Joseph (Polhemius) Polhemus (1779 - 1855)

Born 22 Jan 1779 in Allentown, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Freelove (Wooley) Polhemus — married 1802 in New Jersey, USA

Descendants

Died 10 Aug 1855 at age 76 in Silverton, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

Joseph Polhemius was born on 22 Jan 1779. He is the son of John Polhemius and Elizabeth Robbins. Joseph Polhemius married Freelove Wooley about 1802 in New Jersey, USA.^[1]

Burial, Silverton, Ocean, New Jersey, United States of America, Silverton Cemetery; citing record ID 35508645, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com

Note

His grandparents were Tobias and Parthenia (Emlay), who, including their son John, were the parents of seven children [editorial note: Parthenia was NOT the natural mother of John, Joseph's father, nor of all Joseph's siblings]. One of them, lifelong bachelor Nathaniel, must have favored Joseph over his other nephews and nieces, for in his will he left Joseph "all the plantation I now live on, house and barn, wagon and horses and gears, cattle and hogs, bed and bedding, tables together with all my household furniture, of every kind, and the bord tules, to the said Joseph, son of John Polhemus...."^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ A source for this information is needed.
2. ↑ https://familysearch.org/tree/person/KPQ6-M6B/details

• "History and Genealogy - Polhemus - 1284 - 1954, Joseph lived out his life at an ocean side farm at Silverton, NJ. A three block street in Silverton that runs by the farm's location is named Polhemus Avenue. Found at: https://familysearch.org/tree/person/KPQ6-M6B/details

• Find A Grave Index, Nathaniel Polhemus; Burial, Silverton, Ocean, New Jersey, United States of America, Silverton Cemetery; citing record , Find a Grave, Find A Grave memorial # 35508645 Joseph Polhemus.

• "New Jersey Deaths and Burials, 1720-1988," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FZPH-JXV : 12 December 2014), Joseph Polhemus in entry for Sarah Thomas, 02 Jul 1850; citing Kettle Creek, Ocean, New Jersey, reference v AA p 251; FHL microfilm 584,577.