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- Susanna Watts Kearny wife of late Philip Kearny died c.1802 (this Philip?)
. 1776 Jul 13, Sat. Ordered, Mr. Philip Kearney have leave to remove, on his parole, to Morristown & not to depart from thence, more 6 miles on the east side of Delaware, till the further order of Congress.
Ref: Minutes of Provincial Congress & Council of Safety, NJ
. 1784 March 20 - Confiscated Property, Middlesex, NJ. by virtue of sundry precepts to me directed, issued out of the Court of Common Pleas Holden in & for the said Middlesex Co., wherein I am directed to expose at public sale the following forfeit real estates, late the property of several persons hereof inquisitions hath been found, & final judgment entered in favor of the state, to wilt:
A house & lot Smith St, forfeited estate of Philip Kearney, Jr. late of Perth Amboy;
. A lot of land on Piscataway Rd, known as Dodsworths Lot, part of forfeited estate of Philip Kearney Jr.
. a lot of land adjoining Raritan River, formerly David Dermarests, part of forfeited land PK, Jr.;
. Masionhouse & lot were Philip Kearney, Esquire, deceased, used to dwell, together with a lot of meadow near the barracks, Perth Amboy;
. Perth Amboy farm, 140 Acres, good improvements, large fresh meadow bounding Raritan R., called Newell's farm; also a part of forfeited estate of Micheal & Francis Kearney.
. A farm situated on Rariton River, 240 acres, large salt meadow adjoining, part of forfeited estate of Micheal & Francis Kearney, now in the tenure & possession of Thomas Smith.
. Two lots of land & premises purchased by Philip Kearney, Esq., deceased of Ressu Runyan, also forfeited estate of Michael & Francis Kearney;
. Tract of land & plantation with good improvements situated at Six Mile Run, in North Brunswick, 250 A, forfeited estate of Philip Kearney Junior, Perth Amboy, now in the tenure & possession of Wm & Cornelius Williamson.
. A large plantain with some improvements, woodland, some of which is swamp with improving will make a meadow, 350 Acres, forfeited estate of PK, Junior, now in the tenure & possession of the widow Caywood & son.
Signed, David Odeon, Agent.
Ref: New Jersey Gazette, Trenton, NJ, published 1784 Mar 30.
Recorded for further research:
. John Watts de Peyster, Sr. (March 9, 1821 - May 4, 1907 was born in New York City, the son of a wealthy old Dutchess County family, & a first cousin of Maj. Gen. Philip Kearny.[4]
His great great grandfather was Abraham de Peyster, an early Mayor of New York City, whose father was Johannes de Peyster, also Mayor.
Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -
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1777 - 1853 (75 years)