John Updike (1708 - 1790)

Born 1708 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Bragaw) Updike — married 11 May 1738 in Province of New York

Descendants

Died 1790 at about age 82 in Maidenhead, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States (now Lawrenceville)

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Biography

John Updike performed Patriotic Service in New Jersey in the American Revolution.

Summary

JOHN UPDIKE 1708-1790 ^[1] Born about 1708; married 1738 Mary Bragaw of Newtown, Long Island; died 1790 ; was a farmer near Cherry Valley a few miles north of Princeton, N. J., in what was then called " the Western Precinct " or Hillsborough, later Montgomery township in Somerset County, and now Princeton township in Mercer County.

Mentions of him in records

• He was the second son and executor of his father's will, although he did not act as executor.
• He brought a suit in Hunterdon in 1730.
• He lived in Maidenhead in 1730.
• In 1744, 1763, and 1764, he owned a large parcel of land in Somerset County, north of Princeton. Three roads were laid through this land.
• He held land in Hillsborough Township, near Princeton, in 1750, 1758, and 1763.
• His land north of Princeton was a landmark on a 1765 map of the Middlesex and Somerset County line, although not adjoining it.
• He traded at Princeton in 1767-8.
• He made his will in 1783 in Somerset County, where he died in 1790. (This contradicts the profile death place information.)

About his land holdings

His Somerset County land was just south of Cherry Valley, and near the eastern line of Maidenhead and Hopewell. He lived for 50 years on this land, which was very close to his father's home in Maidenhead. His land adjoined (and included?) the land on Stony Brook in Maidenhead owned by his grandfather Johannes.

About his wife

John married Mary Bragaw of Newtown, New York, on May 11 1738. ^[2] Her family was descended from Bourgon Broudard, a Huguenot. While he first fled to Mannheim, Germany, he then went to Bushwick, New York in 1675, with his wife Catherine LeFebre. They were among the first members of the French Church in New York. In 1688 they moved to Dutch Gills near Newtown and bought some land. Their son Isaac Bragaw was born in 1676 and became a weaver. ^{[3] [4]} (Note: Newtown is now Elmhurst, Queens, New York City.)

Summary of will

SUMMARY OF JOHN UPDIKE'S WILL, Aug. 5, 1783:

"John Updike of Somerset Co, NJ, devises to his sons, Lawrence, Abraham, Jacob, Burgune, William, Rulef, John and Isaac, each a portion of "land laid down in map by Joseph Skelton"; also his wearing apparel to be divided equally among "my nine sons herein named". To (his eldest son) Lawrence, 5 pounds for his birthright. To John, 6 pounds (probably for his name). To his daughters, Mary Johnson and Sarah Wood, 50 pounds each, these amounts to be paid by the sons.

Executors: his sons Lawrence and Burgune. From: Liber Wills, 31, p. 527, T. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ (Son of Lawrence, p. 185; Son of Johannes, p. 1.54; Son of Louris, p. 136.)
2. ↑ List of Marriage Bonds issued by the Secretary of the State of New York, vol. 1, 69
3. ↑ The annals of Newtown, in Queens County, New York; containing its history from its first settlement, together with many interesting facts concerning the adjacent towns. D. Fanshaw, New York City, 1852.
4. ↑ JOHN UPDIKE. (Son of Lawrence, p. 185; Son of Johannes, p. 1.54; Son of Louris, p. 136.)
5. ↑ (The Op Dyck Genealogy, p. 211).

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• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

Name: John Updike Gender: Male Birth Place: NJ Birth Year: 1708 Spouse Name: Mary Bragaw Spouse Birth Place: NY Spouse Birth Year: 1712 Marriage Year: 1738 Marriage State: NY Number Pages: 1 Source Citation Source number: 105.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: IEG

• Name: John Updike

Birth Date: 1708 Death Date: 1790 SAR Membership: 63017 Role: Ancestor Application Date: 11 Oct 1943 Spouse: Mary Bragaw Children: Lawrence Updike Source Citation Volume: 316 Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.

• Name: John Updike

Probate Date: 1790 Probate Place: Somerset, New Jersey, USA Inferred Death Year: Abt 1790 Inferred Death Place: New Jersey, USA Case Number: 871R Item Description: Wills, 768R-883R Table of Contents 9 images Cover Page 1 Will Papers 2–5 Miscellaneous 6 Will Papers 7–9 Source Citation Record of wills, 1688-1900; 1R - 6963R; Author: New Jersey. Surrogate's Court (Somerset County); Probate Place: Somerset, New Jersey

• Name: John Updike

Spouse: Mary Bagshaw Parents: Lawrence Updike Agnetje Birth Place: Mercer, Princeton, NJ Birth Date: 1708 Marriage Date: 11 Mar 1738 Death Date: 1790 Source Citation Birth year: 1708; Birth city: Princeton; Birth state: NJ Source Information Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Individual Records

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• Op Dyck Family Geneology, by Charles Wilson Opdyke, pp 206-209