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Joseph GROVER, Sr.

Male 1649 - 1688  (39 years)


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  • Name Joseph GROVER 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Born 1649  Gravesend, Kings Co., Long Island, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 7 Dec 1688  Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Property inventoried on 25 Mar 1689.
    Person ID I533  Richard Patterson NJ & ON
    Last Modified 14 Dec 2017 

    Father James GROVER, , The Patentee
              b. Jul 1611, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, Engand Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1 Dec 1685, Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Rebecca CHEESEMAN
              b. Est 1621, Gravesend, Long Island, New Amsterdam Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Aft 1 Dec 1685, Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 64 years) 
    Family ID F6  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hannah LAWRENCE, .i
              b. 1668, Flushing, Queens, Long Isl., New York Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1714, Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years) 
    Married 1681  Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mary GROVER
              b. 1681, Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 8 Aug 1730, Upper Freehold, Monmouth Co., New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years)
     2. James GROVER, Jr.
              b. 21 Jul 1686, Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 18 Mar 1714, Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years)
     3. Hannah GROVER
              b. 1684, Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1745, Woodbridge Twp., Middlesex Co., New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
     4. Joseph GROVER, Jr.
              b. 1685
              d. Aft 24 Mar 1771, Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 86 years)
     5. Elizabeth GROVER
              b. 7 Jun 1685, Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 18 Jan 1763  (Age 77 years)
     6. Susannah GROVER
              b. 1686, Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 11 Mar 1774, Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     7. Rebecca GROVER
              b. 1682, Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Bef 30 Dec 1720, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age < 38 years)
     8. Deborah GROVER
              b. 1689, Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Bef 12 Nov 1768, Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age < 79 years)
    Last Modified 4 May 2011 
    Family ID F698  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Joseph is the son of Rebecca Chesseman, b 1628 Gravesend, NY - d. Oct 1686 d. & Rev. James Grover, born 8 Nov 1607 in Gravesend, Buckingham, England & Dec 1685 Middletown, NJ. Monmouth Patentee.

      . Christopher Allmey was charged with taking a whale on the NJ coast & converting it to his own use. Allmey was found guilty only in matter of fact in taking & keeping one boat load of blubber, but matter of law & costs of suite we leave to yet Court. Jurors: James Ashton, Robt Hamilton, Henry Marsh, Wm White, Joseph Grover, Jos. Huitt, Thos Cox, Richd Stout, Sr., Geo Mount, James Dorsett, John Stout, Chas Eccles.

      . 1688 December 7, LAST WILL & testament of Joseph Grover, Middletown, Prov. East Jersey. Land patent 13 June 1676, to son James. if it so happens that the chyld which my wife now goeth prove to be a son, then I bequeath all the remainder of land; but if it shall be a daughter, than all he aforesaid land, unto my sone James.

      2ndly, Unto my loving wife Hannah, whole & sole command of aforesaid land, until my sone James be 1 & 20 years. The old house & land to his Mother then to James.
      3rdly, Until my daughters, land at Crosswick bought of John Throckmorton & Robt Turner to be equally divided between them.
      4thly, To James 2 cowes & 2 working steers of 4 year; 2 sowes, 2 horses, a feather bed, furniture, an ax &an hoe & plough shere at 21 years of age.
      Lastly, Sole executors, loving wife Hannah & her brother William Lawrence Jr. sealed the 7 Dec., 1688. Joseph Grover.
      Wit: Peter Tilton, Wm. Lawrence Sr., Daniel Applegate, Wm. Leeds, Sr.
      Proved March 26, 1689.
      Ref: NJ Calendar of Wills, D., Lib D, pp. 88, 91.

      An Inventory of The Estate of Joseph Grover, taken 25 March, 1689.
      2 oxen & 6 steers
      11 Cows & 7 Calves
      7 heiffers & one Bull, 6 Yeareling, 9 horses Kind. 27 Swine. 17 sheepe, 180 bushell of wheate, four beds & Bedding, Brass pewter potts & other household goods, plough Irons Chaines hows ax & other Tooles, One Cart & Wheeles & two xx one Negro.
      This Inventory taken by us Peter Tilton, William xx, Samuell Forman. Freehold Deeds, Lib. A. B. C, p. 70. - - - [1]

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