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) #451 - #500 #451; John MILLER and Thomas REMMINGTON, both of the County of Cumberland in the Township of Greenwich... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 31 July 1777. ... Contract of Marriage between John MILLER of the county affs'd... and Phebe IRELAN of the county affs'd... [w] Mary MERSEILLES, Thomas HARRIS Jr [note: on the back can be seen: "Theophilus ELMER" #452; David MERRELL and Benjamin SAXTON of Hopewell in the County of Hunterdon... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 2 Aug 1777. ... Contract of Marriage between David MERRELL... and Charity GULICK... [w] Jared SEXTON, Nehemiah SEXTON #453; Barnabas McGRAW & Philip FOLKERSON (FAULKENSON), both of Roxbury in the County of Morris... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 5 Aug 1777. ... Contract of Marriage between Barnabas McGRAW... and Elizabeth FOLKERSON... [w] blank #454; Robert McMASTERS & James MILLER of Pennsylvania... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 11 Oct 1777. ... Contract of Marriage between Rob't McMASTERS... and Ester PALMER of N. Jersey... [w] Sam'l H. SULLIVAN, Sarah PAOCTON #455; William MINOR of the County of Somerset, and Philip PROFT (his mark) of the County of Hunterdon... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 11 Dec 1777. ... Contract of Marriage between the above bound William MINOR... and Charity PROFT of Hunterdon af'd... [w] Wm PATERSON #456; Joseph MINGEN (MINGIN) and Jonathan CURTIS, both of the County of Burlington... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 20 Nov 1777. ... Contract of Marriage between the said Joseph MINGEN... and Hannah LEEDS... [w] Rob't BURCHAN #457; Daniel MANATA & Daniel THOMPSON, both of the County of Bucks... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 15 Dec 1777. ... Contract of Marriage between Daniel MANATA... and Elizabeth THOMPSON... [w] John BURCHAN #458; Caleb MATLOCK (MATLACK) & Cumberland SHEPPERD (SHEPPARD) of the County of Gloucester... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 18 Dec 1777. ... Contract of Marriage between Caleb MATLOCK... and Mary WILIE... [w] John BURCHAN #459; William MONTGOMERY of Allentown in the County of Monmouth, and Elisha NEWELL of the same place... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 13 Jan 1778. ... Contract of Marriage between William MONTGOMERY... and Mary RHEA... [w] Cha's PETTIT #460; Enoch MOUND and Isaac NEGUS, both of Hanover Township in Burlington County... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 17 March 1778. ... Contract of Marriage between Enoch MOUND... and Lydia MILLS... [w] Nathan JONES #461; Patrick MELLON of Falls Township in the County of Bucks, and State of Pennsylvania, yeoman, and James HARTNESS (HARKNESS) of Burlington County, yeoman... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 3 April 1778. ... Contract of Marriage between the said Patrick MELLON... and Mary HINDS... [w] Nathan JONES #462; Edward MILLS and Nehemiah MILLS, both of Morris Town in the County of Morris... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 9 May 1778. ... Contract of Marriage between Edward MILLS... and Phebe BYRAM... [w] blank #463; Hezekiah MOUNT of Upper Freehold in the County of Monmouth, and Peter DYE of South Amboy in the County of Middlesex... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 20 June 1778. ... Contract of Marriage between the said Hezekiah MOUNT... and Mary PATERSON... [w] Jona DEARE #464; Patrick MACGEE of the Western Precinct of the County of Somerset, and Christopher CLEAR (CLAIR) of the Township of Windsor in the County of Middlesex... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 22 July 1778. ... Contract of Marriage between Patrick MACGEE of Somerset... and Rebecca BRANNASAN of Middlesex... [w] Thomas WELLISON #465; Henry MASKING & William GREEN of Bucks County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 10 Aug 1778. ... Contract of Marriage between Henry MASKING... and Ruth HARMON... [w] Jared SEXTON, Nehemiah SEXTON #466; William MOORE & Amos MOORE of Hopewell Township in the County of Hunterdon... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 22 Aug 1778. ... Contract of Marriage between Mary SMITH... and William MOORE... [w] Jas SOLTON #467; Anthony MONTGOMERY of the County of Cumberland, yeoman, & Samuel DAVIS of the County of Salem... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 21 Oct 1778. ... Contract of Marriage between the above named Anthony MONTGOMERY... and Elizabeth ROWELL, widow... [w] James EWING, Martha EWING #468; William MILLS & Thomas BORDEN, one of Burlington, the other of Monmouth County... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 5 Dec 1778. ... Contract of Marriage between William MILLS... and Hannah BORDEN... [w] David FORMAN, Th: HENDERSON #469; Ephraim MULFORD and George McCLOUGHLIN (McGLAUGHLIN) of Morris River Township in the County of Cumberland... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 7 Dec 1778. ... Contract of Marriage between Ephraim MULFORD... and Rebeckah WEILDING... [w] Theo: ELMER #470; James MOORE (Jr) & Henry JOHNSON, both of the County of Sussex... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 10 Feb 1779. ... James MOORE Jr... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Jane MILLER of Knowlton in s'd County... [w] Wm KERR, Thom:s ANDERSON #471; Timothy MILBOURN and Amos SMITH of Hunterdon County... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 1 Jan 1779. ... Contract of Marriage between Timothy MILBOURN... and Sarah MORGAN... [w] Nehemiah SEXTON, Elizabeth SEXTON (her mark) #472; Samuel McNINCH & Wm KERR, both of the County of Sussex... [bound to] Wm LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 7 Jan 1779. ... Sam'l McNINCH... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mary SCOTT... [w] Tho:s ANDERSON, Lettitia ANDERSON #473; Samuel McCLINTOCK of the County of Cumberland, weaver, and Ezekiel STUART (his mark) of the County of Gloucester... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 12 Jan 1779. ... Contract of Marriage between the s'd Samuel McCLINTOCK... and Rebekah GARRISON... [w] James EWING #474; John MORRIS and John CRANE, both of the Town and County of Morris... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 4 Feb 1779. ... Contract of Marriage between John MORRIS... and Kezia COOK... [w] Jabez CAMPFIELD #475; Abraham MINTANYE (MONTANYE) & Nathan LUSE of the County of Morris... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 25 Feb 1779. ... Contract of Marriage between Abraham MINTANYE... and Margaret HENDERSON... [w] Mal: McCRECEEY, Surr #476; William MARKWORTH & John BARBER of Trenton in the County of Hunterdon... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 2 March 1779. ... Contract of Marriage between William MARKWORTH... and Anna ROBERTS... [w] Jared SEXTON, Mary REED (her mark) #477; Stephen MORFORD and James MOORE, both of the County of Somerset... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 17 March 1779. ... Contract of Marriage between the said Stephen MORFORD... and Mary HAMBLETON... [w] Jona DEARE #478; Thomas MORRIS and Silas APPLEGATE, both of the County of Burlington... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 29 March 1779. ... Contract of Marriage between the said Thomas MORRIS... and Ann WARD... [w] Rob't BURCHAN #479; Barnard (Bernard) McCORMICK and Hendrick VOORHEES, both of the County of Monmouth... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 29 March 1779. ... Contract of Marriage between Barnard McCORMICK... and Elisabeth COLLINS... [w] blank #480; Jonathan MUIRHEAD & Stephen BURROWES Jr of Hopewell in the County of Hunterdon... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 13 April 1779. ... Contract of Marriage between Jonathan MUIRHEAD... and Mary LOTT... [w] Jared SEXTON #481; John MERRYMAN of the Township of Evesham in the County of Burlington, and Col. Thomas MAYBERRY of Mount Holly in said County... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 24 April 1779. ... Contract of Marriage between the above bound John MERRYMAN... and Elizabeth KNOTT of Monmouth County... [w] Jos: READ #482; Samuel MILLS and John BATEMAN of Fairfield Township in the County of Cumberland... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 27 April 1779. ... Contract of Marriage between Samuel MILLS... and Mary CHESNEY... [w] Ruth ELMER, Theo: ELMER #483; William McGALLARD (McGALLIRD) & Andrew BROWN, both of Maidenhead, Hunterdon County... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 5 May 1779. ... Contract of Marriage between William McGALLARD... and Mary SKIRM... [w] Jas PAXTON #484; John MIERS & William BECKLEY (BEAKLEY), both of Gloucester County... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 11 May 1779. ... Contract of Marriage between John MIERS... and Hannah COFFEE... [w] Israel MORRIS Jr #485; James McKLEN (his mark) and Richard SLACK of Hunterdon County... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 20 May 1779. ... Contract of Marriage between James McKLEN... and Elisabeth LODIBANK... [w] Nehemiah SEXTON, Eliabeth SEXTON #486; Matthias MILLER & John McKASSON of Lower Penn's Neck in the County of Salem, yeomen... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 19 Aug 1779. ... Contract of Marriage between Matthias MILLER... and Joan YOWENSON, spinster... [w] Geo: TRENCHARD #487; John MELROSE and Phelix (Felix) HERBERT, both of the County of Somerset... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 27 Aug 1779. ... Contract of Marriage between the said John MELROSE... and Mahitible SCOTT... [w] Jona DEARE #488; Joseph MARSH and William BAYLES (BALEY), both of Morris County... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 2 Nov 1779. ... Contract of Marriage between Joseph MARSH... and Elizabeth LUM... [w] Jabez CAMPFIELD #489; Reston MORTON and Jacob ASEY (ASAY) of the Township of Hanover and County of Burlington... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 2 Nov 1779. ... Contract of Marriage between Reston MORTON... and Rachel ASEY... [w] F. DILLON #490; Samuel MORRISON & Frederick THING, both of Morris Town in the County of Morris. . . [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 11 Nov 1779. ... Contract of Marriage between Samuel MORRISON af'd... and Mary JOHNSON of the same place... [w] Mary RING, Henry RING #491; George MARSH of Hanover in the County of Morris, & George THING of Morris Town & County aforesaid... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 11 Nov 1779. ... Contract of Marriage between George MARSH aforesaid... and Catharine YOUNG... [w] Jos LEWIS Sur'te #492; Israel MILLER & Joel MILLER, both of Hopewell in the County of Cumberland... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 16 Nov 1779. ... Israel MILLER... and Abigail MILLER... [w] Rachel CLUNN, Jonath'n ELMER #493; Elisha MOORE and Asa TITUS of Hunterdon County... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 25 Nov 1779. ... Contract of Marriage between Elisha MOORE...and Mary MOORE... [w] Benj'n SEXTON, Nehemiah SEXTON #494; Jacob MATTISON (Jr) and William UPDIKE (OBDIKE) Jr... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 10 Dec 1779. ... Contract of Marriage between Jacob MATTISON... and Elizabeth UPDIKE... [w] blank #495; Patrick McFADIN (McFADDIN) of Secil* County, Maryland, & William BAXTER of Philadelphia... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 14 Dec 1779. ... Contract of Marriage between Patrick McFADIN afores'd... and Catharine VAN GELDER of Pumpton*... [w] Edward LEWIS, Jos LEWIS #496; John MATTISON & Jacob WIKOFF (WICOFF) of Amwell in the County of Hunterdon... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 21 Dec 1779. ... Contract of Marriage between John MATTISON... and Sarah KETCHAM... [w] Jared SEXTON, Elisabeth SAXTON #497; David MORGAN and John SPARKS... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 10 Jan 1780. ... Contract of Marriage between David MORGAN... and Sarah BLACKWOOD... [w] Fra DAVENPORT #498; Thomas MAYBERRY of Mount Holly in the County of Burlington, Gentleman, and John DOE of the same place... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 31 Jan 1780. ... Contract of Marriage between the above named Tho's MAYBERRY... and Mary SPRING of Philad'a*... [w] Jos: READ #499; Thomas McGEE & John HUGG, both of Burlington County... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 10 Feb 1780. ... Contract of Marriage between Thomas McGEE... and Margeret TURNER... [w] William READ, Geo: DAVIS #500; Robert MURPHY & George McGLAUGHLIN, both of Maurice River in the County of Cumberland... [bound to] William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 1 March 1780. ... Contract of Marriage between Robert MURPHY... and Damaris SAYRE... [w] Jonath'n ELMER