His will, Aug. 15, 1758 - Sep. 9, 1758, names wife, Brother Abraham, and 11 children. (SnHS:l85; HoTR:ll; HuM A:34; Hopewell Pres. Church. rec., D.A.R. copy; NJA 32:227; Bucks Co. Wills 2:339.) There is no mention of the wife of Eliakim, except in his will, and it is possible that Elizabeth was a second wife, and not mother of all of his children. The two oldest children were baptized at Hopewell by the pastor of First Pres. Church, Philadelphia (Church. rec.)
Children of Eliakim 4 Anderson and Elizabeth
i. Joseph5, bapt. Sep. 13, 1713; d.y.
ii. Anna5, bapt. Sep. 13, 1715; d.y.
iii. John5, b. abt. 171-; was living in Hopewell in 1763. (HuCt-Files, Recog. 1610.)
iv. Cornelius5
v. Catherine5, b. abt. 173-; md. Howes
vi. Richard5
vii. Cosiah5 (Keziah?)
viii. Abraham5
ix. Theophilus5, b. 173-; d. unm. 1760-3. (Bucks Co. Wills:-1185.)
x. Elizabeth5; unm. in 1758
xi. Jemima5; unm. in 1758
xii. Elijah5, b. 174-, md. 1767 :Mary West; moved to Loudon Co., Va.; d. 1776-83. (PMHB 40:445; Bucks Deeds 18:- 492, 21:91.)
xiii. Sarah5
THE CONTRIBUTOR INFO: Charles Carroll Gardner is Sr Associate Editor of the Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey. Address 26 Park Road, Maplewood, N.J: page 41 of Genealogical Dictionary of New Jersey
His will, Aug. 15, 1758 - Sep. 9, 1758, names wife, Brother Abraham, and 11 children. (SnHS:l85; HoTR:ll; HuM A:34; Hopewell Pres. Church. rec., D.A.R. copy; NJA 32:227; Bucks Co. Wills 2:339.) There is no mention of the wife of Eliakim, except in his will, and it is possible that Elizabeth was a second wife, and not mother of all of his children. The two oldest children were baptized at Hopewell by the pastor of First Pres. Church, Philadelphia (Church. rec.)
Children of Eliakim 4 Anderson and Elizabeth
i. Joseph5, bapt. Sep. 13, 1713; d.y.
ii. Anna5, bapt. Sep. 13, 1715; d.y.
iii. John5, b. abt. 171-; was living in Hopewell in 1763. (HuCt-Files, Recog. 1610.)
iv. Cornelius5
v. Catherine5, b. abt. 173-; md. Howes
vi. Richard5
vii. Cosiah5 (Keziah?)
viii. Abraham5
ix. Theophilus5, b. 173-; d. unm. 1760-3. (Bucks Co. Wills:-1185.)
x. Elizabeth5; unm. in 1758
xi. Jemima5; unm. in 1758
xii. Elijah5, b. 174-, md. 1767 :Mary West; moved to Loudon Co., Va.; d. 1776-83. (PMHB 40:445; Bucks Deeds 18:- 492, 21:91.)
xiii. Sarah5
THE CONTRIBUTOR INFO: Charles Carroll Gardner is Sr Associate Editor of the Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey. Address 26 Park Road, Maplewood, N.J: page 41 of Genealogical Dictionary of New Jersey
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