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JOHNSTONE, JOHNSTON, JOHNSON -James Johnstone and John Johnstone brothers, are frequently named in Freehold records. John was president of the court at Shrewsbury 1691; the next year he deeded land to Thomas Wainright. It is supposed that James and John Johnstone were sons of John Johnstone of Ochiltree, Scotland; James was denounced May, 1684, for aiding in a rebellion and he escaped to this country. He first settled near spotswood, to which it is presumed he gave the name as he had re- side l in Spotswoode, in Scotland. He d. abont 1698. Dr. Johnstone and descendants are noticed in Whitehead's History of Perth Amboy. In 1687. Angust 4th, John Johnston, of Middletown, was appointed Chief Ranger of Monmouth county and his appointment was recorded at Perth Amboy. Benjamin Johnson was one of the earliest settlers at Toms River whose name has been preserved. His residence is referred to in old surveys about 1741. In old shrewsbury township among taxyavers in 1764 were: Benjamin, James, Hendrick, Elisha, David, Ezekiel, Luke and Joseph Johnson or Johnston. In Middletown, 1761, among taxpayers were: Har- man, Garret, John, JJacob, Lambert, Matthias and Skilton Johnson. David Johnson of Stafford, sold land in 1800 to Luke Courtenay.
JOLLY, JOLLEY-William Jolly m. Jean, dan. of Richard Watson and both are named in Watson's will 1736. Another William Jolley of a snc-
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ceeding generation, and w. Hannah had dan, Sarah, born about 1750, who d. Feb. 10, 1806
JUDAH -Sammel JJudah is named in a deed of Catharine Huddy 1771; he was then of New York. He had children, eldest Benjamin S., merchant of New York; Cary, late of New York, but settled in Frechold, 1789, as a merchant, Amelia, Sarah and Rebecca.
KAions, KanGIN John Kaighin, late apprentice to Thomas Warne, had land of Proprietors 1686 which he sold to Robert Ray (Rhe?) in 1688. In 1689 he bought 30 acres of Walter Newman, who was also late appren- tice to Thomas Warne. In 1688-9 he is said to be "late of Monmonth." He bought of Robert Turner in 1696, also of Jeremiah Bates 1698. In 1699 he bought lands of West Jersey Proprietors at Newtown. In the Perth Amboy records his name is given as Knighin, Keighen, etc.
KER, KERR -Walter Kerr had 30 acres of land deeded to him 1688 by Thomas Parr, brickmaker, servitor to Gawen Laurie, late governor. In 1689 James Johnston deeded 50 acres to Walter Kerr. In 1691 James Johnston dveded land to Walter Kerr in right of his second son, James Kerr. Walter Kerr, the first of the name in Monmouth, was banished from Scotland Sept. 3, 1685, and it is supposed that he and w. Margaret and children came in the ship Henry and Francis, which arrived in this country December, 1685. Shortly after his arrival he settled in Freehold. He was one of the founders of the Presbyterian Church 1705. In 1746 William and Samuel Ker were deacons in the Presbyterian Church and Joseph and Walter Ker were elders same year. Many members of old Monmouth families went to Chester, Lancaster and other counties in Eastern Pennsylvania, from 1715 to 1730 and in the next generation there was quite an oxodus from these families to the valley of Virginia and Western North Carolina, and it is possible that among the number, were descendants of Walter Kerr, of Freehold The epitaph on the tombstone of his w. is as follows:
"Here lies what's mortal of Margaret, wife of Walter Ker, who de- parted this life October ye first Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and thirty-four, in the seventy-third year of her age."
The inscription on the third headstone shows that Margaret, wife of Joseph Kerr, d. in the year 1745, aged 33 years. About half a mile to the east of the Tennent Church, on the summit of a wooded hill belonging to the estate of the late Sheriff Perrine, is an old family burying ground which was originally owned and used for burial purposes by the Ker or Carr family. There are only three persons interred there, namely: Walter Kerr, Margaret, his wife, and Margaret, wife of Joseph Ker.
KILLIE -David Killie, of Middletown, was son-in-law of Thomas Bills of Shrewsbury, who in 1700, for " love and affection" deeded him one-half the land he then occupied which he had purchased of John Starkey 1697. The estate of David Killie was administered upon 1737. The cattle mark of David Killie was entered in Middletown Town Book Dec. 24, 1698, David Killy was licensed to m. Hannah Woodmansee Feb. 25, 1730. Joseph Killey was licensed to m. Hannah Tilton Ang. 20, 1747.
KIMIMONS -Cowperth waite Kimmons of Amwell, in Hunterdon county, sold land to Joseph Cowperthwaite in 1801, who then was of Waterford. Gloucester county. Keimmins, it is said, owned the grist-mill at New Egypt. In 1792 William Kimmons of Mansfield, Burlington county, ap- pointed as his attorney Jonathan Cowperthwaite, merchant, of Upper Free- hold.
KING -John King had a warrant for sixty acres of land in 1677. In 1683 he is named in court proceedings as deceased. Another John King was grand juror 1720. In 1731 John King was taxed in Upper Freehold. Joseph King of Barnegat, was m. to Betsey Ridgway, March 12, 1812, by Silas Crane of Stafford.
KINMAN, KINMON-Patrick Kinmon was a resident of Freehold. His will, dated 1709. names three sons and two daughters, viz: John, Joseph, William, Ann and Margaret. Thomas Kinmon is also mentioned in the will.
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KETCHAM - Daniel Ketcham is named as a grand juror 1720. In 1764 David and Daniel Ketcham were taxed in Shrewsbury township.
KIRBY -- John Kirby's residence is mentioned 1708. He probably lived near the Burlington county line. He may have been of the family of Richard Kirby, noted in the annals of early members of the Society of Friends, who was at Lynn, Miss, 1637, moved to Sandwich, Mass, the next year, and thence to Oyster Bay, L. I., where he or his son Richard is name l 1653-1685. Abont 1658 he became an active Quaker, and himself and son Richard suffered in fines with Peter Gaunt, and George Allen whose descendants also came to New Jersey. The name John Kirby appears at Dartmonth, Mass., among first settlers. Ile may have been a son of the first Richard. Richard Kirby, probably second of the name, had w. Jane and after her decease married again. Had son John born 2d March, 1673; Robert, March 10, 1675. It is probable that it was this last John who is named in Moumonth. Sarah Kirby in. Matthew Allen, Jnne. 1657, and the name Matthew Allen subsequently appears among settlers in Burlington, N. J. The Kirby family early settled in Burlington conuty. Richard Kirby, New Hanover townshp in 1724, owned 450 acres of land: Benjamin Kirby, same year, owned 290 acres. In 1737 William Kirby of same township owned 150 acres. 'The first named Richard Kirby, in 1718. bought land of Benjamin Borden, who then lived in Burlington county.
KIPP, KIY -Hendrickns Kip was a member of Brick Church, Marlbor- ongh, 1721. In 1731 Willemtse Van Voorhees, w. of Hendrickns Kip. joined same church. The will of Hendrick Kipp was dated March 29, 1733; proved April 16, 1734; speaks of him as residing in Middletown, and named w. Williamkie. Executors, Benjamin Van Cleve of Freehold, Han- nah Lyeter ( Luyster?) and Cornelius Wycoffe of Middletown.
KNOTT -- Peter Knott took up land, it is said. as early as 1720, at Hur- ley's Corners in Wall township. In 1734, he bought land of John Roe- head in same vicinity. He is named among persons who early took up land and in the present county of Ocean. His son David also took up mnuch land. Peter Knott's will was dated Feb. 17, 1770; his dans. married as follows: Rebecca to Remembrance Lippencott; Rachel to Peter Van Dike; Abigail to Gavin Drummond; Mercy to Conrad Hendrickson and Catharine to James Wilson. His executors, 1770, were Gavin Drummond and Conradt Hendricks (Hendrickson ?) In 1800, Peter Knott and w. Lydia sold land near Goodluck, to David Woodmansee
LACEY-William Lacey, founder of the Lacey family, came from the Isle of Wight, it is said, with William Penn, In 1718, his son John m. Rachel Heston. The will of General John Lacey is recorded in Mount Holley. It was dated at New Hanover in 1811, and proved March 14, 1814. It bequeathed to w. Antis estate after debts paid. To dan. Eliza, wite of William Smith, one thousand dollars and also release of what she has already had. Dan. Kitty, wife of William Darling, (Darlington ? ) one thousand dollars. Dan. Jane C. Lacey, two thousand dollars. The will says: " Whereas Ferrago Furnace, in county of Monmouth was built in partnership with my son Thomas R Lacey and the title is with me, if my son Thomas pays one-half expenses in procuring said lands and building forge then my executors to deed to him one half," etc Refers to partner- ship of Cooke and Lacey in New Mill Forge, then closed, and his son given teams and other things from that forge worth about seventeen hundred dollars. Requests his w. Antis to care for his aged mother. Executors, Caleb Newbold and William Irick. The will of Antis Lacey, widow of General John Lacey was dated 1815, and proved Feb. 1816, of New Mills, now Pemberton. She gave to her son Thomas R. Lacey all her estate at New Mills, dwelling house, barns, mills, etc. The remainder of her property to her three dans. Eliza Smith, Catharine Darlington and Jane C. Hongh.
LAFETRA . Edmund Lafetra was among the original purchasers of the land in Monmouth of the Indians 1667. In the settlement of the bills he is named as a " townshipper." He had from proprietors in 1675 a warrant for 180 acres of land; in 1679 another for 170 acres and the same year another
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for 150 acres, by lands of Robert West and others. In 16%) he had another warrant. In 1676 he was a juror. In court records are notices of several suits between 1670 and 1677 with Francis Lee Maistre or " Masters," ns the name was sometimes given: in first suits Lafetra was plaintiff; in the last suit, Ang. 28, 1677, Le Maistre snes him for the sum of CH for one year's lodging, waiting and looking after cattle. The sum sned for was so small that it may have been only for n balance claimed between them. The item in the bill for lodging indicates that he was not then married; he was m. twice, and his second marriage to Frances West, widow of Robert, must have occurred shortly after.
LAMBERT Edward Lambert of Freehold, in will dated December, 1711, unmes brother Josiah, consins John Lambert, son of brother John, and Joseph, son of Joseph, and Elizabeth Lain. Henry Marsh, in his will cated 1716, names dan. Isabella Lambert.
MARK LUCAR WAS a member of the Baptist Church at Newport, R. I .; in 1648 was freeman; in 1655 and April 20, 1676, he had a legacy of fifty shillings a year, payable in provisions from Rev. John Clark. He d. Dec. 26. 1676, leaving no descendants as far as known. In 1672 he sold his share of land to William Denell of Newport, who gave it to his son, Benja- min Denell. Lucar was an ancient name in London. In " Herald's Visi- tations," 1568, mention is made of Emanuel Lucar, of London, who had children Ciprian, Mark, Martha and Emanuel. The name Mark suggests the probability of the Newport Mark being of that family.
JAMES LEONARD was of Taunton, Mass., ancestor of Leonards of that State and elsewhere, and noted as one of the first to set up iron works in this country. His brother, Henry Leonard, came to Monmouth and aided in establishing the iron works at Tinton Falls. James Leonard sold his share to Sarah Reape in 1674 and in 1675 she took up 240 acres in his right.
PARKER-The first of this family in Old Monmonth were Joseph Par- ker and Peter Parker, named in Shrewsbury in 1667-8. Thomas Parker, Sr., and Thomas Parker, Jr, are named in Freehold records in 1716. Joseph Parker was one of the most prominent men in Old Shrewsbury, Commissioner, Justice of the Court, Deputy to the General Assembly, etc. In the General Assembly in 1682-3, he and John Bowne were fore- most in efforts to maintain the rights of the people of Monmouth against the demands of the Board of Proprietors. Joseph Parker appears to have died in 1685, as in May of that year letters of administration were granted on his estate to Jedediah Allen, who was his snecessor in the Assembly. Peter Parker was appointed constable in 1667. Joseph Parker, second of the name, in his will dated 1723, devises land in Shrewsbury township to his wife, Elizabeth, and nine children. The following genealogical notes of the Parker family, furnished by a member of it, will enable descendants to trace back connectedly their genealogy for about a century' and a quarter. Thomas Parker, of Freehold township, m. first a Miss James Their chil- dren were Robert, John, (both of whom went West at an early day) Thomas, Anthony, William, Lydia, who married William Barkalow and Ann, who married a Thompson. Anthony Parker was born Sept. 13, 1775, and married Phebe Stout, daughter of David Stont; she was born April 24, 1777. Thomas Parker m. second wife, Sarah Stout, and they had chil- dren: Joseph, Hannah, who m. Cornelius Thompson, Charles, Amy, who m. David Reid; Mary, who m. John Johnstone; Joel, who d. unmarried, and Ann, who m. John Clayton. The children of Thomas, (third son of Thomas) were Thompson, Isaac, Amy, Carolina, Lydia Ann, Mary Ann and George. The children of Anthony, who m. Phebe, dan. of David Stout, were Thomas, David Stout, Abigail, who m. Rev. David B. Salter, John and Joseph. The children of William, son of Thomas, were Jesse, Hannah, who m. - Cheeseman, Lewis, Edmund, Thomas, Robert, Lydia, James, William and John. The children of Lydia, who m. William Barkalow, were Ann, who m. Job Emmons; Amy, who m. D. D. Denise, and Thomas P., the noted hotel proprietor. The children of Joseph, son of first Thomas, were Sarah Ann, Achsah and Henry. The children of Han-
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nah, who in. Cornelius Thompson, were Pemberton, Burr, Mary Ann and Sarah. The children of Charles (formerly State Treasurer) were Helen, who m. Rev. George Burrowes: Mary, who m. James B. Glover; Joel and Charles. The children of Amy, who m. David Reid, were Aaron and Thomas. The children of Mary, who m. John Johnson, were Lydia, who 111. - -- Gravatt, and William. The child of Ann, who m. John Clayton, was Mary, who m. Potts. Charles Parker, son of Thomas, m. Sarah Coward, a dan. of Joseph Coward, a heroic soldier in the Revolution. He (Parker) lived at Toms River about 1810, and at Forked River about 1812-14, and then removed to Freehold or vicinity. He was a member of the Legislature, Sheriff of the county, and State Treasurer for many years. His son Joel was a member of the Legislature, twice Governor of the State and Judge of the Supreme Court. He m. Maria M. Gummere, dau. of Sammel R. Gummere. of Burlington, and their children were Elizabeth G., Charles, Helen and Frederick. The children of Mary Parker, who m. Col James B. Glover, were Rey Charles P., Frank. Helen and Mary. the last two dead. David Stout Parker, son of Anthony Parker, m. Emeline Salter. John Parker, son of Anthony, m. Hester Wooley. Joseph Parker, son of Anthony, m. Elizabeth Predmore; he was the first Sheriff of Ocean county.
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