from Granville Hough -
William T/Th. VANNOTE (c 1770/74 NJ - 4 Oct 1846 DeWitt Co, IL, bur Camp Ground Cem as Rev. William T. VAN NOTE, age 72 years) reached adulthood and started a family about 1790. He was likely the William VAN NOTE who served in the militia in 1793 from Dover twp. William T. later had associations with the VAN NOTE families who lived in Dover Twp; but he lived in Howell Twp in 1830, 1837, 1838, and 1839. Then he and some of his grown children moved to DeWitt Co, IL. Other of his children stayed in NJ.

William T. c 1790 md Charlotte ??? (26 Oct 1775 NJ - 30 Dec 1854 DeWitt Co, IL, bur Camp Ground Cem) and their children were all born in Monmouth Co long before they moved to IL. William and Charletty show up together on only one early record found so far in Monmouth Co; however, it was at the time they were having children there. They apparently sold land to Daniel VAN NOTE. Witnesses were Barzellar BURR and Benajah BUTCHER, both prominent men of the area. William and Charletty both signed. (Daniel VAN NOTE was probably son of Thomas and Dorothy (HAVENS) VAN NOTE, and close relative to William T.) (For those not familiar with historic surveying, a surveyor's chain was 66 feet long, with 100 links in the chain, each .66 feet or roughly 8 inches.)

What happened to this family for the next few years is not known. Some of the William VAN NOTE records found in Monmouth Co are certainly for this person, particularly the 1828 inventory and administration of the estate of Thomas VANNOTE, son of Thomas and Dorothy (HAVENS) VAN NOTE. William T. VANNOTE and Benjamin LAFETRA took inventory. The relationship of Benjamin LAFETRA to the VAN NOTE family is not known, but the name Benjamin Morris VAN NOTE showed up later as a child of William T. in NJ and IL.

The 1830 census for a William VAN NOTE in Howell twp showed two teen age males and five young females. Pending confirmation, this seems to be the correct William. Alexander, Polhemus, and Peter, possibly three of his sons, were also in Howell twp.

A William VAN NOTE had some of his land sold in 1834 for non-payment of a debt and failure to appear in court. The land was south of the Metedeconk River and at Island Beach, near descendants of Thomas and Dorothy (Havens) VAN NOTE. William and Thomas VAN NOTE were partners in one of the purchases. This Thomas was probably Thomas, son of Thomas and Dorothy. (This land was later in Brick twp of Ocean Co, after that twp was formed from Howell twp of Monmouth Co in 1850.) This may have been land of William P. or of some other William.

In 1836, William Th. and his wife Charlotty sold three tracts of land to James P. ALLAIRE. This land was north of the Manasquan River. It was listed as indefeasible estate of inheritance. James P. ALLAIRE later bought land which came from the William K. VAN NOTE estate.

William T., was taxed for 90 acres of land in Howell twp in 1837, 1838, and 1839. Alexander VAN NOTE was without land in Howell twp in 1837, 1838, and 1839. Morris VAN NOTE was without land in Howell twp in 1838 and 1839, but in 1840 he was taxed for the same apparent acreage which William T. had held in 1839. He apparently disposed of the land, as he was without land later through 1844. Peter VAN NOTE was taxed in Howell twp in 1838 through 1843.

William T. VAN NOTE joined the Independent Methodist Church at some time and became active in its ministry. He was an Elder of the Annual Meeting of the Church in Howell twp of Monmouth Co on 30 May 1835. He joined with John ?Napln ?NEWMAN to represent the Church in ordaining Ralph THOMPSON as an Elder. This Independent Methodist Church later met in the Free Church of Manasquan after that church was built about 1850. Rev. William T. VAN NOTE may have felt the call to spread the ministry to the West, or he and his sons may have been eager to obtain more land.

The parents and some of the families of grown children moved to DeWitt Co, IL, in early 1840, as William T. and Alexander D. were on the 1840 census in DeWitt Co, IL. Charlotte was with an older dau in 1850, near her son William P., and probably not far from the relict family of her son Alexander D. A descendant stated there were five siblings in the family which went to DeWitt Co, IL, Alexander; Plamous; Morris; Daniel; and Margaret. Indeed, Alexander D., Benjamin Morris, William Polhemus, Margaret JOHNSON, and Charlotte, the widow of William T., are definitely identified later. The Daniel who was in DeWitt Co, IL, seems to be son of Alexander D., and grandson of William T. and Charlotte. In the list of children below, several daughters and possibly other sons are not identified, if the 1830 census is for the correct William.

a. Margaret (1796 NJ - 6 Feb 1883 IL) md Mathew JOHNSON (18 Apr 1793 NJ - 25 Jan 1861, bur Farmer City, DeWitt Co, IL) and moved to DeWitt Co, IL. JOHNSON ch were: Lydia; Charlotte A.; Gilbert; Esther; Mary; Peter; and Samuel. In 1880, Margaret lived with her widowed dau-in-law, Cyntha (MELIZA) JOHNSON. They lived in Santa Anna twp, DeWitt Co, IL.

b. William Polhemus (1802 NJ - after 1870, poss DeWitt Co, IL) on 5 Dec 1826 in Monmouth Co, NJ, md Lydia CONROW (1800 NJ - after 1870), and moved to DeWitt Co, IL, thence to McLean Co, then back to DeWitt Co. Ch incl son W. C. V., dau Drucilla, Cyrenius H.; Sarah Rebecca; Conrow; and possibly others.

c. Alexander D. (1800/1805 NJ - 1844 DeWitt Co, IL, pneumonia) c 1823 md Mary Anna THOMPSON (23 Aug 1804 Glendola, NJ/NY - after 1860), dau of Ralph and Ann (SLEIGHT) THOMPSON, and they moved to DeWitt Co, Co, IL, in early 1840 with others of his family. He is recalled as an operator of charcoal kilns in IL. That may be what he did in Monmouth Co, NJ, as well. Ch incl: Matilda Ann; Isaac Thompson; Daniel; Eliza; Ralph Thomson; Morris John; Jack Lawson; and possibly Ann and others.

d. Benjamin Morris (1813 NJ - after 1875 Santa Anna twp, DeWitt Co, IL). Benjamin M. stayed behind in NJ until after 1850, but he joined the family in IL before 1854. Benjamin M. on 10 Oct 1854 in DeWitt Co, IL, md Elizabeth CANADY (1 Jan 1812 PA - 4 Jan 1873, age 61y,3d, bur Farmer City Cem), and they lived in Santa Anna twp. They had no ch recorded on census records. It seems likely either or both had been md before.

e. Daniel (1810 NJ - 1 Jul 1867, age 56y,11m,20d, bur Free Churchyard of Ocean twp, Monmouth Co, NJ). He was a waterman of Ocean twp who c 1835 md Deborah EMMONS (1808 NJ - 24 Nov 1872, age 64y,3m,7d, bur Free churchyard). Their ch incl Tylee E.; Mary M.; Margaret; Daniel David; and John F. If this Daniel joined in the move to IL, he did not stay long. No record has been found which directly indicates parents of this Daniel.

f. Peter (c 1791 NJ - 5 Sep 1855 Brick twp, Ocean Co, NJ) was listed on his death record as son of William; however, it did not state William T., and it did not state the mother's name. Peter did live in Howell twp near William T. and sons of William T., in the 1838-1843 time period. This Peter md (1) Sarah CHAMBERLAIN (27 June 1794 NJ - 20 Sep 1840 Monmouth Co, NJ), and their ch were: Samuel Foreman; Lydia Ann; David Miller; Alice Chamberlain; William; Zebulon Clayton; twins John Morford and Emmeline; Peter C.; and Sarah. Peter md (2) Mrs. Lydia ??? (1804 NJ - ), but had no more ch. It seems probable that Peter md Lydia by 1844, when he no longer paid taxes in Howell twp. Peter served briefly in the War of 1812.

There were likely other children. With William T. in 1840 was a young family, likely a dau with her family. This couple was each 20 to 30, with a dau 5 to 10, and a son and dau, both under 5.

Another possibility to be investigated is the family of Anne and William MARKS, with whom Morris VAN NOTE was staying in 1850. William MARKS (1801 NJ) had md Anne ??? (1809 NJ), and their ch were: Ruhanna (1833 NJ); Sarah (1843 NJ); and possibly others. Morris VAN NOTE worked with William and Ann in running the Poor Farm of 42 paupers.

There are several possibilities for the parents of William T., but the most likely seems that he was an older son of Thomas and Dorothy (HAVENS) VAN NOTE. He was associated with their children. In a 1836 deed, he was shown as William Th. VAN NOTE, which strongly indicates he was son of Thomas.

Vannote lineage is William T. and Charlotte ( ) of NJ and IL; poss. Thomas and Dorothy (Havens) of NJ; Thomas and Hannah ( ) of NJ; William and Magdalen (Brouwer) Van Note of NY and NJ; Goosen Jansen Van Noort and Maria (Peeck) of Holland and NY;