Abstracts of a journal written by Aaron Leaming, Jr., who transcribed early 18th century mortgages for Cape May County, NJ Transcribed/abstracted by Joan Berkey, http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ********************************************************* Aaron Leaming Book of Surveys, Liber C, begun August 1765 [from the original manuscript at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, call # (Phi) Am .842] Transcribed/abstracted by Joan Berkey, [transcriber’s note: This bound volume is found at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. The mortgages contained within it were transcribed from the originals by Aaron Leaming, Jr. (1715-1780). Since many of the colonial deeds were not recorded, the legal descriptions and genealogical information contained within them are invaluable. Please note that “L” stands for the English currency of “pound,” “S” stands for shillings, and my abbreviation of “WNJS” stands for the West New Jersey Society who owned the land beginning in the 1690s. My comments are placed within brackets] June 20th, 1765 the General Assembly of New Jersey passed a law for removing the books out of the hands of the respective Commissioners of the Loan Office in the several counties of this province into the hands of the Clerks of the Peace of the said counties and as I [Aaron Leaming, Jr.] happened to be one of the Loan Officers for Cape May (Henry Young, Esq. being the other) I thought proper to take the following extracts from the said books before they passed out of my hands 1. p. 2: Nathaniel Jenkins 110 acres, legal description, but no creeks or land owners mentioned, 1733; 40L 2. p. 3: Thomas Gandy, 1733, Cedar Swamp Creek, no acreage given; 16L 3. p. 3: Richard Downs Esq., 200 acres, 1733, tract of land and marsh whereon he lives by Fishing Creek which tenement was formerly Jacob Daton’s dec’d, 200 acres, tract was sold by WNJS [West New Jersey Society] and Jeremiah Bass, and the children of said Daton being all daughters sold the said tract to Richard Downs by a deed from them dated 1-30-1715; deed is recorded in Secretary’s office at Burlington, no legal description; 20L mortgage 4. p. 3-4: Joseph Goldin, 200 acres, L72 mortgage, 4-23-1733: “all that tract of land and marsh where he now lives butted on the east side and to run along Egg Harbor River until it comes to the mouth of a creek on the north of my new dwelling house, then the creek to be the bounds to the head of the said creek and from thence to a white oak then to a stake at the mouth of a gut by the main creek and so along the creek to the sounds is the bounds thereof, which was given to the said Joseph by a deed from his father” [father not named] 5. p. 5: “it appearing that the land mortgaged by Joshua Garlick in the 3rd [volume?] No l. of Loose Sheets is forfeited and the equity of redemption thereof foreclosed by reason he did not make payment this year according to the conditions of the mortgage…he also forfeited other land mortgaged in the 34th No. of the 40,000L mortgage book…both tracts ordered sold by Aaron Leaming by way of public vendue on the 2nd Tuesday next, 1742…John Garlick appeared and made it appear that he had purchased of Joshua Garlick nine acres of the aforesaid land that was mortgaged by Joshua, so the 9 acres was sold separately to John Garlick for 36L10S. 6. p. 6: John Stites appeared and said he bought the residue of the said lands , containing 55 acres from Joshua Garlick, and Rebecca Church claimed that Jeremiah Church dec’d had purchased of John Garlick 100 acres of the mortgaged land 7. p. 7: John Garlick 60 acres and 42 acres: Middle Precinct, mentions John Taylor’s line, Joshua Garlick’s line (60 acre tract), 42 acre tract also in Middle precinct; gives legal description for both; 42L mortgage 8. p. 8: Joshua Garlick 64 acres; Middle Precinct.; all three tracts comprise one plantation bounded on the south by John Stites plantation; Joshua Garlick sold 55 acres to John Stites after it was mortgaged; 9. John Stites 55 acres; 70L; deed of 1742 by Aaron Leaming, commissioner of the Loan Office to John Stites being part of the 64 acres mortgaged by Joshua Garlick; gives legal description 10. p. 9: John Garlick, 9 acres, 11. p. 9: John Stites, 100 acres, deed dated 1742 to Stites from Leaming/Loan Office; gives legal description 12. p. 10: John Stites 103.5 acres; deed of 1737, mortgaged land and marsh in Middle Precinct, on the sea side between the land of George Taylor and the land of Joshua Garlick; gives legal description; 50L; 13. p. 10: John Stite’s receipt for mortgage, 1742 14. p. 11: John Garlick’s receipt for 11L mortgage, two tracts, one of 60 acres, the other of 142 acres, no date 15. p. 11: “John Stites had only one child her name was Margaret and was born November 10, 1740. In July 1743 John Stites died; March 3, 1763 she was married to Jonathan Leaming my oldest son. October 9, 1764 at ¾ past 10 of the clock in the night the said Margaret was delivered of a daughter named Priscilla Leaming (that having been the name of the child’s grandmother) and the 22nd day of October 1764 about 3 in the morning the said Margaret died: witness my hand….Aaron Leaming” 16. p. 12: Joseph Chard: 1733, 16L mortgage, cedar swamp in Upper precinct, on the north side of Cedar Swamp Creek; payments were not made and in 1742 Aaron Leaming Sr. and Jr. sold it at vendue to Jeremiah Hand. Part of it is now the estate of Jesse Hand by descent from his father Oct. 9, 1765. 17. p. 12: Moses Crosley: 1733, land and marsh, corner of Henry Leonard’s land, corner of Samuel Hand, mention of Osborn land; Leaming notes that the deed is imperfect in the distances it gives; no $ mentioned 18. p. 13: Samuel Gandy, 1733: tract of land purchased by Thomas Gandy, his father, from Lewis Morris Esq.[representing the West New Jersey Society], adjoining to the said Thomas Gandy’s land that he now lives on; gives legal description; no $ mentioned 19. p. 14: Benjamin Richardson, 1733, 16L, all that tract of land whereon he now lives, no legal description, legal description is in deed filed in Burlington 20. p. 14: John Corson’s 200 acres: dated 4-24-1733, 24L mortgage, “all that tract of land and marsh containing 200 acres butted and bounded as follows: beginning at a stake in the marsh by a creek side which parts the said land from the land formerly in the possession of Abraham Banier but now in the possession of one Andrew Godfrey and running from thence up the said creek bounding therewith northwest half a point north 320 perches to a corner tree marked 12 notches from thence by a line of marked trees north east half a point east 105 perches to a tree, then south east half a point south along the line of his father Andrew Corson’s to a stake in the marsh 320 perches, then to the first mentioned stake south west half a point west 105 perches; 21. p. 14: Peter [John was written in first, then erased and replaced with the name Peter] Scull; 1733, all that tract of land and marsh in Cape May whereon he now lives at the place called Tuckahoe, on the south side of the Tuckahoe River right over against Thomas Champion’s old Plantation; gives legal description, mentions “with the third part of the meadow which was purchased by John Scull 22. p. 15: Ebenezer Swain; 1733, 100 acres; gives legal description, mentions William Johnson’s land and line; 24L 23. p. 15: Henry Leonard, 150 acres, 1733, 32L; tract whereon he now lives; gives legal description; land of John Reeves adjoins, Perch Creek: Beginning at a stake standing by the side of a creek that parts the said land from the land of John Reeves called Perch Creek and runs from thence south southwest seventy nine perches to a stake by a gut or small creek, from thence west northwest three hundred and twenty perches along the line of the said John Reeves land to the beginning. [Leaming notes that 2 courses are left out of the original] 24. p. 15: Isaac Hand: 1733, 16L; land of Benjamin Johnson, Jonathan Osborn’s, no acreage; beg. at a stake by the sound side in the line between it and the land of Benjamin Johnson, and running from thence northwest and by west 320 perches to a corner tree marked with 12 notches, then north and by north half north, 48 perches to the land that was Jonathan Osborn’s, then down that line east south east 320 perches to the mouth of a small creek that is by the sound side , joining therewith seventy eight perches southwest and by south half south to the beginning 25. p. 16: Randall Hewit, 115 acres; 24L; gives legal description, “Horseneck” [AL notes that it contains by computation 261 acres] 26. p. 16: William Johnson, 1733; 50L; gives legal description; beg. at a corner stake by cedar creek side and running from thence S33W, 122 perches to a stake upon a small creek called the Green Spring Creek, then up the said creek bounding with the water courses thereof to a poplar standing in the branch, then 33 degrees along the line of Mr. Jervice’s land two hundred perches to a corner white oak on the north side of the main branch of cedar creek then north sixteen degrees easterly one hundred and fifty perches to a corner of Joseph Holdin’s, then southeast one hundred and sixty perches to a red oak in the fork of cedar creek then east 35 degrees south 16 perches to beginning; “except that part given to Catherine Johnson now the wife of James Hathorn, see p. 49” 27. p. 16: Aaron Leaming, 350 acres; 100L; line of Arthur Cresse Sr., legal description; said land was bought from the daughters of Edmund Howell deceased and their husbands Edward Quinton and Abraham Hudson, and the part belonging to Sarah Howell when a maid but now Sarah Smith; 1733 28. p. 17: John Leonard, 90 acres; 16L, 1733; legal description; mentions land of Moses Crossle; 29. p. 17: Isaac Hand, 50 acres; April 24th, the sixth year of King George the II, 16L;gives legal description 30. p. 18: Josiah Edwards, 200 acres, 1733; 16L; beg. at Peter Corson’s southeast corner and running up Peter’s line northwest half north 320 perches, then northeast half east 139 perches to the line of the land surveyed for Henry Young now belonging to Joseph Badcock so down the said line south south east half east 320 perches to a stake by the side of a creek; thence southwest 79 perches to beginning. 31. p. 18: Jacob Spicer, Esq.; 200 acres, the neck & 141 acres Oyster Point; 1733; 57L; all that tract of land he purchased of Caleb Carman containing 200 acres of land and marsh bounded northwardly upon the said Carman’s land and George Crafford’s land and westerly upon a creek that runs from John Paige’s land and southerly upon a creek that fronts John Hand’s land, and easterly upon some marsh belonging to the proprietors in England; his deed for the same dated 1710, Liber B, p. 101. Also 141 acres he bought of Benjamin and William Carman known as Oyster Point in Cold Spring neck, by deed ; also the beach called Two Mile Beach 32. p. 19: Joshua Stites, 1734, land in Cold Spring, no legal description 15L; 33. p 19: Michael Isard and wife Sarah; 1734, 24L; 200 acres, was sold by WNJS to John Reeves, dec’d who is the father of Sarah; beg. at a stake by a creek from thence northeast by north 105 perches to stake in marsh, thence along the marsh and so along the woods by a line of marked trees west northwest to an oak, 320 perches, then along the woods southeast by south 105 perches, then ESE to beginning, 320 P; 34. Isaac Whildin, 200 acres; deed of 4-22-1735, fol. 23, 40L, all that tract of land now in his possession it being one half of a certain parcel of land bought by his father Joseph Whildin deceased of the West NJ Society, containing over 200 acres of land, beginning at a stake standing in the marsh at Humphrey Hughes SW corner to a little creek so up the said creek to Joseph Whildin his brother’s land to his easternmost corner, so running NW ½ W along the said Joseph’s line 320P to a corner tree in the woods, from thence NE ½ N 120P to a black oak, thence NE ½ S, 60P, thence SE half E 240 P to POB. 35. p. 20: 1735; one eightyth of the Five Mile Beach; 15L; 36. p. 20: Jacob Spicer, 54 acres; 15L; beg. at a white oak near land of Caleb Carman and on the west side of his head line and running from thence southwest by south 90p; thence northwest by west 102 P; then northeast by north, 90P, then southeast by east 102 perches to beginning 37. p. 20: George Stites 40 acres and 10 acres, 1735; whereon George Stites now liveth; gives legal description; also tract of marsh at “nummies.” 15L 38. p. 21: Henry Leonard, 100 acres; 1735, 41L; no legal description 39. p. 22: Henry Stites, 200 acres; 1741; 16L; land and marsh in Middle precinct., between the land of William Smith and that was formerly John Reeves but now Henry Stites, Jr.; gives legal description; 40. p. 22: Moses Crossle; 117 acres, between land of Henry Leonard and the Osborn [no first name given]; gives legal description; [AL comments that this was not the whole plantation, only the part next to Leonard] 41. p. 22: Daniel Norton, 50 acres; 15L; on bayside, fork of Dyers Creek, Shamgar Hand’s corner; 42. William Robinson home plantation, bayside,1736; 16L; beginning at Shamgar Hand’s east end in Jo [Joseph] Mores Neck thence south one hundred and three perches then east thirty seven perches to a branch of Wills creek, than along the creek north north east one quarter east 116 perches to another branch that proceeds from Wills Creek and then along the said branch west 86 perches to the beginning. Also another tract beginning at William Smith’s southeast corner 43. p. 23: Christopher Leaming, 204 acres; 1737, 12L 10S; land and marsh between land of John Reeves, late of Cape May, dec’d and the land of John Hand’s 44. p. 21: John Hand, 186 acres, 1737, 12L; tract in Upper; between land of Christopher Leaming and land of Daniel Brandreth; gives legal description 45. p. 24: Daniel Garritson, 100 acres; 1737, 40L; land in Upper, mentions land of John Hubbert; gives legal description 46. p. 24: John Stites, 103.5 acres, 50L, see p. 10 for legal description; 1737 47. p. 24: Nathan Osborn; 150 acres, 16L; Middle precinct., gives legal description., Isaac Hand’s corner, Anannias Osborn corner 48. p. 25: Robert Townsend, Esq., 12L 10S, Upper precinct., adjoining land that was formerly Benjamin Hand’s which land is now in the possession of Daniel Brandreth; gives legal description; 260 acres 49. p. 26: Ebenezer Johnson, 100 acres, 1737, 12L 10S; gives legal description, corner tree of John Bucks, bank of Delaware Bay 50. p. 26: Ebenezer Newton, 150 acres, 64L; between John Eldredge and Delaware Bay, excepting about 30 acres that was sold to Samuel Foster which lies next to the bay; beginning at a bridge that passeth to New England Town, thence north eight degrees westerly fifty perches and then east eight degrees southerly forty perches then north eight westerly forty perches thence west eight north forty perches, then north eight westerly seventy two perches, then east twenty eight degrees south forty eight perches then north forty four degrees east eighty six perches then east eight degrees south one hundred and fifteen perches to a corner then by the land of George Crafford’s which is now in the possession of John Eldredge south southwest one half appoint south to the New England town Creek, down the creek several courses to beginning. 51. p. 27: Henry Stites, 1737, 100L; see courses in the book p. 22; 52. p. 27: Jeremiah Hand, 100 acres; 25L11s6p; Lower precinct. Between land of Joshua Shaw and land of Wm. Johnson; gives legal 53. p. 28: Henry Stites, 1738, 200 acres, see p. 22 for legal description 54. p. 28: Jeremiah Church; 97 acres; 1738, 44L; John Hughes corner on the beach; Thomas Hand, trees marked TH and CC; gives legal description 55. Annanias Osborn, 100 acres, 12L, middle precinct., between the land of Nathan Osborn and land of Mosses Crossle; 1738 56. p. 29: William Eldredge, 200 acres; 1738, no $ given; land in Middle precinct at the place called Goshen; between the land of Benjamin Johnson and Thomas Leaming 57. p. 29: Recompense Hand; 200 acres, see p. 31; 1738, 100L; middle precinct.; near Fishing Creek; legal description Maybe missing one course; 58. p. 30: John Gandy, 150 acres; 1739; 20L; Upper precinct at the place called Cedar Swamp Creek; gives legal description 59. p. 30 John Cromwell, 1739, 150 acres, Upper precinct, between land of Benjamin Holdin and Daniel Garriston on the south side; gives legal description, said land and marsh was purchased by Cromwell of John Willits and James Hathorn and purchased by Willits and Hathorn of John Hubbert, and Hubbert purchased from Rem Garritson [no dates given] 60. p. 31: George Hollingshead; 184 acres; 1739; 25L; Upper precinct, adjoining land of Isaac Ludlam of the northeast side and Isaac Townsend land on the southwest side; gives legal description 61. p. 31: Nathan Osborn, 150 acres, 1739, see p.24 & 25 62. P. 31; George Hollingshead, 184 acres, 1740, 54L; (see above description) 63. p. 31: Recompense Hand, 200 acres; 1740; land in Middle precinct on bayside; gives legal description, no $ mentioned 64. p. 32: Richard Downs Esq., 200 acres, 27L; 1740; Lower precinct., at Fishing Creek on the southwest side of the same and adjoining to the bay and Fishing Creek; land was formerly Jacob Daton’s which was purchased by Downs of Daton’s heirs 65. p. 32: George Stites 40 acres and 10 acres, 1740, 36L; see p. 20 and 21 66. p. 32: Thomas Hand, 400 acres at Jo Moors; 1740; 9-18-9.25; at place called Joseph Moors, bounding on the north side by John Smith’s land, on the south side to Nathan Hands land, between which lines is contained 400 acres, part of land that was purchased by Cornelius Hand late of Cape May, dec’d, of Jacob Spicer..by the deed of conveyance from the said Spicer to the said Cornelius Hand and conveyed by Josiah Hand to his son Thomas Hand and fell to Josiah Hand as heir at law to the said Cornelius Hand 67. p. 33: James Cresse; 118 acres, 1741, Middle precinct; legal description, between the land of David Cresse and Shamgar Hand…bought by Arthur Cresse grandfather to the said James Cresse 68. p. 33: Cornelius Schelinks, 34 acres; 1741, L50-8-7; Lower precinct, Cold Spring, beg. at Cold Spring creek at the south corner of Humphrey Hughes and running from thence northwest 30 north 269 perches, then southwest seventy degrees twenty two perches and a half, from there south east thirty deg. two hundred thirty one perches to Cold Spring creek, from thence along the creek to beginning 69. p. 34: Ebenezer Swain, Esq.; 130 acres that was Jonathan Swains; 1741; between land of Humphrey Hughes and the land of Samuel Stain; gives legal description 70. p. 35: Jeremiah Hand, 100 acres; 1742; L28-18-4.5; Lower precinct, between Joshua Shaw and land of William Johnson; gives legal description, mentions fork of Cedar Creek 71. p. 36: John Stites, 55 acres; 1732, L-11-18-1; Middle precinct; gives legal, mentions Oliver Johnson line, John Garlick land (purchased from his father Joshua); being the land and plantation whereon Joshua Garlick now liveth which land he lately purchased of the commissioners, see p. 8 & 9 72. p. 36: Joseph Savage: 55 acres and 5.5 acres; 1744; L12-0-0, land near Fishing Creek; beg. at stake on south side of John Buck’s meadow, thence southwest by south thirty-eight perches, then southeast by east one hundred and sixty perches and then northeast by north fifty nine perches then northwest by west one hundred and forty perches to the meadows, then southwest by south fifteen perches then along the side of the meadows to the beginning 73. p. 37: William Mulford , L49-1-5, 200 acres, below Thomas Hewit’s line by the sound side 74. p. 37: John Garlick, 102 acres, 1745, L8-8-0; gives legal description, John Stites lines 75. Isaac Whildin 100 acres; May 1745, orig. sold by WNJS to James Stanfield of Phila; all that tract, messuage and tract of land, beg. at a stake standing by the bay side between the bay and the pond above the land which was formerly said to belong to John Reeves, running up the bay… 76. p. 39: Humphrey Hughes, 30 and 20 acres; near head of Fishing Creek; gives legal description 77. p. 40: Christopher Foster, 144 acres, 6-14-1745, 29L, mentions Wills Creek and Thomas Buck’s line; gives legal description 78. p. 40: Thomas Leaming, 164 acres, 1745, L23-5-6, at Goshen, beg. at stake by creek side it being the corner stake of the land that was formerly Yelverton Crowell’s, and thence east south east one hundred and ninety perches, and thence north eighty-five degrees east one hundred and eighty two perches, then north five west ninety eight perches and thence south eighty-five west three hundred and forty eight perches, then running on a straight line to the beginning 79. p. 42: map showing deed, mentions Society sold in 1727 to William Matthews 142 acres of land at Fishing creek, and Matthews bought two other tracts in 1744 from the Society, for a total of 191 acres; gives legal description 80. p. 44: James Page, 61 and 33 acres, 1737, gives legal description, Lower precinct; land of Josiah Crowell’s called the head of New England Creek 81. p. 45: Randol Hewitt , 1737, no $ given, bayside, between Green Creek and Dyer’s Creek;115 acres, 82. p. 45: John Leonard (90 acres), 1737, 36L; between land of Moses Crossle and land of Henry Leonard; gives legal description; 83. p. 45: Nathan Hand (150 acres); L20; 1737; Middle precinct, between land of Shamgar Hand and land of his brother, Thomas 84. p. 46: Benjamin Johnson, 150 acres, 3-25-1737, 16L; tract of land and marsh in Middle Precinct at a place called Goshen between the land of Samuel Johnson and the land of William Eldredge, beginning at the fork of a creek at William Eldredge’s SW corner and from thence along Samuel Johnson’s line SE and by S half S 320 perches to a corner pine and then northeast by east half east 75 perches, then NW by north half north 320 perches to Wm Eldredge’s line, then along Eldredge’s line 75P to POB 85. p. 46: Henry Leonard: 90 acres, 1737, L50; Middle precinct, between land of John Reeves and John Leonard; gives legal description 86. p. 47: John Willits, 300 acres, 1737, L50; upper precinct at place called Jerusalem; gives legal 87. p. 47: Ebenezer Swain, 100 acres, L36; Lower precinct, gives legal description, white oak of William Johnson land; 88. p. 48: James Hedges; 31 acres, 1;737, L12; Lower; near southernmost branch of Fishing Creek; gives legal description 89. p. 48: Cornelius Schelinks; 94 acres, 1737; L12-10-0; Lower precinct. Between lands of Humphrey Hughes and land of Cornelius Schelinger Sr., beg at stake by side of Cold Spring Creek 90. p. 49: Wm Johnson, 280 acres, 1727, 100L; see p. 16 91. p. 49: Moses Crossle, 100 acres, L50, see p. 12; 117 acres see p. 22 92. p. 49: Jacob Spicer, Esq., 4 tracts, 1737, L160; gives legal description, mentions that Spicer sold Oyster Point to Samuel Eldredge; says the first mentioned tract contains 200 acres called the neck (now called “Point Airy”), also the back and the 54 acre tract 93. p. 50: Joseph Goldin, 200 acres; 116L; tract of land and marsh in Upper Precinct where he now lives, bound on the northeast by Egg Harbor River, mentions Isaiah Stites, 1737 94. p. 50: John Champion, 150 acres, also 26 acres, 1737, L36; on NE side of Tuckahoe River in Gloucester county 95. p. 51: Joshua Stites, 75 acres, 1737, L32; Lower precinct, between land of Barnabas Crowell and land of Cornelius Schelinger; gives legal description 96. p. 51: William Matthews, 142 acres, 1737, L25; legal description, mentions land of Recompense Hand 97. p. 52: Reuben Swain, 100 acres; 1737, Lower precinct; between land of Ebenezer Swain and Jonathan Swain; gives legal description; 98. p. 53: Benjamin Richardson, 124 acres, 1737, L25; all his plantation between Richard Shaw’s and Ephraim Edward’s plantations; 99. p. 53: John Hand, 80 acres, 1737, L12-10-0; Middle precinct at the place called Fishing Creek, is one half of the land that was former Jeremiah Hand’s, beginning at Thomas Hand’s corner near the bay, William Matthews corner p. 53: Michael and Sarah Isard, 1737, L45, see p. 19 Nathaniel Jenkins, 200 acres, 1737, Middle; gives legal [part of this page is torn], Abraham Smith, land of Shamgar Hand now Thomas Hand p. 54: Aaron Leaming, 350 acres, L100, 1737; land bought of daughters of Edmond Howell, gives legal description p. 55: Ephraim Edwards, 105 acres, 1737, L16; Middle precinct, between land of Benjamin Richardson and James Edwards; gives legal John Corson, Sr. 33 1/3 acres, deed of 4-18-1737; land and marsh in upper precinct at the place called the fast landing adjoining to the cedar swamp creek and to the land of Jacob Corson’s, which said land and marsh contained 33 and one third acres; 12L Jacob Garritson, 100 acres; 1737, Upper precinct, adjoining Isaiah Stites on the northeast side and said Jacob Garritson on the southwest side; gives legal description p. 56: Reuben Hewit: 50 acres, 1737, L16; Middle precinct, bayside between Lewis Cresse and Thomas Hewit; gives legal description; Cornelius Schelinks Jr., 94 acres, 1737; L21; Lower, between Humphrey Hughes and Cornelius Schelinks, Sr.; beg. at stake in Cold Spring Creek; gives legal description; p. 57: Richard Shaw: 65 acres, 1737, L12-10-0; Middle precinct, seaside, between land of John Richardson and land that now is in possession of Joshua Garlick; tract was formerly purchased by Oliver Johnson from WNJS and Oliver Johnson by his will gave the said half tract of land unto his son Daniel Johnson and the said Daniel conveyed to Aaron Leaming and was then conveyed by Leaming to Richard Shaw Nathaniel Foster, 100 acres deed dated 3-28-1738, L18, beginning at a stake at the lower end of a pond that is called Norton’s pond and running up the middle of the pond east southeast 100 perches to the head of the pond, and thence east south east ¾ east 12 perches, and then south east 96 perches to a corner tree, and then southwest half west 76 perches, thence NW by W 184 perches; thence n ¾ E 95 perches to beginning; mortgaged again 4-22-1740 for 29L p. 58: John Eldredge, 100 acres, 1738; L16; Lower precinct, easterly end of George Eaglesfield land and joining John Parsons 200 acre tract; sold by John Crafford to George Crafford by deed dated 1700; was purchased by John Eldredge of Yelverton Crowell of East jersey Joseph Hewit Sr., 166 acres, “this was Randol Hewit’s son, Joseph; 1738; Middle near the bay; p. 59: John Garlick, 60/42 acres; 1738, L45; two tracts; gives legal description p. 60: Joshua Hildreth, 186 acres; 1738; L15; Middle Precinct. Between the land of Joshua Stites and the land of Thomas Hewit; beg, at a stake in the marsh being the bounded stake of Joshua Stites aforesaid and so running along the marsh north eight degrees east to the mouth of a creek and so up the said creek bounding therewith to a swamp and so along the said swamp the several courses thereof to the head of the same, then up to the woods as far as the land runs being from the mouth of the said creek to the head of the land as is usual 320 perches then through the woods to the line of Joshua Stites aforesaid south eight degrees west and so down the said Joshua Stites’ line to the beginning; William Robinson, 77 acres, 1738, L15; two tracts see p. 23 for legal description Thomas Hand, 150 acres at Gravelly Run; L15; 1738; Middle precinct, on northeast side of Gravelly Run between land of Nathaniel Jenkins and the land of Nathan Hand; gives legal description p. 61: Recompense Hand, 160 and 32 acres; 1738, L27-15-0; head of Fishing Creek; gives legal description p. 62: Ebenezer Swain, 100 acres, 1739, L42, see p. 47 Jacob Spicer, Esq.; 1739; 200 acres in the neck; 141 acres Oyster Point and the 2 mile beach, 54 acres homestead, see p. 18 and 19; 165L Randol Hewit, 150 acres, L87; Middle precinct on the bayside between Green and Dyer’s Creeks p. 63: Thomas Leaming, 150 acres: 1740; L42-5-0; Middle, gives description p. 69 William Mulford, again, same 200 acres, for 35L 10s p. 74: Jacob Spicer, homestead of 54 acres, 5-12-1744 (see p. 49, this description: beginning at a white oak near the land of Caleb Carman and on the west side of ye head line and running from thence southwest by south ninety perches, then southeast by east from thence northwest by west 102 perches, then northeast by north 90 perches, then southeast by east 102 perches, to the beginning, containing 54 acres) p. 85…Aaron Leaming died in Phila. 6-20-1746, aged 58 Lydia Leaming’s will registered in Surrogate’s office in Burlington, she died at Cape May Oct. 2, 1762 aged 82 years p. 88: Nathaniel Hand’s oldest son is Timothy, Timothy sold share in 5-mile Beach in 1754 p. 123: “Epitaph copied from the Leaming family burying ground” situated in Cape May Co., NJ, copied from a copy by Lydia Leaming Smith, 12-25-1882: Lydia Leaming daughter of John and Elizabeth Persons was born at East Hampton April 10, 1680. They moved to Cape May July 1691, in September 1691 settled on this plantation. In January 1693 he died. April 8th 1695, Lydia married to Wm. Shaw by whom she had Richard, Lydia, John, Joshua, and Nathan that survived her. May 17, 1712 William Shaw died and October 10, 1714 she married Aaron Leaming who died June 10, 1746. They had Aaron, Jeremiah and Elizabeth. October 2, 1762 she finished this life.”