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Birth:
Alt Loc: Venango, Crawford Co., Penn.

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New Jersey Tax List:
. 1779 September - January, Woodbridge Twp., Middlesex, Middlesex Co.:1719 Dec 27, Cussewago, Crawford; married . 1779.1.25 Bonhamtown, NJ to Mary Molly Compton.; William Thickstun.

Children of William & Mary Thickstun are:

1. Rachel Thickstun, b: 15 May 1763
1. Lewis William Thickstun, b: 2 Dec 1765 in Metuchen, NJ
2. Alice Thickstun, b: 1766
3. Mary Thickstun, b: 1768
4. Jonathan Thickstun, b: 1772
5. Israel Thickstun, b: 1773
6. Jane Thickstun, b: 1777.

Note: for daughter: Rachel's old gravestone is readable. Husband-Isaac Potts gravestone has crumbled away.(Main St, Vestal NY.)
Court deposition of 1857: info to court that another child of Rachel & Isaac lives in Grand Rapids, Mich. Henry Potts- age 59.

. 1773 March 4, Piscataway, New Jersey, a William Thickstun was a witnesses to Rebecca Thixton's father-in-law, John Willson, senior.

. 1797 Nov 6 WILL of William Thickstun of Woodbridge Twsp., Middlesex Co.
Wife Mary, 1 cow, room in house, household furniture & $35 yearly & other provisions to be paid by son Lewis.
Eldest son Lewis, all real, live stock, farming utensil & half of looms & tackling; he to pay other legacies.
Sons, Johnathan & Isreal, each $500 dollars.
Daughters Rachel (wife of Isaac Polls), Mary (wife of Joseph Conttrell) each $200,
& daughter Jane Thickstun $250.
Son Israel, other half of looms & tackling.
Executors wife, Mary, & sons, Lewis & Jonathan.
Witnesses: Isaac Cotheal, James Compton & John Ross.
Proved 1798 Jan 17. Ref: NJ Lib 37, p 332.
Inventory: 1798 Feb 8: £495.155.4 made by Isaac Cotheal & Wm. Ford. Ref: File 9437-9442L.

Obituary of G- GRANDSON [?] Lewis William Thickstun, buried First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Metuhen.
1904 -Hon Lewis William Thicksun born Cussewago Twp., Crawford Co, Pat March 24, 1823.
Lewis Thickstun, HIS [Great?] GRANDFATHER, removed to Crawford in 1802 from Middlesex Co., NJ. He had been a solder in the revolution war, also one of the soldiers for the government in the suppression of the Whisky Insurrection & also one of the Minute men at Erie in the War of 1812. The farm which he cleared for himself in that then unsettled section the state has belonged to the family every since & is a present owned & occupied by the subject of this sketch.

Young Thickstun was education in his district school & Kingsville Academy, Ohio. He worked for the republicans. Some years ago he was proprietor & editor of Crawford Journal, published at Meadville, Afterward editors for 1 year at Meadville Daily Republican. 1872-73 he was transcribing clerk of senate. President of district school board. Justice of Peace for some years, Elected house of representative by greenbacks supported by the democrats. - - -

Birth:


Died:
Alt Loc: Bonhampton, Middlesex Co. NJ.

William married Mary THORNALL on 4 Jan 1763 in Metuchen, Middlesex Co., New Jersey. Mary was born in 1737; died in c 1839 in Woodbridge, Piscataway Twp., Middlesex Co., NJ. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Children of Mary Thornell & Wm. Thickston are:

Rachel Thickstun 1763 Sep 30 Woodbridge, NJ - d1838 Mar 30. Vestal Broome NY, married Pvt. Isaac Potts. 5 Potts children;
Mary Thickstun, 1746 Metuchen, NJ;

Lewis Thickston, 1765 Dec 2, Metchen - 1719 Dec 27, Cussewago, Crawford; married 1779.1.25 Bonhamtown, NJ to Mary Molly Compton.;

Alice Thickstun 1766
Isreal Thicksun, 1773 Metuchen - est 1873
Johnathan Thickstun, 1775 Piscataway, NJ - 1872 Piscataway, NJ; married 1802.2.7 Metuchen to Margaret Manning, one Thickstun children;
Jane Thickstun, b 1777 New Jersey. - - -

Died:
Alt: Metuchen, Middlesex, NJ.

Notes:

Ulster & Orange Counties, NJ Marriages:
. 1737 Oct 25, Samuel Willson, Piscataway X Mary Martin, Piscataway, NJ.
. 1743 May 11, Mary Martin, Piscataway X John Thickston, Piscataway, NJ.
Ref: History of the First Baptist Church of Wantage, Sussex, New Jersey.

. History of Long Island: Hempstead. In 1647 there were 57 freeholders in the [Hempstead] township, & a formal division of the land was made anions'.
X-Ref: Compare Samuel's brother John Willson, Jr. married Rebecca Thickston/Thixton. -PJA.
. 1746 Nov 18, WILL of Jeremiah Bloomfield, 1693-1746. Witness: John Thickston.

They were as follows: Richard Gildersleeve, William Lawrence, William Thickstone (Thickstone), Thomas Willet, John Lawrence, Thomas. (etc.)
In 1673 the list had passed the hundred mark, as may be seen from the enumeration preserved in A'anderkemp's Translation of Dutch Records, XXII.

. 1747 May 26, WILL of John Thickston of Middlesex Co., NJ, blacksmith.
Mary Thickston, widow, renounces her right of administration & desires that William Clawson be appointed.
Witnesses: Samuel Martin, Isaac Manning.,
Ref: NJ Wills, Lib 3, page 476.

XRef: 1749 May 26. Bond of William Clawson of Essex Co. & Isaac Manning of Middlesex Co., yeoman, principal creditors, as administrators.
John Deare of Perth Amboy, Fellow bondsman. - - -

Birth:
(Original English name was Theakston).

Died:
Verify this John Thickston.

Jonathan married Mary Coats MARTIN on 11 May 1733 in Monmouth Co., New Jersey. Mary (daughter of Benjamin MARTIN, .Jr. and Philoreta SLATER) was born on 10 Mar 1710 in Piscataway Twp., Middlesex Co., New Jersey; died in 1755 in Woodbridge, Piscataway Twp., Middlesex Co., NJ. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mary is the daughter of Susannah Alger & Joseph Josiah Martin, both of Piscatawy, NJ.

. 1747 May 26, WILL of John Thickston of Middlesex Co., blacksmith.
Mary Thickston, widow, renounces her right of administration & desires that William Clawson be appointed.
Witnesses: Samuel Martin, Isaac Manbing.

. 1747 May 26. Bond, Wm. Clawson of Essex Co. & Isaac Manning of Middlesex Co., yeomen, principal creditors, as administrators. Jean Dear of Perth Amboy, Fellow Bondsman.
Ref: NJ State Archives, Lib E, p46

. 1750 July 7, WILL of Josep Martin, of Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., yeoman
wife Elisabeth, Children: William, Merrit, Valentine, Benjamin, John, Joseph, Katherine Codington, Sarah Connet, Rebecca Morgan, Sussanah Kelley, Mary Coats. Personal property.
Proven 1757 Jun 7.
Ref: NJ Wills, Lib. F. P429.

Martin Family Land:
. 1755 Jul 1 - WILL of Benjamin Martin, of Piscataway, Middlesex Co.,
Wife Philerato,
Sons: Benjamin, Nathanael, Peter.
Daughter Zerviah, wife of Jeremiah Blackford,
Grandchildren: Athanasius, James, Luther;
Jeremiah, Zephaniah, Ruben - sons of Benj;
Mary, Isiah & Benj - children of Nehmiah & Elizabeth Bonham;
Zerviah, d/ of Zedekiah & Anna Bonham.
Leaves Land bough of father Ben. Martin, home farm on the Mill Brook, Woodbridge, bought in part of John Martin & John Bloomfield; land bought of brother Jonathan Martin; 16 A. in Essex Co. bough to Samuel drake & Isaac Chandler; a lot at vineyard not of Wm. Edinfield?.
Executors: son Benjamin, son-in-law, John Blackford, & cousin James Martin.
. 1757 May 10, Inventory £190.16.3, incl his purse, £37.8.8. Large Bible, a Bible in another gone, other books.
. 1757 May 3 Proved.
Ref: NJ Wills, Lib F, p422.

Her Grandfather's WILL:
. 1755 Apr 2, WILL OF Peter Martin, Piscataway, Wife Sarah, Children Robt., Peter, Zirviah Runyon, Priscilla, Mary Faurat & Sarah Martin. Grandsons: Thos. (s/o of late eldson son Mulford Martain), Mulford & Sam. Martain, Lot of 39 Acres in Woodbridge, adjoining Gershom Martain, salt meadow; home farm, adjoining John Willson*; salt meadow in Martain's Neck, & same at the moth of the Great Pond.
Ref: NJ Wills, Lib 10, p293.

Note* - Adjoining John Willson's land:
This is the land of the father of John Willson, Sen. (1739-1829);
- So we see here that his future spouse to be, Rebecca Thickson's grandparents,
lived on the land adjoining in Piscataway, NJ. - PJA.
Is this the same home farm as on Mill Brook, Woodbridge?

Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. 2019. - - -

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Died:
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Birth:
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John married Margaret SMITH on 23 May 1685 in Gayton Le LaMarsh, Lincolnshire, England. Margaret was born in 1665 in Lincolnshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Benjamin is the son of Margaret Elston & Benjamin Martin.

. 1755 Jul 1 - WILL of Benjamin Martin, of Piscataway, Middlesex Co.,
Wife Philerato,
Sons: Benjamin, Nathanael, Peter.
Daughter Zerviah, wife of Jeremiah Blackford,
Grandchildren: Athanasius, James, Luther;
Jeremiah, Zephaniah, Ruben - sons of Benj;
Mary, Isiah & Benj - children of Nehmiah & Elizabeth Bonham;
Zerviah, d/ of Zedekiah & Anna Bonham.
Leaves Land bough of father Ben. Martin, home farm on the Mill Brook, Woodbridge, bought in part of John Martin & John Bloomfield; land bought of brother Jonathan Martin; 16 A. in Essex Co. bough to Samuel drake & Isaac Chandler; a lot at vineyard not of Wm. Edinfield?.
Executors: son Benjamin, son-in-law, John Blackford, & cousin James Martin.
. 1757 May 10, Inventory £190.16.3, incl his purse, £37.8.8. Large Bible, a Bible in another gone, other books.
. 1757 May 3 Proved.
Ref: NJ Wills, Lib F, p422. - - -

Benjamin married Philoreta SLATER in 1707 in Piscataway Twp., Middlesex Co., New Jersey. Philoreta was born on 23 Feb 1690 in Piscataway Twp., Middlesex Co., New Jersey; died on 1 Jul 1755 in Piscataway Twp., Middlesex Co., New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]