William Oliver of Rahway

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William Oliver

Also Known As: "Forrest"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: England (United Kingdom)
Death: 1694 (64-73)
Rahway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
Place of Burial: Elizabeth Avenue, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey
Immediate Family:

Husband of Mary Oliver
Father of Sarah Coddington; Mary Drake; Mary Elizabeth Higgins; Samuel Oliver and Alexander Oliver

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About William Oliver of Rahway

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  • Name/Middle Name: Forrest
  • Name/Display Name: William Forrest Oliver, of Rahway

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Several suggestions have been made regarding the parents of William Oliver. For a good discussion of this see http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=philipem&...

According to Milton Oliver: The Great Migration bios state that Anne Squire Purchase was married to Aquila Purchase until his 1633 death, enroute to America, and that Thomas Oliver came to America (Boston) in 1632. Thus, it is impossible for Thomas and Anne to be having a child together in New Jersey in 1625. Anne Squire Purchase was the 4th wife of Thomas, and, by the time he became "available" in 1635, she was probably 45 or so. He was well over 50. It seems unlikely she bore him any children. The origins of William Oliver need more investigation.

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Date and place of birth have also been (erroneously?) reported to be after circa 1625 in England <unattested>.

Date and place of death have also been (erroneously?) reported to be after circa 1695 at Rahway, Union County, New Jersey <unattested>.

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William Oliver of Rahway's Timeline

1625
1625
England (United Kingdom)
1655
1655
Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, United States
1657
July 20, 1657
Stamford, Fairfield , Connecticut
1658
1658
Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, British Colonial America
1662
April 14, 1662
Stamford, Connecticut
1694
1694
Age 69
Rahway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
1702
1702
Chowan County, North Carolina, United States
????
Elizabeth Avenue, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey