This is a transcription of a quit claim involving my 8th great-grandfather, Archibald Craig, and his neighbor Henrich VanVoorhis on 8 APR 1726 in Freehold, NJ. They appear to be clarifying a boundary dispute. I thought it was excessive language – even for the time – but clearly it wasn’t. The memorandum attached implies that…
This is a transcription of a conveyance for a land transfer between John Craig, my 9th great-grandfather and Archibald Craig, my 8th great-grandfather on 2 SEP 1717 in Freehold, NJ.
Aaron Forman was my 7th great-grandfather. He died at the age of 52, leaving 7 children behind. The tone of his Last Will & Testament suggests he knew he was dying and had some time to prepare for it.
This is a transcription of a conveyance for a land transfer between Archibald Craig, my 8th great-grandfather and Jacob Zutvan / van Zutphen / Sutphen, my 7th great-grandfather, on 24 APR 1733 regarding a property in Freehold, NJ.
Lewis Forman is my 6th great-grandfather and this is a transcription of a property sale in Middlesex dated 2 MAY 1757 with Daniel Morgan. Conveyance Middlesex County 2 MAY 1757 [Folio 289].