Berkey's List of Early Cape May County Deeds

 

ID

grantor

grantor occ

grantee

grantee occ

date

# of acres

cost

book & page

other name 1

other name 2

other name 3

location

notes

130

WNJS

 

Smith, William

 

 

 

 

Lib B 014

 

 

 

 

 

208

Wells, David

joyner

Hand, John

yeoman

 

 

8L 7s

Lib B 130

 

 

 

 

1/8 part of 5-mile beach

186

Cresse, John

carpenter

Hand, Benjamin

 

 

50

7L

Lib B 110 bot

 

 

 

 

messuage & tract

158

WNJS

 

Jacocks, William

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

213

Carman, Benj & Wm

s/John

Spicer, Jacob

Esq.

 

100

32L 10s

Lib B 135

 

 

 

 

dad bought, Oyster Point in CS neck, + 41A against John Hand form Randall Huitt

113

WNJS

 

Parsons, John

 

 

 

30L

Lib B 013

 

 

 

 

 

176

WNJS

 

Hughes, Humphrey

 

1689/4-

243

 

Revels 155

 

 

 

 

on the Cape Island

172

WNJS

 

Jarvis, John

 

1691

320

not giv

NJ Pat 599

 

 

 

 

near Cape May on soundside, not recorded

98

Tathum, John

 

Taylor, George

carpenter

1691/5-1

200

20L

Lib A 29

 

 

 

MT

Turtle Gut; leased it first in 1688

15

Taylor, George

carpenter

Brandreth, Timothy

shoemaker

1691/7-28

96

9L 12s

Lib B 43

Saml Crowell

Jos Whilldin

Jno Osborn

 

near Sam Crowell, Jos Whilldin, Jno Osborn

56

Taylor, George

carpenter

Curwithy, John

blacksmith

1691/7-29

55

5L 10s

Lib B 78

 

 

 

 

no legal, 2 tracts near NE Town

91

Taylor, George/WNJS

 

Else, John

 

1691/8-10

4

1L 4s

Lib B 05

 

 

 

 

S side of Mill Creek near NE Town

27

Taylor, George

carpenter

Badcock, Joseph

cordwainer

1692/11-10

256

25L 13s

Lib B 54

Ben Hand

 

 

 

along Benja Hand

105

WNJS

 

Hand, Benjamin

 

1692/11-6

373

37L 6s

Lib A 66

adj Jos Badcock

 

 

 

 

102

WNJS

 

Eldredge, Ezekiel

weaver

1692/12-14

200

12L 10s

Lib A 47

adj Jno Pyne

 

 

LT

Cape Is Creek 140A also 60A in Town

99

Taylor, George

 

Holdin, Joseph

planter

1692/3-25

200

20L

Lib A 32

 

 

 

 

has legal description, same as Tathum to Taylor/200A

101

WNJS

 

Johnson, Oliver

 

1693/3-25

124

12L 8s

Lib A 43

John Richardson

Nick Martino

 

 

between them on sound side near seashore

103

WNJS

 

Golden & Garrison

 

1693/3-25

1,016

 

Lib A 50

 

 

 

UT

both of Graves End, LI; 600 to Goldin, 400 to Garritson

161

WNJS

 

Godfrey, Benjamin

merchant

1693/5-2

210

20L

NJ Pat 322

 

 

 

 

 

87

WNJS

 

Taylor, George

 

1694/

175

15L

Lib B 01

 

 

 

 

 

96

Golding, Wm

gent

Lake, Wm

whaler

1694/3-25

200

20L

Lib B 011

John Hubbard

 

 

UT

near John Hubbard; adj JH on SW

88

Garretson, Rem

yeoman

Hubbard, John

gent

1694/3-25

150

15L

Lib B 02

 

 

 

UT

nr GEH on sound side

100

WNJS

 

Carman, Caleb Sr

 

1694/3-27

250

25

Lib A 36

 

 

 

LT

Cold Spring, part of 1200A leased in 1688

108

WNJS

 

Carman, Caleb Jr

 

1694/3-28

250

30L

Lib A 40

Jno Foreman

 

 

 

includes 1/2 of water mill thereon; Jr son of Sr.

 

154

 

WNJS

 

 

Leaming, Christopher

 

 

1694/4-

 

204

 

 

Revel 11

 

 

 

 

 

next to Benj Hand now conveyed to son Thomas

107

Carman, Cal & Eliz

 

Spicer, Jacob

 

1694/4-11

lot

25L

Lib A 90

adj John Fish

 

 

LT

20 poles x 40 poles in Portsmouth town

137

WNJS

 

Johnson, William

yeoman

1695/4-10

436

53L

NJ Pat 453

 

 

 

 

 

119

WNJS

 

Johnson, William

yeoman

1695/4-19

436

43L 12s

Lib B 022

 

 

 

 

no legal, mentions survey that was recorded

164

WNJS

 

Richardson, John

whaleman

1695/4-19

124

12L

NJ Pat 446

 

 

 

 

 

166

WNJS

 

Short, Nathaniel

whaler

1695/4-19

200

20L

NJ Pat 448

 

 

 

 

 

162

WNJS

;

Cresse, Arthur

yeoman

1695/4-20

350

35L

NJ Pat 445

 

 

 

 

 

165

WNJS

 

Osborne, Jno

yeoman

1695/4-20

110

10.5L

NJ Pat 447

 

 

 

 

 

139

WNJS

 

Holdin, Joseph

yeoman

1695/4-20

200

20L

NJ Pat 455

 

 

 

 

 

121

WNJS

 

Brandreth, Timothy

yeoman

1695/4-20

110

10L

Lib B 024

 

 

 

 

no legal, mentions survey that was recorded

163

WNJS

 

Hoskins, Caesar

whaleman

1695/4-21

150

15L

NJ Pat 446

 

 

 

 

 

140

WNJS

 

Whilldin, Joseph

yeoman

1695/4-22

150

not giv

NJ Pat 455

 

 

 

 

 

153

WNJS

 

Crowell, Samuel

gentleman

1695/4-22

226

22L

NJ Pat 462

 

 

 

 

 

152

WNJS

 

Carman, John & Caleb

whalers

1695/4-22

255

22.75L

NJ Pat 462

 

 

 

 

 

151

WNJS

 

Foreman, Jno

yeoman

1695/4-22

250

25L

NJ Pat 461

 

 

 

 

 

 

150

 

WNJS

 

 

Dayton, Jacob

 

yeoman

 

1695/4-22

 

200

 

20L

 

NJ Pat 461

 

 

 

 

 

149

WNJS

 

Whitlock, William

gentleman

1695/4-22

500

50L

NJ Pat 460

 

 

 

 

on bay side above Green Creek per survey/Revel Book p. 11

148

WNJS

 

Hand, Shamgar

gentleman

1695/4-22

15

1.5L

NJ Pat 459

 

 

 

 

 

147

WNJS

 

Hand, Shamgar

gentleman

1695/4-22

700

70L

NJ Pat 459

 

 

 

 

 

141

WNJS

 

Jacocks, William

yeoman

1695/4-22

340

34L

NJ Pat 455

 

 

 

 

per Revell p 16 surveyed in 7-16-1689

138

WNJS

 

Carman, Elizabeth

spinster

1695/4-22

300

20L

NJ Pat 454

 

 

 

 

 

133

WNJS

 

Mason, William

yeoman

1695/4-22

150

15L

NJ Pat 452

 

 

 

 

 

135

WNJS

 

Hand, Thomas

whaleman

1695/4-22

400

40L

NJ Pat 453

 

 

 

 

 

167

WNJS

 

Schellinger, Corn

whaleman

1695/4-22

134

13.4L

NJ Pat 449

 

 

 

 

 

2

WNJS

 

Matthews, Sam

whaler

1695/4-22

175

17L 10s

Lib B 31

John Jervis

Sam Crowell

 

 

 

131

WNJS

 

Stites, Henry

whaleman

1695/4-22

200

20L

NJ Pat 450

 

 

 

 

 

132

WNJS

 

Matthews, Samuel

whaler

1695/4-22

175

17L.5

NJ Pat 451

 

 

 

 

 

136

WNJS

 

Pyne, Abigail

spinster

1695/4-22

200

20L

NJ Pat 453

 

 

 

 

 

142

WNJS

 

Corson, John

yeoman

1695/4-23

300

30L

NJ Pat 456

 

 

 

 

 

145

WNJS

 

Townsend, John

yeoman

1695/4-23

260

not giv

NJ Pat 458

 

 

 

 

 

144

WNJS

 

Townsend, John

carpenter

1695/4-23

600

50L

NJ Pat 457

 

 

 

 

 

143

WNJS

 

Corson, Peter

weaver

1695/4-23

400

40L

NJ Pat 457

 

 

 

 

 

 

106

 

WNJS

 

 

Reeves, John

 

cooper

 

1695/4-23

 

200

 

20L

 

Lib A 72

 

 

 

 

 

on sound side

146

WNJS

 

Hewitt, Dorothy

spinster

1695/4-23

340

 

NJ Pat 458

 

 

 

 

 

134

WNJS

 

Hughes, Humphrey

whaler

1695/4-26

206

20L

NJ Pat 452

 

 

 

 

WNJ deeds, lib B, II, p. 452

168

WNJS

 

Spicer, Jacob

yeoman

1695/5-30

400

40L

NJ Pat 549

 

 

 

 

fronting bay bet Wills Creek and Eyers Creek

3

Lake, William

 

Stanford, Thomas

 

1695/7-31

 

 

Lib B 31 bot

John Somers

Rem Garritson

 

 

 

104

Schellenger, Corn

 

WNJS-MORTGAGE

 

1696/

134

32L

Lib A 54

Thos Goodwin

 

 

LT

N side Cold Spring Cr, purch by Goodwin in 1690 who sold to CS

157

WNJS

 

Linch, Dennis

 

1696/4-4

300

 

Revel 16

 

 

 

 

seaboard side, Linch's Hall, both sides of Indian Creek

155

WNJS

 

Spicer, Jacob

 

1696/4-9

400

 

Revel 11

 

 

 

 

bayside, first creek south of Cedar hammocks

90

Shaw, John

whaleman

Howell, Edmond

yeoman

1697

200

30L

Lib B 04

Arthur Cresse

 

 

 

 

173

Jarvis, John via WNJS

 

Whitlock, John

carpenter

1697/11-2

320

32L

NJ Pat 598

 

 

 

 

confirming sale in this deed; sold to Jno Swain in 1707/5L

95

Stillwell, John

weaver

Matthews, Samuel

carpenter

1697/1-2

60

10L

Lib B 10

Jos Whilldin

Ez Eldredge

 

LT

2 tracts, 30A each in NE Town; adj Ez Eldredge

89

Eldredge, Ezekiel

 

Page, John

 

1697/12-29

31

10L

Lib B 03

Sam Matthews

John Worlidge

 

LT

NE Town lot

92

Matthews, Samuel

hs carpenter

Page, John

cooper

1697/12-8

31

7L

Lib B 07

John Stillwell

 

 

LT

near NE Town, form John Stillwell

126

Eldredge, Ezekiel

yeoman

Shasswood, William

cooper

1697/4-20

104

exch

Lib B 027 bot

Jno Pyne

 

 

LT

betw. Jno Pyne & Ezek Eldredge

114

Matthews, Samuel

carpenter

Matthews, Samuel Jr

 

1697/4-22

 

 

Lib B 016

 

 

 

 

form Jos Whilldin, in NE town, adj Sr.'s home lot

1

Shasswood, Wm.

cooper

Eldredge, Ezekiel

yeoman

1697/4-26

157

exch

Lib B 30

 

 

 

 

adj Jos Whilldin & Ez Eldredge

48

Goldin, William

 

Garretson, Rem

 

1697/4-28

 

 

Lib B 71

 

 

 

 

QC Rem gets 400A and Goldin 616A

171

WNJS

 

Shaw, John

whaler

1697/5-20

315

31.5L

NJ Pat 592

 

 

 

 

 

94

Godfrey, Benj.

merchant

Whilldin, Jos.

 

1697/5-5

105

14L

Lib B 09

Thoms Hand

Jos Whilldin

 

LT

betw. Jos Whilldin & Thomas Hand on Cape Island

170

Foreman, Jno

yeoman

Parsons, John

cooper

1697/6-14

125

 

NJ Pat 588

 

 

 

 

1/2 of the 250 acre lot there

169

WNJS

 

Foreman, Jno

yeoman

1697/6-14

5

.5L

NJ Pat 588

 

 

 

 

5 acre homelot in Cape May Twp., made to Jos Crowell/BBB 331

111

Carman, Caleb

whaleman

Crawford, John

 

1698/10-27

 

8L

Lib A 90+

Richard Jones

 

 

LT

1/2 of mill on Cold Spring Creek

93

Brandreth, Timothy

carpenter

Page, John

 

1698/3-12

47

8L

Lib B 08

Jos. Whilldin

 

 

LT

form Jos Whilldin but now in possession of

Jos Page

 

115

 

WNJS

 

 

Parsons, John

 

yeoman

 

1699/10-8

 

125

 

18L

 

Lib B 017

 

 

 

 

 

form sold to Jno Foreman & to east of John Page

175

WNJS

 

Hughes, Humphrey

planter

1699/11-2

180

18L

NJ Pat 654

 

 

 

 

Lib B, II, p. 654

9

Badcock, Jos

cordwainer

Townsend, John

carpenter

1699/11-29

256.5

36L

Lib B 37

Benj Hand

John Richardson

 

 

 

28

Badcock, Jos

cordwainer

Townsend, John

 

1699/11-29

256

36L

Lib B 54

 

 

 

 

see Lib B 54

125

Crowell, Saml

yeoman

Hughes, Humphrey

whaler

1699/2-16

76

16L

Lib B 027 top

Jos Whilldin

Wm Mason

 

LT

adj Cape Isl; gives legal

122

Crowell, Samuel

yeoman

Page, John

cooper

1699/2-3

30 NE

5L

Lib B 025

Jos Whilldin

Sam Matthews

 

 

NE Town, adj former Jos Whilldin & Sam Matthews

116

WNJS

 

Eldredge, Ezekiel

esq.

1699/4-1

90

9L

Lib B 018

 

Godfrey line

 

 

gives legal, mentions Godfrey's line

19

WNJS Jer Basse

 

Reeves, John

 

1699/4-1

100

10L

Lib B 46

Henry Stites

Leaming

 

 

adj Henry Stites

8

WNJS Jer Basse

 

Osborne, Jno

cordwainer

1699/4-1

285

28L 10s

Lib B 36

John Jewell

Josh Barkstead

 

 

 

60

WNJS Jer Basse

 

Russell, Oliver

cooper

1699/4-1

170

17L

Lib B 81 bot

 

 

 

 

no legal

6

Hughes, Humphrey

yeoman

Hewitt, Randall

yeoman

1699/4-18

206

 

Lib B 35

 

 

 

 

 

156

WNJS

 

Gandy, Thomas

 

1699/4-20

50

 

Revel 16

 

 

 

 

seaboard side adj Gandy's Hall

97

WNJS

 

Taylor, John

yeoman

1699/4-20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

124

WNJS

 

Page, John

cooper

1699/4-5

125

12L 10s

Lib B 026 bot

Jno Foreman

Caleb Carman

John Carman

 

form Jno Foreman; adj Carman

174

Jacocks, William

yeoman

Hand, Thomas

yeoman

1699/5-13

340