J1-1 Lt. John Henry Pontius
Lt. John Henry Pontius, b. 24 Feb 1744 at Berks Co., PA, d. 22 Dec 1822 at Union Co., PA
+Catherine Wolfe, b. 16 Sep 1752, m. 1768 at PA, d. 23 Apr 1829 at Northumberland Co., PA
├── Andrew Pontius, b. 17 Jun 1770 at Northumberland Co., PA, d. circa 1828 at Union Co., PA
│ +Dorothy (–?–)
├──[1]Frederick Pontius, b. Jun 1772 at Northumberland Co., PA, d. 1828 at Stark, OH
│ +Ann Margaret Reedy, m. circa 1792?
│ └── Jacob Pontius, b. 1802 at PA, d. at Stark Co, OH
│ +Catherine Essig, b. circa 1800, m. 1827, d. at Stark Co, OH
│ └── Andrew W. Pontius, b. 22 Aug 1829 at Stark Co, OH, d. after 1854 ***view bio of Andrew W. Pontius***
│ +Sarah Jane Correll, b. 31 Mar 1828 at Adams Co, PA, m. 1851 at Stark Co, OH, d. at Stark Co, OH
│ └── Jackson Warren Pontius, b. 17 Apr 1854 at Stark Co, OH, d. at Stark Co, OH
│ +Elvira Clay, b. at Stark Co, OH
│ └── Honorable Hubert C. Pontius, b. at Stark Co, OH
│ +Mary S. Gotwald, b. circa 1875
├── Henry Pontius Jr, b. 22 Dec 1773 at Northumberland Co., PA, d. 1814 at Union Co., PA
│ +Elizabeth Weiser, m. circa 1793?
├── Nicholas Pontius, b. 19 Apr 1775 at Northumberland Co., PA, d. 04 Oct 1848 at Summit Co., OH
│ +Christina Ott, b. 1775, d. 1840 at Summit County, OH
│ ├── Jonathan Pontius, b. 1797 at Northumberland Co., PA, d. at Wayne Co., OH
│ │ +Barbara Wetzig?, b. circa 1795 at PA, m. circa 1817
│ ├── Andrew Pontius, b. 1801 at Northumberland Co., PA, d. at La Grange Co., IN
│ │ +(–?–) Hossler
│ ├── Peter Pontius, b. 1802 at Northumberland Co., PA, d. at Summit-Stark Co., OH
│ │ +(–?–) Roser
│ ├── Daniel Pontius, b. 1804 at Northumberland Co., PA, d. 1847 at Summit-Stark Co., OH
│ │ +Sarah Garl, b. 1811, d. 1883
│ │ ├── Catherine Pontius, b. 1829, d. at Summit Co., OH
│ │ │ +Jacob France
│ │ ├── Christina Pontius, b. 1831, d. at Elkhart Co., IN
│ │ │ +George Franks
│ │ ├── Reuben Pontius, b. 1832, d. at Berrien Co., MI
│ │ ├── Mary Pontius, b. 1834, d. at Elkhart Co., IN
│ │ │ +(–?–) Weyrick
│ │ ├── Daniel Pontius Jr, b. 1836, d. 1910 at Mercer Co., MO
│ │ ├── Samuel Pontius, b. between 1837 and 1838, d. at Elkhart Co., IN
│ │ │ +Caroline (–?–)
│ │ ├── Benjamin F. Pontius, b. 1840, d. 03 Jul 1863 at PA
│ │ ├── Sarah Ann (Sarran) Pontius, b. 1841, d. at Stark Co., OH
│ │ ├── Joseph Pontius, b. 19 Mar 1842, d. 02 Mar 1913 at Mercer Co., MO *click for more on this family*
│ │ │ +Margaret Mahala Place, b. 1849, d. 1922
│ │ ├── Jacob Pontius, b. 15 May 1845, d. 25 Dec 1931
│ │ │ +Sarah Jane Young, b. 1836, d. 1916
│ │ └── Susannah Pontius, b. 1847, d. at Portage Co., OH
│ ├── [2] George Pontius, b. 1806 at Northumberland Co., PA, d. at Marshal Co., IN
│ │ +Christina Smith
│ │ └── Jonathan Pontius
│ │ +Amanda McElwrath (m. 8 Mar 1863, Marshall County, IN)
│ │ +Ida A. Miller (m. 2 May 1884, Marshall County, IN)
│ │ └── Lawrence Pontius
│ │ +Lucy Killian
│ ├── Susan Pontius, b. 1807 at Northumberland Co., PA
│ │ +(–?–) Rose, m. circa 1795
│ ├── Frederick Pontius, b. 1809 at Northumberland Co., PA, d. at Wayne Co., OH
│ │ +Sarah Ann Wise, m. 13 Sep 1838 at Stark Co., OH
│ ├── Mary Pontius, b. 1811 at Northumberland Co., PA, d. at Stark Co., OH
│ │ +(–?–) Kauffman
│ ├── Catherine Pontius, b. 1812 at Northumberland Co., PA, d. at Stark Co., OH
│ │ +(–?–) Foust
│ ├── Barbara Pontius, b. 1817 at Stark Co., OH
│ │ +(–?–) Henney
│ ├── Nicholas Pontius Jr, b. at Stark Co., OH
│ └── Jacob Pontius, b. 1821 at Stark Co., OH, d. at La Grange Co., IN
│ +(–?–) Oberlin
├── Catherine Pontius, b. 19 May 1777 at Northumberland Co., PA, d. 1851 at Union Co., PA
│ +John Peter King, m. circa 1797?
├── John Pontius, b. 08 Oct 1778 at Northumberland Co., PA, d. 17 Jun 1869 at Stark Co., OH
│ +Susan Witzell, m. 01 Nov 1814 at Stark Co., OH
├── George Pontius, b. 18 Dec 1780 at Northumberland Co., PA, d. 21 Mar 1858 at Seneca Co., NY
│ +Margaret Pontius, b. 1788 at Berks Co., PA, m. 22 Oct 1808 at NY, d. 24 Mar 1850 at NY
│ ├── Philip Pontius, b. 18 Feb 1809 at Cumberland Co., PA, d. 18 Jan 1879 at NY
│ │ +Susan Crobaugh, b. 18 Aug 1803 at PA, d. 16 Jan 1887 at NY
│ │ ├── Ellen Pontius, b. 1845 at NY, d. 1926
│ │ │ +John N. Kipp, b. 1841, m. 20 Jan 1864 at NY, d. 1922
│ │ │ └── Lily Kipp, b. 1869, d. 1956
│ │ │ +Perez F. Lerch, b. 1860, d. 1926
│ │ ├── Lawson Pontius, b. 13 Sep 1845 at NY, d. 09 Apr 1918 at NY
│ │ │ +Mary Catherine Lusk, b. 16 Jun 1844 at NY, m. 19 Jan 1866 at NY, d. 03 Nov 1920 at NY
│ │ │ ├── Philip Stanley Pontius, b. 06 Jul 1872 at NY, d. 29 Jan 1959 at NY
│ │ │ │ +Fannie Louise Walker, b. Dec 1873 at NY, m. 27 Dec 1899 at NY, d. 20 Oct 1960 at Seneca Co., NY
│ │ │ │ ├── Vera Louise Pontius, b. 13 Oct 1900 at NY, d. 30 Sep 1973 at NY
│ │ │ │ └── Kathleen Elizabeth Pontius, b. 16 May 1908 at NY, d. 21 May 1991 at Seneca Co., NY
│ │ │ │ +Milton H. Kellogg, m. 17 Jan 1928 at Ontario Co., NY
│ │ │ └── Paul Thorpe Pontius, b. 02 Oct 1898 at NY, d. before 1920 at NY
│ │ │ +Abbie F. Gaffney, b. 1878 at NY, m. 17 Jan 1900 at NY
│ │ │ ├── Leta Pontius, b. circa 1900 at NY
│ │ │ ├── (–?–) Pontius, b. 10 Oct 1903 at NY
│ │ │ ├── Edna Pontius, b. circa 1905 at NY
│ │ │ ├── Lucy Crobaugh Pontius, b. 31 Dec 1906 at NY
│ │ │ ├── Helen Pontius, b. circa 1908 at NY
│ │ │ └── Lawson J. Pontius, b. 10 Aug 1910 at NY
│ │ ├── Christopher Columbus Pontius, b. 08 Feb 1848 at NY, d. 28 Aug 1921 at NY
│ │ │ +Jane Elizabeth Walker, b. 14 Sep 1854 at NY, m. 08 Feb 1871, d. 01 Dec 1952 at NY
│ │ │ ├── Maude Pontius, b. circa 1875 at NY, d. Jul 1922
│ │ │ │ +Frank S. Williams, m. 11 Nov 1894 at NY
│ │ │ └── Chauncey Ray Pontius, b. 26 May 1888 at NY, d. before 1953 at NY
│ │ │ +Eva H. (–?–), b. circa 1885
│ │ │ ├── John C. Pontius, b. 1909 at NY, d. at NY
│ │ │ ├── Leone Pontius, b. circa 1910 at NY, d. at NY
│ │ │ │ +(–?–) Garrison
│ │ │ └── Rose Pontius, b. circa 1912 at NY, d. at NY
│ │ │ +(–?–) Putnam
│ │ └── Lucinda G. Pontius, b. circa 1849 at NY, d. 1925
│ │ +Charles E. Berry, b. 1844, d. 1915
│ │ +(–?–) Gillette
│ ├── Peter Pontius, b. 1810, d. 19 Sep 1890 at NY
│ │ +Susan Kuney, b. 07 Mar 1815, d. 12 Apr 1888
│ │ ├── Margaret Pontius, b. 01 Sep 1833 at NY, d. 28 Sep 1857 at NY
│ │ │ +John Abbott
│ │ │ └── Frances Adell Abbott, b. 1855, d. 1919
│ │ │ +C. M. Lautenschlager, b. 1853, d. 1917
│ │ ├── Barbara A. Pontius, b. 1836 at NY, d. 1901 at NY
│ │ │ +Charles A. Roberts, b. 1836, d. 1901
│ │ ├── Henry W. Pontius, b. circa 1837 at NY, d. 29 Sep 1911 at NY
│ │ │ +unknown spouse
│ │ │ └── Lillian M. Loring, b. between 1857 and 1858 at NY
│ │ │ +Peter C. Pontius, b. 17 Oct 1848 at NY, m. 1880 at NY, d. after 1915
│ │ │ +Caroline (Lina) Edwards, b. circa 1835 at NY, m. 1863 at NY, d. 09 May 1902 at NY
│ │ │ └── Peter Guerdon Pontius, b. 1875 at NY
│ │ │ +Lulu Metcalf, b. 1876 at NY, m. 17 Dec 1896 at NY, d. at NY
│ │ ├── John C. Pontius, b. circa 1838 at NY, d. 11 Feb 1874 at NY
│ │ │ +Frederica La Maire, d. 11 Feb 1874 at MI
│ │ │ ├── John C. Pontius Jr, b. at MI
│ │ │ ├── Frederick Pontius, b. at MI
│ │ │ └── Susan Pontius, b. at MI
│ │ ├── Perry C. Pontius, b. 16 Apr 1840 at NY, d. 17 Apr 1915 at NY
│ │ │ +Mary Ann Smith, b. circa 1840, m. 27 Nov 1860 at NY, d. 26 Feb 1909 at NY
│ │ ├── Sarah A. (Sally) Pontius, b. 01 Sep 1842 at NY, d. 09 Dec 1915 at Seneca Co., NY
│ │ │ +James Albert Easton, b. 17 Aug 1810, d. 1893 at Seneca Co., NY
│ │ │ +Samuel F. Main, m. at NY
│ │ ├── Elda F. Pontius, b. 1846 at NY
│ │ │ +Alfred B. Schooley, m. 31 May 1866 at NY
│ │ ├── Peter C. Pontius, b. 17 Oct 1848 at NY, d. after 1915
│ │ │ +Lillian M. Loring, b. between 1857 and 1858 at NY, m. 1880 at NY
│ │ └── Cora Pontius, b. circa 1854 at NY, d. at NY
│ │ +R. L. Pease
│ ├── Samuel Pontius, b. circa 09 Nov 1812 at NY, d. 28 Oct 1834 at NY
│ ├── Henry Pontius, b. 10 Feb 1817 at NY, d. 12 Nov 1819 at NY
│ ├── John Pontius, b. 03 Oct 1819 at NY, d. 15 Dec 1821 at NY
│ ├── Jonathan Pontius, b. 17 Dec 1821 at NY, d. 01 Apr 1866 at NY
│ ├── George Pontius, b. 19 Dec 1822 at NY, d. 17 Dec 1890 at NY
│ │ +Frances M. Willers, b. 03 Jun 1828, m. 18 Feb 1847 at NY, d. 22 May 1859 at NY
│ │ ├── Virginia Pontius, b. 1849 at NY
│ │ ├── George Willers Pontius, b. 12 Apr 1851 at NY, d. 16 Jul 1943 at NY
│ │ │ +Lillian J. Schermerhorn, b. between 1856 and 1857 at NY, d. 13 Jul 1928 at NY
│ │ │ ├── Frances Pontius, b. 1879 at NY, d. before 1943
│ │ │ ├── George Pontius Jr, b. at NY
│ │ │ │ +Anna G. Farrell, m. 02 Jan 1906 at MO
│ │ │ ├── Carlyle Pontius, b. at NY
│ │ │ └── Murray Pontius, b. at NY
│ │ ├── Caroline Pontius, b. 1852 at NY
│ │ └── Carrie A. Pontius, b. 1859 at NY
│ │ +Esther Jane (–?–), m. circa 1867
│ │ └── Grace Pontius, b. 11 Mar 1868 at NY
│ ├── Sally Pontius, b. 25 May 1831 at NY, d. 16 Aug 1833 at NY
│ └── Elizabeth Ann Pontius, b. circa 1832 at NY
│ +Charles Bashford, m. 16 Jul 1848
├── Peter Pontius, b. 20 Mar 1783 at Northumberland Co., PA, d. 24 Dec 1862 at Union Co., PA
│ +Barbara Kleckner
├── Christina Pontius, b. 12 Jun 1785 at Northumberland Co., PA, d. 1877 at Union Co., PA
├── Barbara Pontius, b. 13 Jun 1787 at Northumberland Co., PA, d. circa 1858 at Wayne Co., OH
│ +George I. Wichterman
└── Philip Pontius, b. 15 Aug 1789 at Northumberland Co., PA, d. 07 Sep 1872 at Union Co., PA
+Abigail Thompson, m. 1814 at Union Co., PA
Researchers:
[1] Fred Gray
[2] Stacy Brown