1696 Sarah Johnson and Thomas Johnson were named as minor children of Thomas Johnson, of Mannington Creek, Salem County, New Jersey, in his will dated 30 September. [1] [2] "Sarah Johnson, a girl who had been orphaned by the death of her father in 1696. Her family came from Surrey in England." [3]
1709 Isaac Ivins lived in Mansfield and kept a trading post and general store in Georgetown, Burlington County, New Jersey. "His general store and trading post at Georgetown, Burlington County, was the resort of trapper Indians as well as White hunters. Quarrels were frequent and the storekeeper's peace oficer was a fierce monkey, which speedily put the rioters to flight." [4]
1709 James Lippincott and Hannah Eves [relationship unknown] were married on November 10, in Northampton Twp, Burlington County. Witnessed by Isaac Ivens, perhaps this one, and others. [5]
1711 Isaac Ivins Sr. of Mansfield, Burlington County, was a shopkeeper and had license to marry his first wife, Sarah Johnson, on 4th month, 26th day, 1711, shown by a bond signed by Daniel Leeds and Thomas Johnson. Bond by Samuel Goldy and George Wellhouse. (NJ State Archives, Trenton, Marriage Bonds I (1711-1790): 66)[6] [7] [8] [Photocopy, Isaac Ivins marriage bond.] [9] [10]
1715 Isaac Ivins bought 100 acres in Mansfield Township, Burlington County from Lydia Brown's grandfather, Abraham Brown, on June 13. [11]
1717 Isaac Ivins, Abram Brown, Tho Johnson, and others, were witnesses at the marriage of Samuel Danford, of Burlington county, and Mary Wright [likely Mary Scholey, widow of Joseph Wright], on November 5, at Chesterfield. [12]
1719 Sarah Ivins was named as a cousin [niece] in the will of her uncle Richard Johnson Esq of Salem, dated January 18. [13]
1720 Preserve Brown purchased, from Isaac Ivins, both of Mansfield Twp, Burlington County, 16 acres of land partly in Mansfield and partly in Chesterfield Twps, Burlington County, on February 21. There were buildings and orchards on the land. The land was part of the 100 acres of land Isaac Ivins had purchased from Abraham Brown on June 13, 1715. [14] [15] [16] [17]
c 1730? Isaac Ivins married second Lydia. Lydia has been reported to be Lydia Brown, daughter of Preserve Brown, Sr. and Mary Nathan Kite (2nd wife). [18] [19] [20] We suspect that Isaac Ivins married Lydia, widow of Williams [21], the mother of Margaret Williams (spouse of Joshua Milles) and Mary Williams (spouse of William Page).
1737 Mary Hopkins, daughter of Edward Hopkins (deceased), married Isaac Ivins Jr, son of Isaac Ivins of Mansfield Twp, Burlington County, on the 23rd day, 9th month. [22]
Witnesses:
Right column: Isaac Ivins and Mary Ivins (the couple), Isaac Ivins, Thomas Ivins, George Hopkins, Joseph Ivins, Sarah Ivins, Charles French, William Hopkins, Joseph Hopkins. (Perhaps Isaac Ivins Sr, three siblings of Isaac Ivins Jr, three family members of Mary Hopkins, and why did Charles French sign in this column? Lydia, second wife of Isaac Sr was already deceased?)Middle column: Mary Bunton, Johannah Sykes, Jane Antrum, Elizabeth Groome, Sarah Page, Abigail Page, Christian Page, Hannah Bunton, Charity Page, Margarett Williams. (Perhaps Elizabeth Groome, future wife of Edward Page; Page family members; Margaret Williams, daughter of deceased second wife Lydia; and others)
Left column: Richard French, John Syke, John Black, John Page, William French, Samuel Bunting, Isaac Antrum, John Middleton Junior, Thomas Scattergood, Edward Page, John Page, Jonathan Barton, Thomas Bovis, Benjamin Busson, John Sholy. (Perhaps John Page Sr and sons John and Edward. Son William Page, who married Mary Williams, daughter of deceased Lydia, in 1742, did not sign.)
1739 Isaac Ivins voted in an election in Burlington County, New Jersey. [23]
1740 Isaac Ivins married third, Ann Cheshire Kirby, the widow of Richard Kirby. Her parents were Mr. and Mrs. John Cheshire of Chesterfield Twp. [24] [25]
1745 Isaac Ivins, perhaps this one, was listed as a freeholder in Mansfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey, on April 15. [26]
1750 Isaac Ivins Sr was listed among customers at Imlay's Store in Bordentown, New Jersey. [27]
1751 Isaac Ivins Sr, perhaps this one, lived in Bordentown, New Jersey. [28]
1754 Isaac Ivins, perhaps this one, and widow Elice Herd were executors for the estate of Obadiah Herd of Chesterfield Twp, Burlington County. [29]
1755 Isaac Ivins and Ann Kirby, both widows, were married on April 21, 1755 in New Jersey. Isaac Ivins was born in Burlington County, New Jersey. [30]
1765 John Forsythe Jr granted the 96 acre plantation that he had inherited from his father, John Forsyth Sr, to Isaac Ivins, shopkeeper of Chesterfield, as payment for a debt. The tract was in Chesterfield. Widow Alice Forsyth maintained certain rights. The deed was dated on July 3, 1765. [31]
1767 Isaac Ivins, shopkeeper of Mansfield, wrote his will, dated July 19, which was proved on July 11, 1768. "I give and bequeath to Ann my well beloved wife all the household goods of every kind that was hers when I married her, and likewise Fifteen pounds. Residue of my estate unto my well beloved Childen that shall be living at the time of my decease. My well beloved son Joseph Ivins, and my son in law John Thorn executors of this my last will and testament." [32] "My wife, all the household goods that were hers when I married her, and £15 yearly. The residue to my children." The executors of Isaac's estate were Joseph and his son-in-law John Thorn. [33] [34] [35] [36] [37]
1768 Isaac Ivins was buried at (?). Isaac Ivins was born on November 16, 1680. [no documentation, but some facts cited in the quote below have been documented by others] [38] [39]
Isaac Ivins (possibly Barzillai Isaac Ivins, but known throughout his life as Isaac) was born November 16, 1680 at Salem, Salem County, New Jersey to Daniel and Elizabeth Fenwick Ivins. There are other family stories that he came from Herefordshire, England, or Wales, to America, the Ivins family being among the early settlers of Long Island, and then coming to East Jersey about 1690, settling in Burlington County, West Jersey a few years later. Another story says they may have come to Jamestown after being shipwrecked. Isaac's father married into the Quaker religion and in 1707 it was said "Isaac showed great promise, learning farming, husbandry and marketing. He was taught Quaker ways of working hard, helping others and asking the Lord for guidance." He met Sarah Johnson in 1707, but she was interested in someone else at the time. Living in Mansfield, in Burlington County, in 1709, Isaac kept a trading post and general store in Georgetown for 50 years which catered to trapper Indians as well as white hunters. Quarrels were frequent and Isaac had to be the peace maker. Isaac and Sarah were married April 26, 1711 in Mansfield and their children were: Thomas, Isaac Jr., Solomon, William, Joseph and Moses. Isaac bought 100 acres of property in Mansfield Township June 13, 1715 from Abraham Brown. Sarah died in Mansfield in 1730. After Sarah's death, Isaac married Lydia Brown, grand-daughter of Abraham, July 7, 1730 at Mansfield and their children were: Lydia, Ann, Diadamia, Samuel and Aaron. Lydia died in Mansfield in 1754. Isaac married a third time to Ann Cheshire, widow of Richard Kirby, April 21, 1755. In 1765, July 3rd, John Forsythe Jr. gave a 96 acre plantation to Isaac as payment for a debt. On July 19, 1767, Isaac wrote his will. He died sometime in 1768 and the will was proved July 11, 1768. Isaac was probably buried in Mansfield. The estate was valued at 4706 pounds. In his will, he divided his land between his sons, demanding that all the girls be taken care of by an annual income until married. The executors of Isaac's estate were Joseph and his son-in-law John Thorn. Ann, his wife, was awarded 15 pounds a year and all the household goods she had when she married Isaac. The sons, Thomas, Isaac, Joseph, Solomon, William, Moses and Aaron, had been settled on land as they married. At Isaac's passing, they gained title to the land. The inventory of the estate was made by Caleb Shreve and John Chapman.
Bio by John E. Sherman #47749330
1768 The inventory of the estate of Isaac Ivins was made on July 11, by Caleb Shreve and John Chapman. His estate was valued at £4,706.0.7. [40] [41] [42]
1773 The account by the executors, dated December 31, 1773, itemized cash paid to the legatees, viz. Ann Nutt, Isaac Ivins, Solomon Ivins, Lydia Folwell, William Shreeve, William Ivins, Samuel Ivins, Moses Ivins, Joseph Ivins, and John Thorne. [43]
Research Notes:
I have barely gotten started on the deeds and court records for this family.
Burlington County Deeds involving the Ivins family are indexed. [44] [45]
Orphans Court records related to several Ivins relatives are indexed on several pages. [46]
The birth dates that we report for the children by Sarah Johnson are speculative and are provided primarily to suggest a birth order. Birthdates for daughters Ann (July 7, 1732) and Diademia (March 22, 1733/34) have been reported [47], but no documentation is cited.
One researcher reports several more ancestral generations for both Isaac Ivins and Sarah Johnson. [48]
"Diademia Ivins, wife of John Thorn, was a daughter of Isaac Ivins, by his wife Lydia, daughter of Abraham Brown, Jr., by his wife Sarah Clayton, and great-grand-daughter of Abraham Brown, the Shrewsbury settler." [49]
There are conflicting hypotheses about where Isaac Ivins was from and who his father might be. Here are a few.
A biosketch reports [50]:
The Ivins family were among the early settlers of Long Island, and came to East Jersey about 1690, settling in Burlington County, West Jersey a few years later.
In 1711 Isaac Ivins obtained a license to marry Sarah Johnson, a girl who had been orphaned by the death of her father in 1696. Her family came from Surrey in England. His second wife was Lydia Brown, and after her death he married a third wife, Ann.
The death date of Isaac Ivins was reported as July 19, 1768, likely by William Henry Ivins, born 1840. This report also names Aron Ivins, spouse of Ann Cheshire, as a son of Isaac Ivins and Sarah Johnson. [51]
Undocumented notes about the Ivins family were gathered by Edwin Salter. [52]
Isaac Ivins came from England to America and established a country store in Mansfield, Burlington County, New Jersey, where he lived until his death in July 19, 1768 [53]. The Ivins family were among the early settlers of Long Island, whence they joined the movement to East Jersey about 1690 [54].Henry Ivans lived at Penn's Neck in 1690, before Fenwick's purchase [55].
"Most genealogical texts say the NJ Ivins family descends from Isaac Ivins, an 18th century resident of Burlington County, NJ, but his origins also are shadowy. Elmer G. Van Name in The Ivins Family of New Jersey states he was born in Herefordshire, England in the 1680's. Francis B. Lee in Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey states Isaac lived at Hampton, Long Island before moving the New Jersey." [http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?Burlington,County::nj::1022.html, Genforum discussion by Paul Frost][56]
Some researchers report Aaron, died 2-6mo-1799 in Falls Twp, Bucks County, Pennsylvania as a son of this Isaac Ivins Sr. They also report Aaron, died 1797 in Burlington County, New Jersey as a son of Isaac Ivins, Jr. [57] In fact, these two estate administrations both refer to Aaron Ivins,son of Isaac Ivins, Jr. Aaron Ivins had substantial land holdings in both Bucks County, Pennsylvania and Burlington County, New Jersey. We know they refer to the same Aaron Ivins because Orphans' Court records for these two estates (cited in our notes for Aaron Ivins) name the same heirs, with the same husbands for his daughters, in both of these estates. We note that the list of legatees of the estate of Isaac Ivins Sr does not include any son named Aaron. An Ivins bible record reports that Aaron was the son of Isaac Ivins, but does not state which Isaac Ivins was his father [58]. We have seen no first-hand evidence that Isaac Ivins Sr had a son Aaron, but would welcome hearing of such evidence.
Stories with many details about Isaac Ivins (1680-1765) were presented by Adam Brockie, apparently as factual. Few were documented and it is unclear which, if any, were true. [59]
1731 Lydia's father, Preserve Brown, died, leaving 400 acres to Lydia. [60]
1732 Isaac Ivins of Mansfield, Burlington County granted 16 acres to Robert Clendennon, weaver. Dated October 25.
1751-1765 Isaac Ivins continued to purchase land, and in 1751 he purchased acreage from William French and wife Lydia [61] and then, a few years later in 1765, purchased more land from the same man. At the time of this last land transaction, Isaac was eighty-five years old. [62]
Isaac Ivins was reported to be the son of Daniel Ivins, whose ancestors came to Jamestown colony [63].
The Ivins name appears in Virginia documents:
1730 Rodrig Ivins was in the List of Tithables, Parish of King William, Virginia. [64]
1776 William Dews, served in the Revolution in the 9th Reg't VA Line, under the command of Col. George Matthews and "Major Ivins". [65]
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