Mary E. Applegate ca. 1900 has a different list of children and different dates. In particular, she lists Aries (b. ca. 1628) also as a son of Thomas the Immigrant. Even though there doesn't exit a will for Thomas, there are a substantial number of references to Thomas, Bartholomew, John and Thomas Jr. in the offical records of Gravesend to justify the validity of the issue provided below. A full and interesting dicussion on those references can be found in [HGA].
This document is concerned with the descendants of Bartholomew, since that line accounts for the majority of the Applegates found in Ocean County. Documents related to son, John, find him moving to Fairfield, Connecticut, where he died ca. 1704. His will was probated on 12 January 1712 leaving all his estate to his wife Avis and upon her death, the remaing part to his brother Thomas and his heirs. It is interesting to note that John's will makes no mention of his older brother, Barthlomew or his heirs; and mentions his brother Thomas who died in 1699.
Thomas Jr. made his will on 1 Fbruary 1698; it was proved 29 March 1699. His will names Thomas, John, Daniel, Joseph, Elizabeth, Benjamin, and Richard as his heirs. The will also specifies his wife by name, Johanna.
Thomas (The Immigrant), b. ca. 1600 Norfolkshire, d. 1662 Gravesend, N.Y. m. Elizabeth Wall, b. ?, d. ? Gravesend, N.Y.
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1 Bartholomew ca. (1623-1690) Hannah Patrick
2 Helena ca. (1630-?)
3 Margaret
4 John ca. (1624-1704) Avis ?, no known issue
5 Thomas ca. (1653-1699) Johanna Gibbons
Bartholomew married Hannah Patrick in June 1650 at Gravesend. Hannah was the daughter of Ann Van Beyerem and Daniel Patrick.
The events listed below related to Bartholomew 2 have been extracted from [HGA] which contains a reference to the source document for each of the recorded events.
The following quote appears in [HGA]:
An unpleasant episode occured on the first Wednesday of October, 1670. Bartholomew filed suit against William Wilkins for suspicion of adultery. The case was bound over to the Assizes by the Court of Sessions at Gravesend. The case was heard in the Court of Assizes for the Colony of New York on 07 October 1670. Wilkins was found guilty of "suspicion o f illicit intercourse with another's wife." He was finded 20 pounds: one-half went to the King and one-half to Bartholomew who was to apply it to the relief of his wife at his "perill".
Another strange episode is record in [HGA] -- the quote is take from a letter dated 6 November 1671
Whereas the Governour was pleased to order Wm. Wilkins to pay ten pounds toward the release of Hannah Applegate and her child, this shewth that Thos. Whitlock received of Mr. Delavall five pounds of the aforesaid somme, of wch the said Thomas delivered five pounds to the constable and overseers, of Gravesend, in red cloth. Gravesend records as per T.G. Bergen, Esq.Doubless she and her child had been taken prisoners by the Indians and this was the ransom demanded.
It appears that the conclusion was made by T.G. Bergen. It seems strange that the same person found guilty in October 1670, was acknowledged to have paid 10 pounds to the release of Hannah!
The latest known references to Bartholomew appear to have been during April-May 1686 in Susses County, Delaware. No record of a will or estate probate have been found in Delaware.
The issue of Bartholomew are in dispute. [HGA] has suggested that the list catalogued by [HV] be used with the addition of Thomas, since a Thomas is cited in the Gravesend records.
There is no evidence that Bartholomew left a will. Despite the lack of formal documentation, there are sufficient facts to deduce the issue of Bartholomew as specified below. To wit: a will exists for John naming Hannah, Daniel, and Mary as siblings, [HGA] has quoted a Gravesend document mentioning Bartholomew and son Thomas, and a will exits for brother Thomas Jr. mentions a son Daniel along with others not included in this list. That is, the existence of two distinct Daniels of the same time period guarantees the issue of Barthlomew must include at least those mention below.
Bartholomew, b. c. 1624 England, d. c. 1686-1690; m. Hannah Patrick
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1A John ca. (1650-1688) no known issue
1B Hannah ca. (1651-?)
1C Mary ca. (1657-?)
1D Daniel ca. (1652-1709) Rebecca Tilton
1E Thomas ca. (1659-1688)
The events listed below related to John 3 have been extracted from [HGA] which contains a reference to the source document for each of the recorded events.
His will was made 1-12-1687 as recorded in the Couty Clerk at Jamaica and proved 10-24- 1688. The recorded Witnesses were: John Taylor, Daniel Weeks and Anthonly Gleam. He named his brother Daniel, eldest sister Hannah and younger sister Mary as heirs each receiving 1/3 shares.
Apparently John never married and there are no known issue.
John Applegate, b. ca. 1650, d. 1688, single
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On 12/7/1686, Rebecca Tilton (born 9/6/1667) published her intentions at the Shrewsbury Women's Monthly Meeting (Quakers), to marry Daniel Applegate.
The events listed below related to Daniel 3 have been extracted from [HGA] which contains a reference to the source document for each of the recorded events.
Daniel made his will on 10/15/1709; it was proved 9/7/1710. An abstract of the will is found on p. 15 of Abstract of Wills - New Jersey Archives, Vol I. The will contains the names his children. The will was witnessed by: John Newman, Thomas Shepard, and Thomas Applegat (sic)
After Daniel's death, Rebecca married William Leeds on 1/9/1711. There is no record of any children by this marriage (she was 44 at the time of the marriage). In his will, William, left to Rebecca, Gracy and Ebenezer "children of said wife" and to Abigail Applegate, daughter of Richard Applegate some things. Jacob (4.2) and Ebenezer (4.4) were to take care of Leeds "helpless brother."
The following paragraph if taken directly from [HGA], p. III.8:
The Leeds' farm was next to Daniel's. After Daniels's death, William Leads helped Rebecca with the farm and then after a time, married her. The farm was huge and their house was splendid. The splendor of the house and furnishings lead some to say Leeds was an associate of Captain Kidd, the pirate, and shared in his loot. There is no evidence whatsoever to support this. Leeds appeared to have been an ardent churchman. He converted from Quakerism to the Church of England and left rich property to the curch on his death. The land today comprises Lincroft School property, Thompson Park and the campus of Bookdate Community College.Daniel Applegate, b. ca. 1652, Gravesend, d. ca. 1710, Middletown; m. Rebeckah Tilton ca. 1686.
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1D1 John ca. (1688-?)
1D2 Jacob ca. (1689-1768)
1D3 Bartholomew ca. (1690-1749)
1D4 Ebenezer ca. (1694-?)
1D5 Susannah ca. (1696-?)
1D6 Hannah ca. (1698-?)
1D7 Marry ca. (1700-?)
1D8 Rebecca ca. (1702-?)
The following quote is taken from [HGA]:
This Thomas is a mystery. Noone mentions him. My two references are found in Gravesend Records:It should be noted that Thomas is not listed in the Will of John. If infact, Thomas is a brother of John and Daniel, it would be fair to assume that he predeceased John.bar aplegateLater, in an undate entry, Thomas Applegate was arrested on suspicion of "being a night rougue in Confederacie." His father, "Barathalamew Applegate" posted bond. I have not seen the above cited records. Mr. John P. Furman kindly gave me the information.
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Thomas Applegate, b. ca. 1659, d. prior to 1688, m. ?
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No information available
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[HGA] presents a strong argument for the existence of two Jacob Applegates of generation 4. This Jacob, the son of Daniel and a Jacob (5E11) being the son of John (5E). Jacob (1D2) residing in Monmouth County and Jacob (5E11) residing in Middlesex County. The events listed below related to Jacob 4 have been extracted from [HGA] which contains a reference to the source document for each of the recorded events. I have only included those in Monmouth County, as I believe the others belong to Jacob (5E11)
[HGA] presents an argument that Jacob was married twice. He quotes a Monmouth County Coffin Account includes Jacob Applegat's wufe with a date of Aapril 14, 1760. There is a marriage record of Jacob Applegate to Catherine Manless [NJArc] dated August 8, 1763.
Jacob's will was written on 10/1/1765 and proved on 5/11/1768. The will mentions two sons: Sylvester and Ebenezer and three daughters: Catteen Hart, Hanney Soloman, and Rebecca Tilton. It indicated that he was a resident of Middletown, Monmouth County. Executors were Peter Tilton of Chesterfield Township, Burlington County and Nathan Tilton of Middletown.
Jacob Applegate, b. 1682, d. 1768, m. (1) ?, (2) Catherine Manless, b. ?, d. ?
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1D2A John (1735-1766)
1D2B Rebecca (?,?), m. John Tilton (8/14/1744) (NJArc, p. 14)
1D2C Ebenezer (1742-1827), m. Mary Burdge 1D2D Sylvester
1D2E Catteen (aka Catherine)(?,?) m. Levy Hart (12/9/1757)(NJArc, p. 14)
1D2F Hannah (?,?), m. Jonas Soloman (12/27/1757) (NJArc, p. 14)
Bartholomew was a whaler off the New Jersey coast. He may have built some whaling shacks along the center shore area. Family tradition indicates that he married a Leni-Lenape Indian.
[HGA] records three events associated with Bartholomew:
Bartholomew is the progenitor of most of the Applegates that are found in Ocean County at the time the county was established in 1850.
Bartholomew, b. ca. 1690, Middletown, d. ca. 1749, Middletown; m. Leni-Lenape Indian.
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1D3A Bartholomew ca. (1721-?)
1D3B Jacob (1723-1818) m. Esther Irons
1D3C Daniel ca. (1726-1810) m. Elizabeth Hulett
1D3D William ca. (1724-?)
1D3E Ebenezer ca. (1725-?)
1D3F John ca. (1727-?)
1D3G Joseph ca. (1728-?)
The New Jersey Archives - Abstracts of Newspapers Vol I, p. 533 contains the following account: "Ebenezer Applegate and George Williams had a grist and fulling mill at Shrewsbury, New Jersey, which was burned April 19, 1738. The mill contained 100 barrels of flour, 1000 bushels of wheat, and a large quantity of clothing."
[HGA] records the following information related to Ebenezer:
[HGA] quotes from a Monmouth County Historical Society Manuscript describing a boundary marker to a 1750 purchase of land along the Toms River. The quote is:
His will is dated 3-8-1771 and proved 9-24-1771. An abstract of the will is found on p. 19 of Vol V. of Abstracts of Wills - New Jersey Archives. The will names his children as listed below.
Ebenezer Applegate, b. ca. 1694, d. 1771, m. Mary Imlay (7-9-1743)
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1D4A Ebenezer (ca. 1745-?)
1D4B Obediah (1746-?) m. Bethenia Vaughn
1D4C Meriah (ca. 1747-?)
1D4D Sarah (1748-?) m. Richard Francis
1D4E Rebecca (1749-?) m. ? Coward
1D4F Parenthia (1750-?)
1D4G Lucia
1D4H Mary (1751-?)
1D4I Margaret (1753-?)
1D4J Francis
1D4K Coward
John is not listed in the will of his father, Jacob. However, the Monmouth County Coffin Accounts listed the John's intestate estate with Levi Hart, husband of sister Catherine (1D2E) and Jonas Solomon, husband of sister Hannah (1D2F) as administrator and bondsman of the estate. The Coffin Account is dated 12/22/1765 and is just 2 months after Jacob's will was written. It is reasonable to infer that John died prior to Jacob making out his will.
The following quote is taken from [HV]:
There is no other substantive information that can be directly related to this John.
John Applegate, b. ?, d. c. 1765, m. ?,
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No Information available
Ebenzer was listed in the will of his father which was proved on 5/11/1768
The following information is taken directly from [HV]In addition the notes of [MEA], indicate he was a farmer and lived near Freehlold. He was very wealthy, but his property was confiscated by the British because he would not join with the Tories. [DTA] indicates that his will is found in N.J. Records Vol. 2 p. 533.
Ebenezer Applegate, b. 7-28-1742, d. 3-20-1827, m. Mary Burdge, b. 7-28-1744, d. ?
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1D2C1 John (1770-1885) m. ? Newman
1D2C2 Elizabeth (1775-1786) m. Thomas Chambers
1D2C3 Jacob (1776-?) m. Mary Fries
1D2C4 Mary m. Abraham Drake
1D2C5 Asher (1783-1860) m. Ann Smith
1D2C6 Daniel (1784-?) m. Margaret VanSyckle
1D2C7 Moses (1788-1865) m. Mary Messinger
1D2C8 Ebenezer (1789-1850), m. Katherin Goff
Sylvester was listed in the will of his father which was proved on 5/11/1768
[HV] provides the following references to Sylvester:
Sylvester Applegate, b. ?, d.after 1793
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No information available
Information is provided by the records of Charles Albert Applegate (ca. 1900).
Bartholomew Applegate, b. ca. 1721, d. ?, m. ?
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1D3A1 Salem (ca. 1751-?)
1D3A2 Apollo (ca. 1752-?)
1D3A3 Ebenezer (ca. 1753-?)
1D3A4 Joseph (ca. 1754-?)
In 1748 he purchased part of the Miles Forester tract which was part of the original land grants from the Board of Properietors. He is considered to be the partriarch of the Toms River and Ocean County Applegates. He, as well as several of his sons, served the patriot cause during the revolutionary war.
Jacob lived to be 95 years of age and is interred in the Cedar Grove Cemetery where his grave carries a revolutionary war marker. He named his sons after himself and his brothers.
Jacob provided the land for the Cedar Grove Cemetry. [PM]
Jacob was listed in [DB] as Overseer of the Poor for 1783, 1785, 1794, and 1797; as Overseer of the Highways for 1785 and 1786; and as Constable for 1788, 1790, and 1791.
On June 23, 1975, Jacob registered the ear mark for his stock. The mark was described as follows: a hole in the near ear with a half penney in the underside of same ear and a slit in the off ear [DB].
Jacob was listed in the tax rateables for Dover Township as follows: 1773 - 46 acres, 17 horses and cattle; 1779 - 69 acres, 8 improved acres, 17 horses and cattle; 1783 60 acres, 7 improved acres, 3 horses, 17 cattle; 1786 - 115 acres, 8 improved acres, 3 horses, 18 cattle; 1789 - 70 acres , 8 improved acres, 3 horses, 16 cattle; 1796 - 210 acres, 8 improved acres, 3 horses, 16 cattle; and 1797 - 210 acres, 8 improved acres, 3 horses, 16 cattlet
Jacob's wife, Esther Irons, was the daughter of James Irons (b. ca. 1690, d. 1761, in. Shrewsbury Township) and Martha Birdsall (b. ?, d. ca. 1733) Martha Birdsall was the daughter of Stephen and Mary Birdsall, Quakers, who settled in Little Egg Harbor ca. 1716.
Jacob, b. ca. 1723, Middletown, d. Oct 6, 1818, in. Cedar Grove; m. Esther Irons, b. 1732, d. 1803, in. Cedar Grove
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1D3B1 Bartholomew (1757-1846) m. Mary Miller
1D3B2 Daniel (1759-1836) m. Elizabeth Parent
1D3B3 Hester (1761-1847) m. Garret Irons
1D3B4 William (1763-1835) m. Hannah Warner
1D3B5 Joseph (1765-1845) m. (1) Catharine Tilton (2) Mary Tilton (3) Rebecah ?
1D3B6 John A. (1768-1830) m. Sarah Hudson
1D3B7 Jacob Jr. (1767-1851) m. (1) Mary ?, (2) Margaret Luker
1D3B8 Ebenezer (1770-1857) m. Sarah Byrd
He was a resident of Salem County. His will {NJArc-Wills, Vol XII, p. 14) describes him as of Upper Alloways Creek. An inventory was filed on 2-12-1810 and administerd by Samuel Applegate as recorded on 3-7-1810.
Daniel Applegate, b. c. 1726, d. ca. 1810, m. (1-31-1745) Elizabeth Hulett
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1D3B1 Jacob (1746-ca. 1819 Mason Co. Ky) m. Mary Prudence Wallingford (1756-ca. 1860)
1D3B2 Samuel (1747-1824)
1D3B3 Reuben (1749-?)
1D3B4 John (1750-?)
1D3B5 Daniel A. (1758-1840) m. (1787) Esther Taylor (1769-?)
1D3B6 William (1759-1850) m. Mary Polly
William Applegate, b. ca. 1724 m. (10-28-1747) Hannah Potter
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1D3D1 John (1768-1835, d. Willsburg, WV) m. (1) Hannh ? (?-1796) (2) Christina Hann (1790-1861)
Ebenezer Applegate, b. ca. 1725, d. ?, m. ?
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No information available
John Applegate b. ca. 1727, d. ?, m. ?
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No information available
Joseph Applegate, b. ca. 1728, d. 1824, m. Margaret ?
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1D3G1 John ca. (1779-1861) m. (1) ? (2) (11-23-1806) Sarah Taylor (1790-1860)
He was the executor of his father's estate and received more than the other heirs. He may be the Ebenezer Applegate whose death was reported on Mar. 20, 1802 in the Apr. 6, 1802 issue of True American.
Ebenezer Applegate b. ca. 1745, d. ?, m. ?
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No information available
Obediah Applegate b. ca. 1750, d.ca. 1821, m. (1) Bethenia Vaughn (?-ca. 1810) (2) (6-5-1811 Beaver Pa.) Rachel ?
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1D4B1 David ca. (1780-1848) m. 1-31-1800, Beaver Co. Pa.) Elizabeth Kennedy ca. (1782-1855) 1D4B2 Leodosia ca. (1781-1850) 1D4B3 William (1785-?) m. Mary Ellen ?, (1787-?) 1D4B4 Elizabeth m. Alexander Reed 1D4B5 Nancy m. John Shay, 1D4B6 Rachel m. James Hammond 1D4B7 Coward
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