IS HE THIS MAN?
Tobias Polhemus
Birth: Aug 1707 Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA
Death: 18 Mar 1779 (aged 71) Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA
Burial: Allentown Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Allentown, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA
Memorial #: 34681499
Bio: age 71 years 7 months
"Tobias Polhemus, was born about 1708 and died in Upper Freehold, New Jersey, March 18, 1779, at the age of seventy-one. He is buried in the Old Tennant Churchyard. He was married three times, but the identity and parentage of his first wife have not been established. Tobias and his first wife had four children: John, Nathaniel, Sarah, and Daniel.
On December 29, 1748, at the age of forty he married his second wife, Parthenia Emley (Imlay) who was only twenty-two years of age at the time. She died on February 13, 1750, about a year later. She was a daughter of Samuel and Mary Emley of New Hanover, Burlington County, New Jersey. Tobias and Parthenia had only one child: Joseph.
Three years later, Tobias married again. His third wife, a young girl of sixteen, was Maria Lefferts, the daughter of Leffert and Jannetja (Conover) Lefferts. She died January 3, 1781, at the age of forty-four and is buried in the Old Tennant Churchyard also. Tobias and Maria were the parents of eight children: Hannah, Leffert, Parthenia, Jane, Mary, Tobias, Benjamin, and Arthur. The history of the Old Tennant Church states that Tobias Polhemus from Allentown, New Jersey, was one of the first trustees of the church in 1750. In 1758, his farm in Upper Freehold consisted of 200 acres."
[Belle Polhemus Gaddis, History of the Polhemus Family, Private manuscript - Initial 1962 Rev. 1968 Rev. 1974, Page 1-5, Volume 1 Section 1] contributed by FAG member #47514108
Inscription: In Memory of / TOBIAS POLHEMUS, / who departed this Life / March 18th 1779. / Aged 71 Years, / & 7 Months.
Family Members
Spouse
Mary Maria Lefferts Polhemus 1737-1781
Children
Sarah Polhemus Barkalow 1744-1799
Lefferts Polhemus 1758-1786
Created by: Leigh Miller (46928112)
Added: 11 Mar 2009
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34681499/tobias-polhemus
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34681499/tobias-polhemus : accessed 03 January 2022), memorial page for Tobias Polhemus (Aug 1707–18 Mar 1779), Find a Grave Memorial ID 34681499, citing Allentown Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Allentown, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA ; Maintained by Leigh Miller (contributor 46928112) .
