An American Family History

John Oxley was born March, 1739/40 in Hopewell, Mercer (formerly Hunterdon) County, New Jersey. His parents were Henry Oxley and Mary Everett.

John married Catherine Lewis, who was born September 14, 1743.

John and Catherine's children were Mary Oxley Woolard (1759), Henry Oxley (1769), John Oxley (1771), Amey Oxley (1775), Aaron Oxley (1776) Eleanor Oxley Stevens (1777) and Catherine Oxley Warner (1780).

Possibly Mary Woolard was from a previous marriage because Catherine was so young when she was born and there is a considerable gap until the next child was born.

On December 13, 1762 John's father, Henry, gave him 100 acres of land adjacent to Edward Harden, Henry Oxley and Everitt Oxley and 100 other acres.

Catherine died in July, 1780 when she was 36 and was buried on the Oxley land that later belonged to the Gum family. Catherine may have died in childbirth when her youngest daughter was born.

John will's was written on July 7, 1809 and received in court on August 14, 1809. It mentions his daughters Amey Oxley, Mary Wollard, Eleanor Stevens, and Caty Warner. His sons John Oxley and Aaron Oxley were mentioned. as well as his son Henry's children. Aaron Sanders and Aaron Oxley were the executors. The witnesses were John Rose, Solomon Littlejohn and John Littlejohn.