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Author: joan778
Surnames: Zeliff
Classification: queries
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To begin, I must confess that the following information has been gleaned from many
sources. However, this is not my line and what I have done is out of curiosity and the
desire to prove that the Lydia who married Isaac Clark was not the daughter of Peter,
Benjamin's brother. I DO feel that the naming of her children would lead one to
suspect that she is a daughter of Ben. I would suggest that you try to obtain a copy of
Ben's will. I was able to get Peter's will from the NJ Archives for $5..I should
have done that many years ago :-) Anyway, following are very abridged descendency charts
for Benjamin Zeliff and Lydia Zeliff Clark. Notice the number of names from Ben's
family (Lydia's siblings and parents) that appear in Lydia's family.
Descendants of Benjamin Zeliff
1 Benjamin Zeliff b: 10 Jan 1750/51 in NJ, Essex Co. d: 02 Nov 1796.. Mary Ward b:
27 Feb 1759 in NJ m: 1771 d: Aft. 1837
..... 2 Lydia Zeliff b: Abt. 1782 in NJ d: Abt. 1820 OH, Miami Co.
......... Isaac Clark b: 07 May 1781 in NJ, Somerset Co., Basking Ridge m: 25 Dec
1800 d: 10 Nov 1846 IL, Fulton Co. Liverpool Harper Hill Cem.
..... 2 Zebediah Ward Zeliff b: 04 Oct 1785 in NJ d: 01 May 1869 MI, Dundee
......... Elizabeth Marie Mowerson b: 19 Aug 1787 in NJ
m: 02 Sep 1810 in NJ, Morris, 1st Ref. Church Pompton Plains, NJ
d: 14 Aug 1869 MI, Dundee
..... 2 Benjamin Zeliff b: 29 Jul 1789 in NJ
......... Catharine Mourison b: Abt. 1793 in NJ
..... 2 Daniel Zeliff b: Bet. 26 Nov 1780 - 1781 in NJ
......... Susan Mowerson m: 24 Oct 1809 in NJ, Essex Co. Caldwell
..... 2 Sylvester Egbert Zeliff b: 17 Oct 1795
......... Sarah Aljanette Gifford
Descendants of Lydia Zeliff
1 Lydia Zeliff b: Abt. 1782 in NJ d: Abt. 1820 OH, Miami Co.
.. Isaac Clark b: 07 May 1781 in NJ, Somerset Co., Basking Ridge
m: 25 Dec 1800 d: 10 Nov 1846 IL, Fulton Co. Liverpool Harper Hill Cem.
..... 2 Benjamin Clark b: 16 Nov 1801 in NJ
......... Elizabeth b: Abt. 1812 in OH
..... 2 David Clark b: 15 Sep 1803
..... 2 Daniel Zeliff Clark b: 04 May 1805
..... 2 Isaac Jr. Clark b: 07 Feb 1807 d: 16 Oct 1860
..... 2 Mary Z. Clark b: 06 Oct 1809
..... 2 Sarah "Sal" Clark b: 21 Jul 1813
..... 2 Elizabeth Clark b: 10 Aug 1816 d: 15 May 1904
..... 2 John Clark b: 26 Sep 1817
..... 2 Zebediah Z. Clark b: 01 Mar 1820 d: 17 May 1889
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