Person:Susannah Young (14)

ORPHANS COURT: 4832, No. 5, Susannah Widemoyer, et al pet for guard; page 140. The Petition of Susannah Widemoyer widow of Jacob Widemoyer late of Tinicum Twp. and mother and next friend of Jonas Widemoyer was presented and read representing that the said minor is above* the age of fourteen years and has no person Legally authorized to take charge of his person and estate. She therefore prays the Court to be permitted to Recommend Michael Worman as guardian. Whereupon September 12th 1837 the Court appointed Michael Worman as recommended by the petitioner.

• In the original document, the word above is written on the line and is underlined. Above the word "above" is written the word "under". [I assume this means he was "under the age of fourteen years. Howard Johnston note, 29 Oct. 1993].

Source: Orphans Court, Bucks Co., PA, 1836-1843; SLC Film 0172923.

DEED: Dated 21 Oct 1839. 1st party: William Little & wife Delilah,of Greenwich Twp, Warren Co., NJ. 2nd Party: Susan Weydemeyer of Bucks Co., PA. For $1425. A parcel of land in twp of Greenwich, Warren, NJ. 1st Lot: Lies adjacent to Pohatcong Creek. This is the same lot as Lot #1 in the map of the division of the real estate of Charles Carter, Esq., dec'd. 2nd Lot: Designated as Lot #6 in Charles Carter division. Part of this lot adjoins property of Jacob J. Hawks. Signed, William Little & Delilah Little, "x" her mark. Recorded 7 June 1853. SOURCE: DEEDS, Warren Co., NJ, vol 37 page 462; film SLC 960747; copy in my possession.

DEED: Dated 1 Oct 1857. 1st party: Susanna Weydemeyer of twp of Greenwich, Warren Co., NJ. 2nd party: George A. Hice, Borough of Easton, Northampton Co., PA. For $200. Susanna is one of the Heirs & Legal Representative of Jacob Young, Senr., dec'd, & by virtue of a certain will of the the said Jacob Young, dec'd. Will dated 31 July 1840 and was proved & recorded in the Surrogate Office in Warren Co., NJ, 13 June 1843. Widow of Jacob Young, senr., was Mariah. Children: Abraham, John, Jacob, Susanna Weydemeyer, Polly Myers, Elizabeth Fine, & Catherine Hunt. Signed by Susanna Weydemeyer, "x" her mark. Witnessed by Jonas Weydemeyer. Recorded 5 Mar 1858. SOURCE: Warren Co., NJ Deeds, Vol 46 page 295; film SLC 960751; copy in my possession.

DEED: 30 May (?) 1859. 1st Party: Susanna Weydemeyer, Greenwich Twp, Warren Co., NJ. 2nd Party: Ann Weydemeyer of same place. Amount = $850. Property in Greenwich Twp consisting of 5 16/100 acres. This is same property conveyed to Susanna Weydemeyer by William Little & wife. Signed, Susanna Weydemeyer, "x", her mark. Recorded 9 Aug 1865. SOURCE: WARREN CO., NJ DEEDS, Vol 62 page 282; film SLC 960759; copy in my possession.

BIRTH: Jacob Weydemeyer and his wife Susanna are added as parents of John Weydemeyer based on the following evidence: "John Weidemeyer, born 24 Dec. 1800, is the son of Jacob and Susanna Weidemeyer." SOURCE: "Pennsylvania Births, Bucks County", by Humphrey.

Page 33, 33a: State of New Jersey County of Warren SS On this 31 day of January 1855, before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, within and for the county and State aforesaid personally appeared Susannah Weydemeyer in the 75th year of her age, a resident of Greenwich in the county of Warren and State of New Jersey aforesaid; to me personally well known as a person of credibility and truth, who being duly sworn according to law on her oath saith: "That she was well acquainted with the late Capt. Jacob Young, a Revolutionary Soldier {Howard Johnston note: she should be well acquainted - she is the daughter of Jacob Young} that she lived in his family for many years when he resided in Nockamixon, in Bucks county in the State of Pennsylvania; that he was a person of strict integrity and truth; that she had often heard him speak of his services as a Revolutionary soldier, but the precise details of which she does not now distinctly remember; that she has often heard him converse with Michael Fackenthal and other Revolutionary soldiers about his and their services in the War of the Revolution; that he was reputed among the older inhabitants of Nockamixon, in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, to have been a Revolutionary soldier and that she never heard the fact of his Revolutonary services contradicted or called in question; that she had often seen the sword and musket which he carried while in the Revolutionary service; that she has often seen a scar on one of his limbs near the knee which he always said was occasioned by a bullet wound received in battle while in the Revolutionary service; that she has often seen a bullet which he preserved as a relic and which he said was extracted from the above mentioned wound near his knee; that he resided in Bucks County in the State of Pennsylvania after the war until in or about the year 1802, but the precise date of which she does not now distinctly remember; that he removed in or about that year (1802) to Warren County (formerly Sussex) in the State of New Jersey; that he was afterwards married to Anna Maria Schill, but the precise date of which she does not now distinctly remember; that he lived in Warren County New Jersey as aforesaid until his death which occurred on the 2 June 1843; that he was buried with military honors, two military companies attending his funeral; and that Anna Maria Young who now resides in Easton in the County of Northampton and State of Pennsylvania, is his widow; and that the said Capt. Jacob Young and others always said that he lived in Bucks County Penna before the war.

                                           Susannah Weydemeyer "x" her mark Sworn to and Subscribed 

the day and year above written before me. /s/ John Kelly Justice of the Peace

CENSUS: CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: NJ COUNTY: Warren DIVISION: Greenwich REEL NO: 465 PAGE NO: 329B REFERENCE: 16 July 1850, Robert S. Kennedy 657

=================================================================

13 361 363 Widemeyer Jonas 24 M Laborour New Jersey

14  361  363 Widemeyer      Ann            23   F                                  New Jersey
15  361  363 Widemeyer      Mary           1    F                                  New Jersey
16  361  363 Widemeyer      Sarah          5/12 F                                  New Jersey
17  362  364 Widemeyer      Susan          68   F                        1,500     Pennsylvania
18  362  364 Widemeyer      Catharine      38   F                                  Pennsylvania
                  REMARKS:  Catharine is listed as "idiot".