The Sergeant family came to Delaware Township well before the Revolution. Outsiders can easily be identified by the way they pronounce the name—Sar-gent. It’s Sir-gent to those in the know. This is my second published version of the Sergeant tree, thanks to recent research into Raritan Township properties.
The Sergeant family has long been of interest to me, as I live not far from the village of Sergeantsville in Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. (Not to be confused with the other Delaware Twp. in Sussex County, NJ.) Recent research into the route planned for the Delaware Flemington Railroad (never built) showed me that the Sergeants were also residents of the Copper Hill area southwest of Flemington in Raritan Township. This updated version of the Sergeant Family Tree includes that recent research. But there will always be more information to discover and add.
The children of daughters are included here, but not their grandchildren. Surnames of spouses who have a family tree published on this website are highlighted in green. Additions and corrections are always welcome, either in the comments section below or by email. The family trees only go down six generations because this website is not very good at wide text columns. If you stretch your screen wide you will get a better view, with as little text wrap as possible.
First Generation:
(1) Joseph Sergeant (c.1735 – 1807) & Mary Marie Loman (c.1737 – after 1770)
Joseph Sergeant, Jr., blacksmith, miller and merchant, was the son of Joseph Sr. (c.1710-c.1747) and grandson of Jonathan Sergeant (c.1670-1732), merchant of Newark, NJ, & Hannah Nuttman (c.1680-1757). This Joseph Sr., whose spouse is unknown, moved to Bethlehem Township. I have not identified Sergeant’s property there, but he died intestate in Bethlehem Township in 1747. Curiously, administration of his estate was granted to Benjamin Smith of Amwell, with Job Warford of Amwell as surety. Sergeant was only 37 when he died, so it was most likely due to an accident.
As far as I know Joseph Sergeant, Sr. had only one child, Joseph, Jr., who married Marie Loman about 1758. During the time that Joseph and Marie’s children were being born, Joseph Sergeant was a “blacksmith of Amwell,” probably exercising his skills in a shop in today’s Sergeantsville. The stone building across from today’s Sergeantsville Inn was the location of his blacksmith shop.
Second Generation:
| (2.1) Charles Sergeant (1760 – 1833)
| | m. 1) Sarah Green (1766 – 1835), d/o Samuel Green & Elizabeth Waterhouse
| | m. 2) Mary Lake (1773 – 1851), d/o John Lake & Sarah Ann Robins
| (2.2) Loman Sergeant (1763 – 1852) & Lydia Wolverton (c.1766 – )
| (2.3) Mary Sergeant (1765 – 1813) & Cornelius Lake (1762 – 1842)
| (2.4) John Sergeant (c.1766 – after 1829) & Sarah Sally Kugler (c.1788 – ?)
| (2.5) Joseph Sergeant (1769 – 1843) & Jane Quick (1770 – 1851)
Charles Sergeant, the eldest, was just barely old enough to participate in the Revolutionary War, which he did. His brothers did not. There is quite a time gap between the marriage dates for Charles, Loman and Mary, and the two youngest brothers, John and Joseph—20 years, which seems unlikely. Both John and Joseph were well into their 30s when they married, as were their wives.
By the time he died in 1807, their father, Joseph Sergeant, Jr., had moved to Tewksbury, where he died intestate in 1807. It’s possible his wife Marie survived him, but probably not by much. Her burial location has not been found. Joseph Sergeant, Jr. was buried in the Pine Hill Cemetery in Delaware Township, as was his father Joseph, Sr., even though he died in Bethlehem Township.
Third Generation:
| (2.1) Charles Sergeant & 1) Sarah Green
| | (3.1) Elizabeth Sergeant (1793 – 1873) & William Reading (1787 – 1831)
| | (3.2) Richard Green Sergeant (1795 – 1878) & Margaret Besson (1802 – 1876)
| | (3.3) Mary Ann Sergeant (1798 – 1853) & James P. Wolverton (1791 – 1871)
| | (3.4) Permelia Sergeant (1800 – 1839) & Joseph Wood (1801 – 1860)
| | (3.5) Emma Sergeant (1803 – 1856) & James Larison (1807 – 1855)
| (2.1) Charles Sergeant & 2) Mary Lake (unmarried)
| | (3.6) Hon. William Sergeant (1794 – 1865) & Elizabeth Trimmer (1799 – 1882)
| (2.2) Loman Sergeant & Lydia Wolverton
| | (3.1) Charles Sergeant (1785 – 1863) & Sarah Reading (1791 – 1842)
| | (3.2) Martha Sergeant (1790 – 1883) & John Reading (1789 – 1871)
| | (3.3) Urania Sergeant (1788 – 1872) & William Johnson (1782 – 1869)
| | (3.4) Amos Sergeant (c.1798 – c.1881) & Elizabeth Cherry (c.1798 – c.1860)
| | (3.5) Jane Sergeant (c.1795 – ) & John Able (c.1790 – )
| | (3.6) Joseph Sergeant (c.1799 – c.1854) & Margaret Thatcher (c.1801 – )
| | (3.7) George Sergeant (c.1803 – 1889) & Ann Cherry (c.1803 – 1885)
| | (3.8) John Sergeant (1809 – 1876) & Susan Bray (1809 – 1901)
| (2.3) Mary Sergeant & Cornelius Lake
| | (3.1) Anna Nancy Lake (1792 – 1835) & Jonas Thatcher Jr. (1791 – 1852)
| | (3.2) Sergeant Lake (c.1797 – 1879) & Letitia West (c.1804 – after 1880)
| | (3.3) Charles Lake (1806 – 1830)
| (2.5) Joseph Sergeant & Jane Quick
| | (3.1) William Quick Sergeant (abt 1805 – bef. 1902)
| | (3.2) Gershom Craven Sergeant (1807 – 1881) & Charity Howell (1813 – 1890)
| | (3.3) Mary Catharine Sergeant (1808 – ?)
| | (3.4) Tunis Sergeant (1809 – 1887) & Catharine Choyce (1809 – 1894)
| | (3.5) John Philips Sergeant (1813 – 1903) & Mary Young (1818 – 1903)
Gershom Craven Sergeant was named after Dr. Gershom Craven (1744-1819) who was married to Rebeccah Quick (1756-1836), sister of Jane Quick Sergeant.
Fourth Generation:
| (2.1) Charles Sergeant & 2) Sarah Green
| | (3.1) Elizabeth Sergeant & William Reading
| | | (4.1) Charles Sergeant Reading (1814 – 1890)
| | | | | m. 1) Hannah S. Reading (1819 – 1845)
| | | | | m. 2) Rebecca E. Young (1823 – 1912)
| | | (4.2) Joseph Reading (1817 – 1887) & Sarah Fox (1819 – 1869)
| | | (4.3) Sarah Reading (1819 – 1884)
| | | | | m. 1) Joseph Reading Opdycke (1815 – 1870)
| | | | | m. 2) Ogden Robinson (1812 – 1888)
| | | (4.4) Amelia Reading (1822 – 1890) & Edward Knowles (c.1810 – 1892)
| | | (4.5) Emma Sergeant Reading (1825 – 1887)
| | | | | m. 1) Nathaniel Higgins (c.1821 – 1846)
| | | | | m. 2) Asher Hill (1796 – 1879)
| | | | | m. 3) William Conover (c.1829 – )
| | | (4.6) Theresa Reading (1828 – ) & Amos Golden
| | | (4.7) Asher Reading (1830 – ) & Lucy
| | (3.2) Richard Green Sergeant Esq. & Margaret Besson
| | | (4.1) Sarah Sergeant (c.1826 – 1881) & George S. Johnson Jr. (1818 – 1905)
| | | (4.2) George Sergeant (1829 – 1906) & Lillie English
| | | (4.3) Charles Sergeant (c.1830 – 1868) & Elizabeth J. Watson (c.1840 – )
| | (3.3) Mary Ann Sergeant & James P. Wolverton
| | | (4.1) Sarah Wolverton (1819 – 1896) & Elias S. Johnson (1810 – 1892)
| | | (4.2) Rachel Wolverton (1820 – 1912) & Henry R. Fell (1814 – 1904)
| | | (4.3) Jane E.Wolverton (1822 – 1902) & George H. Hoppock (1820 – 1905)
| | | (4.4) John Wolverton (1825 – 1888) & Emma Van Cleve (1832 – 1856)
| | | (4.5) Mary S. Wolverton (1828 – 1923) & Charles P. Jones (1824 – 1893)
| | | (4.6) Permelia Wolverton (1833 – 1922) & Gardner B. Johnson (1831 – 1912)
| | | (4.7) James Wolverton M.D. (1834 – 1861)
| | | (4.8) Joseph W. Wolverton (1836 – 1887) & Anna M. Sims (1841 – 1881)
| | | (4.9) Charles S. Wolverton (1838 – 1908) & Elizabeth B. Fell (1843 – 1929)
| | | (4.10) Samuel Wolverton (1843 – 1888) & Susanna P. Lukens (1843 – 1919)
| | (3.4) Permelia Sergeant & Joseph Wood
| | | (4.1) Josephine Louisa Wood (1825 – 1836)
| | | (4.2) Permelia S. Wood (c.1839 – )
| | (3.5) Emma Sergeant & James Larison
| | | (4.1) George Larison (c.1831 – )
| | | (4.2) Charles Larison
| | | (4.3) Mary Larison
| | | (4.4) Josephine Larison (1840 – 1864) & George Agnew (1836 – 1916)
| (2.1) Charles Sergeant & 2) Mary Lake
| | (3.1) Hon. William Sergeant & Elizabeth Trimmer
| | | (4.1) John T. Sergeant (1828 – 1865) & Mary J. LaRoche (1830 – 1904)
| (2.2) Loman Sergeant & Lydia Wolverton
| | (3.2) Martha Sergeant & John Reading
| | | (4.1) Mary Ann Reading (1809 – 1881) & Asher Johnson (1803 – 1884)
| | | (4.2) Lucy Reading (1810 – 1845)
| | | (4.3) Lorania Reading (c.1814 – 1894) & George W. Gaddis (1806 – 1886)
| | | (4.4) Clarissa Reading (1817 – 1865) & Charles Romine (1811 – 1890)
| | | (4.5) Hannah S. Reading (1819 – 1845) & Charles S. Reading (1814 – 1890)
| | | (4.6) Joseph H. Reading (1823 – 1874) & Maria Wilson (1825 – 1891)
| | | (4.7) Jane Reading (1824 – after 1910) & Daniel B. Roberson (1821 – 1896)
| | | (4.8) George L. Reading (1829 – 1893) & Harriet Eisenbrey (1837 – 1932)
| | | (4.9) Theodosia Stryker Reading (1832 – ?) & Arthur W. Lundy (1816 – ?)
| | (3.3) Urania Sergeant & William Johnson
| | | (4.1) George S. Johnson Jr. (1818 – 1905) & Sarah Sergeant (c.1826 – 1881)
| | | (4.2) Elias S. Johnson (1810 – 1892) & Sarah Wolverton (1819 – 1896)
| | | (4.3) Anna Johnson (1815 – 1878) & Henry Hearl Fisher (1801 – 1881)
| | | (4.4) Harriet Johnson (1821 – ) & Rev. Israel J. Poulson Jr. (1821 – 1896)
| | | (4.5) Gardner B.Johnson (1831 – 1912) & Permelia Wolverton (1833 – 1922)
| | (3.4) Amos Sergeant & Elizabeth Cherry
| | | (4.1) Amos Kugler Sergeant Jr. (c.1820 – c.1842) & Sarah Rachel Beans
| | (3.6) Joseph Sergeant & Margaret Thatcher
| | | (4.1) Bartholomew T. Sergeant (c.1815 – ) & Celestia (c.1821 – )
| | | (4.2) Mary A. Sergeant (1821 – 1906) & Jacob A. Woolery Jr. (c.1816 – 1904)
| | | (4.3) John Sergeant (c.1827 – )
| | | (4.4) Elias Sergeant (c.1839 – )
| | (3.7) George Sergeant & Ann Hannah Cherry
| | | (4.1) Harrison Sergeant (c.1832 – )
| | | | | m. 1) Silome Holcombe (c.1840 – )
| | | | | m. 2) Unknown
| | | (4.2) Mary Sergeant (c.1832 – )
| | | (4.3) Margaret Sergeant (c.1833 – )
| | | (4.4) James Sergeant (1842 – 1922) & Lucinda A. Sine (1847 – 1910)
| | | (4.5) John P. Sergeant (c.1847 – ) & Caroline Holcombe (c.1842 – )
| | (3.8) John Sergeant & Susan Bray
| | | (4.1) Lydia A. Sergeant (c.1831 – ) & Richard Hoagland (c.1834 – 1880)
| | | (4.2) Elizabeth B. Sergeant (c.1832 – )
| | | (4.3) Martha R. Sergeant (c.1835 – )
| | | (4.4) George W. Sergeant (c.1840 – )
| | | (4.5) John P. Sergeant (c.1844 – )
| (2.5) Joseph Sergeant & Jane Quick
| | (3.2) Gershom Craven Sergeant & Charity Anne Howell
| | | (4.1) Benjamin H. Sergeant (c.1835 – 1842)
| | | (4.2) Mary J. Sergeant (1837 – 1917) & Cornelius W. Larison (1837 – 1910)
| | | (4.3) Lambert H. Sergeant (1842 – 1935) & Sarah P. Scarborough (1852 – 1942)
| | | (4.4) Emma Sergeant (1842 – 1842)
| | | (4.5) Joseph Sergeant (1843 – 1904)
| | | (4.6) Letitia Sergeant (1845 – 1923)
| | | (4.7) Garitha Sergeant (1848 – 1930) & George M. Van Sinderen
| | | (4.8) Emeline Sergeant (1850 – 1850)
| | (3.4) Tunis Sergeant & Catharine Choyce
| | | (4.1) William Sergeant (1833 – 1908)
| | | (4.2) Mary E. Sergeant (1838 – 1912) & John Webster
| | | (4.3) Alexander Sergeant (1840 – 1917) & Esther Frazee
| | | (4.4) Anna T. Sergeant (1843 – 1921) & John H. Clark
| | | (4.5) Caroline Sergeant (~1846 – )
| | | (4.6) John C. Sergeant (1849 – 1928) & Deborah P. Kinney
| | (3.5) John Philips Sergeant & Mary Young
| | | (4.1) Cornelia Sergeant (1843 – 1925) & John W.S. Carrell (1840 – 1910)
| | | (4.2) George W. Sergeant (1844 – 1908, unmarried)
| | | (4.3) William Henry Sergeant (1847 – 1922, unmarried)
| | | (4.4) Gertrude Maria Sergeant (1852 – 1854 unmarried)
| | | (4.5) Katherine Sergeant (1854 – 1938) & unknown Sherwood (divorced)
Fifth & Sixth Generations:
| (2.1) Charles Sergeant & Mary Lake
| | (3.6) Hon. William Sergeant & Elizabeth Trimmer
| | | (4.1) John Trimmer Sergeant & Mary Jane LaRoche
| | | | (5.1) William T. Sergeant (1851 – 1918) & Mary Manning (1856 – 1933)
| | | | | (6.1) Jennie Manning Sergeant (1879 – 1963) & Philip Kaffitz (1871 – 1918)
| | | | (5.2) Ann Elizabeth Sergeant (c.1856 – after 1880)
| | | | (5.3) Emma G. Sergeant (1858 – 1944) & Lewis Case (1855 – 1929)
| | | | | (6.1) Laura V. Case (~1882 – ~1882)
| | | | | (6.2) Lizzie E. Case (1884 – 1884)
| | | | | (6.3) Dayton Sergeant Case (1899 – 1967)
| | | | | | | m. 1) Jenness May Shepherd (1908 – 1942)
| | | | | | | m. 2) Estelle Diehl
| (2.5) Joseph Sergeant & Jane Quick
| | (3.2) Gershom Craven Sergeant & Charity Anne Howell
| | | (4.2) Mary Jane Howell Sergeant & Cornelius Wilson Larison M.D.
| | | | (5.1) Mary Polly Larison (1871 – 1954) & Harry S. Blackwell (1869 – 1945)
| | | | | (6.1) Gershom V. S. Blackwell (1897 – 1942) & Elsie M. Smith (1903 – 1986)
| | | | | (6.2) Candace W. Blackwell (1898 – 1898)
| | | | | (6.3) W. Edgar Blackwell (1908 – 1956) & Florence S. Servis (1913 – 2007)
| | | (4.3) Lambert H. Sergeant, Esq. & Sarah Park Scarborough
| | | | (5.1) Russell B. Sergeant (1878 – 1950)
Additions/Corrections:
9/18/18: Linda Lyons provided the death dates for Permelia Reading and Edward Knowles.
Stuart Wisse
May 19, 2018 @ 9:36 am
Henry Fisher once told me that his wife, Harriet was related to the Sergeant/Green clan. I am not sure how she fits into the family tree. I believe that Harriet came from North Jersey and married Henry. Perhaps someone knows the connection for these fine people.
Marfy Goodspeed
May 19, 2018 @ 10:38 am
Stuart, Henry Fisher’s mother was Sarah Sergeant Johnson, daughter of Richard Green Johnson and Carrie M. Wood, who do show up on the family tree I published. Maybe I should take those generations one or two steps further, at least for local families.
Rob Kugler
May 19, 2018 @ 10:44 am
According to the Application for membership in the Sons of the American Revolution filed by Armand London Fell in 1965, the father of “your” First Generation Joseph Sergeant was Joseph Sergeant (10 Aug 1651 – 25 May 1747). His references include the family Bible. That said, his entries show dates for “your” First Generation Joseph Sergeant as (1737 – 1765) – dates not compatible with the birth dates of child #4 or #5 of the Second Generation, and he shows as this Joseph’s wife Mary Opdyck, not Mary Marie Loman – even though child #2 in “your” Second Generation is one Loman Sergeant. So, take this information for what it may be worth – and, of course, Mary Opdyck may be Mary Marie Loman by a later married name.
Marfy Goodspeed
May 19, 2018 @ 3:10 pm
Whew! Thanks for providing that info. I think I’ll leave things as they are for now.
Linda Lyons
September 18, 2018 @ 8:12 am
In generation 2/3/4 you have Permelia Reading and Edward Knowles. She died in 1890 (will probated in February) and he died in 1882 (indexed death record). I was interested to see the name Permelia throughout the Sergeant family (her mother was one). From 1880 they either lived with their son Edward and his family or he lived with them in Stockton per census.