> BILL CADMUS wrote: > > > > > > > Cornelius Cadmus was one of the sons of Andries Cadmus who had vast > > > > > land holdings with the Vermules (his brother in law) near the Blue Hills > > > Military > > > > > Post dating back to Revolutionary War days. Andries was the son of Dirck > > > > Fredericksen Cadmus who came from Bayonne where the family owned land > > on the Cadmus Heights clear across the peninsula from New York Bay to > > Newark Bay. Dirck and his brother-in-law Rev. Adriaen Vermeule (he was > > married to Christina Cadmus and between them they owned over 1,200 acres > > in the Plainfield area where they then relocated from Bayonne.. > > > > > Andries Cadmus had four sons; Abraham, Frederick, Cornelius and Richard > > and William Smalley Cadmus is descended from Fredericks family who had a > Jasper Cadmus. He farmed in Warren Township and in turn had a son, Frederick > who fought in the Civil War with the 14th NJ Volunteers, Co. I. > Upon his return from war in 1865 he married Anna Jane Smalley, the first child > of William L. Smalley Sr. and Phebe Jane Irving. In all, they had 12 children. > > > Rutgers Van Horn Cadmus was the son of Cornelius. Upon the death of his > > father and mother (Cornelius and Dinah Vermule) Rutgers continued to farm in > > the Greenbrook area of North Plainfield. He was one of eleven children born to > > the couple. > > > > Before and after Cornelius and Dinah died, their son Rutgers farmed the land > > until he passed on. All children were remembered in their father's will except > > two sons who were doctors and who by then were wealthy in their own right. > One of the daughters was Sarah Cadmus who married John Gaunt, a direct > descendant from John of Gaunt founder of the house of Lancaster in England. > > I hope this helps those who are tracing the family that left Bayonne for Union > County. > > > William Smalley Cadmus > > [email protected] >