Here is another message I got from Charlene:
Subject: Bodine
Date: Sun, 20 May 2001
From: "BRIAN &CHAR" (STAPLES at elknet.net)
Dave,
I e-mailed you awhile ago about my Bodine connection. I believe she went by the name Lanah or Eleana. She was married to John Frazer. I have pension records when she applied for a widows pension for service in the American revolution. I believe Eleana was b. March 6,1768 in N.J. d.May 5, 1855 in Delaware, Pike Co. PA She married John Frazer March 9, 1788. She married second a Henry C. Middaugh of Pike PA.
If you would be interested the documentation I would be willing to copy and send it to you snail mail. I am trying to figure out the line beyond her etc. I have been excepted into the D.A.R. on my Frazer line which is who's pension she applied for.
Charlene Staples
In "Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files, p. 1261, we learn that Lenah Middaugh (or Middough) applied for John Frazer's pension on July 7, 1846 from Pike County, Pennsylvania being a resident of Delaware Township, Pennsylvania. She was 78 at the time. Lenah and John Frazer had married on March 9, 1788. John died March 26, 1825 and Lenah then married Henry C. Middaugh on June 19, 1830. Henry died on August 4, 1836. Lenah and John Frazer had lived in Alexander Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Lenah applied for a BLW(?) on May 11, 1855. From Henry T. (or Ct.) Middaugh's file (abstract on p. 2343), we learn that he was born in Sussex County, New Jersey on May 7, 1754. A few months after his birth, his father moved his family to Northampton County in the part that is now Pike County, Pennsylvania. Henry died August 4, 1836.
There are a series of messages possibly about this Lana Bodine at the Bodine Forum at Ancestry.com. A Mary Walker sent this in:
Tombstone for William R. Frazier located in Warren County cemetery gives birth date of 11/22/1808. Location of birth unknown. William was my great, great grandfather. Family bible in my posession shows that William's mother's name was Lanah, born 3/6/1763; died 4/22/1861. Warren County and Sussex County were one back then. Coincidence????
Charlene Staples wrote back:
hum, interesting for sure. The info I have comes mostly from D.A.R. records and pention appl. of John Frazer Sr. Rev. Vet. My John and Lanah or Eleana or Elenor were married March 9,1788. I have Lanah's b. 3/06/1768 in NJ d.5/5/1855 Pike Co.PA She married second a Middaugh.
Mary Walker answered Charlene:
Charlene, looking thru a magnifying glass at the bible, it certainly looks like birth date for Lanah could be 3/6/1768, not 1763 as I had thought. That would mean that in addition to John, they had at least one more child (William R.) plus a cemetery record for Delaware Cemetery in Dingman's Ferry Pa (Pike County) makes me feel there was probably also another son, Benjamin born 1789 (twins?).
Charlene then sent this:
I have listed as children of John and Lanah Bodine Frazer.
1. John jr. b. 1789
2. Peter b. 1799
3.Benjamin b. 1790
4. Jane b. 1793
5. Phebe b. 1802
6. Elizabeth b. 1805
7. William b 1808
Here is some baptism info on two of their children:
From: Nancy Conod [mailto:nconod at yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004
Subject: Bodine Association - Minisink Valley Historical Society
Dave,
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I will check through some of our records for you but it will take me a few weeks to get to it.
I did find in the Minisink Valley Reformed Dutch Church Records, 1716-1830: Baptisms
July 10, 1803 John Phresuer(Frazer) & Lena Bodine - Pheby b. 18 Sept 1802
Sept 10 1809 John Frazer & Lenah Bodine - William b. Nov 22 (no year stated)
Oct 23 1814 John Bodine & Jane Mapes - William b. Jun 15, 1814
Dec 28 1816 John Bodine & Jane Mapes - Abraham Van Campen b. May 6, 1816
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I'll let you know what I find.
Nancy Conod
Volunteer
Minisink Valley Historical Society
Note from Dave: Minisink, I believe is in or near Orange Co., NY. These records cover several DRC churches in that area.