George Badgley1

M, b. 1695, d. September 1759
FatherAnthony Badgley b. c 1665
MotherElizabeth Thorne b. 1670
     George was born in 1695 in the Town of Flushing, Queens County, Long Island, New York. About 1718, he moved to Elizabeth Town, New Jersey. He was a ship's carpenter. George married Rachel Hatfield circa 1725 in Elizabeth Town. George & Rachel had children: George [1726-4/25/1794][m. Charity Neau], Cornelius [1728-6/10/1794] [m. Esey Townley], Elizabeth [1730- ] [m. 5/01/1763 Benjamin Jackson, m. 2nd John Brown, m. 3rd Mr. Lee], Sarah [1732-12/02/1793] [m. John Clark, m. 2nd William Graham & m. 3rd Robert DeForest], Mary [1739-7/30/1759] [m. James Carmichel] & Rachel [1741-11/09/1759] [m. John Doobe]. George drowned in Elizabeth Town in September 1759. He was buried there in the First Presbyterian Churchyard.2 Letters of Administration of his estate were granted on 19 September 1759 to his son George..

Family

Rachel Hatfield b. 1704, d. b 9 Aug 1794

Citations

  1. [S403] Estelle Clark Watson, Loyalists, Clarks, Badgleys and Allied Families - Ancestors and Descendants of Matthias4
    and Rachel (Abbott) Badgley
    , page 28 - 2. GEORGE2 BADGLEY, b. Flushing 1696, d. Elizabethtown, Sept. 1759; moved to Elizabethtown, in Essex (now Union) Co., N. J., ca. 1718-20, and married there ca. 1717 Rachel3 Hatfield, dau. Cornelius and Sarah. He is said to have drowned, though he was a good swimmer. His widow died Aug. 1794, and was buried in the First Presbyterian Church yard. Their children: 1. GEORGE3 b. 1726, d. 1794; m. 1) 1750 Charity Noe (Neau), b. 1729, d. 1782; CORNELIUS3 BADGLEY b. Elizabethtown, N. J., 1728, d. there 1794; m. Elsey Townley, b. Elizabethtown 1732, d. there July 25, 1809, dau. James3 and Mary (Garthwait) Townley; ELIZABETH3, b. 173-, d.     ; m. 1) May 1, 1763 Benj. Jackson of Hackensack, N. J.; m. 2) John Brown; m. 3) Lee; 4. SARAH3, b. 173-, d. Dec. 2, 1793; m. 1) John Clark who d. 1771; m. 2) Wm. Graham; m. 3) Robert DeForest; MARY3, b. 1739, d. 1759; m. James Carmichel; RACHEL b. 1741, d. 1759; m. John Doobs;.
  2. [S953] Find a grave - www.findagrave.com.