Notes:

. Town Book of Monmouth, William Lawrence, Clerk:
William Lawrence was married to Ruth Gibbins, The 24 day of June 1686.
Children of William & Ruth Lawrence:
. William Lawrence, son of Wm & Ruth Lawrence was born the 5th day of November 1688;
. Elizabeth Lawrence, born 3rd day of December, 1690;
. Robert Lawrence, the 2nd son of Wm. & Ruth, born 25th day of Sep 1692;
. Richard Lawrence, ye third son of Wm. & Ruth, born 11 day of July, Anno 1694;
. John Lawrence, the 4th son, born the 22th day of August, Anno 1696;
. Mary Lawrence, the 2nd daughter, borne the 28 day of December 1698.

. Death records: Members removed by death or otherwise by death: 7 October, 1836. Ruth Lawrence.
Ref: Record of the Baptist Church, Middletown, NJ.

. 1686 - Gibbons, Ruth, married William Lawrence, Jr., son of William Lawrence, Sr., & grandson of Sir Henry Lawrence, president of Cromwell's Council.

. Richard Hartshore, son of Richard Hartshorne.1, was born 22nd of instant, mo., 1678-9; died, Feb. 29, 1747-8, aged 68 years, 11 months & 22 days; married, first, Catharine, daughter of John Bowne. He married, second, Helena Willet, of Flushing, L.I., 1713, who was born Dec. 22, 16S0, & died May 1, 1715.

He married, third, Elizabeth, daughter of William & Ruth (Gibbons) Lawrence, born Dec. 3, 1690, & died August 1750, elsewhere Apr. in 1751. Sec Lawrence Family. Her remains lie adjacent to those of her husband, William Hartshorne, in the Hartshorne Burying ground, Middletown, N. J. In 1888, her Monument had fallen, face upwards, & was cracked badly, while her husband's remained still erect.

. 1736 Oct 7, Members removed by death or otherwise: by death Ruth Lawrence.
Ref: Record of the Baptist Church, Middletown, N.J.

. 1745 Nov 11 - Wm. Hartshore's WILL: Wife, Elizabeth, who received all she brought with her, the use of "my shas,"? a silver cup, etc.

Historic events of the time:
In the beginning of the year 1665, there was a comet visible to the people on this continent: It had appeared in the November before, & continued four months: It rose constantly about one o'clock in the morning, in the south-east. It was seen likewise in England, & in most other parts of the world, at the same time.
Ref: Smith's History of NJ, 1747. - - -

Birth:
Alt: Gibbens, Gibbins, born 1660.

Ruth married Major William L LAWRENCE, .2 Jr. on 24 Jun 1686 in Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey. William (son of Capt William C. LAWRENCE, .1 and Elizabeth GILDERSLEEVE) was born in 1655 in Smithtown, Suffolk Co., Long Island, New York; died on 20 Feb 1741 in Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey; was buried in Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. William LAWRENCE, .4 Esq. was born on 5 Nov 1688 in Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey; died on 13 Nov 1728 in Colts Neck, Monmouth Co., New Jersey.
2. Elizabeth LAWRENCE, .ii was born on 3 Dec 1690 in Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey; died on 18 Apr 1750 in Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey; was buried in Hartshorne Burying Ground.
3. Robert LAWRENCE, .i Esq. was born on 25 Sep 1692 in Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey; died on 31 Oct 1781 in Howard Twp., Cass Co., Michigan; was buried in Quakers Burying Ground, Upper Freehold, NJ.
4. Richard LAWRENCE, .3rd, Esq. was born on 11 Jul 1694 in Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey; died on 19 Oct 1726 in Perth Amboy, Middlesex Co., New Jersey; was buried in Quakers Burying Ground, Upper Freehold, NJ.
5. John LAWRENCE, .iv was born on 22 Aug 1696 in Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey; died on 4 Apr 1719 in Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey.
6. Mary LAWRENCE, .ii was born on 28 Dec 1698 in Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey; died before Feb 1741.
7. Hannah LAWRENCE, .iii was born about 1700 in Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey; died after Apr 1787.
8. Thomas LAWRENCE, .v was born about 1702 in Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey; died after Feb 1741.

Notes:

GIBSON, Richard of G4, in 1656 per Thompson. Probably the same as Richard Gibbs.
Richard an original patentee came from Oyster Bay on Long Island
12 Dec 1667 Middletown, Monmouth, NJ elected constable, Justice of Peace.
Farm near Nut Swamp, 500 Acres at Lot 7, Middletown. NJ

GIBBINS or GIBBINE, RIGHARD, G4 in 1651 and 1656 schout or sheriff in 1651 and '53, as per p. 131 Cal. of NY. This Dutch man was one of the patentees or purchasers of Middletown, NJ in 1669, as per p. 73 of Vol. I of Raum's NJ.
Signed his name "Richard Gibbine."

. Richard Gibson, aged 25, as transported to Barbaddoes in 1635, as per Hotten's Emigrants.

Patentee of Monmouth County
(That is, besides the King,) the first land owners in Monmouth Co., NJ were: Richard Hartborn, Richard Stout, Sr. & Jr., Peter Tilton, Richard Gibbons, Capt. William Lawrence, &
John Wilson, 249 Acres, 1676 Jan 10, £164, plus yearly Quit Rent, 10 shillings 4.5 pence.

. 1664 Aug - the Dutch at New Amsterdam surrendered to the English, the Gravesend men made another & a successful effort to purchase land of the Indians & within a few months made 2 other purchases... from Popomora, chief of the Neverink Indians to James Hubbard, John Bowne, John Tilton, Jr., Richard Stout, Wm. Goulding & Samuel Spicer, all of Gravesend.
The interpreters were John Tilton, Sr., James Bowne, John Horabin, Randall Huet & John Wilson. The fact of these men being interpreters shows that they previously had had considerable intercourse with the Indians.

. 1655 Oct 20 - Gravesend was surrounded by hostile Indians; the residents sent a letter to the Governor asking for protection, & in response 20 men were sent from New Amsterdam.
(Because Richard Gibbons had treated the natives honestly, they had been forewarned by some other friendly natives. All along Long Island the natives attached settlements because of being ill treated. - PJA)
Ref: This Old Monmouth of Ours, Wm. S. Horner, Moreau Brothers of Freehold, NJ., 1932.

. 1664 Aug - the Dutch at New Amsterdam surrendered to the English, the Gravesend men made another & a successful effort to purchase land of the Indians & within a few months made 2 other purchases... from Popomora, chief of the Neverink Indians to James Hubbard, John Bowne, John Tilton, Jr., Richard Stout, Wm. Goulding & Samuel Spicer, all of Gravesend.
The interpreters were John Tilton, Sr., James Bowne, John Horabin, Randall Huet & John Wilson. The fact of these men being interpreters shows that they previously had had considerable intercourse with the Indians.

. 1670 - Along with Capt. Wm. Lawrence ... John Willson one of the original purchasers of land of the Indians named 1667. He was awarded Town Lot 3 at Middletown & also outlands.
In 1670 he was chose deputy. He is frequently named subsequently.

. 1675, Oct. 9 - Thomas Applegate, Sr., of the Falls, bought of Richard Gibbons, one hundred acres, in Nutswamp, Middletown, "where he doth build his house."
. 1678. John Crawford, Gentlemen, from Ayrshire, Scotland, bought a house and lot, in Middletown, N. J., from Richard Gibbons and his wife. (He was a mariner & a member of the Whale Fishing Company His wife's name was Abigail. )

. 1684-5, Mar. 30. John Crawford, of Middletown, sold to Richard Hartshorne, 100 acres of land, on the South side of said town, adjoining the home lots of Richard Stout, Richard Gibbons & John Smith.
. 1687, Dec. 3. John Crawford, of Middletown, Gentleman, received a grant of land from the Proprietors, bounded by Richard Gibbons & John Wilson, the elder, containing 200 acres, & lying in Nutswamp. This property is still occupied by his descendants (1910).
. 1693, Aug. S. John Crafford, Sr., of Middletown, sold to Richard Hartshorne the 16 acre home-lot, bought of Richard Gibbons, in 1678.

. 1684 Aug. 24. WILL of GIBBINS, Richard, of Middletown. Letters of administration on the Estate of, granted to Elizabeth GIBBINS, widow, & Mordicah GIBBINS, planter, both of Middletown.
. 1684 Aug. 24. Bond of Mordicah GIBBINS as administrator of the Estate of Richard Gibbons,
William WHITELOCKE of Middletown, planter, fellow bondsman. Monmouth Wills.

. SERGEANT RICHARD GIBBONS, Patentee, came here from Oyster Bay. He is said to have sometimes written his name "Gibbine:
He was Constable, & filled other offices. Lot No. 7 was awarded to him at Middletown. He lived near Nut Swamp, & his farm is said to have been of 500 acres. He was a Justice of the peace. His death took place in the summer of 1684.
The Christian name of his wife was Elizabeth.
Their children were: Mordecai, (1), who married Rebecca Grover & had children . Richard, Benjamin, who married Mary & it supposed, James & Johanna; a son whose name is not known; (2),
Johanna,(3), who married Thomas Applegate, &, it is believed,
Ruth,(4), who married, 6-24-1686, William Lawrence.

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

Birth:
Alt Est 1743. verify

Died:
Died in the summer.

Richard married Mrs. Elizabeth (Richard) GIBBONS in 1651 in Gravesend, Long Island, New Amsterdam. Mrs. was born in c 1640 in New Jersey; died after Aug 1684 in Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Elizabeth is the daughter of Mary E. (b. Birmingham, England & d. Broadway, Dorset, England) & William Joyner (?)

Birth:
Verify: Alt Name Elizabeth Joyner , Alt Loc: Birmingham, England

Notes:

. Original Settlers of Monmouth, New Jersey:
SERGEANT RICHARD GIBBONS, Patentee, came here from Oyster Bay. He is said to have sometimes written his name "Gibbine:
He was Constable, & filled other offices. Lot No. 7 was awarded to him at Middletown. He lived near Nut Swamp, and his farm is said to have been of 500 acres. He was a Justice of the peace. His death took place in the summer of 1684. The Christian name of his wife was Elizabeth.
Their children were: Mordecai, (1), who married Rebecca Grover & had children - Richard, Benjamin, who married Mary ..., & it supposed, James & Johanna; a son whose name is not known; (2), Johanna, (3), who married Thomas Applegate, and, it is believed, Ruth, (4), who married, 6-24-1686, William Lawrence.

. 1655 Oct 20: Gravesend was surrounded by hostile Indians; the residents sent a letter to the Governor asking for protection, & in response 20 men were sent from New Amsterdam.

. 1676 May 31 -WARRANT [East Jersey]. To Richard Gibbons "one of the purchasers as ut Supra the 31 May" [e.g.. "as one of the first purchasers of the Land at Navesink"
LOCATION: 500 Acres. Navesink, ("in such place or places as many not be prejudicial to the Town Ships".

. 1676 Dec - WARRANT [East Jersey]. To Richard Gibbons "in Right of himself and his wife". LOCATION: 240 Acres. Middletown.

. 1667 Dec 1667 - Elected Constable, Middletown, Monmouth Co, NJ.

. 1668 January 4th - Monmouth The ear markes of the townes cattle recorded as followith:
Richard Gibbins his marke in cropt one the near eare the right ear beeing allsoe slitt downe in the middle and the halfe next the head cut off January ye 24th 1697- now is his sons mark's & his brand mark is M.G. on left Buttock. Wm. Lawrence, Clark.
Ref: Historical Miscellany, Vol. 2, John Stillwell. - - -

Died:
Resided. Alt DOD: 1684.