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ABBOTT FAMILY.
Sarah W. Abbott married, 4th of 12th month, 1872, Josiah, son of Clayton and Martha Wistar, late of Mannington. Samuel and his wife Sarah W. Abbott owns and resides in the township of Mannington on the homestead of his father.
George, the second son of Samuel and Martha Abbott, born 13th of 7th month, 1817, married Ruth S. Baker, 9th of the 10th month, 1845, daughter of George W. and Ruth Baker, of New Bedford, Mass. Their children were Henry B. Abbott, born 5th of Sth month, 1846; Charles T. Abbot, born 12th of 4th month, 1848; George Abbott, 5th, born 11th of 9th month, 1849; William Abbott, born 2d of 9th month, 1852, and died 30th of the 12th month, 1862, aged eleven years. Joseph B. Abbott, son of George and Ruth Abbott, born 26th of 2d month, 1857, and died 30th of the 1st month, 1863, aged six years. William Abbott, sixth son of George and Ruth Abbott, born 13th of 2d month, 1868. George, the son of George and Ruth Abbott, married Elizabeth Lippincott, 9th of 10th month, 1872, daughter of Aquila and Sarah Lippincott. They have one son, Edward S. Abbott, born 2d of 9th month, 1873. George, the son of Samuel and Martha Abbott, sold the old homestead of the Abbott's, located in the township of Elsinborough. Said property was devised to him by his father. George purchased a valuable property in Mannington (it formerly belonged to Whittin Cripps), and resides thereon.
EDWARD BRADWAY HOUSE. Salem, N. J. Built 1691.
BRADWAY FAMILY.
Edward Bradway and his wife Mary Bradway, and their three children-Mary, William and Susannah Bradway, together with their three servants-William Groon, Thomas Buckel, and John Allen, embarked from London in the 3d month, in the year 1677, in the ship called the Kent. They landed at Salem, in West New Jersey, in the 7th month following. There is no doubt but that Edward Bradway had considerable means. When he came to this country he had purchased one town lot and one thousand acres of land of the proprietor before Fenwick embarked for this country. As early as 1676 the street now known as Broadway was laid out and called Wharf street, and several town lots were laid out and surveyed on said street; one for Edward Bradway before his arrival, containing sixteen acres, commencing near the public wharf at the creek, and running up the street a certain distance, and from the line of said street a northerly course to Fenwick creek. In the year 1691 Edward Bradway built on his town lot a large brick house which is still standing, for size and appearance surpassing any house built prior to that date, and for many years afterward, in Salem. I think it far excels in size and architecture the two honses built in Philadel- phia about the same period-one built by William Penn in Leatita court, and the other built by Samuel Carpenter on Second street, corner of Norris alley. The Governor of this State resided in the Bradway honse some time after the death of Edward Bradway; hence it went under the name of the Gov- ernor's house for many years afterwards. It is still owned by one of the lineal descendants of Edward Bradway, being the seventh generation.
In 1693 the town of Salem was incorporated into a borough, and the authorities of the town changed the name of Wharf street to Bradway street, in honor of Edward Bradway. Edward had two children born in Salem-Sarah and Hannah Bradway. His allotment of land that Richard Hancock surveyed for him in 1676, by order of John Fenwick, was located on the sonth side of Alloways creek, joining Christopher White on the west
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and Wm. Malstiff's land on the east, running 800 rods, starting from the creek, course south thirty-one degrees, east until it reached Henry Salter's 10,000 acre tract. Mary Bradway, the eldest daughter of Edward Bradway, married William Cooper in 1687, who was a blacksmith, and was the first that followed that business in Salem. They had three children born in Salem -Mary was born in 1688, Sarah in 1690, and Hannah in 1692. Edward Bradway, about the year before his death, deeded 300 acres of land to his daughter, Mary Cooper, being part of his allotment in Alloways Creek. He mentioned in his deed of conveyance the natural affection he had for his daughter Mary Cooper, and gave her 300 acres of land, and then describes the boundaries. She was to pay for consideration, if demanded, one ear of Indian corn on the first day of the 9th month, each and every year forever. One of the largest branchies of Alloways creek runs by the property; hence the name of Cooper's creek was given it. About eighty years ago the grandson of William and Mary Cooper, whose name was Benjamin Cooper, came from Gloucester and resided on the property a few years, and then sold it to different persons and returned to his native county. William and Mary Cooper, soon after the death of her father, which event took place, I think, in 1693, purchased a large tract of land in the county of Gloucester, where the city of Camden now stands, and removed from Salem to that place in 1694. They had two sons born at that place-William and Edward Cooper.
William Bradway, the oldest son of Edward Bradway, married, in 1691, Elizabeth White, the eldest daughter of Christopher White. She was born in London in 1669, and had four children -Edward, the oldest, was born in 1692; William, their second son, died young; Jonathan, the youngest son, was born 1699; and their daughter Elizabeth was born in 1701. She married the son of Fenwick Adams, of Penn's Neck. Hannah Bradway, the youngest daughter of Edward Bradway, Sr., was born in 1681. She married Joseph Stretch, who had lately arrived in this country from England. They were married in 1701, and from them sprung the large family of that name in this county. Edward Bradway, the oldest son of William Bradway, became the owner of the property in Salem on Bradway street, and was married about the year 1720. It appears he died a young man, leaving one son named Aaron Bradway, who, in 1745 or '46, married a young woman that owned one-half of Middle Neck in Elsinborough. Joshua Waddington now lives on and owns part of said property. Aaron and his wife Sarah had two children
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-Joshua and Sarah Bradway. Joshua always remained single, and after the death of his father-his mother having died when he was quite young-he inherited all her real estate. His sister, Sarah Bradway, married Jonathan Waddington, of Alloways Creek. Jonathan Waddington and his wife had six children, all of them sons, named as follows: William, Aaron, Robert, Thomas, Jonathan and Edward Waddington. Aaron Bradway's second wife was Sarah Smith, widow of John Smith, who was the grand- son of John Smith of Amblebury. Aaron and his wife Sarah had one son named Thomas Bradway. Aaron Bradway's third wife was widow Rolph, and by her he had one daughter named Hannah R. Bradway, who afterwards became the wife of David Bradway, of Alloways Creek.
Thomas Bradway became the owner of his father's real estate in Salem on Bradway street by will. His wife was Isabella Dunlap, and I believe they had three children. The oldest was Sarah Ann, who married John S. Wood of Cumber- land county ; Thomas Bradway and Eliza Bradway. William Bradway, Jr., the son of William Bradway, never married and died young. Jonathan Bradway's first wife was Mary Daniels, the daughter of James Daniels, Sr. They had three children -William the oldest, born in 1728; Rachel and Jonathan Bradway. His second wife was Susanna Oakford, the daughter of Charles Oakford, Jr. They had three children-Edward born in 1741; Sarah and Nathan Bradway. William, the old- est son of Jonathan Bradway, and his wife Sarah, had three children-Adna, the oldest, died a minor; William and Mary Bradway. The latter became the wife of John Thompson of Elsinborough, and was the grand-mother of the present William Thompson of that township. William Bradway, Jr.'s, wife was Mary Ware, the daughter of John and Elizabeth Ware. They had five children. The oldest was Sarah, who married Elisha Stretch, and their children were Mary, Joshua, William, Ann and Job Stretch. Anna Bradway married James Stewart, Jr. Two children were born to them-Hannah and Mary Stewart. Hannah died a young woman, and Mary married William Griscom.
William Bradway, the oldest son of Jonathan Bradway, was born in 1728, and married Sarah Hancock; they had three children-Admy, William and Mary Bradway. Mary's husband was John Thompson, of Elsinborough. They were the grand- parents of the present William, Joseph and Casper Thompson. William Bradway, Jr., married Mary Ware, daughter of Jolm and Elizabeth Ware, and they had five children-Sarah, Anna,
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Rachel, Ezra and John. Sarah, their oldest daughter's hus- band was Elisha Stretch. They were the parents of Mary, Joshna, William, Ann and Job Stretch. Ann Bradway mar- ried James Stewart. Their children were Hannah and Mary Stewart. The latter was William Griscom's first wife. Anna's second husband was Samuel Fogg, and they had one son, the present William Fogg, who resides at Salem. Rachel Brad- way's first husband was Joseph Stewart, the son of Samuel Stewart, of Salem township. Their children were Mary, Anna and Lydia Stewart. Rachel's second husband was David Gris- com, who was a teacher of Clermont Boarding School, near Philadelphia, for several years. There were two children, Rachel and David. Ezra Bradway married Mary Denn, daughter of James Denn, of Alloways Creek. They had five children, all of them being sons-William, John, George, Mark and Charles. John Bradway's first wife was Hannah Pancoast, daughter of John and Sarah Pancoast; and his second wife was Clarissa Hancock. They had one son John, who is cashier of the Woodbury Bank.
Jonathan Bradway's second son's name was Jonathan, and he married Elizabeth Stewart, the daughter of John and Mary Stewart. Their children were John, Mark and Thomas Brad- way. The last mentioned died young. John married and removed to the State of Ohio. Mark Bradway married the daughter of Thomas Hartley, and they had one son named Thomas H. His second wife was Martha Denn, and had one son named Mark Bradway, who was a merchant for several years at Hancock's Bridge. Thomas H. Bradway was by occupation a tailor, and did a very extensive business in that line for many years. His house and shop were located on Fenwick street, Salem, where William Holtz built his large brick dwelling. Thomas' wife was Rachel Worthington, daughter of David and Jail Worthington. Thomas subsequently purchased a large farm in East Notingham township, Chester County, Pa., and removed there. The farm was much reduced when he bought it, but by his industry and good management it proved to be a profitable investment. He lived to a great age. Most of his children reside there at the present time. Rachel Brad- way, the daughter of Jonathan, married Samuel Hancock. There were three children, Rebecca, Prudence and Samuel. Rebecca's first husband was Samuel Padgett ; her second, Bar- zilla Jeffres. Prudence Hancock's husband was Thomas Rob- erts. He was a merchant and a practical surveyor at Hancock's Bridge during the greater part of his life. Few men had more
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friends and less enemies at the time of their death than he. Those living there at that time testify that they never witnessed such a large concourse of people of all denominations as attended his funeral, showing that his friends and neighbors duly appreciated his goodness of character, and were desirons to pay their last respects to him on this earth. He left two children, Samuel and Sarah.
Samuel Hancock, Jr. married Hannah Pancoast, daughter of Edward Pancoast, of Gloucester county. They had six chil- dren, named Rachel, Clarissa, Beulah, Joseph, Edward and Samuel. Rachel lived past middle age and died single. Clar- issa married John Bradway. Beulah was the first wife of David Ogden, late of Woodbury. Joseph married Susan Bacon of Philadelphia, and was for several years a member of the Pennsylvania Legislature, and now is one of the Inspectors of Buildings for the city of Philadelphia. Edward Hancock married Susan Thompson, daughter of William Thompson, of this county. Samuel Hancock's wife was Charlotte Gillingham. He is by occupation a lumber merchant, and is considered to have more than ordinary talents. He was a member of the city council for several years, and now holds the responsible office of City Comptroller for the city of Philadelphia.
Edward Bradway, the oldest son of Jonathan Bradway by his second wife, Susanna Oakford, was born in 1741, and married Elizabeth Waddington. They had six children-David, Han- nah, Edward, Waddington, Elizabeth and Adna. His second wife was Susanna Barbour. David Bradway's first wife and mother of his children was Hannah Bradway, the daughter of Aaron Bradway. Waddington Bradway's first wife was Mary Bates, and their children were Edward, Elizabeth and Phebe. His second wife was Hannah Stretch, the daughter of Jonathan and Elizabeth Stretch. They had two children-Jonathan and Mercy Bradway. Jonathan, their son, married Dorcas, daughter of Andrew and Sarah Griscom. They have several children. Merey Bradway married Jacob Ridgway. Mercy is deceased, leaving two children-Kesiah and Waddington B. Ridgway. Kesiah is deceased. Waddington married Anna, the daughter of John and Rebecca Powell. Waddington and his wife have several children-one daughter and four sons. His third wife was Hannah Bainer, the daughter of Elisha and Lydia Bainer, of Cape May. Their children were Waddington, Hannah, Isaac, Lydia, Susan and Josiah.
Adna Bradway's first wife was Sarah Baker, the daughter of Esther Baker. She owned the property where Quinton Harris
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now owns and lives. His second wife was Lydia Bainer, daughter of Elisha and Lydia Bainer. Their children were Sarah, Elisha, Adna, Jacob, Edward, Lydia, Jonathan and Elizabeth. Sarah Bradway, daughter of Jonathan, married William Adams, of Penn's Neck. They had two children-Susanna and John Adams. John died young. Susanna was the first wife of the late Benjamin Griscom, of Salem. Sarah's second husband was Richard Ware, who owned the property in Quaker Neck where Josiah Wistar lives. They had two children-Sarah and Eliza- beth Ware.
The Waddington family were closely connected with part of the Bradway's. William Waddington arrived in this country from England in 1695. He soon afterwards purchased a tract of land of Edward Wade, being the southern portion of his allotment adjoining Anna Salter's line on that property, and built there and made it his permanent home. He had one son, Jonathan Waddington, who married about the year 1728, and lived on his patrimonial estate. He and his wife had four children-Hannah, Jonathan, Elizabeth, and Jane. Hannah, the oldest daughter, married Walker Beesley. Their children were Walker, Hannah, Benjamin, Mary and Abner. Walker was killed at the massacre of Hancock's Bridge during the Revolutionary war in 1778. Hannah Beesley married her consin John Beesley. They had two children, Walker and David. Mary Beesley was the wife of Peter Townsend, late of Manning- ton. Benjamin died young ; and Abner Beesley married Mary Mason, daughter of John Mason.
Elizabeth Waddington's husband was Edward Bradway. Jane Waddington married Edward Keasby, Jr. She was his second wife. They had one daughter, Sarah Keasbey, whose husband was John Pancoast, son of Edward Pancoast. They resided for some time after they were married on the farm that was left to her by her father below the village of Canton. Richard Irelan now owns it. After a few years they sold it and purchased a farm of Josiah Reeve, which farm is owned at the present time by Luke S. Fogg. After the death of Jane Keasby they sold the property and removed to Mullica Hill, and there ended their days. Their children were Hannah, Achsah, John, Israel, Jane, David, and Aaron.
The father of Jonathan Waddington, 3d, died 1760, by cir- cunstances not common in this country. On the evening of 18th of 3d month, 1760, the wind being south, it commenced snowing and at sunrise the next morning it was clear, and the snow was three feet deep on the level. I have been informed
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by persons living at the time, that it required great exertions on the part of those owning sheep to extricate them from under the snow. Jonathan Waddington, Jr., in endeavoring to save his sheep, caught a violent cold and died three or four days afterwards. At his death there was but one infant son by the name of Waddington in this connty. Watson, in his Annals of Philadelphia, mentions the account of the same fall of snow I have alluded to. It was the greatest that history gives any account of since the first European settlement.
The family of Coopers have scattered in nearly all the States of the Union, I think ; nearly all of them are descendants of William and Margaret Cooper, of Coltshill, in the county of Stafford, England; the following are the names of their chil- dren : William, the son of William and Margaret Cooper, was born at Coltshill, 26th day of 9th month, 1660; Hannah, daughter of the same parents, born 21st of 9th month, 1662; Joseph, the son of William and Margaret Cooper, born 22d of 7th month, 1666; James Cooper, son of William and Margaret Cooper, born 3d of the 10th month, 1670; Daniel Cooper, son of the same parents, born 27th of 1st month, 1673. William Cooper and wife emigrated with their children in 1682; he settled in Burlington county. The eldest son, William Cooper, was by trade a blacksmith. He settled at Salem about 1684. He married Mary, the daughter of Edward Bradway. They subsequently moved to Gloucester, where the city of Camden is; he died in 1691, leaving one son and two daughters. He left his father, William Cooper, and his father-in-law, Edward Bradway, executors in his will. Joseph Cooper, son of William and Margaret Cooper, married Lydia Riggs, in 1688. Daniel Cooper married Abigail Wood, in 1693; his second wife was Sarah Spicer, daughter of Samuel Spicer; they were married in 1695 ; she was the sister of Jacob Spicer. Hannah, the daughter of William and Margaret Cooper, married, in 1704, John Wolston. 6
BRICK FAMILY.
John Brick was a native of England; he emigrated to Fen- wick Colony previous to 1680, and purchased a large tract of land on the south side of the town branch of Stoe Creek, called Gravelly Run; the village of Jericho is on the original tract of land. Samuel Demming, of Maryland, bought the land of John Fenwick in 1679; he, Demming, sold the said land to John Brick, Sr., about 1690. The land was reserved by Benjamin Acton in 1729. John had several children; the oldest was John ; there was Joshua, who located himself in the neighborhood of Maurice river; he was the father of the late Joshua Brick of Port Elizabeth. Richard Brick, the third son of John, purchased a tract of five hundred acres in the township of Mannington; it lay adjoining to the Hedgefield tract. He was a large farmer; likewise carried on the tanning and currying business very extensively. He left one son, John Brick; I think he never married. At his death his real estate was purchased by his consin, Joslma Brick, at Port Elizabeth, and Isaac Townsend of the same place, and they conveyed to the late Jesse Boyd. Samuel Brick, the youngest son of John Brick, Sr., married and left issue. His son Samuel lived for a number of years on his cousin John Brick's estate, in Mannington, and followed the tanning business to some extent, and also farming. He was the father of Josiah Brick, of Upper Penns Neck. The eldest son of John Brick, Jr., inherited all of his father's real estate at Gravelly Run; he became a conspicuous and influential person in the colony, was one of the Judges of Salem courts for many years. At the division of the county, the commissioners thought of making the branch of Stoe Creek, where Seeley mill is located on, the boundary line, but John Brick used his great influence, for them to make the Gravelly run the line, thereby throwing his property in the new county of Cumberland, which he deserved. He married Ann, the daughter of Abel and Mary Tyler Nicholson, of Elsinborough, in 1729. She was born 15th of 11th month, 1707. They commenced life together at Cohansey. They had eight children. The oldest, Mary, born 10th of 2d
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month, 1730; Elizabeth, John, Joseph, Ann, Hannah, Ruth and Jane, born 10th of 1st month, 1743. John Brick, the father of the before mentioned children, died the 23d of the 1st month, 1758, and his widow, Ann N. Brick, in 1778, at the age of nearly seventy-two years. Previous to his death John Brick purchased a considerable quantity of land in Alloways Creek township, lying on the south side of Alloways creek. Part of a neck of land called Beesley Neck, which he devised to his second son, Joseph Brick, who married Rebecca Abbott, the daughter of Samuel Abbott, of Elsinboro, about the year 1758. Joseph and his wife resided for a short time on his property at Alloways Creek, subsequently removed to Elsinboro on a farm that was left to his wife by her father, Samuel Abbott, who had purchased it, a short time previous to his death, of Thomas and Sarah Goodwin, it being part of Lewis Morris' estate. Joseph and his wife Rebecca had three children-Ann, Hannah, and Samuel. His wife, Rebecca, died 16th of the 11th month, 1780, aged thirty- nine years. His second wife was Martha Reeve, daughter of Joseph Reeve, Jr., and Milicent, his wife. Their home was on the south side of Cohansey, opposite the town of Greenwich, Cumber- land county. By her he had two sons-Joseph and John. Ann Brick, his oldest daughter, married Joseph Hall, son of Clement Hall. Hannah Brick married Anthony Keasbey, of Salem. I think he was the son of Matthew Keasbey. Anthony and his wife had eight children-Rebecca, Matthew, Edward, Prudence, Hannah, Artemesia, Anthony and Ann. Samuel Brick, the eldest son of Joseph, married Anna Smart, daughter of Isaac and Ann Smart, of Elsinboro, and had five children-Deborah, Rebecca, Ann, Samuel and Joseph. The last two were twins, and after they arrived at some age went to Philadelphia to learn trades. I think they are both deceased at the present time. Deborah always remained single, and lived to an old age. Rebecca married Paul Hubbs, a native of Pilesgrove, but at the time of his marriage was a resident of Philadelphia. He was the son of Charles and Rebecca Hubbs, of Woodstown. Ann, the youngest daughter of Samuel and Ann Brick, married John Stevenson, Jr., son of John Stevenson, of Mannington. John and his wife, a short time after their marriage, removed to the State of New York. His wife died not long afterwards, leaving one or two children. Mary, the eldest daughter of John, Jr., and Ann N. Brick, born 10th of the 2d month, 1730, married Nathaniel Hall, of Mannington. Elizabeth Brick, the daughter of John, Jr., and Ann N. Brick, was born 4th of the 7th month, 1732. She married, in 1753, John Reeve, of Cohansey. Ann
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Brick, the daughter of the before mentioned parents, was born 23d of 1st month, 1738. She married Joseph Clement, of Haddonfield, in 1761. Ruth Brick, daughter of John and Ann N. Brick, was born 1st of the 10th month, 1742, married Benjamin Reeve, of Philadelphia, in 1761. He was a clock and watchmaker, and carried on that business in that city. He was the youngest son of Joseph and Eleanor Reeve, of Cohansey ; was born 2d of 7th month, 1737. Joseph, the eldest son of Joseph and Martha Reeve Brick, married Elizabeth Smith, daughter of David Smith, a resident of Mannington. He was a native of Egg Harbor. His wife was the daughter of Jonathan and Mary Shourds Pettit. They removed to Salem county when they were about middle age. Joseph and his wife, Elizabeth Brick, had three or four sons and one daughter. His two oldest, I have been informed, learned the brick laying business. They subsequently became civil engineers, Sammel following his business in the city of Philadelphia, and was quite successful in his calling. Joseph, his brother, removed to Brooklyn, State of New York, and amassed a fortune in his adopted city. He is now deceased, leaving a widow but no children living at the time of his death. Samuel married; he and his wife have several children. They reside on Arch street, Philadelphia. John, the son of Joseph and Martha R. Brick, was a tanner and currier by trade; his place of business was in Church alley; the firm was known as Brick & Eldridge. They carried on their business very extensively forty years ago or more. John married; they had one daughter, and she married Clinton Clement, of Salem. She did not live long afterwards, dying leaving no issue. John died recently in the city of Camden, and was brought to Salem and buried in the Friends' graveyard, where his relatives lay.
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WILLIAM BASSETT. Born 1803.
BASSETT FAMILY.
The family of the Bassetts came from England in the ship Fortin in 1621, and settled near Boston, Massachusetts. Their names were William and Joseph Bassett; many of their descend- ants remain about Lynn, Massachusetts, and in Rhode Island and Connecticut. One of the family, William Bassett, came from Lynn, Massachusetts, in the year 1691, and settled near Salem, N. J., with his three sons, Zebedee, Elisha, and William. Zebedee, the eldest, subsequently settled in the State of Dela- ware, and was the ancestor of the Bassett branch in that State; He was born about 1680, married, left two children-Daniel and Rebecca Bassett. Daniel married a young woman by the name of Lawrence. They had five children; their names were Daniel, Zebedee, Elisha, Sarah, and Amy. There is no account of any one of these children marrying, excepting Daniel, who was born 5th of 9th month, 1722; he married Mary Lippincott. They had two children-Daniel and Mary Bassett. Daniel's second wife was Sarah Linch, of Pilesgrove; they were married in 1760; they had four children-Hannah, Sarah, Nathan, and Elizabeth. Daniel Bassett, the son of Daniel and Mary Lippin- cott Bassett, married Mary, the daughter of Gideon and Judith Senll, of Egg Harbor ; they had three children-Gideon, Daniel and Mary. Gideon, their eldest son, died in 1779, aged two years and a half. Daniel had five children by his second wife- Hannah, Elizabeth, Mark, Ebenezer and Ruth Bassett. Nathan, the son of Daniel, married Sarah Saunders, had twelve children -Hannah, Ann, Elizabeth, Deborah, Josiah, Mary, Sarah, Beulah, Mark, Rachel. Elisha Bassett, second son of William Bassett, the emigrant, born about 1682, was about ten years old when he came with his father to Salem. In 1705 he was elected a constable for the town of Salem, and continued in that office eight years. He married Abigail Elizabeth Davis, daughter of John and Dorothea Davis, of Pilesgrove; they had thirteen children. Sarah, the oldest, born in 1719, married Thomas Smith, of Mannington, in 1740; they had three sons-William, David, and Thomas Smith. [See genealogy of Smith family.]
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