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Dr. Benjamin Van Leer lived in Haddonfield, Gloucester County, NJ in 1772 near his older brother George. He was a medical doctor and has been reported as being active during the war. The biographical description in the History of New Jersey Medicine in 1879, however, makes one question his contributions.
"He was a man of some literary taste, and was possessed of property. His habits were what we now term "fast," and were not promotive of his success as a medical man. He dressed in Continental style, and was very vain of his 'handsome leg,' which in that day was quite a feature."
In later years, Dr. Benjamin Van Leer practiced in Philadelphia. When he wrote his will in 1817, he was a resident of Chester County, PA.
Three wives are recorded: (1) Hannah (Anna Marie) who died in 1766; she had one son. (2) Mrs. Keziah Ellis Tonkey, widow of Edward Tonken and daughter of Col. Joseph Ellis of Gloucester County, who commanded troops in New Jersey during the Revolution; she also had one son. (3) Mary Bullen who died in 1802; no children.
Descendants of Benjamin Van Leer recorded in the "Vanleer Papers" at Chester County Historical Society, West Chester, PA are listed below--starting with Generation 9. Additional information on Branson Bernard Van Leer (born 1844) descendants provided by Kathleen Master Shafer.
9. Bernard Branson Vanleer. (1) Born 4/10/1763. Baptised at Christ Church, Philadelphia on 9/14/1763. Died 11/13/1852. Married Sarah Munyon 12/4/1792 in Swedesboro, New Jersey by Rev. John Cross.
10. Hannah P. Vanleer. (1) Born 1793. Married, first, 10/11/1810 in Swedesboro Abraham Jones. 4 children with Mr. Jones. Married, second, John C. Madara; they had 3 children.
11. William V. Jones. (1) Born 1812. Died 5/10/1878. Married, first, 1/1/1842 Mary Sack Stiles who died 5/18/1857. They had 6 children. Married, second, Hannah Josephine Anderson. No children from second marriage.
12. Ruth Jones. (1) Born 7/3/1842. Died 5/5/1900. Married Richard Batten.
12. William C. Jones. (2) B. 5/19/1844. Died 9/1851.
12. Abraham Jones. (3) Born 3/14/1846. Died 1/5/1868. Married Elizabeth Orr, who was born 12/18/1845. 4 children, names unknown.
12. Levi Jones. (4) Born 8/10/1848. Died 11/17/1911. Married Sarah L. Bennett 7/18/1869.
12. Henry Jones. (5) Born 6/24/1852. Died 2/10/1913. Married Julia Ann Zane (born 1/30/1853) on 10/14/1874.
13. Levi S. Jones. (1) Born 1/30/1874.
13. Mila Jones. (2) Born 7/19/1876.
13. Elizabeth Jones. (4) Born 7/30/1880.
13. Walter Jones. (5) Born 3/30/1883.
13. Clark Jones. (6) Born 5/12/1885.
13. Emma Jones. (7) Born 8/14/1887.
13. Clifton Jones. (8) Born 2/14/1892.
12. Charles Jones. (6) Born 7/28/1854. Married Anna H. Murray (born 7/18/1852) on 11/7/1876.
13. Isaac Jones. (1) Born 8/7/1877.
13. Paul V. Jones. (2) Born 6/20/1881.
11. Sarah Jones. (2) Born 3/19/1819. Died 2/20/1899. Married Samuel Vanneman.
12. Hannah Vanneman. (1) Born 11/5/1852. Married Franklin Adams.
13. Viola Adams. (3) Married Mr. Elser.
12. Sarah Vanneman. (2) Born 12/1/1859. Married, Levi L. Grace 6/25/1883.
11. Abraham Henry Jones. (3) Born about 1817. Died 10/7/1884. Married 2/29/1848 Sarah Keen Jess (born 2/7/1829, died 1/20/1908).
12. Mark V. Jones. (1) Born 1/12/1849. Died 2/14/1849.
12. Jonathan Jess Jones. (2) Born 2/11/1850.
12. Hannah M. Jones. (3) Born 6/2/1852. Died 7/17/1921. Married Matthias S. Lummis who died 1/27/1911.
12. Anna Elizabeth Jones. (4) Born 10/3/1854. Died 10/6/1912. Married William Ranegan.
12. William Jones. (5) Born 6/14/1857. Died 12/13/1857.
12. Francis Jones. (6) Born 12/4/1858. Died 2/22/1876.
12. Mary Jones. (7) Born 6/10/1862. Died 6/17/1862.
12. Abraham Henry Jones. (8) Born 6/24/1863. Married Emma Walton.
12. Evaline Jones. (9) Born 1/12/1866. Married, first, 9/26/1883, Elmer E. Cox. 4 children. Married, second, 1/1993 Charles L. Behm (born 1/12/1868). They had 1 child.
13. Mattie L. Cox. (1) Born 2/19/1855. Died 10/17/1918. Married 11/17/1909 Thomas Zebler (born 5/13/1878, died 11/13/1919).
13. Elmer E. Cox. (2) Born 9/22/1886. Married 4/30/1949 Matilda Hazelhorst (born 2/6/1892).
14. Marion Emily Cox. (1) Born 11/3/1921.
13. Eva M. Cox. (3) Born 7/31/1888.
13. Mabel Cox (4) Born 1/9/1900. Died 6/22/1900.
13. Lillian E. Behm. (5) Born 10/20/1903.
12. William Madara Wilmer Jones. (10) Born 5/19/1868. Died 7/19/1921. Married 12/8/1891 Mary Lincoln (born 4/7/1876).
12. Isabella B. Jones. (11) Born 10/26/1871. Married 6/1899 Edward Tullis.
11. Joseph V. Jones. (4) Married Sarah Tomlin about 1840.
12. Isaac Dicks Jones. (1) Born 5/24/1841.
12. Mary Ann Jones. (2) Born 1/5/1843. Married William Gray.
12. Davis V. Jones. (3) Born 7/18/1846.
12. Franklin Jones. (4) Born 6/29/1849.
12. William Jones. (5) Born 3/3/1851.
12. Sarah Elizabeth Jones. (6) Born 6/24/1853. Died 11/5/1918.
12. Joseph T. Jones. (7) Born 11/7/1855.
12. Hannah Jones. (8) Born 8/24/1862. Married Godfrey Fell.
11. Hannah Madara. (5) Married Chester Green.
11. Martha Madara. (6) Married Adrian Hannold.
11. Beulah Madara. (7) Married John B. Titus.
12. Daughter. (1) Married Mr. Moore.
12. Daughter. (2) Married Mr. Hopkins.
10. Benjamin Vanleer II. (2) Born about 1795. Died 1872. Married Mary Wood.
11. Mary Catherine Vanleer. (1) Married Mr. Keen.
11. Louisa Vanleer. (7) Born 1826. Died 1919. Married Jonathan Guest, born 1816 and died 1906. Both are buried at Berkeley Burial Grounds, Mt. Royal, Gloucester County, New Jersey.
12. Mary Guest. (1) Born 1848. Died 1859.
12. Anna Atkinson Guest. (2) Married Stephen Garrison Wallace.
10. Martha Vanleer. (3) Born 1797. Died 1893. Tombstone in Soloman's Yard near Mickleton, New Jersey. Married William Richards.
10. John Vanleer. (4) Born 1801. Died 9/26/1865. Married 1828 Mary Roberts (born 5/17/1806 and died 12/24/1855).
11. Samuel Vanleer. (1) Born 12/17/1829. Wife: Charlotte.
12. William Vanleer. (1) Lived in Somerville, Mass.
12. Son. (2) Married and went to Bermuda.
11. William Vanleer. (2) Born 8/18/1831.
11. Elizabeth R. Vanleer. (3) Born 8/29/1833. Married John Zane.
12. Joseph Zane. (1) Married Jane Eldridge.
12. George Zane. (2) Married Ella Bales.
12. Carrie Zane. (3) Married W. E. Fleming.
11. Joseph P. Vanleer. (4) Born 8/16/1835.
12. Eleanor Vanleer. (1) Married Mr. Moon. Lived in Jefferson, Ohio.
12. Joseph P. Stewart. (1) Born 7/22/1856. Died 7/22/1856.
12. Clementine O. Stewart. (2) Born 8/28/1857. Married Jonas Cattell.
13. Arthur Cattell. (2) Married Flora Fatherly.
14. Lulu Cattell. (1) Married Clarence Roth.
14. Arthur Cattell, Jr. (2) Married Emma Warren.
14. Helen Cattell. (3) Married Walter Stanton.
14. Florence Cattell. (4) Married John Seaman.
14. Edith Cattell. (5) Married Charles Dunner.
13. Adelaide Cattell. (2) Married Walter Henry.
14. Edith Henry. (1) Married Walter Young of North Woodbury, New Jersey.
14. Walter Henry, Jr. (2) Married Ellen Potts.
14. Bertha Henry. (3) Married Eugene Beach.
13. Nellie Cattell. (3) Married Ellis Walker.
14. Clementine Walker. (2) Married Dominick Pozutto of Westville Grove, Gloucester County, New Jersey.
13. Edith Cattell. (4) Married George Gray, Gloucester.
14. George Gray, Jr. (1) Married Eleanor Flexon.
12. Adelaide F. Stewart. (3) Born 3/30/1860. Died 9/22/1924. Married, first, John Wagner. Second, George Nail. No children from second marriage.
14. Eva A. Wagner. (1) Born 11/16/1882. Married Franklin B. Jones, Gloucester, New Jersey.
15. Hazel Jones. (1) Married Strattas Andoniades.
14. George J. Wagner. (2) Born 7/16/1884. Married Ida Gilmore.
15. Howard Wagner. (1) Married Julia Murray.
14. Bessie Wagner. (3) Born 11/4/1887. Married Paul Gebhart, Gloucester, New Jersey.
14. Marion Wagner. (4) Born 11/13/1888. Married Charles Brauning.
15. Alice Brauning. (1) Married James Thompson.
14. Hannah Hazel Wagner. (5) Born 3/14/1897. Married John Nuskey.
14. Herbert Wagner. (6) Born 10/14/1900. Married Harriet Bowden.
12. Mark Leonard Stewart. (4) Born 7/14/1873. Married Phoebe. Lived near Elmer, New Jersey.
11. Rebecca Vanleer. (6) Born 9/21/1839. Married, first Mr. Mumford. Second, Stephen Bennett.
11. John M. Vanleer. (7) Born 9/2/1841.
11. John Vanleer, Jr. (8) Born 11/8/1844.
12. Harry Vanleer. (1) Married May Givvons.
13. Joseph Vanleer. (1) Born 5/15/1917.
11. Bernard Branson Vanleer. (9) Born 1/21/1844. Died 3/17/1921. Married 12/24/1869 Sarah Bradford. Sarah was born 11/1846 and died 5/23/1927.
12. Mary Etta Vanleer. (1) Born 10/11/1868. Died 3/13/1921. Married 10/11/1889 to Samuel Reed Nutt, who was born 3/21/1869 and died 8/1/1950.
13. Edna (Pearl) Nutt. (1) Born in 1890. Died 10/7/1960. Married Isaac Flitcraft, who was born 12/14/1884 and died 11/22/1967.
14. Ivan Reed Flitcraft. (1) Married a Edith Catherine Weidner.
15. Joyce Marlene Filtcraft. (1) Married John Fredrick Post.
16. John Keith Post. (1) Married Donna Marie Klump.
16. Cherly Ann Filtcraft. (1) Married Robert Caputo.
16. Jacqueline Filtcraft. (2) Married James Clay Kelley II.
16. Barbara Lee Filtcraft. (3) Married Eugene Stanton Lloyd.
16. Kelli Vanett Filtcraft. (4) Married Gunnar Lloyd Webb.
14. Ruth Muriel Filtcraft. (2) Born 2/19/1912 and died 1/19/1914.
14. Carl Edwin Flitcraft. (3) Born 1/27/1915. Married Alberta Edna Brown (born 3/4/1917).
15. Bonny Lee Filtcraft. (1) Married a Krassow.
15. Betsy Diane Filtcraft. (2) Married Kenneth Freeman Skinner.
15. Carlene Mary Filtcraft. (4) Married Benjamin Aaron Doerrmann.
16. Benjamin Aaron Doerrmann II.
14. Fred Leaman Flitcraft. (4) Married Corrine Chapman.
15. Melvin Lea Flitcraft. (1) Married Alice Lou Oliver.
15. Ronald Earl Flitcraft. (2) Married Marilyn Kay Gaston.
15. Robert Wayne Flitcraft. (4) Married Rebecca Ann Manning.
14. Ethel Naomi Flitcraft. (7) Married Maurice Elvin Jess.
15. Howard Reed Jess. (1) Married Susan Grace Fankhauser.
15. Paul Robert Jess. (2) Married Rosemary Jones.
15. Alan Scott Jess. (3) Married Carol Ann Chard.
14. Maryettta Flitcraft. (8). Married Harold Bert Richmond.
15. William Harold Richmond. (1) Married Linda Sue Givens.
15. Penny Arlene Richmond. (2) Married Ronald Crispin.
15. Spry Wallace Richmond. (3) Married Beth Ann Portocalis.
13. Bertha Nutt. (2) Born 10/18/1891. Died 1/19/1976. Married 7/3/1912 George Washington Master.
14. Everett Frnaklin Master. (1) Married Mildred Bessie Wolstencroft.
15. Patricia Eileen Master. (1) Married Willard Arthur Dougherty.
15. Kathleen Joyce Master. (3) Married, first, Thomas Kubovsak. Married, second, Dr. Kevin Earl Shafer.
16. Patricia Kathleen Kubovsak. (1) Married Scott William Golla.
14. Clara May Master. (2) Married Charles Franklin Carr.
15. Geraldine Frances Carr. (1) Married Mervyn Moore Clevenger.
16. Colleen Joy Clevenger. (1) Married Jeffery Arthur Kelly.
15. Clyde Paul Carr. (2) Married Linda Jane Watson.
15. Bruce Robert Carr. (3) Married Mary Elizabeth Biebel.
14. George Washington Master, Jr. (3) Married Alta Mae (Jean) Gibson.
15. Deborah Sue Master. (2) Married, first, Richard McKeen. Married, second, John Victor Shepard.
14. Joseph Carlton Master. (4) Married Lena Patricia Brown.
15. Shiela Ann Master. (2) Married Henry Della Cruz.
15. Brian Keith Master. (3) Married Danette.
13. Raymond Nutt. (3) Married Lottie Bates.
14. Evelyn Nutt. (1) Married Ivan Edward King.
15. Barbara Ann King. (1) Married Edwin John Schofield.
16. Debra Sue Schofield. (1) Married Neal Redmond.
16. Robert Allen Schofield. (4) Married Beth Miller.
14. Mildred Viola Nutt. (2) Married Earl French Hughes.
14. Howard Homan Nutt. (3) Married Myrtle Mae Gates.
15. Kathleen Nutt. (2) Married a Dale.
15. Kay Louise Nutt. (4) Married Harold Eugene Woody.
14. Thelma Marion Nutt. (4) Married Goldman Calvert Lockman.
15. Howard Wayne Lockman. (3) Married Connie Ann Oirri.
15. Lois Ann Lockman. (5) Married William Allison Foote.
15. Marie Erma Lockman. (6) Married Floyd Loren Saul III.
14. Doris Edna Nutt. (5) Married, first, Allison E. Foote. Married, second, William Preston Fenimore.
15. Linda Jean Foote. (1) Married Alfred Madara Cunard III.
16. Mark Alfred Cunard. (1) Married Winnie Hardy.
15. James Robert Foote. (5) Married Margaret Jean Fenimore.
15. Edwin (Ervin) Allen Foote. (4) Married Barbara Elaine Long.
15. Beatrice Kay Foote. (6) Married James Elsworth Goldsborough.
13. James Connor Nutt. (4) Born 8/28/2899. Died 2/14/1968. Married Avis Erma Harrell.
14. Elizabeth Louise Nutt. (1) Married Anthony Charles Conto.
15. Donna Kay Conto. (1) Married James Daniel Guarrera.
15. James Charles Conto. (3) Married Barbara Lea Hogian.
15. Tracy Karen Conto. (4) Married Erwin Lewis Heil, Jr.
15. Kevin Bryant Conto. (5) Married Leslie Sue Ambruster.
14. Samuel James Nutt. (2) Married Anna Margaret Evans.
15. Joanne Nutt. (2) Married Richard Neil Rae.
15. Sandra Jayne Nutt. (3) Married Stanley Allen Ellsworth.
13. Ida Nutt. (5) Born 5/11/1902. Married, first, John McElwee Bakley. Married, second, John Charles Nessel.
14. Vera May Bakley. (3) Married Ralph Walter Gibson.
14. Mary Ann Bakley. (4) Married John Leo Domzalski.
14. Daryl John Bakley. (5) Married, first, Angela Galzerano. Married, second, JoAnn Elaine Figura. All children from first marriage.
13. Wilmer Bradford Nutt. (6) Born 11/3/1903. Died 2/23/2968.
13. Ella Leamon Nutt. (7) Born 11/16/1904. Died 4/9/1987. Married George Albert McFadden.
14. Norwood James McFadden. (1) Married Doris McCleary.
15. Linda Gale McFadden. (1) Married Richard Stanley Suplee.
15. Norwood James McFadden, Jr. (3) Married Gigi Marie MacNeill.
15. Robin Cynthia McFadden. (4) Married Christopher Ward Howard.
15. Dr. Diane Jean McFadden. (5) Married Dennis Michael Flynn.
14. Jean DorothyMcFadden. (2) Married Harold Alden Dodge.
14. Bertha Darlene McFadden. (3) Married Leroy Blair.
13. Erma Nutt. (8) Born 6/8/1907. Diedl 4/9/1980. Married Dewey Spencer Traylor.
14. Alice Traylor. (1) Married Joseph Rudolph Harrison.
14. James Lyle Traylor. (2) Married Aileen Lightfoot.
14. Mary Etta Traylor. (3) Married Kenneth Cliborne.
13. Leon Nutt. (9) Born 12/21/1908. Died 7/30/1909.
13. Samuel Reed Nutt. (10) Born 10/11/1910. Died 6/19/1930.
13. Wilson Nutt. (11) Born 5/16/1913. Died 9/8/1913.
12. Ida Vanleer. (2) Married Henry Holdcraft.
13. Leslie Holdcraft. (1) Married Laura Sheets.
13. Earl Holdcraft. (2) Married Helen Grimshaw.
13. Clara Holdcart. (3) Married Harry Sutter.
13. Elton Holdcraft. (4) Married Erma Barkley.
12. Harry Vanleer. (3) Married Anna Hackbarth.
10. Joseph Vanleer. (5) Born 6/3/1848. Died 10/19/1867. Married Hannah W. Lived in Woodbury, New Jersey.
11. Josephine Hannah Vanleer. (1) Married James Horner.
12. Joseph V. Horner. (1) Married Hannie Davidson Shoemaker.
13. Warren Shoemaker Horner. (1) Married Eva Rosencrans.
13. Mildred Rogers Horner. (2) Married Robert Barker Riddle.
13. Clark Horner. (3) Married Florence Norcross.
11. Sarah Francis Vanleer. (2) Married Frank Jester.
10. Bernard Branson Vanleer, II. (6) Born 1809. Married Rebecca.
Episcopal Church, Warwick, Pa. to Eleanor Adair.
11. Leah Anna "Annie" Vanleer. (3) Born circa 1842. Died in 1927 and was buried in Laurel HIll Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA. Married George Gamber. George was the grandson of John Gamber, who is listed on the Muster roles of the Pennsylvania Mlilita .
12. Branson Van Leer Gamber.
11. Lizzie Vanleer. (4) Married a Brown.
11. Branson Vanleer. (5) Born 1832. Died 1840.
11. Branson Vanleer. (6) Born 9/6/1848. Died 8/30/1867. Buried at St. Mary's Episcopal, Warwick.
10. Ann Vanleer. (3) Born about 1814.
10. Margaret Vanleer. (4) Born about 1816.
10. Eleanor Vanleer. (5) Born about 1818.

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