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LINE OF JONATHAN DUNHAM OF WOODBRIDGE, NEW JERSEY FORTH GENERATION IN AMERICA

20. JOSEPH 4 DUNHAM (David 3, Jonathan 2 Singletary/alias Dunham, Richard 1 Singletary), b. in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ, 7 October 1700; d. btw. October 1759 when he wrote his will (given below) and 1771 when the will was proved. Unknown wife (see will). Will of Joseph Donham of Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ: “1759, Oct. 20. Donham, Joseph, of Woodbridge, Middlesex Co.; will of. Wife to have the use of land. Son, Daniel, 1/6 of my lands, joining the 1/2 acre where he lives. Rest of estate to be sold. Daughter, Sarah, a prayer book. Youngest daughters, Abigail and Phebe, £25. Youngest sons, James, Joseph, Elisha, Moses and Jonathan, rest of my money. Wife to bring up my young children. Executors--friend, Ebenezer Foster, and sons, Joseph and Elisha. Witnesses--Jonathan Cambell, Amos Donham, Nathaniel Fitz Randolph. (Note, witness Amos Donham was Joseph’s nephew, son of his brother David and Mary (Freeman) Dunham, Jr.) Children of Joseph 4 and (unknown wife) Dunham: (given in will above) 33. i. DANIEL 5 DUNHAM b. 2 Feb. 1726; d. aft. 20 October 1759 when named in father’s will as inheriting “1/6 of my lands adjoining the ½ acre where he lives”. 33.1. ii. SARAH 5 DUNHAM b. about 1730; [1] d. aft. October 1792 when she gave deposition of her son’s war service. Sarah; m. 1st JAMES CODDINGTON who was b. in Woodbridge, 5 January 1725/6; d. 1774; m.2 DANIEL NOE b. Woodbridge, 1715; d. btw. 16 May 1777 and 5 July 1777; m.3 WILLIAM HODGSON. Children of James and Sarah (Dunham) Coddington: i. JOSEPH CODDINGTON b. Woodbridge 1754 ii. JAMES CODDINGTON b. Woodbridge 1755 iii. DAVID CODDINGTON b. Woodbridge 1757 iv. AGNES CODDINGTON b. 1759 v. ROBERT CODDINGTON b. Woodbridge 6 Oct. 1760 (the one who had smallpox) vi. JOHN CODDINGTON b. Woodbridge 1765 Children of Daniel and Sarah (Dunham) (Coddington) Noe: [named in will of Daniel Noe dated 16 May 1777, proved 5 July 1777] i. DAMARIS NOE ii. LELIS NOE iii. MARGARET NOE iv. GERTRUDE NOE v. SARAH NOE vi. JAMES NOE vii. JOHN NOE viii. DANIEL NOE ix. NATHANIEL NOE b. in Woodbridge, 12 Sept. 1774; d. 18 August 1846; m.10 April 1797 MARY ELIZABETH PAYNE, b. in Woodbridge, 4 February 1782 Children of Nathaniel and Mary Elizabeth (Payne) Noe: i. Mary NOE b. ii. Margaret NOE b. 10 May 1801 iii. JOHN CLARKSON NOE b. 26 May 1803 33.2 iii. JAMES 5 DUNHAM b. say 1730. This is the James Dunham living in Westfield with a wife named Christian. We do not know the surname of Christian, but there were several women living in New Jersey with that given name. 34. iv. ELISHA 5 DUNHAM b. in Woodbridge, 1732; d. in Woodbridge, February/March 1783; m. 20 June 1752 ELIZABETH FREEMAN, b. say 1732; d. aft. 1783; daughter of John and Martha (Moore) Freeman. Elisha was a Captain in the 1st Reg. Essex Co. NJ Militia. Elisha 5 Dunham of Spanktown, Essex Co., NJ (now Rahway, Union Co., NJ), is listed in “Revolutionary Census of NJ, An Index, based on Rateables, Inhabitants of NJ During the Period of the American Revolution” (17781780), by Kenn Stryker-Rodda, Hunterdon House, 1986. Will of Elisha Dunham NJ Archives 35:126, dated 21 August 1771, proved 6 March 1783; “Elisha Dunham of Woodbridge, Middlesex Co. carpenter,. Names wife Elizabeth, land I bought of Jonathan Kimble. Rest of land to be sold and money divided among my children, Josiah, Freeman, David, Enos and Henry when they are 21, and my daughter, Executors, wife Elizabeth and brother-in-law Isaac Freeman. Witnesses Moses Dunham, Joseph Dunham,Jr. Joseph Shotwell. (Moses and Joseph Dunham were his brothers) Children of Elisha 5 and Elizabeth (Freeman) Dunham: i. JOSIAH 6 DUNHAM b. 1 June 1753/5; d. in Woodbridge, 1816; m. ANNA WILLIAMS ii. FREEMAN 6 DUNHAM b. 1755 iii. ENOS/AMOS 6 DUNHAM b. 1759 iv. DAVID 6 DUNHAM b. 2 March, 1762; d. in Anderson, Madison Co. IN, 28 September 1840; m.1 ELEANOR HOLLINGSHEAD; m.2 HANNAH BRUMMAGE v. EUNICE 6 DUNHAM b. 1765; d. New Garden, Union Co., IN, 3 February 1834 vi. HENRY DAYTON 6 DUNHAM b. 20 April 1774; d. in Centerville, Wayne Co., IN, 7 Sept. 1833; m. SARAH ELLISON 35. v. JOSEPH 5 DUNHAM b. in Westfield, Union Co., NJ, 1735; d. in Westfield. This is the Joseph Dunham who married in Westfield, 1757, HANNAH CONGER. Children of Joseph and Hannah (Conger) Dunham: (at least) i. JOSEPH 6 DUNHAM b. in Westfield, 29 August 1766; d. in Warren Co., OH, 8 March 1846; m. 2 February 1790 ANNA WOOD 36. vi. MOSES 5 DUNHAM b. say 1740; d. after 20 October 1759 when named in his father’s will. He is probably the Moses Dunham who married in Westfield, 21 September 1777, MARY HAMPTON. She may have been a second wife. He was a witness to the will of his brother Elisha in 1771. vii. JONATHAN 5 DUNHAM b. say 1744. nfi. viii. ABIGAIL 5 DUNHAM b. 1747; d. 11 August 1804, age 57; m. 8 August 1782 SAMUEL JAQUES, b. 29 April 1739; d. 2 September 1803. Samuel m.1 Annabel Brown, she d. 19 January 1782, they had several children; Samuel m.2 Abigail Dunham. Abigail and Samuel are buried in the Woodbridge Trinity Episcopalian Churchyard, Woodbridge. Find A Grave Memorial 16989113, 149597385 Children of Samuel and Annabel (Brown) Jaques: i. SAMUEL JAQUES, b. 1764 ii. WILLIAM JAQUES, b. 9 April 1764 iii. RICHARD JAQUES, bapt. in St. John Episcopal Church, Elizabeth, Union Co., NJ, 21 Oct. 1767 iv. JAMES JAQUES, b. 1769 Children of Samuel and Abigail (Dunham) Jaques: v. ANNABEL JAQUES b. in Elizabeth, 14 May 1783; d. in Elizabeth, 30 August 1854; m. in Elizabeth, 5 March 1800 BENJAMIN WINANS, b. 28 October 1776; d. 12 March 1832 Child of Benjamin and Annabel (Jaques) Winans: i. BENJAMIN WINANS, born 12 June 1807 vi. SALLY JAQUES, b. about 1785; d. before 1798 vii. JOHN OGILVIE JAQUES, b. in 1786; d. 1816; m. MARGARET DOOBS. ix. PHEBE 5 DUNHAM b. 17 April 1755; d. 9 August 1843 in Warren Co., OH; m. 2 July 1775 at the home of her brother Elisha Dunham, JACOB TREMBLE; b. 1 February 1753; d. 31 May 1819, in Warren Co. Phebe's birth date given in Rev. War pension application. Jacob and Phebe (Dunham) Tremble moved to Ohio in the autumn of 1795. They spent that winter in Fort Washington, now Cincinnati, and in the spring purchased land in Turtle Creek twp, Warren Co., OH. Children of Jacob and Phebe (Dunham) Tremble: all born in New Jersey i. BETSEY TREMBLE b. 16 September 1776 ii. DANIEL TREMBLE b. 17 September 1778 iii. ABIGAIL TREMBLE b. 7 September 1780 iv. SARAH TREMBLE b. 16 September 1782 v. MARY TREMBLE b. 4 September 1784 vi. SUSANNAH TREMBLE b. 19 July 1786 vii. MOSES TREMBLE b. 18 November 1788 viii. ISAAC TREMBLE b. October 1790 ix. AARON TREMBLE b. 3 August 1792 x. JACOB TREMBLE b. 18 January 1795 References: i. Which Sarah Dunham married James Coddington?, Dunham Singletary Family Connections Newsletter Vol. 13, Issue 1, p. 2, 15 January 2016 ii. Fifth Generation Carried Out, Dunham Singletary Family Connections Newsletter Vol. 13, Issue 1, p. 4, 15 January 2016 iii. The Dunham-Singletary Connection Vol. 3, Issure 4, p. 16, 15 October 2006

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