Somerset County historical quarterly (1912) (14587558909)

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Title: Somerset County historical quarterly
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Honeyman, A. Van Doren (Abraham Van Doren), 1849-1936 Somerset County Historical Society (N.J.)
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Publisher: Somerville, N.J. : Somerset County Historical Society
Contributing Library: New Jersey State Library
Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation



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of Long Island. The note also states that his mother,Jane, made application for pension at Washington. I would like, if pos-sible, to verify the statement that Daniel was in the Battle of Long Is-land ; also that Alexander was his father, dates of marriage, etc. I thinkAlexanders fathers name was Wouter Teunis, whose father was JanTeunis Lanen Van Pelt. S. V. P. (As is well-known the Van Pelt and Lane families of New Jerseywere in origin the same, descending from the Jan Teunis Lanen (vanPelt—from the Peel). Wouter, however, was the son of Teunis, sonof Jan; hence Jans grandson. Jan remained in the old country; Woutercame over with his father in 1663. (See Quarterly, Vol. II, pp. no,in). Wouter and others purchased the Harlingen tract in Somersetabout 1710, but probably always resided at Gowanus, L. I. He had ason Alexander, but as the Alexander who m. Jane Ganneau was notmarried until May 6, 1751, it is more probable he was a grandson of thefirst Alexander.—Editor Quarterly). N.
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One of the Twelve Markers Unveiled on May 20, 1914, along the lineof Washingtons March from Trenton to Princeton, January 2-31777. (See Page 237). SOMERSET COUNTY HISTORICAL QUARTERLY Vol. 3. SOMERVILLE, NEW JERSEY, JULY, I9I4. No. 3 ANDREW JOHNSTON AND HIS ANCESTORS BY EDITH H. MATHER, BOUND BROOK, N. J. The Journals of Andrew Johnston, now being published in the Quar-terly, mention so many of the old county families still represented here,and well-known localities made interesting by that delightful book, TheStory of an Old Farm, that many readers may lose sight of the factthat the writer of the Journals was himself an interesting and dis-tinguished citizen. A great part of his life was spent in the public ser-vice and covers a most trying and exciting period of Colonial history. He was the son of Dr. John Johnstone and his wife, Eupham Scot,and was born in Perth Amboy, December 20, 1694. Some authoritiesstate that he was born in New York, but I feel convinced that PerthAmboy is cor