1. JOHN NEARPASS, was the first of his family to come to America. He was a Major in the Revolutionary war and was at one time a prisoner at Beaver Brook. His son

2. John Nearpass, m. Sarah Squirrel and they lived on a farm in New Jersey. His son

3. Michael Nearpass, m. Jemima Cuddeback and at her death m. Charlotte Stewart. They lived on a farm in New Jersey. His son

4. William Henry Nearpass, m. Sept. 8, 1881, Josephine Westfall.