The Todds of
Revised Dec 2003, Oct 2004, May 2005;
Oct; Aug 2006; October; May 2019; August 2019; May 2020, Oct 2022
(See
also the essay on the New Jersey Todds and the essay
on the relationship between the Philadelphia Co PA Todds
and the Somerset Co, NJ Todds.)
The
family chart below is an attempt to synthesize the existing information
(including recent discoveries) on the origins and early generations of the Todd
family of Somerset Co.,
Identifying the Todds
of New Jersey
There were several families
of Todds associated with colonial New Jersey and
Pennsylvania sharing a common ancestor with the Mary Todd Lincoln group of Todds – some recent and some fairly distant.
(1)
The Mary Todd Lincoln group of Todds:
, consisting of the half-brothers Robert Todd 1697-1775 and
Andrew Todd d 1791, and a likely brother (or cousin) William Todd b abt 1700 d 1760/1770 Bedford Co VA. William appears in the Abingdon Presbyterian
Church and 1st Presbyterian church records in Philadelphia County
between 1723 and 1738; then appears in the New Jersey supreme court records in Hunterdon
Co NJ in the 1740s, then shows up in Augusta Co Virginia in 1750 (along with
his son Low Todd who was baptized in Abingdon church in 1723).. Robert also appears in the Supreme Court
records in Hunterdon Co NJ in the 1740s, then migrates to West Chester
Co by 1755 and to Philadelphia County by 1760; Andrew appears in Chester Co by 1760. There is also a John Todd who appears in
the same Philadelphia County church records as William in the same period, and
in the NJ Supreme Court records in Hunterdon Co in the 1740s and later, but his fate
and identity are not certain. This John
could be the John who arrived in 1767 in Mecklenburg Co NC and died there in 1799.
(2)
The
Hunterdon Co NJ Todds: This group includes David Todd 1731-1809 who
remained in Hunterdon County and John Todd 1729-1802 who migrated to Somerset
County. John Todd 1755-1820, who married Jane Todd daughter of David Todd b 1731, has the same STR DNA pattern,
but his Big Y DNA test revealed him to not be a close relative.
There is a James Todd in a
tax list and juror list in 1778
(3)
The
Somerset County NJ Todds; Five brothers
William, Robert, Andrew, James and John appears in the Janeway Store records in
1735/1736. I believe, without
documentary support, that Willliam Todd is the
William d 1760 Peapack, Somerset Co, that Andrew is the Andrew d 1781 Bedminster
Twp, Somerset Co and that James is the James d 1781 Bernards Twp, Somerset Co. If John Todd b 1739 who married Sarah Ismay is the son of William, then William would have been
old enough to one of the Janeway Store entrants. If Andrew Todd were 30 when his first child
was born, then he would have been old enough to be the Janeway Store
Andrew. James Todd d 1781 has children
who appear to be born in the 1750s based on births of their children; so James d 1781 may be born ca 1720s-1730 and hence too
young to be the shopper at the Janeway store.
So he could be the son of James Todd of Baskingridge in the Janeway Store records though he might
be the James of the Janeway store.
(4)
The
Mecklenburg Co NC Todds: John Todd d 1799 arrived in Mecklenburg Co NC
by 1766. If John was 96 when he died,
then he would have been old enough to be the John Todd who married in 1724 at
Abingdon Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia County. And he could have been the John Todd who
appeared in the NJ Supreme Court records in Hunterdon County in the 1740s and
1750s. However, it is also possible that
this is a later immigrant from Ireland.
The DNA pattern of the Mecklenburg Co Todds is
2 mutations different from that of the Mary Todd Lincoln Todds;
so a common ancestor could be 100-200 years prior to
coming to America. And the DNA pattern
matches two families from Co Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
Relationships
The
Somerset County NJ Todds have a DNA pattern different
from all the others and this pattern matches a family that came to County Down Northern
Ireland in the early 1600s.
The
Mary Todd Lincoln group of Todds and the Mecklenburg
Co NC Todds share a common ancestor from 50 to 200
years prior to the 1670s. So they are not close
kin, contrary to my previous speculations. The Mary Todd Lincoln group of Todds DNA pattern matches that of families from the south-central County Antrim townlands of Coggry and Rashee, Ballynure, Donegore. See the Irish Todd section of this website for further details.
The
Mecklenburg Co Todds match a pattern of Todds in Co Londonderry.
The
Hunterdon Co NJ Todds are just one STR mutation from both
the Mary Todd Lincoln group of Todds and the Mecklenburg
Todds, but the Big Y DNA shows that the Hunterdon Co Todds and the Mary Todd Lincoln group of Todds are very closely related but they are more distant in their relationship with the Mecklenburg Todds. Similary the Big Y DNA test revealed that the Hunterdon Co Todds and Mary Todd Lincoln group of Todds are very closely related to the Andrew Todd d 1801 Tazewell County VA and to two families that still live in County Antrim today. The William Todd branch of the Mary Todd Lincoln group of Todds also was revealed to be very closely related to a family that lived in Quebec in the early 1800s.
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Parentage of John Todd 1755-1820 (married Jane Todd dau of David Todd b 1731 of Hunterdon) and John Todd 1739-1823 (married Sarah Ismay)
Kenn
Stryker-Rodda, a prominent
Comments on Other NJ Todd Family
Traditions
The
family tradition reported by Isaac Todd, grandson of David Todd 1730-1809 of Hunterdon
Co NJ that John and David Todd of Hunterdon County NJ came from Co Longford about
1749 can not be refuted or confirmed. However, the specific statement that David b
1730 was 18 years old when he came with his brother John suggests that the date
may be valid. This would fit with this
family being Irish immigrants of 1749 rather than an offshoot of the Mary Todd Lincoln
family after they came to America in 1737. Also
failure of Isaac to state the relationship of John Todd 1755-1820 suggests that the relationship was unknown, despite having married Jane Todd daughter of David Todd 1730-1809. He reports that John b 1755 was from Ireland. This suggests that John was an Irish immigrant in the 1770s migration boom. The Big Y DNA revealed that John b 1755 was not close kin to John b 1728 and David b 1731. We can not
identify the James Todd who appears in a 1778 Hunterdon County tax list.
This James may be the James who bought land
in Sussex Co in 1779 and sold it in 1787. However, we simply do not have enough
information about this James to identify his relationship, if any, to the Hunterdon
Co Todds.
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Immigrant |
Children |
Grandchildren |
Great-grandchildren |
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Mary Todd Lincoln group |
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Robert Todd 1697-1775 |
Went to Chester Co PA 1755;
Phila Co by 1760 |
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William Todd b abt 1700 d
1760/70 Bedford Co VA |
Went to Augusta Co, VA by
1750, brother or cousin to Robert and Andrew |
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Andrew Todd b abt 1715d 1791 Louisa Co VA |
Went to Chester Co, PA by
1760, half brother to Robert |
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Hunterdon Co NJ Todds |
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David 1731-1809 Margaret King (remained in Hunterdon Co) |
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Isabella ·
Martha ·
Robert 1762-1796-1850 md Eunice Moore ·
John 1763-1786 md Margaret ·
Jane md John Todd ·
Mary md Jno McCord ·
James abt 1777 md Mgt Pippinger ·
Samuel
1785-1808 |
Robert/Eunice: Isaac 1796, Stephen 1799, David 1801, Robert 1803, Eunice 1805,
Silas 1807, Phebe 1811, Harriet 1815 James
(lived New Germantown, Oldwick, Hunterdon Co.): Wm
P. 1810, James
1813, Jacob H. 1815, Nathan 1817, |
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John 1729-1802 Mary? (remained in Hunterdon,
then went to |
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dau md Jos Coulter ·
dau md Alpheus Coon ·
James
1763-1786-1840 md Catherine Melick 1765-1840 will gives: ·
James ·
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Mary ·
Margaret ·
Betsey ·
Sarah |
James/Catherine: Philip d 1814; John 1788 md
Ann Castner; Martha 1786 m Elijah Pennington; Maria
m 1 John Martin, 2 William Pennington; Ann C. 1790 m David Kirts, David Another source lists: David, m 1833 __ Smalley, Dau md
Reddington, John I
1790-1865 Md Ann Castner,Joseph, James |
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Though John 1755-1820 shares the same STR DNA pattern as the Hunterdon Co Todds, b he does not
have the same Big Y DNA pattern Hence, he is not closely related to the Hunterdon Co Todds contrary to my previous theories. He is likely an Irish immigrant
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John 1755-1820 m Jane Todd. Though Jane was reported to be John's cousin, 1768-1842 I am not sure where the following fit into the tree. Though as mentioned Jane may be the daughter of William d 1760. Todds
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Elizabeth md
1768 David Wiley · James b 1750s, in · Jane md 1777 Robert Caskey Andrew Todd b 1750s d 1801
Tazewell Co VA has the same STR DNA as the Hunterdon Co Todds. and to John Todd 1755. But Andrew's Big Y most downstream DNA marker is that of the Hunterdon Co Todds, the Robert Todd 1697-1775 branch of the Mary Todd Lincoln Todds, but not the John Todd b 1755. Hence Andrew d 1801 could be a nephew to the Hunterdon Co Todds, but is not a brother of John Todd b 1755 as previously I theorized. I believe Andrew d 1801 is also an Irish immigrant of the 1770s though another family historian believes he was born in America.
Based on Patrick Todd appearing with Andrew in PA tax lists, we place
him as a brother of Andrew. However,
it is also possible that Andrew and Patrick were Irish immigrants just prior
to the Revolutionary War. ·
Andrew abt 1758 d 1801 Tazewell Co, VA ·
Patrick abt 1760 =>Harford Co, MD |
John/Jane: David 1789, John 1796, Mgt 1798, Thomas
Jefferson 1805, Nancy 1808, William, Elizabeth, Mary Andrew: William? 1780, Jenny 1780,Mary
1781,George 1784 ,Nancy 1789,Eliz.1790, Sally 1794, James 1796, Thomas 1799, Catherine 1800 |
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Somerset County NJ Todds; I assume that Andrew d 1781, Wm d
1760 and James d 1781 are the same as the Andrew, William and James mentioned
in the Janeway Store records of 1735/6.
However, it is possible they are children of that generation. I assunme that Robert
and John of the Janeway Store records moved away at an early date, The Robert Todd md 1770 in Dutchess County appears to be a son of William Todd d 1760. The Robert Todd of Dutchess Co has a 1770 marriage record that mentions Raritan as a place of origin – Raritan being a river flowing through Somerset Co. NJ. The Robert Todd of Dutchess Co has a unique STR marker characteristic of the William Todd d 1760 family. The Robert Toddof Louden Co VA appears to be closely related to the Somerset Co Todds based on Big Y and may be an offshoot of the Robert or John Todd that left Somerset County. |
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1st generation:
5 brothers Andrew, William, Robert, John, James appear in 1735/1736 Janeway
Store |
Andrew 1720 ?-1781 1 Mary 1744 2 Sarah Yandley
1771 |
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Mary 1745 ·
Rebekkah 1747 m McVikar ·
Martha 1748 ·
Samuel 1750- ·
Eliz. 1754 md McVickar ·
John
1756-1779-1829 md. Jane Caldwell ·
Agnes 1758 ·
Isaac b ca 1773 |
Samuel/Eliz: Nancy, Daniel, Samuel, Andrew, John F.,
James S., Jos W. (son James
living nr Somerville in 1854) John/Jane:
Martha 1780,Martin Luther 1782, Stephen 1784, Betsy
1787, John 1789,Samuel 1792,James C. 1795, Archibald S. 1798, Hiram 1800,
Jane 1803 Went to NY 1782-4 |
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William d 1760 Jane Resided nr |
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George
1753-1830 ·
William
1755-1845 ·
John 1739-1823
md Sarah Ismay 1751-1833 ·
Robert 1740s md
1770 Dutchess Co NY We assume John b 1739 is
the John son of Wm mentioned in 1760.
We assume Robert of Dutchess Co is the son
of William because Dutchess Co Todd DNA matches
Somerset Co NJ DNA and Robert son of James d 1781 was still in Somerset Co in
the 1790s and Andrew d 1781 had no son Robert. |
William: Mary, Jane, Elizabeth, Betsey, William W
1796, James W 1798, George Cammels 1801, Margaret,
Ellen, John Cammel 1817, Theodore 1820 |
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John 1739-1823 Sarah Ismay
1751-1833 |
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Eliz 1768 ·
Jane 1770 md
Welsh ·
Elanor 1771 m
James Morrow ·
Mary 1773 ·
m John Van Doren ·
John
1776-1857 m Ann Phenix ·
Ann 1778 ·
Rebecca 1781 md Mullen ·
Sarah 1782 md John royer ·
Esther 1785 ·
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Robert 1789 ·
William J.
1792-1870 M Rosannah
Melick |
John/Ann:
Nicholas P 1803,Wm B. 1805, Sarah 1808, Eliza 1810,
John 1813,James 1815, Isaac, 1819, Hezectrah 1822,
Nathan 1827, Mahlon 1830 (Note John above 1813 might
be father of Augustus 1844) Wm/Rosannah: John 1821, Nicholas Patterson 1824, David M 1826,
Wm Harvey 1830 Robert: might
be Robet C. father of Peter b 1826 |
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James 1730??-1781 Jemima D 1809 |
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James ·
Joseph ·
John md Sarah
Kirkpatrick ·
David d 1799 Md Mary McCollum ·
Robert ·
Mary md MacTire ·
Ann ·
Elenor ·
Dau? M Alan Cameron? |
Children of David & Mary: Moses & Sarah b after 1778 & prob
after 1781 John/Sarah:
James, James: may be the James who married Sarah Martin 1784 and d
1814: Alexander 1785, Wm md
Catherine Hand, Sally, James (unmd), Anne Joseph: listed on internet as md Rachel Morrow, two dau. James d 1781 had grandchildren: Anne and John Cameron, children of Alan
Cameron, suggesting a daughter, presumably deceased |
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Robert Todd, John Todd (from Raritan, Somerset Co)=>Dutchess Co NY by 1768 |
Assumed to be son of
William, based on STR DNA. |
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Robert Todd b 1750=>Washington
Co NY by 1771 |
Recent research reveals that this family may have a Co Monaghan origin and possibly close cousins to the Somerset County Todds, . |
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Unidentified:
1.
Elizabeth Todd md David Willey, Sussex Co, 1769:
2. Jane Todd b 1755 d 1826 md
1777 Robert Caskey, (1747-1800), reportedly married in Hacketstown
in 1777 which was Sussex Co before becoming Warren Co, buried Sussex Co. (Though I have seen a report that Jane was
buried in Lamington in Somerset Co)
3. John Todd in Sussex Co, 1764 and 1748
4. James Todd bought land in Hardwick Twp,
Sussex Co in 1779 and sold it in 1787.
He may be father of James Todd b abt 1783,
orphan of James Todd. The elder James
would have been born in 1750s.
5. Robert Todd d 1793 Loudon Co, VA arrived
there by 1770s, had a son Samuel born 1760; hence Robert born 1730s. His DNA matches the Somerset Co NJ Todds; so he may be a descendant of the Robert or John mentioned in the Janeway Store records.
6. Charles Todd b 1795 ; in Lambertville by 1840: son John C. Todd b 1816
2.
Hunterdon
Co NJ records
a. Revolutionary Census of
Reading Twp: David Todd
David and John above are assumed to be David 1731-1809 and his brother John 1729-1802, living in Tewksbury Twp which adjoined Somerset Co., but James lived further west in Bethlehem Twp. Bethlehem Twp was where John, Robert and William Todd lived in the 1740s or early 1750s (in the case of John and Robert). This James would have to have been born prior to 1759 to have appeared in the 1780 tax list.
So
b.
James Todd, Juror:1776, Hunterdon Co:
Hunterdon Co., NJ.
[Formed 11 March 1713/14 from Burlington Co.]
Phyllis B. D’Autrechy, "Inquisitions," Some Records of
p. 218.
Inquisition dated 2 June 1778 held at the house of Capt. Thomas Jones in
There were several
pages of Inquisitions and JAMES TODD’s name was listed as one of the jurors.
c.. James Todd accounts: 1823: Hunterdon Co
Phyllis B. D’Autrechy, More Records of Old Hunterdon Co.,
pp. 47-48, 29 July
1823, Harbert Rodenbough, Tewksbury Twp., dec’d, Inventory made by Philip Alpaugh
& George Erick, including livestock, plantation, wagon, log chain etc. 63
gallons cider spirits, accounts against JAMES TODD et al. Proved 6 February
1824. (Vol. 6 of Inventories, 1823-1825).
d.
William J Todd, made inventory, 1825: Hunterdon Co
[Same source] p.
57. 14 February 1825. Aaron S. Farley,
e.
Phyllis B. D'Autrechy, Some Records of
p.
33 (original page 382) Power of Attorney dated 4 Sept. 1823 from
Andrew Jakle, John Miller, Thos. Mathews, Marg. Mathews
(late Miller), Peter Miller, Jr., Miller Cornell, Wm. Cornell, John Cornell,
Joseph Cornell, James TODD and Mary, his wife (late Cornell) and Jonathan
Dur [Durr & Deuer) of
Fayette Co.; Uniontown, Pennsylvania, to Peter Miller, Sr. to receive all sums
from John Bake, Admin. of Agnys (sic) Miller, late of
[Same
source}
p.
33 (original page 384) Power of Attorney dated 20
Nov 1823 from Peter Miller, Sr. to James TODD to receive his
share of the Estate of Agnes Miller, dec'd.
Wit: ThomasHaddens. [No date when
recorded.]
f. US/CAN 974.971
R48h
Tod,
David,
Todd,
David, Reading Twp. 1778
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1779
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1780
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1785, 1789, 1790
Todd,
James
Todd,
John ,
Todd,
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1790
Hence:
David
1778,1779,1780,1785,1789,1790
John 1780
James 1778
Robert 1790
Robert is probably
Robert b 1762 son of David.
It appears that
John and James left the county between 1778 and 1780. John went to Somerset Co. James could be the James who bought land in
Sussex Co in 1779 and sold it in 1787.
3.
a. Jane Todd md 1777
Mason B. Smith mason@dogfishhead.net Jan 10 ,2004
Name: Jane Todd
Birth:
ABT 1751
Death:
Burial:
NOV 1826
Father: John Todd
Mother:
Jane
Marriage 1 Robert Carson Caskey b: ABT
1746
Married:
6 APR 1777 in Hackettstown,
Children
Jane Caskey b: 13 APR 1783 in Hackettstown,
Rebecca Caskey b: 1777
Ann Caskey b: ABT 1780
Margaret Caskey b: 1780
Elizabeth Caskey b:
Robert Carson Caskey b: 6 APR 1790
Mary Olivia Caskey b: u
Since William Todd had a grandson Robert Caskey Todd by his son William Todd b 1755, some family historians believe Jane was daughter of Wm d 1760.
b.
Elizabeth Todd md 1768 New Jersey Marriages 1665-1800 in
Documents Relating to Colonial History of New Jersey, Vol XXII, by Wm Nelson,
1900: Elizabeth Todd md David Wiley,
Sussex Co: June 18, 1768 This C John Todd 1764: Pioneer Families of NW New 8 March 1764..between
Obadiah Ayers of the Town of Landon, It is not clear if this John is from Sussex Co (where
Obadiah Ayrers lived) or Hunterdon (where Musconentcong church was located.) The meeting house they are referring to was established at Hacketstown on the Notes on the above families: The Sussex County Court Records of the May Term in "the
29th Year of His Majesty" (1756) show that Daniel Landon and Isaac Bell
had been elected as Commissioners of Roads for the On May 22, 1773 Daniel Landon of Hardwick and his wife Ruhamah sold to Edward Dunlop, of the same place, merchant,
for £700. the 200 acre tract that he had purchased in
1770, and on the same day he purchased from Dunlop for £300. a lot at
Hackettstown, in http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~landon/memb/landnj.html Musconentcong Presbyterian Church
was in Hampton, Hunterdon Co. 4.
a. US/Can Film 959863, Sussex Co., NJ, Mortgagee
Deeds, Vol. A-B (1766-1800) B:97 James
TODD, Mortgagor, to Edmund Thatcher,Mortgage
Deed, dated 14 June 1788, for a tract of land in Hardwick Twp., containing 150
acres for £116.11.6p payable for four years. [Adjacent owners: Geo. Armstrong,
Uriah Dildines (? almost illegible), Grover’s line.] b. US/CAN Film 959865, Sussex Co., NJ, Mortgagee
Deeds, Vols. E-F (1810-1819) E:152 James
TODD, Mortgagor, to Adam Hibler of Oxford Co. NJ, Mortgage Deed, dated 7 April
1812, for a tract of land in Hardwick Twp. containing 1/4 of an acre for
$369.22 to be paid the 1st of May 1812 with interest. [No other
names mentioned.] I
didn’t copy the following. Dates too late for our purpose. C 1844, Robert C. TODD,
Mortgagor, to Amos Munson Vol.O:358 d. 1845, Robert C. TODD, Mortgagor to eleanor McCourse Vol. O:463 TODDS
were listed up to 1948 in the Mortgagor/Mortgagee Indexes e. US/CAN Film 961012, NJ Court of Common Pleas.
[Dates too late for our purpose. No TODDS] f. US/CAN Film 959649, Sussex Co., NJ Deeds.
Vols. A-B(1785-1796) 207-210 This
Indenture made 11 December 1787 between James TODD, Yeoman, of Hardwick Twp. in
County of Sussex, State of New Jersey, and Elizabeth, his wife, sold to Nicholas
Depuy, Millwright, of the same place whereas Abraham Cottman and Joseph Phillips did by Deed dated 8 June 1769,
sold unto Wm. Norcrof (?) Esq. a certain tract of
land & Plantation situated in Hardwick containing 253 acres and 1/4 Quarter
and 11 Rods all of which the said Wm. Norcrof stood
lawfully seized at the time of his decease by virtue of the Bargain and Sale
aforesaid and Whereas Thomas Hazen, Thomas Allen and Charles Rhodes, Executors
of said Wm. Norcrof, deceased, sold by Deed, dated 2
July 1779, to Ephraim Green 48 Acres of land being a part of the above
described land. And whereas the said Ephraim Green and his wife, g. US/CAN Film 959657, Sussex Co., NJ Deeds,
Vol. V-W, (1809-1812)
Vol. W. [ No TODDS listed.] US/CAN
Film 959658, Sussex Co., NJ Deeds, Vol. X (1810-1814) Hampson
L. Deldine, Hardwick Twp., Sussex Co., NJ sold to
James TODD for $16.50 a tract of land on George Armstrong’s line
. [Didn’t give no. of acres). Recorded 2 May 1812. h. US/CAN Film 959525 Sussex Co., NJ Grantee
Index, T,U,V, (1785-1930) James
TODD, 1812, to Adam Hibler, Vol. B2:26 Jane
TODD, 1817, to Samuel Harden, Vol H2:259 Wm.
TODD, 1838 to Frederick Decker, Vol W3:304 Jacob
TODD, 1838, 1840 Robert
C. TODD, 1844 [Dates
too late. They went to 1929] 5.
Family
of James md 1784 Jane Martin Not sure of accuracy, but
family of James Todd appears to be the same as contained in the Somerset Co Division
of Estates: File #1607R Inv 1814, Book A, p 186, Map follows p 189. James Todd: Children: Alexander, William, Sarah,Ann, and James, Bk A, p 88 ALEXANDER TODD ALEXANDER TODD lived near
Liberty Corner, and had children : David and James
Todd. James Todd, who married, 23d
March, 1784, Jane Martin, daughter of Alexander Martin, of Long Hill, [see
Martin], and had children : 1. Alexander, who died
suddenly, 6th May, 1849, aged 64 years, unmarried. 2. William married Catherine
Hand, daughter of Jonathan, of Basking Ridge. [See Hand.] 3. Sally married John Norton,
from 4. James Todd, Jun. is
unmarried. 5. Anne married John Nesbitt,
son of James, and had children : 1. Augustus Nesbitt ;
2. Andrew Jackson Nesbitt. WILLIAM TODD, (son of James,)
and Catherine Hand had children : 1. John, who married
Elizabeth Pouleson, daughter of Cornelius. 2. Jane married Ellis D.
Baldwin, son of David, [see 3. Sarah married George Bird,
son of Isaac, of 4. Mary married James
Waldron, son of John, of 5. Sally married James
Gibson, son of William ; lives in 6. Jonathan married Hannah Vatican ; lives in the Beach Woods, 7. William
; 8. Hugh ; 9. James. 6.
family
of James Todd md Elizabeth Anderson James Todd Born: Oct 1782 Somerset,
[county], New Jersey, Died: 22 Dec 1851 Newfield, Elizabeth Anderson
Born: abt 1787 in Died: 2 Jan 1860
in Newfield, Marriage: 1805 Children: James Kirkpatrick
Todd Dima Todd Charles Todd M abt 1806 Gawin Anderson Todd M
13 Mar 1811 in Newfield, Demma Ann Todd F 14 Jul
1814 in Newfield, [county], Bunnell Todd M 20
Sep 1820 in Newfield, John P Todd M abt 1825 Solomon Sterns
Todd M abt 1826 7.
3. Confusion of
the with the In 1970, Mr. Dean Morreau Jackman completed his History of the Descendants of
Andrew and John Todd. This booklet was
about the descendants of Andrew Todd of Somerset Co. NJ and focused on the descendant's of Andrew's son John Todd (1756-1829) who
married Jane Caldwell, moved to Washington Co., NY about 1784, and moved to
western PA about 1821. Mr. Jackman erroneously concluded
that his Andrew and Andrew's sons John and Samuel Todd were the same Andrew,
John and Samuel Todd that appeared in "The association of the
names of Andrew Todd, Samuel and John Todd and that of Captain James Anderson,
all in the same community and at about the same time, leaves no room for reasonable
doubt that these Todds were indeed our own family. For the Rupp genealogy above shows that
Andrew Todd had two sons: Samuel, born
1750 and John born 1756. While there may
have been other John Todds and Samuel Todds in the Revolutionary Army, there
could hardly have been a company with a Samuel Todd as its First Lieutenant and
a John Todd as it Second Lieutenant, unless they were the sons of our own
Andrew Todd." Mr. Jackman came to his
conclusion based simply on the similarity names and ages. After completing his history, he was sent a
letter written in 1854 that suggested that John Todd was still in Somerset Co
NJ in 1782 and that descendants of Samuel Todd still lived there. He was puzzled by this, but did not have
enough data to revise his initial conclusion. He did not have information
about the Todd family of Some members of The Todd
family of In Mr. Jackman's 1970
Appendix to his history, he writes: "The letter was written about 1854 by
Dr. Archibald Stevenson Todd of The Somerset County New
Jersey records show that Andrew Todd died in 1781 with sons John and Samuel. The records also show that Samuel Todd
remained in Taken together, this data
shows that Andrew Todd, John Todd and Samuel Todd of Somerest
Co. NJ did not migrate to Bedford Co. PA. 4. todd
extracts Date Who What Where Commentsl 1818, 3rd Sep TODD, David, deceased by Estate Inventory file John Todd administrator, estate proved 1820, 5th Oct TODD, Major John, deceased by Will and Inventory File 1844R Will recorded Bk.B, folios 367,368,369; Witness to will: John H. DOW, Daniel H. KRECKUS; Nicholas
ARROSMITH. Inventory taken Ditto Will written 1821, 25 Oct TODD, Jane Will and Inventory File 1889R Will recorded Will written 1823, 29 Nov TODD, John Will and Inventory File 1987R Will recorded Bedminster Twp., Will written Wife Sarah; Children: daughters—Easter
Todd, Lidea Todd, Elizabeth Todd, Jane
Todd, Elinor Todd, Rebecka Todd, Sarah Todd, Mary
Todd, Ann Todd. Sons; William
Todd, John Todd & grandson, Hugh Bartley. No real estate mentioned. At his death, wife Sarah and daughter Ann
to live with son William.
1843R