This is the William Matlock who changed his name to William Matlack and from whom the New Jersey / Pennsylvania Matlacks are descended. Timothy Hancock was his brother in law. Curt Miller > Something that might be of interest. I took this off CD # 518 from Family > Tree Maker's Family Archives, Genealogical Records, Colonial NJ, 1600s-1800s. > Found on page 30 of the Burlington Court Book. Spelling is done as it is on the > CD. I will also Cap the surnames. > > Sandra > > The Burlington Court Book > 1684 > > The names of those within the Third Tenth who appeared no at the Court > William COOPER, Daniell WALTON, the Accompt of his Land is taken before, John > ASHTON, Timothy HANCOCK, John ROBERTS, William MATLOCK, Thomas WALLIS, > Jeremiah RICHARDS, the Accompt of his Land is taken before. > Overseers for the Highwayes in the First Tenth Godfrey HANCOCK, John > WOOLSTON. > Overseers for the Third Tenth William COOPER, Thomas HOWELL. > And overseers to doe the remainder of the worke at Yorkshire bridge Thomas > MATTEWES and John CRIPPS. > John BOARTON Fyned 20 shillings by the Court upon the Complaynt of Daniell > WILLS overseer for the Highwayes in the Second Tenth for his the said Johns > neglect of doeing his worke, and Contempt of the Authority of the overseers > concerning the same worke at the Highwayes. > Att a meeting of the Proprietors and Freeholders in the First Tenth the 24th > of the 4th month 1684 by vertue of a warrant to them directed, for the > Chuseing their Assessours and Receivers for the Assessment or rate Enacted by > the > Generall Assembly; And alsoe for the giveing in each persons quantity of Land in > the Tenth, both of undevided shares, and Certaine Tracts. > Assessours Chosen > >From the Falls to Crosswicks Creek. William EMLEY, Joshua WRIGHT. > >From Crosswicks Creek vizt Chesterfield and Mansfield and places adjacent > John HOOTON, Francis DAVENPORT. > >From Mansfield or to Assiscunck and parts adjacent Daniell LEEDS, Percifall > TOWLE, Robert STACY and Thomas REVELL receivers. > > There are 2 pages of the the names of the propritors and freeholders and the > number of acres they posses. William MATLOCK in not mention there. He shows > back up on page 74, will send that information in another email. > > > ==== MATLOCK Mailing List ==== > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, email MATLOCK-L-request@rootsweb.com, use > no subject line and write only the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the message body. > You will receive email confirmation that you have been unsubscribed. >