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Generation No. 2


2. AZARIAH2 BREES (JOHN1) was born Abt. 1743, and died November 27, 1820 in Bernards, Somerset, NJ. He married SUSANNA GILDERSLEEVE February 15, 1769 in Morristown, Morris, NJ, daughter of ZOPHAR GILDERSLEEVE and DESIRE DAY. She was born April 08, 1743 in Morristown, Morris, NJ, and died November 25, 1815 in Morristown, Morris, NJ.

Notes for A
ZARIAH BREES:
!BORN: No documentation to support or negate date.

!NAME VARIATIONS: 1st Church Morristown lists marriage record with spelling
of surname as BREIS.
BREES- This is probably the true spelling. Most records use this spelling
and his Will was signed "Azariah Brees".
BREESE- Basking Ridge Church records and some Bernards County tax records
use this variation.
BREECE- One instance found of this spelling variation in Bernards County
tax record of 1818.

!MARRIED: Documented in 1st Church of Morristown records.

!RESIDENCE: Bernards township, Somerset County, NJ from 1778- 1820.
Supporting documents:
Tax list- May 1778 Listed as householder. Exempt from taxes (militia).
Court Docket- 17 Apr 1783- from Docket of Jacob Van Noorstrand:
" 17 April William Chambers of Hunterdon Co, assigned by Jemes Wilges
v. Azariah Brees.- note. Defendant states note was in conjunction
with swap of horse which was blind and feels Wilges is a cheat."
(Genealogical Mag. of NJ, May 1969, vol. 44, #2, p. 82)
Basking Ridge Presb. Church Records- 1783-1786. Listed as pew-holder.
Tax list-1793. Resident of Bernards twp. (New Jersey in 1793-
Norton,p.386).
Tax list- Sept 1797. Resident of Bernards twp. (p. 003).

Notes for S
USANNA GILDERSLEEVE:
!BAPTISED: 15 Apr 1755. Source: news001 (Conflicts with 1743 date listed
in 1st Ch. Morristown Church records.

!BAPTISED: Baptised by Rev. Timothy Johnes D.D. at the 1st Church of
Morristown. Listed as such in "The Record" AGLL film # SW16-0101.
Lists Zophar Gildersleeve as her father. She is listed in record
as Susanna.

!MARRIED: Azariah Breis- listed as such in Morristown Ch. records.

!RELIGION: Received into the 1st Church of Morristown (Presbyterian)
on 3 May, 1765. Listed as such in church records.

!RESIDENCE: Note in Morristown Church members' list says that she moved
away. Lists her as Susan in this record (Rather than Susanna).

More About S
USANNA GILDERSLEEVE:
Christening: April 08, 1743, Morristown, Morris, NJ
     
Children of A
ZARIAH BREES and SUSANNA GILDERSLEEVE are:
3. i.   JOHN3 BREES, b. September 20, 1778, Basking Ridge, Somerset, NJ; d. January 19, 1861, Basking Ridge, Somerset, NJ.
  ii.   SUSAN BREES, b. August 12, 1782, Basking Ridge, Somerset, NJ; d. July 28, 1847; m. SILAS DAY, November 02, 1803; b. July 23, 1783; d. April 05, 1867.
  Notes for SUSAN BREES:
!RESIDENCE: 1803- In Marriage record- 1st Church of Morristown, lists her as
"of Baskingridge" (2 Nov 1803).

  Notes for SILAS DAY:
!BORN: 23 July, 1783. Birth listed in baptismal list of Morristown church.

!BAPTISED: 7 Sept, 1783. Source is same as above.

!MARRIED: 2 Nov, 1803. Listed in 1st Church of Morristown records as follows:
Silas Day of Morristown to Susan Breese of Baskingridge by Rev. R. Finley.

  More About SILAS DAY:
Christening: September 07, 1783, Morristown, Morris, NJ



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