William North Family Bible
| Holy Bible in English; New York, Collins, Perkins & Co., 1807. Contains the family records of General North and his wife, Mary Duane, with their descendants. The present owner, William M. Austin, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, is the great-great-grandson of General North. Wm. North & Mary Duane, 14" Oct. 1787 Wm. Aug. S. North & Margaret Bridge, Sept. 25, 1820 Mary C. North & Daniel C. Weston, Oct. 4 1842 Henry Saunders (of the U. S. Army) to Delia, (youngest daughter of Genl Wm.North) 3d Sept. 1828 Births & Deaths Mary Catharine daughter of Wm. Aug. S. North, born Apr. 14, 1822 [died] Aug. 4, 1822. Hannah Elizabeth, [born] Dec. 15 1823 [died] Mar. 13-1888 Delia born Aug. 26 1825 [died] July 11 1826 1. Wm. Henry (Son of H. Saunders & Delia North Saunders) born June 1 1829 at old Point Va. 2. Eliza North Saunders born 18" March 1831 at old Point, Va. 3. Delia North Saunders Born 7" of Dec. 1833at Fort Trumball Ct. Deaths Wm. Henry Saunders Died Aug. 8, 1829 aged 2 months & 8 days. Eliza N. Saunders Died 18 Jan. 1837 at Fort Washington Md. Aged Five years & ten Months Died at Fort Sullivan, Eastport Md. our dear & only child Delia N. Saunders, on 14" of Dec. 1843 aged ten years & seven days. God Will be done. The 20" of Feb. 1876 Henry Saunders at Leesburg Va. all with Christ but the poor sufferer who is left. Births & Deaths Gen. Wm. North born 1755 [died] Jan. 3 1836 Frederick Wm. Steuben 14 July, 1788 [died] 1789 James Duane 28 Jan'y 1791 [died] May 1792 Maria 12 Aug 1789 [died] June 8, 1812 Wm. Augustus Steuben Feb. 2 1794 [died] Nov. 7 1845 Elizabeth 1793 [died] June 8 1845 Adelia (called Delia) 1795 [died] Feb. 1878 Margaret Bridge wife of Wm. Aug. S. North was born Feb. 12 1802 [died] Dec. 31 1882. Daniel Cony Weston born At Augusta Maine Feb. 24-1815 died Washington D.C. Mar 20. 1903 DAniel C. Westons 6 children Wm. North born Aug 20 1843 d Apl 23 1847 Geo. Melville b May 4 1845 d May 16 1883 Duane b Apl 2 1847 d Jan 12 1850 Henry Livingston b Jan. 29. 1849 d Jan 29 1850 Mary North Weston B May 25 1851. James . b Mch 28. 1854 d Mch 28 1854 Mary North Weston born May 25 1851 Married June 5 1872 Francis B. Austin b June 11 1847 Children Wm. Morris b Nov. 30 1876 Mary Livingston b. Dec. 26 1880 d. Nov. 11. 1913 Births & Marriages Wm Morris Austin b Nov 30 1876 Married Apr 10, 1901 Pauline Dexter Foss, b Jan 7, Children Wm Morris b. Feb 16 1902 Francis Duane b May 23 1905 Frederick Foss b Jan 20 1909 Mary Livingston Austin b Dec 26 1880 d Nov. 11. 1913 Married June 3 1902 Charles Longstreet Poor, b Oct. 1. 1873 Children Mary Lindsey b May 14. 1903 d Nov 19. 1904 Charles Longstreet b Aug 12 1905 d June 4 1906 Chas Austin b Feb 25 1908 d Nov 18 1915 Richard Longstreet b Dec 28 1910 [State of New Jersey County of Union. Mary N. Austin, being duly sworn on her oath, says that the records sent by her to the Society of Colonial Dames were copied by her from the family Bible of General William North, and are correct and accurate in every particular to the best of her knowledge and belief. Mary N. Austin Taken from the book: The Colonial Dames of the State of New York, Genealogical Records, Manuscript entries of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, taken from Family Bibles 1581-1917. |
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