John Kitchell

Biography

John Kitchell, son of Abraham Kitchell and Sarah Bruen, was born before February 02, 1713/14 at Hanover, Morris County, New Jersey, and died 9 Jan 1777 at Hanover, Morris, New Jersey, United States. John Kitchel and his wife Mary (Mercy) Parkhurst were buried at the Hanover Graveyard, Hanover, Morris Co, NJ.

He married three times:

1. first to Maria Phoenice (Phoenix)
2. second to Keziah Ball (The burial location of his wife Keziah Ball is currently unknown)
3. third Mary Parkhurst.

Family

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kitchell-8

John Kitchell married (1) Abt 1738, Maria PHOENIX (b 10 May 1721, Dutch Reformed Church[17], New York City, NY, daughter of Jacob PHOENIX and Elizabeth BEEK, first cousin of father of David Phoenix of Hanover, NJ; d. Abt 1740 at Hanover Twp, Morris Co NJ[15].

Child of John KITCHEL Maria Phonix was:

1. Capt Obadiah KITCHELL b 1739, Hanover NJ, son of John KITCHEL and Maria PHOENIX; d. 3 Oct 1798, Hanover, NJ. He married abt 1761 Sarah REYNOLDS b. 1742; He d. 26Jan1822 and was buried at Hanover, NJ[15].

John Kitchell married 2) Abt. 1740, Keziah BALL b. Abt 1713 Elizabethtown, NJ; daughter of Caleb BALL and Elizabeth ?______; d. at Hanover, Twp, Morris Co NJ[15]. Alternate death date: BEF 20 Aug 1748 (The date of proof of her father Caleb's will, where she was recorded as deceased)[18].

Children of John KITCHEL and Keziah BALL were:

1. Mary KITCHELL b. 10 Dec 1740, Hanover, NJ; d. 13 Jul 1745?[15]
2. Samuel KITCHELL b. 1741/2 Hanover, NJ, son John KITCHEL and Keziah BALL, they owned property at Hanover 1778-1786, moved to New York City 1786, lived there in 1790; d. 1790/1800 New York City NY. He married 8 Mar 1759, Mendham Twp, Morris Co NJ, Sarah LUM, b Bottle Hill(now Madison) NJ. She was daughter of Obadiah LUM[15].
3. Daniel KITCHELL b. 1742/3 Hanover, NJ, son of John KITCHEL and Keziah BALL, He was a Rev. War Vetran, owned land at Hanover 1778-1791, came to Cincinnati in 1788, bought lot in Cincinnati in 1790; d. Dec 1790 at Lesautiville (Cincinnati), OH, was buried at Presley Cemetery; m. Rachel BRANT, b. Hanover, NJ, daughter of William BRANT, sister of Matthias and Stephen BRANT; she d. bef 1790[15].
4. Elizabeth (Betsy) KITCHELL b. 1 Nov 1743 at Hanover, NJ; d. 26 Oct 1812 Hanover, NJ. She m. abt 1768, at NJ, Elijah STILES, (b. 21 May 1743 son Capt. John STILES; d. Hanover Neck NJ)[15].
5. Joel KITCHELL b. 1744/5 Hanover, NJ; d. bet 1769 and 1777[15].
6. Anna KITCHELL b. 13 Jul 1745, Hanover, NJ; m. at NJ, David WOOD[15].
7. Mathew KITCHEL b. 26 Apr 1747, Hanover, NJ; son John KITCHEL and Keziah BALL; owned property at Hanover 1785-1797, moved to VT 1797; d. 30 Mar 1813 at Bridport, VT; m. 13 Aug 1794 Hanover, NJ, Sally POST (b. 1759; d. 3 Aug 1836 Bridport, VT)[15].
8. Abigail KITCHELL b. 23 Oct 1748, Hanover, NJ; d. 14 Mar 1835, Bridport, Addison Co VT. She m. 1 Jun 1769, Joseph WOOD (b Jan1747 son Joseph? WOOD; d. 1 Jul 1822 Bridport VT)[15]. Note: Joseph and Rhoda could be children of either Keziah Ball or Mary Parkhurst, dependin on actual dates of death and marriage. This source attributes the children to Keziah[15].
9. Joseph KITCHELL b. 16 Jan 1751 Hanover NJ, son John KITCHEL and Keziah BALL, died abt. 1778, m. 27 Jul 1776, Mendham Twp, Morris Co NJ, Jane YOUNG[15].
10. Rhoda KITCHELL b. 24 Sep 1752, Hanover, NJ. m. 2 Nov 1774 Mendham Twp, Morris Co NJ, Dr. Samuel SQUIRE[15].

John Kitchell married (3) Abt 1753, NJ Mary(Mercy) Abigail PARKHURST b. bef. 1723 at Elizabethtown NJ, daughter of Benjamin PARKHURST and Mary (Mercy) THOMSON, owned property at Hanover, NJ in 1781; She d. 14 Dec 1789, at Hanover, Twp, Morris Co NJ[15][19]

Children of Mercy Parkhurst and John Kitchell were:

1. David KITCHEL b. 6 Jul 1754, at Hanover, NJ son John KITCHEL and Mercy PARKHURST; d. 15 Feb 1836 Morris Co NJ. David married (1): 1 Apr 1778, Hanover NJ, Rachel BATES, b. 6 Jul 1760, NJ, dau David BATES and Phebe TAPPAN; She d. 12 Sep 1802, at Hanover NJ. David married (2): on 12 Jun 1803, Hanover NJ, Rebekah NORRIS, b. 15 Mar 1766? at Morristown, NJ dau? Stephen NORRIS and Rebecca ?______; she died bef 1806. David married (3): 1 Jan 1806 Morris Co NJ Puah WHITEHEAD (widow WHITEHEAD?) b. 6 Jun 1762? at Mendham Twp., Morris Co, NJ; she had david KITCHEL's Rev War pension; she d. bef 1824. David married (4): Lydia ROGERS, b. 5 Apr 1766. She had David KITCHEL's Rev War pension; she d. 5 Feb 1841 NJ. She m. Ebenezer BURNET[15][19].
2. Benjamin KITCHELL b. 1762, Hanover, NJ son John KITCHEL and Mercy PARKHURST, owned land at Hanover NJ 1783-1822; d. 25 Jul 1825 Hanover Twp, Morris Co NJ. Benjamin m. Sarah ?______[15][19] His Grave is in the Hanover Grave Yard, Morris, NJ with inscription: "In memory of Benjamin Kitchel who departed this life 25 July 1825 in the 63rd year of his age."[19].
3. Phineas KITCHEL b. 13 Aug 1763, Hanover, NJ, son John KITCHEL and Mercy PARKHURST, owned property in Hanover Twp 1783-1801, moved to Bridport, VT in 1798, lived there 1800,1810,1820,1830, 1840, 1850; d. 29 Jul 1853, Bridport, Addison Co, VT, buried at Bridport Village Cemetery. Phineas m. in 1782, at Hanover Neck, NJ, Esther MULFORD b. 2 Jun 1762, East Hampton, Long Island NY, daughter of Timothy MULFORD and Mary DIMOND, moved to NJ in 1771; d. 30 Nov 1842 at Bridport VT[15][19].
4. Bethuel KITCHEL b. abt 1766 Hanover, NJ, son John KITCHEL and Mercy PARKHURST, owned land at Hanover, NJ 1788-9, bought a lot in Cincinnati, OH in 1790; d. 1791/2 at Deerfield Twp, Warren Co, OH. Bethuel married in 1789/91, Mary ?______ "widow of Bethwell KITCHEL". She married (2) 4 Nov 1792 Hamilton Co, OH ?______ CARPENTER[15][19].
5. Josiah KITCHEL b. 9 Apr 1769 Hanover, NJ, son John KITCHEL and Mercy PARKHURST, owned land at Hanover, NJ 1791-1794, at Goshen, Orange, NY 1810 and 1820; d. 5 May 1825 at Goshen, Orange Co NY. Josiah married 23 Jan 1794 at Hanover NJ, Sarah BALL; She d. 4 Dec 1842 at Goshen, Orange Co NY[15][19]

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Notes

Note: Some sources list "Maria Phonice Keziah Ball"[16] as one individual, some list her as two individuals; Maria Phonice/Phoenice as first wife with one child, Obidiah; and Keziah Ball as second wife with 8 children. This profile detail lists her as two individuals. This is consistent with the sources[15] for the children.

The confusion may be attributed to the punctuation used in the genealogy "Whallon and Kitchell Families, by Edward Payson Whallon, 1932.---"who married Marie Phoenice Keziah Ball, daughter of Caleb Ball, and Mercy Parkhurst".

Note: Some confusion occurs from Morris County, NJ place names. Prior to the land division that occurred on 25th of March 1740, "Morris town", was previously "New Hanover". At this session, The township of Morris, was divided into the townships of Poquanock, Hanover and Morris. A latter divison created the county of Essex from the western portion of Morris County, including parts of Poquanock, Hanover and Morris townships. present were Messrs. John BUDD, Jacob FORD, Abraham KITCHEL, John LINDLEY jr., Timothy TUTTLE and Samuel SWEZY at the divison meeting.[1]

References

• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8053880
• Updated from FamilySearch Family Tree via brother Joseph Kitchell by SmartCopy: Mar 6 2015, 13:30:31 UTC
• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Aug 30 2019, 0:44:50 UTC John had 13 children in total. Contributed by John Kitchell (#47952679)
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kitchell-8 cites
  • http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~genepool/burnet.htm
  • http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/p/o/p/Sandra-Popiel/BOOK...
  • http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~genepool/edballnj.htm
  • http://webpages.charter.net/gjansen/famkit.htm (dead link)
  • 15. Kitchel Family Structure - The House of Abraham KITCHEL (dead link)
  • History of Morris County, New Jersey with Illustrations, and Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens and Pioneers, 1739-1882; New York: W.W. Munsell & CO., 1882. THE FORMATION OF MORRIS COUNTY AND ITS DIVISION INTO TOWNSHIPS.
  • 16. Notes about the KITCHELL family As published in "Whallon and Kitchell Families" by Edward Payson Whallon, 1932. < link