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ken middleton replied to Richie C.'s discussion 'Oliphants in Northeast USA-NJ, NY, PA' in the group Oliphant (Olyphant, Olivant, Olifant, etc.)
Most of the NJ, NY, and PA Oliphants are from two lines: the Duncan Oliphants and the Fayette Co. PA Oliphants.
ken middleton replied to Richie C.'s discussion 'Oliphants in Canada' in the group Oliphant (Olyphant, Olivant, Olifant, etc.)
Duncan Oliphant had a son James whose son Peter went to Canada to avoid conscription in the Continental army and was instead conscripted by the Brits to serve a wagonmaster in the British army. Another Branch, from which Anthony Oliphant is…
ken middleton replied to Richie C.'s discussion 'Oliphants in England, Netherlands & Europe at large' in the group Oliphant (Olyphant, Olivant, Olifant, etc.)
There is a very good chance that Duncan Oliphant came to Staten Island from Holland and was either part of the wool staple or the military. He lived among the Dutch in the north precinct of S.I. and was elcted constable in 1709. He used Dutch…
ken middleton replied to Angela Stewart's discussion 'Obadiah Oiphant' in the group Oliphant (Olyphant, Olivant, Olifant, etc.)
Obadiah is the grandson of Duncan Oliphant of NJ and son of his third son, Ephraim. Ephraim and Obaddiah were born in NJ. diah's mother was Sarah Stout a cousi to Hannah Stout who married Epraim's oldest brother, David. For more e-mail me…
ken middleton replied to Richie C.'s discussion 'Duncan Oliphant, Man of Mystery' in the group Oliphant (Olyphant, Olivant, Olifant, etc.)
Richie, I do not have a website! Send me your regular e-mail and I will send you the chapters on Duncan and his family from one of my later drafts. I have info on James' line that I could put on this public forum, if you like. I have the…
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ken middleton replied to Richie C.'s discussion 'Duncan Oliphant, Man of Mystery' in the group Oliphant (Olyphant, Olivant, Olifant, etc.)
Kathy, We need male Oliphant from this line to have their DNA tested to seei fthere is a connection before they came to America with the Duncan Oliphant line. ken
ken middleton replied to Richie C.'s discussion 'Duncan Oliphant, Man of Mystery' in the group Oliphant (Olyphant, Olivant, Olifant, etc.)
I have Epraim Oliphant's line thru James and Jane, and John and Hannah. I just have to get it out. Start with specific questions. ken
ken middleton replied to Richie C.'s discussion 'Duncan Oliphant, Man of Mystery' in the group Oliphant (Olyphant, Olivant, Olifant, etc.)
Alex, There are descendents of this line in NJ. Samuel Duncan hasd ten sons and his ife died. He remarried Buleah Oliphant from Duncan Oliphant's line and she raised hi sons. ken
ken middleton replied to Richie C.'s discussion 'Duncan Oliphant, Man of Mystery' in the group Oliphant (Olyphant, Olivant, Olifant, etc.)
Richie, I have just published a book called "THE OLIPHANTS OF NEW JERSEY" Roddy will vouch for the quality of the research; he wrote the preface. Your James is my David's younger brother and I have a lot of info on James' line.…
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