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Township (Moorestown) Minute Book |
The transcript below was done by Bayard Kraft and has been re-entered into electronic format by some of our project members. It covers the years 1692-1721, although the town fathers, being thrifty, apparently made some later entries on these pages. It is not the entire document. We’re working on that. Note that Mr. Kraft had a habit of using fs whenever he encountered tall skinny s's. So, for instance, assessors may in some spots be rendered affeffors or something like it.
We are grateful to Mr. Kraft for his work of transcription and especially to our hard working contributor who made publication possible..
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COPY OF TOWN RECORDS Transcribed from the Original Records by Bayard R. Kraft Moorestown, NJ Beginning 1692 Again by S. Homer Moorestown, NJ
2003 Whereas the Inhabitants of the townshipp of Chefter Allais
ponsokeing have thought fitte And mutually Agreed Uppon that if Any of ye house
houlder Residenth within the sd townshipp Doth neglect his serovice Att
mendings of Bridgres and High Ways within our townshipp having A Lawfull
Sumones shall pay or causse to be payd three shillings per day for defalt of
--- May 26 1692 Being the 1 Day of
January 1693 Whereas the Inhabitants of the Townshipp of Chefter alias
ponfokean hath had A town metting conserninge the town Biffness as foloweth
chossing of constabl And overseers of HeighWay & Ordering of them that
neglectad their service att mending & Repairinge of ye High Ways the Lasy
year to pay their fine three shilling per Day as foloweth Imprimis 1 s o Moure Coxe 0 3 0 Elias Toy 0 3 0 Frederick King 0 3 0 Will Harvie 0 3 0 John Ford 0 3 0 Thomas Moff 0 3 0 John Walker 0 3 0 Whereas the Inhabitants of the Townshipp of Chefter have
had townmeetting on this 18th day of March 1693 Feffors
Chossen for the County Taxe alfo the same for the Pnincciale Taxe and also
colecttors for the cathoring of the sd Taxe John Rudderow Fefforf Jamef Shernynn Thomas Frence Collector PAGE 2 CONFTABLES 1714
Matthew
Allen 1741 Joshua Humipris 1715
David
Walker 1742 John Cowperthwait 1716
Thomas
Mackney 1743 Sameuell Stockes 1717
John
Chambers 1744 Ezekel Hardon 1718
Simon
Clifton 1719
William
Matlack 1720
Thomas
Lipincot 1721
Henrey
Warinton 1722
James
Laconey 1723
Robert
Stiles 1724
Joseph
Stockes 1725
Willaim
Heulings Juner 1726
John
Rudderow Juner 1727
Francis
Hoggset 1728
Jacob
Lipincutt 1729
John
Ward 1730
George
Hollinshed 1731
Frederick
Toy 1732
Natthan
Middleton 1733
Edward
Clemons 1734
Joseph
Claypole 1735
Joseph
Fargurson 1736
Philip
Wallis 1737
Peter
Philips 1738
Thomas
Meeer 1739
Joseph
Budein 1740
Richard
Heritage Page 3 It is Agreed uppon By the Inhabytants of the Townshippe
of Chefter Alias Ponfokeing yt the Conftable for ye Townshippe is to be Locally
Choofed By ye Inhabitants of Chefter Townshipp By voat & the mager
coat Careys itt CONSTABLES 1694
James
Hernyn 1695
Mahlon
Allen 1696
William
Maklack 1697
Stephen
Toy 1712 Thomas Addames 1698
Frederick
King 1713
Abraham Hulings 1698
Jufta Fish in the place of Frederick King 1699
Moune
Coxe 1700
John
Cowperthwait 1701
Moune
Coxe 1702
John
Rudderowe 1703
Robert
Stiles 1704
James
Adames 1705
Thomas
French 1706
Isaace
Conero 1707
Joseph
Heritage 1708
Samuell
Burgefs 1709
Anthoney
Frier 1710
John
Roberts 1711
Philop
Packer Page 4 right Thereas the inhabitants of the townshipp of Chefter By
all Confent thought fitt to have every
perticelar within the bounds of the townshipp to Entter & Record their
Cattels Eear marks in the town Boooke or Record As followeth EAR
MARKS Imprimis
Page 4 left It
is Agread upon by the Inhabitants of the Tonefxhip of Chester for
the ouverfeurs of the poer to be chosan by vote and the magor
vote shall carrie it. Imprimis 1702 Thomas
Wallis 1725 John Coperthwait Abraham
Hillings Henrey
Warinton 1707 Hugh
Sharp 1726 John Coperthwait John
Coperthwait Samell
Atkinson 1708 Thomas
French 1727 John Coperthwait John
Hollinshed Samell
Atkinson 1709 Robert
Stiles 1728 John Coperthwait William
Hollinshed Samuel
Atkinson 1710 Willaim
Matlack 1729 John Coperthwait John
Chambers Sameuell
Atkinson 1711 James
Addames 1730 John Chambers James
Leeconey 1712 Joseph
Heritage 1713 Samell Burges 1731 Danel Comron John
Brooks 1714 John Roberts 1715 Elias Toy 1732 John Rudderrow Juner John
Rudderrow Mathias
Brack
iwn 1716 Matthew
Allen 1733 William Mcllinshed Juner William
Matlack Jacob
Lipinccut 1717 Thomas
Lipincot 1734 Phillip Wallis Simon
Clifton James
Sherwin 1718 Matthew
Allen 1735 Joseph Brown James
Shearwin Frederick
Toy 1719 Matthew
Allen 1736 Joseph Claypol James
Sherrwin Canel
Toy 1720 James
Adames 1737 George Matlack Anthoney
Frier Nathan
Middleton 1721 David
Walker 1738 George Matlack Joseph
Stoakes Nehemiah
Heins 1722 Thomas
Lipincot 1739 George Matlack Thomas
Adames Nehemiah
Heins 1723 Joshua
Wright 1741 John Milborn Henrey
Warinton Nehemiah
Heins 1724
John
Coperthwait Henrey Warinton March 7 1745/6 Charls French his Ear mark is
a Half Crop o the off Year on the under side a Crop on the near Ear & a
Halpeny on the uper Side of the Ear Edward
Pattisons Ear mark is a Crop a top of theNear Ear & 2 Slits in Page
18 the further Ear
Succeeder to Hugh Sharp Juner April 13th 1747 Thomas
WarringtonÕs Ear mark is a Crop on the top of each Ear & a Halpeny Under
Side each Ear August 27th. 1747 Thomas
Lippincot Sur
Ear mark is a Crop of the further Ear & a Halpeny the upper Side the near
Ear & a Halpeny the under Side the Same Octobr. 12th. 1747 John
Morris Ear Mark is a Crop the top of the near Ear & a Slit the under Side
the off ear March 16 Thomas
Gills Ear Mark is a Whole in the Midle of Each 1749/50 Ear and a Crop on the Top of the off Ear July 28 Darling ConrowÕ Ear Mark is a Slitt 1750
in
the Midle of the Near Eare and a halpeny the Under Side the
Same Jenuary Adom ShubÕs Ear Mark is a Swallow 18
fork
in the Near Eear and a Crop on the 1753
Top
of the off Ear Juney Richard
Shatterthwaite his Ear Mark is a Slitt 23
Down
the Middle of the Near Ear and a Crop the under 1753
Side
of the Same half way Downy Slitt Ephram Stiles Ear Mark is a
halfpeny in the under Side and the upper Side of the
Off Ear and a Swallow forke In the Near Ear March
ye 11th 1755 Ear Marks Continued in page 60 Single page marked 18 Page 19 Oversears of the Pooer 1740 Nehemiah
Heins Edweard
Clemons 1741 John
Milborn Nehemah
Heins 1742 |
