Notes for: Garrett Bodine

LDS information found at www.FamilySearch.com gave his birthplace as Somerset, Union, or Hunterdon Counties in New Jersey. It also said he was from Warren County, New Jersey and Zanesville, Ohio. It appears he must have moved to these places as did his son Theophilus. He must be buried in Zanesville somewhere. LDS gave the names of his parents as John and Mary Bodine and his wife as Lucy Cook.

A Garrett Bodine shows up in the 1860 Census of Hunterdon County, Alexandria Township, New Jersey. He is 83 years old.

According to LDS, he is a relative of Mary Adelaide Lawson Perkins.

I did have that this "Garrett" Bodine was born on October 7, 1783. The source for this date was "LDS info had his birth date and the birth place also had "Bridgenster" Township. This doesn't exist. It may refer to Bridgewater or Bedminster. Other LDS data gave his birth place as Union, Hunterdon County (???)." This does not seem like a very reliable source. I found info in the book Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files, page 311 that had a "Garret" Bodine born on September 6, 1781 to a John and Mary Bodine. This seems like a pretty good match (except the birth date) for this "Garrett" Bodine. I will assume that they are one and the same. I will also use the birth date as given in the abstracts. More proof would be needed to make sure this assumption is actually correct.

From Ronny Bodine (Nov 7, 2018):

The family Bible record of John Bodine records the birth of his son Garret on 6 Sept 1781. Is he identical with Garret Bodine whose birth occurred on 7 Oct 1783 as presented in the following 1903 abstract? As no other person of this name is known in this time period it appears likely and is assumed here to be the case. In the following account several of the dates are known to be incorrect.

Though still living, Garret Bodine is not found in the 1850 census, but his wife was living with the Vliet family in Warren County. In 1860, Garrett was in the Hunterdon County Poor House.

1850 Franklin Twp., Warren County: James VLEIT 22 NJ farmer, Hannah 18 NJ, Alfred 15 NJ, Lucy BODINE 63 NJ.

1860 POOR HOUSE, Alexandria Twp., Hunterdon Co., NJ: Garrett BODINE 83 NJ pauper.

The non-cupative will of Lucy Bodine was proved on 17 Jan 1854 by Daniel Vliet with an inventory by William Vliet and John Cokerman, appraising her estate at $730.03, submitted the same date. (Warren County Probate File 1141U and Warren County Wills, 3: 44-46)

To Levi C. Reese Surrogate of Warren County--I hereby withdraw the caveat filed with you against proving the noncupative will of Lucy Bodine decd and authorize you to admit the same to probate. Belvidere January 17, 1854.
Garret Bodine
Witness J.A. Norton Filed January 17, 1854 Levi C. Reese Surrogate

Franklin September 10, 1853
Lucy Bodine of the township of Franklin in the County of Warren and State of N. Jersey called upon us Viz: John Bakeman, William Vliet and James Vliet to witness her noncupative Will. The testator Saith it is her last Will and Testament after her death, that her funeral Charges be paid and all of her legal debts, and then if she has any property left is her will that her daughter Annah Bodine Shall have all the remainder of her property and also called upon us to witness that it was her wish that Daniel Vliet of the County & State aforesaid should settle her business.
Signed September 10, 1853.
John Bakeman
William Vliet
James Vliet


From: Publius V. (Publius Virgilius) Lawson. President, Wisconsin Library Association. Family genealogy : Baird, Blair, Butler, Cook, Childs, Clark, Cole, Crane, De Kruyft, Edwards, Finney, Fleming, Graves, Grandine, Haney, Hitchcock, Kerwin, Lawson, Lowry, McAlpin, Peper, Richardson, Rittenhouse, Southwood, Stolp, Williams and Wright, 1903, p. 204-205:
Lucy Cook, daughter of Jacob Cook and Joanna Williams, born December 2, 1786; married Garret Bodine. He was born October 7, 1783. In 1820 they moved to Pennsylvania. Their children: 1. John Bodine, was born September 28, 1804. 2. Theophilis Bodine, was born March 17, 1807, and died in Easton, Pa., 1875. He had children who were married and moved west. 3. Jacob Bodine, was born June 10, 1809. 4. George Bodine, was born August 18, 1812. 5. Sarah Bodine, was born April 16, 1816. 6. Anna Bodine, was born August 9, 18 19. She married Abram De Remer, who was born December 2, 1827. She died at West Liberty, Ohio. He was living with a son at West Liberty in 1900. They had one daughter who married and died. They also had two sons, both married and have children. Anna Bodine lived for some time, about 1833, with her aunt Elizabeth Cook, wife to William Fleming, in "the Barrens", in Alexandria township, N. J. 7. Charles Bodine, born March 14, 1821, and died in fall of 1900. His first wife was Hannah Amerman. Their children: (a) Isaac Bodine, died before 1900, married Charlotte Call and have one son, Charles Bodine second. (b) Elizabeth Bodine died before 1900, married Fred Amerman. (c) Wesley Bodine, died before 1900; married Anna Davenport; have one child, Stanley Bodine. The second wife of Charles Bodine was Susan C. Philhower, widow of John S. Prall. Their children were: (d) John Bodine, who married Carrie Angleman, whose children were: Leona, Annie and Leslie. (e) Minnie Bodine, married Amos Hoffman. 8. Horatio Bodine, eighth and youngest child of Garret Bodine and Lucy Cook, his wife, was born April 21st, 1824, and died September 17, 1883; married Annette Conklin Search, July 10, 1855, who was born April 9, 1821.

Annette Conklin Bodine died at Zanesville, Ohio, December 14, 1902, aged eighty-one, was twice married and leaves two children by each marriage. Horatio Bodine united with Reformed Church, Readington, N. J., October, 1842; was baptised November, 1842; left but took no letter of dismissal. Was a bright young man; studied Latin while a plowman, and in a few weeks mastered the grammar. He studied medicine in Ohio. Horatio Bodine lived at Zanesville, Ohio, manufacturer of earthenware crockery. His daughter writes that her mother was a widow with five children when she married a second time.

There were four children: 1. Sedora Jane Bodine born May 26, 1856; died July 10, 1861. 2. George Homer Bodine born September 23, 1858; married Anna Bodine, February 23, 1884, and has four children: Royal Adalphus, Albert, Mary, Emma. 3. Greenbury Walton Bodine, born January 9, 1864; died November 16, 1896. 4. Mary Alice Bodine, born September 13, 1867; married William Abele, June 21, 1900.