General William Colfax

1756 - 1838  (82 years)

• Name	William Colfax
  Prefix	General
  Born	3 Jul 1756	New London, Connecticut, British America
  Gender	Male
  Died	9 Sep 1838	Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
  Person ID	I1250	My Family Tree | Raynor-Armstrong
  Last Modified	21 Mar 2014

  
  

  Family	Hester Schuyler,   b. Abt 1757, Pompton Plains, New Jersey, British America ,   d. 27 Oct 1839, Pompton Plains, New Jersey, United States  (Age ~ 82 years)
  Married	1 Sep 1783
  Children	1. George Washington Colfax,   b. 3 Nov 1784, Pompton Plains, New Jersey, British America ,   d. 30 Jun 1849, Pompton Plains, New Jersey, United States  (Age 64 years)   2. Lucy Colfax,   b. Abt 1785 + 3. Schuyler Washington Colfax,   b. 3 Aug 1792, Pompton Plains, Passaic, New Jersey, United States ,   d. 30 Oct 1822, New York City, New York, United States  (Age 30 years)   4. Elizabeth Colfax,   b. 8 Aug 1794,   d. 1831  (Age 36 years)   5. Mary Colfax,   b. Abt 1795,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Dr. William W. Colfax,   b. 26 Apr 1797, Pompton Plains, Passaic, New Jersey, United States ,   d. 28 Feb 1876  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	24 Sep 2014
  Family ID	F344	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Jul 1756 - New London, Connecticut, British America Died - 9 Sep 1838 - Passaic County, New Jersey, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  From the will of Peter Schuyler - Wills - Bergen Cnty-vA-Pg221 "I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Mary Schuyler her heirs and assigns forever, all that tract of Land adjoining my homestead that I bought of Wiliam Colfax Esqr: containing about forty four acres." Captain Commandant of Washington's Life Guard. He was the grandfather of Schuyler Colfax, late Vice-President of the United States.