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left plantation bought of Charles Falkinburg until his sou Sammel comes of age. Eldest son John, sons Amos and Job; daughters Phebe, Alice and Hannah. Executors, Silas Crane, Daniel Stout, and w. Mary. Daniel Stout declined to act. Charles Falkinburg, brother of Caleb, m. Sarah Brindley, Nov. 3, 1795. He bought land near Goodluck, July 1, 1808, of Joseph Miller and w. Rachel. He had sons Caleb and others and moved West about 1818. At Barnegat, Captain Timothy W. Falkinburg, long a respected citizen of that place, d. July 5, 1878. He descended from John Falkinburg. This John Falkinburg in. Mary Somers of Great Egg Harbor, and had chiklren Saumel, John, Joseph, Somers, Hannah, Tabitha, Judith, and Susanna. The son Samuel, generally known as Captain Samnel Falk- inburg, m. Jan. 1807, Mary, dan. of Josiah Cranmer, of Cranmertown, Ocean county, and had eleven children. All of the old stock Falkinburgs left Egg Harbor except some of the descendants of Captain Samuel. Sarah Falkinburg bought a tract of land at Forked River in 1812, of Anthony Parker and Charles Parker for ninety dollars. In New Lexington grave- yard, Highland county, Ohio, is a tombstone to memory of Rhoda, wife of Caleb Falkinburg who died Feb. 10th, 1849, aged 21 yrs.
FARDON - In tracing this name back we find it given as Ferdon, Vardon and originally Verdon. The name is of French origin. Jacob Verdon ap- pears to have been the first of this family in this country. His farm, was between twentieth and twenty-fifth streets, Brooklyn. In Long Island records the name was sometimes given as Fferdon and Ferdon; the latter is the orthography retained by some descendants in New York state and else- where. Thomas Fardon who died about 1877, in the 84th year of his age, was one of the first Superintendents of the Sunday School of the old Holmdel Baptist church.
FENTON -John Fenton of Freehold, bought land of Edward Worth and Mary his wife, of Freehold, 1713. Thomas Fenton's lan ls bought of Thomas Parker, Jr., are referred to, 1716. Among soldiers in the patriot army in the Revolution were George and Thomas Fenton. Lewis Fenton, a blacksmith of Freehold, joined the Tories and was killed by a party in pursuit of him in 1779.
FLINN -Edward Flinn bought land of the proprietors in 1797, on the north side of Cedar Creek. His will was dated 1810 and proved Jan. 7, 1811. It is said that he was b. on the passage of his parents to this eoun- try and was buried in an old graveyard on the Gifford place at Toms River.
FITHIAN-The founder of this family was William Fithian. Tradition says he was a native of Wales and a soldier in Cromwell's army, and was present at the execution of Charles I; after Charles II was restored he had to fly for his life; he came to Boston, thence to Lynn, thence to East Hampton, L. I. Some account of his descendants is given in Howell's History of Southampton, L. I.
FISH-Charles Fish lived in Freehold, 1733. It is probable he came from Long Island.
FORMAN, FOREMAN, FURMAN -- The first of this name, probably, in New Jersey, was George Foreman, who, in 1681, bought with John Inians and others, 640 acres near, or at what is now New Brunswick and west of the Raritan river adjoining Matthews' Indian purchase. In Monmouth county the first of this family appear to have been Samuel Forman and Aaron For- man who are namel as early as 1688, and Thomas 1691. May 24th, 1695, Thomas Foreman and Mary Allen, both of Monmouth, were licensed to marry by Governor Andrew Hamilton. The license is now preserved in the library of the New Jersey Historical Society. The first Foremans in America were John and Giles Firmin, who came over with the Pilgrim Fathers in Governor Winthrop's fleet, 1630. They came from Sudbury, Suffolk county, England. The first named Jonathan Foreman of Mon- mouth, who was an early member of the Brick Church at Marlborough, married Margaret Wykoff, dan. of Cornelius Wykoff who was son of Peter and founder of the Wykoff family. In Monmouth county, some have ex- pressed the opinion that the Formans of Monmouth descend from John Foreman, the Scotch refugee from persecution, whose name is given in
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Whitehead's History of Perth Amboy, and who came over in 1685; but the writer can find nothing to sustain this theory. The commission of David Forman as High Sheriff of Monmouth county, 1780, is filed in the library of the New Jersey Historical Society.
General David Forman, the well remembered hero of Monmouth, is said to have been the fourth son of Joseph and Elizabeth Lee Forman. He was b. Nov. 3, 1745. His father was a wealthy shipping merchant of New York and afterwards retired from business and settled on a farm in New Jersey. Gen. Forman m. Feb, 28, 1767, Ann Marsh, dan. of Win. Marsh, of Maryland. He d. Sept. 12, 1797, aged 52 years. His children (as given by Miss Anna M. Woodhull) were:
1. Sarah Marsh Forman, b. Feb. 1, 1773, d. Jan. 18, 1799; m. her cousin, Major Wmn. Gordon Forman (son of Joseph, of Shrewsbury, ), who was a graduate of Princeton, and died at Lexington, Ky., 1812.
2. Rivine Forman m. James, son of Col. John Neilson, of New Brunswick, leaving an only dan., who m. Rev. George Griffin.
3. Ann Forman, who m. Dr. Jonathan Longstreet, of Monmouth.
4. Emma Forman m. Robert, son of General Cummings, of Newark, N. J.
5. Malvina Forman, living in Fauquier county, Va., 1873, aged 85, who owned the portraits of her parents, painted by Rembrandt Peale.
The will of David Forman of Freehold, dated Feb. 24th, 1802, proved 1813, speaks of him as "being anshant" ; it names w. Nelle's sons Jonathan, Tunis and Samuel; daus. Anna Lloyd. Jonathan's son David ; Samuel's son David.
FOXALL-In 1677, the proprietors, under concessions, granted to John Hance 240 acres of land in right of John Foxall.
FREEBORN-Gideon Freeborn was awarded a share of land 1667. He was of Portsmouth, near Newport, R. I., and was probably related to Wil- liam Freeborn, who is named among the freemen at that place 1655. The proprietors' Records at Perth Amboy, show that in 1677 a warrant for land was issued to Gideon Freeborn and wife, and again in 1681.
FRENCH-Philip French in 1736 bought 100 acres of John Antonides. This is an ancient West Jersey name. In 1670 John French, mason, had 15 acres of land at Woodbridge. In 1689 Thomas French had 621 acres from West Jersey proprietors, and other traets at different dates. In 1694 Thomas French, Jr., had land from them. In 1737 Thomas French had 96 acres in Mansfield and Richard French had 140 aeres in Mansfield. Mrs. Blackman says that the ancestor of the Little Egg Harbor family of the name was Francis French, who settled at Bass River before the Revolution.
FRENEAU-Philip Freneau was a resident of Mt. Pleasant, near Mata- wan. He was b. in Frankfort street, New York, Jan. 2, 1752. The family was of Huguenot descent. Pierre Freneau, the father of Philip, was at one time of South Carolina. He bought a large tract of land near Mount Pleasant where his son Philip removed to in 1794. The father and grand- father of Philip are buried in Trinity church yard, New York. Philip Freneau, when about 30 yrs. old, m. Eleanor Forman, dau. of Samuel. Gen. Jonathan Forman and Denise Forman were her brothers. They had four daughters. He graduated at Princeton in same class as did Jas. Madison. He died from exposure Dec. 18. 1833. An account of his life and literary labors is published in "Old Times in Old Monmouth."
FRYTHOWART-Aaron Frythowart, weaver, bought land 1721 of Major James Hubbard, Middletown.
FULLERTON-Jamed Fullerton is named as a juror 1692. He may have been the James Fullerton who at Woodbridge, March, 1684, was by a reso- Intion in town meeting "to be entertained as schoolmaster." Thomas and Robert Fullerton were among Scotch refugees from persecution who came to Perth Amboy; the first-named with his w. and ten servants, and Robert with nine servants, arrived in October, 1684. They were brothers of the Laird of Kennaber and located themselves with Thomas Gordon and others on Cedar Brook, about eight miles west of Amboy.
GARDINER-Richard Gardiner of Tintern Manor is named about 1680.
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In 1683 he bought land of Morgan Bryan; 1685, Feb. 17, he had conveyed to him by proprietors 100 acres of land at "Old Woman's Hill" in Middle- town township. Ho was appointed clerk of Monmouth county 1683 and continued until 1687. Joseph and Richard Gardiner are called sons-in-law by William Winter, in his will 1722. A family of Gardiners of Rhode Istand and said to have descended from Sir Thomas Gardiner, whose son, Joseph Gardiner, came to this country with first settlers; was b. 1601 and d. in King's county, Rhode Island, 1679. He left six sons; the fourth, George, d. a. 94; some of the family settled on Long Island.
GAUNTT- Zachary Gauntt of Sandwich, Mass, was among the original purchasers of land, 1667, but he seems to have settled at Newport, R. I. He had brothers Annanias and Israel who came to Monmonth and Anna- nias' son removed to Burlington county. In Bishop's "New England Judged " an ancient Quaker work published in London, 1703, it is said that Peter Gaunt, Ralph Allen, William Allen and Daniel Wing were fined twenty shillings each for not taking off their hats in court, and distress to the value of five pounds taken to satisfy the fine. This was about 1658. The same work adds that from Peter Gaunt was taken five kine, two heifers €30; one mare, two three-year-old steers, £12, eight bushels peas, £1-48; four bushels Indian corn and one-half bushel wheat 10s 6d £43 14s 6d, and other laws made to rob them of their goods. Zachary Gaunt of Sand- wich sold his share of land in Monmouth to his brother Annanias, Jan. 30, I668.
GIBESON, GUIBERSON In 1693, John Gibbonson and Daniel Hendrick of Flatbush, L. I., sold land to William Whitlock. John Gabeson was juror, 1699. In 1701, John Gysbertson of Middletown, sold 104 acres of land to Peter Wyekoff of Kings county, Long Island. Sep. 21, 1717, "John Gysbertse of Neversink, in the township of Crosswicks in the Jersies," con- veyed to his brother Harman of Flatbush, a house, barn, orchard and gar- den in Flatbush. After the Revolution, among land owners in what is now Ocean county, were Hezekiah Giberson and B. Giberson. About 1820 to '30 John Guiberson's saw mill, in what is now Ocean county, was on Tice Van Horn's brook.
GIBBONS-Richard Gibbons, one of the twelve men to whom was granted the Monmouth Patent, was an early settler of Gravesend, L. I., where he was held in such good estimation as to be chosen arbitrator in disputes. 1688, May 10, Mordecai Gibbons had 540 acres confirmed to him in right of his father. In 1693, he was named as ensign in the militia, Richard Gibbons, the founder of this family, while on Long Island, signed his name Richard Gibbine, as stated by Tunis G. Bergen. In Mon- mouth he signed it Richard Gibbings.
GIFFORD-William Gifford is named as being assigned a share of land in Monmouth among the original purchasers in 1667-70. He was prob- ably the William Gifford who about that time lived at Sandwich, Mass. In 1658-9 he was fined £57 19s. for refusing to swear allegiance and he, Geo. Allen and Richard Kirby and other Quakers were quite prominent at Sandwich previous to and about the time the first settlers came to Mon- mouth. The will of William Gifford, founder of the family in this coun- try, was probated March 2, 1687. It is said by Bristol county descendants that the Gifford family trace their origin back to the Conquest. At the battle of Hastings, A. D. 1066, Sire Randolph de Gifford was a standard bearer of William, the Conqueror; a descendant named Sir Ambrose Gif- ford had a son, Walter, who came to America in 1630 and was founder of the American Branch.
GOODBODY-William Goodbody is named in court proceedings 1693 as juror and also in the suit. In 1698 he bought land of Joseph Lawrence and in 1701 of John Stewart and Elizabeth, his w. His will was dated April 6, 1703.
GORDON-Thomas Gordon is occasionally mentioned in Freehold rec- ords as King's Attorney and in connection with other business. He was a native of Pitlochie, Scotland, and arrived in the Province of New Jersey in Oct., 1684, with his w. Ellen, and four children. A sketch of his life is
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given in Whitehead's History of Perth Amboy. In 1715 John Salter, of Freehold, deeded 120 acres to Peter Gordon, of same town. In 1753 Hon. Richard Salter had this deed recorded. In 1774 Elizabeth Gordon, dan. of Thomas, mn. John Salter, son of the Hon. Richard above named. Hon. John B. Gordon, U. S. Senator from Georgia, probably descended from a native of Monmouth county. Judge Cyrus Bruen, now in the 89th year of his age, thinks that he is a descendant of a brother of Ezekiel Gordon, who formerly resided on the Battle Ground, and well known in Freehold. The brother preferred to remove to Georgia, and was at one time a mer- chant in Savannah. In Freehold, 1776, David Gordon and Wilham Gor- don were named in list of inhabitants taxed In Christ Church graveyard, Middletown, are tombstones to the memory of Jos. Gordon, who d. 1841 in his 69th year; to his w., Ruth, in her 42d year, 1811, and to other mem- bers of the family.
GOULD- Daniel Gould of Newport, R. I., with Joshua Coggshall, paid for a share of land 1667. He did not settle, however, here. He was a deputy to the Rhode Island Colonial Legislature 1673, and Governor's assistant 1674. In 1677 he had a warrant for 120 acres of land in Mon- month under proprietors' concessions.
GOULDING, GOLDING-William Goulding was one of the twelve men to whom was granted the Monmouth patent 1665. It is supposed that he first settled in New Amsterdam, now New York, as he owned land there in 1643. In the original division of town lots in Middletown, 1667, he was given lot 25 and also outlands. He sold his town lot and meadows to Richard Hartshorne, the deed for which was acknowledged Nov. 25, 1672. In Freehold records his name is signed Will. Goldling. Joseph Golden or Goulding is next named in Freehold records. He bought 130 acres of land near Schenck's Hill, Middletown, of James Hubbard, Dec. 4, 1704; in 1700 himself and w. Anneke Davis were members of the Old Brick Church, Marlborough; he was grand juror 1713, etc. It is supposed that William Goulding, the Monmouth patentce, was one of Lady Deborah Moody's friends, who left Massachusetts on account of Puritan persecutions. The name is an ancient one in Massachusetts.
GRANDIN -In 1720 Daniel Grandin bought land of Richard Salter. In 1728 Daniel Grandin of Freehold, " Practitioner of Law," deeded land to Sarah Powell, who he calls sister-in-law. Among tombstones in old Topan- emus graveyard are some erected to the memory of members of the Grandin family. In surveys about 1755, recorded in proprietor's office, Perth Amboy, of land in what is now Brick township, " Grandin's Folly is occa- sionally referred to as a landmark, but no explanation is given of the origin of the term. in the Revolution, Daniel Grandin was a Loyalist officer in the New Jersey Royal Brigade.
GRANT-John Grant settled in what is now Ocean county, between Toms River and Cedar Creek before 1764, as in that year he was named among taxable inhabitants of old Shrewsbury township. He is frequently named in old records of deeds. John Grant of Monmouth had license to marry Sarah Irons, Nov. 3, 1750.
GREEN-In 1684, Sarah Reape sold to Abiah Edwards all her claim to land of Henry Green. Widow Green is named in a suit in court, 1705. John Green bought land of Stephen Colver, 1716. Elizabeth Green of Squan, was deceased in 1730, in which year letters of a:lministration were granted on her estate to her son and heir Joseph Gifford. In 1764, Henry Green and Henry Green, Jr., were taxed in Shrewsbury township.
GROVER-James Grover was one of the twelve men to whom was granted the Monmouth Patent, 1665, and he came to the county with the first settlers who are named, 1667. He was granted home lot number six- teen, in Midilletown and outlet number fifteen. He was among the first settlers of Gravesend, L. I., in 1646. He was collector for the poor, 1650. About 1654-5, James Grover, George Baxter and James Hubbard, prefer- ing English to Dutch rule, hoisted the English fag at Gravesend, declaring themselves subjects of the Republic of England. Baxter and Hubbard sent Grover to England by way of Boston, in 1656, to take a memorial to
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Oliver Cromwell. Baxter and Hubbard were arrested as traitors by the Dutch and sent to Fort Amsterdam und where they were liberated by Gov. Stuyvesant at the earnest solicitation of Lady Deborah Moody. Under the Proprietors' Concessions, Grover received in 1676, a warrant for 500 acres of land as one of the twelve men named in the Momonth Patent, James Grover, Sr., died about the beginning of the year 1686. le had three sons and two dans. Safety Grover, a son. and wife had a warrant for 120 acres of land in 107, from the Proprietors under the Concessions. 1654, July 26, Safety Grover and Richard Hartshorne were the only ones in Mid- dletown who voted against swine running at large on the commons. Among inhabitants taxed in Middletown. 1761, were James Grover, Esq., James Grover and Silvenus Grover. In Upper Freehold, 1758. Joseph Grover was taxed for 420 acres of land.
GULICK Hendrick Gulick bought land in Middletown of Win. Mernll May 22, 1704, being probably the same tract which Merrill bought of Richard Stout, Jr., and Frances, his w., in 1687. The first of the Gulick family in this country were Jochem and Hendrick. Jochem came in 1653. Hendrick's name appears the same year as a witness to a baptism in the old Dutch Reformed Church of New York. Jochem Gulick bought land at Six Mik Run, in Middlesex county, previous to 1717, where he owned 330 acres, situated on both sides of Ten Mile Brook. Peter lived in Middlesex county and had four sons and four daus. and d. near Franklin Park. Samuel Gulick, a brother of Abram, had four sons, Hiram, Joachin, Isaac and John. The Ocean county Guheks, it is said. descend from Ja- robus, who at one time lived at Pleasant Plains and then removed to Rhode Hall, where he kept the main hotel and stage house between New York and Philadelphia. He had children : Joachim, Cornelius, Abram (or " Brom." as the Dutch called him., John, Jacobus and Isaac. Isaac set- tled at Toms River about 1794, and m. Abigail Hatfield, a widow with one child. Isaac (inlick and w., Abigail, had five sons, viz : James, Stephen, Abner and William. Abner and William in., removed to Ohio and d. there. leaving issue. Nimrod moved to Tuckahoe, N. J., where he d., leaving issue Stephen (from whom some of these items are derived) lived at Toms River and then in Berkeley township, and ontlived all of the rest. James, who was the first judge appointed in Ocean county, was b. at Cran- bury. in Middlesex county, Jan 9, 1793, the year before his father removed to Toms River, and he d. July 5th, 1855. He had sons : John Hatfield (at one time Surrogate), Sidney, Henry ('lay, Horatio and another. Horatio was County Collector. Stephen, above named, was brother of Judge Jas. Gulick. In 1797 Isaac Gulick sold Dillon's Island to Abraham and George Parker, and in deed says he bought it 1794 of John Imlay. Members of the Gulick family became noted as missionaries and some settled in the Sandwich Islands, where, about 1870, Chas. T. Gulick held an official posi- tion in the Custom House.
HALL- John Hall was awarded a share of land 1670. He was probably from Portsmouth, R. I., as a John Hall is named there among original settlers. In 1702 Benjamin Hall, of Freehold, bought land of John Bonde. In 1722 John Hall was a witness to will of Richard Hartshorne.
HAIGHT About the first of this name mentioned in New Jersey records were Nicholas, Jonathan, David and John Haight, sons of Samuel Haight of Flushing, L. I., who in 1717, sold land at Amboy to George Willicks. The father, Samuel Haight of Flushing, was a prominent Quaker; he d. in 1712. William Haight bought land in Monmouth in 1795 of Michael Parker and Sarah, his w., and widow Abigail Bowman of New York. This William Haight had brothers Joseph, Charles and John. Charles settled at Long Branch. William Haight had son Thomas G., who was father of Gen. Charles Haight of Freehold.
HAINES, HAYNES Charles Hayres is named in 1671, in an agreement with Randall Huet about a sloop. In 1676 he had patent for 200 acres of land and meadow. The same year, 1676, Charles Haynes of Sussex, Dela- ware, formerly of Middletown, deeded land granted by Carteret 1676 to William Clark.
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HALSEY-Jesse Halsey of Stafford bonght land 1779 from Joseph Emley. He was at one time Justice of the Peace in Stafford. The Halsey family were early settlers in Essex county, and Joseph was perhaps the first named. Members of the family early settled on Long Island. In the tax list of Southampton, L. I., 1683, among taxpayers were Thomas Halsey, Isaac Halsey and Josiah Halsey. A large amount of genealogical informa- tion of branches of the Halsey family is to be found in the published records of the Presbyterian church of Morristown.
HAMILTON- Robert Hamilton is named as juror 1678. In 1679 he is named as living in New York. In 1682 he bonght land in Middletown of Jacob Truax. At the Court of Sessions at Middletown, March 22, 1687, the commission of Robert Hamilton as Clerk of the Peace was read. He is called Major at this time. Andrew Hamilton was Governor of East and West Jersey, and also Lient .- Governor of Pennsylvania from 1701 to 1703, and d. April 26 of the latter year.
HAMPTON-John Hampton came to this country, probably in 1683, as it is stated in Perth Amboy records that his children Jane, Elizabeth, Lideah, John and David were "imported" that year. His plantation in Monmouth is referred to in 1687. The will of David Hampton of Freehold dated Sept. 16, 1710. was proved Feb. 27, 1711. In 1764, John Hampton and James Hampton were assessed in old Shrewsbury township. William Hampton was assessed in Freehold, 1776. John Hampton was licensed to marry Lidy Hankinson. March 9. 1761.
HANCE - John Hance was among original settlers of Monmouth 1667. He was Deputy and overseer at a court held at Portland Point, Dec. 28, 1669. Sept. 1670, he covenanted to make a pair of stocks for the town, for which he was to receive twelve shillings and sixpence. During the brief sway of the Dutch in 1673, he was appointed " schepen " or magistrate by them. In 1676, he received a warrant for 330 acres of land. The will of John Hance was dated March 24, 1707, proved Jan. 27, 1710. It states that he was of Shrewsbury. Tradition says that John Hanee camne origi- nally from Wales. But it is evident that he had lived many years in Dover, New Hampshire, before he came to Monmonth. After 1665, his name dis- appears from records of that town. He was a brother-in-law of Tobias . Hanson, also of Dover, New Hampshire, who came with Hance to Shrews- bury but who subsequently returned to New Hampshire and was killed by the Indians. He left a son Tolias whose name also appears in Freehold records. Isaac Hance, tradition says, died abont 1764. In Mount Holly records of marriages is one of the marriage of Jndiah Hanee to Sarah Brown, Oct. 10, 1791. Among tax payers in Shrewsbury township, 1764, were Benjamin, Jervise, Isaac, Jacob, David, Jr., David at the Branch, Timothy and son, and John Hance.
HANKINS John Hankins is named 1705 in a deed from Samuel Leonard to Edward Taylor. This " path" is referred to 1713. Thomas and Edward Hankins were witnesses to a deed 1713. Among licenses to marry, recorded at Trenton, are Thomas Hankins of Monmonth to Mary Clemininger, Sept. 12. 1728: Daniel Hankins of Middlesex, 1737; Isaiah of Burlington, 1771; John of Burlington, 1778; William, Jr., of Middlesex, 1751. In 1764 Zachariah Hankins was among citizens taxed in old Shrews- bury township. and in 1776 was taxed in Freehold. The name of John Hanckins ocenrs at Hempstead. L. I., 1683 with Spraggs, Cheesemans and other names since familiar in New Jersey. Perhaps the first John of Mon- mouth came from thence
HANKINSON-There seems to have been two Thomas Hankinsons among first settlers of Monmonth. About 1658 Thomas and Richard Hankinson received a patent from proprietors for 120 acres of land. In 1690 a Thomas Hankinson, a. about 18 yrs., and Peter Hankinson, a. abont 16, were in the employ of Thos. Warne. carpenter, who was b. in Ply- mouth, England, lived for a while in Dublin, Ireland. and came to Amer- ica with his brother Stephen in 1683. This Thomas Hankinson, who was with Warne, it may be presumed, learned Warne's trade of carpentering. The Thomas Hankinson frequently named in early records of land sales,
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. was probably the one named with Richard. In 1710 Thomas Hankinson bought 610 acres of land from Benjamin Allen, of Freehold. The same year he is said to be of Freehold in a deed from him for 100 acres of land to Cornelius Covenhoven, of Middletown. In 1717 he sold land to Marte Salem. In 1764 James and Thomas Hankinson were among persons taxed in okdl Shrewsbury township. In 1776 among persons taxed in Free- hold township were Kenneth Hankinson for 594 acres and 64 horses and cattle; William Hankinson 150 acres; Albert Hankinson and Will. Hankin- son, Jr. In the early part of the present century William Hankinson m. Mary, dan. of Joseph Perrine; she was b. March 27, 1798, and d. Sept. 7, 1881. She had dan. Elizabeth Perrine Hankinson. Capt. Kenneth Han- kinson was noted in the Revolutionary history of Monmouth and had son James, who had a dan. who m. James Newell, father of ex-Governor Wil- liam A. Newell. In 1778 Elizabeth Hankinson min. William Van Brunt, son of Nicholas, High Sheriff of Monmouth.
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