Essex County NJ Archives Biographies.....Charles Fleming KILBURN, 1844 - 1915
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KILBURN, Charles Fleming,
Estimable  Citizen.

  In 1632, at Wood Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England, Thomas Kilburn, the founder
of the American Kilborne family (also Kilbourn, Kilborne, Kilbon), was warden of
St. Mary's parish church. In 1635, at the age of fifty-five, with his wife
Frances and five children, he sailed for America in the ship "Increase," and,
reaching this country, made settlement at Wethersfield, Connecticut. Ebenezer
Kilbourn, of the fourth generation, settled in Morris county, New Jersey, where
his son, Gershom Kilborn, was born in 1732. Gershom settled in Orange, Essex
county, New Jersey, where his son, Jabez Davis Kilburn, was born in 1773 he was
the grandfather of Charles Fleming Kilburn.

  Says an English historian: "The discovery of the remains of Roman walls and
pavements in the vicinity of Kilburn establishes the fact that the region was
inhabited long before the Norman conquest. As the word Kilburn is evidently of
Anglo-Saxon origin, it was probably first given as a name to the locality by the
Saxon invaders of the Sixth century." The name of Kilbourn, "Cold Stream," is of
Anglo-Saxon origin, compounded of "Kil" (a corruption of "cald" or "caeld,"
cold), and the old English word "bourn," a stream, being applied first to a
stream, then to a village situated on the stream, and then to a family derived
from the village. The spelling of the name seems to have been at the will of the
holder, but the Newark branch use the form Kilburn.

  The English family bore arms: Argent, a chevron azure, between three bald
coots close sable, beaked and legged gules. Crest: A bald coot sable beaked and
legged gules. Motto:  Vincit vcritas.

  Thomas Kilborne, the common ancestor, was born in the parish of Wood Ditton,
Cambridgeshire, England, in 1578, baptized May 8, 1578, died in Wethers-field,
Connecticut, prior to 1639. He was a member of the Church of England, and served
the parish as church warden in 1632. He married  Frances ____, who bore him
eight children, five of whom accompanied their parents to America: Margaret,
aged twenty-three; Lydia, twenty-two; Marie, sixteen; Frances, twelve; John,
ten. At the time of the sailing, April 15, 1635, Thomas Kilborne was fifty-five
years of age, his wife Frances fifty. They came in the ship "Increase," Robert
Lea, master, and settled in Wethersfield, Connecticut, where the father died not
long afterward. His wife Frances survived him until 1650, and at her death left
a will disposing of an estate inventoried at £350, including "the house and home
lot and twelve acres in the Great Meadow," also "four acres in the West field,
two in beaver meadow, and four in mile meadow," and "her land beyond the river."

  Children of Thomas and Frances Kilborne: 1. Margaret Kilborne, born in Wood
Ditton, England, 1607; came with her parents to America in 1635; married Richard
Law, a prominent citizen of Wethersfield and Stamford. 2. Thomas Kilborne,
baptized November 30, 1609; he came to America in 1634, in the ship "Elizabeth,"
with his wife Elizabeth, settling at Ipswich, but as there is no record of his
descendants it is supposed that he returned to England. 3. George Kilborne,
baptized February 12, 1612; was a resident of Roxbury, Massachusetts, in 1638,
and in 1640 was admitted a freeman of Rowley; he married Elizabeth. 4. Elizabeth
Kilborne, baptized May 12, 1614; did not come to America. 5. Lydia Kilborne,
baptized July 14, 1616; came to America with her parents; married Robert Howard,
of Windsor, Connecticut. 6. Mary, born 1619; came with her parents in 1635;
married John Root, an early settler of Farmington, Connecticut, where both were
members of the church in 1679. 7. Frances Kilborne, baptized September 4, 1621;
came with the family in 1635; married Thomas Ufford (or Uffoot) of Stratford,
Connecticut. 8. Sergeant John Kilborne, of further mention.

  Sergeant John Kilborne was baptized at Wood Ditton, England, September 29,
1624, and died in Wethersfield, Connecticut, April 9, 1703. He came with his
parents in the "Increase" in 1635, and settled with them in Wethersfield, on the
west side of the Connecticut river, six miles below the present city of
Hartford. For nearly forty years he was a conspicuous figure in the town,
holding the office of collector, lister, constable, selectman and deputy to the
General Court, and at the May session of that body in 1662 he was appointed a
member of the Colonial Grand Jury. In May, 1657, he was confirmed by the General
Court "to be Sergeant at Wethersfield," a post he held for eighteen years,
resigning in October, 1676. He was often a grand juror of Hartford county, and
in May, 1677, was on the "Jury of Life and Death." Sergeant Kilbourn (as he
wrote his name in his will) married, in 1650, Naomi ____, who died October 1,
1659, leaving children: John Thomas and Naomi. He married (second) Sarah,
daughter of John Bronson, who bore him children: Ebenezer, of further mention;
Sarah, George, Mary, Joseph and Abraham. The line of descent is through
Ebenezer, eldest son of Sergeant John by his second wife.

  Ebenezer Kilbourn was born in Glastonbury, Connecticut, March 10, 1679. died
in Morris county, New Jersey, about 1732. He married, June 1, 1698, Sarah Fox,
who died October 18, 1714, the mother of ten children: Susannah, Ebenezer,
Richard, Sarah, Josiah, Elizabeth, Gideon, Amos, Naomi and David Kilbourn. He
married (second) May 14, 1715, Elizabeth Davis, of Hartford, by whom he had
three sons, all born in Morris county, New Jersey: James, Thomas, and Gershom,
of further mention.

  Gershom Kilborn was born in Morris county, New Jersey, February 7, 1732, died
in Orange, New Jersey, April 26, 1813. He married (first) Phebe Lindsley, and
had children: Moses Kilborn, a soldier of the Revolution; Samuel, died aged
seventeen years; Abner, died aged fourteen years. He married (second) Mrs.
Eunice Harrison Conger, and had four children: Elizabeth, died young; Jabez
Davis, of further mention; Daniel, died young; Captain Daniel, a captain in the
War of 1812.

  Jabez Davis Kilburn was born in Orange, New Jersey, October 31, 1773, and died
there September 23, 1849. He became a prominent citizen of Orange, and a large
landowner. He held the offices of moderator, judge of election, and commissioner
of appeals. He was a vice-president of the county convention which met in
Newark, Tuesday, April 3, 1844, and proposed Theodore Frelinghuysen as a
candidate for Vice-President of the United States, and was president of a mass
meeting of citizens in Newark the following September to further his nomination.
He married Esther Baldwin, and had children: Elizabeth, died in infancy; Thomas
Daniels, of further mention; Isaac Baldwin, died unmarried; Charles Lalliet,
died in Newark, June 23, 1837; Mary, died in childhood; Mary (2), died in
Orange, October 22, 1838.

  Thomas Daniels Kilburn was born in Orange, New Jersey, October 9, 1796, and
died February 15, 1882. He was a prominent citizen, farmer and landowner, the
old Kilburn farm lying along South Orange avenue, now being known as the Tuxedo
Park tract. He served the town as overseer of highways and commissioner of
appeals; took a deep interest in the welfare of his community, and to his memory
stands Kilburn Memorial Presbyterian Church at South Orange avenue and Norwood
street, founded by his two daughters, Margaretta D. and Clara C. Kilburn. He
married, October 7, 1823, Abby Condit, born March 29, 1804, died April 26, 1880.
Children: Esther B., married Ira Taylor, of South Orange; Isaac B., married Mary
E. Dodd, and died July 30, 1879; Hannah L., married Amzi S. Dodd; Margaretta D.;
Mary E.; Ira C, married Kate P. Alexander; Charles Fleming, of further mention,
and Clara C.

  Charles Fleming Kilburn, of the eighth generation, youngest son of Thomas
Daniels and Abby (Condit) Kilburn, was born at the Kilburn homestead, South
Orange, New Jersey, August 28, 1844, and died in Newark, New Jersey, at St.
Barnabas Hospital, June 27, 1915, and is buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery,
Newark. He attended the public schools of South Orange until fifteen years of
age, and then was sent to boarding school at Ferguson-ville, Delaware county,
New York, where he completed his studies. He was associated with his brother,
Isaac B. Kilburn, in the manufacture of bent wood until the latter's death in
1879, then conducted the business alone until 1885. From that time forward he
devoted himself to the management of the estates of his father and brother and
to his own private interests. He was well known in real estate and business
circles, and until within a year or two of his death maintained an office at 88
Mechanic street, Newark.

  He was identified with the management of the old Waverly State Fair, was a
member of the New Jersey Road Horse Association, and did a great deal to
increase the usefulness of that organization. He was one of the original members
of the board of governors of the Essex Club, was one of the first members of the
Essex County Country Club and of the Bal-tusrol Club, an honorary member of the
Essex Troop, and belonged to the Republican Club of New York City. He was a
devoted member of the South Park Presbyterian Church, which he served as
trustee, and in political faith was a Republican. He was a man highly esteemed
for his sterling qualities of mind and heart, possessed a wealth of friends, and
left behind him an honored name.

  Mr. Kilburn married, in South Orange, January 15, 1902, Grace Currier, who
survives him, daughter of Cyrus Chase and Harriet (Anderson) Currier. Children:
Abby Condit Kilburn, born December 8, 1902; Gertrude Currier Kilburn, June 10,
1904; Charles Fleming (2nd) Kilburn, born February 22, 1906; Thomas Daniels
Kilburn, born July 23, 1907.

(The Condit Line).

  Abby (Condit) Kilburn, mother of Charles Fleming Kilburn, was a descendant of
John Cunditt, who is first of mention in this country in 1678. He purchased
lands "in the bounds of the town of Newark," Essex county, New Jersey, in 1689,
from Richard Hore, and again in 1691 from Lawrence. In both transfers his name
is spelled Condit. but in his will it is written "Cunditt." He is supposed to
have been of English descent, but may have been a Welshman. He married in Great
Britain, but was a widower when he came to America in 1678, accompanied by his
son Peter. He settled in Newark, New Jersey, and there married a second wife,
Deborah, who bore him a son John, who died a minor. John Cunditt died in 1713
and left a will now on file in the office of the Secretary of State at Trenton,
New Jersey. In it he devises "land and meadows" to "My Dearly Beloved Wife
Deborah Cunditt," in Newark and elsewhere, in trust for their son John, but to
Peter, his eldest son, very little, he probably having had his share.

  Peter Condit, son of John Cunditt by his first wife, came with his father to
Newark, New Jersey, and there died in 1714, surviving his father but one year.
His will on file in Trenton, dated February 7, 1713, clevises land and meadows
in "Newark and elsewhere" to his sons, and to his daughter Mary, "twelve pounds
money;" to his wife Mary, whom he made sole executrix, all his personal estate
not otherwise disposed of, and a third interest in his real estate "during her
widowhood." To his son Samuel he gave a "Weavers Loom commonly called Samuels
Loom with all ye Tackling belonging to it." This would indicate that both father
and son were weavers by trade. Peter Condit married, in 1695, Mary, daughter of
John Harrison, a woman of strong character who reared her children most
religiously. She was a descendant of Richard Harrison, who came from Cheshire,
England, and died at Branford, Connecticut, October 25, 1653. They had six sons:
Samuel, Peter, John, Nathaniel, Philip and Isaac; and a daughter, Mary. Three of
these sons—John, Nathaniel and Isaac—settled at the foot of the Orange
mountains; Samuel, the eldest, settled between the First and Second mountains:
Peter and Philip settled in Morristown. New Jersey.

  Samuel Condit, =on of Peter and Mary (Harrison) Condit, was born at Newark,
New Jersey, December 6, 1696, and died July 18, 1777, his gravestone in the
Orange burying ground bearing the name "Samuel Conduit," with the date of his
death. In 1720 he bought land between the Orange mountains, presumably from the
Indians, as there is no former record of ownership. He gave during his lifetime
to each of his five sons, fifty acres of the home farm, and on each lot erected
a house, reserving for himself the homestead with about seventy acres. To each
of his sons he gave a family Bible, and left them a record of a pious life. He
married (first) in 1722, Mary Dodd, born November 8, 1698, died May 25, 1755. He
married (second) in 1756, Mary Nutman, widow of Amos Williams, who died February
18, 1777. Both wives are buried near him in Orange burying ground, with many
others of the Condit name. By his first marriage, Samuel Condit had issue:
Daniel, of further mention; Jotham, Samuel, Martha, David and Jonathan.

  Daniel Condit, eldest son of Samuel Condit and his first wife, Mary Dodd, was
born December 27, 1723, and died Novenv ber 14, 1785. He was a farmer, occupying
the land given him by his father between the First and Second Orange mountains.
He was a soldier of the Revolution, serving as a private in the First Battalion,
second establishment of New Jersey militia. Like his forefathers, he was a man
of pious life, and a deacon of the Presbyterian church. He married Ruth
Williams, born December 29, 1723, died November 23, 1807, daughter of Gershom
and Hannah (Lampson) Williams, son of Matthew and grandson of Matthew Williams,
a native of Wales, Great Britain, who came to America about 1630 and settled in
Wethersfield, Connecticut. Daniel and Ruth Condit had children: Adonijah;
Eunice, married Nathaniel Ogden; Martha, married Major Aaron Harrison; Mary,
married Philip Condit, of Morristown, New Jersey; Joel, a soldier of the
Revolution; Samuel, of further mention; Ira, a minister of the Dutch Reformed
church, vice-president and professor of Rutgers College; Jemima, died in
infancy. Samuel Condit, seventh child of Daniel and Ruth (Williams) Condit, was
born at the homestead in the Orange Mountains, August 6, 1761, and died April,
1819. After his marriage he removed to the east side of the Orange Mountains, at
what was long known as "Tory Corner." He followed farming as an occupation, and
was a devout Christian, highly esteemed. He served as private in the
Revolutionary army, although little more than a boy in years. He married, in
1785, Hannah Harrison, born 1764, died 1855, daughter of Ichabod and Sarah
(Williams) Harrison, granddaughter of Nathaniel Harrison, son of Joseph
Harrison, son of Sergeant Richard Harrison, who came to Newark, New Jersey, with
the Connecticut colony in 1667 or 1668, son of Richard Harrison, of Branford,
Connecticut. Samuel and Hannah Condit had children: Sarah, married Ichabod
Losey; Jemima (2nd), married Samuel Morris Dodd; Eunice, married John Munn;
Harriet, married (first) Viner Van Zant Jones, (second) Deacon Henry Pierson;
Samuel, married Phebe Peck; Mary, married Stephen Dodd; Abby, of further
mention; Clara, married Thomas W. Munn; Ira H., married Phebe Mulford; Ichabod,
died in infancy.

  Abby Condit, eighth child of Samuel and Hannah (Harrison) Condit, was born at
the home farm at "Tory Corner," Essex county, New Jersey, March 29, 1804, and
died at the Kilburn farm on South Orange avenue. South Orange, New Jersey, April
26, 1880. She married, October 7, 1823, Thomas Daniels Kilburn (see Kilburn).
They were the parents of Charles Fleming Kilburn. 





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MEMORIAL CYCLOPEDIA OF NEW JERSEY

UNDER THE EDITORIAL SUPERVISION OF MARY DEPUE OGDEN

VOLUME III
MEMORIAL HISTORY COMPANY NEWARK,  NEW JERSEY
1917


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