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The Somer's Family Lineage:
(Taken from The Daily Union History of Atlantic City and County New Jersey, By John F Hall, Copyrighted 1899, Published 1900.)
Mary's Great2Grandfather:
John Somers was born in Worcester, England in 1640 and died in 1723. His first wife died in 1681, while crossing the ocean to this country and was buried at sea. His second wife Hannah Hodgkins, Born 1667, Died 1738 came from Worcester England. He was a Quaker and settled at Upper Dublin PA., moving soon after to the Egg Harbor region. The records show that on November 30, 1695 he purchased of Thomas Budd 3,000 acres of land for 240 Pounds. He was appointed supervisor of roads at the first court held at Portsmouth in Cape May County, Mar. 20, 1693.
His grave may still be seen in the old Somers burying ground in the pines near the point where many of his descendants have been buried.
By his second wife he had nine children
* Richard, Born March 1693, Died November 27, 1760
Married, Judith Letart, Born 1712, Died 1763
James, Born July 15, 1695, Married Abigail, Born July 21, 1695
Samuel
Job
Isaac
Edmund, Married, Jan. 2, 1704, Mary Stelman
Bridget
Hannah
Millicent, Born Oct. 7, 1685, Married June 16, 1704, Richard Townsend of Cape May
Mary's Great-Grandfather:
*Richard, Married Judith daughter of Sir James Letart, of Arcadia N.S.. He burned the brick and built at Somers Point the old Somers Mansion which is still standing. They had ten children
Francis
James, Born July 2, 1739
* John, Born Oct. 14, 1727, Died Aug. 27, 1799
Col. Richard, Born Nov. 24, 1737
Edmund, Born May 20, 1745, Lost at sea
Joseph, Lost at sea
Judith S, Born April 5, 1743, Married ______ Risley
Sarah S, Born July 21, 1729, Married Fred Steelman
Elizabeth S, Born April 5, 1733, Married ______ Paul
Hannah, Born Dec. 23, 1735, Married Peter Andrews
Mary's Grandfather:
* John, Born Oct. 14, 1727, Died Aug. 27, 1799, married for his second wife Hannah Spicer Ludlam, Born Sept. 3, 1735, Died Nov. 11, 1800. John occupied the old brick mansion at Somers Point and owned with Col. Richard, the Point property and Pecks Beach where Ocean City now stands. He was the father of ten children.
John
*James, Married first Lettice Finley, second Aner Blackman, third Martha Wiley
Richard, Lost at sea
Jesse, Born Oct. 4, 1763, Died Jan. 29, 1858
Frank, Lost at sea
Judith, Married David Scull
Rachel, Married ______ Reed
Elizabeth, Married ________ Wescott
Joseph, Died of yellow fever
Abigail, Married _________ Freeland
Mary's Father:
* James, married first Lettice Finley, Born Feb. 27, 1760, second Aner Blackman, Born Mar. 3, 1799, Died April 13, 1822, third Martha Wiley, Born 1790, Died Feb. 22, 1874.
By the first wife he had six children, second four children and the third, one child.
Judith, Born Oct. 12, 1793, Died Dec, 1, 1876, married James Garwood
*Mary, Born July 10, 1802, Died July 19, 1882, married Richard Spain
Susan, Born Oct. 25, 1791, married James Somers JR.
Hannah, Born Oct 1, 1795, married Elijah Davis, Sept. 26, 1834, Died Aug. 22, 1899
Mark, Born Aug. 4, 1799, Died Feb. 23, 1872
Joseph, Born Mar. 20, 1798, Died July 6, 1859
Constantine, Born April 19, 1812, Died Jan. 8, 1891, married Marriet Ireland
David B, Born 1807, Died 1874, married Eliza Ann, daughter of Samuel Somers
Deborah, Born Sept. 6, 1814, Died April 24, 1888, married Washington Somers
Arabella, Born Aug. 10, 1817, Died Oct. 17, 1891, married Judge John Doughty of Absecon
Harriet, Born Sept. 15, 1825, married first Edward Cordery, her second husband was Simon Lake, lived in Ocean City
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The Somer's Family Lineage:
(Taken from The Daily Union History of Atlantic City and County New Jersey, By John F Hall, Copyrighted 1899, Published 1900.)
Mary's Great2Grandfather:
John Somers was born in Worcester, England in 1640 and died in 1723. His first wife died in 1681, while crossing the ocean to this country and was buried at sea. His second wife Hannah Hodgkins, Born 1667, Died 1738 came from Worcester England. He was a Quaker and settled at Upper Dublin PA., moving soon after to the Egg Harbor region. The records show that on November 30, 1695 he purchased of Thomas Budd 3,000 acres of land for 240 Pounds. He was appointed supervisor of roads at the first court held at Portsmouth in Cape May County, Mar. 20, 1693.
His grave may still be seen in the old Somers burying ground in the pines near the point where many of his descendants have been buried.
By his second wife he had nine children
* Richard, Born March 1693, Died November 27, 1760
Married, Judith Letart, Born 1712, Died 1763
James, Born July 15, 1695, Married Abigail, Born July 21, 1695
Samuel
Job
Isaac
Edmund, Married, Jan. 2, 1704, Mary Stelman
Bridget
Hannah
Millicent, Born Oct. 7, 1685, Married June 16, 1704, Richard Townsend of Cape May
Mary's Great-Grandfather:
*Richard, Married Judith daughter of Sir James Letart, of Arcadia N.S.. He burned the brick and built at Somers Point the old Somers Mansion which is still standing. They had ten children
Francis
James, Born July 2, 1739
* John, Born Oct. 14, 1727, Died Aug. 27, 1799
Col. Richard, Born Nov. 24, 1737
Edmund, Born May 20, 1745, Lost at sea
Joseph, Lost at sea
Judith S, Born April 5, 1743, Married ______ Risley
Sarah S, Born July 21, 1729, Married Fred Steelman
Elizabeth S, Born April 5, 1733, Married ______ Paul
Hannah, Born Dec. 23, 1735, Married Peter Andrews
Mary's Grandfather:
* John, Born Oct. 14, 1727, Died Aug. 27, 1799, married for his second wife Hannah Spicer Ludlam, Born Sept. 3, 1735, Died Nov. 11, 1800. John occupied the old brick mansion at Somers Point and owned with Col. Richard, the Point property and Pecks Beach where Ocean City now stands. He was the father of ten children.
John
*James, Married first Lettice Finley, second Aner Blackman, third Martha Wiley
Richard, Lost at sea
Jesse, Born Oct. 4, 1763, Died Jan. 29, 1858
Frank, Lost at sea
Judith, Married David Scull
Rachel, Married ______ Reed
Elizabeth, Married ________ Wescott
Joseph, Died of yellow fever
Abigail, Married _________ Freeland
Mary's Father:
* James, married first Lettice Finley, Born Feb. 27, 1760, second Aner Blackman, Born Mar. 3, 1799, Died April 13, 1822, third Martha Wiley, Born 1790, Died Feb. 22, 1874.
By the first wife he had six children, second four children and the third, one child.
Judith, Born Oct. 12, 1793, Died Dec, 1, 1876, married James Garwood
*Mary, Born July 10, 1802, Died July 19, 1882, married Richard Spain
Susan, Born Oct. 25, 1791, married James Somers JR.
Hannah, Born Oct 1, 1795, married Elijah Davis, Sept. 26, 1834, Died Aug. 22, 1899
Mark, Born Aug. 4, 1799, Died Feb. 23, 1872
Joseph, Born Mar. 20, 1798, Died July 6, 1859
Constantine, Born April 19, 1812, Died Jan. 8, 1891, married Marriet Ireland
David B, Born 1807, Died 1874, married Eliza Ann, daughter of Samuel Somers
Deborah, Born Sept. 6, 1814, Died April 24, 1888, married Washington Somers
Arabella, Born Aug. 10, 1817, Died Oct. 17, 1891, married Judge John Doughty of Absecon
Harriet, Born Sept. 15, 1825, married first Edward Cordery, her second husband was Simon Lake, lived in Ocean City
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