> Subject: [NJ-L] JOHN PIATT 1710 > Date: Saturday, April 10, 1999 8:11 PM > > > To anyone searching the Piatt Surname. > > JOHN PIATT > > JOHN PIATT who appears in Somerset County, New Jersey, about 1732 is Claim > by some authorities to have been an orginial immigrant born in France. > Others claim he is the son of Jacob and Mary (HULL) Piatt and grandson of > Rene Piatt (La Fleur), the early immigrant to Piscataway, New Jersey. > The latter theory has been proven beyond doubt to be the truth. > > John Piatt, son of Jacob and Mary (HULL) Piatt, called "John of Six mile > Run," was born about 1710-1713. He was Sheriff of Somerset County between > 1732 and 1740. He married Frances Vliet, widow of Jacob Wychoff, and > daughter of John and Margaret (Brinson) Vliet, of Six Mile Run. > > John and Frances (Vliet) Piatt, had five sons all of whom were patriots > and soldiers in the Revolutionary War: > > 1. John, b. 1739, d. 1820; m. Jane Williamson; served as Private in the > War. > > 2. Abraham, b 1741;; d 13 Nov. 1791; m. Annabelle Andrews; served as > Quartermaster in the War. > > 3. William. b. 1743; d 4 Nov. 1791, m. Jemima Quick; served as Captain > in the War. > > 4. Daniel, b. 1745; d. 16 apr, 1780; m. Catharine Sherrerd; served as Major > and died in 1780 of smallpox > > 5. Jacob, b. 1747; d. 14 Aug. 1834; m 15 Mar. 1779, in Boone Co. Ky.; > Hannah McCullough; served as Captain in the > War. > > The Piatts were great pioneers. At the close of the war, John removed to > Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, where a township was named in his honor. > Abraham removed to Centre County, Pennslyvania, and was Judge in the > Courts of Northumberland County, 1786. He died in 1791 and his family all > removed to Ohio, Jacob, the youngest, moved to Boone Co. Kentucky. > > JOHN PIATT, Sr. died in St. Thomas, West Indies, in 1760, on his way to > France, in order to regain some of the property of the family. Frances, > his wife, who was born about 1713. died in August 1776, age 63 years. > > (Early Settlers of Piscataway & Woodbridge, N.J. by Monnett; p 878, 1209, > 1210. > > Proceedings of The Huguernot Society of Pennslyvania. Vol. XXVII 1955 > p 150-151 > > > I hope this help some one. > > mart > > mararm@kua.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== NJ Mailing List ==== > Listowner: Adrianne kee46@msn.com > REMEMBER YOUR SUBJECT LINE!!!