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Descendants of John RUMFORD

Generation No. 2

2. SARAH² RUMFORD (JOHN¹) was born March 25, 1700 in Middletown Meeting, Bucks Co, Pennsylvania, and died 1739 in Plymouth Twnshp, Philadelphia Co, Pennsylvania. She married HENRY BELL October 30, 1720 in Radnor Twnshp, Delaware Co, Pennsylvania, son of HENRY BELL. He was born Abt. 1695 in Pennsylvania, and died April 1748 in Pennsylvania.

Children of SARAH RUMFORD and HENRY BELL are:

	i.		JOHN³ BELL, b. April 22, 1721; d. April 29, 1773.
	ii.		MARY BELL, b. December 11, 1722; d. Unknown, Y.
	iii.		JONATHAN BELL, b. February 24, 1723/24; d. Unknown, Y.
	iv.		RACHEL BELL, b. Abt. 1726; d. Unknown, Y.
	v.		HANNAH BELL, b. Abt. 1728; d. Unknown, Y.
	vi.		AMOS BELL, b. Abt. 1730; d. Unknown, Y.
	vii.		CHARLES BELL, b. Abt. 1732; d. Unknown, Y.
	viii.		LAWRENCE BELL, b. Abt. 1734; d. Unknown, Y.

3. JOHN² RUMFORD (JOHN¹) was born October 31, 1701 in Middletown Meeting, Bucks Co, Pennsylvania, and died Abt. February 1738/39 in Greenwich Twhshp, New Jersey. He married ANN Abt. 1730 in Greenwich Twhshp, New Jersey. She died Abt. January 1773 in Greenwich Twhshp, New Jersey.

Notes for JOHN RUMFORD:
Information provided by
Richard and Bonnie Rumford
837 Sandusky
Kansas City, Kansas 66101
(913)281-2737 Fax: (913) 281-9148
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John Rumford, eldest son of John 1 and Mary (Scaife) Rumford, was born December 31, 1701, Middletown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He died in 1739 in Gloucester County, New Jersey. His wife's given name was Anne, her maiden name and the date of their marriage is unknown. John's intestate will is dated February 26, 1739, and his wife Anne is the admintrix in this will. In that same year John was one of the donors for a bible. The following pertains to that information.
First English Bible of Gloria Dei Church.
Swedeboro, New Jersey 1739
London: Printed by John Baskett, Printer to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty. MDCCXXXV.

This Bible was presented to the Gloucester County Historical Society, by Dr. Halsey, April 1937. It is placed in a special cover and in the Bible Room.

List of Donors

Rackcown Creek July the twenty ninth 1739. This day we whose names are here Unto sett doth Present this Bible for the good of the Whole Congregation and not to be Removed from the Church of England at the Bove said Creek unless the English and the Swead should be Devide then this Bible is to be Removed to the English Congregation.
It is A Greed by all the owners that if any having any wright to this Bible that if they should leave the Church or any acation They shall have Liberty to Give or Sell their Part to any other person that belongues to the a bove Sd Church.
The Price of this Bible is two pounds Seven shillings and Six pence.
The names of the owners and Wrighters:

Elias Thomas 5 shillings 00-05--00 Thomas Ferril 2 sh 6 pence
William Neville Ditto John Plumly Ditto
John Rumford Ditto Jacob Richaan Ditto
Richard Pratt Ditto Francis Batten Ditto
William Estlacke Ditto
George Howox 2 sh 6 pence Jonathan Beaton Ditto
Michal Conshee Ditto William Webster Ditto
Morris Connor Ditto Brian Ward Ditto

This is a true copy of the Dedication of this bible, and is found at the end of the Apochrypha and preceding the New Testament. (Halsey)

John's wife Anne married again to William Weatherby before November 28, 1748, because they gave an account of payments to persons that were due from John at the time of his death.

Issue:

12. John, born abtout 1725.
13. Rachel
14. Jonathan, born about 1730.
15. Hannah, born about 1738.
16. Job, born October 27, 1737.

Notes for ANN:
In 1753 William Weatherby died, and Anne was one of the executors along Edward Weatherby. On May 29, 1754, an account was given by Anne. Anne made her will on December 29, 1772 and it was proved February 6, 1775. The following is a copy of that will.

In the name of God amen. I Anne Weatherby being weak in body but of sound and disposing mind and memory and knowing the certainty of death and the uncertainty, when thanks be to God for it, I do make this last will and testament revoking and making all other wills and testaments by me formerly made and declaring this only to be my last will and testament. Item, after my funeral charges and all my other just debts are paid I give to my eldest son Jonathan Rumford one shilling.. Item, I give to my daughter Rachel Thomas one shilling. Item, I give unto my second son Job Rumford one shilling to be paid by my executor hereof hereafter named. Item, I give and bequeath unto my daughter Hannah Avis, the wife of George Avis, the residue of my whole estate both real and personal to her-her heirs and assigns forever and I do make my son George Avis my sole executor to see this my last will and testament performed as above expressed in witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal this twenty ninth day of December one thousand seven hundred and seventy two.
1772
signed sealed and delivered in the presence of

Matthew GillAnne Weatherby
Isaac Justison
Her X Mark

Proved February 6, 1775

Children of JOHN RUMFORD and ANN are:

8.	i.		RACHEL³ RUMFORD, d. January 1787, Woolwich Twnshp, New Jersey.
	ii.		JOHN RUMFORD, b. Abt. 1725; d. August 5, 1760, Greenwich Twhshp, New Jersey.

Notes for JOHN RUMFORD:
Information contributed by Richard and Bonnie Rumford,
837 Sandusky, Kansas City, Kansas 66101
rumfam@microlink.ne

John Rumford, son of John 3 and Anne Rumford, was probably born in New Jersey about 1725, and died in Gloucester County, New Jersey, in 1760. He was a farmer by trade, and had purchased three different tracts of land. He probably never married because in his will bearing date July 4, 1760, and proved August 5, 1760, there is no mention of a wife or children. The following is a copy of that will:
In the name of God amen. I John Rumford, Township of Greenwich in the County of Gloucester and western division of the province of New Jersey being weak in body but in perfect sound and memory remembering the mortality of my body doth take this opportunity to set my house in order. First I recommend my soul to God who gave it. Secondly my body to the earth from whence it was taken to be buried in a decent manner, and I leave unto my well beloved mother all my estate real and personal during her natural life and at her decease I give and bequeath all my real and personal estate unto my brothers and sisters to be equally divided, the one as much as the other and I leave my well beloved brothers, Elias Thomas and Jonathan Rumford executors of all my estate and my mother executor to this my last will and
testament. Witness my hand this 4th day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty.
John Rumford
Witnesses present, Nathan Boys, Nathan Roberts, James Urian
Proved 5 August 1760.

9.	iii.	JONATHAN RUMFORD, b. Abt. 1730, New Jersey; d. Abt. 1785.
10.	iv.	HANNAH RUMFORD, b. Abt. 1736; d. Unknown, Y.
11.	v.	JOB RUMFORD, b. October 23, 1737, Gloucester Co, New Jersey; d. Unknown, Y.

4. REBECCA² RUMFORD (JOHN¹) was born October 18, 1703 in Bucks Co, Pennsylvania, and died Unknown in Y. She married EDWARD DAVIES. He was born Bef. 1701 in Bucks Co, Pennsylvania, and died Unknown in Y.

Child of REBECCA RUMFORD and EDWARD DAVIES is:

JONATHAN³ DAVIES, d. Unknown, Y.

Notes for JONATHAN DAVIES:
Information on this individual from the will of John Rumford
.

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