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From: DAVID A SHERMAN <>
Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] JOHN HIGGINS - The Details Of the Search
Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2000 21:24:05 -0500


Rob Kugler,

I can't find Ida Rittenhouse Bellis Kugler in my line, but my great
grandmother was Amy Catherine Bellis, who married Manning Force Sherman.
I found some Kuglers in my line..........let me know if you have any of
these...............
Wilson B. Kugler m. Elizah Jane Rittenhouse, dau. of James Rittenhouse and
Abigail Mattison. Elizah was born 2-27-1835 and died 5-28-1920.......Wilson
and Elizah children were.........
1) Susan R. b. 3-5-1862 m. Martin Bellis on 3-2-1904
notes on Susan R............"For some forty years she a milliner in
Frenchtown; where she resided and died. She had no children, but her husband
had children by his first wife. The Joseph Mattison(1769-1831) family Bible
was in the possession of Susan Kugler Bellis; it met with destruction, it is
feared, in a bonfire of attic rubbish after her death. Residence of husband:
73 Woodland Ave. So. Orange, NJ"
2)Oliver R. b. 9-24-1863; d. 5-24-1933. He married Caroline Hoff 10-6-1886,
dau. of Cornelius Hoff. She died 8-12-1934.
Oliver held office of the county clerk in Hunt. Cnty and was a prominent
Democratic leader. He was clerk of the "Kingwood Old School Baptist Church"
of Locktown and custodian of its records.

Oliver and Caroline had a daughter, Marion H., b. 10-16-1888.
Marion m. G. Warde Reading 11-10-1911
Marion was a teacher in Great Neck, Long Island, NY

Marion and G. Reading had a son, Douglas K. born 8-10-1912.

Hope we can make a connection.

Good Luck,

Dave Sherman

----- Original Message -----
From: Kugler Family <>
To: DAVID A SHERMAN <>
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 8:50 PM
Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] JOHN HIGGINS - The Details Of the Search


> David:
> Having done a good bit of research into the Rittenhouses who lived in
> Hunterdon County, particularly as they related to my line, I might have
> something you are looking for. My grandmother was Ida Rittenhouse Bellis
> Kugler. I have used the Rowland book that I referred to in answering
Alison
> Wallner's inquiry as my "Bible" for years, and Lot is a featured figure.
> Let me know if you think I could help in any searching you might be doing.
> Rob Kugler
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DAVID A SHERMAN <>
> To: <>
> Date: Sunday, January 30, 2000 11:47 PM
> Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] JOHN HIGGINS - The Details Of the Search
>
>
> >Alison,
> >
> >Thanks for sharing this, for all to see..........Lot
> >Rittinghousen(Rittenhouse) is my
> >gggggg uncle.......I will add this info to my line......
> >Unfortunately, I can't anything to the Higgins line.....
> >
> >Good Luck,
> >
> >Dave Sherman
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Alison Wallner <>
> >To: <>
> >Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2000 2:21 AM
> >Subject: [NJHUNTER] JOHN HIGGINS - The Details Of the Search
> >
> >
> >> Hello Listers!
> >>
> >> One of the List members, Andrew Johnson, made an excellent suggestion -
> >> to share the "details" of the search for JOHN HIGGIN's father, so
> everyone
> >would know what has been done so far.
> >>
> >> As I've already mentioned, my mother, Althea F. Courtot, (who is
probably
> >familiar to those of you who are DALRYMPLE researchers) has been doing
> >genealogical research for a very long time. Because she is 78 now, and
> >partially blind, she has turned the search over to me.
> >>
> >> JOHN HIGGINS (b. 25 March 1769 in probably Hunterdon Co.) lived near
> >Wertsville in Delaware Twp. He married Priscilla WERT (b. 20 July 1774)
who
> >was the dau of Henry Wert and Mrs. Priscilla STILLWELL. He and Priscilla
> are
> >buried in the Old School Baptist Church, Locktown, Delaware Twp.
> >>
> >> All the "usual" Hunterdon and NJ records/sources have been checked,
> >census, wills, probates, land, death, marriage, church, etc etc etc.
> >Research into connected family lines also have yeilded no clues to John's
> >father's identity. Birth record would have probably been a family bible,
> >which has never been located. We have arrived at the point of the search
> >where an "extraordinary" source, or re-examinging some clues, seems to be
> >all that remains.
> >>
> >> The name PAUL COOL keeps popping up, but so far, if there is some
> >connection to John HIGGINS' father, it has eluded us!
> >>
> >> Ca 1790 John HIGGINS was living by NATHANIEL HIGGINS. Nathaniel b. 28
> June
> >1760 was the son of Jonathan 4 HIGGINS (Jediah 3, Jediah 2, Richard 1)
who
> >married Martha PERINE. Nathaniel's siblings: Judiah H. b. 14 Oct 1751 d.
1
> >Feb 1820 Amwell m. (1) Mary HILL (2) Rachel McPHERSON.Jonathan b. 17 July
> >1756 d. 11 Oct 1829 Hunterdon m. Mary READING.Martha b. 28 Aug 1762 d. 15
> >Feb 1833 m. John COVENHOVEN.
> >>
> >> My great grandfather's brother, John DALRYMPLE, remembered that the
> family
> >had visited a MAHLON HIGGINS and thought he was a "cousin". There were
two
> >Mahlon HIGGINS, Mahlon Clark HIGGINS was the son of Jesse 6 HIGGINS
(Jediah
> >5, Jonathan 4, Jediah 3, Jediah 2, Richard 1) and Elizabeth CLARK. He
> >married Lucretia VOORHEES.
> >>
> >> So two clues lead us back to JONATHAN 4 HIGGINS. In his will he named
> sons
> >Jediah, Jonathan, and Nathanial and daughter "Peggy" Covenhoven. There is
> no
> >mention of a son JOHN. Have been unable to locate any info that would
> >indicate John was the son of Jonathan 4.
> >>
> >> Both Mahlon Higgins were in Raritan. Hannah 4 HIGGINS who m. Lot
> >RITTENHOUSE was the dau of Joseph 3 HIGGINS. The other Mahlon HIGGINS was
> >Joseph's line, and here we have a family connection to the RITTENHOUSEs.
> >This is why we are looking at JOSEPH 3's sons JEDIAH 4 and JOSHUA 4 as
> >possible father's of JOHN HIGGINS. (The other sons have been investigated
> >and these are the only two that we can't come up with any reliable info
on
> >their sons.)
> >>
> >> Any help would be greatly appreciated!
> >> Alison
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>

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