FAMILY RECORDS WILLIAM AND ESTHER ELDREDGE The following family record comes from a Bible printed in 1763 by Mark Baskett "printer to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty." It was owned by Mrs. Cora Chambers of Dumont, New Jersey when it was copied by an unknown genealogist in the 1930s, and is part of a quantity of South Jersey material recently acquired by the GSNJ. It is Bible Record number 4509 in th Society's collection. William Eldredge was of Cape May County in June 1765 when he made his will naming his wife Esther, sons Jehu and Eli and daughters Esther and Hannah, as well as an assortment of grandchildren. the will was probated on 16 January 1769 (NJA 33:128). WILLLIAM ELDREDGE born 18, O.S. 1697/8 died November 7, 1768 ESTHER ELDREDGE born July 3, 1702 died May 8, 1773 Daniel Eldredge born September 29, 1721 died September 20, 1758 Elizabeth Eldredge born August 20, 1723 died April 27, 1753 Thomas Eldredge born September 21, 1725 died October (blank), 1762 William Eldredge, Junior born april 29, 1727 died October 4, 1752 Elihu Eldredge born September 21, 1731 died around the coast of Carolina November 28, 1755 Esther Eldredge born February 25, O.S. 1733/4 died January 29, 1796 Jehu Eldredge born Novemer 14, 1736 died May 22, 1800 Eli Eldredge born February 8, O.S. 1738/9 Eli Eldredge born February 19, N.S. 1739 died april 3, 1791 abut 4 o'clock in the afternoon Aged 52 years 1 month 14 days Priscilla Eldredge born November 19, 1742 N.S. died February 26, 1788 about 7 o;clock in (the) morning Aged 45 years 3 months 7 days Source: "Genealogies of New Jersey Families," From the Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey, Volume II, A Genealogical Dictionary of New Jersey Bible Records and Other Family Records, Selected and Introduced by Joseph R. Klett, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. page 821. (Note: Information on Cape May, New Jersey familes and Mayflower Descendants of these families can be found in the Eldridge-L Archives.)