The Oak Tree by Thomas Bewick<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe first of the Poulson family to appear in Hunterdon County was Rev. Israel Poulson, born in Somerset County. He must have arrived in Hunterdon by the mid 1790s, for he married a Hunterdon woman, Esther Moore, about 1794.<\/p>\n
Rev. Israel Poulson was one of those people with enormous influence on those who lived anywhere near him. He must have been fairly charismatic, considering how many people who were named after him. There are ten that I am aware of, not including his son Israel P. Poulson, Jr.<\/p>\n
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Israel P. Waterhouse (c.1800-?)
\nIsrael P. Brewer (1818 \u201a\u00c4\u00ec 1852), grandson
\nIsrael P. Wagner (1829-1852), grandson
\nIsrael P. Hoppock (1830-1895)
\nIsrael P. Poulson (1843-1923), grandson
\nIsrael P. LaRue (c.1850-?)
\nIsrael P. Williamson (1850-1932)
\nIsrael P. Trimmer (1854-1888)
\nIsrael P. German (1857-1863)
\nIsrael P. Huffman (c.1861-1944)
\nIsrael P. Shepherd (1863-1953)<\/p>\n
Israel Poulson, Sr. did not become minister to the Amwell German Baptist Church, known as the Dunkards, until about 1810, when he was 40 years old. His first appearance in Hunterdon County land records is in 1801, when he gave Abraham Hagaman a receipt for construction of a house and barn.