land College for Women, from which she graduated in 1916 with the degree of A. B. During the World War she was engaged in war services and welfare work.

JAMES HENRY WALDEN-A lineal descendant of Sir Robert Hempstead, one of the earliest settlers of Pequot Plantation, which is now New London, Connecticut, Mr. Walden was strongly bound to his New England home, but after his interests centered in Passaic, New Jersey, he became and remains a devoted, though an adopted, son of that city. He is a son of James Walden, who was postmaster of Willimantic, Connecticut, who received his first commission from President Lincoln in 1861, his second from President Johnson, and his third from President Grant. James Walden married Amanda M. Hempstead, of old New London county, Connecticut, whose father was a veteran of the second war with Great Britain, 1812-1814.

James Henry Walden, son of James and Amanda M. (Hempstead) Walden, was born in Mansfield, Connecticut, April 6, 1854. He was educated in Highland Military Academy, of Worcester, Massachusetts, and in other schools which well fitted him for his later career. In early manhood he went West, and in 1871 was connected with the Wabash railroad offices in Danville, Illinois. In 1875 he moved to New York City, entering the silk business at No. 439 Broadway. Later, silk machinery attracted him and he became a director of the Atwood Machine Company, of Stonington, Connecticut, an office he yet fills (1922). In 1898 he became a resident of Passaic, New Jersey, and there has acquired large interests. He is president of the Anderson Selling Company, of Passaic; treasurer of the Passaic Daily Herald Publishing Company; vicepresident of the People's Bank and Trust Company, of Passaic; and a director of the Guarantee Mortgage Title Insurance Company.

A Republican in politics, Mr. Walden serves as an interested citizen, but has never desired nor sought public office, although he is keenly alive to all the obligations of good citizenship and shirks no duty. He is a member of Passaic Lodge, No. 67, Free and Accepted Masons; member of the Passaic Rotary Club; Passaic Republican Club; and the City Club, of which he is an expresident. He is an Episcopalian, the family being members of St. John's parish, Passaic. He is one of the veteran members of the famed Seventh Regiment, New York National Guard. He was one of the early members of the New York Athletic Club.

Mr. Walden was married at Grace Episcopal Church, Brooklyn, New York, April 28, 1892, to Jeanne R. Beach, daughter of Theodore and Emma P. (Copeland) Beach, of that city. Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Walden: James Pelham, born June 22, 1893; Constance, born July 28, 1894, married Arthur Corry; Doris, born December 24, 1898; Vera, born October 22, 1906.

ADRIAN WENTINK, JR.-The early representatives of this family have for a number of generations resided in various provinces and municipalities of the kingdom of Holland. Family traditions state that the ancestors of this branch of the Wentink family were for many years engaged in the tilling of the soil, and resided with their families near the sea coast. It is further stated that a number of the early representatives of this branch of the family were seafaring men. The first representative of whom we have authentic information was Frank Wentink, who was born in the village of Ouddrop, The Netherlands, March 17, 1815. He received such educational advantages as were obtainable during those days in the local schools, and was reared to years of manhood under the parental roof. During this time he assisted in the work and management of the homestead interests up to the year 1866, when he decided to emigrate

to America, and accordingly arranged his family affairs and personal interests. In the course of time he set sail from the city of Rotterdam, and after an uneventful voyage landed in the harbor of New York the same year. Immediately upon his arrival Frank Wentink settled in the town of Paterson, Passaic county, New Jersey, where he established his home and reared his family. Both he and his wife were consistent members of the Dutch Reformed church of Paterson. Frank Wentink died at the family home in Paterson, July 28, 1875.

He married Neeltje Ver-Duin, born in the village of Ouddorp, The Netherlands, April 5, 1808, died in Paterson, December 12, 1875. In 1866 she accompanied her husband and children to this country, and upon the settlemen! of the family in Paterson she resided there until her death. Both husband and wife were noted for their thrift and frugality, and during their active years enjoyed the respect and esteem of all their neighbors and friends. Issue: John; Paul; Adrian, of whom further; Henry; Katelintje ("Kate").

Adrian Wentink, son of Frank and Neeltje (Ver-Duin) Wentink, was born in Ouddorp, The Netherlands, January 14, 1846. He obtained his educational advantages in the schools of his native village, and upon attaining to suitable years began an apprenticeship at the contracting and building trade, which line he pursued in his native land up to 1865, in which year he decided to emigrate to America, and accompanied his parents, brothers and sisters to Rotterdam, where he embarked for the port of New York. Soon after settling here he came to Paterson, Passaic county, New Jersey, and here became engaged as a stone mason. In the course of time, as a result of his industry, he was able to begin business at contracting and building on his own account. In his undertaking he met with marked success as the logical result of his straightforward and honest methods in business transactions, and the name of Adrian Wentink became universally recognized as being synonymous with reliability and honesty. Mr. Wentink during his active career constructed many school buildings in Paterson and the surrounding towns in Passaic county, and also built numerous bridges, which still stand as a monument to his skill and enterprise. In 1888 he was elected to the office of freeholder, and in the discharge of the duties of that position rendered valuable service to his constituents.

Adrian Wentink married Neeltje Pikaard, who was, likewise, a native of the village of Ouddorp, The Netherlands, where her father, Leonard Pikaard, was born September 23, 1805, and died at the Pikaard family home in Ouddorp, November 21, 1854. He was a descendant of an ancient Huguenot family who 'came from the northern provinces of France during the period of the religious persecution, at which time the early ancestor fled into The Netherlands to find freedom and peace in religious faith. Issue of Adrian and Neeltje (Pikaard) Wentink: Jean; Helena; Nellie; Gertrude; Frances; Adrian, of whom further; Leonard; Frank.

Adrian Wentink, Jr., son of Adrian and Neeltje (Pikaard) Wentink, was born in Paterson, New Jersey, May 19, 1884. He there obtained his early educational training in the public schools, and at the age of twenty-four years entered upon a course of study in New York University, School of Commerce, from which institution he was graduated in 1911, soon after becoming engaged in clerical capacity in one of the banking institutions of his native city. In 1915 he entered upon the duties of secretary and treasurer of the Clifton Trust Company on Main and Clifton avenues, Clifton, Passaic county, New Jersey, where he has since been actively engaged in that capacity. Since his settlement in Clifton, Mr. Wentink has become actively identified with the social and civic interests of the city, and in 1918 was elected treasurer of the city, the duties of which office he faithfully discharged for one year. During the period of the

World War, Mr. Wentink was chairman of many of the campaigns for the sale of Liberty Bonds, and rendered valuable aid in the Red Cross at various times during the four years duration of the war. He was also a member of the American Protective League.

Adrian Wentink, Jr. married, June 4, 1914, Meta Merrill, born at Tariffville, Connecticut, December 18, 1885, daughter of Oliver Wendell and Clara E. (Smith) Merrill (see Merrill line). To Mr. and Mrs. Wentink the following children have been born: Adrian Merrill, March 22, 1916; William Danforth, January 21, 1920.

Mrs. Clara E. (Smith) Merrill is descended from Richard Smythe, who came from England in 1630 and founded Smithtown, Long Island. She is also a great-great-granddaughter of Captain John Minthorne (later called Minturn) who was in Colonel Hathorne's regiment from Florida, New York, in the Revolutionary War.

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John and Nathaniel Merrill, brothers, came from Salisbury, Wilts county, England, to Ipswich, Massachusetts, in 1633, and settled in Newbury, Massachusetts, where they were among the first settlers of that town. They were descended from the Huguenot family of De Merle, who fled to England soon after St. Bartholomew Day, in August, 1572. The De Merle family were identified with and belonged to the Auvergne nobility, having had its ancestral estate near Place-de Dombes, in that province. These two settlers referred to above used these symbols for their family escutcheon. John Merrill married and had one daughter, who was born in England, but the records do not disclose whether he had any sons.

(I) Nathaniel Merrill, the immigrant settler, was born about 1610, and died March 16, 1654. His five sons had twenty-two sons, thus giving the family a vigorous beginning in New England. He married Susanna, whose maiden name does not appear. Issue: John, of whom further; Nathaniel, Abraham, Susannah, Daniel, Abel.

(II) John Merrill, eldest son of Nathaniel and Susanna Merrill, was, according to the records, adopted by Gregory Walterton, a tanner living in Hartford, Connecticut, and under him John Merrill learned the tanner's trade. He was made a freeman in Hartford in 1658, in 1664 was appointed chimney viewer, and held that position up to 1673. He was made townsman in 1684, 1694 and in 1700. It seems that he, in the course of time, held much of the estate of his guardian, Gregory Walterton, for whom he named one of his sons. He was also a deacon of the Second Congregational Church in Hartford, where he died July 18, 1712. John Merrill married Sarah Watson, daughter of the first John Watson, of the settlement of Hartford, Connecticut. Issue: 1. Sarah, born September 10, 1664. 2. Nathaniel, born January 15, 1667. 3. John, born April 7, 1669. 4. Abraham, born December 21, 1670. 5. Daniel, born June 15, 1673. 6. Walterton, born June 28, 1675. 7. Susannah, born May 20, 1677. 8. Abel, of whom further. 9. Isaac, born March 11, 1682. 10. Jacob, born March 27, 1686.

(III) Abel Merrill, son of John and Sarah (Watson) Merill, was born January 25, 1680. He married Mabel Easton, of Hartford. Issue: 1. Abel Jr., born 1713, died May 10, 1776. 2. Nehemiah, born 1715. 3. Elijah, born 1718. 4. Anna, born 1720. 5. Zebulon, of whom further.

(IV) Zebulon Merrill, son of Abel and Mabel (Easton) Merrill, was born in 1722. He married, about 1745, Susan, surname unknown. Issue: 1. Chloe,

born August 12, 1746. 2. Theodosia, born December 9, 1747. 3. Jerijah, of whom further. 4. Susannah, born April 15, 1754. 5. Zebulon, born March 15, 1756. 6. Seth, born March 30, 1762.

(V) Jerijah Merrill, son of Zebulon and Susan Merrill, was born July 25, 1749. He responded to the first call from Massachusetts for troops, and marched to the relief of Boston as a member of Captain Seth Smith's company from New Hartford, Connecticut. His name also appears among the members of the Eighteenth Regiment, Connecticut Militia, for active service at the time when General Washington was in need of additional forces to meet the threatened attack upon New York City. He married (first) Elizabeth Marsh, daughter of Rev. Jonathan Marsh; she was born May 10, 1749, and died, without issue, August 11, 1788. He married (second), September 20, 1789, Tryphena Merrill, born in 1769. To them was born an only son, Zebulon, of whom further.

(VI) Zebulon Merrill, son of Jerijah and Tryphena (Merrill) Merrill, was born June 3, 1790. He married Clarinda Woodruff, daughter of Solomon and Ruth Woodruff. Her father, Solomon Woodruff, served as an ensign during the Revolution. Issue of Mr. and Mrs. Merrill: 1. Maria Louise, died aged six weeks. 2. Maria (2nd), born July 18, 1817. 3. Louisa, died aged twenty-seven years. 4. Henry Maloy, died aged nine years. 5. Corydon, who became a United States pensioner. 6. Sabrina Harriet, born March 24, 1824. 7. John Luke, served during the Civil War in the Union army. 8. Elisha Henry, of whom further. 9. Angeline Clarinda, never married.

(VII) Elisha Henry Merrill, son of Zebulon and Clarinda (Woodruff) Merrill, married Lydia Ann Tuttle, to whom were born the following children: 1. Cora, who married a Mr. Ives, no issue. 2. Oliver Wendell, of whom further. 3. Etta, married Dwight Webster, of Winsted, Connecticut.

(VIII) Oliver Wendell Merrill, son of Elisha Henry and Lydia Ann (Tuttle) Merrill, was born August 19, 1859, in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a well known newspaper man of Paterson, New Jersey, having been for many years associated with the Paterson Guardian as advertising manager.

He married Clara E. Smith, and they were the parents of three children: 1. Meta, who married Adrian Wentink, Jr., of Clifton, New Jersey (see Wentink line). 2. Loyal Smith, died in infancy. 3. Oliver Wendell, married Katherine Vincent, of Onset, Massachusetts.

DR. LESTER F. MELONEY-The immediate ancestor of this branch was William Meloney, a member of the Society of Friends by inheritance, a faith he adhered to throughout his life. Throughout the active years of his life he followed farming. He died in Smyrna, Kent county, Delaware. He married Elizabeth Todd, and they were the parents of four children: 1. William, a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, who for a number of years practiced medicine in Clayton, New Castle county, Delaware. He married, but left no issue. 2. Henry, educated in the schools of Easton, Talbott county, Maryland; soon after attaining his majority he became court clerk, and later was appointed chief court clerk of the United States Circuit Court, Richmond, Virginia, a position which he held for many years. He died in Richmond, in 1918, and was buried in the family plot in Easton, Maryland. He married, but had no issue. 3. Charles Wesley, was a graduate D. D. S. of the University of Pennsylvania, and practiced his profession in New York City. He died at his summer home, Tarrytown Heights, on the Hudson, and was buried in Sleep Hollow Cemetery. He left three children: Charles Wesley, now a successful civil engineer in the city of Chicago; Henry, now (1920) a

forester; Lillian, who resides in Bordentown, New Jersey. 4. James Wright, of further mention.

James Wright Meloney, son of William and Elizabeth (Todd) Meloney, was born at the home farm near Easton, Talbott county, Maryland, April 5, 1846, and died in Passaic, New Jersey. His early education was obtained in the schools of the neighborhood, supplemented by a course which qualified him for commercial life. During early manhood years, James W. Meloney became engaged in a clerical capacity in the produce commission house of J. M. Willetts & Company, New York City, with whom he remained for a number of years, later engaging in business on his own account, an undertaking which met with success, the James W. Meloney Company becoming one of the well known produce commission houses of New York City. He continued head of that business until his death, then was succeeded by his son, Ulmer Linwood Meloney.

In 1882 James W. Meloney moved with his family to Clifton, New Jersey, where he purchased the residence at Second and Passaic streets, where the family now resides. Soon after arriving in Clifton, he became identified with the interests of the town, and took an active part in educational affairs, and for thirteen years was an active member of the Board of Education, of which he served as president. He was an organizer and a member of the Clifton Reformed Church, and for several years was an elder and a member of the board of trustees.

Mr. Meloney married, in New York City, Elizabeth Foye, born January 7, 1846, and to them were born the following children: 1. William Henry, deceased. 2. Charles Westworth, deceased. 3. Charles Landsdale, died during early childhood. 4. Selby Ronville, died in childhood. 5. Ulmer Linwood, of whom forward. 5. Lester Foye, of whom forward. 6. Castler Wright, died from injuries sustained in an accident on the Erie railroad. The family home was in Brooklyn until their removal to Clifton, in 1882.

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Ulmer Linwood Meloney, fourth son of James Wright and Elizabeth (Foye) Meloney, was born at the family home in the city of Brooklyn, New York, March 7, 1878. He attended the public schools of Clifton, New Jersey, where his parents had removed in 1882, this educational training being supplemented by a course in a New York Commercial College. After leaving school books he entered his father's produce commission house in New York City, where he acquired a practical knowledge of the various details of the produce commission business under the guidance of his capable father. 1898, soon after the beginning of the Spanish-American War, he enlisted in the United States army, and with his company rendered service during the campaign in Cuba. He was honorably discharged from the services in the United States army at Fort Slocum, New York, and again became actively identified with his father in the produce commission business and remained so connected until the death of the latter, when Ulmer Linwood Meloney acquired an interest in the business which his father had established. He continued his interest until July, 1916, in which year the business was incorporated as J. W. Meloney & Company, Mr. Meloney becoming secretary and treasurer of the corporation. In June, 1919, he was made president of the corporation, which office he has filled up to the present time (1922). In 1919-20-21-22 he perfected the famous breed of Jersey Black Giant Chickens and won forty-five prizes in one year; he originated the Pen Comb breed of Jersey Black Giant Chickens, which he has made famous in all civilized countries.

Mr. Meloney married, in Clifton, New Jersey, March 16, 1906, Avis Dorothy Marcy, daughter of J. E. and Caroline (Moll) Marcy, and they are the