Sixth Generation (Continued)

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Family of Frederick Buckalew , Sr. (128) & Margaret Dunn

332. Nancy Buckalew. Born on 22 December 1784. Nancy died on 13 July 1868; she was 83.

Nancy married William Dey.

They had the following children:

	760	i.	Frederick
	761	ii.	Robert

333. Dr. Frederick Buckalew Jr., M.D. Born on 24 July 1786 in NJ. Frederick died in New Brunswick, NJ, on 15 October 1863; he was 77. Buried in Willow Grove Cem, New Brunswick, NJ.

Another source gives Frederick's birthdate as Dec 24th. Ltr from Janet T. Riemer to Edna B. Taylor, 22 Jan 1987.

In 9 Jan 87, per above: "...I think that your idea that the 'K' on the stamp might be a part of the abbreviation for Frederick is very possible. Note the use of that abbreviation for Frederick on the record of Mary's christening (above). [reference to the abbreviation 'Fredk. Buckelue' used on the church record of that occasion] As we have found no Frederick K. anymore, I agree that we should forget about that as a means of identification." 29

Physician. Early Medical Records for NJ have been lost.

1806-7, Medical School Record, Philadelphia Co., PA: Frederick Buckelew, of New Jersey, attended the University of Penn. Medical School for one year, 1806-7, but did not take a degree. (From a Dec. 1987 letter from Maryellen Kaminsky, U of PA Archival Specialist, to Edna Taylor.)

Lived NJ; 1807-08 Philadelphia, PA; 1826 Brooklyn, NY; 1835-63 New Brunswick, NJ.

1863, Middlesex Co., NJ, obituary: "In this City, on Thursday October 15th, Dr. Frederick Bucklew, aged 77 years and 3 (?) months.

"...a physician and surgeon who practiced many years at New Brunswick, NJ, where he died." , p. 419.

"Genealogical Society of NJ Cemetery Inscriptions -- ...two Frederick Buckelews buried in the Buckelew Burying Ground (located in what is now North Brunswick). Frederick died Feb. 15, 1825, aged 60 years, 5 months, and Frederick, Jr., died Aug. 16, 1815, aged 8 years. Then I found a gem! Frederick Buckelew, M.D., died Oct. 15, 1863, Aged ____ years, 2 months, and 20 days. (The years was blank because the stone had been mended there). This inscription was in Willow Grove Cemetery, New Brunswick, copied in 1937. The identification of Frederick as a physician is a real boon as otherwise it would be difficult to be sure the grave was the right one. No middle initial was given." 16 July 1986 Ltr to Edna B. Taylor.

"Benedict, William H., NEW BRUNSWICK IN HISTORY, 1925; p. 228: In a description of damages caused by a tornado in June 1835 on Neilson Street a 'three-story brick house of Dr. Frederick Buckelew; gable end blown down, store house destroyed'. Also, 'a frame building owned by Dr. Buckelew, occupied by Mr. Graham and Mr. Dunn, partially unroofed.' I wonder if the Mr. Dunn was any relation to Margaret Dunn Buckelew, wife of Frederick (b. 1756)?

" In 9 Jan 1987 ltr from Janet T. Riemer to Edna B. Taylor.

On 18 August 1811 when Frederick was 25, he married Maria Cogan, daughter of William Cogan & Elizabeth. Born on 20 January 1791 in Ohio. Maria died in Oakland, CA, on 26 June 1875; she was 84.

Was listed in New Brunswick city directories 1865 (1st issue) through 1871 as living at 74 Patterson St.

From Dr. Don Anthony, 7 Sep 2001: "...I believe, however, if
Maria Cogan B. was along on that trip [To Calif. 1850], she didn't stay but rather returned to Jersey with her husband. I think she lived with Amanda Buckelew, her unmarried daughter in NJ after the Dr.'s death -- until both of them came to California in the 1870s. Somewhere buried in my info, I have evidence that Amanda and Maria Cogan came to live with widowed Joanna Clayton Buckelew. I know that Amanda was was with Joanna and other family members till her death in San Francisco in 1899. I have a photo of Joanna and Amanda in SF visiting (probably) a park." [Brackets mine.]

They had the following children:

	762	i.	Frederick Woodhull (1812-1868)
	763	ii.	Margaret Eliza (1813-1815)
	764	iii.	Amanda (1816-)
	765	iv.	Moses Scott (1817-)
	766	v.	William Cogan (1820-1869)
	767	vi.	Benjamin Rush (1822-1859)
	768	vii.	Ann Maria (1824-)
	769	viii.	Cornelia (1826-1835)
	770	ix.	Matilda (1828-)
	771	x.	George Innis (1830-)
	772	xi.	Ansel Sanford (1833-)

334. Margaret Buckalew. Born on 23 February 1788. Buried on 13 April 1873 in Fernwood Cem., Jamesburg, NJ.

Margaret married Peter Buckalew.

335. Mary Buckalew. Born on 3 December 1789. At the age of <1, Mary was baptized in Old Tennent Church (Scotch Pres.), Tennent, Monmouth, NJ, on 17 October 1790. Mary died in Little Falls, NJ, on 7 February 1870; she was 80. Nickname: Polly.

Much of the information regarding the descendants of Peter and Mary Buckelew came to me from Donald Patton Buckelew (320 Windsor Place; Macungie, PA 18062), which information included charts from Timothy Dean Buckelew (noted thusly: "Revised March 18, 1973") and charts from Martha (Gifford) Allen who credited Henry Cosgrove's ("died 1935) work in June 1927 as being the source of much of her information.

Probably the "Mary Buckelew, wife of Peter Buckelew" that, on 26 April 1815, joined or was a member of the First Reformed Church, New Brunswick, NJ. Information provided by Douglas C. Buckelew.

On 22 March 1810 when Mary was 20, she married Peter Buckalew (654) , son of John Buckalew , Jr. (273) (2 April 1756-26 December 1837) & Anna Manley (4 January 1764-26 September 1804). Born on 26 September 1788 in New Brunswick, NJ. At the age of 5, Peter was baptized in Dutch Reformed Church, New Brunswick, NJ, on 30 March 1794. Peter died on 16 August 1866; he was 77.

Christening: Date: 30 MAR 1794 Place: Du.Ref.Ch., New Brunswick

Ref.; "History of the Old Tennent Church" by Symmes; p. 191: (a list generated in 1826) "Peter Buckalow, dismissed to join R.D. (Reformed Dutch ?) Church"... ___ Buckalow, wife of Peter, ditto. [No date shone, but this list generated 1826].

Much of the information regarding the descendants of Peter Buckelew and Mary (Polly) Buckelew is contributed by Donald Patton Buckelew; 320 Windsor Place; Macungie, PA 18062.

They had the following children:

	773	i.	Ira Condit (1811-1876)
	774	ii.	Alfred (1813-1867)
	775	iii.	Theophilus (1815-1835)
	776	iv.	Margaret Anna (1817-1892)
	777	v.	John (1819-)
	778	vi.	Peter (1822-1831)
	779	vii.	William Dey (1825-1893)
	780	viii.	Edward H. (1827-1901)
	781	ix.	Charles Henry (1833-)

336. Elizabeth Buckalew. Born on 27 March 1793. At the age of <1, Elizabeth was baptized in Old Tennent Church (Sctoch Pres.), Tennent, Monmouth, NJ, on 7 July 1793. Elizabeth died on 5 July 1796; she was 3.

337. John Buckalew. Born on 9 May 1796. John died on 14 July 1796; he was <1.

338. John Dunn Buckalew. Born on 9 September 1797. John Dunn died on 1 May 1802; he was 4.

339. Elizabeth Buckalew. Born on 7 September 1799. At the age of <1, Elizabeth was baptized in Old Tennent Church (Sctoch Pres.), Tennent, Monmouth, NJ, on 6 December 1799. Elizabeth died on 25 February 1802; she was 2.

340. James Buckalew. Born on 13 August 1801 in Jamesburg, Middlesex Co., NJ. James died in Jamesburg, NJ, on 30 May 1869; he was 67. Buried on 2 June 1869 in Fernwood Cem., Jamesburg, NJ.

Founder of Jamesburg New Jersey (per Norman Buckalew).

1882: Portrait this date in book, "History of Union & Middlesex Cos., NJ." (p. 362, "Mary's People...", "Buckalew Traces," issue 1.

Excerpts from "A House of Many Windows, 'Lakeview,' The Home of James Buckelew in Jamesburg, New Jersey," Prepared for the Jamesburg Historical Society by Louise Johnson Kerwin, August 1981:

"'Lakeview,' the home of James Buckelew in Jamesburg is a hourse of many windows from which many different people have watched and been watched during the evero-changing life of Jamesburg for almost three centuries.

"...Frederick Buckelew, a large land-holder and the great-grandfather of James Buckelew.

"...November 10, 1832..." James Buckelew bought a profitable grist mill which became known as "Buckelew's Mills" and "...which Mr. Buckelew soon enlarged."
Reference to "A sandy road (now Buckelew Avenue)...

"Thus, the scene was set for the impact of James Buckelew! Until he was thirty-one years old, James Buckelew worked at being a successful farmer and in running small milling operations on his own farm which bordered the Manalapan about four miles from Buckelew's Mills in what is now Monroe township.

"Mr. Buckelew was... one of the contractors for the construction of the original lines of the Camden & Amboy Railroad.

"James Buckelew's great-grandfather, Frederick Buckelew, was a Scottish emigrant who fled to avoid religious persecution which was then rampant in Scotland. He sailed from Inverness in 1715 on the 'Caledonia" and landed in Perth Amboy, [My note: Other sources give reason to question the genealogical and historical accuracy of the preceding portion of this paragraph] from which point he made a permanent settlement in South Amboy Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey. His great-grandson, James, one of eleven children, was born on August 13, 1801.

"On December 12, 1829, James married Margaret Chambers, daughter of Isaac G. and Ann Salter Snedeker of Cranbury, New Jersey. They were just beginning their family when they moved into the miller's house at Buckelew's Mills.... Soon after the Buckelews moved to Lakeview, the house was enlarged, not only because of the many children, but also because of Mr. Buckelew's need for a house suitable for large-scale entertaining.... when Mr. Buckelew entertained his sometime sixty dinner guests!

"...horse barns... An octagonal one held sixteen horses.

"In 1840, Mr. Buckelew obtained the contract for team towing on the Deleware & Raritan Canal. He continued this for twenty-five years ... one of the largest dealers in fine mules in the United States.

"Mr. Buckelew introduced improved farming methods on his 4,000 acres under cultivation...

"In 1845, Mr. Buckelew and Nathaniel Rue established a stage route between Freehold and Jamesburg,...

[On 6 Feb 2003, Douglas C. Buckelew emailed the following: "    In 1845 James Buckelew and Nathaniel Rue established a stage route between Jamesburg and Freehold, connecting the railroad to New York, carrying in the second year 5,000 through passengers.  Afterward they operated a through line from Philadelphia to Long Branch, which gave way to the Freehold and Jamesburg Agricultural railroad, which began to run trains daily from Freehold July 18, 1853."]

"In 1847, because he was incensed by the refusal of authorities to admit a colored boy to the township school, Mr. Buckelew built a brick schoolhouse on the lot on Church Street where the Presbyterian manse now stands and declared it to be open to ALL children. At the dedication ceremonies, the people acclaimed it as the 'James B.' or Jamesburg School. After this, the stop on the railroad and the town became known as 'Jamesburg.' The name was unifying because it brought under one title the old Buckelew's Mills at the southern end of town and the old West's Turnout at the northern end which was rapidly becoming a thriving railroad center.

"An early newspaper clipping in Mr. Buckelew's scrapbook says, 'Few men have done more for the improvement of the agriculture of his country than Mr. James Buckelew, and all this has been accomplished by his own genius coupled with an enlightened enterprise and untiring industry!'
"James Buckelew organized and was the first president of the Jamesburg Agricultural Fair of importance throughout the State of New Jersey. About sixty invited guests on Fair Day, October 6, 1852, proceeded to the mansion of James Buckelew, Lakeview, and sat down to a table groaning with the good things he had provided.

"Mr. Buckelew was a power in the cultivation of cranberries in two bog locations. He had the largest single tract in the state for cranberry cultivation and employed several hundred pickers in season.

"The Buckelew draining tile manufactory produced 3,000 tiled daily.
"... the gristmill became one of the largest in the country,...

"In 1853, the lot where the Jamesburg Presbyterian Church now stands was given by Mr. Buckelew whose wife was a charter member of the church. He later gave the parsonage lot and the land for Fernwood Cemetery. In 1878, Mrs. Buckelew gaved the land for the Roman Catholic Church of Saint James the Less in Jamesburg.

"'The New Brunswicker' of June 2, 1855, reporting on the Jamesburg Presbyterian Church says, 'The church has a neat spire in which has been placed a bell by the munificence of Mr. James Buckelew, to whom the church is also indebted for donations and assistance in its erection.' After the installation of the church's first pastor, the Reverend Joseph Halstead Carroll, on that day most of the Presbytery (New Brunswick) and other guests were invited to dinner at the hospitable table of Mr. Buckelew of Lakeview.

"Mr. Buckelew's abilities, possessions and generosity were well-known in state governing circles. In 1861, when President Lincoln needed transportation from the Trenton Railway Depot to the State Capitol, Mr. Buckelew was adsked for the use of his handsome new carriage and horses to transport Mr. Lincoln. The horses were four beautiful bay stallions from imported Eclipse and Abdallah stock. The driver was the experienced stagecoach driver, Dent Miller. The horses and the coach were housed behind Lakeview.

"...James Buckelew and his sons organized the First National Bank of Jamesburg in 1864.

"...The Civil War years brought excitement, tension and sorrow to many Jamesburg homes. There was much leavetaking and welcoming at the railroad stations.

[1867, 10 June, Middlesex Co., NJ, Deed: Frederick W. Buckelew, of Chambers Co., AL, bought lot #13 on the south side of Patterson St. in New Brunswick from James & Margaret C. Buckelew.]

"The projects started by Mr. Buckelew, which by his death on May 30, 1869, had amassed a fortune for him and also contributed to the extraordinary development of Jamesburg as a thriving railroad and commercial town in the late 1800's.

"Mr. James Buckelew died at the age of sixty-eight and was interred in Fernwood Cemetery on land which originally had belonged to his great-grandfather. His was a well-balanced mind, and indomitable will and a firmness of purpose. He was a man of deeds, not words. Although he never sought public office or resorted to oratory, he was an informed citizen. Nothing pleased him more than to entertain his associates on local, county and state level, his partners in railroading, his fellow agriculturalists in his spacious mansion, Lakeview, still standing on the avenue called 'Buckelew.'

"Wide Buckelew Avenue was bordered with large shade trees.

"Colonel Isaac Buckelew built a stone mansion on Buckelew Avenue where Tall Trees Apartments now stand. John Dunn [Buckelew] built a comparable mansion called 'Inverness' on the hill along Half Acre Road. He later sold this to Lemuel, and it burned in 1920. John Dunn [Buckelew} and his wife lived in the west wing of Lakeview after his return from serving as U.S. Consul at Stettin, Germany. Colonel Isaac was in railroading until the end of his life, and Lemuel supervised the local agricultural and commercial projects. BOTH ISAAC AND LEMUEL SERVED IN THE CIVIL WAR IN WHICH LEMUEL WAS WOUNDED. [Caps mine] Buckelew daughters Margaret and Ida died young. Mary Townsend lived in New Haven. No James Buckelew descendants living today bear the Buckelew name.
"...Venerable Mrs. Buckelew died at the age of eighty-eight on Mar 2, 1900.

"The ... Jamesburg Historical Society was interested in restoring Lakeview, but funds seemed unattainable. With tenacity and dedication resembling that of James Buckelew, himself, Robert Mendoker and other historical society leaders got verification of Lakeview's worth and possibilities from professional historic researchers. Lakeview was lplaced on the National and State Historic Registers. In time, the property became available to the Historical Society. Many local craftsmen offered their services for help in the restoration. Slowly but surely, the changes began to take place. The day-by-day account of the restoration and problems surmounted is a story in itself and should be told by those involved. Constant progress has been visible since that winter night when a newly painted porch column suddenly appeared, until again, on a summer night this time, a whole row of newly painted, green shutters on the third floor windows give promise of the eventual full recovery of Lakeview at the bend of the Manalapan and on the avenue called Buckelew in Jamesburg.

On 16 December 1829 when James was 28, he married Margaret Chambers Snedeker, in Jamesburg, Middlesex Co., NJ. Born on 9 December 1812. Margaret Chambers died in Jamesburg, NJ, on 2 March 1900; she was 87. Buried on 5 March 1900 in Fernwood Cem., Jamesburg, NJ.

They had the following children:

	782	i.	Isaac Snedeker (1830-1884)
	783	ii.	John Dunn (1832-)
	784	iii.	Margaret Ann (1834-1858)
	785	iv.	Frederick Lemuel (1836-1901)
	786	v.	Mary Gertrude (1838-)
	787	vi.	Ida Louise (1841-)

341. Robert Dunn Buckalew. Born on 24 November 1803.

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