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BIBLE RECORDS. ATHERTON BIBLE. IN POSSESSION OP THOMAS HENRY ATHERTON, ESQ., OP WILKES-BARRE. James Atherton and Lydia Washburn were married May the 3rd, 1774. James Atherton * was born September the 19th, 1751. Lydia Washburn was born May the 16th, 1757. Jonathan Washburn was born January 28, 1760. Caleb Washburn was the f ather of Lydia Washburne, our Grandmother. Our gTeat -grandmother was Mehitable Allen and wife of Caleb Wash- burne.f Mehitable Atherton was born June 16th, 1775. Elizabeth Atherton was born May the 26th, 1777. Hannah Atherton was born September the 26th, 1779. Lydia Atherton was born January the 23rd, 1782. James Atherton was born March the 31st, 1784. Elisha Atherton was born May the 7th, 1786. Sarah Atherton was born August the 18th, 1788. Mary Atherton was born January the 13th, 1791. Anna Atherton was born February the 17th, 1793. Ruth Atherton was bora April 21st, 1795. Valentine C. Atherton was born May the 5th, 1797. Allen Atherton was bora November 16th, 1799. Sylvina Atherton was bora January 9th, 1804. Valentine Cook Cox was born June the 21, 1828. Jane Ann Cox was born July the 2, 1830. Sally M. Cox was bofrn August the 10, 1831. Jonathan Washburn Died May 3rd, 1792, aged 32 years and 4 months. Allen Atherton Died Feb’y 21st, 1808, aged 9 years, 4 mo., 14 days.. James Atherton Died Feb. 23rd, 1810, aged 26 years, 10 months, 5 days. Mehitable Cox Died 20th August, 1826, aged 51 years, 1 month and 3 days. * The son of .lames Atherton of Lancaster, Massachusetts, and Sharon, Con¬ necticut, one of the company of ninety-three pioneers, mostly from Connec¬ ticut, who in August, 1762, went to Wyoming, Pennsylvania, where -James Pennsylvania Atherton died October 29, 1798, aged eighty-three years. Archives, Second Series, vol. xviii, p. 701 et seq. ; MINER'S Wyoming, Appen¬ dix, p. 52. f Caleb Washburn and Mehitable, daughter of Beniamin Allen, were mar¬ ried at Bridgewater, Massachusetts, 27 May, 1756. BHdgewater Town Records. — ( 264) — 265 Bible Records. James Atherton. Died May -the 5, 1828, aged 77 years, 7 months, 16 days: We lived together 54 years, 12 days.* Elizabeth Roberts Died January the 30, 1829, aged 51 years, 8 months and 4 days. Ann Cox died June the 8, 1835, aged 42 years, three months, 22 days. Elisha f Atherton Died April 2d, 1853. Lydia Atherton Died June the 20, 1847, aged 90 years, one month and four Days. Sally Miesner died February the 2, 1867, aged 78 years, 5 months, 19 days. Mary Atherton Murphy died Feb. 26, 1873, aged 85 years, one month and thirteen days. David Rogers was born October the 20, 1797 and Died September the 30, 1866, aged sixty nine years, 11 months and 11 days. Sylvina A. Rogers Died March 5, 1890, aged 86 years, one month and twenty six days. On a fly-leaf opposite the -title page is written: “This Bible is the property of Lydia Atherton, Kingston [Pennsylvania], July 16th, 1815. t y One the reverse side: “ied April the 12th in the year of our Lord 1803.” CARTER BIBLE. CONTRIBUTED BY MRS. J. GARDNER CASSATT OF PHILADELPHIA. [A copy of the writing upon the blank leaf between the Old and New Testaments, in the old family Bible at Shirley on the James River, Vir¬ ginia.] Children of Charles J Carter, of Shirley, by 1st wife, Mary Walker Carter: § John Hill Carter, born the 14th of May, 1757. * Died at Sunbury, Delaware County, Ohio, as did his wife, Lydia Wash¬ burn Atherton. -j- Married 1st, 10 October, 1810, Ziba, daughter of David and Sarah (Farrier) Perkins of Kingston, Penna., born 21 August, 1790 ; died 4 August, 1825. He married 2d, Caroline Ann, widow of Samuel Maffett and daughter of General William Ross of Wilkes-Barre. Issue by first marriage : Sarah Ather¬ ton, married William Henry, 3d (1796-1878), founder of Scranton, Penna., Thomas Atherton , James Atherton, Lydia Atherton. Eliza Ross Atherton, only child of the second marriage, became the wife of the late eminent Charles Abbott Miner of Wilkes-Barre. J Charles Carter represented Lancaster County In the Virginia House of Burgesses, 1758-1776, and was a member of the Virginia Conventions of 1775, 1776. His father, John Carter of “Oorotoman,” Lancaster County, Secretary of State for Virginia, 1722-1742, and Councillor 1724-1742, married Elizabeth, daughter of Edward Hill, Jr., of “ Shirley,” Charles City County. She mar¬ ried 2d, Bowler Cocke of “ Bremo,” who died at “ Shirley ” in 1771. § Daughter of Charles Carter of “ Gleve,” in King George County. He who, by will of 1762, directed that his sons be sent to England to be edu¬ cated and his daughters brought up frugally and taught to dance. Stanard’s Colonial Virginia, Its People and Customs, p. 141. — Bible Records. 266 * Charles Williams Carter, born the 27th of May, 1759 and lived no longer than two months. George Carter, born the 27th of December, 1761. Mary Walker Carter, born the 27th of October, 1763. Elizabeth Carter, born the 26th of September, 1764. Charles Carter, born* the 22nd 0f June, 1766. Edward & Landon Carter, Twins, born the 27th of September, 1767. Landon lived about 2 years, wanting 34 days. Children of Ann Butler* Carter, 2nd wife of Charles Carter: Robert Hill Carter, born the 20th of October, 1771 and lived about 11 months. Ann Hill Carter, born the 26th 0f March, 1773. Robert Carter, born the 30th of November, 1774 and died the 14th of November, 1805, lived 31 years within 16 days. Bernard Carter, born the 14th of September, 1776 and lived only five weeks. John Carter, born the 17th 0f October, 1777 (beloved by his parents, and died the 25th day of April, 1784, aged eight years). Catherine Spotswood Carter, born the 1st of June, 1779. Bernard Carter, born the 29th of November, 1780. Williams f Carter, born the 30th of October, 1782. Butler Carter, born the 25th of March, 1784 and died the 20th of Octo¬ ber, 1786. A sweet little fellow he was. Mildred Walker Carter, born the 15th day of December, 1786 and de¬ parted this life Monday, the 8th day of June, 1807. Lucy Carter, born the 25th of February, 1789. William Fitzhugh, Born the 16th day of Febry., 1791. a little Girl born the 27th day of August, 1792 and died within a few minutes after birth. The 19th day of August, 1794, a still-born child. Calphemia, a dear little Girl, born on the 22nd day of November, 1796, without a palate, and died the 19th day of July, 1797. Charles Carter, the father, died June 28th, 1806, aged 73 or 74 years; he was born in 1732. ♦Ann Butler, daughter of Col. Bernard Moore (1720-1770) of “ Chelsea,” King William County, by his wife Anne Catherine Spotswood and grand¬ daughter of Alexander Spotswood (1676-1740), 'Lieutenant-Governor and com¬ mander-in-chief of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia 1710-1722, and Com¬ mander-in-chief of the Expedition against Carthagena 1740. Virginia Mag¬ azine of History and Biography, vol. xxv, pp. 435-6. -j* The family name of Elizabeth, wife of the second Col. Edward Hill of ‘‘Shirley” (1638-1700). In various excellent publications this name incor¬ rectly appears as William Carter. He died at North Wales, Hanover County, Virginia, 6 August, 1864, having married Charlotte, daughter of the Hon. William Foushee, M. D., of Richmond, by his wife, Isabella Ilarmonson. For ascendants and descendants of, see manuscript, Genealogy of the Carter Family of Virginia by Robert Randolph Carter of “ Shirley,” assisted by Townsend Ward of Philadelphia (1884), in THE COLLECTIONS OP THE — , GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA. 267 Bible Records. COVENHOVEN. Peter Covenhoven,* born 12 mo. 4, 1732. Died 3 mo. 3, 1802. Married, by license dated 6 mo. 19, 1756, Hannah Forman.f Children of Peter and Hannah Covenhoven: John, born 4-25, 1757. Elias, born 2-4, 1759. Forman, born 3-17, 1761. Samuel, born 3-27, 1762. James, born 6-9, 1765. Jane, born 10-19, 1767. Ann, born 11-5, 1770. Forman, born 6-6, 1773 [died April 5, 1762, aged 1 year, 19 daysj.J Mary, born 7-6, 1775. Eleanor,§ born 11-26, 1776. William, born 8-20, 1778. HENSHAW BIBLE. y ‘‘A GENEALOGY OF MY FATHER ’S FAMILY. * My father, Benjamin Henshaw, was born || Jan. 12, 1729-30; died 2d August, 1793. Benjamin Henshaw and Elizabeth Lord were married by Rev. V. Russell. His wife died 8th Jan., 1761. Their first son, Benjamin, was born 27 March, 1754. Their daughter, Elizabeth Henshaw, was born 5th July, 1755. Benjamin Henshaw was married to Hulda Sumner, by Rev. Mr. Lockwood. Their first son, Daniel, was born 26 March, 1762. . (Died May 4th, 1825.) Daniel Henshaw was born 26 March, 1762, Friday morning, half past 7 o’clock. (Died May 4th, 1825, Wednesday, Twenty minutes paat 11 o’clock A. M.) . . * * Peter Covenhoven, eldest son of Elias Oowenkoven, 1707-1751, by his wife Williamsie Wall, and grandson of Peter Covenhoven, or Oouwenkoven, as the latter wrote his name, resided in Upper Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey. See Bible records of Peter and Elias Cowenhoven in Stillwell’s Miscellany, vol. 11, pp. 353-4 ; see also Bergen’s Early Settlers of Kings County , New York, pp. 80-1. f Daughter of John Forman of Freehold by his wife Jane Wyfeoff ; grand¬ daughter of Samuel Forman by his wife Mary Wilbore. $ Gravestone in Presbyterian Churchyard of Freehold. § Died 3 mo. 1, 1852. She married 29» May, 1804, Dr. Joseph Leedom, who, after marriage, established himself at Plymouth, Montgomery County, Penn¬ sylvania, where he practiced his profession upwards of forty-two years and died January, 1845, aged seventy-six years. See Auge’s Men of Montgomery County, pp. 106-7. || At Boston, Massachusetts, son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Bass) Henshaw. Boston Commissioner’s Records, vol. 24, p. 193 ; vol. 28, p. 113. — — — 268 Bible Records. Daniel Henshaw and Sally Prentis were married by the Rev. Henry Charming at New London, Friday, 11 o’clock P. M., April 18th, 1788.* ROBERT LANING BIBLE. LATE IN POSSESSION OP ROBERT LANING OP TOWANDA, PENNSYLVANIA. Robert Laning,f born February 24th, 1747 ; died October 4th, 1828. Sarah Coryell (his wife), born February 5, 1756; died December 15th, 1839. Children of Robert and Sarah Laning : John Laning, born June 5, 1779; died February 12, 1820; married, June 9, 1806, Mary Ann (Hollenback) Deshong, widow. Elizabeth Coryell Laning, born October 1, 1781; married David Fleming. Amelia Laning, born October 1, 1781; died MaTch 28, 1823; married James Howel. Prudence Laning, born August 24, 1783; died April 12, 1869; married John Van Sycle. Daniel Laning, born September 9, 1785. Sarah Laning, born March 10, 1788; died November 11, 1864; married William Reading.§ Mary Laning, born March 10, 1788; died October 14, 1857; married Israel Hart. Nancy Laning, born February 29, 1790; died November 8, 1874. Fanny Laning, born July 15, 1792; died April 10, 1884. * Daniel Henshaw of Providence, Rhode Island, certified to the foregoing, 3 January, 1901, as a true copy from the family record in the Bible of his grandfather, Daniel Henshaw. •j- Cooley in his Early Settlers of Trenton and Ewing , p. 158, omits four of Robert and Sarah Laning's eleven children: Elizabeth , Amelia, Letitia and Hetty. His daughter Sarah married William, son of Montgomery Read¬ ing, not William Montgomery as stated hy Coo-ley. $ John Laning removed from Sussex County, New Jersey, to Owego, Tioga County, New York, about the time of his marriage and there his children were born. By his wife Mary Ann Hollenback, daughter of Matthias Hollenback, Esq., of Wilkes-Barre, he had : 1. Augustus C. Laning, ib. 30 Sept., 1808 ; d. 29 May, 1875; m. 8 Dec., 1831, Amanda Christel. 2. Ellen H. Laning, b. 8 April, 1810 ; d. Philadelphia, 9 April, 1850; m. 14 Nov., 1827, George H. Bicking of Philadelphia, b. 4 Jan., 1800; d. 16 Mar., 1862. Issue : i. MART ANN BICKING, wife of William Brisbane, it. ELLEN HOLLENBACK BICKING, wife of Louis Emory. 3. Matthias Laning, m. Ann Overton. 4. John Laning, m. Juliet, daughter of Asa Trumar of Owego. 5. Mary Ann Laning, died in Philadelphia, 2 Jan., 1880; m. John Roset. Issue: i. GEORGE H. ROSET. 11. MARY ANN LANING ROSET, wife of Dr, John; Livingston Ludlow, ill. ELIZABETH VIRGINIA ROSET, wife of John B redhead, iv. ELLEN B. ROSET, wife of An- ■ thon-y J. Drexel. v. SARAH EMILY ROSET, wife of Charles M. Smith. 6. Sarah Laning, m. Dr. Ezekiel Phelps of Owego. 7. Emily Laning, m. John Taylor of Owego. § See Memorials of the Reading Family, pp. 56, 70. Bible Records. 269 Letitia Laning, born January 25, 1796'; died May 18, 1848. Hetty Laning, born January 25, 1796; died June 13, 1881; married Joseph Garrison. MULLETT BIBLE. IN POSSESSION OP MRS. JOSEPHINE LESTER WHITING, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. CONTRIBUTED BY MRS. IDA L. MEACHAM. Ernest Mullett married Jane Colvill, Dec. 11, 1828, by Rev. James Bennett, Forestville, Chautauqua County, N. Y. Jane Mullett, born at Kirkaldy, Fife County, Scotland, Nov. 29, 1806, daughter of William and Jane Colvill. Ernest Mullett, born at Halifax, Windham County, Vermont, April 22, A. D. 1798. Father, James Mullett, son of Robin Mullett and Elizabeth (Gib¬ bons) Mullett, born in the Parish of Milton Abbey, Dorsetshire, Eng¬ land, 1754. Died Darien, Genesee County, N. Y., Feb. 8, 1829, aged 75. Mother, Sylvinia Perry, daughter of Amos Perry * and Sarah (Cush¬ man) Perry, born Scituate, Plymouth County, Mass., 1764. Married Western (now Warren), Mass., Apl. 24, 1783. Died Darien, Genesee County, N. Y., Sep. 28, 1851, aged 87. William Colvill, born at Kirkaldy, Fife County, Scotand, Jan. 12, A. D. 1766. Died May 15, 1845, in Forestville, Chant. Co., N. Y. Jane Colvill, born Edenborough, Scotland, Jan. 12, 1772. Died Aug. 9, 1826. William and Jane Colvill married at Edinborough, Scotland, Dec. 28, 1792. Children of Ernest and Jane Mullett. Harvey Colvill Mullett, Sept. 11, 1829. Ernest Augustus Mullett, Jan. 3, 1831. Oscar Wilder Mullett, Jany. 26, 1833. Robert Henry Mullett, March 27, 1835. William Mullett, May 7, 1840. Walter Perry Mullett, May 17, 1843. James Hazard Mullett, June 10, 1846. Sylvinia Jane Mullett, Jany. 9, 1849. Married. James Mullett to Silvinia Perry, April 24th, 1783. James Mullett, Jr., born October 17th, 1784. John Mullett, born July 11th, 1786. Betsey Gibbons Mullett, born October 6th, 1787. Harvey Mullett, born May 9*1», 1789. Died December 11th, 1820, at Buffalo. Chilion Mullett, born December 13th, 1790. Anna Mullett, born September 4th, 1792. Died July 18th, 1872. Ernest Mullett, born Jany. 17th, 1794. Died March 13th, 1796. Psyche, born June 27th, 1795. Ernest Mullett, born April 22a, 1798. — — * Amos Perry of Scituate, Massachusetts, married Sarah Cushman of Hali¬ fax, Jan. 10, 1757. Scituate Vital Records, vol. ii, p. 233 ; Cushman Gene¬ alogy, p. 140. — 270 Bible Records. Robert Mullet t, born Sept. 3, 1800. Died Nov. 21st, 1825. Sally Cushman Mullett, born Jany. 15th, 1802. Harriet Mullett, bora July 20th, 1804. Huldah Perry Mullett, born July 18th, 1806. James Mullett died Feb, 28th, 1829. Sylvina Mullett died Sept. 28, 1851. Ernest Mullett 2d died Oct. 26, 1856, Chilion Mullett died March 25, 1857. Betsey Wildin (or Wilkin) died June 16th, 1857. James Mullett Jr. died Sept. 10th, 1858, at his residence at Fredonia. Sarah C. Mullett, wife of Samuel N. Tanner, died Feb. 14th, 1864. Psyche Mullett, wife of Elnathan Benut, died March 30th, 1865. Huldah P. Mullett died Oct. 21, 1870. Harriet, wife of Arch'd McVean, died Nov. 25, 1875. Harriet Mullett & Archd McVean, married March 5th, 1862.* McKEEHAN BIBLES. IN POSSESSION OF MRS. GEORGE P. DOUGLAS OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA. BENJAMIN MOKEEHAN BIBLE. [Benjamin McKeehan, 1751-1814, son of John McKeehan of West Pennsboro, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, married Margaret Wilson, born February 22, 1758; died as below, at Newville, Pennsylvania, daugh¬ ter of William and Margaret Wilson of West Pennsboro. The first en¬ tries in the Bible are of the children of John McKeehan.] Samuel McKeehan was born March 17th, A. D. 1728. Alexander McKeehan was bora Sept. 2d, A. D. 1731. Jenat McKeehan was born August 30th, A. D. 1734. John McKeehan was born August 15th, 1736.f James McKeehan was born June 2d, 1739. Agnes McKeehan was born June 5th, 1742. James McKeehan was bora December 20th, 1745. Elizabeth McKeehan was born September 29th, 1749. Benjamin McKeehan was born August 2d, 1751. Children of Benjamin and Margaret McKeehan: Mary McKeehan was born June 15th, 1782. Grissy MsKeehan was born June 20th, 1784. Jenny McKeehan was born Jan. 6th, 1787. John McKeehan was bora August 18th, 1789. William McKeehan was born March 2d, 1793. Margeret McKeehan was born December 23d, 1797. * The foregoing was sworn to, 20 Dec., 1916, by Mary p. Mullett, wife of Robert H. Mullett of Dunkirk, New York, as being a complete and accurate copy of the family Register in said Bible which had been many years in her possession. f Died 7 March, 1813. Elizabeth his wife died 20 June, 1822, aged seventyseven years. Both burled at Newvil'le. History of Big Spring Presbyterian Church. — 271 Bible Records. Benjamin McKeehan died October 23d, 1814, aged sixty-three years. Margeret McKeehan died April 24th, A. D. 1829, aged seventy-one years, two months, and two days. __ [The Bible then passed to the oldest son, John McKeehan, born 1789, who married, first, Tabitha McBride, by whom he had a son, Benjamin, who died in infancy. He married second, Eleanor Oisne and had the following children, whose birth are recorded in this Bible:] Mary McKeehan was bom October 8th, 1830. Margeret McKeehan was born June 11th, 1832, and died May 4th, 1833, aged ten months and 23 dayB. David McKeehan was born February 10th, 1834. Benjamin Wilson McKeehan was born Sept. 2d, 1836. Died Oct. 2d, 1862. John McKeehan was born June 20th, 1839. Alfred McKeehan was born Dec. 18th, 1841 Died Oct. 16th, 1908. Eleanor McKeehan was born June 27th, 1844. Jane McKeehan was bom Dec. 5th, 1848 Died in 1900. Lucinda McKeehan was born Oct. 15th, 1850. — — [The Bible passed to John McKeehan, bom June 20th, 1839, and the record of two children of his are entered:] Asher F. McKeehan was born Mar. 5th, 1872 Died Feb. 7th, 1874, aged one year, 11 mos. and 2 days. Carl Cisne McKeehan was bom August 30th, 1882. SAMUEL MCKEEHAN BIBLE. [The following is from the Bible of Samuel McKeehan, 1786-1870, son of James McKeehan, 1745-1831, son of John McKeehan, in possession of Colonel Morris E. Locke, a great-grandson. Copied by Mrs. George P. Douglas.] Married by the Rev. Joshua Williams, Samuel McKeehan to Deborah McBride, Nov. 3d, 1808. Samuel McKeehan was bom 15th December, 1786. Deborah McBride was bora 12th May, 1789. Married by the Rev. Alexander Sharpe, James McKeehan and Mar¬ geret Sharpe, all of Cumberland Co., Penn., February 16th, 1837. Married by Rev. Roberts, James McKeehan and Lucy Swift of Wareham, Mass., Sept. 5th, 1850. Married, Col. Joseph M. Locke and Louisa I. McKeehan, Oct. 25th, 1864, at Cincinnati, Ohio. Married, Rev. Ebenezer Erskine and Helen M. McKeehan, the 7th of Oct., 1874, in Newville, Pa. Samuel McKeehan and Lida L. Creig, married 14th of Oct., 1875, at Avondale, Ohio. The children of Samuel and Deborah (McBride) McKeehan : James McKeehan, bom Nov. 7th, 1809. Tabitha Patterson McKeehan, bom Jan. 8th, 1812. 272 Bible Records. Mary McKeehan, born Dec. 15th, 1815. Sarah Jane McKeehan, born Feb. 8th, 1817. Elizabeth Ann McKeehan, bom March 31st, 1819. Margeretta McKeehan, born July 1st, 1821. Deborah McKeehan, born June 2d, 1823. William Alexander McKeehan, born Dec. 10th, 1825. Nancy Ellen McKeehan, born August 28th, 1829. The children of James (1809-1897) and Margeret (Sharpe) MoKeehan: Ellen Deborah McKeehan, bora 31st of Dee., 1837, at Pittsburg, Pa. Louisa Jane, born Feb. 5th, 1839, at Pittsburg, Pa. Helen Margeret, born Oet. 7th, 1841, at Pittsburg, Pa. Samuel, born November 9th, 1843, at Pittsburg, Pa. Annabel, bora September 21st, 1845, at Baltimore, Md. Margeretta McKeehan departed this life August the 2d, 1822. Deborah (McBride) McKeehan departed this life April the 30th, 1867, aged 78 years. Samuel McKeehan departed this life December the 12th, 1870, aged 84 years. Family of James McKeehan, son of Samuel: Ellen Deborah, died Sept. 5th, 1840, at Pittsburg, aged 3 years, 8 mos. and 5 days. Margeret, wife, died Jan. 3d, 1848, at Baltimore, Md., aged 31 years. Annabel, died July 10th, 1870, at Cincinnati, Ohio. Louisa McK. Locke died April 22d, 1880, at Salt Lake City, Utah, in¬ terred at Cincinnati, Ohio. .Tames McKeehan died in 1897, at Cincinnati, Ohio. Interred in Spring Grove Cemetery. BIBLE OF THE REV. JOSHUA WILLIAMS, D. D. IN POSSESSION OP MRS. GEORGE P. DOUGLAS OP MINNEAPOUS. [Rev. Joshua Williams, D. D., was pastor of the old Deny Presby¬ terian Church, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 1798-1802, and of the Big Spring Presbyterian Church at Newville, in Cumberland County, 1802-1829.] Rev. Joshua Williams, born March 8th, 1768. Married to Eleanor Campbell, June 5th, 1800. Eleanor Campbell, born June 26th, 1780. Rev. J. Williams departed this life August 21st, 1838, aged 70 years, 5 mos. and 13 days. Mrs. Eleanor Williams departed this life April 28th, 1856, aged 75 years, 10 mos., 2 days.* Entered by Rev. Joshua Williams his own children: James Campbell Williams was born Feb. 23d, 1801. Lewis Hudson Williams was born Dec. 22d, 1802. — * These entries were made by Louie Hudson Williams, who used the French rather than the Welsh spelling of his Christian name. Bible Records. 273 Joshua Davis Williams was born May 13th, 1805. Mary Caroline Williams was born Feb. 27th, 1808. Samuel Wilson Williams was born March 31st, 1810. Eleanor Williams was born August 4th, 1812. Joseph Cloyd Williams was born Feb. 2d, 1815. John Geddes Williams was born Nov. 25th, 1817. Rachel Ann Williams was born May 6th, 1820. James C. Williams departed this life March 31st, 1822, aged 21 years, 1 mo. and 8 days. Samuel W. Williams departed this life July 3d, 1811, aged 1 year, 2 mos. and 1 day. [The Bible became the property of his son, Louis Hudson Williams, who made the following entries:] Louis H. Williams married to Tabitha Patterson McKeehan, Feb. 15th, 1831. Joshua D. Williams married to Jane Parks Thompson, Dec. 11th, 1838. Mary C. Williams married to John Ker, June 19th, 1827. Eleanor Williams married to John McKeehan Mitchell, May, 1841. Joseph Cloyd Williams married to Sarah Jane McKeehan, Jan. 12th, 1842. John Geddes Williams married to Jane Smith Woods, March 12th, 1844. Rachel A. Williams married to Samuel McCollough, Dec. 6th, 1852. Joshua Davis Williams died July 10th, 1875, aged 70 years, 1 mo. and 27 days. Mrs. Jane P. Williams died Aug. 2d, 1877, aged 59 years. Mary C. Williams Ker died Feb. 17th, 1867, aged 59. John Ker died Aug. 30th, 1855. Joseph Cloyd Williams died Sept. 23d, 1877, at Minneapolis, Minn., aged 62 years, 7 mos. and 21 days. Sarah Jane Williams died Feb. 25th, 1885, aged 68 years. John Geddes Williams died at Minneapolis, July, 1880, aged 62 years, 7 mos. and 26 days. Record of the children of Louis H. and Tabitha P. (McKeehan) Wil¬ liams: Ellen Mary Williams was born January 14th, 1832. Deborah McBride Williams was born October 28th, 1833. Married Curtis Hussey Pettit, June 2d, 1857. Jane Whiteside Williams was born October 29th, 1835.f Margaretta Williams was born January 15th, 1838.f Alice Williams was born November 4th, 1840. Married Frederick Chal¬ mers, Sept. 1st, 1868. Joshua Williams was born April 5th, 1843. Married to Martha L. Rittenhouse, June 13th, 1871. Tabitha Williams was born October 6th, 18454 Eliza Ker Williams was born January 19th, 1848.f Samuel Lewis Williams was bora July 11th, 18494 f Interred in Big Spring Churchyard, Newville. Interred at Bakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis. 274 _ Bible Records. Catherine Elliott Williams was born May 29th, 1852. Married to Al¬ fred E. McKeehan, Aug. 8th, 1878. L/ouis Hudson Williams died September 18th, 1889, aged 86 years, 8 mos., 27 days Ps. 37-37.* Mrs. Tabitha P. Williams died July 5th, 1866, aged 54 years, 5 mos., 2 days. Ellen Mary Williams died September 29th, 1867, aged 35 years, 8 mos. and 4 days. Jane Whiteside Williams died March 4th, 1839, aged 3 years, 4 mos., 4 days. Margaretta Williams died September 16th, 1844, aged 6 years, 8 mos., 1 day. Tabitha Williams died May 2d, 1870, aged 24 years, 6' mos. and 26 days. Eliza Ker Williams died December 24, 1848, aged 11 mos., 5 days. Samuel Lewis Williams died April 11th, 1851, aged 1 year, 9 mos. Catherine E. Williams McKeehan died April 9th, 1887, aged 34 years, 10 mos. and 11 days, at Minneapolis. SANDS— OLIVER— NYCE. CONTRIBUTED BY MRS. ANNE KALER DREISBACH. [The early part of this Record was compiled by Ann S. Oliver in her seventy-seventh year and presented to her daughter, Mrs. Sarah O. Nyce, March 28th, 1866. The later dates were added from time to time by those in direct descent.] OTHNIEL, son of John f and Catharine Sands, was born March 24, 1756. were among the early settlers in Amity Township, His parents Berks County and State of Pennsylvania. CATHARINE, daughter of Peter and Sarah Rettinghouse of the State of New Jersey, was born January 110>, 1764. OTHNIEL SANDS of Berks County, Pennsylvania, and Catharine Ret¬ tinghouse of New Jersey were united in the bonds of marriage, May 13*h, in the year of Our Lord 1784. CATHARINE SANDS departed this life on morning of August 12, in the year of Our Lord 1822, aged 58 years, 7 months and 1 day. OTHNIEL SANDS departed this life the 2 day of September, at eleven o’clock in the morning, 1831, aged 75 years, 5 months and 8 days. Children of Othniel and Catharine Sands : SARAH SANDS was born November 5, 1785, in Hunterdon County and State of New Jersey. Josiah Matthias of Bucks County, Pa., and Sarah Sands of Berks County, were united in the bonds of marriage December 14tb; in the year of Our Lord 1802. Josia[h] Matthias was bora Jan¬ uary 24th, 1777. Sarah Matthias departed this life May 20th, 1865. .... • Bnitry made by Joshua, son of Louis H. Williams. ■j- For ancestry and family of, see Makenzie’s Colonial Families of the United SUites of America, vol. 1, p. 461. Bible Records. 275 JOHN SANDS was born September 16th, 1787, in Hunterdon County; and departed this life June 12th, 1839, aged 51 years, 8 months and 27 days. ANN SANDS was born December 16th, 1789, in Hunterdon County. Nicholas Oliver of Philadelphia and Ann Sands of Berks County were united in the bonds of marriage September 18th, 1808 [q. v.]. ELIZABETH SANDS was born January 15th, 1793, in Amity, Berks County, Pa. Samuel Hill and Elizabeth Sands of Berks County were united in the bonds of marriage. MARY SANDS was bom January 13th, 1795, in Amity, Berks County, Pa. Jacob Spang and Mary Sands of Berks County were united in the bonds of marriage August 7th, 1813. Many Spang departed this life November 5th, 1855. Jacob Spang was born January 6th, 1789. ELISHA E. SANDS was born February 2, 1797, in Amity Township, Berks County. Elisha E. Sands, of Berks County, and Hannah D. Tustin, of Chester County, were united in the bonds of marriage. CATHARINE SANDS was born April 1st, 1799, in Amity Township, Berks County. David Lloyd of Chester County and Catharine Sands of Berks County were united in the bonds of marriage April 29th, 1817. Cath¬ arine Lloyd departed this life November 5*h, 1845, aged 46 years, 8 months, 15 days. David Lloyd was born February 3a, 1791, and de¬ parted this life February 23, 1867. HANNAH SANDS was born April 11th, 1801, in Amity Township, Berks County. Paul Geiger and Hannah Sands of Berks County were united in the bonds of marriage. Hannah S. Geiger departed this life February 19th, 1847. ’ ANNA SANDS was born August 9th, 1803, in Amity Township, Berks County. George Eiehards and Anna Sands of Berks Co. were united in the bonds of marriage July 10, 1834. George Eiehards was born June 17th, 1788. Anna Eiehards departed this life April 6th, 1843, aged 39 years, 7 months & 28 days. OTHNIEL SANDS was bora September 12th, 1805, in Amity, Berks County. Othniel Sands and Catharine Wisner were united in the bondB of marriage. Catharine WisDer of Norristown was born October 29th, 1815. NICHOLAS B. OLIVER was born in Kent, England, in the Year of our Lord, 1740, June 4. Educated at Oxford and came to America with his aunt. Settled in Philadelphia and married a lady of the name of Mary George in the 38 year of his age. NICHOLAS B. OLIVER departed this life February, 1840. Mary, wife of Nicholas B. Oliver, departed this life July 12th, 1802, aged 45 years, 9 months and 11 days. These are their children: William G. Oliver was born June 21st, 1779. Elizabeth Oliver was born November 4th, 1782; married Christian Bosbyshell. Catharine Oliver was bora June 27th, 1784; married John Bellman. 276 Bible Records. Nicholas Oliver married Ann Sands. Mary Oliver was born December 21st, 1788; married John Friend. Rachel Oliver was born July 21st, 1791; married Doctor Cherington. George Oliver was born September 1, 1794 ; died single. Ann Oliver was born September 30tli, 1797 married Smi Potter. ■ NICHOLAS OLIVER, son of Nicholas B. Oliver and Mary his wife, was born September 21st, 1786. Nicholas Oliver of Philadelphia and Ann Sands of Berks Couy were united in the bonds of marriage, September 18th, 1808. Ann Sands was born December 16, 1789, and died Saturday, A. M., 1 o’clock, June 24th, 1876, aged 86 years, 6 mos., 8 days. Nich¬ olas Oliver departed this life February 7*h, 1824, aged 37 years, 4 months & 15 days. KETURAH OLIVER, daughter of Nicholas and Ann Oliver, was born July 1, 1809 [married Samuel Kreamer, q. v.]. ASENATH S. OLIVER, daughter of Nicholas and Ann Oliver, was born September 14th, 1811 [married, as second husband, Samuel Kreamer, q. v.]. AMEY OLIVER, daughter of Nicholas & Ann Oliver, was born Septem¬ ber 16th, 1813, and departed this life on the morning of February 17th, 1826, aged 12 years, 5 months, 1 day. SARAH OLIVER, daughter of Nicholas and Ann Oliver, was born March 8th, 1816. William Nyce and Sarah Oliver were united in the bonds of marriage, August 27th, 1839. William Nyce departed this life August 8th, 1869. JOHN S. OLIVER, son of Nicholas and Ann Oliver, was born January 18th, 1818. John S. Oliver and Barbary Mann were united in the bonds of marriage, June 19th, 1842. Barbara Oliver died October 22d, 1873. MARY ANN OLIVER, daughter of Nicholas and Ann Oliver, was born December 13th, 1819; and departed this life on the morning of October 22, 1826, aged 6 years, 10 months, 9 days. SAMUEL KREAMER was born October 2nd, 1810 ; son of Henry and Bar¬ bary Kreamer. Keturah, wife of Samuel Kreamer, and daughter of Nicholas and Ann Oliver, was born July 1, 1809. Samuel Kreamer & Keturah Oliver were united in the bonds of marriage February 17th, 1831. Keturah Kreamer departed this life October 3d, 1833, aged 24 years, 3 months & 2 days. MARY A. KREAMER, daughter of Samuel Kreamer and Keturah his wife, was born January 2nd, 1832. John B. Pennypacker and Mary A. Kreamer were united in the bonds of marriage September 25th, 1855. John B., son of Joseph and Sarah Pennypacker, was born March 18th, 1831. OLIVER KREAMER, son of Samuel and Keturah Kreamer, was born Sep¬ tember 24th, 1833. Oliver Kreamer of Phoenixville and Elizabeth Lee of New Jersey married. SAMUEL KREAMER, son of Henry and Barbary Kreamer and Asenath S. Oliver, were united in the bonds of marriage February 16th, 1837. Bible Records. 277 Asenatli S. Kreamer departed this life March 8th, 1872, aged 60 years, 6 months, 4 days. KETURAH KREAMER, daughter of Samuel and Asenath Kreamer, was born July 22d, 1838. Paul S. Beeves and Keturah Kreamer were united in the bonds of marriage, October 19th, 1859.* JOHN HENRY KREAMER, son of Samuel and Asenath S. Kreamer, was born May 27th, 1840. ANN ELIZA KREAMER, daughter of Samuel and Asenath Kreamer, was born October 20th, 1841; departed this life July 21, 1842, aged 9 months and 1 day. JAMES MADISON KREAMER, son of Samuel and Asenath Kreamer, was born May 24th, 1843; married. SAMUEL TUCKER KREAMER, son of Samuel and Asenath S. Kreamer, was born April 25th, 1845. He departed this life July 11th, 1847, aged 2 years, 2 months, 16 days. FRANCIS MERRION KREAMER, son of Samuel and Asenath S. Kreamer, was born May 7, 1847. SAMANNA KREAMER, daughter of Asenath and Samuel Kreamer, was born September 12th, 1849; married H. Willis Bland. She died March 10, 1916. CLARA ELLA KREAMER, daughter of Samuel and Asenath S. Kreamer, was born May 6th, 1851; married Isaac Reeves. JOHN XYCE,| son of George and Anna Maria Dotterer Nyce, married at Reading, April 13, 1772, Maria Magalena Leidich, daughter of Rev. John Philip Leidigh. These are their children : Catherine Nyce, married Isaac Templin. She died in Robeson Town¬ ship, Berks County, August 23, 1852. Philip Nyce, married Elizabeth, daughter of Gabriel and Sophia (Lei¬ dich) Shuler. These are their children : John Nyce, married Mary Graham. Samuel Nyce, died young. Levi Nyce, married Catharine Murrey, May 25, 1825. George Nyce, died single. William Nyce, married Sarah Oliver. Elizabeth Nyce, married David Ganger; had four children. David is dead. Sophia Magdalena Nyce, married David Davis; had three sons. Samuel Gabriel Nyce, died single. WILLIAM NYCE was born June 22<J, 1808. William Nyce of Phoenixville and Sarah Oliver of Reading were united in the bonds of marriage August 27th, 1839. He departed this life August 8th, 1869. Sarah, wife of William Nyce, was born March the 8th, 1816; died Wednesday eve- * See Annals of Sinnott, Reeves and Allied Families, p. 133. f For -details of the Nyce Family, see Nyce Pavers. 10 volumes, in COLLEC¬ TIONS OF THE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA. 278 Bible Records. ning, November oth, 1884, at 10 mins, before 8 o'clock, aged 68 yrs., 7 mos., 27 days. ANN O. NYCE was born July the 21st, 1840, about 3 o'clock A. M. She married Levi B. Kaler [q. v.]. CITABLEs OLIVER NYCE was born February 15th, about 12 o'clock at night, 1842 [q. v.]. CYRUS W. OLIVER NYCE was born February 4th, five o'clock in the afternoon, 1844. JOHN OLIVER NYCE was born January 6th, at half past one in the afternoon, 1846 [q. v.]. GEORGE OLIVER NYCE was born November 15, half after 11 at night, 1847. He died Monday morning, Nov. 14th, 1904, at 6.30 o'clock.* CHENOA OLIVER NYCE was born December 14th, about eleven o'clock at night, 1849. FRANK OLIVER NYCE was born September 4th, about 8 o'clock in the evening, 1853. He and Annie M. Hallman (both of Phoenixville), daughter of Noah and Mary Hallman, were united in the bonds of mar¬ riage, Jan. 6th, 3876, at 4 P. M., by Rev. C. W. O. Nyce, of New Jersey. Frank. O. Nyce died Saturday morning, March 13, at 10 minutes after 1 o'clock, 1909. SARAH OLIVER NYCE was born August the 8th, about 6 o'clock in the evening, 1855. She died on Thursday morning, April 20th, 1882, at 20 minutes to 4 o 'clock. WILLIAM OLIVER NYCE was born December 8th, half past five in the afternoon, 1856. W. Oliver Nyce of Phila. and Margaret Marshall, of Philadelphia, were united in the bonds of marriage, Wed. eve., June 21st., 1899, 8 P. M. He died Friday evening, Nov. 27, 1914. LEVI B. KALER, son of John and Elizabeth Kaler, was born January 26th, 1828. He and Ann Oliver Nyce were united in the bonds of mar¬ riage, by Rev. J. Green Miles, September 17th, I860, at Lebanon, Leb¬ anon County. She was born July 21»t, 1840. Levi B. Kaler died Sep¬ tember 1, 1906. Ann Oliver Nyce Kaler died May 4, 1869. SARAH NYCE KALER, daughter of L. B. and Ann O. N. Kaler, was born Wednesday, July 23ÿ, 1862, at Zy2 o 'clock, afternoon. She departed this life Monday, January 19th, 1863.. JOHN HOWARD KALER, son of L. B. and Ann O. N. Kaler, was born Saturday, November 7th, 1863, at 10.35 o'clock A. M. He departed this life Friday, December 11th, 1863. • WILLIAM NYCE KALER, son of L. B. and Ann O. N. Kaler, was born June 16th, 1865. He departed this life Monday, October 2d, 1865. ANN NYCE KALER, daughter of L. B. and Ann O. N. Kaler, was bora April 16th, 1869, on Friday morning. Ann Nyce Kaler married, Sept. 10, 1890, Hiram Grant Dreisbach, of Lewisburg, Pa., born Jan. 11, 1865; died Nov. 23, 1908. CHARLES NYCE, son of William and Sarah O. Nyce, was born Feb- * His remains were incinerated at the Philadelphia Crematory, Nov. 18, 1904. 4 Bible Records. 279 ruary 15th, 1842, about 12 o’clock at night. Charles Nyce of Phoenixville and Annie, daughter of Walter and Bebecca Martin of Beading, were united in the bonds of marriage, February 15th, 1870. Annie K. Martin Nyce was born May 14, 1841, and died Tues., May 26th, 1814, at 1.20 P. M. WALTER NYCE, son of Charles and Annie Nyce, was born Nov. 27th, 1870, 4.30 A. M. HARRY OSBURN and WILLIE ARTHUR NYCE, eons of Charles and Annie Nyce, were born April 18th, 1873. The latter died May 10th, 1873; the former, May 20th, 1873. CHARLES NYCE, Jr., born February 22«*, 1875, 5 P. M. MYRTLE LAFANTA NYCE, bora March, 1878; died July 1st., 1918, aged 40 years. CYRUS W. O. NYCE, son of William and Sarah O. Nyce, was born Feb¬ ruary 4th, 1844. He and Mary Griffith of Beading were united in the bonds of marriage, by Bev. George Fear, April 18th, 1872. Mary, wife of Cyrus W. O. Nyce and daughter of Lewis and Ann Griffith, bom April 19, 1851; died Friday morning, August 4th, 1882, at 7 mins, be¬ fore 2 o 'clock. Cyrus W. O. Nyce died Sunday morning, July 7th, 1918, at 6.45. OLIVE NYCE, daughter of Cyrus and Mary Nyce, their first child, was born Sunday, April 29th, 1877, 5.40 A. M. CYRUS W. O. NYCE married to Vara Sticker. NELLIE NYCE, daughter of Vara and Cyrus Nyce, born June 11th, 1885. PAUL NYCE, son of Cyrus and Yara Nyce, born January 4th, 1887. JOHN OLIVER NYCE, son of William and Sarah O. Nyce, was born January 6th, 1846. John Oliver Nyce, of Beading, and Emily T., daugh¬ ter of William and Julia Ellis, of Phoenixville, were united in the bonds of marriage Feb. 11, 1869. John O. Nyce died Saturday, Mar. 3, 1900, 7 A. M. Emily T. Nyce, born January 224, 1846; died Friday, January 28, 1916, 7 P. M. MAUD NYCE, daughter of John and Emily T. Nyce, was born January 25th, 1870; died April 20, 1890. JUSTIN NYCE, born Dec. 13th, 1872. PAULA E. NYCE, born June 1, 1875. FLETCHER E. NYCE, bom Nov. 25, 1878. NEAL E. NYCE, bora April 1, 1880. EDNA OLIVE RUTH FAIR, born May 29th, 1897, 11 A. M. Baptized March 8th, 1898, at Beading, Pa. Edna married Walter H. Burkhimer, Dec. 7th, 1914. DAPHNE CHENOA BURKHIMER, born Nov. 234, Friday, 7 A. M., 1917, Detroit, Michigan. 280 Bible Becords. — TANNER WALLACE BIBLE.* CONTRIBUTED BY MRS. JAMES H. EMACK OP PHILADELPHIA. Phillip Tanner. His hand writ it 1747. Mary Tanner, daughter of Phillip and Elizabeth Tanner, was born in the year 1742, on April 15. Anna Tanner and Rachel Tanner, daughters of Phillip and Elizabeth Tanner, bora August the 30, in the year of our Lord, 1743. Hannah Tanner, daughter of Phillip and Elizabeth Tanner, was bora January the 27, at eight o’clock in the morning in the year 1745. Joseph Tanner, son of Phillip Tanner and Elizabeth Tanner, was bora November 10, 1748. Jeane Tanner, daughter of Philip and Elizabeth Tanner, was born July 11, 1749. Elizabeth Tanner was born August 15, 1751. Phillip Tanner, son of Phillip and Elizabeth Tanner, was born May 29, 1753. Three other children’s births, given on next leaf, are too defaced to decipher. Only the years 1754, 1756, 1759 are clear. On next leaf, Rebecca Tanner, Hugh Tanner, James Tanner. [No dates.] Phillip Tanner of Chester County.f John Wallace’s Book, 2 July, 1790. Isabella Wallace, daughter of John Wallace, was born 20 April, 1794. William Finley Wallace, son of John Wallace, was born November 2, 1796. Phillip Tanner, son of Phillip and Mary Tanner, was born July 14, 1716. James Stark’s hand [no date]. * The title-page of this volume Is missing. At the end of one of the “ Tables ” is the following : “ Imprinted at London by the Deputies of Christopher Darker, Printer to the Queens most excellent Males tie. 1599. Cum privilegio." One of this name on the East Nottingham Tax-Rate Assessment of 1722.