Geneology Information
Applegates of Ocean County, New Jersey
Prepared by Richard Kuntz, Allenwood, NJ
(Updated - 11/2009)

Introduction:
The majority of the materials contained in this site are a compilation of materials originally discovered and recorded by others. A substantial portion of the Applegate material is the result of efforts undertaken by my uncle, Donald T. Applegate (1896-1976) of Toms River, New Jersey.

His files indicate that he began his research in the 1940s and continued until his death in 1976. In addition to collecting and recording state and county birth, death and marriage records, he gathered and organized the Applegate records from previous researchers, most notably, Mary E. Applegate, and Kenneth P. Applegate.

In addition to collecting the birth, death and marriage records from the state archives, he transcribed all of the Applegates in the Surrogate's office of the 21 counties in New Jersey through the 1950's.

Those records have been transcribed from his original notes by me and have been shared with two contemporary Applegate researchers, Hugh Voorees of Charles Town, West Virginia and Howard G. Applegate of Canutillo, Texas.

As is the case with many family geneologists, my interest in the subject came after the death of a principal source, in my case my uncle. Even though I spent most of my life, until his death, only a few miles away from him, I have no recollection of ever discussing geneology with him.

My initial efforts had been to concentrate on identifying and organizing the records of the Applegates of Ocean County, New Jersey.

Ocean County became a county in 1850 from land area previously part of Monmouth and Burlington Counties. An analysis of the 1850 Ocean County census indicate that the Applegate surname can be traced back to three branches. Those are :

Jacob (1723-1818) and Esther Irons (1732-1803)

Louis (more to follow)

Thomas L. (1792-1868) and Hannah T. Thompson (1796-1871)

Bibliography Index:
I have attempted to maintain a standard bibliography for all the documents on this site. The comprehensive bibliography is HERE.

Genesis of Ocean County Applegates

The records indicate that most of the Applegates that have been residents of Ocean County are decedants of Bartholomew1 the eldest son of Thomas the immigrant. The document in this link provides an oultine of the first four known generations of Bartholomew1

Jacob5 Applegate and Esther Irons

By far, the largest number of Applegates in Ocean County are descendants of Jacob and Esther. This is a work in progress. A paper copy of this material is available from the Ocean County Historical Society.
Jacob (1723-1818) and Esther Irons (1732-1803)

Thomas L. Applegate & Hannah T. Thompson

At the present time, the most complete set of Applegate materials relate to the line of Thomas L. Applegate (1792-1868) and Hannah Thompson (1796-1871). As you guess, I'm a member of that line.
Here's the link   (Thomas L. Applegate & Hannah T. Thompson)

Historical Documents:
The files of DTA contain many documents of historical interest and copies of correspondence with other researchers of the time period. I will attempt to select and publish the more interesting ones on this web site for others to enjoy.

The 1915 paper by Mary Evalyne Applegate

Papers of Fred Bunnell, Ocean County Bureau of Publicity - ca. 1940. Fred Bunnell

Families of Old Dover
A Research Project supported by the Reseach Department at the Ocean County Historical Society, Toms River.

Titles in the Series

Census Information:
In the early 1990s, I transcribed some Feberal Census Data relating to Ocean County and Dover Township. Two manuscripts were produced; Dover Township, Federal Census Data, 1850 throught 1900 (1991) and Ocean County, Federal Census, 1850 (1993). On a limited basis, those manuscripts were circulated to some local research libraries and historical societies.

Census Data - Web Version.

Marriage Records:

Dover Township Marriage Records (1864-1877)

Cemetry Records:

Old Methodist - Hooper and Washington Streets, Toms River

Toms River High School Graduates

Toms River High School Graduates -- 1921 through 1958

Anderson and Campbell Funeral Records

Anderson and Campbell Records (Applegate surname 1900-1970)

Dover Township Death Records (1864-1877)

Dover Township Deaths 1864-1877

New Jersey Vitial Statistics - Death Records

Dover Township Deaths 1849-1867

New Jersey Vitial Statistics - Death Records

Brick Township Deaths 1849-1867

Albert P. Applegate (1871-1927) and Elizabeth D. Hyers (1875-1958)

Albert and Elizabeth -- Working document attempting to identifying all the descendants of Albert and Elizabeth. This document was prepared for the family reunion held at my home during the summer of 1992. I'm attempting to update the document. Additions and corrections are welcome. I'm particularily interested in including family pictures. You can either phone me or contact me by email (kuntz@monmouth.edu) to have your materials included. Thank you.

End Note:

The materials contained herein are to be considered as works in progress. Additions and corrections, as well as general comments, are welcomed. Please address comments to me at richard.kuntz@verizon.net.

Enjoy and thank you for your interest.