Family Chart No:  0680-0465    

Husband: Richard Masters
Born: before 1700	Place:
Died: 1761 Newton, Sussex County, NJ	Burial:
Father:
Mother:

   

Married:

Place:

   

Wife:  Mary ?
Born:	Place:
Died: 1761	Burial:
Father:
Mother:

  Children:    

Child 1:	William Masters,     SR	Sex	M	Born:	ca 1720-35,   Sussex Co. NJ
				Died:	1810 New Madrid Lousiana Territory
Child 2:	Benjamin Masters	Sex:	M	Born:
Child 3:	Jesse Masters	Sex:	M	Died:	9Dec.1810,New Madrid,MO
Child 4:	John Masters	Sex:	M	Died:	1806 New Madrid, Lousiana  Territory
Child 5:	Richard Masters	Sex:	M	Born:	28 Oct.1746, Sussex County, NJ
				Died:	2June,1814  Orange, Co. NY
Child 6:	James Masters	Sex:	M	Died:	1797, Minisink, Orange, Co. NY
Child 7:	Stephen Masters	Sex:	M	Born:	1 May,1754,   Sussex, Co. NJ
				Died:	3 Jan.1835  Nimishillen,   Stark Co. OH
Child 8:	Abner Masters	Sex:	M	Died:	Pension Applications Estate settled 17 Jan 1810,New Madrid, MO
Child 9:	Clement Masters	Sex:	F	Born	13 Feb 1753 NJ
				Died:	After 1833 probably in Green Co. PA

    Biography:  
Children: William Masters, Sr., is the only documented son.  There is little doubt that most if not all, of the others listed were also his sons.  They and/or their sons lived in Sussex Co. during the Revolutionary War and migrated to Bedford and Washington Counties in Pennsylvania together, and then some went to Ohio while the others went to New Madrid, MO {Louisiana Territory}.  Two remained in Orange Co., NY
Richard was a Yeoman of Newton, NJ by occupation, when he died intestate {without a Will in 1761.  His son, William Masters, Sr. , was appointed to inventory and dispose of the estate on 3 March 1762 {Wills of Sussex Co., NJ}  #563826,  64S,  His wife had apparently preceded him in death, since she was not involved in settling the estate. None of the other sons were named in the estate settlement; however, there is little doubt there were other sons.  They all lived in Sussex Co. NJ and were contemporaries.
    Credits & Sources:   Richard Masters, Estate (Wills of Sussex Co., NJ # 563826, 64S) and Inventry of the estate, by son William Masters, SR. 3 March 1762, Researcher Doyle Fenn, 9510 Twin Oaks, Manvell, TX  77578, He published it in the Book " Footprints West" Copyright 1990, printed by Family History Publishers, 845 South Main, Bountiful, UT 84010   Home, Name Index, Forum, Credits & Sources, Comments, Links