Overview of Collection
Finding Aid to the Sarah DeHart Condit Collection,
H929 MSS Condit
1824 - 1965
0.75 linear feet in 2 manuscript boxes
Family History
Moses Baldwin was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1757 to Jonas Baldwin (1727 - 1800) and Elizabeth Thompson (1729 - 1788), and during the War of Independence he served as a Private in the Essex County Militia of New Jersey.
In 1785, he married Sarah Johnson (1763 - 1848) and together they had seven children: Maria (1786 - 1865), Jediah Johnson (1787 - 1855), Isaac (1790 - 1853), Eliza (1794 - 1795),
Cornelia (1796 - 1855), Eliza (1799 - 1864), and Moses Griffin (b.1806). The 1830 federal census showed six family members and one enslaved person living on the Baldwin property,
and the 1840 census noted nine relatives in the home. Moses died in Newark in 1831 and he was buried in the First Presbyterian churchyard.
In 1808, Moses and Sarah's daughter, Maria Baldwin married
Henry Cobb (1778 - 1857), a Parsippany farmer, and they had three children: Jediah (1787 - 1855), Isaac (1790 - 1853), and Sarah (1809 - 1887). The Cobb family maintained a long history in the Parsippany area and owned both
successful iron mines and dairy farms. Henry Cobb died in 1858 and Maria in 1864. Their daughter, Sarah J. Cobb married
tool manufacturer and merchant, Charles Albert DeHart (1811 - 1894) in 1835 and they had six children: Sarah Augusta (1843 - 1934), Henry C. (1845 - 1891), Joseph (b. 1835), Emily (b. 1838), John (b. 1857), and Charles (b. 1860).
Charles and Sarah DeHart's Daughter Sarah Augusta DeHart (1843 - 1934) was born in Newark and in 1867 she married Benjamin Smith Condit (1832 - 1903) a farmer from Troy, New Jersey. The couple lived at the Beverwyck estate
and together they had five children: Jeanette Wilber (1868 - 1965), Charles DeHart (1870 - 1947), Benjamin (1872), Grace (1873 - 1885), and an unnamed son who was born and died in 1879. Sarah DeHart Condit was a member of the
Parsippanong Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and a member of the New Jersey Historical Society, as well as of the Parsippany Presbyterian Church. Sarah died
in Troy Hills in 1934 and was buried at Vail Memorial Cemetery, as was her husband Benjamin Smith Condit who predeceased her by thirty years.
References:
Sarah DeHart Condit Collection, North Jersey History and Genealogy Center collection (NJHGC)
DeHart Family Vertical File, NJHGC
Sarah DeHart Condit, "The Cobb's in Troy, New Jersey", typed family history, 1915. Cobb Family Papers, 1791 - 1961, NJHGC.
Federal Census Records
U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 (Ancestry.com)
Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013 (Ancestry.com)
North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 (Ancestry.com)
U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970 (Ancestry.com)
New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Records, 1670-1965 (Ancestry.com)
Related Collections:
Cobb Family Papers, 1791 - 1961 (H929 MSS Cobb), NJHGC.
DeHart Family Vertical File, NJHGC
Scope and Content of the Records
The Sarah DeHart Condit Collection primarily consists of genealogical research conducted on John DeHart's lineage. Among the papers are correspondence between
family members attempting to establish their eligibility in the Daughters of the American Revolution. Sarah ultimately received DAR membership in 1913 through
the line of Moses Baldwin who served as a Private during the War for Independence and was born in Newark New Jersey in 1757.
A notable selection of material relates to the family's participation in the Parsippany Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), including handwritten speeches given at local events and programs from various activities.
The collection also includes genealogical notes and correspondence related to the families of Ebeneezer Cobb, Henry Cobb, and Moses Baldwin, Benjamin Howell, Samuel Ogden,
and Benjamin Smith. Much of the correspondence is addressed to Sarah DeHart ("Mrs. B.S. Condit") from a close relative as they refer to "our grandfather" and other shared kin in a number of letters.
Research notes also exist for the Bates, Brinkerhoft, Burnet, Condit, Farrand, Gaines, Johnson, Parritt, Smith, and Waterbury families. A small group of
ephemera includes transcribed invitations to 1824 and 1825 balls in honor of George Washington's birth and in recognition of General Lafayette, as well as a Class of 1854
College of New Jersey reunion program, and a thirty-four-star American Flag.
Arrangement of the Records
The papers are arranged into four series, I: Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), 1913 - 1965; II: Correspondence, 1889 - 1939; III: Genealogy, 1865 - 1933; and IV: Ephemera, 1824 - 1894. Items in Series I are organized chronologically by title, as is Series II.
Series III (Genealogy) is further arranged into two sub-series, General and Family Notes; and most of the material in this series in undated. Family Notes is arranged alphabetically into fifteen sub-sub-series according to surname,
1. Baldwin, 2. Bates, 3. Brinkerhoft, 4. Burnet, 5. Cobb, 6. Condit, 7. DeHart, 8. Farrand, 9. Gaines, 10. Howell, 11. Johnson, 12. Ogden, 13. Parritt, 14. Smith, and 15. Waterbury. Series IV is arranged chronologically and includes a delicate 1861 - 1863 American Flag stored in a separate box.
Most of the papers in the collection arrived individually labelled and organized, and this arrangement has been maintained even when it resulted in duplicate entities.
For instance, the Genealogy - Family Notes sub-sub-series has several folders of notes on individuals' lineage that have been foldered separately given their
apparent creation by different authors at various points in time.
Important Information for Users of the Papers
This collection is open for research under the conditions set forth in the North Jersey History and Genealogy Center archives access policy. All archival material should be handled with care and kept in its original order; notes may only be taken in pencil or with a computer, and food and drink are prohibited in the Reading Room. Records may be copied for scholarly or personal research using the edge scanner or a digital camera without flash; however, researchers must obtain copyright permission prior to publishing material from the collection.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Mrs. Benjamin S. Condit, nee Sarah Augusta DeHart. Collection deposited by the Morris County Historical Society, March 1980.
Preferred Citation
Sarah DeHart Condit Collection, 1824 - 1965, North Jersey History and Genealogy Center, Morristown and Morris Township Library.
Processing Information
Processed, described and encoded by Jeffrey V. Moy, Archivist, December 2025.
Container List
Series I: Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), 1913 - 1965
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1
DAR Membership for Sarah DeHart Condit,
1913
1
2
NSDAR Parsippanong Chapter Progressive Luncheon for Boulder Fund, program,
1919
1
3
Planting of the First Tree remarks accompanying Memorial Day ceremony,
May 1921
1
4
In Memory of Mrs. Ruth E. Fairchild, First Regent of the Parsippany Chapter, NSDAR,
1922
1
5
Report of the Parsippanong Chapter -- The First Meeting,
August 23, 1922
1
6
Parsippany Chapter Dedication of the Soldier's Monument,
May 30, 1923
1
7
Parsippany Chapter memorial tree planting remarks,
1925
1
8
New Jersey Room of Memorial Continental Hall in Washington, D.C., booklet by Ellen Leaming Matlock,
1931
1
9
Parsippany Chapter Directory,
1944-1965 with gaps
1
10
Sarah DeHart Condit DAR application as a descendant of Moses Baldwin,
n.d.
Series II: Correspondence, 1889 - 1939
1
11
Letter from Isaac Ogden to Charles DeHart regarding Ogden and DeHart genealogy,
1889
1
12
Letter regarding John DeHart lineage,
1912
1
13
Letter to Mr. Van Duyre regarding John DeHart and DAR eligibility,
1912
1
14
Letter from Maria D. Green to Mrs. B.J. Condit regarding Smith, Condit, and Green families,
1918
1
15
Letter from Gertrude Shrater [sic?] to her cousin regarding Grandpa Baldwin's birth and death dates,
ca.1920
1
16
Letter from Cora E. Hammond to Mrs. Condit regarding Cobb and Salter genealogy,
1924
1
17
Letter from William H. Cobb to Valina regarding William Cobb lineage,
1938
1
18
Letter from Anna to Cousin Charles regarding Ebenezer Cobb lineage and Sarah Condit's "The Cobbs in Troy, New Jersey",
1939
Series III: Genealogy, 1865 - 1933, n.d.
Sub-Series 1: General
1
19
Notebook of genealogy notes on descendants of John DeHart, Mary Canfield, Mary DeHart Righter, Baldwins, Benjamin Smith, Cobbs, Henry Howell,
n.d.
1
20
Tombstone transcriptions: Baker, Baldwin, Clark, Beach, Cobb, Crane, DeHart, Dixon, Ford, Righter, Farrand, et al.
Sub-Series 2: Family Notes
Sub-Sub-Series 1: Baldwin
1
21
Eliza Baldwin Halsey lineage,
n.d.
1
22
Moses Baldwin lineage,
n.d.
Sub-Sub-Series 2: Bates
1
23
David Wright lineage,
n.d.
1
24
Joseph Bates lineage,
n.d.
1
25
Thomas Benedict lineage,
n.d.
Sub-sub-series 3: Brinkerhoft
1
26
"The Brinkerhoft Family" by Mrs. Ruth E. Fairchild,
December 1913
Sub-sub-series 4: Burnet
1
27
Joe Burnet lineage,
Sub-sub-series 5: Cobb
1
28
Henry Cobb lineage,
n.d.
1
29
Henry Cobb lineage,
n.d.
1
30
John Cobb lineage,
ca.1910
1
31
John Cobb lineage,
n.d.
1
32
John Cobb lineage,
n.d.
1
33
John Cobb lineage,
n.d.
Sub-sub-series 6: Condit
1
34
John Ogden Condit lineage,
n.d.
1
35
Stephen Condit,
n.d.
1
36
Timothy Condit lineage, with letter from Elizabeth Howell to Susan regarding Howell genealogy,
ca.1864
1
37
Timothy Condit lineage,
n.d.
Sub-sub-series 7: DeHart
1
38
Baltus DeHart lineage,
n.d.
1
39
Elizabeth DeHart lineage,
n.d.
1
40
John DeHart lineage,
ca.1914
1
41
John DeHart lineage,
n.d.
1
42
John DeHart lineage,
n.d.
1
43
John DeHart lineage,
n.d.
1
44
John DeHart's Revolutionary War service,
n.d.
1
45
Note regarding Balthazar DeHart purchase of 134-acre plantation in 1671
Sub-sub-series 8: Farrand
1
46
DAR speech on the family history of Nathanial Farrand of Milford, Connecticut,
1930
1
47
Nathanial Farrand lineage,
n.d.
Sub-sub-series 9: Gaines
1
48
Nathanial Gaines lineage,
ca.1919
1
49
Notes regarding lineage of Mary, Jonathan, and Nathaniel Gaines,
n.d.
Sub-sub-series 10: Howell
1
50
Benjamin Howell lineage copied by Elizabeth Howell,
1865
1
51
"Howell Genealogy and Some Cobb Items,"
ca.1933
1
52
John Howell lineage,
n.d.
Sub-sub-series 11: Johnson
1
53
Ancestry of Jacob Cummings Johnson to John Cummings Johnson of Newark, New Jersey,
ca.1924
Sub-sub-series 12: Ogden
1
54
John Ogden lineage,
n.d.
1
55
Samuel Ogden lineage,
n.d.
1
56
Samuel Ogden lineage,
n.d.
Sub-sub-series 13: Parritt
1
57
Eleanor Parritt/Parrots lineage,
n.d.
Sub-sub-series 14: Smith
1
58
Benjamin Smith lineage,
n.d.
1
59
Benjamin Smith lineage,
n.d.
1
60
Hiram Smith military service during the Revolutionary War,
n.d.
1
61
Mary Smith lineage,
n.d.
1
62
Occupations of Richard, Benjamin, and Hiram Smith,
n.d.
Sub-sub-series 15: Waterbury
1
63
Ancestry of Harriet Waterbury back to Rev. John Scudder,
1920
Series IV: Ephemera, 1824 - 1894
1
64
Hand copied text of invitations to balls for Washington's Birth Night and to honor General Lafayette,
1824, 1825
1
65
Reunion of the Class of 1854 of the College of New Jersey, 1854-1894, booklet
2
1
Thirty-four star American Flag made in Morristown by Mrs. Silas Byram Condit and daughters, flown after Abraham Lincoln's assassination, gift of Alice R. and Helen C. Lee [extremely fragile],
1861-1863