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1846 Ann Lutes, widow, and Henry Lutes, eldest son of Robert Lutes of Mercer county, renounced their right of administration of the estate. Dated September 10. Administration was granted to William C Lutes on September 11. [1]

1846 Ann Lutes, widow of Robert Lutes of Mercer county, renounced her right of administration of the estate. Administration was granted to William C Lutes. Dated September 11. [2]

1846 William C Lutes recorded the inventory of the estate of Robert Lutes of Mercer county. Dated September 11. [3]

1849 Martha Isabella Lutes, daughter of William C and Elizabeth Lutes, was born on August 27 in East Windsor Twp, Mercer County, New Jersey. [4]

1850 Wm C Lutes (age 28) and Elizabeth Lutes (age 30) lived in East Windsor Twp, Mercer County, New Jersey with Stephen B (age 3), Martha E (age 1). Sarah C Lutes (age 35) and Spafford W Bergen (age 10) lived with them. [5] [6]

1860 William C Lutes (age 36) and Elizabeth Lutes (age 46) lived in Washington Twp, Mercer County, New Jersey with Martha J (age 10), and George B (age 2). Ann Lutes (age 80), widow, and Samuel Harber (age 36) lived with them. [7] [8]

1870 William C Lutes (age 47) and Elizabeth Lutes (age 52) lived in Washington Twp, Mercer County, New Jersey with George (age 11). Ann Lutes (age 80), widow, lived with them. [9] [10]

1874 William C. Lutes, David Brown, and William Davis posted bond for the estate of Ann Lutes in Mercer County, New Jersey. Dated On February 27. [11]

1879 Elizabeth Bergen, wife of William C. Lutes, died on April 17, 1879 at age 66y 28d and was buried at Windsor United Methodist Church Cemetery, Windsor, Mercer County, New Jersey. [12]

1880 William C Lutes (age 57), a widowed farmer, lived at Washington Twp, Mercer County, New Jersey with George (age 23), Clara (age 23) and grandson William (age 1). [13] [14]

1897 William C. Lutes, a widowed farmer, died on August 12, 1897 at age 75 at Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey. [15] A memorial stone for Rev. W. C. Lutes (1822-1897) is at Windsor United Methodist Church Cemetery, Windsor, Mercer County, New Jersey. [16]

1932 George B Lutes (1858-1932) was buried at the First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Ewing, Mercer County, New Jersey. [17]

Research Notes:

A biosketch reports [18]:

Eliza or Elizabeth Bergen, b. March 19th, 1813; m. (1st), __, 1836, Stephen Bowers, b. __, 1813;
who d. in 1838, without issue; m. (2d), Oct. 4th, 1846, William C. Lutes, of Windsor, Mercer county, N. J., b. Aug. 25th, 1822, a Methodist preacher and farmer, and has issue:

I. Stephen B. Lutes, b. Aug. 1, 1847, d. Dec. 19, 1854.

II. Martha G. Lutes, b. Aug. 27, 1848, m.__, 1867, E. J. H. Earl, and has issue: Willie and George Earl.

III. Sarah E. Lutes, b. Jan, 17, 1853, d. Sept. 21, 1853.

IV. George Lutes, b.__, 1858.


Footnotes:

[1] Mercer County, New Jersey, Probate Records, 1678-1980, Administration, A-95, [FamilySearchImage].

[2] Mercer County, New Jersey, Probate Records, 1678-1980, Surrogate Journal, A-23, [FamilySearchImage].

[3] Mercer County, New Jersey, Probate Records, 1678-1980, Inventories, A-409, [FamilySearchImage].

[4] New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980, [FamilySearchRecord].

[5] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[6] United States Federal Census, 1850, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].

[7] United States Federal Census, 1860, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[8] United States Federal Census, 1860, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].

[9] United States Federal Census, 1870, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[10] United States Federal Census, 1870, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].

[11] New Jersey, Wills and Probate Records, 1656-1999, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

[12] Find A Grave Memorial 29035262, [FindAGrave].

[13] United States Federal Census, 1880, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[14] United States Federal Census, 1880, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].

[15] New Jersey Deaths and Burials, 1720-1988, [FamilySearchRecord].

[16] Find A Grave Memorial 19211478, [FindAGrave].

[17] Find A Grave Memorial 121192924, [FindAGrave].

[18] Teunis G. Bergen, The Bergen Family … Early Settlers of New York … Long Island (1876), 504, [GoogleBooks].