These notes were furnished to Mary Whitnack Pugh, by a genealogist she employed to search the family records, in the interest of her joining the D.A.R.

"Johannes Weitknegt" a paternal ancestor was admitted to membership in the North Branch of the Raritan Reformed Church in Somerset Co., New Jersey, on confession of faith, during the pastorate of the Rev. Mr. Theodous Jacobus Freylinghuysen, in the year 1728 - about nine years after the founding of that church and was later elected an Elder thereof. He is recorded as being an Elder in the year 1751. He was probably such during the pastorate of Dominies [?], Theodore J., and his son Rev. Mr. John Freylinghuysen and the Rev. Mr. Jacob R. Hardenburg and Rev. Mr. Simeon Van Artsdalen. Owing to differences which arose in the congregation of the North Branch Church, there was a division from which the Reformed Church of Neshains was organized in 1752, and established at a place of greater convenience to a number of the congregation. It's evident from the records that Johannes Weitknegt allied himself with the latter body, as from an entry in the history of Somerset Co. it is stated that in 1761 he contributed toward the erection of the Neshains Church.

The wife of Johannes was named Neeltge, and according to his will 1779-1783 filed at Trenton, N.J. they had the following children; Johannes, Cornelius, Peter, [your grandfather's great grandfather] Andrew, Hendricks, Abraham, Neeltge, Jannetge, Sarah. The son Peter, was baptized in the Reformed Church at Six Mile Run, New Brunswick, N.J. on the 1st day of January 1750. From 175th Anniversary of the Reformed Church, Reamington, N.J. Frist North Branch Church started building 1718 [Raritan River], destroyed by fire, it is thought in 1737.

Note different spellings of name.

Henry F. Whitnack married Margaret Burns. He was one of the pioneers who emigrated to the Valley from New Jersey. He served in the war of the Revolution as an officer in Gen. Daniel Morgan's regiment. Died at the age of 92 years. [see Crammers History of Wheeling, page 830]. Issue; Hannah, Eleanor, Ruth, John G., Sara, Margaret, William, Joseph, Rebecca.

Hanna married Samuel Roberts.[H. may have been called Whitney]
John G. married Mary A. Carl [or Carroll]. He was born near Martinsburg 1787 died 1854. Was a soldier in war of 1812. Issue; Margaret, John, Eli Carroll, John Q., Samuel, Eliza, Mary V., David.
Sara married Robert Campbell.
Margaret married Joseph Van Metre.
William married Sarah Mounts.
Joseph married his cousin Ruth Southwood Burns, daughter of Robert Burns.
Rebecca married Nicolas Strayer.
Margaret married Joseph Van Metre, son of Abraham and Elizabeth [Burns] Van Metre, Aug18 1800. She was born in Va. in 1780 and died in 1865. They Moved from Berkely Co. Va. in the fall of 1809 and settled at West Liberty in Ohio Co. Va. Issue; Gabriel, Robert, Sarah, Joseph W.,Vincent.
Eli Carroll married 1st Sophin Evans - 2nd Elizabeth Martin.
John Q. married Ameiia Morgan.
Samuel married Elizabeth Pollock.

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