VAN NESS SURNAME MARRIAGES NEWARK, ESSEX, NEW JERSEY Copyright (c) 2000 by Thomas E. Van Ness,tevanness@juno.com. ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submittor has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ************************************************************************ Marriages: Van Ness, Jacobus, Riker, Personnett, Arbuthnot surnames in Essex Co., NJ, 1848-1867: Entire County except Newark Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Thomas E. Van Ness, tevanness@juno.com These records came from LDS Microfilm 0584561. This microfilm is available by ordering at LDS Family History Centers. You will find that information is sometimes absent in some of the columns such as the age, parent's names. These records were sent in to the Township or County Clerk by the Minister or church. If they did not include the information, the clerk didn't try to find out. The Creation of the LDS Family Search Website with the information indexed by the LDS researchers, provided me with the date of my GGGrandfather's marriage, July 17, 1857. I had not been able to find that record as it was not in the Official New Jersey Marriage Index Compiled by the New Jersey State Archives. When I visited the Archives, I found the marriage records and pointed out a section of the marriage book that had not been included in the index. At that point, I decided that I needed to go through the records, line by line and see what else might have been missed. The wealth of information I found has been very helpful in discovering my GGGrandfather's wife, parents, and grandparents. The records are messy, sometimes hard to read, incomplete, and Contain inaccurate spellings. They were transcribed by the Township Clerks from the lists of marriages mailed in by the various Clergymen and government officials. Please keep that in mind as you read through my transcriptions. I did the best I could. The most aggravating problem I had was distinguishing between Upper Case I and J. For Example, reading the name Isaac J. Jacobus, the "I" and the 2 "J's" all look identical. The Context defines Isaac and Jacobus, but the middle initial Could be read either way. Due to this problem, I don't know if my GGGrandmother's father is named Isaac I. Jacobus or Isaac J. Jacobus. The Census is no help, because I believe the same man must have written down the Census records as well. Format is: Mrg Date Groom's name Age Marital Status Residence Parent's name occupation Bride's name Age Marital Status Residence Parent's name Occupation Officiator Position Residence Marriage Location Township of record period of record Date of record Page # 1848-09-17 21 S "Jacobus, Adolphus J." Newark Jno. R. Jacobus Mechanic 21 S "Harrison, Jane M." Newark N. R. or R.R. Harrison "Corbit, Wm. P." Pastor Halsey St. Methodist Newark Newark 1849-03-10 3 1849-02-10 23 S "Personett, Wm. J." Morristown Abraham Personett 18 S "Morton, Ann M." Morristown Wm. Morton "Corbit, Wm. P." Pastor Halsey St. Methodist Newark Newark 1849-03-10 3 1849-09-12 24 S "Belcher, Zachariah" Newark Zachariah Belcher Machinist 21 S "Watts, Mary" Newark "Henderson, M. H." Rector Trinity Church Newark "Rectory, Trinity Church" 1849-11-15 6 1850-05-08 31 S "Arbuthnot, John" Newark Charles Arbuthnot Laborer 35 W "Thompson, Eliza" Newark John McLane "Henderson, M. H." Rector Trinity Church Newark Newark 1850-06-14 9 1849-05-22 30 S "Jacobus, Cornelius" Newark "Abram, Jacobus" Mason 22 S "Nichols, Eliza" Newark Wm. Nichols "Monroe, L. C." Pastor Halsey St. Methodist Newark Newark 1849-09-11 10 1851-04-16 23 S "Miller, Jonathan D." "Miller, Alex M." Saddler 21 S "Vanness, Rebecca J." "Henderson, M. H." Rector Trinity Church Newark Newark 1857-06-09 11 1852-03-10 S "Provost, David " Unk Unk S "Jacobus, Martha" Unk Unk "Scott, James" Clergyman Newark Newark 1853-05-27 20 1851-08-12 S "Riker, Geo. W." Newark S "Godby, Elizabeth" Newark "Fish, H. C." Clergyman Newark Newark 1853-05-27 25 1853-05-29 S "Van Ness, Levi" Newark S "Sweasey?, Henrietta" Newark 1853-06-22 33 1851-04-15 35 W "Arbuthnot, John" Newark Wm. & E Arbuthnot Contractor 25 S "Campbell, Mary Ann" Newark "Campbell, Robt & A. " Seamstress "Southard, L. L." Clergyman Newark Newark 1853-06-13 47 1852-11-03 S Z. J. Tichenor Newark Unk Unk S "Vanness, Susan L." Newark Unk Unk "Corbit, Wm. P." Clergyman Newark Newark 1853-6-22 49 1853-04-17 "Van Ness, Lewis" Newark Unk Unk "Plunkett, Mary" Newark Unk Unk J. Few Smith Pastor 2nd Pres. Church Newark Newark 1853-06-11 50 1852-12-21 W "Canfield, Charles F." Newark Unk Unk S "Shotwell, Sarah" Newark Unk Unk "Van Horne, Richard" Preacher Newark Newark 1853-05-30 62 1852-1853 "Keeler, Charles" New Brunswick Unk Unk "Shotwell, Nancy" Newark Unk Unk "Van Horne, Richard" Preacher Newark Newark 1853-05-30 62 1853-09-27 S "Jacobus, James" Newark Unk Unk S "Vanderhoof, Sarah" Newark Unk Unk "Shaw, J. K." Clergyman Newark Newark 1854-06-23 106 1853-06-07 S "Moniste, Caleb M." "M. Colombus, OH" Unk Unk S "Riker, Sarah H." Unk Unk "Early, A. D. " Clergyman Newark Newark 1854-06-23 107 1853-12-22 S "Jacobus, William F." Newark Unk Unk S "Skinner, Anna Maria" Newark Unk Unk "Vansant, L." Minister Newark Newark 1854-06-15 120 1854-12-24 S "Jacobus, John S." Newark Unk Unk "Ward, Eliza A. " Newark "Ward, John L." Jeweller "Aikman, W." Min of Gospel Newark Newark 161 1854-08-15 "Gardner, Fred K B" "Vanness, Eliza J." "Shaw, J. K." Clergyman Newark Newark 163 1854-02-06 "Jacobus, Henry C." "Uber, Harriett A." "Shaw, J. K." 178 1853-04-14 "Van Ness, Lewis" Newark "Plunkett, Mary A." Newark J. Few Smith Min of 2nd Pres Church Newark Newark 1854-12-28 185 1856-01-09 22 S "Vanness, Jacob Henry" Newark Jacob & Maria Blacksmith 24 S "Reed, Rachel L" Newark John & Maria Hat Trimmer "Vander, C. L." Minister Newark Newark 186 1855-10-07 26 S "Clark, George W." New York City Laborer 24 S "Van Nesse, Phoebe J." "Van Nesse, Thos & Susan" "Rogers, Rev. E. P." Minister Newark Newark 202 1855-05-22 20 S "Henry, Levi" Newark Laborer 20 S "Van Nesse, Susan" "Van Nesse, Thos & Susan" "Rogers, Rev. E. P." Minister Newark Newark 202 1855-01-07 S "Mead, James" Newark S "Jacobus, Ann" "Morse, Rev Levi" Pastor North Baptist Church Newark Newark 206 1856-11-06 42 W "Vaness, Garret" Caldwell "Vaness, H. H. & Margaret" Farmer 30 W "Williams, Mrs. Elizabeth" "Neafie, Richard D & Sarah" "Morse, Rev Levi" Pastor North Baptist Church Newark Newark 206 1856-08-16 26 S "Cahill, Johnson" Newark "Cahill, Thos & Eunice" 22 S "Arbuthnot, Margaret" "Arbuthnot, Wm & Elizab" "Smith, Rev J." Clergyman Newark 235 1857-04-16 24 "Jacobus, Elias" Newark Mechanic 22 "Reynolds, Virginia" "Lish, H. C." Clergyman Newark Newark 1857-09-01 249 1857-04-07 22 S "Jacobus, Thomas H." "Fairfield, NJ" James S. Jacobus Teacher 22 S "Rack, Mary Jane" "Rack, James" "Junison, W." Clergyman Newark Newark 1857-06-08 259 1856-09-27 S "Van Ness, Barguo" Newark S "Van Liew, Ida A." "Morrill, David T." Clergyman Newark 101 Union St. 1857-06-11 264 1857-12-15 21 S "Vanness, David" Newark Laborer 23 S "Salters, Mary J." "Jones, Rev. S. T." Minister Newark Newark 282 1857-06-01 "Bolm, Chas. M." "Vanness, Harriet N." "Mead, Rev. A. H." Clergyman Newark Newark 339 1857-09-09 "Denman, Edward J." "Shotwell, Eliz" "Van Horne, Rev. L." Clergyman Jersey City Newark 339 1857-12-31* 23 S "Vanness, Isaac" Newark Carpenter 23 S "Van Duyne, Cath" Newark "Crane, Rev. J. N." Clergyman Newark Newark 347 1858-03-03 24 S "Jacobus, Cornelius C." "Beaverton, Man. Co." Abraham & Charity Farmer 22 S "Vreeland, Mary" "Jacksonville, Man. Co." James H. & Sophia Domestic "Vander, C. L." Minister Newark Newark 352 1858-07-01 25 S "Gable, Charles Henry" Newark 21 S "Arbuthnot, Isabella M." Newark "Dorman, S." Clergyman 377 1858-12-24 S "Andruss, William C." Newark S "Jacobus, Amelia" Newark Cornelius T. Jacobus "Kearns, J. F." Minister Newark Newark 381 1859-05-06 W "Vanness, Samuel" Newark S "Bolen, Julia A." Newark "Mead, Rev. A. H." Minister Corner of Spring & Cross High St. 384 1859-05-05 S "Van Ness, George G." Pompton Plains Farmer S "Van Duyne, Harriet" Newark "Van Duyne, John R" "Zingry, John F. " Clergyman Newark Newark 385 1859-02-22 22 S "Withey, Calvin" Newark 19 S "Jacobus, Sarah F." Newark "Freeman, James M." Clergyman 123 Thisan St. Newark 1859-06-01 397 1858-11-11 S "DeFauney, Andrew" New York City S "Van Ness, Sarah M." Newark William "Morrill, D. T." Clergyman Newark 5th Baptist Church 1858-11-13 400 1859-09-21 S "Gearing, John Johnson" "Scraalenberg, NY" Physician S "Jacobus, Margaret Elizabeth" Newark "Jacobus, Cornelius T." "Kearns, J. F." Minister Newark Newark Near date of marriage 427 1859-09-15 "Riker, Wm. H." Newark "Provost, Elizabeth" Newark "Mead, Rev. A. H." Newark Newark 431 1860-03-29 S "Halky, Uriah" Franklin S "Jacobus, Catherine" "Levy, Edgar M." Clergyman Newark Newark 440 1864-04-19 W "Songee, Stephen B." Newark S "Van Ness, Caroline" Newark "Abed, Gustavus" Clergyman Newark Newark 440 1859-11-25 S "Van Ness, Peter F." Newark S "Wilson, Anna" Newark "Abed, Gustavus" Clergyman Newark Newark 440 1860-03-28 19 S "Baldwin, Ayres J." Newark "Baldwin, Jacob P. & Eliza" Farmer 18 S "Jacobus, Carrie E." Newark "Jacobus, Ralph & Sarah" Meat Dealer "Bryan, J. R." Clergyman Newark Newark 442 1860-01-16 32 W "Meeker, William S." "Elizabeth, NJ" "Meeker, John B. & Mary" Farmer 26 S "Vanness, Margaret A." Newark "Vanness, Simon H. & Charlotte" Farmer "Bryan, J. R." Clergyman Newark Newark 442 1861-01-25 21 S "Ashback, Samuel" Newark "Ashback, Abram" Cordwainer 19 S "Riker, Mary Jane" Newark "Riker, George & Mary" "Bryan, Rev. James R." MG Newark Newark 446 1860-09-26 25 S "Shotwell, Enoch M." "Rahway, NJ" "Shotwell, Enoch M. & Mary A." Farmer 22 S "Day, Rachel L." Newark "Day, Joseph & Dorcas" Cooper "Bryan, Rev. James R." MG Newark Newark 446 1860-07-10 22 S "Vanness, John J." Newark "Vanness, Cornelius" Farmer 20 S "Francisco, Emma Frances" Newark "Francisco, James P." Farmer "Adams, Rev. J. R." Clergyman Newark 26 Franklin St. 1860-07-12 459 1860-07-09 27 W "Lennex, James" Orange "Lennex, Henry & Ester" Carpenter 19 S "Personett, Ellen" Orange "Personnett, George & Mary" "Cont, Chas S." Clergyman 13 West New St Newark 1861-03-20 463 1860-03-03 24 S "Riker, George" Newark "Riker, Thomas & E." Mason 44 S "Lee, Maggie" Newark "Atkinson, Robt" Minister Newark Robert Atkinson's 1861-06-05 464 1860-03-16 22 S "Van Ness, Francis" Caldwell "Van Ness, Henry" Merchant 21 S "Van Ness, Malinda P." Newark "Van Ness, Thos" "Craven, E. R." Clergyman Newark Newark 482 1862-01-22 "Smith, Robert M." Newark "Vanness, Rachel A." Newark "Dashiell, R. L." Clergyman Newark Newark 487 1862-01-22 26 S "Riker, John" 21 S "Swanwick, Mary N. F." "Stansbury, J. N." Minister Newark Newark 488 1861-09-30 "Bennet, Wm." Newark Harness Maker "Vanness, Sarah F." Newark "Fish, H. C." Newark 497 1862-09-21 "Jacobus, William F." Newark "Sayre, Matilda" "Day, William" Minister Newark Newark 512 1862-12-15 31 S "Webb, George W." Newark "Webb, Thomas & Sarah" Last Maker 20 S "Riker, Mary Jane" Newark "Riker, Abram & _____" Dress Maker "Smith, Rev. Joseph H." Priest & Rector 13 Market St. Newark Rectory St. Paul's Church 1862-12-15 520 1862-01-22 26 S "Riker, John" Newark Soldier 23 S "Swanwick, Mary A. F." Newark "Douglas, Rev. Chas." "Islip, Long Island" Christ's Church Newark 1863-11-26 533 1863-12-24 23 S "Jacobus, Amsie" Caldwell Joseph G. & Jane Machinist 20 S "Brooks, Rachel Ann" Caldwell Abraham & Ruth Ann "Graves, David" Clergyman Newark Newark 1864-03-25 537 1863-09-09 "Ball, Lewis F." Newark Nathaniel Clerk 24 "Van Ness, Jane A." Newark Jacob "Weede, B." Minister 544 1864-05-04 S "Pearson, Thomas" Newark Hatter S "Jacobus, Mary J." Newark Jacob "Weede, B." Minister 544 1864-02-25 26 S "Jackson, Moses T." "Gibson, PA" Blacksmith 17 S "Riker, Emma" "Gibson, PA" "Riker, Samuel" "Kelly, Benj'n" Clergyman Newark Newark 546 1863-06-17 28 S "Shaw, Charles" Newark Thomas Lawyer 36 W "Arbuthnot, Mary" Newark Arther "Larew, C." Minister 559 1863-07-04 21 S "Jacobus, William G." Cedar Grove "Jacobus, Joseph G." Farmer 21 S "Courter, Sarah A." Cedar Grove "Kelley, Benj." Clergyman Newark Newark 562 1863-07-09 23 S "Riker, Abraham N. Jr." Newark Abraham & Sarah Shoemaker 22 S "Brixtner, Elizabeth" Newark Jacob & Mary "Brown, Wm. B." Clergyman Newark Newark 576 1865-05-23 47 S "Broon, Shawcross" New York Merchant 43 W "Shotwell, Mary" "Shadnelson, Mr." Clergyman 36 Broad St. Rectory 582 1865-03-08 24 S "Golding, John" Brooklyn John & Mary G. Guager 23 S "Jacobus, Mary Elizabeth" Newark Wm. & Jane J. "Atkinson, Robt" "Pastor, North Baptist Church" Newark Newark 591 1865-03-16 23 S "McCoy, William ?" Newark Geuine & Mary D. Juler 21 S "Riker, Sarah L." Newark Thos & Eliz. R. "Atkinson, Robt" "Pastor, North Baptist Church" Newark East Orange 591 1864-10-20 "Richards, Thomas" "Van Nest, Lerene ?" "Heel, Just." Pastor 2. RDC 597 1865-03-02 24 18 "King, George M." "Mine Hill, NJ" Charles & Elizabeth Miner 18 S "Jacobus, Emma" Newark Cornelius H. & Mary "Brown, Wm. B." Clergyman Newark Newark 629 1866-01-04 45 W "Stiles, Timothy P." Newark Worker in Marble 35 S "Jacobus, Susan P." Newark "Stearns, J. T." Clergyman Newark Newark 658 1866-01-11 24 S "Van Ness, James U. D." Newark Coach Trimmer 20 S "Olney, Clara T." "Rogus, J. O." Clergyman Newark Newark 662 1866-09-29 33 S "Mohlerson, Henry L." "New Market, NJ" 25 S "Van Nest, Sarah" "New Market, NJ" "Fish, H. C." Clergyman Newark Newark 672 1867-05-26 23 S "Dawson, E. B." "Boonton, NJ" 22 S "Jacobus, Mary J." "Boonton, NJ" "Burr, J. K." Clergyman Newark Newark 673 1866-11-13 21 S "Van Ness, James " "Tronighton, NJ" Caleb B. 21 S "Smith, Fannie" "Tronighton, NJ" Samuel C. W. Clark Clergyman Newark Newark 680