THE SCULL FAMILY OF SOUTH JERSEY (New Jersey)
(GENEALOGY)

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SOURCE: Genealogical and memorial history of the state of New Jersey : 
a book of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth
 and the founding of a nation; New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1910

page 844
SCULL

The Scull family of New Jersey are among the earliest of the English settlers in that
colony and are descended from Sir John Scull, of Brecknock.  Two of his descendants
emigrated to this country and are found on Long Island as early as September 10, 1685,
from whence one of them, John, emigrated again to New Jersey, while his brother Nicholas
remainded behind. In 1706 their cousin, Edward Scull, also came over to this country,
and settling to the west of the Alleghanies became the founder of a family of many
descendants who are now living in western Pennsylvania and Ohio.

(1) John Scull, founder of the New Jersey branch of the family, came over to America from
Bristol, England, in 1685, on board the ship "Bristol Merchant."  John Stephens, master.
He was baptized in England, October 15, 1666, and in 1694 came to New Jersey from Long
Island with his wife Mary, and a number of other persons, who took up large tracts of
land on the coast. He is said to have been a whaleman, but his name does not occur in
either of the two whale fishing charters of that day which cover the right for
whale-fishing from Staten Island down to Cape May Point.  He acquired a large tract of
land on the Great Egg Harbor river, and in 1695 bought of Thomas Budd, "250 acres of land,
lying on Great Egg Harbor river and Patconk creek, with the privilege of cutting cedar
and commonridge for cattle on ye reaches and swamps as laid out by Thomas Budd for
Commons."  The first religious meetings of the Society of Friends in this section of West
Jersey were held at his home. In 1722 John Fothergill, an eminent minister among Friends
writes that he had held such a meeting at the house of John and Mary Scull, which was
very well attended.  Thomas CHalkley, another eminent Quaker minister, also mentions
holding meetings at John Scull's house in 1725.  John Scull died in 1745.
  Children of John and Mary Scull were:  1.  John, stolen by Indians when a child and
never recovered.  2. Abel.  3. Peter.  4. Danie, who in 1753 was the collector of Egg
Harbor township, Gloucester county.  5. Benjamin.  6. Margaret, married Robert Smith.
7.  Caroline, married Amos Ireland.  8. Mary.  9. Rachel, married James Edwards.  
10.  John Recompense, married Phebe Dennis.  1. Isaiah, married and had one daughter,
Abigail.  12. Gideon, referred below.  13. David, died January 10, 1741.  14. An infant,
which dies unnamed.

(II) Gideon, twelfth child and eighth son of John and Mary Scull, was born in 1722,
died in 1776. He married, in 1750, Judith, daughter of James and Marjorie (Smith)
Bellangee, and granddaughter of Evi or Ives Bellangee, the Hugeunot refugee, who had fled
from Poitou, France, first to England, and then between 1682 and 1690 to America, and in
1697 had married in the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting of Friends, Christiana de la Plaine,
daughter of another French refugee.  The name of this family, which was orignally
de Belangee and de Bellinger, in the old French records, has become corrupted in this
country to Bellangee, Bellanger, Ballinger and Bellinger.  Both Gideon Scull and his
wife, Judith Bellangee, died the same year from small pox contracted at the Salem
Quarterly Meeting.  Their children were:  1. Paul.  2. Mary, married David Bassett.
3. James, referred to below.  4. Daniel.  5. Gideon Jr., born 1756, died 1825, married
Sarah James.  6. Hannah, married David Davis.  7. Judith, married Daniel Offley.
8. Ruth, married Samuel Reeve.  9. Rachel, married Samuel Bolton.  10. Mark, married
Mary Browning.   1. Marjorie, married Daniel Leeds.

(III) James, third child and second son of Gideon and Judith (Belangee) Scull, was born
October 2, 1751, and died August 25, 1812.  In May, 1774, he married Susanna, daughter of
Daniel and Susanna (Steelman) Leeds, granddaughter of Japheth and Deborah (Smith) Leeds,
and great-granddaughter of Daniel and Dorothy (Young) Leeds, for whose ancestry see
elsewhere.  Her great-grandfather was the first surveyor-general of West Jersey, the
compiler of the celebrated "Leed's Almanach," the first work printed by the famous printer
William Bradford, and "the first author south of New York." His grandson, the father of
Susanna (Leeds) Scull was also a famous surveyor-general of New Jersey, his commission
from King George II bearing adate March 3, 1757, being now in the possession of Henry
Steelman Scull, of Atlantic City, referred to below.  Children of James and Susanna
(Leeds) Scull:  1. Daniel, born June 3, 1775, married Jemima Steelman.  2. Gideon, born
October 30, 1777, married Alice Higbee.  3. Dorcas, born Oct 7, 1780, m1) Samuel Ireland,
m2) Jonas Leeds.  4. Paul, referred to below.  5. James, born March 25, 1786, m1) Lorinia
Steelman, m2) -- Smith.  6. Susanna, born January 25, 1789, m. John Steelman.  7. Hannah,
born June 20, 1792, m. Edward Leeds.  8. Joab, born March 2, 1796, m. Ann Stackhouse.

(IV) Paul, fourth child and third son of James and Susanna (Leeds) Scull, was born
at Leeds Point, Atlantic County, New Jersey, April 2, 1783.  He married Sarah, daughter of
Zephaniah and Rebecca (Ireland) Steelman. Her mother was daughter of Edmund Ireland, 
and her father, who served as the captain of a company of the Third battalion Gloucester
county militia during the revolution, was son of John and Sarah (Adams) Steelman, and
grandson of James and Susanna (Toy) Steelman. Children of Paul and Sarah (Steelman) Scull
were:  1. Anna Maria, born March 12, 1809, died February 16, 1894, m. Benjamin, son of
Peter and Mary (Leeds) Turner.  2. Zephaniah, December 10, 1810 to August 25, 1887,
married Mary Leeds.  3. James, October 3, 1813 to January 4, 1;872, married Amelia Smith.
4. John, November 3, 1815 to January 17, 1894, married Mary Leeds, daughter of
Cornelius and Ann (Dutch) Leeds.  5. Lewis Walker, referred to below.  6. Lardner, May 15,
1822, to February 1, 1897; married Josephine Leeds.  7. Dorcas, December 10, 1824 to
June 17, 1867; married Thomas, son of Josiah and Esther (leeds) Bowen.

(V)  Lewis Walker, fifth child and fourth son of Paul and Sarah (Steelman) Scull, was born
at Leeds POint, Atlantic County, May 2, 1819, and died October 10, 1898.  He was educated
in the pay schools of Galloway township, and when twenty-one years old enlisted in the
United States navy, sailing in the brig, "Washington," under the command of Commodore
Joshua Sands, who was at that time engaged in the work of the coast and geodetic survey.
In this service he contineud for five years, and the year following his discharge married
his first wife.  For a number of years he was a teacher in the district schools of
Galloway township, and under President Buchanan he was appointed postmaster at Leeds
Point, an office which he held for four years.  For twenty years or more he held also 
such elective offices as township clerk, township committe-man and assesor or collector.
From 1858 to 1865 he lived for the greater portion of each year at Atlantic City, where he
was engaged in the business of house painting, besides being the senior partner in the
firm of Scull & Barstow, one of the original grocery firms of Atlantic City, which began
business at the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Mansion House alley, in the basement of
the Barstow House, and within a year moved into a new building at the northwest corner
of Atlantic and Pennsylvania avenues.

Lewis Walker Scull married (first) August 22, 1846, Esther Smith, daughter of Steelman and
Ann (Bowen) Smith, born at Leeds Point, July 24 1824.  Her father served in the war of
1812.  Children:  1. Henry Steelman, referred to below.  2. Ella M., born January 7,
1851, died March 1, 1879.  On August 16, 1862 Lewis Walker Scull married 2nd, Mary H. 
Sooy Higbee, daughter of Jonathan and Abigail Bowen (Sooy) Higbee. There was no issue to
this marriage.

(VI) Henry Steelman, eldest child and only son of Lewis Walker and Esther (Smith) Scull,
was born at Leeds Point, Atlantic county, June 4, 1847, and is now living in Atlantic
City, New Jersey. For his early education he was sent to the public schools of Leeds
point and in 1865 entered the Quaker City Business College, from which he graduated
in 1867.  FOr a few months he was in the grocery business, but in the fall of the same or
the following year he entered the employ of Curwin, Stoddart & Brother, the large 
dry-goods firm of Philadelphia, where he remained until 1881 when he accepted a position
with Hood Bonbright & Company, with whom he remained until 1884.  He then retailed
dry-goods on his own account in Camden, New Jersey until 1886, when he came to Atlantic
City and opened a dry-goods store under the firm name of H.S. Scull & Company.  In 1895
he embarked on the real estate and insurance business, which he has successfully carried
on up to the present time. From 1890 to 1898 he was a member of the Atlantic City Board of
Health and for four years was the secretary of that body. Sine 1890 he has been a member
of the county board of elections, and he has been the secretary of that body since the 
first passage of the ballot reform law.  He is a Democrat and a member of the Society of
Friends. From 1903 to 1906 he was president of the city council of Ventnor City. He is
also secretary and treasurer of the Ventor Dredging Company, which has been engaged for
several years in reclaiming the low lands of Chelsea and Atlantic City. He is also 
secretary and treasurer of the Ventnor City water and light companies. He has always 
taken a deep interest in all matters pertaining to the well-being of the community, and 
for a number of years he has been connected with the State Sanitary Association, the
American Public Health Association, and he was state delegate to the National Pure Food
and Drug Congress, which lasted four days and had for its object the passage of the bill
providing for governmental control of food, drugs, etc. He is also one of the governors
of the Atlantic City hospital.
  October 2, 1868, Henry Steelman Scull married Mary, daughter of John A. and Elizabeth
(Jarman) Bruner, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  Their children are:  1. Elizabeth Bruner,
born 1869, died in infancy.  2. Lillie Bruner, born 1870, died in infancy.  3. Florence
Esther, January 4, 1873, died November 29, 1902.  3. Lewis Bruner, born July 15, 1874,
married February 14, 1907 Theodosia Reed, no chilren.  5. Maie Emma, born November 27,
1876, unmarried.  6. John Bruner, born November 29, 1877, died in infancy.  7. Harry
DeMar, September 12, 1880, unmarried.  8. Nan Bruner, September 1, 1881, married OCtober
25, 1903, Robert Ohnmeiss Jr.  9. Frank Rue, April 23, 1882, married March 3, 1908,
Riche F. Smith, dau of Richard F. Smith, ex-sheriff of Camden county and has one child,
Florence, born December 7, 1908.  10. Emily Corneline, born February 21, 1884.  
11. Charles Landel, April 23, 1887.   12. Helene, Melissa, October 18, 1889.

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