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 0888706; Vol. M; 1735-1794 (602 bonds) #301 - #350 #301; Hugh McCRACKEN & Mathew LOWRY both of Oxford in the County of Sussex... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 11 June 1766. ... Hugh McCRACKEN... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mary MUCKLEHANY of Oxford af'd... [w] Abram HOOEY, Thom: ANDERSON #302; William MASON and John TOWNSEND, both of Cape May County, Gentlemen... [bound to]... William FRANKLING, Governor... 500 pounds... 10 Nov 1766. ... William MASON... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Judeth BROOKS, spincester... [w] Henry YOUNG, Mary YOUNG #303; Job MOORE and Joseph POWELL (POWEL), both of Northampton Township in the County of Burlington, yeomen... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 26 Nov 1766. ... Job MOORE... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mary LIPPINCOTT of the same place, spinster... [w] Jos: READ #304; Joseph MORRIS of the City of Burlington, and William SCOTT of the same place... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 5 Jan 1767. ... Joseph MORRIS... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Lydia WILLSON / WILSON of the same place, spinster... [w] Rob't BURCHAN #305; John MARSH and Robert AYERS, both of the County of Middlesex... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 22 April 1767. ... John MARSH... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Catherine HUNT... [w] John MACKAY [affidavit] April 22, 1767 I, John MARSH. . . do declare that the within named Catherine HUNT is 21 years of age. . . and. . . that Solomon HUNT, father of said Catherine is one of the people called Quakers. . . s'd Solomon made no objection. . . #306; Benjamin MORRIS of Mideltown* in the County of Monmouth, and John TAYLOR of the same town and county... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 1 June 1767. ... Benjamin MORRIS... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Lydia CUMTON of Mideltown*... [on the back: Lidia COMTON] [w] Sam'l LEONARD #307; John MONROW Jr and Stacy BUDD, Practitioner of Physick, both of Mount Holly in the County of Burlington... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 3 June 1767. ... John MONROW Jr... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Sarah BIDDLE of Springfield in the county afs'd, spinster... [w] Jos: READ #308; Thomas MORRIS and Elazares (E. Lazarus) BREWER of Shrewsbury in the County of Monmouth... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Govenor... 500 pounds... 19 June 1767. ... Thomas MORRIS... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Elizabeth CHANDLER of Shrewsbury... [w] Mary LEONARD #309; Albert MASON of Upper Freehold in the County of Monmouth, yeoman, & Rob't STEWARD of Burlington, yeoman... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 12 Nov 1767. ... Albert MASON... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Elizabeth STILWELL / STILLWELL of Upper Freehold af'd... [w] Jos: READ #310; Jonathan MILLS and Ephraim BARNET*, both of the Lower Precinct of the County of Cape May, Gent. ... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governer... 500 pounds... 30 Dec 1767. ... Jonathan MILLS... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Judith ELDRIDGE, spinster... [w] Jacob HUGHES Jr, Seth WHILLDIN, Nathan CHURCH [*bondsman's name from his signature; in the text of the bond, the bride's name was 1st written then erased and the bandsman's name written over it] #311; Thomas MATTHEWS and John FOSTER, both of the County of Cape May, Gent'n... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 28 Jan 1768. ... Thomas MATTHEWS... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Hanna CRESSE "(late widow of Israel CRESSE deceased)"... [w] Abishal STITES, Zeruiah HUGHES #312; William MORRIS & Samuel DANFORD, both of the County of Monmoth*... [bound to]... Wm FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 4 March 1768. ... William MORRIS & Sam'l DANFORD... obtained license of marriage for him the said Wm MORRIS... and for Martha VAUGHN of the same county... [w] Jos BORDEN, Jos POTTS #313; Richard MARGERUM and Joseph KIRKBRIDE Esq'r of the Province of Pennsylvania, and County of Bucks... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 23 March 1768. ... Richard MARGERUM... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Rebekah WHITE... [w] Peter VANHORN, John WILLIAMSON #314; William MULFORD Jr and Isaac WARD, mason, both of Greenwich in the County of Cumberland... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 11 April 1768. ... William MULFORD... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Sarah CONINGHAM of the same place... [w] M: EWING #315; John MUNYAN (his mark) & Benjamin COWGILL of the Township of Greenwich in ye County of Gloucester, yeomen... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 26 April 1768. ... John MUNYAN... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Rachal PINYARD of the same place, spinster... [w] Sarah HOWELL, Sarah LADD #316; Joseph MATTISON of the Township of Amwell, and Joseph HANKINSON (Jr) of the Township of Reading, both in Hunterdon County... [bound to]... Wm FRANKLIN, Gov'r... 500 pounds... 5 May 1768. ... Joseph MATTISON... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Catherine BODINE of Reading Township... [w] Wm KIRKPATRICK, Daniel BUSKIRK #317; Joab (Job) ROGERS and William MORRIS of Burlington County... [bound to]... Governor FRANKLIN... 500 pounds... 7 May 1768. ... Joab ROGERS... obtained license of marriage for the s'd William MORRIS... and for Mary WILLS, widow... [w] Peter BARD, Sam'l BARD #318; Richard MUNSENAU of Richmond County & Province of New York, & James REED of Perth Amboy in the Province of New Jersey... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 14 May 1768. ... Richard MUNSENAU... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Christian WHITE... [w] James KELLY, Collins HEATH #319; Joseph MANNING of Essex County, and Geore (George) COOPER of Morris County... [bound to]... William FRANKLING, Esq'r... 500 pounds... 8 June 1768. ... Joseph MANNING... obtained license of marriage for Joseph MANNING... and for Providence COOPPER / COOPER of Morris County afores'd... [w] Peter KEMBLE, Rich'd KEMBLE #320; Job GASKILL and George MUNROW of Burlington County... [bound to]... Governor FRANKLIN... 500 pounds... 9 June 1768. ... Job GASKILL... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Lois PRICKETT [w] blank [should have been bound into Vol. G] #321; Jonathan MILLS and John CONNEL, both of the County of Cape May, Gentlem'n... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 9 June 1768. ... Jonathan MILLS... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Amy JOHNSON, spinster... [w] Jonathan ISZARD, James HUGHES #322; David MORGAN & Randall MORGAN of the Township of Deptford in the County of Gloucester, yeom-... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 20 June 1768. ... David MORGAN... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mary BLACKWOOD of Gloucester Township, spinster... [w] John HEDGES, John LADD #323; Job MOORE and William CLAYTON, Esq'r of the Township of Trenton... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 13 July 1768. ... Job MOORE... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Deborah STILLWELL... [w] Bowes REED #324; Phillip MULSBERRY & Patrick THEAVIN (his mark), both of the County of Sussex... [bound to]... Wm FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 23 July 1768. ... Phillip MULSBERRY... obtained license of marriage for him the said Phillip MULSBERRY... and for Martha HANNA... [w] Thom: ANDERSON #325; Daniel MOORE and Job MOORE of the County of Hunterdon... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Esq'r... 500 pounds... 3 Sept 1768. ... Daniel MOORE... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Hannah JOHNSTON... [w] Bowes REED, Wm TAYLOR #326; Joseph McDANIEL of the County of Somerset, miller, & Isaac DRAKE of the County of Middlesex, farmer... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 1 Oct 1768. ... Joseph McDANIEL... obtained license of marriage for him the s'd Joseph McDANIEL... and for Mary ALLEN of the County of Middlesex... [w] Rich'd PATERSON, Wm PATERSON [consent] Sept 29, 1768 Mister PATSON, I understand you refused to grant a lisens unto Josep MagDANNIEL with [out] you saw I ware willing There I give my consent grant him a licens thes from your frind... [signed] Nathanial ALLEN [w] Isaac DRAKE #327; William MAGER & John STILWILL (STILLWELL), both of the County of Sussex... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 8 Oct 1768. ... William MAGER... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Catherine STILWILL... [w] Tho:s VANHORNE, Jacob HUFFER (his mark) #328; Robert MORREN (MORRIN), William GAA, and Michael HOEY, all of Princeton... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 29 Oct 1768. ... Robert MORREN... obtained license of marriage for him the s'd Robert MORREN... and for Anna JONES of Princeton... [w] Thom IRVIN, Wm PATERSON #329; Martin LONG and Frederick MUSCARD (Friederich MUSCAT) of Burlington County... [bound to]... Governor FRANKLIN... 500 pounds... 5 Dec 1768. ... Frederick MUSCARD... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mary SHALA... [w] Sam'l BARD #330; William McCONCKY (McCONKY) & Job BURROWS... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Esq'r... 500 pounds... 2 Jan 1769. ... William McCONCKY... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Hannah MATHER... [w] John HOWELL, Jos: REED Jr #331; John McCOLLOM (MACKCOLLUM) of the County of Somerset... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 13 Jan 1769. ... John McCOLLOM... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mary BERNDROW... [w] William STEWART #332; George MONROW and Job GASKILL of Burlington County, yeomen... [bound to]... Governor FRANKLIN... 500 pounds... 14 Jan 1769. ... George MONROW... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Rose SHARP... [w] Sam'l BARD, Surrogate #333; Jacob MAPLE (MAPEL) and William MAPLE (MAPEL), all of the County of Middlesex... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 27 Jan 1769. ... Jacob MAPLE... obtained license of marriage for himself and for him the s'd Jacob MAPLE... and for Elizabeth STANFORD of the County of Somerset... [w] Thom IRWIN, Wm PATERSON, Elias SMITH #334; Benjamin MARGERUM and Rich (Richard) MARGERUM Jr, both of Bucks County and Province of Pennsylvania... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 5 Feb 1769. ... Benjamin MARGERUM... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Elizabeth WHITE... [w] Wm TAYLOR, Jos: TAYLOR #335; Hendrick MUNFORT (Henry MONFORT) & John ZUTPHEN, both of the County of Somerset... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 16 Feb 1769. ... Hendrick MUNFORT... obtained license of marriage for him the s'd Hendrick MUNFORT... and for Anne NEPHEWS of the aforesaid County of Somerset... [w] Rich'd PATERSON, Wm PATERSON #336; Robert MOORELAND (MORLOND) & Wm CUBBERLY (William CUBBERELY), both of the Township of Nottingham & County of Burlington... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Esq'r... 500 pounds... 6 March 1769. ... Robert MOORELAND... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Rachel EYRE... [w] Wm TAYLOR #337; Joost MABIE and Myndert GARRIBRANTSE (Mindert GARREBRANCE), both of Orange County in the Province of New York... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governour... 500 pounds... 18 March 1769. ... Myndert GARRIBRANTSE... obtained license of marriage for Joost MABIE... and for Freyntje GARRIBRANTSE of the County of Bergen in Jew Jersey... [w] John ZABRISKY, Jno: ZABRISKI Jr #338; James McCREA (McCRAY) and Joseph CALDWELL, both of the County of Hunterdon... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 22 March 1769. ... James McCREA... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Anne PORTER... [w] Wm STEWART #339; Thomas MASKELL & Daniel MASKELL of Greenwich Precinct in the County of Cumberland, yeoman... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Govern'r... 500 pounds... 27 March 1769. ... Thomas MASKELL... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Esther FITHIAN of the Township of af'd, spinster... [w] G: TRENCHARD #340; Benony (Benoni) MILLS and Moses PLATTS, both of Hopewell in the County of Cumberland, yeoman... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 10 April 1769. ... Benony MILLS... obtained license of marriage for him the said Benony MILLS... and for Lydia HAND of the County of Cape May, widow... [w] M. EWING, Surrogate #341; William MOORE & William CRAIG of Allaway's Creek in the County of Salem... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Govern'r... 500 pounds... 6 May 1769. ... William MOORE... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Judith HAMILTON of the same place, widow... [w] G: TRENCHARD #342; Neil McCUM (McGILL) and Richard GREEN, both of the County of Hunterdon... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Esq'r... 500 pounds... 25 Jun 1769. ... Neil McCUM... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Phebe CARTER... [w] Wm TAYLOR #343; John MESKER and Moses STANBERRY, the former of the County of Essex, the latter of the County of Middlesex... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Esquire... 500 pounds... 13 July 1769. ... John MESKER... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Abigail ROSS... [w] Bowes REED, Thomas ANDREWS #344; Johnathan MEREDETH... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Esq'r... 500 pounds... 22 July 1769. ... Johnathan MEREDETH... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mary FELL, spinstress... [w] Ab'm HUNT, John ANTILL #345; Amos MOORE and Job MOORE, both of the County of Hunterdon... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Esquire... 500 pounds... 22 Aug 1769. ... Amos MOORE... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Anne SMITH... [w] Wm TAYLOR #346; John MAXWELL of Lower Penn's Neck in the County of Salem, carpenter... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Govern'r... 500 pounds... 11 Oct 1769. ... John MAXWELL... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Elizabeth JONES of the township af'd, spinster... [w] G: TRENCHARD #347; John Cox MINOR and Peter WATSON, both of Upper Freehold in the County of Monmouth, yeo:n... [bound to]... Jonathan BELCHER, Governour... 500 pounds... 29 Oct 17__ (rest of year left blank - out of sequence, Jonathan BELCHER was Gov'r 1747 - 1759) ... John Cox MINOR... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Margaret MORRIS of the place abovesaid, spinster... [w] Henry VAN HOOK, Jos: ARNEY #348; David MORRIS and John DOVE of the County of Middlesex... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 6 Dec 1769. ... David MORRIS... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mary SHOTWELL... [w] Bowes REED [consent] . . .I Anne SHOTWELL, widow, of the Scotch Plains in the County of Essex & Borrow of Eli'z, have given my consent to the marriage of my daughter Mary with David MORRIS of the same place... 7 Dec 1769. #349; John MEAD and Jacob ACKERMAN, both of Saddle River in Bergen County... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governour... 500 pounds... 1 Jan 1770. ... Jacob ACKERMAN... obtained license of marriage for John MEAD... and for Margaret DEMOTT of the county aforesaid, spinster... [w] Jno: ZABRISKI Jr #350; Ezekiel MULFORD and Ezekiel HAND, both of the County of Cape May, mariners... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governour... 500 pounds... 15 Jan 1770. ... Ezekiel MULFORD... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Jemima NICHOLSON, spinster... [w] Nich's STILLWILL, Samuel ALEXANDER