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A RECORD
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Ill the Year 171G
Three adjoining surveys nuide to Col John Evans,
Charles Brockden and \\'iHiam Penn, of Philadelpliia,
Pa., recorded in Surveyor General's office, Burling-
ton, X. J. To t^vans 1666 acres from which (172S)
a tract of 5''i3 acres was taken from northwest corner.
Brockden's>ii4 acres on south had a tract taken
(1754) of 506 acres in tu-o lots along north, bounded
on south by Morristown road and on east and west b}'
three roads leading from said road north to Brook-
side. A tract of 277 acres (1757) from southwest
corner of Penn's 3750 acres joined ^fi}, acre
tract along on north. Western boundaries of
these surveys and tracts form base line beginning at
first cross roads east of Mendham, runs due north
through Grey's Hollow, 160 chains to old tree corner.
W'hippany River has its source in two main
branches — east branch two miles long, rises at east
Mt. Freedoin, runs southwest, crossing southeast
corner 277 acre tract, enters mortheast corner ^f)^ acre
tract, bends due south at head of Dismal Glen throuirh
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whicli it ilows one mile to junction with wost branch,
which, rising- at West Tslt. Freedom, runs soiUhwept,
bends south and at crossroads unites with In anch from
west through Gre\'s Hollow and sn)all brancii fiom
north. Another small branch from south side of Cold
Hill empties in at IJrookside and soon after joins ea-t
branch, now forming the\\'hipi)any, crosses northeasi
corner 506 acre tract east five miles from jr.nction to
Morristown, The road from IMendham to IMt. Freedom
nortlieast across 563 acre tract crossing- a road from
P.rookside northwest forms only cross roads on ti)e
three tracts and halt mile northeast of cross-road-,
forks to east and west Mt. Freedom. An old road
from Grey's Hollow through woods, bends east arormd
a cleared field. Southwest from west line of this n-; !d
an old chestnut tree yet marks the corner of 563 acre
tract (in deed of 1755 called "sapling'')- Two old
roads each side of glen ''Tingley'^ on east, "Shores"'
on West.
Henry Cla rk (a Scotchman) came to Suiiold
County, L. I.., Ronkonkoma, where, leaving wife and
child with relatives vTio preceded theni and setil<^d, he
went in search of land on which to setth'. \\'ent wesr
via Elizabeth to Morristown, then containing three
' famili'-s, and Mendham, one follnw-d ui^ rivor. then
cast branch to head of t;'ltn and bend in branch
where a few chains west from eastern edge
of plateau a spring emptied into branch. At
this sprms:, on plateau, found it would make a good
farm with vwater power nearby, made a clearing, built
'og house, then returned to m.ove out his family.
Their nearest neighbors wore two families who soon
after settled at head of branch— one named Cooper.
For some years after they settled only a footpath to
Mendham and Morristowri.
No record of this first purchase of land is known,
but the date is fixed by other facts. In 1734 built
frame house by side of log house ani put an iron
knocker on door bearing date. About 1750 assisted by
son and sons-in-law, built dam and saw mill at head
of glen. This dam yet standing firm as at first. Sept. 15
1754, bought the 506 acre tract of Charles Brockden
(deed on small parchment). March 25, 1755, deeded
to his son the 563 acre tract (deed on paper, witnessed
by Andrew Patterson, William Boyd, Benjamin Pit-
ney). Dec. ist, 1756, bought the 277 ac^e tract (deed
on large parchment). In 17^7 mortgaged sawmill witii
62 acres to Robert Adams or Mendham. (storekeeper)
for ;!{^250. May, I7'S8, deeded to grandson, Samuel
Cozad. Jr., 40 acres of southeast corner 27" acre tract
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(deed on paper). The 506 ar~r<^ tract probably sold
soon after purchase as none of his descendants are
1 *.->\vn to liave owned any of it.
Henr\' Clark, 3r., kno-^"n as ''the Lonj^" Island
Yankee," was tiorn abo it ir>oo,died about 1770. Anne,
his wife, born ihg^, died 15th Nov., 1756, and are
buried in Hill Top Cemett-ry. Mrndhani, \vi<h many
others of their descendants. They had three children,
Abif;a!l. Anne. Henry, jr.
Abig'ail born 1726-7, died 15th April, 1702, mar-
ried 1753 Nathaniel Doty, born about 1725, died
1810. Settled on loo acres north and east of cross-
roads where he built a sawmill. Deeded farm to son
1796, and married, second, Elizabeth Lewis, nee
W'inans. She died in iSii It-avin-x a will, recordei in
Liber A, pa;.i'e 3-57. Nathaniel Doty and his first wife
had one child, Henry C. I>oty, born 1754, died of
dysentary about 1707. H'=' married, in 1774, .Mary
Loree, iDorn 1757, died prior to 1820. They had
Abigail. Sibillia. The first v/as born 14th ^Nlay, 1775,
died of cancer 9th Dec, 183^: married, about 1796,
CoL W'm. Pool, born 22d Ma>-, 1771. f^'"d ist April,
1836, and had Abitjai!. Nathaniel Doty niarried
Alfa Meeker. Anna married Nathaniel Diekrrson.
John L. Phcb^' married T'-ter Dickerson. Henrv
married Charity Clark. Mary married Samuel Nick-
son. William, Jr., married Phebe Pool. Col. Pool
lived on the homestead of Nathaniel Doty, Sibillia,
born I5ih April, 1779, died 20th July, 1845, married
7th Jan., 1796, Daniel Lawrence, born iSth May,
1773, died 26th June, 1S37. They had Henry. Eliza
married Daniel Dalrymple. George. Mary married
Elias Thompson. Philemon married Hannah Moo-
ney. Julia married William Trimmer. Jemima.
Samuel Tyler married Margaret Trimmer. Daniel
married Mary xVlooney. William. Daniel Lawrence
lived on northeast corner 277 acre tract.
Anne, born 1729, died about 1775, married 1753
Samuel Cozad, Sr., born 1723, died 181 1. They
settled in forks of west branch on 100 acre strip
alont;- west oi 563 acre tract and bounded east by north
fork west branch. He bought this of Henry Clark,
Jr., Ma\', 1755. Deed on paper, witnessed by Pater-
son, iJoyd and Pitney. About 1800 moved upon
north side Cold Hill and built cider works. He became
wealthy and was for many years an elder in Hill
Top church, Mendham. His will was made 15th Feb.,
1S06, recorded in Liber A, page 301. He married,
about 1785, second, widow of Ezra Fairchild, nee Per-
cilla B'.irt, born 1730, died 182s. Samuel Cozad, Sr.,
.md first wife had Anno. Samuel, Jr. Henr\ C.
Abigail. Elizabeth. Mary. Phebe. Anne born
1754, died about 1825, married 1774, Nathaniel Bon-
ncl, Sr., died about 1820. They settled near the bond
in north fork, and in 1804 sold the 52 acre tract to N.
Clark and moved op to head of fork, wiiere they died.
They had Elizabeth, born 1776, died 1850, married
about 1705, Reuben Hull>ert, and had Louis married
Hester ]^ell. Phebe married a Clary. 2d Louis, La-
Eorgc. Elizabeth married John Claik. Jane married
Henry Stage. Berthania married William Howell.
Henry, born 1777. Nathaniel, Jr., bom 177a, died
I St Ajjril, 1868, married i3oo Mar\- Sturgos and had
Carman S. Mary. Abigail. Barnabas. Nathaniel,
Jr. I^maline. Robert G. Martha A. Thompson,
born 1782, died 1S2 -, married 1S02 Massa Clark and
had Charles married Jane Garbrant. John married
Sarah Wycoif. Aaron PL, married Elizabeth Waller.
Henry married Mary Poland. Miranda married
Daniel Millen. Lav/rence and three others died
young. Aaron, born 1784. Anne, born 24th ^Larch,
1786, died 3d Nov., 1865, married 4th Nov., iSo^,
Jacob Drake, born irth April, 1787, t'-if'fi S^^t Ma'ch,
iS'^'i, and had Rhoda married F'erer Coo.
Eliphalet married Caroline Stewart. Marg;iret
married John Burnett. Catharine married
Jacob Stev.art. William born 3d Aug., 177S,
died 1844, married 20th April, iSii, Elizabeth
Consider, born ist Mav, 1794, died 5th June, 1882, and
had lacob D. Aaron. Elizabeth. Jane. I'hebe.
William. Squire L. Charles P. Samuel Cozad,
Jr,, born 12th June, 1756, died ?d March, 1822, mar-
ried 28th March, 17S5, Jane, daughter of Elder
Mcllrath, born 4th Oct., 1765, died 6th Oct., 1824.
They, v/ith many others, went, in 1796, to l-iedstone,
Washington Co., Pa., and ten years after to Euclid,
near Cleveland, Ohio, v.-here they are buried. They
had Jacob born 17S6. Elias, born 1700, married
Hannah Palmer. Anne born 1702, died 1ST3, married
John Carlton. Samuel, born 1794. died 1870, rnar
ried Mary Condid. Henry, born 17961 died 1S13.
Sarah, born 1799, died 1855, married WiUia;n Mather,
second Jonathan Hale. Andrew, born 1801, d'ed
19-3, married 1825, Salley Simmons and had eii^ht
children, third one, Justus L., contributed his branch
to this record. Nathaniel Clark, born 1803, died 1S28,
married 1824, Ann Collier. Ilenry C, born 175'^^
di'-d 1812, married 1792 Catharine Drake, nee Lozier,
b:»rn 176-, died 1832 (one son Jacob Drake), by sec-
ond inarriaye had four children, Eliphalet, born i6r!i
April, 17Q-}., died loth Nov., iSr>3, niraricd nth
M'ch, 181S, Polly A, ISIontg-omery. Anne, died
youn^'-. Catharine, born 22d March, 1801, died aSth
Nov., 1831, maTied 17th Sep., 1S17, William Houg-
land and had ei.L'^ht children. Oliver, horn nth Jan.,
1808, died 6th Sept. 18SS. married igth Jan.,
1832, Jane Van Kirk, born 12th Nov., 1817, died
iGth March, 1884.. They had Henry. Caroline. TsJary
Ellen. Ruth. Cassias C. Samuel \V. (Oliver
L., son of Henry, collected the Henry C. branch for
this record). Said "Henry C," about 1807, went to
Washington Co., Pa., where his descendants are yt-t
living. Abigail, married Andrew and Elizabeth mar-
ried Thomas Mcllrath, (sons of Elder Mcllratli of
Mendham.) ^Slary. Phebe married Ziba Casteriine,
Henry CJark, Jr., (called Stuttering Henry, ) born 3d
June, 1731, died of paralysis, loth fan., 1797, mar-
ried 25th Jan., 1759, Mary Faugerson, born loth
May, 1728, died 17th March, I7^^2, and had l^ev.
Henry. John. Mortgagf-d 62 acres in 1767, to
Increse Mather of Morristown, (Cordwainer, ) an:i
married second 23rd Aug., I7^3> the wiJow of Samuel
Lorr-e, Sr., nee Siblllia Newton, born 1736, died 2 jth
Aug., 1822, her Vvdll ma.ie 1820 Rec. in Liber C.
bv th.i- second marriage had Nathaniel. I ;na^. Anne.
Rev. Henry, horn 26th Jan., I7<''0, died 5th
Feb., 1S4Q, married 25th Feb., 17S1, Mary, (dauf^hter
Jesse Smith,) born 6th May, 1761, died 5th April,
I Si 5 They settled on 100 A., near forks of road on
stnall branrh. The house he built 17S5 burned Tith
April, iS3,S. He was nine years member ist Church,
Morristown, beconiing converted to iSIethodism by
Re.'. Aaron Hutchinson of Flander's circuit. He
travelled and preached nearly fifty years, served in
Revolutionary War, and had rare taste for readinix
and reminiscenses. John, born -26th Dec, 17S1, died
May, 1536. married 20th ?\Iatch, 1S02, Phene Roberts,
born 31st March, 1782, died 12th June, 1S53, they
had Sally. Joanne. Albert. Horace Nelson.
Joseph. Aaron H. i\Iahlon. Sylvester. Eli-
zabeth. Maryette. Charles Henry. Massa, born
26th Oct., 17S3, died 1S3-, married 1S02, Thompson
Ronnell, and had nine childrf^n. Jane, born 12th
Jan., 1786, di:>d 12th Feb., 184.0. Aaron H., born
3rd Sept., 1701, died 27th Sep., 1734.. Anne, born
nth Jan., 1784, died loth Oct., 1864, married 1822,
James McLaus:h1in, born i>t Nov., 1703, died loth
July, 1845, and had James, Jr. Jesse C. Susan,
i\nne. Jesse S., born 5th Feb. 1708, died 20th May.
1873, married 1820, Sarah V. Millon, born
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3 1 St Dec, 1704, died loth Nov. 1S62, married
second Susan Van Lieu. Henry, horn ytb Feb.,
1801, died 13th Dec, 1S73, married 27th May, •
1S30, Mari^^aret Smith horn 20tl: Dec. 180+, died 20th
Oct. 1S63, they had Henry Spencer, (member Co.
E., 27th Reo-. N. J. v., and maker of this record, )
Richard H., Margaret Caroline. Mary Naomi.
Nathaniel, (moniber Co. U., nth Res^. N. J. V.).
Jesse S. John, horn 1761-2, died of srriall pox
at close of war, in v;hirh he served six years The
French musket he carried now an heir-ljom in famdy.
Nathaniel, horn 22nd March, 17*^7, died 20th Au?;.
1836, married 1786, Joanne Newton, born 17^2,
died iSth July, 1830, they had Ebene7,er, settled
on west fork of road aud was a prosperous farmer,
1826 released farm to son, and married. S'-cond.
widow of Col. Silias Axtell 1S31. Ehenezxr, born
17th Tslarch, 1787, died of Apob^xy 4th Oct., 1843,
married 1810, Phebe Blackford, born 22nd July,
1792, died 27th Sept. 1850. They had Nathaniel,
died 181 8, aged 7 years. Joanne married Mahlon
Pniden, Mary married Elias Millen. Charitv mar-
ried Henry Pool. Sibillia married John Osborn.
K Newton married Tvlary H r^h^^n. Mir^aret married
Charb-5 Hudson. Isaac. born I7^V''. died 20th
Jan., 1^41, married f^lh June, 1793, Phebc Axtcll,
born 23d June, 1771, died 31st Oct., 1S32, they
lived on old homestead, and the house of 1734 he
rel>uilt with an addition, also stone milk house and
bark house and tannery, and cider Nvorks on spring-
run, married, second, Mary Pierson, by fust marria-
ge had Abii^^ail. Silas C. Stephen. Anne, the
llrst born 25th May, 1794, died 2d Feb., 1878, mar-
ried 26th June, 1S14, Henry Axtell, born iSlh
Aug., 1793, died 2':)th July, iS-h^. Henry Axtell
and wife, had five children. Silas C, born
20th April, 179S, difd 28th Febr., 1871, married
28th June, 1 82 1, Nancy Janscn, born 21 Sept.,
1801, died 5th Sept., 1866, they had Many Ann.
Phebe K. Abi^^ail M. Sar;.h E. Anne J. Silas
bl. H., (ist Vice-Pres. and Gen. Manager ^lo Pac
R. R. Co.) Isaac, 'member Co. !>., 27th Reg.
X. J. \.) Nancy A. Stephen, born 1800, died ist
April, 1870, married 1S20, Phebe Meeker, and had
Susan. Plectra A. Catherine. Caleb M., Abigail
A., Henry A. Isaac N. Martha B. Mary 1!.
Sarah. Stephen 13. Anne, born 2d June, 1805,
died married 28 Oct., 1835, John Crammer,
and had Phebe A. Anne, ("only daughter,) born
7th April, 1777, died 13th Aug.. 1822, marr!<-d 7th
Jan., I70'i, Eli^f.ha I'each, Jr., born 5lh Sept.,
170^, died 25 June, i'^5o, niesnbers of Hill Tot)
Church, of which he was many years an elder.
They had Sibillia C. Xancy. Henry. Henry C.
Ainzi. Isaac C. Phebe. Step'ion. Sibillia C,
born 13th April, 1797, died Qth June, 1879, married
1S31, Stephen Gary, born , died loth Ajiril,
1S70, they had Anne B. William. Phebe ^I.
Charles H. Edward 15. Xancy, born 6th Sept.,
1708, di?d 2-i.th Xov., I79>^. Henry, born 6rh Fell.,
died 7th Febr., 1800. H-^nry C, born sSth Xov.,
iSoi, died 14th Feb., 1882, married is^h July, 1825,
Eliza A. Corwin, and had ^lartha A. F^malinc,
Win. C. Sarah W Amzi A., born i8th July, 1807,
died 2 1 St Xov., 1840, married Martha P. Fowler,
and had Henry M. Isaac C, born ist Au:^., 1809,
died 23rd March, 1879, married E. Y. Jacobus, and
h.ad r\Iarianna, wife of R.A. Panta, Esq., ot Oran.ce.
X. J., (^v.'ho furnished the I'each brand of this
record.) Phelie C, born othjun'^, 1811, died I7tli
Feb., 1S83, married 20th Au.2;., 1835, Smith K.
Cratio, and had Elias P. Fred. Annie P.. Mary
V. Amz! B. Wilber. Ste;)hen, born roth April,
1813, died 8th Auk-, i8ifi. The widow Loree -Clark,
married 3rd Di?c., 1814, Elisha Beach, Sr., Iji- di'-d
2nd Febr., 1S15. By first husband Samuel Loree,
Sr., born 1729, died 21st March, 1762, married 1755,
she had four children, Joanne, married John Johnson
of Mt. Freedom, and had (1820) five surviving-
children, Samuel, Sibillia, Hannah, Lewis, Mary.
Mary married Henry Doty, Samuel, Jr., married
Sarah Price, and had (1S20) ei^-'ht survivins;' chil-
dren, jane, Mary, Elizabeth, Stephen, Lewis,
Henry Doty, Sarah, Harriet. Elizabeth, born
1760, married Caleb Newton, born 1759, died 1840,
they lived at Ronkonkoma, L. L, and had five
or more children, Joseph, Nathaniel, one daughter
married an Arthur, one a Benjamin, one married
Isaac Green.
Morris Co. was taken from Hunterdon Co.
1738. Mendham was called Roxiticus prior to 1749.
Most of the early settlers in this vicinity came from
Ent^land. The Cozad family v\-ere settled in Morris
Co. 1742 — three brothers and one sister, she mar-
ried Eliphalet Lewis of Roxl^ury, Samuel lived
and died near Mendham. Jacob, born 1724, died
1812, at Mt. Olive, v/here he settled. Job, born
1726, died 1815, at Branch\-ille, N. J., married
Hannah \\'inan>, and had ten children. Anthony
lived and died in Somerset Co., marrif-d Katv
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Coon, ap.d had v.iuc chiluren. Of the old land-
marks on iho 563 .\. Tract, only 4 remain, viz.
Pond and dam at lioad of .alen. nld rhof.lrjiit
iree at north end l-.ase line, hcdf-^c l*-nce in v.-ood--
halt mile southeast of cross-roads, rnarkinG," ollset
in south line, chestnut tree in riorcheast corner
5^3 A tract. Of mills, etc., later and lirior to
i'>^oc\, tliere v.-ere cider mill of Philip Till, at
head of ea^t branch, saw iinill of Pools k McCord,
al>o\-e b'--nd. on west branch nail faetory of Oliver
Lo::ier, coojier shop of Canrian l^onnel. cider
works of St^.rphen Loree and INI. S. Hulb-Tt,
The parchment and pai^er deed^ nan»ed in this
record • now owned bv the writer of tliis sketch.
v,'ho could have adcP'd to it much more if others
of the descendants had taken equal interest. AM
the main facts and dates here tjiven are correct,
and have been coll :-cted with mc.ch diiii'^uliy,
thou^Th a period of twenty years.
"Domestic hearths, ancestral records, iiail ! .
Restored to liu"ht, I ^kT-tlly \'ou salute,'
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