Eighth Generation

206. John KITCHEL²⁰⁶ was born on 2 Feb 1714 in Hanover, Morris County, New Jersey. He died on 9 Jan 1777 in Hanover, Morris County, New Jersey.²⁰⁶
John Kitchel died on 9 January 1777; it is likely that he was a victim of the smallpox epidemic that took the lives of many people in Morris County at that time.


He was buried in Jan 1777 in Hanover Grave Yard, Hanover, Morris County, New Jersey.^206,247
Headstone:
Kitchel, John
d. 9 Jan 1777, ae 63 yrs

This inscription is on John Kitchel's tombstone in the Hanover Graveyard:
"In memory of John Kitchel who died Jan'ry 9th 1777 Aged 63 years. S. John V 28-29 Marvel not at this. The hour is coming in the which all that are in the grave shall hear the voice of the Son of God & shall come forth, they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life, and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation."

HOUSE OF JOHN
John Kitchel was born at Hanover, Morris County, New Jersey, on 2 February 1714 and was one of the first residents of Hanover to spend his entire lifetime in that community. Between the mid-1700s and the Revolutionary War days, Hanover was a self-sufficient farming community with several hundred inhabitants. Nearly all of the farms were small, but there were a few people who had over a hundred acres. The owners of large places were called "Nabobs" by the local residents. John Kitchel was a farmer and one of the Nabobs. John inherited his farmland from his father. He was a private man, having little involvement in local politics, land dealings, or legal transactions. Thus, the traces he left were largely through his children. Having three different wives, he fathered sixteen children, and was the most prolific father found in Kitchell family history.

First marriage to Maria Phoenix abt 1735 with 1 child, Obediah, born 1740.
Second marriage to Keziah Ball with 10 children.
Third marriage to Mercy Abigail Parkhurst about 1754 with 5 children: David, Benjamin, Phineas, Bethuel, and Josiah Joseph.
Inscription on Mercy's headstone:
"Kitchel, Mercy, wife of John Kitchel, d. 14 Dec 1789, in the 66th year of her age"


"Persons now belonging to the ch. in 1771 who were in the ch. when Mr. Green settled 1746. Deacon John Ball -- Deacon Joseph Tuttle -- Elder Joseph Kitchel -- Elder Ephraim Price -- Noah Beach & his wife -- Deacon Ball's wife -- John Kitchel -- Elder Price's wife -- Widow Allen -- Widow Ruth Kitchel -- Jonathan Squire's wife -- Elder Kitchel's wife -- Widow Mott."


John KITCHEL and Keziah BALL were married about 1740 in Hanover, Morris County, New Jersey.^197,206

207. Keziah BALL²⁴⁸ was born about 1719 in Hanover, Morris County, New Jersey. She died about 1752 in Hanover, Morris County, New Jersey.
Some list Maria Phonice Keziah Ball as two individuals; Maria Phonice/Phoenice as first wife with one child: Obidiah and Keziah Ball as second wife with 8 children.
Children were:

	i.	Mary KITCHEL was born on 10 Dec 1740 in Hanover, Morris County, New Jersey.
	ii.	Samuel KITCHEL was born about 1741.
	iii.	Elizabeth "Betsey" KITCHEL was born on 1 Nov 1743.
	iv.	Joel KITCHEL was born about 1744.
	v.	Anna Mary KITCHEL was born on 13 Jul 1745.
	vi.	Daniel KITCHEL249 was born in 1746. Daniel Kitchell, son of John and Keziah Ball Kitchell, came to Cincinnati in 1788 and his name stands as the first of the eight charter members who organized the First Presbyterian Church of Cincinnati, in 1790. The family that descended from this Daniel Kitchell, changed the name to Kitchel. Daniel Kitchel, early pioneer of Cincinnati had one son, Samuel, and one daughter, Phebe, who married Hezekiah Flint, and had a large family. Samuel Married Margaret Kennedy, daughter of Francis and Rebecca Kennedy. Their children were: Daniel, born in Cincinnati, in 1795, and died in Union County, Ind., in 1855; Phebe married William Goldtrap; Mary married Joshua Druce; John died in 1839; Rebecca married Andrew Davison and Julia married Elisha Walden.
	vii.	Matthew KITCHEL was born on 26 Apr 1747 in Hanover, Morris County, New Jersey. He was baptized on 26 Apr 1747 in Hanover, Morris County, New Jersey.205 26 Apr 1747, Matthew, son of John Kitchel.
103	viii.	Abigail KITCHEL.
	ix.	Joseph KITCHEL was born on 6 Jan 1751 in Hanover, Morris County, New Jersey. He was baptized on 6 Jan 1751 in Hanover, Morris County, New Jersey.197 6 Jan 1751, Joseph, son of John Kitchel.
	x.	Rhoda KITCHEL was born on 24 Sep 1752.