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Aaron Kortright Writer^1,2

M, b. 2 March 1811, d. 25 September 1871

Father

Aaron Writer b. 25 Apr 1776, d. 25 Aug 1855

Mother

Aaron Kortright Writer was born on 2 March 1811. He married Abigal Penny on 21 March 1835. Aaron Kortright Writer died on 25 September 1871.

Family

Abigal Penny

Children

Theodore Writer MD+ b. 17 Jul 1837
Daniel D Writer
Sarah E Writer
Josephine Writer
Louisa Writer

Citations

[S11] Wm. K. Hall, Bussing Family.
[S5] E.M. Ruttenber and L.H. Clark, Hist .Orange County, p. 179.

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Anna Writer¹

F, b. 31 July 1781, d. 11 April 1842

Father

Casper Writer b. b 1742, d. 1842

Mother

Eve Kortright b. 21 Jul 1752, d. 21 Dec 1830

Anna Writer was born on 31 July 1781. She married Joel Rundle. Anna Writer died on 11 April 1842.

Family

Joel Rundle b. 1778, d. 1842

Children

Henry Rundle b. 19 Dec 1801
Rebecca Rundle b. 8 Dec 1803
Samuel P Rundle b. 29 Aug 1805
Theodore Rundle
Diantha Rundle+ b. 21 Sep 1808, d. 25 Nov 1894
Thomas Newman Rundle b. 6 Aug 1810
Katura Ann Rundle b. 17 Aug 1812
Jacob V Rundle b. 13 Sep 1814
Jasper Rundle b. 15 Apr 1817
Isaac Seely Rundle b. 3 Apr 1823

Married name: Rundle.

Citations

[S11] Wm. K. Hall, Bussing Family.

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Benjamin F Writer¹

M, b. 19 May 1854

Father

John F Writer b. 28 Jul 1812, d. 1892

Mother

Pheba Rosencranse b. 1829, d. a 1905

Benjamin F Writer was born on 19 May 1854 at Mt. Hope, Orange County, NY. He married Ella K Dennis on 8 November 1882.²

Family

Ella K Dennis b. Aug 1863

Children

Coe Writer
Frank Writer b. Nov 1885
Elmo Writer b. Aug 1887
Henry Writer

The 1900 census lists Benjamin F Writer and Ella K at Mt. Hope, Orange County, NY, with their sons Frank (14, b. Nov 1885, NY) and Elmo (12, b. Aug 1887, NY). Benjamin is 54, b. May 1854, NY, farmer, parents b. NY; Ella is 36, b. Aug 1863, NJ, parents b. NY. They were married 18 yrs, had 4 children, 3 living.³

Citations

[S56] R. Headley, Hist. Orange County, NY.
[S56] R. Headley, Hist. Orange County, NY, pg. 995.
[S740] 1900 US Federal Census - Population, "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (<https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6279-97K> : 5 August 2014), New York > Orange > ED 31 Mt. Hope Township Mt. Hope town > image 17 of 25; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

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Catherine Writer¹

F, b. 17 September 1799

Father

Aaron Writer b. 25 Apr 1776, d. 25 Aug 1855

Mother

Elizabeth McKeeby b. 1776, d. 1817

Catherine Writer was born on 17 September 1799. She married William Vandemark.

Family

William Vandemark

Married name: Vandemark.

Citations

[S11] Wm. K. Hall, Bussing Family.

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Eleanor Writer¹

F, b. 1784

Father

Casper Writer b. b 1742, d. 1842

Mother

Eve Kortright b. 21 Jul 1752, d. 21 Dec 1830

Eleanor Writer was born in 1784. She married John McKeeby.

Family

John McKeeby

Married name: McKeeby.

Citations

[S11] Wm. K. Hall, Bussing Family.

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Eleanor Writer¹

F, b. 23 July 1808, d. 27 November 1897

Father

Aaron Writer b. 25 Apr 1776, d. 25 Aug 1855

Mother

Elizabeth McKeeby b. 1776, d. 1817

Eleanor Writer was born on 23 July 1808. She married Caleb Van Allen. Eleanor Writer died on 27 November 1897.

Family

Caleb Van Allen

Married name: Van Allen.

Citations

[S11] Wm. K. Hall, Bussing Family.

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Elizabeth Writer¹

F, b. 5 October 1778, d. 6 March 1865

Father

Casper Writer b. b 1742, d. 1842

Mother

Eve Kortright b. 21 Jul 1752, d. 21 Dec 1830

Elizabeth Writer was born on 5 October 1778. She married John Van Tyle. Elizabeth Writer died on 6 March 1865.

Family

John Van Tyle

Children

Margaret Van Tyle
Arthur Van Tyle
Rebecca Maria Van Tyle
Eve Eliza Van Tyle
Catherine Jane Van Tyle
Aaron Van Tyle

Married name: Van Tyle.

Citations

[S11] Wm. K. Hall, Bussing Family.

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Elizabeth Maria Writer¹

F, b. 5 March 1814

Father

Aaron Writer b. 25 Apr 1776, d. 25 Aug 1855

Mother

Elizabeth McKeeby b. 1776, d. 1817

Elizabeth Maria Writer was born on 5 March 1814. She married William Allyn.

Family

William Allyn

Married name: Allyn.

Citations

[S11] Wm. K. Hall, Bussing Family.

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Eve Writer¹

Father

Aaron Writer b. 25 Apr 1776, d. 25 Aug 1855

Mother

Elizabeth McKeeby b. 1776, d. 1817

Eve Writer (1) married Westbrook Fullerton. Eve Writer (2) married Daniel Hoof.

Family

Westbrook Fullerton

Married name: Fullerton. Married name: Hoof.

Citations

[S11] Wm. K. Hall, Bussing Family.

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George S Writer

M, b. 10 May 1832, d. 11 December 1904

Father

Jasper Writer b. 14 Oct 1801, d. 8 Apr 1865

Mother

Arminda Ketcham b. 1804, d. 1893

George S Writer was born on 10 May 1832 at Mt. Hope, NY. He married Esther Shay. George S Writer died on 11 December 1904 at Mt. Hope, NY.

Family

Esther Shay b. 1836, d. 1897

Child

George S Writer Jr.+ b. 20 Aug 1876, d. 26 Jan 1962

The 1870 census lists George S Writer and Esther at Mt. Hope, Orange County, NY, with three children, all b. NY: Joseph A. (12), Lewis M (10), and Carrie A. (3); and Arminda Writer (66, b. NY). George is 37, b. NY, farmer; Esther as 33, b. NY.¹ The 1880 census lists George S Writer and Esther at Mt. Hope, NY, with four children, all b. NY: Jasper (22), Lewis M (20), Carrie A. (13), and George S. (3); and his mother Arminda Writer (76, b. NJ, widowed). George is listed as 38, b. NY, farmer; Esther as 34, b. NY, (but those dates are prob. 10 yrs off). They are on the same page as John F Writer and M.M Writer. Also on that page is Samuel R. Writer (27, b. NY), his wife Thomasine (26, b. NY), their daughter Margaret (1, b. NY) and a servant Phebe Dunlap (16, b. NY.)²

Citations

[S719] 1870 US Federal Census - Population, "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (<https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6DH9-WJ4> : 14 June 2019), New York > Orange > Mount Hope > image 19 of 48; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
[S875] 1880 US Federal Census - Population, "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (<https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YB6-S3KQ> : 24 December 2015), New York > Orange > Mount Hope > ED 26 > image 28 of 33; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.).

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George S Writer Jr.¹

M, b. 20 August 1876, d. 26 January 1962

Father

George S Writer b. 10 May 1832, d. 11 Dec 1904

Mother

Esther Shay b. 1836, d. 1897

George S Writer Jr. was born on 20 August 1876 at Mt. Hope, Orange County, NY. He married Ida Mae Conklin. George S Writer Jr. died on 26 January 1962 at Nyack, Rockland County, NY.

Family

Ida Mae Conklin b. 1877, d. 1959

Child

Van M Writer+ b. 18 Jan 1906, d. 12 Apr 1989

Citations

[S657] Owen Family: Mapes Search, File 32892.exe.

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Isaac Van Allen Writer¹

M, b. 17 March 1816

Father

Aaron Writer b. 25 Apr 1776, d. 25 Aug 1855

Mother

Elizabeth McKeeby b. 1776, d. 1817

Isaac Van Allen Writer was born on 17 March 1816. He married Phebe Sherwood.

Family

Phebe Sherwood

Citations

[S11] Wm. K. Hall, Bussing Family.

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Jane Writer¹

F, b. 12 June 1804

Father

Aaron Writer b. 25 Apr 1776, d. 25 Aug 1855

Mother

Elizabeth McKeeby b. 1776, d. 1817

Jane Writer was born on 12 June 1804. She married Benjamin Shay.

Family

Benjamin Shay

Married name: Shay.

Citations

[S11] Wm. K. Hall, Bussing Family.

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Jasper Writer¹

M, b. 14 October 1801, d. 8 April 1865

Father

Aaron Writer b. 25 Apr 1776, d. 25 Aug 1855

Mother

Elizabeth McKeeby b. 1776, d. 1817

Jasper Writer was born on 14 October 1801 at Mt. Hope, NY. He married Arminda Ketcham. Jasper Writer died on 8 April 1865 at Mt. Hope, NY.

Family

Arminda Ketcham b. 1804, d. 1893

Child

George S Writer+ b. 10 May 1832, d. 11 Dec 1904

Citations

[S11] Wm. K. Hall, Bussing Family.

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Jasper Writer¹

M, b. 18 April 1791

Father

Casper Writer b. b 1742, d. 1842

Mother

Eve Kortright b. 21 Jul 1752, d. 21 Dec 1830

Jasper Writer was born on 18 April 1791. He married Rhoda Penney on 22 January 1818.

Family

Rhoda Penney

Children

William Writer
Hattie Writer
Gabriel Mulock Writer
James Harvey Writer

Citations

[S11] Wm. K. Hall, Bussing Family.

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Jemima Writer¹

F, b. 20 October 1802

Father

Aaron Writer b. 25 Apr 1776, d. 25 Aug 1855

Mother

Elizabeth McKeeby b. 1776, d. 1817

Jemima Writer was born on 20 October 1802. She married Samuel Depue.

Family

Samuel Depue

Married name: Depue.

Citations

[S11] Wm. K. Hall, Bussing Family.

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John F Writer¹

M, b. 28 July 1812, d. 1892

Father

Aaron Writer b. 25 Apr 1776, d. 25 Aug 1855

Mother

Elizabeth McKeeby b. 1776, d. 1817

John F Writer was born on 28 July 1812. He married Pheba Rosencranse. John F Writer died in 1892.²

Family

Pheba Rosencranse b. 1829, d. a 1905

Child

Benjamin F Writer+ b. 19 May 1854

The 1880 census lists John F Writer and Phoebe C at Mt. Hope, Orange County, NY, with son Benjamin (26, b. NY), (nephew?) Writer Rosencrantz (16, b. NY), and a servant Ella Dennis (16, b. NJ, parents b. NJ). John is 68, b. NY, farmer; Phoebe is 51, b. NY. They are on the same page as George S Writer and M.M Writer. Also on that page is Samuel R. Writer (27, b. NY), his wife Thomasine (26, b. NY), their daughter Margaret (1, b. NY) and a servant Phebe Dunlap (16, b. NY.)¹ Name variation: John Falter Writer.³

Citations

[S875] 1880 US Federal Census - Population, "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (<https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YB6-S3KQ> : 24 December 2015), New York > Orange > Mount Hope > ED 26 > image 28 of 33; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.).
[S56] R. Headley, Hist. Orange County, NY, pg. 995.
[S11] Wm. K. Hall, Bussing Family.

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John Falter Writer¹

M, b. 9 March 1789

Father

Casper Writer b. b 1742, d. 1842

Mother

Eve Kortright b. 21 Jul 1752, d. 21 Dec 1830

John Falter Writer was born on 9 March 1789. He married Martha Fuller.

Family

Martha Fuller

Children

Eli Writer
Massa Jane Writer
Henrietta Writer
Drusilla Writer
Martha Writer
Rebecca Writer

Citations

[S11] Wm. K. Hall, Bussing Family.

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Margaret Writer¹

F, b. 23 August 1805

Father

Aaron Writer b. 25 Apr 1776, d. 25 Aug 1855

Mother

Elizabeth McKeeby b. 1776, d. 1817

Margaret Writer was born on 23 August 1805. She married Alexander Van Tyle.

Family

Alexander Van Tyle

Married name: Van Tyle.

Citations

[S11] Wm. K. Hall, Bussing Family.

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Margaret Writer¹

F, b. 1 March 1774

Father

Casper Writer b. b 1742, d. 1842

Mother

Eve Kortright b. 21 Jul 1752, d. 21 Dec 1830

Margaret Writer was born on 1 March 1774. She (1) married Zaven Rundle. Margaret Writer (2) married Cornelius Van Wagoner.

Family 1

Zaven Rundle d. 1815

Children

Jonathan Rundle
Jasper W Rundle

Family 2

Cornelius Van Wagoner

Margaret moved to Ohio in 1800. Married name: Rundle. Married name: Van Wagoner.

Citations

[S11] Wm. K. Hall, Bussing Family.

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Matthew McKeeby Writer¹

M, b. 25 August 1809

Father

Aaron Writer b. 25 Apr 1776, d. 25 Aug 1855

Mother

Elizabeth McKeeby b. 1776, d. 1817

Matthew McKeeby Writer was born on 25 August 1809. He married Susan Van Strander.

Family

Susan Van Strander d. b 1880

The 1880 census lists M.M Writer at Mt. Hope, Orange County, NY, with his sons, all b. NY: Aaron (26), George E. (23), Sanford (22); his daughter-in-law Valera (21, b. NY, wife of George); a boarder Susan McDowell (50, b. NY), and a servant Jane Brundage (14, b. NY). Matthew was 70, b. NY, widowed, a farmer. They are on the same page as John F Writer and George S Writer. Also on that page is Samuel R. Writer (27, b. NY), his wife Thomasine (26, b. NY), their daughter Margaret (1, b. NY) and a servant Phebe Dunlap (16, b. NY.)²

Citations

[S11] Wm. K. Hall, Bussing Family.
[S875] 1880 US Federal Census - Population, "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (<https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YB6-S3KQ> : 24 December 2015), New York > Orange > Mount Hope > ED 26 > image 28 of 33; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.).

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Rebecca Writer¹

F, b. 2 December 1786

Father

Casper Writer b. b 1742, d. 1842

Mother

Eve Kortright b. 21 Jul 1752, d. 21 Dec 1830

Rebecca Writer was born on 2 December 1786.¹ She married Daniel Van Tyle.¹

Family

Daniel Van Tyle

Children

Alfred Van Tyle
Sarah Jane Van Tyle
John Van Tyle
Eve Van Tyle
Susan Van Tyle
Nancy Van Tyle
Mary Van Tyle
Jasper Writer Van Tyle

Married name: Van Tyle.

Citations

[S11] Wm. K. Hall, Bussing Family.

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Sarah Writer¹

F, b. 22 November 1797, d. 18 January 1823

Father

Aaron Writer b. 25 Apr 1776, d. 25 Aug 1855

Mother

Elizabeth McKeeby b. 1776, d. 1817

Sarah Writer was born on 22 November 1797. She married Aaron Kortright, son of Lawrence Kortright and Mary Cox, on 2 August 1817. Sarah Writer died on 18 January 1823.

Family

Aaron Kortright b. 13 Aug 1793, d. 10 Jul 1867

Children

Aaron Writer Kortright+ b. 14 Mar 1818, d. 11 Jul 1894
John Benson Kortright b. 6 Sep 1819, d. 2 Feb 1820
Maria Elizabeth Kortright b. 5 Feb 1821, d. Jul 1897
Samuel Denton Kortright+ b. 18 Dec 1822

Married name: Kortright.

Citations

[S11] Wm. K. Hall, Bussing Family.

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Theodore Writer MD¹

M, b. 17 July 1837

Father

Aaron Kortright Writer b. 2 Mar 1811, d. 25 Sep 1871

Mother

Abigal Penny

Theodore Writer MD was born on 17 July 1837 at Mt. Hope, NY.² He married Helen A Green on 3 November 1869.²

Family

Helen A Green

Child

Daniel D Writer b. c 1872

Citations

[S5] E.M. Ruttenber and L.H. Clark, Hist .Orange County, before p. 179.
[S56] R. Headley, Hist. Orange County, NY, pg. 995.

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Van M Writer

M, b. 18 January 1906, d. 12 April 1989

Father

George S Writer Jr. b. 20 Aug 1876, d. 26 Jan 1962

Mother

Ida Mae Conklin b. 1877, d. 1959

Van M Writer was born on 18 January 1906 at Nyack, Rockland County, NY. He died on 12 April 1989 at Nyack, NY.

General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

Citations

[S267] Orange County (NY) Genealogical Society Quarterly, vol. 24 (1998), pg. 18.

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Catharine Jane Wurtz¹

F, b. 17 June 1813

Father

Martinus Wurtz

Mother

Maria Johnson

Catharine Jane Wurtz was born on 17 June 1813 at New Paltz, NY.¹ She married Jacob Peters, son of William Peters and Margaret Hasbrouck.¹

Family

Jacob Peters b. 24 Aug 1808

Married name: Peters.

Citations

[S344] Mary DeWitt, Peters File.

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Electa Wyatt^1,2

F, b. 18 May 1804, d. 25 February 1888

Father

Joshua Wyatt b. 7 Feb 1775, d. 13 Aug 1854

Mother

Mercy Crawford b. 5 Jul 1783, d. 13 Oct 1854

Electa Wyatt was born on 18 May 1804 at Newburgh, NY.² She married Nathan DeWitt, son of Johannis Andries DeWitt and Mary Vernooy, on 21 July 1827 at Fostertown, NY.^3,2 Electa Wyatt died on 25 February 1888 at Newburgh, NY.²

Family

Nathan DeWitt b. 17 Apr 1804, d. 21 Aug

Children

Charles W DeWitt+ b. 17 Apr 1840, d. 12 Jun 1916
Mary Jane DeWitt+ b. c 1847
David DeWitt
John DeWitt
Elvira DeWitt b. 20 Oct 1847

Electa Wyatt descended from English nobility tracing her ancestry back to King Edward I of the Plantagenet dynasty in the 15th century.² Married name: DeWitt.

Citations

[S570] Mary DeWitt, Twist File.
[S635] Mary DeWitt, Wyatt File.
[S571] John T. Turchick, Turchick File, 14 Jun 1973.

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Eugene A. Wyatt (dec'd)¹

M, d. 1 April 1883

Eugene A. Wyatt (dec'd) married Jennie J. Wyatt.¹ Eugene A. Wyatt (dec'd) died on 1 April 1883 at Ridgewood Twp, NJ.¹

Family

Jennie J. Wyatt d. a 1 Apr 1883

Children

Lillian E. Wyatt¹ b. 1875
Myrtle M. Wyatt¹ b. 1880

Text on filecard
Eugene A. Wyatt (dec'd) died 1 Apr 1883 at Ridgewood, Ridgewood Township, leaving widow Jennie J. and 2 children: Lillian E. and Myrtle M. )aged 8 and 3 resp.)¹

Citations

[S1145] Cardfile.

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Joshua Wyatt¹

M, b. 7 February 1775, d. 13 August 1854

Father

Samuel Wyatt b. 25 Mar 1736, d. 16 Sep 1810

Mother

Elizabeth Sands b. 12 Oct 1749, d. 25 Feb 1822 or 1832

Joshua Wyatt was born on 7 February 1775 at Orange County, NY.¹ He married Mercy Crawford on 28 May 1799.¹ Joshua Wyatt died on 13 August 1854 at NY.¹

Family

Mercy Crawford b. 5 Jul 1783, d. 13 Oct 1854

Child

Electa Wyatt+ b. 18 May 1804, d. 25 Feb 1888

Citations

[S635] Mary DeWitt, Wyatt File.

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Samuel Wyatt¹

M, b. 25 March 1736, d. 16 September 1810

Samuel Wyatt was born on 25 March 1736 at Orange County, NY.¹ He married Elizabeth Sands, daughter of Joshua Sands and Mary Smith, on 2 March 1767 at NY.¹ Samuel Wyatt died on 16 September 1810 at NY.¹

Family

Elizabeth Sands b. 12 Oct 1749, d. 25 Feb 1822 or 1832

Child

Joshua Wyatt+ b. 7 Feb 1775, d. 13 Aug 1854

Samuel Wyatt was a private in the 4th Regiment of the Orange County, NY Militia during the Revolutionary War.¹

Citations

[S635] Mary DeWitt, Wyatt File.