. He is public spirited, progressive, and enterprising, thoroughly iden-
tified with the welfare of his native city, and esteemed and respected in
every capacity. He married Esther T. A. Sherlock, and has three sons and
one daughter living and one daughter deceased.
HENRY KttHL, Sr., had the distinction of starting the first conservatory
or florist's establishment in North Hudson County. He was born in Francie
of German parents on the 22d of August, 1808, and there received his edu-
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405
cation. His inclinfitions and tastes were always for flowers, ornamental
plants, and their culture. Coming to this country at an early age, he settled
in the present Town of West Hoboken, N. J., where he engaged in business
as a florist. He was recognized as the pioneer florist in this section of the
State, and during a long and active career achieved eminent success.
Through his industry, integrity, and sound judgment he gained a command-
ing reputation as well as confidence and respect, and was regarded as one
HENRY KUHL, SR.
of the foremost men of the community. He died April 7, 1893. Just be-
fore leaving France he married Annie Marie, who died April 2, 1893, aged
seventy-nine.
HENKY KUHL, Jr., only son and child of Henry Kuhl, Sr., and Annie
Marie was born January 28, 1853. He was a life-long resident of Union
Hill Hudson County, dying there July 31, 1885. He always followed his
father's business, that of florist. Though but thirty-two years of age at the
time of his death, he gained an honorable reputation for ability, integrity,
and enterprise, and was respected and esteemed by all who knew him. His
knowledge of floriculture was broad and practical. He not only achieved
distinction in his calling, but also won honor and confidence as a public
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spirited citizen. Like his father, he was an ardent Republican, and a useful,
energetic man.
He married Josephine Pierson, daughter of Joseph and Catherine Pierson,
natives of France. She died September 15, 1896, aged fifty years. Their
children are Catherine (Mrs. Francis Vivartta.s), Henry, Julius, and Daisy,
all of West Hoboken, the last three occupying the Kuhl homestead on the
Hudson Boulevard. This beautiful residence was built by Henry Ktihl,
Sr., but the present improvements, including the greenhouses, etc., were
added by Mrs. Josephine (Pierson) Ktihl, who was a woman of great busi-
ness ability, force of character, and rare feminine accomplishments and
culture. The business, which has been successful from the start, is now
conducted by the four heirs — Mrs. Vivarttas and Henry, Julius, and Daisy
Klihl — under the style of the estate of Henry Kiihl, and attests the thrift
and sound judgment of its founder and his successors.
THOMAS O'BEIEN, Tax Collector of the City of Englewood, N. J., was
born in Wales on the l-ith of May, 1861, his parents being Charles O'Brien
and Ellen Fitzgerald. The family came to the United States in 1873 and
settled in Englewood, where they still reside.
Thomas O'Brien received a public school education in England and Engle-
wood, N. J., and subsequently learned the trade of tailor, which he has con-
tinuously followed with marked success. He now has one of the leading
merchant tailoring establishments in Englewood.
In politics Mr. O'Brien is a Democrat. He was Town Clerk of the Town
of Englewood for four years and during the past six years has been City
Tax Collector. He has filled both of these offices with acknowledged ability
and satisfaction. The esteem and confidence in which he is held by the
community have been repeatedly shown in his election to offices. He is a
prominent member of the Firemen's Association, of the Royal Arcanum,
and of the Catholic Benevolent Association, all of Englewood. His ac-
tivity in the community, his efforts to promote its welfare, and his prom-
inence among his fellow-citizens stamp him as a man of standing and repu-
tation.
Mr. O'Brien was married, September 7, 1892, to Alice Rath, daughter of
Ferdinand and Mary E. Rath, of Englewood, N. J. They have two children:
Dudley and Vernon O'Brien.
MICHAEL J. CANNON has been a life-long resident of Hoboken, N. J.,
where he was born February 2(1, 1865, the son of John Cannon and Winifred
Nolan, both of whom have lived in Hoboken for the past fifty years. He
acquired a good education in the public schools of his native city, and after
graduating from the high school learned the trade of printer in New York,
which he followed successfully for several years. Deciding to adopt the
legal profession, he entered a law office in New York City as a student, and
subsequently served a clerkship in the law office of Hon. William S. Stuhr,
of Hoboken.
Mr. Cannon was admitted to the New Jersey bar at the February term of
the Supreme Court in 1S9G, as an attorney, and at once commenced the prac-
tice of law in Hoboken, opening an office at No. 40 Newark Street. Since
then he has built up a large and successful business. As, a court and office
lawyer ho hag, displayed marked ability, broad and comprehe asive learning,
and sound legal qualifications, and the many, important casss which have
been intrusted to his care-attestth*: confidence and respect in which he. is
held by the community. He has also taken, an: active interest in public af-
GENEALOGICAL
407
fairs. In April, 1892, he was elected a School Trustee from the Fourth
Ward of Hobokeu, and served as such for three years. He was married on
the 20th of June, 1895, to Mary A. V. Code.
SEBASTIAN MAULBECK, the well known surveyor of Hudson County,
was born in Schlicht, Bavaria, Germany, on the Ifith of March, 1861. He
descends from an old and respected family, his parents being Andreas and
Anna Maulbeck, his grandparents Franz and Theresa Maulbeck, and his
l»aternal great-grandfather Friedrich Maulbeck. He inherited the sturdy
physical and intellectual qualities for which the Germans are noted. His
father, grandfather, and
great-grandfather were
men of great force of
character, and contrib-
uted to their community
the wholesome influ-
ences of honored and re-
spected citizenship.
Mr. Maulbeck re-
ceived a thorough class-
ical and technical edu-
cation in the Father-
land, attending first the
industrial schools in
Amberg and Nuemberg
and later the Polytech-^
nic High School at
Munich in Bavaria. In
these institutions he de-
veloped those traits of
character which predes-
tined him for a profes-
sional career, and dis-
played a special prefer-
ence for mathematics, in
which he became an ex-
pert. An apprenticeship
of four years at survey-
ing in Bavaria not only
determined his future
course, but gained for
him the technical train-
ing which he coveted as
a boy and youth. In
1882 he left Bavarian Germany and came to America, and for a time was
employed by the Sanborn-Perris Map Company, of 115 Broadway, New York.
Subsequently he was engaged on the surveys of the public parks of that city,
especially of Central Park and Morningside Park, and in this capacity
achieved a high reputation for ability and efficiency. In 1888 he engaged
in general sur eying in Hudson County, N. J., where he has since practiced
his'^profession with increasing success. He has been the official surveyor
of the Towns of Union and West Hoboken, and has laid out many of the
principal streets, so.uares, and public grounds in that section. An expert
SEBASTIAN MAULBECK.
408 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
mathematician, he is also a man of marked artistic tastes, and in the dis-
charge of his professional duties has displayed signal ability in the line of
beautifying nature and laying out public walks and thoroughfares. In
other words, he has shown a rare knowledge of landscape engineering as
well as a ready and practical skill in the more prosaic affairs of surveying.
Mr. Maulbeck is public spirited and progressive. He enlisted in the
Ninth (afterward the Second) Regiment, National Guard of New Jersey, sta-
tioned in Hoboken, in which he served under Colonels Hart and Stevens.
He is a member of the Independent Schuetzen Corps of West Hoboken,
where he resides.
Mr. Maulbeck was married, in 1887, to Miss Theresia Sternbauer, daugh-
ter of Wilhelm Sternbauer, of Passan, Bavaria, and they have seven chil-
dren: Sebastian, Jr., Joseph, Theresia, Anna, Emma, Elsa, and Paula.
JOHN M. MtiLLER, a well known merchant of West Hoboken, N. J., is a
native of Hanover, Greimany, where he was born on the 9th of April, 1852.
He is the son of Lutje Muller and Catherine Sterling. His education was
obtained in the national schools of the Fatherland. In 1871 he came to
America, and, taking up his residence in New York City, engaged as a clerk
in the grocery business. There, in 1880, he established himself in trade,
opening first a grocery in Elm Street and subsequently one on the corner
of First Avenue and First Street. He was successful from the start. In
1890 he removed to West Hoboken, N. J., and purchased his present store
on the corner of Clinton Avenue and Warren Street, where he has built
up an extensive trade in groceries, tlour, coal, hay, and feed.
In politics Mr. Miiller is an ardent Republican. He has never sought nor
held public office, but Jias given his entire attention to a large and grow-
ing business. He is a member of West Hoboken Council, Royal Arcanum,
of Manhattan Lodge, No. 130, Knights of Pythias, of New York, and of the
Court of Foresters of America located in West Hoboken, where he resides.
Mr. Muller was married to Miss Emily Meyering, daughter of Albert and
Christina Meyering, of New York City, and they have two children: John
Albert and Emily Louise.
MICHAEL FRANCIS MOYLAN, formerly Township Committeeman and
now Mayor of New Durham, Hudson County, was born in old Hudson City,
N. J., in 1858. His parents settled there in 1853. Mr. Moylan attended
old No. 3 school in what is now Jersey City until he attained the age of
seventeen, when he entered a large New York jewelry establishment for
the purpose of learning the jeweler's trade. When twenty-one years old
he became an assistant to his brother, James Moylan, the well known
civil engineer, who at that time was engaged on the civil engineering work
on the New York Ninth Avenue elevated railway line, and who served as
a member of the New Jersey Legislature from Hudson County in 1891 and
1892, representing the Fourth Assembly District of Jersey City.
Upon the completion of this road Mv. Moylan was appointed to a position
as one of its locomotive engineers, which he held until 1883, when he en-
tered the service of the West Shore Railroad Company. Since then he has
been associated with that corporation as a locomotiVe engineer, running
the Oatskill Mountain express, the New York and Montrea" express, and
other important trains. He is one of the best and most trustworthy en-
gineers connected with the road, and for years has enjoyed the confidence
and respect of the officials as well as his associates.
GENEALOGICAL
409
Mr. Moylan has been a life-long resident of Hudson Countv. He has lived
in New Durham since 1883, and is one of the town's most' prominent and
influential citizens. A Democrat in politics, he has long been a recognized
leader of the party, and for some time served as a member of the North
Berg-en Township Democratic Committee. His activity in political and
public affairs dates from the time he was old enough to think and act for
himself. In 1897 he held his first office, that of Township Committeeman,
and rendered valuable service on the board, having the welfare and gen-
eral interests of the Township of North Bergen at heart. The next year—
MICHAEL F. MOYLAN.
1898 — he became the first Chairman or Mayor of the new Borough of New
Durham, and in this capacity has magnified an already high reputation
for ability, integrity, and faithfulness. He was one of the chief organizers
of the town, and under his efficient guidance it has developed into one of
the best local governments in the State. Mr. Moylan was one of the foun-
ders and organizers, as he was also one of the first Directors, of the Town
of Union Buil'ling and Loan Association, one of the strongest institutions
of the kind in East Jersey. He is a charter member of West Shore Council,
Royal Arcanui ., a member of Excelsior Hook and Ladder Company of New
Durham, and a progressive, public spirited, and energetic citizen, whose
410 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
active interest in the community has gained for him universal respect and
esteem.
Mr. Moylan was married, in May, 1876, to Miss M. J. Walsh, daughter of
Lawrence and Margaret 'Walsh. She died in 1879, leaving one daughter,
Cora G., now a student at the Sacred Heart Academy in Albany, N. Y.
GEORGE CAERAGAN has been a resident of Bayonne, Hudson County,
N. J., since 1859. He was born in Saratoga Springs, N. Y., March 7, 1844,
and is the son of James Carragan and Mary Vanderwerker and a grandson
of Eleazer and Martha (Keech) Carragan and of Sovereign and Lucy (Boss)
Vanderwerker. His maternal great-great-grandfather was Rip Van Dam,
one of the early members of the New York Colonial Council and subse-
quently Governor of New York. The name Carragan is of Welsh origin,
the original spelling being Cadawgan. The children of James and Mary
(Vanderwerker) Carragan were Ella, John, George, and Samuel, the sub-
ject of this sketch being the third child and second son.
George Carragan was educated in the common schools of Saratoga
Springs and for twenty years was a commercial traveler for the Schieffelin
Drug Company, of New York City, in which he is now interested. He is
also the financial head of the business of August Kress & Co., importers
of grocers' specialties, of 64 Dey Street, l^ew York; a leading manufacturer
of badges, stencils, seals, rubber stamps, etc., of 35 and 37 Beekman Street,
New York; the head of the wholesale commission house of R. B. Poucher
& Co., West Washington Market, New York; and a Director in the
Mechanics Trust Company of the City of Bayonne, N. J. These various
business associations indicate in a small measure Mr. Carragan's ability
and success as a financier. He has been eminently successful, and through
his own efforts has built up a reputation for integrity and uprightness of
character which is recognized by all who know him.
Though an ardent and active Republican, and influential in the councils
of his party, he has never sought nor held political office. His large busi-
ness interests demand and receive his entire attention. He is a member
and Elder of the Reformed Church of Bayonne, Hudson County, where he
has resided continuously since 1859. He is also a prominent 32° Mason,
holding membership in Palestine Commandery, Knights Templar, of New
York City, and was a charter member of the Royal Arcanum of Bayonne,
being the orator on the occasion of its organization. He is still active in
that body.
Mr. Carragan married Margaret Vreeland, a member of an old and well
known New Jersey family, and they have one child, Ella, wife of Charles
W. Thomas, of Bayonne.
JAMES P. GA VEGAN, foreman of the shipping department of the
Standard Oil Company at Bayonne, N. J., was born in Brooklyn, N. Y.,
November 6, 1870. His parents, John Gavegan and Cecelia Rush, natives
of Ireland, came to the United States when young. They were married in
Brooklyn, and finally moved from there to Bayonne, N. J.
Mr. Gavegan was educated in the public schools of both Brooklyn and
Bayonne, and upon completing his studies associated himself with the
Standard Oil Company, with which he has since remained. Te now holds
the responsible position of foreman of their shipping department.
He is an ardent and active- Democrat, a public spirited and patriotic citi-
zen, and, for two terms has served Bayonne as a member ol the Board of
GENEALOGICAL
411
School Trustees. He is a member of the Foresters of America, of the
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and of the Catholic Club.
THOMAS CHARLES McNAMARA, physician and surgeon, of 715 Park
Avenue, Hoboken, N. J., was born at Annagh in the suburbs of Ballyhaunis,
County Mayo, Ireland. His parents, John McNamara and Bridget Kilduff,
were both born in Ireland and are still living. They were brought up in
England, where they
were married in 1856.
Afterward they went to
reside at the old family
seat at Annagh, where a
branch of the Clan Mc-
Namara had settled im-
mediately after the
memorable convention
of the Irish chieftains in
1541. At this conven-
tion, when Donogh
O'Brien, who was then
tanist of Thomond, and
to whom the Clan Mc-
Namara then paid tribute
as their chief, swore al-
legiance to Henry II. of
England, the McNa-
mara clans refused to
obey, and hence they
were driven out, their
castles and possessions
being confiscated.^ Dr.
McNamara's mother's
ancestors were of
Scotch origin, and were
fosters of the O'Mal-
leys, princes of Hy-
mania, down to the sec-
ond half of the last cen-
tury.
Caisin, a younger son
of Cas (founder of the
Dalcassian septs of
Munster), was ancestor of the Clan Mac-con-Mara, which means the fam-
ily or descendants of '' Son of the Sea- Warrior," anglicised McNamara.
Caisin was seventh in descent from the renowned warrior Cormae Cas,
who in the second century of the Christian era died from spear wounds re-
ceived in battle from Eochy, King of Leinster. Prom Caisin the McNa-
maras, with their correlative sejits of O'Crady, O'Hurley, O'Hickey, O'Hea,
etc., were ca'led Clan Caisin, but from Callin, seventh in descent from
Caisin, it wf most frequently called Clan Cullin.
The McNaniaras were anciently " Princes " or " High Chiefs " of Tullugh,
> For a more detailec deBoiption see Tlie History of a Clan, by Major McNamara.
THOMAS C. M NAMARA.
412 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
County Clare, ranking also as " lords " of the now Barony of Bunrattj,
County Clare, and were hereditary marshals of Thomond.
Armorial Insignia. — The simplicity of the heraldic blazon besjpeaks its
extreme antiquity, containing the single rampant lion of the original Mile-
sian shield. It is tinctured " argent " on the field gules, expressing in her-
aldic language " wisdom combined with power or majesty." The golden
spear heads, placed in chief, commemorates the killing of their remote an-
cestor, Cormac, by Eochaidh or Eochy, King of Leinster, in the battle of
Samhna Hill, County Limerick.
Dr. McNamara received his primary education at the Carrownedan and
Ballyhaunis National Schools. From the former he was graduated as a
teacher, after having served therein a monitorialship of six years, under
the Commissioners of National Education, in 1878. From 1878 to 1880 he
took a special course of training in mathematical and mechanical science
at Ballyhaunis National School. During all those years of training he was
under the direct supervision of Archdeacon Kavanagh, Rector of the famous
" Shrine of Knock."
In 1880 he entered as a student St. Jarlath's College, Tuam, which was
then under the direction of John, Archbishop McHale, or, as Daniel O'Con-
nell used to call him, " The Lion of the fold of Juda." The inveterate hatred
of John of Tuam toward English oppression in Ireland was well grounded in
the youthful minds of his students, as recent history has testified. Accord-
ingly, having imbibed his teachings, it is no wonder that in a few months
Dr. McNamara found himself allied with the physical force party of Ireland,
a branch of which was then ripe within the college. This band of young
students carried their principles through the turbulent West, especially
among the small tenant farmers of Mayo, with the result of establishing the
Land League under the guidance of the ablest tactician and leader of mod-
ern times, Charles Stewart Parnell. The part they played in its establish-
ment culminated at the first meeting at Irishtown, but others, such as Mi-
chael Davitt, took the credit. During the three years Dr. McNamara spent
in Tuam College he was regarded as a close student, and was amply re-
warded by carrying off the highest honors in his class in Latin, Greek, Eng-
lish, French, Irish, mathematics, history, and literature. The distinctions
he acquired gained for him the approbation of the then Coadjutor, Arch-
bishop McEvilly, who nominated him to study for the Catholic priesthood in
1883. On September 5, 1883, he presented himself for examination at
Maynooth College. He took up for study an advanced course on arts, the
next year passing into higher mathematics, natural philosophy, and
mechanics, while the year after was taken up with moral philosophy (em-
bracing logic, natural theology, and psychology), and in his last year he
studied dogmatic and moral theology. The language spoken in Maynooth
is more or less confined to the Latin tongue.
About this time his health began to give way and he decided to take a
rest from study. In October, 1886, he left Maynooth College, having ob-
tained therein the Order of Tonsure. At his departure he received the fol-
lowing letter from the President of the college :
Maynooth College, October 8th, 1886.
Dear Mr. McNamara: I have much pleasure in sending you the testi-
monial letter you ask. Your conduct, during the four years you have spent
in our college has been very good in every way, and gives the strongest
reason to hope that, by your attention, application to your business or pro-
GENEALOGICAL 413
fessiou. and yonr hijrh character for yirtue, you will succeed in the secular
life on which you are now entering of your own free choice.
I shall be glad to hear of your success, for your honorable career in our
college has had the effect of giving your superiors here an interest in your
future. I remain, dear Mr. McNamara,
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Thomas C. McNamara, Robert Brown,
Diocese Tuam. President.
About a week after leaving Maynooth Dr. McNamara went to study law
under a master of Trinity College, Dublin, but finding the legal profession
distasteful, he gave it up in six months, returned home, and acted as mana-
ger for his father from 1887 to 1892. During those five years he came into
closer relations with many of the Irish Parliamentary party, became a
stern advocate of Parnellite principles, politically, and for their advocacy
was satisfied to become a voluntary exile in 1892. It fell to his lot to be
one of six who lowered into their graves the three greatest men whom the
Irish nation produced in the second half of this century: John, Archbishop
of Tuam, Celtic scholar, author, preacher, poet, and politician; Charles S.
Parnell, the most astute parliamentary and political leader of Ireland; and
P. W. Nally, athlete, and organizer and head center of Clan-na-Caels, who
was done to death in a British dungeon a week before his intended release,
because he refused lo turn informer upon that little band of students which
he formed in Tuam College.
Having formed many branches of the League in the West, Dr. McNa-
mara determined no longer to live under the ban of coercion. The detec-
tives of Scotland Yard were ever upon his track since the incarceration of
his brother, John, under the Foster Act; but he always evaded arrest. In
the spring of 1892 he sailed from Queenstown to make his home
" Where a man is a man, if he's willing to toil.
And the humblest may gather the fruits of the soil."
He took cabin passage in the " City of New York " and in seven days ar-
rived at New York. In the autumn of 1892 he entered Bellevue Hospital
Medical College. New York, and from there graduated M.D. on the 25th of
March. 1895. On April 17, 1895. he was graduated from the University of the
State of New York. He applied for a license to the State Board of Examin
ers to practice medicine and surgery in the State of New Jersey, which was
granted on the 31st of May, 1895. During his years of study in medicin*^,
along with the ordinary college course, he took almost all the private
courses of instruction, and did practical work for one year in the outdoor
department of Bellevue, in the surgical as well as in the heart and lung
wards. In the autumn of 1897, having applied for and receiving a law stu-
dent's certificate, he entered the New York Law University, remaining one
term. By this time his medical practice had grown so extensive that he
could not devote much time to the law.
For over five years he has practiced medicine and surgery with excellent
results. He was emploved as expert witness in the case of the State v. Dr.
Colletti, appearing for the plaintiff. In 1897 he received the unanimous
vote of thanks from the assembled delegates to the county convention of
the Foresters of America, New Jersey. In 1899 he was elected High Court
Physician to the State of New Jersey by the Independent Order of Fores-
ters. He was appointed Township Physician in Weehawken on March 29.
1900, and became visiting surgeon to St. Mary's Hospital in Hoboken.
414 HUDSON AND BEKGEN COUNTIES
He was the first President of the Shamrock Club, founded by him in
1897, and one of the prime movers in the establishment of the United Irish-
men of Hoboken. He was President of the O'Brien Football Club and a
delegate to the Gaelic Central Council in Ireland. He is a member of the
Hudson County Medical Society, a member of the Society for the Relief of
Widows and Orphans of Deceased Medical Men, a charter member of the
Knights of Columbus, and a member of the Irish National Club of New
York, the Shamrock Club of Hoboken, the Coyles Democratic Club, the
Anchor Club, the Hibernians, the Clan-na-Gaels, the Foresters of America,
the Independent Order of Foresters, the Companions of the Forest, and
the Wood-Choppers. He is examining physician to the U. S. A. Letter
Carriers' Mutual Benefit Association, the Ladies' Branch of the Catholic
Benevolent Association, the Independent Order of Foresters, the Com-
panions of the Forest, and Courts America, Stevens, Minturn, Pride of
Hoboken, and George Washington, of the Order of Forestry.
Dr. McNamara is unmarried. He had three brothers and one sister: Pat-
rick, John, James, and Mary. James died at the age of seventeen. Patrick
and John, who are living, married sisters, nieces of Rev. M. Loftus, Rector
of Our Lady of Angels' Church, Brooklyn, N. Y., and nephew to Rt. Rev.
Anthony O'Regan, third Bishop of Chicago, who was consecrated on the
2.5th of July, 1854. Mary married John Healy, of Chicago, who at the time
of their marriage was an extensive merchant in the Town of Ballinasloe,
County Galway.
JAMES WALLWORK, a well known plumber and business man of
Kearny and Harrison, Hudson County, was born in England on the 15th
of January, 1874. He is the son of Edward and Rachel (Smith) Wallwork
and a grandson of James Wallwork, and on both sides a descendant of old
and respected English ancestry.
In 1884 Mr. Wallwork, then a youth of ten years, came to America with
his father. Edward, and settled in Kearny, N. J., where his parents still
reside. There he received a good practical education in the public schools.
He early displayed qualities which have won for him marked success. On
leaving school he began learning the trade of a plumber, which he mas-
tered in all its branches, and which he has followed in both Kearny and
Harrison. He has been successful in this line of industry.
In politics Mr. Wallwork is independent. He is public spirited, patriotic,
and enterprising, and though a young man has already achieved distinc-
tion in the community and a reputation for ability and integrity. He is
prominent in fraternal and social circles, being a popular member of the
Knights of Pythias, of Copestone Lodge, A. F. and A. M., of Kearny, of
Harmony Chapter, R. A. M., of Newark, and of thp Plumbers' Association.
He married Miss Mary Boyce, of Harrison, N. J., where they reside.
JUDSON CAMILLE FRANCOIS, the recognized leader of the Demo-
cratic party in West Hoboken, N. J., was born in Brussels, Belgium, De-
cojnber 5, 1850, being the seventh in a family of fourteen children of Joseph
Francois and Pauline Marie, eleven of whom are actively engaged in busi-
ness as ladies' hairdressers. Joseph Francois was also anoted ladies' hair-
dresser until his death in 1890, in what is now Jersey City Heights, whither
he came with his family from Belgium in 1856.
Mr. Francois obtained his education in the public schools of Jersey City^
Heights, finishing in Grammar School No. 2, on the corner o^: Central Ave-
•lu"^ and Congress Street. Fis studies were designed U meet only the
GENEALOGICAL 415
practical requirements of a business life, yet the strength of character and
a retentive memory which he possessed gave him, at a very early age, the
prestige of a leader among his associates, and he left school fairly well
equipped to enter his father's hairdressing establishment. Here his ability
and industry soon won for him a complete mastery of the trade. His
brothers and sisters have also achieved professional prominence in New
York or New Jersey. In 1872 he opened his present hairdressing parlors
at 419 Paterson Avenue, West Hoboken, and besides this he also conducted
for several years a similar establishment on the corner of Sixth Avenue and
Fourteenth Street, New York.
Mr. Francois is widely known as a Democratic leader. He has been ac-
tive and prominent in his party since 1876, when he was elected Constable,
an office he held for sixteen consecutive years, serving as Court Officer dur-
ing that entire period, gaining a wide acquaintance among the leading
men of the county and laying the foundation of a future political career.
From the time he assumed the duties of Constable and Court Officer to the
present he has been an influential leader of the Democratic party, fearless
in his convictions, zealous and active in his party's welfare, and true to the
fundamental principles upon which it exists. On January 8, 1889, he was
elected to the New Jersey Legislature, from the old Tenth (now the
Eleventh) Assembly District of Hudson County, to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Edwin F. Short, who had been elected in the preceding
autumn. In the Assembly Mr. Francois at once took a leading position,
and as a member of the Committees on Ways and Means, State Prisons, and
Miscellaneous Business was instrumental in promoting much important
legislation and in defeating measures of questionable value. Among the
several bills which he introduced was one giving one policeman for every
800 population in West Hoboken, another providing that a defendant under
arrest should have three days' notice before the date set for his trial, and a
third authorizing the erection of the present Turn Verein hall in the Town
of Union. He also introduced several local sewerage bills, and was the
means of defeating the measure which had for its object the consolidation
of Arlington, Kearny, and Harrison.
Mr. Francois was elected a member of the West Hoboken Town Coun-
cil in 1892 and served two years, and since April, 1897, he has held the of-
fice of Justice of the Peace. From 188-3 to 1889 he was a member of the
Hudson County Democratic Committee, and in 1898 was re-elected to that
position, which he still holds. He was Treasurer of the West Hoboken
Board of Fire Trustees for about four years, and is the founder and stand-
ard bearer of the J. C. Francois Association, a non-partisan body in West
Hoboken having about 100 members, Alfred S. Franklin being President.
Mr. Francois served for ten years in Company B, Fourth Regiment, N. G. N.
J., becoming Second Sergeant. He is an exempt fireman, having been for
twenty- two years a member of Neptune Engine Company of West Hobo-
ken. He is "also a member of the Royal Arcanum. On State and national
issues Mr. Francois is a consistent Democrat, voting and acting with his
party, but in toM'n and county affairs he is fearlessly independent, work-
ing first and last for the best interests of the people, and casting his in-
fluenee in favor of those matters which promise the most good.
He was married March 3, 1872, to Martha, daughter of Abraham Stilwell
i.nd Elizabeth Van Voorst, his wife, whose father, Garret Van Voorst, was
aeseended from one of the oldest families in East Jersey. The Stilwell
family were earl/ settlers of Staten Island. , Mrs. Elizabeth fbtilwel' is
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HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
living with the '^iihject of this sketch. She was born in North Bergen,
November 5. 1812, and is one of the oldest surviving residents of Hudson
Ooniit.v. Mr. and Mrs. Francois have four children: Joseph Judson, Martha
(Mrs. Charles Wase), Alexander, and Edward.
THEODORE J. VOGT is a successful butcher and a recognized leader of
the Democratic ])arty, with which he has been actively identified since boy-
hood. His parents,' Theodore and Elizabeth (Nieland) Vogt, were natives
of Germany and sturdy representatives of the Fatherland. Coming to this
country about the middle of the present century, they were married soon
after their arrival and settled in the Town of Union, N. J., where they lived
ever afterward. Theo-
dore Vogt was a master
carpenter and contract-
or, the first boss builder
on Union Hill, and a
man of great energy,
ability, and force of
character. He retired
from business shortly
before his death, which
occurred in the Town of
Union in July, 1886.
His wife died there
in 1899. Both were
members of the Catholic
Church, and are buried
in the Weehawken
cemetery. They had six
children, namely: Eliza-
beth and Annie, both de-
ceased; Frank, a well
known hotel proprietor
of Kansas City, Mo.;
Theodore J., the subject
of this article; and Rosa
and Lena. Theodore
Vogt. the father of this
family, achieved dis-
tinction in public life as
well as eminent success
as a contractor and
builder. He was a
prominent Democrat, ac-
tive and influential in
the councils of his party, a valued member of the Board of Education of the
Town of Union, a leading member of the Town Council, and a founder and
life-long member of the Liedertafel Society of Union Hill. In brief, he was
one of the foremost men of his time, taking an active part in all local affairs,
and earnestly supporting every movement which promised benefit to the
town and county. Though born and reared in Germany, he and his wife
were both imbued with the American spirit of patriotism and thoroughly
exemplied that spirit in their deeds and actions.
THEODORK J. VOGT.
GENEALOGICAL 417
Theodore J. Vogt was born in 1859, in the Town of Union, N.
J., where he has always resided. There he received his educational train-
ing. While a boy he learned the butcher's trade, which he has continuously
and successfully followed, building up an extensive business and reputa-
tion. His success and prominence in this line are noteworthy.
Mr. Vogt has taken an active part in politics from the time he was a
youth, and almost from the day he cast his first vote to the present he has
been an acknowledged leader of the Democratic party. His influence in
party councils steadily gained in force and extent until now it is felt, not
only in his own town and vicinity, but throughout the county. He is a
member of the Board of Education of the Town of Union and of the Fores-
ters of America. Asa citizen he is esteemed and respected. He possesses
great energy and force of character, and, like his father, is public spirited,
enterprising, and patriotic, thoroughly alive to the needs of his native town,
prompt to encourage those objects having its welfare at heart, and worthy
of the confidence reposed in him by his fellowmen.
In 1883 Mr. Vogt married Eosa Valerius, of Elmira, N. Y., by whom he
has three children: Edward, Joseph, and Frank.
JOHN CONLEY, to whose energies as a contractor much of the growth
of Woodcliff, Hudson County, N. J., is due, was born in New York City in
iSriS, the son of John Conley, Sr., and Rosanna Croodwin. His parents
emigrated from County Monahan, Ireland, in 18.36, and settled in New
York, where John Conley, Sr., successfully followed his trade as a tailor
until his death in 1807. His wife died in 1898. Both were nearly eighty
years of age.
Mr. Conley attended the New York public schools, and then learned the
hatter's trade, which he followed for a few years. Subsequently he was en-
gaged in the grocery business in that city for about fifteen years, achieving
success and gaining a high reputation. He moved to what is now Wood-
cliff, in the Township of North Bergen, Hudson County, N. J., in 1894, and
the next year engaged in contracting and building, a vocation he has since
followed with great energy and profit. Many of the finest homes in that
attractive village have been erected by him. Being a practical carpenter
and mason, his work bears evidence of permanency and stamps him as a
man of skill. The dwelling in which he resides is an excellent example of
his efforts. He is independent in politics.
Mr. Conley married Miss Anna McNamara and has had six children, three
of whom are living, viz.: John, Jr., James, and Sarah.
PETER H. SEERY, Vice-President and Superintendent of the New Jer-
sey Tube Company, is the son of Thomas H. and Mary Seery, a grandson of
John and Ellen (Seery) Seery, and a descendant of one of the old Norman-
Celtic families of County West Meath. Ireland. Thomas H. Seery, his
father, was for more than half a century connected with the Waterbury
Brass Company, of Waterbury, Conn., being for thirty years its efficient
Superintendent. This connection covered his entire business life. He was
recognized as authority on brass manufacturing in every department of the
trade, and gained a wide reputation as one of the ablest and most talented
brass. workers of his time. He died October 18, 1896, at Waterbury, Conn.,
where h's widow still resides.
Peter H. Seery was born in Waterbury, Conn., on the 27th of September,
1859, and received his education in the public schools of that city. He in-
herited his fathe-'s mechanical talents, and early in life took up the work
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HUDSON AND BEROEN COUNTIES
ill which the elder Seerv achieved such eminent success. He has been ac-
tively identifled with the brass working trade, and is now Vice-President and
Superintendent of the New Jersey Tube Company, one of the largest and
most successful corporations of the l^ind in the country. Mr. Seery has dis-
played marked ability, not only as a brass worker, but also as executive
manager in business affairs, and the success of the New Jersey Tube Com-
pany is due in no small measure to his energy and constant application.
He has always taken an active part in local affairs, and as an independent
Kepublican and patriotic citizen has wielded an important influence in the
PETER H. SEERY.
community. Before coming to New Jersey Mr. Seery was for six years a
member of Company G, Connecticut National Guard. He resides in New-
ark and is a member of the North End Club and of the Eoval Arcanum.
Public spirited, enterprising, thoroughly identified with the best interests of
the city, and a liberal supporter of every worthy movement, he is universal-
ly respected and esteemed. The business of the New Jersey Tube Companv
being located in Harrison, he is closely identified with the affairs of Hud-
son County and is justly esteemed as one of its progressive mtn.
Mr. Seery was married in Waterbury, Conn., in 1886, to Miss Fran^^eF
Ellen Fitzpatrick. They have one son, Irving.
GTCNKALOGIOAL 419
HUGO FRANK WALDONS is one of the successful builders in North
Hudson County, and in West Hoboken, where he resides, is respected as a
public spirited, enterprising citizen. Born in Baden, Germany, August 24,
18G5, he is the son of Ferdinand Waldons, deceased, and Susanna, his wife,
who survives and resides with the subject of this article. He came to the
United States in 1883 and located in New York City, where he completed
Ms education in the high school. He soon returned to the Fatherland. In
1886 he again came to this country and settled permanently in Hudson
County, N. J., where he has achieved success as a contractor and builder,
having built up an extensive business. He is a thoroughly practical oper-
ator in every branch of the trade and proficient in architectural drawing, in
which he has developed marked artistic skill. He makes his own blue-
prints and attends personally to the minutest detail. A large number of
the finer buildings in his section are the result of his energies and handi-
work, and not a few of them bear evidences of his talents as a designer.
Able and progressive, possessed of sound judgment and originality, and
energetic in all he attempts, Mr. Waldons is one of the prominent builders
of Hudson County.
He takes a deep and often an active interest in the welfare of the com-
munity, and in various capacities has contributed much to its growth and
advancement. He is a Democrat in politics, a sagacious business man, and
enjoys a wide popularity. At one time he served as a flre inspector. He
has never sought office, however, preferring to devote his whole attention
to his growing business. He holds membership in several social and other
organizations, and has also an honorable military record, having served for
three years as a soldier in the German Army.
Mr. Waldons was married on the 21st of September, 1895, to Anna
Schwiki, a native of Germany. They have two children : Elsie and Arthur.
WILLIAM E. McCARTY, a Councilman of the Town of Union, Hudson
County, was born February 5, 1866, in New York City, the son of William
and Ellen (Toolin) McCarty, natives of Ireland. In 1868 he was brought
by his parents to the Town of Union, N. J., where he has since resided, de-
veloping and broadening those sturdy characteristics which have won for
him a prominent place in the community. After leaving the public schools
of Union Hill, where he acquired a good rudimentary education, Mr. Mc-
Carty associated himself with the paper rolling business in New York City,
and also learned the trade of blacksmithing and horseshoeing with his
father, whose reputation in this line extended beyond the limits of his
neighborhood. Subsequently he entered the employ of Gardner & Meeks
and soon rose to the position of foreman.
Mr. McCarty identified himself with the Democratic party on attaining
his majority, and through his activity and enthusiasm rapidly gained dis-
tinction as an able and trustworthy leader. He early won the respect and
confidence of his fellow-townsmen, and has exerted from the first an im-
portant influence upon local affairs and especially upon his party's welfare.
In the spring of 1897 he was elected a member of the Town Council of the
Town of Union on the Democratic ticket, and by re-election still holds that
office. ' He is also Clerk of the Board of Trustees of the Free Public Library
of Union Hill. . He is Past Chancellor of Mount Alverno Council, No. 162,
«J B. ,L.; Past Chief Ranger of Court Palisade, No. 24, F. O. A.; and one
of the founders of the Central Democratic Organization, in which he has
held important offices. He if also a member of the First Ward Democratic
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HUDSON AND BEIKJEN OOT'NTIES
Cliili and till' John J. Eagan Association. In every capacity liis sound com-
nion sense, unswerving' integrity, and native ability and enterprise have
won for liini a wide jiopularity.
OSOAR VERILnAC, the Avell known florist of Arlington, N. J., is the son
of Mattliew and Mury (Salee) Verilhac, and was l)orn in Leon, France, on
the IDtli of ^Vpril, 1847. His ])arents were both natives of tliat country. Mr.
^'erilhac was educated in tlie pulilic scliools of Leon, and for a number of
yeai-s was successfully engaged in business as a florist there. He served in
the Frencli army during the war with Germany, and in several impor-tant
battles displayed great
courage and bravery.
In 1876 Mr. Verilhac
came to Xew York City,
whei'e lie resumed his
business as a florist. In
18SIJ he removed to Ar-
lington, Hudson County,
N. J., where he still re-
sides, and where he has
sinc(^ been engaged in the
same business. He is one
of the leading florists in
this part of the State,
and enjoys a reputation
for ability, thoroughness,
and fair dealing.
JNIr. Verilhac has won
success througii his own
efforts, and since boy-
hood has displayed those
intellectual qualifications
of integrity and honor
^^•hich distinguish the
successful man. He has
displayed in his adopted
country the same degree
of patriotism. public
spirit, and energy which
led him to volunteer as a
soldier in the war be-
-tween France and Ger-
many, and which have
always marked him as an
exemplary citizen. He is
thoroughly identified with the ])ublic alfairs of the Borough of Arlington, a
Democrat in politics, a member of tin- I'resbyterian Church, and respected
and esteemed. As a florist and horticulturist he is recognized as an au-
thority. His knowledge of the science is broad and accurate, while the
ability and fair dealing which he has displayed in business iratters stamp
him as a man eminently wortliy of the success Avhieh he ha» attained. Hf
was married, in 1884, to Selma Kothe, of Pearl Elver, Rockland Ccuulj,
OSCAR VERILHAC.
GENEALOGICAL 421
WILLIAM A. CASSIDY, now serving his third term as a member of
the Board of Aldermen of Bayonne, Hudson County, was born in England
on the 5th of July, 1866, his parents being James and Margret (Sommers)
Cassidy. His ancestors on both sides are Irish. The family came to the
United States in 1868 and settled in Bayonne, N. J., where young Cassidy
received his education.
A1 an early age he engaged in the meat and grocery business, which he
followed successfully for several years. He is now an engineer at the
Standard Oil Company's works at Bayonne.
In politics Mr. Cassidy is a prominent and influential Democrat. He
served one term as a member of the Board of School Trustees of Bayonne,
and is now serving his third term as a member of the Board of Aldermen
of that city. In these and other capacities he has displayed all the at-
tributes which mark the successful man of affairs, and which stamp him as
i! i)ublic spirited, patriotic, and progressive citizen. He is a member of the
Bayonne Democratic Club, of the Bayonne Fire Department, of the Ancient
Order of United Workmen, and of the Catholic Church.
Mr. Cassidy married Miss Catharine Dwyre, of Elizabeth, N. J., and they
ha^e three sons: Francis, George, and William.
JOHN M. G-ILLICtAN, a prominent manufacturer of corsets, was born in
Kearny, Hudson County, N. J., where he still resides, on the 14th of April,
1872. He is a son of Isaac Cilligan and Ellen Nolan, natives of Ireland,
who came to the United States in 1856, settling in Newark, N. J.
Ml'. Gilligan received his educational training in the public schools of
Newark and Kearny, and early developed business abilities of a high order.
After obtaining experience in the various employments which a boy usually
seeks he settled upon manufacturing, and, finding a suitable and congenial
field for the exercise of his ambition, engaged in the manufacture of corsets
in his native town. He soon established a large and successful trade.
In politics Mr. (xilligan is an ardent and active Democrat. He has served
as a member of the Board of School Trustees of Kearny for three terms
and is prominently identified with the best interests of the town. He is a
member of the Knights of Columbus, of St. Patrick's Alliance, and of the
Catholic Benevolent Legion.
THOMAS A. DUFFY, the well known contractor and builder of East
Newark, Hudson County, is the son of James Duffy and Mary Smith, na-
tives I'espectivel}- of Ireland and England, who came to the United States
in 1S6.J. He was born in Fall River, Mass., where his mother was visiting,
on the 26th of February, 1872, and there received his education in the pub-
lic schools.
After leaving school Mr. Duffy engaged in business as a contractor and
builder, which he has since followed with increasing success, his home and
headquarters being in East Newark. Many of the finest and most imposing
buildings in that section of Hudson County are the result of his industry
and enterprise. His work shows artistic taste and skill as well as a thor-
ough knowledge of structural problems, and stands as monuments to his
integrity, ability, and faithfulness. Though a young man, he has achieved
prominence in his line, and is esteemed and respected as a man of courage,
honesty, an ^ energy.
He has also taken an active interest in public affairs, serving as a mem-
ber of the Board of Aldermen and of the Board of Chosen Freeholders and
422 HtTDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
as Assistant Chief of the Fire Department. He is an ardent Democrat in
politics and a prominent member of various bowling clubs. The popularity
and confidence in which he is held by the community are attested by the
many important duties which he has so faithfully and satisfactorily dis-
charged.
ADOLPH SCHLEICHEE, one of the prominent citizens of West Hobo-
ken, Hudson County, N. J., and since 1896 a member of the Board of Educa-
tion, was born in the City of Brooklyn, N. Y., August 19, 1868. He is the
son of Victor Schleicher and Jacobine Miesel, daughter of Martin and Wil-
helmina Miesel, a grandson of Lawrence Schleicher and Carolina
Schleicher, and a great-grandson of John and Emma Schleicher. His pa-
ternal ancestors were mineowners in Germany during the eighteenth cen-
tury. The first of the line in Germany bore the surname of De Trayer, and
was one of a band of French Huguenots who were driven from France
through the persecution of the Protestants in the reign of Henry IV., in the
sixteenth century. This ancestor settled in Stollenbey, near Stollberg, Ger-
many, and assumed the (Jerman name of Schleicher. The family of Mr.
Schleicher's mother is also of French origin. Victor Schleicher, father of
Adolph Schleicher, came to America in 185.5, enlisted in the Union Army
during the Civil War, and was taken prisoner by the Confederates at the
battle of Williamsburg, Va. Adolph Schleicher, Sr., namesake and uncle
of Mr. Schleicher, served with distinction in the German Army, as an offt-
cer of the Eoyal Guards, and also came to America. For seventeen years
he was connected with the police courts of New York City, and for eleven
years held the office of Eecorder of Union Hill, Hudson County, N. J. Jacob
Miesel and Louis Miesel, uncles of Mr. Schleicher, served with distinction in
the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Mr. Schleicher was educated in the public schools of Union Hill, N. J.,
at private schools, and at Cooper Union, New York City. At the age of
seventeen he accepted a position with the Weber Piano Company in New
York City, received rapid advancement, and remained with this house until
it failed. Since that time he has been very successfully engaged in the real
estate and insurance business in West Hoboken, N. J. ' Well known for his
public spirit, the only office which he has ever accepted has been that of
member of the Board of Education of West Hoboken, to which position he
was elected in 1896 and re-elected in 1899.
The military instinct, so characteristic of his family, was displayed in
Mr. Schleicher's enlistment, in 1888, in Company B, Second Eegiment, Na-
tional Guard of the State of New Jersey. He rose to the rank of senior
Sergeant, and when the Second and Fourth Eegiments were consolidated he
still continued as an officer. He was honorably discharged in 1894.
He married Miss Lena Biedermann, of New York City, He is a prom-
inent member of the West Hoboken Business Men's Association, of the Co-
Ivtmbia Club, of the Palisade Democratic Club, of Cosmopolitan Lodge, In-
dependent Order of Odd Fellows, of Hoboken Lodge, Benevolent and Pro-
tective Order of Elks, of Capitol Lodge, K. of H., and of Garfield Council,
No 36, J. O. U. A. M.
SAMUEL AEMSTEONG, the popular and well known undertaker of
Union Hill, is the son of James Armstrong, a native of Ireland, who came
to America when very young, and who served four years in the War of the
Eebellion as a soldier in a New Jersey regiment of volunteers. His mother
GENEALOGICAL
423
was Mary Ann Carr, whose strength of character and intellectual attain-
ments in every way equaled those of her husband.
Mr. Armstrong was born in Edgewater, N. J., on the 5th of April, 18G1,
and there received his early education in the public schools. Leaving Edge-
water at the age of thirteen, he went to Ridgefleld, in the same State, where
he remained for ten years, being for five years the sexton of the Protestant
Episcopal Church of that town. During this period he also became a church
or pipe organist of no mean ability. In 1884 he removed to Orange, N. J.,
and a little later to Jersey City Heights, where he was married, in 1885, to
Miss Margaret Allgaier. of West New York, Hudson County. In the mean-
SAMUEL ARMSTRONG.
time he was learning the business of undertaker, embalmer, and funeral di-
rector with Henry E. Taylor, one of the best known and most successful
undertakers of New York City. Later, having mastered every detail of the
profession, he became the manager of the undertaking establishment of
Airs. Caroline Gschwind, of Union Hill, N. J., where he took up his resi-
dence. In this position he developed those active energies and business at-
tainments w^ich have marked his subsequent career, and which have won
for him a wide popularity and an honorable reputation. In September,
18.13, he opened an undertaking establishment for himself at 213 Bergenline
424 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
Avenue, Union Hill, which he still conducts. He also has an office at 317
Humboldt Avenue, in the same town, and resides at 510 Palisade Avenue.
As an undertaker, embalmer, and funeral director, Mr. Armstrong has
achieved success and popularity. By his own efforts and untiring industry
he has built up an extensive business. He is a man of recognized ability,
public spirited, enterprising, and progressive, and liberally encourages
every M'orthy movement. Deeply interested in the welfare of the commu-
nity, he has contributed to its institutions, and enjoys the respect and con-
fidence of his fellowmen. His popularity is best illustrated by the fact that,
at St. Augustine's fair in 1895, he won a gold medal and in 1894 a gold-
headed cane offered by the Dispatch for the most popular man in Hudson
County.
In politics he is an ardent and influential Kepublican. In 1892 he was a
candidate for County Coroner on the party ticket, and, though defeated, re-
ceived a large and flattering vote. He is a member of Mystic Tie Lodge,
No. 123, F. and A. M., of West Shore Council, R. A., of Palisade Lodge, K.
of P., of Garfield Council, Jr. O. U. A. M., of Court Palisade, F. of A., of the
Royal Society of Good Fellows, of the Uniformed Rank, K. of P., of Ger-
mania Schuetzen Bund of West New York, of Ellsworth Post, Sons of Vet-
erans, of the Independent Schuetzens of Union Hill, of Mohawk Tribe, I. 0.
R. M., and of the Klondike Bowling Club. In all of these he is popular and
prominent, and in every capacity he has achieved success and honor.
JOHN O'DONNELL, a veteran of the Civil War and for eighteen years
Township Assessor of Weehawken, N. J., was born in Liverpool, England,
on the 4th of April, 1842. He is the son of Patrick O'Donnell and Ann Mc-
Stay and a grandson of Hugh O'Donnell, and descends from a long line of
Scotch and English ancestors.
Mr. O'Donnell received his early education in the public schools of Liver-
pool. In February, 1852, he came with his parents to this country, and,
settling in New York, completed his studies in Grammar School No. 11, on
Seventeenth Street, in that city. Afterward he was employed there in va-
rious capacities. In 1860 he settled in Hudson City, now Jersey City
Heights, N. J., and applied himself to learning the carpenter's trade with
Charles J. Knighton; but the excitement incident to the War of the Re-
bellion aroused his patriotism to the point of enlisting in the Union cause,
in which he served with honor and distinction. Joining Company F, Twen-
ty-first New Jersey Volunteers, in August, L862, he was soon transferred to
Cempany I, of the same regiment, and for about ten months participated in
the operations in Virginia, including Mary's Heights, Chancellorsville^ and
other battles and skirmishes.
In 1863 Mr. O'Donnell was honorably discharged from the service and
resumed his associations with Mr. Knighton, applying himself to the trade
of carpenter and stair builder. Later he entered the employ of David Stagg,
of Hoboken, and in 1869 he engaged in. business for himself in partnership
with Ambrose Gale. Their business was almost exclusively stair building.
In 1870 Mr. O'Donnell succeeded this firm, and has since followed the stair
building trade, though of late years his time and energies have been very
largely devoted to important ofticial duties. As a stair builder, however,
he achieved success as well as a high reputation for skill and ability, and
is one of the oldest members of that trade in East Jersey. E.e has always
been an active Democrat, prominent in the councils of his party, and recog^'
nized as one of its influential local leaders. For abont five years he v,as
GENEALOGICAL 425
Coramissioner of Appeals for the Township of Weehawken. In 1876 he
was elected a member of the Township Committee, and in 1877 he was re-
elected, but the new law reducing the board from five to three members
threw him and another associate out. He was again re-elected in 1878, as
one of the tliree members composing the board, but on account of political
diiferences refused to sit, and resigned. In 1881 he was elected an Assessor
of the Township of Weehawken. Owing to a tie vote, however, he did not
qualifj'^, but in 1882 he was re-elected to that office, and by successive re-
elections has continued to hold it to the present time. He is now serving
hi& eighteenth consecutive year, a fact which attests at once his popularity,
his faithfulness and fidelity, and the esteem and confidence in which he is
held by the community. His long and uninterrupted connection with the
assessorship has not only given him a wide experience in real estate values,
but has enabled him to gain an extensive knowledge of municipal affairs.
Mr. O'Donnell has been for many years a delegate to township, county,
and district Democratic conventions, in which his influence has materially
advanced the interests of the party. He has always been a fearless advo-
cate of honest government and sound Democratic principles. As a citizen
he is public spirited, enterprising, and patriotic. He was for fourteen years
a member of Wadsworth (now AVoerner) Post, G. A. R., of Hoboken, and is
now a member of Ellsworth Post, No. 14, of the Town of Union, of which he
was for a time the Junior Vice-Commander. He is also a member of the
Catholic Benevolent Legion.
On June 25, 1868, Mr. O'Donnell married Mary Fottrell, daughter of Pat-
rick and Elizabeth (Tiernan) Fottrell and a native of Dublin, Ireland, who
came to America with her jjarents about 1855. They have seven children
living, namely: Mary (Mrs. John Concannon, of Hoboken), William, Eliza-
beth, Ann, James Patrick, Angelus, and John, Jr. The family reside in
Weehawken.
HEEMAN HUBERT WOUTERS, Treasurer of the Town of Weehawken
and the well known druggist of Weehawken Heights, is the son of Peter
and Mary Wouters, and was born in Germany on the 3d of November, 1867.
He received a thorough classical education at the school of St. Thomas a
Kempis in Kempen-on-the-Rhine, and, coming to America in 1881, finished
his studies in New York City. At the age of nineteen he entered the drug
store of A. Rogers & Co., on the corner of Bleecker and Jones Streets,
New York, for the purpose of learning the business of pharmaceutical chem-
ist, and subsequently served a clerkship in a similar establishment in Jer-
sey City. These associations, together with his own native energy and nat-
ural ability, enabled him to master every detail of the trade, and within a
few years he had gained the distinction of an expert.
In 1893 he moved to Weehawken, N. J., and purchased the drug business
of N. H. Perrine, on the Boulevard, which proved a most fortunate venture.
About two years later he opened anothcT drug .store on Spring Street in
West Hoboken, but subsequently sold it, and in 1896 started still another
apothecary establishment at the corner of Palisade Avenue and Dodd
Street, Weehawken Heights, which he still continues. In 1897, with Will-
iam Kyvitz as his partner, he opened yet another drug store and pharmacy
on Bergenline Avenue in the Town of Union.
Mr. Wouters is an able, enterprising, and successful business man, and
through his own efforts and industry has achieved a high standing, being
to }a.j one of the leading chemists and pharmacists in North Hudson
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HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
County. By fair dealing, honesty, and perseverance he has built up an ex-
tensive trade. Since he became a resident of Weehawken he has been an
active and influential factor in all matters connected with the town, and
his fellow-citizens have attested their confidence in him by electing him
to positions of trust and responsibility. In the spring of 1894 he was
chosen a member of the Weehawken Board of Education and by the board
was appointed District Clerk. Three years later, in the spring of 1897, he
was elected Township Committeeman for the southern district of Wee-
hawken, running on the citizens' and taxpayers' ticket, and when the
HERMAN H. WOUTERS.
board convened was appointed Town Treasurer, which office he still holds.
He has also been Chairman of the Fire Committee, Clerk of the Board of
Health, and Chairman of the Board of Council, a position corresponding
to that of Mayor, and through his agitations and activity succeeded in get-
ting a fire alarm system placed in operation in the borough. In every
capacity he has displayed great ability, sound judgment, and untiring de-
votion to the best interests of the community in which he is so highly
esteemed and respected.
He is a charter member of the Weehawken German Socieiy, of the Lin-
..oln Republican Club, and of the Pa"'sade Ho ,e Company, a member and
GENEALOGICAL 427
Trustee of the North Hudson County Cyclers, and a member of the Odd
Fellows fraternity. He married Miss Agnes Mordt, and has four children :
Herbert, Adolph, Walter, and Consuelo. They reside at 500 Palisade Ave-
nue, Weehawken Heights.
JAMES A. KELLY, one of the leading real estate dealers of Bayonne,
Hudson County, is the son of William Kelly, a native of Ireland, where the
latter's wife, a Miss Quinn, was also born. His father served as a member
of the Bayonne Common Council for seven terms, or fourteen years — longer
than any other official. In the fall of 1899 he was elected a member of the
Hudson County Board of Freeholders, in which he is now serving.
Mr. Kelly was born in Bayonne, N. J., on the 4th of October, 1873, and re-
ceived his education in Public School No. 1, in that place, at St. Francis
Xavier College on Sixteenth Street, New York City, and at St. Peter's Col-
lege and Drake's Business College in Jersey City. After graduating from
the latter institution he went to work in the office of the Singer Sewing
Machine Company at Elizabethport, N. J., and while there was appointed
Assistant Collector of Eevenue for the City of Bayonne, which position he
held three years. He then engaged in real estate operations on his own
account and has since conducted a large and successful business in his
native city.
Mr. Kelly has gained an excellent reputation for business ability, in-
tegritj', and enterprise. He is actively interested in the welfare of his na-
tive city, has contributed materially to its prosperity in various real estate
operations, and with Dr. Lucius F. Donohue was largely influential in lo-
cating the Babcock and Wilcox Company there. He was one of the organ-
izers of the Fourth Regiment, New Jersey Militia, joining Company I, the
first company organized in Bayonne. He is also a prominent member of
the Bayonne Democratic Club, of the Young Men's Association, of the
Knights of Columbus, of the Jersey City Catholic Club, of Drake's Alumni,
of the old New Jersey Athletic Club of Bayonne, and of the Greenville Mu-
sical and Social Club.
Mr. Kelly was married, April 19, 1899, to Mary H. Ryan, daughter of
Robert H. Ryan, Warden of the Hudson County Almshouse.
ROMEO THOMPSON CHURCHILL, D.V.S., is prominent alike in the
practice of his profession as a veterirary surgeon and as a member of the
Democratic party. Born in New York City on the 26th of May, 1853, he is
the son of Joseph Churchill and Sarah Leviness. The family on his fath-
er's side is of English descent. Joseph Churchill was born in Bristol, Eng-
land, February 22, 1813, and died in Hudson County in 1891. His wife,
Sarah, daughter of John and Hannah Leviness, was born in 1818 and died
in Middlesex County. N. J., in 1871. They had six children: Joseph P., Sa-
rah M., Samuel A., William L., Romeo T., and George W. Joseph Churchill
first lived in Yonkers, N. Y., being engaged as a professional driver for the
Livingston family. Removing to New York City, he located on Forty-first
Street and subsequently on Forty-eighth Street, and built the first house
on the latter thoroughfare. He was engaged in business as a butcher for
about two years, and then returned to England, settled his father's estate,
and when nearly twenty-one years of age again came to America, settling
in New York, where he was married on his twenty-first birthday. In the
meantime he had acquired an education which fitted him for the practical
affairs of life. He, began th-^ practice of his profession as a veterinary sur-
428 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
geon soon after his mai'iiage, and about 1852 purchased the Bloomingdale
stage line, which he extended, consolidating it with the Harlem line. He
continued this business until 1866, when he sold the franchise to George
Kibbiett and resumed his profession, which he followed until his death, and
in which he gained distinction. He was a Democrat, firm in his convictions,
poi)ular with his clientage, and well known throughout the State of New
York.
l»i-. Romeo T. Churchill received his education in New York City. After
graduating from the public schools he entered the New York College of
Veterinary Burgery, from which he was graduated in veterinary surgery,
both medical and cam])arative, in 18SC, receiving the degree of D. V. S.
Since then he has resided and followed his profession at Secaucus, North
Bergen Township, Hudson County, N. J. His reputation as a skillful and
successful veterinarian extends beyond the county, and in New York, where
he has an office, he supervises the veterinary work of seveial of the largest
stables in the city.
In politics, as a leading Democrat, he is one of the best known men in
Eastern New Jersey. He was foi- several years a member of the North
Bergen Townshii) Committee, and it is said that the affairs of the township
were never in better condition than when he held that office. \Yhen he re-
signed the township treasury contained a surplus of over |30,000. For a
number of years he served as Township Collector, discharging the duties
of the position with faithfulness and satisfaction. He has also been a mem-
ber of the Board of Education, a Justice of the Peace, a delegate to various
political conventions, and a member of several social, political, and frater-
nal bodies.
Dr. Churchill is a public spirited and enterprising citizen, and widely
esteemed and respected. In the active practice of his profession he has
achieved eminent success. He married Miss Eliza J. Dunn.
WILLIAM TOLEN, Chief of Police of Kearny, Hudson County, and one
of the best known citizens of Eastern New Jersey, was born in Philadelphia.
Pa., June 21, 1851. His parents, George E. and Kate (Smith) Tolen, were
natives of Germantown, Pa., and soon after their marriage in that place re-
moved to Philadelphia, whence they came to Newark, N. J., in 1856. They
were people of industry and force of character, and transmitted to their
children those sturdy qualities of head and heart which invariably pave the
way to success.
Coming to Newark when he was five years old, William Tolen spent his
boyhood and youth in that city, attending the public schools. After leav-
ing school he learned the trade of carpenter and builder, which he followed
in Newark until 1881. He then removed to Kearny, Hudson County, where
he has lived ever since, folhnving the same business and engaging quite ex-
tensively in contracting. He built Public School No. 5, engine house No.
4, and many other large buildings in Kearny and vicinity, and by close ap-
plication to business has achieved both success and honor. His work
shows the thoroughness and excellence which characterize all of his under-
takings, and stands as monuments to his skill, industry, integrity, and
enterprise.
Since taking up his residence in Kearny Mr. Tolen has be»n active and
prominent in public life and an important factor in the prosperity of the
town. In politics he is a Republican. He was a member of the Town Coun-
cil one term, Assistant Chietof the Fire Department two years, Commis-
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429
sionei' of Ajipeals three rears, and Ooiiiinissioner of Assessments two years.
At tlie present time (1!)()0) lie is Cliief of Police of Kearny. In each of th<'se
positions be has exhiliited marked ability, jiatriotism, and sound common
sense, and has ^^on the ajiproval and contidence of the entire community.
His activity in political affairs has brons'ht him into more than local prom-
inence and gained for him an acknowledged leadership in the councils of the
Republican party. Mr. Tolen had some ex|)erience on a merchant ship un-
der the British flag, on which he served one and one-half years, leaving
when he was about fifteen. He r(miained abroad altogether three years.
He is a member of the jMethodist E]iiscopal Church, a man of broad and
liberal culture, and a iirogressive citizen. He is a life mendier of the New
WILLIAM TOLEN.
Jersey State Firemen's Relief Association and Avas President of the Kearny
Firemen's ^\ssociation for five years.
In L^HJ Mr. T(den married Elhi V. I'luni, by whom he has six children:
Kate, S. Thornton, Plarry S., Robert P.. Ella G., and Sadie E.
JAMES CLOSE, President of the New Jersey Tube Company, was born
in Paterson, N. J., February 28, 1808. He is the son of Samuel Close and
.Mai'garet J. Moore, a grandson of James Close and Rachel King Close, and
a great-grandson of .lames Close. His ancestors came to this country from
Ireland and have ahvays been prominent in public and business affairs.
430 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
Mr, Close was reared in Belleville, Essex County, N. J., and received his
principal education in the adjacent Town of Bloomfleld. His active busi-
ness life began while he was yet a youth. He learned the metal-working
business in Belleville Avith the firm of Hendricks Brothers, and has con-
stantly followed it with marked success. He is now President of the New
Jersey Tube Company, of Harrison, Hudson County, which was established
in the spring of 1896 for the manufacture of steel and brass tubing, and
which has developed into one of the largest and most successful manufac-
turing concerns of the kind in the country. The employees in their factory
at Harrison number about two hundred and thirty-five, and they turn out
a superior quality of steel and brass tubing which finds a ready sale
throughout the United States.
Mr. Close is an independent Republican, but has never taken an active
part in political affairs, his business demanding his entire attention.
Though a young man he has achieved success and holds a high place among
the leading manufacturers of Hudson County. He resides, however, in
Newark, N. J., and is a member of the Masonic order, of the North End Club,
and of the Park Side Angling Club, all of that city.
He married Miss Mary Frank Hayward, of Waterbury, Conn., and has
two children : Helen Hayward Close and Margaret Moore Close.
OSCAE SANDFOED, father of Mrs. Peter Brandt (see page 431), was
born in Kearny, N. J., January 19, 1820. His father, David, was born on the
old Sandford homestead at Passaic, N. J., and in his earlier days was a car-
man in New York City, where he had a large number of men in his employ.
He married Calista Brown. Michael Sandford, father of David, was one of
the largest landowners and wealthiest men in his section, and at one time
owned a number of slaves. He married Jennie Sandford.
Oscar Sandford was educated in Newark, N. J., and in New York City,
and during his early life was engaged in the butchering business. Sub-
sequently he followed the japanning trade in Newark, where he also had a
livery stable. Later he was the proprietor of the old Halfway House in
Kearny, Hudson County. He was a Democrat in politics, a member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, and widely esteemed as a man of integrity,
honor, and enterprise. He was successful in all he attempted. As a
marksman he was especially noted, being the champion shot of America
at the time of his death. He was killed by a Pennsylvania Eailroad train in
Jersev Citv, while returning from a business trip to New York, April 20,
1868.'
He was married in Newark, N. J., to Catherine B. Easton, a native of
Edinboro, Scotland, and had nine children: John, Mary Emma (Mrs. Peter
Brandt), Henrietta, Delia, Oscar, Amanda, Oscar (2d), Fitz, and Allan.
LORENZO WOOD, Jr., of Kearny, Hudson County, was born in Brook-
lyn, N. Y., on the 17th of March, 1868. He is the'^son of Lorenzo D. C.
Wood and Mary E. Mahar, natives of that city. There he received his edu-
cation in the public schools.
After leaving school, equipped with the knowledge which fitted him for
the practical duties of life, Mr. Wood engaged in the sugar business,, and
for several years has held a responsible position with the Ame..ican iSugar
Eeflning Company of New York City. He resides in N,ewark, N. J., where
he has wielded no small influence in promoting the general welfare and
in shaping local affairs. Though nevt. aspiring to public office, he is deeply
GENEALOGICAL
431
and actiTOlv interested in the prosperity of the town, and liberally encour-
ages all worthy objects. He married Miss Bertha A. Horstmann.
PETER BRANDT, who for many years has been successfnllT en2:aged
in the ice business in Harrison, N. J., was born in Philadelphia, Pa., on the
22d of November, 1848. His parents, George Brandt, a native of France,
and Sarah Kountz. a native of Germany, came to this country when young
and first settled in Philadelphia, where they were married. George Brandt
was a cavalryman in the Mexican War, sustaining a broken leg and re-
ceiving an honorable dis-
charge. He also served
in the War of the Rebel-
lion with bravery and dis-
tinction. For five years
he was official court inter-
preter in New York. He
spoke seven languages — •
French, German, English,
Spanish. Italian, Danish,
and Portuguese.
TSTien Peter Brandt
was an infant his parents
removed to New York
City, and there he re-
ceived a thorough public
school education. After
completing his studies
and gaining such practi-
cal experience in life as
a boy usually acquires he
engaged in the horse bus-
iness, which he success-
fully conducted in New
York City for several
years. In 1860 he re-
moved to Harrison, Hud-
son County, and since
then has been actively
and successfully engaged
in the ice trade, becom-
ing one of the most promi-
nent factors in that in-
dustry in his section.
Mr. Brandt is a public spirited, energetic, and patriotic citizen, a man of
great enterprise and executive ability, and highly esteemed and respected
by all who know him. His honesty of purpose and fair dealing have won
for him the confidence of the entire community. In politics he is a Demo-
crat and deeply interested in the affairs of his party and town.
On the 10th of August, 186.5, Mr. Brandt married Mary Emma Sandford,
a descendant of one of the oldest and most distinguished families in New
Jersey, and a native of Harrison, Hudson County. Of their ten children
four are living nameh': John Dunham, Jane Sanford, George Washington,
and Peter Oscar.
PETER BKANDT.
432 nt'DSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
CONRAD BTCKHARD, only son of Henry and Maria (Stermer) Bickhard,
was born in Hesse, Germany, October 12, 1820. In his youth and early
manhood he received a thorough industrial training, especially in the line
of woodworking, and for several years he made spinning wheels and weav-
ers' looms. He was a natural mechanic, endowed with great artistic skill,
and became an expert in all branches of carpentering and cabinet work.
His tastes inclined toward the finest workmanship, and even to fine carv-
ing, many examples of which are still extant. His grandfather was on a
visit to America at the time the Declaration of Independence was signed.
In 1848 Mr. Bickhard left the Fatherland for America, and in New York
City, where he liA'-ed for about six years, engaged in carpentering and cab-
inetmaking. In 1853 he became one of the pioneers of what is now West
New York, Hudson County, N. J. The story of his settlement there is in-
teresting. He was obliged to cut his way through the woods almost from
the ferry to a point about five miles northwest, and on the spot where his
widow now resides erected a rude house, which his family occupied until he
could build a more comfortable home. His nearest neighbor was more than
two miles distant. All around him were forests, yet out of these he carved
his home, and lived to see the timber cleared away, houses spring up, and a
village grow into activity. Here he followed the trade of carpenter with
success, and occasionally gratified his finer instincts by making pieces of
household furniture, many of which are still prized for their elegance as
well as for their associations. He received a premium for good scholar-
ship in architecture.
Mr. Bickhard served seven months as a member of a New Jersey regi-
ment in the Civil War, being honorably discharged on account of illness.
An ardent Eepublican, he was for many years a School Trustee and District
Clerk, and was one of the first five members and founders of the German
Eeformed Church of the Town of Union. He was also a member of the
Ilarugari, of the old " Seven Wise Men," and of the original fire depart-
ment in West New York. Mr. Bickhard always took an active interest in
the growth and prosperity of his town, wa.s prominent in every movement
designed to advance its welfare, and was highly respected by all who knew
him. He died October 15, 1875.
He was married in September, 1846, to Catherine, daughter of John and
Elizabeth (Mabes) Arnold, of Hesse, Germany, where she was born April 30,
1825. She survives him and resides in the family homestead in West New
York which he built. They had nine children, one of whom, Henry Bick-
hard, enlisted in the United States regular army. Four are living, viz.:
Amelia (Mrs. Scommodau), Matilda (Mrs. Lurcott), Charles, and Mary.
HENRY W. SOLFLEISCH, of Homestead, North Bergen, Hudson Coun-
ty, was born in New York City on the 10th of April, 1869, the son of Adam
Solfleisch and Margaret Berner. His parents were born in Germany. His
father served as a Captain in the German Army, and after coming to this
country was a soldier in the Union Army during the War of the Rebellion.
Mr. Solfleisch obtained his education in the New York public schools
and then learned the trade of engraving and printing, mastering every
branch and becoming an expert. At the age of twenty-one he started in
business for himself, and now has, at No. 143 Fulton Street, New York, one
of the largest steel and copper engraving and printing plants in the coun-
try. His success is the result of his own efforts, proT,erly and judiciously ap
plied, and from a modest beginning he has built up an extensive business.
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433
He has taken an actiAe part in the affairs of North Bergen, and for three
years served as a School Trustee of the township. He is a member of the
Foresters of America, and as a citizen is public spirited, enterprising, and
patriotic. In 1893 he married Miss Elise Kaestner. They have four chil-
dren.
LOUIS KIESEWETTEK, of Secaucus, X. J., is one of the active leaders
of the Democratic party in Hudson County. His first vote was cast for
General (leorge 1'. McClelland, the Democratic candidate for President of
the United States in 1864, and he has been a consistent Democrat from that
time to the present. He was a Freeholder of Hudson County in 1879 and
iSSO. He has been a member of the Democratic County Committee of Hud-
son County for many
years, and is Chairman
of the Democratic Exec-
utive Committee of Se-
caucus.
Mr. Kiesewetter was
born in Germany, Octo-
ber 8, 1845, the son of
August and Caroline
Kiesewetter. In 1846 he
was brought to Amer-
ica by his parents. The
family settled originally
at Greenville, Jersey
City, subsequently re-
siding in Hoboken,
where August Kiese-
wetter died in 1883. Mr.
Kiesewetter's mother
still resides there. He
was educated in the
public schools of Ho-
boken, subsequently
learning the trade of a
butcher, which he has
followed since. In 1870
he engaged in business
on his own account in
Hoboken. Since 1880 he
has been a resident of
Secancns. In addition
to his regular business
he has also speculated
largely and successfully
in real estate. In the Civil War he served in the Union Army, enlisting in
1862 in Colonel Howard's Marine Artillery. He was subsequently trans-
ferred to the Ninety-eighth Regiment, New York Volunteers, with which he
served two years and two months. He then entered the Quartermaster's
Department ;.nd was transferred to Folly Island. He participated in the
bombardment of Fort Sumter and in various other engagements, and in
1864 was mustered out of the service. He is a member of the Knights of
LOUIS KIESf;WETTER.
434
HUDSON AND BERGEN (BOUNTIES
Honor, the Ancient Order of Redmen, and the O. D. H. F. Benevolent So-
ciety.
He married Francesca Bornawetz, of Hoboken, by whom he has five chil-
dren, who are livinjj': Ernest, Fi'ank, Otto, Carrie, and Louis.
JAMES EDWIN HULSHIZER, Jr., Secretary and Treasurer of the New
Jersey Title (Inarantee and Trust Comjtany, of Jersey City, was born in
I'.roadway, Wai'ren County, N. J., on the 7th of August, 18G9. His father,
James Edwin Hiilshizer, Sr., one of the most prominent juembers of the
New York Produce Exchange and a leading citizen of Jersey City, died
May 15, 1900. in his sixtieth year.
Mr. Hulshizer received his prepai'atory education at Hasbrouck Insti-
tute in Jersey City,
graduating from that
institution in ISSG. He
then entered Columbia
College, New York City,
and was graduated
therefrom in the class
of 1890, receiving the
degree of Bachelor of
Arts. While a student
at college he gained
during vacations con-
siderable experience in
business and financial
affairs in the employ of
the Provident Institu-
tion for Savings in Jer-
sey City and in the of-
fice of Logan, Cowl &
Co., grain brokers and
uu-mbers of the New
York Pi'oduce Ex-
rhange. Aftei' leaving
college Mr. Hulshizer
entered tln^ emplov of
the New Jersey Title
Cuarantee and Trust
Com]»any, of Jersey
City, as a clerk, and
steadily rose stej) by
step to the position of
Secretary and Treas-
urer, which he is now
filling with acknowl-
edged ability. He is an able business man, a public spirited and enterpris-
ing citizen, deeply intei'ested in the welfare of the community, and prom-
inently identified with the attaiis of the city and county. His broad and
accurate knowledge of real estate titles is well known. He is a member
of the Palma and Carteret Clubs of Jersey City.
Mr. Hulshizer married a daughter of William Martin, of J' rsey City, and
resides there at 78 Madison Avenue.
JAMKS B. HULSHIZER, .JR.
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WILLIAM H. SCHMIDT, one of the substantial citizens of Hudson
County, N. J., has been a resident of West New York, in that county, since
19K). From 1S7?. to 1894 he was acti\elT engaged in the wholesale ice
business. In 1894 his extensive plant was destroyed by a cyclone, but he
rebuilt on a larger scale. In 1898 he built the well known Schmidt's
hygiene ice factory on Harrison Street, near the Hudson Boulevard, in
West New York, of which he and his j'oungest son are sole owners, the firm
name being ^Valliam H. & E. H. Schmidt.
Mr. Schmidt is one of the most extensiA^e property owners in Northern
Hudson County. As a Democrat in politics he has been active in public
life. For a period of twelve years he was Chairman of the Township Com-
mittee, and in this capacity distinguished himself by the display of rare
executive ability. For ten years he was also a Justice of the Peace. For
six years he was a member of the School Board of West New Y'ork. He
has also served as Treasurer of the township, having held this responsible
position for more than four years. He enjoys the confidence of the com-
numity and has established a reputation for integrity and soundness of
judgment.
Mr. Schmidt was born in Germany, May 5, 1831, the son of Bernard and
IMargaret Schmidt, and received his education in that country. In 18.51
h( came to America, settling originally in New Y'ork City. There he re-
sided during the next eighteen years. In 18.53 he engaged in the real estate
business, and was also connected with a manufacturing enterprise. In
1857 he enlisted in the Fifty-fifth Regiment, National (iuard of the State of
New York, and when the Civil AYar broke out, in 18G1, he volunteered with
his regiment for service in the cause of the T'nion and went to the front.
He saw active service throughout the Peninsular campaign, including par-
ticipation in the tierce seven days' fight in the Wilderness. On account of
disability received in service he was honorably mustered out in 1863. Since
the ^\a.T he has taken an active interest in the ( irand Army of the Republic,
and is a member of Ellsworth Post, No. 14, of New Jersey.
Returning to New York at the close of his period of service in the Union
Army. Jlr. Schmidt found that his businrss interests had practically slipped
from his grasp during his absence. But he soon established another suc-
cessful business, as the propric tor of a woodcarving establishment for the
manufacture of piano frames, ileantime, he had acquired real estate hold-
ings in West New Y'ork, Hudson County, and thither he removed in 1869.
He has since taken great interest in everything affecting the public welfare
of West New Y'ork and Hudson County.
CHARLES A. HE INS, the well known wholesale dairy produce dealer
of West Hoboken. N. J., is the son of Diederick and Johanna Heins and
was born in Germany, June 20, 1S65. He obtained his education at Bremen,
in the Fatherland, and early developed traits of industry, economy, and
enterprise which have won for him success in business and private life.
Leaving his nati\e country in 1883, he cajne to New York and engaged
a^ clerk in a grocery store. Subsequently he associated himself with A. R.
Reynolds & Co., one of New York's largest cheese firms, and the experience
thus gained has served him vncII ever since.
About 1890 Mr. Heins established his present business at 169 Spring
Street, We^t Hoboken, and through his energy, integrity, and sound judg-
ment, united v ith great tact, has built up an extensive trade as a wholesale
dealer in cheese, buttor, and all kirds of dairy produce. Beginning on 0
436 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
small scale, he has enlarged his establishment and improved his facilities
until now he has one of the largest and best appointed wholesale houses
of the kind in East Jersey.
In politics Mr. Heins is a stanch Republican, but his attention has been
devoted to business, to the exclusion of public preferment or political
honors. He is a prominent member of the West Hoboken Business Men's
Association, of the Schuetzen Association of New Jersey, and of the Odd
Fellows. He is a public spirited, patriotic citizen, and enjoys the confi-
dence of all wlio know him.
Mr. Heins married Miss Lotta Mohr, and has three children: Charles,
Lotta, and Florence.
THOMAS HENRY, contractor, truckman, and dealer in masons' supplies,
of the Town of Union, N. J., is the son of Thomas Henry, Sr., and Mary
Smith, both natives of Ireland. His father came to this country about
1850. settling first in New York City, and subsequently moving to the Town
of Union, where he died in 1887.
Mr. Henry was born in the Town of Union, Hudson County, November
28, 1861, and obtained his education there in the public schools. After
completing his studies Mr. Henry identified himself with the trucking busi-
ness, first as an employee and in 1887 as proprietor, and by enterprise, in-
dustry, and practical application has gained an honorable standing. In
1887 he engaged in trade as a dealer in masons' building materials, fire
clay, coal, drain pipe, etc.. on the corner of Palisade Avenue and Gardner
Street, the firm name being William D. & T. Henry. They also did a gen-
eral trucking business. William D. Henry, brother of Thomas and senior
partner of the firm, died April 9, 1897, and since then Thomas Henry has
conducted the business alone.
Mr. Henry is one of the best known business men in North Hudson Coun-
ty. Enterprising, energetic, and thorough, he has been successful, and
through his integrity and force of character has achieved a high reputation.
He has also been prominent in public capacities, having served as a Coun-
cilman of the Town of Union for four years from May 1, 189.5, to May 1,
1899. During three years of that period he was the only Republican on
the board and the only candidate elected on the local Republican ticket.
This fact attests the esteem and confidence in which he is held by his fel-
low-citizens. Mr. Henry is a member of the Business Men's Association of
the Town of Union, of the Knights of Honor, and of Garfield Council Jr.
O. U. A. M.
He was married on the 27th of March, 1888, to Miss Mary Brems, daugh-
ter of Michael Brems, of the Town of Union, N. J. They have one daugh-
ter, Clara Henry, and reside in the Town of Union.
ADOLPH WILLIAM WEISMANN, son of August Weismann, was born
in Germany, and about 1840 came to this country with his parents, settling
in New York City. His father was engaged in the cigar business in New
York until 1874, when he retired and moved to what was then Lossburg, in
West Hoboken, N. J., where he died in 1895.
Mr. Weismann was for many years associated with his uncle, August W.
Weismann, one of the earliest druggists and chemists in New York City, his
store being on the corner of Broome and Orchard St^-ee+s. "n 1874 he en-
gaged in the drug trade on his own account in West ± .ob'oken, where he
di:^d in Ma'-ch, 1896. highly respe^teu and esteemed. He was a man of
GENEALOGICAL
437
considerable proiaiuence in the community, of great force of character, and
of unquestioned honesty and integrity, and always took a deep interest in
public affairs. His attention, however, was given wholly to business, in
which he was successful.
He married Anna Meyers, daughter of A\'illiam Meyers, who died in 1888,
leaving three sons and one daughter, viz.: Ferdinand, Adolph, David, and
Louisa.
FERDINAND WEISMANX, eldest son of Adolph William Weismann
and Anna Meyers and a grandson of August Weismann and William Mev-
FERDINAND WEISMANN.
ers, was born in \A'est Hoboken, N. J., June 1, 1874. He was educated in
the West Hoboken and Union Hill public and high schools, graduating
from the latter in 18!)1. In the same year he jjassed the examination be-
fore the New Jersey State Board of I'harmacy. Entering his father's drug
sto' e at a very early age, he grew up in the business and acquired a prac-
tical knowledge of every branch, and in 1894 succeeded his father under
the firm na. le of F. Weismann & Brother, his partner being his oldest
brother, Adoljth. This r^opartners)-'') still continues, with two stores: on
at 166 Bergenline Avenue in the Iuaau of Union and another at 485 Pall-
438 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
sf(de Avenue in West Hoboken. They have been very successful and main-
tain an extensive trade.
Mr. Weismann is an ardent Democrat, and since 1896 has been Deputy
Register of Deaths for Hudson County. He is also a Notary Public, a mem-
ber and clerk of the Board of Education, and a member of the Junior Order
United American Mechanics, of the Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks, of the Knights of Pythias, and of the Hamilton Wheelmen.
He was married, October 20, 1891, to Tillie Willis Larwill, daughters of
John and Matilda Larwill, of Hoboken, N. J. They have two daughters: Ed-
na and Viola Mae.
ADOLPH WEISMANN, second son of Adolph William Weismann and
Anna Meyers, was born in West Hoboken, N. J., October 14, 1877. He was
graduated from the high school of his native town in 1894, and the same
year formed a copartnership with his elder brother, Ferdinand, and en-
gaged in the drug business in the Town of Union and later also in West
Hoboken, the firm being F. Weismann & Brother. He passed his ex-
amination before the New Jersey State Board of Pharmacy in 1898.
He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, of the Junior Order United
American Mechanics, of the Knights of the Maccabees, and of the Hamil-
ton Wheelmen. November 26, 1898, he married Miss Clara Pritchard, of
Utica, N. Y.
JOHN OETJEN, one of the oldest German citizens of West New York,
N. J., is the son of John and Anna Oetjen, and was born in Hanover, Ger-
many, December 5, 1837. Educated in the public schools of the Fatherland,
he learned the trade of carpenter, but later went to London, England, where
he engaged in the manufacture of loaf-sugar. In 1861 he came to America
and established himself in the same business on the corner of King and
Greenwich Streets, New York, where he remained two years, building up a
successful trade. In 1863 he removed to what is now West New York,
Hudson County, which has ever since been his home.
During the first two years of his residence in West New York he was en-
gaged in distilling and rectifying liquors. Afterward he was long engaged
in the wholesale and retail liquor business, retiring in 1894. Mr. Oetjen
has always been noted as a man of integrity, industry, and enterprise.
Taking from the first a deep interest in local affairs, he was for eighteen
years a School Trustee, serving several terms as Chairman of the board,
and during one-half of the time acting as District Clerk. He was also for
three years a Township Committeeman. In politics he is a Democrat. He
has built several houses in West New York, thus contributing to the ma-
tei'ial growth of the town, and was a member of the old and unique order
known as the " Seven Wise Men." He has also been active in other or-
ganizations.
Mr. Oetjen was married in New York City in May, 1870, to Miss Mary
Ilulse, a native of Germany. They have one son, John P. Oetjen, a car-
penter, of West New York.
JOHN WHITE has been a life-long resident of North Hudson County, N.
J., liaving been born in the Town of Union on the 22d of January, 1849.
His parents, Michael White and Mary McGrane, natives of ':reland', were
married in that country and came to the United States in 184S. They took
up their rcLidence on Union Hill, where Mrs. Wnite still. lives. Michael
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White died there in 1863, respected and esteemed for those manly virtues
wliich characterized all his relations.
Mr. White obtained a good public school education in the Town of Union,
and as a youth developed strong intellectual and physical qualities. Learn-
ing the carpenter's trade, he engaiied in business for himself about 1878
as a contractor and builder, and since then has continued in that occupa-
tion with signal success. On Union Hill and in West Hoboken, where he
now resides, he has contributed to the general growth and prosperity, and
many of the finest dwellings and other buildings are the result of his ener-
gies. He has built up an extensive business. His ability and enterprise,
his integrity and sound judgment, and his sagacity and foresight have won
for him a wide popularity, and the respect and confidence of the entire
community. He is one of the prominent citizens of North Hudson County,
and from, boyhood has been active and influential in behalf of the best in-
terests of the public.
Tn politics Mr. AVhite is a Democrat, and at different times has served as
Commissioner of Assessments. For three years he was a member of Com-
pany B. Fourth Regiment, X. G. X. J. He is a leading member of the Holy
Name Society of St. Michael's Monastery, of West Hoboken, and has been
identified with other important social bodies.
Mr. White was married in July, 18S1, to Miss Jane Hogan, daughter of
John Hogan. of Jersey City Heights, N. J. They have six children: Mary,
Jennie, Nellie, James, Joseph, and Addie.
FREDERICK J. BERGMANN, Jii., of Weehawken, is the son of Fred-
erick J. Bergmann, Sr., and Gertrude Zeigeler, and a grandson of John
Bergmann, all natives of Germany, his father being born in Bavaria and
his mother in Frankfort. The revolutionaiy events of 1848 drove his par-
ents, with a large number of other German patriots, to America, to seek
the home and freedom which the Fatherland denied them. Arriving in
the United States in that year, they settled on Staten Island, N. Y., where
the subject of this sketch was born May 5, 187(1. Soon afterward they re-
moved to Weehawken, N. J.
Here Mr. Bergmann has since resided. (3btaining his education in the
\A'eehawken public schools, he learned the trade of painter and decorator,
which he still follows in that town, having established himself in business
in 181)1. He is one of the leading painters and decorators in North Hud-
son County, and by industry, perseverance, and honest endeavor has
achieved success. His work bears evidence of artistic ta^te and originality.
While devoting himself assiduously to his profession Mr. Bergmann has
not neglected the duties of a public spirited, patriotic citizen, but has
served his town in various capacities. For three years he was a member
of the Weehawken Board of Education and rendered efficient service. As
a member of the Fire Department he has also contributed materially to
the progress of the town. He is a member of the Odd Fellows fraternity,
of the Foresters of America, and of the Weehawken Cyclers. In politics he
is a Republican and in religion a Presbyterian, and throughout the com-
munity is highly respected and esteemed.
Mr. Bergmann married Miss Augusta Kleinker. They have one daugh-
ter, and reside on the corner of Hudson Avenue and Angelique Street, Wee-
hawken Heights.
JOSEPH ALOYSIUS McCURNIN, now serving a second term as a
member of the Board of Aldermen of Bayonne, Hudson County, A'as born in
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Ireland on the lat of July. 185!). his parents being John McCurnin and Jane
McDonald. The family came to the United vStates in 1866 and settled in
Jersey City, where the subject of this sketch received his education in St.
Mary's Catholic Institute.
After leaving school Mi'. McCurnin entered the employ of the American
Standard Paper Company, where he ac(iuii'ed tlie I'udiments of a business
training. Afterward he became interested in a commission business in
Washington Market, New York City. Leaving this, he associated himself
with the Standard Oil Company, and is now foreman of their extensive re-
finery at Eayonne. N. J. Mr. McCurnin is a nmn of great force of character,
JOSEPH A. MoCURNlN.
endowed with executive ability of a high order, and in every position has
achieved honor and distinction.
He has also been prominent in public affairs. As a Democrat he has
taken an active interest in i)olitics, and for five years rendered efiflcent
service as a member of the Board of School Trustees of Bayonne. He is
now serving his second term as an Aldeinian of that city. H is a member
of the Royal Arcanum, of the Foresters of America, of the FcJievolent and
Protective Order of Elks, and of the Knights of Cokimbus.
In 1881 Mr. McCurnin married Miss Mary Burns, of Bayonne, N. J. They
have seven children: James, Annie, John, Joseph, Vera, William, and Jane.
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THOMAS A. OARBREY has always resided in Harrison, Hudson Coun-
ty, N. J., where he was born April 25, 1869. He is the son of Michael and
Ellen (Leonard) Carbrey, natives of Ireland, who came to America when
young, were married here, and settled in Harrison.
Mr. Carbrey received a good educational training in the public schools of
Ma native town, and has spent his active life in the wire business, in which
lit- has already achieved marked success. He has also taken an active and
prominent part in politics, and as a member of the Harrison Board of Edu-
cation has rendered efficient service to the town. He is an ardent and con-
sistent Democrat and a public spirited, patriotic, and enterprising citizen.
His popularity and reputation are indicated by the fact that he has served
as President of the American Wire Weavers' Association.
THOMAS CARROLL, Clerk of the Township of Weehawken since April,
1891, was born in Hoboken, N. J., May 1, 1867. His parents, Patrick Car-
roll and Johanna Sullivan, and his grandparents, Philip and Mary Carroll,
were natives of Ireland, his father being born in Tipperary and his mother
in Cork. Philip Carroll came to America with his family soon after 1850
and settled in Princeton, N. J., where he operated a large stone quarry, and
where he and his wife spent the remainder of their lives. Patrick Carroll
learned the carpenter's trade in New Brunswick, and about 1862 removed
to Hoboken, where he had charge of the Hoboken Land Improvement Com-
pany's saw-mill for about twenty-eight years. Afterward he moved to
Weehawken and died there in April, 1890, being survived by his wife and
several children, of whom Thomas is the eldest living son. He was a Com-
missioner of Appeals for three terms, a member of the Hoboken Ferry-
men's Association, and a prominent, active, and influential citizen.
Thomas Carroll was educated at St. Mary's parochial school and the
Christian Brothers' school in his native city, and at the age of fifteen
entered the employ of the Standard Oil Company, with which he remained
about three years. Subsequently he learned the plumbing trade with J.
H. Kniffin, of Hoboken, and for more than six years he followed that busi-
ness with marked success, having an establishment of hi" own during a
part of that period.
In the meantime Mr. Carroll became an acknowledged leader of the Re-
publican forces in Weehawken, taking an active part in local politics and
being honored by his party with several positions of trust. Under the old
law he was Police Clerk of Weehawken for six years, and in April, 1891, he
was elected Township Clerk. The duties of this position, which he has dis-
charged with ability and satisfaction, led him to relinquish temporarily
the business of plumber and gas fitter, in order to devote to it his attention
and energies.
Mr. Carroll was one of the organizers in 1890 of the old Weehawken Ath-
letic Club, of which he was Secretary. He is an exempt member of Baldwin
Hose Company No. 1, of Weehawken, which he served as Secretary for six
years. He was a member and Secretary of the old West Side Social Club,
and is a member of Glendlaugh Council, No. 214, C. B. L. He is a public
spirited, progressive citizen and active in promoting the best interests of
his town an( county. He is unmarried, and resides with his mother in the
family hom. tead at 14 West Nineteenth Street, Weehawken.
LOUIS C. NEUSCHELER, Collector of Taxes of the Town of Union,
Hudson County, -N. J., has .been a liie-long resident of that place, having
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been hoi-ii lliore (ui llii' 28tli of Sept(Miibpr, 1SG7. He is the son of George
and Eliza (\Vi( ks) Nensdiclev. ITis father, Oajitaiu George Neuscheler,
.Ii„ was for soii]e time Town Clei-k of the Town of Union, First Lieutenant
in ihe Fifteenth Tiei;inient, ITniied Hlates Heavy Artillery, and Captain of
r\)niiia]iv P.. Ninth Resiment, New Jersey National Guard, which regiment
he oi-ganized. He died in 187::'<, after an active and useful life, respected by
al! who knew him.
Louis C. Nenschelcr's liii'ihplacr and early home was on Palisade Ave-
nue in the Town of Lnion. He received his education in the public schools
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of tlie neighborhood, and then became a bookkeeper, a profession he has
since followed. His interest in politics and public affairs was manifest
even during his youth, and has continued to be one of his chief character-
istics. He became a Notary Public and subsequently Collector of Arrears,
and is now (1900) the efficient Collector of Taxes of the Town of Union. In
These capacities he has displayed marked ability, sound jadgment, and
great sagacity — qualities which invariably lead to higher honors. Public
spirited, p/ogressive, and thoroughly identified with the best interests of
hi.^ native town, he enjoys the conflaeuce and •"steem of the entire commu-
nity, and as a member of the John J. Egan .^Association he is prominent
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and active in politics. He is a member of the Republican Association of
the Town of Union, of the Mutual Benefit Association, of the Hamilton
Wheelmen, and of the New Jersey Building, Loan and Investment Com-
pany. He is unmarried.
EDAYARD A. O'CALLACrHAX is one of the rising young lawyers of Jer-
sey City, N. J., where he was born on the 11th of November, 1874. His
father, Thomas C. O'tJallaghan, A\as born in Ireland in 1845, and his mother,
Ellen Carey, in Quebec, Canada.
Mr, O'Callaghan received an excellent preparatory education and then
entered Manhattan College, from which he was graduated with the degree
of B.A. in 1S95. He r(-ceived the degree of LL.B. from the New York Law
School in 1807 and was adndtted to the New Jersey bar in the same year
at the February term of the Supreme Court. He is also a member of the
bar of Xi w York State. Settling in Jersey City, Mr. O'Callaghan entered
upon the active practice of his profession early in 1S!)7. He has steadily
gained influence and standing at the bar and among his younger associates
already holds a prominent place. He is a member of Jersey City Lodge,
Xo. 211, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. His wife, whose maiden
name was Charlotte Aherne, is a native of Queenstowu, Ireland.
GEORGE M'YRILL, of Harrison, N. J., one of the leading citizens of
Hudson County, was born in York, England, on the 14th of December,
1865. He is the son of Robert Thomas Wyrill and Sarah Thomas, both of
v/hom were born in England.
Mr. AYyrill received his education in the public schools of his native town,
and in 1882 came to the T'nited States. Locating in Newark, N. J., he soon
afterward moved to Harrison, Hudson County, and engaged in the ice busi-
ness, which he still follows with marked success. He is one of the repre-
sentative business men of Hudson County.
While Mr. "SA'yrill has devoted his energies and attention strictly to busi-
ness affairs, he has at the same time taken a deep interest in the questions
of the day, and esjiecially in matters affecting the progress and welfare
of his adopted town. He is thoroughly identified with the public and
political affairs of the Borough of Harrison, a prominent member of the
I)emocratic party, and a liberal contributor to every movement which has
for its object the advancement and betterment of his fellowmen. He is a
member of the Knights of Pythias and of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
and a public spirited, enterprising, and patriotic citizen.
Mr. Wyrill was married on the 24th of November, 1898, to Miss Jennie
Porter, of Harrison, N. J.
JOHN NEVIN, A.M., M.D., is one of the prominent physicians and
surgeons of Jersey City, N. J., where he was born on the 21st of September,
1863. He is the son of Michael Nevin and Frances Carey, who were for
many years honored and respected residents of that municipality.
Dr. Nevin received his preliminary education in the Catholic Institute of
Jersey City. Subsequently he entered ^Manhattan College in New York
City and was graduated from there in the class of 1882, receiving the de-
grees of A.B. and A.M. Deciding upon medicine as his life work, he became
a student in 1883 in the Medical Department of the University of the Citv
of New York and after the regular course was graduated from that institu-
tion with the degree of M.D. in 1886.
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In March, 1886, Dr. Nevin began the practice of medicine in Jersey City,
where he soon came into prominence as a physician and surgeon of un-
usual ability, and where he has ever since conducted a large and successful
business. Displaying broad and liberal qualifications, a thorough mastery
of the science of medicine, and sound judgment united with a genial good
nature, he has gained a wide circle of friends and an enviable standing
in the community. Among the younger practitioners of the profession he
is an acknowledged leader. As a citizen he is public spirited, progressive,
patriotic, and universally esteemed and respected.
Dr. Nevin has filled a number of important positions with ability and
JOHN NEVIN.
satisfaction. In 1892 he was appointed surgeon to the Jersey City Fire De-
partment, which position he resigned. In November, 1896, he was ap-
pointed surgeon of the Police Department of Jersey City and has ever since
held that position. He is the Medical Director of the Colonial Life Insur-
ance Company of America, a prominent member of the l.'udson County
Medica Society, and a mem ,jer of the Medical Society of the State of New
Jersey and of the University and ( ^ 'teret C bs of Jersey City.
In October, 18^7, Dr. Nevin mar/ieO Nelli. oherty, and they have had
two children: Grace Nevin (deceased) and Jonn Nevin, Jr.
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WALTER A. WALSH, formerly President of the School Board and Com-
mon Council ol Kearny, Hudson County, was born in Newark, N. J., June
9, 1850. When live years old he went with his parents, Michael and Eachel
(McCarell) Walsh, to Ohio, but returned at the age of fourteen and received
a common school education in his native city. His parents were born in
Ireland, and in 1848 came to Newark, where they were married in 1849.
Mr. Walsh was successively engaged in the manufacture of buttons, in
wood turning and manufacturing moldings, etc., in baking, and in the
manufacture of buttons and jewelry, achieving in each business enterprise
that degree of success which ability, sound judgment, and faithful atten-
tion to detail invariably merit. He also obtained in these connections a
valuable experience and a high reputation. In 1891 he engaged in the liquor
and hotel business in Kearny, Hudson County, in which he still continues.
In public and political life Mr. Walsh has filled several important trusts.
He was a member one year and President two years of the Borough of East
Newark Common Council, and has also served as President of the Borough
of East Newark School Board. In every capacity he has discharged his
duties with ability, fidelity, and satisfaction. He is a member of the Catho-
lic Benevolent Legion, of the Exempt Firemen's Association, and of other
social bodies. He married Miss Mary Kenney.
HENRY STOCKFISH, Jr., Township Treasurer and an organizer and
the first Chief Engineer of the Fire Department of North Bergen, Hud-
json County, is the eldest son of Henry Stockfish, Sr., and Mary Danker,
and was born in West Hoboken, N. J., June 24, 1857. Henry Stockfish, Sr.,
came from Germany to the United States in 1847, and in 1854 married
Mary Danker, by whom he had seven children: Margaret, wife of C. H.
Kopf ; Henry, Jr., the subject of this sketch; Louisa, wife of John Brady,
of West Hoboken; Mary, wife of John HofCsetter, of North Bergen; Eleanor,
widow of John Dahm; Emily, deceased, who married George Schell; and
George F., of North Bergen. Mr. Stockfish moved to Secaucus in 1802 and
remained there five years, when he settled with his family in the old home-
stead on the Weavertown road, now the Hudson County Boulevard. He
was one of the pioneer retail milk dealers in North Hudson County, a prom-
inent man in the community, and a leading and consistent Democrat. He
died in 1898, aged about seventy years. His wife's death occurred in 1890,
at about the age of fifty-nine.
Henry Stockfish, Jr., attended the public schools of North Bergen and
Packard's Business College in New York, and after completing his studies
in 1875 spent ten years assisting his father in business. Afterward he
\\as engaged for about four years in the grocery trade. In 1891 he estab-
lished himself in business as' a retail milk dealer, and by industry and ap-
plication has built up one of the largest businesses of the kind in North
Hudson County.
In politics Mr. Stockfish has been for years a leading Democrat, and in
the councils of his party has been very active and influential. He was
ele<rted Collector for North Bergen in 1884, and by re-elections held that
ottice for eleven consecutive years, discharging his duties with ability,
fidelity, and '.atisfactioT. In 1886 he was also elected a member of the
North' Bergen Board of Education for three , ears, and in 1897 he was ap-
pointed Treasurer of the ^ wnship o'" North Bergen, which office he still
holds. In 1890 he was on , the p.ii. -ipal organizers of Hie North Bergen
Fire Department, of whi^.. }ie became the first Chief Engineer, and in
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wLirli lie lias fAci' siii(;e taken a dccji and actixc interest. He was also for
one' year a Justice of tJie Peace, and is a menilic]' of Pioneei- Engine Com-
pany and of the Foi-esters of Aniei-ica. I'lifdic sjiirited and enterprising,
Jie is esteemed and respected, and in every capacity lias won tlie confidence
of the comnmuity.
Mr. Stockfisii married Miss Kallierine Brown, daughter of Joseph Brown,
and lias fonr children: Marie, TjiIu, JIabel, and Florence.
JOHN MeAl'ljE'S', one of the oldest painters and decorators of West
nonoken. X. J., was horn in that town on the l!)th of December, 18.j5, the
JOHN McAULEY.
son of John and Helen McAnley, natives of Ireland. There he received his
education, attending tlie public and iiarochial schools. After completing
his sludies he learned the trade of a painter, which he has since followed"!
being in business for himself during the last twenty years.
Mr. McAuley possesses great skil'l and talent, ai.d 'in the prosecution of
his t]-ade has been successful. In politics he has always been an ardent and
active Democrat, taking a prominen' p.irt in t'le councils of his party, and
becoming one of its trusted and honored leaeeis. On August .^, Is'oK he
was appointed Chief of Police of West Hoboken, T\liich position he now
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holds. He is a public spirited citizen, and is held in high esteem by the
entire community. He has won the confidence and respect of all with
whom he has come into contact.
He married Mary Tyndel, daughter of Michael and Margaret Tyndel, and
resides where he was born, in West Hoboken, Hudson County.
CHARLES SCHULTZE, member of the Common Council from the Sec-
ond Ward of Hoboken, N. J., was born in that city on the 4th of April, 1859,
and is the son of Emil (who died December 3, 1899) and Anna Schultze,
both of German descent. Mr. Schultze received his early education at
Hoboken Academy, and subsequently studied for two years at Lausanne,
Switzerland. He was for several years engaged in the wine business in
Europe, chiefly at Crenznach, Germany, at Eheims, Paris, Bordeaux, and
Cognac, France, and in London, England. In this connection he obtained
a wide and varied experience as a wine expert and established a reputation
which he has ever since maintained. Returning to this country, he identi-
fied himself with the same business and at the present time is associated
with John Oaborn & Co., importers, of No. 20 South William Street. New
York City.
Mr. Schultze has achieved success in both business and public capacities.
As a resident of his native city he has taken an active part in political af-
fairs, has been prominent in various important relations, and in 1898 was
elected Councilman from the Second M'ard, which position he still holds.
He is a public spirited, patriotic, and enterprising citizen and justly
esteemed and resx^ected for those qualities which distinguish his race. In
fraternal and social circles he is especially prominent. He is a member of
the German Club, of the German Riding Club, of the Valencia Boat Club,
of the Royal Arcanum, of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks,
of the Quartette Club, and of the Lutheran Church of Hoboken.
Mr. Schultze was married in 1883 and is the father of four children-
three sons and one daughter.
BARTHOLOMEW FITZGERALD, of West Hoboken, Hudson County,
N. J., is now living in retirement from active business life after a successful
and honorable career. He is recognized as one of the most substantial and
influential citizens in the community. A Democrat in politics, he is a leader
in that party. Both in his business career and in his political activities he
has always exhibited sound judgment, based upon keen observation of men
and things, and has never failed to manifest the courage of his convictions.
His personal, business, and political integrity has never been ((uestioned.
For six years he held the responsible position of a member and CTiairman of
the Common Council of West Hoboken, and in this offlce of trust showed a
determination to carefully look out for the best interests of the community.
Mr. Fitzgerald was born near Killeagh, County Cork, Ireland, May 14,
1842, the son of John and Mary Fitzgerald. He is a descendant of the famous
Fitzgerald family which for many centuries has occupied so prominent and
patriotic a place in the historv of Ireland and of her struggles against op-
pression. The Fitzgeralds were of Norman descent, but, having become
established in Ireland, thev intermarried with the Irish nobility, and so com-
pletely made the cause of Ireland their own that it became a proverb that
the Fitzgeralds were more Irish than the Irish themselves.
Mr. Fitzgerald inherited many of di" sterling qualities of his ancestors.
He was educated in the schools n-ar his birthplace, and in 1862 came to
America. During a year or more after his arrival in this country he re-
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sided in New York City, but since 1863 he has been a resident of Hudson
County, N. J. He engaged in business as a builder and contractor, both in
New York City and Hudson County, and for many years conducted a very
successful business. He accumulated a fortune.
He married Mary E. Gilligan, by whom he has seven children: Dr. Thomas
Fit!6gerald, a physician in Jersey City; Henry Fitzgerald, who is engaged
in the marble business; and Mollie, John, Morris, Fannie, and Florence Fitz-
gerald.
JAMES D. FINK, of Hackensack, was born in Orange County, N. Y.,
March 24, 1833. He is the son of Hamilton Fink and Delia, daughter of
James Duryea, and a grandson of Philip Fink, his paternal ancestors hav-
iug come originally froni Germany. Up to about the age of thirteen he at-
tended school in Orange County, and then became a clerk in a grocery
store in the City of New York. He continued in this employ for eight
years, and during the next eight years he was the cashier of a New York
hotel.'
In 1871 Mr. Fink engaged in the express business, and since that date
has been the proprietor of an express between New York City and Hacken-
sack, Bergen County, N. J. He has long been a resident of the last men-
tioned place, and is a member of the Hackensack Baptist Church. He mar-
ried, in 1858, Barbara W. Bogert, by whom he had two children, Harry D.
and William M. Fink. She died in 1878, and in 1885 he married Kate M.
Seinsoth.
ANDREW GIESHAM, Postmaster of Guttenberg and a veteran of the
Civil War, was born in the South of Ireland on the 22d of April, 1839. He
is the fourth in the family of seven children of Andrew Girsham, Sr., a na-
tive of Edinburgh, Scotland, and Tomasiana Metlan, his wife, who was
bora in Ireland, and a grandson of David Girsham and Elizabeth DriscoU.
His parents came to this country about 1850 and settled in New York City,
where his father followed the business of sign painting. The latter died
about 1891, in Brooklyn. His wife's death occurred in New York in 1860.
Andrew Girsham finished his education in the public schools of New
York, and there, at the age of fifteen, began learning the trade of paper-
hanging and staining. His relations for about fourteen years were with
Westerberg, Jefferson & Co., and under their able and efficient instruction
he mastered every detail of the business. In 1867 he moved to Guttenberg,
Hudson County, N. J., where he has since resided and followed his trade.
While Mr. Girsham has gained a wide reputation as a talented paper-
hanger and stainer, he has also achieved prominence in public affairs. He
has always been an ardent Republican, fearless and consistent in party in-
terests, and patriotic and loyal in the welfare of his county and State." In
April. ]861, he enlisted in the Eleventh New York Volunteer Infantry,
known as Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth's New York Fire Zouaves, and served
for about thirteen months, participating in the first battle of Bull Run and
ill numerous skirmishes, and being present at Newport News during the his-
toric engagement between the " Merrimac " and " Monitor." ' In town mat-
toTK he ^5i'« been especially prominent. He served as a Constable for nine
ye.'irs. a . ,^. Justice of the Peace for five years, as a Recorder of the Town
of Guttenberg for three years, and as p School Trustee for twelve years,
being district clerk foi about five year-^. Oa June 22, 1898, he was com-
missioned Postmaster of Guttenberg, which office he now holds. He has
also been an active member of the Republican committees of Guttenberg
GENEALOGICAL 449
and Hudson County and a delegate to many conventions, and in every ca-
pacity has acquitted himself with credit and honor.
He is a member of Ellsworth Post, No. 14, G. A. R., of the Town of Union,
and of the Volunteer Firemen's Association of the City of New York. He
is progressive, public spirited, and faithful to every trust, and enjoys the
respect and confidence of the community.
Mr. Girsham was married, April 22, 1866, to Mary A. Curley, daughter
of Michael and Margaret Curley, of New York, and their children are
Thomas J., Andrew J., Robert E., and Tomasiana.
EUGENE De WITT KNOX, one of the best known real estate and in-
surance men of Union Hill, is the son of De Witt Clinton Knox and Anna
Singleton and a grandson of Isaac Knox and Emma Van Dresar. His
paternal ancestors came to New Jersey from Germany before the Revolu-
tionaiy War, in which some of them served with honor and distinction.
His fatho-r. a wheelwright by trade, now resides in New York City, while
his grandfather, Isaac Knox, was one of the earliest and for many years a
leading carriage and wagon manufacturer at Rome, N. Y. On his grand-
mother's side he is of Holland Dutch descent, her ancestors, the Van Dre-
sars, having come from that country several generations ago, and serving
with distinction in the War of the Revolution. His mother, Anna Singleton,
was born in England. Some of his ancestors were massacred by the In-
dians in New Jersey.
Mr. Knox was born May 15, 1870, in Rome, N. Y., where he received a
public school education. In 1883 he became a clerk in a shoe store in his na-
tive city, and remained there until 1886, when he came to New York and
assumed a similar position in an uptown shoe house, which he held for a
year and a half. In 1888 he entered the service of Best & Co. on Twenty-
third Street, New York, as a shoe salesman, and became assistant buyer
in the shoe dei)artment. He resigned this position February 24, 1897, and
engaged in the real estate and insurance business at Union Hill, N. J.,
where he resides, having settled there in 1803. He has displayed energy,
excellent judgment, and ability, and since he established himself in busi-
ness he has gained a high reputation and the confidence and esteem of the
community. His specialty has been That of building houses and selling
them on easy payments. In one year he disposed of no less than twenty-
four houses in this way. He has done much toward the building up of the
northern part of Union Hill. He is a man of energy, integrity, ability, and
keen judgment, and in the prosecution of a constantly increasing business
has been successful. Asa citizen he is public spirited, enterprising, pro-
gressive, and patriotic.
He is Collector of Arrears for the Town of Union, having been appointed
in October, 1898, to fill the unexpired term of the late John M. Myer, and
elected in March, 1899. He was one of the organizers and the first Presi-
dent (1899) of the new hook and ladder company of the Town of Union, and
is a member of the Democratic Central Organization, of the Royal Arcanum,
of the Woodcliff Club, and of North Hudson Tent, No. 10, K. O. T. M.
Mr. Knox was married, January 4, 1890, to Rose Donnelly, daughter of
James and Rose Donnelly, of New York City. They have had ^' r-ee chil-
dren : Anna Clinton, Arthur (deceased), and Burton.
GEORGE CUNLIFFE. of Keainy, son of Joseph Cunliffe and Hannah
Ainscow, was born in Lancashire, England, the birthplace of his parents,
on the 20ib of March, 1847. He comes from an old and distinguished line
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of Eiialish ancestors. Receiving a good jiiihlic scliool edncation in his na-
tive town, he learned the trade'of spinner, which he followed until 1880,
when he came to the United States. Here he entered the Olai'k O. N. T.
Thread Mills, in Newark, N. J., and remained there several years, holding
responsible positions, and gaining the respect and confidence of both asso-
ciates and employers.
Siibseqnently Mr. ("unliffe originated what is known as botanic beer,
which he mannfactni'es in large quantities, and in which he has built up an
extensive trade, liis factory and residence being in Kearny, N. J. In this
GEORGE CUNLIFFE.
business he has achieved success. He is a jiublic spirited, progressive citi-
zen, a Republican in politics, and a member of the Sons of St. George and
of the Methodist Episcoj)al Church.
Mr. Cunlitfe married Miss Ellen Pilkington, and has seven children: Will-
iam Thi nas, Joseph, Mary Hann.ih, Robert, Sarah Helen, Stephen, and
Florence.
SAMUEL T). DEMAREST was of the seventh generation in direct de-
scent from David des Marest, the first American ancestor of the family (see
sketch on page 64). The line of his descent is as follows: David des
GENEALOGICAL 451
Marest (1), who mariied Maria Sohier and came from Europe in 1662. His
son, Samuel Davids Demarest (2), horn in Mannheim on the Rhine in 1653,
died at Schraalenbnrgh, N J., in 1728, married, August 11, 1678, Maria,
daughter of Simon Dreuns. They resided at Schraalenburgh, and most of
their descendants have resided there ever since. Their children of the
third generation were Magdalen, David. Samuel, Peter, Jacomina, Judith,
Sarah, Simon, Rachel, Susanna, and Daniel.
Simon Samuels Demarest (3") married Vroutie Cornelius Haring and had
children of the fourth generation Samuel, Caroline, Cornelius, Daniel,
Maria. John, David, Peter, Jacob, Jacob.
David Simons Demarest (4), born March 1, 1736, married Jannetje Davids
Campbell, ^larch 27, 175S. They had issue of the fifth generation, among
others, Simon Davids Demarest.
Simon Davids Demarest (.3), born at Schraalenburgh, May 12, 1765, died
July 17, 1828. married, Decemlier 8. 1787, Hannah Banta, born November
]."), 1768, died September 10, is2fi. They had issue of the sixth generation,
iif whom one was David Simons Demarest.
DaA id Simons Demarest (6) was born August 23, 1795, died July 4, 1877,
married JMargaretta Durie, who was born August 31, 1802, died January
17, 1867. One of their children of the seventh generation was Samuel D.
Demarest. the subject of this sketch.
Samuel D. Demarest (7) was born at Bergenfleld, N. J., October 13, 1826,
and died ]\ray 12. 1879. He married Tatherine A. Van Antwerp and had
three children.
He was educated in the public schools of Bergen County, and at the age
of lifleen began active life on his father's fai'm, where he remained several
.\eais. He then learned the trade of shoemalcer. which he followed suc-
cessfully until his death.
^fa jor Demaiest was an active man, a public ST)irited citizen, and highly
resf)ected and esteemed by all who knew him. He served nine months in
the Civil War as a member of the Twenty-second Regiment New Jersey
A'olunteers. rising from the i)0st of Captain to the rank of Major. For a
number of years he was a Freeholder. He attended the Dutch Reformed
Chuiih, and in e^ery capacity displayed sound judgment and acknowledged
ability.
ABRA:M D. GrREENLEAF, a veteran of the War of the Rebellion, is the
son «f Everett R. Creenle.af and Jane Danielson and a grandson of Enoch
(rreenleaf and William Danielson. He was born in New York City on the
7ih (,f October, 1=228. Coming from old English stock, and from ancestors
who settled in this country several generations ago, he inherited the sterling
characteristics of his race, and during a long and active career has ex-
emplified the family traits in both private and public life.
He was educated in the public schools of New Durham, Hudson County,
X. J., whither his parents removed when he was a boy. There he has re-
sided to the present time, following the occupation of fisherman and the
trade of a carpenter. In 1«^62 he enlisted in the Twenty-first Regiment,
New Jersev Volunteers, and served until the close of tbe Civil Y ir, being
detailed in 1864 on the brigadier-geneial's staff. He participated in both
battles of Fredericksburg and at Chancellorsville, and attained distinction
as a brave, patriotic soldier.
Mr. Greenleaf is an independent Democrat, a man of great force of char-
acter and native ability, and esteemed and respected for his publio spirit,
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integrity, and enterprise. He was a Constable and a Court Officer under
Judges Bedle and Randolph, and in religion is a Methodist.
He married Miss Elizabeth Lozier, and has three children: William E.,
Abram, and Levi Ij.
CHARLES W. BTJRROTTOHS, of Arlington, Hudson County, was born
in Johnsville, N. Y., March 1, 18-51. His parents, James Burroughs and
Ann Maria Warren, were both natives of that State, the former of Brinker-
hoff and the latter of Glenham, their ancestry dating back to colonial times.
They were of English descent.
^Vhen Mr. Burroughs was a mere boy the family removed to New York
City, where he received
a good public school edu-
cation, and where he has
spent his business life.
After completing his
studies he associated
himself with the dry
goods firm of Wick's
& Co. Subsequently he
was with S. B. Chitten-
den & Co. for a short
time. In 1877 he ac-
cepted a position with
the well known house
of Jiord & Taylor, of
Xew York, with which
lie has ever since re-
maint'd, serving in vari-
ous important capaci-
ties, and disrharging his
duties with ability,
promptness, and satis-
faction. Having spent
his active life in the dry
goods trade, Mr. Bur-
roughs has gained a
broad and thorough
knowledge of every
branch of the business,
and in many lines is
regarded as authority.
His integrity, upright-
ness of character, and
faithful attention to
duty, united with a genial nature and sound judgment, have gained for him
the confidence and rt:'spect of both employers and associates.
He is 'i member of Tidune Lodge, F. aud A. M., of the Royal Arcanum, of
the Arlington Club, and of the Orange Canoe Club. For many years he has
resided in Arlington, N. J., where he has taken a deep interest in public af-
fairs and an active ])art in the development of the town. Though never
as]iiring to public office, he has wielded no small influence in behalf of the
genei-al welfare, and is one of the promoters of every worthy object.
CHARLES W. BURROUGHS.
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Mr. Burronghs was married in New York City on the 18th of January,
1882, to Miss Addie F. Rankin, of Bennington, Vt., and their children are
Florence M., Edith W., Belle, and Walter F.
AVILLIAM BARDSLEYis the son of Thomas and Harriet (Kay) Bardsley,
natives of Stockport, England, where he was born February 18, 1853.
There he received his preliminary education in private schools. In 1869
he married Miss Harriet Fletcher, and the same year came to this country,
locating in New York, where he attended the Mechanics Institute and also
studied architecture. Inheriting the sterling mental and physical charac-
teristics of his race, he developed marked ability in the direction of de-
signing and artistic instincts of a high order. His training, especially in
New York, was in this line, and his successful career has justified the wis-
dom of his choice.
He thoroughly mastered the trade of cabinetmaker, which he has fol-
lowed, either practically or in a business way, from early life. In 1872 he es-
tablished himself in business at 147 to 151 Baxter Street, New York, and has
since continued there under the firm name of Bardsley Brothers. They have
an extensive trade, not only in New York City, but in adjacent sections of
New York and New -Jersey, and through their ability and honest, straight-
forward dealin.Lis stand among the successful firms in the business. Mr.
Bardsley is a practical cabinetmaker, thoroughly conversant with every de-
tail of the trade, and an able business man. As a resident of Kearny, Hud-
son County, N. J., where he settled many years ago, he has exerted an im-
portant influence in both public and private affairs, aud for seven years was
a member of the Township Committee, on which he still serves, having been
its Chairman for three years. He is an ardent Republican, and a member
of the Republican Club of Kearny, of the Kearny Presbyterian Church, and
of Copestone Lodge of Masons, of which he has been Worshipful Master.
Public spirited, progressive, and patriotic, he is respected and esteemed by
all who know him. and has always maintained the confidence of the com-
munity.
Mrs. Bardsley is also a native of Stockport, England. They were mar-
ried in Manchester in 1809 and at once came to America. They have seven
children: Joseph, Lottie, Emilie, Hattie, William, Jr., Elmer, and Harold.
JOHN F. LEE, of Bayonne, was born on West Eighth Street, New York
City, November 9, 187-1, and is the son of Michael Lee and Ellen Farrell.
His father is a landscape gardener by profession, a leading resident of
Bayonne, and a representative Democrat in politics. He is of Irish de-
scent on both sides, his parents having come to this country from County
Cork, Ireland.
John P. Lee received his education in the parochial schools of Bajrjpnnej
Hudson County, N. J., whither his parents removed when he was young.
He subsequently pursued a legal course in connection with regular prac-
litiouers, holding a position as law clerk. This profession, however, did
not suit his taste, and he turned his attention to journalistic wc^k, which
he is determined to make his future business and for which he has decided
ability and talents. Mr. Lee is a Democrat in politics, and during the past
four years has been one of the school trustees of Bayonne. He is a mem-
ber of Court 'SA'infleld, Foresters of America, and of Star of the Sea Lodge,
No. 187, Knights of Columbus, both of Bayonne. He is also a prominent
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jiK'jjiber of the Bayonne (Jity Democratic Club, and one of the active and
inllneutial younger citizens ot that enterprising community.
JOEL W. BKOWN, of Jersey City, was boin at Roclvy Point, Long Island,
N. Y., on the 18th of December, 1S3C, being tlie eighth of nine chil-
dren of Isaac W. Brown and Chauy Yarington. He is the grandson of
Joseph Brown, Jr., and Miriam Davis, and a great-grandson of Joseph
Brown. Sr., and Mehitablt \ ale. Flis father was a well known sea captain.
Mr. Brown was educated at i\Iilier's Place Academy on Long Island and
at Port Plain Seminary
in Montgomery County.
In IS.j.^ he engaged in
teaching school on Long
Island and during the
years 1850 and 18.57 he
was in Omaha, Neb., en-
gaged in the real estate
business and in teaming.
He went there, as most
emigrants did at the
time, in a ''Praiiie
Schooner "' across the
State of Iowa. Prom
1858 to 1868 he fol-
lowed the sea, being
master of different
schooners sailing along
the Southern coast to
the West Indies and
other places in the Gulf
of Mexico. During the
War of the Eebellion he
was captain of a vessel
in the service of the
States Govern-
United
ment.
In
Brown
.rOEL W. BROWN.
18()8 Captain
abandoned the
sea and engaged in mer-
cantile iMii'suits, pur-
chasing a ship chandlery
store in Newburgh, N.
Y., which he conducted
until 1870. In that year he sold out and engaged in the dry
dock business at Newburgh under the firm name of Bullman & Brown, and
so continued until 1878, when the business was removed to Jersey City.
Mr. EuUnlan dieu in 1890 and the concern was incorporated under the style
of the Brown Dry Dock Company, of which Mr. Brown has continuously
been President. This is one of the most important industries in Jersey
City. It gives employment to a large number of men, and under Mr. Brown's
able and energetic management has become well known among the ship-
ping interests.
In public as well as in business life Mr. Brown has achieved a high repu-
GENEALOGICAL 455
tation. He is a Prohibitionist in politics, having been actively and prom-
inently identified with that party for about twenty years. He served it as
a delegate to the last four National conventions and in other important
capacities. He has been its nominee for Mayor, Assemblyman, State Sena-
tor, and Freeholder, and for many years has been and still is a member of
the State Prohibition Executive Committee. He was a delegate to the
National convention at Cleveland in 1888 which nominated General Fisk for
the Presidency, and also a delegate to the convention of 1892 which nomi-
nated Hon. George Bidwell. He has served for many years as a member of
the Prohibition County Committee of Hudson County, and in 1889, 1890, and
1891 was Chairman of that body. For twenty-four years he has been an
Elder in the Bergen Eeformed (Dutch) Church. Since 1859 he has been a
prominent Mason, holding membership in Bergen Lodge of Jersey City.
He is also a member of Mount Union Chapter, E. A. M., of Hugh de
Payens Commandery, K. T., of Jersey City, of the Maritime Exchange of
New York City, and of other social, political, and business organizations.
He is a public spirited, progressive citizen, thoroughly identified with the
affairs of the community, and respected and esteemed for those qualities
which stamj) the successful man.
Mr. Brown was married, December 19, 1865, to Hattie E. Woodhull, of
Port Jefferson, Long Island, N. Y. They have had three daughters: Ella
W. (wife of Arthur Ingham), Lulu ^^^ (who was drowned at Manasqua
Beach while trying to save the life of a small boy), and Hattie. The family
reside at 53 Duncan Avenue, Jersey City.
WILLIAM BLAIR, of River Edge, N. J., was born in New York City on
the 4th of July, 1812, being the son of Ezekiel and Susan (Weinard) Blair,
both of Scotch descent. He received his early education at Public
School No. 1, which stood ojiposite the Hall of Records in New York City,
but at the age of fourteen started at the trade of sailmaking, which occupa-
tion he continued until the age of eighty-one, being, doubtless, the oldest
sailmaker in the country at the time of his retirement.
Mr. Blair was a Corporal and Sergeant in the National Guard, and in
every capacity achieved a high reputation. At the time of the Mexican
AVar the firm of Blair & Higgins was employed by the Government to fit out
the army with tents and covers. They made a swing-cot for General Scott,
of whom Mr. Blair was a personal friend. He was Judge of Elections three
terms, a Commissioner at the time the Bergen County poorhouse was built,
and is a prominent member of and active worker in the Second Eeformed
Church at Hackensack.
He married IMary Robinson. They have had eight children: William, Jr.,
Susan, James S., Mary J., and four deceased.
JOSEPH H. PILSON, of Jersey City, was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., Sep-
tember 29, 1858. His father, Alexander Pilson, was of Scotch descent,
while his mother, Susan (Barker) Pilson, was of Irish extraction.
Mr. Pilson was educated in the public schools of Now York City and
afterward entered the printing business with A. J. Doan, remaining with
him for four years. The partnership was then dissolved and he continued
in the same business in Jersey City. There, in 189.3, he started the Chron-
icle, a Republican newspaper,"of which he is still the proprietor and editor.
In connection with the Chronicle Mr. Pilson conducts a large and successful
printing establishment whose principal work is printing for the leading
456 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
lawyers and business men in Hudson County and for most of the public
institutions of Jersey City.
He has always been a Eepublican, but has never held ofQce to any extent.
He served three months on the Grand Jury of Hudson City in 1896. He
is a member of the Royal Arcanum; of the Loyal Additional Benefit Asso-
ciation; the Odd Fellows; the Knights of Pythias, and of other societies
and organizations. As a citizen he is public spirited, progressive, and
highly esteemed.
Mr. Pilson married Mary J. Moir, in New York City, and has had five
daughters: Jessie, Violet, and Josephine, deceased, and Edith and Hazel,
who are living.
J. WYMAJST JONES.^ — It is always interesting to trace the early life of
men of energy, for usually there will be found those surroundings which
foster a vigorous and independent character. This is aptly illustrated in
the life of J. Wyman Jones. Born in the Town of Enfield, N. H., he was
subjected throughout boyhood to the hardy and healthful country life of
New England; and the rugged aspect of nature, the exhilarating winters,
together with a rigorous home training, combined to produce a vigorous
and courageous youth, eager for a confiict with the world. His father
was a sturdy New England justice, prominent in the affairs of his locality,
and several times a member of the State Legislature. His mother was
a woman of genuine sweetness and refinement, and a direct descendant
of the famous Hannah Dustin. It was the desire of both parents to keep
their only son at home, but when his school career at Meriden Academy
was ended he pressed onward for Dartmouth College, where he was ad-
mitted in 1837. In his class were a son of Daniel Webster, Edward Web-
ster, who died in the Mexican War; Rev. Dr. Leonard Swain, of Nashua,
N. H.; and Gardiner G. Hubbard, Esq., of Washington, D. C.
Upon graduation, in 1841, he could not be persuaded to locate at home;
and although put wholly upon his own resources, he began the study of
law in New York City. In 1843 he was admitted to the New York bar,
and for twenty years followed his profession, the latter part of the time
in Utica, N. Y. Prior to his removal there he married Harriet Dwight
Dana, daughter of James Dana, of Utica, and sister of Professor James
D. Dana, of Yale University, who survived until 1882. At Utica Mr. Jones
made many warm friends in his profession, including the late Justice
William J. Bacon, Senator Kernan, Joshua Spencer, and Senator Conkling.
Advised by his physician that he must lead an out-of-door life, he re-
luctantly relinquished the practice of law to give himself to rural pursuits,
although still retaining his interest and membership in the New York bar.
In 1858, by invitation of a former client then engaged in surveying the
Northern Railroad of New Jersey, he made an examination of the pro-
posed route, and being impressed by the natural beauty of the country,
with characteristic daring determined to throw himself heartily into the
development of the region where Englewood is now located. He spent
the summer of 1858 in securing property rights from the original owners,
and by the autumn of that year had control of nearly all the land now
occupied by that village. He proceeded to lay out the town, to name its
streets, and to procure a survey and map of its territory. By the spring of
1859 he had moved his family to the new place and had gained for it the
support of several valuable friends. In this same spring, at a meeting
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of the residents, the name Englewood, suggested and advocated by him,
was adopted. Since that time Mr. Jones has been prominent in the secular
and religious life of Englewood, and he still maintains a keen interest in
its growth and welfare. He has had the satisfaction of seeing it develop,
pursuant to the general plan formulated by himself, into a beautiful and
progressive suburb of New York City. In addition to the initial work at
Englewood he also became largely interested in the neighboring Towns
of Closter and Norwood, the latter of which he established and named.
In 1865 Mr. Jones became President of the St. Joseph Lead Company, a
corporation manufacturing and mining lead in the State of Missouri;
and by persistent energy, overcoming all obstacles, he has raised the com-
pany from an almost hopeless condition to its present position as one of
the largest lead-producing concerns in the United States. ^Vith the lead
company are also associated a railway corporation having a road forty-
eight miles in length, and a cattle and farming company transacting a large
business, of both of which Mr. Jones is Presidcat. lie is also President
of the Doe Run Lead Company. During the thirty years of his presidency
of the St. Joseph Lead Company he has spent much of his time at the mines
in Missouri, where now there is a prosperous community. During this entire
period there has never been a strike among the men, it having been one
of the chief concerns of the company, under the leadership of Mr. Jones,
not only to treat its employees fairly, but also to aid in every undertaking
which promised to contribute to their pleasure, or to their moral or physical
welfare.
In politics Mr. Jones has been a Republican since the days of the Free
Soil party. At the outbreak of the Civil War, while deep in his work
at Englewood, he was an ardent Northerner, frequently speaking at public
meetings. He was many years Chairman of the Republican County Ex-
ecutive Committee, and was chosen a delegate-at-large from the State
of New Jersey to the Presidential Convention of 1872. In 1876 he was
elected a delegate to the State Convention by the Englewood Republicans
after he had declared himself friendly to Senator Conkling and opposed
to Hon. James G. Blaine, and subsequently by the State Convention was
elected a delegate to the Presidential Convention at Cincinnati. There,
with five other New Jersey delegates, he refused to vote for Mr. Blaine,
and voted on the first and every ballot for Mr. Hayes, who was nominated
by the convention. While this course was distasteful to the Blaine ad-
herents, so far as Mr. Jones was concerned it was in accord with the
declarations he had previously made, and with the decision of his Engle-
wood constituents. In later years he has taken no active part in politics,
but maintains a loyal adherence to his party and an earnest concern for the
country's prosperity.
Personally Mr. Jones is a courtly gentleman, thoroughly American, and
counts his friends among all classes of men. He possesses a keen insight
into human nature, and judges quickly and accurately.
In 1886 Mr. Jones married Mrs. Salome Hanua Chapin, of Cleveland,
Ohio. During the winter season they reside at Thomasville, Ga., where
they have a Southern home of rare attractiveness. They also have a charm-
ing historic home at Bolton, Mass., where Mr. Jones now spends the greater
part of each year.
GEORGE FELIX COPIN has been a life-long resident of West Hoboken,
N. J., where he was born on the 12th of July, 1861. He is of French de-
4:58 HUDSON AND BEKGBN COUNTIES
scent. His father, Francis Copin, born in Belfort, France, August 10, 1833,
came to America in 1853, and for thirty-live years lived in West Hoboken.
In 1S88 he moved to Nevs' Durham, Hudson County, where he died June 17,
1S9S. His father was Nicholas Copin, and through a long line of ancestors
he inherited those broad mental qualities which characterized his life, and
which gained for him the reputation of an honest, industrious, and honor-
able man. He married Christina Arnould, daughter of Jacob Arnould, and
a sister of Denis Arnould, a private in Battery G, First New York Light
Artillery, and of Joseph Arnould, First Lieutenant in Company E, Fifty-
fifth New York Volunteers, both serving with distinction in the Civil War.
(jeorge F. Copin received a good practical education in the parochial
schools of West Hoboken. His first employment was as a clerk in a large
clothing store. (Subsequently he accepted a responsible position in the
oifice of Givernaud Brothers, the well known silk manufacturers. In these
capacities he developed marked business ability, and by perseverance ac-
cumulated some money. In 1884 he established himself in the confec-
tionery business in West Hoboken, in which he has since been engaged
with increasing success. As a result of his own indomitable efforts he has
built up an extensive trade.
Mr. Copin has also been active in the public affairs of Ms town, which
he served as a School Trustee in 1895 and 1896 and as a Councilman in 1897
and 1898. He is a leading member of the Catholic Benevolent Legion, of
the Order of Foresters, of the Catholic Y<wing Men's Lyceum, of the Mozart
Choral Union, and of the Monastery Church Choir. He is especially prom-
inent in social and musical circles.
In 1886 he married Miss Annette Guillard, and they have three children:
Louise, Christina, and Annette.
JOHN D. BLAWVELT is descended in the tenth generation from Gar-
ret Ilendricksen Blawvelt (1), the first American progenitor of all the
Blaw\ elts in New Jersey (see page 68). Garret Hendricksen Blawvelt had
a son John (2), who married Catharine Cornelius and had issue a large fam-
ily, one of whom was John (3), who married Margaret Tallman and had a
son David (4), who married Maria de Clark and had a son, David D. Blaw-
velt (5). The latter was born December 31, 1738, and died March 12, 1856.
He married Ellen Fowler. They had a son, David D. Blawvelt (6), born at
Tappan, May 11, 1768. He died January 7, 1849. He married Maria Har-
ing, who was born September 19, 1772, and died April 25, 1822. They re-
sided at what is now Harrington Park. The issue of David D. Blawvelt
(6) and Maria Ilaring of the seventh -generation was a son, Daniel D. Blaw-
velt (7), born at Old Tappan, September 18, 1754, died there March 20, 1873.
He married, in 1817, Effie Demarest, who was born September 13, 1798, and
died June 9, 1861. Their children of the eighth generation were David D.
and Catharine.
David D. Blawvelt (8), born April 16, 1818, died December 30, 1879. He
married, in 1837, Jane IBlawvelt, who was born in 1820, and was descended
from the same common ancestor and of the same generation as her hus-
band. They resided at what is now Harrington Park, N. J. David D.
Blawvelt (8) served in the Union Army in the Rebellion. He recruited the
Twenty-second New Jersey Volunteers, and on September 2, 1862, was
commissioned Captain, serving with his regiment in the field until it was
mustered out of service June 25, 1863. Their children of the ninth genera-
tion were Helen M., John D., and Effie Louise.
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Jolm D. Blawvelt (9), the subject of this sketch, was born neav
Tappan, at Eiver Vale, Bergen County, N. J., November 29, 1815, and re-
ceived a public school education. At the age of fourteen he left school
and went to work in his father's sawmill, where he remained until 1833,
when he began learning the carpenter's trade. He followed that business
successfully until 1845. In the meantime the homestead had been sold, but
it -v^ as bought back by him in 1841, and after leaving his trade he returned
to the old farm and was actively engaged in agricultural pursuits until
1875. He then sold the place, but as the parties who purchased it did not
carry out their contract he was obliged to take it back again in 1878. He
continued farming on the old homestead for three years, when he sold it,
removed to Westwood, and has since lived there in retirement.
?ilr. Blawvelt has always maintained an untarnished reputation and the
respect and confidence of all who know him. He is a public spirited citi-
zen, active and influential in the community, and a member of the Baptist
(Jhurch. He married Leah Demarest and has had two children — a son and
a daughter — both deceased.
ADOLPH H. BARKEEDING, of Park Ridge, N. J., is the son of Henry
and Henrietta (Mollenhauer) Barkerding and a grandson of Henry Barker-
ding, Sr., and Regina Mollenhauer, who came to this country from Ham-
burg, Germany. He was born in Charleston, kS. C, May 22, 1869, and at-
tended the schools of that city until he was fourteen years of age. He then
left school to engage in the dry goods business in Charleston, remaining
with the same firm for a period of twelve years and rising to the position
of general manager. Upon receiving an offer of a position with Mittag
& Volger, of Park Kidge, X. J., he resigned his former position and came
to New York. He has since that time been associated with them.
He is a member of the Lutheran Church of Park Ridge, a public spirited
and progressive citizen, and highly esteemed by all who know him. He
married Charlotte J. Police and has one child, T. A. Barkerding.
CHARLES CROZAT CONVERSE, LL.B., LL.D., of Highwood, N. J.,
was born in Warren, Mass., October 7, 1832. His ancestry is an histori-
cal one. Prior to the Norman conquest of England in 1066 the titled fam-
ily of De Coigneries held a distinguished place among the old nobles of
France, its possession of its estates there, and occupancy of its Chateau de
Coignir, extending back to, and being lost in, the remotest antiquity. Roger
de Coigneries, born in 1010, yielded to the persuasions of his youthful com-
panion and friend, William the Conqueror, joining him in 1066 in his in-
vasion of England and rendering him conspicuous service in the battle of
Hastings, having his name, anglicized Coniers, recorded in the roll of Battle
Abbey. Throughout William's subsequent contest in subjugating the
North of England, De Coigneries accompanied him, and at its close was
placed in command of the castle of Durham, one of the most important
strongholds in that region, and which, with the domains about it, by Episco-
pal grants, soon became the seat and castle of the Coigneries family, then
known as Conyers, and continued for nearly 600 years as such until the
reign of Charles the First in 1625-45. Roger left a son, Roger de Coniers—
or Conyers. — to whom the Bishop of Eanulph gave the Manor of Rungstan,
in Yorkshire, between 1099 and 1126. He left a son, Roger, who was Baron
of Durham and Lord of Bishopton, living from 1134 to 1174. He left a
son, John, who lived till 1239 and had the Manors of Sockburn, Bishopton.
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Stainton, and Auckland confirmed to him. He left a son, Sir Humphrey,
of Sockburn and Bishopton, possessed of lands in Stainton, granted to the
Abbey of Kievaulx in 1270. He left a son, Sir John, whose heir was his
brother's sou, in 1334, and named Sir John, to whom was entailed said
manoi's. He left a son, Kobert, in 1395, who left a son. Sir Christopher,
who left a son of the same name, who left a son. Sir John, who married
Margaret, daughter of Lord Darcey and Meynell, who had his seat at Horn-
by Castle and was governor of York Castle. In 1460 he joined Eichard,
liuke of York, against the king. He left a son. Sir John, who married Alice
Nevile, daughter of Lord Fauconbridge and heir of the Earl of Kent, and
was installed knight of the most noble Order of the Garter in 1484. He left
a son. Sir William, Lord Conj^ers of Hornby, who married Ann Nevile,
daughter of the Earl of Westmoreland. Sir John's second son, Reginald,
was seated at "Wakerley Manor, County of Northampton, and died there in
1514. He left a son, Francis, who married Anne, sister of Sir Eichard
Blount, and died in 1560. He left a son, Francis, who succeeded to the
Wakerley estates. He left a son and heir, Christopher, who left a son and
heir, Edward, born January 30, 1590, who came to America with Governor
Wiuthrop in 1030.
^\'inthrop and his companions reached the shores of New England June
12, 1630, and Charlestown in July following, and there, on July 30th, a
church was organized by Winthrop and Conyers. Two years later this
church was removed to Boston and ever after was known simply as the
First Church of Boston. Immediately after its removal Conyers and others
organized the First Church of Charlestown. His son James attained dis-
tinction in the French-Canadian War, and was made Commander-in-Chief
of the Colonial forces of Massachusetts. He was afterward chosen Speaker
of the General Court for three consecutive terms, dying in the third term.
Edward Conyers consecrated himself and his wealth to church and town
building. In 1640 he founded the church and Town of Wooburn, now
AA'oburn, calling to its pastorate his English friend, Rev. Thomas Carter.
Edward Conyers's son Samuel married Mr. Carter's daughter Judith. He
mimifested, in his new-world life, those characteristics which marked his
long ancestral line. His boldness caused him to be doubtless the first sub-
ject of King Charles in this country to suffer arrest for charging the king
with popery, he having declined to publish the king's letter sent to him for
that purpose, on this ground. Conyers was duly tried for this offense, but
was discharged by the court for the reason that " his language did not re-
flect on his majesty's letter." He shunned whatever savored of the worldly
distinctions of his English family. He refused to name Woburn after his
old family home. His habit of making the letter " y " very short when
writing his name, as noted in his last will and testament, led other per-
sons to calling it -Convers, and during the subsequent lapse of over two
hundred and fifty years an " e " has been added to it, making it Converse.
Edward de Conyers died in 1663. His daughter Mary married, in 1643,
Simon, son of James Thompson, of England, who settled in Woburn in
KilO. His son Samuel, who was, with his father, a legatee of Simon Thomp-
son, removed in 1710 to Killingly, Conn., and became the first settler of
Thompson, named so in honor of James Thompson. Samuel Conyers died
in 1669. He left a son, Samuel, who died in 1732. He left a son, Edward,
who died in 1784. He left a son, Jacob, who died in 1797. He left a son,
Jacob, whose distinction it was to unite, by his marriage, the lines of the
Winthrop and Robinson settlements in America, as, after graduation from
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Brown University in 1790, he married Miss Ellen Eobinson, of Plymouth,
Mass., of the family of the Puritan leader, and whose ancestress, of the
same name, was an heir of Captain Miles Standish. He died in 1804, leav-
ing a son. Manning, since deceased, whose son, Charles Crozat Converse,
LL.B.. LL.D.. of Highwood, N. J., whose birthplace is near Woburn, Mass.,
is well known by his contributions to general literature and his success in
his profession of the law.
Charles C. Converse also ranks as one of America's leading orchestra
composers. Whilst pursuing his literary and legal studies in Germany he
took a course of instruction in musical composition under the great har-
monist, Richter, and his professional confreres, at Leipsic. Spohr, Dr.
Converse's orchestral mentor, Liszt, and other composers highly praised Dr.
Converse's orchestral works, which embrace overtures, symphonies, can-
tatas, etc. Some of his German songs have been published in Leipsic by
Brirtkopf & Haertel. His American Concert Overture, for full orchestra,
was played at the Boston Peace Jubilee and since then by Anton Seidl in
New York and Theodore Thomas in Chicago. His Concert Overture, " Im
Pruehling," for full orchestra, has been played several times in New York
under the direction of Mr. Thomas. His Psalm Cantata, on the 126th
Psalm, for chorus, soli, and full orchestra, was performed at the concert
of the American Music Teachers' National Convention in Chicago in July,
1888, also under Mr. Thomas's direction.
On Dr. Converse's return from PJuropean study he entered the Law De-
partment of Albany University, graduating therefrom with the degree of
LL.B. Since then he received the honorary degree of LL.D. His love for
music and musical composition has increased with the lapse of time, as
his large accumulation of manuscript works shows.
Dr. Converse was married. January 14, 1858, to Miss Lida Lewis, of Ala-
bama. Mrs. Converse is of the distinguished English family of Axtell.
Colonel Axtell, her ancestor, who was King George III.'s official repre-
sentative in America during the American Revolutionary Wai', built and
occupied, as his official residence, the historic IMelrose Hall, in Brooklyn.
N. Y., the then finest house on Long Island. She, and their only living
child, Clarence, constitute his family, their flrsi child, William, dying in
infancy.
There are biographical sketches of Dr. Converse in " Allibone's Diction-
ary of Authors" under his pen-name of Karl Rrilrn, in " Sribner's Cyclo-
pedia of Music," in " One Hundred Years of American Music," with portrait,
and in "Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography." Dr. Converse
assisted in preparing the " Standard Dictionary," in whose vocabulary is
the common-gender pronoun invented by him and presented to philologists
iu 1858.
JOHN T. CALLAHAN. Chief of Police of Harrison, Hudson County, N.
J., was born there on the 1st of October, 1852. His parents, Jerry Callahan
and Mary Fallon, were natives of Ireland, coming to the United States
when voung. They were married in this country.
Mr. Callahan received his education in the public schools of Jersey City,
N J. Subsequently he moved to Harrison, Hudson County, where he has
been for many years a prominent and influential citizen and one of the lead-
ers of the Democratic party. For a lime he was the Keeper of the Peni-
tentiary at Snake Hill, Hudson County, and for two terms served as a mem-
ber of the Board of Aldermen of Harrison. He is now serving as Chief of
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rolice of (hat city. Mr. Callahan has filled every position with ability and
satisfaction and is known as a man of integrity, jjublic spiiit, and pa-
triotism, lie is a member of the Knights of Columbus, of the Ancient Or-
der of Hibernians, of the Koyal Arcanum, and of the Davis Association.
Mr. Callahan married Miss Mary Ann Brooks, and they have six chil-
di'en: Mary, Loretta, Catharine, William, John, and James.
FRPJDERICK H. DEE.SSEL, the well known florist of Weehawken, N.
J., was horn in Hesse-lJarmstadt, Oermany, on the 8th of June, 1861, his
parents being Herman Di-essel and Eliza J'attberg. His fatlier came to
this counti'y in 1S48, lived for a few years in New York City, then went to
Charleston, S. C, and finally returned to the Fatherland.
Mr. Dressel received an excellent educational training in Germany, in
Belgium, and in and near
London, England, and
early developed those
traits of industry, integ-
rity, and practical appli-
cation which have won
for him both success and
honor. In 1887 he was
sent out by the well
known orchid establish-
ment of F. Pander & Co.,
of St. Albans, near Lon-
don, to Bri+ish Guiana in
South America to collect
orchids. He remained
there one year, making a
tJiree months' journey
from Georgetown to
Jlount Roraima with a
party of stventy-five In-
dians, being the third
white man to ascend that
mountain. His expe-
ri('n( e in this conn(^ctioi!
was both extensive and
valuable, and enabled
him to gain a practical
knowledge of orchids in
their native state. Among
the numerous varieties
of that plant which he
collected and sent home
were the Cattleiin Lnir-
renciana and Ci/prepidvm
Hchoinburgiaiium, two of the most valuable orchid species in existence.
Returning to England, Mr. Dressel came to this country in October, 1888,
and for one year represented his former em])loyers, F. Sander & Co., in Jer-
sey City, N. J., where he first resided. Subsecpiently he lived for a time in
Brooklyn, N. Y. In 1890, however, he settled in his present home on Wee-
hawken Heights, Hudson County, where he engaged in business for him-
FREDERICK H. DRESSEL.
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self as a florist. His original establish men t comprised only two green-
houses, biit from this modest beginning he has steadily enlarged the biisi-
uess until now he owns and operates twenty houses and ranks as one of the
foremost florists in New Jersey. He gives employment to about eight peo-
ple.
Mr. Dressel's success is the result of his own efforts united with natural
ability, sound judgment, and enterprise. His business, under his able and
energetic management, has grown to extensive proportions, and is regarded
as one of the most important of the kind in the country. He has traveled
extensively in Europe, North and South America, and the West Indies.
Possessing mental and physical qualities of a high order, he is a cultivated,
courteous gentleman, endowed with great intellectual capacity, and dis-
tinguished for his geniality and companionable nature. He has a large
and interesting collection of curios which he collected while among the In-
dians in British Guiana. In politics he is a stanch Democrat. He is a
member of Palisade Lodge. No. 84, F. and A. M., of the Association of
American Florists, and of the New York Florists' Club, and in all the rela-
tions of life has displayed those sterling characteristics which mark the
successful man.
June 7, 1893, Mr. Dressel married Emma, daughter of Alfred and Caro-
lina Schmidt, of Hoboken, N. J. They have three children: Frederick Her-
man, George Alfred, and Carrie.
CHARLES SMITH, of Kearny, was born in Bolton, Lancashire, England,
January 10, 1847, and there received a public school education. He is the
son of Samuel and Maiy (Crompton) Smith, both of whom were born and
married in England.
Mr. Smith came to the United States in 1873, landing in New York City
ou the 12th of April. He went at once to Chicago, 111., and, on his arrival
there, engaged with the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Company.
In 188-5 he returned East and settled in Kearny, Hudson County, N. J., on
the 3nth of June.
"Sir. Smith is a machinist by trade, and is engaged at present with the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, having been in the employ of that cor-
poration during the last eighteen years. He served two years as Police
•Instice of Kearny. He is a Justice of the Peace, and a member of the
Kearny Board of Education. He belongs to the Masons and has been
Financier of the Improved Order of Heptasophs since its organization. He
is a Republican in politics and a communicant of the Protestant Episcopal
(;hurch of Kearny.
Mr. Smith was married to Miss Elizabeth Hardman, of England, October
17,1868. They have no children.
JOHN BEST, of West New York (Taurus postofflce), is of. English de-
scent. His grandfather, Jacob Best, lived and died in Cornwall, England.
Jacob's wife was Miss Riddell, by whom he had several children, among
whom was John, who was born and died in Cornwall, and whose wife was
Phillipia Hicks, also of Cornwall. She is still living there. Their children
were six sous and one daughter. John Best, Sr., was a builder and con-
tractor, a business he followed all his life. He died at the age of fifty-
three.
John Best, the subject of this sketch, was born at Cornwall, West Eng-
land, April 8, 1846. He remained in England until 1872, receiving a prac-
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tieal edneation in tlu- parochial s<-hool«, learniiifi- tlie trade of carpenter and
builder and beeomino; especially proficient in stair bnildmg. In June,
IHfi't be was married to Klizabetb Ann Vagne, of Cornwall, who died there,
without issue, in 1871. In 1S72 he came to America and settled m New
York City, where he resided until 1800. During a part of that time he was
Fuccessfullv established in business on his own account. In 1874 he mar-
ried second, Rebecca. C. Opie, who died, also without issue, m 1&;96, m New
York. He mairicd for his jiresent wife Ida Bvenson, of T^ est New York,
N. J., and they have one child, Ellen, born December 23, 1897.
JOHN BEST.
Mr. Best is successfully engaged in the manufacture of stairs, and in that
line has displayed gi-eat artisti ; taste and natural ability. His establish-
ment is locateci at Nos. 321 and 323 Bergen] ine Avenue, West New York.
In politics he is Re]jublican, and for the past three years has taken an
active part in public affairs. He has been a Committeeman for three years,
is deei)ly interested in local education, and is active in everything pertain-
ing to the best interests of the community. He and his wife are attendants
of'^the Grovt- Befornied Cliurch. Mr. Best, however, was formerly a Metho-
dist and had been brought up a Tresbyterian. He acquired much of his edu-
GENEALOGICAL 465
catiou in the night schools of New York City. He is a member of Charles
1:>ickens Lodge, No. 45, Sons of St. George, of New York.
WILLIAM O. ARMBRUSTEE, Postmaster of Weehawken, N. J., and one
of the leaders of the Republican party, is a son of Joseph E. Armbruster
and Amelia Hofer, both natives of Germany. His father came to America
in lf^46 and engaged in the hotel business, first in New York, subsequently
in Brooklyn, and finally in Jersey City, where he died in 1889.
Mr. Armbruster was born in New York City on the 17th of October, 1856.
At a very early age he removed with his parents to Brooklyn, N. Y., where
he received a good education in Turner's school. When twenty years old
the family moved to Jersey City, locating in the old Fourth Assembly Dis-
trict, and there he secured employment as a shipping clerk for Lewis Patt-
berg & Brothers, novelty manufacturers, with whom he remained eighteen
years. In 1884 he removed to the Town of Union and in 1892 engaged in the
mantel business, and so continued under the style of the Excelsior Mantel
Company until 1898, when he sold out in order to devote his time wholly
to official duties. He became one of the successful business men in North
Hudson County, and through his industry, integrity, and enterprise built
up a large trade.
In politics Mr. Armbruster has always been a stanch Republican, fear-
less in espousing the best principles of his party, and earnest in his con-
victions as well as enthusiastic in his efPorts. During the past twenty years
ho has served much of the time as a member of the Hudson County Repub-
lican Committee. He was Overseer of the Poor of the Town of Union
for two years fl885 and 1886), and a Councilman in 1894, 1895, and 1896,
serving as Chairman of the Committee on Streets and Sewers during his
full term. In 1896 he was elected to the New Jersey Legislature from the
Town of Union by a handsome majority. During the session of 1897 he
carefully watched over the interests of his section of Hudson County, in-
troduced several important measures that promised to advance the general
welfare, and strenuously opposed others that, in his opinion, would have a
contrary effect if passed. In brief, he introduced and secured the enact-
ment of no less than eleven bills affecting North Hudson County. One
of these was the Martin Act. He also introduced a racetrack bill, which
was defeated, although it contained much-needed reforms.
Mr. Armbruster has always taken a prominent part in town and county
affairs, has frequently been a delegate to local, district, and State Repub-
lican conventions, and has for many years wielded a potent influence in all
public matters. He is esteemed and respected, and has gained the confi-
dence of all with whom he has come into contact. The various positions
which he has filled wiih so much honor and credit attest his popularity.
On July 7, 1898, he was commissioned Postmaster of Weehawken, and is
now discharging, with ability and satisfaction, the duties of that office. He
is an active member of Mystic Tie Lodge, No. 12.?, F. and A. M.; of Cyrus
Chapter, No. 32, B A. M.;'of Sur-piit Lodgo, No. 182, L O. O. P., of Jersey
Citv; of Palisade Lodge, No. 129, K. of P.; of West Shore Council, No. 1097,
E. A.; of Garfield Council, No. 56, Jr. O. U. A. M.; of Wahwequa Tribe, No.
188, I. O. R. M.; of Hoboken Lodge, No. 74, B. P. O. E.; of Columbia Hose
Company, No. 2, Town of Union; and of the Hamilton Wheelmen, the North
Hudson WTieelmen, and the League of American Wheelmen.
Mr. Armbruster was married, December 17, 1881, to Sophie H. Rott-
mann, daughter of Henry J. and Sophie Rottmann, the former, Henry J.,
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being the first Mayor of the Town of Union, where he settled in 1852. They
have one daughter. Sop]iie Armbruster.
C11.VELES McQuillan, a prominent member of the Board of Alder-
men of Bayonne, Hudson County, and Superintendent of the Standard Oil
Comjiany at that city, is the son of James McQuillan and Elizabeth Eoss,
and was born at Matteawan, N. Y., April 1, 1851. Plis parents were born
and married in Ireland, and in 1844 came to the United States, settling first
in Matteawan, N. Y., moving thence to New York City in 1857, and finally
coming to Bayonne, N. J.
Mr. McQuillan re-
ceived his education in
New York City, and sub-
sequently learned the
machinist's trade. He
had hardly more than
completed his appren-
ticeship, however, and
thoroughly mastered ev-
ery detail of the busi-
ness, M'hen he was asked
to accept a position with
the Standard Oil Com-
pany, with which he has
ever since been asso-
ciated, having now the
superintendency of their
business in Bayonne.
The fidelity and charac-
teristic energy with
which he has discharged
every duty of this re-
sponsible position have
brought him into prom-
inence as a man of in-
tegrity and ability, and
won for him a reputa-
tion which extends be-
yond the limits of his
adopted city and county.
He is known as a man of
public spirit, enterprise,
and progressiveness, and
CHARLES m'quILLAN.
has filled a number of positions with ability, honor, and satisfaction
A Democrat in politics, Mr. McQuillan early identified himself with pub-
lic aifairs and for some tii,.e served as Chief of the Fire Department of Bay-
onn(>. He is now serving his sii th term as ■^ member of i'-.e Board of Alder-
men of that city, and in this capacity has rendei'ed efficient service in ad-
vancing the interests of the place and developing its resom'ces. He is Presi-
dmt of the Bayonne Democratic Club, and a member of the Masonic fra-
ternity, of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, of the Foresters of
America, and of the Presbyterian Church.
Mr. McQuillan was married in New York City to Miss Martha Driver, and
their childien are Alay, Daisy, and James.
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WILLIAM MONTAGUE O'NEILL, who is engaged in the plumbing and
house heating business under the firm name of W. M. & E. S. O'Neill, the
latter being Edward Sylvester O'Neill, is a prominent citizen of Bavonne,
Hudson County. He is the son of Francis and Catherine (Dunn) d'Neill.
and was born in New Brunswick, N. J., on the 12th of December, 1859. His
parents were both natives of Ireland, coming to this country when young,
marrying in New Brunswick, and moving thence to Newark, N. J., and in
1871 to Bayonne. They were thrifty, industrious people and respected and
esteemed by all who knew them.
Mr. O'Neill acquired his education at the Christian Brothers' Academy
in Newark, and afterward took up the study of law in the oflfice of William
Lindsay, of New York City, with whom he remained about one year. Cir-
cumstances and tastes combined at that time to divert his attention from a
professional to a business life, and he entered the plumbing business estab-
lished by his father in Bayonne. In 1880 he and his brother, Ed-
ward Sylvester O'Neill, succeeded to their father's business and have
since conducted it with marked success. They make a specialty of house-
heating and plumbing and also carry on a hardware trade.
As a citizen and business man Mr. O'Neill is highly respected and enjoys
the confidence of the entire community. He is a Democrat in politics, an
exempt fireman of the Fire Department of Bayonne, and a member and
Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus. His activity in promoting the
best interests of his section, his honesly and enterprise in all business mat-
ters, his genial good nature and integrity of character, have made him one
of the popular men of Hudson County.
Mr. O'Neill was married on the 4th of November, 1896, to Mary McAvoy,
daughter of Peter and Julia McAvoy, of Elizabeth, N. J. They have one
child, Agnes C.
WILLIAM D. DALY, member of Congress from the Seventh Congression-
al District of New Jersey, was born in Jersey City in 1851, and always re-
sided within the limJts of Hudson County. He rose to distinction in the
political and legal life of the State. His early education was received in
Public School No. 1, Jersey City, where he had as schoolmates several who
later became prominent. At fourteen years of age he became an appren-
tice in Corv's iron foundry in Jersey City, and subsequently was employed
in. the foundry of the Erie Railroad and still later in Blackmore's foundry.
But the young workman was ambitious. The legal profession had at-
tracted him, and in May, 1870, he entered the office of Blair & Ransom in
Jersey City. Four years later (June, 1874) he was admitted to the bar as
an attorney, and later he was made counselor.
Mr. Daly entered upon the practice of law with the tact and energy pe-
culiar to self-made men. He practiced law in all the courts of New Jersey,
represented the defense in more capital cases than any lawyer in the State,
and stood in the front rank of criminal lawyer- In the great Erie Rail-
road strike of 1878 he appeared as counsel for the arrested freight-handlers
and secured their .'cquittal. In 1887 he coiducted the defense of the Cigar-
makers' Union in Jersey City, ',\hose leaders were charged with conspiracy.
In Ihis case also he succeeded in obtaining a verdict of acquittal.
In appreciation of his legal ability President Cleveland, during his first
term, appointed him Assistant United States Attorney, and this office he
held for three vears, handing in his resignation to an incoming administra-
tion. In 1888 he was made an alternate delegate to t^^e National Demo-
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cratic Convention at St. Louis, and again in 1892 to the Chicago Convention.
In 18!)1 he was urged to accept the nomination for member of the House
of Assembly from the Eighth District of Hudson County. Elected by a
rousing majority, he took his place on the floor of the House as the practi-
cal leader of his party. The same courtesy which had characterized his
work as a practitioner won for him hosts of friends as a legislator, even
from the opposition, and at the close of the session the same Legislature ap-
pointed him Judge of the Hoboken District Court. This office he resigned
upon his election to the Senate in 1892.
The election which resulted in the choice of Judge Daly to the Senate
was won after a most exciting campaign. He was triumphantly elected by
'1,045 plurality — the largest vote ever given a Senatorial candidate in Hud-
son County. In 3895, after an exciting contest, Mr. Daly was re-elected
Senator from Hudson County for a term of three years. In 1896 he was a
district delegate to the National Democratic Convention at Chicago. Dur-
ing his six years' service in the State Senate he gained a high reputation
as a legislator, and for more than half that period was the leader of his
partj on the floor. He made a brilliant record in 1895, when the riparian
rights question was before the Senate, during his opposition to the Cream-
ery Trust, and while serving as a member of the Special Investigating
Committee of the Senate. During the Presidential campaign of 1896 he
rendered his party valuable service on the stump and also as Chairman of
its State Committee. He was a prominent candidate for the Democratic
gubernatorial nomination in 1898.
Mr. Daly was elected to Congress in 1898 from the Seventh District of
New Jersey, comprising all of Hudson County except the City of Bayonne.
He received a plurality of 10,108, the largest ever given to a candidate for
Congress in the district. He died, while holding that office, July 31, 1900.
He was a member of various clubs and organizations, including the Bar
Association of Jersej' City, the Medico-Lea:al Societv, and Rising Star
Lodge, No. 109, F. and A. M.
JOHN E. BOWE. contractor and builder of Weehawken, Hudson Coun-
ty, is the son of Thomas Bowe and Ellen Carroll and a grandson of Thomas
and Ellen Bowe. He was born at Pairview, Bergen County, N. J., January
2, 1858. His parents were natives of Kilkenny, Ireland, and soon after
their arrival in America settled in this State.
Mr. Bowe obtained his education in the public schools of Guttenberg,
Hudson County whither the family removed when he was a boy. For a
number of years he has been actively and successfully engaged in business
as a builder, residing on the heights of the Town of Weehawken.
He has also taken an active part in public aff'airs, and in the discharge
of various official duties has displayed marked ability, sound judgment,
and unquestioned integrity. He was a member of the Hudson County
Board of Chosen Freeholders one year, has served as Foreman of Clifton
Hose Company of Weehawken, and is a member of the Roval Arcanum, of
the Union Hill Schuetzen Corps, and of other social and political organiza-
tions. In every capacity he has gained the confidence a ad respect of the
entire community. He is progressive, public spirited, and thoroughly in-
terested in the advancement of his town and county, and in many instances
has exerted a wholesome influence in furthering the general welfare.
Mr. Bowe married Miss Mary Keefe and has five children: John, Ella,
Josephine, Thomas, and Charles Eyper.
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469
FREDERICK A. SCH\A'ARTZ is one of the pi'ominent, enterprising, pub-
lic spirited, and respected citizens of West lioboken, Hudson County, and
has been honored by his fellow-citizens bv election to many offices of local
responsibility and trust. He has taken a lively interest in the subject of
education and the public school system, and has held the office of School
Trustee, faithfully discharging the duties connected with this position. He
has also served as Assessment Commissioner, and won the public confidence
by his integrity, fairness, and sound judgment. He has been elected to
the Council of West Hoboken, and while a member of this body exhibited
FREDERICK A. SCHWARTZ.
concern and care for the welfare of the community. The confidence which
his service in these various capacities inspired is evidenced by the fact of
Ms election as Town Treasurer of West Hoboken.
Mr. Schwartz it a native of West Hoboken, N. J., where he was burn in
June. 1853. He is the son of P'rederick Schwartz, whose wife was a daugh-
ter of Henry Courvoisier. His grandfather was Frederick Schwartz, Sr.
His paternal grandparents were natives of Germany, his father being born
in New York City. His ancestors on the maternal side were Swiss, and his
mother was born in Switzerland.
Mr. Schwartz attended the public schools and completed his education at
470 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
Hoboken Academy. He then became errand boy for a business firm, and
he has remained with this same firm during the thirty years since, and is
now the manager, in charge of the office and the general business.
Mr. Schwartz married, in 1876, Anita la Stayo. He has been a member
of the Volunteer Fire Department of West Hoboken for more than twenty
years, and is a member of Neptune Engine Company. He is also a mem-
ber of the Roval Arcanum and has been First Eegent of the West Hoboken
Council in that order. He has always taken an active interest in every-
thing connected with the welfare or improvement of West Hoboken.
GEORGE LIMOUZE, junior member of the real estate brokerage and in-
surance firm of Wallace & Limouze, of the Town of Union, was born in
West Hoboken, N. J., July 30, 1866, his father being French and Ms mother
of German descent. He attended the public schools of his native town un-
til the age of twelve, when he began active life as errand boy in a large
manufacturing establishment in New York. Since then he has practically
earned his own livelihood. Eemaining with that concern, and giving strict
attention to business, he arose to tlie post of foreman, which he held for
nine years, resigning in 1887 to assume charge of the large real estate in-
terests of W. W. Hitchcock.
In 1889 he associated himself with the Woodcliffe Land Improvement
Company as managing agent of its vast property in North Hudson County.
Five years later, in 1893, he formed a copartnership with James G. Wallace,
and under the firm name of Wallace & Limouze has since carried on an
extensive general real estate brokerage and insurance business, their office
being at 165 Bergenline Avenue in the Town of Union. During the past
three years Mr. Limouze has had entire charge, as resident agent, of the
local interests of the Cossitt Land Improvement Company, which has done
so much toward the development of the northern section of the Towns of
Union and Weehawken.
Mr. Limouze is an able and energetic business man, and in his knowledge
of real estate and insurance matters has few equals. His perseverance,
sound judgment, and unswerving integrity, together with his faitMulness
to duty, have gained for him a high reputation. He resides in a handsome
home on the corner of Hudson Avenue and Fourth Street in the Town of
Union.
In politics Mr. Limouze is a Democrat. In 1896 he was appointed a mem-
ber of the Board of Education to fill the unexpired term of a member who
had died, and rendered valuable service to both the board and the town.
He has been President of the Hamilton Building and Loan Association af
the Town of Union since its organization in 1898; is Past Chancellor Com-
mander of Columbian Lodge, Knights of Pythias; a member of Garfield
Council, No. 56, Jr. O. U. A. M.; a member of Mystic Tie Lodge, No. 123, F.
and A. M.; a Director of the North Hudson Hospital Association; and a
member of the First Ward Democratic Club of Union Hill, a Commissioner
of Deeds, and a Notary Public. He is also well known as an auctioneer,
a business he has followed with marked success.
He was married in 1886 to Miss Catherine Schaeffer, daughter of George
^y Schaeffer, assistant chief engineer of the Hackensack Water Company.
TheA liave one son, Percy.
PETER ANTHONY BROCK has always resided in Jersey City, N. J.,
M'here he was born on the 22d of August, 1870, his parents being George P.
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471
Brock and Margaret Ott. His ancestors were natives of Germany and came
to thjs country in 1837. George P. Brock was for many years an active and
influential factor in politics, and, though never holding an elective ofBce,
was appointed to fill an unexpired term as County Clerk. He was one of
the prominent men of Hudson County in his day, and enjoyed the confidence
and esteem of all who knew him.
Peter Anthony Brock was educated at St. Peter's College, Jersey City at
St. Vincent's College, Latrobe, Pa., and at Stevens Institute in Hoboken
In ISSi he became bookkeeper for the Phillip Semiuer Glass Company
PETER ANTHONY BROCK.
Limited, of which he is now a stockholder. Director, and Treasurer. In June,
1.S94, he enlisted in the Second Signal Corps, New York Militia, was war-
ranted Corporal, and on August 22, 1899, was commissioned First Lieuten-
ant.
In political and public matters Mr. Brock has long taken an active inter-
est, and in various capacities has gained special distinction. On November
7, 1899, he was elected to the New Jersey Assembly from Jersey Cit He
has been for several year.i especially active in matters of vital interest to
wheelmen, and was one of the chief promoters and founders of the organi-
zation known as the Associated Cycling Clubs of New York, of which Judge
472 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
Sims is President. He was formerly President of the old Metropolitan As-
sociation of Cycling Clubs of New York City and the Metropolitan District.
The asphalt connections with the Pennsylvania Railroad ferries and the
boulevard by the means of York and Mercer Streets are almost entirely due '
to his efforts and enterprise. Mr. Brock is thoroughly interested in the af-
fairs of his native city, actively identifled with almost every public improve-
ment, and a popular, progressive, and patriotic citizen. His experience in
business affairs, in the militia, and in social and public life, as well as his
prominence in promoting various important movements, have won for him
the confidence of the entire community, and a reputation which extends be-
yond the limits of Hudson County. He is a member of the Jersey City Club,
of the Palma Club, and of the Catholic Club, all of Jersey City, and also of
the Knights of Columbus and the Robert Davis Association. He is
President of the Good Roads Association of Hudson County and Secretary
of the National Cycling Association. These connections indicate in a small
measure his prominence in the movement for good roads and cycling in-
terests.
On the 21st of September, 1897, Mr. Brock married Charlotte Emma
Langler. They have two daughters, Margaret Anna Brock and Charlotte
Grace Brock.
JAMES W. MILLER, of Rutherford, was born in Caldwell, N. J., March
13, 1858. He is the son of J. M. Miller and Sarah A. Phillips, both natives of
this State and representatives of old families. He received a public school
education. He taught school for a number of years and afterward studied
law. He was admitted to the bar and is now actively and successfully en-
gaged in the practice of his profession in Rutherford, where he resides.
Mr. Miller was married, in 1894, at Cranford, N. J., to Kate T., daughter
of Charles N. and Hannah Drake, of that place. They have one son, Frank
Miller.
ROBERT H. WORTENDYKE is of the seventh generation from Corne-
liese Jacobse (alias Stille), the common ancestor of all the Wortendykes in
Bergen County (see sketch on page 91).
Frederick J. Wortendyke (3) and Divertie A. Quackenbush had, among
other children, Cornelius (4), born at Pascack, N. J., July 6, 1757, who died
there March 31, 1S22. He married Anneatie (Hannah) Van Blarcom, born
in 1759, died at Pascack, October 16, 1836. The will of Cornelius (4) was
proved April 21, 1822. He was a farmer, and his children of the fifth gener-
ation were Cornelius, Rynier, Abraham, Mary, Martha, Altie, Sally, Rachel,
Sophia, and Jenny.
Abraham Wortendyke (5) married Catharine Demarest. They had chil-
dren of the sixth generation, among whom was Hon. Isaac Wortendyke, who
married Louisa Hoffman, of Claverack, N. Y.
Isaac Wortendyke (6) had children of the seventh generation one of
whom was Robert H. Wortendyke, the subject of this sketch.
Cornelius Wortendyke (4), great-grandfather of Robert H. moved to
what is now Wortendyke, N. J., in 1796. Some of the land is still owned
by the Wortendyke family, Wha"' is now Wort(ndyke and vicinity was
called Newtown for fifty years, a name giveii to the place in ,1800 by Cor-
nelius The fijst mill established, at Wortend. ke ^then Newtown) was built
by Cornelius Wortendyke in 15il2 for a wool c rding mill. Abraham Wor-
tendyke (5) succeeded Cornelius in the woolen business. In 1832 the fuc-
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tory was changed from a wool to a cotton mill. This business was con-
ducted successfully by Abraham Wortendyke until his death in 1857. On
September 1, 1811, Cornelius Wortendyke leased a lot of land twenty-three
feet square, near the present Methodist Episcopal Church, for twenty-five
years, for a school building, which was the first schoolhouse in that locality
of which any information can be obtained. The late Isaac Wortendyke (6)
was Principal of Claveraek Academy at Claverack, N. Y., from 1846 to 1849.
From January, 1868, to January, 1878, he was Surrogate of Bergen County,
and in 1880 he was elected to the Senate from that county.
Eobert H. Wortendyke (7) was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., April 4, 1859.
He was educated in the public schools and at Hackensack Academy, and
in June, 1879, began his business life as agent for the Liverpool and London
and Grlobe Insurance Company, with offices at Hackensack, N. J. In Au-
gust, 1897, he moved his office to Ridgewood, Bergen County, where he is
carrying on a large and successful real estate, insurance, and loan business,
representing several large insurance companies. He has resided since
childhood at Midland Park, Bergen County, and has always maintained the
confidence and respect of all who know him.
In public as well as in business life Mr. Wortendyke is well known. He
was elected a member of the Board of Education at Midland Park (District
46) in March, 1891, and served three years. In March, 1892, he was elected
District Clerk of the board. In 1895 he was appointed Postmaster at Mid-
land Park. In March, 1895, he was elected Mayor of the Borough of Mid-
land Park for a term of two years. In each of these capacities he dis-
played marked ability, sound judgment, and great energy, and performed
his duties with honor and satisfaction. He is a member of the Reformed
Church of Paramus, N. J., and a public spirited, progressive, and patriotic
citizen.
Mr. Wortendyke was married, April 22, 1891, to Eva Glass, daughter of
William Glass, of Cleveland, Ohio. They have two children.
WARREN FEEDON is descended in the ninth generation from Thomas
Verdon and Mary Badye, the first American ancestors of the family. The
line of descent is the same through eight generations as that of Jesse N.
Perdon (see sketch on page 184). John D. Ferdon (8), the brother of Jesse
N. Ferdon, was born at Closter, N. J., and married Clarissa Gecox, daugh-
ter of William Gecox, of Alpine, N. J. One of their children of the ninth
generation is Warren Perdon, the subject of this sketch.
Mr. Ferdon (9) was born in Alpine, N. J., on the 1st of October, 1868. He
was educated in the schools of Bergen County, and at the age of seventeen
began his active career in the dry goods business. Six months later, how-
ever, he became a clerk in a grocery house, in which he remained five years,
when he engaged in the grocery and grain business for himself in Closter,
N. J., where he still resides. He has continued in this business until the
present t-' ,ne (1900), having built up a large and successful trade. He is a
member f the Dutch Reformed Church, a public spirited citizen, and highly
esteemed b; all who know him.
CHARLES PEEDERIC/K LONG is o .e of the prominent architects of
Jersey City, where he was born on the 8th of April, IStl. His father,
Charles K.Long, a leading br Ider and contractor, has resided in thi t city
for forty years and is one of uie best known men in Hudson County. His
mother," Mary Pickell, deceased, was descended from a line of Holland Dutch
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ancestors wlio came to tliis country many years before the Revolutionary
War and settled in New York Oity.' On liis father's side he is of Canadian
descent.
]\Tr. Loiif;' was educated in tlie Jersey (Jity Grammar and High Schools
and at the New York Art Institute. He early displayed artistic talents
and chose architecture foi' his life work, thoroughly fitting himself for that
lu'ofession. His studies were broad and practical, and enabled him to gain
a wide experience in all branches of the building trades. For four years he
wasengaged in the practice of architectui-e in New York City. Since then he
CHARLES F. LONG.
has practiced his profession in Jersey City, where he has gained, by his skill,
industiy, and acknowledged ability, an enviable reputation and a large ac-
(]uaintance. He erected Public School No. 19, the Lembeck building, and
Public School No. 20, the largest and most approved school of its kind in
the State. His work bears the stamp of great artistic merit, and, though a
young man, he has rchieved a recjgnized standing in the community.
As the pr-ogenitor and organizer of the New Jersey Naval Reserve Mr.
Long is known throughout the S+ate and was oi.e of the leading factors in
State na\al affairs. On May 2'y, 1898, he was commissioned by President
McKinley Ensign in the United States Navy and served on the United
GENEALOGICAL 475
States cruiser " Badger " with the North Cuba blockade squadron during
the war with Spain. He was honorably discharged October 8, 1898, at
which time he was commanding officer of the Division of Acting Marines.
He is a prominent member of the "New Jersey Society of Architects, of Am-
ity Lodge, No. 103, F. and A. M., and of the Naval and Military Order of the
Sx)anish-American War.
WILLIAM SUMNER LAWRENCE, of Hasbrouck Heights, N. J., was
born in Boston, Mass., October 8, 1854, and was educated in the public
schools of that State. In business he has always been connected with the
wholesale shoe trade, being with one house in Boston for a period of eight-
een years. He is now a stockholder and Director in the firm of Morse &
Rogers, 134-140 Duane Street, New York, the largest jobbers in shoes,
rubbers, and findings in New York City. He has been with this house
about ten years.
He was elected ilayor of Hasbrouck Heights in March, 1897, and was
re-elected in 1899. He is a Director of the Hasbrouck Heights Build-
ing and Loan Association and a Director of the Star Building and Loan
Association of New York City, and has served two terms as President of the
Hasbrouck Heights Field Club. He is also a member of the Executive
Committee of the Seward League of Hasbrouck Heights, a Republican
organization, and has been a member of the Hasbrouck Heights Board of
Education two terms. Mr. Lawrence married Lydia A., daughter of Captain
Myer Bradbury, of Machias, Me.
EDWARD F. CAR BIN, of Bayoune, N. J., was born in New York City
on the 31st of October, 1857, his parents being E. C. Carbin and Mary
Brady. They came from Ireland to the United States when young and
were married in New York, whence they removed to Bayonne in 1867.
Mr. Carbin was educated in the public schools of the Third Ward of
Bayonne and afterward engaged in lumbering operations on the Hudson
River between New York and Albany. In 1880 he entered the employ of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, with which he has ever since been
associated.
He is a member of the School Board of Bayonne, but aside from this has
never accepted public office. He has always taken, however, a deep inter-
est in local affairs, and as a citizen and business man is highly respected.
He is a Democrat in politics, and a member of Paurapaugh Lodge, No. 187,
I. O. R. M., of Hook and Ladder Company No. 1, and of the Exempt Fire-
men's Association, all of Bayonne. He was married in Bayonne, Novem-
ber 15, 1880, to Mary L. S. Smeaton.
LAMBERTUS C. BOBBINK, of Rutherford, N. J., was born in Holland
on the 11th of April, 1866, being the son of Jacob and Wilhelmina (Gem-
menk) Bobbink. His parents were natives of Holland, where they were
married.
Mr. Bobbink received his education in the schools of his native country.
He came to the United States in 1894 and settled in Rutherford, N. J.,
where he still resides. Before coming to America he was successfully en-
gaged in the florist b-isinegs for three years in Holland an equal number of
years in England, two years in France, three years in Germany, and one
year in Belgium, thus gaLiin?- a large &,nd valuable experience. He now
carries on the florist and nursery business on a large scale, under the firm
name of Bobbink & Atkins, in Rutherford.
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lie is a lueniber of tlie American Florists' Union and of the New York
Florists' TTnion, and served for a year and a lialf in the army of Holland.
In 1S!)7 Mr. Bobbink married Gertrnde Schmidt, of Hobokon, N. J. They
have one child, Bertie.
JAMES EDWARD BLACK, one of the jjopular citizens and largest
meat dealers in Bayonne, N. J., was born in that place on the 2d of July,
18C8. His parents, John Blaclv and Margaret Gasque, removed to Bayonne
from New York State, and for many years have been useful and respected
citizens of that municipality.
Mr. Black received his education in the Bayonne public schools, where
he laid the foundation
upon which he has al-
ready built a successful
career. After leaving
school he associated him-
self with the T. C. Brown
Dry Goods Company, of
Jersey City. In 1889 he
engaged in the meat busi-
ness for himself in Bay-
onne, where he has since
built up a large and suc-
cessful trade in that line.
He is one of the most
popular citizens of the
southern part of Hudson
County, an able and sub-
stantial business man,
deeply interested in the
prosperit}' of the commu-
nity, and respected by all
who know him. In poli-
tics he is a Democrat and
in religion a Methodist.
He is a member of Bay-
onne Lodge, No. 695,
Royal Arcanum, of Bay-
onne Lodge, No. 571, I. 6.
H., and of the Improved
Order of Redmen.
December 21, 1890, Mr.
Black was married, in
Nyack, N. Y., to Mary
Jane Armstrong, (daugh-
ter of William PI. and
Valley, N. Y. They have
JAMES B. BLACK.
Anna Bella (Henderson) Armstrong, of Spring
one son, Edward Stewart.
GEORGE W. COLLIGNON was bom March 14, 1864, in Westwood, N.
J., where he slill resides. He is the son of Nicholf j Collignon and Catherine
Deraarest and a grandson of Peier and Mary C. (Perrie) Collignon and
James Demarest and Jane Wortendyke. His father was First Lieutenant
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in the Twenty-second New Jersey Volunteers during the Civil War. On
the paternal side he is of French descent and on his mother's side of Hol-
land Dutch ancestry, her family having come to this country at an early
colonial period. The Demarests and Wortendykes are both noticed at
length in preceding pages of this work.
Mr. Collignon was educated in the schools of Bergen County, and at the
age of fifteen began active life as foreman in a chair factory. He continued
in that capacity for fifteen years and then established himself in the lum-
ber business, starting a sawmill, which he still operates.
He has achieved success in business and is also highly respected as a pub-
lic spirited, progressive, and enterprising citizen. He has served as Trustee
of School District No. 1, for two terms, was Borough Councilman one term,
and is a member of the Dutch Reformed Church. He married Lillie Bogert
and has two daughters : Mabel and Bertha.
ARTHUR ANDERS, of East Rutherford, was born in Berlin, Germany,
July 22, 1859. He is the son of Charles Anders and Wanda Schneider, who
were born and married in the Fatherland.
Mr. Anders was educated in his native country, first in the public schools
and subsequently in the high school of Berlin. There he also entered a
business college, and after completing the course began his career by spend-
ing three years in commercial business in that city. He came to America
in September, 1884, and occupied various positions in New York business
houses, principally as bookkeeper and cashier. In 1890 he settled in East
Rutherford, N. J., where he purchased property and still resides.
In East Rutherford Mr. Anders established a general agency business
which he continued successfully until 1897, when he turned his attention
wholly to real estate and insurance, in which he has been successful. He
organized a board for the Metropolitan Savings and Loan Association, a
prosperous organization of Newark, N. J.
Mr. Anders was married in New York City, in 1890, to Miss Margaret
Mutter, of Berlin, Germany. They have two children: George and Elsie.
CAMILLUS MONDORF, Rector of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church
of East Rutherford, N. J., was born on the Rhine, near Cologne, Germany,
October 21, 1844. While a student he entered the Prussian Army in 186G,
and after serving the statutory term lesumed his studies, first in Belgium
and afterward in Germany. He came to .Vmerica in 1876, and on January
1, 1877, was ordained a priest by Bishop Wadhams, of Ogdensburg, N. Y.
The Rt. Rev. Bishop TS'igger selected him in August, 1885, as Rector of St.
Joseph's Church in East Rutherford. This church was built in 1873.
JOHN BANTZ. of the firm of Klahre & Bantz, of West Hoboken, was
.lorn in Hoboken, N. J., on the 13th of June, 1868, the son of Frederick J.
Bantz and Lena Schenck. His father, now a retired citizen of Hoboken,
formerly lived in West Hoboken. having emigrated to this country from
Germany in 1850; he took an active part in all that pertained to the best
Interests of the town, and served with ability and satisfaction as Town
Treasurer, Town Collector, and Chairman of the Board of Fire Trustees.
John Bantz atu^ded fee Hoboken prblic schools j\ud Cooper Institute,
New York, where he pursued his st-idies foe six years. His educational
training, therefore, was on broad and 1ib?ral lines, and enabled.iira to ^ain
a practical knowledge of those branches which proved the most applicable
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to Ihe career lie was destined to follow. After leaving school he learned
the trade of carpenter, and while yet a youth engaged in carpentering and
building with marked success. In 1894 he became a member of the firm of
Klahre & Bantz and engaged in the manufacture of window frames, mould-
ings, mantels, balusters, brackets, etc., in \A'est Hobokeu, where they have
established a large and successful business. Their trade has developed to
extensive proportions. Mr. Bantz is not only a practical carpenter and
builder, but also proficient in architectural drawing, original in his designs,
and thorough and skillful in all that pjertains to artistic woodworking and
decoration.
JOHN BANTZ.
He has achieved a high standing, and is respected as a public spirited,
progressive, and patriotic citizen. His attention has been devoted strictly
to increasing business interests. He is an ardent Republican, and Iips beeii
active in local political affairs, but has never sought nor accepted public
office. His fraternal aifiljations are with Euclid Lodge. P. and A. M., Pen-
talpha Chapter. No. 17, R. A. M., Pilgrim Comniandery, "-^o. k;, k. t", and
Fraternity Lodge, I. O. O. F., all of Hoboken. He is'al ,. an exempt flre-
maTi, having served as a member of the T^eehawken ^'olunteer Fire De-
]iaitinent. Mr. Bantz has always cast his influenc a favor of every
movement designed to i^romote f^e welfare aad advancement of the Town
of V.'est Hoboken.
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JOHN BOGERT ^ was born April 6, 1839, in Closter, Bergen County, N.
J., where he still resides. He is the son of Matthew S. Bogert and Mar-
garet Christie and a grandson of Seba Bogert and David and Maria (Wana-
maker) Christie. His paternal grandmother was a Blackledge. His father
served as a private in the War of 1812, and his grandfather, David Christie,
was for a number of years Judge and Surrogate of Bergen County. All of
these families are noticed at length on other pages of this work.
Mr. Bogert received his education in Bergen County. He left school at
the age of sixteen and began his career on his father's farm, where he re-
mained two years. He then went to New York and engaged in the truck-
ing business, continuing for six years. At the end of that period he re-
turned to the homestead and followed agricultural pursuits for about four
years, when his father sold the farm. He then engaged in business as a
dealer in horses.
During his entire life Mr. Bogert has taken an active interest in local
affairs and in various capacities has rendered efficient service to the com-
munity. He is a Commissioner of Appeals, and a public spirited and pro-
gressive citizen. He married Jane Bogert and has four children: David C,
Morton, Mabel, and Elmer.
RALPH ^^VN ^^VLEN.— On the paternal side the Van Valens of
Bergen County are of German extraction and on the maternal side French.
In 1593 Hans I'John) Verveele (1), the son of a prominent German citizen
residing in the City of Cologne, is known to have married Catharine
Oliviers, daughter of John Oliviers, a prominent French merchant at Co-
logne. There Hans resided with his wife until the fires of religious in-
tolerance which culminated in the expulsion of all the Protestants drove
the couple to Amsterdam, Holland, about 1610. In 1504 Hans and Catha-
rine had a son, Daniel ^'erveele (2), born to them, who in 161.5, five years
after their flight from Cologne, married Anna Elkhart and became, like his
father, a shopkeeper in Amsterdam. By Anna Elkhart Daniel (2) had four
children of the third generation from Hans, the eldest of whom was John
Verveele (who wrote the name ^"ervelen), born at Amsterdam about 1017.
John (3) was well raised and educated, as his subsequent career shows. In
1636 he married Anna Jaarsfelt, by whom he had three children of the
fourth generation from Hans. Early in 1657 John Vervelen (3) and several
others left Amsterdam for New York, with their wives and children, and
arrived at the latter place early in April. The first thing John did was to
enroll himself as a burgher of the city (April 24, 1657) and to unite with
the Dutch church. By two purchases of land on June 4 and May 16, 1664,
he became a large landowner. His social habits won him friends and
popularity, and he soon found himself at home in the brewery business with
Isaac de Forest, a prominent French refugee. In 1660 he was elected
Schout, but was defeated the next year. This disgusted him, as we find
liim joining the Harlem settlement in 1663, whence he was sent as a dele-
gate to the Colonial General Assembly and where he became one of the
original patentees of the Harlem patent in 1667. The several important
public duties intr isted to him and his long retention therein, particularly
as ferry-master, idence the favor in which he was held. When his second
lease of the ferry expired his son, Daniel Vervelen, in his behalf petitioned
Governor Dongar '■" 66S) for its'renewal. He was told to hold, the premises
until further orders to the contrary. Four years later Frederick Phillipse
1 OMs sketch is of the same person mentioned on page 60, in which the middle initial " M " was erroneously used.
480 HUDSON AND BERGEN COTINTIES
brought suit in the New York Colonial Court to eject him from the Island
of Paparinima, which Phillipse claimed under a title derived from Van-
derbeck. The Council defended Vervelen's title, but, the Governor having
proposed to build a bridge across the Spuyten Duyvil, the Mayor and Alder-
men ousted Vervelen by an order of the court dated July 19, 1693. Ver-
velen was then employed to build a bridge connecting Harlem and Phillips-
burgh Manor, called King's Bridge, and to collect tolls. He died between
1669 and 1702. His children of the fourth generation were Daniel, Anna,
and Maria.
In 1652 Daniel Vervelen (4), then a mere boy, came to America, seven
years ahead of his father, John (3). On his way over he was in the care of
the Eev. Gideon Schaats, a prominent Dutch divine then seeking an asylum
in America. Dominie Schaats had a daughter Alida, to whom Daniel be-
came very much attached, and whom he married three years later. He
embarked in trade in 1655, but joined his father at New York soon after
the latter's arrival. He joined the Dutch church in 1661. Both he and
his father owned lots in Prince (now Beaver) Street. There also they ran
an extensive brewery business. Daniel (4) sided with the ICnglish in 1667,
and was assaulted and severely injured by the Dutch populace. Several
years later he removed to New Utrecht, Long Island. Thence he went to
Spuyten Duyvil. He died about 1715. His children of the fifth generation
were Anna Maria, Johanna, Henry, Bernardus, Rynear, Gideon, Frederick,
and John.
On the 5th of March, 1701, four of the sons of Daniel (4) : John, Gideon,
Rynear, and Bernardus, bought of the heirs of Balthazar de Hart 2,100
acres of land at Closter, in Bergen County, extending west from the Hudson
River to the Tiena Kill Brook. Their title was for some years in dispute,
and after much trouble Bernardus succeeded in obtaining title to the whole
tract in 1708. He settled on it and his descendants have become numerous
in the county.
Bernardus (5), born aboat 1670, married (1) Sophia la Maiter and (2) Jan-
netie Vanderbeck, and had a number of children of the sixth generation,
among whom were Alida, Isaac, Cornelia, Daniel, John, Hester, Frederick,
Abram, James, and Bernardus.
Ralph Van Valen, the subject of this sketch, is of the tenth genera-
tion from Hans Verveele, first mentioned, and of the fifth generation from
Bernardus (5). He is a grandson of Isaac Van Valen and Elizabeth Hern
and Abram and Margery (Wortendyke) Post and the son of John Van Valen
and Maria Post. He was born at Pascack, N. J., March 27, 1858, and re-
ceived his education in the schools of Bergen County. At the age of six-
teen he began active life on his father's farm, but two years later entered
the employ of the New Jersey and New York Railroad, remaining six years.
He then learned the painting trade and has since followed that business
with marked success. He has served as Constable of the Borough of Wood-
cliff, where he resides.
SANDFORD BOGERT starts his American ancestry with C .irnelis Jans
Bougaert, the emigrant (see sketch on pag;e 132), from whom he is of the
ninth generation. H' is the son of David A. Bogert and Phebe Ann Osborn
and a grandson ol. Albert Bogert and Rachel Blawve He was born
at Pearl River, Rockland County, ^'^ Y., Noirember 21, l^a. There he re-
ceivf^d a public school education. ' ft soh lol at the age of thirteen and
wen: to work in a tannery, and co_ nued in that business for thirteen
GENEALOGICAL,
481
years, mastering the tanner's trade in every brancli. He then engaged in
farming in Hillsdale, Bergen County, N. J., where he still resides.
Mr. liogert is a public spirited citizen, and has served tv\'0 terms each on
the School Committee and Township Committee of his town. He is a
public spirited citizen and thoroughly identified with the best interests of
the community. He married Catharine M. Van Riper, a member of one of
the old families in New Jersey.
WALTER W. WIEDERMANN has always resided in Hoboken, Hudson
County, N. J., where he was born July 8, 1875. His parents, Louis and Rose
WALTER W. WIEDERMANN.
(Hess> Wiedermann, were both natives of Germany, and in 1852 left the
Fathei .and and came to this country, settling in Hoboken. Louis Wieder-
mann is uovi one of the oldest living residents of that city. He was actively
and successfully engaged in the grocery business for thirty-seven years,
his establishmer^ on the corner of Washington and Ni -th Streets, Hoboken.
widely known Wiedermann's Mammoth Grocery House, being one of
the largest and most conmlete in the anty. Later it was conducted by
his son, Louis Wiedermann, Jr., w d in 1889, after which the 'ztbev
sold out and retired from active buo.uess.
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Walter W. Wiedermann is the only surviving son of Louis Wiedermann,
Sr., and Kose Hess, and although but twenty-flve years of age has attained
an honorable position in business. He received an academic and public
school education, and after a course at the Jersey City Business College
entered the employ of Stein & Weidner, real estate and insurance agents at
No. 504 Washington Street, Hoboken. This was in 1890. He remained
with them four years, laying the foundation upon which he has built a suc-
cessful career, and gaining a broad and accurate knowledge of business in
general and of real estate and insurance affairs in particular.
In 1894 Mr. Wiedermann formed a partnership with Charles von
Broock under the style of the Metropolitan Dairy Company, a name which
indicates the character of their business. Subsequently he started the
Palace Hotel in Hoboken, but in 1898 returned to the real estate and insur-
ance business, purchasing the establishment and interests formerly con-
ducted by J. W. Bremerman, Allison Mather, and Frank Anderson, which
he still conducts. Mr. Wiedermann has brought to his various business en-
terprises ability, sound judgment, and native energy, and by integrity of
character and faithful attention to duty has achieved success. He is Sec-
retary of the Mutual Home and Savings Association of Hoboken, and prom-
inently identified with the best interests of his city and county. He is also
a mem.ber of the Masonic fraternity, the Improved and Benevolent Order of
Elks, and the Foresters of America, and a public spirited, progressive citi-
zen.
PETER C. COLLIGNON, of Westwood, was born in RiAervale, Bergen
County, N. J., October 19, 18.56. He is the son of Claudius O. Collignon and
Sarah Cleveland and a grandson of Peter and Mary C. (Perrie) Collignon
and Neil Cleveland and Sarah Cole. His ancestors came to this country
from France.
Mr. Collignon was educated in the Bergen County public schools, and at
the age of eighteen became a bookkeeper in a chair factory. He continued
in that capacity until 1890, when he purchased the business and success-
fully conducted it until 1896. He is a member of the Dutch Reformed
Church of Tappan, N. Y., a public spirited and progressive citizen, and
honored and respected by all who know him.
He married Isabella E. TS^ard, by whom he has three children: Raymond,
Isabelle, and Viola.
GEOROE DANIEL CANFIELD, of Kearny, Hudson County, was born in
Barton, N. Y., on the .30th of September, 1840. He is the son "of George W.
Canfleld and Julia A. Case, both of whom were of English descent.
Mr. Canfleld was educated in the public schools of Orange County, in
Barton, N. Y., and for over twenty years was successfully engaged in the
rubber stamp business in New York City. In 1872 he settled permanently
in Kearny, Hudson County, where he has since resided, and where he has
been successfully engaged in the real estate business since 1888. He is a
Republican in politics, has served with ability and sati faction as a mem-
ber of the Kearny School Board, and is a member of the Odd Fellows and
of the Fraternal Legion. Asa citizen he is public spirited and enterpris-
ing. He is actively interestel in the welfare of the ommunity and in
various capacities has served his lellow-citi/.ens efficiently and honorably.
H > inarried Harriet E. Hadley, by whom he has four children: Jennie M.,
Burton E., Julia, and Dorothy G., all of whom reside in Kearny.
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BURTON EDMUND CANFIELD, of Kearny, was born in Davenport,
Iowa, April 24, ] 870, being the only son of George D. and Harriet E. (Had-
ley) Canfield and a grandson of George W. Canfield and Julia A. Case. His
maternal great-grandfather, a Hoyt, served in the Revolutionary War.
Mr. Canfield was educated in the public schools of Kearny and at the
New Jersey Business College. Subsequently he became a bookkeeper in
New York. Resigning that position, he engaged in the real estate business
in Kearny, in which he still continues under the firm name of George D,
Canfield & Son. He is a stanch Republican, active and influential in party
affairs, and served as Town Clerk of Kearny in 1896-97 and Town Treasurer
in 1898-99. He is a member and President of the Board of Education, a
member of the Davis Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church of Harrison,
a member of the Royal Arcanum, and a public spirited, enterprising citizen.
Mr. Canfield married Millie B. Remey, by whom he has one son, George R.
JOHN CAL\'IN GARDENIER, of Hillsdale, was born in Woodcliff, Ber-
gen County, N. J., December 30, 1868. He is the son of Garret H. and Al-
vina (Post) (iardenier and a grandson of Henry Gardenier and Jane Post.
He received his education in the public schools of Hillsdale, Bergen Coun-
ty, whither his parents removed when he was young. At the age of eighteen
he established himself in the livery business at Hillsdale, and has since con-
tinued in that line, having now one of the best livery stables in the county.
Mr. Gardenier is a public spirited citizen, active in the affairs of the com-
munity, and respected by all who know him. He attends the Dutch Re-
formed Church. He married Clara Ottignon and has one son, Harold Gar-
denier.
JOHN H. HOLDRUM is of the seventh generation in direct line from
Johu Holdrum, the emigrant (see sketch on page 237). The line of descent
is as follows: John Holdrum (1) married Cornelia Tienhoven. Their son,
William Holdrum (2), married Margaret Peters. Their son, Cornelius
Holdrum (3), married Elizabeth Haring. Their son, James C. Holdrum (4),
married Margaret Demarest. Their son, Cornelius (5), married Elizabeth
de Pew. Their son, Cornelius C. (6), married Adaline Hopper, and had a
son, John H. Holdrum (7), the person named above.
John H. Holdrum was born at Rivervale, N. J., January 16, 1862. He was
educated in the public schools of Bergen County, and at the age of eighteen
began active life on his father's farm. Five years later he went to New
York City, where he was engaged in the ice business for four years with
marked success. He then removed to Oradell, Bergen County, and engaged
in general contracting, a business he has since followed. He has done
about all the general contracting in his section since he established himself
in business and is respected as a man of ability, integrity, and enterprise.
He is f member of the Dutch Reformed Church, a public spirited citizen,
and a worthy representative of one of the old Bergen County families. He
married Matilda ^' 'estervelt and has one son.
JOHN P. McMAHON, Town Clerk of West Hoboken, N. J., is the eldest
son of Bernard ai d Catherine McMahon, n itives of Ireland, who came to
America in 1860 and setth d in- West Hoboktin, where they still .reside, their
other children being Edward and Catherine.
He was born in that town on the 29th of November, 1868, and there ob-
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tained his education in St. Mary's parochial school, graduating at the age
of sevente(?n. He then engaged in the retail milk business in West Hobo-
ken. Although a mere youth, he developed abilit,y and sound judgment,
and for about ten years conducted a large and successful trade. His popu-
larity is attested by the confidence and esteem in which he has long been
held by th(» community, and especially by his wide circle of friends and ac-
quaintances. As a Dejuocrat he took an active part in politics, and in the
spring of 18fl6 was elected Town Clerk of the Town of West Hoboken, which
offic(> he still holds, being re-elected in Apr'i), 1899, for a second terni of three
JOHN P. M'MAHON.
years. L!y virtue of this position he is and has been also clerk of the Board
of Town Council.
Mr. McMahon has discharged his official duties with singu a- fidelity,
consistency, and suC'-ess, and has won the respect of all classes irrespective
of party affiliatio' ,. He is a prominent member of the Robert Davis Asso-
ciation, and takes a deep interest in the affaii's of his town and county. On
April 27, 1899, he married Mrs. Elise Gnarnerio, of West Hoboken, an ac-
comjiKshed and most estimable lady, and resides at No. 501 Spring Street
in that town.
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PETER M. HOLDRUM, of Rivervale, is of the sixth generation from John
Holdrum, the first American ancestor of the family (see sketch on page 237).
The line of descent in his case is as follows: (1) John Holdrum married
Cornelia Tienhoven; (2) William Holdrum married Margaret Peters; (3)
Nicholas Holdrum married Maritie Janse; (4) Cornelius Holdrum married
Margaret Sarvent; (5) William C. Holdrum married Letty Merseles; (6)
Peter M. Holdrum married Elizabeth Wortendyke.
Peter M. Holdrum, the subject of this sketch, was born at Rivervale,
Bergen County, June 24, 1822. He was educated in the Bergen County
schools, and at the age of seventeen went to work on his father's farm,
where he has ever since continued. He served as Assessor for several
years and has held various other local offices, discharging the duties of each
with acknowledged ability and satisfaction. He is a member of the Dutch
Reformed Church. He is one of the oldest farmers in his section, and during
Ms long and active life has maintained the confidence of all who know
him. He married Elizabeth Wortendyke and has one daughter.
EDWARD M. ANSON, of Hasbrouck Heights, Bergen County, was born
at Hyde Park, Dutchess County, N. Y., June 4, 1856. His ancestors were
English, and for several generations have been residents of this country.
Mr. Anson was educated in the public schools of Lockport, Niagara Coun-
ty, N. Y., and at the age of fourteen was employed as a telegraph operator
in the oil regions of Butler County, Pa., later being employed by the West-
ern Union Telegraph Company in Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati, St. Louis,
and New York. When the St. Louis convention met to nominate Samuel J.
Tilden for President he was one of the five operators of Chicago chosen to
attend to the telegraphic business of the meeting, and again at the Cincin-
nati convention, when Rutherford B. Hayes was nominated, he was chosen
to act in the same capacity. In 1877 Mr. Anson moved to New York as chief
operator in the main office, where he remained twelve years. In April, 1892,
he left the service to engage in real estate business, in which he has ever
since continued.
He was one of the organizers of the Building, Loan and Savings Asso-
ciation of Hasbrouck Heights, which he served six years as Secretary. He
was the organizer and Secretary of the Hasbrouck Heights Land and Im-
provement Company and the organizer and Secretary of the Lemmermann
Site Company. Since beginning business Mr. Anson has built over one
hundred houses and brought out from the city more than one thousand
residents. While devoting his time and energy to the upbuilding of his
borough, although not seeking office or self-interest, he was appointed
Postmaster in November, 1893, holding the office for four years. In 1896
he was elected a Justi(;e of the Peace. He is a member of a number of
organizations at Hasbrouck Heights, including the Pioneer Club, the Has-
broucl Heights Field Club, and the Royal Arcanum. He is also a mem-
ber of the Old Time Telegraphic Association, the Telegraphers' Mutual
Benefit A elation, and the Telegraphers' Aid Society.
Mr. An« n was married to Miss' Margaret E. Crawfoid, of New York City,
April 16, 1879. He is a highly Esteemed citizen, both m his public life and
in his private character. ■
WILLIAM JOHN DOCKEAY, the youngest man ever elected tf^ the
Board of Education of Ke.m,y, N. J., where he resides, was born m Valatia,
Columbia County, N. Y., on the 16th of January, 1875. He is the son of
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James and Maigret (Harrison) Dockray, both of wliom were born and mar-
ried in England, and wlio eanie to tlie United States in 1872 and settled
first in Valatia, New York State, moA'ing thenee in 1884 to Kearny, N. J.
Mr. Uoekray obtained a good practical education in the Kearny public
schools, and u])on leaving them engaged in the grocery business in that
town. This venture occuri'ed when he was but fifteen years of age. He still
follows the same business in Kearny, and has gained for himself a wide
rejnilation. He has also taken an active interest in public affairs, and as an
ardent and consistent Republican has developed rare political ability and
WILLIAM J. DOCKRAY.
sagacity. He is now fl900) serving as a member of the Kearny Board of
Education, being the youngest man ever elected to that important position.
Few men at his age have attained the prominence and influence in the com-
munity whicli he has achieved, tie has gained success in both business and
public affairs md is regarded as one f the representa+'ve young men of
Hudson fJf , -• y. Public spirite t, pi.tr otic, 'md enterprising, he t::kes a
deei) ''itert . in every movemet which affeci the welfare of the cemmu-
nit. Jid in various ways has exerted an important and wholesome in<'uence
in advancing local projects. His services on the Board of Education have
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been marked by strict adelity to the best interests of the schools of his town.
Mr. Dockray is a member of the Knights of I'ythias and of the Knox Pres-
byterian Church at Kearny.
0. G. CAMPBELL'S first American ancestor, William Campbell, was
born on the Isle of Man in (Ireat Britain and baptised in Cork London
Church, February 9, 1689, as appears by the inscription on his tombstone
in the old cemetery at Tappan, N. Y. His parents were probably natives
of Ireland. He emigrated to America in 1716 and went to Tappan, where
the following year he married Acltie Minnelly. She was a granddaughter
of Minne Johannes, of Friesland, Holland, who came to America in 1663
with his first wife, Rensie Feddens, and settled at Flatbush, Long Island,
where he became a person of note. In 1684 he removed to Haverstraw,
N. Y., where he purchased and located on 3,000 acres of land. He married
a second wife, Magdalena Hendrix, in 1689, and became one of the leading
men in what was then Orange County, N. Y. In 1685 he was commissioned
High Sheriff of Orange County. He attained wealth and prominence, and
died leaving a large and respectable family. His son, Albert Minnelly,
married Mensie Jepes and setled near Tappan, where on the 17th of July,
1697, his daughter Aeltie, the wife of William Campbell, was baptised.
William Campbell purchased and settled on a large tract of land near
Tappan, where he became wealthy and influential. He died January 7,
1760, and his wife survived him until August 10, 1776. Their children of
the second generation, all baptised at Tappan, were Albert, William, Men-
sie, Ann, John, Abraham, Robert, Arie. Cornelius, Elizabeth, and probably
one or two more. The descendants of these children of William Campbell
spread north over Rockland County, N. Y., and south into Bergen County,
N. J., where they are still numerous.
O. G. Campbell, the subject of this sketch, is of the sixth generation in
line of descent from William, the emigrant. He is the son of John E.
Campbell, who was born at Nyack, N. Y., and Henrietta Van Valen (a
descendant of John Verveele, the emigrant), who was born in Haverstraw.
N. Y. He was born at Wallingford, (Jonn., January 10, 1870, and was edu-
cated at Rockland College and at Columbia College, New York. He then
engaged in the undertaking business. For a time he was also engaged in
bridge contracting. He is a Republican in politics.
THOMAS J. BYRAM. — The Byrams are said to be descended from
Nicholas Byram, who with his wife, Susanna Shaw, emigrated from the
County of Kent, England, and settled at Dedham, Mass., near the middle
of the^ seventeenth century. It is also said that Nicholas was the son of
a titled Englishman.
His son Nicholas (2), born about 1650, married (1) Mary Edson and
(2) a sister of James Keith, physician. Nicholas (2) had a son Ebenezer
(8), born at Dedham, Mass., in 1692, who married, in 1714, Hannah Hayward.
Ebenezer Byram (3) served in King Philip's War, and on the 18th of June,
1744, led a colony from Massachusetts to New Jersey. The colony settled
at Morristown, N. J., where Ebenezer estbblished and was the leader of
the first church. Fe was known as ' Captain Ebenezer." Tlo died August
9, 175"v!and his wixe January 11, 17 -1.
Thei'' son, Ebenezer Byrai (4), torn i^ Massachusetts in ^ 6, di°d at
Morrigiown in i;C2. He n^arried, in 1738, Abagail Alden, a grea;-g- , a-
daugh.er of John Alden, of " M.ayflower " fame. The descL-idants of Captain
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Ebenezer (3) and his son FJbenezer (4) spread over Morris and Sussex Coun-
ties. Two of them, John and Jeptha Byram, were among the first settlers
of Sussex County. They organized the Township of Byram and gave it
their family name, which it still retains. Jeptha was the first Collector of
the township. Jeptha and John owned iron ore lands besides farm lands.
Each had about 160 acres, which he tilled, making a specialty of melons.
John's lands descended to his son Nicholas and Jeptha's to his son Jeptha.
The latter had a daughter, Hannah, who married Asahel Lovell, whose
family moved to and settled at Enfield, Tompkins County, N. Y., in 1806.
Thomas J. Byram, the subject of this sketch, is descended from one of
these early Byrams. He is the son of Job J. Byram and Mary F. Lyon,
and was born at Sparta, Sussex County, October 5, 18G8. His parents were
also natives of Sparta. He was educated in the Sparta public schools and
subsequently learned the carpenter's trade, which he has since followed.
He is now in business for himself, residing in Arlington.
Mr. Byram is a Eepublican in politics, a Methodist in religion, and a mem-
ber of the Royal Arcanum. He is a public spirited citizen and respected
by all who know him. He married Louisa Eyder and has one son, Roy.
ALBERT BORN, of Secaucus, Hudson County, was born in New York
City on the 22d of November, 1849. He is the son of George Born, a native
of Germany, and Maria Elizabeth Dreiher, who was born in France. He
was educated in the schools of Hudson County and subsequently engaged
in farming and gardening, a business which he has since followed with
marked success.
In politics Mr. Born is an active and useful Republican. He has served
for ten years as a School Trustee, being District Clerk part of the time.
He is a member of the Royal Arcanum, a public spirited citizen, and re-
spected by all who know him.
Mr. Born married Katherine, daughter of John Kesler, of Homestead,
Hudson County, N. J. They have seven children living, namely: Albert,
Jr., Etta, Emma, William, Charles, Harry, and Mabel.
WILLIAM NECKER is one of the best known undertakers in East New
Jersey. As an embalmer and funeral director he has few superiors. He
was born in West Hoboken, N. J., November 12, 1870, his parents, Christo-
pher Necker and Louisa Kienle, being natives of Germany. He is their eld-
est son. His father came to America about 1866 and settled in West Hobo-
ken, where he followed the bakery business with success for many years.
Mr. Necker obtained his education in the public schools of West Hoboken
and Union Hill. Circumstances compelled him, however, to relinquish his
studies when he was twelve years old and take up the trade of pianomaking
in the establishment of the Braumiiller Piano Company, of New York, with
whom he remained eleven years. This was a fortunate as well as a very
pleasant connection. With energy and adaptability he mastered every de-
tail of the business, learned, thoroughly the general construction of pianos,
and gained a reputation as a skilled and talented workman. He was popu-
lar among both his associates and the members of the flr'n, and during the
last three yt;ars ht.d charge of the wood^orklig department. So well was
he li'ed bv Mr. Braumiiller, the President of he company, that when the
lattei's wife died in 1898, five years after he had resigned his position, Mr.
Necker was sent for by him to take entire charge of the funeral. This was
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489
a compliment, ar.d spealcs volumes for Mr. Necker's popularity and integ-
rity, and the esteem in which he is held.
In December, .1892, Mr. Necker resigned his position in the J3raumiiller
establishment and entered the United States School of Embalming in New
York City, from which he was graduated in April, 1894. There he received
a practical as well as a theoretical knowledge of every branch of embalm-
ing and undertaking. Immediately after graduation he opened an office
at 251 Bergenline Avenue in the Town of Union. Nearly every one
prophesied a failure. But his courage and persevei'ance never flagged. In
WILLIAM NECKER.
the face of all obstacles, and even of adverse criticism, he struck boldly out
upon original lines, and soon acquii'cd a prosperous business. Methodical,
enterpi-ising, and energetic, full of sympathy, and appreciating the delicate
and exacting duties which necessarily devolved u^jon him, he steadily won
the confidence and respect of the entire <'ommunity. lie was faithful to
every trust, diligen* in the performance of his work, and availed himself of
all legitimate opportunities. lie makes it a maxim of treating the poor
with the same dignity as the ich.
Mr. Necker's success as ar undertaker and embalmer may be said to have
been almost instantaneous. At 2.51 Bergenline Avenue in the Town of
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Uuion, where he resides, he fitted up his present light and attractive ofQce,
equipping it with every modern convenience. His practical experience at
piauomaldng enables him to exercise good judgment in selecting his out-
fits. He has a taste for the eternal fitness of things, and every detail re-
ceives his personal attention. Besides the main office already mentioned,
Mr Necker has branches at 409 Charles Street, West Hoboken, and Sixth
Street and Tower Avenue, (Juttenberg. He has had many of the larger
funerals in Hudson County during the last five years, and has achieved
marked success and a high reputation.
Mr. Necker is a progressive, public spirited citizen. He joined the Fire
l)e])artment of the Town of Union in 3893, and on February 13, 1899, was
elected its Chief Engineer, which oilice he now holds. He is a member of
seveial prominent social and fraternal bodies and a Democrat in politics.
He was a candidate for County Coroner in 1896, and, though defeated, re-
ceived a flattering vote. He is a believer in the power of the press, and
in ^ arious capacities has exerted a wholesome influence in his town.
Mr. Necker was married on the 4th of March, 1895, to Miss Lilian
Gschwind, daughter of John and Eva Gschwind, of the Town of Union.
They have two children: William, Jr., and Lilian.
FRANCIS M. Mcdonough, of Hoboken, was born in New York City
on the 9th of August, 1824. When he was one month old his parents re-
moved to Hoboken, N. J., where he laid the foundations of a successful
career.
Tn his youth Mr. McDonough developed a strong inclination for the roving
life of a sailor, and in 1837 he shipped as a cabin boy on a vessel bound for
Spain. Upon his return he engaged in farming for one year, and then
shipped as cook for two or three years. Afterward he was a deck hand on
the Hoboken ferryboats until 1844, when he shipped for New Orleans. He
worked along shore for a year, shipped on the revenue cutter " Woodbury "
under " Bully " Foster, and then engaged in steamboating on the Missis-
sippi for a season. When the Mexican War broke out he was driving a
team in New Orleans. He at once enlisted in the Second Regiment,
Louisiana Volunteers, and served with credit until he was mustered out at
the close of the war. He then resumed his old position driving team.
Returning to Hoboken, Mr. McDonough went to work as a deck hand on
ferryboats and was soon promoted to a position as captain. In 1853 he
began the business of carting lumber for Brush & Tompkins. He also identi-
fied himself with public affairs, and in various important capacities has
served the town and county with satisfaction. He was Constable for sev-
eral years, and when the charter of Hoboken was adopted he was made
Captain of Police. He was made Recorder of the city in 1877 and filled
the offlce for twenty-one consecutive years, retiring in 1898. He is a pro-
gressive, enterprising citizen, thoroughly identified in all local afl'airs.
JOHN J. DUPUY, of Rutherford, was born August 6, 1855, in New
York City, where he spent his early life. He attended school until he was
thirteen years of afje, since which time he has been ac+ively and success-
fully engaged in business affairs.
M r. Dupuy came to Rutherford, N. J., in 1876, and for five years was em-
ployed in .1 watch factory. During this time he began in a small way to
manufacture baseballs and other sporting goods, eventually becoming very
successful in this business. His factory was in Rutherford and his sales-
GENEALOGICAL 491
room was in New York. At one time he had in all nearly one hundred
hands employed and in one season manufactured 363,000 dozen balls. He
conducted this business and at the same time a drv goods store in Ruther-
ford until the panic of 1893 caused him to relinquish both enterprises.
As an official Mr. Dupuy's career has also been successful. He served the
Borough of Eutherford as Constable from ISSO to 1S,S5, and as Town Col-
lector from 1886 to 1888, being the only Democrat elected on that ticket.
He was Coroner from 1887 to 1889, running ahead of his ticket in that elec-
tion. He was elected Justice of the Peace in 1882, serving five years, and
was again elected in 1893. In 1891 he was elected Assemblyman from the
Second Assembly District and was re-elected the following year. He has
served as Chief of the State Detective Bureau, and has been prominent in
Are circles, having served in the department as Foreman, Chief, and Presi-
dent of the organization.
Mr. Dupuy is a member of Boiling Spring Lodge, No. 152, F. and A. M.,
of Rutherford Lodge, No. 240, 1. O. O. F., of Passaic Lodge, No. 387, B. P. O.
Elks, of Rutherford Lodge, No. 42, Foresters of America, of Rutherford
Council, Royal Arcanum, of United Friends Council, and of other social
organizations.
HENRY LEMMERMANN, President of the Mattson Rubber Company,
of New York, and a well known resident of Hasbrouck Heights, N. J., was
born in Germany in 1848. He came to America in 1863 and for some years
was employed in a grocery store in New York City. Subsequently he en-
gaged in the hotel business, in which he continued until 1890, when he be-
came actively engaged in the manufacture of rubber goods. Since then he
has been President of the Mattson Rubber Companj'. Previous to this, in
1884, he bought a farm at Corona (now Hasbrouck Heights), N. J., and in
1891 built his present residence. He immediately began improving the
land by opening streets, making sidewalks, planting shade trees, introduc-
ing water (the Hackensack Water Company), and supplying electric lights.
He then, through the Hasbrouck Heights Land and Improvement Com-
pany, built about thirty cottages. In 1893 he organized the Lemmermann
Villa Site Company, of which he has been President and Treasurer ever
since. He has also been President of the Hasbrouck Heights Building,
Loan, and Savings Association since its organization in June, 1890.
Mr. Lemmermann is a Past Supreme Representative of the Knights of
Pythias, was Grand Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias of New York in
1878, and is Treasurer of the Pythian Home of New York. He is also a
member of the Masonic order and the Royal .Vrcanum, President of the
Pioneer Club of Hasbrouck Heights, and a member of the Commercial Club
of New York. He has been Township Committeeman of Lodi Township, a
Councilman of the Borough of Hasbrouck Heights, and a member of the
Board of Health.
Mr. Lemmermann was married, in 1872, to Miss Wilhelmina Gross, daugh-
ter of F. C. Gross, of Hackensack, N. J.
CHARLES R. SOLEY, of Ruthei'ford, is a native of L.Andhurst, N. J. In
1878 he began his business career as a contractor and builder. ^ Subsequently
he engaged in steam sawing, turning, etc., and in 1890 he built his factory
in Eutherford, N. J., where he carries on a large and successful .jusiness.
and where he resides.
Mr. Soiev has served two terms as Freeholder, one term as a member of
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the Borough Council, and for several years as Chief of the Fire Depart-
ment of the Borough of Rutherford. He is a successful business man, a
public spirited citizen, and respected by all who know him.
JOHN STEVENS was born in New York City about 1749. He was the
son of John Stevens, Sr., who was born there about 1708, and whose father,
also named John, came from England in l')!)9, at about the age of seven-
teen. The second John settled in New Jersey and was one of the joint
commissioners for defining the boundary line between New Jersey and New
York in November, 1774. He resigned as Royalist Councilor in 1776, and
from August of that year until 1782 was
\'ice-President of the Council of New
Jersey. In November, 1783, he was
elected to the Federal Congress, and on
December 18, 1787, presided over the
State convention that ratified the United
States Constitution. He died in 1792.
John Stevens, the subject of this sketch
(son of John and a grandson of John
Stevens, the immigrant), was graduated
fi-om King's (now Columbia) College in
1768, was admitted to the bar, and during
the Revolutionary War held several of-
fices, being Treasurer of IsSew Jersey from
1770 to 1779. Afterward he married and
resided in winter on Broadway, New
York, and in summer on the island of
Hoboken, which he then owned. His life
was devoted to experiments at his own
cost. In 1790 he petitioned Congress for
protection to American iirventors, which
resulted in a law, passed April 10, 1790,
that foi-med the foundation of the American patent law. Having begun ex-
periments in the application of steam in 1788, he now continued them, espe-
cially with his associates, Nicholas I. Roosevelt and the elder Brunei, who
subsequently built the Thames tunnel.
Mr. Stevens, his brother-in-law, Robert R. Livingston, and Nicholas I.
Roosevelt built a steamboat and navigated the Hudson River near the close
of the eighteenth century, the Legislature of New York having offered a
monopoly of exclusive privilege to the owners of a boat that should attain
a speed of three miles an hour under given conditions. Their boat, however,
failed to develop the required speed, and their joint proceedings were in-
terrupted by the appointment, in 1801, of Livingston as Minister to France.
In Paris Mr. Livingston met Robert Fulton and afterward was associated
with him in establishing and developing steam navigation.
In 1804 Mr. Stevens built a vessel propelled by twin screws that navi-
gated the Hudson which was the first application of steam to the screw
jjropeller. The engine and boiler of this steamboat \vere subsequently de-
posited in the S+evens Institute at Hoboker In 1807 Mr. Stevens and his
son Robert built the paddle wheel steamboat Phosnix," which was used on
the Delaware River for six years. This boat, according to Professor James
Renwick, " was the first to navigate the ocean by the power of steam."
Among the patents taken out by Stevens was one in 1791 for generating
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493
steam; two m the same year described as improvements in hellows and on
Thomas Savarv's engine, both designed for pnmping; the mnlti-tubular
boiler in 1803, ^Yhu■h was patented in England in ISon in the name of his eld-
est son, John C; one in 1816 for nsing slides; an imin'ovement in rack rail-
roads in 1824; and one in 1824 to render shallow rivers more navigable.
In 1812 Mr. Stevens made the first experiments with artillery against
iron armor. On October 11, 1811. he established the first steam ferry in the
world with the " Jnliana," which was operated betM'een New York City and
Hoboken. In 1813 he invented the ferryboat with the paddle-wheel in the
middle, which was tnrned by six horses. This sample of horse-boat was
long nsed on the East River and on the Hndson. In Pebrnarv, 1812, five
years before the beginning of the Erie Canal, he addressed a memoir to the
commission appointed to devisi- watm- commnnication between the seaboard
and the lakes, ni'ging the constrnction of a railroad. This memoir, with the
adverse report oi the commissioners, was published at the time, again in
1852. and again by the Kailroad Gazette in 1882. His plan was identical
with that of tlie successful South Carolina railroad built in 1830-32, which
was the first long railroad in the United States.
In 1814 Mr. Stevens apjdied to the State of New Jersey for a railroad
charter from New York to Philadelphia, which he received in February,
1815. He located the road, but pi-oceeded no furthei-. In 1823, \\-ith Hoi'ace
Binney and Stephen Girard, of Philadelphia, he obtained from the Stat''
of Pennsylvania a charter for
a railway from Philadelphia
to Lancaster along the route
of the present Pennsylvania
Eailroad. These were tic
first railroad charters granted
in this country. On Octobei-
23, 1824, he obtained a patent
for the construction of rail-
roads. In 1826 he built in
Hoboken a circular railway
having a gauge of five fed
and a diameter of 220 feet.
and placed on it a locomoti\('
with a multi-tubular boiler
which carried half a dozen
people at the rate of over
twelve miles an hour. This
was the first locomotive that ever I'an on a steam railroad in America.
Mr. Stevens's name will ever be linked with the origin and earl^- develop-
ment of steam as a moti^'e power for water and land transportation, and
to him belongs the honor of putting this great force into direct operation.
He was also . i enthusiastic botanist and amateur gardener, importing and
(tultivating many new plants. He built Castle Point at Hoboken, and in
1835 replaced it by tlie present mansion. He died thei ^ March 6, 1838.
ENTRANCE TO CASTLE POINT.
JOHN COX STEVENS, sc- of John Stevens, the engineer, was born
September 24, 1785, and died ix. Hoboken, June 13, 1857. He was j^raduated
from Columbia College in 1803. married Maria C. Livingston, December 27,
1809, and was the first Commodore of the New York Yacht Club and com-
manded the yacht " America " in the memorable race in England in 1851.
494 HUDSON AND BERGKN COUNTIES
KOBEET LIVINGSTON STEVENS, another son of John Stevens, was
born October 18, 1787, and died in Hoboken, April 20, 1856. He began to
assist his father when only seventeen years old. In June, 1808, he took
the " Phoenix " to Philadelphia by sea and subsequently built a number of
steamboats. From 1815 to 1840 he stood at the head of his profession in
the United States as a constructor of steam vessels and their machinery.
In 1821 he originated the present form of ferryboat and ferryslips. He
invented the split water-wheel in 182G, the balance-valve in 1831, and the
flrsl marine tubular boiler in the same year. He was among the first to
use anthracite coal on vessels. He originated the well known T-rail and a
l)orab that could be fired from a cannon instead of from a mortar. He also
built the celebrated Stevens battery, which lay unlaunched in its basin
at Hoboken for many years and was the first ironclad ever projected.
JAMES ALEXANDER STEVENS, another son of John Stevens, the
engineer, was born in New York City, January 29, 1790, and died in Hobo-
ken, October 7, 1873. He was graduated from Columbia College in 1808
and was admitted to the bar of New York in 1811. With Thomas Gibbons
he established the Union Steamboat Line between New York and Philadel-
phia, which led to the suit of Ogden v. Gibbons — a suit memorable for the
decision which placed all the navigable waters of the United States under
Ihe jurisdiction of the Federal government.
EDWIN AI^GUSTUS STEVENS, another son of John Stevens, the in-
ventor, was born at Castle Point, Hoboken, N. J., July 28, 1795. He learned
the profession of civil engineer with his father and his brother Robert L.
The two brothers were very closely connected in business affairs. Both
were men of great capacity, the elder taking the lead as engineer and the
younger as a business man.
Edwin A. Stevens was occupied largely in the management of his father's
estate, on which the City of Hoboken now stands. He was also con-
nected with the organization, construction, and operation of the Camden
and Amboy Railroad, the charter for which he and Robert L. Stevens ob-
tained from the State of New Jersey in 1830. The road was opened for
traffic in 1839-42, Robert L. being President and Edwin A. Treasurer and
Manager. The germ of many improvements afterward perfected on other
roads can be traced back to the Camden and Amboy line. The vestibule
car is a modern instance. While engaged in railroad affairs the brothers
still retained their great interests in navigation, made many improvements
therein, and were especially prominent in the invention, introduction, and
development ot api)liaiices for railroads, locomotives, and cars.
In 1842 Edwin A. Stevens patented the air-tight fire-room for the xorced
draught which had been applied by his elder brother in 1827 tr- the " North
America," and which came into general use at once. This double inveiition
of the brothers is row used in all the great navies of the world. They
spent a great part of their lives in devising and effecting improvements in
the means of attack and defense in naval warfare, especially for ironclads.
Robert had beijueithed the '^ .evens battery to his brother, and the latter,
at the be.cinning of he Civil War. present ^-^ the gcvsrnment a plan for
CO ipletixig the vessel together with another small vessel called the " Nau-
gh uck." This small vessel was accepted by the government, and was one
of the fleet that attacked the " Merrimac." The government refused to ap-
propriate the money on the plans proposed by Mr. Stevens, and upon his
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495
death he left the vessel to the State of New Jersey together with one million
dollars for its completion. Edwin A. Stevens 'invented the steam plow,
which was extensively used for years. He remained the business manager
of the Camden and Araboy Railroad for npAvard of twenty-flve years. He
founded the Stevens Institute in Hoboken, and beipieathed to it and to the
high school a large plot of ground and .finO.OOO for the building and -If-^dO,-
000 for eiidownjents. His widow, whose maiden name was Martha IJayard.
CASTLE POINT.
aftei-ward devoted .'$i'00.000 1o rdigious and cliai-itable institutions, among
which was the (jhurrh of the HoIa' Innocents at Hoboken.
UANIKL I. DEMAREIST is descended in the ninth generation from
David des ^larest, the French emigrant, concerning whom sei' sketcli on
page 64. The line of descent is as follows: (I) David des Marest married
Maria Sohier and had four children; (2) David Davids Demarest, Jr., mar-
ried Maria Bertliolf and had eleven children; (3) L^aniel Davids D(Mnarest
married Rebecca de CJroot and liad ten children; (4) Peter Daniels Demarest
married Oesseltie Vandelinda and liad six children; (5) Peter Peters Dema-
rest married Lydia Hopper and had ti\e children; (G) Peter Peters Demarest
mai-ried Leah Demarest and had one child; (7) Daniel Peter Demarest
marriec Leah Bogert and had live children; and (8) Isaac D. Demarest,
born January 20, 1814, married, December 19, 1833, Margaret, daughter of
John J. Van ^^'ago^er. He was a surveyor by occupation, and resided at
Oradell, X. J., on part of the farm purcluised from the Indians by David
des .Marest, the emigrant. His brothei'. Rev David D. Demarest, D.D.,
was for many years a professor in the Theological Seiainary at Rutgers
College. Isaac D. Demarest was an active man in church and civil affa'rs,
in both of which he was honi . ^d with jtositions of res])onsibility. His c U-
dren of the ninth generation were Daniel I., the subject of this sketch, ,■ id
Maria Ann.
Daniel I. Demarest ('■)) was born at Oj'adell, N. J., March Ifi, 1836, and
496 HUDSON AND BEKGBN COUNTIES
there received his education in the public schools. When eighteen years
of age he went to work on the farm, and has ever since been actively and
successfully engaged in agricultural pursuits. He has also been prominent
in public affairs. For a number of years he served as Postmaster of Ora-
dell, where he resides, and for three years he was a member of the Town
Council. For two years he has held the office of Mayor of the Borough of
Oradell. In these as well as in other important capacities he has dis-
played marked ability, sound judgment, and commendable enterprise. He
is a member of the Dutch Eeformed Church, a public spirited citizen, and
thoroughly identified with the progress of the community. He married
Ellen Ann Demarest, by whom he had one son, Isaac. She died in 1871,
and he married, second, Mattie Eobena Wilson, at Hackensack, April 20,
1899, daughter of John William and Robena P. (Ballantyne) Wilson, of
New York City.
JOHN H. Z. DEMAREST is descended in the eighth generation from
David des Marest, the common ancestor of all the Demarests in New Jersey,
of whom see sketch on page 64. David Demarest (1) and his wife, Maria
Sohier, had four children of the second generation: John, David, Samuel,
and Daniel.
Samuel Davids Demarest (2), born at Mannheim in the lower Palatinate
in 1653. married, August 11, 1678, Maria, daughter of Simon Dreuns. He
died in 1728. He lived at Schraalenburgh and bought a large tract of land,
from Governor Lowerie, called the " South West Hook," west of the Hacken-
sack, near Old Hook. He was one of the wealthiest men in his neigh-
borhood at the time of his death. His children were eleven of the third
generation, one of whom was Peter Samuels Demarest.
Peter Samuels Demarest (3) married, September 14, 1717, Margarietie,
daughter of Cornelius Haring, of Tappan, and had issue of the fourth gene-
ration Samuel P., Sophia, Lydia, Caroline, Jacob, Margaretta, Daniel P.,
John P., and Samuel.
Samuel Peters Demarest (4), baptized June 2."), 1724, died March 14, 1808,
married, November 19, 1747, Margaret Brinkerliofl, born October 4, 1729,
died March 11, 1802. They lived at Schraalenburgh and had issue of the
fifth generation nine children: Peter S., Henry S., Cornelius S., Jacob S.,
Ralph S., Jacob S., Margretie, Maria, and .Vnn.
Ralph S. Demarest (.5), born August 23, 1756, died September 14, 1814,
married Maria (daughter of Nicholas and Elsie Demarest), born August 8,
1756, died May 10, 1810. Ralph S. resided on a large farm at Demarest,
N. J. His children of the sixth generation were four: Samuel E., John R.,
Margretta, and Margretta.
Samuel R. Demarest (6), born February 5, 1783, died February 24, 1872,
married December 22, 1808, Elizabeth Zabriskie, born February 13, 1789
died May 1, 1875. He resided at Demarest and was a farme, .;nd distiller!
His issue of the seventh generation were ten: John Z., Ralph S., Cornelius,
John S., Maria, Samuel S., Margaret, Catherine, Garr ,t Z., and Ann Eliza.
Garret Z. Dem? ^st (7), boim at Demarest, N. J., January 21, 1829, mar-
ried, October 18, l>j*9, Margaret Zabriskie, born October 14, 1830, daughter
of John H. and Ann (Winner) )Zabriskie. T>"^y i-eside at Demarest, where
Garret is . coal dealer and farmer. His children of the eighth generation
are John H. Z. and William E. The latter was born June 8, 1861.
John H. Z. Demarest (8), the subject of this sketch, was born at Hacken-
sack, N. J., August 17, 1850, and was educated in the public schools. At
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the age of eighteen he entered the office of the New York and New Jersey
Railroad, but three years later was transferred to the Erie Railroad, where
he remained eleven years. He then engaged in business as a member of
the stationery and printing firm of llnz & Co., No. 1 Bowling Green and
36 Pearl Street, New York, with which he has since continued. For
upM'ard of sixteen years he has been actively and successfully engaged in
this capacity. He attends the Dutch Reformed Church of Closter, N. J.
In every connection he has achieved success and honor. He married Eliza-
beth A'. Moore and has two children: J. Westerfleld and Gretta. They re-
side in Demarest, N. J.
MH/rOX G. DEMAREST is of the ninth generation from David des
Marest, the French emigrant, concerning Avhom see sketch on page 64.
His line is the same as that of his cousin, Daniel I. Demarest (see page 495)
as far as the seventh generation.
Daniel Peter Demarest (7) had five children of the eighth generation, all
born at Oradell: Daniel P.. Lea, Isaac D., Peter D., David D., and Garret D.
Garret D. Demarest (8) was born at Oradell, N. J., August '2?>, 1821, and
died April 23, 1877. He married, May 19, 1S."')3, Maria, daughter of John D.
Demarest, and had issue Lea, Daniel, Margaret (a, John, Katie, and Milton
G., the last named being the subject of this sketch.
Milton G. Demarest (9) was born at Oradell on the inth of July, 1871, and
received his education in the public schools of Bergen County and at
Rutgers College, New Brunswick. Owing to poor health he left school at
the age of sixteen and went to California, where he remained two years.
Upon his return he entered the employ of Cooper & Demarest, general
contractors and dealers in builders' supplies, and has since continued there.
As a resident of Oradell, Bergen County, Jlr. I>emarest has taken an
active part in public affairs. He has served as Clerk of the Borough of
Delford, as Seci'etary and Treasurer of the Delford Land Company and the
Delford Sewerage Compauy, and as Suijerintendent of the Pc(;tzburg (Sun-
day School. For a number of years he was Superintendent of the Union
Sunday School. He is a member of the Dutch Reformed ('linrch, a public
spirited citizen, and honored and respected by all who know him. He is
unmarried.
JACOB J. DEMAREST, of Closter, is descended in the seventh genera-
tion from David des Marest, the first American emigrant and progenitor of
the family (see sketch on page 04). The line of descent is as follows:
David des Marest (1), of Beauchamp, in Picardy, Fran((\ and his wife, JIaria
Sohier, of Nieppe, in Hainault, had four children of the second generation :
David, Samuel, John, and Daniel.
David Davids Demarest (2) married Sara Bertholf, daughter of Rev. Gill-
iam Berthor ind had eleven children of the third generation.
Jacobus Davids Demarest (3), baptized May 30, 170."), married (1) Lea de
Gr-oot and (2) Marga. etta Cozine Haring. He lived at Schraalenburgh and
had issue fifteen children of the fourth genera don.
John Jacobus Demarest (4), born August 20, 1720, di. * February 1, 1783,
married, March 7, 1744, Rachel Zabrislde, daughter of Joost Zabriskie, -who
was born March 19, 1725, and died April 16, 1813. They jsided at
■ Schraalenburgh and had thirteen children of the fifth generation.
Jacobus Johns Demarest (5), born August 20, 1748, died October 9, 1844,
married (1) Rachel Smith, who died April 28, 1825. He married (2), in
4:98 HUDSON AND BEKGEN COUNTIES
1825, Eachel Voorbis, who survived her husband. Jacobus J. Demarest
was a surveyor by occupation and lived at Middletown in Bergen County.
He had issue ten children of the sixth generation, one of whom was Joost.
Joost Demarest (6), born December 4, 1797, died at Closter, N. J., Novem-
ber 1, 1878. He married, in February, 1823, Margaret, daughter of Fred-
erick Haring, born October 2, 1802. Joost was a cabinetmaker and lived
at Piermont, N. Y., until 1825, when he removed to what is now Harrington
Park, on the farm now occupied by ex-Sheriff William C. Herring. He
served in the War of 1812. His children of the seventh generation were
James, Frederick J., John B., Isaac H., Abraham, Vreeland B., Mary M.,
and Ann Eliza, of whom Jacob J. is the subject of this sketch.
Jacob J. Demarest (7) was born at Piermont, N. Y., March 17, 1834, but
has resided in Bergen County since he was one year old, his parents mov-
ing to Harrington Park in 18.35. There he received his education. He left
school at the age of sixteen and began active life on his father's farm. He
also taught school about three and one-half years. Afterward he engaged
in the hardware business in Closter with his brother Abraham under the
firm name of A. Demarest & Brother, and has ever since continued in that-
trade. He has also been somewhat active in public affairs, having served
one year as Assessor and three years as Township Clerk. He is a member
of the Dutch Reformed Church and a public spirited, enterprising citizen.
Mr. Demarest married Margaret Durie and has two children : George and
Maria.
JOHN KEHOE, of Lyndhurst, N. J., was born in Newark, March 28, 1836.
His father, Patrick Kehoe, a native of Wexford, Ireland, came to America
when a youth and engaged in the clothing business, which he carried on
successfully for forty years. His mother, Mary Anne Hopper, was a de-
scendant of some of the first Dutch settlers of New Jersey. Both of her
grandfathers were soldiers in the Kevolutionary A\'ar.
Mr. Kehoe was educated in the Newark public schools, and previous to
going in the army carried on a large meat business in Newark. In the
Civil War he went to the front with Company B, Second Regiment, New
Jersey Volunteers, in May, 1861, served the full term, and re-enlisted in
1864 in Company H, Thirty-ninth Regiment. He lost his right leg in the
battle of Petersburg.
During the next few years he served successively as assistant superin-
tendent of the Soldiers' Home and meat inspector of the City of Newark.
Having always had a fancy for horses, he became a veterinarian, being ad-
mitted to the New Jersev Veterinary Medical Association on August 12.
1886.
Mr. Kehoe is a Democrat in politics, and has had much to do with the
success which has marked the recent career of the Dem^-racy in Union
Township. He has actively promoted the many public im •'iients which
have taken place at Lyndhurst since he became a res' "^ • e. He is a
member of the Union Town ■'hip DemocrAtic Club ant member of
Gershom Mott Post, G. A. I., at Rutherford, N. J. „ served as a
member of t) e Hemocratic C„un|^ Executive Commit :ee, as a member of
ti i Bparr <A Chosen Preeholdei .-i, and for s ^vr teen \ ;ars was a member
of the r nship Committee of Union Township.
February 16, 1856, Mr. Kehoe married Sarah Westwooi at Cleveland,
Ohio. They have eleven children, one of whom, Henrv W. Kehoe, is a
leading criminal lawyer of Bergen County. ^^„
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PATRICK STTTJJ'^^'iLN, Chief of Police aad Township Committeeman of
North Bergen, Hudson County, is the son of .Foha J^ullivan and Ann Mur-
phy and a grandson of Timotliy and Mary (O'Connell) Sullivan and Patrick
Murphy, and was horn in Ireland on the ITtli of March, 1850. Receiving
his preliminary education in the public schools of his native country, he
came to the United States in 1S68 and finished his studies in New York
City, where he was afterward a member of the police force for about five
years, and where he was subsequently engaged in the li(|uor business.
On July 12, 1SS8, Mr. Sullivan remo-s-ed to North Bergen, N. J., and opened
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Chief V.F 1 olice for North Bergen, and was ■ mei-ber of
the Hudson County Grand Jurv in 189.S and 189!). Mr. SullivK,. is highly
resnec^ed and enioys the confidence and esteem of the entire community.
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JOHN C. BOUTON, of Bayonne, N. J., was born in Rye, Westchester
County, N. Y., on the 18th of February, 1852, being the son of Samuel Bou-
ton and Cat-harine Clark. He received his education in the Christmatic
Institute in his native town, and after leaving school studied telegraphy.
He was a telegraph operator for several years. In March, 1875, he entered
the employ of H. K. & F. B. Thuiber & Co. as bill clerk, and was steadily
advanced until on February 1, 1884, he became junior partner of the firm
of Thurber, Whyland & Co. He was a Director when the company was
incorporated and continued as such until the receivers were appointed.
He represented the receivers until the fl,nal accounting was made, and then
became Assistant Secretary of the N;'w East River Bridge Company. He
is at present one of the Sinking Fund Commissioners of the City of Bay-
onne.
Mr. Bouton is a public spirited citizen and highly respected by all who
know him. He is a member of Bayonne Lodge, Ko. 0!», F. and A. M., of
Bayonne Lodge, No. 434, B. P. O. of Elks, of Bayonne Lodge, No. 695, Royal
Arcanum, of the Order of Chosen Friends, of the Independent Order of
Foresters, of the Newark Bay Boat Club, and of the Exempt Firemen's
Association.
He was married, December 29, 1874, to Mary Louise Webb. They have
ten children, all of whom are living.
WILLIAM D. SNOW, of Hackensack, is the son of Josiah Snow, founder
of the Detroit Trilune. He was born in Massachusetts on the 2d of Feb-
ruary, 1832, was educated at Romeo, Mich., and subsequently studied law
with Attorney-General Edson, of Dixon, 111. He was for several years asso-
ciate editor of the Detroit Tribune. He was a strong advocate of anti-
slavery doctrines, a frequent contributor to the magazines and journals of
that day, and a hymn writer of some note.
Mr. Snow settled at Pine Bluff, Ark., in 1860, and afterward represented
Jefferson County in the Constitutional Convention of Arkansas. He was
elected in 1865 for the long term to the United States Senate from Arkan-
sas. At the close of his term he declined a re-election, coming to New York
City for the purpose of studying law. In 1S71, however, Mr. Snow went to
Paris, where he spent two years in the study of civil law. In 1875 he was
admitted to the New York bar, receiving in the same year the degree of
LL.B. from Columbia College. In 1882 he became Secretary and counsel to
one of the New York trust companies, but resigned in ISSS to take up gener-
al practice. He acted as volunteer aide to General Powell Clayton and Ma-
jor-General Steele during the Civil War, and was instrumental in the enlist-
ment and organization of three regiments in the State of Arkansas. Gov-
ernor Murphy afterward tendered him an appointment as brigadier-general
of volunteers, which he declined.
Mr. Snow is of retiring and studious habits, and in religion is a Unitarian.
He is President of the Unitarian Congregational Society of Hackensack.
and a member of the Lawyers' Club, the Bullion Club of New York, and the
Oritani Club of Hackensack. Several of his inventions have proved suc-
cessful, his thermostat being regarded as the most relifible of its kind.
.He is now a' member of the bar in three States, having been ad-
mitted to the New Jersey bar in 1894. After residing in the northern part
of Bergen County for more than twenty years, while practicing in New York
City, he gave up his city practice in 1896 and removed to Hackensack.
GENEALOGICAL 501
CHAELES LYMAN CREAR, of Rutherford, was born in Albany, N. Y.,
on the 2d of August, 1847. He is the son of William James Crear and
Mary J. Seaton, natives of the Isle of Man.
Ml-. Crear was educated in the public schools of New York City, and in
1863 enlisted in the War of the Rebellion, ser^ ing about eighteen months
in the Seventy-first Militia Regiment, the One Hundred and Second Regi-
ment, and the Fifty-sixth New York Volunteers. During the past thirty-
one years he has been associated with the Ne^\' York News Company, of
which he is now cashier.
In public as well as in business life Mr. Crear is well known. He has
served three terms of three years each as Councilman of Rutherford, N. J.,
where he resides, and is President of the Lincoln League, a strong Republi-
can organization. His political affiliations have always been with the Re-
publican party, in which he has taken an active interest. He is a member
of the Union Club of Rutherford, of Rutherford Council, Royal Arcanum,
of Boiling Springs Lodge, F. and A. M., and of Gershom Mott Post, G. A.
R. He is also a member and Treasurer of the Rutherford Athletic Asso-
ciation. As a citizen he is public spirited, progressive, and highly re-
spected.
Mr. Crear married Jessie L. Stewart, daughter of William James Stewart,
one of the pioneers of Rutherford, N. J. They have one son, Lyman Du-
rando Crear, who enlisted in Company L, Second New Jersey Volunteers,
in the Spanish-American War, and was afterward transferred to Colonel
Torrey's '' Rough Riders." He is now employed by the North Jersey Title
Guarantee and Trust Company, of Hackensack.
GEORGE H. CHAPPELL, of Westwood, was born in \Vesterly, R. I.,
July 5, 1844. He is the son of Ahiram J. Oiappell and Lucinda Hoxie and
a grandson of Elisha and Amy (Steadman) Chappell and Nathan B. Hoxie.
His maternal grandmother was a Pollock. On his father's side the family
came to this country from England and in this line is included Commodore
Perry. His mother's family came from Scotland. Elisha Chappell, his
paternal grandfather, was a Captain of artillery in the War of 1812.
Mr. Chappell was educated at Hillsdale College in Michigan. He learned
the trade of civil engineering in early life, and during the Civil War served
three years with honor and distinction, being a private in Company E,
Twelfth Regiment Maine Volunteers, and receiving a commission as First
Lieutenant. Afterward he turned his attention largely to inventions. He
was the inventor of an engine operated by carbonic acid gas and the
organizer of the New Power Company of Illinois, of which he was Presi-
dent. For ten years he was a broker in Wall Street, New York.
Mr. Chappell's career has been an eminently successful one, and from
the first he has displayed great executive ability as well a.s rare inventive
genius. He ir, a member of the Congregational Church, an active and in-
fluential citizen, and honored and respected by all who know him.
He married, first, Lettuce \\'il]is, who died in 1888, leaving one son,
George H. Chappell, Jr. For his second wife he married Mary Hamm.
CHARLES H. RLOHM was born in Hobokcn, N. J., July 2(|. 1874, and
moved to Jersey City when very young. There he was reaied and "ducat^d.
He attended the Jersey City public schools, graduating in June, i888. He
was also graduated from the Jersey City Business College in 1893 and from
the New York Law School with the degree of LL.B. June 1, 1896. For four
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years he had studied law with Hon. Henry A. Gaede, of Hoboken. He was
admitted to the New Jersey bar as attorney and solicitor in chancery
June 8, 1S96. On July 27, 1S9G, he was appointed master in chancery and
on June 12, 1899, he was admitted to practice as a counselor at law. He
is also an attorney, counsellor, proctor, and advocate in the United States
Circuit and District Courts, being admitted to that bar September 18, 1899.
Although a young man Mr. Blohm has achieved a recognized standing
in his profession and is regarded as one of the rising young lawyers of Jer-
sey City. He takes a deep interest in public affairs, and as a citizen is
CHARLES H. BLOHM.
progressive, public spirited, and enterprising. He is thorcaghiy identified
with the affairs of his native county and lespected by ail who know him.
SEBA M. BOGEIIT is descended in the seventh ge. .^ration from Jan
Louwe Bougaerdt, lor a sketch of vhom see page 57. Mr. Bogert's an-
cestors a''^ also neted on page 60. He is the • on of Matthew S. Bogert and
Polly Kii a grandson of Seba Bogert and Sarah Blackledge, all of Clos-
ter, and a jreat-grandson of William de Graw and Vrouche Blawvelt, his
wife.
Mr. Bogert was born in Tappan, now Harrington, Bergen County, N. J.,
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October 6, 1825. He received a common school education and afterward
was successfully engaged in the produce business. In 1869 he became a
member ot the New York Stock Exchange and has ever since continued in
that capacity.
In public as well as in business life Mr. Bogert has been active and in-
fluential. He served as Treasurer of the City of Hoboken and for two terms
was a member of the Common Council. He is a Protestant in religion,
active and influential in local affairs, and respected by all who know him!
As a business man he has displayed marked abilitv, sound common sense,
and great sagacity.
In May, 1843, Mr. Bogert married Lavina AVestervelt, who died in 1845,
leaving one child, John Westervelt Bogert, who is living. He married
again, April 2, 1857. Catharine Z. Conner, who died July 2.5, 1900, leav-
ine one child, ISIary C. Ford, born June 22, 1862, who survives.
EDGAE H. LOVERIDGE, of West Hoboken, N. J., was born in Jersey
City on the 16th of May, 1871, being the son of James W. and Elizabeth
P. R. (Hadden) Loveridge and a grandson of James and Elizabeth C. Lover-
idge and James E. and Jane F. R. Hadden. He received his education in
Grammar School No. 7, in Jersey City, studying until fourteen years of
age. He then learned the printer's trade and continued in that business
about seven years. Afterward he entered the law offlce of Dickinson &
Thompson, of Jersey City, as a student, and remained there until November,
1895, when he was admitted to the bar of New Jersey. In the meantime
he attended for two years and was graduated from the New York Law
School. After having been admitted to the bar he opened an office in
West Hoboken, and has since been successfully engaged in the practice of
his profession. He is a member of the Royal Arcanum and of the Foresters
of America.
WILLIAM D. SALTER.— The Salter family of what is now known as
Hudson County are direct lineal descendants of one Richard Salter, Esq., of
English descent, who originally came from Barbadoes to Monmouth County
in this State and was a Justice there for many years. His first appearance
at Shrewsbury, as appears by the old court records, was on May 23, 1704,
and the last entry relating to him is under date of June 23, 1748, when
" Justice Richard Salter audited the Overseers' Accounts," as was required
by law at that time. The great-grandfather of the subject of this sketch
was John Salter, a son of Justice Richard Salter, of Monmouth County.
John Salter lived for many years on Staten Island upon a fai'm near what
is now known as Huguenot, and subsequently removed with his family to
Hoboken, where he resided at the time of his death. David B. Salter, a son
of John Salter and grandfather of William D. Salter, settled in what was
then known as 73ergen Neck, in Bergen County, in the year 1832, the loca-
tion being called at that time " Pamrapaugh," an old Indian name meaning
'' Land of Wealtl His farm extended from the New York Bay on the one
side to the Newai Bay on the other, and was adjoined on the south by the
farm land of Jasper C.dmus, in old lar d titles kuown as " Caspar Codmus,"
and was included in the secon 1 patent granted by Philip Carteret to Thosaas
Davison, December 12, 166?. Upon this tract grew the Villag ^f Salter-
ville, named from its founder, David B. Salter, and long before , <e days of
railroads and trolley cars upon Bergen Neck the mails were delivered by
stage coach from Jersey City to old Salterville postofflce, provided the
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incoming tides from the New Yovli Bay had not washed away the roadbed
of the " Old Bergen Road," which was the only means of ingress and egress;
and in that event the village was isolated until the storms abated and the
tides receded.
David B. Salter died at the ripe old age of ninety-seven. The latter years
of his life were devoted to preaching the Gospel. He erected a church and
gathered about him a large congregation of followers. In his firm belief
that Christ would return to earth in his lifetime, u])on the dates estimated
to be the Second Advent, the congregation would gather in the holy edifice
to await His coming amid prayer and thanksgiving. All worldly affairs
were adjusted, all debts of one to the other were forgiven. Thus he lived
and died — a simple hearted, earnest. Christian gentleman. Daniel Salter,
a son of David B., was the father of William D. Salter.
The Salter family of Hudson County, formerly of Monmouth County, has
furnished its quota of heroes of Revolutionary fame. Lieutenant-Colonel
Joseph Salter, Second Regiment of Monmouth County, was breveted for
distinguished bravery under command of General Maxwell at the battle of
Monmouth. Benjamin Salter, of the Eastern Battalion, a private of " Old
Monmouth," was killed on the field of battle September 6, 1779.
William D. Salter was born May 16, 1865, in Bayonne, N. J., where he
still resides. His early education was acquired in the public schools of
Bayonne, from which he was graduated with high honors in 1881. His
education was completed under the personal tutelage of Dr. Hasbrouck, the
founder of Hasbrouck Institute, of Jersey City. He subsequently read law
in the office of John Linn, of Jersey City, a foremost counsellor of his day,
and less than a month after attaining his majority he was admitted to the
practice of law in the State of New Jersey on the 3d day of June, 1886. He
received his appointment as a Master in Chancery within two months there-
after. For a period of four years from 1891 to 1895 he was Treasurer of
the City of Bayonne, and was an efficient, faithful servant, filling his posi-
tion of trust and great responsibility to the satisfaction of both those who
favored and opposed his election. His public life was clean and meritorious.
Mr. Salter was married, Februaiy 3, 1898, to Lauretta Greenop, only
daughter of Charles AA'illiam and Martha Greenop. Mrs. Salter's maternal
ancestors were lineal descendants of Sir William Wallace, of Scottish
fame, and on her father's side a direct descendant of Sir James Scarlett,
a celebrated English barrister, wliose title was Lord Abinger.
In politics William 1). Salter displays that independence of action and
thought which characterizes the man, being a stanch Democrat, while all
of his family and ancestors are and have been ardent Republicans. He
affiliates with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (Lodge No. 211,
of Jersey City). He is a Master Mason and a Past Sachem of Pamrapaugh
Tribe, No. 187, Improved Order of Redraen. He is a brother of Dr. Joseph
E. Salter, deceased, who was a graduate of Bellevue Hospital Medical Col-
lege of the City of New Yoi'k, and a physician and surgeon of great ability,
who died February 25, 1S96, at his home in Bayonne, from pneumonia con-
tracted on shipboard while returning from foreign travels. Dr. Salter was
a man greatly beloved by all who knew him. His manners were genial, his
spirit broad and liberal. He loved his chosen profession, and gave of his
knowledge as freely as it was asked without restraint, regardless of hope
of reward. His death was a loss to his patients, still unfilled to them, and
a greater one to his family and friends. Such men do not die and become
forgotten; they still live in beating hearts and cherished memories.
GENEALOGICAL 505
JOHN E. LOZTEE, owner of the celebrated stock farm at Oradell, Ber-
gen County, is descended in the eighth generation from Frangols le Sueur,
the French emigrant. The line of descent is as follows : Francois le Sueur
(Lozier) and his wife Jannetie Hildebrand had children of the second gener
iition Jannetie, Hildebrand, John, Jacob, and NlcJialas.
Nicholas Lozier (2) married, in 1691, Tryntie Slott (Slote), who died in
1707. He then married (2), in 1709. Antie Dircks Banta. In all he had
twenty children of the third generation, to wit: Anthony, Jannetie, Peter,
Hildebrand, Jacomina, Marytie, Jolm, Antie, Lucas, Jacobus, Benjamin,
Catharine, Hester, Rachel, Uirk, Jacob, Abrani, Lea, Margaretta, and Maria.
Abram Lozier (3), born in 1721, married, in 1744, Maria, daughter of
William Earle, and had issue of the fourth generation Ann, Maria, Nicholas,
Catharine, William, Elsie, Hester, Elizabeth, and Rachel.
William Lozier (4), born in 1757, married, in 1779, Jannetie Benson, and
had issue of the fifth generation Ann, Garret, Abram, and Catharine.
Abram Lozier (5), born in 1785, jnarried Kache Ackerman, born in 1778.
He died in 1840 and she in 1879. They had issue of the sixth generation,
among others, Peter A. and Jolin A.
John A. Lozier (6), born in 1810, died in 1881. He married, June 18, 1835,
Charity Baldwin, of P.iramus. They resided at Oradell, N. J., and had
among other children of the seventh generation David B. Lozier.
David B. Lozier (7), born in 1838, died in 1875. He married Kittie Wood-
worth (larretson, who was born in 1841 and died in 1866. Among their
children of the eighth generation was the subject of this sketch.
John B. Lozier (8) was born at Oradell, N. J., November 28, 1865. His
boyhood was spent on the farm, which contributed largely to his splendid
physique and his courtly bearing. A public school education supplemented
by a course of instruction at Hackensack Academy completed his cur-
riculum of studies.
Mr. Lozier is an artist of considerable ability and taste and has produced
many specimens of his own handiwork, especially in decorating china and
bric-ii-brac. He is also an expert in pen work. He is a musician of no
mean attainments, having made a special study of the violin. As a sports-
man he excels, having many rare specimens collected by rod and gun while
on expeditions to Florida and other shooting resorts. As a writer many
interesting articles from his pen have found their way into sporting papers
and periodicals, such as the Turf, Fidd and Farm and The American. Field.
His writings are chiefly descriptive and from his own experience.
June 20, 1885, Mr. Lozier married Mary E. Rumsey. They have three chil-
dren: Claire, Grace, and Mildred. He is a Republican in politics, inde-
pendent in local matters, and takes great pleasure in his home.
The celebrated Oradell Stock Farm is one of the best establishments of
the kind in the State. This farm is located on a high elevation of land
overlooking the fertile valley of the Hackensack River on the New Jersey
and New York Railroad, eighteen miles from Jersey City. The buildings
are modern structures. Exce'lent water is furnished for the stables from
an artesian well 145 feet deep. The land comprising the farm lias been
owned by the Lozier family since the time of George III., the presp-it owner
having now in his possession the original deed of the same. The whole
farm, which has been kept intact, consists of three hundred acres, nearly
one hundred acres of which is virgin forest.
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ABEAM TALLMAN.— In June, 1659, Douwe Harmansen (Tallman) emi-
grated to America from the Province of Friesland, Holland, on board the
Dut^'h West India ship " Brown Pish," accompanied by his wife and four
children. He settled in New Amsterdam, where he remained about nine
years, and where three of his cliildren were baptized. In the spring of 1668
he removed to Bergen, N. J., where, on the 12th of May of the same year, he
purchased from Governor Philip Carteret several lots in the Town of Ber-
gen. There he settled and there he died in 1678. So far as is known he was
au agriculturist. Some years after his purchase at Bergen he purchased
one or more large tracts near Nyack, in what is Kockland County, N. Y., on
which lands his sons settled. His children of the second generation were
Harman, Teunis, Jannetje, Anthony, and Douwe. The three last named
were born in New York. By his will, proved in the spring of 1678, he de-
vised his lands to his two sons, Teunis and Harman, who a few years later
sold their Bergen lands and settled in Rockland County, N. Y., from
whence their numerous descendants rapidly spread southward into New
Jersey.
Of the emigrant's children, his son, Harman Uouwensen Tallman (2),
born in Holland, married, June 1, 1686, Greetie Minnelly, a daughter of
Minne Johannes, also a Hollander. Harman's brother, Teunis Douwensen
Tallman, married, about 1707, Brechie Peters Haring, and had issue of the
second generation Dirk, Grietie, Drikie, Douwe, Maritie, John, Harman,
and Brachie.
John Teunis Tallman (3), baptized at Tappan, January 12, 1709, married
Helena Isaacs Blawvelt, and had issue of the fourth generation Teunis, Gar-
ret, Brechie, and John.
John Johns Tallman (4), baptized at Tappan, September 3, 1751, married
Francis Mabie, and had issue of the fifth generation Brechie, Elizabeth,
Maria, Teunis, John, and Abraham.
Abraham Johns Tallman (5), born near Tappan, August 8, 1793, married
Maria de Ronde, and had issue, among others, of the sixth generation John
A. Tallman (6), who married Caroline Conklin and had a son, Abram Tall-
man, the subject of this sketch. The latter is also connected with many
other old Dutch families of this country, including the De Rondes, the
Onderdonks, the Harings, and the Blawvelts, of Rockland County, N. Y.
Abram Tallman (7) was born at Tallman's, Rockland County, N. Y., May
6, 1846. His father, John A. Tallman, like most of his ancestors, was a
farmer, and Abram's early life was spent on the farm and attending school
at Sufferns, N. Y. In 1862, when sixteen years of age, he taught school
for a few months at Tallman's, this being the first venture he made in life
for himself. In 1863 and 1804 he was employed in a photograph gallery in
New York City, but this work proving too trying to his health, he reiurncd
to Tallman's and, after six months' rest on the farm, found •employment at
the Ramapo car shops, at Ramapo, Rockland County, N. Y., where he
stayed for the next two years, learnirg the car buildii t trade. Afterward
he "worked at the carpenter trade in Sufferns and Miu ■'f>town, N. Y., and
Paterson, N. J., and finally, in 1867, came to Engle-w In 1867 he en-
gap-'_d in the bull ' g business in Englewood, "nd has col "n that line
ever since, jiavin^ ouilt many ofthe finest residences in the city and being
one of the .1 3ading builders there.
Mr. Tallman has always taken an active interest in the welfare of Engle-
wood, having seen it grow from a village of about 1,500, in 1867, when he
first came there, to a city of about 6,000 inhabitants in 1900. He was
GENEALOGICAL 507
a member of the Englewood Township Committee from 1889 to 181)3.
He was also a member of the Citizens' Committee formed in 1895 to pro-
mote the movement for the incorporation of Englewood as a city, and
when the place was linally incorporated in 1896 he was elected a member
of the first regular Citv Council and was Chairman of that body from 1896
to 1898.
Mr. Tallman was married, in 1870, to Miss Maria Zabriskio. of what is
now Oradell, Bergen County, N. J., whose ancestors were among the earli-
est settlers of Bergen County. They have one daughter and three sons, of
whom one, William Tallman, is a lawyer, practicing in New York City.
WILLIAM TALLMAN was born March 3, 1875, in Englewood, N. J.,
where he still resides. He attended public school in Englewood from 1880
to 1891, graduating in the latter year, and then spent t-n o years at Drake's
Business College, graduating in 1892. In 1894 he received a Regents' aca-
demic diploma in New York and in 1897 was graduated LL.B. from the New
York Law School. Since 1892 he has been associated with the well known
law firm of Betts, Atterbury, Hyde & Betts, of New York, where he was
admitted to the bar as an attorney and counselor in June, 1897.
ABRAHAM WILSON DURYEE, A.M., of New Durham, was one of the
eminent citizens of Hudson County. For a number of years he was Presi-
dent of the Board of Freeholders of that county, and distinguished himself
by the display of executive abilities of a high order. For two years he
represented his Assembly district in the New Jersey House of Assembly.
For twenty years he was a Township Committeeman. He was also Presi-
dent of the Experimental Station of New Jersey in connection with Rutgers
College and of the New Jersey State Board of Agriculture and was an
Elder in the Grove Reformed Church of New Durham. In view of these
facts, it need hardly be said that Mr. Duryee enjoyed the esteem and con-
fidence of the people of Hudson County to a degree realized by but very few
citizens.
He was born in Schuylei'ville, Saratoga County, N. Y., September 13,
1821, being the son of Rev. Philip Duryee, born in 1775, died in IS.IO, and
Rachel Day, born July 8, 1794. His father. Philip, was Chaplain in the
United States Army during the War of 1812. On the paternal side Mr.
Duryee was a grandson of Abraham Duryee, who was born May 8, 1743, at
Fort Hamilton, and died March 24, 1814, and of Eleanor Nagle, his wife; a
great-grandson of Ceorge Duryee (born in 1715, died in 1795) and Catherine
Schenck; a great-great-grandson of Abraham Duryee (born in 1685) and
Elizabeth Polhemus; and a great-great-great-grandson of Joost Duryee
(born in 1050. died in 1727) and Magdalene le F^bre, both of whom fled from
Paris at the time of the Massacre of St. Bartholomew, coming in 1675 to
this country from ? annheim, in the Palatinate of the Rhine. Abraham
Durvee, grandfatl^ ' of Abraham W. Duryee, was born May 8, 1743. He
was' a member - first Colonial Council, one of the Sons of Liberty, a
member of .i' York Revolutionary Committee of fety, and on?.-of
the famous uommittee of One Hundred in 1775.
On the maternal side Mr. Duryee was a grandson of Edward j&y (born
August 21, 1755, died December 10, 1797) and Leah Bourdett (born Septem-
ber 8, 1765, died September 15. 1831); a great-grandson of Peter Bourdett
(born May 11, 1735) and Rachel Bush (born in 1745); and a great-great-grand-
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soil of Etienne Bourdett. Peter Bourdett (born May 11, 1735), in this line,
gave the land for Fort Lee, while he and his slaves built the fort.
Mr. Duryee was educated at a priyate school at English Neighborhood,
N. J., and 'at Rutgers College, and from the last-mentioned institution re-
ceived the degree of Master of Arts in 1893. He followed agricultural pur-
suits on his large estate, and died June 8, 1898. His wife, Caroline, daugh-
ter of Garrett Cowenhoven and Annetta Ditmars, lineally descends from
Wolfert Garretse Van Cowenhoven, who came to New Amsterdam in 1630,
from Amersfort, Province of Utrecht, Netherlands. Mrs. Duryee is still
living, aged seventy-six, having been born October 4, 1824. They celebrated
their golden wedding in 1894.
DANIEL W. La PETRA, of Ridgewood, is of English, Dutch, and French
descent. His father, William P. la Fetra, born in 1803, died in 1873, was
the son of Samuel la Fetra, who was the son of James la Fetra, who was the
son of James la Fetra, Sr., who was the son of Edmond la Fetra, who was
the son of Edmond la Fetra, Sr., who died in 1687. The La Fetras were
French Huguenots, whose blood mingled with that of the Hollanders
through the line of Brewers to Bogardus, and that of Jansen to Tryn Jansen
about 1565. Mr. La Fetra's maternal ancestry may be traced through his
mother, Elizabeth T. Woolley, born in 1807, died in 1862, to Daniel Woolley,
who married Elizabeth Wolcott, daughter of Benjamin Wolcott, son of
Benjamin A^'olcott, son of Henry Wolcott, born in 1690, died in 1750, whose
father was Peter Wolcott. These maternal ancestors were of English
birth.
Mr. La Fetra was born at Eatontown, Monmouth County, N. J., March
31, 1834. He was educated in the public schools of his native county, sup-
plemented by private study at home. When nineteen years of age he
engaged in teaching, and has always taken an active interest in public
school work. As President of the Board of Education he has for many
years been influential in educational matters in Ridgewood, and to his
efforts the people are largely indebted for one of the best school buildings
in the State. For some years Mr. La Fetra engaged in mercantile pursuits,
but for a long time has filled a responsible position in R. G. Dun & Co.'s
mercantile agency.
Although deeply patriotic and devoted to his country's interests, he has
never sought honor or distinction in military circles. This may be at-
tributed to the fact that he is of Quaker parentage, and that his earlier
years were spent under the influence and teachings of that peace-loving
sect. He is a member of the Ridgewood Club. Mr. La Fetra married Miss
Emma Hendrickson, of an old Long Island family of Dutch descent.
GEORGE A. BERGER was born March 20, 1875, in Hoboken, N. J.,
where he still resides. His father, Charles Berger, came to this country
from Germany in 1862, settling first in New York City and in 1871 in Ho-
boken, where he ^sided until his death March 6, 1899. He was for twenty-
five years connected with the North Hudson County Railroad and for a
number of years was with the Erie Railroad. He was a member of various
societies, a popular and influential citizen, and highly esteemed by all who
knew him. He was the son of Johannes Berger, also a native of Germany.
His wife, Alvina M. Teubner, daughter of Christian C. and Johanna Teub-
ner, still survives.
GENEALOGICAL
509
George A. Berger was educated in the Hcboken public scliools and iu
1891 \Yas graduated from W. A. Seliell's Connnercial School ol Hoboken.
For a time he followed the real estate and insurance business. Afterward
he engaged in banking with the Hudson Trust and Savings Institution, of
which he was Assistant Secretary for six and one-half years. At the end
of that period he resigned and engaged in the real estate business for him-
self, but afterward sold out and accepted a position as Cashier of the Trust
Company of Xew Jersey at Hoboken, which he still holds. He is a Director
of the Mutual Home and Savings Institution of Hoboken, and has gained
a high standing for execnti\e ability, integrity of character, and enterprise.
GEORGE A, BERGER.
In politics Jlr. I'ei-gcr is inde])endeut. He is a member of tin; Castle I'oint
Cyclers and of the l!i\erside Club, and actiA-ely identified with the affairs
of his native city.
GAKEET I). DUETE.— The Dnrie family, members of which have for two
centuries held responsible jtositions in civil and religious affairs and wiekled
a strong influence in shaping the destinies of Ucrgen County, are of French
lineage. John Durie (or Durji, as he s]ielled it) was a French Huguenot,
whose birthplace was Picardy, but wlio had fled with his parents to Mann-
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heim in the Palatinate of the Rhine to escape persecution and death. It
has been said that his family was closely related to that of David des
Marest (see page 64), for which reason he came to America between 1680
and 1690 and joined the Demarests on the west bank of the Hackensack.
He was a blacksmith by trade, and tradition says that, upon his arrival at
New Amsterdam, he went directly to Bergen, N. J., whence he walked all
the way to the Demarest settlement on the Upper Hackensack. He had
with him his four children, but no wife is mentioned and it is presumed he
was a widower. Old documents of that period seem to establish the fact
that David des Marest, the emigrant, was his uncle. He was present when
the will of Demarest was read in 1693, and was then called a cousin of the
Demarests. In 1694 he bought from the Indians and from the New Jersey
Proprietors 23.3 acres west of Closter, bounded east on the Tiena Kill and
west on the Hackensack. On this he built his family residence and re-
mained until his death. Until within a very few years his descendants
owned the old homestead. The house site is now the residence of the late
Dr. John L. Terhune.
John Durie (1) was a man of intelligence, sterling integrity, and good
business capacity. He had been fairly educated and possessed many ac-
complishments particularly useful to a pioneer, one of which was that of
wielding the pen skillfully, as his signature to official documents shows.
He was fond of reading and owned a considerable library, which he disposed
of by his will. He was active in all public affairs in the county. He served
as arbitrator in many disputes between the settlers and the Indians. He
held town and county offices, being Constable, Justice of the Peace, Free-
holder, etc. In 1693 he was one of the three County Judges. This was
the first county court established in the county. He helped organize the
Dutch church at Hackensack and several times held the offices of Deacon
and Elder. He also was a member of Captain John Berry's " Train Band."
In 1696 he married his second wife, Rachel Cresson, widow of his cousin.
David Davids Demarest, who survived him and married again. He died
near the close of 1698. His children of the second generation were Jane,
Peter, John, and Margaretta.
John Johns Durie (2), born at Mannheim, married, August 20, 1715.
Angenatie Johns Bogert. He kept and resided all his life on the old home-
stead. His children of the third generation were eleven: Rachel, John,
John, Mary, Peter, Sarah, Peter, Martina, David, Ann, 'a-nd James.
David Johns Durie (3), born in 1739, died in 1809, married, in 1762, Mar-
garetta Cornelises Van Horn, born in 1747, died in 1 S27. They had i^sue of
the fourth generation twelve children: Angenitie, Maria, John D., Mar^ iret,
Rachel, Sara, Martina, Sara, Martina, Cornelius D., Ann, and Alice.
Cornelius D. Durie (4), born in 1784, died in 1849, married, in 1804, Mar-
garet Brinkerhoff, born in 1782, died in 1856. They had issue of the fifth
generation Chris +ina, David C, Elizabeth, Nicholas, C, Hannah, John,
Cornelius, Richa i, and Henry.
Nicholas C. L rie (5). born n 1 •ill, died in,1868, nij,rried, in 1830, Maria
Demarest, born m 1813, died in 1852. He married, second, Elizabeth Van
Houten. His children of the sixth generation were Cornelius N., David N.,
Margaret, John D., Christina, Hannah, and Ralph C.
Cornelius N. Durie (6), born August 11, 1833, married, February 15, 1854,
Rachel A., daughter of Garret I. Demarest. She was born June IF., 1832.
He resided at Closter and had issue of the seventh generation Nicholas C,
Garret D.. and Irving. ,,
GENEALOGICAL 511
Garret D. Durie (7), the subject of this sketch, was born at Gloster, N. J.,
March 20, 1865, and received his education in the schools of Bergen County.
At the age of fourteen he entered the employ of the West Shore Railroad.
Subsequently he engaged in the shoe business in Gloster, continuing seven
years. Since then he has been actively engaged in the ice business at that
place, building up a large and successful trade.
Mr. Durie has also been active and prominent in public affairs. He served
as Postmaster of Gloster from 1892 to 181)1 and lor some time has been a
member of the Township Gommittee of Harrington Township. He attends
the Dutch Reformed Church. He married Henrietta Roth and has one son,
Roth G. Durie.
EDGAR K. CONRAD, M.D., of Hackensack, is the son of James H. Con-
rad and Jennie M. Klopp. He was born in Berneville, Berks County, Pa.,
February 21, 1870, and in 1876 removed \\ith his parents to Chicago, 111.,
whence the family went to South Dakota in 1882.
In 1890 Dr. Conrad returned East to take up the study of medicine. He
had attended the public schools of Watertown, S. D., graduating from the
Watertown High School in 1889. Upon returning East he entered Bellevue
Medical College and was graduated from that institution with the degree
of M.D. in 189.3. He then took up his residence in Hackensack, N. J., and
spent one year in the Hackensack Hospital, of which he is now a visiting
physician. Since 1894 he has been actively and successfully engaged in the
general practice of his profession in that place. He is a Chaptei' Mason,
belonging to Lodge No. 70 and Chapter No. 40, of Hackensack, and a mem-
ber of Hackensack Lodge, No. 7'!, I. O. O. P., Hackensack Council, Jr. O.
U. A. M., and the Bergen County and State Medical Societies.
ABRAHAM DEMAREST, of Gloster, is descended in the seventh genera-
tion from. David des Marest, the first American emigrant and progenitor
of the family (see sketch on page 64). The line of descent is as follows-
David des Marest (1), of Beauchamp, in Picardy, France, and his wife Marit.
Sohier, of Nieppe, in Hainault, had four children of the second generation:
David, Samuel, John, and Daniel.
David Davids Demarest (2) married Sara Bertholf, daughter of Rev.
Gilliam Bertholf, and had eleven children of the third generation, one of
whom was Jacobus Davids Demarest.
Jacobus Davids Demarest (3), baptized May 30, 170.-), married (1) Lea de
Groo^ and (2) Margaretta Cozine Haring. He lived at Schraalenburgh and
had issue fifteen children of the fourth generation.
John Jacobus Demarest (4), born August 20, 1720, died February 1, 1783,
married, March 7, 1744, Rachel Zabriskie, daughter of Joost Zabriskie, who
was born March 19, 1725, and died April 16, 1813. They resided at
Schraalenburgh and had thirteen children of the fifth ger oration.
Jacobus Johns De larest (5), born /^lv -""ust 20, 1748, dii October 9, 1844,
married (1) Rachel ^'^^ith, vho died A^ril 28, 182.5. K married (2), in
1825, Rachel Voorhis, who survived her husband and died in 1835. Jacobus
was a surveyor by occupation and lived at Middletown in Bergc County.
He haf" issue ten children of the sixth generation.
Joost Demarest (6) was born December 4, 1797, and died at Gloster, N.
J November 1 1878. He married, in Februar3-, 1823, Margaret, daughter
of Frederick Haring, born October 2, 1802. Joost was a cabinetmaker and
lived at Piermont, N. Y., until 1825, when he removed to what is now Har-
a
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rington Park, on the farm now occupied by ex-Sheriff William C. Herring.
His children of the seventh generation were James, Frederick J., John B.,
Isaac H., Abraham, Vreeland B., Mary M., and Ann Eliza, of whom Abra-
ham (7) is the subject of this sketch.
Abraham Demarest (7) was born in Harrington Township, N. J., Decem-
ber 14, 1839, and obtained his education in the schools of Bergen County.
At the age of sixteen he engaged in the trade of tinsmith, and has ever
since continued in that business. He is now at the head of the firm of A.
Demarest & Brother, hardware dealers, of Oloster.
He is a public spirited, progressive citizen, active in local affairs, and
highly respected by all who know him. He served nine months in the
Civil War as a private in the Twenty-second New Jersey Volunteers, and
is a member of the Dutch Reformed Church of Closter. He married Cathe-
rine D. Westervelt, a member of an old and respected New Jersey family.
JOHN CARLSON, of Arlington, Hudson County, was born in Sweden
on the 17th of April, 1842. He is the son of Charles and Catharina Carlson,
members of old and respected families of that country. Having received
a public school education in Sweden, Mr. Carlson came to the United States
in 1870, and for a time was connected with the iron manufacturing business
in New York City. Subsequently he removed to Arlington, N. J., where he
has since been successfully engaged in the coal business.
Mr. Carlson is a business man of acknowledged ability, and during his
entire career has maintained a high reputation for probity, integrity, and
enterprise. He is a Director of the Kearny Building and Loan .Association
of Kearny, N. J., one of the oldest and strongest organizations of the kind
in the State. In politics he is a Republican. He attends the Baptist Church
and in every capacity has displayed great public spirit.
He married Miss Clara Lilljren, of Arlington, Hudson County. They
have five children: John, Jr., Minnie, Edith, David, and William.
LOUIS HENRY BRADLEY, of Rutherford, N. J., was born in Brooklyn,
N. Y., on the 28th of November, 1874. He is the son of Robert and Ida
Frances (Backwood) Bradley, both natives of Brooklyn. He received his
educational training in the public schools of that city and began his busi-
ness career in the real estate business there. Subsequently he became a
carpenter and worked at that trade in Rutherford, N. J. He finally en-
gaged in the livery business in the same town, where he has built large and
commodious stables for that purpose. He is much interested in the affairs
of his adopted town, being a member of the Union Club of Rutherford, of
Rutherford Lodge, No. 547, B. P. O. of Elks, of Rutherford Lodge, No. 150,
Knights of Pythias, of Rutherford Lodge, No. 240, I. O. O. F., of Rutherford
Council, Junior Order United American Mechanics, and of Fire Engine
Company No. 2.
Mr. Bradley married Isabell Hunt, daughter of Cl'arles R. and Martha
Hunt, of Rutherford. She is deceased.
WILLIAM HENRY BRADLEY, of Hoboken, N. J., was born in Brooklyn,
N. Y., on the 10th of September, 1878, being the son of William Henry
Bradley, Sr., and Anna Brock. He is of English descent on the paternal
side. His maternal ancestors are Germans, The family has resided in
Hoboken aboui si;steen years.
GENEALOGICAL
513
JOHN SHAFER.
Board of Trade, Past Master of Pioneer Lodge, F. and A. M., Past High
Priest of Bergen Chapter, R. A. M., a Noble of the Slystic Shrine (Masons).
and Past Grand of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
WILLIAM SICKLES BANTA was for many years one of the leading
citizens of Hackensack. He was a lineal descendant of Epke Jacob Banta,
who was born in Harlingen, West Friesland, Holland, and who sailed from
Amsterdam in the ship " De Troiiw," for America, February 1.3, 10.^9. He
settled in what is now j?erge"i County, N. J., and became one of the Judges
of the Oyer and Terminer In 167!J. Ian (John) Banta, one of his direct
descendants, located at Pascack, in Washington Township, about 17.^0, and
died there, being succeeded by his eldest son, Hendrick Banta, who was
born May 27, 1749. The latter died February 1.5, 1803, leaving about five
hundred acres of land in Bergen County which was divid^^d among his five
sons. He also had three daughters. His son, Henry H. Banta, born at
Pascack, September 30, 1784, was a f'loemaker by trade, but spent his
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active life as a farmer and merchant. In 1832 hie removed to Hackensack.
and with his brother Tennis carried on a general mercantile bnsiness until
his death in Februarj', 1849. He was Tostmaster of Hackensack for sev-
eral years, ranked as Adjutant in the State militia, was a Justice of the
Peace, and by appointment serA^ed as a Lav Jndg;e of the Court of Common
Pleas of Bergen County from 1829 to 1834 and 1838 to 1848. He married
Jane, daughter of William Sickles, of Rockland County, N. Y., who died
in 1870, aged seventy-six. She was descended from Zacharias Sickles, who
came originally from Vienna, Austria, to Holland, and thence to Curacoa,
one of the West India Islands, where he met Governor Peter Stuyvesant,
witli whom he came to New York and thence in 1655 to Albany. Zacharias
Sickles is regarded as the common ancestor of the Sickles family in Amer-
ica. Judge Henry A. Banta had three children: Margaret (deceased), Will-
iam S., and Jane (Mrs. John de Peyster Stagg).
William S. Banta was born in Pascack, Bergen County, December 12,
1824. He was educated in the public schools and at the private classical
school of Rev. John S. Mabon, in Hacltensack, and was graduated from
Rutgers College in 1844. He read law with Hon. A. O. Zabriskie, of Hack-
ensack, and was admitted to the bar of New Jersey as an attorney in Octo-
ber, 1847, and as a counselor in April, 1851. He subsequently became a
Special Master in Chancery and a Supreme Court Commissioner. In the
spring of 1848 he opened an offlce in Hackensack, where he continued in
successful practice until his retirement from the more active duties of the
profession in 1868. During this period of twenty years he established a
wide reputation as an able and painstaking lawyer. He was Prosecutor of
the Pleas of Bergen County from 1860 to 1868, when he resigned. In 1872
he was appointed Law Judge of the County of Bergen to fill the unexpired
term of Judge Green, and on April 1, 1873, he was re-appointed for a full
term of five years. In 1879 Governor McClellan appointed him Associate
Judge of the same court, and he served in that capacity until the expiration
of his term in 1884.
Judge Banta, on leaving the bench, retired from the active duties of his
profession and afterward devoted his time largely to the care of his private
interests. He was widely recognized for his sound judgment, strict in-
tegrity, and knowledge of the law. In educational matters he was espe-
cially prominent. He was School Superintendent of New Barbadoes, Ber-
gen County, under the old law, and afterward was appointed, with Rev.
Alber Amerman, one of the Board of Examiners for teachers of public
schools by the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders, a position he
held for several years. In 1862 Governor Olden appointed him commissioner
of the draft of the County of Bergen, in accordance with orders of the gen-
eral government, and in this capacity he carried out in a highly creditable
manner the provisions of the order by making an enrollment of all persons
in the county liable to military duty. Within a month nf the time ap-
pointed for the draft several companies volunteered, thus filling the quota
required for Befgen County This was a r)art of th ; machinery of the
State inaugurated and set iu motion by Goverij; •" ^en, who was pre-
eminen.ly the War Governor of New Jersey, and win dore than any other
man established that system which it was impossible t."> reverse and which
ranked the State among the first in the Union during tie entire Rebellion.
Judge Banta was also Deputy Internal Revenue Collector for the County
of Bergen during a part of the war period. He was a member of the Hack-
ensack Improvement Commission, for several years President of the Hack-
GENEALOGICAL 515
ensack Gas Light Compaay, and for a long time Secretary of the old Bergen
County iSIutnal Insurance Company. He died May 7, 1900.
May 30, 1850, Judge Banta married Sarah, daughter of John and Caty
Ann (Hopper) Zabriskie, of Hohokus, X. J., who died in 18.")3, leading a son
who died in infancy. In ]\Iay, 1861, he married her sister, Adelia, who died
in 1869. March 16, 1876, he was juarried to Jane Anne, daughter of Abra-
ham H. and Maria (Anderson) Berry, of Hackensack, and a lineal de-
scendant of John Berry, one of the original patentees of Bergen County.
She died February 6, 1900, in the seyenty-flrst year of her age.
\Y1LLIAM MORTIMER CLARK, a prominent business man of Bayonne,
Hudson County, N. J., and a yeteran of the Ci\ il War, was born in Middle-
burgh, N. Y., on the 10th of Noyember, 184.5. His paternal ancestor, John
Clark, came to this country from England, and is interred in Trinity church-
yard, New York City, in a yault built in 1790. A number of those in the
collateral line emigrated originally from Holland. His parents were Minard
H. Clark and Euphrasia Ann Gilbert. The Gilberts were from the North of
Ireland and emigrated early to this country, settling at Hudson. Columbia
County, N. Y'. Their descendants afterward settled at Middleburgh, Scho-
harie County, where Euphrasia Ann was born. His grandparents were
Richard Clark and Christina Dutcher. His great-grandfather was Thomas
Clark and his great-great-grandparents were John Clark and Tekie Wal-
dron. The Butchers and YValdrons were both of Holland descent, and a
number of them, like the Clarks, haye been residents of this country for
many generations. Mr. Clark's ancestors served with honor and distinction
in the Reyolutionary War, in the War of 1812, in the Mexican War, and in
the Rebellion, and from the first haye been active and influential in the com-
munities where they have resided.
The Episcopal Chapel at Middleburgh, N. Y., furnished Mr. ( 'lark with the
educational training with which he entered upon the artive duties of life.
After leaving school he served an apprenticeship at the foundry trade,
which he has continuously followed. He is the patentee of an acetyline
gas generator which has been a marked success. In 1883 he settled in Bay-
onne, Hudson County, and still carries on the foundry business,
Mr. Clark enlisted in the War of the Rebellion, August 20, 1862, as a mem-
ber of Company D, One Hundred and Thirty-fourth New York Volunteers,
and served until the close of that sanguinary conflict. He participated in
the battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Lookout Moun-
tain, and other important engagements, and was with Sherman in his march
to the sea. He has always been a Republican, prominent in party and pub-
lic affairs, deeply interested in the progress of the community, and highly
respected for those sterling qualities which distinguish the representative
citizen. He is Past Grand Commander of the Knights of Malta of New
Jersey, and a member of Mansfield Post, No. 22, Grand Army of the Repub-
lic, of Bayonne Lodg^e, No. 99, Free and Accepted Masons, of Veteran
Legion, No. 81, of Jc ■'sey City, "f Bayonne Loc ^e, No. 37, Knights of Pyth-
ias, of Eastern Sta- -' aptsr, No. 21, of Bayonne Lodge, No. 20S, Indepen-
dent Order of Odd P lows, of Council No. 119, Junior Order of An;erican
Mechanics, of Counc'l No. 2.5, Senior Order United American Mechanics, of
Elizabeth, and of Council No. 109, Daughters of Liberty, which he organ-
ized. He is also a member of Bayonne Court, Independent Order of For-
esters. Mr. Clark is one of the most popular and influential men in the
southern part of Hudson County, and in both business and public affairs
516 HUDSON AKD BEKGBN COUNTIES
is widely known. He has achieved snccess in every capacity, and has dis-
charged with fidelity and satisfaction all the duties which he has been
called upon to perform.
On November 9, 1867, Mr. Clark married Julia G. Canfield, daughter of
Arza W. and Nancy Canfield, of Palatine Bridge, Montgomery County, N.
Y. They have five children: Minard H., William M., Jr., Sylvanus W.,
Elizabeth A., and Nancy E.
JAMES J. DONNELLY, of Arlington, is the son of John and Ellen
(Chester) Donnelly and a grandson of James Chester. His parents came
to this country from Ireland, where members of the family still reside. Mr.
Donnelly was born June 10, 1866, in New York City, where he received a
public school education. He is now engaged in the business of gold and
silver plating at 73 Nassau Street, New York.
In politics Mr. Donnelly has been for several years an active and in-
fluential Eepublican. In 1899 he was the representative on the Board of
Aldermen from the Fourth Ward of Kearny. He is a member of the Eoyal
Arcanum, of the Independent Order of Foresters, and of the Knights of
Columbus, and as a citizen is enterprising, public spirited, and highly re-
spected.
Mr. Donnelly married Margaret Collins, by whom he has four children:
Chester, Marguerite, Helen, and Dorothy.
WILLIAM ECKHARDT, a well known real estate and insurance man of
Guttenberg, Hudson County, was born in New York City on the 14th of
May, 1861. He is the son of Peter Charles and Louise Eckhardt, both na-
tives of Germany. He received a public school education in New York
City and afterward went to Salt Lake City, Utah, where he spent five years
with his brother, Peter Charles Eckhardt, Jr., in the stock business.
Upon returning East Mr. Eckhardt engaged in the real estate business
with his father, and so continued until July, 1890, when he removed to
Guttenberg. He then engaged in the real estate and insurance business
for himself. In politics he is a Democrat. He was Councilman of Gutten-
berg one term and is a member of the Democratic Club, of the Royal Ar-
canum, and of the Ancient Order of United Workmen. In every capacity
he has displayed sound judgment and gained an honorable reputation.
Mr. Eckhardt was married, November 7, 1886, to Ellen, daughter of Mi-
chael and Catherine McKenna, of New York. They have four children:
Peter Charles, 3d, William, Ethel, and Ralph.
PERCY ALMY GADDIS, one of the prominent and successful real estate
and insurance brokers of Jersey City, was born in Jersey City, N. J., Janu-
ary 18, 1872, and is unmarried. His great-grandfather, Andrew Gaddis,
who was of English descent and a resident of North Branch, Middlesex
County, N. J., married Margaret Bergen, a descendant of Hans Hansen
Bergen, a native of Bergen, Norway, who came to America in 1633 and
settled in the Wallabout section of Brooklyn, .dierf. he married Sarah,
daughter of Joris Jansen Rapelje. Andrew Gaddis'^^ issue were Jacob B.,
David A., John Van Dyck, and Catharine Ann. Jacob B., born at North
Branch, iharried Eliza Outcalt. daughter of Judge Outcalt, of New Bruns-
wick. He came to Jersey City in the early fifties, embarked in the lighter-
age business, and founded the New Jersey Lighterage Company, of which
he was President. He died at Ogdensburg, N. Y., in 1886, having had issue
GENEALOGICAL 517
Andrew A., Catharine L., John de F., Theodore F., Margaret, Julia, and
Elizabeth.
Theodore F. Gaddis, born at Spottswood, N. J., married Caroline Amelia
Ryder, daughter of Brazilla W. Ryder, of Middleboro, Mass., and Hannah
Elizabeth M arren, of Darieu, Conn. The latter was a lineal descendant of
Richard ^^ arren, of the " Mayflower " party. Theodore F. Gaddis came
to Jersey City about 18.14 and entered Columbia College, but left before
graduating to connect himself with the Jersey City Locomotive Works,
with which concern he remained until its failure, when he established the
Hudson Iron Foundry, with which he was identified until shortly before
his death. His issue were Theodore B., James \'an IJyck Percy A
Bertha O., Malcolm L., and Jtlortimer C. " '
Percy A. Gaddis, the subject of this sketcli, attended the public schools
of Jersey City until thirteen years of age, when he entered as a clerk the
oflice of a Wall Street broker in New York. Three years later he became a
clerk in the offices of the Erie Railroad Cojnpany. Two years later he
was employed by C. C. Jewell & Co., real estate dealers. In the fall of
1890 Mr. Gaddis embarked in the real estate and insurance business for
himself, near the Hudson County Court House, where he has since success-
fully pursued it. In the fall of ISOO he erected 1he office building shown
in illustration, which he now ocrupies.
In addition to managing his large and im-reasing business Mr. Gaddis
finds time to devote to religious and political work. As an active member
and clerk of the Vestry of the Church of the Holy Cross (Episcopal) of
Jersey City he has devoted inui-h time to a study of the history, canons,
and traditions of the Church of England, and has had many discussions
with eminent divines relative to church doctrines.
He has served on the Republican County Committee, and is a member
of the Republican Battery, a crai-k jiolitical organization.
WILLIAM R. REER, of Jersey City, is the son of Rees Rees and
Eleanor MacLaughlan, and was born in that city on the l;'.th of October,
1870. His fatlier is of Welsh extraction and his mother of Scotch-Irish
parentage.
Mr. Rees received his education in the public schools of Jersey City, and
after leaving school took up the study of the law. He jjursued his legal
studies in the office of Spencer and Jacob ^A^eart, in Jersey City, was ad-
mitted to the New Jersey bar in November, 1897, and is now in partner-
ship with Howard MacSherry under the firm name of MacSherry & Rees.
Since his admission to the bar he has had his oftices in Jersey City and has
been very successful in practice. He was clerk in the Law Department of
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Jersey City for three years, and was later called on cases emanating from
violations of the healt'li rules by tlie Jersey City Board of Plealth. He is a
member of the Union League of Jersey City and a prominent citizen, re-
spected by all who know him.
Mr. llees was married on Easter Sunday, 1899, to Evelyn Eugenie Eobin-
son, of Waretown, Ocean County, JST. J.
FRED J. ENSOR, of Arlington, was born in Rugby, England, on the 6th
of September, 1873. He is the son of John Flavcl Ensor and Esther King.
Mr. Ensor obtained his education in the public schools of Sutton, Cold-
FRED J. ENSOR.
field, and in 1887 left England and came to the United Spates, settling first
in Liverpool, Pa., afterward in Pittsburg in that S'ate, and finally in
Wheeling, W. Vii. In 1891 he r-^moved to Arlington, Hudson County, N.
J., where he has since reside J.
For a tune Mr. Ensor was succesr-sfully engaged .a business as a con-
tractor. He is now a dealer in paints, oils, etc., having one of the best
kno\\'n establishments of the kind in his section. In this as well as in
other enterprises he has achieved success. He is a public spirited, patriotic
citizen, actively identified witli local affairs, and a member of the First
Regiment, N. G. N. J. He is also a member of Pilgrim Lodge, No. 202 I.
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O. O. F., of Americus Council, No. 1,304, Royal Arcanum, and of the Re-
bekah order of Odd Fellows, all of Arlington. In politics he is independent.
JOHN De VOE. — The de Voes of New Jersey are of French lineage.
Nicholas de Voe, of Rochelle, France, went to Mannheim in Germany in
1 645, with his parents and brother Frederick. From thence in 1075 Nicho-
las emigrated to America and stopped for a while at New Harlem, where
he married Mary See. In 1680 he removed to Bergen, N. J., and thence in
1687 to Hackensack, where he purchased lands from the Indians on the
west side of the Hackensack and settled near David des Marest. Des
Marest claimed title to de Voe's lands, and the latter bought elsewhere.
About 1681, his first wife having died, he married (2), in 1682, Margaret
Fonda, widow of Jaeck Batton. He died about 1715 and his widow married
Henry Karnnega, of Long Island. His children of the second generation
were Abraham, Jilester (married, in 1698, Henry Brower), Susanna (born
at Jersey City, October 11, 1680, married (1), in 1696, Thomas Bricker and
(2), in 1695, James Everse Van Gelder), and Mary (married, in 1710, Jacob
Buys, of Jersey City). There must have been other sons.
In 1676 Frederick, brother of Nicholas, came over from Mannheim and
located at New Harlem, where he settled and resided until his death in
1743. The inventory of his property after his death indicates that he was
a man of considerable wealth. His first marriage occurred in 1673, but his
first wife died a year or two later, and he married (2), June 24, 1677, Hester
Tourneur, daughter of Daniel Tourneur, of Harlem.
John de Voe, the subject of this sketch, is descended in the seventh gene-
ration from Frederick or Nicholas, the emigrants. He is the son of James
de Voe and Alletta Van Bussum and was born in Saddle River Township,
Bergen County, November 6, 1821. He received his education in the schools
of his native county, and at the age of thirteen went to work on his father's
farm, where he remained three years. He then learned the carriage-mak-
ing trade, receiving twenty-five dollars a year and his board for five years.
This apprenticeship was both practical and valuable. He followed the
trade for forty years in New York City and Newark, N. J., and afterward
settled in Rivervale, Bergen County, where he has since been engaged in
farming. He is a member of the Baptist Church, but for some time has
attended the Reformed Church, and in every capacity has gained the confi-
dence and respect of his fellowmen. He married Susan A. Haring.
HENRY KARL, son of John and Wilhelmina (Zeitner) Karl, was born in
Germany on the 6th of July, 1869. There he received his education. He
came to America with his parents in 1883 and afterward settled in West
Foboken, where he still resides.
His first business was that of a barber in New York City. Subsequently
he was a weaver in a silk mill. He is a Democrat in politics, a Justice of
the Peace, a Comniissioner of Deeds, and a Notary I'ublic. He is Presi-
dent of the Young Democracy of the Tb^rd V^ard, Wesi. Hoboken.
Mr. Karl married Wilhelm na Loehr, daughter of Philip and Catherine
Loehr. They have t iree children: Frederick, Minnie, and Amanda.
CHARLES HOFFMAN, of Carlstadt, N. J., was born in New York City
on the 11th of May, 1863. He is the son of Francis and Pauline Hoffman,
natives of Germany, who came to the United States in 1870, settling in
Carlstadt.
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Mr. Hoffman was educated in the Carlstadt public schools and subse-
quently engaged in the watch-case business. Afterward he became an
undertaker, and has since followed that profession with success in Carl-
stadt, where he resides.
He was elected County Coroner of Bergen County in 1899 and still
holds that office. He is a member of several German societies, including
the Carlstadt Turners, the Concordia Society, the German Schuetzen, the
Carlstadt Schuetzen Corps, the Independent Schuetzen, and the Powder
Bowling Club. He is also a member of the Carlstadt Bergen Hose Com-
pany, of Carlstadt Lodge, No. 113, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and
of Rutherford Lodge, No. 547, B. P. O. Elks.
Mr. Hoffman was married. May 11, 1893, to Louisa H. Otto, of Carlstadt,
N. J. They have two children: Charles and Mary.
BENJAMIN CUMBEELAND STUART, of Hillsdale, is a native of New
York City, and the son of Benjamin C. Stuart and Susannah E. Davis,
daughter of Thomas Davis, of England. He is a grandson of Thomas
Stuart and a great-grandson of Thomas Stuart, Sr., of Scotland.
Mr. Stuart was educated in the schools of Brooklyn, where he resided for
several years. After leaving school he took up newspaper work and for a
long time served on the staff of the leading New York daily newspapers.
He is now and has been for several years President and General Manager
of the Standard News Association, with offices in the Postal Telegraph
Building, 253 Broadway, New York.
While residing in Brooklyn he was actively identified with the musical
affairs of the metropolis and is the author of several musical and literary
compositions, including the " Black Diamond Rulers " and other works.
He is the eldest brother of a family of newspaper men connected with the
metropolitan press, and in both journalism and business has achieved suc-
cess. He is a member of the New York Press Club, a public spirited citi-
zen, and active and influential in the affairs of Hillsdale, N. J., where he
resides.
HORACE ROBERSON, a prominent lawyer of Bayonne, Hudson County,
is the son of Samuel Roberson, and was born in Hunterdon County, N. J.,
May 5, 1858. Although the son of a farmer, Mr. Roberson's inclinations
were to educational pursuits. After obtaining a good common school edu-
cation in the public schools of his own county he entered the New Jersey
State Normal School at Trenton, took a full course, and was graduated in
1881. Following this, for five years he successfully filled the position of
Principal of the public school at Closter in Bergen County, where he made
many friends and was highly esteemed. Having during thisi time given
his spare time to the study of the law, he took a course in Columbia Col-
lege Law School and was admitted to the New Jersey bar in June, 1887.
He was then employed in the office of Counsellor De Witt Van Buskirk at
Bayonne for two years. In 1889 he opened a law office in West Eighth
Street, Bayonne, and has since successfully practiced his profession in the
coanty and State courts. Having been admitted as a counsellor, he be-
came and is still senior member of the law firm of Roberson & Demarest.
In 1891 Mr. Roberson was elected School Trustee for the one-year term
and made a good record on the board. In 1894 he was appointed City
Treasurer and served with credit the full term of two years. In 1898 he
was elected City Councilman and has served two years. He is solicitor
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for the Centerville Building and Loan Association. He lias always been
prominent in the councils of the Republican party, having been a member
of the County Committee and Vice-President of the Bayonne City Republi-
can Association. He is devoted to his profession and a zealous worker in
everything he undertakes. He is a member of the church and of social
societies.
In September, 1890, he married Nettie Marcelia, daughter of Abraham J.
Demarest and Eliza W. Lozier, of Closter, N. J. Mrs. Roberson was born
at Eastwood, N. J., December 2.5, 18(51. He has two daughters: Elinor W.,
born December 25, 1894, and Jessie K., born November 1, 1898.
FREDERICK P. VAN RIPER.— Winfield in his "History of Hudson
County" says; "This name with its present multitudinous orthography
is derived from the Latin ripa, and was the name of a city on the north
bank of the River Nibbs, sometimes called Nipsick, or Gram. North Jut-
land (so called to distinguish it from South Jutland or Schleswig), in Den-
mark, was divided into four dioceses, the most southwesterly of which,
lying along the German Ocean, was called Ripen. This diocese was one
hundred and forty-two miles in length and fifty-seven miles in width, and
was part of Cimbrica Cheresonesus of the ancients, where dwelt the war-
like Cimbri, who, at one time, invaded the Roman Empire. The City of
Ripen, in the Diocese of Ripen, is situated in lat. 55° 36' north, and Ion.
9° 10' east. Next to Wibourg it is the most ancient town in North Jut-
land. It once had a commodious harbor and profitable commerce; but the
one long since filled up and the other sought different channels. Its cathe-
dral was imposing, built of hewn stone, with a steeple of great height, which
served as a landmark for mariners. In the Swedish war of 1645 the city
was captured, but was recovered by the Danes soon after. From this port,
in April, 1663, a vessel named " T'Bonte Koe " (The Spotted Cow) sailed for
New Netherlands with eighty-nine passengers, consisting of men, women,
and children. Among the number was Juriaen Tomassen, a young man
of the City of Ripen. About four years after his arrival he married Pryntje
Hermans, May 25, 1667; died September 12, 1695. Some of his descendants
took the name of Jurianse — now Yereance and Auryansen, — while others,
taking the name of the city from which their ancestors sailed, became Van
Ripen."
The children of Juriaen Tomassen were nine of the second generation:
Thomas, Gerrit, Aeltje, Christina, Mary, Harman, John, Harman, and
Margaret. Of these Harman (2), born December 6, 1686, married (1) Mary
Fredericks and (2) Judith Steinmets. Thomas and Gerrit bought lands and
settleci in Bergen County. The third son, Harman (2), removed to Aquack-
anenck, where he settled and died in May, 1756. His children of the third
generation were Juriaen, Frederick, Abram, Christopher, Mary, Jacob,
John, Isaac, Sarah; Jane, Garret, and Thomas.
Frederick (3), born February 22, 1715, married (1) Catharine Hopper and
(2) Ann Van Vorst. Frederick resided at Aeuackanonck. Hi^ grandson,
Frederick Jan Van Riper, of the fifth generation, was born August 4, 1782,
and died June 7, 1864. He married Mary Van Buskirk, who died November
4, 1873, aged eighty-four years, one month, and seventeen days. Both are
buried at the Reformed Dutch Church at Saddle River, N. J. Their issue,
among others, was Peter Van Riper of the sixth generation, born December
5, 1808, died November 22, 1880, married Elizabeth Haring, daughter of
Isaac and Annie (Post) Haring. She was born May 7, 1809, and died May
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26, 1884. They were buried at Pascack, N. J., where they resided. Among
their issue of the seventh generation was Frederick P. Van Eiper (7).
Frederick P. Van Riper (7) was born at Chestnut Eidge, N. J., July 7,
1832, and received his education in the schools of Bergen County. At the
age of seventeen he went to work on his father's farm, teaching school in
winter for three years. Afterward he was engaged in the grocery business
in Paterson for two years, and since then he has conducted the homestead
farm. For nine months he served on the regimental staff of the Twenty-
second New Jersey Volunteers.
Mr. Vim Riper is a public spirited citizen, a member of the Reformed
Church, and honored and esteemed by all who know him. He married
Charity Ann Demarest and has had five children, of whom four are living-.
James D., Anna E., Annetta S., and Peter Elvin.
GEORGE KINGSLAND CAMP, of Jersey City, was born on the manor
homestead at Kingsland, Bergen County, N. J., July 15, 1848. He is a di-
rect descendant of Nathaniel Kingsland, to whom the family homestead in
Bergen County was originally granted by the Indians during the reign of
Charles TI. This tract of land extended from the Passaic River to the
Hackensack River. He is the son of James Ely Camp and Eliza T. Kings-
land, a grandson of Brookfleld Camp and George Kingsland and a grand-
son of Jeannette Ely and Prances L. Ten Eyck.
Mr. Camp was educated in the local schools in what was then Union
Township, Bergen County. He also attended Newark Academy and B. T.
Harrington's Boarding School in New York. As a boy he began his active
life with the Provident Institution for Savings of Jersey City, with which
he remained from 1866 to 1872. He then engaged in the real estate busi-
ness, and subsequently entered the employ of the Relief Fire Insurance
Company of New York, with which he continued until 1882. He then re-
turned to the Provident Institution for Savings to accept a clerkship, and
is now the Assistant Secretary and Treasurer. He is a man of acknowl-
edged ability, an excellent financier, a patriotic and progressive citizen,
and highly esteemed by all who know him.
Mr. Camp was married, February 25, 1892, to Emilie J. Wellner, of New-
York. They have two children : Kingsland and C. Wellner Camp.
HENRY Y. CONDICT was born at Littleton, Morris County, N. J., in
1853. His family was a prominent one in that part of the State, he being
the son of Silas B. Oondict and a grandson of Hon. Silas Condict, Sr.
Mr. Condict was graduated from Phillips Academy at Andover, Mass.,
and then began the study of law with Frederick G. Burnham, of Morris-
town, N. J. After completing his course at the Columbia Law School, New
York, he resumed his studies with Robert Gilchrist and the late Chancellor
Alexander T. McGill, of Jersey City. He was admitted to the bar as an
attorney in November, 1877, and as a counselor in November, 1881. He is
now a member of the law firj_T of Randolph, Condict & Black, of Jersey City.
In iS79 Mr. Condict married a dau-^hter of E " "-^m Hudson, late of New
i^ork City. Two children have been born to ._^. -Hudson and Edith.
^VALTER E. LAFFEY, member of the Board of Aldermen and First
Assistant Engineer of the Fire Department of Kearny, Hudson County, and
President of the Staniar & LafCcy Wire Company, of Harrison, was born in
Belleville, Essex County, N. J., January 16, 1864, the son of John Laflfey
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52c
and Hannah Staniar. He is of English descent. Receiving a good piacti-
cal education in the schools of his native town, he enlered the establish-
ment with which he is now connected and steadily advanced from em-
ployee to proprietor and employer. For more than a quarter of a century
his father, John Lafley. was associated with William Staniar, the founder
of the wire industry in New Jersey. They erected a large and commodious
plant in Harrison, Hudson County, for the manufacture of brass and copper
wire and wire cloth, the latter an indispensable factor in the manufacture
of paper. The founders and originators of this enterprise successfully
WALTER E. LAFFEY.
conducted the business for thirty }ears under the firm name of Staniar &
Lafifey, and became widely known fo'^' the excellence of their product and
their honorable methods. Finallv the senic, member, William Staniar,
retired, after the d( ,jt" John 'La'^ey. In IWt.j their sons, AValter E,
Lafl'ey, J. W. Latfey, , ^. Staniar, and G. W. Staniar, succeeded to the
business, incorporating the Staniar & Laffey Wire Company, and are still
conducting it with energy, ability, and success. This is not only one of
the chief manufacturing industries in Harrison, but one of the best known
and most successful of the kind in the country. Its product finds a ready
market throughout the Union.
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Mr. Laffey, while eminently successful and constantly engrossed in their
extensive niannfacturing business, has from boyhood taken a deep and at
times an active interest in pnblic affairs, and as a resident of Kearny, Hud-
son County, is prominent and influential in the community. He is a mem-
ber of the Kearny Board of Aldermen, representing the Second Ward, and
was First Assistant Engineer of the Fire Department for two years. He
ic a member of the Masonic order, of the Knights of Pythias, and of the
Royal Arcanum, and as a citizen is public spirited and progressive.
He married Margaret McCloskey, and has three children, namely: Ed-
ward, Anna, and Helen.
MICHAEL NEY RITCHIE, of Kingsland and Harrison, was born in
County Derry, Ireland, September 18, 1852. He is the son of John Ritchie
and Sarah, daughter of John and Mary (Mackel) Ritchie, a grandson of
Samuel Ritchie and Nancy McErlane, and a great-grandson of Michael and
Catherine (Eccleson) Ritchie and of Peter Ritchie and Mary Diamond. His
ancestors came to Ireland from Scotland after the defeat of the Pretender
at Culloden in 1745, and settled on the banks of the River Bann, at a place
called Creagh, County Derry. They were Scotch Roman Catholics, and
since coming to Ireland have been mostly small farmers and fishermen. So
far as known none of them became wealthy or distinguished. They were
plain, honest people, highly respected, and endowed with sterling traits
of character. They participated in the Irish Rebellion of 1798, and one
of them was executed for treason at Belfast in 1799. They strongly op-
posed the British government both in Scotland and Ireland, believing in
those principles of liberty which finally led them to America.
Mr. Ritchie was educated partly at the Anahomish National School in
Ireland and partly in the public and high schools of Paterson, N. J., having
come to this country alone when twelve years old. After leaving the
Paterson High School he learned the machinist's trade with Todd & Raf-
ferty, of that city, and as a machinist and millwright traveled over nearly
all of North and South America. In this capacity he gained a wide and
valuable experience. In 1890 he engaged in the real estate and insurance
business. He studied law under the direction of Edward J. Luce, of
Rutherford, and was admitted to the New Jersey bar November 4, 1894.
Since then he has been successfully engaged in the practice of his pro-
fession in Newark, Jersey City, and Harrison, and also at his home in
Kingsland, Bergen County, where he settled permanently in 1883. He
makes real estate law a specialty. ■■
Mr. Ritchie has also been active in public affairs. He was a candidate
for the oflfice of Assessor in 1892, but was defeated by a small majority.
He has been counsel for Union Township in Bergen County. Though a
firm believer in Christianity he is not a member of any sect or creed, nor
of any society of secret organization.
He was married. May 1, 1875, to Julia A. Stalter, and has three sons and
two daughters.
AUGUST A. COPIN, the well known florist of West Hoboken and New
York City, was born in West Hoboken, N. J., October 4, 1863. He is the
son of Francis Copin and Christina Arnould, daughter of Jacob Arnould,
who came from Belgium about 1845 and settled in Canada. His paternal
grandfather, Nicholas Copin, and his father, Francis, were born in Alsace,
France. The family came to America about 1835 and settled in West
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Hoboken, N. J. Afterward Francis Copin engaged in bnsiness as a florist
and gardener m North Bergen, where he died June 20, 1898. His wife died
Aiignst 26, 1896, George Copin, their eldest son, was born Jnlv 12, 1861,
in West Hobolcen, and received a public school education. He is asso-
ciated with the well known house of Moiiquin, of Fulton and Ann Streets,
New York.
August A. Copin received his education in St. Marv's parochial school
in West Hoboken. On March 13, 1880, he engaged in 'business as a florist
in New York City, where he has since continued, having his establishment
at 222 Sixth Avenue since December, 1888. He also has an establishment
at 264 Clinton Avenue, West Hoboken, where he resides. He is an in-
fluential Democrat, and has filled a number of positions with acknowledged
ability and satisfaction. For three years he was Financial Secretary of
the West Hoboken Fire Department, serving in that capacity until May
1, 1899. He is a member of Neptune Fire Company No. 1, of West Hobo-
ken, of St. Michael's Lyceum, of Palisade Council, Legion of Honor, and of
the Order of Foresters of West Hoboken.
Mr. Copin was married, January 31, 1883, to Adeline Walsh, of West Ho-
boken. They have two children: Veronica and Adeline.
PETEE HA TICK, one of the foremost men of New Jersey, is known as a
leading brewer, a public spirited, enterprising citizen, and a conspicuous
member of the Democratic party. Born in Kling Munster, Bavaria, Ger-
many, June 9, 183S, he came to this country with his parents when six years
old and located in New York City, where his father engaged in the brewing
industry. There he received a good public school education. After com-
pleting his studies he entered his father's establishment and thoroughly
mastered the profession of brewer, acquiring a practical as well as a theo-
retical experience in every department of the business.
The brewery established by his father, Adam Hauck. in 1844, on Wooster
Street, New York, was a small affair, but the plant was enlarged until it be-
came one of the largest of the kind in the city. In 1869 he removed the en-
tire business to Harrison, Hudson County, N. J., where a substantial build-
ing was erected, and where it was continued under the most favorable
auspices. Peter Hauck subsequently succeeded his father as sole proprie-
tor, and brought to his duties special qualifications, having been trained up
to the bnsiness and thoroughly understanding it in every detail. After-
ward the firm of Kaufmann & Hauck was formed, and upon its dissolution
Mr. Hauck again became proprietor and steadily enlarged his trade. In
1879 the brewery was destroyed by fire, but he at once turned his attention
tc rebuilding, and in 1880 erected and completed a new plant upon a more
extended scale, making it a model establishment of its kind. Giving the
new brewery the benefit of his wide experience, he perfected its plans and
interior arrangen)ents, and gained for it the concession of being one of the
finest-appointed and best-conducted plants in the country. It has a front-
age on Harrison Avenue, between Fifth and Washington Streets, of 225
feet, with a depth on Cleveland Avenue of about 400 feet. The main build-
ing is a substantial structure, and there is additional accommodation for
the malt-house, cooperage, bottling-plont, etc., the whole being e'(uipped
with modern improvements, including a 250-barrel brew kettle, ice ma-
chines, cellerage, an artesian well, etc. In 1844 three hundred barrels of
beer were brewed. When the brewery was moved from New York in 1869
the output had grown to 15,761 barrels. In 1881 the output had increased
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to 24,012 barrels annually; in 1882 to 28,703 barrels; in 1884 to 35,997 bar-
rels; in 1886 to 50,214 barrels; and in 1889 to 71,589 barrels.
In 1889 the vast interests were re-organized and became a part of the
United States Brewing Company, which has a paid-up capital of |5,500,000,
and in 1890 the output was 76,309 barrels; in 1893, 86,246 barrels. At pres-
ent the product exceeds 100,000 barrels per year. Mr. Hauck has continu-
ously retained the management, in which he has displayed ability, execu-
tive skill, and sound judgment. He is a Director of the United States
Brewing Company as well as Manager of Peter Hauck & Co.'s Hudson Coun-
ty Brewery, a name by which his establishment has long been known.
Though founded by his father, it is to him that the growth and success of
the concern is practically due.
Mr. Hauck's splendid executive abilities have led him to the discharge of
duties on behalf of the public, to which he brought the same skill which has
won for him so much success in his profession. He was for a time a mem-
ber of the Board of Freeholders of Hudson County, and in 1872 and 1873
served in the City Council of Harrison, where he resides. He is a public
spirited, enterprising citizen. He has also been a member of the State
Democratic Committee of New Jersey.
His eldest son, Peter Hauck, Jr., was born in Harrison in 1872, received
his education in Newark Academy, and since 1891 has been actively identi-
fied with the business management of his father's brewery. In 1892 he took
a full course in the chemistry of brewing at Schwartz College, New York.
FEANK HENRY KTMMERLY, a popular citizen of Bayonne, N. J., and
formerly Police Justice of Jersey City, is the son of Alexander H. Kimmer-
ly and Mary Stocker, and was born in New York City on the 23d of March,
1856. His parents were both natives of Germany. They came to the
United States when young, were married in New York City, removed to
Jersey City, N. J., in 1858, and in 1897 settled in Bayonne.
Mr. Kimmerly was two years old when the family removed to Hudson
County, and since then he has lived and labored within the county's limits.
Having received a good public school education in Jersey City, he learned
the machinist's trade, but soon found that he had no distinct liking for it,
and he therefore did not follow it as a business. He took up the hotel busi-
ness in Jersey City and continued it for several years, after which he en-
gaged in the wholesale liquor business in New York City. He is now pro-
prietor of a hoi el in Bayonne and one of the popular and best known citi-
zens of Hudson County.
In politics and in business Mr. Kimmerly has achieved marked success
and gained a high reputation. Identifying himself in early life with the
Democratic party, he has long been one of its acknowledged leaders and
able advisers, and in 1887 was elected a member of the Board of Chosen
Freeholders of Hudson County, serving two terms of five yea s each. From
1^00 fi-- ""^i?? he was also Police Justice of Jersey City. Ho is a prominent
1 . je Balvonne Ci+ ' Democratic Club, of the Robert Davis Asso-
of Jersey City, of the L'reenviP.e Turners of New Jersey, of Bayonne
I age; No. 434, "b. P- O. E., of Grant Lodge, No. 89, K. of P., of Jersey City,
s .d of rteuben Lodge, Chosen FricL'-^.s, of New York City. His duties and
obligatious, both public and private, have been discharged with ability and
with that integrity of character which stamp the successful man.
On the 28th of November, 1894, Mr. Kimmerly married Elizabeth Fick,
daughter of George and Mary Fick, of Jersey City, N. J. They have one
son, George.
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FRANK KOOH, of Arlington, was bora in Kingsland, N. J., June 7,
1873, his parents being Ijonis and Amelia Koch, both of German descent.
He first attended school in his native town. At the age of ten he entered
the Thirteenth Street school in New York City, but a few years later went
to Scranton, Pa., and completed his edncation'in the Scranton High School.
When he was t\YeutT years old ]\[r. Koch entered the office (tf iVddison
Ely, of Rntherford, N. J., as a stndent at law, serving a fonr years' clerk-
ship. He was admitted to the Xew Jersey bar in Febrnarv, 1898. He
FRANK KOCH.
immediately o^ ■jned an office in Arlington, N. J., where he has since been
actively and sncc'^ssfnlly engaged in the general practice <if his pi-ofession.
Mr. Koch enlisted at Rutherford, in 1804 in Comoany
Regiment, N. (}. N. J., of which Addison Ely •.s'as Captain, and win
was declared against S])ain he went to the front with his regiment, win.
was assigned to the Seventh Army C<>i ps under JIajor-Creneral Fi+zhugl
Lee, stationed at Jacksonville, Fla. He was Acting Qnartermast<i" and
Ordnance Sergeant of his company. He has been Borongh Clerk of the
Borough of North Arlington, where he resides, and is now (1900) an active
and influential member of the Borough Council. In these as well as in
other capacities Mr. Koch has displayed marked ability, and as a citizen
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is highly esteemed for his public spirit, sound judgment, and integrity of
character. He is unmarried.
JOHN MATTHEWS, of Bull's Ferry, North Bergen, Hudson County, is
the son of John Matthe^\'s, Sr., and Mary Ann Green and a grandson of
William Matthews, of Kiloweu. He was born at Warren Point, County
Down, Ireland, March 7, 1853. In 1867 he came to America, and in New
York City, where he landed on December 31 of that year, he finished his
education in the public schools. Subsequently he served an apprenticeship
at the cooper's trade with Oliver McMahon, 297, 299, and 301 Front Street.
He remained there till the summer of 1871, when he went to Chicago, and
was in that city at the time of the great fire. This disaster caused him to
return to New York, whence he removed on May 24, 1872, to Bull's Ferry
in the Township of North Bergen, N. J., where he has since resided. There
he has continuously held responsible positions in the cooperage department
of the Barrett Manufacturing Company and their predecessors.
Mr. Matthews is a skilled workman, possessing a broad and practical
knowledge of every branch of his trade. He is also a prominent, influential,
and public spirited citizen, and in various capacities has served his town
with credit and ability. A Democrat in politics, he has frequently been
called upon to act as a delegate to local party conventions, and since the
spring of 1888 has held the office of Justice of the Peace, in which he is
serving his third consecutive term of five years. He has also been a Trustee
of North Bergen Public School No. 1. He is a Notary Public, a Commis-
sioner of Deeds, and Assistant Chief of the North Bergen Fire Department.
He, was one of the principal organizers and has continuously been a mem-
ber and Treasurer of Eclipse Hose Company No. t, of North Bergen, and
during the last two years has been its Foreman. His activity in the forma-
tion and development of the Fire Department of his township, his interest
in all local affairs, and his efforts in promoting every worthy project at-
test his public spirit, patriotism, and enterprise. He is a member and
Senior Warden of Mystic Tie Lodge, No. 12.*^, F. and A. M., and a member
and Vice-Kegent of Taurus Council, Eoyal Arcanum.
June 1, 1874, Mr. Matthews married Miss Eliza Ann Bohne, of Hoboken,
N. J., and of their fourteen children seven are living, namely: John Green,
Lizzie Maria, Frederick William. Charles Henry, Jane, George, and
Florence. The family are members and communicants of Mediator (Pro-
testant Episcopal) Church, of Edgewater, Bergen County.
EMIL SAHNEE, of the firm of Sahner & Hauenstein, proprietors of the
Union Brewing Company of the Town of Union, is the son of Fritz and
Catherine Sahner and a grandson of Carl Sahner, and y/as born in Dtirk-
heim, Eheinfalz, Germany, in February, 1853.
He received his education in the Fatherland and began active life as a
r ilesraan in a large whol,-s.^le house in Landau, Eheinfalz, afterward be-
coming a clerk in a sugar reilnery in Croeinfort, Bavaria. At the age of
iwenty he came to America and started as a salesman in a glassware
house 'n 'New York City. Subseqa'ently he accepted a position as book-
keeper for the A. Kraemer Brewing Company, of Guttenberg, N. J., and re-
mained there until 1888, when he became bookkeeper for the Union Brew
ing Company, of the Town of Unior Hudson County. In 1893 he was made
collector for that conce^'n. In September, 1897, he formed a partnership
with Louis C. Hauenstein, Jr., and under the firm name of Sahner & Hauen-
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stein purchased the entire business, which they still conduct. The Union
Brewery, under their able and energetic management, has become one of
the largest enterprises of the kind in Hudson County.
Mr. Sahner is a public spirited, progressive, and patriotic citizen, a lib-
eral supporter of every movement designed to advance the general wel-
fare, and a member of the Royal Arcanum and the Ancient Order of United
Workmen. He married Miss Louisa Fehr, and resides in the Town of
Union.
WILLIAM :McIvENZIE, of East Rutherford, was born in Glasgow, Scot-
land, August 22, 1841. From a boy cotton bleaching possessed a strong
attraction for him, and he was already proficient in the art when, in 1866,
he came to the United States. At Norwich, Conn., and Pawtucket, R. I.,
he followed the business, winning a high reputation as superintendent in
a large concern. He constantly sought opportunities, and in 1875 he took
advantage of an opening which has resulted in making him largely inter-
ested in East Rutherford and Bergen County, X. J.
Standing by the side of the Erie Railway tracks at Carlton Hill at that
time was a large brick building which had become known in the neighbor-
hood as a " white elephant." A cotton bleachery had been established
there fifty years before, but its record had been one of ruin for the men
who put their money into the enterprise. 3Ir. McKenzie, whose knowledge
of the business was accurate, and who was sanguine of success under right
conditions, interested John AVard, a wholesale jeweler, in a plan for start-
ing up the works ; the place, including machinery which had been idle for
years, was bought, and the successful career of the Standard Bleachery,
with a reputation for fine work, was begun. Obstacles, which appeared to
be insurmountable, were overcome, and success was fairly forced from ap-
parent failure by the indomitable energy and cnteri}rise of Mr. McKenzie.
The bleachery is the most important industry in Bergen County, and gives
employment to nearly 500 people.
Mr. McKenzie reached middle age before taking any active part in public
affairs. When the call came for him to take a part in the government of
his town, which was then Boiling Springs Township, he reluctantly con-
sented, and served two terms as Chairman of the Township Committee.
He was induced to run on the Republican ticket for Assemblyman in 1802,
the year of the Democratic tidal wave, and was defeated; nevertheless, he
headed the ticket. He was still Chairman of the Township Committee
when the movement began which resulted in the changing of Boiling
Springs Township into East Rutherford Borough. The success of the
movement was larg(»lv due to him, and he became the first Mayor of the
borough. His entrance into the office was marked by a stirring incident,
the local election 'loard having unwittingly counted him out in favor of
another man. An appeal to Judge Dixon, however, led to a recount, and
he was seated. In 1807 he was elected the third time, without oppositior
For many years iMr. INIcKenzie had served, as a member of the Bergei.
Countv Republican Executive Committee, and his services to the rarty
were recognized in 1808 bv his election as Chairman of the commiUee to
succeed Judge D. D. Zabriskie, He was also Vice-President for the Fifth
Congress District of the Republican State League. , ^ , ^ ^ . ^ ^
Mr McKenzie took an active part in forming the Rutherford and East
Rutherford Board of Trade, of which he was chosen President. He has
been re-elec ed Vice-President of the Rutherfprd Public Library Asso-
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elation, and is a Dirocior in tiw Rutherfoid National Bank, of which he was
a founder. For years he has been interested in loan and building asso-
ciations. He was one of the active or£;anizers of the East Rutherford
Savings, Loan, and Building Association, of which he accepted the presi-
dency. The remarkable progress of the association has been due largely
to his interest and to the prestige which his name bestowed upon it. He
is a goA'ernor of the Passaic Hospital, and, in addition to being President
of the Standard Bleachery Company, holds the presidency of a paper
manufacturing company. He is a member of the Royal Arcanum and of
the TFnion Club of Rutherford.
Mr. McKenzie lives at Carlton Hill, near the bleachery. He is married,
and has four sons and a daughter. His eldest son, James J. McKenzie, is
actively connected with the management of the bleachery. His only daugh-
ter is married and lives near Boston, Mass.
LOmS C. H.VTTENSTEIN, Jr., one of the proprietors of the Union Brew-
ing Company of the Town of Union, N. J., is the son of Louis C. Hauenstein,
Sr., a native of Germany, and Theresa Knand, who was born in New York
City. His father came to America in 18.56 and first settled in New York,
but removed to New Jersey and engaged in the brewing business, having
at one time what is now the Standard Brewery in Guttenberg; he is now
a prominent real estate dealer and insurance agent of Union Hill, has
served as Councilman, and is Recorder of the Town of Union, an office he
has held during the past eight years by successive re-elections on the Demo-
cratic ticket.
Louis C. Hauenstein, Jr., was born on Morgan Street in the Town of
Union, Hudson County. October 18, 1873. He received a good public school
education. When seventeen years old he began active life in the estab-
lishment of thie A. Kraemer Brewing Company, of Guttenberg, and was
assistant bookkeeper when the company passed into the hands of a receiver
in May, 189o. He then accepted a position as bookkeejjer with the T^nion
Brewing Company, of the Town of Union, and continued as such until Sep-
tember 13, 1897, when he formed a partnership with Emil Sahner, under the
firm name of Sahner & Hauenstein, and purchased the brewery.
Mr. Hauenstein is a Democrat, and has been iireminent in the councils
of the party since he cast his first vote. He is a member and since 1893
has served as Treasurer of the Democratic Town Committee of the Town of
Union, was one of the organizers of the Democratic Central Organization,
and in May, 1899, was elected its Treasurer, and is also a member of its
Executive Committee. He was Secretary of the Second Ward Democratic
Club and Treasurer of the First AVard Democratic Club. In th<' spring of
1897 he was appointed a member of the Board of Free Library Commis-
sioners of the Town of Union, of which he has been President since 1898.
Mr. Hauenstein is also a member of the Board of Education of the Town of
Union and Chairman of its Committee on School Government; a charter
monber, and receiver since its organization in 1893,, of Hoffnung Lodge,
No. (;, , Ancient Order of United Workmen; a. member of the Union
Hill Schuetzen Corps and of Garfield Council, Jr. O. U. A. M.; an enthusi-
astic bowler and a member of the All Bees Bowling Club; and President of
the Hamilton Wheelmen, being elected to that oflice March 1, 1899.
Mr. Hauenstein has displayed marked ability, enthusiasm, and enter-
prise, and through his integrity and active interest in public affairs is
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MghJy esteemed and respected. Although a young man, he is regarded as
one of the popular and prominent citizens of North Hudson County.
He was married, October 29, 1b'.i7>, to Frances, daughter of W. Frank and
Susan (McCollum) Trask, of Homestead, N. J. They have one child, a
daughter, Viola.
FRANK O. MITTAG, of Park Ridge, was born in Richmond County, N.
Y., on the 1st of August, ISnr;. He is the son of John C. Louis Mittag and
Caroline Herms and a grandson of Herman Herms and of Carston J. L.
and Caroline (Laiumeryer) ;Mittag. The family came originally from Ger-
many.
]Mr. Mittag was educated in the public- schools of his native State, and
at the age of sixteen engaged in the stationery business in New York City,
in which he continued with success for ten years. He then engaged in the
manufacture of typewiiter su]iplies, and is now the head of the firm of
Mittag & Volger, one of the largest concei-ns of the class in the country.
In public as well as in business life Mr. ^litlag has become well known.
He was a member and Corjioral of Company A, Thirteenth Regiment, Na-
tional Guard of New York, and is also a Justice of the Peace at Park
Ridge, where he resides. JJc attends the Protestant Episcopal Church and
is actively identified with the affairs of his town. His uncle, Henry C.
Wagner, was a near relative of Wagner, the famous composer and mu-
sician.
Mr. ilittag married Jennie L. White and has nine children: Florence,
Frank, Jennie, Cairie, Ida, Elfreda, Elsie, Lester, and Carter Allen.
JAMES S. MITTAG, brother of Frank O. :Mittag and a younger son of
John C. Louis Mittag and Caroline Herms, was horn in Irvington, N. Y., on
the ISth of December, 1860. He received his education in that place, and
at the age of thirteen engaged in the human hair business, in which he
continuecl for four years, gaining a large practical experience. For about
twenty years he was connected with the slationery business in New York
City. Hp then associated himself Mith the firm of Mittag & Volger, manu-
facturers of ty])c\viiter supplies, in Park Ridge, N. J., with which he still
continues.
He is an active, enterprising, and progressive citizen, and an honorably
discharged member of the National Guard of New York, in which he served
for seven years. He was a member of the Town Council for six years of
Park Ridge, Bergen County, where he resides. He attends the Protestant
Episcopal Church, and in e\ ery capacity has gained the confidence and re-
spect of all who know him.
Mr. Mittag married Fredericka J. A^'oelmer and has seven children: Viola,
Lottie, Wilfred, ?raritta, Zenobia, James S., Jr., and Irving W.
ALBERT LEULY was born in West Hobokm, N. J., on March l.'j, 1872.
He is the son of Jacques Leuly and Barbara Gasser and a graadsoi of
Jacques Leuly, Sr., and Theressa Gasser. He was educated in the \Yesc
Hoboken public schools, at the Stevens High School, and at the New York
University Law School, graduating from the latter institution with the
degree of LL.B. in 1894. He was admitted to the bar of New Jersey on the
21st of February, 1895. Immediately afterward he opened offices in the
Hudson Trust and Savings Institution in West Hoboken for the practice
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of his profession, and has since devoted himself to a large and constantly
increasing clientage.
Mr. Leuly has already gained a high standing at the bar. He has been
connected with several important cases and in every instance has displayed
those sound legal qualifications which distinguish the successful lawyer
and advocate. He is a member of Palisade Lodge, No. 84, P. and A. M.,
of the Town of Union, and as a citizen is public spirited, progressive, and
highly respected.
He was married on the 16th of June, 1897, to Christine Fisher, and has
one son, Albert Melville Leuly.
WILLIAM REED BAKRICKLO, a well known member of the New
Jersey and New York bars, was born in Jersey City on the 27th of Septem-
ber, 1857. He is the son of Andrew Barricklo and Julia R. Lalor, a grand-
son of William Reed Barricklo and Jeremiah Lalor, a great-grandson of
Farrington Barricklo and Jeremiah Lalor, Sr., a great-great-grandson of
Daniel Barricklo and Anderson Lalor, a great-great-great-grandsoh of
William Reed and John Lalor, and a great-great-great-great-grandson of
Thomas Wetherell and Barndt de Klyn, who was a son of Leonard de Klyn.
He is also a descendant of Nathaniel Fitz Randolph, who in 1750 gave the
ground to Princeton University on which Nassau Hall was built and now
stands, and who was prominently identified with the movement which re-
sulted in the location of the university at Princeton.
Mr. Barricklo was educated at Princeton University and at the Columbia
College Law School. He was admitted to the New York bar in 1880 and to
the bar of New Jersey in 1S81, and for many years has been actively and
successfully engaged in the general practice of his profession. At the
present time his offices are at 229 Broadway, New York City. Mr. Bar-
ricklo was a member of the New Jersey State Board of Education from
1889 to 1896. He is a member of the Palma Club of Jersey City, of the
Princeton Club, and of the New York Athletic Club. In 1897 he married
Elizabeth S. Lalor.
ROBERT ALLEN, of Arlington, was born in North Bergen, N. J.,
August 26, 1849. He is the son of William Allen and Sarah Ann Dorson
and a grandson of Robert and Catherine Allen. His ancestors were among
the pioneers of North Bergen Township, Hudson County, and for genera-
tions have been prominent in both business and public affairs.
Mr. Allen was educated in New Durham, Hudson County, and there be-
gan active life on his father's farm. When very young he was thrown
upon his own resources. He worked for Michael Fisher, of New Durham,
for two years, and for a time was associated with the Old Dominion Steam-
ship Company. In 1875 he settled in Arlington, N. J., and engaged in
painting and decorating. Afterward he was engaged in the grocery busi-
ness. About 1888 he established himself in the real estate business, which
he still follows, and in which he has been eminently successful.
In politics Mr. Allen is a Republican. He is active and influential in
town afrairs, and in various capacities has rendered valuable service to
the community. He was one of the organizers of the Arlington Hook and
Ladder Company, which has grown to be one of the model organizations
of the kind in the State. He was its first Foreman, and brought to his
duties the same energy and ability which have characterized his business
life. He is a liberal supporter and constant attendant of the Presbyterian
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533
Chui'cli, proiiunentlv ideutilied with educational intei'csts, and a public
spirited, progressive, and enterprising man. As a (dtizen he is universally
esteemed, ha\ing contributed much toward the building up and improve-
ment of Arlington. In this respect he is still verj- active. lie was one of
the organizers and tor years Avas otticially connected with the Arlington
ROBERT ALLEN.
Building and Loan Association, and is also a member of the Independent
Order of Foresters.
Mr. Allen has been twice married, first to Elizabeth McFarland, by whom
he had five children, of whom foui' are living: Jessie May, Robert, Mary
Helen and Ethel Elizabeth. He married for his second wife Kate L.
Chasmer.
JOHAT M KELLEY, a well known real estate and insurance agent, was
horn Sei^tember 2, 1871, in Jersey City, N. J., wlier(^ he still resides. He is
the son of James and Marv A. Kelley. He was educated at Public School
No 8 and for one vear attended the Jersey City High School. At the
a-^e of fourteen he entered the employ of Peter Semler, with whom he
534 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
gained a broad knowledge of the real estate and insurance business. In
the same year (ISSf;) this business was purchased by Emile Steger, and
Mr. Kelley remained with the latter until November 1, 1895, when he estab-
lished himself in the same business. He now represents four large in-
surance companies and several estates and controls over |2o0,000 worth of
bonds and mortgages. He is also a Nofary I'ublic and a (Commissioner of
Deeds.
In politics Mr. Kdley is an ardent and consistent Democrat. He was
President of the Ehjventh Ward Deniociatic Club of Jers<-y City, is Past
Chief of Court Astley, F. O. A., is President of the Citizens' Building and
Loan Association of Jersey City, and is a member of Jersey City Council,
K. of C, of Arboret Council, R. A., of the (J. Y. M. L. A. of Jersey City, and
of the Eleventh A\'ard Democratic Club. In every capacity he has dis-
played great enterprise, public spirit, and energy.
Mr. Kelley was married, November 27. 189C, to IMiss Nellie Connell, of
Hoboken, N. J. They have tw-o daughters.
MUNGO J. CTJRRIE was born January 24, 1857, in Greenville, now a
part of Jersey City, where he still resides. He is the son of James Currie,
born in 1800, dieci 1870, and Ellen Currie, daughter of Robert Currie and
granddaughter of John Currie. On his fatlier's side he is a grandson of
William Currie and a great-grandson of Mungo Currie. His grandparents
were natives of Scotland.
Mr. Currie attended Hamilton Academy at Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scot-
land, from 1869 to 1872, and continued his studies in Elizabeth, Union
County, N. J., from 1873 to 1875. He was graduated from Princeton Col-
liege in the class of 1879. and afterward began the study of law in the office
of Hon. Henry S. White, formerly United States Attorney for the District
of New Jersey. Mr. Currie was admitted to the New Jersey bar, and with
the exception of about two years has since been actively engaged in the
general practice of his profession. He has had considerable experience
in representing landowners in railroad condemnation suits and litigation
connected with street improvements in cities. At the bar he has displayed
marked ability, a ready grasp of legal principles, and broad and accurate
knowledge of law. He is a member of the Princeton Club of New York
City, of the Jersey City Golf Club, and of the Jersey City Board of Trade.
He is unmarried.
JOSEPH ALEXANDER DUFFY, M.A.. of Jersey City, is the son of
John J. Dufly, a native of New York, and ]\Iary E. Garvey, of Boston. On
his mother's side he traces his ancestry back to Ireland "to the year 1792.
His father's ancestors came over in 1830.
Mr. Duffy was born December 23, 1874, in Jersey City, N. J., where he
still resides. He was graduated from the College of St. Francis Xavier.
of New York City, with the degree of A.B., in 1894, and in 1895 received
the degr -^ of M.A. from that iustitvtion. In 1896 he was graduated from
le ]'Tew A'ork Law School with th ■ degree of LL.B., and in November of
ine sai-n3 year was admitted to the New Jersey bar. In 1897 he was ad-
mitted to practice at the bar of New A'ork. He is actively and success-
fully engaged in the practice of his profession in both States, and has al-
ready gained dis'-inction for legal ability, sound judgment, and enterprise.
He is a -merr, r of the Palma C'ub and the University Club of Jersey
City, and of the .'alumni Association of St. '^rancis Xavier College of New
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York. As a citizen lie is public spirited and actively identified with the
affairs of his native city.
JACOB KUNZ, ot Secaucns, was born in South Bergen, Hudson County,
June 26, 1857. He is the son of Prank Kunz and Augusta Ochs and a
grandson of George Henry Kunz and Genevieve Wippher. Frank Kunz
was born in Bavaria, Germany, December 18, 1817, and came to America in
1845, settling in Jersey City and later removing to South Bergen. After-
ward he settled in Secaucus. He was always a farmer and gardener, and
was a member of the Masonic fraternity and of the Hariguri. He died in
May, 1887. He married Augusta Ochs, a native of Baden, Germany, and
had eight children: Frank, Jr., Philip, Christina, Emma, Jacob, Anna,
Henry, and Augusta.
Jacob Kunz was educated in the public schools of South Bergen and
Secaucus, and, like his father, has always been a farmer and gardener. In
that vocation he has achieved success. He is a Democrat in politics and
has served efticiently as a member of the Executive Committee of the Hud-
son County Democratic Committee. He was one of the organizers and is
still a member of Washington Hook and Ladder Company of Secaucus,
which he has served as Foreman. He is unmarried.
'WILLIAM TELL KUDLICH, M.D., was born July 24, 185C, in Hoboken,
N. J., where he still resides. Dr. Hans Kudlich, his father, was born in
Lobenstein, Austria, in 1823, and was educated in the Gymnasium College
of Troppan, Austria. Afterward he spent six years in mastering Latin
and Greek, and then studied law in Vienna and medicine in Zurich Uni-
versity. In 1853 he came to the United States and lived for a short time
in Greenpoint and Williamsburg. Afterward he located in Hoboken, N.
J., ajid engaged in the practice of his profession, that of medicine, which he
had studied in the University of Zurich. He had a large and lucrative
practice and gained the confidence and esteem of all who knew him. For
years he was a Trustee of the Bank of Savings of Hoboken. He was one
of the founders of Hoboken Academy, and after his arrival in America be-
came a strong anti-slavery agitator. He was for many years President of
the German Club and a member of the Society of German Physicians. In
1853 he married Louise Vogt, daughter of William Vogt, a celebrated pro-
fessor of the University of Berne in Switzerland.
Dr. William T. Kudlich was educated at Hoboken Academy and in the
Grammar Department of the University of the City of New York. He
spent five years in the gymnasium of the college in Zurich, Switzerland,
from which he was graduated in 1874. He then returned to Hoboken and
during th' next three years studied medicine with his father and in the
College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York, from which he was
graduated with honors, receiving the degree of M.D. After one and a
half years spent in the Chambers Street Hospital he again went abroad
and for two years was engaged in hospital practice in Vienna. In 1881
Dr. Kudlich located permanently in I'oboken, N. J., and at onco enterc
upon the active and successful practice of his profession. He bp.s buin
up a large practice and is one of Hoboken's most esteemed citizens. He
was Surgeon of the Second Regiment, National Guard of New Jersey, for
five vears, and is a member of the German Club, of the i^ cademy of Medi-
cine'of New Jersey, of the Soc ety of '■ -rmt^n PhysicianF f New York, of
the So-ietv for the Relief of P'e Widows and Orphans o. Medical Men of
536 HUDSON AND BEKGBN COUNTIES
New Jersey, of the Knights of Pythias, the Knights of Honor, and the Royal
Arcanum. He is also one of the attending surgeons of St. Mary's Hospital
and an alternate examiner of the Equitable Life Assurance Society.
In 1884 Dr. Kudlich married Miss Mary Mohle, of Hoboken, daughter
of Adolph Mohle, one of the founders of Hoboken Academy. They have
two daughters.
JOHN KUHN, of Closter, was born in Kuhrhessen, Germany, April 16,
1838. He is the son of Henry and Catharine (Block) Kuhn and a grand-
son of Henry Kuhn, Sr., and John Block. His father served in the Franco-
German War.
Mr. Kuhn received his education in Germany. He left school at the
age of fourteen and learned the wheelwright's trade, which he followed
for two years in the Fatherland. He then came to America and engaged
in the hotel business, continuing for some five years. Afterward he took
up the carpenter's trade. He settled in Closter, Bergen County, in 1863,
and since then has been one of the leading carpenters and builders of that
section. He is a member of the Dutch Eeformed Church, a public spirited
citizen, active and influential in local affairs, and respected by all who
know him.
Mr. Kuhn married Sarah Taylor and has had three children: Kate, Libbie
(deceased), and Jennie.
DAVID L. LOCKWOOD, of Hillsdale, was born at Park Ridge, N. J.,
February 2, 1828. He is the son of Lawrence Lockwood and Jane Worten-
dyke, and on his father's side is of English descent. His mother is a mem-
ber of the well known Wortendyke family who came to this country at an
early colonial period.
Mr. Lockwood was educated in the public schools of Bergen County, and
at the age of sixteen began to learn the carpenter's trade in New York City,
where lie remained six years. He then removed to Yonkers, N. Y., but about
five years later returned to New York City, and a few years afterward came
to Bergen County and engaged in farming, in which he has since continued.
He enlisted as a private in the Twenty-second New York Volunteers in
the War of the Rebellion and became a non-commissioned officer. For one
term he w-as a member of the Township Committee of Hillsdale Township,
where he resides. He is an active and influential citizen, and highly
esteemed by all who know him.
Mr. Lockwood married Elizabeth Holdrum, a member of an old and re-
spected Bergen County family. They have had four children, of whom
three are living, namely: Cornelius, William, and Margarette.
WILLIAM C. ENDEES, of Closter, Bergen County, was born in Cassel.
Germany, on the 14th of July, 1848. He is the son of Peter Endres and
Augusta Heinemenn and a grandson of Nicholas Endres, who was at one
time Mayor of Cassel.
Mr, Endres was educated in Geriaany. He left school at the age of
fourtem and learned the business of painting and decorating. In 1866
he came to the United States and the next year settled in Closter, N. J.,
where he has since resided, and where he has continuously been engaged
in the painting find decorating business with marked success. He served
as Township Clerk of Harrington Township for three years, and in both
business and public capacities has gained the confidence of the community.
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537
He is a niembev of the German Lntheran Cliurch and a public spirited,
progressive, and enterprising citizen.
He married, first, Joliauna Holliaaun, by whom he liad five children:
William C, Lillie, Mary, Edwin, and ^Vnnie. He married for his second
wife Marv Eiehler, who has boi-ne him two children: Alberta and Johanna.
JAIMES M. VAN VALEN, of Hackensack, traces his ancesti-,y to Daniel
Van Valen, who came from Holland in H\~>'2 and settled in the present
City of New York. In H>~)7 he was followed by his father, Johannes Van
Valen, who settled in Harloii, \\lu're he was one of the five original
patentees of the Harlem grants and the last sui-vivor of them. His de-
scendants finally removed to Bergeu (^'onnty, N. J., and became extensive
landowners. Deeds bear-
ing date 1701 record the y -'"'"' " '~"~- — ^i
purchase of 2.000 acres of |: i
laud by Johannes, lier-
nardus, Gideon, and
llynier Van Valen, from
Lancaster Synis, comi)ris-
ing all the Palisade lands
from the Jay line, extend-
ing from the Hudson on
the east to Overpeck on
the west. Bernardus Van
Valen was the great-
grandfather of James 31.
He was a member of the
militiamen in th<^ Revolu-
tionary War, and was
taken prisoner and con-
fined in the old Sugar
House in New York City.
A store house built by
him is still standing near
the railroad depot at
Closter. He lived to the
age of eighty years and
died in 1820, leaving fi^e
children: James. Andrew,
Cornelius, Isaac, and
Jane. James, the grand-
father of James M., was
for a tiriie a farmer at
Closter, but removed to
Clarkstown, Eockland
County, N. Y'., where he died in August, 178G, at the age of twenty-six. He
left three children: Barnej-; Sai-ah, v ho became the wife of Henry Wester-
velt; and Cornelius. Cornelius was ',orn at Clarkstown, May 21, IT'jC. He
in 1S67; James M.; and Sarah A., wife of Cornelius D. Schor, of Leonia.
James M. Van A^aleu was born at Teaneck, Bergen ( 'ouuty, N. J., July
21, 1812. He spent his early life attending the public schools. In Sep-
tember, 1861, he enlisted in Comiiany I, Twenty-second New Jersey Volun-
teers, and served ten months in the War of the Rebellion, being attached
JAMES M. VAN VALEM.
538 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
with his regiment to the Army of the Potomac. He then engaged in the
book trade in New York and afterward taught school for several years in
his native county. He read law with the late Garret Ackerson, of Hacken-
sack, and was admitted as an attorney in November, 1875, and as a coun-
sellor in November, 1878. In 1875 he formed a copartnership with his
legal preceptor, Mr. Ackerson, which continued until the latter's death,
December '2:i, 1880. Since then he has practiced alone. April 1, 1888, he
was appointed by GoNernor Robert S. Green as President Judge of the
Court of Common Pleas of Bergen County, and on April 1, 1893, Governor
Werts re-appointed him to the same office for a second term of five years.
Judge \"an ^^alen has won eminent success and a high reputation as both
lawyer and jurist. His opinions, except in two instances, have never been
reversed. Beginning active life as a teacher, he has always taken a deep
interest in educational affairs, and for eighteen years served as Chairman
of the Hackensack Board of Education; he declined a re-election in 1895
on account of professional demands. He became a jtrivate in Company A,
Second Battalion, N. G. N. J., November 1, 1870, and was transferred to
Company C, of the same battalion, October 8, 1872. He was promoted
First Lieutenant October 18, 1872, and First Lieutenant and Quarter-
master of the Second Battalion April 18, 1876, and resigned June 15, of the
same year. He became Captain and Inspector of Rifle Practice February
26, 1883, Colonel and Assistant Inspector-General of Rifle Practice June
S, 1886, and was brevetted Brigadier-General and retired on his own re-
quest July 5, 1893, In politics he has always been a Democrat, inde-
pendent and fearless, never allowing politics even to be hinted at in con-
nection with his duty as Judge. In religion he is a member and was for-
merly a Deacon of the First Reformed Church of Hackensack. As sol-
dier, teacher, lawyer, and jurist he has always been highly respected and
enjoys the confidence and esteem of all who know him. He is President of
the Bergen County Bar Association, a Past Master of Pioneer Lodge, No.
70, F. and A. M., and Vice-President of the Holland Society of New York,
of which he has been a member since its organization.
He was married, June 24, 1874, to Anna Augusta, daughter of Theodore
Smith, of Park Ridge, Bergen County, N. J. They have had nine children:
James A., Garret A., Emma E., Frederick M., Raymond, George W., Arthur,
Howard W., and Anna E.
JOHN HECK, of Westwood, was born in Albany, N. Y., on the 3d of
March, 1859. He is the son of Daniel Heck and Susan Christina Kuhn, a
grandson of George Heck and Eliza Gobel and of Henry Kuhn and Anna
Katherine Bock, and a great-grandson of Justis Heck and John Henry
Kuhu. His great-great-grandfathers were Henry Peil and John Bock.
His ancestors on both sides came to this country from Germany about the
time of the Revolutionary War, in which some of them participated or
figured. His parents came to this country about forty-six years ago. His
father went direct to Albany, N. Y., where he engaged in the business of
painting and decorating.
Mr. Heck was educated in the public schools of A Ibany and New Jersey.
He also 'attended a seminary. At the age of thirteen he went to work on his
father's farm, where he remained until he was twenty-two, acquiring a
strong constitution and laying the foundation of a successful career, fie
then took charge of his father's painting and decorating business, which
he has since continued with marked success. He served as Collector of
GENEALOGICAL 639
Washington Township two tciius and was appointed agent of township
properties and to look after township affairs. He is a member, Steward,
and Trustee of the Hillsdale Methodist Episcopal Church and has served
as Treasurer for the sti'wards and Secretary of the Board of Trustees of that
denomination. He has also been actively identified with its Sunday School.
He is a member of the Board of Education of Washington Township, a mem-
ber of Hillsdale Lodge, No. 54, A. O. U. W., a charter member of the West-
wood Fire Association, and a Director of the Bergen County Farmers' Asso-
ciation. He is in every respect a self-made man, active and influential in the
community, and thoroughly identified with those institutions and organiza-
tions which contribute so much to the general welfare.
Mr. Heck married Maggie Maurer and has four children: Lizzie M.,
Martha L., George D., and John Arthur.
MAURICE jNLVRKS was born October 23, 1871, in Jersey City, where he
still resides. He is the son of Charles Marks, a native of Germany, and
Sarah Heyman, a native of Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
Mr. Marks was graduated from Public School JS'o. 1, Jersey City, in 18S4,
from the Jersey City High School in 1888, and from the New York Uni-
versity with the degree of LL.B. in 1892. He was admitted to the New
York bar as an attorney and counselor in December, 1892, and to the New
Jersey bar as an attorney in June, 1893, and since his admission has been
actively and successfully engaged in the general practice of his profession,
having offices at 170 Broadway, New York, and 76 Montgomery Street,
Jersey City.
Mr. Marks is a prominent Democrat, and for several years has been one
of the most earnest workers in his party. His sei'vices as a campaign orator
have been much sought after. He was elected to the New Jersey State
Assembly in 1898 and 1899 and was re-elected in 1900, receiving on all occa-
sions large and flattering majorities. Mr. Marks enjoys the unique distinc-
tion of having been the only Democratic Assemblyman who ever acted as
Speaker while the House was Republican. He is a member of the Robert
Davis Association of Jersey City, the representative Democratic organiza-
tion of Hudson County, a member and Past Master of Columbian Lodge,
No. 484, F. and A. M., of New York, and a member of other fraternal and
benevolent organizations. Both at the bar and in politics he has gained a
high reputation.
GEORGE HOWARD M(FADDEN, il.D., of Hackensack, was born in
Hollidaysburg, I'a., May 10, 180C. He is the son of Samuel Poole Mc-
Fadden and Jane Balch, a grandson of Alexander and Leah (McAfee) Mc-
Fadden and of John and Mary (Potts) Balch, a great-grandson of Jonathan
Potcs and Deborah Wright, a great-great-grandson of David and Alice
(Schnll) Potts, and a great-great-great-grandson of Ezekiel Potts and
Magdalene Miller. His great-great-great-great-grandparents were David
Potts, born in 1070, died in 1730, and Alice Croasdale, born in 1673. His
paternal and maternal ancestors were all Scotch-Irish and came to this
country from the Nortli of Scotland, Jonathan, David, and EzekieJ Potts
coming from Dunblane and Perth, and David Potts, the elder, froi i Perth.
Perthshire.
Dr. McPadden inherited from these sturdy ancestors mental and physical
qualities of a high order. He was educated at the high school in his native
town, at the Hollidaysburg Academy, at Shortlidge's Academy in Media,
540 HUDSON AJSTD BERGEN COUNTIES
Pa., and at Lafayette College at Easton, Pa. After leaving the last named
institution he entered upon the study of medicine with Dr. David St. John,
of HackeuKack, N. J., and subsequently became a student at Bellevue
Hospital Medical College in New York City, from which he was graduated
with the degree of M.D. in March, 1889. For four years thereafter he was
associated with Dr. St. John in the practice of his profession. On May 1,
1893, he established himself in practice, locating at 281 Main Street, Hack-
ensack, and has since devoted himself to professional work.
He has served as County Physician for six years, as physician to the
New Barbadoes Township and Riverside Borough Health Boards, as visit-
ing physician and surgeon to the Hackensack Hospital, and as United
States CiOvcT-nraent Examining Surgeon. He is a member of the Lafayette
College Alumni Association, a member of the Bellevue Hospital Medical
College Alumni Association, ex-President of the Bergen County Medical
Society, and a member of the New Jersey State Medical Association, of the
American Medical Association, of the North Jersey Country Club, of the
Hackensack Golf Club, of the Oritani Club, of the Hackensack Dramatic
Association, and of the Wheelmen's Club. He is the author of medical
papers on " Electrolysis in the Treatment of Strictures," " Malarial Poison-
ing as a Cause for Infantile Paralysis," " Cause and Treatment of Tlheuma-
tism," and other important subjects. In his professional work he has
achieved a high standing and is well known for his ability and skill. He
is a public spirited citizen, actively interested in local affairs, and thor-
oughly identified with Hackensack and Bergen County.
Dr. McFadden was married, June 2, 1897, by Eev. David Magie, D.D., to
Miss Martha Wilcox Stivers, of Paterson, N. J. They have one daughter,
Fannie Hobart McFadden, born at Hackensack, June 14, 1898.
GEORGE SWISS, of Kearny, is the son of John J. and Elizabeth R.
(Rogers) Swiss, and was born at Passaic, N. J., on the 2d of July, 1852.
His father came from France and his mother from Ireland, emigrating to
this country when young. They were married in Passaic, and soon after
the birth of the subject of this sketch removed to Newark, N. J., where
George received his education. In 1862 the latter removed from Newark
to Kearny, Hudson County, where he still resides. After leaving school
Mr. Swiss engaged in the furniture business in Kearny, in which he con-
tinued for several years. He then identified himself with the hardwood
finishing business and subsequently engaged in contracting and building,
in which he still continues. In this line he has achieved marked success.
Mr. Swiss held a position in the United States Custom House at the
Port of New York for some time. He is now Water Surveyor of Kearny.
He is a charter and exempt member of Central Hose Company No. 1, of
Kearny, and a member of Kearny Lodge, No. 95, I. O. O. F. In politics he
is a Republican and in religion a Methodist. As a citizen he is public
spirited, progressive, and enterprising, actively identified' with all local
affairs, and highly respected throughout the community.
July 2, 1872, Mr. Swiss married Sarah J. Corey, daughter of Thomas and
Mary (Currier") Corey, of Newark, N. J. They have had ten children:
Elizabeih R., John J., George H., Thomas J., Joseph A., William J., Henry
E., Eliza W., Martin B., and David J.
G. W. MULLANEY was born in Bayonne, Hudson County, N. J., where
he still resides, on the 14th of October, 1861. He is the son of Owen Mul-
GENEALOGICAL
541
laney and Ann Eliza Hopkins and a .grandson of Owen Mullauey, Si-., a
native of Ireland, and Susan TlioriK\ who was born in Woodbridgc, N. J.
His parents were born and married in New York, whence they removed to
Eayonne.
Mr. iNInllaney was edm-ated in the Itayonnc pnblic schools and aflerward
entered the emjjloy of the J'ennsyh ania Railroad Ooni[»aiiy. Subse(|nently
he was aii])ointed to a i)osition iii the Police Dejiarlnienl of Jtayonne, wilh
which he is still identified. He is independent in politics, a Methodist in
religion, a member of tlie Royal Arcanum, and President of the I'olice
Benevolent Association of Bayonne. He is thoroughly identified with the
affairs of his native city and one of its most ]»opular citizens. He married
Cytheria ^Myers, daughter of G. F. and Mary Myers, of Brooklyn, N. Y.
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HERBERT CLARK GILSON was born Fel)ruary IS, ISTS, in .lei
N. J., where lie still resides. He is the son of Tlionias (^ (ii
Elizabeth Le Con Clark, and a descendant of sturdy Ei glish a
His father was senior member of the firm of Gilson, Collins ,S: Co
in lumber and timber on ('ommunipaw Avenue, Jei-sey C.ity,
March 27, 1805.
Mr. Gilson was educated ;it Hasbrouck Insiitute and at the K
Law School. He was adnutted to the bar of New Jersey as an att
the 27tli of February, 1809, and since then has practic(-d liis pi-of
Jersev Cily with marked success. Lie is a member of Bergen L-
■sey City,
Ison and
ncestors.
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nnd died
ew York
orney on
ession in
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542 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
47, r. and A. M., of Jersey City, and in every capacity has gained the con-
fidence and respect of all who know him.
WILLIAM B. SMITH, of Park Kidge, was born on Knott's Island, N. C,
September 14, 1841. He is the son of Alexander Smith and Mary S. John-
son. His family came originally from England and settled on Roanoke
Island.
Colonel Smith was educated at Wake Forest College in North Carolina,
which at that time was an institution of considerable prominence. For
twenty-five years thereafter, until 1SX7, he was engaged in the publishing
business, and during twenty years of that time was a book publisher, being
associated with A. S. Barnes & Company, book publishers, for five years,
and with the Authors Publishing Company for another five years. He
was the organizer of the latter company. He removed to Bergen County,
N. J., in 1882, purchased large properties, and was influential in starting
Ihe first building enterprises in that section. He is now engaged in the
real estate and insurance business.
Colonel Smith has been very successful, and during his long and active
career has maintained the confidence of all who know him. He was Colonel
in the Confederate Army, attached to the First Regiment of North Caro-
lina, and serving throughout the war. For eight years he served as a
Justice of the Peace. He is a 32° Mason, holding membership in
Fidelity Lodge, No. 13, of Ridgewood, N. J. He is a member of the Epis-
copal Church, a public spirited, patriotic, and enterprising citizen, and
thoroughly identified with all local affairs. He married Louise Capsadell.
JOHN F. KLASS, of Hillsdale, was born in Germany on the 9th of Octo-
ber, 1850, his parents being Theodore Klass and Mary A. Kramer. He was
educated in the Fatherland and also in this country. At the age of seven-
teen he left school and began to learn the trade of painting, which he fol-
lowed for a number of years. He then spent some time in travel and after-
ward settled in Hoboken, where he entered the employ of the Old Dominion
Steamship Company as receiving clerk. He has been associated with that
corporation ever since, discharging his duties with marked ability and satis-
faction.
Mr. Klass has served in the National Guard of New Jersey and is a mem-
ber of the Methodist Church. He married Minnie A. Gerke and has had
ien children, of whom six are living: John, Esther, Benjamin T., Grace,
Minnie A., and Mary A.
WILLIAM HENRY SPEER, of Jersey City, was born February 27, 1838.
in Bergen. N. J., his parents being Abraham Speer and Ellen Jane Sharp,
both natives of that State. His father was born in Passaic and his mother
in Jersey City. '
Mr. Speer was educated in the old Bergen school on Berge-i Square, now
in Jersey City, and for five years was successfully engaged in the dry
goods tradia in New York. For forty >ears he has been engaged in the
undertaking business in Jersey City, where he resides. In this profession
Mr. Speer has achieved marked succe.=i> . He is one of the oldest and best
known u < rtakers in East Jersey, and during his entire career has en-
joted the .aspect and confidence of all who know him.
In public and social affairs Mr. Speer has also gained a high reputation.
He was a private in Company A, Second Regiment, N. G. N. J., for seven
GENEALOGICAL, 543
years, and for two years served as Adjutant of that regiment. He was an
Alderman of the old City of Eergen for two years, and is a member of the
Masonic fraternity, of the Jersey City and Carteret Clubs, of the Knights
of Pythias, and of the Eeformed Cimrch. In every capacity he has main-
tained a high standing for ability, public spirit, and integrity of character.
Mr. Speer was married, October 1, 1862, to Eleanor Clendenne Brinker
hoff, a member of an old New Jersey family. They have had five children.
WILLIAM WRIGHT, of Bayonne, was born in London, England, on the
15th of September, 1845. His parents, John Wright and Anna Williams,
came to the Ignited States in 1870 and William followed them on June 8,
1874. He was educated in private schools in London and afterward en-
gaged in the liquor business in that city. Subsequently he associated
himself with the Great Eastern Railroad of England, with which he con-
tinued until he came to America. Aftfr his arrival here he entered the
employ of the Standard Oil Company, but subsequently engaged in the
milk business for himself in Bayonne, in which he still continues.
In public as well as in business life INIi'. Wright has become a prominent
factor. He served for some time as Commissioner of Appeals and as
Supervisor of Taxes in Bayonne. In politics he is Republican. He is an
exempt member of Hook and Ladder Company No. 1, of Bayonne, and a
member of Bayonne Lodge, No. 00. F. and A. M., of Bayonne Lodge, No.
206, I. O. O. F., of Bayonne Lodge. No. 0, Ancient Order of United Work-
men, and of the Royal Arcanum. In religion he is an Episcopalian.
Mv. Wright married IMary Wigley, duaghter of Henry and Mary Wigley,
of Norwich, Norfolk County, England. They have ten children: Lottie,
William, Jr., Harry, Frank, John, James. Joseph, Mary, Mamie, and Lillie.
MILLARD FILL^IORE PORTER, of North Bergen, was born in New
York City on the 10th of January, 1874. He is the son of John Porter and
Jeannett'e Dobbs and a grandson of F. F. and Leah Dobbs. He was edu-
cated at the Academv of the S.icred Heart in Hoboken and has filled cler-
ical positions with acknowlcdued abilitv and satisfaction. He has also
taken an active part in local affairs and for a time has served as Recorder
of the Township of North Bergen, where he resides.
SEBASTIAN MEISCH. of Secaucns, wa?; born in Luxemburg, Germany,
April 25, 1862. His parents, Sebastian :\reisch, Sr., and Margaret Betz,
were both natives of Luxemburg. Mr. Meisch obtained his education in
the public schools of his native town. In 1880 he came to America and
settled at Greenville in South Bergen. In 1802 he removed to Secaucns,
where he still resides.
He has followed farming and gardening since his arrival in this conn-
try and has been very successful. In politics he is a Democrat. He was
a member of the Executive Committee of the Hudson County Democratic
Committee for one vear, and in other capacities has rendered valuable
service to the community. He ma.-ried Elizabeth Bender and has three
children: Lulu, John, and Adolph.
JOHN H. LACHMUND, Jr., was born November 10, 1871, in i ervale,
N. J., where he still resides. His parents, John H. Lachmund, ^r., and
Barbara Beechler, were both natives of Germany. He was educated in
the public schools of Bergen County, which he left at the age of fifteen
544 HUDSON AND BEKGEN COUNTIES
to engage in the grocery business ^\itli his father, with whom he continued
until 1806. lie then established himself in the same business and has
since continued in that line, building up a large and successful trade.
Mr. Laehmund has also been prominent in local aifair^i. He served as
Collector for the Borough of Eastwood for two years and for some time
has been Clerk of the Borough of Old Tappen, N. J. At the present time
he has charge of the postofflce at Rivervale. He is also a member of the
Board of Education of the Borough of Old Tappan, having been elected by
the people in the spring of 1900. He is a member of the Knights of Honor,
the Odd Fellows, and the Encampment of Odd Fellows, and has passed
through all the chairs in the Odd Fellows order. On different occasions he
has served as a Representative to the Grand Lodge of New Jersey. He
has also served as Treasurer of the local lodge of the Knights of Honor
since its organization in 1892 and still holds the office, and has been created
a Past Dictator for faithful services rendered. He has served on Grand
Lodge committees and is now a member of the Grand Lodge of the Knights
of Honor of New Jersey. He attends the Lutheran Church, and is recog-
nized as a public spirited, progressive, and entei'prising citizen. He mar-
ried Elizabeth Ryer and has one child, Pearl Laehmund.
PETER F. MAGUIRE, of Jersey City, was born in Ireland, September
20, 1858, his parents being William Maguire and Bridget McManus. He
came to this country when j'oung and received his education in Jersey City.
Afterward he took up the trade of horseshoeing and carriagemaking, which
he has followed with marked success.
Mr. Maguire has also been prominent in public life, having served as a
member of the Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders. He is a mem-
ber of the Eleventh Ward Democratic Club, of the Robert Davis Associa
tion, of the Young Men's Independent Association, of the Jefferson Club,
of the Joseph A. Kerwin Association, of St. Joseph's Lyceum, and of other
organizations. He married Ellen Nolan, deceased.
EUGENE WALTER LEAKE was born in Jersey City, N. J., July 13,
1877. He is the son of Thomas W. Leake and Caroline Veyrassat, a grand-
son of Charles Leake and Eugene Veyrassat, a great-grandson of George
Leake and Samuel Veyrassat, and a great-great-grandson of David Leake
and Samuel Veyrassat, Sr. His paternal ancestors came from the Town
of Leake in Wales, England, while his maternal ancestors, the Veyrassats,
were residents of Paris since the French Revolution.
Mr. Leake received his early education in Public Schools Nos. 3 and 12,
of Jersey City. Afterward he attended Phillips Andover Academy in
Massachusetts, and in 1896 received the degree of LL.B. from the Regents
of the University of the State of New York. In 1897 he received his di-
ploma from the New York Law School, winning the first prize in the post-
graduate class for excellence in examination and essay. After gradu-
ating from the law school Mr. Leake continued his law studies with James
B. Vredenburgh and with Blair & Cr)use, of Jersey City. He was ad-
mitted to the New Jersey bar in 189C, and since then has been actively and
succes.'-sfully engaged in the general practice of his profession, this year
(1900) b.;coming associated with Oharlfs H. Hartshorne and Earle Insley as
the junior member of the law firm of Hartshorne, Insley & Leake with of-
fices in the Provident Bank Building, Jersey City. Asa speaker for the
principles of the Democratic party of New Jersey he has rendered valuable
GENEALOGICAL 545
service to the cause. He is a member of the Players' Club, of the Jersey
City Golf Club, of the New York Association of Alumni of Andover, of the
New York Association of Alumni of the New York Law School, and of sev-
eral religious and fraternal organizations.
HENRY STORMS.— The Storms family are of Holland lineage, being
descended from Dirck Storms (1), a native of " The Mayory of liosch " in
the Province of Utrecht, Holland. He emigrated to America in 160."), with
his wife, Maria Peters, and three children, and settled first in New Amster-
dam, where he opened, and under a license, kept a taphouse. On December
25, 1669, he was appointed by the Court of Sessions to the offlc<' of Town
Clerk or Secretary of Brooklyn, which he held for several years. He was
living at Brooklyn in 1675 and 1676, as the assessment rolls for those years
show. He joined the Dutch church at Platbush about this time. In 1677
he went to New Lots, where he taught school in 1680 and 1081. He kept
moving about from place to place, was Town Clerk of Flatbush in 1681, and
later became a resident of Bedford, Long Island. He went to Tappan, N.
Y., in 1691, where he was made clerk of the Sessions of Orange County,
which office he held for some time. He is said to have gone from there to
Phillipse Manor in ^Yestchester County, N. Y., where he died, and where
his descendants became numerous. His issue of the second generation
were at least five: Gregoris, Joris (George), Jfaria, Peternella, and Aeltie,
the first three being born in Holland and the last two at Brooklyn. There
must have been other children.
Staats Storms (4), a grandson of one of the children of Dirck Storms,
married Susanna de Voe and settled at Tappan, N. Y., where he is said to
have had son'; Jacob, Abraham, Hendrick, and Staats of the fifth genera-
tion.
Hendrick (5) married Cornelia Vanderbeck and settled at Paramus, N.
J., wliere he died. Jacob (5), Abraham (5), and Staats (5) remained in Bock-
land County, whence their descendants spread into Bergen County, N. J.
Staats (.5) inarried Christina Ackerson and had a son, John Storms (6), born
April 7, 1787, who married Ellen, daughter of John and Maria Blawvelt,
and had issue of the seventh generation, among others, Henry Storms (7),
the subject of this sketch.
Henry Storms (7) was born at Park Ridge, N. J., where he still resides, on
the 18th of Oc-tober, 181.3. He received his education in the schools of
Bergen County, and at the age of fourteen entered a cotton mill at Park
Ridge, -nhere he remained ten years. Subsequently he spent ten years
at Hackensack engaged in the mason's trade. Returning to Park Ridge at
the end of that period, he continued to follow the trade of mason for thirty-
five vears, gaining a high reputation. Afterward he was associated with
his son John in the sash and blind business for about fifteen years. He
then retired, and is now enjoying the fruits of an active and honorable
career. He is a member of the Congregational Church and a public spir-
ited, enterprising *'itizen. He married Margarette vYortendyke and has
one son, John Storms. i
CORNELIUS A. ECKERSON. — (\ie of the most intensely interesting
chapters of historical delineation extant is Schiller's narrative of what is
known as -The Thirty Years' War," that sanguinary and relentless
struggle maintained by the Protestant nations of Northern Europe, led by
brave Gustavus Adolphus, of Sweden, against the crafty Catholic princes of
546 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
Southern Euiope, led by Ferdinand of Hapsbnrgh and dount ^A'allenstein.
The armies of Gustavns passed several times across Holland in their ad-
vances to and retreats from their adversaries.
The lusty Svt'edish youth were sorely tempted by the fertility and pro-
ductiveness of the soil, and by the prosperity of the people, to make Holland
their future abiding place. It is a well known fact that thousands of them,
upon the expiration of their terms of military service, yielded to this temp-
tation. Among this number was a youth named Thomas Tomaszen, who
had bravely fought under the Protestant banner of Gustavus on the bloody
field of Leipsic in 1631. On his way home he chanced to stop at Zell in the
Province of Munsterland, where he became so smitten with the country,
and with a sprightly little Dutch maiden, that he was constrained to make
the place his home. He married the little maiden, of course, and settled
down to agricultural pursuits at Zell, where, somewhere about 1640, his
son, John Tomaszen, first saw the light of day. It is said that during his
youth John learned the trade of blacksmith. If so, he does not seem to
have plied it for a livelihood. In the summer of 16C3 we find him emigrat-
ing to America, landing at New York. The same fall we find him marry-
ing a respectable Dutch lass named Appolonia Cornelisen Siotz and settling
on a farm east of the Bowery, not far above where St. Mark's Church now
stands. On this farm, which he successfully managed for thirty years, he
died in 1692.
He had eleven children, all but one of whom grew to maturity and reared
large families. On the baptismal record all these children are entered as
being the offspring of John and Appolonia Tomaszen, but it appears that
two or three years before their father's death these children adopted the
surname of Eckse. During the next twenty years this name, Eckse, passed
through as many as a dozen different orthographical variations until at
last it became Eckerson. Of late years one branch of the family has sup-
planted the " E " by " A," making it Ackerson.
Of these eleven Tomaszen children of the second generation Cornelius,
the third, was born in New York in April, 1671, and was reared to agricul-
tural pursuits on his father's farm near the Bowery. The woman who
became his wife was Miss Wellempie Flierboom, a daughter of Matthew
Plierboom, then Judge of the Court at Albany, N. Y. The marriage was
solemnized in the Dutch church in New York in August, 1693. Cornelius
resided on the old homestead until 1718, when with his wife and Ave chil-
dren he removed to Old Tappan, in Bergen County, where he bought of the
patentees of the Orangetown patent three hundred acres of heavily wooded
land, which he cleared, tilled, and added to by purchase until his death.
His descendants of the eighth generation still reside on portions of it.
All the Eckersons and Ackersons of Bergen County are descended from
him. The old farm originally comprised the Herrick farm, now occupied
by A. U. Todd. It also included the farm now occupied by Ja,.ob B. Ecker-
son, one of his descenoants.
Cornelius Eckers.^n (3) and his wife, \Tprempie Plierboom, had issue
of the fourth generation five childrer: Matthew, John, Cornelius, Jacob
and Thomai!.
Cornelii j (4), born in New York, Januai-y 12, 1701, married (1) in 17''3
Mr .'ia Haring, who died 1727. He married (2), in 1728, Rachel Blawvelt
( /ritten Blawfield). Cornelius resided on the old homestead and had issue
of the fifth gereration twelve children: Garret C, Cornelius C, Wellempie
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Catharine, Maria, John, Abraham, Elizabeth, Rachel, Jacob, Dayid, and
Matthew.
Garret 0. Eckerson (5), the eldest of the above, was born March 7, 1724,
and died May 2, 1798. He married, in 1744, Maria Haring, born January
7, 1724, died December 22, 1798. They resided at Old Tappan, in Bergen
County, and had issue of the sixth generation nine children: John G., Maria,
Cornelius, Eensye, Cornelius, Elizabeth, Margaret, Abram G., and Brechie.
Abram G. Eckerson (6) was born September G, 1770, and died May 10,
1847. He married Catharine Smith, born May 24, 1774, died April 17, 1842.
Their children of the seventh generation were James A., Garret A., and
Cornelius A.
Cornelius A. Eckerson (7) was born at Old Tappan, in Bergen County,
July 21, 1801, and died July 28, 1839. He married,' February 15, 1823,
Catharine Meyers, born in 1803, died in 1892. They had issue of the eighth
generation Abram C, Rebecca, and Margaret.
Abram C. Eckerson (8) was born at Old Tappan and married Matilda
Demarest, daughter of Garret and Agnes (Westervelt) Demarest. Thev
had children of the ninth generation Catharine, Garret D., Cornelius A.,
Rachel, Margaret, John A., Matilda, Abram C, and Frederick, of whom
Cornelius A. Eckerson (9) is the subject of this sketch.
Cornelius A. Eckerson (9) was born at Harrington Park, N. J., June 7,
1849, and acquired his education in Bergen County. Leaving school at
the age of fourteen, he worked for three years on the farm, and then served
a four years' apprenticeship at the blacksmith's trade, mastering every
branch. At the end of that time he engaged in the blacksmithing and car-
riage building business for himself and successfully continued in that line
for twenty-three and one-half years. He built up a large and profitable
trade and gained the confidence of all with whom he came in contact. On
December 6, 1893, he was appointed to a position in the New York custom
house.
Mr. Eckerson has long been active in local affairs, having served for
seven years as Town Clerk of Harrington and for some time as a membei'
of the Board of Education. He is a member of Alpine Lodge, No. 77, F.
and A. M., and of the Reformed Church. He married Lurana Wortend'yke
and has one son, Harry Eckerson, of the tenth generation.
SHELDON TILT, of Demarest, is of English descent. Thomas Tilt, a
leather manufacturer from Birmingham, England, settled at West Point
on the Hudson about 1750. He purchased property of Benjamin Allison,
of Haverstraw, N. Y., August 22. 1777. He signed the Association Articles
for Liberty in the Yoost Mabie House (now Andre's Prison), Tappan, N. Y.,
Jnly 11, 1775, and was Corporal under Colonel Ann Hawkes Hay, his com
mission being granted February 16, 1776. His children were Daniel,
Thomas, Rebecca, ard r'olly. Thomas (2) married Ann M. Bell, October 15,
1795. He has i>«su?, baptl/.c-d at Tappan, Catharine, Au-q, Thomas, Will-
■-^m, Mary, Elizabeth, and Rachel. >
William Tilt married Margaret Honert and had a sin, Jefferson Tilt, who
married Maria J. Demarest, daugh >r of the- late Ralph S. Demarest and
Jane Haring, a granddaughter of Samuel R. and Elizabeth (Zabriskie)
Demarest, and a great-granddaughter of Ralph S. and Maria D. Demarest.
He had four children, one of whom is Sheldon Tilt, the subject of this
sketch. The latter's grandfather, Ralph S. Demarest, was prominent in
political matters and represented his district in both houses of the New
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Jersey Legislature. His great-great-grandfather, Ralpli S. Demarest, served
In the Revolutionary War in Captain Christie's company from Bergen Coun-
ty, while his great-grandfather, Samuel Demarest, who was also a soldier in
the Revolution, was captured by the English, and confined in the historic
!<ngar house in New York City.
Sheldon Tilt was born in Sparkill, N. Y., March 7, 1868, and received his
education in the schools of Bergen County. At the age of seventeen he
entered the employ of the Erie Railroad, with which he has since con-
tinued, discharging his duties with acknowledged ability and satisfaction.
He is a member of the Reformed Church, a public spirited citizen, and re-
spected by all who know him. Being greatly interested in real estate af-
fairs, he was appointed in 1893, by Governor Werts, of New Jersey, as a
representative from Bergen County to the World's Fair Real Estate Com-
mission.
JACOB B. ECKERSON, of Rivervale, is of the eighth generation in de-
scent from John Tomaszen, the emigrant and progenitor of all the Ecker-
sons and Ackersons in Bergen County (see sketch on page 53). The line
of Jacob B. Eckerson's descent is the same as that of Cornelius A. Ecker-
son (p. 546) down to the seventh generation: that is to say, down to Abra-
ham C Eckerson (7j and his wife, Catharine Smith, who had children of
the eighth generation James A., Carret A., and Cornelius A. His father
served in the Revolutionary War.
James A. Eckerson (8), born August 27, 1806, died March 22, 1875, mar-
ried (1), in 1830, Elizabeth Blawvelt, daughter of Jacob I. and Rachel
(Blanch) Blawvelt. She was born February 11, 1812, and died April 21,
1846. He married (2) Jane Westervelt, born January 3, 1807, died March 12,
1883. James A. Eckerson (8) had issue by Elizabetla Blawvelt five children
of the ninth generation: Abram J., Mary, Catharine, Jacob B., and Mar-
garet.
Jacob B. Eckerson (9), the subject of this sketch, was born at Old Tap-
pan, Bergen County, N. J., May 16, 1839. He was educated in the local
schools, and afterward, at the age of fifteen, went to work on his father's
farm, where he now resides, and which has been handed down from father
to son for over two hundred years. In addition to carrying on this old
homestead he was also, for about twenty years, engaged in business as a
carpenter and builder with his brother.
Mr. Eckerson served nine months in the Civil War as a member of the
Twenty-second Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers. He has been a Justice
of the Peace for twenty-five years, was also a School Trustee for some time,
and for many years was a member of the Town Committee. He has held
nearly every local ofQce, including many county offices, and has discharged
ever/ obligation with ability and satisfaction. He is a member of the Re-
formed Church of Tappan and of Gabriel R. Poll Post, No. 101, G. A. R. He
married M.argaret A. Haring and has two childrer ■ Wilbur H. and Bertha.
PRANK HASBROUCK EA71LE, a leading civil engineer and surveyor '-^
Jersey City, is desce ided in the eighti generation from Edward Larle, i,
the English emigrant, concerning wh ni and his descendants see sketch i
page 232.
Thomas Earle of the sixth generation from Edward Earle, Sr., was bor
in New York City in 1767. There he lived and died. His wife, Matilda
Harrison, of Orange, N. J., survived him and died in Jersey City. His
550 ni'DSON AND BEBGBN COUNTIES
mother was Anna de la Montagne, a descendant of the celebrated French
emigrant Johannes de la Montagne, and he was likewise connected by
blood and marriage with some of the most wealthy and aristocratic families
of New York. His son, Thomas Earle (7), born in New York in 1809, mar-
ried (1) Euphemia Deraarest and (2) Cornelia, daughter of Dr. Stephen Has-
brouck. By his first wife he had issue of the eighth generation two chil-
dren : Caroline M., who died in infancy, and Ralph D., who is living. By
his second wife he had issue of the eighth generation four children: Emma
(wife of Daniel Van Winkle, Jr.), Prank Hasbrouck, Ida C. (wife of Willard
C. Pisk, of Jersey City), and Annie E. (deceased).
Frank Hasbrouck Earle (8), the subject of this sketch, was born in New
York City, May 27, 1852. In 1855 his father and family took up their resi-
dence in .Jersey City. He was educated in Public School No. 3, Jersey City,
and in Hasbrouck Institute, from which he was graduated with high hon-
ors. His education completed, he entered the office of Bacot, Post & Camp,
then the leading civil engineers of Jersey City. After four years' service
there he began the business of surveying and engineering for himself and
has been eminently successful therein. In 1886 he formed a business part-
nership with E. W. Harrison under the firm name of Earle & Harrison,
which firm still exists. He has, for over thirty years, been identified with all
the most important engineering and surveying projects in Hudson County.
Mr. Earle is a hard worker, thoroughly devoted to his calling, with every
detail of which he is familiar. He married, December 29, 1881, Jennie E.,
daughter of John Baldwin, of Newark, and has four children: Frank Has-
brouck, Jr., and Harold Baldwin (both students in the Newark Academy),
Louis de la Montagne, and Donald.
In politics Mr. Earle is a stanch Eepublican, but he has not aspired to
political honors. He is active in church and social matters, being a mem-
ber of the Eoseville Presbyterian Church of Newark, the Roseville Athletic
Club of Newark, the Carteret Club of Jersey City, and the General Society
of Mechanics and Tradesmen of New York City. He is a Director of the
Hudson County National Bank and the New Jersey Title Guarantee and
Trust Company, both of Jersey City, and President of the Raritan River
Railroad Company. He resides in Newark, N. J.
JOHN W. MOORE is descended in the seventh generation from Samuel
Moore, an Englishman, who came with his wife Naomi from the Island
of Barbadoes, West Indies, for a sketch of whom see page 118. John W.
is the son of Peter D. Moore (6), who married, June 24, 18.30, Elizabeth
Voorhis.
John W. Moore (7) was born in New York City on the 2d of August, 1847
but received his education in the public schools of Bergen County. Leav-
ing school at about the age of seventeen, he went to work on his father's
farm, in what is now Oradell, and has since continued there, succeeding
his father upon the latter's d^at^ He is a member of the Dutch Reformed
Church, ? pultlic spirited cit and ho^iored and respected by all who
k-^whir.. He is a brother of . ,E. Jfoore, of Schrailenburgh.
, JOSEPH J. HANLON has been a life-long resi(Jei|t of Harrison N. J.
1 Ee is the', son of James Hanlon and Jane Mackel, botli ,of whom were born
ih Ireland. They came to this country when young and were married in
Bloomfleld, N. J. ']
Mr. Hanlon wao educated in the public schools of Harrison, and at St.
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Benedict's College in Newark. Afterward he identified himself with the
telephone and electrical business, and rose step by step to the position of
Superintendent of the Hudson Telephone Company, which he now holds.
He is a member of the Board of Education of Harrison, being the only
Democrat elected to that body and having no opposition in the Fourth
Ward. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus, of the Catholic Benev-
olent Legion, and of the Guard of Honor. Tn politics he has always been
a Democrat. He is popular in his native city and well known for his
energy, public spirit, and enterprise.
Mr. Hanlon married Catherine, daughter of Edward and Catherine
(Keeshan) Kelly, of Jersey City, on the 15th of November, 1899. Mr. Kelly
is a well known building inspector of Jersey City.
JOHN H. ANDERSON.— John Anderson (or " Enderson," as he spelled
it) came over to America from Scotland in the fall of 173.3, and on the 23d
of January, 1734, married Elizabeth (Davids) Demarest. The ceremony was
solemnized in the South Church at Schraalenburgh. After their marriage
the couple located in the vicinity of New Milford, east of the Hackensack
Kiver. John prospered, bought a large area of land, and died well-to-do and
respected. His issue of the second generation were ilargaretta (died),
Margaretta, John J., Sarah, Maria, Annatie, Jacobus, and Lydia.
John J. Anderson (I'l, baptized October 30, 1743, married, January 27,
1766, Rebecca (Jacobus) Demarest. They had issue of the third generation
John J., Jacobus, David, Daniel, Peter, and Sophia.
John J. Anderson, Jr. (.3), born December 19, 1767, died April 21, 1841,
married, September 20, 1792, Maria Bogert, born April 12, 1770, died Janu-
aiy 3, 184.J. They resided at Schraalenburgh and had issue of the fourth
generation Matthew, James, Sarah, Albert, and John Henry.
Albert Anderson (4), born August 21, 1811 (died), married, November
2. 1S33, Margaret, daughter of Henry A. and Lavina (Blawvelt) Voorhis,
horn November 23, 1812 (died). For many years before his death Albert
(4) resided at Closter, N. J. His issue of the fifth generation were John H.,
Jacob A., Daiiiel A., Livina, Maria, Lorena, and Alfred.
John H. Anderson (5), the eldest, was born in New York City on the
12th of September, 1834. There he received his education. At the age of
twenty he engaged in business as a carpenter, which he has since followed,
becoming one of the best known carpenters in his section. He served as
Collector of Hackensack Township for four years and for some time has
held the office of Assessor of the Borough of Schraalenburgh. In every
capacity he has displayed great public spirit, sound judgment, and enter-
prise He is a member of the Reformed Church and active in local affairs.
Mr. Anderson married ]Maria Christie and has three rhildren: James,
Margaret, and Matilda.
FR'VNK S De KONDE.— The De B^ .amily is of I'lench Hneage, as
the "de" clearly iadicates. Some ^^.s of the family had sett' e. u
Cortlandt Manor, ii Westchester ^ unty, N. Y., prior to 172C. / .ice cc
Rond<' was married tc Sibert Acker at Hackensack m that y ar, if tie
raarriio-e records ?re true. It is stated in the record of her marriage that
she was from the " Manor of Cortlandt." Hendrick de Eonde was a French
Huguenot He is said to have emigrated to America .ong before the be-
ginnin ' or the Revolutior arv War and first settlec on Long Island. His
552 HUDSON ANK BEUGEN COUNTIES
son, AVilliam de Roiide, of the spcond generation, born May 9, 1778, married
Rachel Goetschius and removed to Bergen County, N. J., about 1835, locat-
ing in the Teaneck district west of the Hackensack River. He was a farmer
by occupation. He died January 21, 1861. His wife, Rachel Goetschius,
born April 29, 1781, died May 27, l,s(JU. They had four children of the third
generation — three sons and a daughter. The sons were Abram, John W.,
and William H., of whom Abram and John W. are deceased.
William H. de Ronde, the third son, married Lavinia Doremus, and still
survives. He is actively and successfully engaged in the coal business at
Englewood, N. J. He has had seven children of the fourth generation, one
of whom, Frank 8., is the subject of this sketch.
Frank S. de Ronde (4) was born January 24, 1870, at Englewood, N. J.,
where he still resides. He attended the public schools of Bergen County
and New York City until he attained the age of fifteen, when he associated
himself with his brother, Abram de Ronde, in the chemical business.
Shortly afterward he entered the employ of the Standard Paint Company
at 81 and 83 John Street, New York, becoming the business manager and
general sales agent. January 1, 1900, he formed the Frank S. de Ronde
Company, of New York, of which he is Treasurer and Manager.
He was Captain of Company F, Second Regiment New Jersey Volun-
teers, from Englewood, in the late Spanish-American War, serving about
seven months. As a citizen he is highly esteemed and respected. He is a
member of the Presbyterian Church of Englewood and active in all local
affairs. He married Kate Bennett.
WILLIAM HACKETT, Jr., son of ^A'illiam and Margaret (Horan) Hack-
ett, was born May 15, 1874, in Jersey City, N. J., where he still resides.
His i^arents came to this country from Ireland in 1860.
Mr. Hackett was educated at St. Paul of the Cross Parochial School and
at St. Peter's College in Jersey City. Subsequently he entered tlie office
of the late William C. Spencer and Raymond P. AVortendyke as a student
at law. He was admitted to the New Jersey bar at the February term of
the Supreme Court in 1807, as an attorney, and since then has been actively
and successfully engaged in the f>ractice of his profession in his native city.
JOHN J. CADMUS, of Arlington, is a descendant in the sixth generation
from Dirck Cadmus, the emigrant and first American ancestor of the family.
The line of descent is the same as that of George Cadmus (see page 260)
down to the third generation.
Casparus (Jasper) Cadmus (3) and his wife, Catlyntie Dodd, had issue
of the fourth generation twelve children: Sarah, Joris, John, Casparus,
Jannetie, Seeltie, Martha, Michael, Richard, Catharine, Andrew, and,
Eleanor. ^
John Cadmus (4), bori;, February 21, 1793, died July 28, 1.832, married,
December 3, ipii, and had i3sue of the, fifth generation seven children:
Raciel, C itharine, Jasper, Elizabeth, William, Richai^d, and Martha.
Jasper Cadmus (5), born October 20, 1821, ma-ried, March 12, 1846, Han-
nah C. Via Buskirk, daughter of James Van Buskirk, and has issue, be-
sides other children, John J. Cadmus, the subject of this sketch.
John J. Cadmus (6) was born in Bayonne, Hudson County, N. J., May
29, 1862. On both sides he descends from old Bayonne families and' from
a long line of Holland Dutch ancestors. He was educated in the public
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schools of his native town. Subsequently he removed to iVrlington, Hud-
son County, where he still resides, and where he was engaged in the lum
ber business from 1888 to 1894. In the latter year, having disposed of that
business, he established himself in the insurance business, which he still
follows with marked success.
Jlr. Cadmus is one of the most enterprising and public spirited citizens of
Arlington. He has achieved a high reputation, and enjoys the respect and
confidence of the entire community. In politics he is independent. He is
a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Arlington and active and
influential in local affairs.
He married Cora A. Woodruff, daughter of Charles A. and Charlotte
A. (Wambold) M'oodruff, both natives of Union County, N. J. Their chil-
dren are Harold J., John A., Ruth A., and Bessie W.
EDWAED HILER, of Eidgewood, is of Holland Dutch descent. He is
the son of Lewis B. Hiler and a grandson of John and Ruth (Garrignes)
Hiler, all of whom were born near Dover, Morris County, N. J. His mother,
Mary It. (Ball) Hiler, was the daughter of Isaac Ball and a granddaughter
of Jacob Ball, her mother being a Burnett. Her family were residents of
Parsippany, Morris County, N. J.
Edward Hiler was born in Danville, Pa., May 27, 1856, and received his
education at Rockway, Morris County, N. J. He left school at the age of
fifteen and became a clerk in a country store in Rockaway, Morris County.
Afterward he was associated with his father in the iron mines near King-
ston, Ontario, Canada, where he remained four years. He then came to New
York City, and for t\Nenty years has been actively engaged in the whole-
sale dry goods business, during eighteen years of which he has been asso-
ciated with Bacon & Company, 92 and 94 Franklin Street, New York, the
last five years as a member of the firm.
Mr. Hiler was a private in the Twenty-third Regiment, N. G. N. Y., of
Brooklyn, serving a term of enlistment and being honorably discharged.
He is a member of the Reformed Church of Ridgewood, where he has re-
sided for nine years. He married Stella T. Eckman and has five children:
Mildred, Lewis, Eddy, Evelyn, and Leslie.
CHARLES EYPPER was born in Strasbourg, Alsace, France, Feb-
ruary 13, 18.34. He is the son of George and Marian (Beck) Eypper and a
grandson of Charles Eypper and Jacques Beck, a soldier in Napoleon's
army who perished in the retreat from Moscow.
Mr. Eynper left Strasbourg in 1848 and came to this country. He went
to Texas, 'and from 1856 to 1859 served with a surveying party under Cap
tain Pope, U. S. A., in New Mexico, Texas, and other Western territories.
In 1861 he volunteered with the First New Y'ork Regiment, Colonel Will-
iam Allej, a:Kl served his full term of enlistment. He participated in the
battle of Big Be+hel, in the Seven Days' Fight a^:d In other important en-
gagements, and made an honorable record. He was wjun^.cd in the arm
bv an arrow in an encounter with the Indians when with the surveying
party, and during the battle between the " Monitor " and " Merrimac "
in Hampton Roads was wiih a shore battery. Since 1876 he ha- been en-
gaged in the brewing business.
Mr. Eypper is a public spirited, patriotic citizen, and deeply interested
in the affairs of his adopted town. He was Mayor of Guttenberg in 1891
and in every capacity has achieved a high reputation. He married Mar-
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guerite Apffel, daughter of Jacques Apffel and Marguerite Bauer. Her
fathers brother, Henri Apffel, was Director of the Military School at
Fontainebleu until 1893, when he died. Prior to that he was a Major in
the Engineer Corps. John Apffel, another brother, served in the Franco-
Prussian War, was at Strasbourg as Commandant de Place, and was re-
tired as a Colonel in the French Army. Amelie, sister of Mrs. Marguerite
Eypper's mother, was Sister Superior of the House of Deaconnesses at Mul-
house, Alsace. All of the family were residents of Weissenbourg, Alsace,
France.
WILLIAM J. EYPPEK, of Guttenberg, son of Charles Eypper and Mar-
guerite Apffel and a grandson of G-eorge Eypper, was born in North Ber-
gen, N. J., December 16, 1868. His eldest brother, George H. Eypper,
was born January 26, 1867, in New York City, and is now a prominent
resident of Hacliensack, Bergen County, being successfully engaged in
the wholesale dry goods and commission business in New York.
William J. Eypper was educated in the public schools of Guttenberg and
New York City, graduating from Grammar School No. 20, New York, in
1883. He attended the College of the City of New York for one year and
then engaged in the life insurance business in New York, continuing until
1892. He then went to Colorado and remained one year. In 1893 he
engaged in the real estate and insurance business in Guttenberg with his
brother, Charles A. Eypper, who was born in New York, November 11,
1870. Under the firm name of W. J. & C. A. Eypper they conduct a large
and successful business and have achieved a high reputation.
Mr. Eypper has served as a Justice of the Peace since 1897. He is a
r>emocrat in politics and active in party affairs. In 1898 he was Eecorder
of the Town of Guttenberg. He is now Collector of Taxes, having served
in that capacity since 1896, and being re-elected in the spring of 1899 for
a second term of three years. He is a member of the Franklin Club, of
the Hackensack Golf Club, and of the Guttenberg Wheelmen. He is un-
married.
D. M. HENNESSY, of Bayonne, is the son of Michael Hennessy and
Elizabeth Devlin, both natives of Ireland, but for a long time residents of
Bayonne, where they were married. Mr. Hennessy was born in Bayonne,
Hudson County, May 27, 1873, and there received a public school education.
Afterward he entered the grocery business and still later identified himself
with the hardware trade. He is now successfully engaged in the men's
furnishing business and laundry business in Bayonne, where he resides.
In politics Mr. Hennessy is an active Democrat. He has served as Clerk
of the Board of Health of Bayonne, and is a member of the Young Men's
Association, of the Knights of Columbus, and of the Catholic Benevolent
Legion. He is popular and well known, and has displayed ability of a high
order.
EDMOND L. GEEENIN, of Hillsd.ale, wus born in New York City on
the 27th of January, 1872. He is the son of Sampson and Cynthia (Web-
ster) Greenin and a grandson of John S. Greenin and John Webster. His
family came originally from England.
Mr. Greenin was educated in the schools of Bergen County, which he
left at the age of seventeen. Shortly afterward he came into possession
of a valuable estate and for some time has devoted himself to lookin"-
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555
after his property. He has, however, been very active in the affairs of
the Township of Hillsdale, and is a member of the Township Committee
and Chairman of the Board of Health. He attends the Dutch Reformed
Church, and is a member of the Knif^hts of Honor and of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows. He married Jennie Cardenier.
l.OUIS HAUSSER, of Harrison. Hudson County, is the son of Samuel
Frederick Hausser and Caroline Becker, both natives of Germany. His
parents were married in the Fatherland, and in 184.5 emigrated to the
United States, landing in New Yoik City on the 9th of June. They imme-
diately settled in Newark, N. J., which was ever afterward tlieir home, and
where Louis was boi-n on the Kith of January, 184S.
Louis Hausser ear'ly di^-veloped those atti-ibutes of thrift and frugality
which have served him so
well in business affairs.
He was educated in the
public and German jiri-
vate schools of his native
city (Newark), and after-
ward engaged in the busi-
ness of butcher, having
an establishment in Cen-
tral Market, Newark.
For seventeen years he
was actively and success-
fully engaged in that line
of industry. He displayed
marked business ability,
great patriotism and pub-
lic spirit, and won the
confidence and esteem of
a large circle of acquaint-
ances. At the end of
seventeen years he aban-
doned the butcher busi-
ness and accepted a posi-
tion of trust and responsi-
bility with the Peter
Hauck Brewing Com-
pany, of Harrison, which
he still holds. He is
thoroughly identified
with the interests of the
community and active in
promoting every worthy
object.
Mr. Hausser has dis-
charged every duty which he has been called upon to assume with marked
ability and satisfa'ction. He is a ]irorainent and influential Democrat, an
acknowledged leader in the councils of Ins party, and one of Harrison s
most active citizens. For seven years he was Captain of Steamer Company
No. 2, of Newark. He is a leading member of various important fraternal
and benevolent organizations, including Copestone Lodge, No. 147, F. and
I.OUIS HAUSSER.
556 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
A. M., of KcariiY, Damasrus Commandery, No. 5, K. T., of Newark, Nf>w
Jersey Consistoi'y, 32°, Scottish Rite, of Masons, and Mecca Temple, No.
1, Nobles of the' Mystic Shrine, of New York City. He is Past District
l)('l)iity of the B. P. O. E., of New Jersey, and a member of Newark Lodge,
No. 21, of Elks, of Neascoleida Lodge, No. 6, Improved Order of Eedmen,
of Philadelphia, Pa., of the American Legion of Honor, and of the Hepta-
soplis. As a member of the ("Jermania Singing Society he is prominent in
musical circles, and through his membership in the Eobert Davis Associa-
tjou of Hudson County and the Joel Parker Association of Newark he is
active and influential in political affairs. He is also a member of the orig-
inal Thirteen Club of New York City.
On the 27th of August, 1871, Mr. Hausser was married to Wilhelmina
Truitle, daughter of Jacob and Sophie Truitle, natives of Germany, who
came to the United States about thirl y-f our years ago, settling in Newark.
N. J. There Mrs. Hausser was reared, educated, and married. They have
three children: Louis Hausser, Jr., Minide Hausser, and Gussie Hausser.
LEWIS B. PARSELL, M.D.— The Parsell family in Bergen County are
of French origin, as the name indicates, it being derived from the French
expression of an oath '' Par cirl" " by the sun." John Parcil, then a resi-
dent of Hemdingdon, England, emigrated to America with his wife (whose
name does not appear). He first settled at Dutch Kills, Long Island,
where he obtained the sobriquet of " John Butcher," for what reason it does
not appear, nor do the records disclose the date of his arrival or the name
of his wife. His children of the second generation, wlio must have emi-
grated with him, were Thomas, William, Henry, John, and Catharine.
There were, perhaps, others.
Thomas Parcil (2), born in 1653, married, about 1673, Christina Van
Houten. Thomas was a man of some note in his day. Although a black-
smith by trade, he was likewise a practical and experienced farmer and
business man. At Dutch Kills he bought and managed a large farm. In
1670 he was made appraiser of several estates at Flatbush. He was one
of the original patentees of the Newtown patent in 1686. In 1690 he pur-
chased Great Barents Island for |3,000. At about the same time he sold
his Dutch Kills farm for |17,000. He built a house on his island purchase,
erected a mill, and lived there until 1723. In the meantime he had bought
Hart's Island (then called Spectacle Island), to which he soon removed, and
there died about 1731.
William Parcil (2), brother of Thomas, married, in 1694, and had issue of
the third generation Nicholas, Thomas, John, and "SA'alter. Nicholas Parcil
(3), baptized June 10, 1696, in New York, married Greetie Cole, of Tappan,
and removed to and settled at Hackensack.
Walter Parcil (3), baptized in New York, April 1, 1702, went to Schraalen-
burgh in Bergen County, where, in August, 1728, he married Sophia Ridd-
ner, of Bergen. Walter first purchased a tract of land b^t'f'" ^en the Tiena
Kill Brook and the Schraalenburgh road, just south of tne old Christie
farm. This he soon sold and bough a large farm northeast of Closter,
fronting .i the Hudson River. Thei'e he finally settled down for life.
oth Nicholas and Walter reared large families and their descendants are
widely scattered.
Isaac Parsell, probably a grandson of Nicholas or Walter, married Mary
Smock and, dying, left two sons, John and Richard. This Richard married
Margaretta Brinkerhoff and removed to Pennsylvania and from thence to
GENEALOGICAL 557
Central New York, finally settling in Cayuga County. There he had at
least two children, Isabella (who married kev. E. S. Hammond) and David
(who married Catharine A., daughter of Louis I'.evier). The latter re-
sided at Owasco, Cayuga County, N. Y., -nhere on the 16th of April, 1852,
was born Lewis B. Parsell, the subject of this sketch.
Dr. Parsell was educated in the high school of Auburn, N. Y. At the
age of twenty-one he became an instructor in Fort Plain (N.Y.) Seminary,
remaining three years. He then entered the Buffalo Medical College, but
later became a student at the Long Island Hospital Medical College, where
he completed his medical studies. In 1881 he began active practice in Har-
lemville, X. Y., but a year later removed to Closter, Bergen County, N. J.,
where he has since resided. He has built up a successful practice in that
section, and both as physician and citizen is highly respected. He has
served as physician to the Board of Health of Harrington Township and
as President of the District Medical Society of Bergen County. He mar-
ried Julia M. Hammond.
EOBEKT WALLACE ELLIOTT, of Jersey City, was born in Dover, N.
J., on the 11th of July, 1S56. He is the son of Alexander and Louisa
(Wallace) Elliott and a grandson of Alexander and Anna Elliott and
William and Elizabeth Wallace. His ancestry is Irish and includes Sir
William Elliott, of the English Navy. His father was born in Belfast,
while his mother was a native of Mauch Chunk, Pa.
Mr. Elliott was educated at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, and
after completing his studies, in 1872, became the manager of his father's
iron mines in New Jersey. He continued in that capacity until 1878,
when he was made manager of the Pottsville Iron and Steel Company.
Prom 1880 to 1883 he was manager of the Delaware KoUing Mills at Phil-
lipsburg, N. J. On the 1st of March, ISS.', he located in Jersey City, hav-
ing associated himself with the Gas Improvement Company as Cashier
of that corporation. August 1, 1886. when the gas interests of Jersey
City were consolidated, he was made the manager and agent of the com-
bined corporations, and on November 1, 1899, he was elected Vice-Presi-
dent and General Manager of the Hudson County Gas Company, which
embraces all the gas interests of Hudson County. These positions he still
holds.
In the discharge of his duties Mr. Elliott has displayed marked ability,
sound judgment, and great energy, and in every capacity has won the ap-
proval and admiration of all who know him. He has achieved eminent
success, and in public life has also become a prominent factor. He was ap-
pointed a commissioner by Governor Green to report upon the advisabil-
ity of erecting a State Reformatory. For a number of years he has been
a prominent member of the Board of Trade of Jersey Tity and for three
years was Chairman of the Board of Trustees of that organization. He is a
member of t.. Ifianhattan and Twilight Cljbs of New York, a member and
former Chairman of the Board of trustees of the Palnia Club of Jersey
City, and a member of th? Cartere_ Club.
In 1894 he married Mary K. Sto?kton, a member of an old ivew Jer-°y
family. They have no children.
PEANCIS W. FORD, of Demarest, was born in New York City on the
■14th of July, 1846. He is the son of Isaac Ford and Catharine West, and
was educated in the schools of his native city. At the age of sixteen he
558 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
engaged in surveying in New York and has since continued in tliat pro-
fession. Since 1871 he has served as City Surveyor. He has an office
at 8 James Street, New York City, and succeeded a firm which was estab-
lished in 1809.
Mr. Ford has served as School Commissioner, Road Commissioner, and
Police Commissioner, and is a member of the Reformed Church. In pub-
lic aiJairs and in private matters he has established a high reputation and
is respected and esteemed by all who know him. He married Anna M.
Kitching and has six children: Francis K., born in 1877; Howard H., born in
1880; Walter H., born in 1881; Frederick C, born in 1884; Raymond W.,
born in 1886; and Harold S., born in 1889.
JOSEPH HERRON, of Closter, was born in Ireland on the 17th of April,
1859. He is the son of David and Sarah (.Martin) Herron and a grandson of
John Herron and William Martin.
Coming to this country when young, Mr. Herron received his education in
Troy, N. Y., and at the age of fifteen engaged in clerking. For ten years
he followed that avocation in different places and then came to New York
City, where he was successfully engaged in business as an exporting mer-
chant for twenty years. At the end of that period he retired from active
life and is now associated with his son in the grocery business in Closter,
Bergen County, where he resides.
Mr. Herron was especially prominent in the foreign fruit trade, in which
he was so long and extensively engaged in New York City, and in that con-
nection gained a high standing for business ability. He is a public spirited
citizen, active and influential in local affairs, and a member of the Presby-
terian Church. He married Hattie A. Burrows, and has one son, George D.,
who is associated with his father in the grocery business in Closter.
SAMUEL P. FREIR, of Hasbrouck Heights, was born near Boston in
Lincolnshire, England, and in 1882 came to this country. He received a
good preparatory and technical education, and is now in the employ of
Ihe Western Union Telegraph Company as automatic expert, having in-
troduced the so-called Wheatstone automatic system of telegraphy from
England. He has patented several very valuable instruments which his
company have in daily use. He has achieved distinction in his profes-
sion, is a man of eminent ability, and highly esteemed by all who knovv
him.
Mr. Freir came to Hasbrouck Heights, N. J., in 1892, just at the time
that place took on a new lease of life, and has been actively interested in
its growth and welfare. He served six years as a member of the Council
and in other capacities has contributed to local improvements. In poli-
tics he is a Republican. He is a prominent member of the Royal Arcanum
and affiliated with a' " that tends to keep his town on the road to progress.
DWIGHT' WHEELFR De MOTTF of Jersey City, is a descendant
in the fifth "generation from Mattys (Matthew) de Motte, a native of
" Kingston' jn the Esopus," as the records say, who came from Kingston,
N. Y., to Bergen, N. J., in 1704, and on April 4, 1703, was united in mar-
riage with Miss Margriettie Brinkerhoft' at Hackensack. On April 4,
1093, Mattys bought of Ellas Michaels Vreeland three lots of land at Ber-
gen (Jersey City), the combined area of which was eighty-seven acres.
Subsequently at different times he bought other tracts at Bergen and
GENEALOGICAL 559
North Bergen until in a few years he had become a large landholder in
Hudson Ooiintv He was an active man in the affairs of Bergen, taking a
hand in almost everything that came up in tlie way of improvements. He
and his wife belonged to the " Church on the Green " at Hackensack.
where nearly all of their large family of children were baptized. Mattys
died at Bergen in May, 1759. By his will, proved June IS, 17.jl), he de-
vised all his Bergen lands to his sons, Jlichael and (ieor^e, as joint ten-
ants. His issue of the second generation were John (died), ^iichael (mar-
ried Clasie Winne), Henry (died), Ann, John (died December 8, 1744),
Henry (married, in 1742, Jannetje ^'an "SA'agouer), George (died in ISOd,
unmarried), Jacob (married, October 11, 1747, Sophia Van Houten), Mary,
and Geshy (died in 1744). Michael (2) died Xovember K!, 17!)9. intestate
and without issue, and George (2), by the terms of his father's will, suc-
ceeded to the property at Bergen. Henry (2) located at Pompton. John
(2) left no issue. Jacob (2) removed to Schraalenburgh, N. J. George (2) left
no issue, but a will by which he left all his lands to Michael {?>), son of his
brother, Henry, of Pompton.
Michael (3) died May 27, 1S32, devising his property at Bergen to his
children of the fourth generation: Garret, George, Jane (wife of Peter
Merseles), Mai'garet (wife of Eichard Vreeland), Maria (wife of James
Cadmus), Catharine (wife of Richard Cadmus), and Henry (who had died
before his father).
One of these children of the fourth generation had a son, Abraham
Huyler de Motte, who married Fannie M. Browning and had, besides
other children of the fifth generation, ]3wight Wheeler de Motte, the
subject of this sketch.
Dwight Wheeler de Motte was born July 14. 1870, in Jersey City, where
he still resides. He was educated in Public ^Schools Xos. 11 and 12 and
subsequently took a course at the Law School of the University of the
City of New York. He also studied law in the office of Judge Frank A.
Newell and was admitted to the New Jersey bar as an attorney in 1S!»7
and to the bar of New York as an attorney and counselor in 1900. He is
actively engaged in practice, having offices at l.aO Nassau Street, New
York, and 250 A\'ashington Street, Jersey City. Though a young man,
he has already gained an honorable standing at the bar and is highly
esteemed by all who know him. He married Yiola Yermilye Mitchell
and has one child, Jessie Mitchell de Motte,
JAMES DE^MAREST HOLDRT'M is descended in the seventh genera-
tion from John Holdrum, the first American ancestor from Holland, of
whom see.skt-tch on page 2?>7. The line of descent is as follows: Jnhn
Holdrum (1) and Cornelia Tienhoven had issue of the second generation,
of whom one, William (2), born about 1710, married Jlargaret Peters and
had nine children of the third generation, of whom Cornelius C. Holdrum
(3), born Septemb^^r 21, 1749, died May 3, 1831, married Elizabeth Haring,
who died August i, . "533. One of their children of the fouith generkHon was
James C. Holdrum {4<, born December _1, 1785, died October 5, 1877, mar-
ried Margaret Demarest, born January 20, 1783. She died March :;0, 1870.
One of their children of the fifth generation Avas Cornelius J. Holdrum
(5) born March 6, 1806, who married Elizabeth de Pew and had children
of the sixth generation, of whom one was James C. Holdrum (6), who mar-
ried Ellen Maria Holdrum and had issue, among others, James Demarest
Holdrum (7), the subject of this sketch.
560 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
James D. Holdrum (7) was born at Eivervale, Bergen County, N. J.,
October 18, 1865, and received his education in the public schools of
AA'ashington Township. He also took a commercial course at Packard's
Business College in New York City. For a number of years he has been
successfully engaged in the grocery business at River Edge, Bergen Conn
ty, where he resides.
He has also been active in public affairs, being one of the founders of
the Borough of Riverside, which he served as Collector of Taxes from the
ors-anization until July, 1899. In that year he was one of a committee
to "further the plans of a church, which was organized September 14, 1899,
and of which he is Clerk. He is a member and President of the Pastime
Social Club and of the Victa Tennis Club. In every capacity he has dis-
played great energy, ability, and public spirit, and is respected by all
who know him.
Mr. Holdrum was married, April 6, 1890, to Ida May Belle Long at the
North Presbyterian Church in New York City. They have one daughter,
Marie Rosalind, born January 8, 1899.
WILLIAM TELL La ROCHE, D.D.S., of Harrington Park, was born
in Frenchtown, N. J., July 30, 1822. He is the son of Louis F. la Roche
and Permelia Hunt, a grandson of John and Anna (Bivens) la Roche and
William and Rebecca (Beavers) Hunt, and a great-grandson of Philip
Bivens and Joseph Beavers. His ancestors came from Switzerland and
Fraace. His grandfather, William Hunt, came from Warren County, N.
J., and was a Captain in the War of 1812. His great-grandfather, Joseph
Beavers, was Colonel of the Twelfth Regiment of Hunterdon T'ounty
Militia in 1776, and held that oflSce during the Revolutionary "SA'ar accord-
ing to records in the Adjutant-General's office at Trenton. He was of
Scotch descent, and settled in Hunterdon County, N. J., before the war.
For some time he was a Justice of the Peace. He was remarkable foi-
his love of right doing. His courts were more properly chancery courts
than courts of law. His judgments were seldom appealed from and
usually not with success. He was for some time a Judge of the Court
of Common Pleas for Hunterdon County, carrying out his love of right
in all his decisions. If they agreed with his conceptions of justice it was
sood, law or not law. He was a man of stern integritj^ and favored no
one in doing what he considered to be his duty. Anyone who deserved a
reprimand from him and received it did not soon require another from
the same source. He deprecated law suits generally, and settled manv
in a friendly way without costs. He contributed largely to building the
Presbyterian Church at Greenwich, N. J., in 3775, of which he was a mem-
ber. One of the pews of the ancient and orthodox style was' built by
Judge Beavers. He owned and managed a large farm equal to two at
the present time. His family consisted of two sons and thuteen daugh-
ters. Joseph tut bldest son, died young. George pnr-^aased an estate
and became the proprietor of the JPattenb \vg Mills near Clinton, N. J.
The remiins of the Christian patriot were interred- in the cemetery of
Greenwich Church.
Dr. La Roche received his education in Eastern Pennsylvania, in John
Vanderveer's school, and at the New York College of Dentistry, from
which he was graduated. For fifteen years he was a clinical professor
and Trustee of the latter institution. He practiced dentistry in New
York Ci+y for forty-five years with marked success, and since then has
GENEALOGICAL 561
lived in T-t-tirement at his country home in Harrington Parlv, N. J., where
he settled in 1S55. He is a member of the Episcopal Church and a public
spirited citizen. In his profession lie established a high reputation, be-
coming one of the best known and ablest practitioners in New York.
Dr. La Eoche married Elizabeth Quack^nbush and has four children:
William J. (Senator from the Sixth District of Brooklyn, N. Y.), Anna For-
rester, Elizabeth ^Nfarie, and Louis F. His second daughter married Baron
Howland Roberts, first in command of the Queen's Own Regiment, of Eng-
land.
WALTER J. (JREEX, of Kearny, is the son of -John Langram Green
and Emily J. Pullin, and was born in Bristol, England, on the 16th of Sep-
tember, 1864. His parents were both born and married in that country.
Mr. (xreen came to this country in 18T;1 and received his education in
the public schools of Kearny, N. J. After leaving school he engaged in
contracting, painting, and decorating, and still follows that business, hav-
ing achieved marked success.
He is a Republican in politics and a communicant of the I'rotestant
Episcopal Church. As a citizen he is public spirited, progressive, and
highly esteemed. He was married, (October 2:', 1SS7, to Jeanne Morton,
daughter of Adam and Mary (Jardine) Morton, and a descendant of an-
cestors who came from Canada. They have three children: Mary Emily,
Lilla Agnes, and Morton Albin.
GEORGE BANCROFT (JALE, M.D., of Rutherford, was born in Whit-
ing, Vt., his parents being Daniel A. (ialc and Rosetta Austin, both na-
tives of that State. He was educated in the public schools of Whiting and
Sudbury, Vt., and also in Springfield, Mass., and subsequently attended the
Philadelphia School of Anato)u\ and the Medico ("hirurgical College of
Philadelphia, class of 1896.
Dr. Gale practiced medicine in Philadelphia, Pa., until 1W)S, when he
removed to Rutherford, N. J., where he has since resided. He has built
up a large and successful practice and is highly respected, both as a
physician and citizen. He is a member of Boiling Si)ring Lodge, No.
1.j7, F. and A. M., of Rutherford, of Vigilant Lodge, No. 155, L O. O. F., of
Philadelphia, of the Ancient Older of United Workmen, of Rutherford
Lodge, No. i'liK Knights of Pythias, of the Bergen County .Medical Society,
and of the Tithonian Senate, Order of Sparta, of Philadelphia.
January 30, 1886, Dr. Gale married Sarah A. Trask, daughter of Benjamin
B. and Laura (Hare) Trask, of Springfield, Mass. They have two chil-
dren: Laura and Austin.
GEORGE ■ FRANKENSTEIN, of Jersey City, is Ihe son of Julius
Frankenstein anJl Hedwig Blumenthal, and was born h- "^.tHu, Germany,
July 20, 1874. His father was a merchant in that city. He \\as educated
in the Berlin Imperial Gymnasium and in the public and high schools of
Jersey City, having come to this country when ygung. After leaving
Ihe Jersev City High School at the age of sixteen he studied law and in
November, 1895, at the age of twenty-one, was admitted to the New Jer-
sey bar. Since then he has practiced his profession in Jersey ( -ity, mak-
ing real estate and commercial law a specialty. He was married in June,
1899, to Jessie P. Drumm, of Camden, N. J.
562 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
CHARLES H. WESTERVELT, of Bergenfield, is descended in the
ninth generation from Lubbert Liibbertsen (Von Wcstervelt), who with
his wife and children left their home at Meppel in the Province of
Drenthe, Holland, and came to America on board the ship "Hope" in
April, 16C2 (see page 99).
He is the son of Cornelius D. AA'estervelt and Margaret Demarest and a
grandson of Cornelius Westervelt and Rev. Cornelius T. and Margarette
(Lydecker) Demarest, and was born in New York City on the 15th of
May, 1860. He was educated in Bergen County, and at the age of fifteen
began to learn the printing trade in Englewood, N. J., where he remained
three years. He then entered the employ of De Baun & Morgenthaler, one
of the leading printing establishments of New York City. After con-
tinuing with them for twelve years he engaged in the printing business
for himself, establishing his present office and plant at 71 Maiden Lane,
New York. In this line he has been very successful.
Mr. Westervelt is a public spirited, enterprising citizen, and in Bergen-
field, Bergen County, where he resides, has been active in promoting a
number of worthy objects. He has served as a Trustee of the School
Board of Bergenfield and is a member of the Reformed Church. He
married Tenie Christie and has two children: Estelle C. and Florence A.
WILLIAM C. HERRING, ex-Sheriff of the County of Bergen and one
of the prominent citizens of Harrington Park, is descended in the seventh
generation from Pieter Jansen Haring, the Holland emigrant, concerning
whom and his son see sketch on page 61. The line of descent is as fol-
lows: Pieter Jansen Haring (1), of Hoorn, Holland, had, among other
issue of the second generation, a son, Jan Pietersen Haring (2), who mar-
ried Margrietie Cozine and settled in the northern part of Bergen County,
where he had issue of the third generation Pieter, Vroutie, Cozine, Cor-
nelius, Brechie, Margrietie, and Abraham.
Cornelius Haring (3) married Catelyntie Fleerboom and had issue of the
fourth generation John, Grietie, Sophia, Vroutie, Daniel, Cornelius,
Jacob, and Abraham.
Daniel Haring (4) married, April 28, 1726, Margaretta Banta. He re-
sided at Schraalenburgh and had issue of the fifth generation Cornelius,
Jannetie, Catelyntie, Jacob, John, Henry, Maria, Cornelia, Daniel, and
Maria.
Jacob Haring (5) married Susanna Livingston and had issue of the
sixth generation Henry J., AMllempie, Daniel J., and Cornelius J.
Cornelius J. Herring (6), born April 5, 1797, married Ann D. Riker in
New York City, where she was born. Both died several years ago. Their
issue of the seventh generation were Henry C, Jacob C, Jphn R.. James,
Dani i C, William C, Mary Jane, and Susan Ann.
W 'iam C. lierring (7), the 1 subject of thii sketch, was born at Schraal-
^t' yh in Lergen County afcout hf+"-nine years ago. He obtained his
;duca:'e; in the schools of his natii j townshi;^ .and has always followed
farming as an occupation. He has been active in politics as a leader in
the Republican party. In 18f!.5 he was elected Sheriff of the county on
the Republican ticket. In 1862 he enlisted as Orderly Sergeant of Com-
pany I, Twent/-second "New Jersey Volunteers (commanded by Captain
Thomas H. Swenarton), and served nine months, being honorably dis-
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563
charged with his reoimcnt. Since the ('X]iii-ali(iii of liis tcini as SlierilT
Ml". Herring' lias led a iiuict life on his farm at llarrini^ion Park.
He married Mary Bjli/^abetli Dcmaicst, daiii;litcr of ('ornclins K. Dema-
rest, of Xorwood, X. J., and has issue of the ciiihlh Kenciatiim (wo daugh-
ters: Sophanna, who married George ]1. Herron, of (.'loster, and Fhu-ence,
Avho married ^^'illianl Itarker, Jr., of Tiny, X, Y., both of whnm lia\c issue
of the ninth generation. Mi-. Herring is an active member of (iabriel I'aul
Post, G. A. E., of Westwood. and of one or more political ei-ganizations.
(iEORGE RIESEXBEEGKK, ]iroprietor of one of the besi known hotels
on the Hudson County Boulevard, was born in RosendaU', I'lster County,
X. Y., on Cliiistmas Day, ]')eceniber 2o, IS.jl. His parents, Xi<'holas Riesen-
bergei' and Catherine Blatz, came from (iermany to this country about lS4:t,
settling in Flsler County, ^A'iiere the former ^^■as employed as foreman of a
large cement factory. About L'<."l) the family moved to the Town of Enion,
X. J., and here, on what
is now the Hudson Coun-
ty Boulevard, Xicholas
Riesenberger was lor
thirty-five years a lead-
ing florist. He was a
prominent, public spir-
ited citizen, an active
member of the old
'■ \A'ide Awakes," and a
man universally re
spected and esteenn-d.
He died in 189.3.
George Riesenberge;
was educated in the pub-
lic schools of the Town
of Union, whither his
parents removed when
he was eight years old.
Reared in the florist's St^ i
business, it was only
natural that lie should
first adojit it as a voca
tion, and for some time
he was actively assu
dated witli his father.
Later he conducted v\illi
his bi'othe'- William a
floral establishment in
Xew York City for about
ten years. Then he en-
gaged in cigar iranu-
facturing in the Torv .1 of
T'nion, and subsequently
was cashier in the famous Eldorae
about two years. For a time he also conducted a ]ioi)ular hotel and park re
sort at the Forty-se-ond f^treet ferry in AVeehawken
In August, ISO."), Mr. Rieseiiberger becann
i
J
OKOKGE RIKSENBEKOER.
do and at the Giitteiiberg j-acetrack for
proprietor of his present hotel
564 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
on the Pludson (Jounty Boulevard, corner of Towerhill, West New York.
Bv lias also been prominent in public affairs. In 1876 he became a Con-
stable and Court Officer, and served in that capacity about five years. While
i!i business in New York he was also, for about five years, Sergeant of Police
in Ihe Town of Union, resigning on account of other pressing interests. He
has frequently served on juries, including the Grand Jury, and organized in
the Town of Union the first Court of Foresters in North Hudson. This was
Court Talisade, No. 7,G46. He is a member of Court Stevens, Foresters of
Ameiica, of Hoboken, and of the Einigkeit Singing Society, and for several
j-ears was an active member of the Union Hill Fire Department. He is also
a member of the Palisade Fishing Club of the Town of Union, of which he
was President for ten years. Mr. Eiesenberger is a public spirited citizen
and deeply interested in all movements affecting his town and county. He
comes from a distinguished family, his father being noted as a man of un-
usual mental attainments, and his youngest brother, Adam, having been a
professor in Stevens Institute, Hoboken, for over seventeen years.
Mr. Riesenberger married Emma Hoffman, daughter of Charles Frederick
Hoffman, and of their seven children four are living, namely: Nicholas, Will-
iam, Minnie, and Carrie.
EDWIN A. WESTER VELT, D.D.S., is descended in the ninth gene-
ration from Lubbert Lubbertsen (Von AA'estervelt), who emigrated to
America from Meppel in the Province of Drenthe, Holland, with his wifej
and children, on the ship '• Hope," in April, 1062. For a sketch of him
see page 99.
Edwin A. Westervelt, one of his descendants, is the son of James J.
and Mary E. Westervelt, and was born in New York City on the 19th of
June, 1870. He was educated in the public schools of New York and
Jersey City, at the New York University, and at the New York College
of Dentistry, graduating from the latter institution. He is actively and
successfully engaged in the practice of his profession in Jersey City, hav-
ing an office at 54 Brinkerhoff Street. He is a member of the University
Club and holds a high place in the esteem of the community.
DAVID PROVOOST VAN DE VENTER, Jr., is of Holland lineage,
being descended in a direct line from Pieter I'eters (1), a prominent and
well-to-do resident of the City of Deventer in Holland. His son, Jan
Petersen (2), who was baptized at Deventer, Holland, January 7, 1628,
married there (1) Maria and (2) Engletie Theunis. He emi-
grated to America in 1662. The register of the Dutch West India ship
" Hope," which landed him at New Amsterdam in April of that year,
discloses the fact that he was a tailor by trade, and had with him a wife
and three children. He first settled in Brooklyn, but soon removed to
New Utrecht, where he located permanently and acquired wealth and
social importance. He joined the Dutch church, in which he was an
active menber, and was elected Scheppen of New Utrecht in 1673. He
bought considerable land atterward, pajdng for one farm 6,000 gelders.
His issue of the third generation were Pieter, James, Henry, Cornelius
Richard, ai.d Femmetie.
Pieter Jansen Van Deventer {?,) emigrated with his father and settled
at New Utrecht, where he married, March 22, 1686, Maria Christina Van
Doren, of New Utrecht. He joined the Dutch church in 1667, was a
Deacon in 1697, and from 1698 to 1709 resided in New York City His
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issue of the fourth generation were Christiaen, Maria, and Abraham and
Isaac (t\Yins).
Isaac P. A'an Dev(-nter (4), baptized on Long Island, September 5, 1697,
nmrried Anna Willett, and had issue of the fifth generation Christopher
^'an Deventer and others.
Christopher Van Deventer (5) married Rachel Vreeland and had issue
of the sixth generation, one of whom was Jacob Van Deventer (6), who
married Louise Provoost and had issue of the seventh generation, one of
wiiom was David P. Van Deventer (7)), who married Maria Louise Shea
and had issue of the eighth generation David P. Van Deventer, Jr. (8),
the subject of this sketch.
David Provoost Van Deventer, Jr., was born at Matawan, Monmouth
County, X. J., November 1, ISClj. He was educated at Phillips Academy,
Andover, Mass., and was graduated from the New Yorii Law School with
the degree of LL.B. in 1897, being admitted to the New Jersey bar in
June of That year. Since then he has been successfully engaged in the
general practice of his profession in Jersey City. He is a member of
Lodge No. .52, I. O. O. F., of Matawan.
PATRICK J. DOOLEY was born on the 14th of May, 1873, in Jersey City,
where he still resides. He is of Irish descent. He received his education
at St. Peter's College in Jersey City and St. Francis Xavier College in New-
York, graduating in 1892 from the latter institution with the degree of A.B.
Mr. Dooley took up the study of law and was admitted as an attorney
at the November term of the New Jersey Supreme Court in 189C. He is
activelv and successfullv engaged in the practice of his profession in Jersev
City.
HENRY" EMORY ROTHE, M.D., of Harrison, N. J., was born in the
Tenth ^Val•d of New Yoi*k City, Christmas Day, December 25, 1840. His
ancestors were of good German stock, and were largely identified with
the law and estates.
Dr. Rothe was educated in the Collegiate College in New York City and
in the College of IMiysicians and Surgeons, also of New York, receiving
therefrom the degree of M.D. Since graduation he has been actively and
successfully engaged in the practice of medicine and for a time as a drug-
gist and chemist. He is now the Pennsylvania Railroad surgeon for
Harrison, where he resides.
In the Civil AAar Dr. Rothe enlisted in Company B, First Regiment
(^Yashington Greys), N. G. N. J., under Captain Cox. He was also for a
time on the United States steamer " Mercedita," as Surgeon's Steward and
Assistant, V. S. N. Afterward he enlisted in the Thirty-ninth Regiment,
New Jersey \'olunteers, and had charge of the brigade medical supplies
of the First Brigade, Second Division, Ninth Army Corps, gnd served
until the end of the war in the field hospital. In political as well as in
professional life Dr. Rothe has achieved prominence. He has served as
Treasurer and Assessor of Harrison, was the first Postmaster o" the town,
and was Deputv Countv Physician of Hudson County from 1879 to 1895.
He is a Commissioner oif Deeds and a Notary Public, has served as Deputy
Coroner of Hudson County, and has been a delegate to numerous town,
county State and Congressional conventions. He is a member and ex-
aminer' of Hon E. F. McDonald Council, Royal Arcanum, Surgeon of the
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Boggs Association of Naval Veterans, and a member of Lincoln Post, No.
11, G. A. R., and the Union Veteran Union.
Dr. Kotlie stands high as a physician and surgeon and as a citizen is
luiiversallv respected. He has been .'S])e(ially prominent in military and
]»o]itical afTairs, and in various important capacities has rendered valuable
service to the community. He was married, October 2:5, iSCiT, to Sarah J.
lio.^d, and has four children.
WILLIAM WRAY is the son of Ezekiel B. Wray, who was born near
the (Uant's Oauseway, in the North of Ireland, and who was of English
descent. Ezekiel was the son of a Captain in the English Army. He came
to America when eleven years of age and settled in Canada, whence he sub-
sequently removed to Albany, N. Y. He was a baker, and upon coming
to New York opened a grocery store. He married Mary Ann Forbes, also
a native of Ireland.
^^alliam Wray was born in Albany, N. Y., July 12, 1829, and removed
to New York City with his parents in 1831. He was educated in Public
Schools Nos. 4 and 8, of New York City, and afterward, when but fifteen
years of age, was apprenticed to the jewelry trade. On August 11, 1853, he
entered the Nassau Bank of New York, with which he has ever since been
associated, and where he has been the manager of the safe deposit vaults
since August 5, 1882.
He settled in T'loster, Bergen County, N. J., in 1872, and still resides
there. While in New York City he was a member of the Volunteer Fire
Department, joining Washington Hose Company November 12, 1850. He
was married. May 12, 1857, to Amelia Norris, daughter of Daniel W. Norris,
of New York City. They have had seven children: Amelia (deceased), Lot
tie E., Katherine E., AMlliam N., Jane Amelia, Walter C, and Warren N.
^A'lLLIAM NORRIS WRAY, eldest son of William and Amelia (Norris)
\A'ray, was born in New York City on the 11th of Nov('mber, 18(i3, and soon
afterward removed with the family to Blauveltville, Rockland County, N.
Y., and subsequently to Closter, N. J. He was educated in the Closter
public schools, and at the age of fifteen entered the Metropolitan National
Bank, Broadway and Pine Street, New York. That institution failed in
1SS4, and he has since been connected with the Chemical National Bank
of New York.
In November, 1893, jMr. Wray also engaged in the coal and lumber busi-
ness in Closter with John R. Demarest, under the firm name of Demarest &
Wray. He still carries on that business under the same firm name, his pres-
ent partner being John J. Demarest, son of John R., who took his father's
jilace in the firm in November, 1898. Mr. Wray was one of the oi :>anizers
and for eighteen years has been a member of the Knickerbocker Base Ball
Club of Closter, which \e ^'\.-yed for five years as Captair Be is also a
chaiter member of the Knickerbocker Fook and 1 adoer Company of
Cljster, and has been for several years a member of the governing board
of the Cior,ter Fire Department. Since the organization of the Firemen's
Relief Af ^ociation in 1896 he has served that body as Treasurer. He is
also a charter member of the Closter Club, and in politics is a Democrat.
Mr. Wvay was married, October 21, 1890, to Sophie ~\A'. Tanner, daughter
of Cliarles and Leah Ann Tanner, of Clostei-, N. J. They have two chil-
dren: Kenneth and Helen.
GENEALOGICAL . 567
THEODORE G. VOLt^ER was born in Bremen, Germany, February l!6,
1807, his parents being Gustav G. Volger and Sopliie Huneken. His family
is an old and honored one. The church in 'Wettbergen, Hanover, Germany,
was built by ^lagnus A'olger in 158(» and is still in use and in charge of the
Volger family. All of its pastors have borne the name of \''olger, and it is
to-day probably the only church in the Fatherland which 1ms the distinc-
tion of remaining continuously in one family. The N'olgers date back to
1310 (on record) and are one of the oldest families in Germany. Some of
them are buried in the Market Church at Hanover, while their coat of
arms and history are in the provincial museum there. Volger's ^^'eg, one
of the most prominent thoroughfares in Hanover, was so named after the
family. Dietrich Volger, who died in 1337, was Mayor of the City of Han-
over; Goedeke Volger, who died in 1420, was Senator of Hanover; and
Otto Johann Heinrich Volger, who died in 1725, was also Mayor of Han-
over. The Adjutant-General of ex-Queen Marie of Hanover is a ^"olger of
the same family. Since coming to America the family name has frequently
appeared as Folger. They emigrated from Hanover to England and thence
to this country, being among the first settlers in the colonies. Charles
James Folger, born in Massachusetts in 1818, who became Secretary of the
Treasury in 18S1, is a member of this family.
Theodore G. Volger was educated in the high schools at Detmold and
Lemgo, Germany. Coming to this country, he was a clerk in the cotton
export house of Hubbard, Price & Co., of New York, in 188G and 1887, and
in 1888 became a clerk for Ufferliardt & Co., of Charleston, S. C, with
whom he remained until 1890. Since 18!tl he has been a member of the
firm of iiittag & ^'olger, manufacturers of typewriter supplies at Park
Ridge, X. J., where he resides. The firm has offices in New York, Chicago,
and I'aris, and has built up an extensive and successful business. In 1889
this business was the smallest of its kind; to-day it is the largest in the
world, and much of its growth is due to Mr. Volger's ability, enterprise,
and untiring energy.
He has also been prominent in public affairs, having served as a Council-
man of Park Ridge Borough in 1894, 189.5, and 1S9(;, and us Mayor of the
borough in 1897 and 1898. In 189.T and 1896 he was Postmaster of Park
Ridge. He is Mce-President of the Eureka Building and Loan Association,
and'^in every capacity has displayed sound judgment, great native ability,
and commendable enterprise. He married, in 1894, May Marjorie Smith,
and they have three children.
WILLIAM ST^]\rNER HI"N<!EREORD, of Arlington, was born iu East
Haddam, Conn., August 3, IS.ii. He is the son of William E. Hungerford
and Ellen Frances Sumner, daughter of William and Anna (Washburn)
Snm.'er and granddaughter of William Sumner; a granils(m of Zaehariah
and At na (Lord) Hungerford; and a great-grandson of Zaehariah Hunger-
ford, Sr.. and Lydia Bigelow. He is of Englisl descent on both sides. His
first' \meiican 'ancestor, Thomas Hungerforu, cai..e fr .m Wiltshire, Eng-
land in 1639, and settled in New England. Zaehariah Hungerford, great-
grandfather of the subject of this sketch, was a Captain in the Ccnnecticut
State Militia and served in the Revolutionary War.
Mr Hungerford was educated in the public schools of East j^addam, a>
WilMston Seminary in Easthampton, Mass., and at Yale College, graduat-
ing from the latter institution in 1875. He also studied mining engineer-
ing at the Royal Saxon School in Freiberg, Saxony. He began the active
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HUDSON AND BBRGBN COUNTIES
pi'iU'tict.' of liis jtrofession in the ^dld mines of Northern Georgia. Subse-
([uently lie was in tlic mines of tlie Lake Snj)erior region in Michigan and
afterward in tliose of Colorado and New Mexico. Finally he became vSuper-
infen(]ent of mines for the Lowmoor Iron Company in \^irginia. In 1889
.Ml-. Iliingcrford came to Jerse\' City, N. J., as manager of W. Ames &
Co'iiiiany, maniifactnrers of bar iron, railroad spikes, bolts, nuts, etc.,
which jiositioii he still holds, being' also a jiartner in the firm. In all of
these cajjarilies he has dis])layed great native ability- and enterprise. He
business
WILLIAM S. HUNGERFORD.
is one of the ablest mining engiiu-c rs in East Jersey, and in both
and ])rofessional matters has acliieved eminent success.
In politics Mr. Hungerford is a stanch Re]iublicaii. He has been a mem-
ber of the P.oard of Council of Arlington, where he resides, a-id is prominent
and influential in the community. He is a member of the Pons of the Ameri-
can Revolntion. the American Institute of Mining Engineers, the American
Association^ for the Advancement of Science, the University Club and
First tlongregational Church of Jersey City, and the Third Ward Republi-
can <JInb of Kearny. His activity in professional, business, social, and
politiral affairs has brought him into wide prominence, and attests his
popularity and the confidence and esteem in which he is held.
GENEALOGICAL 569
Mr. Hungerford has been twice married, first to Cora C Paxton, de-
ceased, of I.exington, Va.. and second to Mary C. Bininger, of Arlington,
N. J.
ROBERT STOCKTON GREEN, of Jersey City, was born in Elizabetli,
N. J., on the l(jth of October, 1865. He comes from a family of professional
men who have long been prominent in the State. Robert Stockton (Ireen,
his father, ^\as born in I'rinceton, March 25, 1831, and died in Elizabeth,
ilay 7, 1895. He was graduated from Princeton College in 1850, read law
with his father, James S. Creen, and was admitted to the bar as an at-
torney in November, lsr),H, and as a counselor in November, 1856. He be-
gan active practice in :Mercer County, and in 1856 removed to Elizabeth,
where he resided until his death. He was appointed Prosecutor of the
Pleas in T'uion County by Governor Newell in 1857, was elected Surrogate
in 1S(W, and was a member of the Common Council of Elizabeth from 1868
to 1873. In lS7!t Governor Randolph appointed him to represent New
Jersey at the Commercial Convention in Louisville. He was appointed
the first Law Judge of Union County in 186S, was elected to Congress in
1885, and in 18S(; was elected (Jovernor of New Jersey. At the close of
his term as Governor he was appointed Mce-Chancellor and served in that
capacity until his death, being also at that time a Judge of the Court of
Errors and Appeals. He was a member of the Constitutional Convention
of 1874. and as a Democrat went as a delegate to various political con-
ventions, including the National conventions at Baltimore and St. Louis.
In January, 1S84, he was admitted to the New York bar and became a
member of the law firm of Brown, Hall & A^anderpoel, which subsequently
became A'anderpoel, (ireen & Cuming. Judge Green was married, Octo-
ber 1, 1857, to Mary E., daughter of Richard Thomas ^lulligan and Cathe-
rine Coleman, his wife, of Fort Edward, N. Y. They had four children:
Catherine, Isahelle W.. Caroline Seward, and Robert S.
James Sproat (Jri-en, father of Governor Green and grandfather of the
subject of this sketch, was the son of Dr. Ashbel Green, and was born in
Philadelphia, Pa., July 22, 17l»2. He was graduated from Dickinson Col-
lege in 1811, was licensed as an attorney in 1817 and as a counselor in
1821, and in ls:',l A\as called to the rank of sergeant-at-law. For many
years he held an eminent position at the bar of New Jersey. He repre-
sented the old County of Somerset in the State Legislature for several
terms from 1S2!), was Reporter of the Supreme Court from 1831 to 1836,
served as United States Attorney by appointment of President Jackson
until the election of Harrison in 1840, and was nominated by President
Tyler as Secretarv of the Treasury, but with others failed of confirmation
hi the opposition Senate. He was Professor of the Law Department of
Princeton College from 1847 to 1855, a Trustee of that institution from
1828 until his death, and for many years served as Treasurer of the
Theological Seminarv at Princeton. He was one of the original, Directors
of the Delawa.e- and Raritan Hanal (V)nipany and was Treasurer of the
Joint Railroad and Canal Companies. He died in November, 1862.
Robert S Green, the subject of this sketch, was educated at the Columbia
Grammar School in New Y^ork City, graduating therefrom in 1882. He
was graduated from Princeton College with the degree of B.A. in 1886
and received the degree of M.A. in course in 1889. From 1886 to 1890 he
read law with his father, being also his father's private secretary while
the latter was Governor of New Jersey from 1887 to 1890. He studied law
570 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
witb J. R. & N. English, of Elizabeth, and was admitted to the bar as an
attoi'ney in June, 18!)1. Immediately afterward he became a student at
law in the of(ice of Seward, Guthrie & Morawetz, of New York City.
Mr. Green was admitted to the bar of New York in November, 1893, and
remained with the firm of vSeward, Guthrie & Morawetz until December 1,
189(i, when he settled in Jersey City and formed a co-partnership with
Albert C. ^Vall under the firm name of A^'all & Green. In April, 1896, he
was appointed by Governor Griggs a member of the State Board of Assess-
ors for a term of four years.
CHARLES A. THOMSON, of Kearny, Hudson County, is the son of
Charles R. Thomson and Elizabeth Epslan and was born in Arbotah,
Forfarshire, v'^cofland, December 7, 1864. His ]>arents were both natives
of Scotland, where the subject of this sketch received his education.
Mr. Thomson came to this country in 188S, lauding in New York City.
He went thence to Passaic, N. J., and four months later removed to Newark,
where he lived for several years. He then removed to Kearny, Hudson
County, where he still resides, and where he is engaged in the machine
business, manufacturing stonecutting and breadmaking machinery. In
this line of industry he has developed great inventive genius and is the
originator and patentee of a number of important machines and appli-
ances. He learned his trade with his brother, who owns one of the largest
machine shops in Edinboro, Scotland, and in following it as his life-work
has achieved eminent success. He is very progressive, always trying to
improve machinery, and gaining in this respect the reputation of making
some of the greatest improvements in breadmaking machinery in existence.
In politics Mr. Thomson is a Republican. He belongs to the Plymouth
Brethren Church, and for a number of years has taken an active interest
in local affairs. He was married, April 26, 1894, to Margaret C. Girgan,
of Glasgow, Scotland, daughter of John and Margaret (Carson) Girgan.
They have two children: Charles and Margaret.
JOHN KELLER, M.A., Rector of Trinity Church, Arlington, is the sou
of Peter Ruth Keller and Eleanor Steen and a grandson of John and Eliza-
beth (Ruth) Keller and of Isaac and Eliza (Braddock) Steen. His paternal
grandfather came from Munich, Bavaria, Germany, while his maternal
grandparents were residents of Mt. Holly, N. J. The Braddock family
emigrated to America with William Penn in 1682.
Rev. John Keller was born in Philadelphia, Pa., on the 14th of May,
1861, and received his preliminary education in the public schools and in
the Central High School of that city. He also studied under private tutors
in Philadelphia, and at the General Theologic;il Seminary (Episcopal) at
Chelsea Square, New York. He was graduated with the degree of B.A. in
1880, with the degree of M.A. m 1885, and in theology in 1886. in the lat-
ter year he was made a Deteon. He was ordained t^ the priesthood in
1887, having been appointed in 1886 to the charge of Vripity Church, Ar-
lington, .?>'. J. In the meantime, froni 1884 to 886, he had "charge of the
■ jusic and was organist at the Chapel of the General Theological Seminary
m New York, and during the same period gave lectures and instruction in
plain song. In 1888 he was appointed Bishop's Chaplain and Private Sec-
retary. He was elected Secretary of the Convention of the Diocese of
Newark in 1899 and Recording Secretary of the Associate Alumni of the
General Theological Seminary of New York in 1896. He is still Rector
GENEALOGICAL 571
of Trinity Church, Arlington, Bishop's Chaplain and Private Secretary,
Secretary of the Convention of the Diocese of Newarli, and Recording
Secretary of the Associate Alumni of the General Theological Seminary,
licv. Mr. Keller was appointed Captain and Chaplain of the First Regi-
iiumt. National Guard of New Jersey, July 2G, 1M!)5, being commissioned
immediately afterward, and is still on the regimental staff. He has writ-
ten and delivered a number of special original lectures on the History and
the Construction of the Organ; on Ecclesiastical Music and Its Origin; on
the Origin and Meaning of ('ertain Military Customs, Decorations, and
Ceremonies, and on other important themes, including a Quarter of a Cen-
tury History of the Diocese of Newark. His work in the ministry has been
peculiarly successful and stamps him as a man of great ability and energy.
He is possessed of literary talents of a high order, a fact which is abun-
dantly demonstrated by his lectures and writings. As Rector of Trinity
Church, Arlington, he is universally esteemed, and as a citizen he enjoys
the confidence and respect of the entire community. He is a member of
the Xewark Clericus, of the Catholic Club of Xew York, of the Associate
Alumni of the (ieneral Theological Seminary of New York, of Triune
Lodge, No. 159, F. and A. M.. and of America Council, No. 1304, Royal
Arcanum.
HENRY \\'ARD, Pastor of the Reformed Church of Closter, was born
in Guilderland, N. Y., April 4, 1839. He is the son of Henry A. Ward and
Eva Jaiobson and a grandson of Peter L. and Margarette (Ogsbury) ^Vard,
and is of Holland descent on his mother's side and English on his father's.
Mr. 'SVard was educated at Union College, Schenectady, N. Y., which he
left at the age of twenty-three to enter the Theological Seminary at New
Hrunswick. N. J., where he remained three years. Afterward he was
settled over the Reformed Church at New Hackensack, Dutchess County,
N. Y., for twenty years. He then removed to Closter and has since been
the Pastor of the Reformed Church of that place. In the ministry Mr. ^Val■d
has gained a high reputation. He is an able speaker, a sound theologian,
and honored by all who know him.
He married Caroline Davis and has four sons: William D., Henry P., Al-
fred \S\, and Herbert E.
JOHN I'OTTER STOCKTON was born in Philadelphia. Pa., February
2 1852^ John Potter Stockton, Sr., his father, was born in Princeton, N. J.,
August 2 1826, and died Januarv 22, 1900. He was graduated from Prince-
ton Colle"" in 1843. He read law with Judge Richard S. Field, was ad-
mitted totte bar as an attorney in April, 1847, and as a counselor in 1850,
and practiced his profession in New Jersey with marked success until 18.. 7,
being aproinled in the meantime commissioner to revise the laws of the
State am making in this capacity a report -."hich was adopted by the Leg-
islature In 1857 l.e was appointed by Presilent Buchanan United States
Minister to Rome and served in that capacity until 1801, when le returned
and resumed the practice of law in Trenton. He was eh-cted United States
Senator for the term commencing March 4, 1865, but was unseated on a -
count of the election by a plurality act wanting one of a majority. He was
-e-elected T'nited States Senator for the six years beginning March 4. 1869,
and served a full term, being one of the leaders on the Democratic side. He
then resumed his practice in Trenton. He was appointed A ttorney-General
of the State April 8, 1877, and filled that oflfice with eminent ability for four
572 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
terms of five years each, being reappointed in 1882, 1887, and 1893. At the
close of his fourth tei'iii on April 5, 1897, he resumed the practice of law in
Jersey City. In 184.5 he married 8arah Marks, of Philadelphia, Pa. His
father was' Commodore Robert Field Stockton, of the United States Navy.
Richard Stockton, " The Duke," father of Commodore Robert F. Stockton
and Ki<^i<t-grandfather of the subject of this sketch, was a signer of the
Declaration of Independence and a distinguished citizen of Princeton.
The family came originally from England, where they were quite cele-
brated, one of the members being Lord ^layoi- of London. No name in
New Jersey is more distinguished or moi-e conspicuous in the professional
and military histoiT of the colony and State. For generations it has fig-
ured i)roniinently in important affairs and has always maintained a place
of dignity and honor.
.Vlthough born in Philadelphia, John P. Stockton, the subject of this
article, has spent most of his life in New Jersey. He received his prepara-
tory education at the Charlier Institute in New Yoi'k City. The early part
of his life was devoted to the study of I'ailroads in New Jersey, and for a
long time he was connected with the Erie Railroad, the New Jeisey South-
ern Railroad, and the New Jersey Central Railroad Company. In 1883 he
took up thi' study of medicine. The medical profession, howe\"er, was not to
his taste, and he finally abandoned it for that of the law. He was admitted
to the New Jersey bar as an attorney in 1895 and as a counselor in 1S!)9,
and has successfully practiced his profession in Jersey City, where he re-
sides. He has displayed legal qualifications of a high order. As a citizen
as well as a lawyer and advocate he has gained an honorable reputation
and is respected and esteemed by all who know him. He has also devoted
considerable attention to literature, having written articles for several
magazines and a number of books, of which one entitled " Zaphra " has
gained for him a considerable reputation as an author.
SAMUEL A. J. NEELY, of Bayonne, is the son of John J. Neely and
Jane E. I'atterson, and was born in Emmettsburg, Md., May 21, 1845. His
mother was also a native of that place, while his father was born at Gettys-
burg, Pa. They were married in Fredericksburg, Md., and in 1886 removed
from Emmettsburg to Jersey City, N. J., and thence, in 1888, to Bayonne.
Mr. Neely was educated in the public schools of Emmettsburg, Md., and
afterward engaged in railroading, a business he has always follov/ed. He
has been associated with the S. S. L. Railroad Company, the Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad, and the New Jersey Central Railroad Company, by
whom he is now employed as a train dispatcher.
In public as well as in railroad matters Mr. Neely has become a prom-
inent factor. He is a Democrat in politics, and has served four years as
a member of the Board of Aldermen of Bayonne City and one term as a
member of the Board of Chosen Freeholders of Hudson County He is a
member of the Fiif Department of Bayonn^^, an active and enterprising
citizen, and highly respected by all who know him.
He was married, February 17, 1872, to Ella J. Lewis, daughter of John
J. and Mary Lewis, of Gilberton, Pa. They have five children: John, Will-
iam, Arthur J., Samuel A. J., Jr., and Jennie.
PRANK STEVENS, of Jersey City, was born in Dutchess County, N.
Y., August 19, 1851. When he was four years old his parents moved to
Wisconsin, where his father had large interests in mills and lumber. After
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a number of years the family removed to Chicago, wht-re he received his
education in the city schools. A few years later they returned East and
settled in N^ew Jersey.
Mr. Stevens attended Oberlin College, where he remained through the
preparatory and junior scientilic years. He then began his business ca
reer in Cleveland, Ohio, whence he removed in ISTD to New Jersey, enter-
ing a flour and grain commission house in New York City. Subsequently
he entered the employ of the shipbuilding I'stablishment of tlic late iMichcll
S. Allison in Jersey (,'ity. In 1S74 he eslablished himself in the real estate
business on his own account in ^Montgomery Street, Jersey ('i1y, lati'r re-
moved to Xo. 55, that street, and during the twenty-six siid-ec ding years
built up a business second to none in his line in New Jersey-. In January,
1893, he organized his extensive business into the Real Estate Trusts Com-
pany, associating himself with a number of specialists in finance and organ-
ization, and largely increased the possibilitu^s of the business. Mr. Ste\ens
is extensively interested in I'eal estate and in numerous companies. He is
Pn.'sident of the Real Estate Trusts Company, and was one of the oi-gan-
izers of and secured the valuable charter under which the New Jersey Title
Guarantee and Trust Company operates and has attained such wonderful
success. He is one of its Directors and ( 'hairman of its Finance Committee.
He is Treasurer of the Jersey City Board of Trade and the Registrar and
Transfer Company, was President of the I'aulu.s Hook Building and Loan
Association of Jersey City, and is a member of the principal clubs in Jei-sey
City and a director in many companies.
ARTHUR J. STEVER, of Hillsdale, was born in New York City on the lid
of January, 185:5. He is the son of Erastus Stever and Catharine A. Van
Loon and a grandson of Jeremiah Ste\er. His au'cstors came to this coun-
try from Germany. Mr. Stever was educated in Brooklyn, N. Y., a I the
Brooklyn Collegiate and Bolytechnic Instituie. He left school at the age
of eighteen and studied architecture in the ollice of \'anx & Withers, of
New York. Since then he has been actively and successfully engaged in
practice as an aichitect.
He has represented Hillsdale Township on the Board of Chosen Free-
liolders and is a member of the Westwood Reformed Church and Preside iit
of the Hillsdale :Manor Improvement ( 'ompany. As a resident of HilNdale
he has taken an active part in town affairs, and is highly esteemed for
those qualities which stamp the public spirited, progressive, and patriotic
citizen. He married Dora L. Whitman, daughter of Hon. Jarvis Whitman
and Dorothy A. Hopkins, and has three children: Arthur J., Ralj)h H., and
Dora A.
GEORGE E. TOOKER, of Demarest, Bergen County, was born in Buf-
falo K. Y'., June 22, 1858. He is the son of William A. Tooker and Sarah
J. Blackburn and a grandson of William A Tooker, Sr. His ancestors
came to this .ountry from Enjland and for years have oeen prominent in
business and professional kfFairs.
Jlr. Tooker was educated in Brooklyn, N. Y. He left school at the age
of twelve and became a clerk in a tea store, where he remained one and a
half years He then entered a diT goods store and continued as a clerk
for five vears when he engaged in the printing business. After working
in that capacity for four vears he entered a millinery house, remaining
eleven years when he associated himself with Henry Seibert & Brother,
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lithograplK^s, 411 Pearl Street, New York, with whom he still contiunes.
He has served as Commissioner of Appeals of Huntington Township and
a three-year term as Town Committeeman, and in both business and public
capacities has displayed marked ability, sound judgment, and great enter-
prise. He is a member of the Knights of Honor, the Masonic fraternity,
the Knights of Pythias, the Uniformed Rank of the Knights of Pythias,
and the Baptist Church of Demarest, where he resides. He is the second
Chief of the Demarest Fire Department. Mr. Tooker married Mary Lowen-
haupt and has one son, George.
HERMAN L. TIMKEN was born in Lilienthal, Hanover, (Jermany, April
2, 1830. His father served as a soldier in the English Army under "\A'ell-
ington and in the German Army under Bliicher, and after serving seven
years in the Hanoverian Army was advanced to the rank of First Sergeant.
In 1S;"57 Mr. Timken came to America and located in Xew A'ork City.
He was a turner and carver by trade. In 1859 he engaged in the flour
business in Hoboken under tlie firm name of Krone & Timlten, which subse-
quently became Timken & Rohdenburg. Mr. Timken succeeded to the
business in 1870 and finally, after several changes, retired, leaving his son,
J. Henry Timken, and a Mr. Hamball in charge of the concern under the
style of Timken & Hamball.
In public life Mr. Timken also achieved prominence. He served as
Councilman for several years, and in 1883 was elected Mayor of Hoboken,
which office he filled with great credit for three terms. In 1801 he was a
candidate for the nomination for Sheriff, but withdrew from the contest.
He also served on the Board of Tax Commissioners. He was one of the
organizers and Captain of Company D, First Battalion, of the old Second
Regiment, and one of the founders and the first Vice-President of the Sec-
ond National Bank of Hoboken. He was also the first President of the
American District Telegraph Company of Hoboken and the builder of
Meyer's Hotel, which is now owned and conducted by his son, J. H. Tim-
ken. He was a member of the German and Hoboken Quartette Clubs, a
Past Master of Hudson Lodge, No. 71, F. and A. M., a Director of the United
States Schuetzen Park Association, and a member of the New York Pro-
duce Exchange. In every capacity he displayed ability, enterprise, and
probity of character, and gained the confidence and respect of all who
knew him. He was a man of great energy, thoroughly identified with the
affairs of Hoboken, and liberally contributed to its welfare and advance-
ment. In 1859 he married Miss Betty Kotzenberg.
WARD VARIAN, of Closter, is the son of William Varian and Susan
Cornell and a grandson of Isaac Varian and Abram Cornell, and was
boim in New York City on the 6th of November, 1842. His a.icestors
were French. Mr. Varian was educated in the Westchester County
schools, which ^ e left at the age of eighteen to enlist i. Company E, One
Hundred nnd Sixty-fifth New York Vo unteers. He served with distinction
'■'. tlie V/i r of the Rebellion, and afterward engaged in farming in West-
chester County, where he remained seventeen years. He then removed
to Closter. Bergen County, N. J., and has since continued in agricultural
pursuits, being one of the best farmers in that section.
Mr. Varian has achieved success as a farmer, and has also taken a prom-
inent x)art in public affairs. He has served for some time on the Town-
ship Committee of Harrington Township. In every capacity he has gained
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tbe respecl and contidpii-c of all «lio kr.ow him. Ho i,ian-iod T'atbo
Ann Keed.
rjiit'
GEOEGE M. ECKERT. of Ailin-ton, was born in the Eighth Ward of
Xew \ovk City on the Stli of Octolu'i-, I.SC!). li,. is the son of David R
Ec-kei-t and Dellyetta :M(KeIlo]i and a -i-andson of i[ai'tin Eckert Tho
Efkerts came oi-igiuallv fi-oui Holland and first sellled on Manhattan
Island, whence they removed to the vicinity of Kingston, where Martin
GEORGE M. ECKERT.
Eckert still lives, his lionje being at T'lster Parlv. lie has ah\ays followed
agricultural pursuits. The f-Miiily have be(^n jn'oniine.t 'uid influential in
both public and business afiaii-s, an! fi'oni tfie first have .^.ken an active
part in all T'.orfhy objects.
Mr. Ei;kert was educated in I he public schools of New York City and ai
the New York fVdIege. Since leaving the latter institution he has been
associated with the well known dry goods house of Loid & Taylor, of New
York, rising to the position of assistant numager of the carpet department,
which he now holds. In public affairs he has held for several years a
prominent place, taking an ai-iix-e pai-t in town affaii-s, and filling every
position ^\•ith acknowledged aliiiity. He was elected a member of thn
576 HUDSON AND BEKGEN COUNTIES
J'.oard of Aldei-men in the sitiiny of 181)0, and is a member and Assistant
Foi'eman of Hook and Ladder ('ompany No. 1, of the Kearny Volunteer
Fii'e Department. He is a member of the Episcopal ('hurch. He married
Mary L. C'ris.sy and has one daughter, Alice Eckert.
ROBERT M. MARSHALL was born in Newark, N. J., October 17, 1869.
Hf' is the son of Samuel J. Marshall and Margaret Malcolm and a grand-
son of AMlliam and Jennie (Jackson) Marshall and of Robert and Jenet
Malcolm. His ancestors were Scotch. The family came to America in
1866 and settled in Newark, and in 1885 removed to East Newark, where
Samuel J. Marshall established the plum_bing, gas, and steam fitting busi-
ness which is still carried on by his three sons, Robert M., William (!., and
Samuel J.. Jr., under the firm name of Marshall Brothers.
Robert M. IMarshall was educated in the public schools of Newark and
East Newark, and has always been engaged in the plumbing and gas and
steam fitting business with marked success. The business of Marshall
Brothers has been located at 442 John Street, East Newark, for about
fifteen years. Mr. Marshall is a member of the Knox Presbyterian Church,
and in both business and public capacities has displayed great public spirit
and an active interest in the affairs of the community. He married Kate
L. Robson, hj whom he has two children living: A\'illiam R. and Samuel J.
WILLIAM C. MARSHALL, another son of Samuel J. and Margaret (Mal-
colm) Marshal] and a brother of Robert M., was born in Newark, N. J., and
received his education in that city and in East Newark. He is success-
fully engaged in the plumbing, gas titling, and steam fitting business with
his brothers under the Arm name of ^Marshall Brothers at 442 John Street,
East Newark. He is a member of the North Reformed Church of Newark
and a public spirited, progressive, and respected citizen. He married Anna
Moffat and has one daughter, Jessie M.
SAMUEL J. JIARSHALL, Jr., another son of Samuel J. and Margaret
(Malcolm) Marsliall and a brother of Robert M. and AVilliam ('., was born
in Newark, N. J., and received his education in that city and East Newark,
where the family removed in 1885. He is engaged in the plumbing, gas
fitting, and steam fitting business with his brothers under the firm name
of Marshall Brothers, 442 John Street, East Newark, and from the first
has displayed great business ability, sound judgment, and enterprise.
He is a member of Company O, First Regiment, N. G. N. J., and also a
member of the North Reformed Church of Newark.
W^ILLIAM CHARLES FARR was born at Gettenbach, near Frankfort-
on-the-Main, frermany, JIarch 13, 1844. He received a district school edu-
cation in his native 'town and came to this country in 1861, arriving in
Baltimore, Md., on the .3d of August. About four months later he left
Baltimo'-' , and on January 9, 1862, became a resident of Bayonne, Hudson
County, N. J., which has ever since been his home.
Although Mr. Farr had received only a district school education in Get-
ienbach, it was largely through his own efforts, after his arrival in this
country, that he completed his studies and gained a practical experience.
He began life as a day laborer. Afterward he purchased a canal boat and
spent several years' as captair of that craft. He lost money in this ven-
ture, however, but with eh iracteristic energy and perseverance engaged in
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conti-acting on a small scale, and by faithful attention to business soon
built up a large and successful business. He is now one of the largest con-
tractors in Bavonne, doing almost the entire work for all the factories at
Constable Hook. I-Ie is not only financially independent, but a large owner
of real estate and one of the city's prominent and respected residents.
In public life Mr. Farr has also achieved a high reputation. He served
as School Trustee in ISTs, 1879, and 18S0, and as Councilman in 1SS2, 18S3,
1884. 188.-). 18SG. 1887, and 18!I0, being President of the board for two years.
He was Mayor of the City of Bayonne in 18'.ll, 18!I2, 180:'., and 18!ll. Dur-
ing his administration electric lighting was introduced and n pure water
supply for the city was inaugurated. The fire alarm system was estab-
lished, and the cost of all the (dty improvements was reduced to about one-
half of that under the preceding administrations. He re-organized an in-
efficient jiolice department and inaugurated many other improvements
which have since resulted in so much benefit to the community. His ad-
ministration was so acceptable to the people that he received both the
Democratic and Republican nominations in 1893, as well as several citi-
zens' nominations. In that year he had no opponent. \Miile in the
Council he was instrumental in exposing a $40,000 defalcation in the
treasurer's department. Mr. Farr organized the Centerville Building and
Loan Association and was its President during the last nine years. He
has been a member, a Deacon, and a Trustee of St. Paul's German Lu-
theran Church of Bayonne since its organization, and is also a member of
the Bayonne Board of Trade, which he served for a long time as Vice-
President. He is a Director of the Charity Organization Society, a mem-
ber of the Board of Directois of the (icrman Lutheran Plospital of Xew
York City and Vicinity, and for several years served as President of the
board. He is also a member of the Good Government Club of Bayonne,
a member of the Board of Trustees of the German Lutheran Home for
the Aged of Xew York City and Vicinity, a member of the Board of Di-
rectors of the Hudson County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, a member of the I'.ayonne .Alusical Society, an honorary mem-
ber of several fire companies and other associations, and until recently
was a Trustee and Treasuier of the <!erman Lutheran Emigrant Mission
of Xew Y^ork City. In all these capacities he has displayed marked
ability, sound judgment, and unselfish devotion. He is a jjublic spirited
citizen, thoroughly identified with the affairs of his adopted city and
State, and active in promoting every worthy object. During his entire
life he has maintained the confidence and respect of all who know him.
Mr. Farr was married. Mi\y 31. 1863, to Mary Dorethea Schmidt, of
Bayonne, daughter of Henry and Magdalena Schmidt. They have five
children: Charles John Farr, a grocer at Stapleton, Staten Island, X\ Y.;
Frederick ^Mlliam Farr, who served as private secretary to his father
while the latter was ^Nlayor, and who is now a practicing lawyer in Bay-
onne under the firm name of Anderson & Farr; and Emmn Elizabeth,
Laura Elizabeth, and Sybella Jfargaretta. All of the children ar-- ac-
complished and well educated.
CHARLES DEDERER THOMPSOX", of Jersey City, was born in New-
ton, Sussex Countv, X". J., June 28, 1853, his parents being David and
Susfinna (Dederer) Thompson. He is descended in the sixth generation
frcm Thomas Thompson, a Scotchman, who ^^^ettl^d at Elizabethtown, K
J., in WM. His grandparents, Stephen and Susrnna (Harris) Thompson,
578 HUDSON AND BERGEN COlfNTIES
lived on the old homestead in Morris County which was purchased in 1740.
David Thompson, his father, was born at Mendham, Morris County, N.
J., October 26, 1808, and was graduated from Princeton College in 1825.
For four years thereafter he was a teacher in the academy at Mendham.
He read law with Jacob W. IMiller, of Morristown, and Judge Thomas C.
Ryei'son, of Newton, and was admitted to the New Jersey bar as an at-
torney in November, 1833, and as a counselor in November, 1836. In
November, 1838, he was appointed Surrogate of Sussex County by Gov-
ernor Pennington and filled that office for five years. He continued in the
practice of his profession until shortly before his death, which occurred
at Newton, N. J., November 8, 1S88. He was elected a Director of the
Sussex Bank in Newton in 1844, served that institution for many years as
its Vice-President, and in 1865 was elected President, which position he
held until his death. He married Susanna, daughter of Joseph and Susanna
Dederer, and their children were Alexander, deceased; Juliana, deceased,
wife of David E. Hull, of Newton; Susanna Dederer Thompson, of Newton;
William Armstrong Thompson, a civil engineer; and Charles Dederer
Thompson, the subject of this sketch.
Charles D. Thompson was graduated from Princeton Cfillege in 1874 and
from the Columbia College Law School with the degree of LL.B., attend-
ing that institution when it was under the direction of the noted Dr. Tim-
othy W. Dwight. He read law with his father in Newton and was ad-
mitted to the New Jersey bar as an attorney in June. 1877, and as a coun-
selor in June, 1880. He practiced his profession at Newton from June,
1877, until January, 1886, when he removed to Jersey City and formed a
partnership Avith Colonel Asa W. Dickinson under the firm name of Dickin-
son & Thompson. In April, 1892, John S. McMaster was admitted to the
firm, which wa.s changed to Dickinson, Thompson & Mc^Iaster and so con-
tinupcl until Mr. Dicldnson's death in 1801).
Mr. Thompson is still actively and successfully engaged in the general
jtractiee of his profession in Jersey City. He was a member of the Town
Council of Montclair, N. J., where he resided, in 1894 and 1895, and in the
latter year became a member of the Montclair Board of Health. In this
and other capacities he has displayed marked ability, sound judgment, and
great public spirit. He is an able lawyer and has gained an honorable repu-
tation at the bar.
JOB HILLIAED LIPPINCOTT was born at Vincenttown, Burlington
County, N. J., November 12, 1842. He was the son of a prosperous farmer.
He was graduated from Mount Holly Seminary in 1861, and remained
there as a teacher until 1863, when lie enlered the Dane Law School of
Harvard University, from which he was graduated in 1865. He was ad-
mitted to the New Jersey bar in 1867, and opened an office opposite the
Court House in what was then Hudson Ciiy, now a part of Jersey City.
He war President of the Board of Education from 1868 t0.187lj when
Jersey City, Hudson City, and the Town of Bergen were consolidated. In
1874 he was appointed counsel of the Board of Freeholders, which position
lie held until 1886, when President Cleveland ap{pointed him United States
Attorney for the District of New Jersey. A year later he resigned. Gov-
ernor Green having appointed him Judge of the Hudson County courts to
succeed Alexander T. McGill, who became Chancellor. In 1888 he was re-
appointed for a full term of five years. In January, 1893, just before his
term expired, he resigned, and Governor Werts appointed him an Asso-
GENEALOGICAL, 579
date Justice of the Supreme Court, which position the latter had vacated
to become (io?ernor. He was re-appointed by GoTernor Voorhees in
March, 1900.
Justice Lii)pincott's reputation was based mainly on his imprisonment of
the Jersey City ballot-box stuffers in 1892. Following the election for Gov-
ernor in 1889, an investigation was started in 1890 which resulted in ihe
finding of at least 5,000 fraudulent ballots. Although the proof was of the
most convincing kind, it was only by extraordinary energy that indict-
ments were secured against sixty-seven election officers. Justice Lippin-
cott died July 5, 1900, in Jersey City.
(MARKET VON DREHLE, of Secaucus, is the son of Bernard and Mary
^on Drehle, and was born in Hanover, Germany, August 2G, 1838. There
he received liis education. He came to America in 1845, and is now suc-
cessfully engaged in gardening and farming in Secaucus, Hudson County,
having removed there from New York in 1868. He is independent in
politics, deeply interested in educational matters, and a public spirited,
enterprising citizen.
Mr. ^'on Drehle married Mary Teterson, a native of Germany, and has
three children: Mary, who married Charles Born and has five childen;
George, who married Kate Bunder; and Helena, who married Herman
Smith and has one child.
MICHAEL C. :NrcCROSKERY, of Weehawken, was born in X-w York
City on the 29th of May, 1827. He is the son of ^Michael McCioskery and
Eliza Greenleaf and a grandson of Jam_es JlcCroskery and of Robert and
Elizabeth Greenleaf. His father was born in Scotland and his mother in
New Durham, Hudson County, N. J.
Mr. McCroskery is one of the oldest residents in the County of Hudson.
He was educated in the public schools of New Durham, whither his parents
removed when he was young. After leaving school he engaged in the
meat business, which he followed successfully for thirty years. He is now
connected with the Hackensack TN'ater Company. In politics he is a Re-
publican. He is a member of the Reformed Church, a public spirited and
progressive citizen, and has always been active in the aifairs of the com-
munity. He married Euphemia Jane Deas and has four children: James,
p]liza, and Julia and Clara (twins).
FRANK STEWART RIX, of New Durham, is the eldest son of Cornelius
Frank Rix, who was born in Royaltou. Vt., in 1831, and of his wife, Anna
Mary Kelley- who was born in Minisink, Orange County, N. Y., December
17, 1840. She was the daughter of Timothy W. and Frances A. (Bodle)
Kelley. His parents were ma^-ried October ?>1, 1857. He is the grandson
of Ebenezer Rix, vho died iu 1870, and Rhoda Dewey, his wife He is
descended from Revolutionarv stock, and on both sides inherits the sturdy
characteristics of an honorable ancestry. His father was for many years
connected with railroad transportation departments.
Frank S Rix received a public school education in the high school of
Warwick N Y., from which he was graduated in 1881. He then engaged
in railroadino- and so continued for about seven years, becoming train
dispatcher on the New York, Ontario, and Western Railroad. In 1896 he
engaged in the coal, wood, hay, and grain business in New Durham, which
580 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
he still continues and where he resides. He is a member of the Hamilton
AMieclnien, of Mystic Tie Lodge, No. 123, F. and A. M., of Cyrus Chapter,
R. A. M., of York Commandcry, K. T., and of the Mystic Shrine, and a gov-
ernor of the Craftsman's Club of New York. He has been successful in
business, and in every ca])acity has t;ained the respect and confidence of all
who know him.
AUGUST JOHN FREDERICK SUCCOW, of Jersey City, was born in
Stargerd, Prussia, April 15, 1S47. His parents, John Frederick Samuel
Succow and Caroline Lorenz, were natives and residents of that place and
representatives of honored and respected families.
Mr. Succow was educated in the public and high schools of Stargerd,
Prussia, and in 1872 came to this country, settling in New York City. In
1880 he removed to Jersey City, where he still resides. While in New
York he was a clerk for about thirteen years, and upon coming to Jersey
City engaged in the bakery business, in which he has since continued,
achieving marked success and a high reputation. He served for four
years as a private soldier in the Prussian and French war. He is a mem-
ber of the Jersey City Board of Education, a member of Teutonia Lodge,
No. 72, F. and A. M., and a public spirited, progressive, and enterprising
citizen. In every capacity he has won the confidence and respect of the
entire community. He married Eliza Schirm and has four children : Caro-
line, Frances, August, and Erna.
JOHN SPINDLER, of West Hoboken, is the son of Anrtre\\' and Eliza-
beth Spindler, and was born in Germany on the 13th of July, 1861. He
received his education in the Fatherland and in 1880 came to America.
Mr. Spindler is engaged in the meat and provision business on Clinton
Avenue, West Hoboken, and has built up a large and successful trade.
He is a member of the Municipal Club, of the Royal Arcanum, of the Inde-
pendent Order of Foresters, and of Americus Hook and Ladder Company.
He married Rosa Victoria Wagner and has four children: John, Jr., Joseph,
August, and Cora.
GEORGE ALBERT 'S^'ILLIAMS, of Jersey City, was born in Everett,
Pa., August 20, 1874, and is the son of Jacob B. and Martha (Johnson)
Williams and a grandson of Samuel and Catharine (Barndollar) Williams
and of Joseph Johnson, whose wife was a Miss Falk. His father's family
is of Welsh extraction, while on his mother's side he is of English descent.
Mr. Williams was educated at ^A'esleyan University, Middletown, Conn.,
and at the Centenary Collegiate Institute, Hackensack, N. J. After leav-
ing college he engaged in the electrical contracting business in Middle-
town, Conn., where he remained from 1895 to 1897. He then removed to
Jersey City, where he has since been successfully engaged in the business
of engineering and contracting for electrical work of all kinds. He is a
member of the Psi Upsilon fraternity, a public spirited citizen, and re-
spected by all who know him.
JAMES ^^'ILHELM, of Harrison, belongs to the old Wilhelm family
which settled in West Hudson County, N. J., at a comparatively early day.
He resides on the old homestead at Harrison, where he was born April 26
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1S59. He is the son of Peter Wilhelm and Mary Hasson, natives respect-
ively of France and Ireland. They came to the United States when young
and were married in Harrison.
Mr. Wilhelm was educated in the public schools of Harrison and Newark,
and afterward learned the trade of painting and decorating, which he has
since followed with marked success. He is a Democrat in politics, and
a member of Etliic Lodge, No. 115, Knights of Pythias, of Harrison, and
of liranch No. 45 of the ^\'orkingmen's Sick and Death Benefit Association,
also of Harrison. In every capacity he has displayed sound judgment,
marked ability, and great enterprise.
He was married in Hoboken, June 27, 1888, to Minnie Gloor, daughter
of Jacob and Elizabeth Gloor, of Elizabeth, N. J.
GEORGE ZIMMERMAN, of Oarlstadt, Bergen County, was born in New-
York City on the 27th of January, 1857. He is the son of Peter Zimmer-
man and Catlierine Gerlach, natives of Germany, who came to America
when young, were married in New York, and removed in 1857 to Carlstadt,
N. J. There the subject of tlris sketch received his ijreliminary education,
which was supplemented by attending the high school of Brooklyn, N. Y
In 1873 his father purchased of Adam liuttenger the property now known
as Zimmerman's Hotel, then a farm house, and an old landmarl^ of the
locality. Here Mr. Zimmerman has demonstrated his capacity as a busi-
ness man, both in the real estate and insurance business. In politics he
is a Democrat. AX'hen twenty-one years of age he was elected to his first
office. In 1871) he was made Clerk of the Township of Lodi. Subsequently
certain irregularities were discovered in the books of the Township Col-
lector: a change in the office was demanded by a popular uprising of the
people, and he -was elected Township Collector by an overwhelming ma-
jority. He was appointed by President Cleveland Postmaster in 1885,
without opposition, and the able manner in which he conducted this office
gave great satisfaction.
. He was nominated for the Assembly in 1881) and elected by a large ma-
jority. He has twice filled the office of Assemblyman, holding that place
when the noted Reform Ballot Act ^vas passed, and during the many
heated contio^ersies he was always found true to the interests of his con-
stituents. In 181)8 he was again nominated for the Assembly, but was
defeated. In 181)7 he was elected Mayor of his borough.
Mr. Zimmerman has successfully tilled the offices of Fire Commissioner,
President of the Fire Department, and Chief of the department. He was
the founder of the Carlstadt Mutual Loan and Building Association, a suc-
cessful institution which largely owes its existence to his good judgment
and persevering spirit. As a real estate man he has been very successful.
He is a member of AVieland Lodge, No. 113, I. O. O. F., of the Concordia
Dramatic and Singing Society, and of William Tell Council of Chosen
Friends. . ^^ -it.
Mr Zimmerman was married, October 12, 1880, to Louisa Egert, daugh-
ter of Yndrew and Margaretta Egert, of New York City. They na,ve six
children: Adolph Edward, Peter, George, Jr., Florence, John W., ana
Curtis.
D ^VID MATHER TALMAGE, of Westwood, was born in Amoy, China,
February i i%52. He is the son of Rev. John Van Nest Talmagc and Abbie
F Woodruff and a grandson of David T. Talmage, born at Piscataway, N.
582 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
J,, April 21, 1783, and Catharine Van Nest, born at Somerville, N. J.,
March 27, 1787. He is a lineal descendant of Enos Talmage, who landed
at Oharlestown. Mass., in 1630, and finally settled at East Hampton, Long
Island. His son, Enos Talmage, Jr., was born at Branford, Conn., and had
a son, Daniel Talmage, whose son, Thomas Talmage, Sr., was born at
Elizabethtown, N. J., in 1732, whose son, Thomas Talmage, Jr., the great-
grandfather of David M. Talmage, was born at Basking Ridge, N. J., Octo-
ber 24, 1755. Mr. Talmage's father. Rev. John Van Nest Talmage, was
the fourth son in a family of seven brothers and five sisters. Four of the
brothers devoted themselves to the gospel ministry. Of these Rev. Thomas
De Witt Talmage is most widely known. The father of Rev. David M.
Talmage was graduated from the college and seminary at New Brunswick
and became a noted missionary in the far East, going to Amoy, China, in
1847. His life'has been written by Rev. John G. Fagg under the title of
Fci-ty Years in South China. He died at Bound Brook, N. J., in 1892.
Rev. David M. Talmage is the eldest of five children. His two sisters,
Katharine Murray and Mary Elizabeth Talmage, have been missionaries
of the Reformed Church at ^\.moy lor more than twenty-n^e years, un.
brother, John S. Talmage, is a rice merchant in New Orleans. The other
brother, George Edwin Talmage, is the pastor of the Second Reformed
Church in iSchenectady, N. Y.
Rev. David M. Talmage was graduated from Rutgers College, New
Brunswick, in 1874, and irom the TUeoJogical Weminai-y ot tne Reiormea
Church at New Brunswick in 1877. In the tall of the latter year he went
out as a missionary of the Reformed Church to Amoy, Cnina, ana arter
three years' service there returned on account of ill neaitn, arriving in
New lork in March, 1881. For two years he was settled over the Reformed
Church at Bound. Brook, N. J., and tor three and a half years over the Re-
formed Church of Clarkstown, Rockland County, N. Y. In April, 1888,
he became the settled pastor of the Reformed Church at \^' est wood, N. J.,
where he still remains. During his ministry Mr. Talmage has gained a
high reputation. He is strong and fearless in his utterances and in every
sense of the word a devout Christian, beloved by all who know him.
He was married, February 23, 1897, to Catharine Amanda, daughter of
Gabriel Hill, and widow of the late John B. Kipp.
ELOF SWENSON, of Arlington, is the son of Sven Nelson Hasel and
Christeena Hasalquist, and was born in Sweden on the 29th of March,
1857. His parents were born and married in that country, and there the
subject of this sketch received a public school education.
After leaving school Mr. Swenson learned the carpenter's trade, which
he has since followed. He came to the United States in 1879, landing in
New York City. He then located in Brooklyn, N. Y., where he worked at
the carpenter's trade. In 1893 he moved to Arlington, N. J., where he
still resides. There he has built up a large business as a carpenter and
builder, and is well known for his public spirit, energy, and enterprise.
He is a member of Royal Templars of Temperance, a member of the B.aptist
Church, and a Republican in politics.
Mr. Swenson was married at Brooklyn, N. Y., in 1882, to Augusta Hult,
daughter of Peter and Clara Hult, of Sweden. They have five children:
Fannie, Harry, Alma, David, and Arthur.
GENEALOGICAL
583
JAMES F. MULLIGAN is the son of Joliu J. ]\Lillij;;iu aud Mary A.
Carr, aud was born March 2, 1871, in Harrison, N. J., where he still re-
sides. His father came to the ITnited States from L'eland when two years
old, while his mother was a native of Newark, N. J., where they were mar-
ried. Mr. Mulligan received his edncation in the jiiiblic schools of Har-
rison and in the Christian Brothers Academy at Newark. Afterward he
learned the carpenter's trade, and still later engaged in the coal business
in Hai-rison, in which he continues with marked success.
Mr. Mulligan has served as Tax Assessor for Harrison, and is a member
of the Knights of Columbus and of the Young Mcm's Association of Newark.
In politics he is a Democrat. He is prominently identified with the affairs
of his native town and countj^ and respected for those C]ualities which
mark the successful man.
JAMES R. BOWEN.
JAMES R BOWEN, a prominent member of the New Jersey and New
York bars was born in New York City on the .-)th of December, 1S6.3. He
is the son' of John Bowen and Elizabeth Lewis, natives of Ireland, who
came to this countrv in 1856 and 185.3, resj.ectively. In 1807 they re-
niced with their familv to Jersej- City, where the subject of this sketch
584 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
received a public and high school education, graduating from the latter in-
stitution in 1881.
He read law with Edmund H. Brown, of New York, and was admitted to
the bar of that State as an attorney and counselor in November, 1885. In
June, 1886, he was admitted to the New Jersey bar. Mr. Bowen is actively
and successfully engaged in the general practic e of his profession in both
States, having offices in New York and Jersey City. He has established a
high reputation for legal ability, and holds a prominent place at the bar.
As a citizen he is public spirited, enterprising, and deeply interested in
the affairs of the community.
He was mari'ied on the 3d of October, 1891, to Miss Mary E. Keegan, of
Jersey City, where they reside.
GEORGE H. SEAMAN, of Rivervale, is the son of Moses Seaman and
Hannah Sarles, and was born in Connecticut on the 14th of .\-pril, 1852.
The family originally came from England. Mr. Seaman was educated in
the schools of Westchester County, N. Y., whither his family removed
when he was young. He left school at the age of fifteen and engaged in
the dairy business, Scotvanah, N. Y., where he remained three years. He
then removed to Bergen County and for three years \^as successfully en-
gaged in farming. At the end of that period he learned the carpenter's
trade with Peter L. Conklin, of Hackensack, with whom he was associated
for three years. Subsequently he worked at railroading for a few years,
and then engaged in farming at Rivervale, Bergen County, which he still
follows.
Mr. Seaman has served on the Board of Education and for some time
has been Treasurer of the Township Committee. He attends the Reformed
Churcl), and has always maintained an excellent reputation as a public
spirited, progressive, and enterprising citizen. He married Margaret L.
Demarest, a member of an old and respected Bergen County family, and has
three children: Lilie M., Edward, and David.
ADDISON L. DAY, of Arlington, was born in Springfield, Mass., and
received a common school education. He studied civil engineering at
Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, graduating therefrom with high
honors. He was connected with different railroads in Missouri, Kansas,
and other States until about 187S,when he entered the Hoyt Metal Company
at St. Louis as its private secretary. Subsequently he became manager of
the eastern branch of their business. He established his residence at
Arlington, N. J., where he has become thoroughly identified with the young
city as a social leader.
He is I'resident of the Beethoven Orchestra and of Council No. 86 of the
National League of Musicians of the United States. He has been a dele-
gate to National conventions, has served as Worshipful Master of Triune
Lodge, No. 159, A. F. and A. M., and is connected with other organizations.
ERNEST LIJHMANN, of Secaucus, is the son of Christian and Elizabeth
Luhmann and a brother of r!onrad Luhmann, and was born in Germany on
the 22d of October, 18(;4. He received his education in the Fatherland
and finished his studies in New York City, whither he came in 1880, and
where he remained about six years. In 1886 he settled in Secaucus, Hud-
son County, N. J., and has since been actively and successfully engaged in
GENEALOGICAL 585
farming and gardening. He is a member of the German Schuetzen social
organization of New York City, and a progressive and enterprising citizen.
Mr. Lulimann married Mary Peterson, who died leaving one son, Her-
mann Luhmann, born October 2(i, 1897.
CONRAD LITHilANN, of Secaucus, was born in Germany on the 16th of
July, 18.")5. He is the son of Christian and Elizabeth Luhmann, both
natives of that country. He received his education in the Fatherland and
afterward came to America, settling first in New York City. Later he
settled in Secaucus, Hudson County, and engaged in farming and garden-
ing, a business he still follows. He markets his produce in New York
City and has achieved success. He is a member of the Democratic Club
of Secaucus. a public spirited and progressive citizen, and honored and re-
sjiecled by all who know him.
ilr. Luhmann married Annie Evermeyer, a native of Germany, and has
five children: ^Yilliam, Lizzie, Annie, Conrad, Jr., and Fred.
JOSEPH H. \YHELAN, son of ^Villiam and Catherine (Maher) Whelan,
was born in Jersey City, N. J., October 28, 1864. There he received his
education. He has been actiAe in politics for a number of years, and as a
Democrat has become a trustworthy leader in party councils. He has
served as Deputy Sheriff, as County Index Clerk, and in other important
capacities. He is a member of the Robert Davis Association, and one
of the best known men in Hudson County. Mr. Whelan married Mary ^Val-
pole and has one daughter, Mary.
CHARLES W. ^VETYEN, of Closter, is the son of John H. and Adeline
(Brickwedel) Wetyen, and was born in New York <:ity on the 26th of July,
18.58. He is of German descent. He was educated in New York City and
Bergen Countv. At the age of eighteen he left school and during the re-
mainder of his residence in New York followed various occupations. Sub-
seauentlv he located on his father's farm at Closter, Bergen County, N. J.,
wli'ei e he has since resided, engaged in agricultural pursuits.
Ml-. 'Wetyen has served eflSciently as a member of the Board of Educa-
tion of Harrington Township. He is a Director of the Harrington Build-
ing and Loan Association and a member of the Reformed Church. In eveiy
capacitv he has displaved great public spirit and enterprise. He mariied
Annie L. Schenck and has eight children: Adeline, Charles W., Jr., Florence
A., John H., Frank R., Carrie W., Hattie, and Mildred.
WILLIAM ( : RYAN was born July U, 1874, in Bayonne, N. J., where he
still resides, and where his parents, Matthew Ryan and Mary Myers,
natives of Ireland, were married. They came to the United States when
voung Mr Ryan was educated in the Bayonne public schools and after-
ward en"-aoed in general contracting, a business he has followed wjth
marked success. He has had several large contracts, each of which he has
executed with energy, ability, and satisfaction. ....
He is a Democrat in politics, a public spirited and progressive citizen,
and a member of Bayonne Lodge, No. 187, Independent Order of Bedmen,
of Protection Engine Company of Bayonne, and of the Edward Smith Asso-
ciation He was married, February 16, 1807, to Alice L. Ford, daughter
of George and Margaret Ford, of Bayonne. They have one son, Matthew.
586 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
JAMES F. McNALLY was born January 22, 1862, at Fort Lee, N. J.,
where lie still resides. He is the son of James McNally and Catharine
Campbell, both of Irish descent. Mr. McNally was educated in Bergen
County, and at the age of fourteen engaged in the express business, which
he followed for a number of years. He then engaged in the livery business,
in which he still continues. He is also an undertaker and funeral director,
and is widely known for his energy, enterprise, and public spirit. He is
one of the leading undertakers in the region of the Palisades.
In public life Mr. McNally is also prominent and active. He was Judge
of Elections for Eidgefleld Township for a number of terms and after-
ward was a candidate for Coroner. He is a member of the Foresters, and
one of the most popular men in his section.
EDWARD GALLAGHER, of Guttenberg, was born in Jersey City on
the 1st of February, 1861. He is the son of John Gallagher and Mar-
garet Modigan, natives of Ireland. Mr. Gallagher was educated in the
public schools of North Hudson County and then engaged in quarrying,
a business he has ever since been identified with. For some time he has
had charge of the county work.
He has served as a member of the Council of Guttenberg and as a Jus-
tice of the Peace. He is a member of the Royal Arcanum, of the Inde-
pendent Order of Foresters, and of the Guttenberg Fire Department. Ho
is a Democrat in politics. He married Jane Dol'an and has two children:
Evelyn and Agnes.
FRANKLIN D. HAASE was born July 8, 1869, in North Bergen, N. J.,
where he still resides. He is the son of Carsten Haase and Emily Hoyer,
who came to this country from Hanover, Germany.
He was educated in the public schools of North Bergen, and until twen-
ty-one years old followed agricultural pursuits. He then engaged in the
hotel business, in which he still continues. He is a member of the Bowl-
ing Club of North Bergen and a well known citizen of that section. He
married Miss Sophie Shortmeyer, and has one daughter, Florence.
CLAUS BASSE, of Weehawken, was born in Hanover, Germany, Feb-
ruary 4, 1856, the son of Barthold Basse and Mary Schield. There he re-
ceived his education. In 1873 he came to this country, and since April 23
of that year has lived ia Weehawken, N. J., where he has become prominent
as a hotel keeper and as a public spirited citizen. For more than a quarter
of a century he has been actively identified with the town. His hotel on
the corner of Willow .Vvenue and Nineteenth Street is one of the best
known hostelries in North Hudson County.
Establishing himself in business sho^'tly after his arri^ al in this country,
he has, by perseverance arid energy, won the respect of his fellow-citizens
and the cdnfideJice and esteem of numerous ac(iuaintances. He has been
a prominent member of the Hudson County Republican Committee since
1888. In 1887 he was elected a Councilman of Weehawken and filled that
position for four years, serving also during his term of ofQce as Town
Treasurer. His faithful conduct of these duties was able and eflflcient. In
189S he was the Republican candidate in his district for member of Assem-
bly, and, although defeated, received a handsome vote, running more than
4,000 ahead of the gubernatorial ticket, and reducing the usual Demo-
cratic majority by several hundred. These facts not only attest his popu-
GENEALOGICAI^ 587
larity, but; liave a special signiflcance when it is remembered that tlie nomi-
nation was wholly unsought by him. He is a ]n(igressiv(\ patriotic citizen.
and in social and fraternal atiairs has long been a prominent factor. He
is a Past Master and an active member of Palisade Lodge, No. S4, F. and
A. M., and a member of the Hoboken Independent Scliuetzen Corps and of
the New York Schuetzen Corps. In 1890 Mr. Basse organized in Wee-
hawken the Gerniania Verein No. 1, and under his presidency during the
first two years that body prospered and grew rapidly, being uoaa- one of the
strongest social organizations in Nortli Hudson County and including in
its membership every prominent German-American in the town. He has
shown rare tact in managing successfully several social functions in Wee-
hawken.
He married Hellene Kuneke, of Jersey City Heights, by whom he has
six children: Charles, Lillie, Henry, Anna, Edward, and Bertha.
JOHN MOYLAN, of North Bergen, is the son of John and Mary (Colhana)
Moylan and a grandson of John JMo^lan, Sr., and Thomas Colhana. He
was born in County Limerick, Ireland, November 18, 1841. After re
ceiving a public school education he engaged in the grocery and liquor
trade in Limerick, continuing two and one-half years.
In 1862 he came to this country and settled in New York, where he suc-
cessfully followed the liquor business until April, 1891, when he moved to
North Bergen, Hudson Count}-, N. J. Here, on Bergenline Avenue, neai-
the Guttenberg racetrack, Mr. Moylan purchased and still conducts one of
the most popular hotels in his section. He is a consistent Democrat, but
has never been active in political affairs, prefeiring to devote his time and
energies wholly to business. In the growth and prosperity of the town,
however, and especially in the development of his immediate neighborhood,
he has been useful and influential. He was active in the organization of
the North Bergen Fire Department, of which he has continually been a
leading member, and which he served as Treasurer for three years, de-
clining a fourth term in 1899. He is a public spirited citizen, and resjx'cted
foi' those qualities ^^•hich mark the successful man.
Mr. Moylan was married, August 15, 1871, to Mary Adams, daughter of
Jlichael Adams, of County Limerick, Ireland. Their only child, Mary
Moylan, died in 1 877.
PATRICK M. COLLIGAN, of New Durham, was born March 17, 1854,
?.l Ni'w Bei-ne, N. C. He is the son of Michael Colligan and Mary .McJMahon,
both natives of Ireland.
Mr. Colligan received his education in the public schools of his native
State and for a time was engaged in the hotel business in New Berne.
Later he conducted a hotel in Jersey City for about four years. In 1881
he removed to New Durham, Hudson County, ^^here he is still tngaged in
the hotel business, and where he has become the owner of considerable
real estate. He is a School Trustee, and in both public and business affairs
is well known and respected.
On January 23, 1889, Mr. Colligan married Margaret Sheedy, daughter of
Thomas Sheedy. They reside in New Durham.
JOSEPH KATZENBERGER, of North Bergen, was born in Germany
about fifty-five years ago. He came to America about 1874 and first settled
in New York City, where he found employment as a brewer. In this ca-
588 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
pacity he was connected with several large breweries and gained much
practical experience.
About 1885 he removed to Weehawken, N. J., and engaged in the brew-
ing business. Later he moved to the Town of Union and for a time was
connected with the Union Brewing Company. In the fall of 1895 he settled
in North Bergen and became a partner in the Eoland Brewing Company,
with which he is still identified.
He served for a time in the German Army before coming to America.
In polities he is a Democrat. He is a member of the Ancient Order of United
\\'orkmen. He married Madeline Miiller, daughter of Frederick Muller,
of Germany. They have one son, William, born in Germany, May 7, 1874.
AUGUST BEWIG, of the City of Hoboken, was engaged in the grocery
and provision business there for several years, and is now the agent for the
Excelsior Brewery. He has long resided in Hoboken, Hudson County, N. J.,
where he is an active member of the Democratic party. He has been Presi-
dent of the Board of Water Commissioners and more recently served as an
Aldurman for a period of eight years. He also acted as Chairman of the
Council for three years. He was Captain of the Independent Schuetzens
for five years and President of the Plattdeutscher Volks Fest of New York,
recently the largest of its kind in the United States. Mr. Bewig was born
in Germaiiv, Jlarch 9, 1843, the son of Henry Bewig and Christina Klus-
niann. He was educated in the public schools of his native town and came
to the United States when a youth.
THEODOKE F. WOLLENHAUPT, of Arlington, was born at Hicksville,
Long Island, N. Y., January 7, 1863. His father, Henry WoUenhaupt, was
born in Casel, Germany, while his mother, Nancy Van Houten, was a na-
tive of Brooklyn. The former came to this country when a young man, and
throughout his life displayed the sterling characteristics of the German
race.
Mr. WoUenhaupt was educated in the public schools of Hicksville, Long
Island, and afterward became proprietor of the Forest Hotel at Arlington,
N. J., which he has conducted with marked success for more than sixteen
years. He is one of the popular men of Hudson County. In politics he is a
Democrat. He is a member of Arlington Hose Company No. 3, of the
Knights of Honor, and of the Order of Foresters, and during the past seven-
teen years has served as a Deputy Sheriff. He is the owner of considerable
real estate, and identifled with anything having for its factor the benefit-
ing of Arlington.
He married Magdalina Warth and has three children: Theodore, Nancy,
and Tilley.
JOSEPH KENNEL, of Homestead, Hudson County, was born in Alsace-
Lorraine, Germany, on the 10th of May, 1872. He is the sou of John Ken-
nel and Barbara Haas. His ancestors on both sides were Germans.
Mr. Kennel received his education in Germany and afterward came to
this country. He took up his residence in Homestead, Hudson County, N.
J., where he is engaged in the hotel business. He was one of the organ-
izers of the Jefferson Democratic Club of Homestead and is a member of
the Bowling Club of that place. He married Mary W. Garlot and has two
children; Joseph Ray and Jennie K.
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JOHX HEFLICH, of West Hoboken, Hudson County, was born in New
York City on the nth of April, 1853, and there received his early education.
In 1806 he removed to Jersey City and soon afterwai'd to Secaucus. Final-
ly he became a permanent settler of West Hoboken, where he soon identi-
fied himself with the growth and development of the town. En^agins in
the hotel business on the corner of Summit and Paterson Avenues, he soon
established a reputation and came into prominence as a man of enterprise
and public spirit. He constantly made improvements until the property
now owned and occupied by him is one of the finest in the place. Recently
he has erected what is known as Heflich Hall, one of the best e(iui])ped
balls in Hudson County. His whole property occupies four full lots.
Mr. Heflich has always been an ardent and active Democrat and
for many years an acknowledged leader of his party. He has been twice
elected a member of the West Hoboken Council, has often been a delegate
to pai'ty conventions, and is an important factor in the political affairs of
both the ToM'n of West Hoboken and the County of Hudson. He was for
twelve years Major of the Seventh Battalion of the Schuetzenbund of New
Jersey, and is a member of the Foresters of America and of the Knights and
Ladies of Honor.
Mi-. Heflich married .Aliss Catherine Harms, of Secaucus, Hudson County,
by whom he has four sons and four daughters: Henry, Annie (Mrs. ~\'alen-
tine Woerner), George, Katie (Mrs. Henry Schoppman), John, Lena, Grover,
and Lizzie.
CHARLES LACHMAXX, of Wei'hawken, is the son of Jacob Lachmann
and Louisa Fossert, both natives of Gilshausen, Germany. He was also
born there. May 6. 1859, and there received a public school education.
In 1S8(> Mr. Lachmann came to the United States, settling first in New
York City, and removing thence to Xew Jersey in 1882. He worked in a
brewery for six years, and then engaged in the grocery business for him-
self in'^the Town of ITnion. Hudson County. He is now engaged in the
hotel business in Weehawken. He has served as Commissioner of Appeals
and as a member of the Board of Council of Weehawken, where he still
resides. He is a member of the Schuetzens, of the Free Masons, of the
Foresters, of the Knights and Ladies of Honor, of the Weehawken Fire
Department, and other organizations. In these and other capacities he is
prominent and active. He is a member of the German Lutheran Church.
Mr. Lachmann married Barbara R. Schillinger and has six children:
Charles, Jr., William, Louis, Fred, Barbara, and Louisa.
GEORGE NIEN.ABER, proprietor of one of the best known hotels in
Weehawken is a native of Hanover, Germany, as were also his parents,
Louis Menaber and Charlotte Woermann. He was born on the 26th of
Julv 1847 and ther- received a thorough public school education. In 1862
he came to the ITnited States and settled in New York City. About 1878
he came to Weehawken, N. J., where he has since resided.
For manv years :Mr. Nienaber has conducted at 101 Bull's Ferry Road
in Weehawken one of the most popular hotels in North Hudson
Couiitv His popularitv is attested by the fact that he has a large and
lucrative business. He is a Republican in politics and a veteran member
of he Fifth Regiment, National fJuard of New York Cty, in which he
served fourteen vears. Other prominent organisations have also claimed
his companionship and attention. He is a member of the Hudson Maenner-
590 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
chor of New York and of the Eintracht Singing Society of Union Hill. His
patriotism and public spirit, his unswerving integrity, his enterprise and
sound judgment have made him highly respected and esteemed, while his
activity and usefulness as a citizen have won for him the confidence of the
community. His success is the result of his own eiforts. Beginning in a
modest way, he has steadily increased his business to its present propor-
tions. He married Miss Elizabeth Hinck.
HENRY ENGELBRECHT, proprietor of the well known Sunnyside
Hotel in Secaucus, Hudson County, was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., June 24,
1866. His father, Henry Engelbrecht, Sr., son of Henry, was born in Ger-
many, and when about six years old came with his parents to America. The
family settled in Secaucus, where the elder Henry engaged in trucking, but
later they moved to Brooklyn, where he died. Henry Engelbrecht, Sr.,
father of Henry, the subject of this sketch, married Ruth Ann Ludlow, a
native of the Town of Union and daughter of Matthew Ludlow, a native of
that town and a descendant of one of its earliest families. In 1872 Mr.
Engelbrecht removed with his wife and children to Secaucus and pur-
chased the present Sunnyside Hotel on the Paterson Plank Road, which he
conducted until his death, June 18, 1886. The hotel then passed into the
hands of his eldest son, William Henry Engelbrecht, who carried it on un-
til 1890, when the present proprietor, Henry Engelbrecht, assumed charge.
Henry Engelbrecht, last named, was educated in the Secaucus public
schools, and since completing his studies has been engaged in the hotel busi-
ness, and since 1890 has conducted the Sunnyside Hotel. This is the oldest
hostelry on the island of Secaucus, and the only one that has remained in
one family or under one name any great length of time.
Mr. Engelbrecht has been active and influential in town affairs and espe-
cially in the organization and development of the local fire department, be-
ing one of the first to promote the movement which resulted in the forma-
tion of an independent company, of which he was assistant foreman. When
the Township of North Bei-gen officially recognized the company as a part
of its fire department he continued in active service, and in 1892 was elected
Chief and served two years. He is still one of the most prominent firemen
in the town. He has also served as Constable two terms, and was a mem-
ber of the Executive Committee of the Hudson County Democratic Com-
mittee three years. He is a member of the Junior Order United American
Mechanics, of the Royal Society of Good Fellows, and of the Germania
Schuetzen Bund.
February 25, 1S92, he married Miss Theresa Rehm, of Secaucus, N. J., and
they have two children: Henry, Jr., and Theresa.
CORNELIUS MacCOLLUM, proprietor of the MacCollum House at
Homestead N. J., since 18.'56, is known a * a progressive and public spirited
citizen. He has long been a prominent and influential member of the
Democratic party, and has held many minor positions of trust. In every
office held by him his faithful discharge of its duties has added to his popu-
larity and confirmed the public confidence reposed in his integrity.
Mr. MacCollum was brought up on a farm, and passed through the usual
experiences of a farmer's boy. He received his education in the public
schools of New York City and Hudson County, N. J., having been born in
West Hoboken, November 25, 1823. He is the son of Benjamin MacCol-
lum and Hannah, daughter of Garret Van Vorst, and a grandson of Peter
GENEALOGICAL 591
MacCollum. On the paternal s-ide lie descends from ancestors who were of
Scotch-Irish antecedents, and who came to the United States from the North
of Ireland. His father, Benjamin MacCollnm, was born in Belleville, N.
J., in 1790, and died in 1S47. He was a soldier in the War of 1812, serving
in the Dragoons. He was engaged in business as a tanner. His children
were Mary, Susan. Sarah Ann, doi-nelius, Garret, and John. On his moth-
er's side Mr. MacCollum descends from the old Dutch family of Van Vorst,
the founder of which in America came from Holland to New York during
the early colonial period. His grandfather. Garret Van Vorst, was a
patriot soldier during the Revolution. He died near New Durham, N. J., in
1833.
Mr. MacCollum. is a member of Hoboken Lodge, Free and Accepted Ma-
sons. By his wife, who was formerly Mrs. Everson, he has had eight chil-
dren: Charles, George, William, Susan, Sarah, Emma, Louisa, and Ida.
CHRISTIAN C. ROTTMAN, son of Cort and Elizabeth (^A'ichman) Rott-
man, was born in Galena, 111., May 28, 1847, and has resided in Hudson Coun-
ty since 187-1 and in West Hoboken since 1880. His parents came from
Germany in 1841, finding their way up the Mississippi River when that sec-
tion of the country was almost an unbroken wilderness or at the most but
sparsely settled. Cort Rottman and his brother-in-law, Nicholas Wich-
nian, both contractors and builders, erected the first church edifice in St.
Paul, Minn, The former followed the vocation of builder in Illinois until
his death, at Galena, on the 7th of July, I8.1-I, when the subject of this ar-
ticle was only se'^'en years old.
Mr. Rottman was reared chiefly under the direction of his mother, a wom-
an of great strength of character and energy. He was educated in the pub-
lic schools of Galena and then learned the cooper's trade, which he followed
successfully, alternating, however, with steamboating on the Mississipi)i.
The expeiience he gained in these capacities developed n naturally strong
and ready mind and has proved of value in both business and public affairs.
In 1874 he moved to Union Hill, Hudson County, N. J., and six years later
he removed to the adjoining Town of West Hoboken, where he built, in 1880,
his present residence. He is Collector for the Rottman Brewing Company,
composed of John F. Rottman and his sons, the former being his paternal
uncle.
In politics Mr. Rottman is a consistent Democrat. He has long been ac-
tive and influential in the councils of his party and is a member of the
Board of Council of West Hoboken. He is a member of the Odd Fellows
fraternity, of the Knights of Honor, and of several minor organizations.
Mr. Rottman was married, first, to Miss Caroline Kruhse, by whom he had
one child, Anna, deceased. His present wife is Feronica Volkmann, and
they have three children: J.)hn H., Anna, and Edward William, the former
being in business for himself.
HENRY HAGEMANN, the popular hotel proprietor and Deputy Sheriff
of North Bergen, N. J., is the son of Richard Hagemann and Louis., Miland,
and was born in Westphalia, Prussia, Germany, June 6, 1842. He received
a good public school education in the Fatherland, and in 1866 came to thl ,
coimtrv and settled in New York City. During the next fourteen years he
was enga"-ed in farming and gardening in Harlem, on Manhattan Island.
He then removed to North Bergen, but soon returned to Harlem and again
engaged in aTicultaral pursuits until June 1, 1886. Returning to North
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Bergen, Hudson County, he followed farming and gardening with marked
success for several years. In 1S93 he built his present home on the Hudson
County Boulevard, and two years later opened a hotel, which he has since
enlarged and converted into one of the finest and most popular hostelries in
his section.
Mr. Hagemann has achieved marked success. He is a man of character,
energy, and perseverance, and stands high in the esteem and confidence of
his friends. He is a Democrat in politics, and was a member of the police
force of North Bergen for about five rears. He has been Deputy vSheriff
since the fall of 18S7 and is now serving his fourth term, and since the au-
tumn of 1896 has been a member of the North Bergen Fire Department, of
which he was Assistant Chief one year.
Mr. Hagemann was married. May 11, 1873, to Miss Louisa Luhmann,
daughter of Christian and Louisa Luhmann, of Westphalia, Prussia, who
came to America in 1872. They have two children: John and Minnie, of
whom the latter married Henry Watskie, of North Bergen.
JOHN HAGEMANN was born in New York City, February 10, 1874. He
has served on the North Bergen police force, was assistant foreman of Over-
look Engine Company in 1898, is Township Recorder of North Bergen, and
has served as Deputy Sheriff since 1S9G. He is also a Commissioner of
Deeds and a Justice of the Peace.
FREDERICK RIPPE is one of the best known citizens of the Town of
Union, Hudson County, and enjoys the confidence of the community, as has
been sho.wn by his election and service for three terms as a Freeholder of
Hudson County, N. J. He is in every sense of the word a self-made man,
and a typical example of the German-American of sterling character and
enterprising spirit who comes to the United States, carves out his own for-
tune, and becomes a substantial and public spirited citizen, in perfect ac-
cord with the genius of our democratic institutions, and himself actively
participating in their maintenance.
Mr. Rippe was born in Germany, February 27, 1849, and is the son of Co-
stan Rippe and Adelpeid Glade. His ancestors, on both sides, were estab-
lished in Germany for centuries, and in the public schools of that country
he received his education. In 1867 he came to America, obtaining employ-
ment in New York City. In 1872 he successfully engaged in the grocery
business there. He subsequently established a hotel in New York City, ot
which he was the proprietor. He was successful in this venture, and, hav-
ing acquired property in Union Hill, Hudson County, N. J., he established
himself in the hotel business here. Since 1891 he has conducted the hotel
near the Bermes Brewery.
In politics Mr. Rippe is a Democrat and an influential leader in the coun-
cils of his party. Besides holding membership in various political societies,
he is Past Master of Hermann Lodge, No. 268, Free and Accepted Masons,
of New. York City, and a member of Gramercy Lodge, Ancient Order of
United Workmen.
He -WttS married, in this country, to Adelpeid Wilkens, and has three chil-
dren: Charles Rippe, Arnold H. Rippe, and Martha Rippe.
LEONARD HEMBERGER, the well known hotel proprietor of North
Bergen, Hudson County, is the son of Magnus and Madeline Hemberger.
and was born in Germany on the 9th of August, 1858. He received a liberal;
GENEALOGICAL 593
education in the Fatherland, graduating from the Institute of Bruchsal.
In 1875 lie came to this country and settled in Hohoken, N. J., where he
remained thirteen years. He then returned to Germany, and on coming to
America again located on Union Hill, Hudson County, and engaged in busi-
ness on the Guttenberg racetrack. He subse(]uently engaged in the hotel
business in North Bergen, in which he has continued to the present time.
Mr. Hemberger has made himself popular in tlie section in which he is so
well known, and through his ability, integrity, and enterprise has achieved
a reputation. Energetic, progressive, and alive to the best interests of his
town and county, he has been a liberal supporter of eveiy worthy project,
and in business has been very successful. He is a member of the Royal
Arcanum, and as a citizen is respected and esteemed.
He married Miss Amelia Frank, by whom he has had Ave children: Ferdi-
nand, Leonard, Emily, Gussie, and Madeline (deceased).
JOHN H. MEIEEDIERCK, proprietor of the well known Rock Cellar
Fark and Brewery on the Hudson County Boulevard, opposite Guttenberg,
is a native of Hanover, Germany, born October 27, 1849. His parents were
John H. Meierdierck and Meta Wellpin, both of whom possessed those
sterling traits of character which distinguish their race.
Having received a thorough public school education in the Fatherland,
Mr. Meierdierck came to America, and for many years was successfully en-
gaged in the sodawater business in New York ( 'ity. Here he found the
field which his talents and ambition were seeking — a field broad and open
for the exercise of his abilities and well adapted for one of his energy and
courage. He achieved success as a business man, gained a wide ac-
quaintance and reputation, and through his industry, integrity, and enter-
prise built up an extensive trade.
In 188!) ]Mr. Meierdierck came to North Bergen, N. J., and established on
the Hudson (^ountv Boulevard, opposite Guttenberg, his present Rock Cel-
lar Brewery, to which he added, about 1894, the Rock Cellar Hotel and
Park, which he has conducted with success, making the whole one of the
popular establishments of the kind in North Hudson. The brewery has a
capacJtv of about 25.000 barrels per year.
He !s an ardent Democrat, a liberal supporter of all worthy movements,
and actively interested in the welfare of his town and county. He is also
a prominent member of the Royal Society of Good Fellows.
Mr. Meierdierck married ^Miss Metta Fesbok, and has three children liv-
ing, viz.: John H., Jr., Minnie, and Tillie.
HENRY NTTNGESSER of Fairview in North Bergen, Hudson County, N.
J is \he son of Henrv Nungesser, Sr., and Christina Fredericks and a
grandson of George Nungesser and Margaret Matzer, all natives of Darm-
stadt Germanv. Henrv Nungesser. Pr., was born in Germany on the 11th
of \u-u*t l^h and came to America when a young man. He success-
fiiliv conducted for a number of years a large butchering trade m New
YcS C?t" and is now engaged in the same business in North Berg... N. J
For a term he served as Road Commissioner of that town, causing several
rubs?ant™rmprovements to be made. He is a member of the Odd Fel-
lows and of other social and fraternal organizations. His wife. Christina,
''1i:S:'S^^i£'^^^S-^ ™^ ''^^^- T' ^J' ''''^ 'f^^ T
moved with his parents to North Bergen, N. J., where he received his edu-
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(■nUdii, and wlici-c lie lias since resided. He began at an early age to earn
liis own living. His first bnsiness was as a wholesale and retail butcher.
Kubse(|nenll.Y he succeeded his father as proprietor of the popular hostelry
which the latter had established at Fairview in North Bergen in 1870, and
M'hich he has since conducted with success. He has been active in the af-
fairs of his town and county, wielding a wholesome influence in the coun-
cils of the Democratic party, and aiding in various ways to promote the
general welfare. For two vears he was Marshal of Fairview and for three
UNION STREET, HACKENSACK.
years he served as Foreman of the Fairview Fire Company. He is a mem-
ber of the Indei)eudent Ordei' of Foi'csters, belonging to the lodge in West
New York. In ISOI he enlisted in the Civil War as a member of the Fifth
New York Heavj' Artillery.
Ml-. Nungesser married Emma ])aer, daughter of William and Mariah
Dacr, and lias had two children: Lora, who died in infancv, and I'auline,
boin April 4, ISlKi.
(JAKRET I). VAN KEIPEN was born in the old Bergen district of Jer-
sey City, N. .]., Januai'y 2(i, 1826, and was descended from Garret Van
Reipen, one of the early Dutch settlers of Communipaw, who came to this
counti'v about l'i.j4.
In IS.f^e Mr. \'an Reipen was elected Mayor of Hudson City, now a part
of .)rrs(y City. At the outbreak of the Civil War he volunteered, was
made a Lieutenant of Company A, Second Regiment, and was afterward
promoted to a Captaincy for bravery in the field. When the Fourth Reoi-
ment, N. C. N. J., was organized he was made its Paymaster. In 186.''> he
was again made Mayor of Hudson City, and was re-elected biennially until
1871, when Beigen and Hudson City were consolidated with Jersey City.
He was also one of the fonndei-s of the Hudson City Savings Bank, and
GENEALOGICAL 595
was its Treasurer from 1866 until 1S70, when he became President and
Treasurer, which positions he held up to his death.
In ^1863-4 'Sir. Van Reipen was a member of the Legislature, and in
1874-5 he was a member of the Jersey City Board of Finance. He was
President of the County Board for the Equalization of Taxes from its
organization, in 1873, having been re-elected every year through all its
other changes of membership. He was also a Director of the Hudson
County National Bank for many years. He was a Democrat. He died
August 1, 1899. and is survived by a widow and one daughter.
EI'CENE HOLDER GOLDBERG, M.D., was born in Newark, N. J.,
October 4, 1868. He is the son of Eugene S. Goldberg and Sarah Caroline
Ward, daughter of Stephen Nye "SA'ard, of :Morris County, N. J. The Doc-
tor's mother, Sarah Caroline Goldberg, was born at jMadison, N. J., April
12, 1844. and died at Harrison. N. J., November 2'2, 1^!)6. She was a kind,
true. Christian friend and a charitable and loving mother.
Dr. Goldberg received his preliminary education at Afton, Morris Coun-
ty, and in the schools of Harrison and Keai'ny, Hudson County, and after-
ward pursued a college preparatory course at the Newark Military Acad-
emy in Ne^^•ark, N. J. He was graduated with the degree of Doctor of
Medicine from the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, in June.
1889. and subsequently served three months on the staff of Bellevue Hos-
pital in that city. Later he was for one and one-half years resident phy-
sician and surgeon respectively at the Citv Hospital, Newark, and at the
end of that period (October, 1891) engaged in the active practice of his
profession at his present location, IS Kearny Avenue, Kearny, Hudson
County. He resides on the corner of Kearny and Bergen Avimuk-s. He
has acquired a large and successful i)ractice and stands high in the esteem
and confidence of the community.
In both public and professional life Dr. Goldberg has achieved an emi-
nent reputation. He was First Lieutenant and Assistant Surgeon of the
Third Battalion, N. G. N. J., of Orange, in 1892 and 1893, and was ap-
pointed Treasurer of the Town of Tvearny in 1896 and 1897. In 1898 he
was elected a member of the Kearny Board of Aldermen by the largest
majoritv in the town's history. Itr. Goldberg is a Methodist in religion,
and a rnember of the iNCasonic fraternity, the Knights of Pythias, the Inde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows, the Improved Order of Heptasophs, the
Daughters of Liberty, the Royal Arcanum, the Junior Order United Ameri-
can Mechanics, the Foresters of America, and the Widows' and Orphans'
Society of Medical :\Ien of New Jersey. In every capacity he has dis-
played marked ability, great public spirit, and sound judgment.
On June 10, 1891, he was married to Jliss Bessie Burtis, daughter of Bar-
net Burtis, of Kearnv, N. J., by 'whom he has three children: Eleanore
Hughson. born May "^23, 1893; Burtis Eugene, born May 23, 1894; and
Karolyn Christine, born May 13, 1898.
PHILIP E \STMAN BROCKWAY, of Arlington, was horn in ?vew iork
Citv on the 18th of March, 1866. He is the son of Daniel Phillips Brock-
way and Elizabeth Eastman and a grandson of Nathaniel and Kaziah
Brockway and Rilus Eastman. His maternal grandmother was a Gip-
som He is of English descent on both sides. His grandfather was a
carpenter and builder in Saratoga County, N. Y., and finally became a
farmer Rilus Eastman was a civil engineer by profession and a prominent
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man of affairs. His judgment was frequently sought and respected. He
resided in Bleecker, Fulton County, N. Y., where he died.
Philip E. Brockway was educated in the public schools of Saratoga, N. Y.,
whither he removed with his parents when he was nine years old, and
where he remained until ISSD. He then came to Arlington, Hudson Coun-
ty, N. J., where he has since resided. Here he has been engaged in the real
estate and insurance business, achieving marked success and gaining a
high reputation. He is also a Commissioner of Deeds and a Notary Public.
He is the sole representative of several noted insurance companies in Ar-
lington and has built up a large general oflice business.
He is especially active in every movement pertaining to the affairs of
Arlington, the Township of Kearny, and Hudson County. He is a Re-
publican in politics, and has been influential in various important move-
ments. He has served as Vice-President of the Kearny Building and
Loan Association, of which Isaac L. Newbery is President. He is a mem-
ber of and officially connected with the Royal Arcanum and is one of the
charter members of the organization in Arlington. In exery capacity he
has displayed ability, sound judgment, and enterprise, and is highly re-
spected and esteemed by the entire community. He is a public spirited
citizen, active in promoting the general welfare, and has always main-
tained the confidence of all who know him.
Mr. Brockway married Amelia C. Anderson, of New York City, by whom
he has three children: Phyllis, Alexander, and Crosby.
HENRY CRIPPEN NEER, M.D., of Park Ridge, was born at Summit,
Schoharie County, N. Y., November 10, 1838. He is the son of Samuel
Neer and Lucinda Morrison, a grandson of Charles and Catherine (Hydlie)
Neer and of John and Sarah (Pindar) Morrison, and a great-grandson of
Bernard and Hannah Neer and of George Morrison, whose wife was a Miss
Coleman. The Neers, Hydlies, and Pindars were of German descent, while
the Morrisons were of Scotch ancestry. George Morrison was the private
secretary of Colonel Peter Livingston, of Li-^ingston Manor, New York.
Charles Neer served through the whole of the Revolutionary War, most
of the time as a scout and sharpshooter and a part of the time in the regu-
lar Continental Army under Captains Davis, Husted, Jacot, and De
Freest. He also served under Colonel H. K. Van Rensselaer. Samuel
Neer was an Orderly Sergeant of a cavalry company in the War of 1812,
peace being declared while his organization was on its way to the front.
Dr. Neer was educated in the public schools and at the Now York Con-
ference Seminary. He studied medicine in the office of Dr. David Neer, of
Paterson, N. J., and while a young man taught public and singing schools
to assist hjm in paying his expenses. In 1860 he was graduated from the
Berkshire Medical .Institute with the degree of M.D. Since November of
that year he has been actively and successfully engaged in the practice of
his profession, residing at Park Ridge, N. J., since the spring of 1865. Dr.
Neer is one of the oldest and best known physicians in Bergen County,
and during his entire life has maintained a high reputation for ability,
probity, and integrity of character. He has been a member of the Re-
formed Protestant Church since 1870. He was a charter member of
Friendship Lodge, No. 102, F. and A. M., and was its first Master, serving
it in that capacity for about twelve years. As a citizen he is universallv
respected. He was married, June 16, 1861, to Louisa A. Terpenning.
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DENNIS O'NEILL, of Hillsdale, is the son of Joseph O'Neill and Mary
Byrnes, and was born in Ireland on the !)lh of June, 1839. He was edu-
cated in his native country. He left school when he was eleven years old
and for ten years worked for his father. At the end of that period, in
1S60, he came to America and entered the employ of John A. Hopper, a
well known farmer of Bergen County, where he remained two years. After-
ward he was employed for thirty-three years by Garret S. Demarest. He
now owns a farm of his own in Hillsdale, and is honored and respected by
all who know him.
Mr. O'Neill has always taken a deep interest in local affairs, and as a
citizen has been influential and serviceable in the community. He is
public spirited, progressive, and enterprising, and one of the best known
citizens in his section. He married Mary Ring and has eight children liv-
ing— two sons and six daughters.
JAMES H. O'NEIL, of Jersey City, is the son of James O'Neil, and
was born in New A'ork City on the 18th of October, 1853. In 1855 he re-
moved with his parents to Hoboken, Hudson County, where he attended
public school. Later he attended public school in Jersey City and Hud-
son City (now a part of Jersej' City), and was graduated from the schools
in the latter place.
After leaving school he became a clerk in a New York hardware store.
He resigned that position JIarch 1, 1809, to accept a clerkship under his
father, who was Surrogate of Hudson County. He was the only clerk em-
ployed in the Surrogate's oflSce when his father died in 1870, and he was
retained as clerk by Surrogate Robert McCague, Jr., until 1880, when he
was appointed Chief Clerk by William McAvo^-, who was Surrogate from
1880 until his death in 1886. (aovernor Abbett appointed Mr. O'Neil
Surrogate to fill the unexpired term and he was elected to the office by
public election in the same year. He was reeled cd in 1891 and served
until the expiration of his second term in 1896.
Mr. O'Neil discharged the duties of his office with unfailing fidelity and
acknowledged ability, and gained a high reputation. He is one of the
best known men in Hudson County, and has always taken an active part in
public and political affairs. He is a Democrat in politics, a member of the
Benevolent and Protective Ordei- of Elks, of the Royal Arcanum, of the
New Jersey and Berkeley Clubs, and of other social and political bodies.
He was married, in 1887, 'to Miss Agnes Fitzgerald, of Brooklyn, N. Y.
DANIEL J. MURRAY, of Bayonne, was born in Hoboken, N. J., Feb-
ruary 27, 1867. His parents, Martin and Ann Murray, were natives of
Ireland. They came to this country when young.
Mr. Murray' was educated in the Bayonne public schools and at Columbia
College Law School in New York, graduating from the latter institution
in the class of 1889, and being admitted to the New Jersey bar in the same
year. Since then he has been actively engaged in the general practice of
his profession in Bayonne. He has achieved success at the bar and enjoys
a high reputation as an able lawyer and advocate.
In public life he has also gained distinction. He was Tax Assessor of
Bayonne in 1891 and Assistant Collector of Revenue from 1893 to 1895.
In politics he is a Democrat. He is a member of the Hudson County
Democratic Committee, one of the members of the Executive Committee
598 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
of that committee, and a member of the Knights of Columbus, of the
Catholic BeneYolent Legion, and of the Bayonne Democratic (Jlub.
Mr. Murray was married, September 8, 1890, to Margaret Carberry,
daughter of John and Mary Carberry, of South Amboy, N. J. They have
three sons: John Martin, Daniel, and Edward.
PETER STILLWELL, of Bayonne, was born at White House, Hunter-
don County, N. J., August 22, 1863. He is the son of George Stillwell and
Catharine Schomp, a grandson of John V. Stillwell and Peter Schomp, a
great-grandson of Nicholas Stillwell and Peter Schomp, Sr., and a great-
great-grandson of Richard Stillwell and John Schomp, who was a son of
Peter Schomp. Richard Stillwell was the son of Nicholas Stillwell, who
was the son of Jeremiali Stillwell, who was the son of Nicholas Stillwell,
who was the first of the name in this country, emigrating from Holland in
1(538 and settling on Manhattan Island. In England Nicholas Stillwell's
name was Nicholas Cooke. He was driven from the country by persecu-
tions during the reign of Charles I. and went to Holland, whence he came
to America. Richard Stillwell, the great-great-grandfather of the subject
of this sketch, was a Captain in the Fourth Regiment, Hunterdon County,
New Jersey State troops, during the Revolutionary War.
Peter Stillwell was graduated from Rutgers College with the degree of
B. A. in 1886, and two years later \Aas admitted to the bar of Colorado.
In 18S9he was admitted to the New Jersey bar, and since then has practiced
in Bayonne. He was a member of the Bayonne Board of Education for
four years, serving two terms as President of the board. He is a member
of the Royal Arcanum, a public spirited citizen, and honored and respected
by all who know him.
He was married. May 9, 1894, to Henrietta A. Helmke, and has three
children: William Howard, Bernardine Rose, and Catharine Louise.
GEORdE WARD, of Harrington Park, Avas born in New York City on
the 15th of August, ISI'O. He was the son of Daniel ^^'ard and Eleanor Out-
house and a grandson of William Ward and James Outhouse. His ances-
tors came to this country from Holland.
Mr. AVard was educated in Public School No. 11, in New York City, and
at the age of fifteen he engaged in the trade of butcher, which he continued
for several years. Afterward he entered a law office in New York, where
he remained two and a half years. He then engaged in the grocery busi-
ness, which he continued for some forty odd years. In 1866 he moved to
his farm in the neighborhood of Closter, now known as Harrington Park,
where he died October 28, 1900, in his eighty-first year. He was a member
of the Methodist Church, an active and influential citizen, and respected
by all who knew him.
He married ilargaret ftraf and had six children, of whom four are
living, namely: (Jeorge W., David A.. Frank P., and Isabella E.
W.^T;TER STANTON, of Hillsdale, was born in Columbus, R. I., Novem-
ber 14, 1858, his parents being Samuel B. Stanton and Lida Conrad and
his grandparents William B. Stanton and Peter T. Conrad. His ancestors
came to this country ^rom England. Both of his grandfathers served in
the Revolutionary War, the one on his father's side being a Major and the
one on the Conrad side a Captain. On his mother's side he is a direct de-
scendant of General George Clinton, Governor of the State of New York.
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Mr. Stanton was educated at Phillips Academy at Andover, Mass. He
left school at the age of eighteen and engaged in the brokerage business in
Wall Street, New York, in which he has ever since continued. He is one
of the best known brokers in the metropolis, and during his entire career
has displayed great business ability, sound judgment, and a thorough
grasp of financial affairs. He is a member of the Dutch Keformed Church
at Park Ridge and a public spirited and enterprising citizen. He married
Grra(!e Von Cott and has one child, Susa C.
J. EMIL WALSCHEID was born in the Town of Union, at 309 Fulton
Street, where he still resides. He was educated at Hoboken Academy,
from which institution he was graduated. He passed the next two years
learning the silk business, and afterward entered the academic depart-
ment of the New Yorlv University, graduating from that institution in the
class of 1894, with the degree of Ph.B. He entered the Law School of the
same university and was graduated with honors, receiving the degree of
LL.B.
Mr. Walscheid was admitted to the New Jersey bar at the November
term of the year of his graduation. He had pre\iously served his legal
apprenticeship in the law offices of Page & Taft, counsel to the New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railroad, and also with the firm of Randolph,
Condict & Black. After his admission to the New Jersey bar he opened
an oifice in Union Hill, where he has enjoyed a lucrative and rapidly
growing practice. He is an ardent Democrat, President of the Third Ward
Democratic Club, a member of the Executive Committee of the Democratic
Central Organization, and a member of the Democratic Town General
Committee. He also belongs to the Iroquois Democratic Club, the John
J. Eagan Association, the Emil < irotli Association, the Robert r>av)s Ast^o-
ciation, and the Protective and Improvement Association. He is an
enthusiastic member of the All Bees Bowling Club.
ALOYSIUS McMAHON is the son of Thomas McMahon and Margaret
Donovan, and was born July 24, 1877, in Jersey City, N. J., where he still
resides. On both sides he is of Irish descent. He was educated in the pub-
lic schools of Jersey City and at the New York Law School, graduating
from the latter institution with the degree of LL.B. in 189S. In October of
the same year he was admitted to the New Jersey bar as an attorney at
law, and since then he has practiced his profession in Jersey <'ity with
marked success. He was admitted to the New York bar as an attorney
and counselor and also practices in that State, being a member of the law
firm of McCarthy & McMahon.
Mr. McMahon is a Democrat in politics and an active and influential
member of the Third Ward Democratic Club of Jersey City. In his pro-
fession as well as in public affairs he has displayed ability and other quali-
ties which mark the successful man.
HUGH SHARKEY, of Bayonne, was born in Ireland on the 15th of
\ugust 1854, his parents being James Sharkey and Mary Ward. He was
educated in the public schools of his native country. In 1880 he came to
this country and settled in Bayonre, Hudson Couuty, N. J. He has been
associated with the Standard Oil Company since 1881 and now holds the
position of foreman of their yardf, in Bayonne.
600 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
In politics Mr. Sharkey is an ardent and consistent Democrat, active in
party affairs, and honored and respected by all who know him. For five
years he served as a School Trustee. In 1899 he became a member of the
Bayonne Common Council, and in that capacity has rendered efficient serv-
ice to the community. He is a member of the Catholic Legion, of the
Ancient Order of United Workmen, of St. Patrick's Alliance, and of the
Democratic Club, all of Bayonne. He is married and has four children.
RICHARD MORRISON, of Arlington, is the son of James Morrison and
Jane Coulter, and was born in Belfast, Ireland, on the 22d of February,
1855. He was educated in his native city.
In December, 1872, Mr. Morrison came to America alone and settled in
Jersey City Heights, whence he removed to New York City in 1876. He
remained there until 1885, when he removed to Arlington, Hudson County,
where he still resides. For four years he was connected with the well
known dry goods house of A. T. Stewart, of New York. Afterward he
entered the employ of Silver & Son, shoe manufacturers, with whom he
still remains, holding the position of bookkeeper and cashier.
Mr. Morrison is a Republican in politics and a prohibitionist in principle.
He was a member of the Republican County Committee of Hudson County
and at one time was nominated for Assemblyman by the Prohibition party.
He received a most complimentary vote. He was President of the Fourth
District Republican Club for a time and is now a member and Treasurer
of the First Baptist Church of Arlington, a member of the Royal Arcanum,
and a Director of the Kearny Building and Loan Association. In every
capacity Mr. Morrison has displayed that degree of ability and sound
judgment which mark the successful man. He is thoroughly identified
with the affairs of the town and county, active in promoting every worthy
object, and honored and respected by all who know him. He has six chil-
dren: (Jeorge A., James E., Robert C, William J. S., Edward G. M., and
Margaret M.
JOHN W. ZISGEN, of Hoboken, was born in Trenton, N. J., October
20, 1875. He is the son of John B. Zisgen, of German descent, and of Mary
A. Zisgen, his wife, of Irish descent. He was educated at St. John's Paro-
chial School in Trenton, which he attended until fourteen years of age. He
then spent a year in the Trenton public schools and a year and a half in
Stewart's Business College of Trenton.
At the age of eighteen Mr. Zisgen entered upon the study of law with
Hon. Garret D, W. Vroom, of Trenton Reporter of the Supreme Court of
New Jersey, with whom he remained until he was admitted to the bar in
February, 1897. He then opened an office in Trenton and began the
active practice of his profession. In March, 1898, he removed to Jersey
City. In Jtily, 1900,' Mr. Zisgen entered into partnership with Joseph M.
Noonan and opened offices in Hoboken, where he has since practiced law
with marked success. He was a member of the Fourth New Jersey Volun-
teer Regiment in the Spanish-American \\':\v, and both at the bar and in
public life has established an honorable reputation.
WILLIAM VAN HORN, of Ramsey, was born in Mahwah, N. J., Septem-
ber 27, 1865, his parents being William Van Horn and Anna Van Dien,
both members of old and respected New Jersey families. He was edu-
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601
cated in llio Mahwali public schools and at Lattimer's Business (Jullege in
Tatersou. Afterward he engaged in the importing business in Kew York
C]tj and still later in the grocery trade. He is now engaged in the meat
business at Ramsey, N. J., where he resides.
Mr. A^an Horn is a Democrat in politics, a pudlic spirited and enterpris-
ing citizen, and actively identitied with the atlairs of his town and county.
He has served as Town Clerk of Hohokus Township, and is a member of
Hohokus Lodge, No. 178, I. O. O. P., and of Ramsey Council, Xo. 2-1:5, Junior
Order United American Mechanics. He is also a'member of the Reformed
Church.
GEORCE \A'ASHlNGTON SCHAEFER was born in New York (Jity,
February 1), 1842, where his maternal grandfather, Conrad Warmkessel,';i
truck gardener, died at the age of one hundred and eight, and where the
CENTRAL AVENUE HACKENSACK.
latter's wife, Elizabeth, died, aged one husidred and four, their residence
being on the corner of Avenue A and First Street. His parents, Constan-
tine and Elizabeth (Warmkessel) Schaefer, were natives of (iermany, where
his paternal grai.imother died at the age of one himdi-ed and three. Con-
stantine Schaefer, Sr., his grandfather, was a government Lnilding in-
spector in Germany, and died suddenly, while on duty, aged seventy-nine.
Constantine Schae'fer, Jr., came to New York City before 1835, and was
first a hotel keeper on Cedar Street and later a tailor. On March 13, 1868,
he mo\'ed to Union Hill, N. J., where he was one of the first lotowners, in
1853. His wife died in New York in March, 1850.
Mr. Schaefer has in his possession the original coat of arms of the
Schaefer family, which was presented to them by King Ludwig A. D.
1329, and which bears this inscription: Wuppc dcs (Jcfsehlcclitx f^cluufcr.
Tiie crest still stands above the door of the old family seat in Hoeheime,
602 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
G.nniiiny. The Sehaefers were shepherds and later wine growers, and
always bore a conspicuous part in public life.
George \y. Schaefer was educated in New York City. He left school and
on September 1, 1857, enlisted for five years as a drummer boy in the
i-egular army on GoA-ernor's Island. In the fall of that year he was de-
tailed with a company that was sent to New York to quell the bread riot.
Later he joined Company D, First Regiment Heavy Artillery, at Fortress
Monroe, and in 1859 was present at John Brown's raid and also at the hang-
ing of the latter, serving under Colonel Eobert E. Lee, later of the Confed-
erate Army. Mr. Schaefer served in Texas under General Twiggs, being
there at the outbreak of the Katenas (Indian) war, and later went to Baton
Rouge, where his regiment surrendered, January 12, 1861. to the govern-
ment of Louisiana, after that State had seceded. Lieutenant Todd, a
brother of President Lincoln's wife, was the ordnance officer.
Returning North to Fort Hamilton about January 23, 1861, Mr. Schaefer
arrived at Fort McHenry, in' Maryland, about February 10, and five days
later was in Washington, D. C, where he was a member of Lincoln's body
guard during the inaugural, camping in a house near Salmon P. Chase's
residence on Capitol Hill. In April, 1861, he went to Fort Washington
and drilled artillery volunteers. He was wounded in the head while there,
and subsequently was sent to Fort Taylor, Key West, Fla., where he par-
ticipated in the capture of the rebel steamer " Florida." Later he was at
Hilton Head, Beaufort, S. C, and was in the battles of Secessionville on
James's Island and Seabrook Landing on Lady's Island. He received two
bullet wounds in the leg, and was honorably discharged on the battlefield
September 1, 1862. Mr. Schaefer then served in the Ordnance Depart-
ment at Washington until 1864 and afterward in the Quartermaster's and
Transportation Departments, Army of the Potomac, under Captain J. G. C.
Lee, Quartermaster-General, until the close of the war, resigning August
31, 1865.
He returned home and followed his trade as a machinist and engineer
in New York City, being for four years in the civil engineer's department
at the Brooklyn Navy Yard under Chief Engineer Norman L. Stratton.
For four years he had charge of the conversion of a building into a coffee
and spice mill on the corner of Duane and Hudson Streets, New York, for
Clark & Huntington. Later he had charge of what is now the Star build-
ing on Broadway, corner of Park Place, for four years, and in 1881 he be-
came Superintendent of the Hackensack (N. J.) Gas Company, which posi-
tion he held two years. Since 1883 he has been the resident engineer of
the re-organized Hackensack Water Company, being located at the water
tower on the Bull's Ferry road in Weehawken.
Mr. Schaefer is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the
old U. A. M., and the Royal Society of Good Fellows, of hich he is Past
Grand Ruler of New Jersey. For seven years he has been Treasurer of the
oroer. He. was one of the organizers of the Grand Lodge of Good Fellows
in S'ovember, 1804, and was elected its first Grand Ruler. He is also a
member and Adjutant of Ellsworth Post, No. 14, G. A. R., Department of
New Jersey, and has served it two terms as Commander. In politics he
has always been a Republican.
He was married, July 20, 1867, to Susan Marie Louisa Ridgeway, daugh-
ter of Charles E. and Catherine Ridgeway, of the Town of Union, N. J.
They have had ten children: Katherine (Mrs. George Limouze) and Eliza-
beth (Mrs. Alfred Stager), both of the Town of Union; George W., Jr. (de-
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ceased); Minnie Augusta (Mrs. Robert Shaw), of Jersey City; Julia (de-
ceased); William Gibson (deceased); Alfred (deceased); Susan M L-
George W., 2d (deceased); and Floyd Goff.
AUGUSTUS A. HARDENBERGH, member of Congress from Jersey
City for three terms, was born in New Brunswick, N. J., May 18, 1830. He
was descended from one of the famous families of New Jersey. His great-
grandfather, Jacob R. Hardenbergh, D.D., was the founder of Rutgers (Col-
lege and its first President. His father, Cornelius L. Hardenbergh, LL.D.,
was a prominent lawyer of New Brunswick.
Augustus Hardenbergh entered Rutgers College in 1844, but an inflic-
tion of blindness upon his father compelled him to leave before his^ course
was finished to assist in his father's law office. In 1851 the college con-
ferred upon him the degree of Bachelor of Arts in recognition of the good
work he had accomplished during his brief collegiate career. In 1846 he
entered a mercantile house in New York, becoming a resident of Jersey
City. In 38.52 he became connected with the Hudson County National
Bank, was appointed its Cashier in 1858, and in 1878 was elected Presi-
dent, a position he held until his death.
Mr. Hardenbergh early became interested in politics. He was elected
to the State Legislature as a Democrat when only twenty-three years of
age (1853). During the session of 1854 he acquired a favorable State repu-
tation by securing the passage of the general banking act and by opposing
the Camden and Amboy Railroad monopoly. In 1857 he was elected a
member of the Jersey City Common Council, as Alderman, and was re-
elected thereafter until 1863, serving a part of the time as President of that
body aud as Chairman of the \Var Committee. In 1868 he was appointed
State Director of Railroads.
Having removed to his Bergen County home, he was elected a delegate
from the Fourth Congressional District to the Democratic National Con-
vention at Baltimore, which nominated Horace Greeley for President, and
in the same year was chosen President of the Northern Railroad Company
of New Jersey. In the fall of 1872 he removed to Jersey City and in 1876
was elected to the Forty-fourth Congress, to which he was re-elected in
1878. In 1880 he consented to accept a re-nomination to Congress to save
his party from threatened defeat and was again elected by over 5,000 ma-
jority. During this period he succeeded in making Jersey City a port of
entry. In 1883 he was appointed a member of the Board of Finance and
Taxation and his services were marked by saving the credit of the city
during the financial depression of that year. In 1884 he was appointed by
Governor Abbett as a Trustee of the State Reform School. He served as a
member of the Joard of Finance until 1889, when the board went out of
ofSce. The unique place which Mr. Hardenbergh held in the affections of
the community is shown by the following newspaper charactorizatio a at
the time of his death :
" Mr. Hardenbergh was one of the most widely known men in this sec-
tion of the country. He made a record in Congress that brought him into
close and intimate relations with the chief men of New York and Penn-
svlvania. Of course every man of any account in New Jersey was his per-
sonal friend. He has been so active in Hudson County, in public and pri-
vate ways, that his name was a household word from Bull's Ferry to Ber-
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gen Point, and his death comes to almost every man, woman, and child
here with the sting almost of a personal bereavement. Without a single ex-
ception he was the most popular man in the county, and his individual
strength has more than once helped to save his partj from disaster in times
of threatened peril.
" His chief characteristic was his sterling integrity. All of his life has
been spent under the public eye. He has been commissioned by the peo-
ple to the discharge of countless trusts. Never a man carried himself so
straight as he. Suspicion did not dare to blow even a breath at him. And
he had the personal confidence of every man as thoroughly as he had the
confidence of the masses as an aggregate.
" If a little estate was to be administered, Gus Hardenbergh — as every-
body felt at liberty to call him, so close was he to men everywhere — was
chosen to administer it. If a dispute was to be decided he was often made
the final arbiter.
" Add to the influence such a reputation gave him his other qualities of
mind and disposition, and wonder ceases as to the reasons for his personal
strength. An entertaining companion, a fluent and often eloquent talker,
a thinker of great mental force, a friend whose purse and services were al-
ways at the command of those who needed them, and a man of fearless
honesty — that was Mr. Hardenbergh as this community knew him."
Mr. Hardenbergh died October 5, 1889. He was an eloquent speaker, a
man of the highest integrity, a public spirited and progressive citizen, and
closely identified with every movement which had the advancement of the
city at heart.
LEIMUEL LOZIEE, a prominent civil engineer and surveyor residing at
Hackensack, N. J., is of the seventh generation in line of descent from
Frangois le Seuer, the French emigrant, concerning whom and his chil-
dren and grandchildren see page 505.
Frangois's great-grandson, John Lozier (4), was born near Hackensack,
March 14, 1740, and died at Schraalenburgh, August 4, 1805. His wife,
Mary Bourdette, a daughter of Stephen Bourdette, was born in 1744 and
died June 7, 1828. Among their children of the fifth generation was
Stephen Lozier, born in 1777, who settled at Old Bridge, now River Edge,
just north of Hackensack. Afterward he removed to New York City. He
married, in 1808, Sarah Van Buskirk, ^born November 29, 1779. He died
about 1860 and his wife followed February 15, 1871. They had issue of the
sixth generation John S., Jacob S., Catharine, Abraham, and others.
John S. Lozier (6) was born October 4, 1809, and died February 19, 1871.
He marriec, (1) Fanny Van Zaun (who ^as born February 18, 1812, and
died December 14, 1852) and (2) Margaret Banta. His issue of the seventh
generation were Stephen (died), Mary Sarah, Catharine, Henry, Pran-
ces, Frances Ann, John, Robert G., and Lemuel, the latter being the subject
of this sketch.
Lemuel Lozier (7) was born at Cherry Hill, N. J., March 13, 1862, and
after preparatory courses in the public school at New Bridge entered the
Hackensack Academy, from which he was graduated. He then took up
civil engineering and sur\'eying, which he has followed with success, rank-
ing now as one of the leading and most reliable surveyors of the county.
Page 605, sketch of Ruben M. Hart should read as follows:
Ruben M. Hakt, of Hackensack, was born in Montreal, Canada,
and was educated at Nicolet and Jesuit Colleges. He was gradu-
ated from McGill University, and read law in Canada with Judge
Cornwallis Monk and Sir James Rose. He was admitted to the
Montreal bar, but devoted himself more to literature than to the
practice of his profession, and finally, in 1882, settled in Hacken-
sack, N. J. He was admitted as an attorney in this State in June,
1889, and as a counselor in June, 1892.
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In 1SS3 he married May D. Moses, daughter of John M. and Ellen (Brown)
Moses, of Haokeusack.
REUBEN M. HART, of Hackensack. was born in Montreal, Canada, and
was educated at Nicolet and Jesuit Colleges. He graduated from McGill
Unirersity, and read law in Canada with Judge Cornwallis Munn and Sir
James Rose. He was admitted to the ^Montreal bar, and, finally, in 1SS2,
settled in Hackensack, X. J. He was for seven years the official stenogra-
pher of the Second Judicial District of New Jersey. He was admitted as
an attorney in this State in June, 18S0, and as a counselor in June, 1892.
PETER L. CONKLIN, of Hackensack, was born in Franklin Township,
Bergen County, N. J., on the 2Sth of October, 182o. He was the son of Louis
Conklin and Ellen Voorhis, members of old and respected New Jersey
families.
Mr. Conklin received his education in the public schools of Bergen Coun-
ty. Subsequently he learned the trade of carpenter, which he followed
with marked success until he reached the age of fifty-seven, when he re-
tired from active business. During the Civil ^^'ar he \\as for nine months
at the front as a member of and color-bearer in the Twenty-second Regi-
ment, Xew Jersey ^'oh)nteers. He was a public spirited, progressive, and
enterprising citizen, thoroughly identified with the affairs of his native
county, and honored and respected by all who knew him. Mr. Conklin was
a member of JlcPherson Post, G. A. R., of Hackensack. He married
Eupliemia Frederick. He was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church
of Hackensack. He died October 21, 1900, and is survived by two daugh-
ters: Mrs. Cornelius Zabriskie and Fannie De A\"olf Conklin.
RALPH D. EARLE, Jr., is a descendant in the eighth generation from
Edward Earle, an Englishman, who came from Maryland to ]!ergen, X. J.,
with his son, Edward Earle, Jr., in 1676, and purchased (April 24, of that
yean of the executors of Xicholas A'arlet the Island of Scnaucus, now in
Hudson C(mnty, comprising about 2,000 acres. The deed of the island was
made out to Edward Earle, Jr., then a young man. They took possession
of the island and settled on it. Edward Earle, Sr., died December ir.,
1711, and was buried at Bergen. His son, Edward, Jr., of the second gener-
ation, married, Februai'y 13, 1688, Elsie, daughter of Enoch Michaels
Vreeland and a granddaughter of the first American ancestor of the Vree-
land family. Edward, Jr., became a man of importance in the affairs of
Bergen. He was appointed Tax Commissioner for Bergen in 1693, and
the'following year was Commissioner of the Highways for the town. In
1695 he was elected to the House of Deputies of East Xew Jersey. His
widow. Elsie, married, June 24. 1716, Hendrick ^Meyei-, of Hacl-ensack.
Morris Earle (5), a grandson of the above named Edward Ea-'le, Jr., mar-
ried in X"ew York fl), February 8, 17r)5. Johanna :Monutayne and (2), :May
''S 1761 Abagail Leach. :Morris had several children of the sixth gen-
eration one of whom was Thomas Earle, born in Xew York in 1767, mar-
ried Matilda Harrison. Thomas (6) lived and died in Xew York City, leav-
ing among other children of the sixth generation, Thomas Earle
(7) born in Xew York, February 10, 1809. He married Euphemia Dema-
rest and had issue six children of the eighth generation, one of whom was
Ralph Earle who married Marcraret Acken, and had, among other children
of the ninth Wneration, Ralph D. Earle, Jr., the subject of this sketch.
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Ralph D. Earle, Jr., was born in Jersey City, March 21, 1865, and there
obtained a thorough public and high school education. At an early age he
exhibited unusual tastes for mathematics, which he developed with perse-
verance and success. Leaving school, he entered the office of his uncle,
Frank H. Earle, of Jersey City, with whom he remained several years,
studying civil engineering and surveying and mastering every branch of the
profession. He soon became an expert, so skillful and rapid was he in the
manipulation of figures. In the autumn of 188.3 he accepted a position
with Charles B. Brush, of Hoboken, one of the largest civil engineers in the
country, and remained with him for about three years, gaining a valuable
experience in general engineering and surveying. Resigning this, he asso-
ciated himself with the different elevated railways in Brooklyn, where he
made preliminary surveys for several lines. In 1887 he returned to his
former position with Mr. Brush, with whom he continued until 1895, hav-
ing charge of Mr. Brush's construction work in North Hudson County,
which included the $250,000 contract for the outlet sewer to Union Hill,
the construction of the North Hudson County Railway to the Cuttenberg
racetrack, the improvement of the Meeks and Cossitt estates, the pre-
liminary surveys for the Hudson River Bridge, and practically every large
and important improvement in the northern part of the County of Hudson.
In 1895 Mr. Earle engaged in business for himself as a general civil engi-
neer and surveyor, opening an office at 154 Bergenline Avenue, corner of
Lewis Street. Since then he has had charge of almost all of the important
work executed or projected in North Hudson County, continuing on the
same lines that he had previously followed. Among these enterprises may
be mentioned the construction of the main latteral sewer on Union Hill,
the lajing of the first brick pavement in Hudson County, and the con-
struction of the Weehawken loop, a driveway five miles in length, on the
edge of the Palisades, overlooking the Hudson River, and which has been
extended into Hoboken. This loop involves the construction of a viaduct
over the railroad tracks and a large amount of other work. In all of these
capacities Mr. Earle has achieved success. Since 1895 he has also been
county surveyor of Hudson County. In politics he is an ardent Demo-
crat. He is a member of the Democratic Central Organization and of the
Executive Committee of the Hudson County Democratic Committee. He
was a member of the Board of Education of the Town of Union from 1895
to 1898, and in the latter year served as President of the board. He is a
prominent member of the Knights of Pythias, the Elks, and the Royal
Arcanum.
Mr. Earle was married, April 5, 1887, to Florence B. Hurley, daughter of
Charles H. Hurley, of Philadelphia, Pa. They have three children-: Charles
H., Ralph D., 3d., and Carroll.
HENRY TRAPHAGEN was born June 1, 1842, in Jersey City, N. J.,
where he still resides. He is the son of Henry Mackaners Traphagen, a
wealthy and prominent citizen of that place, and of Sarah Conselyea, his
wife. Plis grandfather, Henry Traphagen, Jr., was graduated from Rut-
gers College in 1791 and married a daughter of Cornelius Van Vorst. His
great-grandfather, Henry Traphagen, Sr., was a Trustee of Queens (now
Rutgers) College in f 782. The Traphagens are one of the oldest families
in Jersey City, and for generations have been prominent in business and
professional affairs.
Mr. Traphagen was educ.ited at Rutgers College and Brown University
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Providence, R. I. He read law in the office of the late Hon. Isaac W.
Sindder and was admitted to tlie New Jersey bar as an attorney in Novem-
ber, 1804, and as a counselor in November, 1807. Since 1804 he has been
successfully engaged in the general practice of his profession in Jersey
City.
lie served as Mayor of Jersey City from May 1, 1874, to May 1, 1870, and
as Corporation Attorney from November, 1870, to March, ISSl. Prior to
the consolidation of the three cities— Jersey City, Hudson City, and Bev-
g^n. — composing what is now Jersey City, he was counsel for the Board
of ^^'ater Commissioners of Jersey City. He is a member of the Holland
Society of New York and was for one year (1891-92) one of its Vice-Presi-
dents. November 9, 1869, he m:irried Annie Matilda Campbell, daughter
of David Campbell, of New York City.
JOHN W. AWX BLARCOM.— Blarcom or Blerkum is the name of a com-
munity near the City of Rotterdam in Holland, from whence one Johannes
(John) Van Blarcom emigrated about the middle of the seventeenth cen-
tury and settled ;it Hoboken in Hudson County, N. J. He is said to have
brought with him a large family of children. He certainly had three sons
of the second generation: Peter Jansen Van Blarcom, G-ysbert Jansen Van
Blarcom, and John Jansen Van Blarcom.
Peter (2) married (1) Jacomina Coinelis and (2), in 1719, Antie Meyer
(widow). Gysbert (2) married (Ij Magdalena la Comba in 1706 and (2)
Antie Christie. John (2) married, July 10, lG9:i, Meta Jans. These thie-^'
all settled at Bergen, now Jersey City, (jysbert went to Hackensack in
171."), joined the rlimch there, and bought lands. His brothers Peter and
John soon followed liim and bought lands west of the Saddle River as well
as in the Aquackanonck (Passaic) patent. Peter bought ."iOO or 800 acres
in the Pompton district of Bergen County. Among his children of the
third generation were Sarah, Carret, Jacomina, and Willempie. Gysbert's
children of the third generation were John, Mary, Anthony, William,
Henry, Ellen, and Jacobus. John's children of the third generation were
Neltie, Jane, Elizabeth, Rachel, and Isaac. This family, composed prin-
cipally of descendants of Peter and (avsbert, are very numerous in Frank-
lin, Saddle River, Ridgewood, and Hohokus Townships in Bergen County.
John Van Blarcom (3), a grandson of John (1), married, in 1725, Jannetie
Lent, of Rockland County, N. Y., and settled near Paramus in New Jersey.
From there in 173.") he removed to near Nanuet in Rockland County, N. V..
where he bought a farm. His issue were Peter, 1727; Elizabeth, 17:!1 ;
Peter, 1734; and David. 1736. His son, Garret Van Blarcom, born Octo-
ber 10, 1780, married Maria Hopper, also born in 1780. He died in 1854
and she in 1846 Their children were Peter, born in 1805, died November
20, 1802, and John, *born in 1808, died in 1880. Peter \'an Blarcom had
three sons and five daughters: Garret; Mary, of Addison, N. Y.; William,
deceased; Daniel, of Suffern, N. Y.; Henrietta and Bridget (twins), de-
ceased; Eliza, of Brooklyn, N. Y.; and Jane, of Pearl River, N. Y.
Garret Van Blarcom," son of Peter, was born in May, 1820, and became a
blacksmith at Tappan, N. Y. He was twice married and has a son, the
subject of this sketch.
John W. Van Blarcom, son of Garret Van Blarcom and Elizabeth Post
(died in 185.3), was horn at Tappan, N. Y., in July, 1852, and early learned
the blacksmith's trade, which he has ever since followed. He married
Maigaret Jane, daughter of Peter A. Demares+, by whom he has two sons :
608 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
Frank and Demaiest Van Blarcom. He resides at Norwood, N. J., where
lie is active in politics. He has been a member of the Harrington Town-
ship Road Board and is now a member of the Town Committee of that
township.
HENRY A. GAEDE. of Hoboken, was born in Hudson City, now Jer-
sey City Heights, N. J,, »September 1(1, 1857, and was graduated from old
Public School No. 2, of that place, in 1872. On leaving school he took up
the study of civil engineering with Otto F. Wegener, then city surveyor of
Hoboken, and remained with him until October, 1874, when he entered the
law office of the late John C. Besson, of the same city, as a student. He
was admitted to the bar of New Jersey in November, 1878, and since then
has successfully jiracticed his profession in Hoboken, becoming one of the
prominent members of the Hudson County bar, and making a specialty of
the examination of titles to real estate. He is counsel for a number of large
corporations, including the Hoboken Bank for Savings and the Industrial
Mutual Building and Loan Association of Jersey City. He was also attor-
ney for Hudson County in the condemnation proceedings for land taken for
the County Boulevard. Mr. Gaede has built up a large practice, and is
heavily interested in real estate.
wn^SON L. HEATH, of Arlington, was born in Wilsonville, Conn., Sep-
tember 9, 1846. He is the son of George W. Heath, a native of Putnam,
Conn., and of Frances Sessions, who was born in Tompson in that State.
Mr. Heath received a public school education in Wilsonville, and at the
age of seventeen went to New York City, where he entered the employ of
H. B. Claflin & Company. He has been identified with this firm ever since,
holding responsible positions and discharging his duties with acknowl-
edged ability and satisfaction.
Mr. Heath is also engaged in the dry goods business in Arlington, N. J.,
becoming a member of the firm of Allen & Roth in 1884. This firm was
changed to Heath & Norris in 1888. Mr. Norris died in 1889 and his widow
assumed his interest in the firm. Mr. Heath is a public spirited citizen
and respected by all who know him. He married Miss Mary E. Welsch
and has four children: Helen M., George W., Charlotte, and Carrie.
ALFRED SMEDBERG, of Kearny, is the son of Sevin and Maria Smed-
berg, and was born in Sweden on the 29th of April, 1860. His parents
were both natives of that country, where he received his education.
In 188.5 Mr. Smedberg came to the United :States, settling in Newark,
N. J., whence he removed to Kearny, Hudson County, where he now re-
sides. After leaving school he learned the trade of carpenter and builder,
a business he has always followed, achieving marked success. He was for
two years a soldier in the army of Sweden before coming to this country.
He belongs to the Swedish Church of Kearny and is a Republican in poli-
tics. As a carpenter and builder he has gained a high reputation, having
erected a number of important buildings in his vicinity.
Mr. Smedberg married Mary Carlson, of Sweden, and has five children:
Hannah, Harry, Hilda, Arthur, and Ella.
WILLIAM NOE, of Union Hill, is the son of John Noe and Barbara
Schmidt and was born in Baden, Germany, on the 2d of March, 1846. H?>
received a public school education and learned the blacksmith's trade in
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the Fatherland, and in 1866 came to America with his sister, settling in
Union Hill, Hudson County, where he has since resided. In 1871 he en-
gaged in the blacksmithing business for himself and so continued until
1875, when he was employed in New York City. In 1881 he established his
present blacksmith shop on Bergenline Avenue in the Town of West New
York.
Mr. Noe is a Republican in politics, a member of the Republican Club of
Union Hill, and a member of the Dutch Reformed Church. He has been
a member of the Haraguri since 1868, and is the only charter member of the
nine original founders of his lodge who is living. In this order he has filled
all the chairs. He is also a member of the Royal Society of Good Fellows,
and in e^ery capacity has won the confidence and respect of all who know
him. He is a public spirited citizen, deeply interested in local affairs, and
a man of acknowledged ability and enterprise.
July 4, 1871, Mr. Noe married Mrs. Cedonia (Flutz) Flood. They have
one daughter, Clara Viola.
WILLIAM MARSHALL SEUFERT, of Englewood, was born in New
York City on the 22d of May, 1873. His parents, George G. Setifert and Mar-
garet G. Sienken, were both natives of that city, where they were married.
Mr. Setifert received his education at New York University, taking a post-
graduate course in law in the class of 1892. He was admitted to the bars
of New York and New Jersey and is actively and successfully engaged in
the practice of his profession in both New York City and Englewood.
Mr. Setifert is a member of the Englewood Club, of the Bogota Boat
Club, and of the Episcopal Church. He is an able lawyer, a public spirited
citizen, and respected by all who know him. He married Anna Evelyn
Pope, daughter of John and Lauretta Pope, of Brooklyn, N. Y., the cere-
mony being performed in Leonia. N. J., January 28, ISDS.
ROBERT (iA'S\', of Union Hill, is the son of Charles Gaw and Margaret
McKee and a grandson of Robert Gaw, all natives of the North of Ireland.
The family came to America in the early fifties, settling in New York.
Mr. Gaw was born at Union Hill, Hudson County, December 9, 1879. He
attended the public schools, both in Union Hill and A\'est Hoboken, and
later Cooper Institute, New York, where he studied engineering and higher
mathematics. He was first employed by John W. Rutherford, contracting
engineer, and by John G. Payne, engineer to the Riparian Commission.
He was with James Moylan for a number of j-ears, and assisted J. J. Tallon
on the main lateral sewer, and completed the Boulevard sewer, in ^Vest
Hoboken, after Mr. Tallon died. He was also engineer on the Summit
Avenue and other improvements, including the paving on Clinton Avenue,
West Hoboken. He is a member of the Fire Department, the Royal Ar-
canum and the Junior Order Ignited American Mechanics. In politics he
is a Democrat.
SAMUEL PHILLIPS RUSSELL, D.D.S., comes from an old New Eng-
land family, and inherits through several generations of ancestors those
principles of application which characterize the race, and which are still
evident in their descendants in every section of the country. His family
has been prominent in the professions, in military and official affairs, and in
business life, many of them having held exalted stations of trust and re-
sponsibility.' He w.as born in Springfield, Mass., August 16, 1870, and
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there received a thorough grammar and high school education. As a
youth he displayed a strong inclination for a professional career.
After leaving school he entered the l<!ew York College of Dentistry, in
New York City, and was graduated therefrom in 1890, receiving the degree
of Doctor of Dental Surgery. He began active practice in New York,
where he soon built up a large and lucrative business. Five years later,
on the advice of his physician, he retired and took a rest. In 1895 he went
West and South, where he spent a year in travel. Upon his return in the
spring of 1896 he opened his present dental parlors at 97 Bergenline Ave-
nue in the Town of Union, where he has acquired an extensive and success-
ful practice.
Dr. Russell is prominent in social and fraternal circles, where he occu-
pies a number of important offices. He is a member of Mystic Tie Lodge,
No. 123, F. and A. M., of Cj^rus Chapter, No. 32, R. A. M., of Pilgrim Com-
mandery. No. 16, K. T., of Mecca Temple, A. A. O. Nobles of the Mystic
Shrine, of Jackson Lodge, No. Ii50, L O. O. F., of Golden Rule Encampment,
No. 44, I. O. O. F., of Hamilton Conclave, No. 383, I. O. H., of Mohawk
Tribe, No. 207, I. O. R. M., of Garfield Council, No. 56, Jr. O. U. A. M., of
Trinity Chapter, No. 18. Order of the Eastern Star, of Court Unity, No. 75,
F. of A., of Camp S. L. Reeves, No. 1, A. P. L., of the Masonic Life Asso-
ciation, of Palisade Lodge, No. 128, K. P., of North Hudson Tent, No. 10,
Knights of the Maccabees, of West Shore Council, No. 1,097, Royal Ar-
canum, of Columbia Hose Company, No. 2, of the Union Hill Schuetzen
Corps, of Company C, Twenty-second Regiment, N. G. N. Y., of the Zwiebel-
berger Bowling Club, of the Thirteen Club, and of the Mecca Wheelmen.
GUSTAVE D. MEISTER, of Bayonne, is the son of George Meister and
Mary Slegmann, and was born in Germany on the 9th of August, 1856.
His parents were also natives of that country. In 1864 they left the
Fatherland and came with their family to the United States, settling in
Newark, N. J., where the subject of this sketch received a public school
education. Mr. Meister has been for some time engaged in the liquor
business and is the proprietor of the well known Meister Casino at Bay-
onne. He is a member of the Robert Davis Association, of the Arion
Singing Society of Newark, of Newark Lodge, No. 21, B. P. O. Elks, and of
the Newark Turners. In politics he is a Democrat. He is a public spirited
citizen, deeply interested in local affairs, and one of the best known men in
his locality.
He was married, April 4, 1882, to Mary Kirnhofer, daughter of John and
Annie Kirnhofer, of Michigan. They ha\e four children: Bertha, Laura,
Clark, and Annie.
CHRISTOPHER D. ROEHR, of Weehawken, is the son of Frederick E.
Roehr and Emma Mtiller, and was born in Bremerhaven, Germany, Novem-
ber 8. 1862. His parents, grandparents, and their ancestors for many gene-
rations were sturdy, respected people of the Fatherland.
Mr. Roehr attended the German public or national schools until he
reached the age of mature boyhood, when he went to sea, thus gratifying
a strong desire for adventure and travel. He also took a course in a noted
school of navigation. In 1878 he came with his parents to America, settled
on Staten Island, New York, and for several years followed the sea, sailing
between New York and Australia, the East Indies, China, Japan, and South
American ports. The experience he gained in the merchant marine service
GENEALOGICAL 611
and the opportunities for study and observation which these travels af-
rorded, enabled him to grasp a broad and comprehensive knowledge of the
world-
In 1 886 Mr. Roehr retired from the sea, settled in Weehawken, N. J., and
engaged in the liquor business, which he has since followed. For several
years he has been a member of the Board of School Trustees of Weehawken.
He is a member of the Masonic and Odd Fellows fraternities, of the Royal
Society of Good Fellows, and of the German Lutheran Church, and is Presi-
dent of the North Hudson Cyclers. In politics he is a Democrat. He is
actively interested in the public welfare and is a public spirited, patriotic,
and enterprising citizen.
Mr. Roehr married Miss Emilie Rever and has one son, William T., born
in 1887.
15P]RXHARD ROGGE, of Weehawken, was born in North Germany, of an
old iiud respected family, on the 4th of October, 1874, his parents being
IMedrich Rogge and Emilie Baedecker. His father and mother were na-
tives of the Fatherland, and possessed of sturdy characteristics.
AA'hile the subject of this article was yet a boy the family emigrated to
America and settled in the Town of Union, N. J., where he received a public
school edncation. Since leaving school Mr. Rogge has been engaged in the
liquor busine'^s in Weehawken, Hudson County. His public spirit, patriot-
ism, ;md interest in the welfare of the town and county have gained for him
the confidence of all who know him.
Mr. Rogge is a consistent Democrat, and a member of the German Luth-
eran Church, of the Free and Accepted Masons, and of other social and fra-
ternal organizations. He married Miss Molly Restmeyer and has three
children: Molly, Bernhard, Jr., and Henry.
CHARLES J. BOTT\ of the Town of Union, is the son of George and
Anna (Hoffman) Bott, and was born in Wtirtemberg, Germany, June 26,
IS;")!*. He received his education in the public schools of the Fatherland,
and there learned the trade of jeweler. In 1879 he came to this country
and settled in Xew York City, where he first engaged in the liquor trade
and subsequently in the jewelry business, gaining in each marked success
and a high reputation.
In 1884 Mr. Bott moved to the Town of Union, N. J., and two years later
0[)ened his present hotel on the corner of Bergenline Avenue and Fourth
Street. He has made this one of tlie popular centers of hospitality in
Xorth Hudson. Mr. Bott is a prominent member of Jefferson Lodge, No.
12r., 1. O. O, F., of the Royal Society of Good Fellows, of the Knights of
Honor, of the Knights and Ladies of Honor, of the Independent gchuetzen
Corps of Union Hill, of the Maennerchor of Guttenberg, and of several otber
organizations. He is a public spirited, progressive citizen, and popular
amonc a wide circle of acquaintances.
Mr. Bott was married, in 1881, to Miss Mary Suttler, of the Town of
L^nion, N. J. They have three children: Frank, William, and Mary.
CrEORGE MICHEL has been a resident of the Town of Union, Hudson
County, N. J., for over thirty-five years, coming there from Germany, where
he A^as born. He was long engaged in the liquor business with marked
success. He is one of the oldest and best known German citizens of East
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-Ifi-sev. and iu retireiuent is enjoying the frnits of an active and honorable
career.
lie married Miss Jiarbara P^lizabetli Fielder, also a native of (Jermany,
and has six children living, viz.: Annie (Mi's. (leorge Arnold), Katherine
(Mrs. Frederick Sapp), Dorothy (Mrs. Frederick Feiselj, John Robert,
(let)i'ge, Jr., and Frederick.
JOHN ROBERT MICHEL, eldest son of George and Barbara Elizabeth
(Fielder) Michel, was born Febnuiry .S, l.ST."!, m the Town of T'nion, N. J.,
wh(H-e he has always resided. He i-eceived his edncation in the public
schools of that town and at tiasbronck Institute iu Jersey City, and then
entered the drug store of William Falkner, Fifty-second Street and Eighth
Avenue, New York, where he i-enuiined about three years. His experience
in this capacity has
served him well in subse-
(pieut business affairs.
Having graduated from
Elasbrouck Institute in
June, 1S94, he began ac-
tive life with a good
classical training, and as
a drug clerk supple-
mented his studies by a
jiractical knowledge of
<-ommercial matters. On
resigning his position in
the store he succeeded
his father in the licjuor
business at 215 Palisade
Avenue, corner of Hum-
boldt Street, in the Town
of T^nion. which he has
since conducted.
During the past eight
yeai-s Mr. Michel has
taken an active part in
local politics, being the
organizer and standard
l)earer of the B. J. Michel
Association of the Town
of Union, and having
served three years as a
member of the Demo-
cratic Town General
Committee. He is also a
member of the Executive Comniittee of the New Democratic Club of Union
Hill and of the Second Ward Democratic Club, whicli he helped to organize
in 1896, and of which he has been the only Treasurer. He is a member,
also, of the Charles Bauer Association and of Wahweiiua Tribe, No. 1S3,
Independent Order of Rednuui. Mr. Michel is jierhaps better known by
the name of " Bob " Micliel, or as " B. J." Michel, the name borne by the
association of which he is a founder and the Treasurer.
He was mari-ied, June 0. 18!)(i, to Lillie, daughter of Henry and Meta
.JOHN E. MICHEL.
In sketch of John J. Daley, page 613, the ninth line should
read " was for four years a Commissioner of Appeals," etc., in-
stead of " several years a School Trustee," as printed. Mr.
Daley has been for four years and is now a Councilman for Gut-
tenberg. He has seven (instead of six) children — five daughters
and two sous — all born in Guttenberg.
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Fislun-, of Jersey City Heights, N. J. Tliev have one child, Lillie Barbara
Michel.
JOHN REILLY, of Weehawken, is the son of John Reilly, Sr., and Mary
iszf^^' ^'^^^ natives of Ireland. He was born in that country August 5.
+^ T'^-'^*^ l^liere received his education. When a young man he came to
the United States and for over twenty years has been successfully engaged
m the hotel business in Weehawken. He was a member of Weehawken
Town Council for five years, has served as Chief of the Weehawken Fire
Department, and in other capacities has rendered valuable service to the
community.
Mr. Reilly is a member of the Independent Order of Foresters, of the
Weehawken Fire Department, of the Ancient Order of Hibernians of Hud-
son County, and of the C. V. and L. In politics he is a Democrat. He mar-
ried Margaret Morran and has three children: John R., Mary R., and Katie.
JOHN J. DALEY, of Guttenberg, N. J., is a native and life-long resident
of that town, having been born there July 9, 1860. His parents, Martin
I>aley and Catherine O'Brien, came to Guttenberg from Ireland.
Mr. Daley attended the public schools of Guttenberg, and afterward en-
gaged in the block-stoue busineKSs, which he followed for several years with
marked success. After disposing of this business he established himself in
the liquor trade, in Guttenberg, in which he still continues. As a Demo-
crat Mr. Daley has long been prominent and influential in politics. lie
was for several years a School Trustee, and has been especially active in
the formation and development of the Guttenberg Fire Department, being
aij organizer of Companies 1 and 4, and an exempt member of Hook and
Ladder Company No. 1. He is a member of the Foresters of America and
of the Catholic Church. He married Miss Catherine Buckley and has a
family of six children.
GEORGE J. GOEHRIG, of North Bergen, was born in Ulster County, N.
Y.. Cktober 21), 1805. He is the son of Charles Goehrig and Rosa Salzmann
and a grandson of Leonard and Rose Salzmann, all natives of Germany.
Mr. Goehrig received his education in the public schools of his native
connly. and afterward learned the trade of butcher. Coming to North Ber-
gen, N. J., he entered witli energy into the affairs of the township, and soon
established a reputation for industry, thrift, and integrity. For some time
he has been engaged in butchering and also in the hotel and liquor busi-
ness on the Hudson County Boulevard. He has served as Chief of the
North Bergen Fire l^epartment, as a member of the North Bergen Board
of Education, and as President of the North Hudson Liciuor Dealers' Asso-
ciation. He is a member of the Merry Owl Association and a public spir-
ited, enterprising citizen. Mr. Goehrig was married March 20, 1887, to
Bartona Wade.
ERNST BEHR, a well known citizen of the Town of Union, Hudson
County, was born in Northern Germany on the 29th of May, 1864. His
p)arents, William and Hermina (Rehmer) Behr, were respected and esteemed
for those sturdy qualities which distinguish the German race.
Mr. Behr was educated in the public or national schools of the Father-
land. He also served a short time in the Gei man Army. In 1882 he came
t(^ the United States and settled in Brooklyn, N. Y., where he was engaged
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iii thf grocerv business for two years. In 1 884 he removed to New York
City and established himself in the liquor business, which he successfully
conducted until 1891, wlien he came to the Town of Union, Hudson County.
N.J. Here he has since resided, beinj^ encased in the ]i(iuor trade on the
corner of Bergenline Avenue and Lewis Street.
jMr. Itelir is an active member of the ]>emocratic party, a ]iatriotic citi-
'M-n, and a liberal supporter of every worthy movement. He married Bar-
bara Kobbeck.
SAMUEL DECKER, of East Newark, was born in Passaic County, N. J.,
on Christmas I")ay, December 25, 1850. He is the son of William Decker
and Julia Ann Rhinesmitli and a grandson of Gabriel Decker and Barney
and Rebecca (Bugsby) Rhinesmith. His maternal grandfather was a mem-
ber of one of the old families of Passaic County, where the Deckers also
settU^d at an early date. Both were pi-ominent in the community.
Mr. Decker was edu-
cated in his native coun-
ty, principally at Maco-
pin, and for fifteen years
lived in Newark, Essex
County. In 1884 he
moved to East Newark,
Hudson County, where
he still resides. Early in
life he learned the ma-
son's trade, which he fol-
lowed with marked suc-
cess for eight years. At
the end of that period
(1882) he engaged in the
chemical charcoal busi-
ness, and in 1897 formed
a stock company, of
which he is now (1900)
I'resident. This company
supplies charcoal for
Newarlc and vicinity, and
maintains the largest
business in that line in
Eastern New Jersey.
An ardent and consist-
ent Republican, Mr.
Decker has earnestly ad-
vocated Republican prin-
ciples ever since he cast
his first vote. He is a
l»ublic spirited, progres-
sive, and enterprising citizen, prominent in party and business affairs, ac-
tive and influential in promoting every worthy object, and thoroughly iden-
tified with the growth and prosperity of the community. His success in
business has been the result of his own energy and ability. He is a mem-
ber of the Knights and Ladies of the Golden Star, of the Order of Hepta-
sophs, and of other organizations.
SAMUEL DECKER.
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Mr. Decker married Amanda E. Meeker, of Hackettstown, N. J., and has
one son, Herbert T.
JOHN O'LEARY, of Guttenberg, is the son of Dennis O'Learv and Marj
Hefferen, and was born in Philadelphia, Pa., on the 30th of October, 1866.
He is of Irish descent. He was educated in the public schools of Philadel-
phia, and for some time was extensively engaged in business there as a
stevedore and truckman. Finally he removed to North Bergen, Hudson
County, where he has since been engaged in the hotel business. He mar-
ried Matilda Fay.
MAEK LYDON, the well known Democratic leader and hotel proprietor
of Shadyside in North Bergen, Hudson County, was born in Ireland on
April 1, 1866, the son of Martin Lydon and Ann Bracken. Having re-
ceived his education in the public schools of his native country, he came to
America, and on the ISth of March, 1889, landed in New York, where he fol-
lowed his trade of stonecutting for a short time. He soon removed to
Shadyside in North Bergen, N. J., where he found employment at paper-
making, and where he has since resided. May 1, 1S94, he engaged in the
hotel and liquor business, which he still follows.
Applying himself to business affairs and to the advancement of the
Democratic party. Mr. Lydon soon came into prominence as a leader and
for several years has been a power in his party in that locality. His in-
fluence upon both local and county matters has given him a wide reputa-
tion. He is a man of public spirit and enterxjrise, and has always taken a
prominent part in local projects. He is a member of Eclipse Fire Com-
pany No. 1, of North Bergen, of the Democratic Club, and of the Gustav
Scholp and Eobert Davis Associations.
^Ir. Lydon was married, June 21, 1893, to Annie F., daughter of John
P^'lannery, of Shadyside, North Bergen, and they have two children: John
and Florence.
JOHN J. REILLY, of Bayonne, was born at Ulster Heights, Ulster Coun-
ty, N. Y., November 27, 1864. His parents, Michael Eeilly and Mary Dono-
van, were natives of Ireland. They came to the United States when young
and were married in Brooklyn, N. Y., whence they removed to Ulster Coun-
ty. In 1872 they came to Bayonne, N. J., where the subject of this sketch
received a public school education.
After leaving school John J. Eeilly engaged in the liquor business in
Bayonne, in which he has since continued. He is a prominent and influen-
tial Democrat and for several years has been a leader in party affairs. He
is a member of the Independent Order of Foresters, of Hook and Ladder
Company No. 3, of Bayonne, and of St. Paul's Alliance Society.
Mr. Eeilly was married, June 25, 1891, to Fannie Brothers, of Bayonne,
Hudson County. They have four children: Mamie, Fannie, Agnes, and
Michael Francis.
EDWARD HOOS, of Jersey City, was born in Germany, at Neuwied on
the Ehine, August 31, 18.50. He was educated at the public schools, and
began his business career as a clerk in a general store. At the same time
he acquired a thorough knowledge of upholstery. He came to America in
1870. and soon found employment with an upholstery firm in New York
Citv. He started in business for himself in 1872, manufacturing parlor
616 HUDSON AND BERGEN COUNTIES
suits and lounges at 133 Pavonia Avenue, Jersey City. Subsequently he
was associated with Mullins & Schulz, and afterward formed the firm of
Lampe & Hoos, which was dissolved in a year. He then took the manage-
ment of John Mullins's business, and was with him until 1877. He then
once more launched out alone at 67 Newark Avenue, but shortly joined
John kSheehan, and for nine months the firm was Hoos & Sheehan. Mr.
Hoos bought out his partner and removed to the old Metropolitan Hall
Building, at 71 and 73 Newark Avenue, where the firm of Hoos & Schulz
was formed, and was continued successfully until July 1, 1897, when Mr.
Hoos was elected Mayor, and retired from business.
H(: entered politics in 1885. He was a member of the Board of Free-
holders for two years. In 1889 he was elected an Alderman, and in 1891
was appointed by ]Mayor Cleveland a Commissioner of Appeals, resigning
when Mayor ^^'anser was elected. Subsequently he was appointed to the
Board of Education by Mayor Wanser, and re-appointed for two years.
In 1895 he ^as nominated for President of the Board of Aldermen, but
was defeated by Eeuben Simpson, and in the same year was elected to the
Assembly and served creditably. In 1897 he was elected Mavor of Jersey
City.
Mr. Hoos is a Thirty-second degree Mason, a Past Deputy Grand Master,
and Representative of the Grand Lodge of the State of Arkansas. He be-
longs to the Knights of Honor, the Legion of Honor, the Knights of
Pythias, and the Board of Trade.
WILLLVM CRANSTOUN. of Hoboken and Summit, is the son of Will-
iam and Marion (Paterson) Cranstoun, natives of Scotland, who settled in
Canada in 1832, moved to New York City, and thence removed to Princeton,
N. J., in 1837. They removed to Bordentown, N. J., in 1842, and in Feb-
ruary, 1843, came to Hoboken, where the mother died April 28, 1882, and
the father December 6, 1885.
Mr. Cranstoun was born in Hoboken, September 1, 1843, and finished
his education at the parochial school of the Scotch Presbyterian Church
in Fourteenth Street, New York. He read law with J. Harvey Lyons (his
brother-in-law) and Hon. Abel I. Smith, both of Hoboken, and was ad-
mitted to the bar of New Jersey in February, 1875. Since then he has re-
sided in Summit, N. J., and has successfully practiced his profession in
that place and in Hoboken. His business has been confined principally
to oflice work and in chancery, and largely involves real estate.
CHARLES PINNELL, one of the oldest residents of North Bergen, Hud-
son County, has held the office of Chaii'man of the Township Committee
longer than any other man in New Jersey, having served in that capacitv for
twenty-three years, or almost continually from 1871 to the spring of i897,
v.hen he resigned. Born in Wottennnderedge, Gloucestershire, England, on
the 17th of February, 1823, he is the son of Robert Pinnell and Elizabeth
Fowler and a descendant on both sides of honored English ancestors. As a
boy he displayed sterling intellectual and physical qualities.
He obtained his education in Minchinhampton, England. In 1848 he
came to America and settled in New York City, but in the spring of 1849 re-
moved to Jersey City, N. J., and thence in 1857 to Hudson City, now a part
of Jersey City. There he resided eight years. In 1865 he nioved to New
Durham in North Bergen, Hudson County, where he still lives. His busi-
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i^Q^^ ^'^^ ^^^* °^ ^ manufacturer of walking canes and crutches, and until
1867, when he retired, he had, in Cortlandt Street, New York, one of the
Jarsfst and most successful establishments of the kind in the United
states. Since 1867 he has devoted himself almost exclusively to private
aftairs and to the official duties which have been pressed upon him by his
toAvnsmen, his only other business of importance being a coal yard at
Homestead in North Bergen, which he conducted about three years.
He Avas a School Trustee of South New Durham for about fifteen years
and served most of that period as District Clerk, and was instrumental in
causing the erection of the first brick school house in the township. This
was old No. 3 school, built in 1871, and since remodeled and enlarged. He
was also Collector of Arrears for a time and Township Collector one year.
Mr. Pinnell's ability, executive capacity, and active interest in local af-
fairs caused him in the spring of 1871 to be elected Chairman of the Town-
ship Committee oi North Bergen, and from that time until the spring of
1897, when he resigned, he was the acknowledged leader in all public mat-
ters, being continuously a member and Chairman of that committee with
the exception of the yeaVs 1872, 1873, 1882, and 1883. This service of twen-
ty-three years as Chairman of the governing body of the township is the
longest accredited to any one man in the State. It is noteworty for the
great amount of clerical labor and unceasing attention to duty which Mr.
Pinnell freely and elfectively rendered. He was indefatigable in the prep-
aration of statistical tables, in efforts to reduce taxation and expenses, and
in every reform calculated to benefit the township and its inhabitants, and
his reports and public papers, many of which are still in existence and
valuable, are models. Ore of these documents — the rarest and most im-
portant from liis hands — is as applicable to-day as it was in 1879, when it
was addressed to the property holders and taxpayers of Hudson County.
It was adopted at a joint meeting of the Boards of Council of the Towns of
Union and Guttenberg and the Township Committees of North Bergen,
West Hoboken, W'eehawken, and Union, on March 25, 1879. This paper
and others issued in 1889, 1891, and 1894 stamp Mr. Pinnell as one of the
ablest local reformers of his time. He brought to the conduct of town-
ship affairs a broad, progressive public spirit, an accurate knowledge of
public business, great sagacity and foresight, and rare comprehension of
economical problems. 'While he encouraged important public improve-
ments and supported every project designed to advance the general wel-
fare, he was unceasing in his efforts to keep taxes and public expenditures
within the limits of practical economy, leaving the people unburdened by
the extravagance which often marks township governments.
Mr. Pinnell has also had charge of several important estates and business
properties. He was the assignee in 1890 of John Gardner, a wealthy lum-
ber dealer of Jersey City Heights and Hoboken, and in similar capacities
has exhibited marked ability'and unquestioned integrity. He was espe-
cially active and useful in the matter of the State of New Jersey v. The
Weehawken Cemeterv, in 1885, carrying it through to success.
September 14, 1847" Mr. Pinnell married Ann Parker, daughter of Will-
iam and Ann Parke:', of Pontypool, Monmouthshire, England. They have
threp children: Sarah Ann, Charles H., and Elizabeth Martha. Charles
H. Pinnell is superintendent of the American Gold Watch Case Company,
Astor Place, New York City.
INDEX
Bergen Covmty settlers 22^1
Bergen, Town of 19
Borough governments 10
Boroughs in Bergen County 11
Dutch West India Company 15
Early records 4
Early settlers in Hudson County 12
Erection of townships 9
First settlers 1, 16, 18, 19, 20, 41^8
Formation of Hudson and Bergen Counties 4
Hobokeu Hacking 16
Hudson Coimty settlers 12-22
Landowners and settlers
Massacre of Pavonia
Pauleson, Michael
Pauw, Michael
Pavonia
41
17
16
16
16
Township governments.
Ackerman, Aaron E
Ackerman, John N 53
Allan, James 371
Allen Family 107
Allen, James Kitchell 374
Allen, Uriah 363
Allen, Robert 532
AlUson, William Outis 148
Anders, Arthur 477
Anderson, John H 551
Andes, Henry 357
Anson, Edward M 485
Applegate, Ivins D 287
Armbruster, William 0 465
Armstrong, Samuel 422
Asmus, Ernst G 333
Anryansen, Abram 1 119
Babbitt, Robert Oscar 198
Baldwin, Aaron Stockholm 180
Banta, William Sickles 513
Banta, William Williams 235
Bardsley, William 453
Barkerding, Adolph H 459
Barrioklo, William Reed 532
Basse, Clans 586
Bate, John J 401
Behr, Ernst 613
Beimy, Allan 381
Bentley, Peter, Sr 121
Beutley, Peter, 2d 123
Bentley, Peter, 3d 126
Berdan, Cornelius W 195
Berger, Edward William 349
Berger, George A 508
Berger, Julius 264
Bergkamp, George Bernhardt 398
Bergmann, Frederick J., Jr 439
Berry Family 100
Bertholf Family 107
Besson, John Case 22C
Besson, Samuel Austin 225
Best, John 463
INDEX
PAGB,
Bewig, August 588
Biokhard, Conrad 432
Birdsall, Walter Kissam 268
Black, Charles Clarke 300
Black, James Edward 476
Black, James H 217
Blackledge Family 126
Blair, John Albert 84
Blair, William 455
Blanch Family 127
Blawvelt, David D 68
Blawvelt, George W 258
Blawvelt, John D 458
Blohm, Charles H 501
Bobbink, Lambertus C 475
Bode, Martin W 384
Bogert, Albert Z 132
Bogert, Daniel G., Jr 285
Bogert, Isaac D 310
Bogert, John 60, 479
Bogert, John J 133
Bogert, Matthew J 57
Bogert, Sandford 480
Bogert, Seba M 502
Bonn, Hillrio John 270
Bonn, John Hillric 269
Bonn, John Hillric, Jr 271
Born, Albert 488
Bott, Charles J 611
Bouton, John C 500
Bowe, James J 356
Bowe, John E 468
Bowen, James R 583
Bradley, Louis Henry 512
Bradley, William Henry 512
Branagan, John B 382
Brandt, Peter 431
Brierley, James 393
BrinkerhofE, Andrew H 274
BrinkerhofE, Cornelius 105
BrinkerhofE, Henry H., Jr., M.D 101
Brock, Peter Anthony 470
Brockway, Philip Eastman 595
Brower Family 130
Brown, Joel W 454
Browning, J. Hull • • • ■ 113
Bruce, George 334
Bryan, Daniel Drake 261
PAGE.
Buckley, Charles Pitman 114
Bulger, Thomas F 346
Burroughs, Charles W 452
Byram, Thomas J 487
Cadmus, George 260
Cadmus, John J 552
Callahan, John T 461
Camp, George Kingsland 522
Campbell, Luther A 203
Campbell, O. G 487
Canfield, Burton Edmund 483
Canfield, George Daniel 482
Cannon, Charles Kinsey 321
Cannon, Michael J 406
Carbin, Edward F 475
Carbrey, Thomas A 441
Carlson, John 512
Carragan, George 410
Carroll, Thomas 441
Case, Edwin Raynor 251
Case, Menzies R 251
Cass, Alexander 187
Cass, Willard 188
Cassidy, William A 421
Chapman, Robert 197
Chappell, George H 601
Child, Joseph 120
Christie, Cornelius 106
Christie, Cornelius 295
Christie, Walter Ill
Churchill, Romeo Thompson, D.V.S. . . 427
Clark, James 381
Clark, William Mortimer 515
Close, James 429
Clouse, Halloway Whitfield 348
Cole Family 157
Colligan, Patrick M 587
Collignon, George W 476
Collignon, Peter C 482
Collins, Gilbert 70
Collins, Henry F 353
Condict, Henry V 522
Conklin Family 157
Conklin, Peter L 605
Conkling, Cook 163
Conkling, Livingston 271
Conley, John 417
Conover, Harry Martin 222
INDEX
Conrad, Edgar K., M.D 511
Converse, Charles Crozat, LL.B., LL.D. 459
Couway, John ! 377
Cooper Family 160
Copin, August A 524
Copiu, George Felix 457
Courtman, Walter F 353
Cowles, Elijah Strong 320
Cranstoun, William 616
Cranwell, George W 395
Crear, Charles Lyman 501
Crowell, Joseph Franklin 360
Gumming, Thomas H 216
Cunlilfe, George 449
Currie, Mungo J 534
Daley, John J 613
Daly, William D 467
Danielson, William H 282
Darling, Henry Isaac 241
Darling, John Sidney 308
Darling, Ord 311
Davis, David 340
Davis, Andrew J 229
Day, Addison L 584
De Baun, Abram 138
De Bow Family J60
De Clark Family 130
De Clyne, Charles 254
De Clyne, Emil 254
De Clyne, Gustave 254
De Groot Family 162
De Motte, Dwight Wheeler 558
De Ronde, Frank S 551
De Voe, John 519
Decker, Samuel 614
Demarest, Abraham 511
Demarest, Abraham Garrison 110
Demarest, Calvin 267
Demarest, Daniel 1 495
Demarest, David 67
Demarest, David A 93
Demarest, Elmer Wilson 64
Demarest, Garret 1 66
Demarest, Jacob J 497
Demarest, John H. Z. 496
Demarest, Milton 289
Demarest, Milton G 497
Demarest, Samuel D 450
Dennis, Frank H 350
Denzer, George Valentine 373
Denzer, Valentine 372
Diehm, Louis, Jr 339
Dippel, John, Jr 388
Dixon, Robert Campbell, Jr 136
Dobbs, Thomas Jefferson 340
Dockray, William John 485
Donnelly, James J 516
Dooley, Patrick J 565
Doremus, Cornelius 295
Drayton, Albert Irving 87
Dressel, Frederick H 462
Du Bois, John H 301
DufBy, Joseph Alexander, M.A 534
Duffy, Thomas A 421
Dupuy, John J 490
Durie, Garret D 509
Duryee, Abraham Wilson, A.M 507
Dwyre, John 384
Earle, Edward 232
Earle, Frank Hasbrouck 549
Earle, Ralph D., Jr 605
Earle, Samuel E 233
Eckerson, Cornelius A 545
Eckerson, Jacob B 549
Eokert, George M 575
Eckhardt, William 516
Edge, Isaac, Jr 152
Edge, Nelson James Harrison 151
Edsall Family 163
Edwards, William D 194
Egbert, James Chidester, D.D 90
Elliott, Robert Wallace 557
Ely, Addison 365
Endres, William C 536
Engel, John 150
Engelbrecht, Henry 590
Ensor, Fred J 518
Enstice, John 277
Erwin, James Shrewsbury 108
Eversou, Edward 129
Eypper, Charles 553
Eypper, William J 554
Fallon, John Joseph 363
Farr, Frederick William 330
Farr, William Charles 676
INDEX
PAGE .
Ferdon, Jesse W 184
Ferdon, Warren 473
Ferdon, William Scott 263
Fink, James D 448
Fisher, Alexander 151
Fisher, John G 228
Fisher, Michael 319
Fitzgerald, Bartholomew 447
Fitzpatrick, John M 355
Flierhoom Family 164
Foereh, Emil Joseph 401
Ford, Francis W 557
Formon, Lonis 218
Francois, Judson Camille 414
Frank, August 333
Frankenstein, George 561
Freiberger, Jacob 402
Freir, Samuel P 558
Frost, John 393
Gaede, Henry A 608
Gaddis, Percy Almy 516
Galbraith, Richard Edwin 158
Galbraith, William 168
Gale, George Bancroft, M.D 561
Gallagher, Edward 586
Gardenier, John Calvin 483
Garrabrant Family 164
Garretsen Family 246
Garretson Abram Quick 88
Gautier Family 166
Gavegan, James F 410
Gaw, Robert 609
Gilligan, John M 421
Gilson, Herbert Clark 541
Girsham, Andrew 448
Goehrig, George J 613
Goetschius Family 166
Goldberg, Eugene Holden, M.D 595
Goodman, Peter J 392
(Green, Robert Stockton 569
Green, Walter J 561
Green, William 351
Greenin, Edmond L 554
Greenleaf, Abram D 451
Griffin, J. William 336
Gunset, Jacob 348
Haase, Franklin D 586
Hackett, William, Jr 552
PAGE
Hagan, William 390
Hagemann, Henry 591
Hageman, John 592
Hamilton, Charles A 147
Hanlon, Joseph J 550
Hardenbergh, Augustus A 603
Haring, Albert Zabriskie , 63
Haring, Andrew H 202
Haring, Rev, Garret A 61
Haring, Garret T 201
Haring, Henry G 201
Haring, John T 154
Haring, Richard B 161
Hart, Ruben M 605
Harvey, Cornelius Burnham 73
Hasel, Rev. Joseph John 227
Hauck, Peter 525
Hauenstein, Louis C, Jr 530
Hausser, Louis 555
Heath, Wilson L 608
Hecht, Max, M.D., Ph.G 219
Heck, John 538
Heck, John W 112
Heflich, John 589
Heins, Charles A 435
Hemberger, Leonard 592
Hendriek, Charles C, M.D 375
Hennessy, D. M 554
Henry, Thomas 436
Herring, William C 562
Herron, Joseph 558
Hess, Samuel 330
Hickey, James S 389
Hiler, Edward 553
Hoffman, Charles 519
Holdrum, Abram C 237
Holdrum, James Demarest 559
Holdrum, John H 483
Holdrum, Peter M 485
Hoos, Edward 615
Hopper, Isaac A 275
Hopper, Jacob H 71
Horstman, Frederick W 243
Howe, William T 355
Huber, William H 352
Hulshizer, James Edwin, Jr 434
Hungerford, William Sumner. 667
Huyler, Albert V 86
INDEX
PAOB.
Jackson, Francis Douglas 305
Johnson, Darius S 261
Johnson, Edmund E 286
Johnson, William Mindred 166
Jones, J. Wyman 456
Justin, Rev. John 199
Justin, John Clement, M.D 200
Karl, Heniy 519
Katzenberger, Joseph 587
Kehoe, John 498
Keller, John, M.A 570
Kelley, John M 533
Kelly, James A 427
Kelly, Simon 353
Kennedy, John J 176
Kennel, Joseph 588
Kiesewetter, Louis 433
Kimmerly, Frank Henry 526
Kingsland, Edmund W 67
Kipp, James 96
Kipp, William De Graw 98
Klass, John F 542
Koch, Frank 527
Koester, Ernest 187
Knox, Eugene De Witt 449
Krehs, Clemens A 397
Kudlich, William Tell, M.D 535
Kiihl, Henry, Sr 404
Kiihl, Henry, Jr 405
Kuhn, John 536
Kunz, Jacob 635
La Fetra Daniel W 508
La Roche, William Tell, D.D.S 560
Lachmann, Charles 589
Lachmund, John H., Jr 543
Laffey, Walter E 522
Lane, John 144
Laroe Family 169
Lawless, Martin 306
Lawrence, David W 205
Lawrence, Robert Linn 119
Lawrence, William Sumner 475
Leake, Eugene Walter 644
Lee, John F 453
Leicht, William Keudel 343
Lemmermann, Henry 491
Leonard, Clement De R 316
PAOE.
Letts, Alonzo Worden 326
Leuly, Albert 631
Lillis, James T 279
Limouze, George 470
Lindemann, John H 273
Lippineott, Job Hilliard 678
Lockwood, David L 536
Long, Charles Frederick 473
Lord, Robert F 215
Loveridge, Edgar H 503
Lowry, Stewart 310
Lozier, John B 605
Lozier, Lemuel 604
Luhmaim, Conrad 585
Luhmann, Ernest 584
Luxtou, Charles 323
Luxton, George John 324
Lydecker, Cornelius 145
Lydon, Mark 615
Mabie Family 171
MacCollum, Cornelius 690
Macdonald, John Henry 303
Magee, Eugene Van Artsdalen 234
Maguire, Peter F 544
Manners, Edwin, A.M 117
Marion, John Francis 220
Marion, William Clayborn 230
Marks, Maurice 539
Marshall, Robert J 576
Marshall, Samuel J., Jr 576
Marshall, William C 576
Matthews, John 528
Maulbeek, Sebastian 407
McAuley, John 446
McCarty, William E 419
McCroskery, Michael C 579
McCrea, David W 204
McCurniu, Joseph Aloysius 439
McDermott, Edward 245
McDermott, Frank P 301
McDonough, Francis M 490
McFadden, George Howard, M.D 539
McGee, Charles 383
McGee, Flavel 299
McGill, Alexander Taggart, A.M., LL. D. 55
McKenzie, William 529
McMahon, Aloysius 599
McMahon, John P 483
INDEX
McMahon, Thomas J 391
MeNally, James F 686
McNamara, Thomas Charles, M.D 411
McQuillan, Charles 466
Masks, Hamilton Victor 297
Meierdierck, John H 593
Meisoh, Sebastian 543
Meister, Gustave D 610
Melville, Frank H 183
Menegaiix, Louis Albert 317
Meroer, James Wright 190
Merseles Family 172
Meyer Family 168
Michel, George 611
Michel, John Robert 612
Miller, James W 472
Mittag, Frank O 531
Mittag, James S 531
Mondorf, Camillus 477
Moore, John W 550
Moore, Peter E 118
Morrison, Richard 600
Moylan, John 587
Moylan, Michael Francis 408
Mullaney, G. W 540
MuUer, John M 408
Mulligan, James F 583
Mulvaney, John Joseph 404
Murray, Daniel J 597
Naugle, David 398
Necker, William 488
Neely, Samuel A. J 572
Neer, Henry Crippen, M.D 596
Neuscheler, Louis C 441
Nevin, John, M.D 443
Nevin, John Joseph 161
Newbery, Isaac L 189
Newkirk, James S 131
Nienaber, George 689
Noe, William 608
Northrop, James Prentice 304
Nungesser, Henry 693
O'Brien, Thomas 406
O'Brine, James 372
O'Callaghan, Edward A . . 443
O'Donnell, John 424
Oetjen, John 438
FAOE.
O'Leary, John 615
Olendorf , John 386
O'Neil, James H 597
O'Neill, Dennis 697
O'Neill, William Montague 467
Otis, John E 314
Outwater Family 169
Parmly, Duncan Dunbar 82
Parmly, Randolph 82
Parmly, Wheeloek Hendee, D.D 79
Parry, Joseph Saunders 370
Parsell, Lewis B., M.D 556
Peack Family 174
Pearsall, James W 288
Pierce, Harvey C 396
Pilson, Joseph H 456
Pinnell, Charles 616
Poor, Frank B 217
Porter, Millard Fillmore 543
Post, John H 72
Post, Thomas J 276
Potts, J. Herbert 220
Powless Family 175
Prendergast, James F 384
Puster, Henry 170
Quackenbush Family 178
Ramsey, John Rathbone 146
Randall, Charles Wesley 146
Reed, Samuel Burrage 291
Rees, William R 517
Reid, Gabriel B 342
Reilly, John 613
Reilly, John J 615
Beinhardt, John 389
Rich, Augustus A 214
Richardson, Milton T 155
Riesenberger, George 563
Ringger, Jacob 402
Rippe, Frederick 592
Ritchie, Michael Ney 624
Rix, Frank Stewart 579
Roberson, Horace 620
Roche, John W 248
Roehr, Christopher D 610
Rogge, Bernhard 611
Romaine, Isaac / 78
INDEX
FAOE,
Romeyn, James A 139
Rothe, Henry Emory, M.D 565
Rottman, Christian C 591
Ruempler, Carl Henry 335
Russell, Samuel Pliillips, D.D.S 609
Rvitau, Daniel 175
Rutman, George H 375
Ryan, William C 585
Ryerson Family 179
Sahner, Emil 528
Salter, William D 503
Sandford, Oscar 430
Sargent, Edward 385
Schaefer, Oeorge Washington 601
Sehiudler, Charles A., Sr 192
Schindler, Charles A., Jr 193
Schleicher, Adolph 422
Schmidt, William H 435
Scholp, Gustav W 369
Schultze, Charles 447
Schuyler Family 176
Schwartz, Frederick A 469
Seaman, George H 584
Seeley, John 328
Seery, Peter H 417
Seguine, Ezra K 360
Seitz, Arthur 283
Seitz, August 282
Seiifert, William Marshall 609
Sejrmour, Egbert 129
Shafer, John 513
Sharkey, Hugh 599
Shuart, James 306
Sickles Family 179
Silliman, Chauneey H 223
Singer, Charles, Jr 358
Sip, Jan Adrainse 180
Slote Family 182
Smedberg, Alfred 608
Smith, Abell 206
Smith, Baker B 194
Smith, Charles 463
Smith, Edward 317
Smith Family 182
Smith, James 234
Smith, William 403
Smith, William B 542
Sneden Family 183
PAGE.
Snow, William D 500
Snyder, George M 328
Soley, Charles R 491
Solfleisch, Henry W 432
Speer Family 209
Speer, William Henry 542
Spindler, John 580
Springer, Moses B 164
St. John, David, M.D 346
Stack, Joseph Francis Xavier, M.D . . . 223
Stack, Maurice J 250
Stagg, Peter W 258
Stanton, Walter 598
Staples, Markham E 128
Stephens, James H 266
Stevens, Edwin Augustus 494
Stevens, Frank 572
Stevens, George 211
Stevens, James Alexander 494
Stevens, John 492
Stevens, John Cox 493
Stevens, Robert Livingston 494
Stever, Arthur J 573
Stewart, William Lewis 303
Stillwell, Peter 598
Stilson, Henry J 389
Stockfish, Henry, Jr 445
Stockton, John Potter 571
Storm, George Wilkinson 212
Storms, Henry 545
Striffler, Edward C 228
Stuart, Benjamin Cumberland 520
Stuhr, William Sebastian 280
Stuke, Frank J 387
Stumpp, Charles Otto 385
Succow, August John Frederick 580
Sullivan, Patrick 499
Swenson, Elof 582
Swiss, George 540
Symes, James Henry 336
Syms, John George 331
Tallman, Abram 506
Tallman, William 507
Talmage, David Mather 581
Terhune Family 210
Thompson, Charles Dederer 577
Thompson, William 255
Thomson, Charles A 570
INDEX
Thourot, Alphonse 366
Tilley, Rev. William James 115
Tilt, Sheldon 548
Timken, Herman L 674
Toers Family 212
Toffey, John James 313
Tolen, William 428
Tooker, George E 573
Traphagen, Henry 606
Ullmyer, Pliilip J 394
Usher, Thomas B 327
Van Blarcom, John H 607
Van Buskirk, Jacob L 190
Van Bussum Family 208
Vandelinda Family 172
Vanderbeok Family 240
Vanderbilt, Henry Hope 308
VanderhofB Family 212
Van Deventer, David Provoost 564
Van Dien Family 239
Van Dusen Family 213
Van Dyck, Vedder 198
Van Gelder Family 237
Van Giesen Family 242
Van Horn Family 236
Van Horn, William 600
Van Houten Family 237
Van Orden Family 244
Van Reipen, Garret D 594
Van Riper, Frederick P 521
Van Saun Family 242
Van Sickle, William M 229
Van Valen, James M 537
Van Valen, Ralph. . 479
Van Voorst Family 244
Van Wagenen Family 246
Van Winkle Family 246
Varian, Ward 574
Vestle, Richard 362
Verilhac, Oscar 420
Vogt, Theodore J 416
Volger, Theodore G 567
Volk, Anthony Jacob 265
Von Drehle, Garret 579
Voorhees, John J 83
Voorhis, Charles E 84
Voorhis, William H 232
PAGE.
Voorhis, William WiUcox 276
Vredenburgh, James B 103
Vreeland, Jesse Kimball 262
Wakelee, Edmund W 186
Waldons, Hugo Frank 419
Walker, Herman 249
Wallace, James G 345
Wallis, Hamilton 253
Wallwork, James 414
Walscheid, J. Emil 599
Walsh, Walter A 445
Ward, George 598
Ward, Henry 571
Waters, Robert 377
Weismann, Adolph 438
Weismann, Adolph William 436
Weismann, Ferdinand 437
Westervelt, Charles H 562
Westervelt, Edwin A., D.D.S 564
Westervelt Family 99
Westervelt, John J 250
Westervelt, Samuel 100
Westervelt, Warner W 109
Wetyen, Charles W 585
Wheeler, George Wakemau 208
Whelan, Joseph H 585
White, Addison D 311
White Family 247
White, Henry Simmons 113
White, John 438
White, Wallace, M.D 369
Whiteside, William J 373
Whittles, Jeremiah Clare 342
Wiedermann, Walter W 481
Wiley, George Lourie 173
Wilhelm, James 580
Wilhelm, John P 359
Wilhelm, William Henry 325
Williams, George Albert 580
Williams, John B 367
Williams, Joseph L 352
Winton, Henry D 88
WoUenhaupt, Theodore F 588
Wood, Lorenzo, Jr 430
Wortendyke, Raymond P 91
Wortendyke, Robert H 472
Wortendyke, Rynier J 102
INDEX
PAGE.
Wouters, Herman Hubert 425
Wragg, Joseph Elliott 319
Wray, William 566
Wray, William Jforrls 566
Wriglit, William 543
Wyckoff, Charles W 347
Wyrill, George 443
PAGE.
Young, Edwin Berkley 134
Zahriskie, Abraham Oothout 49
Zabriskie, David Demarest 137
Zeller, John 284
Zimmerman, George 581
Zisgen, John W 600
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