Phebe WARD b. 1669 d. February 16, 1720 in 51st year, married John COOPER b. 1669 d. February 27, 1736/37 in 68th year, both buried in the Old Newark Burying Ground. Col. John COOPER married second the Widow Hannah SERGEANT. She died ca. 1758, see abstract of her will dated December 6, 1756 in NJA 32:69. She was probably first married to John SERGEANT. John COOPER of Newark, NJ in his will dated November 16, 1732 names his son-in-law John SERGEANT who is under age, brother Samuel COOPER, children of Sarah WOODRUFF, dec'd., children of sister Mary WARD, eldest daughter of sister Elizabeth FRAYLEY, dec'd., sons-in-law Thomas & Daniel SERGEANT. Executors were his wife Hannah and son-in-law Jonathon SERGEANT. NJA 30:109. Best, Bob Smith...Shelby, NC " A Candle Loses Nothing By Lighting Another Candle" -----Original Message----- From: Wm & Penny Kresl <kresl@elknet.net> To: NJMORRIS-L@rootsweb.com <NJMORRIS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, March 09, 1999 5:16 PM Subject: [NJMORRIS-L] Sergeant's of Hanover Township >Dear Morris Co Researchers~ > >I am trying to get further information on a Samuel Sergeant who lived in >Hanover township, Morris co, NJ. He lived there in 1780 and was listed in >1788 tax records, he is listed in the Roster of Revolutionary Soldiers. >I asked for a lookup and found Samuel from Hanover township: >Samuel Sergeant >Served as a 1st Sergeant in Capt. Isaac Halsey's militia, >Parsippany. He may have lived first in Essex Co., then in >Hanover, NJ. > >Also mentioned is an Isaac Sergeant in several Will records of Morris Co, I >believe to be related, on June 4 1768 in Lib K page 60 Isaac Sergeant >listed as a witness to a will of Abner Beach, also June 3, 1767 Lib I page >188 , listed as a witness for a Benjamin Smith of Hanover, Morris co, (I >found a couple of Isaac's that were out of the blue later in my line) > >Also a David Sergeant might be related also here as he is in Hanover twnshp. >David Sergeant >Served as a private in Morris Co., NJ militia, Eastern >Battalion; also State Troops and Continental Army. > >The one I am really interested in though is a Thomas Sergeant , listed in >1816 tax records in Morris Co, NJ , Hanover township. > >I believe all these Sergeant's to have been related to the Sergeant's from >Branford and New Haven, CT that settled with Jonathan Sergeant. His daughter >Hannah Sergeant m. Benjamin Baldwin who also came with the party from CT. > >The Sergeant's were related to a family of Richardson's....but I can't be >sure as of yet if these ones listed below were them.It looks possible with >dates etc... These Richardson men also lived in Hanover Township. Is there a >relationship here tot he Sergeant's? >If so , I may have found my long sought after line of Sergeant's that have a >family of Richadson's mentioned in a Sergeant book I own published in 1908 >by Thomas Sergeant's grand daughter!! > >James Richardson >Served as a private in Morris Co., NJ militia, Capt. >Carter's Co., Eastern Battalion; also Continental Army. > >John Richardson >Served as a private in Morris Co., NJ militia; also >Continental Army in Capt. Bond's Co., 4th Battalion; also >served as a midshipman, U.S. Frigate "Bon Homme Richard"; >died of wounds received in action. > >These man maybe related to my gggg grandfather Thomas Sergeant(b. 1773) who >died in Chenango co, NY and buried there >I do not have a proven location of birth on my Thomas. > >Can anyone help with this or can they tell me if they relate to the above >Sergeant's? > >Thanks for any replies, > >Penny Kresl >_________________ >Wm & Penny Kresl >e-mail: kresl@elknet.net >webSPACEWASTER(tm): http://www.elknet.net/kresl >Penny's Genealogy: http://www.elknet.net/kresl/Penny/penny.html >Delavan, Wisconsin USA >Planet Earth > > >