| Abraham Selover/Slover Bap. 8-9-1697 and Sophia Schermerhorn B. 11-9-1702 |
| Jacob Slover was the son of: Abraham Selover/Slover, s/o Isaac Jannekan Van Wilkenhof bap. 8-9-1697 New Amsterdam Reformed Dutch Church, NY d. before 1749 NJ m. @ 1725 NJ Sophia Schermerhorn, d/o Lucas J. and Elizabeth Damen Schermerhorn b. 11-9-1702 Escopus, Dutchess Co., NY d. after 1761 (Sophia 2m. 9-26-1794 William Allen) Ch. 1. Benjamin Slover b. @ 1725 m. Elizabeth 2. Sophia Slover bap. 5-28-1727 3. Isaac Slover bap. 5-28-1727 m. Elizabeth Roberts 4. Jacob Slover (see former email) 5. Lucas Slover bap 10-26-1735 m. Neeltje Notes: Baptised 8-29-1697, New Amsterdam reformed Dutch Church with sponsors Dirk Hooglant, Anna DeMill. Membership records of Harlingen (Somerset Co.) Reformed Dutch Church show Abraham Slover received on confession of faith, June 19, 1728 and on November 6, 1728 Lucas and Sophia Schermerhorn were received on confession of faith. Listed in Sourlands Meetings for the congregation of the Milston, May 27, 1729 was Abraham Sloover, Deacon. July 24, 1732, he was on a list of debtors to the estate of Benjamin Burt. "Abraham Slown" was a settler of West Jersey with 50 acres, 1735. The Account Book of Janeway and Broughton on Somerset and Hunterdon Cos. as recorded in the Genealogy Magazine of NJ lists Abraham Slover from May 1736 to Aug. 1737. This store was believed by some to have been at Middlebrook; by others ar Burnt Mills on north branch of the Raritan river or what is now Bound Brook. The partners were John Broughton and Jacob Janeway. *Abraham died before 1749, as his widow, Sophia Slover, of Hunterdon Co. married Sept. 26, 1749, William Allen of Somerset Co., NJ. Sophia was living in 1761, when her husband, William Allen died in May or June 1761, Bedminster, Somerset Co. naming his wife, Sufiah and 8 children in his will; Robert Allen of Somerset Co., N; Joseph Allen, St. Mary, Jamaica, British West Indies; William Allen (if he returns alive from the sea); James Allen, Somerset Co.; Margott O'Harrow; Rachel Allen; Hannah Allen. It is believed that William and Sophia had a daughter, Elizabeth Allen born between 1750 and 1755. *Another sources says that this Sophia Slover was the daughter of Abraham and Sophia |