Joseph Walling1,2

M, b. circa 1723, d. 15 October 1779
FatherJames Walling II b. c 1697, d. a 1740
MotherSusannah Inman b. c 1705, d. a 1779
     Joseph was born circa 1723 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island. Joseph married Mary Decker on 19 October 1749 in Sussex County, New Jersey. Joseph departed this life on Friday, 15 October 1779 in Hardyston, Sandyston Township, Sussex County, New Jersey.

Family

Mary Decker b. c 1727, d. Aug 1798

Citations

  1. [S131] Maribelle Hines & H. Bruce Wilder, A Wallen/Waliing Genealogy, page 54.
  2. [S357] Alanson A. Haines, Hardyston Memorial - A History of the Township and the North Presbyterian Church, Hardyston, Sussex County, New Jersey, pages 25 - 26 - Joseph Walling , Sr., came in very early .He owned a tract of land extending from the Wallkill, and the lands of the Sharps and the Lawrences, for nearly a mile east. He lived at first in a log house, but, about 1750, erected his frame dwelling. Some have called this the first frame house in Hamburg. At any rate, it was superior to all that had preceded it, and standing on the State road, was for more than a century the central landmark of the village. The house was licensed as an inn, and on ancient maps the place is designated as “Wallings”. It was consumed by fire in 1859….