This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Pharo Willets Ridgway Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/wQB.2ACE/1078.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: PHARO The founder of this family was James Pharo, who came to this country in the ship "Shield" in 1678. James Pharo had land in the north-eastern part of Ocean county, as in 1795-6, surveys on behalf of his heirs were made near Mosquito Cove and one from them to James Willets. A branch of this family setteled at Barnegat. They were of the line of Timothy Pharo, born 1742. He married Hannah Ridgway, only daughter of Robert Ridgeway; she was born 1752, and died 1801. During the latter part of the last century, Amos Pharo was justice of the peace, and surveyor in Stafford Township and quite prominant in public affairs. At Freehold are many marriages performed by him. He married his wife Elizabeth in Rahway. from Slaters History of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, page xlv.