Random History Bytes 060: Geographical Index

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Random History Bytes 060: Geographical Index
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GEOGRAPHICAL INDEX
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TO MANUSCRIPT COPY SURVEYS, OCEAN COUNTY.

A

Applegate's brook, 10; Applegate's creek empties into Manchester Cove, 37; Applegate's mill, 32; Applegate Eberner's old sawmill (1761) near Abrm. Sehenck's, on a branch Kettle creek, 24; Arney's Cedar swamp on Wrangle, 13; Arney and Cleggs' swamp (Hurricane?), 17; Allison, Benjamin, house Forked River, between Middle and South Branches (1770), 26; Allison, Robert, house, south side Toms River, 35; Allen's old sawmill, 33; Allen's old gristmill, 33; Allen, James, tavern (1825), 54; Allen, James, sawmill (1800), 39; Allen, James, gristmill, 39.

B

Berds, William, house, 27-52; Birds, John, 21-42; Bowals, Garret, wigwam, 8; Bennet's Run, 19; Ben's Bridge, 31; Black's Brook, 10,15,18; Black's Swamp, 38; Borden's Brook, 8-9; Borden's Run, 23; Bare Swamp (Obhonon 9), 11; Bear Park Island in Black Swamp, 38; Beaver Dam, Black's Brook, 15; Old Beaver Dam, 15; Bonnell, Edw., Swamp, 17-21; Bartholomew's Branch, 34.

C

Cedar Creek. Cedar Creek that empties into Metetecunk, 11; Cedar Bridge Creek, near Metetecunk, 33; Calf Creek 1775; 1801, 28-39; Cold Spring, Cold Spring Run crosses road from Toms River to Crosswicks, 19; Coward's Ford, or Deer Ford, above Schenck's mill, 34; Cournshannock, 13; (near Hurricane?) Congasee Branch, 29; Congasee Pond, 29; Cabin Creek, Cabin Branch, Cabin Brook, 29; Cabin Brook, (John Pierce's), 23; also called Pole Bridge Branch, 16; also called John Pierce's Branch, 16; Cowan's Branch of Ridgway, (13?), Crosswicks Creek, New Egypt; Cay Creek, Oyster Creek, 6-9; Cox & Mead's sawmill, Oyster Creek, 24; Collins' Zeb. 27-37 mill, 44-7,55; Cube Run, 41-2; Cumberland Neck (on largest map) between Borden's Run and next Branch south; Cumberland (Shataquohong) 8-23; Clayton, (Asher), Swamp, 9.

D

Davenport Branch, 12; Davenport Tavern Branch, (1750) 13; Daniels' Branch, Cedar Creek; Dr. Johnson's Long Swamp, 24; Dr. Johnson's Island, Dillon's Island, (1761) 24-28; Delongs, 41 (42?); Deer Pond, (Davenport?) 22.

E

Elisha's Branch, Emley's grist mill (1792) on Jake's Branch, 32; Eagle Point, Toms River, 27; Eastwood's sawmill, Cedar Creek, 9; (old sawmill 15) Elbow Brook, or Lyells' sawmill branch, 16-18; Everingham sawmill (1750), 15-26; Emley Saml's Swamp (Black Creek?), 16.

F

Fishing or Kettle Creek, 12-26; French's Swamp, near Hurricane, 13; Forked Branch, Hurricane; Forked Branch, Dene's Mill; Forked Gully, on north branch Toms River, a little above Dene's Mill, 35; Factory Branch, Cedar Creek; Fagan, (Philip,) house, 8; Federal Furnace, 33-7-8; Folly Dam Branch, 34.

G

Grassy Hollow, on Toms River, 35; Goodwater, Green Branch (Wrangle?), Green Branch Kettle Creek, 33; Gauntt's Branch, head Rancocus; Goodluck Road, (1750), 14, (1761), 22; Grave, The 21; Gumbertson, Ben., sawmill, 37-8; Gulick's sawmill, (Obhonon), 43; Grandin's Folly, 19, (on Bennett's Run?).

H

Hurricane Branch, Hurricane Swamp, Hurricane Woods, 25; Harris Branch, Hakamaha, 8; Half-Way Davenport, 16; Holmes & Robins' sawmill, 32; Homer, Joshua, (1762) sawmill, (Ridgway's) 24; Hickory Tavern, 37; Hanover Furnace, Hulett's Swamp, (Cedar Creek?) 11; Hulett, Robert, (1748) dwelling Goodluck, 12-16; Hedding, Marcus, dam, (1748) 12; Holmes, D. and J., mill, (1766), 25; Daniel and John p. 27; On Sunken Branch, probably near where it emptied into Wrangle (1792), 32; Howell, Matthew, house, head north branch Mosquito Cove (1795), 34; Hellen, Joseph, field, now Van Nott's, between Kettle Creek and north branch Moscheto Cove (1796), 35.

I

Imlay, David, (1799) grist mill, 38; Jake's Branch, 38; Irish Branch to Davenport, 37; Irish Mills (Elisha Lawrence), 18; Indian Stage, 22; Indian Hill or Stone Hill, 34-6-9; Island Swamp, 15-18; Ivins, Caleb, (1792) sawmill, 31.

J

Jones, Christopher, 41; Jack's Bridge over Pumpshire, Jake's Branch (1761), 23; Jeffries' Branch of Jake's, 31; Jeffries' Bridge, Joseph Lawrence's Swamp, 10; Johnson, Dr., Long Swamp, 14; Johnson, Dr., Island, 14; Jacob's sawmill, (1760) 22.

K

Kettle Creek, 11-19-20; Kettle or Fishing Creek, 12-26; Kettle Creek, sawmill thereon, 11.

L

Lawn Swamp, Toms River; Long Swamp or Wegnaemesee, 9,10,24; Dr. Johnson's Long Swamp, 14; Luker Daniel's house, 12; Luker's Ferry (1749) 12-18; Luker's Branch, Wrangle 22, Davenport, 17,22, 1 1-4 miles from Tom's River, 22; Luker's Bridge, over Davenport, 21; Luker, Thomas, house 29; Lyell's Saw Mill Brook or Elbow Branch, 16,18; Longacoming, 25, above Schenck's Mill; Lawrence (Jos.) Swamp 10.

M

Mill Creek or Quail Run; Mamapaqua or Paqua, 1740-9, (1750) 15,16,26,38,40; Meteteconk Bridge (1761) 22; Mirey Run, N.E. side N.E. branch Tom's River, 11, runs into about Irish Mills (Largest map Ocean Co.); Maple Root, 9,12,14; Magonagasa Creek falls into Success, 21; Millstone River, 9,13; Montgomery Bridge (12?) over Davenport, 22; Mill Hill, Forked River (1751) 16,17; Moscheto Cove (1690) 17,34; Moscheto Cove, South Branch, 17; Moscheto Cove, Timothy Willett's house, 17; Moscheto Cove Creek, 18; Morgan Branch or Gully, 23.

N

Naked Branch, Cedar Creek; New England Branch, 27.

O

Obhonon, 8-16; Oyster Creek or Cay Creek, 5,9; Oyster Creek or Forked River, 8,9; Old Hokomaha, 8.

P

Paqua; Pine Brook, 8,15; Pumpshear's Creek, 18,34; 32,9,41; Pumpshear's Branch, Moscheto Cove, 34-9; Pumpshear's Swamp, 37 (South side Moscheto, 39; Jack's Bridge Swamp, 39, (Is this the "Pompshire" of Smith's Hist. Indian Treaty?); Pole Bridge Run, South side Success, opposite Pole Bridge Run, 12-16; Pole Bridge Branch of Toms River, or John Pierce's Branch, 16; Pole Bridge Branch headwater of Rancocus in Manchester (37); Pasconassa or Salter's Swamp, 10; Potter's sawmills, (1775) 28; Potter's Run, 8; Potter's Creek; Polhemus' Landing, (1795) 35; Polhemus' saw-mill, (1800) 39; John Pierce's tract, 12; Pierce's Cabin Brook, 23; Pine Tavern, 37; Phillips' Road, (1749) 13; Pangburn's Mill (1753) 18-29.

R

Ridgeway or South Branch of Tom's River; Randolph Branch, Cedar Creek, 29; Round Swamp or Manapaqua, 9; Riding Over Place, 9-10; Reedy Island, 38; Reedy Creek, near Kettle Creek, probably Meteteconk Neck, 38; Runnells, James, house South side Meteteconk; Ridgway's saw-mill (1788) 31-28; Randolph-Randall's saw-mill, 32.

S

South Run of Tom's River, below Sutton's Cabin, 38-41; Stone Figure (1790) 37; Stone Hill or Indian Hill, 34-6; South Branch Tom's River, 38; Success Mill, 12 (probably Edward Beake's); Success Dwelling House, 16; Success Mill Brook, 10; Slab Branch of Toms River, (32?); Slab Bridge Run, South of Toms River, 32,38,40-3; Sunken Branch, Toms River, of Wrangle 32; Shamoe, (Branch of Ridgway;) Shataquchong or Cumberland (or Borden's Run?) Salter's Swamp on Hurricane, 10; Salter's Swamp, Black's brook, 19; Sloop Creek, 10; Starkie's Cedar Swamp, [Hurricane,] 11; Starkie's Cellar 11; Shreve's Swamp, Obhonon, 11; Schenck's Mill (1761) Toms River, 23-30; Schenck's house, 23; Schenck's Mill, Kettle Creek, 24; Schenck's saw-mill, formerly Applegate's, 32; Southard's Neck on Wrangle, 28.

T

Tice's Bridge, 33; Tice's Brook, 33; Tice Van Horn's Brook; Tice's Landing, Forks Toms River, 42; Tunes' Brook and Creek (1799) 38-9; Tilton's saw-mill, 18.

U

Union Branch; Union saw-mill, 32-38; Union Brook that falls into Wrangle, 18[?].

V

Van Horn's Brook, [1752] 18; Van Horn's (Matthew) Mill [1752] 18; Van Horn, old mill, [1795] 33; Van Horn [Tice] Bridge and Branch, 33; Van Horn [Mat.] Bridge [1760] 22.

W

Wrangle Creek[1750] 13; Webb's Mill (1796) 36; Webb's Mill Branch; Wegnaemesee or Long Swamp, 9; White Oak Hollow, South side Toms River road to Gen. Mounts, 14; White Oak Bottom; Wires' [Timothy] [1764] saw-mill brook, 23; Williams, John, saw-mill [1755] 19.

Y

Yankee Bridge [Davenport] 22; Yetman, John, 40.

Z

Zeb. Collins, 27-37.


- "A History of Monmouth and Ocean Counties", Edwin Salter, 1890, E. Gardner & Son Publishers, Bayonne, N. J., pp. 364-369.