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Contributed 04 Mar 2001
Contributor Valerie Hulderman Source: From Boudinot Chapter, Geneological Research Committee. by Mrs. J. Crawford Ogden, Chairman
Note from Valerie: Each line begins with a year--month day - name and other details. In the record, the dates were not repeated below each other, so I lined them up by using the space bar, just as they looked on the record. The end of each page had a number -#-
Marriages St. John's Church, Elizabethtown, N.J.
Note from Valerie: This is now Elizabeth,
New Jersey. It was formerly in Essex county, but is now in Union county. Also
known as
Colonial Elizabeth Town.
1751
Nov. 10 - Robert Milburn to Mary Thomas, daughter of
Elias Thomas, of Elizabethtown - pr me
T.B.Chandler. 1752
Mar. 12 - Samuel Jewel to Elizabeth Mitchel, of
Elizabethtown.
May 27 - John Mitchell to Sarah, daughter of
David Dunham, both of Elizabethtown.
Aug.18 - Thomas Gallaudet, of New York, to
Katherine Edgar, of Woodbridge.
Aug.30 - Nath'l Mitchel to Abigail Harris, both
of Elizabethtown.
Nov. 8 - Abraham Tucker to Hester, daughter of
Elias Thomas, both of Elizabethtown.
Nov. 25 - Joshua Jeffrys to Martha, daughter of
John Little, both of Elizabethtown. 1755
Apr.1(?)7-Jacob Hetfield of Elizabethtown, to Mary
Lyon, of Staten Island.
May 3 - Joh Keyt, Junr., to Maryan [sic] Johns,
both of Elizabethtown.
June 5 - William Browne to Mary Vanterlen, both of
New York.
Dec. 3 - Richard Stogden of Princetown, to Mary
Hetfield, daughter of Joseph Hetfield, of Elizabethtown. 1754 Apr. 23 - John Dennis, of Elizabethtown, to Mary,
daughter of Sam'l Jacques, of Woodbridge.
May 19 - John Burrows, Junr., of Elizabethtown,
to Mary Wilkison, of New York.
Nov. 17 - Benjamin Hand to Katherine Keyt, the
former of Rahway, ye other of Elizabethtown.
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1754 Dec. 22 - Lewis Brant to Anne, daoghter [sic] of Amos
Morss [sic], both of Raway[sic].
1755 Feb. 2 - John Pole, -a servant of John Clawson, to
Mary Heasly, -a servant maid of Jona Hampton.
Apr. 9 - John Shipman, of Newark, to Martha,
daughter of Jos. Bonnel.
June 15 - Joseph De Campe, of Woodbridge, Raway,
- to Elizabeth, daughter of Elias Thomas.
July 27 - John Johnson to Elizabeth Butler, both
of Staten Island. 1756 Feb. 19 - John Marsh to Hester Morss, daughter of
Joseph Morss, both of Raway.
Mar. 25 - Patrick Connor, a soldier, to
Elizabeth-
Mar. 30 - Patrick Connor, also a solider, to
Christiana,- lately a servant maid of Moses Ogden.
Apr. 1 - Wm. Jackson, a free negro, -to Kate, a
servant of Capt. De Hart.
May 5 - Robert Clark to Elizabeth, duaghter of
Amos Morss, both of Raway.
13 - Sylvester Cole to Mary, widow of Sam'l
Man, -both of Elizabethtown.
July 4 - Rodolph Jones, a German, to a woman who
calls herself Katherine.
Nov. 14 - John Michael Long, a German, to Mary.
Dec. 25 - Wm. Garthwait to Prudence Price, both of
Elizabethtown. 1757 Jan. 2 - Tobias Houcks to Maty Hand, -both of
Elizabethtown.
Jan. 16 - Peter Salnare to Abigail Burnet, -both
of Elizbethtown.
Feb. 27 - Stephen Burrows to Mary Townley, both
of Elizabethtown.
pr. me T.B. Chandler
May (?) - John Tyson to Cornelia Bergen, both of
Staten Island.
29 - William Hetfield to Anne Wright, of
Woodbridge.
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1757 - John Brenner to Agnes Mary Krikers
(Germans) 1757 Sept. 15 - The Rev. Philip Hughs to Mary Van
Courtlandt, of New York.
Nov. 21 - Philip Black lige to ye Widow Mary
Jeffrys, of Elizabethtown. 1758 Jan. 24 - Ben. Swan, a soldier, to Mary Hall, widow.
June 25 - Jacob Croos, a German, -to Christiana
Charlotte Riggen.
Sept. 14 - Peter Shackerly to Mary Hunt.
July 17 - James Johnson, of Princetown, to ye
widow, Margaret Chetwood, of Elizabethtown.
Oct. 23 - Samuel Neirl, Esq. of Perth Amboy, to
Mary Walker of Piscataqua.
- James Banks to Katherine Johnson,
both of Newark.
Nov. 2 - Wm Thompson, Esq., of Somerset, to
Margaret Leslie, of Perth Amboy.
26 - Joshua Williams to Sarah Higgins.
Dec. 14 - Jonathan Squire to Hannah Dixon.
1759 Jan. 9 - James Archer to Margery Grant.
Mar. 28 - Lieut. Nicholas Tiebout, or New York,
to Anne Thomas of Elizabethtown.
Apr. 2 - Anthony Wylmant, - soldier, - to ye
Widow Katherine Jatt.
Apr. 11 - Joseph Jelf to Susannah Hampton, both
of Elizabethtown.
May 17 - Isaac Collard to Anne Spinning, both of
Elizabethtown.
- June 3 - John Chetwood, Esq., to Mary Emott, both
of Elizabethtown.
June 10 or 11 - Mose Ogden, of Newark, to Mary
Johnson, of Elizabethtown.
24 - Jonathan Higgins, of Elizabethtown,
to ye Widow Phebe Frazey, of Raway.
Aug. 21 - Jacob Regean to Sarah Stillwell, both of
Staten Island.
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1759 Aug. 23 - Lewis Pintard, of New York, to Sussannah
Stockton, of Princeton.
Dec. 25 - Edward Shifton, a soldier of ye 47th
Regt., - to Sarah Kelly or Bayly. 1760 Feb. 6 - Henry Garthwait, Junr., to Elizabeth Townley,
both of Elizabethtown.
Apr. 7 - Walter White, a soldier, - to Agnel
Pool.
Mar. 17 - Josiah Winans to Abigail Salnare, both
of Elizabethtown.
May 3 - Capt. Christopher Miller to Sarah
Coventry, both of New York.
Aug. 20 - Abraham Hopper to Mary Egberts, both of
ye City of New York.
Aug. 27 - Celeb Crane to Elizabeth Townley, both
of Elizabethtown.
Nov. 24 - John Montaine to Susanna Morehouse, of
Elizabethtown. 1761 Jan. 11--William Scot to Elizabeth Stibbs, both of
Elizabethtown.
Mar. 15 - John Harbree, a German, - to Mary
Shaw, of Elizabethtown.
Apr. 19 - W. Barker, Junr - to Sareh Thompson,
both of Elizabethtown.
May 31 - James Garthwait to Anne Crane, both of
Elizabethtown.
July 25 - Paul Le bourett (La Tourette) to Sarah
Merrill, both of Staten Island.
Aug. 4 - John Elivis of Philadelphia, to Rachel
Thomas, of Elizabethtown.
20 - John Halsted, Junr, to ye Widow
Elizabeth De Hart, of Elizabethtown.
30 - Matthias Decker to Margaret Merrill,
both of Staten Island.
Sep. 27 - George Martin, of Elizabethtown, to
Hannah Bunn, of Woodbridge.
Oct. 4 - Nathanial Higgins to Elizabeth
Haviland, both of Elizabethtown.
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1761 Oct. 6 - John Vance to Mary Price, of Elizabethtown.
Nov. 1 - Wm. Higgins to Hannah Barker, both of
Elizabethtown.
- John Jones to Abigail Haynes, both
of Elizabethtown.
Dec. 24 - Gabriel Barton to Anne Burrows, both
of Elizabethtown. 1762 Apr. 18 - John Dobbs to Rachel Lee, both of
Elizabethtown.
25 - Francis Gavan to Mary Cooley, of
Elizabethtown.
May 3 - Miles Sherebroke, of New York, to Eliza
Vanterling.
16 - Broughton Reynolds to Sarah Hunt, both
of Elizabethtown.
30 - Anthony W. Waters to Susanna Groesbeck,
both of Staten Island.
July 14 - James Jaril, of Rhode Island, to Anne
Oak, late of Philadelphia.
Sep. 26 - James Monday to Abigail Howel.
Oct. 25 - Hales Spiking of ye 48th Regiment, to ye
Widow Rachel Downes.
Dec. 23 - John Trotter to Phebe Johne, both of
Elizabethtown.
Dec. 25 - Henry Dalton of ye 48th Regiment, to
Mary Barnes.
28 - John Disborough to Martha Man, both
of Elizabethtown.
- William Jennings of ye 48th
Regiment, to Patience Mount. 1763 Feb. 6 - Nicholas Fry to Sarah Topping.
10 - William Radly to Sarah Van Winkle.
20 - Geo. Frostard to Jane Norris.
Apr. 5- Hugh McKinly of ye 43rd Regt. to Mary
Campbell of ye Barracks.
19 - John Robinson to Margret Siresy.
May 1 - Robert Hosgood of ye 63rd Regt. to
Katherine B.
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1763
May 1 - Benjamin Joekson, of Hackensack, to Elizabeth
Badgly.
June 6 - Alexander Hannah to ye Widow Sarah
Jordan.
Sep 11 - Thomas Dogharty to Elizabeth Johnson.
18 - John Denman to Elizabeth Lolloo, both
of Elizabethtown.
Nov. 24 - Samuel Longworth to Sarah Thomas, of
Elizabethtown. 1764 Mar. 1 - Alexander McPherson to Elizabeth Penny, of
Elizabethtown.
5 - Edward Rock to Eleanor Seules, of
Elizabethtown.
18 - John Haviland to Sarah Price, both of
Elizabethtown.
Apr. 15 - Rowland Hill to Mary Wheeler, both of
Hackensack.
28 - Michael Higgins to Christian May,
both of Elizabethtown.
June 3 - David Man to Anne Craig, both of
Elizabethtown.
- Jacob Tooker to Margery Hetfield,
both of Elizabethtown.
Aug. 20 - William Pierson to Sarah Millis, both of
Elizabethtown.
Sep. 13 - Richard Timbrel to Mary Stifbing, both of
Elizabethtown.
31 - Henry Spencer to Thankful Ellison,
both of Elizabethtown. 1765 Jan. 3 - Eliphalet Johnson to ye Widow Martha Vance.
29 - George Mitchel to Hannah Crane, both
of Elizabethtown.
Mar. 10 - George Chinnery, to Mary Daley, both of
ElizabethTown.
Mar. 12 - Archelus Chace, of Barnstable, to hannah
Jeffreys, of Elizabeth Town.
May 19 - Edward Lamb to Elizabeth Ferguson,
-transient persons.
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1765
June 10 - Matthias Decker to Mary Decker, of Staten
Island.
pr me T.B Chandler
Aug. 3 - Saml. Jewel, Junr. to Rebecca
Jeffers, bothof Elizabeth Town.
Sep. 2 - Matthew Swiney, of Ash Swamp, to
Rosana Johnson, of Elizabeth Town.
Nov. 3 - John Burrows to Rebecca Davis, both
of Elizabeth Town. 1766
Jan. 8 - William Swip, of Somerset, and Katherine
Washen, of Raway.
Jan. 12 - Ichabod Radley to Phebe Broadwell, both
of Elizabeth Town.
Nov. 7 - Capt. David Hay, of his Majesty's Regt.
of Artillery, to Miss Hannah Moreland, of Trenton.
Dec. 21 - George Ross, Esq. to Jane Chetwood, both
of Elizabeth Town. 1767 Apr. 5 - Michael Ion to ye Widow Helena Hetfield, both
of Elizabeth Town.
25 - Daniel Boosey to Phebe Hetfield, both
of Elizabeth Town.
Sep. 6 - Joseph Denman to Mary Thompson, both of
Elizabeth Town.
27 - Benjamin Morgan, Esq. of Somerset
county to Anne Hicks, of Elizabethtown.
Oct. 17 - Peter Neal to Margaret Burgess.
18 - Nathaniel Loofherrow [or soofherrow]
to Isabel Hadden, both of Woodbridge.
Nov. 8 - Henry McMullen to Eleanor Baron, both of
Elizabeth Town.
Nov. 15 - Godfrey Blakeney to Sarah Woodruff, both
of Elizabeth Town. 1768 Apr. 16 - John Foster to Elizabeth Man, both of
Elizabeth Town.
May 26 - William Flethcer to Mary Anne Clark,
both of Elizabeth Town.
June 19 - Elijah Woodruff to Hannah Badgley, both
of Elizabeth Town.
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1768 Aug. 7 - Capt. Matthew White to Elizabeth Hampton, of
Elizabeth Town.
Sept. 3 - John Rolph to Mary Winans, both of
Elizabeth Town.
Oct. 30 - Arthur Gregory to Sarah Stibbs.
Nov. 2 - Jeremiah Bird to Elizabeth Marsh.
5 - Gabriel Meeker to Sarah Kinny.
Dec. 7 - Hammond Beaumont, Surgeon of 26th Regt.
to Elizabeth Trotter, of Elizabeth Town.
1769 Jan. 9 - Dr. Richard Bayley to Catherine Charlton,
both of Staten Island.
12 - John Lawrence to Keziah Britton, both
of Raway.
Mar. 9 - Robt. Hastings, Ensign of ye 26th Regt.
to Sarah Trotter of Elizabeth Town.
27 - Thomas Burns to Margaret Reed, of
Elizabeth Town.
May 15 - Abraham Mosely to Sarah Hedges.
24 - Philip Pain, of Raway, to Hester
Stillwell, of Woodbridge.
June 5 - Edward Townley to Mary Burrows, both of
Elizabeth Town.
July 13 - Samuel Paris, late of the 28th Regt, to
the Widow Margaret Armstrong.
Oct. 15 - Benjamin Smith, of Trenton, to
Elizabeth Salnare, of Elizabeth Town.
- William Merrill to Rachael
Clandenny, both of Staten Island.
Dec. 3 - Hubbard Jewel to Mary Little, both of
Elizabeth Town. 1770 Mar. 29 - Cornelius Airy to Hannah Salnare, of
Elizabeth Town.
Apr. 4 - Phinehas Heard, of Woodbridge, to Mary
Tooker, of Elizabeth Town.
Apr. 15 - Moses Jewel to Rachel Hadden, both of
Elizabeth Town.
Apr. 30 - Jonathan Dunham, of Woodbridge, to
Mary Porter, of Elizabeth Town.
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1770 May 20 - Benjamin Hinds to MaryAnne Meeker, both of
Elizabeth Town.
Sep 30 - Cavalier Jouet to Mary Hempton, both of
Elizabeth Town.
Dec. 9 - Henry Forst to Elizabeth Van Dyke, both
of Elizabeth Town. 1771 Mar. 8 - James Murray, of the 29th Regiment, to Mary
Armstrong
Mar. 27 - Celeb Jeffers to Hannah Jeffers, both
of Elizabeth Town.
Apr. 2 - Peter Van Brugh Livingston, of New York,
to the widow Elizabeth Ricketts, of Elizabeth Town.
May 15 - Benjamin Clarke to Catherine Hughes, both
of Elizabeth Town.
June 2 - Joshua Jeffers to Naomi French.
June 4 - William Hylton of New York, to Mary
Johnson, from Jamaica.
Sep. 22 - Job Smith to Sarah Ogden, both of
Elizabeth Town.
Nov. 15 - Matthias Halstead to Joanna Ross, both of
Elizabeth Town.
Dec. 4 - John Hand to Elburge Clark, both of
Elizabeth Town.
28 - Matthias Bussy to Katherine Fallal, both
of Elizabeth Town. 1772 Jan. 5 - James Brown to Elizabeth Hartigan, both of
New York.
Feb. 16 - John Burnet to Margaret Weeks, both of
29th Regt.
May 14 - John Trail to Sophie Thomas, both of
Elizabeth Town
28 - William Graham to the widow Sarah
Clark, both of Elizabeth Town.
June 14 - Richard Savage to Elizabeth Corley,
both of Elizabeth Town.
28 - George Langley to Mary Connor, both
of Elizabeth Town.
Oct. 17 - Christian Klepper, of the 60th Regt. to
Susanna Fullerton.
20 - Philip Brooks, of the 60th Regt. to
Anne Cole, of Elizabeth Town.
22 - Lewis Pitcher, a Sergeant in the 60th
Regt. to Jane La Brie.
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1772 Oct. 24 - Frederic Hatterfield, Musician in the 60th
Regt. to Mary Good.
- George Graham, a Corporal in the
60th Regt. to Mary Ann Jaon.
24 - William Graham, of the 60th Regt. to
Jane Courtney.
24 - William Carrol, of the 60th Regt. to
Sarah Wilkinson 1773 Jan. 31 - Alexander Pecord to Jane White, both of
Elizabeth Town.
Feb. 14 - William Williamson to Lydia Hampton,
both of Elizabeth Town.
Apr. 18 - Richard Miller to Rachel May, both of
Elizabeth town.
May 2 - simon Symondson to Phebe Ross, both of
Elizabeth Town.
June 18 - Jacob Ackley to Hannah Pink, both
Germans of New York.
July 22 - John Jeffers to Phebe Richardson, both
Elizabeth Town.
Aug. 19 - Jacob Winans to the Widow Sarah Winans,
both of Elizabeth Town.
Sep. 12 - David DeCamp to Abigail Richardson, both
of Elizabeth Town.
15 - William Bell to Catherine Stibbs,
both of Elizabeth Town.
Oct. 21 - John Ogden, Junr. to Deborah Burrows,
both of Elizabeth Town.
Nov. 8 - John Riker, Junr. to Martha Relay, both of
Staten Island.
Dec. 1 - Benjamin Meeker to Anna Paul, both of
Elizabeth Town.
21 - Capt. Wm. McLeod, of the Artillery, to
Hannah Waldron. 1774 June 25 - Joseph - a Free Negro - to Mary Matthews - a
White by me.
Aug. 4 - William Higgins to Sarah Townley, both
of Elizabeth Town.
- Andrew Gautier, Esq. of New York,
to Miss Margaret Hastier, of Elizabeth Town.
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1774 Dec. 1 - Elijah Terril to Mary Paul, both of Elizabeth
Town
Dec. 18 - David Pierson to Margaret Tooker, both
of Elizabeth Town. 1775 Apr. 24 - Smith Hetfield to Jane Miller, both of
Elizabeth Town. 1786 Jan. 29 - Elias Bayley Dayton, of Elizabeth Town. to
my daughter Elizabeth Catherine
pr me T.B. Chandler.
June 18 - George Jay, now of New York, to Mary
Anne Jelf, of Elizabeth Town.
25 - Michael Hetfield to Rozina Ion,
both of Elizabeth Town. 1787 Oct. 27 - Aaron Ogden, Esq. to Elizabeth, daughter of
John Chetwood, Esq. both of Elizabeth Town.
Dec. 25 - Capt. Cyrus Dehart, of the Nine
Partners, -to Mary Boudinot, daughter of John Chetwood, Esq.
of Elizabeth Town.
pr me T. B. Chandler.
The Revolutionary War commencing in 1775, Dr. Chandler
being Greatly indisposed and desirous of obtaining medical
assistance, the Church of St. John, in Elizabeth town, was
destitute of a regular minister till Dr. Chandler's return
after the peace. Dr. Chandler died in 1790, and was buried
in Elizabeth Town. See his monument behind the Communion
Table in the Church.
He was succeeded by the Revd. Saml. Spraggs in 1792.
Mr. Spraggs dying in 1794, was succeeded by the Revd.
Menzies Rayner in 1795.
The register of marriages by Mr. Rayner is contained in
five leaves near the end of this book.
1792 Mar. 3 - Samuel Meeker, of Philadelphia, Merch't., to
Jane daughter of Jonathan Hampton, Esq. of Elizabeth Town.
Saml. Spraggs.
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1792 Mar. 11 - Mr. William Dayton, Merch't, to Margaret,
daughter of Matthias Williamson, Esq. , both of Elizabeth
Town. 1793 May 12 - Jeremiah Clark to Marg-t. Oliver both of
Raway.
Nov. 5 - Elihu Mitchell to Abigail Garthwait,
both of Elizabeth town..
Nov. 21 - Capt. Lawson, of Poughkeepsie, in the
State of New York, to Mary Clock, of Elizabeth Town, -State
of New Jersey.
Dec. 25 - Sam'l Lngleton [Ingleton] to Sarah
Bradford. 1794 Apr. 27 - John S. Townley to Cornelia Foster, both of
Elizabeth Town.
May 6 - Joseph Paul to Sarah Spinning, both of
Elizabeth Town.
Married by Frederic Beasley on the Sixteenth of April 1803,
Dr. William M. Ross to Miss Sarah Wilkinson. 1796 Abraham Marsh to Mary Townley Morss, both of Rahway.
by M. Rayner. 1798 Joseph Williams, of Elizabeth Town, to Betsy Lyon,
of Lyons Farms.
Menzies Rayner.
Sept. 1 - Sam'l, a negro man belonging to Anthony Marss,,
-to Diana, a black belonging to Ford Cutter.
M.R.
Sept. 22 - James Wade to Nancy Morse, both of Elizabeth
Town.
M. Rayner. 1808 Dec. 31 - James Gustin to Phebe Morss.
John C. Rudd. 1810 Mar. 29 - John Marsh, of Rahway, to Margaret Morss, of
Elizabeth Town.
John C. Rudd. 1812 Apr. 15 - Thomas P. Gustin, of Sussex, to Susa Morss,
daughter of Anthony Morss, Esq.
John C. Rudd. 1817 May 25 - Joseph Lyons to Maria Henrietta
D'Anteroches.
John C. Rudd.
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1819 Nov. 5 - Wm. Wade to Betsy Lee.
(nearly rubbed out) Rudd. 1833 Sept. 28 - Anthony Morse to Miss/Susan Marsh, both of
Rahway
- Mrs. Susan Alston Manning
Marsh, -widow of Elston Marsh.
(B. G. Noble) 1834 (Rev. R. C. Moore) 1841 Oct. 14 - Stephen Burrows. of Cincinnati, Ohio, to
Frances Morss, of Elizabeth Town, -married at the house of
Mr. Gustin, New York.
by me R. C. Moore. 1856 Oct. 27 - In Rahway, -James Richards and Mary Frances
Morss.
Sam'l. A. Clark
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