Reliance Dennis

Extracted from DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE COLONIAL HISTORY OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, VOLUME XXIII, CALENDAR OF NEW JERSEY WILLS, VOLUME I, 1670-1730; Paterson NJ, 1901
( Libers 1, 2, etc. are of West Jersey Wills. Those as Libers A, B, etc., are of East Jersey Wills)

1719 March 20. Dennes, Samuel, of Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., yeoman; will of. Wife Mary. Children – Sarah, Reliance, Elizabeth, Samuel. Real and personal estate. Executors – the wife and dau. Sarah with Edward Freeman and Benjamin Bloomfield as overseers. Witnesses – Yelverton Crowell, Edward Crowell, Moses Rolph. Proved April 21, 1720. Lib. A, p. 175.

Reliance Dennis was born 20 Mar 1719 in Woodbridge, NJ to Samuel Dennis, Jr. and Mary Crowell
daughter of Edward Crow(ell) and Mary Lathrop (Lothrop). See marriage and births of children here.
Mary was the daughter of Rev. Joseph Lathrop, son of Rev. John Lathrop.

Reliance Dennis married William Paschal

Will of Samuel Dennes
Woodbridge New Jersey Dennes marriages


1694-5 March 5.   Power of attorney.   Samuel DENNIS of Woodbridge, having married Mary, the widow of Edward CROW, and thereby legally be-

  come the administrator of the estate of said CROW, who has died intestate, empowers his said wife to manage the estate for the benefit of her chil-

  dren by Crow, vizt:  Mary, Yelvarton, Joseph and Edward; followed by the inventory of the part of the estate, belonging to the children, and the

receipt by Mary DENNIS for it on behalf of her children.

Samuel Dennis, born before 1650, died 1715-1717 in Woodbridge, NJ, was the son of Robert and Mary Dennis. He m. 1st, Sarah_____, with whom he had 7 children and 2nd, on 14 APR 1689, he married Mary Crowell, widow of Edward Crowell, by whom he had two daughters, Reliance and Elizabeth. Mary was the daughter of Rev. Joseph Lathrop, son of Rev. John Lathrop. The subject of Samuel and Mary is confused by the fact that Samuel's son, Samuel, Jr. married his stepsister Mary Crowell Jr., daughter of Mary and her first husband, Edward Crowell.
Ref. "The First Settlers of Piscataway and Woodbridge" and the NEHG Register, V.2, pp 739-745.

Generation No. 1

1. WILLIAM1 PASCHAL was born July 22, 1693 , and died 1774 in Bute,
North Carolina. He married (1) RELIANCE DENNIS. He married (2) TABITHA KING.

Children of WILLIAM PASCHAL and RELIANCE DENNIS are:
2. i. SAMUEL2 PASCHAL, b. April 01, 1727, Middlesex Co., N.J.; d. July 18, 1805, Abbeville Co., S.C..
3. ii. JOHN PASCHAL, b. 1729; d. 1776, Granville Co., N.C..
4. iii. ISAIAH PASCHAL, b. 1731, Granville Co., N.C.; d. 1795, Franklin Co., N.C..
5. iv. WILLIAM PASCHAL, b. 1733, Granville Co., N.C.; d. 1796, Caswell Co., (?) NC.
6. v. ELISHA PASCHAL, b. 1735, Granville Co. N.C.; d. Abt. 1795, Caswell Co.,N.C..
7. vi. JAMES PASCHAL, b. 1742, Granville Co. N.C.; d. 1792, Warren Co., N.C..
8. vii. DENNIS PASCHAL, b. 1746; d. November 1816, Warren Co., N.C..
9. viii. THOMAS PASCHAL, b. Abt. 1755, Granville Co. N.C.; d. November 1821, Warren Co., N.C..
ix. SARAH PASCHAL.
x. DIANA PASCHAL, m. RICHARD KING.
xi. RUTH PASCHAL.
xii. RACHEL PASCHAL.
xiii. RELIANCE PASCHAL, b. 1751.

Generation No. 2

2. SAMUEL 2 PASCHAL (WILLIAM 1 PASCHAL) was born April 01, 1727 in Middlesex Co., N.J., and died July
18, 1805 in Abbeville Co., S.C.. He married PHEREBA WARD July 04, 1748 in Abbeville Co., S.C..

Children of SAMUEL PASCHAL and PHEREBA WARD are:
10. i. RELIANCE3 PASCHAL, b. December 08, 1749, Granville Co., N.C.; d. 1829.
ii. MARY PASCHAL, b. February 04, 1752, Granville Co., N.C.; m. UNKNOWN CHADWICK.
11. iii. WILLIAM PASCHAL, b. April 15, 1753, Granville Co., N.C.; d. March 04, 1807, Georgia.
12. iv. JOHN PASCHAL, b. July 01, 1756, Granville Co., N.C.; d. 1816.
v. RACHEL PASCHAL, b. November 29, 1759, Granville Co., N.C.; m. UNK. COLE.
vi. SARAH PASCHAL, b. March 20, 1762, Granville Co., N.C.; m. JOHN GLOVER.
vii. SUSANNA PASCHAL, b. March 08, 1764, Granville Co., N.C.; m. ARCHIBOLD LOFTIES, January 02,
1782, Abbeville Co., S.C..
viii. NANCY PASCHAL, b. August 15, 1766, Granville Co., N.C.; d. Abt. 1837, Troup Co., GA; m.
JOHANNES DINGLER.
ix. MILDRED PASCHAL, b. December 17, 1768, Granville Co., N.C.; m. JAMES COTHRAN, September
14, 1783, Abbeville Co., S.C..
x. ELIZABETH PASCHAL, b. March 12, 1771, Granville Co., N.C.; m. HARRY VANLANDINGHAM,
January 24, 1787, Warren Co., N.C..
xi. PHEREBA PASCHAL, b. October 01, 1773, Abbeville Co., S.C.; m. MARTIN LOFTIES, October 14,
1790, Abbeville Co., S.C..
13. xii. SAMUEL PASCHAL, b. December 28, 1775, Granville Co., N.C.; d. Abt. 1822, Morgan Co., Georgia.
14. xiii. MILTON PASCHAL, b. July 19, 1778, Granville Co., N.C..

3. JOHN2 PASCHAL (WILLIAM1) was born 1729, and died 1776 in Granville Co., N.C.. He married JEMINA
ISABELLA.

Children of JOHN PASCHAL and JEMINA ISABELLA are:
i. JAMES3 PASCHAL, b. 1758, Granville Co., S.C.; d. Bedford , Tenn.; m. MARY A. BURCHETT.
15. ii. SILAS PASCHAL, b. October 08, 1860, Granville Co., N.C.; d. December 29, 1833, Smith, Tenn..
iii. JOHN PASCHAL.
iv. SAMUEL PASCHAL.
v. WILLIAM PASCHAL.
vi. SETH PASCHAL.

4. ISAIAH2 PASCHAL (WILLIAM1) was born 1731 in Granville Co., N.C., and died 1795 in Franklin Co.,
N.C.. He married ANN YOUNG.

Children of ISAIAH PASCHAL and ANN YOUNG are:
i. WILLIAM3 PASCHAL, b. 1754.
ii. GEORGE PASCHAL.
iii. ISAIAH PASCHAL, b. 1781.
iv. SARAH PASCHAL.
v. JOHN PASCHAL.
vi. DENNIS PASCHAL.
vii. LUCINDA PASCHAL.

5. WILLIAM2 PASCHAL (WILLIAM1) was born 1733 in Granville Co., N.C., and died 1796 in Caswell Co.,
(?) NC. He married SARAH NICHOLS.

Children of WILLIAM PASCHAL and SARAH NICHOLS are:
i. WILLIAM3 PASCHAL, b. 1755.
ii. GEORGE PASCHAL, b. 1762.
iii. HANNAH PASCHAL.

6. ELISHA2 PASCHAL (WILLIAM1) was born 1735 in Granville Co. N.C., and died Abt. 1795 in Caswell
Co.,N.C.. He married NANCY ANN NOBLES.

Children of ELISHA PASCHAL and NANCY NOBLES are:
i. WILLIAM3 PASCHAL, b. 1757.
ii. SAMUEL PASCHAL, b. Abt. 1759.
iii. ALEXANDER PASCHAL, b. Abt. 1763.
iv. JOHN HENRY DILL PASCHAL, b. 1774.
v. ELISHA PASCHAL, b. Abt. 1776.
vi. JESSE PASCHAL, b. Abt. 1784.
vii. ISAIAH PASCHAL, b. 1788.
viii. EZEKIAL PASCHAL, b. 1787.
ix. ELIZABETH PASCHAL, b. 1761.
x. RELIANCE (RUBY) PASCAL, b. 1765.
xi. JERUSHA PASCHAL, b. 1767.
xii. RACHEL PASCHAL, b. 1771.

7. JAMES2 PASCHAL (WILLIAM1) was born 1742 in Granville Co. N.C., and died 1792 in Warren Co., N.C..
He married RELIANCE.

Children of JAMES PASCHAL and RELIANCE are:
i. PATIENCE3 PASCHAL.
ii. ELIZABETH PASCHAL.
iii. EDMUND PASCHAL.
iv. SAMUEL PASCHAL, b. 1764.
v. ROBERT PASCHAL, b. 1765.
vi. ELUENA PASCHAL, b. 1771.
vii. JOHN WALKER PASCHAL, b. 1772.
viii. JAMES PASCHAL, b. 1776.
ix. JOSHUA PASCHAL, b. 1777.

8. DENNIS2 PASCHAL (WILLIAM1) was born 1746, and died November 1816 in Warren Co., N.C.. He
married MARY.

Children of DENNIS PASCHAL and MARY are:
i. ANDERSON3 PASCHAL, b. 1769, Bute, North Carolina; d. 1839; m. SALLY TWITTY.
ii. NICHOLAS PASCHAL, b. 1770, Bute, North Carolina; d. Aft. 1840; m. SARAH.
iii. ELISHA PASCHAL, b. 1772, Bute, North Carolina; d. January 15, 1838, Dickson Co., Tenn.; m.
NANCY HAYGOOD.
iv. MARY PASCHAL, b. Granville Co., N.C.; d. Dickson Co., Tenn.; m. JOHN HOGWOOD.
v. SARAH PASCHAL.

9. THOMAS2 PASCHAL (WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1755 in Granville Co. N.C., and died November 1821 in
Warren Co., N.C.. He married CHARITY RUSSELL.

Children of THOMAS PASCHAL and CHARITY RUSSELL are:
i. BUSHABY3 PASCHAL.
ii. ELIZABETH PASCHAL.
iii. MARY PASCHAL.
iv. ROBERT E. PASCHAL.
v. THOMAS PASCHAL.
vi. WILLIAM PASCHAL, b. 1778.
vii. JOHN PASCHAL, b. 1784.
viii. HENRY PASCHAL, b. 1785.
ix. MICHAEL WOOD PASCHAL, b. 1787.
x. MARTHA PASCHAL, b. 1795.
xi. NANCY PASCHAL, b. September 30, 1796.

Calendar of New Jersey Wills, 1670-1760

Abstracts of wills from New Jersey, covering the years 1670-1760.

Page: 134
Name: Samuel Dennes Dennis
Date: 26 Jul 1707
Location: Woodbridge, East Jersey

will of. Wife Mary. Children--Samuel, sole executor, and Jonathan. Real and personal estate. Witnesses--Sam'l Shepherd, Tho: Davis, Geo. Ewbanck. Proved 10 Jun 1708.

Lib. 1, p. 202

02 Feb 1707-8 Dennes, Mr. Samuel, of Middlesex Co. Inventory of the personal estate of, £107.2.9, incl. a Bible and other books £1.8.-; made by John Bishop, Thomas Pike and Noah Bishop.

10 Jun 1708 Letters testamentary granted to Samuel Dennis, the executor of the last will, etc.

Page: 134
Name: Samuel Dennes
Date: 20 Mar 1719
Location: Woodbridge, Middlesex Co.

yeoman; will of. Wife Mary. Children--Sarah, Reliance, Elizabeth, Samuel. Real and personal estate. Executors--the wife and dau. Sarah with Edward Freeman and Benjamin Bloomfield as overseers. Witnesses--Yelverton Crowell, Edward Crowell, Moses Rolph. Proved 21 Apr 1720.

Lib. A, p. 175