RUE, John

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 4 Sep 1777

Notes:

From Albert Stokes, "The Rue Family":

John Rue, son of Jon and Peternell Rue, was born about 1709. The name of his first wife has not been found. He married a second time May 20, 1751, Scyte Boice, widow of Luke Voorhees (NJMB). His will is dated Sep 4, 1777, and from it we obtain the names of his children. It was probated Nov 16, 1795, and the inventory of his estate was taken Jan 30, 1796, totaling 1157.5.6 pounds. The will provided that his wife Seythe receive 100 pounds and be maintained by son John, who received all land except twenty-seven acres "whereon Mathias Johnson now lives," which was to be sold. The family to continue on the plantation until daughter Lydia is eighteen and daughter Seity Craig to live with the rest of the family. The executors were son John and cousin Mathew, son of Mathew.

John married ? before 1737. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married BOICE, Scythe on 20 May 1751. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: SMOCK, Mary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From Albert Stokes, "The Rue Family":

Mary, b. Mar 19, 1737, d. April 18, 1824, mar. June 3, 1756 (NJMB and SOTC, p. 392), John Perrine, b. Oct 20, 1722, d. Apr. 26, 1804. The are separated in death as they were in life, he being buried in Hoffman Hill Cemetery and she in Old Tennent Cemetery. The following record abstracted in NJA wills 5:390 gives the details; "Oct 12, 1779, Hannah Perrine of Monmouth Co, ward daughter of John Perrine, of said county, deceased. Said ward makes choice of her mother Mary Perrine as her guardian. Fellow bondsman, William Johnson. The Surrogate states that after signing the bond the parties informed him that the father of Hannah Perrine is not dead, but has joined the enemy at New York, that the estate left to said Hannah was left by a relation long since deceased, and that her father went to the enemy." Also see the "New Jersey Gazette", Mar 8, 1780: "Let the Publick Beware. Whereas the Commissioners for selling the Confiscated estates in the county of Monmouth etc. have in this paper of the first of March instant advertised among other things for sale 'a well improved farm containing 300 acres lying in Upper Freehold' which they are pleased to suppose belongs to John Perrine, now with the enemy; But this may assure the publick that the said farm doth not, nor ever did belong to the said John Perrine; but that the same property of and was duly devised to John, Peter, Mathew and Joseph Perrine, sons of the said John the Refugee, in and by the last will and testament of their grandfather, John Perrine, deceased, as will fully appear by the said will, duly proved and remaining in the Secretary's office at Burlington.--Therefore, in behalf of the said devisees, now under age, the subscribers, guardian of the said children, and the executors of the estate of the said deceased, do forewarn all manner of persons from purchasing the same, as they are determined to defend the said divisees' estate, according to the laws of this free and independent state. Mar 6, 1780, Mary Perrine, guardian, James Perrine, Joseph Perrine, Executors."

Mary married PERRINE, John on 3 Jun 1756. John was born on 20 Oct 1722; died on 26 Apr 1804; was buried in Hoffman Hill Cemetery, NJ. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: CRAIG, Samuel. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: VAN WINKLE, John. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]