Section D
James Egbert Family
I. James Egbert, (2/16/1754-10/19/1827) b. Staten Is., NY, c. 3/17/1754, son of Tunis & Ann (Connor) Egbert, m. twice, 1st – 8/3/1777, Staten Is., Richmond Co., NY, Elizabeth Martinoe (1/1743-9/19/1810) Port Richmond, NY, dau. of Stephen and Elizabeth Martinoe, 2nd – 12/5/1818, Martha (Burbank) Egbert, wid. of Abraham Egbert (9/21/1741or 7- 10/3/1816). Martha m. 3rd – 12/30/1829, Stephen Squires, in presence of Moses Egbert & his wife. James had a slave, named York, who was c. 3/6/1807 as Peter Egbert. James also had a slave couple, Charles & Sarah Egbert, who m. by permission 12/8/1824. (See Govert Egbert Family Outline)
A. Stephen Egbert (Steven) (9/23/1779-4/1/1816) c. 9/24/1779, m. NYC, NY, 4/24/1802, Johana Pine, b. 1779, NYC, NY, res. NY1. Eliza Egbert, b. ca. 1800, Staten Is., Richmond Co., NYB. Catharine Egbert (Catharina) (2/27/1778-7/30/1800) c. 4/5/1778
2. William Egbert, b. ca. 1801, Staten Is., Richmond Co., NY
C. James Egbert (8/20/1782-4/18/1850) (or d. 10/4/1826?) c. 9/8/1782, m. 10/28/1811, Sarah Merrill (Merrell) (3/19/1791-3/7/1871) dau. of Richard & Martha (Hooper) Merrill. Sarah remar. 8/10/1828, Joseph R. Heath1. Charles Egbert, b. 1812, Northfield, Richmond Co., NYD. Elizabeth Egbert (12/10/1784-2/1/1816) c. 11/2/1797
2. James Egbert Jr.(2/1812-1856) b. Northfield, Richmond Co., NY, m. 11/19/1834, Port Richmond, NY, Eliza Decker, d. 1880, dau. of Abraham & Ann (Martinoe) Decker (who m. 4/1/1809, dau. of Stephen & Eleanor Martinoe)
a. William Henry Egbert (9/28/1844-7/5/1924) b. Richmond, NY, d. Wheatland, Knox Co. , IN, m. 3/16/1881, Wheatland, Knox Co., IN, Ruth Ellen Williams, 7/15/1849-3/25/1890) b. Knox Co., IN, d. Wheatland, Knox Co., IN, dau. of Solomon & Rebecca (AlsopP Williams. William H. was one of Knox Co.'s prominent farmers with a farm of 100 acres well improved with house & barn., Republican, veteran serving in the 80th IN Reg., Co. G. He was captured in 1864 and held until the close of the Civil War both at Andersonville & Florence prisons in GA. He was in the battle of Perryville & Kenasaw Mt., also with SHeman in his march to the sea.3. Tunis Egbert (12/6/1814-1/10/1846)
1) William Stanley Egbert, m. 12/19/1905, Knox Co., IN, Harriet Black, (1/7/1889-9/15/1938) b. Wheatland, Knox Co., IN, d. Freelandville, Knox Co., IN, dau. of Henry Clay & Amanda Eltruda (Donaldson) Blackb. Charlotte Egbert (6/3/1846-5/27/1886) b. Staten Is., Richmond Co., NY, d. NY, m. 6/10/1869, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY, John Alexander Sandford (8/14/1842-9/1/1882)
a) Ruth Bernice Egbert (7/8/1907-5/8/1999) m. 12/27/1925, Bicknell, IN, J. Earl Mason, 5 ch.2) Mary Charlotte Egbert (Lottie) b. 7/22/1883, m. 1910, John Overbay (Jack)
i) Jack Mason, b. 8/16/1926, Knox Co., INb) Geraldine Egbert, (1/2/1909-3/2/1997) d. Petersburg, IN, m. 4/7/1935, Bicknell, Knox Co., IN, Norman Carl Simon Kahre, 2 ch.
ii) Patricia Mason, b. 6/2/1928, Bicknell, Knox Co., IN, m. Dean Michael Atkinson
iii) RIta Colleen Mason, b. 11/10/1929, Bicknell, Knox Co., IN
1) William Edward Sandford (1/25/1872-5/30/1957) b. NY, d. Chicago, Cook Co., IL, m. 6/10/1901, Chicago, Cook Co., IL, Jennie Mae Segar (2/28/1879-6/25/1959) b. Utica, Oneida, NY, d. Chicago, Cook Co., IL, dau. of Charles Thomas & Ida Mae (Spiegelberg) Segar, both bur. Mt. Hope Cem., Worth, Cook Co., IL
a) James Purnell Sandford (4/4/1906-4/5/1962) b. & d. Chicago, IL, m. 4/4/1931, Florence Nees, b. 19082) Lottie Louise Sandford (1/7/1871-12/1885)
b) Gertrude Mae Sandford (8/26/1911-7/2/1925) b. Spokane, WA, d. Chicago, IL
c) William Edward Sandford II (6/6/1913-10/15/1996) b. Spokane, WA, d. Des Plaines, Cook Co., IL, m. 6/25/1946, name unknown, 5 ch.
d) Frances Margaret Sandford (7/24/1916-3/16/1978) b. Chicago, IL, d. Clark Co., NV, m. 7/24/1935, Chicago, IL, Harve Freeman Champion, 5 ch.
3) Frances Sandford (3/17/1874-7/21/1875)
4) Mary Florence Sandford, b. 8/26/1876, m. John A. Drake
4. Martha Ann Egbert, b. 10/16/1815, c. 5/20/1826, m. 11/19/1834, William Francis Post, son of Francis & Sarah Post {she has also said to have m. Stephen Squier (2/12/1766-7/15/1849)}
5. Richard Edmund Egbert, b. 3/15/1819, c. 5/20/1826, Northfield, Richmond Co., NY
6. Wesley Egbert, b. 12/25/1820, c. 5/20/1826, Northfield, Richmond Co., NY
7. Barzillai Egbert, b. 4/7/1823, c. 5/20/1826, Northfield, Richmond Co., NY
8. Hannah Mary Egbert, b. 11/25/1825, c. 5/20/1826, Northfield, Richmond Co., NY, bur. 6/17/1912, Green-Wood Cem., Brooklyn, NY
E. Maria Egbert, b. ca. 1798, m. 1/7/1819, Jonathan Merrill (Merrell), son of Richard & Martha (Hooper) Merrill (Merrell)1. Elizabeth Ann Merrill, b. 10/14/1819, c. 11/25/1824F. Sarah Egbert (Sally) (9/10/1797-3/5/1835) m. 1/6/1825, Richard Connor, b. 5/17/1793, c. 7/12/1793, son of Richard & Sophia (Clawson) Connor. Richard owned slave, Sam, who m. Mary 4/30/1814. Richard remar. 10/13/1842, Ann Smith, native of Antigua, where her father was a planter. (See Clawson Family Outline) & (Connor Family Outline)
2. Catharina Merrill, b. 9/20/1821, c. 11/25/1824
3. Lafayette Merrill, (6/11/1824-10/10/1830) c. 11/25/1824
4. Martha Lavinia Merrill, c. 5/1/1826, m. 2/14/1846, John Oldfield, of NY City1. George Connor, c. 7/18/1825, d. 7/26/1825G. Tunis Egbert (12/11/1786-9/24/1812) unmar., b. in NY, 2nd son, learned trade of chair making in NJ, worked on Staten Is. until he d. at age 25 yrs., 9 mos., Moravian Church at New Dorp.
2. Oscar Theodore Connor, c. 8/27/1827
3. Crowel Mundy Connor, b. 11/21/1830, c. 9/25/1831
4. Elizabeth Sophia Connor, b. 9/11/1832, c. 5/19/1833
5. James Egbert Connor (7/25/1834-6/4/1837) c. 3/4/1835
H. Ann Egbert (Nancy) (c.1790-2/1/1816) m. 2/16/1811, Anthony Fountain, son of A. & his wife (Journey) Fountain.1. William Fountain (1814-2/12/1816)I. ---- Egbert, ch., still born ca. 1788
2. Elizabeth Fountain, (Eliza) m. 10/24/1830, Joseph Egbert, son of Abraham & Ann (Martinoe) Egbert (See Abraham & Ann Egbert Family Outline)