EARLY GERMANS OF NJ, NEW JERSEY Copyright (c) 2000 by Stewart J.A.Woolever Jr (sjaw@citlink.net). ************************************************************************ 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. ************************************************************************ The Early Germans of New Jersey; Their History, Churches and Genealogies HARTRAM. I). F****DERICK, m. Charity Potter, s. Daniel; had ch.: Hannah, m. Peter Apgar (s. of William); George; b. 15 Oct., 1811, m. Elisabeth A. Harrison; Daniel m. first, s. Johnson, widow of John Hummer; second, Catherine Parks, wldow of a Sutton; John, died **** babe; William, m. Rachel Woolever; John, m. Lenore Rose; Aaron m. Ann Eick, (dau. of George); Frederick, went West; Catherine, m. Will Y. Burrells. AMWELL. The old church stood on the north side of the graveyard and the deed to the land bears date the 21st of January, 1749. It was part of the land that belonged to Anthony Dierdorf, who had bought it from Nathan Allsn. The deed was made to William Kase, Peter Hofman and William Bellowsfelt, trustees to and for the Calvinistical High Dutch congregation in the township of Amwell, and was witnessed by John Garrison, John Case, Daniel Laroe and Jacob Woolever. The congregation received help to the amount of £15, for the bufilding of their church on May 22, 1749, from the old Dutch Church in New York. The services of dedication were conducted by Rev. George Michael We****ss, or Weitzi****s, and John Philip Leidich. The former was one of the first German ministers in America, having arrived in 1727; at this time he was preaching to three congregations near Philadelphia. The latter minister had been ordained in Holland and ****ent over the year before. He was a pastor and evangelist in Pennsylvania.