THE VANOVER FAMILY
Descendants of
Cornelys Van Hovgem
Of Flatbush, Kings County, Long Island, New York
Researched and Compiled By:
Gregory Lynn Vanover
P.O. Box 628
Pound, Virginia 24279
PREFACE
For almost twenty years the compiler of this book has been actively
involved in
genealogical research and has had a special interest in knowing more
about the
ancestry of the Vanovers. The Vanover families in the United State
appear to all have a
common ancestry. This is of course not always true with those Americans
who bear Dutch
surnames. An extensive search has proven to be most rewaraing. Several
professional
genealogical researchers who are specialists in the early Dutch records
or specialists in
certain areas of the country have been consulted for their input into
this volume. Many
individual family researchers who had an interest in a particular branch
of the family
have submitted information that either supplemented the research
that had been
conducted by the compiler or was in some instance the only source of
information
available at the time of this printing. This volume is only a beginning!
More and more
information has been sent to me since last summer. Unfortunatly, most
of it arrived too
late for inclusion in this edition. A future edition of this work will
be published that will
include more information on the descendants of the early members of
the family who
had not been identified soon enough for inclusion in this volume.
Also, and I want to
emphasize this, that I could only print the family information
that I had, either through my
work or the contributions of others. If your family is not in this
edition, please make every
effort to get the information to me so that it can be included in the
next volume. Every
reasonable effort has been made to avoid errors. There are no
doubt numerous errors
resulting for many reasons. Misread or misspelled information, typographica
errors, and
numerous other factors contribute to this. The Vanovers have a marvelous
ancestry that
they can be very proud of. Our family has been in America for more
than 300 years. The
earliest members of the family settled in what is now Flatbush, Kings
County, Long Island,
New York, before 1685, From there, they migrated to New Jersey, etc.
It is my sincere
hope that these pages will serve as a reminder of our past. A past
that should be
cherished and not forgotten.
Gregory Lynn Vanover Researcher and Compiler
P. O. Box 628
Pound, Virginia 24279
THE VANOVER FAMILY
Descendants of Cornelys Van Hovgem of Flatbush. Kings County. Long Island.
New York
CHAPTER 1
The Colonial Ancestry of the Vanover Family
The colonial ancestry of the Vanover Family includes several
families of Dutch origin.
Among these are the families of Cornelys Van Hovgem (the earliest proven
ancestor of
the Vanover Family), Jan Hendricksen Steelman, Jan Adriaenszen Van
Sardam and his
wife Styntje Jans Van Nimmegen, Jan Cornelis Buys (alias Jan Damen)
and his wife
Willemtje Thyssen, Cornelius Corneliszen Bogaert and his wife Dirkje.
A. Cornelys Van Hovgem of Midwout Flatbush3. Kings County,
Long Island, New York
The earliest proven ancestor of the Vanover Family is Cornelys van hovgem
(as he signed
his name). He and his wife, Maria Winterslick, and at least three children,including
Cornelys, the younger, migrated to New York before 14 April 1685. There
is evidence to
suggest that he may have migrated in 1684 from the province of Zeeland,
in the
Netherlands, Cornelys Van Hovgem and his wife, Maria Winterslick, are
mentioned in the
colonial records without patronymics, suggesting that their surnames
were well
established before their migration, The Vanover surname, like many
other Dutch
surnames, underwent a series of different spellings, before the present
spelling of the
name was used, An extensive search has proven that Cornelys Van
Hovgem and his
family are not listed in the records before 14 April 1685 when his
name first appears. He
also did not sign the 1687 Oath of Allegiance in Kings County, New
York,indicating that
he had not been in the country long enough to be subject to denization
(naturalization)
and therefore did not take the oath. His name first appears in the
Dutch records of
Midwout (the Dutch name for Flatbush), Kings County, New York. On 14
April 1685,
Cornelis Van Haugem (as his name was written), secured a loan ("Soum
van twee
hondert Caroly guiders."i.e. "sum of two hundred Carlos guilders"),
from Johannis
Holsaert*. He made payments on the loan in 1686, 1687, and 1688, each
time signing a
receipt (Document Number I). These receipts show several excellent
examples of his
signature.
*Johannis Holsaert, according to Bergen's Early Settlers of Kings
County (page 150),
"emigrated from Sluys in Flanders in 1684." Maria Winterslick was a
witness at the baptism
of the only child born in this country of Johannes Holsaert and his
wife Johanna Havens.
The child, Gerardus, was baptized 5 September 1685 in the Flatbush
Church [Baptisms;
Volume I; page 50.] Cornelys Van Hovgem and Johannis Holsaert may have
known or
were related to each other in the Netherlands, since close friends
or relatives acted as
witnesses or Godparents.
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THE VANOVER FAMILY
Descendants of Cornelys Van Hovgem of Flatbush. Kings County, Long Island, New York
Cornelys Van Hovgem was a resident of Midwout (Flatbush), Kings County,
Long Island,
New York. He is mentioned several times in the records of the Dutch
Reformed Churchof
Midwout (Flatbush) He is first recorded in 1686 when he paid for a
grave in the church for
a child (not identified by name, gender, or age) Again in 1688, Cornelys
Van Hovgem
paid for a grave in the church for his deceased child with a small
bier. This second child
was also not identified by name, gender, or age. These two deceased
children, and
Cornelys Van Hovgem, the younger (per the 1689/90 will of Cornelys
Van Hovgem) are
the only identified children of Cornelys Van Hovgem and his wife, Maria
Winterslick, [The
death records for the above mentioned children are found in Marriage
Fees; Deaths,
Members, and other matter culled from the records of the Reformed Protestant
Dutch
Church of the Town of Flatbush, Kings County, New York. "These
records were translated
and transcribed for the church by Frank L. Van Cleef, ph. D. under
the direction of
Williard P. Schenck and Henry M, Wells, committee of the Consistory,
1912. This copy, by
permission of the Consistory at its December meeting of 1915 was made
by Josephine C.
Frost (Mrs. Samuel Knapp Frost) 254 Garfield Place; Brooklyn,
N. Y." taken from the cover
of the aforementioned book.] The Flatbush (Midwout) Town Records on
page 139 record
that "Cornelys van Hovgem" and his wife "Maria Winterslick" sold, on
3 January 1690, three
house lots "with house" to Pieter Stryker. The lots were bound by the
land of Jan Wouters,
the purchaser (Pieter Stryker), and the "highway which goes to the
New Lotts," Page 142
of the same record, records that on the 21 February 1690, Cornelys
Van Hovgem at
Midwout, purchased of Rynier Arentse a "certain house-lot," situated
in Midwout, "on the
north side of the highway which runs westerly from the Church." The
originals and
translations of the above records are on file in the Archives Department
of Saint John's
University, Brooklyn, New York. The last will and testament of Cornelius
Van Hovgem is also
recorded in the Flatbush Town Records, page 150 of Liber A, (Document
Number II).
Cornelys Van Hovgem left one heir, Cornelys Van Hovgem, the younger,
who was under
age when the will was made 5 March 1689/90. Cornelys Van Hovgem's
wife, Maria
Winterslick, is named in the typical Dutch fashion, using her surname.
His will reveals that
he was a cooper by trade. Cornelys Van Hovgem is last mentioned as
living on 20 March
1690 when he signed over the property he sold to Pieter Stryker (Flatbush
Town Records,
page 140), He presumably had died by 21 June 1691, when the Flatbush
Church was
paid for the use of the Shroud. The "widow of Cornelis Van Houweg"
is last mentioned in
the Flatbush Church Records of 1693, thus proving that Cornelys Van
Hovgem was dead
by this date. No additional records for Maria Winterslick have
been found. She
apparently died shortly after this time.
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THE VANOVER FAMILY
Descendants of Cornelys Van Hovgem of Flatbush, Kings County, Long Island, New York
Last Will and Testament Of Cornelys Van Hovgem 1689/90, 5 March-"...
Midwout, in Kings
County, on Long Island, the person Cornelis Van Hougem, lying
at present sick in bed ...
while he is still in possession of his mind and memory, before he comes
to die to make
disposition of his temporal property ... it is his will and desire
that his wife, Maria Winterslick,
after his decease, sha11 have full control and authority thereover,
without being
hindered herein by anyone, save only the cooper's tools, which it is
his will and desire that
his son, Cornelis Van Hougem, the younger, sha11 have for his patrimony;
but his mother,
Maria Winterslick, aforesaid, shall have oversight thereover and the
same Cornelis Van
Hougem, the younger, shall not be allowed to destroy or sell the same
tools without
consent of his said mother until he becomes of age.
(signed)
Cornelys van hovgem-(witnesses) Gysbert Janse Johannes Iran Ekelen
Document
Number II: Abstract of 1689/90 last will and testament ofCornelys Van
Hovgem, of
Flatbush (Midwout), Kings County, Long Island, New York.The will is
recorded in the
Flatbush Town Records, Liber A, page 150. Cornelys Van Hovgem, the
younger was under
age in March 1689/90 when his father made his last will and testament.
He however was
of age by 19 June 1697, when Rynier Arentsen conveyed to "Cornelis
Van Hougem son of
the deceased Cornelis Van Hougem a certain house-lot "lying in Midwout,
on the north
side of the highway which runs westerly behind the Church" as recorded
on page 244 of
Liber A of the Flatbush Town Records. Cornelys Van Hovgem, as the above
indicates, was
born between 1670 an 1676, since he was under age in 1690 but of age
by 1697. On 1
September 1697, "cornelys van houwegem" (as he signed his name) witnessed
a will of
Dericke Williamse Van Westravelt Dericke Williamse Van Westravelt was
the widow of
William Van Westravelt of Kings County, Long Island, New York. His
unique signature
(Document Numker III) and the spelling of his name on the aforementioned
will and his
own will which was recorded some twenty-three years prove that he migrated
to
Somerset County, New Jersey. "Cornelis Van Hougen" had married by the
time the census
was taken 1698. At that time, he was still a resident of Flatbush and
is listed as head of a
household consisting of 1 male, female and two children. This would
indicate a first
marriage for Cornelys Van Houwegem that had taken place before the
time
(5)
the census was taken. However we have no record of his first wife or
the children that are
clearly listed or what became of them. We do know that he had remarried
by 1714, at
which time he had children baptized in the Dutch Reformed Church of
the Raritan in
Somerset County, New Jersey.
Page 138, of the Flatbush (Midwout) Town Records, show that " Cornelis
Van Houwegem"
was still a resident of that village in January 1701 when he signed
an agreement
"regarding the common woods."
By 1714, Cornelys Van Houwegem had moved from Long Island, Kings County,
New York,
to Somerset County, New Jersey, following a prevalent migratory pattern
of the Long
Island Dutch to the New Jersey interior. We know very little concerning
the first family of
Cornelys Van Houwegem. His first wife has apparently died by the time
of his migration
and we can find no mention of his first children. If they grew to maturity,
they are not
mentioned in their father's will of 29 February 1719/20. However this
does not mean that
they had died. A settlement could have taken place at an earlier time
regarding the
children by his first marriage. The children if they were sons, probably
died young, as
Cornelys named his sons by his second marriage according
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THE VANOVER FAMILY
Descendants of Cornelvs Van Hovsem of Flatbush, Kings County, Long Island. New York
to the Dutch custom of the time. If they were daughters, they could
have been married
by the date of their father's will of 29 February 1719/20. Cornelys
Van Houwegem married
by 1714, Styntje (Christina) Hendricksen, daughter of Hendrick Jansen
and his wife, Maritje
Janse. Information of Styntje (Christina) Hendricksen's ancestry is
included in sections B
and C of this chapter. "Cor. Van hogen" is found on the 1715 militia
list of men from
Somerset County, New Jersey (Bound Brook and North Branch) who were
members of
Col. Thomas Farmar's New Jersey Regiment, Sixth Company. [Proceedings
of the New
Jersey Historical Societ volume 13; 1928; page 207. The children of
Cornelys Van
Houwegem and Styntje (Christina) Hendricksen are identified in the
will of their father
and -also in the baptismal records of the Reformed Dutch Church of
the Raritan (now
Somerville), Somerset County, New Jersey, They were the first
American born generation
of the family and the sons, Cornelius and Henry, are the first to be
identified with the
present spelling of the Vanover surname. These children migrated
from Somerset County
to Sussex County, New Jersey. The children of Cornelys Van Houwegem
and Styntje
(Christina) Hendricksen were:
1. "Stientien" (Styntje/Christina), baptized 3 June 1714,
in the aforementioned church,
with the child's maternal
grandfather, Hendrick Jansen, standing as Godfather. She
was named for her mother
or possibly for her grandmother, Styntje Jans of Kings
County, Long Island, New
York. [Volume 2, page 141; Somerset County Historical
Quarterly]
2. "Cornelis" Cornelius), baptized 12 April 1716, in the
same church aforementioned, with
the child's maternal uncle
and aunt, Adriaen Hendricksen and wife Susanna,
standing as Godparents. He
was named in the typical Dutch custom for his paternal
grandfather, Cornelys Van
Hovgem. [Volume 2, page 142; Somerset County Historical
Quarterly]
3. "Henderick" (Henry), baptized 22 March 1718, in the
same church aforementioned,
with the child's maternal
uncle and aunt, Jan Henderickse and Wyntje Ten Eyck,
standing as Godparents, He
was named in the typical Dutch custom for his maternal
grandfather, Hendrick Jansen.
Volume 2, page 145; Somerset County Historical
Quarterly]
4. "Child yet unborn" as named the father's will of
29 February 1719/20, apparently
never grew to maturity, as
proven by the petition of 24 January 1739, that was signed
by the children of Cornelys
Van Houwegem. "Cornelius Van Ovah" and "Hendrick
Van Ovah" are listed as brothers
in the Janeway Account Book where they are also
implied
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THE VANOVER FAMILY
Descendants of Cornelys Van Hovsem of Flatbush. Kings County, Long Island.
New
YorkCornelys Van Houwegem made his last will and the statement on 29
February
1719/20 (Document Number V) as "Cornelius Van Houghe‘m of Raritan in
the County of
Somerset yeoman" He de‘scribed himself as "being very Sick and
Weak of Body, To
"Steintie my beloved Wife" he left the use of his estate, so long as
she remained his
widow, If she should remarry, his estate was to go to his children,
"Cornelius Hendry
Christiantie and the Child yet unborn." He left his sons "all my Looms
and weaving Tools‘",
thus showing that he did not follow his father's occupation as a cooper.
Cornelius, his
"Eldest Son" was given "the best Horse he can choose from my Personal
Estate in
Consideration of his Birth Right." To his sister-in-law, "Maritia Hendrickson,"
he left
one©e‘ight part of his estate. Executors of real and person‘al
estate, were John Teunison,
Peter Dumont, Teunit Van Midlesworth, son of John Teunison, and John
Hendrickson (his
brother-in-law) Witnesses were Abraham van Middlesworth, Philip Folkerse,
Alexr
McDowall. [Liber A, page 205, New Jersey Calendar of Wills, New Jersey
Colonial
Documents] Cornelys signed his will in a very weak hand, and was just
able to write his
first name. His signature clearly agrees with the one on the 1697 will
from Long Island that
he had witnesses some twenty-three years earlier. The unique way he
spelled his name,
and the letters "r" and "s" verify ‘that he was the Cornelys Van Houwegem
of Long Island
from earlier documents.
"Cornelius Vanhogem" was dead‘ by 10 May 1720, when an inventory of
his estate was
‘taken. Items of special interest in the inventory include a negro
slave "named Quash," 7
cows, 4 horses, farming tools, "two weaving Looms, "7 pigs, household
‘furniture, "A
Musket," 2 blankets "for Children," and a "Night Gown" (Document Number
IV) The
inventory of the personal estate amounting to 1154.5.3 was made by
John van
Middlesworth and Teunis van Middelesworth, appraisers,chosen by the
executors.
On 25 January 1739, the children of Cornelys Van Houwegem signed a "petition
complaining that the executors had used their father's estate for their
(the executors)
own benefit and failed to give an accurate account thereof. "Governour
Lewis Morris
orders copy to be served on the executors." The children are listed
as follows: "Cornelius,
Hendry, sons, Christiantie, daughter, now wife of Barent Hageman, infants
at their father's
death." The "Child yet unborn" in the 29 February 1719/20 will of Cornelius
Van
Houwegem, apparently never grew to maturity or would have been mentioned
on the
petition.
An abstract of the will of "Cornelys Van Houghem of Raraton, SommerSet
Co., [New
Jersey,l yeoman," is abstracted in New Jersey Colonial Documents, Calendar
of Wills,
page 479. The inventory of 10 May 1720 is mentioned as well as the
petion of the heirs of
"Cornelys Van Houghem," dated 25 January 1739/40. The documents are
shown on the
following pages, Will (Document Number V) Inventory (Document Number
VI), and
petion (Document Number VII)
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THE VANOVER FAMILY
Descendants of Cornelys Van Hovgem of Flatbush. Kings County, Long Island. New York
Children and Grandchildren of
Cornelys Van Houwegem and Stentje Hendricksen
I. Styntje (Christina), oldest child of Cornelys Van
Houwegem and Styntje Hendricksen,
who was baptized 3 June 1714, married Barent Hegeman, as the petition
of 1739 shows.
They lived in Somerset County, New Jersey, and had children. There
are Hegemans who
are listed in the early census records of Ashe County, North Carolina,
which indicates that
perhaps members of this family also migrated south sometime before
1800.
II. Cornelius, oldest son of Cornelys Van Houwegem and
Styntje Hendricksen, who was
baptized 12 April 1716, married in the Reformed Dutch Church of New
York City, on 6
May 1738, Maria Buys [Marriages in the Reformed Dutch Church New York
City; 1940;
page 163]. She was a daughter of Matthew and Elizabeth Arianse and
was baptized 16
June 1714, in the Reformed Dutch Church of New York City. Issue:
1. "Cornelus, son of Cornelus
Van Oven and wife Mareitje; baptized 4 March 1738/39;
in the
Reformed Dutch Church of the Raritan; witnessed by Bariet Hagerman and
wife
Steyntje."[Somerset County Historical Quarterly; Volume 2;
page 301.]
2. "Elizabeth, daughter of Cornelus
Vanover and wife Mareya; baptized 27 Febuary
1742; in
the Reformed Dutch Church of the Raritan." [Somerset County Historical
Quarterly; Volume 2; page 303.
3. "Hendrick, son of Cornelis
Vanagen and wife Maria; baptized 18 December 1743;
in the
Reformed Dutch Church of the Raritan." [Somerset County Historical
Quarterly; Volume
2; page 304.]
4. "Mattheus, son of Cornelus
Van Oven and wife Maria Buys; baptized 3O August
1747; in
the Reformed Dutch Church of the Sourland." [Genealogical Magazine of
New Jersey;
Volume 16; page 36.]
5. "Christina, daughter of Cornelius
Van Aughem and wife Maria; baptized 26
December 1754;
in the Reformed Dutch Church of the North Branch," [Somerset
County Historical
Quarterly; Volume 5; page 58.]
III. Henry, the second son of Cornelys Van Houwegem and
Styntje Hendricksen, who was
baptized 22 March 1718, married about 1739. RACHEL Bogaert. She was
a daughter of
Cornelius (Delamater) Bogaert. She was baptized 18 May 1715 in the
Dutch Reform
Church of the Raritan.
Issue:
1. "Cornelius, son of Hendrick
Van Oughem and wife Rachel Bogaert; baptized 9
March 1740;
in the Reformed Dutch Church of the North Branch." [Somerset
Count Historical
Quarterly; Volume 4; page 219.
2. "Hendrick, son of Henderick
Van Ogen and wife Ragel;
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THE VANOVER FAMILY
Descendants of Cornelys Van Hovgem of Flatbush. Kings County. Long Island. New York
baptized 6 June 1742; in
the Reformed Dutch of the Raritan." [Somerset County
Historical Quarterly;
Volume 2; page 303,]
3. "Stintie, daughter of Henderick Van ogen and
wife Ragel; baptized 11 August 1745;
baptized in the Reformed
Dutch Church of the Raritan." [Somerset County Historical
Quarterly; Volume 2;
page 305.
4. "Abraham, son of Hendrick Van Aughem and wife
Rachel Bogaert; baptized 27
November 1748; in the
Reformed Dutch Church of the North Branch." [Somerset
County Historical Quarterly;
Volume 4; page 306.]
5. "Maria, daughter of Hendrick V: Aughem and wife
Rachel Bogaert; baptized 24 June
1750; in the Reformed
Dutch of the North Branch," [Somerset County Historical
Quarterly; Volume 4;
page 306.]
6. "Rachel, daughter of Hendrick Van Aughem and
wife Rachel Bogaert; baptized 12
June 1752; in the Reformed
Dutch Church of the North Branch." [Somerset County
Historical Quarterly;
Volume 4; page 309.]
The Dutch custom for naming the oldest children in honor of their grandparents
can
clearly be identified in the naming of the grandchildren of Cornelys
Van Houwegem and
Styntje Hendricksen. Cornelius and Henry each named their first son
in honor of the
paternal grandfather. They also each named a daughter Styntje for the
paternal
grandmother. The other grandchildren are also named for relatives following
the Dutch
custom of that time [for additional information on the Bogaert and
Buys families see their
respective sections of this book]
The Vanover Family migrated from Somerset County, New Jersey, to Greenwich
Township
of Sussex County, New Jersey, by 1 June 1761. On this date, "Cornelius
Vanover"
purchased a 243 acre plantation from "Patrick Nixon and his wife, Sidney".
Cornelius
Vanover later, on 26 April 1765, sold 110 acres to Henry Vanover and
wife Tiney. On 2 July
1768 Cornelius Vanover and wife Tiney sold this property of Benjamin
McCullough. Tiney is
a diminutive of the name Catharine. It is interesting to note that
both Cornelius and
Henry are named in the same deed. This deed shows that the first wives
of Cornelius and
Henry had died by 1761 and 1765 respectively and each had married a
woman named
Tiney.
A warrant for the arrest of "Hendrick Van Oven" from Hunterdon County,
New Jersey was
executed in "the second year of the Reign" of King George III. The
date of this warrant "of
Trespass on the land to the damage to the said Peter Ten Eick" was
20 May 1762. This
record (Document NumberVIII) indicates that Henry Vanover "lives at
Reading Town," in
Hunterdon County, New Jersey, thus proving that he was a resident of
the said "Reading
Town" before moving to Sussex County. The notation on the document
indicates that the
Sheriff was unable to find "ye Deft" and that he was then a resident
of Sussex County,
New Jersey.
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THE VANOVER FAMILY
Descendants of Cornelys Van Hovgem of Flatbush, Kings County, Long Island. New York
CHAPTER -2-
Cornelius Vanover* and his Descendants
1, Cornelius Vanover is the earliest proven ancestor of *the Vanover
family. He was
born presumably in Flanders , Holland, about 1640 - 50. He died in
1691, in Flatbush,
Kings County, Long Island, New York. In his
will which is dated 5 March 1689/90,
Cornelius named his wife in the typical Dutch fashion.
Her name was Maria Winterslick.
He also named his only heir, Cornelius, the younger. The Flatbush Church
records show
that Cornelius and Maria (Winterslick) Vanover had at least two other
children. They died
young and have not been identified by name, gender, or age. Cornelius
was a cooper
by trade. He and his family emigrated about 1684 to Midwout (Flatbush),
Kings County,
Long Island, New York. [See Chapter 1 for more information.
Issue:
i.
Child; died in 1686 (Flatbush Church Records)
ii.
Child; died in 1688 (Flatbush Church Records)
2. iii. Cornelius Vanover;
born 1670 - 76; died 1720, Raritan,
Somerset County, New Jersey; married (1) __________________
and (2) Christina Hendricksen.
2, Cornelius Vanover 2 (Cornelius l) was born 1670 - 76 presumably
in Flanders, Holland.
He emigrated to Midwout (Flatbush), Kings County, Long
Island, New York, with his
parents about 1684. He died in 1720, in Raritan,
Somerset County, New Jersey. He
married (1 ) ______________and (2) Christina Hendricksen. Cornelius
had two children by his first marriage as suggested
by the assessment roll of 1697. They
have not been identified by name, gender, or age. [See Chapter 1 for
more information.
Issue (by first marriage):
i.
Child; listed in the assessment roll of 1697.
ii.
Child; listed in the assessment roll of 1697.
Issue (by Christina Hendricksen):
iii.
Christina Vanover; born 17'14, Somerset County, New Jersey; married Barent
Hegeman.
3. iv. Cornelius Vanover
; born 1716, Somerset County, New
Jersey; married (1) Maria Buys and (2) Tiney
4. v. Henry Vanover;
born 1718, Somerset County, New Jersey;
married (1) Rachel Bogaert and (2) Tiney ____________________.
vi. Child;
named in father' s will of 1720; died before
24 January 1720 (did not grow to maturity)
*Current spelling.
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THE VANOVER FAMILY
Descendants of Cornelys Van Hovgem of Flatbush, Kings County, Long
Island, New York
3. Cornelius Vanover3 (Cornelius 2-l ) was born 1716, in Somerset County,
New Jersey. He
was baptized in the Dutch Reformed Church of the Raritan (now Somerville)
, Somerset
County, New Jersey, on 12 April 1716. His maternal uncle and aunt,
Adriaen Henderson
and Susanna, acted as godparents. Cornelius was named, in the typical
Dutch fashion
for his paternal grandfather, Cornelius Van Hovgem
of Midwout (Flatbush), Kings
County, Long Island, New York. He married Maria
Buys , daughter of Matthew "Thys"
and Elizabeth "Lizbet" Buys of Kings County, Long Island,
New York. Cornelius Vanover
and (1) Maria Buys were married on 6 May 1738 at the Dutch
Reformed Church of New
York City. They lived in Somerset County, New Jersey.
From 1739 until 1754, Cornelius
and Maria (Buys) Vanover had five children who were baptized
at various Reformed
Dutch Churches in Somerset County, New Jersey area. The
Vanovers had moved from
Somerset County to Sussex County, New Jersey by 1
June 1761 when they first appear
in the Sussex County, New Jersey records. Cornelius
Vanover married (2) Tiney whose
surname has not been learned. He is listed as an insolvent debtor in
1770 (Sussex County,
New Jersey) and apparently died shortly thereafter.
Issue:
5. i. Cornelius Vanover baptized 4 March 1739; Church of
the Raritan; Somerset County,
New Jersey.
ii. Elizabeth Vanover baptized 26 February
1742; Church
of the Raritan; Somerset
County, New Jersey.
6. iii. Henry Vanover baptized 18 December 1743;
Church of
the Raritan; Somerset
County, New Jersey.
iv. Matthew Vanover baptized 30 August 1747; Church
of
the Sourland; Somerset
County, New Jersey.
7. v. Christina Vanover baptized 26 December 1754; Church
of the North Branch; Somerset
County, New Jersey.
4, Benry Vanover 3 (Cornelius 2-l) was born 1718, in Somerset County,
New Jersey. He
was baptized 22 March 1718, in the Reformed Dutch
Church of the Raritan (now
Somerville) , Somerset County, New Jersey. His maternal uncle and aunt,
Jan Henderickse
and Wynt je Ten Eyck, acted as godparents. He was named
in the typical Dutch
fashion for his maternal grandfather,
Hendrick Jansen. He married (1) about 1739
Rachel Bogaert, daughter of Cornelius and Cornelia
(Delamater) Bogaert. She was
baptized 18 May 1715 at the Reformed Dutch Church
of the Raritan (now Somerville) ,
Somerset County, New Jersey, and presumably died prior
to 26 April 1765 when Henry is
listed with wife, Tiney, in a land record. He married (2)
Tiney ( surname not known)
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THE VANOVER FAMILY
Oescendants of Carnelys Van Hovgem of Flatbush, Kings County, Long Island, New York
5. Cornelius Vanover 4 (Cornelius 3-1) was born in 1739, in New Jersey.
He was baptized 4
March 1739, at the Reformed Dutch Church of the Raritan (now
Somerville) , Somerset
County, New Jersey. He was named in the
typical Dutch fashion for his paternal
grandfather, Cornelius Vanover. He was married twice, His first
wife's name has not been
determined. They were married 1760-1765. His second wife
was Abigail Matter who he
married in 1778. Their marriage bond is recorded in the Sussex
County, New Jersey and is
dated 20 January 1778 (Document Number XV) This family migrated south
in the early
1780, living first in Virginia and then moving into North
Carolina where Cornelius and his
son, Cornelius Jr. appear in the 1790 census for Rowan County,
North Carolina.
Cornelius Vanover received a land grant for 100 acres of
land in 1798, in Wilkes County,
North Carolina (Document Number XVI). Cornelius
Vanover died shortly after making
his will in November, 1817. He was dead before the May Court for
1818 (Document
Number XVII).
Issue (by first marriage):
8. i. Cornelius Vanover; married Abby
Easterd.
ii. Matthew Vanover.
iii. Henry Vanover; married Martha
Bandy.
9. iv. Richard Vanover; married Rebecca (surname
not learned)
Issue (by Abigail Matter):
v. Eliza Vanover;
married William Warnick.
10. vi. Mary Vanover; married William Taylor.
11. vii. Samuel Vanover; married Lucretia (surname
not learned)
12. viii.
William Vanover; married (1) Susanna White and (2)
Jane (Lucas)
GiSson.
Document Number
XV
Cornelius Vanover and Abigail Mattox
Marriage Bond - 20 January 1778
Hardwick, Sussex County, New Jersey
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THE VANOVER FAMILY
Descendants of Cornelys Van Hovgem of Flatbush, Kings County. Long Island. New York
6. Henry Vanover4 (Cornelius3- 1) was baptized 18 December 1743, in
the Reformed
Dutch Church of the Raritan (now Somerville) , Somerset County, New
Jersey. He was
named in the typical Dutch fashion for his maternal grandfather, Hendrick
Jans. He was
married in the 1760's (probably in the Sussex County, New Jersey
area) to Catharine
"Tiney" (surname not learned). He brought his family south
with his brother, Cornelius
Vanover, in the 1780's. He and his family are listed in the records
of Franklin, Roanoke,
and Montgomery Counties in Virginia. He was a minister. Issue
:
i. Cornelius Vanover;
died 1797; married 10 October 1795, Nancy Moody, surety
Edmund Moody; issue:
a. Cornelius Vanover; born 1794-1798 (age 16-26 in Kentucky Census, at
which
time this Cornelius is living next to Joseph Edmond, and Stephen Moody).
ii. Henry Vanover; married
Nancy Goins.
iii. Enoch Mattson Vanover; married
Amy Hall.
iv. Sarah Vanover;
married 2 August 1803, in Montgomery County, Virginia,
William
Hall, son of Asa Hall, Sr.
v. Mary Vanover;
married 31 July 1802, in Montgomery County, Virginia, Asa Hall, Sr.
vi. John Vanover; married Polly Taylor.
vii. Matthew Vanover. viii. George
Vanover.
ix. Aleshey Vanover; married
Joseph Ellison.
x. Christina Vanover;
married Ezekiel Ellison.
xi. Hannah Vanover; married
Christopher Askue.
xii. Ruth Vanover; married Phillip
Ascue.
(Numbers V-Xiir probable issue).
Christina Vanover4 (Cornelius3-l) was born 1754, in Somerset County
New Jersey. She was
baptized in the Dutch Reformed Church of the North Branch, Somerset
County, New
Jersey, on 26 December 1754. She was named in the
typical Dutch fashion for her
paternal grandmother, Christina "Styntje" (Hendricksen) Vanover.
She married John
Sharps, son of John and Margaret Barbara Sharps of Greenwick, Township,
Sussex
County, New Jersey. She died 16 November 1821 in Sussex County, New
Jersey and is
buried along with some of her children in the Presbyterian Cemetery,
Greenwich, New
Jersey (near Phillipsburg, New Jersey) John Sharp was born 6 Spetember
1752, in
Greenwich, Hunterdon (later Sussex) County, New Jersey. He died 3 October
1831, in
Sussex County, New Jersey. He is buried in the Presbyterian Cemetery,
Greenwich (near
Phillipsburg, New Jersey) "He (John Sharps) became one of the most
extensive land
owners in Sussex County, New Jersey. Among his holdings
were the site of all the present
City of Phillipsburg, New Jersey, and the rich flat lands adjoining
it. May 9, 1795, he
bought from Andrew Pearce Of Virginia, one-half interest in the
residue of a 1,215 tract
Of land for which an order for a survey of Joseph Kirbride had been
made 10 March
1714-15. Joseph Kirkbride had sold this
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THE VANOVER FAMILY
Descendants of Cornelys Van Hovgem of Flatbush, Kings County, Long Island, New York
tract to John Hutchinson, his son-in-law,
10 September 1723, and John Hutchinson
had sold it to John Pearce, father ùof Andrew
Pearce, 13 October 1755, who
conveyed it to his son, John and. Andrew, 19 March
1776. Andrew Pearce conveyed
to John Sharps for $500 a one-half interest in 339 acres
of land. 6 February 1797, John
Pearce and Anna , his wife, of Elizabeth Township, Allegheny
County, Pennsylvania, sold
to John Sharps the other one-half interest in this property, which
he had agreed to sell
him 2 August 1792. This land is described as lying in "Dudder's
Land" on the Lopitcumg
Creek. 4 March 1800, he bought from William Fox for $200 all
his interest in the lands of
John Peter Fox, father of Wilhe Im, 104 acres. John
and Cristiana (Van Over) Sharps
sold 23 acres of the lands they had pruchased from Andrew
and Johnb Pearce to
Valentine Beidelman of Greenwich, New Jersey,
and on these lands the famous
Beidelman Mills were built. 15 January 1807, John and Christiana
(Van Over) Sharps
deeded to their son, John, 351 acres of land at a valuation of
14,000, and on the same
day they deeded to their son, Christian,
371 acres at a valuation of l3,500. 9 May
1816, John Sharps bought from George Beidelman a stone messuage and
farm for
$12,800, which, 1 December 1817,
he, with his wife, Christiana, deeded, at
the
same valuation to his son-in-law, Robert Robins,
who was married to his daughter,
Margaret, 1 May 1824, John Sharps bought from Jacob
and Elizabeth Sommer of
Germantown, Pennsylvania, 79 acres of lot 17 in the Third
Division of lots in Kingston Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania,
and 45 acres of the
same division. These Kingston Township lands John Sharps and his second
wife, Jamima
(Cornell) Sharps, deeded 2 October 1829, to his son-in-law, Isaac Carpenter,
who was
married to his daughter, Elizabeth, at a valuation of $2,700.00 as
the share of his
daughter, Elizabeth, in his estate. Mrs. Christianna
(Van Over) Sharps, the wife of John
Sharps, Jr , died 16 November 1821. He was married (2)
18 February 1823 to Jamima
Cornell. His will was made 28 December
1829, and probated 15 October 1831. It
names his wife, Jamima , and sons, Peter and Jacob, and his
daughter, Lucinda, not 18
years of age. It also names his grandsons, John Sharps and Isaac,
son of Philip Fine, Esq.
Adam Ramsay and S. Kennedy signed the will as witnesses
and Peter and Jacob
Sharps, his sons, were named as executors. Included in
the inventory of his estate were
notes of hand signed by James C. Helme, Isaac Carpenter, and Robert
Robins (The
Michael Shoemaker Book (Schumacher); Williams T. Blair; International
Textbook Press;
Scranton, Pennsylvania; 1924; pages pp. 431-435, pp. 755-756)
Issue:
15. i. Christian Sharps; born 12 November 1773; died 16 October
1836; married
Maria Elizabeth Winters.
ii. John Sharps; born about
1775, Greenwich New Jersey; married Elizabeth
(surname not learned) ; issue: John Sharps born 14 September
1801
16. iii. Peter Sharps; married Elizabeth Horn.
iv. Elizabeth Sharps; born
2 February 1782 Greenwich,
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THE VANOVER FAMILY
Descendants of Cornelys Van Hovgem of Flatbush, Kings County, Long Island, New York
Sussex County,
New Jersey; died 17 September 1853; married Isaac S. Carpenter.
17 . v. Margaret Sharps; born 23 June 1783; died 12 April 1850; married
Robert Robins.
vi. Sarah Sharps; born 19 October
1785; died 25 November 1841; married Joseph
Welch.
vii. Halana Sharps; born 17 August
1788; died 5 April 1845; married Philip Fine.
viii. Anna Christine; born 5 December 1790;
died 25 February 1865; married Martin
Hulshizer, son of John Martin and Mary Margaret (Melick) Hulshizer.
18. ix. Jacob Sharps; born 22 September 1798; died 19 April 1843; married
Sophia
Shipman.
x. Lucinda Sharps; daughter of
John Sharp and his second wife Jamima (Cornell)
Sharps; was born after 1811; half-sister to the above nine children
of John and
Christina (Vanover) Sharps.
8. Cornelius Vanover 5 (Cornelius 4-l) was born 1760-1765, in
Sussex County, New Jersey.
He came south with his father in the 1780's. He
probably married in western North
Carolina. He married Abby Easterd who who was born 1760-1770.
She is
said to have been Cherokee. Several Eastern Cherokee Applications
of Catherine
Vanover) Perry's descendants state that Abby Easterd was a full-blooded
Cherokee
Indian. She apparently died between 1840 and 1850 when she disappears
from the
census records. Cornelius Vanover appears in the census
records of Ashe County,
North Carolina, for the years 1810, 1820, and 1830.
He died after February 1833, and
apparently before the 1840 census was taken. Cornelius Vanover
was still living in
February 1833 (February Term 1833 of the Ashe County, North Carolina
Court) . Most of
the children from this marriage migrated westward.
Issue (probably not complete):
19. i. Catherine Vanover; married Richard
Perry.
20. ii. Henry Vanover; married (1 ) name
not learned and (2) Jane Austin.
21. iii. Elijah Vanover; married and moved
to Morgan (Owsley ?)
County, Kentucky.
22. iv. Mary Vanover; married Stephen Osborne.
23. v. Cornelius Vanover; married Sarah Hill.
24. vi. Daniel Vanover; married Nancy Collins.
vii. William Vanover.
9. Richard Vanover 5 (Cor nelius 4-l) was born 1776 (age 74 in 1850
census for Ashe
County, North Carolina) , in Sussex County, New Jersey. He
came south with his parents
and other members of the Vanover family in the 1780's.
He married Rebecca who
may have been a Roark. From the census records, etc., this family
appears to have lived
all their lives in Ashe County, North Carolina. They lived in the Laurel
area in the extreme
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Descendants of Cornelys Van Hovgem of Flatbush, Kings County, Long
Island. New York
western portion of the county near the Tennessee border. Richard Vanover
appears on
the 1815 Ashe County, North Carolina Tax List. In the 1820 Ashe County,
North Carolina
Census his family is listed as follows: 1 male under 10 years of age,
1 male 10 16 years of
age, 1 male 16 - 18 years of age, 1 male 16 26 years of age,
1 male 26 45 years of age, 4
females under 10 years of age, 1 female 10 - 16 years of age,
and 1 female 26-45 years
of age. In the 1850 Ashe County, North
Carolina Census Richard's place of birth is
given as New Jersey and Rebecca's place of birth is given as North
Carolina. From the
1820 census Richard and Rebecca Vanover had 9 children born between
1794 and 1820
(4 sons and 5 daughters)
Issue:
25. i. Charles Vanover; married (1 ) Elizabeth Taylor
and (2) Caroline Ham.
26. ii. Cornelius Vanover; married Mary Daugherty.
iii. Rebecca Vanover; married
___________ Cornett.
27. iv. Sarah Vanover.
28. v. Matthew Vanover; married Mary Pope.
29. vi. Susannah Vanover; married Timothy Roark.
vii. Richard Vanover.
viii. Wesley Vanover.
[Numbers
i, ii, iv, v, and vi probable issue; numbers
iii, vii
and viii possible issue.
10. Mary Vanover 5 (Cornelius 4-l) was born in Sussex County, New Jersey
about 1782 and
came south as a child, living for a time in Rowan County, North Carolina,
before moving
to what is now Alleghany County, North Carolina, before 1800. She married
about 1802, William Taylor, son of John and Mary Taylor. He was born
about 1775 in
Virginia. During the first years of their marriage, William and Mary
(Vanover) Taylor lived
along New River in Grayson County on land deeded to them by William's
father. About
1818, they moved over onto Elk Creek in what in now Alleghany County,
North Carolina,
where it appears that William took over his father's old mill. The
records of Little River
Baptist Church show that he became a member there in 1818. William
Taylor made his
will October 17, 1823, leaving his home farm and the mill to his son
John and the rest of
his property to be distributed among his children. He apparently died
later in the same
year. After William' s death Mary (Vanover) Taylor moved back to Grayson
County,
Virginia, living near her mother-in-law, Mary Taylor. The records of
the settlement of her
estate in Grayson County, Virginia, show that she owned a large track
of land and much
personal property, including slaves Tom and Aggy. William and Mary
(Vanover) Taylor are
supposed to be buried on a ridge overlooking New River on their old
farm in Alleghany
County, North Carolina.
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THE VANOVER FAMILY
Descendants of Cornelys Van Hovgem of Flatbush, Kings County, Long Island, New York
Issue:
30. i. John Taylor; married Lucinda Ham.
ii. Abigbil Taylor; married
William Ward.
31. iii. Nancy Taylor; married Jefferson Osborne.
iv. Elizabeth Taylor; married
William Ham.
32. v. Malinda Taylor; married Emoch Ham.
33. vi. Catherine Taylor; married George Osborne.
34, vii. Bazel Taylor; married Nancy Ham.
35. viii. Rena Taylor; married John Poe.
11, Samuel Vanover 5 (Cornelius 4-l ) was born 1779 (age
71 in 1850 Pulaski County,
Kentucky Census) , in New Jersey, probably Sussex County. His
name appears on the the
1815 Tax List for Ashe County, North Carolina,
and also on the 1820 census of
Ashe County, North Carolina. He married Lucretia
(surname not learned). They were
probably married in the western North Carolina area.
Lucretia Vanover was born 1781,
in North Carolina (age 69 in 1850 census) . In 1820,
his family is listed as follows: 3 males
under 10 years of age, 1 male between 10 and 16 years of age,
1 male 16 to 18 years
of age, ? ma le 16 to 26 years of age, 1 male over
45, 4 females under 10 years of
age, 1 female 10 to 16 years of age, and 1 female over
45 years of age. This census
record suggest that Samuel and Lucretia Vanover
had at least 11 children. Samuel
and Lucretia Vanover appear in the Pulaski
County, Kentucky, census for 1850 and
7860. In the 1860 census, Samuel Vanover is listed
as having been born in New Jersey.
Both Samuel and Lucretia after 1860 when they disappear from the census
records.
Issue (not complete):
36. i. William Vanover; married (1) Sarah
Ferry (?) and (2) Mary Ridener.
ii. Abigail
Vanover; married John Rose.
iii. John Vanover;
married Jane Ferry.
37. iv. Eli Vanover; married Sidney A. B. Jones.
38. v. Cornelius Vanover; married Mary "Polly" Taylor.
vi. Milly J. Vanover;
married George W. Ridener.
vii. Tobitha Vanover; married
Henry Ferry.
viii. Nancy Vanover; married John
Ferry.
lNumbers
i, iii, iv, and v probable issue; numbers
ii, vi, vii, and viii possible issue.
12. William Vanover 5 (Cornelius 4-1) was born 1780-90, in North
Carolina, and died
October 1867, at Cutshin, Perry
County, Kentucky, while engaged in making
molasses. He married (1) Susanna White. She
was born 1790-1800, in North Carolina,
and died in 1832/33, near "Russell Old Court House" in Russell
County,
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THE VANOVER FAMILY
Descendants of CorneIys Van Hovgem of Flatbush, Kings County, Long Island, New York
Virginia. He married (2) Jane (Lucas) Gibson, widow of "Poor" Tom Gibson
of Russell
County, Virginia. William and Jane (Lucas) Vanover were married in
Russell County,
Virginia about 1833 by Rev. David Jessee, "Minister Baptist of the
Gospel". William and
Susanna (White) Vanover had seven children. William and Jane
(Lucas) Vanover had
three children that have been identified, William and Susanna (White)
Vanover lived in
Ashe County, North Carolina, before moving into Russell County, Virginia,
living on
McClures Creek. William Vanover and his second wife, Jane (Lucas) Vanover
lived in
Russell County until about 1850, when they migrated to Letcher
County, Kentucky, where
they appear in the 1850 census. William Vanover is first mentioned
in the records when he
is appointed administrator of his father's will in 1817. William Vanover
and his family first
appear; in the census records of Virginia in 1830, in Russell County,
he was a private in the
War of 1812, and served under Captain Gideon Lewis of Ashe County,
North Carolina.
Issue (by Susanna White):
39. i. Samuel Vanover; married
(1) Caroline Dale and (2) Susan "Sallie" Baker.
40. ii. Nancy Vanover; married Nelse
Sutherland.
iii. Betsey Vanover; married
Elgin Ely.
iv. Polly Vanover;
married James Estep.
v. Eli Vanover;
married Clarice Lewis.
vi. Catherine Vanover.
vii. Alex Vanover.
Issue (by second marriage):
42. viii. Eliza vanover; married Aaron Lucus.
43. ix. William Vanover; married (1)
Elizabeth Lecus (2) Neva Johnson.
x. Archibald
Vanover.
INumbers iii, iv, and vi probable issue.
Enoch Mattson Vanover5 (Henry4, Cornelius3\'a91)
was born circa 1784, in Virginia.
He married 20 August 1803, in Montgomery County. Virginia,
Amy Hall, daughter of Asa
and Sarah (Adams) Thomas McCray substituted for
Enoch Vanover in the War of 1812.
This family moved from Virginia to Indiana.Issue:
i. Sarah
Vanover; born 1804-1810; married 28 January 1823, Richard Maddox.
ii. Mary Jane
Vanover; born 1804-1810; married Washington Kincaid.
iii. Enoch Mattson Vanover,
Jr.; born 1810 1815; married Margaret Chapman.
44. iv. Asa Henry Vanover; born 14 March
1813 Montgomary County, Virginia; married
________?_________ Lynin; moved to Indiana in 1849.
v. Thomas Vanovey;
born 1810-1815; married 30 April 1829, Nancy Hall, daughter of
Leonard Hall.
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THE VANOVER BOOK
Descendants of Cornelys Van Hovgem of Flatbush. Kings County, Long Island. New York
vi. Christina Hageuman Vanover;
born 20 August 1817, Montgomery County, Virginia;
died 24 September 1896, Rosefield TWP, Peoria Illinois, buried Cottonwood
County;
married David Harper. vii.
Henry Vanover; born 1810-1815, Montgomery County
Virginia; married 15 September 1827, Kezia McDaniel; issue: James Vanover
and William
W. Vanover.
viii. Elizabeth Vanover; born 1810-1820; married
16 December 1841, in Indiana, James
Kincaid.
14. Mary Vanover5 (Henry4, Cornelius3-l) married 31 July
1802, in Montgomery County,
Virginia, Asa Hall, Sr, She was his second wife. His first wife was
Sarah Adams. "Asa Hall
and Jesse Hall, his brother, came from New York to the Roanoke
Valley in Virginia about
1790 ... They acquired land on the North Fork of Roanoke ... and although
[Asa Hall, Sr.]
the owner of extensive lands ... he died a poor man. He was seventy-two
in January,
1831, when he made a declaration applying for a pension
for services in the
Revolution. He was in Captain Nathan Pearce's Company in Duchess
County, New York
and served at Long Island, White Plains and Stony Point, and aided
in taking Burgoyne
...and had no income except what he derived from his own labor on a
poor bit of land
on and amid the steep mountains which but for the improvements in houses
and fences
would sell for scarcely more than fifty dollars. The schedule of his
personal estate was one
mare and colt, $55; three cows and two calves, $24; seven head of sheep,
$5; seven
head of hogs, $5, The management of the mountain land devolved
upon his sons, Asa
Hall, Jr., and Jesse C. Hall," (Kegley's Virginia Frontier;
pp . 611-612.) Asa Hall and his first
wife, Sarah ( Adams ) Hall had the following children: David Hall,
William Hall who married
Sarah Vanover, Amy Hall who married Enoch Vanover, Elizabeth Hall,
Sarah Hall,
Susannah Hall, Lucinda Hall, and Asa Hall, Jr.
Issue:
i. Benjamin Hall, married
Sarah Bones.
ii. Martha Hall; married
James Graham.
iii. Christina Hall; married John
Jewell.
iv. Mary Hall; married William
Jewell.
15, Christian Sharps5 (Christina Vanover4, Cornelius3-l) was born
12 November 1773, in
Greenwich, Sussex County, New Jersey, and died 16 October 1836.
He married Elizabeth
Winters. She was born 22 May 1786, and died 27 May 1857. When
Christian Sharps died,
his brother, Jacob Sharps, was appointed administrator of his estate.
The inventory of
Christian Sharps was filed 9 November 1836, and approved 14 November
1836. The family
burial plot of Christian and Elizabeth (Winters) Sharps is in St, James
Cemetery, near
Phillipsburg, New Jersey.
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THE VANOVER FAMILY
Descendants of Carnelys Van Hovgem of Flatbush. Kings County. Long Island. New York
Issue:
i. Sarah Sharps;
married 4 March 1819, Philip Carpenter(born 1 October 1796;
baptized 2
December 1796) son of John and Margaret (Fine) Carpenter.
ii. Christianna
Sharps; married Joseph Jacob Carpenter (born 8
August 1796;
baptized 12 August 1796) son of Jacob and Anna Elizabeth Carpenter.
iii. Mercy Sharps; born
October 1800; baptized 17 May 1801; probably died young.
iv. Margaret Sharps;
married Philip Driesbach.
v. Halana Sharps;
born 15 August 1804; died 15 April 1876; married Andrew Hushizer
(born 29 January 1800; died 12 April 1883), son of John Martin and
Mary argaret
(Melick) Hulshizer.
vi. Henry Sharps;
born 19 January 1806; died 19 October 1869; never married.
vii. Mary Sharps; married
Robert Davidson. viii, Rhoda Sharps; married Dr. John iller. ix.
Anna Sharps.
x. John Sharps.
xi. Elizabeth Sharps.
xii. William Sharps.
16. Peter Sharps (Christina Vanover4, Cornelius3-l) was born in
Sussex County, New
Jersey, He married Elizabeth Horn. He was for a number of years a merchant
miller at
Stewartsville, New Jersey, He later moved to Ithaca, New York,
Issue:
i. Christopher
Jonn Sharps; Inventor and manufacturer of the Sharps' repeating rifle,
Connecticut. He later was associated in business with his nephew, General
James
Stewart.
ii. Mary Sharps; married
31 May 1821, James Stewart, son of Lieutenant Thomas and
Rachel (De Wees) Stewart.
iii. John Peter Sharps;
married Mary Roseberry.
iv. Eliza Sharps;
died young.
17. Margaret Sharps5 (Christina Vanover4, Cornelius3-2-l) was
born 23 June 1783, in
Greenwich, Sussex County, New Jersey. She married Robert Robins.
He was born 6
January 1777, in Greenwich, Sussex County, New Jersey, and died 16
April 1856, in
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. "Robert and Margaret (Sharps) Robins
removed from
Greenwich, New Jersey, to the Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania; previous
to 1805, and
settled near the site of the Borough of Ashley, Pennsylvania.
He owned Lots 12, 30, and
31, in the Second Division of Hanover Township, and 28 March 1811,
was granted a
patent by the Commenwealth. In 1816 he added 40 acres to his holdings
by purchase
from Frederick Wagle and Benjamin Carey. 30 April 1818, then of Greenwich,
New Jersey,
he sold 200(?) acres of his Hanover lands to Christian Mensch
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THE VANOVER FAMILY
Descendants of Cornelys Van Hovgem of Flatbush. Kings County. Long Island. New York
of Hanover. This deed was signed in the presence of John Sharps and
George Ihrie. 1
December 1817 He bought from his father-in-law, John Sharps,
for $12,800, in Greenwich,
Sussex County, New Jersey, With his family he remained there until
about 1837, when with
his wife and a number of their children, they returned to the Wyoming
Valley. 7 April 1837,
he bought from Marmaduke Pearce 231 acres of land lying on the south
bank of the
eastern branch of Nanticoke Creek in Hanover Township, a part of a
Washington Lee
patent. He also bought 4 April 1837, from John L. Butler, parts of
Lots 14 and 15, 138 acres
of which lay along the Susquehanna River. He died near Nanticoke, Pennsylvania,
16
APril 1856. His wife, Mrs, Margaret (Sharps) Robins,
died 12 April 1850, They are buried in
Hanover, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, Cemetery (The Michael Shoemaker
Book
(Schumacher); Williams T. Blair; International Textbood Press; Scranton,
Pennsylvania; 1924
pp. 755-756)
Issue:
46. i. John Sharps Robins;
married Sarah Carter.
ii. Dr. Cornelius
Robins: born 10 February 1805, in Hanover, Pennsylvania; died from
injuries received when thrown from a carriage, at midnight, while returning
from a
visit to a patient in the "Hanover Mountains," 17 August 1855; buried
Hanover
Cemetery, Luzerne County, Pennsylvanie; never married.
iii. Jonathan Robins;
married Elizabeth Winters.
iv. Christianna
Robins; married Robert Hornbecker.
v. Peter
Sharps Robins; married Elizabeth Arndt Stewart.
vi. Isaac Robins;
married Margaret Keithline.
vii. Jacob Robins;
married Maria Line.
viii. Elizabeth Robins;
married Philip Hartung.
ix. Robert Robins;
married Eleanor Houpt.
x. William
Robins; married (1) Margaret Albertson and (2) Josephine George.
18. Jacob Sharps5 (Christina Vanover 4, Cornelius 3-1) was born 22
September 1798, in
Greenwich, Sussex County, New Jersey, and died 19 April 1843. He married
in March 1921,
Sophia Shipman, daughter of Isaac and Mary (Fine) Shipman. She was
born 13 May 1805,
and died 31 October 1873. Jacob and Sophia (Shipman) Sharps are buried
in the St.
James Cemetery (Straw) at Phillipsburg, New Jersey. Issue:
i. Mary Margaret Sharps;
born 25 March 1823; married William B. Shimer (born 28
August
1820; died 7 October 1887), son of John Lerch and Susannah (Schweitzer)
Shimer.
ii. William Shipman Pursell Sharps;
born 18 Feruary 1827; died 6 Janaury 1857; married
Henrietta Roseberry.
iii. Isaac Sharps.
iv. Dr. John Sharps; born 13 May
1833; baptized 9 November 1833; married Mary
Martha
Shimer, daughter of Robert K. and Mary A. (Carpenter) Shimer.
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THE VANOVER FAMILY
Descendants of Cornelys Van Hovgem of Ftatbush. Kings County. Long Island. New York
19. Catherine Vanover 6 (Cornelius 5-l) was born about 1784, In North
Carolina, and died
prior to 11 April 1867, in Ashe County, North Carolina, She married
10 (12?) July 1806,
Richard Perry. The Perry family lived on Praters Creek in Ashe (now
Allegheny) County,
North Carolina. Richard Perry was born 1780-1784 and died at
the end of August
1833(36?), in Ashe County, North Carolina. He served in the War
of 1812 under Captain
Gideon Lewis in the 5th North Carolina Regiment. In 1855, Catherine
(Vanover) Perry
applied for 160 acres of bounty land based on Richard Perry's service.
Several
descendants, of Richard and Catherine (Vanover) Perry stated in E.
C. A.'s that Catherine
(Vanover) Perry's mother was Abby Easterd, a Cherokee Indian, In Ashe
County, North
Carolina, on 11 April 1867, Solomon Perry was appointed administrator
of Catherine
Perry, desceased. The heirs of Richard and Catherine (Vanover) Perry
are listed in her
estate papers.
Issue:
53. i. Solomon Perry:
married (1) Elizabeth Ham and (2) Tobitha Ham.
54. ii. Milly Ferry; married
John Eldridge.
55. iii. John Ferry; married Nancy
Vanover.
iv. Matthew
Ferry.
56. v. Abigail Ferry;
married Richard Ferry.
57. vi. Jane Ferry; married
John Vanover.
58. vii. Catherine Ferry; married
Thomas Eldrith.
59. viii. Mary Ferry; married William
Taylor.
ix. William
Ferry.
20. Henry Vanover 6 (Cornelius5-l) was born 1790-1800, in North
Carolina. He was a
Baptist minister. He married (1)_______?_______ and (2) Jane
Austin, daughter of
Bartholemew and Anne (Reeves) Austin. He lived on Cranberry Creek,
Ashe County,
North Carolina. Henry Vanover is know to have had three sons and three
daughters.
Three of these children have been identified.
Issue (by first wife; probably not complete):
i.
Catherine Vanover.
ii. John
P. Vanover married (1) Catherine (surname not learned) and (2) on
14
December 1889 Nancy Vance.
iii. Nancy Vanover;
married Kelly Keel.
21. Elijah Vanover6 (Cornelius5-l) was born 1794/1800, in North
Carolina. He moved to
Owsley County, Kentucky. He is apparently the Elijah Vanover
who is found in the 1860
Morgen County, Kentucky Census. In his household are Mary (age 47,
born 1813, in North
Carolina) who may be his wife, E. Williams (age 7, born 1853, in Kentucky),
and Susan
Lunsford (age 75, born 1785, in North Carolina). He is reported to
have lived to an
advanced age.
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THE VANOVER FAMILY
Descendants of Cornelys Van Hovgem of Flatbush, Kings County Long Island, New York
Issue (from 1830 census):
i.
(Female) Vanover; born 1815-1820, in North Carolina.
ii.
(Female) Vanover; born 1825-1830, in North Carolina.
22. Mary Vanover6 (Cornelius5-l)was born 9 November 1800,
She married 4 December
1819, Stephen and died 19 February 1892. She marr Osborne, son
of Jonathan and Mary
Osborne. He was born 21 February 1801, and died 20 December 1892. This
family lived in
Ashe County, North Carolina, where many of their descendants live today.
Issue:
i.
Alvin Osborne; born 13 March 1821; died 8 June 1850; married Sarah Thomas.
ii.
Jonathan Osborne; born 7 March 1823; died 27 August 1835.
iii.
Richard Osborne; born 1825; married Delphia Cox.
iv.
Isabel Osborne; married John Castle.
v.
James Osborne; born 22 January 1828; died 29 April 1843.
vi.
William Osborne; born 22 April 1873; died 30 July 1873; married Elizabeth
Cole.
vii.
Mary Osborne; born 13 April 1832; married Wilburn Cole.
viii.
Rebecca Osborne; born 7 April 1834; married (1) James Cole and (2) Nathan
Ward.
ix.
Hannah Osborne; born 16 March 1836: married John Wilson.
x.
Alfred Osborne; born 23 July 1838; died 28 January 1874; married
Nancy
Roark.
xi.
George Osborne; born 30 November 1840; died 26 August 1909; married Mary
Ann
Wilson.
xii.
Aris Osborne; born 13 July 1843; married Elizabeth Osborne.
23, Cornelius Vanover6 (Cornelius5-l) was born 1797, in
South Carolina, and died 12
March 1870, in Wise (now Dickenson) County, Virginia. He was a farmer,
herb doctor,
and operated a grist mill. He married Sarah Hill. She was born 1797,
in North Carolina;
died 12 December 1888 in Dickenson County, Virginia. Sarah (Hill) Vanover's
father was
probably the William Hill who is listed in the 1820 Ashe County, North
Carolina Census. On
22 May 1858, Cornelius and Sarah (Hill) Vanover deeded 1 acre
of land on the southside
of Pound River to the trustees of the Primitive Baptist Church. Cornelius
was a deacon on
this church. Both are buried in the family cemetery on the family farm.
They migrated
from North Carolina to Russell (now Dickenson) County, Virginia, about
1845 and lived
near the mouth Of Georges Fork Creek of Pound River.
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THE VANOVER FAMILY
Descendants of Cornelys Van Hovgem of Flatbush, Kings County, Long Island, New York
Issue:
61. i. Nancy Vanover; married
Zebadee Poe.
62. ii. John H. "Huffy John" Vanover;
married Keziah Landreth.
63. iii. Henry Vanover; married Rhoda
Long.
64. iv. William Vanover; married
(1) Elizabeth Howell and
(2) Cassander Maxwell.
65. v. Charlotte Vanover; married
Joel Long.
66. vi. Eli Vanover; married Ollie Mullins.
67. vii. Mary vanover; married Marshall "Big
Foot" Mullins.
68. viii. Elizabeth "Betty"
Vanover; married Andrew Jackson "Jackson"
Phipps.
69. ix. Welsey Vanover; married Martha
Fleming.
70. x. Lucy Vanover; married George
Washington "Wash" Phipps.
xi. Cornelius Vanover
born 1815-1820; married by 1840; issue (probably not
complete):
a. Female Vanover; born 1835-1840, (under 5 in 1840 census)
24. Daniel Vanover 6 (Cornelius 5-l) was born 1799, in North Carolina.
By 1830, Daniel
Vanover and his family had migrated to Pike County, Kentucky. He married
Nancy
Collins. She was born 1797, in North Carolina. Both died after 1870
and apparently
before the 1880 census was taken ( their names appear in the
1870 census but not in the
1880 census) . He was a farmer. According to their descendants, Daniel
and Nancy
(Collins) Vanover are buried in the #3 Cemetery, Jenkins, Letcher
County, Kentucky.
Issue:
John Vanover; married (1 ) Nancy (surname not learned) and (2) Susannah
(surname not learned)
72. ii. Rebecca Vanover; married
Marshall Mullins.
73. iii. William " Wolfy Bill" Vanover;
married Sarah Ann Estep.
74. iv. Cornelius Vanover; married Margaret
"Peggy" Johnson.
75. v. Mary "Polly" Vanover; married
Anderson J. Estep.
vi. Nancy Vanover;
born 1830, in Pike County, Kentucky.
76. vii. Margaret "Peggy" Vanover; married
Elias Branham.
77. viii. Henry Vanover; married Jane Bentley.
78. ix. Elijah Vanover; married Nancy
Mullins.
79. x. David "Long Dave" Vanover;
married Mary Mullins.
25. Charles Vanover6 (Richard 5, Cornelius 4-1. [See page 233.
26. Cornelius Vanover 6 (Richard 5, Cornelius 4-l. [See page 233.
27. Sarah Vanover 6 (Richard 5, Cornelius 4-l. [See page 234.
28. Matthew Vanover 6 (Richard 5, Cornelius 4-l. [See page 234.
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THE VANOVER FAMILY
Descendants of Cornelys Van Hovgem of Flatbush, Kings County, Long Island, New York
29. Susannah Vanover 6 (Richard 5, Cornelius 4-l) was born 1812 (age
38 in 1850 Ashe
County Census) in North Carolina. She married Timothy Roark.
He was born 1811 (age 39
in 1850 Ashe County Census) . This family lived in the Laurel area
of Ashe County,
North Carolina, near Richard and Rebecca Vanover.
Issue:
i. William Roark born 1837, North Carolina.
ii. Abigail Roark born 1838 North Carolina;
married 22 December 1868, Wiley Osborne,
son of Ezekiel and Hannah (Lewis) Osborne.
iii. Rebecca Roark; born 1841, North Carolina.
iv. Ephraim Roark; born 1843, North Carolina.
v. Margaret Roark; born 1846, North Carolina.
vi. Lydia Roark; born 1849, North Carolina.
vii. Zachariah Roark; born 1854, North Carolina;
married 15 November 1896
Oma Price.
viii. Stephen Roark born 1856, North Carolina.
30. John Taylor 6 (Mary Vanover 5 , Cornelius 4-l) was born about 1802,
and died in the
1870' s in Grayson County, Virginia. He married Lucinda Ham,
daughter of John and
Sarah (Landreth) Ham of Grayson County, Virginia. She was born
about 1812 in Grayson
County, Virginia, and died there December 1879.
Issue:
i. Bazwell Taylor; married Mary
___________________
ii. Zachariah Taylor; married Rebecca ________________
iii. Benjamin Taylor; married Polly ___________________
iv. David Taylor; married (1) Betty Billings
and (2) Laura Porter.
v. Rachel Taylor; married Osborn Anders.
vi. Jackson Taylor; married Francis __________________
vii. William Taylor; born 1851
viii. Mary J. Taylor; born 20 May 1854 (Grayson County,
Virginia, Birth Records)
Nancy Taylor 6 (Mary Vanover 5, Cornelius 4-1) was born about 1808.
She married
Jefferson Osborne, son of Zachariah and Charity (Reeves) Osborne. He
was born about
1810.
Issue:
i. Hiram Osborne; born about 1844, North
Carolina.
ii. Polly Osborne; born about 1846, Virginia.
iii. Elizabeth Osborne; born about 1851, Virginia.
iv. George D. Osborne; born about 1855, virginia.
v. Enoch R. Osborne; born about 1858,
Virginia.
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THE VANOVER FAMILY
Descendants of Cornelys Van Hovgem of Flatbush. Kings County. Long Island. New York
70. Lucy Vanover7 (Cornelius6-l) was born 1 May 1838, in Ashe County,
North Carolina.
She died after 1900, as she is listed in the 1900 Census for Dickenson
County, Virginia. She
married George Washington Phipps, son of David Cox and Dorcas (Stamper)
Phipps, He
was born 17 July 1831, in North Carolina, and died before 1900. His
name does not
appear in the 1900 Dickenson County Census. Issue:
159. i. Martha A. Phipps; married Preston
Mullins.
ii. Andrew J. Phipps;
married America Alice Bentley.
160. iii. Alex Marion Phipps; married (1) Amy Belcher
and (2) Maggie Short.
161. iv. Eli P. Phipps married Sarah Senter.
v. Sarah E.
Phipps married A. D. Tackett.
vi. Susan C. Phipps
married T. C. Ramey.
162. vii. Ordealy "Deeley" Phipps married Jack Bryant.
viii. Cintha E. Phipps
married (1) Isom Mullins and (2) Jim Hogston.
ix. Noah Phipps.
x. Sherman Phipps
married Eliza Hill.
163. xi. Melvin M. Phipps married Louisa Stanley.
xii. Mary J. Phipps born
1880; died young.
71. John Vanover7 (Daniel6, Cosnelius5-l) was born 1816 (age 34 in 1850
Pike County,
Kentucky Census), in Ashe County, North Carolina. He married (1) Nancy
(surname not
learned) and (2) Susannah (surname not learned). Susannah was born
1817 (age 33 in
1850 Pike County, Kentucky Census), in Virginia, John Vanover's family
first appears on the
census records in 1840, as follows: 1 male under 5 years of age; 1
male 20 to 30 years of
age, 1 female under 5 years of age, and 1 female 20 to 30 years of
age. John and
Susannah Vanover appear in the 1850, 1870, and 1880 Pike County,
Kentucky Census.
They lived on Beefhide Creek, Pike County, Kentucky. Issue (from census
records, may not
be complete):
i. William A. Vanover; born
1835 (age 15 in 1850)
ii. Mary Vanover; born 1836 (age
14 in 1850)
iii. Alexander Vanover; born 1838 (age
12 in 1850)
iv. Daniel S. Vanover;
born 1840; married Mazy Vanover, daughter of Henry and
Rhoda
(Long) Vanover.
v. Henry C. Vanover; born
1841 (age 9 in 1850)
vi. Cela A, Vanover; born 1844
(age 6 in 1850)
vii. Flemming Vanover; born 1845 (age
5 in 1850)
viii.James Vanover; born 1848 (age 2
in 1850)
ix. Melvin Vanover; born 1850
(age 2/12 in 1850)
x. Ruben Vanover; born 1855
(age 15 in 1870)
xi. Isaac Vanover; born 1858 (age
12 in 1870)
xii. John Vanover; born 1864 (age 6
in 1870)
xiii.Elizabeth Vanover; born 1867 (age
3 in 1870)
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THE VANOVER FAMILY
Descendants of Cornelys Van Hovgoem of Flatbush, Kings County, Long Island, New York
73. William "Wolfy Bill" Vanover7 (Daniel6, Cornelius5-1) born
1824 (age 36 in 1860 Pike
County, Kentucky Census). He married 21 December 1849, in Pike
County, Kentucky,
Sarah Ann Estep. She was born 1824 (age 36 in 1860 Pike County, Kentucky
Census), in
Virginia. He was a farmer and they live on Shelby Creek, Pike County,
Kentucky.Issue
(from census records; probably not complete):
i.
Bethany Vanover; born 1857 (age 3 in 1860), Pike County, Kentucky.
ii. William
B. Vanover; born 1860 (age 10 in 1870), Pike County, Kentucky.
iii. Denny Vanover;
born 1866 (age 4 in 1870), Pike County, Kentucky.
iv. Kathy
Vanover; born 1869 (age 1 in 1870), Pike County, Kentucky.
v.
Mary Vanover; born 1872 (age 8 in 1880), Pike County, Kentucky.
74, Cornelius Vanover7 (DanielG, Cornelius5-l) was born
1825 (age 25 in 1850 Pike
County, Kentucky Census). He married 28 December 1841, Margaret "Peggy"
Johnson,
daughter of John Johnson, She was born 1829 (age 21 in 1850 Pike County,
Kentucky
Census) in Kentucky. They are first listed in the census records in
1850 in Pike County,
Kentucky.
Issue (from census records):
i. Christina
"Tina" Vanover; born 1846 (age 4 in 1850), Pike County, Kentucky.
ii. David "Red
Dave" Vanover; born 1848 (age 2 in 1850), Virginia; married Jane
Bentley; issue: Daniel, May, Milburn, Boyd, and Henry.
iii. Lucinda Vanover;
born 1849 (age 1 in 1850), Virginia; never married.
iv. John H.
Vanover; born 1853 (age 7 in 1860), Kentucky; married Polly Anne
Gibson; issue: Daniel May, Cornelius, Georgie, Anderson, Jennie, Peggy
Jane, Lucinda, and Emma.
v. Cornelius
"Neely" Vanover; born 1854 (age 16, in 1870); married Sallie
Branham; issue: Cornelius, Teeny, and Nancy Jane.
vi. Elizabeth
Vanover; born 1861 (age 9 in 1870)
vii. William S. Vanover;
born 1864 (age 6 in 1870); married Nancy Armenia
Vance; issue: Cinda, Lina, Ruthia, Rissie, Almira, and Ezra.
viii. Mary Ann Vanover;
born 1867 (age 3 in 1870)
ix. Daniel Vanover;
born 1868 (age 2 in 1870)
x. Nancy
Vanover; born 1870 (age 3/12 in 1870)
xi. Jane Vanover;
married Sam Boggs; no issue.
xii. Jane Vanover;
married Joe Anderson; issue; Henry, Macey, and others.
(Number v-x all born Wise County, Virginia.)
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THE VANOVER FAMILY
Descendants of Cornelys Van Hovgem of Flatbush, Kings County, Long Island, New York
Mary "Polly" Vanover7 (Daniel6, Cornelius5-l) was born (age 23 in 1850
census) in Pike
County, Kentucky. She died after 1900, as she is listed in the household
of her daughter,
Sarah Matilda (Estep) Vanover in the 1900 census.She married 13 April
1848, in Letcher
County, Kentucky, Anderso J, Estep, a son of James and Sarah
(Frazier) Estep. He was
born 1826, in Tazewell County, Virginia. Anderson J. and Mar "Polly"(Vanover)
Estep lived
in the area of Shelby Gap, Kentucky during the Civil War,
Issue:
i. Nancy
Jane Estep born 1849; married 24 November 1866, William Belcher.
ii. Sarah Matilda
Estep born 1851; married 8 June 1870, William Johnson Vanover.
iii. Polly Louranza Estep born 1859; married 10 May 1879,
Ira Mullins; both were killed
in the Pound Gap Massacre on 14 May 1892.
169. iv. Ruth Louraney/Lorraine Estep
born 1862; died 28 December 1947; married 31
December 1880; Joseph Alexander Vanover.
76. Margaret "Peggy" Vanover7 (Daniel6, Cornelius5-l) was born 1833
(age 17 in 1850
Russell County, Virginia Census), in Pike County, Kentucky. She married
31 December
1854, Elias Branham. He was born 1828 (age 52 in 1880 Pike County,
Kentucky Census), in
Virginia. They lived in Pike County, Kentucky.
Issue (from 1880 Pike County, Kentucky Census; probably not complete):
i. John Branham;
born 1856 (age 24 in 1880)
ii. Nancy Branham;
born 1862 (age 18 in 1880)
iii. Charlotte Branham;
born 1867 (age 13 in 1880)
iv. Easter Branham;
born 1868 (age 12 in 1880)
v. Susan Branham;
born 1872 (age 8 in 1880)
vi. Elijah Branham;
born 1876 (age 4 in 1880)
vii. Rosa A. Branham; born
1879 (age 1 in 1880)
77, Henry Vanover7 (Daniel6, Cornelius5-l ) was born 1835 (age 15
in 1850 Pike
County,Kentucky Census), in Pike County, Kentucky. He married 21 March
1867, Jane
Bentley, She was born 29 October 1849, and died 14 February 1930, Henry
Vanover
served in the Union Army during the Civil War, and as a magistrate
after the war. The
government deeded him 900 acres of land for his services to the Union
Army. The land lay
2 miles north Of the present town of Jenkins, Kentucky, and included
the present Site of
Burdine, East Jenkins and # 3. Henry was ambused and killed in June
1887. He was buried
at #3 cemetery and according
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THE VANOVER
FAMILY
Descendants of Cornelys Van Hovgem of Flatbush, Kings County, Long Island.
New York
to family tradition is buried between the graves of his parents, Daniel
and Nancy (Collins)
Vanover. After Henry' s death, his wife, Jane (Bentley) Vanover, deeded
their large farm
to their
nine children. Jane (Bentley) Vanover is buried in the Vanover Cemetery
in East Jenkins,
Kentucky.
Issue:
170. i. Evermon Jake Vanover; married (1) Ellen
Blevins,
(2) Mary Trusty, and (3) Emeline Caldwell.
171. ii. Katherine Vanover; married Henon Fleming.
172. iii. Vannie Vanover; married Newt Fannin.
173. iv. Grant Vanover; married Hulda Ratliff.
174. v. Patrick Hagan Vanover; married Virginia
Ratliff.
vi. Cynthia Vanover; born
10 December 1877; died 2
February 1957; buried in the Vanover Cemetery, East
Jenkins, Letcher County, Kentucky; married (1) Sam
Bentley and (2) John Tucker; no issue.
175. vii. Henry Melvin "Sam" Vanover; married (1) Eliza
Wright
and (2) Tilda (Mullins) Wright.
176. viii. Elba "Bob" Vanover; married Elizabeth Holbrook.
177. ix. Sarah "Sallie" Vanover; married H. F. Keathley.
78. Elijah Vanover 7 (Daniel 6, Cornelius 5-l) was born 1838, in Pike
County, Kentucky. He
married 31 July 1856, Wise County, Virginia, Nancy Mullins, daughter
of James Mullins. She
was born 1838, Pike County, Kentucky. Issue (probably not complete):
i.
Henry Vanover; born 1857, Pike County, Kentucky.
ii.
Martha J. Vanover; born 1859, Pike County, Kentucky.
178. iii. Perlina Vanover;
married Richard C. Mills.
79. David "Long Dave" Vanover 7( Daniel 6, Cornelius
5-1) was born 1840, in Kentucky
(1860 Pike County, Kentucky Census) He married Mary Mullins. She was
born 1841, in
Kentucky.
Issue (probably not complete):
i. Marion
Vanover; born 1860, Pike County, Kentucky.
ii. McCelland
Vanover; born 1864, Pike County, Kentucky.
iii. Ira Vanover;
born 1867, Pike County, Kentucky.
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THE
THE VANOVER
FAMILY
Descendants of Cornelys Van Hovgem of Flatbush, Kings County, Long Island,
New York
80. Cornelius Vanover7 (Charles6, Richard 5, Cornelius 4-1) was born
1825/1830, in Ashe
County, North Carolina. He married 19 July 1857, in Jasper County,
Illinois, Emaline
Heaton.
Issue (probably not complete):
i. Joseph Jefferson Vanover; born 8 May 1859,
Ballair, Illinois; died 6:10 A.M. 8 October
1846, Greenup, Cumberland County, Illinois; buried Liberty
Hill Cemetery,
Greenup, Cumberland County, Illinois; carpenter; married
Mattie __________ (age 75
years old, 8 October 1946).
81, Jacob Vanover 7 (Charles 6, Richard 5, Cornelius 4-1) was born
1827, in Ashe County, North Caroli'na. He died in 1895. He was
a farmer and was living in
Ashe County, North Carolina, in 1870 and 1880. In 1880, he and
his family were living in
the Horse Creek section of Ashe County, North Carolina.
He also lived prior to 1870 in
Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. He married 16 August 1853, in Pulaski
County, Kentucky,
Lucretia Perry, daughter of Solomon and Nancy ? Perry. The Solomon
Perry, aged 60 in
the 1850 Pulaski County, Kentucky Census, may be Lucretia (Perry) Vanover'
s father. We
do know from her death certificate that her parents were
Solomon and Nancy Perry
and that she was born in North Carolina. Lucretia (Perry) Vanover
was born 11 July 1836,
in North Carolina, and died 10 September 1920, in Robinson, Crawford
County, Illinois. She
was buried in the Oak Grove Cemetery, Robinson, Crawford County, Illinois.
Issue:
i. Surrilda Vanover;
born 1855 (age 15 in 1870 Ashe County, North Carolina
Census)
179. ii. Elizabeth Vanover; born 20 April 1856, in Ohio; died
26 January 1936; married
John Roark.
iii. Nancy Vanover; born 1859
(age 11 in 1870 Ashe County, North Carolina Census)
iv. William Vanover; born
1863 (age 17 in 1880 Ashe County, North Carolina
Census)
v. Jacob Vanover;
born 1867 (age 13 in 1880 Ashe County, North Carolina Census)
vi. Marion Vanover; born 1872
(age 8 in 1880 Ashe County, North Carolina Census)
vii. Charles Vanover; born 1874
(age 6 in 1880 Ashe County, North Carolina Census)
viii, Lu Creasy Vanover; born 1877 (age
3 in 1880 Ashe County, North Carolina
Census)
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THE VANOVER FAMILY
Descendants of Cornelys Van Hovgem of Flatbush, Kings County, Long Island, New York
in Ashe County, North Carolina. He married (1) Mary Ann (Roark)
Lewis, daughter of Charles and Lettie (Jones) Roark,
and widow
of William Lewis. He married (2)_____________ (3) Mrs. Anna
Neal in Illinois. He was a farmer. He and his family are
listed
in the 1860 and 1870 Ashe County, North Carolina Census.
The
children were all apparently born in Ashe County, North Carolina.
Issue (presumably by first wife):
i.
Eveline Vanover; born 1854 (age 6 in 1860 census)
ii. Amanda
Vanover; born 1857 (age 3 in 1860 census)
iii. Melvin
Vanover; born 1861 (age 9 in 1870 census)
iv. Harrison
T. Vanover; born: 3 February 1863; died 27
April 1863.
Wiley Elbert Vanover; born 1864 (age 6 in 1870 census)
vi. Mary
Elizabeth Vanover; born 10 June 1866; died 2 November 1923;
married Squire Millard Roark.
vii. Sarah Ellen
Vanover; born 1869 (age 1 in 1870 census);
married William Roark.
viii. Joel Lee
Vanover; married Pearl Roark.
ix. Lora
Alice Vanover; born 29 October 1873; died 18 March 1875.
x.
William A. Vanover; died in infancy.
85. Nancy Vanover7, (Charles 6, Richard 5,
Cornelius 4-1) was
born 4 January 1842, in Illinois, and died
5 May 1915. She married
12 October 1871 , in Ashe County, North Carolina, Jacob Taylor,
son of William and Susan (Fletcher) Taylor. He was born 8 October 1835,
and died 9 July 1924. He married (1) in 1854, in Ashe County,
North Carolina, Jane Lyons and they had seven children.
He was a farmer and they lived in Ashe County, North Carolina.
Issue:
i.
Jonathan Taylor; born March 1876; never married.
ii. Benjamin
C. Taylor; born 3 November 1877; died
7 July 1951; married Maude M. (Price) Perry.
iii. Elizabeth
Taylor; born 1879; married 2 September 1900, Austin Baldwin.
86. Delphia Vanover 7 (Cornelius 6, Richard 5, Cornelius
4-l) was
born 1833, in North Carolina. She married 25 June
1853, in
Ashe County, North Carolina, Absalom Roark, a son of Ephraim
and
Millie (Jones/Graybell) Roark. He was born 10 March 1832, in Ashland,
North Carolina, and died 2 December 1920, in Victor, Montana.
Issue:
i.
Mary Roark; born 1854; married William Washington
Osborne.
ii. Zilpha
Roark; born 1855.
180. iii. Milton C. Roark; married Nancy
C. Osborne.
iv. Lafayette
Roark; married twice.
Asa Willet Roark; born 15 April 1872; died 1938;
married Arzelia Lewis.
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THE VANOVER FAMILY
Descendants of Cornelys Van Hovgem of Flatbush. Kings County, Long Island, New York
82. Christina Vanover 7 (Charles 6, Richard 5, Cornelius 4-l) was
born 21 February 1824, in Ashe County, North Carolina, and died
9 June 1916. She married Thomas Cornett, son of William
and
Mary (Hatfield) Cornett. He was born 25 April 1817.
He was
a farmer. They are first listed in the 1850 Ashe County, North
Carolina Census, and according to the 1870 Ashe County, North
Carolina Census were living in the Northfork Township. All
the children born in Ashe County, North Carolina.
Issue:
i. George W. Cornett; born 1 November 1845;
died 23
January 1903; married Susannah
Cox.
ii. Calloway Johnson Cornett; born 13 March 1847;
died
20 January 1938; married Sarah
Mast; issue (by 1870):
a. Celia E. Cornett; born 1868
(age 2, 1880 Ashe
County, North Carolina Census)
111. Mary Elizabeth Cornett; born 1 September 1848.
iv. Lucinda Jane Alzena Cornett; born 31 March 1850;
married Zachariah Norris; were
married by 1870 and are listed in the census without
children.
v. Lydia Laurinda (Malinda L. in 1870
census) Cornett
born 11 February
1852; married William Alfred Graybeal.
vi. Amanda Susan Cornett; born 22 May 1853; married
Aris Cox Jr.
vii. William Asbury Cornett; born 26 February 1855.
Margaret Lavina Cornett; born
6 January 1857.
ix. James Buchanan Cornett; born 13 November 1858;
died 18 April 1862.
x. Thomas Scott Cornett; born 6 June 1861;
died 27
September 1946; married Nancy
_____________.
xi. Jonathan Filmore "Bud" Cornett; born 20 January
1864; went to Kentucky.
xii. John Wesley Cornett; born 16 January 1866; married
Sarah E. Johnson.
83. Sarah Vanover 7 (Charles 6, Richard 5, Cornelius 4-l was born
1825-1830, in Ashe County, North Carolina. She married James Taylor.
Issue:
i. Jacob H. Taylor; born January 1860; married
Edie Taylor.
ii. Robert Taylor.
iii. William Taylor.
iv. Andy Taylor.
v. Rachel Taylor.
vi. Mary Taylor.
84, William Vanover 7 (Charles 6, Richard 5, Cornelius 4-1) was
born 29 February 1835, in Indiana. He died 9 January 1917,
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THE VANOVER FAMlLY
Descendanes of Cornelys Van Hovgem of Flatbush. Kings County. Long Island.
New York
vi.
Lillard Roark; married Wadie Jones.
vii.
Jane Roark; married Brack Osborne.
viii.
Laura Roark; married David Dotson.
87. Rhoda Vanover7 (Cornelius6, Richard5, Cornelius4-l)
was born 18 November 1838,in
Tennessee, and died 6 November 1933, She married (1) Calvin Jones and
(2) HenryDollar
who was born 4 July 1839, and died
28 July 1907.
Issue:
i.
William Patterson Dollar; married Molly Jones.
ii.
Vance Hamilton Dollar; born 25 January 1880; died 7 July 1965; married
Effie
Porter.
iii. Edd
Dollar.
iv.
Cora Elizabeth Dollar; born 28 August 1873; died 2 January 1956; married
Lamon
Testerman.
v.
Callie Dollar; died 1958; married Tom Gilley.
88. Elizabeth Vanover7 (Cornelius6, Richard5, Cornelius
4-1) was born 1844, in Tennessee,
and died 14 March 1920. She married
15 August 1862, Jonathan Roark, son of
Ephraim and Millie (Jones/Graybell)
Roark. He was born 1843. Issue:
181. i. Emmet Green Roark; born
14 April 1863; died 12 November 1920: married on
18 June 1882, Emma Osborne, daughter of Aris and Elizabeth (Osborne)
Osborne and
married (2) Nora Graybeal, daughter of Rufus and Louisa (Shepherd)
Graybeal.
ii. Elbert
Roark; married Laura Osborne, William and Elizabeth (Cole)
Osborne.
iii. Muncie Roark; born 5 April 1884; 1949; married Edna
Farmer.
iv. Hillard
Roark; died in infancy.
v. Caroline
"Callie" Roark; married (1) Alexander Osborne, son of Alexander Sr. and
Sarah (Thomas) Osborne, and married (2) on 4 March 1899, Sherman Osborne,
son of
Hiram and Rebecca (Madron) Osborne.
vi. Cora Roark;
married 23 October 1887, Robert E. Lee Graybeal, son of Calvin and
Mary
(Jones) Graybeal.
vii. Ella (Lettie
?) Roark; married 22 March 1890, William H. Graybeal, son of Calvin
and Mary (Jones) Graybeal.
viii. Alpha E. Roark;
married 1 August 1887, Fieldon J. Walker, son of J. F. and M. H.
Walker.
ix. Vista Roark;
married Luther Barlow.
x. Etta
Roark; married (1) Osborne, son of Marvin and Rilly and (2) Robert Glass.
xi. America Roark; married Ed Mercer.
89. Charles Vanover7 (Matthew6, Richard5, Cornelius4-l)
born 7 September 1838, in
North Carolina, and died 18 November
1916. He married Elizabeth Osborne,
daughter ofRichard and Delphia
(Cox) Osborne. She was born 14 September 1841,
and died 27 March 1922.
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THE VANOVER FAMILY
Descendants of Cornelys Van Hovgem of Flatbush, Kings County, Long Island, New York
Mary "Polly" Mullins8 (Rebecca Vanover7, Daniel6 Cornelius5-l)
was born January 1847,
in Kentucky (1900 Pike County, Kentucky Census), She married
25 April 1861, John Farmer.
They were married at the home of Marshall Mullins. He was born April
1842, in Virginia
(1900 Pike County, Kentucky Census) They are listed in the census
records of Pike County,
Kentucky for the years, 1870, 1880, 1900, and 1910.
Issue:
i. Savilla Farmer
born 1863 in Kentucky; married Franklin Rose.
ii. Arty Farmer born
December 1865 in Kentucky.
iii. Rebecca Farmer born
October 1872 in Kentucky (1900 Pike County, Kentucky
Census);
issue: Samuel Farmer born April 1890 Kentucky.
iv. Marshall Farmer
born April 1873 in Kentucky; married (1) Virginia (surname not
learned) and (2) Liddie (surname not learned)
v. Mary Farmer
born in Kentucky.
vi. America J. Farmer
born 1876 in Kentucky.
vii. Bethena Farmer born
January 1877 in Kentucky; married E. S. Rowe born October
1872
in Kentucky.
viii. A.J. Farmer born November
1878 in Kentucky.
ix. John Farmer born
September 1881 in Kentucky.
x. Merida Farmer
born July 1884 in Kentucky.
xi. Rosa F. Farmer
born May 1887 in Kentucky.
165. Arty Hullins8 (Rebecca Vanover7, Daniel6, Cornelius5-l) was
born in 1848. She
married 28 March 1867 Preston Fleming. They were married in Pike County,
Kentucky. He
was born 1847 and was a son of William and Elizabeth (Mullins) Fleming.
Preston and Arty
(Mullins) Fleming were married at the home of James Johnson with William
Vanover
serving as surety. Preston Fleming and Arty (Mullins) Fleming
lived in Pike County,
Kentucky. They are listed there in the 1870 and 1880 Pike County, Kentucky
Census.
Issue:
i. John P. Fleming
born 1869 in Kentucky.
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