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Catharine, Maria, John, Abraham. Elizabeth, Rachel, Jacob, David, and Matthew.

Garret C. Eckerson (5), the eldest of the above, was born March 7, 1724, and died May 2, 1798. He married, in 1744, Maria Haring, born January 7, 1724, died December 22, 1798. They resided at Old Tappan, in Bergen County, and had issue of the sixth generation nine children: John G., Maria. Cornelius, Rensye, Cornelius, Elizabeth, Margaret, Abram G., and Brechie. Abram G. Eckerson (6) was born September 6, 1770, and died May 10, 1847. He married Catharine Smith, born May 24, 1774, died April 17, 1842. Their children of the seventh generation were James A., Garret A., and Cornelius A.

Cornelius A. Eckerson (7) was born at Old Tappan, in Bergen County, July 21, 1801, and died July 28, 1839. He married, February 15, 1823, Catharine Meyers, born in 1803, died in 1892. They had issue of the eighth generation Abram C., Rebecca, and Margaret.

Abram C. Eckerson (8) was born at Old Tappan and married Matilda Demarest, daughter of Garret and Agnes (Westervelt) Demarest. They had children of the ninth generation Catharine, Garret D., Cornelius A.. Rachel, Margaret, John A., Matilda, Abram C., and Frederick, of whom Cornelius A. Eckerson (9) is the subject of this sketch.

Cornelius A. Eckerson (9) was born at Harrington Park, N. J., June 7, 1849, and acquired his education in Bergen County. Leaving school at the age of fourteen, he worked for three years on the farm, and then served a four years' apprenticeship at the blacksmith's trade, mastering every branch. At the end of that time he engaged in the blacksmithing and earriage building business for himself and successfully continued in that line for twenty-three and one-half years. He built up a large and profitable trade and gained the confidence of all with whom he came in contact. On December 6, 1893, he was appointed to a position in the New York custom house.

Mr. Eckerson has long been active in local affairs, having served for seven years as Town Clerk of Harrington and for some time as a member of the Board of Education. He is a member of Alpine Lodge, No. 77, F. and A. M., and of the Reformed Church. He married Lurana Wortendyke and has one son, Harry Eckerson, of the tenth generation.

SHELDON TILT, of Demarest, is of English descent. Thomas Tilt, a leather manufacturer from Birmingham, England, settled at West Point on the Hudson about 1750. He purchased property of Benjamin Allison, of Haverstraw, N. Y., August 22, 1777. He signed the Association Articles for Liberty in the Yoost Mabie House (now Andre's Prison), Tappan, N. Y.. July 11, 1775, and was Corporal under Colonel Ann Hawkes Hay, his commission being granted February 16, 1776. His children were Daniel, Thomas, Rebecca, and Polly. Thomas (2) married Ann M. Bell, October 15, He has issue, baptized at Tappan, Catharine, Anna, Thomas, William, Mary, Elizabeth, and Rachel.

William Tilt married Margaret Bogert and had a son, Jefferson Tilt, who married Maria J. Demarest, daughter of the late Ralph S. Demarest and Jane Haring, a granddaughter of Samuel R. and Elizabeth (Zabriskie) Demarest, and a great-granddaughter of Ralph S. and Maria D. Demarest. He had four children, one of whom is Sheldon Tilt, the subject of this sketch. The latter's grandfather, Ralph S. Demarest, was prominent in political matters and represented his district in both houses of the New

Jersey Legislature. His great-great-grandfather, Ralph S. Demarest, served in the Revolutionary War in Captain Christie's company from Bergen County, while his great-grandfather, Samuel Demarest, who was also a soldier in the Revolution, was captured by the English, and confined in the historic sugar house in New York City.

Sheldon Tilt was born in Sparkill, N. Y., March 7, 1868, and received his education in the schools of Bergen County. At the age of seventeen he entered the employ of the Erie Railroad, with which he has since continued, discharging his duties with acknowledged ability and satisfaction. He is a member of the Reformed Church, a public spirited citizen, and respected by all who know him. Being greatly interested in real estate affairs, he was appointed in 1893, by Governor Werts, of New Jersey, as a representative from Bergen County to the World's Fair Real Estate Commission.

JACOB B. ECKERSON, of Rivervale, is of the eighth generation in descent from John Tomaszen, the emigrant and progenitor of all the Eckersons and Ackersons in Bergen County (see sketch on page 53). The line of Jacob B. Eckerson's descent is the same as that of Cornelius A. Eckerson (p. 546) down to the seventh generation: that is to say, down to Abraham G. Eckerson (7) and his wife, Catharine Smith, who had children of the eighth generation James A., Garret A., and Cornelius A. His father served in the Revolutionary War.

James A. Eckerson (8), born August 27, 1806, died March 22, 1875, married (1), in 1830, Elizabeth Blawvelt, daughter of Jacob I. and Rachel (Blanch) Blawvelt. She was born February 11, 1812, and died April 21, 1846. He married (2) Jane Westervelt, born January 3, 1807, died March 12, 1883. James A. Eckerson (8) had issue by Elizabeth Blawvelt five children of the ninth generation: Abram J., Mary, Catharine, Jacob B., and Margaret.

Jacob B. Eckerson (9), the subject of this sketch, was born at Old Tappan, Bergen County, N. J., May 16, 1839. He was educated in the local schools, and afterward, at the age of fifteen, went to work on his father's farm, where he now resides, and which has been handed down from father to son for over two hundred years. In addition to carrying on this old homestead he was also, for about twenty years, engaged in business as a carpenter and builder with his brother.

Mr. Eckerson served nine months in the Civil War as a member of the Twenty-second Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers. He has been a Justice of the Peace for twenty-five years, was also a School Trustee for some time, and for many years was a member of the Town Committee. He has held nearly every local office, including many county offices, and has discharged every obligation with ability and satisfaction. He is a member of the Reformed Church of Tappan and of Gabriel R. Poll Post, No. 101, G. A. R. He married Margaret A. Haring and has two children: Wilbur H. and Bertha.

FRANK HASBROUCK EARLE, a leading civil engineer and surveyor of Jersey City, is descended in the eighth generation from Edward Earle, Sr., the English emigrant, concerning whom and his descendants see sketch on page 232.

Thomas Earle of the sixth generation from Edward Earle, Sr., was born in New York City in 1767. There he lived and died. His wife, Matilda Harrison, of Orange, N. J., survived him and died in Jersey City. His

mother was Anna de la Montagne, a descendant of the celebrated French emigrant Johannes de la Montagne, and he was likewise connected by blood and marriage with some of the most wealthy and aristocratic families of New York. His son, Thomas Earle (7), born in New York in 1809, married (1) Euphemia Demarest and (2) Cornelia, daughter of Dr. Stephen Hasbrouck. By his first wife he had issue of the eighth generation two children: Caroline M., who died in infancy, and Ralph D., who is living. By his second wife he had issue of the eighth generation four children: Emma (wife of Daniel Van Winkle, Jr.), Frank Hasbrouck, Ida C. (wife of Willard C. Fisk, of Jersey City), and Annie E. (deceased).

Frank Hasbrouck Earle (8), the subject of this sketch, was born in New York City, May 27, 1852. In 1855 his father and family took up their residence in Jersey City. He was educated in Public School No. 3, Jersey City, and in Hasbrouck Institute, from which he was graduated with high honors. His education completed, he entered the office of Bacot, Post & Camp, then the leading civil engineers of Jersey City. After four years' service there he began the business of surveying and engineering for himself and has been eminently successful therein. In 1886 he formed a business partnership with E. W. Harrison under the firm name of Earle & Harrison, which firm still exists. He has, for over thirty years, been identified with all the most important engineering and surveying projects in Hudson County. Mr. Earle is a hard worker, thoroughly devoted to his calling, with every detail of which he is familiar. He married, December 29, 1881, Jennie E., daughter of John Baldwin, of Newark, and has four children: Frank Hasbrouck, Jr., and Harold Baldwin (both students in the Newark Academy), Louis de la Montagne, and Donald.

In politics Mr. Earle is a stanch Republican, but he has not aspired to political honors. He is active in church and social matters, being a member of the Roseville Presbyterian Church of Newark, the Roseville Athletic Club of Newark, the Carteret Club of Jersey City, and the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of New York City. He is a Director of the Hudson County National Bank and the New Jersey Title Guarantee and Trust Company, both of Jersey City, and President of the Raritan River Railroad Company. He resides in Newark, N. J.

JOHN W. MOORE is descended in the seventh generation from Samuel Moore, an Englishman, who came with his wife Naomi from the Island of Barbadoes, West Indies, for a sketch of whom see page 118. John W. is the son of Peter D. Moore (6), who married, June 24, 1830, Elizabeth Voorhis.

John W. Moore (7) was born in New York City on the 2d of August, 1847, but received his education in the public schools of Bergen County. Leav ing school at about the age of seventeen, he went to work on his father's farm, in what is now Oradell, and has since continued there, succeeding his father upon the latter's death. He is a member of the Dutch Reformed Church, a public spirited citizen, and honored and respected by all who know him. He is a brother of Peter E. Moore, of Schraalenburgh.

JOSEPH J. HANLON has been a life-long resident of Harrison, N. J. He is the son of James Hanlon and Jane Mackel, both of whom were born in Ireland. They came to this country when young and were married in Bloomfield, N. J.

Mr. Hanlon was educated in the public schools of Harrison and at St.

Benedict's College in Newark. Afterward he identified himself with the telephone and electrical business, and rose step by step to the position of Superintendent of the Hudson Telephone Company, which he now holds.

He is a member of the Board of Education of Harrison, being the only Democrat elected to that body and having no opposition in the Fourth Ward. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus, of the Catholic Benevolent Legion, and of the Guard of Honor. In politics he has always been a Democrat. He is popular in his native city and well known for his energy, public spirit, and enterprise.

Mr. Hanlon married Catherine, daughter of Edward and Catherine (Keeshan) Kelly, of Jersey City, on the 15th of November, 1899. Mr. Kelly is a well known building inspector of Jersey City.

JOHN H. ANDERSON.-John Anderson (or "Enderson," as he spelled it) came over to America from Scotland in the fall of 1733, and on the 23d of January, 1734, married Elizabeth (Davids) Demarest. The ceremony was solemnized in the South Church at Schraalenburgh. After their marriage the couple located in the vicinity of New Milford, east of the Hackensack River. John prospered. bought a large area of land, and died well-to-do and respected. His issue of the second generation were Margaretta (died), Margaretta, John J., Sarah, Maria, Annatie, Jacobus, and Lydia.

John J. Anderson (2), baptized October 30, 1743, married, January 27, 1766, Rebecca (Jacobus) Demarest. They had issue of the third generation John J., Jacobus, David, Daniel, Peter, and Sophia.

John J. Anderson, Jr. (3), born December 19, 1767, died April 21, 1841, married, September 20, 1792, Maria Bogert, born April 12, 1770, died January 3, 1845. They resided at Schraalenburgh and had issue of the fourth generation Matthew, James, Sarah, Albert, and John Henry.

Albert Anderson (4), born August 21, 1811 (died), married, November 2. 1833, Margaret, daughter of Henry A. and Lavina (Blawvelt) Voorhis, born November 23, 1812 (died). For many years before his death Albert (4) resided at Closter, N. J. His issue of the fifth generation were John H., Jacob A., Daniel A., Livina, Maria, Lorena, and Alfred.

John H. Anderson (5), the eldest, was born in New York City on the 12th of September, 1834. There he received his education. At the age of twenty he engaged in business as a carpenter, which he has since followed, becoming one of the best known carpenters in his section. He served as Collector of Hackensack Township for four years and for some time has held the office of Assessor of the Borough of Schraalenburgh. In every capacity he has displayed great public spirit, sound judgment, and enterprise. He is a member of the Reformed Church and active in local affairs. Mr. Anderson married Maria Christie and has three children: James, Margaret, and Matilda.

FRANK S. DE RONDE.-The De Ronde family is of French lineage, as the "de" clearly indicates. Some members of the family had settled at Cortlandt Manor, in Westchester County, N. Y., prior to 1720. Alice de Ronde was married to Sibert Acker at Hackensack in that year, if the marriage records are true. It is stated in the record of her marriage that she was from the "Manor of Cortlandt." Hendrick de Ronde was a French Huguenot. He is said to have emigrated to America long before the beginning of the Revolutionary War and first settled on Long Island. His

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