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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 101 to 150 of 186       «Prev 1 2 [3] 4 Next»    Notes   Linked to  101 He moved to several places in Hunterdon, Warren and Morris Counties, until he settled in Bound Brook, Somerset County. There he bought a grist mill. With the help of his growing sons, he turned the mill into a thriving business venture. Phillip and Dorthea had a family of sixteen children, fourteen of whom survived childhood. Their grown sons proved they were blessed with the same business acumen that their father possessed.   Phillip Huffman Apgar   102 Since both of his parents died young, he was raised by Stephen and Mary Jane Wolverton Apgar.   Raymond L. Apgar   103 Organized a village band. George Van Billiard Apgar, his grandson, also played the church organ. Robert's daughter-in-law, Opaline Van Billiard Apgar, was still living at the time of publication, at the age of 96. Opal is an Apgar descendant also, through the line of Conrad Apgar (10.) and Charity Sutton.   Robert Lantus Apgar   104 They had a son who served in the first World War and was never heard of again. They presumed he had been killed. Cora predeceased her husband. Samuel suffered a paralytic stroke in 1937, and stayed at a nursing home in Pittstown.   Samuel Apgar   105 His son, Peter A. is buried there, also. Being the eldest grandson, Samuel was sent to the Presbyterian Church Farm in Fairmount when he was only 16 years old. His recently widowed grandmother needed his help on the farm there. He helped her until he married Eliza Philhower and settled in Morris County, NJ. IN 1852, he bought the "House Rock" property in Calafornia, NJ, from Peter P. Apgar. This property adjoined the farm of his great-uncle Nicholas, and was adjacent to the farm where he was born. The property was more suited to quarrying the to farming. Rocks from here were sold to weight down the breakwaters along the Jersey short. The railroad station in the present town of Califon, AKA Calafornia, was built from rocks partly taken from this property. The wing walls and abutments of the present bridge over the Raritan River in town, originally came from this same property. These stones comprised the whole bridge before it was replaced by the iron bridge in 1887. Samuel paid $106 to his cousin, Peter P. Apgar, for this 9-acre property. This stayed in Samuel's family for 60 years, the longest time for any family to have continued to hold ownership. In 1894, quarrying rights were leased to the A. F. Hoffman Company of Westfield, NJ, for 15 years. After the death of Samuel's daughter-in-law, the property went through several owners, until it was bought by the Robert Fergusons in 1972.   Samuel Schuyler Apgar   106 They moved to Plainfield so that Isaac could find employment as a painter.   Sarah Catherine Apgar   107 A nephew, Raymond L. Apgar, shared their home at the time of the 1900 Census, being 18 years of age then.   Stephen Apgar   108 FATAL WRECK ON THE LEHIGH VALLEY: March 14, 1888 This was theheadline on the front page of "The Republican", a newspaper out of Flemington NJ, on 22 Mar 1888 Excerpts from the article are: Thesnow commenced on Sunday night with a gale wind. The Lehigh Valley Branch train made the first trip to Flemington Junction and back to Easton. The train then went over the track again on Tuesday afternoon and was stuck in the snow bank near the Junction. No more trains went on that line until Wednesday afternoon. Last Wednesdayafternoon, about 3:00 PM, a terrible accident occurred on the Lehigh Valley Railroad, about two miles east of Three Bridges. Three men lost their lives, a number were injured, and a large amount of property was destroyed. On Wednesday morning, a large number ofthe officers and employees of the Lehigh Valley Railroad left Easton with four engines and two cars to open the road through New Jersey. Three Bridges was reached without any mishaps, and here the train stopped a few minutes. Inquiries were made of a trackman and a lineman as to the condition of the road. They informed the trainmen that the drifts were no worse than they had already encountered, and then the train resumed the journey. All went well until theyreached a point about two miles east of Three Bridges. The scene of the disaster was in a deep cut, where the road makes a short curve. Here, there snow had become banked on the westbound track to the top of the cut. On the eastbound track, on which the train was running, the snow covered only one rail. The train was running at a rapid rate. In turning the curve in the cut, the snow being uneven, it threw the pressure on one rail, causing it to spread, and three engines left the track. The first engine turned on its side inthe ditch, the second plunged under it, and also turned over. The third followed the second, although not so badly wrecked as the first two. The train consisted of engines numbered 151, 60 and 199. They were drawing two cars in which were about two hundred men, brought along to shovel snow. In the rear, helping push the train through the drifts, was engine numbered 156. Britton Hoff, Jr., the engineer of this locomotive, finding that something was wrong, with great presence of mind, immediately reversed his engine. Thus he prevented the cars ahead from being crushed, and so saving many lives. TheodoreApgar, aged 38 years, engineer on 151, was terribly crushed under the engine and instantly killed. He lived at South Easton and leaves a wife and three children. He was a son of Mr. George A. Apgar of Lebanon, in this county. Andrew J. Bullman, gravel train conductor, who was with Mr. Apgar on the first engine, was also crushed beneath the wreck, as was instantly killed. The engineer of the second locomotive suffered a broken leg, as was so horribly burned that he died the next morning. The funeral services of Theodore Apgartook place on Sunday. They were attended by a large concourse of people. The services were held in the First Presbyterian Church of South Easton. The building could not contain all the people who desired to enter.   Theodore Risler Apgar   109 In 1980, Viola won recognition for being the eldest lady in attendance at the Apgar Reunion in Cokesbury NJ.   Viola Delilah Apgar   110 At the time of his father's death, Wesley was living on the homestead farm, at the edge of High Bridge.   Wesley Apgar   111 At least one living individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.  Living   112 On 15 Jan 1830, There were Letters of Administration processed by Peter Apgar, brother of William, and Lawrence Trimmer. Bondsman was Conrad P. Apgar, for the estate of William Apgar, Jr., his brother-in-law.   William Apgar, Jr.   113 Was a blacksmith by trade. Probably he had a farm also, because he had a family of twelve to feed. His wife was Catherine Pickle, a daughter of Conrad Pickle, and a sister of Hannah Charity Pickle. Their maternal grandfather was Matthias Sharpenstine. Matthias was, in his day, the leading landowner in the village of Potterstown. So far as we can determine, the records of the early Luther Church in Potterstown are non-existent. If they were, we would have the exact birth dates for both William and Catherine from the baptism records. Eventually, William and Catherine bought land along the Brunswick Pike, about halfway between Perryville and Clinton, NJ. Here, William hoped to gain trade from shoeing the stagecoach horses that traversed the Pike from Easton to New Brunswick NJ. By this time the church in Potterstown had fallen into disuse, so William and Catherine attended the Bethlehem Presbyterian Church in nearby Grandin NJ. According to records of this church, William supplied "coles" for each church service. This meant that he, or one of his sons, carried live coals from the smithy forge, in an iron kettle, to the church, early each Sabbath morning. Within a cleared space in the center of the sanctuary was a bed of charcoals, ready to be ignited by the hot coals. If one ignored the smoke, the resultant heat was most welcome. For this service he was paid a slight amount for the coals, the labor involved must have been freely rendered. According to the records on the wall of the church, William was paying for a plot in the nearby church cemetery. However, when he retired, he moved to the town of Clinton NJ. Then he began attending the newly organized Presbyterian Church there. When the War hostilities seemed ended, William andCatherine were ready to leave Cokesbury. On 16 Feb 1783 William and Catherine Pickle Apgar bought from James and Gertrude Parker, a lot consisting of 47.05 acres of land in Bethlehem Township, Hunterdon County NJ. This lot began at a stake in Cox and Kirkbridge's line and corner to Anthony White's lot #130, bordering the Brunswick Pick, west of Clinton. Amongst other land purchases of William and Catherine in the following years was a lot sold to them by William and Euphemia Patterson on 4 Jul 1804 containing 5.11 acres. Again, on 31 Dec 1806 they bought 1.98 of an acre from James Dunham. Another lot was bought that lay on the North side of the road that ran from the Frame Meeting House (Bethlehem) in Grandin to the Van Syckle's Tavern. Justbefore he was 70 years old, William must have decided to retire, because he began selling off several lots of his land. On 6-3-1821, the above mentioned lots were sold for $2000 to Peter Young. William continued to sell off his land holdings of several years. On 1 Jan 1830 Peter Young bought, from William and Catherine Pickel Apgar, 2.47 of an acre of land adjoining the road from Hensfoot to the Cake House, corner to lands of John Taylor. The names of William Apgar andhis wife, Catherine Pickel Apgar, appear frequently in the baptismal records of the Lebanon Reformed Church, where they served as witnesses. This was before they moved to Bethlehem Township and began attending the Presbyterian Church at Grandin. According to Kenn Stryker Rodda's list of ratables, William was in Lebanon Township as late as 1778-1780. However, even before the treaty was signed ending the Revolutionary War, they were on the move.   William Apgar   114 William became a member of the Bethlehem Presbyterian Church, in Grandin NJ, on confession of faith, 30 Sep 1843 By 1850 theirfamily had grown up and left home, leaving us without a knowledge of their individual names and their exact ages. According to the 1830 Census for Alexandria township, the family of William and Mary Hartman Apgar consisted of two girls born between 1811 and 1820; one daughter born between 1820 and 1825; with two sons born between 1820 and 1830. The 1840 Census showed two more children born to William and Mary. On 2 May 1834 William Apgar Jr. and Mary Hartman Apgar sold to Samuel Van Syckle 51.2 acres of land in Alexandria Township, Hunterdon County NJ. The received $1040 for this land. They were living in Bethlehem Township at the time of the sale.   William Apgar   115 William, owned the Tavern Log in Little Brook, near the town of Califon, NJ. James Parker had owned this Tavern Lot earlier. On 27 May 1799 the lot was sold to a John Reed. Reed, in his turn, sold the same lot to William Apgar on 7 Apr 1801 for $1,533.33, according to Deed Book 5, page 175, Hunterdon County, NJ. This Tavern Lot started "at a large round topped oak tree, on the West side of the great road running from New Germantown to Hackettstown". This lot is now owned by Janet and Gary Kipp, the said starting point being at the intersection of the road from Union to the German Valley and School Street in Califon, NJ. This is not the same tavern as the one at the noted "Peggy's Puddle". The building is still in use, it having been authentically restored by the Kipps. Janet Kipp is a direct descendant of Herbert Apgar. William renewed his tavern license for 1802,1805, 1806, 1810-1820, 1822, 1823, 1825-1828. In his will, Johnmentioned a legacy of one sixth of the final property disbursements to go to one of his six grandchildren, viz. Josiah Apgar, born 21 May 1817 died 19 Jun 1900 married 7 May 1842 Ann Bishop Fritts, born 3 Oct 1819 died 17 Feb 1912 daughter of William F. Fritts and Rachel Bishop. Josiah was a miller and a lawyer in Newport Mills, NJ. Josiah and Rachel are buried in the Spruce Run Lutheran Cemetery, Glen Gardner, NJ.   William Apgar   116 William and Elizabeth lived in Califon, NJ until late in the 1830's. At this time William went to Mapleton, Union Township, Huntingdon County, Penna. Elizabeth apparently remained in Califon with the children. In 1841 son John went, with his wife and family, to join his father in Mapleton. Elizabeth was buried in the family plot in Lower Valley Cemetery, Califon, NJ. There are no signs there of a grave for William A. While William A. Apgar was in Mapleton,someone must have acquainted him with the general terms of the will written by Peter A. Apgar, Sr., his father. As the eldest son, William thought he should have his interests in his father's estate protected. He made the necessary legal requirements to have his son, Peter A. Apgar, II, given the powers of attorney to petition for William's share in Peter A. Apgar Sr.'s estate. This was done on August 12, 1845, and the record of this action, done in Huntingdon County PA, was filed in Hunterdon County NJ. Peter A. Apgar, Sr. promptly countered with a codicil to his will. This codicil specified that anyone who disputed his will would be immediately disinherited. Peter A. Apgar, died in 1846, and his grandson, Peter A. Apgar II died in 1849. Meantime, William continued to live in Union Township,Huntingdon County, PA. In 1850, we find him at the age of 69, living in the home of Philip Curfman, farmer in Union Township, Huntingdon County, PA. On the same page as this 1850 census is listed his son, John A. Apgar with John's wife, Aletta Hope Apgar, and their seven children.   William A. Apgar   117 They lived in the house at the corner of Water Street and Longview Avenue between Cokesbury and Mountainville. The house is still standing. After the death of William, his daughter Delilah and her husband, Nicholas Apgar petitioned the court for an estate settlement, so that his widow, Anna, could have her dowry, and his minor children a guardian. The Letters of Administration for this estate are dated 20 Mar 1830   William C. Apgar   118 At least one living individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.  Living   119 When the canal business declined, William went into partnership with H.H. Petty, a building contractor. They secured the contract for the addition to the Washington Public School, amounting to $3490, to be completed by 1 Oct 1895 In his will William gave money to hissister, Mrs. Elizabeth Starker, with whom he lived after his wife died. Also he remembered his sister, Mrs. G. Preston Smith. William and Sarah are buried in the Washington Town Cemetery at the South end of the town.   William H. Apgar   120 Conrad Jason Apgar was listed in the Archive Records as William Jason Apgar. Perhaps this was because there were two Conrad Jason Apgars living in the same village, and this led to confusion, even though one was called "Jason" and the other was referred to as "Coonie J.".   William Jason Apgar, Sr.   121 He first lived with his brother, Samuel Besson Apgar, in Jersey City NJ. When he retired, he lived in Flemington NJ.   William Mettler Apgar   122 Witnesses to his baptism were his uncle William Apgar, brother of Peter of Lebanon, and his aunt Catherine Pickle Apgar. The pastor recorded the infant's name as William Pickle Apgar. Perhaps William's mother wanted to bestow the name of Clover on at least one of her sons, and she probably did not know what the pastor had written down. In any case, William's name on his tombstone is inscribed as William C. Apgar. Most people refer to him as William C. Apgar.   William Pickle Apgar   123 In his later years, William issued several promissory notes. To pay off these debts, William asked a local storekeeper in Califon to conduct an auction of much of his farm equipment. This auction did not raise enough money to satisfy all of his creditors, so, in the end, William lost everything. This upset him so much that he suffered a nervous breakdown and ended his days in the State Hospital in Trenton, NJ. Meanwhile, Catherine Cregar Apgar had lost her home, so she bought back a small lot near Silverthorne, High Bridge NJ and lived there.   William S. Apgar   124 Assumed patriarch of the Apgars, who came to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on board the ship 'Hope'. This ship had as captain Daniel Riedt. It docked on 23 Sep 1734. According to the captain's list, there were 127 passengers on board, 74 of whom were men over 16 years of age. Of these 74 men, only 49 took the Oath of Allegiance on arrival. Their wives and children became citizens automatically, because of the oath taken by their head of household. An excerpt from the Minutes of the Provincial Council, printed in Colonial Records, Volume III, page 570, states "at the courthouse of Philadelphia, September 23, 1734, 49 Palatines, who, with their families, making 127 persons, were imported in the Ship Hope, Daniel Reed, Master, from Rotterdam, but last from Cowes, as by clearance thence, were this day qualified as usual". The question promptly arises at this point,"What about Johan Adam Ebert, who arrived in 1749?" A perusal of the lists of immigrants from the Palatinate region of Germany reveals no less than 77 adult Eberts that came to America, not counting their families. To select just one of these Eberts, and attempt to trace his very own descendants, and not confuse them with the other 76, seems to me to be an impossible task. Besides, no mention is made in the 1749 list of any of his half-grown family. By then, Johan Ebert should have had a family of at lease six sons and one daughter, if he were the father of the Apgars we trace. The difference betweenthe Captain's list and the Court Clerk's list is very marked. Joanis Peter Apgard on list 37A becomes Johannes Peter Antger on List 37B. The first list was written phonetically by the Captain. The second, or Court Clerk's list, was signed by the immigrants, after they took the Oath of Allegiance to King George II. A researcher inGermany is presently attempting to trace the German family background of Johannes Peter Apgard. Although there have been Apgars found in the 1700 Church Records there, none of them fit into the proper lineage for our Johannes Peter Apgard. If such a family does show up soon, we will include this information in Volume II of this Apgar Book. We are left to presume that the Germans in Germantown,Philadelphia, gave advice to these immigrants. Otherwise, why would they come to a little settlement in the woods of Northern Hunterdon County. . . a place that has so little contact with the mainstreams of traffic of that era? Also, we are left to presume that our forefather chose the water route as his means of travel. Once beyond the rapids on the Delaware, the northern boundaries of our presently known Hunterdon County. He probably left the river before reaching Beattystwon, NJ. This saved him a long trek over the Schooleys Mountain trail, down into German Valley. If he left the river near the present New Hampton, a ten-mile overland trek would land him in Cokesbury. Here, surrounded by German-speaking friends, heacquired property, probably on the "quit-rent" arrangement. This meant that he should pay rent for twenty or more years, the he could quit paying rent, because the land was then his own. This was infinitely better than the serf-like conditions in Germany. All went well until Allen and Turner came on the scene. They heard about rich iron ore deposits of the area and came from Philadelphia to lease, then buy, the land. It was sold right over the heads of the tenant farmers. Allen and Turner tried to pacify the farmers, because the needed the farmers to supply them with the charred hardwoods that fueled their furnaces. By the end of the Revolutionary War, both Allen and Turner had died. Their heirs wanted their inheritance so they could convert it to cash. Surveyors were told to map out the area, dividing it up into lots for wale. Then the four heirs met and cut the map apart, putting all the pieces into a hat. Then. alternating, each of the four heirs kept pulling pieces out of the hat. This seemed to them a fair way to select their lots. Then came the unfair part. Approaching the farmers, they asked them to buy their property with "cash on the barrel head". The worst of it all was the prices they were charging. They wanted the farmers to buy these lots in their then vastly improved condition. These farmers had bought from the "quit-rent" people a piece of woodlot. They had cut down the trees and pulled out the stumps with their own back-breaking toil. They had removed the boulders, put the stones in fencerows, plowed and planted the fields, built the barns and house, and now were being told they had to pay for their own labors. Those who could not come up with the money lost everything they had worked for. This is what started the westward migration for these dispossessed farmers. Of course, the younger folk went west for the sheer adventure of it all. The homestead of the immigrant Apgard seems far in from themain road between Cokes bury and Lebanon, NJ. However, when he settled there, the present road did not even exist. He was really closer to what is now termed a "back road". The house is stillstanding, and amazingly well preserved. The original section is of stone, stuccoed, complete with huge fireplace, and Dutch door. Behind the fireplace was a full width room, probably used for the parent's bedroom. Above was the loft for the older children, partitioned for Catherine's privacy. This was almost 250 years old. It stayed in the Herbert family until the early 1900's. Then it was probably rented out of the family for a few years. Later it was back in the family until the deaths of Howard and Zetta Apgar Sutton in 1967. Thereis a private burial ground on the property. Herbert's will made provision for a square rod of land, back of the house, to be kept for that purpose. According to the anecdotal accounts of living descendants, this is the final resting place for Johannes Peter Apgard, his wife and son, Herbert. A stone plaque on the property marks the homestead. As the reader will note, changes have beenmade in the recorded order of birth for the children of Johannes Peter Apgard. Some of these changes have been arrived a through "educated guesses". Ages of their children and grandchildren, dates of property acquisitions, and church records have all been used to determine our decisions. These are still subject to change as more information comes our way, but for the present, this is the best we can do. For instance, John Peter might have been the eldest, but we cannot prove this yet. We do know that he had at least one known grandchild born in 1779, so he couldn't be as young as Chambers claims him to be. In his will, John Peter mentions those he terms as "his last five children", so he may have had even older grandchildren. Also, Catherine Apgar was not born on her wedding day, as former records have stated. Adam had a daughter born in 1764, according to his family Bible. We do know the exact birth dates of Heinrich, Jacob, William, Frederick and Conrad. We concede that George was perhaps the youngest. As you may have already noticed, these firstgeneration Apgars must have been a hardy lot. They all survived childhood, married, supported large families, and worked hard to maintain their independence. Farming was their basic occupation, while Hunterdon County was their home county. Exceptions to this basic pattern were Heinrich with a brief stay in Philadelphia, and George, the youngest, with his wagon train trips to Fort Pitt and back. Only two Apgar men served in the Revolutionary War, to the best of our present knowledge. When the War started, all of the eight older sons were already married and had to stay home to support their families. The bulk of the privates in the Revolutionary War were single men. If married men joined the army, their families might starve, for the pay received would not support these dependent families. As a result, only Conrad of the first generation was young enough to server in the War, and only Peter A. Apgar, Sr., the oldest grandson, was old enough to join the army. However, several Apgar men did see militaryservice when they joined the local militia units. The 1793 Military Census of the Stat of New Jersey, published by James S. Norton, included these Hunterdon Apgars: Conrad Apgar, Frederick Apgar, Frederick Apgar, Harbert Apgar, Herbert Apgar, Jacob Apgar, John Apgar, Peter Apgar, William Apgar, William Apgar, Peter Apgar, Jacob Apgar, Peter Apgar, Peter Apgar and Jacob Apgar. The firstFrederick was from Alexandria Township, and the last two Apgars on the list were from a poorly spelt Tewksbury. All of the others were from Lebanon Township. Many of these militiamen belonged to the second generation of Apgars, being grandsons of our Johannes Peter Apgard. This list notes that Frederick Apgar, son of Jacob Apgar, was exempt from militia duty. He must have been (6.2.), and lived in Tewksbury Township, Hunterdon County, NJ. He was 21 years old at the time, so the reason for his exempt status is presently unknown to the writer.   Johannes Peter Apgard   125 WILL OF JOHN APKER, son of CONRAD APGAR AND MARY FARLEY In the name of Almighty God. I, John Apker of Lewis Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, being of sound mind and having carefully mediated and devised this my last will and testament. First: It is my wish that all my honest debts be paid. The land on which I now reside, being yet I have no deed for it, but it is to come from John Marshall of Blooming Grove, agent for Climer according to contract with him, which I wish my son, Abraham, to get in his name as soon as possible and survey off to Peter Apker, what he has improved in his lifetime, and after his decease to come to his heirs forever, and likewise, George Apker to have his land he has improved surveyed off to him for his lifetime and after his decease to his heirs. And the remainder of my real and personal estate I bequeath to my beloved wife, Mary, for her lifetime, and after her decease to be divided among my four sons, John, Abraham, Tunis, and William. Henry, I consider, has four acres in his possession which is to be his share of this estate. I likewise bequeath fifty dollars each unto Catherine Lusk and Mary Ann, after my wife's decease, which I enjoin my executor, signed, sealed in the presence of, this seventh day of August in the year of your Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty. John Apker Witnesses - Jacob Bodine, Samuel Boding NOTE: John Apker's granddaughter, Sarah,married his executor's grandson, John W. Bodine.   John Apker   126 No record except mention in her father's will.   Mary Ann Apker   127 Grand-daughter of Ensin John Besson, a soldier in the Revolution, and his wife, Margaret Opdyke. The two are interred in the Opdyke burying ground at Headquarters in Sergeantsville NJ.   Fanny Besson   128 John is the grandfather of Dr. Theodore A. Bodine of Akron, OH.   John W. Bodine   129 Father was from Prussia and mother was from Holland.   Catherine Clover   130 The Dodds were famous clockmakers in Mendham. They occupied the Phoenix Hours, opposite the Black Horse Inn in Mendham, NJ. General Washington had some of his guns repaired in the Dodd shop.   Zollie Dodd Collie   131 Perhaps Garrett had a second wife, Elizabeth Hoffman.   Garret Conover   132 Harriett and Sarah Cregar lived together in the newer and larger home on Church Street, High Bridge, where they raised chickens. As they grew older, they sold their Church Street home to Harry Apgar and moved into the farmhouse on Main Street in the same town. This older homestead was a bank house in which generations of Cregars had lived in the days when their farm occupied many acres within the town. When they died, the farmhouse was boarded up and fell into disrepair until it was bought in 1983 by Michael and Mae Mazar. Mae Apgar Mazar is a daughter of Casper "Coss" Apgar (2.3.1.7.1.) and Sadie Woverlton. This means that she is a second cousin, twice removed, of Harriett and Sarah Cregar. The Mazars have beautifully restored this old family homestead until it looks nicer than ever before. Reference: The Hunterdon Democrat newspaper, Flemington NJ, Oct 11, 1984.   Edgar Isaac Cregar   133 Rebecca was daughter of Betsy Boon, niece of Daniel Boone.   Rebecca deFrance   134 Legally adopted by his grandparents, Jacob and Elisabeth Emery.   John Bloom Emery   135 John R. Emery started law practice in Trenton and in 1891 located in Morristown NJ, where on 1.29.1895, he was appointed Vice-Chancellor of NJ for a term of 7 years.   John Runkle Emery   136 John was a merchant in Flemington, moving to Des Moines, Iowa in 1891, opened the Harris-Emery Co., Department store. This is now known as Yonkers of Iowa.   John Stiger Emery   137 Moving to Lawrence Kansas, he became on of the most prominent citizens and served as a member of the City Council for many years.   Peter E. Emery   138 William was a prominent business man and merchant in Flemington NJ. The first prize for wheat production in the county went to him in 1841. He helped incorporate the Fame Fire Company of Flemington in 1842, and in 1880 was president of the Flemington Water Company.   William P. Emery   139 He owned much of the land in East High Bridge. At one time he owned the first church edifice in High Bridge. This building was used in succession by the Allbright Methodists, the High Bridge Reformed Church and the Catholic Church. Later, the building was moved from Church Street to Main Street where it was burned.   David L. Everett   140 Leonard had grown up on the farm later owned by Joseph Jacobs. This was diagonally across from the present residence of Arnold Kliner on Route 513 near Califon, NJ. The foundation of the Flomerfelt residence can still be seen, farther back from the present highway, and closer to the bank of the Raritan River. The present Kliner residence was at the time occupied by the Neighbor family. Leonard's mother was Catherine Neighbor, daughter of Leonard Neighbor. In 1822, when Leonard Flomerfelt was only 15, his father, Zacharius, was shot by a neighboring farmer over a land dispute. This left Catherine Neighbor Flomerfelt a widow with a large family, of whom young Leonard was the eldest. Catherine Apgar and Leonard Neighbor Flomerfeltwere married and settled in the village of Califon, NJ. Over the years they made several purchases of real estate. Their most ambitious venture was the building of the upper mill in the town of Califon, NJ. At that time, the town did not have any name. Philip Schuyler, in the second half of the 1700's had build a grist and sawmill at the site of the present mill dam. Later, it burned and was rebuilt by his son-in-law, Aaron Sutton. Rather than build another dam, just above the bridge, Leonard chose to go upriver to Weise's Pond. The mill was to be a grist mill, a sawmill and a shingle mill. The expenses incurred were very great. The labor of digging the long millrace, the construction of the huge mill itself, and the purchase of the machinery put Leonard deeply in debt. He took his father-in-law into partnership with him. "Harbet" Apgar gave a farm to Leonard to cover the cost of his half of the partnership. This did not bring in any cash so much needed, but Leonard was in no condition at the time to do otherwise. He knew his days were numbered, because he was dying of cancer. At least, no matter what happened, he know that "Harbet" would provide for young Leonard's widow, Catherine, and his children, soon to be orphaned. Shortly afterwards, Leonard did die, leaving behind his widow, Catherine, and seven small children plus another one, as yet unborn. David Neighbor was appointed administrator of the late Leonard Flomerfelt's estate. On 11 Aug 1848 the court ordered David to sell the property of the late Leonard Flomerfelt to pay his debts. The widow, Catherine Apgar Flomerfelt, on 24 Oct 1844 bid the sum of $300 at this auction. No one would bid against her. This gave her 2.39 acres of land in the heart of the town, adjoining the tannery, and including her home. This is the same house and land now owned by Gerald Andersons. Catherine'sfather, "Harbet" Apgar, sold his half of the mill on 11 Oct 1884 to Jacob W. Neighbor and Conrad R. Neighbor. They paid him $2,350, including 1.73 acres of land. On 12 Dec 1848 Catherine sold to Jacob W. Neighbor and Conrad R. Neighbor 28.92 acres of land for $200. "Harbet" took very good care of his daughter, Catherine, and her children. When he died, in his will he made generous provision for her needs - - coal and wood at door, all the flour, meat and live hogs on his farm, the use of his cow, etc.   Leonard N. Flomerfelt   141 In the 1830 Census, Jane was listed as being between 30 and 40 years of age.   Jane Gulick   142 William died in the train engine at White House Railroad Station. Since he died at the worst of the Depression, Luella had to find some means to pay off a $3,000 mortgage. She baked breads, cakes and pies, all of these completely homemade. By the age of 80 years, she had paid off the entire mortgage.   Abram Stryker Hall   143 Their son, William P. Randall Wrote the "Randall History", a hand written book of family genealogy, which is now in the possession of Mrs. Lucille McHenry. It was written circa 1891.   Elizabeth Mariah Hall   144 Their daughter, Eve Ann Hall M. Albert S. McDaniel. Their granddaughter, Helen Lucille McDaniel, m. Herman Earl McHenry. Through the kindness of Mrs. Dorothy Pray Wilson and of Mrs. McHenry, the information in the "Randall History" has been made available to us.   Philip Hall   145 William was also a Quaker.   William Raymond Helper   146 In her will, Eva left her house in High Bridge to her daughter, Beulah Apgar Tiger. The house was valued at $1,200. This amount was to be subtracted from Beulah's fourth share in her estate inheritance. All of the children had borrowed money from their mother at various times. At the time of her death, only Isaiah had repaid what he owed. The others were required to acknowledge their indebtedness, and have the same subtracted with interest from their inheritance.   Eva Hoffman   147 Joseph collected many pictures of historic High Bridge and wrote many newspaper articles on the history of his home town.   Joseph Ellsworth Hoffman, Sr.   148 He was the executor of the estate of Heinrich Apgar, his father-in-law.   Solomon Hoppock   149 A patriot who kept horses for the soldiers of General Washington, during the winter of Valley Force. Notation from "The Apgar Family" by Fannie H. Gunderson.   Edward Hunt   150 The stone on Lewis' grave is so broken up that this birth and death dates are indecipherable.   Lewis H. Martenis         «Prev 1 2 [3] 4 Next»

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