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Descendants of Joseph Frazee

 

Generation No. 1

 

1.  JOSEPH FRAZEE was born around 1640, and died 1714 in New Jersey. He married (1) UNKNOWN; married (2) MARY OSBORNE, daughter of STEPHEN OSBORNE and SARAH STANBOROUGH. She was born around 1659 in East Hampton, Long Island, NY, and died 1714.

 

There is speculation about the European origins of the Frazees, the most popular theory being that they are from Scotland. Another theory posits that they were French (possibly Huguenots). The family motto, which appears on two separate coats of arms (Scottish and French), is "Je suis prest - I am ready."

 

The first known Frazee in America is Joseph Frazee. He was one of the first settlers of Elizabethtown, NJ in 1664. He owned a great deal of land in Elizabethtown, Westfield, Rahway and Woodbridge, much of it on the Rahway River.

 

Children of JOSEPH FRAZEE and UNKNOWN:

 

              i.   JOSEPH FRAZEE, d. 07 Nov 1693, Elizabeth, NJ.

2.           ii.   EDWARD FRAZEE, b. 1663; d. 1733, Elizabeth, NJ.

3.          iii.   WILLIAM FRAZEE, b. 1667; d. 1703, Elizabeth, NJ.

4.         iv.   ELIPHALET FRAZEE, b. 1669; d. 1716.

             v.   ELISHA FRAZEE, b. 24 Feb 1670/71; d. 27 Sep 1727, Woodbridge, NJ; m. SARAH UNKNOWN.

5.         vi.   JOHN FRAZEE, b. around 1674; d. 1724, Piscataway, NJ.

6.         vii.   SAMUEL FRAZEE, b. 1677; d. 1716.

 

Children of JOSEPH FRAZEE and MARY OSBORNE:

 

7.        viii.   ELIZABETH FRAZEE, d. 20 Nov 1732, Woodbridge, NJ.

            ix.   MARY FRAZEE, b. around 1678.

8.          x.   ISAAC FRAZEE, b. 1697; d. 08 Feb 1775, Westfield, NJ.

9.         xi.   JOSEPH FRAZEE, d. 1772.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  EDWARD FRAZEE (JOSEPH) was born 1663, and died 1733 in Elizabeth, NJ. He married (1) UNKNOWN. He married (2) MERCY OLIVER, daughter of SAMUEL OLIVER and MARY UNKNOWN. She was born around 1697.

 

Children of EDWARD FRAZEE and UNKNOWN:

 

              i.   ELIZABETH FRAZEE, b. around 1698; m. UNKNOWN CROW.

              ii.   SARAH FRAZEE, b. around 1701; m. UNKNOWN CRAIG.

10.        iii.   HUMAS FRAZEE, b. around 1706.

 

Child of EDWARD FRAZEE and MERCY OLIVER:

 

            iv.   EFFIAH FRAZEE.

            v.    MARY FRAZEE.

           vi.    MARCY FRAZEE, b. around 1732; in 1749, her uncle Samuel Frazee became her guardian.

 

3.  WILLIAM FRAZEE (JOSEPH) was born 1667, and died 1703 in Elizabeth, NJ. He married MARTHA UNKNOWN.

 

Children of WILLIAM FRAZEE and MARTHA UNKNOWN:

 

              i.   WILLIAM FRAZEE (mentioned as a minor in father’s will).

              ii.   MARY FRAZEE.

             iii.   SARAH FRAZEE.

               

4.  ELIPHALET FRAZEE (JOSEPH) was born 1669, and died 1716. He married MARGARET CARLILE 1688, daughter of JAMES CARLILE and UNKNOWN. She died 1747.

 

Children of ELIPHALET FRAZEE and MARGARET CARLILE:

 

          i. ELIPHALET FRAZEE, b. around 1691; d. 1758; m. PHEBE SCUDDER.

         ii. MARY FRAZEE (per her mother Margaret’s will, Mary predeceased her and had children).

        iii. PHEBE FRAZEE (per her mother Margaret’s will, Phebe predeceased her and had children).

        iv. RUTH FRAZEE (per her mother Margaret’s will, Ruth predeceased her and had children).

         v.   JAMES FRAZEE, b. around 1707, (mentioned as a minor in his father’s will), d. 1741. (James’ will mentions wife Ann, and 3 young children; his mother Margaret’s will says James predeceased her and had children.)

11.    vi.   HESTER FRAZEE, b. around 1708; d. 1759.

        vii.   MARGARET FRAZEE.

       viii.   ELIZABETH FRAZEE, b. around 1714; d. 1744; m. SAMUEL BARRON.

         ix.   POSTHUME FRAZEE, b. around 1716, d. before 1741; m. 1740 MICHAEL MOORE (per her mother Margaret’s will, Posthume predeceased her and had a child).

 

5. JOHN FRAZEE (JOSEPH), b. around 1674; d. 1724, Piscataway, NJ; m. (1) ELIZABETH COOPER; m. (2) SARAH OLIVER around 1708.

 

Children of JOHN FRAZEE and ELIZABETH COOPER:

 

          i. SUSANNAH FRAZEE.

         ii. PHEBE FRAZEE.

        iii. JOHN FRAZEE.

        iv. JONATHAN FRAZEE, b. 1714; m. MARTHA CODDINGTON.

 

Children of JOHN FRAZEE and SARAH OLIVER:

 

          v. BENONI FRAZEE, b. 1709; m. ELIZABETH UNKNOWN.

         vi. WILLIAM FRAZEE.

        vii. TIMOTHY FRAZEE.

 

6. SAMUEL FRAZEE (JOSEPH), b. 1677; d. 1716; m. LYDIA BONNEL.

 

Children of SAMUEL FRAZEE and LYDIA BONNEL:

 

          i. SAMUEL FRAZEE, b. 1713, d. 1733.

         ii. JACOB FRAZEE.

        iii. JANE FRAZEE.

 

7.  ELIZABETH FRAZEE (JOSEPH) died 20 Nov 1732 in Woodbridge, NJ. She married (1) JOSEPH PIKE 27 Dec 1716. She married (2) EDWARD CROWELL 24 Nov 1731 in Woodbridge, NJ. He was born 06 Jun 1685 in Barnstable, MA.

 

Children of ELIZABETH FRAZEE and JOSEPH PIKE:

              i.   JOHN PIKE.

              ii.   TIMOTHY PIKE.

             iii.   SARAH PIKE.

             iv.   ELIZABETH PIKE.

 

8.  ISAAC FRAZEE (JOSEPH) was born 1697, and died 08 Feb 1775 in Westfield, NJ. He married (1) UNKNOWN. He married (2) ELIZABETH MILLS 1726, daughter of SAMUEL MILLS and UNKNOWN. She was born 1705 in Westfield, NJ, and died 23 Jul 1792 in Westfield, NJ.Isaac and Elizabeth lived in Westfield and are buried there.

 

Children of ISAAC FRAZEE and ELIZABETH MILLS:

 

12.         i.   HANNAH FRAZEE.

              ii.   MARGARET FRAZEE, m. UNKNOWN PARMELY.

13.        iii.   ISAAC FRAZEE, b. around 1727; d. 04 May 1777, New Jersey.

14.       iv.   MARY FRAZEE, b. 1728, Westfield, NJ; d. 1776, Rahway, NJ.

15.        v.   SAMUEL FRAZEE, b. 1733; d. 01 Oct 1765, Westfield, NJ.

.           vi.   JONAS FRAZEE, b. 1740; d. 06 Oct 1777, Westfield, NJ.

 

9. JOSEPH FRAZEE (JOSEPH), d. 1772; m. MARY DE MONEY.

 

Children of JOSEPH FRAZEE and MARY DE MONEY:

 

          i. ELISHA FRAZEE.

         ii. JOHN FRAZEE.

        iii. CORNELIUS FRAZEE.

        iv. HENRY FRAZEE.

         v. SARAH FRAZEE, m. WILLIAM DAVIS.

        vi. MARY FRAZEE, m. WILLIAM HALL.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

10.  HUMAS FRAZEE (EDWARD, JOSEPH) was born 1706. She married ROBERT AYRES.

 

Child of HUMAS FRAZEE and ROBERT AYRES:

 

          i. FRASEY AYRES.

         ii. ROBERT AYRES.

 

11. HESTER FRAZEE (EDWARD, JOSEPH), b. around 1708; d. 1759; m. WILLIAM BROWN.

 

Children of HESTER FRAZEE and WILLIAM BROWN:

 

          i. CARLILE BROWN (who had sons William, James, Thomas)

         ii. HUME BROWN

 

12.  HANNAH FRAZEE (ISAAC, JOSEPH) married JOHN HAINES 26 Aug 1766 in Westfield, NJ.

 

Child of HANNAH FRAZEE and JOHN HAINES:

 

              i.   JOHN HAINES, b. 1777.

 

13.  ISAAC FRAZEE (ISAAC, JOSEPH) was born around 1727, and died 04 May 1777 in New Jersey. He married (1) SUSANNAH DAVIS. He married (2) PHEBE CLARK. (She appears as Meeker in the Presbyterian Church Marriage Records, listed as his daughter in Jotham Clark’s will; Isaac names Phebe as his wife in his will.) 

 

Children of ISAAC FRAZEE and SUSANNAH DAVIS:

 

              i.   ISAAC FRAZEE, b. around 1752; m. RACHEL LAMBERT, and had children.

             iI.   SUSANNAH FRAZEE,  b. around 1754; m. THOMAS TERRY, and had children.

            iii.    JOHN FRAZEE, b. around 1759, Westfield, NJ; m. ESTHER LAMBERT, and had children.

            iv.   MARY FRAZEE, b. 1764; m. 1784 ZOPHER HATFIELD, and had children.

             v.   LEVI FRAZEE, b. 1767, Westfield, NJ; m. RACHEL MAXWELL, and had children.

 

Children of ISAAC FRAZEE and PHEBE CLARK:

 

            vi.   MARGARET FRAZEE, b. 1770, Westfield, NJ.

            vii.   RACHEL FRAZEE, b. 1773, Westfield, NJ.

 

14.  MARY FRAZEE (ISAAC, JOSEPH) was born 1728 in Westfield, NJ, and died 1776 in Rahway, NJ. (See #3 on the Harrison page.)

 

15.  SAMUEL FRAZEE (ISAAC, JOSEPH) was born 1733, and died 01 Oct 1765 in Westfield, NJ. He married SARAH LITTELL 1755. She was born in Westfield, NJ, and died 1832 in Westfield, NJ.

 

Children of SAMUEL FRAZEE and SARAH LITTELL:

 

              i.   ELIZABETH FRAZEE, b. 1755/6, Westfield, NJ; m. 1778 (1) SIMEON FITZRANDOLPH;

                     m. (2) CHARLES CLARK; m. (3) PHILEMON ELMER.

              ii.   BENJAMIN FRAZEE, b. 1755; m. (1) SUSANNAH UNKNOWN; m. (2) PHEBE THOMPSON LITTELL.

             iii.   JONAS FRAZEE, b. 04 Aug 1759, Westfield, NJ; m. 1791 (1) NANCY CORWIN;

                    m. (2) SARAH ACKLEY.

            iv.   SAMUEL FRAZEE, b. 1765, Westfield, NJ; m. 1793 LETITIA SQUIER.

 

16.  JONAS FRAZEE (ISAAC, JOSEPH) was born 1740, and died 06 Oct 1777 in Westfield, NJ. He married ELIZABETH DONE 19 Dec 1765.

 

Children of JONAS FRAZEE and ELIZABETH DONE:

 

              i.   HANNAH FRAZEE, b. 1766; m. 1783 ISAAC LITTELL.

              ii.   ELIAKIM FRAZEE, b. 1773, Westfield, NJ.

             iii.   SAMUEL FRAZEE, b. 1771, Westfield, NJ; d. 29 Nov 1776, Westfield, NJ.

            iv.   HILL FRAZEE, b. 1775, Westfield, NJ; m. KEZIAH TUCKER, 21 Apr 1798, New Jersey.

Gravestone of Isaac Frazee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sources

 

Hamilton, Frances Frazee. Ancestral Lines of Doniphan, Frazee & Hamilton Families.

     Greenfield, IN: Wm. Mitchell Printing Co., 1928.

Myers, Patty B. Ancestors and Descendants of Lewis Ross Freeman withRelated Families.

     Camden, ME: Penobscot Press, 1995.

New Jersey Wills

The Thomas Osborne Family by Richard Cook, Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey, 36:3-7.

Westfield Presbyterian Church Marriage Records

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