Family Milestones: May 17th

My paternal 6th-great grandparents, Robert HAINES and Rachel VENICOMB, were married on this date in 1766 in Burlington County, New Jersey. Robert was the son of Jeremiah & Hannah (BONNELL) HAINES.  Rachel was the daughter of Francis and Rachel (LIPPINCOTT) VENICOMB. Robert was born December 17, 1741 in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Rachel was born circa 1742.  They had 10 children.  Rachel died March 30, 1817 in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Robert died June 21, 1821 in Burlington County, New Jersey.

My paternal great-granduncle, John William WEHRLY, was born on this date in 1870 in Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana.  John was the son of William P. and Olive Jane (SMITH) WEHRLY, and the younger brother of my Barbara Isabel WEHRLY.  John married August 15, 1891 to Esther L. WHITE, daughter of Thomas and Barbara (HUTCHENS) WHITE. Esther was born May 6, 1869 in Salamonia, Jay County, Indiana. They had 2 children.  Esther died July 19, 1958 in Portland, Jay County, Indiana.  John died January 24, 1954 in Salamonia, Jay County, Indiana.

Family Milestones: December 17th

My paternal 6th-great grandfather, Robert HAINES, was born on this date in 1741 in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Robert was the son of Jeremiah and Hannah (BONNELL) HAINES.  Robert married May 17, 1766 in Burlington County, New Jersey to Rachel VENICOMB, daughter of Francis and Rachel (LIPPINCOTT) VENICOMB.  Rachel was born circa 1742.  They had 10 children.  Rachel died March 30, 1817 in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Robert died June 21, 1821 in Burlington County, New Jersey.

Today in my database : Jesse Maxson (b. October 8, 1772)

Today's featured relative in my database is my paternal 4th great-grandfather, Jesse Maxson.

Jesse was born October 8, 1772 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., NJ, the son of Ephraim & Elisabeth (Davis) Maxson. Jesse married February 23, 1797 in Harrison Co., VA to Sarah Sutton, the daughter of Cornelius & Elizabeth (Applegate) Sutton. Sarah was born January 3, 1779 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., NJ and died March 18, 1863 in Clark Co., OH. Jesse died March 24, 1851 in Clark Co., OH. Both are buried in the Asbury Methodist Episcopal Cemetery.

Children of Jesse & Sarah (Sutton) Maxson :
i. Jeptha Maxson
ii. Lydia Maxson m. Jacob Babcock
iii. Ephraim Maxson m. Mary Smith
iv. Elizabeth Maxson m. William S. Furrow
v. Hannah Maxson m. Samuel Lippincott
vi. Sarah Maxson m. Gilbert Davis
vii. Jonathan Maxson m. Christiana Davis
viii. Jane Maxson m. Peter Smith
ix. Naomi Maxson m. Philip McFarlin
x. Charity Maxson m. George Weaver
xi. Prudence Maxson m. William P. Smith
xii. Sutton Maxson m. Vienna Sutton

I descend from Jesse & Sarah's daughter, Prudence, as follows :

Jesse Maxson m. Sarah Sutton
Prudence Maxson m. William P. Smith
Olive Jane Smith m. William P. Wehrly
Barbara Isabelle Wehrly m. Luman Cooper LeMasters (my great-grandparents)