Sergeant Family


Generation One



1. Jonathan1 Sargent died on 12 Dec 1651 at Branford, CT.
He was also known as Jonathan Sergeant. He resided in 1643 at New Haven, CT. He resided in 1646 at Branford, CT.
His wife died on 17 Dec 1651.
Known children of Jonathan1 Sargent include:

Generation Two



2. Jonathan2 Sergeant (Jonathan1 Sargent) was baptized on 10 6mo 1651 at Branford, CT. He married Martha. He died after 1698 at Newark, NJ.
He resided at Newark, NJ.
Martha died after 1693.
Known children of Jonathan2 Sergeant and Martha were:

Generation Three



3. Jonathan3 Sergeant (Jonathan2, Jonathan1 Sargent) married Hannah; 1st husband. He died circa 1732 at Newark, NJ.
Hannah was born circa 1696. She married Col. John Cooper; 2nd husband, 2nd wife. She died on 26 May 1757.
Known children of Jonathan3 Sergeant and Hannah were as follows:

Generation Four



4. Jonathan4 Sergeant (Jonathan3, Jonathan2, Jonathan1 Sargent) married Hannah Nutman, daughter of James Nutman; 1st wife, 2nd husband. He married Abigail Dickinson, daughter of Rev. Jonathan Dickinson and Joanna Melyn, in 1745; 2nd wife. He died in Jan 1777 near Princeton, NJ.
He resided at Newark, NJ.
Hannah Nutman married Jonathan Dod; 1st husband. She died in 1743.
Known children of Jonathan4 Sergeant and Hannah Nutman were as follows:
Abigail Dickinson was born on 16 Jun 1711.
Known children of Jonathan4 Sergeant and Abigail Dickinson were:

Generation Five



5. Hon. Jonathan Dickinson5 Sergeant (Jonathan4, Jonathan3, Jonathan2, Jonathan1 Sargent) was born in 1746 at Newark, NJ. He married Margaret Spencer, daughter of Rev. Elihu Spencer and Joanna Eaton, on 14 Mar 1775; 1st wife. He married Elizabeth Rittenhouse on 20 Dec 1788; 2nd wife. He died on 8 Oct 1793 at Philadelphia, PA; yellow fever. He was buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA; originally buried in Presbyterian Churchyard, 4th & Pine, Philadelphia, PA.
He was an attorney. He resided at Princeton, NJ. He was graduated in 1762 at College of New Jersey, Princeton, NJ. He was a member of the Continental Congress in 1776. He resided in 1777 at Philadelphia, PA. He was Attorney General on 28 Jul 1777 at Pennsylvania. He left a will on 29 Aug 1792 at Philadelphia Co., PA; proved 4 Nov 1793.
Margaret Spencer was born on 5 Jan 1759. She died on 17 Jun 1787 at age 28.
Known children of Hon. Jonathan Dickinson5 Sergeant and Margaret Spencer were as follows:
Known children of Hon. Jonathan Dickinson5 Sergeant and Elizabeth Rittenhouse were as follows:

Generation Six



6. Hon. John6 Sergeant (Jonathan5, Jonathan4, Jonathan3, Jonathan2, Jonathan1 Sargent) was born on 5 Dec 1779 at Philadelphia, PA. He was baptized on 23 Jan 1780 at 1st Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA. He married Margaretta Watmough, daughter of James Horatio Watmough and Anna Carmick, on 23 Jun 1813 at Philadelphia, PA. He died on 25 Nov 1852 at Philadelphia, PA, at age 72. He was buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA.
He was a member of the US Congress. He was an attorney. He and Margaretta Watmough resided at Philadelphia, PA.
Margaretta Watmough born in circa 1787 at Pennsylvania. She died on 4 Apr 1869. She was buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA.
Known children of Hon. John6 Sergeant and Margaretta Watmough were as follows:

Generation Seven



7. Margaretta7 Sergeant (John6, Jonathan5, Jonathan4, Jonathan3, Jonathan2, Jonathan1 Sargent) was born on 26 Jun 1814. She married Gen. George Gordon Meade, son of Richard Worsam Meade and Margaret Coats Butler, on 31 Dec 1840 at St. Peter's Church, Philadelphia, PA. She died on 7 Jan 1886 at age 71.
Gen. George Gordon Meade was born on 31 Dec 1815 at Cadiz, Spain. He died on 6 Nov 1872 at Philadelphia, PA, at age 56. He was buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA. He was Major General, U.S. Army, commander of troops at Battle of Gettysburg.


Additional Generations



10. Sarah Wise8 Meade (Margaretta7 Sergeant, John6, Jonathan5, Jonathan4, Jonathan3, Jonathan2, Jonathan1 Sargent) married John Baldwin Large.
15. Margaretta Sergeant9 Large (Sarah8 Meade, Margaretta7 Sergeant, John6, Jonathan5, Jonathan4, Jonathan3, Jonathan2, Jonathan1 Sargent) married Joseph Harrison.
19. Joseph10 Harrison Jr. (Margaretta9 Large, Sarah8 Meade, Margaretta7 Sergeant, John6, Jonathan5, Jonathan4, Jonathan3, Jonathan2, Jonathan1 Sargent) Lucretia Stevens Heckscher.
26. Henrietta Armitt11 Harrison (Joseph10, Margaretta9 Large, Sarah8 Meade, Margaretta7 Sergeant, John6, Jonathan5, Jonathan4, Jonathan3, Jonathan2, Jonathan1 Sargent) married Julian McIlvaine Marshall.
41. John Randolph12 Marshall (Henrietta11 Harrison, Joseph10, Margaretta9 Large, Sarah8 Meade, Margaretta7 Sergeant, John6, Jonathan5, Jonathan4, Jonathan3, Jonathan2, Jonathan1 Sargent) married Deborah Lynn Reilly.


Pedigrees:
Pedigree Base - Marshall
15 - Margaretta Sergeant Large
  5 - Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant

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