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- . Perth Amboy is a combination name; Perth town, named after the Earl of Perth, Scotland & Amboy Point where it was located.
. 1776 Jul 13, Sat. Ordered, Mr. Michael Kearney have leave to remove to Burlington, on his parole not to depart from thence further than 6 miles on the east side of Delaware, till the further order of Congress.
Ref: Minutes of Provincial Congress & Council of Safety, NJ
. 1784 Mar 20 - Confiscated Property, NJ Middlesex Co. Final judgement entered in favor of the State previous to 3rd Feb, 1783, to wit:
No. 1, A house & lot of land lying on the north side of Smith St.,
No. 4, A lot of land lying on Piscataway road, known by the name Dodworth's Lot; also one-this of a propriety in in the Eastern Division of NJ;
No. 5, A lot of land adding the river Raritin, formerly David Demarst's;
No. 6, The Maison house & Lot where Philip Kearney, Esq. deceased, used to dwell, together with a lot of meadow land near the barracks, situated at Perth Amboy, also sundry other lots of land in & near Amboy;
No. 7. A farm near Perth Amboy, Est. 140 acres, good improvements thereon; a large quantity of fresh meadow bounding north side of Raritan river, commonly called Newill's farm;
No. 8, A farm situated on the south side of Raritan river, est. 240 acres, with a large body of salt meadow;
No. 9, Two lots of land & premises purchased by Philip Kearney Esq. R Runyan;
The before mentioned lots shall be exposed at public sale on Mon. Apr 26, at the house off John Hampton, innkeeper, Perth Amboy;
No. 15, One fourth part of undivided tract of land, plantation, good improvements, situated at Six Mil Run, North Brunswick, est. 250 acres;
Sell at public sale Mon. 3rd May, Mr. Thomas Stilwell, innkeeper at South River Bridge,
all being a part of the forfeited estate of Philip Kearney, jury, Perth Amboy.
Ref: New Jersey Gazette, Trenton, NJ, published 1784 Apr 20. Tues.
Note: The properties in Monmouth County of Michael Kearney, Philip Kearney, Francis Kearney were confiscated by the State of NJ.
. MICHAEL KEARNY, Jr.
was a gentleman of great social prominence & a merchant in Perth Amboy, the brother of Major Francis Kearny (q. v.) & born there Nov., 1751. He was imprisoned for his loyalty for 6 months in NJ (?) . He was the owner of 2 farms on the banks of the Raritan Rver.
For 5 years he served as a volunteer in New York, first in a Company formed in 1778 by Captain Williams & afterwards in the Militia Volunteers. He served also as searcher of imports & exports in New York. He returned to Perth Amboy at the close of the War.
This Loyalist was the owner of the boat "York," which was impressed into the American service & used in capturing the vessel "Blue Mountain Valley." (Force, "Am. Archives," Ser. IV, Vol. IV, p. 1492). He died Feb. 24, 1791. He had nine children, one of whom was Commodore Lawrence Kearny, who died Nov. 29, 1868. (A. O. 13:12; A. O. 12:14, ff- 3-229; A. O. 12:101, f. 340; Jones's "St. Peter's Church,
Perth Amboy," pp. 348, 355).
Ref: Loyalists in NJ in the Revolution, Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society.
. Brother-in-Law Robt Boggs, Esq. was executor of Michael Kearney's will, now in the possession of NJ Historical Society.
. Commissions for Claims for Loss by American Loyalists, Memorial of Michael Kearney, late of City of Perth Amboy in America. Native of American & has always been a zealous Loyalist. That he stood forth decidedly in conjunction with his Brothers at the Dawn of the Rebellion in sport of the Constitutional Authority of Great Britain. He was deprived of his liberty by the provincial Congress of NJ & held until the arrival of the Kings forces in the Autumn of 1776 when your Memorialist joined them & resided there until their departure, when he retired with his wife, children to New York where he acted assistant in the Superintendents Office & as an officer in the Kings Militia Volunteers. The whole of the Rebellion he never solicited or received any pension or allowance whatever, but supported himself & family entirely by his salary & by borrowing money which he is unable to pay at present.
That on the final Evacuation of NY by his Majestys Troops in December 1783, your Memorialist went & resided in New Jersey the the advice of his friends to recover his property. Not any of it was then sold & to prevent himself & family from becoming a burden to the British Gov. But not withstand his good intentions & his mot unmerited endeavors has proved abortive & all his Estate, both real & personal has been confiscated & sold inconsequence of his Loyalty to British Gov.
Signed, London 1 July 1786, Mich. Kearny, Junr.
Schedule & Estimates of Estate of Michael Kearny, Jurn, Merchant, from the will & codicil of his father, theta Philip Kearney Esq., Deceased & his late wife's will from the late Samuel Leonard: [Summary}
No. 1. Mansion House of his father Philip Kearney, Perth Amboy, Gardens, orchard, barns, coach house, stables, £2400 currency, $716 / £1200.
No. 2. A Farm formally Saml. Newels? Amboy, on the banks of the Ration River, 160 A, Sable, 2 story dwelling house with 3 rooms on floor, good cellar the whole a large dairy house,...£1170
No. 3. Farm on Raritan River, 818 A, made by Philip Kearny £880
No. 4. 29 A. valuable meadow ground, Barrachs in Perth Amboy, £435
No. 5. 36 A, adding first River, £`120
No. 6. 2 Tracts of Limber land, Sussex Co., on Delaware River, £75
No 7. a water Lot & Store House, Perth Amboy, by the oaths of Jams. Parker & john Johnston, Esq., £500
No. 8. Farm purchased by Philip Kearney, valued at £2400
No. 9. Portion of Tract of Land Walpack, Sussex Co., NJ, £120
No. 10. Land S. river of Raritan , 520 A. Timber, 20 A. salt meadow from his wife's grandfather, Samuel Leonard, deceased. Affidavit of John Lawrence, £1350 = Real Estate £4504.14.11 Sterling
Personal Property, various Bonds, Mortgages: £537.2.3.
Money Expended by the Claimant since he has been disposes of his property in 1776, exclusive of his salary received, £1932.156, Total Amount Sterling £5944.3.7.
Ref: AMERICAN LOYALIST CLAIMS, Many various claims, & deeds presented, sworn testimonies, Pages 213 to 128, Volume 014 Evidence, NJ.
. Michael Kearney, U.E. Native of Virginia, he lived in a mansion in Perth Amboy which had belonged to his father. Michael was imprisoned in NJ from July to Dec. 1776. He joined the British at Penn., served in the New York City militia. In May 1786 in was in England to hear his claim against his Estimated losses of £5,591 but was awarded £2,248 sterling. He arrived back in NJ to find his property had been confiscated but not yet sold.
. Built in 1781, KEARNY COTTAGE was the home of one of Perth Amboy's most important families. Commodore Lawrence Kearny was responsible for initiating the "Open Door" policy with China in 1842. The house museum displays objects once belonging to the Kearny Family & also has a large collection of Perth Amboy artifacts including maps & drawings. The Kearney House, High Street, Perth Amboy. Built 1780, Two-story frame building, painted dark yellow was moved in June 1838 to Catalpa St., Hayes Park.
NJ Supreme Court Case Files: Numerous examples, including:
Cunningham, Waddell; Kearney, Michael, Esq., Monmouth 1768. Trover Case # 20921.
Kearny, Michael Captain, Carmichael, Alexander, Hunterdon Co., 1787, Debt.
. 1791 Feb. 3 - WILL of Michael Kearny, Michael, of City of Perth Amboy, Middlesex Co.;
Wife, Elizabeth, % or an equal share in whole of estate with my 7 sons:
Sons, John, Philip, Michael, Robert, James, Francis, & Lawrence Kearny, an equal share of the other Ys of estate.
Executrix: Wife, Elizabeth Kearny.
Witnesses: Sarah Skinner, John Skinner, Revaud Kearny.
Proved July 8, 1791.
Ref: NJ Wills, Lib. 32, p. 449; File 78r5-7820L.
Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - - [1, 2, 3, 4]
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