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About John Shotwell Sr.
John, son of Abraham Shotwell, is supposed to have been born in England, about 1650. He was associated with his father in land transactions, although he lived most of his life on Staten Island, only removing to New Jersey (Woodbridge) a few years before his death, which occurred "7th mo. 22 day, 1719." He is buried in the Friends burying-ground at Woodbridge, New Jersey. To him his father's confiscated real estate in Elizabethtown, New Jersey, was restored May 12, 1683 (see documents in MEDIA), after the death of Governor Carteret, as appears in the "Record of the Governor and Council in East Jersie anno Dom 1682-1703." The next authentic account of him is found in the minutes of the Woodbridge monthly meeting of the Society of Friends. He was the first Shotwell to belong to that society, although for many subsequent generations that was the family religious faith, and is still adhered to by many of the name. His will was proved at Amboy, New Jersey, October 5, 1719. In it he mentions "well beloved wife," sons John and Abraham, daughters, Elizabeth, wife of John Laing, and Sarah Smith, leaving bequests to each. He also mentions "my negro Tom," whom he directs shall be sold, with other items of personal property. His wife, whom he married in 1679, was Elizabeth Burton, who bore him the four children named in his will.2 John Shotwell, son of Abraham Shotwell and (?) (?), was born in 1650 in Elizabethtown, Union County, New Jersey Colony.
John married Elizabeth Burton, daughter of John Burton and Agnes (?), on 14 October 1679 at New York, New York County, New York Colony.1 John Shotwell was buried in 1719 in Friends Burial Grounds in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey Colony.
John died on 22 September 1719 in Woodbury, Middlesex County, New Jersey Colony.
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Shotwell, John (Carpenter)(of Staten Island, Prior owner of land) (Named)
TO: Miles Foster (of Perth Amboy, Purchased land on behalf of Hanna Porter); Hanna Porter (Widow and Administratrix of Abell Porter)
FROM: John Decent (Carpenter) (of Perth Amboy)
CONVEYANCE. 120 acres. Great Meadow, Essex County. John Decent purchased the land from John Shotwell for the sum of forty pounds, which he agreed to pay in three equal payments. Mr. Decent paid the first two installments, but not the third.
OTHERS NAMED: John Shotwell (Carpenter) (of Staten Island, Prior owner of land); Richard Smith (Prior owner of land)
LOCATIONS: East Jersey; Essex; Great Meadow
1 Oct 1684 A (EJ) : Folio 320 (SSTSE023)
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John Shotwell Sr.'s Timeline
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1650
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Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey, United States
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| 1685 |
June 1685
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Shotwell's Landing, (now Rahway), Union, New Jersey Colony
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1687
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Piscataway, Middlesex Co., NJ
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1692
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Woodbridge, Middlesex Co, New Jersey, United States
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1694
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Woodbridge, Middlesex County, Province of East Jersey
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1696
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September 22, 1719
Age 69
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Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
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Friends Burial Ground, Woodbridge, NJ, Ashaway, RI, United States
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