The Ancestors of My GrandchildrenJohn Riker1,2 
M, #1375, * 10 Nov 1806, + 12 May 1853
| Father | Isaac Riker1,2 * s 1775, + b 20 May 1822 |
| Mother | Catalina Berry1,2 * 14 Dec 1780, + 5 Dec 1842 |
Family | Ann Smith * 5 Sep 1811, + 14 Feb 1856 |
| Children |
John Riker was born on 10 Nov 1806.1,3,2 He married Ann Smith.4,2 He died on 12 May 18533, and was buried in the First Reformed Church Cemetery at Fairfield at Essex County.3,2
Other information:
John Riker was a hotel keeper.4
The other Rikers are living in Acquackanonck Township in 1855: Thomas Riker (#228: 1 male, 1 female, 1 foreign born female), and
James A. Riker (#426: 3 males, 3 females, 1 male and 2 females 5-16.)5,6
He is listed in the following census:
1840 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of John Riker, Acquackanonck Township, Passaic County, New Jersey. Household includes 1 male (prob. John) and 1 female 30-40 (prob. his wife Ann), 1 male 20-30, 2 female 10-15 (prob. Ellen and ?), 2 females under 5 (prob. Hester and Sarah), 4 free colored persons (2 males, 1 female and a child) and 2 slaves.7
1850 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of John Riker, Acquackanonck Township, Passaic County, New Jersey. Household consists of John, his wife Ann and their children Ellen, Hester A. and Sarah F.4
1855 New Jersey census: Household of John Riker, #525, Acquackanonck Township. Household consists of John, his wife Ann and 2 males (John and ?), 4 females (prob. wife Ann, Ellen and Hester A. and ?), 1 male 5-16 (?) and 1 female 5-16 (prob. Sarah F.). (Enumeration date 20 Jun 1855.)8
Other information:
John Riker was a hotel keeper.4
The other Rikers are living in Acquackanonck Township in 1855: Thomas Riker (#228: 1 male, 1 female, 1 foreign born female), and
James A. Riker (#426: 3 males, 3 females, 1 male and 2 females 5-16.)5,6
He is listed in the following census:
1840 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of John Riker, Acquackanonck Township, Passaic County, New Jersey. Household includes 1 male (prob. John) and 1 female 30-40 (prob. his wife Ann), 1 male 20-30, 2 female 10-15 (prob. Ellen and ?), 2 females under 5 (prob. Hester and Sarah), 4 free colored persons (2 males, 1 female and a child) and 2 slaves.7
1850 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of John Riker, Acquackanonck Township, Passaic County, New Jersey. Household consists of John, his wife Ann and their children Ellen, Hester A. and Sarah F.4
1855 New Jersey census: Household of John Riker, #525, Acquackanonck Township. Household consists of John, his wife Ann and 2 males (John and ?), 4 females (prob. wife Ann, Ellen and Hester A. and ?), 1 male 5-16 (?) and 1 female 5-16 (prob. Sarah F.). (Enumeration date 20 Jun 1855.)8
Citations
- [S151] Warner P. R., Roome, pg. 26. Online at http://archive.org/details/descendantsofpet00warn
- [S283] David M. Riker, Riker Family, Riker Genealogy (copies).
- [S276] John Neafie, Fairfield Tombstones, vol. 108, pg. 5.
- [S108] Fed. Census: 1850. New Jersey, Passaic County, Acquackanonck Township, sheet 365, line 20-24 (NARA: M432 Roll: 461 Page: 365). Household of John Riker.
- [S107] State Census: 1855 New Jersey, Passaic County, Acquackanonk Township. Household of Thomas Riker. "New Jersey State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (<https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BL-ZQXH-C> : 2 October 2017), Passaic > Acquackanonk Township > image 3 of 8; citing New Jersey Department of State Division of Archives and Records, Trenton.
- [S107] State Census: 1855 New Jersey, Passaic County, Acquackanonk Township. Household of James A. Riker. "New Jersey State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (<https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BL-ZQX8-H> : 2 October 2017), Passaic > Acquackanonk Township > image 4 of 8; citing New Jersey Department of State Division of Archives and Records, Trenton.
- [S108] Fed. Census: 1840. New Jersey, Passaic County, Acquackanonck Township, sheet 102, line 25 (NARA: M704 Roll: 258 Page: 102). Household of John Riker.
- [S107] State Census: 1855 New Jersey, Passaic County, Acquackanonk Township. Household of John Riker. "New Jersey State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (<https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BL-ZQXQ-1> : 2 October 2017), Passaic > Acquackanonk Township > image 5 of 8; citing New Jersey Department of State Division of Archives and Records, Trenton.