. History of Wayne, Pike and Monroe counties, Pennsylvania . the ferry. This property was subsequentlyowned by Solomon Westbrook, grandson ofAntony Westbrook and son of Jacob V. C. Shoemaker lives on the propertynow, and recently tore down the old stone house. Colonel John Westbrook, as he was gen-erally addressed was born in Sussex County,N. J., January 9, 1789, and departed this life PIKE COUNTY. 917 October 8, 1852, in the sixty-third year of hisage, near Dingmans Ferry, having removed toPike County, Penna., with his father whenthree years of age, where he resided until hisd
. History of Wayne, Pike and Monroe counties, Pennsylvania . the ferry. This property was subsequentlyowned by Solomon Westbrook, grandson ofAntony Westbrook and son of Jacob V. C. Shoemaker lives on the propertynow, and recently tore down the old stone house. Colonel John Westbrook, as he was gen-erally addressed was born in Sussex County,N. J., January 9, 1789, and departed this life PIKE COUNTY. 917 October 8, 1852, in the sixty-third year of hisage, near Dingmans Ferry, having removed toPike County, Penna., with his father whenthree years of age, where he resided until hisdeath. When nineteen years of age, February 14,1808, he married Sarah, daughter of JudgeRichard Brodhead, ami sister of United States nah, widow of William T. Wilson, being inher seventy eighth year; Jacob B., died in1852 of pneumonia in the thirty-sixth year ofhis age ; Richard B., resides in Philadelphia,and Jane B., wife of Dr. Vincent Emerson,resides in Milford. The business of Colonel Westbrook was farm-ing though at times he engaged in mercantile pur-. Senator, Richard Brodhead, all of Pike County,she then being sixteen years of age, havingbeen born February 12, 1792. She survivedher husband twenty-seven years, departing Jan-uary 21, 1879, aged eighty-seven years, havingbeen the wife of Rev. John Lee, of Newark,N. J., for a few years, whom she also of Colonel Westbrooks descendantsreached adult age, and three still survive ; Han- suits and in lumbering. In his twenty-sixthyear (1817), he was elected sheriff of his he reached twenty-one, he held office inthe State militia which at that time was in aflourishing condition, inspired by the war of1812. At one time he was Colonel of theregiment, in which his brother Jacob wasmajor, and his brother Solomon a captain. Theannual General Training-day and the occa- WAYNE, PIKE AND MONKOE COUNTIES, PENNSYLVANIA. sioual parades and drills are well rememberedby many still living. In these Mdd-days,he was alwa
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