William P. Sawn b. 20 Aug 1811 Camden, Gloucester, New Jersey, United States d. 2 May 1870 Manahawkin, Stafford Township, Ocean, New Jersey, United States: Our Family History

1811 - 1870 (58 years)

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Name	William P. Sawn [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Alt. Birth	1809	, , New Jersey, United States [3]
Alt. Birth	29 Aug 1809 [6]
Alt. Birth	1810	, , New Jersey, United States [4]
Birth	20 Aug 1811	Camden, Gloucester, New Jersey, United States [2, 5, 7, 8, 9]
Gender	Male
Residence	1840 [10]
	Camden Township, Gloucester, New Jersey, United States
Census	13 Aug 1850	Stafford Township, Ocean, New Jersey, United States [2]
1) «b»William P. SAWN«/b», aged 39 years, male, cooper, owned real estate valued at $300, born in New Jersey 2) Charlotte SAWN, aged 37 years, female, born in New Jersey 3) Mary E. SAWN, aged 9 years, female, born in New Jersey 4) Joseph E. SAWN, aged 7 years, male, born in New Jersey, attended school within last year 5) Jemima A. SAWN, aged 1 year, female, born in New Jersey
Census	16 Jun 1860	Cedar Run, Ocean, New Jersey, United States [3]
1) «b»William SAWN«/b», aged 41 years, male, cooper, born in New Jersey 2) Charlotte SAWN, aged 48 years, female, born in New Jersey 3) Mary E. SAWN, aged 19 years, female, born in New Jersey 4) Joseph SAWN, aged 17 years, male, born in New Jersey 5) Jemima SAWN, aged 12 years, female, born in New Jersey 6) Clayton SAWN, aged 8 years, male, born in New Jersey
Cemetery	1870	Greenwich Township, Gloucester, New Jersey, United States [5]
Headstone	1870 [5]
Burial	1870	Cedar Run, Ocean, New Jersey, United States [5, 11]
	Address: Greenwood Cemetery Cedar Run, New Jersey United States
Death	2 May 1870	Manahawkin, Stafford Township, Ocean, New Jersey, United States [5, 7, 12]
	Cause: Scrofula
Census	26 Jul 1870	Stafford Township, Ocean, New Jersey, United States [4]
1) «b»William P. SAWN«/b», aged 60 years, male, white, cooper, owned real estate worth $600 and personal property worth $100, born in New Jersey, male citizen aged 21 years or older 2) Charlotte SAWN, aged 57 years, female, white, house keeper, born in New Jersey 3) Clayton SAWN, aged 18 years, male, white, born in New Jersey, attended school 4) William SAWN, aged 13 years, male, white, born in New Jersey, attended school 5) George CLIFFORD, aged 24 years, male, white, mariner, owned real estate worth $400, born in New Jersey, male citizen aged 21 years or older 6) Anna J. CLIFFORD, aged 21 years, female, white, house keeper, born in New Jersey 7) Rachel M. CLIFFORD, aged 11 months, female, white, born in New Jersey in July, 1869
Name	William P. Sawns [4]
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Age	58 years
Origins
Patriarch & Matriarch	Christian Zahn, b. 1733, Germany d. 29 Apr 1779, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 46 years) (Grandfather) Susan, b. Abt 1772 d. 23 Apr 1848, Camden, Camden, New Jersey, United States (Age 76 years) (Mother)
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Person ID	I1584	My Genealogy
Last Modified	9 May 2019

Father	Henry Sawn, b. 2 Apr 1769, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States d. 10 May 1864, Manahawkin, Ocean, New Jersey, United States (Age 95 years)
Mother	Susan, b. Abt 1772 d. 23 Apr 1848, Camden, Camden, New Jersey, United States (Age 76 years)
Marriage	Yes, date unknown
Family ID	F518	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Charlotte Cook, b. 22 Apr 1813, , Monmouth, New Jersey, United States d. 20 Feb 1903, Manahawkin, Stafford Township, Ocean, New Jersey, United States (Age 89 years)

Marriage 7 Feb 1839 [13]

Age at Marriage He : 27 years and 6 months - She : 25 years and 10 months.

Children 3 sons and 2 daughters

	1. Mary Elizabeth Sawn, b. Jan 1842, , , New Jersey, United States d. 16 Apr 1918, Stafford Township, Ocean, New Jersey, United States (Age 76 years) ▻ Nehemiah Conklin m. 27 Dec 1862
	2. Rev. Joseph Elder Sawn, b. 30 May 1844, , , New Jersey, United States d. 20 Aug 1912, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 68 years) ▻ Hannah Elizabeth Conklin m. 21 Dec 1865; Margaret King m. 28 Mar 1894
	3. Jemima Cook Sawn, b. 9 Feb 1849, Cedar Run, Stafford Township, Ocean, New Jersey, United States d. 19 May 1929, Norwood, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 80 years) ▻ George W. Clifford m. 14 Sep 1868; Henry Ireland m. 18 Nov 1879
	4. Clayton T. Sawn, b. 30 Jan 1852, Cedar Run, Stafford Township, Ocean, New Jersey, United States d. 7 Nov 1922, Collingswood, Camden, New Jersey, United States (Age 70 years) ▻ Elizabeth S. Lockhart m. Abt 1877; Jane McClure m. Abt 1907
	5. William H. Sawn, b. Apr 1857, Stafford Township, Ocean, New Jersey, United States d. 25 Nov 1903, Palmyra, Burlington, New Jersey, United States (Age 46 years) ▻ Anna Zipporah Sprague m. Abt 1885

Last Modified 9 May 2019

Family ID F523 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Alt. Birth - 1809 - , , New Jersey, United States
	Alt. Birth - 1810 - , , New Jersey, United States
	Birth - 20 Aug 1811 - Camden, Gloucester, New Jersey, United States
	Census - 13 Aug 1850 - Stafford Township, Ocean, New Jersey, United States
	Census - 16 Jun 1860 - Cedar Run, Ocean, New Jersey, United States
	Cemetery - 1870 - Greenwich Township, Gloucester, New Jersey, United States
	Burial - Address: Greenwood Cemetery Cedar Run, New Jersey United States - 1870 - Cedar Run, Ocean, New Jersey, United States
	Death - Cause: Scrofula - 2 May 1870 - Manahawkin, Stafford Township, Ocean, New Jersey, United States
	Census - 26 Jul 1870 - Stafford Township, Ocean, New Jersey, United States

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Sources

[S127] State of New Jersey Death Certificate (Reliability: 3).
For son William H. Sawn. Source date 11/25/1903.
[S179] New Jersey, Ocean County, United States, New Jersey, Ocean County - 1850 - U.S. Census, (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), M432, roll 460, Stafford Township, p. 44B, dwelling 138, family 142, William P. Sawn household, accessed 30 Nov 2011 (Reliability: 3).
William P. SAWN, aged 39 years, male, cooper, owned real estate valued at $300, born in New Jersey; Charlotte SAWN, aged 37 years, female, born in New Jersey; Mary E. SAWN, aged 9 years, female, born in New Jersey; Joseph E. SAWN, aged 7 years, male, born in New Jersey, attended school within last year; Jemima A. SAWN, aged 1 year, female, born in New Jersey
[S180] New Jersey, Ocean County, United States, New Jersey, Ocean County - 1860 - U.S. Census, (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), M653, roll 705, Cedar Run, p. 16, dwelling 116, family 116, William P. Sawn household, accessed 30 Nov 2011 (Reliability: 3).
William SAWN, aged 41 years, male, cooper, born in New Jersey; Charlotte SAWN, aged 48 years, female, born in New Jersey; Mary E. SAWN, aged 19 years, female, born in New Jersey; Joseph SAWN, aged 17 years, male, born in New Jersey; Jemima SAWN, aged 12 years, female, born in New Jersey; Clayton SAWN, aged 8 years, male, born in New Jersey
[S181] New Jersey, Ocean County, United States, New Jersey, Ocean County - 1870 - U.S. Census, (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), M593, roll 883, Stafford Township, p. 18, dwelling 147, family 146, William P. Sawn household, accessed 30 Nov 2011 (Reliability: 3).
William P. SAWN, aged 60 years, male, white, cooper, owned real estate worth $600 and personal property worth $100, born in New Jersey, male citizen aged 21 years or older; Charlotte SAWN, aged 57 years, female, white, house keeper, born in New Jersey; Clayton SAWN, aged 18 years, male, white, born in New Jersey, attended school; William SAWN, aged 13 years, male, white, born in New Jersey, attended school; George CLIFFORD, aged 24 years, male, white, mariner, owned real estate worth $400, born in New Jersey, male citizen aged 21 years or older; Anna J. CLIFFORD, aged 21 years, female, white, house keeper, born in New Jersey; Rachel M. CLIFFORD, aged 11 months, female, white, born in New Jersey in July, 1869
[S14] John Tipton, Find A Grave, (www.findagrave.com, 2012), 27 May 2012, William P. Sawn, memorial #42334298 (Reliability: 3).
Birth: 1841
Ocean County
New Jersey, USA Death: 1918
Manahawkin
Ocean County
New Jersey, USA
Mary was the daughter of William P. Sawn (son of William Sawn and Jemina Seaman) and Charlotte Cook.

Mary was the wife of Nemiah (Nehemiah) Conklin. They were married in about 1863.

They have been reported to have had the following children:
Joseph B. Conklin 1863 – ,Isaac J. Conklin 1867 – , Elizabeth A. Conklin 1871 – ,William Conklin 1872 – , Howard Kirkbride Conklin 1880 – 1950, and Howard C. Conklin 1880 – .
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The US Census taken August 13, 1850 lists the following household members, all born in NJ and all living in Stafford Twp., Ocean Co., NJ:

William P Sawn 39 - Cooper
Charlotte Sawn 37
Mary E Sawn 9<--THIS MARY
Joseh E Sawn 7
Jemima A Sawn 1
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Info from the us Census of 1860 not yet located.
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The 1870 Federal Census Ocean County, New Jersey lists the following household members, all living in Manahawkin, NJ:

Conklin, Nehemiah - 33 - Laborer
Conklin, Mary E. - 29 - Housekeeper
Conklin, Joseph B. - 7
Conklin, Isaac J. - 3
Conklin, Julia A. - 56 - Housekeeper (Mother)
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The 1880 Federal Census Ocean County, New Jersey lists the following household members, all living in Manahawkin, NJ:

Conklin, Nehemiah - 44 - no occupation
Conklin, Mary E. - 39 - Wife, Keeping House
Conklin, Joseph B. - 17 - Son, At school
Conklin, Isaac J. - 13 - Son, At school
Conklin, Elizabeth - 9 - Daughter
Conklin, William - 8 - Son
Conklin, Howard C. - 3 months - Son (born in February)
Conklin, Julia A. - 66 - (Mother) no occupation
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The US Census taken June 22, 1900 lists the following household members, all born in NJ and all living in Stafford Twp., Ocean Co., NJ:

Nehemiah Conklin 64 b. Jul 1838 - Oysterman
Mary E Conklin 58 b. Jan 1842 - Wife
Howard A Conklin 20 b. Feb 1880
William Conklin 28 b. Feb 1872 - Oysterman
Julia Conklin 87 b. Jul 1812 - Mother
Isaac J Conklin 36 b. Dec 1863 - Oysterman
Flora M Conklin 21 b. Apr 1879
(This census report states that Mary had given birth to 9 children, 5 of whom were still living)
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The US Census taken April 22, 1910 lists the following household members, all born in NJ and all living in Manahawkin Village, Stafford Twp., Ocean Co., NJ:

Nemiah Conklin 73 - Oyster Planter
Mary Conklin 69 - Wife
William Conklin 38 - Day Laborer

Family links:
Parents:
Birth: Aug. 29, 1809 Death: Jun. 5, 1871

Family links:
Children:
«u»Mary E. Sawn Conklin (1841 - 1918) «/u»*

* Reverse Relationships:" boBDY="This relationship was not directly added to this memorial. Rather, it is calculated based on information added to the related person's memorial. For example: if Joe Public is linked to Jane Public as a spouse, a reciprocal link will automatically be added to Jane Public's memorial.
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Burial:
«u»Greenwood Cemetery «/u»
Cedar Run
Ocean County
New Jersey, USA
[S14] John Tipton, Find A Grave, (www.findagrave.com, 2012), 27 May 2012, William P. Sawn, memorial #42334298 (Reliability: 3).
Birth: 1841
Ocean County
New Jersey, USA Death: 1918
Manahawkin
Ocean County
New Jersey, USA
Mary was the daughter of William P. Sawn (son of William Sawn and Jemina Seaman) and Charlotte Cook.

Mary was the wife of Nemiah (Nehemiah) Conklin. They were married in about 1863.

They have been reported to have had the following children:
Joseph B. Conklin 1863 – ,Isaac J. Conklin 1867 – , Elizabeth A. Conklin 1871 – ,William Conklin 1872 – , Howard Kirkbride Conklin 1880 – 1950, and Howard C. Conklin 1880 – .
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The US Census taken August 13, 1850 lists the following household members, all born in NJ and all living in Stafford Twp., Ocean Co., NJ:

William P Sawn 39 - Cooper
Charlotte Sawn 37
Mary E Sawn 9<--THIS MARY
Joseh E Sawn 7
Jemima A Sawn 1
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Info from the us Census of 1860 not yet located.
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The 1870 Federal Census Ocean County, New Jersey lists the following household members, all living in Manahawkin, NJ:

Conklin, Nehemiah - 33 - Laborer
Conklin, Mary E. - 29 - Housekeeper
Conklin, Joseph B. - 7
Conklin, Isaac J. - 3
Conklin, Julia A. - 56 - Housekeeper (Mother)
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The 1880 Federal Census Ocean County, New Jersey lists the following household members, all living in Manahawkin, NJ:

Conklin, Nehemiah - 44 - no occupation
Conklin, Mary E. - 39 - Wife, Keeping House
Conklin, Joseph B. - 17 - Son, At school
Conklin, Isaac J. - 13 - Son, At school
Conklin, Elizabeth - 9 - Daughter
Conklin, William - 8 - Son
Conklin, Howard C. - 3 months - Son (born in February)
Conklin, Julia A. - 66 - (Mother) no occupation
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The US Census taken June 22, 1900 lists the following household members, all born in NJ and all living in Stafford Twp., Ocean Co., NJ:

Nehemiah Conklin 64 b. Jul 1838 - Oysterman
Mary E Conklin 58 b. Jan 1842 - Wife
Howard A Conklin 20 b. Feb 1880
William Conklin 28 b. Feb 1872 - Oysterman
Julia Conklin 87 b. Jul 1812 - Mother
Isaac J Conklin 36 b. Dec 1863 - Oysterman
Flora M Conklin 21 b. Apr 1879
(This census report states that Mary had given birth to 9 children, 5 of whom were still living)
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The US Census taken April 22, 1910 lists the following household members, all born in NJ and all living in Manahawkin Village, Stafford Twp., Ocean Co., NJ:

Nemiah Conklin 73 - Oyster Planter
Mary Conklin 69 - Wife
William Conklin 38 - Day Laborer

Family links:
Parents:
Birth: Aug. 29, 1809 Death: Jun. 5, 1871

Family links:
Children:
«u»Mary E. Sawn Conklin (1841 - 1918) «/u»*

* Reverse Relationships:" boBDY="This relationship was not directly added to this memorial. Rather, it is calculated based on information added to the related person's memorial. For example: if Joe Public is linked to Jane Public as a spouse, a reciprocal link will automatically be added to Jane Public's memorial.
" boCSSBDY boCSSHDR IEbugfix="false" fixX="NaN" fixY="NaN" absX="NaN" absY="NaN" offY="10" offX="10" fade="true" fadespeed=".09" delay="0" windowLock="true" calcLeft="198" calcTop="315"Calculated relationship
Burial:
«u»Greenwood Cemetery «/u»
Cedar Run
Ocean County
New Jersey, USA
[S163] Ocean County Births, Marriages, Deaths: 1848-1878 (GCHS) (Reliability: 3).
GCHS: 924.7 OCE.
[S182] New York, Warren County, United States, New York, Warren County - 1900 - U.S. Census, (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), T623, roll 1171, Glens Falls, enumeration district (ED) 105, sheet 7B, p. 7055 (handwritten), dwelling 163, family 171, Clayton Sawn household, accessed 2 Dec 2011 (Reliability: 3).
Clayton SAWN, head, white, male, born January 1852, aged 48 years, married, first married at age 28 years, born in New Jersey, parents born in New Jersey, carpenter, unemployed for 8 months, can read and write, speaks English, rents home; Elizabeth S. SAWN, wife, white, female, born November 1863, aged 37 years, married, first married at aged 17 years, 1 of 3 children born still living, born in New York, parents born in Scotland; Robert J. SAWN, white, male, born March 1878, aged 22 years, single, born in New York, father born in New Jersey, mother born in New York, clerk, unemployed for 2 months, can read and write, speaks English; Anna BENNETT, boarder, white, female, born December 1853, aged 47 years, widowed, born in New York, parents born in New York,[ ?] woman, can read and write, speaks English
[S183] New Jersey, Burlington County, United States, New Jersey, Burlington County - 1900 - U.S. Census, (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), T623, roll 957, Palmyra, enumeration district (ED) 168, sheet 10B, p. 18 (handwritten), dwelling 215, family 218, William H. Sawn household, accessed 3 Dec 2011 (Reliability: 3).
William H. SAWN, head, white, male, born April 1857, aged 43 years, married 15 years, born in New Jersey, parents born in New Jersey, journeyman carpenter, can read and write, speaks English, owns home with a mortgage; Annie Z. SAWN, wife, white, female, born October 1864, aged 35 years, married 15 years, 1 of 1 child born still living, born in New Jersey, parents born in New Jersey, can read and write, speaks English; Ethel M. SAWN, daughter, white, female, born November 1889, aged 10 years, single, born in New Jersey, parents born in New Jersey, attended school for 7 months, can read and write, speaks English
[S85] 1840 Federal Census.
[S184] Miscellaneous Ocean County Cemeteries (GCHS) (Reliability: 3).
Compiled by Ocean County Historical Society
[S127] State of New Jersey Death Certificate (Reliability: 3).
Return of Deaths in the Township of Stafford.
[S28] Gloucester County Historical Society Card Catalog (Reliability: 3).
from Camden Mail