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     Janetje Maria Tillotson was born in 1786.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas T. Tillotson and Margaret Livingston.² Janetje Maria Tillotson married Judge James Lynch, son of Dominick Lynch.² Janetje Maria Tillotson died in 1866.¹

     Judge James Lynch was born in 1780.² He was the son of Dominick Lynch.¹ Judge James Lynch married Janetje Maria Tillotson, daughter of Thomas T. Tillotson and Margaret Livingston.¹ Judge James Lynch died in 1853.²

      Author. Julia Matilda Lynch was born on 14 December 1814 in New York City.¹ She was the daughter of Judge James Lynch and Janetje Maria Tillotson.¹ She was a communicant of the Protestant Episcopal church up to the time of her marriage, when she united with the Methodist church, and until her death was actively associated with its Sunday-school and missionary work. She was elected secretary of the New York Female Bible Society.in 1854; was the founder of Hillside Chapel, Rhinebeck, N.Y., 1855, and upon the organization of the New York branch of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society in 1869, was chosen as its first president. She edited her husband's sermons, sketches, lectures and addresses under the title of The Works of Stephen Olin (1853), and his Greece and the Golden Horn (1854). She is the author of: Words of the Wise (1851); A String of Pearls (1855); Four Days in July (1855); Hillside Flowers (1856); A Winter at Woodlawn (1856); What Norman Saw in the West (1859); Hawk Hollow Stories (1863); The Perfect Sight, or Seven Hues of Christian Character (1865); Questions on Lessons (1865); Questions on the Natural History of the Bible (1865); Biographical Sketches of Christian Women (1865); a series of books for Sunday-school instruction (1849, 1851, 1861), and many contributions to the Methodist Quarterly Review and other denominational publications. The Rev. Edward Brenton Otherman, her pastor at Hillside Chapel, published a memorial volume as a tribute to Mrs. Olin in 1881.¹ Julia Matilda Lynch married Dr. Stephen Olin on 18 October 1843.¹ Julia Matilda Lynch died on 1 May 1879 in New York City at the age of 64.¹

     Dr. Stephen Olin was born on 2 March 1797 in Leicester, Vermont. He was a methodist clergyman and educator; president of Wesleyan University in 1842, and the author of Travels in Egypt, Arabia Petræa, and the Holy Land; Greece and the Golden Horn; College Life, Its theory and Practice; and Youthful Piety. He married Julia Matilda Lynch, daughter of Judge James Lynch and Janetje Maria Tillotson, on 18 October 1843.¹ Dr. Stephen Olin died on 16 August 1851 in Middleton, Connecticut, at the age of 54.

      Colonel 4th New York Regiment Continental Army, 1776-79.^2,3 Henry Beekman Livingston was born on 9 November 1750. He was the son of Judge Robert Robert Livingston and Margaret Beekman.¹ Henry Beekman Livingston married Anne Hume Shippen, daughter of Dr. William Shippen, on 11 March 1781.⁴ Henry Beekman Livingston died on 5 November 1831 at the age of 80 (or 1823 according to Dangerfield).^5,4

      Of Philadelphia. Anne Hume Shippen was born in 1761.¹ She was the daughter of Dr. William Shippen.² Anne Hume Shippen married Henry Beekman Livingston, son of Judge Robert Robert Livingston and Margaret Beekman, on 11 March 1781.² Anne Hume Shippen died in 1841.¹

     Catharine Livingston was born on 14 October 1752.² She was the daughter of Judge Robert Robert Livingston and Margaret Beekman.¹ Catharine Livingston married Rev. Freeborn Garretson on 30 June 1793.³ Catharine Livingston died on 14 July 1849 at the age of 96.³

     Rev. Freeborn Garretson was born on 15 August 1752 in Maryland.^1,2 He became a convert to Methodism and in 1775 became an itinerant preacher for that denomination. He was eminently successful in his labors and in 1784 was elected by the general conference a presiding elder and was a voluntary missionary in Nova Scotia for four years. He then selected twelve young ministers and organized an evangelical work in eastern New York and western New England. After his marriage he lived in New York city, making Rhinebeck-on-the-Hudson his summer home. His itinerary extended from Nova Scotia to the Gulf of Mexico in the tier of Atlantic states. His daughter, Mary Rutherford Garretson, born in 1783, inherited his property as well as his missionary spirit. Her home on the Hudson was the mecca of Methodism during her lifetime and hundreds of young men, afterward prominent as missionaries and preachers, received their first encouragement and financial help from her. She died at Rhinebeck, N.Y., March 7, 1879.² He married Catharine Livingston, daughter of Judge Robert Robert Livingston and Margaret Beekman, on 30 June 1793.³ Rev. Freeborn Garretson died on 26 September 1827 in New York City at the age of 75.^1,2

     Mary Rutherford Garretson was born in 1783.¹ She was the daughter of Rev. Freeborn Garretson and Catharine Livingston.¹ She inherited her father's property as well as his missionary spirit. Her home on the Hudson was the mecca of Methodism during her lifetime and hundreds of young men, afterward prominent as missionaries and preachers, received their first encouragement and financial help from her.¹ Mary Rutherford Garretson died on 7 March 1879 in Rhinebeck, New York.¹

     John Robert Livingston was born on 13 February 1755.² He was the son of Judge Robert Robert Livingston and Margaret Beekman.¹ John Robert Livingston married firstly Margaret Sheaffe, daughter of William Sheaffe, in 1779 there was no issue of this marriage.¹ John Robert Livingston married secondly Eliza McEvers, daughter of Charles McEvers, on 30 May 1789 there are supposed to be eight children of this marriage.^1,2 John Robert Livingston was living in Massena, Dutchess County, New York.³ He died on 25 September 1851 at the age of 96.³

     Margaret Sheaffe was the daughter of William Sheaffe.¹ Lafayette admired her; and she was said to be so handsome, no one could take her picture.¹ Margaret Sheaffe married John Robert Livingston, son of Judge Robert Robert Livingston and Margaret Beekman, in 1779 there was no issue of this marriage.¹ Margaret Sheaffe died in 1784.¹

      "The daughters of William Sheaffe of Boston were noted for beauty and fashion." William Sheaffe died in 1771.²

     Susanna Sheaffe was the daughter of William Sheaffe. Susanna Sheaffe died in 1834.¹

     Helen Sheaffe was the daughter of William Sheaffe.

     Mary Coffin was born on 12 November 1657.² She was the daughter of Tristram Coffin and Judith Greenleaf.¹ Mary Coffin married Joseph Little, son of Joseph Little, on 31 October 1677 in Newbury, Massachusetts.^1,3,4 Mary Coffin died on 20 November 1725 at the age of 68.⁵

     Joseph Little was born on 22 September 1653.³ He was the son of Joseph Little.² Joseph Little married Mary Coffin, daughter of Tristram Coffin and Judith Greenleaf, on 31 October 1677 in Newbury, Massachusetts.^1,4,5

     James Coffin was born on 12 August 1640 in England posssibly twin of John, who died young.¹ He was the son of Judge Tristram Coffin and Dionis Stevens.¹ James Coffin married Mary Severence on 3 December 1663.² James Coffin died on 28 July 1720 in Nantucket at the age of 79.¹

     John Coffin was born on 12 August 1640? In England possibly twin of James.¹ He was the son of Judge Tristram Coffin and Dionis Stevens. John Coffin died young.

     Deborah Coffin was born on 16 November 1642 in America.^1,2 She was the daughter of Judge Tristram Coffin and Dionis Stevens.¹

     Mary Coffin was born on 20 February 1645 in America.^1,2 She was the daughter of Judge Tristram Coffin and Dionis Stevens.¹

     John Coffin was born on 30 October 1647 in America.^1,2 He was the son of Judge Tristram Coffin and Dionis Stevens.¹

     Stephen Coffin was the son of Judge Tristram Coffin and Dionis Stevens.¹

     Eliza McEvers was the daughter of Charles McEvers.² Eliza McEvers married John Robert Livingston, son of Judge Robert Robert Livingston and Margaret Beekman, on 30 May 1789 there are supposed to be eight children of this marriage.^1,3 Eliza McEvers died in 1848.¹

     Gertrude Livingston was born on 16 April 1757.² She was the daughter of Judge Robert Robert Livingston and Margaret Beekman.¹ Gertrude Livingston married Maj. Gen. Morgan Lewis, son of Francis Lewis and Elizabeth Annesley, on 11 May 1779.² Gertrude Livingston died on 9 March 1833 at the age of 75.³

     Maj. Gen. Morgan Lewis was born on 16 October 1754.¹ He was the son of Francis Lewis and Elizabeth Annesley.² He attended the public school at Elizabethtown, N.J., and graduated from the College of New Jersey, A.B., 1773, A.M., 1776. His intention was to devote himself to the ministry, but yielding to his father's wishes he studied law.

In 1774 he joined the Continental army as a volunteer; was subsequently chosen captain of a regiment of New York militia; but upon the organization of the 2nd New York militia regiment he was commissioned major. He was appointed chief-of-staff to Gen. Horatio Gates, with the rank of colonel, and accompanied him into Canada, and soon after Congress appointed him quartermaster-general of the Northern Army. He was prominent throughout the campaign that ended with the surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga, and in 1775 he planned and executed the night attack on Stone Arabia, and was in command at the battle of Crown Point, where he was accompanied by Governor Clinton.

At the close of the war Colonel Lewis returned to New York, where he was admitted to the bar and practised in New York city. He was elected a member of the assembly; became one of the judges of the court of common pleas; was appointed attorney-general of the state in 1791; judge of the supreme court in 1792; chief justice in 1793; and was governor of the state, 1804-07. In 1806 he was defeated for re-election by Daniel D. Tompkins and retired to his estate at Staatsburg, Duchess County, N.Y., where he devoted much of his time to agriculture. Having given up the practice of law, Lewis established a cloth factory and for several years devoted himself to manufacturing. The failure of a mercantile house to which his goods were assigned caused him to discontinue the business. In 1810 he was elected to the state senate, and he declined the position of secretary of war in President Madison's cabinet in 1812, but accepted the appointment of quartermaster-general of the armies of the United States. He was promoted major-general in March, 1813, and in April repaired to the Niagara frontier. He commanded at the capture of Fort George, and also at Sacket Harbor and French Creek. In the summer of 1814 he was in command at New York. He procured the release of the American prisoners in Canada, advancing from his private fortune the money for its accomplishment, and also rewarding his own tenants who had served in or sent sons to the war, by allowing them free rent for the time they served in the army. He was a Free-mason and was elected Grand Master in 1831. He was president of the New York Historical Society, vice-president-general of the Society of the Cincinnati, 1829-39, and president-general, 1839-44; president of the council of the University of the City of New York, 1831-34, and a trustee of Columbia College, 1784-1804.² Maj. Gen. Morgan Lewis married Gertrude Livingston, daughter of Judge Robert Robert Livingston and Margaret Beekman, on 11 May 1779.³ Maj. Gen. Morgan Lewis died on 7 April 1844 at the age of 89.^1,2

      A signer of the Declaration of Independence. Francis Lewis married Elizabeth Annesley.¹

     Elizabeth Annesley married Francis Lewis.¹