I should think it is Belford rather than Port Monmouth in terms of where the harbor actually sits. Port Monmouth is adjacent to Belford but the harbor is in Belford. Any curent border between the two is not known to me and may be more of a Post Office creation than a formal delineation, the two places being a part of the current Middletown. It is a storied place where pirates once roamed including Captain Kidd. Several of his mates settled nearby including William Leeds who was a key member of Christ Church Shrewsbury. Another mate, whose name escapes me, was said to have settled in the Highlands. As much of Captain Kidd's treasure has never been found, there is some speculation that it could be buried in Belford. I suspect it is in my friends yard, not far from Shoal Harbor, but I'll leave it at that and not explain my suspicions as he will not allow me to dig it up. The current inhabitants of the harbor are often referred to as "the Belford Pirates" although their activity is generally understood to be limited to fishing and any "piracy" currently engaged in is said to be poaching. Federal agents frequent the neighborhood and some inhabitants are said to have done hard time. I'll make no accusations but some have told me of fishing boats returning to the cove only to be swarmed over by agents as they approached and those aboard ship busied themselves with dumping some sort of catch overboard! The Pirates Cove is a place there where you can get decent retail fish. It is located right on the harbor at 901 Port Monmouth Rd., Belford. --- Karen Tibbals <ktibbals@optonline.net> wrote: > According to the website > > http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nj/monmouth/history/local/townchng01.tx > t > > Shoal Harbor is now Port Monmouht (Middletown) > > Karen > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pauline Harper [mailto:perils@usadatanet.net] > Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 3:01 PM > To: NJMONMOU-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: shoal harbor > > > I am researching a Thomas Cooper in Monmouth County and find a reference > to land received by Thomas from his father Benjamin, from a deed > dated1744. I have been unable to find the deed. Any ideas where �Shoal > Harbor� would have been??? Does anyone know if early deeds recorded at > Perth Amboy are also recorded in Monmouth Co?? Thanks�Pauline in NY and > Florida > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.1 - Release Date: 4/1/2005 > > > > ==== NJMONMOU Mailing List ==== > Monmouth County NJGenWeb Archives > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nj/monfiles.htm > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > Sincerely, David Podmajersky, Webmaster DistantCousin.com Please visit: http://DistantCousin.com - genealogy data library http://CousinConnect.com - genealogy query system http://AdopteeConnect.com - birth parent query system If you have a web site, please link to these sites