Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-05-02
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l2, 1747-8, proved March 26, 174S, and
mentioned wife, Abigail (Rowen, a
late spouse, whom he had license to
marry in 1746); sons, George and Da-
vid; daughters, Mary, Hannah Sarah,
! Martha and Elizabeth-deceased wife
OF Samuel McCullock, by whom she
had three daughters, unnamed; and
other grandchildrensfk The nominated
Abraham Inskeep. CIV. J.. Wills,
4 S.222.) Seemingly it was this testa-
ltor who married Hannah wainwright
in 1897, and espoused Hannah Newby
lin 1913 both being members of Had
donfield Meeting in the latter year.
The will of George Ward, Jr., was
Idated / mo. /, 1744-5, and was proved
i June 6, 1748 At the time of making
it, he was a WidoWer with children
Josiah, George, Isaac, David Han
nah, Sarah, Elizabeth and Mary,
who are named therein On
3rd mo- 13, 174S, a codicid
was added, which mentioned wife,
| Martha [Bate, welded in 1746-71. CIV.
J. Wills, S.215.) His first wife seems
to have been Margaret Bennett whom
The married s mo- 20. 1929, both being
members of Haddonfield Meeting.
Those who are interested in the
early George Wards, of Gloucester Co.
/ find a disturbing ancestral factor, to
which attention is now to be called><
On December /, 1701, George Brown
| alias Ward, of Gloucester Co., hus-
bandman, bought of Thomas, Richard
and Sarah Bull 100 acres dying south
east of the grantees farm, and 'front.'
Ling on the south side of the south
branch of Gloucester River On
December 2, 1901, George Brown alias
Ward, of Gloucester Co., husband
man, purchased of Thomas Bull 250
acres then in the grantees possess
ision, and fronting on the south side
of the south branch of Gloucester
River. Gloucester Deeds, 3, 1896;
l229. The Trenton indices of
West Jersey Deeds have no
other item of George Brown alias
| Ward, or of any George Brown with
out an alias; and in the Court Min
utes of the County, the writer saw
nothing of a Geo. Brown alias Ward.
| Cases are known where the original
name follows the alias in records; and
there arises the queries: Was this
man a Brown, who assumed the name,
Ward? If so, whose son was he?
| Was he Identical with the Geo. Ward
Whose ear-mark for hogs was regis
tered in 1885? Or was he the George
who married Hannah Wainwright in
1897? If he were the man last men
toned, it seems somewhat strange
that in such an important affair as
/ marriage, he does not appear as
1 T ~ o,.d i'm, hn 40 10
| In considering the case, it is reas-
enable to assume that the George
Ward, who registered his ear-mark in
1856, was then adult, and born before
1866 With present light, it seems
probable that the George who married
Hannah Wainwright in 1897, also es-
poused Hannah Newby in 1918, and
/ took Abigail Rowen for third wife in
l1746. On these respective dates, the
ear-mark George would have been at
| least thirty-two, fifty-four, and eighty
one years of age. if alive, and quite
possibly much older The probabi-
! lity is strong, therefore, that the ear
| mark man was not the one whose will
was made in 1747-8, and that he died
considerably earlier, though no record
| of his demise or disposition of prop
erty has been seen by the writer.
| An item which seems to point to the
I George Brown alias Ward, who bought
! $50 acres of Thomas Bull in 1701, is
| a deed of sale on July 16, 1715, by
/ George Ward, of Gloucester Co., yoe-
man to John Royton of Bucks Co.,
/ Pa, fuller for one e-half of the grant
I or's grist mill and fulling mill on the
! south side of south branch of Timber
Creek. adjoining the farm on which
| the grantor then dwelt and which was
| purchased of Thomas Bull (date not
stated together with two acres of
/ land and meadow on that creek, and
i adjacent to said mill Gloucester
j Deeds, A. 20 If Thomas Bull sold
j land in this locality to but one George
4 having Ward as surname, or an
i alias, then we have the certainty that
he was the grantor, George Ward, OF
II l1715. But was he the ear-mark
n George of 1886, or the George who
|l died in 1748? 1t is possible that docu-
ments or record in private hands, and
relating to Browns and Wards, will
solve these problems. Who can shed
light upon them?
THE WILKINS FAMILIES
West Jersey Deeds, B. 379 show
that on September 2, 1887, John PEN
fold, of Co. Leicester England, sold
one-fifteenth of a share in West Jer-
sey to Thomas Wilkins, of West Jer-
sey, laborer, and John Wilkins, of
! Cossington, Co. Leicester England,
| laborer, who were sons of John Will
kins, late of Keyham, Co. Leicester. !.
This is the earliest mention of the
name, wilkins, in connection with
West Jersey that has been seen by
the writer. No evidence has been
found that the said John Wilkins
came to America; but his brother,
Thomas, settled in Evesham, Burling-
ton Co. His will was dated IL mo.
4, 1929, proved in 1856, and named
sons. Thomas, William and Amos;
/ daughters Sarah and Rachel; and
| grandson, Thomas Rakestraw The
sons remained in Evesham, and each
/ Ioff