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-Will of Zaccheus Brown, dated 24 May 1818; proved 16 Jun 1818.
In the name of God amen I Zaccheus Brown of the township of Lower Alloways
Creek in the County of Salem and State of New Jersey do make and publish this
my last will and testament in manner and form following viz
first To my wife Elizabeth I devise and bequeath all the goods and other prop-
erty that was hers at the time of our marriage as well as all movable
property that has been obtained since our marriage from her own
resources as the widow of Joseph Hancock and that may be found upon
any part of the Hancock property of hers or her childrens at the
time of my decease; likewise I give and bequeath her six hundred
dollars to be paid her out of the remainder of my estate provided
she relinquish and abstain from drawing any dower or Emolument from
the remainder of my estate real or personal and not otherwise. I
also give to her a new field bedstead now standing in the house where
she lives and also an equal share with all my daughters in a new
piece of diaper or table linen likewise at her house.Item. I hereby authorize and direct my Executors herein after named to sell
and dispose of at public sale, my farm and grist mill and all the
appendages appertaining to the same and the monies arising from the
same to divide in the following manner viz as often as my daughter
Larissa Tracey has one dollar, each of my other daughters viz Betsy
Miller, Rachel Paullin, Harriet Brown and Eliza Ann Brown to have two
dollars.Item. I give to my son Zaccheus J. Brown all my wearing apparel. To my son
Jacob Brown I give my secretary and Library.Item. All my lands in the township of Lower Alloways Creek consisting of my
plantation I bought of Merriman Smith together with 26 1/2 acres of
woodland bought of the same; a lot of woodland situate upon Gravelly
hill of about 17 acres; one other lot of Barren woodland of about 11
acres bought of Hannah Dennis and Thomas Daniel, Executors to Philip
Dennis, adjoining land of John Wood and others; one ten acre lot of salt
marsh inherited from my father situate upon Stow Creek below Stretchs
point being the sixth lot from Stretchs ditch and adjoining it, an
undivided share of ten acres bought of David Allen and wife; also a lot
of 14 acres of drained marsh situate upon the south side of Alloways
Creek bought of Robert Walker; all the aforesaid lands and Marsh with
their appurtenances I give to my two sons Zaccheus J. Brown and Jacob
Brown as well as all other lands I may die possessed of in the Township
aforesaid to be divided equally in value and to hold to them their heirs
and assigns forever.Item. all the remainder of my personal estate I hereby authorize and direct
my Executors to sell and dispose of and the monies arising from the
Sales thereof to be distributed as follows viz fifty dollars to each
of my daughters Betsy, Rachel, Harriet and Eliza Ann the residue to be
equally divided between my two sons share and share alike. Further It
is my will that in the Event of either of my aforesaid sons or daughters
dying under age or Intestate, that the Surviving Son have the whole of
the deceased sons share both real and personal, and likewise the
Surviving daughters have the deceased daughters share to be equally
divided amongst them. I likewise direct that my sons be put apprentices
to learn some trade or calling after they arrive to the age of sixteen.Item. I direct that my daughters have their mothers clothes to be equally
divided amongst them.Item. I hereby revoke all former wills by me made. Lastly, I do hereby
constitute and appoint Daniel Garrison Esq'r and Richard Craven Esq'r
both of the town of Salem Executors to this my last will and testament.
I likewise appoint Richard Craven Esq'r and William Lambert as guardians
to all my children that is under age.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this twenty fourth
of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.Signed, Sealed published and
pronounced by the said
Zaccheus Brown as his [signed] Zacheus Brown [Seal]
last will and testament in
presence of us the words
interlined being first insertedDalymore Harris
Walker Beesley
Juliann LongProved 16 Jun 1818 by Walker Beesley
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The "Dare Family History" by Montgomery lists Zaccheus' death date as that
of his burial, 10 Jun 1818 (Sexton's Book).Ellenor (Dare) Brown and Zaccheus Brown are buried at the Cohansey Baptist
Church Cemetery at Roadstown, Cumberland Co., NJ in the "61st Fam. Portion,
Sect. 5, 12th Row, Richard Sheppard". Their unmarked graves are located
next to the unmarked grave of Ellenor's sister, Sarah (Dare) Sheppard Smith
whose grave is next to the grave of her son, Richard Sheppard. Richard's
wife, Prudence, is buried toward the far end of the family plot. Other graves
in the plot are those of various children. The Sexton's Book shows burial
dates in the following entries:Page 74, 61st Family Portion, Section 5, 12th Row, Richard Sheppard.
1. Richard Sheppard, April 2, 1851.
2. Sarah Smith, mother of Richard and Phineas Sheppard, May 24, 1814.
3. Eleanor Brown, wife of Zacheus, Mar.29, 1815.
4. Zacheus Brown, June 10, 1818.
5. Child of Hannah Tumbleson, July 30, 1837.
6. Child of William G. Reeve, Feb. 24, 1848.
7. Child of Thomas Sheppard, Feb. 4, 1845.
8. Prudence Sheppard, wife of Richard, Oct. 8, 1826.
9. Child of Richard Sheppard, July 26, 1825.
10. Child of Richard Sheppard, Feb. 8, 1824.
11. Child of Richard Sheppard, June 6, 1806..
Richard Sheppard's eldest daughter who was named "Larissa Brown Sheppard", born
1809, seems to have been named for Larissa Brown, born 1790, the eldest
daughter of Ellenor Dare and Zaccheus Brown and a first cousin of Richard..
Resided in Stow Creek Twp.,Cumberland Co., NJ where his father, Jacob, had
been on the tax rolls in 1773 and on the list of Freeholders in 1779 and 1781.
Also Zaccheus resided in the Twp. of Alloways Creek, Salem Co. in 1801 when
he purchased of John Thompson 37 acres near Hancock's Bridge, Lower Alloways
Creek Twp., Salem Co., NJ.Religion: Baptist.
Occupation: Farmer. For a period of two months in 1798, he taught school at
Logtown (now Harmersville). He had been a justice in Salem Co. in 1816. As
a business man, he held several mortgages -- including one for a cider yard
(described below) which property was conveyed to his estate in 1819 after his
death in 1818. Two mortgages he held in 1801 (to John and Abigail Thompson) and
in 1803 (to William and Elizabeth Wright) listed him as being of Alloways Creek
Twp while one dated 1812 (to Nathan D. and Hannah Ayars) gave his township as
being Lower Alloways Creek. Zaccheus was also a mortgagor on at least two
occasions (described later on)."Abstract of a mortgage from Francis E. Brewster & Mariah his wife of the town-
ship of Alloways Creek County of Salem New Jersey to Zaccheus Brown of the Same
place dated the twenty ninth day of July, Eighteen hundred & Sixteen -- and
acknowledged the same day before Stacy Lloyd Commiss'r"
"For all those two lots, contained in one enclosure & Occupied as a Cyder Yard
Still house & distillery, Containing in both S'd lots, ninety one square rods
of land & Marsh More or less, Situate in the township of Upper Alloways Creek
in the County afs'd and adjoining the end of the Causeway eastward from
Quintons Bridge towards Thompsons Bridge upon the Main Road, likewise &
together with S'd lots, all the improvements & buildings upon the Same or may
hereafter be viz. four Cyder presses, one Iron nut(?) apple Mill & trough,
Cisterns for Cyder, Still house, four Still wonas(?) & heads, Condensing tubs,
Cooling trough & fifty hogsheads, together with every other apparatus for
Mannufactoring Cyder & distilling the same, that now are, or may be put upon
S'd premises" ..."To Secure the payment of One thousand dollars ... with Interest ..."
"We have Rec'd Sattisfaction of the above Mortgage by a Conveyance of the above
described premises, this 23'd day of September A.D.1819"
[Rich'd Craven] Executors &c of
[Dan'l Garrison] Zaccheus Brown dec'd...
On 10 Feb 1813, Zaccheus secured debts to Thomas Jones by mortgaging two pieces
of property:
1. His "plantation" plus a tract of woodland, all in Lower Alloways Creek
Twp (purchased of Merriman Smith on that same date), satisfied on the
25th of August 1817.
2. A "grist mill", partially described in the following:"Abstract of a Mortgage from Zacheus Brown of this County and State to Thomas
Jones of the Same place dated the 10th day of February 1813 and acknowledged
the Same day before -- Josiah Harrison" [Satisfied 10 Feb 1814.]"For a certain Grist Mill formerly called Craigs Mill and now in the tenure of
Stanford Mayhew together with all the Messuage tenements and land thereunto
belonging and also ..."...
Remsterville, a small hamlet on Carlisle Run, now entirely gone, was the
site of an early grist mill and several dwellings. The mill was built by
Richard Wistar, who sold it to William Craig. This owner was in possession
for many years, during which it was called Craig's Mill.
After Craig's death, the property was sold and at length passed into the
hands of George Remster, who rebuilt it, about 1848, to include a woolen mill.
(At one time, circa 1814, it was owned by Zaccheus Brown.)...
Salem County, 1805 -- Minutes of the Salem Orphans Court, September 16th, 1805:
On Application by Petition of Ann Born one of the Heirs of Daniel Dorell Decd.
praying for a Division of the Real Estate of Said Decd. among the heirs of Said
Decd. It is ordered that Barzellai(?) Jefferies, Daniel Tracy & Zacheus Brown
be and are hereby appointed Commissioners to Divide by metes & bounds the
Said Real Estate among the Heirs of the Said Daniel Dorell Decd. agreeably to
the Law of the State of New Jersey in that case made and provided.
...(The following was acquired Oct 1985, Salem Co. Courthouse, Salem, NJ.)
Dated 10 Feb 1813:
Merriman Smith & Wife
to Be it known that we Merriman
Zacheus Brown Smith and Mary the wife of the said
Merriman of the Township and Town of Salem in the county of Salem and State
of New Jersey in consideration of five Thousand Dollars to us paid By Zacheus
Brown of the Township of Lower Alloways Creek in the said County & State the
receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged do grant bargain sell release and
convey to the said Zacheus Brown his heirs and assigns All the following
described property situate in the Township of Lower Alloways Creek in the said
County and State consisting of Two Tracts of land one of them being that
Messuage & plantation where he lives and Begins at Hancocks Bridge and runs
thence along the west side of the road North twenty nine degrees west Sixty two
rods to fast land thence North thirty two degrees west thirty four rods
thence North Sixteen degrees west ten rods and thirteen links thence North
thirty three degrees east thirty six rods to an old stump thence North Sixteen
degrees west [ how far? ] crossing near a pond on the left
of the road to a corner of John Pancoasts land and likewise formerly a corner
of Richard Smiths bottle neck tract thence North thirty three degrees west
fifty one rods to a corner thence within the road fences North twenty degrees
west eighty two Rods to a corner thence north six degrees east Sixty three
rods & an half to a corner of John Smiths land thence North eighty Seven
degrees east fifteen rods twenty two links to a stone formerly a hickory
thence South Seventy one degrees east eighty one rods fifteen links to the end
of a ditch thence down said ditch the several courses thereof joining Said
John Smiths land and Marsh to Adams creek thence down said creek the several
courses thereof to Alloway creek thence down said Alloway creek the several
courses thereof to Hancocks Bridge the place of Begining Containing by
estimation one hundred and twenty Acres of land be the same more or less
(excepting the grave Yard in its present bounds) the other tract being
Woodland joins the road between Hancocks Bridge & Salem Begins at a White oak
tree by the corner of the fence and corner of Benjamin Smiths land and runs
thence bounding eastwardly by the lands of sd Benjamin Smith & John Smith
Northwardly by lands of me the said Merriman Smith the course being South
Seventy degrees and a quarter west thence westwardly by lands of Thomas
Thompson David Maul Sr John Pancost to Benjamin Smiths line thence along his
line to the place of Begining Containing twenty Six Acres and an half Strict
Measure which said two tracts of land & premises became the property of the
said Merriman Smith as heir at law of his Father Richard Smith with title to
the same being confirmed by a deed of conveyance from ------? Smith junr
Nephew to the afsd Richard dated the 13th of March 178-? likewise by a
quitclaim from John Smiths brother afsd Richard Smith junr bearing date 23d
October 1772 reference being thereto had will more fully at large appear
Together with all the building improvements and things thereto belonging and
the reversions, remainders rents issues and ---? thereof with the
appurtenances and also all our and each of our estates title and Interest at
law or equity of in and to the same To have and to hold all the said premises
unto the said Zacheus Brown his heirs assigns to his and their only proper
Use forever and I the Said Merriman Smith for myself and my heirs Executors
and administrators Covenant with the Said Zacheus Brown his heirs and assigns
forever to warrant and defend the Said Zacheus Brown his heirs and assigns in
the peaceable possession of the premises herein granted and every part thereof
against the lawful claim of all persons whomsoever -- In Witness whereof we
hereto set our hands and Seals the tenth day of February AD eighteen hundred
and thirteen -------- Receivd on the above date from Zacheus Brown ----? full
consideration money for this Deed
[Merriman Smith] [Merriman Smith] [SEAL]
[Mary Smith] [SEAL]Seald & Deliverdin the presence of
[Josiah Harrison] State of New Jersey ss
[Mary Conroe] On the tenth day of February
AD eighteen hundred & thirteen before me the subscriber
one of the masters in chancery in the said State came Merriman and Mary
his wife and severally acknowledged they Signed Sealed and delivered the above
conveyance as their Voluntary act and Deed and the Said Mary on a private
examination apart from her Husband before me acknowledged that she Signed
Seald and delivered the Same as her voluntary act and deed freely and without
any fear threat? or compulsion of her husband
[Josiah Harrison]Recorded Febr 11th 1813
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Salem Orphans Court September Term 1818:
Richard Craven esq'r having been appointed by the last will & Testament of
Zaccheus Brown esq'r dec'd, Guardian of Harriet Eliza Zacheus & Jacob J.
Brown, Appeared before the Judges of the Orphans Court, and acknowledged his
acceptance of the guardianship of said minors, and entered into bond with
security approved of by the Court.
The "Dare Family History" by Montgomery lists Ellenor's death date as that
of her burial (Sexton's Book).Ellenor (Dare) Brown and Zaccheus Brown are buried at the Cohansey Baptist
Church Cemetery at Roadstown, Cumberland Co., NJ in the "61st Fam. Portion,
Sect. 5, 12th Row, Richard Sheppard". Their unmarked graves are located
next to the unmarked grave of Ellenor's sister, Sarah (Dare) Sheppard Smith
whose grave is next to the grave of her son, Richard Sheppard. Richard's
wife, Prudence, is buried at the far end of the family plot. Other graves
in the plot are those of various children.Richard Sheppard's eldest daughter who was named "Larissa Brown Sheppard", born
1809, seems to have been named for Larissa Brown, born 1790, the eldest
daughter of Ellenor Dare and Zaccheus Brown and a first cousin of Richard.
Salem Co NJ Wills 1831-1860 Craig
1835, Mar. 5 -- Ebenezer Fogg. To dau. Eliza Penton, horse, wagon and harness. To mother Hannah Fogg 6 acres adjoining Jeremiah Powell, during life; then to granddau. Eliza F. Brown. To grandson Ebenezer Brown, house and lot. To grandson Zacheus Brown, land at Logtown. Land adjoining Owen Mugway to grandchildren Eliza, Ebenezer and Zacheus Brown. Remainder of estate to said grandchildren and Rachel Penton. Exec. and gardn. of grandchildren, William Morrison. Wit. Mark Stewart, Dalymore Harris and Benjamin Peterson.Proved Apr. 23, 1835.
In what follows are a number of references to individuals with the Holladay
name -- spelled in a variety of ways. For example, J. Holliday signs for the
receipt of $1.20, dated 12 March 1822, as payment for the tuition of Joel
Garrison at 2 1/2 cents per day for 48 days. This was probably the James
Holladay who married Rachel Smith less than a year previous. The following
will is likely that of the father of that James Holladay ---Dated 13 Oct 1806 -- p. 152, Will Book A, Salem County, NJ:
WILL SUMMARY. In a will dated 13 Oct 1806 and proved 30 Oct 1806, Samuel
Holliday of Upper Penns Neck mentions wife Elizabeth and children Mary, William
Samuel and James -- all under 21. Executor: (friend) William H. Biddle.
Witnesses: Wm. Biddle, Samuel Adams and Joseph Summerill.In the Name of God Amen I Samuel Holliday of the township of Upper Penns-Neck
County of Salem and State of New Jersey being Sick and weak in body but of
Sound Mind and Memory thanks be to God for the Same and calling to mind that
all men must die Do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in Manner
for[m] as follows to wit First it is my will that all my just debts and
funeral charges be paid by my Executor hereafter Named Item I give and
bequeath to my loving wife Elizabeth* one bed and bedding Secondly I give
and bequeath to my Said wife all my plantation in the Township of Mannington
County and State afforesaid together with all the improvements thereunto
belonging during her life but if my wife Elizabeth* as above said should die
before my children Should arive to the age of twenty one Years particularly
and individually then and in that case it is my will and I do authorise
impower and appoint my Executor hereafter Named to Sell dispose of Convey and
confirm the Same to any person or persons who will boy (sic) the Same and put
the Said Money arising therefrom Out on interest and when or as my Said
Children to wit Mary William Samuel and James Holliday Shall arrive to the
age of twenty one Years then and in that case my Said Executor Shall pay to
each one of them one equal Share or dividend of Said Money as above said with
the Intrust thereon and also I do authorise and impower my said Executor to
Sell and dispose of all my Moveable property and after all my just debt and
funeral charges be paid as before said then and in that case if there should be
any over plush it is my will that it be equally divided between my Said
Children as beforesaid and to give them Schooling accordingly and also I do
Constitute authorise and appoint my Executor hereafter Named Guardian to my
before Mentioned children Severally and individually and Lastly I do authorise
appoint and impower my trusty friend William H. Biddle my Sole Executor to this
my last Will and Testament --- In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand
and Seal this thirteenth day of October in the Year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and Six 1806 Signed Sealed &
delivered in the presence of us[Wm. Biddle] [Samuel Holaday] [SEAL]
[Samuel Adams]
[Joseph Summerill]---
William Biddle one of the witnesses of the within will being duly Sworn
did declare and Say that he Saw Samuel Holaday the Testator therein Named
Sign and Seal the Same, and heard him publish pronounce and declare the within
writing to be his last Will and Testament; and that at the doing thereof the
Said Testator was of Sound disposing Mind and Memory so far as this deponant
knows and as he verily believes; and that Samuel Adams and Joseph Summerill the
other Subscribing evidences were present at the Same time and Signed their
Names to the Said Will together with this deponant in the presence of the
Testator.Sworn at Salem [Wm. Biddle]
Oct.30th 1806 before me
[Artis Seagrave] Surr'gt.---
William H. Biddle Sole Executor of the within will being duly Sworn did depose
and Say that the within Instrument Contains the last Will and Testament of
Samuel Holaday the Testator therein Named So far as he knows and as he verily
believes and that he will well and truly perform the Same by paying first the
debts of the Said Deceased and Then the legacies in the Said Testament Specified
so far as the goods chattels and credits of the Said Deceased can thereunto
extend, and that he will make and exhibit unto the Surrogates Office at Salem
a true and perfect Inventory of all and Singular the goods Chattels and credits
of the Said Deceased that have or Shall come to his knowledge or possession or
to the possession of any other person or persons for his use and render a just
and true account when thereunto lawfully required.Sworn at Salem October 30th 1806 [William H. Biddle]
before me
[Artis Seagrave] Surrg't...
* The following entry, on p. 75 of Salem Marriage Records, suggests the possi-
bility that Samuel's first wife, Eleanor, died before 1803 and that Samuel then
remarried -- having four young children to care for.1803, April 26th
"Then married Samuel Holladay to Elizabeth Pedrick, both living
in Salem County xxxxx"
[Sparks] Clk...
A James Holaday, with that spelling, signed a petition on 26 May 1740. The
petition was signed by twenty "Inhabitants of the Township of Mannington"
and was regarding relocation of a road.
...WILL SUMMARY. A James Halladay, written with that spelling along with "his
mark", wrote a will dated 11 Nov 1787 at Mannington and proved 15 Mar 1788.
We have a photocopy of the old probate documents obtained at the Salem County
Court House on 18 May 1987. Mention is made of wife Mary; sons Samuel (eldest),
James and John; daughters Mary and Susannah. All the children were under
twenty one. Executors: Jonathan Bilderback, a "Nabour", and Samuel Halladay,
eldest son.From the original document:
"Be it Remembered that I James Halladay of the Precinct of Mannington in the
County of Salem in the Western Division of the State of New Jersey Farmer being
mindfull of my mortality, Do make my Will & Testament in Manner following,
(viz) first it is my Will that all such Debts as I shall Owe at the time of my
decease and Expences of my funeral be duly paid and Satisfied --- Item My Will
is that my Moveable Estate be Sold only such Articles as I shall hereafter
mention & Order to the use of my Wife and Son Samuel. Item I Give and Bequeath
unto my Eldest Son Samuel two shares of my Estate and I Give and Bequeath unto
my Son James two shares of my Estate and I Give and Bequeath unto my beloved
Wife Mary one share of my Estate and I Give unto my beloved wife and to my
Eldest Son Samuel two Cows and one fat Cow Six fat Swine and as much Grain as
will Keep them one Year and as many other Household Goods as may be Sufficient
for them to Keep House with and the longest liver of the two Shall have them
all except her Bed which shall be her own property I Give and Bequeath unto my
Son John one share of my Estate Any expences that it may take to raise John
shall be taken out of his own share and I Give and Bequeath unto my Daughter
Mary one share of my Estate and I Give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Susannah
one share of my Estate and I Give and Bequeath unto my eldest Son Samuel one
share more with tha rest and also One feather Bed besides two shares abovesaid
My Estate that is Sold Shall be divided into nine Shares by my Executors
hereafter mentioned But in case Samuel or James should Die before they arrive
to the age of Twenty one Years this Share shall go to the survivor of the two
= and in case John or Mary or Susannah Should Die before they Arrive to the Age
of twenty one Years his or her share shall go equal to the survivor two And in
case my Wife should Die within two Years after my decease her share shall go to
my Son Samuel = But if not in two Years her share shall be her own property =
I Order the Money of all that is soald to be put out to Use and each one to have
their shares with the Interest thereto as they shall arrive to the Age of
twenty one Years to be Paid to them by my Executors hereafter named - And I
Order four of my Children to Trades by my Executors - Lastly I do Constituts &
Appoint my Nabour Jonathan Bilderback and my eldest Son Samuel Executors to
this my last Will & Testament - In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand
& Seal Dated the eleventh day of November in the Year of our Lord One Thousand
Seven hundred & eighty seven -- 1787 --"
Signed Sealed and Delivered by the said James
Halladay as his last Will & Testament in his
Presence of us - [Taver Seagrave],[William Hiles] James X Halladay
his marke
William X Gregory
mark...
[The above mentioned "Eldest Son Samuel" is very likely the one who later
married Eleanor (our line of ancestors).]...
BY HIS EXCELLENCY
[William Livingston Esq'r]
Governor, Captain-General and Comander in Chief in and over
the State of New-Jersey, and Territories thereunto
belonging, Chancellor and Ordinary in the same.To all to whom these Presents shall come, GREETING:
Know Ye that at [Salem on the day of the Date hereof]-------------------------
the Last Will and Testament of [James Halladay late of the County of Salem]----
Deceased was proved before [Samuel Dick Esq'r Surrogate]---- who was thereunto
duly authorized and appointed for that Purpose, and is now approved and allowed
of by me; [he] the said Deceased, having while [he] lived, and at the time of
h[is] Death, Goods, Chattels, Rights and Credits, in divers Places within this
State, by Means whereof the full Disposition of all and singular the Goods,
Chattels, Rights and Credits, of the said Deceased, and the granting Adminis-
tration of them, unto me are manifestly known to belong: And the Administra-
tion of all and singular the Goods, Rights and Credits, of the said Deceased,
and h[is] Last Will and Testament in any Manner of Way concerning was granted
unto [Jonathan Bilderback and Samuel Halladay the]-----------------Execut[ors]
in the said Testament named chiefly of well and truly performing the said Will,
and of making a true and perfect Inventory of all and singular the Goods,
Rights and Credits, of the said Deceased, and exhibiting the same into the
Registry of the Prerogative Court in the Secretary's Office [of New Jersey---]
and of rendering a just and true Account, when thereunto lawfully required.
[They being duly Sworn for that purpose --]IN TESTIMONY whereof I have caused the Prerogative Seal of the Said
State to be hereunto affixed, at [Burlington the fifteenth day of March] in the
Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and [Eighty eight---][Wil: Livingston]
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GUARDIANSHIP. 14 Sep 1792. To the Honorable Elisha Lawrence Esq Vice
President of the State of New Jersey &c &c
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The petition of James Holliday son of James Holliday late of the County of
Salem dec'd humbly Sheweth
That your Petitioners Father hath not by any Deed in his life Time nor other-
wise disposed of the Guardianship of your Petitioner pursuant to the statute
made in the twelfth year of the Reign of Charles the second late King of England
Enabling the Father to dispose of the Guardianship of his Children untill
their Age of Twenty one Years
That your Petitioner being out of the wardship of his Guardian in Low age and
having an Estate personal which stands in need of due Care being taken thereof
hath made Choice of James Slape of said County to be his Guardian Your
Petitioner therefore prays that your Honor will be pleasd to grant unto the
said James Slape the Guardianship of your Petitioners Estate untill he shall
attain full age
his
James X Holliday
Signed by the Petitioner mark
this 24th Day of Sep'r 1792
in presence of
Sam'l Dick
(bond by Joshua Pedrick & James Slape)WILL SUMMARY. A different James Holliday of the very same era is mentioned as
a brother in a will of John Holliday, dated 28 July 1788 at Finns Point, Lower
Penns Neck and proved on 24 Aug 1788. In this will, John Holliday mentions
wife Catherine, dtr Sarah, dtr Rebecca (not yet 18), son John (not yet 21),
an unborn child of Catherine his wife -- all children apparently not yet 14 --
sister Sarah Connor, a James Smith (not yet 21), a brother James Holliday and
the children of James Holliday -- John Holliday, William Holliday and Joseph
Holliday. Executors: Catherine Holliday and William Bilderback (of Lower Penns
Neck). Witnesses: Jesse Newark, Isaac Fowler and Richard Brown.WILL SUMMARY. This same James Holladay of Lower Penns Neck Twp appears to have
died in 1801. His will was dated 25 Mar 1801 and proved 25 July 1801 mentions
wife Elizabeth, dtr Rebecca, son William (... 1/2 of my plantation near Alloways
Creek), son Joseph (... the other 1/2 of said plantation...). Included in
will was authority to sell "the lot of Meadow Near fins point..." Executors:
son, William and friend and kinsman, Thomas Smith. Witnesses: Samuel Burden,
John Wetherby, David Keen. -- Inventory, 15 June 1801, made by Samuel Burden
and William Lippincott.INTESTATE. Affirmed at Salem 1 Mar 1803 by Joseph Lippincott, Administrator
appointed for the estate of John Holaday of Lower Penns Neck who died without a
will. Appraisal by Samuel Bilderback and Francis Bilderback, dated 5 Feb 1803.Assuming all of the above named individuals are related, the chart of
descendancy would appear as follows:1.James Holladay (the one who signed 1740 petition)
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2.James m.(1750)Elizabeth Jouransson John m.(1766)Elizabeth Jouransson
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3.James m. Mary ---- |-Sarah m. ---- Connors
d.1788 | | b.1768
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4.|-Samuel m. Eleanor ---- | |-James Smith
| d.1806 | in 1803 Samuel |
|-James | 2nd married |-John m. Catherine
|-John | Elizabeth Pedrick | d.1788 |___________
|-Mary | | |
|-Susannah| |-James m. Elizabeth |
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|-Mary |-John |-Sarah
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|-William |-William |-Rebecca
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|-Samuel |-Rebecca |-John
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|-5.James m.1821 Rachel Smith |-Joseph |-(unborn child)
b.1800 | b.1801
d.1878 | d.1883
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OUR LINE...
CONJECTURE:
It is theorized that these various individuals are all related and that
they are each related to our Samuel and Eleanor Holladay in the following
manner, although many other possibilities suggest themselves.
First of all, the two John Holliday (d. 1788) and James Holladay (d. 1801)
are most likely brothers. John, in his will, mentions a brother James whose
sons are there given as John, William and Joseph; the 1801 will of James
Holladay mentions children: dau. Rebecca and "two sons", William (eldest) and
Joseph.
Secondly, the James Halladay who wrote his will in 1787 (d. 1788) cannot
be the brother mentioned above. The children mentioned by this James (d.1788)
were sons Samuel (eldest), James and John; daughters Mary and Susannah. These,
it is clear, in no way match the set mentioned in John's (d.1788) will as the
children of his brother James (d.1801) or the set given by James (d.1801)
himself in his will. James Halladay (d. 1788) is probably a cousin of the two
brothers above.
Thirdly, the name John occurs as the name given to the eldest sons of the
two brothers John (d.1788) and James (d.1801) and was, of course, the name ofthe first of those brothers. It is then likely that the father of these two
brothers was named John. In 1766, John Holliday married Elizabeth Jouransson
and in 1768 a daughter Sarah was born to a John and Elizabeth Holliday. Note
that John Holliday (d.1788) mentioned in his will a sister Sarah Connors. All
of this supports the contention that John Holliday (m.1766) and Elizabeth
Jouransson were the parents of the two brothers, John (d.1788) and James
(d.1801) and their sister Sarah and as well, possibly, of an other sister (see
last paragraph below).
Fourthly, the name James occurs frequently in these wills as well as other
records of the era. In particular, James Halladay (d.1788) has a son James and
a son Samuel who, if our further conjecture holds true, gives the name James to
one of his sons. All of this suggests that the father of James Halladay (d.1788)
was the James Holliday that in 1750 married Elizabeth Jouransson. Note that
this is the same name as that of the bride of John Holliday (m.1766). (Both
marriages are recorded at the Trinity P.E. Church, Swedesboro.) So the two
brothers who were respective fathers of the cousins were named John (m.1766)
and James (m.1750). The father of these two, in turn, could well have been that
James Holaday who, in 1740, signed a petition regarding a road in his part of
Mannington.
Finally, the 1806 will of Samuel Holliday mentions underage children Mary,
William, Samuel and James (ours?). The name Mary listed was also the name of
this Samuel's mother in the will of James Halladay (d.1788); the name william
is now common in the Holladay family; and one would fully expect the names
Samuel and James to occur. As to the name of Elizabeth instead of Eleanor for
the widow of Samuel (d.1806) here, it would be completely understandable if
Samuel (d.1806) should remarry if he were to be made a widower with four young
children to care for. We do not know that Eleanor preceded Samuel (d.1806) in
death, but that is a distinct possibility. In 1803 there was a marriage
between Samuel Holladay and Elizabeth Pedrick -- this could be our Samuel.
John Holliday (d.1788), who mentions in his will a brother James (d.1801)
and a sister Sarah Connors, also mentions a James Smith -- not yet 21. John's
(d.1788) brother James (d.1801) mentions a "kinsman" Thomas Smith as one of his
executors. It is possible then that a sister of John (d.1788) and James (d.1801)
married Thomas Smith and that Thomas and his wife had a son James Smith. If
such a sister were deceased, it is likely that John (d.1788) would have devised
something to her son James Smith.
The following entry, on p. 75 of Salem Marriage Records, suggests the possi-
bility that Eleanor Holladay died before 1803 and that Samuel Holladay then
remarried -- having four young children to care for. Mary, William, Samuel
and James were the children mentioned in the 1806 will of Samuel Holladay
in which he speaks of "my loving wife Elizabeth".1803, April 26th
"Then married Samuel Holladay to Elizabeth Pedrick, both living in
Salem County xxxxx"
[Sparks] Clk
Baptised 22 Jun 1783
Parish of Magheraculmoney
Crimlan Town, County of Fermanagh, Ireland
Came to America about 1842 (Susan O. Mowry says "Came to America: 1846".)
from the notes of Michael Evans/George Irwin
Contrary to this, Margaret Buehrig stated that Rebecca's father was Alexander Irwin. Marian Stone and George Irwin disagree with that.
from the notes of Michael Evans/George Irwin
John came to America at age two with his father, Michael Boyles.
a 12 year old Edward Crail (in March 1817) was being assigned a guardian,
whose name was Thomas Moore (p. 342)
Abstract of Book 1 and Book A
Probate Record 1791 - 1826
Hamilton County, Ohio
removed to Hamilton Co., OH in the early 1800's
There is no tombstone present for her in the Passmore section of the cemetery.
An Ann Brown (age 42) was listed 1 Sep 1764 with the following children:
Matthew 12, William 8, Elizabeth 2. We think that this is our Matthew.At the age of about 10 or 12 (1762), Matthew came to South Carolina from Ireland
with his mother and (some of) his siblings. Matthew resided in the Ninety-Six
District of South Carolina at the time of his enlistment in the Revolutionary
forces where he served for short periods of time from 1776 to 1779. On 2 July
1803, he purchased land in Hamilton County, Ohio, moving there with his wife
and his younger children in 1803. A road going by the farm of his youngest son
(in the mid 1800's) is named "Carolina Trace", possibly after the home state of
these pioneers and this farm is (at least) part of the original purchase made
by Matthew in 1803. There is some evidence that Matthew's married children
moved to that same general area at this same time. Matthew and his wife Jane
finally settled (according to some about 1822) in Union Township, Shelby County,
Indiana where he operated a grist mill on a tributary to Little Blue River.
Two of their sons also lived in this part of Indiana by about 1826. Mathew and
his wife, Jane, are buried in the cemetery of the Baptist Chapel at Little Blue
River, Union Township, Shelby County, Indiana. Matthew's old marker reads:
"In memory of Mathew Brown Died Dec. 24, 1839 Aged 72 years"; Jane's marker
reads: "In Memory of Jane Consort of Mathew Brown died May 26, 1841 aged 79
years". Jane's marker was missing in June of 1986. Matthew's stone was
replaced in 1990 by the Veteran's Administration through the efforts of John
Piper who is descended from Isaac Phares and Elizabeth Brown, a daughter of
Matthew. Matthew's new marker reads: "Mathew Brown Pvt SC Militia Rev War
1752 1839". We have an earlier photograph of Jane's marker.Abstract of Book 1 and Book A
Probate Record 1791 - 1826
Hamilton County, OhioFrom these early records we have the following references to Matthew Brown:
16 Jun 1823 p. 610
William Crispe, dec'd - Admr: Elizabeth Crispe
Sec: Robert Boal & Peter Walker
Apprs: MATTHEW BROWN, William Ferris, William Hutchinson17 Aug 1823 p. A216
John Phares, dec'd - Admrs: William Phares, John Herren
Sec: Othniel Looker and James H. Waer
Apprs: David Lee, MATTHEW BROWN, Othniel Looker3 Dec 1823 p. A228
John Phares, dec'd
Petition by widow & heirs for partition (land descr. not abstracted)
Coms: MATTHEW BROWN, David Lee and Nathaniel Crookshank.19 Jan 1824 p. A241
Coms report confirmed [for above partition]
This family -- John and Rebecca Herrin -- moved to Butler Co., OH from NJ
some time between 1807 (when first child Sarah was born in NJ) and 1810 (when
second child Elizabeth was born at Paddy's Run in Butler Co.,OH). In 1818
they moved to Hickory Flats, near Harrison, Hamilton Co., OH. They were
living next door to the family of their son-in-law and daughter John and
Sarah (Herrin) Brown at the time of the 1850 Federal Census. At the time of
the 1860 Federal Census, Rebecca Herrin was living in the home of Elizabeth
Farris -- the second daughter of Rebecca -- again in the dwelling next to
John and Sarah (Herrin) Brown.As to the family of John Herrin in earlier days in New Jersey, a John Heron
died July 1687 [at Elizabeth, (then Essex Co. now Union Co.,NJ] "and Jonathan
Ogden, with Roger Lambert, administered on his estate, valued at
26.13.1 [pounds]."
p.261 of the book - History Of Elizabeth, N.J.- by Rev. Edwin F. Hatfield, DD.A few early Hamilton County settlers from New Jersey were:
Barney Simonson & wife Catherine in 1818
John Webb & wife Hannah Frost
Michael Lawyer & wife Nancy Martin
Isaac Edwards & wife Alice Sawyer
Louis Drake & wife Elizabeth Kennedy
Isaac Edwards & wife Hannah Martin [related to above?]
(From "Hamilton Co., Ohio 1810 Tax List", Esther Weygandt Powell.)
The name of John Herrin, with any of the possible spellings, does not appear
on any of the tax lists prior to 1820. However, a daughter was born in Ohio
as early as 1810.Census returns for Crosby Twp. (later Harrison Twp.), Hamilton Co., OH which
may be relevant are listed below:1820 John Herriner - 1 male b. 1775 or before [John?], 1 female b. 1775
to 1794 [Rebecca?],3 females b. 1810 to 1820, 2 females
b. 1804 to 1810 [Sarah?] [Elizabeth?]
(nearby neighbors were Samuel Steward and John Faris)
1830 John Herring - 1 male b. 1770 to 1780 [John?], 1 male b.1810 to 1815,
1 female b. 1740 to 1750, 1 female [Rebecca?] b. 1770 to 1780,
1 female b. 1815 to 1820, 2 females b. 1810 to 1815 [Elizabeth?]
(Sarah Herrin married John Brown in 1824 and she is on his
return for 1830)
1840 John Herin - 1 male b. 1770 to 1780 [John?], 1 male b. 1810 to 1820,
1 male b. 1825 to 1830, 1 female b. 1870 to 1880 [Rebecca?],
1 female b. 1810 to 1820, 1 female b. 1830 to 1835
(next residence listed was that of John and Sarah Herrin Brown)
(2 residences away was Amos Pharris [with wife Elizabeth] -- an
Amos Phares died 21 Dec 1846 "In the 43rd year of his age",
hence b. 1804 ca; two young children of A. & Eliz. Phares are
buried nearby, viz., John b.?,d.? and Elizabeth, died 9 Mar 1840
"In the 5th year ..." hence b. 1836 ca and probably not in the
1840 census because she died in March of that year). These
burials were in the Glen Haven Cemetery, Harrison, OH.Amos Pharris - 1 male b. 1800 to 1810 [Amos?] with a female b. 1800 to
1810 [Elizabeth?], 1 male b. 1835 to 1840, 1 male b. 1825 to
1830, 1 male b. 1810 to 1820, 1 female b. 1835 to 18401850 John Herron 73, Rebecca 70; John Connor 23
(Next door to John and Rebecca Herron to one side was John and
Sarah (Herrin) Brown and to the other was Elizabeth Pharis.)Elizabeth Pharis 40 [b. OH], Gernisia (Jarusha?) 12, Naoma (Naomi?) 9,
William 7, Richard 5, Charles 5; John Mester 271860 Elizabeth Farris 50 [b. OH], Jarusha (Gernisia?) 22, Norma (Naoma?) 18,
William 16, Charles 14, Richard 14; Andrew Dwiar 25,
and Rebecca HERRON ! 80
(Next door to Elizabeth was John and Sarah Brown. Also next to
John Brown was the family of John H.[Herrin] Brown.)[The variations in the spelling of the name Phares/Pharris/Farris are due to
the census returns and tombstone inscriptions.]Abstract of Book 1 and Book A
Probate Record 1791 - 1826
Hamilton County, OhioFrom these early records we have the following references to John Herrin:
17 Aug 1823 p. A216
John Phares, dec'd - Admrs: William Phares, JOHN HERREN
Sec: Othniel Looker and James H. Waer
Apprs: David Lee, Matthew Brown, Othniel Looker3 Dec 1823 p. A228
John Phares, dec'd
Petition by widow & heirs for partition (land descr. not abstracted)
Coms: Matthew Brown, David Lee and Nathaniel Crookshank.19 Jan 1824 p. A241
Coms report confirmed [for above partition]Sep 1824 p. A277
Clark Wheeler, dec'd
Admrs: William Ferris, Benjamin Franklin Looker
Sec: JOHN HERRAN, Othniel Looker
Apprs: Henry White, David Atherton, John Brown
the implied relationship of this person to John Burroughs (1783 - 1852)
HAS NOT BEEN PROVED !Samuel Burroughs was of Fauquier Co., VA and Stafford Co., VA
Samuel's will dated 1 Dec 1824; proved 1825 -- Madison County, Kentucky
the implied relationship of this person to John Burroughs (1783 - 1852)
HAS NOT BEEN PROVED !MAY have been included on the 1840 census with a grandson, Travis Burroughs,
but HAS NOT BEEN PROVED.
WD 6 Oct 1851; WP 21 Jul 1852, Howard Co., MO
tombstone: 12 Jul 1852Buried in the (now desecrated) Drake Cemetery on the farm of Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Raines in southeastern Howard County, Missouri near the town of New Franklin.
The owners of the farm, Roy and Anna Katherine Raines, kindly led us to the
field on their farm where the cemetery had once been and it was there that we
discovered a small pile of tombstones and fragments which included a complete
stone for Elijah Ridgway. A tombstone for Rebecca, wife of Elijah, was not
found by us although we know from the earlier records of a Mr. Kingsbury that
such a stone once stood there as well as ones for their son and his wife (Thomas and Sarah Ridgway). These people are each ancestors of Doris (Burroughs) Brown. At the time that Kingsbury walked this cemetery and recorded the inscriptions on the stones, he described the location as being "on McGavock farm E. New Franklin". We located "The Kingsbury Collection", which included all of his work on Howard County cemeteries, at the Ellis Library, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. Apparently a tenant farmer had uprooted the stones and plowed the field before the Raines had bought. Roy said it had been in its present condition ever since he owned the land.
Several sources state erroneously that the place of burial was in the cemetery of the Richland Christian Church in another section of Howard County, MO many miles distant (for the horse and buggy period of time) from the residences of those supposedly buried there.
Mentioned in the November 2, 1814 will of her father Charles Caton, Sr.
Buried in the (now desecrated) Drake Cemetery on the farm of Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Raines in southeastern Howard County, Missouri near the town of New Franklin.
The owners of the farm, Roy and Anna Katherine Raines, kindly led us to the
field on their farm where the cemetery had once been and it was there that we
discovered a small pile of tombstones and fragments which included a complete
stone for Elijah Ridgway. A tombstone for Rebecca, wife of Elijah, was not
found by us although we know from the earlier records of a Mr. Kingsbury that
such a stone once stood there, as well as ones for their son and his wife Thomas
and Sarah Ridgway. These people are each ancestors of Doris (Burroughs) Brown.
At the time that Kingsbury walked this cemetery and recorded the inscriptions
on the stones, he described the location as being "on McGavock farm E. New
Franklin". We located "The Kingsbury Collection", which included all of his
work on Howard County cemeteries, at the Ellis Library, University of Missouri,
Columbia, MO. Apparently a tenant farmer had uprooted the stones and plowed
the field. Roy said it had been in its present condition ever since he owned
the land.
Several sources state erroneously that the place of burial was in the cemetery
of the Richland Christian Church in another section of Howard County, MO many
miles distant (for the horse and buggy period of time) from the residences of
those supposedly buried there.
maybe Job
maybe from a Huegenot family
maybe had a daughter, Jane, who maybe married William Beaman in 1837 in
Pettis Co., MO
maybe Ruth
maybe had a daughter, Jane, who maybe married William Beaman in 1837 in
Pettis Co., MOmaybe 2nd married Fielding WOOLF, 10 Nov 1835, in Howard Co., MO
b. 1760-1770
d. 11 Sep 1841 (Will rec. in Pettis Co., MO)
"of Leathley", Yorkshire, England