Baptisms from St. James Episcopal Church
Delaware, NJ
from The Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey
Volumes 35 and 36, 1960 and 1961

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1769 - 1813

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BAPTISMS

1769

• May 15:  Matthews, George & Jane: Peter, b. Jan. 19, 1769.  Wits.: Peter Appelman and wife Sarah
• May 15:  Muisner, Leonard & Barbara:  Peter, b. Sept. 18, 1768.  Wits.: Parents
• May 15:  Appelman, Christo^r & Margaret: Anne, b. July 11, 1768.  Wits.: Parents

1771

• Jan. 4:  Muisner, Leonard & Barbara: Elizabeth, b. Aug. 28, 1770.  Wits.: Parents
• Jan. 28:  Cripps, Aaron & Margaret: Philip, b. Nov. 9, 1770.  Wits.: Philip Driller, Magdalene Stute
• Jan. 28:  Durham, John & Catharine: Elizabeth, b. Nov. 25, 1770.  Wits.: John Matthews, Elizabeth Swisher
• Jan. 28:  Howke, John & Barbara: Elizabeth, b. Oct. 24, 1769.  Wits.: Parents
• Nov. 19:  Bock, Johannes George & Christina: Christiana, b. May 14, 1771.  Wits.: Parents
• Nov. 19:  Albertson, Nicholas & Japie: Derrick, b. Sept. 6, 1770.  Wits.: Parents
• Nov. 19:  Appelman, Christopher & Margaret:  Leonard, b. Jan. 12, 1771.  Wits.:  Father only.
• Nov. 19:  Appelman, John & Margaret: John, b. Aug. 13, 1771.  Wits.: Parents
• Nov. 19:  Cummings, Jacob & Jane: Peter, b. Sept. 21, 1771.  Wits.: Peter Appelman and wife Sarah

1772

• June 22:  Pfister, Ludowick & Susanna: Elizabeth, b. Dec. 24, 1771.  Wits.: Henrick Hofman and wife Gertrani
• June 23:  Lodor, John & Susanna: John.  Wits.: John Lodor Senr. and son Samuel
• June 23:  Howke, John & Barbara: John, b. Apr. 17, 1772.  Wits.: Parents
• Dec. 18:  Connor, Edmund & Elizabeth: Edmund.  Wits.: Thomas Parry and wife Lettice
• Dec. 18:  Appelman, John & Margaret: Mary, b. Oct. 22, 1772.  Wits.: Parents
• Dec. 18:  Appelman, Matthias & Elizabeth: Matthias, b. Oct. 4, 1772.  Wits.: Parents
• Dec. 18:  Wilcox, Sarah:  Elizabeth, b. Nov. 3, 1772.  Wits.: Mother only.
• Dec. 18:  Benscoter, Cornelius & Eleanora: Rachel, b. Aug. 31, 1772. Wits.: Mother only.
• Dec. 18:  Codor, John George & Margaret: Mary, b. Sept. 1, 1772.  Wits.: Parents.
• Dec. 18:  Albertson, John & Charity: Levina, b. Oct. 30, 1772.  Wits.: Parents
• Dec. 18:  Muisiner, Leonard & Barbara: Mary, b. Oct. 30, 1772.  Wits.: Parents

1773

• Apr. 13:  Foos, Philip: Christian, b. Nov. 5, 1772.  Wits.: Christian and Elizabeth Driller
• May:  Keiser, Johann Nicholas & Catharina: Henrick, b. Nov. 5, 1772.  Wits.: Parents
• Aug. 5:  Kribs, Johannes Adam & Margaretha: Elizabeth, b. July 2, 1773.  Wits.: Christo^r Young, Elizabeth Stute
• Aug. 5:  Appelman, Christo^r & Margaret: Jacob, b. Jan. 7, 1773.  Wits.: Parents
• Aug. 23:  Stringer, John & Joanna: Benjamin and Robert, twins, b. July 4, 1773.  Wits.: Parents
• Aug. 23:  Kikendall, Samuel & Maria: Mary, b. July 25, 1773.  Wits.: Parents
• Aug. 23:  Vannetta, James & Elizabeth; Hanna, b. July 23, 1773.  Wits.: Brother only
• Nov. 14:  Swisher, Elizabeth: Mary, b. June 7, 1773.  Wits.: John Lidey

1776

• Sept. 16:  Appelman, Christo^r & Margaret:  Elizabeth Wicoff, b. July 22, 1775.  Wits.: Father only.

1792

• Sept. 2:  Parr, Margaret:  Rachel, b. Jan. 7, 1789.  Wits.: Peter Appelman and wife Sarah
• Oct. 4:  Cowell, Christian: Jacob, b. Apr. 29, 1790.  Wits.: Catharine Banghart
• Dec. 26:  Main, John & Allenora: Maria, b. Sept. 19, 1792.  Wits.: Andreas Benghart and wife Katarina.
• Dec. 26:  Engle, Jacob & Sufaia: Katarina, b. Nov. 18, 1792.  Wits.: Parents

1793

• Feb. 17:  Sheep, Andre & Anna: Necles, b. Dec. 7, 1792.  Wits.: Parents
• March 21:  Hatzel [?], Jacob & Susco [?]: Michael, b. Dec. 3, 1792.  Wits.: Parents
• Aug. 29:  Kummins, Daniel & Christina: Elenora, b. June 21, 1793.  Wits.: Parents
• Aug. 29:  Stull, Johannes & Maria Elisabeth; Saara, b. June 9, 1793.  Wits.: Johannes Sull [Stull?] Senior and wife Macdalena.
• Aug. 29:  Leneberger, Conrad & Sara: Gabriel, b. Jan. 18, 1793.  Wits.: Christian Dipel and wife.
• Oct. 28:  Herres, Jeams & Maria: Andreas, b. Dec. 19, 1792.  Wits.: Andreas Schip and wife Anna.
• Oct. 28:  (----), Aron & Elizabeth: Maria, b. Sept. 5, 1793.  Wits.: Johannes Stul and wife Maria Magdalena
• Oct. 28:  Brens, Jacob & Nelle: Fibi, b. Jan. 8, 1793.  Wits.: Conrad Bak [or Bok], Anna Kummens

"The first Children Bapis^d by Revd. Mr. Feltus"

1809

• May 21:  Bowers, Henry & Margaret:  John, b. March 16, 1809.
• May 21:  Comings, Matthias & Elinor: Daniel, b. Jan. 13, 1809.
• May 21:  Cool, Paul & Mary: William James, b. Apr. 23, 1809.
• May 21:  Cummins, Peter & Charrity: John, b. Apr. 20, 1802; Jane, b. Feb. 28, 1804; Julian, b. Jan. 16, 1806.
• Kirkhuff, Mathias & Catharine: Charity Cummins, b. Jul 29, 1808.
• Apr. 1 [1804]:  Huffman, Paul & Anne: Paul, b. June 1, 1802.
• Jul 22 [1809]:  Kirkuff, John & Charlotte: Salome, b. Sept. 22, 1806; Sally-Ann, b. March 6, 1809.
• July 23:  Barton, Thomas & Mary: Eliza, b. June 10, 1809.  Wits.: Paul Huffman, James Ramsay, Margaret Ramsay & parents.
• July 23:  Ribble, George W. & Mary:  John Baird, b. July 5, 1808.
• July 23:  Angle, Cornelius & Catharine: Charles Butler, b. May 22, 1809.
• April 22 [1804]:  Cummins, Matthias & Eleanor: Jacob, b. Aug. 4, 1803.
• Aug. 6 [1809]:  Kinney, James & Margaret: Sarah-Ann, b. Dec 18, 1808.
• Aug. 6: Barns, John & Ruth: Amanda, b. May 16 1808.
• Aug. 6:  Main, John & Levina: Mary-Ann, b. Jan. 26, 1809.  Wits.: Father and grandmother
• May 21:  Albertson, Derick & May: Richard Hunt, b. Apr. 10, 1809.
• "Paul Huffman and Robert Ellison Wardens"
• Aug. 20:  Van Sickel, Saml. & Mary: Elizabeth, b. July 7, 1809.
• Aug. 20:  Mack, George & Agnes: Joseph Locard, b. July 10, 1809.
• Aug. 6:  McMiller, Hymen & Deborah: Caroline, b. Aug. 25, 1808. Baptized at Belvidere.
• Sept. 4:  Albertson, John & Hannah:  Sarah, b. Aug. 1, 1809.
• [No date] Stevenson, Archibald & Eleanor: [blank]. Baptized at Belvidere.

1810

• Apr. 29:  Huffman, Paul & Anne: Susannah, b. Dec. 30, 1809.  Wits.: Parents & Matthias Cummins and wife Eleanor

The following baptised by John Croes Junr.

• Aug. 5:  Winterstein, Robert & Mary: Rachel Campbel, b. Oct. 16, 1809.  Wits.: Parents and Paul Huffman and wife Anne
• Aug. 5:  Shannon, Daniel & Elizabeth: Jabez Gwinnup, b. Nov., 1809.  Wits.: Anthony Ribble, Elizabeth Shannon
• Aug. 5:  Ribble, David & Sarah: Penina Cooper.

The following five baptised by John H. Reynolds

• Sept. 23:  Barnes, Thomas & Eleanor: Susanna.
• Sept. 23:  Eaton, Peter & Sarah: Alfred.
• Sept. 23:  Ribble, Will^m & Elizabeth: George Clinton.
• Sept. 22:  Stephens, [blank] & Eleanor: Horatio Nelson.
• Oct. 18:  Stevens, Archibald & Eleanor: Horatio Nelson, b. Feb. 11, 1810.*

*This baptism may be a duplication of the immediately preceding entry.  The following ten baptisms are undated but were evidently entered in the book at the same time as that of Oct 18, 1809; they may have been performed prior to 1809 when no records were entered.  At least Keturah Barclay Quick and Alexander Adams were baptized by Rev. John Croes, Senr.

• Quick, James & Eleanor: Keturah Barclay, b. Apr. 4, 1808.
• Adams, Andrew & Elizabeth: Alexander, b. Oct. 2, 1807.
• Mack, George & Agnes: John, b. Oct. 4, 1807.
• Barnes, John & Catharine: Sidney, b. Jan. 13, 1808.
• Decker, Richard & Mary: John, b. Sept. 12, 1807.
• Ribble, William & Elizabeth: Charles, b. March 18, 1808.
• Kirkuff, Abraham & Ann: Juliaann, b. Nov 6, 1807
• Brands, James & Rachel: John, b. Nov. 27, 1807
• Albertson, Henry & Mary: Eli, b. Feb. 4, 1808.
• Albertson, Derick & Mary: Jape Aten, b. Aug. 8, 1807.
• Dec. 8, 1805: Barnes, Thos & Eleanor: Charity, b. Feb 10, 1804
• Dec. 8, 1805, Barnes, Wm. & Catharine: Elijah, b. Feb 20, 1804; Amey, b. Nov 9, 1805.
• [No date] Carcuff, Matthias & Catharine: Sarah, b. Feb 28, 1810.

The following record was entered on the page facing baptismal entries for 1811:

• Jacob W. Angle was Born December 30th 1757
• Chari [t] y Allison was born January 27th 1761

Children of the above as follows:

• William Angle was born December the 14 1779
• Elinor Angle was born November the 10 1781
• Jane Angle was born December 28th 1783
• Robert Angle was born February 23th 1786 [possibly a middle initial "A"; or else the name might be Roberta.
• Mary Angle was born January 24th 1788
• Jacob Angle juner was born Feburary 3th 1790
• Rachel & Sarah Angle was born March 5th 1792
• Charity Angle was born December th 28 1795
• Susannah Angle was born March 16th 1798
• Catharine Angle was born November 18 1801

1811

The following baptised by Mr. John C. Rudd

• Aug. 18:  Hartung, Henry & Mary: Henry, b. Dec. 27, 1810
• Aug. 18:  Ribble, George W. & Mary: James Madison, b. Feb. 20, 1810.
• Aug. 18:  Van Sickle, Saml & Mary: William, b. March 15, 1811.
• Aug. 18:  Brands, James & Rachell: William, b. May 22, 1811.
• Aug. 18:  Brands, Jacob & Margaret: Hannah, b. May 3, 1811.
• Aug. 18:  Brown, David & Sarah: Eleanor, b. May 22, 1811.
• Aug. 18:  Albertson, John & Mary: Elizabeth, b. Dec. 28 1810.
• Aug. 18:  Aten, Peter & Sarah: Amanda, b. Jan. 19, 1811.
• Aug. 18:  Barnes, John & Katherine: Mary, b. May 25, 1810
• Aug. 18:  Spittall, John & Eliza: William Biddle, b. June 25, 1810.
• Aug. 18:  [Parents not named]: Theodore, b. Jan. 28, 1811.

Baptised by John Croes, Junr.:
 

• Oct. 12:  Coursen, Allan & Charity: William Nixon, b. July 27, 1811.  Wit.: Matthias

1812

The following baptised by Rev. Daniel Higbee

• July 5:  Carcuff, Matthias & Catharine: Isaac, b. Sept. 7, 1811
• July 5:  Angle, Cornelius & Catharine: Sarah Ann, b. Apr. 10, 1812.
• July 5:  Albertson, Henry & Mary: Betsey, b. Oct. 23, 1802.
• July 5:  Cummins, John & Anna: David, b. Nov. 6, 1811.
• July 5:  Albertson, John & Hannah: Anna McCracken, b. May 1, 1812.
• July 5:  Winters, Abraham & Caty: Peter, b. Sept. 28, 1811.
• July 5:  Aten, John & Susanna: Elizabeth, b. Aug. 2, 1811.
• Sept. 1:  Hay, John & Mary: Amanda & Malinda, b. Apr. 25, 1812.
• Sept. 1:  Shannon, Daniel: Sarah, b. July 1, 1812.
• Sept. 1:  Albertson, Elam & Elizabeth: William Cool, b. Jan. 28, 1809; Mary Freer, b. Feb. 12, 1812.
• Oct. 18:  Cowel, Jacob & Rachel: Sarah Angle, b. Feb. 27, 1812.
• Oct. 18:  Ribble, David & Sally: Sally, b. Feb. 6, 1812.
• Oct. 18:  Carcuff, Christopher & Margaret: Abraham Neson, b. March 6, 1811.
• Oct. 18:  Ridgway, James & Anna: John Edmunds, b. Aug. 1, 1811.
• Oct. 18:  Albertson, Abigail: Marshal, b. Sept. 15, 1811.

1813

The following baptised by Rev. Daniel Higbee

• Apr. 25:  Winters, Abraham & Cath.: Jacob Cummins, b. Jan. 5, 1813.
• July 31:  Hall, William & Phebee: Elizabeth, b. Sept. 15, 1812.
• July 31:  McMiller [McMilln?], Hyman & Deborah: Mary, b. Nov. 25, 1811; Margaret b. Sept. 28, 1812.
• July 31:  Albertson, John & Mary: Robert Craig, b. Nov. 2, 1812.
• July 31:  Mack, William & Rachel: George Henry, b. Apr. 11, 1810; Ambroas, b. Aug. 23, 1812.

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