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deelines all proffers of office, preferring to be a worker in the ranks rather than a sharer in the honors that follow in the path of success. He is often sought for such positions as executor and guardian and for various other trusts in- volving mueh responsibility. Mr. Throckmor- ton's early religious teachings have caused him to adhere to the Presbyterian faith and to con- tribute generously to the support of that church.
COLONEL EDMUND T. WILLIAMS .- Edmund Williams, the grandfather of Colonel Williams, who was of Welsh extraction, resided at Colt's Neek, in Atlantie township, where he pursued the varied duties devolving upon a farmer, miller and merchant. He married Miriam Tilton, of the same township, whose children were a son, Tylee, and daughters,-Margaret (Mrs. Joseph Throckmorton), Phebe (Mrs. Henry Burr), Elizabeth (Mrs. Joseph Allen), Ann (Mrs. Woodward), Mary (Mrs. Samuel W. Ten Brook) and Miriam (Mrs. Seth Lippin- cott). Tylee, the only son, was born January 30, 1768, at Colt's Neck, where he followed the life of an agrieulturist. He married Elizabeth Hartshorne, on the 10th of January, 1792, and had children,-Elizabeth, wife of Joseph Par- ker, born in 1792 ; Edmund, in 1795; Miriam, wife of Benjamin Corlies, born in 1797; Hannah, wife of Joseph Woolley, in 1800 ; Phebe (Mrs. Jacob H. Corlies) in 1802; Ed- mund T., October 30, 1804; Esek Hartshorne, 1807 ; Jane (Mrs. Robert Wardell) in 1810 Mary, in 1812 ; Susannali, in 1814 ; and George in 1818, of whom four survive. The birth- place of Edmund T. was Colt's Neck, from which locality he, in 1807, removed to Shrews- bury on land which constitutes his present home. He was educated at the Westtown Boarding-School, Chester County, Pa., where he remained three years, and concluded his studies under John Gummere, at Burlington, N. J. He there combined the labor of a farmer with the profession of a surveyor. The death of his father having made a portion of the home- stead farm his own, he purchased the remainder, and has since that time been devoted to the business of an agriculturist, though his later years have been given merely to the superin-
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tendence of its varied interests. Colonel Wil- liams was, in 1836, married to Lucy, daughter of Captain William Carpender, of New York State. Aside from his farming occupations, Colonel Williams has led a life of much activity as a surveyor, been engaged in the settlement of many estates and frequently filled the office of executor and administrator. He has acted sinee 1838, the year of incorporation, as secretary of the Shrewsbury Mutual Fire Insurance Com- pany, and was formerly director of the Red
GEORGE HANCE is descended from German parentage, his grandfather having been John Hance, who resided at Rumson Neek, in Mon- mouth County. By his marriage to a Miss Waples were born children,-Waples; John ; Isaac; Rachel, wife of Asher Corlies; Eliza- beth, wife of George Woolley. John Hance, of this number, was born at Rumson Neek on the 20th of August, 1762, and died August 13, 1827. He married Ann, daughter of James Borden, whose birth occurred June 17, 1778,
Edmund J. Williams,
Bank Steamboat Company and the Red Bank and Eatontown Turnpike Company. He is also a member of the Monmouth County Agricultural Society. As a Whig, he, in 1837- 38, represented his district in the State Legis- lature, and has been the incumbent of various township offices. He has been active in the promotion of all religious and moral projeets, and for years identified with Christ Protestant Episcopal Church of Shrewsbury, in which he · is senior warden and an earnest worker.
and her death May 28, 1856, in Monmouth County. The children of this marriage were Borden, born April 10, 1801 ; John H., April 13, 1803 ; Asher, February 14, 1805 ; George, March 8, 1808; Margaret B., March 11, 1810 (wife of William Hance); and Susan B., May 14, 1812. The birth of George Hance occurred at Bingham Hill, on Rumson Neck, in Shrews- bury township, where the paid schools of the day afforded him advantages of education equal to those common in that early day. His chosen
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occupation was that of a farmer, the wisdom of which choice has been fully demonstrated in the exceptional success attending all his agricultural undertakings. His father having died when his son, the subject of this sketch, was but sixteen years of age, together with his mother and brothers he cultivated the home farm for a series of years. He was, on the 15th of February, 1838, married to Sarah, daughter of Benjamin and Sarah White, of the same township, their children being John, born November 30, 1838 ; Georgianna, May 15, 1840, wife of Dr. James H. Patterson ; Susan J., March 17, 1842, wife of Samuel H. Pat- terson ; and Borden, born August 18, 1849 (deceased). The grandfather of Mrs. Hance was George White, son of Thomas and Chris- tian White. He married Ann, daughter of John Lippincott. Their son, Benjamin White, father of Mrs. Hance, was born December 12, 1755, and married to Sarah Decoue, of Burling- ton County, N. J. Mr. White, who was for fifty years postmaster of Shrewsbury, engaged during the period of the Revolution in mer- cantile pursuits, and served during that memor- able struggle, under General Putuam. George Hance was ambitious, however, to extend his business relations and become the possessor of more land than was embraced in the farm left by his father. He, therefore, after his mar- riage, purchased his present house in Shrews- bury, and has since made it his residence. A man of great industry, superior judgment and thorough knowledge of the business in which he is engaged, his projects have been both successful and profitable. To his original pur- chase he has added from time to time-indicat- ing always in the selection of his land much wisdom and experience-until the total area is seven hundred and forty acres in the county, with one hundred and fourteen acres of out- lands. He gives much attention to the raising of stock, and was for years a well-known grower of peachies, as of other fruit, his apple orchards being a feature of the county, and the product of his cider-presses as well. Mr. Hance formerly identified himself with the leading enterprises of the county, including banks, steamboat companies, turnpikes, etc., in
many of which companies he was a director, but has more recently resigned his connection with these and similar organizations. He has frequently been appointed by the courts, and accepted the position of commissioner in the division of property. He has affiliated in politics with either the Whig or Republican parties, but has never participated actively in political movements, either local or otherwise. Mr. Hance was educated in the faith of the Society of Friends, to which Mrs. Hance still adheres, though he is a willing supporter of the Presbyterian Church.
CHAPTER XIX.
UPPER FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP.
THE township of Upper Freehold is in the extreme southwestern part of Monmouth County, only one township of which adjoins it, viz. : the township of Millstone, which formsits boundary on the north and northeast. The other bound- aries of Upper Frechold are: On the southeast the county of Ocean, on the southwest the county of Burlington, and on the northwest the county of Mercer. The streams of the township all flow in a general north westerly direction, their waters entering the Delaware River. The largest of these is Crosswicks Creek, which, with its tributary, Lahaway Creek, flows across the southwest corner of the township. Doctor Creek flows through the central part, and unites with Indian Creek, which forms a part of the northwestern boundary against Mercer County. Assanpink Creek marks a part of the northern boundary of this township against that of Mill- stone. The Pemberton and Hightstown Rail- road traverses Upper Freehold from south to north. The population of the township by the United States census of 1880 was three thousand two hundred and thirty-six.
The record of the original formation of Upper Freeliold township cannot be found, and there- fore the precise date is not known. It is certain, however, that it was laid out prior to 1731, as an assessment roll of the township for that year is still in existence, showing that this was then
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one of the four townships of Monmouth County. The total valuation of the county was £18,949 78. ; the total of Upper Freehold being 23306 10s. The tax which was assessed in that year for the building of a county jail was £236 17s. 3d., of which the quota of Upper Freehold was £41 68. 73d. The township collector was John Lawrence.
In 1767 an aet was passed "To divide the Town of Shrewsbury and annex parts thereof to the towns of Freehold and Upper Frechold." This act provides, first, for the laying out of the township of Dover (now in Ocean Connty) from a part of Shrewsbury, then proceeds to annex a certain part to Freehold, and finally to annex to Upper Freehold, " All that part of the town of Shrewsbury, beginning where Burlington Old Path crosseth the before men- tioned north branch of Tom's River, thence running south eighteen degrees east to the line of Dover aforesaid ; thence sonth fifty-six de- grees west, along said line of Dover to the before- mentioned line called Keith's line ; thence along the said line to the line of Upper Freehold; thence along the line of Upper Freehold to where it began, shall be, and is hereby divided off from the said town of Shrewsbury, and annexed unto the town of Upper Frechold, and forever here- after shall be accounted part thereof."
In 1844 the area of Upper Freehold was re- duced by the passage of an act taking the northern part of its territory to form the new township of Millstone. The description of the territory thus severed from Upper Freehold is given in full in the history of Millstone town- ship.
In 1849 an aet was passed annexing to Plumstead a small part of Upper Freehold, within boundaries described as beginning "at the mouth of Lahaway, at its junction with Crosswieks Creek ; thence down the middle of said Crosswieks Creek to the Burlington County line ; thenee southwardly along the division line between the counties of Burlington and Monmouth to the northwest corner of the township of Plumsted, at Arneytown; thence along the middle of the Hornerstown road to the Crosswicks Creek ; thence down the middle of said ereek to the place of beginning."
When the county of Ocean was erected (by act of February 15, 1850), it was made to comprise the five townships of Stafford, Jack- son, Plumsted, Union and Dover, and the new township of Brick, erected by the act. After- wards it was discovered that a mistake had been made in the description of the boundary ; and to correct this, an act was passed, in the year 1851, reciting that by the establishment of the Freehold and Mount Holly road as a part of the county line between Monmonth and Ocean, in the crection of the latter county, a portion of Jaekson township lying north of that road was left not included in any county, and declaring that " all that part of the township of Jackson lying north of the road leading from Freehold to Mount Holly is set off and annexed to the township of Upper Freehold." Finally, in 1869, an act was passed by the Legislature annexing "all that part of the township of Plumstead, in the county of Ocean, lying north of the middle of the Monmouth and Monnt Holly road," to the township of Upper Free- hold, and establishing the county boundary be- tween Ocean and Monmouth as it is at the present time.
The following is a list (as nearly complete as it is practicable to make it) of chosen freehold- ers of Upper Freehold township from 1788 to the present time. The names of the free- holders in the county are found in the records, but they are not given by townships until abont 1800. The list obtained is as follows :
1788. Peter Imley, Robert Montgomery.
1789. Robert Montgomery.
1790-97. James R. English.
1791. John Imley.
1795. Dr. William Imley.
1798. William E. Imley.
1801-18. Garret P. Wikoff.
1801-4. Job Holms.
1805-10. Caleb Ivins. 1823. William Imley.
1830-55. James S. Laurence.
1839-46. Thomas Miller.
1846-50. Edmund T. Hendrickson.
1856-60. Bennington Gill.
1861-62. Albert A. Taylor.
1863-73. Collin B. Mairs.
1874-76. William N. Bryan.
1877-79. Charles S. Bullock.
1880-84. Lewis F. Gordon.
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NAME. ACRES
Joseph Mysis 100
John Rumford . 100
Jacob Robins 250
Jonah Steward . 290
John Brown 300
John Dennis . 240
James Pillyon 200
Thomas Williams 300
Umphrey Wall 100
William Andrews 200
William Montgomery 250
William Hughs 250
William Norton 200
William Saxton 200
William Colwell 200
William Woodward 130
William Imlay .
50
William -Cannon
106
Charles Macklain.
David Johnston
200
David Parker 125
David Harker
Daniel Estell
Elisha Lawrence 360
Edward Hurley 100
Elias Holman 100
Ebenezer Saltar 320
Elias Stillwell
25
Gavin Watson . 3)0
George Molat
250
Guisbert Guisebertson 100
. Henry Clother .
1
Henry Everingham 80
Isaac Stelle, Esq.
150
John Lawrence, Sen. 300
John Stillwell 145
Joseph Cox
380
Joseph Holman
200
Jacob Miller
160
John Vaughn 260
John Guibertson
150
John Williams . 100
Joseph Checseman 150
Jonathan Robins . 100
John Cox
157
James Cox . . 275
James Cox, Jr. . 300
John Cox, Jr. 100
James Lowry 318
John Coward 430
John King . 450
Joseph Woodward 250
Joseph Keney
250
Nathan Allen, Esq. 150
Nicholas Hill
100
Neal Currey . 150
Nehemiah Cogall
200
Obadiah Jeroton .
Obadiah Wilkins .
130
William Evillman
150
William Devoll
Widow Cox
Widow Woodward 15
Widow Lawrence 300
Widow Borden . 118
Zebulon Clayton 250
Zachariah Robins 100
James Tapscott 100
Isaac Van Cleef 225
Jacob Morris 225
Joseph Cannon 190
John Imlay /. 200
Joseph Aplin 120
John Fowler . 124
John Cox 180
John Limming 270
Joseph Kelley 200
Joseph Holmes
150
James Silver . 400
John Nation . 20
Joseph Sergant 100
John Ashton, Esq. 760
Joseph Ashton . 400
Jacob Lair . 120
John Lawrence 360
Moses Robins, Jr. 200
Marmaduke Horsman 150
Nicholas Stevens . 700
Nathaniel Robins 120
1 John Lawrence, who was the township assessor of Up- per Freehold for many years, was the surveyor-general who, in 1743, ran the line, since known as the " Lawrence . Line," between the provinces of East and West Jersey.
The names of the taxable inhabitants of Up- per Freehold one hundred and fifty-four years ago are ascertained from an assessment roll of the township (still in existence) dated April 1, 1731, and signed by John Lawrence,1 then town- ship assessor. The document is headed " A Tax For raising Money By order of ye Justices & Freeholders, for Building A Cort house In ye County of Monmouthi",-the court-house built in 1715 having been destroyed by fire in De- cember, 1727. The list referred to is as follows :
NAME. ACRES.
Aaron Robins 180
Benjamin Lawrence 950
Benjamin Borden . 275
Cornelius Vanhorn
130
William Wilkins .
300
William Wilkins, Jr. 100
William B
William Limming .150
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NAXE. ACRES.
Peter Van Tilbert 12
Philip Truax 25
Peter Brower
Brewer, Peter 80
Richard Salter 300
Baird, David 130
Richard Mount . 400
Robert Curvat 18
Robert Holmes
125
Robert Montgomery
500
Robert Imlay
200
Robert English
46
Robert Lawrence
375
Richard Compton 100
Richard Horsfield 250
Richard Compton, Jr.
50
. Samuel Rogers
50
Safety Borden
170
.Samuel Robins
Samuel Horseman
Samuel Wellgoose
Thomas Cox, Jr. .
175
Thomas Kimsey
Thomas Parker
125
Thomas Richards
200
Thomas Cox, son of James
120
Thomas Jones 340
Thomas Woodward .
400
Thomas Doughty .
170
Thomas Everingham
100
Thomas Duglas
100
Thomas Hawkins
50
Thomas Smyth .
240
" Following is a List of all the Taxables in the Township of Upper Freehold, in the County of Monmouth, in the province of New Jersey, with the number of acres assessed to each, made in the month of October, 1758:"
NAMES. ACRES.
Austey, William 50
Allen, Anna (widow) 10
Anderson, John . 2
Andrews, Jolın
Anderson, Abram
17
Anderson, Matthias
10
Ashton, John
200
Allen, Samuel
160
Arney, Joseph
Anderson, Elias
Atler, Adam
Blakely, John
Beaks, William 190
Beaks, David .
Barcaloo, William
245
. Battinghouse, Jolin
Beers, Benjamin .
Britton, Abram .
200
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Britton, Richard
150
NAME. ACRES.
Balling, Joseph 150
Bruce, John 8
Bacon, Jeremiah
Bacon, Nathaniel .
Bowman, Nathaniel
Beakes, Edmund
Burtree, Richard 290
Bradshaw, John .
Brown, Clayton
Bower, William 200
Copothite, Hannalı 200
Coward, Joseph .
315
Cook, George .
30
Cowenhoven, Peter, Jr 200
Cox, John, Sr . 200
Cowenhoven, Benjamin 300
Cox, John (Lands End) . 500
Coward, John .
1200
Coward, John, Jr
415
Clap, John .
Cunningham, Thomas
Cox, Thomas . 600
Cox, Thomas, Jr .
Cox, John (son of John) . 222
Cook, Abiall, Jr 58
Cook, Nathaniel
130
Cox, Thomas Cooper
4
Combs, John
60
Cox, Mary (widow) 170
Cole, George (schoolmaster)
Clap, George
Cox, Joseph
150
Cox, Nathaniel .
29
Cheeseman, Joseph
170
Caller, Jacob
2
Cook, Abiall
97
Clark, Daniel .
300
Churney, John
Conover, Peter 192
Clayland, James
Campbell, Nathaniel
Camott, Robert
4
Dewitt, Luke .
172
Dewitt, Peter .
60
Dunn, Nicholas .
1
Devonport, Samuel
1
Donford, Samuel
250
Dole, Daniel
' Debaws, Lawrence 131
Delay, Daniel .
Dunderfield, William
Eastman, William
150
Eastinan, John .
330
Emlay, William
117
English, Robert
English, Robert. Jr . 110
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NAME.
ACRES.
English, David . 110
Everingham, William 100
Ebylon, Peter
Eley, John
500
Everingham, Joseph .
15
Eastwood, Abraham
150
Forman, Samuel
200
Fisher, Henry
Fowler, Benjamin .
189
Forman, Sarah (widow James Throck-
morton)
195
Forman, Elizabeth (widow)
200
Finnes, John
8
Fox, Thomas
8
Fenton, John
6
Far, Thomas
25
Flint, Samuel (Indian)
Gibbons, Jonathan
Gregory, Benjamin
Gregory, Benoni
Groom, Thomas .
200
Gaston, John (grist-mill and fulling- mill) . 645
Gibberson, Guisbert
300
Grover, Joseph
420
Gibberson, John
10
Gordon, James
Grady, Daniel
Gordon, David
15
Herbert, John
330
Herbert, Thomas, Jr
Herbert, Obadiah .
Herbert, Richard .
Henderson, William
180
Henderson, Guisbert
60
Hurley, Edward
33
`Horner, Benjamin, Sr
Horner, Content
Hopkins, Joseph
150
Humphrey, Joseph
16
Hull, Rague
Holmes, Joseph
945
Holmes, James, Esq
700
Harrison, John & Thomas
309
Horner, Joshua (grist-inill and saw- mill) . 150
Hutchinson, Robert
500
Holman, Robert
250
Holman, Aaron
80
Huggins, John
7
Horsfield, John .
680
Horn, Frederick
Horn, Nathaniel
Hartner, Jolin
Hews, William
Horner, Benjamin, Jr
15
Harmion, Christian .
Hutchinson, William
150
NAME.
ACBES.
Hillson, John
Imlay, Alice (widow)
Johnston, David
James, Richard
200
Imlay, Peter
380
Imley, Peter (grist-mill) .
175
Jackson, Amor
250
Imley, William
150
Jackson, James 217
Jackson, Mary (widow)
Jarvis, Francis
40
Johnston, Amos
103
Johnston, John
Jobs, John .
10
Kelly, Joseph .
200
Kernan, William
Kelly, Michael .
Lawrence, John (chair)
360
Lippincott, David .
200
Lippincott, David, Jr
Lawrence, James 460
Lawrence, Elisha (chaise)
365
Lawrence, Robert, Esq .
796
Leonard, John
330
Lawrence, Joseph
360
Lawrie, William
490
Lawrie, Thomas (merchant and chair) . 300
Longstreet, Stoffel (two grist-mills) . 238
Limming, John, Jr
115
Limming, Thomas
100
Limming, Daniel
100
Limming, Dinah
115
Limming, William
100
Lawrence, William
Limming, Diwilde
75
Lawrence, Mary
300
Lippincott, Obadiah
Luke, William
Limming, John (son of William) 60
Lloyd, Rieliard .
125
Langley, David
50
Lawrence, Benjamin
Merry, John
McGallard, Andrew 10
McDonald, Michacl .
More, Peter .
Mingan, Joseph .
Montgomery, Robert, Jr .
Mairs, Christopher
2
More, Jolın .
30
Mount, Michael
200
Mount, Thomas
198
Mount, Ezckich
Montgomery, James
270
Morris, Jacob 3
Montgomerie, William
250
Montgomerie, Robert, Esq.
850
MeNight, Charles, Rev.
200
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NAME.
ACRES.
Mull, Michael
Middleton, Amos . 183
Stewart, Alexander .
McConnelly, Neal
Stillwell, Richard
Stell, Benjamin
100
Swen, John
Smith, Joseph
3
Samson, John
Story, Thomas
Sullivan, Dennis
Smith, Corbert .
30
Saxton, Charles
236
Sepp, a negro
Tive, Thomas
Tilton, Abraham
50
Thomas, Jonathau (two grist-mills aud a fulliug-mill) 173
Tule, David .
Tapseott, William
410
Taylor, Joseph
170
Taylor, Hannah (widow)
200
Taylor, Thomas
330
Trout, John
. 130
Tiffert, Robert
. 150
Vanee, Patriek .
Vorhes, John 144
Vaughn, David
Vaughın, Rachel (widow)
200
Vaughu, Joseph
30
Vaughn, William
365
Vanhorn, Matthias (grist-mill)
160
Williams, Daniel .
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White, Samuel . 384
Wortman, John
Warrick, John 66
Wright, Joseph
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Woodward, Thomas, Esq.
500
Woodward, William
. 470
Woodward, Joseph .
200
Woodward, John .
Woodward, Jesse
Wetheral, John 250
Wild, Robert
40
West, John
Wilgus, John
Wilgus, Samuel
Watson, Gawu .
300
Watson, Peter
550
Wall, Humphrey
Welsh, William (schoolmaster).
Wilkey, William
Yard, William H.
"For the year of our Lord 1758. The Assessment as made by John Lawrenee, Assessor.
"N. B .- We have no Water Craft, nor furuaces, nor forges, nor Bloomeries, nor glass-houses, uor Stills that still Molasses, nor ferries, uor Brew-houses, nor
Robins, Moses
53
Robins, Samuel
180
Robins, Ephraim .
11
Robins, Daniel A. (town) -
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Robins, Daniel
300
Roe, John .
Rogers, Isaae (merehant and ehair)
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Robins, John -
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. Robins, Joseph (small still)
400
Robins, Thomas
Robins, Moses, Jr .-
100
Robins, Jacob
100
Robins, Joseph, Jr. .
Read, John and Richard
275
Randall, Daniel
Randall, James
Read, Johu
107
Robbs, Thomas
Shattig, Christopher
Smitlı, Thomas .
250
Smith, John
Saxton, James
200
Saxton, Peter
104
Saxton, Daniel .
203
Starkey, David .
50
Stewart, Robert
120
Smith, Jacob .
Still, Jacob
1
Stillwell, William
9
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Stinyond, Joseph .
340
NAME.
ACRES.
Stevens, John 700
Newell, James D. (ehair)
3
- Parent, John .
Parker, William
Polhemius, John (grist-mill)
9
Polhemius, Tobias
200
Peiree, Andrew
Priee, Isaae (fulling-mill)
2
Page, Joseph .
Parent, Thomas
Parent, William
Patrie, Hendriek
Phelps, Ezekich
Patriek, Negro
Robins, Richard
330
Radford, William
Rogers, William
Robins, Elizabeth (widow)
50
Morris, Christopher .
50
Mount, Richard 690
Mannering, Patrick
11
Meghee, James
9
McColm, Hugh
270
Montgomerie, James, Jr.
Mitchell, Alexander
Miller, Thomas .
115
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Woodward, Joseph, Jr.
105
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UPPER FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP.
617
Coaches, Chariots, nor Chaises & 4-wheels in upper ffreehold."
The number of acres assessed in the township in 1758 was 38,9542, of which the assessed valuation was £11,501 10s. Tax raised, £391 14s.
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Much of the territory of Upper Freehold was taken up and patented in large tracts. One of these tracts (four thousand acres) was held by Robert Burnet, one of the proprietors. In 1706 he sold to Nathan Allen, his son-in-law, five hundred and twenty acres, starting where the Cafferty Mill now stands, at Allentown, and running down the stream to the land then held by John Chambers. In the same year he sold to William Montgomery, another son-in-law, five hundred acres, beginning on Doctor's Creek, near the post road, and tlience to the line of Negro Run. This tract was soon after enlarged and named Eglinton. It has remained in the family for six generations. Mrs. Bennington Gill, of the fifth generation, now resides on the old homestead.
On the 24th of May, 1690, John Baker pat- ented two thousand one hundred acres of land intended to be called the " Manor of Buckliole." This tract was bounded on the west by the four thousand acre tract of Robert Burnett (near the line of the Pemberton and Hightstown Rail- road), north by Cat Tail Brook, south of Doc- tor's Creek " to the Middletown Men's Lots." John Baker died some time before 1700, and the tract passed to George Willocks and soon after to Richard Salter, who built the mills at Imlaystown before 1700. A portion of this traet was sold, in 1727, by Richard Salter, Jr., to Peter Salter, Jr., it being the " mill tract." Another portion was sold about 1717, to Elisha Lawrence, who settled there. The family of Lawrence figured largely in this county for many years. Elishia Lawrence was the son of William Lawrence, who, in 1668 was one of the proprietors of the Middletown lots. He was town clerk of Middletown. His name occurs frequently in the records of that township. He was one of the Manasquan company who located lots on the coast from Wreek Pond to Barnegat Bay, in 1685. He also owned land at Wakake, adjoining Richard Hartshorne. He died in 1702 and left sons-William, Joseph,
Elisha, John, James and Benjamin-and several daughters. The property on Wakake Creek and vicinity was sold or given to Elisha who in Novem- ber, 1717, sold two hundred and eighty acres to Thomas Kearney and moved to Upper Frechold, where he purchased the property mentioned. A part of this tract he named Chestnut Grove, now owned by Harrison Hendrickson. He died in 1724, aged fifty-eight years. He rep- resented the county in the Provincial Assem- bly in 1708-9. He married Lney Stout, of Shrewsbury, and had several children, of whom John Lawrence, who ran the East and West Jersey line in 1743, was one. He resided on part of the tract of his father, which was called Mulberry Hill, now owned by George J. Hen- drickson. His son John was a physician ; the same Dr. John Lawrence whose house was pro- tected in the Revolution by the British, at the request of Richard Waln, at whose house the officers were stopping. He was born in 1747, gradnated at Princeton College and studied medicine at Philadelphia Medical College, and became eminent as a physician in Upper Free- hold. He was a Tory and joined the British. His property was confiscated, but he lived and practiced in the county unmolested after the war, and died at Trenton April 29, 1830. His brother, Elisha Lawrence, was sheriff of Mon- month County during the Revolution. His son, John Brown Lawrence, was the father of Commodore Lawrence, of the United States navy, and grandfather of Commodore Boggs, who, in the "Varuna," passed the forts below New Orleans during the late Rebellion. Of the brothers of Elisha, William settled in Mid- dletown; John, James and Joseph bought the "Squan Lots," on Manasquan River, and settled there. Of Benjamin no account is obtained. The tract of land of two thousand five hundred acres, bonnded by the Keith line on the west, and on all other sides by Crosswicks Creek, was patented by William Doekwra, February 2, 1698, and was, later, sold to Anthony Wood- ward for three hundred and eighty pounds.
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