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 0888703; Vol. E, 1736-1792 (total: 245 bonds) #151-#200 #151; Allison ELY and Joshua ELY, both of Windsor in the County of Middlesex... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 9 Nov 1771. ... Allison ELY... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mercy HAMMELL... [w] David BREARLEY Jr, Surr't #152; William ELDRIDGE of Evesham Township, and Hugh HOLLINSHEAD of Chester Township in Burlington County... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 20 Jan 1772. ... William ELDRIDGE... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Sarah CRISPIN / CRISPEN of Evesham afs'd... [w] Rob~ BURCHAN #153; David EDWARDS and Henry YOUNG, both of the County of Cape May, Gent:n... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 20 Jan 1772. ... David EDWARDS... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Deborah THOMSON of Cape May, spinster... [w] Charles THOMSON, John GOGINE #154; Samuel ELLIS and John HOSTTON (HORTON) of the County of Gloucester... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 31 Oct 1772. ... Samuel ELLIS... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Hanna GILBERT... [w] J. CASEY, Jo:s ELLIS #155; Joseph EMLEY and William MILLS, both of Hanover in the County of Burlington... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 23 Nov 1772. ... Joseph EMLEY... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Phebe MILLS... [w] Jos POTTS #156; Obadiah EVANS (EVINS) and Jacob JOHNSON, both of Amwell Township and County of Hunterdon... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 19 ____ 1772. ... Obadiah EVANS... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Sarah COLEMAN of said Amwell... [w] William FRAZER [note: the center of the page, where the month was written, was overexposed when filmed, and unreadable. The date was not visible on the back of the bond.] #157; William EVINGHAM and David VAUGHN, both of Springfield in the County of Burlington... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 2 Feb 1773. ... William EVINGHAM... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Abigail SHERRARD of Mansfield... [w] Rob't BURCHAN #158; Samuel ELLWELL ( ELWELL ) of Pittsgrove* in the County of Salem, yeomen, and John MULFORD (MUFFORD) of Bridgetown, and David MULTFORD (MULFORD) of Greenwich, both in the County of Cumberland... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 17 May 1773. ... Samuel ELLWELL... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Amellea MORGAN of Pittsgrove af'd... [w] blank #159; Hosea EAYRES of the Township of Northampton in the County of Burlington, and Thomas KEMBLE of the same place... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 2 Aug 1773. ... Hosea EAYRES... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Hannah LEEDS... [w] Jos: READ #160; Isreal (Irael) ELWELL and Aaron BROWN of Pitts Grove in the County of Salem... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 15 Dec 1773. ... Isreal ELWELL... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Margaret TAUSEY... [w] G: TRENCHARD #161; James EARWIN of the County of Gloucester, and Benjamin INSKEEP of the same place... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 4 Jan 1774. ... James EARWIN... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mary DWIER... [w] Robert BLACKWELL, Moses KEMPTON #162; Douns (Downes) EDMUNDS and Jonathan HAND of the County of Cape May, Esq'rs... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 18 Jan 1774. ... Downs EDMUNDS... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mary HAND... [w] Joseph SAVAGE, Phebe BOND (her mark) #163; Edward [EDSALL]* of the County of Burlington, and Daniel BACON (Jr) of the City of Burlington... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 14 March 1774. ... Edward EDSALL... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mary KIMSON of the county aforesaid... [w] Rob't BURCHAN [* upper right hand corner of the page (with the surname) is missing] #164; John ECKESEN (Jan EIKESEN) and Ticba BANTA (Tiebe Y BANTA), both of Hackensack in Bergen County... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 2 April 1774. ... John ECKESEN... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Angenietje BANTA... [w] Jno ZABRISKI Jr #165; Samuel EGE and Andrew HART, both of Hopewell Township and County of Hunterdon... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 28 May 1774. ... Samuel EGE... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Anna TITUS of said Hopewell... [w] William FRAZER #166; Poole ENGLAND and James Henry CRAIG of his Majesty's 47th Regiment of foot... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 1 Sept 1774. ... Poole ENGLAND... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Miss Ann SARJANT... [w] John THOMSON #167; Abraham ENGLISH and Joseph RIDGWAY, both of the Township of Mansfield in the County of Burlington... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 24 Sept 1774. ... Abraham ENGLISH... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Elizabeth PRICE... [w] Cha's PETTIT #168; John DOBBS (DOOBY) in New Jersey, and William ELLISON of the City of New York... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 17 Oct 1774. ... John DOBBS... and William ELLISON... obtained license of marriage for John ELLISON... and for Phebe CODINGTON... [w] John THOMSON [consent] Oct 17, 1774 ... I give my free consent that my Daughter Phebe should be mared to Mr John ELLISON and that he may tak lysans out of the ofes at Peth Amboy... [signed] Sarah CODENTON (her mark); [witnesses] Benj'n DAVIES, John DOOBY #169; Isaac EVANS of Allawais* Creek in the County of Salem, yeom., and Joseph EVANS of the same place, yeoman... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 18 Oct 1774. ... Isaac EVANS... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Hannah CARLL of the same place... [w] M: EWING, Sur. #170; Barzillai ENDICOTT of the Township of Springfield in the County of Burlington, farmer, and Job KILLE of the same place and occupation... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 12 April 1775. ... Barzillai ENDICOTT... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Anne MORTON of New Hanover... [w] Jos: READ #171; John EGBERT and John PIPPINGER (PETTINGER), both of the Township of Reading and County of Hunterdon... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 6 May 1775. ... John EGBERT... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mary SMITH of said Reddingtown... [w] William FRAZER ["John PEPPINGER" on the back of the bond] #172; Samuel ENGLE and William THOMAS, both of the County of Burlington... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 21 Aug 1775. ... Samuel ENGLE... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Sarah MYERS of the same place... [w] Rob~ BURCHAN #173; Jeremiah ELDREDGE and Thomas LEAMING Jr, Esquires, of the County of Cape May... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 8 Sept 1775. ... Jeremiah ELDREDGE Esq'r... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Lydia LEAMING of Cape May, spinster... [w] Abijah REEVES, Hannah HUGHES #174; William EMLEY of Upper Freehold in the County of Monmouth, and Isaac ROGERS of the same place... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 22 Sept 1775. ... William EMLEY... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Esther WRIGHT of the same county... [w] Rob't BURCHAN #175; John ETTENGER of Mansfield Township, and Adam SHEPPARD of the City of Burlington... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 18 Nov 1775. ... John ETTENGER... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Theodosia WATSON of Mansfield aforesaid... [w] Rob BURCHAN #176; Samuel EMLEY of the Township of Stafford in the County of Monmouth, and John ANDREWS of the County of Burlington... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 21 Nov 1775. ... Samuel EMLEY... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Ann KIRBY of Burlington County... [w] Rob't BURCHAN #177; Levi ELDREDGE and Robert PERSONS (PARSONS), both of the County of Cape May, Gen'n... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 11 Jan 1776. ... Levi ELDREDGE... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Easter EDWARDS, spinster... [w] Enoch STILLWILL, Sarah STILLWILL #178; Peter ENT and Joseph LAMBERT, both of the Township of Amwell and County of Hunterdon... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 27 Jan 1776. ... Peter ENT... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Sarah KENT of said Amwell... [w] William FRAZER #179; John EDGAR and John BODOINE (BODINE), both of the County of Bucks in Pennsylvania... [bound to]... William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 28 Nov 1776. ... certificate of marriage between the said John EDGAR... and Mary BODOINE... [w] Rob't BURCHAN #180; Joseph EDWARDS in the County of Cape May, Gent.... [bound to]... William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 9 Dec 1776. ... certificate of marriage between Joseph EDWARDS of Cape May... and Susanna INGERSON... [w] Samuel BANCROFT, Hannah HUGHES #181; Jabez ELDRIDGE and Joseph HOLLINSHEAD, both of the County of Burlington... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 13 Dec 1776. ... Jabez ELDRIDGE... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mary HOPEWELL of the same place... [w] blank #182; Isaac EVANS Jr and Jacob LAMB, both of Evesham in the County of Burlington... [bound to]... William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 28 April 1777. ... certificate of marriage between the s'd Isaac EVANS Jr... and Mary SMITH of the same place... [w] Rob~ BURCHAN #183; Jacobus EDSALL and Anthony BRODERICK (BRODRICK) Esq'r, both of Hardiston in the County of Sussex... [bound to]... Wm LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 28 May 1777. ... certificate of marriage between Jacobus EDSALL... and Hannah PORT of Hardiston af'd... [w] George McMURTRIE, Thom:s ANDERSON #184; Joseph EDWARDS and John EDWARDS, both of Penn's Neck in the County of Salem, yeomen... [bound to]... William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 7 July 1777. ... certificate of marriage between Joseph EDWARDS... and Mary HANCOCK, widdow... [w] Geo: TRENCHARD #185; Israel EVERETT of the County of Somerset and William BAKER in the Township of Hopewell and County of Hunterdon... [bound to]... William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 8 May 1777. ... certificate of marriage between Israel EVERETT... and Mary MERSHON... [w] Nehemiah SAXTON, Jerusha SMITH #186; Evan EVANS of Chester in the County of Burlington, and Robert BURCHAN of the City of Burlington... [bound to]... William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 30 June 1777. ... certificate of marriage between the s'd Evan EVANS... and Sarah MIDDLETON... [w] John BURCHAN #187; William EVERINGHAM and Eleazer WATKINS (Ebeneazer WATKINS - his mark), both of Springfield and County of Burlington... [bound to]... William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 30 Sept 1777. ... certificate of marriage between William EVERINGHAM... and Lydia JONES... [w] Wm SORSBY #188; Nicholas ELVERTSON and John BOOTH, both of the County of Burlington...[bound to]... William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 8 Dec 1777. ... certificate of marriage between the said Nicholas ELVERTSON... and Phoebe TAYLOR... [w] Rob't BURCHAN #189; Absalom EWING and Joseph SHINN, both of Northampton in the County of Burlington... [bound to]... William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 6 March 1778. ... certificate of marriage between the said Absalom EWING... and Kesiah TAYLOR... [w] Rob't BURCHAN #190; James ELLISON and Caleb WRIGHT, both of the County of Burlington... [bound to]... William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 19 April 1778. ... certificate of marriage between the said James ELLISON... and Hannah IRETON... [w] Rob't BURCHAN #191; Jess (Jesse) ELDRIDGE and Richard BURCHAN, both of the County of Burlington... [bound to]... William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 2 May 1778. ... certificate of marriage between the s'd Jesse ELDRIGE... and Mary REESE... [w] John BURCHAN #192; George EWING and Noah HARRIS, both of the County of Cumberland... [bound to]... William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 7 Aug 1778. ... certificate of marriage between George EWING... and Rachel HARRIS of Hopewell... [w] E. HARRIS, E. HARRIS Jr #193; Isaac EARET (EERIT) and Aaron BECK, both of the County of Burlington... [bound to]... William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 24 Aug 1778. ... certificate of marriage between the s'd Isaac EARET... and Lydia BOGART... [w] Rob't BURCHAN #194; James EWING of the County of Cumberland Esq'r, and Joshua EWING of the same place... [bound to]... William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 15 Oct 1778. ... certificate of marriage between the above named James EWING... and Martha BOYD, daughter of Ja's BOYD dec'd... [w] Azariah MORE, Aulay McCALLA #195; Silas ELDREDGE and Reubin SWAIN of the County of Cape May... [bound to]... William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 17 Nov 1778. ... certificate of marriage between Silas ELDREDGE... and Elizabeth ELDRIDGE / ELDREDGE... [w] James ELDREDGE Jr, Jonathan ELDREDGE #196; Garret EOFF of Pequanock in the County of Morris, and Charles HOFF (Jr) of the same place... [bound to]... William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 20 Nov 1778. ... certificate of marriage between Garret EOFF aforesaid.... and Sarah HEYER of the same place... [w] blank #197; William ELDREDGE Jr and Christian CORSON of the County of Cape May... [bound to]... William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 10 Dec 1778. ... certificate of marriage between William ELDREDGE Jr... and Judeth CORSON... [w] Daniel SMITH, Enoch SMITH #198; Daniel ERNEST (ERNNIST), yeoman, and John CLARK, wheelwright, both of Northampton in Burlington County... [bound to]... William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 13 March 1779. ... certificate of marriage between the above Daniel ERNEST... and Sarah LANE, widow... [w] Jos: READ #199; Joshua EATON and Joshua WRIGHT of the County of Salem, yeomen... [bound to]... William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 12 June 1779. ... certificate of marriage between Joshua EATON... and Sarah IRVING... [w] Geo: TRENCHARD #200; Noah ELDRIDGE and Samuel ATKINSON of the County of Burlington... [bound to]... William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 31 July 1779. ... certificate of marriage between the said Noah ELDRIDGE... and Margaret HAINES... [w] Rob't BURCHAN