CAMBURN- This family is mainly found in the lower part of Ocean Co. It is probable that William Camburn, who had been a seafaring man, was the first of the family and settled in the upper part of Waretown about the place occupied in late years by Capt. Jacob Birdsall Jr., and then removed near Oyster Creek. He had two sons, William and Joseph. William settled in Barnegat about 1793. Wm. Camburn. Sr., it is said, m. a dau. of Levi Cranmer, and had five sons and two daus. The dau's Rachel m. Jesse Rulon and Esther m. David Rulon - two sisters marrying two brothers. Joseph Camburn m. Mary A. Carr, Sept. 20, 1810. Longevity seemed quite usual in this family. William Camburn of Waretown, d. April, 1884, aged 84 years. John Camburn of Barnegat died the same year, aged 80 years. Daniel Camburn, of Oyster Creek, and Samuel Camburn, of Barnegat, were also probably over 80 years of age at their decease. Some of the older members of thought the name Camburn was originally Cameron.

CAMOCK- Nathaniel Camock had patents for land 1681 and 1687; he is named as Grand Juror 1693, etc. In his will, which is dated Shrewsbury, 1710, he is called Cammick He had five children.

CANNAN, CANNON- Patrick Cannan, of Freehold, 1690, sold land. Jos. Cannan, cooper, and Wm. Cannan, tinner, sold lands inherited from their father. The name was originally given as Cannan, but subsequently, very commonly as Cannon.

CARMAN- Samuel Carman's will dated Aug. 20, 1728, and proved Dec. 15, 1729, named wife Sarah, sons John and Timothy; dau. Sarah Langlun. Executors, sons John and Timothy. John Carman, d. 1741, left widow Margaret, and on his estate letters of administration were granted to Jos. Carman and John Dorset. Elijah Carman, of Monmouth Co., in 1806 had wife Marcy, and sons George and John.

CASSABOOM- During the last century a person of this name settled in Barnegat, where Capt. Howard Soper now, 1886, lives. At that time most of the settlers lived near the bay. He eventually removed to South Jersey. The Cassaboom family, it is supposed, descend from Jan Evertzen Karsenboom, who took the oath of allegiance in Bergen, N.J., 1665, and is also named in New York same year; he joined the Dutch Reformed Church New York. Feb. 27, 1679.

CARR- Robert Carr, of Rhode Island, was among those who paid for a share of land 1667-70. In May, 1635, Robert Carr, aged 21 years, and Caleb Carr, aged 11 years, came from England and settled in Rhode Island and both are named as freemen at Newport, 1655. Caleb was Deputy and in May, 1695, was elected Governor of Rhode Island and died the following December. The Carrs of Ocean Co. are probably descendants; it is said that a Caleb Carr was the first who came and settled near and below Manahawkin. Mary A. Carr m. Joseph Camburn Sept. 10,1810. Phebe Carr m. Joseph Ridgway Oct. 25, 1810, In 1746 Caleb Carr came from Rhode Island to Little Egg Harbor. He had five sons. James Carr, one of the sons, had w. Phebe, and settled at Manahawkin and they were progenitors of the Carrs of that place. Catharine Carr, possibly a dau. of Caleb, m. Asa Cranmer.

CARHART- Thomas Carhart, weaver, of Middletown, sold land 1684. Thomas Carhart was was second of the name, had w. Mary, who d. 1737, aged 41 years. John Carhart was taxed 1761 in Middletown. There was a Thomas Carhart came to America 1683. He had a grant for 165 acres on Staten Island in 1692; Thomas and w. removed to Woodbridge May, 1695. But there was one Thomas earlier named in Monmouth.

CARTER- Thomas Carter was one of the first, probably the first, of this name in Old Monmouth, named 1689, in Court proceedings.

CARWITHEY- David Carwithey, whose dau., Elizabeth, m. Wm. Cranmer, from whom descend the Cranmers of Ocean, lived at Salem, Mass., 1644; he shortly after removed to Southold, L.I. His will is recorded in Surrogate's office, New York City, Lib. 1, page 8. It was dated Aug. 30, 1665, and proved proved Jan. 4, 1666. It named sons Caleb and David, daus. Elizabeth Crowmer (Cranmer), Sarah Curtis and Martha, dau. Sarah Curtis, sole executrix. To Elizabeth Cranmer he gave £9. The will appears to be dictated and is not signed. His son Caleb and son-in-law, Wm. Cranmer. were among original settlers of Elizabethtown, New Jersey.

CHADWICK- The name Chadwick is often pronounced Shaddock and sometimes given as Shattock, which name properly belongs to another family. In Freehold records Thomas and William Shaddock are named as paying for land. William Shattock eventually removed to Burlington County; Samuel Shaddock is named among inhabitants of Shrewsbury who took the oath of allegiance 1668. Thomas and Samuel "Shaddock" probably were first in Monmouth named of the family who now spell their name Chadwick. Among taxpayers in old Shrewsbury Township, 1764, were Wm. Chadwick and John Chadwick. Thomas Chadwick was a captain in Third Regiment, State Militia, during the Revolution, and incidents in his service are given in notices of Refugee raids in Monmouth. His dau. Anna, m. Esq. Daniel Stout, of Goodluck. Jeremiah Chadwick was a lieutenant in the company of Capt. Thomas Chadwick. Tabor Chadwick was b. 1773, d. 1843. He m. Deborah Longstreet b. July 25, 1787, d. Sept 14, 1883; they had 12 children. Tabor Chadwick was prominent and active in religious matters. Francis Chadwick. son of Tabor, was b. at Red Bank and m. Sept. 9, 1835, Margaret A. Parker, dau. of Capt. Joseph Parker, of Red Bank, and had children, Richard L., Joseph P., Mary H., who m. Henry Wood, of New York: Frank T., a physician of Red Rank; Alvin, Margaret, Deborah and S. Matilda. He d. May 30, 1882. The first of the name of Chadwick who came to this country were Charles and John, probably brothers, supposed to have come in Gov. Winthrop's fleet, 1630. The Chadwick family is one of the most ancient in England and the pedigree of the principal line has been preserved for near a thousand years and it seems a great stickler for preserving family names, as the names William, Thomas and John are found in almost every generation back to and before the Conquest.

CHAMBERLAIN- William Chamberlain sold land Nov. 19, 1687. In 1691 William and Henry Chamberlain bought land in Shrewsbury. In 1697 a patent for land was issued to John Chamberlain. In 1740, William Chamberlain had house on south side of Forked River, referred to in a patent to Jacob Applegate. In 1742 James Chamberlain took up land south side of Forked River, another tract in 1751 at same place. This James is frequently mentioned in ancient records. In 1804, Jan. 2, one James Chamberlain lived on south branch of Forked River; deeded to Francis Asbury, Bishop of M.E. church, for five cents, a lot for use of M.E. church. Among marriages recorded at Freehold are the following: William Chamberlain to Lydia Worth, Sept. 10, 1800; Richard Chamberlain to Silence Richards, April 23, 1801. Among persons taxed in Shrewsbury township 1764 were Wm. Chamberlain and William Chamberlain, Jr. Members of the Chamberlain family were settled, as before stated, at Forked River and vicinity before the Revolution, and some were among the earliest friends of Methodism in Ocean county. The celebrated Bishop Asbury mentions in his journal that in 1809 he stopped at the house of Thomas Chamberlain, at Forked River. Twenty years later James Chamberlain was a leading Methodist in his section. During the Revolution and subsequently Samuel Chamberlain was a well-known resident of Forked River. The first of the Chamberlain family in old Monmouth, it is supposed, descend from John Chamberlain, a currier, named in Boston, Mass., 1651. He m. Ann, dau. of William Brown, May 19, 1653. He was a sympathizer with the Quakers in their persecutions, and was himself imprisoned as one, and finally banished from Massachusetts on pain of death. He went to Rhode Island and he and his son Henry are named at Newport.

CHAMBERS- John Chambers received a warrant for 100 acres in Shrewsbury 1679; in 1681 he received warrant for another tract. In 1694 John 2d bought land of Caleb Shreve of Freehold, and 1695 and 1698 sold land to Jacob Lippencott, Jr. It is stated that there is traditional evidence that the Chambers family of Middlesex county descend from Robert Chambers of Sterling, near Edinburg, Scotland. He was a Presbyterian and suffered persecution with thousands of others during the reigns of Charles II. and James II, in 1683 and 1685. Of the Chambers family of Monmouth and Mercer, there appears to be at least two different lines, and the name John occurs in early mention of each family.

CHEESEMAN- William Cheeseman was assigned lot No. 11, Middletown, 1667. In 1731 Joseph Cheeseman was taxed for 150 acres in Upper Freehold, and in 1758 for 158 acres.

CHESHIRE- John Cheshire was m. to Ann Sutton 1692. His name was sometimes spelled Chesear. Mary Cheshire m. Jesse Woodward in 1764.

CHILD- Samuel Child is named as juror 1692, grand juror 1693, &c. In 1691 he bought land of George Corlies and sold the same 1695. He also sold land 1693 to William Austin. William Jeffrey of old Dover township, m. Margaret Child, and their dau. Margaret, m. the late Judge Job F. Randolph of Barnegat.

CHUTE- George Chute, of Rhode Island, was among original purchasers 1667; took oath of allegiance 1668; was commissioned as captain of a foot company same year and juror 1676. It is said the family descended from Alexander Chute of Somerset, England, 1268.

CLARK, CLARKE- Walter Clarke, named as one of the twelve patentees 1665, and also among purchasers 1667, to whom was awarded a share of land, was one of the most active of those who established the settlement in Monmouth. In Rhode Island there was formed "a company of purchasers" to aid in buying the lands of the Indians, of which he was secretary. He was a son of Gov. Jeremy Clarke and was b. 1640. He died 1714. The first Clarks who settled in Monmouth were of Scotch origin. In the old Scotch burying ground in Marlborough township is a tombstone to the memory of Richard Clark, b. in Scotland 1663, and d. May 16, 1773, a. 70 yrs. The will of William Clark of Freehold, 1709, named w. Elizabeth and sons William and Alexander; both of these sons are frequently mentioned in records of deeds and court proceedings. Among taxpayers in Freehold 1776 were three Alexander Clarks, John Benjamin, Doctor William, Samuel Cornelius and Richard Clark. Dr. William Clark was a physician at Freehold at least as early as 1760.

CLAYTON- John Clayton bought land 1677 of John Slocum. His will was dated at Chesterfield, Burlington county, May 16, 1702. His dau. Leah was m. to Abraham Brown 1692, by Friends' ceremony at the house of John Clayton, who then lived in Monmouth. In Burlington county Hannah Clayton was m. to Abel Gaskell 1797; David Clayton of Shrewsbury, was m. to Catharine Strickland of Freehold, 1798. The earliest mention of the name Clayton in this country appears to have been that of Thos. Clayton at Dover, N.H., 1650, who it is supposed went from thence to Rhode Island, where Sarah Clayton was m. to Matthew Borden, who was b. 1638. The John Clayton of Monmouth seems to have eventually settled in Burlington. In Burlington county William Clayton, Sr., and William, Jr., were named 1678, among first settlers, probably from England.

CLIFTON- Thomas Clifton was named among original purchasers of Monmouth, 1667, at which time he lived at Newport, R.I. He was among original settlers of Rehoboth, Mass., 1643, neighbor to Rev. Obadiah Holmes, Edward Patterson and others, who subsequently aided in the settlement of Monmouth. When the Quakers began preaching their peculiar views Thomas Clifton became an early and earnest adherent of that sect for which he was made to suffer severely in fines. His dau. Hope Clifton, was among the victims of Puritan intolerance and has an honored name in the early history of the Society of friends. In 1658 she was banished from Massachusetts under pain of death if she returned. In Freehold records is a copy of a power of attorney from Thomas Clifton and Patience Beers to John Hance in relation to dues from lands, recorded 1688.

CLOTHIER- Henry Clothier of Monmouth, died 1732. He was of Upper Freehold.

CODINGTON- William Codington paid for and was awarded a share of land in Monmouth 1667-70. He did not settle in Monmouth. He was one of the most noted men in the early history of Rhode Island, of which colony he was Governor 1668-74-6. He died 1678.

COGGESHALL- John Coggeshall paid for a share of land bought of the Indians 1667; The Coggeshalls were from Newport, R.I., and sons of John Coggeshall who came from England in the ship Lyon, the same ship which the previous year brought Roger Williams, John Throckmorton and others. When the noted Ann Hutchinson began to preach her peculiar Antinomean doctrines, Coggeshall, with William Coddington and others, joined her society for which they were banished. These Antinomeans settled on the Island of Rhode Island about 1639 and founded the settlements on that island of Portsmouth, Middletown and Newport. Coggeshall died 1647.

COLE- Edward Cole, probably of Rhode Island, was awarded a share of land 1667, and took oath of allegiance with other "Inhabitants of Navesink," 1668. In 1677 Jacob Cole and w. were given 240 acres under Concessions. Jacob Cole probably d. in 1692. His dau. Elizabeth m. first Thomas White and second John Ashton.

In 1698 the cattle mark of John Coal was recorded in Middletown Town Book. In 1670 one Jacob Cole bought land of David Parker. Edward Cole who was awarded a share of land 1667, did not come to Monmouth, In 1688 Robert and Mary Cole were granted 120 acres under Concessions. Cole is an ancient Plymouth colony name; George Cole was at Southwick 1637; Daniel and Job at Yarmouth 1643. Robert Cole was a noted citizen of Rhode Island and a personal friend of Roger Williams. He came from England in Gov. Winthrop's fleet and was made freeman in Massachusetts Oct. 19, 1630.

COLEMAN- Joseph Coleman paid for a share of land bought of the Indians 1667. Benjamin Coleman, blacksmith, is named 1711 as grand juror. This is an ancient Plymouth colony name. Samuel Coleman was taxed in Middletown 1761.

COLLINS- Ebenezer Collins had license to marry Ann Woodmansee, Dec. 27, 1748. His w. was a sister of Gabriel Woodmansee, a prominent Quaker of Goodluck. He ultimately sailed for South America and was never after heard from. John Collins, son of Ebenezer, m. Phebe Birdsall. He was a leading Quaker of Barnegat. He had four children and d. in 1837 in his 88th year. James Collins, son of Ebenezer, m. Elizabeth Birdsall in 1774. Thomas Collins, son of Ebenezer, m. Deborah Edwards and had six children. John Collins, b. 1776, son of John, m. Anna Willetts in 1802. He was a leading member of the Society of Friends and for some sixty years he hardly missed a meeting of the society. He had a remarkably retentive memory and to him, more than to any other one person, the writer is indebted for valuable traditionary information of Barnegat and vicinity. He d. March 31, 1863. His w. Anna d. 4th mo., 14, 1866, a. 80 yrs., 9 mos. James Collins, son of John 1st, had nine children. Within the limits of the present township of Dover. Zebedee Collins settled before the Revolution. Tradition says he was an Englishman by birth, but joined the Americans in the Revolution and was killed at the battle of Monmouth. He left son Zebedee. The name is frequently mentioned in old surveys. Zebedee Collins, of the fourth generation, is now (1887) living near Bamber.

COLVER- Samuel Colver received a patent for land 1685. His cattle mark was recorded 1682. Samuel Colver of Shrewsbury, sold land 1716 to John Green of Newport, R.I. Timothy Colver or Calver was taxed in Middletown 1761.

COLWELL- Francis Colwell of Freehold, in will dated Aug. 14, 1730, and proved Oct. 16, 1733, names sons William, Thomas, John and Henry.

COMBS- Richard Combs of Freehold, 1700, bought land of Samuel Leonard. Shrewsbury. In 1736, Jonathan Combs sold land to George, Walker of Freehold. The first of the name in Monmouth was Richard Combs. In Freehold, 1776, among taxables were John, John, Esq., Thomas and John Saddler. Thomas E. Combs was assemblyman 1838-9 and Senator 1845. In the old Tennent churchyard is a tombstone to the memory of Doctor David Combs, who d. Jan. 11, 1795, aged 21 years and 8 months.

COMPTON- William Compton was among original settlers 1667, and had town lot number fifteen in Middletown. Compton received a warrant for 280 acres. There was also a William Compton who settled at Woodbridge.

CONKLIN- John Conklin who paid for a share of land 1667, was probably the one named 1656, at Gravesend, Long Island. The writer has found no mention of John Conklin settling in Monmouth. Members of the Long Island family of Conklins settled in what is now Ocean county during the last century; Stephen and John Conklin lived near Barnegat and left descendants.

COOKE, COOK- John Cooke, Thomas Cooke, Hannah Jay, alias Hannah Cooke, had warrants, 1687, for land in Shrewsbury, dated 1667-87. The greater part of the family of Cookes of Monmouth appear to be descended from Thomas Cooke, who was at Taunton, Mass., 1639, and removed about 1643 to Portsmouth, R.I. The will of Edward Patterson Cook, 2nd, of Howell, was dated 1825, and proved Aug., 1826. It named eight sons viz: Peter, John, Amer, Job, James, William and Edward P. - to each of whom small amounts; to one Benjamin the greater share, w. Alydia.

COOPER- Simond Cooper (surgeon), bought two shares of land of Christopher Allmy. In 1679 Cooper received a warrant for 330 acres. He was from Rhode Island. John Cooper and Deborah Cooper were taxed in Middletown 1761. Phillip Cooper was taxed in Shrewsbury 1764, and Catharine Cooper in Freehold 1776.

CORLIES- George Corlies had patent for 80 acres of land in Shrewsbury in 1680; 1686 for 70 acres, 1687 one for 100 acres. In 1698 Wm. Shattock deeded land to him and calls him "loving son-in-law." George Corlies m. first w. Exercise Shattock in 1680. She d. 1695. He m. 2d w., Deborah Hance, in 1699. He had by 1st w. six children; by 2d w. seven children. He d. 1715. In deeds and in his will George Corlies is called shoemaker. John Corlies m. Naomi, dau. of Abiah Edwards, and had two children James and John, named 1714 in will of Edwards. In 1739 Benjamin Corlies was deceased. Hannah Corlies m. Henry Allen 1702, she d. 1712. Elizabeth Corlies m. William Brinley 1704. William Corlies m. Sarah Wing 1731. Deborah Corlies m. Walter Herbert, Jr., 12th of 10th mo., 1728. In 1801 Samuel Corlies, mariner, and w. Catharine, sold half an acre of land on north side of Toms River to Dr. William E. Imlay.

COTTRELL- Eliezar Cottrell of Middletown received a warrant for 60 acres of land 1676; in 1677 another for 120 acres and in 1687 for 100 acres. In Middletown, 1761, among persons taxed were John, Nicholas, Robert and Samuel Cottrell.

COURTNEY- In 1796, Luke Courtney and Silas Crane bought land jointly in Stafford. Luke Courtney was a soldier in the Revolution in Capt. Reuben F. Randolph's company of militia and also in the Continental army. The Courtneys were an ancient family of Devonshire, England, and earls of the shire.

COVENHOVEN, CONOVER- In 1695, Cornelius Covenhoven, Peter Wikoff, Garret Schenck and Stephen Courte Voorhuy (Voorhees) all of Flatlands, bought of John Bound, 500 acres as described March 10, 1685, on a patent to Bowne from Proprietors, land adjoining Richard Stout Derick Tunison and Jonathan Holmes. In 1696, the cattle marks of Cornelius Cowenhoven, Garate Schenck and Peter Wikoff were recorded in Middletown Town Book. Among members of Brick Church, Marlborough were, 1709, Peter Kowenhoven and Patience Daws his wife. The first named Peter Kowenhoven was an elder in the church, 1709. The common ancestor of the greater part of Conover family was Wolphert Garretson van Couwenhoven who immigrated from Holland 1630, with the colonists who settled Rensselaerwick, near Albany. In South Jersey a branch of the Cowenhoven family descend from Peter Van Covenhoven, son of Wolphert, who came from Holland when a boy in 1630, and was for many years a leading citizen of New York. Joseph Covenhoven or Conover, who settled at Forked River, was in 1824 a member of the Legislature from old Monmouth. His brother, Esquire Daniel Conover, was a well-known hotel keeper at Forked River. Peter lost his w. in 1633; she was buried in New York. Many descendants of this family of Van Cowenhoven are now living in New York. The late Col. E.F. Applegate, the well remembered editor of the Monmouth Inquirer, was positive that traditions in his time stated that his ancestors were of French origin, and the ancient names given above seem to confirm this tradition. Another familiar New Jersey surname of Yard, we find as we trace it back becomes DeYasse, also denoting Norman origin. The will of John Conover, Jr., 1804, named father John, and mother, property to be equally divided between his brothers and sisters. The will of John P. Covenhoven, dated 1810, named sons William, John and Robert, and dau. Elizabeth Robinson and Sarah Ten Eyck. In 1796, Jan. 31, Garret Covenhoven was m. to Sarah Stout, by Esquire John Covenhoven. The following Covenhovens or Conovers have been members of the N.J. Legislature, viz: 1776 John; 1792 John; 1821-2-3-4 William I.; 1824-5-6 Joseph; 1841-2 John R.; 1851-2 William H.; 1858-9 John V.; 1869 William H., Jr.; 1875-6 William V. In the State Senate William H , Jr., served 1872. The following were Sheriffs: Holmes Conover, 1844-7; Samuel, 1847-50; Holmes 1853-6; Samuel 1856-9. Surrogates, Arthur V. 1848; John R. 1858. Prosecutor of Pleas, William H., Jr., 1872.

COVERT- Abraham Covert bought land of John Powel 1716. In 1721 Abraham Covert and Echte, his w., sold land to Frances Hoffmire, widow of Samuel. Among persons taxed in Freehold township 1776 were John, William, Daniel and Isaac Covert. The Covert family descend from Teunis Janse Covert, who came from North Holland 1651; settled in New Amsterdam, belonged to Dutch church until 1660, then went to Bedford or Brooklyn, L.I. He had ten children. The son Abraham probably was the one subsequently named in Monmouth; he m. Egbertje Eldertre Voorhees.

COWARD- Hugh Coward, a sea captain, who, it is said came from London had license to marry Patience, dau. of John Throckmorton in New York, July 6, 1703. In 1705 Hugh Coward and w. Patience, Thomas Stilwell and Alse his w., Moses Lipet and Sarah his w. Deliverance Throckmorton, sign deeds as heirs of John Throckmorton, 2nd. Miss Cooley in her work on First Settlers of Trenton and vicinity, says Capt. Hugh Coward had a son Rev. Jos. Coward, who had a son Joseph who died 1760, aged 50 yrs. who married Lucretia dau. of Jacob Scudder; they had a son Capt. Joseph Coward, a hero of the Revolution, whose dau. Sarah m. Hon. Charles Parker, formerly State treasurer of New Jersey. In 1731, John Coward was taxed in upper Freehold. In same township, 1758, John, Jr., and Joseph were taxed. John Coward, probably son of John whose will was dated 1760, was an extensive owner of timber land in what is now Ocean county; about 1760, he united with James F. Randolph in buying land around Toms River. Randolph was the leading business man of Toms River before and during the early part of the Revolution. David Coward m. to Betsey Rouse Oct. 10, 1799, by Rev. Joshua Dunham of the M.E. church.

COWDRICK- Jesse Cowdrick, the favorably remembered hotel keeper of Toms River, once kept a hotel and store at Cedar Creek and at one time a tan yard at Blue Ball. He once ran for Sheriff in old Monmouth but was defeated. He kept the jail there once. He d. May 21, 1857, a. over 57 yrs. He bought the Toms River hotel, it is said, of Israel and Anthony Ivins. This hotel was originally built by Ivins Davis.

COWPERTHWAITE- Hugh Cowperthwaite of Springfield. Burlington county, bought land in Upper Freehold, Monmouth county. Mar. 29, 1749. This family came from Burlington county where a John Cowperthwaite was named, 1698. In Little Egg Harbor there was a Thomas Cowperthwaite, settled about middle of last century who m. Margaret dau. of Reuben Tucker, Sr. Their descendants are named in the History of Little Egg Harbor.

COX- The first of this family in Old Monmouth was Thomas Cox who was among those who bought the land of the Indians 1667. He settled at Middletown and in the first division of town lots, recorded Dec, 1667, he was allotted lot number eight; subsequently he was awarded other tracts. In 1668 he was appointed with three others to make "prudential laws." John Cox, who may have been a brother or son of the first Thomas, was one of the founders of the noted Baptist Church at Middletown. Gen. James Cox, a hero of the Revolution, was of this family and was a member of Congress from Ohio and d. in 1810 before his term expired. Hon. Sam'l S. Cox. the late distinguished member of Congress, formerly of Ohio, subsequently of New York, is a descendant of Gen. James Cox, who was b. at Cox's Corners, Upper Freehold. In 1790 Wm. Cox. Jr., gentleman, of the City of Burlington, and w. Abigail, made deed of partition with John Bloomtield.

CRAFT- Joseph Craft was m. to Esther, dau. of Job Ridgway, of Barnegat, 1786. Their son, Job Craft, was m. to Ann Cox June 15, 1810. There was a James Craft who was m. to Susannah Moore about 1797. Job Craft and w., Ann, had son Eli and dau. Esther. It is said that they emigrated West.

CRANE- Members of this family settled at Manahawken, in Ocean Co., previous to the Revolution. In the State Militia during that war were Nathan Crane who was a lieutenant, and Seth Crane, a private, in Capt. Reuben F. Randolph's company. Silas Crane was a member of the State Legislative Council in 1811 and again in 1814. Atwater's History of New Haven says that the first Jasper Crane probably came from London. Jasper Crane in 1651 removed to Branford and thence to Newark. N.J. Jasper, second, was a representative in the Legislature from the town of Newark in 1699.

CRANMER- The Cranmer family of New Jersey, descend from William Cranmer, an early settler of Southold, Long Island: he is named in the History of Southold by Rev. Epher Whitaker, among original settlers of that place 1640-72. He m. Elizaheth, dau. of David Carwithy, who had formerly lived at Salem, Mass., where he is named as freeman, 1644. The tradition handed down in the Cranmer family states that they descend from the family of the noted Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, b. 1489, who was burned at the stake 1556. The father of the Archbishop was also named Thomas and he had another son named Edward, who was Archdeacon of Canterbury, while his brother was Archbishop, and it is possible the Cranmers of New Jersey may be descendants of Archdeacon Edward, who had five sons and eight daus., and d. 1604 aged 69 years. Around Forked River and Cedar Creek, William Cranmer took up land 1748-9 and thereabouts.

CRAIG- John Craig appears to have been first of this family in Monmouth. In December, 1705, "At ye request of Mr. John Craig, Walter Ker, Wm. Rennel, Patrick Imlay, in behalf of themselves and their brethren, Protestants, desenters of Freehold, called Presbiterians, that their Public Meetinghouse may be recorded." It was so ordered by court. The Craigs were well represented during the Revolution in the ranks of the patriots. John Craig was a lieut., James Craig, an ensign, David Craig, a sergeant, and John, a private, all in Capt. Epher Walton's company of dragoons. Others served in other military organizations. Most of them resided in Old Freehold township as may be seen by tax list of 1776. John Craig, first of the name, was probably the one who came from Scotland 1685.

CROME- Richard Hartshorn sold to Edward Crome, Dec. 26, 1670, the town lot No. 25, in Middletown, which Hartshorne had bought of William Goulding. Crome is an unusual name, but it occurs once in Bartlett's Rhode Island Records.

CRAVEN- Thomas Craven of Forked River, moved to Highland county, Ohio, where he d. Nov. 29, 1880, a. over 64 yrs. Elizabeth, his w., d. Jan. 11, 1868, a. over 52 yrs. Both were buried in the Methodist grave yard at New Lexington.

CRAWFORD- John Crawford, the ancestor of most of this name, in ancient deeds was described as "of Ayrshire, Scotland, gentleman," and came to this country it is said about 1672. Dec. 11, 1678, he purchased a "house lott" in Middletown, and also outlands of Richard Gibbins and w. Elizabeth. Gideon Crawford was High Sheriff of Monmouth 1714-15-16 and again 1720-21. He m. a dau. of William and Margaret Redford; who came from North Britain 1682. Joshua, supposed to have been father of Joel Crawford, was of Scotch descent and a Virginia frontier farmer. Following the tide of emigration he settled in 1779 in Edgefield District, South Carolina. His son, the noted William Harris Crawford, was b. Feb. 24, 1772, in Amherst county, Virginia. He finally settled in Georgia, from which State he was elected to the U.S. Senate; was a candidate for the Presidency in 1824, etc. He was engaged in two duels, in one of which he killed his adversary (Van Allen) at the first fire. He d. in Elbert county, Georgia, on the way to court of which he was judge, Sept. 15, 1834. He left five sons and three daughters.

CROWELL- Two brothers, John Crowell and Edward Crowell, came to North Carolina and settled in Halifax. They emigrated from Woodbridge, N.J. They were originally from England, and they or their ancestors were originally called Cromwell. In the year 1674, says the Annalist of Phila. (John F. Watson) two brothers of Oliver Cromwell left England for America and settled in New Jersey. They fled from England from the political storms that impended over the name and house of the late Protector. Bolton's History of West Chester county, says: "It is presumed that the ancestry of the American line was Col. John Cromwell, third son of Sir Oliver Cromwell, and a brother of the Protector." From what has been stated, it is evident that the tradition carried to other States by descendants of the Crowells and Cromwells of Woodbridge, that they descended from the noted Cromwell family of England, is probably the fact.

DAVIS- Nicholas Davis of Rhode Island was one of the twelve men to whom was granted the Monmouth patent in 1665, and he is also named among those who paid for a share of land in 1667. He had 480 acres. Nicholas Davis, the patentee, was a freemen of Barnstable, in Plymouth Colony 1643. About 1656-7 he joined the Quakers, and July 14, 1659, he was arrested at Boston, where he had gone to trade and kept in prison until September, when he was banished, with Mary Dyer, under pain of death if they returned. Mary Dyer subsequently returned and was hanged on Boston Common. Thomas and James Davis were taxed in Middletown 1761, and William Davis in Shrewsbury 1764.

DAVISON- William Davison is named in deeds, 1691, and subsequently; he was a carpenter and his will was dated Freehold, April 6, 1723. James Davison lived in Freehold, 1776.

DE BOOGH, DE BOGH, DEBOW- Frederick De Bogh, innholder of Monmouth, bought land 1715-22 of John Romine and w. Gertie. William De Bowe, Monmouth, and w. Elizabeth sold land to William Cox, 1802. Lawrence Debow was taxed in Upper Freehold, 1758.

DE HART- Elias, or Elyas De Hart, an early settler of Old Shrewsbury, was a son of Simon Aertsen De Hart who came to this country in 1664. Morris De Hart was a tax payer in Shrewsbury, 1764.

DENISE- Jacques Denise (spelled Denys) and Hendrick Hendrickson of New Utrecht, L.I., bought land, 1719. Tunis Denise of Utrecht, L.I., bought land in Freehold, 1720. The common ancestor of the Denise family was Tennis Nyssen or De Nyse, who emigrated as early as 1638, from Holland. He resided then in New Amsterdam, now New York. In the Revolutionary war Dennis Denice was Major in 3rd Regiment of Monmouth. Daniel Denise was a private in Captain Waddell's company, Fourth Regiment. In a list of patriots of Monmouth who signed a pledge regarding retaliation for Refugee depredations during the Revolution, are the names of Daniel Denise and Jaques Denise.

DENNIS- Samuel Dennis was born about 1650, in Great Britain, settled in Shrewsbury 1675; he had w. Increase, two sons and three daus. He was foreman of grand jury 1690, and a justice of the court from 1700 to his death in 1723. His only w. was Increase, who departed this life twenty-eight yrs. before him. The name Dennis occurs among original settlers of Woodbridge, where Robert, John and Samuel Dennis were among the first.

DENYKE- Conraed Denyke bought land of Samuel Warne and Margaret his w. in 1727. Probably the name was meant for Conraed Tenyke or Ten Eyck as the name is now generally given.

DEVILL, DEUELL- William Deuel] of Newport, R.I., bought Mark Lucas' share of land in Monmouth. In 1672, father, William, was an early settler in Plymouth Colony, named there 1640.

DEVEREAUX- John Devereaux, during the last century came to this country from Ireland, but his ancestor came from Evreaux in Normandy, and hence received the name of D'Evreaux.

DE WILDEY- The will of John De Wildey of Monmouth county, dated March 30th, 1708, proved Aug. 20th, 1708, named dau. Dinah. Executors. Anthony Woodward and Richard Salter.

DEY, DYE- Isaac Dye bought 51 acres of land of John Antonides in Monmouth county in 1737. In the Revolutionary war, John Dey, Josiah Dey and Cyrus Dey were soldiers in the patriot army, the latter in Captain Kenneth Hankinson's company.

DIKEMAN, DYCKMAN- Hugh Dyckman was appointed "Schepen," or magistrate, in Monmouth by the Dutch during their brief supremacy in 1673. Dyckman, who came to America was Joannes who came in 1652. The Hugh Dikeman of Monmouth seems to have been of another line.

DILLON- James Dillon had land at Toms River in 1762. It is said he owned, in 1763, Dillon's Island, now Island Heights, which, in 1774. was referred to in a deed of John Coward, who bought land on the opposite side of Toms River. He had a dau. who m. Aaron Buck and she and her husband had two daus., one of whom m. Judge Ebenezer Tucker, from whom Tuckerton derives its name, and the other dau. m. John Rogers, ancestor of families of that name in Berkeley. James Dillon was a soldier in the Continental army. William Dillon, brother of James, was an unprincipled Refugee, who is noticed in account of Refugee raids; it was probably he that instigated the burning of Toms River. In 1783 he went to St. John, N.B., where he was given a town lot. The lands of John Dillon, north side Toms River, are referred to in 1787 in a deed to James Parker.

DORSETT- James Dorsett is named as a juror 1676-8. In 1677 he took up 202 acres of land from proprietors. His cattle mark is given in the old Middletown Town Hook. His will was dated Sept. 26, 1741. The will of Samuel Dorset of Middletown, was dated Sep. 10, 1741. In 1741 John Dorset was an administrator on estate of John Carman of Middletown. Among the soldiers from Monmouth in the Revolutionary army were: Benjamin, John, Samuel, James and Joseph Dorset, the latter in Capt. Dennis' company. A dau. of John Dorsett m. James Wall, who was father of General Garret Dorsett Wall, once Senator from New Jersey. Thos. I. Bedle, father of Ex-Gov. Joseph Dorsett Bedle, m. Hannah Dorsett. Four or five generations of the Dorsett family lie buried in the Dorsett burying ground, on the Dorsett farm (lately owned by John Stilwell, deceased) about three miles from Matawan. The tradition in the family says that the founder of the Dorsett family came from Bermuda.

DOUGLASS- Thomas Douglass is named in a bond of John Salter 1716. This bond is in possession of James G. Crawford, near Freehold. Richard Douglass, of Monmouth, was m. to Lydia Salter, March 10, 1740. William Douglass, of Monmouth, had license to m. Rebecca Lawrence, Jan. 9, 1734. Thomas Douglass, of Monmouth, had license to m. Rachel De Bow Aug. 20, 1773.

DOVE- Alexander Dove d. Oct. 7, 1736, and was buried in Topanemus burying ground; will was dated Sept. 29, 1736. It is probable that he came from Shropshire, England, about the year 1700. He took up numerous tracts of land in what is now called Ocean county, and had a mill near the line of Ocean and Monmouth. He was assessed in Freehold in 1776.

DRUMMOND- Gawen Drummond of Loch Harbor or Lochaber, gent, deeded land to John Tucker of Deale, May 21, 1695. He was clerk of the court of Monmouth 1700-1. He received a patent for 265 acres, which is now the site of Key East on the north side of Shark River. He had five children. A brother James, lived at Prestonpanns, in Scotland, and one account says his father was Peter Knott, who took up land in Monmouth as early as 1720. In 1819 Robert, son of Gawen Drummond, and Mary, his w. of Shrewsbury, gave deed to Britten White.

DUNGAN- Thomas Dungan was awarded a share of land 1667-70; 1674, Dec. 21, he transferred it to Sarah Reape. He was a noted Baptist minister of Rhode Island. In 1684 he left, Newport and settled at Cold Springs, near Bristol, Pa., where he established a Baptist church. He d. there in 1688.

EARLE- Ralph Earle was one of the original settlers in 1826 at Worcester, Mass. He had son Ralph who had sons Ralph and James. The third Ralph Earle was a member of the Royal Academy of Science, and died at Lansingburg, N.Y., and his brother James went to Charleston, S.C., where he died. In West Jersey another branch of the Earle family settled at an early date.

EASTON- Peter Easton, of Rhode Island, contributed towards paying the Indians for land in Monmouth, but who did not settle in the county. In 1677 a warrant for 240 acres of land was issued to Peter Easton and w. by Proprietors under Concessions. In Salem county John Easton had 350 acres from proprietors in 1708,

EATON- Thomas Eaton, of Shrewsbury, had a warrant for 100 acres of land March 25, 1687. His will was dated Nov. 9, 1688, proved April 14, 1712, Thomas Eaton settled on the stream which passes through Eatontown, and built on it a grist-mill which he left to his w. Jerusha, in trust for her child until he should be of age. He d. 26th of 9th mo., 1688. John Eaton, the son, m. Joanna Wardell, dau. of Joseph Wardell, and grandson of Eliakim Wardell. He was a leading man in his time in business and public matters. He owned mills on the stream in the village which derives its name chiefly from him. He was Justice of the Peace for many years and member of the Provincial Assembly from 1723 to 1749, almost to his death, which occurred Oct. 25, 1750. Joseph Eaton, son of John and Joanna, was a physician. He d. 1761 in the 44th year of his age. He was buried in Shrewsbury church yard. Thomas, another son of John, settled at Elizabeth. Joanna, dau. of the last named Thomas, m. in 1750 Rev. Elihu Spencer, who at that time was supplying the pulpits of the Presbyterian churches in Middletown and Shrewsbury, and from them descended Rev. Dr. Samuel Miller and John Sargent, the noted Philadelphia lawyer.

ECCLES- Charles Eccles is named as a grand juror, 1677. Probably the first of this name in the country was Richard Eccles, who was at Cambridge, Mass., 1642. Some fifteen or twenty years later, Solomon Eccles, a noted Quaker preacher who had traveled extensively, was banished from New England for his zeal, by Governor Bellingham.

EDGE- Gerard Edge of Freehold, late innholder, appointed Gabriel Stelle his attorney, about 1721. In 1723, Thomas Foreman in his will names Rebecca, Edge, w. of Gerard Edge, and his grandchildren Mary and Rebecca Edge.

EDWARDS- Abiah Edwards of Shrewsbury is named in Freehold court records, 1683. He was a grand juror, 1691 and 1700. In 1714, he and w. Elizabeth conveyed land to John West. In this deed it is stated that Edwards was a shipwright. The will of Abiah Edwards was dated January, 1714, and names w. Elizabeth and children and grandchildren. Thomas Edwards and James Edwards were also named in Freehold and Perth Amboy records at an early date. In Middletown, 1761, Samuel Edwards was taxed. In Shrewsbury, 1764, Philip and Webley Edwards were taxed. The name Edwards indicates Welsh origin. Among the first who bore the name in this country were Robert Edwards who came from London to New England, 1635. The distinguished divine, Rev. Jonathan Edwards, who was President of Princeton College, 1703, was b. in Connecticut. In the Revolutionary war, Thomas Edwards was 2nd Lieutenant in the Monmouth militia.

ELLIS- Roger Ellis and son are named as paying for shares of land, 1667. They were awarded two shares of land. The father was probably the Roger Ellis of Yarmouth, Mass., an ancient settler of Plymouth colony, named as able to bear arms in 1643. John Ellis is named as a witness to a deed in 1701, from John West, Manasquan, to Joseph Lawrence. The will of Thomas Boell, 2nd, 1735, names brother-in-law Robert Ellis and grandson Robert Ellis. The Ellis family early settled in West Jersey and are noticed in Judge Clement's First Settlers of Newton, among them Thomas Ellis in Burlington, 1677. It is said he came from Burlington in Yorkshire, England. William Ellis came to Burlington, 1683, and located in Springfield. Simeon Ellis purchased land in Burlington, 1691. He left wife Sarah and seven children. Daniel H. Ellis, the well remembered county clerk of Monmouth, it is stated, descended from Rowland Ellis who came to Burlington, N.J., in 1714, being sent from England as a teacher by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts.

ELLISON- John Ellison is named as witness in court proceedings, 1705. The will of Richard Ellison was dated March 5th, 1719, and proved Dec. 23d, 1732. Daniel Ellison was taxed, 1776, in Freehold for 86 acres of land and other property.

EMPSON- Captain Christian D. Empson was b. in Sleseburg, Denmark, in Sept. 1794. When a boy he was in Napoleon's navy. He followed the sea for thirty years. For a time he lived in Highland county, Ohio, where a son and a dau. died. His dau. m. Orrin Pharo, former proprietor of the Monmouth Inquirer. Both herself and husband died. His son, Hon. Ephraim Potter Empson has long been identified with public affairs in Ocean county.

ENGLISH- David English of Freehold, wheelwright, bought land, 1737. Englishtown, in Monmouth county, it is said, derives its name from James English, the original proprietor of the land on which the village is situated. Dr. James English, Jr., was b. 1792, and succeeded to his father's practice. He died May 7th, 1834, at Englishtown and was buried near his parents. Dr. David C. English, another son of Dr. David English, Sr., was born at Englishtown and died at Springfield, N.J., in 1860. Dr. Jeremiah Smith English was born at Englishtown, Nov. 21st, 1798. He was son of James R. and Alice English and was the fourth in a family of nine children, six sons and three daus. He died Oct. 9th, 1879. He had two daus., one of whom m. Thomas E. Morris. He was treasurer of the New Jersey Medical Society from 1833 to 1865 continuously. In 1750, among taxable inhabitants of Upper Freehold were Robert English and Robert English, Jr., and David English. James English was a soldier from Monmouth in the Revolution.

ESTELL- Daniel Estell was an original settler of Middletown, and in the division of town lots, 1667, he was given lot number thirty-two. Under Proprietors' Concessions he was granted 271 acres in 1671. He came from Gravesend, L.I.

ERRICKSON- Michael Errickson, in 1754, was a pew owner in old Tennent church, for which he paid £12. In 1776, he was taxed for 166 acres of land and other property in Freehold. He was a soldier in the Revolution and was buried in the Tennent churchyard. The will of John Errickson was dated 1806, and proved Jan. 1807. This family is of Swedish descent and members were among the early settlers on the Delaware River. Among heads of families were Joran Ericson and one child, Mats, (changed to Mattheas) Ericson and three children, Erie Ericson and one child. All three of these heads of families were born in this country. Thomas Errickson m. Hester Patterson, April 26, 1795. John Errickson was m. to Nelly Schenck, dau. of William, Aug. 24, 1797, by Rev. John Woodhall, D.V.M. Among the soldiers of the Revolution were Michael, John and Thomas Errickson.

EVERINGHAM- Thomas Everingham and Henry Everingham were among tax payers in Upper Freehold, 1731, and William and Joseph Everingham in 1758. In what is now Ocean county, Everingham's saw mill on North branch of Toms River or Pine Brook is frequently referred to. In the Revolutionary war among soldiers from Monmouth were John, Nathaniel and Thomas Everingham.

EVILMAN, EVILLMAN- William Evillman was a tax payer in Upper Freehold in 1731. In 1774, John Evelman bought land in Upper Freehold of Moses Robbins. Robert Evilman and w. Elizabeth are named in a record, 1818, among heirs of Gowen Drummond.

EMANUEL- Isaac Emanuel, late of Freehold, merchant, appointed Solomon Isaacs, late of the same place, his attorney, about 1720-3.

EMLEY, EMBLEY- Peter Embley is named as grand juror, 1700, and Peter Emlies is named, 1707. In old Shrewsbury township, John Emley was assessed, 1764. In Freehold, 1776, Robert Embly and Ezekiel Embley were among taxable inhabitants. It is probable that the names Emley and Imlay were sometimes confounded in ancient records. This family descends from Andries Emmons, an Englishman who emigrated from Leiden in the Netherlands, in the ship Saint Jean Baptist, May 9, 1661, and settled at Gravesend, L.I. Aug. 21, 1661, he, with twelve others, petitioned for land on Staten Island. He had children, John of Gravesend, Hendrick and Abraham who came to New Jersey. Abraham, son of John and Sara, m. Abigail Stilwell and settled in Freehold. His will was dated 1734, proven 1742.