1729 Mercy King, perhaps this daughter of Joseph and Mercy King, was advised by some Friends. [1]
Our Womens Meeting made application to our meeting for advice in proceeding with Mercy King for some disorderly practice whereupon this meeting appoints our Friends Isaac Horner & Thomas Lambert to accompany some Women Friends to visit her & use their Christian endeavors to admonish, reprove, & if possible be instrumental to reclaim her and make report of their sucess therein to our next meeting.
1729 Mercy King expressed sorrow for her behavior. [2]
To the monthly meeting held in Chesterfield I the subscriber hereof? am teribily sorrey that I have so behave my selfe so at aney time so as to bring a skandle upon god and truth and to disablige my friends for which afence I hope the will pass by and for time to com I hope by the assistance of Almighty god I shall be more careful and surcomspect in my behavior and in leading my life and conversation all from your well wisher in the truth.
Mercy King
1736 Mary King and Mansfield Hunt, both of Hunterdon County, were married on September 25, in New Jersey. [3]
1753 Joseph King and Mansfield Hunt made inventory, on May 20, for the estate of Adolphus Crishan, of Amwell, Hunterdon County. [4]
1755 William Exceen, of "Kingswood," Hunterdon County, innholder, dated his will on April 13. Wife, Nuell. Son, John, of New York, to have 20 s. Son, Job, is "under the wants of natural understanding." Real and personal estate. Executors—the wife and Bairfoot Brunson. Witnesses—Nathaniel Fostor. Nathaniel Farnsworth, Jonathan Robeson. Proved Jan. 2, 1756. Lib. 8, p. 276. 1755, Dec. 27. Inventory of the estate: Real, being- house and lot £150. Personal. £59.10.4, incl. bills and book debts, £23.15.4; made by John Emley, Abraham Bonnel and Mansfield Hunt. [5]
1759 Joseph King, Sr., of Kingwood Twp., Hunterdon County, yeoman, dated his will on October 20. Son, Joseph, 5 shillings, as I have given to him much. Son, William, 5 shillings, he having had his portion. Granddaughter, Mercy Hunt, some goods, which are now in keeping of my son, William. My plantation in Kingwood, where I lately lived, to be sold. Executors: my eldest son, Joseph, and my son-in-law, Mansfield Hunt, my grandson, Joseph Hunt, my grandson, Joseph King (the son of my son William). Witnesses: John Mullinner, Thomas Coate, John Brock. Proved Jan. 2, 1762. [6]
c 1760 Mansfield Hunt was named as a vestryman or warden at St. Thomas' Church in Alexandria, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. [7]
1762 Mansfield Hunt was appointed armorer for the arms of the upper regiments of Hunterdon County. [8]
1764 Mansfield Hunt had a tavern in Bethlehem Twp, Hunterdon County. [9]
1764 On 12 April, "All Persons having any Demands against the Estate of Joseph King, late of the Township of Kingswood, and County of Hunterdon, New-Jersey, deceased are desired speedily to bring in their Accounts, that they may be adjusted by the Subscribers; those indebted to the said Estate are desired to make speedy Payment to us, who are empowered to demand the same. Joseph King, Mansfield Hunt, Executors." [10]
1768 The intetstate estate of Mansfield Hunt, of Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, was administered, on March 25, by Hannah Hunt, Joseph Hunt, and William Hunt. [11]
Research Notes:
There may have been a different person named Mansfield Hunt, living in Essex County at this time:
1749 On 15 July, Mansfield Hunt was in prison as a debtor in Essex County, New Jersey, when there was a riotous breakin at the jail to release some prisoners. [12] [13]
… a few days afterwards, the goal of the County of Essex at Newark was broke open by persons in Disguise and the said two Petitioners were rescued by them, and that one Mansfield Hunt a Prisoner for Debt in the said Goal either knowing or pretending to know some of the Persons Concerned in the said Riott and Rescue, the Rioters soon after by a Collection raised Money to Pay his Debt and did pay it and got him out of Prison in order to prevent his .giving Evidence against them: And this house is further informed that the Persons following can give evidence of the truth of the several Matters aforesaid.
Ordered, that the Serjeant at Arms attending this house do with all Speed require John Rolfe Esq of Raway and Eliphalet Johnston and Daniel Pierson Esq of Newark, Joseph Day of Newark, John Chandler and Elijah Davis of Elizabeth Town, John Johnson Sen John Styles and Mansfield Hunt and every of them to appear before this house forthwith, in Order to give evidence in behalf of our Sovereign Lord the King.
1749 Mansfield Hunt testified concerning a jail breakin in Essex County. [14]
[1] Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Chesterfield Monthly Meeting, Men's Minutes, 1684-1738, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[2] Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[3] William Nelson, Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Archives Vol. 22. (Marriage Records, 1665-1800) (1900), 233, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks], [InternetArchive].
[4] A. Van Doren Honeyman, Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Archives Vol. 32. (Wills and Administrations 3, 1751-1760) (1924), 81, [InternetArchive].
[5] A. Van Doren Honeyman, Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Archives Vol. 32. (Wills and Administrations 3, 1751-1760) (1924), 111, [InternetArchive].
[6] A. Van Doren Honeyman, Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Archives Vol. 33. (Wills and Administrations 4, 1761-1770) (1928), 233, citing Lib. 11, p. 343, [InternetArchive].
[7] James P. Snell, History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey (Philadelphia: Everts & Peck, 1881), 421, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks].
[8] James P. Snell, History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey (Philadelphia: Everts & Peck, 1881), 195, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks].
[9] Henry Race, "Contributions to Hunterdon County History," Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society, Second Series, Vol. 11 (1890-91), 158, [GoogleBooks].
[10] William Nelson, Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Archives Vol. 24. (Newspapers 5, 1762-1765) (1902), 350, citing The Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 1842, April 12, 1764, [GoogleBooks], [InternetArchive].
[11] A. Van Doren Honeyman, Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Archives Vol. 33. (Wills and Administrations 4, 1761-1770) (1928), 211, [InternetArchive].
[12] Frederick W. Ricord, Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Archives Vol. 16. (Governors 4, 1748-1755) (1891), 171, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks], [InternetArchive].
[13] William A. Whitehead, Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Archives Vol. 7. (Administration 1746-1751) (1883), 433, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks], [InternetArchive].
[14] Frederick W. Ricord, Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Archives Vol. 16. (Governors 4, 1748-1755) (1891), 177, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks], [InternetArchive].