 Captain Benjamin Mathiis WeatherbyBorn 10 Dec 1779 Burlington Co, NJ Salem Township Monmouth, New Jersey, died 25 Jun 1866, 86 years, buried Darby Creek Curl Cemetery Married 1 Aug 1802 Little Egg Harbor Ocean NJ (55 years married) to:  Sarah A Mathis, daughter of Jeremiah John "The Carpenter" Mathis and Deborah Grant.Married name: Weatherby, born 13 Jul 1785, died 23 Apr 1858 Champaign County, OH, 72 years http://www.fortunecity.com/roswell/leadbeater/44/mathis2.htm Children: 1. William WeatherbyBorn 16 Nov 1809 Burlington Co, NJ Salem Township William, WEATHERBY, farmer: P.O. North Greenfield, Ohio., was born in Burlington Co. N. J., Nov. 16, 1809, Salem twnshp. There were eight children in the family, he being the third of those that were born to Benjamin and Sarah (MATHIS) Weatherby, who emigrated West to this state in the year 1816, and located in Columbus, remaining there two years. While here William drove a team which was hauling rock to be used in extending the walls of the Penitentiary building. About the year 1818, he moved with his parents to Zane twnsp. and settled near Middleburg. William began poor, he first hired out to work at $9 per month; then worked three years at the carpenters trade. On Aug. 25, 1836 he was united by marriage to Ann K. FAULKNER, who was born in Greene Co., Oh., March 30, 1818; her parents were Jesse FAULKNER and Hannah SHEPHEARD, who came from West Virginia. After William married he began renting. His first purchase was 280 acres of land, at $1.50 per acre, in the "Green Woods," which he paid for by renting. Before making his permanent settlement where he now resides, he made several changes, but during all this time kept steadily at work, doing a great deal of pioneer labor. In 1858 he located near North Greenfield, purchasing 1171/2 acres of land, and has accumulated 272 acres. He has but one child - Mary E. born in 1844. Four children were born him; he lost one son, who died near Vicksburg; he was a soldier in the 96th O. V. I. 2. Elihu WeatherbyBorn 29 Feb 1812 NJ, died 29 Aug 1887 Goshen Twp., Auglaize Co., OH, 75 years | |||
| 2nd marriage Captain Benjamin Mathiis WeatherbyMarried 1859 Logan County Ohio (6 or 7 years married) to: Sophia HolbrookMarried name: Weatherby, born 1802 | |||