The Force Family

Submitted By: Fran Cook


1. Mathew Force b. 1642 in Middlesex Co., NJ; m. Elizabeth Palmer b. 1646 Albany NY

2. Benjamin Force b. 1669 Wentham, Norfolk Co. MA d. 8/1734 Middlesex Co. NJ m. Elizabeth Bunn b. 1673 Hull, MA or Middlesex Co. NJ

3. Thomas Force b. [7/28/1693 or 9/13/1693 d. 5/21/1732 Woodbridge, Middlesex Co. NJ; m 1715 Mary Spencer b. 1694 d. 5/1/1734 Woodbridge, NJ.
Benjamin 1/1/1688/89
Unknown Force b. 1692
Matthew b. 4/25/1697
Mary b. 7/19/1700
Charity b. 9/13/1704
Hannah b. 2/4/1706/07

4. Samuel Force b. 1726 d. 1799 Woodbridge, NJ [1st wife Mary Freeman b. 1728 d. 1753 Middlesex CO. NJ - m. 1/15/1749/50 - they had two children Charity b. 1750 & Mary b. 1751]; m. 7/4/1754 2nd wife Sarah Freeman b. 4/5/1731 Brunswick, NJ d. 3/24/1806 Rahway, Essex Co. NJ.

Samuel b. 1757
Thomas b. 12/21/1758
James b. 1760
Jonathan b. 1766

5. Benjamin b. 1774 [Newark NJ according to inscription on monument] d. 1805 of fever in Savannah. Monument at Alpine Cemetery m. Elizabeth B. b. 1774 d. 8/11/1850 Chattooga Co. buried in Alpine Cemetery.
Freeman b. 1774
Hannah b. 1776
All the above children were born in Woodbridge, Middle sex Co, NJ

Lewis Miller Force b. 1796 D. 10/20/1849 Monument in Alpine Cemetery died in Charleston SC of Yellow Fever.

6. Samuel Freeman Force b.1799 d. 1874 m. Catherine M. Haas b. 1802 [Supposed to be buried in Ami Cemetery at Alpine in unmarked graves.] John P. Force b. 1798 m. Adelia b. 1810

Benjamin [?]
Charles b. 1822 m. Mary Henderson; m. Mary Smith
Elizabeth b. 1824 m. Pleasant G. May in Chatham Co. 4/3/1845
Sara Adelia b. 1824 m. G.W. O'Rear
Charlotte Jane b. 1830 m. Francis Marion O'Rear

7. Margaret Haas Force b 11/20/1831 d. 7/18/1909 [1st husband John Whatley] m. John B. Blake b. 3/25/1827 d. 6/14/1900 Lewis Miller Force b. 1834 m. Mary Weaver m. Mary Weaver [In 34th Inf. Reg. GA enlist date 5/14/1862 Private. Name listed on Monument in Lawrence Park in Menlo]
Samuel F. Jr. b. 1837

Blake Children
Walter b. 1855
Cliada b. 1857
Talulu b. 1858 d. 1925 m. L.D. Smith

8. Charlsie Greenleaf Blake b. 8/25/1860 Alpine, GA d. 12/28/1943 m. William M. Cook b. 1/30/1862 Centre AL d. 5/11/1935 Chattooga Co. GA. Both buried in Johnson's Cemetery Chattoogaville GA.
Florence b 1864 m. Charles Brown
John B. b 1865
Wallace b 1867
Minnie b 1869 d. 1938 Chatham GA m. James Wright
Samuel J. b. 1872
Innis b. 1857 m. [?] Thomas
Ora E. b. 1878 m. William Freeman


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