| Text |
183. AARON-5 (CHARLES-4, DANIEL-3, SAMUEL-2-1)
b. July 12,1762; d. Nov.11,1804; m. Mar.2,1785, Salem, N.J., Meeting House, Hannah Allen, b. Mar.5,1767, d. Mar.30,1833, dau. of David and Rebecca (Thompson) Allen, Sr. of Mannington, N.J. (Rebecca is sister of Aaron Thompson who married Hannah Fogg-5.) Hannah m.2nd, Dec.30,1807, David Bradway of Hancock Bridge, N.J., b. Oct.27,1761 (Nov. - Bible record), d. Dec.28,1820, son of Edward and Elizabeth Bradway.
Aaron lived at Lower Alloway Creek, N.J. He was a farmer. On Feb.29,1808, Hannah and her last five living children were received by the Greenwich Meeting. They had one son who died in infancy.
Aaron was remarkable for his early piety and upright deportment among his fellowmen through life, so much so, he was held up by the Society of Friends generally as an example to be followed. The Memoir of Rev. Farnsworth says, "Aaron Fogg lost an eye by the bayonet of a British soldier because he would not foget he was a Quaker."
Hannah Reeves, wife of Mark Reeves, sold Aaron 'Fog' forty acres of land in the township of Alloways Creek being a part of a certain tract of land formerly belonging to John Pain. John Pain, by his last Will and Testament bearing date the 20th day of September 1726 did bequeath his said lands to Richard Smith and the said Richard Smith by his last Will and Testament bearing date Feb.1740 did give and bequeath the said land to his son Richard Smith and the said Richard Smith and Suzannah his wife did sell and convey 100 acres of said land to Mark Reeves by their Deed bearing date 14th day of 4th month 1784.....and the said Mark Reeve by his last Will and Testament bearing date 16th day of 10th month 1788 did give and bequeath to his wife Hannah Reeve his Heirs and Assigns forever 50 acres of said land .... of which above 40 acres is a part and is butted and Bounded as followeth. Beginning at a stone standing opposite the end of the lane that goes to Bate's house in the line between said Hezekiah Bates and Josiah Reeves runs from thence North 4 degrees and a quarter west 55 rod and 12 links to a stone for a corner ..... dated Oct.6 1792
474. ELISHA-6 b. Jan.12,1786
475. DAVID-6 b. Sept.30,1789
476. SAMUEL-6 b. Sept.14,1791; d. in infancy
477. REBECCA-6 b. Dec.7,1792
478. EBENEZER M.-6 b. May 3/13,1795 (May 3 - family record)
479. SARAH F.-6 b. June 5,1797
480. AARON A.-6 b. Sept.3,1799
481. THOMAS-6 b. June 12,1802
482. SAMUEL A/P.-6 b. Feb.20,1805
483. JOSIAH BRADWAY-6 b. Feb.28,1812; d. Sept.7,1812
In the book RELICS of SALEM COUNTY, N.J., Aaron Fogg says his grandfather, Aaron Fogg, bought an eight-day clock about 1800 from Zadoc Street, a clockmaker, who sold his real estate to John Wistar and moved his family to Columbiana County, Ohio, and founded a town which he called Salem after Salem, N.J. One of his sons founded Salem, Iowa, and another relative founded Salem, Oregon. |
