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HISTORICAL AND
GENEALOGICAL MISCELLANY
Columbia elniversity in the City of new York THE LIBRARIES
Bequest of Frederic Bancroft 1860-1945
HISTORICAL
AND
GENEALOGICAL MISCELLANY
Data Relating to the Settlement and Settlers of
NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY
JOHN E. STILLWELL, M. D.
VOL. II.
NEW YORK
1906
100 1.54
DEDICATION
TO THE MEMORY OF MY ESTEEMED FRIENDS.
THERESE WALLING SEABROOK. ASHER TAYLOR, EDWARD SALTER, AND TEUNIS G. BERGEN,
PIONEER GENEALOGISTS, WHOSE PRIOR LABORS HAVE LIGHTENED) MINE.
ABBREVIATIONS
A
Account, Accountant, acct. Acknowledged, Acknowledgment, ackn. Administered, Administration, admin. Administrator, admr. Administratrix, admrx. Admission, Admitted, adm. Admonished, Admonition, admon. Affirmation, affirm.
Against, agnst. Application, appli. Appraiser, appr. Arbitrator, arb. Assessor, assr. Assistant, asst. Attachment, attach. Attestation, attest. Attorney, att'y.
Detendant, dett. Deposition, dep. Died, d.
E
Epitaph, cp. Estate, est. Examination, Examined, exam Excommunicated, excom. Execution, ex. Executor, exr. Executrix, exrx.
F
Father, fa.
G
Gentleman, gent. Grand-daughter, grand-dau. Grandfather, grandfa. Grandmother, grandmo. Grandson, grands. Guardian, guard.
H
Husband, hush.
I
Indicted, Indictment, indict. Intention, intent. Intestate, intest. Inventory, inv.
J
Juryman, Juror, jur. Justice, just.
L
Legacy, Legatee, leg
Magistrate, magist. Married, md. Master, mast. Member, memb Memorandum, memo Mentioned, ment
Merchant, mer Me senger, mes. Mistress, mist Mother, mo.
Overseer, ovsr
P
Petition, Petitioner, pet. Plaintiff, pltf Proclamation, proc. Proved, pr. Province, pro.
R
Receipt, recpt. Received, rec'd. Recorded, rec. Recorder, recdr. Referee, Reference, ret.
Register, reg.
S.
Secretary, secry. Servant, serv't. Signature, sig. Sister, sis. Son, 5. Surrogate, sur. Suspended, Suspension, susţ Survey, Surveyor, survey.
T
l'estator, testa Testimony, test. Town, twn. Trustee, trust.
V
V'estryman, vestrym.
11:
Wolow. wid. Wife, w. Witness, Witnesses, w.'
ERRATA
Page 47, 4th line, date should read 1722, instead of 1772. l'ige 114, 6th from last line should read Anthony Bokser, instead of Baker. Page 118, 15th line should read wachtman, instead of watchman. Page 133, 21st line should read Johannes Martinus, instead of Johnnes. Page 290, last line should readl David Tavlor, instead of Davidaylor. Page 352, 19th line should read Ort. 2. 1320.
Baptised, bp. Born, b. Brother, bro. Buried, bur.
C
( ertificate, cert. Church, ch. Clerk, clk. Co licil, cod. Confession, conf. Committee, com'tee. Commission, Commissioner, comr. Complaint, Complainant, comp't. Constable, const. Conveyance, Conveyancer, convey Creditor, cred.
D
Daughter, dau. Deacon, dea. Decea ed, dec'd. De lairation, dec. Declination, decl
CONTENTS
PAGES
COURT RECORDS-BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY, 1-47
PARISH REGISTER OF ST. MARY'S (ST. ANN'S), BURLINGTON, N. J., 49-122
INSCRIPTIONS-ST. MARY'S CHURCHYARD, BURLINGTON, N. J .. . 123-147
FIRST TOWN BOOK OF MIDDLETOWN, N. J., . 149-198 199-255 RECORD OF EAR MARKS OF MIDDLETOWN, N. J., .
RECORD OF THE BAPTIST CHURCH, MIDDLETOWN, N. J., .
256-275 JAMES MOTT'S JOURNAL, 263-274
INSCRIPTIONS-BURYING GROUNDS, MONMOUTH COUNTY, N. J., 277-348 BIBLE RECORDS-MONMOUTH COUNTY, N. J., . 349-363
PATENTS FOR LANDS ON QUIT RENTS, MONMOUTHI COUNTY, N. J., 366-385 SURVEYS OF LANDS ON QUIT RENTS, MONMOUTH COUNTY. N. J .. . ·
387-393
WARRANTS FOR SURVEY ON LANDS ON QUIT RENTS, MONMOUTH COUNTY, N. J .. . .
395-401
QUIT RENTS OF SHREWSBURY. EAST NEW JERSEY. 402-410
QUIT RENTS OF MIDDLETOWN, EAST NEW JERSEY. . 412-420
GAWEN LAWRIE'S ACCOUNTS, EAST JERSEY QUIT RENTS.
ACCOUNT OF SHREWSBURY PATENTS, 421-122 MIDDLETOWN QUIT RENTS, . 423
ABSTRACTS FROM MEN'S MONTHLY MEETINGS, SHREWSBURY, N. J., 425-430
COURT RECORDS-BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY.
THE COURT RECORDS June 14th 1680 .*
In this Book are Recorded several antient Wills, & many Entrys of Administrations Granted Under the Proprietary Governmt; also Marriages, Deaths & Births &c. 1680.
The Proceedings of Cort at Burl
Tho : olive, Daniell Wills, Robrt Stacy & Ma
The Names of all ye ffreeholdrs & Inhabittants within of ye Cort at Burlington, who are to doe their Sute & se
Tho : Olive
John Hooton
James Wills
ffrancis Be
Daniell Wills
Willm Beard
John Dewsberry
Thomas Hod
Rob' Stacy
Com's Jolin Snowden John Anthram
Willm Hodgsk [ins]
Mahlon Stacy
Tho: Budde
Jonathan Eldridge
John Burton
Willm Emley
Tho : Wright
Geo : Bartlemew
Jolin Petty
Tho : Revell, Clerke
Tho: Gardiner, Constble
Seath Smith Mathew Allen
Barnett Devonifh
Sam11 Wright
John Lambert
John Kinsey
Willm Hullanes
Andrew Smith
John Hollingshead
Richard Arnall [?]
Jolin Shenn
Tho : Lambert
John Woolston
Godfrey Hancock Thomas Potts
Jonas Keen
Tho: Wood
Willm Brightwell
Tho : Ellis
Capt Hance Mo-f-
James Pharowe
Willm Peachiec
Sam1 Oldale
ffrederick ffred-
John Rogers
Robt Powell
Henry Jacobs
Sam11 Coale
Rob' Mirfin
Tho: Eves
Roger Hawkins
Henry Tred-way
Willm Black
Sam" Lovett
Antho: Woodhoule
The Jurors names
Tho: Lambert
John Woolleston
Tho : Palmer
Tho : Wright John Boarton Walter Pomfrey
Tho : Harding
Sam" Lovett
Robrt Powell
John Cripps Sam11 Wright
Willm Cooper
John Mifflin Indicted for ffelloniously takeing away one paire of Shooes & ffive small Box Locks, late ye Goods of Robrt Hodgkins, deceased: whereof hee was formerly Convicted be- fore Tho: Olive and Daniell Wills, Comiffion's: And by them bound over to this Coft.
The Prison' Mifflin pleads not Guilty to ye Indictmt & putts himselfe upon ye Jury. The Indictmt being not proved, ye Jury, (by Tho: Lambert their foreman), bring him in not Guilty, where upon the Cort Cleares him.
one Gelding of John Tests formerly Attached by Willm Byles, (upon Tests not Appeareing), called forfeit: Willm Clarke haveing given in Evidence yt ye said Test was indebted to ye said
* Where punctuation is incorrect, it so appears in the original.
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Henry [no name]
Joshua Wright, Const ble
John Cripps
Clement Shenn
John Wood
John Roberts
Richard Dungworth [?]John Woollman
Willm Cooper
HISTORICAL MISCELLANY.
Byks about 10"> & Daniell Wills alf - declared yt ye said Test had notice given to make his de- fence. The said Gekling was alsoe Apprized by Daniell Wills, Mahlon Stacy & Tho: Lambert to ;", whereof ve Con Charges & Apprizeing came to 10
Ordered by ve Got That if any pson or psons shall hereafter, directly or indirectly. sell any Run me or other strong Liquor to any Indian or Indians, either by great or small measure without order from ye Cort, then such pson or psons soe offending shall forfeit & pay for every such offence 50% And upon refuseall neglect or non paymt of ye same it shall be Levyed upon any of ye Goods & Chattells of ye pson or psons soe offend- ing by distrefse & Sale of ye same. This to Continue till further order.
21b: 10
[Edge of page missing and worn.]
That if any pson or psons shall take away a Boat Landing where ye owner shall leave ye same, without [s]hall forfeit & pay for every such offence 20$
hat if any pson or psons within ye Jurisdiccion of ye Cort y for selling Ale, Beare or strong Liquors without ) ye Cont shall for every moneth wherein hee or they shall - 514 contrary to order aforesaid forfeit & pay )
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-t is further ordered That all psons within ye Jurisdiccon of ye Cont bring in to ye next Cont ye marks & Earemarks wherewith they have ed or intend to mark their Cattle, Horfes, Sheep & Swine, to ye intent that psons mark may be entered & inrolled & their Cattle, Horfes, sheepe & e may be knowne each from other.
o. [1080 }]
At the Cont at Burlington, .Aug. 33
Tho: Olive Daniell Wills
Mahlon Stacy & William Emley
( Comisiones
Rob" Stacy
The Jurors Names
William Peachce William Cooper Thomas Budde Tho. Harding
Godfrey Hancock Thomas Wright John Rogers John Lambert
Willm Hewland Tho : Lambert John Shinne James Pharrowe
Sam" C'iffe Complaines ag" Tho: olive for takeing & unjustly detayning a Gunne of ye said Samuells, to which ye deft pleads not guilty, whereupon Issue is Joyned: But before ye Jury bring in their Virdiet ye Pl & deft referre it ; & agreed.
The names of those who gave in the Eare marks of their Swyne, which are as followes:
Tho: olive f The Right Fare pt cutt of & two slitts in ye Remaind' \ thus " "Edward Bolton hath this marke" [In " " crossed out ]
Will" Cooper : The Right Eare two holes thus fool" Godfrey Hancock: The Right Eare Cropt & slitt thus for" John Snowden : The Right Eare snipt ye Left cropt thus Ba
Tho: Harding. The Left Eare Cropt & a peece sloped of thus altered by order of Court as see after [Mark crossed out.]
Right ' Farc' 1 ctt
I.cft |sic]
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Mathew Allen ( The Right Eare Cropt & Two slitts in ) ye left Eare thus I S Sam" Oklale: The Right Eare Snipt ye left Cropt thus By
[Right ]
{ Left
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John Boarton : The Right Eare Slit & ye left snipt thus Be
Willm Peachce: The Left Eare a peece cutt out of the underside like a halfe moone with a small slitt on ye Top thus per
Davifse[?]: The Right Eare Cro-t & one slit in ye left thus les [Margin of page missing.] (3)
John Cripps & ye Left two slitts thus ( Both Eares Cropt, & ye Right Earc one flitt 1 $
Robrt Murfin: The Right Eare a peece cutt out on ye underside like a halfe moone & snipt on ye end thus je
Tho : Gardner : The Right Eare Slitt & ye Left Cropt thus first
Tho: Budde: The Right Eare snipt & ye Left Cropt Thus Le
Capt Hannce: The Right Eare snipt next ye head thus far
Jonas Keen: The Left Eare pt cutt of, then split in ye Midle, & ye ) outward pt from ye head cut of againe thus me
ffrederick ffredericks : The Right Eare pt cutt of, & snipt next ye head, & a sloped flit on yt pte yt is not snipt thus pe
John Hannce: Both Eares snipt thus far
William Hewlin : The left Eare pte cut of & a slitt in it thus
Thomas Revell: The left Eare cropt & a hole in the Right thus far
[sic] 1680 At the Cort at Burlington, Sept 6th { see more in Page 9
Tho : olive Robt Stacy
Daniell Wills Mahlon Stacy & Willm Emley
Comiffion's
It is ordered That the psons concerned in willm Peachee's Propriety who have noe Meadowe belonging to them, shall have meadowe at ye Point of Rankokus Creek belonging to ye same Lott pportionable to each mans purchace.
It is further ordered That noe Person or psons shall hereafter fell any Rumme or other strong Liquor to any Indian or Indians by any measure or measures smaller then by the halfe Anchor, And yt all such psons as shall sell ye same by ye halfe Anchor, fhall take speciall care yt such Indian & Indians as shall buy ye fame Liquors in man- ner aforcfaid shall speedily depart with ye fame Liquors apart into ye Woods to drinke ye fame there, yt foe the people may not bee disturbed by them ; upon paine to forfeit for every such offence ffifty fhillings: And upon refufeall or nonpaymt thereof, to be levyed upon any of ye Goods or Chattells of ye Perfon or psons soe offending by dis- treffe & sale of ye same.
21b 105
The former order about selling Rummeor other strong Liquors being the day & yeare above- written Repealed.
[sic]
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HISTORICAL MISCELLANY.
Cap' Hance Permitt being Viewed this Con; beares date in febr 1074. The Cor same day deman led of Jonas Keene to fhew his Tytle to ye Land hee holds; whofe Answer was yt hee holds it under Peter Peterfon, which, (Peterfon), had it of Capt. Hance & after fold his Right therem to ve faid Jonas.
John Cripps & John Hollingshead Lycenced by ye Cort to keep. (each of them), an Ordnary for selling .W .. Beere & other Liquors, & for ye entertaining of Travellers : untill 29th Sept 1681.
[ L'pper margin of page missing.]
-ers an Accon of Trespafse upon ye Cafe againft Iston agreed. n enters an Accon of Trespafse upon ye Cafe agf Tho: Potts agreed Allen enters an Accon of Trefpafse upon ye Cafe agst Geo. Bartlemew & Mary his wife.
llenry Jacobs enters an Accon of Trespafse upon ye Cafe agst ["Tho, olive," crossed out] daniell wills & Rob' Stacy.
October 4th 1680.
Tho : Olive, Daniell Wills & Wm Emley, Comifsion's
The Jury
I'm Peachec in° Cripps Tho : Ellis Jnº Woollston
Bernard Devonish In° Shine Tho : Eves Sam" Lovett
Tho: Harding W'm Brightwell Godfrey Hancocke Jnº Kinzey
Mathew Allen agst Geo. Bartlemew & Mary his wife: ye deft pleads not but lets ye Accon goc by default ; ye P'lt proved his debt & had judgmt awarded.
Henry Jacobs ag ' daniell wills & Rob' Stacy: ye Jury finde for ye Pl & give him his debt & Cofts of suite.
Ephraim Warwin Indicted for breaking ye stocks, found Guilty by ye Jury, & ffyned 51d which ye Cont Mittigates to 505.
Elizabeth Kinzey Enters an Accon of Slander againft Samuell Cole.
Booke C.
Containing the Records of Probate of Wills, Admnistracons, Bonds, Specialties. [ Upper margin of page missing.] (1)
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William Hew lins had a Lre of Admistracon granted.
George Hutchenson admitted Guardyon for George Goforth ye 13th of Auguft. 1681, by Tho : Budde & Mahlen Stacy ! Com
Isaac Marriott By one Bond Dated Sept 31 1681, bound in ffowre Hundred pounds of Lawfull Englifh money, To Sam" Jennings & Thomas Oliffe-now in England, as ffec ffees for Joyce olliffe, with Condicon in Consid'acon of a Marriage intended be- tweene ye said Ifaac & Joyce, That if, (after ye faid intermarriage), The said Haac
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fhall depart this life before ye said Joyce, Then ye faid Isaac fhall give & bequeath Two Hundred pounds sterling of his Eftate to ye faid Joyce, her Exec' & Afsignes ; And if ye faid Joyce fhall depart this life before ye faid Haac & leave noc Iffue of her body then liveing; That then ye faid Joyce shall have liberty before her deceafe, by her will, to dispofe of what Legacyes fhee fhall pleafe, not exceeding in ye whole one Hundred pounds sterling; which will ye faid Ifaac thereby Covenants to pforme. But if ye faid Joyce fhall die before ye faid Haac & leave Iffue of her body then liveing, Then ye faid Ifaac, his Excers, Adm's or Affignes, fhall pay to ye abovefaid Sam11 Jennings & Thomas Olliffe, their Execrs or Afsignes, Two Hundred pounds Sterling for the vfe & benefitt of fuch child or children then liveing, at fuch tyme as ye faid Sam" Jennings & Thomas olliffe, their Exeers or Afsignes, fhall fee it needfull to take fuch child or children into their owne Tuition: Sealed and deliured to Sam" Jenings to ye vfes abovefd before John Butcher, Thomas Wallis & Tho : Revell, CIreg. [Clerk?]
en
nt
Stephen Kent then left this Third Bill of Exchange herein after menconed in ye hands & Cuftody of Sarah Biddle; Charged upon John Ofgood & Thomas Barker, to be paid within Thirty dayes after sight, there being two Bills more of ye fame Tenor & date being as followeth :
Pennsylvania Octob 18th 1682.
Loveing ffriends
John Osgood & Thomas Barker, Be pleafed to pay unto Stephen Kent or his order, Att the Thirty dayes sight, The sume of Two Hundred & Twenty pounds, nyneteene shillings & Tenne pence, The like vallue here received of him in goods ; This being my Third Bill, ye firft & fecond of ye fame Tenor & date not being paid, Pray make good paymt. & place it to ye Accompt of Yor afsured friend
To John Osgood in White hart
Cort, in Gratious street, M'chant, London Griffith Jones.
Or Tho: Barker, in Seething Lane, M'chant
That Griffith Jones acknowledged ye moneyes in ye Bill abovemenconed due to ye fd Stephen Kent & gave ye Bills, are Witnefses Robert Hopper, Mr of ve Providence of Scar- brough, Tho: Wright, of Afsifmuck Creek, in Weft Jerfey, & Tho: Revell, Record', in ye Prov- ince Weft Jerfey.
Capt Willm Septemb 18th 1682.
Lugger Proteft Capt. William Lugger, Mr of ye Marcy of ffowey, John Heath, mate, & nicholas dowrick, Boatfwayne, of ye fd fhipp, Atteft yt they arrived in Pennfylvania ye 15th Auguft laft paft & wthin 3 dayes after Landed their Paffengrs And ye 16th feptemb. then following might haue fett fayle; But was hindred by Willm Pickerin, late of St. Auftell, in Cornwall, in England, M'chant, for his building a houfe, he haueing noe place to fecure his goods on fhoare, whereupon ye fd Capt. Lugger &c. defired mee to make pteft againft ve fd Willm Pickerin for all Cofts &c. whereupon pteft was made before mec, & Jnº Teft, Tho. Wall, Ino Adye, Charles Pickering, Tho. Phillipps, Edw. Read, Willm Eaft, Phill Michell, Willm More.
by mec Tho. Revell.
Page 3 Tho: Wright Bill from Hen : Bowman
1682.
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- Rc one Bill obligatory beareing date the laft day of december, Anno. 1677- wherein Henry Bowman, then of Grauesend, in Long Ifland, is bound in Thirty two pounds sterling, of old England to Tho: Wright, then of Burlington, in weft Jerfey, his Execrs, Adm's or Afsignes, for deliury of three sufficient
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HISTORICAL MISCELLANY.
valueable & goods Cowes & two Mares aboue ye age of 4 yeares & under S= & alfoe 3 Calves & one Colt unto ye faid Thomas Wright, his Exeors, Adm's or Mfsignes, in ye broad street or m'kett place of Burlington aforefaid, upon or before the Sixth day of June then next enfueing ye date of ye faid Bill, & was Sealed & deliu'ed before
Joseph Helmfley & William Clayton
Henry Bowman.
A Proclama- tion
Province Weft New Jerfey December 11th 1682. By the Gov'no' & Councell.
Whereas severall Complaynts have beene & are made concerning ye felling, Cutting & selling of great quantities of Timber from many places & parts of this Province And carrying & Conveying away ye fame to other parts, both in & out of ve Province, To ye great dammage & injury of thofe who are or fhall be interefted therein :
Thefe are therefore straytly to Charge & forewarne all pfon or pfons from selling, dispofeing of, or Conveying away of any Timber within this Province from of ye Land to any place either within or out of this Province, whether they be such pfon or pfons as haue taken up & holl his or their Land by way of pmitt, or otherwife by a former Authority, untill his or their Right therein be feene & approved of by ye Authority of this Province, or untill hee or they haue fuch Land foe holden, Legally Conveyed to him or them by deed or Con- veyance derived from the Proprietor of ye faid Province, or any other pfon or pfons whatfoevr, (except onely from fuch Lands where ye ffreehokles haňe Legally taken up, Surveyed & Seated ye fame by vertue of a Legall deed, Conveyance or Right derived from ye Proprietor of ye faid Province).
In purfuance whereof all pfons within this Province are hereby required upon their knowledge of any fuch offend' or offend's to give notice of fuch offence & offends, to ye Governor of ye faid Province, That fuch offend may be punished according to ye nature of ye offence, according to ye Lawes of this Province.
This Proclamacon was publifhed at ye next Cont after ye date abovewritten.
[Part of upper margin missing.]
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ington Province Weft Jerfey } December 11 1682.
Att a Towne meeting held for ye Regulation of affaires within ye Island of Burlington, by ye ffrechoki's therein Concerned according to a power & authority to them granted by ye Gen'all Afsembly of ye faid Province: It is ordered as followeth (vizt.) :
That all pfon & pfons within ye Island of Burlington, who doe, or fhall, (from & after ye firft day of ye Twelveth Moneth comonly called ffebruary, next). keep Hogg or Swyne ww'in ve said Island, fhall keep ye same lawfully Rung & youked or otherwife fhall keep them from going abroad within ve faid Island; or upon faykr thereof fuch pfon or pfons foe offending fhall forfeit & pay for each & every day whereon hee or they fhall soe offend after warning thereof given, one fhilling to ye vfe of ye Towne of Burlington.
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2. And further That if any of ye Inhabittants or ffrecholdr within ye said Island of Burlington fhall from henceforth sett up any ffenccing for fecureing of his owne Lott, Ilce & they fhall haue reafonable allowance for all fuch Charge & Cofts, (for foe much of ye ffence as apperteyneth to ye next Lott or Lotts to make), as hec or they fhall haue laid out in ye getting up & preferving of ye fame, which hee or they to whom fuch next Lott or Lotts apperteynes fhall repay, when hee or they fhall take up or make ufe of fuch next Lott or Lotts.
And alfoe That whofoever from henceforth fhall breake, pull downe or deftroy any ffenec, Rayle, Logg or Pale, belonging to any ffence within ye Island of Burlington, fhall pay for every fuch offence 3$ 4ª And whofoever fhall take away any Pale, stick or materiall belonging to a fence in Burlington, (if accidentally fallen downe), or any wayes laid there for repayring ye ffence, fhall pay Two fhillings for every peece hee or they fhall take away, ye one halfe thereof to ye informer, And ye other halfe to ye ptye agreeved or injured.
Overfeers then chofen for repayring ye Bridge f ffrancis Collins (John White.
Tho : Budd
& Overfeers of ye Poore Arthur Cooke John White
Thefe orders were publifhed at ye next Cort after ve date abovewritten.
[Upper margin of page missing.] 1683.
Willm Clarke, by & with ye Confent & likeing of John Howf-, his fervt Afsignes over ye tyme & fervice of ye fayd Jnº Howfon-
being for ye Terme of nyne yeares, from ye tyme of his Arriveall in Weft Jerfey, unto Daniel Wills, Chymift, Daniel to finde ye fd Jnº Howfon Meat, drinke, Apparrell & Lodging wth other neceffaryes dureing ve fd Terme And at ye end of ye Terme to give to John Howfon one New fuite of Clothes, one new Hatt, one payre of new stockings, one payre of new fhooes & four new fhirts, wth all ye old Clothes yt ye fd Jno. Howfon fhall then haue; And 50 Acres Land to be free from all Quit Rents or other charges & incumbrances in yt kind from ye fd daniel Wills, his Heires & Affignes. Sealed &c. before Tho: Budd, Jnº Gofling Tho: Gardner, Henry Stacy Willm Biddle, Tho : ollive - Juftices.
November 2d 1683. John Ouldfield, of his owne good likeing & by ye Confent of ffrancis Rofsill, Truftee for him, bound apprentice to Onesiphorus Auftwick for ffive yeares from ye date of ye Indentures, to learne ye Trade of a Joyner. Onesiphorus to finde him meat, drinke, wafhing, Lodging & AApparrell dureing ye Terme, & at ye end of ye Terme, decently to Suite ye fayd John, his Apprentice, in fuch order as hee is now fuited with Apparell, & to pay him for ye 4 firft yeares 20$, Bofton money, yearely : & 40% of like Bofton money, at ye end & expiracon of his fd fervice ; ye Indentures dated ye ye second of ye 9th Mo :, called November, Anno: 1683, & Signed, Sealed & deliured in prfence of John Lambert Richard Love & Tho : Revell.
By ye Confent & approbation of ffrancis Rofsill.
March roth 1682. Onesiphorus Auftwick then Afsigned over ye remainder of John Oldfield's Terme abovefd, to John Chamnis, Carpenter, & John Chamnis to pforme ye
Page 5th March 26, 1683.
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HISTORICAL MISCELLANY.
Covenants above & to teach him, ye fd Jno Oldfield, ye Trade of a Carpenter. onely if John oldfield defire to learne ye Trade of a Joyner wthin ve terme abovefd. John Chamnis is then to caufe him to be inftructed therein & John Chamnis is to pay to ye fd John Oldfield ye on above menconed at ye end of his fervice abovefd: Onesiphorus Sealed & deliu'ed his pte by ye defire of ye faid John ol lfiel 1 & by ye approbacon of ffrancis Rofsill, his Truftee, before Robert Stacy & Tho: Revell: And John Chamnis Sealed his pte before John Renfhawe, John ffleckue & Tho: Revell, & alfoc a bond for paymt. of 611 84, this Countrey money, to onefiph : on ye 29 sept : next before ye fame witnefes.
[Part of upper margin of page missing.]
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The 19th of ye 4' Monethi, 1682.
Elizabeth Ellis, the daughter of Thomas Ellis, late of Burlington, deceafed, being left an Orphan; The day and yeare abovewritten was by Samuell Jenings, Thomas Budd & Elias ffarre, her Guardians or Truftees, put and placed with John Browne, of Burlington aforefd, with him to dwell untill fhee fhall accomplifh ye Age of Eighteene yeares or be marryed under the Conditions, Covenants and agreemts following (vizt.) :
The said John Browne hath had & Received from the hands of ye abovefd Sam11 Jenings, Thomas Budd & Elias ffarre, in goods amounting to the sume of Twenty Eight pounds Twelve shillings & Eight pence, In Consideration whereof the said John Browne, his Exeers, AAdm's or Afsignes, is to finde, pride & allowe to & for her, the said Elizabeth, sufficient meat, drinkc, wafhing. Lodging & Apparrell, dureing the said Terme or tyme, And to teach & instruct her in Reading, Soweing, Knitting. Spining & other Huswifery, And that when the said Elizabeth shall accomplifh the Age of Eighteene yeares That then the said John Browne, his Excers, Admmor Afsignes, fhall pay or eaufe to be paid for the faid Elizabeth unto the aforefd Guard- ians or to fome of them or to their Successors, the sume of Twenty & flower pounds Currant money within this Province, And in cafe of Mortality within ye Terme & tyme aforefd if either the said John Browne or the faid Elizabeth Ellis fhall depart this life before the Expiracon thereof, That then the faid Truftees or Guardians or their succefsors fhall & may caufe to be valued the lofse thereby happening to either ptye And accordingly order & appoint either paymt. or abatemt as fhall bee judged Equitable by Two or more pfons, indifferently to be nominated & appointed for that purpofe by the said Guardians or succefsors & the said John Browne, his Exeen or Admr. In Teftimony whereof the said ptyes haue to thefe prfents mutually put their hands & seales ye day & yeare firft abovewritten.
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