Person:Ann Angrest (1)

Monette, Orra. "First Settlers of Ye Plantations of Piscataway and Woodbr idge, Olde East New Jersety, 1664 - 1714.

"James Finley of Trenton, N.J."..."This is family who settleed in New Jersey, James Finley, son of James and Ann (McDonald) Finley, born Glasgow, June 8, 1737, died Basking Ridge, married in Scotland, Ann Angrest, immigrated to America, landing, New York, 1769, moved and settled Priceton, N.J.....Issue: I. James Finley, born Princeton, 1770, moved to Western N.Y.; Alexander Finley, born 1771, died Basking Ridge (?), married S;usan Whitaker, 12 children; III Rev Robert Finley, born Princeton, N.J., 1772, died At;hens, Ga, Oct 3, 1817, married May 16, 1768, Esther Flynt Caldwell, daughter of Rev James and Hannah (Ogden) Caldwell; IV. Anne, who m. Charles Morford of Basking Ridge, N.J.... (HIST OF HUNT. & SOM. CO. p. 738; LITTLE, P. 151 & amer. anc. vol xii, P 29)

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     A  card dated Apr 23, 1928 from Nettie Allen, Basking Ridge, NJ to Mrs Mary D. Brown, Lincoln, Ills says in examining the Sessional Records of Basking Ridge, NJ Pres Church, she finds that James Finley & his wife Sophia joined the church by certificate in May 1803.  She says: "This is not Dr Robert Finley's brother's wife is it?  If not, I think it must be his mother's name, but there is no marker for her if she is buried at Basking Ridge". Mrs Brown adds that her ggfather, Dr Robt Finley went to Basking Rid 1794, was pastor of above church from Apr 1795 to 1817. She says there is a Charles Finley a lawyer in Phila, Pa who is of same line as Matilda Finley McKee.  Finley's wife was Angus or Angres
     In a letter dated May 4, 1928 she says that Chas B. Finley, the lawyer of Phila is in the Commonwealth Bldg & is of the Elkton Md family.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Monette, Orra. First Settlers of Ye Plantations of Piscataway and Woodbridge.
2. ↑ Stout, H.F. Modified Story of the Clan Finley.