John Shinn, Jr.

John Shinn was among the early English settlers of Burlington, coming over about 1678, or within a few years thereafter.--Smith's N. J., 109.

His name is appended to a Testimony of the Burlington Monthly Meeting, 7th of 12th mo. 1680 (March 7, 1681).--Friends in Burlington, by Amelia Mott Gummere, 21.

He appears to have been a man of considerable substance, and was probably one of the colonists and proprietors of the Yorkshire Tenth, in Burlington. John Shinn was among the signers to a petition to Lord Cornbury praying for the removal of his prohibition of Nov. 14, 1706, against the granting of any warrants for laying out lands.--[1] He was a wheelwright by trade.

The following conveyances indicate his prominence and the extent of his possessions in West Jersey:

1687, May 25: John Shinn, senior, and 23 others, proprietors of several undivided shares of land in West Jersey, to Thomas Budd, for 15,000 acres, to be bought from the Indians; grantee to pay the debts of the Province of West Jersey, according to Act of General Assembly of 1687.-[2]

1687, Dec. 14: John Shinn, senior, of Springfield Lodge, Burlington Co., wheelwright, to John Crosby of the same place, millwright, and wife Mary, daughter of said Shinn, for 150 acres, near Bearch Creek.--[3]

1686. Oct. 8: John Skene of Peachfield, West Jersey, gentleman, to John Shinn, senior, of near Assiscunk Creek, for 100 acres in the First or Yorkshire Tenth, to John Skene of Peachfield, West Jersey, gentleman, to John Shinn, senior, of near Assicunk Creek, for 100 acres in the First or Yorkshire Tenth, to be surveyed.--[4]

1686, Oct. 10: Same to same, for a wharf, and a town lot in Burlington.--[5]

1688-9, Feb. 12: John Shinn and other Proprietors consent to the agreement, made by Dr. Daniel Coxe with East Jersey concerning the partition line.--[6]

1686, Sept. 6: Eleazer Fenton to John Shinn, senior, both of Birch Creek, yeomen, for his share (1-16) in the First Tenth.--[7]

1690-1, Feb. 2: John Shinn of Springfield, Burlington Co., wheelwright, to William Bustill, of said county, carpenter, for 50 acres at Oneanickon, formerly laid out to Peter Harvey.--[8]

1690-1, Jan. 11: John Shinn, senior, of Burlington County, carpenter, to Edward Bolton of said county, husbandman, for 100 acres near Mount Pisgah.--[9]

1695, June 11: John Shinn, of Springfield Lodge, wheelwright, to John Crosby and wife Mary, daughter of grantor, for 150 acres on Birch Creek [apparently the same as above, p. 168].--[10]

1693, April 10: Same to his son-in-law, Thomas Atkinson, and wife Sarah, for 195 acres in Burlington County.--[11]

1697, July 17: John Shinn, of Springfield, Burlington County, wheelwright, to his son, James Shinn, for 120 acres on Birch Creek.--[12]

1711, July 15: John Shinn, of Springfield Township, wheelwright, to John Shinn. junior, of the same place, for 1-15 of one of the 100 shares of West Jersey bought of William Einley of Nottingham, West Jersey, Sept. 18, 1680.--[13]

The will of John Shinn, senior, of Springfield, names son (sic) Thomas Atkeson and wife Sarah, son-in-law Richard Fenimore and wife Mary, grandchild Mary Crosby, an idiot, sons John, James, son-in-law Joshua Owein and wife Martha, grandson Thomas Shinn; wife mentioned, but not by name. Dated Jan. 11, 1711-12. Proved Feb. 20, 1711-12.--[14]

Research Notes
"John Shinn of Albany and Jermiah Deane of Hartford were committed to prison on a process against them for absence from their Parish church and for not paying the court fees...point to the conclusion that he imbibed the principles of George Fox and was firm in claiming his right to worship when he pleased and he had become a Quaker.

In the spring of 1677, two hundred and thirty Quakers left London on the ship Kent, for New Jersey. They chose as the landing place the spot where Burlington now stands. In this general list will be found the name of John Shinn, also Clement Shinn... In the wilds of New Jersey on Birch Creek...Springfield Lodge. For years he was overseer at Springfield Meeting of Friends...

At one time he owned 2000 acres. He was a wheelwright..."

Spouse Ellen Stacy[15]

Note
Note: MARRIED ELLEN STACY...NAME STACY NOTED IN HISTORICAL ACCOUNTS BACK IN
HERTFORDSHIRE ENGLAND. PLANNING TO USE NAME IN FICTIONALIZED STORY OF
Residence: Sutton, Cambridgeshire, England
Residence; Springfield, Burlington Co.,N.J.
(1.) 1684, Assessment List, Pg. 347, Burlington Co.,N.J. - John Shinn

• Reference: WikiTree Genealogy - SmartCopy: Feb 21 2022, 5:15:35 UTC