Philip (Cundict) Condict (abt. 1709 - 1801)

Born about 10 Apr 1709 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey

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Died 23 Dec 1801 at about age 92 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA

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Biography

Philip Cundit (later Condict) was one of the original members of the First Presbyterian Church, Morristown.^[1]Philip Cundit was born at Newark, N. J., April, 1709. He married Mary Day, who was born in 1713. They lived in Morris county, N. J., and in 1742, at the organization of the First Presbyterian Church at Morristown, NJ. He and his wife were among its members, of which church he soon after became an elder. His children were baptized there, and his life was identified with the early years of its existence. While the lineage of his brothers were quite frequently represented in public and civil affairs, as well as in mechanical pursuits, Philip's descendants have been more conspicuous in the church and in society, and have had a continuous representation in the Morristown church since its organization.^[2]

Five of the grandsons of Philip were prominent in the early years of Presbyterianism in western Pennsylvania, and three grandchildren and a great-grandson were among those who laid the foundation of the Presbyterian church at Jersey, Ohio, which has had a prosperous existence for nearly seventy years. A great-grandson, Rev. Philip Condit, was the first Presbyterian minister in a group of several counties in northwestern Ohio, where he organized four churches, and later in life organized the church at Pleasant Grove, Oregon, where he died. His son represented that Presbytery in the General Assembly of the Presbyterian church in 1883. Nearly one hundred of the male descendants of Philip have been either ministers, elders or deacons in the church.^[3]

Philip purchased from Josiah Stanbrough one hundred acres of land three miles west of Morristown, for "sixty pounds, current money of the Province of New Jersey, eight shillings per ounce." The deed is dated "29th day of November, in the twenty-third year of his Majesty's reign, King George the Second, of Great Brittain, 1749." This land in regular descent, is part of the farm occupied by his great-grandson, the venerable Sylvester R. Whitehead, now in the ninetieth year of his age. Philip died December 23, 1801. His wife died September 30, 1785. It is a noticeable fact that of the large male descent of Philip, none are now known to be living in or near their ancestral home.^[4]

More information about the farm: "High on a knoll commanding a view of surrounding hills, Philip Condict built a house on one hundred acres of land, 'purchased November 29, 1749 for the sum of sixty pounds current money of the province of New Jersey.' His descendants remained there until 1912. The original house stood between the present house and barns. Ezekiel Whitehead and Mary Condit, his wife, both grandchildren of Philip, built the main part of the present, handsome home and then tore down the old house which was nearly 100 years old."^[5]

The First Presbyterian Church, Morristown, gave his record as follows: "Philip Condit [brother of Peter]; M 1742 [M=Member]; confest for disregarding lot; elected Elder 31 July 1777, last met with Session 30 of April 1790, present 10 times out of 12, d. 23 Dec. 1801, aet. 93."^[6]

CHILDREN.

Abigail, born December 5, 1736.

Jabez, born February 8, 1739.

Zenas, born May 11, 1741.

Mary, born December 18, 1743.

Rebecca, born April 3, 1746.

Abner, born August 1, 1749.

Ezekiel, born in October, 1751, died young.

Philip, born May 6, 1753.

Hannah, born March 4, 1756.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "Names of the persons that were in full communion when the church was first collected and founded...Philip Cundit, d. Dec. 23, 1801, aet. 92," Ancestry.com. History of the First Presbyterian Church, Morristown, N.J. [database on-line]. Provo,UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 205. Original data: History of the First Presbyterian Church, Morristown, N.J., New Jersey?: unknown, 1880-1885. Section: Vol. I. No. 2. The record, page 12.
2. ↑ The Condits and Their cousins in America, Norman I. Condit, Cook & McDowell Publications, 1980, Owensboro, KY.
3. ↑ The Condits and Their cousins in America, Norman I. Condit, Cook & McDowell Publications, 1980, Owensboro, KY.
4. ↑ The Condits and Their cousins in America, Norman I. Condit, Cook & McDowell Publications, 1980, Owensboro, KY.
5. ↑ From pamphlet "Centennial of the Washington Valley School House, 1869-1969, #9, [home of] Mrs. Roy Tucker-Ezekiel Whitehead, circa 1855."
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. History of the First Presbyterian Church, Morristown, N.J. [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data:History of the First Presbyterian Church, Morristown, N.J.. New Jersey?: unknown, 1880-1885. Section: Part II. The combined registers, from 1742 to 1885, page 43.
7. ↑ The Condits and Their cousins in America, Norman I. Condit, Cook & McDowell Publications, 1980, Owensboro, KY.