REVOLUTIONARY WAR-FRONTIER FIGHTER
CAPTAIN ABRAHAM PAPEN SCHEIMER (Shimer), son of Jacob and Margaret Papen Scheimer, Jacob's first wife, and as far as all genealogical works prove, was the first American born Shimer. He was born at Skippack, Pa. His boyhood days were spent at Skippack and "Shimertown," now known as Redington, Pa. In 1749, he married Lena Westbrook, who was born, October 15th, 1727. They were blessed with one son, Jacob, born February 23rd, 1752; and three daughters: Hester, born December 15th, 1754; Maria, born November 26th, 1756; Elizabeth, born January 28th, 1759. In 1750, he located in New Jersey, opposite Milford, Pa. Here he erected a flouring mill, which had also a saw mill in connection, located on Shimer's Creek, about the same time he erected the first two-story house built in the township. Here he lived at the time of the Indian troubles, 1777, and he acquired a great reputation as a hunter and Indian fighter. He always said that the Indians could, on a number of occasions have killed him, but, for some reason, they wanted to capture him alive, whether for torture or for some other purpose he never knew. On the death of his father in 1757, he inherited a large tract of land, with a saw mill, located on the Delaware River, at Bushkill Creek, about 20 miles above Stroudsburg, Pa. Abraham Scheimer was an expert rifleman and hunter, and was Captain of the 3rd Battalion, New Jersey Militia, Army of the American Revolution. There is no stone marking the last resting place of Abraham Scheimer, and the place of interment is not positively known, but old residents of that neighborhood say that he is buried in the burying ground connected with the old "Yellow Church" (Dutch Reformed Church, of Minisink, now Montague) a short distance below the Brick House Hotel. This old burying ground was abandoned by this church organization when the present site for said church was secured in 1825.
Abraham’s great-grandfather was Rev. Wilhelm Rittenhausen who built the first paper mill in America. His second cousin was famed colonial astronomer David Rittenhouse.
HISTORY AND GENEALOGY OF THE SHIMER FAMILY IN AMERICA
By ALLEN R. SHIMER, Vol. I, 1908, PRESS OF BKRKEMEYER, KECK & CO., Allentown, Pa.
Captain Abraham Shimer, Lena Westbrook Shimer, and their son Jacob Shimer, Sr., are all most likely buried in the Shapanack Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery.
MILLVILLE HISTORIC DISTRICT
This hamlet acquired its name from the grist & saw mills built along Shimers Brook. The first mill lot was acquired in 1722 from Solomon Davis & Thomas Stephenson. Two grist mills existed by the Revolutionary War. Captains Abram Shimer & James Bonell were stationed at a fort built to protect the mills. The hamlet grew to include a school, blacksmith shop, store, a Grange and river ferries. The Hon. Jacob Hornbeck and Isaac Bonnell who lived here were both New Jersey state legislators. Millville Road was created to allow direct access to the mills from farms on Clove Road.
The inscription that appears on the historical markers in the Millville Historic District in New Jersey.
Cornelius Cuddleback Shimer's (1839-1864,) Great-Grandfather, Jacob Shimer, built a house in the 1790’s on property belonging to his father Captain Abraham Shimer, which stood on Old Mine Rd, Millville, Sussex County, NJ., known as the Jacob Shimer House. Cornelius enlisted in the U.S. Army in August, 1862 as 1st Lieutenant, 15th New Jersey Infantry. He was killed at during the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, VA, May 12, 1864.
CAPTAIN ABRAHAM PAPEN SCHEIMER (Shimer), son of Jacob and Margaret Papen Scheimer, Jacob's first wife, and as far as all genealogical works prove, was the first American born Shimer. He was born at Skippack, Pa. His boyhood days were spent at Skippack and "Shimertown," now known as Redington, Pa. In 1749, he married Lena Westbrook, who was born, October 15th, 1727. They were blessed with one son, Jacob, born February 23rd, 1752; and three daughters: Hester, born December 15th, 1754; Maria, born November 26th, 1756; Elizabeth, born January 28th, 1759. In 1750, he located in New Jersey, opposite Milford, Pa. Here he erected a flouring mill, which had also a saw mill in connection, located on Shimer's Creek, about the same time he erected the first two-story house built in the township. Here he lived at the time of the Indian troubles, 1777, and he acquired a great reputation as a hunter and Indian fighter. He always said that the Indians could, on a number of occasions have killed him, but, for some reason, they wanted to capture him alive, whether for torture or for some other purpose he never knew. On the death of his father in 1757, he inherited a large tract of land, with a saw mill, located on the Delaware River, at Bushkill Creek, about 20 miles above Stroudsburg, Pa. Abraham Scheimer was an expert rifleman and hunter, and was Captain of the 3rd Battalion, New Jersey Militia, Army of the American Revolution. There is no stone marking the last resting place of Abraham Scheimer, and the place of interment is not positively known, but old residents of that neighborhood say that he is buried in the burying ground connected with the old "Yellow Church" (Dutch Reformed Church, of Minisink, now Montague) a short distance below the Brick House Hotel. This old burying ground was abandoned by this church organization when the present site for said church was secured in 1825.
Abraham’s great-grandfather was Rev. Wilhelm Rittenhausen who built the first paper mill in America. His second cousin was famed colonial astronomer David Rittenhouse.
HISTORY AND GENEALOGY OF THE SHIMER FAMILY IN AMERICA
By ALLEN R. SHIMER, Vol. I, 1908, PRESS OF BKRKEMEYER, KECK & CO., Allentown, Pa.
Captain Abraham Shimer, Lena Westbrook Shimer, and their son Jacob Shimer, Sr., are all most likely buried in the Shapanack Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery.
MILLVILLE HISTORIC DISTRICT
This hamlet acquired its name from the grist & saw mills built along Shimers Brook. The first mill lot was acquired in 1722 from Solomon Davis & Thomas Stephenson. Two grist mills existed by the Revolutionary War. Captains Abram Shimer & James Bonell were stationed at a fort built to protect the mills. The hamlet grew to include a school, blacksmith shop, store, a Grange and river ferries. The Hon. Jacob Hornbeck and Isaac Bonnell who lived here were both New Jersey state legislators. Millville Road was created to allow direct access to the mills from farms on Clove Road.
The inscription that appears on the historical markers in the Millville Historic District in New Jersey.
Cornelius Cuddleback Shimer's (1839-1864,) Great-Grandfather, Jacob Shimer, built a house in the 1790’s on property belonging to his father Captain Abraham Shimer, which stood on Old Mine Rd, Millville, Sussex County, NJ., known as the Jacob Shimer House. Cornelius enlisted in the U.S. Army in August, 1862 as 1st Lieutenant, 15th New Jersey Infantry. He was killed at during the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, VA, May 12, 1864.
REVOLUTIONARY WAR-FRONTIER FIGHTER
CAPTAIN ABRAHAM PAPEN SCHEIMER (Shimer), son of Jacob and Margaret Papen Scheimer, Jacob's first wife, and as far as all genealogical works prove, was the first American born Shimer. He was born at Skippack, Pa. His boyhood days were spent at Skippack and "Shimertown," now known as Redington, Pa. In 1749, he married Lena Westbrook, who was born, October 15th, 1727. They were blessed with one son, Jacob, born February 23rd, 1752; and three daughters: Hester, born December 15th, 1754; Maria, born November 26th, 1756; Elizabeth, born January 28th, 1759. In 1750, he located in New Jersey, opposite Milford, Pa. Here he erected a flouring mill, which had also a saw mill in connection, located on Shimer's Creek, about the same time he erected the first two-story house built in the township. Here he lived at the time of the Indian troubles, 1777, and he acquired a great reputation as a hunter and Indian fighter. He always said that the Indians could, on a number of occasions have killed him, but, for some reason, they wanted to capture him alive, whether for torture or for some other purpose he never knew. On the death of his father in 1757, he inherited a large tract of land, with a saw mill, located on the Delaware River, at Bushkill Creek, about 20 miles above Stroudsburg, Pa. Abraham Scheimer was an expert rifleman and hunter, and was Captain of the 3rd Battalion, New Jersey Militia, Army of the American Revolution. There is no stone marking the last resting place of Abraham Scheimer, and the place of interment is not positively known, but old residents of that neighborhood say that he is buried in the burying ground connected with the old "Yellow Church" (Dutch Reformed Church, of Minisink, now Montague) a short distance below the Brick House Hotel. This old burying ground was abandoned by this church organization when the present site for said church was secured in 1825.
Abraham’s great-grandfather was Rev. Wilhelm Rittenhausen who built the first paper mill in America. His second cousin was famed colonial astronomer David Rittenhouse.
HISTORY AND GENEALOGY OF THE SHIMER FAMILY IN AMERICA
By ALLEN R. SHIMER, Vol. I, 1908, PRESS OF BKRKEMEYER, KECK & CO., Allentown, Pa.
Captain Abraham Shimer, Lena Westbrook Shimer, and their son Jacob Shimer, Sr., are all most likely buried in the Shapanack Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery.
MILLVILLE HISTORIC DISTRICT
This hamlet acquired its name from the grist & saw mills built along Shimers Brook. The first mill lot was acquired in 1722 from Solomon Davis & Thomas Stephenson. Two grist mills existed by the Revolutionary War. Captains Abram Shimer & James Bonell were stationed at a fort built to protect the mills. The hamlet grew to include a school, blacksmith shop, store, a Grange and river ferries. The Hon. Jacob Hornbeck and Isaac Bonnell who lived here were both New Jersey state legislators. Millville Road was created to allow direct access to the mills from farms on Clove Road.
The inscription that appears on the historical markers in the Millville Historic District in New Jersey.
Cornelius Cuddleback Shimer's (1839-1864,) Great-Grandfather, Jacob Shimer, built a house in the 1790’s on property belonging to his father Captain Abraham Shimer, which stood on Old Mine Rd, Millville, Sussex County, NJ., known as the Jacob Shimer House. Cornelius enlisted in the U.S. Army in August, 1862 as 1st Lieutenant, 15th New Jersey Infantry. He was killed at during the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, VA, May 12, 1864.
CAPTAIN ABRAHAM PAPEN SCHEIMER (Shimer), son of Jacob and Margaret Papen Scheimer, Jacob's first wife, and as far as all genealogical works prove, was the first American born Shimer. He was born at Skippack, Pa. His boyhood days were spent at Skippack and "Shimertown," now known as Redington, Pa. In 1749, he married Lena Westbrook, who was born, October 15th, 1727. They were blessed with one son, Jacob, born February 23rd, 1752; and three daughters: Hester, born December 15th, 1754; Maria, born November 26th, 1756; Elizabeth, born January 28th, 1759. In 1750, he located in New Jersey, opposite Milford, Pa. Here he erected a flouring mill, which had also a saw mill in connection, located on Shimer's Creek, about the same time he erected the first two-story house built in the township. Here he lived at the time of the Indian troubles, 1777, and he acquired a great reputation as a hunter and Indian fighter. He always said that the Indians could, on a number of occasions have killed him, but, for some reason, they wanted to capture him alive, whether for torture or for some other purpose he never knew. On the death of his father in 1757, he inherited a large tract of land, with a saw mill, located on the Delaware River, at Bushkill Creek, about 20 miles above Stroudsburg, Pa. Abraham Scheimer was an expert rifleman and hunter, and was Captain of the 3rd Battalion, New Jersey Militia, Army of the American Revolution. There is no stone marking the last resting place of Abraham Scheimer, and the place of interment is not positively known, but old residents of that neighborhood say that he is buried in the burying ground connected with the old "Yellow Church" (Dutch Reformed Church, of Minisink, now Montague) a short distance below the Brick House Hotel. This old burying ground was abandoned by this church organization when the present site for said church was secured in 1825.
Abraham’s great-grandfather was Rev. Wilhelm Rittenhausen who built the first paper mill in America. His second cousin was famed colonial astronomer David Rittenhouse.
HISTORY AND GENEALOGY OF THE SHIMER FAMILY IN AMERICA
By ALLEN R. SHIMER, Vol. I, 1908, PRESS OF BKRKEMEYER, KECK & CO., Allentown, Pa.
Captain Abraham Shimer, Lena Westbrook Shimer, and their son Jacob Shimer, Sr., are all most likely buried in the Shapanack Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery.
MILLVILLE HISTORIC DISTRICT
This hamlet acquired its name from the grist & saw mills built along Shimers Brook. The first mill lot was acquired in 1722 from Solomon Davis & Thomas Stephenson. Two grist mills existed by the Revolutionary War. Captains Abram Shimer & James Bonell were stationed at a fort built to protect the mills. The hamlet grew to include a school, blacksmith shop, store, a Grange and river ferries. The Hon. Jacob Hornbeck and Isaac Bonnell who lived here were both New Jersey state legislators. Millville Road was created to allow direct access to the mills from farms on Clove Road.
The inscription that appears on the historical markers in the Millville Historic District in New Jersey.
Cornelius Cuddleback Shimer's (1839-1864,) Great-Grandfather, Jacob Shimer, built a house in the 1790’s on property belonging to his father Captain Abraham Shimer, which stood on Old Mine Rd, Millville, Sussex County, NJ., known as the Jacob Shimer House. Cornelius enlisted in the U.S. Army in August, 1862 as 1st Lieutenant, 15th New Jersey Infantry. He was killed at during the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, VA, May 12, 1864.
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