The following reference to the laying out of a road in 1743 was found on an
old document in the Surrogate's Office, Salem, NJ:Salem County
We the Subscribers the Suruairs of the hawways by
The Complaint of the inhabbientence Laid out a road
According to annact of the assemble begining at Grinneg road
by Elkem Carls thenc aLong the old road to Joseph Longs Line thenc
A long Said Line to the Corner of his Land thence to the old road
by nathanas Shaws Lain from thence to a hickre Standing in the
Line of hans mikel miller and peter duffel along the Said Line to
The end of it from thence aStrait throw maekel(?) poe(?) field to a
black oke Saplen from thence to the old hunters road from
Thence to deep holler from thence a Strait Corse to the Little brance
of alaways Crick by the mud meating house from thence to the Corner
of the wider alwel Land and a Long Said Line interLocing with
pilegrove road
[hugh Dunn]
[Enoch Shepherd]
[mounce keen]
[John elwell]
[Jonathan ogden]
[Ephraim Seeley]
County Salem Clerks Office November 12 : 1743 ________
The above Returns Recorded in a Book Entitled Liber A roads
Remaining of Record in s'd Office and Examined by
fees p'd [Cha's O'Neill] Clk
...
Eliakim died in 1759, w.d. 3-5-1759; pr. 4-9-1759. Alloways Creek. There was a
"deadly measles epidemic" in 1759, which was also the year of the death of
Eliakim's wife, Elizabeth.Eliakim's son, Jesse (b.1733), married in 1756 Grace Hancock (dau. of Edward
Hancock and Hannah ---). Jesse and Grace had 12 children (Shourds, p.50).
Their fifth child, Ephraim, married Barbara Acton (dau. of John Acton and his
first wife, Susannah Thompson). Ephraim died in 1803. Clearly the following
application for guardianship is concerned with this family:Salem, 1805. Salem Orphans Court minutes September 16, 1805.
On Application by Petition of Barbara Carll praying to be entrusted with
the Guardianship of Edward Carll, Hannah Carll, William Carll, Ephraim Carll,
Grace Carll, Jesse Carll & Mary Carll children of Ephraim Carll Decd Infants
under the age of fourteen years. It is ordered that the Said Barbara Carll be
appointed Guardian of Said Infants untill they each attain the age of fourteen
years. Provided the Said Barbara Carll give the Security Required for the due
performance of her trust.
Elizabeth died in 1759, w.d. 3-12-1759; pr. 3-9-1759 (!?), Alloways Creek.
There was a "deadly measles epidemic" in 1759, which was also the year of the
death of Elizabeth's husband, Eliakim.
Resided (1730 - 1760) in Stow Creek Township on property along the present road
from Roadstown to Jerico, where he was a farmer. He apparently retired to his
property in Greenwich Township (1760 - 1770).He was a Captain of Militia in the Colonial Service of NJ, 9 Apr 1748.
Will dated 16 Dec 1768 and proved 14 Aug 1770. A witness was Ephraim Sheppard.
A complete copy of the will is provided on pp 113-114 of The Dare Family History
by William and Nellie Montgomery, 1939.
Hannah was apparently the mother of all the children of Benoni Dare.
of Stow Creek, Cumberland Co., NJ
According to Shourds, Hannah (Sheppard) Gilman "left one son, David".
Born "probably 1712-1716", but certainly before 9 Jan 1715 as he was
mentioned in the will of his maternal uncle, John Shephard (dated 9 Jan 1715).David's will dated Jun 1783, proved 4 Jan 1795; died 1794.
The following article is from THE NEW JERSEY GENESIS, v. 14, no. 4 - July, 1967
GILMAN BIBLE RECORD
In, or about, 1683, a small group of Irish Baptists settled on the south
side of the Cohansey River in Salem County, New Jersey (now Cumberland County)
at a place called Shrewsbury Neck. These Baptists, David Shepherd (Sheppard),
Thomas Abbot, William Button and others came from County Tipperary. This small
group was soon increased by the arrival of Obadiah Holmes from Rhode Island,
who came by the way of Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey, in 1685, and
about 1687, appeared John Gillman (Gilman) from that great Baptist stronghold,
Piscataway in Middlesex County, New Jersey.The Cohansey Baptist Church was constituted in 1690 at Shrewsbury Neck and
a small meeting house was built on land of David Shepherd. This farm was later
owned by Ephraim Mulford and more recently was known as the Wetherill or "Brick
House Farm". The graveyard that adjoined this Church existed within the
Editor's memory. In 1714, the Cohansey Baptist Church removed to the site of
the ancient Baptist Graveyard in Lower Hopewell Township, Cumberland County,
near the former Sheppard's Mill.John Gillman, from Piscataway, obtained a survey of 400 acres in
Shrewsbury Neck. He died there in October, 1695. Of his children, mentioned
in his will, Edward Gillman was the ancestor of the Cumberland County family.
He married Hannah, daughter of David Shepherd, from County Tipperary, Ireland.
Edward Gillman died 1715 and, of the children mentioned in his will, Abraham
and David left descendants in Cumberland County. Abraham Gillman was born in
1703, but his brother, David, was considerably younger. He was still a minor
on February 2, 1728.Prior to the Revolution, David Gillman settled on the farm where the
Townships of Stow Creek, Hopewell and Greenwich meet. It is on the road from
Roadstown that leads to Greenwich through Springtown. David Gilman, of this
Bible record, (b. 1749) was a son of David Gillman, I. In his will, dated
March 20, 1810,David Gilman, II, mentioned his "brick house". This is the
ancient Gilman homestead, yet standing, on the farm referred to here."A copy of Gilman family records contained in a Bible owned by the late
Mrs. Elizabeth Boyd Gilman Hires of Bridgeton, New Jersey. These records were
transcribed in this Bible, printed at Philadelphia in 1842, in part, from an
ancient manuscript still preserved within, but doubtless from a much older
Bible."[The Bible record referred to above is not duplicated here, but has been
used to construct our family record.]
Her father may have been Samuel Heaton
not mentioned in the will of her husband, dated Jun 1783
will dated 4-20-1770 and proved 2-12-1771
husband's will dated 20 Apr 1771 did not mention a wife.
married Sara Evans, widow of John Evans, after 1784 when his 2nd wife,
Rebecca Ward, diedWill Book A, p. 122:
Sarah Hancock (LAC) dated 9 Dec 1805; pr. 11 Jun 1806
Exec. Richard Evans (son)
Mentions: children Ann Stretch, Richard Evans, Sarah Tracey
Witnesses: Esther Baker, Rebekah Baker, Barzillai Jefferis
Administrator cum testamento annexo: Daniel TraceySara(h) appears to be the third wife of Edward Hancock (b.1733; d.1803)
(marr. after 1784 when his 2 youngest children were age 5 and 8)
Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey (1910), p.737:
William Carpenter, "reputed grandson of Joshua and Elizabeth Carpenter,
was born in Delaware, and came into Salem county about 1745 or 1746, as a
young man".According to the book "Samuel Carpenter of Philadelphia and His Descendants"
p 38, William was an Episcopalian and was buried in the cemetery of St. John's
Episcopal Church, Salem, NJ. We were unable to find a marker either for him
or his wife, Mary. There is a possibility that the expansion built onto the
church after the Revolutionary War covered some graves, according to present day
church officials. Old church records were lost during the occupation of the
church building by British troops during the war, who wreaked havoc on the
building and its contents at that time.
New Jersey Colonial Documents - Calender of Wills -- 1761-1770, p.397:
1763, May 7, Smith, Peter, of Alloways Creek Precinct, Salem Co., yeoman;
will of. Son, John Smith, 10 acres which I bought of David Allen. Son, Peter,
7 acres east of the grist mill. Eldest son, William, rest of land. Daughters,
Elizabeth, Sarah, Maryan and Bethsheba, 5 pounds each, when of age. My wife to
have her 1/3. Executor -- son, William. Witnesses -- Thomas Test, Thomas
Sayre, Jeremiah Robins. Proved May 27, 1763.
1763, May 20. Inventory, 163.13.9 pounds, made by Thomas Sayre and
Thomas Test.
mentioned in the will of her husband, Peter Smith, dated 7 May 1763
John and Mary Passmore resided:
Parish of Hurst (maybe Husk), Berkshire, England;
West Marlborough Twp., Chester Co., PA
They had emigrated about 1713/1714 from England to Kennet, Chester Co., PA.
farmer
(A son, Augustine, was supposed to have been born 27 Sep 1714 in Cecil Co., MD.)will dated 14 Jul 1743; inventory dated 18 Nov 1746; will proved 16 Dec 1746
listed on the face of the 1743 will were the following names:
Lidiah Passmore
Humphery Passmore
Jo Hannah Passmore
Pheabey Passmore
Enuck Passmore
Joseph Passmore
George Passmore
Mary Passmore
Susannah Passmore"The Executors are George Passmore William Pusey Wm Harlan Ezeakle Harlan"
The name BUXCEY was given in Gilbert Cope's book on the genealogy of the
Sharpless family, relating to the Passmore family; the name BUXSEY was given
in the book American Ancestry by Thomas J. Hughes (Vol. 5 [or 4], Pg. 15), as
copied by Lillian B. Harmon at Multnomah Co. [OR] Library on Oct. 24, 1972.was still alive at the time of the dating of her husband's will - 14 Jul 1743
died intestate Berkeley Co., VA -- in a part which became Jefferson Co., VA
and which is now Jefferson Co., WVres. Prince Georges Co., MD; moved 1769 to Frederick Co., MD; moved 9 Oct 1775
to Berkeley Co., VA (on their 1790 Tax List)
mentioned in father's will, dated 13 Nov 1772
WD 23 May 1806; WP 10 Oct 1809
died in Berkeley Co., VA -- in a part which became Jefferson Co., VA
and which is now Jefferson Co., WVJohn & Mary Ridgway res. Prince Georges Co., MD; moved 1769 to Frederick Co.,
MD; moved 9 Oct 1775 to Berkeley Co., VA (on their 1790 Tax List).
will dated Aug 1763; proved 9 Oct 1769
named executrix in the Aug 1763 will of her husband, John Summers
resided in Pennsylvania
in addition to John, Susanna, Peter and Juliana, had 4 other daughters
may have been scalped by the Indians