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Find Surnames Bookmarks Places Dates Search Info Reports Statistics Notes Sources Contact Us  Notes Home    Search    Print    Login    Branch: All Branches Catharine Conrad Frederick George Heinrich Herbert Jacob Johannes Adam John Peter Maria Sophia Peter William Matches 1 to 50 of 186       [1] 2 3 4 Next»    Notes   Linked to  1 First file of Jacob, per records of the Lebanon Church.   Gertraud (???) Apgar   2 Has recently written a book titles 'The Central Railroad of New Jersey's First Hundred Years". It has been published by the Center for Canal History and Technology of Easton PA. Her material was gathered from her thirty six years of working for the Central Railroad of New Jersey.   Elaine Anderson   3 Aaron lived on the homestead farm. By this time it was referred to as the Aaron Apgar farm. There was a wooden house build close to the main highway. This gave more room for his growing family, because the homestead had a majority of his father's family still living there. Besides, by building close to the highway, it saved the task of shoveling out the long lane to the stone house as the winter snows came. However, the house did not last as long as the first house. There is scarcely a trace of the wooden house remaining. Aaronlived on the homestead farm while his family was growing up. Since all four of his sons went elsewhere to make their living, he eventually sold the farm to his cousin, John Wilson Apgar I, and went to live in a house on Cokesbury-Califon Road, later occupied by the Jones family.   Aaron A. Apgar   4 Aaron was seventy nine years old at the time of his second marriage. He was married in the Philhower homestead, where his nephew, Aaron A. Philhower, lived. Aaron Philhower's granddaughter, Phyllis York, was flower girl at this wedding.   Aaron S. Apgar   5 Executors for Abraham's will were his son Samuel, and John Watters. Witnesses were Nathan Terriberry, William Macann and Peter Clover Apgar.   Abraham McKinney Apgar   6 He had a silver plate in his back due to a train wreck and lost a hand due to an accident with a saw.   Adam H. Apgar   7 On 18 Aug 1819, Benjamin Fritts, Overseer of the Poor, was ordered by Matthias Crater and Zachariah Flumerfelt, Justices of the Peace, to seize Adam's 170 acres, also his goods and chattels, sell them and use the monies to reimburse the cost to the township for supporting his wife Elizabeth and daughters, Phoebe and Sallie. Adam had abandoned them in Lebanon Township and gone to Tewksbury Township.   Adam J. Apgar   8 Minard Sr. was living in Amelia's house at the time of his death.   Amelia Ann Apgar   9 According to the records of his estate, administered by his sister, Florence Rickman, there was a son, Amos C. Apgar III, who died 1.19.1952.   Amos C. Apgar, Jr.   10 Archibald was accustomed to taking trips during the hunting season. Returning to his father's native town for these excursions, he usually visited at the home of his Aunt Sophia in Califon, NJ.   Archibald B. Apgar   11 For relaxation, he was an ardent philatelist. He attended the Apgar Reunion in 1980.   Archibald Charles Apgar   12 Letters of Administration were processed 4 Feb 1893 for Archibald. Seymour R. Smith of Sussex County NJ was the administrator. According to Deed Book Y6 p. 246, Archibald had bought, on 16 Oct 1877 Lot #103, in Branchville, Sussex County, NJ. This land had formerly belonged to the School Board in Branchville, and was bought by Archibald from Alexander and Matilda Busby for $200.   Archibald D. Apgar   13 Caroline lived in the house across from the Cokesbury Church, now occupied by Mrs. Minnie Philhower Apgar.   Caroline Apgar   14 Please note that Margaret is being listed as being older than her sister, Catherine Apgar. This was done because Margaret's first born child, Elizabeth, was six years older that Catherine's eldest child. Catherine's birth date was found in the baptism records of the Lebanon, NJ Reformed Church. The first few pages of this records book are missing, so Margaret's birth record is lost. However, she could not have been born late in 1767, and have given birth to a child in February of 1779, when she herself would be no more than 11 years old. Besides, Catherine was only 12 years old when her niece, Elizabeth, was born. Catherine's eldest child, Peter Apgar, was born in 1786.   Catherine Apgar   15 Charles remained in the Cokesbury area until he was about 35. He became involved in a lawsuit, according to the minutes of the Court of Common Pleas. Apparently Charles had borrowed money from his uncle, Joshua Farley, and was being sued by his uncle for non-payment of the loan. The case kept being held over from spring to fall sessions, and eventually must have been settled out of court, for it was dropped from the books. Charles then went to Warren County and marriedJane Gulick of Belvedere, sister of John Gulick, who had married Barbara Apgar, sister of Charles Apgar.   Charles Apgar   16 Today, Junction NY is known as Hampton NJ.   Charles Archer Apgar   17 Astronomy was his hobby. He wrote many articles for the Royal Canadian Astronomical Society. During World War I, the War Department knew that messages were being sent from a German station at Sayreville, Long Island. These messages were in a secret code that they could not decipher. However, Charles E. Apgar, a civilian and a radio fan, cracked the code. Then it was discovered that messages were being transmitted to German submarines about the movements of neutral ships in the area. Charles operated a private radio station W2MN in 1915. One of his sisters married Harry L. Terry.   Charles Emory Apgar   18 Clarence was only 5 when his father died. His mother had to sell the grist mill in Teetertown and moved her family to High Bridge NJ, where Clarence has lived ever since, in the same house for over eighty years. Clarence is considered to be a very reliable authority on the history of High Bridge.   Clarence Wyckoff Apgar   19 Exchanged hotel at Cokesbury for a farm (now Peter N. Apgar's) with John Farley. At the age of twenty, he was already in AlexandriaTownship, Hunterdon County, NJ. Probably he was attracted to the location because of his older brother, Heinrich. Near thebeginning of the Revolutionary War, Conrad enlisted and served four short -tours, at various times, as a wagoner under Captains Carhart and Mettler and under Colonels Beavers and Frelinghuysen. His pension application was dated 14 Aug 1832 His application was received and pension granted, according to the S File 941, recorded in the Pension Department, Washington DC. To received this pension, Conrad had to appear in person in Flemington, the capital town of Hunterdon County, NJ. At this time Conrad was 77 and a trip to Flemington and back was quite arduous and expensive for him. Besides, the one who took him to get his pension should lose a day from work, probably have to stay overnight, and pay for room and meals, plus stable for the horse. The pension for a private was small, so there was little left by the time he returned home. However, he continued to collect for several years. Maybe he liked the outings. The last payment was dated 14 Sep 1837 although he continued to live for another two years. Perhaps he was unable to make the trip to collect the pension by the time he was 83. As soon as he completed his Revolutionary Warservice, Conrad returned to Cokesbury, NJ, his native village. There, his brother, Adam, turned over to him the proprietorship of the Cokesbury Tavern or Hotel. This hotel had been build by John Farley previous to 1778. The first tavern license was issued to Adam Apgar in 1779. Adam did not own the building, but soon John Farley sold his building to Conrad Apgar. In 1813 Conrad sold the Tavern back to John Farley in exchange for a farm valued at $2700. This hotel building is still standing today, being occupied as a private residence. The barroom and tavern bar are still intact, the same as they were two hundred years ago. Conrad's first wife was Mary Farley, daughterof Meindurt Farley. The Farley homestead, not far from the tavern, is still occupied today. It is possible that Meindurt kept his son-in-law solvent while his daughter was living. With eight of his fourteen children still at home, Conrad must have considered it better to put his sons to work on a farm, for the hotel would not keep them very busy. This line of thinking possible resulted in the exchange of the hotel for the farm in Cokesbury. Several of Conrad'schildren went West. John, the eldest, went as far as PA. Charles, the second son, went only as far as Belvedere to find his wife, then settled in Warren County, NJ. His third son, Minard, went as far West as OH. Aaron, twin to Jacob C., and his sisters, Catherine and Hannah, also went to Ohio. The rest of the family seemed to be content to stay in NJ. His headstone is located next to that ofhis brother Herbert's first wife Ann. Probably the space had at first been reserved for Herbert, but then Herbert decided to be buried on his home farm. Whether Mary or Charity were buried beside Conrad is presently unknown. There is plenty of space there for both wives, but the markers, if any, have long since disappeared. Recently, Wayne W. Apgar asked for and received a military stone from the War Department. He placed it at the foot of Conrad's grave, as a tribute to his ancestor.   Conrad Apgar   20 He owned a 400 acre farm, the main part of which is now being farmed by William and Fred Teats. He helped with the building of the Methodist Church in Cokesbury and was a charter member. Tombstone states he was a member of the church for 26 years -- it having been started in 1810.   Conrad Apgar   21 When Conrad died at the early age of 34, there were many, many people owing his estate money. His administrator, George Wire, had an appraisal made of his assets. The inventory revealed sufficient accommodations to run an inn. There were five beds, four of them poster, 15 blankets, five sheets, and lots of quilts, plus quantities of household furniture. His workshop contained two sets of blacksmith tools, a set of wheelwright tools, several wagons made up, ready for sale, quantities of hardwood lumber, "a lot of horseshoe maid up", a lot of "rot (wrought) iron", and some iron castings. Included in the list of assets were two fields already sown to wheat and rye. Amongst the names of those who owed him money were John Apgar and a Jacob P. Apgar. This list of debtors was sorted into three categories: (1) those who were considered likely to pay, (2) those who sere termed "doubtful", and (3) those regarded as "desprit". In spite of all these assets to the credit of Conrad's estate, his administrator, George Wire, deemed there was not enough money to satisfy all of Conrad's creditors.   Conrad Apgar   22 David has been difficult to trace because he has not been listed in the early Census reports as head of household. He shared the same home as his brother Henry, Jr. who being the elder of the two brothers, is named as the head of household. Also, the census recorder did not separate the two families of children. It is felt that there were more children in David's family than are here listed.   David Apgar   23 In her will dated 31 Jul 1883 Delilah left her estate to her sister, Emily, who had married Andrew Sutton and had three sons. Delilah first proposed leaving $50 to the Cokesbury Methodist Church, but then decided to leave it to Emily, who, she felt, might need it, and, if not, then the church could have it.   Deliah Apgar   24 Not included in the family in 1850 Census.   Delilah Apgar   25 According to the 1870 Warren County NJ Census, John, Elizabeth and Edward S. were still living at home.   Edward S. Apgar   26 Eventually, Elijah procured possession of the homestead farm, a good place to raise his sons. This seemed a better arrangement, because Elijah had six sons while John Montgomery had only one. Besides, John M. already had a farm of his own when his father died.   Elijah Apgar   27 According to the 1870 Warren County NJ Census, John, Elizabeth and Edward S. were still living at home.   Elizabeth Apgar   28 Ella was a member of the Pattenburg Methodist Church.   Ella Mae Apgar   29 In David F. Apgar's will, his daughter, Ella, is referred to as Ella Huraton. Ella was left a $1000 mortgage on an Oldwick property, an inheritance from her father.   Ella T. Apgar   30 He was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution.   Elnathan Apgar   31 She left her estate, in the amount of $10,000 to her surviving nieces and nephews.   Emaline Apgar   32 In 1886 Emanuel was retired and living in Port Colden. His son, William H., was employed there as a level tender for the Morris Canal Company. Emanuel and Martha Allen Apgar bought 2 acres of land on the road from Brass Castle to Belvedere, Warren County, NJ from Jacob Wandling for $100 in 1849. In 1846 Emanuel and his first wife, Sarah McGuire, had named their second son Jacob Wandling Apgar.   Emanuel Apgar   33 Cared for her nephew and niece, children of her brother, Frederick.   Emely Apgar   34 In the 1880 Census, there was a niece, Josephine, and a nephew, Peter, in Emily's household. These seem to be children of her brother Amos. At this time, their mother was recently deceased. Both of Emily's parents had died already. Emily lived in Clinton Township, Hunterdon County, NJ. Buried in the new cemetery of the Lebanon ReformedChurch in Lebanon, NJ are Peter Apgar and his wife, Ann Elizabeth Crammer Apgar, their sons, George, Hiram, and Eulit, and their daughter Susan. Emily was executor of her father's estate andinherited all when her mother died.   Emily Apgar   35 According to her obituary in the Hunterdon Republican, Emaline had three sons: William, George and Howard, and had two daughters: Mrs. Lewis Harrington and Mrs. Martha Fleming.   Emmaline Apgar   36 The children were all young when their mother died.   Frank T. Apgar   37 One of her descendants, in a tribute to her at her death, wrote one of the stories she used to tell. As a young woman riding to a grist mill in Peapack NJ, she met General George Washington and soldiers marching to fife and drum music. The General, seeing that her hose was becoming agitated and might throw her, commanded, "Stop the music until the girl has passed."   Frederick Apgar   38 His children were brought up by his sister, Emely.   Frederick A. Apgar   39 When Gabriel died, he had mortgages totaling $15,551.27. The hotel had to be sold.   Gabriel Leigh Apgar   40 During his second marriage, the original stone house was abandoned and a wooden house erected. The inside was trimmed with chestnut. Later, this house was owned by Merv Griffin. George was a member of the Masonic Fraternity, belonging to Hobart Lodge in High Bridge, NJ.   George Apgar   41 George, considered to be the youngest child of Johannes Peter Apgard, has remained quite the unknown as far as the NJ records are concerned. His birth date was perhaps around the late 1750's or the early 1760's. No death date has been established for him as yet. According to our Western correspondents, the story of his life unfolds in this fashion: George became a scout for the wagon trains that wereheading to lands in the Ohio River Valley. Fort Pitt, now know as Pittsburg, was the western terminus of George's scouting activities. His duty was to go ahead of the wagon train to see if it was safe to proceed along those Indian-infested trails. He probably rode horseback and made better traveling speed than the cumbersome wagons. George probably spent a few days at Fort Pitt, restingup before going back East to join another wagon train. While he was in Fort Pitt, he married a lady there and had at least one son. His family stayed in Fort Pitt while George was on the trail. Asmentioned in the Adam family, George probably influenced his nephew, Jonathan Apgar, to go West with one of these wagon trains. Jonathan settled in nearby Fallowfield Township, Washington County PA, where he and his family had a family. All went well with George and hisfamily until, on one trip, some Indians were waiting in ambush for him. They attacked and scalped him. It must have been a sad and terrifying sight for the first wagon train that came upon his body. He was probably buried either on the trail or near Fort Pitt in far western PA. He is the only member of the first generation American-born Apgars not to be buried in NJ.   George Apgar   42 In the letter of Administration for George Apgar, processed 6 Feb 1868 administrated by his sons, Archibald and Jacob, his goods were appraised at $456.80, after paying off a debt of $200.00, a note that was still owing at the time of the death of George. According tothe 1830 Census, there were two daughters under five years of age at that time. These would be older than Archibald. They may have left home by 1850 or died youth. A Floretta, aged 5 mos., was in this household in 1860, a daughter of their son Archibald. Six yearsafter the death of their mother, the seven children of George and Mary Schleicher Apgar sold land in Washington Township, Morris County, NJ, consisting of 21.51 acres to David Crowell for $505.38.   George Apgar   43 The toll house was at the entrance to the village and received the stagecoach passengers that traveled the Brunswick Pike from Easton to New Brunswick. When her husband become ill, Martha made cookies and sold them to the passengers on the stagecoach. Since her husband was ill from a stroke for the last ten years of his life, this was an important source of income for them.   George A. Apgar   44 They are buried in the family plot in Lower Valley Cemetery, Califon, NJ. Within this same plot are buried George's brother, Peter A., his mother, Elizabeth, his wife, Sophia, his wife's mother, Margaret Felmley Alpaugh, and his wife's sister. This plot was laid out long before the present Presbyterian Church was built.   George A. Apgar   45 In the 1843 and 1844 publication of the Brooklyn city directory, son George was in the grocery business at Gold and Concord Streets, Brooklyn. Young George M. Apgar's brother, James K. Apgar, joined him in the store venture the following year. Soon the brothers were back in the milling business with their father. Young James K Apgarseemed to be the more venturesome of the two. In 1847 and 1848, James was listed as a blacksmith at Jackson and Tillary Streets, with his domicile at 206 Gold Street, Brooklyn NY. By 1849 and 1850, James K. had set himself up in the distillery business. This was at Hudson Avenue, corner of Tillary Street. Perhaps he used some of the byproducts from his father's mill in his distillery. In the 1856and 1857 Brooklyn City Directory, mention is made of a Joseph A. Apgar, engineer, living in the same house as George P. Apgar at 193 Gold Street. His father was still in the milling business at the time. Joseph later showed up in Peekskill NY.   George Pickel Apgar   46 George and Louisa moved to Indiana in the early 1840's, with their surviving six children. Two more children were born in Ohio where they stopped on their way to Indiana.   George W. Apgar   47 George was in Greystone Hospital for Veterans in NJ when his stepmother died.   George W. Apgar   48 On 2 Apr 1860 George W. bought from Phoebe R. Shotwell a lot of land consisting of .76 acres for $1500. This lot was situated near the Methodist Church in Hackettstown, NJ.   George Wire Apgar, Sr.   49 Harriet left all of her estate, amounting to $20,000 to all of her surviving relatives.   Harriett L. Apgar   50 Volume I: Heinrich Apgar, son or Johannes Peter Apgard, the German immigrant to America, has not been fully researched as yet. We, of the Group of Ten, could not located a living direct descendant of Heinrich until a month before this book went to publication. As a result, Mrs. Marie F. Brown, of Connecticut, has had insufficient time to accomplish a thorough research. We fully realize that thisshort report is unfortunately incomplete, and largely undocumented. A filling in of omissions and corrections will be found in the second volume of this Apgar Book. Heinrich, being an interstatepersonality, has proved difficult to trace. He left his native Cokesbury, and purchased land in Alexandria Township, Hunterdon County NJ, largely to escape the Allen and Turner domains. From there, Heinrich went to Philadelphia, and ran a hotel. In 1791, his two oldest sons were able to be independent, so Heinrich returned to his native Hunterdon. Here he bought one hundred acres of farm land in Palmyra on March 30, 1791. He paid to John Stevens 500£ in gold and Spanish milled silver dollars, valued at seven shillings sixpence apiece. This land was in two lots, the first lot consisting of91 acres of farmland, bordering the road leading to Baptistown, the balance a woodlot. Palmyrais a very quiet village near Everittstown in Hunterdon County NJ. Here, Henry and Anna Maria settled down to farming, had several more children, and attended the church at Mt. Pleasant in Alexandria Twp. NJ. Here too, Henry had to part with his beloved wife, Anna Maria. In March of 1832, Heinrich lost his younger brother, Frederick. Then, in October, Heinrich died. Both of these brothers lie in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Alexandria Township, NJ. When Heinrich died, only two of the first generation of America born Apgars were left surviving. Heinrich Apker, as he was known while inPennsylvania, has shown up in the records of the "Federal Land Series", Vol. 2, 1799 - 1835, by Clifford Neal Smith, published 1973. In his four volumes on this topic, C. N. Smith reveals that following facts: - On 9 Jul 1788, the Continental Congress authorized theSecretary of War to issue bounty-land warrants to all eligible veterans on application. On June 1, 1796, Congress authorized the locating of land in a 4000 square mile tract in the Northwest Territory, which became known as the United States Military District. This tract was subdivided into quarter townships, containing 4000 acres each. The location of this Military District was in the heart of what is now known as the State of Ohio. - On 18 Jan 1797,Henry Apker was granted 100 acres of land in this Military District. The author feels that these lists of recipients of bounty-land warrants give proof of service in the Revolutionary War, predating the records of Revolutionary War pension applications. - As theauthor points out, the majority of veterans of the Revolutionary War were in their forties or fifties by the late 1790’s. Like Heinrich, they were comfortably settled by that time, and probably not anxious to go to the rough frontiers of civilization, start chopping down trees, all the while being at the mercy of hostile Indians. They then sold their acreage to entrepreneurs, many of whom were most anxious to profiteer on this venture. - As will be noted, we have no recordof any children born to Henry and Anna Maria during the Revolutionary War years. Perhaps Anna Maria ran the hotel while her husband was in service. This would provide a means of livelihood for the family. Perhaps Heinrich felt that the land grant was sufficient recompense for his years in military service, and so did not apply for a pension, especially if he had to go to Flemington every month to collect the money. He died in October 1832. Heinrich Apgar’s will waswritten in 30 Apr 1831 and probated 23 Oct 1832. Executors were Samuel Schuyler and Amos Opdyke. To his surviving wife, Mary Groendyke Apgar, he left his property, real and personal. To the heirs of his daughters, Catherine Furman, Sarah Baker and Elizabeth Ross, he bequeathed $1.00 each. These daughters must have predeceased him. To his daughter, Ana Eva, he left $10.00. If Eva did not survive him, then each of her heirs was to receive $5.00. Heinrich’s son, William, was to receive 2/5ths if the estate on the death of his step mother; while daughters, Amy Schuyler, Nancy Hoppock and Mary Bloom, were to receive 1/5th each. Probably sons Henry, Jr. and David had received their inheritance when Heinrich left Philadelphia, and so were not mentioned in his will. Heinrich and Mary Groendyke had sold off some small lots of their farmland at various times during his later years. The result was that the farm consisted of only 70 acres at the time of his death. While his father was still living,William had built a house on two acres of his father’s farm. Heinrich neglected to give his sons William a deed to this two-acre lot. After the death of Heinrich, William persuaded his three sisters to let him have a clear title to this lot for the sum of $1.00. This was officially transacted on February 27, 1835, and recorded in Dead Book #63, page 402. This was signed by the three women and by each of his three brothers-in-law. On 9 Jan 1826, Heinrich and his wife,Mary, had sold to their son-in-law, Samuel Schuyler for $50.00, 2½ acres of land from their farm, said land being along the road from Pittstown to Everittstown NJ. On 24 Jan 1832, Heinrich and Mary,his wife, sold to their son-in-law, Isaac Bloom, 40/100 of an acre on their farm for $100.00. Apparently Solomon Hoppock, their third son-in-law surviving, already possessed land of his own, elsewhere. The end result of such real estate negotiations was that the farm of Heinrich Apgar, did not remain in tack, but was transferred, bit by bit, into the hands of at least ten different owners. Volume II: According to information supplied by George Apgar of Ithaca NY, Heinrich made his contribution to the Revolutionary War effort by inserting the dynamite fuses in the cannon balls. Due to the dangerous nature of this task, he was awarded a land grand in Ohio, according to the congressional authority of 1796. By the year 1791, when the grant was actually received, Heinrich must have deemed himself too elderly to accept the grant for himself, so he gave it to his two eldest sons. This would explain why Heinrich Jr. and David were not provided for in their father's will, because they had already received their inheritance. It also explains why the names of these two sons had disappeared from the Philadelphia Census roles.   Heinrich Apgar         [1] 2 3 4 Next»

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