. The Daily union history of Atlantic City and County, New Jersey : containing sketches of the past and present of Atlantic City and County . dlam. b. September 3, 1735; d. November 11, 1800. John occupied the old brickmansion ;.t Somers Point and owned, with Col. Richard, the Point property and PecksBeach, where Ocean City now stands. He was the father of ten children: 29. John. 30. James, m., first, Lettice Finley; second, Aner Blackman; third, .MarthaWiley. 31. Richard, lost at sea. 32. Jesse, b. October 4, 1763; d. January 29, 185S. 3,1 Frank. lost at sea. 34. Judith, m. David Scull. 35. R
. The Daily union history of Atlantic City and County, New Jersey : containing sketches of the past and present of Atlantic City and County . dlam. b. September 3, 1735; d. November 11, 1800. John occupied the old brickmansion ;.t Somers Point and owned, with Col. Richard, the Point property and PecksBeach, where Ocean City now stands. He was the father of ten children: 29. John. 30. James, m., first, Lettice Finley; second, Aner Blackman; third, .MarthaWiley. 31. Richard, lost at sea. 32. Jesse, b. October 4, 1763; d. January 29, 185S. 3,1 Frank. lost at sea. 34. Judith, m. David Scull. 35. Rachel, m. Reed. 36. Elizabctli, in. Wescott. 37. Joseph, who died of yellow fever. 38. Abigail, m. Freeland. 14. Col, Richard, b. 1737; d. October 22, 1794; m. Sophia Stillwell, of Cape May,Decembe- 3, 1761. by whom he had three children. He was a Colonel in the militia, aJudge of the county court, and his name appears among those of the members from hisnative county in the Piovincial Congress, for the year 1775: though it would seem that heA\\ not tak. his seat. Col. Somers was an active Whig in the Revolution, and was much 28 ^2 y JOB B. SOMERS, :KS FAMILY. 435 employed, in the field and otherwise, more especially during the lirst years of the greatstruggle for national independence. 39. Constant, b. 1760; d. 1797; m. Sarah Hand, of Cape May. He was the first collectorof the port of Great Egg Harbor. He had a son Constant, who was killed at Kronstadt,Russia, at the age of 17, by falling into the hold of his vessel, August 29, 1811. Constantsdaughter, Sarah, m., first, William Learning; second, Nicholas Corson, of Cape May. 40. Sarah, b. December 31, 1772; d. 1850; m. Capt. William Jones Keen, of Philadelphia. 41. Capt. Richard, b. September 15, 1778; d. September 4, 1804. in the harbor of \J /} )f^^7^^ *^^^Tripoli. (See biographical sketch.) ^/- [ .^ c /y ^ 30. James, m., first. Lettice Finley. b. February 27, 1760; second, Aner Blackman, b. ^^f^ Match 3, 1779; d
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