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LAND PURCHASES

 

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.

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