Notes for: William D. Berdine
From: Greta Else [gretaelse at yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009
Subject: Re: Berdine/Bordine/Bodin Family
I have been working on my family tree on the Ancestry.com site & I'm stuck at the Nicholas & Cornelius link in my tree. I have gotten most of my information from research done for a lawsuit in September 1956 between a builder & Cornelius Bordine & c.,et als. over the Berdine's Corner area in North Brunswick. My father's mother was a Berdine & so he was summoned to testify at the hearing. Following is what I know from this information.
Cathaline Viola Berdine Johnson 1873 - 1946..........husband Leslie Phillip Johnson
William H.? Berdine, (her father) 1847 -1906............wife Margaret Sweeney
William Berdine (grandfather) 1822-1869.............wife Cathaline Applegate 1826-1914
Cornelius Bordine(Bodine) 17??-1840...................1st wife Johanna VanDerbilt ?-1815
....................................................................................................2nd wife and mother of Cornelius - Elizabeth (Betsy) Compton ?-?-
Nicholas Bordine(Bodine) 1746-1814.....................1st wife Dinah Van Lewe(Liew) 1750-?
....................................................................................................2nd wife & mother of Nicholas-Ann or Annabel Colcher or Hart 1743-1826
The rest I've taken from your wonderful web site & hope it's part of my family!!!
Jacob Bodine 1719-1748....................................................wife Catherine Bogart ?-?
Jacob Bodine 1684-1765....................................................wife Elizabeth Sebring 1677-1752
John Bodine 1662-1745.....................................................wife Mary Crocheron 1660-1703
Can you help me with any of my blank dates and wife names? It seems that Cornelius & Nicholas are such a stumbing block with so many family lines. However, I am quite sure "my" Cornelius & Nicholas are correct for my line but I'm unsure of wives & siblings.
Thank you for any help or information you can send me.
Greta Else
From Ronny Bodine:
From New Jersey Federal Census Records:
1850 (24 Aug) North Brunswick Twp., Middlesex Co.: Wm. BORDINE 28 NJ butcher, Cathaline 25 NJ, Ruth Ann 7 NJ, Wm 4 NJ, George 8/12 NJ.
1860 (20 July) North Brunswick Twp., Middlesex Co.: William BORDINE 37 NJ butcher & merchant, Adeline 34 NJ, Ruth A. 15 NJ, William H. 13 NJ, George 11 NJ, Monroe 9 NJ, Elias 4 NJ.
1870 (9 Aug) North Brunswick Twp., Middlesex Co.: C. S. BERDINE 45 NJ, George 20 NJ, Ruth 26 NJ, Monroe 17 NJ, Chas. 14 NJ.
From New Jersey State Census Records:
1895 New Brunswick, Middlesex Co.: Catherine BERDINE over 60, Ruth 20-60, Monroe 5-20, Addie 5-20, Helen 5-20.
New Jersey Death Records:
Cathaline Berdine, 72, widow, died 24 Jan 1897 in New Brunswick, Middlesex County. [Note: The record reads 1897.]
Cathaline (Applegate) Berdine is the daughter of Daniel Duncan and Meris (Snedeker) Applegate.
Obituary, The Daily Times (New Brunswick, N.J.) of 24 Jan 1898.
Mrs. Cathaline Berdine died at an early hour this morning, at her home, 140 Welton street, of a complication of diseases aggravated by advanced age. Mrs. Berdine was 72 years of age. She was the widow of William Berdine, who died in 1869. She had been ill for some time, and though devotedly nursed by her daughter the hand of death could not be stayed. Mrs. Berdine was one of the oldest members of the First Reformed Church, of this city. She was a patient sufferer, and a woman of great fortutude and charity. She leaves three children, Miss Ruth Berdine and George Berdine of this city, and William Berdine, of South River. Her funeral will take place on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from her late residence. The funeral services will be conducted by Rev. P. T. Pockman, pastor of the First Reformed Church.