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The Family of John McGhie of Elizabethtown and Westfield, NJ


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The Magie/Megie Family of Elizabethtown and Westfield, NJ descends from John McGhie, an immigrant from Scotland. Many of his children and grandchildren married the descendants of John Woodruff of Elizabethtown and Joseph Woodruff of Westfield. The book, Magie Family History , by William Magie Jr. may be found in the Elizabeth, NJ Public Library, Historical Section. Only the Magies descendants who are connected with the Woodruffs are listed here.

1. John McGhie
b. 1659 at Scotland
d. 3 February 1735 at Elizabethtown, NJ; #1225 FPCE
* John McGhie was banished in 1685 from Scotland to NJ in a wave of anti-Presbyterian persecution. A book "The Black Book of Kincardineshire" lists a John Mckghie as a prisoner of Dunnottar Castle during the summer of 1685. Published passenger lists show a John McGhie as a prisoner/passenger on the sailing ship Henry & Francis which left Leith, Scotland on 5 Sep 1685 and arrived in Perth Amboy, NJ in Dec1685.
* #1225 FPCE, buried with his wife, Anna

* Magie Family History p1, by William Magie

Spouse: Anna
b. 1674 at Scotland
d. 3 March 1735 at Elizabethtown, NJ
* #1225 FPCE, buried with John

Children:

1 2. Anna Megie
b. 1699
m. John Crane Jr., 1722 at Elizabethtown, NJ
d. 4 May 1759 at Westfield, NJ

2 70. Mary Megie
b. 1703 at Elizabethtown, NJ
m. Stephen Haines
d. 11 December 1727 at Elizabethtown, NJ

3 71. Joseph Megie
b. 1705 at Elizabethtown, NJ
m. Margaret Williams
d. 9 March 1783 at Elizabethtown, NJ

4 186. Jannet Megie
b. 1 September 1707 at Elizabethtown, NJ
m. Jonathan Woodruff #054
d. 18 April 1750 at Westfield, NJ

5 339. Abigail Megie
b. 1713 at Elizabethtown, NJ
m. "Deacon” Samuel Woodruff #0177 at Westfield, NJ
d. 11 September 1748 at Westfield, NJ


2. Anna Megie
b. 1699, d. 4 May 1759 at Westfield, NJ; # 601 FPCW
* Crane genealogy does not name John’s wife

Father: 1. John McGhie
Mother: Anna

* Crane Genealogy 470, 472
The Norris Family Website;
* Magie Family History p 1 -5

Spouse: John Crane Jr.
b. 2 February 1700 at Elizabethtown, NJ
d. 11 September 1763 at Westfield, NJ

Father: John Crane Sr.
b. 1670 at Elizabethtown, NJ
d. February 1722 at Elizabethtown, NJ #600 FPCW

Married 1722 at Elizabethtown, NJ.

Children:

1 3. John Crane III
b. 20 April 1723 at Elizabethtown, NJ
d. 12 September 1807 at Westfield, NJ

2 7. Hannah Crane #4
b. 1725 at Westfield, NJ
m. Samuel Robinson, 1745
d. 12 July1803 at Westfield, NJ

3 17. Esther Crane
b. 1739 at Westfield, NJ
m. John Cooper Woodruff #258, 29 February 1768 at New Providence, Union, NJ
d. 15 January 1802 at Elizabethtown, NJ


3. John Crane III
b. 20 April 1723 at Elizabethtown, NJ
d. 12 September 1807 at Westfield, NJ

Father: John Crane Jr.
Mother: 2. Anna Megie

Children:

1 4. John Crane IV
b. ca. 1755 at Westfield, NJ
m. Phebe Ross, 13 September 1775
* served as a minute man in the Revolutionary War

* Magie Family History p 9

Spouse: Phebe Ross
b. 1761 at Westfield, NJ
d. 9 July 1818 at Westfield, NJ; # 732 FPCW

Father: David Ross #2
b. 1721, d. 9 September 1795 at Westfield, NJ
Mother: Hannah Ogden
b. 1724, d. 31 January 1791 at Westfield, NJ
dau of ?

* Magie Family History p 9

Married 13 September 1775.

Children:

1 5. Rebecca Crane #2
b. 1781 at Westfield, NJ
m. Jotham Potter, 8 March 1802,
d. 29 December 1829 at CT Farms, NJ

* Magie Family History p 9, 21 -22
* Norris Family website
* Crane Genealogy p 484, 505
* Descendents of Deacon Samuel Potter p 79, 87

Spouse: Jotham Potter
b. 1780 at CT Farms, NJ
d. 23 April 1829 at CT Farms, NJ
* Major in the NJ militia

Father: John Potter #4
b. 1757 at Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ
d. 24 February 1813 at CT Farms, NJ
2 John Potter #3 (1729 - 1806)
4 Joseph Potter #1 (1702 - 1774)
8 Deacon Samuel Potter (1671 - 1756); Deacon of First Presbyterian Church of CT Farms
16 Samuel Potter Sr. (1641 - 1696); moved from Wallingford, CT to settle in Newark, NJ in1678
32 John Potter Jr. #2 (1607 - 1643); settled in New Haven, CT

Mother: Hannah Wade

Married 8 March 1802.

Children:

1 6. Susan Potter
b. at CT Farms, NJ
m. Joseph Potter #2

6. Susan Potter, b. at CT Farms, NJ

* Magie Family History, p 27
* Norris Family Website
* Crane Genealogy p 484, 505
* Descendents of Deacon Samuel Potter p 79, 87

Spouse: 76. Joseph Potter #2
b. 22 March 1803 at Union, NJ

Father: William Broadwell Potter
b. 11 April 1781 at Elizabeth, NJ
d. 19 April 1856 at CT Farms, NJ
son of Mary Day and Matthias Potter of CT Farms, NJ, a Patriot officer in the American Revolution
2 John Potter #4 (1757 - 1813)
4 John Potter #3 (1729 - 1806)
6 Joseph Potter #1 (1702 - 1774)
8 Deacon Samuel Potter (1671 - 1756)
16 Samuel Potter Sr. (1641 - 1696)
32 John Potter Jr. #2 (1607 - 1643)

Mother: 75. Catherine Magie
b. 5 January 1781 at Elizabethtown, NJ
d. 12 April 1843 at CT Farms, NJ
see #75

7. Hannah Crane #4
b. 1725 at Westfield, NJ
d. 12 July 1803 at Westfield, NJ; #556 FPCW

Father: John Crane Jr.
b. 2 February 1700 at Elizabethtown, NJ
d. 11 September 1763 at Westfield, NJ
Mother: 2. Anna Megie
b. 1699, d. 4 May 1759 at Westfield, NJ

* Magie Family History p 1, 3

Spouse: Samuel Robinson
b. 1721 at Woodbridge, NJ
d. 9 January 1778 at Westfield, NJ; #555 FPCW
* son of John Robeson and Mary

Married 1745.

Children:

1 8. Daniel Robinson
b. 1748 at Westfield, NJ
m. Abigail Sayre, 21 February 1770 at Westfield, NJ
d. aft. 1790

* Magie Family History p 3, 9

Spouse: Abigail Sayre
b. 1753 at Westfield, NJ, d. 1818
dau of Jonathan Sayre and Jane Walmsley

Married 21 February 1770 at Westfield, NJ.

Children:

1 9. Abigail Robinson
b. 1776
m. Asa Woodruff #0199, 8 September 1793

* CNW II p 180
* Magie Family History p 9
* Elizabeth and Richard Clark web page


Spouse: Asa Woodruff #0199
b. 15 October 1767 at Morristown, NJ
* babtised 25 Oct 1767; First Church of Morristown records

Father: David Woodruff #0197
b. 1741 at Westfield, NJ, d. 1825
see descendants of Joseph Woodruff of Westfield, p 5

Mother: Sabra Clark #1
b. 1747 at Westfield, NJ
d. 23 August 1785 at Westfield, NJ; # 269 FPCW
2 Henry Clark Jr. (1720 - 1773)
4 Henry Clark (1680 - 1771)
8 Richard Clark Jr. (1661 - 1742)
see Family of 16 Richard Clark Sr. (1632 - 1697)

* children babtised at FPCW: Betsy, Benjamin, Daniel Sayre, and Sally Woodruff
* Asa's first 4 children have recorded babtisisms in FPCW, Angelina, Seth and Lewis's births may have followed a move to ?

Married 8 September 1793.

Children:

1 10. Elizabeth “Betsy” Woodruff #0200
b. 1794 at Westfield, NJ

2 11. Benjamin Woodruff #0201
b. 1795 at Westfield, NJ

3 12. Daniel Sayre Woodruff #0202
b. 1796 at Westfield, NJ

4 13. Sarah “Sally” Woodruff #0203
b. 1798 at Westfield, NJ

5 14. Angelina Woodruff #0204
b. 21 June 1800, d. 1879

6 15. Lewis Woodruff #0206
b. aft. 1800

7 16. Seth Woodruff #0205
b. aft. 1800


17. Esther Crane
b. 1739 at Westfield, NJ
d. 15 January 1802 at Elizabethtown, NJ; # 562 FPCE
* CNW states John Cooper Woodruff’s 2nd wife was Esther Miller with no ancestry listed. Other sources list Esther Crane as his 2nd wife. Regardless 2nd wife Esther is buried in #562 FPCE

Father: John Crane Jr.
b. 2 February 1700 at Elizabethtown, NJ
d. 11 September 1763 at Westfield, NJ
Mother: 2. Anna Megie
b. 1699, d. 4 May 1759 at Westfield, NJ

* Magie Family History
* CNW II p 16, 43 -48

Spouse: John Cooper Woodruff #258,
b. 1712 at Elizabethtown, NJ,
m. 1st Mary Mitchell, 1747
d. 2 April 1792 at Elizabethtown, NJ; # 562 FPCE


Father: John Woodruff #14
b. 1687 at Elizabethtown, NJ
d. 1751 at Elizabethtown, NJ
see descendants of John Woodruff 1687
Mother: Mary Carle

Married 29 February 1768 at New Providence, Union, NJ.

Children:

1 18. Abiel Woodruff #310
b. 1768 at Elizabethtown, NJ
m. Jane Wade, d. 1844


70. Mary Megie
b. 1703 at Elizabethtown, NJ
d. 11 December 1727 at Elizabethtown, NJ; # 221 FPCE
* the cause of Mary's death was most likely related to childbearth, since she shares a tombstone with her young son Stephen, who died at 4 months on 25 Mar 1728

Father: 1. John McGhie
b. 1659 at Scotland
d. 3 February 1735 at Elizabethtown, NJ
Mother: Anna
b. 1674 at Scotland
d. 3 March 1735 at Elizabethtown, NJ

* Magie Family History p1, 2
* CNW II p 34; will p 78

Spouse: Stephen Haines
b. 1704 at Bridgehampton, LI, NY
m. 2nd Esther Meeker #1, 1731
m. 3rd Rebecca Bond, 18 April 1762
d. 14 April 1770 at Elizabethtown, NJ; # 222 FPCE
name written Haines/Haynes/Hindes

Father: James Haines
b. 1673 at Bridgehampton, LI, NY
d. 6 September 1732 at Bridgehampton, LI, NY
Mother: Sarah Rose
b. ca. 1675 at Southampton, LI, NY
d. 21 December 1721 at Bridgehampton, LI, NY

Married bef. 1728.


71. Joseph Megie
b. 1705 at Elizabethtown, NJ
d. 9 March 1783 at Elizabethtown, NJ; 1224 FPCE

Father: 1. John McGhie
b. 1659 at Scotland,
d. 3 February 1735 at Elizabethtown, NJ
Mother: Anna
b. 1674 at Scotland
d. 3 March 1735 at Elizabethtown, NJ

* Magie Family History p 2

Spouse: Margaret Williams
b. 1711 at Elizabethtown, NJ
d. 10 July 1783 at Elizabethtown, NJ; #1223 FPCE

Father: Benjamin Williams
b. 1697 at Wethersfield, Hartford, CT

Children:

1 72. John Megie
b. 30 September 1733 at Elizabethtown, NJ
m. Phebe Ogden #1,
d. 26 September 1781 at Elizabethtown, NJ

2 150. Margaret Magie
b. 6 November 1745 at Elizabethtown, NJ
m. Matthias Ogden,
d. 18 March 1820 at Elizabeth, NJ

3 155. Abigail Magie
b. 1752 at Elizabethtown, NJ
m. Michael Woodruff #365
d. 9 September 1828 at Elizabeth, NJ


72. John Megie
b. 30 September 1733 at Elizabethtown, NJ
d. 26 September 1781 at Elizabethtown, NJ; 1230 FPCE
* soldier in the American Revolution

Father: 71. Joseph Megie
Mother: Margaret Williams

* Magie Family History p 5
* The Ogden Family p 126

Spouse: Phebe Ogden #1
b. 25 August 1734 at Elizabethtown, NJ
d. 10 July 1798 at Elizabethtown, NJ; #1229 FPCE

Father: John Ogden #4
b. 22 November 1700 at Elizabethtown, NJ
d. 15 November 1780
2 Jonathan Ogden Jr. (1676 - bef. 1731)
4 Jonathan Ogden Sr. (1646 - 1732)
see the family of John Ogden #1 (1609 - 1682)
Mother: Mary Osborne #2
b. 22 May 1706 at Elizabethtown, NJ
d. 15 April 1758 atElizabethtown, NJ

Children:

1 73. Michael Megie
b. 8 January 1757 at Elizabethtown, NJ
m. Catherine Haines, 1778 at Elizabethtown, NJ
m. 2nd Mary Meeker #1, 1794
d. 6 January 1810 at Elizabethtown, NJ

2 104. Ezekiel Megie
b. 26 January 1759 at Elizabethtown, NJ
m. Sophia Zerviah Woodruff #33

3 142. Mary Megie #2
b. 4 February 1762 at Elizabethtown, NJ
m. Joseph Stevens Meeker, 1779
d. 8 February 1834 at Elizabethtown, NJ

73. Michael Megie
b. 8 January 1757 at Elizabethtown, NJ
d. 6 January 1810 at Elizabethtown, NJ; #1236 FPCE
* Revolutionary War soldier who fought in Capt Marsh’s Light Horse, Essex Co. volunteers., was wounded in 1777 in defense of Elizabethtown
* his brothers, John Jr. and Ezekiel also served as Patriot soldiers

Father: 72. John Megie
Mother: Phebe Ogden #1

* The Ogden Family p 126
* Magie Family History p 5, 12, 13

Spouse: Catherine Haines
b. 1 August 1758 at Elizabethtown, NJ
d. 25 January 1793 at Elizabethtown, NJ; #1237 FPCE

Father: Benjamin Haines Sr. #2
b. 1721 at Elizabethtown, NJ
d. 12 December 1774 at Elizabethtown, NJ
Mother: Catherine Woodruff #21
b. 1730 at Elizabethtown, NJ
d. 9 September 1777 at Elizabethtown, NJ
see the descendants of Timothy Woodruff

Married 1778 at Elizabethtown, NJ.

Children:

1 74. Benjamin Magie
b. 9 March 1779 at Elizabethtown, NJ
d. 16 January 1842 at Butler Co., OH

2 75. Catherine Magie
b. 5 January 1781 at Elizabethtown, NJ
m. William Broadwell Potter, 15 May 1802
d. 12 April 1843 at CT Farms, NJ

3 80. Michael Magie
b. 5 January 1781 at Elizabethtown, NJ
d. 5 August 1782 at Elizabethtown, NJ

4 81. Jane Magie
b. 13 May 1783 at Elizabethtown, NJ
d. 29 September 1807 at Elizabethtown, NJ

5 82. John Magie
b. 21 August 1785 at Elizabethtown, NJ
d. 23 April 1862 at Elizabethtown, NJ

6 83. Phebe Magie
b. 4 April 1787 at Elizabethtown, NJ
d. 5 September 1807 at Elizabethtown, NJ

7 84. Haines Magie #1
b. 10 October 1790 at Elizabethtown, NJ
d. 18 September 1791 at Elizabethtown, NJ

8 85. Hannah Catherine Magie
b. 10 January 1793 at Elizabethtown, NJ
d. 24 May 1857 at CT Farms, NJ

Spouse: Mary Meeker #1
b. 1772 at Elizabethtown, NJ
d. 20 September 1829 at Elizabethtown, NJ; #1235 FPCE

Father: John Meeker
Mother: Mary Haines
b. 1753 at Elizabethtown, NJ
d. 7 November 1773 at Elizabethtown, NJ

Married 1794.

Children:

1 86. David Magie
b. 13 March 1795 at Elizabeth, NJ
d. 10 May 1865 at Elizabeth, NJ

2 87. Joseph Magie
b. 30 November 1796 at Elizabethtown, NJ
m. Deborah Carpenter, 6 January 1817
m. Sarah Miller #1, 18 December 1827
d. 19 September 1878 at Springfield, NJ

3 99. Job Magie
b. 30 October 1798 at Elizabethtown, NJ
d. 15 November 1872 at Elizabethtown, NJ

4 100. Haines Magie
b. 9 October 1800 at Elizabethtown, NJ
d. 27 February 1801 at Elizabethtown, NJ

5 101. Haines H Magie
b. 30 October 1804 at Elizabethtown, NJ
d. 16 January 1879 at Washington, DC

6 102. Ogden Magie
b. 23 June 1808 at Elizabethtown, NJ
d. 26 January 1871 at Elizabethtown, NJ

7 103. Mary Jane Magie
b. 15 August 1810 at Elizabethtown, NJ
d. 6 August 1834 at Elizabethtown, NJ


104. Ezekiel Megie
b. 26 January 1759 at Elizabethtown, NJ
d. 3 December 1826 at Elizabethtown, NJ; #1234 FPCE
* served as a private in the Essex Co., NJ militia

Father: 72. John Megie
b. 30 September 1733 at Elizabethtown, NJ
d. 26 September1781 at Elizabethtown, NJ
Mother: Phebe Ogden #1
b. 25 August 1734 at Elizabethtown, NJ
d. 10 July 1798 at Elizabethtown, NJ

* Magie Family History p 14, 30 -32
* CNW II p 55

Spouse: Sophia Zerviah Woodruff #33
b. 11 February 1766 at Elizabethtown, NJ
d. 23 January 1844 at Elizabethtown, NJ; #1233 FPCE

Father: Seth Woodruff #25
b. 22 July 1742 at Elizabethtown, NJ
d. 7 October 1814 at Elizabethtown, NJ
see descendants of Timothy Woodruff
Mother: Phebe Haines
b. 13 June 1742 at Elizabethtown, NJ
d. 8 September 1823 at Elizabethtown, NJ


Children:

1 105. Polly "Mary" Megie
b. 15 July 1790 at Newark, NJ
m. William Henry Earl, 30 December 1809 at Newark, NJ
d. 10 January 1873 at Elizabeth, NJ

2 122. Jonathan Megie
b. 8 January 1792 at Newark, NJ
m. Mary "Polly" Day, 18 November 1814
m. Abigail Ogden #3, 20 June 1820
d. 9 June 1878

3 128. John Ogden Megie
b. 1795 at Newark, NJ
m. Joanna M Crane, 14 December 1817
d. 9 June 1878

4 130. Phebe H Megie
b. 1797 at Newark, NJ
m. Stephen Meeker #2, 2 March 1819,
d. 1823

5 131. Meeker Megie
b. 1800 at Newark, NJ

6 132. Seth Woodruff Megie
b. 1802 at Elizabeth, NJ

7 133. Ezekiel Megie Jr.
b. 1805 at Newark, NJ
m. Phebe H Crane, 4 October 1827,
d. 1878

8 139. Stephen Haines Magie
b. 12 March 1807 at Newark, NJ
m. Mary S Nicoll, 24 October 1833 at Elizabeth, NJ
d. 24 November 1874 at Elizabeth, NJ




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