Simon Colver

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Simon Collver BIRTH 7 Apr 1745 Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA DEATH 11 Jul 1828 (aged 83) Drakestown, Morris County, New Jersey, USA BURIAL Drakestown Old Burial Ground Drakestown, Morris County, New Jersey, USA MEMORIAL ID 49862083 ·

It is thought that Simon Collver served in the Revolutionary War but no military proof of this has been found.

Simon Collver lived in his youth at the family farm on Schooley's Mountain from 1749. It would have been impossible to ignore events of January 1777, as Washington's troops moved from victories at Trenton and Princeton, to join with New Jersey volunteers at Morristown for winter encampment. During the war of Independence, Washington's troops crossed New Jersey four times and encamped at Morristown twice.

It is known that two of Simon's close and respected friends served in the war as chaplains to the patriots. Possibly Simon participated in a similar capacity in support of the patriot cause. Simon was a devout Christian and in 1787 traveled to Smithfield to evangelize and build up Christ's kingdom.

Family Members Parents Thomas Colver 1704–1786

Lydia Colver Collver 1704 – unknown

Spouse Photo Jemima Tuttle Collver 1752–1843

Siblings Amos Colver 1743–1810

Children Photo David Jayne Collver 1787–1878

Photo Elizabeth Collver Teeple 1794–1861

Inscription IN Memory of SIMON COLLVER Who Departed This Life July 11, 1828 Aged 83 Years 3 Mo. and 4 Days Gravesite Details Born near Waertown N.J., which at that time was in Monmouth County.

Simon Colver (Thomas, John, John,? Edward) of New Jersey was born in 1745. His wife was Jemima Tuttle:

Children:

1. George

2. David born 1787; moved to La Fayette, Sussex Co NJ in 1844. He married Mary Meyers in 1864 d/o Jacob Meyers. David died in 1878.

3. Sadie

4. Elizabeth

5. Irene

6. Lidy

7. Amos

Old Burial Ground

The Colver Family was found in two burial grounds, the Old Burial Ground located in Drakestown [Mt. Olive Twp.] and the Colver Family Burial Ground in Washington Township.

The following transcription was from the Genealogical Magazine of NJ

[GMNJ, Vol 49, No 1. January 1974, page 33]

Old Burial Ground, Drakestown [Mt. Olive Twp.]

     		       Date of       Date of	     Age

Name Birth Death yr-mo-days

COLLVER, Jemima 2 Nov 1843 91- 4- 3

COLLVER, Simon 11 Jul 1828 83- 3- 4

Simon COLLVER, died July 11, 1828 aged 83 years 3 months and 4 days

Jemima COLLVER, his wife, died Nov 2, 1843, aged 91 years, 4 months & 3 days

According to the article in GMNJ (referenced above) Chamber's Early Germans of New Jersey (1895), p. 298, notes that Simon Collver was a son of Thomas Colver, and grandson of John and Sarah (Winthrop) Colver. Simon, who married Jemima Tuttle, "went through [the] Revolutionary War."

Another source: (not verified).

David Payne Collver[1]

1787 - 1878

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Birth 1787 [1]

Gender Male

Died 1878 [1]

Person ID I2415 Carpenter Treasures

Last Modified 03 Dec 2006 00:00:00

Father Simon Collver, b. 1745

Mother Jemima Tuttle

Family ID F636 Group Sheet

Family Margaret Meyers

Married 1809 [1]

Children

	1. George Washington Collver, b. 4 Feb 1810, Schooley's Mountain, Morris, NJ, USA

2. Simon Bar Collver, b. 5 Oct 1811, Schooley's Mountain, Morris, NJ, USA
3. Jacob Meyers Collver, b. 23 Feb 1813, Schooley's Mountain, Morris, NJ, USA
4. Amos Collver, b. 26 May 1814, Schooley's Mountain, Morris, NJ, USA
5. Edward Collver, b. 3 Jan 1816, Schooley's Mountain, Morris, NJ, USA
6. John Miller Collver, b. 4 Nov 1818, Schooley's Mountain, Morris, NJ, USA

7. Clarissa Collver, b. 13 Feb 1820, Schooley's Mountain, Morris, NJ, USA
8. Polly Vanosdoll Collver, b. 21 Apr 1821, Schooley's Mountain, Morris, NJ, USA

	9. Jemima Collver, b. 19 Aug 1823, Schooley's Mountain, Morris, NJ, USA

10. Nathan Collver, b. 15 Dec 1824, Schooley's Mountain, Morris, NJ, USA

	11. Elizabeth Collver, b. 22 Nov 1827, Schooley's Mountain, Morris, NJ, USA

12. Catherine Collver, b. 1 Jun 1830, Schooley's Mountain, Morris, NJ, USA

	13. Andrew Jackson Collver, b. 20 Feb 1833, Schooley's Mountain, Morris, NJ, USA

Family ID F639 Group Sheet

Sources

  1. [S15187] Pioneer Families of Northwestern NJ, William C. Armstrond, (Hunterdon House, Lambertville NJ 1979), 219

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Old Burial Ground

The Colver Family was found in two burial grounds, the Old Burial Ground located in Drakestown [Mt. Olive Twp.] and the Colver Family Burial Ground in Washington Township.

The following transcription was from the Genealogical Magazine of NJ

[GMNJ, Vol 49, No 1. January 1974, page 33]

Old Burial Ground, Drakestown [Mt. Olive Twp.]

     		       Date of       Date of	     Age

Name Birth Death yr-mo-days

COLLVER, Jemima 2 Nov 1843 91- 4- 3

COLLVER, Simon 11 Jul 1828 83- 3- 4

According to the article in GMNJ (referenced above) Chamber's Early Germans of New Jersey (1895), p. 298, notes that Simon Collver was a son of Thomas Colver, and grandson of John and Sarah (Winthrop) Colver. Simon, who married Jemima Tuttle, "went through [the] Revolutionary War."

COLVER Family Burial Ground

     			 Date of       Date of	      Age

Name Birth Death yr-mo-days

C., A., 17 Jul 1777 - -

COLLVER, Sarah Mar 1756 83- -

COLVER, Joseph 15 Mar 1849 83- 9-12

COLVER, Sarah 13 Apr 1858 91- 9-26

[wife of Joseph]

COLVER, Nancy 10 Jan 1834 39- - (in 40th yr.)

COLVER, Robert 7 Jan 1783 69- 6-27

WAEIR, Thomas 15 Jul 1779 56- -

["But 56 he did not live/him all his sins god did forgive."]

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The following cemetery information for the "Old Burial Ground" was received from Robert H. Smith of Shelby, NC. The document states that it was collected and copied by Miss Mabel Thomas of Draketown, N.J. Copies of letters indicate that this information was obtained about 1914.

Buried around the old school house:

Simon COLLVER, died July 11, 1828 aged 83 years 3 months and 4 days

Jemima COLLVER, his wife, died Nov 2, 1843, aged 91 years, 4 months & 3 days

Furman PICKEL, buried fifty years ago. Was a man of 50 years. Grave unmarked.

Names of person buried at Draketown without tombstones, recalled by Mr. M.T. Thomas of Draketown, in a letter dated Sept. 7 1914.

Moses SEARLS

Mrs. Moses SEARLS

Miss SEARLS, sister of MOSES

Daniel C. YOUNG, died about 1880

Margaret YOUNG

Aaron YOUNG

Stephen YOUNG

Mrs. Stephen YOUNG

Ira BATSON

James LEE

John BLANCHARD

Susan BLAIN and two children

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The following information is supplied as background for the Colvers and may or may not apply to the people listed above.

"Pioneer Families of Northeastern New Jersey" by William C. Armstrong, published by Hunterdon House, Lambertsville, NJ, 1979, p95-99; 218-223.

Edward Cullver, b. 1600 England d. 1685

       - came to America in 1635

- founder of Dedham, Mass., in 1636
m. 1638 Anne Ellis, daughter of John Ellis
after the Indian wars he removed with his family to New London, Conn.,

where the Collvers became acquainted with the prominent Rogers family.

Children of Edward and Anne (Ellis) Culver:

John Collver, Sr., baptized 15 Apr 1640, died 1733. Will dated 2 Dec 1732, Black River, Hunterdon Co., N.J.

m. Sara Winthrop, daughter of Gov. John Winthrop

Joshua Culver, baptized 12 Jan, 1643

Samuel Culver, baptized 9 Jan, 1645

Gershom Culver, baptized at Roxbury, MA, Dec 1648. Found at Southampton, L.I. in 1668.

m. Mary Howell

will probated 2 July 1716, names his wife, Mary, and his children, Jeremiah, David, Jonathan, Moses, Mary and Gershom

Joseph Culver, baptized at Roxbury, MA, Dec 1648

Hannah Culver, baptized at Roxbury, MA, Apr 11 1651

m. John Burrows

Edward Culver, Jr., b. 1653, a founder of Lebanon, Conn.

m. Sarah Backus, b. 1663, daughter of William and Elizabeth (Pratt) Backus;

Edward and Sarah had a son:

Samuel who married Harriet Hibberd

John Collver, Sr., baptized 15 Apr 1640, died 1733. (son of Edward & Anna (Ellis) Culver)

           Will dated 2 Dec 1732, Black River, Hunterdon Co., N.J.

m. Sara Winthrop, daughter of Gov. John Winthrop
Children of John and Sara (Winthrop) Collver: (there were said to have been ten children, but the names of only four are known)

John Culver, Jr., b. 1674, d. Dec 1760, buried on Mrs. William Martenis' place, Schooley's Mountain, N.J.

m. Sara Franklin

Abigail Culver, b. 1676, New Haven, Conn.

James Culver, b. 1679

Jabesh Culver; on 5 Aug 1774 gave a mortgage on land in Minnesink Mountain, Wantage Twp., Sussex Co., NJ

John Culver, Jr., b. 1674, d. Dec 1760, buried on Mrs. William Martenis' place, Schooley's Mountain, N.J. (son of John and Sara (Winthrop) Coolver)

m. Sara Franklin

Children of John and Sara (Franklin) Collver: [additional info follows on both children]

Thomas Collver; will probated 27 Sept 1786. In 1749 purchased 200 acres of land of Thomas Batson near Drakestown, Morris Co., N.J.

Robert Collver, b. 1714, d. 7 May 1783

m. Anne _________

bought a farm of William Cook

John Culver and family removed to Monmouth Co., NJ and remained there ten or eleven years. They returned to Morris Co., in 1748 or 1749.

In 1674 John Rogers started a new religious sect at New London, Conn. His followers were called Rogerenes. Among his converts were members of the Collver family. Because of persecution, the Collvers left their home and settled at Schooley's Mountain. Those of this faith in Morris County were known as Collverites after their leader John Collver, Sr.

The date of the location of the Collverites at Chalybeate Springs on the mountain was about 1734. Two of the original colonists were living as late as 1760 and 1766, namely Thomas Collver and Sarah Mann; both were buried in a private burying ground near Pleasant Grove church.

Thomas Collver; will probated 27 Sept 1786, names five children

Amos Collver, will probated 4 June 1810, mentions seven children: Amos, Jr., Thomas, John, Jerusha (Mrs. Andrews), Esther (Mrs. Daball), Anna (Mrs. Woodworth), and Hannah (Mrs. Bellows).

Simon Collver, b. 1745, d. 11 July 1828; went through the Revolutionary War.

m. Jemima Tuttle

will probated 13 Aug 1828, names seven children.

Thomas Collver, Jr.

Ephraim Collver, some think he was the Ephraim who was clerk of Knowlton Twp 1789-1794 he had a son, Thomas.

Lydia Collver m. a Winkler

Simon Collver, b. 1745, d. 11 July 1828; went through the Revolutionary War.

m. Jemima Tuttle

will probated 13 Aug 1828, names seven children.

George Collver

David Payne Collver, b. 1787, d. 1878

m. Margaret Meyers; settled at Lafayette, Sussex, NJ

Sallie Collver

Elizabeth Collver

Irene Collver

Lidy Collver

Amos Collver

David Payne Collver, b. 1787, d. 1878

m. Margaret Meyers, daughter of Jacob Meyers; settled at Lafayette, Sussex, NJ

Children of David Payne and Margaret (Meyers) Collver (all born at Schooley's Mountain):

George Washington Collver, b. 4 Feb 1810, d. 24 Nov 1890, at Lafayette, buried at Baleville, NJ. Twice married, wives were the Kay sisters, Mary S. and Dorcas P.

Simon Bar Jonas Collver, b. 5 Oct 1811, m. Eliza F. Brown

Jacob Meyers Collver, b. 23 Feb 1813, d. Apr 1881, at Detroit, MI, buried in McPherson Cemetery, Clyde, OH

Amos Collver, b. 26 May 1814, went away from home when a young man

Edward Collver, b. 3 Jan 1816, d. 28 Feb 1902, aged 86, buried at Newark, NJ; married four times

m. (1) 1841 Catherine Sanderson d. 21 Nov 1849; 3 children

m. (2) Mary E. Sanderson (sister of Catherine) d. 2 Jan 1854, no children

m. (3) 1 Mar 1856 Anna Wilkinson, d. 1 Mar 1862; 3 children

m. (4) 1864 Sarah A. Ross Hagaman, of Lafayette, NJ, d. June 1912

John Miller Collver, b. 4 Nov 1818, m. Hulda Overton of Riverhead, L.I.

Civil War Veteran

removed to Brantford, Canada

Children (2): Mary Elizabeth and Eugene

removed to Green Point, Brooklyn, NY

Clarissa Collver, b. 13 Feb 1820,

m. (1) Morrison Peer, Children: of 10, David, Daniel and Amos served in Civil War. Family removed to Westmoreland Co., PA, where Morrison died.

(2) Elias Colver; in 1853 removed to Burbank, Wayne, OH

Polly Vanosdoll Collver, b. 21 Apr 1821, m. Robert Burris; both buried at Hackettstown, NJ. Children: Theodore, John and James

Jemima Collver, b. 19 Aug 1823, m. a Mr. Sharp; removed to Chicago, IL, where she died and is buried.

Nathan Collver, b. 15 Dec, 1824 d. 1 June 1885 at Chatham, NJ. m. Julia Snavel, who died at Lafayette, NJ and is buried there beside her husband. Children: John, Frank and David.

Elizabeth T. Collver, b. 22 Nov 1827, m. William Williams of Lafayette, NJ. Soon after marriage removed to Poultney, VT, where both are buried

Catherine Collver, b. 1 June 1830, died 14 Nov 1912, m. William Hunton of Lafayette, NJ.

Children: 9, 3 died young

A. Sarah E. Hunton m. Charles H. Collver; 9 children, 4 died young, remaining: Catherine, Edward, Lillian, Anna May and Charles H., Jr.

B. Martha Hunton m. Theodore Burris, both buried at Hackettstown, NJ

C. Margaret Hunton m. Stephen Effner; Children: Flora and Martin

D. Mary Hunton m. William T. Williams; Children: 3

E. Lucy Hunton m. William Littell; Children: 4

F. John Hunton, not married

Andrew Jackson Collver, b. 20 Feb 1833. left home when about 20 years of age

Robert Collver, son of John Collver, Jr. and his wife Sara Franklin.

Robert's will, probated at Trenton June 16, 1783, names his wife Anne.

Children of Robert and Anne Collver:

David Collver

Timothy Collver

Joseph Collver, b. 3 Jun 1765, d. 13 Apr 1858 m. had 8 children

Robert Collver, Jr.

Mercy Collver, married a Hill

Ann Collver, married a Waeir

Lavina Collver, married Frederick Sovreen

Esther Collver, m. Jacob Hann, son of William & Elsie Hann

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The following is additional information for the Colvers and may or may not apply to the people listed above.

"History of Morris County New Jersey 1739-1882" published by W.W. Munsell, 1882, p374-375.

One of the early settlers on Schooley's Mountain was John Collver, a descendant of John Collver of England. The last mentioned had three sons—John, Edward and Joseph. Edward came to America and settled at New London, Conn,. and had two sons. One of these was killed by the Indians; the other, named John, had a son named John; he married Sarah Winthrop, granddaughter of Governor Winthrop, and came with his family and located on Schooley's Mountain. He died in 1760, aged 90, and his wife in 1766, aged 83. Both were buried in the private burying ground near Pleasant Grove church. The farm remained in the family for several generations.

Thomas, son of John Collver, purchased 200 acres on Schooley's Mountain in 1749. His son Simon Collver, born in 1745, was a soldier of the Revolutionary war, and died July 11th 1828. David, son of Simon, born in 1787, married in 1809 Margaret, daughter of Jacob Myers, who was born in 1792 and died in 1866. He died in 1878.

David J. Collver, son of David, removed in 1844 from Schooley's Mountain to Lafayette. In his 90th year he composed the song "The Republican Victory," which was published in the Newton Register. His reminiscences of Hackettstown were published in the Hackettstown Gazette in 1875. He organized the first Sunday-school in northern New Jersey, on Schooley's Mountain, in 1818.

George W., son of David J. Collver, was born on Schooley's Mountain, in 1810. He married Mary S. Hays, of Lafayette. He has lived at Allamuchy, Huntsville, Sparta and Lafayette.

Source: www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njmorris/cemeteries/colver.htm

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Old Burial Ground

The Colver Family was found in two burial grounds, the Old Burial Ground located in Drakestown [Mt. Olive Twp.] and the Colver Family Burial Ground in Washington Township.

The following transcription was from the Genealogical Magazine of NJ

[GMNJ, Vol 49, No 1. January 1974, page 33]

Old Burial Ground, Drakestown [Mt. Olive Twp.]

     		       Date of       Date of	     Age

Name Birth Death yr-mo-days

COLLVER, Jemima 2 Nov 1843 91- 4- 3

COLLVER, Simon 11 Jul 1828 83- 3- 4

According to the article in GMNJ (referenced above) Chamber's Early Germans of New Jersey (1895), p. 298, notes that Simon Collver was a son of Thomas Colver, and grandson of John and Sarah (Winthrop) Colver. Simon, who married Jemima Tuttle, "went through [the] Revolutionary War."

COLVER Family Burial Ground

     			 Date of       Date of	      Age

Name Birth Death yr-mo-days

C., A., 17 Jul 1777 - -

COLLVER, Sarah Mar 1756 83- -

COLVER, Joseph 15 Mar 1849 83- 9-12

COLVER, Sarah 13 Apr 1858 91- 9-26

[wife of Joseph]

COLVER, Nancy 10 Jan 1834 39- - (in 40th yr.)

COLVER, Robert 7 Jan 1783 69- 6-27

WAEIR, Thomas 15 Jul 1779 56- -

["But 56 he did not live/him all his sins god did forgive."]

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The following cemetery information for the "Old Burial Ground" was received from Robert H. Smith of Shelby, NC. The document states that it was collected and copied by Miss Mabel Thomas of Draketown, N.J. Copies of letters indicate that this information was obtained about 1914.

Buried around the old school house:

Simon COLLVER, died July 11, 1828 aged 83 years 3 months and 4 days

Jemima COLLVER, his wife, died Nov 2, 1843, aged 91 years, 4 months & 3 days

Furman PICKEL, buried fifty years ago. Was a man of 50 years. Grave unmarked.

Names of person buried at Draketown without tombstones, recalled by Mr. M.T. Thomas of Draketown, in a letter dated Sept. 7 1914.

Moses SEARLS

Mrs. Moses SEARLS

Miss SEARLS, sister of MOSES

Daniel C. YOUNG, died about 1880

Margaret YOUNG

Aaron YOUNG

Stephen YOUNG

Mrs. Stephen YOUNG

Ira BATSON

James LEE

John BLANCHARD

Susan BLAIN and two children

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The following information is supplied as background for the Colvers and may or may not apply to the people listed above.

"Pioneer Families of Northeastern New Jersey" by William C. Armstrong, published by Hunterdon House, Lambertsville, NJ, 1979, p95-99; 218-223.

Edward Cullver, b. 1600 England d. 1685

       - came to America in 1635

- founder of Dedham, Mass., in 1636
m. 1638 Anne Ellis, daughter of John Ellis
after the Indian wars he removed with his family to New London, Conn.,

where the Collvers became acquainted with the prominent Rogers family.

Children of Edward and Anne (Ellis) Culver:

John Collver, Sr., baptized 15 Apr 1640, died 1733. Will dated 2 Dec 1732, Black River, Hunterdon Co., N.J.

m. Sara Winthrop, daughter of Gov. John Winthrop

Joshua Culver, baptized 12 Jan, 1643

Samuel Culver, baptized 9 Jan, 1645

Gershom Culver, baptized at Roxbury, MA, Dec 1648. Found at Southampton, L.I. in 1668.

m. Mary Howell

will probated 2 July 1716, names his wife, Mary, and his children, Jeremiah, David, Jonathan, Moses, Mary and Gershom

Joseph Culver, baptized at Roxbury, MA, Dec 1648

Hannah Culver, baptized at Roxbury, MA, Apr 11 1651

m. John Burrows

Edward Culver, Jr., b. 1653, a founder of Lebanon, Conn.

m. Sarah Backus, b. 1663, daughter of William and Elizabeth (Pratt) Backus;

Edward and Sarah had a son:

Samuel who married Harriet Hibberd

John Collver, Sr., baptized 15 Apr 1640, died 1733. (son of Edward & Anna (Ellis) Culver)

           Will dated 2 Dec 1732, Black River, Hunterdon Co., N.J.

m. Sara Winthrop, daughter of Gov. John Winthrop
Children of John and Sara (Winthrop) Collver: (there were said to have been ten children, but the names of only four are known)

John Culver, Jr., b. 1674, d. Dec 1760, buried on Mrs. William Martenis' place, Schooley's Mountain, N.J.

m. Sara Franklin

Abigail Culver, b. 1676, New Haven, Conn.

James Culver, b. 1679

Jabesh Culver; on 5 Aug 1774 gave a mortgage on land in Minnesink Mountain, Wantage Twp., Sussex Co., NJ

John Culver, Jr., b. 1674, d. Dec 1760, buried on Mrs. William Martenis' place, Schooley's Mountain, N.J. (son of John and Sara (Winthrop) Coolver)

m. Sara Franklin

Children of John and Sara (Franklin) Collver: [additional info follows on both children]

Thomas Collver; will probated 27 Sept 1786. In 1749 purchased 200 acres of land of Thomas Batson near Drakestown, Morris Co., N.J.

Robert Collver, b. 1714, d. 7 May 1783

m. Anne _________

bought a farm of William Cook

John Culver and family removed to Monmouth Co., NJ and remained there ten or eleven years. They returned to Morris Co., in 1748 or 1749.

In 1674 John Rogers started a new religious sect at New London, Conn. His followers were called Rogerenes. Among his converts were members of the Collver family. Because of persecution, the Collvers left their home and settled at Schooley's Mountain. Those of this faith in Morris County were known as Collverites after their leader John Collver, Sr.

The date of the location of the Collverites at Chalybeate Springs on the mountain was about 1734. Two of the original colonists were living as late as 1760 and 1766, namely Thomas Collver and Sarah Mann; both were buried in a private burying ground near Pleasant Grove church.

Thomas Collver; will probated 27 Sept 1786, names five children

Amos Collver, will probated 4 June 1810, mentions seven children: Amos, Jr., Thomas, John, Jerusha (Mrs. Andrews), Esther (Mrs. Daball), Anna (Mrs. Woodworth), and Hannah (Mrs. Bellows).

Simon Collver, b. 1745, d. 11 July 1828; went through the Revolutionary War.

m. Jemima Tuttle

will probated 13 Aug 1828, names seven children.

Thomas Collver, Jr.

Ephraim Collver, some think he was the Ephraim who was clerk of Knowlton Twp 1789-1794 he had a son, Thomas.

Lydia Collver m. a Winkler

Simon Collver, b. 1745, d. 11 July 1828; went through the Revolutionary War.

m. Jemima Tuttle

will probated 13 Aug 1828, names seven children.

George Collver

David Payne Collver, b. 1787, d. 1878

m. Margaret Meyers; settled at Lafayette, Sussex, NJ

Sallie Collver

Elizabeth Collver

Irene Collver

Lidy Collver

Amos Collver

David Payne Collver, b. 1787, d. 1878

m. Margaret Meyers, daughter of Jacob Meyers; settled at Lafayette, Sussex, NJ

Children of David Payne and Margaret (Meyers) Collver (all born at Schooley's Mountain):

George Washington Collver, b. 4 Feb 1810, d. 24 Nov 1890, at Lafayette, buried at Baleville, NJ. Twice married, wives were the Kay sisters, Mary S. and Dorcas P.

Simon Bar Jonas Collver, b. 5 Oct 1811, m. Eliza F. Brown

Jacob Meyers Collver, b. 23 Feb 1813, d. Apr 1881, at Detroit, MI, buried in McPherson Cemetery, Clyde, OH

Amos Collver, b. 26 May 1814, went away from home when a young man

Edward Collver, b. 3 Jan 1816, d. 28 Feb 1902, aged 86, buried at Newark, NJ; married four times

m. (1) 1841 Catherine Sanderson d. 21 Nov 1849; 3 children

m. (2) Mary E. Sanderson (sister of Catherine) d. 2 Jan 1854, no children

m. (3) 1 Mar 1856 Anna Wilkinson, d. 1 Mar 1862; 3 children

m. (4) 1864 Sarah A. Ross Hagaman, of Lafayette, NJ, d. June 1912

John Miller Collver, b. 4 Nov 1818, m. Hulda Overton of Riverhead, L.I.

Civil War Veteran

removed to Brantford, Canada

Children (2): Mary Elizabeth and Eugene

removed to Green Point, Brooklyn, NY

Clarissa Collver, b. 13 Feb 1820,

m. (1) Morrison Peer, Children: of 10, David, Daniel and Amos served in Civil War. Family removed to Westmoreland Co., PA, where Morrison died.

(2) Elias Colver; in 1853 removed to Burbank, Wayne, OH

Polly Vanosdoll Collver, b. 21 Apr 1821, m. Robert Burris; both buried at Hackettstown, NJ. Children: Theodore, John and James

Jemima Collver, b. 19 Aug 1823, m. a Mr. Sharp; removed to Chicago, IL, where she died and is buried.

Nathan Collver, b. 15 Dec, 1824 d. 1 June 1885 at Chatham, NJ. m. Julia Snavel, who died at Lafayette, NJ and is buried there beside her husband. Children: John, Frank and David.

Elizabeth T. Collver, b. 22 Nov 1827, m. William Williams of Lafayette, NJ. Soon after marriage removed to Poultney, VT, where both are buried

Catherine Collver, b. 1 June 1830, died 14 Nov 1912, m. William Hunton of Lafayette, NJ.

Children: 9, 3 died young

A. Sarah E. Hunton m. Charles H. Collver; 9 children, 4 died young, remaining: Catherine, Edward, Lillian, Anna May and Charles H., Jr.

B. Martha Hunton m. Theodore Burris, both buried at Hackettstown, NJ

C. Margaret Hunton m. Stephen Effner; Children: Flora and Martin

D. Mary Hunton m. William T. Williams; Children: 3

E. Lucy Hunton m. William Littell; Children: 4

F. John Hunton, not married

Andrew Jackson Collver, b. 20 Feb 1833. left home when about 20 years of age

Robert Collver, son of John Collver, Jr. and his wife Sara Franklin.

Robert's will, probated at Trenton June 16, 1783, names his wife Anne.

Children of Robert and Anne Collver:

David Collver

Timothy Collver

Joseph Collver, b. 3 Jun 1765, d. 13 Apr 1858 m. had 8 children

Robert Collver, Jr.

Mercy Collver, married a Hill

Ann Collver, married a Waeir

Lavina Collver, married Frederick Sovreen

Esther Collver, m. Jacob Hann, son of William & Elsie Hann

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The following is additional information for the Colvers and may or may not apply to the people listed above.

"History of Morris County New Jersey 1739-1882" published by W.W. Munsell, 1882, p374-375.

One of the early settlers on Schooley's Mountain was John Collver, a descendant of John Collver of England. The last mentioned had three sons—John, Edward and Joseph. Edward came to America and settled at New London, Conn,. and had two sons. One of these was killed by the Indians; the other, named John, had a son named John; he married Sarah Winthrop, granddaughter of Governor Winthrop, and came with his family and located on Schooley's Mountain. He died in 1760, aged 90, and his wife in 1766, aged 83. Both were buried in the private burying ground near Pleasant Grove church. The farm remained in the family for several generations.

Thomas, son of John Collver, purchased 200 acres on Schooley's Mountain in 1749. His son Simon Collver, born in 1745, was a soldier of the Revolutionary war, and died July 11th 1828. David, son of Simon, born in 1787, married in 1809 Margaret, daughter of Jacob Myers, who was born in 1792 and died in 1866. He died in 1878.

David J. Collver, son of David, removed in 1844 from Schooley's Mountain to Lafayette. In his 90th year he composed the song "The Republican Victory," which was published in the Newton Register. His reminiscences of Hackettstown were published in the Hackettstown Gazette in 1875. He organized the first Sunday-school in northern New Jersey, on Schooley's Mountain, in 1818.

George W., son of David J. Collver, was born on Schooley's Mountain, in 1810. He married Mary S. Hays, of Lafayette. He has lived at Allamuchy, Huntsville, Sparta and Lafayette.