Edward Lummis, Sr.

AKA Lamas Lamos Lanos Lumus Lumas Lomys Lumys Lummis Lummus Loomis

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"Edward, son of Samuel and Sarah Smith Lummis, was born in Ipswich, Massachusetts October 12, 1665 died February 1740. About the year 1697 he removed from Massachusetts to Cohansey, Salem county, New Jersey, as shown by the following abstract of a deed. On May 3, 1607 John Bellowes of London, merchant, by his attorney, Thomas Budd, of Philadelphia, merchant, deeded to Thomas Jones, Jonathan Moorehouse, Joseph Seeleye, and Joseph Sayre, late of New England, now of Cesariae River, alias Cohansey, New Jersey planters, four hundred acres to be surveyed on said river. The grantees in this deed allotted the said land among themselves "ye first Twelve Adventurers yet settled on ye place" Thomas Jones, except, and John Bennett, Thomas Bennett Jr, John Bateman, Nicholas Johnson, John Mills, Joseph Grimes, Edward Lumis, Joseph Smith, John Smith, John Ogden, Joseph Wheeler, and others."

"The provincial law enacted at in May 1697 enacts that the tract of land in Cohansey purchased by several lately inhabitants of Fairfield in New England be from and after the date hereof erected a township and be called Fairfield This law would indicate that Edward Lummis may been an inhabitant of Fairfield Connecticut before going to Cohansey New Jersey."

"On June 10, 1697 in an agreement between the purchasers in Fairfield, Edward Lumis was assigned one hundred acres and Daniel Westcott or Waistcoat one hundred and acres. they agreeing with others to give for nine pounds English per one acres. This land was evidently part of tract of land deeded the same day June 10, 1697 to the planters an abstract of which deed is as follows Thomas Bridge of Cesariae River New Jersey gentleman deeds I 000 acres in Fairefeild in Cesariae River on the east side of Cohansey River and north side of Saw Mill Creek to the above mentioned planters of Fairfield among whom are Edward Lumis and Daniel Westcott."

"He was a member of the grand jury of Salem county New Jersey December 15, 1708 December 26, 1710 and June 26, 1711. He was appointed constable on April 12, 1709 for the south side of Cohansey and was commissioner of roads November 27, 1722 or surveyor of highways. His will was dated October 28, 1738 was proved May 5, 1740 and calls him as of Cohansey yeoman. It mentions his wife Abigail and the following children Edward, Abigail, Samuel, Sarah, Daniel, Mary, Tamson, Lydia, Elizabeth. Some time before November 3, 1702 he married Abigail, daughter of Daniel and Abigail Westcott or Waistcoat.

Source: Genealogies of the State of New York, Vol. 1

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