Samuel Kemble

1677 Benjamin Scott was sent by a company of Friends (Quakers) with 6 other men on the ship Kent from England. John Kinsey, reported to be Benjamin's father-in-law by some historians, was also on the ship. The commissioners first went to Sandy Hook, New York to to talk with Governor Andros and to inform him of their intent to establish a Quaker colony in West Jersey independent of the (Dutch) Duke's authority. The commissioners produced the bill of sale for the land and argued that they also had the right to self-government. The governor disagreed, but an accord was reached, with oversight by the governor.

1677 The ship Kent proceeded to the Delaware River in South Jersey and arrived at New Castle on 16 October. The Kent anchored at the mouth of Racoon Creek, which empties into the Delaware at Bridgeport opposite Chester. There was a small Swedish settlement there named New Stockholm. The Swedes helped the Quakers through the winter.

1677 The commissioners proceeded up the river in sailboats and rowboats to "Chygoes Islands" (where Burlington was established) to purchase land from the Indians with Henry Jacobson as interpreter. On 10 October, several Indian chiefs, including Okanishkon, conveyed land to the commissioners (including Benjamin Scott and Thomas Foulke): " for the lands from Rankokus Creeke to Sent Pinck at the ffalls Eastward from the uppermost head of Rancokus Creeke to the partition Lyne of Sir George Carteret against the uppermost head of Sent Pinck Creeke for the consideration of: 46 fathoms of duffelds, 30 blankets, 150 pounds of powder, 30 gunns, 30 kettles, 30 kettles more instead of wampum, 30 axes, 30 knives, 30 aules, 30 needles, 30 looking glasses, 30 pairs of stockings, 7 anchors of brandy or rum, 30 knives, 30 barrels of lead, 30 rings, 30 jews harps, 30 combs, 30 braselets, 30 bells, 30 tobacco toungs, or steeles, 30 pairs of sissors, 12 tobacco boxes, 30 fflints, 10 spoonfuls red paint, 100 of fish hooks, and grosse of tobacco pipes & 30 shirts to them paid".