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Salem Deeds, Liber B.


1676 Nov. 30. Patent. John FENWICK to Samuel Hedge, second son
of Samuel Hedge of London, merchant, and Ann FENWICK, daughter of
grantor and wife of Samuel HEDGE, the son, for 2,000 acres in Fenwick's
Colony in N. J. 1

1676 Dec. 3. Do. Same to Hance HEARE of Heartie Point, N. J.,
planter, for 100 acres, to be surveyed in Fenwick's Colony. 2

1676 Aug. 20 (?). Do. Same to Thomas POTTER of Shrewsbury
Town, N. J., planter, for 500 acres, to be surveyed in Fenwick's Colony. 3

1676 Aug. 6. Do. Same to Hugh DICKMAN of Shrewsbury Town,
N. J., weaver, for 500 acres in his Colony. 4

1676 Aug. 9. do. Same to Richard LIPPINCOTT senor of Shrewes-
bury, N. J., planter, for 1,000 acres in his Colony. 5

1676 Aug. 10. Do. Same to William SHATTOCK of New Shrowesbury,
N. J., shoemaker, for 500 acres in his Colony. 6

1676 Aug. 11. Do. Same to William NORTH of Shrowesbury, N. J.,
planter, for 500 acres of his Colony. 8

1678 25th d. 11th m. (Jan.). Assignment. Hugh DICKMAN to John
Fenwick of the 500 acres, granted as above, p. 4. 9

1672 July 26. Mem. of a grant by Philipp CARTERET to Capt. Richard
MORRIS of N. Y., merchant, of 1,000 acres on Delaware R., over against
New Castle, S. E. Jerymias Kill or Creek, N. W. Pambians Hook, S. W.
the Fyns and barren lands. 10

566 New Jersey Colonial Documents.


-------- Grants to Joseph and Ebony WILSON, sons of Samuel WILSON
of London, merchant: crossed out. 11

1677-8 Feb. 27. Patent. John FENWICK to George MOUNT of Middle-
town, N. J., blacksmith, for 500 acres in Fenwick's Colony, whereof 490
a. on Chohansick River and Mount's Creek, adjoining BURDEN's planta-
tion; the remaining 10 a. to be laid out as a townlot in Chohansick. 14

1677-8 Feb. 28. Do. Same to Benjamin BURDEN of Middletown,
weaver, for 300 acres in the allotment of Chohansick, 290 a. thereof on
Chohansick R. adjoining MOUNT's plantation, the other 10 a. to be a lot in
Chohansick. 15

1678 May 11. Do. Same to Matthias NELESON, for himself and in
trust for Katherine MATTISON, widow of Matthias MATTESON, and her chil-
dren, and to Peter OULSON, all of Boughtown, N. J., confirming the grants
of Aug. 17, 1676 (supra, Salem No. 1, pp. 139, 140 and 141), which had
been taken by force of arms and carried with grantor to New York, and
making it in all for "the said Boughtown and 1,040 acres, surveyed by
Richard HAN-COCK, Deputy Surveyor, as follows: 380 acres of fast land, 300
a. of marish, 360 a. of swamp, along Delaware River from the mouth of
Boughtown Creek to a small creek, running into Fenwick's River or Game Creek. 16, 18 and 21

1678 May 11. Surrender of preceding trust. Matthias NELESON of
Boughtown, Fenwicks Colony, to Widow Katherine MATTESON and her six
daughters, vizt: Anne, the wife of said NELESON, Margrett, the wife of
Henry ANDERSON of Crane Hook on the West shore of Delaware R., Eliza-
beth, wife of Henry EVERSON of said Crane Hook, Walburr, wife of Oul
OULSON of the Bough on said Westshore, Breitagh MATTESON and Engburr
MATTESON of Boughtown, spinsters. 23

1678 May ---. Patent. John FENWICK, confirming to Stephen YERIANS,
Lasse HENRICKS, Matthias SPARKLESON and Erick YERIANS, all of Finstown
alias Pompion Hook the 1,000 acres with 40 a. highway allowance,
granted to them August 12, 1676 (supra, Salem No. 1, pp. 142 and 143);
surveyed as 740 acres of fast land, 240 a. of meadow and 60 a. of swamp,.
along the East shore of Delaware R. 24, 26, 28 and 30

1678 May 31. Deed. Hypolite LEFEAVOUR senior of Holeborne and
John PLEDGER of Bereton ffields, in the Township of New Salem, Fenwick's
Colony, N. J., planters, to Walter, Francis and John FORREST, all of Bur-
lington, millers, for "All that their Westerne bounds wch Runs from the
head of Great Mill Creeke Northwest downe the said Mill Creeke, the
said Mill Creek being, the west side bounds of their said Plantations
calle Holleborne and Bereton fields," to build a grist mill. 32

1678 May 31. Do. Samuel HEDGE of Ivey Point, New Salem Town-
ship, N. J., Surveyor General of Fenwick's Colony, and wife Anne to
Walter, Francis and John FORREST of Burlington, millers, for the neck,
called the Brothers FORREST, 300 acres, along Little and Great Mill Creek. 33


PAGE 567 Salem Deeds, Liber B.


1678 Nov. 14. Do. Edward WADE of New Salem, N. J., late of Lon-
don, citizen and clothworker, and wife Prudence to Anthony PAGE of New
Salem, planter, and wife Mary, for 100 acres along Munmouth River,
heretofore called Allawayes Creek, part of the 1,000 a. tract, granted
April 2, 1675. 35

1679 April 11. Do. John ADAMS of New Salem and wife Elizabeth
to Samuel CURTIS, late of Crewherne, Co. of Somersett, clothier, for 500
acres, henceforth to be called Crewkerne Wood, in the half allotment of
Allawayes, between Champney's plantation, Allawayes Creek and Adams' Creek. 40

1679 May 20. Do. Richard LIPPINCOTT of New Shrowsbury, N. J.,
planter, and wife Abigall to their fourth son Freedome LIPPINCOTT, for 200
acres of the 1,000 a. tract (supra p. 5) on Chohanzick R. and Wee-hatt-
quack Cr. 42

1679 May 21. Do. Same to their eldest son Remembrance LIPPINCOTT,
for 200 acres of the 1,000 a. tract (as above). 45

1679 May 21. Do. Same to their second son John LIPPINCOTT, for 200
acres as preceding. 49

1679 May 21. Do. Same to their third son Restore LIPPINCOTT, for
200 acres as preceding. 52

1679 May 21. Do. Same to their fifth son Jacob LIPPINCOTT, for 200
acres as preceding. 55

1679 May 12. Patent. John FENWICK confirming to William SHATTOCK
of Shrowesbury, N. J., cordwainer, and wife Hannah the 500 acres
(supra, p. 6) on Chohanzick River and Weehattquack or Shrowesbury
Neck Creek, adjoining LIPPINCOTT's plantation. 58

1679 May 27. Deed. Hypolite LEFEVER, late of St. Martin's in the
feilds, Co. of Middlesex, England, now ot Holleyborne, New Salem
Township, Fenwick's Colony, N. J., gentleman, and wife Mary, to George
PROMO, late of the Parish of St. Martin's in the feilds aforesaid, now of
Promoes Hot, New Salem Township, cordwainer, and wife Joane, for 300
acres on Monmouth River, heretofore called Allawayes Creek, part of the
6,000 a. granted to said LEFEVER and John PLEDGER Nov. 2, 1676. 61

1679 June 1. Patent. John FENWICK to John ERICKSON of Lucas
Point, confirming former patent (supra, Salem No. 1, p. 139) along Dela-
ware R. on the Southside of Staine Creek. 63

1679 Sept. 7. Do. Same to Abraham BROWNE of New Shrowesbury,
N. J., planter, for 250 acres in the Township of East Fenwick, on Allo-
wayes Creek or Monmouth R., adjoining CRAVEN's plantation. 65


PAGE 568 New Jersey Colonial Documents.


1679 Sept. 7. Do. Same to Widow Ann CRAVEN, late of Lymehouse
in the Parish of Stepney, Co. of Middlesex, England, now of New
Salem, N. J., for 300 acres, to be called Craven's Choice, in Fenwick's
Colony, on the Northside of and along Allowayes Creek, adjoining
SMYTH's alias NEVILL's plantation. 67

1679-80 ----- 11th m. (Jan.). Marriage settlement. Widow Ann
CRAVEN (as before) with her husband-to-be Charles BAGELEY, late of Chop-
tanke, Talbott Co., Maryland, by which she gives him the foregoing 300
acres, subject to payment to her children Ann CRAVEN Thomas CRAVEN
and Peter CRAVEN. 68

1679 Oct. 12. Patent. John FENWICK to Matthyas JOHNSON of West
Fenwick Township, N. J., planter, Andrea ANDERSON Lawrence alias
Lance CORNELIOUS and Annica HENRICKS, for 600 acres between the mouth
of Bastowe Creek on the South, Purling Creek on the North and Fenwick's
River on the East. 70

1679 Oct. 30. Do. Same to Andrea ANDERSON of West Fenwick,
N. J., planter, Lawrence alias Lance CORNELIOUS, Matthyas JOHNSON and
Annica HENRICKE, for 600 acres, same as preceding. 71

Same to Lance CORNELIOUS, p. 72, and to Annica HENRICKSON, p. 76

1679 Oct. 30. Patent. John FENWICK to Lawrence alias Lance
CORNELIOUS of West Fenwick, N. J., planter, for 100 acres there, adjoining
Andrea SENICKSON. 74

1679 Oct. 30. Do. Same to Andrea SENICKSON of Fenwick's Point,
Township of West Fenwick, N. J., planter, for said point, between Part-
ing Creek and Fenwick's River. 77

1678-80 Jan. 26. Do. Same to Thomas SMYTH, late of Moseley,
Parish of Chadleton, Co. of Stafford, now of Shrowesburie Neck, Fen-
wick's Colony, gentleman, and William JOHNSON, for 500 acres at Shrowes-
bury Neck, between Cohanzicke River, BORTHE's plantation, Shrowesbury
Creek, DICKMAN's plantation, hereafter to be called Moseleys-Shield and
Johnson's Cottage, part of the 20,000 a. granted to Edward BOURNE in
trust for said John FENWICK (supra, Salem No. 1, p. 74). 78 and 80

1678-80 Feb. 18. Do. Same to Jarvis BYWATER of Grove's Point,
Township of East Fenwick, N. J., gentleman, and Joane GRIGSON, servant
of grantor, for 200 acres at Grove's Point, part of the 10,000 a. tract
heretofore granted to John ASHFIELD and by him assigned to grantor. 82

1680 May 13. Deed. Jervis BYWATER, late of Grove's Point, East
Fenwick Township, now of New Salem, N. J., planter, and wife Joane
BYWATER alias GRIGSON to Elizabeth ADAMS, grandchild of John FENWICK,
for 200 acres at Grove's Point. 81 [?]

1680 Aug. 23. Patent. John FENWICK to Richard TYNDALL of Tyn-
dall's Bowrie in the Manor of Fenwick's Grove, N. J., gentleman, for 230
acres in said manor, on TYNDALL's Run, East Fenwick Creek, Hedges
Run. 85


PAGE 569 Salem Deeds, Liber B.


1681 Sept. 15. Do. Same confirming Colonel Lewis MORRIS of
Tyton Manor, East Jersey, the 1,000 acres on Delaware River, over
against New Castle, S. E. Jerymias' Creek, N. Pumbian's alias Fynnstown
Hook (supra, p. 10). 86

1682 Nov 1. Do. Same to Thomas WATSON of Watsons Ranthrope,
Fenwicks Colony, planter, for 200 acres, to be called Watson Wanthrope,
in the Manor of Fenwick's Grove, on Mannaton or Fenwick's Creek. 89

1683 Aug. 3. Do. Same to Anthony DIXON, late of the Parish of Ar-
ladon, Co. of Cumberland, England, now of New Salem, N. J., planter,
for 300 acres at the mouth of Tindall's Run and on Fenwick's Creek. 91

1683 Aug. 2. Lease. Same to Mary WHITE, late of the Parish of
Bremble, Co. of Wilts, England, now of Fenwick's Grove, N. J., spinster,
of the Manor of Fenwick's Grove with all buildings and 3,000 acres, re-
serving liberty of keeping Court Leet and Court Baron in the manorhouse. 92

1683 1st d. 7th m. (Sept.). Patent. Same to same, for 500 acres at
Fenwick's Grove Neck, on Fenwick's River and Fenwick's Grove Creek. 93

1683 May 12. Deed. Thomas POTTER of Deale near Shrowesbury,
N. J., planter, to John JERSON (IRESON) of Road Island near Boston, New
England, fellmonger, for 500 acres in Fenwick's Colony, as per bill of sale. 95

1679 24th d. 2d m. (April). Bill of sale. Same to same, for 500 acres
on Cohanzey Neck. 96

1683 Sept. 6. Patent. John FENWICK to Edward WEBB of Webbs
Arladon, Fenwick's Colony, planter, for 300 acres in the Manor of Fen-
wick's Grove on Fenwick's Creek, adjoining Anthony DIXON. 97

1684 Oct. 27. Do. William PENN, Proprietor and Governour of Penn-
silvania &c. and Proprietor of Salem Tenth, N. J., Samuel HEDGE of
Hedgefield, John SMITH of Smithfield and Richard TINDALL of Tindall's
Bowery, in said Tenth and in the Province of West New Jersey, executors
of the last will of John FENWICK, to Haunce SHIAL of Hart Point, said
Tenth, planter, for 100 acres on Mill Creek, N. of Claes JOHNSON's plan-
tation, W. of Salem Creek. 99

1684 Aug. 2. Do. Same to James VICCARY of Fenwick's River, Salem
Tenth, W. J., planter, for 300 acres, N. W. of the cranberry swamp and
near Salem Creek; also their right, title, &c., in and to said 300 acres,
called Devonshire Lodge. 102

PAGE 570 New Jersey Colonial Documents.


1684-5 Feb. 10. Do. Same to John SCOGGIN of Fenwick's River,
Salem Tenth, W. J., planter, for 200 acres on said river and along the
Southside of a creek, running into Salem Creek. 104

1684-5 Feb. 10. Do. Same to Wooley WOOLSON of Fenwick's River,
Salem Tenth, planter, for 200 acres on said river and Salsenbury Creek,
adjoining John Scoggins. 106

1684-5 Jan. 18. Do. Same to Peeter WOOLEYSON of the Manor of
Fenwick's Grove, Salem Tenth, W. J., planter, for 400 acres on Fenwick's
River and Salem Creek, in said manor, adjoining Evert ALDRICKS and An-
drew BERKLESON. 107

1684-5 Feb. 8. Do. Same to Andrew BERKLESON of Fenwick's River,
Salem Tenth, W. J., planter, for 400 acres on a point on the Eastside of
Salem Creek and on a branch thereof, adjoining Peter WOOLEYSON. 109

1685 July 27. Do. Same to Richard MAZEY of Manneton Creek in
the Manor of Fenwick's Grove, Salem Tenth, W. J., planter, for 150 acres
on said creek, adjoining Edward Webb's, now grantee's, land, and on a
branch of Cranberry Swamp. 111

1685 July 26. Do. Same to Colonel Lewis MORRIS of Tinton Manor
on the Eastside or New Jersey, merchant, for 1,000 acres on the South
side of Monmouth River alias Allawayes Creek, W. Roger MILTON and Ed-
ward CHAMPNEYS; in exchange for the 1,000 a. granted Sept. 15, 1681
(supra, p. 86). 113

1685 Oct. 12. Do. Same to Rennere VANHYST of Manneton Creek,
Manor of Fenwick's Grove, Salem Tenth, W. J., for 400 acres on said
creek, adjoining Richard Measey. 116

1685-6 Jan. 25. Do. Same to John CULLYER of Manneton Creek, Fen-
wick's Grove, Salem Tenth, N. J., planter, for 200 acres on said creek and
at the mouth of Tindall's Creek. 118

1685 Nov. 16. Deed. John IRESON of Pennsilvania, fellmonger, to
John CLARKE of Greenwich on the River Cesaria alias Chohanzey, W. J.,
planter, for 500 acres on Shrewsbury Neck on said river, adjoining Wm.
JOHNSON, bought of Thomas POTTER May 12, 1683. 120

1686 Aug. 11. Patent. Wm. PENN et al., executors of John Fenwick,
to Edward WEBB of Manneton Creek, Salem Tenth, W. J., planter, and
wife Jane, for 250 acres, part of which was formerly granted to Anthony
DIXON, on said creek and a branch of Cranbury Pond. 122

1686 Aug. 11. Do. Same to Jonas SCOGGIN of Salem Tenth, W. J.,
planter, for 213 acres on Delaware River, at Salsenbyry Point, Mar-
ginal Note: "This Deed of Jonans SCOGGIN should be 220 acres, the Sur-
veyr mistook & Surveyed but 213, but Since he has Surveyed Seven acres
more as may appeare being endorsed on the back side of his Deed by Sam-
uel HEDGE Recordr." 124


PAGE 571 Salem Deeds, Liber B.


1686 Aug. 11. Do. Same to Roger PEDDERICK of Ouldman's Creek,
Salem Tenth, for 140 acres, to be called Pedderick's Neck, at the mouth
of said creek, and a little creek running into it. 126

1686 Aug. 11. Do. Same to William WILKINSON of Salem, planter,
for 200 acres on the N. E. side of Hedgefield Run and a branch along
Richard TINDALL's plantation. 128

1686-7 March 21. Do. Same to Widow Barbery JACOBSON of Salem
Creek, W. J., for 200 acres, formerly surveyed for John JACOBSON dec'd,
on a branch, running into Salem Creek, adjoining Peeter Johnson. 131

1687 April 12. Do. Same to Charles BAGLEY of Cesaria River, W. J.,
for account of the estate of Richard CRAVEN of Limehouse, Co. of Mid-
dlesex, baker, dec'd, for 500 acres, 300 of which near the head of Mun
Mouth R. alias Allawayes Creek, adjoining Widow SMITH and James
NEVILL; 200 a. on the Northbranch of said creek. 133

1687 Nov. 15. Do. Same to Mary WHITE of White's Vineyard, Salem
Tenth, spinster, and Thomas YORKE of Fenwick's Grove, said Tenth,
planter, for 500 acres in said Tenth adjoining Thomas PYLE on Nicomisses
Branch. 135

1687-8 Feb. 16. Do. Same to Edward WADE of Mun Mouth R. alias
Allawayes Creek, Salem Co., yeoman, for 100 acres near the mouth of
and along said creek, adjoining grantee's 1,000 a. tract. 137

1687-8 Feb. 16. Do. Same to John HANCOCK of Mun Mouth R. alias
Allawayes Creek Salem Co., planter, for 100 acres near the mouth of and
along said creek, adjoining Edward WADE. 139

1687-8 Feb. 16. Do. Same to Thomas SMITH of Cesaria River,
Salem Co., W. J., yeoman, for 300 acres of marish, near the mouth of
said river, adjoining Lippincott's land. 141

1687 Dec. 13. Do. Same to John WORLIDGE of Mun Mouth River
alias Allawayes Creek, W. J., gentleman, for 12 acres on the Northside f
said river between John PLEDGER and John SMITH. 143

1688 May 13. Do. Same to John NICKSON of Fenwick's River, W. J.,
yeoman, for 300 acres on said river, in Salem Co., adjoining J. VICCARY. 145

1688 May 21. Do. Same to Richard MARSHALL of Man Mouth R.
Salem Co., W. J., planter, for 50 acres near the mouth and on the South-
side of said river. 147

1687 Dec. 19. Do. Same to George GARRETT of New Salem, N. J.,
planter, for 100 acres near the head of Manneton Creek, formerly occu-
pied by Marke REEVE of Salem Co., who paid for the land to John FENWICK. 149

1689-90 Jan. 10. Do. Same to same, for 200 acres, called Garrett's
Choice, on Tindall's Run, formerly surveyed for James VICCARY by Rich-
ard TINDALL, Surveyor General. 151

PAGE 572 New Jersey Colonial Documents.


1676 April 21. Do. John FENWICK to Thomas APPLEGATE of New
Shrowesbury, N. J., weaver, for 600 acres in Fenwick's Colony. 153

1692-3 Feb. 23. Do. Wm. PENN et al., executors of John FENWICK,
to Peter HALTON of Penn's Neck, Salem Co., W. J., planter, for 200 acres
on said Neck, adjoining John SCOGGIN and Joshua GILLETT. 155

1693 July 28. Do. Same to Richard TINDALL of Tindall's Bowery,
Salem Tenth, W. J., for 195 acres near Manneton Creek, adjoining said bowery. 156

1692-3 Feb. 22. Do. Same to Obadiah HOLMES of Cesaria alias
Chohanzey River, Salem Co., W. J., yeoman, for 4 acres of marish, with
liberty to make use of all creeks &c for the benefit of a grist mill or mills,
to be built between Greenwich and Hedges Neck in said Co. 158

1693 July 28. Do. Same to Anthony WOODHOUSE of Cesaria alias
Chohansey River, Salem Co., W. J., yeoman, for 80 acres adjoining
grantee and Samuel HUNTER. 159

1693 July 28. Do. Same to Samuel HUNTER of Cesariae River alias
Chohansie, Salem Co., W. J., planter, for 80 acres on said river and on
Mounts Creek adjoining grantee. 161

1693 July 28. Do. Same to Richard TINDALL of Tindall's Bowery,
Salem Co., W. J., for 100 acres in the marsh near the mouth of Chohan-
sey River, called the Breach, adjoining George HASLEWOOD and including
the island, "as it lyes vpon the severall Courses of a little Creek peo-
ceding out of Dellaware River and Running into Chohansey R." 163

1694 June 13. Do. Same to Mary, wife of John HOLME of Philadel-
phia, gentleman, for 2,000 acres on Dellaware R., adjoining Samuel NICHOLDSON,
Ann's Grove and Lucas Isl'd. 164

1695 April 16. Do. Same to Nicholas WINTON of Salem Co., hus-
bandman, widower of Mary CHAMPNEY dec'd, grandchild of John FENWICK,
for 500 acres on Manneton Creek between Edw. WEBB and Richard MAYSEY. 166

1695 Oct. 7. Do. Same to Charles BAGLEY of Cesariae River, W. J.,
tanner, for 200 acres near the head of said river, between George HASLEWOOD
and Joshua BARKSTEAD; in exchange for his right, title &c. in and to
200 a., called Abraham BROWNE's part of the 500 a. lot, conveyed to
grantee April 12, 1687. 167

1697 Dec. 14. Do. Same to Widow Ann REEVE of Cesariae River,
Salem Co., W. J., for 60 acres on said river, adjoining John GILLMAN and
Restore LIPPINCOTT. 169

1698 July 25. Do. Same to Wade Samuel OAKFORD of MunMouth R.,
Salem Co., husbandman, for 200 acres near said river, between Wm.
TYLER and Nathaniel CHAMPNEYS Junior. 170


PAGE 573 Salem Deeds, No. 2.


1698 July 25. Do. Same to William TYLER of Mun Mouth Co., W. J.,
yeoman, for 57 acres near said river, adjoining Nathaniel CHAMPNEYS. 172

1702 May 1. Do. Same to John HUGHS of Manneton Precinct, Salem
Co., yeoman, for 200 acres near Manneton and Salem Creeks, part of
Rich Neck, formerly surveyed for George WEBB, on Gravelly Run, oppo-
site to the line of Nichlas WINTON, up to the Beaver Dams and up Horne
Branch; granted to said WINTON in 1699 and by him conveyed to said
Hughs, whereof the deed was lost in a fire of said WINTON's house and
not having been recorded, the conveyance is herewith confirmed. 174



 




 

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