History of Essex and Hudson counties, New Jersey, Vol. II, Part 24

Author: Shaw, William H
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: [United States :]
Number of Pages: 830


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llis " daughter Elizabeth to be at her mother's dis- pose to bestow upon her according to ability, at her age of eighteen or at her marriage."


The will of Samuel Riggs was proven in 1710.


Letters of administration were issued in 1773 to Phehe, widow of Zophar Riggs, of Morris County.


In 1701-2, John Riggs, son of Joseph, and Paul Day, son of Mary, divided a tract of land, designated ns formerly belonging to " our houored grandfather, Edward Riggs, deceased," they being jointly interested therein. Edward Riggs, second of the name, had a


Newark. In 1691 he conveyed the same to John Brown, Jr., wife Mary signing the deed. Tradition says they had children .- Joseph, JJames, Samuch John, Anna Gage, Mary Lindsley, Martha Freeman, Elizabeth Lyon and Charity.


Gideon Riggs and Zebulon Riggs, sons of Joseph, probably removed to Morris County (at that time Ilunterdon), and had numerous descendants.


Joseph Riggs, the third son of Joseph, married Abigail Brown His services for the public began as collector in 1742, and continued with great regularity in different forms, and closed as moderator. This office he had filled in the years 176] (following John Ogden, Esq., in 1759, and Joseph Camp, Esq., in 1760, the first two of record,) 1764, 1766, 1770, 1778, 1779 and 1781.


In 1766 he was in office as an elder in the Church of Orange, and in 1783 his name heads the list of trustees appointed by the Legislature of the State in the act of incorporation. He, however, removed from the parish within the year of his appointment. (Iloyt, 131 and 275.)


He was well known as Justice Riggs. His resi- dence was situated on what is now Prospect Street. and on land now owned by Mr. R. Van Buskirk, and included all the land bounded by Irvington Avenne on the northeast, Hayes' land southeast, and Silas Ball southwest.1


The farm of Justice Riggs, as appears by documents executed in 1765, was purchased, seventeen and a half acres of James Banks in 1750, and thirty-two acres of Joseph Tompkins in 1746-47. A part of the land had been surveyed in 1726 to Jacob Arents, and afterward sold by the sheriff, in 1744, to David Ogden, and by Ogden transferred to Mr. James Alexander.


The old house on the premises, and which was re- cently demolished, was occupied by him for many years. The writer has no data showing who built the house.


The premises were afterward owned by Mr. Aaron Tichenor, and a part thereof is still held by his de- seendants,2


The will of Joseph Riggs names chiktren,-t'y- renus, Caleb Smith, Abigail Crane, Sarah Myer, Pru- dence Young, Hannah Ward, Jerusha Swan and Ex- perience Smith. (Congar Rec.)


Daniel Riggs, the fourth son of JJoseph, was ap- parently appointed to settle the estate after the death of his father, and although only twenty-years old, his book of accounts shows that his education had not been neglected, and that he possessed a method or ca- pacity for transacting business.


The first entry in the book is as follows: "Septem- ber ye 28th, 1744. Then, in consideration of eighteen pence per pound, I am to settle accompts with people and receive what is due." The record then shows home Jot situated on what is now Clinton Avenue, in | the dates and various settlements in the following


form : " Reckoned with Ezekiel Johnson and remain- ing due, 1, 13, 2." (Evidently pounds, shillings and pence.)


As the book contains the greatest number of names of the then residents known to the writer, we present them, as follows, viz. : Ezekiel Johnson, Aaron Ball, Samuel Crowell, Jeremiah Johnson, Bethuel Pierson, William Smith, Sr., James Tompkins, Daniel Bald- win, Sr., Isaae Ward, Ebenczer Hedden, Hannah Singleton, Elihu Lindsley, Timothy Osborn, Joseph Riggs, Daniel Roberts, Samuel Condit, Daniel Ward, Job Brown, Samuel Lamson, Nathaniel Campbell, Nathaniel Williams, Mary Johnson (widow), Thomas Day, Elisha Stansborough, Gilbert Hedden, Ebenezer Faren, Daniel Taylor, Capt. Williams, Timothy Ball, Joseph Jones, Swain Ogden, Benjamin Lind-ley, Leonard Ward, William Smith, Jr., Hugh Robords, Sarah Riggs, Thomas Cushman, John Hedden, Mat- thew Williams, estate of Thomas Ball (paid by Timto- thy Ball), AAmos Harrison, Samuel Ogdain (by Joseph Pierson), Thomas Dean, Isaac C'ondit (for Thomas Day), Nathaniel Ogden, Benony Tomas (afterward written Thomas), Mary Walls, Ebenezer Lindsley, Josiah Linsly, James Wood, Samuel Nuttman, Sr., John Condit, Samuel Freeman.


Among the items are payments to Dr. Burnet, Ios. 6d., and to Isaac Condit for digging a grave, 2x.


The name Ichabod Burnet appears in a different


1 No. 38, township mup.


2 No. 41, township mat.


782


HISTORY OF ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY.


handwriting, but for the same amount as that named above to Dr. Burnet.


The book also contains the record of his marriage to Sarah Lamson, "November ye 23, 1748." The date of the birth of their children, their names, and the date of the death of his wife and several of the children, five deaths occurring respectively, Sept. ", 15 and 21, his wife on Sept. 24, 1776 and Jan. 25, 1777.


The farm of Daniel Riggs extended from Rahway i River to the westerly side of the mountain, the; dwelling-house standing upon the site now occu- pied by the rectory of the church of the lloly Com- munion.


By the will of Daniel Riggs, bearing date Oct. 1, 1786, his homestead was divided by marked points; the northerly side including the house and barns in fee to one of his sons, and the southerly portion to another married son, subject, however, to his hav- ing issue, in default of which the land so devised was to go to his surviving heirs. To another son he gave a farm "known as Bower's Place," excepting five acres on the southeasterly corner thereof, which he gave to his daughter, Phebe Terril.


" Bower's Place " is frequently named in the rec- ords. MIr. Riggs bought it of Joseph Gardner in 1767; it was bounded by Ward's Lane on the east, ! was messenger for the town court in 1675 and 1677 ; South Orange Avenue on the northeast, Irvington Avenue southwest, and Mary, widow of Josiah Hed- den, northwest ; a large portion of it is still owned by his descendants, some of whom bear the family name.1 The original deed is in possession of Daniel T. Clark, Esq.


A large-sized Bible which belonged to Daniel Riggs is now in possession of a great-grandson, Daniel Riggs, of Philadelphia. It contains upon the leaves between the Old and New Testament a record made by Benjamin Riggs, as follows: date-" This day fin- ished reading the Bible in course." This record is made one hundred and twenty-nine times.


THE BOWER'S PLANTATION is designated on the township map by several different references in con- nection with the various subsequent owners. It was sold by Joseph Gardner and Mary, his wife, to Daniel Riggs, by deed bearing date Nov. 25. 1767, and is de- scribed as follows :


" Beginning at a Corner, being a Corner of the widow Mary Hedden's Land, thence Southerly on sd. Mary Hedden's Line to the Road, thence South Eas- terly along sd. Road until it comes to the Road that goes to Elisha Ward's, thence North Easterly as the Road gues until it comes to the Road that comes From Newark, Abel Ward, thence Northwesterly as the Road goes until it Comes to the first mentioned corner or place." The witnesses to the deed were Bethuel Pierson and John Hedden, Jr.


The following is a survey of ten acres of the


Bower- place that was to go to John Hedden, and four acres to Phebe Riggs :


"The 10 acres piece vich så John Headen is to have . . . Begins at the east corner of the widow Mary Headen, By the Road that goes to or past Bethuel Person's, and from thence south 20 Degrees and a half west, 6ch., 23 links to the Road that Leads to Town by Daniel Hays', thence along ad Road south 29 degrs east 8 chains to a stake by ad Roads, thence north 4: degus and 5 minutes, enst 14 ch. and 90 1. to a stake hy the Road first above mentioned, near against ad Person's house, Thence along st Road North 61 degne and 35 min., West 1 ch, and 15 I., Thence North 79 Degn and 15 min., West 10 ch. and 72 links to the Begining Corner, Contain- ing then a rex, Strict Measure.


" Done by a Scale of I chains to the Inch By me,


". THOMAS BALL.


"A Survey of a Tract, of 4 acres of the old feild Near M. Elihu Ward's, and one acre of wood land adjoining the same that was Given unto Phebe, Daughter of Daniel Riggs, now the wife of Amor Turrel, by her father, Daniel Riggs, decd.


" Surveyed August 21st, 1787, pr.


" THOMAS BALL, D Surveyor."


BALL FAMILY .- " Edward Ball, from Branford, 1664, Iligh Sheriff of Essex, 1693, Grand Juror, 1709, acknowledged agreement with Azariah Crane to pre- vent any difference hereafter, in 1724." He had Jo- seph, Moses, Thomas, Caleb, Lydia Peck, Abigail Harrison, (Congar Record.)


Ile was, in addition to the above, appointed and elected to fill various offices and upon committees to act in certain matters, the records show that he town attorney in 1679, 1680 and 1686; overseer of the poor in 1692; of the town's men in 1679, 1680, 1685 and 1691; constable in 1683, 1689; surveyor of highways in 1674, 1678; and grave-digger in 1679. The agreement above-mentioned is as follows :


"That, whereas deacon Azariah Crane and Edward Ball, both of Now ark am County of Essex, in the Eastern division of East New Jersey, have for many years past settled upon a tract of land being in the bounds of said Newark, at a place called the Mountain, and commouly so called, und ot our first settling, no dividing line botwern ns, but upon consider- ation of ourselves and our posterity upon mature deliberation have con- cluded und Mottled a dividing line between us, and the then right lodg- ing in ua, and to prevent any difference that might hereafter arise thereon, we, the parties above named, have agreed that line between us shall be as the said fence now stundeth, from the Mountain to the Highway. only to come straight toward the Mountain where it chows into the said deacon Cine'r laud ; and it is agreed thut where it comes to the High- way below the Spring, that the Highway shall run down upon the bar of land as near to the swamp next Deacon Crane's as is most frasible for a cart and cuttle to go till it comes over a small run and between a small chestnut tree and a Furch tree standing not above two roila or three naunder, and thence to run upon a direct line to the corner tree, it being A white oak, and to this presont agreement we, the above named Aza- riah Crane and Edward Ball have set to our hands this 18th March, 1715. "AZARIAH CRANE, SOD.,


". NATHANIEL CRANE, " AZARIAIL CRANE, " Enwann BALL.


" This 19th March, 1713, appeared buforo me the above named perm)tid, and owned the above written agreement for themselves, their heirs and Reigns forever


" JOSEPH HARRISON, Justice. "


"June the 20, 1724. There mppeored before mo John Cooper, one of his Majestics' Justices of the pence for the county of Essex, In New Jer- may, the within named Azarialı Crane and Edward Ball, and made oath that the withle agreoniont was verbally miaude nad concluded between them, the said Azariah Crane, Sen., and Edward Ball, when they were the rightful owners ond In i tual possession of the auid tracts of land,


1 Sus No. 33, township map for Bower's Place.


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The writer had conjectured that the survey, made April 27th. 1694, to Edward Ball and Azariah Crane (as below), and to which the above agreement a ludes. was locate ] within the present limits of South Orange. The record of surveys of roads shows, how- ever, that this conjecture was not well founded. This record is in word- as follows :


Det. ", 1705. " Another Road running by line of marked Trees unto Anthony Olitle's House. '


" Another road running from sd Anthony's House to first mentioned Road, by a line of marked Trees and path to the other Road running from sd An- thony's Road to Caleb Ball's House, by a path and marked Trees.


Anthony Olid was located in what is now a part of Orange for West Orange), near Montclair, and Caleb Ball had by purchase a part of the lands of his father. (See below.)


The surveys and deed above mentioned are in brief to Azariah Crane, at the Mountain, S. W. 25 chains in length, N. W. 25 chains in breadth. S. W. by John Gardner, N W. Mountain, N. E. Edward Ball and Highway, S. f. by unsurveyed land. to Edward Ball, Beginning at Azariah Crane's corner by the Moun- tain 1) E 25 chains, (2) \. 24 chains. Also where this ends 34 chains in length and 7 chains in breath. another along the Mountain 24 chains in length and 20 chains in breadth, W. by Azariah Crane, S. Moun- tain. \ John Baldwin, Jr., E. Azariah C'rane, and unsurvived.


On May 1, 1704, Edward Ball (in exchange for a house, also homestead, now in his possession.) con- voyed to his son, Caleb Ball, 50 acres at the foot of the Mountain, and next admicent northward from Azariah Crane's farm, beginning at said Crane's line and extending northward the whole breadth of the said Bull's lot until it shall contain full fifty acres. Caleb Ball. in 1706, exchanged the above-named tract with John Canfield for sixty acres in the bend of the Third River.


If Edward Ball was not personally a settler in South Drange his descendants were, and still are residents therein, and the record above was intro- duced for the threef dd purpose of showing the spirit aud character of the man, the simplicity and honesty of purpose exhibited by the men of that day in their transactions with each other, and also that the de- svendants referred to may obtain a clue to the acts and doings of their ancestor.


"Thomas Ball, third son of Edward Ball, married Sarah Davis. Ile died 18th October, 1744, aged 57 years. 'An aged man of four years old. His will names Timothy, Aaron, Nathaniel, David, Ezekiel, John, Thomas, Amos, Mary, Rachel and Apphia, wife of Simon Searing." (Congar Rec.)


Timothy Ball, eldest son of Thomas, warried Esther


Bruen. He died 7th January, 1758. (Congar Rec.) Ilis will, dated in 1752 (on parchment, and now in possession of Mrs. Selim Freeman), gives his lands to his sons, John and Uzal, subject to their mother's right to the entire use thereof during her widowhood, and legacies to his daughters Sarah, Charity and Rachel. The house built by Timothy (possibly by his father, Thomas) is still standing in moderately good repair, on Ridgewood road. A stone in the chimney has the initial letters "T. E. B., 1743," in another chimney the figures 1772; the latter being probably an addition built to the original house.1


Is not this house the oldest now standing in the village ?


A portion of the original farm is in the possession of Mr. Selim Freeman, who married Miss Ball, a lineal descendant of Timothy Ball.


PIERSON FAMILY .- Bethuel Pierson " heir-at-law." administerel upon the estate of Sammuel ou Jan. 11, 1773. Bethuel Pierson gave a mortgage upor one hundred nere-, whereon he now lives at the mountain plantation by a certain brook called Stone House Brook. (.A. w'the Essex Co., p. 250.)


Deacon Bethuel Pierson had a stone addition added to his dwelhng-house, which he caused to be dedicated by religious ceremonies, especially request- ing that the following words should be sung on the occasion .


Be atos proud by any threats, Bill unt your 1- use too high But always Have before your und, That you were born to die. "


Deacon Bethuel Pierson died in 1791, aged 90 years. lle had sons .-- C'yru -. M. D., who inherited the home- stead, and Deacon Joseph, who owned and resided in the " stone house" situated on the corner of Jefferson Avenue and road to Pierson's mills. (See " Pierson's Mi is."1)


Cyrus Pierson conveyed the lands to Nathaniel Condit on May 11, 1793; it consisted of one hundred and sixteen acres, the description " beginning at the road in the lands formerly of Bethuel Pierson and Abel Ward, both deceased." The deed to Condit was recorded in book A of deeds, which is lost.


Mosts Lind ley subsequently owned and occupied the farm, which has, however, been divid . ]; the dwell- ing and part of the land is now owned and occupied by William A. Brewer, president of the Washington Life Insurance Company of New York. ?


BROWN FAMILY .- John Brown came from Milford with the first settlers in 1606. His will (proved in 1690) names as his children, John (eldest), Joseph, Thomas, Daniel, Esther, Mary Pierson, Hannah Kiggs, Phebe Dod, and Elizabeth Freeman, and also appoints my son " Daniel Brown, Executor, my loving brother, Ephraim Burwell, and my loving son, John Brown, to be my overseers." The inventory, dated Nov. 6,


1 No. 9, townslup map.


" Nu. 10, township map


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1690, "appraised Dec. 4, 9590, by us, John Curtis aud Ephraim Burwell, ' amounted to the sum of seventy pounds and sixteen shillings.


Among the devises was the following : "To my two sons, Joseph Brown and Thomas Brown, their heirs, etc., forty acres beyond Elizabeth River as bouuded in my Patent to be equally divided between them." The town had, however, in 1686, adopted the follow- ing : "Item, Joseph Brown and Thomas Brown have Liberty granted to exchange their Father's Third Division of Land lying beyond Elizabeth River and to take up the Quantity thereof on this side Raway River, below the Mouth of Stone House Brook." They also " had liberty to take up sixty acres of land between them."


The survey for Joseph Brown was made by the town surveyor in 1686, in brief: " a piece of upland granted by the Town vote, 30 acres on the mountain side down to Rahway River, bounded by the River East, John Treat South, Top of the Hill West, and Thomas Brown North ; " and the following memoran- dlum was added: " note this Land hath a House on it, built by Joseph Brown and Thomas Brown, either of thew having an equal share of it."1


The survey to Thomas Brown was made at the same time and had Samuel Tichenor north; and the same proviso in regard to the ownership of the house.


The land so given to Joseph Brown (it is understood) has never passed out of the possession of his family and descendants, and is now owned and occupied by Mr. A. F. Tillou, who married a daughter of Samuel Brown, a lineal descendant


The land of Thomas Brown was sold in A.D. 1800 by Moses Osborn to Amos Freeman, and is described as "the farm formerly of Timothy Osborn, and was left by him to his son, Moses tsborn, said premises being those conveyed to said Timothy Osborn by Thomas Brown and David Brown (sons of Thomas; Congar Record) by Deed, May 19th, 1720. . . . binding north on Henry Squier, south on Samuel Brown, west on Top of the Mountain, cast on Rahway River." The property is now owned by - Martin, who purchased it of the leirs of Ira T. Freeman in 1880.


A survey, made by John t'urtis, deputy surveyor, for John Treat, bears date April 27, 1694, for "a tract of upland by Rahway River on the east side, beginning at Stone House Brook, thence down the River 26 chains, . . 12 chains at the south end, and 20 chains at the north end," and " bounded north by the Brook, west by the River, south and east by unsurveyed Land. '


The writer has no record showing who succeeded Mr. Treat as owner. A reference is made to the prop- erty, in a derd made by William Chetwood, Esq., high sheriff, to David Ogden, dated Aug. 1, 1744, the sale being made by order of court, the follow- ing being part of the description, viz. :


1 No. 2, township map.


" Also a tract of land in the bounds of Newark on the eastward side of Rahway River, and beginning at the southwesterly corner of Samuel fompkin's land, which was patented to John Trent, late of suid Newark, Esquire, deceased, in August, 169G, on the east bank of suid River ; thence east 12 chains and N. 63, 40 E, 20 chains nlong said patented lands to a Highway ; thence along said highway 25 chains to a line of John Walls ; thence along John Walls line N 4x, W. 20 chains; thence 8. 2, W. 20 chains ; thence S. 35, E. 34 chains, to the first corner of John Walls in the line of Robert Campbell, late of Newark, deceased ; thence along the line of Campbell 47 chains to said Rawack River , thener on a direct hne to where it began."


This tract contained fifty-three acres, and was pur- chased by Dr. Jacob Arents, defendant in the suit of l'eter Sonman, May 17, 1726. . . . The tract was subsequently conveyed by Mr. Ogden to James Alexander.


In 1751, Samuel Tompkins conveyed to Jonathan Tompkins? (possibly son or brother) for five shillings, one hundred acres, bounded west by the Rahway River, north by Stone House Brook, east by a high- way (now Prospect Street, MISS in possession of Mr. Aaron Brown).


The following copy of an original document is in the possession of the writer hereof, and is presented as an illustration of the manner in which business was transacted at an carly date.


"Know all men by these presents that I, Jolin Lyon, of Newark, Do promise & Inguge to Keep Ebenezer Tomkines In Demedfied in & about the certain proce of land being in the possession of Samuel Tompkins. It being a small peice About half an acre, lying between the highway & Stone house brock, it lys between sd samuell house & ruway river ; further T, the sd John Lyon, do by these presents promis to full fill the above Ingagement, as witnes I have set hearunto my hand this nineteenth Day of No : In the tenth year of his Reign, 1723.


"STEP BROWNF. "JONATHAN BALDWIN. "


" JOHN LYON.


In 1802 the heirs of Job Tompkins quit-claimed to each other their rights to the above property, Mr. Job Brown and Mr. Nathan Squier father of Mr. Daniel Squier, bning among the number. 8


A part of the tract mentioned as being conveyed by Mr. Ogden to Mr. Alexander afterward came into possession of James Banks, who sold it to Joseph Riggs, Jr., Nov. 16, 1750. Upon this was located the house (recently demolished) which Mr. Riggs occupied for many years. The land was bounded by the high- way to Newark N. E'ly, Hayes land S. E'ly, Sila, Ball, S'ly, and the next-mentioned tract W'ly. . In 1747, Joseph Tompkins conveyed to Joseph Riggs, Jr., "32 arres, bounded S'ly by land late of Samuel Tompkins, and partly by a cross road, leading to Bethuel Pierson's Mill, E'ly by the highway lead- ing to Newark, and S'ly by the above mentioned."


Mr. Riggs remained the owner for many years and in 1771 executed a mortgage thereon, " being the farm whereon he lately lived."


It was owned by Mr. Aaron Tichenor for many years, and was divided among heirs, some of whom still hold possession.'


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