New Jersey farmers' papers, 1759-1899.

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New Jersey farmers' papers, 1759-1899.

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Account books of farmer William B. Bowen (1850-1868), Jonah Cooper, dairy farmer and storekeeper, of Jefferson Township, Morris County (1793-1831), William D. Crampton, truck farmer (1807-1828), Stephen Denton, farmer (1828-1830), Denville, Morris County, Samuel Harrison (b. 1684), of Orange (1725-1766), and Guisbert Sutphen (1720-1796), farmer, landowner, and justice of the peace, Bedminster Township, Somerset County (1759-1787); daybook (1805-1831), of Ebenezer Sayre, farmer and laborer; diary (1846-1853) kept by W.W. Murray, farmer, of Mercer County; ledger (1886-1899), of David Bailey, dairy farmer, of Glenwood, Sussex County; and record books of John W. Hazlett, farm laborer in Mount Airy, Hunterdon County (1846-1865), George Smock, farmer and lumber mill owner, Somerset and Monmouth counties (1786-1837), and Samuel G. Wright (1823-1843, pertaining to the sale of cattle).

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Harrison, Samuel, 1684-1776

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Samuel Harrison (1684-1776), the eldest son of Mary Ward (d.1738) and Samuel Harrison (1645-1724), was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1684. In 1710, he married Jemima Williams (1645-1724) and the couple settled on land which Samuel eventually inherited from his father at the Mountain (now West Orange, New Jersey). The Harrison's eight children were born at their homestead. Samuel Harrison farmed his extensive lands, but was also involved with other business endeavors, including ownership of the o...

Smock, George, 1754-

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George Smock, the son of John Smock (b. 1727) and Elizabeth Conover (fl. 1740-1754) was born November 24, 1754. He grew up in Middletown Township, Monmouth County, and in 1776 enlisted in the Continental Army. Following his involvement with the military, Smock spent most of his adult life as a farmer and owner of a lumber mill. In 1779 he married Sarah Conover and sired six children: John, Aaron, Hendrick, Peter, George, and Mary. In 1794, he married his second wife, Margaret Van Deventer, and t...

Crampton, William D.

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William D. Crampton (fl. 1807-1828) was a farmer probably living in Sussex County, New Jersey. From the description of William D. Crampton account book, 1807-1828. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 53824522 ...

Hazlett, John W.

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Wright, Samuel G.

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Cooper, Jonah

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Jonah Cooper (fl. 1793-1832) was a dairy farmer and storekeeper in Milton, Jefferson Township, New Jersey. Another owner of this volume describes Cooper as the Granduncle of Mrs. George F. Bayles. From the description of Jonah Cooper account book, 1793-1912 1793-1831. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 53316484 ...

Bailey, David, active 1886-1899

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Murray, W. W., active 1846-1853

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Sutphen, Guisbert, 1720-1796

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Denton, Stephen

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Stephen Denton was raised in Hanover, Morris County, New Jersey. He became a laborer in the nearby town of Denville and married Mary Banker in 1820. From the description of Stephen Denton account book, 1828-1834. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 53824713 ...

Sayre, Ebenezer

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Ebenezer Sayre was a farmer and landowner in Hanover and Chatham Townships, New Jersey and lived in Columbia Bridge (now Afton), Morris County, New Jersey. His granddaughter, Jane Ewing Sayre, never married and died on January 15, 1857 at the age of thirty-five. From the description of Sayre record book, 1805-[ca. 1840]. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 53929875 ...

Bowen, William B.

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