In some cases there may have been proprietors who intervened among some of the owners herein mentioned, as I have not seen the deeds for all these places. In some cases I have had to depend upon tradition, but after the fullest investigation into the owners and titles, I think it would be found that I have made but few mistakes.

I shall commence at the division line between Burlington and Ocean counties, and proceed west, naming the farms in the order in which they are situated.

Parkertown once was a farm owned and occupied by Joseph Parker, Sr. He came to Egg Harbor and married in the year 1721, and it is probable settled at once on this farm, where he resided until his death. Joseph Parker's landed estate extended from the division line between Ocean and Burlington counties to Rose's brook, He seems to have divided his possessions between three of his sons. Joseph Parker fell heir to the easterly part of his father's lands; the Stephen Willits' farm was included in this section. Peter Parker had the westerly portion of his father's farm, except a small tract adjacent to Rose's brook, which was his half brother Daniel's share of his father's estate. Peter and Joseph Parker lived and died here, and their lands were divided among their children; and since then, several generations of Parkers have lived and gone down to the grave, leaving their lands to be sliced up among their descendants. To each generation the pieces became smaller, until at last Joseph Parker, Sr.'s farm assumed the form of a village, inhabited almost solely by his posterity, and appropriately bearing the name of Parkertown.

Daniel Parker, Sr., (he was a public Friend) had no children, and gave his lands to his kindred of the Parker family.

Joseph Parker, Sr., had a son Samuel, but he left his native place early in life, and there is no account of his owning any of his father's lands.

The ancient Rose farm extended from Rose's brook to the Peter Andrew's farm. Samuel Rose, Sr., was the first occupant and proprietor, of which I can give any knowledge. At his death, his farm fell to his sons, Samuel and William Rose. Samuel Rose, Jr., had the easterly section of the farm, now known by the name of the Ellis Mathis' farm. The next proprietor appears to have been Franklin Bodine, who, I think, sold the farm to John Parker, and he sold it to his brother, Willits Parker, Sr., under whose skillful management it prospered for several years; he finally sold the farm to Ellis Mathis, and after Mathis' death, A.R. Pharo bought the farm.

William Rose had the westerly section of his father's estate and after his death the property came into the hands of Charles Rose, Sr., and William Cranmer once owned a part of one or the other of these two Rose farms, and built a house on his part of the property. Charles Rose sold his farm to Samuel Andrews, and then Benjamin Homan owned it, and after him Elbert bought it, and finally A.R. Pharo bought the whole of the Rose possessions.

The first account I have of an owner for this farm in the year 1724, when Thomas Ridgway, Sr., bequeathed it to his son Robert, saying, "That farm that I had of Charles Dingee." After Robert Ridgway came into possession of this farm, he seems to have sold or traded it with Samuel Andrews, his brother-in-law. From Samuel Andrews it descended to his son Peter, and after Peter his son Jesse Andrews became the proprietor, and he left it to his three sons, Samuel, Peter and Nathan; Samuel sold his share to Peter and Nathan, and they sold it to Barzilla Atkinson, the present proprietor.

No account of the first locator of this farm. Tradition says that at a very early date Adam Petitt, brother of Jonathan Petitt, lived on this farm, but it seems he did not own it. Finally Stephen Skillenger became the owner and he sold it to Job Mathis, and he gave it to his son Micajah, who sold it to Dr. Price, the present proprietor.

At an early date Jonathan Petitt owned and occupied this place. He spent his days there, and after him Samuel Deacon had the farm. He gave it to his son Ebenezer T. Deacon, and through him Samuel Andrews became the owner, and he sold it to Nicholas Sooy; he left it to James Downs and his wife, and then Jacob H. Tining owned it for a few years, and now it belongs to a Mr. Marshal.

The farm on the hill now known as the John G. Davis farm, the Hugh Lippincott place, the David Sawyer lot, John Davis' country seat, and the Amos Bartlett (formerly Dr. Sawyer property,) &c., must have been owned by Edward Andrews. In the year 1744, Joseph Lippincott, Sr., married Esther Andrews and settled on this farm. It passed through the hands of several generations of his posterity, and has finally been cut up into the above designated places.

This property once belonged to Edward Andrews, and it is probable that one or more of his sons (in early times) lived on this farm. In his will Edward Andrews bequeathed his son Samuel 150 acres of above "my plantation," the said plantation being East Tuckerton, and it is likely that the 150 acres was the Sapp farm.

At an early date Robert Ridgway became the owner of this farm, leaving it to his son, Joseph Ridgway, who bequeathed it to his nephew, Timothy Pharo, Jr.; he sold it to Joseph B. Sapp. When he purchased it, it was in a poor condition, with old and dilapidated farm buildings, quite destitute of fruit trees, &c. Mr. Sapp was an enterprising man, and immediately set about improving the land and building new buildings, and setting out all kinds of fruit trees, vines and shrubs, not forgetting a large number of shade trees, and soon made it the most fertile and flourishing farm in the township of Little Egg Harbor. A part of this farm has been sold off for building lots, and the balance is now owned by Mr. Sapp's two sons, Joseph and Walter Sapp. Walter Sapp has just erected a handsome house on his part of the farm.

This farm was all of East Tuckerton. Edward Andrews bequeathed his farm to his sons, Jacob and Peter. Peter must have sold his share to his brother Jacob, and Jacob must have sold it to Hananiah Gauntt, who divided it between his two sons, Joseph and John Gauntt, and they sold their farms to Ebenezer Tucker, and now what was once Edward Andrews' farm is the most compact part of the village of Tuckerton.

This farm was located by Mordecai Andrews, Sr., who came to Egg Harbor about the year 1698 or 1699. Mordecai Andrews purchased 929 acres of land, on the westerly side of Tuckerton creek, and the above named farm is one part of what Mordecai denominated his "great survey." This farm was Mordecai Andrews' homestead, where he lived and died, and he and his wife and their little daughter were buried on the hill called "the stone quarry."

Mordecai Andrews, Jr., was the only son and sole inheritor of his father's estate. He resided on the farm during his life, and in his will ordered his executors to sell the farm. They did so, and Daniel Shourds became the purchaser, and the next proprietor after Shourds was his son-in-law, Jonathan Smith, who sold the farm to Jeremiah Ridgway; he sold it to Thomas Ridgway, 3d. He sold it to John Halleck, and he sold it to Nathan Bartlett. Nathan Bartlett and some others of this farm, have at various times sold certain portions of the farm for the purpose of building lots, so that all of that section of the village of Tuckerton, which lies on the westerly side of the creek and mill-pond is situated on Mordecai Andrews' farm. The Richard Bartlett farm is a part of the Mordecai Andrews farm. It was built upon by James Bartlett, and is now owned by the occupant - Richard Bartlett.

This farm is a part of Mordecai Andrews' 929 acres survey. Mordecai Andrews, Jr., inherited it from his father, and gave it to his son Jacob, and he sold it to Reuben Tucker, Sr., from whom it descended to his son Ebenezer Tucker, who sold it to James Sprague, and by his heirs it came into Samuel Andrews' hands. Andrews sold it to Abel Gale, and he sold it to Henry Mott, the present proprietor.

This farm is included in Mordecai Andrews' "great survey," and Mordecai Andrews, Jr., inheriting it from his father, gave it to his son, Isaac Andrews. After Isaac Andrews, John Forman was the owner, and then Shreve Cowperthwaite bought it. He sold it to Nathan Bartlett, who sold it to Samuel Andrews, and he sold it to Henry Mott, the present occupant and proprietor.

This farm is also a part of Mordecai Andrews' 929 acre tract. It is probable that Andrews sold it to some one of the early settlers, who, it is likely, settled there at an early date.

The first authentic account of a resident on this farm is John Ridgway, Sr., who was living there at the time of his death, which happened in the year 1774. John Ridgway, Sr., gave this farm to his son Thomas Ridgway, who built the brick dwelling house. Thomas Ridgway died in the prime of life, and after his children attained their majority, they sold the farm to Offley Leeds; he sold it to Samuel Andrews, and he sold it to Willits Parker, to whose enterprise and unremitting industry, it is indebted for the enlargement of its borders, and also its present flourishing condition. This farm is the birthplace of the late Jacob Ridgway, the contemporary of Stephen Girard. They, in their day, being the two principal millionaires of Philadelphia.

This farm was located by Thomas Ridgway, Sr., who, at an early date, came there from Upper Springfield, Burlington county. In the year 1724, Thomas Ridgway bequeathed this farm to his wife, during her life, and after her decease, his sons Edward and Richard were to be the proprietors, and it appears that as soon as they came into possession of their patrimony, they sold it to Joseph Willits, and in the year 1730, he sold it to John Ridgway. It is probable that John Ridgway resided on this farm during the fore part of his life; he bequeathed the farm to his son, Gentleman John Ridgway, and he, after residing there several years, removed to the upper section of Burlington county, and finally sold the farm to Jeremiah Willits, Sr.

Jeremiah Willits was famed for his enterprise and industry, and during his sojourn on this place, was styled the head farmer of Egg Harbor.

Jeremiah Willits, after carrying on a successful farming business, for many years, finally relinquished it, and removed to Haddonfield, selling his farm to his brother-in-law, Jeremiah Ridgway, who sold it to Nathan Bartlett, Jr., he sold it to Nathan Willits, and he sold it to Amos Ridgway, the present occupant and proprietor, to whose enterprise the farm owes its new buildings and other improvements, which combine to make up its respectable appearance. Ann Ridgway, (Ann Gauntt) the renowned Quakeress, spent her youthful days on this farm, and it was here, during her girlhood, that she received her call to the ministry, and from this place, in the year 1728, she made her first ministerial journey to Long Island.

This farm is said to have been located by Richard Willits, Sr., and after his death, his son James Willits, 1st, became the proprietor, and at his death it fell to his only son, James Willits, 2d, and after him his son John succeeded to the proprietorship. James Willits, 2d, was the husband of Ann Willits, the pious Friend minister, and it was from this pleasant home she started out on her visits to spread "the glad tidings of great joy," and to this comfortable home she returned to seek rest after her long and wearisome journeys. To this farm house Steelman's band of refugees came for the bread they had ordered, and found the mansion garrisoned by Continental soldiers, who successfully sustained a short seige, at the close of which the citadel exhibited some permanent marks of the fury of the combatants. From James Willits, 2d, this farm descended to his son John Willits, after his death, his son-in-law, Nathan Bartlett, Jr., bought the farm, and sold it to Nathan Andrews, the present occupant and proprietor. This farm owes the reparation of its commodious farm house to its present owner. When he set about building a new house, he found the frame of the old edifice in such a good state of preservation that he resolved on repairing it, and therefore this structure exhibits (all except the roof, which was a high hipped roof with dormer windows) the exact external dimensions of the time-worn Willits mansion. This is the only one of the ancient farm houses in Egg Harbor, which have not been demolished, or modernized, or removed from their original sites.

This farm was probably located by Thomas Ridgway, Sr., as in the year 1724 he bequeathed it to his son Thomas, who at that time was living on the said farm. He spent his days there, and left his farm to his son Job, and at the close of his life, his son Thomas succeeded to the ownership of the place, and after his death, his only son Ridgway, became the proprietor, he sold it to John Jones, and he sold it to Oliver Parker, the present proprietor.

This farm is indebted for its commodious and judiciously arranged farm buildings to its present owner, Oliver Parker.

This and the Nathan Andrews and Amos Ridgway farms, lie adjacent to each other, and are each admired for their pleasant locations, being so situated as to afford an extensive view of the bay, river and beaches, and also the numerous vessels which frequent the harbor, or display their white canvass wings as they majestically skim over the blue waves of the Atlantic Ocean.

This farm is included in Henry Jacob Falkinburg's six hundred acre survey made in the year 1698.

This place has the most interesting history of any farm in Little Egg Harbor. Here Henry Jacobs Falkinburg built his first dwelling place in Egg Harbor, here he married according to Friends' ceremony, and here celebrated his wedding, surrounded by his Indian guests, and here in the pioneer's rude habitation was born Henry Jacobs Falkinburg, Jr., the first white child born in the township of Little Egg Harbor. The sturdy adventurer's cave was situated on the east side of the run near Parker's Point. The site of this humble dwelling is still discernable by a hollow in the ground, although the plow has passed over it for many years. On this farm was enacted that fatal skirmish between the British and Pulaski's guard, and beneath the surface of a certain part of this farm, unhonored and almost forgotten, lies the last remains of the murdered heroes of that bloody fray.

This and the Elihu Mathis farm adjacent, were once included in one farm owned and occupied by Henry Jacobs Falkinburg, Sr. Circumstances and traditions favor the supposition that the senior Falkinburg sold what is now called the Parker Farm to Thomas Ridgway, Jr., who at that time resided on the Oliver Parker farm. Thomas Ridgway bequeathed the said farm to his sons John and Jeremiah. John had the northern section of the place and Jeremiah the southern portion of the property.

Thomas Ridgway,father of the above named John and Jeremiah, it is said, made this provision in his will that if Jeremiah died without leaving children, his portion of the farm was to go to his grandson _____ Carr. Carr became the heir according to his grandfather's will, and finally conveyed the property (probably to John Ridgway,) who bequeathed it to his sons Isaac and Jeremiah, and from them it came into Jacob Hubb's hands, and he sold it to Joseph Parker, and after Parker's death George C. Courtney purchased the farm, and is the present proprietor.

This farm is also a part of Henry Jacobs Falkinburg's 600-acre tract, and as before stated, once was connected with the Joseph Parker farm. When Henry Jacobs Falkinburg, Sr., left his cave on the Parker farm, he moved into a commodious clap-boarded mansion that he had built on this farm, and in this house it is probable he died. He gave this farm to his only son, Henry Jacobs Falkinburg, Jr., and he willed it to his son, John Falkinburg, who resided there until the year 1785, when he sold the farm to Henry Willits for one thousand pounds.

Henry Willits lived there some time and finally removed to New York city, leaving his son Samuel on the farm. While he lived there the house was burnt. It took fire while Willits and his wife were at meeting at Tuckerton. Samuel Willits removed to the Genessee country, and his brother, Thomas Willits, became the occupant and proprietor of the farm, and in the year 1838 he sold the farm to Elihu Mathis, and went to reside in the State of Indiana. Elihu Mathis repaired the old farm buildings and also built some new ones. After his death his daughter, Sophronia A. Mathis became the proprietor of the farm. When the Falkinburgs were in possession of this farm, they set out a large number of red or pie cherry trees. They produced abundantly, and people used to go there and gather what they wanted without money or price. Samuel Willits is said to have been the first person who sold cherries in Egg Harbor. It was a circumstance that produced great sensation among the gossips of that time. It is now about seventy-five years since the sale of cherries in Egg Harbor was instituted.

This farm is also included in Falkinburg's 600-acre survey. At an early date he sold it to Evi Belangee, Sr., and he gave it to his son, James Belangee. He lived to see a goodly number of years, and during his sojourn there he built the old mansion house, which was the largest farm house in the township. James Belangee bequeathed his farm to his twin sons, Thomas and James. James sold his share of the farm to his brother Thomas, and emigrated to the West. Thomas Belangee was an enterprising farmer. He had a large peach orchard, and built a building in which to kiln-dry the peaches. I have heard it said that so abundantly did his peach orchard bear, that during the ripening season it was his custom every morning to have his hogs turned into the orchard, and then have the trees shaken, so that the swine might fill themselves with the mellow peaches. In those days nearly everybody raised their own fruit, and there was no market for fruits of any kind. Thomas Belangee set out a large apple orchard, consisting of a variety of the best grafted fruit. This orchard was for a long time the largest and best in Egg Harbor, but is now on the decline. After Thomas Belangee's decease, the farm was occupied by two of his sons, Thomas and Aaron Belangee. Eayre Oliphant, Sr., finally became the owner of the farm, and now it belongs to his son, Eayre Oliphant, Jr.

This island farm was first purchased of the Indians, and the certificate from the Council of Proprietors bears date in the month of February, 1698. Henry Jacobs Falkinburg, Sr., sold it to Richard Osborn, Sr., and his only son, Richard Osborn, Jr., inherited the farm and resided on it during his life, and at his death left the farm to his only son, Thomas Osborn, and after his decease his three daughters were the owners of the farm, and now his daughter, Rhoda Lamb, is the proprietor. This farm has never been out of the Osborn family since it first came into it. This island is noted for its fishery and also for its pleasant situation, its southern border being washed by the waters of Great bay. It was on this island that the British landed when they came to make war, on Egg Harbor, in the year 1778, and it was at the farm house that the British officer held a glittering sword to the breast of Thomas Osborn, and thus obtained his consent to become the pilot of his army, which then surrounded the Osborn mansion. They placed young Osborn under guard and compelled him to show them the way to the house where Pulaski's guard was stationed.

The Indian name for this Island is Monhunk. Here the red men reared their lodges in order to be near the bay, but when the white men came with his tempting merchandize they sold him their home and removed to another section.

The house and the outbuildings on this farm, and most of its other fair surroundings are the works of its present proprietor, Rhoda Lamb.

This island was located the same time that Osborn's island was. Henry Jacobs Falkinburg, Sr., gave it to his son, Henry Jacobs Falkinburg, Jr. He lived there during his life, and left the farms to his sons, David and Jacob. David Falkinburg sold his share of the farm to his brother Jacob, who finally sold it to John Lockhart. After Jacob Falkinburg sold this farm to Lockhart, he became greatly dissatisfied with the bargain he had made, and the reflection that he had parted with his pleasant home, harrassed his mind until he became insane, and going back to the island, he procured a gun, and shot himself in one of the rooms of his former home.

John Lockhart died on the island, and his widow, a very lady-like woman, became insane, and died in that deplorable state.

After Lockhart's death, Jeremiah Ridgway, 2d, purchased the farm and lived on it a number of years, and whilst residing there, he accumulated considerable amount of money, in consequence of the farm being situated so near the Gravelling, which made a good market for all kinds of farm produce. Jeremiah Ridgway sold the farm to Thomas Blackman, of Atlantic county, N.J. Blackman resided there several years; he built what is called "the Gravelling house," and at last the farm was transferred to Zebedee M. Wills, the present owner.

There is extensive scopes of salt marsh belonging to this island farm, and it has always had the reputation of being one of the best farms in Egg Harbor. The summer of 1816 is familiarly known as being the "cold summer," there was frost in every month of the year except one. In this cold season, this island farm and the Jeremiah Willits farm (now Amos Ridgway's), were the only farms in Egg Harbor on which the Indian corn was fully ripened, and when the next planting time come round, all the Egg Harbor farmers were compelled to buy their seed corn of Jeremiah Ridgway and Jeremiah Willits, and at the rate of $2 per bushel - a high price for corn at that time.

The Indians called this island Miniconk; here they had a village and several burial mounds, and here was fought the great Indian battle which exterminated the whole tribe; here resounded the shrill and startling war-whoop, and here was danced the dance of exultation. At a much later period, Henry Jacobs Falkinburg, the pioneer emigrant treated with the Indians, and paid them in merchandize for the island on which was situated their principal village.

At an early date James Willits, 1st. owned this farm; from him it descended to his son James Willits, 2d, who gave it to his sons Jeremiah and Thomas. Jeremiah Willits sold his portion of the farm to William Merritt. and he and Thomas Willits sold their sections of the place to Anthony Atwood and Hezekiah Brown. Brown was drowned at sea, and soon after this Anthony Atwood purchased Brown’s part of the farm. From Anthony Atwood the farm descended to his son Samuel S. Atwood, the present proprietor.