| Mary Elwell married (2) Amariah Ballenger (Declaration of Intention to Marry Jan. 1751 Haddonfield Monthly Meeting, Quakers)
Mary Ashbrook is placed as a child of the first wife because she would have been only 16 at the time of her marriage if she was the child of the marriage to Mary Elwell. Also she is not mentioned in the will of Amariah Ballenger.
In 1758 when Amariah Ballenger made his will, he named children Samuel and Amariah under age and one unborn child. These 3 children would be half brothers and sisters of Hannah and Thomas Ashbrook.
In his will Amariah Ballenger mentions brothers Joshua and Thomas. Joshua Ballenger, son of Thomas Ballenger deceased, married Martha Straton in 1741. He was the right age to be the brother of the Amariah Ballenger who married Mary ElwelL, widow of John Ashbrook. If this identification is correct, this Amariah Ballenger was the son of a Thomas Ballenger.
Amariah Ballenger Jr., son of Thomas deceased, married Ruth Collins in 1744. This was very likely the first marriage of Amariah Ballenger who later married Mary Elwell, widow of John Ashbrook. A daughter of Samuel Ward married into the Collins family, further showing the close relationships of all these families. The granddaughter of Samuel Ward was Hannah, wife of Aaron Ashbrook.
New Jersey Archives First Series, Vol. 30, Page 314.
William McCLane of Salem County, wheelwright----Account: Dec. 4, 1740.
(Jncluded) cash from Jon. Ashbrook, Aaron Ashbrook, Richard White.
Gloucester County New Jersey Marriages
New Jersey Archives First Series, Vol. 22.
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John Ashbrook to Hester Hamilton July 21, 1732.
John Ashbrook to Mary Elwell June 28, 1736.
Benjamin Cheesman Jr. to Mary Ashbrook June 13, 1753, both of Gloucester Co.
James Gibson to Hannah Ashbrook Jan. 8, 1768, both of Gloucester Co.
Thomas Ashbrook to Ann Gibson Feb. 4, 1779. |
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"Compendium of American Genealogy", Vol. 1, P 429.
Ancestry of Donald Sinclair Ashbrook
John1 Ashbrook from Ireland in the Antelope in 1682,
settled in Deptford Township, Gloucester County New Jersey.
John2 Ashbrook married (1) Hester Hamilton 1732.
(2) Mary Elwell 1736.
Thomas3 Ashbrook married Ann Gibson in 1779.
"New Jersey Archives", Vol. 3, P 116
Will of John Ashbrook----Written Oct. 9, 1727.
I devise and bequeath unto my son John all my farm and plantation I now dwell upon being 100 acres and 56 acres more which I purchased of John Hugg and also my right and proportion of that tract of land I purchased of Phillip Howell to him his heirs and assigns forever only reserving thereof one whole acre where the Burying place now is for the use of this neighborhood.
Gloucester County New Jersey Wills
Will of John Ashbrook
Written April 23, 1748
Wife Mary to have personal estate to bring up children and sons to a trade when 14 years of age.
Executors: Wife and brother-in-law Daniel Hillman
Directs his executors to sell plantation except burying place of 1/2 acre.
"New Jersey Archives “
Will of Daniel Hillman----Written Oct. 14, 1754.
To sons Joseph (under age), John, Daniel and James, homefarm; land (100 acres)
on Great Timber Creek, 98 acres adjoining William Clarke bought of John Ashbrook deceased.
Notes: Apparently John1 Ashbrook left his home farm to his son John2 Ashbrook who sold the 100 or 98 acres to his brother-in-law Daniel Hillman . This was probably the 100 acres of land that John1 Ashbrook bought in 1688 from Samuel Coles.
"GenealogicaL Magazine of New Jersey", VoL. 3, P 111.
Records of Haddonfield Monthly Meeting
Declaration of Intention to Marry
Amariah Ballenger and Mary Ashbrook, widow of John----1st month 1751.
"New Jersey Archives"
Gloucester County New Jersey Will Bk 9, P 441.
Will of Amariah Ballinger of Debtford Township, Gloucester County, yeoman.
Written Jan. 3, 1758. Proved April 2, 1760.
Wife Mary.
Children: Samuel, Amariah (both under age), Elizabeth, Mary, Sarah and an expected child.
Son and daughter-in-law Susannah and Thomas Ashbrook.
Real and personal estate.
Executors and guardians of the two sons---brothers, Joshua and Thomas Ballinger.
Wit: George Kemble, Isaac Ballinger, Joseph Goldy.
March 24, 1760. Inventory 273.3 pounds by William Davis and Samuel Ladd.
Notes: "Son" and "daughter-in-law" were terms often used in old documents for step-children. Susannah and Thomas Ashbrook were the two children of the marriage of Mary ELwell to John2 Ashbrook. Susannah Ashbrook was probably the same person as the Hannah Ashbrook who married James Gibson Jan. 8, 1768. Thomas Ashbrook also married into the Gibson family. His wife was Ann Gibson. James Gibson and Ann Gibson may have been brother and sister.
Both Amariah Ballenger and Mary Ashbrook, widow of John2 Ashbrook, were Quakers.
These facts plus other information show that John1 and John2 Ashbrook were Quakers.
The following information shows that the Ballenger and Gibson familes of Gloucester County were Quakers.
"New Jersey Archives"
Gloucester County New Jersey Will Bk 6,P 252.
Will of Amariah Ballinger of Gloucester County
Written Feb. 12, 1747----Proved Nov. 8,1748.
Wife and Son Isaac to have upper part of plantation beginning on Steal’s line to "line between me and my cousin, Amariah Ballenger."
Daughters Sarah, Margret and Elizabeth, all under 18.
Son Isaac, when 2L, to have plantation in Township of Evesham, Burlington Co.
Executors: Joshua Ballinger, Gabriel Davis.
Wit: Joseph Ballenger, John Aderly, Thomas Essary.
Oct. 31, 1748. Inventory at "Township of Debtford"---668.18.6 pounds.
May 25, 1753. Account of Joshua Ballinger and Gabriel Davis, executors.
Moneys paid to Levi Peirce, John Evans, John McColloch, John Ladd, Jane Sparks, Henry Treadaway, John Stiles, Neal McNeil, Joseph Goldy, Joseph Scattergood, Isaac Ballinger, Richard Cheesman, John Marshall, John Blackwood, Habakkuk Warder, John Peirce, John Dilkes, John Snowden, Amos Haines, David Roe, Amariah Ballinger, Henry Wood, Thomas Sparks, John Sedden, Samuel Dukemaneer, Richard Wistar, Thomas Redman, Henry Elwes, Nathaniel Delap, Hannah David, Matthias Aspden, Henry Sparks, Elizabeth Ballinger, Henry Ballinger, Rebecca Edgell.
"Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey", Vol. 3 and 4.
Records of Newton and Haddonfield Monthly Meeting.
Declarations of Intentions to Marry.
John Rathmell of Burlington and Mary Ballinger 2nd month 1723.
Henry Willard and Elizabeth Ballenger 9th month 1724.
Amariah Ballenger and Elizabeth Garwood 1st month 1725.
Thomas Garwood and Mary Ballenger 2nd month 1733.
Joshua Ballenger, son of Thomas deceased, and Martha Straton, daughter of Emanuel 1st month 1741.
Freedom Lippencott and Elizabeth Ballenger, widow with children, 7th month 1743.
Gabriel Davis and Sarah Ballenger 8th month 1743.
Amariah Ballenger Jr., son of Thomas, deceased and Ruth Collins 11th month 1744.
William Hains, son of Nathan and Elizabeth Ballenger 1st month 1748.
John Ballenger, son of Thomas, and Mary Andrews, widow of Ebenezer, 5th month 1753.
William Snowden, son of John, and Margaret Ballenger, daughter of Amariah deceased, 3rd month 1754.
Isaac Ballenger, son of Amariah deceased, and Patience Albertson, daughter of Joseph, 3rd month 1755.
John Peacock, son of John, and Susanna Ballenger, daughter of Thomas deceased, 1st month 1758.
John Jessop son of John deceased, and Elizabeth Ballenger, daughter of Amariah, 9th month 1766.
Joseph Gibson Jr. and Mary Ballenger, 11th month 1766.
Isaac Tomlinson, son of John deceased, and Elizabeth Ballenger, daughter of Amariah deceased, 7th month 1773.
James Stewart, son of John, and Mary Ballenger, daughter of Amariah deceased, 10th month 1774.
Jonathan Brown, son of John deceased, and Sarah Ballenger, daughter of Amariah decease 3rd month 1776.
Isaac Ballenger, son of Thomas, and Esther Stokes, daughter of Thomas, 1st month 1795.
Samuel Hooten, son of Elisha, and Sarah Ballenger, daughter of Thomas, 10th month 1798.
Josiah Atkinson, son of Samuel, and Priscilla Ballenger, daughter of Thomas, 10th month 1800.
Marriages Out of Meeting.
Joseph Ballenger 6th month 1760.
Samuel Ballenger 3rd month 1770.
"GeneaLogicaL Magazine of New Jersey", Vol. 3 and 4
Records of Newton and Haddonfield Monthly Meeting
Declarations of Intentions to Marry.
Joseph Gibson and Elizabeth Tindall, 1st month 1720.
Luke Gibson and Sarah Clark, 7th month 1721.
Obadiah Gibson and Mary Lord, widow, 8th month 1733.
Joseph Gibson Jr., son of Joseph of Salem, and Sarah Lord, daughter of Joshua, 10th month 1746.
Joseph Gibson Jr. and Mary Ballenger 11th month 1766.
Joseph Gibson, son of Joseph Jr., and Sarah Hains, daughter of William deceased, 10th month 1771.
Requests for Membership
Hannah Ashbrook 8th month 1767
Note: Hannah Ashbrook married James Gibson Jan. 8, 1768.
Keziah Chew 10th month 1767
Note: Keziah Chew was the daughter of Jeremiah Chew and Hannah Ashbrook, daughter of Aaron2 Ashbrook. Her intention to marry is also in the Haddonfield Monthly Meeting to Isaac Andrews 7th month 1771.
Thomas Ashbrook 3rd month 1773.
Marriages Out of Meeting
Ann Ashbrook 6th month 1779
Thomas Ashbrook 6th month 1779
Note: These records show that Thomas3 Ashbrook was a Quaker in 1773. He and Ann Gibson married outside the Meeting in 1779 and had ceased to be Quakers as of that date.
Very probably Ann Gibson, wife of Thomas Ashbrook, was the daughter of one of the Joseph Gibsons in these records, probably the daughter of Joseph Gibson Jr. and Sarah Lord. They named their first son John after John2 Ashbrook and their second son Joseph.
All of the Ballingers listed in these records were most likely close kin to the Amariah Ballenger who married the widow of John2 Ashbrook.
Gloucester County New Jersey Will Bk 40, P 95----June 26, 1802.
Amariah Ballenger of Woolwich Township, Gloucester County. Intestate.
Administrator: Hope Ballenger, Benjamin Ballenger.
Bondsmen: Joseph B. Harder and Samuel Madora, all of said County.
June 28, 1802. Inventory of $1993.23 made by John Edwards and Joseph B. Harker.
File 2361 H.
"Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey”, VoL. 3 and 4.
Records of Newton and Haddonfield Monthly Meeting
Declaration of Intentions to Marry
John Backen or Brackney, son of Mathias deceased, and Mary Cheesman daughter of Thomas, 1st month 1758.
Ephraim Haines of Salem, son of Richard, and Sarah Cheesman, daughter of Thomas, 11th month 1758.
Requests for Membership
Sarah Cheesman 3rd month 1743.
Marriages Out of Meeting
Sarah Cheesman now Ballenger 4th month 1761.
Benjamin Cheeseman 10th month 1759
William Cheeseman, son of Thomas deceased, 9th month 1773.
Thomas Cheeseman 6th month 1777
Gloucester County New Jersey Wills----File 2730
Aug. 26, 1809.
Benjamin Cheesman of Deptfort Township, Gloucester County.
Jnventory: $192.22.
Made by Samuel Wood and Isaac Be Dillon.
Administrator: Jacob Shone Aug. 28, 1809.
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