RUE, William

Notes:

D.M. Forester Research on Rue Family, D.M. Forester, Grants Pass, OR, (Name: 1940;).
William Rue, son of Matthew and Mary (Dove) Rue, b. 1742, d. 1822, Revolutionary soldier, Walton's Troop, Light Dragoons, Monmouth County, NJ, married about 1766 Nellie Covenhoven. His name ws changed to Rue and her name to Conover about 1770. Both are buried in the churchyard of the Old Tennent Church, Crambury, NJ. Nellie Covenhoven, daughter of William P. and Mary (Colyer) Covenhoven, was born March 31, 1742 and died 1811. Their children were: Matthew, bpt. July 30, 1763, md. ELiza Bowers; Samuel, bpt. Nov 24, 1765; William, bpt. Jun 7, 1767, d. Dec 29, 1848, md Rebecca Holman Dec 8, 1796, she died Aug 12 1871, aged 94 yrs 2 mos 24 days, both b. Perrinville, NJ; Mary (or Margaret), bpt. Dec 6, 1773; Richard, bpt Sep 26, 1779; Margaret, bpt. Sep 26, 1779, md. WIlliam Rue, son of John and Elizabeth Rue; Nathaniel Rue

William married HOLMAN, Rebecca on 8 Dec 1796. Rebecca was born on 19 May 1777; died on 12 Aug 1871; was buried in Perrineville, NJ. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military: 1777, Private in Revolution, First Regiment, Monmouth County New Jersey Militia; Private, Captain John Walton's Troop of Light Dragoons.

Notes:

D.M. Forester Research on Rue Family, D.M. Forester, Grants Pass, OR, (Name: 1940;).
William Rue, son of Matthew and Mary (Dove) Rue, b. 1742, d. 1822, Revolutionary soldier, Walton's Troop, Light Dragoons, Monmouth County, NJ, married about 1766 Nellie Covenhoven. His name ws changed to Rue and her name to Conover about 1770. Both are buried in the churchyard of the Old Tennent Church, Crambury, NJ. Nellie Covenhoven, daughter of William P. and Mary (Colyer) Covenhoven, was born March 31, 1742 and died 1811. Their children were: Matthew, bpt. July 30, 1763, md. ELiza Bowers; Samuel, bpt. Nov 24, 1765; William, bpt. Jun 7, 1767, d. Dec 29, 1848, md Rebecca Holman Dec 8, 1796, she died Aug 12 1871, aged 94 yrs 2 mos 24 days, both b. Perrinville, NJ; Mary (or Margaret), bpt. Dec 6, 1773; Richard, bpt Sep 26, 1779; Margaret, bpt. Sep 26, 1779, md. WIlliam Rue, son of John and Elizabeth Rue; Nathaniel Rue

William married COVENHOVEN, Nellie about 1766. Nellie (daughter of COVENHOVEN, William Pietr and COLYER, Mary Theodorus) was born on 31 Mar 1742; died in 1811. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

D.M. Forester Research on Rue Family, D.M. Forester, Grants Pass, OR, (Name: 1940;).
William Rue, son of Matthew and Mary (Dove) Rue, b. 1742, d. 1822, Revolutionary soldier, Walton's Troop, Light Dragoons, Monmouth County, NJ, married about 1766 Nellie Covenhoven. His name ws changed to Rue and her name to Conover about 1770. Both are buried in the churchyard of the Old Tennent Church, Crambury, NJ. Nellie Covenhoven, daughter of William P. and Mary (Colyer) Covenhoven, was born March 31, 1742 and died 1811. Their children were: Matthew, bpt. July 30, 1763, md. ELiza Bowers; Samuel, bpt. Nov 24, 1765; William, bpt. Jun 7, 1767, d. Dec 29, 1848, md Rebecca Holman Dec 8, 1796, she died Aug 12 1871, aged 94 yrs 2 mos 24 days, both b. Perrinville, NJ; Mary (or Margaret), bpt. Dec 6, 1773; Richard, bpt Sep 26, 1779; Margaret, bpt. Sep 26, 1779, md. WIlliam Rue, son of John and Elizabeth Rue; Nathaniel Rue

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 1 Feb 1755, Manalapon, Middlesex Co, NJ

Notes:

From Albert Stokes "The Rue Family":

Matthew Rue (John, Matthew) is believed to be the oldest son although no date of birth has been found. He could be the boy Matthew mentioned in the Staten Island census. That his first wife was Margaret Dove seems indicated by a deed in the New Jersey State Library, dated June 28, 1763, and recorded Oct. 6, 1763, between the legatees of Alexander Dove and John Smyth. Among the legatees is Joseph Rue, Jr., oldest son of Margaret Rue deceased, formerly Margaret Dove. Thus Margaret's parents are Alexander Dove, born 1663 in Shropshire, England, died in Monmouth County, NJ, Oct. 7, 1732, and Jane his wife, born 1671 and died in Monmouth County, Nov. 9, 1754. They are buried in the Topenamus graveyard where their stones giving the above information can be seen.

The records of Christ Church at Shrewsbury, NJ, indicate the first Mrs. Rue's death as follows: "Burials 1748 - Apr. 29, Mrs. Rue wife of Mr. Matthew Rue. Her daughters Elenore and Jean were baptized same day aged 2 mo." On Oct. 11, 1749, Matthew Rue married Margaret Mount, daughter of Matthias Mount and widow of James Herbert (NJMB & SHGM). His will (NJW) dated Feb. 1, 1755, and proved Nov. 13, 1755, leaves to his wife Margaret one-third of the movable estate and requires her maintenance by his six sons while his widow. Each son gets 100 acres, while daughters get two-thirds of the movable estate. Executors: brothers William and Joseph. His widow married a third time to James Dey, Nov. 24, 1760 (NJB).

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Matthew Rue's Will, Dated Feb 1, 1755

yeoman; will of. Wife, Margaret to have 1-3 of my movables and her maintenance on my plantation by my six sons, while she remains my widow. Son, Joseph, to have 100 acres of the lower end of my plantation where I live. Son, Samuel, 100 acres, purchased of Patrick Brown in Cranbury; son, William, 100 acres, the remainder of my plantation at the upper end; son, Matthew, 100 acres, purchased of Arthur Brown in Cranbury; son, James, 100 acres of plantation, at upper end, purchased of John Rue, Jr., in Manalapon; son, Mathias, 100 acres, the remainder of said plantation at lower end; son, John, £180. Daughters, Ellnor, Jean and Margarit Rue 2-3 of my movable estate. Executors--brothers, William Rue and Joseph Rue. Witnesses--James Peairs, Henry Perine, Matthias Johnson. Proved Nov. 13, 1755.

1755, Nov. 6. Inventory, £467.1.9, incl. 2 looking glasses, £1.4; a negro man £65; a negro woman, £55; made by John Barclay and John Perine.

Matthew married DOVE, Margaret before 1731. Margaret (daughter of DOVE, Alexander and JANE) was born in 1710 in Monmouth, New Jersey, USA; died in Apr 1748 in Monmouth Co, NJ; was buried on 29 Apr 1748 in Christ Church, Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co, NJ. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Mary Dove

William married COLYER, Mary Theodorus in 1725 in NJ. Mary was born in 1706 in Old Tennent, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA; died on 30 Jan 1777 in Monmouth House Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From Albert Stokes "The Rue Family":

John Rue (Matthew) was, according to the records of Rev. Elisha Boudinot Stockton (*), born in 1679. The source of Stockton's information is not stated, but since this John Rue received a grant of land near the falls of the Delaware on Nov. 17, 1699 (NJD, Book B, p. 719), he may well have been born before 1679. In the Staten Island census, believed to have been taken about 1706, his age is given as forty-three. The same census gives Matthew Rue, age 25; Matthew Rue, age 20; and a boy Matthew. John's wife Petrnell is listed but no age is given. The Stockton records give her birth year as 1686 without revealing the source.

John Rue was a freeholder on Staten Island in 1702 and a constable in 1707. In a deed for a lot in Perth Amboy, dated 1716, he is called a cordwainer of Richmond County, NY (NJD). This lot was sold in 1732 to Matthew and James Rue of the Province of Pennsylvania. There is strong possibility that these are brothers of John.

In his will, dated Jan 6, 1756, and proved Mar 6, 1775 (NJW)(**), he refers to himself as a yeoman of Matchaponex, Middlesex County, in the Eastern Division of the Province of New Jersey. His wife Peternell is mentioned and provided for but she is not further identified, a task which has stumped the experts for several generations. Besides sons Matthew, William, John, and Joseph, grandchildren Joseph, William, John, sons of son Matthew deceased are specifically mentioned and bequeathed land at Manalapan. These in addition to other four sons of son Matthew are to support Margaret Rue, the wife of son Matthew. No daughters are mentioned and there is no indication that there were any. There is no inventory, which may indicate that John had been dead some years before probate.

Children of John and Peternell Rue as listed in will (order uncertain; dates of birth not found):

Matthew
William
John
Joseph

(*) New Jersey Historical Society
(**) Abstracted erroneously in the "New Jersey Archives" under the name James Rue

John married ?, Peternell. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alexander married JANE. was born in 1671; died on 9 Nov 1754 in Monmouth Co, NJ; was buried in Topenamus Graveyard, Monmouth Co., NJ. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]