Husband: Jacob Bodine, Sr.
Born: bef 1755 in prob New Jersey 1 Died: bef Jul 19 1817 in prob Madison Twp., Columbia Co., PA 2 Father: Mother: Notes
Wife: Catherine (Nancy) __________
Born: bef 1755 in prob New Jersey 1 Died: aft 1820 Father: Mother: Notes
F Child 1: Margaret Bodine Born: abt 1774/1775 in prob New Jersey 3 Died: ____ Notes
+ M Child 2: Jacob Bodine, Jr. Born: abt 1777 in New Jersey 4 Died: bef Jun 22 1815 in prob Columbia Co., PA 5 Wife: Catherine Thomas b. Mar 18 1780 d. Dec 17 1859 Married: abt 1802 in prob Columbia Co., PA 6 Notes
M Child 3: William Bodine Born: abt 1778/1779 in prob New Jersey Died: bef May 14 1801 in prob Derry Twp., Northumberland Co., PA 7 Notes
+ F Child 4: Catherine Bodine Born: abt 1779/1780 in New Jersey 8 Died: ____ Husband: William Girton b. Apr 1778 d. bef 1850 Notes
+ M Child 5: Abraham Bordine / Bodine Born: abt 1781 in New Jersey (poss Pennsylvania) 9 Died: Jun 1846 in Southwold Twp., Elgin Co., Ontario 10,11 Buried: in Family farm in Elgin Co., Ontario 11 Wife: Zelah Taylor b. abt 1787 d. Apr __ 1837 Married: abt 1805 in prob Pennsylvania Wife: Margaret Kitchen b. abt 1788 Married: Oct 9 1837 in Fingal, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada 12 Notes
F Child 6: Mary Bodine Born: abt 1782/1783 in prob New Jersey Died: ____ Husband: James Watson d. 1841 Notes
+ F Child 7: Elizabeth Bodine Born: abt Nov 26 1784 in prob New Jersey 13 Died: Sep 22 1839 in Iona, Southwold Twp., Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada 14 Buried: in Iona Cem. Southwold Twp., Elgin Co., Ontario 15 Husband: Daniel McIntyre b. abt Aug 16 1789 d. Aug 13 1857 Married: Apr __ 1815 in Canada 16 Notes
+ F Child 8: Amy Bodine Born: Oct 15 1786 in prob New Jersey (poss Pennsylvania) 17 Died: Nov 10 1855 in Fingal, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada 18 Buried: in Fingal Cem., Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada 19 Husband: James Best b. Jul 6 1789 d. Oct 6 1846 Married: Sep 29 1809 in Pennsylvania 20 Notes
+ F Child 9: Martha Bodine Born: abt 1788/1789 in New Jersey 21 Died: 1871 22 Husband: John Beers b. Mar 25 1789 Notes
+ M Child 10: Nicholas Bodine Born: abt 1790 in Pennsylvania (prob Derry Twp., Northumberland Co.) 23,24 Died: Oct 21 1885 in prob Mosa, Middlesex East, Ontario, Canada 25 Buried: in Simpson Cemetery, Mosa Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada Wife: Charlotte Sovereign b. Feb 1803 d. Jun 22 1875 Married: abt 1822 in Oakland Twp., Brant, Ontario 26 Notes
F Child 11: Desire Bodine Born: abt 1791 in prob Pennsylvania (Derry Twp., Northumberland Co.) 27 Died: ____ Husband: Jacob Lilly Notes
M Child 12: James Bodine Born: abt 1793 in prob Pennsylvania (Derry Twp., Northumberland Co.) Died: bef Nov 13 1821 in prob Columbia Co., PA 28 Notes
+ F Child 13: Leah Bodine Born: abt 1794 in prob Pennsylvania (Derry Twp., Northumberland Co.) 29 Died: May 18 1871 in prob Lycoming Co., PA 30 Buried: in Franklin Bethel Cem., Lycoming Co., PA 31 Husband: Abia Phillips b. May 20 1780 d. Nov 30 1856 Married: 1819 in Davidson, Sullivan Co., PA 32 Notes
+ F Child 14: Rachel Bodine Born: abt 1795 in prob Pennsylvania (Derry Twp., Northumberland Co.) Died: Apr 29 1831 33 Husband: Thomas Girton b. 1793 d. Feb 18 1837 Married: Jan 14 1813 33 Notes
Sources: (1) 1800 Census, Derry Twp., Northumberland Co., PA - age +45. (2) Date comes from administration papers on Jacob's estate - 7/19/1817. (3) Census info from 1790, 1800, 1810, and 1820 (Columbia Co., PA) seems to indicate she was born 1774-1784. (4) 1790 Census, Northumberland Co., PA - 1 m 16-26. LDS info seems to give birth year as 1780. (5) Letters of Administration issued on his estate - 6/22/1815. (6) Date & place based on the birth of first child. (7) This is when an inventory was taken on his estate. (8) 1880 Census, Columbia Co., Greenwood Twp., PA (son, Peter Girton) - both parents born NJ. (9) He died in 1846 when he was about 65 years old. William says father b. in NJ. Amy said PA. (10) Biography of son William Bodine (see his Notes) - date & place. (11) Best and Bodine Families, by Harry Bodine (LDS fiche 982266). (12) Dan Walker & Robert Calder, Marriage Registers of Upper Canada/Canada West, v. 4, part 1 (1795-1841). (13) Date is figured from age at death (54y 9m 27d). (14) Tombstone - age at death: 54 y, 9 m, 27 d. (15) Some Descendants of Samuel McIntyre and Dorcas Whitman. (16) Joan Best (joanbest1@earthlink.ent) - date and place. (17) James & Amy Best Family Bible (1836) - date. Year is figured from info on tombstone - died at age 69 (Fingal Cemetery). Michael Best says both parents born PA. (18) Date is from tombstone (Fingal Cemetery, Southwold Twp., Elgin Co., Ontario). (19) Joan Best has visited this cemetery. (20) James & Amy Best Family Bible (1836) - date. This Bible is still in the hands of the Best family in Elgin Co., Ontario. The location comes from the obituary of Amy Force Best. (21) Groupsheet (Judy Laylon) - date. Census info on daughter, Emily Nickelson - place. (22) Groupsheet (Judy Laylon) - date. (23) 1871 Census, Ontario, Canada (Middlesex West, Mosa) - 82, US. (24) Death Notice of eldest son, John - Father born PA. (25) 1881 Canadian (Ontario) Census. Age: 92. Born: USA. Ethnic Origin: French. Religion: Baptist. Widower. (26) Letter from Nicholas to Martha Beers - year. FamilySearch.com - place. (27) See Notes page. (28) This is a guess from looking at his father's administration papers. (29) Kevin Phillips (KevinRPhillips@prodigy.net) - date. What is his source? I wonder if the date could be wrong. (30) Kevin Phillips (KevinRPhillips@prodigy.net) - date & place. (31) Kevin Phillips (KevinRPhillips@prodigy.net) - place. (32) FamilySearch.com - place & year. (33) Judy Laylon's web site (no source given) - date. Dave's Bodine Genealogy Website Email me with Revisions. Pictures welcome if under 1 MB. Click here to return to the Home Page. Click here to email me. Name Index