Our shared Grandfather- a Bigamist?
 

Hannah Llewellyn Sinexon circa 1814	Thomas Sinexon/Thomas Sinex circa 1814	Flora West Sinex circa 1880/90

This is either the tale of two men or of one man with two families. Is the Thomas Sinex who married Hannah Llewellyn on 6 June 1814¹ in Philadelphia the same Thomas Sinex who married Flora West on 17 April 1818 in Clark County, Indiana²? We believe he is. We, the descendants of both Hannah and Flora, had a problem when the genealogy of both families led to one Thomas, son of Henry Sinex Jr. of Delaware³. We had a Thomas Sinex (later Sinexon) in Philadelphia and a Thomas Sinex in Indiana.

The only written proof we have is in a letter dated 19 October, 1912 to Justus Sinexon, MD from his Aunt Anna, a daughter of Thomas Sinexon. He had asked her to search family papers and letters. She states, “We find that Uncle Andrew lived in Louisville and New Albany in 1835 and 1838, father also.” This seems to tie Thomas Sinex to both Philadelphia and New Albany, Indiana⁴.

The Sinex family descends from Sinnick Broer, the Finn, who arrived on the ship ”Mercurius” in 1656 with his family. His son, Bruer Sinexon, had a son James Sinex, followed in line of descent by James Jr.,⁵ Henry⁶ and Henry Jr.⁷ Then Henry Jr. had a son Thomas born 18 March 1791⁸ who married Hannah, and the Thomas born 23 February 1793⁹ who married Flora. Obviously Henry Sinex Jr. did not have two sons two years apart with the same name. Research to find another mother and father for Thomas has been extensive and negative.

Antoinette Sorensen, one of the authors, has a database of nearly one thousand Sinex names and variations. We searched this to try to find another Thomas Sinex who could be considered. We found a Thomas Sinex who was born in Delaware in 1792. He was the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Smith Sinex. He married Elizabeth Foulk in 1821 and he died in Delaware. His estate inventory is dated 13 October 1827¹⁰.

There are two Thomas Sinnicksons born in this time frame. One was a Thomas Sinnickson (1786-1873) son of Andrew Sinnickson IV and Margaret Johnson. This Thomas married Elizabeth Jacobs in 1810. He is buried in St. John’s Episcopal Churchyard Cemetery in Salem, New Jersey. The other is Thomas Sinnickson (1797-1842) son of Andrew Sinnickson V and Margaret Walker. This Thomas married Clarissa Stretch in 1820. He is buried in the First Presbyterian Cemetery in Salem, New Jersey¹¹. Both of these men descend from another son of Sinnick Broer, Anders, who settled in South Jersey. This spelling of the surname has been consistent over the years.

Another Thomas Sinex appears first in the 1851 Philadelphia City Directory as a printer.  This printing firm later became Thomas Sinex & Son. (Thomas and Charles F.) 1870 Philadelphia Directory 727 Samson St. This Thomas was born 1 October 1820 in Delaware to Eli and Ann Mateer Sinex.

What did the descendants of these two families know about this man and his two wives?

Trudy Griffin Frey, a descendant of Sarah Sinexon Laws, says that her family always suspected there was another family out west. Olga Sinexon Brigham, a descendant of Thomas Sinexon Jr, says she never heard any talk of a second family. Antoinette Waughtel Sorensen descends from Thomas and Flora Sinex of Indiana. In August 2002 Olga Brigham met Antoinette Sorensen for the first time at a Sinex family reunion in Wilmington, Delaware and compared notes. Antoinette knew of this spelling but assumed it was a variant of Sinnickson which is the distant branch from New Jersey. This meeting started our long journey of discovery.
 

Here are our conclusions. For sake of clarity Hannah’s husband will be called Thomas PA and Flora’s husband as Thomas IN.

Thomas PA was a bit of a rapscallion. He married Hannah Llewellyn who was a proud Quaker gentlewoman of Welsh descent. He left his family for long periods of time, returning every two or three years. Oral history says that Thomas PA first went west with his brothers when Hannah was pregnant with her second child. He came home and said his brothers were going west and he was going with them. He went to pack and was gone shortly thereafter.

When Thomas PA came back from Indiana the first time he settled his family in a house south of Independence Hall in Philadelphia. From there he could easily walk to both the docks and commercial establishments to do business.

Hannah’s first child Rachel, was born 8 September 1815, baptized by Bishop White, and died in infancy¹². Hannah became pregnant again, bearing Henry Llewellyn on 23 August 1816¹³. Her third child Sarah was born 18 August 1818. Hannah’s children with known birthdates after 1818 seem to occur the last of December or early in January. This would indicate that Thomas PA returned to Philadelphia sometime in March in those years.

Sometime in the early 1820’s, Thomas Sinex PA changed his name to Sinexon. Oral
history says that neither Henry nor Sarah knew of the name change, so this change must have occurred before they entered school.

When we examined the Philadelphia City Directories, the earliest entry for Thomas Sinex
was:  1816 Sinicks, Thomas shoemaker 8 Pear St.

1820 Sinex, John cordwainer back 45 Key’s Alley (John was the name of his brother living in Delaware)

1821 same as above

1822 same as above

1829 Siniton, John bootmaker 120 Locust

1830 Sinixon, Thomas bootmaker 120 Locust St

1833 Senixon, Thomas cordw. 120 Locust St

1835/36 Sinexon, Thomas cordw. 158 S. 11th St.

For many years he sent money for support and he returned on business regularly. He said he was in the lumbering business with his brother in Louisville, Kentucky. When he was in Philadelphia he dressed up and went to town every day. Perhaps he was arranging shipments of lumber to Philadelphia from Indiana. We wonder if any records of sales for transport of lumber have survived from the 1820-1850’s.  Each visit lasted about a month and most visits resulted in another pregnancy for Hannah.

We hired a professional researcher to examine tax rolls for the years between 1820 and 1830. At the Philadelphia City Archives he found only entry for those years Thomas Senes[e or c] is penciled in. Jacob Leidy [shoemaker] is crossed out. Personal assessment $25.00.¹⁴ On Microfilm records Trudy Frey found Thomas Sennickson listed in 1833, again in Locust Ward, with a personal assessment of $25.00¹⁵

A Sinex researcher went to the Indiana State Library in Indianapolis & found Deed records dating back to about 1820. These early transactions were mainly small plots being sold by Flora West with Thomas Sinex as administrator. This researcher found many references to deeds dating back to the 1830’s, despite the title of the ledger “General Index of Deeds in Floyd County, Indiana 1853-1901. It would appear that Thomas Sinex was involved in many land transactions beginning in the early 1830’s to late 1850’s.¹⁶

Thomas Sinex IN was a lumber merchant and an active community supporter. He helped To start the Methodist Church in New Albany, Indiana in the 1820’s and was an early lay minister¹⁷. He served one term as an Associate Judge of the Circuit Court¹⁸. He completed the County Courthouse in 1824, taking over from another builder who had begun construction^.19  He had the Thomas Sinex family vault built in the Northern Burial Grounds in what became known as Fairview Cemetery in New Albany.²⁰

A comparison of the children of these two wives:

1) Rachel 8 September 1815 (Hannah)²¹
2) Henry Llewellyn 23 August 1816 (Hannah)²²
3) Sarah 20 August 1818 (Hannah)²³*
4) Solomon W. 1820 Census & cemetery record (Flora)²⁴
5) Mary (Jo) circa 1820 (Hannah)*²⁵
6) Huldah Jane 1/31/1822 (Flora)²⁶
7) Emma 28 December 1822 (Hannah)*²⁷
8) Thomas Henry 4 January 1824 (Flora)²⁸
9) Louisa circa 1824 (Hannah)*²⁹
10) William George circa 1826 (Flora)³⁰
11) Anna circa 1826 (Hannah)*³¹
12) Elisha West circa 1829 (Flora)³²
13) Thomas Jr. 9 January 1830 (Hannah)³³
14) Anna M. circa 1831 (Flora)³⁴
15) Cecelia circa 1832 (Hannah)*³⁵
16) Flora E. circa 1834 (Flora)³⁶
17) John circa 1835 (Hannah)³⁷
18) Maria L. 2/28/1836 (Flora)³⁸
19) Zerelda C. circa 1839 (Flora)³⁹
20) Albert Leroy circa 1841 (Flora)⁴⁰


N.B. * We have had a great deal of difficulty establishing the birthdates of the daughters of Hannah & Thomas. We know that Sarah was born 20 August 1818 and married James Dick Laws 17 December 1843.⁴¹  The spinsters Mary Jo, Anna, and Cecelia consistently lied about their ages on later census returns. Their birthdates are taken from burial records at All Saints’ Church.

The 1820 Census shows Thomas Sinex in Philadelphia with 1 male under 10 and 1
female under 10⁴². These children were Henry and Sarah.  In the 1830 Philadelphia Census we find Thomas Fennixson listed.⁴³ This is the only Fennixson listed in any census; it would appear to be a census taker error. This census lists 1 male less that 5, [Thomas Jr] 2 males 30-40, [ Henry L. would have been fourteen] 3 females less that 5, [Louisa born 1824 and Anna born 1826 fit, but Sarah born 1818, Mary Jo born 1820 and Emma born 1822 are missing] and 1 female 30-40. Either the census taker was incompetent or several children were away.

The 1840 Philadelphia Census lists Hannah Sinexon as head of household.⁴⁴ There were a
total of 11 members in the household. Henry had married & was living there with his wife
and young son, along with all his siblings. This census lists 1 male less than 5, [Henry’s
son] 1 male 5 to 10, [Thomas Jr] 1 male 30 to 40, [Henry L.] 1 female 5 to 10,[Cecelia] 2 females 10 to 15,[Anna and Louisa] 3 females 20 to 30, [Sarah, Mary Jo and Henry’s wife, Mary Ann] 1 female 50 to 60.

The 1850 Census lists Hannah Sennexson 55, Mary 39, Louisa 24, Anna 22, Cecelia 18
and Thomas 20⁴⁵

The 1860 census lists Hannah Sennickson 61, Mary 32, Anne 28, Louisa 30 and Cecelia
23. Hannah lists $700 in personal property, but nothing for value of real estate. She was
probably renting the house. All these women have shaved a few years off their ages.⁴⁶

The 1870 Census (second enumeration) lists the following women: Mary Sennixson 40,
Anna 30, Cecelia 20 and Louisa Shinn 15. [Louisa Shinn is the daughter of Emma
Sinexon Shinn] The address is 301 Christian Street. Hannah Sinexon was buried from this address in 1869.

The 1880 Census lists Thomas Sinickson 50, Justice, son 18, Mary, sister 53, Anna, sister 42, and Celia, sister 39.We can find no trace of these sisters in the 1900 Census.

In the 1910 Census Annie Sinexon, 74 and Cecelia Sinexon, 68 were living at 8747
Frankford Avenue. This is next to Sarah Sinexon Laws and may well have been a house
owned by the Laws family.

Further examination of Philadelphia City Directories shows:

1842 Sinexon, Henry tailor 177 Lombard St.

Sinexon, Hannah 264 Lombard St.

1843 Sinexon, Hannah 182 Queen St.

1844 Sinexon, Hannah gentlewoman 264 Lombard

Sinexon, Henry L. tailor & baker N. 7th St.

1845 Sinexon, Henry tailor & baker N. 7th St.

Sinexon, Hannah 8th below Shippen

1847 Sinexon, Hannah gentlewoman 56 Gaskill St.

1850 Sinnickson, Hannah 186 Queen St.

Sinnickson, Henry tailor 19 Dean St.

1851 Sinnickson, Hannah 186 Queen St.

Sinnickson, Henry tailor 19 Dean St. [Henry Llewellyn]

1855 Sinexon, Hannah 234 Queen St.

Sinexon Henry, boys’ store 231 Chestnut St.

Sinexon, Thomas bookkeeper 141 Market St.

Sinexon, Hannah 234 Queen St.

Sinexon, Henry, tailor N. 11th St.

1856 Sinexon, Hannah 158 Christian

Sinexon, Henry acct. 231 Chestnut h Henry

Sinexon, Thos. Bookkeeper 141 market h 158 Christian

1857 Same as preceding

1858 Sinexon, Anna teacher 318 Christian St.

Sinexon, Hannah 318 Christian St.

Sinexon, Henry bookkeeper 231 Chestnut St. h 416 Henry

Sinexon, Thomas bookkeeper 325 Market h 310 Christian St.

1859 Sinexon, Hannah 318 Christian St.

Sinexon, Henry L. bookkr. 231 Chestnut, h 1021 S 7th

Sinexon, Thomas bookkeeper 328 Market h 318 Christian

1860 Sinexon & Bro. (Henry L. & Thomas) boys’ clothing 910 Arch

Sinexon, Hannah 318 Christian

Sinexon, Henry L. clothing 910 Arch h1021 S. 7th

Sinexon, Thomas clerk 318 Christian

Sinexon, Thomas clothier 910 Arch h 408 Catherine

1861 Sinexon, Hannah h 1209 S 3d

Sinexon, Henry L. boys’ clothing store 215 S. 8th h 1021 S. 7th

Sinexon, Thomas boys’ clothing 215 S 8th h Wharton ab 3d

Sinexon, Thomas bookkeeper 328 Market h 313 Wharton

1862 Sinexon, Thomas bookkeeper 328 Market h 313 Wharton

Sinnieyson,[sic] Henry L. tailor 1021 S 7th

1863 Sinexon, Henry cutter 1021 S 7th

Sinexon, Thomas secretary & treasurer Navy Yard, Broad St & Fairmount RR Co

Broad ab Washington Av h 313 Wharton

1864 Sinexon, Hannah gentlewoman 1209 S 3d

Sinexon, Henry L. tailor 1021 S 7th

Sinexon & Bro. boys’ clothing 215 S 8th

Sinexon, Thomas clerk 146 S 4th h 313 Wharton

1865 Same listings as preceding

1866 Same listings as preceding

1867 Sinexson, Henry L. cutter 1021 S 7th

1868 Sinexson, Anna teacher h 301 Christian

Sinexson, Henry L. tailor 1021 S 7th

1869 Same listings as preceding

Sinexon, Justus 114 S. 18th St.

Sinexon, Thomas h 114 S. 18th St.


In the 1820 Indiana Census Thomas Sinex in New Albany is shown with 1 male under 10, 1 male 10-15.⁴⁷ The younger male here was probably Solomon W. Sinex, buried in Fairview
Cemetery. The older male may well have been one of Thomas’ younger brothers. The
interesting thing here is that the official date for this census is 7 August 1820 but the
Philadelphia entry is dated 20 December 1820.

Thomas IN is also listed in New Albany in the 1830 Census with 1 male less than 5, [Elisha West] 2 males 5 to 10, [William George and Thomas Henry], 4 males 20-30, [unknown] and 1 male 30 to 40 [Thomas].  Females listed were 1 female 5 to 10, [Huldah Jane] 3 females 20 to 30, [Flora and other two unknown].⁴⁸ The official date for this census was 1 June 1830 but the New Albany census was certified 23 November 1830.

The 1840 New Albany Census lists 2 males 10 to 15,[Elisha West and William George] 1
male 15 to 20,[Thomas Henry] 2 males 30 to 40,[unknown] and 1 male 40 to 50[Thomas].

There were 3 females under 5,[Flora E., Zerelda C. and Maria L.] 1 female 10 to 15,[Anna M.] 1 female 15 to 20,[Huldah Jane] 1 female 20 to 30, [unknown] and 1 female 30 to 40 [Flora].⁴⁹

The 1850 New Albany Census lists Thomas Sinex 57, Flora 48, Elisha W. 20, Maria L. 14,
Zerelda C. and Albert L. 9⁵⁰ Thomas is listed as a lumber merchant with real estate valued
at $17,000.

The 1860 New Albany Census lists Thomas Sinex age 67,born in Delaware; Flora 57
Born Pennsylvania; Zerelda 21, born Indiana; Albert 18, born Indiana. Again Thomas is listed as a lumber merchant. His real estate is valued at $22,000 and personal property at $2000.⁵¹

The 1870 Census finds him in Pekin, Washington County, Indiana. He is listed as a retired farmer age 77 real estate value $1500 and personal property of $2000. Flora is aged 68, Elisha W. aged 40, a farmer with real estate worth $1500 and personal property valued at $800. Elisha’s wife and three children are also listed.⁵²

New Albany City directories:

1848 Sinex, Thomas lumber merchant, Main b upper 4th and 5th

1859 Sinex, Thomas lumber merchant, E. side up 5th bt. Main

1859 Sinex, Elisha West lumber merchant

1860 Sinex ( Thomas S. & Son) 381 Main

1860 SINEX THOMAS & SON ( Thomas S. & Elisha W.S.) lumber e s Upr 5th b Main and
Market

We believe that Thomas PA made a visit to Philadelphia in 1850. He is found in this
census as Thomas Simmixon age 60 shoemaker born DE.⁵³ The listing is a hotel not far from where his son lived at that time. Hannah and her unmarried children were also living in a separate dwelling nearby.

For some years Hannah had been instructed by Thomas to communicate with him through his brother at a Louisville, Kentucky address. This is just across the river from New Albany, Indiana. John Sinex had lived in Delaware and had moved to New Albany in 1838.

Hannah did as instructed and at some later date received no more responses. She
assumed her husband had died and she considered herself a widow.

Hannah Llewellyn Sinexon died 17 April 1869. She was living at 301 Christian Street. She is buried in All Saints’ Church in the Torresdale section of Philadelphia; her headstone reads, Hannah Llewellyn, relict of Thomas Sinexon, Sr.⁵⁴ After Hannah’s death Sarah Laws found the Indiana address & wrote to his brother John. Nothing was heard for more than a year when John wrote to say that Thomas PA had died in Louisville in December 1869.

A thorough search in Louisville, Kentucky has turned up no evidence of this death. Trudy G. Frey made a trip to New Albany, Indiana and Louisville, Kentucky to try to find any evidence that Thomas Sinexon had lived there or was buried in either place. We were able to examine all the death records in Louisville, Kentucky for December 1869 and did not find him there. Nor was she able to find him in New Albany, Indiana.

Thomas IN died 4 June 1870 and was buried in the Sinex family vault, Fairview Cemetery, New Albany, Indiana.⁵⁵ Because he was still alive on June 1 1870 he was legally counted in the 1870 New Albany Census which was not taken until September that year.⁵⁶

Thomas Sinex/Sinexon sired twenty children, of whom 16 lived to adulthood. Of the male offspring, Henry L. Sinexon became a tailor in Philadelphia. Thomas Sinexon Jr. studied law and was admitted to the bar. He later was an accountant. Thomas H. Sinex became a Methodist minister, was the president of Albion College in Michigan, and was active in the Pacific Grove community in California. William G. Sinex became a medical doctor. Elisha W. Sinex was in business with his father as a lumber merchant. Albert Leroy Sinex was killed when a young married man.

We investigated DNA research to prove this relationship, but because Horace Bunn
Sinexon died in 1960 without male issue and Justus Sinexon Jr. died in 1966 again
without male issue, this line has “daughtered out.”

We believe this to be one man with two wives. We also believe that his siblings in Indiana knew of his duplicity and condoned it. What other reason could his brother John have had to lie about both the date and place of death?

Copyright 2005 Olga Sinexon Brigham, Antoinette Waughtel Sorensen, and Trudy Griffin Frey.
 

END NOTES 1 Copy of marriage certificate from St. Paul’s Church, Philadelphia, PA 2 Floyd County Marriage Register 3 Family Bible records, and handwritten family tree drawn by Thomas Sinexon, Jr. 4 Letter in the possession of Sara Sinexon Gual 5 Swedish Colonial News, Vol 2 Number 7 Fall 2002”Sinnick Broer the Finn” by Dr. Peter S. Craig 6 Ibid number 3 7 Ibid number 3 8 Ibid number 3 9 Bible record of Zerelda Sinex Spence, daughter of Thomas & Flora. 10 Probate Index, Delaware Archives 11 email from Judy Walker, descendant of Andrew Sinnickson V 12 Ibid number 3 13 Ibid number 3 14 State Tax Assessment Ledger for 1820 Locust Ward p.46 15 Microfilm XCT,PA,PH,5 16 General Index of Deeds in Floyd County, Indiana, 1853-1901 pp. 221-223 17 History of the Ohio Falls Counties, pages 42 and 43 18 Descriptive Sketch of New Albany, Indiana, page 12 19 History of the Ohio Falls Counties, p.89 20 Diagram of burials in plot and vault of Thomas Sinex 21 Ibid number 3 22 Ibid number 3 23 Laws family Bible records 24 Ibid number 14 25 Church burial records age 82 in 1903, All Saints’ Church, 9601 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia 26 Newspaper obituary and census records as wife of John Woodfill 27 All Saints Church Records and census records 28 Newspaper obituary, Albion College records, and Pacific Grove, California records 29 Ibid number 21 30 Newspaper obituary 31 Ibid number 19 age 95 in 1921 32 Newspaper obituary 33 Ibid number 3 34 Ibid number 14 35 Ibid number19 36 Ibid number 14 37 Ibid number 3 38 Newspaper obituary of Flora West Sinex [i] 39 Various census records 40 newspaper accounts of his murder 41 Ibid number 17 42 1820 Philadelphia Census, Dock Ward M33_108 p.51,image 43 43 1830 Philadelphia Census, Pine Ward M19_159 p 365 Image 714 44 1840 Census, Vol 22 Phila. Part 2, Locust Ward p.109 45 1850 Census Philadelphia Southwark Ward 4 M432_822 p.281 46 1860 Census Philadelphia Ward 3 M653_1153 p.281 47 1820 Census New Albany, Indiana Roll M33_13 p.139 image 152 48 1830 Census, New Albany, Indiana household 330 49 1840 Census New Albany, Indiana M704 p. 120 image239 50 1850 Census New Albany, Indiana M432_145 p.304 51 1860 Census New Albany, Ward 2, Indiana M653_257 p.70 52 1870 Census Pekin, Franklin Township, Washington County, Indiana M593_369 p.36 image 73 53 1850 Census Philadelphia Lower Delaware Ward M432_816 p 654 54 Tombstone picture taken in Laws family plot, Range 9, Plot 22, All Saints’ Church 55 Newspaper obituary and diagram of Sinex vault burials 56 1870 Census Pekin, Washington County, Indiana Roll M593_369 p.36 image 73

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Descendants of Thomas Sinexon

 

Thomas Sinexon was born March 18, 1791 in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, and died December, 1869 reportedly in Louisville, Kentucky.  He married  Hannah Llewellyn on June 18, 1814 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, possibly the daughter of John Llewellyn.  She was born June 20, 1795 and died April 17, 1869 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  Children born to the union of Thomas and Hannah are as follows:  Rachel, Henry Llewellyn, Sarah, Emma, Mary Josephine, Louisa, Anna, Thomas Jr., Cecelia and John.

 

Rachel Sinexon was born September 8, 1815; died September 17,1815.  She was baptized by Bishop White.

 

Henry Llewellyn Sinexon was born August 23, 1816, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died December 18, 1897.  He married Mary Ann Young on  August 18, 1835.  She was born about 1820 in Pennsylvania.  Children born to the union of Henry Sinexon and Mary Young are as follows:  Henry, Horace, Anna and Charles Llewellyn.

a.  Henry Sinexon was born before 1841; died in infancy.

 

b.  Horace Sinexon was about 1841 and died March 1863 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

 

c.  Anna Sinexon was born about 1847 in Pennsylvania.   She married Charles J. Thompson who was born about 1846 in Pennsylvania and they were the parents of William R., Charles J., Henry and John.

 

d.  Charles Llewellyn Sinexon was born July 4, 1849.  He married (1) Kate F. McElwee on November 06, 1879, daughter of Mr. McElwee and Mary McElwee.  Kate was born November 6,1851 and died June 6,1894.  He married (2) Bertha (surname unknown) before 1910.   Children born to the union of Charles Sinexon and Kate McElwee are as follows:  Anna; Henry Llewellyn born February 13, 1886 in Philadelphia and died November 12, 1962 in Philadelphia; Katherine McElwee born March 26, 1891 and died November 12, 1962; and Mary McElwee born April 19, 1881 and died April 24, 1959.

 

Sarah Sinexon was born August 20, 1818, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died February 20, 1913.   She married James Dick Laws  on December 17,1843 in Union Methodist Church.  He was born about 1817, and died November 04, 1892 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  Children born to the union of Sarah Sinexon and James Laws are as follows:  George Claden, James Malcolm, Anna, Emma Louisa and Mary Gertrude.

a.  George Claden Laws was born December 07, 1845, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died September 05, 1913.  He was married to Lizzie Rowe on November 25, 1875 and to this union was born William Rowe, George M., Emma Louisa, Archibald, Maude A., and Marion E.

 

b.  James Malcolm Laws was born November 29, 1847, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died July 1920.  He was married to Anna E. Thatcher on November 11, 1875 in All Saints' Church, Torresdale, Pennsylvania.  She died May 18, 1916.  Children born to the union of James & Anna are as follows:  James Dick, John Keim, Elwin Thatcher, Llewellyn, Anna Sinexon and Emma.

           

c.  Anna Laws was born May 23, 1851and died June 6,1851.

 

d.  Emma Louisa Laws was born May 23, 1853 and died October 13,1869.

 

e.  Mary Gertrude Laws was born January 07, 1861, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died November 01, 1917.  She was married to Robert M. Snyder on September 08, 1887.  Born to Mary & Robert was a daughter, Sarah Laws Snyder on June 29, 1888, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died November 04, 1980 who married J. Bruce Griffin on August 6, 1918 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Emma Sinexon was born December 28, 1822, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died before 1870.  She married William H. Shinn in Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  Children born to the union of Emma Sinexon and William Shinn are as follows:  Louisa, Frances, Emma, Marianna and Horace and Kate Louisa.

 

a. Louisa Shinn was born in June 1850 and died September 7, 1921.  She married James Baker.

 

b.  Frances Shinn was born in June 1852 in Pennsylvania.   She married James Clark and to this union was born Mary, Allan, Bertha and William.

 

c.  Emma Shinn was born about 1854. 

 

d.  Marianna Shinn was born about 1856 and died after the 1930 census.  She married James Montgomery on September 07, 1885.  He died before the 1920 census.  Children born to Marianna & James are as follows:  Emma Elizabeth and Louisa.

     

e.  Horace Shinn was born February 1858 in New Jersey.  He married Clara Rigney, daughter of Edward Rigney.  She was born November 1861 in Maryland.  Children born to Horace and Clara are as follows:  Ada M. and Edna R.

 

f.   Kate Louisa Shinn was born was born about 1861.  She married Clarence Holland and to this union was born the following children:  Harold, Annie, Walter and William Wallace. 

 

Mary Josephine Sinexon was born November 13, 1824 and diedJuly4,1903.

 

Louisa Sinexon was born about 1826, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  She married George Burson on January 01, 1864.  He was born about 1830 in England.  Two sons were born to the union of Louisa Sinexon and George Burson, as follows:

 

a.  George Laws Burson was born June 15,1866 and died about 1867.

 

b.  Thomas Sinexon Burson was born about 1868 in Pennsylvania and married Helen (surname unknown) and to this union was born two children, a daughter Mildred and a son Victor M.

 

     

Anna Sinexon was born about 1828; died September 08, 1921.

 

 

Thomas Sinexon (pictured on right) was born January 09, 1830, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died February 02,1914 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  He married Mary Elizabeth Justus on June 19, 1860.  She was born November 13, 1834 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died May 09, 1865 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  One child, a son, was born to Thomas Sinexon and Mary Elizabeth Justus, as follows: 

 

a.  Justus Sinexon (pictured left) was born September 24, 1861, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died December 27, 1938, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania.  He married (1) Ada Boker Bunn on May 9, 1888 in Christ Church Chapel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, daughter of Amanda Boker and Horace Bunn.  She was born September 12, 1857 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died May 26, 1895 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  Children born to the union of Justus and Ada were, as follows:  Olga born May 27, 1889, was married on February 16, 1926 to James Fry Strong; and Horace Bunn Sinexon born July 16, 1890 and died 1960. He married (2) Clara Katherine McKinney Miller on April 19, 1898.  She was born May 20, 1868 in Canton, Ohio.  Born to Justus and Clara was a son, Justus Jr., (pictured right) born June 16, 1900, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died September 23, 1966, Haddonfield, Camden County, New Jersey.

 

Cecelia Sinexon was born about 1832; died July 29, 1921.

 

John Sinexon was born about 1836;  (died in infancy).