Peter Cundict Jr. (1699 - 1768)

Born 1699 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey

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Descendants

Died 10 Jul 1768 at about age 69 in Morristown, Middlesex, New Jersey

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Biography

Peter2 was born in Newark. N. J., in 1698 or 1699,and died 11 Jul 1768 in Morristown, Morris Co., New Jersey at the age of 69. He married Phebe Dodd ( of the English Dods, Dodds) about 1725. She was born in 1703, and died July 26, 1768, aged 65 years. They are both buried in the Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Morristown, New Jersey.

"Peter, early in life, became a resident of Morristown, N. J., where he acquired property, and where some, if not all, of his children were born. At the formation of the First Presbyterian church in Morristown, in 1741, he and his wife were among its first communicants, and continued to be steadfast supporters of the organization until their death. Some of the descendants of Peter filled honorable places in the early political history of the country, while others attained to positions of eminence in the professions."^[1]

Today all known members of the overall Condit family who perpetuate the Condict spelling, somewhat less than 5%, are descendants of Peter Cundict, second grandson of the Ancestor. Most bearing the surname Condict, when they left Morris or Essex County, New Jersey, had dropped the second "c" from their name within a couple of generations.^[2]

From History of the Presbyterian Church, Morristown (page 43): "Peter 2d d. Morristown. 1768; his sons were Joseph, Nathaniel, Ebenezer, Silas and Peter 3d." And on page 293: "Peter Condict; M. 1742; was b. in Newark 1698 or '99; he m. Phebe Dodd, who was b. in 1703; besides the children named p. 43, he had: Sarah, who m. a Hayward [see Shadrach Howard.], Rhoda, who m. Peter, s. Joseph Prudden, Phebe, who m. (1st) Silas Day; m. (2d) Henry Axtell.^[3]

Death: 1768. Peter Condict, aet. 69, fever, July 11.^[4]

Burial: First Presbyterian Churchyard, Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, see Memorial ID 12179549 at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12179549/peter-condict

Will Extract: 1767, Feb. 1; Condict, Peter, of Morristown, Morris Co., yeoman; will of. Wife, Phebe, my personal estate, of which she may give portions to my eight children as wisdom may direct. Son, Ebenezer, my land on the southeast side of the mountain, called the Mine Mountain, and he to pay to my sons, Joseph and Nathaniel, each £10. Son, Peter, my other lands, and he to pay to my son, Silas, £10, and to find provisions for my wife. Executors—my wife, Phebe, and my sons, Joseph and Silas. Witnesses—Benoni Hathaway, Jedediah Mills, Thaddeus Dodd. Proved Aug. 25, 1768. Lib. I, p. 334.8.^[5]

CHILDREN:

1. Sarah, born about 1726.

2. Joseph, born about 1728.

3. Rhoda, born about 1731.

4. Nathaniel, born October, 1733.

5. Ebenezer, born 1736.

6. Silas, born March 7, 1738.

7. Phebe, born about 1740.

8. Peter, born April 8, 1744. "Peter Cundit, ch. Peter."^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.condit-family.com/ps01/ps01_383.html
2. ↑ Condits and Cousins, op cit, http://www.condit-family.com/ps01/ps01_383.html.
3. ↑ History of the First Presbyterian Church, Morristown, N.J. [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Section: Back Matter.
4. ↑ History of the Presbyterian Church, Morristown, op cit, The Record page 23.
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. New Jersey, U.S., Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Volume XXXIII, Abstracts of Wills, 1761-1770, pp. 86-87.
6. ↑ History of the First Presbyterian Church, Morristown, op cit, The Record, page 6.