Abstracts of New Jersey Commissions, Civil and Military, From Liber A. A. A. of Commissions in the Secretary of State's Office at Trenton

ABSTRACTS OF NEW JERSEY COMMISSIONS , CIVIL AND MILITARY, FROM LIBER A. A. A. OF COMMISSIONS IN THE SECRETARY OF STATE ’S OFFICE AT TRENTON. CONTRIBUTED BY MRS. HARRY ROGERS . ( Continued from Volume IX , page 20 . ) 1733 — . . County Dee 1 BE IT REMEMBERED that at Northampton in the of Burlington in the Province of New Jersey in America the first Day of December in ye year of our Lord One thousand Seven Hundred and thirty three before me Revel Elton , one of the Justices of our Sovereign Lord the King ( that now is ) the Peace in the County of Burlington Assigned to keep &C, personally came and appeared Thomas Brian of Northampton in the County of Burlington afore said Yeoman aged about Sixty Eight Years born at Shippen Warden in Northamptonshire in the Kingdom of Great Britain being one of the People Called Quakers on his Solemn Affirmation according to Law then and there before me did testify and declare to be true that he the Deponent came over into this Country in the Year One thousand six Hundred & Eighty and Settled at Northampton in the County of Burlington aforesaid where he this Affirmant well knew and beearae acquainted with one George Elkinton born at a Village called Milling ton in Warwickshire or Oxfordshire as this Affir mant has often heard and always so understood the said George Elkinton was by Trade a Blacksmith. This affirmaant further says that he knew the said George Elkinton at the Time he was a Servant to Daniel Wills of Northampton in the County of Bur lington and Province aforesaid Doctor in Pbysick deceased. This Affirmant says that after the said George Elkinton had served out his Time with the said Daniel Wells he intermarrycd first with one Mary Bingham by whom he had no Issue that after the Decease of the said Mary he took to his Second Wife one Mary Core a Widow Woman by whom he the said George Elkinton had Issue ffour Sons and two Daughters his Sons were first Joseph who lived many Years Marryed in the said County of Bur lington i3 now deceased and has left Issue five G S P - -- - - * The original spelling of all names has been adhered to. ( 112 ) 1924 Copyright The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania PGM Vol IX Abstracts of New Jersey Commissions, 113 Daughters now living. Second George who also maryed is deceased about four years since has left Issue One Son and one daughter both now living Third, Joshua who dyed within Age without Issue not having been Marrycd. Fourth, Thomas who is now Living and is the only Surviving Son of the said George Eikinton the father Also this affir mant says that the two Daughters of the said George Eltinton the flfatber are both now living have been some years inarryed Women have each of them Issue, divers children. Thomas Brian Affirmed before me p, 230 Bevel Elton . . . . . WE JOHN WILLS, HUGH SHARP & THOMAS BRIAN the Affirmants in these several affirmations! herewith annexed named . DO HEREBY CER I 'IPY that we have been acquainted with and known Thomas Eikinton only Surviving Son of George Eikinton mentioned and Testifved of in the said Affirmations from Time of his Infancy That in his Youth we never knew him addicted to any vice or Irregularity and since he hath arived to ManJa Estate he hath behaved and demeaned himself aa a Sober, honest, careful and Industrious Man and as such is in good Repute and Esteem with his Neighbours. Sign ’d John Wills, Hugh Sharp, Thomas Brian, p. 231 Sand. Bustill, No*y. Fubc. 3 733 Dec. 1 TO ALL to whom these Presents shall come or may concern I Samuel Bustill, Secretary and Notary and Tabellion Publick for the Western Division of the Province of New Jersey in America by Lawfull Authority admitted and Sworn dwelling in Burlington in the said Province on Request Do hereby cer tify and make known that on the first Day of De cember anno Domini one thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty three I was present at Northampton in the County of Burlington aforesaid and did hear and see John Wills, Esqr., Hugh Sharp, Esqr., and Thomas Brian the affirmants in the annexed Affir mations named make and Subscribe the said three Several and respective Affirmations hereunto annexed before Revel Elton, Esqr. then and now one of the p 231 Justices of our now Sovreign 1734 June 31 Mr Daniel Mestayer Commission to be Clarke of the p 231 County of Salem 1734 June 14 Robert Burnett, Esqr Commission to be Secretary of the Colony of Nova Caesaria or New Jersey, p. 232 - . S P ... . G — . . - - - — — 1924 . . . . . . Copyright The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania -- . . . . . PGM Vol IX 114 — Abstracts of New Jersey Commissions. . 13. Robert Burnett of Herrings in the Parish of Daliington, 1734 Oct , . - County of Sussex, Esqr Granted permission to ap point a I>eputy ( who should be resident upon his Majesty’s Colony and for whom he should be an swerable ) Now Robert Burnet appoints Archibald Home of London, Gentleman said Deputy Secretary for the Space of four years Said Term to commence June ffourteenth last past Delivered in the presence of Geo : Jordan, Anne Jordan & Robert Abbott Robert Abbott of the Parish of St George the Martyr in the County of Middlesex, Stable Keeper maketh oath he was present Oct 13, 1733 at signing of said Instrument W>®, Billers, Mayr. ( Sir William Billers, Knight, Lord Mayor of the City of London ) p 233 July 22 Samuel Bustill, Eaqr Appointed Examiner in Chan eery p 234 Sept. 10. Isaac Pearson of City of Burlington, Gent Appointed Essay Master for Weights and Measures and Stand ard and Ballance keeper for the Western Division of the Colony Furthermore appointed Seal Master for the Sealing and marking of all Beams, Weights, Measures and Yards in and for the County of p. 234. Burlington July 6 William Cosby, Esqr Appointed Clerk of the Peace p. 234, & Pleas for the County of Salem Sept 26 Commission of the Peace for the County of Hunterdon. To John Anderson, John Hamilton, John Wills, John Reading, Cornelius Vanhorne Esq , of his Majestys Council Joseph Warrel, Esqr, Attorney Genii , Daniel Coxe, William Morris, Joseph Stout, John Porterfield, Alexander Lockart, Samuel Green, Jaspar Smith, Andrew Smith, ffrancis Bowes, Charles Clark, Isaac Herring, John Budd, Benjamin Smith , Theo philus Phillips, Abraham Vanhorn, Edward Peirce, Martin Eyerson, Abraham Ketchell, Paul Vander becb, Daniel Seabring, John VanSickland, James Gould, Jacob Kukindall, John Stevenson and Joseph Peace, Justices of the Peace for said County of p 235. Hunterdon Sept 26 Commission of the Pleas for the County of Hunterdon. To Daniel Coxe, John Reading, Joseph Stout and William Morris to be Judges assisted with John Porterfield, Alexander Lockart, Samuel Green, Andrew Smith, Isaac Herring, John Budd, Benjamin Smith and Tbeophilus Phillips, Justices of the . . . . . 1734 . . . . P — — 1734 . . . . . G 1734 S — — 1734 . . . . . . . - . . . - 1734 — — . . 1734 Sept. 26. 1924 . . . p 235. Peace. Joseph Warrel, Attorney General, ffrancis Bowes and Joseph Peace, Esq , were added aa Justices of the Peace for the County of Burlington to the Com mission which bears date, August 19, 1732. p 235. . Copyright The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania PGM Vol IX Abstracts of New Jersey Commissions. —. . 1734 Aug. — . Commission to be Justice of the Supreme Court. p, 236. 1, Daniel Coxe, Esqr Jacob Medcalf , Esqr. High Sheriff of the County of Gloucester, Appoints William Tatham of said County, Gent, his Deputy and Under3heriff in the Boom and place of Gilbert Alberson, who has surrendered said office p 236 Sept 26 "WHEREAS James Trent, Esqr who was one of the Commissioners of the Doan Office for the County of Hunterdon, lately deceased These are therefore to authorize the said Justices of the Peace for said County to appoint two or more Justices ( whereof one to be of the Quorum ) to summon the rest of the Justices and ye Freeholders to meet together and elect a Commissioner of the Loan office in place of said James Trent, deceased p 237 July 29. Edward Pierce & Samuel Bustill, Esqrs. of the City of Burlington Commission to Take and receive all Such Recognizance or Recognizances of Bail or Bails as any person or persons Shall be willing and Desirous to acknowledge or make before them or either of Them in any action or Suit Depending or hereafter to be Depending in the Supreme Court of the Province of New Jersey, Robert Lett is Hooper, Esqf Chief Justice of the Province of New Jersey, p 237 Feb 10. Daniell Mestayer of the Province of New Jersey, Gent Appointed Attorney at Law, authorizing him to appear in the Inferior Courts of Gloucester, Salem p 233 and Cape May March 17 Thomas Lambert, one of the Principall Creditors of John Easton late of Nottingham, Burlington County, deceased and administrator of Estate of said de ceased WHEREAS it appears that John Easton, Late of Nottingham, in his Life Time did contract sundry and considerable Debts in Buying and Pur chasing of Goods, Chatties, Lands and Estates and thereafter removed himself out of the Province of New Jersey and died Intestate. At the time of his decease he stood lawfully seized of a certain Tract of Land within the County of Salem containing three hundred and fifty acres, purchased from William Biles and which William Biles had purchased of William Hall The said three hundred and fifty acres was on November 17, 1708, surveyed to the said Johu Easton by Richard Bull, Deputy Surveyor and Entered by Thomas Gardner, Surveyor General Said land is bounded Easterly by James Wass ’s Land, South by Amos Stretchels, Northwesterly by John Hugg, North Easterly by John Budd There is also other land in Township of Nottingham, Bur 1734 Oct 1734 115 16 ' . — . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1713 — — P . . S 1734 — . . . G 1734 . . - . . . 1924 Copyright The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania - PGM Vol IX 116 Abstracts of New Jersey Commissions. lington County containing one hundred acres pur chased from Thomas Lambert April 17, 1711 sur veyed and laid out and adjoins other lands of said Thomas Lambert BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED that Thomas Lambert be Impowered to sell said lands for the benefit of the Creditors and give good titles for same p 238 1734 March 3 Samuel Johnson of Trenton, in the County of Hun terdon, Gent Commission to be corroner of the County of Hunterdon, p 240 1735 April 7 John Hunt, Esqr. Commission to be High Sheriff of the County of Salem p 241 1734 Feb 22 John Hunt of Kinsbury in Township of Nottingham, County of Burlington has represented that William Beard late of Mansfield in said County was in bis Life and at the time of his Death Seized in ffee of Certain Lands etc , Situated in Township of Mans field. One parcell contained one hundred acres situated on the High Way and adjoins Land of John Snowden and runs along Delaware River to the mouth of a small Creek. Another paicell Lying in Swamp on the North Side of Crosswicks Creek and adjoins lands of John Hooten and Anthony Woodhouse 's meadow containing eleven acres, also Proprietory Lands Said William Beard died In testate on or about the 3rd day of January, 1690, leaving no Issue or heirs behind him Said Lands p. 241 are now confirmed unto John Hunt. 1735 Aug 8, Joseph Warrell, Esqr. Commission to be Clerk of the Peace and Clerk of the County Court for holding of Pleas for the County of Hunterdon in the Room p 244. and Stead of Joseph Yard, Junr, 1732 March 1 Samuel Bustill, Esqr. Commission to be Surrogate for the Western Division of the Province of New p. 244 New Jersey. 1735 Sept 22 Archibald Home, Esqr., Secretary Commission to be Surrogate of the Province of New Jersey with power to appoint Surrogate or Surrogates under p 244 him 1735 Oct 13 Joseph Rose of Burlington, Gent Commission to be Surrogate in the Western Division of New Jersey. p 245 1735 Feb 17 Robert Lettis Hooper, junr., Esqr. Commission to be Clerk of the Peace and Clerk of the Court of Common p, 245, pleas for the County of Cape May 1735 March 9. John Ladd, junr. of the Township & County of Gloucester, Esqr. hath represented unto us that Richard Weldon, late of Gloucester County was in his Life time and at the time of his Death seized in ffee of the fferry commonly called Gloucester * . - . — — . . . . . - . . . . — . . . . . S P - . . — . . — . . — . . . . . . . . . . . . . . — 1924 . . G — - Copyright The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania PGM Vol IX Abstracts of New Jersey Commissions. 117 Ferry, (that is to say) the Sole Liberty and priviledge of keeping a fferry or fferries at and within Two miles above and Two miles below the late Dwelling house of the said Bich4 Weldon at Gloucester for the transportation of Passengers and Goods from thence to the Pennsylvania Shore, Said Pickard Weldon died on or about the flSrst day of September 1734, intestate leaving no Issue or heirs that can be found. We now grant to John Ladd the said ffee priv iledges and upon the same terms as those granted the said Bichard Weldon. p. 246. 1734 March 9. At the Court of St, James ’s. An Act for making fforty thousand pounds in Bills of Credit, which Act together with a Bepresentation from the Lords Commission for Trade and Plan tations thereupon having been referred to the Con sideration of a Committee of the Lords of his Majesty ’s most honourable Privy Council for Plan tation Affairs, The said Lords of the Committee did this Day report their opinion to his Majesty that the said Act was proper to be approved. His Majesty in Council was graciously pleas ’d to declare his Approbation of the said Act . - — - - P - . — . . — 1740 . . . - G 1739 — S 1739 . . Bccorded October 10, 1736. p 243 April 11, Thomas Clarke, Esqr, Commission to be High Sheriff of Morris County, p 248 Jan 21 William Cooper of the County of Gloucester, Gent Represents that he and predecessors hath for up wards of these fforty years last past kept Boats and Conveniences for the transporting and carrying of Travellers over the Biver Delaware to the neigh bouring Province of Pennsylvania and hath been at considerable expense in making of a Wharf etc and now asks for a Patent for continuing said fferry over said Biver Delaware from his plantation to the City of Philadelphia exclusive of any other place within two miles either above or below the said p 249 Wharf , Patent granted May 17 John Beading, Esqr. of Hunterdon County, one of the Council Patent granting him and heirs the sole Liberty of keeping a ferry, to be kept from a certain Koad or Landing in the Township of Bethle hem, County of Hunterdon a little above the Head of au Island called in the Indian Language Ponna kussing to the opposite Shore in the province of p, 250 Pennsylvania. Feb. 5 Commission of the Pleas for the County of Burlington was granted by Lewis Morris, Esqr, Cap* Genii. & Govr. in Chief to Isaac DeCow, Jacob Heulings, John Gosling, Peter Baynton, Bichard Wright and . . . . . . - — 1739 1924 . . Copyright The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania PGM Vol IX 118 Abstracts of New Jersey Commissions, . Revel Elton, Esqw whereby they were appointed Judges of said Court p 252 1742 April 8 AN ORDINANCE TO LENGTHEN THE SEVERAL TERMS OF THE SUPREME COURT p 252 1742 July 6 Joseph Rose Commission for Notary & Tabellion public within the Western Division of the province p 252 1742 July 6, Joseph Rose of the City of Burlington Commission to be one of the Examiners of & in the High Court of Chancery p 253 1742 Nov 8 We do ordain, Direct etc that from henceforth the said Court for Trial of causes brought to Issue in the Supreme Court in the Countys of Monmouth shall begin to Bit on the Third Tuesday in November, yearly & continue untill Saturday following In elusive. For the County of Essex to begin the fourth Tuesday in November and continue untill the Saturday following, Inclusive p 253 Home 3743 March 33 WHEREAS on June 14, 1733 Robert Burnet, Esqr. was appointed Secretary of the Province and upon his decease, we appointed in his Room on the lBt Day of April 1741, Archibald Home, Esqr That office again being vacant upon tbo decease of Archibald Home, we appointed James Home, Esqr. to fill the vacancy p 254 1735 March 20 John Coxe, Gentleman Appointed Attorney at Law, John Anderson, Esq, President of his Majesty 's Council & Commander in Chief of the Province of p 255 New Jersey Ja Home, Secry 1744 May 14 John Clark Appointed Atty at Law at request of John Allen, Esq., one of Justices of the Supreme Court Lewis Morris, Esq, Captain General & Governor in Chief over the Province of Nova p, 255 Caesaria . Ja, Home, Secry 1744 Aug 11 John Clark, Gent Commission to be one of the Surrogates of the Prerogative Court. Kiasbury, p 255 Lewis Morris 1744 May 8 James Home, Esq Commission to be one of the Sur rogates of the Prerogative Court. Kinabury, Lewis p 256 Morris 3744 Sept 3. George Murray, Gent. Commissioned to take the Probate of Wills in the Western Division of the p. 256 Province of New Jersey. 1741 April 1 Archibald Home, Esqr. Commission to be Secretary of the Province in the Room of Robert Burnet, p 257 deceased. 1744 Nov. 8 Charles Read , Esq Commission to be Secretary of the Province, as James Home, Esq*. Brother of Archi —— . . — . . — . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * . . P — . . . — . . . — . — . — . — . — . 1924 . G — S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . — . . — . .. . . . . 1 Copyright The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania . - PGM Vol IX Abstracts of New Jersey Commissions. 119 . - bald Home, Esq* , deceased, intends shortly to de part this Province and reside in some other of our Colonys & Plantations p 258 Nov 10. Memorandum Charles Head took Oaths to the Gov ernment & the Oath for the Due Execution of the Offices of Secretary and Clerk of the Council in Councils, Ja : Home, C Con JOB. Scattergood, P<\ Regt p, 259 Nov Charles Read, Esq Commission to he one of the Surrogates of the Prerogative Court p, 259 Nov Joseph Scattergood, Gent Commission to be one of the Surrogates of the Prerogative Court p 259 Feb. 8. Elijah Gillet, Esq Commission to be High Sheriff for the County of Morris p. 260 May 1 Edward Tonkin, Commission to be Adjutant of Militia in the Burlington and Gloucester Regiment, p 260. May 1 John Rudderow Commission to be First Lieutenant of the ffoot Militia in the Township of Evesham and Chester whereof John Pricket is Captain, p 260 April 29, Robert Hunter Morris, Esq License for ferry to be kept from the mouth of a Creek Called Nesasakaway in the County of Hunterdon and at a Certain. Dis tance on each side of the said place, along the shore (that is to say ) from the place called Nesasakaway where the Creek empties itself into the river Dela ware up the said River to the South side of the said Creek called Muskenethong and down the said p 260 River from the said Nesasakaway Two Miles July 1 Charles Read, Commission to be one of the Surrogates p 20 , of the Prerogative Court July 1. Joseph Scattergood. Commission to be one of the p 262 Surrogates of the Prerogative Court July 10 Commission to be Judges of the Inferiour Court of Common Pleas for the County of Burlington. To Isaac DeCow, Jacob Heulings, John Gosling, Revell p 262. Elton & Thomae Shinn, Oet, 13. Edward Radolphus Price, Esqr. Commission to be one of the Surrogates of the Prerogative Court p. 263. Feb 21 Edward Radolphus Price Appointed Attorney at Law p 263 W, Burnet Ja: Smith, Secrr 1 — 1744 — — — — — 1744 1744 1746 1746 . . . . - . . . . . . . . . 1746 1746 1722 - . . . . . . . . ^ . . . — — . . - G — — 1746 . . . . — 1746 . . . . . S 3746 . P — 1744 . . . . . . . . . . . . ( To be continued . ) 1924 Copyright The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania PGM Vol IX