ILHIBI^Amf Bought with the income of the Ann S. Farnam Fund COAT OF AEMS DENMAN FAMILY HISTORY FROM THE EARLIEST AUTHENTIC RECORDS DOWN TO THE PRESENT TIME Compiled by Mrs. H. N. Harris Glen dale, California Printed at the the Office of THE GLENDALiE NEWS 1913 3cA,lA o FOREWORD Tut Denman Book does not attempt to give records of all Denmans, though it is well understood that all persons bearing that name have descended from the same kind of source, — from some Dane-man. There are many in England and Canada, and in the United States whom we cannot- reach ; and of many others we find only such fragments of records as are of little practical value. No records are here presented which do not definitely lead from a particular ancestor. Much time and labor was given to the collection of Denman records by Mr. Charles Woodruff Woolley, Sr., of Buffalo, N. Y., and Mrs. Mary R. Matthews of Newark, N. J., both direct descendants from the Denmans of Retford, England. Since their decease,— Mr. Woolley in 1907, and Mrs. Matthews in 1901,— further collections have been secured from various sources. The direct family descent has been found for a large group of Den mans who did not know who were their ancestors ; and some smaller gaps have been filled. And very recently discovery has been made of many de scendants of two brothers who went from New Jersey to Georgia in Revolutionary times, and were lost to the knowledge of their kindred. This has caused delay in publication ; but it is hoped that no one will regret it. December, 1912. CONTENTS Pase Denmans in England 1 Denmans in America 6 Later Comers to America 67 Addendum 75 ILLUSTRATIONS Coat of Arms Charles Woodruff Woolley, Sr. , 1823-1907. Taken at 70 Mrs. M. R. Denman Matthews. 1824-1901 Mrs. Harriet Newell Harris. 1835. Taken at 53 Thomas Denman, Lord Chief Justice of England. 1779-1854 Rev. John Gerneau (Gano), Revolutionary War Chaplain Old Chair and Desk, brought from Long Island to New Jersey in 1720. Both were saved when house was burned in 1826 iCory House at Mountainside. Home of Benjamin and Susanna Cory for sixty years- from 1766. But little changed. StilJ occupied by Corys Marsh House at Wheatsheaf, over 200 years old. Continuously occu pied a,nd never repaired Mills House at Mountainside. Partially rebuilt. Boiling spring of ex cellent water among the stones at lower left-hand corner of picture Denman House atCranford, built over the same cellar, and by the same well, as the original house built by John Denman of Long Island in 1720. His son Christopher, who bought the shares of the other children in the property and spent his life there, left it to his only son, John. In his lifetime it was burned down, and another built. Though enlarged and much changed since, a part of the house re mains the same. It has always been occupied by Denmans Old Franklin Fireplace in the Denman House since its rebuilding in 1826 Old Cradle used by the families of Christopher Denman, his son John, and his children and grandchildren, four generations, during 130 ILLUSTRATIONS— Continued John Denman Miller, grandson of Christopher Denman. 1806-1884 Isaac Marsh, grandson of Christopher Denman. 1815-1899 Rev. L. H. Denman, great-grandson of Christopher's older brother, Joseph. 1840-1902 Ohio River near Cincinnati in 1908, ninety years after the journey in the flat-boat by the Miller family Mathias Denman. 1751-1841 Phebe Baldwin. 1752-1833 John Denman and Harriet Hoagland David Nelson Denman. 1833-1909 Esther Parcel. 1780-1867. Taken afr7*- Jacob Smith Denman. 1921-1897 William Denman. 1763-1858. Taken at 90 Ann Denman Townsend. 1807-1902. Taken at 80 NONOGENARIANS AMONG DENMAN KINDRED Francis Gerneaux, fhe French Huguenot, 103 years. "Patriarch Isaac" Denman of New Jersey, over 97 years. Thomas Denman, ancestor of Lord Denman, longest lived Denman in England, 96 years. William Denman from Sussex Co., England, 95 years. Ann Denman Townsend, his daughter, over 93 years. Margaret Denman Marsh of New Jersey, past 91 years. Hannah and Ann, daughters of John Marsh and Abrigal Den man of New Jersey, each a little past 91 years. Mathias Denman of New Jersey, a few days under 90 years. Morris Denman of Cincinnati, just 90 years. r^ V w -l ^S ^ •^ .i«-::!L CHARLES W, WOOLLEY M ,,0^ - ¦;,^»i£ .. 1 1 ¦^** '¦^¦»v in 1 '*-- y^ 1 ^^K^ t iS 1 1 w !*¦ ,4r^**^gS^: MRS. MATTHEWS MRS. H. N. HARRIS LORD DENMAN DENMANS IN ENGLAND Origin of the Name. The name Denman is a very ancient one, and is a contraction from Dane-man; that is, one of the Danes. The first appearance in England of the Danes — inhabitants of Denmark — was near the close of the eighth century. Their war standard was a blood-red one, with a raven woven upon it. The Raven was the national emblem of the Danes, just as the Eagle was of the Romans. An attentive reading of the opening chap ters of the book of Numbers affords clear idea's of the use of standards and ensigns among the Hebrews. "In the wilderness of Sinai, on the first day of the second month of the second year, after they were come out of the land of Egypt," a complete and most systematic plan was given to Moses for the arrangement • of the people, both when in camp and when on the march. They were to be divided into four brigades of three tribes each, the several brigades having men of ability for their leaders. Each brigade and each tribe had a standard, necessarily held aloft, in order to be seen by so many thousands. There were also "the ensigns of their fathers' houses" ; see Numbers 2 :2. The ensign served to help keep the members of a family connection together. The later use of family coats of arms served the same purpose. The presence of the Raven in every form of Denman coats of arms is the evidence that Denmans were Dane-men. It is of interest to note the relative position and strength in the Hebrew camp, of the brigade of Dan. While the brigade of Judah, always leader, was the strongest, that of Dan was next in strength, and "these shall set forth hindmost," that is, bring up the rear; a position only less responsible than that of the leader. Much can be found in history, both sacred and common, showing that the Danes were descendants of Dan; but space forbids fur ther remark here. (1) 2 DENMANS IN ENGLAND Since the middle of the fourteenth century there have been continuous records of Denmans in the north and east of England in Cumberland, in Linconshire and Nottinghamshire, in East Yorkshire, and, later, in Sussex. These records, though more or less incomplete, are full enough to prove the identity of the family line. Many Denmans became land-holders of wealth and influence. The first one found recorded was William Denman, who came into possession, in the latter part of the fourteenth century, of Newhall Grange, one of the granges of the old town of Brampton, in Cumberland. When the Monks of Britain were dispossessed of their Manors, this Newhall Grange became the residence of William Denman. The fifth in descent from him was Nicholas Denman, still owner of Newhall Grange, who was recorded Alderman of the city of Hull. A later descendant, John Denman, possessed Newhall Grange in 1585. Later, per sons of this line of Denmans went southward to Sussex County, whence some of their descendants migrated to America in 1795. But these Denmans, descendants of the line found earliest recorded in England, were not the ones earliest to come to the shores of the New World. The first comers arrived in 1635. These came from Retford, in Nottinghamshire. That their origin was the same is demonstrated by their identical coats of arms. In the records of Retford, the first names with full dates are John Denman, born 1430, died 1517, and Rev. Thomas Denman, born 1432, died 1516. A large land-holder of that locality was Sir Humphrey Hercy, of Grove, Nottinghamshire, who had one son, John, and eight daughters. The son, according to custom, inherited the title, and also the lands; but he died unmarried in 1570. He had divided his vast estates among his eight sisters, the second sister, Anne, receiving as her share the manor of West Retford. This sister. Lady Anne Hercy, married Rev. Nicholas Denman, the fact of the marriage, though without date, being found in the parish records. They had a son, Francis, the date of whose birth is not given, but of whom it is said that he was rector of West Retford from 1578 to 1596, and that he died in 1599. Taking the exact DENMANS IN ENGLAND 3 dates of John Denman, 1430 — 1517, and Rev. Thomas Denman, 1432 — 1516, and passing- over to the next exact dates, those of Rev. Francis Denman, who died in 1599, we infer that his father. Rev. Nicholas Denman, was no later than the next generation after the two earliest persons of known dates. It may be remarked in passing that the manor of West Retford continued in this family nearly one hundred years, when it was sold to the cor poration of East Retford, which still owns it and uses it as the Holy Trinity Hospital. The queens Mary and Anne came in a direct line from this family. Rev. Nicholas Denman and Lady Anne Hercy had a daughter, Anne, who married Sir Thomas Aylesbury in 1610. Their daughter married Sir Edward Hyde, afterward the first Earl of Clarendon. The daughter of this couple. Lady Anne Hyde, became the first wife of King James II, and was the mother of Queens Mary and Anne. Mary was married to William, Prince of Orange. Upon the abdication of James II, in 1689, William and Mary were called to the throne in the interests of the Protestant religion. Mary died, in 1694, without children. When William died, in 1702, her sister Anne, who was married to Prince George of Denmark, became the sole ruler, and bent all her energies toward the full emancipation of her country from Popish control. At. the battle of Blenheim, in August, 1704, this g-reat end was finally accomplished under the masterly general ship of the Duke of Marlborough, and with the help of troops from Denmark. Queen Anne died in 1714, having borne six children, none of whom lived to maturity. Thus royalty in the Denman line died out. It is matter for gratitude that the reigns of these two queens served high purposes for England. Another line of descent from these Denmans of Retford em braces celebrated physicians and lawyers. The earliest person of this line found definitely recorded was Thomas Denman of Bevercotes, Nottinghamshire, who was born in 1644 and died in 1740. He had a son Thomas, born 1705 and died 1752, who was a doctor and apothecary in Bakewell, Derbyshire. This doctor had two sons, Joseph who died without heirs, and Thomas, who hecame the most eminent .surgeon of his time, and was author of 4 DENMANS IN ENGLAND a valuable medical work. He married Elizabeth Brodie, a descendant of the family of Brodie, of Morayshire, Scotland. They had twin daughters, and one son, Thomas, who became one of the most celebrated of the Lord Chief Justices of England. Lord Denman's endowments were very great and his educational acquirements profound ; and the qualities of his personal charac ter were such as to make him eminently worthy of the supreme position to which he attained. He was raised to the peerage in 1832. His son, the second Lord Denman, died in 1894, aged eighty-nine. The third, a nephew of the second, succeeded to the title when, but twenty years of age. He has had a military educa tion, saw service in the war in South Africa, and was made Governor-General of Australia in 1911. Some instances of Denmans in other useful positions may be given here. In 1782 Flaxman, the sculptor, married Ann Den man, who afforded th« finances and the patient co-service neces sary for the great advancement which he made. Many of his most valuable works are now in a permanent gallery under the dome of University College, London, the gift of Miss Denman, his sister-in'-law. Rev. F. L. Denman of Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, is Secretary of the London Society for Promoting Chris tianity among the Jews. This society celebrated its one hundred and fourth anniversary in Caxton Hall, London, on May 2, 1912, and is the oldest organization in existence for work among the Jews. Its Secretary is an able writer and speaker and efficient worker. Returning to the Retford Denmans, as a chronological starting point we can think of the beginning of our knowledge of them as a century earlier than Queen Elizabeth, who was born in 1533. John Denman of Retford, who was born in 1430 and died in 1517, was buried under Christ Church in Retford, Nottingham shire, where a tablet commemorates his death and burial. No name is given of his children or grand-children ; but the next name found with date is John Denman, born in 1591. This man was married to Judith Stoughton, daughter of Rev. Thomas Stoughton, one of the sons of Henry De Stoughton or De Stuck- ten, of Stoughton Hall, Stoughton, in Surrey. John and Judith DENMANS IN ENGLAND 5 Denman had a son, John, born in January, 1621, and a daughter, Mary, born December 16, 16; The father died in 1623 or 1624. His widow married as her second husband William Smead, by whom she had one son, William. In 1627 or 1628 she was again a widow. In 1635, with her three children, John and Mary Den man and WilHam Smead, she came to New England. There is a tradition that Wilh ¦ ¦ n Smead eventually was lost among the Indians. There is ni ¦ further word regarding him. Two of her brothers had precedfl her, having come to Boston in 1633 to engage in mercantile pursuits. One of them went later to Wind sor, Colony of Connecticut, where he died in 1686. The other brother, Israel, afterward returned to England, where he died in 1642, having bequeathed to the newly organized Harvard College three hundred acres of the best land in what is now Dorchester, a part of Boston. His son William, who became Lieutenant- Governor of Massachusetts Bay, gave the money for building the ¦ first Stoughton Hall at Harvard. His portrait is among those in Memorial Hall at Harvard. It was no small matter for the widow of John Denman to make that journey to the New World. The unrest in England had become so great, in both church and state, that many people were driven to seek new homes in America. This the Government sought to prevent by radical measures. On February 21, 1634, ten vessels having on board passengers for America were detained in the Thames ; and in the next April eight vessels were ordered to put ashore all persons embarking for New England. So it came about that many took shipping for some part of the West Indies, intending thence to proceed to America. Our travellers, watch ing their opportunity, came on a ship sailing for Barbadoes, and afterwards to Boston. DENMANS IN AMERICA With the arrival in Boston in 1635, of Judith Stoughton Denman Smead and her children, the history of Denmans in America may properly be said to begin. They had sailed Sep- temper 3, from Gravesend, England, in the ship Dorset, Capt. John Flower, and had come by way of Barbadoes because of the refusal of the English Government to permit emigration to America. The family settled at Salem, Colony of Massachu setts, where the mother died in 1639. The daughter, Mary Denman, married Clement Maxfield, and died in 1707 in her eighty-sixth year. The son, John Denman, married a wife whose name is not on record, and had three sons, John, Philip, and WilHam. Philip married a Miss Hasadink and lived at Derby, Colony of Connecticut. They had six children between 1678 and 1688, Mary, EHzabeth, Sarah, Micah, a son, and Hamish. Philip is frequently mentioned in "Old Derby Records" as a "freeholder," which means a land-owner. The other brothers went to Long Island while yet in their teens ; for John, the eldest of the three, and who was born in 1643, is recorded as joining with others in the purchase of land from the Indians before he was twenty. William, the youngest, died there unmarried in 1702, and nothing is on record of his life there. Hence our interest in that strenuous period of Long Island history is concentrated upon John, who took an active part in the development of the new territory, and remained unmarried till past middle life. Some account must here be given of the manner in which a foothold was obtained upon the soil of this part of the new world, the aboriginal owners gradually giving place to white settlers from over the sea. When Sir Henry Hudson in the little ship, the Half-Moon, came to anchor in the Bay of Sandy Hook on September 3, 1609, he threw out a line which grew apace into a strong cable be tween Holland and America. For, though he was an English HOLLAND THE PIONEER ON MANHATTAN ISLAND 7 navigator and had explored for England in her quest for a route to the Pacific, and afterwards lost his life in another effort toward the same end, he was at this time sent over 'by Holland, which, was 'then the chief maritime power of the world. He was met by the Indians in the utmost good wiH, they bringing gifts of corn, wild fruits and oysters. After making many soundings in the great harbor, he passed into the river Sha-te-muc, the Indian name for the noble stream which now bears his own name, spending eight days observing the magnificent forests, distant mountains, and fertile valleys with bits of ripening corn, which were a tempting sight. After a month of exploration he departed, bearing a good report to his em ployers. The next year saw several vessels from Holland en gaging in a very lucrative traffic in furs with the Indians ; and in 1614 the Dutch Government gave to merchants of Amster dam the exclusive right to establish trading settlements in the territory explored by Hudson. The first was on Manhattan Island, where a fort was built, and the settlement was called New Amsterdam. The territory from Cape Henlopen to Cape Cod was now claimed by Holland and was called New Nether lands. In 1621 the Dutch West India Company was organized with the exclusive privilege of planting settlements in America, and within two years the first colony was established on Man hattan Island; a company of thirty families of Walloons from Flanders in Belgium, Dutch Protestant refugees of the same faith as the Huguenots in France, carne to America and settled at New Amsterdam. Soon civil government was begun ; and the whole of Manhattan Island, containing over 20,000 acres, was bought from the Indians for $24. In that year began the settlements of Waal-bocht and Breukelen on Long Island,— now Wallabout and Brooklyn. In 1629 the West India Com pany created a "Charter' of Privileges" under which a class of proprietors called Patroons were authorized to possess the land, making their purchases from the Indians, with their boundaries carefully designated. Quite large tracts were thus purchased, to be held for life as a dependency of Holland-, with the under standing that within four years each manor should be peopled 8 ENGLAND'S INTRUSION— DISTRESSES by not less than fifty persons. Just as would be the case now, the prospect attracted attention, new settlers came in, and pros perity seemed fully assured. But other nations saw, and coveted ; and a period of encroachment and struggle of the most strenuous sort ensued, which finally resulted in the occupation and control by the English, of all that had been called New Netherlands. King Charles II. gave to his brother James, then Duke of York, early in 1664, two large grants of American territory along our eastern coast; and without regard to the rights of Holland, or of the West India Company which had done so much to develope the locality, regarding not even the voice of Parliament, "the English monarch in one short hour despoiled a sister kingdom of a well-earned province." On September 8, 1664, New Nether lands ceased to exist, and the name of New Amsterdam was changed to new york. Distresses seemed to have just begun when the English rule asserted itself ; not that the English people were at fault, but that their rulers, from the throne down, were for, the time singularly corrupt. We need here to notice an exaction which bore upon the colonists with painful weight, — namely, the annulling of the old titles by which they had held their lands for half a century. They were obliged to accept new deeds at the hands of the English governor, and to pay him, for them, such sums as yielded immense revenues. Their carefully outlined boundaries were disputed, also, as' we learn from old legal papers. The first transaction in which John Denman was concerned occurred before the English capture, and is thus narrated in "Old Brooklyn Records." "On October 3d, 1662, John Denman, with John Scudder, John Coe, and others, purchased of the Indian chiefs Wamatupa, Wanoxe and Powatahuman the neck of meadow land commonly called by the English 'Plunger's Neck,' lying on the south side of Long Island, bounded on the east side by the river Hohosbow, with a smaH brook on the west running into the river before men tioned." We have no knowledge of what was done with this land ; but of another purchase made after the EngHsh possession, we have information. Under the new order of things the people were obliged to ask renewal of privilege to make purchases ; and DENMANS ON LONG ISLAND 9 having so done, this is said: "In pursuance of said license, in the same year, did in due form of law purchase of and from the Indian natives all that tract of land situated between Maspeth Hills and Flushing Creek, on Long Island, to hold unto the said inhabitants of Newtown forever, as by a certain deed or writing u,nder the hand and seal of Powanhon, dated July 9, 1666." Among the names attached are those of John Den man, and Samuel and John Scudder, Jr. "During 'the difficulties' an investigation was made of dis puted lands. When government took possession of 1200 acres they began to survey from near the house of John Denman. After his death in December, 1713, the farm was sold in 1717 by the Denman heirs, to Richard Hallett, and from him has descended to present proprietors 170 acres." So, after the gov ernment had seized 1200 acres of the original purchase, this 170 acres was all that was left to John Denman. This farm was sold to Richard Hallett for the sum of "three hundred and fifty pounds current money of the Colony of New York, well and truly paid," etc. The deed was signed by the widow, Mary Denman, and her brother, Jeremiah Gannugh of Flushing, L. I-, who were the executors of the will of John Denman, made December 13, 1713, and proved March 1, 1714, to be "the last WiH and Testament of John Denman of Newtown in Queens County, Long Island." This will is yet to be seen in the office of the County Clerk at Jamaica, L. I., written in a bold, strong hand. The dignified language and the Christian spirit of the document, naturally lead us to hold this pioneer ancestor of ours in the new world, in great respect. We have no knowledge of the place of his burial, beyond the fact that he died at Newtown, while all his family left there within a few years. Neither do we know the time of his marriage, nor the age of his wife. Interesting combinations occurred among the elements in that wonderful tide-flow from the old world. John Denman's grand mother was a Stoughton, from England, driven westward by the stress of conditions at home. Of his mother we know nothing, She may have been, like his sister-in-law, Mary Hasadinck, a 10 THE HUGUENOTS Hollander. His wife was a Huguenot, escaped from the greater stress in France, of which we must now give some account. In 1598 Henry IV of France had granted to the Huguenots, or Reformers, full religious liberty equal with their long-time oppressors, the Romanists ; and his successor, Louis XIII, con firmed and renewed the "Edict of Nantes," as it was called. But Louis XIV, after a period of persecutions which has been styled "The Reign of Terror," finally signed the decree called "The Revocation of the Edict of Nantes," which annulled for ever all the privileges granted by the two previous kings, ab solutely prohibited the exercise of their religion, destroyed their churches, ordered their pastors to leave France within fifteen days and forbade their people to follow them under pain of confiscation and the galleys. But "vast crowds found means to evade the vigilance of the police and sought shelter in England and other lands." Francis Gerneaux escaped to England by being nailed up in a hogshead, as freight, on a boat across the channel. How his family escaped we do not know ; but at least his daughter Mary and his son Jeremiah were with him when, the next year, 1686, he came to America and settled at New Rochelle, Colony of New York. He was wealthy in France; but when told that his estates were confiscated, he said: "Let it go with the name. Henceforth we will be known as Gano." The full change of name was not at once adopted, but followed in course of time. Francis Gerneaux died at New Rochelle in 1723 at the age of 103 years. It is not known when John Denman and Mary Gano were married, nor when she was born or when she died. The entire period from the arrival of the Ganos at New Rochelle in 1686 till the death of John Denman at Newtown in 1713, was but twenty-seven years ; and as the youngest of his children was born when he was sixty-four or sixty-five years old, his wife must have been much younger than he was. She doubtless kept her family together and went with them to their new home in New Jersey after the sale of their farm at Newtown in 1717. REV. JOHN GANO «D H OJ o IN NEW JERSEY 11 Family of John Denman and Mary Gano. Their children were Martha, Mary, Elizabeth, John, William, Philip and Thomas. The date of birth in case of the daughters is not given. John was born in 1700, William in 1702, Philip in 1704, and Thomas in 1706 or 7. John bought a farm of 100 acres at Westfield, Essex Co., N. J., in 1720 and settled there. The farm continued in the possession of his children for several generations, the portion of it occupied by the original home being still the home of a Denman, although very little of the original house can be found in the present one. William settled at Elizabethtown, where he married Abby , and died in 1751, leaving no record of any family. Philip and Thomas both settled at Springfield, also in Essex Co. The eldest daughter, Martha, married John Cory, son of John and Priscilla Cory of Southhold, Long Island, who emigrated to New Jersey for the same reasons' that drew the Denman family there, — the more favorable conditions affecting the proprietorship of lands. They came to Elizabethtown; but the son cast in his lot with those who at that time, about 1720, were settling in the township of Westfield, a few miles to the west of the older settlement. John Cory was born in 1703, and married about 1733, was long an elder in the Presbyterian Church which was organized in Westfield as soon as there was a settlement of people. The first place of worship was built of logs, about 1730; and a large drum served to call the people together. In the list of names of the early settlers we find Cory, Denman, Hendricks, Craig, Mills, Marsh, Miller, Woodruff, Frazer, and Pierson, — all of them appearing in these records. In that old churchyard may still be seen the gravestones of John Cory, who died August 8, 1768, and Martha, his wife, died September 24, 1777. The children of John Cory and Martha Dennvan were Hannah, John, Jacob, Sarah, Phebe, David, Abram, and Rachel. Mary, the second daughter of John and Mary Gano, went with her brother William to Elizabethtown, married a Mr. Beris and had a son Denman and a granddaughter Mary, of whose descendants we 12 THREE DENMAN BROTHERS have scanty records. The third daughter, EHzabeth, married a Caldwell; but no further record is found. From this point onward we follow the descendants of Judith Stoughton Denman under the heads or lines of John, Philip, and Thomas. John, the eldest son of John Denman and Mary Gano, who was born in 1700 and died March 15, 1776, was married in 1721 or 1722 to Mary Williams, of Welsh descent, who died March 27, 1762. They had two daughters, Mary and Jennie, and four sons, John, Joseph, Daniel and Christopher. Mary married Samuel Yeomans and had a large family. One daughter mar ried Col Charles Clark of the Continental Army, who served throughout the war. Jennie married Aaron Faitonte and had an only child, Abigail, who married Charles Marsh and had ten sons and two daughters, nearly all of whom married and raised large families. Their descendants are scattered in nearly every state, and some in foreign lands, all worthy and respected citizens. John, the eldest son, married Patience Yeomans, who died in 1754, aged 28 years, leaving no record of any children. Neither was any further record found of John himself until now, in 1910, when information Tias been gained concerning him and his brother Daniel. (See below.) -J-G&ePH, the second son, married a wife whose name is not on record, and had a family of five sons and four daughters, all born on his farm in Essex, Co., N. J., near Elizabethtown and Westfield. The date of his death is not known, neither that of his birth ; nor are the dates of any of his brothers or sisters known, except in the case of the youngest, Christopher, of whom we have full records. His death occurred while our country was in the midst of the Revolutionary War; and it was sudden, ap parently from apoplexy. He had gone out on his farm to cut firewood, and not coming home for dinner at the usual hour, search was made. He was found lying dead near a tree which he had begun to cut down. No signs of injury were visible, and apoplexy was the only explanation. The names of his children LINE OF JOHN, FAMILY OF JOSEPH 13 were: Andrew, David, Abner, Joseph, Nathaniel, Mary, Sarah, Susan, and Elizabeth. All of these persons except Andrew enii- grated to Ohio at an early day. Abner and some others went to Mason Co., Kentucky, before it was safe to settle in Ohio, Kentucky having been settled earlier. Abner crossed over into Ohio in 1814. Andrew was twice married ; first in New Jersey, to Susanna Marsh, who died April 1, 1814, aged 57, leaving children, only one of whose names is on record, — Charlotte, who died February 18, 1817, aged 22. He afterward married Mary, daughter of Moses Camp, and emigrated to central Ohio and settled on a farm near Columbus. There were born a family of eight children; — Andrew, Jr., in 1817; Moses, in 1818; Mary, January 25, 1820; Daniel, April 5, 1822; EHzabeth, September 5, 1824; Julia Ann, February, 1827; Isaac, March 31, 1829; and Sallie Jane on March 24, 1832. Moses is the only one of this family of whom any succeeding record is found. He married Mary Manasmith, and settled on a farm in Delaware Co., Ohio, where their one son, Lewis Henry, was born. When this son was but an infant, Moses Denman started to Virginia with a drove of horses and mules to sell. He was somewhere waylaid, and was never heard of afterward by his family. His wife sold the farm in about a year, and went to her relatives in Mason Co., Ky., where she died soon afterward. The orphan son found home and friends; was educated in college at Georgetown, Ky., and became a Baptist minister. He was born December 12, 1840, and died at Granville, Ohio, January 12, 1902. On August 26, 1862, he was married to Sarah Frances McCarty, who still survives him, at Granville. They had six children ; — William Wallace, born in August, 1863, and died at West Union, Ohio, February 8, 1884; Mary A., born June, 1865, married in 1884 to J. W. Bradford of Rossmoyne, Ohio; Bertha Ellen, born June, 1867, and died January 26, 1884; Lucy Emma, born February, 1872, and died January 24, 1904; Ida Gilmon, born June, 1874, married J. F. Reason, of 33 East Blake Ave., Columbus, Ohio, and has a son, Philip Denman, born June 28, 1907; Lewis Henry, born December, 1877, married Annie L. Matthews of Nacogdoches, Texas, and has Frances 14 LINE OF JOHN Elizabeth, born October 10, 1909, and Mary Louise, born July 29, 1911. Thus far only can we follow the family of Andrew, the eldest son of Joseph, second son of John. Denman and Mary Williams. Of Andrew's younger brothers and sisters only scraps of records are found. Sarah married John Radley in 1786, lived in Hamilton Co., Ohio, and had a daughter Mary. Joseph married a Miss Stewart, but no children are mentioned. Eliza beth married Andrew De Low, and had children, Andrew and Mary. Both she and Joseph lived in Miami Co., Ohio, as did also their brother Abner after leaving Kentucky in 1814. Abner married a Miss Ayers and had three children that are known of,^ — Richard, Gilman and Abner Ayers. Of David and Susan no record has been found. But of Nathaniel, the youngest son, we have a good record. Nathaniel Denman was born August 20, 1780, in Essex Co., N. J., and died in 1836. He came to Hamilton Co., Ohio, about 1798 or 1800. He was married June 24, 1801, to Susan Gray, and had five children, — Ann, Abraham, Huldah, Rebecca and Nathaniel. Ann was born April 14, 1803, married August 2, 1821, to John D. Gilman and had three children, — Cina, Naomi and Orpha. Abraham was born March 4, 1804, married De cember 30, 1825, to Margaret Stickles and had seven children, — Nathaniel, James, Hiram, Frank, John, Cynthia, and Elizabeth. Huldah was born September 3, 1806, married February 23, 1832 to Francis Darrell. Family not on record. Rebecca was born October 28, 1809, married January 11, 1829 to Thomas C. Darrell, had one son, William ; and died about 1840. Nathaniel was born January 1, 1811, and died in the next month. The mother of these children died February 9, 1811, and the father married May 13 of the same year Mary, daughter of Cavalier Morris, who was born in Virginia, went early in life to Eliza bethtown, N. J., and later to Ohio where she was married to Nathaniel Denman. They had eight children, — Nathaniel, David, Morris, Susan, John, Effie, Andrew and Mary. Of these children David died at the age of sixteen, Mary when eleven years old, and Andrew when only eight months old. The others all married and had families. FAMILY OF JOSEPH 15 Nathaniel, who was born June 30, 1812, was twice married; first to Mary Taulman, November 21, 1833, by whom he had five, children, — John, Nathaniel, Harman, Mary Ann, and Fannie. By a second wife he had eight children, — Abraham, David, Daniel, Alvin, William, Cindora, Abner, and Melissa. Morris was born November 17, 1815, and died March 23, 1906, aged just over ninety years. On March 27, 1845 he was married to Rebecca Jones, by whom he had seven children, — Pliny, Joseph, Leonora, Mary, Jane, Peter Morris, and Belle. Of these, Jane and Peter Morris married and had families. Susan, who was born July 17, 1817, married George W. Manuel December 3, 1838, and had one daughter. John was born August 7, 1819, and died October 7, 1894. On October 29, 1843, he was married to Isabel Meeker, who died November 17, 1900. They had five children, — McElvaine, born October 5, 1844; Monterey, born February 24, 1847, and died in infancy; Mary Josephine, born July 7, 1848; Libeus Marshall, born May 27, 1851, and Daniel Meeker, born October 29, 1857. McElvaine was married in October, 1868, to Mary E. McRoberts and had one daughter. Lulu Estelle, who was born in 1870, and married in 1895 to Philip J. Kelly. She died June 15, 1900, leaving no children. McElvaine's first wife died May 24, 1906, and he married Ivy Lovett June 6, 1907. They had a son, Daniel Marshall, born June 14, 1910. Mary Josephine was married in November, 1868, to George Ridgley, and had four children, three of whom died very young, and one, John Daniel, died in December, 1909, at the age of twenty-six. Dr. Libens Marshall Denman was married February 9, 1881, to Laura M. Nesbitt, who died in 1890, leaving one son, Lawrence Edwin, born December 10, 1884, who married Edna Shafer June 10, 1907. Dr. Daniel Meeker Denman has not yet married. Effie Denman was born April 2, 1821, and died September 2, 1910. She married Thomas C. Bramble April 2, 1839, and had nine chil dren, — David Denman, born December 11, 1839; Mary Ella, born April 3, 1842; Isabel, born March 16, 1844, and died Feb ruary 6, 1852; Leroy, born December 10, 1846; John Oscar, born May 9, 1849, and "died October 4 of the same year; Agnes 16 LINE OF JOHN— MISSING BROTHERS Ernestine, born October 8, 1851, and died May 3, 1853; Sylvanus Edgar, born October 12, 1854, and died December 20, 1855; Thomas C, born April 26, 1858, died August 12, 1880; Bertha G., born January 3, 1866. Dr. David Denman Bramble mar ried Celestine Reick and had three children, — Emma, Jessie M., and Mamie. He died September 2, 1910. Mary Ellen Bramble married Andrew J. Hoffman and had one son, Clyde E. She died January 27, 1906. Leroy Bramble married Sallie Rusk. Has no children. Daniel, the third son of John Denman and Mary Williams, is not mentioned in the old manuscript records except to give the date of his birth. No further reference is made to him, just as is the case with the eldest son, John, after his marriage and the death of his wife. In preparing for committing these records to print every effort was made to trace both men, and with some success. From old letters, and from the church records of St. John's Episcopal Church of Elizabeth and the Presbyterian Church of Westfield, material of importance has been secured. The Denman, Hendricks, and Craig families all belonged to the Episcopal Church until when, in the latter part of 1776, the British swept through the region, took the St. Johns Church, and used it for barracks. Then these families went to the Presbyterian Church of Westfield, which was nearer their own homes. On the baptismal records of St. Johns are found the names of several Denman children. There are two of Christopher's, one of them his son Benjamin who died in infancy, and who was baptized in 1770 on the same day with a son of Daniel. Another definite statement in an old letter is, that three of the brothers had children baptized on the same day, some later day. Still another definite statement is made that the father of these brothers stood god-father for a grandson, John, on March 8, 1776, and that he took cold and died of pneumonia on March 15, 1776. He was seventy-six years old, and feeble,' and there were no stoves in churches. A letter only recently found states that John and Daniel both went to Georgia, the time not given, but evidently at an early day, probably before or during the Revolutionary War. FAMILY OF CHRISTOPHER 17 That was a time when communication between distant localities was not easy; and it is not remarkable that these men should have dropped out of sight. Turning to manuscript records from Southern States, Georgia, Mississippi and Texas, there are names and dates fitting well to the opinion that descendants of both missing men are there in considerable numbers; but as yet we lack the positive links of connection. Christopher, the youngest son of John Denman and Mary Williams was born March 5, 1741, and died October 28, 1808. In 1766 he marrie'd Abigail, daughter of Isaac Hendricks and Lydia Craig of Scotch descent, who was born February 17, 1746, and died June 20, 1803. The wedding ring, marked A. D., is still in good condition in 1910, the property of one of their great- grand-daughters ; and a solid silver tablespoon marked with their monogram, C. A. D., is among the treasures of one of their great- grandsons. Christopher Denman served in the Revolutionary Army, his record being still in the office of the Adjutant General of Nev Jersey. Eight children were born to this couple, two of whom, Benjamin and Lydia, died early. The others, Susanna, Anna, Abigail, John, Huldah, and Mary, all married and had families. I. Susanna, the eldest child of Christopher Denman who grew up, was born November 22, 1773, and died April 11, 1851. She was married April 28, 1790, to Benjamin Cory, son of Jona than Cory, of an old Scotch family, and Martha Miller of West- field. They had nine children, — Mary, Samuel, James Manning, Christopher, Benjamin, Susanna who died in childhood, Joseph, Jonathan, and Abby. These children were all born on the old homestead in a suburb of Westfield now called Mountain Side, the family occupying the same house for nearly sixty-two years. Mary Cory was born March 25, 1792 and died November 29, 1863. She married Sanford Vreeland, of Hollandish descent, and had five children, — Susanna, EHzabeth, James, Mary, and Eliza. Susanna married Henry Silvers and had at least three children. Elizabeth married Joseph Dobbins and had two chil- 18 LINE OF JOHN dren ; one, a son named James Manning who married twice and had a large family. James did not marry; was feeble minded. Mary married Thomas Clayburn, and had one son who died young, and two daughters. Eliza did not marry, but cared- for the feeble brother till his death, and then for her parents as long as they lived, presenting an example of the most un selfish devotion. She died as she had lived, a humble Christian, and at that same home, keeping the promise exacted by her eccentric father, that she would never leave the place. Samuel Cory was born September 16, 1794 and died March 4, 1871. He was married in 1814 to EHza Frazee, and had three children, — Emaline, born March 29, 1815 and died February 27, 1840; having married Henry F. Miller and had one daugh ter, Emma, who died June 4, 1857, aged 18 years ; James Manning, born December 3, 1818, and died in 1878 ; Frances Maria, born February 6, 1822 and died October 26, 1908. The second wife of Samuel Cory was Phebe N. Moger, nee Lyon, who had one son, Benjamin Joseph, born October 4, 1834. He married Frances C. Clark in 1856 and had three cihldren, — Ida EsteHa, born October 12, 1857 and died October 22, 1893; Charles Henry, born May 16, and died March 4, 1886; Fred erick R., born December 17, 1862 ; still living, the last of the family. The second wife of Samuel Cory died in November, 1837. In 1840 he was married to Mary D. Upson, who was born in N.ew Jersey December 13, 1811 and died at Lima, Ind., November 13, 1893. Their only child, Dayton S., was born July 20, 1848, and still lives, with his nephew Frederick, at the old home at Lima, Ind., where his father settled in his early married life, — the last living representatives of the family of Samuel Cory. James Manning, the second son of Susanna Denman and Benjamin, was born November 2, 1797 and died June 6, 1863. (The record of his large family is given separately). Christopher, the third son, was born June 3, 1800, at the old Cory home in New Jersey, and died at Lima, Ind., when past eighty years of age. He became a clergyman, and early in life was sent as a Home Missioiiary to Northeastern Indiana. He married Mary Hedges Baker, who was born May 2, 1811 and w o dts > w o c! H FAMILY OF CHRISTOPHER— THE CORYS 19- died April 13, 1877. They had four children,— William Baker„ James R., Mary P., and Henry M. William Baker Cory was born May 2, 1829 at Bradford, Pa., and died November 23, 1907 at Sturgis, Mich. He was married first to Permelia L. Dayton,. May 2, 1855, who died April 30, 1863, leaving two children; and, second, to Susan E. Roberts, May 13, 1885. The two children were Elizabeth Baker, born April 6, 1859 at Lima,. married Rev. Nathan E. FuHer, has two children, and lives at Binghampton, N. Y. ; and Edward D. Cory, born May 2, 1861 at Lima, married Mary Roberts, February 27, 1884, lives at Sturgis, Mich., and has five children. James R. Cory was born August 28, 1830 at Westown, N. Y., married Catherine Baker, died March 24, 1891 ; had one daughter, Annie B., born March 7, 1871. Mary P. Cory, born October 27, 1833 at Lima, where she died April 25, 1892. Henry M. Cory, born February 1, 1836 and died three weeks later, at Lima, Ind. Benjamin, fourth son of Susanna and Benjamin Cory, was born March 21, 1803, and died in 1837, month and day unknown. He married Abby, daughter of Joseph Bryant and had three children, — Moses F., Mary Elizabeth, and Samuel. Moses F> was born July 21, 1827, and married Susan Enders. No chil dren. Mary Elizabeth married George Ayers and lived in Chi cago. Samuel lives at Rahway, N. J. Susanna, born December 29, 1806, died May 9, 1809. Joseph, was born September 2, 1809 and died in July, 1892. He did not marry till late in life, having had charge of the old' home farm. After the death of his parents he married Margaret Mooney, and had one son, Joseph Wilbur, who was born April 8, 1857. He married Mary E. Leonard May 23, 1883, and has six children,' — Charlotte, born January 22, 1885; Margaret, August 17, 1886; Jane, who was born February 17, 1890, was married July 18, 1907, to Walter Snairowski, a Russian, and has two children, — Robert, born May 13, 1906, and Helen, born February 26, 1910. Leonard, son of Joseph Wilbur Cory, was born November 16, 1893, and died August 16, 1898. Florence, the fourth daughter, was born July 25, 1897; and Harrison, youngest son, born February 12, 1900. Jonathan, youngest son of Susanna and Benjamin, was born June 3, 1812 and died October 20, 1881. 20 LINE OP JOHN He married Catherine Scudder, and had ten children : 1st, Ancos Picton, born August 5, 1861, and married Mary Umbach; 2nd, John Calvin, born January 13, 1843, and died November 7, 1860; 3rd, Martin Luther, born August 29, 1844, and married Anna E. Brewster; 4th Emily Marsh, born January 2, 1846 and died November 3, 1850; 5th, Mary Susanna, born December 1, 1847; 6th, David Brainard, born June 19, 1849, married Georgia H. Wood; 7th, Benjamin, born October 27, 1851 and died a week later; 8th, Franklin M., born November 23, 1852, married Cor nelia Tucker; 9th, Phebe Scudder, born October 8, 1854, and married Rev. William Forbes Cooley, July 30, 1884; 10th, Eliza beth Crawford, born August 22, 1858. Abby, the youngest child of Susanna and Benjamin Cory, was born August 9, 1815 and died in Virginia in December, 1885. She was married to Joseph L. Bronner, who was born at Leip- stein in Alsace-Lorraine, Europe. They had three children, all sons, — Charles Joseph, Benjamin Leonard, and Arthur Emanuel. The three brothers married three sisters, all born in Virginia, — Emma P. Sisson, Mary L. Sisson, and Richara Anna Sisson. They all live in Baltimore, Md., their father among them, if yet alive ; and are worthy citizens, doing well for their families, their country and their church. Their mother was a woman of fine intellect and excellent moral character, much beloved by her friends. Their father was- highly educated, and a noble looking man. The Cory family, now very numerous in the United States, are descended from three brothers who came from Aberdeen, Scotland, about 1620. The family are con sidered to be of Pict or Scandinavian orgin. The word, Corrie, from which the name Cory originated, was Gaelic and meant a narrow valley or glen, or a bowl-shaped hollow in a hillside. The transition steps of meaning we do not understand. Dr. James Manning Cory was born near Westfield, N. J., November 2, 1797 and died at Oxford, Ohio, June 6, 1863. He was married August 13, 1818, to Eliza Ann Stagg, who died in 1846, and had five sons and two daughters. Samuel was born; "at Millville, Ohio, May 26, 1819, and died at Oxford, THE CORYS 21 August 18, 1834. Susan Ann was born November 29, 1820, at Millville, as were all the children except the youngest two, and died in Cincinnati, July 21, 1845. Benjamin was born No vember 17, 1822, and died at San Jose, Cal., January 16, 1896 Adnline was born January 20, 1825, and died in San Jose January 8, 1867. Joseph Warren was born June 25, 1827, and died in Cincinnati October 5, 1829. James Manning was born in Oxford January 30, 1830, and died at Fresno, Cal., June 14, 1897. Andrew Jackson was born at Oxford December 24, 1832, and died at San Jose March 3, 1892. Dr. Benjamin Cory was married March 16, 1853, to Sarah Ann Braly of San Jose. They had three sons and six, daughters, all born at San Jose. John was born February 20, 1854, and was married in 1884 to NeHie Buck. They have no children. Live in Lodi, Cal. Elizabeth was borrt January 28, 1856, and was married in 1879 to Dr. Henry Childs Ledyard, a descendant of John Led- yard of Groton, Conn., a noted traveller and explorer. In heriting somewhat of this ancestor's spirit, he went to the Orient after his marriage and spent ten years in the practice of his profession of dentistry, first in Shanghai and then in Constanti nople. Returning to California he began work in Los Angeles ; but was soon taken away, one of the first victims of La Grippe in that city. He died February 27, 1890. There were three children born to this couple : Harry Horatio, born December 25, 1880 in Shanghai, was married in June, 1910, to LilHan Frazee; Cory Childs, born in Constantinople, Turkey, was mar ried on the same date as his brother, to Alice Rankin ; Maritza, — in English, Mary, — also born in Constantinople, is still unmarried, a teacher in Los Angeles. Mary, second daughter of Dr. Benjamin Cory, was married in 1881 to Dr. Francis King Ledyard. Their son Benjamin Cory was married in May, 1907, to Lulu Lownsberry, and has a son, Francis Monroe, born July 9, 1910. Their home is in San Jose. Helen Bell, and Francis King, the younger children, live with their parents in Pasadena, Cal. Concerning the explorer, Ledyard, it is of interest to note that he accompanied Captain Cook on his second voyage, and pub- 22 LINE OF JOHN lished a narrative of the discoveries which were of so much importance in settling disputed questions concerning the Antarctic regions. This voyage of three years' duration was begun in July, 1772. Ledyard engaged in other expeditions for dis covery of conditions on the globe, and lost his life from, virulent disease, in Northern Africa, in 1788, when but thirty-seven years of age. Benjamin, second son of Dr. Benjamin Cory, was born March 17, 1860 and died May 27, 1860. Lewis Lincoln was born May 4, 1861, and married in 1882, to Carrie Martin. Their children are Edith Marie, Katherine, Margaret, Martin, and Benjamin. Susanna was married to Charles Edward Halbutzel in 1902, and has Charles Edward, born January 26, 1905. Harriet was married July 20, 1907, to Rev. Redolpho Braun Hummel, and has John Cory, born at Lolodorf, Africa, August 3, 1908. Edith was married to WilHam Gay Alexander Decemb'er 23, 1890. Sarah Ann is not married. James Manning Cory married Eliza beth Braly, sister of his older brother's wife. They have five children, — Adda, Frank, George, Mabel H., and Henry Manning. George H., who was born in 1867, died May 10, 1895. Henry M., born in 1874, died July 12, 1899. Dr. Andrew Jackson Cory was married October 23, 1861, to Albertina Ann French, who was born December 14, 1842 and died September 21, 1891. Their children were Benjamin Brodie, who was born April 26, 1863, and married to Elizabeth Braly Crow March 15, 1894; Albertina Jackson, born December 10, 1872 and died April 1, 1878; Janie, who was born June 24, 1865, and married to Harry Cornelius Lester October 12, 1891, hav ing a family of three children, — Albertina, born November 20, 1892 and died May 7, 1908; Cory Cornelius, born January 10, 1895.; and Denman D., born May 13, 1898. Only one of Dr. J. M. Cory's daughters lived to marry and have a family,- — Adaline. She was married October 23, 1845, to Rev. John J. Scott, who was born February 27, 1818, and died March 8, '1855. One of the noblest of men, he came to an untimely death by the hand of a partially insane man, at his home at Lewis- ville, Ind., where he was pastor of a Presbyterian Church. The THE MILLS FAMILY 23 children of this family were, — WilHam Cory, born August 16, 1846 and died August 22, 1852; Eliza Ann, born March 11, 1848; James Manning born June 21, 1850; Margaret Katherine, born February 21, 1853 and died December 4, 1906; Mary Louise, born June 18, 1855, after the death of her father. Eliza Ann was married December 25, 1866, to Eber Crandall Munn, and has four children, — Adaline Corinne, who was born November 28, 1867, married February 12, 1890, to George Lester Tarleton, and has George Eber, born December 13, 1891 ; Lloyd Irving, born May 6, 1894, and Edward Scott, born January 8, 1900; Frank Scott Munn, born February 21, 1870, and married June 8, 1901, to Minnie Kerberger ; Margaret Louise Munn, born March 9, 1872, married April 7, 1900, to Luther Dickerson Smith, and has Lida, born July 27, 1907; Anna Cobb Munn, born December 11, 1874, and died June 27, 1897. James Manning. Scott was married February 12, 1885, to Lizzie Virginia Robertson, and has Ben Robertson, born November 22, 1887, who married a Miss Murphy and has tv/o sons. Margaret Katherine Scott entered upon her life work of teaching at the age of sixteen, serving first at San Jose, then in Los Angeles for some years ; and finally for a number of years as a missionary teacher at Sao Paulo, Brazil, in South America. She died at San Jose December 4, 1906. Mary Louise Scott was married September 1, 1875 to Samuel Henry Cronk. Their children are, — James Scott, born June 13, 1876, Frank Henry, born May 26, 1878, and Evaline, born January 8, 1880. By a second marriage Dr. James Manning Cory had a daugh ter Mary, born at Oxford in 1850, who was very happily mar ried to a Dr. Evans and had some family; but her later records are not at hand. II. Anna, the second daughter of Christopher and Abigail Denman, was born after the Declaration of Independence, Octo ber 24, 1776, and died May 14, 1832 very suddenly, as she was walking in the garden; probably from heart failure. She was married September 19, 1795, to John Mills, whose nationality. 24 LINE OF JOHN and the date of whose birth, are not on record. He died July 14, 1841, after but seven hours' illness. There were three sons and three daughters, — Denman, Huldah, Benjamin, Mary, Anna, and John. Denman was born, in 1796, went to Ohio in 1817 and the next year to New Orleans, after which he was lost to sight, and was, after a number of years, concluded to be dead. Huldah was born October 8, 1800 and died December 5, 1821. Benjamin was born February 8, 1803. (For his family see below.) Mary was born August 25, 1806, and died September 11, 1838. She married a Watson and had one son, who died without family. Anna was born in 1839 and married Marsh. She had one daughter, who married a Lockwood, but had no heir. John, the youngest, was born April 12, 1813, and lived on the old homestead, where he died in 1887. He married Elizabeth Mondy and had three sons, — Albert, who married and had one son, John Denman; Silas, who married and had two sons; and Benjamin, who married and had three sons, and a daughter, Cordelia, who married a Jennings and had a large family. Benjamin Mills was twice married. The first wife had three children, — Benjamin, born April 19, 1829, and died by drown ing, June 22, 1838; Christopher D., born September 30, 1830, had a family of daughters, and died December 31, 1877 ; and John D., born September 25, 1833, and died at the age of seven months. The second wife had five children, — Ann Jane, born October 25, 1835, married John D. Frazer, had one daughter, and died October 31, 1864; Washington, born February 16, 1838, had three daughters, and died August 6, 1872 ; Augustus Rinier, born January 22, 1840 and never married ; John Frazer, born October 9, 1843, married a Miss Abendroth, and has four sons; and Mortimer, born August 11, 1847. III. Abigail, third daughter of Christopher and Abigail Denman, was born May 3, 1779 and died May 10, 1841. She was married March 2, 1800 to John Marsh, son of Isaac, one of a long line of Marshes, who was born September 18, 1779 THE MARSH FAMILY 25 and died February 18, 1860. Their children were Hannah Bryant, Margaret Milligan, Ann, Rebecca Denman, Christopher Denman, Isaac, Rhoda Bryant, and Benjamin Cory. Hannah B., was born September 6, 1801 and died in March, 1884. She was married February 28, 1819 to Thomas Hewitt who died July 19, 1823. Their one child, John M. Hewitt, was born November 16, 1820 and died unmarried in 1865. Hannah was married again on January 23, 1831, to John W. Stratton who died without children June 12, 1832. Margaret M., was born October 11, 1802 and died April 11, 1837. She married a Lee and left children. Ann was born June 28, 1805 and died July 11, 1895, when just past ninety years of age. She was married to Moses Lee, — date now lost, — and had two sons and one daughter. Rebecca D. was born July 26, 1807, and died December 19, 1864. She married a Mr. Addison and had two children. Christopher D. was born January 7, 1813 and died October 3, 1822, when in his tenth year. Isaac was born April 2, 1815 and died February 17, 1899. He was married May 24, 1838 to Joanna L. Clark, who was born September 18, 1823 and died March 16, 1879. Their children were Christopher Denman, Augusta A., Sarah Elizabeth, Ralph Denman, and Frank Abernethy. Christopher D. was born April 20, 1841. He married Clara Tower, who was born September 18, 1867 in Jersey City, and died May 28, 1905, without children. Augusta A. was born November 18, 1844, and married September 5, 1866 to Herbert C. Plass, ^who was born April 6, 1842. Of their five children three are dead; — Clara Augusta, who was born December 29, 1872 and died February 2, 1873 ; Evelyn May, born June 11, 1877 and died November 9, 1880; and Howard Marsh, born August 21, 1880 and died January 24, 1881. The eldest, Florence Edna, who was born July 21, 1870, was married on October 3, 1898, to John K. Roundey. Herbert Edmond Plass was born November 2, 1874, ' and married to Rae Randolph June 4, 1910. Sarah Elizabeth, the second daugh ter of Isaac Marsh, was born August 7, 1847, married Melancthon Reeve,who died January 21, 1902. Ralph Denman Marsh, M. D., 26 LINE OP JOHN born July 8, 1858, died unmarried April 29, 1884. Frank Aber nethy Marsh, born November 25, 1860, married Etta Grundaker. Rhoda Bryant, youngest daughter of John and Abigail Marsh, was born April 4, 1820 and died June 28, 1851. She married Josiah Baker. Benjamin Cory, the youngest son, was born May 14, 1824 and died August 31, 1867. He was married September 29, 1849 to Mary A. Streeter, who was born March 15, 1827 and died April 25, 1862. Their children were, — Mary C, born January 20, 1852, and married in October, 1875 to Oscar Dent Mott; and Willis G, born April 1, 1855. Deceased, date unknown. IV. John Denman, the only son of Christopher and Abigail, was born February 28, 1782, and died September 24, 1849. He was married, first to Rebecca High, July 5, 1801, who lived only a few years and left no children; and, second, in 1815, to Lockey, daughter of Capt. Isaac Marsh, who was born in 1792, and died in 1875, having outlived her seven sons. Her only daughter, Mary Rebecca, became the Mrs. Matthews of Newark, N. J., so widely known as a skillful and successful collector of genealog ical records. This John Denman lived on the old Denman farm near Westfield, as a farmer; but he also served as a Govern ment Contractor in getting out ship timber and transporting war supplies. He was a large man, energetic and forceful, and much esteemed by all who knew him. The family of John Denman and Lockey Marsh embraced seven sons, — John Chris topher, Isaac Marsh, Alvan Fox, Ralph Marsh, and three that died in infancy ; and one daughter, Mary Rebecca. John Christopher was born November 17, 1815, and died February 4, 1864. He was married to Eliza Hendricks in 1844, and had a son, George Hendricks, born in 1849, and married in 1876 to Sarah Green, by whom he had two sons, George and Morris. John and Eliza had also a daughter, Lilly Orlean, born in 1859, who married James Reinhardt. Isaac Marsh Denman was born March 8, 1821, and died November 21, 1866. He was married in 1845 to Mary Ransley Cross, who was born in Newark, N. J., August 13, 1823, and died November 23, 1899. They had three sons, — Isaac Rolfe, Abram MILLS HOUSE DENMAN HOUSE M M r MM Ml IMF f M r M (¦ H J I I f OLD FIREPLACE HJQ7; k ^^ t .- <.«'-, ~' ^r <¦, 'y>^-^ V[ / '\ - -V- 4' • , < * "< ^ £^ ^^1 ¥;, A 1 . r*,^.. ,!< ¦MR -ff W^-' # ,>^h'jffi.-.A "yfi^.-VSi^M-..^ •A