Generation No. 1
1. GEORGE4 DAY, SR (NICHOLAS3, JOHN (DAY)2 DEE, MORGAN (DAY)1) was born Abt. 1640
in New Haven, CT (researching), and died Abt. 1684 in Newark Essex Co NJ.
He married MARY RIGGS Abt. 1663 in Milford CT, daughter of EDWARD RIGGS and ELIZABETH ROOSA.
She was born Abt. 1644 in Derby, Fairfield Co. CT, and died 1712 in Newark Essex Co NJ.
Notes for GEORGE DAY, SR:
The DAY family were early settlers of Morris County NJ having gone there from Newark New Jersey. The first members of the family came originally from England and formed part of the Milford and Hanford colonies of Connecticut. From CT a little
band of colonists penitrated into New Jersey abt the middle of the 17th Century and found the
city of NEWARK. The ancestors of Silas Day were among those early settlers of Newark.
The grandfather of Mary RIGGS wife of George DAY was born in England, came to America
with his wife and family of six children on one trip of the Mayflower to Amercia in 1633.
They settled at Roxbury Massachusettes and than at Riggs Hill near Boston Mass.George
is noted as a "HorseNeck Founder" of Newark NJ.
More About GEORGE DAY, SR:
Census: 1696, Newark Essex Co NJ D000 DAY, George
QUIT RENT 376
Notes for MARY RIGGS:
Mary was the first of her parents children to be born in the
new land. Legal proceedings only record three sons born to her
and George DAY. There may have been younger children for whom
there are no records.
Children of GEORGE DAY and MARY RIGGS are:
2. i. PAUL5 DAY, b. Abt. 1665, Newark Essex
Co NJ; d. 1712, Newark Essex Co NJ.
3. ii. GEORGE DAY, JR, b. 1667, Essex County,
NJ; d. Abt. 1720.
4. iii. SAMUEL DAY, b. 1669, Newark Essex Co NJ;
d. Abt. 1715, Morristown, NJ.
Generation No. 2
2. PAUL5 DAY (GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, JOHN (DAY)2 DEE, MORGAN (DAY)
1) was born Abt. 1665 in Newark Essex Co NJ, and died 1712 in
Newark Essex Co NJ. He married PHOEBE BROWN Abt. 1694 in
Unknown, daughter of THOMAS BROWN. She was born Unknown, and
died Unknown.
Notes for PAUL DAY: Deed. Dec. 16, 1701, "Whereaswe, Paul Day and George Day, both of Newark
in the county of Essex and in the province of East New Jersey, freeholders, have, by will,
our honored father, George Day, deceased", etc. The deed mentions land "formerly owned by our
Grandfather Riggs' meadow." Agreement Feb 20, 1702 between Paul Day and John Riggs, mentions
land "formerly surveyed and belonging unto Edward Riggs Senior deceased" viz.x.x "The whole
right property and privilege whereof is now devolved upon and belongs unto two of the grandchildren
of the said Edward now surviving namely Paul Day, the son of Mary, and John Riggs the son of
Joseph Riggs." vix. Paul to have upland lying by Jonathon Tompkins "formerly our grandfather Riggs'
land and of late belong to ye forsaid Paul and George" (sic) March 27, 1685. Survey to Matthew Williams
at the Mountain, 60 acres lying for 30 acres x x x bounded N. by Mary Day, now Mary Oliff, belonging to
Paul Day, George Day and Samuel Day. (Mary Riggs Day was remarried to Anthony Oliff) March 27, 1685,
Paul Day, George Day, and Samuel Day, heirs to George Day dec'd have surveyed to them by William Camp
60 acres lying of 30 acres, 60 rods along by 76 rods side bounded W. on the Mountain S. on
Matthew Willaims, E. by Wigwam Brook and N. by Commons.May 1, 1697, Patent to Paul Day of Newark is
right of his father, George Day, locate of Newark, for 87 acres there. Paul Day, the eldest son of
George, married Phoebe Brown, daughter of Thomas Brown.
Children of PAUL DAY and PHOEBE BROWN are:
5. i. JOSEPH6 DAY, b. 1695, Newark Essex
Co NJ; d. 1774, Chathem NJ
ii. ASUBAH (AZUBA) DAY, b. 1696; m.GEORGE HARRISON.
iii. CORRIE DAY, b. Abt. 1698.
iv. MARY DAY, b. 1699; d. 1732; m. JOSEPH TOMPKINS;
d. Abt. 1732, Newark, NJ.
v. DANIEL DAY, b. 1700, Mendham, NJ; d. 1760,
Mendham, NJ.
vi. ALEXANDER DAY, b. Abt. 1701; d. 1729.
6. vii. DAUGHTER DAY, b. Abt. 1702; d. Abt. 1732,
Newark Essex Co NJ.
3. GEORGE5 DAY, JR (GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, JOHN (DAY)2 DEE, MORGAN (DAY)1) was born 1667 in
Essex County, NJ, and died Abt. 1720. He married PHEBE (ELIZABETH?) 1711.
Children of GEORGE DAY and PHEBE (ELIZABETH?) are:
i. DEMARIS6 DAY, m. SAMUEL CLARK.
ii. MARTHA DAY, d. January 20, 1811;
m. ABIJAH WELLS.
iii. POLLY DAY, d. May 1835.
iv. JOHN DAY, m. POLLY MARSH.
4. SAMUEL5 DAY (GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, JOHN (DAY)2 DEE, MORGAN (DAY)1) was born 1669 in
Newark Essex Co NJ, and died Abt. 1715 in Morristown, NJ. He married ABIGAIL CARTER
Abt. 1709 in Unknown. She was born Unknown, and died Unknown.
Children of SAMUEL DAY and ABIGAIL CARTER are:
7. i. DAVID (JOHN)6 DAY, b. 1710, Newark
Essex Co NJ; d. June 29, 1754,
New Providence, NJ.
8. ii. SAMUEL DAY, CAPT, b. July 17, 1715,
Newark Essex Co NJ;
d. March 25, 1777, Morristown, NJ.
Generation No. 3
5. JOSEPH6 DAY (PAUL5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, JOHN (DAY)2 DEE, MORGAN (DAY)1)
was born 1695 in Newark Essex Co NJ, and died 1774 in Chathem NJ. He married HANNAH SARGEANT.
Children of JOSEPH DAY and HANNAH SARGEANT are:
i. JONATHON7 DAY, b. 1719, Chathem NJ.
ii. AMOS DAY, b. 1720, Chathem NJ;
d. 1802; m. MARY LYONS.
iii. THOMAS DAY, b. 1722, Chathem NJ.
9. iv. PAUL DAY, b. 1724, Chathem Essex Co NJ;
d. October 30, 1802, Chathem Essex Co NJ.
v. SARAH DAY, b. 1726, Chathem NJ;
m. (1) GERSHOM MOTT; m. (2)
STEPHEN HOWELL; m. (3) CARNES.
10. vi. MARTHA DAY, b. Abt. 1728, Chathem Essex Co NJ.
vii. SUSANNAH DAY, b. Abt. 1730, Chathem Essex
Co NJ; d. 1797; m. DARLING.
viii. STEPHEN DAY, b. 1733, Chathem Essex Co
NJ; d. 1802; m. (1)DEMARIS FOSTER;
m. (2) JEMIMA OGDEN.
6. DAUGHTER6 DAY (PAUL5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, JOHN (DAY)2 DEE, MORGAN (DAY)1) was born Abt.1702,
and died Abt. 1732 in Newark Essex Co NJ. She married (1) WILLIAM COREY. He was born in Newark,
NJ, and died 1732. She married (2) WILLIAM COREY. He was born in Newark, NJ, and died 1732.
Child of DAUGHTER DAY and WILLIAM COREY is:
11. i. DESIRE7 COREY, b. 1720, New Jersey;
d. 1793, New Jersey.
7. DAVID (JOHN)6 DAY (SAMUEL5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, JOHN (DAY)2 DEE, MORGAN (DAY)1) was born
1710 in Newark Essex Co NJ, and died June 29, 1754 in New Providence, NJ.
Children of DAVID (JOHN) DAY are:
i. ABIGAIL7 DAY.
ii. SARAH DAY.
iii. MARY DAY.
iv. JEMIMA DAY.
v. SUSANNAH DAY.
8. SAMUEL6 DAY, CAPT (SAMUEL5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, JOHN (DAY)2 DEE, MORGAN (DAY)1) was
born July 17, 1715 in Newark Essex Co NJ, and died March 25, 1777 in Morristown, NJ.
He married (1) ELIZABETH (UNK MAIDEN) DAY Abt. 1738 in Unknown. She was born December 1715
in Unknown, and died April 22, 1761 in Morristown, NJ. He married (2) ZERVIA (WIDOW) WINES
October 12, 1761. She was born 1720, and died December 21, 1776.
Notes for SAMUEL DAY, CAPT:
Samuel Day II a posthumpus son of Samuel I and Abigail, grandson of George, was born in
Newark, NJ July 15, 1715. His family moved to Morristowne, NJ before 1639. Samuel survived
as as ensign in Captain Thompson's Company of minute-men in 1775, as a wagon master. He was
later made Captain and is referred to in the Morristowne records as "Captain Samuel Day". His
first wife, Elizabeth b Dec 1715 d Apr 4 1761 left 11 children ages 22 to 2 1/2 years old,
5 under 11 years of age. Six months after Elizabeth's death, Samuel married Mrs. Zervia Wines.
Apparently she had 3 daughters, 3 of Samuel's sons married Wines girls. Captain Samuel Day died
at Morristown. His first wife Elizabeth died. He married a widow. He died of smallpox Mar 25, 1777.
He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Morristown, buried in First Presbyterian
Churcy yard in Morristown NJ.
Children of SAMUEL DAY and ELIZABETH DAY are:
12. i. SILAS7 DAY, b. January 28, 1739,
Newark Essex Co NJ; d. March 31, 1763,
Morristown, NJ.
ii. ELIZABETH DAY, b. April 25, 1741, Newark
Essex Co NJ.
13. iii. EZEKIEL (TWIN) DAY, b. July 25, 1743,
Newark Essex Co NJ; d. January 03, 1777.
14. iv. PHEBE (TWIN) DAY, b. July 25, 1743,
Newark Essex Co NJ; d.June 19, 1785.
15. v. DAVID DAY, b. November 18, 1746, Newark
Essex Co NJ.
16. vi. JEDUTHAN DAY I, b. January 28, 1748,
Paradise NJ; d.November 09, 1815,
Morristowne, NJ.
17. vii. ROBERT (ROBARD) DAY, b. July 10, 1750,
Newark Essex Co NJ; d. October 07, 1778.
18. viii. ABRAHAM (TWIN) DAY, b. April 07, 1753.
19. ix. SAMUEL (TWIN) DAY, b. April 07, 1753;
d. August 12, 1796.
20. x. JARED DAY, b. February 13, 1755,
Essex Co NJ.
xi. JEHIEL DAY, b. January 22, 1758;
m. MISS BREESE, 1779, Medham, NJ.
Generation No. 4
9. PAUL7 DAY (JOSEPH6, PAUL5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, JOHN (DAY)2 DEE, MORGAN (DAY)1) was born
1724 in Chathem Essex Co NJ, and died October 30, 1802 in Chathem Essex Co NJ. He married
(1) ELIZABETH THOMPSON. He married (2) ELIZABETH CRANE. He married (3) PATTY MARTHA WILCOX.
Children of PAUL DAY and ELIZABETH THOMPSON are:
i. THADDEUS8 DAY, b. Chathem Essex Co NJ;
m. SUSANNA PURCELL.
ii. PAUL DAY, b. Chathem Essex Co NJ;
d. Childhood.
iii. BETSY DAY, b. Chathem Essex Co NJ;
m. ISRAEL LUM.
iv. ABIGAIL DAY, b. Chathem Essex Co NJ;
m. PHILLIP MINTHRONE.
v. MATHIAS DAY, b. Chathem Essex Co NJ;
m. HANNAH WARD.
vi. HANNAH DAY, b. Chathem Essex Co NJ;
m. JAMES KITCHELL.
vii. RACHEL DAY, b. Chathem Essex Co NJ;
m. GEORGE MINTHRONE.
21. viii. MOSES DAY, b. July 10, 1762,
Chathem Essex Co NJ; d.September 12, 1822,
Chathem Essex Co NJ.
10. MARTHA7 DAY (JOSEPH6, PAUL5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, JOHN (DAY)2 DEE, MORGAN (DAY)1)
was born Abt. 1728 in Chathem Essex Co NJ. She married SAMUEL LUM, JR.
Child of MARTHA DAY and SAMUEL LUM is:
i. ISRAEL8 LUM, m. BETSEY DAY.
11. DESIRE7 COREY (DAUGHTER6 DAY, PAUL5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, JOHN (DAY)2 DEE, MORGAN
(DAY)1) was born 1720 in New Jersey, and died 1793 in New Jersey. She married TIMOTHY MEEKER.
He was born 1708 in New Jersey, and died 1798 in New Jersey.
Children of DESIRE COREY and TIMOTHY MEEKER are:
22. i. TIMOTHY8 MEEKER, JR, b. 1748,
New Jersey; d. 1834, New Jersey.
23. ii. DAVID MEEKER, b. New Jersey; d. New Jersey.
12. SILAS7 DAY (SAMUEL6, SAMUEL5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, JOHN (DAY)2 DEE, MORGAN (DAY)1)
was born January 28, 1739 in Newark Essex Co NJ, and died March 31, 1763 in Morristown, NJ.
He married PHOEBE CONDICT June 27, 1759, daughter of PETER CONDICT.
Children of SILAS DAY and PHOEBE CONDICT are:
i. REBECCA8 DAY, b. Abt. 1760, Morristown, NJ.
ii. JONATHAN DAY, b. Abt. 1762, Morristown, NJ.
13. EZEKIEL (TWIN)7 DAY (SAMUEL6, SAMUEL5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, JOHN (DAY)2 DEE, MORGAN (DAY)1)
Children of EZEKIEL DAY and MARY are:
i. PHEBE8 DAY, b. Abt. 1767;
d. January 01, 1777.
ii. ELIZABETH DAY, b. Abt. 1769.
14. PHEBE (TWIN)7 DAY (SAMUEL6, SAMUEL5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, JOHN (DAY)2 DEE, MORGAN (DAY)1)
was born July 25, 1743 in Newark Essex Co NJ, and died June 19, 1785. She married SILAS CONDICT
April 10, 1760, son of PETER CONDICT.
Child of PHEBE DAY and SILAS CONDICT is:
i. ELIZABETH8 CONDICT, b. Abt. 1762;
d. June 19, 1785; m. JAMES
COOK, November 25, 1781.
15. DAVID7 DAY (SAMUEL6, SAMUEL5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, JOHN (DAY)2 DEE, MORGAN (DAY)1) was
born November 18, 1746 in Newark Essex Co NJ. He married DEBORAH HALSEY July 06, 1769 in ]
Morristown, NJ, daughter of BENJAMIN HALSEY.
Children of DAVID DAY and DEBORAH HALSEY are:
i. SILAS8 DAY, b. October 09, 1770,
Morristown, NJ; d. July 18,1776, Morristown, NJ.
ii. DAVID DAY, b. July 17, 1773, Morristown, NJ.
iii. ELIZABETH DAY, b. November 12, 1775, Morristown, NJ.
iv. SARAH DAY, b. December 29, 1778, Morristown, NJ.
v. JOSEPH DAY, b. April 28, 1781, Morristown, NJ.
vi. ANNA DAY, b. January 28, 1783, Morristown, NJ.
vii. BENJAMIN DAY, b. November 23, 1785,
Morristown, NJ; d.October 05, 1792.
viii. EZRA HALSEY DAY, b. April 29, 1788, Morristown, NJ.
16. JEDUTHAN7 DAY I (SAMUEL6, SAMUEL5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, JOHN (DAY)2 DEE, MORGAN (DAY)1)
was born January 28, 1748 in Paradise NJ, and died November 09, 1815 in Morristowne, NJ. He married
(1) PHOEBE WINES October 17, 1774. She was born Abt. 1750, and died March 02, 1777. He married (2)
ANN [CRANE) LUDLOW March 15, 1799 in Morristown Morris Co NJ, daughter of ANTHONY LUDLOW and SOPHIA HUDSON.
She was born Abt. 1755 in Long Island, NY, and died May 09, 1838 in Canisteer, NJ.
Notes for JEDUTHAN DAY I:
Jeduthan Day (son of Samuel II, Samuel I, and Geroge) was born Jan 28, 1748 and married Phebe,
daughter of Isiah Wines on October 17, 1774. She was Jeduthan's step sister. One son Silas b Jul 29, 1776
was only 7 months old when Phebe died Mar 3, 1777 at age 27. Silas died Apr 9, 1777. Were these deaths due
to the smallpox epidemic which took Samuel II ? On Mar 15, 1779, Jeduthan married Anne Ludlow, daughter of
Anthony and Sophia (Hudson) of Long Island. Jeduthan was an intelligent and well-to-do farmer owning a large
and unencumbered farmm in or near what is called Morristow, NH. They had 6 children, only four living to
adulthood. Anne Ludlow was widowed from "Crane" wa born on Long Island died at Canisteer NJ May 9, 1838.
She had three husbands.
Child of JEDUTHAN DAY and PHOEBE WINES is:
i. SILAS8 DAY, JR, b. July 24, 1776;
d. April 09, 1777.
Children of JEDUTHAN DAY and ANN LUDLOW are:
ii. PHEBE8 DAY, b. December 22, 1780;
d. March 25, 1803.
24. iii. SILAS DAY, b. July 23, 1783,
Morristown Morris Co NJ; d.
April 05, 1867, BaskingRidge Somerset Co NJ.
iv. ANZI DAY, b. September 29, 1787.
v. ANN LUDLOW DAY, b. January 12, 1792;
m. (1) THOMAS ESTEILL; m. (2) JOHN KOELER.
vi. ELIZABETH DAY, b. March 1795; d. March 06, 1780.
vii. CHRISTIAN DEWIT DAY, b. April 28, 1798;
d. July 25, 1882; m.(1) SARAH MARIA WOODS;
m. (2) CATHERINE MCKENNEY; m. (3)ANNA EDGO.
17. ROBERT (ROBARD)7 DAY (SAMUEL6, SAMUEL5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, JOHN (DAY)2 DEE, MORGAN (DAY)1) was born
July 10, 1750 in Newark Essex Co NJ, and died October 07, 1778. He married ESTHER WINES May 18, 1777.
Child of ROBERT DAY and ESTHER WINES is:
i. ROBERT8 DAY, b. August 13, 1778.
18. ABRAHAM (TWIN)7 DAY (SAMUEL6, SAMUEL5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, JOHN (DAY)2 DEE, MORGAN (DAY)1) was born
April 07, 1753. He married (1) SARAH COE September 07, 1774, daughter of THOMAS COE. He married
(2) DEBORAH WINES April 14, 1777 in Morristown, NJ, daughter of ISAIAH WINES.
Child of ABRAHAM DAY and SARAH COE is:
i. ISAAC8 DAY, b. May 29, 1775; d.August 18, 1775.
Children of ABRAHAM DAY and DEBORAH WINES are:
ii. WILLIAM WINDS8 DAY, b. March 10, 1780.
iii. ABRAHAM DAY, b. March 23, 1782.
iv. ELIZABETH DAY, b. July 31, 1784.
v. ISAAC DAY, b. November 12, 1784.
19. SAMUEL (TWIN)7 DAY (SAMUEL6, SAMUEL5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, JOHN (DAY)2 DEE, MORGAN (DAY)1)
was born April 07, 1753, and died August 12, 1796. He married ANNA 1778 in Medham, NJ.
Children of SAMUEL DAY and ANNA are:
i. PHEBE8 DAY, b. October 22, 1779.
ii. SUSANNA DAY, b. February 06, 1782.
25. iii. SAMUEL DAY, b. November 05, 1784.
iv. IRA DAY, b. July 21, 1788.
v. MAHON DAY, b. August 27, 1790.
20. JARED7 DAY (SAMUEL6, SAMUEL5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, JOHN (DAY)2 DEE, MORGAN (DAY)1)
was born February 13, 1755 in Essex Co NJ. He married MARY GILDERSLEEVE March 05, 1781 in
Morristown, NJ, daughter of ZOPHAR GILDERSLEEVE and DESIRE (UNKNOWN). She was born Abt. 1755
in Basking Ridge, NJ.
Notes for JARED DAY:
Jared and Mary were married at Mendham, NH removed to Ohio. He was a minute-man in Morris C. Militia.
Children of JARED DAY and MARY GILDERSLEEVE are:
i. ANNA8 DAY.
ii. WILLIAM DAYTON DAY.
