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] #301 - #350 #301; George CLAPP (CLAP) and Samuel BUDD, both of N: Hanover* in the County of Burlington... [bound to]... Thomas BOONE, Governor... 500 pounds... 23 Sept 1761. ... George CLAPP... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Rebecca SHINN of the same place, spinster... [w] Gab:l BLOND #302; Stephen CRAMMER (CRAMER) of Little Egg Harbour, and John DOE, Gentleman... [bound to]... Thomas BOONE, Governor... 500 pounds... 1 Oct 1761. ... Stephen CRAMMER obtained license of marriage for Samuel SMITH of Little Egg Harbour... and for Ruth LOVELAND of the same place... [w] Gab: BLOND and Sam'l ALLINSON [bound in wrong volume] #303; Joseph CONARRO (CANAROE), Joshua HUNPHRIES Jr, and Thomas HOLLINSHEAD, all of the County of Burlington, yeomen... [bound to]... Thomas BOONE, Governor... 500 pounds... 3 Oct 1761. ... Joseph CONARRO... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Valaria MOORE of the same place, spinster... [w] Sam'l ALLINSON #304; Joseph CHAMBERS and Charles COLEMAN, both of the County of Burlington... [bound to]... Thomas BOONE, Governor... 500 pounds... 21 Oct 1761. ... Joseph CHAMBERS... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mary WELSH of the same place, widow... [w] Gab: BLOND and Sam'l ALLINSON #305; Stephen CLARK Jr and Thomas RILEY (RYLEY), both of Farefield* in the County of Cumberland, yeoman... [bound to]... Thomas BOON, Governor... 500 pounds... 28 Oct 1761. ... Stephen CLARK Jr... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Tabitha NIXON of the same place... [w] Abigail EWING and Phebe EWING #306; Isarel (Israel) CRESSE and Thomas HEWIT (HEWET), both of Cape May County, Gentlemen... [bound to]... Thomas BOONE, Governor... 500 pounds... 3 Nov 1761. ... Isarel CRESSE... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Hannah GOFF of Cape May County... [w] Job YOUNG and Samuel GONDY #307; John COWGILL and William BUDD (minor), both of the County of Burlington... [bound to]... Josiah HARDY, Governor... 500 pounds... 12 Nov 1761. ... John COWGILL... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Elizabeth RIDGWAY, spinster... [w] Gab BLOND #308; James CONNET of the County of Somerset, and Jacob WYNANS (WINANS) of the County of Essex... [bound to]... Josiah HARDY, Governor... 500 pounds... 12 Nov 1761. ... James CONNET... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Ann HARRIS of the County of Middlesex, widow... [w] John SMYTH #309; John COOK of "Pensilvania" and William LAIRD of Frehold* in the County of Monmouth... [bound to]... Josiah HARDY, Governor... 500 pounds... 17 Nov 1761. ... John COOK... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mary ANDERSON of Frehold* in the County of Monmouth... [w] blank #310; John CAMPBELL and John VAN CLEFT (VAN CLAFE) in the Township of Freehold in the County of Monmouth... [bound to]... Josiah HARDY, Governor... 500 pounds... 30 Nov 1761. ... John CAMPBELL... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Hendoria COVENHOVEN... [w] Elisabeth LEONARD and Tho. LEONARD #311; William COXE (C0X) and James BORDEN both of the County of Burlington... [bound to]... Josiah HARDY, Governor... 500 pounds... 15 Dec 1761. ... William COXE... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Rachel MASON of the same place, spinster... [w] Gab BLOND #312; John CORSON Jr and Jeremiah CORSON, both of Cape May County, Gentelmen... [bound to]... Josiah HARDY, Governor... 500 pounds... 19 Dec 1761. ... John CORSON... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mary GOFF of Morris River in Cumberland County... [w] Henry YOUNG and Mehetabel GODFREY #313; John COTTRELL of Frehold* in the County of Monmouth and Gersham COTTRELL of the same town and county, yeomans... [bound to]... Josiah HARDY, Governor... 500 pounds... 6 Jan 1762. ... John COTTRELL... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Hester LAYTON of Shrewsbury in the County of Monmouth... [w] Sam LEONARD #314; Ephriam CLINEHEFF (Ephram CLINHEFF) and James ELDRIDGE, both of Evesham and County of Burlington... [bound to]... Josiah HARDY, Governor... 500 pounds... 13 Jan 1762. ... Ephriam CLINHIFF / CLINEHUFF... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Rebecca STRATTAM of the same place... [w] Gab'l BLOND [the groom's surname was spelled three different ways in the bond] #315; James CONDUM (CONDOM) and John MATLACK, both of Chester in the County of Burlington... [bound to]... Josiah HARDY, Governor... 500 pounds... 21 Jan 1762. ... James CONDUM... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Isabella PITTMAN of the same place, spinster... [w] Gab:l BLOND #316; Michael CHEMHEMELER (CHEMELER) and Joseph BURR (Jr), both of the County of Burlington... [bound to]... Josiah HARDY, Governor... 500 pounds... 12 Feb 1762. ... Michael CHEMHEMELER... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Elisabeth MINION of the same place, spinster... [w] Gab:l BLOND and Sam'l ALLINSON #317; William COMTON (COMPTON Jr) of Mideltown* in the County of Monmouth, and Daniel SEBROOK (SEABROOK) of the same town and county... [bound to]... Josiah HARDY, Governor... 500 pounds... 2 March 1762. ... William COMTON... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Sarah SWEED of the same town and county... [w] Sam LEONARD #318; James EVERINGHAM and John COX, both of Upper Freehold in the County of Monmouth... [bound to]... Josiah HARDY, Governor... 500 pounds... 20 March 1762. ... James EVERINGHAM and John COX obtained license of marriage for the said James EVERINGHAM... and for Sarah DRAKE... [w] Jos BORDEN Jr and Ezekeel WRIGHT [note: categorized in the wrong binder] #319; George COOK Sr of Monmoth* County, and Wm STEWART of Burlington County... [bound to]... Josiah HARDY, Governor... 500 pounds... 15 April 1762. ... George COOK and Wm STEWART obtained license of marriage for the said George COOK Sr... and for Susannah REECE, spinster... [w] Jos BORDEN Jr and Joseph POTTS John BUTLER Jr also signed as a bondsman (along with seal) #320; John CRAIGE (CRAIG) of Frehold* in the County of Monmouth and Joseph BOWND (BOWNE) of the same town and county, yeomans... [bound to]... Josiah HARDY, Governor... 500 pounds... 1 June 1762. ... John CRAIGE... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Anne BOWND of Frehold*... [w] blank #321; John COREY and Henry YOUNG, both of Cape May County, Gentleman... [bound to]... Josiah HARDY, Governor... 500 pounds... 14 June 1762. ... John COREY... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Johannah HAND of Cape May County... [w] Wilm FOSTER and Mariah HEWET #322; Timothey CORLIES of Shrewsbury in the County of Monmouth, and Edmond (Edmund) WILLIAMS of the same town and county, yeomans... [bound to]... Josiah HARDY, Governor... 500 pounds... 14 July 1762. ... Timothey CORLIES... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Hannar WILLIAMS of Shrewsbury... [w] blank #323; Nathaniel CHAMPION and John CHAMPION, both of Great Egg Harbour in the County of Gloucester... [bound to]... Josiah HARDY, Governor... 500 pounds... 24 July 1762. ... Nathaniel CHAMPION... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Catharinah SCULL, "spincester"... [w] Henry YOUNG and Job YOUNG #324; Derrick CONINE of Frehold* in the County of Monmouth, and Isaac SUTPHEN of the same town and county, yeomans... [bound to]... Josiah HARDY, Governor... 500 pounds... 2 Aug 1762. ... Derrick CONINE... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Jane BARKOLO of Frehold*... [w] William CONCKY #325; Alex'r (Alexander) KIMINGS of Hanover, and Sam'l KIMPSON of Chesterfield in the County of Burlington... [bound to]... Josiah HARDY, Governor... 500 pounds... 7 Aug 1762. ... Alex'r KIMINGS and Sam'l KIMPSON obtained license of marriage for Thomas CLEVENGER... and for Nelly LERKINS / LARKINS... [w] Jos BORDEN Jr and Wm HENDRICKSON #326; David COX of New York Province, and John NEVILL Esq'r of Middlesex County, New Jersey... [bound to]... Josiah HARDY, Governor... 500 pounds... 30 Sept 1762. ... David COXE... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mary LURTON of Middlesex County af'd, spinster... [w] John SMYTH #327; Sam'l CROWEL (Samuel CROWELL) of Wantage in the County of Sussex, yeoman, and Ephraim DARBY of the same place, yeoman... [bound to]... Josiah HARDY, Governor... 500 pounds... 2 Oct 1762. ... Sam'l CROWELL... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mary WOOLVERTON of New ______ in s'd Co'ty of Sussex, widow... [w] Aar'n DOUD #328; Constantine CARLL and James SWAIN, both of Cape May County, Gentlem... 15 Dec 1762. ... Constantine CARLL... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Sarah WHIT / WHITE, widow... [w] Henry YOUNG and Levi ELDREDGE #329; George CURLESS (CORLIS) and Joseph VAN NORD, both of Alloways Creek Township in the County of Salem, yeomen... [bound to]... Josiah HARDY, Governor... 500 pounds... 21 Dec 1762. ... George CURLESS... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Margrett WATSON of the same place af'd... [w] Abigail EWING and Maskell EWING #330; James CASEY of Penn's Neck in the County of Salem, yeoman, and Allen CONGELTON of the same place, yeoman... [bound to]... Josiah HARDY, Governor... 500 pounds... 30 Dec 1762. ... James CASEY... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Margarett BEAUMAN of the same place, spinster... [w] G: TRENCHARD #331; Jacob COMPTON of Frehold* in the County of Monmouth, and David BARD (BAIRD) of the same town and county, yeomans... [bound to]... Josiah HARDY, Governor... 500 pounds... 6 Jan 1763. ... Jacob COMPTON... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Valariah CLAYTON of Freehold in the County of Monmouth... [w] Sam LEONARD #332; Neil CAMPBELL and Henry COTHIEL (COTHEAL), both of Woodbridge in Middlesex County... [bound to]... Josiah HARDY, Governor... 500 pounds... 10 Jan 1762. ... Neil CAMPBELL... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Rachael COTHIEL of the same place, spinster... [w] John SMYTH #333; "Alleber CORNEL (and) Laycas (Lucass) VANHORN of Couynty of "arons" (Orange?) in the Provis of nujork"... [bound to]... Josiah HARDY, Governor... 500 pounds... 26 Jan 1763. ... Laycas VANHORN obtained license of marriage for Allebert CORNELL... and for Sara DUGROOT... [w] John ZABRISKY and Wiljam ROTON [note: umlaut over all "y"s except in HARDY] #334; John COMPTON and William BURNET, both of Middlesex County... [bound to]... Josiah HARDY, Governor... 500 pounds... 28 Jan 1763. ... John COMPTON... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Sarah MORGEN of Middlesex aforesaid... [w] John MACKAY #335; Henry COTHELL and John CROW, both of the County of Middlesex... [bound to]... Josiah HARDY, Governor... 500 pounds... 10 Feb 1763. ... Henry COTHELL... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Sarah CROW of the County of Middlesex... [w] John MACKAY #336; Philip CREASIE (CRESSE) and Thomas STITES, both of Cape May County, Gentlemen... [bound to]... Josiah HARDY, Governor... 500 pounds... 20 Feb 1763. ... Philip CREASIE... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Experience SMIT / SMITH... [w] Henry YOUNG and Job YOUNG #337; Constantine CHEW and James WOODEN (WOODDEN), both of the County of Gloucester, labourers... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 18 March 1763. ... Constantine CHEW... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Elizabeth LEONARD of Waterford in the county af'd, spinster... [w] Sarah HOWELL and John LADD #338; William CLARK Jr and Joseph WARD of Gloucester Townshiip in Gloster* County, yeomen... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 28 March 1763. ... William CLARK... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Susanah ATTMORE (her surname is written as CLARK the 2nd time in the bond)... [w] Hannah LADD and John LADD #339; John COUDRICK and Stephen SARICH, both of Evesham in the County of Burlington... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 5 May 1763. ... John COUDRICK... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Sarah ALTON of the same place, spinster... [w] Gab: BLOND #340; Thomas CHAMPION and Reduck (Rudduck) TOWNSEND, both of Great Egg Harbour in the County of Gloucester... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 5 May 1763. ... Thomas CHAMPION... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Abigail TOWNSEND of Great Egg Harbour, spincester... [w] Henry YOUNG and Lydia CONAWAY #341; George CORLIUS and John VAN ALEN (VAN ALL LAN), both of the City of New York... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 7 May 1763. ... John VAN ALEN obtained license of marriage for George CORLIUS... and for Catherine CORLBAGH of the same place, spinster... [w] John ZABRISKI Jr #342; John CAMERON of Newark in Essex County, and Aven (Even) CAMERON of Baskinridge in Somerset County... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 17 May 1763. ... John CAMERON... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Jane CHAMBERS of Baskin Ridge in Somerset af'd... [w] Lewis OGDEN #343; James CATTELL Jr of the County of Gloucester, and Daniel BACON Jr of the County of Burlington... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 27 June 1763. ... James CATTELL Jr... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Hope GASKILL of the same place, spinster... [w] Gab: BLOND #344; Jonathan CRESSE and Aaron LEAMING Jr, both of Cape May County, Gentlemen... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 1 July 1763. ... Jonathan CRESSE... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Naomi HAND, spinster, of Cape May... [w] Henry YOUNG and Job YOUNG #345; Richard CHEESEMAN and Jeremiah CHEW, both of the County of Gloucester... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 18 July 1763. ... Richard CHEESEMAN... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Deborah HEDGER of the same place... [w] Gab: BLOND and Sam'l ALLINSON #346; William CHAMBERLIN (Wiliam CHAMBLIN) of Shrewsbury in the County of Monmouth, and John DENNIS of the same town and county, yeomans... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 18 July 1763. ... William CHAMBERLIN... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Zilpha DENNIS of Shrewsbury... [w] Sam LEONARD #347; Peter CORSON of the Uper Precink* in the County of Cape May, and Amos BUNTIN (BUNTING) of Greenwich in the County of Cumberland, yeoman... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 20 July 1763. ... Peter CORSON... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Elizabeth GODREY of said County of Cape May... [w] Jonathan BALLENGER and Maskell EWING #348; Michael COWENS, late of Wilmington in the Prov. of Pennsylvania, now of the County of Burlington, and William SCOTT of the City and County afs'd... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 10 Aug 1763. ... Michael COWENS... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Margaret BRIAN of the City and County of Burl'n, widow... [w] Sam'l ALLINSON (I can't make out what the signature is supposed to be but it doesn't look anything remotely like "Michael Cowens") #349; John COCKRAM (COCHRAN) of Trenton in the County of Hunterdon, and George BILES of the same place... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 1 Sept 1763. ... John COCHRAM... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Pheebee HENDERSON of the County of Monmoth*... [w] Jos: WARRELL and Micajah HOW #350; Jeremiah CORSON and Job YOUNG, both of the Upper Precinct of the County of Cape May, Gentlemen... [bound to]... Josiah HARDY, Governor... 500 pounds... 24 Sept 1763. ... Jeremiah CORSON... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mary CREASEY / CEASEY, spinster... [w] Mary YOUNG and Jemima MONEY (her mark)