Joel Heath

Notes:

When the Locktown Volunteers were organized in 07 August 1858 Joel was the drummer. For good marksmanship he was presented a silver medal on 10 September 1859, and again in 1861.
He died in his farmyard near Baptistown, frozen to death.( Obituary; Snell pg. 402)

Moses married Gertrude Opdyke on 29 Oct 1825. Gertrude was born on 22 Jun 1804; died on 2 Aug 1877. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Daughter of Elisha Opdyke and Prudence Sutton???
Named son Anderson. Catherine Anderson dau of Enoch Opdyke, married Samuel Bonham. Son named Stout - Benjamin Stout married Hannah Bonham, sister to Samuel. These marriages were abt 1713.

Notes:

Richard was in the 1830, 1840,and 1850 Kingwood Towmship census.
When called into service during the Revolutionary War, Richard lived in Amwell Township. He resided there until about 1793 when he moved to Kingwood Township, living there except for about three years in which he moved back to Amwell Townshibout 1813.
He was enrolled in the Hunterdon County Militia at the age of sixteen and in June 1777 was at the Battle of Monmouth, although his company under Captain George Ely was not engaged in the battle. He marched on several tours, answering many as. For two months he served as a substitute for his brother, David, in the Flying Camp. In his pension application Richard estimated he served as a private for about nineteen months from 1777 to 1792; for his service he recieved a pension on the 4 March 1834. In 1792 he was enrolled in the Amwell Township Militia. Richard was listed as a shoemaker on the 1850 census, with him was living his daughter, Mary Wilson. His will of 13 July 1850 does not mention his wife who presumably preceded him in death, but does mention four children.

REFERENCES; Bible Record of Charles Heath
Letter of 5 June 1940, New Jerset Adjutant General
Hunterdon County Historical Society Library

History of Hunterdon & Somerset Counties
J.P. Snell pg. 101

Richard Heath pension application S1014, 20 Sep 1833

Richard married Eleanor (..) Heath about 1781. Eleanor was born on 19 May 1762; died on 13 Jul 1850. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Amwell Township tax rolls of 1780 and 1786 list John as owning thirty-six improved acres. Of John's eleven children,the first eight settled in Kentucky and Virginia. It was John's proud boast that he had seven sons that served in the Revolutionary War. John died intestate and the inventory of his estate was filed 18 March 1819.

REFERENCES; Family Record of Edward Mason Heath, Locktown

Recollections of Baptistown & Vicinity- J. Bellis, pg. 24
Hunterdon County Historical Society Library

Revolutionary Census of New Jersey
K. Stryker-Rodda- Part II, pg. 95

John married Mary (..) Heath, Mrs about 1743. Mary was born about 1723; died about 1806 in Amwell Twp, Hunterdon Co, New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]