RUE, William^{[1, 2]}

1742 - 1822  (80 years)

• Name	RUE, William
  Birth	1742	Monmouth Co, NJ   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Military	1777	Private in Revolution, First Regiment, Monmouth County New Jersey Militia; Private, Captain John Walton's Troop of Light Dragoons.   [3]
  Death	1822	Monmouth Co, NJ   [3]
  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
  Person ID	I2284	Hugh Byrne and Nanette Asimov Lines
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2010

  
  

  Father	RUE, Matthew,   b. 1706, Shrewsbury, NJ d. 13 Nov 1755, Monmouth Co, NJ (Age 49 years)
  Mother	DOVE, Margaret,   b. 1710, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA d. Apr 1748, Monmouth Co, NJ (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1731
  Family ID	F848	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	COVENHOVEN, Nellie,   b. 31 Mar 1742   d. 1811 (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1766  [3]
  Children	1. RUE, Nathaniel,   b. Monmouth Co, NJ   2. RUE, Matthew,   b. 1763, Monmouth Co, NJ   3. RUE, Samuel,   b. 1765, Monmouth Co, NJ   4. RUE, William,   b. 1767, Monmouth Co, NJ d. 29 Dec 1848 (Age 81 years)   5. RUE, Mary,   b. 1773, Monmouth Co, NJ   6. RUE, Richard,   b. 1779, Monmouth Co, NJ   7. RUE, Margaret,   b. 1779, Monmouth Co, NJ
  Family ID	F831	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1742 - Monmouth Co, NJ Military - 1777 - Private in Revolution, First Regiment, Monmouth County New Jersey Militia; Private, Captain John Walton's Troop of Light Dragoons. Death - 1822 - Monmouth Co, NJ  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S223] D.M. Forester, Grants Pass, OR, D.M. Forester Research on Rue Family, (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. 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, 176. [S103] Ancestry.com, One World Tree (sm), (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., n.d.), Online publication - Ancestry.com. OneWorldTree [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. [S223] D.M. Forester, Grants Pass, OR, D.M. Forester Research on Rue Family, (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.