The Rex family is one of the pioneer families of Washington township. The founder of this now numerous family was George Rex He was born in Germany in 1682 and died in Washington Township, Oct. 18, 1772. He and his wife. Barbara, after spending some time in Germantown, came to Heidelberg (now Washington) township, in 1739, and took up a tract of about 4.00 acres of unclaimed and unwarranted land. He was justice of the peace for Northampton in 1757. Among other children were two sons; Jacob, and Abraham Jacob Rex received from his father, Dec. 20, 1749, a tract of 276 acres upon which in 1752, he erected a dwelling. Upon the date stone, in addition to the date he had carved his and his wife's initials. The stone was used again when the present house was built by George Rex, a great-great-grandson.