John LINN

302. i. Mary Linn; she is named in her father's will, dated 1798, and is charged therein with ?.160 which had been advanced to her; no further record.

+303. ii. Margaret Linn, b. 1751, d. Sept. 19, 1822, m. Joseph Gaston.

+304. iii. Alexander Linn, b. Dec. 6, 1753, d. 1796, m. Hannah Armstrong.

+305. iv. Andrew Linn, b. 1755, d. April 9, 1799, m. Ann Carnes.

+306. v. David Linn, buried at Yellow Frame, m. Sarah Hankinson.

+307. vi. Ann Linn, d. 1837, m. Jacob Hull, Sr.

+308. vii. Martha Linn was twice married: (1) to Isaac Shafer, and (2) to Joseph Demund.

+309. viii. Hon. John Linn, b. 1763, d. 1823, at Washington, D. C., m. Martha Hunt.

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Birth: Dec. 3, 1763

Death: Jan. 5, 1821

US Congressman. Elected as a Democratic-Republican to represent New Jersey's 1st and 10th Districts in the US House of Representatives, he served from 1817 until his death in office. Linn was born near Johnsonburg, Warren County, New Jersey, and was raised in Sussex County. During the Revolutionary War he entered the Continental Army as a Private in the First Regiment of Captain Reuben Mannings's Company (formerly of the Sussex County Militia), and ended his service as a Sergeant. He was a member of the State General Assembly from 1801 to 1804, a judge of the Court of Common Pleas from 1805 to 1821, and Sheriff of Sussex County in 1812. Linn died in Washington, DC near the end of his second term in Congress, and his funeral was held in the House Chamber. There is a cenotaph for him at Congressional Cemetery.

(findagrave.com)

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Judge John' Linn, a native of' Hardwick Township,

of Irish extraction, after spending the earlier part of his

life on his native place, removed with his family to

Hardyston; ' in the" upper part of the County, where he

purchased a farm and continued to reside the remainder

of his days. He married the daughter of the senior

Richard Hunt, of Hardwick. Judge Linn was possessed

of a strong mind and sound judgment, endowed with

talents above mediocrity ; so that his influence was not

inconsiderable in the community, and of a salutary kind.

He represented the district in the United States Con-

gress for several terms^ with honor to himself, as well

as advantage and satisfaction to his constituents. While

in Congress in the winter, I think, of 1822 or '23, he was

taken ill and died of typhoid fever. His remains were

shortly after sent for and brought home to his family.

He was a professor of religion, and I think held the office

of elder in the Presbyterian church. His age it his de-

cease did not exceed sixty years....

....John Linn, son of Joseph and Martha (Kirkpatrick) Linn, was

born Dec. 3, 1763, in Hardwick township. During the Revolutionary

War he was first private, then sergeant, in Capt. Manning's Company,

Sussex, N. J., Troops. He married May 19, 1791, Martha Hunt,

daughter of Richard Hunt, Sr., of Hardwick, who died July 25, 1827,

in the 54th year of her age. They had fourteen children. He was

sheriff of Sussex Co. and in 1805 was appointed judge of the Court

of Common Pleas, serving for sixteen years. He was then elected

member of Congress and re-elected for a second term. He died in

Washington City, Jan. 5, 1821, of typhoid/ fever. His remains were

brought the whole distance in a sleigh to the North Church cemetery,

where he was buried. His sons. Dr. Alexander Linn and Dr.

William Helm Linn, were eminent in their profession. His grand-

son, William Alexander Linn, son of Dr. Alexander Linn, jour-

nalist and author, graduated at Yale, and afterwards became one of

the editors of the New York Tribune, and later of the New York

Evening Post. He is author of a "Life of Horace Greely," "Story

of the Mormons," land of other historical papers. He is now Presi-

dent of the People's National Bank at Hackensack, N. J.

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LYNN, JOHN Ancestor #: A072693

Service: NEW JERSEY Rank: SERGEANT

Birth: 12-3-1763 HARDWICK NEW JERSEY

Death: 1-5-1821 WASHINGTON DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Service Description: 1) ALSO PVT, CAPT MANNING

RESIDENCE

1. County: SUSSEX CO - State: NEW JERSEY

SPOUSE

Number Name

1. MARTHA HUNT

ASSOCIATED APPLICATIONS AND SUPPLEMENTALS

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Vol. Docs Child [Spouse #] Spouse

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169384 ANDREW [1] SIBELLA BEARDSLEE PURCHASE

262620 ANDREW [1] SIBELLA BEARDSLEE PURCHASE

382426 ALEXANDER [1] JULIA VIBBERT PURCHASE

548110 S ANDREW [1] SIBELLA BEARDSLEE PURCHASE

658702 S ALEXANDER [1] JULIA VIBBERT

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