Children out of wedlock
Although churches worked hard to prevent the occurrence of out-of-wedlock births by various sanctions, these still did occur in colonial...
Tryntje Jacobse Jacobs Van Winkle Stoffleszen Tadesen Stynmets (1621-1677)
Tryntje Jacobse Jacobs is my 7th great grandmother by this path: RWA → Vera Esler Abbott → William Esler → Anna Elizabeth van...
Jonathan Singletary Dunham (1640-1724) and My Cousin Barack Obama
Jonathan Dunham House, Woodbridge, New Jersey I share a common ancestor with Barack Obama. Jonathan Singletary Dunham is my 8th great...
Huguenots: Protestant Exiles from France
Protestant Synods in 17th Century France Two sets of my ancestors represent the Huguenot migrations from France in the 17th century....
Scudder Falls on the Delaware River
John Scudder (1645-1732) and Joanna Betts (1650-1711) Parents of Richard Betts Scudder (1671-1754) John and Joanna are my 8th...
Matthias Hatfield (1635-1687) and Maria Mariken Melyn (1637-1694)
Matthias Hatfield and Maria Melyn are our 9th great grandparents by the following path: RWA → Vera Esler Abbott → Martha Tappan Esler →...
Enticed into an act of uncleanness
John Rolfe (1634-1681) and Mary Scullard (1642-1687) Operators of a Mill in Cambridge Parents of Several Early Woodbridge Settlers...
Adella Hunt Logan (1863-1915) Educator at Tuskegee Institute with Woodbridge, New Jersey Roots
Although Adella Hunt Logan was born far from Woodbridge, one branch of her family can be traced to colonial Woodbridge. William Stone...
Daniel Robins (ca 1630-1714) Scottish Prisoner of War
Daniel Robins, an early settler of Woodbridge, New Jersey, had his origins in Scotland. Although there is some disagreement about his...
Marriage Counseling in 18th Century Woodbridge, New Jersey
It is not just modern marriages that have difficulties related to jealousies and other conflicts. While we might go to a marriage...
