(Jody Gray): Our Piper Branch is related to the Woodhull Family through the marriage of Eliza Helm to Selah Murray Stevens; she was the daughter of our 5th GGF Woodhull Helm a descendant of our 9th GGF Richard Woodhull I. immigrant from Northampton, England to Setauket, Suffolk Co, New York. Hannah Woodhull b. 1718 (daughter of Nathaniel Woodhull b. 1693) married Selah Strong b. 1714 (son of Selah Strong b. 1680; son of Thomas Strong b. 1637). Sarah Woodhull b. 1758 (daughter of Major Nathan Woodhull b. 1720) married Selah Strong b. 1753 (son of Benajah Strong b. 1715).
Connection to the "Descendants of Jonathan Murray": Thomas Strong b. 1637 married Rachel Holton (10/10/1671); after his death (10/3/1689) Rachel married Nathaniel Bradley (5/16/1698); father of Anne Bradley b. 1689 who married Jonathan Murray b. 1665. Their son, Selah Murray b. 1701 married Anne Norton b. 1703; Benjamin Strong (son of Thomas and Rachel (Holton) Strong, a bachelor, lived with Selah and Ann Murray -he willed much of his property to the children of Selah and Ann Murray.
GGF of husband of Hannah Woodhull, John Strong b. 1610, England
Connection to the "Descendants of Jonathan Murray": Thomas Strong b. 1637 married Rachel Holton (10/10/1671); after his death (10/3/1689) Rachel married Nathaniel Bradley (5/16/1698); father of Anne Bradley b. 1689 who married Jonathan Murray b. 1665. Their son, Selah Murray b. 1701 married Anne Norton b. 1703; Benjamin Strong (son of Thomas and Rachel (Holton) Strong, a bachelor, lived with Selah and Ann Murray -he willed much of his property to the children of Selah and Ann Murray.
GGF of husband of Hannah Woodhull, John Strong b. 1610, England
1.son: GF of husband of Hannah Woodhull, Thomas Strong b. 1637
1son: uncle of husband of Hannah Woodhull, Benjamin Strong b. 1674
-bachelor, lived with the family of Selah Murray, left property to them
-bachelor, lived with the family of Selah Murray, left property to them
2 son: father-in-law of Hannah Woodhull, Selah Strong b. 1680
1son: brother-in-law of Hannah Woodhull, Thomas Strong b. 1708,
1son: nephew of husband of Hannah Woodhull, Selah Strong b. 1737 m: Anna Smith
2son: husband of 1st cousin 8x removed, Hannah Woodhull b. 1718, Selah Strong b. 1714
1son: 2nd cousin 7x removed, (Major) Nathaniel Strong b. 1737 m: Amy Brewster
3son: 2nd cousin 7x removed, Benajah Strong b. 1715 m: Martha Mills
3son: 2nd cousin 7x removed, Benajah Strong b. 1715 m: Martha Mills
1son: husband of 2nd cousin 7x removed, Selah Strong b. 1751
m: (TWIG) 2nd cousin 7x removed, Sarah Woodhull b. 1778
daughter of (TWIG) 1st cousin 8x removed, Nathan Woodhull b. 1720
1son: 3rd cousin 6x removed, James Strong b. 1783
1son: 4th cousin 5x removed, Benjamin Woodhull Strong b. 1829
1son: 5th cousin 4x removed, Murray Hoffman Strong b. 1867
1son: 5th cousin 4x removed, Murray Hoffman Strong b. 1867
Descendants of Elder John Strong
John Strong b. 1610, England m: Abigail Ford
John Strong b. 1610, England m: Abigail Ford b. 1619
Son, Thomas Strong b. 1637 m1: Mary Hewitt m2: Rachel Holton b. 1650
Note: Rachel Holton m2: Nathan Bradley, father of Anne Bradley m: Jonathan Murray
Children of Thomas b. 1637 and Rachel Holton b. 1650: 1. Benjamin b. 1674; 2. Selah b. 1680
1st son of Thomas b. 1637 and Rachel Holton
1.Benjamin Strong b. 1674 -a bachelor who lived with the Selah Murray family, he left them property
2nd son of Thomas b. 1637 and Rachel Holton
2.Selah Strong b. 1680 m: Abigail Terry b. 1680
Children: 1. Thomas b. 1708; 2. Selah b. 1714; 3. Benajah b. 1715
1st son of Selah Strong b. 1680 m: Abigail Terry
1.Thomas Strong b. 1708 and Susannah Thompson b. 1707
Children: 1. (Capt) Selah Strong b. 1737 m: Anna aka Nancy Smith b. 1740 -no children listed...
2nd son of Selah Strong b. 1680 m: Abigail Terry
2.Selah Strong b. 1714 m: Hannah Woodhull b. 1718
Children: 1.(Major) Nathaniel Strong b. 1737 m: Amy Brewster b. 1736 -no children listed...
3rd son of Selah Strong b. 1680 m: Abigail Terry
3. Benajah Strong b. 1715 m: Martha Mills b. 1716
Children: 1.Sarah b. 1740; 2.Charity b. 1742; 3.Elizabeth b. 1744; 4.Abigail b. 1745; 5.Joanna b. 1746; 6.Capt Benajah b. 1749; 7. Selah Strong b. 1751
7th son of Benajah Strong b. 1715 m: Martha Mills b. 1716
7. Selah Strong b. 1751 m: Sarah Woodhull b. 1758
Children: 1.James Strong b. 1783; 2. Nathan Woodhull Strong b. 1789-1795 (age 6)
1st son of Selah Strong b. 1751 m: Sarah Woodhull b. 1758
1. James b. 1783 m: Alletta Remsen b. 1788
Children: 1.Peter Remsen Strong b. 1823; 2. Benjamin Woodhull Strong b. 1829
1st son of James b. 1783 m: Alletta Remsen b. 1788
1. Peter Remsen Strong b. 1823 m: Mary Emmeline Stevens b. 1833
Children: 1. Mary Stevens Strong b. 1854 m: George A Bech -no children listed
2nd son of James b. 1783 m: Alletta Remsen b. 1788
2.Benjamin Woodhull Strong b. 1829 m: Francis Wickham Hoffmann b. 1832
Children: (no additional information added, yet) 1.James R. Strong b. 1862; 2.Frances Burrall Strong b. 1863; 3.Charlotte Strong b. 1865; 4.Murray Hoffmann Strong b. 1867; 5.Helen Strong b. 1872; 6.Marion Strong b. 1874
4th son of James b. 1783 m: Alletta Remsen b. 1788
4.Murray Hoffmann Strong b. 1867 *lGrt-Grdson of (Capt) Selah Strong b. 1753; Grt-Grt-Grdson of Major Nathan Woodhull b. 1720 (Father of Sarah Woodhull, his Grt-GM)
https://books.google.com/books?id=AUPuAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA713&lpg=PA713&dq=murray+strong+1780&source=bl&ots=1bF8dCQwm-&sig=IX-4ugG9yiJM5jvLprm-uQSzxXc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjzqMreya3OAhVBOpoKHXjuAEoQ6AEILjAD#v=onepage&q=murray%20strong%201780&f=false The History of the descendants of Elder John Strong of Northampton, MA. pub. 1871. Note: some pages are missing…
https://archive.org/stream/cu31924092508682/cu31924092508682_djvu.txt The History of the descendants of Elder John Strong of Northampton, MA. pub. 1871. (old and unfamiliar language is hard to read and some misspelled words)... no Search box or page numbers… no right side “scroll” bar… XII. various connected families... XIII. Index… name of Strong. 1539. Table of Family Portraits... First Six Generations of the Family... II. Thomas Strong of Northampton, MA
Scrolling… scrolling… scrolling… through names… there are no birth dates, etc…The History of the descendants of Elder John Strong of Northampton, MA. pub. 1871. hard to use… There is a search box: I entered Thomas… Thomas, who by his first wife, Mary (d. 2/20/1670): 1.Thomas b. 11/16/1661 m: Mary Stebbins (Stevens ?) 11/17/1683…
https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=MGRmAAAAMAAJ&rdid=book-MGRmAAAAMAAJ&rdot=1 “Google Play” The History of the descendants of Elder John Strong of Northampton, MA. pub. 1871.“Click” Read… downloads the entire book...
http://strongfamilytree.org/getperson.php?personID=I15545&tree=STR06 Strong Family Tree… John… Thomas… Incomplete… Selah Strong b. 1680… no list of Children…
