NEW JERSEY MARRIAGES Contributed to the USGenWeb Archives by by Patricia M. Bergener (fmlyhstry@verizon.net) (c) 1999. Copyright. All Rights Reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nj/njfiles.htm ********************************************************* NOTE: The Contributor is not able to do lookups. Early New Jersey Marriages - Extracts ____________________________________________________________ from microfilm copies of original marriage bonds in possession of NJ Dept. of Education, Division of State Library Archives & History, filmed in 1966. "Marriages are from various counties, and are arranged in groups by surname, but not alphabetical within groups." (Family History Library Catalog; 0888701-0888710) I have capitalized all surnames for ease in identification. When there was a discrepancy with a name in the body of the bond and the signature, the difference of the signature is in parentheses An asteric * indicates spelling of a locality as found in document. FHLC 0888702; Vol. C (1735 - 1797) [total of 778 bonds] #451-#500 #451; Mathew CLUN (Matthew CLUNNE) and Isaac YARD of the County of Hunterdon... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Esquire... 500 pounds... 2 April 1768. ... Mathew CLUNN... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mary SHILLMAN... [w] William CHAMBERS and Bowes REED #452; Thomas GITHINGS (GETHINGS) and William COXE (Will'm COX Jr), both of Burlington County... [bound to]... Governor FRANKLIN... 500 pounds... 2 April 1768. ... William COXE obtained license of marriage for the said Thomas GITHINGS... and for Mary DELAPLAIN... [w] Peter BARD and Sam'l BARD [bound in wrong volume.] #453; David CHAMBERS of ye Township of Alenstown*, County of Northampton and Province of Pensilvania*... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 13 April 1768. ... David CHAMBERS... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Sarah SLOAN... [w] Jno HANNA #454; William COOPER of the County of Gloster* and David CLAYTON of the City of Burlington, Inholder... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 4 May 1768. ... William COOPER... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Ann FOLWELL of the County of Burlington... [w] Rob't BURCHAN #455; Peter CUNDITT (CONDIT) and Sylus CUNDITT (Silas CONDIT), boath of the County of Morris... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Esq'r... 500 pounds... 19 May 1768. ... Peter CUNDITT... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Ann BRYAM of the County of Morris... [w] Peter KEMBLE and Ann FEILDING (her mark) #456; John CLARKSON and Abraham FREEMAN, both of Woodbridge in the County of Middlesex... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 29 May 1768. ... John CLARKSON... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Maryan NOE... [w] John MACKAY [consent] ... John CLARKSON has got consent of me + my wife, that he may mary my Daughter Maryan NOE... 24 May 1768. [signed:] John NOE & Catteren NOE [note: the month is not noted in the body of the bond, but is written on the back of the bond.] #457; Wheeler CASE of Dutchess County in the Province of New York, and George EVERTSON (EVERSON) of the County of Middlesex, New Jersey... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 10 Jun 1768. ... Wheeler CASE... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mary EVERTSON of Woodbridge... [w] John MACKAY #458; John COOKE of the County of Sussex... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 18 June 1768. ... John COOKE... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Elizabeth CROOKS... [w] John LEFERTY [note, the name is John COOK on the back of the bond] #459; James CAHILL and Lawrence FENIGIN, both of the Township of Chesterfield in the County of Burlington... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 29 June 1768. ... James CAHILL and Lawrence FENIGIN obtained license of marriage for the s'd James CAHILL... and for Jane TAYLOR of Mansfield, County afores'd... [w] Jos: BORDEN and Tallman SMITH #460; Cornelius CARR and Andrew COLLINS of the County of Bucks in the Province of Pensylvania*... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Esq'r... 500 pounds... 26 Aug 1768. ... Cornelius CARR... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Jane BROWN... [w] Bowes REED #461; John COZENS and David PAUL, both of Greenwich in the County of Gloster*, yeomen... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 27 Aug 1768. ... John COZENS... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Elizabeth CASSELL of Philadelphia, widow... [w] Sarah HOWELL and John LADD #462; Asher COX and Thomas VANKIRK, both of Upper Freehold in the County of Monmouth... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 28 Sept 1768. ... Asher COX and Thomas VANKIRK obtained license of marriage for the said Asher COX... and for Rebecka HOLMES... [w] D. BREARLEY Jr, Surrogate #463; William CRISTY and John McKINNY, both of the County of Sussex... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 22 Oct 1768. ... William CRISTY... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Sarah CALDWELL, widow... [w] Joseph SCOTT and Thom: ANDERSON #464; Isaac COUVERT and Peregrine JONES, both of the County of Sussex... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 22 Oct 1768. ... Isaac COUVERT... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Margret SHAVER... [w] Tho's VANHORNE #465; Matthew COLSHER (COLSHEAR) and Edward MINTONYE (MONTANYE), both of the County of Somerset... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 14 Nov 1768. ... Matthew COLSHER... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Ann HUFF... [w] John LEFERTY #466; Abraham CRUISE (CRUSE) and John WRIGHT of Staten Island in the Province of New York... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Esq'r... 500 pounds... 21 Nov 1768. ... Abraham CRUISE of Staten Island... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Elenor STOUTENBURG of the same place... [w] James KELLY [there was a note on the back of the bond that was not microfilmed, and there's not enough of it visible in the frame of the next bond, to determine anything about it.] #467; Nathaniel CLEMENT and Joab HILLMAN, both of Newton in the County of Gloucester, yeomen... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 5 Dec 1768. ... Nathaniel CLEMENT... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Abigail BOWEN of the same place, spinster... [w] Elizabeth MICKLE and John LADD #468; James COOPER and Benjamin THACKREY (THACKRAY) of Newton in the County of Gloster*, yeomen... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 12 Dec 1768. ... James COOPER... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Priscilla BURROUGHS of the same place, spinster... [w] Sarah HOWELL and John LADD #469; Obadiah CARRUTHERS (CARUTHER) and James CARRUTHERS (CARUTHER), both of Greenwich in the County of Cumberland... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 1768 (no day or month was recorded on the bond, and no date could be seen on the back of the bond.) ... Obadiah CARRUTHERS... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Elizabeth VENABLES of the same place... [w] M: EWING Surrogate [it has Obadiah CARUTHERS on the back of the bond.] #470; Joseph CLAYTON and William LEWISE (LEWIS) of the County of Burlington... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Esquire... 500 pounds... 4 Jan 1769. ... Joseph CLAYTON... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Ann STEVENSON... [w] blank #471; Cornelius CLARK and Samuel THROCKMORTEN of the County of Monmouth... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Esquire... 500 pounds... 13 Jan 1769. ... Cornelius CLARK... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mary GRANDIN... [w] Bowes REED [consent] ... I give my consent that Counelous CLARK should have my Dafter Mary... Jeneuary ye 12th 1769 [signed:] Daniel GRANDIN #472; Joseph COWELL and Daniel BEALLERGEAU (Danil BAUGAR)... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Esq'r... 500 pounds... 19 Jan 1769. ... Joseph COWELL... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Catharine CASE... [w] Jos: TAYLOR #473; William MEEUM (MUUM) and Traviss (Treviss) JENKINS, both of Salem County and lower Pensneck* Township... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 23 Feb 1769. ... William MEEUM and Travis JENKINS obtained license of marriage for John CREBS... and for Lorenah BILDERBACK... [w] Andrew SINNICKSON Jr and Isaac BILDERBACK #474; James COX and Joseph TAYLOR, both of Upper Freehold in the County of Monmouth...[bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 25 Feb 1769. ... James COX and Jos TAYLOR obtained license of marriage for the said James COX... and for Elizabeth COX of the same place... [w] Jos BORDEN and Rebekah POTTS #475; Francis COSTICAN (COSTIGIN Jr) of Trenton, County of Hunterdon, Benjamin PLUM and Rich'd KINNAN of the County of Somerset... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 2 March 1769. ... Francis COSTICAN... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Jean CARR of the County of Hunterdon... [w] Thom IRWIN #476; [Thomas - lined thru] Robert CURREY (Robert CURRIE) of Greenwich in the County of Gloucester, yeoman, and William FLANINGHAM (FLANINGAM) of Deptford in the County of aforesaid, blacksmith... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 6 March 1769. ... [Thomas - lined thru] Robert CURREY... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Jane McILVANE... They the said Thomas CURREY + Jane McILVANE... [w] Sarah HOWELL and John LADD #477; Cornelius CARNEY and David REED (READ), both of Amwell in the County of Hun[ter]don... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 16 April 1769. ... Cornelius CARNEY... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Bridget SCANTLIN of Amwell aforsaid... [w] William CAMPBELL and John PHILIPS #478; John CHESTON and Daniel HUNT of the County of Hunterdon... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Esq'r... 500 pounds... 19 April 1769. ... John CHESTON... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Amy WALKER... [w] Wm TAYLOR #479; William CROTTE (CRATY) and David FRAZER, both of Newtown in the County of Sussex... [bound to]... Wm FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 18 May 1769. ... Wm CROTTE... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Johanna BRYAN of the same place... [w] Thom: ANDERSON #480; Joseph CHAMBERLIN and Alleson ELY, both of New Windsor in the County of Middlesex... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 30 May 1769. ... Joseph CHAMBERLIN and Allison ELY obtained license of marriage for the said Joseph CHAMBERLIN and for _______ (there is no name in either of the two places in the bond where her name should have been recorded and nothing on the back to indicate her name either!) [w] Da. BREARLEY Jr Surrog. #481; Noah CLARK and John TOFT, both of Springfield in the County of Essex... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Esq'r... 500 pounds... 5 Jun 1769. Noah CLARK... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Patiance LAMB... [w] Thomas ANDREWS #482; James CLARK AND Vavisor (Vavasur) NIXON, both of Fairfield in the County of Cumberland, yeomen... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 20 June 1769. ... James CLARK... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Sarah OGDEN of the same place, widow... [w] M: EWING Surrogate #483; John COLLINS and Thomas STITES (no signature), both of the County of Gloucester, labourers... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 14 Aug 1769. ... John COLLINS... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mary RIFFLIN / RIFFLEN... [w] Moss COX and John LADD #484; Peter CRIM of Deptford in the County of Gloster*, husbandman, and Bartholomew ALDER of the same place, husbandman... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 28 Aug 1769. ... Peter CRIM... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Sarah HAMILTON of Deptford, spinster... [w] Hannah PROIGHIN and John LADD #485; Stephen CARMAN and Moses BLOODGOOD, both of the County of Middlesex... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Esq'r... 500 pounds... 6 Sept 1769. ... Stephen CARMAN... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Margeret CARMAN... [w] Bowes REED #486; Jacob CLEMENT of Gloster* Township in the County of Gloucester, yeoman, Robert Friend PRICE Esq'r, and John DOE, Gent., both of the same place... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 9 Sept 1769. ... Jacob CLEMENT... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Charity KORIGHIN of Gloster* Township, widow... [w] Elizabeth MICKLE and John LADD #487; David CRESSE and Christopher SMITH, both of the County of Cape May, Gent'n... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 27 Sept 1769. ... David CRESSE of Cape May... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Patience STITES, of the same place... [w] Christopher SMITH (this looks to me to be the same as the signature of the bondsman) and Elijah HUGHES #488; Charles CLARK and David MILLS, both of the County of Cumberland, yeomen... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 21 Nov 1769. ... Charles CLARK... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Ruth SCOTT of the same place... [w] M EWING Surrogate #489; Joseph CORBETT (CORBET) and Thomas WRIGHT of Lower Penn's Neck in the County of Salem, yeomen... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 28 Dec 1769. ... Joseph CORBETT... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Susanna PHILPOT of the same place, spinster... [w] G: TRENCHARD #490; Joseph COX and Derrick (Derick) BARCALOW, both of Upper Freehold in the County of Monmouth... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 6 Jan 1770. ... Joseph COX and Derr'k BARCALOW obtained license of marriage for the said Joseph COX... and for Sarah WARDELL... [w] J: POTTS and Jacob HENDRICKSON #491; Coleman (Colman) COMES and Andrew PEIRCE (PEARS) of the County of Hunterdon... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Esq'r... 500 pounds... 10 Feb 1770. ... Coleman COMES... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mary PEIRCE... [w] William FRAZER #492; John CROWELL and William SCHILLINKS, both of the County of Cape May, Gentlemen... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 13 Feb 1770. ... John CROWELL of Cape May... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Experience HUGHES of the same place, spinster... [w] Zeruiah HUGHES and Elijah HUGHES #493; Francis CARBINES and John STOUT, one of Summerset, the other of Hopewell... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Captain General and Commander in Chief... 500 pounds... 14 March 1770. ... Francis CARBINES and John STOUT obtained license of marriage for the said Francis CARBINES... and for Mary STOUT of Summerset... [w] Zebulon STOUT and Sarah STOUT #494; Samuel PAUL and Jonathan PAUL, both of Gloucester County, and Greenwich Township... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 9 May 1770. ... Samuel and Jonathan PAUL obtained license of marriage for Samuel CAHOON... and for Hannah DAVIS, both of the said Greenw:... [w] Elizabeth KEEN #495; Jonathan CRISPIN of the Township of Evesham in the County of Burlington, and Thomas SHINN Esq'r of Mount Holly in the said County... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 14 May 1770. ... Jonathan CRISPIN... obtained license of marriage for himself and for (no given name) HEWLINGS of Evesham afors'd, spinster... [w] Jos: READ #496; Gamaliel BAILY (Gam'lle BAYLEY) of Little Egg Harbour in the County of Burlington, Mariner... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 1 June 1770. ... Gamaliel BAILY obtained license of marriage for Daniel CAIL (Daniel CALL) of Little Egg Harbour aforesaid, mariner... and for Thankful FANNING of the same place, spinster... [w] Augustus PECK #497; Cornelius COVENHOVEN and John SUTPHEN (SUTPHIN), both of the County of Monmouth... [bound to]... Governor FRANKLIN... 500 pounds... 10 July 1770. ... Cornelius COVENHOVEN... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mary LOGAN... [w] Bowes REED #498; Henry CREUELING of the County of Hunterdon, and Phillip WELLER (Philip WILLER) of the County of Sussex... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 12 July 1770. ... Henry CREUELING... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Sarah WELLER of the County of Sussex... [w] Wm CREVELING and Tho's VANHORNE [Henry CREVELING on the back of the bond] #499; Silas CHURCH and William SWAIN, both of the County of Cape May, yeomen... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 1 Aug 1770. ... Silas CHURCH... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Martha BANCRAFT of the county aforesaid... [w] Rich'd HUGHES and Zeruiah HUGHES #500; Gabriel DANIELSON and Jacob BIRD, both of Salem County, and Lower Pensneck* Township, farmers... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 20 Sept 1770. ... Gabriel DANIELSON... and Jacob BIRD obtained license of marriage for John CORRY... and Elisabeth HAINES, both of Township afors:... [w] Geo: McFARLANE