Gertrude (Hall) Opdycke (abt. 1754 - abt. 1792)

Born about 1754 in Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Wife of Luther Opdycke Esq. — married 1772 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey

Descendants

Died about 1792 at about age 38 in Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey

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Biography

Gertrude “Getty” Hall was born in Pennsylvania in 1754, a daughter of Theodore Hall and Gertrude Gordon. Her family settled in Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey in 1757, living near the east bank of the Delaware, operating a milling business on the west side. Theodore drowned when his canoe upset while crossing the Delaware during a freshet. Gertrude spent her youth in Virginia with her older brother and sister who had settled there. After her father's death, she returned to New Jersey and married Luther Opdycke (1750-1838); they had nine known children cited in the family Bible and Luther’s Will. Gertrude passed away in 1792.

Children of Luther and Gertrude Opdycke:

• George Opdycke 1773-1851; m. Mary E. Stout. (1773-1834)
• Joseph Opdycke 1775-1855; m. Fanny Britton (1784-1826)
• Sarah Opdycke 1777-1780; unm.
• Rebekah Opdycke 1779-1871; m. FNU Jones
• Amos Opdycke 1781-1864; m. Rebecca Bellis (1789-1880)
• Luther Opdycke Jr. 1784-1867; m. 1809 Phebe Bellis (1790-1847)
• James Opdycke b. November 30, 1786
• Gertrude Opdycke 1788-1853; m. Christopher Snyder (1791-1880)
• Hall Opdycke. b. August 17, 1792

After Gertrude’s death, Luther married Ruth Sinclair, a widow, who died in 1835; he then married, on August 8, 1835, Mary Dalrymple. Luther died in 1838.

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Acknowledgments

Thank you to Richard Opdyke for creating Bellis-159 on 3 Sep 13.