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Descendant of John Breese, Samuel Breese, Col. Abraham Labar, Capt. Abraham Johnston.
d/o William Scooley (1816-87) and Sara Breese (1819-1900)
granddaughter of John Breese (1795-1879) and Jerusha Johnson (1798-1860)
great-granddaughter of Samuel Breese (1758-1837) and Hannah Pierson (1760-1817)married 1780; Abraham Johnson (1754-1823) and Jean Labar (1771-1834) married 1789
great-great-granddaughter of John Breese and Dorothy Riggs (1713-1803); Abraham Labar and Margaret Gorden
Abraham Labar (1750-77) commanded the 5th bttn of militia, Northampton Co. He was born at Delaware Water Gap, died in Easton.
Monroe Co
Dr. Amzi Lebar, son of J. Depue LeBar and wf Sarah Ann (Bush), was born in Warren Co., NJ., Nov 16, 1842. Moved to Smithfield, Monroe Co., PA at age 6. He was a Civil war vet (Co. G. 142nd). Studied medince of Jefferson in Phila. In the fall of 1867 he located his pratice in Elmer, NJ. In 1868 he moved to Luzeren Co., PA. In 1871 he moved to E. Stroudsburg, Monroe Co. He was a member of the Presbyterian Ch. He married 1868. Children; John, Clyde and Mary.
Marriages
Performed by Squire Chambers, George LaBar to Sarah Jayne no date, ca 1800, John Van Etten to Anna LaBar, d/o Daniel june 24, 1798
Danied Labar above mentionedk and an elder brother of Abrahamm were sons of Daniel and grandsons of Abraham Labar, who with his brothers Peter and Charles,came to this country in 1730. Abraham, the brother of Daniel, first-above named, entered the Army (Rev. War).
Daniel Labar, father of Col. Abraham and Daniel.
The late A.B. Burrell, in his "Memoirs of George Labar, the Centenarian," says that Abram Labar walled up the spring near the present residence of Richard Wilson, and that he lived there in 1741. Mr. Burnell probably meant Daniel, the father of Col. Abraham
Daniel Labar, the last named, the younger brother of Col. Abraham was born 1763, he married Elisabeth Chambers in 1786. Rev. Elias Van Benscooten performed the marriage. His brothers and sisters are as follows; Catharine married Wm. Steward, a British soldier. George married Sarah Jayne, Abram married Miss Casebeer; Jacob married Rachel Smith, John married Rachel Brown, Elisabeth married Aaron Depui, Sophia married George Spragle, Ann married John Van Etten in 1798.
Daniel LaBar, father of John Chambers LaBar, and grandfather of Judge J. Depui LaBar and Daniel, now living in Shawnee.
Jacob LaBar, married Rachel Smith, d/o Francis Joseph Smith, MD., is the father of highly-esteemed Mrs. Jeannett Hollinshead (widow of Stroud J. Hollinhead)
George LaBar, brother of Daniel and Jacob aboved named, was the father of the late Judge Henry M. Labar, George LaBar and Mrs. Dr. P.M. Bush.
J. Depue LaBar- The family reprensented by the subject of this sketch was one of the earliest to settle in Monroe Co. The name is of French origin and had been spelld LaBarre, LeBarre, and La Bar. The 1st representatives of the family in this county were Peter, Charles and Abram LaBar, who emigrated about 1730. Charles remained in Mt. Bethel. Peter near Stroudsburg. Abram, above the Delaware Water Gap.
It was these 3 brothers, probably Abraham, that Danel LaBar, grandfather of the subject descended. Circumstances all seem to indicate that he was the son of Abraham LaBar, as the tradition in his branch of the family is that of his father first settled in Easton, then moved above Wind Gap. Daniel LaBar married a Miss Chambers for his 1st wife and for his 2nd wife to Corneilia Van Etten. He had 2 sons, John C., and Daniel F. LaBar, the latters of whom moved to Wisconsin. John C., father of our subject, married Sarah, d/o John Depue and had children; Hiram and Benjamin died in infancy, J. Depue, Daniel, Moses and Samuel. John C. Labar died March 19, 1864 and his wife Oct 5, 1876.
J. Depue was born in NJ, July 31, 1814. He married Aug 13, 1835 to Sarah A., d/o George V. and Maria (Stetler) Bush, and granddaughter of George Bush and Mary Van Campen. Children; Sarah M. w/o George F. Heller, of Stroudsburg, Elizabeth, w/o Col. John Schoonover of NJ., Susan, w/o Samuel D. Overfield of Delaware Water Gap., Dr. Amzi LaBar of Stroudsburg, Margaret, widow of Charles s. Hill, formerly of NJ., Mary, w/o Rev. F.P. Dalrymple of Shawnee Presbyterian Ch., Hirman and Franklin.
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