Jonathan Elmer (1750 - 1784)

Born 15 Jul 1750 in Goshen, Orange, New York

Ancestors

Husband of Susannah (Bedell) Cochran — married 29 May 1776 in New Providence Presbyterian Church, Union, New Jersey

Died 29 Mar 1784 at age 33 in New Providence, Union, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

When Jonathan Elmer was born on July 15, 1750, in Florida, New York, his father, Jonathan, was 23 and his mother, Amy, was 26. He had four brothers and one sister. He died on March 29, 1784, at the age of 33.

Name

Jonathan Elmer ^[1][2][3][4]

Birth

15 July 1750 in Florida, Orange, New York Colony ^[1]

Marriage

13 April 1788 Jonathan married Susannah Bedell ^[2]

Children

Jonathan and Susannah had children:

1. Philemon Elmer 1783–1863 ^[2]

Military

Private Jonathan Elmer served with Essex County Militia, New Jersey Militia during the American Revolution.

Jonathan Elmer is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-154335
Rank: Private

Private in the Essex Militia ^[3][5]

Death

29 March 1784 ^[4]

Burial

New Providence Presbyterian Churchyard in New Providence, Union, New Jersey, USA ^[4]

Sources

• Olney, Sandra Sutphin. Passengers_On_The_Lion_From_England_To_Boston_1632 (Heritage Books, Maryland, 1992)

‘’’Volume 1, page 230:’’’ 24. Rev. Jonathan (4) ELMER (Dea. Jonathan (3), Samuel (2), Edward (1) ). Born, 4 JUN 1727, in Norwalk, CT (#2).

He married Amy GALE, 30 OCT 1749, in Orange Co, NY (#36). Born 21 AUG 1723, in Goshen, NY (#36). Children:

i. Jonathan (5) ELMER. Born, 15 JUL 1750, in Florida, Orange Co, NY (#36).

ii. Philemon ELMER. Born, 13 SEP 1752, in Florida, Orange Co, NY (#36).

iii. John ELMER. Born, 29 SEP 1754, in Florida, Orange Co, NY (#36).

iv. Moses Gale ELMER. Born, 26 SEP 1757, in Florida, Orange Co, NY (#36). Died, 31 May 1835 (#36). Served in Rev. War. He married Chloe MEEKER, daughter of Mathias MEEKER, 2 DEC 1792, in Morristown, NJ (#36).

v. Sarah ELMER. Born, 11 AUG 1760, in New Providence, NJ (#36).

vi. Nathan ELMER. Born, 5 NOV 1763, in New Providence, NJ (#36). He married Salley CRANE, 4 NOV 1792.

• Littell, John, Family Records: or Genealogies of the First Settlers of Passaic Valley (published 1851 by Stationers' Hall Press, Feltville, NJ)

Page 39: BENJAMIN BEDELL

BENJAMIN BEDELL, lived in the house where Capt. Abner Stites, lately lived, and kept a tavern there in the time of the Revolutionary War.

He married Sarah Herriman, of Elizabeth town, and had children:

1. Mary, who was baptized 19th August, 1764.

2. Benjamin, baptized 27th December, 1769, and both died young.

3. Nathan, who married Ruth Morrell, daughter of Robert Morrell.

4. Susannah married, 1st, Jonathan Elmer, son of Rev. Jonathan Elmer; 2d. James Hedges, 13th April, 1788, son of Uriah Hedges, Jun. ; 3. Daniel Cochran, of Green Village.

5. Timothy married, 2d March, 1789, Chloe Hedges, daughter of Uriah Hedges, Jun.

6. Abigail, who was blind—she died at Basking Ridge in 1846, unmarried.

Benjamin Bedell, sold his farm in New Providence to Capt. Abner Stites, and bought another at Basking Ridge, but died 13th December, 1793, before removing there.

In the spring of 1794, the family removed to Basking Ridge. Timothy subsequently sold the farm, and removed to western Pennsylvania, and the widow and her daughter, Abigail, lived and died at Basking Ridge.

Nathan Bedell died 1st December, 1793.

Susannah Cochran died 7th October, 1822, aged 63 years.

Timothy's wife, Chloe, died 3d August, 1793, aged 22 years.

Page 40: SUSANNAH BEDELL, (4th child of Benjamin,) and Jonathan Elmer, had an only child:

1. Philemon Elmer, who married, 1. Nancy Potter, daughter of Isaac; 2. Catherine Jones. And by her 2d husband, (James Hedges,) had children:

2. Mary, who married Daniel Frost, of Green Village.

3. Sarah, married Thomas Kinnan, son of Thomas.

5. Margaret married John Sturges, of Green Village.

• Stryker, William Scudder, Official Register Of The Officers And Men Of New Jersey In The Revolutionary War (Printed By Authority Of The Legislature, Trenton, NJ)

Page 586: ELMER, JONATHAN. Essex. (listed under PRIVATES)

• U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Name: Jonathan Elmore Jr

Death Date: 29 Mar 1784

Cemetery: New Providence Presbyterian Churchyard

Burial or Cremation Place: New Providence, Union County, New Jersey, USA

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Footnotes

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Passengers on the Lion
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Family Records: or Genealogies of the First Settlers of Passaic Valley
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Official Register Of The Officers And Men Of New Jersey In The Revolutionary War
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} US Finda A Grave
5. ↑ SAR https://sarpatriots.sar.org/patriot/display/154335