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[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]

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Died:
Aged 4 years 3 months.

Buried:
Perth Amboy. Red sandstone monument, some chipping repairs.

Notes:

. Dear Friend, I have done extensive research on John Brown Lawrence and the Lawrence Family. I think you may have copied some tree that had a number of incorrect attachments: Briefly, John Brown Lawrence, born 1728, Upper Freehold,
His only TWO wives: Anne Alice Leoanrd (1 child) & Martha Tallman (10 children).
John B is indeed the son of Elizabeth Brown & Elisha Lawrence.
. John was an Anglican, but not a reverend. He was involved in raising a salary for the unpaid Anglican minister in Burlington, NJ. He is a very interesting person with a great many references. Further info can be found on my tree All2gether, on the Rootsweb.com

So the question is which John Lawrence is your ancestor. For instances, he is not the John Lawrence, from Connecticut, who signed many documents for Gen. Washington.

During the Revolution, John B Lawrence, was the Mayor of Burlington, NJ - after NYC, then the 2nd largest city in the USA - John Lawrence protected Burlington from burning & pillage by the German Hessians mercenaries hired by the British. For this bravery, on the contrary, he was falsely accused of siding with the British, dispossessed of his property, imprisoned & lost his lawyer's practice. From 1783 to 1795 he participated in NJ elections - i.e. he did not flee to Canada, as sometimes asserted.

While in the Burlington Goal, he met the injured British General John Graves Simcoe. It is my belief that it was here the John Lawrence discussed with Gen. Simcoe, JB Lawrence's previous attempts to establish an new utopian settlement on the Ohio River. In 1793 John G Simcoe was appointed Governor General (like a commander/ president) of Upper Canada, now known as Ontario. Gov. Simcoe invited John Brown Lawrence (& others) to Toronto to help in the administration of the new utopian Canada as envisioned by Simcoe himself. Some ground work was done but either Simcoe nor John Lawrence lived must longer after that time.
I hope this is not too confusing. Most sincerely, Pat Ahlberg, U.E.

So the question is which John Lawrence is your ancestor. For instances, he is not the John Lawrence, from Connecticut, who signed many documents for Gen. Washington. - - -

Birth:
Confirmation, St. Peter's Ang. Church, 12 Oct 1812.

Mary married John PATRICK on 8 Feb 1817 in Perth Amboy, Middlesex Co., New Jersey. John was born est 1792 in Ayrshire, Scotland; died on 31 Oct 1826 in Perth Amboy, Middlesex Co., New Jersey; was buried on 2 Nov 1826 in Saint Peters Churchyard. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Joseph W RECKLESS after 1833 in St. Peter's Anglican Church, Perth Amboy. Joseph was born est 1872; died in 1833 > in Perth Amboy, Middlesex Co., New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Elizabeth Goelet, born 176, d Mar 27, 1832. She was confirmed in Christ Church, NB, NJ, Dec 22 1816 by Bishop Croes.
Married May 24, 1820, Wm. Van Hook, of NY. No issue.

They had an adopted daughter called Medora Kearney, born 1826, died Mar 24, 1832, who is buried in St. Peter's churchyard.

Family/Spouse: Mrs. Mary RECKLESS. Mrs. was born in 1826 in New York City, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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