Ruth Fitzrandolph: Robin's Roots

1735 - 1781 (45 years)

TNG Ancestor Charts

Graphical formats

"Standard" charts have a lovely graphical format that shows the name and birth/death years in a box for each person's box. Additional data for each person can be pulled down from that box. They are in the shape of a standard pedigree chart, with empty boxes for ancestors that are not present in the tree.. Unfortunately, they generate so much whitespace that they require a lot of scrolling to read, and are virtually impossible to print. (But see the "PDF" chart below.)
"Vertical" charts are also lovely graphical charts. These flow down up instead of across the page. Since vertical charts do not use blank boxes for ancestors who are missing from the database, they are more compact than the "Standard" charts. But you cannot pull down additional data from each box. And depending on the number of ancestors in the tree, they can be too wide to print.
"Compact" charts are like "Standard" chart in their shape, but their boxes are much smaller because they contain only names.
"Box" charts are like "Standard" chart in their shape, but their boxes are bigger because they contain some of the data that is pulled-down from the "Standard" chart boxes. As a result, they are even more unweildy than the "Standard" charts.
"Fan" charts are remarkable. All I can say is "try one".
"PDF" chart are variants of "Standard" chart. They create a one-page PDF file that can hold up to six generations of data.
Most PC's these days can generate PDF printouts of any web page, but PDFs are distinctive because they control the page margins and page breaks,
The "Map" is not a chart. Rather, it is, well, a map. The places of ancestors' birth, marriage, and death are shown as pins on the map. It's pretty remarkable - you should give it a try, though the map would be easier to interpret if the pins were colored or numbered to represent generations.

(The graphical charts' connecting lines sometimes disappear at certain zoom level. When they are missing, you can use you mouse scroll wheel or hit control-plus or control-minus to change the zoom level.)

Text formats

"Text" charts are shaped just like the "Standard" charts, with lines drawn from person-to-person. They just don't put each person's data into graphical boxes.
"Text+" charts are quite distinctive, and unique to TNG. They are kind of a cross between the graphical and text formats. They are much more compact than the text charts, partly because they do not leave blank space where ancestors are missing. The ancestor tree extends to the right like typical charts, stretch vertically rather than horizontally, and can includes upwards of 15 generations in the width of one printed page (albeit sometimes with legal-length paper in landscape mode). They are also much more flexible than the other formats, with several (perhaps too many) run-time options.
"Ahnetafel" charts follow a standard genealogical text format that is descriptive - more like prose than a 'chart'. They contain almost all of the data that I have for each person, including free-form notes. But they don't give the kind of visual overview of the family tree that the other charts give.
"Media" charts are not focused on media, and they don't actually show pictures; they just indicate whether each ancestor's record has media item attached to it. (They don't distinguish between photos, scans of documents, and other types of media.) Their presentation of ancestors is very simple, and easy to read and print.

Less detail

Generation: 1

Ruth Fitzrandolph was born on 4 Jan 1735 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA (daughter of Nathaniel Fitzrandolph and Rebekah Mershon); died in 1781 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.

Notes:

Died:
GRid=174012369; no photos; 1-paragraph bio lists names of 7 children

Ruth married Christopher Skillman on 4 Feb 1761 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA. Christopher (son of Jan (John) Skillman and Anna Hull) was born in 1732 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; died in 1782 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Isaac Skillman was born on 24 Jul 1764 in South Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; died in 1819 in Sevier County, Tennessee, USA.
Asiah Sarah Skillman was born on 10 May 1766 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; died in 1830 in Jackson County, Alabama, USA; was buried in Shiloh Cemetery, Leeds, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA.
Rebecca Skillman was born on 11 Oct 1767 in Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, USA; died on 15 Oct 1848 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Big Spring Cemetery, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA.

Generation: 2

Nathaniel Fitzrandolph was born on 11 Nov 1703 in Stony Brook, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA (son of Benjamin Fitzrandolph and Sarah Dennis); died in 1786 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; was buried in Holder Hall, Princeton University, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Possessions: 25 Jan 1753, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; Donated 4 1/2 acres to the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University), on which the college was to be (and was) built.
Residence: 1778, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
Residence: 1779, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA

Notes:

Buried:
GRid=75001641; Photo of the engraved stone plaque in Holder Hall noting that he is buried there. Excerpt from his account "Of the College at Princeton, New Jersey." He was instrumental in the founding of the College.

Nathaniel married Rebekah Mershon on 20 Oct 1729 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA. Rebekah (daughter of Henry Mershon and Ann Houghton) was born on 10 Mar 1711 in Stony Brook, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; died in 1786 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; was buried in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rebekah Mershon was born on 10 Mar 1711 in Stony Brook, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA (daughter of Henry Mershon and Ann Houghton); died in 1786 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; was buried in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1895, Hopewell, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA

Notes:

Buried:
GRid=117179497; photo of Holder Hall at Princeton University where she and her husband Nathaniel FitzRandoph are buried. The construction of the building uncovered their graves

Children:

Eunice Fitzrandolph was born on 10 Nov 1730 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; died on 28 Mar 1759 in Yadkin River, Yadkin County, North Carolina, USA.
Sarah Fitzrandolph was born on 26 Apr 1732 in Sassafras River, Kent County, Maryland, USA; died on 3 Apr 1759 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.
Ann Fitzrandolph was born on 7 May 1734 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; died in Apr 1798 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.
1. Ruth Fitzrandolph was born on 4 Jan 1735 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; died in 1781 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.
Job Fitzrandolph was born on 6 Nov 1737 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; died on 11 Apr 1760 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.
Abigail Fitzrandolph was born on 18 Oct 1739 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; died about 1767 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.
Samuel Fitzrandolph was born on 2 May 1741 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; died on 25 Feb 1825 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.
Rachel Fitzrandolph was born on 31 Jan 1742/43 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; died on 31 Mar 1829 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.
Hannah Fitzrandolph was born on 20 Jan 1744 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; died on 7 Oct 1846 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.
Hannah FitzRandolph was born on 5 Jan 1746/47 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; died on 11 Jun 1835 in Redoak, Brown County, Ohio, USA; was buried in Redoak, Brown County, Ohio, USA.
John Fitzrandolph was born on 4 Apr 1749 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; died before 8 Feb 1815 in Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA.
Sarah Fitzrandolph was born on 19 Jan 1751 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; died on 1 Jul 1812 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.
Rebecca FitzRandloph was born in 1752 in Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; died on 1 Jul 1812 in Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; was buried in First Baptist Church Cemetery, Hightstown, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.
Nathaniel Fitzradolph, Jr was born on 24 May 1753 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; died on 16 Sep 1757 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.
Elizabeth Fitzrandolph was born on 15 Feb 1757 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; died on 6 Sep 1757 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.

Generation: 3

Benjamin Fitzrandolph was born on 4 Apr 1663 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA (son of Edward Fitzrandolph and Elizabeth Blossom); died on 5 Oct 1746 in Stony Brook, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; was buried in Stony Brook Quaker Meeting House Burial Ground, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1669, Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA

Notes:

Buried:
GRid=45758241; photo of cemetery, not of stone

Benjamin married Sarah Dennis in Jul 1689 in New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA. Sarah (daughter of John Dennis and Sara Bloomfield) was born on 18 Jul 1673 in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; died on 22 Nov 1732 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; was buried in Stony Brook Quaker Meeting House Burial Ground, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah Dennis was born on 18 Jul 1673 in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA (daughter of John Dennis and Sara Bloomfield); died on 22 Nov 1732 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; was buried in Stony Brook Quaker Meeting House Burial Ground, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.

Notes:

Buried:
GRid=45758284; no photos, no bio

Children:

Sarah Fitzrandolph was born on 14 Apr 1691 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; died on 28 Apr 1691 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA.
Grace Fitzrandolph was born on 25 Jan 1692 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; died in 1705 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA.
Ruth Fitzrandolph was born on 8 Apr 1695 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; died on 25 Sep 1780 in Lawrenceville, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; was buried in Presbyterian Churchyard, Lawrenceville, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.
Hope Fitzrandolph was born on 12 Feb 1697 in Stoney Brook, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; died in Aug 1741 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.
Benjamin Fitzrandolph, Jr was born on 24 Apr 1699 in Stony Brook, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; died in Jan 1758 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; was buried in Stony Brook Quaker Meeting House Burial Ground, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.
Isaac Fitzrandolph was born on 10 Apr 1701 in Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; died on 13 May 1750 in Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA; was buried in Holmdel Cemetery and Mausoleum, Holmdel, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA.
2. Nathaniel Fitzrandolph was born on 11 Nov 1703 in Stony Brook, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; died in 1786 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; was buried in Holder Hall, Princeton University, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.
Elizabeth Fitzrandolph was born on 31 Dec 1708 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; died on 4 Oct 1785 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; was buried in Stony Brook Quaker Meeting House Burial Ground, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.
Grace Fitzrandolph was born on 31 Dec 1708 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; died on 26 Feb 1786 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; was buried in Presbyterian Churchyard, Lawrenceville, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.

Henry Mershon was born in 1672 in Caen, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France (son of Henri Marchand); died on 20 Sep 1738 in Lawrenceville, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; was buried in Lawrenceville Cemetery, Lawrenceville, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Arrival: 1685, Long Island, New York, USA
Residence: Abt 1690, Newtown, Queens County, New York, USA
Residence: Aft 1700, Maidenhead, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
Possessions: 1708, Maidenhead, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA; Plantation of 323 acres between Maidenhead and Trenton.
Possessions: 1713, Maidenhead, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA; Another 210 acres in Maidenhead, adjoining James Price on the east. His sons Henry III and Peter lived here.
Residence: 19 Jul 1738, Maidenhead, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA; Date of will. Living on 110 acres on the north side of the Princeton-Lawrenceville Rod, adjoining the Provinceline, the old 1687 line of demarcation between east and west Jersey. This land was inherited by his son Houghton

Notes:

Buried:
GRid=11094993; Sturdy fieldstone w/ embedded stone tablet from 1925. Original inscription: "HERE LYETH THE BODY OF HENRY HERSHON WHO DE-PARTED THIS LIFE THE 20th SEPT 1738". Also info about wife and inlaws.

Henry married Ann Houghton in 1698. Ann was born on 1 Jan 1679 in Long Island City, Queens County, New York, USA; died on 20 Oct 1738 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ann Houghton was born on 1 Jan 1679 in Long Island City, Queens County, New York, USA; died on 20 Oct 1738 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.

Notes:

NAME: Some say the name Houghton is inferred from her son's first name. Note that daughter XXX also married a Houghton.

Children:

Henry Mershon, III was born in 1698 in Newtown, Queens County, New York, USA; died on 7 Mar 1777 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA.
Mary Mershon was born about 1703 in Lawrenceville, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.
Anna Mershon was born in 1706 in Lawrenceville, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; died on 12 Jan 1785 in Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; was buried in Hunt Farm Burial Ground, Hopewell, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.
Andrew Mershon was born on 6 Aug 1706 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; died on 5 Jul 1793 in Hopewell, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.
Peter Mershon was born in 1707 in Maidenhead, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA; died on 6 Jul 1744.
3. Rebekah Mershon was born on 10 Mar 1711 in Stony Brook, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; died in 1786 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; was buried in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.
Elizabeth Mershon was born on 22 Jun 1714 in New Jersey, USA; died on 12 Mar 1784.
Sarah Mershon was born about 1717 in New Jersey, USA.
Houghton Mershon was born on 19 Jul 1717 in Coxs Corner, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; died on 13 Jul 1798 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; was buried in Lawrenceville Cemetery, Lawrenceville, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.

Generation: 4

Edward Fitzrandolph was born on 5 Jul 1607 in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England; died in 1684 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; was buried in St James Episcopal Church Cemetery, Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Arrival: 1630, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Residence: 1630, Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Residence: 1639, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Residence: 1 Jun 1649, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Residence: 1669, Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; in 1669, with his wife and six of his children, he sought a new home in Piscatway, New Jersey

Notes:

Ancestor of Barack Obama, through son Nathaniel and grandson Samuel

Birth:
(baptism)

Buried:
GRid=45704155; headstone did not survive the Revolutionary War

Edward married Elizabeth Blossom on 10 May 1637 in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas Blossom and Ann Heldsen) was born on 2 Jun 1620 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died on 21 Nov 1713 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; was buried in St James Episcopal Church Cemetery, Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth Blossom was born on 2 Jun 1620 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands (daughter of Thomas Blossom and Ann Heldsen); died on 21 Nov 1713 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; was buried in St James Episcopal Church Cemetery, Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1639, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Residence: 1669, Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; "in 1669, with his wife and six of his children, he [Edward] sought a new home in Piscatway, New Jersey"
Residence: 1680, Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA

Notes:

Buried:
GRid=45704257; with short bio & grave info. Stone destroyed during Revolutionary war

Children:

Nathaniel FitzRandolph was born on 10 Dec 1642 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 21 Nov 1713 in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; was buried in Friends Meeting House Burial Ground, Shrewsbury (Long Branch), Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA.
Mary FitzRandolph was born on 6 Oct 1644 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; died before 1650.
Hannah FitzRandolph was born on 23 Apr 1649 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 13 Apr 1705 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA.
Mary FitzRandolph was born on 2 Jun 1650 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 4 Jan 1737/38 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in West Barnstable Cemetery, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA.
John FitzRandolph was born on 7 Oct 1653 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; died in UNKNOWN.
Thomas FitzRandolph was born on 16 Aug 1654 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 25 Oct 1745 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; was buried in St James Episcopal Church Cemetery, Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA.
Joseph FitzRandolph was born on 1 Mar 1655 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 10 Jan 1726 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; was buried in St James Episcopal Church Cemetery, Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA.
Hope FitzRandolph was born on 2 Apr 1661 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 15 Feb 1702 in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; was buried in First Presbyterian Churchyard, Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA.
4. Benjamin Fitzrandolph was born on 4 Apr 1663 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 5 Oct 1746 in Stony Brook, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; was buried in Stony Brook Quaker Meeting House Burial Ground, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.

10.

John Dennis was born in 1640 in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA (son of Robert Dennis and Mary Island); died on 8 May 1689 in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; was buried in First Presbyterian Churchyard, Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1696, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA

Notes:

Buried:
GRid=48435163; no photo

John married Sara Bloomfield on 18 Dec 1668. Sara (daughter of Thomas Bloomfield and Mary Withers) was born on 30 Dec 1643 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 5 May 1689 in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; was buried in First Presbyterian Churchyard, Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

11.

Sara Bloomfield was born on 30 Dec 1643 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA (daughter of Thomas Bloomfield and Mary Withers); died on 5 May 1689 in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; was buried in First Presbyterian Churchyard, Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA.

Notes:

Buried:
GRid=48435236 Sarah Bloomfield Dennis

Died:
GRid=48435236

Notes:

Married:
see Woodbridge & Vic. by Rev John Dolly

Children:

5. Sarah Dennis was born on 18 Jul 1673 in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; died on 22 Nov 1732 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; was buried in Stony Brook Quaker Meeting House Burial Ground, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.

12.

Henri Marchand was born in 1649 in Caen, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France (son of Living and Living); died about 1690 in Atlantic Ocean.

Other Events and Attributes:

Name: Henri Marchand
Birth: 13 Oct 1647, Reims, Saint-Timothee
Arrival: 1685, Long Island, New York, USA; It is generally reported that he migrated with his son Henry to escape persecution of (Protestant) Huguenots in France. But one source says that he arrived with his wife and children.

Notes:

Died:
Went back to France to pick up the rest of his family, but never returned. His ship may have been lost, or he may have run into the very persecution he was trying to escape.

Children:

6. Henry Mershon was born in 1672 in Caen, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; died on 20 Sep 1738 in Lawrenceville, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; was buried in Lawrenceville Cemetery, Lawrenceville, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.


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