The family of Samuel Green and Sarah Bull were among the earliest settlers of Amwell Township in Hunterdon County. The part of Amwell they lived in became Delaware Township in 1838. Their descendants were important to the town’s history, and married into other notable local families. Because this one family had such an impact, I thought it appropriate to list them all, or at least down to the great-grandchildren of Samuel and Sarah—all 154 of them. Each of their four children had an astounding number of grandchildren: 21, 50, 31 and 52.
I was interested to know what became of them. Many stayed in Hunterdon, and some moved on. I have designated the primary residence, whenever possible. Since many of them lived in several places, I chose the last known residence. As best as I can tell, out of the 154 great grandchildren, at least 89 remained in Hunterdon County, and 65 either moved on or are unaccounted for.
I have arranged this list by generations in order to identify contemporaries. This can be very useful information when several people act together on something for no apparent reason. Family connections always count for a lot.
There are omissions in this list, and no doubt some mistakes. I hope that readers who spot them will share what they know.
The numbering system may seem a little odd, but that is because allowance is made for the children of Samuel Green by his first wife, Margaret Kemp. However, since I have not included the grandchildren from this marriage (Samuel Green Jr. and Abba Light), the third generation numbering is not technically correct. Please consider the ID numbers as merely identification guides for this particular article.
I have only included four generations, but that is quite enough, thanks to those exponentially large 18th century families. To find someone you’re looking for, it’s best to use your browser search function rather than the search box on this page.
First Generation
1. Samuel Green and Sarah Bull
Samuel Green was born abt 1675, probably in England; died 1760, Hardwick twp., NJ, age 85. Married first, Margaret Kemp, had son Samuel Green (1695-1775). Married second about 1708, Sarah Bull, born abt 1680, probably Gloucester Co., daughter of Thomas and Sarah Bull. Sarah Green died bef 1738, Amwell twp., Hunterdon Co., NJ. Samuel Green married third Hannah Wright. This chart deals only with the descendants of Sarah Bull Green.
Children of Samuel Green and Sarah Bull
2    Sarah Green (abt 1708 Рaft 1760) married May 28, 1730 Benjamin Severns (abt 1710 Р1792), son of John Severns of Trenton; lived in Sussex Co., NJ.
3    Margaret Green (1711 – 1775) married abt 1737 John Opdycke Esq. (1710 Р1777); lived in Amwell Twp.
4    Richard Green (abt 1712 Р1794) married abt 1737 Elizabeth (1716 – 1807), possibly a daughter of Charles Wolverton and Mary Chadwick or possibly from the Waterhouse family; lived in Amwell Twp.
5    Ann Green (abt 1715 – bef 1789) married July 15, 1738 Joshua Opdycke, brother of John Opdycke; lived in Kingwood Twp.
 Second Generation
3  Sarah Green and Benjamin Severns
Excepting John, Lavinia and possibly Phebe Severns, the whole family left Hunterdon County. Sarah and Benjamin had 7 children.
18   John Severns (1732 – 1818) m. Mary Hume; Amwell Twp.
19   Daniel Severns (1739-1823) m. Elizabeth LaRue, Catharine VanSandt
20   Joseph Severns (abt 1739 – bef 1818) m. Olive Titus, Anna Albertson
21   Lavinia Severns (1741-1821) m. Andrew Larison; Amwell Twp.
22   Samuel Severns (abt 1745 – bef 1768) m. Mary ?
23   Absalom Severns (1750 Р?)  no children known
24   Phoebe Severns (abt 1750 – bef 1784) m. Isaac Johnson; Hunterdon ?
4  Margaret Green and John Opdycke
Lived in Amwell Twp., as did all 9 children except George.
25   Elizabeth Opdycke (1738 Р1837) m. John Arnwine Sr.
26   Sarah Opdycke (1741 Рbef 1786) m. John Buchanan
27   George Opdycke Sr. (1743 Р1795) m. Zeruviah (Sophie) Baker; Kingwood Twp.
28   Catharine Opdycke (1745 Рabt 1813) m. Abraham Larew
29   Mary Opdycke (1747 – bef 1830) m. Agesilaus Gordon
30   Samuel Opdycke (1749-1801) m. Susannah Robeson
31   Margaret Opdycke (1751 Р1820) m. John Besson
32   John Opdycke (1753-1773) – did not marry
33   Thomas Opdycke (1756-1805) m. Anna Cowell
5  Richard and Elizabeth Green
Lived in Amwell Township; had 5 children:
34   Sarah Green (abt 1740 Рbef 1804) m. William Gano; Alexandria Twp.
35   Samuel Green (abt 1742 – 1799) m. Elizabeth Waterhouse; Amwell
36   Mary Green (abt 1745 – 1828) m. John Holcombe; Solebury, PA
37   Elizabeth Green (abt 1747 – 1806) m. Henry Waterhouse; Kingwood
38   Margaret Green (abt 1750 – bef 1798) m. Ambrose Waterhouse; Kingwood
6  Ann Green and Joshua Opdycke, children
Lived in Kingwood Twp., had 9 children:
39   Richard Opdycke Esq. (1740 – 1825) m. Grace Thatcher, Dinah Bonham; Kingwood
40   Sarah Opdycke (abt 1742 Р) m. Thomas Allen; Sussex Co., NJ
41   Elizabeth Opdycke (1744 – 1815) m. Samuel Hill; Sussex Co.
42   Luther Opdycke Esq. (1750 – 1838) m. Gertrude Hall; Alexandria Twp.
43   Benjamin Opdycke (abt 1755 Р) – may have died young
44   Margaret Opdycke (abt 1755 Р) m. __ Glover ? no information
45   Frances Opdycke (1757 – 1809) m. John Hoagland, Ambrose Barcroft; Kingwood
46   Hannah Opdycke (1760 – 1821) m. John Britton; Kingwood Twp.
47   Catharine Opdycke (abt 1760 Р) m. Aaron Vansyckle Esq.; Bethlehem Twp.
Third Generation
3 Sarah Green and Benjamin Severns
Sarah and Benjamin Severns lived in Sussex (later Warren) County; had 7 children, and at least 21 grandchildren. 
18  John Severns & Mary Hume
Lived in Amwell Twp., had 6 children:
50   Samuel Severns (abt 1770 – abt 1835) spouse not known; Hunterdon
51   Anna Severns (abt 1775 Р) m. Henry Vansant; Amwell Twp.
52   Elizabeth Severns (abt 1780 Р) m. Ezra Brown* Amwell Twp.
53   William Severns (abt 1785 Р) no information
54   Mary Severns (abt 1788 Р1850) m. ___ Ent; Amwell Twp.
55   Margaret Severns (abt 1760 Р) m. Richard Merrill, no information
* ¬†John Severns appears to have acquired his father’s Amwell property, which was formerly part of the Daniel Robins tract, just north of the farm of his uncle Richard Green, later A. L. Pauch. Ezra Brown owned a lot just north of the Pauch driveway.
19  Daniel Severns & Elizabeth LaRue
Residence not known; had 2 children by Elizabeth and 2 by Catherine:
56   Lewis Rue Severns (1773 Р), left Hunterdon County
57   Daniel Severns (bef 1776 Р) left Hunterdon County
19  Daniel Severns & Catherine VanSandt
58   Absalom Severns (abt 1765 – 1826) left Hunterdon County
59   Mary Severns (abt 1770 Р) m. #60  Joseph Severns Jr.; Ohio ?
This family, and also Joseph Severns below, removed to Bensalem, Bucks Co., PA, so I have little information on them. The Vansant family also resided in Bensalem.
20  Joseph Severns & Olive Titus
60   Joseph Severns Jr. (1768 Р) m.  1) Mahala ___, 2) Mary Severns #59
21  Lavinia Severns & Andrew Larison
Lived in Amwell Twp., as did all 7 children except Mary and James
61   Sarah Larison (abt 1760 Р) m. Robert Naylor; Amwell Twp.
62   Benjamin Larison (died as child, 1761-1779)
63   Mary Larison (abt 1765-) m. William Boss; Alexandria Twp.
64   James Larison (1765-1848) m. Keziah Holcombe; Alexandria Twp.
65   George Larison (1770-1847) m. Catharine Lambert; Amwell Twp.
66   Hon. Andrew Larison (1776-1861) m. Mary Wilson; Amwell Twp.
67   Benjamin Larison (abt 1780-1845) m. Sarah Vansant; Amwell Twp.
Note:  The Larisons  lived across the road (Rte 523) from the Richard Green family.
22  Samuel Severns & wife Mary
Lived in Sussex Co.; had 3 children; no further information.
68   Hannah Severns (abt 1765 Р)
69   Martha Severns (abt 1766 Р)
70   Katharine Severns (abt 1767 Р)
Third Generation
4 Margaret Green and John Opdycke
Lived in Amwell Twp., had 9 children and 50 grandchildren
25  Elizabeth Opdycke & John Arnwine Sr.
Lived in Amwell Twp., had 7 children:
71   John Arnwine (abt 1760 – 1831), unmarried; Amwell Twp.
72   Samuel Arnwine (abt 1762 – 1821) m. Sarah Jones; Kingwood
73   George Arnwine (abt 1764 – 1832) m. Catherine White, 2) Margaret __; Kingwood
74   Margaret Arnwine (abt 1770–bef 1850) m. John Case, #79 Samuel Buchanan; Amwell Twp.
75   Mary Arnwine (1775 – 1818) m. Elisha Warford; Kingwood & Amwell
76   Elizabeth Arnwine (abt 1781 – 1867) m. Daniel Carrell, Elisha Warford; Amwell
77   Jacob Arnwine (abt 1782 Р) m. Elizabeth Skillman; Kingwood
26  Sarah Opdycke & John Buchanan
Lived in Amwell Twp., as did all 5 of their children:
78   Margaret Buchanan (1761 Р1808) m. Johann Mathias Case
79   Samuel Buchanan (abt 1764 Р1846) m. Ann Case
80   Sarah Buchanan (abt 1765 – bef 1796) m. Peter Case
81   John Buchanan Jr. (abt 1772 Р1818) m. Elizabeth Rockafellar
82   George Buchanan (1773 Р1826) m. Elizabeth Fulper
27  George Opdycke Sr.  & Zeruviah (Sophie) Baker
Lived in Kingwood Twp., had 10 children:
83   Margaret Opdycke (abt 1770 Р) m. 1) David Warford 2) Wm. Bailey; Kingwood
84   Mary Polly Opdycke (1771 Р1855) m. David Vansyckle; Somerville, NJ
85   George Opdycke Jr. (1775-1831) m. Amy Reading; Kingwood Twp.
86   Samuel Opdycke (abt 1778 Р1833) m. Jane Hart; Solebury Twp., PA
87   Rachel Opdycke (abt 1780 Р) m. #155 Elijah Opdycke; Bucks Co., PA
88   Elizabeth Opdycke (abt 1780 Р) m. Adam Case; Pennsylvania ?
89   Sarah Sally Opdycke (abt 1782 Р) m. Isaac Larew; Hunterdon Co. ?
90   Zeruviah Sophie Opdycke (abt 1782 Р) m. #107 Samuel Besson; Ohio
91   Abigail Opdycke (1783 Р1812) m. Adam Everitt; Alexandria Twp.
92   Thisbe Opdycke (abt 1785 Р) Рdied young
28  Catharine Opdycke & Abraham Larew
Lived in Alexandria Twp., had 3 children:
93   Elizabeth Larew (abt 1765 – bef 1835) m. Albert Covenhoven; Amwell
94   Abraham Larew (abt 1770 – 1828) m. Catharine Kase; Alexandria Twp.
95   Isaac Larew (abt 1770 – 1834) m. Mary Moore; Alexandria Twp.
29  Mary Opdycke & Agesilaus Gordon
Lived in Amwell/Delaware Twp. Their 3 children did also:
96   Margaret Gordon (abt 1768 – bef 1850) m. Joseph Larew
97   Anne Gordon (abt 1770 Р) m. Godfrey Rockafellar
98   John Gordon (1786 – 1865 ) m. Sarah Fulper
30  Samuel Opdycke & Susannah Robeson
Lived in Amwell/Delaware Twp; had 5 children:
99   Hon. John Robeson Opdycke (1776 Р1848) m. Rebecca McAtee; Alexandria Twp.
100  Hannah Opdycke (1777 Р1832) m. Daniel LaTourette; Somerset Co.
101  Mary Opdycke (1782 Рabt 1815) m. Pierson Reading; Hopewell Twp.
102  Nancy Ann Opdycke (abt 1782 Р) m. Edward Welsted; Amwell/Raritan Twp.
103  Margaret Opdycke (1785 Р1875), unmarried; Bound Brook, Somerset Co., NJ
31  Margaret Opdycke & John Besson
Lived in Amwell/Delaware Twp., had 10 children:
104  John Besson (1773 – 1838) m. Rachel Trout; Alexandria Twp.
105  Thomas Besson (1774 – bef 1842), unmarried, no information
106  Francis Franklin Besson (1776 – 1815) m. Elizabeth Thatcher; Amwell, then left Hunterdon ?
107  Samuel Besson (1779 – 1869) m.  #90 Sophie Opdycke; Ohio
108  William Besson (1781 Р), unmarried, no information
109  Ann Annie Besson (1783 – 1866) m. John Trout; Amwell/Raritan Twp.
110  Margaret Besson (1787 – bef 1852) m. John Hughes; left Hunterdon
111  Agesilaus Besson (1790 – bef 1852) m. Elizabeth Hummer; Amwell/Raritan Twp.
112  Mary Besson (1793 – 1857) m. Andrew Bearder; Amwell/Delaware Twp.
32  Thomas Opdycke & Anna Cowell
Lived in Bucks Co., then Amwell/Delaware Twp. Had 7 children:
113  Elizabeth Opdycke (1778 – 1871) m. __ Hudnut; no information
114  Mary Opdycke (abt 1778 – bef 1850) m. John G. Trimmer; Amwell/Raritan Twp.
115  Sarah Opdycke (abt 1780 – bef 1858), unmarried; Kingwood Twp.
116  Margaret Opdycke (1782 – aft 1858) m. Aaron Barcroft; Kingwood Twp.
117  Susan Opdycke (abt 1785 Р) m. Edward Hudnut; Seneca Co., NY
118  Joseph Opdycke (1791 – 1846) m. Sarah Trimmer; Kingwood Twp.
119  Nancy Ann Opdycke (1802 – 1881)  m. #184 James Barcroft; Kingwood Twp.
Third Generation
5 Richard Green & Elizabeth Wolverton
Lived in Amwell/Delaware Twp., had 5 children and 31 grandchildren
34  Sarah Green & William Gano
Lived in Alexandria Twp., as did most of their 8 children:
120  Stephen Gano (1759-1841) m. Catharine Beavers
121  Samuel Gano (abt 1761-1799)  m. Unknown
122  Richard Gano (abt 1764 -1851)  go to Comments, John Newman
123  Elizabeth Gano (~1765 Р)  m. Nicholas Gulick; left Hunterdon Co. ?
124  George Gano (~1769 Р1849)  m. Rachel Case
125  Frances Gano (~1770 Р) m. Cornelius Thomson
126  Mary Gano (~1770 Р>1804) m. Mindert Gulick
127  John Gano (~1775 Р) no information
Nicholas and Mindert Gulick might have been brothers. I am uncertain whether they and the Thomsons stayed in Alexandria Twp.
35  Samuel Green & Elizabeth Waterhouse
Lived near Rosemont in Amwell/Delaware Twp., had 4 children:
128  Marcy Green (abt 1765 Р)  unmarried
129  Richard Green* (~1770 Р>1840)  m. Elizabeth ___, Mary Wood; Amwell or Kingwood Twp.
130  Margaret Green (~1770 Р) m. John Hoagland; Amwell or Kingwood
131  Sarah Green (1776 Р1835) m. Charles Sergeant; Amwell/Delaware Twp.
*  I am not sure which John Hoagland Margaret was married to, but suspect he was the son of William Hoagland, who had dealings with Matthew Wood of Kingwood, possible grandfather of Mary Wood, wife of Richard. (I know, I’m reaching.)
36  Mary Green & John Holcombe
Lived in Amwell and Solebury Twp.’s; had 9 children:
132  Elizabeth Holcombe (1763-1855)  no information, died in Solebury
133  Samuel Holcombe (1765-1855)  m. Amelia VanHorn, Elizabeth Naylor; possibly Upper Makefield, PA
134  Richard Holcombe (1767 Р1824) m. Elizabeth Closson; Amwell Twp.
135  Eleanor Holcombe (1770 Р1856) m. Asher Ely; Solebury Twp.
136  John Holcombe (1772-1820) m. Mary Skelton; Solebury Twp.
137  Sarah Holcombe (1775-1822) m. Phineas Walker; Solebury Twp.
138  Margaret Holcombe (1777-1854) unmarried; Solebury Twp.
139  Amariah Holcombe (1780-1792) died a child
140  Daniel Holcombe (1784-1806) m. Margaret Worthington; no information
37  Elizabeth Green & Henry Waterhouse
Lived in Kingwood Twp., had 5 children:
141  John Waterhouse (abt 1760-1851)  Kingwood Twp.
142  Richard G. Waterhouse (abt 1765-)  Tennessee
143  Charles Waterhouse (abt 1768-abt 1795)  Loudon Co., VA
144  Margaret Waterhouse (abt 1770- ) m. Abraham Stryker; Honesdale, PA
145  Elizabeth Waterhouse (1782-1842) m. Hart Johnson Esq.; Alexandria Twp.
38  Margaret Green & Ambrose Waterhouse
Lived in Kingwood Twp., had 5 children:
146  Joshua Waterhouse (abt 1765-1811) m. Mary Pritt; Amwell near Croton
147  Mary Waterhouse (abt 1768- ) m. Thomas Taylor; Philadelphia, St. Louis
148  Jonas Waterhouse (abt 1770- ) m. Annie Runk; Binghamton, NY
149  Permelia Waterhouse (abt 1772- ) m. Timothy Bake; Bucks Co. ?
150  Elizabeth Waterhouse (abt 1775- ) m. ___ Peterson; no information
Third Generation
6 Ann/Anna Green & Joshua Opdycke
Lived in Kingwood Twp., had 9 children, 52 grandchildren
39  Richard Opdycke Esq. & Grace Thatcher
Lived in Kingwood Twp., had 12 children:
151  Daniel Opdycke (1767 Р1862)  m. Mary Everett; Kingwood Twp.
152  Jonathan Opdycke (~1769 Р1831); Kingwood Twp.
153  Samuel Opdycke (1771 Р1838); Kingwood Twp., & Sussex Co.
154  Elisha Opdycke (~1773 Р1851); Kingwood Twp.
155  Elijah Opdycke (~1775 Р1865)  m. Rachel Opdycke; Bucks Co., PA
156  Richard Opdycke (abt 1778-1856)  m. Deborah Fox; Kingwood Twp.
157  Joshua Opdycke* (~1780 Р1854)  m. Mary Wolverton, Catherine Mettler; Kingwood Twp.
158  Jeremiah Opdycke (~1782 Р1856)  m. Prudence Sutton; Seneca Co., NY
159  Anna Opdycke (~1784 Р1869)  m. Joshua B. Calvin; Shenandoah, VA
160  Francina Opdycke (abt 1786 Р)  m. Robert Welts; Michigan
161  Rebecca Opdycke (~1792 Р1870)  m. Lewis Emmons; Hunterdon Co.
162  Benjamin Opdycke (~1795 Р1839) m. Elizabeth Ent; Indiana
41  Elizabeth Opdycke & Samuel Hill
Lived in Kingwood Twp., but all 8 children moved to Sussex Co.
163  Joseph Hill (1771 Р)  m. Abigail Hunt, Mary Price
164  Anna Hill (abt 1774-1854) m. John Hunt (brother of Abigail)
165  Joshua Hill (abt 1775- )
166  Jonathan Hill (abt 1777 Р) m. Elizabeth Price
167  Samuel Hill Esq. (abt 1778 Р)  m. Elsie Wilcox
168  Sarah Hill (abt 1780 Р)
169  Catherine Hill (abt 1780 Р)  m. Noah P. Vail
170  Ruhannah Hill (abt 1790 Р)  m.. Jehu Curtis (Ruhannah probably died in Hunterdon; Curtis moved to Sussex Co.)
42  Luther Opdycke Esq. & Gertrude Hall
Lived in Alexandria Twp., had 7 children:
171  George Opdycke (1773 Р1851)  m. Mary Stout; Kingwood Twp.
172  Joseph Opdycke (1775 Р1855)  m. Fanny Brittain #193; Kingwood Twp.
173  Rebecca Opdycke (1778 Р)  m.  Samuel Jones; NY & IL
174  Amos Opdycke (1781 Р1864)  m. Rebecca Bellis; Alexandria Twp.
175  Luther Opdycke (1784 Р1867)  m. Phebe Bellis; Seneca, NY
176  Gertrude Opdycke (1788- )  m. Christopher Snyder; Tewksbury, NJ ?
177  Hall Opdycke (1792 Р1844)  m. Annie Hortman; Alexandria Twp.
Luther Opdycke did not have children by his other two wives.
45  Frances Opdycke & John Hoagland
These names came from an Ancestry.com tree, so I cannot vouch for them, and cannot say where they lived.
178  Henry Hoagland (1780- )  m. Catherine Voorhees
179  Joshua Hoagland (1781-1828)  m. Elizabeth Yerkes
180  Agnes Hoagland (1782- )  m. Henry Eckel
181  John Hoagland (1782- )  no information
45  Frances Opdycke & Ambrose Barcroft
Lived in Kingwood twp., had 9 children:
182  Alice Barcroft (1787-1850)   m. Thomas Little; Ohio
183  Sarah Barcroft (1788-1874)  m. Joseph Hill; Tompkins Co., NY
184  Frances Barcroft (1789-1850)  m. Christopher Little; Boone Co., IL
185  Martha Barcroft (1791-1855)  m. Joachim G. Hill; Flemington, NJ
186  Ambrose Barcroft Jr. (1793-1881)  m. Anna Wolverton; Kingwood Twp.
187  Stacy Brown Barcroft (1795-1870)  m. Mary Ann Runk; Philadelphia
188  James Barcroft (1796-1875)  m. #119 Ann (Nancy) Opdycke; Delaware Twp.
189  Richard Barcroft (1798-1833)  m. Elizabeth Lequear; Kingwood Twp.
190  John Barcroft (1802-1861)  never married; Kingwood Twp.
46  Hannah Opdycke & Col. John Britton
Lived in Kingwood Twp., had 4 children:
191  Jonathan Britton (abt 1780- )  m. Lucinda Johnson; Kingwood Twp. ?
192  Nathaniel Britton (abt 1782-1842)  m. Charity Bellis, Sarah ___; Kingwood Twp.
193  Fanny Britton (abt 1783- )  m. #172  Joseph Opdycke; Franklin Twp.
194  Samuel Britton (abt 1785-1844)  m. Elizabeth ___; Lambertville
47  Catharine Opdycke & Aaron Vansyckle Esq.
Lived in Bethlehem Twp., had 8 children:
195  John Vansyckle (abt 1786- )  m. #219  Rachel Larison; Little York, NJ
196  Elijah Vansyckle (abt 1788- )  no information
197  Daniel Vansyckle (1790-1861) no information
198  Aaron Vansyckle Jr. (1793-1874)  m. Mary Bird; Bethlehem Twp.
199  Mercy Vansyckle (1796-1850)  m. Samuel Dilley; Bethlehem Twp., then Ohio
200  William Vansyckle (abt 1798-1817)   m. Mary Schamp; Readington Twp.
201  Alice Vansyckle (1803-1871)  m. Henry Temper, no information
202  Fannie Vansyckle (1805- )   m. Charles G. Wilson; Somerville, NJ
Corrections:
2/20/2016: I am not certain that Elizabeth was the daughter of Charles and Mary Wolverton, and have made the necessary corrections.
Ron Warrick
March 8, 2014 @ 11:03 pm
Dear Marfy
Thanks for this goldmine! It is possible you got the Frances Opdyke and John Hoagland (45) info from my ancestry.com genealogy. If so, I got the information from “History and genealogy of the Hoagland family in America”, by Daniel Hoogland Carpenter, a copy of which is in the Hunterdon County Historical Society. That book may also help clear up Margaret Green’s John Hoagland. I have not verified his sources, however. Most likely they lived in Kingwood.
Perhaps you have some experience with the Carpenter book and could advise of its authority or lack thereof?
Thanks again for your wonderful work.
Ron Warrick
Sergeantsville.
Marfy Goodspeed
March 20, 2014 @ 2:29 pm
Ron,
I visited the HCHS today and found the Carpenter book on the Hoagland family. It did not include the John Hoagland who married #130 Margaret Green. However, Dirck Jansen Hoogland Family History, 1657-1976 by George Williams Hoagland was also on the shelf and that book did identify John Hoagland as the son of William and Rachel Hoogland, and named John’s 12 children. However, it stated that Hoagland was married to Elizabeth Green, rather than Margaret. He and his wife (whoever she was) moved to Northumberland Co., PA where they both died. Unfortunately, I failed to look up the John Hoagland who married Frances Opdycke. Maybe next trip.
Christie Trapp
March 9, 2014 @ 6:36 pm
30 Samuel Opdycke (1849-1801) m. Susannah Robeson
Don’t believe he could have been born in 1849 since he died in 1801. Suggest the year should be 1749.
Marfy Goodspeed
March 9, 2014 @ 8:30 pm
Thank you Christie for catching that error. Correction made.
Sharon Moore Colquhoun
March 10, 2014 @ 10:17 am
Thanks, as usual. Did you ever see a connection to Sarah Wells (1694-1796)and William Bull (1689-1755) of Orange County, NY? Interesting if both of my parents were descended from the same couple! We went to the Bull Family Reunion in Goshen NY in 2012.
Marfy Goodspeed
March 10, 2014 @ 11:13 am
Sharon, Richard Bull’s parents came directly from England to Gloucester County, NJ. I don’t think there is a William Bull in that family.
Christie Trapp
March 10, 2014 @ 4:30 pm
197 Daniel Vansyckle (1790-1861) no information. Here’s some updated information:
BIBLE: A fellow researcher on the Internet took the time to go to Rutger’s University in New Jersey in July 2006 to look at the Bible records held by the New Jersey Historical and Genealogical Society at that location. He found in a folder marked as record 5161 the following material:
FAMILY RECORDS OF SAMUEL PARRY of Clinton, NJ
BIRTHS
Daniel Van Syckle, son of Aaron and Catharine [Opdyke] Van Syckel, was born November 2, 1790, and departed this life Nov. 18, 1861, age 71 years 16 days. Interred in the cemetery at Milford, New Jersey.
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Daniel Van Syckle married Mary Carhart, daughter of Cornelius Carhart and Sarah (Dunham) Carhart. She was born April 30, 1791 in New Jersey and died October 15, 1836 in Mount Pleasant, Burlington, New Jersey.
Daniel and Mary had at least one daughter, Selinda Van Syckel, born December 16, 1815 in New Jersey and died August 31, 1887 in Pluckemin, Somerset, New Jersey. She married on 29 January 1840 in Milford, Hunterdon, New Jersey, Samuel Parry, son of Samuel Parry and Martha (Thomas) Parry. Samuel was born March 18, 1806 in Pennsylvania and died March 5, 1889 in Milford, Hunterdon, New Jersey.
Samuel and Selinda had at least two children:
Edward Van Syckel Parry, born January 20, 1841 in New Jersey and died January 12, 1907 in Clinton, Hunterdon, New Jersey. he married October 21, 1862 in Clinton Emily Servis, born January 31, 1841 in New Jersey, died after Oct 21, 1862 in Clinton and they had a daughter Selinda Van Syckel Parry born and died in Clinton February 25, 1865-October 15, 1932. She married Francis Augustus Esty, born December 1862 in New York and died March 23, 1936 in Clinton. They had 3 children who also were married.
The second son of Samuel and Selinda was the Rev. Samuel Parry, born March 29, 1845 in New Jersey and died after March 24, 1881 in Somerville. He married December 1, 1875 in Somerville to Harriet Elizabeth Cornell who died after March 24, 1881 in Somerville (date of death is based on date of birth of their son, Samuel Cornell Parry who was born March 24, 1881 and died March 25, 1881.
The Carhart family is reference in Theodore Frelinghuysen Chambers book entitled The Early Germans of New Jersey, pgs 280-283.
Christie Trapp
March 11, 2014 @ 2:31 am
99 Hon. John Robeson Opdycke (1776 – 1848) m. Rebecca McAtee; Alexandria Twp.
In Marriage Records of Hunterdon County New Jersey 1795-1875 by Hiram Deats, p. 209 it lists the following marriage:
John Opdycke and Rebecca M. Catt, April 24, 1803, 1-71 (Hunt).
Then, in the “Additional Marriages and Corrections section at the end of the volume, p. 359 it makes a correction regarding this marriage entry which reads as follows:
Rebecca McAtee (not Rebecca M. Catt) and John Updyke (not Opdycke), Apr. 24, 1803, 1-71 (Hunt).
Does the History of the Opdyke Family always use the Opdyke spelling or do some families carry the Updike spelling?
Marfy Goodspeed
March 11, 2014 @ 7:36 am
Christie, Generally speaking, members of the Opdycke family who lived in Kingwood and Alexandria Townships spelled their name Updyke or Opdyke, while members of the family in Amwell spelled it Opdycke. That’s just generally speaking. Hon. John’s name shows up in various spellings, including Opdycke. The marriage was performed by Rev. Hunt, who may have been used to the Alexandria Twp. spelling. Luther Opdycke was also an Alexandria resident whose name often appears as Updike or Opdyke. One of these days I might go back and adjust the spelling on this list.
Elaine Oakes
May 20, 2014 @ 6:30 pm
I have been looking at the Green family of North Carolina because they are my nieces’s ancestors, and I suspect that they are from the same group. My former brother-in-law was from Watauga County, NC and the Green part of the family settled in Rowan County, NC after they left New Jersey. William Green was born about 1671 in England, which puts him in the right age range for a brother of your Samuel and the locations are fairly close.
[from “Heritage of Watauga County North Carolina”, which is a local genealogy book and may or may not be correct.]
“Ms. Betty Brassington, a Greene descendant in Mighigan, has suggested that the father of William Green of Trenton may have been Richard Green, who was born in England in the 1650s. Richard left from the port of Hull-on-Humber, Yorkshire, on the ship “Shield”, in October 1678, and landed at the site of present Burlington, New Jersey. William Green was born about 1678-80 in England. A definite connection with Richard has not yet been established.”
“E. Cooley, in “genealogies of Early Settlers of Trenton and Ewing”, p. 78-79, asserts: “Dissatisfied with some new relation in his father’s family, (William) left his native land, England, at the early age of twenty, and landed at the port of Philadelphia. Trying to return to England soon after, he went to Long Island, where he met the family of John Reeder. He married Joanna Reeder and returned to Ewing Township, New Jersey about 1700 and settled there. He was one of the first judges of Hunterdon County.” …
William Green’s home, built in 1717, was the first brick home in Trenton, and still stands on the campus of Trenton State University. A plaque, erected in 1927 there, indicates: “This was the home of William Green, 3rd, a soldier in Washington’s Army at the Battles of Trenton and Monmouth. Home built by his grandfather, William Green, in 1717.” William died 16 June 1722 in Trenton, Ewing Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. His grave marker still stands above his buial place in the Ewing Presbyterian Cemetery, 100 Scotch Road, Trenton.
William’s will, written 11 January 1721/2, is extant. In it he named his wife Joanna and the following children: Richard, Joseph, William, Joanna, Sarah, Benjamin, John, Jeremiah, Isaac, Esther, and Mary. The last six named were under age. Executors were sons Richard and Joseph. Ms. Brassington suggests that these children and William’s grandsons stayed in the vicinity of Trenton, except for sons John and Jeremiah, who went to North Carolina, and Isaac, who may have moved to Sussex County, N.J.”
Marfy Goodspeed
May 21, 2014 @ 5:09 am
Elaine, I am happy to have all this information about William Green and his family, but sorry to tell you that there is no evidence that William and Samuel are related. Many people have searched for a connection between these two Green men in West Jersey, and all have come up empty.
Mary
April 12, 2020 @ 3:14 pm
Thank you for the source of information about William Green. I am a descendant of this line. My DNA is old, my great grandfather Samuel Green was born in 1808. I connect with DNA to a number of descendants of William and Joanna.
Janice Earliene Carr
December 17, 2014 @ 2:53 am
Are Steven Gano & Catherine Beavers (1759-1841) parents of John Beavers GANO (1792-1853) & Elizabeth UKN. (1801)? If so & IF you are interested I have all their children & birth dates of their daughters Dutilla’s s line all the way to my Husband & my Great- great grandchildren. Let me know . Please excuse errors! I am having trouble with my computer tonight. Jan Carr
P.s. I did have a copy of a land Deed sent to us in 1969, but it is in storage right now & I haven’t been able to find it. O! I forgot, it was Dutilla & her husband Elias Johnson of Kingwood twp. Hunterdon county.
Janice Earliene Carr
December 18, 2014 @ 10:00 am
I do apologize for all the errors I made in my comment on the 17th., I knew I was making some, because of my computer, but had no idea how many I did make! Jan Carr
Janice Earliene Carr
December 18, 2014 @ 11:11 am
FOR ELAINE!
Although the GANO & JOHNSON FAMILIES OF N..J. (Snyder, Lair, Hanns, McAclone /Maclones, & Others , all direct as well) are on my ON MY HUSDAND James William Carr of Md & Va..,.. -SIDE – I AM RELATED TO TWO DIFFERENT GREEN FAMILES IN COLUMBUS CO., N.C.. Do you have any connection there? Jan Carr
Janice Earliene Carr
February 26, 2015 @ 1:15 am
Elaine, I forgot to tell you how I am related to the GREENS in N.C.? ~ It’s through the WILLIAM GEORGE WALKER FAMILY (my Great-Grandfather) in Columbus County, N.C., originally from Duplin/ Sampson Counties ~ ~ his Grand-Parents, John Darling Walker Sr. & Elizabeth Joyner & ANCESTORS from Isle of Wight, Virginia.
I HAVE HEARD THESE GREENS WERE ORIGINALLY FROM N.J.? I have not proven this myself. Thanks in Advance! Jan Carr 2-25-15
John Newman
March 10, 2015 @ 3:05 pm
#122 Richard Gano, m. Martha Beavers, dau. of Col. Jos. Beavers. They had:
i. Henry B. Gano, married Eliza Amanda Quick October 24, 1835.
ii. Joseph Beavers Gano, married Adaline Reeder; born 1802.
iii. Richard Gano
iv. Sarah Gano, married Hiram Mettler; born April 25, 1812; died June 25, 1840.
v. Elizabeth Gano, born August 10, 1794; married Andrew Stoll October 19, 1820 in Alexandria Twp., Hunterdon Co., New Jersey.
vi. Ann Gano, born May 1798; died December 30, 1854.
vii. Charles Gano, born August 14, 1800 in Alexandria, Hunterdon County, New Jersey; died June 25, 1871 in Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey; married Salome Mettler Bef. 1830. MY LINE.
viii. Holloway W. Gano, born 1810; died September 1855; married Laura Gano.
Janice Earliene Carr
October 27, 2015 @ 6:16 pm
For whomever wrote the Email to me from Goodspeed Histories saying they would like to have the information I was talking about, I really do appreciate it so much! But they did not let me know if John Beavers GANO ( father of DUTILLA GANO, my husband’s Gr.Gr.Grandmother) were a son of Steven GANO & Catherine Beavers as so many have on the internet – or connected to any of these families? ) I have not been able to prove or seen the proof these people have. So before I send the continuation of descendants of the THIS GANO & BEAVERS FAMILY – I need to know if these are his parents (see Above comment) to be able to say they are THEIR descendants?
I don’t mind sending it anyway, if you STILL want it, as long as you know I don’t have the PROOF, OF PARENTS & SON CONNECTIONS – although everything points to them being the parents.? Also many of the names above sounds familiar from the Land Deed I had mentioned from Elias & Dutilla in 1969 we received from my husband’s mother, Olive Ida Snyder Carr’s Estate. I could be wrong, but the name METTLER sounds familiar as part of the LAW FIRM from N.J., representing the descendants of Elias JOHNSON & Dutilla GANO?
Thanks Jan :)