Notes:

[James' surname is sometimes spelled Goelette - La goelette is French for a type of wooden ship. - PJA]

. Goelet wrote her WILL in 1773 & named "my godson James Goelet, son of my brother Francis, Dec'd." who had died 4 Sep 1767.

. 1793 May 15, Wed. Just imported into Perth Amboy, In the Ship Thomas Wilson, James F Goblet, Master; from Tobago & Turks Island, Muscovado sugar, rum & a large quantity of salt & to be sold on reasonable terms for cost or country produce, by John Henry & co. they have also at their stores at Perth Amboy & New Brunswick, a general assortment of dry goods & Groceries.
Ref: Guardian & NB Advertiser Newspapers.

. 1807 Dec 10 - WILL of James F Goelet, City of Perth Amboy, Middlesex Co, NJ
. First, funeral expense & just debts be paid by Executors;
. Second, beloved wife Sarah Goulet given all Real Estate as long as she remains a widow, then to my children now living, or how said wife Sarah shall divided between the share & share alike;
. Third, if not enough money for debts, then sell, the money arriving from, bequeath to said wife for her support & maintenance of educating my children.
Signed & sealed, James F Goelet.
. Wit: Abagail Compton, James Skinner, Philip Kearney.
. 1809 Dec 29, Sarah Goelet, sole Executor in the within testament of James F Goelet, she will pay firs the debts of said deceased & then legacies. & she will exhibit into the Surrogate Court a true & perfect inventory of all goods & chattel.
. Signed, Given at New Brunswick, NJ, 29 Dec, 1809, Sarah Goelet.
Ref: NJ Wills & Probate Records, 1739-1991, Middlesex Co.,#s 100991 p. 771

Record for research:
. 1849 Apr 19, Thursday, Newark Daily Advertiser (Newark, New Jersey
. Perth Amboy, NJ some residents: Rachel Goelet, Thomas Billopp Goelet with 4 children; Sara Goelet.
Ref: WILL Sarah Howard of Perth Amboy, d 15 Apr., 1796.

. 1892 Jun 30, An auction of rare books, The Voyages & Travels of Francis Goelet of the City of NY, 96 pages, seven colored drawings of ships at sea. Capt. Francis Goelet ancestor of the wealth Goelet family.
Ref: NY Times Newspaper.

. John Goelet - Robert Guestier Goelet - dgt? (Goelet) Mrs Elber Kip - Beatrice (Goelet) Manice - Anne Marie (Guestier) Goelet - Robert Ratsey Goelet d 1820 NYC - Almy Goelet - Peter Goelet 1727-1811, NYC
. Peter P. Goelet 1764-1828, NYC - Peter Goelet III 1800-1879, NYC- Hannah Greene (Goelet) Gerry - Robert Goelet II 1809-1879, NYC - Robert Goelet III 1841-1899, NYC - Ogden Goelet 1846-1897 NYC -Mary Wilson "May" Goelet(-Innes-Kerr (Duchess of Roxburghe).
. Robert Goelet (IV) 1880-1966, NYC- Robert Walton Goelet 1880-1941.

. NYC - Francis Goelet
Goelet, Aefje, 1700, & 1704, NYC
Goelet, Francis, 1691, NYC
Goelet, Jacob, 1688, NYC - Translator of Dutch for the Province of New York"
Goelet, Jan, 1694, NYC
Goelet, Leah, 1702, NYC
Goelet, Phillipus, 1699,1701, 1708, 1743- NYC, 1701
Goelet, Raphael, 1696, NYC 1747. - - -

Birth:
Alt Spelling: Golet / Goelette / Goulet.

Buried:
Perth Amboy. Red sandstone monument is born off on lies on the ground (2006).

James married Sarah Brown LAWRENCE, .vii on 19 Jul 1788 in Burlington County, New Jersey. Sarah (daughter of John Brown LAWRENCE, Esq., U.E. and Martha TALLMAN) was born on 20 Apr 1764 in Burlington, Burlington Co., New Jersey; was christened on 20 Apr 1764 in St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Burlington, NJ; died on 1 Oct 1828 in Perth Amboy, Middlesex Co., New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:

1. John Lawrence GOELET, .2 was born on 26 Mar 1790 in Burlington, Burlington Co., New Jersey; died on 13 Aug 1790 in Burlington, Burlington Co., New Jersey.
2. James Francis GOELET, .2 was born in Jun 1793 in New Jersey; died on 1 Sep 1797 in Perth Amboy, Middlesex Co., New Jersey; was buried in Saint Peters Churchyard.
3. Mary Ann GOELET was born in 1794 in Burlington, Burlington Co., New Jersey.
4. Elizabeth GOELET was born in 1796 in New Jersey; died on 27 Mar 1832 in New Jersey.

Notes:

Francis Goelet's grandfather was Jacobus Goelet.

Francis Goelet was a son of John Goelet & Janet Cannon of New York city, ancestors of the wealthy & prominent family of that name now in NYC.
Francis Goblet was born Nov 29, 1724, at NYC & died May 20. 1767.
He married June 21, 1752, Elizabeth, daughter of Capt. Samuel & Anne Leonard, than of South River, NJ. Elizabeth was born Apr 16 1726 & died Jan 7, 1792.
In her father's will, Probated Feb 13, 1758, dated Apr 2, 1754, he is referred to as being of Perth Amboy & her sisters are mentioned as Mary wife of John Berrien, Sarah, widow of Thomas Billop, Rachel, wife of Samuel Sarjant, &
Ann wife of John Lawrence. [i.e. Mayor John Brown Lawrence.]

When he resided in Perth Amboy he was engaged in business in that city. He evidently was a man of learning & culture & possessed a library of some extent.

From the entries in an old bible, now in possession of a former resident of Perth Amboy, it would appear that Francis Goelet, born 1724, had a brother, James Goelet, & uncle Jacob Goelet, another brother, Peter Goelet & sisters, Mary Goelet & Jane or Jenny Goelet.

Francis Goelet's journal, describes 5 voyages taken between 1746 & 1758, with many months spent in London while he conducted his business.

. 1746-1750, Extracts from the journal of Capt. Francis Goelet, merchant, relating to Boston, Salem, Marblehead etc, with notes by Albert H Hoyt.
Ref: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston 180, 8 Vol, P 16 R.

. 1751-53 - New York Masonic Lodge, - Francis Goelet, Third Grand Master.

. 1765, Sept. 23. WILL of Sarah Billopp, [nee Leonard] of Perth Amboy, Middlesex Co.;
Widow of Thomas Billopp. Eldest son, Christopher Billopp, £100.
Rest of my estate to my 7 children, namely, Mary (widow of Richard Nickleson), Elizabeth, Rachel, Thomas, Sarah, Catharine & Jasper.
Executors: my sons, Christopher & Thomas.
Witnesses: John Berrien, Samuel Sarjant, Francis Goelet.
Proved Sept. 7, 1770. 1771, May. Inventory, £2141.8.10, filed by Christopher Billopp.

. Presumable the debts were discharged & the following remained (- PJA2010):
NJ Archives, Vol. IX, p. 333-4.
. the Act was repealed Jan 14, 1762. Letters of administration were granted 4 Sep. 1767, to Elizabeth Goelet, widow of Francis Goelet, late of the City of Perth Amboy, deceased. The inventory signed by the widow, with Jonas, Deare & John Griggs, as appraisers amounts to £137 12 s 7 d, all personal property, &
2 volumes of Universal Traveller, Coettogon's Arts & Sciences, Arcadia by Sir Phil Sidney, doctrine of Morality, Nettletons's Virtue & Comforts, poems, 3 Volumes of Shakespeare, etc.
Ref: East Jersey wills, I.F., 152.

. 1767, Sept. 4. WILL of Francis Goblet, (senior) of Perth Amboy, Middlesex Co.
Int. Admx: Elizabeth Goelet, the widow.
Fellow bondsman: Samuel Sarjant [ brother-in-law]; both of said place.
Witness: John Berrien.
1767 Sep 12. Inventory £137 12 .7 made by Johnathan Deer & John Griggs. Ref: Lib I, p 152.

. Saint Berrien Peters Churchyard monument: Attractive, well letter, large red sandstone with & angle, reads Here lyes the Body of Francis Grocer who departed this life May 20, 1767. Aged 42 Years 6 months.
. It appears to be identical to wife Elizabeth Goblet,
Note: From the photos is difficult to determine if they are back to back on the same stone. - - -

Birth:


Died:
Handsome red sandstone Monument is dated 4 months before will! Aged 42 years 6 months.

Buried:
Perth Amboy.

Francis married Elizabeth LEONARD, .1 on 20 Jun 1752. Elizabeth (daughter of Capt. Samuel LEONARD, Jr., Esq. and Anne BROOKS) was born in 1728 in Perth Amboy, Middlesex Co., New Jersey; died est 7 Jan 1804 in Perth Amboy, Middlesex Co., New Jersey; was buried in Saint Peters Churchyard. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Francis Goelet married Elisabeth Leonard of Middlesex on 20 Jun 1752.
& Peter Goelet of NY, married Elizabeth Farmar, on 26 Oct 1775.

. 1767, Sept. 4. WILL of Francis Goblet, (senior) of Perth Amboy, Middlesex Co.
Int. Admx: Elizabeth Goelet, the widow.
Fellowbondsman: Samuel Sarjant [ brother-in-law]; both of said place.
Witness: John Berrien.
1767 Sep 12. Inventory £137 12 .7 made by Johnathan Deer & John Griggs. Ref: Lib I, p 152.

. Remainder to my wife, Anna, both personal & to my grandson, John Goelet.
Rest of my estate to my daughters, Sarah, Rachel & Elizabeth. The share of Elizabeth Goelet is to be managed by my Executor during the life of her present husband, Francis Goelet, &, after his death, if it should please God he should die, then her share is to be given to her.
Executor: My son-in-law, John Berrien.
Witnesses: John Smyth, Norris Thorp, Alexander Watson.
Proved June 13, 1761. Lib. H, p. 9.
repeated in
Ref: NJ, G 57, G 236.

. 1758, Aug. 31 - WILL of Anne Brooks Leonard, her mother:
Daughter Elizabeth Goelet during her life my brick house contiguous to the Court House which Samuel Leonard, my late husband, bought of William Hodshan & the new house by it to be finished;
& after her death the same is to go to my daughters Sarah Billop, Rachael Sarjant & my grandson John Goelet.
Rest of estate to daughters Sarah, Rachel & Elizabeth. "The share of Elizabeth Goelet is to be managed by my Executor during the life of her present husband, Francis Goelet, & after his death, if it should please God he should die, then her share is to be given to her."
Note: Thus protecting Elizabeth Leonard Goelet from her husband's creditors. - PJA.

. 1760 Apr. 21. WILL of Mary Farrington, of Perth Amboy, Middlesex Co.; Divides real & personal estate between nieces, Sarah Billop, Rachal Sarjant & Elizabeth (wife of Francis Goelet), the Springhill meetinghouse & John Brown.
Executors: John Berrien & Samuel Sarjant. Witnesses David Gosling, James Reed and Miles Weeks. Proved Dec. 19, 1760. Lib, G, p. 334.

. 1767, Sept. 4. WILL of Francis Goblet, (senior) of Perth Amboy, Middlesex Co.
Int. Admx: Elizabeth Goelet, the widow.
Fellowbondsman: Samuel Sarjant [ brother-in-law]; both of said place.
Witness: John Berrien.
. Remainder to my wife, Anna, both personal & to my grandson, John Goelet.
Rest of my estate to my daughters, Sarah, Rachel & Elizabeth. The share of Elizabeth Goelet is to be managed by my Executor during the life of her present husband, Francis Goelet, &, after his death, if it should please God he should die, then her share is to be given to her.
Executor: My son-in-law, John Berrien.
Witnesses: John Smyth, Norris Thorp, Alexander Watson.
Proved June 13, 1761. Lib. H, p. 9.
- 1767 Sep 12. Inventory £137 12 .7 made by Johnathan Deer & John Griggs. Ref: Lib I, p 152.
Witnesses: John Smyth, Norris Thorp, Alexander Watson. Proved June 13, 1761. Ref: Lib. H, p. 9.

Saint Peters Churchyard, Perth Amboy, NJ; 2 red sandstone tombstones:
. James F Goelet, died Sept 1, 1797, son of James F & Sarah Goelet, 4y, 3 [born May 1793] Standing stone has some flaking.
. In Memory of James F Goelet who deceased Nov 20 1809, Aged 49 years [born 1769] Monument is fall on the ground.
Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -

Died:
Aged 70 years. d. Jan 7 xxxx Badly broken & repaired red sandstone Monument.

Buried:
Perth Amboy

Notes:

Jacobus arrived in New Amsterdam with his father who returned to The Netherlands and is presumed to have been lost at sea.

BR Jacobus Goelet born 1666, died 1731, married Janetje Coessar. Francis Goelet left his son, Jacobus, in New York and was lost at sea on the return voyage. Jacobus became the ward of Frederick Phillipe, Lord of the Manors of Phillipsborough. Jacobus married Janet Le Coessar, member of a Huguenot family. They had six children of whom the third was John Goelet, who died in 1753; a merchant of New York City; married in 1718 to Janetje Cannon, born September 24, 1698.
Ref: Brannon Gullat, 1999.

In the name of God, Amen, the 15th day of September, 1722. "Know all men by these presents that I, Jacobus Goelet, of the city of New York, stationer, shopkeeper, and now in good health, perfect mind and memory; Thanks be given to God for his great mercy."
I leave to my wife, Janitie, all my real and personal estate, none excepted, to be by her possessed during the time she remaineth my widow, with full power to trade, buy, and sell all movable estate, and, with the advice and consent of my three eldest children, to mortgage or sell my house or houses and lands. But if she should happen to remarry, then she shall deliver unto my dear and well beloved children, by she and me begotten,
my great Dutch Bible, and 2/3 of my real and personal estate that is then in being and not by her disposed of. After the death of my wife, if she should not remarry, I will that
my dear and well beloved children, named Jacob, Jan, Raphael, Aefie and Phillipus, shall be my true and lawful heirs, to inherit my estate.
That is, to my eldest son Jacob, 5 and my old Dutch Bible as his acknowledgement of his birthright. "
And it is my will that my daughter Aefie if not then married shall be set out in order, furnished with mourning and wedding robes, and reasonable linen and housing stuff, as becomes a young woman of our degree."
"And my youngest son Phillipus, if his apprentice time be not ended, I will that methods shall be taken by my children to find him as by agreement between his master and myself, and at the expiration of his apprenticeship so much as a new suit of clothes come to from top to toe, linnen and woolen, answerable to his reputation, and a near calculation to be made and collected out of my estate to find him with meat and drink, lodging and washing and mending. Or else my married children take turns to find him as aforesaid at their houses and in their own families until he is of the age of 22 years."
And all the rest of my estate is to be equally divided among my children.
I appoint my wife Janitie and my 3 oldest sons, Jacob, Jan and Raphael executors. 
Ref: Dutch Reformed Church, NY. - - -

Birth:
French Huguenot family.

Died:
- His Will 1722, Proved 2 Sep 1731.

Jacobus married Jannetje COESSART in Holland. Jannetje was born in 1665 in New Amsterdam, New York; died in 1736 in New Amsterdam, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Jannetje is the daughter of Lea Lydia Villeman, died 1698 & Jacques Coessart, b. 1639-1685 of Holland.

Children of Lea and Jacques Coessart are:

. 1689 Jan 30 - 1769, NYC, - Jacob (Jacobus.2) Sea Captain; children: Charles Nusuol, Lydia Willemyns;
. 1691 Nov 29 - c. 1711 (Canada?) - Frans (Francis) British Army Surgeon; Olfert Sourt, Aefje Laurens;
. 1694 Feb 07 - 1753 NYC - Jan (John); Pieter Jacobszen, Jannetje Van Zanen
. 1696 Jul 25 - Raphael; David Coussaert, Margareta Cloppers wife of Olphert Sourt
. 1699 Aug 13 - Philippus; Anthony Cosaar, Styntje Joris
. 1700 Aug 18 - Aefje; Evert Van Hoek, Rebecca Jans wife of Pieter Jacobs
. 1701 Nov 08 - 1747 NYC - Philippus; Evart Van Hoek, Rebecka Janse wife of Pieter Jacobse
. 1702 Nov 22 - Lea; Evert Van Hoek, Styntje Joris
. 1704 Dec 27- Aefje; Evert Van Hoeck, Anna Holst wife of Steve Boekenhove.

"In the name of God, Amen. I, JANNETJE GOELET, of New York, widow, being in perfect health.
My executors are to pay all debts.
I leave to my grandson, John Goelet, son of my son, Francis Goelet, deceased, Twenty shillings.
I leave to my daughter, Mary Goelet, all my furniture, plate, & wearing apparel.
Whereas my son Francis had the sum of œ100 before his decease,
my other children, Peter, Mary, Jane Zabriskie, & Catharine shall have the like sum of £100.
All the rest of estate I leave to my said children & the heirs of my son Francis.
I make my son Peter, & my son-in-law, John Zabriskie, Jr., executors." Dated February 20, 1770. Witnesses: Henry Remsen, Jr., Edmund Seaman, merchant, David Seabury, merchant.
Proved, December 18, 1780. - - -

Notes:

Samuel Jr. is the son of Capt. Samuel Leonard, Sr., b. 1648, Lynn, Essex Co., Massachusetts &
Sarah Anne Brooks, b.26 May 1650, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, d. 1690, Middletown, NJ.

. The Leonards owned vast tracts of land in our area, among them lands on Mine Brook. From the Shrewsbury Christ Church records we learned that Henry Leonard was buried in 1739 near his house at Colts Neck. [Nearby was Wm. Lawrence].

. Samuel Leonard Jr. was an 1718, City of Perth Amboy. 1721—22 Assembly man under Governor Bernet.

. 1741 a member of Governor Morris' Council.

NASSAU HALL, (The collage of New Jersey, now Princeton University):
Samuel Leonard & his son-in-law, John Lawrence, (Mayor of Burlington, NJ), both assisted in lying the cornerstone for Nassau College, which is the oldest college in Princeton University. It was named to honor King William III, Prince of Orange, of the House of Nassau.
- Ground was broken on July 29, 1754 & opened 28 Nov 1756. It was designed, to withstand the elements & the variable climate of New Jersey in the Georgian-Colonial style popular at the time. Locally quarried sandstone was chosen over brick as building material. The walls of Nassau Hall are 26 inches thick & the building is comprised of three floors & a basement, measuring 176 feet in length & 54 feet width, with a two-story central prayer hall in the rear of the structure, measuring 32 by 40 feet. There were five entrances to the building; three in the front, two in the rear. A cupola atop the center of the roof provided an elegant final touch to a modestly constructed building. When finished in 1756, Nassau Hall was the largest stone structure in the colonies.
Nassau Hall was originally designed, to house the entire College, with accommodations for 147 students, 3 to a room, on the 3 floors. There were recitation rooms on the first floor; the library was on the second floor; & the refectory, kitchen, storeroom, & additional student rooms were located in the basement. The interior of Nassau Hall was fairly austere for the colonial era. The hallways were paved with brick to guard against fire & to aid in the retention of heat generated from the many wood-burning (later coal-burning fireplaces) in the winter. The brick floors, coupled with the stone walls, provided a cool interior during the summer months, when classes were held during the College's early years. Student rooms were composed of hardwood floors & plaster walls & the furniture within was minimal & in-ornate.
Ref: Princeton University website, History.
X-Ref: Recorded for further research: Title: Board of Trustees Records, 1746-2012, Mudd Manuscript Library, Princeton, NJ. Size: 47.46 linear feet, 180 volumes, 64 archival boxes, one 11x17,box Call number: AC120.

Will dated 2 Apr, 1654. Codicils, 7 February 1757 & April 30, 1757:

. 1754 Apr. 2. WILL of Leonard, Samuel, of Perth Amboy, Middlesex Co. His estate was very valuable both personal & real, which he bequeathed mostly to his now wife Anne, & 5 daughters, all of whom were married, viz:
Mary Berrien married John Berrien/Berien
Rachel Sargent, married Samuel Sarjant,
Ann Lawrence [married John Brown Lawrence]
Sarah Billop &
Elizabeth Goelet wife of Francis Goelet of NY. & Ann Lawrence [granddaughter].
Samuel Jr. had no male issue.
. 1757 Apr 13 Second Codicil: makes special bequest to son-in-law, John Lawrence, & that provides for all grandchildren, of which only Elizabeth' is mentioned & her share be given for all grandchildren in trust by the executors.
Executors who were sons-in-law John Berrien, Samuel Sarjant & John Lawrence. Witnesses were Thomas Bartow, William Burnet & Andrew Smyth.
Will Proved 13 Feb 1758.

. Samuel owned extensive tracts of land along the Manalapan, Matchapoint & South River waterways. His "Great Tract" encompassed the area south of these waterways in the Spotswood area, & his saw mill was known as Duck's Nest at Tennents (originally Tenants) Creek, now Jernee Mill in present-day Old Bridge Township
Ref: NJ Calendar of Wills, 1751-1760," 3:196.

. 1728 - His father, Samuel Leonard Sr. landed Spottswood, on South River, Monthmouth. - - -

Died:
Will date 1754.4.2 & Will Proved 13 Feb. 1758

Samuel married Anne BROOKS. Anne was born est 1676 in Perth Amboy, Middlesex Co., New Jersey; died on 13 Jun 1761 in Perth Amboy, Middlesex Co., New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mrs. Anne Leonard's daughters were: Mrs. Mary Berrien. Rachel Sargent, Ann Lawrence, Sarah Billop & Elizabeth Goelet.

. 1758, Aug. 31. WILL of Ann Leonard, of Perth Amboy, Middlesex Co., Will written at Trenton.

Widow of Capt. Samuel Leonard. Son-in-law, John Berrien, £200. Granddaughter, Elizabeth Lawrence, £200, when she is of age; provided she continue under the care of my daughter, Rachel Sarjant, or live in such other place as my daughters, Sarah Billop, Rachel Sarjant, Elizabeth Goelet, or my Executor, think proper. Son-in-law, John Lawrence, £50.

Sister, Mary Farrington, my one half part of the house where I live, & the house where Edward Griffin lately lived, &, after her death, then to my daughters, Sarah Billop*, widow of Thomas Billop, & Rachel Sarjant, wife of Samuel Sarjant; as also the 2 acres of land in Perth Amboy, east of Market Street, which formerly belonged to my father-in-law, Benjamin Griffith, & afterwards to my mother, & whereon I now live.
To daughter, Elizabeth Goelet, during her life, my brick house, contiguous to the Court House, which Samuel Leonard, my late husband, bought of William Hodshon, & the new house by it, to be finished; &, after her death, the same is to go to my daughters, Sarah Billop, Rachel Sarjant, my grandson, John Goelet.
Rest of my estate to my daughters, Sarah, Rachel & Elizabeth. The share of Elizabeth Goelet is to be managed by my Executor during the life of her present husband, Francis Goelet, &, after his death, if it should please God he should die, then her share is to be given to her.
Executor: my son-in-law, John Berrien.
Witnesses: John Smyth, Norris Thorp, Alexander Watson.
Proved 13 June, 1761. Lib. H, Filio 9. New Jersey Colonial Documents.

X-Ref: See Francis Goelet for witness to Sarah Billop's WILL.

Recorded for further research, brother, or what:

. #131; John LEONARD of Middeltown* in the County of Monmouth, yeoman, & James WINTER of the same town & county, yeoman... [bound to]... Francis Bernard, Governor... 500 pounds... 17 Dec 1759. John LEONARD obtained license of marriage for himself & for Deborah Sheppard of Middleltown in the County of Monmouth...
Wit: William LAWRENCE [on the back: Deborah Sheperd]

Further Research:
. (daughter) 1763, Leonard, Thomas (Defendant Sarah Billop* v. Thomas Leonard,Trespass Somerset Co., NJ Supreme Court Case 3924.
Thos Billopp married Sarah Leonard, She died 7 Sep 1770 Perth Amboy.
Their children: Christopher, Thomas, & Jasper Farmar; & 5daughters - Mary, Elizabeth, Rachel, Sarah, & Katharine. Katharine was probably born after her father's death. - - -

Birth:
Resided: East of Market Street/1758

Died:
Will proved 1761. Will signed, 1758, Aug. 31.