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* E. J. Records, I. 25; II. 18. 73; A. 113. Valentine's N. York, pp. 84, 7.
N. Y. Wills, I. 385-392; V. 123.
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ANTHONY ELCOCK appears to have been one of the carly Associates of the town, as a meadow-lot, in 1699-1700, was drawn in his right. His name occurs nowhere else in the town records. He was at New Haven, Ct., in 1657 ; had four children, Mary, John, Thomas, and Sarah born to him, 1661-9, and had died in 1672. His early death, probably, prevented his intended removal .*
JAMES EMOTT came from England to this town, as early as 1682. As a lawyer, he attached himself to Gov. Carteret, and was one of the witnesses to his will, Dec. 10, 1682. He was appointed County Clerk, March 28, 1683, and Chief Ranger of the town, Dec. 3, 1683. Soon after, he removed to Perth Amboy, the new capital of the Province, and, in 1685, kept the ordinary there. The next year, he was ap- pointed Provincial Secretary. None, who have occasion to consult the original Records at Trenton, pertaining to this period, will soon forget his peculiar chirography, so difficult to decipher. He had married, 1682, or 3, Mary Lawrence, of this town, the step-daughter of Governor Carteret, who was born 1665, and was about 16 years old, when, at her mother's marriage, in 1681, she came with her six brothers and sisters to reside here. He removed from Amboy to New York, and resided on the E. side of Broadway, just above Wall st. He received, Feb. 5, 1685, a warrant for 300 acres in E. Town, bordering on Rahway river, and "Emott's Creek." He was a zealous Jacobite, and, in 1698, was charged with being one of the brokers for the pirate Every. He was one of the first vestrymen of Trinity Church, N. Y., and contributed liber- ally to its funds. In 1699, he visited Boston to intercede with the Earl of Bellemont (the Governor) for the pirate Capt. Kidd. In 1701, he was recommended to be one of the Gov.'s Council. He died, April, 1713, at New York, leaving four sons, George, William, James and John.+
JOIN ERSKINE [EARSKENS, ARSKIN, ARSKINS] was a Scotch-
* Ledger, p. 149. Savage, II. 107. Tho name is identical, doubtless, with " Alcock." t N. Y. Wills, VIII. 227-9. E. J. Records, A. 17; C. 18, 76 ; O. 61, 70. Whitehead's P. Amboy, pp. 22, 41, 261. Valentino's N. Y., pp. 284, 05). N. Y. Col. Docmts., III. 701, 747; IV. 308, 528, 553, 769, 849. Berrian's Trinity Chh., pp. 15, 17, 20. Ilis widow, soon after, became the wife of the Rev. Edward Vaughan, of this town.
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man, as his name imports. He was admitted an Associate in 1695, and drew No. 143 of the 100-acre lots, in the town of Westfield, recently owned by the late Gideon Ross. His sub- scription in town-meeting, Jan. 18, 1696, to Mr. Harriman's support, was 5s. per annum, who credits him with making a pair of leather breeches for each of two of his sons, Richard and Joseph, 3s. and 6d. each ; also with " 3 dayes work of his negro Robbin in threshing wheat at 3 bits p day-6s. 9d." He was, therefore, a tailor, and, in common with his pastor and most of the planters, a slaveholder. He was one of the Memorialists of 1699. St. John's Church, in 1738, or 9, received a glebe of 9 acres, " by the Piety and favor of a very worthy widow, Mrs. Anne Arskins of Elizabeth Town." *
NATHANIEL FORBES was a shoemaker, and is known only as a subscriber, in 1694, of 6s. a year to Mr. Harriman's support, and the maker of a pair of shoes for the pastor, in full of the subscription.+
WILLIAM GARTHWAITE, the father of a numerous family, was born, 1677, in England ; married, as early as 1702, Ann, the daughter of Maximilian Laulon, of France. He came here as early as 1703, his son, Henry, having then been born in this town. The family tradition brings him here as early as 1695. The earliest date, at which his name appears in any town document, is 1706. He, or his son, located on what has since been known as the Roberts' property, on the West side of the town. He died, Dec. 11, 1738, leaving, at least, two sons, Henry and James.#
EDWARD GAY was a physician. Letters of Administration were granted, Aug. 3, 1687, to "Edward Gay, of Elizabeth Town, Doct of Physick," for the Estate of John Wren, of E. Town, decd. This is the first mention of him. No hint is given of his previous history. He frequently appears as a witness to the Wills of the early settlers,-his patients, most likely. He obtained a warrant, Aug. 15, 1693, for 50 acres of unappropriated land in E. Town. No other trace of him
* E. T. Book, B., 32, 43. Ledger, p. 109. Clark's St. John's, p. 55,
t Ledger, p. 88.
# Ib. p. 3.
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remains. John Gay was at Watertown, in 1635, and Ded- ham, Mass., 1639 .*
JOHN GOULD [GOLD] was admitted one of the Associates in 1699-1700. In June, 1694, he subscribed 12s. a year to Mr. Harriman's support. A John Gould was at Southampton, L. I., in 1683, and was, doubtless, the same man. John Gould, who was at Charlestown, Mass., in 1636, had a son, John, born, Ang. 5, 1648. The latter may have been the E. Town Gould. A Daniel Goulde was at Shrewsbury, N. J., previous to 1677.t .
JOSEPH HALSEY came from Southampton where, and in its vicinity, the family is largely represented at the present day. Joseph was the son of Isaac, and the grandson of Thomas, who was at Lynn, Mass., in 1637, and was the wealthiest founder of Southampton, in 1640. Joseph was born about 1668, and bred a weaver. He was here in 1694. He lived in the neighborhood of the Wheatsheaf tavern on the Wood- bridge road. He purchased of Derick, the son of Capt. John Baker, "all the Divisions accruing to a second Lot Right in Elizabeth Town." He was one of the Memorialists, and one of the Associates, in 1700. He died, April, 1725.4
ANDREW HAMPTON [HAMTON] was here Ap. 12, 16SS, when he administered on an estate ; perhaps earlier. Tradition (not very good authority) says, that he was a tailor, and eloped, from Scotland, with Lady Margaret Cummin. No- where in the Records has she this honorable prefix. It is much more probable, that he came here from the old hive- Southampton, L. I. James Hampton, of Salem, Mass., re- moved to Southampton, as early as 1652, living at the N. end of Main st., near the Bridgehampton road, next to Robert Woolley (afterwards of E. Town), and near Thomas Sayre, in a house bought of Win. Barnes. Andrew was, probably, his son, and, therefore, named one of his own sons, James. The Rev. George Keith, being here in 1703, says: "November 4. I Baptized the Children of Andrew Hemton, eight in
* E. J. Records, B. 133 ; O. 103. Savage, II. 237.
+ E. T. Book, B. 3. Ledger, p. 76. Savage, II. 255.
# Howell, pp. 15, 227-33. Littell's Passaic Valley, p. 166. N. Y. Wills, I. 33). E. T. Bill, p. 49.
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Number; He and his Wife are come over from Quakerism to the Church." His tenets would not allow him to aid in the support of a " hireling" minister; yet, as he had con- siderable dealings with Mr. Harriman, he allowed the latter to charge him in the old Ledger, "1693 8br 1. p gift in ord' to my maintenance 26 $ [£] 1. 6. 0." In 1696, he is charged with "mending glass for ye brick house . . . 3. 42." In that year he built his "brick house " on the site of the present parsonage of St. John's Church. A portion of the old house still remains, in which is still seen the old corner-stone with this inscription : A smaller stone is inscribed H as follows :
4 1696 M
1697 ANDREW HAMTON and MARGRET
He was appointed, Dec. 1, 1698, with Mr. Harriman, a Deputy to the Legisla- ture. His name is found among the Memorialists of 1700, and among the Associates of that year, but not among those of 1729. He died, Jan. 1738 .*
JOHN HARRIMAN, 1687, is noticed at length on a subsequent page.
HENRY HARRIS was one of Mr. Harriman's parishioners, employed by him, at times, in " fetching shells, mowing salt- grass, killing hogs, pitching hay," and the like. His sub- scription was 6s. George Harris was at Northampton, L. I., in 1657, and this Henry may have been of his family. George, of the next generation, in this town, was, probably, Henry's son. A George Harris was at Salem, Mass., with a family, in 1636. Daniel and Arthur were in 1640 at Dux- bury.+
CAPT. JOHN HARRISON was a merchant here, as early as June 6, 1701, at which date he obtained license from Gov. Hamilton to "purchase of the Indians or Natives a tract of land at or Near Milton River," in W. Jersey. No connec- tion has been traced between him and the Harrison family of Newark. His father, John, was an early settler in Monmouth Co., N. J. (having four sons, John, William, Henry, Ed-
* Howell, pp. 151, 6, 305, 7. E. J. Records, C. 267. P. Ep. His. Soc. Coll., I. 44. Ledger, p. 102. Clark's St. John's, p. 61. t Savage, II, 360, 1. Howell, 234. Ledger, p. 104.
PARSONAGE OF ST. JOHN'S CHURCH, ERECTED 1696, ENLARGED,1765.
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ward), and was, probably, that son of Edward Harrison, who was baptized at Boston, May 21, 1648. Or he may have been the son of John, of Boston, whose son, John, was born there, Ap. 2, 1652. John Harrison, in 1695, was the Sheriff of Queens County, L. I., and, July 22, 1697, applied for a patent for a tract of land at Oyster Bay. Soon after, he re- moved to this town, and engaged in trade. He purchased, Jan. 23, 1703, one-fifth of Robert Barclay's Propriety in the E. Jersey lands, which was 33ths of z4th, and consequently became an advocate of the Proprietary Claims. In 1709 he served as Captain on the frontiers, at Albany, N. Y., acting, also, as Commissary. He purchased, Sept. 19, 1713, of Thomas Barker's widow, 3 of 24th of his propriety. In 1718, he was employed, occasionally, as a surveyor, having pre- viously removed to Amboy, where, the same year, he served as Sheriff. He died in 1724 .*
BENJAMIN HATTER was one of the Memorialists of 1700, but has left no other record.
JOHN HERON died, July, 1687, and Jonathan Ogden, with Roger Lambert administered on his estate, valued at £26. 13.1.+
JOHN HERRICK is known first as an Ss subscriber to Mr. Harriman's support, in 1694. He was, probably, a member of the Southampton family. He was a witness, May 28, 1695, to the Will of Thomas Lee.
ZERAH HIGGINS Was from Piscataway. Mrs. Mary Higgins of Piscataway obtained, Ap. 2, 1677, a warrant for 180 acres, in right of herself, her deceased husband, Richard, and her son Eliakim, " & another Right for Zera Higgins." Richard was at Plymouth, Mass., in 1633, married, Nov. 23, 1634, Lydia Chandler, and had Jonathan and Benjamin ; removed, 1644, to Eastham, Mass., and was Representative of the town, 1647-51 ; married, Oct. 1651, Mary Yates, and had Mary (b. Sep. 27, 1652), Eliakim (b. Oct. 20, 1654), William (b. Dec. 15, 1655), Judah (b. Mar. 5, 1657), Zerniah (b. June,
* Savage, II. 366. Alb. Records, XXXIII. 62, 808, 812; XL. SG. E. J Records. II. 149-51, 153-5, S, 180, 209, 236; O. 227. E. Town Bill, pp. $4, 6, 7. Howell, pp. 47, 202 Whitehead's P. Amboy, pp. 53, 86-9.
t Inventories.
: Ledger, p. ST. Howell, p. 239. E. J. Records.
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1658), Thomas (b. Jan. 1661), and Lydia (b. July, 1664). They emigrated to N. Jersey, about 1670. Zeruiah [Zerah], after his father's death, came to this town, where he died, intestate, Dec., 1695, in his 38th year. Richard Baker and Andrew Hampton administered on his estate, valued at £134. 15. 10} .*
JOHN HUME was a mason, and came over with the Scotch immigration in 1685, and soon after had a tract of 150 acres surveyed for him, for which he obtained a patent, Ap. 28, 1686. The land adjoined John Pearce, on the S. side of E. Town Brook. At his death, the property passed to his three daughters : Catharine, the wife of John Matthies, of Perth Amboy ; Jane, the wife of John Brown; and Hannah, the wife of Andrew Redford. The title was contested, at a later date, by claimants under the Town Associates.+
JOHN INDES was a poor parishioner of Mr. Harriman, sub- scribing 3s. per annum only to his support, from 1694 to 1699. He was living in 1717, near Winans' Landing, on the Creek, and just beyond Isaac Hatfield, decd.±
GEORGE JEWELL was one of the early settlers of Piscataway, N. J., having previously resided at Newtown, L. I., of which he was, in 1665, one of the Overseers. He was, probably, of the lineage of Thomas Jewell, who was at Braintree, Mass., in 1639. He purchased, Mar. 21, 1684, of Daniel De Hart, acting for the heirs of Balthazar, all their estate in E. Town. Four pieces of land, in all, 200 acres, were surveyed for him ; one, adjoining land of Hendrick Baker and Nathaniel Bonnell ; another, on the N. side of the Woodbridge road, adjoining Robert White, Roger Lambert, and John Toe; and two, of meadow, one of them on the S. side of E. Town Creek. He was appointed, Mar. 28, 1683, Clerk and Mes- senger of the Court ; also, Dec. 3, 1692, County Clerk, and again, Feb. 15, 1699-1700. His death occurred, Aug. 1734.§
ALEXANDER KEENEE [KINNEY] was a parishioner of Mr. Harriman as early as 1694, and was still here in 1709.
* E. J. Records, II. 53. Savage, II. 412. Inventories.
t E. J. Rec., A. 336. E. T. Bill, p. 44, 5.
§ Savage. II. 548. Riker, p. 418. E. T. Bill, pp. 102, 7. E. J. Records, II. 69, 78; A. 113 ; C. 13, 176, 323; E. 103; O. SS.
# Ledger, p. 91.
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At a town meeting, March 11, 1704, THOMAS Keence, also, subscribed 5s. a year. They were sons of Alexander Keeney, of Wethersfield, Ct., of which he was a freeman in 1667, and died there in 1680, leaving his wife, Alice (who died, in 1683), and seven children. Alexander was born in '1662, and Thomas in 1664. They were neither of them admitted as Associates .*
JOHN LAME was one of the Memorialists of 1700, and Sam- nel Lamb was here in 1708. They were, probably, of the lineage of Thomas Lamb, who came in the Winthrop fleet, 1630, and settled at Roxbury, Mass. The names of John and Samuel occur frequently among the children and grand- children.t
PETER LAURENSEN Was licensed, Aug. 30, 1676, to marry Sophia Mannard, both of this town. He must have been a Dutchman, and has left no other memorial. The name was a familiar one at New York .;
ABRAHAM LAWRENCE was numbered among the SO Asso- ciates ; but no mention is made of him as a settler at that early day. He was, doubtless, from Newtown, L. I., and, it may be, a cousin of Mr. Carteret's children, with whom he may have come here. In the drawing of the 100-acre lots, No. 42 fell to his share-the same that was afterwards owned and occupied by Elder Andrew Hatfield, of Westfield.§
WILLIAM LEAGRY, of E. Town, carpenter, made his will (to which Benjamin Wade and George Jewell were the wit- nesses), November 3, 1683, appointing Thomas Johnson, of Newark, his Executor, and giving all that he had to Benja- min Wade. The name was, probably, LEGARE, found at Bos- ton as carly as 1641, and sometimes written, Leager, and Leger. |
THOMAS LEE married, March 14, 1675, Ann, a daughter of Robert White, Justice Bollen officiating. Of which of the numerous families of the name, found at the time in N. Eng- land, he sprang, cannot be told. He was one of Mr. Harri- man's subscribers from the beginning, and died, June, 1695.
* Savage, III. 3. Ledger, pp. 27, 141.
Į E. J. R., III. 126.
Savage, III. GS. E. J. Records.
t Ib., p 10. Savage, III. 47.
§ E. T. Book, B. 3, 17.
$ Ib. III. 124.
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SAMUEL LEVERIDGE was owner of land here at an early day. Wm. Broadwell sold, Oct. 24, 1684, to Capt. Andrew Bowne, a tract of land, joining Leonard Headley's, formerly Samuel Leveridge's. If he ever lived here, it was but for a short time ; as appears from the above record. In 1703 he was living, with a considerable family in New York City. Though not mentioned by Riker, he was, doubtless a son of Rev. William Leverich, of Newtown, L. I .*
HENRY MARTAIN was admitted an Associate in 1695, but his name nowhere else occurs. He may have been a son of John Martin, previously of Dover, N. H., one of the founders of Piscataway, N. J. James Martin, in 1726, was, probably, his son, of whom the following record is made by John Har- riman, Jr. : "1726 May the 3' Day James Martin came To Bord at my House. 1727 August the 19 Leaft my House and wee never made no agreement how much a Week I promist him to be Low In price will take vp with 4ª p weeke which acount makes 67 weeks and 4 Dayes makes £13. 10. 0 Since I concluded to Take but 38 6ª £11. 16. 6."+
SAMUEL MATTHEWS, of this town, died in 1695, leaving a small property, which was appraised, Dec. 17, 1695, at £15. 4. 3, by Richard Baker and Andrew Hampton. He may have been the son of that Samuel Matthews, who was one of the founders of Jamaica, L. I., and was living there in 1694 .¿
RICHARD MATTOCK [MATTUCK, MATTAKE, MATTUCKS] was admitted an Associate in 1695. In 1669, Richard Mattocks, of New Haven, married Grace, a daughter of Christopher and Grace Todd, but soon deserted her. This was, doubtless, the same man. He was here in 1677, and purchased, Dec. 9, 40 acres of John Winans, on the S. side of E. Town Creek ; also, Mar. 21, 1689-90, of Mary, the widow of Matthias Hat- field, and Cornelius, her son, the 40 acre lot on the W. branch of the creek, North of the Plain. Nothing further is known of him. June 21, 1680, Edmund Loftis of Chester river, Md., assigns 3 years' services of William Madox to John Lit- tle of this town. Sept. 14, 1680, John Little, of E. Town, so-
* E. T. Bill, p. 102. Riker, pp. 350-4. Valentine's N, Y., p 354.
t Savage, III. 162. E. T. Book, B. 48. Ledger, p. 20.
¿ E. J. Records. Macdonald's Jamaica, pp. 27, 86.
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licits a " hue and cry " for the recovering of William Mat- tuke, a runaway servant. A John Mattocks was living, at the time, in Salem, N. J., and a Lewis Mattix, at Middle- town, N. J .*
JOHN MEGIE [Mc GIE, MAGIE, MAGGEE] was a blacksmith, and came over from Scotland, during the period of persecu- tion, 1685-7. He became a parishioner of Mr. Harriman, in 1700, subscribing 10s. a year towards his support. He pur- chased land just W. of the town-plot, which, in great part, his descendants have occupied until now. He was admitted an Associate in 1699-1700, and drew a hundred-acre lot, be- tween Joseph Sayre and Benjamin Lyon, near the foot of the mountain. His autograph is found among those of the Asso- ciates in 1729. He died in 1736.+
JOHN MILES was a blacksmith, and came from New IIa- ven, Ct. His grandfather, Richard, was at Milford in 1639, and settled at New Haven in 1642, where he died, Jan. 7, 1667; his son, Capt. John, born, Oct., 1644, married, Ap. 11, 1665, Elizabeth, a daughter of John Harriman, Senr., and a sister of the Rev. John Harriman, afterwards of this town. Their eldest son, John, was born, Jan. 9, 1668. The mother died, Dec. 3, 1674, and the father, Nov. 7, 1704. The son followed his uncle Harriman to this town, either in 1687, or soon after. He was admitted an Associate in 1695. IIis uncle credits him, Jan. 28, 1694, with "} the purchase of John Brockets right in Elizabeth Towne 15'." He charges him, in 1694, with "} an acre land yo' house stands on. 005. 00. 00 ; " and credits him, May 24, 1703, with " his dwelling house &c sould to me at 651. 00'. 004." Either this or his own " house, &c.," he had sold, for £SO, just one week before, to Mr. John Blanchard, through whom the payments were made to Miles. The latter was one of the Memorialists of 1700. His will was made, Mar. 22, 1703 ; and was proved, June 15, 170S. His wife, Elizabeth, his sons Leonard and John, and his daughters, Sarah, Elizabeth and Mary, out- lived him. His son, Leonard (a common name in the Har- riman family), was one of the Associates of 1729. +
* Savage, III. 177; IV. 800. E. J. Records, D. 197. Alb. Records, XXIX. 135, 215. t Ledger, p 139. E. T. Book, B. 5, 24.
* Ledger, pp. 64. 105. Savage, III. 206.
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WILLIAM MILLER [MILLAR] was a weaver, and is thought to have been from East Hampton, L. I. John Miller was one of the founders of that town, and William Miller was residing there in 1675 and 1683. He was here in 1687, and his annual subscription to Mr. Harriman's support, in 1694, was 305,- more than the average. He was admitted an Associate here in 1699-1700, and was one of the Memorialists of 1700. He drew No. 62 of the 100-acre lots, at "the Edg or foot of ye mountain," adjoining Joseph Lyon, at Scotch Plains. It is reported, that when he went to reside on this lot, so far away from the town-plot, " the parting was rendered very solemn by the expectation, that they should seldom if ever see him again, the difficulty of passing and repassing seemed so great. But to their surprise, as they went to the church on the next Sabbath morning, they found him standing on the steps." His will bears date, Sep. 22, 1711, and was proved, Oct. 4, 1712. His wife, Hannah, his five sons, Samuel, Richard, Jonathan, William, and Andrew, and his two daughters, Sarah (the wife of Peter Elstone, of Woodbridge), and Hannah (the wife of Daniel Crane), outlived him. The family have been mostly connected with the Westfield people .*
JAMES MITCHELL was an early resident of the town, but was soon removed by death. His wife, Mary, had become a widow, previous to Mar. 31, 1684, when she purchased of Richard Beach, his house-lot and improvements. She re- ceived, Ap. 12, 1686, an allotment of 125 acres, which tract was located on Westbrook near Raway River, and a swamp or brook head. She died in the early part of 1688, and Andrew Hampton administered on her estate. Her son, Jacob, was admitted an Associate in 1699-1700, and drew No. 107 of the 100-acre lots, on the Woodbridge line, adjoin- ing Francis Barber and Benjamin Price. He was a tailor, and married Mary a daughter of Robert Morse, Jr. The father was, probably, the son of Matthew Mitchell, who came over in 1635, was successively at Charlestown, Concord, and
* E. T. Book, B. 50. Hedge's E. Hampton, pp. 4, 6. N. Y. Doc. Hist., II. 441, 541. Ilunt- ting's Westfield, pp. 8-11.
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Springfield, Mass., Saybrook, and Stamford, of Ct. and at Hempstead ; dying at Stamford, in 1645 .*
WILLIAM NICHOLLS [NICOLL] was admitted an Associate in 1699, but never became a resident. He had a third lot-right. As elsewhere stated, he was the well-known lawyer of that name in New York.
PETER NOE [NUR] was a Huguenot refugee. The name was originally, it is thought, " Nean." Elias Neau was one of the founders of the French Church in New York, and em- ployed as a catechist by the Propagation Society, " that good man." Peter Noe was admitted an Associate in 1695, with a third lot-right. His son, John, in 1694, was a subscriber to Mr. Harriman's support, but resided in Middlesex. His daughter, Mary, became the wife of Jean Tranbles [John Trembly], of this town, also a Huguenot. The father died in Dec. 1709. In his Will dated, Dec. 16, 1709, he conveys to his daughter, a dwelling house, on the corner of New and Broad streets, New York. He may have been a son of Elias Nean, and obtained this property by inheritance.+
PARDE [PARDEY] is the name of one of the original As- sociates, and of one of those for whom a meadow lot was drawn ; but not the slightest clue has been found to his identity. His rights were transferred to Henry Norris. It may be that George Pardee, of New Haven, who married, in 1650, Martha Miles (the sister of that John Miles who married the Rev. John Harriman's sister), designed coming to this place among the New Haven Colonists, and purchased a first lot-right, but afterwards conelnded to remain at New Haven.+
WILLIAM PARENT subscribed, at the town meeting, Jan. 18, 1606, 68 annually for Mr. Harriman. His name appears in no other connection. John Parent was at Haddam, Ct., 1662-S6.§
JOHN PEARCE had land here as early as 1685. He had surveyed for him, Ap. 14, 1656, a tract of 50 acres on the S.
* E. J. Records. B. 15S, 353, L. 71, 3. E. T. Book, B. 26. Savage, III. 221.
t Savage, III. 206, 7, 344. E. Town Book, B. 2. Ledger, p. 149.
# Ledger, p. 92. N. Y. Doc. ITis. III. 118, 125, 9, 42S. Borrian's Trinity Chh., pp 34-S.
§ Lodger, p. 113. Savago, III, 845.
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side of E. Town brook, and adjoining John Hume and Wil- liam Redford. He was admitted an Associate in 1699, and drew No. 130 of the 100-acre lots. He is styled, May 4, 1686, "a planter of E. Town," and yet the same name is con- nected with a survey at Middletown in 1685, and in 1689, a warrant for 60 acres is given to "John Pearce of Middle- town." He settled, doubtless, at the latter place .*
BENJAMIN PIERSON Was the son of Henry Pierson, of South- ampton, L. I. Henry must have been of the lineage of Rev. Abraham Pierson, the first minister, both of Southampton and Newark. He came to S., either with or a few months after the pastor. He was town clerk for many years, and a devout Christian. He died in the autumn of 1680, and his widow, Mary, administered on his estate (Nov. 8), which was appraised at £1256. 1. 2. The next summer she became, as previously stated, the wife of the Rev. Seth Fletcher, of this town. Her son, Benjamin, accompanied his mother ; possibly, other children, also. He was then about 26 years old, and lived until 1731.+
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