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From: "Burnett H. Cain" <>
Subject: CAIN's in New Jersey 1700's
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 18:37:05 -0400

Dear List Members,

I have been unable to find any descendents of my husbands' CAIN
ancestors except ourselves!

I know they must be out there somewhere.I suspect that they moved West
and /or South
as our country expanded.Please see if any of these names sound familliar
to you.

Walter CAIN,died in New Jersey abt.1782.Wife was Maryanna,who died abt
1791.

They had sons:
Richard,Daniel,Joseph,Walter,Gershon,and Samuel.

We descend from their son Joseph Cain,who served in the Rev.War from New
Jersey.

This Joseph Cain married a Margaret Perrine from New Jersey;either Bound
Brook in Somerset Co.,or Monmouth Co.
They had atleast a daughter Margaret Cain,b.1791 and a son Joseph
Cain,b.1794.

Joseph CAIN,b.1794 served in the War of 1812,married Polly "Mary"
Sayre,b.1814.They married 1832 in Essex Co.
and had the following children.
Joseph Cain,Jr.,b.abt 1833, and resided in Newark,N.J.
Margaret A. CAIN,b.1834,she married a David CAMPBELL in 1853
George Washington Cain,b 1835,married Harriet Hoffman,b.1838.They
resided in Springfield, Union Co.NJ
and are buried in the Presbyterian
Cemetery Springfield,NJ.My husbands g-grand-
parents
Kennedy Martin CAIN,b.1837,he possibly married a BEDFORD and lived in
Newark,NJ
Bryan Remer CAIN,b.abt 1839
James Bryan CAIN,b. abt 1842
Henry CAIN,b.abt.1846,possibly removed to Nebraska
William Ross Cain,b.abt 1849.lived in Summit,Union Co.,NJ.He also is
buried in Springfield Presbyterian
Cemetery.

Joseph Cain died Aug 25,1866 in Bridgewater Twp.Somerset Co.,NJ.He is
buried in the Bound Brook
Presbyterian Cemetery,Bound Brook,NJ
Mary Sayre CAIN,b 1814 died Aug.1893.She is buried with he husband in
Bound Brook Presbyterian
Cemetery along with several of
there children.

Additional surnames could be as follows,some of these are buried in the
CAIN Plot in Bound Brook Cemetery.
ROLL,CONKLIN,ROSS,MARTIN,HOFFMAN,BURNET,KIPSEY,BEDFORD,HODGE,REA,
KOONCE,THATCHER,LOETSCHER,CAMPBELL.

I will share any information that I have.Please email me with any and
all information.
Thank you for your assistance.

Barbara Cain
Brielle,New Jersey

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