1706 John Black and Sarah Rockhill were married on December 4, at Chesterfield, Burlington County, New Jersey. Witnessed by William Wood Jr and others. [1]
1716 Samuel Taylor, Jr. and Anne Foulkes were married on November 29, at Chesterfield, Burlington County, New Jersey. Witnessed by Susanna Taylor Jr, and others. [2]
1722 Robert Field married Mary Taylor, daughter of Samuel Taylor, on April 12, at Chesterfield Meeting, Burlington County, New Jersey. Witnessed by Susannah Taylor and others. [3]
1723 Susannah Taylor, daughter of Samuel Taylor, was named in his will made in Chesterfield Twp, Burlington County. [4]
1724 William Wood (son of William Wood and Mary Parnell) and Susanna Taylor, Jr. made their second declaration of intention to marry, as recorded on May 7, in the Chesterfield, Burlington County, monthly meeting minutes. [5] [6] [7] [8]
1729 The will of William Wood, yeoman, was dated July 21, 1729 in Chesterfield, Burlington County, New Jersey. It names Wife, Susanna, executrix. Mother, Mary Wood. Children--William and Ann, both under age. Brother, George Taylor. Lands adjoining John Scoley, Godfrey Beck, William Taylor and Matthew Fenwick; also land near Samuel Wardell and the mill. Mentions William Clayton. Witnesses--Asher Cleaton, John Page, Elizabeth Coar. Proved Feb. 10, 1731. [9]
1731 Inventory, £369.8; made by John Chesher, Robert Chapman, Thomas Newbould. Dated December 8. [10]
1733 Samuel Hastings was condemned for his marriage out of unity at the Philadelphia MM and was granted certificate from Phila MM to Crosswicks MM to marry. [11]
1761 The will of Samuel Hastings, City of Philadelphia, Shipwright, was dated July 21, 1761. Prove Date: November 18, 1761. Wife: Susannah. Children: Martha, Elizabeth and Samuel. Exec.: Son Samuel and son-in-law John Head. [12]
[1] Chesterfield Monthly Meeting, Burlington, New Jersey, Births and Deaths, 1675-1750, Vol. K, Marriages, 1684-1724, 67, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[2] Chesterfield Monthly Meeting, Burlington, New Jersey, Births and Deaths, 1675-1750, Vol. K, Marriages, 1684-1724, 58, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[3] Chesterfield Monthly Meeting, Burlington, New Jersey, Births and Deaths, 1675-1750, Vol. K, Marriages, 1684-1724, 88, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[4] William Nelson, Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Archives Vol. 23. (Wills and Administrations 1, 1670-1730) (1901), 455, citing Lib. 2, p. 298, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks], [InternetArchive].
[5] Lewis D. Cook, "Marriage Intentions, 1685-1730, Burlington County, New Jersey," National Genealogical Society Quarterly 53 (1965), 129-32, at 131.
[6] Charlotte D. Meldrum, Early Church Records of Burlington County, New Jersey, Vol. 2 (1995), 49.
[7] Milton Rubincam, "William Wood of Burlington County, N. J.," National Genealogical Society Quarterly 59 (1971), 8-11, at 11.
[8] "Marriages at Chesterfield, New Jersey, 1685-1730," The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography 9 (1885), 347-352, at 351, [GoogleBooks].
[9] A. Van Doren Honeyman, Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Archives Vol. 30. (Wills and Administrations 2, 1730-1750) (1918), 543, citing Lib. 3, p. 179, [GoogleBooks], [HathiTrust].
[10] A. Van Doren Honeyman, Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Archives Vol. 30. (Wills and Administrations 2, 1730-1750) (1918), 543, [GoogleBooks], [HathiTrust].
[11] William Wade Hinshaw, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. 2 [NJ and Pennsylvania] (1938), 372, [HathiTrust].
[12] Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Will, M-217, [USGenWeb Abstracts].