List of births of children of Joseph Schooley and Sarah Brown.
The list below it of children of son James Schooley includes only children born through 1791.
Perhaps these lists were recorded about 1791.
1737 Sarah Brown, daughter of Preserve Brown Jr and Mary (nee French) Brown was born on 2 of month 10. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
1730 Joseph Schooley was born 19 of 11th month [6], perhaps in Washington Twp, Morris County, New Jersey. Joseph's father, Samuel, is not shown in Quaker records, but is shown by a record of 1809 in a "resurvey of lands for James Schooley, the son of Joseph and grandson of Samuel". His birth has also been reported in Bethlehem (Quakertown). [7]
1747 Preserve Brown, of Philadelphia, and Mary Sykes, were married on 21st of 8th month, at Upper Springfield, Burlington County. Witnessed by Sarah Brown J (perhaps Jr at age 10?, Preserve's daughter by his first marriage) and others. [8]
1754 Joseph Scholey witnessed the will, dated October 1, of Sarah Murfin in Nottingham Twp in Burlington County. [9] [10] Perhaps he lived in Nottingham Twp. Joseph Schooley lived in Burlington county, where his father had lived, unlike his brothers who made their homes on the frontiers of Morris and Sussex counties.
1756 John Jones Jr. and Mary Brown, daughter of Preserve Brown and Mary (French), were married on 12th of 8th month, at Chesterfield. Witnessed by Joseph Schooley, Sarah Brown, and others. [11]
1756 On October 7, Joseph Schooley and Sarah Brown stated their intention to marry. [12] [13]
1756 Joseph Scholey, of Nottingham Township, and Sarah Brown, of the same place, daughter of Preserve Brown, were married on 11 of month 11 (November), at the Chesterfield Quaker Monthly Meeting. Witnessed by Preserve, Mary, Richard, Sarah, William, Abia Brown, James Holloway, John Sykes, John Abbott, Timothy Abbott, John Murfin. [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]
1757-70 The births of 7 children of Joseph Schooley and Sarah Schooley have been recorded. Only James and Mary lived to adulthood.
1757 James Scholey was born on September 19. [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30]
1759 Samuel Schooley was born on November 18. [31] [32] [33] [34] [35] [36]
1761 Martha Schooley was born on May 18. [37] [38] [39] [40] [41] [42]
1762 Mary Schooley was born on July 24. [43] [44] [45] [46] [47] [48]
1766 Ann Schooley was born on May 1. [49] [50] [51] [52] [53] [54]
1769 John Schooley was born on April 21. [55] [56] [57] [58] [59] [60]
1770 Rachel Schooley was born on November 14. [61] [62] [63] [64] [65] [66]
1758 and 1772 Joseph Schooley was taxed as a freeholder in Nottingham Twp. [67]
1759 Joseph Schooley was a resident of Nottingham Twp. [68]
1760 Sarah Scholey was named in the will of her father, Preserve Brown, and she inherited land, houses, and lots in Nottingham and Chesterfield Twps. [69] [70] [71] [72]
1762-64 At town meetings for Nottingham Twp, Burlington County, New Jersey, Joseph Schooley and others were appointed (and re-appointed) to a committee "to settle the accounts with all the Officers of the Town who have accounts to settle and to act on behalf of the town and of the poor and to raise such sums of money as they shall judge necessary for said uses". [73] [74] [75]
1762 Joseph Schooley was deeded four acres by brother-in-law William Brown, yoeman of Nottingham Twp, which William had received by the term of his father's will. [76]
1766 Yeoman Davis Cole of Nottingham sold to Joseph Schooley 2 tracts of 185 acres in Nottingham Twp for 400 pounds. [77]
1766 Joseph Scholey witnessed the will of William Murfin of Nottingham Twp, Burlington County on 13 Dec and with Isaiah Robins they took the inventory of that estate in 1771. The link with the Murfin family suggests that Joseph's family lived in the Lawrie's Hill neighborhood of Nottingham Twp.
1767 Joseph Schooley and brother-in-law Abia Brown advertised in the Pennsylvania Gazette to sell 100 acres with a mill along the river from Trenton to Crosswicks. Interested parties were to apply to Joseph Schooley, living near the same premises. The advertisement states: "To be sold by purchaser. A valuable grist mill, with two pairs of stones, and a turning lathe, hoisting all by water, with a good two story dwelling house, 4 rooms on a floor, a cellar under the whole with two kitchens and a well of good water at the door; a good barn, stables, store-house at the same, sufficient to contain 300 barrels of flour, where a shallop may load at the door, that can carry 200 barrels of flour; also a small dwelling house for the miller, and springhouse, and cooper's shop, with about 100 acres of land, one half of the same meadow and the remainder fit for plough and in fence, it is pleasantly situated on the great road that leads from Trenton to Crosswicks and Allen-town, and on the road that leads from Princeton to the above landing, on a constant stream of water, the whole in good repair, and in a public place for the business of keeping store, where there may be plenty of wheat had, it being two miles from Crosswicks, six from Trenton, twelve from Princeton, six from Allentown, and three from Bordentown. Any person inclining to purchase the same may apply to Joseph Scholey, living near the said premises, or subscriber living in Sharp's Iron Works, in Sussex County, New Jersey. N.B. There is a good young bearing apple orchard on the premises. The title is indisputable." Dated March 19. [78] [79]
1768 Joseph Scholey, perhaps this one, and Joseph Clayton made inventory for the estate of Ann Burton of Burlington County, New Jersey. [80] [81]
1770 Joseph Schooley was taxed in Nottingham Twp for "Acres of land: 233; horses and cattle: 5". [82]
1770 Joseph Schooley was a member of the town committee for Nottingham Twp. [83] [84]
1770 Joseph Scholey, and several others, purchased 1.5 acres for the Quaker Burial Ground on High Street, in Burlington City, New Jersey. Dated September 28. [85] [86] [87] [Photocopy]
1772 Joseph Schooley was listed as a freeholder in Nottingham Twp. [88]
1773 Joseph Schooley was taxed in Nottingham Twp with 223 acres and 5 cattle. [89]
Joseph Schooley became the owner of large holdings of lands. From old deeds it was ascertained that by trade or business, he was a "cooper", or maker of barrels, an exacting profession. Joseph and Sarah lost several children. Samuel and Martha died at birth. John died soon after birth, Ann lived almost 2 years, and Rachel lived only one month.
1778 Joseph Schooley died 10 of month 2 [February], probably in Nottingham Twp, Burlington County, New Jersey. [90] [91] [92] [93] [94] [95] [96] [97]
1780 Isaac Thorn and Mary Schooley, of Nottingham (daughter of Joseph, dec'd), were married on 12 of month 10, at Chesterfield. Witnessed by Sarah Schooley and many others. [98]
1783 The will of Mary Brown, perhaps Sarah Schooley's niece, left goods to Mary Thorn, daughter of Joseph and Sarah Schooley. [99]
1785 John Curtis, Jr and Sarah Taylor, daughter of John and Sarah, were married on 10 of month 3, at Chesterfield. Witnessed by Sarah Schooley and many others. [100]
1786 Son James Schooley and Mary Rogers were married on 7th of 9th month, at Chesterfield Friends' Monthly Meeting. The marriage was witnessed by Sarah Scholey. [101]
1809 A resurvey was made of lands for James Schooley, son of Joseph and grand-son of Samuel. [102](This establishes that Joseph Schooley was the son of Samuel Schooley.)
1811 Sarah Brown Schooley, widow of Joseph Schooley, was buried the 2nd day of the 6th mo. 1811 (aged 73 y 8 mo). [103] [104] [105] [106]
Research Notes:
1792 Sarah Schooley was issued a certificate on 7 of month 3, by the Falls meeting to the Chesterfield meeting. Sarah had previously been recommended by the Chesterfield meeting to the Falls meeting. Sarah was clear of marriage engagements and had her affairs settled. [107] [108]
A biosketch is given in [109]
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