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. F, 1736-1790 (total of 289 bonds) #101-#150 #101; James FINLAW and Jason THOMPSON, both of Alloways Creek Township in the County of Salem, yeoman... [bound to]... Josiah HARDY, Governor... 500 pounds... 7 June 1762. ... James FINLOW... obtained license of marriage for [himself]... and for Mary THOMPSON of the same place and county af'd... [w] Phebe EWING, Maskell EWING #102; Morgen FREYANT and Enoch MOORE, both of Greanwich* in the County of Cumberland, yeomen... [bound to]... Josiah HARDY, Governor... 500 pounds... 9 June 1762. ... Morgen FREYANT... obtained license of marriage for [himself]... and for Dorcas MOORE of the same place and county af'd... [w] Tho:s EWING, Samuel EWING #103; John FARQUOR (FORKER) and John DOE and Richard ROE (only "DOE" and "ROE" in the signatures - no given names or abbreviations)... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 25 July 1763. ... William FARQUEKER / FORQUER... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Elizabeth MAY of the County of Gloster*... [w] Gab'l BLOND [consent] July 20, 1763, Eggharbour*... they are safe in granting of a liesanc for William FORKER to marry my daughter Rebecka MAY for it with my consent... [signed] George MAY [out of sequence] #104; William FECIER (FESHIE - his mark) and David BLAUVELT (BLAUVELD), both of the County of Orange and Province of New York... [bound to]... Josiah HARDY, Governor... 500 pounds... 15 Aug 1762. ... David BLAUVELT... obtained license of marriage for William FECIER of the county and Province aforesaid... and for Elizabeth BLAUVELT of the county and Province aforesaid... [w] John ZAB'R (abbreviation), John ZABRISKI Jr #105; Patrick FLANINGHAM (FLANINGAM) and Isaac FLANINGHAM (FLANINGAM), both of the County of Gloster*, yeomen... [bound to]... Josiah HARDY, Governor... 500 pounds... 27 Aug 1762. ... Pat. FLANINGHAM... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Sarah CHEW... [w] Sarah HOWELL, John LADD #106; Stephen FOSTER and Richard TEEL (TEAIL) of Cape May County, Gentlemen... [bound to]... Josiah HARDY, Governor... 500 pounds... 4 Oct 1762. ... Stephen FOSTER... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Abigail STEVANSON, "spinssester"... [w] Jeremiah FOSTER, John IRELAND #107; William FLEN of Middletown in Monmouth County, and Joshua WARNE of South Amboy in Middlesex County... [bound to]... Josiah HARDY, Governor... 500 pounds... 28 Oct 1762. ... William FLEN... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Sarah LAMBERTON of Monmouth County af'd, widow... [w] John SMYTH #108; Alexander FORBES of the 42'd Regiment and Peter McCLAIN (McLEON) of Perth Amboy... [bound to]... Josiah HARDY, Governor... 500 pounds... 19 Nov 1762. ... Alexander FORBES... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Christeen McKEWZEY / McKENSEY... [w] John SMYTH [surname of bride is spelled two ways in the license, McKENSEY on the back of the bond] #109; William FORD (FOORD) and Samuel FORD (FOORD), both of the County of Middlesex... [bound to]... Josiah HARDY, Governor... 500 pounds... 29 Dec 1762. ... William FORD... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Ann MacCOLIN of Middlesex County af'd... [w] John SMYTH #110; Jonathan FOX and Sam'l WRIGHT of the County of Burlington, yeomans... [bound to]... Wm FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 12 May 1763. ... Jonathan FOX and Sam'l WRIGHT... obtained license of marriage for him the s:d Jonathan FOX... and for Sarah FORMAN, spinster... [w] Jo's BORDEN Jr, John GLESNER #111; Fulieard (Fuleard) FISHER of Summerset* County, and James SMYTH (SMITH) of Shrewsbury in the County of Monmouth, yeomans... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 7 June 1763. ... Fulieard FISHER... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Elizabeth SMYTH of Shrewsbury in the "Coun of Monm"... [w] Sam LEONARD #112; Abraham FREEMAN and Thomas WORTH, both of the Town of Woodbridge in the County of Middlesex... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 29 June 1763. ... Abraham FREEMAN... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Abigail CLARKSON of the town and county aforesaid... [w] John MACKAY #113; Joseph FREEMAN Jr and Jacob ROWLING, both of Woodbridge in the County of Middlesex... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 23 Aug 1763. ... Joseph FREEMAN Jr... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Deborah ROWLING of the town and county af'd... [w] John MACKAY, John THOMSON #114; Andrew FARMER (signature is unreadable) of Philadelphia, and Peter SIMMONS of the County of Burlington... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 17 Dec 1763. ... Andrew FARMER... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Jemimah CUNNINGHAM, widow... [w] Gab BLOND, Sam'l ALLINSON #115; Moses FRAZEE and Timothy FRAZEE, both of Woodbridge in Middlesex County... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 17 March 1764. ... Moses FRAZEE... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mary DRAKE of Piscataway in the county afores'd... [w] John MACKAY, John THOMSON [consent] to... the office at Parth* Amboy... lisens may be granted to Moses FRASEA to be married to my daughter Mary DRAKE... [signed] Benjamin DRAKE, 14 March 1764. [consent] to... the Sectoryes office at Parth* Amboy... lycences may be granted to my sone Moses FRAZEE to be maryed to Mary DRAKE... Woodbridge, 15 March 1764 [signed] Jonathan FRAZEE #116; Hendrick (Hend'k) FISHER of Somerset County... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 7 June 1764. ... Hendrick FISHER... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Elizabeth FONTINE, widow... [w] John MACKAY #117; James FITCH of (Amwell - lined thru) Hopewell in the County of "Hunterd", and Cornelius (Cornelus) HOFF of the same place, yeoman... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 25 July 1764. ... James FITCH... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Rachel STOUT of the same place, widow... [w] Micajah HOW #118; Jonathan FURMAN of Trenton in the County of Hunterdon, and Richard COXE (COX) of the same place, yeoman... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 13 Oct 1764. ... Jonathan FURMAN... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Elizabeth EVANS of Hopewell in the county af'd... [w] Micajah HOW #119; Charlins (Cha:s) FOSTER and Thomas SCOT (SCOTT), both of Cape May County, Gentelmen... [bound to]... William FRANKLING, Governor... 500 pounds... 16 Oct 1764. ... Charlins FOSTER... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Abiah TOWNSEND... [w] Henry YOUNG, Daborah NORTON #120; John ERLE (EARLE) heff obtend lysins of merredg for Tommis (Thomas) FROST of the City of nujork, Docter... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Esq'r... 500 pounds... 1 Nov 1764. ... John ERLE... obtained license of marriage for Tomis FROOST... and for Tommisin / Tammisyn (umlaut over 'y') ERLE of the couynty (umlauts over 'y's) of Bergen... [w] Job SMITH, John ZABRISKY (umlaut over 'y') #121; Cornelius FULKISON (FULKOCTSON) and Thomas COCK of Somerset County... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Gov'r... 500 pounds... 11 Dec 1764. ... Cornelius FULKISON... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Trinche VAN DYKE of the county af'd... [w] Robert COMBES, Jasper SMITH [on the back of the bond: Hunterdon County 1764] #122; Robert FRANCIS of Freehold in the County of Monmouth, and David JONES of the same town and county... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 8 April 1765. ... Robert FRANCIS... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Susanah THROCKMORTON of Freehold... [w] Sam LEONARD #123; Joseph FEILD (FIELD) and Samuel ELDREDGE of Cape May County, Gentlemen... [bound to]... William FRANKLING, Governor... 500 pounds... 19 April 1765. ... Joseph FEILD obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mary BARLOW of Cape May County... [w] Henry YOUNG, Daborah NORTEN #124; Stephen FAZEER (FRAZEE) of Shrewsbury in the County of Monmouth, and Lawrance DECAMP of the same town and county... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 16 May 1765. ... Stephen FAZEER... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Hannah GIFFORD of Shrewsbury... [w] Sam LEONARD #125; Alex'r (Alexander) FLEMING of Amwell, Hunterdon County, and John SHERRAD of the same place... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Gov'r... 500 pounds... 17 July 1765. ... Alexander FLEMING... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Elizabeth PENSILER... [w] Jasper SMITH [on the back of the bond: Hunterdon County] #126; Rob't FULTON, taylor, and Jonathan QUICKSELL, turner, both of Borden Town* in the County of Burlington... [bound to]... Wm FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 19 July 1765. ... Rob't FULTON and Jonathan QUICKSELL... obtained license of marriage for him the said Robert FULTON... and for Mary ROGERS of the Township of Notingham*... [w] Francis WITT, Joseph POTTS #127; John FITHIAN of Hopewell in the County of Cumberland, Doctor, and Thomas BROWN of the same place... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 26 Sept 1765. ... John FITHIAN... obtained license of marriage for [himself]... and for Mary BROWN of Hopewell in said county... [w] Tho:s MASKELL, Maskell EWING #128; John FINNEMORE (Jon FENEMORE) of Shrewsbury in the County of Monmouth, and John HANCE of the same town and county, yeoman... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 31 Oct 1765. ... John FINNEMORE... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mary WHITE of Shrewsbury... [w] James THROCKMORTON #129; Richard FRANCIS of Freehold in the County of Monmouth, and John ERRICKSON of the same town and county... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 3 Feb 1766. ... Richard FRANCIS... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Sary APPILGAT of Upper Freehold... [w] Sam LEONARD #130; David FISHER and James ALLEN of the Township of Evesham in the County of Burlington, yeomen... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Captain General... 500 pounds... 5 Feb 1766. ... David FISHER... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mary ALLEN of the same place, spinster... [w] Jos: READ #130 «; Thomas SCATTERGOOD and Adin PANCOAST of the Township of Mansfield and County of Burlington... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 10 Feb 1766. ... Thomas SCATTERGOOD... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mary IVINS of the same place, spinster... [w] Gab: BLOND #131; Joseph FOLWELL and John WARREN, both of Mansfield in the County of Burlington... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 16 June 1766. ... Joseph FOLWELL... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mary WARREN of the same place, spinster... [w] Jos: READ #132; Joseph FENNIMORE (FENIMORE) of Burlington, and Joshua FENIMORE of the same place... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 22 July 1766. ... Joseph FENIMORE... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Ann PERKINS of the same place, spinster... [w] Gab BLOND, Jos: READ #133; Henry FLITCRAFT, farmer, and Joseph BETTS, shoemaker, both of the Township of Hanover in the County of Burlington... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 16 Sept 1766. ... Henry FLITCRAFT... obtained license of marriage for Rhoda JOHNSON of the Township of Springfield, spinster... and for himself... [w] Jos: READ #134; George FARREL (FARRELL), shoemaker, and Joseph HARKER, bricklayer, both of Springfield Township in the County of Burlington... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Captain General... 500 pounds... 23 Sept 1766. ... George FARRELL... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Elizabeth ATKINSON of Springfield af'd, spinster... [w] Jos: READ #135; John FOSTOR (FOSTER) of Freehold in the County of Monmouth, and James GASTON of the same town and county... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 8 Dec 1766. ... John FOSTOR... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Easter VAUGHN of the same town and county... [w] blank #136; Thomas FITZ GERRALD and William BERRY, both of Elsinburrough* in the County of Salem, yeomen... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Govern'r... 500 pounds... 4 March 1767. ... Thomas FITZ GERALD... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Ann TRACY of the same place, spinster... [w] G: TRENCHARD #137; Robert FRAZER of Mansfeld* in the County of Burlington, and John FRAZER of the same place, labourers... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 9 March 1767. ... Robert FRAZER... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Margaret CARR of the same place, spinster... [w] Jos: READ #138; James FAGINS (FEAGEN) and Abraham BEAKS (BEEKES), both of the County of Monmouth... [bound to]... Wm FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 2 June 1767. ... James FAGINS and Abraham BEAKS... obtained license of marriage for him the said James FAGINS... and for Amy BENMIRE "manlimaker" of the same place... [w] Ann BORDEN, Jo's BORDEN #139; Henry FORE and Joel ROBINSON, both of Fairfield in the County of Cumberland... [bound to]... Wm FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 26 Nov 1767. ... Henry FORE... obtained license of marriage for [himself]... and for Barbary RUFF of the same place af'd... [w] John EWING, Thomas EWING Jr #140; John FORSYTH (Jr) and George SINGCLEAR (SINCLEAR), both of the County of Burlington... [bound to]... Wm FRANKING, Governor... 500 pounds... 5 Jan 1768. ... John FORSYTH and George SINGCLEAR... obtained license of marriage for him the s'd John FORSYTH... and for Lucretia TAYLOR of the same place... [w] William SMITH, Jo's BORDEN #141; Wm (William) FAGINS and Michael THORN, both of the County of Burlington... [bound to]... Wm FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 7 Jan 1768. ... Wm FAGINS and Michael THORN... obtained license of marriage for him the said Wm FAGINS and for Patience JERVIS of the same place... [w] Tho:s THORN, Jo:s BORDEN #142; Isaac FOURAT of the County of Middlesex... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 9 May 1768. ... Isaac FOURAT... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Hester DAVIS... [w] James KELLY, John MACKAY #143; John FURMAN Jr, cordwainer, Richard KINNMAN, taylor, and Abraham JONES Jr, hatter, all of Princeton... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 14 May 1768. ... John FURMAN Jr... obtained license of marriage for [himself] and for Zeruah LETTS of the County of Middlesex... [w] Rich'd PATERSON, Wm PATERSON [consent] May 13, 1768... I Catreen LETTS do give my consent that my daughter Zeruah LETTS... may lawfully contract matrimoni with John FERMAN... [signed] Catharn LETTS [w] John RUE #144; Mathew FOWLER and Thomas ANDERSON, both of Sussex County... [bound to]... Wm FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 6 Aug 1768. ... Mathew FOWLER... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Catherine McCORMICK, widow... [w] Mathias MASTERSON #145; Samuel FORT and Elijah BURDSAL of Burlington County, yeomen... [bound to]... Governor FRANKLIN... 500 pounds... 29 Aug 1768. ... Samuel FORT... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Avis BURDSAL... [w] Sam'l BARD #146; John FARNSWORTH of Bethlehem in the County of Hunterdon, Inn Holder, and Constantine O'NEILL (O'NEILLE) and John ROCKHILL; both of the same place [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 14 Sept 1768. ... John FARNSWORTH... obtained license of marriage for [himself]... and for Deborah McCARTY of the County of Sussex "widdow spinster"... [w] Mary CHERY, Rebecca LARGE #147; James FREEMAN and Jonathan FREEMAN, both of Woodbridge in the County of Middlesex... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 15 Sept 1768. ... James FREEMAN obtained license of marriage for himself and for Catherine BROOKS... [w] John MACKAY [consent] ... I have given my consent that Mr James FREEMAN the bareer hereof to marry my daughter Kateron BROOKS... [signed] Jona'tt BROOKS Sept 14, 1768 [affidavit] Jonathan FREEMAN, the security within brother to the within James FREEMAN... saith that he verily believes that the same James FREEMAN has obtained his parents consent... having often heard them say they wished he was married to the said Catherine in order to keep him more at home... 15 Sept 1768, John MACKAY #148; Samuel FLANINGHAM (FLANINGAM) of Deptford in the County of Gloucester, wheelwright, and William FLANINGHAM (FLANINGAM) of the same place, blacksmith... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 15 Oct 1768. ... Sam'l FLANINGHAM obtained license of marriage for himself and for Hannah WOOLSTON of Deptford, spinster... [w] Hannah LADD, John LADD #149; Aron FRASIER (Aaron FRAZEE) and Abraham MORGAN of Middlesex County... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 8 Nov 1768. ... Aron FRAZIER... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Hannah ROSS... [w] Bowes REED #150; John FERUSON of the County of Burlington, yeoman, and Thomas KIMBLE (KEMBLE) of Gloucester, yeoman... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 8 Dec 1768. ... John FERGUSON obtained license of marriage for himself and for Elianor WILLSON of Newton, spinster... [w] Sarah HOWELL, John LADD