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) #401 - #450, also #387 & #388 (overlooked in the last part sent out) #387; Jacob MATTHEWS of the Town and County of Gloucester, yeoman, and Richard JOHNSON of the same place, staymaker... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 25 Feb 1772. . . . Jacob MATTHEWS... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Phebe GARNER... [w] James BOWMAN #388; Richard MEREDITH of Lower Penn's Neck in the County of Salem, cordwainer, and Ellis MEREDITH of the same place, yeoman... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 29 April 1772. ... Richard MEREDITH... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Christiana NEILSON of the same place, spinster... [w] G: TRENCHARD #401; Andrew MERSHON of Amwell Township and Henry CASE of Lebanon Township and County of Hunterdon... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 12 July 1773. ... Andrew MERSHON... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Catharine CASE of s'd Amwell... [w] William FRAZER .#402; Samuel McCLEAN (Samuel M. CLEAIN) of Newtown in the County of Gloucester, and Joseph HOLLINSHEAD of the City of Burlington... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 10 Aug 1773. ... Samuel McCLEAN... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Abigail HAMMOCK of the same place... [w] Rob't BURCHAN #403; Jasper MOON of the City of Burlington, and Thompson NEAL (NEALE) of the same place... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 1 Sept 1773. ... Jasper MOON... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Martha CRIPPS of the County of Burlington... [w] Rob't BURCHAN #404; Joshua MOTT and John MELDRUM, both of Amwell Township and County of Hunterdon... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 22 Sept 1773. ... Joshua MOTT... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mary KITCHEN of said Amwell... [w] William FRAZER #405; Lewis MULFORD and Samuel BARKER, both of Greenwich in the County of Cumberland, yeomen... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 4 Oct 1773. ... Lewis MULFORD... obtained license of marriage for him the said Lewis MULFORD... and for Mary BARKER of the same place, spinster... [w] M: EWING, Surr #406; John MOORE of Elizabeth Town in the County of Essex, and David ALSTON of Woodbridge in the County of Middlesex... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 8 Oct 1773. ... John MOORE... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Hannah MOORE of Woodbridge af'd... [w] John THOMSON #407; Joseph MARSH and David ALSTON, both of Woodbridge in the County of Middlesex... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 8 Oct 1773. ... Joseph MARSH... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mary WILLIS of Woodbridge af'd... [w] John THOMSON #408; William McILVAINE, John CLARK, & Joseph McILVAINE of the County of Bucks and Province of Pennsylvania... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 6 Nov 1773. ... William McILVAINE... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Margaret RODMAN... [w] Mary McILVAINE, Anne ODELL #409; Henry MARSH and Nicase (from signature) BRINKERHOFF, both of Hackensack in the County of Bergen... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 20 Nov 1773. ... Henry MARSH... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Elizabeth SYMESON of the same place... [w] Jno ZABRISKI Jr #410; Alexander McCREA and Hugh HENDERSON and James BASSETT of the County of Hunterdon... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 8 Jan 1774. ... Alexander McCREA... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Phillis HENDERSON... [w] Patrick FLANAGAN, Benjamin DUSINBERY #411; Matthew McGUIRE (MAGUIRE) of the City of Philadelphia, and Rob't BURCHAN of the City of Burlington... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 11 April 1774. ... Matthew MAGUIRE... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Anne MANNINGTON of Phila'a afores'd... [w] #412; Nicholas MONCK and Andrew SPROULL, both of the County of Sussex... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 16 April 1774. ... Nicholas MONCK... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Ann WARRAL... [w] Jas NEVILL, Hu'h HUGHES #413; Fredreck MacLANDER (couldn't read his signature), and Joseph CORSON, both of the County of Cape May, yeoman... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 26 April 1774. ... Fredreck MacLANDER... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Rebeccah SMITH of Cape May, spinst... [w] Humphrey HUGHES, Abijah REEVES [consent] April 26, 1774 If their be any despute in giving up these lisents these lines y giving with free consent from under my hand. . . [signed] Rabaca SMITH [signed] Josep CORSON witness #414; Andrew JARRETT (JARRADD), Samuel BOWLBY, and John MULLEN of the Township of Mansfield in the County of Sussex... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 11 May 1774. ... Thomas MAYBERRY... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Cynthia LANNING... [w] Hu'h HUGHES #415; Moses MYERS of the Township of Northampton in the County of Burlington, and John BAKER of the same place... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 20 May 1774. ... Moses MYERS... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Michal SMITH, widow... [w] Jos: READ #416; Isaac MUNDAY (MONDAY - his mark) and Jasper MUNDAY (MONDY), both of Piscataway in the County of Middlesex... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 31 May 1774. ... Isaac MONDAY... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Ann MARTIN... [w] J. THOMSON #417; James MATTISON and Isaac PRALL, both of the Township of Amwell and County of Hunterdon... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 2 Aug 1774. ... James MATTISON... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Catharine EGBERT of Reading... [w] William FRAZER #418; John MELVIN and Nicholas EVERSON of South Amboy... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 17 Sept 1774. ... John MELVIN... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Abigail SMITH of the same place... [w] John THOMSON #419; Steven MORRIS (MORRESS) & Christopher RAPE (RAAPE), both of Glouster* County... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 13 Oct 1774. ... Steven MORRIS... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Jemime IRELAND... [w] Rich'd SOMERS, Constant SOMERS #420; Joseph MAXSON Jr and Joseph MAXSON Sr of the Township of Middletown in the County of Monmouth... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 14 Oct 1774. ... Joseph MAXSON Jr... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Hannah OGBORN / OGBORNE of the town afores'd... [w] John THOMSON #421; Andrew MERSHON of the Township of Hopewell and Francis WILSON of Amwell Township and County of Hunterdon... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 15 Oct 1774. ... Andrew MERSHON... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Catharine WILSON of s'd Amwell... [w] William FRAZER #422; William MITCHEL & Eli TOWNSEND, both of the County of Cape May... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 21 Nov 1774. ... William MITCHEL... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Elisabeth TOWNSEND... [w] Jonathan JENKINS, Abijah REEVES #423; Isaac MATHEWS (MATTHEWS) and Thomas MATHEWS (MATTHEWS), both of the County of Cape May, Gentlemen... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 17 Dec 1774. ... Isaac MATHEWS... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mary HAND, widow of Elias HAND decc'd... [w] Sarah STILLWELL, John CRESSE #424; John MacKINSTRY (M'KINSTRY) & Nathaniel HART, both of Hopewell Township and County of Hunterdon... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 10 Jan 1775. ... John MacKINSTRY... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Sarah EGE of said Hopewell... [w] William FRAZER #425; John MEEKER and Walter THURSTON of Raway* in the County of Middlesex... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 12 Jan 1775. ... John MEEKER... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Sarah OLLIVER... [w] John THOMSON #426; Samuel MULLEN of the Township of Evesham in the County of Burlington, carpenter, and Joseph PRICKETT of the same place, carpenter... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 19 March 1775. ... Samuel MULLEN... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mary ESTILL of the same place... [w] Jos: READ #427; Timothy MERSHON of Hopewell Township, and Jacob POLHEMUS of Amwell Township and County of Hunterdon... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 1 April 1775. ... Timothy MERSHON... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Anne STEVINS of s'd Amwell... [w] William FRAZER #428; Reuben MacFARSON (McFERSON) of Kingwood, and John HENDRY (HENRY) of Amwell and County of Hunterdon... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 24 April 1775. ... Reuben MacFARSON... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Elizabeth LEE of s'd Amwell... [w] William FRAZER #429; Benjamin MIDDLETON of the County of Gloucester, and William GLOVER of the same place... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 29 April 1775. ... Benjamin MIDDLETON... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Elizabeth TAYLOR... [w] Robert BLACKWELL #430; John MORREL (MORRELL), late of New York, and John WALLACE of the County of Burlington... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 4 May 1775. ... John MORREL... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Sarah WALLACE... [w] Robert BLACKWELL, John COX Jr #431; Thomas McDOWELL and Theophilus LOTT, both of the County of Middlesex... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 1 June 1775. ... Thomas McDOWELL... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Catherine LOTT... [w] John THOMSON [consent] Mr PETTIT Sir be pleas to grant a Liesons to Thomas McDOUELLE as he perposses to marrage a Dafter of mine, from your Humbl Sar't... [s] Rich:d LOTT, May 30, 1775 #432; Richard McGINNIS (MIGINNESS) of Wellenborough, and John COACHY (COCHEY) of the same place... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 20 June 1775. ... Richard McGINNIS... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mariam RIDGWAY of the same place... [w] Rob't BURCHAN #433; Daniel MASKELL of Stow Creek in the County of Cumberland, Gentleman, & Ladis WALLING of Greenwich in the county af'd, merchant... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 5 Aug 1775. ... Daniel MASKELL... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Sarah WOODRUFF of Greenwich af'd, mantua mak... [w] Maskell EWING Jr #434; John MYERS of Northampton in the County of Burlington, and Joseph READ Esq'r of the same place... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 31 Oct 1775. ... John MYERS... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Sarah SHINN of New Hanover, widow... [w] Jos: READ [note: the signatures of the witness and the bondsman appear to be the same] #435; Henry MURPHEY (MURPHY) and Alexander McMULLAN (McMULLEN), both of the City of Burlington... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 7 Nov 1775. ... Henry MURPHY... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Susannah FOSTER of the same place... [w] Rob't BURCHAN #436; William MOUNT and James MOUNT, both of Upper Freehold in the County of Monmouth... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 20 Nov 1775. ... William MOUNT... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Rebekah COX... [w] Jos POTTS, Joseph FRETWELL #437; Jacob MILLS of the County of Gloucester, & Isaac STILES of the same place... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 13 Nov 1775. ... Jacob MILLS... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Jain LEE... [w] Robert BLACKWELL #438; Augustus McDANIEL and Daniel HERITAGE, both of the Township of Chester in the County of Burlington... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 10 Jan 1776. ... Augustus McDANIEL... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Lydia MORRIS of the same place, widow... [w] Rob:t BURCHAN #439; Joseph MOODE and Isaiah VANHORNE, both of the County of Bucks in Pennsylvania... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 16 Jan 1776. ... Joseph MOODE... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Charity VANHORNE of the same place... [w] Rob't BURCHAN #440; Jonathan MIDDLETON and John WEST, both of the County of Burlington... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 27 Jan 1776. ... Jonathan MIDDLETON... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Anne MORRIS of the same place... [w] Rob't BURCHAN #441; Thomas MANN & Wm HARRISON, both of Gloster* County... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 20 Jan 1776. ... Thomas MANN... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Margaret BONHAM... [w] Sam:l SHAW #442; John MULLEN of Chester Township and County of Burlington, and Daniel HERITAGE of the same place... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 25 March 1776. ... John MULLEN... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Catherine HAINES of the same place... [w] Jos READ #443; John MULFORD of Stow Creek in the County of Cumberland, house carpenter, & Ephraim MILLS (Jr) of Hopewell in the county af'd, yeoman... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 2 April 1776. ... John MULFORD af'd... Clemons MASKELL of Greenwich in the county af'd... [w] M. EWING, Surr #444; Samuel McCRAY (McCREA) of the County of Albany, and Alex'r McEWEN of the County of Sumerset* and East New Jersey, merchant... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 6 April 1776. ... Samuel McCRAY of the County of Albany and Province of New York... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Margret SLOWN of ye County of Sumerset*... [w] blank #445; John MITCHELL and Charles BASSONETT, both of the County of Buck in the Province of Pennsylvania... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 27 July 1776. ... John MITCHELL... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Sarah WILLETTS of the same place... [w] Rob: BURCHAN #446; William MILLER and Robert BURCHAN, both of the City of Burlington... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 7 April 1777. ... Contract of Marriage between the said William MILLER... and Anne KEMBLE... [w] blank #447; John MOORE and John WANEY (WANEE), both of the County of Burlington... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 1 May 1777. ... Contract of Marriage between the said John MOORE... and Bathsheba BALLINGER... [w] Rob't BURCHAN #448; James McQUILLON (McQUILLEN) & George READ, both of the County of Sussex... [bound to] Wm LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 22 May 1777. ... Contract of Marriage between ye above bound James McQUILLON... and Sarah SIMPSON, widow... [w] Thom:s ANDERSON #449; Nathan MIDDLETON and John HOLLINSHEAD, both of Chester Township in the County of Burlington... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 26 July 1777. ... Contract of Marriage between the s'd Nathan MIDDLETON... and Judith STOKES of the same place... [w] Rob't BURCHAN #450; John MOLLOY of Woolwich Township in the County of Gloucester, and Samuel HARKER of the same place... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 31 July 1777. ... Contract of Marriage between John MOLLOY... and Rumah SMITH... [w] David HARKER