b. arrived on ship
'Philip' from Exeter, England Aug, 1665 (Pomfret-1, Hatfield-3,
Monnette-7); The specific reference to Exeter is from (unsourced GRS-2)
d.
m. May 1, 1666 by J.
Bollen, Secretary of the Province of East Jersey, both being of that
same place at the time. Marriage license by Philip Carteret,
Governor, April 30, 1966 (exhibit-a, Hatfield-3,pp168, Monnette-7,p630)
w. SUSANNAH POULAIN
(exhibit a, Hatfield-3, Monnette-7)
b. arrived on ship
'Philip' (assumption by Hatfield-3, Monnette-7 and others)
originally from the Isle
of Jersey, Channel Islands (assumption based on Pomfret-1)
born at St.
Gerrmain-En-laye Seine-Et-oise, France (per ed moyle; http://www.hctc.com/~emoyle/)
daughter of Louis Poulain
and Margueritte Daniel, the latter born in Heillecourt,
Meurthe-Et-Moselle, France (per ed moyle; http://www.hctc.com/~emoyle/)
d.
CHILDREN:
proof of linkage of
children to parents - none; time and place only
Ref. separate family record
b. about 1664 based upon
age at death
d. May 17, 1727 buried
Woodbridge Cem., Woodbridge, NJ
m. before 1700
w. _____ Wright
b.
d.
x. JOHN SKINNER, SR
Ref. separate family record
b. circa 1667/1668
Elizabeth, NJ
d. Jul 12, 1725
m.
w. Ann _____
b.
d.
x. FRANCIS SKINNER
Ref. separate family record
b.
d.
m.
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x. ANN SKINNER (Holcombe-11)
b. 1675 (unsourced Holcombe-11)
d.
m. 1697 (unsourced Holcombe-11)
[KDS note - Please
discount the existence of the above sibling, Ann; I am using this
entry to collect information only. Holcombe and some LDS family
collections assume the existence of a sibling Ann Skinner, as shown
above. Some have even guessed birth and marriage dates for her, again
as shown here.
Ann Skinner is mentioned
in the historical records just one time - when she was recorded as
being a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Woodbridge in
1708, on the same day as a John Skinner. Undoubtedly, she would have
been John's wife. John's Will, in fact, mentions a wife, Ann.]-
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BACKGROUND (source references not yet added):
March, 1664 - King Charles II grants land to his brother James, Duke of York. The territory included all of the land from the west side of the Connecticut River south to the east side of the Delaware River, and also included Maine, islands off of the coast of New England, and Long Island.
April, 1664 - The Duke of York commissions Col. Richard Nicolls to take possession of the land and to serve as Deputy-Governor. Dutch authorities at the town of New Amsterdam (New York) surrendered to Col. Nicolls and his fleet of four ships. Nicolls took up his post as Governor of the Duke's lands at that site.
June, 1664 - The Duke of York grants a portion of his land that Nicolls is governing to his long-time friends and supporters - Sir George Carteret, from the Isle of Jersey, and Lord John Berkeley. The Duke names the province New Jersey.
February, 1665 - Sir George Carteret and Lord John Berleley sign "The Concessions", a constitution they wrote for the province of New Jersey. On that same day, they commission Carteret's distant cousin, Philip Carteret, to govern their province, and Robert Vanquellin, of the city of Caen, France, to be New Jersey's Surveyor-General.
April, 1665 - Philip Carteret sets sail for America from England in his ship, 'Philip" with about thirty passengers. There is no surviving passenger list. However, it is known that the passengers included Robert Vanquellin and his wife as well as James Bollin, Secretary of the Province of New Jersey. A later gift of land to those servants 'who came over with Carteret' identifies eighteen male indentured servants who would also have been on-board, including Richard Skinner. Some were of French extraction and probably from the Isle of Jersey, Sir George Carteret's home. Philip Carteret had been on the Isle of Jersey with Robert Vanquellin at about the time of their commission. They arrived in England in January, 1665 and proceeded on to East Jersey. Three French women who appear early in New Jersey records, probably servants like their male counterparts, were likely also on-board, including Susannah Poulain. Susannah's only mention in New Jersey records is her marriage to Richard Skinner.
June, 1665 - Philip arrives in Virginia where he spends many weeks. In a letter he sent from Virginia to Governor Winthrop in New England, Philip makes mention of a plan to ship equipment to make salt to New Jersey, with the profits to be shared by Philip, Sir George, and an English merchant. In return for assistance in getting the salt works underway, Philip offered the governor a share of the profits. The English merchant, Samuel Hutchinson, also wrote to Governor Winthrop concerning the salt works plan and the need for Philip to have some assistance, and said - "Capt Cartret hath brought over sondry ffrench men that know the making of salt in ffrance." Thus, the early intentions of the two Carteret's and the make-up of the indentured servants may have revolved around a plan to make salt.
Although nothing more is known of the salt works plan, Governor Winthrop's reply to Philip provides a hint that the idea was probably not worthwhile - "Salt is brought in by ships for ballast, &c ___ from Turtugas."
Per an internet source that I did not record, the ship 'Philip' actually grounded in the Chesepeake Bay while there.
July 29, 1665 - Per Governor Nicolls, Philip Carteret arrived at New York on that day. A prime topic of conversation would have been that Governor Nicolls had not been aware that his superior, the Duke of York, had sold the New Jersey lands to Berkeley and Carteret. Not realizing that fact, Nicolls had approved the sale of two large tracts of land in New Jersey to two groups of Long Islanders.
probably early August, 1665 - Philip Carteret arrives as New Jersey's first governor. It is likely that he headed straight for those Long Islanders that had begun to populate their land purchase - they would have represented the only English presence in New Jersey at the time. Philip's exact arrival date is unknown, but on September 8, he purchased the shares of one of the Long Island principals. In so doing, he legitimized their land purchase, though theoretically, all of New Jersey should have belonged to Philip's superiors - Berkeley and Carteret. Philip retained the right to govern and to settle the lands within the framework of the constitution ("The Concessions") handed to him by Berkeley and Carteret. Philip eventually named the first settlement Elizabethtown, in honor of the wife of Sir George Carteret, and it is from there that he governed.
The Long Islanders had desired to quickly populate their land purchase. This was in line with the goals of Berkeley and Carteret, whose liberal constitution was designed for a rapid population of the land, both for their own gain and to solidify the English presence in the Americas. Their efforts were successful, for the eastern portion of New Jersey, beginning with the lands owned by the Long Islanders, was very quickly populated by emigrants from settlements throughout New England and representing many different religious persuasions.
early August, 1665 - Richard Skinner arrived on ship "Philip" with Captain Philip Carteret, who would become the first Governor of New Jersey. (Hatfield-3).
Susannah Poulain was one of at least three female servants who arrived on the ship, all of the known three having been French Huguenots, likely from the Isle of Jersey. (Pomfret-1, Hatfield-3, Monnette-7).
The Isle of Jersey is one of the U.K.'s Channel Islands, across the English Channel from Exeter, and located about 25 miles off the western end of the Normandy region of France.
May 1, 1666 - Richard Skinner married to Susannah Poulain, by J. Bollen, Secretary of the Province of East Jersey. (VEM-a, Hatfield-3, p168, Monnette-7).
Richard and Susannah had at least three children - John, Richard and Francis (male). (KDS Commentary, Monette-7)
May 15, 1671 - Governor Philip Carteret ordered Richard Skinner and three other persons (two of whom had also arrived on the ship 'Philip' as indentured servants) to seize control of the ship 'Indeavor', which had unloaded and loaded goods at Woodbridge without submitting proper paperwork. (Whitehead-4)
July 4, 1672 - Richard Skinner purchased an Elizabeth Town house and property from the heirs of Balthazar De Hart, merchant, who had died in January of that year. Richard Skinner lived in the house at the time of purchase and had been a servant of Balthazar De Hart. Richard Skinner had also been a servant of the previous owner of the property - Richard Painter, tailor, who had sold the property to Balthazar April 3, 1671, the previous year. Richard Skinner's trade was shown in the purchase transaction as that of 'Joyner". Back when Richard Painter had first purchased the property, the three acre section on which the house stood was listed as being next to property owned by Governor Philip Carteret. (Hatfield-3, Archives-5, Monnette-7)
March 28, 1673 - Richard Skinner purchased 25 acres of land, on the east side of the Passaic River, from William Legger. (Monnette-7,pp205-209, Conveyances-6b)
"WILLIAM LEAGRY, of E. Town, carpenter, made his will (to which Benjamin Wade and George Jewell were the witnesses), November 3, 1683, appointing Thomas Johnson, of Newark, his Executor, and giving all that he had to Benjamin Wade. The name was probably, LEGARE, found at Boston as early as 1641, and sometimes written, Leager, and Leger."
George Jewell is the person who eventually purchased Skinner's Elizabethtown residence. Note also that William Leagry is mentioned in the will of John Allen, Woodbridge town minister from 1680 to 1686, probable as a result of accounts due the minister. (Monnette-7,pp520-521). William Leagry's Will in turn gives all of his estate to Benjamin Wade, brother to Nathaniel Wade, Woodbridge Presbyterian minister from 1707-1712. It was under Nathaniel Wade's ministry that records were kept that are available today - records that indicate that Richard, Francis, John and Ann Skinner were all members of Nathaniel Wade's church.
September 11, 1673 - took the oath of allegiance as a citizen of Elizabethtown, during the short period of time that the Dutch had retaken control of New Netherland. (Hatfield-3)
1672,3 - relocated to Woodbridge. (Monnette-7)
1675 - Sir George Carteret issued 2700 acres of land jointly to himself and to Governor Philip Carteret in right of the eighteen male indentured servants brought over on the ship 'Philip'. The servants are named and include Richard Skinner. view document This is the only document that identifies those servants who came over on Cartaret's ship. Carteret's claim to land was in line with the Concessions of February 10, 1665 that governed NJ. Per the Concessions, settlers importing male servants should receive 150 acres per servant. Note that the summary in (NJ Archives -5a) indicates that the land was granted directly to the servants. This is incorrect. The actual document (exhibit-5d) indicates that the land was claimed by Sir George Carteret and his governor - Philip Carteret, in right of the imported servants. (Monnette indirectly backs up this interpretation by stating that only one servant ever became a land associate - Claude Vallot.) The record also indicates that other servants were imported at the same time as the eighteen male servants specifically mentioned. Those additional people may have been a reference to female servants, such as the future wife of Richard Skinner. The Concessions would have entitled Sir George Carteret to an additional 75 acres of land for each female servant imported, though there is no record that he took advantage of that.
1678 - Richard Skinner apparently defaulted on the terms of his Elizabethtown home. Daniel De Haert, representing the heirs of Balthazar De Haert, obtained a survey of all of Balthazar's Elizabethtown property, inclucing the 3 acres sold to Skinner. Two years later, on March 21, 1681, the property was sold to George Jewell. (Hatfield-3, NJ Archives-5)
April 30, 1682 - Lady Elizabeth Carteret issued 3340 acres to Governor Philip Carteret, in "right" of the eighteen servants originally brought to NJ in 1665. The land was in various parcels. A reading of the actual document (exhibit-5e) indicates that the parcels were likely all in Elizabethtown, with some of the lands extending down to the Rahawack (RAHWAY) River. That river divided Elizabethtown from the next tract of land to the south - Woodbridge. This document indicates that Elizabeth Carterets' right to land stems from a previous right to land held in partnership by Sir George Carteret (her deceased husband) and Philip Carteret. This is likely the same claim to land as was made back in 1675, though the acreage has grown somewhat. The microfilmed copy of this document at the LDS library system was very difficult to read - I would have been able to obtain more details from a more legible copy at the Trenton State Library.
History: Back in 1676, New Jersey had been split into two halves - East and West Jersey, with Sr George Carteret keeping East Jersey. In 1680, he died, and his wife Elizabeth apparently inherited his Proprietorship. In 1682, Elizabeth sold her interest in East Jersey, probably after the above transaction took place.
November 3, 1683 (Hatfield-3) - "William Leagry, of E. Town, carpenter, made his will (to which Benjamin Wade and George Jewell were the witnesses), November 3, 1683, appointing Thomas Johnson, of Newark, his Executor, and giving all that he had to Benjamin Wade.
The above transactions evidently pertain to the same Richard Skinner. These are likely the last references pertaining to the first-generation Richard Skinner. The next Skinner reference, occurring in Woodbridge in 1687, is quite clearly that of a second-generation Skinner. "Planter" Richard Skinner was recorded in Woodbridge in 1687 and is again addressed as "Planter" in a similar transaction in 1721 - beyond the expected working life of the first generation Richard Skinner. Since the name John Skinner also begins to appear in Woodbridge as early as 1691, that would also tend to indicate that a new generation has appeared. By the year 1696, when a Richard Skinner is constable of Woodbridge, the first generation Skinner would have been in his fifties.
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Probably all Generation Two:
May 30, 1687 - Richard Skinner and Isaac Clarke, both 'planters' and both of Woodbridge, leased an eighteen acre farm for six years from Samuel Moore, who was administering the farm as a part of the estate of the late Henry Jaques. The farm was located on a "neck or fork between the two southernmost branches of the Rahawack River". (Monnette-7,pp531-533) The agreement is in the Woodbridge Town Records and Samuel Moore, Henry Jaques and the two lessors were all Woodbridge residents, so I think it is safe to say the farm was in the Township of Woodbridge. This is the first known appearance of the Skinners in Woodbridge. Based upon a later deed to 'planter' Richard Skinner, in 1721, also from Samuel Moore, I believe this pertains to the second generation Richard Skinner, who would have been 23 years of age in 1687.
1687-1696 - a Richard Skinner as well as a John Skinner are recorded at Woodbridge, indicating a move of the family members to that town. (Monnette-7)
These references obviously relate to the 1687 land deal involving "Planter" Richard Skinner, mentioned above, and the 1696 Constable record, mentioned below.
1696 - Richard Skinner was a Constable of Woodbridge. (Monnette-7, Dally-8)
Quit-Rents paid up to 1696 - includes record of Richard Skinner, Middlesex Co., 86 acres. (Monnette-7,pp57-59).
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There is no boat list indicating who came over on the ship 'Philip' with Philip Carteret in 1665. Dcouments transmitted while Carteret was on his trip to New Jersey indicate that he had brought men with him on that intial voyage.
In 1672, Philip Carteret claimed land for himself and for Sir George Carteret in right of eighteen servants brought over in 1665. The document specifies no particular land and may only have established a right to be exercised in the future. The document specifies the right to land as consisting of 150 acres for each of the eighteen servents - 2700 acres in all.
In 1682, Elizabeth Carteret deeded 3340 acres of land to Philip Carteret in right of eighteen male servants brought over in 1665. This document actually spells out the location of the land and indicates that her right to the land came from a previous right held in partnership by Sir George Carteret (her deceased husband) and Philip Carteret. This no doubt refers to the right previously established in 1672. It is not clear how a right established by the importation of eighteen servants could add up to the odd figure of 3340 acres (185.5 acres per head).
The above records clearly imply that only eighteen servants came over in 1665, and that all eighteen would have been on the original voyage. That is the same conclusion reached by the various NJ historians whose work is referenced here.
Despite the large numbers of persons who migrated to New Jersey, the importation of the original eighteen male servants seems to have held a special significance, as they were referred to both in 1672 and 1682. These may be the only servants directly imported by Philip Carteret and for whom Carteret was able to claim land.
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There is no known proof linking Richard and Susannah Skinner of Elizabethtown with the Skinners that begin to appear later in neighboring Woodbridge.
The last documented reference to first-generation Richard Skinner was in 1673, when he took the Dutch Oath of Allegiance as a resident of Elizabethtown. In 1687, 'Planter' Richard Skinner (later 'Deacon Richard) appears in Woodbridge records (lease-12, Monnette-7,pp531-533). In 1691, John Skinner appears at Woodbridge, followed by Francis Skinner in 1710.
The fact that Deacon Richard was born in 1664 or 1665 - before Richard and Susannah arrived by boat in late 1665 and before they were married in 1666, would tend to indicate that the Woodbridge Skinners were a separate family. Note, however, that Deacon Richard's birth date depends entirely on the accuracy of his age at death and date of death, as taken from his tombstone. Inaccuracies of dates is not unusual. Dates in records pertaining to Captain Richard Skinner, several generations later, seem to contradict each other as well.
We do know that the Woodbridge Skinners are not identified as being among the original Woodbridge Associates (original land holders). We also know that the Woodbridge Skinners are not identified as having populated the Massachusetts towns from which the initial Woodbridge Associates came from. This leaves open the possibility that they migrated to Woodbridge from New England at a later time. There were several known Skinner families in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Connecticut from which they could descend from. There is also the possibility that they were a part of the large migration of families from Europe that had become quite large by the early 1680's, including additional indentured servants that Philip Carteret imported.
I believe, however, that a reasonable case can be made that the Woodbridge Skinners were children of Richard and Susannah of Elizabethtown.
The first appearance of a Skinner at Woodbridge is that of "Planter' Richard Skinner in 1687. In that year, he leased an 18 acre farm from Samuel Moore, who was handling the estate of Henry Jaques, one of the original Massachusetts landholders at Woodbridge. At that time, Richard would have been only 23 years of age. This was a young age compared to the older heads of families that originally populated Elizabethtown and Woodbridge.
The key to the ancestry of that Woodbridge Skinners may be in the details of the lease of the aforementioned farm by Richard Skinner. Richard leased the farm with a partner - Isaac Clark. Isaac Clark is likely the son of John Clarck, one of the original eighteen indentured servants who arrived on the ship 'Philip' with Richard Skinner. In that case, both Isaac Clark and 'Planter" Richard Skinner would have been sons of the first-generation indentured servants of Elizabethtown, struggling to make a living on leased land, while most of the original settlers around them had substantial land holdings. And note that the land they leased was previously occupied by John Jones (presumably the previous leasee of the land). John Jones would likely be a son of William Jones, another of the eighteen indentured servants. John Jones (may not be the same John Jones or family line) appears later in 1695, with land adjoining John Skinner Sr. (reference the Family Record of John Skinner Sr.).
Proof of this depends upon the genealogy of the Clark family. There were two Clark families in New Jersey at the time. Nothing is known about the family of indentured servant John Clarck or his possible son, Isaac. Isaac may have died at a young age explaining the disapearance of this family line from the records. Note the following information from Monnette (p261):
" Woodbridge Township Register from 1668 to 1781
There is a second Clark family of which much is known. This family, led by Richard and Elizabeth Clarke, migrated from Long Island to Elizabethtown in 1667 where they became patent associates (original landholders). Their offspring are clearly defined in Wills and do not include Isaac Clark. The male family members were all land holders and would not be leasing land as Isaac Clark did. Note the various spellings of the name Clark in the records - Clarke, Clarck and Clark. Probably more to do with unschooled writers than with actual differences in family surnames.
As a side note, this Clarke family would eventually include Abraham Clark, Jr., a signer of the Declaration of Independence. In the 1760's, Abraham served briefly as legal guardian to a young Richard Skinner, who would later serve and die in the War as Captain Richard Skinner. And a distant cousin of Abraham, Jane Clark, married a son of Captain Richard.
John Jones was the previous occupant of the land leased by Skinner and Clark. There may have been two distinct Jones' families at Elizabeth, a situation identical to that of the two Clark families. Philip Carteret's list of the original eighteen indentured servants includes a person by the name of William, no last name given. In 1671 (exhibit-4), Carteret, in a demeaning manner, commanded Claude Vallot, Richard Skinner, Richard Mitchell and William JONES to seize and hold a ship at Woodbridge. Vallot, Skinner and Mitchell were among the original eighteen indentured servants - thus my assumption that William Jones was likewise. John Jones, a land lessee in 1687, would likely be his son. The status of William and John Jones seems much different than that of the family of Jeffrey Jones, one of the original Long Islanders who became a land associate at Elizabethtown in 1665.
I conclude that it is likely, but unproven, that Isaac Clark and Richard Skinner (as well as John Jones) were sons of the first-generation indentured servants of Elizabethtown. If this is not true, then the first-generation indentured servants would have disappeared from the records without leaving any offspring in East Jersey.
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The three Skinners who appear together at Woodbridge were no doubt related to one another. Richard appears in Woodbridge records in the years 1687, 1693, 1696, 1715, 1717 and 1721. John appears in the years 1691, 1692, 1694, 1709, 1714, 1715, 1719 and 1725. Richard, John and Francis are all recorded as church members in 1708 of a church that had less than fifty members and that was the primary church of Woodbridge. Richard was made a deacon of that church just two years later in 1710.
It is also clear that all three of the Woodbridge Skinners were siblings. The birth of the Deacon in 1664 might lead one to believe that the Deacon came to Woodbridge from points unknown and was father to the other two Woodbridge Skinners. The overlap in dates, particularly the appearance of John Skinner as an adult in the record books by 1691, puts an end to that theory.
Richard Skinner and Susannah Poulain probably had other children who were not documented in early Jersey records. This might help to explain the origin of some of the third and fourth generation Skinners - Nathaniel, Cornelius, Richard, Robert and Phinehas, whose ancestry is not clear.
FURTHER RESEARCH:
Move from the secondary
sources of information reported here to the original documents themselves.
Quit-rents due of Richard
Skinner for 86 acres of land in Middlesex Co. (Monnette-9,pp57-59).
KDS note - the LDS microfilm is unreadable.
Search the NJ Archives
for information on William Leagry and his lands.
Obtain a more legible
copy of the 1682 land grant by Lady Elizabeth Carteret - the LDS
microfilm is unreadable.
Exhibit a - Vol. 1, NJ Historical Society, 3rd Series, p.110, per DSW - recopied by VEM:
Exhibit 1 - "The Province of East New Jersey, 1609-1702, The Rebellious Proprietary", by John E. Pomfret, Princeton University Press, 1962:
Exhibit 2 - Unsourced letter from George Stevens to his family, Sep 18, 1957 per files of KDS:
Exhibit 2a - KDS Comments on the letter by GRS:
Exhibit 3 - "History of Elizabeth, NJ", by Rev. Edwin F. Hatfield, D.D., Carlton & Lanahan, 1868, 9/15/1995/KDS:
"Sir - Having this opportunity by way of New Yorke, in a ship of S. George Cartrets bound for New Jersy how carys Capt. Cartret the Governor. I know yor wonted costom to all strangers, not to let them lacke any Asistance or Advice you cane give then, Yor experyance in those parts being much, may doe him servis and yor selfe noe predgedis. .....[KDS note - skipped over some sentences here.]
The ffrenes of Sr Georg and the Capt. in the same is worth taking notes of. If Capt. Cartrett mislickes after he coms into the contry I will tacke them of at the same rate.
Capt. Cartret hath brought over sondry ffrench men that know the making of salt in ffrance. If you goe yourself to New Jersy, I desier you o view the plantatyons and if you pich upon a good track of Land send me word how it leyes, for Sir George promasis me what in reson I can desier thare, and advise the dalt worke to be set up in that place if covenyant, if you provide wht ocke pip staves I doe conseve thay may be a comodety in New England sondry shhips will com to Lode stave for Canarys and other Ilands.
Newportes newes, Virginia, 13 Junii 1665. Honor. Sir - Findeing the opportunity by this vessell bound for New Yorke, to send you some letters which I brought out of England, I thought it convenient to send them to you knoweing the sooner they come to your hands the better. I suppose that by them you will understand that Mr. Hutchinson hath sould unto Sir George Carteret and myselfe 2/3ds of a salt worke and pottach worke which was formerly contrived by you. Also it is agreed by Mr. Hutchinson and us tha for the care you tooke then and the advice you will please to lend us for the future, that you shall [have] the 1/16 parte of the proffitt, for I hope they are arrived ere this time being shipt aboard of a shipp that was to come to Pescadoe for masts for the King. This being all at present hopeing (winde and weather permitting) to be at New Yorke in 5 or six days hence, I am Sir, you humble servant. Ph Carteret
Sir - If you please to doe me the ffavour to let mee heare from you direct your Letter to Cap James Bullaigne in New Yorke.
I knew nothing of any intention of r. Hutchinson to set up such works [salt works] in these parts of the world. He mentions now New Jarsy, which is a place I know not nor have ever heard whereit is - it would be good to consider the convenience of the place for that commodity and for the vending of it before expenses be laid out. (He adds,) Salt is brought in by ships for ballast, &c. - from Turtugas.
|
John Dejardin |
Wm Hill |
Claude Barbour |
|
Doctr Rowland |
Henry Hill |
Chas Seggin |
|
Claude Vallot |
Erasmus House |
Dan Perrin |
|
Rich Pewtinger |
John Tayler |
John Mittins |
|
Richard Michell |
John Clarck |
Robert Wallis |
|
Richard Skinner |
Wm ____ |
John alias Peter |
.....
Richard skinner
.....
(Alb. Records, XXIII. 277)."
[KDS note - some of the surnames, including R. Skinner's, are not capitalized and may or may not have meaning in terms of those people being indentured servants, or more likely, not being land associates.]
Exhibit 4 - "Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey," edited by William A. Whitehead. Vol. I., 1637-1687, 1880, 9/15/1995/KDS:
Exhibit 5a - "Office of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State (1664-1703)", New Jersey Archives, First Series, 1918, Vol. XXI, edited by William Newton, 9/15/1995/KDS:
Exhibit 5b - "Office of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State (1664-1703)", New Jersey Archives, First Series, 1918, Vol. XXI, edited by William Newton, 9/15/1995/KDS:
Exhibit 5c - "Office of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State (1664-1703)", New Jersey Archives, First Series, 1918, Vol. XXI, edited by William Newton, 9/15/1995/KDS:
Exhibit 5d - Actual Document whose summary appears in Exhibit 5a, per East Jersey Deeds, Liber No. 3 record, Trenton State Library, 10/26/1995/KDS:
|
John Dejardin |
Wm Hill |
Claude Barbour |
|
Doctr Rowland |
Henry Hill |
Chas Seggin |
|
Claude Vallot |
Erasmus House |
Dan Perrin |
|
Rich Pewtinger |
John Tayler |
John Mittins |
|
Richard Michell |
John Clarck |
Robert Wallis |
|
Richard Skinner |
Wm ____ |
John alias Peter |
Exhibit 5e - Actual Document whose summary appears in Exhibit 5b, per East Jersey Deeds, etc., Liber No. 4, 10/26/1995KDS:
Exhibit 6 - "First Settlers of Ye Plantations of Piscataway and Woodbridge of Olde East New Jersey", by Ora Eugene Monnette, per DSW notes recopied by VEM [KDS note - included here only to show comment of DSW]:
Exhibit 7 - "First Settlers of Ye Plantations of Piscataway and Woodbridge of Olde East New Jersey", by Ora Eugene Monnette, 10/9/1995/KDS:
"Jul 5, 1672, Executors of Balthazar DHaert to Richard Skinner, house and plantation, full lot of the first, in Eliz."
"Mar 28, 1673, William Legger to Richard Skinner, 25 acres, east side of the Pawsaick River."
"Will. Legee (Legre, Legereau, probably from Le Gerrreau) of Elizabethtown", "Samuel Moore"; "Matthew Moore of Elizabethtown"; "Thomas Moore."
also note "History of Elizabeth, NJ", by Rev. Edwin F. Hatfield, D.D., 1868, p263, 9/15/1995/KDS:
"WILLIAM LEAGRY, of E. Town, carpenter, made his will (to which Benjamin Wade and George Jewell were the witnesses), November 3, 1683, appointing Thomas Johnson, of Newark, his Executor, and giving all that he had to Benjamin Wade. The name was probably, LEGARE, found at Boston as early as 1641, and sometimes written, Leager, and Leger."
[KDS note - Benjamin Wade was likely brother of Nathaniel Wade, Presbyterian minister at Woodbridge, after John Allen.
George Jewell purchased a property in Elizabethtown in 1680 from the heirs of Balthazar de Haaert, the same property that Richard Skinner had previously purchased in 1672. This connection between Richard Skinner, William Leagry, and George Jewell is interesting and confirms, through circumstantial evidence, that servant Richard Skinner of Elizabethtown is the same Richard Skinner who purchased property of William Leagry.]
Richard Skinner (1693)
John Skinner (1694)
Richard Skinner, 1687 [KDS note - reference exhibit 12]
John Skinner, 1691
John Skinner, 1692
"The third list of patentees and quit-renters ... is of greater interest than the two preceding ones, because covering more territory, viz., Bergen, Essex, Somerset, Middlesex and Monmouth counties... While the rents charged are usually to 1696, some are only to 1680, while a few later entries are as late as April 4, 1705. Because of the extreme length of the accounts, we present herewith only the names of the landholders and acreage. ... The quit-rent price was, in nearly all instances, 1-2 d. per acre per annum."
Middlesex County -
Richard Skinner, 86 acres
Richard Skinner, also David Dunham, Isaac Drake, Wm Elstone, Saml Elstone, James Manning, Thos Moore, Enoch Moore, Daniel Moore, John Oliver, Wm Oliver, Wm Oliver, Jr., David Oliver, Jere Oliver, John Oliver, Jr. Saml Oliver
1717 - John Parker, Executor of Elisha Parker, dec'd versus Richard Skinner
[KDS note - Elisha Parker was a Middlesex County Judge, 1711 to 1714.]
1719 - Henry Freeman versus John Skinner
Middlesex County
Adam Hude, Judge - 1711 to 1736; James Hude, same - 1722 to 1735
John Moore, Judge - 1715 to 1716
Woodbridge
Richard Skinner, Constable - 1696
John Skinner, Overseer - 1714
John Skinner, Constable - 1729
Ezekial Bloomfield, Constable - 1685
Ezekial Bloomfield, Overseer - 1735
Peter Elstone, Constable - 1700
Benjamin Force, Overseer - 1723; 1729
Matthew Moore, Constable - 1682
Matthew Moore, Jr., Constable - 1692
Matthew Moore, Constable - 1732
Matthew Moore, Overseer - 1688; 1696
Capt. Matthew Moore, Overseer - 1732
Robert Wright, Constable - 1689
Richard Skinner, Ezekial Bloomfield, David Oliver, Matthew Moores among many others.
[KDS note - Shephard was minister of the First Presbyterian Church of Woodbridge 1689-1706.]
"First settler of Woodbridge. He came in 1665, as a servant to Gov. Philip Carteret, (vide, ante, part one, p103), said to belong jointly in the service of Sir George Carteret (Hatfield, p58). ( Arch., Vol. XXI, pp46-59). He was a "joiner" by trade, and became a citizen of Elizabethtown, where he acquired a house-lot (orig. from Richard Painter) in 1672, from Balthazar De Hart, whom he had served (Idem, p88). In 1673, he took the oath of allegiance as a citizen of Elizabeth (do. p159). Removed to Woodbridge 1672-3 (Idem, pp168 and 256) where biogr. sketch.
[KDS note - pages 88, 159, 168, and 256 referenced by Monnette refer to the work of Hatfield, not to Monnette's own work - ref. Hatfield exhibits.]
He m. May 1, 1666, Sussanah Poulain, one of the French maidens, who came over with Carteret, and they had several children at Woodbridge, among whom, John Skinner, Richard Skinner, Jr., Francis Skinner, et al.
There was an interrelation with the Force family of Woodbridge, of which Benjamin and Matthew were representatives. Richard Skinner, Jr. and John Skinner were recorded at Woodbridge, NJ as early as 1696, when the father was probably dead. These two sons, with an Ann Skinner and brother Francis Skinner, were members of the Woodbridge church 1707-1708 (vide, ante, part one, pp111,2). Richard Skinner, Jr., was called "son-in-law" by Robert Wright, and as "Deacon Richard Skinner, died May 12, 1727, age 63", i.e.b. 1664, showing father's gen. (Vide, ante, part three, p377).
In a deed dated 1700, August 29, with reference to land near Rahway, (E), was probably married to Ann Wright (NJ Archives, Vol. XXI, p311). In 1708, he was a debtor of Samuel Sheppard of Woodbridge, and in 1715, helped with the inventory of the estate of John Spence of Woodbridge (Vol. XXIII, pp435-456). John Skinner helped with the inventory of Edward Jones 1716/7, June 10, (idem, p267), and he was married to Elizabeth Cutter of Woodbridge, Mar. or Nov. 26, 1736, with four daughters born there (vide, ante, part two, pp251-6)). The former died 1748-9, leaving a will, followed by her will, 1750, (Arch., Vol. XXX, p435); and many descendants."
[KDS note - the repeated references to Richard Skinner Junior above are the creation of Monnette - none of the original records discussed here include a Sr. or Jr. designation to distinguish one Richard Skinner from another.]
"Feb. 28, 1707-8 - Richard Skinner, (Jr.), "Deacon" (Confused with John as to wife).
Robert Wright, in deed, 1700, calls him, "son-in-law," (vide, ante, part five, p878; and part four, p630). He m. (2), Sarah (nee Moore, dau. of Matthew Moore)."
"June 6, 1708 - Francis Skiner, (Skinner).
This may be ""Frances," then a widow of first Richard Skinner. - O.E.M."
"Aug. 20, 1708 - John Skiner, (Skinner), "Senior."
Wife, Ann, or Hannah), (nee Wright, dau. of Robert Wright, Sr.)"
"Aug. 20, 1708 - Ann Skiner, (Skinner)
Wife of John Skinner, (supra), (nee Wright)"
"June 6, 1708 - Matthew Fors, (Force)
Wife, Sarah, (nee Morris, dau. of George Morris, of W., (ARCH., Vol. XXIII, p. 330))."
"Aug. 15, 1708 - Sarah Fors, (Force).
Wife of Matthew Force, (nee Morris), as see (supra)."
"Jan. 1, 1710 - Hannah Right, (Wright), (Joannah)
Wife of Robert of W., (nee Bishop, dau. of John Bishop, Sr., of W.)"
"Oct. 3, 1710 - Wife of Benj. Fors, (Force)
Elizabeth, (nee Bunn); (vide, ante, PART FIVE, p. 824)."
"Oct. 3, 1710 - David Dunham and Wife, (vide, ante, PART FIVE, p. 820). (Sr. and Jr. confused in recs.)
She was Mary Dunn. She may have been (1) or sec. Mary Freeman."
Exhibit 8 - "Woodbridge and Vicinity", Rev. Joseph W. Dally, 1873, p138, 10/6/1995/KDS
Woodbridge Constables
1669 - John Smith
1670 - Richard Worth
1671
1672 - Thomas Bloomfield, Sr.
1675 - John Pike, Jr.
1678 - Samuel Bacon
1680 - Samuel Hale
1681 - Israel Thornell
1682 - Matthew Moore
1683 - Isaac Tappen
1684 - Samuel Smith
1685 - Ezekial Bloomfield
1686 - Nath'l Fitz Randolph, Obadiah Ayers
1687 - John Warlock, John Allen
1688 - Daniel Robins, Francis Walker
1689 - Elisha Parker, Robert Wright
1690 - Thomas Thorp, Thomas Pike
1691 - John Conger, Gawin Lockhart
1692 - Matthew Moore, Jr., John Coddington
1693 - Samuel Moore, Noah Bishop
1694 - Daniel Thorp, William Ellison
1695 - John Robison, Joseph Rolf
1696 - Thomas Collier, Richard Skinner
1697 - Joh Mores, John Compton, Stephen Tuttle
1698 - Joseph Thorp, John Ilsly, Jr.
1699 - William Mores, Obadiah Ayers
1700 - Peter Elstone, Samuel Dennis, Jr.
Exhibit 9 - John Jomes per http://changesurfer.com/Family/ps04/ps04_140.htm, 2003:
Person Sheet
Name William Looker
Birth abt 1675, NJ
Death Elizabethtown,
Union Co., NJ
Father William Looker Sr. (~1650-<1717)
Mother Mary Higgins (1652-1728)
Spouses:
1 UNNAMED
Birth 1681, Jamaica, Long
Island, NY
Death Elizabethtown,
Union Co., NJ
Marriage abt 1700, Elizabethtown, Union Co., NJ
Children:
Thomas "The
Quaker" (1705-1795)
John (~1700-)
2 Hannah Barber
Marriage abt 1700, Elizabethtown, Union Co., NJ
Notes for William Looker
L260 LOOKER, William
(SNDX L260) was recorded in the 1696 census in Twp QUIT RENT, Essex
Co., NJ on page 377
As recorded on November
8, 1686, William Looker of Elizabethtown to Miles Forster of Perth
Amboy for 60 acres, bought of John Jones of Woodbridge August 6,
1677, also 15 acres of meadow bounded W. by Elisha Parker and John
Adams, E. By John Smith Scotsman and Skipper Bunn, S. By Raraton
River, bought of John Jones as above, all in the township of
Woodbridge, one mile from Stephen Kent Sr. dwelling house.
As recorded on December 2, 1695, writs of election for a general assembly with return of John Browen and John Treat for Newark, John Harrison Sr. and Looker, William b: Abt 1675 for Elizabethtown.
On 1/2/1683, Looker, William b: Abt 1675 planter, of Elizabethtown was one of four men administering the estate of Rev. John Allen of Woodbridge, NJ.
Exhibit 10 - http://www.patpnyc.com/vauquel.shtml, 2002:
b abt 1607 Normandy, FRA? d 1698 Woodbridge, NJ.
In France: Vauquelin -- In America: Vauquellin
Robert Vauquelin had the title "Sieur des Prairies" - and thus was often referred to as Liprary (and other roughly phonetic variants) in the records. I have not been able to find where the title was from, but I have found that there is a large area within the town of Caen long known as The Prairie, from which the townspeople could collect the second growth of grass ... I have a bit of information and lineage of the family that I recently gathered in France which follows the collected records here from NY and NJ.
The first official record seen so far is from 1669, below; but where is his appointment (1665?) to the post of Surveyor General? A record 10 Apr 1694 refers to Surveyor General John Barclay; Robert Vauquelin was still living - but was in his 80's. I am still looking at court and proprietors' records. He was one of the original grantees of Woodbridge, but it seems land features were named after him before 1669.
source: Woodbridge and Vicinity, p22: "Voquillen's Landing, named for the provincial Surveyor-General, was nearly opposite Pierce's Landing" -- Pierce's "was situated at the mouth of the Papiack Creek, or River as it was sometimes called, abt where Boynton's dock is now located" -- "and is well known as the 'Old Stone Dock' even at the present. It was intended to accomodate the inhabitants living on the other side of the Papiack, or Woodbridge Creek. The road leading down to it passed through Voquillen's land; and his endeavor to shut off all communication with the dock by the inhabitants provoked the latter into compelling him to re-open the highway."
1669
source: NJ Colonial Documents: East Jersey Patents, etc., Liber 1.
"1669 Jun 12. Do. (don't have prior record) Same to Capt. Philipp Carterett, James Bollen, Robert Vauquellin and Claude Valot for land at Tapan. A marginal note says that Vauquellin resigned his interest to Capt. Carterett and James Bollen sold his to Valot, Jan 2 1670. Another note says, `This pattent is void and trowne up.'
"1669 Jun 1. Charter of the Town of Woodbridge.
"1669 Jul 30. Patent. Gov'r Carterett to Robert Vauquellin, Sieur des Prairies, for 2000 ac, bounded E by Overpecks Creek, N by James Bollen, W by Hackensack R., S by Sarah Kierstede.
"1669 Dec 20. Patent. Same to Robert Vauquellin, alias des Prairies, Surveyor General of the Province, for land in and about Woodbridge, viz't: I, a houselot of 12 ac at Vauquellin's Hill on Papiack Creek, SE the meadow of Rehobath Gannet, NW the meadow of Samuel Moore; II, 75 ac on the southside of Vauquellin's Creek, by the Indians called `now Crain Creek'; III, 7.5 ac of meadow on the southside of Papaick Creek; IV, 2.5 ac of meadow on the N side of the same creek, adj John Smith Scotchman and Obediah Hayers; V, 30 ac of meadow on the Raritan tract, not yet laid out." (Followed by boundaries of the preceeding 30 ac of meadow in 4 parcels.)
"1669/70 Mar 18. Patent....to Rehoboth Gannet of Woodbridge .... for meadow ... SE of Vauquellins Hill ...." Another patent same date to Hugh Dunn of Woodbridge includes "4.5 ac of meadow on Vauquellin's Neck...".
1670
source: NJCD: EJ Deeds, etc., Liber 1.
"1670 Dec 30. Patent to John ffrench of Woodbridge mason for: I, 10 ac of upland on the W of Vaquellins Hill, along Israel Thorncum's meadow; II, 5 ac of meadow, not yet laid out. Marg'l note: This pattent is transported to Robert Vauquellin." "1670 Dec 31. Affidavit of John French, that he has conveyed land and meadow, mentioned in his patent, to Robert Vauquellin."
source: NJCD: EJ Deeds, etc., Liber E, involving RV only in 1671-2:
"1671-2 Mar 17. Endorsements on the patent of Henry Lessenby of Woodbridge: I, transferring the property granted to Robt Vauquellin; II, 24 Oct 1672 transfer of sd 60 ac by Vauquellin to Gabriel Minvielle; III, 13 Nov 1694 transfer of the same by Gabriel Minvielle and wife Susanna of NY to Anthony Brockholls; IV, 14 Nov 1694 transfer of do. by Brockholls and wife Susanna to Thos Carhart." [Note that Gabriel Minvielle was commissioned 14 Oct 1684 to be Mayor of NYC.] "1694 Nov 13. Endorsement on the bill of sale from Robt Vauquillen to Gabriel Minvielle: I, G. Minvielle and wife Susanna convey to Anthony Brockholls the property deeded; 2, transfer of the same by A. Brockholls and wife Susanna to Thos Carhart; 3, G. Minvielle and wife to A. Brockholls for 75 ac; 4, transfer of the same property by Brockholls and wife to Thos Carhart."
1673
Note that 20 Sep 1673 there was a proclamation confiscating all property in New Netherlands belonging to the Kings of France and England or their subjects.
source: NJCD: EJ Deeds, etc., Liber 3.
1674
"1674 Dec 11. Order. Surveyor General la Prairie, Capt. John Pike, John Bishop senior, Francis Drake and Benj Hull to view the meadows on the other side of Raratans River and make a report thereon, at the request of the Piscataway men.
same date: "Orders: A general Court to be held at Elizabeth town; the Members of the Council to continue as Justices of the Peace; ... the Surveyor General or his deputies to remain at Newark for surveying and patenting of lands; the same to be on certain days at Elizabethtown, New Piscataway and Nevesinks."
same date: "Orders, directing how the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas and the Surveyor General shall obtain their fees without suing at law."
source: NJCD: [Salem] Surveys, 1676.
"Laws, Orders and Acts of Assembly for the Province of New Jersey Anno 1675. Oath of office of John Bowne and John Throckmorton as Deputies for Middleton and Shrewsburry; of Robert Vauquellin as Surveyor General. Acts, to settle the Militia, to repair the arms, for building forts, to provide for shot. Act for the establishment of Courts and Court fees." 175 reversed paging.
1681
source: Brodhead & O'Callaghan's "Colonial History of the State of NY"
In July 1681, `Bullen' and `Leprery' took letters from Capt Carteret to Capt Anthony Brockholls asserting Carteret's claim to govern NJ; Brockholls rejected the argument.
1682
source: NJ Colonial Documents, East Jersey Patents, etc., Liber 4.
"1682 Apr 14. Patent in the name of Lady Elizabeth Carteret, the Lady Proprietor of the Province, to Robert Vauquellin alias Lipperarye, Surveyor General, for 600 ac on the northside of Raraton R. and 60 ac on the southside." Same item reported Liber 4 reversed side refers to "land on both sides of Raraton R. for the Surveyor General himself and his servant, 660 ac."
Note that Elizabeth was the dau of Rd Smith.
MARCH 1682/3
Robert is in hot water.
source: NJ Colonial Documents. Journal of Governor and Council
Att a Councill held the 5th day of the 1st month called March Anno Dni 1682/3. Present: Tho Rudyard D Governor & Prpr; William Penn & Saml Groome, Prpr; Coll Lewis Morris, Capt Berry, Capt Palmer, Capt Sandford, Law Andres & Ben Price, of the Counc.
Agreed that a message be sent to the house of Deputys to desire a Conference this afternoone upon the substance of the Bill for Disenableing severall prsons &c - to bee sent by Capt Berry and Captn Sandford
A peticon of Capt Baker psented here and read
As to the peticon for his 1200 Acres of land for wch hee had a warrt and delivered the same to R Vauquillin late Surveyor - Agreed that the matter bee heard and Considered to-morrow moorneing 8th a Clock R Vauquillin haveing notice thereof -
And as to the 2d peticon agreed that tomorrow moorneing hee bring in a particular of his Charges - that the substance of the peticon may bee further Considered -
7 Mar Post Meridiem. Capt Vickers paprs called over.
A bill sent drawne from the Deputyes for devideing the Province into Countyes read and agreed unto
A bill sent from the Deputyes agt Sam'l Edsall and Robt Vauquellin - read, the Consideration of this bill deferred untill to morrow morning
Agreed that an Order bee sent from this board requireing Robt Vauquillin late Surveyor generall to bring here forthwith the Journall of his Surveyes of land laid out in this Province. Adjourned till 7 a Clock tomorrow moorneing.
1682/3 Mar 8 post Meridiem. "A bill to disenable Sam'l Etsall and Robt Vauquillin from beareing further office charge or truste unlesse they make publick Acknowledgment & being read in Councill its ordered that a Coppy of the bill bee sent to each of them, and delivered to Captn Vickers who has undertaken to send forward the Same forthwith to them that they may be here the 12th instant -
A Message from the house of Deputyes to desire a Conference - Its agreed that a Conference bee had with the house of Deputyes at four this afternoone att Isaac Whiteheads and that it bee managed by Captn Palmer Captn Berry and Captn Sandford -
The Conference was had and the members of the Councill retourned - reporting that the Conference desired was upon the bill to Rectify abuses in Some late Records -
A Message from the Deuptyes desireing a free Conference - which was granted, the persons above ordered to manage the Same, and to Carry with them the Entryes of Pattents and Surveys recorded by Capt Vickers, and the Lady Carteretts order to pattent noe land after 25th March 1682 under a penny pr Acre - Adjourned to 7 A Clock tomorrow moorning
Att a Councill held 9th day of 1 mo called March Anno Dno 1682/3. Present Tho Rudyard Dt Governor & Prpr, Sam'l Groome Prpr; Coll Lewis Morris, Capt Sandford, Capt Palmer, Capt Berry & Ben Price, of the Counc.
A Bill for severall Lawes in East Jersey read amended and agreed to be Carryed to the house of Deputyes by Captn Palmer Captn Sandford and Ben Price
A Message from the Deputyes as followeth vizt An answer to a bill presented to this house March 8th 1682/3 for the rectifieing abuses in some late Records - It is the Sence of this house, that there hath been many Erregular and unjust Entreys made in the publick records of warrants Scertificates and patents Since March 1682 - And that the person or persons guilty thereof ought to receive punishment according to the merritt of their Offence - And that noe person ought to bee disseased [would be dis - seized] of his freehold or any wayes destroyed but by the Lawfull Judgmt of his peers -
March 9th 1682/3 - Pr Joun Bound Speaker of the house of Deputyes. Adjourned till 2 afternoone
1682/3 Mar 20. "The peticion of Edw: ffox Servant to Robt Vauquillin read and agreed that Robt Vauquillin haveing notice thereof appeare with his Servant at this board on Thursday next to Answer his said Servants Complaint against him and that all witnesses for either party thereto alsoe Attend - "
1682/3 Mar 21. "Forasmuch as many peticions and Addresses have bin & are dayly made and presented to the Governor & Councill for Lands to bee laid out in Right of former Claimes & by virtue of warrants granted by the late Governor & Councill, and some to be Redressed agst alledged wrongs done to them therein by Robt Vauquellin the late Surveyor Gen'all. An in asmuch, as so many returnes of Surveys made & pretended to be made by the said Surveyor Generall and Entred on Record there are no dates thereunto nor mencion made by what warrants or when the lands therein mencioned were Surveyed, which is apparently Contrary to the Express direction in the generall Concessions of thie province, and Contrary to the Duty of the said Surveyor Gen'all, & may tend to the prejudice not onely of the proprietors but alsoe Inhabitants & many the freeholders of this province - And the said Surveyor gen'all altho Summoned to appeare before the Governor & Councill refused soe to doe - It is therefore ordered that the High Sheriffe of the County of Middx forthwith repaire to the house of the said Robert Vauquellin & him bring before the Governor and Councill there to Answer to such matters as are and shall be objected against him, and that the said High Sheriffe alsoe make search & bring with him to this board the said Surveyors Journall of Surveys & warrants for the Surveys of land granted and laid out dureing the time hee was Surveyor Generall. The better to Evidence & make out the truth of matters now Depending before this board & that cannot bee Determined without a due inspection into & examineing the Same - Adjourned to 7 A Clock tomorrow-moorneing"
The Councill for the meetings reported hereafter consisted of the Deputy Governor, Capt Berry, Capt Palmer, Capt Sandford, Benj Price.
1682/3 Mar 22. "The petition of William Johnson of Rahway in the County of Essex yeoman against R, Vauquellin which being read it's Ordered that Robt Vauquellin have notice thereof in Order to the further proceedure therein -"
1682/3 Mar 23. "Robt Vauquellin was here, Inquirey being made for his Journall of Surveyes - hee answered hee had none nor anything more of Surveyes then was entred on the Records."
"Edward ffox & Robt Vauquellin being here the matters op'ned on both sides - It's ordered by the Councill that hee goe home to his Master & his Master take care of him as his Servant.
1683
source: "Colonial History of the State of NY" by Brodhead & O'Callaghan.
In 1683, Robt Vauquellin was one of the commissioners named to run the boundary between NY and CT. Col. Thos Dongan was the Governor of NY at that time.
source: NJCD: EJ Deeds, etc., Liber A.
"1683 Nov 23. Robt Vauquellin, alias Leperary, to John Robinson" (merchant, of NYC) "for 600 ac on the northside of Raraton R., as granted by patent of 14 Apr 1682."
1689
source: NJCD: EJ Deeds, etc., Liber D.
"1688-9 Feb 4. Deed. Robt Vauquelline, alias Lepperary, of Woodbridge, to James Emott of Amboy Perth, for 40 ac, N, E and S unsurveyed land, W the Two Miles Brook; 12 ac of meadow, SE Wm Johnston, SW a small creek, NNW and W Sam'l Marsh sr & jr, N and NE a large creek."
1692
source: Colonial History of the State of NY citing English mss, vol 38 p 92.
Apr 1692 Robert Laprairee petitioned "for compensation for goods taken from him by the soldiers." [Records from the time of Governors Ingoldesby & Fletcher.]
1695
"1695 Oct 24. Agreement. Robt Vauquellin of Woodbridge with John Loufebourrow; the last to grind for the former 100 bushels of grain, the first to allow making a milldam on his meadow N of Craine Creek."
source: NJCD: EJ Deeds, etc., Liber D.
"1695 Dec 31. Quitclaim. Robt Vauquellin alias Lipprary of Woodbridge to Thos Lawrence, Derick Epkee of New Hackinsack, Bergen Co, and partners, for his estate, etc., to a certain lot betw. Old Hackinsack and John Demaree N and S, Overpeeck Cr. on the E and Hackinsack R. on the W."
1698
source: NJCD: EJ Deeds, etc., Liber F.
"1673 Sep 5. Will of Robert Vauquellin of Woodbridge leaves all his property, real and personal, to his wife Jeane. Witnesses: James Bollen and Samuel Moore." "1698 Oct 10. Letters testimonial with preceding will annexed, issued to the widow Jeane Vauquellin." He certainly made out his will in good time.
source: NJCD: Calendar of Wills. See NJ Arch 21 p288 & Middlesex Wills.
"1698 Oct 10. Inventory of personal estate of Robt Vauquellin alias Leprery of Woodbridge. L 184.10.6 incl some French books, L5; surveying instruments L1; 6 silver spoons, 4 forks and a small cup, L4.19; made by John & Ezekiel Blomfield."
Rambling on: some questions and notes:
Dutch sometimes called him "Vorklain."
Wondering if there was a son and any continuation of the name here. There was an estate entry 1778 Oct 27 for "Vanculen, Andrew" of Gloucester Co NJ, Intestate; administration granted to Jacob Vanculen of Salem Co. Fellowbondsman: Aquilah Barber of Gloucester Co. Lib 16, p508. That name doesn't come up much - and phonetically is a variant of the surname.
The family is a noted line in Normandy, apparently near Caen and the Orne River (roughly).
An interesting item from the Colonial History of the State of NY, vol X, p 1003, citing Paris Documents XVI is the record of someone who seems of that family line, here in records of the Canada campaign 1 Jun - 15 Sep 1759 up the St. Lawrence, etc. This is the editors' note, citing "Memoires sur le Canada" in "Collections of Quebec Literary & Historical Society" 1878 p 138.
"M de Vauclain, Lt in the navy, commanded the naval forces. He was a descendant of one Vauclain of Yvetaux, who had been a preceptor of Louis XIII; his family was rich and opulent, yet he had never commanded anything but merchantmen, but had so distinguished himself that the minister had cast eyes on him in preference to all others to confer on him a particular command, and engaged him to proceed to Canada where he commanded the frigate Atalante."
This "Vauclain" identified as Yveteaux is definitely a Vauquelin, as they carried the title; see the second family line, below.
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