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From: Charla A Marchione< >
Subject: [RHEA-L] RHEAs in Monmouth Co., NJ - 4th installment
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1998 20:44:05 -0400


Also from the book History of Old Tennent, in a section describing the
GORDON family, pg. 424/425:

The GORDONs of Pitlurg, Scotland, senior representatives of "Jock" GORDON
one of the two earliest known progenitors of the family, have always
regarded themselves as the chiefs of the GORDON family.

John HAMPTON, of Freehold, Planter, b. --- d. 1702 (formerly of
Elphingstone East Lothian, Scotland, "Gardiner") m. Jean --- had 10
children:

JOHN md. 1686/87 Martha BROWN, dau. of Abraham. DAVID. JOSEPH.
ANDREW. JONATHAN. NOAH. ELIZABETH. LYDIA md. Charles GORDON.
JANNETT md. 1689 Robert RHEA. JANE md. 1706/07 Nathaniel Fitzrandolph
of Woodbridge.

The HAMPTONs were related to the GORDON family back in Scotland.

In the index of this book is given a list of families for which the
author has provided genealogical notes. I'm listing them here to give you
an idea of the early and prominent families in this area. I have copies
of only a few pages of this book.

Anderson
Baird
Barclay
Bowne
Bruen
Campbell
Clark
Clayton
Covenhoven
Craig
Davis
Denise (related to the RHEAs in some way, see notes on John the merchant)
Dey
DuBois (some members married into the Van Meter family and moved down
into southern NJ before heading west, both families were from New York)
Egbert
Ely
English
Errickson
Forman
Gaston
Gordon
Hagerman
Hampton (Jannet RHEA's family)
Hankinson
Henderson
Hendrickson
Herbert
Hicks
Holman (some moved to southern NJ)
Hutchinson
Jewell
Johnson
Johnston
Ker (also spelled Kerr and Carr)
Laird
Lloyd
Magee
McChesney
McKnight
Miller
Mount
Newell
Okerson
Perrine
Preston
Quackenbush
Reid
Redford
Rhea
Riggs
Robinson
Rue
Schenck
Schureman
Scudder
Smalley
Sutphen
Taylor
Thompson
Truex
Vanartsdalen
Van Cleaf
Van Derveer
Van Noostrandt
Voorhees
Walker
Willemsen
Woodhull
Wyckoff (also spelled Wickoff)

In the next (and final) installment, I'll list my personal notes
regarding John RHEA, son of David RHEA of Monmouth Co., NJ. He's the John
that moved to Philadelphia, became a merchant, and an elder in the 2nd
Presbyterian Church. Also I think a mention is due of a possible
connection of this GORDON family with that of Col. Jesse RAY of Ashe
County, NC whose mother was Elizabeth GORDON and father William RAY/RHEA,
etc. from Amherst County, VA. If someone has info on the origin of the
Amherst Co., VA RAYs/RHEAs, I'd sure like to hear about it. Happy
holiday!

charla in nj

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