The History of New Jersey
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The Lands of New Jersey were originally granted to John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton and Sir George Carteret by the Duke of York, King James II, giving them the land between the Hudson River and the Delaware River. King James II was previously given the region between New England and Maryland to him by his brother, Charles II of England.

The two proprietors of New Jersey tried to entice more settlers to New Jersey by granting land to settlers and by passing Concession and Agreement, a document granting religious freedom to all inhabitants of New Jersey.

"Settlement of the West Jersey area by Europeans was thin until the English conquest in 1664. Beginning in the late 1670's, Quakers settled in great numbers first in present day Salem County and then in Burlington which became the capital of West Jersey."

"The colony was divided until 1702, when West Jersey went bankrupt, and the colony was given back to the English crown, who unified the colony again."

1664 - The Duke of York's Release to John Ford Berkeley, and Sir George Carteret, 24 June
1674 - His Royal Highness's Grant to the Lords Proprietors, Sir George Carteret, 29 July
1676 - The Charter or Fundamental Laws, of West New Jersey, Agreed Upon
1676 - Quintipartite Deed of Revision, Between E. and W Jersey: July 1
1680 - Duke of York's Second Grant to William Penn, and others, for the Soil and Government of West New Jersey - August 6
1681 - Province of West New-Jersey, in America, The 25th of the Ninth Month Called November
1682 - Duke of York's Confirmation to the 24 Proprietors: 14 March
1683 - The Fundamental Constitutions for the Province of East New Jersey in America
1683 - The King's Letter Recognizing the Proprietors' Right to the Soil and Government
1702 - Surrender from the Proprietors of East and West New Jersey, of Their Pretended Right of Government to Her Majesty
1709 - The Queen's Acceptance of the Surrender of Government; April 17
1712 - Charles II's Grant of New England to the Duke of York, 1676 - Exemplified by Queen Anne
1776 - Constitution of New Jersey

State of New Jersey - Colonial History Documents

Volume 22 - Marriage Records, 1665-1800: (pg 362-363)

In order by Date:
Strattan, Daniel, Burlington, and Mary Sharp, Evesham ........... 1739, May 1
Straton, Manuel, Burlington, and Mary Joyce, Burlington .......... 1741, Feb. 20
Stratton, Manuel, Burlington, and Martha Joyce ....................... 1741, Feb. 20
Stratton, John, Evesham, and Ann Prickett, Chester ................. 1744, Nov 13
Stratton, Joseph, Evesham, and Naomi Guinn ......................... 1765, Mar 30
Stratton, Samuel, Evesham, and Elizabeth Price, Evesham ........ 1771, Aug 24
Stratton, Emanuel, Gloucester, and Sara Shute, Cloucester ....... 1774, June 6
Stratton, Thomas, Evesham, and Sarah Matlack ...................... 1777, Feb 23
Strattan, William, Burlington, and Hannah Antram ................... 1777, July 28
Strattan, Josiah, Evesham, and Mary Brady ............................ 1777, Sept 15
Strattan, Isaac, Burlington, and Mary Prickett ......................... 1778, Mar 4
Stratton, Jonathan, Salem, and Elizabeth Thrackrey ................ 1779, Mar 17
Strattan, John S., Evesham, and Phebe Inman ...................... 1779, June 14
Stratton, James, Cumberland, and Anne Harris ...................... 1779, July 15
Stratton, Joseph, Salem, and Sarah Stretch ........................... 1779, July 30
Strattan, Isaac, Evesham, and Mary Bullen, Evesham ............. 1782, Dec 25
Strattan, Josiab, Evesham, and Sarah Alloways ...................... 1784, Feb 20

About 1675, Lord Berkley [of Stratton] conveyed his one moiety or half part of the Province of New Jersey, to John Fenwick, in trust for Edward Byllinge, and his assigns.

In 1675, John Fenwick, with two daughters and many servants, (two of whom, Samuel Hedge and John Adams, afterwards married his daughters) together with other passengers: Edward Champness, Edward Wade, Samuel Wade, John Smith and wife, Samuel Nichols, Richard Guy, Richard Noble, Richard Hancock, John Pledger, Hipolite Lefever, and John Matlock, all masters of families, in the ship Griffith from London, after a good passage, landed at a "pleasant rich spot situate near Delaware", by him called Salem.

This was the first English ship that came to West Jersey, and none followed for near two years, owing perhaps, to differences or difficulties between Fenwick and Byllinge in regard to the aforesaid trust. This difficulty between Fenwick and Byllinge, by the good offices of William Penn, being settled to mutual satisfaction, Byllinge assigned his interest in the Province, being 9/10ths part thereof, to William Penn, Gawin Lawrie, and Nicholas Lucas, for the benefit of his creditors, being all he had left to satisfy their claims. The assignees or trustees aforesaid, divided the one moiety or half part of West New Jersey into 100 shars or parts, yet undivided or held in common with Carteret; and soon sold a considerable number of shares to different purchasers, who thus became proprietors, according to their purchases in common with them. But in order to make sales and induce settlement, it soom became evident that terms and conditions should be agreed upon and established. - Men in good living and in the enjoyment of the comforts of civilized life, wounld not readily yield these and expose themselves to a long sea voyage, and a wilderness life with a race of men esteemed savages, without an assurance that their condition or the condition of their prosperity would receive commensurate benefit.

- PROCEEDINGS, CONSTITUTION, BY-LAWS, LIST OF MEMBERS & OF THE SURVEYORS ASSOCIATION OF WEST NEW JERSEY
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