1. GILBERT1 ALLEN was born in 1736, and married ELIZABETH LINDSLEY. The first record of him yet found by me is when with Elizabeth, his wife, he entered into covenant with the First Presbyterian church of Morristown, N. J., July 17, 1761; on August 17, 1761, they with their child Abigail, were baptized by Rev. Timothy Johnes, D. D., and on March 4, 1763, he and his wife were received into the church. On September 12, 1777, he was elected a ruling elder of the church, and remained so until his death. On December 1, 1784 the trustees of the church "Agreed and appointed Deacon Allen to call on the Delinquents in Mr. Johnes' Sallary and urge them to pay of their arears or give notes for the Same, & that he shall make abatements at his Discretion and this Bord will pay him for his Services." On September 29, 1787, he gave 1dol. & 80 ninetieths" "to the trustees of Nassau Hall, for the education of poor and pious youth." On March 23, 1785, "Deacon Allen Reported" to the trustees "that he had called on the Delinquents in Mr. Johnes Sallary according to the Directions of the Trustees and had taken Notes to the amount of £140, 18, 6 and had received cash to the amount of £1, 6, 3, and that he had spent in doing said Business 9½ days, for which Service he charges 7s per day amounting to £3, 6, 6." On January 10, 1787, the trustees again requested him to collect money due from the delinquents. On September 20, 1787, the trustees met "and Agreed to new Shingle the Ends and the South Side of the Ruff of the meeting house," and a subscription paper was drawn up, and the Trustees appointed Deacon Allen to Carry the Subscription through the Congregation for Signers, and this Board will pay him for the same." On June 5, 1788, the Trustees voted Deacon Allen & Mr. Johnson carry a subscription through the parish to get a sufficient sum for erecting a new meeting-house." On December 3, 1789, Deacon Allen and Mr. Johnson were appointed to collect the amount due on Mr. Johnes' salary; they also "reported that they had presented the subscriptions [for the new meeting-house] to the greatest part of the people of this parish--they then laid the subscriptions before the Board. It appeared that there was a sufficient sum subscribed for inclosing a house of timber according to the estimate." At the meeting of the congregation on December 11, 1789, to instruct the trustees relative to the new meeting-house, he was voted to serve as moderator. He was also moderator at the meeting held January 25, 1790, when it was decided to call Rev. Aaron C. Collins to preach for the church, Dr. Johnes having been obliged to give up the ministry. An "address containing the thanks of the Society" to Mr. Johnes was drawn up, and he, with Silas Condict, was appointed to present the address to him, and also to inform Mr. Collins of the call from the church. On February 1, 1790, the trustees drew up for Rev. Mr. Johnes a subscription paper, and Deacon Allen and Mr. Johnson were appointed to take it through the society for signatures. At a meeting of the congregation, October 8, 1790, Deacon Allen was made moderator. He was also appointed one of 12 called a "committee of Directors," with "leave to add or to take from the length or breadth of the said new meeting-house any number of feet not exceeding five. That the said committee have leave to apply to the Legislature for the privilege of a Lottery to raise a sum of money equal to the expense of building the new meeting-house." "The work [on the new meeting-house] was commenced in the spring of 1791. The head carpenter was Major Joseph Lindsley, assisted by Gilbert Allen, both Elders in the church, and men of great moral worth, and highly beloved by the congregation. The frame was raised on September 20, 1791, and on several successive days. Some 200 men assisted in the work."2 At a meeting of the parish, February 22, 1792, he was appointed one of a committee to consider adding to Rev. Mr. Collins' salary. He was moderator of a meeting of the parish January 24, 1793, and was appointed, with Geroge Tucker, to call on the people for money to liquidate the church building debt. When Rev. Mr. Collins left the church, Deacon Allen was one of a committee appointed September 2, 1793, to settle with him as to his salary. Deacon Allen was moderator at a meeting December 25, 1793, at which his son Silas was appointed one of two choristers. Deacon Allen opened with prayer and was appointed moderator of a meeting held July 21, 1794, at which it was voted to extend a call to Rev. James Richards. He purchased a part of the Mulberry Nursery sold by the church April 1, 1795. On April 22, 1795, he was appointed one of the managers to finish the new meeting house.
He was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and his name is given on page 487 of General W. S. Stryker's "Official Register of the Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Revolutionary War. Trenton. 1872."
His will,3 together with a copy of his signature to it, is as follows:
In the name of God, Amen: I, Gilbert Allen, of the Township of Morris, in the County of Morris, and State of New Jersey, being weak in body but of sound mind, memory and understanding (for which blessing I most devoutly thank my God) do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following, that is to say: First it is my will and I do order that all my just debts and funeral expenses be duly paid and satisfied as soon as conveniently can be after my decease. Item: I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife, Elizabeth Allen, during her life-time, the use of all that part of my real estate lying on the east side of the road which runs through my lands to Morristown, and likewise the use of so much of my personal estate as my said wife may choose to retain in her possession; and it is my will that the remainder of my personal estate shall be sold and the money divided equally among my daughters, share and share alike. In as much as I have given heretofore unto my son Silas Allen his full proportion of my estate, and also paid in full for all his services, I do give and bequeath to him twenty-five dollars. Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Timothy Allen twenty-five dollars, and likewise the use of all my real estate lying on the west side of the afore mentioned road, during his life, and likewise of that part of my real estate lying on the east side of said road, from and after the decease of my aforesaid wife, provided he shall well and truly pay the legacies hereinafter mentioned. Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughters, Abigail Munson, Kesiah Saxon, Sarah Wade, Hannah Gardner, and Anna Laton, six hundred dollars, to be divided between them equally, share and share alike, to be paid in four equal annual payments, the first to be paid in one year from my decease. Item: It is my will and I do order that no wood or timber shall be cut off from my said real estate except for the use of said farm during the life time of my said son Timothy Allen; and it is my will that should my son Timothy Allen refuse or neglect to pay the legacies hereinbefore mentioned, in manner aforesaid, that my Executors hereinafter named shall rent my said farm, and with said rents shall pay said legacies. Item: I give and devise unto Jabez Allen, the son of Timothy Allen, three undivided fourths of all my real estate, and I give and devise unto Harriet Allen, daughter of Timothy Allen, one undivided fourth of all my real estate, and their heirs, and should either of said children die without issue, it is my will and I give and devise the whole of my real estate to the survivor. Lastly, I hereby appoint Zophar Freeman, David Mills, Esqr., and Ebenezer H. Pierson, Executors of this my last will and testament.
In witness whereof I, the said Gilbert Allen, have hereunto set my hand and seal this eighteenth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifteen.
Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said Gilbert Allen to be his last testament and will in the presence of us.
UZAL TOMKINS,
JOHN LINDLY, Jnr.,
MARTHA LINDLEY.
He died January 6, 1816, and his wife Elizabeth four days after. The following inscriptions are copied from their grave-stones in the cemetery at Morristown, N. J.:
"In memory of Deacon Allen, who died Jan 6, 1816, in the 80th year of his age."
"To the memory of Elizabeth, Consort of Deacon Gilbert Allen, who died Jan. 10th, 1816, in the 79th year of her age."
Their children:
| 2. | i. | ABIGAIL, b. ---; baptized August 17, 1761; married Abraham Munson. |
| 3. | ii. | KEZIAH, born May 81, 1762; baptized July 16, 1762; married Jesse Sexton. |
| iii. | STEPHEN, born in 1763; baptized April 8, 1764; died of consumption December 19, 1778. | |
| iv. | ELIZABETH, born in 1766; baptized June 15, 1766; died July 21, 1785. | |
| v. | PHOEBE, born in 1768; baptized June 5, 1768; died of consumption, March 30, 1786. | |
| 4. | vi. | SILAS, born Feb. 5, 1770; baptized April 8, 1770; married Esther Gardner. |
| 5. | vii. | SARAH, born March 29, 1772; baptized July 5, 1772; married Jeptha Wade. |
| 6. | viii. | HANNAH, born March 31, 1774; baptized by Mr Kennedy, May 29, 1774; married Henry Gardner. |
| 7. | ix. | ANNA, born April 29, 1776: baptized June 23, 1776; married Charles Layton. |
| 8. | x. | TIMOTHY, born December 26, 1778; baptized April 11, 1779; married (1) Jemimah Lindsley, (2) Ann Mclntyre. |
| xi. | JEMMIMA, born March 18, 1781; baptized May 3, 1781; died Feb 16, 1786, of "worms." | |
| xii. | JOHN FRASE, an adopted child, baptized August 15, 1790. | |
| xiii. | JABEZ LINDSLEY ALLEN, an adopted child, born December 24, 1805; baptized July 2, 1812. | |
| xiii. | KEZIAH LAYTON, an adopted child, born January 7, 1809; baptized July 2, 1812. |
2. ABIGAIL ALLEN (Gilbert).
Born ---; baptized. Aug. 17, 1761; married May 3, 1780, Abraham Munson, son of Sollomon and Mary (Pierson) Munson; he was baptized May 5, 1754; he joined the 1st-Presbyterian church at Morristown, N. J., July 2, 1791; she joined the church November 25, 1787, and was dismissed to N.Y. State, February 11, 1810; he died of "phrenzy," Nov. 17, 1797, aged 43 years. Their children:
| i. | STEPHEN, born March 14, 1781; baptized April 29, 1784. | |
| ii. | ELIZABETH, born December 15, 1782; baptized April 29, 1784. | |
| iii. | MARY PIERSON, born ---; baptized February 6, 1785. | |
| iv. | GILBERT ALLEN, born September 3, 1787; baptized November 25, 1787. | |
| v. | KEZIAH, born ---; baptized July 2, 1790; died Jan. 14, 1792. |
3. KEZIAH ALLEN (Gilbert).
Born May 31, 1762; baptized July 16, 1762; married October 30, 1783, Jesse Sexton; he was born April 6, 1759; joined the church July 3, 1812, and died Sept. 2, 1813; she joined the church September 6, 1802; died Aug. 3, 1832. From his tombstone in the burial ground at Morristown the following is taken: "In memory of Jessie Sexton, who Departed This Life Sept. 2, 1813, in 55 year of his age.
| "Firm on a Rock Christ made me stand |
| "And Taught my Cheerful Tounge |
| "To Praise The Wonders of his Hand, |
| "In a new Thankfull Song" |
The inscription on Keziah Sexton's tombstone is as follows: "In Memory of Kezia Sexton, who Departed This Life Aug. 3, A. D., 1832, In the 71 year of her age.
| "I Have Fought a Good Fight, |
| "I Have Finished my Course, |
| "I Have Keep The Faith." |
They had no children.
4. SILAS ALLEN (Gilbert).
Born February 5, 1770; baptized April 8, 1770; married (1) December 5, 1793, at Morristown, N. J, Esther, daughter of Henry and Rachel (Coe) Gardner; she was born July 20, 1772, haptized August 30, 1772; she died September 29, 1818; he married (2) November 24, 1818, Mrs. Sallie Pinkerton. Was appointed one of the choristers in the First Presbyterian church of Morristown, December 25, 1793. In 18-- he removed with his family to New York State, where he settled at Romulus, as a farmer. He died May 12, 1831, at 5 P.M., on the farm on which he settled. In politics he was a Whig; generosity was one of his characteristics. He was a deacon in the Presbyterian church. Children by wife Esther:
| i. | JEDUTHAN, born ---; died March 25, 1795, at Morristown. | |
| 9. | ii. | STEPHEN, born December 21, 1795, at Morristown; married Deborah Sutton. |
| 10. | iii. | LEWIS, born August 19, 1797, at Morristown; married Eliza Marvin. |
| 11. | iv. | ISAAC, born August 19, 1799, at Morristown; married Saletta Ayres. |
| 12. | v. | MELINDA, born February 8, 1801, at Morristown; married Joseph Gardner. |
| 13. | vi. | JOHN, born November 2, 1802; married Catharine Melick. |
| 14. | vii. | PHOEBE, born November 5, 1804; married William Van Duyn. |
| 15. | viii. | GILBERT, born September 6, 1807; married Nancy Waddell. |
| 16. | ix. | CAROLINE, born February 7, 1809; married (1) Daniel G. Thompson, (2) Charles B. Taylor. |
| 17. | x. | ESTHER, born May 3, 1811, at Romulus, N.Y.; married Asthony Yerkes. |
| xi. | SILAS, Jr., born October 12, 1812; died February 5, 1833. | |
| xii. | LOUISA, born October 12, 1814; died September --, 1817. |
By (2) wife Sally had:
| xiii. | MARY, born March 31, 1825; married Isaac Gamby. |
5. SARAH ALLEN (Gilbert).
Born March 29, 1772, at Morristown; baptized July 5, 1772; married (1) June 17, 1790, at Morristown, by Rev. Timothy Johnes, D. D., Jeptha, son of Andrew and Martha (Riggs) Wade, born January 27, 1768, in Essex Co., N. J. They united with the First Presbyterian church at Morristown, January 2, 1792, under the pastorate of Rev. A. C. Collins. He died March 9, 1813, at Romulus, N.Y.; she married (2) March 20, 1816, Benona Ward, and died October 18, 1853, at Carmel, Mich.
Children:
| i. | MARTHA, born at Morristown, January 19, 1791; baptized March 2, 1792. | |
| ii. | ELIZABETH, born April 29, 1793. | |
| iii. | PHOEBE, born March 6, 1795; baptized January 10, 1796. | |
| iv. | SILAS ALLEN, born September 4, 1797; baptized June 17, 1798. | |
| v. | KEZIAH, born August 16, 1800; baptized December 2, 1802. | |
| vi. | ANDREW, born August 29, 1803. | |
| vii. | GILBERT ALLEN, born May 19, 1806. | |
| viii. | SALLY ANN, born November 2, 1808. | |
| ix. | JEPTHA, born August 11, 1811. |
6. HANNAH ALLEN (Gilbert).
Born March 31, 1774; baptized by Mr. Kennedy, May 29, 1774; married (1) February 5, 1793, Henry, son of Henry and Rachel (Cos) Gardner,4 who was born March 20, 1765, and baptized at Morristown, May 12, 1765. He died at Seneca Falls, N.Y., October 3, 1812; she married (2) at Romulus, N.Y., February, 1815, Jonathan Thayer. He died at Syracuse, N.Y., in August, 1832. He was a harness maker. She died at Albion, Michigan, Oct. 22, 1849.
Her children by Henry Gardner were:
| i. | ELIZABETH, born January 12, 1794, at 12 o'clock; married Elihu Lindsley, in 1815; died August 30, 1834, in Saline, Mich, of cholera. |
| ii. | JOSEPH, born September 6, 1795; married Melinda Allen (see No. 12), died 1877. |
| iii. | KEZIAH, born July 31, 1797; married Hezekiah Crane in 1815; died January 25, 1818, in Romulus, N.Y. |
| iv. | GILBERT ALLEN, born March 12, 1800, at Morristown, N J: married November 12, 1829, in Romulus, N.Y, Mabel, daughter of Alexander and Ann McMath Baldridge, born August 24, 1811, in Romulus. For 14 years he was a tanner and currier, afterwards a farmer in Northfield township, Washtenaw county, Mich, where he died September 9, 1836 She married (2) September 10, 1838, in Romulus. Nathan Salyer and moved back to Michigan in 1840; he died March 9, 1880. She is now (1883) living on the farm in Northfield, her postoffice address being Lock Box 148, Ann Arbor, Mich. Her only child was by Mr. Gardner--(1) Augusta, born August 16, 1833, in Northfield, Mich., where she married June 16, 1858, Alonzo Morgan, son of Solomon and Betsey Douglas (Williams) Doty, born July 23, 1828, in Rochester, N.Y. Their children: (1) Clara Augustus, born December 7, 1859; (2) Mabel Mina, born June 6, 1863, died August 13, 1870; (3) Payson Wirt and (4) Jeptha Wade (twins), born June 4, 1866; (5) Carey Clark (died July 19, 1870) and (6) Cora Camilia (died July 20, 1870) twins, born January 29, 1870; (7) Nina May, born August 3, 1871: (8) Gilbert Allen, born September 27, 1874. All born in Ann Arbor. |
| v. | CATHARINE, born January 21, 1802; married February 25, 1830, at Palmyra, N Y, John Niles, born November 28, 1803, at Hartland, Windsor county, Vt. He was a manufacturer, and resided at Mishawaka, Ind. She died June 7, 1844; he died September 8, 1874. Their children: (1) Josephine, born February 28, 1831; (2) Henry Gardner, born February 11, 1833 is a manufacturer at Mishawaka; (3) John Augustus, born April 24, 1835; (4) Elizabeth, born November 18, 1837, died January 27, 1858. |
| vi. | JESSE, born May 14, 1804; died in Washington D. C., April 24, 1881; married January 29, 1834, in Romulus, N. Y, EIcy, daughter of John and Susannah (Horton) Fleming, born January 2, 1809, in Romulus. She died Feb 22, 1844, at Concord, Mich. He had a second wife. He learned the cabinet-maker's trade, but the business of his life was farming. Within a year after his marriage he moved to Concord, Mich., where he lived nearly all his life. Their children: (1) William Henry, born January 8, 1835, at Saline, Mich., married Mary C. Trumbull, June 21, 1859 He died July 16, 1865, at Adrian. His children: (i) Herbert William, born Oct. 15, 1861, in Concord, (ii) Jessie May, born September 10, 1863, in Albion. (2) Susannah, born October 15, 1836, at Concord, married Charles P. Corliss, September 1, 1859. Reside in Sacramento, Cal. (i) Carrie Belle (now McBride), (ii) Jessie May, (iii) Susie Alberta. (3) Amanda, born Jan. 15, 1839, at Concord, married Caleb Parkinson, June 21, 1865. Reside in Washington, D.C. (i) Clara Cate, born July 8, 1867; (ii) Elsie Elizabeth, born September 23, 1877, both in Washington. (4) Edward Payson, born November 15, 1841; died June 26, 1845 (5) Edward Newton (by 2d wife), born September 21, 1850, at Concord. Resides in Calliope, Sioux county, Iowa. |
| vii. | HENRY, born May 28, 1806 |
| viii. | HANNAH ANN, born August 18, 1808; married Oliver Taylor Niles born July 16, 1812; she died April 6, 1842 He died February 1, 1875; their children: (1) John H, (2) George F. |
| ix. | LOUISE, born March 20, 1811; married (1) Avery Stowell and (2) B. R. Norton; she died December 26, 1878. He resides in Alameda, Cal. |
| x. | AMANDA, born March 4, 1813; died unmarried November 12, 1849, at Palmyra, N.Y. |
Children by Jonathan Thayer:
| x. | EMILY, born February 1, 1817, at Romulus, N.Y.; married (1) September 3, 1840, at Concord, Jackson county, Mich., Porter, son of George and -------- Kingsley Lathrop, born August 24, 1802, at Bethany, Genessee county, N Y. He was a farmer, and died --------- at -------------- and she married (2) January 26, 1854, at Concord, Mich., Dr Samson, son of Goodwin and Anna (Warner) Stoddard, born in New York February 7, 1806. He was a physician. She resided in Lansing, Mich, from 1847 to 1854, and at Concord until 1873, moving then to Albion, Mich., where Dr Stoddard died August 24, 1876. In April, 1880, she moved to Skalkaho, Missoula county, Montana, where she now lives. Her children: by Mr. Lathrop--(1) Julius Bliss, born May 3, 1842; enlisted in the 6th Mich. Artillery in August, 1861, was discharged on account of sickness and died October 31, 1862, on board the ship Catawba, off the coast of Florida, and was buried at sea, three days out from New Orleans, on his way home. (2) Edwin Johnson, born December 27, 1843; enlisted August, 1862, in the 5th Mich Cavalry; taken prisoner at Travilion Station June 11, 1864; released February, 1865; died March 22, 1865, at the Soldiers' Home, Cleveland. Ohio, on his way home. (3) Cleveland Thayer, born April 26, 1847, served 1 year in the 6th Mich. Cavalry; was salesman in Chicago until 1879, when he removed to Montana. Is a farmer. Children by Dr Stoddard: (4) Frederick Charles, born August 18, 1857; is book-keeper in a large establishment in Missoula. (5) Mary Louise, born June 19, 1860. |
| xi. | SOPHRONIA, born September 25, 1818, at Romulus, N.Y; married January 31, 1839, at Concord, Mich., Edwin Hubbard, son of Daniel and Lavina (Parsons) Johnson, born at Granville, N.Y, October 4, 1811. He was a millwright and millowner until 1860; farmer until 1865; druggist to 1876; has been superintendent of the poor in Calhoun Co., Mich., and overseer of the almshouse. May 21, 1881, he was stricken with paralysis. In December, 1882, he retired from business and removed to Homer, Mich., where they now reside. He is an active member of the Presbyterian church. Their children: (1) Edwin, born January 21, 1840, died March 31, 1841. (2) Helen, born November 12, 1841, died December 31, 1850. (3) Frederick William, born November 10, 1845, died December 26, 1850. (4) Charles Rollin, born July 2, 1847, died June 8, 1849; (5) Edwin Henry, born July 10, 1850. (6) Caroline Gelston, born March 1, 1852. (7) Levina, born February 8, 1857, died February 15, 1857. (8) Ada Louisa and (9) Ida Eliza, born August 10, 1858. |
7. ANA ALLEN (Gilbert).
Born at Morristown, April 29, 1776; baptized June 23, 1776; married April 11, 1797, Charles Layton,5 of Baskingridge, N.J. She died Thursday, October 10, 1822.
| i. | JOHN NEVELS, born December 6, 1799; married November, 1828, at Glen, N.Y, Phylinda, daughter of Abner S. and Theady Jane Squiers; he died February 20, 1883, at Amsterdam, N.Y. Their children: (1) Abner S., born April 8, 1831, at Glen; married (1) Cordelia F. Stout, May 14, 1854, at Rutland, Pa., and had (i) Charles C., born May 4, 1855, (ii) Irean A., born March 9, 1857, at Mt Pleasant, Ohio, died July 2, 1862, (ii) William Nevels, born March 5, 1859, at Plymouth, Ohio. She died February 27, 1872, and he married (2) Sarah Elizabeth Longwell, June 9, 1872; (2) Charles Allen, born January 27, 1839; married September 12, 1860, Mariah Putnam, born September 7, 1839. and had (i) George Henry, born May 29, 1866, (ii) Minnie, born July 25, 1869, died April 10, 1870, (iii) Jessie, born May 9, 1872, (iv) Libbie, born March 9, 1873, died September 14, 1874, (v) John DeWitt and (vi) Eugene, born July 18, 1876; Eugene died February 15, 1877, (vii) Daisy, born October 12, 1879, died July 4, 1880. |
| ii. | JESSE SEXTON, born July, 1798, at Morristown; baptized February 24, 1799; married February 10, 1825, at Starkey Corners, N.Y., Abigail, daughter of Joshua and Sarah (Reeder) Tuthill, born November 26, 1806. She died at Savona, N.Y, September 23, 1859, and he married (2) November 15, 1861, Mrs Adaline Palmer, nee Pitts, daughter of John F. and Sarah Pitts, of Orange Co. She died August 23, 1876, at Monterey, N.Y., aged 73 years. He died February 7, 1881, at Savona, N.Y. He was a farmer; in early life a Methodist, but in later life an Independent. He helped establish the first Masonic lodge in Yates Co., N.Y., before Morgan's disappearance. Their children: (i) Elizabeth Tuthill, born November 28, 1825; married John Runner, December 2, 1849; she died April 24, 1851. (2) Fanny Mariah, born August 15, 1827; died August 29, 1827. (3) Charles Tuthill, born November 26, 1829; dies July 26, 1830. |
| iii. | SALLY, born ------------ baptized June 9, 1808; married George I. Seeley June, 1773, and had (1) Bonella, (2) Ida, and (3) George I. |
| iv. | GILBERT ALLEN, born December 16, 1807; baptized June 9, 1808; married December 16, 1832, at Starkey, N.Y., Mary daughter of William and Elizabeth (Raplee) Baskin, born at Starkey, October 28, 1811. He was a harness maker. He died in Rochester, N.Y., August 31, 1873; She died at Utica Asylum September 3, 1871. Their children: (1) Mary Elizabeth, born October 28, 1883, married (1) Alanson B. Hopkins, August 28,1858, at Dundee, N.Y. Her children: (i) Rose Ann, born at Prairie du Lac, Wis, January 2, 1858, m. George Goble, September 21, 1875, at Starkey, N.Y., and had (a) Harlow, born in Beaver Dam, Wis. , June 14, 1877; (b) Fanny Lawrence, born February 20, 1882, died May 13, 1882. Mary Elizabeth married (2) Dexter L. Woodworth, of Oak Grove, Wis., April 25, 1875. (2) Emily Jane, born June 27, 1835; married Abraham B. Wolff, December 23, 1854, at Dundee. He is an Israelite and she was converted to that laith in 1873. He was born October 30, 1834, near Hesse Cassel, Germany, is a merchant and resides in Rochester, N.Y. They have: (1) Mary Wineferd, born October 21, 1855, died June 21, 1856; (2) Estella Ada, born September 20, 1857, married December 24, 1882, Benjamin Meyer, of Rochester; (3) Abraham Nathan, born August 19, 1865; (4) Wilbur Diefendorf, born July 13, 1868; (5) Minnie, born March 1, 1873. (3) Annie Norris, born August 11, 1841, at Dundee, N.Y.; married Myers T. Webb, August 22, 1860, and has : (I) Mary Jane, born in Beaver Dam, Wis., April 23, 1870, and (ii) Lucien Carter, born June 4, 1877, at Penn Yan, N.Y.; they reside in Eddytown, N.Y., where he is a farmer. |
| v. | KEZIAH, born Janury 7, 1809; baptized July 2, 1812. |
| vi. | ELIZA ANN, born at Morristown, N.J. January 25, 1814; married March 19, 1834, Nathan, son of Baltus and Hanna Wheeler, born at Benton, N.Y. She died March 22, 1883, at Jerusalem, N.Y. Their children: (1) Nancy Keziah, born Mach 26, 1835, died February 19, 1848. (2) Cornelia, born February 22, 1836, died -------. (3) Sarah Ellen, born August 18, 1838; married December 1, 1863, Henry Gannon, and has (i) Arthur George, born October 1, 1865; (ii) Alice Almeda, born October 1, 1867. (4) Harriet Amelia, born March 15, 1842; married De Witt C. Cole, March 22, 1861, and has (i) Adelaide Grace, born February 8, 1862; (ii) Walter Augustus, born March 22, 1864; (iii) Ralph Miles, born May 13, 1867; (iv) Leon Clinton, born October 1, 1874. (5) Ann Eliza, born May 29, 1846. (6) Gilbert Allen, born May 4, 1852; died June 6, 1852. (7) Dorcas Ann, born October 6, 1853; died May 21, 1856. (8) Albert Layton, born October 7, 1857; died March 6, 1862. |
8. TIMOTHY ALLEN (Gilbert).
Born at Morristown, April 29, 1776; baptized June 23, 1776; married April 11, 1797, Charles Layton,5 of Baskingridge, N.J. She died Thursday, October 10, 1822.
1 For remarks concerning Gilbert Allen's parentage, see the account of Job Allen in Appendix A.
2 From a historical sermon by Rev. David Irving, D. D., preached Thanksgiving Day, 1862, in the Presbyterian church at Morristown.
3 The original will is on file in the office of the Secretary of State at Trenton, N. J.
4 HENRY GARDNER, born 1724. Is said to be a descendant of Alan, first Lord Gardner, who married Susannah Geale and had numerous issue; that Henry and his brother Colonel were saved from shipwreck as they neared Long Island, their parents and 11 other children being drowned. Colonel was taken to Connecticut at the age of 8 years and educated. Henry married in Morristown, May 14, 1748, Rachel Coe (probably daughter of Benjamin and Rachel Coe, she was buried December 20, 1776, aged 58. They were members of church when it was founded). They both renewed cov. or bap. December 25, 1748. She died September 24, 1794, of consumption, aged 64. He died November 22, 1796, of dropsy, aged 72.
Children:
JEMIMA, born ---; baptized December 25, 1748.
HANNA, baptized September, 16, 1750.
JOANNA (Sally), baptized January 21, 1753; married November 28, 1773, Daniel Smith. Had a son, Joseph Gardner, born September 17, 1776; baptized November 1776, and other children.
DANIEL, baptized June 29, 1755; married Rhoda Brown; died November 25, 1796, of "phrenzy."
JOSEPH, baptized July 3, 1757; was in Revolutionary army; drowned July 7, 1776.
RUTH, baptized April 22, 1759; married April 11, 1779, William Davis.
JOHN, baptized June 7, 1761; married Rebecca Brown.
RACHEL, baptized June 5, 1763; married Patrick Dady.
HENRY, born March 20, 1765; baptized May 12, 1765; married Hannah Allen.
SILAS, baptized December 13, 1767.
CATHERINE, born August 4, 1770; baptized September 30, 1770; married Mathias Coe.
ESTHER, born July 20, 1772; baptized August 30, 1772; married Silas Allen.
ABIGAIL, born July 8, 1774; baptized August 28, 1774; married Abraham Arnold.
5 In 1849 Charles Layton was living with his second wife Mary, "one mile west of Morristown on the road to Baskingridge, next door to Jacob Chamberlines." Jacob Chamberlain m. April 20, 1805, Mary Conkiln Halsey, of Morristown.