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HISTORY OF BUCKS COUNTY. 



Robert Smith, who acquired the property 

 in 1733- 



On the I2th of April, i860, Charles Will- 

 iams was married to Hetty A. Eastburn, a 

 daughter of John and Sarah VV. (Smith; 

 Eastburn, of Wrightstown. The farnily is 

 of English lineage. The names of their six 

 children are: John E., deceased; Elizabeth 

 E., the deceased wife of George B. Brown; 

 Edward, who has also passed away; 

 Howard, deceased ; Sarah W., who is the 

 wife of George B. Brown; and Edith C, at 

 home. The family are members of the So- 

 ciety of Friends, and in his political views 

 Mr. Williams is a Republican. He is .one 

 of the most esteemed citizens of Wrights- 

 town township, interested in all progressive 

 measures for the general good, and giving 

 hearty co-operation to many movements 

 which have resulted beneficially to the com- 

 munity. 



tified with the Hilltown Lutheran church. 

 i\ir. Martin married, October 24, i8yy, Ro- 

 berta, daughter of Eli Cadwaladcr, and 

 they have two children— Chester C, who 

 was born December 15, 1901 ; and Howard 

 C, born December 14, 1905. 



REUBEN A. MARTIN, an enterprising 

 young man of Bucks county, is a grandson 

 of George Martin, a native of Wurtem- 

 berg, Germany, where he was born Sep- 

 tember 14, 1820. In his youth he came to 

 the United States and took up his abode in 

 Reading, proving himself during the Civil 

 war, a loyal citizen by serving in the ranks 

 of the defenders of the Union. 



Adam Martin, son of George Martin, 

 was born ]\larch 25, 1853, and was educated 

 in the public schools. After learning the 

 carpenter's trade with David High, of Hill- 

 town, he spent twelve years in the practice 

 of it. In 1880 he purchased the Jesse 

 Garner farm, in Warrington township, 

 and for eight years devoted himself to 

 its cultivation. He subsequently bought 

 the Aaron Weisell farm, which is now his 

 home, and also the Christian Haldeman 

 farm, adjoining. The two estates he cul- 

 tivates as one, with extremely profitable re- 

 sults. In New Britain township he held 

 for three years each the offices of constable 

 and charity commissioner, while in War- 

 rington township he served for five years as 

 school director, and now holds the office of 

 auditor. Politically he is identified with 

 the Republicans, and is a member of the 

 Hilltown Lutheran church. He married 

 Addie Sherm, and their children are : Reu- 

 ben A., mentioned at length hereinafter; 

 Flora; Alice; Bertha; Walter; Jennie; and 

 Edgar Harrison, deceased. 



Reuben A. Martin, son of Adam and Ad- 

 die (Sherm) Martin, was born March 1, 

 1880, in Warrington township, where he 

 received his education in the public schools. 

 His boyhood and youth were spent in assist- 

 ing his father in the labors of the farm 

 and in acquiring a thorough and practical 

 knowledge of agriculture in all its branches. 

 In 1899 he purchased the old Hillpot farm, 

 in New Britain township, on which he has 

 since lived. His well-tilled acres and large 

 crops testify to his ability and industry. 

 He is a good citizen and a steadfast Re- 

 publican. In matters of religion he is iden- 



THE GROUSE FAMILY settled in up- 

 per Bucks county, Pennsylvania, in 1758. 

 Michael Krouse (as the name was formerly 

 written), the founder, and his wife Anne 

 Barbara landed in Philadelphia from Ger- 

 many, September 3, 1758. He located and 

 acquired land in Nockamixon township, 

 near the Narrows of the Delaware rivei. 

 They belonged to the Reformed church. He 

 enlisted in a company that was formed in 

 Durham township, and served in the Revo- 

 lutionary war. We find in the old family 

 papers and records that the name was 

 spelled "Krouse" down until about the 

 year 1800, after which the name is gener- 

 ally written "Crouse." The writer is not 

 in possession of the exact date of the death 

 of .Michael Crouse, Sr., or his wife Anne 

 Barbara, but the former died about 1812. 

 They had three sons and two daughters, 

 viz. : Jacob, Frederick and Conrad, Han- 

 nah, and Mary Margaret. The latter mar- 

 ried Jacob Lechleiter, who was the founder 

 of the Lechleiter family in Nockamixon. 

 He died March 20, 1855, aged ninety-one 

 years. His wife, Mary Aiargaret, died May 

 ^2, 1847, aged seventy-nine years. Hannah 

 married a Mr. Pursell, and they lived in 

 what is now the village of Bridgeton, 

 Pennsylvania. She died there at a good old 

 age, leaving many descendants. The oldest 

 son, Jacob Crouse, married and settled in 

 Hunterdon county. New Jersey. He had 

 three sons : Jacob, John and William. The 

 former married and settled in Milford, New 

 Jersey, where he died in 1900 at an ad- 

 vanced age. The son, John Crouse, mar- 

 ried Lucy Butler and they had a large fam- 

 ily of sons. They moved to Luzerne coun- 

 ty, Pennsylvania, about 1850, where he died 

 leaving many descendants. The other son, 

 William Crouse, was twice married. He 

 settled in Warren county. New Jersey, and 

 raised a large family .of sons and daughters, 

 who are scattered through Warren and 

 Hunterdon counties. New Jersey. Freder- 

 ick, the second son of Michael Crouse, Sr., 

 was born in 1766; he married Catharine 

 Schell, and settled in Nockamixon town- 

 ship, where he died April 21, 1845, aged 

 seventy-nine years. His wife, Catharine, 

 died February 23, 1849, aged eighty-two 

 years. They had two children, Jacob and 

 Sarah. The latter married Jacob Overpeck 

 of Durham township, Bucks county. They 

 had three children : Frederick, Philip, and 

 Sarah ; they all married and left many de- 

 scendants. Jacob, the only son of Frederick 

 Crouse, married Susan i\Iills ; they raised a 

 large family of children. Conrad Crouse, 

 the third son of Michael Crouse. Sr.. was 

 born in 1768. He married Elizabeth Moyer, 



