Rachel Whitehead Wade appears to be the aunt of Phebe Ann Devore Adams Henion. Phebe is the wife of William Adams Sr (had at least three children by him: Mary Ann Adams Hendershot, William Adams, Jr and John D. Adams) After William Adams Sr dies, she marries Samuel T. Henion of Hardyston, NJ. By Samuel … Continue reading The Will of Rachel Whitehead Wade – Hardyston, Sussex, NJ
Category: Devore
Nicholas Devore – Was He Born in France?
Who is Nicholas Devore and how is he related to the Devore and Deveaux families from colonial New York and New Jersey? Nicholas Devore is supposedly born in 1732 France, and marries Sarah Decker in Sussex County, NJ before heading out to Washington County, PA before the Revolutionary War. DNA matches show he's part of … Continue reading Nicholas Devore – Was He Born in France?
Sussex County, NJ Devore Timeline
One of the best tools I know for figuring out an entire family tree is to do a timeline. That way, you can see migration patterns, and cross-match records that might otherwise not be obvious if you work only in one person's set of records. In order to find Phebe Devore Henion and Uzal Devore's … Continue reading Sussex County, NJ Devore Timeline
Who is John D. Adams/John D. Henion?
John D. Adams married Mary Willis in 1857, in Lafayette, Sussex County, NJ. On his marriage record, he lists his father as Samuel Adams. But before that (and for about 10 years after that), he uses the name Henion. Why? In the Rev. Richard Mather's genealogy book (written 1890), it says that Phebe Devore was … Continue reading Who is John D. Adams/John D. Henion?
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