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LAND PURCHASES |
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Number |
Acres |
3. John Palmer, Sept. 25, 1683 |
877 |
4. Thomas Codrington, Sept. 25, 1683 |
877 |
5. John Royce, Sept. 25, 1683 |
877 |
6. John White, Sept. 25, 1683 |
877 |
7. Graham, Winder & Co. Sept 28, 1683 |
1904 |
8. Proprietors. Reserved and sold to
Thomas Rudyard, Sept. 25, 1683 |
1170 |
10 Peter Sonmans, Oct. 9, 1685, at Green
Brook |
2500 |
12 John Campbell, Nov. 9, 1685 |
1874 |
13 John Dobie, Nov. 9, 1685 |
375 |
14 John Drummond, Nov. 9, 1685 |
1000 |
15 Andrew Hamilton, Nov. 9, 1685 |
700 |
22 Andrew Hamilton, April 25, 1687, on
Holland's Brook |
500 |
23 Andrew Hamilton, Oct. 3, 1687 |
250 |
26 John Robinson, May 1, 1686, on North
side of Vanquillen |
660 |
32 Thomas Codrington, April 20, 1688, in
rear of his land |
1000 |
34 J. and G. Alexander, June 15, 1686, at
Blue Hills |
462 |
35 Robert Fullerton, June 4, 1686, at Blue
Hills |
300 |
37 Hendrick Corson, June 10, 1688, junction
of North and South Branches |
500 |
38 James Cole Sr., April 23, 1688 |
125 |
39 Sir Ev. Cameron, south side of Bound
Brook |
1300 |
43
William Ackman, |
0.4 |
48 Lord Neil Campbell, Jan, 9, 1685, on
North Branch and Raritan |
1650 |
49 William Dockwrn, May 20, 1690, on the
south side of Passaic River |
3000 |
50 Samuel Winder, in rear of Graham, Winder
& Co |
500 |
51 Margaret Winder, May 20, 1690, daughter
of T. Rudyard |
1000 |
53 John Johnston, May 20, 1690, west side
of North Branch |
400 |
55 Lord Neil Campbell, May 24, 1690, on
North Branch |
1000 |
56 Sir Ev Cameron, May 24, 1690, at Blue
Hills |
2000 |
57 Sir John Dalrymple, Feb. 17, 1692, on N.
Branch at Riddle's |
500 |
58 Ann Wort, Aug 14, 1693, on North Branch
at Dalrymple's |
912 |
59 Campbell & Blackwood, Aug 4, 1693, on
North Branch |
3000 |
60 Wm Pinhorn, March 3, 1697, joining Lord
Neil Campbell |
500 |
61 John Johnston, on North Branch, joining
his own land |
100 |
62 Johnston & Willocks, June 1701 |
3150 |
63 George Willocks, June 7, 1701, against
Margaret Winder |
60 |
64 Dr. John Johnston, joining Lord Neil
Campbell on N. Branch |
500 |
65 Michael Handon, west side of North
Branch, |
466&2/3 |
66 George Willocks, west side of North
Branch |
466&2/3 |
67 Miles Foster, west side of North Branch |
466&2/3 |
68 Thomas Gordon, North Branch, at Peter
Van Neste |
500 |
69 Campbell and Blackwood, two tracts |
7600 |
71 Elisha Parker, in the Blew Hills,
between them joins Adam Hude's |
469 |
72 Elisha Parker, between the same, a mile
west of John Johnston's |
250 |
73 Elisha Parker, between 1st and 2nd
mountain, joining other tract |
80 |
74 Adam Hude, joining Parker's 1st above
tract |
469 |
75 Adam Hude, joining Parker's 2nd tract |
250 |
76 John Campbell, 120 chains up from
Passaic Riv. on Dead Riv |
200 |
77 Judiah Higgins, on Bound Brook and
Rohobous Brook, Piscataway |
500 |
82 William Penn, 1717 on Dead River and
passaic |
7500 |
85 John Pittinger, joining Penns's land |
200 |
88 McDowell and Pittinger, May 1, 1721 on
Peapack |
132 |
90 John Hamilton, March 25, 1727, between
1st and 2nd mountain |
500 |
93 Alexander McDowell, on Dan'l
Shoemaker's, formerly Pittinger's on, on Penn's land |
50 |
94 James Alexander, Feb. 12, 1727, begin a
N. E. corner of Sir Ev Cameron |
118&3/4 |
96 John Parker, Feb 12, 1727, begin at
Hollinshead & Hamilton |
165 |
97 John Parker, March 28, 1728, in
Harrison's Neck |
147 |
98 R.S. Hooper, May 16, 1726 |
125 |
99 James Alexander, Sept 17, 1741, east
side of North Branch of Dead River |
147 |
100 George Ricarick, March 28, 1728,
between Dead River and Penn Brook |
184&1/4 |
101 Joseph Jennings, Dec. 29, 1727, on
first mountain, at falls of Stony Brook |
4 |
102 Alexander McDowell, Sept 16, 1728, N.W.
corner of M. Veghton's, on Raritan (Lot 3, John Palmer) |
142&3/4 |
103 Daniel Hollinshead, June 18, 1727,
between 1st & 2nd mountain |
303 |
104 Daniel Hollinshead, march 25, 1727, on
Harrison's Purchase |
83&3/4 |
105 John Parker, Feb 27, 1730, joining
Sutton's on Harrison's Purchase |
83&3/4 |
106 John Parker, Sept 29, 1730, of
Harrison's Purchase |
159 |
107 David Cossart, May 23, 1729, on Sir Ev
Cameron's 2000 acres |
100 |
108 Ephraim Dunhams, March 1, 1730, joining
Penn's Brook, and 20 chains on Passaic River |
100 |
109 John Parker, Nov. 4, 1720, between 1st
and 2nd mountain, on Dead River, at Moses Ayer's place |
98&1/40 |
110 Dr. Wm. Beckman, on Dunstar's and
Tieppell's |
200 |
111 John Parker, July 10, 1731, between 1st
& 2nd mountain, in Harrison's Neck |
100 |
112 John Parker, in the mountain by Judiah
Higgin's Salt Pond |
100 |
113 James Alexander, Jan. 12, 1727, N.W.
corner of Lockiell's 2000 acres on Bound Brook |
116&3/4 |
114 James Alexander, Jan 12, 1727, behind
Sonman's 118&3/4 |
593&5/10 |
115 Elisha Smalley, March 17, 1736, Blue
Hills on Stony Brook |
22 |
117 Nathaniel Rolph, March 28, 1740, on
Harrison's Purchase |
83 |
118 James Hopper, Oct 18, 1740, rear of
Raritan Lots, S.E. corner of Margaret Winder |
200 |
119 Alexander & Dunstin, June 1, 1740, on
Peapack and North Branch |
1240 |
120 Andrew Hamilton, Jan. 1, 1741 on
Lamintunk |
875 |
121 James Alexander, Sept. 17, 1741, in 6
racts in Harrison's Neck |
785&45/100 |
122 Alexander & Dunstin, Oct. 15, 1741, on
Harrison |
583 |
123 Heirs of Hopper, Oct. 17, 1741, at 1st
mountain |
100 |
130 Peter Runyan, June 16, 1743, on south
side of Passaic River |
30 |
131 Peter Runyan, June 16, 1743, south side
of Passaic River |
25 |
133 Alexander & Dunstar, Oct. 25, 1743,
between 1st and 2nd mount |
1633 |
139 J. Alexander, July 10, 1744, at Basking
Ridge |
65&68/100 |
The following are the names of persons who purchased land
of the proprietors or their heirs, with dates and number of acres,
and, in some cases, its location. They are taken from Schedule
No.3 (and accompany the map of Indian titles and land grants)
in the Elizabethtown Bill of Chancery, published by James Parker,
of New York, in 1747. The lot numbers below given correspond
with those upon the accompanying map of the Indian purchases
and sub-divisions of land tracts in Somerset County, north of
the Raritan River:
This material was taken from "The History of Somerset
and Hunterdon Counties, 1881"
This is a brief glance
at the principal purchases from the natives and the proprietors
of lands comprising the territory of Somerset County, and at
a few of the very earliest settlers who came to locate their
homes within it.
[click on the map to view a larger version]
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