At Newport an association or "company of purchasers" was formed to aid the settlement of Monmouth, of which Walter Clarke, subsequently governor of that colony, was secretary, and of which William Reape was probably the most effective member. Reape's business as a merchant caused him to travel much on Long Island and to various towns in Massachusetts, which gave him opportunities to enlist recruits for the project, and he was such a zealous Quaker that he was arrested in Plymouth Colony by the Puritans, and on Long Island by the Dutch for traveling with Quaker preachers.
It seems difficult to account for the substantial assistance given to the effort to secure the one hundred men within the required time, by men at Sandwich, Yarmouth, Salem and other towns in Massachusetts, except on the theory that William Reape, the busy, energetic young Quaker, in his travels enlisted them in the cause.
Most of the Rhode Island and Long Island men who aided in settling Monmouth had previously lived in Massachusetts, and a number were of English birth.
Several years ago the Proceedings of the Bi-Centennial Celebration of the New Jersey Legislature were published by the State, and in the Appendix the writer gave a list of first settlers of Monmouth, with the places from which each came as far as then ascertained. This list was substantially copied in the recent history of Monmouth county, but it was incomplete, and the compiler of that history added a few items, some of which need correction.
The following is a list of some of the names, alphabetically arranged, of the persons who contributed toward buying the land in Monmouth of the Indians and for incidental expenses in treating with them, and also the amount paid by each:
£ s. d.
Christopher Allmey of R. I. 4
*Job Allmey, " 4
John Allen and Robert Taylor, R. I. 3
Steven Arnold, " 3
John Bowne, of Gravesend, L. I. 4
*John Bowne, of Flushing, L. I. 3
James Bowne, L. I. 1 14 6
William Bowne, L. I. 1 06 8
Gerrard Bourne, R. I. 4 10
Richard Borden, R. I. 11 10
Benjamin Borden and George Mount 6
Nicholas Browne. R. I. 4
*Francis Brinley, R. I. 3 10
*Henry Bull, R. I. 3
John Conklin, L. I. 0 15
*Walter Clarke, R. I. 3
Robert Carr, R. I. 3
*Robert Carr and Walter Clarke, R. I. 1
*John Coggeshall 3
*Joshua Coggeshall and Daniel Gould, R. I. 3 10
*Wm. Coddington, R. I. 3
Thomas Clifton, R. I. 3 10
John Cooke, R. I. 3
George Chutte, R. I. 3
Thomas Cox, L. I. 3 10
Joseph Coleman 3
*Nicholas Davis, R. I. 8
Roger Ellis and Son, Mass. 6
*Peter Esson (Easton,) R. I. 3
James Grover, L. I. 4
Richard Gibbons, L. I. 4
*Zachary Gauntt, R. I. 1 10
William Goulding. L. I. 4
*Ralph Goldsmith, " 3 10
*Daniel Gould (see J. Coggeshall,) R. I. 3
Samuel Holliman (Holman) 3
John Horabin 2 1 8
Obadiah Holmes, R. I. 4
Jonathan Holmes, R. I. 3
Tobias Handson, (R. I. ?) 4
John Hance (Wales?) 4
*William James, R. I. 1 5
*John Jenkins, Mass. 3
John Jenkins and Wm. Shadduck, Mass 2
Edmund Lafetra (Huguenot?) 3 10
Henry Lippitt, R. I. 4
Richard Lippencott, L. I. 16 10
*Thomas Moor, L. I. 1 13 4
Francis Masters, (N. Y. ?) 3 10
George Mount ( see B. Burdan)
Thomas Potter, R. I. 4
Edward Pattison, Mass 4
John Ruckman, L. I. 4
Richard Richardson 4
Samuel Spicer, L. I. 4
Richard Stout, " 4
*Nath'l Sylvester, L. I. 6
Thomas Shaddock, (Mass ?) 3
Wm. Shaddock and Geo. Webb, Mass 1
William Shaddock (see J. Jenkins)
Edward Smith, R. I. 3
Robert Story, N. Y. City 9
Wm. Shaberly, Barbadoes 4
Richard Sussell, R. I. 4 10
John Tilton, L. I. 4
*John Throckmorton, R. I. 1 6 8
John Townsend, L. I. 4
*Edward Thurston, R. I. 3
Nathan Tomkins, R. 1. 4
Edward Tartt, (Mass?) 3 17 6
Robert Taylor (see J. Allen,) R. I.
Emanuel Woolley, R.I. 3
Thos. Winterton, R.I. 3
*Edward Wharton, Mass 3
Eliakim Wardell, " 4
Geo. Webb (see Wm. Shaddock, Mass.)
Thomas Whitlock, L. I. 3 17 6
Bartholomew West, R. I. 4
Robert West, R. I. 4
Walter Wall, L.I. 4
John Wall, " 3 10
John Wilson, 4
John Wood, R. I. 4 10
In addition to the above named the following persons were also
purchasers or settlers, probably before the expiration of the
three years' limit in the Patent:
James Ashton, R. I. Bartholoman Lippencott, L. I.
Joseph Bryce William Layton, R. I.
John Bird, Wm. Lawrence, L. I.
Abraham Brown, (R, I. ?) James Leonard, Mass.
Wm. Cheesman, L. I. Lewis Mattox, R. I.
Wm. Compton, " Wm. Newman, (Mass?)
Jacob Cole Joseph Parker, R. I.
Benj. Deuell, R. I. Peter Parker, "
Thomas Dungan, R. I. Anthony Page
Daniel Estell, L. I. Henry Percy, R. I.
Gideon Freeborn, R. I. William Rogers
William Gifford, Mass. William Reape, R. I.
James Grover, Jr., L. I. John Slocum, R. I.
Thomas Hart, R. I. Samuel Shaddock, Mass.
John Hall, R. I. Wm. Shearman, R. I.
Robt. Hazard, (R. I. ?) John Smith, (R. I.?)
James Heard, (Mass ?) John Stout, L . I.
Randall Huet, Sr., N. Y. Richard Sadler
John Hawes, Barth. Shamquesque
Randall Huet, Jr., N. Y. John Tomson, Mass.
Joseph Huet, " Job Throckmorton, R. I.
George Hulett, (R. I. ?) Peter Tilton, L. I.
John Havens, R. I. Thos. Wansick
John Jobs Robt. West, Jr., R. I.
Robert Jones, N. Y. Thos. Wright.
Gabriel Kirk Marmaduke Ward, R. I.
-------John Jenkins, of Sandwich, Mass., sold his share of land July 6th, 1670, to George Allen, a noted Quaker of Sandwich, some of whose descendants came to Monmouth.
Daniel Gould of Newport, R. I., and Joshua Goggeshall of Portsmouth, R. I, also sold shares to George Allen, July 7th, 1670.
Walter Clarke also sold a share to George Allen, September 1st, 1672.
Thomas Moore, who was a prominent citizen of Southold, L. I, sold his share to Capt. Christopher Allmey, August 24, 1674.
Robert Story, who was the leading Quaker in New York City, sold his share to John Jay of Barbadoes, W. I.
William Shaberly, also of Barbadoes, sold his share to John Jay.
Robert Carr of Rhode Island, sold his share to Giles Slocum of Portsmouth, who conveyed the same to his son, Captain John Slocum, November 22, 1672.
Zachary Gauntt sold his share to his brother, Annanias, in 1668.
William Goulding of Long Island, sold his share to Richard Hartshorne.
Samuel Borden of Portsmouth, R. I., sold his share, 1671, to Lawis Mattox of the same place.
Governor, William Coddington, was said to be the wealthiest man in Rhode Island; the writer has found no record of his transferring his share, but thinks it possible that George Hulett, an original settler, may have occupied it, as a person of that name was in Governor Coddington's employ, 1664, and previously, and the name disappears in Rhode Island after 1664.
Job Allmey. This name is now generally given as Almy. Job and his brother, Christopher, both paid for shares of land in the original purchase of lands from the Indians. They were sons of William Almy, who it is supposed came over with Governor Winthrop to Massachusetts about 1631, and returned to England for his family, 1635. He located first at Lynn, Mass., next at Sandwich, and in 1644 settled at Portsmouth, a town in close proximity to Newport, R. I. William Almy was born about 1601 and died 1676. He is said to have been a member of the Society of Friends. His son, Christopher, who came to Monmouth, was born in England about 1632, and died January 30, 1713. Job Almy was probably born in Massachusetts, and he died in the Spring of 1684 at Portsmouth, R. I. He married Mary Unthank of Warwick, R. I, and left several children. He held several honorable positions in the colony of Rhode Island- was deputy in the Colonial Assembly, 1670-2, Governor's assistant, 1673, etc.
Francis Brinley. This gentleman was a Governor's assistant and leading judge in Rhode Island. He was a son of Thomas Brinley, who was auditor of revenues of Charles 1st and 2d. A sister of Francis Brinley married Nathaniel Sylvester, one of the Monmouth patentees. A descendant of the Brinley family, named Edward, married Janet Parker of the Amboy Parker family, and one of their children was the well remembered surveyor general of East Jersey, Francis W. Brinley.
Henry Bull. This honest, indomitable old Quaker, one of the active friends of the settlement of Monmouth, was Governor of Rhode Island, 1685-90, and died 1694, at an advanced age. Before settling in Rhode Island he had been a victim of Puritan persecution in Massachusetts. His history and the genealogy of his descendants have been quite well preserved.
Robert Carr was of Newport, R. I., and brother of Caleb, who was Governor, 1625. These two were probably the Robert Carr, aged 21, and the Caleb, aged 11 years, who came to America in the ship Elizabeth and Ann, 1635. They are both named as freemen at Newport, 1655, and Robert is named there, 1687. He sold his share of land in Monmouth to Giles Slocum in 1672, who conveyed the same to his son, Capt. John Slocum, who settled in Monmouth.
Thomas Clifton was an original settler of Rehobith, Mass., 1643, and subsequently became a Quaker. On account of being persecuted for his faith he went to Rhode Island, where he lived when he paid for a share of land in Monmouth. His daughter, Hope Clifton, was also a victim of Quaker persecution. He was a deputy in the R. I. colonial assembly, 1675.
William Coddington. This is another honored Rhode Island name. He was about the wealthiest of the original settlers of Rhode Island, was Governor, 1668, 1674-6, and died, 1678. His name is one of the most prominent in the early history of that colony. He did come to Monmouth. He had in 1664 a man named George Hulate in his employ, whose name disappears after that date in R. I., and then as the same name appears among original settlers of Monmouth, it may be that George Hulate settled on Governor Coddington's share of land.
Nicholas Davis was one of the twelve patentees, and also paid for a share of land. He was born in England, was a freeman at Barnstable, 1643, became a Quaker, and being subjected to persecution, settled in Rhode Island and was admitted freeman at Newport, 1671. He was drowned in 1672. His widow, Sarah, was in Monmouth for a time.
Thomas Dungan was a prominent Baptist preacher, and in 1678 was a deputy from East Greenwich in the R. I. colonial assembly. It is possible that he visited Monmouth as preacher. In 1684 he left Rhode Island and settled at Cold Run, Bucks County, Pa., where he died, 1688.
Roger Ellis and son are named as paying for shares of land. Roger Ellis was an early settler at Yarmouth, Mass.; he married Jane Lisham and his son, John, was born December 1, 1648. His name is sometimes given in records of Plymouth colony as Else.
Henry Bull of R. I, was prominent in forwarding the settlement in Monmouth by getting persons to aid in purchasing the land of Indians and inducing settlers to locate there. He was a member of the Rhode Island "company of purchasers," of which Walter Clarke was secretary.
Robert Carr of R. I., paid for a share of land in Monmouth, which he sold to Giles Slocum, who deeded the same to his son, John Slocum, who settled on it.
William Chadwick and Thomas Chadwick settled in Monmouth among original settlers. They are supposed to have come from R. I. The name is so often misspelled as Shaddock and Shattock, that in some cases it is difficult to distinguish the family from that of William Shattock, the noted Quaker, who was persecuted in Massachusetts, who also came to Monmouth, and about a dozen years later, moved into Burlington County, N. J. He was a Quaker of the primitive stripe and a personal friend of George Fox. His Quaker non-resistent views seriously interfered with his duties as Governor to exert his position to have soldiers enlisted and armed to defend the colonists from the fearful attacks of the Indians in the time of King Philip. In some of the emergencies some subordinate took military matters in hand. While his first act as Governor, in May, 1676, was to issue a commission to Capt. Arthur Fenner as "Chief Commander of the Kings Garrison at Providence," which was established in view of Indian troubles, which does not appear to be in accordance with Quaker principles, yet William Edmundson, the celebrated Quaker, says in his journal that he could not give his consent to kill and destroy men in the Indian wars at that time. Governor Walter Clarke occupies a very important and memorable page in Rhode Island history. He died in 1714.