Genealogy Data Page 1992 (Notes Pages)

Crane Elias [Male] b. 1736 Newark, Essex County, New Jersey - d. 1789

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Title: The Ruddick Family in America, published in Oakland, California, 1993.

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Crane Obediah [Male] b. 1741 Newark, Essex County, New Jersey - d. 28 SEP 1784

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Title: The Ruddick Family in America, published in Oakland, California, 1993.

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Title: Information compiled by Norman Eugene Morris. His principal sourcesare:

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Meeker Stephen 1st [Male] b. 1705 Elizabethtown, Essex County, New Jersey - d. 1749 Essex County, New Jersey

Source
Title: The Ruddick Family in America, published in Oakland, California, 1993.

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Title: Information researched and compiled by Andrea Meeker. GEDCOM fileimported on 11 Aug 2000.

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Title: Information compiled by Robin Petersen, 711 S. Main St., Washington,Illinois 61571.

CONC

Stephen inherited a great deal of his father's land. He and Mary lived along Bound Creek in the area of Lyon's Farms where he established a "cider-house". Like his ancestors, he became a man of means, owning large parcels of land and half-interest in the ship "Sarah & Mary".

At the time of his death his estate was valued at 707 pounds and he had a long list of loans (281 pounds) he had given to his associates.

His will was dated October 2, 1749, and proved November 13, 1749 in the Borough of Elizabeth, Essex County, New Jersey. His wife, Mary, and his friend Joseph Lyon, Jr., were the Executors; witnesses were William Turner, John Johnson, David Ogden and all of the children were mentioned.

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Baldwin Or Beach Mary [Female] b. ABT 1707 - d. 1749 Essex County, New Jersey

Source
Title: The Ruddick Family in America, published in Oakland, California, 1993.

Source
Title: Information researched and compiled by Andrea Meeker. GEDCOM fileimported on 11 Aug 2000.

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Meeker Joseph B. 2nd [Male] b. 1680 Elizabethtown, Essex County, New Jersey - d. 14 DEC 1731 Elizabethtown, Essex County, New Jersey

Source
Title: The Ruddick Family in America, published in Oakland, California, 1993.

Source
Title: Information researched and compiled by Andrea Meeker. GEDCOM fileimported on 11 Aug 2000.

Source
Title: Information compiled by Robin Petersen, 711 S. Main St., Washington,Illinois 61571.

CONC

Joseph was trained in navigation. At the age of 22 his father gifted him with the ship named "Snow". He later owned the ships "Elizabeth" and "Patience" which made trips to Boston and Rhode Island.

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Crane Phebe [Female] b. ABT 1682

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Title: Information researched and compiled by Andrea Meeker. GEDCOM fileimported on 11 Aug 2000.

Source
Title: The Ruddick Family in America, published in Oakland, California, 1993.

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Shuler Johan Jurgen [Male] b. 1723 Luxembourg, Germany - d. 29 NOV 1815 Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York

Source
Title: The Ruddick Family in America, published in Oakland, California, 1993.

Source
Title: Information compiled by Robin Petersen, 711 S. Main St., Washington,Illinois 61571.

CONC

George came to America in 1753 with his father and siblings. They arrived in Philadelphia and moved to Greene County, New York, where they became members of the Zion Lutheran Church in Lonnenburg.

In 1768 he moved to Catskill, New York, and purchased the land owned by his brother Lawrence. The family became members of the Dutch Reformed Church in Catskill. They later settled in Amsterdam, New York, where he made his living as a weaver.

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Ratenauer Margaretha Barbara [Female] b. 1741 - d. 5 FEB 1811 Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York

Source
Title: The Ruddick Family in America, published in Oakland, California, 1993.

Source
Title: Information compiled by Robin Petersen, 711 S. Main St., Washington,Illinois 61571.

CONC

Margaret was skilled at and spent much time making quilts.

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Crane Azariah 1st [Male] b. 1649 New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut - d. 5 NOV 1730 Newark, Essex County, New Jersey

Source
Title: The Ruddick Family in America, published in Oakland, California, 1993.

Source
Title: Information compiled by Norman Eugene Morris. His principal sourcesare:

CONC

Azariah was Deacon of the First Presbyterian Church at Newark, New Jersey from 1690 until his death. He was the founder of Cranetown (now Montclair), New Jersey. He became very active in colonial politics.
The will mentions a wife and his children, Nathanael, Azariah, John, Robert, Jane Richards, Mary Baldwin.

The following items are listed: a home lot adjoining David Pierson's, a piece of boggy meadow in the Great Cove, salt meadow on Maple Island Creek (formerly belonging to John Ward), land on a branch of Second River between James Nuttman and Nathanael Ward, personal property (a silver bowl, given to Christ Church, Newark, and a negro man).

The executor was son, John, and the witnesses were John Baldwin, Samuel Cooper and Simon Huntington. The will was proved on January 12, 1730.

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Treat Mary [Female] b. 1 MAY 1649 Connecticut - d. 12 NOV 1704 New Jersey

Source
Title: The Ruddick Family in America, published in Oakland, California, 1993.

Source
Title: Information compiled by Norman Eugene Morris. His principal sourcesare:

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