Zelley Family Bible

Contributed by Ruth Cross Triol

(her Bible)

Col. Thomas Reynolds Chapter,Pemberton, N.J.
As reported in American Monthly Magazine Vol. 105 Number 1 (January 1971)

The Holy Bible containing the Old Testament and the New-Printed at London by Robert Baker, Printer to the Kings & Majesties-Dated 1638.

Below are the actual images of the above Bible as contributed by Vicki Shimp. To view the full scan, just click on the page. 

Joseph Ault was bourne January, 15th 1649

Margaret Walker was born...5 day 1645

Mary Walker was born December sevanth in the year 1666 (possibly 1686)

Thomas Walker

Lucy Walker was born...22 day...

John Zelley was born the twenty first of August in the year 1726

Silvinus Zelley was born the thirteenth of May in the year Anno don 1734

October 25th day 1758 Mary Zelley was born

Daniel Zelley was born June 17 day ando 1760...

George Zelley wase born the 26th day of May in the year 1762

Martha Zelley was born the second day of April in the year 1764

Silvanus Zelley Juner wase born the twenty first day of May...1766

Margaret Zelley wase born the 25 day of the first month AD 1775

Noah Zelley was born the 22 day of the eleventh month AD 1778

Noah Zelley deseast May 7 in the year 1816

Noah Zelley was borne in June the 19 in the year 1816

Margaret Zelley departed this life the 19 June in 1822

Martha Zelley departed this life the 19 June in 1822

Amos Zelley Departed this life 19 June 1822 (note in Bible)
(In this very old bible there are other written names, children in the family learning to write-Butcher, Ann Butcher, mary Walker, Mary Walker her bible, Marh Butcher, Damaris Bucher, Rebecca Zelley, John Zelley, daniel Zelley).

Compilers Note:This old Bible must have come over to the United States with the Walker Family.
Mary Walker was the 2nd wife of John Butcher married 1691 at Old Newton Monthly Meeting (now Haddonfield Mo. Mtg.).
Their daughter Damaris Butcher married Daniel Zelley 10 mo 6 1725 Burlington Monthly Meeting.
Their son Sylvanus Zelley married Ann Haines Dec 12 1757 at Burlington Monthly Meeting. They had 9 children, Mary, Daniel, George, Martha, Sylvanus, Joseph, Amos, Margaret and Noah.
Noah Zelley their youngest son was born 11 mo 22 1778 married Sarah Kimble. He condemned his marriage out of unity Burlington Mo. Mtg. 5 mo 2 1814 and died May 7th 1816 a month before his son Noah Zelley was born June 19 1816. Noah Zelley married Anna Graves Coppuck 6-22-1848 and died Nov. 23, 1865.

Jack Bowman





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