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.