>^r^W75^ release* THE FAMILY RECORD j OF DAVID RITTENHOUSE INCLUDING HIS SISTERS ESTHER, ANNE AND ELEANOR. ALSO, BENJAMIN RITTENHOUSE MARGARET RITTENHOUSE MORGAN ^» OF GERMANTOWN, PHILADELPHIA, PA. NORRISTOWN, PA. : HERALD PRINTING AND BINDING ROOMS. 1897. 1212273 ELIZABETH RITTENHOUSE SERGEANT. DAVID RITTENHOUSE. CHILDREN OF No. 38. VOL. I. DAVID RITTENHOUSE^, of MatthiaS3, of Nicho- las2 ofWilliam1 , . Individual Family Gen. No. No. 5 4200 I Elizabeth Rittcuhousc, b. about 1767; m. Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant, Esq., of Philadelphia, at the close of the year 1788 it was his second marriage. ; Mr. Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant was an eminent lawyer in Philadelphia, and for some time Attorney General of Penn- sylvania he was one ofthe five personsdelegated on the 20th ; of February, 1776, by the convention of New Jersey (where he then resided) to represent that colony in Congress. His col- leagues were the late Governor Livingstone and John de Hart, Richard Smith and John Cooper, Esquires. Mr. Sergeant died with the yellow fever, in Philadelphia, on the 8th of October, 1793. He left a son and two daughters by this marriage. He was the first Attorney General of Pennsyl- vana. Instead of leaving the city during the time of the yellow fever, 1793, he remained in the city, and was a leader ofthose who devoted their time and money to the establishing ofhos- pitals for the relief of the sick. No doubt many lives were saved through his action, although he became a prey t<> the disease and died while engaged in the good cause. Their children were Esther, David and Frances. ; DAVID K1TTKNIIOUSE. imilT (To. 5 4201 j EstherRittenhouse, b. about 1770; m. Nich- olas Baker Waters, M.' D., of Philadel- phia, in 1790, a young physician of re- spectable talentsandamiabledisposition ; he died of a pulmonary disease in Au- gust, 794, at a very early age, leaving 1 one son, who died young, on September 4, 1813, aged 22 years, named David Rittenhouse Waters. David Rittenhouse named his second daughter Esther, in compliment to his sister, Mrs. Thomas Barton. In a letter to the Rev. Thomas Barton, written on the occasion of the birth ofthis younger child, he says : " To me it is a matter of indifference, but to my Eleanor it was a great disappointment, to have a girl, having promised herself a boy and it had ; long since been resolved that this child, if a son, should be called Thomas, after yourself." The oldest daughter was named Elizabeth, after his own mother. 5 4202 3 There was one daughter by the second mar- riage, but she died quite young. CHILDREN OF No. 4200. ELIZABETH RITTENHOUSE* (Sergeant), ofDavid*, of Matthias3 of Nicholas2 of William1 , , . 6 4203 1 Esther Rittenhouse Sergeant, b. October 16, 1789; d. June 4, 1870; m. Dr. William P. C. Barton, ofthe U S. Navy, in 1814; children, Elizabeth1 Emma4 Julia2 Ade- , , , line3 Harriet, William, Emma, William, , Mary, Lavinia, Clara, Selina, William one died in infancy. 6 4204 2 DavidRittenhouse Sergeant, b. July 1, 1791; d. August 8, 1872; unmarried. DAVID RITTENHOUSE. Individual Gen. NV>. 6 4205 3 Frances Rittenhouse Sergeant, b. November l7, 1793 ; d. November 3, 1847 ; m.John Cole Lowber; children, Elizabeth, Alice, William, Henry, Frances. CHILDREN OF No. 4203. ESTHER RITTENHOUSE SERGEANT 6 (Barton), of Elizabeth Rittenhouse5(Sergeant),ofDavid*,ofMatthias3, ofNicholas2 ofWilliam1 , . 7 4206 1 Elizabeth SergeantBarton,h. April 28, 1815 ; d. August 23, 1895 m. Samuel Abbot, ; of Boston, April 28, 1840; he was born October 10, 1807; d. October 4, 1873; children, Caroline, Elizabeth, George M., Elizabeth, Lewis, Charles, Fanny. Emma 7 4207 2 Barton, b. 1816; d. aged 5 years. 7 4208 3 Julia Barton, b. 1817 ; d. June 26, 1884; m. Dr. J. Dickinson Miller, U. S. Navy. Dr. Miller was of distinguished ancestry. His grand- father, Rev. John Miller, a Presbyterian pastor, of Dover, Del., came from Boston, Mass. The latter's mother was a great-granddaughter ofJohn Alden, one ofthe heroes of the Mayflower, and associated in New England history with the romantic story of Captain Miles Standish. On the maternal side Dr. Miller was no less distinguishedly connected. His mother was the daughter of Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant (if so, must be by second marriage), a member ofthe Continental Congress, and his great-grandmotherwas a daughter ofJona- than Dickinson, the first President of Princeton College, DAVID RITTENHOUSE. Indlrtdoil I l.-TI 4 Adeline Barton, b. June 5, 1818; m.Thomas Howard Paschal, deceased. 7 4210 5 Harriet Butler Barton, d. young. 7 421 1 6 William Barton, d. young. 7 4212 7 Emma Barton,b. June 3, 1822; m.the Hon. Frederick Carroll Brewster, March 25, 1850; she d. September 4, 1882. FREDERICK CARROLL BREWSTER. Ex-Judge ofthe Court of Common Pleas, ex-Attorney- General of Pennsylvania, and one of the leaders ofthe Phila- delphia bar, was born in Philadelphia, in the old city proper, May 15, 1825. In very early boyhood Judge Brewster was sent to the old Friends' Select School, at Fourth and Arch streets. There he was carefully trained and rapidly fitted out for col- lege. He entered the University of Pennsylvania,then located in the old Ninth street buildings, while Rev. Dr. Lud- low7 the father of the late Judge Ludlow, was provost. , The young student displayed wonderful industry and aptness for learning whatever was taught him, until in 1841, when, just about sixteen years of age, he graduated with all the honors ofthe institution, making a public address at the commencement. William Henry Rawle and Hon. Horatio Gates Jones were college mates with him. Judge Brewster has always maintained an active relationship with the friends ofthe University, and he has often given evidence of the interest he feels in the permanent reputation and future welfare of his Alma Mater. He was for several years president ofthe Society ofthe Alumni, and on several occa- sions he has been called upon to deliver addresses to the stu- dents and patrons ofthe University of Pennsylvania, in West DAVID RITTENHOUSE. g Philadelphia, and he was the orator at the laying of the cor- ner-stone ofthe new edifice. In testimony of the esteem entertained for him by the University, he was, some years ago, honored with the degree ofDoctor of Laws. Shortly after his graduation he entered the office ofhis father, where he enjoyed rare advantages for the study of the law. In 1844 he was admitted to practice, and speedily gained an extensive and lucrative patronage. This success was principally achieved in the civil courts, but it is by his conduct of famous criminal trials in which he has participated that his distinguished reputation as one of the famous lawyers ofhis day was first won. For his success in several famous criminal cases, see " The Saturday Review and Republic" of May 9, 1891. In 1862 he was chosen to the official position of City Solicitor. Three years later he was re-elected to the same office. He did not, however, finish his second term, in consequence of being chosen, in October, 1866, a Judge of the Common Pleas Court of Philadelphia. His term ofoffice was for ten years, but, on October 23, 1869, he was tendered the Attorney-Generalship of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl- vania, by Governor Geary. He accepted this office, retaining it until the close of the Governor's term of office. He then returned to the practice of his profession, in which he still continues. Although all his life a very busy man, he has found time to collate and write several valuable legal works. Judge Brewster was married, in 1850,to Emma, daughtcr ofthe late W. P. C. Barton, M. D. (a grandson ofRev. Thomas Barton and Esther Rittenhouse, sister of David Rittenhouse, the celebrated astronomer), at one time senior Surgeon of the United States Navy. Of his sons, two, Frederick C. and Francis E., are prominent members ofthe Philadelphia bar. Gen. 8 William Barton, d. young. 9 Mary Barton, d. num., in 1856. 10 Lavinia Barton. lO I>A\ II> RITTENHOUSE. i IndMdoal Punllj Oen. No. Ho. 7 4216 11 Clara Barton, 7 4217 12 Selina Barton, b. about 1830. 7 4218 13 William Alfred Barton', d. young. 7 4219 14 One, whose name I did not get, died in in- fancy. 7